[ST2 - R2] Tyro v. Yokumaru

[King]

the Arena

[/b] have any form of jutsu prepared in your introductory post, and you may not attack until the second round of posting (i.e after your introduction posts). Tyro posts first.[/ul][/justify][/blockquote][/blockquote]

[Tyro]

A tiny yelp escaped from what Akio Akira suspected to be his opponent as his spear may have found it's mark. Ever cautious, the Samurai's left blade, already drawn, would approach the immediate vicinity of his opponent after he had dived through a window. Deliberate and filled with purpose with every stride would his steps be, aware that the ninja could at any point be taking advantage of his lack of sensory ability and attempt to gain the upper hand.

Closer inspection through would reveal a limb body already in the process of decay. But that was all the observation the Samurai could go through before he felt his body again be plucked from reality.

At least this time he felt it, if that was any benefit. Prior he had no recollection of his new location, but his most recent memory of the shinobi's death lingered with him. Now, though, it appeared as if he had teleported back to his starting point. An all too familiar thirty meters away was another figure, definitely not the one he just killed, and by paying special attention the Samurai noticed some changes to the area, namely the debris. There was less of it in their ten meter wide alley, more limited to small pebbles that made audible stepping point, and larger boulders at the sidewalks. The differences most likely mattered not.

The Samurai also noticed a tad more weight about him, and this led to the discovery of his equipment. His swords were again fastened to his hips, a quiver of arrows on his right thigh, and bow on his back for quick usage. He was glad to have them, as well as suspicious as to how he got them.

This was becoming routine, he realized, with a grim feeling he realized the experience we was about to repeat. The figure just thirty meters away, like the one before, would have to die. Some kind of mad game this was.

He charged promptly, knowing what he must do, and hating having to do it.

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Starting Chakra: x1 Massive

All items listed in bio

No preps

Masteries enabled

Goodluck, Circa!

[KEITH]

I, the demon, stood within the heart of the ruined city, marveling in the past destruction which had once come across this place. To those who had admired such things, this place would be like a famous painting of artwork, left for those gawk at, and imagine how such a place came to be. Like a true warrior and shinobi, I made sure I had a photographic memory of my surroundings mapped out within my head, and I knew that in most cases, I would have to use these vary surroundings to capture me my victory. Across the heart of the city, I could see another, and perhaps this man was destined to be my opponent.

No one but fighters had come here, the ones who wanted glory and a prize, those who would fight for anything to achieve this. This place was magical, in the sense that even if you didn’t come here on your own, there was something within your heart that leads you here, to this very place. Some hearts yarn for better, some for honor, and others for prizes. I could only imagine what had brought this other person here.

To my right and my left, there had been two buildings on either side of me, both of them was [5] meters away. Behind me, back [5] meters, there were more buildings, but the ones behind me were closer together and narrower, being [3] meters from each other. The unique thing about these buildings is that some of them were connected with each other, and others were connected with each other because of the creations of holes, and buildings collapsing into each other. I stood loose and ready, and as I would have seen the black figure began to charge into my direction, I would turn to dash and take refuge in the building to my left.

The [5] meters was easily and quickly covered, and I leaped through the window, rolling into the floor as I entered. The Building I was in was [20] meters tall and [10] meters wide all around, and I quickly ran up the stair way of the building, which had been close to the door. I wanted to get to higher ground as quickly as possible. The enter workings of the building had been made of stood, and the staircase was narrow and spiraled up the top of the building (but having a stop on each floor, and the building had three floors, each floor was ten meters from the ceiling).

My destination was the 2nd floor, and I would have probably made good timing with the distance the black man had to cover. I left no trace of evidence in the direction I would have moved after I entered the building, but it would have been pretty easy to guess where I went. Each floor had large [5x5] meter windows on each side of the building.

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Good luck, Tyro.
x1 Massive.
Shinobi weapons, items, and accessories upon me.
Masteries are a GO.

[Tyro]

There he goes....


The scene was becoming even more familiar that it previously was. This opponent using the same tactic as Akio's last, running away to seek refuge in the buildings surrounding them. If Akio's opponent's were going to repeat their tactics, the Samurai felt relatively comfortable repeating his own.

As in his last fight, this opponent had turned his back, the moment he did, submitted to the ignorance of his eyes as easily as rolling onto his back, Akio's tactic changed (of course, his opponent could not see this) and his run met and abrupt stop as his bow was drawn. Without this feet disturbing his aim, this bow could reach a total of 55 meters, well in reach of the opponent's projected building and body.

