Hell hath no fury like a scorched father, Story JT

[Ludwig Verrlicht]

Story Synopsis:

While in Hell Jeff, takes a page out of Kitai's book and starts pissing off whoever dares to approach him. Problem being that Jeff pissed off someone who has the power to backhand someone into an alternate dimension. Insert the Iron Keep, a castle created entirely of iron that is currently sinking into the lava field that it "stands" upon. With no immediate means of leaving the keep Jeff is forced to find an alternate means of returning back to Hell to kick said hellion's ass into next tuesday.

Little does Jeff know that this will infinitely easier said than done as the king, his subjects, and even sections of the keep itself are effectively non-existent. Thus with a lot of perserverance, a pinch of insanity, and a whole lot of fighting Jeff will eventually figure out what all is holding him here. What Hell intends to do for trying to escape it's grasp. And most importantly how in the 9 circles he's getting back.


Overall Goal:

1. Find a means of leaving the keep

2. Kick the ass of the hellion that sent him here. 

In that order.




BASIC Synopsis of each Goal mission:



Main Missions:

Mission 1 (Medium): Kill Smelter Demon

Overall this includes finding said demon within the keep and then returning said beast to sender. Jeff will be unable to make it deeper within the keep, let alone find out what's going on with this place and why he can't leave without it being dead.


Mission 2 (Medium): Summon Ichorous Earth

Upon realizing that Ichorous Earth is actually the entity keeping Jeff from being able to escape the answer becomes obvious as to what Jeff needs to do. He needs to kick this entity's ass. Issue being the entity itself is absent and must be summoned to the keep. Jeff must traverse the keep until he finds the item in question, at the roof of the keep no less, that will summon Ichorous Earth.


Mission 3 (Hard): Kill Ichorous Earth


The stage is set. Jeff will have summoned Ichorous Earth. He'll have defeated the majority of the residents of the sinking keep. From here it's an all out fight between the lord of the keep and Jeff. If Jeff wins he'll find the means to return to his universe. If he loses well. . . let's just say Hell will be the least of his worries.


Side Mission (Hard): Fend off Hell's retainers

Funny thing about Hell. Even when Jeff is sent away without a choice in the matter it still aims to claim him again. However Hell's influence is unnaturally weak in the Iron Keep, for one reason or another. Thus instead of being able to forcibly return Jeff to Hell, it can only send agents to go after him. Thus if Jeff intends to not be condemned to a dubious fate at best he must fend off 3 seperate invaders, in addition to the forces of the Iron Keep, and return with proof of his victory over this realm. These NPC's will be equal Jeff's current class but have have max training SP. In addition these NPC's will have the same number of techniques, skill points, and items as Jeff.


Recommended Class for entry:

Jeff's current class


Additional Rules / Info:


1. Step Techniques are limited to once a post regardless of class. In addition Step techniques only travel 5 feet maximum.


2. Jeff can spend Souls to increase his class level and/or purchase non-release techniques BUT this can only be done at a check point.


3. Jeff can be "updated" but only after completing a mission objective. The side mission is applicable to this. Updating specifically means changes in rank, changes in total training SP earned, techniques purchased/refunded outside the quest, and type changes can be applied to Jeff.


4. Jeff has 2 additional lives. Thus only Jeff's third death is permenant. And on that note if Jeff does die his soul is condemned to this universe. His fate to be determined by the powers that be.


5. Jeff still has Hell Posts. However unlike death, if Jeff reaches his limit the thread is considered finished.


6. Upon completing a mission, death, or killing special enemies, Jeff regains all reiatsu, hell posts, stamina and physical health. Status effects that are detrimental cease. Techniques/abilities with cooldowns are reset.


7. There will be an item shop with items theme'd by the vendor from the game as well as Dark Souls 2 items. These can be purchased by spending QP. Brief Descriptions will be given upon talking with the vendor. In addition to the vendor certain items will be hidden away througout the level. Descriptions for these items will be given upon aquiring them.


8. When the thread is started, determined by Jeff's initial response post, there is a deadline of 2 weeks maximum between posts. Exceptions apply for special circumstances.


9. Air ground doesn't exist naturally. Techniques that create objects in the air are usable however.



For the ease of the player in understanding where they are at below is a video of the area's entirety. Points in the video will be referenced when it's necessary. 

[Ludwig Verrlicht]

Ah yes. Today was the day. Today was a very special day even. A day that had taken Jeff, a good bit of effort and all 3cm's of cunning his brain could come up with to get but aquire the information he did. Today was the 13th of October. The birthday of his (forcibly) adopted son! And nothing, not even Hell itself, was capable of taking away the sheer joy and excitement the saika felt at this. Months back when Shitoke had slipped up and allowed Jeff to read over some of his medical records he'd found out just when his son arrived at squad 12. And because of that was "born" on that day as far as the squad was concerned.

Shinigami as they were, and an oddball group of them at that, given what Shitoke had told Jeff, at least they'd done one thing right. And that was document everything so that when Jeff finally decided to "learn" more about his son he'd have black and white to read over if he could just sneak the information away from the nearly ever present gaze of his son. Truly, though he was happy his son was as attentive as he was, he made this relationship between a pain in the ass somedays because of how hesitant he was to talk to Jeff about himself. A minor frustration that Jeff, even after a year of having been Shitoke's father, wasn't certain how exactly he'd be able to solve. But now wasn't the time to be upset. NOW was the time to visit his favorite, and only, son and bring about the absolutely fucked up cake he'd uhh. . . aquired from another. And of course the present! No birthday was ever complete without them and Jeff even managed to glean enough information to get him a present that he was certain Shitoke would accept.

Looking at the pile of, used to be presents behind him however he had to admit he wished his son enjoyed a wider variety of things. Preferably the various oddities and assortments other denizens of Hell tried to give him. Like weapons, cook books from Gordan Ramsey, or even the occasional hell beast. The number of times Jeff could count that he had been offered a hell hound or some other beast was getting at least half way to the number of times he'd died in Hell alone. And that was impressive to say the least. Although if nothing else he'd keep in mind the idea of giving Shitoke a pet. Poor lad always seemed by himself. Then again, science was a solo job even Jeff had to admit that perhaps it wasn't nearly as strange.

Regardless all this understood and all this behind him as Jeff had already thought everything over several times by now. It was time to finally visit his son and surprise him. There was however only one downside. As he tried to create a hell gate it just didn't appear. Adamantly refusing to heed his call regardless of his recent addition to the sanctus let alone the fact he'd literally sealed a portion of Hell in himself. Frustration was boiling within him but a couple breaths and a few more ideas of how to tease Shitoke and he was back at 100%. He just needed to enlist a bit of help. And what better person to aid him than the actual gatekeeper?

The gatekeeper in question was Brutus. Resident crotchety old man, unless of course he found you entertaining. You didn't want him to find you entertaining. The only one who DID had been Jeff but the older hason's specialty brand of torture and messing with people hadn't exactly been anything new to Jeff. Frankly he was a tad unimpressed but had enjoy the pain and suffering regardless. So it came to no ones surprise that when Jeff walked to the current heated stone the gargoyle was lying on that instead of even being acknowledge Brutus simply groaned to himself. "What. In the nine hells. Do you want now Jeff?" He paused for a moment to listen. But quickly shook his head before speaking up again. Mind already made up and Jeff's commentary not even worth his time to listen. "On second thought I don't care. Beat it kid or I'll make you leave."

