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[Wolf of the Falls]

DJ Loki

Deep within the forests of the Land of Grass many stories have spread reaching the borders of the country. One of these stories is of a massive wolf stalking the forest and returning to a supposedly haunted grove that consumes any light that may enter. Another legend is of a man clad in steel wielding a massive blade said to howl like the wind at the slightest movement, however that story of the knight has long since become a story to keep children in at night.

The wolf however still searches the woods ever vigilant, though no other living being stays close during its nightly patrols.

[DJ Loki]

[Let's go on an Adventure]

"Well... guess I should get started on this little adventure. Hopefully I can wrap this little investigation fast enough to go see the back end of the Chunin Exams." Yuri said with a worried look on her face. It was the first Chunin Exams as the Kage where people actually went. She wanted to try and be there. But the stories she was hearing of in her own backyard were troubling, and she wasn't sure if she could spare the chakra making a Shadow clone to deal with everything else. She would trust things to Vlad and Harue in the meantime. She wore a bright youthful smile on her face, and was accompanied by the smell fresh flowers. The Kusakage Cloak she wore over her shoulders made it clear who she was, she worked hard to be worthy of the title, she was going to make sure everyone knew who she was.

Making her way through this Forest sit, her hair flowed behind her. The AT's she wore on her feet as boots cruched the sticks and leaves as she walked, they stored the Focke Wulf. Aside from the Kage Cloak she was dressed as if she was a princess heading for a Formal Party. It was a long flowing dress, with various shades of green. It was accented by gold and different colored gems set jewelry on her head neck and wrist. These were the 5 Energy Gems, each one each one of Greater Quality. Her red wavy hair dancing around as she walked, it worked well with her dress, making her appear look as if she was a living rose. All of these things were the creation of copious amounts of paper, molded to her liking. The jewerl

Speaking of roses she had one positioned in her hair just over her right ear. On her bare thighs 4 quick Loader pouches were place, housing a slot of Northern wind Explosives, a Slot of Specially made Smoke Pellets, a slot of Silene and a Slot of S-Ranked Rafflesia. On her left side rested the Hyoushi's clan special Double Bladed sword, Yuri called it "Tuning Fork". She also had a re-breather, and Electronic Compass on her person. Yuri stood there in the clearing, wit a curious look on her face, "Now... here do I get started?" She held her hands on her hips as she began to scan the area.

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The further the rose child traveled the more light would fade beneath the canopy above. The trees swallowed the majority of the light that illuminated the area leaving fine details much harder to find, but her first clue wasn't exactly... covert.

A few minutes into looking about the dark forest she would find a massive paw print pressed into the forest floor. Five large pads in the shape of a canine's paw while many older prints traveled the same path that the tracks went in hinting at a regular patrol as the much older prints were fading away in the dirt. A low breeze would pass through the forest with a chilling bite to the woman's skin if not protected as the leaves and something else began to rustle.

[DJ Loki]

[...]

Yuri groaned a bit as she activated her Byakugan, and immediately spotted the the large foot prints that were in the ground. Yuri had knowledge of every creature that walked this earth in her mind (125 Creature Lore, All Regions). So if these prints belonged to anything that walked at one point or another she would know. At first glance it was clear that the prints belonged to something in the Canine family. This was the source of her groan. this meant there really was some kind of Large Dog running about here. "How... annoying." Yuri said as she rubbed the back of her head.

She shrugged her shoulders and Placed her hands into her paper pockets created on the cloak that wrapped her body. She followed the tracks, without having to actually look at them. Her Byakugan kept her alert to everything that was going on around her, which was a blessing because of her natural scatter brained natural. It helped her focus on two places at once without having to worry too much about something catching her off guard.

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While the rose child could obviously tell that the tracks belonged to a canine, the closest they matched was the Common Wolf. However there was something about them that was off, besides the Gargantuan size of the prints that is. The further the woman traveled the darker the forest would grow until the surroundings were as dark as a storm.

