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Post by Hero on Aug 14, 2018 1:27:06 GMT
 — temple of fireflies, dojo of the zenouskha-ryu
ↂ Legend has it that the term of Martial Arts originated from the monks need to defend themselves from nature, and the preternatural. They realized that the martial-arts they had developed to that point was inadequate when compared to the drastic speed and power differences in themselves as humans and the animals of the forest. Through experimentation with ki/chi outside of their traditional medicinal practices, these monks discovered they were capable of previously unknown levels of superhuman athletic ability that overtime transcended beyond anything ever thought possible.
ↂ No one knows when Murim first came into existence for certain, as no one knows exactly when the world was created from the planet to the cosmos itself (beyond myth). What was understood, however, is that Murim was a world maintained by the passage of martial arts from one generation to the next, a relationship that was deeper than blood and intimacy. After the appearance of the first monks each with their own arts and understanding of the martial arts, many famous monks spread throughout society, training disciples to become masters, whom in-turn trained others to much the same pedigree. In time, with more masters and disciples appearing, the amount of Murim-in increased, clans and schools were formed and the world of Murim was born. Due to the nature of the Murim being "not normal", since their strength is far above the ordinary, there was the fear that coexistence between normal people and Murim would create conflict and, in time, war. Thus, the existence of the Murim world was kept secret from normal people, with the exception of some members of local governments and federal government. However, the need for documentation and governance was needed as well, which led to the creation of The Martial Arts Alliance. Headed by the ruling clan voted on every decade, the Black Dragon as legend described the clan leader, was an alias passed on through generations, requiring them to have knowledge of all martial-arts, and to be a legendary master of their own art form.
ↂ While the history and lore of the world is extensive, one thing that is well-documented by Adell Illiandes Laemington, The God Dragon is all martial-arts within Murim. Upon a record of history covered in blood, the ivory-haired sage used that which was bestowed upon him by The Ogetsuhime, the Zenoushka-Ryu, to cull and destroy all leaders of martial-arts, taking their secrets to his own. The reason, as many believed, was that they had grown too powerful and dangerous for their own good, but the truth will forever be mired by the history of those dark days. The final battle of Remshi, the world under the solemn rule of Ur'xura, would come when when Emperor Masashi met The God Dragon in a final battle of wills, and the outcome is as unknown as the current state of Murim itself. This is a record of all martial-arts known within the underground culture of combat, documented and studied by The God Dragon himself. Though this is the case, many still walk the universe with the curse of their family and the stench of blood strong within their martial form.
ʭ Simgichehon refers to the basic composition of a martial-artist. These four aspects of the bodies composition are tied with one another and must be in balance. Irregularity in one of them can cause problems in the function of the rest. This although mainly refers to the inferiority of one component in relation to the rest.
- Sim (Mind)— The ability to think and generally in the mental process of the person.
- Inferiority ᗈ If the Sim is inferior to the other three opponents then the individual is unable to achieve the potential level of the body. This is due to the inability of the individual to absorb and examine information crucial for the individuals development.
- Superiority ᗈ Superior Sim would simply result in the inability of the individual to reach the level that the mind can understand.
- Gi (Breath)— It is mainly known as Inner Energy (Ki/Chi) and it is the life force in all creation. The Ki follows a natural flow throughout the body and is as important as the other three aspects of the body's composition for the appropriate function martial arts. An irregular or blocked natural flow can affect the function of the body and cause health problems.
- Inferiority ᗈ Inferior Ki results in the instability of the body and causes health problems. The result is the affected growth of the body and its weakened state due to lack of sufficient Ki circulating in the body.
- Superior ᗈ Superior Ki can cause the body's break down or even complete destruction of it resulting in death.
- Che (Body)— The materials that make up the body including bones and muscle. In other words the physical structure of the body.
- Inferiority ᗈ If the body is inferior to the other three components and, mainly, inferior to the Ki amounts that are produced in it then the body is rendered unable to hold. The body, in its effort to match the level of Ki in it, it exceeds its limits resulting in it bursting whenever the person puts pressure on it. If the components are significantly unbalanced then the body can potential break down completely resulting even in death.
- Superiority ᗈ Superior Che would simply render Gi insufficient for the body's functioning leading to various health problems. One such example are the Yin Body Types (covered later).
- Hon (Soul)— The spirit. It represents the will and determination to achieve something.
