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Post by Willoria » Mon Apr 10, 2017 6:01 pm

[Plotboard] Of Captives & Bandits Yuri smirked at Kasai as he made a crack about her weapons, and she quickly donned her familiar blades. "Don't make me bleed you for calling them toys." she countered, resisting the urge to childishly stick her tongue out at him as well. But instead she opened the door and began leading the way down the small hallway. While it had different rooms on the way in, those seemed to have disappeared after the room they had been in. But as the hallway came to an end it opened up into a large room and Yuri suddenly stopped, flattening herself against a wall as she tried to get a look at the room before them.

The room was large an open, a bar on the left hand side that was stocked mostly with various bottles of beer and the like, and a man behind it washing glasses. Scattered through the room were about half a dozen tables. Most were empty but at one seemed to be three men playing cards and at another were two simply having a conversation. All of them seemed to be armed with blades of one kind or another, and the door leading out of the room was on the other side.

Yuri smirked at Kasai as if to ask him if he was ready to get bloody.
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Post by Zao » Wed Apr 12, 2017 5:34 pm

"Silly girl..."

A faint chuckle filtered through the thin fabric of Kasai's half face mask at the verbal response from the younger woman at the reference of toys when speaking about her weaponry. Shrugging his shoulders and lifting each arm and hand up on either side as if he wasn't sure what she was speaking of the man casually fell into step behind the little demoness, a good angle of her if he did say so himself. The man's golden eyes tracked their movement through the winding corridor ensuring that he memorized the route out in case things became more than the two of them could handle then they would need to make a fast exit.

It only took a short while before the dimly lit tunnel or perhaps it was just a long hallway could be seen coming to an end. Literally their was a light at the end of their tunnel. Seeing the body language of the female shinobi in the point position as she flattened herself against the wall now and both Yuri and Kasai looked out into the large room. Five men with weapons and a bar keep, out looked just like a tavern you might find in a country side town. After sweeping his gaze across the threats in the room that same gaze fell ion the woman before him as the simple look on her face seemed to ask if he was ready to get warmed up.

Though he could tell that these guys weren't the same as the the small team that had ambushed then at the pier. A little diversion was the most strategic thing to do at this moment as the man give a simple nod towards his partner as his bandaged hand slipped from beneath the shadows of the dark cloak. In a mere few moments the hands had already nimbly formed a series of hand seals. Suddenly a shroud of mist seemed to slowly appear and filled the rim limiting visibility and giving Yuri her cue to begin the assualt. Them fighting with a little home field advantage never hurt...
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Post by Willoria » Thu Apr 13, 2017 6:27 pm

As Kasai's mist spread out through the room, Yuri couldn't help a wicked grin. She had seen mist before, but not from Kasai, she had seen it from Kuro when he had tried to blind her during a fight. She enjoyed watching as the individuals in the room suddenly started getting to their feet and drawing weapons, looking for the source as the mist enveloped them. But as she watched she slowly lost sight of them, yet this was something she was prepared for. Mentally she mapped out what the room looked like before the mist took over, and with a grin she began to 'dance'.

Whereas Kasai had showcased his ability for slaughter before, she felt this was her chance to show him. Though she would not be using her hands and leaving blood across her own knuckles as he had, she withdrew her glaive from her back with an audible click and went to work. She danced through the room, taking down each person only just as they saw her. Her blade severed the head of the first and left a gaping hole in the chest of the second.

Flipping over a chair as another made for a wild strike that she could see in the shifting mists, Yuri spun away and slashed their throat deeply, grinning as she turned to see if Kasai had made attempts at the other two, which included the barkeep.
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Post by Zao » Sat Apr 15, 2017 5:41 am

As his partner in crime moved forward into the solidfying cloud of mist which had fully enveloped the open room at the point Kasai broke his final hand seal and allowed for each bandaged hand to shift back under the cover of the dark cloak his wore. Then the man seemed to close his golden eyes now and shroud forward in what appeared to be almost a walking pace but the movement seemed so fluid and practiced. Now advancing toward the table of two men, having mentally memorized the general areas of the small room like Yuri, the Reaper could hear the slaughter already beginning in the area of the trio of men who had been previously occupied with a card game.

