To Violate Causality [PRIVATE|EPIC]

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In the Land of Fire, winter has come. The warm climate has receded, leaving the mediocre weather of December, where the rain falls a little too hard and a little too coldly, where the mud builds up on the ancient streets and roads, and where the maidens, once free from modesty, cover their breasts and await with longing breath the coming summer time. However, in this weather, a peculiar man has become known to all.

In the village of Warlington, known for its unadventurous spirit, little contact with foreigners, and meager crop of grain produced each year, a local madman and scientist has finally come upon a great discovery. At the village's harvest festival this year, he unveiled some art, whose nature he will not disclose, that allows one to transport themselves instantaneously across large distances. Dr. Instantaneous, as he now calls himself, has been performing, what many describe as true miracles with the aid of his discoveries. However, along with his fame has come great secrecy. While many want to know how he does what he does, he instead has locked away his knowledge. He says that he'll share it with one soul; but that soul will be a ninja who proves his worth by doing him a favor. He has yet to detail this favor to any. But, surely, some worthy ninja will present themself...

[JiMmIyZ - Hel]

~ Ain't no rest for the wicked ~

Meaning in Confinement

It has been proven that in times of both peril and great boredom it is the habit of charlatan's and con-men to take advantage of people and cheat them out of their money. The Land of Fire, having been caught in a state of nothing for an extended period of time, is overdue for the appearance of such men but now it appears as though they've come as expected. Warlington, a town in the jurisdiction of the Military Police has been the site of gossip as of late of a strange doctor with the power to instantly teleport or something. Now, this is by no means something unheard of but it is something to be wary of outside of the world of shinobi. Just what he would be doing with this power is worrisome. He could use it to teleport bombs to crowded places, to wage terrorist attacks against buildings vital to the village. It was too risky to let this power go unchecked so Amarante took it upon herself to investigate and if necessary, silence the threat.

Carrying with her the Kyuushi blade on her hip she gave the hand a quick tap to speak with the spirit trapped within. "Are you going to battle?" the blade questioned of her, always anxious for a fight. Despite the fact that only she could hear the words she answered it audibly and shook her head, despite the fact it had no eyes with which to see with. "No, I don't believe so. Perhaps but it's unlikely." When it came down to it Amarante didn't really expect much from this quack doctor, just seemed like some weird old man trying to make a name for himself before he died. Still, to leave it at that and not investigate the possibility was careless. More or less, it was an excuse to eave and stretch her legs from the village. Since being confined by Gosei's jutsu she needed some time to herself away from it all. It was unfortunate that work was the only way to escape.

She carried with her nothing of great importance. Just a kunai, three shuriken, a smoke grenade and flash pouch, and a small amount of a powdered mixture of a substance called stop bleeding. She stored this all in a butt bag she wore around her waist. Her attire was all black. On her torso she wore a long sleeved cotton shirt, short jeans that reach not a quater down her thigh, and a pair of small boots over a pair of black socks. The Police Chief's long blonde hair was tied behind her in a pony tail with bangs hanging loosely by her face reaching all the way down toward her hips.

Arriving at the edge of town Amarante looked it over before decided to move in, hopefully nothing bad would befall her here today.

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The scene was idyllic. Although it was winter, the little village Warlington was bustling gently. A small market was open, and smoke sifted out of most of the chimneys. It was a town of thatched construction, for the most, excepting an ancient fort built by some military regime gone by, which had now become a keep house for the nobleman who ran the place, and of course, the new tower, which rose above all the others; a hideous construction, built out of an amalgamation of stones, covered in the workings of various machines and windows and runes, which bore no respect for the tone of the village otherwise, and was the clear mark of wealth recently acquired. That is; wealth without taste.

The policewoman stood at the side of the village, but would have to move soon, for a cart of fresh vegetables from the south was coming into the town. The cheery mood was quiet apparent; this wizardry seems to have brought quite the economic prosperity to the town.

Suddenly, a loud bang would be heard. Perhaps an explosion, perhaps the activation of some strange device, or the usage of a dangerous jutsu. A large poriton of the ruckus would go momentarily silence, before laughter would erupt, followed by applause. It appeared there was some kind of event going on in the center of town. Perhaps mindless entertainment. Perhaps more.

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OOC: Thanks for the tag. Didn't see you posted. PM me if I ever take more than 2 days.

