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Ram's Appearance


Agito saw the large black dragon form. Agito thought it was very beautiful creature, it's aura was large, revealing that it has much power. Agito merely smirked as he saw the beast and began to step some distance away just in case he decided to go berserk on The man. Agito was slightly frightened by the large dragon, the faint gases coming from it's black flames where thick enough to choke someone. Agito could only hope that he wasn't caught in it. He knew his ram would most likely be caught because his ram is close range, which means that it would have to get in closer to attack and therefore, get caught in the smoke. But maybe the man didn't know the abilities of his dragon yet. Agito could only know one ability, and that was only because all rams pretty much did it. His summons could run at high speeds and headbutt people with it's curled horns. That slightly frightened Agito as well. The man's summon had chocking smoke which meant that it's flames would most likely be even more severe, it might even kill almost instantly. Agito knew that he would have to be elusive along with his summon. That couldn't be caught in too much smoke and they couldn't be caught in the dragon's flames either. The must have been a reason why the dragon was locked away, and Agito doubted that it was just because of it's odd colors. Agito thought that they should get in close from the very beginning and then play a little hit and run game. Maybe even somehow get to the dragon's back and hit it from where the flames can't come out yet. It sounded like a good plan but Agito doubted that the black dragon ,who was alive for most likely over 10 life times , would allow anyone to get behind it because it most likely knows about it's own weakness. Just like an enemy may know Agito's weakness, but he knows that weakness more than anyone and knows how to cover it slightly. The dragon most likely had allot of different things to do just in case someone were to get behind them, one of those things might be flight. Agito did realize that some dragons could not fly, but this dragon maybe the ones that can. Agito wasn't worried about an arial attack, because rams could naturally jump pretty high and the ram being as big as it was, it would most likely have no trouble reaching the dragon. Also, the flames were so intense that Agito knew that the range of those flames couldn't be anymore than 10 yards. 10 Yards was nothing for a ram of Agito's summon's size, so he had another plan on how to avoid the flames. He would just have to make sure that he wasn't caught when it was too late. But the ram had the ability to stop in mid charge and change direction, so being attacked wile charging was only a minor problem. When Agito saw that the spartan shinobi had finished speaking with his dragon and saw the dragon's head face upwards and it's eyes focused on Agito, Agito knew what was now happening. Agito knew that the time to start was now. Agito then pulled out a kunai and pricked his finger, he then threw the kunai to the side as it's blade rested into the ground. the blade had an odd marking on it that didn't really mean anything because Agito put it on all his projectiles once he learned a rather strong technique, but he didn't plan to use anything but his summon in this battle so that being there was nothing more than a coincidence. Once the blood began to slightly ooze out of the cut on Agito's thumb, Agito began to do a string of hand signs. He ended the sequence by slamming his bleeding hand onto the ground, causing black marking's to spread across the black ground for a mere instant. Then once the black markings quickly stopped, there was a large puff of white smoke. The first thing revealed from the smoke was one of the giant ram's horns, the second was one of it's stomping hoofs and then it finally inhaled the white smoke into it's large nose and breathed it out making it seem like steam as it spread away from the ram and revealed it's whole body. Agito stood on it's head as he was raised high above the ground to about a little under eye level of the dragon. " are you ready?" Agito said to the ram as it then suddenly began to shake it's head and then lowered it's nose ad threw it's head upwards, sending Agito flying through the air. Agito was sent over the rams head and onto it's back as he sat down on it's back and patted it's back. The Giant Ram then finally began to speak. "I'm sure you know what I'm going to try and do, all you need to do is play support. Tell me when there danger, and tell me when to dodge if I already don't know. THAT is all I need you for, in this battle." The Ram said wit a very cocky attitude. Agito knew that the Ram didn't really mean to be cocky, but he was just telling it how he saw it. So Agito then replied with a slight smirk on his face. "alright then, looks like we have a battle plan." Agito said as he sat on the ram's back and grabbed the wool tightly so he wouldn't fall off. The Ram had thrown him off it's head because that was it's most powerful weapon and Agito would most likely be crushed if he decided to stay there during the fight. Agito knew that it was just looking out for him and that was why he didn't react differently to being thrown through the air. Agito's free hand patted the ram on the back gently as he waited for the opponent to make the first move.

