The War with the Gale (Training Thread, Private, inv only)

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Shut the Door to Catch the Thief
Rank: "C" Always 30 Training Points
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: The Venator can entangle a opponent with a single attack.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Once per round, if an ally is being attacked by an opponent the user can as a movement (without sacrificing user's movements) may perform a special combat maneuver with a melee or ranged weapon attached to the user by a mystical line of force. The user attempts to entangle the opponent's with this. if the attack is successful, the target is entangled. Entangled creatures can attempt to break free or Escape Artist Check. The check is a penalty +40 to the user's Check. User may use this technique once per round. If the user is at least "B" Class, the user may perform this technique with a Dimensional Anchor type to the technique.
Limit: Must be a Venator. Must know Solo Tactics.

As Shiki saw the mans limp corpse drop and fall to the floor he raised his metal gauntlet and pulled the mans blade from his sheath to his hand. This was what he was made for. A weapon to cut. A machine to stack the bodies of his enemies and to bring glory to himself and his country. Shiki jumped forwards at the waters surface. There was a gale ninja slowly trying to pull himself out of the shallow water. The gale were fearsome fighters. Not because of their fighting spirit but because they had very advanced weapons and technology. They had beasts made of iron and steel.

Shiki lunged forward and as he was halfway towards his opponent he swung his hand outwards preparing for the swing. Shiki's adrenaline was pumping and his body. These people were used to a fight where they had the upper hand. They never had to endure the hard work and dedication that it took to win a fight when outnumbered. Shiki's hand met the hilt of the cybernetic blade as he was already starting his swing. As Shiki spun into his swing there was an explosive crash as the lighting charged blade crashed into the ninja.

There was another explosion of force as Shiki sent the blade through the ninja. There was the resounding feel of metal on metal contact as the sharp metal edge ripped through the ninjas armor. As the blade sunk into the ninjas body it split the man in two. There was a satisfying sensation as the blade passed through his body. The warm spray of the blood on his face filled his mouth with the taste of copper as the thick heavy blood covered his forearm and hands in the thick blood of his enemy. Spinning around and carrying the momentum Shiki spun around and saw three other ninja.

The ninja were standing in a triangular formation with their weapons drawn. They were obviously shaking in fear from seeing their friend cut in half. "Who's next!" Shiki roared at the top of his lungs. His voice echoing across the chasm. The men recoiled at the sound of his voice. The raised their weapons higher in response. But Shiki could tell from the way their swords were shaking that they were scared. Normally Shiki would use this moment to take them down. But Shiki needed to scare the rest of the members watching them.

Shiki started running towards them with his weapon drawn with his blade out towards his side. Jumping in the air Shiki spun and stepped around the outstretched blade of one of the ninja. As he did he swung the longsword around and brought it around with all his might and force in one fell swoop. Shiki felt the blades connect and screamed as he brought the force of the blade around. There was a resounding crack as Shiki shattered the blade in the other ninja's hand. As the blade was shattered Shiki stepped around jumped behind the ninja.

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Shiki roared as he stepped behind the ninja. The force of the two blades meeting shattered his weapon and his opponents. Pivoting on his left leg Shiki brought his right leg around in a spinning heel kick to his foes collar bone. Shiki felt his boot bite into his neck and shatter his bone under the force of the kick. Shiki knew this opponent was out of the fight but he needed to stress his power. The opponent was sent skipping across the water from the force of the kick bouncing and rolling 4 times before sinking into his shallow wet grave.



Shiki was now weaponless and the two other ninja moved in to attack him. They couldn't exactly see through the particle storm and their armor was resisting a lot of the electric charge that was in the dust above. Shiki opened his hands and pressed them together as if he was creating a five star hand seal. As he removed his hands and separated them apart Shiki wove the chakra in between his fingers. as he did he spun the chakra into an invisible thread. Winding the thread around his arm Shiki ran at the ninja on his right.



