Sebunkage Headquarters [死] [P|DE]

[Flower]

The Sebunkage Headquarters [死]
[Private|Death-Enabled]

As one enters the South Gate of Sukuinushi, if they head east along the Gate of Devotion they will probably walk right on by an outcropping of large stones up against the gate. The stones, although fairly large at about twenty meters tall, are hidden well because of a steep, sandy slope that one must go down to get there. The wall of the gate seems to have been built along the stones and that they were intentionally never removed. Some group of pagans or cult must have lived here once because a large, marble archway can be found in a hidden juncture of the rocks that leads into the center of the stones. It is clear that whoever constructed it was very skilled and has inlaid the marble with various designs and patterns. The archway is positioned so that at sunset, the sun will move perfectly past the entrance and set beyond the horizon.

The entire inside of the cavern is dark, albeit dry, and filled with sand and small stones. Ancient runes and drawings on the walls depict religious ceremonies and historical battles that have long since passed. If one follows the first tunnel further into the stones and sand, they will twist through several corridors before appearing on a granite staircase that drops deep below the sand into some corridor that had been built many years ago. If one follows the staircase they will enter into what was once an underground monastery, with an altar and worship room that have been long abandoned. Whatever presence might have bee here once was gone, and it was replaced with a deep, abiding emptiness. 

The altar, which stands on north side of the chamber and stretches about five meters long, is still drapped in red clothes made of fine silk which have started rot and be eaten away by bugs. Some unknown gem rest in the center of the altar, glowing a dull red, and cannot be removed from the stone. With a successful gem-cutting check (DC 100), a person could determine that the gem and the stone that make up the altar have come from some other world -- exuding an energy that has not been recorded in our dimmension. A crimson carpet leads one from the altar to the center of the chamber, which is filled with several posts on which to stick candles for ceremonies. Windows high above, in the cieling of the chamber, let in a small amount of light from the world above. The chamber is most beautiful, however, during a full moon when this dim light cascades on to the granite room. 

Established by members of the Sebunkage as a headquarters may years after its construction, the stones now serve as a meeting chamber and hideout. There has been rumors of building back up the hideouts defenses, although it has all been said in secret so that the city of Sukuinushi will not get suspicious. Dust and old sand lingers over the chamber room and in the inner walkways, a testament to the length of time that this hideout has sat abandoned -- hidden in the shadows. 

Rules:

• Only those who are a member of Sebunkage may enter this thread without permission.
• All other characters must have permission from the Shadow of Shadows to enter this thread.
• As a testament to the strength and horror of the Sebunkage, this thread will always be Death-Enabled -- although the Sebunkage are unlikely to kill one another due to strict rules and leadership. Anybody who enters this thread who is not a member of the Sebunkage are also death-enabled. 
• Inactive In-Character time in this thread is 3 days. You will be skipped after this amount of time if the next player chooses to do so.

[Flower]

[enter.]

Selyse entered the headquarters that she had discovered, her blue pigtails blowing readily in the breeze and punctuated by sand that kept getting in her hair, wearing a sort of attire that she did not often wear. First she wore a dark-blue military outfit, seemingly one piece of fabric (although it was all just the cells of her body), and her butt-bag which held a tracking device, five tracers, two moonstones, a ghost gem, and a gem of the all-unseeing eye. A dark, hooded robe then covered her military outfit and butt-bag -- most of her body in any case -- although her hood had been down ever since she got into Sukuinushi. Wouldn't do well to seem like she was hiding something anymore than she already did. Finally, strapped to her back was Valerys' spear Bitter Mercy which had been crafted specifically for her, although instead of being enlaced with its normal red designs and red scarf this time it was dark blue designs and fabric. One would probably have thought it a different weapon entirely.

She moved through the archway, which had been artfully constructed, and waited for her companions just inside the entrance -- up against the walls and partially concealed by the shadows. She had told them to meet her inside of Sukuinushi and now awaited their arrival. Although she did not have plans to take the city today, this would be a good start... Selyse could not help but laugh as she rested her back against the wall, looking down at the sand. She was thinking of how much more powerful the three of them would be together, and what destruction they could assemble. First, however, Selyse knew that she would need to improve her own powers and those of her allies. That is why she had brought some of these items with her and searched for this headquarters. With any luck, soon this could be their base of operations.