He was glad to have his arrows back now more than ever as he deftly selected one of special nature and fired it. This would be timed as the opponent came out of his roll into the building (his back still facing away from the Samurai and unable to tell he was attacking so suddenly), the shot was of course difficult considering the angle of firing through the window, but accurate none the less. The bow itself would not be drawn until his opponent was looking away, adding to his advantage.

Assuming this missed however, the Samurai knew better than to stop and await his opponent's judgement. The charge continued until he reached the building front and could survey the staircase, and his opponent nowhere on this immediate floor. He had either fled further, or had become invisible. Akio bet on the former.

Strategy dictated easily though that these odds vastly favored his opponent who had the advantage to set traps into the most obvious route, and had the advantage of surprise. Rushing in would be fool's business, and so Akio did not.

Instead he afforded himself another option, the option of flight, and immediately after reaching near the building the pumps of his feet would bring him closer to the top of the building, the rooftop, atop the highest (third) floor. As with most buildings even in this desperate land, there was also a door leading further down, narrow in it's beginning, but expanding into the larger area of the building's innards.

Upon reaching this rooftop, the bow was stored should opponent be nowhere near and have proceeded inside as he planned to, and the arrow had not hit.

Akio opened this rooftop door making care to do so silently as he then proceeded in, each step with the utmost caution and looking for his opponent who had evaded him, and furthermore doing so silently.

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x1 Mid used

Tenkuuhane (Air Step)[100]
Rank: B
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m)
Type: Supplementary
Handseals: -
Chakra Consumption: Mid to cast, Low to sustain
A more advanced form of the Feather Step, this allows the user to focus even more chakra beneath their feet. Through this method, they are able to create a “platform” beneath the sole of each foot, giving them the ability to stand on the air, itself. Incredibly versatile, this allows the user to quite literally walk over many obstacles that others cannot.

Note: This ability can injure the user if they do not first slow their fall with the Feather Step. By creating this more durable platform, although made of chakra, the natural forces of falling do not simply vanish. This ability only works if the user’s feet are directly beneath them while in the air.

[KEITH]

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Just want to bring up a few things before I get into my method of avoiding the arrow. In your introductory post, you mentioned that you charged in the last portion of your close, you didn't state how much of those [30] meters that you cut down on. In your follow up post, you basically came to a stop (once again not stating the distance you were away from your original starting point), and then fired an arrow off toward my direction. Despite you having a somewhat good bow and arrow, your accuracy may be something to be desired (with your lack of bow and arrow techniques). So, I think it is safe to assume that your accuracy, despite what you say might not be so good. The key to this all, is distance, perhaps if you were close enough, you could have hit me, but if I am too fire, and also hidden within a house, that would be dark to you or maybe dimly lit from distance away, it might be harder to get that hit. So, I will be fair and say that you at least covered [20] meters before you shot the arrow.

This would be timed as the opponent came out of his roll into the building (his back still facing away from the Samurai and unable to tell he was attacking so suddenly), the shot was of course difficult considering the angle of firing through the window, but accurate none the less.

With my entry through the window I had broken into a success, I would follow up with a roll into the abandoned and empty building, though unbeknownst to me, and arrow would have cut through the air, striking the way just an inch behind my neck (assuming the upper body was the target, though you wasn't too specific). I could feel the vibrations through my chain mail the air had connected with, which had protect me. I didn't stop or cease my movements at all because of this; I kept on advancing forward up the narrow stoned staircase, built of the same stone material as the house. By the time I would have reached the second floor, I would have begun drawing kunai from my holster and lacing with an ivory textile.

The way the staircase was built into the floor made it easier to locate the windows, and on every floor, they would all be in the same place. The window to the right of me would have been down [5] meters from me, and the one against a wall just ahead of me was [5] meters away. I stayed within the staircase, trying to see if I could wait for the enemy to make his way up the staircase, and if he would have tried, out of the five kunai that I had drawn, I threw one to the top of it, waiting to erupt on anyone who dared to travel up it. It was in-between the base of the first floor and the second floor.

If one was to rush up or down the stairs, it could have surely been missed. My back was to the staircase slightly, I was at an angle, which had given me a chance to see more of the three windows that was before me, besides the one that was once a head of me and to the wall, and not it was more so toward my back way. I could easily view the window which had been above the front door of the building, the back door, and the left side of it, only the right side of the building was sort of in my blind spot, but it was hard to see me through the windows.

