Duel The Swords in the Waterfall

Captain Khan · Oct 20, 2019

Narration
(Thinking)
"Speech"
Action
Emphasis

In the calm belt separating East Blue and New World ,there existed a Mysterious Unnamed Island . The island had four distinct geographical landscape : lush green tropical rainforest ,a Jungle to be precise at one corner , going clockwise , next comes a Savanna when the collective trees open to a Serengeti as a river separates the jungle and the savanna. The sparse trees of the Savanna goes even sparser with temparature rising and ultimately opens to a desert,is one guess . The Desert which starts from being scorching heat rapidily goes on to ending to a cold one . Such a turmulous change of temperature is what makes this part of the island a desert . The cold desert then elevates and the land turns up to a Mountain Range . The altitude decreases and forms a valley with huge coniferous forest . As the valley flattens we see the start of the earlier talked rainforest . As you can guess the temperature rises up from the mountains until the hot desert . The existence of both hot and cold deserts side by side was due to an event that happened long time back . Or perhaps the beginning of this unique island , is what some shamans say . But that is a story for another day .
Still the most unique feature of the island is the Waterfall at the junction of all the four climatic geo-system .

At the edge of the mountain range , numerous glaciers run down a valley turning to the rainforest first where it lands on a plateau . There it likely heats up and forms the huge lake at the edge of the plateau . The lake with nowhere to deposit it waters forms a Humongous Waterfall which stretches out for tens of kilometers . This forms another lake at the bottom of the plateau which again opens upto the largest river in the island and goes to the sea all the while demarcating the Savanna and the Jungle . This river also has many tributaries that run along the jungle,having their source at the mountains .

This Island has most likely never seen any human disturbances . The apex predators here varied in all the four unique geo-system . However there have been known skirmishes among them at the area around the waterfall . Sabertooth and Titanoboa of the jungles , Lions of the Savanna , Giant Worms of the Desert and Mammoths of the icy mountains tired their best to make a mark on the central territory of the island . But alas there existed the elusive Griffins which ruled the Waterfall and the plateau around it . They were the top of the food chain in this Island . But would they be still at the peak when there was a gong about to go off , signalling the battle of the Two Unorthodox Swordsman .

In this mysterious Island , the infamous Nitoryu user Jin was making his way past the Savanna towards the Waterfall . He has reasons to believe there existed Two Legendary Swords somewhere in this Island . His senses told him to move towards the Waterfall . Was he wrong about the Swords ? Or was there another mystery to their being two swords in the Island .
To find out MORE!! Tune in to the next post by @Oreki

Level 83
83 × 5 = 415
Human Bonus: 16+16+16+24 in Str, Spd, Vit, M.A.
+5,+5,+5 bonuses from MA
Strength: 79 + 16 +5 = 100
Speed: 79 + 16 +5 = 100
-Reaction: 100
-Movement: 100
Vitality: 79 + 16 +5 = 100
-Stamina: 100
-Durability: 100
Haki: 100 x 2 = 200
-Armament Haki: 100
-Observation Haki(Awareness): 100
Martial Arts: 76 + 24= 100
-Sea Sword Style: 100
-Rokushiki : 100

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This is me using my Special BG Slot :yay:

Oreki · Oct 21, 2019

Using a special BG Slot.

Level 85
85 × 5 = 425
Human Bonus: 16+16+16+24 in Str, Spd, Vit, M.A.
+5,+5,+5 bonuses from MA
Strength: 79 + 16 +5 = 100
Speed: 79 + 16 +5 = 100
-Reaction: 100
-Movement: 100
Vitality: 79 + 16 +5 = 100
-Stamina: 100
-Durability: 100
Haki: 100 x 2 = 200
-Armament Haki: 100
-Observation Haki(Awareness): 100
Martial Arts: 26 + 24= 50
-Swordsmanship: 100
String String no mi: 61

Remaining point: 1

Narration
"Talking"
Thinking
Action

The young man flickered his eyes at the tree placed around him. It seemed it would take some time and willpower for him to finally reach the location he had come to see. Unexpectedly he displayed no hints of frustration towards that fact, but only a little while before, the air about him appeared to reveal unrest. The mixed smells of the Jungle greeted him as he took his first deep breath, trying to relax. The air felt perfect, and it made him wonder again about the weather of the place. Some things here were too perfect. He knew that but had no explanation. the trees were tall with sturdy trunks, packed tightly together, the canopy up above thick with leaves. The air around him had a greenish, muted hue, as if only several minutes of twilight remained in the day.

It was somehow beautiful and creepy, all at once. He was approaching the sparse, skeletal trees in front of the denser woods when he was startled by a blur of movement at his feet, followed by a hurried set of clacking sounds.

