Moonlit Clash (Matsu vs Yokata)

[Kazegetsu Matsu]

-The Fighting area is 100 meters by 50 meters (the length of the beach).
-We start 20 meters apart.
-No attacking on the first turn.

Commence Battle.

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Matsu was sitting cross legged in the sand, his sword resting on his shoulders. The soothing sound of waves lapping at the shore helped soothe the young Samurai's nerves, almost like his worries were being carried away by the receding waves. He was calm, his mind becoming more focused. Matsu opened his eyes at the sounds of footsteps on sand, the indication that his opponent was here. The Samurai stood, placing his katana back through the loop on the side of his hakama. Glancing up, he saw his enemy; Yokata. "So you came after all," Matsu called to his friend.

[yokata]

"Pick up the dice." The dealer called out, "Now throw them down the board." In a manner that made him seem under a subservient spell, Yokata did as the dealer instructed. With that the dream ended in a sudden flash of intense aurora. He attributed this to his subconscious knowing that he was to fight soon a samurai from the order for a chance at honor. Awake, he stretched himself out in the sand before he took a stand. Yo replaced his kimono and brushed off the excess dirt and sand that clung to its fine threads and tarnished the dye. While walking toward the battle ground, Yokata frowned but stood and took his ground. "So you came after all," his samurai friend and opponent said loud.

"I wouldn't miss a dance just to drown!"

[Kazegetsu Matsu]

The young smirked at his friend’s odd ways, but the smile soon faded. Yokata was his friend but he would show no quarter, Matsu was determined to do the same. Taking a deep breath Matsu closed his eyes, when he reopened them he was a different person. The warmth that once filled his eyes, leaving them a brilliant gold, was replaced with an intense coldness; the color of his eyes almost appeared as if they were made of a dull bronze rather than the warm gold they had once been. Matsu’s right arm stretched high into the sky before coming back down in a counterclockwise motion to rest on the tang of his sword, Gekki. The man’s body turned as he brought his right foot forward, showing yokata only his right side.

There was only one way Matsu could bring himself to fight this man before him; that was to view the man as his enemy. “Prepare yourself…” Matsu breathed as every memory of this man was drained from the recesses of his mind, replacing them with only thoughts of hatred and wrongs done to him. Without further warning the Samurai commenced his attack.

Matsu lunged forward, and began to sink his torso low to the ground. The gap between the two friends closed quickly, leaving merely two meters between the two. Nibigiri. With all of his strength Matsu tore Gekki from its sheath, slashing first to the top right, his second strike coming from down to the bottom left just before sheathing.* His assault did not stop there however; bounding backwards to give himself some room, Matsu slowly began to focus chakra into the sword in his sheath**. What Yokata didn’t k now is that when Matsu next attacked, the strike would be harder to block then he could ever imagine. Hand on hilt, Matsu returned once more to his fighting stance as he waited for his opponents counter.

[҉] Battojutsu (Art of the Drawing Sword)
Rank: D, C, B
Type: Defensive / Taijutsu / Kenjutsu
Range: 0 - 5 meters
Special: Allows the swordsman to deflect basic attacks of equal or lower rank, in conjunction with other, more advanced moves within the style.
Description: An offensive nature of fighting, all Battojutsu practitioners will tend to stand in looser patterns, letting their steel fly and attack at often irregular angles. Unlike its defensive counterpart, this form allows for quicker, more deliberate strikes, making it deadly in the hands of a true master.
Domain: Kenjutsu

* [҉]Nibaigiri (Double Cut)
Rank: C
Type: Offensive / Taijutsu / Kenjutsu
Range: 0 - 5 meters
Special: Rank of strikes depends on the user's highest 'Battojutsu' rank. Damage is calculated per strike. Can be used once per thread, plus one more each time retrained.
Description: Commencing from a kneeling position, the practitioner rises and draws, making a rising strike on the draw and a dropping strike as he sheathes.The movement is flashy and hard to trace, leaving unguarded opponent's in trouble.
Domain: Kenjutsu. Battojutsu 'C'.

