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Message: [QUOTE="Drackos, post: 22089704, member: 215229"]<a href="https://animebase.me/threads/custom-fighting-style-submission-ii.712001/page-10#post-21836350">Shūkyō Gētea – Goetic Theurgy</a> The Divine Workings of GoetiaType: NinbukijutsuBackgroundGoetic Theurgy, also known as the Divine Workings of Goetia, is the first lesson of the Key of Solomon, a grimoire written by Solomon which teaches the art of conjuration and evocation. Solomon, in his earlier years, was captivated by the spiritual and ethereal, that which he believed to exist outside of the physical plane. Solomon’s studies into these practices would serve as the basis for the Key of Solomon – the practice of conjuring the Seventy-Two Demon God familiars. Goetic Theurgy is the first of three lessons in the Key of Solomon. It is the study of conjuring minor parasitic spiritual entities and infusing them into others. In a dark sense, Solomon sought to not only conjure spirits, but to also bind them into a physical vessel – be it person, animal, or object. Carrying out these rituals invoked the use of ceremonial daggers known as Athame. The Athame became the vessel of choice for Solomon’s Yin chakra; Solomon would conjure spirits into the Athame and then infuse themselves with those who they came into contact with. Solomon’s quest to understand the spirit, spiritual energy, and Yin would lead to a series of dark rituals and ceremonies, a black stain on his past. In order to understand the spiritual bond that was born from infusing spirits into his subjects required coming very close to human sacrifice. At times the results of his quest to knowledge caused irreparable damage on his subjects; summoning forth parasitic spiritual entities which would cause devastating damage, even causing permanent spiritual sealing. Yet in time Solomon would come to learn a series of truths that would serve as the basis for Goetic Theurgy. By employing spirits through Athame, Solomon became able to impose his spiritual energy upon others. This would cause the balance between spiritual and physical energy to be disrupted as the conjured spirit would tether to the target. He learned that through this spiritual bond Solomon became able to impose his own experiences on others, such as illusory techniques. He could cause spiritually degenerative characteristics in the target, wounding their spirit and even sealing it. The reverse could also be applied, causing spiritually rejuvenating effects in infused targets. Solomon also learned that he could impose his spiritual energy and spirits on objects void of chakra, allowing him to apply imagination and creation to that which exists on the physical plane.Description of Abilities and the Inner Workings of the Style:Goetic Theurgy’s core principle is the utilization of Solomon’s Athame and imbuing them with spiritual energy. The Athame is a ceremonial blade, ranging from the size of a dagger to that of a short sword. However, Goetic Theurgy discards the need for a physical blade. Rather, the Athame used in Goetic Theurgy are created from the user’s Yin chakra and formed from a black energy not unlike that which forms the Truth-Seeking Balls. This alleviates the need to carry a limited supply of Athame with them, and instead allows the practitioner to focus on the spiritual evocation of the style. As a product of Yin Release, the physicality of the Athame can shift as determined by the user and technique used. The Athame exist in one of two states: tangible and intangible. Upon creation, their state cannot be changed by default. When in a tangible state the Athame are used like any other bladed weapon; they can act as a blade for Kenjutsu, a throwing weapon, or even as a vehicle to attach sealing or explosive tags. Tangible Athame can even be used in technique clashes, acting neutral to all elemental natures. Athame in their intangible state become much more deceptive weapons. While in this state they remain visible under normal circumstances, retaining their black chakra appearance, but gain the ability to pass through obstacles. This intangibility is limited by the rank the Athame are created as, being only able to pass through obstacles freely which are of equivalent rank or lower. If the obstacle is of same rank, the Athame must have more chakra infused into it, not counting the Yin infusion, to bypass this. It is important to note that when in an intangible state they lose the ability to act as a vessel for sealing tags. In this case, they merely act as vehicles for the user's spiritual energy and conjured spirits, passing through the allowed obstacles, depending on rank. Blades can only be made from the user's body, or in short-range. From this point they are able to move out from the user up to long-range, depending on the technique used. Core to the style is the spiritual energy imbued within the Athame, forming Hungry Ghost-like entities. This allows the Athame to manipulate spirituality and impose this energy upon others, or objects. The user's spiritual energy manifests as parasitic spirits similar to that in the Hungry Ghost Technique. The spirit, through a set of methods, tethers itself to a target and imposes its spiritual energy upon that target. The first method is by having the daggers come into direct contact with the target, allowing the spirit to tether. This contact can occur when the daggers pass through targets or when they come into physical contact. The second method is through technqiue clashes; spirits can latch onto an opponent's chakra and trace its way to the source, tethering to an opponent through this method. Within the style, a single opponent can only be tethered four times. This means that, over all techniques within the Goetic Theurgy style, the spiritual tether