Agito patted the Ram's back slowly as he saw the spartan ninja get perplexed at how a giant ram would be an advanced summon. Agito did believe that it was one of the more..least useful of the advanced summons since it was one hundred percent close range while the others were varied to mid-range to close range or close range to long range or mid-range to long range. Agito watched the dragon lift into the sky and it was there that Agito and his Giant Ram knew that trouble was coming. The ram then darted backwards to attempt to get away form the smog. " its no use! The way it's spreading, we will be enveloped no matter how far we can go in such short time! Don't worry, I'll be your eyes!" Agito said, he had the eyes given to him when he was born into the Tokita. Theses allowed him to track aura, he couldn't see anything but the auras but at least he could see where the two were. Agito then crawled up to the ram's ear and began to whisper something that would not go past the ear of the the giant ram. " Ok, they are almost right above us, get in close and take them both out at once." Agito whispered as the ram merely stomped it's hoof. The ram then backed up in order to get some space between themselves and the dragon. Then After Agito pointed him int he right direction, the ram ran forward and leaped up. Once it leaped up, it then split as two more rams formed, the original ram and Agito hit the ground and darted off to the side as the first Ram clone attempted to hit the dragon from the front as the second ram ran across the ground slightly and then jumped up from behind the dragon attempting to head butt the dragon in the back while the other attempted head butt the dragon from the front. They were both in separate angles and directions so if the dragon were to move, the Ram's would merely brush by each other without having to move at all. The giant ram had decided to send in the clones and not itself because it couldn't risk it. Agito and the Ram could tell that the dragon's flames will be coming out soon so he sent in two clones to find out a weakness. Agito had picked a long range summon to fight with pure close range summon. "damn..I don't think your ability alone is going to beat this dragon..you just don't have anything long range capabilities" Agito said jokingly as he began to cough. The smoke was getting into his lungs and causing his body to act up. This black dragon was truly strong. Agito still had faith in his summon and his summon still had faith in Agito's eye, those were the only things that would stop them from being defeated. They could still pull out a win if Agito were to use a jutsu, but he decided that this was a strict summon battle to test them out, so telling his summon directions was about as close to fighting int he match that he could get.

Agito had developed a back up plan if the dragon was truly aware of it's surroundings so much that it would be able to attack the giant ram clone form behind and the one in front. As the clones leaped into the air, Agito watched closely. His hunters eye now molding the auras into the shapes of the hosts as he watched. Then as soon ad the tail reared back at the first ram, Agito yelled out. "now!" Agito said as the Ram lowered it's head in order to deflect the tail's spikes with it's horns. Because the tail was no longer a problem, the Ram continued to fly towards the dragon along with the other clone. Agito knew that a dragon that was attacked form behind would either fly off or use it's tail. Because the dragon was already flying Agito had prepared for the dragon's tail along with the giant ram knowing about it, meaning his clones would as well. As that happened, Agito and the Giant ram left the clones to fight as Agito steered the ram into a few trees, the ram smacked the trees down and onto it's back, Agito made sure to dodge. Agito yelled direction to the ram as they needed the right type of trees for their plan to work. Once about seven trees were on the Giant Ram's back, they both stopped as the ram dropped the trees onto the ground and grabbed on with it's mouth as Agito told it were to bite down. "alright, now remember that we need to time this correctly." Agito said to the ram as it slightly turned it's head with the tree in it's mouth and tightened the muscles in it's neck in order to gather the power to do what they planned to do. The leaves and branches where facing outwards as the roots were inwards and the Giant Ram's mouth was on the center of the tree. Agito and the Giant Ram had a plan to get rid of this smoke one way or another. Agito kept his eyes focused on the dragon and it's partner. It seemed that Agito and the Ram were on a more tactical side of things why the spartan shinobi and his dragon where more or less just blowing smoke and flames and swinging around it's tail. Agito began to think if this was truly a battle that could be won. Every time Agito thought of an idea, he realized that he would have to use his own jutsu to perform the task. Agito then began to think that if his basic summon would be better for this. It was more agile, and had some long range attacks. but just as Agito began to doubt himself and his summon, he snapped out of it and began to tightly grasp the giant ram's wool with excitement. " lets see you you got" Agito said to the ram as they looked at the dragon who was still battling the two clones. Agito and the Giant Ram did not send them out to be just decoys but they knew that the clones would more than likely be killed. But they were surprisingly holding there own just because of Agito's one bit of advice that told them to watch the tail,claws, mouth, and everything that comes form that mouth.