Each hand quietly slipped into the hip pouch on their respected side knowing exactly what to grab and from where inside the pouches without the need to physically look. The index finger of each found the smooth metal loop a top kunai, before slipping into the loop using it to withdraw the kunai spinning them on the index fingers before healing reach in a reversed grip fashion. By this point the sounds of struggle were starting to fade from the other side of the room as he approached the two men whom were his targets could be heard tripping over objects around their table and yelling to one anther about what was happening.

Each had moved to the far side of the table drawing short swords from the sheaths on their hip, shifting into a position which put their backs to one another. But this was a false sense of security as positioning themselves closer only made it easier for the giant to deal with them as from their blind sides a pair of bandaged hands extended through the mist welding the kunai weapons. A moment later the massive shadow was at their backs looming over them like a grim reaper just waiting for the proper time to steal away their lives. In the next moment each mercenary would feel the cold metal edge of the kunai against their throats then the sensation of it cleanly slicing a "smile" from one carotid artery to the other.

A fountain of blood poured from each man's wound as the simultaneously dropped their weapons and grasped at their throats trying helplessly to stop the bleeding. Collapsing to their knees and the falling into the ground such a wound would kill them in only a few seconds as he turned his head toward the sounds of his partner finishing up on her side as he dispersed the mist cloud. By this pint he hand already wiped each instrument of death clean of the crimson liquid which had previously stained its surface and tucked them back away in their proper pouch. His steps carries him away from Yuri and towards the remaining individual in the room who cowered behind the bar.

"A shot of something strong, man."

As if nothing had happened the behemoth of a shinobi had taken a seat at the bar and ordered a shot, the cloud of mist was already more than half gone and was continuing to fade at this point. Bartenders where like barber in that they were always listening to their customers babble about everything, especially drunks and he could possibly be a rather useful source of information if he was willing to cooperate...if not then he would join the rest of the patrons her without a single moment of hesitation from either of the two Kiri nin...
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Post by Willoria » Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:12 pm

Yuri seemed to reach the bar just as Kasai did, resisting the urge to smirk beneath her balaclava as the man ordered a drink. The man behind the bar was visibly shaking, looking between the two Kiri shinobi as he reached for a bottle behind himself and poured Kasai a shot of some amber liquid. His hands shook so much the bottle rattled against the small glass and he damn near spilled some. Carefully he slid the glass across the bar to Kasai before looking at Yuri.

Yuri looked at the man a moment before tapping the bar in front of her. She wasn't a stranger to drinking on a mission, after all her usual method was seduction and alcohol always seemed to play a part in that somehow, but this was probably the first time she actually asked for one. She would stand in silence as the man poured her a shot as well and slid it to her, the woman downing it. It barely touched her tongue before she swallowed it, and only enough for her to realize it was whiskey. Not a favorite of hers, but not bad all the same, she gave him a smile as she waited to see what he would do next.

In the silence the man looked between the two as if waiting for something, and when neither seemed to offer anything up he spoke, clearing his throat and stammering as he tried to address them. "W-what can I d-d-do to h-help?"
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Post by Zao » Wed Apr 19, 2017 10:58 am

A faint smile went unseen behind Kasai's mask add he waited for the super nervous bar keep to finally slide the drunk that he had requested a short distance across the smooth wooden bar top now. Retrieving the small glass it seemed to disappear with the large bandaged left hand while the opposite hand reached up using a single finger to expose he paddle skinned face with its single visible scar. Like a true lover of alcohol the shot was consumed without hesitation in one go as the burning sensation traveled from his tongue, down his throat and could even dull be get as it came to rest inn his stomach finally.