The threat had, of course, fallen upon deaf ears given Jeff had literally approached him to do such. This of course was with the fucked up cake in one hand and birthday present in the other. It didn't help that Jeff had some molten cake batter on his attire, a few squirming. . . things that both wriggled in the cake and off it. Surprisingly however the present was the best thing here. Wrapped in green wrapping paper, with a lovely blue bow on it, the thing was pristine unlike the man carrying it. This of course made Brutus take note when he finally deigned to look at Jeff. Ohh that's why he's asking for my assistance. The fool. He must realize that he's going to be torn asunder for even having thou- That's when it hit him like a pile of bricks.

Jeff, insane and strange as he was. Did not normally carry anything so prisine. Nor did he usually bake, and apparently that was for good reason. It alone was likely a new torture method in the works. However he was clearly putting a lot of effort into doing something. Likely for another. And thus Brutus being the bored old man that he was had an idea spawn within his head. He was going to fuck Jeff's day up one way or another. And he was going to do it by doing EXACTLY what Jeff wanted. Keeping up his facade however Brutus simply turned over and snapped his fingers. A door immediately appeared next to Jeff, one that was aimed for the Soul Society. Not the resident green house but close enough that he could find his way. Jeff, thinking about all the things he'd do to annoy his son, on purpose, didn't even consider that Brutus was going to change his destination to somewhere else at the last second.

Thus when he stepped through the door and was met with an incredibly painful burning sensation accompanied by the smell of flesh being cooked alive confusion was the least of his concerns. Namely his feet SHOULD have been his biggest concern but instead it was the fact HE'D been TRICKED on his sons BIRTHDAY. Anger coursed through his veins like nothing else and without even thinking Jeff simply threw the abhorrent abomination that was imitiating a cake at the door. Sadly said door simply vanished and fell into the pool of lava where the door had been instead. Speaking of lava the entire floor was lava. Well. . . what would have been the floor had it know you. . . been the first level of this keep?

As Jeff let his feet cook further he'd be able to take a glance around and realize a few things. 1. he was standing on a semi solid rock with lava flowing through the cracks. Typical tuesday. 2. He certainly wasn't in hell though it definitely wanted to mimic it. 3. The cake was not only a lie but ruined. 4. The keep he was in was MASSIVE even if it was half consumed by the lava-scape that was the foundation of this place. and lastly 5. if he didn't move now he'd very likely not have any feet left that could move. Especially considering he couldn't even feel the pain he so cherished anymore. A roll of his eyes, a light groan, and more than a little bit of frustration and anger at Brutus messing up his surprise birthday plan he walked over to the currently not melting staircase.

On it was the remains of a small campfire. At this point he didn't really care why it was there but felt inclined to take a moment to rest there. Likely to think over just what he'd do and how to do it. That however is when he'd realize the biggest issue at hand. The present was gone. Like. GONE. Not thrown into the lava gone. Not Jeff hid it inside his clothing gone. Not even he ate it to hide said present gone. It at some point had just "ceased" to be in his hand. And that's when it dawned on him. He'd rememered hearing a second door opening and closing. At the time though he'd simply thought that Brutus was moving away so he couldn't find him. Something the older hason always did despite the fact that Jeff would run into him at random within the next few hours like clockwork.

Now presentless, cakeless, feetless, painless, and trapped in some cheap imitation of Hell Jeff was truly livid. Regardless of how Jeff would do it he'd swear to get revenge on Brutus for ruining his son's surprise birthday party AND the gifs he worked immensely hard to uhh "aquire". As Jeff would get up he'd realize one last thing. He had, somehow, managed to regain his feet and use of his lower legs by extension. Useful. Preferable. And one step closer to getting out of here and kicking Brutus's ass ten ways to monday. Because fuck Monday's.

[Jeff Franklin]

Standing in the midst of this wannabe Hellscape, Jeff would begin walking around the staircase where that magic unlit fire pit was. Looking at the stone it was made of to see if it might have been some kind of separate material from what the floor was. It didn't seem to be but you never know, taking this time he would also search around, maybe that dead man walking of a Hason decided to hide the gift instead of taking it on him. He knew the chances of that where slim, after all we are talking about another Hellion, but it never hurt to look, actually in this case it did, but that was the only plus side to this mess he was currently in.



Searching for some time Jeff would eventually stop, if he found his gift or anything else that would have been great, but life or in his case death, isn't always so nice. Figuring it was time to get a better look at his surroundings he climbs up the staircase some distance before turning around. It was here that Jeff would take a good look at the current landscape, trying to figure out exactly where he might be, or, if there was any important structure that might be a good location to check. I swear, when I find him he will wish he loved pain a fraction of how much I do.



If Jeff didn't see anything there was only one thing left to do before he climbed the steps all the way to the top, it was time to figure out if he was actually in Hell or not. Heading back down the stairs Jeff steps onto the floor that hasn't sunk into the lava yet, kneeling down he takes one good long lick of the floor. Ah, yup, tastes like chicken with a hint of charcoal, so this is definitely not Hell then. Standing back up he looks towards the top of the staircase, figuring it was probably time for him to move on up there.



How in the world would the floor of this place taste like chicken to Jeff some might wonder, well the answer is as simple. After being sentenced to eternal punishment in Hell, everything Jeff has tasted always ends up tasting like chicken. Sometimes it's chicken mixed with some other non appetizing flavor, but that is how he was able to distinguish that this place wasn't in fact Hell. You see, Hell has a slightly different combination with the chicken flavor, unlike this place, Hell doesn't have a charcoal taste in addition to the chicken. The flavor that Jeff normally gets from Hell is chicken mixed with two other flavors, Coal and Cayenne.



It wouldn't take Jeff long to reach the top, keeping his guard up to ensure if there is an enemy around they won't just off him in one blow, after all he wants to feel the pain as he battles. Reaching the top he would immediately look around to see if anything unusual stands out, well, other than a random man in a slightly torn at the waist button up white dress shirt with a few minor blood stains, today he also decided to go a little more formal with some dark blue jeans. Of course he was looking better than normal, he planned on surprising his boy with an amazing (not deadly) cake and present for his birthday.

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{Out of Hell Posts}Remaining: 1/40

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{Stats}Type: Roughneck



Class: 5

Rank: 1



Strength:200(250)



Speed:200



RS:50(35)



Spirit Pressure:400(600)



HE:0



Senses:50



ES:0(Cut)



Instinct:100



Dark Aura:100



Light Aura:0

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{Skills}Pain Tolerence: 1



Strength of Will: 1



Shockwave: 1



Martial Art- Lua (Hawaiian): 1



Battle Focus: 1



Battle Analysis: 1

Calm Mind: 1

Unseal Techniques: 1

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{Dark Skill}Dark Skill Appearances:



Dark Skill 1 would give him scale like skin on his hands with slightly pointed fingernails. Dark Skill 2 would turn his eyes completely black. Dark skill 3 would create a single horn sticking out of his forehead about an inch long while also sharpening his teeth.







Dark Skill Overall Ability:



His Reiatsu now flows like a torrent through his body generating a 10 Foot Red aura around him, anyone inside this aura takes double any physical damage (Example. If an arm’s bone was cleanly broken it would actually shatter in that area instead). This aura is based off of Spiritual Pressure and the opponent must have at least a Spiritual Stat greater then double his OS not to be affected at all. Thanks to being in this aura any form of physical damage is doubled including environmental damage and even physical techniques (even those that use reiatsu) that cause damage to the users (The double damage does not apply to those outside of the aura unless specifically mentioned by a Dark Skill).





