Strength in unfamiliarity

She walked slowly into the large training grounds of konoha village with a bright smile and a look of determination across her face. This place felt less like home then that of iwa or yuki but it was relaxing to be able to walk through the familiar area left alone with her thoughts. She activates her shadow sewing with a pulse of her chakra. From around her six shadow tendrils rose up slowly to stand beside her protectively, three on each side. They curved forward slightly from their starting possition behind her to loop around defensively, their heads and long thin bodies shifting to and fro in a way similar to a snake moving in an a shape to use it's long spine to hold it's weight up, though the tendrils were not true ku living nor did they have a spine. Their heads dropped down in a soft curve to point at the ground below them at a fourty eight and a half degree angle approximately, waiting for her command to activate and shift at her will to strike or defend their master. She had trained in shadow to a level of near mastery and although there was little left to use learn about these powers granted by the blood of her father and the grace of the Nara clan still she would toil and sweat to work them just a bit harder and faster.

    "Kira.... Shall we dance once more?" Before her, standing around three meters away the demon of chance watched her summoning the tendrils with a calm smile. She had become slightly accustomed to the random almost hallucinogenic appearance of the voice in her head, though this particular voice still had the tension of unease brought about by her random and fairly recent appearance both in her mind and in her life. Still she took the oddity and stride and simply nodded to the woman before her. Her intentions were true and she seemed to have the trust of sorrow. "No child. I wield sorrow. There is a difference." As she spoke the same tendrils rose about her, though only four. She shifted them left to right quickly to test their speed and learn exactly how easily she could control them, and, satisfied with their dexterity nodded in return.

    "How did you....." To the outside world, not that there seemed to be any onlookers in the area, it would seem like Kira stood alone speaking into the empty training field before her like some sort of crazy person left alone with the voices in her head which for all intent and purposes she was. The demon of chance's response was quick and quiet at first. She lashed out with the four tendrils each aimed individually at one of the other girls appendages, the first whipping to the left to make an outward strike just above the elbow set to strike through the muscle of her upper arm, the second following a similar pattern, though in reverse, turning right to strike outward with the tip aimed to separate the bones of her lower arm with the intention of prying them apart, the third moving downward strait forward beside the fourth with around four inches between them to split up around one foot from their target, the left going high to strike into the meat of Kira's thigh and the other turning downward to go into Kira's calf. "I'm in your mind child we are of one mind and body.... Or will be."

(585)

Kira's reaction was almost immediate. While the situation before her was strange and confusing one thing she knew well was the clash of blades and jutsu between herself and an opponent. Her right heel twitched as she moved to protect herself from the shadows which would clearly tear her appart if given the chance. Theheel of her foot rose up around two inches from the ground as her hips turned to spin her body. She tucked her arms into her chest, palm open and facing her body and her elbows slid inward to set just below her wrists around an inch and a half from the edge of her small stomach and waist. her right foot flared outwards a little less then one foot in distance, toe pointed to the ground as she began to turn, and as her body moved, her head turning opposite to watch her opponent only to snap back around the second she could no longer keep eye contact, the tip of her foot seemed to draw a light circle in the dirt below her. The two strikes aimed at her arms would wrap around her body much to close for her comfort, though in truth she had a plan to take care of the situation. even as her body motion took up her own ability to react and defend the shadows surrounding her would act at her mental command to ensure she was protected. two tendrils dropped down quickly to intercept the attacks that would just glance past her leg. each curled around to create a circle like loop. when the shadows would get within range they tightened around them to shift away from kira's body at full speed, whipping the two attacks a safe distance from her. two more of kira's tendrils slid down her back, flush with her skin to wait, and as the two attacks previously aimed at her arms slid past her side the tendrils acted, pushing them away, the tips rising back up her back and shoulders to set at either side of her head only a few inches over her shoulders. "What does that mean?" her words were punctuated with her own heavy breathing and the grunts of her movement. finally as her head turned to regain sight on the demon of chance the final four tendrils struck out themselves at their master's command.

     each tendril seemed to move like a snake through the air in a sort of wave and as she let them go she brought her hands together to mold her chakra into the shadow imiation technique. she felt the powerful chakra called but as she worked it into it's yin and yang, turning it over in her chest to be usable by her bloodline's skill something seemed amiss. she couldn't quite concentrate on the control of her tendrils and activate the hand sign to send out her imiation shadow. 

      "Why do i feel so strongly that I know you...what is going on? Dark goddess. Demon of chance. These are things that feel vaguely familiar to me but how could i possibly know. Even with my memory now revived and the understanding of my past fully within my own grasp how is it that your existence still eludes me?" the four tendrils whipped in and out of one another aimed at the same possition, direct center of their opponents body. as they neared they began to spiral together into a large rope like construct that frayed when she struck each intended to hit the girl in the torso in a formation that would look like a box. The two upper ones would slip into her skin just below the collar bone and the two lower above the indention of her hip bones each attempting to pass strait through the skin and sink as deeply as possible. 

     "Ah child. You must do more then that. The shadows have been mine to call in more worlds then you could possibly comprehend. " As the words flowed past her lips a soft smile pierced her calm features. the four tendrils shifted at her command in a wayKira should have expected. The two at her legs slid into the hole provided by kira's shadows but as they were tied down and thrusted away they each split. The second tendril shot downward like a bullet to strike against the soft earth below, burrying it's tip in the ground to anchor the movement that was being forced upon it. it's base latched onto the solid surface to pull taunt and thanks to that the second tendril flowed freely through the loop to bit into the flesh of it's opponent. Kira felt the biting pain as her calf and thigh were pierced, a stream of hot red blood coating her legs. The strikes were more shalow then they were intended due to the counter measure, and as such found a home in lean muscle instead of their intended possitions set to end her movement for good by separating the tendons and muscles from the bones themselves but the searing pain shot strait up her leg filling her face with horror and limiting her movement. 

