Empty Hands

Through discipline, I forge my flesh to steel
No armor worn, yet nothing can I feel
Ki flows like rivers through my mortal frame
Each breath a weapon, every step the same

In monasteries high upon the peaks
I learned the secrets that the body keeps
To strike like lightning, move like flowing water
To break the chains and transcend the mortal order

Fists of fury, mind of clarity
The path is narrow, but it sets me free

Strike! Block and counter!
Breathe! Focus the power within!
Flow! Faster and stronger!
Rise! Through the pain, I ascend again!

Flurry of blows rain down like thunder's call
Stunning strike will make the strongest fall
Diamond soul reflects the magic thrown
Patient defense, my body turns to stone

I run on walls, I catch the falling blade
Deflecting arrows in the deadly raid
Quivering palm, death's touch within my hand
Empty body transcends the mortal land

Speed unmatched, precision absolute
Every movement bears forbidden fruit

Strike! Block and counter!
Breathe! Focus the power within!
Flow! Faster and stronger!
Rise! Through the pain, I ascend again!

Step of the wind carries me through space
Timeless body, aging leaves no trace
Tongue of Sun and Moon, all speech I comprehend
Stillness of mind where confusion meets its end

Unarmored movement, graceful as the crane
Each calculated strike channels ancient pain
Open hand technique, I grapple and control
Mastery of self, the ultimate goal

Shadow clone beside me in the fight
Astral form travels through the night

In stillness, I find motion
In silence, hear the storm
The ki that binds creation
Flows through this mortal form

No weapon shall define me
No armor shall I need
The monastery's training
Has planted combat's seed

Strike! Strike! Breaking the limit!
Breathe! Breathe! Channeling the ancient way!
In body flow! Body and spirit!
Rise! Rise! Perfection through the fray!

Perfect self beyond mortality
The monk ascends to true divinity
No blade can cut what cannot bleed
The empty hand is all I need

All I need