Keon's Test

[Haseo Epitaph]

[OOC ~ it's okay I know you have alot to do and a lot on your mind from what you told me a little while ago in the cbox. Just take your time with this alright? No rush, you do not have to get to it right away. Your school work and whatever else you may have going on in real life is more important than this. Rping is a hobby no? It shouldn't add to your stress levels.

This post is much better than your last one.^^ I like it. But once again I'm going to change things up and see how you respond to something which is completely unexpected. I know its moving faster than what would be normal if this rp was part of the plot, but I don't want to drag this out too long and miss out on the real point of all this. Which was to test how good of reactions you had when dealing with split second changes in an rp and to go over the funidmental aspects to ensure concepts of g-modding were not present.

If you can handle these quick change ups and keep a cool and level head as well as have your character stay cool and not panic in the aspect of over stepping the character's boundaries and the boundaries of rp rules then you my student, pass^^ -makes the little face kakashi does when he tells naruto and sasuke and sakura they passed his test with the bells- If you can handle this then you prove you can handle just about anything which is thrown at you. I shall explain more specifics in the rp school thread after you complete the task I set for you. I'll teach you evertything I know about battles and general rping and show you just how strong your beloved character can be and do things you never thought he could!]

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IC ~

Gah! No. No..don't....no...don't. voice was too low for anyone else to hear. What..was Haseo actually talking to himself? Or was this some kind of residual effect from the battle? The fact still remained of which Haseo held no interest in honstly killing Keon, as of now he was defending himself seeing as the other merely desired to fight. It was a shame really, Keon was unwilling to listen, allowing whatever memory or collection of memories to cloud his judgement. Either way, Haseo did not have any real reason to hold it against Keon for reacting the way he did.

After all, Haseo himself was nothing more than a walking contriversy. He looked like a monster, he tried to explain to Keon he was not attempting to kill him but ended up being drawn into a fight regardless. If he really meant what he said he would have simply turned and walked away, or, allowed Keon to beat him to a pulp until the human tired himself out. But Haseo could not simply lay down, it was too deeply hardwired into his brain, into the most primal of all instincts for self preservation. Thus he reacted by attacking. Calling it a manner of self defense was merely a way of doctoring the manner up to look nice.

Damn it all! This wasn't helping! Part of the problem was this strange new land, he knew absolutely nothing about it! Being drawn into combat, Haseo justified it by labeling it as a learning experience, to see just what the people of these new surroundings were capable of. Then again, just because Keon held these powers did not mean the rest of the human population was like this. Haseo realized now he only made matters worse by spouting off his thoughts on how Keon obtained such powers. In this same note one could not completly blame Haseo for this.

He played host to the most powerful creature of his homeworld, humans had attempted many times to steal the power of the gods! It was the only thing which made logical sense as to how a human could bare such abilities! On another flip side, Haseo would have been smarter to keep his damn mouth shut until he'd found hardcore evidence to support this theory of his. Damn, screwed over again. Bottom line, things were not adding up nor making any sense what so ever.

With the blow he received, the male knew damage had to be delt to his opponent. His arm would have been broken if not shattered on the inside. Judging by the sluggish movements and expression of agony twisting across Keon's face as he forced his arm to work with him in order to perform a new attack, the arm was now nothing more than a liability to him now. With this damaged arm now covered in water, Haseo realized the apendage must have been rendered completely useless if he was relying upon his control over water to make it move. Then again it could be a trick to lure the male into a false sense of security.

It was a ring of never ending destruction, the two would keep fighting until one was too injured to fight, or until one gave up. Force was not the best choice here, perhaps if he tried a different tatic he would be able to clam the other down. A sudden pang of energy raced down Haseo's spine as though it were a bolt of lighting! Oh, no. The attack from earlier had....! It had...! Fuck....

Haseo collapsed down onto his knees, back bent, hands grasping at his skull, claws clenching about his scalp. Tail began to thrash about irratically, blade slashing and gouging out deep scars into the earth, baying open as though they were evil, hungry mouths. Body began to twitch and convulse, the male shaking his head to and fro. Lips were pulled back, lethal fangs revealed, face twisted up into an unimaginable expression of agony. Corners of his mouth began to bleed, chest heaving with every breath, now hyperventilating.

It was as if, he were being torn apart from the inside! What could only be described as primal sounds bellowed forth from his lungs, words no longer spoken from his lips, only the anguishing cries of an animal could be heard. Ggggaaaaahhhh!! Aahhahahaaaahhhhh!! N-n-no! No! NO! NO!NONONONONONO!!! I- I won't let you! Stop! STOP! SSSTTTOOOOPPPP! I WON'T LET YOU! I WON'T LET YOU! I WON'T LET YOU SKEITH! I WON'T LET YOU OUT! I WON'T LET YOU OUT!

