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Type: Fuinbukijutsu
Background: The age of Chakra had established a turning point for the world and thusly, its inhabitants as a whole. Humanity had opted to define the introduction of chakra as the turning point for the Calendar, and as such, serves as the hallmark for the new era. Many who live today know very little prior to, or can scarcely imagine a world without chakra; an iconic energy source for much, including warfare. Before chakra, however, the world and the wars waged within it were far more "simplistic," and demanded strict discipline, combined with a degree of creativity for the fullest effect.
During the age prior to Ninjutsu, at times referred to as the "
Dark Age" was an era of both mystical and legendary beasts. While dragons exist as a ruthless force even in the modern day, they are often few and far between and find the source of their powers diluted or grossly restricted by comparison to their ancestral roots. In the Dark Age, Dragons were not only an incredible destructive force that rivaled nature herself, but they were abundant as well. Many various breeds existed of the creatures, often generating territorial disputes that would reshape the very landmarks that they might share. Often times, humanity would find themselves caught in the crossfire of such conflicts between the beasts. Eager for a solution to the growing threat of the Draconic species, humanity came forward with a newfound principle of response: "
To fight fire, with fire." This doctrine took the form of a newfound sect of elite warriors that would be trained in extensive martial arts -specifically Bukijutsu- that capitalized on the utilization of polearm weaponry that compensated for the evasiveness and airborne maneuverability of the foe they faced, namely Spears and Lances. Through many years of refinement of it's techniques and the minimalizing of it's flaws, the "
Dragoon" was formed, named as a direct response to the foe they were meant to serve as the direct antithesis to.
Not long after the Order of the Dragoon was formed -or Dragoon Knights-, which was composed of twelve Knights solely at the time, the senior founder of the order, Thordon, had found himself at an impasse with a particularly unique breed of Dragon: The Ahamkara. This specimen of Dragon was found to be capable of incredible things, allowing for the granting of "wishes" or "desires" through the utilization of their unique powers, and in exchange, they carried a unique taste of "
empathavores"; in which they fed off of one's emotions, whether positive or negative, with stronger emotions being far more flavorful and thus desirable for this particular breed. While the beasts were indeed powerful, they showed a unique intelligence that many of their kin seemed to lack. The attempt at a parley was made, a hope for a mutually advantageous treaty to be forged for the first time between Dragon and Man. The Ahamkara had no desire nor need to kill humans. In fact, it went directly against their nature. After all, they fed off of the emotions of Men, and thus should they have the means to venture into human territories freely, they would only benefit. Yet Thordon's desire for the annihilation of the Draconic species was potent and rich; far more than most of his predecessors or his peers. It was pure and indifferent, carrying not for the differences of one from another. His family, home and only son had all met death at the destructive mindlessness of the serpents, "
so surely.." Thordon thought, "..
they deserve no quarter..." The sheer intensity of his desire was enough to bait the hunger of the Ahamkara to overlook the potent malice that his wishes were absolutely rotten with. "
Grant me the power to annihilate my foes, and you will have freedom among my lands." True to their nature, the Ahamkara had granted Thordon, as well the other eleven Dragoon Knights, the ability to utilize unnatural, incredible mobility and strength to dominate the skies.
Shortly after the Dragoon Knights had become equipped with powers that belied their natural capabilities, enhancing what was already capitalized upon by their honed skills of the Dragoon style, the twelve Knights had taken up renewed resolve to fulfill the duty of their very namesake. As a result, the Order had begun to rapidly mass produce more Dragoon Knights, eager to formulate an army with the power afforded to them by the Ahamkara. In no shortage of irony, the Ahamkara were the first of many to face the eradicative intent of the Order. Over the span of a mere handful of years, the Dragoon Knights had besieged an entire species to near extinction, utilizing the power afforded to them by Dragons as the means to do so. This, throughout history, would become known as the "
Great Hunt." A
"reckoning, a purge, just retribution" dealt to the Draconic race as a whole by Man as a means to free humanity from the once ever present and looming threat of the mighty beasts that riddled the lands and blotted the skies.
