Haunted Bay

[Spectre of the Falls(Kuroki)]

Name: Dangerous Waters
Rank: C
IIC Length: 2 Days (48 Hours)
Difficulty: Moderate
Objective: Collect the goods and bring the ship to port.
Description: Several ships have been spotted out around Taki no Kuni. Each ship has its own assortment of goods that require salvaging and depositing to the Feudal Lord in Seisui. The last record of ships in the area was six. This particular ship is located just on the outskirts of the Bay of Budda and has a small crate consisting of seven argumentation scrolls, small projectile weaponry and two gadgets. These items belong to the Feudal Lord in Seisui and he wishes to have them returned to him. The Feudal Lord is willing to pay handsomely in order to get them.
Reward: 8,000 Ryo for a Non-Ninja; 10,500 Ryo for a Ninja

It was an unlucky soul to be on the ship which was targeted by the Spectre of Taki. This moonless night was something to be fearful of when Wraithfire was on the prowl. He stood impressively at six foot one and was broad shouldered. But that was not the scary part about him. No, he was basically only half alive any more. His frame was cloaked in a sleeveless trench coat.

His sleeveless shirt bore a battering that made the man look even more ragged and less alive. For the arms that could be seen looked to be coated in bone and ended in skeletal hands. The hands were wearing reinforced knuckle glove gauntlets with wire spool around them. If that wasn't bad enough this large skeletal man wore heavy combat boots and dark pants but yet made no sound.

Nothing as heavy as he should be so quiet. Kuroki wore a bandoleer with most of his supplies. Compasse, glass cutter, flint, shuriken, cigars, lighter, caltrops, kunai, knives, and rope were all packed into hidden areas over his body but not in the usual areas. This was a strange man whose hood covered his head and placed his face deep in shadow. Further it was covered in a three quarters mask with integrated goggles.

[Spectre of the Falls(Kuroki)]

Kuroki didn't even have to pull most of his tricks to be a force to beware of. This shade of Taki performed several series of hand seals that none could see. For he was literally just a deeper shadow on the shore until he began to walk forward. He walked right over the water, his feet not even touching. The dark waters reflected eerie light of the stars of this partly cloudy moonless night.

But he was not done with his tricks at all. He could see fine even though it would be trouble for others. For his eyes transcended the planes. And so was his control for the chill air of spring affected him little. As he walked towards the anchored ship with the goods he seeked the mists began to thicken. Where there was once no fog now there was plenty. For around the ship it became thicker and thicker until nothing could be seen in or out of it.

Those in the ship would feel tired as unknowingly to them, he was draining them of their very energy. This incorporeal ghost brought bad luck to his enemies. And just to be sure he would have the ship he to himself, he summoned shades of shadow, forty of them that looked like davy john's own crew. These skeletal knights would scare any superstitious sailor right over the edge and kill those that didn't run.

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Chameleon Skin
Rank: "C"
Type: Augmentation
Effect: Target's skin (or chitin, fur, or scales) can change color to match their surroundings.
Special: To perform: 12 hours; Duration: Permanent
Drawback: When the Target moves, there will be a man-shaped, "bubble" in the air.
Description: Internal - Takes up 1 Augmentation Point. Target's skin (or chitin, fur, or scales) warps light around the Target and projects a hologram of the wall behind it over top of the bent light, rendering the Target invisible. The Chameleon Skin is a thin layer of skin placed over the Target's and attached making it the Target's own. When the Target moves they will bubble in the air making them difficult to be noticed but possible. User gains a Ritual bonus +20 against an Observer’s Observation.
Limit: Must be a Ritualist for Augmentation Rituals.
Cost: Market Price: 12,000 Ryo Performing Price: 9,000 Ryo

