Keotsu waits for the final signer of the Columbidae contract, in a place very close to where Keotsu himself first has his encounter with them; far off the cost of Kirigakure, to an island on what would be the edge of the World Map, Keotsu holds a rather ornate scroll: the parchment is a subtle cream color, while the winding peg seems to be made of solid gold; the glyphs on the parchment, inscribed in silver.
The wind blows Keotsu's long brown hair, and his stark white haori behind him, as he listens to the gentle crashing of the waves. Memories come flooding back to him, and he remains in a peaceful calm.
The young man to come was given a map to this place, which no one else should know exists. Until he arrived, it was simply a matter of waiting.
Gabriel walks with the map in his hand as he walks towards the unknown location, the wind blowing through his white hair gently.
*I'll make you proud...*
After walking a few a bit more, Gabriel brings down the map from in front of his eyes an he finds himself standing before Keotsu with all of his scrolls and equipment, ready to pass down his most precious arts unto Gabriel. "Keotsu-sensei..."
Gabriel walks with the map in his hand as he walks towards the unknown location, the wind blowing through his white hair gently.
*I'll make you proud...*
After walking a few a bit more, Gabriel brings down the map from in front of his eyes an he finds himself standing before Keotsu with all of his scrolls and equipment, ready to pass down his most precious arts unto Gabriel. "Keotsu-sensei..."
Keotsu looks up, snapped from his meditation by a voice; the voice of one of the only other people who knew the location of this place, and the man Keotsu had brought here today. Smiling gently at Gabriel, Keotsu begins to speak.
"I trust your journey was alright? I know the waters between Kirigakure and this island can be unforgiving...but, the trial makes what is to come all the sweeter, I promise."
Quickly running through a series of handseals, in less than a second, Keotsu preforms two consecutive summonings.
Rank: S
Range: N/A
Type: Summon
Chakra Cost: 40
Damage: N/A
Description: Aero is one of the two “boss summons” for the Columbidae contract. She has brilliant silver plumage, with blue accents around her eyes. Her tail feathers have three golden bands, and her chest is adorned with a navy “U” that ends on either side of her wings – a single navy stripe goes down her back as well. She is just less than 20 feet from head to tail, making her very small, as far as boss summons are concerned – however, this reduction in size seems to benefit her, as it concentrates her power and makes her much faster than most bosses. Aero has a dual Fuuton/Suiton element, able to fire an A-rank beam from her mouth that is treated as an elemental combination of the two. She also has the ability to create a large dual element vortex as well, equivalent to S-rank, though only one time per time she is summoned. In Human form, she appears a beautiful woman who has long silver hair and wears a royal blue ball gown. She can use Fuuton and Suiton jutsu up to A-rank, and they too acquire a dual-element. Unlike her brother who specializes in sheer strength, Aero takes half damage from all attacks.
*Aero has 120 Health.
*When summoned, she stays on the field for 5 turns.
*Can be summoned twice in one battle, but not within three turns of her dismissal.
*Using the Vortex (Avian form) or jutsu (Human form) counts against the 3 jutsu per turn limit.
*Transforming to/from Human/Avian form requires 10 chakra and counts against one of that turns moves.
Rank: S
Range: N/A
Type: Summon
Chakra Cost: 40
Damage: N/A
Description: Kurahato is one of the two “boss summons” for the Columbidae contract. He has stark black plumage, crimson breast feathers and a red flare around his eyes. His tail has two vertical silver bands, and he has crimson feathers on his back as well. He is just over 20 feet from head to tail, making him larger than his sister, but still small as far as boss summons are concerned. This reduction in size seems to benefit Kurahato, though, as it effectively concentrates his power. Kurahato has a dual Katon/Raiton element, able to fire a flamethrower-like blast from his mouth, equivalent to A-rank. He also has the ability to summon a dual element cyclone as well – a tornado of fire that is struck multiple times by lightning bolts. The vortex is equivalent to S-rank, but can only be used once, per time he is summoned. In his human form, he appears as an attractive young adult male, with jet black hair and blazing crimson eyes – dressed in a black single-breasted suit. He can use Katon and Raiton jutsu up to A-rank, and they too acquire a dual-element. Unlike his sister, who specializes in durability, Kurahato deals double damage with all attacks.
*Kurahato has 60 health.
*Blast and Cyclone do double damage for their corresponding rank. Jutsu also do double damage, but require 1.5x chakra to perform.
*When summoned, he stays on the fields for 5 turns.
*Can be summoned twice per battle, but not within three turns of his previous dismissal.
*Using the Vortex (Avian form) or jutsu (Human form) counts against the 3 jutsu per turn limit.
*Transforming to/from Human/Avian form requires 10 chakra and counts against one of that turns moves.
Two humans appear before the two men: one a beautiful woman with long silver hair, cool blue eyes, and a regal appearance - despite the color of her flowing hair, she appears extremely young, only slightly older than Keotsu; in stark contrast to her flowing appearance, a man with jet black hair and piercing crimson eyes stands beside her, dressed in a sleek black suit - popping his knuckles, while he gives a refined appearance, he seems to command much more energy than the woman beside him.
"Gabriel, I'd like to introduce you to the two leaders of the Angels; the two "bosses" of the Columbidae, if you will. The lady is my friend Aero; the man - her brother - is Kurahato."
"Keotsu, you know I much prefer "Kura". Especially when in Human forme."
"Oh, Kura, I believe he was doing it simply for introduction purposes. Hello Gabriel. Keotsu has told us much about you; the fact that he has chosen you to ally with us is no small decision on his part, and we trust his judgement. It is an honor to meet the man he has so much faith in."