The small glass was placed gentle back down on the worn surface of the bar as the man simultaneously trapped the index and middle fingers of that same left hand on the wood to signal another room. The whiskey wad strong, just how he liked it and a welcome change from his normal sake routine. As the old man behind the bar reached for the bottle to begin refilling the shot glass Kasai left his mask pulled down past his sharp chin. A cold gaze swept over the bartender that sent chills down his back and visible beads of sweat could be seen forming his forehead as his eyes met the golden orbs of the Kiri nin. The reaper was never one for a lot of words and so when he spoke out was always directly to the point...

"Let me here whet you know old man, I know you hear all the talk from these guys weren't they get a little whiskey in them...how you answer will determine your fate ."
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Post by Willoria » Thu Apr 20, 2017 7:14 pm

The bartender poured the Reaper a second drink with a shaking hand, even as the man asked his question. But as the question was asked, the man paused, setting the bottle down on the bar and looking at Yuri who had also pulled down her mask and now was smiling at the man, showing off her sharpened teeth. The bartender swallowed hard before looking at the Reaper again. "They've been q-quiet l-l-lately..." he said, jumping as Yuri clicked her teeth at him as if calling him a liar with the simple sound. "N-no I mean.... quieter than usual..." he said, looking between the two shinobi.

"Explain."

The man swallowed hard again before pouring himself a shot and downing it, as if trying to get the courage up to actually continue what he had been saying. "They usually out thieving every night... the last week though, not the case. They been here all the time... and no ladies neither." He looked at Yuri pointedly, gulping hard as she raised an eyebrow. "Usually they ladies here... you know... prostitutes... but none now. Boss don't allow it."

Yuri tilted her head as she tried to understand the obviously uneducated man's meaning behind his words. "So... they're on lockdown."

"Yeah!" He said, pointing at Yuri excitedly. "That's what they calls it."
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Post by Zao » Thu May 04, 2017 6:32 pm

"What a shame..."

Kasai listened quietly as the stammering older man tried to get out the little bit of information that he seemed to know, but so far it truly wasn't to the liking of the massive Kiri nin as he polished off a final shot glass full of the liquid fire that warmed his entire upper torso now. The left hand moved in a fluid motion returning the glass gently back onto the worn bar top and swept past his own face returning the mask back into its proper position. Then a soft exhale could be heard from the large man as he moved both elbows up onto the edge of the bar top and brought his hands together before resting his masked chin atop those very hands. Despite almost his entire face being covered the amount of discontent could clearly be seen in the older man's golden eyes that looked on at the bartender.

"This boss you mentioned...what do you know about him?"

Kasai was truly interested in what kind of master mind was behind such a force of men, he had been about to ask if the man knew any of the reasoning behind the lockdown that the mercenaries had suddenly went into but the mention of the group's head figure had instead perked his interests. Wishing to see just what this man did truly know, hoping for his sake that it was at least somewhat useful for the pair of swordsmen...not wishing to venture into something completely blind at least...only after he learned about this mysterious man would he then shift the topic back onto what he had planned on probing for.
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Post by Willoria » Fri May 05, 2017 3:53 pm

Yuri was clearly annoyed by the man they were interrogating. Just opening his mouth seemed to cause her to react, mostly because as a Hirehito she was accustomed to spending time around more educated sorts of people. She had no problems spending time around the every day average sort of man, but this? This man who could barely speak words, who she had no doubt couldn't read at all, it simply drove her a little crazy. As such she seemed content to leave the interrogation to Kasai as she leaped over the bar and went to look over the drinks. When she found something to her taste she removed the bottle from the shelf and opened it, taking a sip straight without pouring a glass.

The man himself was trying not to look at her, clearly more in fear over what Kasai might do to him than Yuri. "I have no seen him." He managed to say, hands shaking as if he desperately wanted something to do to occupy himself. Kasai ceasing drinking seemed to only increase his fear, leaving the man to wonder if his death was so much closer than he desired. "But I hear things." he added quickly. "Bossman... Well they say he a monster." he said, looking between the two shinobi nervously. "Strong brute... wings and tail even... a tattoo like that."