No less than a millennia has passed since such events. Through the ages, the powers originally granted to the Dragoons had steadily yet surely diminished and lost the potency it once had, reverting them back to relying entirely on their own physical discipline and capabilities. Yet with the introduction of Chakra and Ninjutsu in the ushering of the new era, the Order had new means to recreate the might they once harnessed through the use of various Chakra-based techniques that, after some years, would return them to the skies. Today, the Order itself as an agency of Men exists as little more than a smudge in history, drafted in various scrolls and textbooks with a variety of their teachings and techniques inscribed in the same notes, yet the Dragoon Style persists on, serving as a functional fighting style that allows for a unique combative style that relies almost entirely on the Spear.
Description on the Abilities and Inner Workings of the Style:
" Of all the things that are symbolic of the nations of Men, few are more recognized than the Dragoon. Born amidst the timeless conflict between men and dragons, these lance-wielding knights have developed an aerial style of combat, that they might better pierce the scaled hides of their mortal foes.
Taking to the firmament as though it were an extension of the land, they descend upon the enemy with every ounce of their bodies behind the blow. It is this penetrative power that characterizes the Dragoon. "
-Azure Dragoon
Over the years, the Dragoon style has been refined into it's present and defining status as a Bukijutsu style that borrows fundamental advantages from that of Fūinjutsu and Ninjutsu as a means of delivering their attacks in otherwise archetypical ways that separated them from any known Polearm martial art. Over the years, the Dragoon style was adapted to utilizing bodily seals upon key parts of their body that served as a means of allocation of concentrated energy that could be used to amplify the capabilities of the User in whatever means they needed that was afforded to them by the seal. The Seal, known as the "Dragoon's Soul" (to be made into a passive reference technique later) takes the form of a tattoo of a Dragon that is primarily printed across the back of the Dragoon Knight, the appearance of which varies from user-to-user but each maintains a consistent theme of the Dragon's various parts are seen extending throughout the User's body, examples being down their shoulders/arms or their waist/legs. This seal functionally serves as a housing and highway for "Draconic Might" (to be detailed through passive reference technique of "Dragoon's Soul") throughout the User's body, which is functionally a cocktail combination of built up tension force absorbed from the muscles of the User -frequently seen in the flexing or straining of muscle tissue- and the integration of raw Chakra that serves as an amplifier and manifest-able source of energy that gives directable control of the force, which can be directed either to key parts of the user's body, namely the legs for things such as boosts in speed, strength in lunges or leaps, or in certain circumstances, as projective force, such as the creation of Avatars made of raw chakra resembling Dragons, or crescent shaped projectiles created from slashing force from the User's Lance or Spear. Through the harnessing of a physical force such as tension force, all manifestations of Dragoon techniques that relies on chakra as a means of projection carries with it an inherent physicality to it that belies the raw chakra that it is infused with, often showing in a distinguishing manner of a thermal radiative wave that rolls off of any chakra (or Draconic Might) that is produced by the User.
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Through the use of what became their iconic and trademark talent, the "Vorpal Jump," in which the Dragoon would utilize incredible strength concentrated into their legs to lunge skyward and through the use of their Lance as the spearhead of their strikes, they apply incredible momentum-driven force to carry their spears to pierce the hides and scales of their foes. Through the use of Draconic Force, a Dragoon (or practitioner of the Dragoon Style) is capable of a variety of otherwise incredible aerial acrobatics. Utilizing the Dragon tattoo marked upon them, a user of the style may discharge the force in concentrated bursts through the use of manifesting seals, acting as a sort of directional manager to allow them to make split-second adjustments to their direction and thus, their momentum force which carries the true might of their attacks. The rank of these discharges carries a momentum-based boost of speed equal to twice that of the user's rank in speed, dispersing instantly after the usage of the technique has run its course. These discharging seals do not react to anything engaging with them other than the Dragoon themselves, carrying a unique chakra signature that makes them incapable of responding to opponents or inanimate objects, leaving the usage of these seals purely at the benefit of the user only. Consequently, such maneuverability is not so reliable as to be usable in any given situation, requiring proper timing and rational circumstances to afford it's maximum effect. Doubly, once a discharge of Draconic Force has been issued, it becomes a committed use, requiring the full use of the initial discharge to take it's course, or the User suffers damage to their body as a means to forcefully abort their course, before a new choice of application may be utilized. An example scenario being: If a Dragoon discharges Draconic Force from their feet or legs through the use of "Vorpal Jump" to amplify a jumping motion to launch them into the air with incredible strength and speed, the Dragoon is now committed to that jump and is incapable of changing course unless they are otherwise met with an equal or greater force (within reason), run the expected distance of the leap's full reach (i.e. "20 meters into the air"), or forcefully abort the momentum by counter-discharging Draconic Force of equal or greater force in a different direction (i.e. if initial discharge was downward to launch User upward at B-rank use, then the User must apply force right, left or upward of equal or greater rank, at the cost of an additional move slot). Opting to forcefully alter course in this way can cause a variety of physical repercussions, namely whiplash to the User and thus can cause damage to the User that scales relative to the rank of the initial discharge.
