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Post by Xue Zhongli on Feb 26, 2023 4:29:42 GMT -5
Xue sighed as he stood under a tree near the outskirts of a town in the common region, he was far enough away to not draw any attention and given he didn't bother most people he wasnt even noticed by most, despite being nobility due to being a Zhongli the silver haired man was dressed in his normal clothes that would make most look at him like he was a simple commoner, he wore a pair of green slacks with simple sandals on his feet, on his upper body he had on a long sleeved white shirt and a black tunic over it though hidden in his sleeves were his trusty karambits in case he needed them and under the tunic was his grimoire meaning he was still armed even if he didnt look it, the man had decided to get out of the estate and head into town to gather some more medicine ingredients and see if they had anything new that he had never seen or used before.
At the moment the dark mage was taking a break and was leaning against a tree munching an apple as he observed what was going on around him, so far nothing interesting had happened and while bandits and thieves were seen in the common region it was much more rare then compared to the forsaken region, at this point after he finished his break and his snack he would move on and head towards one of the bigger citys most likely hapshass depending on how he felt at the moment.He hoped that perhaps some rare ingredients had arrived and he could use them Xue knew that if he made any breakthroughs that benefited the family he would likely be rewarded as well. He took a bite from the apple enjoying the sour taste of it as he mearly watched the surrounding area with bored eyes.
[attr="class","polarPOSTIT"] This is a gift for Polar~! [break][break] It was a good afternoon to train, and Jirou wasquite done staying on the estate grounds. He couldn’t stand it one more moment or he would lose it on someone. So he took his sword and a few other items he wished to test and loaded them onto his Palaquinn before he was carried with his man-servent Enlai, though in truth it was more like he was a pet of some kind. He loved him however, and if he ever found someone hurting him that was not meant to be, he would kill that person without even thinking of a reason why. The reason would be clear for any who knew him, you don’t damage his property. He and his man-servent sat in the palaquinn as they made their way to an open field. Jirou was excited. He would have the guards use their magics to help him train. He wante to get better and knew hed need to step up his training if he wanted to catch up to his brother Ozma and Junjie. [break][break] He looked out the window as he thought of Junjie, he hated the man and yet he felt a deep and hidden adoration for him. He was strong and skilled and able to beat him quickly if he went all out. He hated that. He knew he wasn’t giving him a full fight when they sparred, but he couldn’t take it out on him. He hated it though. It was like he was being slapped in the face each time they sparred. But as they arrived and he exited the Palaquinn Enlai would begin giving orders to the guards to prepare the area. They would be busy for a few minutes as Jirou stood with Enlai holding an umbrella over his head to keep him from the sun. He watched as they busied themselves and parepared the area and he fixed his clothing. The deep rich purple of his hanfu blew softly in the afternoon wind and he could tell by the smell in the air the flowers were finally bloissoming. He would need to check his Garden of Poison when he returned himself to his home estate. [break][break] As he stood and watched, hed notice the lone figure up on the tree with the lone tree. He smirked to himself and took out his fan covering his face softly with the fan.he would turn to his man-servent and if Xue was still watching he would see the prince point and the young man-servent to make his way toward there. “Excuse me for the interuption young sir. But my lord is going to be training in this area. He worries you may end up beign hurt by staying in the area. But if you are willing to stay and even participate in helping him he is willing to pay handsomely.” Enlai would lift a purse of yul up, the bag had about 2000 yul. “2000 now, and 2000 after he is done training.” he would smile at the young man as Jirou would smile and wave at them both if they looked over.
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Post by Xue Zhongli on Mar 26, 2023 4:43:17 GMT -5
Xue watched as a palaquin approached his direction and as it was set down and the guards moving around it started to set up the area Xue finished his apple before he tossed the core behind him since there wasnt anything left to eat on it and he dusted his hands off as he would watch the person inside the transportation point at him before seeing one of the servants approach him, Xue was outwardly unphased but he was slightly wondering who it was that was outside of the noble region and ontop of that who was so arrogant that he needed to be carried around in a palaquin of all things, mentally the man just shrugged since it wasnt something he needed to focus on or deal with since he tended to keep a low cover and not draw attention to himself and with this being something out of the ordinary he knew that it was bound to start drawing attention.
