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• 葉隱 •

「强龙难压地头蛇。」

Q I Á N G L Ó N G N Á N Y Ā D Ì T Ó U S H É.

E v e n a d r a g o n s t r u g g l e s t o c o n t r o l a s n a k e i n i t s n a t i v e h a u n t.

N A M E

Bai'Mì Haofeng, The deadly viper.
^{Surnames always come first in chinese}

hundred (百) | (秘) secret
grand (浩) | (东) summit
百秘 浩东

A G E

Eighteen.

T O T E M

Snake.

A P P E A R A N C E

Standing at 1,83m, Haofeng has a lean and athletic physique. Even though he cannot be considered 'muscular' or 'burly', his body and musculature were developed for another purpose. Where he lacks in raw strength, he excells in agility, speed and flexibility, hiding an exhaustively trained body underneath his apparent lean exterior.

Often wearing a traditional martial arts uniform from his family's martial arts style, Haofeng keeps his hair tied in a long braid, giving him quite an foreign appearance compared to most people in Tsukishima, making it clear that he comes from a family with mixed blood and the scars scattered through his body give him an even more exotic appearance, despite their grim origin. Other than that, his nails are another curious point about his appearance. Sharp, long and painted black, they look more like claws than mere nails. They're also suspiciously more rigid and strong than what normal nails should be upon touch...

P E R S O N A L I T Y

Around those whom Haofeng trusts, he is a surprisingly friendly guy. Easy to approach and generally open to conversation. That said, it would be wise to be careful around Haofeng... While he is loyal to those he consider close allies, to those whom he doesn't completely trust, he can be extremely cunning and treacherous. He has an extremely sharp mind and an even sharper tongue. Approaching people, making them trust him so he can know everything about them, even their weaknesses, manipulating them... He can be extremely hard to deal with even before the combat started.

S T R E N G T H S

T H E S E C R E T O F A H U N D R E D P O I S O N E D F A N G S

The fighting style used by Haofeng isn't a honorable one. With a heavy emphasis in the usage of deadly venoms and poisons, this style uses fast and agile movements together with poisons and venoms. His strikes are just as hard to predict as his movements. Wielding a light blade together with a number of other tools such as poisoned senbons and makibishi spikes and even using his own nails coated in poisons in situations where one needs to be discreet, every strike is fast, agile and lethal. Attacking from strange angles, using an opponent's blind spots to make an almost indefensible attack, using ambushes, stealth, with steps so light and movements so agile the user seems to be able to suddenly disappear from his opponent's sight... This fighting style was made to be efficient at one thing and one thing only, killing it's prey. Even if he isn't able to decapitate someone like the other styles due to both his special lightweight blade and the particular fighting style he uses, just a single graze from his blade is enough to deliver the deadly poisons on his blade. This sword style, created by the Bai'Mì family, is unique because it mixes traditional ancient Goristani martial arts and techniques found in Tsukushima, creating a unique and deadly mix.

Other than it's deadly techniques, this style is also known for it's incredibly dangerous and deadly poisons. Having more than a hundred secret poisons and venoms, this style has a poison for almost every single use a practitioner might need. Paralyzing poisons, deadly ones that need only a few seconds to be lethal, poisons that have a delayed activation to kill their target only a good time after being poisoned... One of their most feared poisons though is the infamous Gu poison, said to be incredibly lethal and almost impossible to survive once someone is poisoned with it.

Stories tell that this style is almost the complete antithesis of styles who have an emphasis on medicine and healing. Where those focus on healing and curing, the Bai'Mì family style focus on killing. According to these stories, the Bai'Mì family's secret style was developed first and foremost for assassinations. It doesn't teach his practitioner the bushido, honor or how to 'duel' against another samurai or martial artist. Instead, it simply teaches them how to kill their target.

Using both senbons, makibishi and a multitude of other tools, this style also uses a special type of blade, unlike those used by most other Tsukushiman styles. Being described as a hybrid between a Goristan Jian and a Tsukushiman Shikomizue,, forged with an exquisite technique and displaying an intricate pattern on it's surface is able to remain light, incredibly sharp while maintaining a good resistance. What makes this sword even more interesting is the fact that it has special, very thin grooves for the poisons applied by the user to flow towards the edge in an uniform way, without concentrating in just a small portion of the tip or simply dripping on the ground. While it appears to be a normal blade from the distance, experienced warriors, blacksmiths or those who know swords will almost immediately perceive a faint, but rather unique sound produced by this sword when swung.

