❧ || Serec Fields

[chrissy b e a n]

◤X『 私にダイヤモンドの原石の十分があった。 』x» 私の背骨は非常に薄い
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One clone down, one to go. As Shigeru's remaining clone charge towards the clone on her right, there was no time for her to really adjust from her last attack. She took the punch and reverted back to her original state. Jae's remaining clone moved to intercept the clone that had just defeated her sister, Jae totally focused as she watched Shigeru charge her. Jae had to think fast for Shigeru was coming at her even more quickly than before. There was nothing she could do but adjust the positioning of her blade. She dropped her arms a bit lower, keeping it close to her upper stomach and lower chest. Instead of trying to avoid his forward punch she continued to rush him. She could take a hit but she would not let him escape without a scratch. As his punch connected with her stomach she thrust her blade into the one place that was not protected by armor, his left shoulder. Jae was flung back a bit, her clone disengaging immediately, sending a short group of Shuriken out at Shigeru's clone. She shot towards Jae and caught her in mid fall, taking the brunt of the force of her fall they crashed to the ground, the clone disappearing once they had stopped sliding along the mud. Jae shuddered and began to cough, sitting up partially. Blood came out in small spurts. The ribs she had just finished setting cracked. Shigeru had already done a number to them and that punch was enough to re crack them. One of them?! She hugged her stomach with her left arm, still coughing her lungs out. Every time she did so pain shot through her. She was becoming used to pain now. What part of this was he not understanding. Him and that girl! She was not from Yuki she was from Leaf! A place that was the polar opposite of Yuki! There was sunshine here that warmed the bone instead of cold that seeped into your bones. There was plenty of room here to run and enjoying being young instead of worrying about trying defend a village that could be crushed by any stronger nation! Her friends were here instead of people who easily turned a cheek! Jae froze, even her coughing fit stopped.

The flare in her chest reached an all time high and Jae was barely able to keep from passing out. The seal broke, her physically weakened state not able to provide the last barrier meant to hold Keiji's seal in place. The memories flooded her, something worse than torture for her. "Stop it!!!" She screamed, clutching her head with both hands and falling forward. She resembled one who was deep in prayer, her face hidden by her long hair that fell about her in many pieces. Jae panted heavily, eyes wide, tears rolled effortlessly out of her tear ducts and down her cheeks. The things she had been trying to forget had come back. Keiji's jutsu failed. It hadn't enough to keep her from herself. The sunlight that moments prior she had simply basked in was suddenly a little too uncomfortable for her. The air she thought refreshing was now dull and not as crisped as she was used to. The intense feelings she had moments earlier for her friends Shade and Keiji were gone. To say the least she felt as if she had been living in someone's body and was suddenly thrust into one that was empty and void of the senses she had felt earlier. She lifted her head a little, her cheeks dirty now that the mud she had been caked in had been disturbed by the salty tears she had shed. Glaring at Shigeru, her eyes were narrowed and colder, much more so than they ever had been. "You couldn't just let me have this peace I had acquired in my own ignorance. Why'd you do it Shigeru....do you feel better now? Does it make you happy to know that I remember? Yuki, You, Ayaki and Crisis. " Jae stood, her mid section threatening to explode from the movement. She was trained to handle pain. At least this part of her. This Jae that didn't belong to Yuki or the Leaf. She ignored it easily, her expression blank as she righted herself. Jae manipulated the water so that she could collect water clear of mud in her hand. She splashed her face with it, getting rid of most of the dirt and pointless traces of her tears. The anger instead her had doubled, her hatred for Shigeru was suddenly much more intense than before. He dared to call himself her friend. He was a liar and was no different from Crisis. All Yuki Shinobi were good for was being cold and calculating. She was no different and that made her feel even more like an outsider in the Leaf. She had gone to Keiji specifically so that she could really start over here. "It must burn you so bad to know that I choose to forget everything. Such vanity...." Jae continued, producing a hair tie and stiffly collecting her stray hair into a loose ponytail.