Shiki sprung forward as the ninja struck at him with some sort of electrified baton. Shiki threw his hands up and apart using the chakra rope to catch the electrified cattle prod. Twisting his hands around Shiki secured his opponents wrist with the rope and turned around. Throwing the opponents force over his shoulder with the chakra rope Shiki hyper extended his wrist. There was a sickening crunch that resounding as the mans wrist was broken. Shiki sunk low into a squat and brought his arm down.



As he brought his opponents arm down he stepped slightly forward. As he applied the force he moved the point of leverage from his wrist to his elbow. There was another crunch as Shiki broke the mans arm with a faucet grip. Shiki carried the momentum forward and threw the man into the water. There was a resounding crash and a geyser of water as the mans body impacted the still waters surface. Shiki stepped over the body and oriented himself to take on the other ninja who was rapidly advancing.



Shiki watched and felt as the man came around with a powerful swing. The cybernetic sword passed right over Shiki's head as he ducked underneath the rapidly approaching blade. Shiki spun and stepped underneath the exposed mans arm. Reaching up he grabbed the mans sword arm with his right arm and reached out with his left arm. His left arm grabbed ahold of the mans harness. With these two points of contact Shiki spun and threw the man with excessive force directly into the path of the approaching lighting wolves.

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Shiki moved the strings of chakra through his fingers and squared his body up in the face of the giant lightning wolf. The creature lunged at him leaping through the water in a rush spraying water as it pushed its massive body through the water. Shiki leaped forwards with his hands spread apart and preformed a spinning kick looking similar to that of a dynamic entry. As Shiki spun around he threw his hands out throwing a chain of chakra webbing over the beasts face.

Shiki pulled the rope tightly and felt the string suddenly go taunt as he dug his heels into the water. Rather then let his body be pulled like a jet Ski Shiki dug deep and used his chakra to stop himself from falling through the water or being pulled along from the wolves trajectory. Grabbing the string Shiki charged his body with lighting and pulled with his chakra and his Ki swinging the rope that was caught around the monsters neck. Spinning and rotating with his momentum.

Shiki yanked the monster around by the newly formed leash around its neck and mustered forwards his might throwing the monster into the cliff side. There was an explosion as the monster hit the side of the cliff side. Shiki wasn't sure if the monster was dead or not, but it most certainly wouldn't be coming after him again for a moment at least. Shiki watched as the impact sent a massive fissure cascading up the cliff wall. As the crack moved higher and higher up the cliff.

Shiki watched as hundreds of fist sized rocks and several boulders came falling from the top of the cliff. As they came falling down on the water Shiki watched the cascading ripples go flying across the water. Shiki saw several of them falling towards him through the particle storm that were on a collision course to him. Shiki debated for just a split second using his ninjutsu to push the rocks out of the way.

But Shiki realized that using this amount of energy this early in the fight would exhaust him well before he was finished the fight with the rest of the ninja who were already moving in to secure the kill. Shiki looked around and darted through the falling rocks like wind moving though the forest. Sensing the movement around him Shiki just had to exist in the area in the cloud that didn't have the interference

[Skulking Shinzu]

+30 TP. Learned.

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Stern Gaze
Rank: "B"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: The Venatores are skilled at sensing deception and intimidating their foes.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A Fear, Mind-Affecting Technique. Venatores are skilled at sensing deception and intimidating their foes. A Venator receives a moral bonus on Sense Motive checks equal to 10 per Class Level. They say that just by looking into the eyes of a Venator they are able to strike fear into their targets. Those who see the eyes of a Venator and is within 30 meters of the user will have to make a save (10 + 2 per Class Level) or become Frightened for 1d4 rounds. If the user knows Discern Lies, they are also able to sense deception (actions that reveal evasions).
Limit: Must be a Venator.

Shiki paused for a moment as the rest of the ninja took their positions on the rocks above him. The particle storm was subsiding and the faint crackling of electricity and static clung the ground and vibrated on the warm water at the bottom of the cistern. Shiki watched as the dust settled. Here in the heart of the combat was where his powers were at his strongest. With every punch and brush with death he felt stronger.