Soft cracks would sound from the forest around her as he wind picked up howling low. On the path before her a faint light began to emit from the ground bathing the path in a faint red light before the ground cracked and ruptured spouting a pyre of flame in front of the Kusakage. While the flame didn't show any chakra, soul would run through the flames and the X ray component of the Byakugan would allow the woman to see as bones slowly began to form within the fire until a hand reached out grabbing the earth and beginning to pull itself free with the hiss of the heat.

[DJ Loki]

[What Fresh Hell?]

Yuri brow frowned a bit as she looked over the foot prints before. There, where similar to a wolve's tracks. How every, they were massive, and there was something else off about them. However before she would have a proper chance to look over what it was, she would notice that the day was getting darker. That was a bit weird as it was still relatively close to mid day, and there were no signs of a storm coming. She looked over her shoulder at Mr. Nette and asked him if he had anything to do with it. Mr. Nette put his arms up in protest. Yuri blamed him for everything, even when he had nothing to do with it. Now was one of of those instants.

"Weird..." Just then the ground crack and an 'X'engulfed appeared on the ground in front of her. Her head titled to the side, as her eyes picked up the flaming skeletal hand coming from the ground. "Seriously?! What the hell is my life?" Looking at Mr. Nette he just shrugged at her having no idea himself of what was going on. "Great... as usual, you're a big help." Yuri kept her hands in her pocket and back away a bit, to give herself a little space between her and.... whatever this thing was. Maybe she'd be lucky for the first time in her life, and it'll be friendly "Doubtful..." She said under her breath at the ridiculous prospect.

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The ground would begin to blacken as the skeleton pulled itself from the flaming pyre emerging black and covered in glowing red-orange cracks. While the skeleton was humanoid now that it was in full view the Kusakage would see that it had jagged pointed edges to it's knees, elbows, fingers, toes, spine, and teeth while an otherworldly dark blue flame crackled within it's maw and eye sockets.

With roughly 10 meters between the two the skeleton would lunge forward with surprising speed, the ground searing beneath its feet as it closed in with a hand raised to swipe across the woman's flat abdomen. If it connected or not the skeleton would continue to attack in the same method three more times trying to eviscerate the woman like a sawblade.

As the first skeleton attacked in a rabid frenzy, the crackling grew louder as another arm reached out of the fire to dig its claws into this realm.

OOC: claw attack: 20 slashing 40 heat

[DJ Loki]

[Of Course Not...]

"And here we go..." Yuri said unsurprised as the clearly hostile entity raised out of the the ground like some biblical demon. She glared at it as it sprang forward towards her. Well it certainly was pretty fast but predicable. Her hands remained in her pocket, as she gently shifted her body to the side and let thee demonic chump sail pass her her through the air. As is sailed pass her, she seemed to glide across the ground, with little effort. As it passed by her through through the air, with her hands still in her pocket, she sent out a sharp kick.

As she sent out the kick, With a single nonchalant kick 20 senbon needle sized blades of compressed air, launched at the creature. Each 5th Senbon dealt a damage 60Ap of damage, totaling in 240 Ap of damage if all 20 were to hit their airborne target. Yuri was beginning to find it odd that so many people, liked taking both of their feet off the ground, when very few people actually knew how to fly, or maneuver in the air. She was in that group as well but she had ways to prevent herself from succumbing to such foolishness. As her attack raced towards the demon's exposed back, her Byakugan picked up on the other one starting to show itself from the crack. Yuri sighed, as this meant that there was the possibility that this could go on endlessly.

