Approved via PM. [hider=Li Chih-Jen] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/pNHDcWq.png[/img] [color=a2d39c]"Bajiquan...NEEDS NO SECOND STRIKE---!"[/color][/center] [b]Name:[/b] Li Chih-Jen (Christian Li) [b]Age:[/b] 19 [b]Gender:[/b] Male [b]Height/Weight:[/b] 170 cm / 61 kg [b]Personality:[/b] An incredibly mundane individual. He lacks any of the obsession or knowledge that a magus must have, instead being a rather lackadaisical, head-in-the-clouds individual. A decidedly un-magus-like magus who would likely get along rather well with the being that unknowingly completed the forgotten Escardos family wish. In conversation, he is casual to a point that is absurd, even with regards to those who emanate a pressure enough to freeze the blood in his veins. That isn’t to say he is disrespectful, but merely that he does not change his demeanor to fit the situation. Rather than the sort of person who changes throughout many trials and tribulations, who has one face around the parents who raised him and another around the friends he drinks with on the weekends, he maintains a single face on a constant basis. The sole exception is when kung fu is concerned. There is no reason for this that one can isolate. Christian did not grow up to a family of martial arts fanatics, nor was he ever rescued in a dark alley by a martial artist. Rather, it is simply an obsession born of nothing but himself, and in this regard one can truly see the madness fitting of a magus blossom in Christian. [b]Character Alignment:[/b] Neutral [b]Class Affinity:[/b] Lancer [b]Background:[/b] Born in the Guangzhou province of China, Christian's early life was relatively simple. While he was born with those pseudo-nerves of the Moonlit World due to random chance and mutation, his family was not one of magi, and so he went through his life unaware of this. At the age of five, though, something changed. Something sparked in him that had never existed before. Perhaps he saw it on the television, perhaps he read a book, perhaps he had a prophetic dream. ...in truth, though, that cause does not matter. It is better to think that this spark would have been lit regardless, as it flows from that impulse of "to do" that emerged from that swirling void. From that day onwards, Christian lived not as a person, but as a vessel for kung fu. Pestering his parents until they allowed the child-him to train, advancing and learning through the years, neglecting his studies and nearly failing out of school, being pointed at by children as a "scary man" when he was fourteen years old, all things occurred as would be expected. Upon becoming sixteen, he rejected the notion of university and left his thoroughly disappointed parents and his much more beloved younger brother behind, and set off on a pilgrimage in complete rejection of filial piety and Chinese law. His training had grown stagnant, he had hit a wall. He needed to surpass the limits of his body and achieve "truly amazing kung fu". With that, he began traveling the world, begging for money to get by and seeking out places to hone his craft. There have been two successes on this pilgrimage. The first occurred two years ago in Japan, when Christian had a fortuitous encounter with a Shinto priest, who recognized his inborn talent in Breathing and Walking and gave him a few pointers for the road. It is from this that his abilities in Breathing and Walking stem. The second was when he showed up in a Japanese port town, and found a card laying on the ground with the picture of an old man and the words "Li Shuwen" on it. Believing it to be a collector's card of someone who had achieved "truly amazing kung fu", he took it from the ground and believed in a fortuitous encounter between himself and this collector's card. He was so excited that he hugged the new card to his chest, and from there things went exactly as one would expect. [b]Occupation:[/b] Wandering Kung Fu Enthusiast (Homeless, Unemployed, Disappointment of the Family Line) [b]Known Magic (If Any):[/b] Not knowledgeable regarding magecraft theory. [b]Special Talents/Hobbies:[/b] Shàolín Gōngfu: Self-explanatory, and hopefully obvious. As someone who has practiced for fourteen years and with the inborn talent of Breathing and Walking, he can be called excellent. Of course, the applicability of this art to true combat is not outstanding, but if nothing else it is a testament to physical fitness. [i]Breathing and Walking:[/i] A core concept in both magecraft and martial arts. The absorption of outer energy to connect the internal and external worlds, taking in and releasing the "gods". This is an inborn talent for breathing and walking that, while