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While "Vorpal Jump" is the trademark mechanic and technique of the Dragoon Style, it is certainly not the only way it may be used in application. Due to the fundamental functions of the style relying of seal-casting and positional variation, the user may apply one or multiple discharge seals at a time in order to develop various techniques and methods of utility. One such example of the principles of utilizing seals as a means of discharging concussive force to result in offensive or supplementary utility would be applying the seal as it is naturally intended, serving to allow the Dragoon to create bursts of energy in a designated direction, but instead of relying solely on positions upon their body to discharge the seal from, they may place them upon another body or surface as well, such as the ground, walls or other similar surfaces, within logical reasoning. Despite this versatility, a user is incapable of placing seals greater than 5 meters away from their position, and the surface must be within their vision. While this is most commonly used on their own bodies to guide their own mobility to either initiate an airborne position or to guide their direction while airborne, it can be used in a variety of different ways, such as creating a "Vorpal Tunnel" of reoccurring rings that are all generating a "draft" in a specific direction. For each one of the rings that the Dragoon passes through, they pick up more and more speed which in turn enhances their thrusting strike with their Lance, causing devastating damage.
Example Techniques:
⥥ (Vuōparu Janpu) - Vorpal Jump ⥥
Type: Offensive / Supplementary
Rank: B-S
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra: 20-40
Damage: N/A (+10, +15, +20 to Bukijutsu-style attack)
Description: Vuōparu Janpu (or Vorpal Jump) is the trademark technique that all practitioners of the Dragoon Style learn first and foremost, and is the foundation for all of it's fundamental abilities. Through the concentration of a specified amount of chakra into the user's legs as a means of reinforcement, a singular circular seal with form along the soles of both the user's feet before releasing a discharge of concentrated energy downward in tandem to the generic motions required of a jump. As a result, the discharge will often dramatically propel the user in an upward direction, carrying them as high as 20 meters before resulting in a downward descent that is instigated by a second discharge of the same strength as the first, propelling the Dragoon in a designated direction stated by the user in their usage. If a direction is not specified, the default is downward. Through the use of this propelling force, the user enhances the strength of their next Bukijutsu-style technique, scaling to the level of discharge chosen.
Note:
-Must have an active polearm-style weapon in order to use.
-Once initiated, cannot be canceled unless using "Vorpal Redirect."
Additional effects and Restrictions: Must be of Jounin rank or higher, have completed basic Fuinjutsu training and have a weapon that can be logically used as a Spear or Lance, among other piercing polearms.
Upon completion of Dragoon style training, all practitioners of the style are granted an inherent +20 damage boost to any physical attack made against anything that can be logically identified as a Dragon, or something related to the Draconic species, afforded to them by a millennia of forging themselves as the antithesis to Dragons, honing their understanding of Draconic beings in both their strengths and their weaknesses. This damage increase acts as a passive bonus, not contributing to one of two potential boosts to a technique.
A practitioner of this style may have the option to classify it as their combat Specialty, in which case it is regarded that user has undergone extensive physical conditioning, in addition to the finesse and agility granted by the more advanced fundamentals of the style. As such, specialty grants the user a +1 rank bonus (or +20 damage equivalency) to all Dragoon Style related techniques without the need for additional strain placed upon their body to perform, while also allowing the use of Vorpal Jump to occur within the same timeframe as other techniques; a testament to their extensive understanding of the style and ability to predict their own movements relating to the use of the style's techniques in an efficient and masterful manner.
Declined: This is mostly fine. A couple things I won't allow such as a damage increase of any kind not counting towards the two potential boosts, this is only allowed through the attribute system or special items that facilitate this. The +20 to draconic entities in general is a no go. Fancy idea but there is no real place for it or RP outside of NW stuff. As for the specialty section, you must choose between +20 boost to Dragoon techniques OR Vorpal Jump within the same timeframe. You cannot have both. - Daemon
