His Magnum Opus [DE]

[Master Game]

The light from the lamppost flickered.

Black nothingness engulfed the crowd of people for just a second. Not a soul flinched. These ones did not fear the dark. Its significance was nothing in comparison to the experience they had all been promised on this late night. The  crowd were lined up on the pavement outside a large two-storey modern building with the words "Laquire Opera House" written on a plastic sign on the building's face.

The entrance was a simple pair of wooden doors painted blood red. A red rope barrier stood in front of the doors, with two tall security guards on either side, faces stony and eyes focused. It was hard to tell whether their unreadable expressions were due to nonchalance or professionalism.

The crowd that flocked by the entrance of the venue was quite diverse. Men and women dressed in elegant suits and dresses of varying qualities and colours. Some came in groups, others came in couples and a few came alone. Not a single person lining up around the opera house looked younger than 20. There was a certain tension in the air that could be felt by the offbeat chattering and furtive whispers that echoed through the chilly night sky. One talented at reading the atmosphere could feel that the crowd here seemed a strange mixture of inquisitive, excited and sceptical. Among the frantic chatter, a few sentences escaped the discord.

"Do you think he's really going to perform?"

"When can we enter?"

"This better not be a hoax"

The existence of tonight's performance had been spread purely by word of mouth. Everyone there had been invited by someone they knew in some way or form. Word of mouth naturally jumbled the accuracy of the event's details. However there were two common factors in every invitation;

Admission was free and it was going to be a performance to die for.

Necromancer of the West

[Necromancer of the West]

Rael was stalking the streets, keeping towards the looming shadows that flickering street lamps provided. His, lets say minions, were to meet him at their pre determined location for any information or gossip that may be of importance. His amber eyes turned blood orange as he activated his bloodline's gift and made sure no one was following him or around Caddus or his brother. Rael paused for a moment, and once it was clear, he made hi way to the two brothers.

He walked out of the shadows that wisped and withered around his form into the light of the oil lit lamps Caddus brought. When his heritage awakened, he soon realized people did not favor his new form. His once aristocratic visage that wooed crowds was replaced with the face of a devil. Once black flowing hair turned into a reddish brown in color, with two sharp horns made from his own ivory, tinted with the hue of a dark red. Another feature that was given was a tail that was flickering slightly and waving to and fro in the dark. He only wore his tunic that was embellished with intricate designs and threaded gold. As well as fitted pants that matched the tunic. Other than that, he only carried three books with him. His Grimoire, a Grimoire he had found, Illusionatus and the Legions of the Dead.

"What have you found out?" Rael stared down the two brothers with his piercing eyes, looking further into them than most people could. The smaller of the two, Caddus, spoke up with a gruff tone. "The seller that we use to buy the base products from has been sent to jail. Police are still scouting for potential buyers. We weren't able to procure any items for you. But on our way here there was something most peculiar. Most people tend to be rather well mannered when the opera comes. But there was this Opera house that had a line. People were whispering about something, well, someone. And what was even more odd, there where security guards." The younger brother scratched his poorly kept facial hair as he thought about what he saw.

Rael's brows came together as he gave what Caddus said a thought. "Perhaps this may be an interesting show if there is a stir. In a weeks time I shall meet you two at the warehouse." The devil-kin turned around and put up his cloak and left the two brothers to their own device. Caddus had briefly mentioned the name and the area where this Opera was located. He knew the general location, but this most of been a recently new Opera house, he didn't recall ever being to this place before. He slinked back into the awaiting shadows as the hugged and welcomed him back home, and hid him from the outside word.

There were a few people wandering the streets this late at night, mostly drunkards and the occasional couple giggling and holding hands, but he made it to where he was told it would be an quirked an eyebrow as he saw the whispering crowd. It seemed as if they were giddy and in great anticipation. He sleuthed around in the shadows to get closer to hear what they were saying and to see if they had a physical invitation. His curiosity got the better of him and he wants in.