C O I L I N G S N A K E

Just like a snake coiling it's body just before the strike, Haofeng can make his muscles tense up and store energy for an attack, being able to move in blinding bursts of speed when attacking. Rumors say that the strikes from advanced practitioners and masters of this technique can reach speeds faster than what the human brain can react and due to that, they trained their bodies to be able to react faster than normal humans. This makes hitting practitioners of this technique or defending against them incredibly tricky due to their reaction speed and their highly flexible bodies.

T H E V I P E R ' S D E N

"Even a dragon struggles to control a snake in it's native haunt." When fighting with his poisons and techniques, Haofeng will turn even the battlefield in his favor. No matter how strong or fast his opponent is, they will certainly struggle against a snake's cunning strikes.

W E A K N E S S E S

L I G H T W E I G H T

In order to have a fast, flexible body and especially due to attain the special, unique body structure needed to practice The Secret of a Hundred Poisoned Fangs, one needs to give up on raw strength and often have lean bodies and low body weight.

N O H O N O R

Unsurprisingly, not only the Bai'Mì family is not that well seen by the people from Tsukushima due to having strong mixed Goristani blood running through their veins, but they also do not follow the way of the sword. To samurais and martial artists from Tsukushima, using poisons and underhanded tactics such as the Bai'Mì family use would considered to be a disgrace to all martial artists and samurais. This is one of the reasons why Haofeng needs to hide his last name wherever he goes.

T H E M E

Still searching for it

The Vanishing Kingdom

^{@Guy0fV4lor@Arceroth}

"Oh, don't worry about that. I do have plenty of time! Plus, I'm sure his stories must be entertaining too." Maeve said, laughing as she heard Valia's words about Allard's stories. The large innkeeper sure seemed to be the type who had lots of interesting stories to tell.

When she heard the man who had arrived a moment ago saying about working and Allard mentioning some errands to be made, Maeve thought to herself, even if she didn't need money, it could be a good opportunity to have a small 'tour' around the city. Sure, that was only an option if Allard's errands could be made at night...

"Really? Would you?" Maeve asked, turning her head with an excited expression when Valia mentioned she might be able to perform some simpler dances to show her.

"You shouldn't overexert yourself though! I would be glad just listening about it." Maeve said, with a kind smile. Even though she didn't try to hide her excitement when she heard Valia's words, she didn't want the woman to get even more exhausted than she already was.

The second Valia teased Maeve about the other type of dances though, it was almost amusing to see how red Maeve's face became as she blushed, replying to her.

"I-I mean... It's not that I'm not curious but... Oh no! I don't have anyone like that yet..." She said, in an unexpectedly cute display of embarrassment.

"Well I... We do have traditional dances in Tundral, but I doubt they are as interesting as the ones you have here in Kalla. The nobility back in Tundral often make balls and parties to both show the other noble families their own power and influence... Or to commemorate one of their daughter's coming of age ceremony... Or an engagement... Honestly, Tundral nobles search for any excuse they can to throw a party." Maeve said with a giggle, regaining her composure in a surprisingly short amount of time after Valia teased her.

"Our musicians are also famous for their talent! Even though I am not really someone who likes exposing herself in those types of social gatherings, It's undeniable that it is indeed beautiful to watch. The beautiful, precise and graceful movements of a couple dancing..." She said with a smile.

It didn't take much for Valia to notice that the traditional Tundral dances, balls and parties were incredibly formal. They were almost completely opposite styles of dancing. Despite that, Valia would be able to perceive that even though Maeve was used with such a rigid, formal dance, she wouldn't have that many problems learning Kalla's traditional dances upon getting a quick glance at her body and muscles. Her figure was surprisingly delicate and feminine, yet, she had strong and flexible muscles and knew how to move herself with a surprising grace and flow.

The Five Senses

Karina Frost

If Karina wasn't under the effect of a deterrent, she would surely have frozen half of the clock tower already. Despite her silence, it didn't take much to realize how angry she was. She had hesitated, she could have killed Tayla and finished all that, it was already the second time the woman almost ruined her plans but instead, Karina let her run away... Again. Even though she tried to talk, to understand her reasons... Karina was naive. She was a cultist, a crazy lunatic just like the rest of the cultists. Next time she tries to escapes...

"No... Enough playing. There will be no next time." Karina said to herself with a menacing tone as she looked at the gaping hole where Smit had fallen and Tayla had just jumped to.