Density Manipulation - 5
Rank: "S"
Type: Augmentation
Effect: User is able to increase or decrease their density, granting them the following abilities.
Special: To perform: 12 hour; Duration: Permanent
Drawback: User may only use one of these at a time.
Description: Internal - Takes up 6 Augmentation Points. Reduce Density: Gain the ability to become incorporeal. Increase Density: User can gain Damage Reduction equal to 2 per Class Level. Furthermore this Damage Reduction stacks with any other form of Damage Reduction the user might already posses, including Techniques, Armour, Rituals, and Traits. User may use this ability a number of times equal to 2 per Class Level per day.
Limit: Must be a Ritualist for Augmentation Rituals.
Cost: Market Price: 48,000 Ryo Performing Price: 36,000 Ryo

Aura of Misfortune
Rank: "C"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: The user gives an uncontrolled aura that weakens anyone around them including the user.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: All creatures (including the user) within 3 meters of the user are subject to a -2 profane penalty to their Saves. This penalty increases to -3 at "C" Class, and increases by an additional -1 every Class Level thereafter (Maximum -5). This Ability functions only while the user is conscious, not if they are unconscious or dead.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 Freebies.

Legion of Sentinels
Rank: "C"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: A phalanx of spectral swordfighters appears.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: Affects anyone within 5 meters diameter emanation centered on a point. The user is able to perform this technique at a distance of 7 meters plus 6 meters per class level. The duration of this technique lasts for 5 rounds per class level. A phalanx of spectral swordfighters appears. Their blades are drawn, and they stand ready to strike. 2 ghostly, incorporeal swordfighters appears in each meter covered by this Jutsu's area. A swordfighter can share the same area with another creature or object since it's incorporeal. The swordfighters do not hinder movement, block terrain, or block line of effect. They can flank an opponent with each other and with the user's allies. Since they are illusory incorporeal they gain the incorporeal effect to the attackers minds. They can be destroyed with enough attacks or a target may use Dispel GenJutsu to remove them to the target. Each swordfighter may make 2 movements per round. Every strike they make does "D" Rank worth of damage.
Limit: Must know the Shadow Perception.

Controlled Soul
Rank: "D"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User's soul can adapt souls to temperatures normal people could not handle.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A personal or touched based technique. Works on 1 creature at a time. Duration of the Jutsu is 5 hours per Class Level. A creature protected by Controlled Soul suffers no harm from being in a hot or cold environment. It can exist comfortably in conditions between -50 and 140 degrees Fahrenheit (-45 and 60 degrees Celsius). The creature's equipment is likewise protected. Controlled Soul des not provide any protection against other environmental hazards such as smoke, lack of air, and so forth. User also gains 10 fire and cold resistance (this stacks with any they may have already).
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

Lofted Stride
Rank: "D"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User gains the ability to walk on water and do it silently.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User's soul grabs hold of their body and holds it just off of the ground making their movements much more quiet. The target of this Jutsu is personal. Duration is 5 hours per Class Level. By performing this Jutsu the user gains the effects of walking on any liquid as if it were firm ground. Mud, oil, snow, quicksand, running water, and even lava can be traversed easily, since the subjects’ feet hover an inch or two above the surface. (Creatures crossing molten lava still take damage from the heat because they are near it.) The subjects can walk, run, charge, or otherwise move across the surface as if it were normal ground. Does not leave footprints. User also gains a +10 per Class Level to Stealth due to the silent running.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

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.

Kirigakure Chakura Sabaki no Jutsu(Hidden Mist Chakra Drain Skill)
Rank: B
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Casts a thick, heavy mist over a wide area that absorbs Chakra from anything with a chakra system and any creations that have chakra running through them.
Special: Hand Seals
Drawback: First one would obviously not be able to see through the dense fog. Secondly the chakra absorbing features of the mist would not discriminate between friend or foe making the area just as dangerous for your enemy as it would for your team mates. Such is the difficulty of this technique that if the user is forced to move or break concentration during creation for any reason the technique would be dispelled.
Description: This skill creates a thick fog capable of reducing the visibility of those without Doujutsu to absolute zero. A person caught in the fog wouldn't be able to see their own hand in front of their face let alone an opponent, or an attack heading their way. The user then saturates the fog itself with their chakra, creating mist that contains tiny vortexes inside each drop of moisture that will suck up the chakra of anything that comes into contact with it. Anything with a chakra system, or any creation that has chakra flowing within it would be susceptible to chakra drainage from this technique. Anyone caught inside the mist would feel a chill at first from the initial drainage of chakra, and then would progressively get colder as their exposure to it continued. The B-Ranked version of this technique has a radius of forty meters and places a constant D-Ranked drain of chakra on anyone or any chakra creation caught in the Mist besides the user per turn. This technique also converts 1/4 of all chakra absorbed to the user. This technique only takes one post to create and lasts for six turns. After creation user can not use TaiJutsu for one turn due to physical weakness caused by expending so much chakra.This technique cannot be blown away by any type of wind release jutsu.
Limit: Water Release. Must know Kirigakure no Jutsu(Hidden Mist Skill), Chakura Sabaki Koudo (Advanced Chakra Drain), Chakura Shinkuu no Jutsu (Chakra Vacuum Technique).

