The Yokubo Hot Springs have been in buisness for over fifty years. Their clientele are all kept in closed records as they are known to have various less than legal services that are provided for the right price. The operation is run by an elderly woman known only as "Mama" and won't hesitate to fight if you insult her or her "girls".
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2018 12:36 am
__ The Yokubo Hotsprings were a cesspool for the various gangs in Gimangakure. Kagami was here to tie up any loose ends with rival organizations. Gimangakure was Kogarashi territory now and these gangs were just getting in her way. She did not just want slices of territory, she wanted control over the whole region. Each gang held their own little slice of Gimangakure with gang wars to acquire more territory. Kogarashi's leader would bring an absolute end to that and absorb all territory. She knew that the various mob bosses were gathering for a massive party at the Yokubo hot springs because she organized it. It took a ton of time and preparation to make this party happen. Sake, food, and prostitution flooded throughout the springs on this evening. It was entirely possible that the gangs were already starting to kill each other but it seemed peaceful at the moment. She had a dozen Kogarashi agents with her to help clear the board. The Yokubo hot springs were split into various sections with rival gang leaders in separate sections. Kogarashi had already coordinated all this with "Mama" and slipped her a nice wad of cash to use her facilities for a gang war. No price was too high for Mama, but she wanted to make sure her girls would be okay with these dangerous men and killing around. Mama liked and trusted Kagami though. Kagami would waste no time in getting the job done. Kagami began by infiltrating the western wing of the hot springs. This private section had four allied mafia bosses. She kicked the door in and was followed by her backup agents as they flooded in. "Damn it!" One of the gang leaders yelled as Kagami ordered her agents to attack and kill him. [1] Once that man was downed there were three others. Mama's girls were "entertaining" the naked men but knew what to expect so they remained calm and allowed the agents to do their job. Kagami used her trident to stab through a man's jugular. With him dead there were two left to assassinate. [2] Both of them tried running out through the front door but were blocked by the Kogarashi agents. One man tried to force his way through as the Kogarashi operatives stabbed into him with her katanas. He fell to the ground and bled out. There were about a dozen stab wounds in his body as the other frightened mob boss back away from the door. [3] "An unceremonious end for the big bad Shinji." Kagami taunted the man before lunging at him. She caught the powerful mob leader with his pants down quite literally. They were all too greedy and stupid to realize that this "party" was a trap. The last mob leader's corpse fell into the water and drowned while bleeding from the mortal wound. [4] "Don't worry, my guys will do a sweep through and get this place clean later." Kagami assured the traumatized prostitutes as she stepped through the door. She felt the crisp night air stab her skin that was moist from the sauna. Kagami and the other agents circled around to the eastern side of the hot spring resort. When they infiltrated that room Kagami killed one of the mob bosses who had a private room. [5] There were three others who shared a room and enjoyed the company of the ladies of the night. They were startled when the Kogarashi agents ran into the sauna and jabbed their blades into one of the men. This was a major boss and to see him struck down so casually was disturbing. He fell to the ground and his life left his body. [6] Another man jumped up and attempted to flee. Kagami grabbed the back of his neck. She then forced his face into the hot rocks as her agents stabbed him through the back. He screamed in agony but when the screaming ceased his life was no more. [7] These men deserved nothing but the most brutal of deaths in Kagami's eyes. They all tormented Gimangakure for years. Kagami was certain that Gimangakure would be better off without them. One more gang leader remained and he gave up without a fight and a Kogarashi agent slit his throat open. [8] Kagami took her agents to the southern entrance of the springs. This was an outdoor portion with five mafia bosses sitting around in the heated pools. They were sweating profusely from the heat. Kagami and the other operatives arrived and stabbed one of the men to death while he was in the pool. [9] The other five jumped out and tried to make a run for it. Kagami ordered her men to surround them. Now they had nowhere to go. Kagami assassinated one man with her trident through his heart as he stood in the middle of the circle. [10] Now there were four men left and they were stuck in her web. They held their hands up in surrender but Kagami ordered for one of them to be killed immediately. The agents followed their leader's order. Three swords pierced him through the stomach and chest before he collapsed. [11] And then there were three. Kagami lunged to take care of one of them herself using her trident. It pierced through his throat and multiple agents joined in with their weapons. The man's body was practically torn apart. [12] Now the penultimate pain in Kagami's a** had to be murdered. She felt extremely satisfied by the cacophony of murders. All of these men were rabid dogs who hurt the citizens of Gimangakure and needed to be put down. She stabbed him through the heart and allowed a number of other agents to join in. [13] The agents that accompanied Kagami were like bloodthirsty dogs that wanted their fair share of the killing. The last man stood and stared in horror at the corpses that surrounded him. The man was grabbed by five of the agents and forced underwater. He struggled and thrashed around as he was drowning. Eventually his body went limp and that was the end of the gangs of Gimangakure. [14] Kagami ordered her agents to then gather and dispose of all of the bodies. Some were also dedicated to cleaning up the hot springs. It was a massive bloodbath that the gangs were not expecting. They did not think that Kogarashi would become involved in their affairs in this way. This was certainly not Takumi's way of dealing with things. Once their business was concluded they gave Mama and her girls more money than agreed upon for their cooperation before leaving. Kagami would now make arrangements for the leaderless gangs to be absorbed into Kogarashi's forces.