It was about 19:00 hours and the sun was beginning to descend across the sand on the horizon. Selyse watched it make its path across the sky, the illumination that it provided on the archway and the stone outcropping slowly fading. Selyse let her mind go into a contemplative trance and wondered on the nature of irony.

Tags: Tara, 💀

[Tara]

(Enter)

Tara was not far behind Selyse in entering the city for she had come over with her for the most part. Though she did get delayed at the city gates as she was 'randomly' chosen for search. Tara for her part complied for the request of a cavity search. She did direct the 'nice' guard to go somewhere private for the 'search'. There the short dark hair temptress submitted for both their entertainment. It was a bit of discovery for the guard however.

Her tail and looks was what got her separated in the first place. She had to take off all her bags and even the vest had to go for the search. Which reveal that she hadn't been wearing much besides the vest and backpack on the top except for a studded collar. The dark leather clothing certainly made an image on her darken sun exposed skin. In her pouches and bag was found a ton of crafting clay and a small flute. She traveled under the guise as a craftsman and musician.

In her pouches was found a slot's worth of Senbon which in of itself was unusual for non shinobi but not note worthy as she claimed to use it for acupuncture training. She made a argument what she really wanted to be was a licensed massage therapist. The guard didn't believe the lie but let it go for he believe it was to say she was a prostitute. As she spoke and was 'interviewed', the guards looked upon her favorably.

The Water purifier, binoculars, Compass, penlight, flint, multi tool and Walkie Talkie were all taken in stride as tools of a traveler needed to survive. She was low of food supplies but that is no surprise after crossing the desert. It was then time to pat her down where they noted the chain belt (manacles) she wore on her really short skirt. They asked her to bend over and admired how the tail was real as well what was just below where it attached.

Her shoes were sensible for the travel but otherwise all else she wore was finger-less gloves on her hands that were specially made for her. After to getting to know most of the guards that inhabit that gate's guard barracks, she was released with a polite escort and her items reassembled back on her person. She traveled with him as far as a fountain where she cleaned up a bit from the mess the guys made.

After yet another time of private moments with the guard, she finally freed herself of him. She didn't like men but that didn't mean she didn't like using them. Either way, she finally made her way to the shadowed alcove where she was suppose to meet the blue haired shape shifter. At this point she was already tired of this goody city and felt it needed a little mayhem to mix it up.

Her eyes were bright with ideas of how to subtly due it however. It would do no good that trouble to be linked back to her and the village of stone. But any disruption to the Land of wind would strengthen her homeland. Her evil objectives were still going to benefit her adopted home.

[Flower]

Selyse saw someone approaching down the slope into the rock outcropping and knew that it was probably one of her companions. As the dim light from the sun fell upon the scene, Selyse made her way into the opening and saw Tara coming from across the sand. As the girl approached, Selyse grabbed at the neck of her robe with her right hand and said, "Hello, I'm glad to see that you've made it." Tara, as usual, was wearing a revealing outfit and walked confidently with her tail following behind her. Selyse motioned toward the entrance to the hideout and said, "Come on, I'll show you around. We're supposed to wait for somebody else but I'm eager to get started."

If Tara agreed to follow her, then Selyse would lead her into the archway and down the sandy path. Markings on the wall seemed to herald some old age that had now almost vanished, and Selyse passed by them without much of a glance. These were not the first ruins that she had explored. As they got further along the path, the two of them would come to a set of granite stairs that led down into the earth and underneath the rocks. Selyse would go first, exposing her back to Tara but never fully unaware of her disadvantage as they descended into lower chamber. Along the way Selyse would ask, "So what do you think? A city secluded and well guarded, a hideout hidden near the gates, not a bad place to set up our headquarters am I right?"

