*TAoM Rules* - Theskyrocketkid VS ★LunaLight★ - OOC

[theskyrocketkid]

Okie dokie, just made this for the CS.

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Full Name: Koryn Kallen Kokoro
Alias: K
Nickname(s): Koko, Cupid
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Race: Half Jirayan Half Human
Ethnicity: Japanese
Place of Birth: Osaka, Japan
Social Rankings/Occupation: Student, Soulbound, Heir-apparent of Jiraya
Elemental Affinity: Aero

History

Koryn was born from the pairing of the offspring from the mating of a fallen star on this planet with a woman of unparalleled beauty and your not so typical Japanese suburban woman. She studied bushido, was articulate in many languages and was in line to become the head of her father’s firm, against his wants and wishes, and in fact because of those wants and wishes. They met fell in love and had many adventures of their own, but eventually settled down and had a son, that son was Koryn.

Koryn was thought to be albino when he was born, but as he grew older, his skin grew darker. He was always small for his age, he always seemed frail and though his mother was afraid he might be to small to go into normal human schooling, his father had faith. His faith was rewarded when they began getting home phone calls and then visits from teachers asking about their son’s exemplary tests in literature and comprehension. Though number problems seemed to tire him, everything else he soaked in like a sponge.

The Kokoro family was visited next by emissaries from Koryn’s father’s home world and within the week they had moved away from society into the mountains. There his father tried to instill in him patience and discipline befitting a warrior. Every morning he would have his son do his morning star salutations, what humans had learned as yoga. The boy went through the motions simply because hew as told to, but like all children, yearned for more.

On his sixteenth birthday, his prayers were answered. He awoke to moonlight beaming through the opening of his bedroom window. Directly beneath the beam of silver light was a crisp sheet of paper. It felt old and the handwriting was elegant as well, all it had was a star chart and his name. The boy, having longed for years to hear something about his past, had pieced together that his family was obviously not just human, that was why he had to keep his abilities to himself.

He found the coordinates to where the person who drew the star map would have to be to see it from that precise angle, got dressed and without quite thinking why, grabbed put on a necklace that his parents had given him the night before his 8th birthday. It was the only gift he had from his father’s parents. He rushed out of the house and to the place. When he got there a man stood under the moonlight, his hair was the color of roses and the scaled armor he wore to cover his left arm was the same bloody red, with gold embossing along its edges. In his hand he bore the most beautiful blade the boy thought could ever exist. It was the same red and the patterns all along the blade revealed hearts in different stylized ways. Even the blade seemed to be but half of a broken heart.

The man turned to look at him and when their eyes met, his widened in surprise and horror. He rushed to the boy, moving in the blink of an eye, faster then the boy had ever though possible. Even with his enhanced speed. The man had tears in his eyes as he seemed to devour the boys ever exposed part with his fingertips gentle. He called him forbidden, kidnapped him and left to what Koryn would figure out was his space ship, pet, companion and closest friend.

He was brought to the ships center where the largest shell of a tree he had ever seen was set in a room dimming from an inky shadow black that seemed impenetrable, towards the foot of the tree where a circle of pure white like snow still remained. Upon walking forward, the boy could see that the source of this was a large seed, the size of his palm and pure white. He was drawn to it and when he picked it up the wind whistled around him suddenly slicing him along his arms legs, torso and face in a quick whirlwind. The blood whipped around and formed a spiral pattern along what he could see now was dirt, pure white earth and soil.

The blood spiral soaked into the area and as he looked at the seed once more it soaked in the blood pooling around it in his hands and darkened until it was pulsing and beating like a heart. The boy’s chest heaved in and out in panic, but the red haired man walked to him and gently knelt him down at the spirals center, dug a hole and helped him place it in and cover it. After, holding both the boys hands down, so the blood seeped into the spot, covering it once more in a deep crimson, he too cut his palms and placed them over the boys.

They sat there facing each other in the center of the spiral and Koryn passed out. When he woke up he had symbols like whirlwind spirals on both his palms, they looked natural enough to have been birthmarks. He looked around for the man and all he found was a bracelet in the shape of a heavy red heart, connected by a band of heavy gold links that, he found, fit his left wrist perfectly, and set into the ground where the spiral began, was the man’s sword…and his body.

The boy panicked and ran from the room, but before he left he could have sworn he saw the red merging with the white and actively begin fighting back against the darkness. He ran from the ship and before long was confronted boys, one was his age or a year older and the other could only be a few years older then that.

The two introduced themselves as Aroz and Ambroz. They claimed to be looking for their Eldest brother, Rozenthahl. Both had red hair like the now deceased bearing of the heart sword, but where he had eyes the color of crimson, they had eyes that shone like emeralds. And both of them were focused on his bracelet. They immediately attacked, but before they could get near him, yet another stranger arrived. A man with long hair of midnight blue, a slender frame, a crescent, moonlike blade of pure ebony metal and a rather large ornate crosses hanging around his neck and covering most of his abdomen. Three continued battling and the boy snuck away.

He continued running, hoping to reach his home in the mountains, before long he realized that none of the trees looked familiar from his part of the forest, or any forest actually. Greens ran into pinks and oranges. It looked like something out of a children’s rhyme book. That’s when he noticed it, he looked up in the sky and it was bright, blue and sunny, clear skies, except there was no Sun.

Personality: Koryn, though he has been raised in seclusion, is a typical sixteen-year-old boy. He is always seeking adventures and new conquests. He is courageous, because he doesn’t know what limits are. This carefree, adventurous attitude is multiplied by his natural superhuman abilities from being of another race.

Appearance: Koryn is small, even by the standards of Japanese males. He is 5’4 and skinny. His hair is pure white that is often mistaken for silver under sunlight or moonlight. He keeps it cut short and it seems like spikes on his head, jetting out in every direction. His eyes are a soft pink and when light hits them, they shine like red rubies. He has small cupids bow lips and can be mistaken for a life sized boy doll, his beauty is what people would call eerie.