Skeith?! Who the hell was Skeith?! Was it actually possible for another demon...to exist inside of this demon's body?! Bloodfreezing cries sounded forth as the internal battle continued between the two demons. Haseo, fighting to keep control, and Skeith, fighting to take over. NO! GET AWAY! GET AWAY FROM HERE! GET AWAY NOW! RUN! RUN! GET AWAY! RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY! I CAN'T......I CAN'T HOLD HIM BACK MUCH LONGER!!! Was...was the beast attempting to...protect Keon?

Haseo had made a grave error in judgement. With his body still suffering from massive internal damage, his power level only at 70 percent max, it was only a matter of time, he was a ticking time bomb waiting to go off. And now, having used up a good percentage of his remaining strength, Skeith, the beast which protected and guided Haseo from within the confinds of his own soul, was struggling to protect his host in the only fashion he knew how. And that fashion was to kill and devour all those around him!

[Black Dragon]

Keon landed the flip and turned around only to the beast, back curled, tail thrashing madly, and screaming. All of what seemed like out of pain. Had Keon's punch did that much damage to the beast? Had the armor pierced some vital internal organ in the demons body? No that would be impossible. Or was it? Keon knew his punch had not been that powerful. It couldn't be. Could it?

Keon began to panic mentally. What was going on? Was this just a play to make Keon think he was winning? Or did he actually deal that much damage? It didn't click in his head that the beast was frantic until he heard the beast scream "GET AWAY FROM HERE!" This snapped Keon out of his daze however didn't give him control over his limbs. Keon turned his head to run but that was the only thing that moved. He was looking into the sea. An endless amount of water that stretched out to and past the horizon.

Keon's body was not responding properly. And this was a HUGE problem. He could do nothing without a properly functioning body. Well he could waste more chakra and do the same thing he did for his body as he did his right arm. Keon felt his body go cold and his head began to hurt. It was a throbbing pain. He knew what had happened He was suffering from dehydration and his body could no longer move as well as it should. Keon forced water down his throat almost choking himself. The water quenched a thirst he had not felt in the heat of the battle. The feeling in his body started to come back Slowly. He felt his muscles tense up, then relax, then tense up again because of him having opened the gate of opening and the gate of rest.

Keon turned back to the beast and lifted both of his arms to enter his fighting stance of Chin Na once more. This would happen very quickly faster than most living things without a sharingan eye could even comprehend seeing. Keon ran to the beast and spun lowering to the ground putting his good left arm on the ground, and keeping his right arm at his side by once again manipulating the water covering it. All of that motion combined to make a powerful kick directed to the beast's chin. Keon pushed down on the ground making sure to send chakra to his hands as not to get stuck in the liquid, he shot out of his mouth a few moments ago. He pushed off of the ground in order to give the kick even more devastating power.

Keon hoped with everything in him that these next few moments would work in his favor. if it didn't he would be a goner. His body wasn't going to last him much longer and that demon looks like it could fight for a few more days![/b] Keon already knew if the shit hit the fan he would be forced to use combination transformation with Umi. The hard part about that was getting him here. His loyal companion was promised time with his significant other, another hydra by the name of Serene. Since Keon had taken Umi on a three year trek across what seemed like, and probably was, a million miles.[/color]

[Haseo Epitaph]

NO!NO!NO!NONONONONONONO!!!!! NNNOOOOOOOOO!!! STOP BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE! YOU'RE DRIVING HIM OVER THE EDGE! GET AWAY BEFORE SKEITH TAKES CONTROL! GET THE FUCK OUT OF HE- it felt as though a sword imbuned with lighting had just pierced through the bottom of his jaw, plunging up straight through the roof of his mouth and into his very brain. Senses were arry, the beast unable to see, brain scrabled thanks to the inner war for control with the Epitaph Skeith. There was no way Haseo could have seen the next attack coming in his current state.

The force behind the blow was not all as strong as those he'd taken before. Infact, compaired to damage he'd taken in previous training battles against his master who just so happened to be human, this was fairly weak. It was enough force to snap his head around to the left, his opponent must have been running very low on energy at this time, so a lower endurance rate then. Regardless of the true strength of the blow, its power was amplified thanks to the hyper sensative physical state triggered by the internal struggle between Haseo's will and the will of what had become his alter ego, Skeith. Make no mistake as previously stated, not all his senses were in what could only be described as turbo overdrive state. Touch, smell, taste, and hearing were maxed out yet his sight had completely vanished.

Even with this handy cap, Haseo was ot to be underestimated, he wasn't down for the count just yet. The jar granted some unexpected results, apparently it was just what the beast actually needed! Skeith lost his grip, his concentration on attempting to overpower Haseo, thus granting the young male time to re-establish the mental shields, blocking Skeith from tearing into his mind. Skeith, however, was not about to give up that easily. Once again the enraged monster threw himself against the shields, ripping and tearing, desperate the gain control!