As the two of them reached the bottom of the stairs, Tara would look upon the vast, empty chamber that dwelled below -- and the large abandoned altar that was decorated in its center. Two beams decorated with candles lit up the room, but mostly it was dark. Without low-light or darkvision an ordinary person might have been straining their eyes to see most of the room. Selyse walked in as if she knew every detail of the room and would be waiting to see what Tara thought. Afterall, she was the first shadow that she had brought to this inner chamber, and hopefully (if she kept this evil legacy alive) the the first of many. Selyse thought that she could feel some burning behind her left eye, but ignored it.

[Tara]

0/10
(+2 for C class)
Eyes of the Planes
Rank: "D"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: Gain Low-light vision and see invisible.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A personal based technique. Works on 1 creature at a time. Duration of the Jutsu is 5 hours per Class Level. User stumble on a way to change their soul's eyes so they are more like the eyes of planar creatures. Since they are a reflection of their own soul their eyes change as well. User gains the ability of low-light vision and can see auras of invisible creatures (issuing invisible creatures only a 20% concealment). User also sees lingering auras where living creatures have touched solid objects much like a footprint. These lingering auras only last for 2 rounds and fade away.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

Tara followed the shifter with the confidence born of her infernal nature. She felt a resonance with the building they were delving into. It was a nice secluded place for their work to be done. But it was kind of dim in there with the lack of lighting. When she paused at the entry way to allow her eyes time to adjust, her soul reached across the planes to assist her.

As a descendant of the denizens of the infernal realms, her soul was able to assist her in short order. Tara's eyes illuminated to anyone that looked at her but provided no light as her soul took charge for the moment. Her eyes then cleared which changed the grey-scale of her view. Tara's eyes had a red glow to them before it faded, still to much of the room was in shadow for her so with a trick of her mind, her horns began to glow.

They pulsed out a soft purplish light that a-washed everything in this hue. Tara satisfied she could see and see well then continued down the stairs. This all took but a moment as quick as thought. The hues of the room made the light feel cold and inviting only to a certain crowd. The shadows deepened in the light, and Tara smiled. "This will do, but only for meetings. Is there more to this structure?"

[Flower]

Selyse watched as the stairway and the chamber below began to take on a light-colored hue of purple light, emanating from Tara's horns. She was fond of the color purple, although not as fond of some of her other personalities, and enjoyed the change in scenery. As they got into the lower chamber, Tara asked if there was any more. "Not yet," Selyse explained, "This is all there is for now -- or at least all I've discovered so far. However, I plan on making some additions as time goes on." The air down here was cool and dry, feeling good on her face as Selyse moved forward between the candle posts.

"Giving our guest some time to arrive," Selyse said, "I wanted to bring you down here to show you some of my skills. It was clear from our battle that you're no ordinary shinobi -- I'd like to train you in the Art of the Soul. In fact, you already seem to know a bit about it." Selyse looked again at her horns and wondered briefly at how strong Tara could become, with the right training and a bit of luck. She stepped forward and took Tara's left hand in her right hand, holding it but not so much in a romantic sort of way but just in a way of holding her hand and looking deeply into her eyes.

"I could teach you to charm men and monsters, to construct an aura of pain around yourself, or to make copies of yourself from the essence of your soul. It is clear that your soul has taken a path similar to my own, and I want to help you harness that power." All of this -- true. Selyse, and specificlaly Valerys at large, had never been fond of helping people, but she had been changing her mind recently concerning the next generation of evil. So much seemed to fade away or be corrupted by the good forces in this world, and Selyse could no longer allow it to happen. Even if she were to meet her end, she needed new souls to help carry on the legacy...

"So, then, what sounds most appealing to you?"

[Tara]

Tara's eyes glowed blood red and she gave a fanged smile as Selyse spoke. " Darlin' I can already do half of that. It's just a matter of finding the right timing. But I have no problem doing some strength trainin' for the soul. " Selyse would feel the soothing tones of Tara's words. But that was always present, nothing chakra about it but it had a quality to influence the weaker of mind.

Tara's wings unfurled and there Tara stood in full demonic glory. Not quite heard but felt was the promise of pleasures untold and the screams of tortures unending. It was obvious that Tara had a bit of experience that wasn't of this world. "What specifically did you have in mind?" While she spoke and she worked her soul to have a oneness with that of her infernal planar existence.

