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[Xango]

There were many towns and villages littering the Land of Fire - Otafuku Gai was one such sloughing off of civilization. The Amazon landed in a bursting of wind and sound and golden light radiate from every pore. She had dropped from a thermal, oversized and heated by friction halt her weight slightly before an impact like exploded mortars.

Straight through the roof of a library, her feet thud into steps removes her from the crater of arrival with a wide, manic grin. The library has been utterly destroyed. The tornado force winds propelling her descent spread out to engulf the surrounding area with dust and fog. The golden glow of her eyes can be seen through the dark haze.

She looked around for something to hit.

[Promeleon]

Caspien did not mind his own business. He minded other peoples business. He was deeply invested in their success, therefore his own success. He had arrived in the Land of Fire not that long ago, and Barghest and himself had taken it upon them to investigate to see if there was anything worthwhile here. And while the town itself certainly lived up to it's name of being homely and quite a peaceful place to be, it did not contain that je ne sais quoi that so inspired him to do his work. Obviously he had partaken in some minor thievery, a simple slight of hand when introducing himself dramatically to the local butcher in order to feed the ratty dog at his side to prevent him from causing a scene. There had been nothing else of note for him to take interest in, it seemed these people took pride in their gardens and their community. Quite frankly it made him sick talking to these people, but there were very few people these days who truly had the kind of attitude that he could enjoy. The dog was; upsettingly; one of them. The creature was greedy, violent, and just generally unpleasant, and its interactions with the world around it gave him endless entertainment.

It had stop to spread its caustic piss over every flower, shrub, and tree that it could find, and though those stops were becoming shorter and shorter, it was no less entertaining watching the colorful flora shrivel beneath the dog. He wandered, one long-fingered hand shoved deep into the pocket of his black pants, the other twirling one of his forty or so knives between his fingers like a bored student fidgetting in class. His shocking blonde hair was tied back at the moment, giving him more of a bohemian look, softening his usualy sharp features in order for him to blend in a little more to his environment. The weapon harnesses and the belt full of theives tools on his body were hidden just about as well as they could be, and unless one were truly observant, they would consider him nothing more than a simple traveler. As he wished. There was only one building in this town that appeared to hold his interest, and that had been the library. Had. He had circled around the town heading back there, since it seemed to be a place of cultural relevance here, and though none of the items in there were worth monetary value, his fingers were itching to find something of emotional value to these people, as those were of far greater interest to him.

Not any longer he supposed, as while he was approaching, a golden streak of light coursed through the air, burning through the atmosphere with a great heat that seemed to shimmer in the air around it as it was enveloped in flames and debris as it crashed into where the library once stood. He breathed in deeply at the disatisfaction. Whatever calamity had occured here was none of his concern, the whole town could be wiped from the map, but he wanted to find himself a little token that he could take on his way. Hell, if whatever had destroyed the library was about to lay waste to the town, maybe one of those interesting trinkets would be worth something anyway, doubling his interest in the place. He blew a bubble with the overchewed gum in his mouth as he waited for the smoke and dust to settle from the crater where the library once stood. He slid the knife in his hand back up his sleeve and place his hand in his pocket, mirroring the other. The bubble popped.

A shadowed figure emerged from the dust, a large shadowed figure. Though his eyes were sharp and calculating, for one moment he wondered if he might need to invest in a pair of glasses. Was she blue? Hm. This was certainly interesting. His mind wandered through a list of explanations for this strange appearance and the meteoric appearance from the heavens. He wanted to believe that this was an extraterrestrial encounter, but he was having a hard time overcoming the unlikeliness of it all. There were a lot of oddities in the world, this creature was likely another of the strange manifestations of what chakra could do to a body. Part of the reason he did not like the idea of messing around with it. Knives were simpler and less stressful. His face fell from the practiced look of nonchalance into a wicked grin. His fingers linked themselves together by his head and he crossed his right leg in front of his left, pressing the toe of his shoe into the dusty earth.

