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Post by Mervyn on Jul 17, 2018 16:39:15 GMT
Hatsu level 1 - 2
#1.
People often wondered what a sailor was doing staying in a city like York New, to be honest Mervyn himself wasn't really keen of all the giant buildings and the sea of concrete himself. The sailor much preferred the normal salty sea that just consisted of water, fish and the drowned hopes of many. Yet one can't always choose where their path in life would lead them. Mervyn's path lead him here, to train his nen and physical capabilities.
At said moment he was trying to increase the time he could keep full focus on pushing as much aura out as possible, he wanted to reach a certain limit so that he could work an ability to help him in combat. As someone with afinity for manipulation, the sailor knew that full out physical hatsu wouldn't be something he should start off with, thus he wanted to see if he could use his smarts to create an ability that would manipulate his opponents senses
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Post by Mervyn on Jul 17, 2018 16:40:21 GMT
#2.
Mervyn had been holed up in York New city for the past few months where he earned his living by participating in underground martial arts fights and tournaments. In which he made a name for himself, though in his free time he spent a lot of time drinking and studying Nen. " Ah 26 seconds!" The sailor mumbled softly as he paused to look over the enormous city from his hotel room window. As the sailor released his ten, he trellised he still was not where he wanted to be but things were improving.
He stood up feeling a fresh breeze in his face, times like this reminded him of home, yet he couldn't stay nostalgic for long, he had a goal to reach. Closing his eyes while trying to clear the mind from the clutter that was refraining the sailor to focus as much as he wanted to, he tried to find peace of mind, a quiet time with no thoughts and only the focus on him and the aura around his big and burly body.
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Post by Mervyn on Jul 17, 2018 16:45:42 GMT
#3.
The sailor was an honest person, one that liked fair fights, ones like those were just pure tests of strength, simple fights where the one dealing more damage would knock down the opponent, which often brought himself in a disadvantaged position. While trying to maintain his Ten the Sailor's thoughts were focused on ideas how to enhance his capabilities as a fighter and give him a more advantaged position in his fights.
The sailor had a rough sketch of an ability in mind and even realized the best way of making it work now he just needed the physical capabilities for it. He had a start, he knew his endurance was better than most, his body size would also allow him to take quite a few hits, but the biggest advantage he had was his attitude. The attitude to never give up, never complain about pain or while hurting would really aid him in practicing this hatsu.
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Post by Mervyn on Jul 17, 2018 16:53:41 GMT
#4. A battle was just a simple test of endurance, if someone hit you harder than you could hit him, that person would probably win, though Mervyn an idea to counter this concept, he'd want to make it so that if people would hit him, they get the same damage dealt to him, hopefully even more. The sailor knew his power would be quite unique, not a lot of people would be crazy enough to have a hatsu that would activate only when another person would strike you.
Mervyn knew that the core of his idea was a weird concept but according to himself something that fit his fighting style and was something he would feel fair in using in combat, this also would make him be safer against people who would use things like guns. The sailor smirked as he practiced moving aura from his body into his hand in quick succession, he only needed a small amount of aura to activate said ability.
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Post by Mervyn on Jul 17, 2018 16:56:49 GMT
#5, Though how do you work a concept like this, he needed something to activate it, a touch would be most simple, and not as intensive as trying to put a range on this ability, there were always moments where you can get a quick touch or even a handshake in just to activate this ability. If mervyn would try to make things work at range it would require more focus, be something he can miss and not something that could be used as an ultimate shield, this hatsu was still not where it should be.
The idea was to use the manipulative nature of his Nen to shoot through his targets body, altering the pain and damage receptors, linking them to his own, without taking in his own resilience against damage, yet using his opponents senses for pain. The sailor smiled to himself, why was he so great at thinking up these things. Mervyn realised people would often be too scared hurting themselves, Which hopefully would prevent anyone touched by mervyn from even attacking him. That is what the sailor hoped for at least, he knew there would be idiots trying to go for it anyways, but that was a worry for later.
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Post by Mervyn on Jul 18, 2018 18:01:44 GMT
#6. First he needed to be able to apply his aura into his hand into whatever he touched in just less than a second, how can one practice nen application speed? well by quickly moving aura into ones finger and then moving it to a finger on said other hand. The sailor decided that if he wanted to be successful he would need to be able to apply the small amount of nen needed to activate his hatsu in less than half a second, which was now his goal.