Even though Karina would love somehow get down and finish what she had started with Tayla, she was in a severe disadvantage. Not only she was unable to use her magic, but she was outnumbered, she didn't know where DB was (or even if he had survived the bell falling) neither where Týfurkh was... She had to find a way to get down, unfortunately, so far she was apparently stuck there.

"Damn it!!" Karina cursed again, holding herself to not shout.

Jumping down from where she was would be just suicide, her access to the stairs was gone, together with a good part of the floor and she wasn't able to use her magic just yet, thanks to that man somehow being able to find the correct deterrent to use against her. Waiting until the deterrent effect ended was not a good option too, since the noise probably alerted the entire town... A moment of hesitation, a single moment of hesitation was all that it was needed to put her in such a terrible situation...

Blood's Jewels (High Casual Fantasy Revolution)

Outside of the Ashkevron Residence, Askavi -> Within the Eyrie, Faeril's secret work room

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Silently hearing Gennar's words, Mikhail nodded as he told them there was a better room for what he was planning to do than Belinar's own room. Not only it would be more discreet... But honestly, he didn't want to make things worse for him. Faeril still haven't noticed the mess he made on the entrance of her house when he killed some of the warriors using his wires...

Unceremoniously getting the unconscious body of the other warrior and putting it on his shoulder almost as if it was a mere sack of meat, Mikhail followed Gennar inside heading towards Faeril's work room. Once they got inside, much to his and Gennar's surprise, they found not only Faeril resting, which was something they already expected to find, but they also found Dareen standing outside, in the hall to Faeril's room. Meeting the Pruul witch's eyes with a stern look, Gennar simply made a gesture with his hands telling her to stay silent as he went to a second door. Upon entering the secret room, it was immediately clear that it was much more suited for the type of works Mikhail had in mind than the previous one. Obviously, it would be wise to maintain the existence of that room a secret from the rest. What did surprise him more though was when Gennar mentioned that the room was in fact, Faeril's other work room. A single glance around the room was enough for Mikhail to realize that the Black Widow was much more than just what she wanted others to believe.

Dropping the Eyrien warrior he was carrying a few meters away from where Gennar dropped his, who fortunately, was already awake, Mikhail started helping Gennar to store the many, old journals and books away in the big chest. While he did so, he took a quick glance to Dareen as she helped Gennar to store the journals, stopping for a brief moment to read one of them. While Mikhail wasn't particularly interested in their contents, her reaction after taking a glance at them quickly indicated him that those most definitely weren't books about healing.

"You don't need to stay here if you don't want to." Mikhail said to Dareen, soon after. He knew that watching or doing that sort of stuff wasn't for everyone and he didn't want to force Dareen to stay there if she didn't want to. Even though she didn't seem to be that shocked when she entered the room, Mikhail still wanted to give her a choice.

"Good, one of them is awake. I'll start with him first. The other will probably wake up too once I start." Mikhail said as he finished helping Gennar, finally turning to the already awake Eyrien warrior.

Kneeling besides him, Mikhail unsheathed one of the curved daggers he carried with him, stabbing the Eyrien in the thigh and them twisting the dagger. A quick stab, avoiding any dangerous veins, it's purpose wasn't to wound, but just to inflict pain. The searing pain would be enough to fully wake the still groggy Eyrien and tell him that Mikhail wasn't playing around.

"Shall we start?" Mikhail asked, pulling the dagger with a quick snap of his wrist and cleaning the blade on the Eyrien's clothes as he looked at him with a cold, penetrating expression.

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Nori Hirai

Nori Hirai

Name:

Nori Hirai

Age:

18

Appearance:

Standing at 1,80m tall, a bit above what would be considered 'average', Nori's appearance could be considered quite 'normal' if it wasn't for the curious style of clothes he often wears. Traditional Japanese kimonos with colorful and striking patterns coupled with earrings and nails which he often paint black make his appearance quite unique compared to the others. While it is quite certainly hard to ignore him, nobody really knows if he wears such unique clothes just because he likes to or due to being raised in quite a traditional Japanese family, but most people agree that they do fit his calm and tranquil personality quite well.

Personality:

Nori is a very calm and tranquil guy. Unlike most people of his age, who are always so preoccupied with their future, getting a job, college and seem to never have time to do anything, Nori seems to always have a tranquil and carefree smile on his face. Much like his parents, he believes life should be lived, appreciated and not rushed. Due to that, most people enjoy his company, both due to the apparently 'calming' aura he seems to have and the fact that he is a very pleasant and flexible person to have nearby, enjoying both the silence and a good conversation.