"How am I supposed to return my book?"

[Xango]

A voice. Human. Male. Weak.. Even the slow adjustment of soul flush across her eyes could barely illuminate the stranger's middling vital energy, and Athena scanned the to young man who stood before her with eyes full of childish analysis. Sharp teeth. Pale skin. A dainty flower to be plucked, dried, and pressed.

The Amazon's glaring cut a visual swathe through the displaced air, and after a few seconds, she began taking slow, careful steps towards her new target.

HELLO, HUMAN. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOMETHING? ME TOO! I NEED TEN PINTS OF BLOOD, FRESHLY SQUEEZED, ONE SMALL SIDE OF MIND NUMBING TERROR. TELL ME. WILL I FIND WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR IF I EAT YOU?

She said the word 'human' the way one says "fecal matter", but posed her question with a fluttering of the eyelashes, mock coy and bristling with teeth. Her smile was wide enough that the sudden exposure of fangs made them surreal, appear as silver tinged daggers gripping her mouth in anticipation of a meal. She stood before the male, closing her distance from ten meters to two meters as she spoke, before peering down from her eight foot frame at the mortal and his defiant salesman's grin.

Most of her weight was in her left foot, which was closer to the male than her right from the act of stepping forward, and both her knees were prepared to bend. Her eyes flickered up and down, centering on the man's choice and hoping for the telltale movements of battle. With each step she clapped, like a round of applause, commending bravery and calling at her own energies to infuse with chakra in a deliberate channeling.

[Promeleon]

Again, all signs pointed to alien, but he was a practical man, and he could jot this down as a case of megalomania and a severe case of being an asshole.  Entertaining though.  He could not quite figure out what combination of mutations were at play here to cause such an intriguing specimen, and he was fairly confident there were plenty of scientists out there that would pay handsomely to find out.  Unfortunately, he was not such a big game hunter, his skills were more specific.  One of the blades slid comfortably from his sleeve into the palm of his hand as he moved one of his hands from behind his head and held the blade delicately between his thumb and forefinger, using the weapon to pick his teeth as he looked up at the maybe-alien.  She was very close now, and his eyes gathered as much information about her as possible.  As he opened his mouth and began to speak, his sleight of hand skill made the knife simply vanish before her eyes, unless of course, she was exceptionally skilled at picking up details like that.  

"Ten pints huh?"

He raised his left arm and pinched his tricep under his shirt with his right hand.

"You'll be lucky to get five out of skinny old me"

It took a lot more than little tricks to scare the blonde, and for all it was worth, his teeth were naturally sharp and wolf-like, he didn't have to fake it.  They stood, dangerously close together though, and although outwardly calm, his mind was racing at the possibilities in this situation.  He grinned wickedly.

"I think we can help each other though, you don't particularly strike me as a subtle kind of person, but I work well when I have a good distraction covering my tracks, surely there's more than just a couple of pints of blood you're after"

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Acting: 157
Observation: 164
Sleight of hand: 212 + 106 [318]

Hidden Blade
Rank: "B"
Skill: TaiJutsu/Supplementary
Effect: A user adds 1/2 of their skill on Sleight of Hand checks made to conceal light weapons.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A user adds 1/2 of their skill on Sleight of Hand checks made to conceal light weapons.
Limit: Must be a Throwing Specialist.

[Xango]

A bold one! How exceptional. The Amazon took in the blonde's intense features, smirked as he picked his fangs with some sort of...nail clipper? He waved it around, passed it between hands, maybe, made them trace bizarre trajectories before disappearing entirely. Was he some sort of...witch?

Athena hated witches. But his question opened the door to several of her own. She clapped quickly, smiling even wider as her rage grew, as if in applause of the performance, his speech. She closed the distance to less than one meter in a single sudden subtle step, she spoke.

YOU 'WORK WELL' DOING WHAT?

