Kuroshiki is a small settlement that has developed its own distinct community around the massive farmlands owned by members of the samurai class in Zaishin City. This town has all of the amenities expected but is only home to five hundred residents.
Machigai would approach the village he knew to be connected to Zaishin. He knew that the so called big wigs of Zaishin were not in the city at the time. It gave him the chance to deal with getting a place of operation before taking on Zaishin itself. It would be pointless to take it on while no one was there. The whole purpose is to show them the error of their ways, and eliminate the samurai for the most part. Anyone involved in the corruption displayed to him over his many years of life didn't deserve to live. Perhaps even those related to ones involved didn't either. All this was for another moment though, for now he had something else he wished to deal with. Curiosity graced his mind as he wondered if a man he once knew was still in this small settlement.
Traversing the small village seeing samurai walking about the town. Likely guards funded by the Zaishin samurai. People he didn't really need to keep note of because he would be able to quickly dispatch them if necessary. Finding what was basically the biggest building with guards standing on each side of the door. Machigai made his way forwards the guards responded by blocking his way. "If you would like to keep your hands I recommend you move out of my way." He said, completely stone faced and serious. However making no moves towards his weapons. They weren't sure how to deal with it however it seemed at the very least these two were not dumb. They could tell they stood no chance, and let the man through the doors. Even leaving from the front in order to not have to deal with the punishment they may have faced. As the man walked through the doors a surprised look on many of the faces of those inside. Although merely because the guards let someone through. However one in particular, a rather old man looked as if he had seen a ghost.
"You..how." Words began to leave the old man's mouth. However before he could finish Machigai was suddenly standing behind him. Everyone in the room's head shifted and they watched as the man's head slid off his neck. "G-GET HIM!" Some in the room shouted. A few others went to run out and find more of the samurai guards. Machigai would of course allow such, however hand on one of his blades as he would suddenly be at the door once more. flames ignited through the building in various places. As he would leave from the building his hand shifted to another of the five blades. The building's doors and more fragile escapable parts were suddenly sealed by white stone like salt that would prevent those inside from exiting the burning building. Machigai intended this to be the only burning building as well. However there was already chaos and panic. samurai guards began to move through the streets and towards his position. However he was ready for them, he would always be ready for them.
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Kura allowed a pleased groan to escape her lips as she stretched, her arms raised high while she walked the path that would take her home to Kuroshiki. Her day had certainly been productive so far. She got a bunch of training in, did some good deeds, and pissed a bunch of guards off. That last one especially had been nice, putting her in a very, very good mood. Still, all good things must come to an end. There was only so much she could get done in a single day, but at the rate she was going all she needed was one more before her school days were to be left behind her. Heck, she was feeling so chipper she decided to be a bit nicer to the guards as she passed the gates. "Hey b***h one and b***h two," she chirped. "Keep up the good work. You're really doing the lord's work there, standing all menacing like."
See? She only insulted them once each. She was being nice!
The young woman couldn't help but to feel a bit strange at the complete lack of a reaction she had managed to get from them as she walked the streets she had memorized long ago back to Dr. Masato's lab though. Those two weren't normally so slow to come up with something to say back to her, and they hadn't been when she left to go into Zaishin that morning. Now they seemed... on edge was the best way to put it. Kura wished she could take the credit for that, but as much as she thought the best of herself she was still aware that she was only a student. No, something else must have happened. It wasn't her problem though, so she didn't dwell on it for long. Whatever was going on, she had more important things to do right now.
Eventually, Kura found her way to an old, ramshackle warehouse. It didn't look much on the outside, what with the rotting wood and smashed up windows. The state of disrepair was merely cosmetic, however, for she knew for a fact that the inside was a completely different story. Of course, there were only specific parts she was allowed to be in the lab. The state of the building of course was not helped when Kura slammed the front door open, the sound of a hinge breaking going unignored. "Hey ********! I'm home, now what do you want from me?"
After much yelling and cursing from the old manβall of which Kura took with rolled eyes and false sincerity as she fixed the door, barely nodding her head along to the points he was making about showing restraintβthey eventually got on to the reason why she was there in the first place.
"Young woman, I can see that your training is almost complete." The old man started, a hand stroking his flowing beard. "Yes, yes. Once you become an Okappiki I do believe you will be ready for your first implant. Have you given some thought to what you would choose? We have several options, but they will only remain fresh for so long. You'll only be able to choose one. From then on you'll have to provide the necessary materials yourself if you want us to... augment you." He chuckled, though Kura didn't know what about. "I must remind you however that it may not be a pleasant experience. Are you sure you want to go through with this?" The question only made Kura roll her eyes in annoyance. This guy really liked to make her think she had a choice in anything that went on here. She'd humor him though.
"I'm certain, doctor," she mumbled, really starting to get sick of this song and dance.
They talked for a few minutes, hashing out the details of how everything was going to go down before she left. Kura needed some time to herself to think. Unfortunately, the world had other plans.
Panic. People were screaming as they ran in the opposite direction that she was walking. Kura's eyes darted upward in confusion at the unusual goings-on to see that a building was on fire! What the hell was going on? Should... should she run too?
The girl shook her head. No way! Whatever feelings she had about this stupid village, it was still her home. Aside from the a*****e samurai, she cared for at least some of the people here well enough. And even if she didn't, what kind of person would she be if she just ran? She'd be every bit the evil yokai she was accused of being by the upper class. She ran to the source of the fire, hopeful that she could at least help someone. Preferably someone who wasn't a samurai. If she saw one of those injured, she might just throw him into the fire herself.