[JiMmIyZ - Hel]

~ Ain't no rest for the wicked ~

Meaning in Confinement

The clunking sounds of a cart behind egged her to move forward but the sound of a large explosion caused her to remain in place, almost frozen for a moment before the sound of laughter caught the air. Originally Amarante was going head toward the large toward that conflicted with the serenity of the small town however her priorities had shifted to investigating the source of the explosion and laughter. "May I suggest aerial observation?" the blade suggested to her as the cart behind her neared closer. Amarante found it to be a splendid idea and from her back sprouted two large raven wings of charcoal black. With a mighty flap of these wings Amarante took to the sky and began to spy on the happenings down below. Floating a solid ten meters high in the sky she flew toward the sound of the explosion passing over the market area as she activated her ability to sense aura.

Beneath her the souls of the people would become clear to her telling her everything she needed to know about them as she passed by, a small girl high in the sky with pale skin and the wings of the reaper.

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Soul Sight
Rank: "D"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: A Soulcaster can see the auras of others.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This does not allow them to know their alignment, but can indicate an emotional state, like anger or love. Using this ability, a Soulcaster can recognize other Soulcasters and the Adopted Soul that individual has taken. This ability does not allow the user to see in the dark or see invisible creatures. The Soulcaster adds a +20 to their Sense Motive, Animal Training, and Evidence Analysis when Gathering Information through Communication.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

Wings
Rank: "S"
Type: Augmentation
Effect: User sprouts a pair of birdlike or batlike wings.
Special: To perform: 6 hour; Duration: Permanent
Drawback: ---
Description: Takes up 6 Augmentation Points. User's wings grant a fly of Average Maneuverability. The eyes will become sharp and can withstand high-speeds which would damage the average human eye. They gain the ability to breathe at high velocities or altitudes and can cope with the reduced temperatures at high altitudes for prolonged periods of time. The wings strength is capable of being so strong it is said to break human limbs. The wings may stay hidden inside their back. It takes 2 movements to remove the wings.
Limit: Must be a Ritualist for Augmentation Rituals.
Cost: Market Price: 48,000 Ryo Performing Price: 36,000 Ryo

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[Y]

In came the flier, and all the crowd turned around to see the newcomer. Shocked, and cheering slightly the crowd looked at the birdlike person flying just barely over their heads. Shouting with joy, they called to one man on stage, who appeared to be standing on a rod which itself was floating midair. The crowd began jumping, distracted by the act, and reaching towards the feet of the winged girl. While none could reach 10 meters high, the policewoman quickly caught the attention of the performer, who, sizing her up, reached for something in my pocket.

"Ah, my friends! This delightful freak is no work of mine, I assure you. But let us welcome her! All who give their bodies for the progress of science are friends of ours, aren't they now? Let's see what she has to say, will we?"

With this the crowd roared, and the man, brandishing a small gem, perhaps a sapphire? reached out towards the flier. Propelled by a forceful, but not violent force, the flier would feel herself pulled towards the stage. Unless she fought, she would be placed gently in front of the bar the magician was now sitting on. Smiling, this entertainer would speak to her. "To what do we owe this honor, my fair lady?"

[JiMmIyZ - Hel]

~ Ain't no rest for the wicked ~

Meaning in Confinement

Elated at her mere presence the crowd of cheering people seemed to think that she was a part of the show and began to grab at her feet, falling remarkably short in the endeavors however due to Amarante's great height above the ground. Still, this was an interesting sight to behold. It seemed as though the previous doubts that Amarante had were unfounded as this man stood upon a hovering rod of some sort. Levitation was a power of somewhat remarkable proportions, and deserved some sort of air of caution. Amarante began to focus on her detection abilities and sized up this floating man, taking in the level of his aura with calculated scrutiny. Quickly however she felt herself being pulled, directed to the stage upon this mans power. She didn't like it. Having someone else hold power over herself, she did not even allow the influence of the presence of Legion on her neck to sway her at least to the best of her abilities. With a speedy push of her soul Amarante flickered out of existence for a brief moment in the eyes of the spectators and appeared roughly in the same area the man had attempted to place her albeit with her own powers.

