Altered Tundra

Time Stops For Fire(Altered Tundra and Hero)

Zodiark had to admit that he wasn't prepared for what Shion had just done. While she was busy talking, the fact that she transformed the Treaty-Blade's mass into pure light and teleported it over into her hand had completely flown over his head. It was almost too late for him to properly respond. Fortunately for him, Zodiark wasn't some amateur fighting his first fight. Though, he would admit that using Michel's body put him at a great disadvantage. Even still, when the explosion of holy magicks burst towards him, Zodiark would use what power he stored from his actual form and combined it with Michel's own natural abilities. Quite fortunate that Michel has a unique ability to conjure different kinds of aura.

And when the burst of light magick came for Zodiark, his body pulsed, then shined a brilliant gold. It was then he raised a hand and expelled Michel's mist in a small radius around him that held the blast at bay. Zodiark smirked at Shion, then he whipped his body around, letting the blast slide along his back as it would go for a section of the crystal behind him, and pierce a small hole into its thickness. In that same moment, ZOdiark would rotate his body and send off several golden blasts of dark and flarega towards Shion, though as they neared her, Zodiark disappeared for a second and appeared above her, holding his left arm down as he sent a dark firaga from above and it closed in on her fast in maroon and black, sticking out like a sore thumb in the gold and green crystal they both were in.

Iquenos: In Nomine Domini

@Inkarnate Oh

goooooooooood...

And on another note, that moment when you realize that this is how Pagonia and Zestasia are reunited. On a rickety old barge full of people that probably want them both dead.

@Lemons

Sounds like a good family reunion to me.

Shuffle your music player and post the first 10 songs

I Remember — A Day to Remember — Common Courtesy(Deluxe Edition)
Suteki Da Ne — Nobuo Uematsu feat. Rikki — Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack, Disc III
If I Fall — Five Finger Death Punch — Amerian Capitalist(Deluxe Edition)
Afterglow — Eyeshine — Afterglow
Third Temptation in Paris — Alesana — On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax
Stigmata - Ministry Cover — Tyler Bates feat. Marilyn Manson — Atomic Blonde Original Soundtrack
I'd Rather Die Than Be Famous — Pierce the Veil — A Flair For The Dramatic
10:45 Amsterdam Conversations — Funeral For A Friend — Between Order and Model
Freedom is Written in Blood — Mattia Cupelli — Journey Beyond, Volume IV
Second Stage Turbine Blade — Coheed and Cambria — The Second Stage Turbine Blade

Iquenos: In Nomine Domini

Leave it to me to write them blissfully ignorant and stupid characters.

Naruto: Revival

Jaakuna Hinoko - Konoha's Sundance Kid

"Dance into their hearts and blow their motherfucking minds."

Kickstart My Heart
Jaakuna Hinoko + Male + 21 + Pansexual

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V I L L A G E

Konohagakure

B IR T H P L A C E

Konohagakure

A L L I G N M E N T/ A F F I L I A T I O N/O R G A N I Z A T I O N

Konohagakure Chunins

C L A N

Hinoko

Clan Backstory

The Hinoko Clan is not a native of Konohagakure but they are native to the Land of Fire. Originally they hailed from a small village that, at the time of its inception, was roughly 150km west of Konoha. It wasn’t a large settlement. This village rested by a beautiful lake that had a temple in the center of it. The only way of reaching it was the single rowing boat at a dock made out of wooden plates, held up by wooden poles and rope. It blossomed into most of the spring and some of the summer season. Most of its crop was comprised of rice and whole grains. Those two crops alone built more than half of the small economy it had. All of the residents, be them male, female, or child, were all part of the Hinoko Clan. This village was dubbed Kyūsoku no mura or “The Village of Resting Fire”. It got its name from the temple in the middle of the lake that had a single flame always lit.