The sailor decided to use a more practical way of using his aura, he remembered the test to find out what type of nen he had used a leaf in a glass of water, the leaf reacted to his manipulative Nen by moving around. The sailor used this principle in his beer glass. By sending aura into his finger, he moved the foam on the beer glass around trying to do it in quick bursts, even creating a smiley on top off the beer with foam.
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Post by Mervyn on Jul 18, 2018 18:04:39 GMT
#7. " I wonder if I can still drink this" the sailor joked as he poured down the whole glass, he knew that his speed could be worked on but he felt like his precision was quite good, atleast it was a level he could work from, the cool thing about ability's and powers was that you could always work on it, it was like a good ship, never done, there is always things you can improve and make even stronger and more durable, he knew that in this case his body was his ship, and the fuel was beer, maybe not the best thing to put in yourself but it helped him focus.
Taking a deep breath the sailor relaxed his body and instantly activated his nen around his finger, his application time wasn't as fast as he wanted but this was something he could train. moving the nen to his other hand in near instant fashion Mervyn smiled, he started to understand activating his Hatsu and thus started playing around with it. now he needed someone to test it on, and what was a better target than his opponent in his next fight.
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Post by Mervyn on Jul 18, 2018 18:08:16 GMT
#8. A few hours later Mervyn had entered the ring where he would be participating in multiple battles tonight, he was going to try and test his Nen on a few opponents and see how it worked. " Next up, Mervyn" a voice called from outside of waiting room the sailor was in. Moving up stage the sailor saw a well build small causican man, his hair was short and his eyes had a very angry look, the type of person that liked punching before talking.
Mervyn smirked as he knew he had found a perfect target for tonight. As the two stood in front of each other he offered the man a hand, as his opponent shook it. Right at that moment the sailor didn't hesitate and quickly activated his hatsu and applied it towards the mans aura. He then used his aura to change the mans senses, manipulating his pain sensors to also feel mervyn's pain. It took a bit longer than expected but luckily everything was done before the match started, his first use of hatsu on a real life person was succesfull now to see how it would work out.
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Post by Mervyn on Aug 1, 2018 10:13:16 GMT
#9 A punch flew towards the sailor, at first he wanted to dodge, but he couldn't test his hatsu that way. He braced himself, and as the punch hit his face, his iron body felt tingly but the person next to him grasped his face, he was super confused what happened. Mervyn smiled " I'm sorry bud" he said as he threw an uppercut right in the mans stomach watching him land a bit away, flat on his body like he was a beached seal.
Just to be safe Mervyn had coated his arm with his Hatsu as he landed the previous punch. The sailor smirked, it felt unfair but this ability sure was coming in handy. He knew that if the man was going to stand up again, which wasn't that likely he still had an advantage, every next hit was going to hurt the man, which would confuse him enough to give Mervyn another opening, though if he wanted the fight to continue he shouldn't have knocked him out with an upper cut.
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Post by Mervyn on Aug 1, 2018 10:15:41 GMT
#10 The sailor sat down back in his dressing room, he was victorious, he looked at his nen as he quickly transfered nen there to apply it to touch, it was a habbit he had created, whenever he looked at his arm he'd transfer aura, this would help being as quick as possible. Mervyn wondered how his opponent was doing, maybe he was still really frustrated after all this, confused why his face hurt so much suddenly.
Even though he had used an ability others didn't have access too the sailor believed that you could use anything in combat, even techniques like this. He actually thought it would be rude to not use all he had to offer while fighting someone, you gotta go all out in fights like these just so there are no regrets. Mervyn realised that the confusion caused when someone hit him was just going to help as much as the inflicted damage and pain, giving Mervyn a moment to strike while his opponent tries to figure out what hit him and why he is hurting.
Hatsu level 1 learned!
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Post by Mervyn on Aug 1, 2018 15:06:34 GMT
Mission time:
Name: Revenge beat up
Level: 5
Description: The guy you just beat up wants to fight again, on his turf if you win you get 25 jenny
Reward: 25 jenny
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Post by Mervyn on Aug 1, 2018 15:17:07 GMT
As the sailor enjoyed a warm shower while humming some very happy tunes the door of the changing room was kicked in, " Is that damn sailor here" a familiar voice asked as Mervyn scratched his head. " I am not sure if I am damned, but yup I am here enjoying a nice shower, you don't sound like you want to join me under here?" Mervyn joked, hoping to break the ice and having this thing not escalate, Mervyn knew why the man was here, he wanted to know about the punch to the face and probably want revenge.
