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Kimiko Uchiha

General Data

Name: Kimiko(Empress Child) Uchiha. Nickname/Alias: Miko; TBA Gender: Female. Age: 23. Age Appearance: 20. Sexuality: Bisexual. Birthplace: Land of Fire. Organization: N/A. Position: Clan Head. Clan: Uchiha. Rank: S Rank. Chakra Nature: Fire, Wind and Lightning.

Additional Appearance Details

The clan symbol is on the buckle of her belt and additionally on the shoulder of her right arm. She stands at 5'4 and weighs in average for her size. Her Typical Garb both in and out of combat can be seen below.

History: TBA(In progress). Personality: Kimiko is a fierce woman with a fire in her eyes and a sassy sway to her step. She is abundantly aware of her authority and as any good leader should, uses it responsibly...most of the time. She has the cheer of her father and the passion of her mother both, but her cheerfulness is not always an honest one. With a skill for acting, she has learned to harness her emotions, knowing that if not allowed to express herself, she would explode—and not in any fun fashion much to her displeasure. Kimiko is a woman of passion, but also one of logic, possessing a strong intuition begotten of her harsh analytic mind—some wrought of training, some which she was simply born with. She is, in some ways manipulative, but at the same time she can be as honest and caring as any mother, loving spouse, caring sister, or close friend. Still, she is not altogether kind and can be quite cruel at times, as she is indeed a woman of many contradictions—as was her mother, and still remains her father. However, above all, she is proud, confident, though with a small amount of the girlish innocence and insecurity that most still hold within themselves no matter their age. A product of her fierce mentality and confidence, Kimiko is the type of women to smile in the face of adversity and take any obstacle simply as a challenge of her mettle. Still, she is not without flaw, hardly, and this is apparent most in times of great personal distress and highly emotional situations. In particular are the emotions of hatred, love, and by extension, anger or passion. She has difficulty dealing with these emotions and, especially in situations of life or death, this can be a strong negative influence on her decisions. Theme: Katalyst - Intergalactic Supernovae

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Equipment Data

Base Weapons & Items: X explosive tags. X smoke bombs. X kunai X shuriken X wire X Kaisō kunai Specialized Weapons & Items: Name of Weapon or Item: Yogoshi junrei-sha(汚し巡礼者 'Sullied Pilgrim'). Description: For the most part a typical chakra conductive yari, this weapon is also adorned with six strips of Kaisō nunoji, three of which make up the wrapping about its shaft, and three of which are tied to the small circular formation at its base. The blade is forged of chakra, carbon, and iron making it a durable thing indeed. The shaft has also been infused with chakra and its molecular structure altered somewhat, making it just as durable as the rest of the weapon. Beyond this it is more or less a normal instrument of conflict. The cloth that adorns this weapon was once white, but now maintains a crimson appearance, hence the name of the weapon. ==================== Name of Weapon or Item: Kaisō nunoji(改装布地 'Refurbishing Cloth'). Description: A special form of cloth weaved by Kimiko herself, infusing chakra into each thread as it was weaved. This cloth has, additionally, been infused with several fuinjutsu sigils, allowing for it to regenerate from any damage by absorbing either natural energy or the user's chakra, the second of which is more effective and faster, and transmuting it into cloth. The fabric retains a soft consistency akin to silk despite being capable of fending off even a blade if used properly. This material is extremely sensitive to chakra and in this specimen's case, Kimiko's chakra, making it more or less impossible for others to utilize it properly. Chakra can be channeled through Kaisō nunoji so as to slightly alter its capabilities and, if one has masterful control, structure. This allows a user, such as Kimiko, to actually inscribe fuinjutsu rapidly upon the surface of the cloth—this is its primary function. Name of Weapon or Item: Kaisō kunai. Description: Kunai with several inches of Kaisō nunoji tied to them.

