Shiiiift. "A..a bit, yes." And Setsuna was going to hope John was going to be his dense self and not wonder how she would know.

There was a brief, spastic flail. "Know what?" Setsuna asked, in a very firm 'can we please get back to talking about killing stuff with energy now?' tone.

"Why are we even talking about this?" The flailing was in full swing right now which, considering she had her sword, was very dangerous. "Chi, John. We're here to focus your chi! So you don't get torn to shreads and have your spirit consumed by evil demons! Can we please focus?"

Setsuna blinked, the colour not yet having drained from her face. "Y..you do?"

Setsuna grunted a little. Great. Now, John's chi would probably be forever associated with an underlying thought connecting her to sex. But...if it worked...

Noticing John closing his eyes, Setsuna gave him a moment before asking, "Does it feel stagnant? Heavy, immovable? Or do you think you can start moving it toward your weapon?"

"'Kinda' is better than nothing," Setsuna said, with a nod. "Try to move it out of yourself and into Daisuke."

"Do you feel it?" Setsuna asked. "Do you feel it empowering the blade?"

"First," Setsuna said, trying her best to maintain her composure and not grin, "don't call me that. Second, I'll teach you what to do with that energy now that you have it. A very simple technique, for starters, that will enable the sword to actually cut through a demon that would otherwise not be harmed. All it requires is a careful release of the energy as you strike. Attack me, and I'll block with Yuunagi; I should be able to tell in the block whether or not you've released it properly."

"I didn't feel a release, John," Setsuna said as Yuunagi sharply blocked the attack and drew back again. "Release through the blade as our swords clash."

"Better," Setsuna said. "Too slow, too weak. Timing's off. Timing is important; it must be precise, almost exact. It doesn't need to be dead on, but so close that few would be able to tell the difference. It feels like a trickle; it needs a waterfall."

Setsuna grunted a little at the impact; clearly, John's chi manifested best with force. But what really had her interested, worried, was that, as their swords crossed and she felt the strong surge of energy shaking through Yuunagi's steel, into her arm, reverberating into her body as it held against the block, she felt not her chi responding, but her demon side. It flared up almost painfully, roaring in her ears as it encouraged her to push John back, forcefully with its strength, and then she drew Yuunagi back, ready to strike him again, but stopped herself sharply before it even swung a few inches.

She wrestled the demon down with her chi, forced it back under, assured it that it wasn't in danger. It acquiested, and Setsuna let out a long breath.

"That was very good, John."

Very good...

Setsuna nodded, a little wide-eyed at how John's body was responding to the release but she had felt it and it had caused her demon side to come out a bit in defense, so, really, she shouldn't be surprised. "It would appear so. Still think it's a bunch of kung fu hoey?"