As the sound of the elevator opened raucous cheers and shouts would start to echo. Stands containing several equally skeevy looking individuals with money in hand were jeering at what seemed to be a small arena of sorts. Not large enough to warrant a colosseum yet not small enough to warrant small time gig. The spectators measured in perhaps the low ten to twenty range. You could do a head count rather quickly. In this little arena which was to a degree about thirty feet deep a battle between what appeared to be a chicken wearing metal talons and cat was taking place. Several hisses and caw later and feathers would shoot out the arena as what seemed to be a majority of the crowd cheering with the rest looking irritated or frowning.
The Skeevy man would approach a man in a blue suit. There seemed to announcement booth up some flight of steps. Inside behind the orange tinted windows was a man bearing the markings of an Inuzuka. Largely built, face as gruff as any dogs, and next to him a german Sheppard and Doberman both with looks of glazed steel in their eyes. He'd announce "That's all she wrote! While I hate to give credit to a cat the c**k of the walk just couldn't handle the pressure of the this cat walk! AM I RIGHT FELLAS! the man in blue signed something and like that Maric would find himself being collared via an act of what seemed like magnet release. "You might be in luck, if your dog friend here can make it to the top boss may be interested in making a purchase." the man which had been accompanying Maric thus far rubbed his hands like any skeev before adressing him "Hear that boy? Better make daddy proud."
"Tally up your stacks! Cuz we're going on intermission! As always we'll be setting up a new bracket! As per scheduled events, you know the drill. Two rounds n we're going on lunch break. Then the grand finale and the winner getting the chance of duking it out with the dukes for that sweet grand prize!" Maric if he stayed true to character would then be dragged along. He'd find himself in a dimly lit room with the sound of animals making various crys. He'd then be put into a cage barely large enough to fit his form where he would then be left to wait and think of his next move.
Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 7:26 am
___________________________Hajime Asuhara _________________________________________________Ashes, The Rain and I
Hajime had been following along closely, sticking by the cute Uchiha. Kenshin seemed to be dutiful, but he vaguely remembered hearing something about him from Lord Belamos. When they arrived at the home, his nose scrunched, he hadn't smelled that in a long while. It'd been a good bit since he'd been on the battlefield and it was obvious the smell of blood was getting to him. "I need to step outside, for a moment, I'll be back." He told Kenshin, before responding to the Uchiha, "Aye, we will get the b*****d, ugh excuse me. Oooh, nonono, you're quite alright!" He could tell she was upset with her self, that cute blush, the look in her eyes behind those adorable glasses. He was shaking his head and waving his hands in a pattern that resembled, no. Ahhh he hated to see girls upset, cute guys too, but mainly girls. "I should have introduced myself first. I am Hajime Asuhara, Ninja of Arashikagure, formerly of Kirigakure. I am an apprentice of Lord Belamos Karna. It is a pleasure to make your aquaintence, Miss Freya." He gave her a very respectful bow during all of the formalities, before Haji' excused himself and stepped into the night. His head cocked up, staring into the sky, the stars seemed to be the same size as they were on the ground, but the view was magnificent. After a few minutes he heard Freya speak, about finding something and slipped inside. "Scent eh? Wish I had a better ability to track like that." He stated on the offhand before perking at the orders he was given by Kenshin, he stood at attention and gave a salute, before taking the Police Radio. "Yes sir I'll head right there, if you two run into trouble, let me know, I'll be there as soon as possible. I wanna get a few good hits in, eh?" He told them giving both a thumbs up and a smirk. "See ya in a bit, Freya." He beamed a smile at her, specifically, before turning and heading out. Soon he'd be bouncing along rooftops till he arrived at the City's Hospital
In Selina’s two bedroom apartment she paced desperately the hallway that lined the distance between her bedroom and the kitchen. She entered both rooms as she continued to rant to herself. “Telling me to go home! It’s like he thinks he’s my father!” She shouted, along with various other quotas of her ranting. She was madder than a hoot owl at the fact that she was forced to leave the APD. And even though she was shaved and dressed, she had no idea where to go. Therefore, she decided instead to just pace and rant.
Selina’s apartment was rather standard. It entered into the kitchen which then had a hallway which connected to the spare bedroom, then the restroom, and then finally her master bedroom. She had closets in the hallway as well as her bedroom, and everything was relatively standard in terms of flourishing. The only thing not standard is that everything in the apartment, from the colors of the wall to the curtains on the windows, was a shade of pink. Not the same shade so that it looked gaudy, but the home had a very pastel, young girl feel to it. It was her first time having her own place to live, and when the designers asked for color ideas, all she had for them was pink. Thankfully she loved how it all turned out.
Selina stopped her pacing as she crashed down on her bed. She rolled to her side and grabbed a nearby plushie as she then gave it a hard squeeze. “I bet Kenshin is never forced to go home early.” She mumbled under her breath. She sat up and took a deep sigh. There was a part of her which was glad that she was away from the precinct. For one thing, Selina put her APD mask in a draw and has taken great delight to not giving it a second look since. For another thing, she felt like she was able to stop smelling the unpleasant stench of BO and coffee which reeked from the building. She wondered if any of them every left that place.