[205 : -10 : 195] [occ: I try, I try. XD ]  

[x E U R Y D I C E]

Jade Long

The Blind Mantis

"Don not trust your eyes...they will deceive you."

Genin (235) || Konohagakure || Taijutsu || Hakemoto

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After having trained for a bit, she had given her body time to recover. While she was recovering, Jade had decided to thoroughly patrol the village. However, it probably wasn't the smartest idea to have a blind girl patrol the village.

However, because of her lack of eyesight her other senses had heightened to amazing lengths. She was able to see without seeing, having gained a sixth sense. Jade's Seismic Sense would allow her to examine things that normal eyes could not do.

Because of this she was able to examine her surroundings at least three times as better as regular eyed shinobi. So instead of being a foolish mission, it was rather intelligent for her to go patrolling around the village. This would make her job much easier and thorough as she could check every nook and cranny for crime or anything suspicious without the extra work. While she did this she figured it was a good way to learn other States in her clan.

C-Rank Mission "Patrol the Village!" (x3) *Underway
State of Defense 3/16 *Underway

 

[Mordred Killian]

“Would you dare to stand in the way of a Will of Fire?”

Shigeru's clones had taken countless shuriken and had sustained damage enough to destroy any Shadow Clone. Although sturdy and still intact, they fell apart into waste wood once they saw their creator wounded. In the mud laid Shigeru facing up. At the moment of his attack, what he had half expected not to happen did and cut him deeply. Jae's blade had nearly severed Shige's left arm due to the great momentum that Shigeru had accumulated with his attack. With eyes shut tightly, he opened his mouth as if about to shout but no sound came and instead, Shigeru grit his teeth. He slowly sat up in the mud, struggling to find a position where his arm would not threaten to split open. The sleeve that covered his left arm had been clearly ripped apart and it's remains were now soaked in a mixture brown and red mixture of blood and mud. Shigeru grunted as he slowly began to stand, his left arm hanging at his side. He leaned sharply to his left as to not disturb his damaged arm. Shigeru then chuckled after his grunt of effort but quickly began to take deep breaths, his battle against the pain clearly visible. The fact he was conscious and standing was an obvious indication that there was immense nerve damage and the pain that he felt was not as bad as it should be. Shigeru opened his eyes, staring at Jae his body leaning over. HIs blonde hair soaked up the mud and guided the seeping liquid down his nose instead of his eyes. He shook his head and smiled at her. The mud covering the former blue glory of his armor. "You silly girl. Crisis was long replaced." He stopped to swallow after a breath. "Whatever you had with him had been long buried like a snowflake in a blizzard." Shigeru's smile then disappeared, his white teeth gone in the black that covered his face. "You know me." Shigeru said regarding Jae's spiteful words." I am a shinobi, an assassin. And there are consequences for betraying an assassin." Suddenly, the muddy water began to ripple again but this time it was not one sudden burst. Slowly, the vibrations grew until the water began to move away in small waves. There was then movement in Shigeru's left arm. Slowly, the dark red crevice that ran down his arm began to shrink. It thinned but as it did, something seemed to grow out from his skin. Taking the place of his horrendous wound, was brown. Before long, solid wood covered and grew out of Shige's left arm. It grew until several branches extended. They slowly began to become pointed until they were separate, live, wooden stakes. Ki Eda no Jutsu [Tree Limb Technique ] The Hachimon [Gate of Healing] SHigeru then saw his target. He had totally succumb to his emotions, to his training. Shigeru then seemed to vibrate for a second, as if shivering violently. Then in that same instant, SHigeru came forward although he never seemed to take the first step. He came at Jae violently quick but not by himself, by four other versions of himself, scattered around him. Mirror Image [Shadow's Dash] Just when the first Shige reached Jae, Shigeru appeared from behind and lunged the large Mokuton arm towards Jae, the wooden spears shooting out from the arm in attempt to impale Jae's upper body from behind. Body Flicker Technique

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[astrasinthewild]

This life....its mine and those I love who share it...

