by Kimiko Fri Jan 20, 2023 3:36 pm
Blasts of black and white flame erupted around the two of them as Kimiko's own Mangekyou abilities were activated. Tao dodged the first burst of Amaterasu, but it was clear that he was surprised by the speed and ferocity of them. The flames themselves only burst into existence where they hit, but the chakra path was fast.
Still, he was able to dodge the first assault, and the two of them once again engaged in a clash of blades, Kimiko's own blade crashing into his dual daggers with incredible force and rending them nearly in two. Had it only been one blade, Kimiko's likely would have ended it right there. He was launched backwards into a wall, smashing into concrete and having the wind knocked out of him.
Kimiko's second volley of her Amaterasu flames followed up, but were stopped by the sudden appearance of an ethereal ribcage. Stopped in a manner of speaking. The ribs were shattered immediately by the first burst of flame, and Tao's quick retreat dashing off to the side let him avoid the other four ignitions.
The hunter's breathing was ragged as he caught his breath and rushed in to try and pressure Kimiko again, but even as he pulled out other blades to try and strike, seemingly from nowhere and dripping with poison, the black and white flames of Amaterasu surrounded Kimiko's body, instantly evaporating the poison and incinerating the knives in a single moment. His blade quality was too low to handle the intensity. Kimiko's other ability, Kagatsuchi was now activated, defending her with the very flame she wielded with her other eye, although she quickly dropped the flame around her as the knives were dealt with.
Were it not for the Sharingan's ability to see the gathering chakra readying for another burst of the Amaterasu flames, Tao would have been ended right there, but as he had the previous two times, he made perfect use of his precognition to avoid every burst. He was beginning to realize that Kimiko was well and truly too much for him. He could tell by the way she reacted to him that she was almost using him as practice.
Evasive footwork put him several meters away from Kimiko, who wasn't pushing an offensive. Blood streamed down her face from her use of the Mangekyou abilities. Tao didn't have a combat focused Sharingan though, his abilities were best utilized for tracking people and seeing weak points in jutsu to break through them. Unfortunately, there wasn't much of a weak point in her techniques so far. There was something stronger about her techniques than normal. Amaterasu wasn't supposed to be that strong, nor was it supposed to have white flames surrounding it.
Forming hand seals, Tao went to go and make a jutsu, but a swing from Kimiko's sword interrupted, forcing him to move his hands out of the way, and then he felt a tap from her other hand as she placed an FTG seal on his shoulder. Tao was utterly devastated. This fight had not been going how he had planned it to, and now if he failed to kill her or defeat her, there was no hiding. Retreat was no longer an option for him.
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The fight raged on for a few more minutes, but it was starting to drag out as Tao's desperation was kicking in, doing his best to push back and stay alive. Kimiko wasn't ever incredibly pressed, but she was starting to feel the exertion from using her Mangekyou abilities, and her chakra reserves weren't infinite. By now, there would be attention being drawn to the area as well, several buildings were on fire, and the two had exchanged several jutsu. Everything he threw at her though had been met with a staunch defense from Kimiko.
He'd launched jutsu multiple times, but once, twice, thrice, they were incinerated by the Kagutsuchi's defensive measures each time. After the last use of the manipulation, Kimiko had enough of a handle on it that she was able to fashion weaponry out of it, making the flames more condensed and thinner. Interesting to be sure. Kimiko was starting to get wary, and as she wanted to end it fast, she brought the flat of her blade down on Tao's head, knocking him out. She'd need to interrogate him and get some information before she killed him. Kimiko took a moment to dismiss the Amaterasu flames around them before they got too out of hand, and left with Tao before anyone noticed them, lowering back into Chakra Suppression.
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Tao awoke, piercing pain in his head, and surrounded in darkness. He was tied to a chair, bound and gagged. As he stirred, Kimiko's hand placed down on his head. She'd already drained him of most of his chakra, and was back up to full. Mostly. She'd actually been practicing using her Kagutsuchi weaponry making abilities while waiting for him to wake up. Mastering the form in its entirety by using it another 4 times to shift it.
She'd been interested in his ability to use Susano'o, something she'd seen Satomi do as well when grabbing Akihiro's body. It appeared to be something any with MS could use. After experimenting a little with it, she discovered that she could actually use it herself, manifesting the ribs. It hurt like hell to use though, but she knew there was more she could do to advance it. Similarly to the Kagutsuchi, it just took practice. One of the best ways to practice was to use the Multi Shadow Clone jutsu to get a lot of training done.
20 clones, each with 5 chakra all practiced making ribs, and Kimiko was certain she could easily master it from there with the combined knowledge of all of the techniques. While they did their training, Kimiko was rooting around in Tao's mind to find all the information he had about anything pertaining to her, if he'd spread it, and all that. Luckily, he hadn't given out any information about her to anyone. What interested her more while rooting around was the knowledge he had about the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.
Thus, while he was unconscious, she had taken out his eyes, stealing them for herself. It suddenly occurred to her why Satomi might have stolen Akihiro's body and not buried it. Her blood boiled at that notion. To use Akihiro like that was unthinkable. They'd definitely killed him simply to increase their own power, there was no doubt in her mind. Always a power grab between Nyguyen and Satomi and the Elders.
It took some time for him to wake up, and in that time, she'd gotten the transplants done by a surgeon that she influenced with her Sharingan Genjutsu, and all the damage done was reversed. It would be time to hunt Satomi and get her revenge soon.
The only reason that she'd left Tao alive was to inform him that he'd not only failed, but he'd given her the means with which to wipe out the Elders and Satomi. Leaving him with that knowledge, she plunged Aerondite into his chest. Going around to gather her gear, she pulled the bird mask over her face, and teleported to one of her other tags. Her time in Darhkvale was coming to a close. The fight might have drawn a lot of attention, it was best to get out of there for a while and dispose of him elsewhere.
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Claiming EMS for 2k exp with a roll of 146
4 uses of Amaterasu
Unlocking Level 3 of Amaterasu
4 uses of Kagutsuchi
Unlocking Level 2 of Kagutsuchi
4 uses of Kagutsuchi
Unlocking Level 3 of Kagutsuchi
20 uses of Susano'o
Unlocking Level 7 of Susano'o
Put a Seal on Tao's body
-however much to teleport myself and Tao's body to [SECRET] ftg marking.