((eh, I just needed them to survive for one more turn, they weren't meant to do to much damage anyway. xD and I am getting some major word counts from this RP xD))


As Agito watched one clone make contact, Agito was filled with hope. HE and the Giant Ram thought that the clones would easily be defeated even after they countered against the large tail. But no, they survived, or at least one did. As the second one was taken down Agito and the Giant Ram knew that it was almost time. So when Agito watched the second escape that was when he spoke. " giant ram, are you ready to fight?" Agito asked as the giant ram looked at the dragon with intensity. The Giant Ram then nodded firmly as it kept the large tree in it's mouth. Finally after the last of the clones was picked up and practically got it's neck ripped off and it was tossed across the field. Then Agito and smiled as he got ready, along with the giant ram. " alright buddy the flames are coming, make sure you do this right!" Agito said to the giant ram as he felt the heat and saw the flames break through the smog. " I'll leave the dodging to you!" Agito said to the ram as he quickly leaped of the Ram and began to tie a metal string around the bottom of the tree trunks. Each one separate as Agito activated his casshern armor and pulled the trees into position. He then deactivated his casshern armor and leaped onto the leg of the Ram as he began to climb up it's leg back onto it's back. Once the flames were shot from the large, black, dragon's mouth, The Ram dodged to the side, making sure that the tree in his mouth did not get burned, while the trees that were on the ground were burned just like Agito wanted. " this is it!" Agito said as the trees on the ground began to burn. The ram then cocked back the tree along with it's neck. The Giant Ram then swung the trees in it's mouth, causing a very large gust of wind to flow out and blow away the smog for a couple hundred yards. The Giant Ram and Agito could now see through the smog for only a bit and they wanted to use this time to their advantage, so then the Giant Ram summoned two more clones. The clones already knew the plan as the were once the same person as the Ram. The clones instantly picked up one of their own trees that were burning on the ground. The Ram and Agito had knocked some over prior to the flames and left them on the ground fro just this. Now one Ram jumped on the original Ram's back with the burning tree in it's mouth. Agito remained on the Ram's leg so he wouldn't be crushed by the other ram's hoofs. Then the third ram jumped on the back of the second ram, making a large tower of three rams. All three Rams had a burning tree in their mouths, the black flames were quickly burning across the tree so they hadn't much time. The dragon was able to spit these great flames but no dragon was completely immune to their own flames. So then the third ram jumped off the back of the second ram, the second ram used an upwards swing to push the third ram even higher and the original ram pushed the second ram which pushed the third ram to make the third ram go so high into the air, it was at least forty yards above the black dragon, then it used force to push itself through the air with a spin so that it was coming down towards the dragon, then the ram threw the burning tree at the dragon with great force causing it to fly at the dragon like a log of fire. The second Ram then leaped from the original Ram's back. The original ram pushed the second Ram farther upwards so that it was at about, right above every level to the dragon, the Ram then spun in the air to push itself closer as it threw the burning tree at the dragon and continued to spin towards the dragon. The original Ram then took off towards the dragon. Agito climbed up and then rested on the Giant Ram's back again. Then once the smog started to collect back in around them and their vision began to be blocked again, but because they were so close, they could still see. The Giant Ram then threw the burning tree up from under the dragon. The Giant Ram then ran to the back of the Dragon and then turned sharply and jumped up , now blocking off the dragon's escape routes, there was one above, one below, one in front, one behind, one to the right and one to the left. The dragon was boxed in and had to take a hit. Once The original Ram got close enough, it spun, therefore keeping itself from danger but only opening up an escape route to the dragon when it was too late. By the time he would have moved, the flaming trees and Rams would have not even have been four feet away. The ones above would be closer because they were the first to attack which meant that the tree was even burned even more most likely letting off cinders to drop down on the dragon and it spun towards him. This plan was well thought out for something thought out in such a short time span, but because of the short time span, the plan did have it's holes but they just hoped that the dragon wouldn't see them.