     Next, the two at her arms slid across the skin of her back, but as they were pushed to glance away the tips turned overquickly. they found a home dangerously close to her spine, sinking through her armor and skin as if it were a hot knife through soft butter though they were quickly ripped out leaving small chunks of the girl's flesh embedded across the tips covered in blood. Kira screamed out into the empty training field and her body gave out but she didn't fall. the effect of the shadow sewing jutsu was fully active now paralyzing her body thanks to the tendrils in her two legs. The demon of chance amber watched the attacks come towards her, considering the possibilities and rose up two more tendrils to deal with them. like an expert swords man Amber knocked the two upper ones away with the tips of her tendrils, causing them to float away from her body harmlessly. She kept her eyes open, concentrating on their direction to ensure she wasn't struck in the same way she had struck the small nara girl. Her body turned also, though this was not the gawdy seemingly impossible to be effective full spin of kiras. Her hips torqued to turn her body sideways, her left shoulder pointed at the girl and the base of each of her defensive tendrils set themselves between their master and the tips of the sharp weapons coming towards her. They clashed and neither won, causing the other girl's attack to glance downward and hit the earth at the demon of chance's feet. 

(TWC 1710)

"If you would like to survive to carry out your dreams young child it is imperative that you trust in me and learn from the power I hold over the shadows. There are quite a few tricks you've yet to understand. " As she spoke a black cloak of chakra flowed across her body from left to write, enveloping her pale white skin in the darkness. Kira looked at the strange jutsu for a moment in confusion but before she could fully attempt to comprehend what had just happened the demon of chance acted once more. Using her shadow manipulation from the shadow sewing jutsu she called another tendril to fight for her will, but this time it happened a little different. Where normally a tendril of shadow would rise from her feet this one differed. The shadow cloak pushed forward as if there was a point between hrself and the seemingly cloth like layer that clung to her body and from it a shadow sewing tendril shot out with deadly intent. there was no waver or curve in it's movement. Instead it flowed strait as an arrow towards Kira, aimed direct center of her paralyzed body to shatter her bone and bury itself into her chest. It stopped remarkably precisely, just a milimeter before it would have pierced the skin and extinguished her life as a proving and display of her skills. neither spoke for several moments. The demon of chance wanted to ensure Kira now had the chance to contemplate what had just happened and to be honest Kira found it helpful that she was unable physically to speak due to the effects of Amber's shadow sewing jutsu. The situation as with so many points when the woman came from her slumber to speak into kira's mind was incredibly confusing and frustrating. She watched the instance before her, studying every individual aspect of what was going on to try and understand exactly how and what was going on. The cloak, which seemed to hold neither physical size nor weight by itself was still manipulatable by her opponent or...Perhaps the word she searched for was teacer, yes. Her teacher's jutus. It seemed a simple concept she thought. The jutsu created a thin layer of shadow she assumed was created through chakra flowed past her skin. He supposed the steal aspects of the jutsu would be incredibly helpful, the dark cloak making it incredibly dificult to be seen in the darkness, but the most useful point was the ability to have it manipulated through her shadow imitation jutsu and shadow sewing. She knew quite a bit of the shadows that she used. She had used techniques similarly before, though mostly taking advantage of the use of her enormous bulky weapon to lengthen or hide her shadows, allowing them to strike from strange places or positions and gain the element of surprise. With this it would give her the chance to manipulate that further, gaining extra tricks and hidden strikes that would ensure her abilities stay as a questioning word on the lips of her following foe. 

     "How...did she..." Kira thought to herself, completely forgetting that the woman before her could hear her thoughts. She wondered if perhaps the girl was a ninja from another life, and more so who exactly she was. Things didn't add up, though it would be neglectful to entertain the current questions when there was a powerful tool being put in front of her. Her eyes scanned up the tendril still seeming to threaten her paralyzed body. Eyes that could easily memorize a grain of rice in an ocean took note of every single 

aspect of the jutsu before her from the point of the tendril which hovered just above her skin to the shaft that extended between them, all the way to the point where it attached to the cloak pushed out like the top of a tent or canopy from her body. judging by this it seemed that the cloak was like a bit of clothing created by her chakra. She wondered the strength of the cloak. Would it be like a second armor against her skin to defend herself with or was it...Her thoughts were broken as Amber's voice pierced the silence once more. 

    "Good thought however....you are incorrect. These shadows are in essence like a clothing across your body but they do not provide protection. I shall teach you this technique and more child. As you progress you will learn to understand. Take this Jutsu as a gift from me. You will use it as I have i'm sure and in truth it will come to be one of your greatest defences. " With that the shadow flowed back and before they reached back to recreate the cloak the girl was gone and she was left alone in the training room. The wounds on her body were gone, almost as if they had never happened and the only thing left were the memories of what had happened. SHe looked down and noticed the dark black cloak that had come over her skin at some point during the halucination. she wasn't sure when or how but she had used the jutsu and now that she conisdered......She understood it fairly well. With slow careful steps she headed back to the inn she was staying in with a new technique and a renewed vigor.

(2612 requesting trained for trust in shadows(1.5) and trained for cloak of shadows(1k) plus 1300 ryo)

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