"I agree. And, "Gabriel", right? Fitting, named after the Archangel, I presume? Though, do know, while we almost always help you without question...Keotsu does not call us "Angels" for nothing. We will lend you our power, but act responsibly with it.
"It's quite alright, Kura. I gave him this lecture before I told him what he was getting into. And, is as you said, I did not take my decision to grant him your power lightly."
Kura nods, smirking, pleased, and the two Angels look toward Gabriel, awaiting his proper introduction, while Keotsu begins unraveling the scroll.
"I was born and raised in Kirigakure Keotsu-sama, the travels are little more than tedious at this point." Gabriel smiles as the shinobi makes summons the two Columdidae.
As the burst of smoke from the summon subsides as Gabriel ends his speech, he notices two tall figures standing beside Keotsu, leaving Gabriel in a subtle aww. The beautiful royal looking woman before Gabriel captures his eyes first at her lush and shiny silver hair. Her chilled blue eyes appear both gentle, and majestically firm. The lecherousness of the child begins to raise, however the pure beauty and noble appearance simply make Gabriel blush in a rather flustered manor.
Just then, almost having spaced completely over Keotsu's introductions of the two, Gabriel hears the strong elogant voice of Kurahato break Gabriel out of the transe of his sister. Gabriel's attention becomes focused on the black haired man who is also stunning and graceful in his appearance. Gabriel remains flustered but this time, out of the aww of strength and majesty of Kurahato stading firm with his crimson eyes full of justness.
Gabriel snaps himself out of his transe as to not disrespect Keotsu or the Columdidae. As they stop talking and Keotsu begins to unravel his scrolls, Gabriel bows his head before the two boss summons, "Thank you, but I'd hardly call myself a man just yet. I mean I'm still only 14. Keotsu-sama may be thinking a little to highly of me in that regards, hehe" Gabriel says with a smile, "And yes I was named after an archangel but...the name may be somewhat of an oxymoron to my personality." Gabriel says somewhat awkwardly, "Though I'm determined to prove that Keotsu-sama's decision will not have been made in vein"
"I was born and raised in Kirigakure Keotsu-sama, the travels are little more than tedious at this point." Gabriel smiles as the shinobi makes summons the two Columdidae.
As the burst of smoke from the summon subsides as Gabriel ends his speech, he notices two tall figures standing beside Keotsu, leaving Gabriel in a subtle aww. The beautiful royal looking woman before Gabriel captures his eyes first at her lush and shiny silver hair. Her chilled blue eyes appear both gentle, and majestically firm. The lecherousness of the child begins to raise, however the pure beauty and noble appearance simply make Gabriel blush in a rather flustered manor.
Just then, almost having spaced completely over Keotsu's introductions of the two, Gabriel hears the strong elogant voice of Kurahato break Gabriel out of the transe of his sister. Gabriel's attention becomes focused on the black haired man who is also stunning and graceful in his appearance. Gabriel remains flustered but this time, out of the aww of strength and majesty of Kurahato stading firm with his crimson eyes full of justness.
Gabriel snaps himself out of his transe as to not disrespect Keotsu or the Columdidae. As they stop talking and Keotsu begins to unravel his scrolls, Gabriel bows his head before the two boss summons, "Thank you, but I'd hardly call myself a man just yet. I mean I'm still only 14. Keotsu-sama may be thinking a little to highly of me in that regards, hehe" Gabriel says with a smile, "And yes I was named after an archangel but...the name may be somewhat of an oxymoron to my personality." Gabriel says somewhat awkwardly, "Though I'm determined to prove that Keotsu-sama's decision will not have been made in vein"
Kura raises an eyebrow at Gabriel's response, but rolls with it just the same.
Handing one end of the now unraveled scroll to Kura, and the other to Aero, the two Angels step backwards until the length of the scroll is suspended in the air, held taught by it's two ends...
Suddenly, a dazzling golden light appeared as an ethereal gate formed around the scroll: the two end points of the scroll formed the massive gate posts, while the gate itself spanned the entire length between them. Thought it gave off a golden light, when looked at directly, the gate appeared to be of a platinum color. Powerful energies that couldn't quite be called "chakra" radiated forth from what could only be called "The Doorstep of Heaven"; Keotsu would not be surprised at Gabriel suddenly if he felt sick. This energy completely suppressed chakra, but amplified the life-force. Rather than explain why, or even mention that it was even doing that, Keotsu remained quiet, allowing the experience to awe Gabriel all the same.
The scroll remained stretch along the gate's length, and several empty boxes could be seen on the scroll; indeed, only a handful of them were filled, but with a symbol that could not be called Kanji or Katakana; Keostu knew it was in the language of the far-off continent he had once been too, but Gabrial didn't need to know that either.
"If you look closely, you can see a small circle inscribed in the bottom of the boxes that hold these glyphs. If you will accept the responsibility of joining our Church, Gabriel, place your index finger in that circle, and a symbol that is unique to your soul will inscribe itself upon the paper. Your contract will be made."
The sensation felt by Gabriel is almost indescribable as the golden gates appear before him. He feels his core suddenly change, he could no longer feel his chakra as vibrantly as he could before, but somethin else felt the void. The sensation was awkward and strange at first and Gabriel didn't know how to feel.
*This feeling...I don't know why but I just feel more...alive* Gabriel thinks to himself.
Just as Gabriel warms up to this new found feeling, he hears the voice of Keotsu explain to him the boxes before him with the circle. With Keotsu's final words, Gabriel nods his head in a bow heads over and places his right index finger in the center circle, solidifying his contract
