A Warrior's Call [PT1]

[Rui]

A warrior is one who held true to his word. Kansei had fit every bit of this description, donned is the best armor his country, the Land of Iron, had to provide. He was a man who wanted the best for his country, and the world. But there were some people who objected, and wanted cause problems. It was his task to eliminate these types of people. If he could refrain from killing, he would, but those who stand against him will ultimately have to face his blade. Placing his hand on its hilt, he would let the vermin speak before he took him out.

“Any last words?”

[Guyviroth]

The young boy looked back to the samurai in admiration of his position and his power. Nonetheless he was just another obstacle in the way if he were to proceed forwards through life. He kept his pouch along his waist rope just inches in front of where his Katana had been fastened to his side. His kakkou lay stealthed on Helios' left wrist under his long sleeve. He believed he was ready to fight.

"Yeah, can I have an alarm call for 9:03?" Helios smirked as he joked. He placed his hand in his pouch and, with two fingers, fumbled for a sheet of paper and a kunai and, with his hand still inside, began to wrap the paper around the handle of the kunai. He hoped he wasn't giving away his strategy too early.

[Rui]

Is this what the shinobi world has come to? His mind did not ponder for too long on the thought, as he dashed forward, starting from 24 meters away. He could easily break the distance between them in 3 seconds, but that was more than enough time for Kansei to finish him off. His path had not exactly been straight. He had complimented his maneuver with dashes to the left, and right, each 4 meters he covered. He would not go forward until he got within the immediate vicinity of his opponent.

At this moment, he would stop, releasing his nodachi from its sheath, and swinging horizontally across the man’s midsection. The distance between them did not matter, for he had previously channeled chakra through his blade. Even if his foe decided to leap back, or retreat with some type of fast movement, a crescent beam of chakra would follow. If the first slash did not cut him down, that surely would. The results would be deadly if the man decided to break distance, instead of accepting his fate.

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-x2 High

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1.) Seal of the Bladed Warrior
2.) Chakra Form Manipulation
3.) Weapon Deployment

[Guyviroth]

The Samurai was fast, definitely. However Helios' own Taijutsu training allowed him to react to a similar manner. It seemed it would take a while for the Samurai to make his way to Helios. The boy took the time to begin preparing for a counter attack; his own chakra levels began to swirl and build up inside him, the dirt beneath him began to shimmer and spread under him. All Helios had to do was wait for the time to counter.

As the Samurai was about to draw his sword Helios could imagine the arc of the attack; the way to samurai positioned his hand on the hilt would show that he was going for a horizontal or an upwards diagonal slide from the left side to the right. Helios could notice these positions from, not only his own training as a swordsman, but also from sparring with Amon in the past.

Quickly the boy dropped low, swinging his body sideward to his left to avoid the strike of the blade, dropping to his left knee with his right leg out for support. Taking the hand from his pouch he tried to jam the kunai into the Samurai's sandal and, strongly, push off both legs to roll away a few meters to the side and to turn 180 degrees to face his opponent again.

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Preparing 1 Jutsu

[Rui]

Fighting Kansei up close had been equivalent to calling upon death during suicide, and if his opponent wanted that, he would gladly deliver it. His beam of chakra kept going, but Kansei had remained stationary. Before Helios got the chance to stab him with his kunai, Kansei had prepared his next move. The moment I occurred, he would first leap up, and over the arm of the boy. Switching the trajectory of his blade, he would swing down vertically, attempting to slice his foe through the middle.

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-x1 Low

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1.) Seal of the Bladed Warrior
2.) Art of the Drawing Sword
3.) Draw and Strike [D]

[Guyviroth]

Helios finished his roll and was glad to see that he avoided what would have been a considerably lethal attack. As the Samurai was about to land Helios placed both of his hands together to form a simple handseal; the paper that was wrapped around the handle of the kunai and used to stab into the Samurai's foot was indeed an Explosive tag.

"Release!" As Helios uttered that single word the explosive tag detonated into a large two meter explosion; Helios remained a meter or so away from the blast radius to make sure he wasn't caught. However, at this time, he would also release the chakra he had built up to release the Third Gate.

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[3] Seimon (Gate of Life)
Rank: B.
Type: Supplementary.
Range: -
Chakra: High to activate, x2 Mid to sustain.
Handseals: -
Special: Due to the intense flow of chakra released by opening this gate, the user is capable of immediately disrupting any and all genjutsu of c-rank and lower. This gate grants the user increased feats of strength and speed, roughly x4 that of your average shinobi. Upon deactivating this gate, the user will suffer a "fatigue" duration equivalent to the total time the gate's effects were active. During this fatigued period, the player will only be able to use taijutsu-based techniques of a-rank and below.
Description: Located within the spinal cord, the third gate, the Gate of Life, begins to prepare the body for extreme movement and muscle destruction. Enemies without refined dojutsu (any non-Uchiha or Hyuuga) have a very difficult time keeping up with the user's movements, as this gate gives off the appearance of simply vanishing and reappearing on a whim. However, the user's body is left intact for the most part, as this new level brings the user mostly benefits. A notable feature of this gate is that the user's skin suddenly begins to

[Rui]

If it had been anybody, the explosion would have immediately killed them, but he had been fighting Kansei, and because of this, the results were anything but. Upon missing his second strike, he quickly retreated 10 meters backwards, sword still gripped tightly within his hand. Afterwards, as Helios detonated the tag around the kunai, Kansei horizontally slashed forward again, releasing yet another beam of chakra from his blade. He intended to kill his opponent before they released their gates.

