*smiles*
"That was purely intuition, I don't like to use my mind powers on friends, it's an invasion of privacy. I wanted to you to know that I found you attractive, and the reason why I can't. As I said, Val, will want to be a part of this, and when the time comes you should train her."
*nods*
"I get the feeling that little box was tied to this universe somehow, so it didn't surprise me that you've heard of at least one name. He's a snakeman, black skin, white clothes, speaks with a hissssss."
*quiets down a bit*
"He heard of me....he said I had a reputation. I just had died and came to that world, there was no way it could have been me. He acted like I was some powerful bring worth killing. I am powerful, but I don't flaunt it, so I don't think it was me...but what if there is another me....or me's out there and he got me confused with them. It's a lot to take in."
*smiles*
"My first life, let's see, I was born on Earth, I had a mother, never knew my father, and when he tried to scam me for a house, that was the end of that forever. No siblings. I worked with computers, video games, role playing games. Don't get me wrong, it was fun, and some interesting things happened, some bad things happened too. I was born Adam, but he died, so I use my online handle Jhiaxus. I was never married, no children, and I don't think I can now."
*grins*
"I won't insist, but friends tell each other the good and bad, so it's out there. I consider you a friend, and more. If you want the true reason why I took Jewel, is that she needed someone to look after her, and who was I to say that I couldn't. It just went from there. I care about those kids, and they need someone to look out for them. You can tell me anything or nothing, I am comfortable to spend the time with you, just doing nothing."
J.
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(ooc: *dies* logged out while I took an hour to type that. Coming back.) She responds, "We can try, but I'm one of only two female Black Ninjas; it's very hard for women to get in." She listens intently to your story of your past, then responds, "You know, in certain places you can get to from the Between there's a popular religion where Adam was the name of the first man. That's interesting. We really have a lot in common; we both had only one parent and both had a distant relationship with our fathers, we both got where we are through sheer determination and training, which we wouldn't have been able to get if we weren't lucky to begin with." (She explains to you about her past, the details I will spare you because it reads like the script to a nonconsensual yuri lolicon hentai doujinshi -- she frequently gets choked up and breaks down crying a couple times, explaining more than once with puffy eyes, "I'm sorry, this is the first time I've ever told anyone. No, I want you to know."). She was banished from the Ru family for lying by telling the truth about what her older sister was doing to her; shortly after she witnessed an assassination done by a Black Ninja and was taken on a BSM order (bystander saw too much, she explains). They tried to kill her, as a BSM calls for, but she fought for her life determinedly, and Imidge called the BSM off if she would join. They gave her the monicker Fizgig ("Imidge said it means something in another language, but he won't tell me what it means,") and her uchi-ne (she holds up her knives), and trained her in everything she knows.
*smiles*
"My mother was Roman Catholic, and yes Adam is the first son of man. As for Valera, she is already a ninja, just not a Black Ninja. She's a smart, tough girl, If there is another woman accepted it will be her."
*grins*
"I do feel a kinship with you as well, and thanks for telling me your story. I understand more than most how bad things can happen to good people. Your the better for all your experiences, and if I had any choice, you'd always be by my side."
*hugs her and kisses her forehead*
"This Imidge sounds very interesting, and very reckless teaching a woman to wield knives so well."
*laughs*
J
"Imidge is one of the Eldest," she tells you, snuggling close to your side, sitting next to you. Her body feels worlds different from anything you have felt, soft yet compact, small yet strong, slightly malleable yet solid. Her scent is sweet, though not sugary so, more flowery, and somewhat pleasant, perhaps because of the physical labor rather than in spite of it. "He was one of the founders of the Black Ninja, and only leaves on missions when our opponent is someone he feels ten squads of ten Black Ninja led by Elders would not be able to defeat the enemy; so once or maybe twice in the entire time I've been here. I'm an Elder, and you will be one too, when I'm through with you." She smiles. "Most Black Ninja don't have the honor of being trained by an Elder; sure, once in a while one of us will take on a class for a session or so, but you are so different... I could see your determination from the moment I saw you.. and I admit, I had a little crush." She looks like she has a thought. "Do you want to take a shower or something? Wash up? We've been training like crazy, and travelling outdoors before that for a while besides. We've got showers here." (They have toilets, too, with full bidets and toilet paper, which has been a pleasant change of pace from cleaning yourself afterwards with leaves; but the showers are in a different place, so this is the first you've heard of them.)
