Came in like a Wrecking Ball [Star/Cohort]

[Skulking Shinzu]

The Land of Fang. A calm and peaceful region for the most part. Being situated around multiple ports, it is home to a myriad of visitors. One visitor in particular, however, caught the attentions of almost everyone in the country. “Did you hear?” Spoke one man to a group of travelers standing by a long dirt road. “They say the skies turned dark last night. Darker than ever as a green fiery streak blazed across like it was slicing into the darkness itself.” The travelers sat down and listened with a glimmer in their eyes.

“I didn’t see it myself- but I heard it. Everyone did. A harsh crash. It was like a split-second earthquake or a volcano erupting for a mere moment. It woke everyone up!” The man made an action with his arm. It was like something falling and crashing into the ground with a explosion. “It happened so late at night that no one bothered to investigate. But you see all those people?” The man pointed at the distance. There were different groups of people. Some armoured mercenaries. Other’s, scientists and excavators with thick glasses and giant backpacks. “They say the object that fell was a meteor. Perhaps a piece of a star itself or even the moon. The emperor wants a piece of what fell for himself. I heard he’s willing to pay a handsome price for anyone who does! That's why everyone's up so early and heading towards where it fell.”

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Name: A Sliver of Infinity
Rank: B.
IIC Length: 2 Days.
Difficulty: Moderate.
Objective: Bring back a piece of the meteorite for the emperor.
Description: Rumors speak of a meteorite crash-landing somewhere in the Land of Fang. Only a handful of insomniacs and nocturnal men saw it. Almost everyone, however, heard the resulting crash as it landed somewhere in the country. Find it, investigate and bring back what you can to sell.
Reward: 77,000 Ryo.

[Starnaess]

The twins couldnt help themselves. They had to listen to the very animated conversation the two men were h aving. They were not arguing however , instead they were excited - one more than the other. Talking aout a meteor that fell from the sky and the emperor involved w ith it somehow. Ofcourse, the twins were the type to get very curious especially about rare things such as a meteorite falling. So as they neared close to the men they would listen about every detail the two had to say about it and once done they wold head toward the m eteorite location.

[Skulking Shinzu]

“Another? Really?” The mercenaries pushed one of the scientists away. He fell to the ground so hard that his glasses shattered. One particularly muscular man approached the twins and grunted. From that close, the twins could smell his awful breath. “Get lost punks. The reward is mine.” He grunted again before flexing as if to show off his strength. The two mercs in the background, meanwhile, simply cracked their knuckles and kicked dust at the scientist attempting to help his ally off the ground. It was a pitiful sight. The scientists clearly weren’t fighters. Likely, they just wanted to observe the crash site.

[Starnaess]

Muscles, lots of it - but that was about a ll they could see when looking at the mercenaries that were treating the scientists badly. They hold no attatchments to them nor were they kind enough to help the weak - but when someone looks down upon them even when they cant back up that the twins would just get infuriated.  As they simply stared down at the mercenaries, the shadows of the twins would rise up from the earth to form a copy of themselves , who - once created twould simply stand near the twins and stare at the mercenaries. They wanted to intimidate them, they had no time to waste - they wanted to see the meteor.

[Skulking Shinzu]

The merc up close and personal with the twins gulped. He took a step back as their shadows rose from the ground. The ones in the back simply laughed. “Scared?” They chuckled at the shivering mess of an ally. Were they stronger? Or simply bullies that’d take any opportunity to torment anyone weaker than themselves? It was difficult to say. Either way, the two continued down the dirt road, leaving their ally behind. “W-Wait for me!” He stuttered as he backed away from the shadows and attempted to regroup. As that happened, the scientist with the broken glasses approached to thank the twins. He appeared visibly panting and terrified. This was not a man used to the dangers of the outside world.

Seeing the twins as their allies, they’d follow the twins. Even if they didn’t wish for company, they’d trail slightly behind and stalk the duo in hopes of being under their protection. As gratitude, they appeared willing to answer any questions the twins had as the group made their way down the trail and into a foresty area. The scientists explained the meteorite crashed somewhere along there. A black smoke trail could also be seen in the distance just over the canopy. The smoke was odd. Pitch-black and not grey with greenish embers.

