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Suddenly the world feel into a twisted shade. The color drained from the world as a sense of surrealism seemed to quiet the air...

"But you didn't..." The voice was cold, mocking, and filled with a grim affectation. "You didn't die for him did you? You failed..." the laughter seemed to echo through the still air. shadows seemed to deepen, yet the color of the blood remained, the only thing to retain it's color... indeed it seemed to be growing an even more lustrous shade of sanguine. Heisei's eyes stared at his brother the blood pouring from his lips apparently doing little to stop his efforts at talking... yet it seemed as though he was mere puppet, the avater of the voice.

The voice was not at first identifiable...yet it was, in manner, the voice Xenon Maboroshi. Twisted and darker, much like the world of this illusion... but it was there. Another harsh laugh. "So this is your fear Raine..."

The five blades seemed to dig even deeper into Heisei's flesh the silhouette's of the Kohnoha nin becoming monstrous...inhuman... "You were there...yet you could do nothing. For all your training...all your hard work, you can never win the one battle where it truly mattered. AHAHAHAHAHA-!"

Heisei's corpse seized Raine's leg "You failed me...why Raine? Why?!"

"You couldn't protect anything..." The five shadow's cackles, their figures continuing to warp into something nightmarish.

(Damage, sorry, forgot. 27 MHP first turn, 17 after. total of 44 damage.

Raine's remaining mhp: 88 )

Raine's mhp: 88-17=61



"All that work," the five Konoha shadows mocked in Xenon's singular voice, "Gone...worthless... because no matter how strong you become, no matter how much power you obtain, you cannot alter the past... you cannot dismantle the reality your weakness wrought." more laughter.

"But perhaps I'll accomadate you! You want to see your brother alive again? AHAHAHA- here...I'll grant your wish..."


The swords disappeared, the blood dissipated, and suddenly Heisei was standing again... but his eyes were cold as they looked down upon Raine, his gaze frigid and hateful. "You disgust me... you're not worthy to bare the name Tekkenseisai!" he smacked Raine mercilessly "You failed me! You broke our mothers heart! Your weakness cost me everything! Protect me!? You can't even protect yourself! What sort of Tekkenseisai has OTHERS sacrifice themselves in his place?!" he seized Raine's throat, the distain burning in his eyes "I hate you..."

Xenon's dark voice was chuckling in the background. He didn't find this at all funny, in fact he himself was almost entirely dispassionate and methodical about the whole matter, merely slightly interested at Raine's fear. But he had to put on a show, had to sell this nightmare, had to push and prod so the mind would wither before it...

(Not at all. Xen's Genjutsu bonus is added to the damage. If you look up I edited the first and second posts to show. And don't worry about Raine's mind. Xen already plans to tell him that what this Genjutsu shows is created by your own mind. I think I might also explain that Raine's not the only one who's has someone die for him. Though admittedly...his Mother didn't actually...but his Dad still did.)

Raine's mhp: 61-17=44

(You can do what we discussed.)

60 cp remaining by the way.



Heisei's eyes just continued to burn. "Abandoned you!? Oh of course... I got killed on purpose, I was clearly only thinking of myself." he threw Raine down. "But what, you think you could've changed it? You think you could use those? You're still just as weak no w as you were then...you still can't save anyone...can he... Hatchi?"( twisted )

Suddenly a man seemed to appear from the darkness, his harmonica shrill and off key as his blood poured from various wounds. He turned a hollow gaze toward Raine, "Of course not... he couldn't protect anyone...he's a failed guardian...a worthless Shinobi..."

Heisei just sneered "I thought as much...tell me little brother, have you ever protected ANYONE? Our are you just a burden on everyone...just like you were to me. You just cause pain and suffering on everyone you come in contact with..."

"Oh my...is that so?" The voice of Xenon chided omnipotentedly "how pathetic." Xenon's own mind thought internally 'He won't be able to last much longer... I relinquish it when his mind enters shock...he won't be able move unassisted...let alone fight. That will be enough.'