"Nobody in their right mind come to this place alone." The figure recited these words and moving as fast as he could, jumping, dodging and avoiding to lose ground with every second. His blue eyes could be seen beneath the slits of his disarrayed locks. His pupils lacked glow, it was much more like piercing eyes, possing spiky black hair.

He was Nero, 17 years old, and a swordsman. He came here in the hope to find the sword that said to find in the waterfall. He wasn't much sure when he heard but it wasn't something he wanted to miss out.

Captain Khan · Oct 23, 2019

The vast Savanna were full of animals who swung back and through the extremities of the Jungle and Savanna . But some of them were permanent inhabitants . This made it seem like a busy place even though the vegetation was not highly adequate . Most of the activities was near the large river and its bank wherein some places became swamps . Jin at first choose to follow by the bank . But due to the nuisance of the predatory carnivores , he choose to move away few kilometers , not far that he loses his compass ,i.e , the river .

It had been more than two days Jin had walked across this endless plains. The deciduous plants and trees with scanty leaves populated the land with vast spaces between their clusters . He came across myriad list of creatures from the gentle bison,wildebeest, giraffe to the aggressive hippo and hyenas . The sight of both the Falcon and Eagle was common,sometimes even clashing with each other . A battle of Speed versus Power . This might have given any birdwatcher a heartattack out of sere excitement . There were some creatures whom Jin had never seen or heard of . This land was nothing short of the serene land found in the poems . But Jin was not much impressed by the beauty of the land . He hardly paid any attention to his surroundings . He only took either his katana or wakizashi to ward off the usual animal that blocked his path . Seemed like cold and boring fellow . Wonder what went wrong in his life .

As Jin was closing in on his destination , a pride of Lions consisting of three adult males , four adult females and six cubs were in view . They were larger than the usual ones found elsewhere with the males reaching about 300 cm long and females about 250 cm with tail of about 100 cm for both. Their complexion were whitish-brown and the mane of the male Lions were of darker brown colour and almost reached the ground . The cubs were small and of the same colour as the rest because this is not a cartoon and a pride consisted of similar looking individuals and did not have a crossover with other sub-species .

Level 40
40x 5 = 200
Strength: 60
Speed: 50
50x2=100
-Reaction: 50
-Movement: 50
Vitality:60
60x2=120
-Durability:60
-Stamina:60
Martial arts:30
30x2=60
-Lion Style : 60

Level 35
35x 5 = 175
Strength: 45
Speed: 55
55x2=110
-Reaction: 55
-Movement: 55
Vitality:45
45x2=120
-Durability:45
-Stamina:45
Martial arts:30
30x2=60
-Lion Style : 60

Level 15
15x 5 = 75
Strength: 20
Speed: 25
25x2=110
-Reaction: 25
-Movement: 25
Vitality:15
15x2= 30
-Durability:15
-Stamina:15
Martial arts:15
15x2=30
-Lion Style : 30

One of the lions roared while directly looking at Jin , an another rushed towards him . They wanted a meal out of our wandering ronin .
(Tchk . Such a waste of time . )
With an scornful look Jin kicked off the ground , jumped and rose in the air then further kicking off the air to gain a height the lion could not reach . he continued to kick off the air to float in the air .

Basic Geppo:
Requirements: 11 Mastery, 21 Movement Speed, 21 Strength.
Description: The user kicks off the air with such force that they lift off.
Mastery divided by 2 is the amount of times you can kick before having to land.

The whole pride was bewildered at this . Nevertheless the rushing Lion tried to jump but could not reach Jin.
At the same time Jin unsheathed his swords and swung both his katana and wakizashi vertically slightly downwards to produce two converging wind slashes going towards the rest of the pride . And as it reached near its target , the slashes converged and exploded ,producing five projectiles that hit both the remaining males and three females .

Hanabi (花火,Fireworks)
The user swings both his swords either vertically upwards or downwards to launch two air based projectiles which converges towards his target . Both projectiles converge before hitting the target and explode like fireworks and produces more projectiles and surround/hit the target .
Mastery: ( Nitoryu: 61, Strength: 61) :5 projectiles after explosion
DPR: B
Mastery: ( Nitoryu: 81, Strength: 81) : 7 projectiles after explosion
DPR: A
Mastery: ( Nitoryu: 100, Strength: 100): 10 projectiles after explosion
DPR: S

81-99: 5. Large Building Level
100: 6. City Block Level : Jin's Base Strength
101-119: 7. Town Level
120: 8. City Level : Effect Destructive Potency of the Attack( B Ranked)
9. Mountain Level

Four cubs who were too close to the three lioness also got affected or rather said died instantly . The three lioness and the two were cut so deep that the entire area was painted red . They were on the verge of death . The rushing lion realised his foolish endevour and ran as fast as he could from the place . The lone remaining lioness and the two cubs were thrown feet away due to the explosive power of the attack . The lioness was induced with fear and could not move a feet . The two cubs had hit hard on the ground becoming unconscious and would probably die sooner or later .