[Starnaess]

the twins welcomed the company of the scientists as they let the mercenaries go about their way - there was no reason to cause a commmotion over people like them - however thanks to this they could gain some useful insight on the meteor. as they spoke to the scientist the twins would talk in unison echoing their voice with one another. "Have you seen it? the meteor?" would say the twins all excited as they kept  walking toward the location. "Is it really a meteor? that has to be a once in a life time event - also why does the emperor wants it?" the twins would await the answer as they walked.

[Skulking Shinzu]

“U-Us? No… Unfortunately not. We only just started this trip. Other individuals are likely already by the meteor as they started making their way towards it at the crack of dawn. We did see it blazing across the sky through our telescopes though. We picked up interesting readings from it. Being men of science, we can’t jump to conclusions – but the meteor appeared to be carbon based. It also exhibited heat. Not from the atmospheric re-entry… But body heat. It’s as if it is alive or containing some sort of life form.” The scientists pulled out their notebooks and showed the twins diagrams, stats and all manner of funky wording. None of it, of course, would make sense to either.

“Meteorites rarely land in the Land of Fang… Pun intended. So you would be right. This could be considered a once in a lifetime event. As for the emperor… Why wouldn’t that man want something so rare and frivolous? He probably wants a shard of the meteor to convert into jewelry. Horrendous!” The other scientist’s jaw dropped. To waste such a unique specimen like that. The thought shocked him. How could humans be so vain and miss the bigger pitcher? As the group continued, they’d spot a smoldering crater in the distance surrounded by knocked over trees. Due to all the black smoke and strange green flames, it was difficult to spot the meteorite. The force of the impact had likely caused their thick trunks to snap like twigs. Also, as predicted, other groups remained scattered around the crater. A couple, appeared to be arguing. No one could decide who it belonged to. Chaos was close to erupting.

[Starnaess]

The twins finally reached their destination to find, just as they imagined, large group of people scattering all around it - clearly people wanted to see what the fuss was all about not to mention people wanted a piece of it. It was obvious judging from the situation that chaos  was about to spread, however unlike a normal human being who would most likely try to calm the people the twins found it fun. "we could use some chaos" said the twins as they giggled. They would simply await for the sparks to start flying around.  They wanted to see  who would prevail above the rest.

[Skulking Shinzu]

Different groups grew more tense. As others approached, they too joined in. Due to the tense atmosphere, there was no way any newcomers could arrive with any thoughts of peace in their minds. A violent bombardment of slurs began to break out among the various factions. The mercs from before, of course, were the first to escalate this even further. Stepping forwards, the short-tempered man from before knocked a sword-wielding warrior onto the ground. In retaliation, one of the man’s students swiftly drew his blade and decapitated the merc’s arms. His allies, simply laughed at this. However, as the first drop of blood was spilled, others swiftly joined in and began attacking various members of other groups. The flames of chaos were now lit.

[Starnaess]

The twins would let the men and women fight amonsts themselves, they did not care - to them it was simply amusing that such unintelligent people were smart enough to find their way toward the smoke. As they giggled they would walk around the group taking the long walk and would try to reach the meteor while the others were too busy fighting eachother. If the scientist wanted to come all he had to do was follow them.

[Skulking Shinzu]

The scientists, being huge pacifists, hated the fighting and were terrified of getting caught in it. However, the twins had the right idea of slipping through the chaos to reach the meteorite first. Unable to deny this, the scientists closely followed – although ended up elbowed in the eye once or twice along the way. As for the twins, the groups seemed to make an active effort to avoid them. At least, until they reached close enough to the meteorite to see it in its black and green glory. It seemed to be emanating a strange aura that only Ninja could sense. It was Chakra – or some form of it at least. “Hey!” A man grabbed Kaelynn’s shoulder and prepared to throw a punch as he spotted the twins close to his prize.

