Board Thread:The World/@comment-24728353-20191221004914/@comment-44207700-20191223005955

Once they reached the elevator, the group seemed to come to a stand-still. Hanzō in particular seemed very interested in what the strange contraption was, having never seen one before. His eyes were analyzing it while everyone else was deciding on what exactly they were going to do.

Apparently, they had already lingered far too long as voices from somewhere around them began to be heard. Immediately Hanzō was ripped from his thoughts and observations regarding the elevator at this point, turning around to where he thought he heard the sounds coming from. He turned to see Kin and the rest.

"I'll see what it is. If you give me the go, I can try knocking them all out," Hanzō looked towards Kin as he said this, "I'll be back before the light dims!"

Hanzō whispered with convinction in his voice, his hands coming together to form a few simple hand seals.

Snake → Ox → Rat

To the rest, it'd seem as though he just slipped through the ground. Azel would likely be the first to notice that there was still something on the ground Hanzō seemed to have left behind. It was a formless shadow, and as soon as it had come about it was racing away towards the sound of the voices. This was a technique that he had personally invented, naming it after the card of the Magician due to what he did seeming like magic. Combining elements of both the Transformation Technique and the mysterious nature of the Dark Release, he created a technique called Magician's Black which allowed him to turn himself into a shadow. In this form he was slightly faster than he was at full running speed (5.5 compared to his normal 4). In the darkness of the cave, he surely would not be seen.

If he wandered too close to the incoming group, before a light could be cast on his shadow, Hanzō would conform to the near shadow of the walls and rocks on the cave floor. He wouldn't be able to perfectly mimic how the shadows would look under the light, but it would be such a minor detail that only someone with a perceptive eye would be able to notice it and then connect it to what was actually happening. Although even if that did happen, Hanzō had a plan. One that if used, had the potential to take out the majority of this group before they could even realize what was happening.

Stamina: -1 for D-rank technique

Total: 4/5 points.