Still, she wasn’t keen on being home either. She still didn’t have a means of financing the contest on her own, and now that she was not allowed back to the APD for some time, she couldn’t do any more work to convince Kenshin that she deserved her new title and reinstatement. Selina wondered if getting the confessions she got in the time she did would impress Kenshin as much as it apparently impressed the police chief. She doubted it, however, since Kenshin would undoubtedly express that the five people were her mess up to clean anyhow. What made it worse is that her sensory abilities showed her that Ada and Kenshin were still in the same area, which meant that she couldn’t bother her other friend either for a chance to borrow some money. All of these thoughts made her give a shriek before she fell back down on the bed.
“How can I make money if one job is frozen, and the other job is being mean?” Selina said exasperated. She then shot up and her eyes were wide open. ‘Do I still have them?’ She thought as she departed from the bed and moved through her closet. After tossing aside some moisturizers, toy handcuffs, and the scroll detailing everything about the rinnegan which she has read in her free time, she found pressed against the wall a few fresh pallets. When she was a child her mother tried to get her into painting, which worked to near professional levels. The only reason why she stopped was because she wanted to be a ninja, and she liked the ideas of throwing the tools better than using them to paint. However, since she knew that there was a market for art, she decided to she would make some calls to see if people were interested.
Selina never had people so interested in her work. She called a few people she knew from her kumogakure days and all of them were over the moon for the possibility to own authentic art from Magic ★. Selina smiled at the idea of having so many invested customers. Now all that was left was to make sure they got what they wanted! Selina sat up the first pallet on a bier. Next she got out her paints and aligned them neatly on a tray. Finally she unpacked her brushes and got a fresh cup of water to put them into. Once she had her set up all ready, she began the work of painting!
The first painting she did was a self-portrait. Since she had a Magic ★ poster on her wall she used it as a basis for her painting. The pose she did for the idol wall scroll was a little too sexy for her liking, since she was holding her fans in a seductive manner while looking at the camera longingly. As someone who didn’t like being that kind of person off camera, Selina decided to make the self-portrait reflect that. She decided to give herself some charm by having her have her hands folded in front of her. Selina made sure that the self-portrait had pink eyes instead of the blue ones she wore for her stage persona. Finally, Selina added fire to the background. There was no real reason for it, but Selina felt like it was closer to her true identity than the hearts and stars that were usually associated with her Magic ★ identity. Selina finished the painting and then left it alone to dry.
Selina decided the next decided to draw a sunset. Selina loved how beautiful sunsets were, so she spared no detail in mixing the colors to get just the right shades. Selina pictured the sunset blending into the water, so that both sky and sea became an indistinguishable pallet of various and vibrant oranges. She added soft golden clouds to the sky and an undercurrent of violet water. She used just about every color but green in the rainbow to capture all of the different inflections of this moment.
Selina’s next portrait was about Saizen. The remote village in the land of lightning has never left Selina’s mind. She would never be able to leave behind the horrors she witnessed on that day. However, as she painted, she instead chose to decorate the small town as a place of prosperity. The destroyed infrastructure she saw with her own eyes was rebranded as strong and sturdy within the painting. There were people who danced with children along the streets. There was no blood, no war, and no red. This was the Saizen that could have been. This was the Saizen which should have been. This was a Saizen without the violence of the UHV bringing despair to those who wanted nothing more than to live. Selina kept that resolve in her heart, which was why she was able to preserve through adversity. And now she brought that resolution to her art.
Selina’s final painting was that of Kenshin. Selina started with the frame, to which she used a posture more suited for nobility than it was for the police chief. Kenshin’s frame was leaned to the side as both hands held the base of the hilt of his sword, which was drawn and the point was pressed gently into the ground. His APD uniform had a gentle breeze through it which showed off all of the layers. Finally, Selina put exquisite detail into his eyes. Selina always felt like Kenshin’s eyes were something she had never seen before. They were pale like a hyuuga, but they were not wide and inviting. His gaze was as sharp as the blade he wielded, and there were marks around his eyes from how much he narrowed his eyelids. Selina allowed his hair to blow in the wind like the one time when disaster hit Arashi. Finally, she went through the detail of outlining a storm in his background. The storm was not to invite chaos, but rather to represent the village for which Kenshin stood for. He may have been born in Kumogakure, but his heart belonged to the storm, and the storm is what he would protect with his life.
Selina took a break to allow all of her paintings to dry. She felt relieved at the work she managed to put in. She also felt more like herself as she was able to paint the things which meant more to her. It was for that reason she decided to reward herself by reaching into the freezer and pulling out an icicle pop. Although she knew that she was only supposed to have one a day, and she had one previously because of how upset the APD chief made her, she felt like she also did a lot of exercise, and that she should take that into consideration for her calorie count. Plus, she still looked cute, right? She was sure that she was allowed to have one more ice pop. Maybe even two ice pops, who knew?