can only be formed with an opponent four times. This does not effect other applications which allow the spirit to impose its spiritual energy upon other objects. Once tethered, the parasitic spirit imposes the user’s spiritual energy upon the target. The first possible result of this is the formation of a link between user and target which allows for a ‘bond’ to form between the two. The first result of this tether is the user becomes able to share pain and illusory experiences with their target. For example, once a target is tethered, the user can cast an illusion on themselves and cause the target to experience the same illusion. However, because the target is not directly having the illusion imposed on them, then escape requires expelling the spirit or the user dispelling the illusion from themselves. This also applies to pain; should one target feel pain, such as stabbing themselves, then both will experience that sensation. The second result of the spiritual tethers is the disruption of the target's physical and spiritual energies, resulting in spiritually degenerative characteristics. Like the Hands of Sloth or Hungry Ghost, the parasitic spirit which tethers to the target can cause similar symptoms, albeit to varying extents. These degenerative characteristics can eventually lead to a state of comatose, spiritual sealing, or emotion manipulation. This varies from technique to technique, and the extent and duration of contact. The last application of the parasitic spirit is its ability to interact with inanimate targets, void of chakra. When not interacting with clashing techniques, or another living being, the parasitic spirit will infuse itself into an inanimate target. This imposes the user's spiritual energy and Yin chakra upon it. For example, if the user was to stab or throw an Athame at a boulder then the boulder will be infused with the user's spiritual energy. This causes it to undergo a transformation similar to that of Change into Heaven, allowing the user to alter its characteristics. The boulder can become water, or water can become fire. This is not without restrictions, however. This does not apply to objects laden with another’s chakra. The user cannot apply this application and create things which are not within their ability. For example, the user cannot change a rock into a custom element they do not possess. The result of this technique, when successful, is an altered object infused with the user’s chakra. This is not a passive result of Athame and their contact with inanimate objects. Rather, this application is performed through specific techniques designed to impose the user's spiritual energy on objects. It is important to note that techniques which apply this effect upon objects are mutually exclusive with those that can spiritually tether. This means that the user is unable to apply both effects; missing with Athame that are meant to tether to a target will not apply Change into Heaven on a rock or tree behind the target, for example.Example Techniques: (Shūkyō Gētea: ) – Goetic Theurgy:Type: Offensive, Defensive, SupplementaryRank: ARange: Short – LongChakra: 50Damage: 60 (-10 per turn)Description: The user produces a set of five tangible Athame and throws them at a target. The Athame created are laden with the user’s spiritual energy and, through either direct contact or technique clash, tether to an opposing chakra source. Once tethered the spirit causes spiritually degenerative properties in the target akin with that of the sin of Wrath, causing emotional manipulation at a spiritual level. This causes the target to experience outbursts of blind anger, reducing their ability to deduce and break out of genjutsu while also inflicting moderate damage to their spirit per turn. The spiritual tether will remain for a maximum of four turns. It can be released through a surge or barrier which utilizes Yin, Yang, or Yin-Yang chakra.(Shūkyō Gētea: Seishin Hen'yō) – Goetic Theurgy: Spiritual TransmutationType: Offensive, Defensive, SupplementaryRank: SRange: Short – LongChakra: 70Damage: 90Description: The user creates any number of intangible or tangible Athame and throws them at a target. When thrown at a living target, or one void of chakra, the Athame will merely act in a normal technique clash outlined in the style. This, however, does not result in a spiritual tethering and merely will interact with another technique normally. When used against a target void of chakra, such as the ground, the user will be able to impose their imagination and spiritual energy upon it. This appears as the Athame infusing itself into it, spreading its black energy out over a specified range and applying the user’s imagination upon it. This allows the user to change the affected target in accordance to their imagination, altering characteristics within the same scope as Change into Heaven.(Shūkyō Gētea: Reitekina Kizuna) – Goetic Theurgy: Spiritual BondType: SupplementaryRank: ARange: Short – LongChakra: 50Damage: N/ADescription: The user creates any number of tangible or intangible Athame. When these Athame come in contact with another entity, the target’s spiritual energy will be bound to the user allowing for the sharing of experiences. Once tethered the user will cast a genjutsu upon themselves which causes the user to experience their body is burning, inflicting the illusion upon both the user and tethered target. The spirit can be dispelled through a surge of Yin, Yang, or Yin-Yang chakra. The spirit remains tethered for four turns or until the user dispels it.Additional EffectsUsers of Goetic Theurgy are able to passively produce Athame of any size in their tangible state. This allows them to be used as a substitute for bladed weapons, like Kunai, and used for Kenjutsu and other Bukijutsu. These Athame, while created