He pointed to the village symbol sewn into Yuri's clothing and the woman tilted her head as she regarded him, looking at Kasai a moment. "Wings... tail..." she raised an eyebrow, not wanting to say it out loud around the bartender, but she was silently wondering if this was an MN from Kasai's own clan.
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Post by Zao » Fri May 05, 2017 5:15 pm

"Heh...wings and a tail..."

A faint chortle managed to slip through the large man's thin mask at the mention of such odd characteristics, or at least those would be considered odd if you asked a normal person but someone of Kasai's experience and clan heritage this was rather a common thing depending on the type of transformation one exhibited. A gleam of interest slowly began to form in the gaze that was still settled upon the seemingly unintelligent man after his last comment. A monster? This man truly was unaware of the world around him if he thought that made someone a monster as Kasai himself could be a true monster when he was forced to reveal his true transformation...a transformation which had earned him the nickname Reaper. As much as the warrior wished to meet another who could force him into such straits that he would have to reveal his hidden strength their was still part of him that knew his time was only getting shorter and shorter here...


"I've heard enough I guess, lets go have some words with this 'monster'..."

The mountain of a man slowly tilted his head to the left and then to the right as a loud pop could be heard as he began to loosen up a little, gently lowering both hands down onto the worn wooden bar top before pushing back from the edge and standing up completely now. As the cloak he wore fell back down around him now after being allowed to return to its normal free hanging state a sharp set of golden eyes shifted back onto the slender figure of a woman with a bottle in one hand. He didn't speak but in the few times that the few had worked together the gaze he gave would be clear enough to her, simply asking her if she had anything else to ask or say before they moved on from here...
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Post by Willoria » Fri May 05, 2017 6:39 pm

Yuri watched the changes in the Reapers expression as he absorbed this information, with interest. She found his transformations fascinating in their own right, and not just because he had found uses for them outside of combat. But the man that Kasai had been interrogating had been getting increasingly nervous. He was shaking now as he watched the giant of a man before him seem to suddenly find amusement in all of this, before making it clear he was done. "So you'll let me go?" he asked as Yuri sipped at the bottle she had found. The man looked nervously between the two as Yuri began to smirk.

"Sure you can go." she said, taking another swig from the bottle before setting it down. "I don't have any questions myself after all."

"Oh thanks you, thank you." The man said, quickly rambling out of relief his thanks in even more words than that, but the expression on Yuri's face had a mischievous quality to it before before her hand touched the hilt of the sword on her hip.

A moment later the blade sang and buried itself into the wood of the shelves behind the man, his head falling to the floor before the rest of his body followed and blood pooled around the corpse. "I never said leaving didn't require death though."
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Post by Zao » Sat May 06, 2017 1:38 am

"No loose ends..."

Kasai rolled his right shoulder slightly, not even seeming to have noticed the head of the bartender being relieved from his shoulders just now and continued to gently adjust the thick leather strap that ran horizontal across his body that head his weapons holster in place upon his back now. As he did this the bandaged right hand lifted briefly to adjust the weapon itself by taking hold of the worn looking tape covered hilt now shifting it just a little to the left before the muscled arm disappeared back beneath the dark abyss behind the cloak's fabric. The thoughts of how the bartender had described this so called monster still lingering on the older man's mind...if on the off chance that this was someone not only formerly of the Hidden Mist but also a former member of the Toukai clan then the Reaper would be sure to take care of such a black eye upon his families honor and pride by physically crushing the life from this person with his own powerful hands.

"Guess we have no choice but to keep moving forward, Yuri. Sounds like we might be in for a little excitement here after all..."