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Stealth: 69
Observation: 107

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Shadow Walker: Hide in Plain Sight
Rank: "A"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: Users can hide even when being observed.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: As long as they are within 3meters of a shadow of some sort (including non-personal Shadow Perception Jutsus), the user can hide themselves from view in the open without anything to actually hide behind. They cannot hide behind their own natural shadows though they can hide in shadows created by their Jutsus. Hide in plain sight takes up the amount of Handseals equal to a "C" Rank technique without performing the Handseals.
Limit: Must know the Shadow Perception. Automatically gained once Mastered Shadow Perception.


Tasukeru (Seeing Life) 230
Rank: C, B, A, S
Skill: Doujutsu
Effect: A powerful eye allowing the user to see 360 degrees and see the bloodlimit life signs of targets.
Special: Although one is born with this jutsu, one must activate the eyes through training.
Drawback: Heavy chakra drain over time, especially when multiple phases of the Tasukeru are accessed.
Description: Allows a full three hundred and sixty (360) degree field of vision. Unlike Byakugan, the user sees life in its normal colors during this tech, no details spared. Signs of life, thermal readings and X Ray vision is near perfect. Can also read a determine the difference of a regular shinobi to that of one with a bloodline or if they house any foreign presence by the different chakra waves displayed when observed through Tasukeru. This does not mean one knows the BL right away. Must have encountered the BL before in order to know exactly who they are. The ‘C’ ranked version grants the user up to 50 meters of observing. Each new rank for the Jutsu will add 50 more meters. This can be trained multiple times after all the ranks are achieved in order to add 50 meters onto one’s total. Each extra training is worth an S ranked training. Summoned through will, the scarlet eyes of the Onigami will grow a very vibrant neon red and all life becomes theirs to fully observe. Once activated, the user has a three hundred and sixty (360) degree field of vision, as well as the ability to see into other people’s bloods. For those allied to an Onigami, this jutsu is revered for making the Onigami known as the ultimate scouts.
Limit: Must be part of the Onigami BL.

[Master Game]

Clinging to the shadows 3m away from the crowd, Rael is able to remain unnoticed. There was much chattering to be heard, but Rael was be able to single out relevant information amongst the conversations. He was able to come to several conclusions after listening for about a minute:

1. There would be a single performance tonight.
2. Admission was free and there were no physical invitations. However there was a formal dress code that needed to be adhered to.
3. The man performing was Sebastien Rose. A talented pianist that had disappeared from the classical music scene several years ago and was now making a dramatic comeback.
4. The venue was limited to 50 people, admission would be granted on a first-come-first serve basis.

At the front of the line, one of the two security guards raised a radio transceiver to his ear. He muttered a few words before putting it down and stepping forward, unhooking the red rope barrier as his partner unlocked the doors the the opera house and pulled them open. The emotionless guards took a moment to briefly study each person before letting them through.

[Necromancer of the West]

Rael's tail flickered and moved aimlessly while he studied the clothing that these people were wearing. Would his own clothes allow passage? Rael was unsure. He tried to recall who this Sebastian Rose pianist was, but he didn't have any recollection or knowledge of said person. But Rael was still intrigued, and he wanted in. Panic kicked in slightly as he saw the guards allowing people to move in. He squinted and ran ideas through his head before settling down on one.

'I could try and sneak in, but I do not know the layout of the building nor the aptitude of these guards. I could push my way forth and hope that luck is on my side and my tunic is enough.' A grin emerged as his last idea came to fruition. 'But of course, none of those are fun.' Terror is what he is good at and terror is what these civilians will know. He whispered a command, and weaved handseals, spreading out his chakra out into the environment, creating an aura that was centered around him. For those who failed their will save, the world around them would begin to shift and alter, making them more susceptible to his will.

Immediately after, not knowing who was able to suppress his Genjutsu, he whispered and weaved once again, but aiming for the civilians that are waiting in line. He would exclude the guards from this illusion. His chakra emerged high into the night sky and transformed into a buzzing swarm of Locust. Those affected would hear the intense vibrations and see the swarm closing in on them and their fellow guests. Those trapped in the altered reality would be able to see this swarm attacking.

For his last part of his plan, he stood still and concentrated inward, grasping onto the bit of soul that he was able to control and split it in two. An exact copy of himself appeared, blinking before grinning. He nodded and slinked into the shadows, waiting for one of their victims to separate. Rael was sure that one of them were wearing proper attire for this event.