Surrounded on six rides, three Rams and three thrown trees. A clver move; yet they had overlooked the flaw of how intense his flames were; able to melt metal within seconds; easily hot enough to incinerate wood to ash. A massive blast of hellfire incinerated one of the already burning trees to ash as he flew through the smoggy remnants that remained to allow the three incoming rams and the remaining two trees to collide into one another; spiraling into a high speed spin to gain altitude out of the ram's jumping range; the great dragon flapping his wings repeatedly to keep them high up in the air at a hovering pace. Eluamous's connection to the dragon was weak, but it was enough to sense that Fai Ryu was tiring, unfortunately the exertion of so much energy after first being released from his sealed state was a lot more than anticipated. The young Ram had the advantage in that Fai Ryu's near thousand year seal had left him still somewhat out of his full power... Eluamous nodded, pressing his hands against the dragon's scales as he felt them grow hotter and hotter; the Dragon's muscles bulged as he landed heavily on the ground; raising his claws up in fury to send forth Hellfire in a wide path; intent to create a narrow runaway between himself and the ram; the fires would consume any who strayed off of this thin path.... Roaring out, pooling more chakra from Eluamous's body; the dragon's scars glowed as red as lava, fire beginning to ignite upon his back as he stood up on his hind legs; assuming his full power... "Aries, this will be the last attack for each of us... put your clones aside and charge... let this be the final strike... ready your horns Ram; at the very least I will make this bout a draw between us..." A massive inhalation could be heard as the Dragon pooled the entire mas of his smog within the roof of his mouth; the smog swirling and thickening as he suddenly ignited like burning oil; the massive blast of hellfire again spewing out from the Dragon's mouth like a thick beam of magma; aiming down the runway intent for the Ram to charge at it, and the final bout between the two to be decided.

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As the three rams charged down the narrow runway only large enough for one, the two clones were easily consumed by the hellfire, as expected; and as the main Ram leaped into the air, the ancient dragon grinned within his mind as he fell down onto his front legs and craned his head upwards; the Ram having fallen into his trap and leaving its underbelly exposed to the hellfire. Slightly reducing the intensity of his flames, the spew of fire struck the underside of the Ram as he soared over Fai Ryu's head. Rolling back in the direction of his craned neck; the dragon extinguished the pathway of hellfire as he rolled around and cricked the bones in his neck as he stretched out a moment, looking back towards the ram and its rider. The attack only intent on burning his opponent, the Dragon nodded in respect to his opponent as he spoke simply; "Heh... not bad Aries, not bad... you fell for the trick though... I gave myself plenty of room to maneuver even in the narrow area by standing up on my hind legs... Since you only had two options, charge at the flames or jump; I predicted the latter, as charging directly at the flames would be foolish for you and potentially fatal to your rider... And when you jumped, all I had to do was allow you to leap over me by dropping down on all fours and twisting my neck to take aim at you from the underbelly..." Eluamous sat atop the dragon's back in shock, the dragon having planned it all out within a fraction of a second. Though ancient and not as maneuverable as the Ram had been, the old dragon held a great deal of power, and his fire could be used to manipulate his opponent's path; and then by limiting the opponent's options, he could then force them to make a choice where either would be beneficial to the dragon... The dragon obviously had a greater intellect, and despite appearances of his actions being rash, it seemed his lack of tactics was actually a play; to learn more about his opponent through trial and error... While risky, it was also a means to show Eluamous just what his summon could do... Slowly dismounting from Fai Ryu, Eluamous nodded before making the proper hand seals to return Fai Ryu through the summoning gate to the dimension where the summoned beings dwell. Looking towards Agito, Eluamous nodded and spoke simply, "Thank you... that was a good match... and I'm positive I can control my summoned being now... Perhaps we can spar sometime in the future... I'd best be returning I've some more research to do in the Library." Bowing to his opponent in respect, Eluamous found the path that led back towards Hidden Leaf and began to trek back towards the village. As he arrived back at the library, Eluamous slowly unrolled his map and double-checked his route.... Hidden Cloud, to Hidden Leaf, back to Hidden Cloud, then Hidden Mythology, to Hidden Snow, to Hidden Craftsman, and then ending back at Hidden Leaf... His next stop would take him south towards the Wind Country and Hidden Sand... yet there was always room to stop on the way... namely Kusa and Ame, the countries of Grass and Rain; certainly it would take longer; but if he were to use Fai Ryu as a mount in order to fly to the cities; he would be able to get there within a few days! Nodding, Eluamous rolled up his map and made his way towards the library's exit.