[Spectre of the Falls(Kuroki)]

It didn't take much to push these pirates over the edge in fear. But then again they shouldn't have stolen from the lord of this land. Now the survivors will speak of haunts and ill tidings for those that steal. But first he had to make example of the brave few who thought he was just bringing parlor tricks. His phantoms were mostly real as the Captain and a few of the crew learned to their demise.

Clanging of Sword on sword could be heard muffled from within the mist. As well as shouts of alarm and dismay. The large Brig would soon fall and Spectre hadn't even come aboard yet. As his phantoms of shadow finished the job that his mist started, he reviewed what he needed to get the ship moving under power again. For the ship was quite large and besides the items for the Lord, there was other merchandise to give back as well. 

The two masted square rigged ship itself was a decent prize to be had. It boasted a armament that was impressive. Eighteen Cannonades that were of the 32 pound variety was nasty in any Naval battle. Not to mention the two Long Guns of the twelve pound variety gave it a nice range. That didn't include the muskets and swivel guns that was the deck crew arms and equipment. It would be a nice prize to add to the village navy. 

[Spectre of the Falls(Kuroki)]

Spectre climbed aboard the now dead vessel. First act was to dismiss the Fog that couldn't drain dead bodies. But the dead bodies would still have use until he could get a proper crew for the ship. The ship that was Sparred Length of one hundred and ninety eight feet was massive for one man to crew. The normal naval crew complement of a ship this size was one hundred and fifty five personnel. Kuroki just had himself but it wasn't a problem.

For forty people could crew the vessel. He was no seaman to be able to take this vessel in a good way. But being from a ocean town he knew enough to get it to dock. So with his forty shadow people and a couple of dead bodies he could make it. The legion of shadow knights already began getting the ship in a ready shape. While Kuroki threw together hand seals and summoned up two glowing halos.

Each one was sent at a dead body to use for getting this vessel underway. As the vessel was prepare and made ready for the short voyage to the docks, Spectre began saying the rites of the dead over each lifeless body. He was not of the primary religions but he did practice a religion that respected the dead and the spirits. Kuroki had finished with last rites as the sails caught wind and he headed to the docks. 

[Spectre of the Falls(Kuroki)]

Parking the vessel in the bay was accomplished even if the harbor master had a panic attack seeing a ghost ship crewed by the damned. But then again this wasn't the first time this had happen. Spectre figured at the rate he was acquiring ships for the village he should learn to pilot them correctly. When they had docked he dismissed his various jutsus. 

The sun had finally risen on a ship that was actually in decent shape this time. Unlike the last one which was a damned ship, this was just a captured naval vessel. Spectre walked down the gangplank and waved for dock hands to unload her. Several refused to do so until he showed a small writ basically saying that it was the lord's delivery. No one wanted to make the wraith made and certainly not the lord the wraith answered to.

Once Kuroki over saw the delivery was well in hand it was time to head back to the village. He had to make his report and turnover what he had. This was one of the simpler missions he had been on. It was a change of pace that he hoped didn't become a trend. He liked the challenge and adventure he had on the missions he had with Roar. Simple missions did not fast track to AnBu standards. 

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