Shiki felt the world come into focus as they all released their crossbows at him. The twangs of hundreds of bow strings being released and Shiki watched as the arrows came flying at him. There were to many to manipulate with just his blood limit. He was going to have to stop them the old fashioned way. Making a series of hand seals Shiki created a barrier of lighting in front of him with his lightning wall jutsu.

Creating the wall of lightning at a such a high intensity the arrow heads in front of him were repelled instantly causing the bolts to drop to the ground in front of him. Shiki smiled and roared at the top of his lungs. As they started notching another arrow Shiki made a series of hand seals ending on the dragon seal. Releasing the charge Shiki unleashed his signature jutsu creating a massive dragon made of pure lightning from his hands.

Shiki arced the massive dragon's head toward the cliff where the archers stood. Before the dragons head struck the mountains edge Shiki used his spare hand and held the rat symbol causing the dragons head to split into six different heads. Letting them move of their own accord wouldn't be good enough so Shiki used his electricity control to shape and manipulate the heads of his dragon and had them scatter across the cliff side.

Manipulating the heads of his dragons maws around he caught and captured each of the archers that were on the edge of the cliff side. Shiki used the control of his bloodlimit to come crashing down onto his enemies. There were screams and explosions as dozens of ninja came falling from the cliff side. Many of them dead instantly from the voltage of his hit. Others of them simply jumping off the cliff to avoid death from lighting.

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Shiki kept the crashing maw of the dragons attacking the archers that thirsted for his blood. Shiki was feeling the blood lust of battle come over him as he felt the energy surging through his body. His bloodlimit showing as his eyes came alive with a fierce excitement. Shiki watched as the men came falling down from the cliff side and kept his dragon going after them. Shiki screamed as the maws of the dragons ripped apart bone and flesh.

The monstrous beast with teeth of sharp lighting and breaths of thunderbolts cascaded down on them in a ferocity that was only matched by Shiki's eagerness for bloodshed. Down in this gulch of water and blood Shiki brought the heads of his dragons back towards him. As the dragons heads came snarling back into him Shiki released his other hand and accepted the dragons rage back into his own body. As the lighting touched his skin he started.

Taking the lightning and turning it back into chakra Shiki accepted the remaining chakra that was present in his jutsu and re purposed it back into his own vitality. Shiki leaped at the falling bodies with a passion in his movements. A mixture of skill and reckless behavior. It was the face of a wolf coming in for the kill. Shiki leaped at one of the falling bodies and jumped from the waters edge and kicked the ninja into the wall.

Landing on the ground Shiki held out his metal gauntlet and brought out the charge between them both. Shiki was going to have to rely on his fists. As he learned a long time ago. His stance, his posture and his training were not born of just combat. Kung fu was not the art of fighting. It was the art of summoning the spirit of the tiger, the crane, the dragon. In Shiki's case... the wolf.

With his hands out in front of him Shiki did a small jump kick and sent a powerful front kick into the chest of one of the ninjas that were closing in on him. Shiki felt the force of the kick run through his body. The ninja was sent back flying into the water skipping along the waters surface as he did. Shiki spun around and noticed from his side a ninja was charging him getting ready to strike.

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Shiki at this point was truly fearsome to behold. Turning and looking with such blood lust in his eyes at the face of the man in front of him showed through his glass covered face. Even through the man's gas mask Shiki could see the look of fear and panic register on the mans body. Shiki's eyes intensified as he stepped outside the man's punch that was slowed down due to his fear. Shiki extended his hand outwards.



Grabbing the mans wrist that was extended Shiki stepped inwards and with his free hand and broke the mans arm at the elbow. Grabbing the man by the broken elbow Shiki further pulled down on his arm throwing him down into the water. As his body hit the water Shiki stepped down on his shoulder and pulled on the man's arm. Shiki roared as he pulled harder and harder. He could feel his muscles straining from the exertion.