*smiles*
"Sounds very interesting, and had a crash?"
*Looks at her and grins*
"I can't say the same, you were a guy when I first met you, but your real form is very pleasant and it's hard to be a good guy with that temptation. With that said, I want you around me. I am honored you offered, even teaching me yourself. I do admit not wanting to be here when I first got here, to be told I'm trapped, was oppressive. I am beginning to like it here tho."
*sniffs himself*
"Yes a shower would be great, I am overdue."
J.
She takes you to the showers, and offers to help you get cleaned up with a coy smile, clearly not expecting an affirmative answer.
*grins and is walking a fine line*
"Ok cleaning only, nothing else without Val, you can't trust me if I cheat, so we are both are going to have to be good with the obvious teasing and putting ourselves in bad situations till then agreed?"
*Is weak towards women :P, but has his line in the sand*
J
Your line in the sand is sorely tested by her, especially by being in the shower with her, compact, soft, lovely, touching you all over. It's almost more than you can stand, and it only makes it worse for you that you can tell you're also almost more than she can stand. (both successful difficult wlp checks, by the way... I feel that one would be required in a case like this)
((Your right of course))
*When we are done*
"Yeah that was a bad idea, a little too much temptation.
*Smiles*
J.
She smiles back to you and says, "I love temptation; of course, now I have no idea what I'm going to do. Maybe a cold shower to make up for the very hot one we just took." Instead, she goes outside and sits with you again, watching the rivers of what she doesn't understand which you have doubtlessly recognized as scriff. "They're beautiful, aren't they? Beautiful and frightening."
*Watching all that scriff*
"Really, rivers of it, that's the stuff that killed me and turned me into an immortal. So really frightening, and yes beautiful. Why is there rivers of it here? Something is not right about so much of that stuff in the same place."
J
"It's kind of hard to grasp, really; the Between is a world between worlds, and that stuff is like a gateway to other worlds, but way less reliable than actually cutting open a hole and stepping through it; if you were to jump or fall into one of these rivers, who knows where you'd pop out."
*nods*
"I got that stuff inside me, hmm, so the question is, am I really trapped here or not. It's a moot point, until I finish what I set out to do, I am not going anywhere. Which reminds me, the subject I didn't want to approach. Do you have really have to die, to have a new all ruler, and you mentioned necromancers. We might want to go over that now, so there is no confusion, and we can figure out how to get it done and get you back asap after.
J
She thinks on that for a moment, and responds, "Here's what I expect will happen. We'll kill Sefyr, then make our way to the All-Ruler's palace, which rests in the clouds near David's mountain. At that point, Blade will know what we're up to, so we'll use zippers to get there as fast as possible. Once we're in the throne room, I expect Chase will turn on you; he and Claude are old friends. I'll kill him, then myself -- all you need to do is sit on the throne. Then, history will rewrite itself with you as the All-Ruler; some people may keep their memories from the start, others may remember bits and pieces over time, and still others may just know what they know from what they're told and what they extrapolate from that. Anyway, Chase, Sefyr, and I will be back instantly at that very moment.
*Nods*
"Will you remember all this? Or should you write a journal so you know what we went through to get to that point? I will point out again I don't want to be all ruler, but I need you and the others to quickly help me figure out how to fix things for good so there is no need for another All Ruler. Are the power guardians always the same, or do they change? Sorry for all the questions, we have the time, and your the first one other than Jewel to give me straight answers."