Ayaki Daichi

Shigeru, you go to far! Ayaki was starting to go into panic moder herself, watching her only two friends try and tear each other apart. It was heart breaking and she had to physically hold herself back as Jae was suddenly wracked by some kind of pain. She watched in mild terror as Jae screamed and she started to cry, just a little, as Jae blamed Shigeru....Shigeru and herself for causing Jae this much pain. I didn't want this. I was just....confused.... she covered her mouth as she wept openly now, her tears silent. She hadn't wanted to hurt Jae and now it seemed that all they had done was cause her pain. She stared at Shigeru through her tears as he spoke and a sudden realization struck her "No...Shigeru! NO!" she shouted and abandoned her staff. It would only slow her down and she had to stop this before he harmed Jae. He would never forgive himself if this happened. Her reactions were slow, her body weak from her bought with insanity, but she used everything she had left to get between Shigeru and Jae. Jae's back was undefended in Aya's eyes and that was the easiest target for his attack "Stop, Shigeru!" she screamed as he appeared in front of her, the wooden spears pushing forward into her chest. She hadn't been sure if this was really Shigeru or just an after image from the ones she'd seen in her mad dash forward. But the pain was real. Ayaki was smaller than Jae and the spears pushed into her upper chest and throat. Her body was frail, the bones snapping easily at the force with which Shigeru struck. She tried to draw breath around the wood lodged in her throat but could and her hands went to the place where his arm and wood met "Shig...Shi..." she tried to speak but the air was leaving her lungs as blood filled them. Her clothing was slowly soaking blood as she started to black out, her legs numb as her heart pumped frantically. Her chest heaved and Ayaki got one weak pull of air in, enough to speak "Shigeru..." her hands shook and then sagged to her side as her vision went black. Her body was slack now and the weight was barely enough to pull on Shigeru's arm. She'd weighed so little. And now she weighed even less as she died, Ayaki's heart giving up a final beat before it stopped.


((Ok....Took me a while but here's the post. The move took a lot longer than expected with no free internet in sight for me to long on. So no more Ayaki.))
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But I'm losing you....and you're leaving me
Without you...can I ever leave?
....Don't leave ME behind...Don't leave ME  

[chrissy b e a n]

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Jae was seething and in her anger she didn't grasp all of the words he spoke to her. The only thing she did catch and settled was that he was not here to just bring her to her senses. He was here to pass his form of Yukigakure sentence. He was to be her assassinate. That thought was enough to cause her blood to freeze in her veins. Jae wanted to laugh and hysterically at that but couldn't and she didn't have the time to do it. She was overwhelmed by her emotional distraction and had not even thought of a way to defend herself. As he charged her with quadruple assistance, she tried to find the real one. Her cracked ribs practically splintered into pieces as she moved to defend herself. Jae knew it was pointless and stared at the onslaught. Her hands that were held up, ready to move for a jutsu stayed paused. She dropped them slowly, closing her eyes and waiting for him to just get it over with. She was tired and had enough. Just when she had given up she felt someone's presence behind her accompanied by a scream to stop. Jae turned her head quickly, ready to push Ayaki out of the way but instead she was greeted with splatters of blood spraying on her. Jae looked past Ayaki at Shigeru who had come up behind her. Eyes wide, her gaze moved to Ayaki who was now impaled deeply with the attack that had been aimed at her to end her. Ayaki? Why is she? I was supposed to... Jae's mind couldn't grasp the situation entirely. Jae looked at her arms, pale skin now splattered like a canvas with Ayaki's blood. It was on her arms, chest and face and was warm despite the cold feeling that was seizing her. Ayaki was calling out to Shigeru, her gasps tinged with the blood that was filling her lungs. After managing to utter his name, Jae watched as Ayaki tensed and then went limp. She stood there, going into shock. "W-what. Ayaki..." Jae took a small step back, looking at her arms as if to confirm that this blood belong to Ayaki. Jae was breathing heavily then, the shock hitting her hard. Warm tears spilled out of her eyes, flowing effortlessly down her cheeks to mix with the blood that brushed her cheeks. "No. This, it's not, it's not real. No.." Jae tried to scratch the blood off her arm, digging her nails deep into her own skin to do so, as if that would make the horrible nightmare end. Ayaki wasn't involved with this. Ayaki was not supposed to intervene. She would have never had to protect her had Jae not left Yuki on some childish whim. "No...NO, NO!!!!! SOMEBODY HELP!!!! HELP HER!!!" Jae howled. The realization that this was her fault struck her hard.  