" I don't care for that, get out of there and get dressed so I can beat you up, you dickhead" the shouting voice echoed through the whole room, making some of the people in there run out. " If you give me a second, I am just washing my hair " Mervyn teased, trying to taunt the man, he wasn't really in the mood for a naked brawl thus had to find a way to get his clothes on before this fight was going on.
" Come out there right now so I can beat you up you fucking cheater" The now even angrier man yelled as his saliva followed his words out. " Calm down man, I beat you fair and square, and will do so again, I am not fighting now if there isn't anything in it for me, I just do this shit for the money so just leave me alone" Mervyn sighed, wondering about a good escape manouver. " Oh maybe I can try this!" Mervyn giggled to himself.
" If you win in a fair fight ill give you 25 Jenny, you don't deserve that much ill beat you up though and steal all your money " The man yelled as he punched the wall showing he was ready to beat the Sailor up. " Ey, you two help me out here, we gonna beat the sailor up" The man yelled to his two lackeys behind him. " But, boss that isn't fair " One of them said while stuttering out of anxiety, the other joined in " Y-yeah you wanted a fair match, and the sailor looks strong". " GODDAMN YOU TWO DO WHAT I SAY"
"But boss, he really was strong, like he beat you in one hit" Scared lackey #1 said as he looked at the floor. "How Many Times DO I HAVE TO REPEAT. the man used trickery. I got hit out of nowhere, that's why we came prepared, let's get this guy out of here." Angry man continued fiercely, as he was holding a giant iron cane, his lackeys were both equipped with a dagger, they were going to let the sailor know to not mess with them, and if it was going to take lunch money to convince him to die then he would bet lunch money on it.
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Post by Mervyn on Aug 1, 2018 15:29:54 GMT
Mervyn smiled as he realised he was fighting versus three people, he needed to make a ruckus so he could get this stuff over with. The shower block he was in consisted out of 12 showers, close to each other only divided by small walls. The sailor quickly moved through all the stalls and put them as hot as he could, except for the last one, as someone was still in it.
" Goddamn, a man can't shower in peace here, those yelling twats now you " The person in the shower yelled. "Ey, relax I'm just creating a way for us to get out without even fighting or having to deal with them" the man nodded, left the shower and turned it on as hot as possible like Mervyn explained. It didn't take long before the whole shower turned into a giant sweaty sauna.
As the temprature in the room reached the highest point and it was starting to fill with tons of smoke and condense from the hot showers, Mervyn and his naked but temporary partner in crime rushed out to get dressed while the crooks were still busy trying to figure out how to deal with all the smoke and shit going on in there. " he isn't coming out boss, maybe he is trying to make a run for it, scared little helper #1 mumbled "Yeah this isn't a good idea, let's leave" scared little helper #2 continued.
"You two really are useless aren't you?" The angry man complained as he wondered who he beat up first that damn sailor or those two stupid scared twats. " Come out sailor, you can't hide forever, you are smoking yourself to death like this" Angry man yelled while staring at the are where the showers were supposed to be, this was quite a good diversion. Sadly the diversion soon came to an end as the heat triggered an alarm which triggered sprinklers, making water rain down in the dressing room while the showers were force shut off.
As the smoke cleared up, a shilloutte was seen slowly appearing from the smoke, wearing his traditional sailors outfit, except for his hat, as his hair was still wet, and uh was that soap? Mervyn panted, trying to get his shirt down properly, "Ugh, I didn't want my clothes to get wet, but hey you guys wanted to fight, let's do it" Mervyn exclaimed cracking his knuckles and smiling a little, in front of him stood 3 crooks, one of them armed with an iron pole the other two with daggers, this was going to be quite the fight.
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Post by Mervyn on Aug 1, 2018 15:47:31 GMT
"So you three are sure you want to do this?" Mervyn asked, trying to stall time while walking up towards the three, the nen was still active on the big guy but the two lackeys weren't touched yet, what was Mervyn going to do? He was in a bit of a pinch, but nothing he couldn't handle. As Mervyn moved forward the three in front of him were still argueing, angry man was quite scared to attack, he didn't want to get hurt again, the two lackeys were probably even more afraid, no one wanted to take initative, yet the sailor was coming closer and closer.