As Kura watched the man just a few dozen meters in front of her cut down one samurai after another with such ease though, she realized that there was and never would be anything she could do. If he was only killing samurai though... then did she even need to do anything?
A cry of distress from the burning building proved that yes, yes she did. So she jumped into the building to help who she could. Even if this man might cut her and the rest of them down, no one deserved to die in a fire, buried under the rubble of a building as they choked on smoke. She was just in time too. When Kura left through a broken window, dragging along an old man whose arm was slung across her shoulders, the building began to collapse in on itself. Whew, right in time.
Kura looked around to see if the man from before was still there as she set the old man down. If she had to defend this old man... she probably wouldn't. She didn't want to just let this man die in a fire like that, but didn't think she'd be willing to put her life on the line to protect this stranger who might even be one of those nobles she detests so much. Kura really hoped she wouldn't have to find out.
Title: I fixed old man Masato's door. No, I didn't break it. That's a freaking lie. Rank: E Reputation: +4 fame Impact: Local Information: Kura fixed old man Masato's door for him. Yes, she did break it. She's lying.
Title: I saved an old man from a burning building. Go me! Rank: E Reputation: +4 fame Impact: Local Information: Kura did in fact save a man from a burning building. Go her.
Modifiers β’ The user is able to combine their ninjutsu and genjutsu together for one action by using the ninjutsu as a trigger by effecting the target's senses. This ability has a three post cool down. β’ Ninjutsu fired through the two-way mirrors augmented by the Magnify technique can be increased by [2] ranks thrice per battle. Also, the Hari can double a technique with the Refract technique without the rank drop and shattering of the mirror once per battle. β’ Genjutsu with sight as the primary sense are [1] rank cheaper to cast. β’ Ninjutsu and Genjutsu cost five chakra less per rank of the technique.
Prince_yureil
Novasse
Ichengo Angelus
Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:09 pm
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The rooftiles of Kuroshiki had been quite noisy that night, as a silhouette would dance across them while remaining hidden from plain sight. Across her many days of stalking prey, consuming and napping out in the sunlight off in the Land of Iron, the beast had tracked a caravan of fresh meat towards this quaint little town just outside of the major Zaishin area. Although it a simple minded being like her, only basic instinct would matter in the end. She could understand such strange concepts that the two legged animals spoke of but dared not to try and do it herself. Makara was still learning much about this strange new world. Every meal of these freaks brought her ever so closer to fully understanding them. It was...fascinating in a way. Before in the forest she had been so feral and could care less for their plights or issues, but as each one was fully consumed, to temporarily restraint that ever growing hunger inside of her, the beast would find herself thinking about whatever they tended to. Worrying about such meaningless things, held to silent promises and words by somebody they would never know.
So Makara would find herself perched on top of the many roofs here, weight distributed evenly as to not fall through from her sheer weight. She would keep her head peeked out of a nearby outcropping to focus on a man in blue roaming up to the largest buildings in the town. He seemed like a threat to her, too much of a hassle to fight and consume fully. She needed something weaker to reduce how much of her precious calories were spent getting what she wanted. As the man walked inside, the beast turned her attention to whoever else was nearby. Maybe it was one of the other people alone. The old woman sweeping the store from the inside below. All it would take was one grab of her tail and her meal would be as god as hers. But the flesh was spongy and weak. the few older animals like this one Makara has tasted where as appetizing as the rocks back in the Land of Storms. The kids playing along in the many streets here were another option. Small, defenseless and a quick meal; though the portion size left a lot to be desired. She growled to herself while debating on where to find that caravan of meat that she had tracked here, only to vanish beneath the multitude of other smells and aromas that had masked it.
The beast woman then would catch a strong, musk ridden stench coming from in front of her eyes eyes catching onto the plumes of smoke that had erupted from the building. While a bit stronger than she would have liked, alarms and bells were going off in the village that were no doubt summoning more people to come and help with the flames. Which meant that there could be something inside to catch her fancy. Makara would leap off of the the building , landing on the ground with the heavy thud of her full body and take off on all fours in the direction of the man. Yet he travels wouldn't go unnoticed, as she'd find herself staring at a small group of guardsman who had just be passing by before their route was interrupted by her entrance.
"The hell's this standin' in our way?" the black haired male would ask to his hunting party. A smaller, blue eyed one would speak up with his weapon drawn. "Is that what the fire was caused by? Some weird looking yokai?" "You idiots, let's cut this down and stop wasting time!" he said, holding hi hand over head and drawing closer towards her and poised to strike. he held his weapon, hands above his head...
SWNNNG
Makara would have her blackened nails out, licking them as his juices would flow down them. With a pause, a sudden geyser of blood would squirt out as the blonde's hand would be severed at the wrist. His sword clattered to the ground as he cried out, holding his bleeding appendage. His comrades, shocked at first, would draw arms and go on the offensive, with Makara licking her lips as she'd duck and weave under the attacks meant for her. Her eyes were much too focused on the hand that the yellow one was attempting to grab. That was, until she picked it up in one bite and slid off to the side. While the others would curse loudly and give chase, Makara made short work of her little snack, devouring it in only two or three bites. Tangy, but fulfilling. She turned on her heels (did she even have any?) and went back to fighting the other three she had just escaped before.