Dark Skill Level 1 Property:



Thanks to his decent control over the Aura he is producing Jeff is capable of creating two solid arms that are yellow, these arms can be created anywhere on his body an have a speed of 300 and strength equal to his Spiritual Pressure. These arms have a reach of 10 feet and when destroyed in any manner can be immediately created again for 100 reiatsu. Since they are created from his special Aura and remain within it's field any damage they cause to a being is doubled (This double damage does not extend outside of the Aura as the arms themselves don't reach outside of it). Although they may be more solid than most spiritual constructs due to the special condition they are made these arms are still incapable of creating shockwaves. The durability for these arms are equal to his Spiritual Pressure.







Dark Skill Level 2 Property:



Thanks to the Reiatsu flooding through his body he is able to now use High Speed Regeneration. He takes double physical based damage however to any attacks made against him (follows the same rules as his overall) as this extra pain is what converts and amplifies his regenerative capabilities. In this state he also becomes more aggressive and tends to lose some of his tactic mindset causing him to treat Battle Analysis as one less. He is able to regenerate anything up to and including lost limbs and some organs (excluding the heart and brain). The wounded area’s still create the special Saika lava if conditions are met. Whenever a limb or organ is regenerated from this ability, it reduces the amount of posts Jeff can remain out of hell by 3 and saps 300 reiatsu.







Dark Skill Level 3 Property:



He now has complete control over this aura and is able to manipulate it to create up to 10 extra arms/hands (the 10 Foot Red aura is still being created) that become solid. These arms appear yellow in color and can reach up to 25 feet from him, their difference from the Dark Skill 1 variants don't end there, for every time an Aura arm gets destroyed two will immediately grow in it's place at no cost allowing the ability to surpass the 10 limit but still cannot have more than 20. They, like the Dark Skill 1 variant, have a strength equal to Jeff's Spiritual Pressure, has a speed of 500, and can be created anywhere on his body. These arms still hold the overall property and still inflict double the physical damage when outside of the Red aura. Just like the Dark Skill 1 variant these arms are incapable of creating shockwaves.

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{Techniques Known}

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{Merge and Seal}Technique Name: Merge and Seal



Mastered



Class: 7



Technique Type: Hell Art



Usable By ): Saika



Technique Element: Reiatsu



Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect):

This is the Precursor to the Unseal Saika Techniques. Saiki being one of the weakest and most restricted Hell Race struggled to find ways to reach the top, only a few have ever reached that height. Finally after decades of searching, a Technique made its way into the depths that showed Saika a way to increase their power tenfold. This Technique uses their connection to hell and how it targets them more than any other race. Taking a piece of hell and forcefully merging it with their own soul while sealing its power allows them to wield a strength never seen by them before. With this new found ability, the Saika have nothing but themselves holding them back.



How to use technique (How is it activated?):

Forcing a small piece of hell to merge with your soul and sealing it, after this there is nothing else you need to do.



Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc)

In order to learn this Technique you must write a training thread (solo or joint) and if you choose this technique to start with this thread must be your first thread. This technique must be mastered at first chance and learning this technique causes excruciating pain which must be in the thread. Once this Technique is acquired all light aura is removed and dark aura becomes 100. Must have a 1 in Calm Mind and a 1 in either Pain Tolerance or Strength of Will.



Made By: Some Random Saika



Reserved? (Yes/No) (Can others use your technique, or just your character?): No

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{Unseal: Hell Step}Technique Name: Unseal: Hell Step



Mastered



Class: 6



Technique Type: Hell Art



Usable By ): Saika



Technique Element: Reiatsu



Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect):

Black flame sprouts from the bottom of the user’s feet, this allows standing in the air (regardless of location as it uses Hell reiatsu) and can be used to open and use Hell portals in order to increase a single step by 15 times the users speed up to 40 feet (a portal opens where the user exits). These portals open immediately and closes instantly after the user enters/exits them.



How to use technique (How is it activated?):

Pouring Reiatsu into the Gate seal of the user’s soul which holds the portion of hell while concentrating on the effect forces Hell Reiatsu into the users feet.



Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc)

While using this Technique the feet feel as if they are on fire and this sensation stops two personal posts after use, the user also feel as if they walk through fire every time a Hell portal is opened and stepped through. Every time this is used the amount of posts that can be outside of Hell is reduced by one and if used to stand in the air it reduces the amount of posts outside of Hell by half a post after for each post after initial activation. Must have mastered Merge and Seal. This cost 50 Reiatsu to activate (for poth Hell Portal and standing in air) and 25 Reiatsu for each additional post.



Made By: Some Random Saika



Reserved? (Yes/No) (Can others use your technique, or just your character?): No

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{Unseal: Undead Grip}Mastered



Technique Name: Unseal: Undead Grip



Class: 5



Technique Type: Hell Art



Usable By ): Saika



Technique Element: Reiatsu



Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect):

When used, this technique summons one of the hands (and arm) that opens the gate of Hell, flooding Hell Reiatsu into the hand of chose thus connecting it to the summoned hand. This hand is summoned next to the user and has a reach of 25 feet with a speed of 250 or the users base speed (Whichever is faster), it also has a strength of 250.



How to use technique (How is it activated?):

Pouring Reiatsu into the Beast seal of the user’s soul which holds the portion of hell while concentrating on the effect causes it to rush Hell’s Reiatsu into the user’s hand while opening a portal to Hell while summoning a hand from the gate of Hell.



Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc)

Thanks to the power flooding into the hands the user experiences pain in their arms as if they were being crushed. Upon activation the user loses a post to stay outside of Hell and for every additional post the user loses 1 post. The user must be within 30 feet of the summoned hand or it will recede back into Hell. Must have mastered Merge and Seal. Costs 100 Reiatsu to activate and 50 Reiatsu for every additional post.



Made By: Some Random Saika



Reserved? (Yes/No) (Can others use your technique, or just your character?): No

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{Dark Fullbring: Bioweapon}Technique Name: Dark Fullbring: Bioweapon



Mastered



Class: 6



Technique Type: General Saika Technique



Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): Saika



Technique Element: [Spirit]



Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect): [Insert Below]



Saika that have begun to learn how to control their dark powers are capable of practicing to use them on their own soul and their own body. By manipulating their skin they can create a bulbous mass that quickly grows into a sharp bony weapon. At learned the Saika is limited to making a blade appear from their hands, head, or feet. At proficient, the range increases to any part of their arm, leg, or head. At mastered they can make a weapon appear from any part of their skin. These weapons vary in size based on the area of skin used. For every inch of skin that is manipulated, 2/4/6 inches of blade can be formed for Learned/Proficient/Mastered.



How to use technique (How is it activated?): [Insert Below]



See above



Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc) (Insert Below)



Class 6 reiatsu cost. If the blades are broken, the Saika will begin to bleed from the bones and suffer pain as if a bone in their body was severed. This bleeding clots very slowly, leading to increased blood loss and potential hazards. Once this technique is ended, the skin used will be blackened, cracked, sore, and unable to create anymore weapons until a -rest- of two posts is finished. These blades last for 4 posts and then they break apart into ash.