**[҉]Shinkirou (Mirage)
Rank: D,C,B
Type: Offensive / Specialized Ninjutsu
Range: Weapon Only
Special: Creates a mirage like effect across and around the Katana's blade, which makes it appear as if the sword is slithering or vibrating, similar to the phenomonon caused by looking down a long road in the summer, making it harder to judge where the razor sharp blade is. The effect gets stronger every time retrained.
Description: By channeling their pure chakra through the blade, a samurai is able to create a strange veil around the length of their blade. This veil gives off the illusion that the blade is writhing, squirming, and shifting, making it hard to judge the exact angle and distance from which the sword is coming. The base effect is barely noticable, merely looking like the blade is flicking to the side by only a few inches every few seconds. However at the highest rank the illusion given off is that of the blade violently whipping around, the entire blade becoming a blur of motion that is nearly sickening to look at.
Domain: Samurai Clan

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[yokata]

A chill from the wind that blew the soft swells into breaking on the sandy beach made the hair on the back of Yokata's neck stand up. The enthusiasm for the moment was high but happiness was far off and dried by the coldness in his opponents eyes. Matsu raised his hand high and exposed his right side, to Yo though, this was no surprise as his hand moved closer to his still sheathed blade.

Quick and sudden Matsu made a jump and prone maneuver that unfolded in a timing he had unaccounted for. The blade of his friend came forth, first from a high right, followed by a left sweep from a lower angle. The power of Yokata's raw chakra surged from his core to the kashiri and down to the kisaki, exceeding it by twelve meters.

Utilizing his ability to perform the Sashibae, he drew his own blade through the acquired art of training Battojutsu and hit hard in combination to counter. "Isolate within yourself!" he grunted. The steel and chakra clashed but this was not the end, however. In Yokata's counter swings were an additional might powered by the Suitoru and he couldn't stop himself from letting go of a grin at the moment of its initiation.

Sashibae (Weapon Projection)
Rank: D
Type: Supplementary / Specialized Ninjutsu
Range: Self
Special: Can create any simple, non-special weapon shape as an extension of a current weapon. Each rank of the user's Chakra Form Manipulation also briefly extends the weapon's length/size by up to 4 meters before returning to normal size, for a maximum of 20.
Description: As its name implies, this variation to the Chakra Form Manipulation grants the samurai the ability of enhancing a plain, solid weapon with chakra extensions. Taking the shape of the current weapon in use, the Samurai's pure chakra now coats their weapon, adding a unique versatility to their approach in combat.
Domain: Samurai.

Battojutsu (Art of the Drawing Sword)
Rank: C
Type: Defensive / Taijutsu / Kenjutsu
Range: 0 - 5 meters
Special: Allows the swordsman to deflect basic attacks of equal or lower rank, in conjunction with other, more advanced moves within the style.
Description: An offensive nature of fighting, all Battojutsu practitioners will tend to stand in looser patterns, letting their steel fly and attack at often irregular angles. Unlike its defensive counterpart, this form allows for quicker, more deliberate strikes, making it deadly in the hands of a true master.
Domain: Kenjutsu

Suitoru (Weapon Absorption)
Rank: A
Type: Supplementary / Specialized Ninjutsu
Range: Self
Special: Allows the Samurai to absorb up to 10% of their victim's chakra source per prologued contact. Victim's experience paralyzing shocks when coming in contact with the Samurai's enhanced chakra blade.
Description: Being able to severe the chakra connection between their cutters and themselves means the Samurai has understood many of the basic and mid-level challenges behind chakra manipulation, making them ready for the next step - absorption. With this enhancement, the user is able to create a unique string within their chakra creations that absorbs any foreign chakra in comes in contact with, allowing the Samurai to either make it their own or use it to fuel a current attack.
Domain: Samurai.

[King]

Judgment

[Kazegetsu Matsu]

Upon bounding backwards Matsu noticed something was wrong, none of his attacks had hit; he hadn’t even clashed with his opponent. Upon closer inspection of his footsteps in the sand Matsu realized that he had been further from his opponent the he had realized when he attacked, probably trickery of the moonlight in the darkness of the night. I’ll have to be more careful then I Originally thought…the Samurai thought to himself. Oh well, the entire ordeal hadn’t been a waste; it had allowed Matsu to force his opponent into revealing his trump too early. Even in the dim light of the moon Matsu could see the glowing string of Chakra gently flowing in the wind, one end attached to his opponent’s sword. He wasn’t exactly sure what it could do but he didn’t want to find out.

Without giving his opponent a chance to attack Matsu drew his sword and sent a single crescent of chakra 4 meters wide roughly a foot in front of his opponent, upon impact with the beach the chakra exploded, sending sand flying up and around where his opponent currently was. Not waiting a second more, Matsu rushed his opponent in a zigzag formation until finally he was behind his opponent. As he swung his sword this time, the blade was followed by an arch of white, one that held a fun surprise for his opponent.