It was then that one of the mans servants approached and while he was courtious to him and mentioned worry over him being hurt if he stayed in the area on account of his lord training here, to that Xue mearly shrugged his shoulders.”I'm used to a little risk so I would rather not leave until Im ready to” he said simply before he was offered a bag of yul on the chance he was willing to help the man train a bit, the dark mage would ponder the question for a moment before he would reach out and take the yul and asked the most important questioned,” what is he needing help in training?” he asked since he had skills in certain areas but he most likely wouldnt go out of his way to help if its was something he didnt know. The mans tone stayed calm and the look on his face still held disintrest in it but since he had taken the money it was clear they had at least gotten his attention and his services at least for the moment.as he saw the lord wave at him Xue raised a hand and gave a small wave not wanting to seem rude at the moment.
[attr="class","polarPOSTIT"] It was nice to see that Enlai wasn’t immediately yelled at, and that the man seemed to at least take the deal for now. Jirou gently fanned himself as he watched the two make their way back. Enlai explained that his lord needed a partner to spar with in general, and that he would ask him further about his skills when they were properly introduced. His guards had finished settig up the area, and had finished brewing his tea and platting his snacks. They were fanciful foods that’s were high grade and well made. Plates of Shumai Dumplings filled with fresh caught shrimp and scallions, Springrolls made from wild boar and freshly fried in a small metal pot with Fire Magic thanks to one of his guards, and a final plate of Shredded tiger meat served with small crepe stile pancakes and a lucious dipping sauce. It would keep stable and perfect for hours given the properties of the containers, wealth allowed him a certain measure of comfort in that matter. [break][break] As the two approched Jirou would smile closing the fan to show a caring and loving noble face. He was good at hiding his darkness deep down. “Greetings to you, I am Jirou Yuiee, thank you for coming down. If youd like, please sit, enjoy and have some treats. I am in no rush today and you have peaked my interest.” he would motion for him to sit, if he didn’t he would continue regardless. “I assume you would like to know what trainng I am doing,for the moment I just need a sparing partner whos willing to go all out and really let me test myself. Would you be able to do that for me?” he would gently take a pair of chopsticks and would enjoy one of the spring rolls. He smiled. “perfect, please, help yourself. I do not mind sharing at all.” he chuckled, and inside he felt like puking. But he kept his fake mask on and smiled as he ate. “What is your name, if I may ask?”
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Xue approached the man who seemed to be setting down to a meal of what looked like very exotic foods, even from a distance it was clear this man was a noble and in the dark mages opinion a rather concited one at that, however he had taken the yul so he needed to at least hear him out if he didnt like his words then he could always toss the yul back and leave, as he reached the man he introduced himself as Jirou Yuiee a member of a high up family and offered him some of the food and to sit and enjoy himself. Xue would sit but made sure that in a subtle way he was ready to move should something happen but to most they would never see the intent.”I thank you for the offer but im currently not hungry as I ate rather recently” he said being polite since while the offer was tempting he was not one for exotic food.