- Inferiority ᗈ If the spirit is weak then the rest of composition falls behind due to the person's lack of determination to put effort. For example, (in relation to Sim) no matter how intelligent an individual is, if he is not determined to put effort he will not achieve his goals. This can be effected by martial arts techniques that may not be physical.
- Superiority ᗈ Superior Hon would only result in an individuals constant effort to develop further without satisfying outcome. The lack of equal Che could lead someone to put the body in constant danger by overexerting it, hence straining it and upsetting the balance of the four.
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It is important that complete balance between the four is maintained in the strongest of martial-arts, as some of the requisite drawbacks can lead to destruction of the self entirely. While the weaker and easier learned martial-arts allow for imbalance, the strongest do not, and is a grand part of mastery of an incredibly potent or versatile art as a whole.
ʭ 活人拳 Katsujinken [lit. The Saving Fist] is the philosophical belief that the purpose of martial-arts is to protect, rather than destroy, or kill. It has been long disputed that dichotomy between those within Murim stems from the lack of ideological overlap. Those who follow Katsujinken were founded by the original monks of artistry themselves, they who would use their prowess not to kill, but to defend themselves from nature and the forest. Their belief is that even if they fight an opponent who means to take their lives, that they should not take theirs. Certain martial-arts thrive on this concept, and while they possess the capacity to kill, are best utilized to pacify and disarm. In recent times, this philosophy has become stringent, but less popular, as more seek the blood of their enemy. The honor code of those within Murim vary, and this is but one example. This is also known as the Yang belief.
ʭ 殺人拳 Satsujinken [lit. The Killing Fist] is the contrasting belief of Katsujinken, where practitioners believe that killing their opponent is the way to use their martial arts, and inherently its purpose. In the beginning of Murim this was a widely disputed path of thought, and was considered to be prohibited in the upper echelons of The Martial Arts Alliance. However, when Emperor Masashi took the throne of Oo'xora and war consumed the native lands, so to did war consume the minds of those effected, even those who had upheld peace. It was then that the majority became the minority, and Satsujinken became the philosophy of which to base martial-arts, and utilize martial-arts within. It is the Yin belief. There are also those who walk this path for revenge, hoping to kill a certain person instead of just using their martial arts to kill, and as such the reasoning to follow this way of life varies.
ʭ 外道 Gedo [lit. The Demon Fist] is the path of the demon. While Katsujinken, the Living Fist, promotes martial arts for the sake of saving lives and protecting those dear to them and Satsujinken, the Killing Fist, promotes martial arts for the sake of killing others in the most powerful manner possible there is another practiced fist. Long ago during the Dragon War period, hundreds of clans battled for supremacy with weapons forged by famous, long deceased blacksmiths. The victorious clan, Yatamori, led by Masashi Yatamori, won over the other greater and lesser clans with little to oppose him. While it is said that he did so by his own blade, using the knowledge he learned from Murim to do so, the truth was far darker. Being one of the first influential Murim-in to interfere with the politics of the world, he sought one thing and one thing only: death and power by any means. Brainwashing his adopted children, mutilating those who surrendered, this dark, melancholy past was painted over by the empire that would come to be found on the ashes of those who died for their beliefs. Masashi became the first to succumb to the demon within. Essentially it can be assumed that Gedō, or the Demon Fist, promotes martial arts for the sake of mass murder, as a way of not just gaining dominance in the martial arts world, but also to gain power by any means. One who walks the path of the demon will kill all in their way, especially the weak and those who they themselves deem are not worthy of practicing martial arts. Those who walk this path open themselves up to irrational madness, but with this very madness comes a power that many only dream of attaining. Gedo is an outlawed belief within Murim, and naturally an illegal practice within the laws of the regular world as well, yet there are those who cling to the shadows that practice it in praise of their own inherent darkness.
ʭ 静 Sei [lit. Silence] is responsive, aware, and still. Using talent, wit, and skill, and not raw power or determination is the watchwork of this philosophy, and is a form of ki itself. This principle requires a state of calmness and a clarity of mind, to not allow emotion or instincts to drive ones actions. While Sei is quicker, more agile, less rigid, it is also weaker and less powerful outright than its contrasting counterpart. Sei ki is also significantly harder to detect, and is often used in strategic, translucent feints and attacks.