*smiles*
"Thanks for the heads up on Chase, but I wasn't worried about him before I came here, sure he's a good shot, but a thrown lightsabre ruins most everyone's day."
*leans back putting his hands behind his head relaxing*
She snuggles into your side under you arm and says, "I'm immune to most anything the Four can throw at me. I'll remember everything." "The All-Ruler can change who the power guardians are once every year if they decide to." After a few moments of silence, you realize she fell asleep.
*smiles and holds her as she sleeps, planning on what to do when this training is over, letting her sleep as long as she needs to, thinking what a crazy couple of days he has had.*
J
(wlp check, 37) After a time, you fall asleep as well. When you awake, she's awake, but hasn't moved. A couple of Black Ninja are around, chuckling and looking at the two of you. Another walks over and says, "Alright, you guys, break it up, leave Fizgig alone --" to the two of you, "I'm happy for you both." Tan looks flustered and responds, "I'm, it's, not like that. We're friends." "Well, then, I feel sorry for you both." The crowd breaks up and walks away; Tan looks around, gets up, and says, "Let's get training." /// 3@10 Katana bod 7@1, Black Kenjutsu fast aggressive weapon-dependent 2x attack modifier +15 offensive sm +10 damage, 3@6 sal B7@1, Cut Through Air open a gate to the Between requires Katana of superior quality sal 3@9 B7@1, Ninja movements RS = -SM sal 3@5 P8@0, Katana of superior quality, base lethal +DC. attributes, +40 marks (4 marks to up a 2@ skill, 9 to up a 3@ skill) to strength, stamina, agility. Training continues for a long time and the two of you continue to get to know each other better, spending just about every waking minute together. A day comes when she tells you that you will duel some of the novices who started around the same time as you. "Don't pull your punches with these guys, Jhiaxus. They'll kill you if you give them a chance. You have the advantage of not knowing them and them not knowing you; you shouldn't have any trouble taking them down." If you could make the necessary adjustments to your attributes for me I'd be much obliged, and combat will begin first thing in the morning.
*smiles*
"Am I allowed to use other skills, that aren't blatant cheating, like movement skills not learned here? I like to keep by the rules as stated, so I am asking. I will not blast someone with a fireball and the like, but I have a few tricks up my sleeve that I can use as a ninja, that will be fun and interesting."
((Not now, but you know it's coming Super Saiyan Jhiaxus :P ))
J
"I thought I told you not to hold back!" She reprimands you. "If it's something you can do, your life is at stake. This test is to qualify you as one of the Elders; granted, I think you can beat them all, but I also think you need to know ahead of time... kill them by any means necessary." /// ((Is that something you would like to have happen some day? Hmm... ))
*Nods and winks*
"Now that I know the chains are off, I kinda feel sorry for them. I tend to play my abilities close to the vest, most you haven't seen yet. I am ready for them."
((Of course, goals for this toon and pretty much any Jhiaxus: Super Saiyan, and The Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan from Naruto :P))
J.
She leads you back through the throng of trainees and to a circle of ninja. She says to one of them, "This is my protegee, Jhiaxus. I have graduated him from trainee to novice to ninja, and he is ready for his Elders' exam." The ninja nods, and motions you inside the circle.
*nods and stands ready inside the circle waiting to see if he will fight one on one or multiples, wearing only his black ninja suit, and his katana, and boots, unless they provided me with those, and would be wearing those, wanting to show I need no other toys other than what everyone uses to do what I need to do. My katana is in its sheaf at up left hip, only thing up Panaramic Awareness, and will put things up and get into style once things start*
J
Yes, she provided you with tabi and a mask, the same material as the suit. /// Some moments later, another Black Ninja enters the circle with you. He has a large scythe and he's in style, watching you.