Jin stopped kicking the air and then landed . He stretched his neck to his left and then to his right .
He dusted off some dirt that he had gotten earlier on his indigo coloured haori ,that covered from his shoulder to leg almost all of his 186 cm body . He opened his pony-tailed hair and re-tied it into the same .
His long V-shaped face showed no sign of remorse of having slaughtered a whole pride of lions,only his proprotionally long nose twitched as he resumed his journey towards the waterfall .

Traveling only for an hour or so Jin could see the majestic sight of the Waterfall .

@Oreki

Oreki · Oct 24, 2019

Strings attached to clouds allowing Nero to be in the air to look around the geography of the place that is not known to him. All he really wanted to do is to spot the land of the waterfall. Nero from air quietly, staring at that long, gap between him and the waterfall. Nero is not used to his devil fruit but the smell that began to drive Nero slightly mad. Not being able to find an exact coordinate for a few hours. Was driving him crazy, to the point he had to try to use his devil fruit abilities which he's not still adapted to.

I think I'm finally getting the hang of this flying strings. It's much harder than I thought it would be, especially the higher up I go. In front of him, the rays of sunlight are shining up through the clouds, giving off a warm shine and changing the colors around him.

"How annoying," Nero muttered, annoyed and frustrated on so many levels. If only he could have better control over his devil fruit ability. Oh well... He does not have any choice but to try to adapt to his devil fruit ability as much as he can. Nero connected a string to another cloud and let all the string go free from the previous clouds to move further, at first glance it looked all too easy but for Nero, it was all too complicated maybe because he still lacks experiences.

Looking down from the sky, the view was even more pretty. He didn't understand how this could be possible. His mind functioned without flaw, trying to calculate his surroundings and predicament. Knowledge flooded his thoughts, facts, and image of greenery. A flow of clear water. Hitting a stone in the stream and splitting up, mixing with new substances, then once again joining back together, connected as one whole entity. Each scene, each moment, held us in fascination time and time again. And eventually, everyone came to understand. All the while, his eyes stayed riveted on his path. Even though Nero had a strange expression on his face, he quietly moves forward.

"It's time to have some fun!" He couldn't help but laugh as he let all strings go free. He was free-falling, his eyes fixated on the ground below that showed him field upon field of crops. Then the air seemed to stop, no longer rushing past him but instead just drifting past at a sluggish pace. The cold air rushed past as he accelerated faster and faster. Then after a time, he felt like he was floating and not falling at all. And then he stopped by the strings that he had attached to clouds as Nero said in an overly cheerful voice, "That was good!!"

Captain Khan · Oct 24, 2019

The Waterfall was breathtaking . That would be everyone's reaction on seeing this unique wonder . The sound of the waterfall was like music to the ears when heard from near the shore of the surrounding lake . The Waterfall stretched so far ,one can see the horizon all around if they stood in the middle . Even though from far apart it seemed like it was one big waterfall ,in actuality there were numerous . It might have been one big one in the past ,however huge swats of depositing silt made partition . The silt also formed various caverns and cliffs .
The lake that got formed below the waterfall was also big enough that there were small islands . These islands served to be skipping stones on the way to the desired destination of Jin .
He used geppo to fly over a certain distance or one can say he was walking over the air , sometimes landing on the water and sometimes on land,then kicking off again to fly , he did the same over and over again .

At last he was extremely near the torrent . The sound was deafening . It even made Jin's ears twitch . He also felt vibrations through his body ,this resulted in goosebumps . Jin smiled as he rolled up his sleeve to see . Such was the power of this mighty natural wonder .
Jin had chosen that part of the waterfall where there was cliff uptil the peak . He started climbing by the cliff , it was an uneventful one .

When Jin reached the top , even the coldhearted fool was mesmerised by the beauty . He could see the Savanna and the Jungle on either side of the river . It was high noon, so he could clearly see the various animals and birds doing their daily deeds .
(WOW!! This is nice . )

At some distance away , some abnormal entities were keeping an eye on the Ronin . Maintaining their distance , they were preparing to ambush him . However they were hesitating due to the primordial fear induced by Jin's presence .