(Oops after all that forgot to roll)

Raine huddled close to a wall. Dreading the thought of what he would see next. Had he angered Xen? Could he possibly do something more! Faces appeared in the blackness but none he knew. The boy huddled behind a window frame his hands clasped around his shoulders as he shook, his eyes flickering around the scene. It was a lot to take in, but for a second he stopped. His head turning as recognition hit him. "Xen?" he whispered to himself, still dizzy and disoriented. He had felt this way before, somewhere he couldn't remember.*

Raine's attention turned to the action in the street. A whole mob, he shook his head his arms spasming. What was going on! He struggled to understand, silently he watched as the man in front of him was murdered. There was no response, after watching Heisei die, how could there be?

A voice spun around him, the small boy whipped around to the conversation. Huddling back, horrified to even be near the boy. His blades still on his fingers shaking as he watched. The words wrong in his ears, but he could not fully grasp them as he sat shaking and flinching. Adrenaline bursting like fire in his veins.

I won't believe in your illusions.

Raine tried to listen, tried to understand. He knew little of what these words would mean to him later. The blackness enclosed around him and a knew scene unfolded. He backed away again. Kimiko... the man and woman from before, countless others. Then Xen, chained like an animal, or maybe a prisoner. Raine let his hands come undone around him, Holding up the Aian Nakkurru if he should need to defend himself, alas, he was not the one that needed defending. Their heads sliced, blood in that wicked florescent horror rolled out. The small boy felt his stomach roll. "Stop this."

Light burst around him, his knees cool in the sand. Simply kneeling in front of Xen. Raine burst into deep breaths, falling to the sand, his finger mixing with the tiny grains. He layed on the ground for a second, hyperventilating. Wide-eyed he saw Xen. Dread and anger filled him.

Dash's eyebrow rose above his sunglasses. "I wonder what went wrong." he whispered to himself.

"YOU b*****d!" The Tekkenseisai growled. His brothers blood flashing in his mind. "AH!!! HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO HIM!" He roared, picking himself off the ground. He stumbled forward and fell once more, blind rage and fear pulling at him like gravity. Wiggling on the ground he saw it. Like a perfect golden pot before him, the stone stood in it's glory. The right size, weight, density. Raine clawed at the grass beyond the sand pit. Slowly he found his finger tips on it, the Aian Nakkurru keeping them from spreading. Slowly he found his feet and lifted himself. His small chest heaving, as his fingers clutched the jagged stone. "AHH!" he cried out with the effort. Unaware of what he was really doing, and the effects it would have, he tossed the stone into the air.

"Kimiko, get back!" Dash jumped back quickly grappling the girl hopping out of range of jutsu.

Raine smashed forward, his arm shattering the rock. Hundreds of tiny slivers and large spike-like fragments flying off in every direction. They showed over him and cut into his hardened flesh, Blood oozing out onto his sweatshirt. He smiled none-the-less. The glorious explosion giving him the relief of rage that he needed.

*Hatchi Saga, Raine's bought with Nakamura's genjutsu

Jutsu Name: Iwa-Supaiku Suiryoku "Rock Spike Thrust"
Description of Jutsu: The user picks up a large rock, and throws it up above their heads. When it falls down, the user punches it with his Aian Nakkuru, and large rock spikes are shot everywhere with great force.
Cp Cost: 0
Damage: 20-30 + Str Mod.
Requirements: 20 Strength, 20 Taijutsu. A rock, 1 square foot.
Training: 5 days.
Special: 40 foot range. 20-30 damage to self.

(Wasn't really sure of the dc for this one, it's not really a taijutsu exactly, but it's not a nin either, so I can explain this formula if it's necessary.)

Dodge:Raine 31 vs Dash db32+WTF!!!!!

(I'm not)


Kimiko looked in sudden shock as Dash grabbed her and took her out of harms way. what had happened. She'd seen Raine get caught In Maboroshi's Genjutsu...then they'd just been standing there...but what had happened?