"I did not like that" the Kyuushi blade resounded as she kept her hand on the hilt of the blade. She wanted to respond with something along the lines of 'yeah you didn't like it? however as she was the only one able to hear the blade her speaking was ill-advised. Instead she replied to the man with spiritual powers as she kept her observation of his chakra. "I don't like being called a freak." A quick glance around her to see the energies of the others around her and scope out the competition as it were, and Amarante properly answered the mans question. "I am Amarante, Chief of Military Police in the Leaf Village. I've come here to attend to rumours of a man with the power to teleport and report back to the village. Would I be correct in assuming you are the man in question?" Now that she had seen the man, felt his strange powers, she held him as a threat. She was on guard and not willing to allow herself to drop it. Her wings flicked back and she awaited a response.

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Know Chakra
Rank: "D"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: This technique allows the user to detect Chakra energies.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The range of this Jutsu is 20 meters cone and is a personal Jutsu. Duration of this Jutsu is 5 minutes per Class Level. User attunes themselves to the Chakra of others. User detects Chakra Auras. The amount of information revealed depends on how long they study a particular area or subject. 1st Round: Presence or absence of Chakra auras. 2nd Round: Number of different Chakra auras and the power of the most potent aura. 3rd Round: The strength and location of each aura. Chakra Areas, multiple types of Chakra, or Strong local Chakra emanations may distort or conceal weaker auras. Aura Strength: An aura’s power depends on a Jutsu's functioning Jutsu Rank or an item’s Rank. Faint "D" and "C", "Moderate "B", Strong "A", Overwhelming "S". A Chakra aura lingers after its original source dissipates (in the case of a Jutsu) or is destroyed (in the case of a Chakra item). If Know Chakra is performed and directed at such a location, the Jutsu indicates an aura strength of dim (even weaker than a faint aura). How long the aura lingers at this dim level depends on its original power: Faint 1d6 rounds; Moderate 1d6 minutes; Strong 1d6x10 minutes; Overwhelming 1d6 days.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

Soul Shunt
Rank: "D"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User moves their soul and then snap to where it's at.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Target is personal. Range is 10 meters. Duration is Instantaneous. User's soul races from their body and then the user snaps to where their soul stops. User makes a 10 meter step (unaffected by gravity or objects) and the user snaps to its spot. Takes a Movement equal in Handseals to Perform, but instantaneous for the effect. If the user's soul is beyond a solid object after the 10 meters and there is no way for the body to follow the user will move to the object and the soul will meet the user there. This ability cannot be used to scout, user's soul only goes where the user told it. If a creature has Chakra Sight, True Seeing, they can see the user's soul as it moves about.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

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[Y]

The crowd shuddered as the lady insisted she didn't like being called a freak. A boo started in a couple places, but the man silences it by waving his hand towards the crowd dismissively. Apparently this group had sufficient respect for the person speaking to them to not only dislike those who opposed him in any way. Further, it showed that they were willing to be quiet for him.

"My dearest, my apologies if you thought my discussion of freakishness a bit queer. You must understand however, that context is the key to meaning. You fly in to a circus, with super-human features, and the beauty of your own power is going to be seen in the light of freakishness. I'm sure you understand well enough that, were you here to perform police work for the safety of this crowed, different words would be used. Isn't life fascinating?

"Now, teleportation is a diverse art. I think you may have just, arguably, come close to it yourself. But it sounds like you may be looking for something... which is uniquely mine." At this he turned to the crowd, letting off a wink, and raising his arm, asking for a cheer from them. "But, Ms, it sounds like there may be some specific art you're asking for. I must ask; what has the chief of military police heard of my technique?"

[JiMmIyZ - Hel]

~ Ain't no rest for the wicked ~

Meaning in Confinement

What had she heard about this man's power? Virtually nothing at all. Just a vague idea of a guy being able to teleport, something that a lot of other shinobi could do themselves almost. Really when it came down to it, he was right. She had pretty much just done exactly that but still, he was beginning to infer some knowledge of a different means of teleportation which meant that, despite the fact she merely came today to escape the clutches of Gosei, that there was something here worth knowing. Her fingers still tracing the handle of the Kyuushi, Amarante heard the voice of the blade spirit. "This is beginning to get dangerous, be careful of your words and actions." Again, more useless words from the sword. She knew these things already, as soon as the crowd turned against her she began to think of means of controlling them if they'd become rowdy.