@Oreki

Oreki · Oct 25, 2019

From a distance, the waterfall had been like a silent white stream cascading over the rocky outcrops. As he had drawn closer the noise had increased steadily until he was only a few hundred meters away. He could no longer hear the sound of anything else over the deafening roar of the water. Closer still he drew until he was in the plume of water vapor that hung over the plunge pool and in only minutes he was as wet as they would have been in any rainstorm. He took a fleeting glance at the sky.

"Damn, I get all drenched" Said Nero, In this wet drizzle, he shouldn't be feeling thirsty, yet he licked his lips. He again looked at the falling water. It was deep blue. It was swishing over the rocks joyfully. It was thundering down into the pool like a gigantic water spout. When it toppled into the ecstasy-pool, it foamed it at the bottom. The rest of the pool was as clear as cellophane, enabling us to see down into the rocky bottom. Fronds of forest-green plants waved gently in the depths.

Nero was having quite much fun looking at this sight, "Honestly, looking at all this I wonder how can some people defy this natural beauty of this world, looking at this, soaking wet. It's so much fun that it makes me sick" Somewhere there, in the midst of his words, was the tiniest bit of truth.

Nero broke into a grin as few strings that not visible to others suddenly appear and connected clouds up in the sky. Dragging Nero with great speed leaving the swollen noise of the large pool behind. The sounds changed to a gentler swoosh-plunk and hiss-plop along that an unusual humming sound vibrated in the air. Before he'd realized he already at the top or more precisely he was over the top in the sky. The way he arrived was so silly, Nero couldn't stop the smile from touching his lips

Suddenly Nero formed a confused expression. Who's that? There was no doubt this aura was no ordinary. Simply by being in the sky, he could sense a powerful aura coming off of it the location of the top of the waterfall. Then he saw a figure standing at the top, Just a short meeting with the person with this aura and he immediately sensed the depths of that man's strength. Without a doubt, this guy was the highest grade fighter out there.

With great pleasure, and just a touch of hatred, drunk on himself and with a note of self-reassurance, Nero said: "Holiday's over, Mr.samurai." So what does it do when the holiday is over? It returns to a normal schedule, of course. At that point, it naturally won't have time to sit back and watch the beautiful scenery.

Captain Khan · Nov 2, 2019

The view had impressed Jin but not that much that he would stay motionless to admire the beauty . He had a purpose of coming here . As he turned , the tall mountain range came to his view . The vastness of the waterfall somewhat hid it but even the horizon was not enough to contain those .
However Jin had his daily dose of awe-ness and was not least bothered . He was about to make his way when he sensed something or should we say someone . Jin turned his head back to clarify .

Oreki said:
With great pleasure, and just a touch of hatred, drunk on himself and with a note of self-reassurance, Nero said: "Holiday's over, Mr.samurai." So what does it do when the holiday is over? It returns to a normal schedule, of course. At that point, it naturally won't have time to sit back and watch the beautiful scenery

The cockiness of this cocky guy was so cocky that it may require a new word to define him . Nonetheless he got our samurai's attention .
Scratching the tip of his upper lip Jin replied " Hmm . Holiday . Armm . No I am not on a holiday here , kid . "

Jin looked at the kid . He had spiky hair and wore black jacket which had some text which was not clear from Jin's distance . The jacket has leopard print on the inside and yes Jin did not know that . Underneath, he wears a steel gray shirt which seemed torn . Matching his men in black look ,he had on black trousers and black buckled boots with red soles along with a black glove on his left hand. And those soles were not visible to Jin . He saw a mass of a young man covered in black .
(He is still in his rebellious stage , I guess . Hmm)

@Oreki

Oreki · Nov 4, 2019

With his gaze fixed on the samurai, the young man, Nero, smiled slightly as he let go of the strings to land on top of the hill where samurai was standing. He was with long black hair tied in a loose ponytail with two strands that frame his face. He was dressed in a simple indigo haori with adorned multiple symbols that are four squares in a diamond. Eyes filled with compassion and calmness. He seems like a worthy opponent.

Captain Khan said:
" Hmm . Holiday . Armm . No I am not on a holiday here , kid . "

Nero was confused for an instant. After that, he started accelerating his thinking process. Just as Nero had thought, there could be absolutely no reason to come here besides the one. Watching this with the corner of his mouth curled into a twisted smile and mockingly from the bottom of his heart, Nero said to the samurai, "So, are you perhaps here for the swords of the waterfall? Sorry but they're mine to take."

As his eyes fell on his surroundings, his smile became less mocking and instead broke into a wider grin. "So. Let the game begin." However, that was not because he wanted to throw himself into the eye of the hurricane. He was standing in front of a powerful swordsman and he didn't want to let go of the chance to fight him. He fights for the mere pleasure of fighting and always ready to take on anyone so that it is no wonder that he has found his current situation a amusement.