If all this would succeed, the Prime Rael would walk up towards the guards and see if they would grant him passage. If he was not up to dress code, Copy Rael would meet and deliver clothing that could possibly fit his frame, taken from the guests.

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Alter Reality
Rank: "S"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: Upon performing, a ripple of silvery light spreads out from them, leaving behind a slight shimmer that surrounds the user to a radius of 1 mile.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: Affects anyone within a mile area of effect. The user is able to perform this technique at a distance of 120 meters plus 60 meters per class level. The duration of this technique lasts for 25 minutes per class level. This technique may be disbelieved once interacted with. Within this area, the save to disbelieve all illusions is increased by 4 (as everything takes on a slightly unreal appearance and the minute mistakes in an illusion are harder to identify). Phantasms within this area become fully visible to all. This region moves with the user for the duration of the jutsu.
Limit: Must know the Shadow Perception.

Phantasmal Swarms of Ruin
Rank: "A"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: User create a phantasmal image of multiple swarms simply by forming the thoughts of the subject’s subconscious mind into something that its conscious mind can visualize: these swarms.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: A Mind-Affecting Technique. Affects any number of creatures where no 2 of which may be more than 10 meters apart. The user is able to perform this technique at a distance of 30 meters plus 15 meters per class level. The duration of this technique lasts for 5 rounds per class level. This technique may be disbelieved once interacted with. Only the Jutsu’s subjects can see the phantasmal swarms of ruin. User sees only vague shapes. Each target first gets a save to recognize the images as unreal. If that save fails, the phantasm touches the subject and the subject must succeed on a 2nd save or is afflicted with the nauseated condition from fear and suffers mental damage. If the 2nd save is successful, the subject suffers the sickened condition for the duration of the Jutsu but the damage is negated.
Limit: Must know the Phantasm Perception.

Soul Split
Rank: "S"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User can make a clone of themselves that can act independent of themselves.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Target is Personal. Range is Personal. Duration is 5 hours per Class Level. With a great show of will the user rips their soul in half effectively making a copy of themselves. By performing this Jutsu the user makes a full size copy of themselves. This copy is the user as much as the user is its copy. The user takes their chakra and splits it in half. This means that the user must now work with half of their energy, and half of the capabilities when dealing with Soulcaster techniques. All the user's other abilities and skills stay the same. At any time 1 of the copies can dismiss the other no matter what the range. If one is dismissed or if they are killed it does not bring back the chakra or energy, however the user will know. If one of the copies is killed the other copy is stunned for 1 round. If dismissed or killed any extra items they are carrying drops to the ground as the copy vanishes.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

[Master Game]

A swarming, buzzing, churning blackness materialised into the air from nothingness. Like a heat-seeking missile, it flew towards the people lining up. The thick darkness of the swarm was impenetrable, for even the light of nearby lamppost could not pierce it and it cast no resulting shadow from their interaction. The weak-minded ran in all directions, howling exclamations of terror and irrational fright. Many tripped, stumbled and fell over in their haste to escape that which besieged. Many vomitted as if their bodies could not stomach the horrors that tore them from reality.

The darkness fed on the screams of those it surrounded. The amalgamation of fear in the area was so intense it almost broke past the thin barriers of reality and called forth things that should not.

The trained eyes of confused security guards searched wildly for blood, weaponry or any sign of the cause of the disturbance. Their hands on their hips where their batons lay quivering with anticipation and hunger for blood. They would not taste it tonight though, for there were no enemies in sight. Only about a dozen people had been let into the building before everyone else lining up fled the scene in as if their lives depended on it for no clear reason to the two guards. As the last of the crowd disappeared, leaving vomit and forgotten shoes on the pavement, all was silent.

The figure of Rael strolled up to them. A devilish-looking entity unaffected by the madness that had taken over the area, sporting a devious look in his blood-orange eyes. The two guards looked at each other for a second before shooting off like rockets to flee in different directions, unsure of what danger they might be running from but aware enough of their own mortality to know that they did not get paid enough to deal with whatever it was.

And so once again... all was silent. The mouth of the building yawned, a gaping black maw that beckoned Rael to step forth into uncertainty.