ʭ Dou [lit. Motion] is powerful, potent, and emotional. Using anger, instinct, and determination translates to raw power and that is the watchwork of this philosophy, also a form of ki. This principle relies heavily on instinct, brute force, and emotional limiters being shattered within limits of simultaneous balance of all aspects of self to destroy anything before it. Dou focuses on making their ki explode after channeling it through their target to deal excessive damage, and can be seen as animalistic or unnatural. While those who primarily use Dou ki are more prone to follow Satsujinken, it has also been seen that they can follow Katsujinken, even in cases of Dual Ki.
ʭ Dual-Ki [Sei & Dou] is the ability to utilize both Sei and Dou (known as Seidou) and is common in grand-master martial artists and above. While it is common for a master of martial arts to be capable of utilizing both, they usually specialize in one or the other as it is the focus of their martial art, but have the versatility to flip between one or the other. Only two to have ever lived have shown a complete mastery of both, The God of the Battlefield (now deceased) of The Ogetsuhime, Hayato Furinji, and The God Dragon himself, he who is not human. [/div]
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Post by Hero on Aug 14, 2018 1:28:27 GMT
᳀ The Zenoushka-Ryu— The God Dragon School.
᳀ Primogenitor [originator]— The Ogetsuhime?
᳀ Ki Focus— Dual Ki.
᳀ The God Dragon School is the preternatural discipline less of a particular martial-art, and more of an understanding of many in their multitude. It is, essentially, the culmination of all martial arts before, and after it, utilizing what it will eventually see into it. A hybrid-martial art discipline that supersedes others, the Zenoushka-Ryu is thought to be the pinnacle of Simgichehon's capabilities, unable to be achieved by an ordinary human. Generations of knowledge from the art of Tenchi-Mushin Ryuu, Soseondang's Flying Flash Sword, the Ogame-Ryuu, Welkin Lightning, the North Star School, the Strong Dragon School, and The Furinji School. To master them physically, mentally, within will, and within the imprint of one's ki itself was thought to be impossible, which was the basis of the school's founding. After The Ogetsuhime left the side of Emperor Masashi far descended through his madness, they created an art impossible to master, one that would become a lifestyle where the roads could theoretically converge to give one a complete understanding of ones self, the world, and all life. Hayato remarked that this phenomenon was known as Do (not to be confused with Dou) which was the one, true, only way of complete mastery that no legendary mastery including himself had been able to master. The end result was many disciples that sought to learn, but none who did not die through asinine exertion, ridiculous conditions of learning, or from time itself...that is, other than one. The blight of Murim itself of which The Ogetsuhime could have never known would be an omen to the future of the world. Seeking retribution they trained him and believed in his benevolence...until he emerged as The God Dragon, the one true evil in the world not named Emperor Masashi.
While the techniques of the school are important, moreso is the principles for which the techniques are made possible. The Seven Kata of the Divine, inherited from the ancient unnamed monk of past for which all martial arts were inherently based upon, but faded into obscurity thereafter. It is said that though he developed it to fight nature, that it was only after he had met an otherworldly force for which departed its knowledge onto him from its tales of battle that such was developed. Only The Ogetsuhime were able to retain the truth of this legendary arts abilities, each of them specializing in one or the other. The Zenoushka-Ryu mastery is complete and total mastery of them all.
- Shave: The Art of Blitz
- Pongze: The Art of Destruction
- Jingenken: The Art of Gi
- Baijuli: The Art of Penetration
- Tiankong: The Art of Sky
- Yangan: The Soul's Eye
- Fengyan: The Art of Breeze
☯ Shave ᗈ “Known as the "Art of Blitz", Shave abuses a speed beyond the rate of energy transference to achieve near teleportational jumps. Practitioners toil for centuries simply jumping with increasing altitudes until their body can withstand the force of landing from a height that can touch the clouds. At which point users must toil for millenniums learning to jump with a change of zero altitudes while retaining the same leap strength that can reach the clouds or less for a weaker basic mastery. Proper execution of Shave is first acquired when the user can invoke ten jumps before their body burst forth with the collected speed of all ten. Directing the burst speed in combat whose range is usually maxed at a couple hundred meters, Shave becomes almost instantaneous often perceived to be a form of teleportation. Those who force the technique without proper training, however, will shred their own muscles and collide with uncontrollable speeds any obstruction incapacitating their body if not destroying it by the impact and the sonic boom.”