__It was a good thing that he had prayed to Sol because it as looking like he was going to need every bit of help that he could get. Elevators opening wide to reveal a disgusting number of degenerates all here to get off the sick torment of the weaker. Turning to force down her rising fury, Maric instead directed his attention towards his surroundings. there were thousands of guilty faces here and of course he couldn't possibly remember each one, but then again he didn't need to. Sol would punish those others in her own way, while Maric himself was sent here to punish one, and it seems fate was lead that man to be here. Up in the stands was a muscled overseer of the fights below, two large canines on either side of him. Maric made sure to memorize his face so that he might bring the full might of his lady's burning justice to him, but first! He must save the animals as his first priority. From what he could overhear before being locked in his cage, was that there wold be a lunch break after two fights. Hopefully that would be enough time for him to make his grand escape after unlocking all the cages then. The only problem was that would he really have to kill two poor animal souls? Could they even make him? If the mission's success was based on him then of course he would have to sacrifice for the greater good and yet a small hesitation nagged at his inner most thoughts. For now he would have to play the long game and wait for his first fight to begin.
Kao Utsushi no Jutsu [ Face Copy Technique ] Rank: E 4/20 Official Description: Kao Utsushi no Jutsu is secret technique unique to the Kedouin clan. This technique allows the clan member to take on the body of their target. The clan member must remain close to the one they want to copy for a short period of time. Their body will then shape and contort to resemble the target. The copy is said to be so good that even family members of the target cannot tell they are a fake. The clan member will even take on the smell of the original. Unfortunately the clan member does not copy the target’s Jutsu, leaving them with only their original limited skills. The clan members are skilled however, in taking on the mannerisms of the original and playing up the character traits of their target. The clan member must also provide clothing to match the original. Their appearance will eventually change back to their original form after several days. Guild Description: See official description. Rank of the technique is determined by the rank of the person being copied, with non-shinobi characters being considered E-rank. Lasts twenty [20] posts once technique is active, but user may freely switch between appearances until those posts are up.
Selina continued to paint portraits when her cell phone rang. The young lady placed her paint brush into the water cup as she moved over to the phone and answered it. She exchanged in formalities until news was dropped which made her mouth drop. “The account freeze ended already?!” Selina said excitedly. Apparently Toso’s incredible staff management succeeded in merging the company far more efficiently than predicted. Selina was now ready to begin her process of setting up the village wide concert. The girl did not bother to clean up as she rushed around to grab her ninja gear. In her wild haste she flew out of her apartment and the collided with a young boy, causing both of them to fall to the ground.
“I’m sorry!” Selina said embarrassed. She quickly jumped to her feet and moved over to help the young male. He appeared on the frail side, and he was wearing a kimono as though he was going to some festival. The boy thanked her as he was helped to his feet, and looked toward her to acknowledge her kindness. However, his gaze fell just to the left of Selina’s face as she instinctively turned her head to see if there was something there. She squinted really hard for something to take note of, but all she saw was nothing.
“Excuse me, but are you a ninja by chance?” The boy asked softly. His voice did not sound as though it hit puberty yet. Selina smiled as she nodded. “I’m also a pop idol and an officer of the APD!” She said with a peace sign. Selina was still proud of the fact that she was able to balance out all of the aspects of her life to make something prominent. “And have you seen really bad things?” The boy asked which admittedly caught the girl off guard. Her face shifted from cheerful boasting to surprised, but kind. “Well, there a lot of bad in the world. But people like us have the power to make it better!” Selina said enthusiastically. The boy looked at Selina and then over her shoulder. He then faced Selina and nodded once again.
“She made the right choice.” The boy said. Now Selina could not keep the adult mentality and fell straight into confused stare. “Who did?” She asked. “That spirit. She’s right behind you.” The boy said as he pointed to what he has been partially staring at. Selina, of course, took this to mean that there was a ghost, and immediately jumped from her skin and landed behind the boy. “Where’s the ghost! Is she a scary ghost?!” Selina cried as she frantically turned left and right to try and find this spirit. The boy laughed softly as he moved away from Selina to face her again.
“The spirit isn’t a ghost. She’s a god, or kind of like one.” He said as he caught his breath. He could see from Selina’s stumped face that she had no idea what he was talking about. His head turned to the side and looked at the door which Selina left open. “Is this your apartment? We can talk about it over tea.” He asked. Selina nodded hesitantly, but her ability to detect his feelings did not sense any alternate intentions from his actions. Plus, he was still a kid. Selina was fairly certain the worse he could do is poison her. It was for this reason that Selina led the boy into her home and prepared tea for the two of them. She made sure not to leave her drink out of her sight as the boy delicately held his cup with both hands, took a sip, and then set it down.