from the user’s spiritual energy, do not by default possess spiritual abilities. These blades are not capable of utilizing Change into Heaven by default, and can only be done through an external usage of the technique or one within the style. Restrictions In order to learn and utilize Goetic Theurgy one must be a master of Yin Release.Approved Goetic Theurgy Techniques:[spoiler]<a href="https://animebase.me/threads/custom-fighting-style-technique-submission.764490/page-2#post-21916838">(Shūkyō Gētea: Akuma no Sagi) – Goetic Theurgy: Praestigiis Daemonum</a>Type: Offensive, Defensive, SupplementaryRank: SRange: Short – LongChakra: 60Damage: 120Description: Praestigiis Daemonum is the most basic technique of Goetic Theurgy and employs the basic concept of establishing a spiritual tether between user and victim(s). The user creates up to five tangible Athame from their spiritual energy and launches them at another technique or target and, upon contact, establishes a tether between the victim(s) and the user. Aside from the primary purpose of establishing a spiritual tether, these physical Athame are potent weapons and can be used as such within clashes established in the style. With a tether established, the user becomes able to share physical sensations, like pain, and illusory experiences with their victims. For example, should the user stab themselves in the arm, the victim will experience the spiritual equivalence of pain from this technique. This experienced spiritual pain inflicts the equivalent of the physical damage inflicted by the user upon themselves as spiritual damage upon the victim. Additionally, with an established tether, the user can induce illusions upon themselves to share them with the victim, done through separate illusory techniques. Because these illusions are imposed on the user, and not victim, they cannot be broken by traditional means other than by releasing the tether or if the user releases the illusion themselves. The spiritual tether established can only be broken by surges that use Yin, Yang, Yin-Yang, or Natural Energy of higher rank. This technique can be used twice per battle, and once every three turns. While the tether is established the user cannot use Yang or Yin-Yang Release techniques above A-Rank.<a href="https://animebase.me/threads/custom-fighting-style-technique-submission.764490/page-2#post-21916838">(Shūkyō Gētea: Asumodai Seihon) – Goetic Theurgy: Asmodal Binding</a>Type: Offensive, Defensive, SupplementaryRank: SRange: Short – LongChakra: 60Damage: 120 / N/ADescription: By weaving four hand seals the user creates up to five Athame from their spiritual energy, each equivalent to the size of an average dagger. These Athame can be created in either their tangible or intangible states; in the case of the former, they will possess potent physical damaging qualities. In the case of the latter, the daggers will pass through obstacles as outlined in the fighting style. Athame can be formed in either of the user’s hands, or alternatively, can be formed floating around their person; in the case of the latter, the Athame respond to the user’s will and are directed as such. Each dagger is infused with a minor spirit that seeks to establish a tether by either clashing with another’s technique or directly touching them, or in the case of intangible, moving through them. Once tethered, through a process identical to the Hungry Ghost, the victim will experience spiritually degenerative properties that manipulate their emotions and degrade their combat abilities. On a surface level, the victim will have their emotions manipulated by the spiritual infusion causing them to experience deep lethargy and depression. Their combat abilities are reduced, causing them to only be able to use two techniques per turn rather than the allotted three and their base speed is reduced by 2 levels. The Asmodal Binding can be used twice per battle, once every three turns. The established tether remains active for four turns, or until broken by a surge of Yin, Yang, Yin-Yang, or Natural Energy of higher rank. Once used, the user is unable to use Yin Release, or Yin-Yang Release techniques, above A-Rank for two turns.<a href="https://animebase.me/threads/custom-fighting-style-technique-submission.764490/page-3#post-21950668">(Shūkyō Gētea: Kidzuchi no Majo) – Goetic Theurgy: Malleus Maleficarum</a>Type: Defensive, SupplementaryRank: SRange: Short – LongChakra: 80Dmaage: N/ADescription: Malleus Maleficarum follows the user’s ability to manifest Athame on their person or around them within short-range controlled by their mind. This technique creates a single Athame from Yin Release imbued with a spirit within it; the dagger itself is formed in its intangible state. The dagger created, instead of being directed upon enemies, will be directed upon the user or an ally and pass through their body in order to release this spirit within it. The purpose of this spirit is to consume foreign chakra that permeates through the body, specifically against techniques like advanced Genjutsu and Yamanaka, and other spiritual based abilities. Following the core of the style, the spirit consumes the chakra within them and releases them from the technique. Then, using this chakra as a source, the spirit will tether to an opponent and reverse the illusion upon their enemy and contained within the spirit. This technique essentially acts as an alterative release method for foreign chakra. The spirit and its tether can be released through a surge of Yin, Yang, Yin-Yang, or Natural Energy of equivalent rank. This technique can be used once every three turns and a maximum of twice per battle. After use, the user is unable to use Yin or Yin-Yang Release above A-Rank for one turn. [/spoiler][/QUOTE]

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