[Open] ...against a swordsman.

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Rules: Standard R&R. Unofficial battle.

Terrain: A stone wasteland, decimated by a battle earlier in the day. Destroyed encampments are ablaze, littered about the battlefield, and trenches are scattered about, flooded.



Taking his mythical sword in hand, Keotsu changes it form to be better suited for a longer bout to come, and then flourishes it dramatically in front of his opponent, before making a simple gesture with his hand: come.




(Ten'notsurugi: Mythos, Jinsei no Sāberu) Astrum Sword: Mythos, Vita Saber
Rank: N/A
Type: Weapon
Range: N/A
Chakra Cost: N/A
Damage: +20 to Kenjutsu and Command Arts
Description: "The Blade of Heaven...Mythos the Life Sabre. One of the Ten Shinning Weapons." When Keotsu returned to the known continent from his journey to regions unknown, he returned with his blade Mythos in a new form; some secret event took place which reconfigured the blade and created a powerful connection between Keotsu and the sword. The Mythril blade retained its ability to change it's shape, but not it's mass when subjected to Keotsu's chakras, as did the scabbard of the weapon, though the two were no longer explicitly linked. A few improvements were noted by Keotsu, though: the blade seemed to resonate better than before, boosting his powers in battle: offensive Kenjutsu techniques and Command Arts have their power increased by +20, and defensive and supplementary Kenjutsu and Command Arts are increased in their effectiveness by +20 (that is, a defensive technique that is A-rank (60 damage) would be capable of now defending from an S-rank (80 damage) ; second, the blade came to reject energies that were foreign to Keotsu - that's to say, for example, if an enemy tried to use Nagashi after grabbing the blade, the energy would stop completely due to the nature of the blade's composition. This particular power comes about from the blade's new found synergy with Keotsu, in an effort to prevent it from being used against him. Retaining all the properties of the metal it was forged from, Mythos is indestructible and will never dull, in any of its forms.
*The user can manipulate the blade’s form during battle at any time, but it costs 35 chakra to do so, and also counts towards one of that turn’s three allotted moves.
*Can only be wielded by Keotsu. When someone else tries to hold the blade, it will reject their chakra and increase its density exponentially, making it to heavy to be lifted. However, it reverts to its original density when Keotsu is holding it.
*While the sword can transform into different types of weapons, like a katana or spear, it is bound by its mass, meaning that the form it takes on has to be within the realms of creating from the same amount of matter.
*While Mythos is in hand, Keotsu is unable to cast Genjutsu at all.

(Densetsu-no Kamei Gigei: Dyurandaru) Legendary Command Art: Durendal
Type: Supplementary
Rank: S
Range: N/A
Chakra Cost: 40
Damage: N/A
Description: The Legendary Command Arts are a series of Command Arts unique to Keotsu himself, and can only be performed with his blade Mythos ("Legend"). The shape-shifting sword can change its form to take on the shape and ability of other blades of myth and legend. This form is known as "Durendal", from the French "to endure". This is Keotsu's preferred form for Mythos, and in this form Mythos takes on the form of a remarkable straight sword with black colored metal, though the edges gleam a mirror-like silver. True to its name, the Durendal form is meant for long bouts, and helps augment the energies that move across Mythos so that Keotsu's energies go further, making it so that all Kenjutsu techniques of any type have their chakra cost halved, and Kenjutsu techniques that have a per-turn upkeep cost have that cost reduced by half. Likewise, when energies are drawn into Mythos that would normally be negated or neutralized due to the blade's composition, half the chakra cost of that technique is instead fed back into Keotsu's reserves.
*Note: Can only be used once per battle. If Mythos leaves this form, it cannot return to it during the battle.
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(Kamei Gigei: Raijinshō) Command Art: Raijin Rising
Rank: A
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short-Long
Chakra: 30 /2
Damage: N/A +20
Description: The Kenjutsu technique allows Swordsmen to more easily fight against Shinboi attacks of all sorts; the user will activate this technique by quickly focusing chakra into their weapon and spinning it in a complete circle in front of them. After this simple ritual is completed, a “magnetic” burst of chakra is released all around the user that causes all foreign chakra to be condensed as it approaches the user. Ultimately, the “magnetized” chakra will be drawn into the user’s weapon, effectively concentrating even large scale jutsu into simple, yet still equally powerful, streams or orbs, depending on the incoming techniques composition. This technique can easily be described as turning the user's weapon into a "Chakra Lightning-rod", thus the name.
*The strength of drawn in techniques does not diminish at all, and if the user doesn’t counter the techniques, the chakra will flow into the user’s body via the weapon and do full damage or preform its intended purpose
*Once activated, this remains active for four turns, but it’s effect is only valid while the user is holding a weapon.
*Only useable 4 times per battle.
*This jutsu only effects "non-solid" techniques like Wind, Fire, Lightning, Water, or objects like mud. Techniques with a sturdy molecular composition won't be affected by this technique, such as Earth or Ice, but does nothing to change their effects if they are not dealt with.

