Board Thread:Konoha Arc/@comment-24937485-20160325110650/@comment-24937485-20160411065930

The manifestation sent forth from Keldran’s Claymore ripped through the roof and floor while shattering half a dozen of chandeliers in its path; causing pieces of glass to rain down the hallway stretching up to where the blob had fallen out of the gate.

Something took shape… perhaps faster than one would have expected as the blob in front of the large gateway sporadically grew and shrunk like a bomb unable to explode due to being bound by some kind of rubber skin before finally popping out into the shape of a robed man with long silver hair. His face hidden by a mask as he slashed his left arm up in a vertical arc just as he was met by Keldran’s slash of wind and chakra. His fingertips carved straight through the assault and split the energy-slash in two, causing both halves to fly past the robed figure whose clothing rushed around his form. And then, in a powerful collision, the slashes hit the hinges at each side of the gateway and completely tore through them with such precision and cutting prowess that the gate was left standing up; but it’d only take a gentle push to knock it over at this point.

This, however, was also a worrisome testimony to the villain’s rank as his hand was seen coated by a purple layer of chakra known as the chakra scalpel. His scalpel was so strong and dense that the level of chakra control behind it was beyond what even the Konoha Jounin had been able to display up until this point. It cut through the chakra substance without issue and would surely do the same to most physical substances, or even the organs beneath them.

He stood there, upright, with his face hiding behind the phantom like mask as his long silver hair waved behind him like a cloak, and then, he simply began walking. The dark eyeholes in the mask set upon Keldran as the villain clasped his free right hand at which the ground below Keldran opened like a dog’s mouth that came out of the ground like a giant, man-sized, bear trap which aimed to bite down on the youth. The villain would then stop waling when a yard on front of Keldran and his maniacal laugh cackled throughout the hallway.

“So…. You’re the brave one. The dragonborn? How very delightful.” Saying these last words, the villain then stepped in and aimed to stab his left hand through Keldran’s shoulder. If the hit was made, a flesh-ripping sensation would be felt before a unusual chakra spread out from point of contact; seeking to petrify the young Genin.

The massive amount of chakra coming from Keldran, however, would stop the petrifying effect much to the villains surprise, in which case it would become a struggle of who could overcome who.

At the moment Keldran was doing fine but the effects of his pills were quickly falling off, much quicker than before, as his body had been overloaded beyond belief. He never actually did open the first gate but the power rushing through his body would make it impossible to tell the difference for himself and those around him. These effects however quickly diminished and would be lost after 3 rounds of combat. After which Keldran would be left in a state of comatose for two weeks, provided he got medical care.

The lion rushed forth… its large figure barreling down the hallways as it stomped and crushed the ground beneath its feet on its way towards Ded. In the middle of this charge it aimed to sweep its large claw out as Ryouta ran at it from the opposite way, which meant that Ryouta was running himself into nails that were full metal, sharp as a blade, and a footlong; aiming to leave the left side of Ryouta painfully cut open with wounds that weren’t fatal but would be if the bleeding wasn’t treated within the next few minutes.

The Lion, whether his claw hit or missed, then ran on and before long its large fangs tore at nothing but air as Ded dropped low and slid past the monster’s form while cutting off a front leg in one sweep. This caused the lion to crash and tumble into the ground where it made a rough and painful landing while sliding onwards. The Katana in Ded’s hand however, was fractured from the sloppiness of the strike due to his drunkenness.

The momentary lapse of failure in the Lion’s advance was all that Yuki needed as she successfully dodged the Lion’s right head and the following snake while sinking into the ground. Then, in a surprising tactic, the pulled the Lion’s legs down into the ground where it remained trapped half-way while roaring out furiously. However, the snakes still shot out from its mouths. One had grabbed Ded while the other now rushed through the ground to aim and wrap around Yuki. Ded would feel the vice grip close around him without mercy however before any bones were cracked. Something unusual happened…. The Lion the suddenly disappeared as did the snakes. The snake underground, however, would still have had the time to aim and bite Yuki’s hip before the entire monster vanished; possibly leaving a nasty fleshwound in her side.

Why? Yasu had run past the paintings and sent out streams of lightning chakra past the paintings, nothing seemed to happen, at least not until she passed the paintings that the two monsters had come from. The moment she burnt them to the ground the lion disappeared completely, as did the remnants of metal that was cut off Ieyasu’s arm in timely fashion before the weapon switching had taken place.

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At this moment the group only had to face the masked stranger with long silver hair and mysterious power. After that, there was the hinge-less gate which hid the presence of the final encounter. Strangely enough, however, one couldn’t sense any chakra to coming from behind the gate.

The doorway that Yasu and Ryouta were facing, at the entrance of the Red Route, on the other side of the rest of the group, 250 yards away or so, suddenly opened and they’d look into an elevator with black walls and red smiley faces drawn on them. There was a jolly jingly tune that stopped as the sound of a bell rang. And inside this elevator they’d see Kinshi, Kei, Hitomi, Lil B, and Ari.

Yasu would then fall to her knees, drained of chakra from her efforts, with barely enough strength to remain conscious.

Now everyone was united on this last chapter of the legendary quest.

Only time could tell how this would end.

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-Team Black Arrives.-

Not being one to fight with logic, Kei nodded and took the food from Hitomi, looking away from her gaze as he ate it while she worked on cleaning him up. He couldn’t deny it, she was useful to have come along with them. His hearing was good enough to catch up on everything that was said but it might be hard for one to guess due to his lack of saying anything in return to anyone. He seemed a bit out of it but with each and every bite he felt a bit better, getting some much-needed stamina back in his system.

His chakra pool wasn’t that great so everything was a welcome help and at least now he had about half of his pool to use in the upcoming fights. He could already hear the noise from all the way down the hallway, too far for him to see, but it was more than evident that a battle was going on. The elevator doors opened.

Kei completely ignored Yasu who had fallen to the ground or was held by Ryouta as he stepped into the hallway. He stood up and waited inside the elevator while staring dead ahead, seemingly looking straight through the two opponents he faced during the chuunin exams. Completely covered in ashes and blood, he even looked more gruesome than during that fight. And radiated a sense of deeper power as he stepped out of the elevator and into the castle-like interior of the grand hallway; seeing the burns painting aligning the walls.

“What are our commands?”

He drew his final Chokuto in his left hand and spun the weapon between his fingers as he moved his arm around and ended up taking the sword in a reverse grip as he stepped over Yasu’s body, in case she was still lying down, without making physical contact with her.

With his back now to the elevator, his gaze focused upon the distance where his allies were fighting out of sight; seen as nothing more but vague figures in the dim lit hallway.

Team Black had arrived.