Incantation and Effect: None



Made By: Kyomei



Reserved? (Yes/No) (Can others use your technique, or just your character?): No

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{Cinematic Tech's}

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{Unseal: Hell's Door}Technique Name: Hell's Door



Mastered


Class: 8 (Cinematic)





Technique Type: Hell art





Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): Saika (Unseal Tech)





Technique Element: Hell





Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect):



Upon reaching a certain level of strength, Saika can lean on the power of Hell they gained, wrapping one of their arms and hand in the Hell chain the Saika may use there power to forcibly open a gate to any location. The chain uses the Hell reiatsu the user now possess that acts like a momentary key, after the portal is opened their highest OS (Including Spiritual Pressure) is than used to open the portal the rest of the way. The location is chosen prior to use and other than a required power level there is no repercussions.





How to use technique (How is it activated?):

Stimulating the Gate Seal of the users soul that holds the portion of Hell with reiatsu, the user focus's on intended result while wrapping an arm and hand in their Hell chain, once done they punch the are in front of them while imagining the location they wish to go, after which they must forcibly open the portal the rest of the way.





Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc)

Requires Merge and Seal to be mastered along with at least 100 in their OS (Including Spiritual Pressure)





Incantation and Effect: none





Made By: Some random Saika





Reserved? (Yes/No) (Can others use your technique, or just your character?): No

[Ludwig Verrlicht]

Try as Jeff might to find the location of his currently missing present it was evident it no longer existed anywhere. That was most certain when Jeff thought he'd found something on the semi-molten rock/metal platform behind the staircase. Upon further inspection it hadn't been anything but a small urn with some liquid in it that looked akin to orange juice. And despite having been on molten rock it was cool to the touch, unlike his legs which at this point had been screaming in response to the attempt at being melted. Once he'd gotten back to the fire pit on the distinctly not melted metal another inspection would reveal he'd charbroiled his legs. . . Again. Regardless of Jeff's inherent resilience to lava, fire, and most types of burning it still managed to inflict a good portion of burns.



This however only made Jeff curious about the urn and it's liquid inside. Surely it wasn't anything terribly harmful. . . which considering his pseudo-immortality meant a lot of things really just didn't concern him anymore. Thus one gulp down and to even Jeff's surprise the effects weren't actually harmful. Instead they would be back to their prior form. Unburnt. Movable. And without any pain, to Jeff's immense displeasure. Still at least he wasn't a near cripple at walking now. With what looked like 2 gulps worth remaining Jeff, if he kept it, would have some minor means of healing sans whatever magic came from the smoldering remains of the firepit.



Inspection done and a quick walk to the upper stairs showed Jeff he was in some sort of melting castle. Predominatly made of metal no less but the occasional stone was present. Upon getting up to the bridge he'd realize that while that he was able to go forward the used to be exit behind him was completely collapsed with the stone and metal having been bent and broken. Thus the path was clear, he was going to have to go foward on the bridge and cross to the main keeps entrance. Or whatever hall was behind the large double doors. Because wherever Jeff was at currently, was not the first floor. That had easily been consumed by lava if the veritable pool surrounding any free space that wasn't the castle itself and it's buildings.



Once Jeff walked to the dual towers on the opposite side of the bridge he'd very quickly see some really lifelike statues. Full plate knights with a katana. English full plate armor. With Katanas. Not the usual combination by any stretch of the imagination. The armor and weapons seemed pretty real all things considered but given the entire castle was made out of predominantly metal it wasn't terribly surprising if statues too were made of the same metal. These statues were at either side of the stairs up to the double doors and simply stared straight ahead of them. Namely into the pillars before them. Assuming these statues ever had sight of course.

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{Estus reference / stats}
Name:

Estus flask

Description:

A small golden urn that holds a strange golden liquid. Against all odds it remains cool to the touch. The liquid itself is sweet and tangy with an orange taste to it. The entire things size is equivalent to an average cup and holds 12 fluid ounces of orange liquid within.



Class:

4

Item Type:

Tool

Durability:

Infinite

Bonuses:

Holds two charges (gulps, swigs, etc) of Estus. The estus brew is capable of refilling itself at the completion of a mission as well as when the user rests at a fire pit. These charges can be used at once or individually. Regardless of how many charges are used, this heals the user almost instantaneously. With one charge used the user is able to restore lost body parts up to both hands or feet. 2nd Degree burns, Lacerations 2 inches deep, fractured but not completely broken bones, bruises, and any scratches/knicks are healed. If both are used at once it can regrow an entire limb, fix completely broken bones in 2 limbs/half the total ribs a user has, all muscle/skin damage, and even regrows eyes/ears/tongue/etc.

In both cases of using a charge the user is also restored some of their stamina. This is noticeable but akin to a second wind with one charge. Two charges is like the user took a short nap. Does not give/clear stamina posts on types that have them.

Drawbacks:

Costs 200 reiatsu per charge used. Only holds 2 charges and will not be restored until a mission is completed, user dies, or they rest at a fire pit. Can be stolen by the enemy and used.

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{images of statues}

[Jeff Franklin]

After dealing with the unhappy side affects of his legs being healed and no longer in pain, Jeff could only pocket this special urn full of liquid but not before finding a way to seal the top of it. As much as he disliked the idea of these stuff taking away his pain, the fact it healed him up and allowed him to keep on his journey to find his poor boy's missing present, it meant the substance was worthy to keep for emergency situations. Slipping the item into his left side pants pocket, it was time to continue forward in this crazy lava filled world.



Jeff having done a quick inspection of his surroundings continues the rest of the way up the stairs, reaching the top puts him directly in front of a bridge leading to a large castle like structure with two towers. Crossing the bridge he headed towards large double doors which clearly lead to the inside of this building. Before he made it all the way Jeff spotted two large suits of armor, both were full plate armor seen in many medieval English documentaries, however, they both had a katan, something that clearly didn't seem right when paired with that set of armor.



Looking at them closer, Jeff was able to tell their faces pointed at the pillars in front of each of them, after all they stood on either sides where the pillars were. Walking the rest of the way across the bridge he walks up to the suite of armor on the right, rearing his right foot back he gives it a nice swift kick to the shin. "If anybody's in there I have a few questions, if you pretend not to be there just to scare me later then I'll have to show you the things I enjoy!" Shouting this Jeff looks back and forth between both Armor sets, if nobody answers he would give a scoff before walking to the doors.



When Jeff reaches the large double doors, he would give a loud knock with his full power, which honestly his 200 strength might just open the door for him. With the definitely unplanned entrance he would continue through the doorway, occasionally looking back to ensure the suite's of armor were still in place. While inside wherever he was, Jeff would take a good look around, inspecting his surroundings for enemies lurking in the shadows or shiny objects that catch the light in just the right way that could point him in the right direction.

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[Ludwig Verrlicht]

Aside from the bubbling of the magma and it's general sluggish movement causing a slow churning sound the entrance to the keep was incredibly quiet. Even the firestorm above seemed so distant that the realm itself just didn't seem real in a way. Obviously it was but it was a sort of quiet like the place had been utterly abandoned. This feeling likely increased such for Jeff when he initially kicked the statues and said his piece, only to recieve silence as a response. Although the nice dent in the armor did at least show Jeff that if nothing else he had made his point.

The real issue came when Jeff knocked on the door. For one the door only moved a bit. To no one's surprise the doors were made of solid iron and apparently a lot of it considering despite the small dent it only budged so much. Enough that if Jeff really wanted to see inside he could but otherwise the doors would need a strong continous force of effor to completely open them. Jeff would have no such time however given he was under attack by the thought to be inanimate statues. In truth they were legitmate living beings inside their suits of armor and they were not going to let Jeff just walk around willy nilly.