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-x2 High/x1 Low

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1.) Seal of the Bladed Warrior
2.) Chakra Form Manipulation
3.) Weapon Deployment
4.) Body Flicker Technique [D]

[Guyviroth]

Helios seemed to be having fun with this fight. His skin began to turn to crimson, blood-shot red while the pupils in his eyes whited out. The state of this third gate was immense to him, and it made him crave even more for the rest of them. The distance between them was, using the three-four-five triangle equation, about 8 meters. Helios could likely jump that distance in about a quarter of a second, if not faster.

As he noticed the chakra blade approach him and great speed Helios leaped forwards, clearing the chakra blade as best he could while still keeping as low to the ground as he could. In a split second he got to about half a meter in front of the Samurai and went for a quick execution of a Triple Cut, first striking vertically from down to up, and then again from right to left, then finally from left to right. He would also channel some of his chakra through the blade, using Hien to increase the length by a foot so as to hope he would catch his opponent even if they tried to dodge

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Chakra Spent: x2 High, x3 Mid
Chakra Left: x1 High, x1 Mid

[3] Seimon (Gate of Life)
Rank: B.
Type: Supplementary.
Range: -
Chakra: High to activate, x2 Mid to sustain.
Handseals: -
Special: Due to the intense flow of chakra released by opening this gate, the user is capable of immediately disrupting any and all genjutsu of c-rank and lower. This gate grants the user increased feats of strength and speed, roughly x4 that of your average shinobi. Upon deactivating this gate, the user will suffer a "fatigue" duration equivalent to the total time the gate's effects were active. During this fatigued period, the player will only be able to use taijutsu-based techniques of a-rank and below.
Description: Located within the spinal cord, the third gate, the Gate of Life, begins to prepare the body for extreme movement and muscle destruction. Enemies without refined dojutsu (any non-Uchiha or Hyuuga) have a very difficult time keeping up with the user's movements, as this gate gives off the appearance of simply vanishing and reappearing on a whim. However, the user's body is left intact for the most part, as this new level brings the user mostly benefits. A notable feature of this gate is that the user's skin suddenly begins to turn red.
Domain: Hachimon - Gate 2.

Sandangamaegiri (Triple Cut)
Rank: B-B-B (A+C)
Type: Offensive / Taijutsu / Kenjutsu
Range: 0 - 5 meters
Chakra: High (Mid)
Special: Learning 'S' rank "Art of Sword Drawing" increases damage by one rank. Damage is calculated per strike. Can be used once per thread, plus one more each time retrained.
Description: Commencing from any position, the user unsheathes, slashes once and then continues on with their forward movement, which allows them to cut the opponent two more times while maintaining their momentum and footing. Regarded as an extremely flashy maneuver, it is also incredibly useful for offensive evasion, as the spinning motion of the user allows them to keep moving and avoid certain attacks.
Domain: Kenjutsu. Battōjutsu 'B'.

Hien (Flying Swallow)
Rank: B.
Type: Offensive.
Range: 1 foot extension.
Chakra: High to cast, Mid to sustain.
Special: Extends the blade of any bladed weapon through chakra by a maximum of twelve inches.
Description: By consciously feeding their chakra into any bladed weapon, the user will manage to extend the length of the weapon by providing an extra extension of visible chakra. This creation will yield an extremely sharp edge that functions like the normal blade itself. By seeing only the user's bladed weaponry, the opponent may miss the Hien and misjudge how far they need to move to avoid an incoming strike. As a result, even if they manage to avoid the metal portion of the blade, the chakra portion may cut into them as well.
Domain: Universal Taijutsu.

[Rui]

To have pushed the boy to his limits, the gap in their power must have been immense. Again, the boy managed to dodge his slash, leaping up, and forward, before disappearing, and reappearing before Kansei, blade wielded. He may have been fast with Taijutsu, but when it came to Kenjutsu, they were at least equal. For every strike sent, Kansei would counter with his own. In fact, he would use the exact same technique as his opponent, and coat his blade with chakra, as well. Raising his leg while he held the sword of his opponent at bay, Kansei would kick Helios in his stomach, hopefully him knocking him back with pure brute force.

