The Kugo clan was rooted in martial arts alone. The body was all they needed. Train it hard enough, push it far enough, and there was nothing it couldn't accomplish.
They had no use for spirituality, and the Inheritances that others treated as power and identity meant little to them. Strength came from training. That was the beginning and end of it.
Despite everything, Julien's position had grown uncomfortably tight. He was fighting with the Enhancement technique, his threatening presence stretched as wide and heavy as he could make it.
All of it was designed to crack something in Mike, to find even a sliver of fear. The boy wasn't budging. None of it was landing.
The Enhancement technique did what it was supposed to. Julien was faster, and his attacks carried more force than anything Mike was putting out.
