Ryuseki

APPEARANCE: Ryuseki has a muscular build, is covered in scars and is around 6'3".

Official art (c) Bandai Namco.

BACKGROUND: Born Darbiel Baltimore, Ryuseki lived a relatively normal life in the slums, amongst a loving family. He had an aptitude for music and quickly picked up the mandolin as a child. He never fit in growing up, and often disregarded his formal studies to focus on his creative hobbies. Social vagrancy led him to care less and less about the straight and narrow path and more about starting scraps and flirting with girls. His parents thought it would be a good idea to place him into martial arts for the structure and a place to put his extra energy, but things didn't go as planned. His gloves, for instance...

Ryuseki wears gloves because his bare hands are constantly on fire, a curse that was placed upon him when he broke the sacred oaths he took as a teenager under the tutelage of Gemoonian sages. They were teaching him the ways of the well known cultural martial art known as Dragon’s Breath when he was caught beneath the temple studying forbidden summoning techniques, with derelicts from the outer neighborhoods. Wearing these sanctified gloves also helps him control his energy and not burn out his ki, as well as catch his enemies by surprise when he unleashes what’s beneath them.

He ended up missing for years, and there are about 5-7 years worth of “Earth time” upon which his whereabouts remain unknown. Feeling betrayed by his teachers, his adolescent peers and his past, Ryuseki became a deviant and a glutton for cheap glory, alcohol, and going on dates. Most recently he was seen taking part in an underground street fighting ring in Dana, a large Gemoonian metropolis. He won many illicit tournaments, battling intoxicated or "rolling" as him and his friends would refer to it, just to see if he could still perform under the influence. Some say he fought even better. He travels across the galaxies looking for the best fights, concerts, wine and seeing if he can impress the ladies. 

Light Offensive Technique || Ballad of the Fallen Dragons

The spectral images of various dragons surround Ryuseki’s body, as well as specifically his hands as he unleashes fire drenched punches and palm strikes upon his target. 

    Power: 20 %

    KP Cost: 2 KP

    Variants: Homing

Medium Offensive Technique || Kurayami Railgun

Ryuseki quickly sings an aesthetically pleasing battlecry before subjecting his target to an immense salvo of JHP (Jacketed Hollow Point) ki projectiles. Believed to be moving faster than the speed of sound, these projectiles only fully burst once they’ve pierced their targets.

    Power: 50%

    KP Cost: 3 KP

    Variants: N/A

Heavy Defensive Technique || Baris Laksamana

Ryuseki quickly traces a line of salt on the ground or the air beneath him, designating a magic circle to be upwardly filled with a vortex of blindingly dark energy, protecting him from any oncoming danger. When the barrier lifts, he often opts to be in a different location.

    Power: 50 %

    KP Cost: 4 KP

    Variants: Taunt

Support Technique || MAX Power - Full Sauce

You may activate Max Power at the very start of your post, increasing the power of all of your techniques by +10% while active. This will drain Momentum at a cost of -1 MP per post and prevents you from gaining MP naturally, using evasive or escape techs, blocking escapes, and intercepting attacks meant for others. You can only turn it off at the end of a post, at the end your second post after activation at the earliest. You will still consume MP and not regain any MP on the post you turned it off on. If you run out of MP, you lose Max Power's effects at the end of your post and cannot gain any MP on your next turn.

Medium SPARKING Offensive Technique || Cursed I.S.K. (Incendiary Sonarkinesis)

Ryuseki, having studied the element of sound, has the ability to alter it on a molecular level to an offensive extent. He uses his ki and banished mudras of Gemoonian history to send a visible wave of black-demonic-flame-infused vibrations in and around his target, engulfing them.

    Power: 90%

    KP Cost: 4 KP

    Variants: Counter

Utility Technique || Flight

By some means, usually through a skillful application of your ki, you are able to fly through the air.

Utility Technique || Magic Materialization

Characters with magical abilities can conjure objects or structures. Larger or more complicated things will take more energy and focus to create. This technique is passive and does not require KP.