Entire body seized up, stomach knotting itself over and over, oxygen crushed forth from his lungs. He collapsed over onto his side, limbs having gone limp, eyes closed, breath ragged and shallow fast paced as his heart raced well beyond the range of what a human's was capable of. He was still as stone, unmoving save fr the heaving of his sides, ribcage expanding to the point where one might believe it was about to burst open! Rapid breathing quickly gave way to harsh, deep chest coughing. This type of reaction was most certianly not from the damage he recieved from the attacks by Keon, this was something else.

A slight glow began to gather about, actually eminating forth from the male's body! The glow began to brighten, revealing itself to be blood red in color, twisting and pulsating with every cough, every breath, even the most minute muscle movement triggered it to pulsate. Gah...so...this is the way huh? cranium lifted forth, raised from the ground. Right arm slid under his body, heaving himself up, entire body quaking, muscles screaming out in unbelievable agony. Somehow, the beast managed to erect himself into a half standing position upon all fours.

Head turned to the left, facing the other where he stood. Crimson eyes, once filled with irritation and rage had changed. Now, only a sense of realization, an even thankful light danced about within them. Expression softend, hard lines fading away, melting to expose a gentle smile, a true expression, something which could not be copied nor faked no matter how hard one tried. I..was wrong...blinded by the knowledge of only what I knew instead of looking into what I did not know. Just because something....was one way....in my home dimension, does not mean it is the same in another. Y-y words were interrupted by a violent stream of coughs, entire body convulsing with each spasm of his lungs and diaphram.

You humans....are different here. Gifted by the gods...instead of enemies of them. Red glowing only continued to brighten, now, distinctive translucent, rather, holographic markings began to spread across the male's body. They were indeed otherworldly in appearance, elaborate tribale symbols crissing and crossing about his body, crawling down his arms and legs, spreading across his chest and back, creeping up his face and onto his forehead. The markings on his forehead began to expand out, forming the shape of horns!

I-I shouldn't have been so hasty in my assumptions. I-I apologize for this....Skeith...the god imprisoned inside me...took the greatest fall from humans centuries ago. His influence...is hard to resist as you saw...but truly...I thank you.

Head was thrown back, the markings pulsating faster and faster! A blinding flash of light, and it was all over. Haseo re-appeared, damage having been healed over inside and out, armor repaired. He was good as new! He stood with his back to Keon, a glance over his shoulder and a rather unexpected friendly smile was castforth for the other to see. Without another word, the beast vanished into the woods, the ordeal finally over.

[Black Dragon]

Keon felt his kick land on soft exposed flesh. At first this excited him made him happier than anything ever had. He had landed a kick on a demon even if it had only had one tail. It was an achievement he would remember for the rest of his life. However a slit second after impact he felt a crack then a snap. His bone had separated from the force he had behind his kick.

This was because Keon had unknowingly and unwillingly closed both gates. Or rather they had been shut down by a lack of chakra and physical strength. Keon had noticed the pain and the sound that traveled through his body but it had not yet registered in his mind. He crouched down then stood up.

There was a flash of pain and before Keon could think he was face down in the water. He could not move and he refused to breath for fear of drowning which was more of a "What will people say at my funeral when they find out?" more than an "Oh no I'm going to die!" Keon used what last bit of chakra he had to turn himself around in the water so that he would be face up and would be able to breath, without sucking in a lungful of water.

Keon looked up fearing for his life. He may have injured the beast but it was not knocked out and could go for a finishing blow at any moment. Instead he say the beast still twisting in pain and anguish. This was not as a surprise this time as it had been the first. However Keon believed that he had actually harmed it. Then it spoke the words came like boulders crushing every thing Keon believed and the face of the demon had sealed the death of his beliefs.

Wrong? Gifted? Gods? Enemies? What was happening? Keon's mind was now filled with too many thoughts to process at once so his brain shut down. He stoped thinking and only saw heard and felt. He saw the sincere look on the beasts face. He heard the words ind and full of emotion. he felt a connection with the thing he wanted so much to kill. He wanted it dead, but even if he could move and fight. He would not be able to. Despite what Keon said and did he still had a forgiving spirit and just now he forgave the beast for anything it may or may not have done to Keon.

A tear had formed in Keon's eye it swelled up and fell into the water. As the beast went on to apologize in between coughing up blood and wincing in pain Keon continued to cry. How could I let my judgment be clouded? Am I not fit to carry my title as Umikage? Then came the question that shattered him emotionally. How would she feel about this? He was now officially dead. his brain could now only handle the function of breathing and seeing.

Then he saw what he knew would eventually happen. The beast started to heal. Keon was too busy crying about Mizuko to notice or care. He would be there for a few days or until Umi picked up his scent and came to take him home. Umi knew where Keon had went and could find him easily. It was only a matter of when Umi would leave Serene.

THE END

[Haseo Epitaph]

Congrats! You passed!! -throws streamers everywhere-