"There it is! Don't let-UAGGGGGH!" "Captain! You bloody monster! I'll gut you like-wa-WAAAAAAH!" "Pl-Please! I don't wanna die! I'm unarmed! Just-"
The yellow haired male was tossed forwards towards the man with the blue coat from earlier, having been launched from however many meters away. Just as he whimpered, a sniveling mess of a man that was missing an arm, Makara would bound from rooftop to rooftop, her irises a shining gaze of crimson that stained her hands and mouth. She landed on top of him, the sounds of bones shattered from the impact audible as the woman? Beast? Yokai? Whatever she was, Makara would flick her tongue out towards him, a partially eaten leg in her mouth as bone and sinew hung off loosely on the side. As the other samurai would draw near, she would idly gnaw on her meal-in-progress. Attempting to savor the time she had left to keep her calories conserved.
Samurai came forth, which was good. It meant he didn't need to make the effort to go out and find them himself. While his normal style of combat was quick, it was rather inefficient for fighting multiple people in such a wide area. Of course, that didn't mean that he didn't have other ways to fight against them. Two of his blades removed from their sheathes, in his hands and he sliced through oncoming assailants. A rather odd looking girl landing next to him and looking at him with a leg in her mouth. They looked at each other for a moment, a battle cry of a samurai rushing towards him could be heard. Quick movement slashing through the man's arms and legs. amputating him and leaving him now screaming in pain. Before his Torso fell to the ground Machigai would kick it. With enough force that the torso would land directly in front of the mysterious girl with a leg in her mouth. Then a nod of approval to the girl as he turned once more.
He noticed off to the side, another girl who had seemingly just taken it upon herself to save someone from the burning building. Samurai walking through the bodies of Samurai scattered along the still burning building towards the red haired savior and man she saved. Machigai would stop directly in front of them. Pointing a one of the two blades in his hand at the man, as well as one of the blades at the girl. "Why did you save him?" He asked her. It was actually, interesting to say the least. He wondered merely because all the others who had shown up made no effort to enter the building and save those burning inside. The others that showed up attacked, likely some twisted manner of obtaining honor and power to them. Showing their skills? They got what they deserved, they were no different from the ones of his time. This girl though, she seemed like she was. Or perhaps like she could be.
Prince_yureil
Novasse
BlackJack1995
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2021 7:20 pm
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He was still there. s**t. Who even was this crazy guy? All these bodies... and for what? He was strong for sure, but that wouldn't get him far for very long. Soon the entirety of Zaishin's forces would rain down on this place and Kura just knew she was going to somehow be caught up in it.
Kura sighed, checking the pulse of the man she'd just saved one more time. Still going strong it seemed. She really hoped there wasn't anyone else in that building. She hadn't seen anyone but... yeah, she didn't want to think about it anymore. Right now she just needed to get the hell out of Kuroshiki before that guy decided he was bored of killing only samurai and chose to move on to pretty little redheads. She wasn't sure where she'd go, but it would have to be far away from here. She wasn't well-liked by most of Zaishin already, so she wasn't counting on them just taking her at her word when she said she wasn't involved in this massacre. She just wished she could have gotten that parting gift from Dr. Masato first. A little bit of extra firepower certainly would have been nice.
She made to stand to her feet, eager to get away, but the appearance of a sword in Kura's face put a quick stop to that. Ah, so his newest target would be attractive redheads after all. C'est la vie. And now he wasn't alone. Not far behind him was a... strange-looking girl. One with... oh gods was that a human leg in her mouth?
The sword moved back into her vision, reminding Kura that there were more pressing matters than... whoever or whatever that was. When he opened his mouth to speak she at first worried he was about to begin some kind of evil monologue. What happened instead was almost as bad.
Instead, she had to put up with being asked quite possibly the stupidest question she had ever heard. When she was in school the teacher always said there was no such thing as stupid questions. Clearly, they needed to meet this man. "Why did I save him?" voice full of derision as her shaking hand grips a handful of dust behind her back, shards of glass appearing in the air around her. "What kind of a ******** stupid piece of s**t question is that? I'm a decent human being that's why! He needed help and I was there. Now please decide quickly if you want to kill me or not now. I don't have all day and neither do you." The shouts of more approaching soldiers over the panic surrounding them was proof of that.
As seemingly brave as Kura's words were, the girl was shaking. This guy... she didn't stand a chance against him. If he decided he wanted her dead then there probably wasn't anything she could do about it. That didn't mean she would just roll over and accept death though. If he tried anything, then she was at the very least going to try to take an eye with the glass around her.
Modifiers β’ The user is able to combine their ninjutsu and genjutsu together for one action by using the ninjutsu as a trigger by effecting the target's senses. This ability has a three post cool down. β’ Ninjutsu fired through the two-way mirrors augmented by the Magnify technique can be increased by [2] ranks thrice per battle. Also, the Hari can double a technique with the Refract technique without the rank drop and shattering of the mirror once per battle. β’ Genjutsu with sight as the primary sense are [1] rank cheaper to cast. β’ Ninjutsu and Genjutsu cost five chakra less per rank of the technique.