The Hinoko Clan were(maybe are) a highly-religious clan. As residents of Kyūsoku no mura, they all believed that their good fortune was from the generosity of an ancient spirit known as Onibi. They all believe that, due to the lack of fires in their village, which would be harmful to their crops, they worshiped the Onibi, fearing that he would bring fire upon them in retaliation for breaking faith. Whether it was the truth or just something they needed to believe in, at each start of each season, they presented an offering to the spirit: a pound of their crops. Mysteriously enough, when they would go to recollect the barrels that had said crops in it, they found it empty. This cemented their belief that they were granted good fortune at the charity of the Onibi.

As the seasons changed and the years went by, Kyūsoku no mura expanded. Once they were a village of barely five individual huts, now they had twenty. They had a small fighting force that was outsourced to smaller villages as protection(for a price, of course). They no longer needed to rely solely on merchants and other venues of trading to bring in money. They had their own fighting force, which brought in more money than any pound of rice or grain ever did. In the process, they skipped out on several offerings to their once-worshipped spirit.

Sometime later, they expanded more, but this was where things went wrong. They had expanded into territories that belonged to other villages on the rise. These little skirmishes had nothing over the battles of the Great Shinobi Wars, but they had their own consequences. Dozens died over the course of twenty years, which some of the Hinoko elders believe was a direct consequence of the younger members neglecting the traditions of old. Whether it was because of Onibi or just bad luck finding its way to Kyūsoku no mura, there was only one thing everyone knew: The Hinoko Clan was fucked.

Their village had burnt down and only a small handful of the clan members survived: Two elders, the head of the village, and his family(wife and two kids). Out of over two-hundred members, only six survived. And with nowhere to go, they would find sanctuary in Konohagakure. Their village, as well as their traditions, might’ve been long-forgotten, but the elders would make sure that the young ones knew of the old ways and would perhaps practice these traditions on the advice from said elders.

Appearance and Special Traits

The Hinoko Clan members all have varying physical appearances. It also depends on the gender of each member, but most of them have a few things in common. They all have shades of blond/e hair and their eyes are either of blue or green colors. They all have very little mass in their overall body shape. Being a clan that was out almost every day, they built up incredible stamina and a general lean body type. They also built up incredible endurance. At some point, that became the norm for them. They are hairy individuals. Their hair grows twice as long than the average human. Their hair is also naturally silky and wavy.

Hinokos are known to be passionate people. Whatever trade/career they end up specializing in will be approached with a burning enthusiasm. Sometimes it’s in excess, but it’s the thought that counts. They’re also quite stubborn. You won’t meet a single Hinoko who is always set in their ways. Sure, they might be able to see the other’s side but that would take a lot of work--work that some might see too big of a challenge. They are also hot-tempered and often over impulsive than most shinobi are. It should also be noted that they are more suspect to genjutsu due to their lack of mental resistance. There’s also the fact that they seem to be incapable of doing genjutsu themselves.

Every member of the Hinoko clan has had an affiliation to fire. They’ve had secondary elements, sure, but usually, the first one that they lean towards has always been fire. This could be for a number of reasons. The Onibi having an ironic sense of humor. Their name coming through to the bitter end. Really, there are so many reasons it could be, but the fact remains that their heart burns with fire 100%. There is no doubting that. The Hinoko Clan has this special...gift that commands fire as well as the Uchiha clan. They can manipulate and control fire chakra in ways that allow them for more complicated jutsu. Furthermore, they have a hiden that bestows each and every member of the Hinoko Clan to expel streams of fire chakra from their limbs each time they punch or kick in any and all directions they so choose.

R A N K

Chunin to Jonin

C H A K R A N A T U R E

Fire(primary); Lightning(secondary)

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A P P E A R A N C E/A T T I R E

Jaakuna practically exemplifies your typical Hinoko male. His head is a shoulder-length, gold mane and his eyes shine a bright emerald. He stands at an even 6’0 with a lean body that allows him to be agile when he needs to be but also pack a punch. He has a slightly oval-shaped face and clean pores. His reach is long and his legs, though long as well, are nimble. When he’s on a mission, he does sport the traditional Chunin garb. If it’s not a stealth mission, he will sport his trademark red sweater jacket that has a hood and zip-up function. When not on a mission, he’s typically in that jacket with the added bonus of olive green pants and boots. He also has an assortment of body tattoos that are the common engravings that the Hinoko Clan has. Every single one of them has at least one of the tattoos that Jaak has.

