Knighthood (P/Cohort)

[Amelie]

Nelke (Cohort) 890 TP - C rank character gets +2 per post

Toughness
Rank: "C" (Always 30 Training Points)
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User has enhanced physical stamina.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User gains +6 Armour Points. For every Class Point the user has beyond 3, the user gains an additional +1 Armour Point. At 10th Class Points, the user gains a +1 bonus on Fortitude Saves.
Limit: Must learn from Universal Miscellaneous.

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post 1

{Several years ago}

Nelke had a good nights sleep and was called the other day to the mineral rich fields at the base of Mount Matahachi by the mage. “ A herb grows in these mineral rich fields. This herb can only grow in soil fertilized by volcanic ash. This herb has magical qualities, girl. Each mage of our order before he forays into elemental magic, must drink a concoction made out of this herb.

The one who drinks it acquires greater stamina than he ever had. It will multiply your physical energy reserves to a great extent but before you drink the potion made out of the herb you must first find it and be warned it is not an easy task. The herb is extremely rare to find and it is even more rare that the herb has retained its magical properties.

Sometimes the herbs wither and lose their power without any logical explanation. More than anything you need luck in this endeavor. Come to me once you have found it.” Nelke set out to find this magical herb that the mage was talking about, she searched for a good half an hour across the great boundless fields, when she realized the mage hadn't even told her what the herb looked like.

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post 2

This search was useless, she had absolutely no idea what she was looking for, she has no means of identifying the herb if she saw it. She called out to the mage loudly, he appeared out of thin air from burning blue flames. “What is the matter with you?” he shouted. “Why do you have to be such a douchebag. I mean… why?

You haven't even told me what the damn herb looks like. How am I supposed to find it?” she said. The mage laughed in her face “Took you long enough. Fool, there is no magical herb that will automatically increase your stamina levels for time immemorial. It is a skill and you shall learn it with tough discipline.

This was merely a distraction to test out your level of perception and presence of mind. You have sadly failed. We shall develop these skills too later on as they will help bolster your stamina and make it useful.” He said. “Then what's the real training. How am I supposed to increase my stamina like you said?” she was getting annoyed as she said this.

[Amelie]

post 3

“You have been training to increase your stamina, ever since I taught you how to take in the energy of the sun through your solar plexus chakra. Each time you've taken in the sun's energy it has subtly modified the energy signature in your cells, it has transformed your DNA, from the inside out. Your chakra is limited. The sun’s chakra isn't.

But still you have only internalized the suns energy a few times. Charge your auric field with this bright golden energy for five days and at the end of the fifth day I shall give you the key that will help you integrate this pure unbridled energy into usable and manageable physical stamina.” He disappeared as he said this.

Nelke sat in the lotus position and charged her aura with sun energy and at the fifth day the mage appeared. He made her stretch her palms out, charge them with aura and then do a swinging motion from left to right with her hands. Her legs stayed crossed and as she swung her hands she went into a trance. The mage touched her stomach and hit a pressure point somewhere. The energy that she had been storing rushed to and fro inside her body and gave her physical stamina beyond human limitation.

[Skulking Shinzu]

[3] Learned.

[Amelie]

Nelke (Cohort) 920 TP - C rank character gets +2 per post

Fast Mover
Rank: "B"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User can move faster than normal.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User gains a +1 extra movement. This Jutsu can stack with other movement increasement Jutsus. User may only learn this technique once.
Limit: Must learn from Universal Miscellaneous.

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post 1

{Several years ago}

“How do you feel?” the mage asked Nelke. “Amazing, it's like my energy is boundless, infinite.” She said. Nelke august had been training with the mage for over three months now but the only thing in her mind was to get back to the Hazian stronghold where Zazou was with the artefact. “You feel as though the energy you wield is infinite.

I find it highly important to let you know that although you have amassed extreme levels of chakra energy, it is still nowhere near being infinite. Your power is finite. It is limited. You would do well to keep that in your mind.” His tone was degrading. “uh, huh.” Nelke was getting tired of the mage's approach to teaching.

Nelke had supercharged her aura with the suns energy, she had become an adept in energy magic. She was jumping up and down in excitement and awe of her newfound powers. Flashes of energy escaped her aura and hit nearby trees and rocks disintegrating them. She didn't pay any attention to them and kept on celebrating.