Thus once Jeff had touched the door the two moved, but moved so fast that though Jeff looked back behind him, he'd see two sets of statues. The worst part being that the original statues would then fade due to being simple afterimages generated by the currently very real and very serious statues. This was only made worse since both had already slashed at Jeff. One on each side of his backside, cutting up from his hip to his shoulder blade before finally leaving. Jeff likely couldn't dodge the initial attack given how drastically fast they were and the fact he'd literally stood still to open the door before him. But now he'd have his chance as the two were changing their grip from a single hand to two handing style and simply waiting for Jeff to try and enter again.

If Jeff decided to aggravate them further and continue dealing with the door the two would immediately continue their assualt. However strangely enough, any other action especially that which had Jeff walk away would be met with the same silence as before. In addition to just having the two watch him. They would not however attack. Now that's not to say if Jeff started attacking one or both the knights they wouldn't respond but the knights were giving Jeff a warning about what would happen if he continued. At no point however despite their lack of continued assault did they ever drop their pose. If Jeff took a moment to look however he'd see one of them had a bit different a base stance. Namely due to his armor being dented at their foot, exactly where Jeff had kicked them. Meaning at least one of them had a bit more difficult of a time moving. Especially considering it probably injured the statue the more it did high speed / high stress actions.

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{Alonne Knights Stats / Skills}
Stats:

Strength: 300 (450)
Speed: 300 (600)
RS: 50 (25)
SPPR: 200 (100)
Instinct: 150
Senses: 100
ES: 0
HE: 0


Skills:

Katanas: 2
Pain Tolerance: 2
Heat Tolerance: 2
Battle Analysis: 1
Acrobatics: 2
Street Fighting: 1
Stealth: 2

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{Enemy Status}
1 Knight is at full health

1 Knight is at full fighting capacity but has some crippled movement.

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{Items}
Name: Spiritual Steel Uchigatana
Description: A rather basic weapon, this katana has a blade about twenty-eight inches in length, and is curved at the end. It is made to be wielded either one- and two-handed with ease.

Type of Item: Weapon
Class: 4
Item Power (IP): 450
Offense Type: Physical
Durability: 2x Base IP
Bonuses: None
Drawbacks: None



Name: Iron Armor

Description: A highly durable armor that can block most attacks. In addition it aides the user in dealing with Heat Based attacks.

Class: 4
Item Type: Armor
Item Power (IP): 500
Offense Type: Physical
Durability: Double IP
Bonuses: Gives a 2 in Heat Tolerance
Drawbacks: None

[Jeff Franklin]

With a swift kick and no response after shouting a pretty reasonable demand, Jeff heads over to the doors, deciding to knock first would be the best option. Granted when he knocks he puts all of his strength into the action, but even that didn't manage to open up the door to much, just barely enough to have a peek inside. At least Jeff would have taken a look if it wasn't for the lying metallic trash that ignored him AND tried to sneak attack him after being told they better not.



Sadly for Jeff, he was not capable of reacting in time to the double slash attack that now left a decent gash on his back. Turning to see these moving hunks of metal get into a fighting stance, the only thing Jeff would do is prepare himself for their next attack. This attack never comes drawing many a question to the Saika's mind, Are they some sort of super thief deterrent? Looking up at these things, "Well, I can't say I didn't warn ya, even if your job is to keep intruders out, you picked the wrong person to deny entry."



With ease Jeff surges reiatsu through the beast seal holding back the power of hell currently merged with his soul, from there reiatsu would surge through his arms. Thanks to this surging reiatsu, Jeff uses his Unseal Technique called Undead Grip causing a smaller than normal portal to appear allowing slightly oversized Guardian arms to squeeze through, one on either side of him. These arms shoot out at the armor's heads in an attempt to crush their helmets, these arms have a speed of 250 and and equal strength to their speed.



During this sneak attack, Jeff would attempt to use Hell Step to get a good distance between him and these suites of armor. Sadly this will not go at all planned, for as he blitzed through the doorway that appeared out of nowhere in front of him, the doorway essential opened up directly behind the sets of armor instead of on the other side of the bridge. now standing behind the suites of armor, with both his arms feeling as if they're being crushed and his feet feeling as if they are on fire thanks to his Unseal Techniques. Well crap.

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[Ludwig Verrlicht]

To say the guards were surprised by Jeff suddenly summoning body parts from seemingly nowhere was a bit of an understatment. They'd seen magic from several studies and were most aptly prepared for some level of pyromancy or fire magic in general. This? This was something else entirely. And thus they both immediately jumped backwards to initially avoid the arms. However given this was only a couple feet and the arms were able to stretch upwards of 25ft they were still much in the same spot as before but with a little more time to react. However both took a quick glance at one another and nodded in understanding. The knight on the right immediately turned around and ran after Jeff while the knight on the left with his dinted shin stepped in between both arms.

For the knight coming after Jeff specifically it wasn't that hard to get there he was but a hop and skip away even with his portal shenanigans. Thus with the knight running at full speed he was upon him in seconds. And to start it's attack the knight thrust out the katana with the intent to spear through Jeff's right kidney. If it connected, great he'd then shift the blade and slash outward from Jeff's side. If it never did connect with him in the first place the knight would simply shift to a crouching position sword held in both hands and slash horizontally with the intent to seperate Jeff's top from his bottom half at about the hip level.

Meanwhile the knight dedicated to tackling the hands was admitedly struggling a bit. While it did have a superior strength and speed there was two of them and they weren't chumps in either department. Still the knight had managed to cut off the pointer finger and slice into the palm of the right hand and cut off the middle finger of the left. So the hands hadn't exactly gotten off easy. But the issue at hand was that the knights dented armor was eating into his right shin. Slowly but surely cutting into it. And the armor itself kept bending bit by bit. The knight ultimately didn't have but a short while longer before it might falter and stop moving giving the arms the means of actually catching him. But until then the knight simply danced around the hands giving quick slashes where it could and cutting off fingers whole if they got too close.

[Jeff Franklin]

Surprisingly Jeff's initial surprise attack seemed to be going well, the two sets of armor ended up jumping backwards to no avail. Sure Jeff would have had more distance on them if it wasn't for the fact Hell Step didn't seem to be working as intended, almost as if the power was running solely off of the portion of Hell merged to his own soul. In the end they jumped back far enough to still give him a foot or so extra distance and it also looks as if the Guardian arms he summoned is currently confusing them.



This little brief moment of breath wasn't meant to last long for Jeff it seemed, for the non dented armor suite moved in to attack him leaving the other living armor to deal with the Guardian arms. These moving armor's were just to fast, he thought it might be possible to deal with them using normal means and not relying on his Dark Skill. This was not the case, as the armor charged him it was obvious enough a piercing attack was about to be made and Jeff knew exactly how he was about to counter this thing. Waiting until the very last moment he finally released, creating an aura constructed arm the moment he was pierced slightly by the katana.



Unfortunately for all other participants in this fight, as Jeff released his Dark Skill a red aura burst from his body covering an area ten feet in every direction, easily enveloping even the other set of armor fighting the Guardian arms. Thanks to this aura, everyone including Jeff would find that any physical damage dealt would become doubled, meaning that the shallow stab that was managed on Jeff is now doubled. Lucky for Jeff this only really caused extra pain as it still wasn't deep enough to be serious, just bleeding some more than it would have. How did the katana only do such a shallow wound the armor might be wondering? Well the answer is simple, as the aura was expelled from his body, Jeff simultaneously created a yellow aura arm that was made mostly solid exactly where the katana stabbed. This arm caught and prevented the sword from going in any deeper, in fact, the hand on that arm now gripped the sword thus preventing its wielder from pulling it back thanks to the 600 strength it had.