His words trailed off at the end, almost as if he was going to add something else on the end of his sentence but no further words came as he simple turned to the right now and with large steps but a casual pace started to take the first steps of their next journey. The pathways of this inner mountain hideaway were rather restricting which honestly didn't both the man as in his mind it meant that he would only have to deal with a threat from one direction which made things a bit easier...part of him still hoped that it was a member of the Toukai clan as he had not been able to experience a true battle that rode the line of life and death in sometime...it was something that true Toukai sought out time and time again, something they truly could never experience enough off, like a high that they were continuously chasing...
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Post by Willoria » Sat May 06, 2017 1:55 pm

Yuri simply nodded at both of Kasai's statements in turn as she wiped her blade clean and put it away, looking towards the next door they would have to talk. She walked towards it but paused a moment as she looked at the mountain of a man with her. "I assume if he is one of your kin you would rather I let you handle it?" she asked, only waiting for the answer before opening the door and heading down the small hallway. So far Yuri had thought themselves lucky for not encountering any guards in these narrow passages, simply because she would have to resort to what little hand to hand she knew. But she knew this was probably less luck and more than likely planned, after all if she couldn't draw her swords, neither could their opponents. The narrowness of the hallways made that their own defense, and people only being present where they opened.

As they came to the end of this hallway as well they would hear shouts, barks, and howls, causing a look of confusion to cross Yuri's face. When they got the end they found it opened to a porch of some kind, a ramp to their right, and before them in the cave of this area was a fenced in fighting ring of some kind. There were probably a half dozen men surrounding it, and two wild looking dogs in it were circling one another as Yuri shook her head. "Dog fighting pits..." she whispered with a sigh. She hated these sorts of things, not for the dogs per se, rather that cowardly men who often couldn't fight themselves forced others, including animals, to fight for their own entertainment.

She found the entire thing rather cowardly.
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Post by Zao » Fri May 12, 2017 10:36 am

"Oh course, I'm sure that you understand that such matters are best handled in house."

Kasai's words were in a volume that was in between normal speech and a whisper but the meaning behind the simple sentence that the massive man spoke was clear to understand. If any matter did arise that involved his Toukai clan then he would personally rectify that person with extreme predigest, after all as an 'elder' of the clan it was his responsibility to ensure that the honor of the clan remained intact, no matter the cost to himself. With that out of the way the pair continued down the narrow corridor that doubled as a hallway that led them deeper into the hornet's nest of what awaited them, but up to this point the two shinobi had managed to remained undetected and their infiltration continued. The hallway continued to narrow to a point were fighting with any type of weapon over the length of a kunai would be nearly impossible and even Kasai could barely fit his wide shoulders through the tight space.

The hallway itself was sparsely lit, only enough to allow someone to traverse through its tight corridor, but after a while of walking the light at the end of the tunnel could finally be seen. Gradually the corridor widened before coming to an end upon something similar in construction to that of a porch. But even before they had reached this point the faint echoes of men and dogs could be heard echoing through the rock walls of the cavern, but the only true aggression that could be detected was from the barking of the dogs themselves...dog fighting. But unlike the faint words whispered his way from Yuri he didn't seemed phased enough to even bother commenting and instead shifted his golden gaze from the arena containing the dogs to those that surrounded it. A quick estimate put the numbers at six or seven individuals, but from just the cursory glance the Reaper didn't think any of these could possibly be the so called 'boss''.

"We should keep moving..."

Kasai turned his head slightly to the left and looked down towards his female partner now and spoke quietly, showing no interest in the activity happening before them. They could either deal with them or by pass them and continue looking for the man in charge of these bandits....the decision had been left up to Yuri at the moment...
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Post by Willoria » Mon May 15, 2017 1:51 pm

Though Yuri wouldn't speak aloud in response, as Kasai made clear his desires concerning his rumored kin, the woman simply nodded to confirm she had heard him. She would of course honor his wishes and not just because of the damage she knew the man could cause her in a fight if it came down to it. It was out of respect for him and also out of respect for his clan. Though the Toukai were not tied to the Hirohito, she knew her primary family had no desire to start any kind of fight with them and she would honor that. It was important to keep clan relations good, even if by 'good' that simply meant some form of silent contentment between her family and that clan.