[Amelie]

post 2

The whole grassland was almost caught on fire because of the powerful energy waves Nelke was throwing out unknowingly. The mage shouted at her to stop, but she didn't listen to him. He dodged and deflected the waves coming at him and soon he grew tired of her carelessness . He threw his wand in the sky, it started rotating wildly and launched itself at Nelke, at the last moment before it her Nelke sensed the attack and parried it.

The wand fell to the ground beside her and then flung through the air back in the mage's hand. “You stupid, careless girl. Look what, havok you've wreaked on the sacred grounds. You will clean this up at once.” Nelke looked around and started feeling ashamed of herself. She thought that she was the most stupid person that ever existed.

“I don't know what came over me.” She looked around at the destruction that she had brought about. “Did I do this? My god. I had no idea. I didn't mean to… How did this happen?” she was confused. The mage stared right into her eyes “You have not learned to contain the great amounts of energy that you have amassed safely within your being.

[Amelie]

post 3

It rushes out of you in a destructive manner as you get excited. We will have to do something about this and quick or else you'll end up seriously hurting the very same people that you want to protect with these powers.” Nelke sunk her head down she felt ashamed at herself and her inadequacy. The mage saw this and quickly reprimanded her

“You! Do not for a second feel ashamed or defeated. This attitude reeks of self-importance and this self-importance is the biggest obstacle in your way to becoming a powerful magic wielder.” She looked at the mage, her eyes wet with tears “What should I do? I thought I knew everything there was to know about energy and chakras and how to contain them. I'm back at square one now and I don't know what to do anymore.”

She replied. The mage shook his head “You, girl are looking at this whole thing negatively and letting it get to you and worry you unnecessarily. You haven't even considered the fact that this might be a positive thing.” Nelke was surprised at the mage’s comments “What do you mean a good thing?” she asked him.

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post 4

“You feel as though this extra energy that has supercharged you is only a hindrance, that it is only for destruction. Tell me. Do you know how mechanical engines work?” Nelke nodded “Yeah, the fuel burns and the machinery of the engine creates contained explosions that propel the vehicle forward.” The mage nodded in agreement

“Yes" he shouted out “That's exactly it. Now you my girl. Have more energy in you to create such explosions than any mechanical machine will ever be capable of creating. What do you suppose we can do with that information? “ “Well it would be suffice to say that I have no earthly idea" she said. The mage swung his head from right to left

“Of course you don't, that is why I am here. Now listen carefully. You use this energy after you've charged it for a long time but you turn it inwards. You focus this excess energy into the soles of your feet now remember there is no way that your feet will be able to tolerate the force of this energy. This will give you the ability to move at insane speeds. You could even break the sound barrier with this technique. Be careful, this is nothing to mess around with. So until you've mastered to focus all of this excess energy masterfully you will wear these enchanted boots that'll protect your feet from being blown up.”

[Amelie]

post 5

He let out a chuckle and then materialized a pair of blue boots out of thin air. Now sot in the lotus position. Charge yourself with the suns energy. We will begin once you're ready.” Nelke sat down and absorbed the suns energy into her aura. Her whole body was alive with bright energy. Her eyes flamed and the sheer force of the energy knocked down the trees.

Nelke knelt down, she had put on the boots and she was trying her best to focus all of that energy and isolate it to her feet but it felt nearly impossible. “Don't worry, give it some time. Keep trying.” Nelke kept at it for a long time but fell back exhausted as she let the energy fade in controlled bursts. “Well at least now you've learned how to release the energy in a controlled way.”

The mage said. “Go get some rest, we'll try again tomorrow" and she did try again the next day and the say after that but nothing happened. “I don't think I can master this technique. Maybe I’m just not cut for it. I'm not the most gifted when it comes to complex ninjutsu. “ she said “Nonsense.” The mage replied.

[Amelie]

post 6

“No student of mine is going to give up so easily, try again. Use the energy to vibrate the soles of your feet and then use that vibratory motion to propel yourself forward. Just like an engine.” She closed her eyes and took a deep breath “Ok, like an engine. Controlled bursts of energy. Vibrate the soles of my feet and propel forward. Let's do this.”

The energy around her body raged and knocked down trees and stones around her the mage shielded himself. She then turned all of her energy inwards and then down at the soles of her feet. Her feet started vibrating violently, she could feel them burn and she felt agony beyond words. The boots were healing any damage that she was taking.