When Selyse held her hand and looked deeply in her eyes, Selyse would be surprised what she saw there or maybe not. Tara had allowed the contact and allowed her to look in what was considered the window to the soul. And it wasn't Tara's soul that could be seen but an abyss inhabited by the souls of the devoured and the lost. There was no escape and was a plane of where it was both torture unending and carnage. Most would recoil from the sight knowing their very soul was in danger around her.

Selyse would also feel that her hand was getting hot. For Tara ran several degrees above what normal human do. She was a living furnace, and Selsye could guess what fueled her fires. Hath no fury....

[Cadoc]

+10

[Flower]

As she held hands with the demoness, Selyse began to experience a vast sensation of dread -- a look into the abyss of dead and anguished souls, a landscape that she had far too often tread and of her own accord. It brought her joy to see this burning power within the woman's soul, and she wondered what things Akumu might sense about her if they were to meet. Suddenly her hand began to heat up, as if Tara's body were inhabiting the awful essence of her soul. "How pleasing," Selyse said and licked her lips, but it felt more like Ken doing it...

"If it's my decision then I'll teach you the Charming Soul technique. As I anticipate that you will be the Shadow of Desire as part of our organization, this technique will be useful to you." As she spoke, Selyse let her soul move throughout her body and begin to awaken -- infusing her chakra network with her own soul energy. It felt familiar, and in some ways unique to Selyse herself. "Although I'm aware that you have some skills of your own, this technique has a particularly wide range -- affecting creatures of any type or size and lasting for hours at a time. And as a general rule, the more charms that you have up your sleeve the better."

Selyse let go of Tara and crossed her hands over her body, and suddenly there started to come a sound from her back and underneath her cloak. Like some sort of gnawing or digging. It went on for a couple of seconds and then some strange, goblin would fall out on to the floor from behind her and climb out from under her robe. The goblin had leathery green skin and red eyes that seemed to glow in the cavernous chamber, and stood only about a foot tall. His jaw stretched wide in a grin and he wore a red quetzalcoatl (or some draconic) costume over his body. He waved at Tara as he appeared and said something in draconic that she could not understand. Selyse picked him up and held him out to Tara as if for her to take him.

"You'll be testing out this technique on Doragon."

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Teaching:

Charming Soul
Rank: "B"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: As Charm Monster Charm GenJutsu.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Target is 1 Creature. Range is 20 meters. Duration is 5 hours per Class Level. User tether's part of their soul with the soul of another. This bond makes the target friendly to the user. This Jutsu makes a creature of any type and size regard the user as its trusted friend and ally (treat the target's attitude as friendly). If the creature is currently being threatened or attacked by the user or their allies, however, it receives a +5 bonus on its Save. The Jutsu does not enable the user to control the charmed creature as if it were an automaton, but it perceives the user's words and actions in the most favorable way. The user can try to give the subject orders, but must convince it to do anything it wouldn't ordinarily do. An affected creature never obeys suicidal or obviously harmful orders, but a charmed fighter, for example, might believe the user if they assured them that the only chance to save the user's life is for them to hold back an onrushing red dragon for "just a few seconds". Any act by the user or their apparent allies that threatens the charmed person breaks the Jutsu. The user must speak the person's language to communicate their commands, or else be good at pantomiming. User can have only 1 creature under this effect at a time. A Will Save of 10 + (2 Per Class Level + Impeccable Will) will negate this Jutsu. Effects that resist or remove Enchantments also work with this Jutsu.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

Valerys:
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[Tara]