[Necromancer of the West]

Rael's breathing became a bit heavier as he drank in the fear of the civilians as they screamed in fright. It was music to his ears, hearing the retching and howling. His expression was a bit too filled with inbound glee and he had to calm himself and compose his face before everyone else sees him in such a state. He couldn't resist. A chuckle and a soft moan escaped his lips. 'Calm down Rael.' He put his face in his hand as he controlled himself. His grin turned wicked as even the so called guards fled from their posts. This plan went too well. But he won't look a gift in a horses mouth.

Rael stepped over the filth and grime that the guests caused and crumpled his nose. Filth. He turned his gaze to and fro, seeing if anyone or anything were lurking, waiting to strike. He saw his soul copy with his Tasukeru and beckoned him to follow him. He would rather have himself as backup than none at all. He grabbed the red rope and unlatched it, bowing slightly with his other arm. "After you, my dearest." He spoke to his soul copy, who responded in kind.

"Of course, darling, lets hope this show was worth. this unfortunate calamity." The copy chuckled and entered the awaiting building, tensing up slightly, not knowing what would lurk behind. Prime Rael followed suit and kept his Doujutsu active,  using it to eventually examine the already established guests in the opera house.

[Master Game]

Rael and his split entered the mouth of building, leading them into a spacious dark corridor. Candles affixed to the walls provided dim illumination as the pair strolled down the space.

After 20m of walking, the long corridor opened up into a 40x40m circular area that was 10m high. Rows of black seats were arranged in a curved fashion that corresponded with the shape of the room. No more than 20 of the fifty seats available had been filled. The people sitting in them were all well-dressed and had their backs to Rael as he walked into the room.

On the opposite side of the room and 10m from the front row, a wooden stage cut a large segment of the circular room. In the centre of it was a grand black piano. Rael's keen Onigami eyes were able to notice that the flooring beneath the piano was inscribed with several strange symbols. A standing microphone stood near the edge of the elevated platform. There was a man behind the microphone, slightly shorter than average and dressed in a simple black and white tuxedo. His facial expression looked like an odd mixture of excitement and anxiety. His side-parted hair was black like the night sky and his droopy brown eyes had bags under them. His skin was wrinkled enough to indicate that he was around his mid-thirties.

[Necromancer of the West]

The main Rael will be referred to as Ra. Soul Copy will be referred to as El. Hopefully to differentiate between the two.

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As the two Rael's walked down the corridor, the candles flickered as they walked by, casting deep shadows upon their sharp features, causing their already frightening looks to become something more akin to a horror. "Odd choice of lightning for a opera house." El spoke up briefly, examining the corridor they were walking in. The two reached an even more spacious  area that held various rows of seating. Ra kept his doujutsu on, not wanting to chance anything. Information is power after all. They each took a seat behind one of the rows that were filled and sat next to each other, and averted their gaze to the open stage. "Marvelous piano, isn't El. Perhaps a skill we would enjoy? Me the piano, you the violin. Such works we could do." Ra whispered towards his clone, as he looked at the person that was sitting at the piano as well as the intricate symbols on the floor."

Ra's brows furrowed in confusion as he tried to read the symbols. He was unsure if he was even to read them. "My dear El. There are... runes? Symbols? etched onto the wood below the piano." This caused Ra to tense up a bit at the notion of something happening. 'Is it a part of a ritual. Are we the component of the ritual?' But he was still intrigued. Ra was sure that the two of them together would be able to fend off such a meek looking figure that stood before the microphone.

"Is this the pianist that everyone is talking about? He looks rather...underwhelming." El spoke, examining the...glee? That the man was expressing. He was unsure what emotion he was portraying. With a shrug, and a brief glance at one another, the kept their gaze to the front and waited for the show to start. 

[Master Game]

After a short while, the man began to speak up.

"For those who do not know me, my name is Sebastien Rose. I am here tonight to give a musical performance unlike one that has ever been done before." The man paused.

"I had hoped to fill the seats tonight, but what can I expect, I am a man who hasn't shown his face in this world for 10 years." His voice was laced with bitter pain.

"However, I will not let that shake my ever-burning desire to showcase to the few that have shown up today, the results of my efforts over the last 10 years." He sighed.

"Let me present to you... My Magnum Opus."