“Use the pain, let it blur out everything else. Focus. Direct the energy. You are in control of it.” The mage shouted out to her from a distance. She focused on the energy again and her feet vibrated, she motioned her body forward and put one foot in front of the other and then she was gone. She heard a loud boom and then nothing else. Her feet were moving as if on their own.

[Amelie]

post 7

She was expending none of her physical force to do this. She had broken the sound barrier because of the high speed she was going back. She panicked and then tried to stop but she couldn't. She was speeding towards a large boulder that was at the end of the grass field. She closed her eyes and put her hands in front of her face to shield herself from the impact.

The mage appeared right in front of her and with a swift movement of his arm tackled her to the ground. There was a large boom and a crater formed where she fell. The mage looked at her smiling “Great, now you just need to learn how to stop.” He started laughing loudly as Nelke lost conciousness.

[Skulking Shinzu]

[7] Learned.

[Amelie]

Nelke (Cohort) 990 TP - C rank character gets +2 per post

Night Owl
Rank: "D"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User only needs a minimum amount of sleep to stay active and alert.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A benefit to any adventurer, user only needs minimal amount of sleep to stay active and alert. Without this technique a user requires 8 hours of sleep to awaken refreshed. The user only need half the usual amount of sleep or trance to awaken fully refreshed and recovered from fatigue penalties. Still need 8 hours of restful calm in order to restore chakra and Armour Points even if you have a lesser sleep requirement to stay refreshed.
Limit: Must learn from Universal Miscellaneous.

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{Several years ago}

“I feel tired all the time, I don’t know how to deal with it. I mean there's so much I can do with the my time. There's so much to learn if only my body didn't feel drowsiness. I could do so much more if I just didn't have to sleep. It's like a weakness isn't it?” Nelke sat at the foot of the mage and asked him innocently .

“I do not agree with you in the slightest but I do get your concern. Let me tell you now that you will always long for the sweet release of sleep but it can help when one isn't bound by it. Come here.” The sage led her to a garden and pointed at a blue flower. “ this is the Mandragora flower, once you eat it.

It will stimulate the inner chakra reserves of your body and mimic the healing effects of sleep while you're awake. But it can be poisonous if you don't build up a healthy circulatory flow of chakra in your gut first.” She charged and manipulated her chakra and layered her insides with its flow and then ate the flower. She felt instantly vitalized.

[Skulking Shinzu]

[1] Learned.

[Amelie]

Nelke (Cohort) 1000 TP - C rank character gets +2 per post

Kinobori no Waza - Act of Tree Climbing
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu/Supplementary
Effect: Allows a Non-Ninja the ability to perform Advanced chakra techniques.
Special:
Drawback: Non Ninjas must learn in order to learn Advanced chakra techniques. Ninjas gain this technique for free in the beginning however does not add into Character Class like other starting techniques. Does not work on Animal Companions.
Description: Kinobori no Waza, the art of tree climbing serves a dual purpose. Taking part in Kinobori Shugyou (Tree Climbing Training) helps a ninja learn how to focus their chakra. It also teaches the ninja how to run up trees and walk on vertical walls. The training helps the ninja learn how to focus just the right amount of chakra to a particular part of their body. The amount needed to climb is small but it must be precise. The feet are regarded as the hardest location to master chakra focusing. So by gaining the art of this skill, the ninja will have any jutsu available (theoretically) because they will be able to focus their chakra as needed. Allows a user to learn up to "C" Rank Chakra related Techniques.
Limit: Universal NinJutsu Technique.

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{Several years ago}

Nelke further travelled to rain country to learn useful ninjutsu that would make her more powerful and fierce. She met with a ninjutsu master called takomon in rain country, they began their training promptly. “Dear student, what most people need to realize is that ninjutsu is accessible to everyone. The only prerequisite is chakra manipulation.

Do you have any experience in that area?” Takomon said. “Yes, I do actually. Quite a lot.” She replied. “That is wonderful, it means that we are already half way done.” He chuckled lightly. “Now I will teach you the technique known to our ancestors us as Kinobori no Waza- The act of tree climbing. Your chakra manipulation needs to be extremely precise for you to pull this off.

If you can master this technique it means that you can master any technique. Now charge your chakra and focus it on to the soles of your feet but relax it, don't be in a haste. Don't release the chakra in bursts but equalize it. Distribute it evenly across and maintain that flow. Each thing has their own chakra charge.