If that was the case then it wouldn't matter how primitive this things were there was a chance... a slight one. But a chance that she could be over run. However she didn't have anything that could close rifts on her person. Nor did she had the ability to close the earth. Well... she could do that but she wasn't exactly been keeping up with her earth jutsu. She would need to correct that when she got back. "You got anything?" She asked Mr. Nette, who just shrugged his shoulders and shook his head. Whelp... that just meant one thing. She weaved hand seals with one hand and then 10 wood pillars, each one a foot thick and could stretch over 100 meters, began to weave themselves over each other like a stitching over rift in front of her. Each one of the 10 could take 90 Ap of damaged before being destroyed

The wooden pillars smashed the hand that was trying to pull itself out of the ground. If the overlapping wood was not enough to hold back whatever was within, (900ap of Damage total), then her next course of action was an obvious one.

Jutsu Used:

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Thorns (Rank Boosted to B by Focke Wolfe)
Rank: "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: The rider launches small thorns that take the shape of long, thin rods of wind with pointed tips towards the opponent.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Depending on the rider's way of kicking they are able to release long, thin rods of wind with pointed tips towards the opponent in the shape of senbon. The rider must kick by giving their ankle a twist which releases the stored energy to hit the wheels of the Air Trecks. The energy hitting the Air Trecks splatter and launch outwards heading towards the opponent. The needles are in the size of Senbons, and sometimes may change in design due to the splatter and form into large stickers that are found in weeds. These Senbon are able to travel at a distance up to 15 meters from the Rider while kicking out. Depending on the Rider's class depends on how many may be shot out within a single trick.

"D" - Able to release 5 thorns within a single attack.
"C" - Able to release 10 thorns within a single attack.
"B" - Able to release 15 thorns within a single attack.
"A" - Able to release 20 thorns within a single attack.
"S" - Able to release 25 thorns within a single attack.

Limit: Must learn within the Air Treck Arts, Must know Air Treck Control

Empower Jutsu
Rank: "A"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User can increase the power of their Jutsus, causing them to deal more damage.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: All variable, numeric effects of an Empower Jutsu are increased by half including bonuses to Damage. Saves and opposed rolls are not affected, nor are Jutsus without random variables. (Example: A "C" Rank Fire Jutsu does 40 Armour Points of Fire Damage; An Empowered "C" Rank Fire Jutsu does 60 Armour Points of Fire Damage. Jutsu Handseal/Chakra Increase: 1 Rank.
Limit: Must learn from Universal NinJutsu.

Mokuton Soutei Hashira (Wood Release - Binding Pillars)
Rank: "C", "B", "A" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: A technique where branches is pushed from the ground and wraps around an opponent.
Special: "Boar, Dragon, Ram, Boar"
Drawback: This technique is the basics of other techniques. The user must learn this technique multiple times in order for the distance of branches can increases.
Description: After using the seals the user uses the water and earth release in which branches crushes out of the ground to wrap around the user. When the user first learns this technique the user is capable of creating approximatly Six Different branches with a width of six inches, with the distance of Ten Meters From the user. Every time learned the distance may increase by an additional ten Meters. When the distance reaches up to a Hundred Meters the type of training becomes B-Rank Training. When the distance reaches Two Hundred Meters the Training becomes A-Rank. When the user reaches to B-Rank Training the width of branches is Twelve Inches if the user desires. When the Training Reaches A-Rank the width of the branches is Twenty Four Inches if the user desires. Each time learned the user is capable of creating another branch.
Limit: Must have the Wood Release

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[Wolf of the Falls]

Not Loki

With the constant reports of the great wolf being spotted in the Land of Grass, surely the tales would eventually reach a certain big boobed blonde in a certain frozen corner of the world...

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While the creatire was mi dless ot made up for it with resilliance, or some sort of incorporealness. As the thorns shot out, at least half missed, sailing stright through the empty spaces of the bone creature while the remaining 10 splintered the bone where it hit, however the bits of bone broken off would slowly reform, moving back into place like sand forming a sculpture or undoing the damage of time.

While the Kusakage was performing her wood tricks the skeleton would close in to swipe along her lower back if left completely unchecked. The shattered hand that the wood beam attacked would slither into the forming cage like smoke before it was sealed in the wood dome although traces of smoke escaped as the flames started to burn the wood.

