[CC] Enter House Katsuryoku
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I sit at the highest peak of Mt. Katsuryoku, simply awaiting my student. Being one of the only two members of the original recruits not to vanish from Amaimon's training process, i had been blessed with the opportunity to pass on knowledge to the newer era of the House. The Gray feather and worn out Dove feather Amaimon gave me were both tucked into my armor, yet clearly visible to see. Being worn like a prize of some sort.
Finally Sensing the student below me, i jump down to greet him.
"Ahh. Hibari Dune. I'm 'Shady', an original member of the House of Katsuryoku. I'm sure I'm not who you expected to see, right? Nonetheless, i was the second in existence to learn and grasp the abilities of our house, so I'll be overlooking your training for the time being, seeing as our House Voice isn't quite available.... I bet you're wondering "the hell is the 'voice'?" Simply, it's the highest rank of our clan, Amaimon. Speaking of ranks, to make entrance into the House you will have to become an "Opening", which is the lowest order of rank within the House. Its the starting point of your journey to become something big within the House. Oh.. I'll actually elaborate on the entirety of the ranking process. In the House we possess a rank system created by yours truly, Amaimon, in order to stablize proper management among other things. The lowest rank, which will be yours is also known by the name of 'Opening', which is followed by the 'Apprentice', then 'Initiate' followed by 'Pledged' and finally 'Elder'. I've personally reached Elder rank, though you will rank accordingly by your extraordinary work within the House should you perform any, or simply by showing high quality potential. Obviously, along with your rank, you will gain access to more and more of the House, and its epitomes of abilities.
Also, should a discussion arise, the highest ranked member at most situations that occur will have the highest say. However all this is far into the future, seeing as besides myself and one other person, everyone is about the same rank. Oh, and just for a heads up, theres only a limited amount of Elder rankings available at all times. Should a previous Elder come to say..."cease to exist", the spot will open anew. You can take that however you'd like...."
I pause for a moment, giving my student time to take in the information just given to him. As i watch him, Hattori begins elbowing the side of my face, basically putting his "elbow" into my ear as he noisily spouts orders towards me.
"The Ponchos!!! Don't forget the ponchos Shady-sama!!! Amaimon-sama is very very strict about those relics..."
"I wasn't granted this task for nothing, Hattori. I know what i am to do... Just keep quiet for now, your time to be useful will come sooner than I'd like."
"Shady-sama, don't flatter me. ^_^"
Hattori, of course didn't stop bothering me, yet i continued to speak to the student, blocking out the voice of my companion.
"Now, let's get to it. I'm sure Amaimon allowed you to join the house because you either have latent potential or have shown a hint of genius at some point. To be frank, i don't see it. I try not to judge books by their covers, so with that said, tell me your interests in the House. Tell me any knowledge you have of our secrets and your complete understanding of what we are. These are things i need to know before we move on. Though, before giving your answers, I'll need you to wear the proper attire. Go get a poncho that properly fits. They're very old and historic, so I'd like if they don't get in any worse shape.."
I point at a tomb-like box with about a dozen green-ish brown ponchos.
Finally Sensing the student below me, i jump down to greet him.
"Ahh. Hibari Dune. I'm 'Shady', an original member of the House of Katsuryoku. I'm sure I'm not who you expected to see, right? Nonetheless, i was the second in existence to learn and grasp the abilities of our house, so I'll be overlooking your training for the time being, seeing as our House Voice isn't quite available.... I bet you're wondering "the hell is the 'voice'?" Simply, it's the highest rank of our clan, Amaimon. Speaking of ranks, to make entrance into the House you will have to become an "Opening", which is the lowest order of rank within the House. Its the starting point of your journey to become something big within the House. Oh.. I'll actually elaborate on the entirety of the ranking process. In the House we possess a rank system created by yours truly, Amaimon, in order to stablize proper management among other things. The lowest rank, which will be yours is also known by the name of 'Opening', which is followed by the 'Apprentice', then 'Initiate' followed by 'Pledged' and finally 'Elder'. I've personally reached Elder rank, though you will rank accordingly by your extraordinary work within the House should you perform any, or simply by showing high quality potential. Obviously, along with your rank, you will gain access to more and more of the House, and its epitomes of abilities.
Also, should a discussion arise, the highest ranked member at most situations that occur will have the highest say. However all this is far into the future, seeing as besides myself and one other person, everyone is about the same rank. Oh, and just for a heads up, theres only a limited amount of Elder rankings available at all times. Should a previous Elder come to say..."cease to exist", the spot will open anew. You can take that however you'd like...."