0/70
(+2 TP for C Class)
Charming Soul
Rank: "B"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: As Charm Monster Charm GenJutsu.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Target is 1 Creature. Range is 20 meters. Duration is 5 hours per Class Level. User tether's part of their soul with the soul of another. This bond makes the target friendly to the user. This Jutsu makes a creature of any type and size regard the user as its trusted friend and ally (treat the target's attitude as friendly). If the creature is currently being threatened or attacked by the user or their allies, however, it receives a +5 bonus on its Save. The Jutsu does not enable the user to control the charmed creature as if it were an automaton, but it perceives the user's words and actions in the most favorable way. The user can try to give the subject orders, but must convince it to do anything it wouldn't ordinarily do. An affected creature never obeys suicidal or obviously harmful orders, but a charmed fighter, for example, might believe the user if they assured them that the only chance to save the user's life is for them to hold back an onrushing red dragon for "just a few seconds". Any act by the user or their apparent allies that threatens the charmed person breaks the Jutsu. The user must speak the person's language to communicate their commands, or else be good at pantomiming. User can have only 1 creature under this effect at a time. A Will Save of 10 + (2 Per Class Level + Impeccable Will) will negate this Jutsu. Effects that resist or remove Enchantments also work with this Jutsu.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

Tara nodded once as she observed a weird creature come from the shape shifter. Looking at the monster she gave a sweet smile but she spoke to Selyse. "You know that I don't need techniques to affect all. " And her words words certainly seemed to be true to that effect. Even as she shaped her soul into a more pleasing image for the monster her eyes and voice did its own number. She was an object of alluring desire and no matter the gender all felt it.

Only a few truly understood the danger of falling prey to this honey trap. Her voice would lift the creature's mood to something more favorable, while her eyes would captivate and charm. It certainly was less lasting than what she was doing to her soul though. Her affect was only as effective as she was around, the soul would bind its more heavily to this charm.

Tara knew what she was doing well. No seals or even much chakra was needed. It was her soul that did the heavy lifting, that and her very nature. She was a bewitching Dhamphir Seductress who's heritage was something infernal. Unfortunately the nature would have to hold the creature until the soul could find the most charming shape needed to influence the creature. But it was obvious that it knew quite a few pleasing forms for all kinds.

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Dhampir Ancestry
Rank: "C"
Skill: Heritage Trait
Effect: A trait that enables the user to play with a humanoid opponent's will.
Special: ---
Drawback: Cannot gain any other Ancestry Traits.
Description: A rare few human bloodlines trace their linage back to a Dhampir, the offspring born of a vampire claiming the life a pregnant woman. A number of times per day equal to 3 per Class Level these humans can play with a humanoid opponent's will within the amount of time using a "D" Rank Jutsu. Anyone targeted must succeed on a Save (10 + 2 per Class Level plus their Enchantment Focus (Charm)) or fall instantly under the human's influence, as though by a Charm Person Jutsu (Strength of Jutsu is equal to user's Class Level). The ability has a range of 10 Meters. If the human possesses at least 2 Class Levels Lower than the user, this effect functions as the Dominate Person Jutsu. This trait replaces 1 Freebies.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 Freebies.

Bewitching
Rank: "C"
Skill: Heritage Trait
Effect: A trait that allows the user to speak while manipulating the feelings of others.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Some humans have an uncanny ability to manipulate others, often due to an alluring physical trait. When dealing with NPCs whose starting attitude toward them is not Hostile, they can choose to use this ability to temporarily improve their attitude toward those NPCs by a greater degree than normal. When speaking, treat the NPC’s starting attitude as 1 level higher than it actually is for the purpose of determining their new attitude. The NPC’s new attitude lasts only for a number of minutes equal to 2 per Class level. After that time, the attitude returns to the state it was before the user spoke. If circumstances in the interim have rendered the NPC violent or hostile (such as from being attacked by the bewitcher), the NPC’s attitude remains where it is (rather than returning to its original state). This trait replaces 1 Freebies.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 Freebies.

[Flower]

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Soul Light-Weapon
Rank: "B"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User has adapted to close contact fighting and so has their Searing Soul attack.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: When the user is performing Searing Soul they may change the shape so that it arcs over their hand with soft red light and lingers the entire round. This can be used to make melee attacks. Each attack is a melee attack and does the user's Searing Soul Damage.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster. Must know Searing Soul.