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Combat Data

Special Traits Jack of all Trades – Master of none Advanced Fuinjutsu/kenjutsu user Skilled in Genjutsu and Ninjutsu Medium-large chakra pool(7/10) Skilled actor and Tactitian Incredible Chakra control Mastery of the Sharingan While Kimiko at first, from the above, appears skilled in just about everything one must keep in mind that because of the broad scope of her skills, she has gained a series of skillsets that work well together, but not so well apart. More or less, the best way to exploit her is to make it so that she is not capable of utilizing some of her skills as eliminating any one of them from her arsenal will weaken her. Similarly, forcing her to utilize any one of her skills on its own will result in a drastic decrease in her combat proficiency. Additionally, it is of note that her chakra control and tactical abilities are primarily from the fact that she possesses the sharingan, rather than from innate ability. Name of Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan. Clan: Uchiha. Description: The Sharingan's abilities consist of two parts: the "Eye of Insight" (洞察眼, Dōsatsugan) and the "Eye of Hypnotism" (催眠眼, Saimingan). The first of the Sharingan's powers is being able to see the flow of chakra. The Sharingan itself gives colour to chakra, allowing the wielder to differentiate them. They are also able to tell if a person is under a genjutsu because the person's chakra flow would be irregular. The Sharingan's second-most prominent ability grants the user an incredible clarity of perception, allowing them to easily recognize genjutsu and different forms of chakra, though not to the same extent as the Byakugan. This also allows the user to pick up on subtle details, enabling them to read lip movements or mimic something like pencil movements. As the Sharingan evolves, gaining more tomoe, this ability extends to being able to track fast-moving objects before finally giving some amount of predictive capabilities to the user, allowing them to see the image of an attacker's next move from the slightest muscle tension in their body and counter-attack or dodge without any wasted movement. However, even though the user may be able to see an attack or know it is coming, their body may not always have time to react. The Sharingan's third and most well-known ability is that it grants the user the ability to copy almost any technique that he or she witnesses, apart from other kekkei genkai techniques. The user can memorise ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu with near-perfect accuracy, allowing the user to use the techniques as their own, or even modify them to create their own new techniques. In order to reproduce a copied technique, however, one must have the necessary skill or ability to perform them. In addition to physical skill and kekkei genkai techniques, the Sharingan cannot reproduce techniques dependent on other factors, such as summons that the user has not signed a contract with. The Sharingan's final commonly-used ability is capable of inducing a unique brand of hypnosis that involves suggesting actions and thoughts to the opponent through genjutsu cast by simple eye contact between both parties. More advanced Sharingan users can take the hypnosis ability even further to the point where a powerful summon or even a tailed beast may be controlled. The hypnotic ability coupled with the other aspects of the Sharingan can make the user appear as if they can "see the future". First, the user must perfectly mimic every move their opponent makes and possibly their thoughts and words through careful observation. Then, they suggest an action to the opponent such as hand seals for a technique that the opponent and Sharingan user already know and copy that. With these things done, the user can complete the action even before the opponent does, possibly using the Sharingan's genjutsu to confuse or delay them. As with other genjutsu, genjutsu cast by the Sharingan are capable of putting an opponent to sleep, inducing paralysis, replaying memories to someone else via genjutsu, or creating various illusions to deceive someone. The potency of the Sharingan's illusion is dependent on the user's knowledge and skill with implementing genjutsu. ========================================= Techniques: Possesses all E ranked techniques. Canon Jutsu Iatsu Sharingan(Coercion Sharingan) Genjutsu: Sharingan(Illusion Technique: Copy Wheel Eye) Magen: Kyō Tenchi-ten (Demonic Illusion: Mirror Heaven and Earth Change) Magen: Kasegui no Jutsu (Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique) Katon: Hōsenka Tsumabeni(Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Flower Nail Crimson) Katon: Hōsenka no Jutsu(Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire technique) Shikoku Fūin(Finger Carving Seal) Fūka Hōin(Fire Sealing Method) Nunoshibari no Jutsu(Cloth Binding Technique) Katon: Hibashiri(Fire Release: Running