(Kamei Gigei: Ensuizan)Command Art: Circling Water Slash
Type: Supplementary
Rank: A
Range: Short-Long
Chakra: 30 (-5 per turn) /2
Damage: N/A +20
Description: A refinement on the Kenjtusu technique (Kamei Gigei: Raijinshō) Command Art: Raijin Rising, which turned the user's blade into a virtual lightning rod for chakra, which allowed them to more easily handle techniques that the swordsman would come against. This technique is activated by focusing more chakra into the user's blade, and then spinning it in a figure eight while the parent technique is active. This technique empowers the abilities of Raijinshō, now allowing it to affect any technique with chakra in it, regardless of its composition (with the exceptions of things like modes, which is obviously illogical), by augmenting the "magnetized" chakra released by said technique. This means Ensuizan allows Raijinsho to affect solid techniques where it didn't before, such as Doton and Ice, as well as having enough force in the "magnetic pull" that it can pull foreign chakra within the user's bodies into the sword itself (such as Genjutsu), though Ensuizan does nothing to negate the abilities of such techniques. A by-product of this technique is that if Raijinshō turns the user's blade into a lightning rod, this turns the user's blade into a divining rod; the sword will gently sway, if allowed, towards the largest source of foreign chakra present on the field; akin to a compass with magnetic north, or a divining rod with water.
Note: This technique makes (Kamei Gigei: Raijinshō) Command Art: Raijin Rising last indefinitely, so long as a -5 chakra cost is payed every turn for technique upkeep.
Note: This technique allows for (Kamei Gigei: Raijinshō) Command Art: Raijin Rising to affect any technique that heads towards the user, and will change the trajectory to the user's blade; however, like the original technique, this does nothing to stop the effects of the techniques that are drawn towards the blade, unless they are dealt with.
Note: User must retain a sword in hand for the technique to remain in effect.
Note: Useable twice per battle.

Chakra consumed: 40 +15+15 = 70
 

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Mugen unsheated his sword as he watched his adversary do the same a few meters in front of him. The young shinobi readied his stance, firmly planting his feet on the ground. He thought for a moment, he wasn't facing any ordinary opponent. He had heard myths of the legendary swordsman Keotsu, the former Mizukage of the mist. It seemed as though he had left for some reason or another. Mugen planned to win no matter the cost, the shinobi decided he would win this battle where he felt the most comfortable at short range. So the vulgar man ran launched three shuriken to occupy the opponent as he covered the distance, upon reaching attacking range he thursted his sword, coating the blade in electricity increasing the cutting potential of his sword as well as creating a paralyzing effect. The shinobi however didn't put much force behind the thurst, as it was simply a feint. He crouched down as he span counter-clockwise cutting first the right and left of his opponents shins in an attempt to slow the opponent down. Mugen understood that despite his ambitions this fight would not be easy, his best hope being slowing down the opponent and taking the battle at his own pace. After slashing at the opponents shins he would raise upwards now gripping his Tsurugi with both hands slashing against his opponents chest from right shoulder to left hip. Now in an attempt to complete the combination he would aim his sword towards his opponents throat thrusting it now with full force.

(Chō Biburāto Raitontō) - Super Vibrating Lightning Release Sword
Rank: B
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 20
Damage points: N/A (+15 to kenjutsu and standard attacks)
Description: The user channels their lightning chakra into a blade, increasing its vibrating frequency and giving it more cutting power than standard wind techniques.

(Ken Rendan no Jutsu) - Sword Barrage Technique
Type: Offensive
Rank: C
Range: Short
Chakra cost: N/A
Damage points: 30
Description: With this technique, the user will make a sequence of slashes with their sword and finishes with a powerful final slash dealing damage to their enemy.

"Sorry, I plan to become the best."
 
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Mugen unsheated his sword as he watched his adversary do the same a few meters in front of him. The young shinobi readied his stance, firmly planting his feet on the ground. He thought for a moment, he wasn't facing any ordinary opponent. He had heard myths of the legendary swordsman Keotsu, the former Mizukage of the mist. It seemed as though he had left for some reason or another. Mugen planned to win no matter the cost, the shinobi decided he would win this battle where he felt the most comfortable at short range. So the vulgar man ran launched three shuriken to occupy the opponent as he covered the distance, upon reaching attacking range he thursted his sword, coating the blade in electricity increasing the cutting potential of his sword as well as creating a paralyzing effect. The shinobi however didn't put much force behind the thurst, as it was simply a feint. He crouched down as he span counter-clockwise cutting first the right and left of his opponents shins in an attempt to slow the opponent down. Mugen understood that despite his ambitions this fight would not be easy, his best hope being slowing down the opponent and taking the battle at his own pace. After slashing at the opponents shins he would raise upwards now gripping his Tsurugi with both hands slashing against his opponents chest from right shoulder to left hip. Now in an attempt to complete the combination he would aim his sword towards his opponents throat thrusting it now with full force.