☯ Pongze ᗈ “Known also as 'The Art of Destruction', Pongze abuses Zenoushka's impossible strength and natural laws to obliterate any physical objects that it strikes. Newton's Third Law, Action Reaction, states that for every action on an object and equal and opposite force will be applied as reaction. When this resistance surpass its limits, however, the object will break. Pongze strikes with a force exactly equaling an object's maximum leaving a minute fragment of time of zero resistance. Then, with a strike instantaneously, the full power of the second blow will shatter any object like sand regardless of its original strength. Those who force the technique without proper training, however, destroys their own fist having overcame by the object instead.”
☯ Baijuli ᗈ “Known also as 'The Art of Penetration', Baijuli holds its ideal form bidding users train even the fingers with the capability to pierce through metal. By the same efforts, Baijuli allows users to invoke the sonic boom and subsequently the N-wave without energy based assistance. These booms, while powerful offensively able to rip even deuranium at point blank range, serve defensively able to destroy all forms of ranged attacks by its penetrative wave like properties. Those who force the technique without proper training, however, will destroy their fingers at the point of impact or shred their own limb by the sheer destructive power of the booms.”
☯ Tiankong ᗈ “Known also as 'The Art of Sky', Tiankong utilizes all 'speed', 'strength' 'form' and 'technique' to achieve aerial mobility. Users toil for centuries simply running on solid ground to gain speed enough to create at minimum seven high density clones, by mere speed, each able to strike with force identical to the original. Training continues for another millennium to dash with enough speed and strength per step to run over water. Finally, practitioners press beyond believable limits inducing a sound barrier per step to run over thin air with mobility speeds long surpassing mach one able to translate each mastery not only in dash but also in jump. Those forcing the technique without proper training, however, will shred their own body inflicting heavy damage, if not death, by the sonic boom induced when breaking the sound barrier.”
☯ Yangan ᗈ “Known also as 'The Soul Eye', Yangan of the Seven is an essential fragment of the Zenoushka-Ryu style giving its users in depth insights to the world around them. Practitioners of the art train for untold generations to attune their senses maximizing their capability to hear the tinniest muscle contracts, to smell the weakest of odor, to feel the smallest vibration and to see the finest of details. As mastery blossoms, users force open other non-conventional senses, numbering seventy-seven, making it impossible to hide or deceive Zenoushka users by stealth, by walls, by speed, by illusions or even by supernatural attempts. Depending on the user and their discipline, various skills and perceptive abilities are incorporated to further the Kata. Those who force the technique without proper training, however, will ruin their senses overloading the brain and sensory abilities with stimuli leading to an instant coma and eventually death.”
☯ Fengyan ᗈ “Known also as 'The Art of Breeze', Fengyan utilize 'form' and 'strength' to invoke sharp cutting winds. Training begins by waving a wind to quell candle flames and progresses for millenniums honing the proper form till a swing of leg or a poke from a finger carries enough strength to invoke a flying blade of air able to cut through steel, and eventually deuranium. With proper mastery, every strike including even blade clashing will generate the piercing Fengyan. The blunt Fengyan, on the contrary, deals impact crushing even steel armory with extended impact radius. Those forcing the technique without proper training, however, will rip their muscles tissues making it useless for combat.”
☯ Jingenken ᗈ “Also known as the 'Art of Gi/Ki', Jingenken holds the ability to fully command one's own body and can almost be described as the summation of the many forms. From voluntary to involuntary control, from chi to mana to aura manipulation, the art is the most difficult to master but respectively is the most powerful of the seven. The concentration of ki often allows for physical enhancement including increased speed, strength, regeneration and defense to the point of easily blocking blades and shattering steel. The amount of ki and the technique of application are often a prime focus for martial artists regardless of the form they practice.
Advanced techniques often require mental projections to focus and manipulate the ki's form. With the application of different techniques it is possible to create 'the elements' without the use of magic and is often deemed the elemental dragon forms depending on the branch of Jingenken practiced. Though these are different than the magical elements they do carry similarities and are often used in a more effective manner when paired with Zenoushka-Ryu's combat style. Over the generations Adell Illiandes Laemington has mastered over a thousand techniques including the forms of the elemental dragons as well as hyperresonance. His knowledge grew and understood and made use of the similarity of the ki, mana and aura that Jingenken controls. His ability to manipulate ki has advanced to the point of harmonizing with nature and overcoming the clash between opposing elements such as Sei and Dou ki. Those that have been seen and used to date are listed below.- “Lion Howl: This technique is one of the secret arts of the Sound Dragon fighting style. As one of the many moves developed by martial artists, this skill was originally used by a man with the title 'Golden Lion King'. As the name suggests the technique carries a certain resemblance to that of a true lion's howl. The difference lies in the injection of ki (sei) designed to damage the brain and vestibular system. Although it has other applications, Lion Howl is most often used to stun the enemy.”