Well how could the armor not still be pulling Jeff along with the sword it might wonder, the answer is also just as simple as the previous one, for as the aura constructed arm was made that is currently grabbing the sword, another was made from his back that has reached down to grip the floor. Sure, the armor was still faster than Jeff and his 300 speed arms, however, that didn't matter to much when Jeff had hold of the armor's weapon and kept the aura arm smartly placed in between the two of them to prevent any more shenanigan's. A grin began to sprout on the Saika's face, "I hope you're ready for what comes next, cause now it's my turn", at this moment Jeff would let out a quick crazed chuckle.



If neither armor noticed before, maybe they would now, for the strange magic Jeff used would not be the only difference from the usual suspect they may deal with. Attached to both of the Saika's wrists and ankles were thick cuffs that had equally thick chains hanging from them. The strangest part would be that the chains themselves seemed to vanish from this plane of existence after about one or so feet. This wouldn't be the only difference, for after releasing Jeff's hand would grow scaly and his finger nails would become slightly pointed. Of course noticing something like chains might not be a huge deal at the moment, after all both suites of armor are dealing with their own problems right now.



Speaking of suites of armor with their own problems, the one currently battling the Guardian arms will find a very serious issue happening right after this strange aura just encompassed them. The dent that is getting more and more problematic just hit a serious speed jump, as the dent got worse the suite of armor would find it degrading at a much faster pace, this is due to the Saika's aura which doubles all physical damage. To make matters worse, while it would find cleaving through the Guardians hand even easier, if the hands manage to get a grip on the armor it would also find them dealing damage just as easily. Trying to throw the armor of, one arm went for the helmet while one went for the leg that has a nice dent showing.

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[Ludwig Verrlicht]

If the knight had eyes or at least a means of showing the entity had eyes they would have widened. Specifically the knight whose sword had been caught. But it might have been for what Jeff thought. The arms caught it off guard sure but the arms mean that there were just a couple extra limbs to deal with at the end of the day. Ultimately nothing that technically couldn't be dealt with in theory. The actual issue was that the sword was already cracking severely from Jeff's aura and the 600 strength hold on it. That was what had it concerned. These swords were not chump blades and yet here was Jeff in one fell swoop damn near breaking it in an instant. Ultimately this delayed the knights reaction for a moment but with a rising determination the knight let go of the sword and got into a martial stance. Using it's full speed the knight would immediately aim for Jeff's right leg at his knee with every intent to knock him down if not outright break his knee. From there if that worked it'd immediately gun for Jeff's head with it's left fist aiming specifically for the temple on his left side.



Meanwhile the knight dealing with the hands was growing noticeably slower as time went on. That dent in it's shin was continuing to grow. The metal having already warped dramatically to start cutting into the individuals leg. But the arms weren't giving up and it couldn't simply stay still. For long anyway. Still this issue quickly forced the knight to hold still and get it's deteriorating leg captured. However to counter this the knight managed to cut the hand cleanly in half that was aiming for it's head. Forcing the thing to retreat from where it came leaving only one hand left to deal with. Sadly just as with Jeffs constructs this hand had far more strength than the knight suspected and this showed when it's armor got further warped and bent as it was collapsed around his right leg. Thankfully the armor was still useful for something and didn't collapse completely but the leg as a whole would be effectively stunted given moving at all would injure the knight further. And while Jeff's aura was up? It'd get worse with every motion.



Thankfully for the knight that meant however that it's arms would still good to go. And with weapon in hand it immediately stabbed the hand at the wrist, every intention of trying to cut through it and force the damn thing back where it came from. Cutting clean through via the thrust was unnaturally easy, even by this knights standards. But the actual cutting the wrist off was taking a bit more effort than perhaps the knight thought would be necessary. Turns out that while damage was more easily dealt movement was not any easier. And the wrist being nearly as thick as the knight itself was making the process harder than it seemed at first glance, even with it's superior strength. Thus the knight, regardless of it's best efforts, was still stuck at least for the moment.

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{Status of Knights}
1 knight caught by hell hand around its leg. Knight's armor hasn't collapsed completely under it's force yet. Knight is stuck however as it continues to cut through hand's wrist.

1 knight without sword, and attacking from Jeff's backside.

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{Item Durability}
Sword in Jeff's release arm: 300 remaining due to being dealt 600 IP damage.

Armor in hell hand: 750 due to Hell hand meeting 500 strength in terms of any damage it could output.

[Jeff Franklin]

Everything seem to be going smoothly for Jeff, however, he could feel the strain on how long he had before Hell somehow found a way to bring him back. Currently one of the arms he summoned has now disappeared after being cleanly cut in half. Thankfully the other Guardian arm managed to grab hold of the dented Armor's leg, keeping it firmly in place thanks to the damage being done to it. The arm doesn't have much time now, as of this moment a sword is stabbing through it's wrist in an attempt to cut it from that position in half. Without delaying too much the Guardian arm lifts the armor up into the air about fifteen feet before yeeting the armor and whatever may or may not have been inside it, where was the throw aimed? directly into the lava on the left side of the bridge where it would hopefully just sink.



With one suite of armor hopefully out of the picture that leaves only one for Jeff to deal with, the problem is it's speed. His actions did indeed seem to catch the thing off guard originally, however, it had once again collected itself and let out a string of strikes. Letting go of it's breaking sword the armor first goes for a kick, aiming at Jeff's right leg where his knee is. Understanding the predicament he was now in, Jeff gave one last squeeze on the sword allowing it to shatter and fall to the ground. From there he would both pull himself back with the aura arm currently grasping the ground as well as lunge with the other arm in an attempt to grab the neck of the armor.



If this plan succeeds Jeff would immediately lift up the suite of armor two feet from the ground while moving it to be about six feet from him. With a sinister smile Jeff would begin talking to the armor, "I told you if there was an attempt to sneak attack me after I told you not to, I would make you regret it. You see, your buddy got off easy, I won't be tossing you into the lava, no, I will make you feel the pain I promised!" Holding the armor up like he was, Jeff allows the other arm to let go of the ground before using it to grab the armor's left ankle. Letting out a crazed chuckle he begins to crush and twist the ankle, unsure if the being he holds in the palms of his hands can even feel pain let alone scream, he will find out from this. After doing it to that ankle he would move on to the other ankle doing the same thing, smile growing ever wider. Once that ankle was no longer usable he would move on to the armor's left wrist, then right wrist, licking his lips as he slowly breaks this conscious armor. From the wrists he moves on to the knees, then he goes to the elbows, finally ending the armor by grabbing the chest plate where it connects to the neck, pulling slowly until the head pops off.



By this point Jeff is laughing like a madman, he promised pain and suffering if they didn't answer him earlier and instead tried to off him sneakily, knowing he fulfilled that promise and know sitting at a better mood than when he crossed the bridge in the first place. While still chuckling some Jeff heads back over to the doors, slamming both of his aura arms into them to throw them open, if the initial slam didn't do so he would just keep the arms on the doors and continue to push them open. Now he would finally be able to see what was on the inside, what could possibly ruin this good mood he currently had, even the fact his son's present was missing didn't entirely bring the mood down.