[Mordred Killian]

“Would you dare to stand in the way of a Will of Fire?”

Shigeru's attack had been flawless, his motions a routine. After slipping behind Jae, Shige had already aimed for her back and with the full force of his rage, lunged the stakes from his arm. There was no forethought, no consideration of life or consequences. Only the primitive drive that had spawned from the darkness in Shigeru's heart. Although swift and true, Shigeru's attack did not reach it's target. Completely numb to the outside world, Shigeru's hate filled eyes stayed on Jae before he realized that he had not struck her. Slowly, he began to absorb what was just in front of him. He saw Ayaki's face, stained with fresh blood. At first, Shigeru did not understand, as if a Genjutsu had been cast on him. He had not seen her there before and now, she hung from his arm, skewered. Shigeru's expression became evidently changed. Suddenly, Shigeru had been struck by such an illness that shook his body. He would swear it would be death's grip. Shigeru was motionless and made no sound as he watched in horror as his world ceased to take breath before him, like an audience to the end of the world. Ayaki tried to speak his name but one of the stakes had pierced through her lungs. How?....Why? Shigeru still struggled to comprehend, to process what had happened. With Ayaki's last breath, her life left her and her body became limp. Suddenly, Shigeru's body seemed to cringe, to crumble. Tears flowed from his eyes as the wooden stakes began to retreat and all brown began to be absorbed into his blood covered skin. Shigeru then realized that Jae was shouting for help but Shigeu kept his eyes on Ayaki's face, her eyes open. Slowly, as the arm disappeared, SHigeru took Ayaki into his arms and brought her down near the muddy water. He then seemed to choke, as if about to sneeze. He hunched over her body and sobbed harshly, his tears joining the running blood that spilled onto the water. Shigeru's mind ran wild with regret and grief. The sorrow threatened to take his life as he felt his entire body shake in pain. The sorrow then grew and grew until Shigeru could not contain it any longer. His horrified scream escaped from him like a lion's roar. SHigeru growled, trying to find an escape, trying to find the one responsible because the truth was tearing him apart aggressively from the inside.

Shigeru pushed himself, he wanted to fall over the edge, to disappear. He pushed all of his strength, his essence out of him. His skin began to turn dark red and the color in his eyes faded away. Gate of Life (生門, Seimon)
Gate of View Training posts 1/5

His body began to feel lighter. Shigeru growled as he pushed on further. Along his spine, a source of energy burst open and let loose another fraction of his strength. There was a sound as his right arm was reopened.
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The sound of Shigeru's muscles beginning to tear was audible. They stretched apart visibly in Shige's right arm while the other tore at the edges around his body. It was still not enough for him. The pain was not large enough to overcome his sorrow. Gate of Pain (傷門, Shōmon)
Gate of View Training posts 3/5

Nothing around Shigeru existed. Only Shigeru's own breath and tears were there to keep him company. And now, even the tears seemed to float away from his eyes. Small droplets danced away from him, up into the air as Shige continued on his path to self destruction. Gate of Limit (杜門, Tomon)
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Shigeru's existence then began to blur. He found it hard to see his own hands as he poured out his vitality. Still his body shook but the sorrow also still remained. He could not find a place where he could let out his emotion. So he pushed on ridiculously. It felt as if there was nothing left but still, SHige dug at his life within. He dug and dug until something broke open.
Gate of View Training posts 5/5