The charge continued until he reached the building front and could survey the staircase, and his opponent nowhere on this immediate floor. He had either fled further, or had become invisible. Akio bet on the former.

Strategy dictated easily though that these odds vastly favored his opponent who had the advantage to set traps into the most obvious route, and had the advantage of surprise. Rushing in would be fool's business, and so Akio did not.

Instead he afforded himself another option, the option of flight, and immediately after reaching near the building the pumps of his feet would bring him closer to the top of the building

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I am just presuming that you not rushing up to the top means that you took your time, no?

As I would have continued to watch out for any changes that would occur outside, I couldn’t believe my eyes when I had seen the man who had been my opponent, casually floating to my window. By the time his head would have reached have the windows height, I would have flung a kunai at him, throwing it was quickly as I possibly could. Its mark wasn’t the man himself, but it was the window he had been moving so close to as he ascended (I assume you were pretty close, since you were able to examine the inside of the house and the staircase, within [5] meters). I formulated a single seal as the man’s head would just come after the half the height of the window, and it had been about two meters away from his left front (due to where I had stood inside of the building, and since you were so focused on getting to the top, you might have overlooked checking the second floor, which you didn’t state checking).

The purpose of this first explosion was to cause a distraction, but do some damage, and the man would have been well within the kunai’s range. Smoke would cover his vision, and glass shattering before him, and whether I had seen him continue his climb to the top or not, I would have thrown two more of the original five kunai I had drawn, though their trajectory was a bit higher. It would have flown out of the window at the [4x5] meter mark, and then exploded as well, covering a grand total of a [5x8] meter area. With one kunai left, and the smoke still blocking the vision of the man, and my own of him, I would take back into the staircase.

I would have more than likely not have been caught by the man, since I didn’t think he had any techniques to seen me through the smoke or anything.

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4/20 Kunai
3/30 Explosive Notes

Fuubaku Houjin (Exploding Seal Method Formation)
Rank: D
Range: -
Type: Supplementary
Handseals: 1
Chakra Consumption: Low
Fuubaku Houjin is a Ninjutsu technique used by shinobi in conjunction with common explosive devices such as exploding notes. With this, the user can choose when their explosives detonate, opposed to being at the mercy of a countdown.

Note: This ability allows the user detonate his or her explosive notes, opposed to allowing them to be "timed" explosives. Without this technique, the user cannot automatically detonate their tags.

CHAKRA CONSUMED: x3 Lows
CHAKRA RESERVED: x3 Highs, x2 Mids, x1 Low

I also mapped out the windows now.

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[Tyro]

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First and foremost, I'm going to respond to the Archery clause you put into OOC. Nowhere on site does it state that before you can fire a bow accurately, you need to first have the techniques. The techniques listed in Archery you'll notice are all bonuses to standard point-and-fire that you'd have in real life (i.e. firing more than one arrow at the same time, firing another arrow before the two second delay), but nothing states that you need a technique to be accurate. That would be akin to saying that ninja need a technique before they may throw a kunai accurately [which mind you is more difficult than firing a bow, and even should you take that route of argument, I too can say that Samurai (who rely much more on weaponry) would have vastly more experience shooting than a ninja).

The only plausible argument there is that the building may be dark, but you did not state that either and so I'm assuming that whatever light source we have is spilling into this building as well. I am not, however, going to argue over whether my arrow hit you or not, if you wish to dodge, take the dodge, but that is the first objection I need to make.

Success....

(Circa)I could feel the vibrations through my chain mail the air had connected with, which had protect me.

(Tyro) He was glad to have his arrows back now more than ever as he deftly selected one of special nature and fired it

Excellent judgement had been made in Akio's decision of ammunition, although the Samurai would be too far to truly be able to take the vision of the success. The Tazer Arrow that the Samurai had fired would move close to his opponent, but slip past him by an incredibly narrow margin while he continued into the building and out of sight, but unbeknownst to the Samurai, the effect must have been felt to some degree at the very least.

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In case you're confused, I fired an arrow of special ammunition (quoted above) in my post, not a regular spear-tipped arrow. I normally would just give the dodge, because the arrow did in fact miss. However, being that these arrows are of a special design with live electricity coursing through them, as well as the fact that your armor is chainmail based, by passing so closely to you, and you're body being conductive, this arrow would still take an effect as you moved. What I've settled for, because it was not a direct hit, is that you were hit and continued to move (you had momentum on your side anyway) and went along with the rest of your post, but are slowed to a considerable degree after being shocked by the arrow.