Fire) Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu(Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique) Generic Sealing Technique: This is a basic technique and should be counted as E rank. Kuchiyose: Raikō Kenka(Summoning: Lightning Flash Blade Creation): Linked to all weaponry and the palms of the user's hands in this case. The sealing formula has been slighly altered to allow activation via chakra. Custom Jutsu Name of Technique: Kyūsokuna kon'yaku(_{急速な婚約} 'Rapid Engagement'). Type of Jutsu: Kekkei Ninjutsu. Rank: B. Range: N/A. Nature Type: Either Yin or none at all. Handseals: N/A. Description: A tricky technique, Kyūsokuna kon'yaku is essentially utilized to make it seem as if an Uchiha has not activated their sharingan. This is done by flowing chakra towards the eyes and allowing it to build up in small bunches along the way so it enters the eye in increments, rather than as a steady stream. This, as well as the intention to activate their eyes, causes the eyes to flicker or, if observed closely, activate and deactivate at such high sped that the doujutsu is never actually seen unless viewed by a specialized technique or another doujutsu. If utilized with yin affinity chakra, the user is capable of initiating powerful, or subtle, genjutsu upon anyone looking at their eyes even in a moment where the sharingan is not activated. Weakness: Doujutsu can discern that this technique is being utilized. Additionally, simply not looking at the Uchiha's eyes will allow someone to avoid getting caught in a genjutsu. This technique is not at all chakra taxing, but requires intense focus to maintain for long periods of time. ==================== Name of Technique: Katei jidō-ka no jutsu(_{過程自動化の術} 'Process Automation Technique'). Type of Jutsu: Fuinjutsu. Rank: S. Range: N/A. Nature Type: N/A. Handseals: N/A. Description: The activation of this technique, like many of Kimiko's seals, is done through flowing the user's chakra through the incription. In Kimiko's sake this inscription is in the form of a tattoo placed in the center of her back over her spine. Once activated via the above method the user can mould up to three jutsu into the seal at a time. Once a jutsu is moulded and placed within the seal, via the chakra entering it, the seal will allow the user to essentially recycle the technique without handseals or chakra moulding. This is achieved by the seal automating the aforementioned processes, hence its name, thus allowing techniques to be used immediately rather than needing preparation. Weakness: This technique is not entirely instantaneous, though it works faster or slower depending on the rank and complexity of the technique in question. Additionally, the more techniques are put into the seal the longer it will take to prepare one technique. Lastly, do note that the techniques will still cost the user chakra as they normally would. E and D ranked techniques are essentially instantaneous, whereas most C ranked and simple B ranked techniques take a second or two to activate. Complicated B rank techniques and A ranked techniques take 3-4 seconds and extremely complex A rank techniques take 5-6. S ranked techniques can be stored, but only one can be held in the seal at any given time and it can only be accompanied by a single low complexity C rank jutsu at best. A S ranked technique will typically take 3 seconds to activate if it is not stored with another, though it if another technique is stored it will take 7-10 seconds depending on complexity. ==================== Name of Technique: Fuin renketsu(_封印連結 'Seal Linking'). Type of Jutsu: Fuinjutsu. Rank: C. Range: Contact. Nature Type: N/A. Description: Used in most barrier techniques this allows the user to link one seal to another and even transmit overlaid seals from between the links. Additionally the user can create an area-of-effect by linking 2 or more seals. This can also be used to link 2 seals with chakra within and thus make a path for things -like vibrations- to travel through. This seal is inscribed on her palms and the bottoms of her feet, allowing her to place them simply by making contact with an object and instigating a slight influx of chakra into the seal. Weakness: The seal can be easily removed by damaging what it is on. She must make contact with either her body or her specialized tools to implement this seal onto a surface. The seal has the normal weakness of typical fuuinjutsu. ==================== Name of Technique: Yasashī shidō(_{優しい指導} 'Gentle Guidance'). Type of Jutsu: Shape-manipulation ninjutsu. Rank: D-A. Range: N/A. Nature Type: Variable. Handseals: 3. Description: This technique simply allows the user to gently guide their respective affinities by simply manipulating the chakra that makes them up. Weakness: Seal their ability to manipulate chakra and the user becomes incapable of using this technique. ==================== Name of Technique: Ten no homuramai(_天の炎舞 'Heaven flame dance'). Type of Jutsu: Nintaijutsu. Rank: C-B. Range: N/A. Nature Type: Lightning, Wind and fire. Handseals: 