I pause for a moment, giving my student time to take in the information just given to him. As i watch him, Hattori begins elbowing the side of my face, basically putting his "elbow" into my ear as he noisily spouts orders towards me.
"The Ponchos!!! Don't forget the ponchos Shady-sama!!! Amaimon-sama is very very strict about those relics..."
"I wasn't granted this task for nothing, Hattori. I know what i am to do... Just keep quiet for now, your time to be useful will come sooner than I'd like."
"Shady-sama, don't flatter me. ^_^"
Hattori, of course didn't stop bothering me, yet i continued to speak to the student, blocking out the voice of my companion.
"Now, let's get to it. I'm sure Amaimon allowed you to join the house because you either have latent potential or have shown a hint of genius at some point. To be frank, i don't see it. I try not to judge books by their covers, so with that said, tell me your interests in the House. Tell me any knowledge you have of our secrets and your complete understanding of what we are. These are things i need to know before we move on. Though, before giving your answers, I'll need you to wear the proper attire. Go get a poncho that properly fits. They're very old and historic, so I'd like if they don't get in any worse shape.."
I point at a tomb-like box with about a dozen green-ish brown ponchos.
The man spoke so fluently yet all of the information still overwhelmed me. I walk towards the tomb like box and grab a greenish brown poncho and toss it over my normal attire. It was no where near my style but I would wear it. "Shady? Nice to meet you. From my research and general knowledge of history I know that this house is one of shamans. This brotherhood has said to have made a link with spirits from the other side. That's the extent of my knowledge."
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I listen to the student explain what knowledge he had, and the lack of knowledge wasn't something i could blame him for. Not many people knew exactly how the House did the things they did, but i was here to inform them as well as possible.
"Hmm, interesting views. Interesting indeed. Though, your you're a very lackluster student compared to others I've taught.. You see, these Spirits or 'Genki' as we call them, exist in a different world known as the pure realm. It's the opposite of what our real world is, or otherwise known as the impure realm. These Genki were never in a "human" form, and never lived per se. They simply exist on their own. What we do is form a bond or contract with these Genki, allowing them to consume portions of our chakra in order for them to come into the impure realm, in which we can then access their abilities. The way we access these abilities come in 3 different categories which I'll explain to you now.
Firstly were able to use the 'bodies' of the Genki to do our bidding. Their bodies are made of a unique ethereal energy that is also known as Kuki no Yona. The personality of the Genki are usually baby like or primal in instincts, though in many cases they are more intelligent than normal. This is is accessible once you've learned to perceive Genki, though you'd still need to persuade them with a sacrifice of chakra depending on the strength of said Genki. The Kuki no Yona can be moulded in numerous ways, shapes and forms. Can become solid, intangible, flame like, liquid like, etc. It simply depends on the Genki strength and your imagination put together. We'll further elaborate once you've gained the appropriate skill to do such.
Second, would be what we call Object Infusion, and quite frankly one of my favorites. With this method, we call forth the Genki whether it's generic or special, then infuse them into inanimate objects. The objects gain a sort of ethereal coat while also deforming its shape. The shapes specifically takes on animal shapes, which can range from a sphynx to a dragon or even a damned rat. Anyway, the infused objects can range from stray rocks, to kunai, leaves, teddy bears and even other techniques in some cases. Of course, the infused objects gain passive traits of said genki, like floating and deforming its body at will.
Third is a two part thing, though they both fall under the category of 'possession'. The first is called 'partial infusion', which is exactly what it sounds like. You don't get possessed by the Genki, per se, but he simply possesses you with a portion of his abilities. Naturally, all partial infusions will give you a foresight and an aura sensing, which will be further explained when you get to that particular level.
Last is a full body infusion, which is where we completely fuse with a Genki in order to essentially become one with each other. This grants you greater precognition and aura sensing and even allows the genki to control your body if needed. You guys share full memories, feelings, thoughts etc. This is the epitome of the House abilities, and of course will cause harm to the body if overused or maintained too long.
*catches a breather*
Well, that's the basics for now. So, before we move on to something entirely different, are there any questions? Please don't hold back. The more you know, the easier this'll be for you in the long run."
"Hmm, interesting views. Interesting indeed. Though, your you're a very lackluster student compared to others I've taught.. You see, these Spirits or 'Genki' as we call them, exist in a different world known as the pure realm. It's the opposite of what our real world is, or otherwise known as the impure realm. These Genki were never in a "human" form, and never lived per se. They simply exist on their own. What we do is form a bond or contract with these Genki, allowing them to consume portions of our chakra in order for them to come into the impure realm, in which we can then access their abilities. The way we access these abilities come in 3 different categories which I'll explain to you now.