COMPLETED: Title: Assassination x14 Information: Someone needs to die, and this someone is certainly not about to go easily. Happy hunting! Solo or Squad: Any Minimum Posts: None
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Personal Attributes β’ Smoke and Mirrors | Kagami can cast any and all genjutsu through eye contact with her created mirrors. β’ Mirror Flower, Water Moon | Kagami gains access to nature's mirror, the water element. β’ Built to Last | You double the number of posts your mirrors stay active. Additionally, once per battle, you can use Terikaesu (Reflect) without paying its cost. β’ Area Of Denial | Kagami doubles her range of control for her mirrors and gains an additional 75 chakra.
Sanbi Attributes Chakra Cloak Version 1: Basic Effects β’ Slight fortitude boost. β’ The host will begin to draw in ambient water towards itself slowly from the environment, drawing in a C ranked amount per post. This water will fall from the sky, rise from the ground, whatever so long as it is coming towards the host. It pools and rests around its feet and stays within an area of 10 feet. β’ Host can breathe underwater.
Kameyo nodded curtly at Naomi. "Yeah, no, I gotcha. They'll be taken care of." She turned on her heels, heading up to the roof. The sun was going to set soon and she wanted to get this over with before dark. That would maximize the amount of time she had for stargazing.
Kameyo watched as the caravan came through the city streets. Naomi didn't want competition, so it was lights out for these guys. She lifted her hand, then swung it outward in an arc. Needle-like threads pierced the air and then the hearts of the horses that lead the van, and the head on the man directing the horses. Ito Souken: Shuriken [ Thread Creation: Shuriken ] [1]
The caravan slugged to a stop as the horses fell to the ground. The series of wagons stopped and for an odd moment, it was silent as everyone inside processed that it had stopped. The quiet bliss was interrupted as members of the caravan came outside to investigate. Kameyo jumped down from the roof, charging forward and grabbing the closest man's face just to twist it sharply to the side. [2] "Sorry, boys," Kameyo said without inflection as she grabbed the second man and dragged him forcibly from the wagon. She tossed him onto the ground without any grace, as she lacked any training to do so properly. He looked up at her blankly, processing the rapid change in events, but didn't even have an opportunity to scream as she stomped her foot down on his face repeatedly. She frowned at the blood splatter. [3] That was all for the first caravan, evidently the two most important of the merchants to receive the first and front wagon. She moved to the second one, where one woman had been trying to scramble back inside at the sight of all the gore. She screamed as Kameyo pulled her out, but was blissfully silent in a moment. Kameyo snapped her neck as well. [4]
"I-I can give you money! Anything!" One of the men begged. He backed up and tried to hide in the corner but Kameyo gripped his ankle and yanked him outside. He blubbered out more promises in his panic but she simply grabbed his face and slammed it in the window of the wagon. She pressed until the glass cracked, then broke, and then longer still, until the man quit moving in her grasp. [5] She whipped around to find some young man coming from a car later in the train, armed with a vase. He brought it down at her but she quickly sidestepped. He was a civilian, and she had had at least a little training in terms of combat. As his hit missed and he moved forward with the momentum of it, she kicked a foot out and watched briefly as he tripped onto the vase in the instant after it collided with the ground and broke into hundreds of sharp pieces. [6]
She kicked open the door of the third car of the caravan train, hoping to finish this quickly. She felt the warmth of the setting sun and really didn't want to drag this out. She frowned at seeing it empty, then set her sights on two moving bodies in the distance. She threw her arms out so they extended, grabbing each by the scruff of their collar, and bringing them back towards her at a speed that made it almost too easy to collide their skulls together. Ito Enchou [ Thread Extension ] [7] One of them had taken less of an impact from it, his skull cracked but still breathing. He was losing a lot of blood, but she didn't feel like it was worth it to let it drag out the two minutes he probably had left. She brought her foot down, unsatisfied with the sound of the squishing brain matter. [8]
"Messy work," she observed aloud. Her feet were bloody from the stomping, and her hands and arms had taken some of it, too. She frowned, but took her time to get to the last wagon. She saw a family of merchants holding each other - oh how sad. The father lunged at her with a knife of some sort, but his was sloppy and she quickly grabbed his wrist and brought to his neck, watching as the man slit his own throat. [9] She retrieved the knife from him as he slid out of the wagon and onto the ground. It was a little slippery, but the rest of the family was so frozen that she figured she wouldn't have to put up much of a fight anyways. The mother was shaking, blubbering, but mostly silent. Kameyo made a quick cut across her neck, since her ears weren't ringing. [10]