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post 2

Rather than repelling things with your chakra, your job is to create attraction between them. Now let us begin. “ He pointed to a large palm tree beside him and Nelke walked towards it she took a deep breath in and distributed the flow of chakra evenly on the soles of her feet. It was hard to do because it took all of her mental capacity to focus.

She put one foot on the tree it slid back down, she raised it again and firmly placed it on the bark of the tree. She placed the other foot on to it as well and she was now standing on the tree defying the laws of gravity. She let put a laugh and then looked back at Takomon and fell down backwards. “Do not let your attention dwindle. Focus solely on the task at hand.

You are not yet good enough to multi-task. Try again.” She tried again and this time she blocked every distraction out of her mind and charged her chakra flow , directing it to the soles of her feet. She put one foot in front of the other and started walking and just like that she was climbing the tree vertically. She looked back at Takomon and he gave her a thumbs up.

[Skulking Shinzu]

[2] Learned.

[Amelie]

Nelke (Cohort) 1020 TP - C rank character gets +2 per post

Suimen Hokou no Waza - Act of Water Surface Walking
Rank: "B"
Skill: NinJutsu/Supplementary
Effect: Allows a Non-Ninja the ability to perform even more Advanced chakra techniques.
Special:
Drawback: Non Ninjas must learn in order to learn Advanced chakra techniques. Ninjas gain this technique for free in the beginning however does not add into Character Class like other starting techniques. Does not work on Animal Companions.
Description: A variation on the Kinobori no Waza (Act of Tree Climbing), the art of water surface walking allows a ninja to walk on water as if it was a solid surface. Focusing an even amount of chakra out of the soles of their feet, they can balance themselves on the very surface of the water. Allows a user to learn up to Any Rank Chakra related Techniques within the rightful restrictions.
Limit: Universal NinJutsu Technique.

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post 1

{Several years ago}

Takomon was in the forest cutting wood when Nelke woke up the next day, she went up to him and asked him what training they'd do today. “Well, I was thinking we'd let this be a day of relaxation and rest but I see that you wouldn't appreciate that.” He smiled as he said this “For now practice your chakra manipulation and distributing the flow of your chakra evenly to the soles of your feet.

Once you have done this. Let me know and I'll give you your next task.” Takomon went in to the forest while Nelke stood in the small clearing beside the forest, practicing her chakra manipulation and deliberately distributing her chakra evenly on the soles of her feet so that she could maintain a steady flow of energy.

She kept at it for a long time and got tired after a while. Takomon had gone into the forest for a long time and wasn't coming back. She thought of going after him but then decided to keep practicing. As soon as she began she heard Takomon coming back whistling merrily and carrying logs of wood on his back.

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post 2

He looked at her and began to speak “Well, how goes the practice session?” “It's good" Nelke replied “But we do this training every day. Are we going to learn a new technique or what?” He placed the logs on the ground “Patience, my dear student. Patience is the key to all ninjutsu. Well that and chakra manipulation.

This is part of the training that you require for learning the new technique, so keep at it! We will begin the next phase of the training in a short while.” She went back to practicing but got frustrated and impatient after a while. She walked over to where Takomon was and she saw that he was meditating; sitting cross legged on the surface of the water.

He was floating every so gently on the surface of the lake. It felt like the water had turned through some act of sorcery into a semi-solid as Takomon had sat down on it. Nelke was blown away. She shouted out to him and ran into the lake. He smiled at her “Well, Nelke this is the technique that you will master today.." he paused.

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post 3

"But you see it is not as easy as the techniques that you have learned up till now. Sure you have become adept at chakra manipulation but that is not enough. You still do not have the patience and temperance to balance yourself on the surface of the water. You are coarse like the earth you have to become receptive like the water. Do you understand what I'm saying to you Nelke?”

Nelke nodded in agreement. “Now while you learned the act of tree climbing you were essentially using the same type of ninjutsu, but you were doing something completely different. You used the chakra and your ninjutsu to create an attraction between the soles of your feet and that tree bark so that you could stick to it but that will not do you any good on the surface of the water.

What you have to do here is use the same ninjutsu, dispense your chakra evenly across your feet so that it makes a steady flow of energy possible but rather than attracting the surface of the water with your chakra, actively repel it. Push against the uneven and dynamic flow of the water while maintaining that steady layer of chakra.