*I get into style, if we are alright to begin, run at him, use ninja movement B8@1 and at the last moment do a 2@5 Short Teleportive Hop M12@1 to his side and insert the sword through his eye slits, which should be the only area I can if Tan was right about the black material, the effect is hopefully he takes a swipe at me, I teleport out of the swipe and hit him inside his guard. I don't want to do all my tricks in case this is a multistage battle*
J
(Ahh, you misunderstood. Ninja movements is a way of carrying oneself that tells other people you are a ninja. It is a P8@0 posturing skill. Does that change your approach?))
((No then just running at him and doing the above))
J
(Have you updated your attributes in accordance with your training somewhere I'm not seeing? I'm getting 3@1 bod bra for will power, 3@10 Katana sal, 7@ abl, so 31 + 40 + 14 = 85 base chanceof success, roll is 62, you're in style, roll for initiative, him 97, failure, you 66, against his target value, that's almost as good as it gets (without countingthe style modifier). Roll of 17 is a hit, +2dc for 3@ msv (you have one of those, right?), +dc for style, +dc for the weapon of quality, +10 points to the roll for damage, -10 penalty to the die roll from the enemyms ninja suit for damage, we've gone from lethal to annihilating at an effective roll of 37. He does not have a 2@ damage value, apparently, by the way.)) You don't hit his eyes, coming across with a practiced swing that glances across his temple. You have a newfound respect for your abilities, as you've never actually attacked a person like this before, and with a shot that was grazing at best you have caused his head to explode within his mask before he even had a chance to move. The circle of ninja around clap as if you just putted a birdie on a par 4.
((I chose not to go from a 2@ to 3@ with any of my skills, I raised them to the point at the sheet in the thread (I had one at 2@2), so it is up to date. As much as I want to say it's higher my MSV is a 2@7, my Body Bias is 10@2, if that affects what happens above so be it.))
((If the above still stands))
*Kinda shocked that weak hit did that, and stand ready if there are more tests*
J
Bump
Bump?
Seen it, but this guy still isn't going to survive even with those modification's he's good and dead. Even so, 27 + 20 + 40 = 87, -15 TV, the 66 is still in there. I encourage and insist that you upgrade your stats as I suggested; the training was harsh and intense.
((I spent the +40 points with 10 +1 bumps to my 2@ stats. You want me to raise them more? Or were you not aware that some of my physicals skills weren't close to 3@ to start with?))
(I was not aware. Bump your strength to 3@3, agility to 2@10 if it isn't there or above, and stamina to 3@4.) The next opponent enter the ring with you; he has a knife and has assumed a crouching stance, and is watching you closely for an opening. You are still in style.
((I see from the above 2@5 Short Teleportive Hop M12@1, wasn't used, so will use it now and will edit my sheet again))
*Nods to my opponent and does the Short Teleportive Hop M12@1 to appear beside him and go for the vulnerable spot*
J
(It is magic, so I will need a ritual. World-appropriate magics are bonused in Syatan Fanilf, but that bonus does not exist in the Between, so I'm going to have to do some crunches.)
((Hmm read the skill, +10 bonus for seeing the target, and not taking anyone else, involves full body, Instant Cast (seems baseline for the skill set), Initiated by saying: Translocate, in a loud and forceful manor, nothing used in casting, must have a Magic Foci on them, I do it's my watch, and that should give me a +11 bonus since I made it and wearing it))
(initiative, 12 him, 27 you, 30 35 25 41 results in no die roll, add range 1':3':6':-10/3' no die roll necessary) you teleport in front of him. (35 roll, against no defensive sitmod, 25 tv, 40 sal, 33 bra, 20 abl, 68 chance to hit, in there, lethal +dc weapon +dc style +dc msv +10 damage mod, effective 55/2= 27 intensities. Let me know if I left anything out.) Your strike this time lands below the eyes, but the force bends the ninja's neck backwards with an audible *snap* and he hits the ground twitching spasmodically. The circle stare in silent approval, and Fizgig says, "You should send someone against him that's actually worth his time."