"Don't concern yourself with what I know of your technique. How about you just show me?" She knew nothing of the technique but she did know that this man would assume just that after her words just now which gave her some degree of security as to him it would appear as though Amarante was attempting to hide her lack of knowledge when in fact, she couldn't care less if he knew or not.

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Know Chakra
Rank: "D"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: This technique allows the user to detect Chakra energies.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The range of this Jutsu is 20 meters cone and is a personal Jutsu. Duration of this Jutsu is 5 minutes per Class Level. User attunes themselves to the Chakra of others. User detects Chakra Auras. The amount of information revealed depends on how long they study a particular area or subject. 1st Round: Presence or absence of Chakra auras. 2nd Round: Number of different Chakra auras and the power of the most potent aura. 3rd Round: The strength and location of each aura. Chakra Areas, multiple types of Chakra, or Strong local Chakra emanations may distort or conceal weaker auras. Aura Strength: An aura’s power depends on a Jutsu's functioning Jutsu Rank or an item’s Rank. Faint "D" and "C", "Moderate "B", Strong "A", Overwhelming "S". A Chakra aura lingers after its original source dissipates (in the case of a Jutsu) or is destroyed (in the case of a Chakra item). If Know Chakra is performed and directed at such a location, the Jutsu indicates an aura strength of dim (even weaker than a faint aura). How long the aura lingers at this dim level depends on its original power: Faint 1d6 rounds; Moderate 1d6 minutes; Strong 1d6x10 minutes; Overwhelming 1d6 days.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

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[Shallistera]

The scientist had a smug face on him after hearing what the police chief knew about his beloved technique. She was one elusive thing, not to concern myself with it eh? "Very well my fair lady, I shaaaaall show youuuu, just what it isssss." he raised his hands even more in the air making the crowd go nuts. The man walked around Amaranthe once, and then stopped in front of her. "My dear, now there is nothing to worry about. It might sting a little. Eeeeahaha!" he toughed Amaranthe on both of her shoulders and gave a slightly unsettling laugh. That was when Amaranthes sight began to distort. First, color was disappearing, then objects began to change shape, her ears would pick up on some static and finally a loud screech would pierce her brain until she would pass out for a while.

Chapter I - Start

Everything was quiet, the birds weren't chirping nor could anyone hear the wind. The village she was in, was different, very much different. Although she would still be in the same place, Warlington was now deserted. All one would see was the black land all over the plane as if the entirety of the nation has been burnt out. The houses looked like nobody was living there for at least a decade, a lot of dust were on the furniture. Some of the roofs even had holes or trees sprouting from them. If Amaranthe looked inside any of the houses, she would no one, not a single soul in the vicinity. There was however something very interesting in the middle of the village, and that was a huge crystal construct. When getting nearer, one would see that faces were etched inside the art. As if people were trapped inside.

Some time after, high above the sky, two enemies were fighting each other. They were about 100m above the crystal which already 40m tall, Amaranthe will have some problem seeing them properly with natural means. From time to time a fire bolt or icicle would shoot down creating small holes in the terrain around the crystal. And then in a flash one of the enemies would bullet down hitting the ground with a great thud destroying at least 15m of terrain surrounding her. Yes it was a woman in her late 20s, she panted heavily while sitting on the ground and holding her sword. Her armor was in taters. There was a shining tower shield laying on the ground broken in so many ways that was impossible to reassemble. She looked kind of familiar to Amaranthe as if she had already seen this woman.

"Ahahaha, now you die." another appeared with a wicked voice, she was evidently levitating, and ice cold. Actually Amaranthe would feel the temperature drop, the windows nearby would mist up. "Leehna...." the panting woman could hardly speak anymore. The levitating woman pointed staff at her enemy, prepared to deal the finishing blow. What will Amaranthe do in this situation? Both combatants have been ignoring her, as if she wasn't there in the first place. They were just 20m from the crystal.

OOC: Taking over on request. Coma up with story idea sooner than expected lol. Let's get this rolling JiMmIyZ - Hel.

P.S. Assume the characters look exactly like in the pictures plus what I've described.