“Miss?” He said with a tone that asked for her name. Selina gave it to him, and he thanked her with a nod. “Miss Rosewater. I am Sorata Miyamoto, of the Miyamoto clan.” He said softly. “The Miyamoto clan is in tuned with the soul of an individual. It is from this power that we can project our souls to assist others. Finally, it is also our bond with the soul which grants us the unusual ability to tap into bonds which are held within the soul. It is from that ability that, when you helped me stand, I instinctively gained the ability to see the spirit who follows you.” Sorato said. There were a lot of words which Selina knew the meaning of, but the way that they were tied together confused her.
“Are you saying that this spirit is a materialization of my soul?” Selina asked perplexed. Sorato laughed. “Not quite. The spirit is attracted to your soul like a moth to a flame. In your case, the flame is a force of life and good. You seemed to have attracted a lesser nature deity.” He said in a manner of fact tone. Selina was still confused. “How did I do that?” She asked. Sorato shrugged his shoulders. “People can attract spirits to themselves through great deeds or terrible ambitions. This one is trying to communicate, but she seems to have a hard time speaking. If you can remember her name, then it would give her more of an ability to identify herself.”
“But how would I know her name? Until we met I didn’t even know that I had her with me!” Selina retorted. Sorato shook her head. “The spirit has bonded with you, which means that you must have met her before. Look into yourself Selina. Meditate on who has helped you get through tough times.” Selina took a second to think about the question. When she had really hard times of course the first people she would go to are Kenshin and Ada. Now that she was friends with Arashikage Toso and Kameyo she could go to them as well, but she wouldn’t have in her past. There was always her mother, but Selina never felt like she could truly confide in her in the horrors of the ninja life. She certainly could never articulate the gruesome scene she saw in Saizen.
Saizen. Selina remembered how deeply she fell into despair that day. She was so shaken that she was practically carried by another ninja back to Kumogakure. She remembered crying all through the mission briefing, and then running away. She remembered sulking to herself. However, then another memory came to her. She recalled blue fire, and a voice demanding her defiance from the pain within her. She recalled seeing something amiss the fire. An entity part bird, and part woman. Her glowing yellow eyes pierced through the blue flames which engulfed her. Selina, in her state of tears, reached out weakly to her. When she touched, she was given but one name.
“Konohana no Sakuya.” Selina said under her breath. A gust of wind blew through the room as Selina was caught off guard. The kettle and her cup flew off the table while Sorato instinctively grabbed his cup and little saucer with it. Selina turned to the direction of the gust and saw the familiar blue fire burn behind her. It set nothing ablaze, and when it faded everything returned to calm. Selina smiled as she turned back to Sorato. The boy placed his tea cup and saucer down as he folded his hands in front of him.
“The spirit says that she wishes to work with you fully again.” He said gently. “She says that a threat is coming to Arashigakure, and that her power merged with yours may be the only thing which can delay the destruction of our home.” He said. Selina’s eyes went wide as she turned her head back to where Konohana no Sakuya just was. She saw nothing when she looked, but she felt like the spirit must still be there. Selina turned her head back to Sorato and nodded. “Absolutely! If it will protect my village and friends, then of course I would love her help!” Selina chanted. Sorato shook his head.
“Unfortunately, you won’t be able to use the powers of Konohana no Sakuya just yet.” He said. “But I used her powers before back when fighting the UHV!” She pleaded. “The rules of the magic were different then. I don’t understand it myself, but the shifting of gods has placed upon new rules in this society. Your spirit cannot be contacted by you alone. Not in the state that you’re in.” He answered. Selina looked frantic as the thought of not having the power to assist those she loved threw her into chaos.
“What do I need to do in order to have the power then?!” Selina begged. Sorato took a deep breath and looked Selina in the eyes. “You’ll need my blood.” Selina was taken aback, which caused Sorato to continue. “The Miyamoto bloodline is a kekkei genkai. It is something intrinsically attached to my blood. In order to summon a spirit who is no way a reflection of your soul but just one who was drawn by it, you will need a transplant of my blood to make it work.” Selina was confused at the bizarre wording used, but even more so that this boy was just willingly allowing himself to part with a sample of his bloodline. “Not to look a gift horse in the mouth, but aren’t kekkei genkai supposed to be super secretive and super protective of?” Selina asked. Sorato laughed.
“Our clan is designed to assist others. There’s no reason to keep that to ourselves. Especially when the fate of the village may be at stake.” He said as he stood up. He lost his balance as he did, and Selina disbursed into cherry blossoms in order to re-appear fast enough to be by the boy’s side. “Are you going to be okay, Sorato?” She asked genuinely. “I may be a tad frail, but I am actually one of the strongest members of my clan. Why do you think that I was able to pick up the presence of the divine spirit with you with just a touch?” He asked softly. Selina was still nervous, but she allowed it. Like Sorato, if there was truly a threat to the village, then she would do whatever necessary to keep it safe. If not only for her friends and village, but also for the concert she was going to throw! Therefore, Selina and Sorato went off to the hospital, where they could transplant his blood into Selina.