7. Description: After completing the necessary handseals the user channels lightning chakra throughout the body to amplify the user's reaction and physical speed. Once this is done, unlit fire chakra cloaks the body, particularly the lower body, from tail bone down. While the lightning amplifies her speed, the unlit fire chakra creates high pressure systems around her body, as well as releasing heat, and thus propulsion, in the opposite direction of Kimiko's movement. Kimiko can, using this combination, briefly ignite her fire chakra in bursts to send her to even greater speeds. She can utilize the pressure systems directly around her body to smooth out her bursts of movement and alter her trajectory smoothly. The speed that this allows is akin to the lightning release armor, in addition to small amount of speed, but minus a bit of its reaction time. The user may choose to ignore the cloak of fire, augmenting their blows with fire, or allowing them to send of blasts of flame. Weakness: Due to the user being surrounded by both wind and fire chakra, in addition to the lightning running through them, they are particularly sensitive to the water affinity technique. Beyond this they can still be predicted by doujutsu, though it becomes somewhat difficult for such to do so thus revealing that the peak of this technique is rather considerable. ==================== Name of Technique: Keiro soshi-ten(_{経路阻止点} 'Pathway Blocking Point'). Type of Jutsu: Fuinjutsu. Rank: B. Range: Contact. Nature Type: N/A. Handseals: 4. Description: An interesting technique, Keiro soshi-ten effectively acts like a strike from the gentle fist style in that once applied it blocks several of the victim's tenketsu. Tenketsu covered by the seal are all blocked as if by a blood clot, causing chakra to build up at these dams. After a minute or two pass, depending on how much chakra the victim attempts to utilize, the user's chakra system will reach its limit and the blocked paths will rupture. This causes the victim not only to lose large amounts of chakra, but to experience crippling pain in the localized area of the technique. It may also cause muscles to spasm as chakra floods into them beyond the user's control. Weakness: The seal will break after a certain amount of chakra has built up as the pressure acts about the same as overwhelming the seal with chakra. If the seal is damaged or removed it's effects are nullified. This seal requires some of the user's chakra to be stored within the seal in addition to the effort needed to create the seal. ==================== Name of Technique: Zōgen(_増減 'Fluctuation'). Type of Jutsu: Fuinjutsu. Rank: B. Range: Contact. Nature Type: N/A. Handseals: 3. Description: By studying and modifying the Gogyo Fuin, Kimiko has developed a technique that utilizes the concept of disrupting other seals and by extension chakra. Unlike the Gogyo Fuin, this technique disrupts chakra even if there are no other seals present on the victim. When it is placed on an individual it will impede the movement of chakra by disrupting the chakra pathways and causing them to fluctuate randomly. This makes it twice as difficult to utilize ninjutsu or to generally focus and control chakra. Weakness: If the seal is damaged it will be rendered useless. Additionally it can be removed by the Gogyo Kaiin. The seal can be disrupted by firing chakra into the seal from the outside or focusing it in the seal till it breaks. Breaking this seal by focusing chakra and overloading it is considerably difficult and will waste chakra due to the fact that the fluctuations make it hard to focus and direct chakra. ==================== Name of Technique: Kaisō sa reta setsuzoku(_{改装された接続} 'Refurbished connection'). Type of Jutsu: Fuinjutsu/Barrier Ninjutsu. Rank: A. Range: Contact. Nature Type: N/A. Handseals: 8. Description: By placing two seals, via her chakra, on two pieces of her specialized cloth and then ripping the cloth in half to separate the two, Kimiko can create a unique construct. The seals on these cloth, when activated, cause the cloth to become rigid and reconnect via chakra. These can be utilized to block attacks, set traps, or cut if someone is caught between the pieces of cloth when the chakra rushes from each to reconnect. Lastly, Kimiko can position pieces of cloth on someone's body, flattening them, allowing the chakra to wrap around them and bind them. Additionally, this technique can be utilized to cut the cloth into the shape of weapons, and then make them rigid utilizing chakra, thus making it an effective weapon. Weakness: Damage the seal on the cloth or incinerate the cloth. ==================== Name of Technique: Hatoriau(_{刃取り合う} 'Blade Scramble'). Type of Jutsu: Fuinjutsu/kenjutsu. Rank: A. Range: N/A. Nature Type: Lightning. Handseals: 10. Description: After utilizing the necessary handseals the seals on Kimiko's palms are altered slightly. Once this is done she can freely, and with blinding speed, switch Yogoshi junrei-sha between hands almost instantaneously. This