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[Ludwig Verrlicht]

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The knight despite it's best attempt at dealing with the guardian hand currently attempting to destroy his leg would quickly find it was unsuccessful. It's blade cut deep and it was definitely nearing two-thirds of it's wrist but alas it just didn't have the chance to make it any further. The armor pulled out the blade to attempt to shove it through the wrist with it's full force. . . only to be thrown into the lava. It's armor resisted for but a moment before it subsequently began to heat up and then melt, cooking the ungodly emaciated being within. However credit to the knight it didn't scream although it did try to swim to the nearest floating piece of semi-melted rock. Ultimately failing in the process and being utterly consumed by the magma. The sword however was laying near the edge of the bridge teetering over dangerously to the edge. Assuming Jeff was quick enough he might be able to grab the sword before it too was consumed utterly by the lava.

As for the knight before Jeff it too would quickly find it's life was at it's end. Despite it's speed the knight hadn't expected Jeff to move given how much faster it was than him as a whole. Thus Jeff pulling himself further away did hinder the kick to his knee by making it miss entirely. However that didn't stop the kick from hitting something else, in this instance it wasn't the back of his knee it was his heel and achilles tendon. Though nothing broke due to Jeff's own aura he'd have a lovely welt forming that would make walking just that much more aggravating and no doubt slow him down. The punch however was immediately stopped given the next thing the knight knew it was being choked out by the hand that recently found residence at it's neck.

Try as the knight might it couldn't claw off the fingers clamping down on it. And it had absolutely no chance of getting out of this mess. No sword in hand. No side weapon available. And no means of even attempting to use any martial prowess against the hand it simply had to deal with it's various joints being turned, broken, and utterly displaced until finally it was time for it's head. It also didn't scream but if Jeff listened he could hear it's groaning and heaving air as the pain coursed through the emaciated figure below. And unsurprisingly the head popped off with ease once Jeff's arm twisted it right the hell off.

The body and head slumped to the ground once released. With the head rolling off the edge and into the lava. By this point the katana from the prior knight had leaned over and was starting it's descent into the lava. Jeff's arms had but one opportunity but ultimately missed it due to his overly ecstatic joy at having gotten his revenge on the knights. Still the aching in his right foot, specifically his heel, would be throbbing. Sure he'd like it but without some form of healing whether through his juice or something else he'd find every step slowed and weaker than it was prior.


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This however likely wouldn't stop Jeff and upon reaching the doors and slamming his arms into them would fling the doors off their hinges. They leaned awkwardly into the wall of stone / metal on either side with a few cracks showing just how much force he'd used to open them. This would immediately give him a means of quickly looking over the entrance room. A bull about 60 feet in front of him that was breathing out flames and lighting up the room periodically with a knight standing near it on the wall to it's right. A pillar was to his right and about 3 feet above him, though Jeff couldn't see it another knight was standing next to the pillar facing towards the flaming bull.

The interior of the keep was much what Jeff would likely expect. Far more stone and metal throughout the place. It was periodically lit up by the flaming bulls fiery spew but it had enough light coming in from the door he'd just slammed open and the hallway to his right and it's score of windows to allow him to see easily enough. If Jeff looked to the right but towards the end of the room he'd see another stairway that would lead to another room deeper into the keep. Nothing else showed given his distance away and the hieght difference but at least now he had two clear paths to consider once he was done with the knights in the room.

Speaking of knights the one next to the bulls head quickly pulled out it's sword and looked at Jeff. Much as it wanted to run directly to him it was wary of his additional hands. This was not a common occurence afterall to have the keep invaded, let alone by a freak so it just continued to watch and keep track of Jeff in the meantime. The other knight however simply put it's hand on it's hilt and prepared itself to attack once it saw Jeff on the elevated floor. It was unlikely Jeff would hear anything given the sporadic flames being spewed and the loud gusts of wind that followed during and after it began.

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{Rewards}
+300 QP (150 per class 4 knight)
+3,000 Ryo (1,500 per class 4 knight)

[Jeff Franklin]

Ah yes, everything was going completely according to plan for Jeff. One set of armor was chucked into the lava, apparently even tried to take a swim before sinking, the other suite of armor took a one way trip to pain and absolute destruction. In fact thanks to the one Jeff himself was twisting, crushing, and ripping it was clear something was inside the armor, he wasn't quite sure what, but either way it was dead. Walking up to the door he easily slammed it open with his aura arms, in fact the doors seemed to almost be off their hinges.



Taking a peek around Jeff immediately spots another one of those armor men inside, not to far from it was a giant metal bulls head with flames pouring out of it as if it were breathing. Leaning to both the right and left to peer around the corners, he was able to spot two separate paths he could go, one with stairs and the other through a hallway. Too bad that decision would have to wait until after he dealt with this armor man he will now call a knight, after all there was something inside th armor.



With a grin on his face and an idea in his mind, Jeff raised himself ten feet into the air using his aura arms, as his right ankle was hurting from that kick he nearly completely avoided earlier. Ah, such a good feeling, if I wasn't so infuriated from the knight earlier I might have let him live a bit longer. With that thought he proceeded to enact his plan, moving through the doorway and staying ten feet up in the air, he moved towards the lone knight at a speed of around 100. Not wanting the knight to know how fast his arms can move while also fully understanding how fast the knight itself could move.



Once he get's close enough Jeff would start to balance on one arm and reach towards the knight with his right aura arm with 100 speed. At this moment he is unaware of the other Knight, however, if it begins to move the noise and movement would draw Jeff's attention. If for some strange reason the first Knight didn't stop his aura arm, then Jeff would grab it and lift it up ten feet in the air and about five feet away from him, keeping an eye on any possible sword the creature may have. With all the might his arm could muster Jeff would slam the Knight into the ground, attempting to cripple it as fast as possible, if he killed it that was fine, these things didn't really scream anyways. "You know, if you let out a shout you might live longer."

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{Current Rewards}QP- 300
Ryo- 3,000

[Ludwig Verrlicht]

The knight watched as Jeff moved towards it. It didn't need to know that getting touched by those arms was already a death sentence given nothing it had EVER seen had slammed open the doors as though they were made of wood. And certainly not but a few things had ever damaged the castle in the process. Thus, it was under no illusions that Jeff was a dangerous entity and that meant that it'd have to figure out how to deal with him in some manner or another. Still with a quick glance of its unseeable eyes it saw their only ally in the room already preparing themselves. Thus, there was only one thing they could do. Attack as quick as possible and with no hesitation. Thus, once Jeff was on the final stair step it immediately burst forward at its full speed towards Jeff.



As far as it knew Jeff was a great deal slower. Though it knew he could likely move faster it wasn't able to know that the speed at which the arms could move would be half of its own. Still when Jeff's arm made its first movement it immediately blinked out of existence, at least as far as Jeff's eyes could tell. Using a technique all the knights knew the knight pushed its body to the extremes for a moment making its speed a whooping 1800. The movement itself ultimately took the form of the knight curling up and rolling under Jeff's arm and with a bit of finesse landing on its feet. From there it brought the sword at its side up in an attempt to slash Jeff's legs and maybe his lower torso if it were fortunate.



Meanwhile the other knight having noticed what their ally was doing knew that it just needed to wait a moment. Not long but enough to make sure that this entity would make the mistake of moving somewhere or attempting to avoid the attack. Or, and king forbid, do something to prevent the knight from hitting him in the first place. This "person" wasn't normal by any stretch of the imagination. Thus the knight simply moved slowly at 150 but made virtually no noise, even with it wearing a full set of plate mail. Had Jeff known he was there it'd honestly be impressive that he'd not be able to hear it move. Still it'd creep up on Jeff and once it was within 4 feet and behind him it'd unleash a sneak attack in an attempt to cut the other arm Jeff was using to hold himself up.



