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"Understanding my limits, by the second. You think you know my scent, but with the right movements I can change my location, before your nose can detect me..." Thantos says, from where he stood, to those that could see it, his deep gray chakra was at his feet, allowing him to stand above the door, in a slightly leaning position so as not to be seen when someone walked outside it. His dark hues watching as they walked past him, though even as they could turn to look. He was gone with the same technique that he was growing used to using, The Water Body Technique, since he was not going to make it so easy, as to be tracked even by the Ultimate Eye. He reforms to a slight degree, directly behind both Redemption and Ella, his body wavering as even a slight breeze would cause the particles of his body to be blown away, scattering his form once again. "Following me so easily, I would hope you are not still too weak to fight. But if you are so eager, I will be happy to oblige. Just remember, a game is a game." Thantos says, grinning wickedly before a black void caused a long katana to form in his left hand, as he slashes the ethereal blade at both Ella and Redemption in a diagnal fashion, even while he smirks and then both himself, and the ghostly weapon he bore, were once again gone. In logic, within this almost ghostly haze like form, he was almost scentless. Making it harder for him to track even while he would become solid within the village, not too far out of sight. Grinning and raising the ethereal blade to tap against his own forehead. Funny thing was, the blade was solid for him, when and where he wanted to be. But it would never be able to even cause someone else so much as a scratch. Only a rapid loss of chakra. So went the technique known as Eternal Blades: Awakening of a Warrior.
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Total:: 3680 CP Cashed]

[Sure, sure. If you have the time, could you work on the Training Completion Thread? mrgreen Afterwards, of course.]


Thantos remained still, as he watches Redemption as he flicks the blade about him a little, almost as if he were fooling with it's dangerous blade. A twisted little grin shifting onto his features as he soon as his free hand began the creation of hand signs, for his own need. Within seconds of it's beginning, he had the needed hand signs and the correct burst of chakra in order for the technique known as Purify to take effect. Once completed, his chakra wrapped around him like an armor, ten floating swords beginning to float around him, all made from chakra as he continues to stand where he was, as if beckoning for Redemption to rush him. In fact, Thantos' hand rose, giving a taunting and beckoning gesture to Redemption as he grins wildly. Oddly enough, he only gave off a slightly hostile feeling, there was no killing intent at all coming from his body. He was playing, a game of all things. Just as he had when he was of the Descartes clan, and would play games with all the helpless shinobi from before. Lowering his hands, he then makes a few more hand signs, before using the Prayers Useless Technique. For the off chance that his opponent, or opponents may have any sort of summoning technique. Even with that done, he stood there in the street, waiting for Redemption to make her move towards him. Once again flicking the ethereal blade almost impationtely.
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[Purify - Chakra Wraps around the user like an armor. The user has ten floating swords wrapped around them and once the user hand connects with the opponent the ten swords will each stab the opponent causing their muscles and internal organs to be cut.

Prayers Useless - Able to make it were no summon is usable.]

"Simple little toys..." Thantos says, as he shifts in stance, his free hand making a hand sign. Though since it was rock that was being thrown in his direction, he uses his Ultimate Eye to time it almost perfectly. As soon as the rock was obscuring his form, he vanished in a simple twirl of snow with the use of the Body Flicker Skill. Within seconds he was behind Redemption, moving at a swift pace, he thrust his arm forward towards her back. Not only to use the technique that he had waiting, but also a second one that would assist him greatly. This second technique being that of the technique known as Forsaken. If his palm touched Redemption, not only would she be struck by the blades of chakra, whether they effected her or not, she would also be cast into a sealed fate. Limited to only that of Taijutsu. Ultimately, limiting the use of her techniques. Thantos grins as he attacks, watching carefully with his gaze on his opponent. The blade in his hand, held up for defense, though backwards to make blocking easier. It was not a mortal blade, but with the correct techniques at his disposal, he could cause it to be able to defend his body easily. Like it should be able to do. Thantos only had to keep his mind spinning, in order to defeat this opponent, thinking much like chess. Though he did not nearly play that game as well as most people thought they could.
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[Whatever works. xd
My made up known as 'The Black' was accepted, but it's not on my profile yet.. I would like to use it if you don't mind? lmao.]