Current Weapon:
Kihaku no Seijun - Gekka
Rank: B
Type: Main/ Specialty/ Melee
Special: Samurai Only - Each Sword's Name and Design must be created by each individual user. The Katana's name must have the Suffix "Kihaku no Seijun"- Unique
Description: Forged from a strange, chakra absorbing ore harvested from the highest mountain peaks in the Land of Iron, These series of swords have the unique ability of channeling chakra through their blades, producing some interesting effects. For some odd reason the sword only reacts to the pure chakra used by the samurai. While each blade is forged using the same techniques, no two of these katana ever look the same or have the same name, for every order is custom designed to fit the customer's individual fighting style. The sword must still retain the basic shape of a Katana.
Weapon Appearance: While retaining the form of a standard Katana, Gekka still has a unique appearance. The blade is six inches longer then that of your standard katana, and is a deep, ebony in color, making it quite useful for missions late at night. The Tsuba, or hand guard, of Gekka is in the shape of a two crescent moons back to back, interlaced in such a way that the rims of the moon can not only block an incoming blade but also deals puncture damage if the opponent is hit with them. Below the Tsuba is the blade's Tang. The tangs wrapped in a pristine and radiant white cord, while the decorations below the chord are done once more in an ebony. On the bottom of the pommel is a ebony blade in the shape of a crescent moon, useful for splitting helms and counter-attacking.

Currently used Justu

[҉]Chakra no Shouaku (Chakra of Holding)
Rank: C, B
Type: Offensive / Specialized Ninjutsu
Range: Self
Special: Creates an Arch of Chakra that pours from the backside of the blade when it is swung. If the swing hits the opponent, the chakra arch will pin the opponent to the ground or a piece of nearby scenery until the chakra disperses. The higher the level the longer the opponent will be pinned to the spot where he was struck. At C Rank the chakra lasts half a turn, a turn at B Rank, and 2 Turns at A Rank.
Description: Whilst swinging his sword, a Samurai may pour his chakra into the blade of his Katana. The result of this procedure is a shimering arch of chakra that follows the swing of the Katana. Upon making contact with an opponent the chakra arch solidifies, impaling the part of the enemy that was hit to the ground or his surroundings. The Chakra then causes a temporary paralysis until the chakra disperses. At the lowest rank the Chakra "nails" the opponent for five seconds, but upon further training, one can increase that time to fifteen seconds, leaving more then enough time to get in a second attack of the Samura's choice.
Domain: Samurai Clan

[҉] Chakura no Kishu (Chakra Form Manipulation)
Rank: D, C, B
Type: Supplementary / Specialized Ninjutsu
Range: Self
Special: Base for all Samurai techniques.
Description: The most innate and basic of all Samurai abilities, this technique acts as the base to all of the armored warriors chakra related abilities. Although samurai don't use handseals and jutsu, they nonetheless have learned to bypass seals as a medium for their chakra, using instead in its raw form and manipulating it to their bidding, usually in the form of an offensive weapon. As the Samurai grows more experienced with this technique, their creations become grander and grander.
Domain: Samurai.

[҉] Sorekiri (Weapon Deployment)
Rank: B
Type: Supplementary / Specialized Ninjutsu
Range: 0 - 50 meters
Special: Allows the Samurai to release their chakra cutters in a projectile like form after swinging them towards their target. Traveling distance depends on the Samurai's Chakra Form Manipulation rank, with default starting at 10 meters and growing 10 more with each new rank.
Description: Now that the samurai has gotten familiar with creating bladed chakra weaponry with and without the assistance of a base, they are able to propel their creations into a straight, linear form. Fast moving and dangerous, the chakra cutters rely their size, shape, strength and power entirely on how well the Samurai has honed and trained their chakra manipulations skills.
Domain: Samurai.

[yokata]

"What madness is this?" he said in astonishment. The grace of his opponents movements precision with the blade made him distraught in wonder of how nothing had came of the actions taken, despite the chakra enhancing supplementation of Yokata's katana and the way he had drawn it. "Maybe fate has a silver spoon its mouth sideways but I'm battle-ready always!"

There was a fierceness in his deep voice. The argent moon beamed its dim light on the surroundings, its cast foreboding; however Yokata waited in blind anticipation for the moves Matsu would be making. The samurai looked at each other but it was his opponent who took the surprise attack before he could take an action. A flurry of sand exploded as magnificent crescents of chakra exploded around him into the ground.

Instinctively, his head went down to protect his eyes from being damaged and blinded by the cloud. Though it was of little resolve, hazy plumes of sand drained away the visibility of what was happening around at the battleground. The dirt penetrated Yokata's skin, the resulting pain felt like it was burning into him. It was so much so that he had to step back some and lean forward some to compensate for the pseudo-shrapnel thrown at him. The sound of waves cut out.

I never played well with others in the Sandbox, anyway. He pushed back the pain!