Assuming all went as planned given it's stealthy approach and the utter distraction that was the alternate knight it'd simply place it's hand on the hilt of it's katana. The next the weapon was out and the attack was done, hopefully the arm was cut in half or if not cut in half at least fairly damaged. In the moment of the knight drawing out the blade it'd also pushed itself to use this motion to attack with the drawn out blade in one motion. This would be done diagonally at twice it's speed (1200) and from there it'd quickly grab the handle with it's other hand and thrust forward. The intent being that it'd pin the arm to the wall and by proxy hold Jeff in one spot. From there the knights would both step back from him. One with it's blade at the ready and another lower to the ground with it's hands tightened into fists.

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{Techniques used by Knights}
Movement - Knight 1 (Jeff sees this guy)


Iaijutsu - Knight 2 (Jeff doesn't see)

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{Positions of knights}
Knight 1 running up to jeff and then rolling until right in front of him but obviously underneath him.

Knight 2 sneaking up behind Jeff and then attacking the stabilizing arm.

Both knights after the fact then move away from the wall 5 feet.

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{Iaijutsu}
Technique Name: Iaijutsu (Sudden Strike Technique)

Class: 4

Technique Type: General Physical Technique

Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): Any

Technique Element: None

Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect): The user of this technique draws their sword and strikes with one fluid, lightning-fast motion. This technique can easily catch an unprepared opponent off-guard. This attack is made at 2x the user's Speed, or at a speed of 600 (whichever is faster). Due to the sudden nature of this attack, characters with less than 200 Instinct are caught completely flat-footed and unable to react to this attack, unless they meet one of the alternative requirements (see drawbacks below).

Except where noted, this is otherwise an ordinary melee strike and has no reiatsu cost. Proficiency with this technique allows the user to immediately sheathe their weapon after making their attack.

Mastery of this technique allows for it to be combined with Shunpo to draw, strike, and sheathe the weapon in the blink of an eye. This variant costs 50 reiatsu to perform, and gains the benefits of a 3x Speed Boost (instead of the usual 2x). This variant is imperceptible to characters with less than 200 Senses. Characters with 200+ Senses detect a blur of movement from the user but may not be able to react to the attack unless they have 200+ Instinct and/or one of the benefits listed in drawbacks below.

How to use technique (How is it activated?): Simply draw your weapon and strike in a single fluid motion.

Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc) This technique rarely works more than once per thread, as any opponent who witnesses this technique being used can react to it normally (regardless of Instinct). Even against aware opponents, this attack retains its speed however and should not be underestimated.

In addition, characters who know this technique or have Battle Analysis of 2 (or above) can easily identify the ready stances used in this technique and predict the user's intent. Such characters are never caught off-guard by this attack but will still need to react to its incredible speed.

This technique can only be used with a sheathed sword. In order to use this technique more than once during a single thread, the user must sheathe their weapon prior to using this technique again. This technique requires 2 SKP in Weapons (Sword) in order to be used, and 3 SKP to be mastered.

Made By: Kerrigan

Reserved? (Yes/No) (Can others use your technique, or just your character?): No

[Jeff Franklin]

Jeff was not at all prepared for what he was witnessing. The sets of armor he fought previously moved fast, however, they still moved slow enough for him to see. This suit of armor on the other hand just disappeared. Are you KIDDING ME!!! I just fought one of these things and they didn't disappear at all! This certainly caught him off guard, thankfully though the shock wouldn't keep him from not reacting at all. This does not mean he can react perfectly though, actually he can barely even realize what happened. If it wasn't for his past experiences in fights he might not have been able to do anything at all.



The set of armor appears under Jeff, already starting the slashing motion that is its attack. Understanding this thing can still reach the lower portion of his leg, the most likely result from this attack is the inability to use one of his feet. It's hard to use something that's barely connected to the rest of the leg after all. If it wasn't for the fact that Jeff wasn't anywhere near as fast as this thing, he may have gotten away unscathed. This wouldn't be how everything worked out, however, this is where Jeff's truly freaky side comes into play. Sure the fact he enjoys pain, both to himself and others, is weird in its own right. What truly shines as freaky though is how far Jeff is willing to take this mindset, in fact the creature inside the set of armor he now sees again and the one he doesn't even know is there might be caught off guard from what comes next.



Already fully realizing it's impossible to escape this attack unscathed Jeff figures he might as well get the most from his next action. Rearing back his injured foot slightly he brings it forward in a kicking motion as the sword is nearing his leg area. Thanks to the momentum of both the kick and the sword slash Jeff's right foot cleanly flies off of his leg. What good could possibly come from that most would ask, well the simple answer comes in the form of a question. How easily can you dodge a projectile sent at your face from a few feet away while you're performing an attack? If everything goes according to plan, then the suit of armor would find Jeff's right foot being firmly planted in its face with a force of 250 thanks to it being so kindly removed from the Saika's possession.



Even if it worked out well Jeff still has to figure out what to do next, after all that counterattack isn't going to be enough to beat the thing. "I hope you know that made me one foot shorter", screaming that he would have a twisted smile on his face. That smile comes from the immense pain he just felt, in fact if the sword didn't cut his foot off so cleanly even his body probably wouldn't have withstood that amount of agony, even if Jeff himself would have loved it. Just because he loves the sensation of pain doesn't mean his body won't automatically react to enough of it.



It seems he didn't need to have a plan immediately, after all the hidden ally joins the fray before Jeff could do anything. This wouldn't be a problem if it wasn't for the fact he currently couldn't stand on two feet and the second suit of armor proceeded to nearly cut his left aura arm in half before pinning the rest of it to the wall. So now Jeff was between a wall and two creatures in suits of armor. One of his aura arms was pinned to the wall and he only had one foot, this means the only defense he had was his right aura arm and the fact he knew his aura allowed him to crush these creatures without to much difficulty.



The only seemingly good thing for Jeff was one of the sets of armor only had its fist for weapons, of course that wasn't the best for him either as these things moved even faster than the previous ones. Either way it was time for Jeff to pull all the tricks to come out on top. "I'll give you this, the position you put me in isn't the greatest, but neither of you seem to understand how much trouble you're in." Using his right aura arm Jeff grabs the sword and quickly begins bending it slowly, trying his best not to snap it right away. If he can manage to bend it at a right angle he would then make a quick jerk to snap it off. If the armor's sat there watching this play out they might be questioning his motives, after all he broke the sword but not before ensuring he couldn't slide the pinned arm off of it.



It would be after snapping the sword that Jeff wraps the right aura arm around his right leg, allowing the hand of the arm to replace what used to be his foot. Tensing his muscles he takes in the throbbing pain, breathing deeply inward through his nose as to savor the sensation. Suddenly Jeff would launch forward at 200 speed, rushing towards his two enemies ready to damage them as much as he can. Reaching the end of his rope quite literally as no more length is left to travel thanks to the pinned arm. At least normally there wouldn't be, except Jeff doesn't slow down causing the arm to rip off of his body causing even more pain. It wouldn't be until he was within sword distance of the armor still wielding its weapon, Jeff would raise his left arm as if he wanted to punch that armor in the chest. Hoping it would raise the sword to defend or attack, Jeff begins growing an aura arm from the back of his left wrist aiming to either break through the armors weapon or smash its chest plate inward.

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