- “Arctic Deliverance: The technique is one of the secret arts of the Ice Dragon fighting style. Users of this branch of Jingenken are often found to be more calm and articulate due to the requirements of the techniques. By draining nature's ki, and thus its kinetic energy, it is possible to freeze the target on a molecular level. The extra chi is often used to protect the user body allowing the user to freeze the opponents without inflicting harm to their own self.”
- “Thunder Break: The technique is one of the secret arts of the Thunder Dragon fighting style. While most of the other elemental dragon forms are based on only one of the Sei or Dou ki, the Thunder Dragon techniques are based a lot more heavily upon conjugating the two charges and clashing the two chi mass to create electricity based attacks to paralyze the opponent in more ways than one. Due to the nature of the technique purer ki, and dual ki, is often a heavy focus of the style.”
- “Apollo's Wrath: This technique is one of the secret arts of the Fire Dragon fighting style. Where the Ice Dragon fighting style is based on the manipulation of Sei ki the Fire Dragon fighting style is based much more on collisions of Dou ki. By forcing specific currents in one's ki the user forces their ki to clash against each other creating high friction and, consequently, flames to sear through the opponent or ones self. ”
- “Deimo Pulmus: This technique is one of the secret arts of the Void Dragon fighting style. While similar to the other elemental dragons in its ability to 'summon the element' the Void Dragon is often deemed superior to the other dragons due to the impossible feats that it can achieve. With Deimo Pulmus, a special form of hyperresonance is created using ki to disturb the fabrics of space. While this technique is used most often as a shield it does have many applications such as ranged or melee AOE attacks.”
- “Feline Claw: This technique is one of the secret arts of the Wind Dragon fighting style. Amongst the elemental dragons the Wind Dragon is the only one that openly throws ki as its primary source of offense. By concentrating one's ki at the tips of the finger the user can then send it out via slash as a type of 'wind blade' to cut through the enemy at long distances. While considered foolish by the manner which it depletes the user's ki the secret of the art actually harmonizes with nature's ki and uses the original concentration as a medium for the projectile. The harmonization also permits for what appears to be wind control and is considered to most resemble magic.”
- “Stone Body: This technique is one of the secret arts of the Earth Dragon fighting style. The stone body technique is different from the other dragon techniques in that it does not produce fancy display such as that of fire or wind. Conversely, the Earth Dragon's technique focuses much more on saturating one's ki on the skin with special current flows to disperse energy and scatter resistance. While the technique is activated the color hue of the body is often dried to a stone gray thus acquiring the title Stone Body. A major drawback for young masters is that by concentrating enough ki to create the stone body they lack resources amplify their other physical capabilities rendering them slower than the other dragons.”
- “Marine Flare: This technique is one of the secret arts of the Water Dragon fighting style. It is said that water is a universal reactant and is an element most critical for living things. With its fluidity and its versatile capability water is actually a powerful medium for channeling ki. The Marine Flare is a technique which drives ki into water and using it as a powerful cannon capable of blasting holes in heavy armored tanks. While not as manipulative as the Wind Dragon's harmonization, the instantaneous ki in blast out sequence remains a powerful combat capability.”
- “Shadow Bind: This technique is one of the secret arts of the Shadow Dragon fighting style. While the other elemental dragons focus on damage and efficiency the Shadow Dragon has a unique view of handicapping the opponent. By injecting ki and compressing the opponent's nervous system it is possible to block the electric signal rendering them immobile. Advanced users often use various pressure techniques and target even the other, such as ki and mana circuits of their opponents.”