Build: Small wiry frame. Pixie like, with no obvious muscle structure. Characterized by some as doll-like

Hair Color: White
Eye Color: Soft Pink
Skin Color: Brown

Picture:

Abilities

The Lover – This is his normal form.

Superhuman Strength, Speed, Endurance

Love Manipulation – Unknowingly at first, this power will grow as the tree of life grows within the Eden ship. This ability shows naturally in his charisma, allowing him to use what would seem like preternatural charm to anyone “in the know” and to others, it would seem he is just an extremely likeable boy.

The Hunter – This form has two functions. Higher and Lower.

Higher Function – Always protect the Love.

Lower Function – Hunt the Hunted and Test the Hunter.


The Hunter is almost like a machine, with KoKo at it’s heart as literally and figuratively, his heart. The Hunter will only follow the direct orders of KoKo. The downside is, KoKo must first earn his respect and then learn to separate himself from the single-minded nature of The Hunter. There is always a Hunter in the world and many have been known to seek him out for a duel.

The duel is to the death, but the reward is said to be the Hunter’s Contract, making him your personal Hunter.

Superhuman Speed, Strength, Agility, Endurance, Healing

He is skilled with all weapons.

Also skilled in all martial art forms.

Is emotionless, unless KoKo’s emotions show through.

Bringing KoKo’s emotions to the surface, also brings The Lover out and banishes The Hunter.

The natural elemental affinity of the Lover, becomes the attack method for the Hunter, in this case, an aero affinity – Aerokinetic Combat or Kukijutsu.

Weapons Used:

Lover – Fencing Saber. Hands and Feet.
Favors a mixture of Jeet Kun Do, Krav Maga and Street Fighting he nick named Ryuukujiin.

Hunter – Hands and Feet. Anything that can be used as a weapon.
Favors same styles as the Lover, though his usage is different due to a much larger body and much more skill.

Combat Style: KoKo is very small and very fast. He has superhuman attributes and therefore takes close combat for granted. He is only half Jarayan though and that makes him only half their strength. The Jarayan’s are said to have God like strength unto that of a Kryptonian. His magic is still very new to him, whereas he grew up with his above average strength, stamina, etc. This makes him more apt to rush in and attack. His spells spawn from his attacks, whether it be blades of wind formed through quick snap kicks, or miniature whirlwinds created from haymakers. That being said, he is using his magic to add too and subtract from the natural flow of air around him to create the desired effect and being new to these abilities has little, if any control over them. He is also not impervious to his own abilities and if the wind does become too strong it can harm just as much as another.

***Sub-Style – The Hunter: The Hunter is stronger then KoKo, the difference being unto that of an adult to the strength of a child, when applied to the Jarayan’s superhuman capabilities. He is the embodiment of the Hunter and his fighting style reflects that. He is an expert at stealth magic as well as tracking magic. His attacks come quick and in a flurry. Individual attacks may not seem powerful when attacking one equal to his strength, but they hit almost simultaneously. His specialties are what he calls ‘trick shots’. (All spells with ‘***’ have The Hunter prerequisite)

Quick Shot: For every attack spell expended that isn’t dispelled or deterred in any way, an extra blast at half power can be added immediately as an immediate follow up reaction with a pause for thought.
***Stalk: After delaying an action in stealth and if under cover still at the next round, can move at normal speed completely undetected as an attack spell. Mana usage depends upon the speed he intends to go.
***Trick Shot: Two-part spell. First shot must be dodged, delayed, or cancelled. This spell has to be stated before hand. Once the spell is cancelled the shot immediately reappears coming from another direction, but from the same distance, at the same speed and with the same amount of power.

Rising Dragon[15%]: Combo attack. Must land first three physical attacks. For every attack missed 3% extra mana can be added in substitution. Fourth attack surrounds user’s right hand in a whirlwind, also creating a whirlwind around both parties. 6% mana is used in final attack which, if landed, immediately shatters any shield equal to or lesser then his full mana pool potential, as well as dealing knockback. The downside is after the spell finishes, both parties are several feet up in the air, the attacked is usually punched from the whirlwind zone, but whoever is in that zone is also blown back, but only at a quarter of the intensity.

***End of the Hunt[at least 36%]: Rarely used, a finally ditch attack by the Hunter. He expends all of the remaining mana in him, up to what would knock him unconscious, must be over 35%. Becomes completely invisible and swift as wind for three rounds. While invisible strength and dexterity are doubled, but whatever ward was in place before is gone.

Other Important Information: The hunt makes the Hunter stronger, the longer he is hunting you, the stronger his abilities become and he will not quit until the Lover forces him to, or his mission is done, once the Hunters Contract is used, it can not be taken back.

Love, gives the Lover strength, in any of its forms, Passion, Hope, Trust, etc., any of these forms of love can pry open the Hunter’s shell and give the Lover the strength he needs to break through and/or gain control.

Essentially, without the control of the Lover, the Hunter is a mindless beast on a mission.


Tiers:
KoKo the Lover – Tier 5
The Hunter – Tier 8
KoKo the Hunter – Tier 9

[★LunaLight★]

Your character has a large number of race enhancers. Did you want a high tier fight?(if yes I will be modifying my character)

The hunter gets stronger over time, but does that only apply to his physical strength? TAoM treats magic strength as % power, so unless his mana pool expands in the hunter form, his magic won't grow stronger. If it does do that, understand that ability is incredibly powerful, and should describe how much stronger his magic gets so that I can create an ability of comparable strength.

I also didn't see any listed weaknesses. They aren't required, but I just wanted to make sure you didn't forget to mention any. I have to make my character equal tier, so I want to make sure I don't overpower mine.