[JiMmIyZ - Hel]

~ Ain't no rest for the wicked ~

Meaning in Confinement

Against her better judgement Amarante allowed the man to grip her shoulders. She knew it was a bad idea but as with all things relating to her, curiosity got the better of her. She had a feeling that things would get interesting if she allowed things to continue. As her vision became blurry and she began to black out visions of what had occurred in her childhood flashed through her mind and the uncontrollable feeling that she made a huge mistake crossed her mind but everything faded before she could really ponder it...

A time later Amarante awoke in a familiar setting. Jolting upright she took note of her position and status. "Thank god I'm not getting raped again." That was an unpleasant memory. Amarante may just kill that old guy simply for reminding her of that time the next time she saw him (refer to this). Still what was going on? As she wandered around, patting herself down Amarante couldn't help but notice that the once lively town had somehow become rather vacant as she checked her equipment and clothing was all in once piece. She didn't venture inside and buildings but she found that she couldn't see anyone. Moving on from simple visual screening Amarante took to activating her soulcaster abilities and began to attempt to scout the area for chakra energies.

While she inspected the local for chakra she couldn't help but notice the giant crystal pillar in the center of town. Approaching it Amarante had reservations about actually touching it or even getting near it because of it's rather horrifying appearance and so she kept a distance of a few meters. Whilst she had no proof at this point in time that the towns people hadn't simply left town, the fact that this monolith looking crystal creation had a bunch of faces in it wasn't exactly confidence inspiring. As she tried to make heads or tails of the whole thing Amarante's hand brushed up against her Kyuushi blade and she heard the swords voice. "Above you idiot!" The gruff and demanding voice of the spirit forced her gaze upward though to say it was a hurried action was incorrect. Her head tilted skyward lazily, she was already well aware of the fight going on up above, with all the fire and ice careening toward the earth how could she not? She just chose to ignore it for now. Not for long it would seem however.

As Amarante simply tried to get a handle on the power of the two flying overhead one seemed to have made a grave error and crashed hard into the earth, shaking the ground itself and creating a large crater in the process. Looking at her feet the Police Chief was happy she hadn't been two meters further away from the crystal monolith else she would have been caught up in the quake. Lucky. Most would find this situation rather alarming but not Amarante. She found this all rather entertaining. Now, who was this person making all this racket. Amarante peered into the hole. A woman with long blonde hair and tattered armour. She looked somewhat familiar but Amarante couldn't place most faces lately, the only person she could properly remember was Gosei. Even that Loki seemed rather different to her, like she was one person one day and then a whole new one the next. That Loki... Strange.

Whilst contemplating this strange woman in the ground another one made her appearance. Long white hair this one, Amarante couldn't place her either. Still this one seemed rather blood thirsty as she appeared on the scene announcing the death of the tattered knight. Leehna, was that a name? Things were rather mysterious right now, more questions than answers, but the show was ending soon one way or another. Why not create a more interesting outcome? An evil plan being concocted Amarante began to move into action. Her soulcaster powers would have told her how strong this person was at this point and now was the time to go on the offensive. Pushing her soul over the form of the white haired girl, possibly named Leehna, Amarante began to effect her mind and dull her perceptions therefore taking advantage of the fact she was currently being ignored. "Seems you've gotten yourself into a spot of trouble" the Police Chief spoke to the Knight as she slowly closed the distance between. If things worked well even though she was speaking directly to the blonde woman the white haired possibly named Leehna girl wouldn't be able to hear her.

"If you'd like, I'll kill her for you. Save yourself and all that but in exchange I demand complete and utter loyalty to me. Deal?" In a sharp instance Amarante drew the Kyuushi blade from her sheath and took up a stance fiver meters behind Leehna who was levitating a few feet from the ground. If permission was given, then perhaps Amarante could cleave the girl in two. Perhaps.

(OOC: Technically I could void most of this post by simply not allowing the dude to touch me but I'll consent on the grounds I don't lose my gear. Also as you don't specifically state just where the white haired girl was I assumed she was just levitating a few feet off the ground a distance of twenty meters away from the monolith thingy.)