Akio continued his airwalk after finding his opponent nowhere in the immediate first floor. He continued his air-walk up the building, just five meters from the entrance where immediately above on the second floor there would be the first window. He was still taking his time, utilizing caution to it's maximum potency while the heard the chink, right in front of him. The chink of metal on cement, a weapon striking the current landscape of the two. That was what made him avert his current path.

He backed up while still ascending (the sound had come from his front, by the window he was currently passing. As his head came over the entrance of the window, the light provided by the openings of two windows his opponent was creviced in would give away his opponent's position.

(Tyro) Upon reaching this rooftop, the bow was stored should opponent be nowhere near

His bow was still in hand, and with all the haste in the world another arrow of special variety would be loosed while his opponent would be stalwartly looking at him. Akio prepared for movement, the life-changing split-second between the deer and the hunter before the deer realized his life would end. The moment was comparable to that as he look the slightest millisecond to determine if his opponent would move in any direction and then fire with a slight lead to intercept him. From just a little over five meters, given the arrows speed, his dodge could have been all-too insignificant. The Samurai however gave his opponent a dubious credit in that he believed his opponent would indeed escape his attack, and due to this thought he prepared himself for a following assault or defense depending on his opponent's reactions.

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This is what happened here:

(Circa)
By the time his head would have reached have the windows height, I would have flung a kunai at him, throwing it was quickly as I possibly could.

You threw a kunai into the window when I was just five meters away from it. My Samurai can hear that sound, and from the posting descriptions above, decides to move away from the window deciding you are near.

(Circa) I formulated a single seal as the man’s head would just come after the half the height of the window

(Circa) Each floor had large [5x5] meter windows on each side of the building.

Akio's height in meters in ~1.9. By the time my head reaches the middle of the window, most of my body will as well, which means that I can see you looking at me while you wait to detonate your tags, and acted accordingly. Should my arrow above hit, consider it to have interrupted your seal.

Besides this, according to the map you drew ( I may be wrong on this point) you are not too far from the tagged kunai (that is embedded in the window) yourself, so exploding that prematurely may hurt you. I however decided to back away from the noise and am effectively away from the radius of the explosion.)

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-1 Taser Arrow
-1 ? Arrow

Chakra Used: x1Mid, x1 Low (for continued air-walk).


Taser Arrows
Rank: B
Type: Secondary, Melee/Range
Special: 10 Arrows / Pack
Description: Arrows can come in multiple shapes and sizes, depending upon the user's choice. The average length of an arrow from tip to fletching is 27''; however this special arrow has a unique feature to its tip, which is a dual tip point that releases a small jolt of electrical current into their body. The electricity surges through their body for one post before its effects dissipates. This arrow cause paralysis in the general area it strikes, inhibiting movements of those it successfully makes contact with.
Cost: 5000 Ryo / Pack

[King]

I talked this out with both players via YIM. Tyro will be resposting, reacting to the event of the tagged-kunai detonating mid-flight and thusly creating a thick smoke-screen between the two combatants.

Tyro is free to retry his archery attempt; however, the smoke-screen will be up before you're able to accurately pin-point Yokumaru and fire with the precision you detailed in your post. If you'd like to take a gamble, you're still welcome to.

Edit: It should also be noted that Tyro's initial arrow did have the aforementioned effects. He doesn't need to have the techniques to fire accurately, just like we don't have to have techniques to throw kunai accurately. You're free to dodge, but due to the armor and electrical circuit, you'll be moving 50% slower for three posts, Circa.

[Tyro]

Akio continued his airwalk after finding his opponent nowhere in the immediate first floor. He continued his air-walk up the building, just five meters from the entrance where immediately above on the second floor there would be the first window. He was still taking his time, utilizing caution to it's maximum potency. His small journey would be interrupted when the explosion occurred in front of him.

The window and wall in front of him exploded into a fine dust, tiny bits of rubble and glass making barely audible ticks against his armor while the force carried them away from the epicenter. Instinct would carry the Samurai's next actions; among his people inaction was frowned upon and when one spent too much time of conscious thought they amounted to inaction, so his next movements were wrought out all too naturally.