The man screamed a blood curdling scream that was muffled by the water and the gas mask on his face. Shiki felt the mans arm come out of socket and gritted his teeth as he pulled even harder. There was a sickening rip as his arm was ripped off of his body. Shiki stood there holding the mans dismembered arm as it dripped the crimson blood into the water below. Shiki's uniform was ripped and torn.



Across his body and back he was covered in scrapes and blood was freely pouring form his back. Shiki had a wild look in his eyes and his breathing was deep. Shiki looked around at the 20+ ninja that stood all around him. Shiki grinned and dropped the mans arm while his body still twitching and screaming. Shiki looked at all the poor souls standing in front of him. Many of them scared and unsure. A couple determined to take him down.



"You sent rabbits to kill a wolf." Shiki said with a menace smile on his face. Shiki held his hand out and started using the static power that was present in his bloodlimit to channel electricity through his right arm. Like the sound of a rattle snake shaking its rattle and warning approaching travelers. Shiki watched the white sparks jump off of his arm as he stood over the squirming mans body.

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Shiki was the first to make a move. Channeling his focus strike through his arm Shiki stepped forward and swung his lightning infused arm along at his opponent. Sending the coursing lighting through his arm into the throat of the nearest soldier. As the lightning struck the mans throat it paralyzed him leaving him unable to breathe. Shiki not wanting to take any chances squeezed the mans windpipe.

Feeling the mans throat squirm under his static Shiki squeezed until he ripped the mans throat from his body. bringing his arm back around in a fist Shiki rushed through the crowd on ninja in front of him and brought to bear his arm laden with static energies. Shiki rushed forward and brought his arm around in a lariat crushing his opponents wind pipe with his forearm. Shiki watched as the voltage coursed through his opponent.

The shock of the lightning bringing the man to the floor and electrocuting him and bringing him to the floor as if he had be zapped by a high powered stun gun. Shiki felt the static of his body rush through his opponents cybernetics and watched as the resulting electric shock brought his opponent crashing through the water paralyzed. His heavier armor caused him to sink through the waters surface.

As the water erupted from another fallen body Shiki felt the warm water that had been warming in the cistern splash on his face. Reaching outwards with a few handseals Shiki used the static energy that was inside of his arm and turned it outwards creating a blade of pure lighting that was now held in his right hand. The lighting was hot, burning at a temperature that would catch things ablaze instantly.

Shiki held the energies in his hand and could feel his fingers tingling through the metal gauntlet. After a few moments of combat his fingers would become numb. So he would need to make the most out of this attack while he could. Spinning around and bringing the blade to bare Shiki brought the lightning blade around in a ferocious amount of speed and force and sent the lighting blade through an opponent entirely.

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Shiki watched as the lightning cut through the man with ease as the smell of fresh ozone spread through the air as the man was severed in two. Shiki smelt the burnt hair and the charring of skin. The sword moved through the mans bones as the next powerful arcing cut of electricity moved through the opponent in front of him. Shiki watched the blade glow brightly as it made contact with his opponents armor.

Shiki watched the bright light fill the air in front of him as the opponent was sent crashing down to the floor. His blood flow was softened as there was not a gaping wound in his chest but rather a deeply burned seared and cauterized wound. Two of his opponents jumped at him with their cybernetic swords held high over their heads rushing at him. Shiki moved with speed and grace and ducked under the arm of the man on the left.

Shiki darted under and grabbed the extended arm holding the mans sword arm. Shiki pulled on his sword and kicked at the mans hips. As he did the mans grip on his blade was slackened. Shiki ripped the blade from his hand and spun around grabbing his opponents sword. Shiki turned and twisted his own blade into his stomach. Then as he stood their with his blade on his stomach Shiki preformed a two layered kick.

Sending the kick out Shiki sent the man into the ninja behind him still with his sword out stretched. Shiki roared with the impact of the kick and sent the ninja flying back into the one behind them letting them fall into the water below them. Shiki smiled and turned his gaze on the remaining ninja that gathered around them. Twirling his lightning blade around in a circle Shiki's blood lust grew.