As he was told that the man required a sparring partner and that he needed someone to go all out Xue had to resist the urge to raise an eyebrow,in his mind it seemed like Jirou intended to battle him just for sport and most likely assumed he wasnt that strong given his state of dress, it was normal for him to often be out and about in more commoner clothing if he had to interact with people but he did have more specialized attire if he was going out on a job for his family.”I Suppose I can stretch my legs with a spar though depending on the skill gap it could be a long spar or a short one” he stated though half true since while he was sealed he couldnt utilize his full strength he was still deadly enough with what he currently had. At the question of his name Xue blinked before he spoke.”I'm Xingke a commoner from a bit deeper here in the common region” he lied as easily as breathing to the young lord since he didnt intend to unveil any true information at the time
[attr="class","polarPOSTIT"] He had ate as the yound man spoke his name and he finsihed the eggroll as he noticed how he yound man was sitting. He was ready to move at a moments notice, a fact he only knew from his own experience as a martial artist. He would watch as enlai went to his palaquinn and retrieved his cloth wrapped weapon. It was still a ugly piece of carbon meant to shred and destroy, and he hated it but loved it at the same time. He was working on a much better item for himself, but it would take time. “I can tell by your positioning you are skilled. But worry not… Xingki was it? I wont be attacking you out of the blue. I always honer a proper fight. It is something important to me.” he would eat a few bites of the tiger meat and and two of the dumplings before he would have the food taken away. He would smile happily and gently undo his fan. His action showed a man who was relaxed and friendly, but in truth he would cut this common dogs troat without hesitation if he could get away with it. [break][break] He would walk to his servent and would begin to remove the top half of his outfit, letting it slide down his arms and gather around his waist as he removed a red ribbon from his outfit and with a deft and practied hand he would tie up his hair into a high and royal pony tail. By the time he reached enlai he would be prepared to fight, the bindings around his ribs and lower chest spoke of his preparedness. And the fact that he had changed his battle attire would be an obvious hint of his eagerness. The young prince would place the wrapped sword upon his hip and would turn to his beating bag. His guards would quickly remove the food and the table clearing the area between the two, leaving xue to sit on the pillow if he did not move. [break][break] He would speak in a language he hoped even this common dog could speak given the name he had given, the language of his home land. “Wǒmen hùxiāng zǔzhòu ba.” It was a reference to a common tale of warriors in their homeland. The tale of two Soldiers from opposing sides who found Moksha and trancended the Mortal realm through their sheer enjoyment of battle. He would prepare himself his stand low and heavy almost, yet his feet betrayed his readiness to rush forward. He placed his hands like claws ready to rend and rip, his nails long like claws that would harden into digging daggers when he carbonized his body. Hed let the young man get ready, and then he would spring forward to close the distance and to test the waters he would use no magic, before launching into a furious combo of tiger like blows. “Do not hold back on me Xingki!”
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Post by Xue Zhongli on Aug 19, 2023 4:09:43 GMT -5
Xue watches as the man ate a bit more of his food as one of his attendents brought him a weapon that was wrapped in cloth and from the shape the rogue could tell it was rather crude but effective tool in combat, as Jirou mentioned that hewould honor a proper fight and that he didnt need to worry about him attacking out of the blue.”yes its Xingke” he stated simply as he didnt drop his guard at all though it was hard to see just how wary he was since he hid it rather well other then the way he was sitting. As he finished his meal and would stand and start to prepare Xue stood as well and moved back a little bit his stance relaxed and very at ease as if he didnt see anyone here as an actual threat and therefor didnt need to take the fight seriously. The dark mage rolled his neck a bit to loosen it as he waited for the young man to finish getting ready and then for the battle to start.
Xue saw jirou get into a ready stance before stating something in his native tongue that made Xue cock an eyebrow since while he knew the language he didnt see the reasoning for saying it in this fight. Then it happened the man suddenly lunged forward telling Xue not to hold back on him to which the white haired man kept an impassive face as his foe approached, once he was within range Xue quickly would react to each strike and parried them with his own moving fluidly but with only the required amount of effort needed showing that while he was skilled he wasnt putting all his energy into his movements as it wasnt needed, he would then show the skill gap however and with a flick of his arms his karambits dropped out of his sleeves and into his hands and as dark whisps appeared around the rogues hands and feet he moved with increased speed and would place both edges of the karambits to his neck showing intent.”with moves like this I could have slit your throat 9 times easily” he said his tone bored before his eyes would lock with Jirous.”just becuase your family favors you doesnt mean your invincible “ he stated getting the feeling that Jirou was favored by his family
Name of Ability: Shadow Skill SPOILER: Click to hide Type & Uses: Flow ¦ 3 uses ¦ 2 Cooldown Rank & Specialization: Junior ¦ Physical Reinforcement Mana Cost: 8 ¦ 4 Range & Speed: 12.5m ¦ 5 m/s Stats Affected: +2 m/s speed Description: Over the wielder's hands and feet appears what can only be described as very fine darkened shadow wisps that could be mistaken for smoke, mist or shadow this is where someone would be mistaken. This ability allows the wielder's speed to be increased by +2 m/s. Even if disarmed so longs the wielder is within range and this spell is active they still gain the benefit of this buff.