The girl's response to his question was...well...he didn't really know how to feel about it honestly. It proved his point sure, but he felt like she took the question a different way than he intended the question to mean. Of course he knew that was his own fault. A sigh escaped his mouth as he moved the blade from being pointed at her, as well as the one pointed at the man she had saved. Returning them to their sheathes with the bodies around him, it would be much easier to do as he would normally do. The girl's fear quite evident, but she also had a bit of determination he could feel as well. It wasn't like she was dangerous, no, in fact she was but a mere harmless flower for now. "I suppose that is a good answer." He said to her. "However..." His eyes looked towards the man she had saved.
Then suddenly a clicking sound could be heard from his side. She would be able to recognize the sound as that of a katana being placed back into it's sheath. However she would also notice that he had seemingly not moved. Despite that though, the man she had just saved would be split in two. Clearly from a blade, and clearly only just now. "...if he was one who deserved to live, I'd have allowed him to live in the first place." He explained to the girl. "Should I kill you? Do you want me to? Contrary to what you said, I do have...all day."
Prince_yureil
Novasse
BlackJack1995
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2021 4:29 am
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She was a fool to think it was over just because he took his sword away. No, the crazy b*****d had to prove a point. In the blink of an eye, faster than Kura could ever hope to track, he bisected the man she had just gone through the effort to save. To here eyes he hadn't even moved from his spot, but the fresh corpse before her was the evidence of what he had done.
"Hey a*****e!" Kura swipes a rock, jumping up from her spot on the ground, hand raised as if to throw it at his stupid head. Instead her hand just stays there above her head, shaking. "Why?! What the... agh ********> Turning, she pathetically throws the rock at the burning building beside her to vent her frustration before she does something stupid she would regret. Kura's arms fall limply at her sides after her tantrum, seemingly defeated.
"If he deserved to live huh? You would have allowed him to?" She laughs, though there's no humor in it, as she turns to face the man. "That's the problem with you a*****e samurai." she hisses, properly pissed off now. "You and all those stupid ******** nobles at the top! You all think that just because you can you get to decide who gets to live their life? How they get to live their life? Who gave you the ******** right?!" She spat at the dirt near his feet, all traces of self-preservation clearly abandoned now. What was the point? "I'm not begging for my life you psychopath. Whether you kill me with that sword of yours or these assholes do so they can pin the blame on me for this s**t you started, I'm dead anyway, but I won't ******** beg."
Modifiers β’ The user is able to combine their ninjutsu and genjutsu together for one action by using the ninjutsu as a trigger by effecting the target's senses. This ability has a three post cool down. β’ Ninjutsu fired through the two-way mirrors augmented by the Magnify technique can be increased by [2] ranks thrice per battle. Also, the Hari can double a technique with the Refract technique without the rank drop and shattering of the mirror once per battle. β’ Genjutsu with sight as the primary sense are [1] rank cheaper to cast. β’ Ninjutsu and Genjutsu cost five chakra less per rank of the technique.
Machigai's eyes would stare at the girl who seemed to have been upset about his actions. It was good she was upset about them, it wouldn't make much sense for her to not be. The rock she held above her head showed no true sign of threat, in fact if anything it showed the exact opposite. The glass from before, that wasn't what she grabbed and held in threatening manner, no, it was something random. As far as Machigai was aware or could tell, it was something so clearly unthreatening to someone of his calibur and that's why he did that. There wasn't much else to have done aside from be frustrated. Honestly, even if she had thrown the rock, Machigai's reaction to such a trivial action would have been the same as it was now. Her little speech didn't evoke much in the way of thoughts about his actions, if anything it evoked a bit of anger in him. To be compared to the nobles in the way that he was. However he also knew that he couldn't necessarily refute that he was not acting much better than them. That didn't really matter to him though, he would use their own methods against them if he so chose, and it was really that simple to him.
After she was finished with her little tiraid, samurai with five swords would approach the girl. After reaching close enough to be standing mere inches in front of her he would speak to the girl."I did not tell you to beg for your life. I asked if I should kill you." His words and tone as if such a thing was just normal. "You are not one of the targets of my hatred. You are merely a little girl in the wrong place at the wrong time. You've done nothing to earn my ire but insult me, and I do not believe being insulted warrants execution." He explained, sighing before turning away from the girl and taking a few steps towards the slices in half body. Leaning down, his hand would reach into the corpse's clothing as if looking for something. While he did such he would continue to speak. Figuring the situation could be explained to the girl perhaps she wouldn't harbor such ill-will, and maybe even think more about preserving her own life. "I suppose your comparison of me and the nobles are fitting. There blood runs through my veins in a way I wish it did not. Their methods are ingrained into my very being, and as such I intend on using it against them and their armies." Finding what he was looking for, he pulled from the clothing of the corpse a crest, that of one of the noble families of Zaishin. Tossing it to the girl for her to catch it and observe it. "Perhaps not every noble is corrupt, however if I deem them so I intend on taking their lives. Perhaps it is extreme, however it is what I was built to do. I am not a samurai in the way you think I am, I abandoned their twisted moral code for my own twisted moral code. I am only a samurai in name, I was trained to be a samurai, made to be a samurai."
He stood back up and would turn to face the girl once more. "You would know now what has gone on in the shadows of your village. Things erased from their past and present in order to further their own agenda. Futures wiped clean of those who merely wished to live their lives, but the very people like this guy didn't like the way they wished to live. Those who have the power to stop it but watch as it happens right in front of their eyes are no better." Machigai's hand would reach for the hilt of one of the five blades at his side. The one closest to him, and his hand would simply rest of the hilt, "You, right now, are no different than a civilian bystander. You have no true power, however you've spoken your mind regardless. Continue to do that, do not become like those who watch and do nothing."