Btw, the character I am editing is:

Age: 16

Gender: Female

Personality: Tomoko is a very calm and quiet in nature, the kind of person who you might not even notice. She doesn't talk much at all, and is often sitting all alone, sketching or writing in her notebook. Although she gives the impression of being shy and reserved, this does not describe her at all. Tomoko is confident, and although she doesn't go out of her way to socialize, she enjoys the company of others, especially in private meetings with just one person. She is very artistic, and quite good at both writing and drawing, and she never seems to leave the state of pondering. It is as though she can see something deep and powerful in the world that others can't. This reflects in her voice, as it is slow and gentle like the playing of a piano.

Tomoko comes from a small town in the far east that contained all kinds of hardship. Due to a recent war there are constant outbreaks of violence between a neighboring town, the absence of authority, the scarcity of resources, and the high rate of crime; Tomoko was largely isolated from her surroundings in a sub-par household. Due to break ins, there wasn't much of value left in the house that wasn't too heavy to lift, but even that much wore down from neglect, and anything unnecessary was sold to try to keep a steady supply of food. However, despite how hard things got, there was one last treasure in the family that they simply couldn't part with.

The family piano, has been passed down for quite some time now, left untouched only because it is magically protected by a barrier with a combination lock. It was enchanted to remain in top condition despite the passage of time and use, as well as summon the emotions of the tune it carries into whoever plays it. If it were sold, they could easily become rich, as this particular enchantment has been lost to the passage of time. However to Tomoko's dad, all it took to destroy any second thoughts of holding onto it was playing just one song.

Although he spent most of the days away from the house, returning only to give Tomoko food, on holidays when he wasn't allowed to work, he spent quality time with Tomoko. He made sure she was reading all her books, and practicing language while he was away. He told her wonderful stories of the original users of magic, and told her how a magical champion would come into this town one day, bringing happiness joy and prosperity to everyone. Then, till the beginning of the next day, he would play his piano with Tomoko listening with interest until finally falling asleep.

She treasured her dad's visits, and most of all, the wonderful feeling of listening to him play. While he was gone, she would sit looking out the window, trying to recall the tunes. As she got older, she started drawing a flip book that matched her favorite song, "Perfect Rainbow". She finished it when she turned 8, and for her age, it was quite awe inspiring. It was a story about the magical champion, riding into the town, and everything he rode past became wonderful. The terrible, run-down hellhole of a town transformed into a beautiful city with children aimlessly playing in the streets.

After she showed it to her father, during his next visit, he saw the precious talent in her lines. He played the song, watching her flipping pages as the song progressed, watching the melody come to life. The next time he came, she wrote words to go along with each page. Soon it became a regularly expected event, her book improving with each visit, even recording the song to play without the piano, and automating the page turning.

However at age 14, Tomoko's frail body couldn't hold out with the lack of food, and she become incredibly sick. Her father didn't know for four days, so when he came to drop food off for her, he found her in bad shape. She had a bad fever, she was dehydrated, and she didn't even have the energy to get up. But that wasn't on her mind, because the first thing she told him, was she wanted to hear him play the piano again, but couldn't stay awake long enough for him to even comply with the request. In her hands, she was holding onto her flip book, now a masterful work of art, playing the song.

The father was plagued with guilt, that he chose his piano, over his precious gifted child. She had a talent that could get her far in the world, and it was trapped in this sorry excuse of a house. Although it felt like selling his soul, he gave up the piano to a very wealthy individual for a tragical tiny sum of its value, so he could move far away, take Tomoko to a doctor, and have enough in reserve to keep her healthy. However, she didn't react well to the change.

Even despite now living in a good neighborhood with plenty to eat everyday and getting to see her father everyday, that special bond they had shattered. The time they spent together was awkward, and Tomoko stopped showing him her artwork. She spent the time away from him listening fondly to her flip book, still playing the sweet sound of the piano. Not taking the separation well, the dad worked endlessly again, and after a year's work, got a new piano. It tore his hopes apart, when Tomoko wouldn't listen to him with that same amazement in her eyes, it just couldn't replace it. That special piano, it was worth more than he could ever make in a lifetime, and in giving it up, thought he could secure his daughter's happiness.

With educational opportunities presenting themselves, his last hope was that he could give her new inspiration. The dad offered her a number of very prestigious schools to improve her writing and artistic talents, it would cost him everything he owned, but he was willing to pay that price. To his dismay, she turned them all down, and instead presented the Red Star Academy flyer. It puzzled him to no end, how she would so suddenly take an interest in magic, despite having such a gift with drawing and writing. She wouldn't learn anything about that at a magic academy.

It felt to him, almost like a betrayal. For the first time in his life, he resented Tomoko. He traded his prized piano, for the sake of allowing her skills to shine, and now she was giving up on them. Filled with rage and indignation, he slapped Tomoko, "Why are you giving up your chance to make something of your life? I sacrificed everything for you, and now you are giving up on yourself? I can live with you giving up on me, but if you give up on writing, then what did I trade my piano for?"

For quite some time, it was silent, however Tomoko actually broke her calm, delivering words with a incredible soft passion, "You traded more than a piano." Holding up her flip book, the song plays, revealing the story about the magical champion, however the words are unreadable, because Tomoko's arms are shaking, tears coming out in a torrent down her face, "Why did you break your promise with mom?"

Tomoko speaks so rarely, even with such a short reply, her words were immeasurably powerful. Stories of a wonderful past move by, a story about a man who spent his night preforming at nightclubs on the piano, while his beautiful wife taught during the day. They weren't very good paying jobs, and they didn't always have the nicest things, but they were happy. What little spare money they had, they spent going on dates all throughout a town with nothing to offer, and of course saving for the child they planned to have together. It is unfortunate, that they would have that child just as war cut its way through, tearing apart the town. Without a doctor to assist the delivery, this poor wife found herself saying her last thoughts far too early. This man held this wife in his arm, listening to a dying wish: to never let the evils of war take away the loving feelings, the stories, the heartfelt memories permanently withheld in the town.