While most people may see him as a lazy, good for nothing guy (he doesn't really denies the fact that he is lazy), he is surprisingly intelligent and, when necessary, he can be surprisingly diligent, depending on what he needs to do. Despite that, Nori isn't the type of guy that actually likes to work hard and most of the times will do only strictly the necessary to accomplish his current task and nothing more.

Secret Wish

Nori wishes for nothing more but calm and tranquility. People nowadays live their lives almost as if they were eager to die. Trapped inside the cage they created themselves, most people forgot how to appreciate simple things such as the blue sky on a calm afternoon, the unique colors of the sunset and the beautiful shapes created by the wind and the clouds in the evening sky.

Background:

Even though Nori was born and raised in a traditional family with a rich historical heritage, his family was never overly strict like what most people believe a traditional Japanese family would. There was never any kind of pressure on Nori regarding his future or anything at all. His life was always tranquil as his family was always relatively wealthy and despite his laid back personality, Nori was always very talented and intelligent. Mostly due to the influence of his grandfather, whom he was really close, Nori grew very close and interested to his family's history and traditions, which made him become quite proficient in traditional calligraphy and even knowing how to perform and enjoy a traditional tea ceremony. But what was maybe the most surprising thing was the paintings he started to make. Using traditional techniques that he learned when he started copying the old paintings in his house, he soon became incredibly talented at it, becoming one of his favorite pastimes.

When Nori first entered the school, he quickly became well liked and loved by staff and students alike. Not only he had good grades but he was always calm and had a pleasant smile on his face. Sure, he might not be the best student, often sleeping and generally not paying attention at the class, but since he seems to always have good grades (and due to the fact that is simply useless to try and argue with him), most of the teachers often turn a blind eye to that. Little did he knew that his calm and tranquil life was about to end...

Monster Fighting Abilities:

Ability Basis:

Ink Manipulation

Magical State Breakdown:

While Nori's overall appearance doesn't change that much, other than a big Fude brush appearing on his hands, he becomes much more agile and faster than what he normally is. Since neither one of his abilities are suited to hand to hand or any type of close combat, he needs to use his agility in order to keep a medium distance between him and his enemy. While in this magical state, Nori can manipulate the ink (and different ink types) coming out of his Fude brush. The streaks and paintings he creates can be either painted in the ground or walls, functioning like normal ink or even in a '3d' way, with flat streaks of paint being painted into the air itself, without anything to support them.

List of Techniques:

• Suzuri no tamashii:
  
  Nori produces streaks or splashes of ink with his brush. Much like the yokai with the same name, the ink on said spot begins to ripple in a slow, rhythmed pace, almost as if it was an endless amount of ink hiding underneath the surface. It can be used in a multitude of ways, but Nori can use it to instantly transport himself from one streak to another (as long as he is touching a streak of ink of the same type), redirect attacks or even using it as traps to relocate an enemy (depending on it's size and if the creature falls on the ink).
• Demonic Ink:
  
  A quick and sudden streak of blood red ink, like splashes of blood coming from a sword wound, this type of ink has a frightening ability to cut that which it touches. It might be a simple ability, but it's particularly difficult to predict and defend due to how his ink manipulation technique works, being extremely different from a sword (reach, speed, angle of attack & etc.).
• Flowing ink:
  
  Nori readies his brush and draws a long line on the ground. The ink from this line begins expanding outwards, covering everything on it, from walls to trees and buildings. A moment after activating this technique, everything around the area it was initially casted becomes covered by black ink, becoming completely black. While inside the area covered by black ink, Nori's abilities are more powerful and can be used more freely. This ability can be used together with Suzuri no tamashii too, making all the ink around the area being able to be used for said ability without Nori needing to paint another streak.
• Hyakki Yagyō:
  
  "Night Parade of One Hundred Demons". While all other abilities can be used with simple strokes, this one requires time and it is harder to be used. Nori begins painting images of a hundred onis, demons and yokais. The beautiful paintings of each creature slowly come to life as soon as he finishes painting them. This ability, although strong and able to overwhelm his target, requires a great deal of concentration and attention and he isn't able to use any other ability aside from this one while painting
  . Interestingly enough, after using this ability a few times, he realized that some of the paintings he made started becoming stronger and more intelligent the more times he painted them and the more details he added, going as far as to acquire a personality. While he can still paint a hundred weaker, nameless demons in order to overwhelm an enemy, if he takes his time to paint the few yokais that he is used to paint with more detail, they will be definitely stronger and be able to hold their own much better against a strong opponent. That said, it takes more time and concentration than simply painting nameless demons.