Smiling a little, at the prediciment that he was placed into, he decides the best thing that could be done is to simply make the needed hand signs for a counter, as his blade drops and vanishes before it hits the ground. Opening his mouth, as his hand signs are finished. His lower jaw warps out of preportion as he uses the Gluttony ability to then bite down on the blade that was going for his head. Even so, with the blade out of the way he had to continue forward with his attack, combining the idling Forsaken ability, combined with the Purify ability. He uses another ability as well, in order to hopefully harm Redemption more. This final ability was the Blood Clots Technique. Thantos smirks, if they were to think of this as truly a game. The most obvious techniques are normally the ones to be used. But when a long line of attacks are slowly woven into one web of destruction, that is when the offensive truly prevails. Due to this knowledge, Thantos could safely say that even with her obviously activated technique known as Diamond defense, he should at least slightly break through the physical armor of her's.
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[Got Bored Again.... mrgreen ]
Although he was frozen in stance, a sudden and new composure overtook him. Just as this took over, he felt rejuvinated and instantly broke into action. Without even a single handseal, multiple hands emerges from the ground around Redemption and then attempted to close their fists around her form. More hands shot from the ground, all made of dirt and rock, in order to attack with punch like movements, or create barriers that made it hard for Redemption to move towards Thantos cleanly. Due to this, Thantos was given enough time to gather himself as the entire area is cast into darkness, though there were no hand seals made. The darkness obstructed everything, including the multiple hands that blocked Redemption's path though it did not conceal Thantos fully, for parts of his skin remained seen even though he was almost entirely dark inside this large pass of black that stretched everywhere the eyes could see. Perhaps it was the Ultimate Eye, that allowed for the ability to see Thantos as he caused this technique, or it as something more sinister. More hands began to strike at Redemption, as Thantos finally forms hand signs, though one the handsigns were finished nothing happened around him, Which was odd. He smirks, and stands there, waiting for Redemption to make it past his obstacles and attack him again. This was the first time in a long while that Thantos had managed to, or even felt the need to tap into the abilities that were given to him, when he hosted the almost parasitic organism that was known as 'The Black'. 'The Black' was an ancient evolutionary entity that started most likely inside a small insect, and gradually as it spread it's influence, it came to that as to host a human. Normally it did not select just any human, but one with a strong enough will, or one that lacked a fear to kill. Were perfect selections for it. This knowledge alone, could say a few things about Thantos' character, although he still lacked the killing intent that most would give off, if they were attempting to mass slaughter any one person. This entity that resided inside of Than, gave him exceptional powers, including to that of his abilities in using the odd illusionary techniques, like the one that had caused the entire area, aside from parts of his own form, to become a pitch black, that prevented almost all gazes from being able to see through. Another ability, allowed for the creation and manipulation of the 'hands' that were attacking and hindering Redemption's movement, as he battle that he was in continued. Even though Thantos was seeing this as only a game, he could not help but feel sorry for those that were forced into battle against the abilities of 'The Black'. Most of the time, they were to cause fear, striking deep in the heart of the opponent in order to slowly cause their minds to shatter under the strain of such a technique's intensity upon the opponent, in a matter of moments. Even now, the entire black area began to shift and writhe, as figures either from the past, or present began to emerge from the ground's darkness itself before Redemption. The figures were either the dead, that were slain in one of Redemption's lives. Or even possibly those that were of the present, and yet emerging from the ground in mangled masses of bone and flesh. A haunting sight to be sure, as they all took their positions, casting their slaughtered gazes onto Redemption's form as they soon begin mumbling, in soft wails about their own deaths. Their wails becoming screams of things like. 'Why did you let me die?' or 'Why did you kill me?!' Each being that was of the darkness, would cry out as they continued to appear around Redemption in such a hideous and almost torturous fashion. Such brute force of fear, being used to crash into Redemption's mind in such a staggering frontal effort in order to crack it as fast as possible, and end any sort of struggle without actually harming the body with anything more then bruises from the 'hands' restraint. As the corpses of the supposed living, and the long dead came closer, their scents and sounds as real as if they were actually standing within inches, as they seemed. They would reach out, in order to claw at and continue to cry out in some silent, and some not so, cries of panic and pain. The mangled corpses, numbering in villages worth, some even that of people even Redemption would not know, would even feel as if they were right there. Although their touches would do no harm, their clawing no scratches that could cause a true injury. In such a way, no blood could be spilt or wound reopened. Standing a decent distance away, Thantos could only grin wickedly, his eyes having become fully white with the powers of 'The Black' being in effect, he was enjoying himself far too much for this to be anything but a game where only one person could win. His voice though cracking with the drug that was the use of such power, rang out far too clear for it's own good amidst the wailing of the dead come back. "If you want to submit. Feel free. But I will have to warn you, this is no Genjutsu." He says, with the same wicked and almost demonic grin, thanks to the activeness of 'The Black'. Thantos remained where he was, as the mangled masses of flesh and bone continued their seemingly ineffective assault on Redemption, every strike, every scratch seeming as real as if it were truly happening, although it was only an illusion. It was far too powerful to be such that it could be seen through, and ignored. Thantos crosses his arms across his chest, as he watches the outcome of his game. Unless Redemption could pull something magnificant off without a hitch.
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Though Redemption's Garment Grid's The Gunner form, allowed her to not be blinded, it was a different sort of thing, then what was currently going on. Redemption was not being forced to not see, the landscape around her had undergone the illusion of a pitch black area, as if the lights had gone off. Though Thantos was easily still able to see, he was using the 'hands' to shield his form from sight, since they were masked in the illusion as well. Thantos chuckles a little, as suddenly four bullets crashed into the hands that were guarding him, but they were not done. Thanks to the inferior frames of the hands, the bullets broke through and crashed into Thantos' form. Easily knocking him backwards, as the two bullets headed for his shoulders. Thankfully, with the hands in the way, the ones headed for his knees were forced off course, and as such, only clipped his legs causing him to gain serious injury to his legs either way. Frowning, and wincing in pain, as the illusion caused by 'The Black' wavered for a moment. As he shifts, in a good deal of pain to a sitting position, he closes his eyes. Centering his thoughts away from the pain before purple feathers fan out behind his back. Making a hand sign, he uses his Water Body Skill in order to liquify his body, causing the bullets to fall from his shoulders. Once his body reformed, the many purple feathers flickered a little, before seperateing and entering his body through the wounds he had, using the Heal ability of the Kujaku Myouhou. He chuckles, as his wounds gradually heal until it was almost like he was not struck. Although the blood remained. And now the act would start. His Illusion faded, as he sat up, holding his stomach and covered in blood. Though one pure white eye, watched the direction that Redemption was at, closely.
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Total::2031 Cashed.
2031 - 1900 = 131 remaining]