Prince_yureil
Novasse
BlackJack1995
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2021 5:57 am
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What the hell was up with this guy? One moment he was a bloody psycho, and the next he was saying some profound s**t that she could almost agree with? Sure, she might have had something to say about him seeming to think he had the right to deem whether or not someone's life was worth living or not but what was the point? She'd already said her piece on that, and it's not like it mattered. Whether he was a hypocrite or not, he clearly had the power to do and take whatever he wants. By comparison she... well it was just as he said. She was just a little girl in the wrong place at the wrong time. No more than a civilian bystander. Still, if he wasn't going to kill her then... ugh, that unfortunately made trying to throw her lot in with him the better option, didn't it?
Kura sighs, taking a deep breath as her arms cross over her chest. For once since meeting him, her tone noticeably lacks the angry bitchiness she normally defaulted to when stressed. "And what, exactly, did he do to earn your ire then?" She refused to look at the corpse, but he would know what she meant. "What exactly are you after? You're strong, but do you seriously think you can take on the entirety of Zaishin? When they hear of what's happened here, they'll send everyone. There's no way they would take this lying down. Their honor will demand retaliation. Do you have more... friends, or something?" Kura motions to the strange girl behind him, still gnawing on that leg like a dog would on a bone. Was she a friend to him? Did this guy actually have a larger group or was it really only these two. Maybe... maybe she could join him? Only until she gets stronger, of course. It would be safer than trying to survive on her own, and despite his unsavory methods he seemed to want to change things at the very least. Whether that would be for the better or not would remain to be seen.
Modifiers β’ The user is able to combine their ninjutsu and genjutsu together for one action by using the ninjutsu as a trigger by effecting the target's senses. This ability has a three post cool down. β’ Ninjutsu fired through the two-way mirrors augmented by the Magnify technique can be increased by [2] ranks thrice per battle. Also, the Hari can double a technique with the Refract technique without the rank drop and shattering of the mirror once per battle. β’ Genjutsu with sight as the primary sense are [1] rank cheaper to cast. β’ Ninjutsu and Genjutsu cost five chakra less per rank of the technique.
Prince_yureil
Novasse
Ichengo Angelus
BlackJack1995
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Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2021 4:10 pm
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The creature continued to gnaw on the leg while samurai came forth from every angle. Her crimson irises looked up from her meal with mild interest, teeth grinding against the bone she had enjoyed while the humans surrounding them would have their weapon drawn and towards the two of them. The man from before would dash forward and carve his way into one of the samurai, making short work of them. His torse fell to her legs, as Makara flicked her tongue out and nodded in appreciation. Her teeth dug into the meal, scarfing it all down within seconds while her tail knocked any would be attackers away during her meal. Once her hands were clear, it was time to go to work. The beast woman leapt at her attackers, her tails bending in several areas as it would sway in strange ways. Her right harm emit a dark crimson aura, as her blood chakra would form around the limb, fingers extending into sharpened, crystalized chakra. With his new gauntlet laid hand, she set forth on carving through the group of samurai pouring in. The two across from her would have their conversation, while Makara would he happily throwing her own in combat, complete with the screams and anguish of the fallen samurai.
"A-Augh! She's-She's not human!" "Call for Zaishin! We need reinforcements!" "Run, I'll-WAUGH!" "He was just a recruit! You monstro-"
As the fighting would die down between the man and whatever that red haired woman was, Makara would happily be snacking one whatever was about. The woman looked over at her as Makara was gnawing on another leg with an arm ready. She looked over and would nod again, slowly raising the arm for her in case she might be hungry too. Everyone would share food! Even that guy who had given her a delicious torso. The creature would finish off the leg and sit on a pile of bodies strewn about to enjoy the rest of her meal.
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Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2021 12:28 am
β°β°β° |SHINOBI β’ INFO| β°β°β° β’ Hokinsha | S+ | Zaishin Criminal | Bloodline | Medic | Aburame/zenshin Atop one of the towns larger buildings stood a figure whom had been there almost the entire time, having allowed Machigai to handle his own vendetta. Hokinsha wasnβt heartless or unwilling to be of assistance, she just saw actual need to do so as there was no one here dangerous enough to pose a legitimate threat. So instead she simply observed him through her insects and contemplated why words were ever required here, if Machigai intended to kill the old man and the rest who would try to defend him then there was no logical reason Iβm not doing so as fast as possible, no information had been gained so to her it was pointless. The only thing that would pose any sort of threat was inhuman in several ways, though it never chose to pounce at Machigai and instead put its focus on the guards that took notice of it and had a vested interest in consuming their corpsesβ¦., not a predictable occurrence, perhaps a yokai drawn by bloodlust perhaps? Still the thing most certainly had a keen sentience to it based on it actions and clear unspoken messages, it was an interesting creature to say the least, Hokinsha curious to if it was a βtragicβ byproduct of people like herself or some strange mutation perhaps?
