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Nova vs. Misao Thu Feb 22, 2018 7:01 am
Nova Makato
A-rank
- Battle on the bridge:
Battle on the Bridge:
Bridges are a common sight in Kumogakure, where one might liken the city sections hanging atop their tall spires as islands amongst a hanging archipelago. However, one of the bridges in particular has been rigged for the event. Beginning as a 15.5m wide and 150m long bridge with a small 5m radii pagoda in its center, the bridge holds a nasty surprise hidden from all competitors. At the beginning of the second round after the battle begins, 2.5 meters of either side of the bridge will fall away as it has been rigged to do so, making the bridge more narrow and with no visible net beneath you. Then again after another round this process will repeat. Until finally, on the next round, the bridge will fall away leaving it only a ½ meter wide. A ninja falling will naturally result in loss.
Nova's first trial had finished quickly, however anticlimactically. She had been so nervous and anxious about the first fight, and after ending only moments in Nova felt...unsatisfied. Her pent up emotions had no release and it caused them to build up even more for the upcoming second round. She was being escorted by a proctor to the arena, outside of the city in an area of cliffs. The morning was cool against her cheeks, a slight mist in the air. Nova sat upright in her puppet, legs strapped in to place inside Kurogokegamu. The silent pair approached from the east, the sun coming from the horizon behind them. Kurogokegamu's metal legs clicking against the ground was the only noise besides the wind rushing between the cliffs as the path ascended quickly. Climbing the steep incline, the mist started to clear in the thinner air though the mist down in the valleys between the cliffs remained thick, the sun casting a bizarre long shadow from Nova sitting inside her puppet. The path narrowed and soon the cliff was only as wide as the path, and they approached a wide metal gate with stone barriers continuing on either side off into the misty abyss below. Reaching the gate she stopped just before it and the proctor nodded, turned, then retreated. “Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to round two of the chuunin exams. In this combat Nova Makato will be facing off against Misao Shogo. After counting down from three, the gates will open and combat will begin”, the announcer from somewhere off in the abyss, his voice reverberating off the cliffsides. Nova felt a slight rush of adrenaline as she tried to mentally prepare herself yet again. “Three... Two... One... BEGIN!”
The metal gate raised slowly as a pulley system grinded away, and Kurogokegamu lowered itself to the ground and skittered under as soon as there was enough space. Emerging from the gate Nova was met with the sting of a cold wind against her cheek coming from the north. Her hair streamed sideways with the gust, teal tips shining brightly with the sun behind them. Nova was glad she had dressed comfortably warm for the days fight. A dusty rose pink loose knit sweater hung to her knees over a pair of charcoal leggings, and on her feet she wore nothing but a fuzzy sock as she had no intention of getting out of her puppet and walking.
The wind tore through the canyon and Nova now noticed that she was no longer on the cliff itself, but rather a long bridge that extended from one side of the valley to the next. The bridge was composed of a light grey stone brick with a rough texture to it. The ancient grout looked unstable and the whole bridge looked as though it might crumble if one were too rough on it. Far across the bridge, Nova was able to make out a shape coming through the gate on the opposite side. This “Misao Shogo” she knew dreadfully little about. She was armed with no other knowledge than her recently learned name and vague memory of watching a trial of a girl with red hair. Nova took a deep breath and slid down into her puppet and closed the hatch on top, locking the several latches there. Adjusting the bands around her legs and torso, she wiggled to ensure she was tightly in place. One hand had emerald chakra threads from each fingertip connecting to various parts of the interior of her puppet, The other she fiddled around with her ammo compartment by her knee. Nova pressed her fingers to the sticky web shot that was in a capsule for her cannon and channeled a bit of chakra to be stored within. After pulling her hands from that and stopping the chakra flow she picked up one of the other three items she had stored there and slid it into the ammo reservoir for the cannon and heard it click into place.
Nova inhaled deeply, then exhaled while sending a small burst of chakra through her fingertips and puppet threads into the puppet itself. Her eyes slid shut and her ears fell deaf to the sound of wind roaring against the outside of her puppet, and her vision lit up from the perspective of the puppets crystal eyes. From either side she could see the barbed metal legs curving up above her then sharply into the ground. Nova noticed that the bridge was fairly wide though the edges seemed to sag slightly under their own weight. Staying toward the center of the bridge Kurogokegamu sprinted, covering nine meters a second and reaching a small pagoda like structure in the center with a cone shaped roof that was no more than ten meters across. Reaching it in a matter of seconds Kurogokegamu used its barbed legs to scale two of the supports of the coverings and stood on the top of the pointed roof. Metal barbs cracked and scratched the tiles sending a handful smashing to the ground as the puppet settled into place with a tight grip on the building. Sights of the web cannon were pointed down the bridge watching for her opponents approach, ready to fire the loaded ammo should they come within 20 meters of the pagoda. Nova settled into place within the puppet against the cushions, warm against the cold air by being inside, and prepared herself for the possibility of a long battle.