Captain Khan · Nov 5, 2019

Jin unsheathed his katana and placed it vertically on the ground . He was touching the tip of the hilt with his right index finger and was rotating the sword itself .

Oreki said:
Watching this with the corner of his mouth curled into a twisted smile and mockingly from the bottom of his heart, Nero said to the samurai, "So, are you perhaps here for the swords of the waterfall? Sorry but they're mine to take."

(What a naive kid . He thinks it is so easy to get them .The spirits guarding the swords are no pushover . Well I am not even sure if the swords are here . Wait , how does he know about it ? )
Lifting his right cheek to the point that it almost closed his right eye Jin said " Tchhk . I have no idea what you are on about , young man . You are free to do as you wish . "

Jin lifted his katana and had already turned his back and was on his way when..

Oreki said:
"So. Let the game begin."

" I am not interested in any games . However let me warn you , We are not alone here . " said Jin in a monotonous voice . He had no time to fool around .

Meanwhile the Griffins of the Waterfall were getting uneasy as the two swordsmen square off . Some of the younger ones were getting restless .
But One of the swordsmen may be enough to destroy their whole clan . Two are one too many .
Their leader in his wisdom and from past experiences , knew that . They were not willing to take a risk and attack both of them . It would be a massacre to consider that now . Perhaps at the end of their impending battle ....

Oreki · Nov 9, 2019

Captain Khan said:
" I am not interested in any games . However let me warn you , We are not alone here . " said Jin in a monotonous voice . He had no time to fool around .

A smile could be seen through the sights of Nero. Certainly enough, Nero was actually agreed with this man. He could figure that out just by looking that they're not alone. But even that being the case, it was no reason to actually avoiding fighting. This guy had an impressive sense of vision, hearing, and probably smell too. Perhaps he had caught on to something that he didn't notice as a result of those five senses.

I guess I couldn't say that there was nothing suspicious. Thought Nero. Even under the same frozen wind, swords of waterfall can't be compared to the intensity of that of the frozen lands. Looking up at the soft sunlight in the sky, Nero feels his heart lighten. Not only his heart lightens. He was actually filled with excitement. The black hair boy Nero, who stood out in stark relief across the samurai, gave him a knowing smile. "You're afraid, aren't you? In other words, you can't fight me because of your fear... I guess that's fine... See ya."

Yes, Nero sure of it. He took his decision wisely when deciding to provoke samurai into a trap to make him fight, and if it didn't work one could sense a feeling of disturbance from him. But he still had some plans ahead.

Captain Khan · Nov 12, 2019

Jin knew someone or something were watching . He ignored it beforehand as it did not project enough strength to warrant his attention . But the entry of the black haired kid who seems like a master swordsman changed the entire equation .

As a sudden cold breeze swung the pony-tail of Jin,he activated his Observation Haki .
He did not detect anything of note other than the cocky kid near him within 200 meters .
Whoever they are ? They are keeping a safe distance . I could sense them a while back .

Oreki said:
"You're afraid, aren't you? In other words, you can't fight me because of your fear... I guess that's fine... See ya."

Even a six year old can smell a trap here . Guess he has never ensnared anyone to fight .
Jin let a soft smile . He did not turn back . Choosing not to indulge , the ronin sprinted away .
Yet he also did not sheathed his katana . He knew better to keep his guard high . The kid who could seemingly fly ,that was what Jin guessed, could strike anytime .

An air of silence followed this scene . The flowing water suddenly sounded low . The breeze made almost no noise . The small animals stopped in their tracks . The trees and thickets steadied themselves inspite of the breeze . The birds circling high above, basking in the minuscule amount of sunlight , watched silently .
The Entire audience at the Waterfalls of this Mysterious Unnamed Island whether living or not ,were waiting for the String Man's response to the silent treatment given by the Ronin .

Oreki · Nov 14, 2019

There is a change in stats so posting them again.

Level 91
91 × 5 = 450
Human Bonus: 18+18+18+27 in Str, Spd, Vit, M.A.
Strength: 82 + 18 = 100
Speed: 77 + 18 + 5 = 100 × 2 = 200
-Reaction: 100
-Movement: 100
Vitality: 67 + 18 +15 = 100 × 2 = 200
-Stamina: 100
-Durability: 100
Haki: 100 x 2 = 200
-Armament Haki: 100
-Observation Haki(Awareness): 100
Martial Arts: 23 + 27= 50 × 2 = 100
-Ittoryu/Nitoryu: 100
String String No Mi: 120

Samurai did not respond but instead, continue to his path. It would have been a lie if one were to say that he did not feel the slightest grudge. Taking into account with full objectiveness every single detail he knew about the situation and about his own impulses, he would deliberately choose the worst possible route for himself. Nero had merely laughed when this almost-only guy around here ignored him. But in fact, he too thought it was right on the spot.