There was a great explosion that originated from Shigeru. The muddy water and all that surrounded him shot away. A continuous flow left him, keeping the water back so that only Ayaki and Shige were left on the grass covered ground. Shige looked down at Ayaki and remembered what they had just confessed to each other not so much as an hour ago. Now, Shige had gotten rid of her, leaving himself alone. Suddenly, there was a whisper. Shigeru.. It was Ayaki's voice. Shige desperately looked for a sign of her life returning but still she remained lifeless. Shigeru..Again the voice called. Shige looked around but saw no one. The blood of Ayaki calls out to me, Shigeru. Shige then sobbed again. He laid his body over Ayaki and let his own blood cover her and run to the ground where it was drank so easily.

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[Shade_The_Serpent]

Today begins the start...

Shade had wavered in her thoughts as soon as Jae seemed..different. So she knew these people? It was hard for her to grasp the situation since she had little knowledge of what was going on, but she strained herself to try and listen. Before she could focus in, Jae and the Meany face male began to brawl it out once more. With a turn of events it looked like Jae was going to win... Until the unordinary happened. Did the blond male really just turn into a part tree? Shade was stunned and her curiosity levels peeked. She glanced over at the other dark haired Pretty Lady and started to make her way towards her. Before she could reach her, the Pretty Lady screamed and bolted in the direction of the battle, leaving her stick behind. As it started to fall, Shade caught it and was about to shout something about not leaving these things behind but her eyes fell on a gruesome image. Blood. Little splatters sparkled brightly in the air for a moment before gravity possessed them back to the earth. Another scream broke the cold silence and Shade looked to find Jae broken. Tears streaming from her eyes, and desperately calling for help. The body of the other Pretty Lady was limp against Meany face, and Shade felt her heart start to pound. never before had she seen someone die... never before had she encountered a death on this level. Her arms encircled the stick she had caught and pulled it close. Not much comfort came from that, but it was still something to hold.
Now, there was a new emotion Shade had never felt. she wanted to hurt that mean man. hurt him so badly that he would break, just like how he broke the nice woman. Shade didnt know the lady very well, and even forgot her name, but she made a bond with everyone she met, no matter how small it was, she still felt the snap of this now broken bond. Taking a step, she was about to hurt the mean man but paused when a huge wave of chakra rippled through the air and made her skin crawl. Her ears flattened back and her pupils dilated. What was going on here!? Where was help!? Shade needed comfort, she wanted Jae to be close to her, but Jae also needed comfort as well. Now she was wishing that she could of convinced Jae to come take a nap before this all happened. no one would of had to die.

Of when purity bites back.

~~Chakra Pool (175/175)~~  

[chrissy b e a n]

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Jae had been pushed back forcefully by Shigeru's sudden onslaught of whatever it was. She braced herself expertly however and wasn't tossed like a rag doll. Digging her heels into the ground she controlled the speed at which she was being pushed back and was able to slow herself down before gaining her balance back. Unfortunately her obviously broken ribs did not agree with this movement and a sickening and sharp stabbing feeling threatened to swamp her. The rustic smell of blood that was all over her body was making her queasy, despite her being very much used to it. If any of her clan had seen her in this state over blood she would forever have remained a laughing stock. Jae's tears had not let up but slowly her panic began to ebb as the shock numbed her body and mind completely. Ayaki hadn't even wanted to stay here and now look at what became of her. All because of Shigeru and herself. Jae's shoulders sagged a little, that realization striking her hard. This was bad. A murder had been committed and not only that a Yuki shinobi and a Leaf Shinobi had gone at each other with the intent to kill. If things were put to light the treaties would be nulled. Already there was a Yuki death in Konoha which would not sit well at all. A sickening dizzy spell washed over her and Jae turned away from the scene, expelling everything from her stomach. It hurt to breath, it hurt to retch everything was hurting. Once she had finished practically hurling her intestines away she stood there panting, her numb mind trying to run through what was going to happen, not that it mattered. Even if they sentenced her to death she would not try and escape this. "You need to leave...now." Jae said, no emotion at all conveyed as she spoke aloud. It didn't seem as if she was talking to Shigeru at all but it was obvious. Jae closed her eyes and tried to think, her mind feeling a million times slower than ever.  