Within the dome the second skeleton would form and begin clawing at the inside of the dome, the scratching echoing out to the forest. Swipe after swipe the skeleton would tear with abandon trying to destroy, rip, and gut anything it could find.

Ooc:
fire: 40 damage per tick, 200 per turn
Skeleton1 tai spec: 2 movements=reform and claw attack
Skeleton2 tai spec: 5 movements=claw attacks 300 damage
Roughly 5 beams broken

[DJ Loki]

[...Run]

"Right..." Yuri said as she weaved her seals and the creature went to attack her back again. She had no trouble keeping track of it's movements with her Byakugan, this thing was more annoying than an actual threat. Her eyes had picked up no signs of any chakra system, or chakra in general connecting this creature to anyone or anything else. Not only that, but they could regenerate their broken bones, rather rapidly as well it seemed. Yuri was not an exorcist, and this was not why she came here. She would simply make a note of it, and sent someone to deal with what ever this was later. She sprang forward, and jumped over the void that her wood was weaving over, as it came into creation.

By doing this she would effectively avoid the follow up attack delivered by the demon beast. As she landed on the other side of the X that was formed she could hear the sounds of wood splintering. The Creature was breaking though. Yuri sighed, "Run..." (Theme)She didn't have the time for this. She was here on reports on a Giant wolf, not demonic exorcism. She formed one handed seals once again, as wood pillars would spring up once again, but this time wrapping themselves around the creature that was already above ground. She then took off with her Air Trecks revving, increasing her already, impressive speed, as raced through the forest. Her Byakugan kept notice of what was happening behind her, as she continued to followed the large tracks of the wolf that were on the ground in front of her.

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As the flower child ran past the skeletons and used her wood to restrain them a rhythm would reach her through the ground. Even with her Byakugan it moved like a flash as gray blew past her leaving a streak of light blue that hung in the air before it leaped at the entangled skeleton and once it's movement ceased the Kusakage would see the massive wolf just before its glowing blue maw snapped shut around the skeleton's torso.

The loud echoing chomp shook the trees while the fragments flowed from the skeleton and into the wolf's fangs. As the first skeleton began to disappear the second would break through the wooden cage, however it was only to meet the great wolf's jaws as they slammed shut demolishing that skeleton as well before pushing the wood pieces away from the fire and biting into it.

At first it would look like nothing was happening but as the wolf pulled its head back the flame went with it before violently tearing from the ground and bursting into embers. The remnants of the skeletons and the embers would all slowly move through the air gathering in the wolf's mouth. With the threat dispatched the creature would survey the area ensuring it had killed all of the hell born though its glowing blue eyes would meet Yuri's gaze.

(without sword for the moment)

[DJ Loki]

[Cuju]

Yuri turned to face the wolf that had just rushed pass her and went on to attack the creatures that she had bound and began to run away from. As she turned to fast the beast she looked up into the face of the beast and folded her arms. She looked over it's figure just checking the size of it's paws. She needed to see if the creature in front of her was responsible for the foot prints that she had seen along the way to this point. It wold be a simple thing to figure out.

All she needed to do, was compare the tracks it just made and compare it to the one that were there from before. IT shouldn't take her too long to put two and two ]together, with her Byakugan. She awhile she looked over the foot prints she asked, "I think I've been looking for you... what are you doing here?" Yuri had read may things about many creatures both mystical and mundane. A Creature that could devour hell beasts, could more than likely be able to speak. At the very least it should be able to understand what she was saying at the moment.

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It's the wolf.

The massive creature looked over the woman, crimson hair, pale skin, eyes that pierced everything from what the wolf could tell, even itself. As the woman questioned the beast's motive it sighed faintly and began to move in her direction following the same path as the prints, once more. As it came within a few feet it paused to look down to her looking her over with it's glowing blue eyes, at this proximity her Byakugan would see faintly shimmering pulses of... something within, the traces of soul energy powerful enough to mimic glimpses of chakra running through it's blood.

