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Demon Detective Neuro rolled 10 20-sided dice:
16, 17, 13, 12, 5, 10, 14, 3, 3, 4
Total: 97 (10-200)
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 Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 5:16 pm
Ziggy nodded, and made his way out to the training area. Ah, the refreshing breeze of the outdoors instantly awoke him from his previous pain of stagnation, some people could deal with a classroom, or sitting, but Ziggy needed air absolutely, even though he loved reading, he found it awful to sit in a dank library, perfectly still and read, and preferred to be outside even then, rain nor shine, which had, in fact, cost him quite a lot of books in the past.
So he stood for a while, calmly enjoying nature, however, his current task was not to enjoy the splendor of what surrounded him, but instead to work on building muscle, exercise. He began to stretch, twisting and turning awkwardly to avoid having something pulled, push-ups were hardly aerobic, but for some reason he thought it was absolutely necessary for him to stretch before he began.
So he looked down on the ground, and he thought, "Ugh." Not because he was against doing push-ups, or that's what he convinced himself, or because he was afraid of getting dirty, but rather because no one should leave so much trash on the ground, he quickly collected it into his arms, and tossed it piece by piece into a nearby bin. His task done he looked at the ground once more.
He sat down on it, and began to feel it, the dirt was a bit rough, not really good for push-ups, perhaps he should water the grass a little too, it was a bit dry, and it hadn't rained for a few weeks. So he went to the fountain, gathered some water, and slowly, trip by trip, watered the small area in its entirety. The grass now surprisingly greener, and the dirt much softer, he looked around.
He decided, wet grass and ground were not good for exercising on. So he looked at the sun, and estimated a few minutes before it was dry enough for him to bother. He decided to take a few more breaths and enjoy the sun a little bit more, feeling quite nice in its warm rays. He did so enjoy the sun, something about it against his pale skin made him giddy. After a while, the sun had dried the grass, and he sat on it once more.
He looked, and estimated how much time had passed since he came outside, probably something like 5 or 10 minutes. He suddenly keeled over with shock! He had wasted 10 minutes outside not exercising, not doing a single push-up! And why? He decided quite quickly, it was because of a sort of doubt in his body, sure, by normal standards he was in shape, but naturally he as supposed to have an increased physique purely because of his blood, and somehow it bothered him that though vastly superior to his brothers in intellect, he was absolutely a failure when it came to strength. He managed to breath and focus, why be self-conscious? If he didn't complete the task, he would look like the wimp he thought himself, and he wanted anything but that. So gathering his guts he moved into push-up position and began his count.
He suddenly felt the adrenaline in his body activate, that shark-like innate power he so often hid, surge through, and quickly he felt his body bouncing up and down with such might his hands dug slightly into the still somewhat moist ground. He continued with such fervor, his hair bouncing incredibly as he did so, he felt like a real man, and no onlooker could doubt his prowess for the task, completing push-ups by the second, he only hoped he looked as very good as he felt in the moment. He continued this for quite a while, until realizing, with the amount of skill he had at this basic level, what could he do to make it more interesting?
He looked around, he knew the first thing he would do to make it worthy of himself. He found a small brick, and putting it on his back, he continued with he added weight, this was not much more difficult at first, but after long enough, it became a noticeable addition to his work out, he felt it adding just enough weight to make it difficult, and he found this new challenge absolutely and perfectly intriguing. He was enjoying himself, working up a sweat in his blue shirt, the chains hanging from it clinging beautifully while he continued to push up from the ground and push himself back so slightly.
He continued in this faction, reveling in the added difficulty, but soon enough, even with his sore muscles, it was too little, this added brick was soon becoming like nothing to him, and even feeling like part of his initial weight. "Perhaps, I should double it." he thought while he continued, so he stopped, caught his breath, and took a drink of water, making sure to relax a bit before restarting his exercise. He had suffered damage like that before, his adrenaline getting the better of his intelligence, he had to be careful of this.
He grabbed a second weight, and got into position, now here was an instant difficulty, the added weight noticeable from the very beginning of the set of push ups. This was obviously a greater challenge than the previous, and before long, he found his breaths labored, and his eyes watering, it was getting difficult, the added weight was surprisingly harsher than he expected. But this did not stop him, he continued until he felt him reach that overwhelming barrier of difficulty, a wall, he had seen innumerable times before. And, sadly for the wall, a wall he had dominated quite easily. He jumped it.
He continued in his extra strained manner for quite some time, finding it harder and harder to continue, the first wall had been overcome, but he was fast approaching the second, and this was twice as high as the previous, as of this moment, it was insurpassable, so, he stopped, caught his breath, drank some more of that ever important liquid, and began a strategy of attack. He could solve the problem of endurance and strength with his mind doubtlessly. He knew he could, and his body agreed, recovering startlingly fast to prepare for Ziggy's second assault on the wall.