"Who's next?" The young Kyoudo inquired as the rest of the men around him cowered under his gaze. One of the men turned the other way and started to run in the opposite direction of him. Shiki laughed and raised his hand up charging the mans armor with his blood limit. Shiki felt the pull on his already charged glove and raised his hand. Shiki pulled the mans armor back with him. The man started screaming bringing another smile to Shiki's face.

[Skulking Shinzu]

+50 TP. Learned.

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Scent
Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S" (“D” Rank)
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: This extraordinary special quality allows a creature to detect approaching enemies, sniff out hidden foes, and track by sense of smell.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The creature can detect opponents within 10-meters by sense of smell. If the opponent is upwind, the range increases to 20-meters; if downwind, it drops to 5-meters. Strong scents, such as smoke or rotting garbage, can be detected at x2 the ranges noted above. Overpowering scents, such as skunk musk, can be detected at x3 normal range. When a creature detects a scent, the exact location of the source is not revealed—only its presence somewhere within range. The creature can take a movement to note the direction of the scent. Whenever the creature comes within 2-meters of the source, the creature pinpoints the source’s location. When finding Herbs and Animals (random), Scent may improve searching for them (must have Scent of object previously before searching). Learning "D" Rank allows the user to search for Common things, while "S" for Nearly Impossible. Each rank user learns increases chance of finding by 2% for the Rank of Herb, and increases per Rank thereafter. Example: At "S" Rank User gains 10% increase chance in finding Common Herbs and Animals but only 2% Increase for Nearly Impossible Herbs and Animals.
Limit: Must be an Animal, Fey, Monster, or Vermin. Innate Animal Jutsu.

Shiki let the lightning sword disappear in his hand as he saw the sky darkening above him. This wasn't natural it was another one of the Gales tricks. The men had developed machines called shadow casters. Devices that could manipulate the light from the sun. Shiki had seen ninja that were skilled in the art of genjutsu. They were using a similar tactic. Blotting out the light of the sky Shiki watched the darkness approaching.



Shiki looked at the men who seemed to have their confidence bolstered by the sight of the encroaching darkness. Shiki was a bit nervous but the excitement of the upcoming fight kept him smiling and on his edge. Shiki took in a deep breath. He wouldn't need to see them to fight them. All he would need to do was sense them out. Between his blood limit and his sense of smell he would have no issue.



Shiki felt the lighting sparking inside of their face masks. The small machines that were at work inside of their masks. They were equipped with night vision it seemed. It was an accurate piece of information that they had gotten back from their previous field reports. Shiki spread out his stance and waited for them to make their move. Shiki opened his hands out wards one of them in the stance of the tiger.



With one of his hands pulled into the leopards fist and the other hand opened into a tigers palm. Tracing the tips of his toes into the water in front of him and taking a deep breath Shiki smelt the fear in the air around him. He could smell the men's sweat and perspiration. He could hear them moving in their armor. Their foot steps were that of someone who was conscripted to fight. Shiki could hear it in their foot work.



They were used to fighting with their equipment. Trained to be technologically superior to their opponents. They were dependent on the darkness because they were used to fighting blind opponents. Shiki gathered his hands together and slapped creating a powerful wave of static energy that erupted from all across his static field. As he did he watched as he felt the electronics in their visors die.

[Nekomata Minh]