Then another morally fuelled actor joined the scene, younger, brave and possibly a bit foolish all at once as they spent their own efforts trying to save a person, though these actions would end out being futile and they didnβt seem to realize it. Of coarse she and Machigai had a different perspective of people, where Hokinsha would have ignored the girl and moved on, he would take interest in her actions and begin speaking with her, letting the other creature continue the carnage while they conversed. Slowly opening her eyes to end sharing senses with her dispersed insects, clicking fingers from a hand once to recall them to herself, the insects making their way toward her so they could nestle themselves back within her body. Stepping off of the building and allowing gravity to take hold and bring her to ground level, landing lightly on her feet and strolling toward the group with little hurry. Glancing about to each and every felled guards to see who was dead and who were simply injured, drawing a few small blades from the confines of her clothes and neatly into a vital point to ensure the injured would also be crossing over. Her pacing would come to an end after inspecting each of these people, finally heading to Machigai and the red headed girl as they spoke.
The quiet girls emerald eyes would be glued onto the redhead as she walked over, under the impression her master didnβt want the other dead as she did so. Hokinsha circled around with her keen, piercing eyes clearly having a lot going on behind them in her mind as she looked over the girl, though despite the clear activity going on behind them there was a strange, empty or almost lifelessness to them. Hokinsha would mentally note Kuraβs health after her visual analysis, seeming healthy and unharmed from the flames, so she would not need any looking after or healing, eye contact breaking at that point as she turned to look at the flames and then Machigai. βI shall extinguish the flames, master. They will certainly spread if not stopped and that would be inefficient for many reasonsβ¦ and you appear occupied.β She quietly stated with little reservation to if she were interrupting them or not, simply making him aware before she acted in case he had an issue with this, giving Kura a glance at the end part of the sentence. With that she turned away and strode toward the building, lifting both arms into the air slowly and extending her finger into the sky, a black haze suddenly billowing from her sleeves accompanied by a light hum mixing with all the other external noise. This massive haze of insects would beset the flames closest to their immediate vicinity, the special bug beginning to both consume and smother the blaze and start spreading out. The tiny Kikaichu burned and reproduced in harmony with one another, young replacing the old and build upon the generational progress, each furthering itβs ancestors hard work as the new adapted more and more to better do what their grandparents had spent their lives on, their master watching on quietly.
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Stamina 2290/2290 | Chakra 2590/2590| Sonic chakra 1000/1000 | Insects 1200/1200 | Hip Gourd 500/500 insects |
β’ Strength 6(4) β’ Speed 8 β’ Agility 8 β’ Endurance 2 ()= after modifiers Actions(including discounts or modifiers) Act1: Act2: Act:3 Supplemental or free actions Touch of Plague - B-rank
Touch of plague | Rank B | Medical [ N/A ]| [Tai/Buki augment [ Spritual ] Suffering from a viscous virus like affliction thatβs eats chakra and organic matter that she can push into being active and inactive Hokisha can always pay a B-ranked amount of chakra in a round she performs non spiritual Tai/buki-jutsu techniques, exacerbating her symptom by kicking her virus into becoming more active and transmissible through physical contact. This kicks her passive tier 1 disease into tier 2 for the rest of combat, this techniques cost ignoring the increase from her own disease status. This causes her to give off a wave of infectious air around her while fighting that coats her person and weapon, making it so that a person who makes contact with her catches her diseases, causing five posts of Tier 2 Disease and trauma as a result. this can only be applied once per target and unless the opponent parries with a weapon or blocks with Medium or greater tier armour they will conduct this disease, meaning parrying with a weapon or dodging is required to evade catching this disease, medics able to simply pay the cost of this techniques and no action to protect themselves if they aware of it. People made aware of this affect can also pay the cost to protect themselves, however require someone of medical nature to make them properly aware, this technique is most dangerous when used defensively. Curing the disease status cures the trauma status of this jutsu and protects them for a full additional round for being able to contract it.
Modifiers
β’ Tier 1 Disease β’ The class caps of the user in speed and agility are raised by [2] at a maximum of [10]. β’ The Zelelist gains [2] additional body flicker uses in battle β’ May diagnose thrice per battle for no cost or activation β’ Receive +1 speed per title and may exceed class-based stat limit by [2]. This does not stack with other class stat cap increases. β’ Flame Breathing Pattern [ Kaen KokyΕ« HΕhΕ ] | Rank D | Training The user is accustomed to the unique and various breaths that it takes to perform physical attacks as well as to channel chakra. This allows the user to passively detect when an offensive action is about to occur, giving them a [1] point increase in agility per body rank of the user. Additionally, once every three posts, the user is able to defend against an offensive activation without utilizing an activation. β’ Flame Attunement [ ChΕsei Sa Reta HonΕ ] | Rank C | Training By practicing the style's many forms, the user has learned to reduce the chakra needed for equal results by finite control. This reduces the required chakra by 5 per rank for complex techniques that channel elemental powers. In addition, this does not reduce the potency of the user's techniques in collisions. β’ Flames of Deception [ Kyogi no Hi ] | Rank C | Training Once per post when using a technique from this style after the user completes this training, a C Ranked elemental clone of the user may be created in their place as they move out of sight in some manner through role play. This costs no activation but requires a C Rank amount of chakra each time done. These clones have access to C Rank and below Basic Combat Skills. In addition, each of these clones, upon being stricken with a value equal or greater to C Rank explode, sending their specific element flying outward fifteen feet. Each clone requires an E Ranked Upkeep per post. β’ Task of