P E R S O N A

It’s hard to gauge whether Jaakuna is mostly a fun-loving idiot or raging lunatic with a tendency to act out of emotion rather logic and reason. It’s like both sides of him are split down the middle and no one really knows which side they’ll see. In the case of the former, he’s a joy to be around. He’ll frequently crack jokes--albeit a tad zany at times. Truly, what he loves most is to get others to laugh along with them, or at him. Honestly, he’s not one to be picky about either or. Truth be told, as long as people are finding amusement because of something he might’ve said or did, the ends will justify the means. Additionally, he’s the type to binge on some good ole’ sake or anything that might be seen at a social gathering of some sort.

Inversely, Jaakuna’s been known to act rather crazy. He might have a mental condition or he just might have too much fun. It’s honestly a mystery why he’s like this, but the general consensus is that it’s tied to his lack of patience. He’s good for a while, but try it past the breaking point and Jaakuna just might end up breaking someone’s face. He’s definitely prone to violence. Unlike his ancestors, Jaakuna practices a “fists first” philosophy, yet he’s highly spiritual. In fact, he often will cite that bashing in a poor sap’s face centers him. Hearing his knuckles connect with a physical body brings him back into a neutral state of bliss. It’s unconventional and often troublesome, but if isn’t broke, then why bother attending to it.

H I S T O R Y

Jaakuna often hears tales of his clan’s beginnings from his grandfather, who fled from the battle scene 50 or so years ago. Truth be told, after awhile, it becomes white noise: some sort of raiding situation made them flee or something in that neighborhood, and they sought sanctuary in Konoha. After a while, Jaakuna simply zoned out whenever his grandfather tried to remind him to remain humble. However, there was one big flaw in that: that was then. Times have changed and so have the traditions that the Hinoko practice. In other words, old man, give it up.

That isn’t to say Jaakuna’s not proud to be a Hinoko. But he’s also proud to be a member of Konohagakure. Besides, he wasn’t even born in the small lakeside village his clan originally came from. Hell, his parents were barely old enough to remember. Jaakuna wasn’t even a notion until twenty or so years later. In that time, his clan grew to a modest twenty total in population, though that’s just small pocket change compared to the larger, more expensive clans in the village. Though they are proud and as a result, Jaakuna is proud.

Growing up, he had to stick up for his clan. No one else would, but sometimes that got him into skirmishes, especially growing up. Always one to get into fights, JAakuna either pissed off the wrong group of kids who were a few years his senior or his instructor who would give him hell for acting out. It was more or less a rinse and repeat until he graduated. Then when got put on his first team, it was the same thing--only now he was the hothead of an actual Shinobi team. His sensei at the time had to take the direct route to make sure he would finally listen. It was a long, perilous road for him, but after a few dozen tries and just a tenth of tries at the chunin exam, he finally graduated. Imagine that: Jaakuna Hinoko a chunin. Officially, at the age of seventeen, Jaakuna could potentially be put in charge of his own team. That’s a scary thought if ever there was one.

From then until now, Jaakuna just did his duty. Going on missions and doing them at a decent rate. None too difficult nor easy. He was put on teams, either with fellow chunin or other jonins. Nothing too complicated about that. Truthfully, Jaakuna’s career as a chunin has been rather average and uneventful. The only thing worth noting is his way of doing his missions has raised a lot of questions about how stable he is. Thankfully, most of his missions have been combat-based ones, so there wasn’t a lot harm done. But in the event that he would have a more stealth-based one, the thought has come up on whether he could actually do it; which is funny since shinobi are supposed to be naturally stealthy, but Jaakuna, in his own words “I don’t play like that.”

Troubling indeed.