(Chō Biburāto Raitontō) - Super Vibrating Lightning Release Sword
Rank: B
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 20
Damage points: N/A (+15 to kenjutsu and standard attacks)
Description: The user channels their lightning chakra into a blade, increasing its vibrating frequency and giving it more cutting power than standard wind techniques.

(Ken Rendan no Jutsu) - Sword Barrage Technique
Type: Offensive
Rank: C
Range: Short
Chakra cost: N/A
Damage points: 30
Description: With this technique, the user will make a sequence of slashes with their sword and finishes with a powerful final slash dealing damage to their enemy.

"Sorry, I plan to become the best."

Keotsu watched as his opponent cloaked his blade in lightning after deftly displacing the shuriken he threw with the tip of Mythos in a single fluid arc, a tactic that Keotsu had encountered countless times and one that was now laughably easy for him to combat. When the opponent came in, Keotsu decided to match him blow for blow. Keotsu swiped his blade to his right as he stepped back, parrying the opponent's thrust out wide as he created distance - then, when the man went low in order to strike at Keotsu's legs, Keotsu chopped hard, down to his right, his superior blade deflecting the man's blow widely - the nature of Mythos negated the lightning that touched it, leaving Keotsu unaffected; indeed, his techniques would actually draw the lightning into his blade, and the form of Durendal would actually help to feed Keotsu's own strength with the lightning. Keotsu, though, was careful to only strike with the flat of his blade. He knew Mythos could cut through an ordinary steel blade as if it were paper, but he did not yet wish to disarm his opponent. He wanted to test what he was capable of.

With the man's attack overpowered and thus sent wide, Keotsu took a few steps back to create distance, before assuming a stance of his own design, empowering himself; and then, refining that power, honing his edge even further.

"The best, you say? Then let me see what you're capable of."

( Ken Rendan no Jutsu ) - Sword Barrage Technique
Type: Offensive
Rank: C
Range: Short
Chakra cost: N/A
Damage points: 30 +20
Description: With this technique, the user will make a sequence of slashes with their sword and finishes with a powerful final slash dealing damage to their enemy.

(Kamei Gigei: Saisho no Inori: Hikaru Aki Hasira) Command Art: First Prayer: Shining Autumn Pillar
Rank: A
Type: Offense/Supplementary/Defense
Range: Self
Chakra: 30 /2
Damage: N/A +20
Description: The first of the “Prayer” series of the Command Arts, Hikaru Aki Hashira, often called “Aki-gamae (autumn stance)” by its users, is a Kenjutsu stance instead of an actual attack. It is a variation of the Waki-gamae in that the user holds their blade at waist level, parallel to the ground, whether in its scabbard or not, a position best suited for quick-draw strikes. The user focuses their chakra throughout their entire body in a steady stream while in this stance, increasing their speed and strength by 25%. This increase in ability comes about from the chakra augmenting the muscles naturally, instead of forcefully, essentially putting the body in a natural “peak” condition. This chakra also coats the user’s blade and allows the counter-offensive nature of Aki come through. Whether sheathed or not, the user can swing their blade and dispel an incoming attack by disrupting it, allowing the user to protect themselves and then counter-attack. The method of blocking attacks is based upon the concept of an immovable pillar.
*The First Prayer can only shield the user from attacks of an equal or lower rank.
*Blocking an attack counts against one of the three allotted moves in a turn.

(Kamei Gigei: Fukutsu no Inori: Gokumonken) Command Art: Prayer of Fortitude: Prison Gate Sword
Rank:B
Type: Supplementary/Defense
Range: Self
Chakra: 20 /2
Damage: N/A +20
Description: A refinement of the First Prayer: Hikaru Aki Hasira, this technique expands the ability of the First Prayer. Where as Shinning Autumn Pillar is locked only to the user’s weapon, and forces them to stand in a specific stance, this technique turns it into a full on “Mode”, covering the entirety of the user’s body and thoroughly saturating it with the same effect; This allows the user to fight unhindered by having to remain in one stance, while also allowing the effects of the First Prayer to extend to their entire body. Besides this saturation, Gokumonken provides one extra effect: techniques that would be destroyed by the First Prayer’s effect can instead be reflected back at the opponent, taking the place of the First Prayer’s defensive ability, but still counting as an additional move per turn.
*Cannot be used unless the First Prayer is active.
*Remains active until the First Prayer wears off.
*Can only be used twice in a battle.
*Reflecting attacks back counts as a move per turn, and is bound by the limitations of the First Prayer's abilities of defense.

Chakra Used: 15 + 10 - (20/2) + (5/2) = 17.5
 
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