1. [0/40]

Tara took Doragon and looked at him sweetly, charming him with all sorts of techniques -- not just the one that Selyse was teaching her. The small creature's will was not as strong as Selyse's but was still powerful, and it was bewitched by the woman but did not fall prey to her dhampiric ancestry (link). The Charming Soul technique seemed to be taking some effect on him, however, as he stared at Tara with his red eyes and hummed a little tune. "As we plot and take on missions together, you'll want to know how my pets can help you. When your soul has charmed him enough, tell Doragon to show you his powers." The little goblin sat in Tara's hands, the strength of his soul seeming a little bigger than his body and that small, cheeky grin.

As Tara was trying to influence Doragon with her mind Selyse decided that she should also be working on her own techniques but of a different, more physical type. She had spent much time developing her Searing Soul abilities and wondered if she could shape it into an aura around her fists to be used in combination with her taijutsu. As she reached into her soul, the energy began to disperse throughout her nerves and her entire muscular system, fueling it with some power that (even now) she was only beginning to understand. The energy began to seep from the skin of her hands like some miasma that only she could sense, as it was not yet powerful enough to appear to normal vision.

"You asked me once about our organization," Selyse said, "and our goals. I think I am beginning to understand it better." She watched as her fingers curled in and out of a fist. She could feel the essence of her soul moving through them, trying to get out and manifest as physical strength. "We must keep the legacy of this ancient evil, that which fuels our souls, alive. One of our primary goals, now that we are coming back together, is the recruitment of new members. I hope that skills such as these will aide you in persuading other evils to our side -- you are the Shadow of Desire after all." Selyse hoped that as a Master of Charms, Tara would one day be able to charm even those unwilling victims to be a part of their cause. Not to mention the skill that they would need to deceive and combat the political elite of the ninja villages.

[Cadoc]

+12
+10

[Tara]

12/70
(+2 TP for C Class)
Charming Soul
Rank: "B"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: As Charm Monster Charm GenJutsu.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Target is 1 Creature. Range is 20 meters. Duration is 5 hours per Class Level. User tether's part of their soul with the soul of another. This bond makes the target friendly to the user. This Jutsu makes a creature of any type and size regard the user as its trusted friend and ally (treat the target's attitude as friendly). If the creature is currently being threatened or attacked by the user or their allies, however, it receives a +5 bonus on its Save. The Jutsu does not enable the user to control the charmed creature as if it were an automaton, but it perceives the user's words and actions in the most favorable way. The user can try to give the subject orders, but must convince it to do anything it wouldn't ordinarily do. An affected creature never obeys suicidal or obviously harmful orders, but a charmed fighter, for example, might believe the user if they assured them that the only chance to save the user's life is for them to hold back an onrushing red dragon for "just a few seconds". Any act by the user or their apparent allies that threatens the charmed person breaks the Jutsu. The user must speak the person's language to communicate their commands, or else be good at pantomiming. User can have only 1 creature under this effect at a time. A Will Save of 10 + (2 Per Class Level + Impeccable Will) will negate this Jutsu. Effects that resist or remove Enchantments also work with this Jutsu.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

Tara sang a sirens song to complement her soul's will to dominate the will of this creature. Her voice's quality had an unearthly tone that captivated those that fall under it's sway. It wasn't bardic talents though it was obvious she had the voice and ability if trained. Again it was raw talent that was unfocused but there. Getting her to focus her talents was the challenge for Tara

Tara's song was that of soothing charm and lacked actual words. It was more a melody tone that produced sweet images. Tara had sound and sight to captivate even strong souls. Her horns oddly enough enhanced the image especially with their purplish glow. It a washed all into the lull that left the mind not quite in the fore front anymore. And the creature would be having a hard time resisting.

He would be bound in more ways than one. Selyse too would feel the edges of the charms even if she wasn't the target. For Tara's charms were target-less, at least her words and eyes were. This enchantress knew how to use her assets either way. The creature was at least now favorable to Tara making the necessary transition to bid-able much easier in the thing's mind.

(Will saves against Tara are 10 + 4 (Class) + 2 (Imp. Will) + 2 (Horned Demon) = 18)

[Cadoc]

+12

[Flower]

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Soul Light-Weapon
Rank: "B"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User has adapted to close contact fighting and so has their Searing Soul attack.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: When the user is performing Searing Soul they may change the shape so that it arcs over their hand with soft red light and lingers the entire round. This can be used to make melee attacks. Each attack is a melee attack and does the user's Searing Soul Damage.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster. Must know Searing Soul.