Suddenly the father became aware of the absolute enormity of the statement, completely overtaking him. It wasn't the piano, it was the memories of the mom she never got to meet; the song of a person who could make the world beautiful wherever they went. Tomoko, saw so much more than just music those days she listened to the piano. The father walked to the piano, and remembered what it felt like, to be in love. And Tomoko sat at his side, listening with the look in her eyes the dad prayed to see again. The music took grip of the room, and as the song finish, it was decided without so much as word or definite reason; Tomoko would be attending Red Star.

^Listen to the theme while reading for full effect

Appearance: Tomoko wears a thin grey jacket, and a short grey skirt. She has very deep blue eyes, and black hair that she keeps at shoulder length. She is a bit small and underweight, standing at 5'6'' and weighing 105 lbs.

Like this, but black haired, and the jacket has a zipper

Mana Nature: Sound

Other: Tomoko translates to knowing child. She keeps a flip book with her at all times. Tomoko is bisexual.

She isn't in combat format yet, but that will change after I hear your response.

[theskyrocketkid]

I honestly created a basic character form to try fun things out with him, I figured you would have constructive criticism and since he is potentially acharacter I'd like to introduce into the academy, I'm taking everything into account. The Hunter form is for High Tier fights in Arena and Plot advancement only, if you allowed the character to be apart of TAoM.


But, yeah I would like to have an Epic tier battle, I have never had one before and I have been itching to have an intense fight with someone better then me. So I can't wait.


Ok so I need to better describe the scope of the Hunter power, should I describe it as a seperate power, or as a power set with a list of abilities or what?

[★LunaLight★]

I honestly created a basic character form to try fun things out with him, I figured you would have constructive criticism and since he is potentially acharacter I'd like to introduce into the academy, I'm taking everything into account. The Hunter form is for High Tier fights in Arena and Plot advancement only, if you allowed the character to be apart of TAoM.


But, yeah I would like to have an Epic tier battle, I have never had one before and I have been itching to have an intense fight with someone better then me. So I can't wait.


Ok so I need to better describe the scope of the Hunter power, should I describe it as a seperate power, or as a power set with a list of abilities or what?

There really isn't a place for such a powerful character in TAoM. Between Sky, Jack, and Gabriel, the students have just the right amount of protection for what I have planned. For the purposes of this fight, all you really need is to describe the combat style(s) so that the added effects of spells are accounted for(if you don't know what I'm talking about, you likely haven't read the character creation guide in the rules), and also define the way in which the hunter gets stronger over time. I assume this character doesn't have any class abilities considering the age, but feel free to add one if you were simply unaware that class abilities are a thing. *sorry for late reply, forgot to subscribe*

[theskyrocketkid]

Ok, so what if I create him as the Lover, minus the Hunter abilities, that will just be for this battle which will apparently be set in the future, so I will write those edits in.

[★LunaLight★]

Ok, so what if I create him as the Lover, minus the Hunter abilities, that will just be for this battle which will apparently be set in the future, so I will write those edits in.

*notifications failed me* Just using the lover's abilities? Perfectly good with me. I'll get started on Tomoko.

[theskyrocketkid]

Wait what? n, our battle will be epic, with the Hunter abilities verses Monoko's battle form, I wanna use just the Lover form for the school,

[★LunaLight★]

First draft for a higher tier version of Tomoko. I'm thinking it might need nerfs, but I would like to sleep on it and hear opinions tomorrow.

Age: 16

Gender: Female

Personality: Tomoko is a very calm and quiet in nature, the kind of person who you might not even notice. She doesn't talk much at all, and is often sitting all alone, sketching or writing in her notebook. Although she gives the impression of being shy and reserved, this does not describe her at all. Tomoko is confident, and although she doesn't go out of her way to socialize, she enjoys the company of others, especially in private meetings with just one person. She is very artistic, and quite good at both writing and drawing, and she never seems to leave the state of pondering. It is as though she can see something deep and powerful in the world that others can't. This reflects in her voice, as it is slow and gentle like the playing of a piano.

Combat Style: Tomoko is very calm and quiet during combat. Her movements are not fast nor fancy, but instead are simple effective movements which take advantage of a superior sense of tempo. Tomoko fights mainly at close and mid range, but can also launch attacks that do not create knockback from long range. Tomoko's spells focus on unpredictable timing. They have added effects which allow her to cast spells at different times and even delay spells so that she can unleash multiple spells in the same turn. However, Tomoko's calm nature makes her limit breakers much harder to break out.

Delay+: For every 2% expended toward the power of the spell, you may cast the spell up to one step later(this works like the speed modifier, just backwards), but in addition to your anticipation step, you must define when it will resolve. A spell that is delayed is a valid target of dispel.
Inspired+: Instead of anticipating during the anticipate step, you may cast this spell.
Combo+: If you chose to follow up this turn, you may cast this spell. Treat this spell as a follow up attack. If you follow up an attack with an added effect, this spell also gains that effect.

Canon's Finale(0%): This spell can only be cast during the anticipate step while three spells under your control are active. You may cast this spell regardless of any other factors. This spell may not be dispeled or canceled by the effects of other spells. This spell does not clash. If this spell makes contact with a ward, it shatters regardless of the % remaining. Cancel this spell instantly if there are not three active spells under your control. (This may sound powerful, but it is very hard to make 3 spells activate at the same time. More than anything, this spell just forces you to take action against active spells)

Resonance(15% clashing): This spell can only be cast as a defense if a spell is currently delayed and an opponent is in close range. Tomoko is impervious to physical damage and knockback. The first 7% ward damage Tomoko would take is instead added to the delayed attack. If this spell is canceled, you may anticipate twice next round.