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Scent
Rank: "D",( "C"), "B", "A", "S"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: This extraordinary special quality allows a creature to detect approaching enemies, sniff out hidden foes, and track by sense of smell.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The creature can detect opponents within 10-meters by sense of smell. If the opponent is upwind, the range increases to 20-meters; if downwind, it drops to 5-meters. Strong scents, such as smoke or rotting garbage, can be detected at x2 the ranges noted above. Overpowering scents, such as skunk musk, can be detected at x3 normal range. When a creature detects a scent, the exact location of the source is not revealed—only its presence somewhere within range. The creature can take a movement to note the direction of the scent. Whenever the creature comes within 2-meters of the source, the creature pinpoints the source’s location. When finding Herbs and Animals (random), Scent may improve searching for them (must have Scent of object previously before searching). Learning "D" Rank allows the user to search for Common things, while "S" for Nearly Impossible. Each rank user learns increases chance of finding by 2% for the Rank of Herb, and increases per Rank thereafter. Example: At "S" Rank User gains 10% increase chance in finding Common Herbs and Animals but only 2% Increase for Nearly Impossible Herbs and Animals.
Limit: Must be an Animal, Fey, Monster, or Vermin. Innate Animal Jutsu.

Here now in this darkness they were back in the fight. This time it Shiki would be using their own senses against them. Because in a fight between one who cloaked himself in shadows. The one who saw the most light in the darkest of places would surely be the victor. Shiki moved through the darkness relying on his senses to navigate him through his opponents. One of them screamed in panic as he lost sight.

He was the first to go. Shiki could smell his breath in the air. The smell of his treated leather that held together the metal plates on their chest all gave Shiki everything he needed to find his prey. Shiki took in a deep breath and darted at the man who had tried to run away. Pulling the mans body into him using his metal collar and harness. Shiki pulled the man into his chest and grabbed his head with both hands.

Shiki grabbed the mans head firmly and broke his neck loud enough for everyone around him to hear. Chuckling Shiki dropped the now limp corpse into the water letting a resounding splash fill the canyon. Shiki looked around enjoying the darkness. He could taste the shaking in the magnetic pulses in the weapons and armor all around him. Shiki knew they were scared and he was going to keep them that way.

Using his sense of smell Shiki was able to track down the remaining ninja that existed on his left side. Shiki darted forwards with that information in mind and stepped into the mans striking distance. But the man had no idea Shiki was coming. Shiki moved like a wraith beset on spreading a terrible vengeance. Shiki moved through the shadows slipping through the shadows and through his swinging blade.

Shiki moved past his swinging sword and reached around grabbing his opponents sword arm and wrenching the blade from his arm. Shiki raised his newly acquired sword and slipped through the his opponents head armor with his free hand. Shiki used the moment to slip through his opponents glass visor and ran his hand over his opponents face and ran his hand through his opponents eye socket.

[Madame Loki]

Learned.... barely... very very barely... do better you.

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Scent
Rank: "D","C",("B"), "A", "S"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: This extraordinary special quality allows a creature to detect approaching enemies, sniff out hidden foes, and track by sense of smell.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The creature can detect opponents within 10-meters by sense of smell. If the opponent is upwind, the range increases to 20-meters; if downwind, it drops to 5-meters. Strong scents, such as smoke or rotting garbage, can be detected at x2 the ranges noted above. Overpowering scents, such as skunk musk, can be detected at x3 normal range. When a creature detects a scent, the exact location of the source is not revealed—only its presence somewhere within range. The creature can take a movement to note the direction of the scent. Whenever the creature comes within 2-meters of the source, the creature pinpoints the source’s location. When finding Herbs and Animals (random), Scent may improve searching for them (must have Scent of object previously before searching). Learning "D" Rank allows the user to search for Common things, while "S" for Nearly Impossible. Each rank user learns increases chance of finding by 2% for the Rank of Herb, and increases per Rank thereafter. Example: At "S" Rank User gains 10% increase chance in finding Common Herbs and Animals but only 2% Increase for Nearly Impossible Herbs and Animals.
Limit: Must be an Animal, Fey, Monster, or Vermin. Innate Animal Jutsu.

Shiki felt the glass shatter on the face mask of his opponents visor. Shiki stepped through his opponents guard and his thumb finding the hot gushing hole that was now his opponents eye socket. The man screamed as Shiki used a quick burst of static energy to shock the man in the back of his brain. The shock was so strong that it killed the man instantly. Shiki let the arc of lightning jump through the mans helmet.