Selina returned to the Miyamoto's home with Sorato in hand. At first the gate guards were hesitant, but when Selina explained the situation, they understood. Selina carried the boy up a very long flight of stairs. Apparently Miyamoto like to live in tall places, and admittedly Selina may not have agreed to this trip if she knew this beforehand. However, she had the boy who gave her the power to assist those she cared for, and now it was her duty to give him a place of rest. When she arrived at the top of the area she found a bed which Sorato apparently took great comfort in. Selina laid the boy down on the bed and tucked him in. She then brushed his hair gently and disappeared.
As Selina returned to her home, she knew that she had a concert to perform. However, the gate guard gave her a scroll of Miyamoto techniques, and she figured that it was probably a good idea to learn those first. She took instantly to learning Spiritual Connections, Spiritual Extension, Spiritual Residue, and Spiritual Strength. She then read over and memorized how to perform Spiritual Sight, Spiritual Revelations, Soul Release: Layer of Muscle, Soul Release: Rabbit's Foot, Taking Pain, and Sharing Pain. Selina then took a moment to clean up the now dried tea that fell during her previous encounter with the spirit.
Once she cleaned up her mess Selina continued to learn from the Miyamoto clan. She finished the pained based technique with Giving Pain and Wound Passing. She then learned all of the Soul Release techniques she could learn, which included Brute Strength, Earth's Endurance, Water's Edge, Sheer Speed, Elemental Amplification, Energy Path, and Shearing. There was quite a lot here, so Selina made sure to read over them once more. She did not want to waste the miracle Sorato presented her with.
Finally, she learned the last two techniques she felt as though she could learn at this stage. The first one was called Devouring, which allowed her to syphon a great deal of chakra and stamina from those who were bonded to her. This technique hinders her bond making, however, so she had to be careful with them. Finally, she learned Energy Absorption, which gave her power to draw energy better to herself. As someone who loves flowers in general, this one was easier for her to memorize.
It would not take long. Perhaps about fifteen minutes. Enough time to get familiarized with the dark dimly lit and humid room of animal sounds that Maric was in. Hisses. Barks. Meows. The cages all had rather flimsy looking locks. Latch locks. Simple. The average human could unlock these doors with a mere flick of the finger. Animals, however, clearly weren't as bright as humans. At least not these ones. The metallic doors that lead into this room shook oncemore. A sign that it was opening. The stench of death came first. The remains of the loosing challenger. A person sees chickens hanging from a butchers market every day but the viscera of this corpse only told the story of one that was inhumane.
The largely built man now moved towards the cage Maric was in. A thinking expression on his face. Then he pulled out a device. A device that looked like a hole puncher. In the fifteen minutes he was here he would have seen them on the other animals. Tags with numbers on them. Different colors. Maybe it could have been gleaned. The larger more intimidating animals had different colors compared to the lesser ones. This was what people in fights called a 'weight class' you could say only it wasn't weight being put up to scale it was the level of strength the handlers believed each creature had. Due to the size alone of the dog Maric decided to emulate he'd warrant the orange tag. What it meant, who knew. But to maintain the charade he would have to deal with the unpleasant body modification on his ear.
Had he endured this. He would be guided to an animal sized corridor. A corridor in which opened into a hall which at the end seemed to lead to the arena. If Maric refused to move further the man reached into his pocket and threw some 'leftovers' from the earlier loser at the end of the corridor that lead into the arena. If he still refused to move he'd receive a swift kick in the rump before the small door into the corridor would shut itself making it so there would be no turning back. If he entered the arena there he would see his first 'opponent' a coiled black snack yellow piercing eyes. From its size alone one could assume it could swallow a human given enough time. Now what actions would the boy take.
Selina moved from the agricultural district to the homing area. She brought Kojiro straight to her apartment since she had an idea of how to spread the word of her contest. As she entered her home, she moved straight to her stage equipment. She grabbed a speaker and a microphone as she then moved out of a window to her roof. Although she did not have an apartment in the highest vector, her wealth from her music career allowed her apartment to be on the higher side of the spectrum. "Good evening ladies and gentlemen!" Selin said in her Magic ★ persona. "It's time for the bum and glum to leave your life! Enter the Sing off Contest for a chance to win 50,000 ryo! Don't let the song in your heart go silent. Sing with everything you have and have everyone hear your melody!" Selina chanted wildly. She then lowered the mic so that Kojiro could take it if he wanted. If he preferred another manner of spreading the word then it was within his power. Selina just used her methods since they worked best for her.
__ Ada followed the news as word about a celebrity advertising a singing contest spread about the flying village. X quietly inspected one of the flyers while they made their way around. Before long they'd both hear Selina's voice projected from a nearby building. The pair paused as they turned their gazes up toward the apartment where the announcement was being made from and then exchanged nods. It didn't take a detective to figure out who it might be, but Ada wasn't one to make assumptions. "You remember Selina's chakra signature from when you met her at the Spire, X?" X only nodded, already activating his ocular cybernetics to detect chakra. His eyes turned upward, "It's her up there, Miss Kyuri, along with another male." Ada didn't want to interrupt Selina's work, but she could at least stop in and say hi. She retrieved the flyer from X to read over it herself while following the automaton up through the apartment to Selina's door. 'If I'm being honest... that prize money is quite tempting.' She finished thinking to herself before firmly rapping her knuckles against the door's surface in an nonthreatening rhythm. "Pardon me, but is Selina Rosewater available?" Ada called through the door as best she could between the noises of the inviting announcement.
