Noah nodded. "I can understand that. I hope fighting something inhuman doesn't fill others with so much despair that they lose without a fight. I'm up to the challenge, though!"
Cliff grinned at Agito. "Nice technique there, Agito-san! I had to complete a Jutsu on the fly there! You're truly a fun opponent!"
Support Gravitaz on Kickstarter!He nodded, "Yeah, just make sure to be careful, if they are machines, they can be amplified."
Agito looked at him, still completely serious and dead quiet, until he said, "Iaijutsu - Swallowtail!"
He slashed with his sword, sending one big sword beam at Cliff, until the beam changed form into a flying bird like thing.
"You're right. And by whom, I wonder..."
Cliff smiled at the bird. Again, he shouted, "Volcano Striker!" The beam of magma slashed through the bird at Agito.
Support Gravitaz on Kickstarter!"That makes sense." Noah nodded. "We'll need to identify and locate such an individual."
Cliff sank to the ground, stabbing his sword into it. Lava rose to catch the beams low enough to still hit him, while the others passed over his head. He pushed his chakra into the ground, sending it under Agito's feet. Once there, it exploded upwards, giving the appearance of an erupting volcano.
Support Gravitaz on Kickstarter!"Then it is imperative that we capture said person."
He seemed to dissipate into fog again, but was looking rather like the lava hit his right leg.
He slashed three times, sending three more of the Swallowtail attacks at Cliff.
About then, Keiichi got a message and was told to get ready for a mission. He left, but told Ingrid before leaving, "Keep them from killing one another."
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Ryo was behind Sao, silent as he looked around at the interior of the estate. He was a bit wierded out by it all, being under a roof again. Haven't been in a place like this in... 7 years, i think? Somewhere around there, he thought to himself as he continued looking around. He was extremely tempted to leave and wait by Raion, where he was a bit more comfortable- he felt sad, walking off and leaving his friend alone. But he could take care of himself, and Ryo didn't think anyone here would necessarily attack him, unless they were brave enough to fight a lion.
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"You lost, Dio. You lost for one simple reason - you were using charcoal." - Hank HillNot hearing a response, Sao opened the kitchen door, and found no one inside. Settling on a large table, he took the scroll out of his bindings, laying it out on the table.
"Let's see what Mom wrote..." Sao muttered, decoding the first part.
If you're reading this, that means your father is dead. That was our condition. When he knew he was going to die, he would give you this. Now that he is no longer holding you back, you can begin training properly.
Sao sighed, "Good job mom. Way to soften the blow." He read a few more lines, and was able to decode up to the first stage of the technique.
The first thing you must learn is nature transformation. The ability to turn your chakra into something else. As you have been working with poison your entire life, it should be easier to turn your chakra into a chakra poison. It will eat at your opponents chakra like a cancer. It is up to you to figure out how to use this effectively.
What followed that note was how to actually turn one's chakra to poison, but the rest was encrypted with a chakra seal, unreadable until he completed his first stage of training, apparently.
Sao laughed, and rolled up the scroll, saying "Thanks mom. I guess I'll have to start training."
He then went to the refrigerator, got out some meat, and started to cook it, making a meal for himself and the lion.
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Noah nodded. "I agree completely. How and when shall we go about doing that?"
Cliff quickly brought his sword up to parry the birds away. He was just fast enough to knock down two, but the third struck him straight in the chest, piercing his Magma Armor and drawing blood. Dammit, that hurt! He's strong! But it seems like I got him, too! He charged Agito, slashing his sword in an arc of lava.
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Support Gravitaz on Kickstarter!Zengoji contemplated, "Well, they have played things very well in that regard, they probably will not show him, or if they do, it'll be a part of a trap."
Agito was sliced clean in half by that-
"Too. Slow." He slashed once from behind Cliff, concentrating three Swallowtails into one Jutsu, "Iaijutsu - Soaring Phoenix."
The phoenix made of energy sent off from his sword was massive and seemed to curl its wings when it got to Cliff, and attempted to encircle him in the energy.
Ingrid shouted, "Agito!! That might be overdoing it!"
"That makes sense," Noah replied, nodding. "I guess that's not really a main concern for right now anyways, though. Just something for further contemplation."
Cliff smirked. I guess this marks the end of the battle. He concentrated his chakra around him, his Armor melting to join it. "Time to end this with a bang! Taku Style - Human Volcano!" Lava exploded around him in an radius of pure lava, expanding outward to clash with Agito's attack. The Jonin slumped to his knees in exhaustion as his attack continued to expand outward.