The last two looked like teenagers, holding each other. The brother was screaming his head off in a language she didn't understand, and the sister was in a state of shock like the mother. "Sorry," Kameyo said in a weak attempt to comfort them. She brought the kunai forward and slit the loud one's neck, too. [11] He fell to the ground twitching, but unable to speak. Kameyo didn't feel merciful enough to end it for him, since her ears were absolutely ringing now. She narrowed her eyes at the last one, the daughter, who only had herself to hold now. Kameyo wasn't the kind of person to play with her food, so to speak, so she didn't give any false illusion of hope. With clinical precision, she brought the kunai forward a final time and ended her life. [12]
It made her think of her minor eiseijutsu knowledge and how only some of them would have been patients she could save. She backed out of the final wagon with those thoughts playing in her mind still, unaware of the security officer coming her way until he had planted a heavy hand on her shoulder and pulled her around. His face was red, angry, and he was shouting something she could not place because of the ringing. She stomped on the bridge of his foot so he would flinch forward, then she brought her palm up to his nose, the impact and trajectory of the cartilage killing him. [13]
Kameyo basked in the golden rays of the setting sun as she reflected on the bloodbath before her. Her hands and feet and face were covered in blood splatter, making her feel icky. She muttered something about Naomi, then fled the scene to avoid further association with the bodies.
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Ito Souken: Shuriken [ Thread Creation: Shuriken ] Rank D The user will swing their arm, using the vertical or horizontal momentum to launch a number of small thread pieces from their wrist joint. As they spin in the air, the threads will become flat and sharp, acting as if typical shuriken. ( Genin: 3 shuriken. Chuunin: 6. Jounin: 9. Konin: 12. Sannin: 15. )
Ito Enchou [ Thread Extension ] Rank C The user relaxes and outstretches the threads that occupy the shoulder, elbow, and (optionally) wrist joints. This simple act grants an incredible increase in physical reach, while not reducing any of the user's actual strength. ( Keep in mind: each thread has a maximum length of three times the user's height. )
Kameyo appeared at the hot springs with intent to relax, but when she saw a family already there with markings that looked all too familiar, she knew she was in for it. They bore the same family mark as the merchants from before. Kameyo flicked her wrist out, releasing tendril shuriken, but only one punctured one directly between the eyes. [1] The deceased's brother fell to the ground with a surprised yelp, two shuriken embedded in the back of his meaty thighs. The towel slung on his waist slid indecently. Kameyo took her sweet time walking up to him, kicking his face hard enough to twist his neck. [2]
She looked around, but no one else was in the reception besides the receptionist who had fled the second Kameyo through her shuriken out. She frowned, but it was too late to get any points in regard of secrecy. A security guard had almost caught her by surprise from behind her, but he slid on the blood of her victims and yelped. She whipped around brought the meat of her palm up to his nose as he slid past her, the velocity and her impact shoving his nose cartilege into his brain. [3]
She saw two wet sisters pull up from the springs, looking surprised. So word of the brothers hadn't made it to the springs just yet; the receptionist must have went straight to the staff instead of the family in question. The taller of the sisters charged at Kameyo, but was impaled by Kameyo's tendril lance instead. [4]
The second sister screamed bloody murder, making Kameyo wish she was deaf. She took the initiative and charged the merchant girl. Kameyo brought the lance down in a huge slash across the girl's chest, spraying Kameyo with an unfortunate amount of blood. [5]
Kameyo heaved out a breath, disgusted. She was going to struggle to clean this all off, even if she managed to get into the springs after all of this. She listened for the approach of another guard and charged him too, bring her lance arm through his neck, though the arterial spray went in the opposite direction of her. [6]
Kameyo went down a hallway where the receptionist had gone. More security guards flooded the hall, but they looked like they should've been retired a decade ago. Kameyo took no pleasure in bringing her lance arm through another one's head. [7]