[Starnaess]

The instant the man grabben Kaelynn's shoulder kael got filled with an immesurable amount of rage , nobody could touch her lover but him. The reaction was  instincs based, almost animal like. As he pivoted on his right foot hed use the left to step ever so slightly toward the man and as he torqued his body  he would charge a very fast jab using the two layer style of buredono. The punch would be aimed for the man's wrist and succesfully with the other hand hed throw a second one at the mans chest. The shadows of Kael and kaelynn decided to keep walking and step toward the m eteorite to analyze it more closely.

[Skulking Shinzu]

The man howled in pain and was launched onto the ground with a harsh crash. Grunting he pulled himself back up and raised his fist at Kael. A wonky, misshapen fist that was pointing in the wrong direction due to the bone and tendons having snapped. Due to the adrenaline flooding the man’s system, it took a few moments for him to realise the damage that had been done to his limb, after which he shakily fled from the area out of fear while coughing up blood. The second strike had been so fast that the man had yet to realise that his ribs had been shattered.

Witnessing this, several of the groups took note of Kael’s strength and backed away. The more rowdy groups, being so engaged in their own fights, had yet to notice and simply continued scuffling away with each other. “I-Intriguing!” The scientists remained behind the twins, but peeked over their shoulders and sides to analyse the meteorite. It was a strange hue of colours with some parts pitch-black, like it was absorbing the very light around it to produce the odd green flames. The scientists would also notice something else. The intense aura emanating from the meteorite seemed to strengthen as the twins approached it. Before long, it was so heavy that they had to take a step back just to be able to breathe properly. This phenomena also seemed to be effecting others – but not Kael or Kaelynn. Was their Chakra protecting them?

[Starnaess]

The man had been dealt with, and the other people seemed to have noticed the level difference between the twins and themselves - this was both a good and bad thiing, one the twins didnt want to attract unwanted attention - the other however was that the weaker ones would not come and stand in their way making them waste some time. Regardless of the peple  around them and what they were been doing the shadows decided to step forward and go near the meteorite even more - they wanted to touch it. If they were not interrupted they would place both of their hands onto it hoping to see a reaction.

[Skulking Shinzu]

As the shadows touched the meteorite, they immediately phased away from existence as the strange rock absorbed their energies like a dry sponge coming into contact with moisture. Immediately, the green embers cracked the pitch-black rock open and forced a fiery inferno to burst out. It was strange though. The twins would sense the power behind the flames. It’s raw intensity even – but no heat. These weren’t flames. They were just energy. “W-Woah!” The scientists along with everyone else in the surroundings were knocked back as the meteorite burst open – the act of which unleashing a powerful shock wave. Even the twins would find themselves taking a step back and almost being knocked over from the force. Luckily, due to their strength, no such thing would happen. They’d remain tall and strong like tree trunks as the others around them crashed onto the floor as black shards bombarded them.

Cries and cheers then erupted. Like having struck oil or opening a overflowing chest of gold, the groups broke up their fighting and began to scavenge the area for shards as they crawled around on all fours like dogs in heat. They were collecting all that they could find. The twins, however, would be focused on something else. A figure amidst the smoke and energy. The tendrils of blackness and glowing green embers seemed to wrap around his limbs like they were obedient serpents. Still partially obscured by the smoke, his only defining features appeared to be long black hair, tattooed streaks down each eye and iris which flashed yellow for an instant before fading back to green. “You two… You who do not allow yourselves to be shaken. You who do not weaken thy stances, nor let your guards down for an instant. Who are you?”

[Starnaess]

The misterious figure appeared amongst the energy waves mixed in with cinder a shes and smoke from the meteorite fall. They had never seen such a figure before - he was clearly powerful , that wave of power he had unleashed was enough to warn the twins about its strenght. Not only that, they had lost their two shadows - for some reason as they touched the meteorite they instantly disappeared. Could their power have been absorbed by the creature? the twins could still feel their presence through the mind link but when cojntacted they would get no answer back... what had happened to them? they did not know but they  sure were intent on finding out.