not anywhere near the absurd level of those perfect circuits [Holy Children], is beyond what can be reached with mere training. Limited nature interference is possible. It is worth noting that the phenomena used through this are different from magecraft, and do not abide by the same principles. [indent]Dispelling of Spirits: An ability derived from Shinto priests, the capacity to dispel spirits with a clap. It can be compared to the barrier of a certain mountaintop temple. However, the power of this is obviously several leagues below that temple; use against a spiritual entity at the level of a Servant will only result in minor effects. As Christian has never encountered spirits, he does not know for sure that this works, but assumes that it does. Hardening: Use of Breathing and Walking to harden the hands. Comparable in end result to the use of a hardening rune. Displacement: Not the Displacement of magi, but similar in end result, so it is called that for convenience. Put simply, it is the ability to transmit the effect of one's martial arts to an area within one's "line of sight" [perception]. For instance, throwing a punch, and the punch landing upon a tree several meters away. This is a transference of everything regarding the martial art, so obviously things such as Hardening play into the effect as well.[/indent] [b]Ambition:[/b] To witness and, through nothing more than his own effort, achieve "truly amazing kung fu". [hider=Servant Cards] [center][b]Li Shuwen [Elder], Lancer, Neutral[/b] [i]STR: E, AGI: B, END: D, MAN: E, LUK: E, NP: -[/i] While Li Shuwen [Elder] possesses superior martial skill to his younger self, his parameters have declined in age. This is only further compounded by the limits of his channeler, leading to this pitiful display.[/center] [b]Shen Qiang Wu Er Da [The Divine Spear Needs No Second Strike][/b] [i]Rank[/i]: - [i]Classification[/i]: Anti-Unit [i]Maximum Number of Targets:[/i] 1 When a Heroic Spirit's martial arts becomes his most singular ["one and only"] asset, the "skill" itself is sublimated as a Noble Phantasm. This is one such Noble Phantasm. Even one of Li Shuwen's powerful strikes was enough to take the enemy's life, including those intended as diversions of feints. A saying that has managed to survive the passing of years is "For Li Shuwen, a second strike is needless." It is this saying from which his Noble Phantasm get its name. To be accurate, this isn't a Noble Phantasm in the traditional sense of term. Rather, it is the ultimate expressions of the true power possible by mastering the martial arts. Li Shuwen is considered to be one of the very few to have gained total mastery over his style, and in fact was believed to have transcended the need for physical attacks, instead defeating his opponents by engulfing them in Chi. There is much debate as to whether Li Shuwen actually uses his Chi to defeat his opponents, although the very few who have managed to survive a confrontation with him report suffering all of the effects associated with this attack, such as obscured senses, heightened state of paranoia, and the feeling that their nervous system was under almost unendurable strain. Its effects are the same as the "No Second Strike" from when Li Shuwen is an Assassin, but the range has been broadened by holding a spear. It also goes without saying that this can be exhibited with the fists as well. One can guess that the precision of movements is also no different from when unarmed; if anything, the effect is on another level from the mere gateway of unarmed combat. [b]Include:[/b] The Six Harmonies Great Spear is materialized, and acquisition of a fragment of Lancer's martial and meditation skill is endowed. Use of the Noble Phantasm with such a trifling portion is of course impossible. [b]Install:[/b] Acquisition of the weapon, martial abilities, and parameters of the elderly Li Shuwen. [b]Install Skills:[/b] [i]Sphere Boundary: A[/i] A concealment ability which goes beyond the possibility of the Assassin class's Presence Concealment. A technique in which one uses their Chi to blend in with the whole of their surroundings. For masters of the ability, it is possible for them to truly become one with the universe and have their very forms seem to become invisible. A capacity to become transparent that does not rely on magecraft and is performed only with one's own body techniques. This is already a mystic art that can no longer be designated as in the "level of humans". Also, this is a digression, but his capacity to become transparent is an essential point of meditation in accordance with Sphere Boundary. Because it is a capacity to become transparent that does not