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- Chakra 110/125:
Name:Spiders touch
Canon/Custom:Custom
Rank: E-rank
Type: Passive
Element:N/A
Range:N/A
Specialty:Kugustu
Duration: N/A- Passive. -5 chakra from total
Cooldown:N/A
Description:When she's utalizing a chakra thread technique to control a puppet, she's able to channel her chakra through those threads in such a manner that she may cast jutsu from the puppet, and it is not active if the threads are not active. After performing any setup requirements (handseals etc), the user, through their chakra strings is able to channel their prepared techniques to a puppet the strings are attached to, allowing her to cast jutsu from their location, as if it was her own
Name: Puppet Technique (Kugutsu no Jutsu ~ 傀儡の術)
Canon/Custom: Canon.
Rank: E.
Type: Supplementary.
Element: None.
Range: 30m.
Specialty: Kugutsu.
Duration: -5 per post
Cooldown: Duration +1 post.
Description: This jutsu generates long, fibrous, malleable chakra strings from each of the user's fingers. They are partially intangible to prevent tangling; this jutsu cannot be used to bind people. The condensed chakra takes a hue of variable color depending on the user. Use of this technique on puppets is only available to those with the Kugutsu specialty. However, people without skill in Puppetry can still generate chakra strings to control weapons they have the specializations to wield, within 30m. This consists of whipping them around like a flail or yo-yo, or controlling their path of travel when thrown. Unless durability is enhanced by a separate technique, these chakra strings can be broken by any D rank technique that causes blunt force, cutting, or piercing damage.
This technique cannot control living people; it can only control corpses, or Human Puppets currently in the user's locker.
Name: Spider Eyes
Canon/Custom: Custom
Rank: D
Type: Supplementary
Element: None
Range: Touch, Applied via puppet
Specialty: Kugutsu
Duration: Maintained (5 per post)
Cooldown: double maintained duration
Description: This technique allows Nova to see through her puppets eyes. She can’t hear while she’s using this technique. Her eyes must be closed and the only movement she can make is to operate the puppet.
- Stat modifiers:
+1 PER
+1 REA
-1 STR
-1 END
- Items:
- Puppets+mods:
Name:Kurogokegumo(Black widow spider)
Type of Item:Puppet
Rank:C-rank
Elemental Alignment:n/a
Quantity:One
Ability/Function: Kurogokegumo is fairly large in size, the body just over 4 feet in length, and 2 and a half feet wide at its largest point. Branching off from the body are 8 arachnid-like legs that serve as its main mode of transportation. In the body of it, there is a canoe like opening in which Nova can sit and lock herself into place in, allowing her to travel with it, as well as stay in place should the puppet make maneuvers that might turn it, such as climbing walls or going up steep inclines. The space in the center is large enough, and equipped with proper restraints for her to comfortable sit upright in the seat, or slide down and close the top to be unseen inside.
Appearance:Kurogokegumo is designed after its namesake as a black widow spider. The main portion of the body is somewhat bulbous and rounded, resembling the abdomen of the spider. The hull is made of a smooth bust strong wood, sanded to a sheen and painted with a shiny black paint that glints like an oil slick in the sun. On the underside, a deep red hourglass is painted in sharp contrast to the black. Splaying out from the thorax are 8 multi joined, spindly legs, which end in small almost hair-like hooks on the ends of the feet to maintain a better grip on smooth surfaces. On the front is a feature that resembles a head, with 8 faceted spun glass gems set as eyes. Two non functional fangs protrude slightly, with two fuzzy pedipalp feelers twitching around atop them. Protruding from the bottom of the sternum of the puppet is a small turret-like appendage that allows it to use its weblike modification. Inside of the abdomen, there are several emerald green cushions positioned to allow for comfortable travel, as well as a series of restraints that can be used like a seat belt to keep nova from rattling around inside when going over rough terrain or when being shaken around.
History:Nova loved the idea of different utilization for puppets. She had seen some of the creations her father made that helped with all sorts of things, not exclusively as weaponry. Thus she set out to create her first puppet. She pondered all the different things she could do with it, there were so many options that occurred to her that it took several weeks to decide on a final design. A puppet could be the perfect solution to her always falling behind others, with her prosthetic leg she was unable to use the supernatural walking technique to follow her peers up walls and trees, not was she able to use the speed that her fellow ninjas could. It came to her one day as she was sitting in her workshop at her crafting table and a spider slowly climbed up her window frame to make a web, and she watched the grace that the many-legged being moved with, even straight up a wall, using nothing other than its own skills. She set hard to work after that, selecting the perfect materials to craft it with. Her attention to detail was incredible, and perhaps her favorite part was nothing more than cosmetic; the bright glass that she had used for its eyes. She sanded the pieced for several days before she deemed them smooth enough to be used in her creation. The bright hourglass on the bottom had to be repainted several times because “it just wasn't perfect”.