Shallistera

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Know Chakra
Rank: "D"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: This technique allows the user to detect Chakra energies.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The range of this Jutsu is 20 meters cone and is a personal Jutsu. Duration of this Jutsu is 5 minutes per Class Level. User attunes themselves to the Chakra of others. User detects Chakra Auras. The amount of information revealed depends on how long they study a particular area or subject. 1st Round: Presence or absence of Chakra auras. 2nd Round: Number of different Chakra auras and the power of the most potent aura. 3rd Round: The strength and location of each aura. Chakra Areas, multiple types of Chakra, or Strong local Chakra emanations may distort or conceal weaker auras. Aura Strength: An aura’s power depends on a Jutsu's functioning Jutsu Rank or an item’s Rank. Faint "D" and "C", "Moderate "B", Strong "A", Overwhelming "S". A Chakra aura lingers after its original source dissipates (in the case of a Jutsu) or is destroyed (in the case of a Chakra item). If Know Chakra is performed and directed at such a location, the Jutsu indicates an aura strength of dim (even weaker than a faint aura). How long the aura lingers at this dim level depends on its original power: Faint 1d6 rounds; Moderate 1d6 minutes; Strong 1d6x10 minutes; Overwhelming 1d6 days.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

Controlled Soul
Rank: "D"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User's soul can adapt souls to temperatures normal people could not handle.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A personal or touched based technique. Works on 1 creature at a time. Duration of the Jutsu is 5 hours per Class Level. A creature protected by Controlled Soul suffers no harm from being in a hot or cold environment. It can exist comfortably in conditions between -50 and 140 degrees Fahrenheit (-45 and 60 degrees Celsius). The creature's equipment is likewise protected. Controlled Soul des not provide any protection against other environmental hazards such as smoke, lack of air, and so forth. User also gains 10 fire and cold resistance (this stacks with any they may have already).
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

Cloud the Mind
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User makes themselves invisible to 1 target.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Target is 1 creature. Range is 30 meters. Duration is 5 per Class Level. User's soul shrouds the perceptions of another creature. When the user performs this Jutsu on a target within 30 meters, that target cannot make any Observation checks to know that the user is there (If the user interacts with an object it can notice that something or someone is around and act as it should). Ifthe user makes an attack it ends this effect. A Will Save of 10 + (2 Per Class Level + Impeccable Will) will negate this Jutsu.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

Impeccable Will – x6

I assume Cloud the mind acts as a lesser version of the below technique and prevents sound from being heard by the single affected party.

Shroud Your Soul
Rank: "A"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User makes themselves immune to Observation.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Target is Personal. Range is Personal. Duration is 5 rounds per Class Level. The user vanishes and no one can see or hear the user. After performing this Jutsu the user is immune to all forms of Observation but touch (if the user interacts with an object others can notice, then someone may perform an Observation check to act accordingly. If the user attacks, this effect ends. A Will Save of 10 + (2 Per Class Level + Impeccable Will) negates this effect.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

Kyuushi Understanding
Rank: "D" Rank
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: Allows the wielder to communicate with the Kyuushi mentally as well as adjusts the user to the Kyuushi’s weight.
Special: ---
Drawback: User must be in contact with the Kyuushi to be able to ‘speak’ with the Kyuushi
Description: The Kyuushi is different from other swords, and apart from housing a soul, one difference being that it weighs more than a regular katana. With some physical training and effort however the user can learn to control and balance the Kyuushi as if it was an ordinary sword weight and fully utilize the sword to its potential as well as allowing the user to speak with the Kyuushi’s soul.
Limit: Must have Mastered the Lightning Release. Kyuushi in possession.

Observation - 125 SP

Eccentric Specialist - Observation & Know
Rank: "C" Always 20 Training Points
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User is focused in an unusual area of study for a member of the user's profession.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Choose any 2 Skills. These skills the user may gain an extra +1 per die roll when learning the skill and the user gains a +5 insight bonus on all checks with these skills. The user can learn this technique multiple times. Its effects do not stack. Each time the user selects this technique it applies to a new set of skills.
Limit: Must learn from Universal Miscellaneous.

Alertness
Rank: "C"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User often notices things that others might miss.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User gets a +10 bonus to their Observation and Sense Motive Skills. If the user has 50 or more points in one of those skills, the bonus increases to +20 for that Skill.
Limit: Must learn from Universal Miscellaneous.

Keen-Eyes
Rank: "C"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User has a keen eye for details.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User gains a +10 bonus to their Observation and Sense Motive Skills. If the user has 50 or more points in one of these skills, the bonus increases to +20 for that skill.
Limit: Must learn from Universal Miscellaneous.