As they came to the fighting pits and Kasai made clear his desire to move along, Yuri nodded and glanced around, making note of the path. They could follow the wooden raised path they were on down to the pits, or to her left through another doorway. Given Kasai's indifference towards the dog fighting and those taking part, the woman chose to keep to what seemed to be his inclination and she crouched down to sneak around the corner and towards the other doorway.

The railing wouldn't hide them well but there were barrels scattered along that railing and those would provide decent enough cover so long as they kept moving, and that is exactly what Yuri did. She led the way along, glad to see those betting on the dogs were so involved in their task they never once looked up and before long the pair were stepping into a dark hallway. It was short, only a few feet until a sudden door and Yuri carefully pushed it open as she found it unlocked. It wasn't until she stepped through it that she heard a voice.

"What's this? Far too large to be a mouse... or a rat..." came a voice. A man stood on the other side of the room, almost fifteen meters away given the size of the space. His arms were crossed and his hair was like fire as he stared at the pair. He wore only a pair of pants, presumably it seemed he had only just woken up. A katana on his hip and a Kiri headband clearly hung from the scabbard, only partially discarded as he grinned. "Now you seem small enough to sneak in here, those fools out there must already be drunk to have missed you though, Cousin." he added, pointing to Kasai as he spoke and even laughed at the idea of the large Reaper sneaking along the railing.
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Post by Zao » Sun May 21, 2017 6:20 am

A strangely familiar voice seemed to drift from within the doorway that Yuri had already stepped inside while its tone seemed to indicate a bit of amusement. It was at that moment that the crimson haired Reaper ducked slightly as he to entered the wide room behind his comrade, his golden orbs falling onto the features of a fire red haired man inn the opposing side of the room now. With that color hair and that same golden eyes as himself even the woman beside him would easily be able to make the connection that he was also a Toukai. A slow exhale could be heard as it escaped through the thin vale of fabric which hid Kasai's face from the outside world as the man made a direct reference to him as ' cousin '.

"It would have been best for you to have died in that battlefield a year ago... Now their is only one path for you to travel..."

The large man's voice was still spoken in it's quiet volume but their was a new coldness to it as killing intent leaked from around the mans very person. For anyone to betray the clan or the village was any unforgivable sin to the Toukai, such a blemish needed to be wiped away without a second thought. This would most line have been the first time Yuri would see a change in the man's normal personality since they had first met. Striding further into the room til he was about two paces in front off her now. Sometime during that movement his hand had reached up from within the shadows off the wading cloak and puked a single string with upon him stopping caused the cloak to fall down onto the flute in a messy pike of wrinkled fabric.

This exposed tge building frim of the mountain sized man, though only the outlines as it seemed like every inch of skin that should have been visible outside that aged and worn out looking flak was obscured with dark bandaging. Many thought that it was simple some sort of effort to hide his scarred body or to add-on to his already dark choice off attire befitting his nickname. Yet, it was far from such petty things as it was to cover up the damage the clans viral protocol had done to his body and its chakra system. The Reaper glanced around taking in the dimensions of the room which wasn't small bit at the same time wasnt large either or at least not large enough for a battle between two Toukai. If he was to transform or battle at full strength then it would bring this place down on top of them...

"Perhaps we should choose another place to settle our differences, cousin..."
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Post by Willoria » Wed May 24, 2017 2:19 pm

Yuri could almost feel the hair stand up on the back of her neck as this other man made the comments about the men out in the pits. He was right, and she knew that. Missing Kasai's large form trying to sneak around could only be one thing. Intentional. Glancing towards the doorway again her eyes made contact with Kasai's as her concern became clear. "I leave him to you." she said simply as she went back through the doorway the pair had just come in through. It wasn't that big of a risk really, as she'd already told Kasai he would have this man to himself as a part of clan interests. If anything Yuri was glad for the distraction, now she'd have something to do instead of just watch two men get bloody.