- “Elementary Power: This is arguably the simplest of techniques amongst all the dragon forms. By operating with the raw forms of ki various effects can be achieved. The simplest include increase in speed, strength, defense and regeneration whose enhancement level is dictated by the skill of the user and the amount of ki they put in. In the basics of manipulation it is possible to allow a human body to be impervious to blade strikes in defense or to lift tanks with a single finger in strength. Another usage is that by release ki as kinetic wave it is possible to create something similar to a telekinetic attack, an invisible force that simply strikes the opponent. While simple to use it can be lethal to the victims depending on the method of application. While high concentration of ki can destroy tanks and airships with ease users should be careful of their own ki quantity as elementary power tends to be less efficient in than the other dragon forms in its input output efficiency rate.”
- “C. Laser: This technique is one of the secret arts of the Light Dragon fighting style. Of the dragon forms this technique is one of the more fancy forms. By concentrating ki, with the Light Dragon's technique, in a location in space it is possible to incite light and fire it at the opponent in the form of laser. Its advantage over the other dragon forms is that the laser can be fired from anywhere and can be used as many times as the user desires. Lasers from adept users can cut through steel and bone alike on contact.”
Of the raw disciplines amalgamated into the Zenoushka-Ryu, the Soseondang's Flying Flash Sword and Ogame-Ryu encompass the limitless knowledge of swordsmanship, one as a principle of swordsmanship, the other a library of personal techniques. While the Ogame-Ryu relies on the creation and execution of several strategic techniques developed by ones self, the Sosedang's Flying Flash Sword is but a mere mantra for which many of the talents of The Seven Divine Kata can manifest themselves. Below are techniques that can be used in combination with the bukijutsu of the Ogame-Ryu, or the refined discipline of the Soseondang's Flying Flash Sword to achieve optimal results in an exchange of blades.
᳀ Tremor Edge: “Tracing its roots from the Seven Divine Kata, Jingenken, this skill allows the dullest blades to cut deuranium and often bypasses sword parries. By concentrating ki into the hand the skill is able to vibrate the edge causing every strike to multiply in both quantity and quality. Depending on the user's skill level it is possible to land three slashes with a single strike or a thousand slashes depending on the frequency of the vibration.“
᳀ Void Edge: “This skill was developed similar to Tremor Edge. By channeling one's ki into the nervous system of the arm it is possible to send just that limb into an incredible berserk mode. The skill relies on the control of the berserk arm to create blade strikes of unrealistic speeds making the blade seem as if it never left its resting place or simply an invisible edge.”
᳀ Air Edge: “This skill was a technique learned later through development of Ogame-Ryu. By striking the boundary between two pressing auras it is possible to collapse the equilibrium and capture the full force of both auras into a powerful current flowing into the scar of the opponent's aura. The force then manifests visibly as a blast capable of destroying armies with a single strike shredding steel and bones with relative ease. Stronger opponents or bigger groups of enemies will allow for stronger blasts.”
᳀ Attraction Edge: “The skill is likely the simplest of the personal blade technique augmentations. By coating the blade with ki it is possible to create a 'sticky' effect. While it has no offensive power the move can instantly grapple the target on contact. This is a move developed as an application of elementary power.”
᳀ Penetration Edge: “The skill derives from a proper control of elementary power. By utilizing ki itself to hold the blade, usually a layer between the handle and the hand, it is possible to spin the ki and, subsequently, causes the blade to spin like that of a drill.”
᳀ Maddening Edge: “This technique drives forward thin sheets of chi described possibly as ribbons or otherwise as a thousand blades shooting forward for an AOE attack. Due to the nature of the attack the ki ribbons can bend and twist depending on the control mastery of the user. This skill is used most often against multiple enemies and is most effective against crowded armies. An essential to the Flying Flash Sword's ultimate technique.”
᳀ Dilapidation Edge: “While all existence carry ki, known also as 'breath' in the original language, the quantities of ki vary from object to object and even section to section of the same item. By reading and understanding the concentration of ki it is possible to find the point of weakest link and cleave through the entire object with it like achilies' heel. This technique is used often on inanimate objects more than living things. As the ki in living things flow it becomes increasingly difficult to strike at the correct point especially against masters of the chi. Against those who cannot use ki, however, the task becomes almost too simple especially for masters.”
᳀ Specter Edge: “While most other blade techniques actually require a blade to perform, Specter Edge is of the fewer skills able to be performed even without a blade in hand. By extending ki beyond one's body the user is then able to create invisible blades to both block or attack enemy attacks as though a ghost samurai or some telekinetic power is protecting the user. This skill is also a requirement for Infinity Demon Edge.”