He bowed sharply before visiting the seat by the hulking jet-black piano. He produced a sheet of frayed and yellowed parchment from his blazer pocket and straightened it out before mounting it on sheet-music holder on his piano.

And then he began.

His fingers moved with grace, not playing but caressing the piano. The music began to fill the stadium like raindrops on a cold wet night. Each key let out a sombre yet strangely melodious tune that made arm-hairs stand on end. Some notes clashed with each other, but in a way that highlighted a sharp eeriness. The entire crowd had gone silent.

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Music sample

[Necromancer of the West]

Ra and El gave each other looks and both raised a single brow and bared a toothy grin. They ere the reasons why the seats were vacant. Rael thought to himself, 'Why now? Why perform again after ten years?' Ra leaned forward, putting his elbows on his knees, fingers laced together with his chin resting on them. "Well lets see what ten years produced." El huffed in a lowered tone, rolling his eyes and resting his face on his knuckles that leaned on the arms of the seat.

Ra began to have shivers down his spine as the man began to play his... Magnum Opus. Shivers went down his body, his tail flickering with his nerves. The melancholy tune that was being played permeated the room creating a stifling atmosphere. Ra was enjoying himself, instead of a toothy grin, an actual smile adorned his sharp features. He closed his eyes and drank in the mesmerizing melody. El rolled his eyes, he enjoyed the music, but his counterpart was enjoying it and not paying attention. He never let his eyes off the stage, specifically the symbols that were drawn on the stage. 

'Now, Sebastien Rose, what is your true purpose. Show it to us.' His own grin turned into thin lips as his focus was more in tune with the surrounding versus Ra's.

[Master Game]

Sebastien suddenly switched up the cadence and rhythm, playing what seemed like an entirely different song. They were was an ominous ambience that wasn't there before and the entire concert hall would feel the hair on their skin raise as the already unorthodox performance began to diverge from what could be considered mere music.

Ra found himself sucked into the diabolic notes. It was unlike anything he'd ever heard before and it started to whisk him away to unthinkable places that he both dreaded and craved. He was now unable to focus on anything other than the performance and was effectively fascinated. 

For a brief second, El he would hear his name from nowhere and in an unfamiliar voice as if something ethereal tried to speak to him. However, it did not repeat itself and he was able to keep a grip on reality.

[Necromancer of the West]

Ra gave a small smile as his eyes were closed, the melody drifted in his mind, playing and weaving continuously. It was mesmerizing. His tail went static, his breathing calm, and any unease about the performance was whisked away.  He didn't realize the sudden shift in the atmosphere. El tensed up as he heard his name. He glanced to his copy, who was eerily still. El frowned at such lack of awareness that they were so keen on preserving. He glanced around to see who said his name, but the guests of the audience was just as fascinated as Ra was.

Paranoia began to settle in as Ra was smiling. He tried to shake Ra's body to see if he would snap out of it. "Ra, my dear, can you hear my voice? Answer me!" With a forceful whisper, El began to use more aggression on his copy. His eyes darted around him, but all he heard was the notes and tones that danced and filled the approaching dread that was settling in the auditorium.

The music was causing this. Stop the music, stop the...'What ever this is..'  They would need this pianist alive, but capitated. Brows furrowed, he went through his arsenal of illusions that would be able to to anything. With one in mind, he weaved signs and focused his chakra on Sebastien. He willed his own cold, and vile chakra to seep into the mans brain. He made an image of himself appear, his body sunken to bone, red angry flesh clinging on what little left of  muscle that wasn't atrophied. His face, compared to his body, showed signs of decay as flesh was slipping off. An intricate crown, adorned with a single amber gem centered it. The clothing was tattered, the air around it turned frigid as the being rasped, despite not needing to breathe. El sent forth his monstrosity to attack and paralyze the man. To end whatever was happening. 