"You didn't expect me to bleed? That's funny. I only bled for the reason to use it as a cover to mock defeat. As for your clearly harsh words, towards becoming the leader of this place. Personally any other time I would not have gave a damn. But now it seems, I may just have to fight you, for the soul reason of defeating you, and teaching you a thing or two. Before I give you the seat that you request." Thantos says, as he slowly rises to his feet, his pure white eyes gazing at Ella and Sai as he chuckles and cracks his neck, before proceeding to brush off what he could of the blood that was covering his body from the minimal injuries that he add obtained. "Actually. If you could obtain for me a replicant weapon or two. You can have the seat without even a single one of my blackened fingers standing in your way." He says, with a dark little chuckle, as his white eyes look over first Ella, and then Sai with an almost meaningless look about them. He did not seem to even remotely care about either of them, nor this village. He was hear to train, and nothing more. His over all abilities having been completed without a hitch, he could continue onwards without a care as if he had never been here. If he so wished to. There was not really even a part of him, that wished to take the position of ruling a Village, never mind having to assist in it's defense. Though he had no reason to claim himself a rogue ninja, for that did not suite him. He woulc proceed to greater things, that had nothing to do with being against athority. But he would not take such risks, as if he were a simple dog. With a slow roll of his blood covered, yet bare shoulders. Thantos smirks slightly to himself. "If you want even a spec of help, you will remember one final thing about this though. All the bloodlust, and the hunger of power, that your very nature seems to give off. Will not help in your success. You will be struck down by even a weaker shinobi of an alternate village. Since those kinds of feelings. Those kinds of goals are only covers to hide the weak. If you can not live with the power you have, you may as well give up. And go play with your homunculi in a small corner of your pathetic little being. Or go train your a** off in some little hole for a few more years. When your bloodloss is gone, and you yourself have any actual power. Try for the upcoming Exams. You're not a worthwhile leader, if you plan to act so selfishly." He says, with one last chuckle he then turned and began walking away. Easily exposing his back for a selfish female like her self, to try and attack, finish him off now without a chance for him to block. Funny thing was, the ground around Thantos' feet seemed to move and writhe, as if something was waiting there for someone to get close enough, or an attack to come within range. That was an unnatural sight, if someone could see it. But would someone be stupid enough, or in this case 'brave' enough. To risk the unknown, and attack with a physical attack? It was not for Thantos himself to say. In fact, around his feet at the ground appeared a single finger of a hand that rose from the surface. The finger aiming it's point at Ella and Sai, as the tip seems to open up like an eyelid, revealing a single eye with an odd red pupil. What did this foresee for the abilities of 'The Black' that was currently harnessed inside Thantos' form. Not many knew, but the finger soon sank into the ground again, in order to continue moving through the ground much like whatever else was there at Than's feet. The funny thing was, now that you looked close, it appeared like finger joints, and some times finger nails actually rose a small ways from the ground, in order to make the odd writhing effect that was happening there. Oddly enough, Thantos did not seem to care about what was moving around him. His pure white eyes watching the area he was walking slowly as he moved away. Still awaiting the possible attack against his moving away form.
[756 + 131 = 887]