allows her to almost wield her single weapon as if she had two, allowing her to attack in rapid and incredibly quick ways one after another. It should be noted that the user can also use this technique to change the position of the weapon in their hand. Weakness: Damage the seals or disarm her. ==================== Name of Technique: Sunpō sara-dai(_寸法更代 'Dimension Shift'). Type of Jutsu: Kekkei Genjutsu. Rank: S. Range: N/A. Nature Type: N/A. Handseals: 15. Description: A technique requiring plenty of handseals due to its complex nature, this genjutsu works by first mimicking the surrounding environment of the user, and once cast, the victim as well, and then super-imposing a near identical illusion over it, hiding reality from view by the thinnest shift of perception. However, due to the subtle nature of this technique it is incredibly difficult to detect even for doujutsu holders as it even mimicks the status of chakra systems and the like in reality, making discernment via that method difficult. This technique, allegedly, can only be broken via sheer strength of will. Actions taken in the genjutsu by the victim are carried out in reality, and mimicked simultaneously in the illusion via their mind. If eye contact is made she can skip the slight wavering that this genjutsu typically causes. Weakness: The user is incapable of fast movement during the use of this technique, but can indeed move. Additionally the technique is chakra taxing, taking more chakra the longer it is active. When initially activated, the surroundings of the victim will briefly waver as if there is gas in the air, or a sufficient heat change. ==================== Name of Technique: Tengoku-jigoku mai - junrei-sha gisō(_{天国 - 地獄舞 - 巡礼者偽装} 'Heaven-hell dance - Pilgrim Impersonation'). Type of Jutsu: Kekkei Ninjutsu/Fuinjutsu/Kenjutsu. Rank: D-S. Range: 8 meter radius. Nature Type: Fire, Wind and/or Lightning Handseals: 2-4-6-8-12. Description: Utilizing Yogoshi junrei-sha, Kimiko channels chakra throughout its form, imbuing the cloth about its shaft each with a single modified Fūka Hōin fuinjutsu. This is done within 3 seconds per seal, taking a total of 9 seconds for all three. Once it is utilized she channels chakra through each of the free hanging clothes at the base of the shaft. Using the sharingan she moulds three different chakras at once, conducting lightning into one scarf, wind into another, and fire into the third. A varied amount of chakra can be sent into these clothes depending on the handseals utilized. If only 2, each cloth will gain a D rank amount of elemental chakra; if 4 it will gain C rank amounts; if 6 it will gain B rank amounts; if 8 it will gain A rank amounts; and finally if 12 it will gain S rank amounts of chakra. Once the chakra is implemented Kimiko infuses the first of Fūka Hōin with Katon: Hibashiri(Fire Release: Running Fire) and a fire focused Yasashī shidō--the other two are then infused with a wind and lightning focused Yasashī shidō. This completes the technique's preparation, though most of these steps can be done in the midst of battle and one at a time if necessary. Once the preparations have been completed Kimiko will typically launch into close quarters combat, first releasing running fire in a larger radius than normal, the ring of fire's height will be higher the more chakra is imputted into the technique. Its peak height is 20 meters where it actually curves and twists inwards into a cone-like shape. As Kimiko continues combat, she releases the second technique, typically lightning, which tends to start as static at its weakest, but will be full on stunning lightning at its strongest. This lightning will whirl around inside of the area, either directed by Kimiko, or randomly sparking about. The final technique is eventually released causing the flames to roar to new strengths, and at this point Kimiko's body is coated with a layer of protective chakra. Kimiko will attempt to land a final volley of strikes with her weapon, either for direct cutting action, or after retreating behind the flames. If she retreats a smoke bomb will be thrown down, obscuring the victims sight as she strikes from multiple directions in rapid succession with Yogoshi. The techniques that had been released become linked to the movement of Yogoshi via the scarves, causing them to mimic the movements. The end result is typically a carbonized, electrocuded, and terribly eviscerated corpse at its best. At its weakest the technique will leave minor burns, an electrical stun effect, and the cuts from wind and Kimiko's blade. Weakness: This technique, executed at S rank and if it is allowed to reach its final state is effectively impossible to block, dodge, or deflect due to the amount of attacks being sent at the user and their elemental variety. However, should someone disrupt the technique before it has been fully executed/prepared they can spare themselves from its final results entirely, simultaneously depriving Kimiko of a large quantity of her chakra.