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E Q U I P M E N T

General Shinobi Tools(kunai, shuriken, explosive tags, wire, smoke bombs)

S P C I A L T R A I T S

• Enhanced Fire Chakra usage and control
• Golden fire chakra
• Ninjutsu and Taijutsu specialist
• Average Chakra pools
• Zero genjutsu potential
• Very agile
• Average physical attributes(strength, endurance, etc)

H I D E N

Honō no gutai-ka(_{炎の具体化} Realization of Fire)
Clan: Hinoko
Description: Hono no Gutai-ka is unique to the Hinoko Clan. it is their main method of fighting. It involves a potent presence of excess fire chakra that can be expelled through the usage of kicks and punches. Additionally, this style also combines flawless acrobatics and precision timing to ensure accurate strikes and that no strike is wasted. Each member of the clan has trained since their adolescent years to build up their bodies in every way that matters. With each kick or punch, a small burst of fire expels from that limb used that has the potential to cause minor to medium burning damage; though it is more or less useless against the water nature or any nature that can extinguish the fire. It’s also not as strong against other fire-based attacks.

J U T S U

F I R E

Great Fireball Jutsu
Phoenix Sage Fire Technique
Flame Whirlwind
Hiding in Fire Jutsu

L I G H T N I N G

Wall _{Max height: 5ft; Max length: 8 feet. Lasts for ten seconds; requires physical contact with the ground to keep active.}
Electromagnetic Murder _{C rank strength}

Name of Technique: Sea of Flames
Type of Jutsu: Ninjutsu
Rank: D-B(dependent on chakra output)
Range: Mid to long
Nature Type: Fire
Description: Sea of Flames is a mid to long range Katon ninjutsu in which requires the user to knead fire chakra in their bodies and center it at the tenketsu in their arms(specifically the hands). Either the user can release a stream of the kneaded chakra from one hand or both, but the desired effect will be the same: a linear stream being shot forth to cause burning damage to whoever or whatever it touches. There are three methods when it comes to Sea of Flames: a single burst of chakra from just one hand at a time, dual bursts from both hands simultaneously, and a concentrated burst by placing both hands together for nearly double the power.
Limits: Though all three methods of this jutsu are possible, only one can remain active at a time. Depending on which method is used, there is a 5, 10, 15 second resting period to use it again in the order of each method(single hand, single hand in both at the same time, dual hand). Water also proves to be a neutralizer to this jutsu. Period. Fire may also cancel it out due to clashing natures.

Name of Technique: Fire and Lightning Dual Art: Chakra Gauntlets
Type of Jutsu: Nintaijutsu, chakra flow
Rank: C-B
Range: Close Range
Nature Type: Fire and Lightning(one per)
Description: This jutsu involves the simultaenous kneading of both lightning and fire chakra in the body and centering it in both arms. The next step involves expelling it from the tenketsu points in the wrists and palms and shaping the chakra into a fist-like aura around each fist that results in one hand being covered in flaming fire chakra and the other in crackling lightning chakra. When finished, the user has two chakra gauntlets of both lightning and fire.
Limits: There comes a high chakra cost by using this specific jutsu. This is because of the usage of two elements at the same time. One might not be as skilled with one as they might be with the other, so while one hand might pack a punch, the other might not be as strong. There’s also the depleting effect it has. The longer it remains active, the higher risk the user runs of depleting his/her reserves. Lastly, depending on the amount of chakra put into it(which plays on the differing rank), either it will remain active longer than two minutes or it might be shorter. There are even cases of it lasting less than 30 seconds. Time really is a fickle mistress.

Name: Realization of Fire)Realization of Fire: Heavenly Judgement
Rank: B
Range: Varies
Nature: Lightning
Justsu Type: Ninjutsu; Hiden
Description: Keeping up with ripping off from Firebenders, the Dajian has blessed Jaakuna with an innate ability to manipulate the flow of Raiton in his body. To put it simply, he can use lightning the same way they do in Avatar, with the right body movements he'd need for his Hiden. Heavenly Judgement is a simple but deadly bolt of Lightning, easily compared to Raiton: Gian. Yes it is very fast.
Limit/Weakness: Usual lightning weaknesses. The guy literally dances around with a bolt of lightning at the tip of his fingers, and linear trajectory.