~I am guarding these woods, it is my task~ A voice, ancient like the sound of a river that had cut the bends and falls from the stone around it, spoke softly within her mind. After answering her query the beast continued to move bidding her no harm as light rumbles passed through the ground underfoot from its pace. The woods remained silent while the wolf was within the flower child's vicinity like the eye of a storm, although she would notice the cold air from earlier had ceased.

[DJ Loki]

[Right...]

"Ok... and a bang up job you're doing. Protecting this place and all... but." Yuri came here because of reports of people seeing this giant beast or at least signs of it. These were knew reports and it seemed this creature had been here for quite some time. So it begged the question, "Why now? Why are people just now noticing your presences within these woods? I'm guessing it's those fire things from early right? How much shit hit the fan, that your ancient ass has no choice but to show yourself to dumb ass Humans who'dd immediately see you as a threat?"

Yuri asked as she place her hands into her pocket and began to cruise along side the wolf with using her ATs a her mode of travel in this situation. She could put 2 and 2 together at this point, "What's causing the sudden up tick in fire demons, randomly popping up like rpg, fodder?"

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The wolf slowed and glanced at the woman as she began to speak, although when she continued it seemed no ill will was meant. Her questions seemed to roll together and to the wolf it made sense in the opposite order she asked. More so it seemed she herself realized that point was well before concluding with some bizarre word the wolf had no clue what she meant by.

"Increased activity is just another part of nature, just like blizzards in winter, more souls escape when more souls fill hell." The wolf spoke matter of factly, simply there were too many people dying and pushing old spirits out from where they belonged. "Humans are...young creatures, it is understandable that they'd become wary of me."

This time the great wolf would come to a full stop and look at the flower child. His gaze seemed far deeper as if looking into her soul, through her past, in her heart. After a moment the glowing blue eyes flicked up to meet her own. "Why have you come?"

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[DJ Loki]

[Why you think?]

Yuri looked over at the wolf as it started to talk about the events that were happening within the forest. So basically, it didn't have any idea either, not really. She shrugged her shoulders, "Whatever, you say." let her arms hang to the side as she continued to glide along side of the wolf, until it would come to a complete stop. She would come to a stop as well, as the beast asked her why she was here. "It's obvious isn't it? Those young humans, who are now aware of your presence, are frightened, and asked my village to investigate and to kill you if necessary." Yuri folded her arms and then and then continued, "Instead of sending a random ninja, who knows very little about animals, common and mythical alike, a came myself, to assets the situation, and to take appropriate actions after."

Yuri looked over her should back at the pit that the demons had come from. She then sighed, "Good thing I did. Some fast cocked young shinobi may have bit off more than they could chew. There aren't many who can deal... properly with demons. I doubt I have the skills necessary to permanently put down one of them myself." Yuri looked down at her hands as she said this. She had plenty of power, and could deal with anything from this plane. However demons were a little outside of her depth, even though she had some control over her Y'al spirit, she had not completely explored the power that she could wield with it. She also doubted that it would help much in this situation.

She sighed, "Rushing in to fight something you know nothing about, is foolish, regardless of the intentions behind it. It's better to escape with information then to die in vain. This situation requires someone most experienced with killing demons, or at least someone with the know how. That currently is not me. Not every situation demands you run head first into danger to be a hero." Yuri said knowing that the decision she was making at present was the correct one. "Most, young ninja... hell some of the the older ones don't understand this either. They also don't understand the fact that we're glorified Mercenaries. Imposing our wills in matters we were not hired to do so could do more harm than good."