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That's fine. I have like 8 exploratory vessels and only two of them occupied. One with you(keyguy) who I guess will count as inactive till you get to it, and one with Monkeypants, who's quite active. I've got plenty of room to wait.

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*Waits for Keyguy to realize he addressed him*

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Sorry to double post, but oh well. I have made my reply to you MP. Also, Keyguy, I hope it's fine with you because I just put a second part of my post (beneath the linebreak) that states that one of the exploratory vessels of the Collective has exited their quantum tunnel near Terran space. They are currently about to be under attack from some wayward pirates. If you'd like the Terrans to intervene or make contact afterwards I think it'd make for an interesting interaction either way. If you don't want it to be in Terran space, I will edit so as to have it occur elsewhere for someone who wants to interact with them/make first contact. So yeah, that.

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The Legion Collective

Trade lane 875 I-W.

Almost immediately after the other ship sent out the message Legion detected the approach of another ship. However, they knew that, for the most part, they were safe now. This was not a hostile race, or a hostile system. In fact, judging from the messages they were getting and the amount of variety in the trade lanes, both in ship style and technological advancement, it appeared to be a trade hub of sorts. To verify this Legion began constructing a more advanced quantum structure within their ship, though the outside did not change. By the time the Trade Enforcer arrived they were applying the finishing touches to the Quantum Entanglement Viewing platform, or QEVP. They diverted their attention between the Enforcer's delivery and the use of the QEVP. While one portion of them accessed the main Collective and processed more of the languages and phrases, in addition to receiving what they quickly deduced to be a sort of translator, Legion additionally scanned the surrounding systems, and even further, galactic arm within several million light years. What they found were several more trading hubs, all with similar crafts as those they were currently interacting with, in addition to more trade lanes filled with a variety of ships. This was indeed a nation focused on trade, and this suited them just fine. With this discovered they began to focus their efforts on detecting the capital system. From the information given they were even able to construct an accurate multidimensional map of both the Ahmun Sul systems, the locations of trade lanes, and where their territory ended. Finally their knowledge of the alien species' language finished decoding, though it had not taken long in truth. It was at this point that their comms relay systems altered slightly so as to meet the frequencies upon which this race communicated. By doing so they made contact with the four nearby craft and began speaking, now fluently, in their language. The sound of the voice was biological, coming from one of the several ambassadors on the bridge of their ship speaking through a comms relay hub that had been integrated into said area of the craft. "Greetings once more, those of the Ahmun Sul. We graciously accept your gifts and thank you dearly for your hospitality. We will be heading to the nearest center of trade, or speaking to this Trade Enforcer if that is the necessary course of action to begin trade relations. We are, the Legion Collective and, as was said before," there was a light, somewhat feminine laugh then before the ambassador continued, "...we come in peace and wish no harm on you or any of those who trade with you unless fired upon or gravely threatened with legitimate hostile intent, which we genuinely hope to avoid. There was a brief silence as Leraeni, the ambassador who was speaking for the Collective, allows her kin, in their entirety, to transmit and process more data. In this silence Leraeni, who was the equivalent of a female for Legianan species, waited for the response of the Ahmun Sul Trade Group via which ever ship choose to first. Multiple comms links had been established so there would be no interruptions or feedback even if all four ships spoke to her at once. This, in addition to the mass processing power of Legion, and through them, her own mind, she would be capable of understanding all four simultaneously with little effort. In fact, even as they spoke with the ships they began reaching out, attempting to glean more information on their next destination--aka the nearest trade planet or hub, which would allow them to discuss trade agreements in length. While they could make contact from their current location it took more power from their ship to do so, and while such was not difficult for them to generate, they preferred to be as efficient, and as polite, as they could. Thus they would make an appearance once done where they were at that moment. It would be far more socially acceptable to make an appearance anyways, and likely better for the reputation they had just begun to create for themselves. This was just the first step of many after all.