Kojiro would follow inocently behind Selina as the two of them approached an apartment complex. 'I guess going to someone's living quarters is one way to get their attention.' he thought as she neared the first door. To his surprise she would turn a key to the door. " Selina, this is your..." he said, realizing he had been taken back to the young woman's home. His eyes glanced off to the side as his tone hushed as he comopleted his sentence. "..place." He had never been in a woman's apartment. He was certain that there was no connection like that between the two of them, right? It would seem his wandering mind would be put to rest when the pop star grabbed a mic and moved to the roof of the complex. ' Thank god...I don't think I'm ready for that kind of thing.' he thought to himself, laughing at the idea of such an unordinary thing happening to him today. He was slightly shocked as Selina shouted from the rooftops, literally. He looked in a stunned manner for a moment before deciding to dedicate himself to the action. A neon green flicker of lightning coiled around the mic as he took it in his hand. "ahmmm." he spoke into the mic. He raised his right hand skyward, allowing his chakra to flow into it. His green chakra fused with the lightning beam would illuminate the sky, creating a beacon of light drawing attention to the area. The people would watch in awe as Selina stood before the brilliant light aside Kojiro he grinned. " Come on, don't be shy about it folks! " he grasped several fliers and tossed them off the building to the crowds that formed below them. " Take a flier, no better get rich quick plan! Go on that vacation you've been dreaming of! Buy that nice new property! Go nuts at the ramen shop!" He laughed, tossing the mic back to Selina after he used his ninjutsu to gather the masses. From behind them, a rapping at the door sounded off. He looked behind them, wondering who it could be. He'd let the pop idol answer her own door though.
Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 7:13 pm
__ After Ada knocked on the door, Kenshin appeared beside in a cloud of smoke from a body flicker. He would give her a moment to recognize him and possibly get over being startled as he turned his head to face her. Kenshin knew where Selina, Kojiro, and Ada were from across the village with the ease of the tenseigan. He allowed his new dojutsu evolution to revert to his inactive pale eyes before his arrival because that was the matter that he needed to demonstrate as evidence. When Kenshin appeared his mouth was downturned, but his eyes were greatly softened and fresh from the earlier tears of enlightenment and hope. His characteristic stern gaze was gone although he was not smiling either. It was rumored that the captain did not have the facial muscles for it and perhaps they were right. The feeling of what transpired in the monsoon temple was inescapable and overwhelming even his cynical heart. He believed completely that he would meet his end to Kogarashi and that the village he spent his life serving was in peril. This overwhelmingly hopeful feeling caused him to abandon his own judgment and quickly wrap his arms around Ada. He twirled her in the doorway before setting her down again and releasing her. "I'm sorry, but I have...incredibly good news. Unbelievable news. I need you three to listen to me because it's important and I have proof that what happened happened. I know how we'll prevail against Kogarashi." Kenshin voice was astonished and he was still coming off of the adrenaline and shock of witnessing a miracle from a goddess. The three people in the immediate vicinity were the only people that he could trust to believe him and help him organize his thoughts before addressing the troops and squad later with the information. Kenshin still waited in the doorway but the taller man still looked down at her face with uncharacteristic optimism.
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Personal Attributes • Piercing Accuracy | The clansman is more proficient than his fellow clan members at striking tenketsu. One's gentle fist application allows them to reduce 1.5 times the amount of chakra spent in a jyuken strike instead of 1.25. For example, if one spends 100 chakra on a gentle fist technique, the attack robs the target of 150 instead of the 125 normal clansmen would reduce. • Purest Lineage | The clansman's thoroughbred lineage allows them access to the Byakugan without the use of a hand seal, chakra cost, or activation. In addition, should they unlock the Tenseigan, they may have 50% less reserves to maintain it than other clan members and may also activate the Tenseigan without the use of a hand seal, chakra cost, or activation. • Physical Prowess | The Hyuuga gains a slight increase to reflex OR speed per body rank. This totals in a supreme increase for one or a moderate increase for both at S-Rank. In addition, the user gains a single custom slot to be used exclusively for the gentle fist style and one taijutsu slot. • Armory of Justice | Kenshin receives one free custom weapon.
Nuibari Attributes • Infinite Needles | While Nuibari functions perfectly fine as a long, thin blade that sits between a Jian and a Foil. It's comprised of infinite, instantly replenishing needles. If an opponent is stabbed, the blade will leave several needles inside of the opponent. It also never runs out of string either, with one at the base of the weapon, and one attached to each needle. Similarly, unhindered, the weapon always comes back when thrown for the techniques below, and can be pulled to the user free of activation via its wire so long as the nigh-invisible string is not cut. • Thread the Needle | This skill increases the speed of the wielder moderately while Nuibari is wielded.