Sharp, narrowing eyes that looked as though they were pitying; Nero's showed his ease before starting the fight. And perhaps it was this chain of cruel actions that satisfied his sadistic heart; Nero turned around, his face full of smiles.

"Combat is instinctive of humanity. Eliminating it is no different from eliminating humans. What else could be more pointless? So now for real this time, I challenge you for a fight if you could" The wind blowing the foliage was steadily becoming weaker. It seemed as if even the forest was straining its ears to listen to the voice

Nero was fully serious now. He would only challenge openly, and would never make secret plans or commit acts of betrayal. That was because Nero would never choose despicable tactics or strategies that would damage put shame to his abilities. Nevertheless, from his grave expression, it is obvious that he was not joking.

Captain Khan · Nov 21, 2019

Oreki said:
Nero turned around, his face full of smiles.

"Combat is instinctive of humanity. Eliminating it is no different from eliminating humans. What else could be more pointless? So now for real this time, I challenge you for a fight if you could" The wind blowing the foliage was steadily becoming weaker. It seemed as if even the forest was straining its ears to listen to the voice

As the young man sprouted out his ideology Jin was contemplating on what to do .
It is clear he would not leave unless he gets a fight . He is not weak that he would run tails off if I just dished out a random attack . Well I guess everyone goes through such a phase . Who knows maybe he is good . Judging by how he is floating in the air he maybe a Devil Fruit User .
He turned around ,placed his katana infront of him and looked straight at the kid .

Jin chuckled and answered " Don't say things which even sages have trouble understanding . Not that you will stop . But before we start our mundane fight , I want to ask you ,why you insist on fighting here . Does the nature not sooth you and calm you down . Or are you so bloodthisty that none of that matters ? "

Oreki said:
Nevertheless, from his grave expression, it is obvious that he was not joking.

The ronin saw his would be opponent's face and reflexively knew this would be a long and weary battle .

Level 85
85 × 5 = 425
Human Bonus: 16+16+16+24 in Str, Spd, Vit, M.A.
+5,+5,+5 bonuses from MA
Strength: 79 + 16 +5 = 100
Speed: 79 + 16 +5 = 100
-Reaction: 100
-Movement: 100
Vitality: 79 + 16 +5 = 100
-Stamina: 100
-Durability: 100
Haki: 110
-Armament Haki: 120
-Observation Haki(Awareness): 100
Martial Arts: 76 + 24= 100
-Sea Sword Style: 100
-Rokushiki : 100

Oreki · Nov 28, 2019

Captain Khan said:
" Don't say things which even sages have trouble understanding . Not that you will stop . But before we start our mundane fight , I want to ask you ,why you insist on fighting here . Does the nature not sooth you and calm you down . Or are you so bloodthirsty that none of that matters ? "

Was it really because he was a bloodthirsty killer? Technically, that was not the reason, either. He did not really like defeating people. He did not like killing people. He just liked punching hard things and feeling them crumble. Breaking through multiple layers of defense, cutting apart finely disciplined muscle with a sword. Thus all he wanted was to confirm just how strong this stranger is. It was a kind of desire for knowledge, perhaps.

"Maybe, I am just bloodthirsty as you said." Said Nero, staring at the samurai. Nero just shrugged but grinned. "But that part's supposed to come when we start fighting."

His answer was very simple and the sort of thing that anyone who knew Nero would consider to be totally true to his character. Then, with an invincible smile, Nero revealed the pure, honest truth of his heart as he placed his hand on the handle of his sword, with a smile of all-encompassing benevolence directed to samurai, he murmured, "You're ready?"

Captain Khan · Dec 6, 2019

Oreki said:
"Maybe, I am just bloodthirsty as you said." Said Nero, staring at the samurai. Nero just shrugged but grinned. "But that part's supposed to come when we start fighting."

Jin made an indistinguishable sound . He was not entirely happy with the answer
Such a naive sentiment .
"Well it seems you are going nowhere . I really liked the scenery here . But after our fight I don't think it would have the same beauty . Whatever .."

Oreki said:
Then, with an invincible smile, Nero revealed the pure, honest truth of his heart as he placed his hand on the handle of his sword, with a smile of all-encompassing benevolence directed to samurai, he murmured, "You're ready?"