Despite his loss, the warrior of Hidden Stone seemed oddly cheerful, or perhaps simply drunk... Yet Eluamous couldn't rule out that this warrior and he shared a common interest in summons; though he doubted the man knew of his interest in the God Summons; something he planned to keep to himself for the time being. "Heh... If you're willing to travel my road, my mount has room for a second I am sure, he will not mind the extra weight. Though unfortunately I have one rule of thumb, never travel with strangers. All I know about you is an interest in summons, an that you're from Hidden Stone, and based on descriptions of your combat you likely specialize in Taijutsu... I will at least have to know your name, after all, I did introduce myself. And maybe as an apology for not giving your name back you could share some of that liquor as well." Eluamous laughed at his own joke, deciding first to let the man know what road he traveled; after all, it would not be fair to be forced to give a name and a drink only to find the road was an opposing one; "My route is northwest towards Hidden Grass, then South to Hidden Rain before crossing into the Wind Country to pay a visit to Hidden Sand. That is as far as I've planned out, although I'd been considering paying another visit to Hidden Cloud after this trip was done. If you're willing to travel within the same route as I am, and as long as yu don't cause too much trouble on the way, I've no objections to your traveling with me." Eluamous could have also noted that if he caused trouble while traveling the route, he could just throw the man off of the dragon's back and leave a very nasty fall in store for the man; but decided against it, no use scaring the poor fellow too badly! The Spartan Warrior had not been raised within Hidden Mythology, shorly after Mythology's massacre he'd been separated from his family, surviving only because he'd been adopted by a shinobi of Hidden Cloud, and thus had been raised there developing a somewhat more relaxed nature than most of the battle crazed Spartans, as Hidden Cloud was slightly more isolated than the other villages, keeping its hand out of the recent shinobi wars and only having to deal with minor bandit raids, as did all areas in general. When he'd learned about his heritage, he'd obviously went to find the village he'd been raised in, only to find it a ruin; none of its members left alive... He had taken a great deal of time searching for fellow survivors, but to no avail; and instead dedicated himself to making a name for his clan, as he could possibly be the last legacy of his kinsmen.

Drinking down the bitter saki, Eluamous coughed, not realizing that the man preferred such a bitter variant, quickly swashing it down with a chug of water; grinning slightly in good humor as he looked towards the member of hidden stone, "Well met, Agito Tokita!" Eluamous spoke, giving a knight's salute to the man, 'A Kage! Heh... if my summon was able to defeat his, then perhaps I'm stronger than I thought... It's been some time since I tested out my strength against an opponent. The most I've done in the past month has been clearing out bandits; and obviously that didn't do much for comparison... perhaps I'll have to get some sparring in with this guy to see if his power is the real deal...' Eluamous had inherited one thing from the Spartans, a love of battle and the thrill of a strong opponent; not so strong that they were impossible to defeat, but strong enough as to be close to his own level; an even battle that would last for hours and send his blood rushing. After all, in technicalities; Eluamous was a kage in his own right, as the last remaining member surviving the Hidden Mythology genocide, as far as he knew, he was also technically the leader of the village; and although the title of being kage of a dead village didn't hold too much prestige; mentioning the term Shinwakage (Mythology's Shadow) certainly sent a chill through the spine of an unwitting person; and normally could be used to his advantage in convincing people to assist him; though he preferred to avoid throwing around his title when it wasn't necessary. After all, if he went around boasting it everywhere, there would be plenty of people ready to aim towards his death, as the Kage was the village's leader, and most often the target for assassination attempts... It was a title that was more trouble than it was worth; and thus Eluamous avoided using it when he could help it. As Agito asked if he was ready to move out, Eluamous nodded as he made a small cut in his hand, allowing the blood to flow freely as he quickly formed the necessary hand signs... bird, dog, bird, monkey, ram, boar, dragon, rooster, tiger, dragon; striking his hand down upon the surface of the ground as the summoning rune circled around his hand and marked itself in the ground, Fai Ryu flapping a great gust of wind with his wings as he soared out of the summoning gate and landed beside them, looking down towards Eluamous to await a command. "Yup, all ready... We'll be traveling on dragonback, it's much faster than taking the ships, and its free!" Eluamous grinned as the lord of black dragons lowered himself to allow Eluamous and Agito to climb onto his back. "All aboard! The Fai Ryu express is heading out of this place as soon as we're mounted!"