As Mervyn was just a few meter away from the three he itched his head " Oh wait, I shouldn't forget my hat" He said in an upbeat tone. As the sailor turned his back on the three, Angry Man pushed his two lackeys forward, " Go you two attack him" With a lot of hesitation they moved forwards both holding their knifes in an amateuristic way, but very determined to prove their boss they could do this. Mervyn sighed, he knew they would attack from the back.
" hey, that is kind of sad, why would you attack me like that" Mervyn sighed, and quickly dodged to the left while turning around, punching the left guys knife holding arm, grabbing it after and dragging his body to his side. As the scared lackey #2 saw this he couldn't continue his attack because he didn't want to hit his friend. When mervyn noticed the moment of hesitation, he fimly held the man who he was holding, squeezing his arm and shoulder so he dropped his knife and couldn't move.
As mervyn knew he was safe he placed his foot in the back of the mans knee, putting quite a bit of pressure on it making him fall to the floor, as mervyn let him go the second lackey charged at him. He was way more determined than before, this evil sailor hurt his friend and now he was going to kill him, he clenched his dagger firmly and sprinted towards merv, raising his dagger ready to slash at the sailors throat. But before he could strike Mervyn used a shoulder tackle to crash the man into a wall.
" You should never raise your blade like that, it leaves yourself open. " Mervyn exclaimed with a sigh as he went back to grab his sailors hat, which he calmly put on, after which he cracked his shoulders and sighed. He was done with this fight, even the angry guy wasn't really strong, Mervyn had been brawling so long he knew many dirt techniques and tricks he could use to get the fights over with, sadly they didn't work on angry man who suddenly appeared behind Merv charging at him, slamming his pole towards the sailor.
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Post by Mervyn on Aug 1, 2018 16:04:22 GMT
When the pole struck him, Mervyn knew that he should probably evade this, wait a while before having his hatsu activate, before it was fully figured out. The sailor slid to the side, ducking out of the iron poles trajectory, which after slammed into the wall, scratching it a little. Mervyn stood up, put his sailor hat on and sighed, " You really must want revenge, you damaged a wall, had your friends hurt for no reason and are acting like an angry babboon, what even is your problem" The sailor asked with a very serious face taunting his opponent.
An angry opponent was dangerous, but very predictable, you could guess what he was going to do with ease, counter them relativly easy as well. The sailor liked having an idea about what was going on, the opponents skill and fighting senses. While his opponent was quite strong, maybe even quite fast he was also really overconfident and lacked the skill or common sense to not fight those stronger than you, maybe he didn't even realize he was in a disadvantage versus the sailor.
As angry man struck again Mervyn decided to play with him, as the pole struck forewards The sailor moved to the side a little blocking the full inpact with his arm, a shrieking pain went through his whole arm, way more than Mervyn had expected. "Oh god that hurt" Mervyn yelled as he looked around to find his opponent, the sailor was done he was going to teach his opponent that it was rude to ambush people while they were showering, that it was rude to use weapons versus those that didn't, that it was rude to fight again after losing in a fair match.
Mervyn looked around thoroughfully but couldn't find the man, untill he heard a scream come from the floor. " This really hurts, goddamnit what is happening, He didn't eveeen hit me, Ouuuuch it's probably brokeen, I can't use my arm anymore goddamnit you moronsailor, you are cheating, this isn't allowed" Angry man yelled as he was trying to get up, but struggled as he couldn't even put pressure on his right arm. Quickly reaching towards a knife that was still on the floor with his left arm the angry man jumped forward lunging at Mervyn's stomach.
" You really don't ever give up do you? " Mervyn asked as the angry man stormed forward while holding the knife, he was lunging forward trying to stab the sailor in the stomach, or the heart or wherver it would let him bleed to death. Mervyn was done, this guy went to far, you don't go for the kill in a simple brawl, as the man lunged forward he stepped to the side, made him trip and put his foot on his back while the man was on the floor. " Look you are defeated, done, you won't beat or kill me, give me the money you promised and don't ever come back, next time I'm going to attack myself.
After Mervyn's foot was lifted angry man rolled away from Merv struggling to get up, hey bade for his lackeys but there was no one there, his friends had long fled, as for him he had no choice but to give mervyn his money, reaching out to his wallet with his working hand he removed some paper money from it and handed it towards the sailor, not saying a word. as he hang his head in defeat he left the room in defeat. " hey you aren't bad, try to fight without weapons and don't be salty about losses, they happen." Mervyn said smiling, he couldn't deal with anyone being that down. but hey everything ended up being okay.
Mission completed.
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