Fire Lilly

Hello everyone in the Forum Art Community.

I was wondering if one of you could show/tell me how to upload images on to imageshack. (Or whatever those websites are called) Also, how do you take pictures from within ICON or the character selection screen again?

I can never remember the instructions, which is why I ask for the help of the 21st Century Art Lords!

-Burning Fang

Hikaru brushed off the various remarks, but reminded himself to never ask Jase to pick anyone ever again. His idiotic insults were FAR too inconvenient for the time limit place before Hikaru.

A brilliant idea popped into his mind. Jase had ten minutes to pick someone for him to fight. If nothing is done in those ten minutes, the brilliant idea would be brought in to more physical actions.

After which, ten more minutes will start, and a consequence. Ten minutes, consequence. Easy enough to remember…

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((OOC EDIT: I just found out what Sakura means! Cherry Blossom! Yeah I know... Not that great... But it is kinda cool. I also have the link to prove it!

OOC EDIT 2: They censored my link? O.o --> behindthename.com/nmc/[censored].php

What is so wrong with [censored]?

OOC EDIT 3: ...

OOC EDIT 4: Also, I just found out Hikaru is 'Shining' or 'Light'. Hotaka is the mountain.

OOC EDIT 5: Toru, are you controlling the sensei? 'Cause, he should be trying to hurt me, or send me packing, or kill me right about now...

OOC EDIT 6: This is the last edit, I promise! I just found out that Sora (And you know who I mean...) Is the female name for 'Sky'.

-Burning Fang))

((OOC: True... But YOU didn't see my 'speed'.

-Burning Fang))

((OOC: Besides, CoH days are about 30 minutes. And if you ask me, this break in between posts was almost half a month! ))

((OOC: Wait. Are you talking to me? Or are you talking to Jase or Kanata? The last post just completely confused me.

Speaking of being confused, this little fight between Hikaru/Yuri went in an unusually different path then expected. Well, when looking into the future, I see what I want to see, and not what the RPers will probably do. For this, I would like to apologize.

-Burning Fang))

((OOC: I don't really want to continue with my 'dreams' 'till Elemental is finished reading. Of course, if I'm SUPPOSED to continue with the nightmares, I guess I could. But, Y'know, I have to be careful about these things!

-Burning Fang))

“Who said I would pick?” He said, snapping back to the real world, and back to his original mocking tone. He looked over the crowd, glancing quickly on every person. His eyes stopped on Jase.

Hikaru pointed to Jase. “You. Pick a contestant. Pick who ever you see fit.” He turned to the garden without waiting for a response, his eyes set on the poor excuse for a sparring arena.

Hikaru brushed past Kanata; then kneeled in the center of the mats. He sat on his knees, which looked very uncomfortable and seemed to be meditating…Or maybe he was praying. Whatever it was, it is a very affective technique before battles, but the others simply don’t know it!

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((OOC: Alrighty. As of now, Yuri is simply waiting for Toru’s reply.

Jase gets to choose whom ever he wants. But, what I would suggest, if that you would be a little creative with it.

Pull names out of a hat! Write numbers 1-6 next to their name and roll a dice! Do something, as long as it’s random. Unless, for RPing purposes, Jase really wants to pick someone, then I guess it’s ok.

Also, why is this not being stopped? Seriously! Shouldn’t there be a sensei or two (controlled by someone.) trying to stop Hikaru? This freaking Dojo is too sane!

-Burning Fang))

((OOC: 'Braggert'... Love it! Don't worry, my Hikaru can handle insults. Just be glad he isn't a street ninja. That way, he would be so bad with a sword, and spamming 'Ur m0m' jokes on the broadcast channel would be his only real attack.

Though, I thought that Ryuu would be slitghly angrier. Besides, I misspelled Toru's name! Shouldn't he do something?

Recap: Ryuu is too calm!

-Burning Fang))

((OOC: *cough* Your move. *cough*

OOC EDIT: I misspelled her name - on purpose - and you went along? @.o *Snapshot!* ))

((OOC: GAH! I MUST KNOW!! ))

Yuri walked with Toru, staying as close to her as she could as she continued guided her down the hall. Something made Yuri want to turn around. By the time they were down the hall, she walked (almost) normally with Toru’s help. She was no longer breathing heavily, and the world seemed to finally have stopped spinning before her eyes.

[ QUOTE ]
"We'll get you fixed up; then you'll rest in mine and Ryuu's apartment where you will be safe.”

[/ QUOTE ]

“Thankyou.” She said weakly to Toru, hoping that she at least sounded grateful.

