Tuujaimaa

Natrelmon: Forge of Souls

Name: Kasumi Touhou
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Hometown: Orin

Appearance: Kasumi’s appearance is not particularly well-known due to her love of secrecy, but the few tales of her that do circulate describe her as practically a shadow, swathed entirely in black except for her face, which is often covered by a fox mask.

Underneath her costume, Kasumi has short white hair and an extremely lean form.

Personality: Kasumi is, at heart, simply a woman who loves money and the thrill of stealing. She is a kleptomaniac in its finest form, and despite her morally ambiguous nature she is fairly friendly. Kasumi desires, of all things, excitement in her life, and though unorthodox, she has found thievery to be what she considers her calling in life.

Relic Description: Kasumi’s relics are lockpicks kept in a container on her belt.

Starting Natrelmon: Gen; Mythin

Starting Magic: Hydromancy; Invocation

Gifts: Invisibility;

History: Kasumi grew up in the Touhou family, the most prominent and powerful family of Orin. The Touhou were always about being as fast as humanly possible, so Kasumi followed her family’s footsteps - though while they were focused on martial mastery, she preferred something that would have real consequences if she got caught - for that would not only test her speed, but give her the thrills that she craved. After a while of offering her services to the highest bidder, Kasumi decided to train Natrelmon on the side to aid her, as well as explore new things to challenge her.

Noteworthy Skills: Thievery, Lockpicking, Stealth, Hand-to-Hand Combat, Generally being a Dick

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+ Kasumi Touhou +

+ Natrelmon +

Chu - Male - 19 - 4745
Mythari - Female - 15 - 3250
Soelbe - Female - 20 - ???

Money: 4,000N

+ Spell Schools +

Hydromancy - Rank III - 1800

Rank I - Hazeborn Tears
Rank II - Mistwalker
Rank III - Break One's Word

Invocation - Rank III - 1800

Rank I - Deceptive Bolt
Rank II - Aspect of Mirrors
Rank III - Mirror Image

Pyromancy - Rank III - 1800 - Exorcist's Fire

Rank I - Lesser Fireball
Rank II - Cinders of Kyokujitsu
Rank III - Pyroclastic Torrent

Gishiki - Rank I - 0

Rank I - Kuji-Kiri

Nyxomancy- Rank I - 0

Rank I - Twilight Afflication

Blood Magic - Rank X - 1,000,000

Rank I - ???
Rank II - ???
Rank III - ???
Rank IV - ???
Rank V - ???
Rank VI - ???
Rank VII - ???
Rank VIII - ???
Rank IX - ???
Rank X - ???

Kazemancy - Rank I - 0

Rank I - Windborn Weapon

+ Gifts +

- Invisibility
- Medium
- Extra Gift Slot
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+ Professions +

Herbalist - Rank VII - 15,350

Stock

8 Toranese Thistle
28 Noxshroom
14 Blue Mist Flower
18 Ember Leaf
50 Commoner's Grass
8 Sakuran Tea-Leaf

Scholar - Rank VIII - ???

Rank I - Bookworm
Rank II - Expanded Library Card
Rank III - Fables are Truth
Rank IV - Quick Reader
Rank V - Personal Collection
Rank VI - Secret Evo
Rank VII -
Rank VIII -

+ Items +

- Blessing of the Crystal Queen
- Notes of the Archmage Xu-Shin #New Spell School
- Remnants of Honour
- Shroud of Whispering Wind

+ Log +

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Naruto: Of Compassion and Tyranny

Having also moved recently,

I concur.

Naruto: Of Compassion and Tyranny

Hyakune su Jikankizami, Ra

The trip to Sunagakure had been largely uneventful, with the only sound permeating the carriage being the wheels dragging along the ground and the horses that pulled it reverberating throughout the carriage. Empress Shoko had been lost in thought for the majority of the trip - and Ra had placed herself in a trance-like genjutsu to quicken the passage of time. If Shoko required her attention, she would simply interrupt - such was the Empress' right.

The trip did, however, go smoothly onwards without any such incidents. While Ra kept herself in her meditative trance, she had arranged for the book that she had chosen for Remi to be delivered to its recipient, along with a note attached to the cover - "The Jikankizami applied the concept to humans. Can you?". It would certainly be a challenge, but it was enough to keep Remi busy for a long while, as well as develop her growing understanding of the deep sciences. Given the potential for error that Remi was prone to have with those that she did not understand and vice versa, it seemed to be an appropriate tactic to prevent her from engaging in any malarky or shenanigans while the official business within Sunagakure was conducted. Relations with the villages, given the news from Konohagakure, were more important than ever before. Kirigakure's spies had reported a growing discontent before messages were relayed with increasing scarcity - but all was not lost yet.