Passive Traits: Tomoko is physically frail, and is unable to run.
Tomoko can share mana via mouth to mouth.
Tomoko produces a vibration field which allows her to use a 0% spell, which does not count as an active spell, in addition to reacting; however, she loses this ability if she did not anticipate last turn(canceling anticipation, using a limit breaker, or using an inspired spell make her unable to use this).
Tomoko's spells inflict double knockback at close range, normal knockback at mid range, and 1/4 knockback at long range.

Tomoko comes from a small town in the far east that contained all kinds of hardship. Due to a recent war there are constant outbreaks of violence between a neighboring town, the absence of authority, the scarcity of resources, and the high rate of crime; Tomoko was largely isolated from her surroundings in a sub-par household. Due to break ins, there wasn't much of value left in the house that wasn't too heavy to lift, but even that much wore down from neglect, and anything unnecessary was sold to try to keep a steady supply of food. However, despite how hard things got, there was one last treasure in the family that they simply couldn't part with.

The family piano, has been passed down for quite some time now, left untouched only because it is magically protected by a barrier with a combination lock. It was enchanted to remain in top condition despite the passage of time and use, as well as summon the emotions of the tune it carries into whoever plays it. If it were sold, they could easily become rich, as this particular enchantment has been lost to the passage of time. However to Tomoko's dad, all it took to destroy any second thoughts of holding onto it was playing just one song.

Although he spent most of the days away from the house, returning only to give Tomoko food, on holidays when he wasn't allowed to work, he spent quality time with Tomoko. He made sure she was reading all her books, and practicing language while he was away. He told her wonderful stories of the original users of magic, and told her how a magical champion would come into this town one day, bringing happiness joy and prosperity to everyone. Then, till the beginning of the next day, he would play his piano with Tomoko listening with interest until finally falling asleep.

She treasured her dad's visits, and most of all, the wonderful feeling of listening to him play. While he was gone, she would sit looking out the window, trying to recall the tunes. As she got older, she started drawing a flip book that matched her favorite song, "Perfect Rainbow". She finished it when she turned 8, and for her age, it was quite awe inspiring. It was a story about the magical champion, riding into the town, and everything he rode past became wonderful. The terrible, run-down hellhole of a town transformed into a beautiful city with children aimlessly playing in the streets.

After she showed it to her father, during his next visit, he saw the precious talent in her lines. He played the song, watching her flipping pages as the song progressed, watching the melody come to life. The next time he came, she wrote words to go along with each page. Soon it became a regularly expected event, her book improving with each visit, even recording the song to play without the piano, and automating the page turning.

However at age 14, Tomoko's frail body couldn't hold out with the lack of food, and she become incredibly sick. Her father didn't know for four days, so when he came to drop food off for her, he found her in bad shape. She had a bad fever, she was dehydrated, and she didn't even have the energy to get up. But that wasn't on her mind, because the first thing she told him, was she wanted to hear him play the piano again, but couldn't stay awake long enough for him to even comply with the request. In her hands, she was holding onto her flip book, now a masterful work of art, playing the song.

The father was plagued with guilt, that he chose his piano, over his precious gifted child. She had a talent that could get her far in the world, and it was trapped in this sorry excuse of a house. Although it felt like selling his soul, he gave up the piano to a very wealthy individual for a tragical tiny sum of its value, so he could move far away, take Tomoko to a doctor, and have enough in reserve to keep her healthy. However, she didn't react well to the change.

Even despite now living in a good neighborhood with plenty to eat everyday and getting to see her father everyday, that special bond they had shattered. The time they spent together was awkward, and Tomoko stopped showing him her artwork. She spent the time away from him listening fondly to her flip book, still playing the sweet sound of the piano. Not taking the separation well, the dad worked endlessly again, and after a year's work, got a new piano. It tore his hopes apart, when Tomoko wouldn't listen to him with that same amazement in her eyes, it just couldn't replace it. That special piano, it was worth more than he could ever make in a lifetime, and in giving it up, thought he could secure his daughter's happiness.

With educational opportunities presenting themselves, his last hope was that he could give her new inspiration. The dad offered her a number of very prestigious schools to improve her writing and artistic talents, it would cost him everything he owned, but he was willing to pay that price. To his dismay, she turned them all down, and instead presented the Red Star Academy flyer. It puzzled him to no end, how she would so suddenly take an interest in magic, despite having such a gift with drawing and writing. She wouldn't learn anything about that at a magic academy.

It felt to him, almost like a betrayal. For the first time in his life, he resented Tomoko. He traded his prized piano, for the sake of allowing her skills to shine, and now she was giving up on them. Filled with rage and indignation, he slapped Tomoko, "Why are you giving up your chance to make something of your life? I sacrificed everything for you, and now you are giving up on yourself? I can live with you giving up on me, but if you give up on writing, then what did I trade my piano for?"

For quite some time, it was silent, however Tomoko actually broke her calm, delivering words with a incredible soft passion, "You traded more than a piano." Holding up her flip book, the song plays, revealing the story about the magical champion, however the words are unreadable, because Tomoko's arms are shaking, tears coming out in a torrent down her face, "Why did you break your promise with mom?"

Tomoko speaks so rarely, even with such a short reply, her words were immeasurably powerful. Stories of a wonderful past move by, a story about a man who spent his night preforming at nightclubs on the piano, while his beautiful wife taught during the day. They weren't very good paying jobs, and they didn't always have the nicest things, but they were happy. What little spare money they had, they spent going on dates all throughout a town with nothing to offer, and of course saving for the child they planned to have together. It is unfortunate, that they would have that child just as war cut its way through, tearing apart the town. Without a doctor to assist the delivery, this poor wife found herself saying her last thoughts far too early. This man held this wife in his arm, listening to a dying wish: to never let the evils of war take away the loving feelings, the stories, the heartfelt memories permanently withheld in the town.