Yuri stopped walking, bit her lip and waited a few seconds before whispering to Toru, “Stay.” She brought herself up to standing position, almost as if she wasn’t hurt. “I can’t… I need to go back. I need to help…” Unfortunately, most of her ‘healing’ was an act.

Her hand bled, dampening the cloth around her arm, making the grey cloth look tie-dyed with a rose red. Most of her body was bruised or bruising. Standing up like she did made her seem crazy. “I have to go back…” She said, her voice fading when she finished. “Please…”

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“I will spar you man to man,” Kanata called out confidently. “but perhaps you can tell us why you are here. What do you want, really?”

[/ QUOTE ]

Hikaru stood tall. “Very well,” He started. “I might accept. But there is no need to tell you why I’m here. Is it not obvious everyone here is meant to die this day?” He grinned and let the last words hang in the air.

Hikaru let out a short laugh. “Besides,” He said calmly. “You haven’t heard the exact ‘requirements’ in order to join.”

He sheathed his sword; then walked in a small circle, his palm resting on the hilt. He waited a few seconds, walking around, just to make sure everyone’s eyesight was on him. “I have already chosen a few possible contestants.

“First is a girl named… Turu?” He stopped; then looked at Ryuu. “The young Asian girl whispered her name. Besides, I admire the way she snuck behind me. The way she was ready to kill me.

“And the second is Ryuu. I’m guessing you are Turu’s brother, since you look so much like her.” He looked over to Pyre, then back to Ryuu. “I over heard your name from ‘Dragon Man’,” Noting Pyre’s large red dragon on his chest.

“The man with that large halberd intrigues me.” He continued, nodding over to Kanata. “He is definitely much stronger then most of you here.” He said with a sinister chuckle.

Hikaru swiftly pulled out his sword, holding it three inches from Pyre’s face. “I don’t know if I would call you an ‘opponent’; due to your lack in training.” He said. “No matter how fast you are, you have probably the least control over your sword.”

Hikaru put his sword back in his sheath. “I have thought about you though, you might have hidden potential under that dragon of yours.” He turned then walked back to the center of the circle; then looked back at Pyre. “On the other hand, defeating easy opponents are my specialty.”

Hikaru looked up to the ceiling. “Then there is the Asian girl.” He became serious, making his voice echo an even deeper evil. “Yuri, I’m not finished with you.”

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((OOC: I just forgot what I was going to say out of character.

OOC EDIT: Oh , now I remember!

Teleportation-Jutsu.

Teleportation-jutsu is not really the art of teleportation. Actually, it is the act of moving quickly without having your feet touch the ground. Earlier trainers start out with a 'Hover-Jutsu' type thing. They are able to move while hovering. Eventually, some people are able to master the art, making them move at incredible speeds. This requires a very high skill in Genjutsu.

The creators of the 'hover-jutsu' evetually renamed it to 'teleportation-jutsu.' This name was ment to fool others to think that ninjas have mastered the way of teleportation. While in paragon city, some ninja have managed to teleport by other unusual practices, this version is a lot less stressful on the body. Plus it adds the ability to attack with your feet without stopping or losing speed.

Unfortuanately, 'Teleportation-jutsu' is known for not being easy to control, but those who master it are, by then, powerful enough to control the world.

Also, the Malta have a slight flaw in their 'recon' on the worlds heroes. Since Ryuu and Toru have pretty much been 'summoned' from the dead, the Malta might not have a file on them. Thus, resulting that Ryuu could be more powerful then Hikaru. Could... ))

((OOC: *poke - poke* Come on Diov! What has happened to Charles? And what about Elemental? By now he MUST have found something about the Avatar!))

Yuri continued to bleed as the sword continued to press into her palm, but she was determined. She had to protect everyone. She felt the weight of the Dojo was upon her shoulders, whether it was true or not.

“I’m in a bad mood right now, so I would suggest that you withdraw your weapon and stand down. If you refuse, I vow that my blade will taste your blood!” Pyre threatened in an angry tone.

Hikaru grinned under his mask. “Trust me, you wouldn’t hit me if-“

When Toru yelled ‘No!’, it was piercing, to say the least. It was almost as if someone was trying to shoot a gun by his ear. This, unfortunately, meant company within the next 5 minutes.

Hikaru cringed. “Could you try to keep it down, I’m trying to-“

A blurred figure jumped forward to attack Hikaru with the intention of knocking him out. If he hadn’t caught him in the corner of his eyes, he might have gotten away with it.