The Empire's arrival in Sunagakure was, surprisingly, met with a pleasant reception. Either the news of the Rebellion's victory in Konohagakure had not reached them yet, or they were beginning to be more loyal to the Empire that provided tangible benefits than the idealistic crusaders that comprised the rebellion. Either way, the warmer reception was a pleasant change. As Shoko and Ra both exited the carriage, Ra followed behind the Empress, before she waved two figures over from a nearby building.

"If you will excuse me, your Grace, there are some preparations I must make before I join you in the hotel." Ra offered, before bowing and turning away. Her conversation with the two figures was brief, but she fully intended to have her network of informants at her beck and call for the duration of their time in the Village Hidden in the Sand. Anything that could be done to ensure that the villages fell in line would be necessary in the coming days. After the conversation ended, the two figures returned to the shadows from whence they came, and Ra returned to Shoko's side, nodding to show that her task had been completed.

As the trio entered the hotel and Yakoul claimed its own bed - as the creature was wont to do - Ra sat on the remaining bed, and turned towards the Empress.

"Do you have a plan of action, your Grace? The villages will not be easy to sway, and they have proved to dislike the idea of a peace treaty. Their idealism seems to be infectious - but I believe it can be nipped in the bud. Kirigakure must be brought back into the fold, and Sunagakure must adopt to our ideals fully. It is a shame that this conversation even needs to happen - but apparently, there are those who cannot see the crusade for glory that masquerades itself as the Rebellion for what it is." The veiled woman opined, carefully regarding the cat creature in her periphery.

"Oh - Yakoul - I do have a little task for you later, if it strikes your capricious fancy?" She added, almost as an afterthought, before returning her full attention to Shoko.

RuroniHS vs Chev

I would be hesitant to put things into such objective terms. A lot of combat is knowledge of how one uses the time one has correctly - obviously sound strategy and proficiency of use of weaponry/techniques are major factors, but time is the most important thing to note the use of.

RuroniHS vs Chev

If you feel that it'd be easier, I could fight Ruro and you could watch?

Otherwise, just ask for my opinion as necessary. :D

RuroniHS vs Chev

If you like, I'll be happy to throw in my two cents also. I've also been doing this for a very long time and generally have an idea of what to do. :P

Naruto: Of Compassion and Tyranny

It isn't "religious suppression" per se... It's more like... Correcting an erroneous way of thinking. :D

Naruto: Of Compassion and Tyranny

Hyakune su Jikankizami, Ra

"Perhaps tonight I will speak of my sister, Kagami. I'm sure it is a story that you have been longing to hear, sweet thing." Ra replied, allowing the musical timbre of happiness to ring out with her voice as her lips curved upwards into a smile. After a brief second of holding the look, she turned to the devout worshipper of chaos before her and let out another laugh - but the musical timbre was gone, replaced with a malevolent resonance that was sure to mean one of many things for Izari - none of which could be called 'good' or 'pleasant'. Her stance did not change, nor did the air of authority that she emanated, but the mood shifted almost imperceptibly in the room - but Izari did not seem the type to notice such things with any frequency.

"Your god does not exist, sweet thing... And you know the Empress' rules on the imposition of one's religious beliefs on another, do you not? I recommend that you hold your tongue before she has Yakoul rip it out through your teeth... Or worse, has me remove all memory of your false idol from your empty little head." Came the reply, the tone similar to her more musical, happy side but echoing with the smug tones of authority that she was all too happy to abuse in the correct times and places. Whether or not Izari fully understood the depth of the threat was largely irrelevant, for Shoko would punish him gravely enough when Ra reported back the activities of the evening. It was not her place to carry out punishments in the Empress' name unless it was deemed necessary - perhaps Ra's lack of desire to impose upon Shoko's will (and subsequent lack of doing so) were among the factors that had earned her the esteem that she'd accrued. Advice was only a single service that she offered to Shoko - her network of spies stretched far across the lands also, and in times of need she had acted as a confidante. While most would be hesitant to place their trust in a woman like Ra, for charm did not earn trust, Shoko had a way of knowing about a person - and it was clear that her vision was one that the self-proclaimed Genjutsu Mistress avidly shared.