2. [10/40]

Tara began to focus her attention on Doragon, singing a charming tune that was sure to capture his attention -- and Selyse thought that she could see something of the woman's soul as she did this. She was beginning to inhabit the strange of her ancestors before her. Doragon's eyes seemed to glaze over and he bobbed his head back and forth enjoying her tune. Perhaps too much as he was beginning to appear even hypnotized by her melody. However she had not yet told him to show off his powers and so he didn't, waiting for her Tara or Selyse to tell him what to do. He was obedient if nothing else now that he had been exposed to some of Tara's soul.

"Now you're getting it," Selyse said simply, but looked at her own right hand which was still radiating chakra as if she were speaking about both of them. Although she could not yet see the aura which suggested her soul was powering her fists, Selyse could feel the shift in the air around her hand and the power growing in her muscles. There seemed to be some extra energy fueling her now, and it was not just her chakra. Selyse reached down deeply within her soul and harnessed its energy, pulling it forward with the power of a master of Soulcaster. The energy of her soul began to merge with her chakra and infuse her fist with a new sort of power. Having never physically hit something with the power of her soul, Selyse found it an enriching process.

She walked up to one of the walls of the headquarters and looked at it, built from the years of formation of some ancient and giant stones. She powered as much of her chakra and soul essence as she could and hit the wall, causing it to shake and move across the area -- causing a reverberating sound effect on the area. All of a sudden the energy that was seeping from her hands began to manifest in the air and turn into a soft red light around her palms. Selyse held her right hand up to her face, the light shining of her blue hair and eyes. "Oh..." she whispered and looked curiously at the red aura that swirled around her fingertips.

The power continued to grow within her body, her dark soul reaching across her arm from deep within, until the red light cast at her hand began to mix with the purple light from Tara's horns and add to the atmospheric scene. In a flash she drew up her right hand, punching it swiftly twice -- a red streak through the air -- and felt the shuddering force of her own hands which were beginning to infuse with her inner essence.

[Cadoc]

+10

[Flower]

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Soul Light-Weapon
Rank: "B"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User has adapted to close contact fighting and so has their Searing Soul attack.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: When the user is performing Searing Soul they may change the shape so that it arcs over their hand with soft red light and lingers the entire round. This can be used to make melee attacks. Each attack is a melee attack and does the user's Searing Soul Damage.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster. Must know Searing Soul.

3. [20/40]

[OOC: Hey Tech, sorry but I've got to move on seeing as the x2 holiday is here and I can't participate until I train this technique. Hope that you're around soon but in the meantime I've gotta finish this training~]

The chakra continued to run throughout her arms and hands until they were being powered with the energy of her soul, barely containing much chakra or otherwise. The aura of her soul was dense and heavy, like a dark cloud, but even so Selyse began to picture it as red as well as it began to concentrate in her palms. Selyse maintained the high levels of energy and kept allowing it to course through her, eventually allowing it to turn into red streams of soul energy around the fingers of her right hand. It twisted and flowed through the space between them like a fog or a snake, matching well with her cyan-colored hair. She watched it, pleased, and debated how much work this was going to take to master as she wanted to move on with her training.

The soul continued to strengthen her hands until Selyse could no longer contain herself and she had to swing her fist into the ground. There was a loud cracking sound and brief tremor along the earth as her fist met the dirt, the energy of her soul funneling into the ground like some powerful wave and leaving a crater immediately below her feet. Selyse looked down upon it and the floating specks of residual red soul energy that swirled briefly before floating away. Selyse opened her hand and soon her soul energy was returning there, getting ready to occupy her palm once more now that it was no longer filled with her power. It was as if her palm was a battery and Selyse could watched it recharge as the red aura of her soul began to manifest along her fingers and hand.