Stats

Point scale: 1-10

Databook	Ninjutsu	Genjutsu	Taijutsu	Stregnth	Chakra Pool	Chakra Control	Intelligence	Speed	Durability	Total
First	7	3	7	6.5	5.5	8	3.5	7	4	51.5

Iquenos: In Nomine Domini

And now both Calore brothers have made their ICly debut.

Iquenos: In Nomine Domini

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• The Eoldysseus, Ifrise Forest, Sovereignty of Dryadalis •
_{@Jay Kalton@Lemons}

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Zestasia woke up this morning in some alleyway behind some tavern that he got drunk at. He was placed behind a couple of empty ale barrels. There were a couple of animals(two house cats and a trash panda) cuddling on top of him. Only when he groaned and moved slightly where they startled and he had slowly risen to an upward position; though, he didn’t anticipate that he was behind the door to said bar. Unfortunate for him, as soon as he had risen…

SMACK

The next thing he knew, he was unconscious again. He regained consciousness a few hours later. Thankfully, the rays of light from the glorious sun healed him of his head injuries; though it did nothing to ease him of the hangover he was currently suffering from. No, that would only improve with the right amount of food and time. One of those things were easy to acquire but the second, however, was lacking. Zestasia didn’t know what time it was at the current moment, but he had to hurry. He had a barge to catch and he surely didn’t want to miss it. But first thing’s first! Nourishment!

Over the next five minutes, Zestasia would scout the tavern and smelled some steak and potatoes. It was rich with rosemary and all the fixin’s. So he knew that he had to act fast. Cleverly, Zestasia produced a small orb of magic using his Sol Vibrante. From there he easily hurled it at the guy who was about to eat that plate of food. Though, he did make sure to make sure it would swoop from behind and strike the man in the back of his bald head. When it make contact, it made the large, burly man jerk forward. He looked like the type of man to punch first and ask questions later. Zestasia would be proven right as he roared like a boar and charged like a bull at the first person who caught his eye and started to pound on the poor sap. Meanwhile, Zestasia seized the moment.

Hopping through the window, Zestasia took the plate. Before the barkeep or anyone else could say anything, he was out of the tavern through the same window he climbed through and halled his skinny, plaid-clad arse through the alleyway behind the tavern and he made several turns to ensure his successful escape. After a few minutes of running, he stopped and went to town of the steak, eating it as if it was his last meal. Gobble, gobble, gobble and it was gone, gone, gone. He then looked around and saw a flagon of wine not far from where he was.

“Must be my lucky day,” Zestasia mused aloud, sneaking close to the ground. The wine was set just underneath a window that seemed to belong to a house that was occupied. He quietly got the container and took a few swigs.

And unfortunately for him, this was where his luck ran out. “HEY!” Someone shouted from the window.

He looked up. The guy looked heavy set, though he did appear to also look quite buff. It was an odd mix to look as such, but Zestasia had an advantage. He pointed his free hand at the guy. It started to shine like the sun and in the next moment, a blast of light emitted from it. The guy went down in fear of getting blasted, to which Zestasia snickered and controlled the blast to go down a foot lower, crashing into a barrel of fruit. And as it did, an apple flew towards Zestasia. He caught it and took it as he ran again(along with the flagon of wine). Next stop, the barge~

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Boy the station to board the barge was far away. He had to run the whole way to make it in time. And even through all of that running, he was just a moment too late. With his ticket in hand, it was preparing to take off. He knew this as the final horn was going off and he was still about thirty meters away. Even though he was hauling his lean mass as fast as his legs would allow him to run, each long step would only prove to be counterproductive because the barge would gain more momentum the longer it took off, so Zestasia had to do something drastic.

Using his Sol Vibrante, he absorbed sunlight from the sun via photosynthesis and activated his Solaris Pallio spell, which ignited an aura of light and fire. Using it to enhance his speed and stamina, Zestasia was able to run a bit faster. When he reached the edge of the port, he took off in a longjump, reducing the gap between him and the barge almost twice as much as he would had he tried it the hard way. However, as big of a help as it was, he barely was able to catch the edge of the barge with one of his hands. And for a few moments, he spent his time dangling in the air, unsure if he would actually be able to swing himself up.