POWER 39 DURABILITY 43 SENSORY 4 STAMINA 34 CONTROL 19
mana 62/70
Last Edit: Aug 19, 2023 5:02:08 GMT -5 by Xue Zhongli
[attr="class","polarPOSTIT"] This is a gift for Polar~! The exchange happened quickly. So quickly that jirou was almost dare say impressed. Physical combat was not something many in the clover commited to like he had. They found it too easy to use mid and long range spells, with a few notible exceptions of course. The cool blade under his neck touched his skin from the two weapons and he felt a trickle of instintual fear. The kind of fear you would experience if you were face to face with a deadly viper or predator.Jirou loved it. He reveled in that instinctual base level reaction. He was a follower of his desires, it was his duty on this world to experience and feel everything until he could no longer feel anything. Only then would he have considered his work in this department completed. He wanted to experience everything. Every sensation every pulse pounding change. He had never had a knife held to his neck by someone besides in training before and in truth it EXCITED him! [break][break] As soon as the man began to speak of being the favored son hed yell loudly in his face to disorient him through shock tactics "Renshou!"activate his spell, causing a spell circle to appear on his throat and spread at 10 meters per second spreading over his entire body so quickly that it was near instant, he would at the same time tuck his chin using the carbon matter and his body to trap the mans weapons.their unique curve helping to hug the blades.with a quick motion he would draw his blade as if to cut the man in half, only to slam its form into the mans body if he didn’t let go or find some way to remove the blades. The item wasn’t activated, but even still it was a heavy and lethal blunt object. The shredder needed only impact to be effective. Regardless, he would step back and away from his opponent. His entire body now coated in a layer of high grade carbon. [break][break] Once they were seperated, if he had managed to take the blades from him, hed take and toss them back before beginning to pace around the man. They were 5 meters apart by now and jirou was circling like a beast waiting to strike. Yet even in his animalistic circling there was no hatred, no anger not even annoyance. Jirou was high. High out of his mind from the brand new experience he just had. It had been nearlu 2 weeks, 5 days and 47 minutes since his last new experience. He kept track often pushing his own patience to test his self will before indulging in something brand new. Yet as he circled his smile was calm euphoric. Jirou truly felt a high of existence right now and he wanted to see how far he could push it. “try again… you’re the first to get that close to me. Im excited!” [break][break] Name of Spell: Carbon Adaptation - HARD BODY Elemental Type: Carbon Matter Rank & Spell Type: Junior | Defense | Physical Reinforcement Range & Speed: Self | 10 Meters per second Speed Mana Cost: 10 | 5 Stats Effected: Junior rank Speed Buff = +2m/s Applicable Perks: SELF-REPAIRING SPOILER: Click to hide If your defensive spell has taken damage but is still standing at the end of the post, it will naturally repair itself to full durability. This can only target a single spell a post. This can be used 3 times per cast of the spell. Description: The user activates this spell by saying "Rěnshòu (endure)". Their body is covered in hardened Carbon starting from what ever origin the user needs it to so long as its somewhere on their body. the users magic spreads over their body at a speed of 10 meters per second and increases both their Durability by +4 points and increases their speed by +2 meters per second. this spell costs 10 mana to cast and 5 per post to sustain. this spell takes intermediate damage to shatter.
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As Jirou suddenly screamed in his face Xue held his ground and didnt retreat as he saw the man aim to try and disarm him by aiming to catch his blades with his chin as he reinforced his body with carbon matter, as he started to swing his weapon at him Xue made a surprising move as he released his blades only to clap his hands together for a moment as dark scales covered his body and traveled up to the beginning of his cheeks as he didnt stop moving for that moment and as the weapon impacted his body it struck with a thud but it didnt bust thru his scales as in that moment as he tried to back up the rogue would close the distance once again and this time he brought his arm up to attack again keeping in close to the noble he would bring his palm upwards in a powerful strike aimed right at the mans jaw which even with carbon guarding his body would most likely knock him into the air a few inches as well as make his teeth rattle from the impact.