As they stared at the creature , while the other people were screaming in fear or enthusiasm - they could hear the creature talk to them "Who are you?" said the creature to the twins. Kael and Kaelynn would make a step forward to show they truly had nothing to fear from the creature. As they spoke echoing their voiced in one another they would touch hands and they would join together to form a single being. "We are two, yet we are one - our names are Kael and Kaelynn". The twins knew that if they held back in this fight they would end up regretting it.

[Skulking Shinzu]

The creature remained unnerved as the twins stepped forward. His only reaction appeared to be a look of interest when in a display of unity, the twins merged together into a single being. “Two halves of the same being… Are you two bound but what is referred to as the ‘heart’?” The creature reached out to his chest. A gaping hole of darkness was embedded into his torso where his heart should have been. “Show me… This heart of yours. I wish to hold it, still-beating and pulsating in my palm to regain what was lost to me.” The creature was deadly serious. No smile or even a twitch of hesitation as his ash-stained white clothing fluttered against the wind.

“I wish to observe and learn.” He spoke one final time as the ash and debris in the area coiled into his palm before extending to form a gargantuan sword. For all intents and purposes, it looked like a double-edged slab of metal. Something far too heavy and clunky to be wielded by such a fail-framed creature. And yet it did. With eerie proficiency. Stepping forwards, it unleashed a serious of slashes with swift speed and grace. Each attack alternated between vertical and horizontal slashes, for a total of ten with smooth transitions in-between. It was like the weapon was an extension of the creature’s very being.

[Starnaess]

They could feel it. every single slash , every  single stab as it tore through their flesh and bones - causing unimmaginable pain. However to them , every single hit would bring them pleasure. Closing their eyes and spreading their  arms wide open the fused being welcomed the hits from the creature. This , ofcourse, caused the twins to feel the bliss of nenyana together with the grasp of lady death herself. As they were ready to step through the gates of death their hundred seal would activate, releasing a huge  wave of chakra into the air  creating a w hite glow around them. In that instant tattoos would begin to spread  from their forehead to cover the entirety of their bodies. Pitch black marks circling around them almost as if they were being held by power itself.

Immediatly they would heal all of the wounds that were caused to them and as they opened their eyes they would stare at the creature almost as if saying - is thatall you've got? the pain they felt didnt just bring them pleasure howwever, for every stab would further increase their chakra reserves a swell as increase the power of their hits by an immesurable amount.

The fused being would simply step forward with their left foot, lowering their  stance. A single right straight punch animation would be done by the twins but nothing happened. All of a sudden they would shunshin in front of the creature and execute the same move but at lightning speed thanks to nenyana's increased movements.

[Skulking Shinzu]

“I see… So you have surrendered yourself to the pain and have found pleasure in it. How vile.” The creature pulled back its blade and prepared to thrust it into the twins heart. Unfortunately, before he could, a wave of energy pushed him backwards and halted his attack. “…” He said nothing as seals and aura wrapped itself around the twins. Before his very eyes, the deep wounds and lacerations he had dealt healed like nothing. Again, he simply stared as this happened. Cautious. Ever analyzing. It was as if the healing reminded him of something.

“A power long since lost to me.” He said as he rubbed his index finger against the edge of his blade. It cut open and bled pitch-black blood. However, unlike the twins, it did not heal. “Is this the power a heart holds?” He asked as he raised his sword to block the strike. However, due to the shunshin, he messed up the timing and ended up being smacked across the face. Losing balance, the creature fell onto the ground harshly as its weighty sword smashed into the mud and left an indentation on the ground. “So I am no match for the people of this world? Very well. Slay me – losing to you so easily has put an end to my life’s worth.”

[Starnaess]

The punch would land and the creature would fall down before the twins's strenght. however as they heard the creature talk they would exit their fighting stance and simply walk to the creature. they would kneel down right in front of him and would calmly say "You survived our most powerful punch and you are here,still alive. A life has much more worth than that, losing a battle only means you can get stronger - that in and of itself can give you purpose and if you cannot find purpose alone, then others can give you one untill you find your very own. What is your name? And what is it that you seek?" would ask the twins as they glared at the creature.