Shiki pulled his hand out of the mans visor and felt the sharp glass scratch against his gauntlet. The metal on his gauntlet was scratched as the sharp class raked across it. Shiki pulled his hand back out and closed it to make a fist. Bringing his free hand around Shiki turned and punched the man to the ground making a commotion. The men panicked and moved trying to find him. Like men grasping at the wind they missed him entirely.

Shiki couldn't keep the smile off his face as the men swung their swords in panic in the darkness. Shiki could hear and see all around him through his scent, hearing and most importantly through his metal sense. Here in the dark the men had foolishly removed their own teeth and claws. They had surrendered their horns and hooves. Here in this darkness they surrendered themselves to the wolf.

Shiki leaped from over the dead man cartwheeling through the air. His armor clinging to his body and wet from the splashing water below. The men turned facing their fallen comrade calling out to one another trying to get their bearings. At the very least they were trying to compensate their weakness within a shell of teamwork. As the men grabbed one another they stood back to back covering their flanks.

Shiki could smell the panic on them. He could smell the determination. But above all else what Shiki saw was his own self mirrored in the reflection of their faces. Shiki knew that the men were scared shitless. They were up against a monster in the darkness. They clung to each other for protection. Not to protect each other. Shiki knew that they were clinging to their own fleeting hope.

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Shiki moved in the darkness and let the shadows cling to his body. "Turn the shadow casters off!" One of the commanders was screaming from the bottom of the cistern. But the noise wouldn't travel that far. Not in this thick suffocating darkness. The darkness was getting deeper. Shiki wasn't able to see further beyond a few inches form his face. Here in this darkness the noise was dampened by the very void.

Shiki only could rely on one thing that couldn't be manipulated. Right here he could smell one thing and one thing alone and that was the texture of the air. With it, it carried none of the chakra that was clinging to the air. Rather it contained one thing and one thing alone. It contained truth. It contained the one thing that was real in this miserable darkness that clung and saturated the land.

With every new breath Shiki gained his bearings in this strange land. This land stuck in mire and darkness. In the breath Shiki could feel the warm sunlight that still sent its warmth through the strange illusion. With every breath Shiki could feel the cool water bellow him. He could smell his opponents freshly drawn blood as it soaked through and permeated the air with its rich copper sent. Shiki could smell the newly dead.

He could smell the scent of the men who had voided their bowels, the death and the dying around him. Shiki focused his hunters instincts to hone in on those closest to him. Focusing on his smell and his metal sense to navigate the darkness. In front of him stood a group of four men. Each of them had a similar smell due to their gear and their equipment. But all of them had a different scent of their own.

Each had a distinctly human aroma to them despite their attempts to make themselves more of steel and gadgets. Shiki could smell them out through all the gadgets. Shiki could smell the blood beneath their skin. He could smell the sweat on their skin, he could smell the blood that coursed through their veins. He could smell the fresh mud that was on the bottom of their boots.

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Shiki moved like a shark attracted to the smell of spilled blood. Moving through the their loose formations like the wind moving through the tree branches. They could feel his presence. They could sense his power as he slipped through them. They moved like leaves trying to grasp at the wind. But their daggers and swords met only the empty air as he moved through them. Shiki slipped through the arms of his opponents.

As he darted around the side of one of the men on guard Shiki stepped to the side and threw his hands around bringing his newly acquired sword into the throat of one of the guards. Shiki took a deep breath in and was almost overwhelmed by the scents around him. The smell of panic and blood. The blood... The scent was overpowering as the mans throat was split open the the steel blade. The blood covered the blade instantly.

The smells brought the images of thick red and crimson streams pouring from the mans throat as it spilled out over his uniform. As the fabric and leather became wet their smells to proliferated into the air. The rich copper blood's smell spread like a mist that covered every sense of smell he had in this short breath. Shiki stepped away from the man only faintly hearing the gurgling noise of his blood bubbling up from his throat.