UNFAIR MONSTERS [Spots Open]

Nori Hirai

Nori Hirai

Name:

Nori Hirai

Age:

18

Appearance:

Standing at 1,80m tall, a bit above what would be considered 'average', Nori's appearance could be considered quite 'normal' if it wasn't for the curious style of clothes he often wears. Traditional Japanese kimonos with colorful and striking patterns coupled with earrings and nails which he often paint black make his appearance quite unique compared to the others. While it is quite certainly hard to ignore him, nobody really knows if he wears such unique clothes just because he likes to or due to being raised in quite a traditional Japanese family, but most people agree that they do fit his calm and tranquil personality quite well.

Personality:

Nori is a very calm and tranquil guy. Unlike most people of his age, who are always so preoccupied with their future, getting a job, college and seem to never have time to do anything, Nori seems to always have a tranquil and carefree smile on his face. Much like his parents, he believes life should be lived, appreciated and not rushed. Due to that, most people enjoy his company, both due to the apparently 'calming' aura he seems to have and the fact that he is a very pleasant and flexible person to have nearby, enjoying both the silence and a good conversation.

While most people may see him as a lazy, good for nothing guy (he doesn't really denies the fact that he is lazy), he is surprisingly intelligent and, when necessary, he can be surprisingly diligent, depending on what he needs to do. Despite that, Nori isn't the type of guy that actually likes to work hard and most of the times will do only strictly the necessary to accomplish his current task and nothing more.

Secret Wish

Nori wishes for nothing more but calm and tranquility. People nowadays live their lives almost as if they were eager to die. Trapped inside the cage they created themselves, most people forgot how to appreciate simple things such as the blue sky on a calm afternoon, the unique colors of the sunset and the beautiful shapes created by the wind and the clouds in the evening sky.

Background:

Even though Nori was born and raised in a traditional family with a rich historical heritage, his family was never overly strict like what most people believe a traditional Japanese family would. There was never any kind of pressure on Nori regarding his future or anything at all. His life was always tranquil as his family was always relatively wealthy and despite his laid back personality, Nori was always very talented and intelligent. Mostly due to the influence of his grandfather, whom he was really close, Nori grew very close and interested to his family's history and traditions, which made him become quite proficient in traditional calligraphy and even knowing how to perform and enjoy a traditional tea ceremony. But what was maybe the most surprising thing was the paintings he started to make. Using traditional techniques that he learned when he started copying the old paintings in his house, he soon became incredibly talented at it, becoming one of his favorite pastimes.

When Nori first entered the school, he quickly became well liked and loved by staff and students alike. Not only he had good grades but he was always calm and had a pleasant smile on his face. Sure, he might not be the best student, often sleeping and generally not paying attention at the class, but since he seems to always have good grades (and due to the fact that is simply useless to try and argue with him), most of the teachers often turn a blind eye to that. Little did he knew that his calm and tranquil life was about to end...

Monster Fighting Abilities:

Ability Basis:

Ink Manipulation

Magical State Breakdown:

While Nori's overall appearance doesn't change that much, other than a big Fude brush appearing on his hands, he becomes much more agile and faster than what he normally is. Since neither one of his abilities are suited to hand to hand or any type of close combat, he needs to use his agility in order to keep a medium distance between him and his enemy. While in this magical state, Nori can manipulate the ink (and different ink types) coming out of his Fude brush. The streaks and paintings he creates can be either painted in the ground or walls, functioning like normal ink or even in a '3d' way, with flat streaks of paint being painted into the air itself, without anything to support them.