After months of work and dedication, her creation had nearly come to life. After the last coat of glossy paint had dried she had resolved to test her work. Nervous, as she had never operated a puppet of this scale before, she set outside and started weaving the chakra threads to control Kurokgokegumo. The legs twitched to life one by one, and the body slowly rose off the ground. At her command, it lurched forward a few steps, then to the side. A few more practice steps later and she had it moving as gracefully as the one she had seen on her window. With a huge grin plastered on her face, she set to her next challenge. Kurogokegumo skittered over to a tall tree. Holding her breath, Nova directed the puppet upwards, the barbs on its feet clinging to the bark of the tree. Nova was astounded by her success, she had never felt so proud of herself as she did now. Nova Makato was a true student of Kugutsu and a member of the Chikamatsu clan.
Name:Web cannon puppet modification
Type Of Weapon: Projectile
Rank:D-rank
Elemental Alignment:n/a
Quantity:1
Ability/Function:A modification for her puppet, Kurogokegumo, this attachment allows for various ammo to be shot through it at 15mp/s, including a sticky web, and wire and the like(ammo will be made in separate item post).
Appearance: It's appearance is that of a miniature cannon, meant to be mounted on the undersides of Kurogokegomu's arachnid body.
History: developed by Nova specially for her puppetry, she took many influences both in form and utility for her puppet from arachnids, including their web-making ability.- ammo types:
Name:Web fibers
Type Of Weapon:Ammo[for web cannon weapon]
Rank:D-rank
Elemental Alignment:n/a
Quantity:1 ammo
Ability/Function: A thick, sticky, strong fiberous substance in a net shape that is 3 meters across is spewed at a range of 20 meters. It is meant to stop movement through an area. It can be broken free from with c-rank strength after one post
Appearance: weblike
History: Like a true spider, Kurogokegamu tries to subdue its enemies with a sticky web to prevent escape.
Name:Grease
Type of weapon:ammo [for web cannon weapon]
Rank:d-rank
Elemental Alignment:Suiton
Quantity:2
Ability/Function:A slick substance that coats the ground in a thin layer that is incredibly slippery, it covers a 4 meter radius of space. When moving across it, you will slip and fall,taking one post to recover, unless you move at a speed of 2 meters a second or less across the grease, or supernatural walking justu
Appearance:Colorless and clear, the liquid is hard to see, except the sheen when light reflects off it.
Name: Razor wire
Type of weapon: Ammo [for web cannon weapon]
Rank: C-rank
Elemental Alignment:N/a
Quantity:2
Ability/Function:An expanding razor wire web than can be shot at a range of 30 meters, that has a total radius of 6 meters, expanding to that full size after it travels 5 meters. Any solid structure the web hits, it sticks to and tangles itself with making a razor field. It cuts 1/4 inch upon impact, but when strained against it can cut deeper up to 1 1/2 inches, and each strand can be broken with a C-rank strength, the wire is durable enough to support the weight of being climbed on, though you must have a C-rank perception to avoid being cut with the wire to climb on it.
Appearance:A spider like web of thin razor wire.
History:A more deadly version of web, Nova uses the web as part of the battlefield, maneuvering her puppet along the strands with its 8 legs.
Name: Puppet armor modification
Type of Armor:Heavy
Rank:d-rank
Elemental Alignment:
Quantity:1
Protection:When equipped to the puppet, this armour surrounds it in a hard armour plated shell that enables attacks of equal rank or below do 2 ranks less in damage, and such strikes of 1 rank higher do 1 rank less in damage. Any strikes of 2 ranks higher than the armor bypass its defensive abilities entirely
Ability/Function:Mounted on the back of Nova's puppet, it serves to protect both the puppet and herself when inside the puppet. It can either fold up to protect from projectiles from the front, or fold back; closing Nova inside and completely enclosing her.
Appearance:Black and shiny, the armor matches the oil slick black that the rest of her puppet is painted. It is composed of metal sheets, bent smoothly to match the curve of the puppets body.
History:Knowing her own weaknesses physically, nova knew that she had to make her puppet capable of protecting her. In addition to being able to sit inside and move with it, she deemed a heavy shield a worthy addition.
Name: Hidden daggers
Type Of Weapon: extending blades
Rank:C-rank
Elemental Alignment:N/A
Quantity:2
Ability/Function:Made as mods for Kurogokegamu, they are mounted within the spindly front legs. They can be wielded out as slashing weapons, or extended from a closed position for a quick stab. They can inflict up to inch and half of cutting wounds.
Appearance:Usually hidden, the shiny, one foot long, metal blades are thin and sharp, a fallback for close range combat.
History: Kurogokegamu was originally created as a protective device, however after a close run in in which close range combat was involved, Nova decided that she must add a more traditional form of combat to her puppet.
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