Why was 'Martial Artist' upper-capped?
Why was it Martial Artist in the world of Gaia and martial artist in the world of Earth?
It was the difference between a plural and a singular.
It was the difference between a pattern and a point.
The difference between an archetype and a story.
The archetype of a Martial Artist and of Martial Art was a limitlessly recurring pattern of violence in the hearts of men and women being honed and harnessed with order and discipline to be elevated to entirely new Realms.
He wasn't just fighting the embodiment of the Noosphere.
He was fighting an archetype.
The archetype of the Martial Artist.
'She' was an embodiment of the sphere of human thought of the deceased; 'she' had access to the hearts of every Martial Artist who had ever passed away on Gaia.
From them, she could draw the most fundamental patterns of Martial Artists and of Martial Art.
The fist.
The palm.
The kick.