List of Techniques:

• Suzuri no tamashii:
  
  Nori produces streaks or splashes of ink with his brush. Much like the yokai with the same name, the ink on said spot begins to ripple in a slow, rhythmed pace, almost as if it was an endless amount of ink hiding underneath the surface. It can be used in a multitude of ways, but Nori can use it to instantly transport himself from one streak to another (as long as he is touching a streak of ink of the same type), redirect attacks or even using it as traps to relocate an enemy (depending on it's size and if the creature falls on the ink).
• Demonic Ink:
  
  A quick and sudden streak of blood red ink, like splashes of blood coming from a sword wound, this type of ink has a frightening ability to cut that which it touches. It might be a simple ability, but it's particularly difficult to predict and defend due to how his ink manipulation technique works, being extremely different from a sword (reach, speed, angle of attack & etc.).
• Flowing ink:
  
  Nori readies his brush and draws a long line on the ground. The ink from this line begins expanding outwards, covering everything on it, from walls to trees and buildings. A moment after activating this technique, everything around the area it was initially casted becomes covered by black ink, becoming completely black. While inside the area covered by black ink, Nori's abilities are more powerful and can be used more freely. This ability can be used together with Suzuri no tamashii too, making all the ink around the area being able to be used for said ability without Nori needing to paint another streak.
• Hyakki Yagyō:
  
  "Night Parade of One Hundred Demons". While all other abilities can be used with simple strokes, this one requires time and it is harder to be used. Nori begins painting images of a hundred onis, demons and yokais. The beautiful paintings of each creature slowly come to life as soon as he finishes painting them. This ability, although strong and able to overwhelm his target, requires a great deal of concentration and attention and he isn't able to use any other ability aside from this one while painting
  . Interestingly enough, after using this ability a few times, he realized that some of the paintings he made started becoming stronger and more intelligent the more times he painted them and the more details he added, going as far as to acquire a personality. While he can still paint a hundred weaker, nameless demons in order to overwhelm an enemy, if he takes his time to paint the few yokais that he is used to paint with more detail, they will be definitely stronger and be able to hold their own much better against a strong opponent. That said, it takes more time and concentration than simply painting nameless demons.

UNFAIR MONSTERS [Spots Open]

I mean... I was waiting for confirmation. Nori was already reviewed and accepted by pm but still...

XD

UNFAIR MONSTERS [Spots Open]

Just putting it here :-)

Nori Hirai

Nori Hirai

Name:

Nori Hirai

Age:

18

Appearance:

Standing at 1,80m tall, a bit above what would be considered 'average', Nori's appearance could be considered quite 'normal' if it wasn't for the curious style of clothes he often wears. Traditional Japanese kimonos with colorful and striking patterns coupled with earrings and nails which he often paint black make his appearance quite unique compared to the others. While it is quite certainly hard to ignore him, nobody really knows if he wears that way just because he likes to or due to being raised in quite a traditional Japanese family, but most people agree that they do fit his calm and tranquil personality quite well.

Personality:

Nori is a very calm and tranquil guy. Unlike most people of his age, who are always so preoccupated with their future, getting a job, college and seem to never have time to do anything, Nori seems to always have a tranquil and carefree smile on his face. Much like his parents, he believes life should be lived, appreciated and not rushed. Due to that, most people enjoy his company, both due to the apparently 'calming' aura he seems to have and the fact that he is a very pleasant and flexible person to have nearby, enjoying both the silence and a good conversation.

While most people may see him as a lazy, good for nothing guy (he doesn't really denies the fact that he is lazy), he is surprisingly intelligent and, when necessary, he can be surprisingly diligent, depending on what he needs to do. Not surprisingly though, Nori isn't the type of guy that actually likes to work hard, most of the times doing only strictly the necessary to accomplish his current task and nothing more.

Secret Wish

Nori wishes for nothing more but calm and tranquility. People nowadays live their lives almost as if they were eager to die. Trapped inside the cage they created themselves, most people forgot how to appreciate simple things such as the blue sky on a calm afternoon, the unique colors of the sunset and the beautiful shapes created by the wind and the clouds in the evening sky.

Background:

Even though Nori was born and raised in a traditional family with a rich historical heritage, his family was never overly strict like what most people believe a traditional Japanese family would. There was never any kind of pressure on Nori regarding his future or anything at all. His life was always tranquil as his family was always relatively wealthy and despite his laid back personality, Nori was always very talented and intelligent. Mostly due to the influence of his grandfather, whom he was really close, Nori grew very close and interested to his family's history and traditions, which made him become quite proficient in traditional calligraphy and even knowing how to perform and enjoy a traditional tea ceremony. But what was maybe the most surprising thing was the paintings he started to make. Using traditional techniques that he learned when he started copying the old paintings in his house, he soon became incredibly talented at it, becoming one of his favorite pastimes.

When Nori first entered the school, he quickly became well liked and loved by staff and students alike. Not only he had good grades but he was always calm and had a pleasant smile on his face. Sure, he might not be the best student, often sleeping and generally not paying attention at the class, but since he seems to always have good grades (and due to the fact that is simply useless to try and argue with him), most of the teachers often turn a blind eye to that. Little did he knew that his calm and tranquil life was about to end...