Suddenly the father became aware of the absolute enormity of the statement, completely overtaking him. It wasn't the piano, it was the memories of the mom she never got to meet; the song of a person who could make the world beautiful wherever they went. Tomoko, saw so much more than just music those days she listened to the piano. The father walked to the piano, and remembered what it felt like, to be in love. And Tomoko sat at his side, listening with the look in her eyes the dad prayed to see again. The music took grip of the room, and as the song finish, it was decided without so much as word or definite reason; Tomoko would be attending Red Star.

^Listen to the theme while reading for full effect

Appearance: Tomoko wears a thin grey jacket, and a short grey skirt. She has very deep blue eyes, and black hair that she keeps at shoulder length. She is a bit small and underweight, standing at 5'6'' and weighing 105 lbs.

Like this, but black haired, and the jacket has a zipper

Mana Nature: Sound

Other: Tomoko translates to knowing child. She keeps a flip book with her at all times. Tomoko is bisexual.

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Wait what? n, our battle will be epic, with the Hunter abilities verses Monoko's battle form, I wanna use just the Lover form for the school,

Oh neat, I didn't see this. Just the love form for the school sounds fine, but lets get through the pervy sage arc before dealing with new characters. I'll buff Tomoko now that I know I have to fight the Hunter.

[theskyrocketkid]

First draft for a higher tier version of Tomoko. I'm thinking it might need nerfs, but I would like to sleep on it and hear opinions tomorrow.

Age: 16

Gender: Female

Personality: Tomoko is a very calm and quiet in nature, the kind of person who you might not even notice. She doesn't talk much at all, and is often sitting all alone, sketching or writing in her notebook. Although she gives the impression of being shy and reserved, this does not describe her at all. Tomoko is confident, and although she doesn't go out of her way to socialize, she enjoys the company of others, especially in private meetings with just one person. She is very artistic, and quite good at both writing and drawing, and she never seems to leave the state of pondering. It is as though she can see something deep and powerful in the world that others can't. This reflects in her voice, as it is slow and gentle like the playing of a piano.

Combat Style: Tomoko is very calm and quiet during combat. Her movements are not fast nor fancy, but instead are simple effective movements which take advantage of a superior sense of tempo. Tomoko fights mainly at close and mid range, but can also launch attacks that do not create knockback from long range. Tomoko's spells focus on unpredictable timing. They have added effects which allow her to cast spells at different times and even delay spells so that she can unleash multiple spells in the same turn. However, Tomoko's calm nature makes her limit breakers much harder to break out.

Delay: For every 2% expended toward the power of the spell, push back the spell's cast time one step. A spell that is delayed is a valid target of dispel.
Inspired: Instead of anticipating during the anticipate step, you may cast this spell instead of casting during the respond step.(it cannot be cast if you would not able to cast this spell during the response)
Combo: If you chose to follow up this turn, you may cast this spell. Treat this spell as a follow up attack.

Canon's Finale(0%): This spell can only be cast during the anticipate step while three spells under your control are active. You may cast this spell regardless of any other factors. This spell may not be dispeled or canceled by the effects of other spells. This spell does not clash. If this spell makes contact with a ward, it shatters regardless of the % remaining. Cancel this spell instantly if there are not three active spells under your control. (This may sound powerful, but it is very hard to make 3 spells activate at the same time. More than anything, this spell just forces you to take action against active spells)

Resonance(15% clashing): This spell can only be cast as a defense if a spell is delayed and an opponent is in close range. Tomoko is impervious to physical damage and knockback. The first 7% ward damage Tomoko would take is instead added to the delayed attack. If this spell is canceled, you may anticipate twice next round.

Passive Traits: Tomoko is physically frail, and is unable to run. Tomoko can share mana via mouth to mouth.

Tomoko comes from a small town in the far east that contained all kinds of hardship. Due to a recent war there are constant outbreaks of violence between a neighboring town, the absence of authority, the scarcity of resources, and the high rate of crime; Tomoko was largely isolated from her surroundings in a sub-par household. Due to break ins, there wasn't much of value left in the house that wasn't too heavy to lift, but even that much wore down from neglect, and anything unnecessary was sold to try to keep a steady supply of food. However, despite how hard things got, there was one last treasure in the family that they simply couldn't part with.

The family piano, has been passed down for quite some time now, left untouched only because it is magically protected by a barrier with a combination lock. It was enchanted to remain in top condition despite the passage of time and use, as well as summon the emotions of the tune it carries into whoever plays it. If it were sold, they could easily become rich, as this particular enchantment has been lost to the passage of time. However to Tomoko's dad, all it took to destroy any second thoughts of holding onto it was playing just one song.

Although he spent most of the days away from the house, returning only to give Tomoko food, on holidays when he wasn't allowed to work, he spent quality time with Tomoko. He made sure she was reading all her books, and practicing language while he was away. He told her wonderful stories of the original users of magic, and told her how a magical champion would come into this town one day, bringing happiness joy and prosperity to everyone. Then, till the beginning of the next day, he would play his piano with Tomoko listening with interest until finally falling asleep.

She treasured her dad's visits, and most of all, the wonderful feeling of listening to him play. While he was gone, she would sit looking out the window, trying to recall the tunes. As she got older, she started drawing a flip book that matched her favorite song, "Perfect Rainbow". She finished it when she turned 8, and for her age, it was quite awe inspiring. It was a story about the magical champion, riding into the town, and everything he rode past became wonderful. The terrible, run-down hellhole of a town transformed into a beautiful city with children aimlessly playing in the streets.

After she showed it to her father, during his next visit, he saw the precious talent in her lines. He played the song, watching her flipping pages as the song progressed, watching the melody come to life. The next time he came, she wrote words to go along with each page. Soon it became a regularly expected event, her book improving with each visit, even recording the song to play without the piano, and automating the page turning.

However at age 14, Tomoko's frail body couldn't hold out with the lack of food, and she become incredibly sick. Her father didn't know for four days, so when he came to drop food off for her, he found her in bad shape. She had a bad fever, she was dehydrated, and she didn't even have the energy to get up. But that wasn't on her mind, because the first thing she told him, was she wanted to hear him play the piano again, but couldn't stay awake long enough for him to even comply with the request. In her hands, she was holding onto her flip book, now a masterful work of art, playing the song.