Support Gravitaz on Kickstarter!Sao finished preparing the dishes, making enough for at least 6 people. "Well, at least having to cook for my dad and me finally paid off,"Sao said, laughing. "...And just made myself depressed again." Giving a light sigh, he took up one of the plates, and walked outside going the food to the hungry lion.
"Here you go, have a good meal," was said with a smile.
Raion stared at the food for a few seconds, then back at Sao. "My deepest thanks, Sao." He began eating away after that. Ryo, who had been with Sao for a bit, just looking around, stared at his friend thoughtfully as he ate.
"You lost, Dio. You lost for one simple reason - you were using charcoal." - Hank HillZengoji nodded, and asked him, "So, Noah...are you worried about any family you have in your old village?"
The two attacks resulted in a massive explosion of force that sent both fighters backward.
Byakuya happened to walk into the room and he whistled as the blast of force barely missed him. "Phew, that was a close call!"
Agito managed to rebound and the fight stopped. He bowed before Byakuya, "Hello, Byakuya-sama, I was merely testing Cliff."
The silver haired man nodded, "I can see that...hmm..." He gazed at Cliff. What game are you playing at?
Ryo raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean? I told you, i left."
During his eating, Raion paused. "The basic version is that you left, yes. I believe our friend here means why.", he said, giving a curious look at Sao. "Am i right?"
"You lost, Dio. You lost for one simple reason - you were using charcoal." - Hank HillRaion burst out laughing, and Ryo was reduced to a fit of laugher as well. "Sao, i'm not that good." After a look at Raion, he said, "But yeah, i'll tell you."
He took a deep breath and thought back. "I was born to the Shokan clan, a popular middle class family highly esteemed for their generosity among other villagers. My parents died shortly after i was born, and i lived with my grandparents."
A small sigh, and Ryo continued. "While i was near hopeless in traditional jutsu, i was a very skilled summoner. But when my parents died, i was made homeless because of my age, 12 at the time. In a fit of anger, i left. Plain and simple."
Raion coughed. "The additional part to that is that he left with us three, meaning his summons. Raised us all from birth. I was a cub at the time, as i recall." Ryo nodded.
"You lost, Dio. You lost for one simple reason - you were using charcoal." - Hank Hill"Er... no. Ryo, i'm done here, why don't you just show him. Thank you, Sao, for the meal." Ryo nodded, and in a puff of smoke he was gone.
"Alright, i'll summon them right now." Withdrawing both of the scrolls, he did the same thing as when he summoned Raion, albeit in a more complex fashion. Two puffs of smoke made it impossible to see Ryo.
When it cleared, on Ryos arm was an eagle, looking around with complete disinterest. He looked at Sao, and Ryo shook his head. "Iguru, please say hello. Sao, this is Iguru." Iguru exhaled slowly. In contrast to Raions deep voice, Igurus was more of that matching a sophisticated man you might see in a high class family. "Hello, Sao."
Then there was Hebi, who... wasn't anywhere to be found. Sao would feel something slithering up his legs and onto his shoulders. Slithering into sight was a snake that extended forward and looped around to face Sao. Rather than attack, the snake opened its mouth, tilted its head, made a smiling gesture mainly with its eyes and in a somewhat singsong and feminine hiss, it said: "Hi!"
"And that would be Hebi."
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"You lost, Dio. You lost for one simple reason - you were using charcoal." - Hank HillIguru nodded, and continued to look around uninterested. Hebi, however, stared at Sao for a moment, before resting her head on top of his. "I like this guy. Can i stick with him for a bit, Ryo? Please?" She looked back down, face upside down to Sao. "You are the first to not freak when you see me. This interests me. You mind?"
Ryo looked at Sao and shrugged. "Okay with it if you are, but you can't stay for too long, Hebi."
"I know. Concentration and whatnot. But as long as Raion isn't summoned, you'd be fine, right?" Ryo shrugged. "Dunno. Can't take chances."
"You lost, Dio. You lost for one simple reason - you were using charcoal." - Hank Hill

The ill man responded, "You are going to need to fight without restraints, and not worry about fatally injuring an enemy, they are not even human."
Agito stood there as his attack was forced back, but then he slashed again as the lava approached him and though his sword looked pretty worn by the end, he was still able to stop the attack.
Cliff is quite strong, he thought, perhaps a worthy opponent at last.