"I must return to Shoko, sweet Remi - she has requested my presence by her side for the trip to Sunagakure. When we arrive, I will tell you of Kagami and give you another book to read. Perhaps you would like to read the Jikankizami's treatise on the applications of shortening the length of telomeres for the purposes of genetic modification and reduced senescence? I know that the genetic aspect of the breeding process has always struck your fancy?" she added, turning away from both her and Izari as she begun walking towards the door - slowly enough for Remi to reply, but quickly enough that Izari would have to take action quickly if he wished to say or do anything else before she left.

Windspeaker Touho

The Windspeaker had taken it upon herself to guard the civilians of the village while the majoity of the fighting had occurred - carrying them to safety on the winds and repelling the Imperial forces as were necessary in order to ensure that every soul who needed to be protected from the battle and any collateral damage that might have occurred as a result got to the designated position. She had guarded them throughout the course of the battle, helping to keep their spirits high while their village was liberated. In truth, the fate of Konohagakure was hardly her first priority - it was, of course, fantastic that the village had been freed form the shackles that sought to oppress it, but it was the defeat of the Empire that had truly made Touho's heart sing with joy. Every loss they suffered was a death that she would mourn, but it was a step closer to a better world - and those deaths would be a small price to pay for what the Empire's defeat meant to her.

After the battle had finished, she did not bother to join in the festivities that were surely going to take place. Despite the victory they'd achieved, the death of even a single person was a tragedy that she would mourn in her own time - each life extinguished was a spark of the divine returned to the heavens, and each spark that returned to the heavens made the world a dimmer place to live in. Windspeaker Touho was placed in an awkard position when it came to war - she was willing (and capable at doing so) to fight for what she believed was right, but each death - regardless of which side of the battle it occurred on - was not something to be taken lightly. It was not something that one could simply forget about, or sweep under the rug. It was tragic, and too few people saw death with a fascination or glee. It was not an attitude that Touho hoped to promote to anybody.

Rather than walk to her destination, the Windspeaker lifted herself off of the ground with a surprising grace for so melancholic a figure and soared off towards the newly rebuilt house of her friends Suishou and Shadan. The pair were a remarkable couple who shared her passion for the cause, but loathing of the methods needed to reach it. Shadan in particular did not enjoy death unlike many of the combatants of the Rebellion, and for this reason the pair got along quite well. That was not to say that she did not get along well with Suishou, however - the two shared a maternal instinct that few could understand.

It did not take long for the priestess to arrive at the domicile of her friends and touch down lightly at the entrance to their home, gingerly knocking at the door. She knew that the house had only been rebuilt very recently and she wanted to avoid knocking too loudly for the fear that she might knock the door over, as ridiculous a notion as that was.

Naruto: Of Compassion and Tyranny

Hyakune su Jikankizami, Ra

"Interesting, that you would speak such heresies in front of me, Izari... Do you not fear reprisal?" Ra's voice called out, the sense of easy authority she typically gave off wavering and shattering in an instant as her footsteps loudly padded along the ground, heading directly towards Izari. With the sense of calmness gone, Ra's presence was more intimidating, darker, like the tentacle user's so-called evil side, and unlike before it was not something that could be easily ignored without repercussions. Each step forwards towards Izari made the her seem more dominating and less pleasantly aloof, and by the time she had reached halfway towards his location she would have come across as legitimately terrifying to any of the Empire's footsoldiers. Izari was, naturally, possessed of a tougher psyche than the footsoldiers, but there was a chance that even he would tremble before her. If not, she could easily discipline him.

"I would appreciate it if you kept your... More subjective pieces of information to yourself. Remi is a seeker of knowledge, of experience, and you should not taint her perception by stating opinions as truth." She spoke, the tone darker than before but still laced with the quintessential sultry undertones that her voice naturally seemed to possess - she was clearly not angry or even considering a serious course of disciplinary action, but her requests were only thinly veiled as such - it was quite clear that these little favours were orders, and that there would be various consequences should they be disobeyed.

"Remi, sweet thing, is there anything I can do for you? The battle must have been tiring for your Mother - would you like me to tell you a story? I have one in mind that I have not told for a very long time, and your ears are certainly worthy to hear it, should it interest you?" Ra offered, tilting her head ever-so-slightly towards Remi as she did so. The smile on her face was warm, inviting - genuine, even - and her posture seemed to remain in the position of radiating an easy authority, even when she had just berated a member of the Empire for his misgivings. Remi perhaps could not understand the finer details, but Ra knew that she saw things and learned from them. It was hardly a mystery to her how the autistic savant's mind worked - but she had glimpsed the insides of a great many minds. Others were not so lucky.

Naruto: Of Compassion and Tyranny

Ignoring the Empress' advisor is a baaaad idea.