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[Shallistera]

When looking up at Leehna, the levitating person, Amaranthe would see her overwhelming aura and the aura of the techniques leftovers up in the sky. It was quite a spectacle with how many auras there were up in there. Fortunately Leehna wasn't much paying attention and was full of blood-thirst towards the knight that she could not summon any observations at the surrounding making Amaranthe entirely invisible to her. With that said, however when the police chief would talk to the knight, she was turning her head towards her veeery slowly. Leehna engulfed the knight in something that distorted time itself, her enemy moving in slow motion. Amaranthe would be able to see the aura as overwhelming and she would not get an immediate response from the knight.

All the police chief would notice with her skills would be a flash of aura unimaginable building up at the tip of this Leehnas staff then a while ray shooting forward at the knight who was still turning towards where Amaranthe was when she first spoke. The whole time Leehna would not notice how she got someone behind her, though it mattered not, her deathblow was designed so it would hit even if she got killed, skewered, disintegrated or somehow interrupted as this was a kind of a curse in a way that has already activated and could not be stopped anymore. This kind of attack was unseen of by the chief, wouldn't be able to determine what it is, only that it was strong. Just milliseconds before being hit with the ray, one kunai flew past and a barrier appeared just in front of the knight.

The ray was suddenly nowhere to be seen. What was happening here? "Aha! Not today you witch." said a male voice when he appeared in a yellow flash. The man was evidently a knight, blue haired, lightly armored and wielding two swords, two different type of swords. While looking at them, one will definitely say they were very well crafted. The aura on the female knight dissipated. "Are you alright my queen?" she nodded and then passed out. "Your majesty! Your majesty. Are you alright?" another male voice appeared, an old man came in hot from a one of the houses near them. "That was close. Please take care of her majesty Ser Niro. I shall finish this witch."

More fighting was happening in the sky if Amaranthe would look up, she would see more auras up there appearing and randomly flashing here and there. Most of them were moderate however, not as overwhelming as before. "I am taking her majesty to the others. Swen, I leave this to you." the old man spoke again revealing the name of this dual wielding knight. All again, have not noticed Amaranthe in the slightest. Leehnas face was now looking angry, she grit her teeth. She waved her staff summoning minions in all directions around her, about five ice dogs of small size barked at the same time while she shot up in the sky. The witch was getting away easily, however in case she was interrupted or stopped by anyone they'd be repelled by a small force while reaching melee range of 1 meter of her.

The force would just push one back a meter or so without doing any damage to anyone caught in it. "Damn you!" the knight exclaimed but stayed on the ground, he was now about to dispatch one of the dogs jumping at him. His left sword swung and decapitated the dogs head, two more quickly jumped at him. They too were quickly dispatched which left two more standing. The witch has gotten away by this time. Both of the dogs were now hesitating to come at the man, one barked while the other turned tail and tried to escape in Amaranthes way thinking nobody was there. The barking dog got skewered by a new arrival, it burst into flame while at it. "Heh, quit playing here and help us out man." said another man dropped out from the sky, he reeked of alcohol and burnt out jerky. "Hmm? I feel like we have someone here." he sniffed at Amaranthes direction but in fact was looking at the escapee dog.

OOC: Hm I've forgotten to say that the touching was plot locked. I'll sometimes do that kind of stuff to make sure plot moves, just take it as a cut-scene from a game but it'll not do anything to you. Not to worry, won't be doing it often nor will it effect the outcome. Amaranthe retains all her items and health despite that piercing screech. JiMmIyZ - Hel

[JiMmIyZ - Hel]

~ Ain't no rest for the wicked ~

Meaning in Confinement

This 'witch' was far too concerned with killing, did she not see the fun in drawing out the defeat of the opponent as long as possible? Obviously Amarante and this person were never to get along. Moving so quickly in a fracture in space and time Amarante could only watch as Leehna's attack built itself up to an unimaginable power. She was strong. Too strong and so whilst she had the advantage of surprise Amarante's actions would become those of aggressor and no longer those of bystander. Threats of this calibur, should not be allowed to exist. With just two actions performed in succession the witch, before she could do anything else, would be dead. First as Amarante recognised the woman as a serious threat she waved forward her hand and allowed her soul to blast out from her first at the same time as Leehna's staff shot out it's white burst though Amarante couldn't see it. Before Leehna would even be able to react, so distracted as she was, Amarante's soul would rip hers to shred no doubt surprising Leehna. Attacking the very essence of life that supported her, Leehna was already beginning to die. Amarante's next actions were to simply finish the job.