He stopped pressing against Yuri, and swung his sword back in the last moment. This forced Ryuu’s foot to bounce off the blade instead off the side of his head. Hikaru’s body remained in the same position. He didn’t move an inch against the force that should have sent him flying into a wall.

He tried to start up once more. “Now would be a great to stop-“

All the while, Yuri saw her chance, swinging an open handed punch to Hikaru’s chest. He stepped back quickly, then countered, grabbing Yuri’s arm, squeezing it tight. He let go just as she tried to pull away, knocking her off balance.

He shot a punch into Yuri’s jaw, which sent her almost tumbling to the ground. Yuri quickly regained balance, but now her jaw looked bruised and slightly akward. She leaped forward into her next attack, swinging her arm horizontally. Hikaru ducked and rapidly preformed a flawless sweep kick.

Yuri back flipped to a defensive stance. She kept her eye on Hikaru, making sure he didn’t move. He remained ready in his own defensive Battojutsu stance. What happened next, no one knew.

Hikaru disappeared from his position, leaving a slight after image. He appeared directly behind Yuri.

Teleportation-Jutsu.

Before she could react, she was hit with the blunt side of the blade. Yuri’s breath was knocked out of her, leaving her gasping for air on her knees. Her back was now heavily bruised, much like the rest of her body.

Hikaru looked in both directions; Senseis and students from both the Aikido and the swordsmanship class ran to the fight, forming a circle around them. He cursed, then spoke up.

“If you wish to make this ‘fair’,” He chuckled maliciously before continuing. “Then how about a one on one spar? A rule less death match perhaps?” An evil grin crossed his masked covered face.

This all happened under 18 seconds…

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((OOC: Phew! Sorry I kept ya'll waiting! My head swam with a bunch of ideas that I could write. Plus I didn't have a chance to proof-read, so excuse any bad grammar and spelling.

Also, if there is anything I need to change, like if I am a little bit too 'forceful', let me know so I can change/ease up! As if I would!

-Burning Fang ))

((OOC: Please hold!

I'm going to make my reply, then post my reply, that will reply to your reply. Hopefully it'll be a fun reply that all will get to reply to! If not, this reply will be replied to in a series of venting flaming and exploding egg-plants.

Just an FYI.

-Burning Fang

OOC EDIT: Suddenly, I'm worried if I'll even reply at all! I'll be back as soon as I can! Give me... About 15 minutes. (If I'm lucky.) >_> ))

((OOC: Oh look! A Suspicious guard and a dog! ))

((OOC: With that pic?

Oh, yes! Yes! YES! I would love to! So, want to make a channel in-game and talk it out there? Or should we discuss it here? Or should we create another thread in which we must PWN?

-Burning Fang ))

“Oh good, more players,” Hikaru said, chuckling in his low, malicious tone. A menacing grin slipped under his mask. He let go of Yuri and twirled the sword behind him, still facing Yuri. The force hard enough to knock the dagger out of Toru's hand. A resounding -Ping- rang throughout the walls of the Dojo.

Hikaru instantly turned to rush Toru, sending the hilt of his sword aimed for her jaw. The speed was much faster then Yuri’s ‘half speed’, and he was only using under a half of his own! The force was enough to break her bone, and possibly sink deeper into her skull.

Yuri was thinking on her feet as soon as Hikaru let go of her. She dashed in front of Hikaru near her full speed; lifting up her arms to block the hilt. Her arms bruised heavily under the attack.

“Hai!” She threw an open right handed punch directed at Hikaru’s chest. He recovered quickly, throwing his katana up in a defensive stance. Yuri's hand made contact with the sword. The metal sunk in to her skin; her hand bled while she fought against the pressure. Blood dripped slowly along the side of the blade.

This all happened in under a seconds…

Yuri stayed silent in the shadows; Hikaru's blade remained just under her chin. His gaze remained on Yuri; his eyes peered deep into her emotion. Yuri moved her hand toward one of Hikaru’s shuriken bags.

Hikaru instantly noticed her hand, pushing her against the wall. The blade sunk slightly deeper into her throat. The wound bled slightly, but was not enough for be dangerous or fatal.

Yuri’s voice was shaky, barely whispering through the pain of the blade. “To… ru…”

((OOC: The sad part, in order for this thing to work, I would need to start typing again. Time to get to work!))

((OOC: Nice!))

Yuri smiled slightly, moving a stray strand of hair behind her ear. "Alright, be careful... Toru..." She smiled again before turning and running down the hall at a little over half of her full speed, which was still faster then a speed runner on the Olympic track team.

Yuri placed one foot in front of the other without making any noise, just as her master had taught her. She managed to get back to the entrance of the garden without being noticed, or atleast she thought so.