After Ada’s knocks the woman would find herself surrounded by cherry blossoms. She would only take them in for a moment before a teenage girl lunged out of them in a wide arm hug for Ada’s waist. “Ada!” She shouted as she would wrap herself intensely around her best friend if she and her body guard friend didn’t stop her. Ada May stumble backwards to catch Selina, but she wouldn’t fall! If that occurred then Selina would use a jutsu to catch herself. “It’s so good to see you!” She said cheerfully. The last time they saw each other Selina was crying her eyes out because of the mistakes she made. Now she was doing fantastic with her ninja and music career! “Did you get taller? I could have sworn I used to...” She was cut off by Kenshin’s introduction, who then also proceeded to hug Ada. His entire posture was changed from her empathy sensing, and he seemed happy! This of course made Selina extremely thrilled, but his comment reminded her of the danger she was warned about. “Oh! I have something to say too. You first because yours is probably more important than mine.” She said as she faced Kenshin and bowed formally, if a little bit rushed.
__ Ada was certainly taken by surprise with the sudden reception of her call into the apartment. X's first reaction was in fact to jump back out of the way of the petal swarm and took a defensive posture. He only started to raise his arm, not yet readying his chakra cannon, until Selina materialized and hugged upon his master. He visibly sighed with relief at the lack of hostility in the ambush and relaxed. Ada, however, was far less defensive. She trusted X to get her out of any situation that might put her in such sudden danger, if she couldn't do so herself. She managed to find her footing as her friend embraced her. Her enthusiasm had certainly returned in force, which was reassuring to say the least. "M-maybe..." Ada stuttered slightly as she pried herself from the other girl's grip to regain her personal space and composure. However, Kenshin appearing out of nowhere, picking her up and twirling her, and then releasing her again was literally the farthest thing she could have anticipated. "Ken!?" She squeaked, stopping herself from breathing another sound with such an unrefined tone. X didn't even have a chance to react to that, even if he intended to. In fact, Ada hardly did either. Even after being set down and hearing that Kenshin had unbelievable, incredibly good news about overcoming the looming threat from that Kogarashi group, Ada found her head spinning.
Selina seemed on board with hearing the news and apparently had some of her own to give. "Perhaps..." X spoke up, glancing around at the other residents poking their heads out to see what all the hubbub was about, "... the hallway is not the place for this... discussion?" He didn't mean to impose his opinion on the humans, but it seemed he was the most available for a logical suggestion at the moment. Ada dusted herself off for a moment the nodded in agreement, "Yes. If you don't mind, Selina, may we enter your home to talk more?" At this moment, she felt most inclined to keep the topic far from her double-whammy of offsetting close interactions with these friends of hers. Considering that she was already at odds with her feelings about Kenshin right now, she definitely just wanted to hear what was going on that was so important that he would act so... uncharacteristically. Ada and X would follow the others into Selina's apartment if invited and laid eyes on Kojiro who had just finished his own inviting public announcement before the event in the hallway came and went. He'd receive a greeting nod from the puppeteer and automaton as they found places to get comfy for the big news.
__ Kenshin was given the floor to speak by Selina but he would heed X's advice. Ada's reaction of squeaking out her nickname for him gave him a quiet satisfaction. Kenshin's new supreme mental sight and enlightenment from the Tenseigan allowed him to release some of his restraints within this moment. Spinning and holding the woman that he cared for and admired from afar for so long was gratifying although he would not acknowledge it openly. He walked into the dwelling through the opened door without hesitation. The moment was passing through his eyes quickly as his head was awash in his experiences. When he walked inside he nodded to Kojiro and stopped in the middle of the living room. It was unmistakably Selina's home as indicated by the headache-inducing amount of pink. There was much for Kenshin to say that he rehearsed in his head constantly.
Kenshin would inhale to calm himself as his friends would enter the apartment. "It started when I was informed that the sensory division of CORE felt a massive spike in natural energy in the Monsoon Temples. I went to investigate and I felt the instinct to meditate in the dark cave. It was like an awareness that deep connection to the world. I walked out of that cave as a sage." Kenshin paused for a moment to inhale deeply twice before proceeding. "That was about a week ago. Today I felt a spike in natural energy from that same area with my innate sage sensory. It was so intense that it was giving me a headache. I felt it from the Spire and that was when I left Ada." The Sannin did what he could to set the foundation of context before the story would inevitably get more outlandish. When he said Ada's name he glanced at her before dividing his attention equally among his audience once again. "When I arrived, the natural energy signature led me to an abandoned temple of Evergreen. In the center was the source of chakra. It was green and when I reached out to touch it I knew that there was a sentient quality to what I was interacting with. Even with my byakugan I couldn't see where this energy was coming from. It was completely otherworldly and it felt warm to the touch and flickery like fire but in an embracing way." There was astonishment in his voice that anyone listening would detect while Selina would, of course, feel his emotions of complete amazement. It was now that he was pacing around the room just to contain his thoughts as the shiver that went up his spine in the moments he was describing was still fresh in his memory. "I asked the entity what she wanted from me and it was then that a woman's voice mixed with my own answered back that it wanted what I wanted. The energy then spread out and consumed my entire body and lifted me off my feet. I was shown clear visions of the Kogarashi leaders that Belamos had shown me before in his manipulated light images. She said that she wanted me to save my people from them." His pacing around the room as he described the divine and otherworldly experience only quickened. Speaking about it made it feel more real to him but also filled him with some doubt. The impossible nature of what he was confessing to them sounded like the ravings of a lunatic. "I said that defeating them seemed impossible and that I was walking into a hopeless slaughter just to distract them. They have two tailed beasts and all of the famed dojutsu. The odds weren't in my favor at all. My plan was to use my sage abilities to sacrifice myself and save my squadmates." He allowed the hopelessness from that situation based on his intel to sink into their minds.