Xenon's presence of mind came back a mere second before the rocks slammed into him, barely able to get out a "Huh?" before they caught him. Smashing him back his feet literally left the ground before he landed hard on his back. He let out a grunt of pain. wincing slightly as he reached up to check on his glasses. They were still in tact it seemed, if a bit dusty. Still...whether they were in tact or not... he'd lost his guard.

He frowned deeply, ignoring the pain as he lay on his back. He'd let Raine's words effect him...he'd lost the focus of the Genjutsu...unforgivable... he'd failed utterly. How could he have let himself lose control like that... Raine had seen into his thoughts...his memories...hopefully he wasn't in any shape to make sense of them. Which, though Xenon hadn't finished the Genjutsu, was probably true enough. The fact Raine could have still attacked at all was impressive all on it's own.

What had caused him to ...to lose control like that? The Face of Kimiko as she died flashed in his head and he winced as though it had been a physical blow. Damn it... no...no it was impossible. He already knew his fear was to be helpless...the image of his toy dying shouldn't have affected him so. The death of his father...the death of his mother... he could watch them over and over and accept them as they were. He forgave those responsible and accepted it as past.

But that last Image... why was the image of that naive girl dying so hard to bare!? She amused him...but her death should not bother him so...annoy him perhaps...but not hurt him. He resolved to never feel this pain again... could he have possibly... he grit his teeth.

Could that girl possibly have reached him with all her nonsense? Did he consider her his...friend? He still showed no signs of moving. He remained entirely still as he closed his eyes pensively. No...no he wasn't strong enough for this yet...he wasn't strong enough to care for others again...it was too soon. 'Damn it all...' he grit his teeth in frustration.

Kimiko looked at her two teammates in surprise, then at her Sensei "But... iit's not right to fight Raine when he's so weak after that fight! I mean..." she still felt the trembling side effects of her own bout with Maboroshi's Genjutsu "I know that I'm not in top condition either..." she looked back to the field below, noting Raine's temper. "But Raine seems more hurt by it than I am... shouldn't we at least give a chance to rest and calm down first?"


Xenon heard Dash call the match and opened his eyes, leaning up he got his feet, dusting himself off. He didn't even seem to be acknowledging his injuries now, though they pained him still. He seemed more pensive then anything else, and his loss meant next to nothing to him now. He turned away from Raine and started walking out of the ring.

Upon hearing Raine, though, he turned his attention back him, giving him a subtly perplexed look. "Didn't you hear me before I began? It wasn't personal. Besides," he looked ahead "That Genjutsu draws upon the opponents mind to produce the images...all I really do is play cheer leader...coaxing the vision along. Until the end, all the images were coming from your mind, not mine. It was YOUR worst fear. So if you really want to blame someone for what happened to your brother...blame yourself, not me..." Even as he spoke his wounds began to heal, the faint glow of chakra surrounding them. A cut on his face left by one of the shards of rock vanished completely.

"But then...from that vision...it seems you already do." He shook his head. "How ironic." Xenon chuckled weakly, wincing as one of his wounds made itself known. "Honestly... if all the Tekkenseisai know is sacrifice...you'd think you'd know how to honor one wouldn't you? Even someone like me who despises sacrifice...can see that." he was silent for a moment. "Hm." he then started walking again, heading out of the sparing pit with a listless expression.

50 cp remaining

51 hp +19=70 hp


Medical Technique: Minor Chakra Heal
By using one's chakra, a ninja can repair damaged muscles and skin. Through hard studies and continual practice a ninja can master the proteins in a body to help repair these injuries. [No bones can be repaired by this technique.]
Cp Cost: 10 per round
Heals: 1 - 10 + Chakra Mod. For ever 10 ranks ninjutsu, +2 max heal.
Requirements: Treat Injury (10), Knowledge: Life Sciences (5), Chakra Control (12)
Training: 8 days