Monster Fighting Abilities:

Ability Basis:

Ink Manipulation

Magical State Breakdown:

While Nori's overall appearance doesn't change that much, other than a big Fude brush appearing on his hands, he becomes much more agile and faster than what he normally is. Since neither one of his abilities are suited to hand to hand or any type of close combat, he needs to use his agility in order to keep a medium distance between him and his enemy. While in this magical state, Nori can manipulate the ink (and different ink types) coming out of his Fude brush. The streaks and paintings he creates can be either painted in the ground or walls, functioning like normal ink or even in a '3d' way, with flat streaks of paint being painted into the air itself, without anything to support them.

List of Techniques:

• Suzuri no tamashii:
  
  Nori produces streaks or splashes of ink with his brush. Much like the yokai with the same name, the ink on said spot begins to ripple in a slow, rhythmed pace, almost as if it was an endless amount of ink hiding underneath the surface. It can be used in a multitude of ways, but Nori can use it to instantly transport himself from one streak to another (as long as he is touching a streak of ink of the same type), redirect attacks or even using it as traps to relocate an enemy (depending on it's size and if the creature falls on the ink).
• Demonic Ink:
  
  A quick and sudden streak of blood red ink, like splashes of blood coming from a sword wound, this type of ink has a frightening ability to cut that which it touches. It might be a simple ability, but it's particularly difficult to predict and defend due to how his ink manipulation technique works, being extremely different from a sword (reach, speed, angle of attack & etc.).
• Flowing ink:
  
  Nori readies his brush and draws a long line on the ground. The ink from this line begins expanding outwards, covering everything on it, from walls to trees and buildings. A moment after activating this technique, everything around the area it was initially casted becomes covered by black ink, becoming completely black. While inside the area covered by black ink, Nori's abilities are more powerful and can be used more freely. This ability can be used together with Suzuri no tamashii too, making all the ink around the area being able to be used for said ability without Nori needing to paint another streak.
• Hyakki Yagyō:
  
  "Night Parade of One Hundred Demons". While all other abilities can be used with simple strokes, this one requires time and it is harder to be used. Nori begins painting images of a hundred onis, demons and yokais. The beautiful paintings of each creature slowly come to life as soon as he finishes painting them. This ability, although strong and able to overwhelm his target, requires a great deal of concentration and attention and he isn't able to use any other ability aside from this one. Interestingly enough, after using this ability a few times, he realized that some of the paintings he made started becoming stronger and more intelligent the more times he painted them and the more details he added, going as far as to acquire a personality. While he can still paint a hundred weaker, nameless demons in order to overwhelm an enemy, if he takes his time to paint the few yokais that he is used to paint with more detail, they will be definitely stronger and be able to hold their own much better against a strong opponent. That said, it takes more time and concentration than simply painting nameless demons.

A Guild Adventure: An RP with Monster Girls! (ENDED)

Ada

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Finally arriving on the guild, Ada was exactly like a curious child, looking at everything and everyone with very curious eyes and not knowing what exactly to look at and examine it first. Ozzy had told her a lot of things regarding the guild on the way. Even though she understood a bit less than half of what he said, it still made her really curious about the place and the people there. When Ozzy said the word 'home', Ada understood that the place he called 'the guild' was in fact his home and apparently, now hers too. Replying to him and Haley with a kind smile, she turned her face to the other strange people who were looking at her.

The first one who noticed her presence was a big blonde woman whom seemed to know Ozzy too. While Ada could see that she was really surprised to see her, she didn't know if the woman was happy to see Ada, in fact she seemed to be a bit wary about her. As she spoke something to Ozzy, Ada kept looking at the blonde woman, tilting her head in confusion as she continued to speak with Ozzy. While Ada was really curious about her, it didn't seem that the blonde woman would be receptive to Ada trying to be friends with her and as such, she simply kept her distance for now. When the blonde woman finished speaking, Ada looked to Ozzy and then Haley, with the same confused expression she had when listening to the woman. Ada wondered why she was that wary about her, Ada wasn't even showing her teeth and claws, it was clear that she wasn't dangerous...