While the first exploratory craft had made peaceful contact already, one heading on a trajectory far from the Ahmun Sul Trade Group had just exited their Quantum tunnel to detect something rather troublesome. A small fleet of unknown armed craft, which upon detecting them, began to close the distance. Their ambassadors were not awoken upon the occurrence of this, but instead were placed under extreme defensive precautions, the portion of the ship--the middle--that they were in quickly prepared for quick locational alteration should such be needed. A null shielding system was quickly built to protect the ship and beneath the immediate surface of its hull weapons were constructed. While Legion was a peaceful people they did not take lightly to threats or threatening vessels bearing down on them. They were right to ready their defenses too, for the vessels approaching were pirates, unaffiliated with any one nation, who had happened upon their ship. However, the location that the Legion ship had exited the quantum tunnel had left them in an area of space, which belonged to the United Terran Federation. Perhaps the Collective would be assisted before it became necessary to mercilessly disable the systems of the pirate ships and subsequently devour their ships--at which point the pilots of said ships would be entered into stasis and quantumly scanned so as to discovered anything of interest in regards to their species and biological make-up.

Regardless it was going to be interesting.

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Nice post MP, this is really enjoyable. I was always so hesitant to join Nation RPs because I'd never tried one, but I feel welcome here, which is nice. It's also nice that I don't have to fret over ridiculously hardcore science rules since, well, I'm no scientist and I've never taken a physics class that stuck (minor one in highschool, which as I mentioned, did not stick in my head. Not good with math is probably the reason for that). I'll be working on a post today.

Yosh/Gan Character Testing Grounds

Zume Tatasuko

"Hmm, interes-" he cut off, his movement stopped, his body stalk still though the oval shields around him continued to rotate rapidly. His eyes were staring directly ahead, even though Kojiro could not see them, and his mind, which had been working quickly before, briefly went into overdrive. First connection to the soul body was made, as Zume's mind dwelled in two places: In the void, and in his body. This also the method by which he was capable of reincarnation. He had been bound to the void, much like his elder brother, but luckily he had noticed the connection earlier and deduced how to control it, rather than be trapped by it for eternity. His brother, through his tampering, was not so lucky, for Zume had known him to be a threat to the world long ago, and so had crippled his reincarnation. Nonetheless, as Zume accessed the portion of his soul which remained in the void, whilst his psyche was bombarded by killing intent and sheer terror, he cycled between the two, drew the information he needed, and then ceased conscious contact. This took only 3 seconds, but his immobile status did not change. 10 more movement patterns externalized from his blade, reinforcing his barrier and expanding the wind field an additional 5 meters, making it a total of 10 meters in radius. At this point the wnd within the field was moving at roughly 30-50 mph, picking up dust and debris freely. This decreased durability and increased the likelihood of being hurt by the flying objects. If Kojiro had not stepped back he would be inside the wind field. As all this occurred Zume's mind filtered through persona, his mind's second layer beneath the false conscious and subconscious mind that each of the persona--essentially artificial personalities--utilized for thought. Had the man's attack not come from a deep and core source it would not have penetrated past said layer as it was doing. His Archetypes, similar to persona, but in truth the aspects of him that seldom changed even when his surface personality did, were in a stark panic at the fourth wave of killing intent. As the fifth came...it did not hit them. His mind went silent, the serenity and killing intent begotten from him vanished. His expression became blank, and his eyes, if they could, began to emit a feeling of complete emptiness--not apathy, but an even deeper lack of substance. 6 of the shields thinned more, becoming bladed, but still flat, almost like certain flower petals, but with bladed types and slightly twisted forms about the middle. They began rotating, gradually picking up speed till they were just a blur like the shield that protected Zume. At first the field of wind decreased in radius by 2 meters, then it thinned from a dome, to a much thinner oval formation on its outer edge, but a warped dome 2 meters in. Its outer edge expanded and as it passed through a tree, the tree was cut in twain. As it fell it was sheered into more pieces. Zume had made his defense an offense. He began to walk. "Well done, but beware. You are now no more than an insect in my eyes, one that serves no purpose to me, and continues to pester me--biting where it can. What would one do wish such a creature, I imagine?" His voice cut through the wind like a knife, as he directed the sound waves with tiny particles of void chakra, guiding them throug the mire and right before the sage of humans. It was as if he spoke to Zume face-to-face. He released 10 more movement patterns, but they remained invisible and physically unmanifested around his form. Kojiro had passed the second test, but would he survive the class?