The father was plagued with guilt, that he chose his piano, over his precious gifted child. She had a talent that could get her far in the world, and it was trapped in this sorry excuse of a house. Although it felt like selling his soul, he gave up the piano to a very wealthy individual for a tragical tiny sum of its value, so he could move far away, take Tomoko to a doctor, and have enough in reserve to keep her healthy. However, she didn't react well to the change.

Even despite now living in a good neighborhood with plenty to eat everyday and getting to see her father everyday, that special bond they had shattered. The time they spent together was awkward, and Tomoko stopped showing him her artwork. She spent the time away from him listening fondly to her flip book, still playing the sweet sound of the piano. Not taking the separation well, the dad worked endlessly again, and after a year's work, got a new piano. It tore his hopes apart, when Tomoko wouldn't listen to him with that same amazement in her eyes, it just couldn't replace it. That special piano, it was worth more than he could ever make in a lifetime, and in giving it up, thought he could secure his daughter's happiness.

With educational opportunities presenting themselves, his last hope was that he could give her new inspiration. The dad offered her a number of very prestigious schools to improve her writing and artistic talents, it would cost him everything he owned, but he was willing to pay that price. To his dismay, she turned them all down, and instead presented the Red Star Academy flyer. It puzzled him to no end, how she would so suddenly take an interest in magic, despite having such a gift with drawing and writing. She wouldn't learn anything about that at a magic academy.

It felt to him, almost like a betrayal. For the first time in his life, he resented Tomoko. He traded his prized piano, for the sake of allowing her skills to shine, and now she was giving up on them. Filled with rage and indignation, he slapped Tomoko, "Why are you giving up your chance to make something of your life? I sacrificed everything for you, and now you are giving up on yourself? I can live with you giving up on me, but if you give up on writing, then what did I trade my piano for?"

For quite some time, it was silent, however Tomoko actually broke her calm, delivering words with a incredible soft passion, "You traded more than a piano." Holding up her flip book, the song plays, revealing the story about the magical champion, however the words are unreadable, because Tomoko's arms are shaking, tears coming out in a torrent down her face, "Why did you break your promise with mom?"

Tomoko speaks so rarely, even with such a short reply, her words were immeasurably powerful. Stories of a wonderful past move by, a story about a man who spent his night preforming at nightclubs on the piano, while his beautiful wife taught during the day. They weren't very good paying jobs, and they didn't always have the nicest things, but they were happy. What little spare money they had, they spent going on dates all throughout a town with nothing to offer, and of course saving for the child they planned to have together. It is unfortunate, that they would have that child just as war cut its way through, tearing apart the town. Without a doctor to assist the delivery, this poor wife found herself saying her last thoughts far too early. This man held this wife in his arm, listening to a dying wish: to never let the evils of war take away the loving feelings, the stories, the heartfelt memories permanently withheld in the town.

Suddenly the father became aware of the absolute enormity of the statement, completely overtaking him. It wasn't the piano, it was the memories of the mom she never got to meet; the song of a person who could make the world beautiful wherever they went. Tomoko, saw so much more than just music those days she listened to the piano. The father walked to the piano, and remembered what it felt like, to be in love. And Tomoko sat at his side, listening with the look in her eyes the dad prayed to see again. The music took grip of the room, and as the song finish, it was decided without so much as word or definite reason; Tomoko would be attending Red Star.

^Listen to the theme while reading for full effect

Appearance: Tomoko wears a thin grey jacket, and a short grey skirt. She has very deep blue eyes, and black hair that she keeps at shoulder length. She is a bit small and underweight, standing at 5'6'' and weighing 105 lbs.

Like this, but black haired, and the jacket has a zipper

Mana Nature: Sound

Other: Tomoko translates to knowing child. She keeps a flip book with her at all times. Tomoko is bisexual.

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Oh neat, I didn't see this. Just the love form for the school sounds fine, but lets get through the pervy sage arc before dealing with new characters. I'll buff Tomoko now that I know I have to fight the Hunter.

Ok sounds good to me, I'd like Fa'lin to develop more and I need more time to hammer out exacts on this character, here is the skill set, I added to the character sheet, but here so you don't have to read through all that.

Combat Style: KoKo is very small and very fast. He has superhuman attributes and therefore takes close combat for granted. He is only half Jarayan though and that makes him only half their strength. The Jarayan’s are said to have God like strength unto that of a Kryptonian. His magic is still very new to him, whereas he grew up with his above average strength, stamina, etc. This makes him more apt to rush in and attack. His spells spawn from his attacks, whether it be blades of wind formed through quick snap kicks, or miniature whirlwinds created from haymakers. That being said, he is using his magic to add too and subtract from the natural flow of air around him to create the desired effect and being new to these abilities has little, if any control over them. He is also not impervious to his own abilities and if the wind does become too strong it can harm just as much as another.

***Sub-Style – The Hunter: The Hunter is stronger then KoKo, the difference being unto that of an adult to the strength of a child, when applied to the Jarayan’s superhuman capabilities. He is the embodiment of the Hunter and his fighting style reflects that. He is an expert at stealth magic as well as tracking magic. His attacks come quick and in a flurry. Individual attacks may not seem powerful when attacking one equal to his strength, but they hit almost simultaneously. His specialties are what he calls ‘trick shots’. (All spells with ‘***’ have The Hunter prerequisite)

Quick Shot: For every attack spell expended that isn’t dispelled or deterred in any way, an extra blast at half power can be added immediately as an immediate follow up reaction with a pause for thought.
***Stalk: After delaying an action in stealth and if under cover still at the next round, can move at normal speed completely undetected as an attack spell. Mana usage depends upon the speed he intends to go.
***Trick Shot: Two-part spell. First shot must be dodged, delayed, or cancelled. This spell has to be stated before hand. Once the spell is cancelled the shot immediately reappears coming from another direction, but from the same distance, at the same speed and with the same amount of power.