As the blast vanished Amarante would appear right behind the levitating Leehna with a flicker and plunge her Kyuushi straight through her heart, ripping through any defenses, before running her chakra through the blade for an additional numbing effect to interfere with how the heart kept a steady beat.

Swen will defeat the witch? Before he even uttered the words the witch was already dead. There was nothing left for him to even do. No dogs would be summoned to the battlefield, no force would be emitted to push others away. It all ended in an instant. "No one's leaving here. Everyone here is either under arrest or dead, I don't care which." Playful as she was at the beginning of this skirmish, things had taken a turn. No longer was she able to afford a carefree attitude, no longer was she even able to simply allow these people to live unchecked. This whole thing, was eye opening.

Shallistera

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Searing Soul - learned to the maximum 200m/damage = 60 points
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User can assault the soul of another.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Starting at "D" Class a Soulcaster can assault the soul of another. This attack is a 15 meter ray of soft blue light. The user attacks one person by extending their arm out. This attack hits the insides of the user, affects their very life force. At first it doesn't cause much damage however the higher the more the user learns the deadlier the technique becomes. The attack leaves no physical damage, but creates internal damage against the user's life line. People said it feels like having a heart attack while having lost of breathe. Each time learned the user is capable of shooting this technique 5 meters extra. Technique may travel 10 meters per second plus 5 meters per Class Level.

After 50 meters user must train an extra 10 TP per tech - TP Does not go down by Class Level. Searing Soul does an extra 5 Armour Points of Damage.

After 100 meters user must train an extra 10 TP per tech - TP Does not go down by Class Level. Searing Soul does an extra 5 Armour Points of Damage.

After 150 meters user must train an extra 10 TP per tech - TP Does not go down by Class Level. Searing Soul does an extra 5 Armour Points of Damage.

Cap of this technique is 200 meters. Capping increases damage by an extra 5 Armour Points. If the target is undead, the Soulcaster assaults the tethers that bind the body to the material plane, inflicting half the damage instead. This attack has no effect on constructs.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi (Body Flicker Technique - Push) - 1/3
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu/TaiJutsu
Effect: A Jutsu that allows a user to rush forward in almost instantaneous speed. Used to draw the user close to the opponent.
Special: ---
Drawback: May use 3 times a day. May perform 1 more each time learned. Passing amount renders the user's legs immobile due to severe pain. Unable to perform again unless gained medical treatment. Must move through an opening. Unable to maneuver around obstructing objects. Can't attack while performing any Shunshin or Variation.
Description: User is able to move forward in a straight line along the ground in almost instantaneous untraceable speed while temporarily masking the user's movements within 10 meters. A puff of smoke is occasionally used to disguise the user's movements. It is accomplished by focusing the user's chi along the ankles and foot. User mostly moves just with their ankles and feet. Jutsu takes up no movements. User may only use this Jutsu half of the movements may allow in a single round while rounding down. Example: User has 5 movements, user is able to perform Jutsu 2 times per round.
Limit: Universal NinJutsu or Universal TaiJutsu.

Shougeki
Rank: "C" "B"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: Having the Kyuushi equipped the user can send lightning release chakra throughout the blade of the sword allowing mild damage if stabbed in a sensitive or death enabled area in the body.
Special: ---
Drawback: Can only be used once every two posts or turns. Gives off a strong blue glow.
Description: Having the Kyuushi equipped, the user focuses lightning chakra throughout the whole blade especially the tip which makes the blade glow blue as sparks of electricity radiate from its form. This allows the user to cut a target and send the lightning chakra through the cut and numb the opponents’ body. The C rank only lightly numbs the muscle around the stab or cut for three turns while the B rank is capable of executing more lightning release through the cut and spreading out to its best ability numbing the whole body part. Further explanation of this; the C rank paralyses the specific part meaning if it were to cut or stab an opponent’s hand, their hand would be numbed and not able to be in use for three posts. The B rank paralyzes the whole body part meaning if it were to only stab a specific body part, such as the opponents shoulder, the lightning chakra would take action and numb the whole arm for 5 turns.
Limit: Kyuushi in possession, Kyuushi Understanding, Lightning Release.

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