use any magecraft, for those who live under thaumaturgical theories this is a technique of experts that "absolutely cannot be sensed". Elimination of presence drops in efficiency in the circumstance that the user initiates an attack or poises for an offensive -- even though invisibility is still effectively maintained. For this reason, opponents unfamiliar with the technique are still capable of 'just barely evading' a seemingly invisible attack, provided sufficient skill, talent, or experience. However, in the absence of any preparation for offensive action, a practitioner of the Sphere Boundary remains wholly indiscernible even on physical contact. In the hypothetical instance where the younger version of Lancer was summoned in this class, Sphere Boundary would likely suffer a one-rank degradation compared to the Assassin class, but the superior martial skill of the elder Li Shuwen is capable of mitigating this. [i]Chinese Martial Arts: EX[/i] A Chinese meditative ideal. It is a belief that true mastery of martial arts comes not through training, but acceptance. As this technique is extremely difficult to understand, let alone master, it is only when achieving the rank A that one is thought to have actually begun to learn. Those with ranks exceeding A are considered true masters of the arts. Upon reaching +++, one is a expert among experts, and at the nonstandard level exhibited, mental interference nullity has been gained. While summoned as a Lancer, he has mastered the bajiquan - including spearmanship. Considered to be the ultimate master of Bajiquan, it is said that this person was able to take the life of his opponents with a single gentle touch. Lancer has achieved inner peace rather than the burning desire to fight that was possessed in his youth. The primal fury of the Geat King is meaningless, and even that witch exiled outside of the world might fall short of this technique. [i]Juezhao: A[/i] The secret of the Eight Extremities Fist that Li Shuwen learned. Among Anti-Unit techniques, there is no question that it can be called the supreme one. He is the grizzled master who learned the true meaning of strength, and in doing so surpassed the martial technique of even his former self. [i]Magic Resistance: D[/i] Simply a result of the Class Container. Equivalent to an amulet that rejects magical energy; cancels Single-Action spells. [b]Install Appearance:[/b] Attire changes into a mirror of that worn by the [url=https://i.imgur.com/omeiWHD.jpg]elderly Li Shuwen[/url]. [b]Servant Biography:[/b] Li Shuwen. A Chinese martial artist from Yanshan County, Hebei - Cangzhou. A prominent martial artist in the history of Chinese martial arts, renowned as "a second strike is needless, so long there is one it will suffice". A legendary martial artist from China who, despite born in modern times, carved many legends. He is of course famous as a master of baji quan, but the exquisiteness of his spear-wielding is to the point of being extolled as "Divine Spear". The progenitor of the Li clan's branch of Bají, Li Shuwen excelled in the use of spear to the point of being nicknamed "Divine Spear Li". The "Six Harmonies Great Spear" that he used was a basic weapon of the Bají-branch and, if one is to accept this extreme logic, it can be said that the unarmed techniques of the Bají-branch (the Bajíquán) are nothing but preliminary steps to learn the techniques of this great spear. Having been born in the deathbed of the Qing Dynasty, at Cangzhou, Li Shuwen distinguished himself soon after beginning to take lessons in baji quan, ascending to the point of being extolled as the strongest in the history of Chinese martial arts. Rather than learning 1,000 techniques, he personified a literal one-hit kill by thoroughly polishing up a single technique. This is the Li Shuwen whose body has left its golden age, but whose martial arts have reached their golden age. In the class of Lancer, his true ability is drawn out. [b]Servant Personality:[/b] In his younger days, Lancer desired nothing more than to increase his own strength. In his later years, he came to see the power of his values and way of life as his strength, rather than violence. In other words, while the young Li Shuwen is a fierce fighter, the elder Li Shuwen is a rational, beautiful fighter. The nature of their strength can be called wholly different. He carries no regrets or grudges. He is the pinnacle of a martial artist who has become one with the world, and in all likelihood may have been a half-step from reaching the Truth of the World. Were he summoned in a war with his younger self, putting down that brat would likely be a priority.[/hider] [b]Other:[/b] -[/hider]