[Mordred Killian]

“Would you dare to stand in the way of a Will of Fire?”

Shigeru's image was still seen over Ayaki's body but with Jae's words, Shige seemed to look over his shoulder at her. The moment he glanced at her, he disappeared with a loud humming sound. Ayaki was gone as well, only leaving blood where they both had fallen.

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[chrissy b e a n]

◤X『 私にダイヤモンドの原石の十分があった。 』x» 私の背骨は非常に薄い
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Jae stood there for a long while, standing there without moving. Her breathing came out in rasps and was the only thing that seemed to break the thick silence. She had to tell the Hokage. This matter could blow up in their faces. Konoha had taken her in. If she didn't at least tell them about this it would be like stabbing the Hokages back. Jae turned, preparing to walk away until she spotted Shade standing at a distance away from her. Jae was a little surprised that the girl remained there. A terribly sad aura washed through Jae, her expression the saddest one could ever produce. She had witness it all. More than likely she would have to leave Konoha and return to Yuki to take responsibility for her carelessness. As much as Shigeru was at fault, so was she. "Go home Shade..." Jae said, walking toward her. It seemed as if Jae would stop in front of her but she walked past her, not even looking at her friend. Jae continued on, every breath she took was a thousand more times as painful than the one before.

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[Shade_The_Serpent]

Today begins the start...

The field was quiet now as the man and fallen woman had vanished. Shade's emerald eyes locked onto Jae and she could feel the sadness leaking from every pore on her body. The feeling was bitter, almost toxic. As Jae started to move, Shade remained still. Her ears perked up a little when she noticed her walking towards her. With a slight movement of her lips, Shade was about to speak but her words were shoved down her throat as Jae commanded her to go home then continued to walk. Another shard of ice felt like it ripped though her heart at that moment. She understood that Jae was in pain, alot of pain... that thought helped to convince Shade that her intentions weren't that hostile. With a slow turn, she watched as Jae vanished from the area.
"I don't have a home..." she whispered to herself and her ears drooped back down. Her entire body itched to go run into Jae's arms and embrace her, somehow taking that pain away, but that move would of been to impulsive. Jae needed some time, not to much time or it would be to late... but just time. Shade knew exactly what to do to pass that time. she would get stronger, so she could protect her Pretty Lady from that horrible man, and her protect village from the likes of those Yuki shinobi. And with that, she was off, bolting towards a new place to explore and train.

Of when purity bites back.

~~Chakra Pool (175/175)~~

[[Exit]]  

[Dakko Nailo]

Dakkon Nokren Nailo |-|Genin (300)|-|AC:600|-| 0 両

"The only true fear is of dying with your duty not done."

Dakkon sat on the edge of the field and scanned it they were all wearing leaf headbands though so they were friendly looks like this would just be a normal patrol and that took a load of but at least he would get to explore the whole city something he hadn't done since he joined the academy however long ago that was...  

[Dakko Nailo]

Dakkon Nokren Nailo |-|Genin (300)|-|AC:900|-| 200 両

"The only true fear is of dying with your duty not done."

Dakkon was full of energy as he ran with vigor back and forth across the field teeming with chakara energy about his body his eyes dashed back and forth as he checked for ninja presence and nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary so he than left just as fast as he arrived.  

[Dakko Nailo]

Dakkon Nokren Nailo |-|Genin (340) 300|-|AC:1,750|-| 650 両

"The only true fear is of dying with your duty not done."

Dakkon sat at the end of the field he sighed as he looked out across it he waited for a bit but there were no people or anything really inside of the field he declared it safe and soon moved on  

[Shinigami Abarai]

Uinsean's clone wandered into yet another area to patrol. He walked from side to side through the field, and saw nothing. Then headed back across for one final check. "Clear.." He mumbled as he walked away.

[Rank C: Patrol the Village: In Progress.]