Kenshin felt that he was seeing his last days and that all hope was forsaken. "I asked who she was and she said that she was with me and that she was the Mother of All. She said my name and showed me my entire life in visions that were as real and in front of me as all of you. Again, my byakugan didn't reveal any deception despite my looking for it. I was told that I was meant to be the savior of my people using a power locked within my soul that I needed to access." Kenshin stopped the anxious pacing to lean against the wall and stare at the ceiling as he tried to process further. The final moments were the most intense by far. "I then sat down and meditated while nature chakra and vines surrounded me. I had never felt so at peace in my life. I closed my eyes and reflected on how I tortured myself by not accepting...an important person in my life for fear of losing sight of my duty to the law." The details of his enlightenment were intentionally omitted as he avoided eye contact with the subject of his emotional development. "When I opened my eyes I could see within myself with absolute clarity and see for thousands of miles all around me. My eyes were blue and the natural energy around me turned into greenish blue chakra. It was...incredible." This was the height of his story and the most supernatural aspect of his encounter with the divine. "A woman then appeared in front of me, hailed me as a hero, and said that I and my kinsmen were now given the Tenseigan to be the preservers the natural order. When she shook my hand she gave me this marble and disappeared." Kenshin then showed the marble after reaching into his pocket. This marble kept the emotions and memories of the events fresh in his mind as he recited the details to them. It was then that he stood up straight from the wall and closed his white eyes. When he opened them they revealed blue eyes with a floral pattern as a cyan blue outlining covered his body as holy light. Kenshin could now see for thousands of miles and gained a third eye level of awareness. The chakra that emanated off of his body was not as violently flickering as the ascension aura but was obvious nonetheless. "This is the Tenseigan. It's the new evolution of the byakugan and is an improvement of it in every way. It extends my vision by thousands of miles, grants me the enlightened mental sight, and creates this blue reincarnation chakra." He walked toward the coffee table when had a vase filled with flowers. He picked one out and ripped the head off of the stem. "Reincarnation chakra has many abilities that I've learned, but it seems that it's main ability is to restore destruction and preserve what was." His chakra then innately glowed and reattached the head to the stem. Kenshin then put the flower back where it belonged. Once he was done displaying the miracle he would sit down in a chair and wait for their likely astonished reactions. The exhaustion was now overwhelming him as he rested his body and waited in case he needed to answer questions. "That's everything. I know it's unbelievable and I don't fully understand it even still. But what this does mean is that we must persevere and defeat them. Victory is our destiny." Kenshin knew that the people in this room would listen to him and counsel him on how to process this. He was also certain that they would support and believe him at least enough to give him the benefit of the doubt.
Personal Attributes • Piercing Accuracy | The clansman is more proficient than his fellow clan members at striking tenketsu. One's gentle fist application allows them to reduce 1.5 times the amount of chakra spent in a jyuken strike instead of 1.25. For example, if one spends 100 chakra on a gentle fist technique, the attack robs the target of 150 instead of the 125 normal clansmen would reduce. • Purest Lineage | The clansman's thoroughbred lineage allows them access to the Byakugan without the use of a hand seal, chakra cost, or activation. In addition, should they unlock the Tenseigan, they may have 50% less reserves to maintain it than other clan members and may also activate the Tenseigan without the use of a hand seal, chakra cost, or activation. • Physical Prowess | The Hyuuga gains a slight increase to reflex OR speed per body rank. This totals in a supreme increase for one or a moderate increase for both at S-Rank. In addition, the user gains a single custom slot to be used exclusively for the gentle fist style and one taijutsu slot. • Armory of Justice | Kenshin receives one free custom weapon.
Nuibari Attributes • Infinite Needles | While Nuibari functions perfectly fine as a long, thin blade that sits between a Jian and a Foil. It's comprised of infinite, instantly replenishing needles. If an opponent is stabbed, the blade will leave several needles inside of the opponent. It also never runs out of string either, with one at the base of the weapon, and one attached to each needle. Similarly, unhindered, the weapon always comes back when thrown for the techniques below, and can be pulled to the user free of activation via its wire so long as the nigh-invisible string is not cut. • Thread the Needle | This skill increases the speed of the wielder moderately while Nuibari is wielded.