Her words muffled by the oversized fangs deform her jaw; her right hand grabs hold of the man's hand, the one which held the disappearing nail clipper, would secure it as her body began to grow in size. What was eight feet doubled, tripled, continued in a slow bloom to full stature, towering at the height of buildings. Had her attempted grapple been successful the blonde would be dangling from the wrist, held between her now truly massive fingernails. She whispered,

DID YOU MAKE THE NAIL CLIPPER DISAPPEAR? I DONT LIKE WITCHES. IF YOURE A WITCH, I'LL EAT YOU.

Though the chance was high that not a word could be made out. She opened her mouth slightly.

[Promeleon]

Caspiens eyes widened at the sudden movement, but his sharp eyes would not be caught off guard by such a blatant action.  Even as she stepped forward, he prepared himself for the worst and as her hand reached for him, he discarded his previous action, his fingers from his right hand deftly sought out one of his hidden items, his sleight of hand witchcraft as it was being called, in action again before leaving behind a flickering image as he deftly moved backwards, exercising a usage of his Shunshin technique, bringing the distance between the two of them to ten meters once more.  Her strange question on whether or not he was a witch was an interesting one, though he never was one to believe in magic himself, he professed to mastering a skill that would often be used by so called magicians in order to trick fools, much as he had attempted, dropping a satchel of Northern Wind in by her left foot which was the nearest to him, which would explode moments after his after image would fade and it hit the ground.  Considering its placement right next to her foot, he was of the hope that the explosion and the freezing effects would cripple her movement, especially considering all the weight that now bore down on it.  The thief was a considerable judge of character, and he had no qualms that this beast of a woman would not be put out by this minor annoyance, but he would see. 

Regardless of whether or not she was injured by the ready made bomb, the next item he would pull from his person was a book, the cover, worn from abuse was black, with the kanji for bingo in white letters on the front.  He had perused the pages of this back to front, and considering her power, it was odd that this monster had not yet received a page of her own.  Kill on sight would be the appropriate notes under it.

"I have a proclivity for procuring things that people don't want to go missing; now it's my question; what are you?"

He would find himself shouting up considering she had gone from about 2 feet taller than him to about 5 times his height.  Still though, the blonde would not back away, maybe if he endeared himself to her, she would be a little more willing to hear his offer through.

SPOILER: Click to show

Acting: 157
Observation: 164
Sleight of hand: 212 + 106 [318]

Quick Draw
Rank: "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu/Supplementary
Effect: User has learned how to draw their weapon without taking up a movement.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The user can draw a weapon without a movement. The user can draw a hidden weapon (With Sleight of Hand) without taking a movement. A user who has this technique may draw a throwing weapon and hurl the weapon within 1 movement. Without this technique, the user may draw a weapon as a movement.
Limit: Must be a Throwing Specialist.

Northern Wind
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Chemicals & Compounds, Explosive
Effect: Freezes opponents. Blows landed on frozen opponents deal additional damage.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Mix the saltpeter, the distilled water, the powdered pearl, and anyseed using a congelation method. It takes approximately 1 hour to create one. This will make 1 standard-shot of "Northern Wind". The explosive may be programmed with a timer to explode up to 6 seconds. A more contained explosive with a range of 2-meter diameter. The saltpeter creates the intensity in which the chakra properties in the anyseed reacts to the powdered pearl and distilled water allowing for a burst of cold energy capable of freezing its area. Those hit by the explosive (or within the 2-meter diameter) will take 36 Armour Points of Cold Damage and will be frozen in place for 10 rounds or until destroyed. Frozen targets may be set free by destroying the ice from external force equal to 20 Armour Points of Damage. Frozen targets take an additional 25% Armour Points of Damage if struck while frozen.
Ingredients 1 coin-canister of saltpeter. 1 coin-canisters of distilled water. 1 coin-canister of powdered pearl (3 pearls). 2 coin-canisters of anyseed.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemist Shop.
Cost: 1,812 Ryo Each

Hidden Blade
Rank: "B"
Skill: TaiJutsu/Supplementary
Effect: A user adds 1/2 of their skill on Sleight of Hand checks made to conceal light weapons.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A user adds 1/2 of their skill on Sleight of Hand checks made to conceal light weapons.
Limit: Must be a Throwing Specialist.