Though some part of her certainly would have enjoyed witnessing such a thing, the side of her that carried a certain bloodlust.
The other man grinned as he watched Yuri's sudden hesitance and watched her leave. "Not a bad piece to have following you around." he remarked with a wink and a sigh. He pushed off the wall and stood at his own full height, reaching only just over six foot, as Kasai dropped his cloak to the side. As Kasai remarked on the size of the room the man shrugged and looked around, nodding. "You're right, this won't do will it?" he said with that grin still plastered on his face. Given his own forms it certainly wasn't ideal, the room gave neither of the advantage.

As such he motioned for Kasai to follow him through another door nearby, which opened up into a large and cavernous room. The room was probably a hundred meters across in any direction and at least twice that in height. The leader led the way towards the middle of the floor before turning to face his kin and motioned wide with his arms. "We use this to settle disputes and fights among one another.... adequate, Cousin?"
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Post by Zao » Wed May 31, 2017 2:52 pm

A simple nod and a single glance toward the younger woman off to his side was the only response needed from the Toukai to her short statement, as she moved out of his field of view the man's golden eyes became rather focused on the single remaining occupant of the room. It had indeed been some time since the pair had met and part of the man's mind wondered just how much his younger cousin had grown in the time he'd been away. Though their were no question about the reasoning for his current actions, their was truly no need for such things between the pair of clansmen as both only knew one thing...the battle would soon be commencing...an unseen smile passed across the thin lips hidden behind Kasai's mask at the mention of Yuri being 'not a bad piece' but he refrained from commenting.

A few short moments later the pair moved for a near by exit, the fellow Toukai leading the way without any hesitation or regard for leaving his back open to a surprise strike from his fellow family member...but he knew all to well that those of his bloodline strived for that ultimate thrill that only came from a life and death struggle with someone in battle. Killing from the shadows wasn't something that they truly like to do unless it was simply part of the mission requirements. Only a few minutes had passed as the pair emerged from the smaller room into a gigantic cavern which almost seemed like it shouldn't have existed in such a place. But it was perfect for the pair to settle things for a final time...

"It'll do little cousin..."

Kasai was short and to the point with his words, not one to ever dribble on at the mouth with useless words or phrases...tilting his head left and then right with each respective direction causing a faint popping sound it seemed as if the mountain of a man was readying himself for what should prove to be quite the battle...or at least that was what Kasai hoped for. The man's death was truly inevitable and what better what then to die at the hands of a fellow Toukai, that is if this little cousin had the skill to do so. The right arm lifted its bandaged hand up and over the right shoulder where the hand appeared to casually grasp hold of the worn bandaging of the World Breaker's hilt now and with a simple tug the zanbato was released from its special harness upon the man's back and brought over the shoulder in a quick arch before it slammed into the earth causing a faint shockwave to ripple through the surround rock and dirt that could easily be felt by his opponent. A simple testimony to the actual weight of this massive sword that hid its true form behind the bandages, with a slow exhale the weapon was hefted up with the single arm once more and turned so that it was at a forty five degree angle across the man's body with the tip of the weapon pointing left and up.

"No need for any idle chatter, lets begin..."

The man leaned forward slightly before the left leg kicked out and he began to approach his opponent with what was close to his top speed without any type of buffing techniques, wishing only to probe him at the moment. Refraining from using any of his true techniques or transformations now as he delivered a horizontal strike of his large weapon with the single right arm still wielding it. Wishing to test his raw power against that of the leader now with the strike aimed to strike the right side of his upper torso as it swept from left to right from Kasai's point of view...
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  • Taijutsu: 25
  • Genjutsu: 15
  • Stamina: 25
  • Control: 20
  • Strength: 35
  • Speed: 35
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The man grinned as he dropped under Kasai's blade and rolled, coming up to his own feet. Though the Reaper was fast, this man knew he was a little faster, but this was the moment in which the pair were only testing one another. Such a simple attack wouldn't have landed and he couldn't imagine Kasai didn't know that, he just wanted to see how he'd react, and he did so by lashing out with his own katana. It was a simple line draw from a crouched position, aimed at the back of Kasai's legs if he didn't turn around, aimed at his knees if he did. The only real aim was the force the Reaper to take a step away and give the man just a bit of space.