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Phantasmal Lich
Rank: "B"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: User creates a phantasmal image of a lich into the subject’s mind.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: A Mind-Affecting Technique. Affects 1 living creature. The user is able to perform this technique at a distance of 30 meters plus 15 meters per class level. The duration of this technique is instantaneous. This technique may be disbelieved once interacted with. Only the Jutsu’s subject can see the Phantasmal Lich. User sees only a vague shape. The target first gets a save to recognize the image as unreal. If that save fails, the phantasm lich touches the subject, then the subject must succeed on an additional save or become permanently paralyzed. Any Jutsu or herb able to remove paralysis works. Otherwise, the effect cannot be Dispel GenJutsu. Anyone paralyzed by Phantasmal Lich seems dead, though through careful observation reveals that the victim is still alive. Even if the second save is successful, the subject takes mental damage.
Limit: Must know the Phantasm Perception.

[Master Game]

Ra came back to reality after being jostled by his split. He would feel just as shaken up as El by the current turn of events.

El's ghastly illusion flew across the hall, coming to rest by the piano. Sebastien slowly looked up, presenting a sunken pair of distant and glazed over eyes. His hands danced to the haunting melody of the song uninterrupted. He looked back down at his piano, completely unfazed by the illusion before him. The ominous notes continued to surge through the concert hall, seemingly rendering its audience mesmerised to the sinister chords of music that seemed not from this plane of existence.

The song once again filled both Ra and El's minds with visions of horror and madness despite their short respite. This time however, neither Ra nor El could tear themselves away from the performance.

Until a hand came over El's shoulder, jostling him back into reality. It was a woman's. "Hey! You're a jutsu user right? Help me stop him before the song finishes."

The beautiful blue-haired young woman had made her way over to him from a couple seats away. Though dressed as elegantly as the rest of the audience, her eyes and demeanour carried a brooding darkness.

"Or we're all going to die."

[Necromancer of the West]

Ra blinked multiple times and shook his head in confusion. "What is happening?" He looked over to El, who had a snarl of disbelief as his illusion didn't take hold. "The music, it did something to you, and everyone else. Its dangerous." El hissed out. El could see slight tremors in his split and his own arms and legs. They both took a moment to breathe deeply to calm themselves, but the music kept going and they couldn't shake the sinking feeling of dread that came with it.

They were left mouth agape as sudden flashes of..something swept through their minds. The sight of darkness, unnatural, withering from all corners. Amorphous shapes lurched out of the awaiting darkness, forming together, small eyes being born, rolling around, staring at them, before vanishing back into the never ending black vines of void. Each time an eye laid eyes in their mind, their breathing came heavy as something was itching to be let free.

Through the darkness they heard a voice. It was a mortal voice. It got closer and they felt warmth on their shoulder, contradicting the numbing cold that crept in this delusion. They shook their heads and stared at the woman, before answering. "Dead or alive?" El quickly responded. He hoped alive so they could glean information on what is happening and what the motive of this show was for. Ra tensed up at the mentioning of their death at the mere tones of this dreadful master piece. Ra nodded and began jumped over their seats and the ones in their way to get clear footing.

If the answer to either keeping the man alive, El would run and maneuver his way to the stage, hands glowing a soft blue of his chakra scalpels and his hands started to produce a flame. Giving a faint orange glow beneath the blue hue. A pianist can't play if his arms and hands are singed and cut. If he were to reach Sebastien, he would strike out with his claws targeting his arms.

If the answer was to kill, El would charge up towards the front row, which was 10m away from the piano, and activate his horns, which would glow a brilliant silver. He would weave handseals and activate his strongest phantasm, The Weird.  Ra would see his copy doing the handseals for Weird and know what he was planning. Even if this man would to possibly resist their illusion. The chance of being stunned was high. His hands would strike blue and orange as chakra scalpels and flames ignited over his claws. When the illusion would hit, Ra would accompany the jutsu with a claw strike towards the mans throat. 

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Still in effect? 100 minutes. half that time have went by?