Quote: Push-ups Formula: 1d20 + STR DC: 10 + STR 6/10
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Demon Detective Neuro rolled 4 20-sided dice:
2, 20, 3, 17
Total: 42 (4-80)
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Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 5:49 pm
He finished his planning, his assault on the wall would not be stopped, two bricks be damned! He got into position, his assault on the wall would be perfect, and nothing was gonna stop him. He geared himself up, easing back into the rhythm he had before, the incredible speed, his muscles tensing and relaxing as fast as Ziggy could manage, with the new plan of action, he felt his body become quicker, and the first wall of endurance was coming quicker than ever, but it was not his body's target. He entered the plane of his mind, allowing his body to once more enter auto-pilot. His mind's body would not be simply exercising, it would be attacking an existence in Ziggy's mind.
His mind's body was approaching the first wall, but to a ninja of it's caliber, this was nothing more than a low hurdle. It approached, the basic shots wrung out, bells ringing of his assault, but he did not fear, these did not affect him yet, only the second wall would be truly prepared, but then, in turn he was prepared as well. A single cannon's shot was fired at the advancing ninja, but it was too little too late, the cannon missed by a mile, Ziggy was far out of range, under the wall, running up it with the ferocity of a madman. A few soldiers peeked over, attempting to stop him, but by the time they found him, it was too late, he was atop the wall, and with a quick kick to their faces, he had progressed past it.
Now he approached his challenge, his true body tensed, it was starting to feel the pain, the anguish, that came with this second wall, Ziggy had a plan, but it was no sure thing, at least, statistically, but Ziggy's immense power to believe in his intellect had made it near impossible for him to give up. He saw the second wall coming into view. This one towered over the first, covered in spikes and weapons, they were well aware of the approaching ninja, and his intent on passing over it, reaching a higher plane of power, but that was no in it's agenda.
The first shots were dangerously close, one or two had missed their mark, but the rest rang close, and one in particular managed to hit the area in front of Ziggy, he was blown back, and his true body shook in anguish at another push up. He did not give up, he caught himself quite quickly, and began his assault with new determination, but the cannon's second fire was even closer, and once again, Ziggy was off his feet and his body was struggling to cope with the immense pain he was putting it through, nonetheless, he managed to once more jump up.
He ran, this time zigzagging, trying to throw off the ever bettering aim of the cannons. He had no intention of being hit so easily, the third volley of cannon fire missed, except for one shot in range, which Ziggy had narrowly evaded. He was quickly approaching the final line of cannon-range defenses, and he was quite excited, he thought himself sure to make it, his indomitable spirit had taken him this far, and he knew, or rather, believed so very strongly, it would carry him even further. The fourth cannon fire had a direct hit.
His physical body stopped, gasping, trying so very hard to keep itself up, it shook, his skin red with the still running blood, he felt the immense pain building powerfully. His mind's body was crumpled on the ground, convulsing slightly, it had been knocked out, it was no longer able to get up. "No." he thought. "I'm not stopping here, I am a Hoshigaki!" His mind's body screamed, and his physical body managed another push up, building pace once more.
He had recalled once, when he saw his father have his arm shot off, it was a dangerous match, and his father was being beaten by the attacker. His father David was powerful, but his opponent had the jump on him, and the advantage in jutsu, he was powerful. What he remembered was his father's reaction, not allowing the loss of his arm to stop him, he managed to use his blood to assault his opponent's eyes, and cut him down. That attitude was what he did admire about his race, their amazing ability to fight to the end, blindly and powerfully, and he would not let a simple exercise like push ups defeat the Hoshigaki spirit!
His mind's eyes jumped up, and quickly sprinted for the safe zone from the cannons. The fifth volley was close, but Ziggy had a bit of luck, jumping over one in the nick of time. He was in range now, the cannon's could not stop. He had never been this close and he was not going to stop. He ran blindly up the wall, soldiers appeared out of holes, and shot, trying to force him towards the spikes, but Ziggy simple swished his way around, disabling each soldier as he passed, the wall was long, but at this moment, Ziggy felt insurmountable, like he was unstoppable.
At the top, men poured burning metal down, attempting to stop him, and he used it as cover, falling close, hiding from bullets and using the lava like substance to his advantage. As he neared the top, he slipped out from under it, taking the men at the top by surprise. But he had something waiting there for him. The wall was not only tall, but wide, at the top was enough space for several soldiers to aim for him. He had climbed the wall but would he slip past it.