Another guard grabbed at his sword. Kameyo didn't give him a chance, slicing his hand off. He opened his mouth to scream, so Kameyo punctured his throat, too. [8] She growled out a breath at the last one, who turned to ran. Kameyo caught up to him quickly, bringing the lance down through his calf. He fell to the ground with a strangled cry, but she ended him quickly by stabbing his spine several times. [9]
She pursued the hallway until she found a locked door. She jiggled it, and heard a panicked scream inside; the receptionist was undoubtedly cowering in the back. Kameyo kicked the door open after a minor struggle and made quick work of her, too. [10]
Kameyo left the hall and re-entered the front room of the springs. No receptionist, and no guards. She turned her head to see three young boys, armed to the teeth. Ah, so it was going to be this way, huh? The shortest of them charged at her, katana drawn. Kameyo sidestepped his first swing, bringing her lance through his stomach until she lifted him off the floor and he spat blood on her feet. [11]
Kameyo snarled at the sensation, displeased at being so dirty. She dropped him off her lance with bitterness, squaring a look at the other two. One throw a kunai, but it missed by a mile in his distress. He charged at her with nunchaku in hand, but he couldn't get enough speed to knock her lance-arm away, so he was gutted too. [12]
Kameyo was panting from exertion at this point, but the last boy seemed to lack resolve. He dropped the sword from his hands and then held them up in a show of pacification. She released her technique, allowing the tendrils in her arm to recede and her regular arm to appear as normal. She walked towards him calmly, like she was going to simply pat him on the shoulder and offer some condolences, but she instead brought them to his face and snapped her neck. [13]
OOC: Title: Assassination Information: Someone needs to die, and this someone is certainly not about to go easily. Happy hunting! Solo or Squad: Any Minimum Posts: None x 13 times
Ito Souken: Shuriken [ Thread Creation: Shuriken ] Rank D The user will swing their arm, using the vertical or horizontal momentum to launch a number of small thread pieces from their wrist joint. As they spin in the air, the threads will become flat and sharp, acting as if typical shuriken. ( Genin: 3 shuriken. Chuunin: 6. Jounin: 9. Konin: 12. Sannin: 15. )
Ito Souken: Mori [ Thread Creation: Lance ] Rank C The user releases threads from the wrist and elbow joints, forcing them to wrap around the arm and outstretch from the fingers about one yard. The extension of threads twine in on one another and form a very sharp and rather durable point, meanwhile the threads twisting around the arm itself merely harden for defense purposes. This newly formed thread weapon can be used for slicing, stabbing, scraping, and minor defensive purposes- just as a lance could.
A young Yuan was running, from what, he couldn't tell, but it was huge and he was afraid of it. In his haste he tripped over his own feet and fell face first, as he tried to get up he saw a black mass rushing at him. His first thought was to call out for his father but the sheer amount of fear he felt prevented him from from doing so. As he cast his gaze to the floor Yuan saw were horrendous, quantities of black slime. It covered him draping his head and shoulders in sticky dollops, heaping on his knees and hands, trickling in globs down her legs.It was in oozing ponds and crawling pools over most of the floor and raising up to his thighs. The slime eventually swallowed him whole and he awoke sweating profusely. Still shaken from his dream, Yuan extended his arm to grab a nearby towel to wipe his face with. It was still late in the night so he let his limb fall flatly over the edge of the bed, and buried his face in pillow and fell back into a dreamless sleep.
A few hours later he awoke normally and remembered that there was something important he had to do today, though his half-awaken mind couldn't figure out what yet. A few seconds passed before his brain started functioning. What time was it, he could not remember. He didn't even remember falling asleep. The mere thought of it drove him to insanity, when did he get here. When did he feel tired, and what was this scrutinizing pain trying to claw at the single eye his had visible. Oh yes, that would be light. The demonic mistress of hell that taunted those whom had just arisen from their slumbers. The slight stir of his eye would slide close to fend off the light, though still he knew that she would have to move at some point. Laying down forever wasn't going to be for the benefit of any one. Her head would nuzzle the arm it lay atop before he would blink slowly, giving the amber hues of his iris time to take in his surroundings before his sleeping time was over. Yuanβs legs would fall to the floor like fresh leaves, giving no resistance before the strong clunk sound of his feet striking solid bases. Slowly winding up his body from the sleeping position to sit upright upon the bed. Locks of ebony hair scattered to and fro about his head; his face covered in the shade of those resplendent tresses.