Jin could not hear what the punk kid said but it didn't matter to him .
So let's see how you react to an apprentice technique

The ronin loosened his grip on the katana infront of him ,picking it up he continously rotated the hilt . With loosened grip providing space , the katana was spinning around many times . Jin then thrusted the spinning katana into the air infront of him towards his target : Punk Kid . The air erupted voraciously and spiraling inwards like an invisible augar , an air projectile headed towards the opponent .

Kiri(きり,Drill/End)
The user loosens his grip on his sword(s) and rotates the hilt of the sword(s) to spin it/them like a drill .
-Kouku Kiri (航空きり, Flying Drill)
Mastery: ( Nitoryu: 51, Strength: 61)
The user uses one of his sword in Kiri(きり,Drill/End) style and thrust it on the air itself . It creates a a spinning air projectile which look like an invisible auger is drilling a hole in the target .
DPR : B

81-99: 5. Large Building Level
100: 6. City Block Level : Base Strength of Jin
101-119: 7. Town Level
120: 8. City Level : Effective DPA
9. Mountain Level

Jin stood silently and watched for what his opponent had planned .

Oreki · Dec 6, 2019

Captain Khan said:
The ronin loosened his grip on the katana infront of him ,picking it up he continously rotated the hilt . With loosened grip providing space , the katana was spinning around many times . Jin then thrusted the spinning katana into the air infront of him towards his target : Punk Kid . The air erupted voraciously and spiraling inwards like an invisible augar , an air projectile headed towards the opponent .

Nero stood before samurai. Who released his attack which seemed to be strong. But not a good match against someone as Nero, who can deal with it without any hindrances, It wasn't the first time Nero has encounter someone with attacks like that, he already knew the drill type of sword attacks that release air projectiles. He took a short but deep breath and he created a little distance between him and the coming attack.

It doesn't look like he's serious? He was expecting to engage in a bitter battle, but it turned out to be a rather simple fight at the start. But Nero stopped this train of thought before he starts brooding. No matter how much he thought about it, he’d still won't get his answers. Without wasting his time in any thought Nero draws his sword to start his counteroffensive and then thrust towards his target with high speed, sending a massive flurry of strikes to man while countering his air projectiles.

«Ryūsōsen» A massive flurry of strikes delivered to the opponent. The sheer speed of the slashes makes this technique difficult to counter.

(71 strength, 71 mastery) Destructive Potency Rank: A

Captain Khan · Dec 8, 2019

The Kouku Kiri collided with the Ryūsōsen midway . It resulted in an expanding shockwave that hit a considerable part of the waterfall . But it did not have any effect to the flow . The torrents did not even slow for a second .
The sound alerted all the flora and fauna nearby . The smaller animals decided to scram . Even the birds high above became weary and took flight both horizontally and vertically . Only a lone falcon remained the spectator .

However the result of the clash also yielded a projectile heading straight to Jin . It was of such lesser potency that Jin did not even flinch and took it head-on . Landing on his chest,it teared off a part of the indigo haori but could not even put a scratch on his body.

Ryūsōsen : 9. Mountain Level Attack
Kouku Kiri : 8. City Level Attack
Leftover Attack : 1. Below Street Level

100: 6. City Level : Base Durability of Jin
101-119: 7. Mountain Level
120: 8.Island Level

With a smile on his face Jin said " Not bad . "
So it seems he is not all talk . Well I could feel his potential but his techniques are well polished too. Let's take it to the next level .

With such a thought , Jin decided to unsheathed his wakizashi .
Swinging both his swords and almost immediately slamming them together ,the air near the swords almost sparked up .
Jin then conjunred Haki to the sword and thrusted his katana forward pointing towards his opponent . The already riled up air around the swords generated a greater impulse from the thrust and Haki ,contracted its energy onto a small space infront of the katana . It breammed with energy and looked like an arrow . The air arrow then set its path towards Nero .

Haksu(拍手, Clap)
The user swings and slams shut both his swords together . This results in immense force release ,which pushes the air between the two swords away.
--Yajirushi Shōgeki( 矢印衝撃,Arrow Shock)
Required Mastery: ( Nitoryu:71, Strength: 71)
Immediately after Haksu ,the user then thrusts one of his swords forward thereby generating even more impulse onto the air and making it a very precise air projectile like an arrow released from a bow.
DPR: A

100: 6. City Block Level : Base Strength of Jin
101-119: 7. Town Level
120: 8. City Level
9. Mountain Level
10. Island Level
11. Small Country Level : Effective DPA
A rank(+3DPR)
Invisible Haki(+2DPR courtesy 120 in CoA)

Oreki · Dec 12, 2019

Hill quivered from the impact force of the pervious attack. The wind flew towards Nero while leaving behind a long trail. However, the immense impact force of his attack only able to tear it off the indigo haori of his opponent but he knew that anything more than this was asking for too much against the man of this power with such attack.