As she was doing this, Selyse tried to maintain the energy without her palm so that it stayed for a longer period of time. The energy of her soul just kept pushing throughout her body, filling her palms, and as the power kept increasing Selyse could feel herself getting excited. She wanted to use this power, to rear back and unleash it in a final blast, but knew that she had to keep it going this time. And that instead of unleashing it in a massive attack, Selyse kept forming her soul energy around her hands and allowing it to make different patterns in order to store all of its energy. After a few seconds, however, the light began to disappear and Selyse found that she had not yet extended the technique as long as she could. She knew that in the heat of battle she was going to need her Soul Light-Weapon to exist as long as possible.

[Flower]

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Soul Light-Weapon
Rank: "B"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User has adapted to close contact fighting and so has their Searing Soul attack.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: When the user is performing Searing Soul they may change the shape so that it arcs over their hand with soft red light and lingers the entire round. This can be used to make melee attacks. Each attack is a melee attack and does the user's Searing Soul Damage.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster. Must know Searing Soul.

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Selyse stretched out her hand once more and peered at her fingertips, allowing her body to regenerate the aura of soul energy over her hand. The energy moved quickly through her arm and into her palm, even quicker than before, and soon it took just a flash and Selyse could manifest the Soul Light-Weapon. The red light glowed from Selyse's hand and fueled her body with strength. Like last time she did not use it yet, however, deciding that she could keep building the soul energy and maintain it as long as possible before going on the offensive in an attack. A few seconds went by and Selyse allowed her mind to concentrate and her awareness to move over her hands -- holding them within her mind. She could almost see her energy within her mind's eyes as it continued to stream through her body, and she opened up places in her consciousness to allow it to flow even greater amounts of power.

As she felt herself getting to five seconds, Selyse could barely hold the technique any longer. She moved forward in a flash and hit her hand into the air. Although she had not made contact with any physical surface, the soul energy exploded out and created a current in the air where there might have been a person -- leaving their bodies experiencing the same horrors as the air. By now she had spent a lot of time exploring the light weapon of the soul and was beginning to understand its properties, and best with her right hand. So Selyse switched to her left hand after that and tapped into the reserves of soul energy that she had, thanks to her powers as a master Soulcaster. Although her left hand was not as experienced with this technique, Selyse concentration and awareness as a master allowed her great manipulation of the soul.

It traveled through her body and down her left arm, slowly filling up her hand after a second. Valerys, meanwhile, was watching the training from within and was grinning -- proud of the developments. Yes, that is how we can get stronger... Selyse listened to the words and let the energy make her left fist, even stronger, staring at it with the fingers closed together. Red flowed out from her fingers and knuckles, filling the air, and she looked at Tara to show her what had become of her hand. "And when you have mastered the soul, you will even allow it to manifest throughout your body." And Selyse ran toward the wall, delivering a swift punch and unleashing a blast of energy from within her body -- some great power flowing from her core. Her blue hair waving behind her as she did so.

[Skulking Shinzu]

Learned!

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HECATE  UCHIHA HAND OF JASHIN Fashionably late as she always liked to be Hecate made some weak attempts to find the hideout that this nefarious 'group' she'd been so gloriously made a part of for the sake of destruction. The blue haired woman she'd met earlier this year seemed adamant and promising as a potential member to the faith and that alone made her.. inquisitive to the real purpose of this get-together. She's been recruited by the whore angel of Ame once and strayed off her path of ascension and that would never happen again. Around her orbited a scythe made of three magnificent blades, she carried an Irken pack with the legs partially engaged like the bony protrusions to the beginning of true wings. Several dozen meters of wire were wound about her body like exquisite armor and a breastplate of Starmetal was her only true armor. Two yoyo's, a rapier and her favorite raven mask with it's special lenses with all the works were her items today and the mask eyeholes glowed an ominous green after her own eyes that peered out through them. She stepped into the foyer area and found nothing of note. No people. No presence. There had been walking perhaps but she had no way of knowing for sure without truly walking through the place. Blinking once she turned her head to the left... right... engaged her wings and began to drift through the area casually till she was sure she'd find a path and begin walking it. "Hello, hello, helloooooooo~?!" She purred as she walked about the place. It certainly beat that temple in the hot sand she'd found the statue of Heero the long surpassed Kazekage. At least this had a roof to it.