Around the corner stood Ryuu, Kanata and Jase, but something stopped her before she could move any further. A silver blade pressed lightly against her throat.

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-A few minutes earlier…-

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Hikaru Katashi walked into the entrance of the Dojo; his hand lay motionless on the hilt of his sword. His body was covered in full black patent leather; silver chains wrapped around his arms, legs, shoulders, neck, waist and an ‘X’ over his chest. He wore a black full mask with a grey ‘slash’ pattern over his eyes.

Three 8-ball sized pouches hung around his waist, two on the left side, and the other on the right. In the two on the left were many Shuriken, Hira shuriken, needles and smaller versions of Bo-Shuriken. The last one of the right held small smoke pallets, explosive pallets and ninja throwing knifes. On his back was a large shuriken about one and a half feet, the ends of the blades as sharp, or possibly sharper then his blade.

His eyes pierced through even the toughest hearts with intent to kill. Anger filled his body; evil intentions crawled through the building as if death itself had come in the form of millions of deadly spiders traveling in a large group.

As he neared the front desk, he lifted his hands up to his chest. His hands shifted, creating a strange hand symbol resembling a Chinese character. Shortly after doing so, he was invisible.

This art was known as Genjutsu. In battle, he would shift stances from Kenjutsu, Battojutsu and Iaijutsu. Without his sword, he could protect himself very well with Taijutsu or Dakentaijutsu alone. But unlike Yuri, he studied Koppojutsu, and was much more advanced in Ninjutsu.

He walked along the the building without being seen or heard, walking from the entrance to the garden as if he were not there. He had very well seen the short battle, the yound boy who had thrown the pebbles, and the two girls as they walked off. He quickly noted Ryuu, Kanata and Pyre as possible threats. The others remained low priority.

Hikaru wasn’t here to learn, but came for the promise of ‘easy meat.’ He wasn’t an animal that came for wild game, he considered killing a sport, especially if he was getting paid. So many contestants, so little time. He wondered who to choose first.

What had caught his eye was Yuri. He had seen her before, and he very well knew her as a threat. Just then, he saw he chance. The young asian girl who had posed a threat to him before, ran silently through the hall suspecting nothing. Hikaru, drew his sword, staying within the shadows.

She ran to the shadows, moving silently along the wall. Just as she was about to look around the corner, the blade rested on her throat, ready to kill.

“Trust me, you don’t want to go in there.” Hikaru said in a deep voice, remaining silent enough for no one else to hear.

Yuri’s pulse raced, pumping faster and faster from the fear of what she knew may happen if she moved.

“Our ‘friends’ can, and will work this out without you.” Hikaru said, letting out a low and gruesome chuckle. Yuri wincedas the blade pressed her throat. Luckily, the result was only the size of a small paper cut, which unfortunately stung.

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((OOC: Hikaru Katashi is translated to be ‘a Japanese mountain’ and ‘firmness’. So yes, it just about means ‘firm mountain.’ Yuri is also known as ‘Lilly’… I think… I wonder what would make a good last name. *Ponders.*

Anyway…

To him, he was the second deadliest hero/villain, but to the world, he was only third deadliest. He had fought against the second (Which he thought was the first.), and lost, yet he didn’t want revenge. No, what he wanted was far worse. (Plot twist! ...Ok, not really. )

Hikaru is considered to be the third most dangerous in the world. This has been proven by the Malta spies that have tracked most heroes around the world. Yuri, on the other hand, is only fifth most dangerous.

I’m being modest! One of you might be the most dangerous!

Toru might have heard the words that Hikaru said, depending on how she posts.

OOC EDIT: Added a few things, changed others.

OOC EDIT #2: Same as the last edit...))

You'll be amazed at what ELSE he has in his purse!

Yuri walked Toru out of the garden and into just outside the Dojo’s infirmary. “My name is Yuri,” She started. “I am sorry about what had happened. I wish for you to accept my apology; I should have been the one to get hit.”

Yuri spoke calmly, but quickly with her Chinese accent. She paused for a moment and bit her lip. “I fear for your brother’s safety. We must go back to the garden, but we cannot be revealed. Someone might get hurt.”

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((OOC: Yes, I know. "Too short you newb!!" Well, I'm on a busy schedule and must head to work in about... Now... Bye!

-Burning Fang ))

((OOC: Well, that and the cloud has already moved on, but I liked how you sneezed. ))

((OOC: /Quote "Base-O-Holic" /End Quote

BRILLIANT!!

-Burning Fang

OOC EDIT: Are we waiting for something?))