It wasn't dissimilar to two boxers testing out punches at one another to see how the other moved, the only difference really were the weapons. In the moment given himself, Toukai Kenshin flipped backwards and landed on his feet, blade sheathed as he watched his cousin for his next move.

((OOC: How did I go this long without naming him? lol))
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The technique is recognized by its signature stance of one hand just below the opening of the katana sheath and the other firmly on the sword. Drawing the sword in one swift motion, the user creates a horizontal or vertical slash in front of themselves before sheathing the sword, often chaining these strikes together for greater effect.

Yuri meanwhile was sneaking across the walking platform, looking down at the men who bet on the fighting animals, and the man behind the bar. Perhaps only half a dozen people but the more she looked, the more she realized that she wasn't going to be able to just sneak in. No matter what approach she took, she'd be noticed, so she couldn't help but wonder. Why not do it on her own terms?

With a sigh, bracing herself for the worst, Yuri stood and walked down the steps and right up to the fence that separated the fighting dogs from those betting on their fates. "Who do I need to talk to to place my bets?" she asked the man nearest her.
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Post by Zao » Sun Jul 02, 2017 5:05 am

[That's a good question. Lol. ]

The larger man's golden eyes continuously tracked the quick and agile movements of his family member, it was easy to notice that the younger Toukai had some impressive speed which wasn't one of Kasai's strongest points. The swordsman allowed for the trajectory of the heavy zanbato to continue in it arcing pathway while the single hand griping the worn looking hilt made a very subtle movement. The hand in outs normal grip twisted forward with the thumb pushing forward on the hilt causing the blade to twist downward more. Then in a second small motion the bandaged fingers actually released the weapons handle for a split second switching to areverse grip now. What followed was a brief display of poor strength and experience with the large weapon as the weapon was forced behind the user with a twist of the wrist and retracting of the fornally extended arm.

'Impressive sword speed...'

The end result being the coveredblade end stabbed into the stone floor with ease to about six inches while the sound of metal clashing against metal and a few sparks could be seen as the sword draw struck Kasai's sword, blocking the testing strike with ease. But the man's body continued to flow with the momentum created by driving the blade behind him allowing his body to twist around seeming the short retreat of his younger kinsman. The large man's body did a fully one eighty with his feet seeming to slide across the smooth floor until the half turn was completed with the right foot seemed to instantly discover grip through the invisible aid of a small amount if chakra that flowed into the sole. As the twist ended it could be seen that just as the body stopped the left arm had crossed the wide torso and had replaced the right hand on the ragged hilt now before it unleashed a powerful swing. The swing tore through the hard stone floor like a knife through butter creating a cone shaped storm of earth, rock, and dust that shot forwards his family member now.

'Grounding blade....'

The assault of rock and earth contained about ninety percent of the shinobi's true strength, while dealing with the attack itself might not be incredibly difficult for a opponent of Kenshin's level of skill it did something else. That was to brief conceal the giant of a man who had suddenly pushed forward causing the stone floor under each of the Toukai's feet to cave in and crumble. The right arm grasped the weapons hilt as the left hand then released the weapon along for it to wrap around the man's left side fully prepped for another powerful swing. But Kasai didn'tswing his weapon as he followed up his grounding blade by utilizing a shoulder charge toward where he expected Kenshin's upper torso to be after defending against the ground blade's initial masking effect.
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*Shinden • Grounding Blade
C-Rank Kenjutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite: 15 Strength
The user he blade of their sword into the ground and then slashes sideways creating a fairly deep deep crater, around five inches, in the ground in front of them, kicking up a splash of rocks and dust to blind and harry foes. The user then lunges into their foe with an attempt to knock them over or slash at their legs. Foes with at least equal Strength to the user can avoid being knocked over and can maintain ground, preventing the follow-up slash.
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