A powerful gust of wind assaulted him right afterward. Nero's forehead creased up. The wind violent enough for animals and birds to get alert to take for them to go to a safe place. The commotion died down almost instantly. Jin also unsheathed his other sword.

His sharpened senses were sending out warning bells. They were warning him that he was now facing the danger. His instincts strongly advised him to take a certain action, right now.

While holding his sword on his right hand, Nero had a smug smirk on his face. Scanning from the bottom, his eyes gradually reached the top. And then he finally saw that his opponent was ready to attack him. "Here he comes!"

The distance between the two was rather considerable, but he figured nothing serious would happen because he was sure that he will be able to evade the attack of his opponent either way, "Sonic Leap" he muttered this between his breaths raising his sword atop his shoulder while coating it with the color of armament haki putting his strength in his legs Nero moved from his spot with frightening speed. Ordinary people would not be able to see him with their eyes. With the speed and sharpness, Nero unleashed a vertical slash, as the two attacks clashed.

The attack impact created a wind that blew piercingly and causing to shakes every tree, shakes the ground, and then passes by.

Sonic Leap: is a charge-type Sword Skill that consists of a single top to bottom vertical slash, similar to the 1-hit skill «Vertical»; however, «Sonic Leap» allows the user to charge from over twice the distance in an instant. The skill is also similar to «Rage Spike», except that this skill's range is shorter and its trajectory can be aimed at the sky. The skill is activated by raising the sword high up, usually atop one's shoulder.

81 Mastery, 81 Strength and 81 Movement Speed (Rank S)

+2 with Haki

Captain Khan · Dec 22, 2019

Jin saw the second clash of attacks dispersing in the wind . The lone falcon who was coming down for a nicer view of the battle sensed it and remained at large from the gushing wind . The ronin cursed and muttered silently " This is just a pain in the ass . "

Crushing the ground with immense force with his right leg , the normal lifted him up in the air . Jin further kicked the air and gained height . And quickly went near Nero ,his feet still kicking the air after very small intervals.

Basic Geppo:
Requirements: 11 Mastery, 21 Movement Speed, 21 Strength.
Description: The user kicks off the air with such force that they lift off.
Mastery divided by 2 is the amount of times you can kick before having to land.

As he went near ,he raised and swung his katana with his right arm to a upward slash towards his opponent's head but stopped it midway . Instantaneously rotating his arm,elbow and finally his wrist ; the strike changed its direction and even its nature . It resulted in the upward slash changing into a spinning thrust moving right into Nero's chest .

Hien(ヒエン,The Swallow)
Required Mastery: ( Ittoryu: 71, Strength: 61)
The user starts with either a one sworded upward slash from below or a forward horizontal thrust but stops halfway, then abruptly flies it back at the opponent. Arm, elbow, and wrist rotation is applied so the strike can change its trajectory from slash to screwing thrust or thrust to a spinning slash.
DPR: A

100: 6. City Block Level : Base Strength of Jin
101-119: 7. Town Level
120: 8. City Level
9. Mountain Level : Effective DPA
10. Island Level

Oreki · Jan 1, 2020

Captain Khan said:
As he went near ,he raised and swung his katana with his right arm to a upward slash towards his opponent's head but stopped it midway . Instantaneously rotating his arm,elbow and finally his wrist ; the strike changed its direction and even its nature . It resulted in the upward slash changing into a spinning thrust moving right into Nero's chest .

"You... Take me seriously now?" In that blink of a moment, Nero dashes at his target and uses the momentum of his speed to strengthen his single thrust into the attack of his opponent. The two attacks meet in a violent clash creating flying sparks, the impact force was powerful enough to shake the entire ground. Cracks ran against the ground from the sheer impact force.

Dance of the Bee Sting: Mere Fluttering: Miyagi dashes at her target at an incredible speed and uses the momentum of her speed to then strengthen her single thrust into her opponent.

S: 81 Mastery, 81 Strength and 81 Movement Speed
Haki: +2

The wind that started to blow behind him was full of extraordinary rage. The incredible wind pressure causing some trees to fall as the heavy wind blows by, carrying the fragrance of the wood.

"Well, How sweet..." Nero smirked with the slightest hint of an unsatisfied expression. At that moment, two large masses of strings come out from the ground near him aiming directly at his opponent both sides.

-Off White (盾白糸 (オフホワイト) Ofu Howaito?, literally meaning "Shield White String"): The user creates two large masses of strings from the ground near them before swiping at an opponent with them.Destructive Potency rank: B