the Next Generation [ Jisedai no Shigoto ] | Rank S | Training Upon the master of the school of Kakumei no Hono Ryu, it's the user's responsibility to develop the next generation! The user is granted one [1] custom slot usable only for a personal technique of this style's theme. β’ Acrobatic Mastery | Rank D | Training Having practiced their art with great concentration, the user has learned to change direction of their whorl technique.After this training is complete, the user may use up to one technique per post that would lower the stats affecting their speed without suffering that reduction. The user gains the ability to use Somersault to evade once every three post without it consuming an activation, but only against opponents whose body rank is at or lower than the userβs. β’ Perfecting Balance | Rank C | Training Due to their various training requiring parkour style actions, the user is more stable. This training allows the user to withstand off balancing effects or knock back effects as though they were one rank lower in strength β’ Parkour Mastery | Rank A | Training The user becomes one with their momentum, learning how to harness their body as an almost perfect machine. After completing this training, the userβs agility gain any and all bonuses afforded to their speed. β’ Undertow | Rank D | Training This training focuses on using movement when you attack, carrying that much more force. After this skill is trained, any attack that follows a dodge or evasive technique is treated as a counterattack, and the user's total bonus to agility can be attributed to the strength of the next attack. When this ability is performed it cannot be used the following post. β’ Repeating Wave | Rank B | Training The user's training has focused on their agility ability to strike while avoiding harm. Once every three posts, the user may utilize an offensive technique that targets a specific part of the target's body that would disrupt their attack. This offensive attack deals damage regularly but allows the user to use their remaining activations as offensive as well. β’ Double Fissure | Rank C | Training The user is able to perform a very fast 2-hit combination with any physical strikes from this style without consuming an additional activation. The second technique must be executed at or below the rank of the first β’ Moving Fissure | Rank A | Training By using a quick twist of the hips, the user can change the momentum of a kick that has been executed in order to change it's direction completely. Doing so requires half the cost of the technique be paid and the newly directed attack gains an additional [1] point increase to speed per rank of the technique. This ability may only be used once every three posts. β’ Knife Flow | Rank E | Training The user becomes more accustomed to all combat revolving around small weapons combat. The user's speed and agility when wielding a small weapon is increased by [1] point. β’ Dirty Reflection | Rank C | Training With proper training and time put in, the user has learned how to angle their blade so that each attack reflects light at the opponent. After each technique, light shines in the opponent's eyes and reduces their agility for that turn equal to the rank of the technique used by the practitioner. Additionally, once every three posts the user can cause tier one blindness on the target β’ Two-fer-One | Rank C | Training The practitioner is now accustomed to performing techniques they have mastered with either one or two knives. Once per post, the user may use a single D-Rank or lower technique involving small weapons as a supplementary activation. β’ Bladeβs Edge | Rank B | Training The user has learned to utilize projectile weapons with this style, allowing their small projectile weapons to be interchangeable with small weapons for this style. All projectie weaponry get the benefits of Knife Flow β’ Fluid Movement | Rank E | Training Techniques used for a blocking, countering or evasive action have their cost reduced by 5 stamina per rank of the technique and must pay no less than 5 stamina β’ Whirlpool Walking | Rank C | Training The user is now more adept at using circular footwork and can use it against multiple attackers, usually weaving between them, keeping them bumping into each other or simply getting in each others way, taking away any numerical advantage. In the deflecting stance, the user can deflect a technique of their body rank or lower once every three posts for no activation, still requiring the stamina/chakra cost paid. β’ Move As Water | Rank A | Training The user has dealt with so many situations being outnumbered that their ability to move in tight and confined spaces is greatly increased. The userβs blade work is tighter, relying on their body and footwork to generate force. The userβs footwork is so fluid that they are able to turn on a dime, making a combination of strikes go into multiple directions without interrupting the combination. Techniques that target multiple opponents may now have additional reserves paid in order to strengthen the effectiveness of the individual attack to the next highest rank.These can be paid individually, not requiring chakra or stamina to be paid for every split technique. β’ Riptide | Rank S | Training The user has learned that movement is life, and to stop moving is to die. By adding extra effort and urgency to their techniques, the user may perform more in a given motion than an untrained individual. In the Weak Stance, the user may perform 4 activations in a given post. In the Strong Stance, the user may perform an additional offensive activation each post. Each additional technique costs an extra 20 Chakra to perform and must be either basic combat or come from this Style
Machigai stared at the girl for a moment after she had finished speaking. A cold and serious stare as he spoke the words. "Yes, Zaishin will fall by my hands." To answer her question of if he thought he could take on the entirety of Zaishin. His rather deadly serious expression faded into what seemed to be a normal, albeit still mostly stoic expression, as they were approached by the mysterious....animal....sort of...person? Who had suddenly offered them some of what she was eating, which happened to be human bodies of the samurai. "Ah, thank you but those are all for you." Machigai said to the beast, and then even after that it wasn't long before his subordinate showed up. With the other girl's appearance, she immediately made it aware that she would be dealing with the fire. Machigai offered a small bow to her, "Thank You, it will be greatly appreciated Hokinsha." then returned his gaze to the girl who seemed to be distraught by all of this. Machigai would finally be able to answer the girl's other questions, what did the one man do to earn his ire.