Still, there were a lot of other curious people nearby. She was able to see a tall man with rabbit ears from a distance, examining her, there was a goblin boy and a lot of other strange and curious people too. Ada knew that it would be very interesting to live in that 'the guild', as Ozzy called it. After the short and a bit awkward, meeting with the blonde woman though, two plant women came giving a step forward from the crowd and looking at Ada. While they were talking to another person, the very second their eyes met with Ada, they stopped everything they were doing and looked at her. Unlike the blonde woman though, they did seem to be much more receptive.

Giving a step forward, Ada looked at both plant women curiously as one of them asked something to her. Tilting her head as she approached them, Ada gently reached her hand out and touched the flower in her head and their skin. Ada had never seen someone quite literally made of plants like both of them. Not only that, but their bodies were part flower too! It was just too interesting for Ada, whom had never seen anything like that before, to ignore.

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Freyr

Freyr wasn't certain how if the situation with Titanica was solved or if her and the other Kaiju were still trying to kill themselves, but after they were gone, he and Ditzy came back to the guild. The first one to greet him was Haley, whom asked what had happened with Titanica.

"I really don't know. I think Titanica and the other titan had some matters to solve amongst themselves. Morgan probably went together with them. Nagare left too. I'm not surprised after experienced the chaos and destruction caused by Titanica and the other titans..." Freyr replied to Haley, shaking his head. While he didn't want to say it, he was, in part, relieved that the titans left. After the destruction they caused, it was clear to him that they were a danger to those nearby.

"Don't worry, Dizty. I'm sure you will find someone to play in the future." Freyr said, trying to make Ditzy, who was complaining about Titanica and the other titan going away, feel a bit better.

"I can teach you how to use a bow like I promised if you want..." Freyr tried to say, but unfortunately, Ditzy was already leaving. He was a good boy, very innocent and a bit naive, but definitely good. Freyr could see he was genuinely sad because both Titanica and the other titan left.

While Freyr did notice that the entrance to the guild was finally fixed, when he was about to say something about it's curious design to John but, a very curious sight caught not only his attention, but most of the other guild members as well. Ozzy and Haley had brought quite an intriguing white creature with them. While it's appearance was indeed really curious, it seemed to be very curious and amicable.

"How intriguing..." Freyr said, looking to the white creature and analyzing it from a distance.

Avalia

Time: Morning.
Location: Forest near the Sun Elf Kingdom.
Interactions: Cadence @Helo, Soruklithbaal @Alivefalling, Sakura @baraquiel

Even though she was running as fast as she could, it was clear to her even before Cade said that they wouldn't be able to outrun the undead dragon at that pace. His flames were flooding the entire forest and soon they wouldn't have anywhere to run. Even though Cade mentioned Inori's words about traumatic experiences and manifesting her powers, Ayita was too focused on simply trying to run away to hear his words as nothing more than background noise. If only she could use her powers or at least know what her powers were... But how could she know such things? She didn't know how to make them appear or to use them! She was a human! Magic was just something out of stories for her.

Silently cursing herself, Ayita shook her head and continued running. Even though she didn't know how to beat an undead dragon or to use magic, she knew how to walk and move through a forest. Focusing on nothing more than running, her steps were incredibly light as she ran through the forest, going to the few places where the fire didn't engulf yet. Even though she was too concentrated to notice, Cade would notice almost immediately that she was getting faster and faster. It was beginning to get hard even to Cade himself to accompany her as she continued running. Her steps now were so light they weren't making almost any sound and a strange breeze accompanied them both as they continued running. While Ayita herself didn't realize what she was doing yet, Cade would feel almost as if Ayita was being surrounded by a gentle wind breeze as she ran, blowing the ashes and the fire away from their path.

Before Ayita herself or Cade could do anything more though, a strange mist suddenly came crashing down in the burning forest, almost immediately extinguishing all the fires created by the undead dragon and then began swirling around the undead dragon, distracting him.

"What?" Ayita asked, confused as she stopped running as soon as the mist descended.

It was then that a voice suddenly came from behind them. Turning around almost immediately after hearing it already in a combat stance, Ayita was surprised when she noticed that the voice came from a pale, white haired woman wearing colorful eastern clothes. While Ayita was still wary regarding her presence, the second she mentioned that they should run away while the undead dragon, called Soruklithbaal was distracted, Ayita quickly realized that whoever that woman was, the mist was her doing.

"I do have many questions, but now is not the time. That... thing... Thanks for the help." Ayita said, with a grateful nod towards the woman.

"We should run while we can... As far as we can from this undead dragon." Ayita said, turning to Cade as she began heading away from the dragon, using the precious time the strange woman had bought them with her mist.