Shunshin no Jutsu - Ken'in (Body Flicker Technique - Pull) 1/9
Rank: "D"
Skill: NinJutsu/TaiJutsu
Effect: A Jutsu that allows a user to rush backwards in almost instantaneous speed. Allows the user to retreat from the opponent.
Special: ---
Drawback: Takes away the number of usages Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi (Body Flicker Technique - Push). Same distance applications apply. Same drawbacks apply when over using.
Description: User is able to move backwards in a straight line along the ground in almost instantaneous untraceable speed while temporarily masking the user's movements within 10 meters. A puff of smoke is occasionally used to disguise the user's movements. Supplement of Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi (Body Flicker Technique - Push) while using same schematics.
Limit: Universal NinJutsu or Universal TaiJutsu, Must know Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi (Body Flicker Technique - Push)

Shunshin no Jutsu - Zanzō (Body Flicker Technique - Remaining Image) 2/9
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu/TaiJutsu
Effect: Affects the enemy's mind and will power by making after images.
Special: ---
Drawback: Takes away the number of usages Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi (Body Flicker Technique - Push). Same distance applications apply. Same drawbacks apply when over using.
Description: A Jutsu to move so swiftly that an image of the technique's user is left behind while moving within 10 meters. Most often it is used to dodge an incoming attack and get behind the opponent to perform a counter-attack. When first learned user is able to perform 1 after image within 10 meters. Each time learned user is able to create an extra after image within 10 meters. May learn to perform up to 5 after images within a single Jutsu. Supplement of Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Technique - Push) while using same schematics. May be used with other Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi (Body Flicker Technique).
Limit: Universal NinJutsu or Universal TaiJutsu, Must know Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi, Ken'in, Ko, and Kaunta

 

[Xango]

-Interrupted

Athena could not help but notice the attack of opportunity presented once the man attempted to take himself out of melee range, and she would utilize it to push the man backwards with a significant amount of her weight.

As she had not secured her grapple, she had not yet increased in size; it's failure caused her soul to snap instantly fifteen meters forward, placing her roughly four meters behind the thief's new position in timing with an explosion of...northern wind? she carried some herself...sound in the distance.

YOU TALK LIKE A WITCH.
BIG STUPID FANCY WORDS. I DONT KNOW WHAT A PUGGRIDITY FOR PURPURING THINGS IS, BUT IT SOUNDS...WITCHY.

Her size would continue to increase as she turned to face him once more.  She had expected his body to come flying from her push, and to then get to punch him mid air like in her favorite animated programs, but the mirage's staining the wake of his movement seemed to buffer him a bit from her mundane shove.

[Promeleon]

If nothing else, Caspien was fast, the reason he had been training the Shunshin technique was because of his woefully lacking combat abilities outside of his knives.  The shove, while most definitely powerful and fast coming from an opponent who outclassed him many times over, was unable to catch him in time for his movement to take place, the after images he left behind was all the Amazonian creature would get her hands on.  Though his trap would have failed this time, he was confident that his next would work.  As he moved back, he was still on the balls of his feet, ready for action, but she seemed to disappear, and since he was confident he would have seen her somewhere, the only reasonable course of action was to assume that she was behind him.  He turned in time to witness her turning to face him too.  She was still close.  Not as close as she had been, but he stepped back a couple of times as her size continued to increase, her words muffled by the teeth that were too large for her mouth.  The four meter distance between them was uncomfortably close.  

This was frustrating, she was toying with him and he didn't appreciate the attitude, but as always, his continued talking was a better weapon here than anything else he had.  His right hand pressed against his lower back, his long fingers retrieving two of his secondary items in case he would need them, while he exposed his left hand palm to her, his loose black sleeve slipping down.