He jumped back, off of the wall, catching himself and launching himself into the crowd, they tried to shoot, but amidst them, he was like a shark to minnows. He took them out one by one, quickly and effortlessly, not giving up. His physical body was going strong and constant, he would without a doubt pass this second wall. One last surprise however, as he finished the last soldier, another larger, and more powerful one approached. This was the main guard of this second wall, and Ziggy had to defeat him in order to pass to a new level of physical ability.
Quote: Push-ups Formula: 1d20 + STR DC: 10 + STR 9/10
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Demon Detective Neuro rolled 1 20-sided dice:
1
Total: 1 (1-20)
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Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 6:19 pm
Ziggy was sure this last stretch would be doable, easy, the soldiers were cake, the climb up the wall had been close, but still simple. He was wrong, after passing through cannon fire and lava, he had to fight a man who's fists were like cannons and the fire of his soul was like lava. His mind's body was finding it tough to cope. His physical body had reached a stand still, constant, but not approaching the euphoria of passing the wall. That was, until the man began his onslaught.
The man ran, and landed one punch to the off guard Ziggy, directly in his solar plexus, the pain rang through his mind's body, while his physical body struggled to breath at the same rate. This was not the end, the punch rocked Ziggy, but not near as much as the kick to his jaw that followed. He flew through the air like a rag doll, unable to hold himself from a more beautiful fall. His physical body suffered worse, shaking violently made it impossible for it to continue. The guard was too powerful, and he could tell.
He did not give up however, he pushed himself up, as his physical body did as well, trying to continue at all costs. The dominating figure laughed loudly, berating Ziggy's efforts, something Ziggy could not deal with. He was going to beat this b*****d, and make his way into a new plane of physical power, there was nothing that was going to stop him. He felt his muscles flex, real and mental, and he was just about ready for a counter-attack. He screamed as he ran up to the brute, and attempted to scratch at his face, if to only stop him for a moment.
Quote: Push-ups Formula: 1d20 + STR DC: 10 + STR 9/10
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Demon Detective Neuro rolled 1 20-sided dice:
9
Total: 9 (1-20)
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Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 6:28 pm
This counterattack was vetoed, as it were, by the immense barrier, and the representation of this barrier, a fully armored knight, who had so far been throwing Ziggy around as if he was a rag doll. This was humiliating, both his body and mind were getting their a** kicked by what was nothing more than a few push ups technically. He had tried to scratch the knight's face, back when it wasn't armored, but lo and behold, the manifestation of the pain barrier had sprouted a helmet, as his nails clashed, the armored knight had wasted no time in laying the smack, as it were, down on poor Ziggy, kicking him in the chest, then kicking his floored body over towards the edge of the wall. It was there where the knight had drawn his spear, and pointed it at him demanded he fall from the wall, or be impaled.
Ziggy's true body felt like this, in the down position, unable to push up, it could either go up and feel the ungodly amount of pain that would cause, or collapse and wallow in self pity. As Ziggy was not accustomed to self pity, he decided on the obvious, getting impaled. His mind's body stood, and ran himself through with the spear, using his body as a lever to rip it from the knight's hand, and wield it against him. Hopefully, with the weapon, this would finally end. It had been so very difficult, and the bleeding that manifested it in his body as small cuts on his arms from stretched skin, was not helping, a loss of blood, even slightly did nothing to help him overcome a barrier that was essentially an infinite force of pain.
Quote: Push-ups Formula: 1d20 + STR DC: 10 + STR 9/10
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Demon Detective Neuro rolled 2 20-sided dice:
12, 8
Total: 20 (2-40)
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Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 6:38 pm
The knight was for some reason, possibly simply because it was Ziggy's imagination, and was backing slowly towards the edge of the wall, where Ziggy planned to be pretty soon. He crept forward step by step, while his true body did push up after push up. He then ran through the knight, impaling him and jumping wildly over the wall. He landed quite decisively with a thud, or rather, the impaled knight, which he had used as a cushion, did. He grinned happily, as his body managed a few last push ups, before collapsing with the same grin. He had pushed his body farther than ever before, and all in a relatively short amount of time, perhaps school was having an extremely good effect on him.
He lay there for a while, panting, smiling, extremely happy. He rolled onto his back, and took a few deep breaths, forcing himself up, and getting a drink of water. He had time to spare, so he went to the bathroom, and managed to wash himself and his clothes in the sink. Feeling clean and worked, he deep a short break out of the eyes of the teacher, buying a candy bar and enjoying it quite a bit. He felt like a god, and the candy bar was the god's treat simply for existing. He then forced himself up, and walked back to class, tired, beyond his limits, but still optimistic, and absolutely ready for more training. "Sensei, I've finished." he said, trying to hide the pain in his voice, he needed to make sure it was perfect in all situations. "Is there anything else I could do?" he finished, trying very hard not to faint, hopefully, if he got any more work, it would focus on his mind, or at least his legs.