His life force spilling into the water beneath him. Drip by drip and in a deep crimson stream. The mans hands instinctively shot up to his neck by shear reflex. But he was already dead. There was no healing a wound like this. Shiki brought his opponent to the ground in the crashing collapse of water as the body lost its connection to its chakra molding. Folding down into the water's surface Shiki continued his movements.

One of the men screamed out in panic as he called out the name of his fallen comrade. Shiki at this point was far beyond caring about their names. Blocking anything out that wasn't strictly useful information the young ninja continued his war path. Wrenching his blade free from the mans throat he moved quickly to silence the chirping bird in the darkness. His blade moving like an eagle sweeping from the clouds.

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Shiki moved swinging his blade around cascading it in another crescent strike. Shiki moved through the mans armor plating with ease. Seeing where the mans armor pieces where there was something really easy to do to avoid the armor or render it useless. Swinging his blade Shiki aimed for the parts between the armor plates. By swinging his blade around Shiki aimed for the 'apparently' leather connecting piece between them.

The metal was avoided and the leather was split as the as the blade caught the man in the chest. He howled in pain as the width of the blade couldn't find its home deeper into the mans chest. The separation between their plates was just deep enough for a half inch of the blade to sink it's way in before the thickness of the plates caught the width of the blade. The man screamed and howled with pain as Shiki opened his chest.

Shiki tried to grab the sword from the man's chest. But the blade was lodged there. Shiki pulled with great force trying to wrench the blade free from his chest. As he did the man howled with pain but the blade remained stuck embedded in his chest. Shiki rather frustrated felt his grip slipping on the blood on the hilt of the sword. The mans chest, having been opened up by Shiki's weapon spilled openly on the floor.

The men reacted to the mans screams moving in on his position. They were trying to acclimate to this type of fighting. They were listening for anything they could hear. They were getting paranoid though. Loose rocks falling from the cliff side creating noise on the edge. The men where skittish, jumping at shadows and taking comfort in each other's presence of nearness. Shiki felt the magnetic and static field of four nearby.

Shiki focused on the commander who was standing near the furthest to the right. Shiki could tell he was important from his gear. The man had more electronics in his head piece then the other ones. Shiki focused on the electronics and started to notice on the different types of electronics that existed in the mans head piece. There were different types of vision enhancements on his glass.

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Post 5
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Shiki had a knack for technology. It was one of the many reasons he was chosen to be a part of this particular unit against the gale. Shiki could tell the mans mask had some sort of thermal imaging hardware as well as night vision. Shiki was certain they had some sort of x-ray vision as well but it was difficult to tell. There was a lot of damage to his gear in his head from the last static pulse. The man had a more extravagant set of armor.

The gaps between his armor was thinner then his counter parts, his helmet was of a more intricate design. On his wrist appeared to be some sort of computer contraption. Something like a pip boy but perhaps a little more sophisticated. Shiki knew that he would need to get a hold of that if he was going to have any way to make this darkness come to an end. His static pulse would have shut down the pip boy but it would be rebooting soon.

Shiki used the power of his static field manipulation and created a small magnetic field in his hands. Shiki sent the ball of static energy at the group of them clustered up and one of them reacted swiftly. Some sort of sensor went off in the mans wrist and he slapped his hand down on the ground. There was a strange silence and Shiki felt his energy dissipate around him as the static was stopped on some sort of object.

Shiki paused for a moment and took in a deep breath. There was something in front of him of an unknown origin. Shiki took a deep breath and tried to get a hold of whatever it was that was in front of him. Whatever it was had no scent and was offering no static field around it. Shiki focused for just a moment trying to hone in on his sense of smell. Whatever it was, whatever was in front of him he needed to identify.

Shiki took in a deep breath and focused on his breathing. Letting the scents come to his nose. As he smelled in with his nose he made sure to open his mouth allowing his tongue to work as a matter of his scent. Shiki paused for just a moment as he felt something on his the deepening scent in his nose. There was something else there faint but it was noticeable. A certain powdery dust that had no scent. It coated the air and changed the thickness.

[Madame Loki]

+40... I warned you!!!!