From Stardust, To Stardust

I have one question for you NacNak. So you put pictures of the different types of weaponry that the ground forces use (handheld weaponry. The guns is what I'm referring to), but didn't explain what they fire. If they're just firing your average bullets, your ground forces are going to get decimated by almost any of the other races more advanced weaponry. Granted, their mobile combat suits, tanks, and other machines could play a big role in covering that weakness, but it's something you should clarify/consider. Just trying to help :)

Yosh/Gan Character Testing Grounds

Zume Tatasuko

The slightest of smiles was roused at Kojiro's response, but nothing more. It was good, of this he was sure, that the man's outlook was as such. It was open, free, and almost without care for the negative aspects of life, uncaring that it would one day end. It was better that way. Taking in a deep breath and invisibly expanding the patterns of his blade, Zume readied himself even as Kojiro's stance was taken, and his slash executed. The patterns moved to surround him as he read the technique's name from the man's mind, and simultaneously ran a simulation in his mind in regards to the result of the chakra moulded to execute it. All this in a split second and then the movement patterns manifested, and began to spin, each a oval-shaped blade which met at a point above his head and rotated upon that axis, angled downwards in a slow much like a massive umbrella. Each of the blades was 1.5 meters across and almost 3 meters in length. While there were small spaces between each angled piece of pitch black armor--composed of a mixture of solid and liquid void weaved together so as to create a more resilient structure-- they spun and as such caught air and flung it outwards in a secondary dome around 5 meters in radius, with Zume as the epicenter. He did not utter the name of a single technique, for it had no name beyond that which was used for the techniques any Tatasuko utilized to manipulate the void's chakra. "I may have passed your test, but you've only passed one of mine..." he said quietly to himself, smiling despite the man's inability to see the expression. "...but perhaps you will yet," he chuckled, and moved his arm in position to slash horizontally. As he did so, the movement graceful, his arm taking its time to move, 20 more of the movement patterns became externalized from the blade, 10 which formed more of the ovals, though they waited to enter the physical. The other 10 positioned themselves around the blade at different angles, elongating and being forced into the shape of sharpened, pointed edges by his will as they did so. Taking in a deep breath, only a brief 7 seconds having passed since he had erected his defense, his eyes focused and he slashed. He could see it all, every atom, react to the motion as if time were slowed. He could choose to see everything like this, so as to react properly to every minute change or aspect of any given action taken by others. As the blade gradually traveled through the air, the oval plats that hadn't been utilized yet joined their brethren even as those that shaped his defense parted for a moment only for the new spaces to be filled by the moving ovals. His defense had expanded, and as it did so did the massive torrent of wind that surrounded him. Initially the oval-shaped constructs had blocked the blades sent at him, but as they spun and formed the torrent of wind, the wind tore the fragments of dust apart before they ever reached the shield. The slash however, traveled straight through the field of wind invisibly, the patterns externalized, but not yet physical. As they exited the field of wind they scattered, all 10 of them, opened into wide circular blades, hollow in the center, with the distance between each inner portion being a diameter of 8 meters. However, with no air resistance to yet impede them, the still invisible blades, rapidly moved shrunk, appearing like an invisible gyroscope and Kojiro is in the center. To give his opponent a chance and to allow them their own kinetic energy, Zume physicalized the bladed rings when they were roughly 5 seconds from fully closing in, and thus cutting Kojiro to ribbons. This allowed for a brief period of time in which he could block, somehow, or escape the enclosing rings.