Rising Dragon[15%]: Combo attack. Must land first three physical attacks. For every attack missed 3% extra mana can be added in substitution. Fourth attack surrounds user’s right hand in a whirlwind, also creating a whirlwind around both parties. 6% mana is used in final attack which, if landed, immediately shatters any shield equal to or lesser then his full mana pool potential, as well as dealing knockback. The downside is after the spell finishes, both parties are several feet up in the air, the attacked is usually punched from the whirlwind zone, but whoever is in that zone is also blown back, but only at a quarter of the intensity.

***End of the Hunt[at least 36%]: Rarely used, a finally ditch attack by the Hunter. He expends all of the remaining mana in him, up to what would knock him unconscious, must be over 35%. Becomes completely invisible and swift as wind for three rounds. While invisible strength and dexterity are doubled, but whatever ward was in place before is gone.

That's just a draft I did now, going off of what I can understand of the magic rules without having actually participated in a battle before. Have good nights rest and let me know what you think after you have had time to sleep on it.

[★LunaLight★]

Ok sounds good to me, I'd like Fa'lin to develop more and I need more time to hammer out exacts on this character, here is the skill set, I added to the character sheet, but here so you don't have to read through all that.

Combat Style: KoKo is very small and very fast. He has superhuman attributes and therefore takes close combat for granted. He is only half Jarayan though and that makes him only half their strength. The Jarayan’s are said to have God like strength unto that of a Kryptonian. His magic is still very new to him, whereas he grew up with his above average strength, stamina, etc. This makes him more apt to rush in and attack. His spells spawn from his attacks, whether it be blades of wind formed through quick snap kicks, or miniature whirlwinds created from haymakers. That being said, he is using his magic to add too and subtract from the natural flow of air around him to create the desired effect and being new to these abilities has little, if any control over them. He is also not impervious to his own abilities and if the wind does become too strong it can harm just as much as another.

***Sub-Style – The Hunter: The Hunter is stronger then KoKo, the difference being unto that of an adult to the strength of a child, when applied to the Jarayan’s superhuman capabilities. He is the embodiment of the Hunter and his fighting style reflects that. He is an expert at stealth magic as well as tracking magic. His attacks come quick and in a flurry. Individual attacks may not seem powerful when attacking one equal to his strength, but they hit almost simultaneously. His specialties are what he calls ‘trick shots’. (All spells with ‘***’ have The Hunter prerequisite)

Quick Shot: For every attack spell expended that isn’t dispelled or deterred in any way, an extra blast at half power can be added immediately as an immediate follow up reaction with a pause for thought.
***Stalk: After delaying an action in stealth and if under cover still at the next round, can move at normal speed completely undetected as an attack spell. Mana usage depends upon the speed he intends to go.
***Trick Shot: Two-part spell. First shot must be dodged, delayed, or cancelled. This spell has to be stated before hand. Once the spell is cancelled the shot immediately reappears coming from another direction, but from the same distance, at the same speed and with the same amount of power.

Rising Dragon[15%]: Combo attack. Must land first three physical attacks. For every attack missed 3% extra mana can be added in substitution. Fourth attack surrounds user’s right hand in a whirlwind, also creating a whirlwind around both parties. 6% mana is used in final attack which, if landed, immediately shatters any shield equal to or lesser then his full mana pool potential, as well as dealing knockback. The downside is after the spell finishes, both parties are several feet up in the air, the attacked is usually punched from the whirlwind zone, but whoever is in that zone is also blown back, but only at a quarter of the intensity.

***End of the Hunt[at least 36%]: Rarely used, a finally ditch attack by the Hunter. He expends all of the remaining mana in him, up to what would knock him unconscious, must be over 35%. Becomes completely invisible and swift as wind for three rounds. While invisible strength and dexterity are doubled, but whatever ward was in place before is gone.

That's just a draft I did now, going off of what I can understand of the magic rules without having actually participated in a battle before. Have good nights rest and let me know what you think after you have had time to sleep on it.

I am going to warn you right now that having a keyword that automaticly follows up is a high tier keyword since it defeats the normal 8% limit. Also, if you use this keyword, you will have to pay the % power of the follow up. Stealth sounds a little bit like auto-hitting, so again, this is looking to be a very high tier fight. Trick shot needs a little bit of clarification. Once the first spell is blocked, at which phase does the new spell cast and resolve?

Also End of the Hunt is an illegal move. You cannot cast a spell for more than 33%, and using up all your mana is fatal. There is always the ability/add on exception, and you did justly compensate by shattering the ward, but I don't think you understand how important the ward is. This is from the section in my guide where I scare people into valuing their ward.

Now in most fights, if a ward is broken, the rest of the magic spills over killing them. But what happens if someone survives without a ward? You could just kill them, but some mages can do worse. This should stress the importance of wards.

Enslave- Without a ward, you can potentially control someones body with magic since there is nothing in the way. Having them betray comrades.

Curse- Curses cause terrible things, yet surprisingly, most of them cost near zero mana to cast. Without a ward, you can ruin the rest of their life beyond repair. If made properly, curses can only be removed by the one who cast it, or the caster's death.

Own- Master summoners with peeked emotions can actually claim ownership of unwarded mages. Forcing them to either follow their master, or be completely removed from existence.

Unthinkable- You may create scenes too graphic for IC, causing them to simply be implied, or doing them in PMs if you so wish.

Restart- Many mages are able to cause memory loss and install false memories in varying degrees. There is nothing good that can come of this.

Change- By altering someone's body structure, you can make them into whatever you like.

Sacrifice- You may tribute any aspect of the person to meet the cost of a magical item, spell, ability, or divinity.