While he did have doubts he would fall, the right momentum from him swinging left to right afforded him with enough pull to throw one leg over the edge. From there, it was only a matter of getting his entire body in. And thankfully for him, no one caught the sight of him hanging for dear life. Though, the same couldn’t be said about his flashy jump. Real subtle, Zes. Definitely something to do when you have to lay low.

Oh well, he was on, so he might as well not complain. Still, technically, he was on there without going through the proper channels. So, maybe hanging out in the open wasn’t exactly the smartest of decisions. Okay, so the plan was to find a nice place to hide until the arrival at whatever god-forsaken stop this crummy barge was going. “Oh,” Zestasia just had a lightbulb go off in his head. No, it wasn’t from the aura nor the sun. He shut that off to conserve his reserves. No, this was more in the symbolic senses. He had the idea of looking at his ticket that he never got the chance to use and wasted valuable money buying. “Okay, let’s see,” he pulled it out, and looked at where it was going. “Whatever.” Zestasia shrugged as he tossed his ticket. He wouldn’t need it anymore.

Zestasia was content with his predicament, so he would simply go find a nice snug hiding spot until there came such a time to get off before anyone knew he was here.

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And yet that wasn’t easy. So many times he found a good spot and just as many times, he nearly got caught by those who were here by the rules. What did a guy have to do to hide? It was as if the universe was punishing him for the tricks his pulled back in that port town. Not his fault that he didn’t have the funds nor the patience to play by the rules. Still, there was nothing he hated more than people trying his patience. Oh well, maybe those two lovely gals he heard whispering knew something.

Looking at them, he saw they were trying to be all hush-hush. Wonder what gave? Were they trying to figure out why he was here? No, that wasn’t right. They didn’t even know of his presence despite how he heard every bit they were whispering. Apparently, he was sneaky like that. Though, it was interesting that one of them wanted to keep the whispers minimal. Zestasia got the impression that this one was trying to end conversation.

“Did you say the Inquisitors?” Zestasia suddenly said in the same hushed tone, popping his head over the blonde. "I'm after them, so please don't leave anything out.".He looked at both women. Boy, they both were incredibly beautiful even though they looked to be a tad older than his preference.

Time Stops For Fire(Altered Tundra and Hero)

Hearing her speak only proved to him that she was full of hot air. Nothing she said would be followed up with action. At this point, he might as well be talking to a mannequin; for he truly did hold all of the cards. "You bore me," he stated bluntly, finding the sudden strength to toss her to the ground. Hard. He heard as her body made a loud thud into the solid crystal floor, some blood gathering around her upper body. He could only assume that she made such an impact with the floor that it caused her to bleed.

The King of the Espers--or so he liked to believe he was--proceeded to walk away until he noticed something. Not just a something but the one thing that he hadn't noticed just until now: The Treaty-Blade. This whole time they were talking, it had been.. "NO!" Zodiark furiously stated, looking back at Shion. "What have you done!?" He lifted her up from her face down form and turned her over, gripping her face tightly with his hand. "Answer me!"

Time Stops For Fire(Altered Tundra and Hero)

"You're in no position to give me orders, Shion, the Blue Rose." He kept the pressure on her, gripping her arm harder and further increasing his hold on her. The glyph would push into her skin, making it feel like a piece of metal that was placed in a forge and had met Hume flesh. As he did, Zodiark rose to his feet. By an extension, Shion would too; though not of her own free will. He lifted her up with just his arm now as it started to extend past what should be Humeanly possible. The bones themselves seemed to thin out and new cells forming to replace the once that were dying because of this action--all the while, she was about three feet off the ground and Zodiark simply glanced up at her. "If I am the fool, then why am I the one who holds your life in the balance?"

Time Stops For Fire(Altered Tundra and Hero)

@Inkarnate Have fun with that.