After Yuan comes in Savei. shuts the sliding door. She then opens a small hatch in the wooden walls. The hatch has a small but very stretchable purple string attached to the Boiler Room. Savei attaches the special bath order to the string and pulled, the tag is automatically bring sent down to the Boiler Room where the boiler man would mix special herbs into the water to be sent back to the bath via a wooden pipe. Usually this was only reserved for the celebrities that frequented the bathhouse, but it seemed Mama had really appreciated the work Yuan had completed for her. The water seemed delayed so Yuan took a moment to admire his naked form in the full body mirror near the bath. His body is quite muscular, his pecks and abdomen possessing well-defined, muscles due to his constant training and self-discipline keeping him healthy and in shape. Even his legs are as toned and well-defined as his upper body, years of running shaping them into powerful machines that can walk for days on end without growing weary. He could feel Saveiβs gaze on him. She was probably admiring the traditional tattoo of his family on his back. Eventually water begins to flow freely and fill the cylindrical tub with heated herbal water. The water had a slight green tint, but smelled amazing. The Savei poured in bath salts, and other special herbs and motioned for Yuan to get in.
Yuan then turns away from the mirror and without hesitation slowly sunk into the bath. The water flowed down smoothly, its heat causing steam to rise steadily off its surface. It was nice. No, it was perfect. Yuan slipped down into the water so much so that he was submerged from the eyes down. His amber gaze softened while brown plumes of dried dirt slipped off his tan skin. The ebony wisps of his hair danced around him as they floated above water, the dirt and dust from that day flowing off gently. Bringing his head fully above water he leaned back against the wall of the tub, breathing in the beautiful scents of the bath salts. The attendant then quickly removes the dirty water and sends it down a nearby drain as the tub is filled with more water smelling of cherry blossoms and vanilla. After washing his hair Yuan gets out and dries himself. He took a moment styling his hair before changing into some fresh clothes.
Now that he had been properly bathed Savei lead Yuan to Mamaβs personal chambers. Yuanβs father had been in and out the city various times in his youth and had gained a sizable reputation within the bathhouseβs as well. When Yuan had come seeking a job Mama had been more than happy to take him in. The joke among the bathhouse was that he was the son of the Legendary Harem King. Yuan was constantly dodging their advances and much to his embarrassment it was even integrated into his conditioning routine. Savei lead him into Mamaβs inner sanctum
Yuan passes thru a grand hallway adorned with rare artifacts and luxurious furnishings. Having been raised in a simple household the young swordsman had never seen such indulgence. It was clear that Mama and her girls were a powerful group within the village. After all his father wouldnβt have sent him here if they couldnβt protect him as he trained. Yuan could feel his senses being overwhelmed by a myriad of scents. This in addition to the heat was slightly disorienting. After a brief meeting it was decided that Yuan search for a mentor.
βA whorehouse? Oh nah...β Akami had split from Nanyo, divide and conquer as it were. It was during this time that his lower brain got the best of him.
He ravaged his way through the girls before some old hag made herself known. But he was there for pleasures and wasted no time erasing the establishment after the last of his likings fell in a heap. Hands alight, eight bright nodes flickered, zipping about before making contact with the walls grounds and patrons.
Soon before the eruptions ended and the screams of the patrons and innocents killed in the blast, Akami moved on his way back to camp with a new stalk of product in tow.
Used techniques: Incendiary Technique [ Shouidan no Jutsu ] | Rank X The user forms the required hand signs, spewing two silver metalic looking flammable globs per rank of the technique that are approximately one foot in size. The user is able to launch these globs up to ten feet from their person per rank. These flammable globs ignite with any small spark or heat source and create ten foot explosions each. Those hit by the explosions suffer tiered burning and burns equivalent to the rank. Those directly hit with the blobs that are ignited suffer one tier higher in burns.
Blaze Eruption [ Kasairyuu ] | Rank A The user creates an orb of fire from their hand launching it at the target. The orb appears weak in nature, as though it struggles to maintain it's existance. Upon impact with a surface, the flame expands into a massive fifty foot wave of flames that immediately applies tier three burn to all caught within it. The flames remain active on the field for three posts following the release of the technique.
Fire Release: Instant Movement Technique [ Katon: Shunshin no Jutsu ] | Rank D A variation of the standard Instant Movement Technique. The user moves in an instantaneous action, leaving a burst of flames spreading ten feet in width, masking their movement up to twenty feet away during combat when not fleeing. If used to flee a combat situation, the technique releases a twenty foot wave of flames and allows the user to escape to the next topic.