He was guided by several thoughts that collided into his mind for consideration. The first being his current location below a window, and the fact that his enemy was hidden and safely presumed to be near. The second that he knew that once the enemy had brought himself out of sight, he was free to surprise Akio (though the Samurai grew incredibly tired of the saying "expect the unexpected", this scenario proved the idiom most true as the explosion hardly managed to startle him as much as it demanded his action). The third was the surveillance that he had managed on his location: since the inception of this fight he had been able to take notice of his opponent travelling up the staircase positioned on the first floor. The explosion was timed well enough that Akio immediately suspected his opponent had a visual on him, but his head had hardly breached the window.

[Circa]The window to the right of me would have been down [5] meters from me

The only way for his opponent to have seen him, was for his opponent to have been above him. The only way for his opponent to be above him, was if his opponent was still on the staircase. These thoughts (which took nanoseconds to be born and comprehended for a warrior so accustomed to battle) would guide his defense.

Foremost, Akio backed up from the explosion, his movement masked by the explosion as he air-walked backwards an additional three meters. His left hand still held his bow, a near essential element to his counter-offense as it was raised into position with an arrow nocked almost instantly. Of course, he had no idea where his opponent was exactly, an accurate shot was impossible, but he fired regardless.

The arrow would strike far off target from his opponent's body, instead flying past his body, striking further up the stairs behind him and releasing it's contents. The arrow's designation of course was hidden due to the smoke as well. Immediately after, another was nocked.

Besides this, Akio (unable to truly discern his opponent's destination) would continue to back-pedal, aiming to put some distance between his opponent. The following two exploding kunai were too far to damage him , and their trajectory caught in too much smoke to track. Akio instead sought the keep the stairs in his sights while backing up, putting an additional three meters between him and the window and keeping the stairs in sight.

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Chakra Used: x1Mid, x1 Low (for continued air-walk).

-1 ? Arrow

[KEITH]

I watched as everything I seen happened before my eyes. I was sure he would have been caught, but I wouldn't be able to see through the smoke. So, I waited where I had drawn my kunai, watching as the smoke would slowly begin to fade away. I was so excited and focus, I hadn't noticed the arrow which would have erupted through the smoke. I stood there, looking on into the smoke.

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[Tyro]

[Tyro]The arrow would strike far off target from his opponent's body, instead flying past his body, striking further up the stairs behind him and releasing it's contents. The arrow's designation of course was hidden due to the smoke as well. Immediately after, another was nocked.

Success

As far as the Samurai could count success as the arrow found a mark past his opponent's position. Again his view of the effect was hidden from him, but it took less than a second before this minor disturbance was fixed.

Napalm Arrow
Rank: C-Rank
Type: Ranged / Area of Affect
Range: 4 meter radius
Special: 2 per pack
Description: Napalm arrows are designed specifically for area-denial and large area of affect damage. Each arrow ends in a small, aerodynamically shaped glass container that contains sticky napalm jelly. When a napalm arrow is fired and the glass container hits a target, it shatters, creating a spark that instantly ignites the napalm jelly into a roaring fire. Once ignited, this jelly burns for 15 seconds (3 turns), doing a D-rank of fire damage to anything within the radius for each turn. After 15 seconds, the napalm is completely burnt up and only a smoldering black mark on the ground is left. Napalm by its characteristics is water-proof.
Cost: 1000 Ryo / Pack

The arrow exploded into a napalm explosion releasing it's contents as planned. The arrow (though definitely missing the target), had emptied too far up the stairs to have an effect on the enemy. Regardless, any travel further up the stairs would be blocked by fire for fifteen seconds.

In the more present moment though, Akio was now eleven meters away from the window, and sixteen meters from his opponent, with a special arrow nocked. Both men were waiting for the smoke to clear. The open air and vast expanse of the world allowed the smokescreen to clear off into the distance rather quickly. As it happened, however, Akio had the aid of a roaring fire to outline his opponent's frame long before the smoke had completely disappeared, and brought much more light into the smokescreen, the source aiding the Samurai's eyes, but not the enemy's.

The arrow would be fired at the earliest moment that the smokescreen dissipated enough for an accurate shot to his opponent's torso. Akio's moment of attack however had a vast chance of coming before his opponent's due to the enhanced firelight, and his opponent had sought to wait until the smokescreen disappeared tactically preparing nothing and being very inactive. The Samurai would not have been impressed.

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Chakra Used: 1 Mid; 2 Lows (for continued air-walk)

-1 Napalm Arrow
-1 ? Arrow

[KEITH]

I surrender.

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