Yuri shrugged her shoulders, as her mission was more or less complete as it stood. "Regardless, I was sent to investigate. You don't seem to pose a threat to the people here. In fact it is the opposite. I will inform them of your doings, and return to my village. I'll make arrangements to send someone who was knowledge of dealing with demons to assist you, until things die down a bit. If you see anyone with the Grass Village symbol, know they are your allies... ah... what was your name? I'm Yuri by the way."

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For the most part the wolf continued to walk without much heed, given that most of what the kage said was concerning her prowess, village, or inexperienced charges. The wolf continued to look through the trees listening for the signs it had learned to notice when the dark souls would emerge into this realm and it took a moment before the wolf responded to the woman's declaration of sending other shinobi.

"That will be unnecessary, as you said, the reports were of a wolf not the souls. I'd rather not be responsible for someone choosing to wait for hell to open its mouth." The roll of he beast's shoulders bellied the muscle beneath its thick grey fur and old personality.

"Sif... That seems to be it for now." The wolf answered while the wind remained at ease and a deep breath escaped its maw before it turned off the path worn into the earth from years of patrols. Based on the slight curvature of the path the wolf patrolled his current direction was inward, deeper into the darkening forest. To normal eyes the forest would be akin to that of night under a full moon, though the flower child's eyes would surely allow her to traverse it without fail. Eventually Sif reached a clearing beneath the canopy where a few streams of sunlight reached down and painted across the grass and a sword placed into the ground.

[DJ Loki]

[Well Sif!!... No one gives a damn.]

"Well... Sif, to be frank. I didn't ask your permission, or option. And I'm not asking you to look after anyone. I'm just giving you a heads up on what going to happen." Yuri said with a rather stern voice. She didn't appreciate the mutts rather dismissive tone. Yuri let out a sigh, why did she care? It was just a dog all things considered. It may be older and a little smarter, but wheen everything was said and done it still licked itself, and probably eats it's own shit. Yuri was about to turn around and head home, when her Byakugan picked up on something rather odd in the clearing.

"Is that a sword? Who does it belong to?" Yuri asked, as she found it rather odd that a sword would just be laying around in all of this. It either belonged to somebody killed by these demons, or by this wolf. Either way it may be a good idea to bring it back to the village that hired her, as proof that she actually did some work on this mission. It certainly couldn't belong to the wolf. What reason would it have to own such a thing? Yuri would continued to follow the beast, if only to get the answers that she needed about the sword, before she would return it to the village.

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"More souls to fall and more to erase." The wolf answered as she stated her shinobi would show up regardless, Sif didn't care it wasn't his duty to protect people. After reaching the clearing the wolf moved to lay around the sword watching the woman as she looked over it.

"It belongs to my owner, he left it when he went to damn the flow of souls entering this plane." The wolf stated while the woman followed him into the clearing. His head now beside the sword which glimmered faintly with Soul energy like the wolf did however it seemed to slowly draw some from the creature as well, like catching steam from boiling water.

[DJ Loki]

[Hmm... weird, and kind of stupid.]

"So he hasn't returned huh? Shame, seems like an interesting blade." Yuri shrugged her shoulders, it wasn't any of her concern and the wolf didn't seem like one to ask for help. So she wasn't going to impose herself on it. She had her own things to worry about. She folded her arms and stood there for a moment in thought about everything that she had witness thus far. The Demons and the large talking Wolf, that apparently belonged to someone, who was now gone because he was stopping the flow of whatever the hell. She looked over her shoulder, "If he was going to do that... why not bring the sword with him? Are you sure he planned on returning?"

It didn't seem too smart on his part to go do whatever the hell he was going and not bring his weapon. In fact it seemed suicidal. Yuri sighed, as she would need to investigate this as well before she left. She needed to have a full scope of the goings on before she could properly judge how many to assign to this area. She looked at the beast laying there, "Where did he go? Can you show me?" Even if the wolf refused she should be able to find it her self. She saw the energy that came from the pit that those demons came from, she should be able to notice large pooling areas.

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