"Throwing sand at me, eh?" he said as he stepped back from the blast and rapidly withdrew one handed from his obi three packs of Makibishi which he scattered immediately in a semi-circle out-forward and to the sides of his position knowing that anyone moving in towards him would not see them with all the destruction.

After this action Yokata braced himself and stood firm on the ground to guard his position.

A couple seconds that seemed to be a moment elapsed and nothing had come to pass. He thought for sure he was slowed enough or had tripped so he looked up and took the attack. Although blind to what there was to see, Yokata channeled his chakra into the same creation Matsu made to disrupt the landscape, through and out his blade in a linear low-angle formation. He did not move during this usage, instead he awaited brazenly for the sand to settle so he could see what happened or feel what may be defeat.

1st Pack: Makibishi (Ground Spikes)
Rank: D
Type: Secondary / Ranged
Special: 20 per Pack.
Description: Makibishi are small, sharp objects that are mainly used to inhibit someone from walking in a certain direction or area, since they would injure the ninja's feet if they tried to walk over them. Although ineffective when used individually, they can severely cripple a whole enemy unit with appropriate use.
2nd Pack: Makibishi (Ground Spikes)
Rank: D
Type: Secondary / Ranged
Special: 20 per Pack.
Description: Makibishi are small, sharp objects that are mainly used to inhibit someone from walking in a certain direction or area, since they would injure the ninja's feet if they tried to walk over them. Although ineffective when used individually, they can severely cripple a whole enemy unit with appropriate use.
3rd Pack: Makibishi (Ground Spikes)
Rank: D
Type: Secondary / Ranged
Special: 20 per Pack.
Description: Makibishi are small, sharp objects that are mainly used to inhibit someone from walking in a certain direction or area, since they would injure the ninja's feet if they tried to walk over them. Although ineffective when used individually, they can severely cripple a whole enemy unit with appropriate use.

Chakura no Kishu (Chakra Form Manipulation)
Rank: D, C, B
Type: Supplementary / Specialized Ninjutsu
Range: Self
Special: Base for all Samurai techniques.
Description: The most innate and basic of all Samurai abilities, this technique acts as the base to all of the armored warriors chakra related abilities. Although samurai don't use handseals and jutsu, they nonetheless have learned to bypass seals as a medium for their chakra, using instead in its raw form and manipulating it to their bidding, usually in the form of an offensive weapon. As the Samurai grows more experienced with this technique, their creations become grander and grander.
Domain: Samurai.

Kyuushen (Weapon Sharpness)
Rank: D, C, B
Type: Supplementary / Specialized Ninjutsu
Range: Self
Special: Determines the strength of a Samurai's chakra creation.
Description: A basic training technique that supplements all of the Samurai's chakra creations, this will determine the sharpness and strength behind their chakra manipulation.
Domain: Samurai.

[҉] Sorekiri (Weapon Deployment)
Rank: B
Type: Supplementary / Specialized Ninjutsu
Range: 0 - 50 meters
Special: Allows the Samurai to release their chakra cutters in a projectile like form after swinging them towards their target. Traveling distance depends on the Samurai's Chakra Form Manipulation rank, with default starting at 10 meters and growing 10 more with each new rank.
Description: Now that the samurai has gotten familiar with creating bladed chakra weaponry with and without the assistance of a base, they are able to propel their creations into a straight, linear form. Fast moving and dangerous, the chakra cutters rely their size, shape, strength and power entirely on how well the Samurai has honed and trained their chakra manipulations skills.
Domain: Samurai.

[Kazegetsu Matsu]

The sound of an Explosion echoed behind him as his opponent attempted to use a similar trick; however it was already too late. Matsu bit his tongue as the makibishi penetrated his sandals, the small spikes digging into his feet. Still, nothing could deter the strike that had already been thrown and Gekki swooped under his opponent’s blade and into the back of Tokata’s leg, pinning the young man’s leg to the sand. Without waiting for an attempt at a second strike, the young samurai placed the tip of the sword to his opponent’s neck as Yokata sank to his knees. “I expected so much more…” Matsu remarked, his sword raising high above Yokata’s exposed neck. “I win…”

He would do the right thing, the thing that would honor the both of them. Matsu’s arm came down, but it wasn’t the blade that returned to Yokata, it was Matsu’s hand. The sound of metal scrapping wood rang through the air as Gekki was returned to his scabbard with Matsu’s free hand. “Can you stand?” he asked, allowing the chakra in his friend’s leg to disperse. The samurai helped his friend to his feet, before helping the man hobble out of the arena. Two men entered the fray that day, and both left with their lives intact.

Fight Over!