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x2 Mid

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1.) Seal of the Bladed Warrior
2.) Chakra Form Manipulation
3.) Weapon Projection
4.) Triple Cut

[Guyviroth]

This guy was starting to get pretty intense with his attacks. Even in the third gate the samurai was able to parry each of Helios' attacks one after the other. As Helios landed on his feet he saw the Samurai's leg rise to attack him. Fortunately while in this mode he was able to notice his movement much better than if he wasn't in the gate. Quickly, spinning on his left foot he spun a 180 turn and quickly unsheathed his sword half way to Sumasshu the Samurai in the side of the head. Regardless if the attack was blocked, parried or dodged, he would attack with a power Draw and Cut to try and catch him as he moved away or after the opponent was disorientated from the previous blow. At this time he would also removed the Hien, conserving his chakra.

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Chakra Used: 3x High, 2x Mid
Chakra Left: 2x Mid
[3] Seimon (Gate of Life)
Rank: B.
Type: Supplementary.
Range: -
Chakra: High to activate, x2 Mid to sustain.
Handseals: -
Special: Due to the intense flow of chakra released by opening this gate, the user is capable of immediately disrupting any and all genjutsu of c-rank and lower. This gate grants the user increased feats of strength and speed, roughly x4 that of your average shinobi. Upon deactivating this gate, the user will suffer a "fatigue" duration equivalent to the total time the gate's effects were active. During this fatigued period, the player will only be able to use taijutsu-based techniques of a-rank and below.
Description: Located within the spinal cord, the third gate, the Gate of Life, begins to prepare the body for extreme movement and muscle destruction. Enemies without refined dojutsu (any non-Uchiha or Hyuuga) have a very difficult time keeping up with the user's movements, as this gate gives off the appearance of simply vanishing and reappearing on a whim. However, the user's body is left intact for the most part, as this new level brings the user mostly benefits. A notable feature of this gate is that the user's skin suddenly begins to turn red.
Domain: Hachimon - Gate 2.

Sumasshu (Smash and Defend)
Rank: C
Type: Defensive / Supplementary / Taijutsu / Kenjutsu
Range: 0 - 5 meters
Chakra: Mid (Low)
Special: Learning 'B' rank "Art of Mental Presence." increases disorientation by half a turn. Once struck, the opponent is left slightly dazed and without a proper guard for half a turn, or one full turn if the prerequisites are reached.
Description: Commencing from any position, the practitioner strikes with the hilt at a frontal opponent's face, forcing him to stumble back, which allows them to follow up with a quick slash or cut. Following the mindset of 'the best defense is a great offense', the user will seek to stop an opponent from throwing an attack out in the first place, leaving them on the defensive and unable to fully utilize their offense.
Domain: Kenjutsu. Iaijutsu 'C'.

Dorokendageki (Draw and Strike)
Rank: D (B+C)
Type: Offensive / Taijutsu / Kenjutsu
Range: 0 - 5 meters
Chakra: Low
Special: Learning 'B' rank "Art of Sword Drawing" increases damage by one rank. Learning 'S' rank version increases damage rank once more.
Description: Commencing from any position, the practitioner draws, thrusts or slashes with the sharp edge of their blade and then quickly sheathes his blade. As they invest more time and practice into the art of offensive sheathing, their overall offensive rating shall increase, which allows their fundamental knowledge to stay relevant, even at the apex of their ability.
Domain: Kenjutsu. Battōjutsu 'D'.

[Rui]

His opponent had managed to cling to his life for longer than he thought, but he would be finished soon. If it wasn’t by the hands of Kansei, it would most likely be because of his constant use of jutsu. As Helios swung the hilt of his blade, Kansei titled his head back, allowing it to past his face. Leaning back forward, before his opponent tried to strike again, he would grip a hold of his neck, squeezing down to strangle him. As far as the slash he used to follow up with, Kansei would counter by using the same tactic.

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x1 Low

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1.) Seal of the Bladed Warrior
2.) Art of the Drawing Sword
3.) Draw and Strike [D]

[Guyviroth]

The Samurai believed he would present a feat of strength to a gates user, although he was about to learn that such a thing is a bit impractical. Helios placed his left hand upon the Samurai's wrist and quickly jerked it from his neck, then strongly pulled the samurai towards him, rearing his right arm back, twisting his hips, and aiming to deliver a brutal, forceful punch right in the middle of his forehead, aiming to smash through the helmet and deliver a knock-out punch if successful. Whether it was or not, after the punch Helios would fall forwards, unconscious that he had used all of his chakra.

"WATASHIWA SHINEN, SHINENZOOO!"

[Rui]

He had been doing everything right, but it just had not been enough. Kansei wanted to finish him a long time ago, but Helios managed to stall him out. Now, it had been coming down to the final moments. With his hand gripped tightly around his throat, he kept choking, but before he could get the last breath from out of the boy, he had grabbed the wrist of Kansei, removing it, and swinging his hand forward to punch him in the face. His helmet would be shattered, and he would be knocked unconscious. Even so, Kansei had a feeling the boy had passed out, as well.