Removing one of his katana from it's sheath, he would thrust the blade into the ground. From the looks of it nothing really seemed special about weapon, in fact it looked like a fairly standard issue katana used by samurai in zaishin. Actually all five of the katana strapped to his side probably looked like that. "The blade I used to kill that man, as well as to set fire to the building." As he spoke such words, it was like the blade ignited. Flames surrounding the weapon, although if the girl were to pay close enough attention she'd be able to tell they were the flames of the Seinaru Enjo clan. "This blade belongs to a nameless man. Wiped from history much like I was. Choosing to hide in this very village, Kuroshiki. A strong man, who guarded this place with all he had, however was treated like he was nothing despite his work. When the time came he was discarded, run out of town by the people he protected at the behest of that old man, as well as other men whom burned within the building. Forced out to die alone. His will lives on in his blade, in his flames, his wish for revenge against the corrupt within Kuroshiki is heard loud and clear by me...connected to him through us being created in like ways." Machigai would then grasp the flaming sword once more, placing it into it's sheath again as the flames faded. "Each of my blades carries the will of it's original owner. A deep hatred for those who betrayed them. I have my own hatred as well, I intend on being a vessel for both my own and their hatred, pain, and vengeance."
Prince_yureil
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BlackJack1995
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2021 1:51 pm
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Well wasn't he just a little bit too arrogant? Kura supposed she couldn't blame the man though. He clearly had the strength to back up such arrogance, and he spoke of defeating Zaishin with such confidence that she almost felt she could believe him. Maybe... was this a chance? She didn't like his methods but... it was unavoidable, right? There was no way Zaishin would change without being forced to, and that was bound to include violence. Violence that she always thought she'd be willing to partake in once she became strong enough. Had she been naive to think that such violence would not include all this death?
The stench of the corpses around her was beginning to make her grow ill, and it wasn't made any better when the creature that accompanied the man offered her a man's severed arm. "Uh... no. I think I'm okay. I... I just ate. Yeah." Kura denies the offered arm, holding her hands out in front of her as if to ward off the limb. The girl at least seemed to be nonaggressive towards her. She seemed to be a simple creature. One only interested in eating. If she was right then that at least meant she was predictable compared to the man at least.
When the woman, Hokinsha was her name apparently, arrived, Kura tried not to allow any emotion of shock or surprise to show on her face. She was never good at hiding her emotions though, so the nervousness showed in how her right foot slid back into a defensive position. Great, it was another one. And she was calling this psycho her master. Kura only had a moment to ponder on the strangeness of insects coming from a person's body before the man started speaking again, showing her a rather normal-looking katana as he told her about the history of it, and why the man deserved to die. She... couldn't exactly find fault with him for it now. The words he spoke made her face twist into a sneer of disgust, reigniting her hatred for the so-called 'honorable' samurai that ruled the city she lived in.
"So those assholes would even pull this kind of bullshit on their own huh?" She huffs, somehow not surprised. "I guess no one is safe from their hypocrisy... okay. Fine. Working my way up the ranks would have been annoying as hell anyways, and I'm not the subtle type who can hope to attempt to beat Zaishin from the inside or whatever. I... I want to help. The words came surprisingly easily, considering Kura had thought this man a psychopath just a moment ago. She still kind of thought he was, but at least he wasn't going around killing innocent people... she hoped. "I just want to know one thing," she said, holding up a single finger. "Putting an end to the current state of this ******** up nation is all well and good, but what comes after huh? Do you have any plan for that? Do you even intend to help anyone or is your vengeance all you care about?" She paused, her face flushing uncharacteristically. "Okay, maybe that was more than one thing, but it's important to me. There are innocent people here. Good people who don't deserve to be brought down with the rest of those assholes."
Since when did she become such a damn bleeding heart for this place?
Modifiers β’ The user is able to combine their ninjutsu and genjutsu together for one action by using the ninjutsu as a trigger by effecting the target's senses. This ability has a three post cool down. β’ Ninjutsu fired through the two-way mirrors augmented by the Magnify technique can be increased by [2] ranks thrice per battle. Also, the Hari can double a technique with the Refract technique without the rank drop and shattering of the mirror once per battle. β’ Genjutsu with sight as the primary sense are [1] rank cheaper to cast. β’ Ninjutsu and Genjutsu cost five chakra less per rank of the technique.
Prince_yureil
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Ichengo Angelus
BlackJack1995
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Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2021 4:49 pm
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Makara would blink as both people would turn down the offer made to them She stuck her out out to taste the air all but briefly. Mlem. She'd take that as an acceptable answer and quickly continue devouring the bodies around them. The arrival of another person would cause her to be on guard, preparing to launch an attack in the thoughts that she was with the samurai here. But then the generous man had welcomed her while still talking to the red haired person. Was it a male or female? Makara couldn't tell which. She'd just go back to snacking on her meal, fangs tearing flesh and dividing meat from the bone. She'd shake her head from side to side rapidly to tear off another join and gobble it up with a satisfying gulp. If either party were to witness her, the rate at which the creature could tear through these corpses was nothing short of impressive. The pale reptilian woman just ate and ate and ate...There didn't seem to be an end to what she'd fit in her gullet. Yet as every body was eventually cleaned up, Makara could feel her mind spinning a little faster each body torn asunder. Every meal causing her body to grow a slight amount that wasn't noticeable at first. Her tongue reveled in the bloody buffet that was the samurai forces shown to the group, all until she'd find her fill for the time being and then proceed to crawl back over towards the woman in red, her tails swaying from right to left every moment or so, while Makara would sit by and watched them. Would she be killed too?
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