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The Regalas family sought truth through refinement. By taking knowledge and materials they could learn more about the world’s nature then more about themselves. It was that research Regalas spent generations working on without revealing their end goal. Nobody knew Superia’s ultimate goal. Not even those like Gage or Seran. However much they thought they knew wasn’t enough. The process by which Superia would achieve this goal undermined commonsense. By both rejecting while embracing logic something new could be achieved. Before her was a book she read, writing personal notes while revoking old theories and hypothesis that no longer mattered or incorrect.

A person’s core, their soul, may be altered through various means. One way was through corruption but also purification. By ripping or adding onto a soul Superia made changes however she wanted to go deeper, but rather than going deeper she wanted to focus more on something else. A person’s dreams were apart of who they were, and dreams were part of the mind. Dreams, in one sense, were half reality and half wish. Though that was just one way of looking at it. People were easy to change when sleeping, thus hypnosis. Minds were really a damn problem.

The female hadn’t truly skills in other areas beyond mathematical equations alongside theoretical possibilities concerning alchemy and shamanism. She removed herself from her spot then made way into an underground bunker much like where Ryuken trained Ishida. This standard Quincy training facility was good for training where she wouldn’t be interrupted by others. Superia reflected back on her run ins with others who fought with martial arts: both hand to hand and weapon combat. Neither was what Superia used much. Which this could become a problem later on and she already faced this issue against Gage once. By reflecting back on her own weakness Superia could better herself. What little things like this she could do to better herself involved Internal Alchemy, which was more than refining the Self through symbols. But martial arts and meditation.

Muscles not yet ready for workout required warming up. Superia began by bending her knees and standing back up. Hands were on knees to help with this. She wasn’t very good with things like this though maybe she could just use Alchemy to make it so she could just warm up her body automatically without needing to do any of this. Maybe later on once she earned it.

Superia questioned herself How can I get this working right? and did so in annoyance though, like with speaking, her mental tone was dull and far from ordinary. Setting herself back up, after several failed attempts, she got down into the plank position and pushed up before bringing her feet forward into a squat. These reps were annoying, very much so. Some people added dumbbells but she didn't want to do that, not yet anyway if at all. She wasn't looking to build lots of muscle if she could help it. Yep, very annoying to someone like her who preferred moving slowly.

Flexibility if extremely important in fighting, because many techniques cannot be performed without it. Superia needed to build up her flexibility, force her body to become more limber so she could more easily move. Her body was petite so she could use that to her advantage. If she couldn't physically outmatch someone in strength she could do so in movement. Superia sat down with legs crossed, a butterfly sit is what they were called she thought. Bare feet pressed against one another with hands on feet. She then leaned down so her face touched her feet. Doing this felt like she may pull a muscle in her lower back. Muscles strained, pulling as they wanted to relax. They began burning as chemical compounds strained her body that wasn't use to intense positions like this. She was use to sitting in odd positions though not straining, pushing, her body this much.

Decisive movements. Superia’s fingers were strait as she struck forwards, fingers digging into and through metal. Her fingers bent into a dangerous position and broke. She struck it wrong. Of course, this was the dangerous aspect of doing that. Her mind snapped with widened eyes. Even someone like Superia would have her face contort under such conditions, however, she could begin by healing her body. Superia fell to her knees while holding right forearm tightly. She didn’t mean to strike so hard in the beginning but she could heal herself. Superia analyzed her body to understand where the cracks were.

Superia slowly used her alchemy to help mend her bones but she worried she could damage herself more than what she already did. Upon further inspection she discovered it was only a bit of hairline fracture while two fingers had been dislocated due to how she struck. Superia used her alchemy to force her bones back into their proper place. Earth Alteration used because the Human body was just made up of earth elements anyway. For the fracture, Superia would wrap her hand up in a small cast to keep her fingers straight. She’d bother healing it after a day or two so she could ordeal with the pain.

Flying God Step, also called Hirenkyaku, was the Quincy's version of Shunpo or Flash Step. For a long time Superia had neglected utilizing such a thing to master because she did not like the idea of, once again, moving much. She, by nature, was sluggish and unmoving like stone. The Spirit Particles went to her feet and she made sure the structure was fair enough for her to get a good movement going. She needed to be fast. She wanted to be fast. Superia utilized Flash Step and ended up atop a large pillar in her underground training area. She landed just fine however there were some flaws. She could make the Spirit Particles under her feet thinner and also compress them more. If she were to make them slide more effectively she'd need to retain control while also pushing herself constantly. It was there Superia tried stepping backwards and doing so in a rapid way time and time again. One two four ten. She did not want to stop herself, that was, until she felt a pain in her left foot. It was not cramping because Quincy Flash Step did not push the body like Shunpo but, instead, the Quincy used Reishi to glide or slide.

She kept herself calm while remaining focused. She tried ignoring the pain inside her arm. Blut Vene pushed itself so she could keep her fracture from growing, the blood vessels growing more and more dense. The Reishi structure and lines were compressed over and over, she layered them but rather than adding more and more layers to an already weak, despite being strong already, Blut Vene she wanted to alter the structure some on a molecular level. She needed to ecause by doing this Superia could more effectively help out her Blut. She needed this. Superia then used Quincy Flash Step again and kept Reishi alone her feet allowing her to slide straight down a slope without issue. Before reaching bottom knees bent then pushed her off into a roll. She crash landed onto her shoulder at high speeds feeling as though it might dislocated, however, before impact the Blut Vene was further altered in an attempt to help cushion her blow on the hard metal floor.