"I'm not a witch"

He sampled it with a rapid rotation of his wrist, revealing one of his daggers in his hand, followed by a second with another rotation.  Both rested in his palm, then with another flick, they would disappear.  But before she could once more call him a which, he would rotate his palm to face the earth, the two blades would be pressed calmly between his fingers on the back of his hand, held in place with well practiced ease.  

"I'm more of a brigand with style, a pirate without a ship, I see something I like, I take it, I'm not a witch"

SPOILER: Click to show

Acting: 157

Observation: 164

Sleight of hand: 212 + 106 [318]

Hidden Blade

Rank: "B"

Skill: TaiJutsu/Supplementary

Effect: A user adds 1/2 of their skill on Sleight of Hand checks made to conceal light weapons.

Special: ---

Drawback: ---

Description: A user adds 1/2 of their skill on Sleight of Hand checks made to conceal light weapons.

Limit: Must be a Throwing Specialist.

Two items discretely equipped using sleight of hand

[Xango]

The man retreated again, taking a few hops back as the Amazon's size increase culminated in the raising of her massive fist. She eyed the man's movements closely now (Observation, Martial Lore),realizing that he kept shifting the positions of his nail clippers with some practiced skill, not magic.

But she had already raised her fist, and the vital energy engorging it thundered down in a roaring strike as if a giant were to smash a beetle for fun, aimed to impact the entirety of the man's body, at a downward angle buzzing with chakra.

And then Athena heard the man's words. She stopped moving, her fangs decreased in size and she shrunk, lurching, arcane unfolding, her aura of hostility dissipated.

PIRATE?!?!!! WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO?! DEMONS LOVE PIRATES! SO IF YOU SEE SOMETHING YOU LIKE, YOU TAKE IT, HUH? I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO TAKE YOU, LITTLE PIRATE! WHAT SORT OF THINGS DO YOU TAKE? DO YOU WANT A SHIP? WHERE WILL YOU SAIL? DO YOU HAVE A PIRATE NAME - OF COURSE YOU DO, WHAT IS IT? DO YOU POOP OVER THE SIDE OF THE SHIP NORMALLY, AND IF SO, WHEN? LIKE EVERYONE AT THE SAME TIME?

Athena's heart began beating rapidly; her fist hung frozen in the air, several feet away from hitting it's target, and then suddenly dropped to her side. She was breathing heavier, her eyes almost glazed over. She had found a pirate without a ship! She stared down at the Pirate lovingly, maddened, each movement used to close the distance between them from four meters to one meter.

[Titan]

Caspien was caught off guard by her change in disposition, which was more impressive than many people could believe considering his impressive abilities regarding people watching. For a moment, he waited with baited breath before he realized that the big bitch was earnest in her strange mannerisms. He was not one hundred percent certain what it was that he said that caused this sudden shift in mentality, but he was not going to allow this unique situation to slip through his long fingers.

"Uhh, no, the poop deck is not for toiletry reasons, it comes from the original language, but I'm afraid I don't have the knowledge of the history of it"

He composed himself after answering, realizing that the enormous powerhouse that could have easily killed him was enamored with his technical occupation. He did, however, want a ship, if he could manage to direct the power of this monster in the direction that would see his fit, then maybe he would be able to get things done. He was truly in awe of her power, maybe keeping her focused on the pirate aspect of what he had said would allow him to perform some truly pirate like acts and maybe he could make some money. Of course, he would give her what she needed.

"If you could assist me in acquiring a ship, we could certainly make a little bit of money, with your- if my language is correct- Astronomical abilities can be combined with my particular skill set, we can do whatever you wish. What wish would you like to fulfill? I'm sure we can achieve it"

He was stressing over the answer, knowing that she would be able to pick him in to piece if she decided that no, his pirate like mannerisms were not necessary.