As he did that Xue knew that his opponent would be stunned so he then grabbed his karambits intent on getting them away from the man before he would jump backwards so he didnt put himself back at risk as he would pocket one of his karambits leaving one hand free and the other hand gripping the curved blade,while one would think that was less of an advantage as he was not using both weapons it actually made the dark mage even more dangerous as he now had a free hand in order to not only strike with but he could grapple and even create openings that the deadly curved blade could strike with lightning fast speed and deadly effectiveness,”I dont recommend trying to take my weapons again” he stated his tone still calm but there was an underlying threat that was meant to make jirou think twice.
Name of Spell: Jjunle Erl'elee Elemental Type: Dark Rank & Spell Type: Junior| Defense Creation Range & Speed: Self| 7 m/s Mana Cost: 10| 5 to sustain Stats Effected: n/a Applicable Perks: Self Repairing,Quickshot Description: Xue triggers this spell by clapping his hands together then along his body a scale like layer of darkness armors his body without sacrificing his flexibility, the armor while not cover his face comes up to his neck at least with a few dark scale like formations dotting his cheeks, this spell can block two junior rank spells before dissipating, if this spell takes a hit and survives it can restore itself to full strength though it can only be done 3 times after the spell has been cast,when this spell is cast Xue gets a +4 buff in durability this spell translates into Shades Embrace
POWER 39 DURABILITY 43 SENSORY 4 STAMINA 34 CONTROL 19
[attr="class","polarPOSTIT"] The impact was harsh, and Jirou had not only taken it he allowed it. He went into the air and landed with little effort. It was a good hit, but his teeth barely rattled. He knew however it would be foolish to underestimate this man any further. He landed and as the man spoke about not taking his knives, jirou couldn’t help but laugh. Hed check his body, and find it unharmed and yet still, this man had tried to break his armor and cut his neck, or at least make it clear that he could. And that….made jirous blood boil in a way not filled with anger, but with a level of joy that hed not felt in a long time. This man wore scales like that of a dragon, and it made his soul fume with anger, yet part of him saw it as a challenge. Something that would normally piss him off….left him with a hunger. [break][break] Hed settle into a position to attack, but before he could interview the motions for his next attack enlai would get in the way. And whisper to his master. Jirous face would calm and hed slowly stand up straight and hed undo his spell. “I see….” hed look at enlai and it was clear that he wasn’t happy, but what ever the servant had said had at least stopped Jirous bloodlust. Yet jirou would just smile softly and shake his head. “I understand enlai, yes we will go home. You did good.” jirou had calmed himself quickly and it was clear jirou truly loved his servent and what ever anger had been about to flare toward xue had not been redirected to enlai. Hed gently pt the young servent, who if he had a tail would have been wagging happily. “It seems my Servent worries for my safety.” hed chuckle and gently walk toward xuee, making it clear he had no intention to continue fighting. Hed even drop his defensive spell and hed grab his sword from where it had landed. Enlai quickly ran forward wth the wrapping and rewrapped the weapon. [break][break] Jirou would smile and chuckle. “Thank you… sorry, I forgot your name in the excitement of the fight. Its been a long time since someone has given me a proper fight. Being a noble…well… people tend to treat you with kid gloves no matter what skills you have.” hed say and hed walk back toward the picnic picking up his hakama top and putting it back on. It was clear by his tone he truly was happy to have been able to fight him, even if it wasn’t a real fight. Hed been dealing with people treating him as if he wasn’t one of the strongest mages in the entire fucking country. But oh well, there was nothing he could do for that. He was a nobe after all. But his tone also showed that he felt a bit of annoyance at that fact. That he never got to truly shine because of it. “Stay a while if youd like, eat, enjoy. I have plenty of food for you.”
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