Firstly were able to use the 'bodies' of the Genki to do our bidding. Their bodies are made of a unique ethereal energy that is also known as Kuki no Yona. The personality of the Genki are usually baby like or primal in instincts, though in many cases they are more intelligent than normal. This is is accessible once you've learned to perceive Genki, though you'd still need to persuade them with a sacrifice of chakra depending on the strength of said Genki. The Kuki no Yona can be moulded in numerous ways, shapes and forms. Can become solid, intangible, flame like, liquid like, etc. It simply depends on the Genki strength and your imagination put together. We'll further elaborate once you've gained the appropriate skill to do such.
Second, would be what we call Object Infusion, and quite frankly one of my favorites. With this method, we call forth the Genki whether it's generic or special, then infuse them into inanimate objects. The objects gain a sort of ethereal coat while also deforming its shape. The shapes specifically takes on animal shapes, which can range from a sphynx to a dragon or even a damned rat. Anyway, the infused objects can range from stray rocks, to kunai, leaves, teddy bears and even other techniques in some cases. Of course, the infused objects gain passive traits of said genki, like floating and deforming its body at will.
Third is a two part thing, though they both fall under the category of 'possession'. The first is called 'partial infusion', which is exactly what it sounds like. You don't get possessed by the Genki, per se, but he simply possesses you with a portion of his abilities. Naturally, all partial infusions will give you a foresight and an aura sensing, which will be further explained when you get to that particular level.
Last is a full body infusion, which is where we completely fuse with a Genki in order to essentially become one with each other. This grants you greater precognition and aura sensing and even allows the genki to control your body if needed. You guys share full memories, feelings, thoughts etc. This is the epitome of the House abilities, and of course will cause harm to the body if overused or maintained too long.
*catches a breather*
Well, that's the basics for now. So, before we move on to something entirely different, are there any questions? Please don't hold back. The more you know, the easier this'll be for you in the long run."
Genki can freely pass between the Pure World (theirs) and the Impure World (ours). The closest we can come to being able to access this particular characteristic of Genki is an ability akin to that of Astral Projection. We force our spirit to leave our body and use it to travel in the same way Genki can. This allows for some scouting abilities in the Ninja World for example. But while we are gone our body is left completely defenseless - essentially a hollow shell. And in this 'Greywalking' state the only things we can interact with are Genki and other members of our House. This ability is obtained at a higher position in the House.
Sorry it took so long. I needed to think about where I was starting with you since I'm taking over. Anyways, let's begin. You are an Opening. An unaware Opening at that. An Opening simply is a fresh recruit to the clan unable to access its rituals and powers. As an Opening you have gained your unmarked green cloak to signify this. There are certain passive abilities that a trained Opening gains access to once they have completed the blood ritual of the clan. What are they?
I swear I had a reply ready for this :|.
Anyways, let's begin with controlling our emotions. But in order to delve into that we have to talk about the very basis of the clan. Shady discussed it already and mentioned Ethereal Energy at the beginning of your training. But we're going to go one step further with that and simply talk about spiritual energy. What is spiritual energy and why do we need to harness our emotions...and our convictions?
So in the context of House Katsuryoku Ethereal Energy, which is what Genki are made of, is a pure form of spiritual energy. The entire House seems to revolve around this principle. So to successfully perform the ritual to begin to communicate and see Genki we must master our convictions and emotions to remove these hindrances. This, as a result, enhances our spiritual energy. So spiritual energy is one half of chakra. It is the half that is used in Yin Release and governs the imagination. It gives form to nothing. As you can probably tell, the entire clan is sort of given form from nothing. These Genki are given their form from a pure form of spiritual energy.
Now, while we cannot directly access Yin Release without that specific training, the result of the training we undergo to communicate with Genki and master our emotions gives us complete control of them. This is the first passive ability of the House. It is completely emotion control. While this sounds like a cosmetic ability, it actually goes a little deeper. What does it mean to have complete emotion control? It means that you no longer can have your emotions manipulated. You can still feel love, anger, and sadness, but they are all completely at your volition. You can stop feeling love and sadness when you want, but still feel happiness. Its a weird concept somewhat but not too hard to grasp once you imagine it. Sort of think of it like a faucet. We can just shut it off when we want to. And then turn it back on.
Now, this means that no longer can the effects of techniques such as Killing Intent influence us. NO ONE can affect your emotions anymore. Other than you and your choices.
Questions?