Quote: Push-ups Formula: 1d20 + STR DC: 10 + STR 10/10
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closely rolled 5 20-sided dice:
6, 19, 9, 5, 6
Total: 45 (5-100)
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Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 7:33 pm
 Haruna, still not having moved fully on from the chakra lesson is a little confused and not fully minded on the task at hand, because of this, she doesn't fully learn every seal she performs and has to copy them a few times just to recognise them.
She starts to finally understand the seals and continues practicing a few of them to get them right. The position of her hands this time are perfect as she slowly starts to think of the task at hand. I think I've got it. Haruna starts to think to herself.
She tries to do some of the more trickier hand seals and completely fails. The cramop comes back into her hand and she ios more focused on the cramp than the hand seals she is supposed to perform. Gah! Stupid hand!
The more harder the hand seal she tries the more she cramps up and the more she fails at her assigned task. Isn't it supposed to be like this?! Haruna thinks to herself. Stupid scroll! Just before she picked it up to throw it off the table she steadied herself to stop her from raging out on the scroll.
Haruna starts to finally get angry at the scroll and behind slight forhead creases her brain starts to plan out the burning of the scroll. Agression finally at it's max for Haruna she plans to start back from the beggining to better learn it from the start.
Haruna still in her aggression can't think clearly and can't make the handseals that are directed to her on the page. finally she thinks she gets a few of the handseals correct and can advance a little on only to find a few more handseals that aggrivate her more. She finally starts to relax and clears her mind of any aggressive thoughts she might have in her mind and starts to perform the handseals.
Quote: Hand SealsNow the fun begins. Scrolls were placed in front of you and inside are illustrations. Knock them out one by one so you'll be one step closer to being a ninja. Formula: 6 + 1 = 7 19 + 1 = 20 9 + 1 = 10 5 + 1 = 6 6 + 1 = 7 DC: 10 + 1 = 11 1/5
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Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 8:16 pm
TABTAB Teacher I'm also getting a little bored as well is there anything I can do? Mizu raised his hand to show the teacher who was talking. Seeing the other kid Ziggy start to preform more and get further in his training seemed like a challenge for MIzu. He hated being left behind or becoming weaker than everyone else. Of course he knew there would be someone stronger than him but not in this class if he could help it. He sat there waiting patiently for an answer.
(sorry don't know if the pushup training was for me as well soo just asking)
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closely rolled 4 20-sided dice:
8, 2, 8, 7
Total: 25 (4-80)
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Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 9:53 pm
At this point Haruna was wondering if it was her or the hand writing on the scroll that was throwing her off! What was it?! She looked it over to many times to count and still couldn't get it.
Haruna just read it over and starting to make the seals in her hands, she tried to transition the hand seals but failed completely at it on the first go and several goes after that.
Haruna thought that she was beggining to become the worlds worst ninja with how bad she was at these hand seals, she even hurt herself in the transition of a hand seal at one stage.
Haruna thought she was not cut out for hand seals at all and decided to just read the paper and try a little later. Maybe I should try to take it slowly She thought to herself and slowly went on!
Quote: Hand SealsNow the fun begins. Scrolls were placed in front of you and inside are illustrations. Knock them out one by one so you'll be one step closer to being a ninja. Formula: ? + 1 = DC: 10 + 1 = 11 1/5
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closely rolled 4 20-sided dice:
8, 4, 2, 18
Total: 32 (4-80)
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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 12:05 am
Haruna was now struggling with her attaention to her hands as she found it almsot impossible to do something she now hated doing for some reason, hand seals. Whilst everyone in her class seams done or not bothered she is still stuck on some of the easy ones.
This must be a nightmare. Haruna thought to herself. How is moving my hands into a precise order so hard?! she was now just moving on through the book slowly and surely but atleast trying her best at the task at hand, no matter how hard it seems. She keeps breaking out of thought and staring aroudn the class to see how they do it, just to get an idea.
Haruna was now just for some reason feeling like giving up. She wasn't exactly the best in hand seals she knew, but she was just horrible today. Maybe she should take the scroll home and practice there? She continued on through the scroll till the end though.
Haruna finally had a breakthrough! she could feel the continuation of the hand seals being repeated over and over again starting to take effect. She now knew that perseverance was the key to this, and so she will continue on and hope for the best! Haruna starts to chain together a few of the seals and feels more happy with herself now that she has done so.
Quote: Hand SealsNow the fun begins. Scrolls were placed in front of you and inside are illustrations. Knock them out one by one so you'll be one step closer to being a ninja. Formula: 18 + 1 = 19 DC: 10 + 1 = 11 2/5
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