᳀ Infinity Demon Edge: “One of the more advanced sword techniques. By pushing one's speed to a frightening level the user makes a total of a sixteen thousand three hundred eighty four stabs in a fraction of a split second. The stabs are also supported by the constant release of Specter Edge, Maddening Edge, Dilapidation Edge and is able to fully destroy any material into particles finer than dust. The skill is named because the last image the victim sees is often that of an insurmountable, nameless demon (suggesting its roots in Gedo). A direct hit will cause the victim to leave behind only a pile of dust in place of their carcass, striking them into nothingness on an atomic level.”
Soseodang's Flying Flash Sword— is a powerful style of swordsmanship that was passed down the Soseondang Clan. The Soseondang Clan existed near the Yunnan Castle before the war of clans and over generations they pursued the "ultimate understanding" of the sword rather than fame or honor, or even bloodshed. As a result, masters of the style are able to move at nigh untraceable speeds and slice through sturdy walls, boulders and trees as easy as a knife through butter. Even Grand Masters of martial arts find it almost impossible to keep up with with the crisp, sublime movements articulated by the masters of this swordsmanship. They do not believe in technique, and instead find that they would rather meditate and explore their blade through spiritual harmony before they devote themselves to named technique of any kind. Everything is a matter of instinct. The legendary master of this swordsmanship, Soh Chengwong, is one of the greatest enigmas of the Ogetsuhime.
The Ogame-Ryu— also known as the Giant Tortoise style, developed by Oizumi Kamedenbou as one of the Ogetsuhime. This style is a non-conventional fighting style of kenjutsu that emphasizes versatility in the form of five kata: Fire, Wind, Water, Earth, and Lightning/Thunder that each enforce a different principle. It is rare for anyone to master the style in totality as one usually one inclines towards one kata or the other, but it's said that they who should master all five can open up the legendary sixth kata, Kamui. When Oizumi of the Ogetsuhime passed away, his pupil, Rintarou Zenmaru took his place.
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Post by Hero on Sept 14, 2018 2:37:06 GMT
᳀ The Purachintora Ken— The Platinum Tiger Hand
᳀ Primogenitor [originator]— Yotei of the West
᳀ Ki Focus— Sei.
᳀ While the monks would spread the gospel of the cosmos through their understanding of themselves and the best way to combat things beyond their usual limits, there existed those who disagreed with their methodology entirely. The structure, the order, the politics that would soon follow, the incessant beliefs of human beings and the concepts they attached to all things was a nuisance to a select few. The primal, instinctive urges of man to beast was far stronger than they could resist. Instead they trained to the highest limits of physical and spiritual power, seeking not to create a civilization of order, but to instead to grow stronger and walk their own paths without hesitation or real thought. The strongest of them would eventually encounter the supreme one, king of the forests himself, Byakko, a being of insurmountable power and authority throughout the wilderness and the reasoning for the monks founding of martial arts themselves. Rather than walk the feeble path of civilization, Yotei took his hand to Byakko, and thus began the vicious cycle of their primitive battle. It was through this that Yotei would watch the power of Byakko manifest and learn through their perpetual battles the true power of self and the methods which had made him the king of nature. Three years would pass before Byakko was declared dead. Those closest to Yotei knew he had merely disappeared, dissolving from the world as he had passed on all of the ancient knowledge he had left. To the woods, and to those within Murim however, he had taken the throne, the first human being to ever rule the forest.
So was The Platinum Tiger Hand born, the strongest solitary martial-art (excluding the hybrid library of the God Dragon discipline) and more powerful than even The Heaven's Riches themselves.
The Platinum Tiger Hand emphasizes esoteric manipulation of presence and qi to achieve deceptive feats of destruction. Emphasizing the instinctual folding of Sei qi, it is actually a most unusual art form. While it uses the more passive, withdrawn half of the Dou and Sei symmetry, it requires an unrealistic amount of qi to be utilized properly. The input to output rate of the art itself is quite dangerous and makes it impossible for a regular human being to master beyond simply being adept. Yotei himself, being the first master, would eventually pass it on to The God Dragon and The Venomous Viper, neither of whom would frequent the art much due to having their own preferred methods of combat. Using it requires an incredible understanding of molding qi to the intended physical effect before execution. Rather than being broken down into divided categories, it is actually a discipline with hundreds of techniques emphasizing movement, offensive, and defensive capabilities. Only the known techniques will be listed.
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