Alter Reality
Rank: "S"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: Upon performing, a ripple of silvery light spreads out from them, leaving behind a slight shimmer that surrounds the user to a radius of 1 mile.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: Affects anyone within a mile area of effect. The user is able to perform this technique at a distance of 120 meters plus 60 meters per class level. The duration of this technique lasts for 25 minutes per class level. This technique may be disbelieved once interacted with. Within this area, the save to disbelieve all illusions is increased by 4 (as everything takes on a slightly unreal appearance and the minute mistakes in an illusion are harder to identify). Phantasms within this area become fully visible to all. This region moves with the user for the duration of the jutsu.
Limit: Must know the Shadow Perception

Chakra Scalpel
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: The user creates chakra blade along the index and middle finger that is no longer than 1 inch long.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture The user creates chakra blade along the index and middle finger that is no longer than 1 inch long. This allows the user to create a highly precise cutting tool. This can be used for highly accurate incisions necessary for surgeries and anatomical dissections. Unlike regular scalpels, the Chakra Scalpel can make cuts inside the body without actually creating a wound, limiting the risks of infection. The chakra scalpel can also be used offensively, although it requires great precision to be effective. Because of this requirement, using the chakra scalpel offensively is highly unusual. In heated combat, even the greatest Medical Doctors will not be able to exert the precision needed to make fatal cuts, but it can still effectively cut muscle tissues and tendons, rendering the target immobile.
Limit: Must be a Medical Doctor.

Fire Handler
Rank: "A"
Type: Augmentation
Effect: User has developed the ability to produce flames from their hands and feet.
Special: To perform: 12 hour; Duration: Permanent
Drawback: ---
Description: Internal - Takes up 4 Augmentation Points. User has developed the ability to produce flames from their hands and feet, allowing the user to deal fire damage to enemies and set flammable objects ablaze. Whenever the user makes an unarmed attack against an opponent, the user may add 6 Armour Points of fire damage to their attack. Any flammable objects the user comes into contact with during such an attack immediately catch fire and burn. Additionally, the user may create flames from their hands at will, which clearly illuminate a 7-meter radius area. The flames themselves do not harm the user, but fires the user starts with these flames can still damage the user.
Limit: Must be a Ritualist for Augmentation Rituals.
Cost: Market Price: 35,000 Ryo Performing Price: 26,000 Ryo

Claws
Rank: "C"
Type: Augmentation
Effect: Target's hands are a Transmutation and can transform into sharp claws.
Special: To perform: 2 hours; Duration: Permanent
Drawback: ---
Description: Internal - Takes up 1 Augmentation Point. Target gains the ability to transform their hands into sharp claws gaining additional slashing damage per unarmed attack depending on the Target's size. a single claw attack that deals slashing damage dependent on your size: Small 5 Armour Points, Medium-size 10 Armour Points, Large 15 Armour Points. Target's hands are treated as natural weapons. Having claws does not adversely affect the Target's manual dexterity. This Augmentation Ritual may be performed on 1 hand only at half the price, and half the amount of time to perform.
Limit: Must be a Ritualist for Augmentation Rituals.
Cost: Market Price: 12,000 Ryo Performing Price: 9,000 Ryo

Weird
Rank: "S"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: This Jutsu functions like Phantasmal Killer, except it can affect more than 1 creature.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: A Fear, Mind-Affecting Technique. Affects 1 or more creatures within the distance of 10 meters of each other. The user is able to perform this technique at a distance of 30 meters plus 15 meters per class level. The duration of this technique lasts for 5 hours per class level. This technique may be disbelieved when interacted with. This Jutsu functions like Phantasmal Killer, except it can affect more than 1 creature. Only the affected creatures see the phantasmal creatures attacking them, though the user see the attackers as shadowy shapes. If a subject's save succeeds, it still takes mental damage and is stunned for 1 round.
Limit: Must know the Phantasm Perception. Must know Phantasmal Killer.

[Master Game]

"Alive."

As El rushed to the front of the stage, he would soon find himself impeded. Only the first row of seats he passed, did he find himself being grappled by the previously incapacitated audience members. Eyes wide and rolled over, their limbs flailed in a haste to subdue him. This collective effort would leave him completely swarmed and grappled by a mass of around a dozen bodies within a few seconds.

The music continued playing, and with it came the recurring nightmare. Regardless of whether or not he was grappled, El would fall to its overpowering madness. Ra however, as well as the blue-haired woman were seemingly able to resist it this time. The mass of writhing bodies paid no attention to Ra, the woman, or the rest of the crowd that remained enthralled in their seats.

The woman motioned for Ra to remain where he was.

"Don't go over there or they'll get you too. We need to avoid the crowd completely and we need to do it fast."