Sea calander: 1519
Shimotsuki village
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The Blazing sun was at the peak hours of the day.It was the time of autumn,cidar leaves were falling while swaying in light breeze of dense forest.
A figure- with an height of 182 cm and lean muscular build was practicing swordsmanship while sweating all over his body.
He was wearing a thin black tunic.
He had an very attractive face with sharp eyes of amethyst colour,calm and collected.He had long hairs tied loosely in a ponytail with few wavy hairs scattering on his face,hair colour like that of an raven wing which seemed to compliment his pale golden-white skin.
He was Ash.
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Ash dashed at a nearby practice dummy with speed beyond human comprehension.He bent a little while placing his sword at his hip in a sword drawing form and whispered in a low ghostly voice barely audible within the howling winds.
"Water Breathing - 1 form : water surface slash.
The dummy was cut in a two clean halves within blinding speed and clean cut-his sword edge seemed to be having humid,water like surface.But the sharpness of the katana never dulled.
After completing his first move Ash did not stop, instead he increased his speed further and moved towards the second dummy nearby like an arrow released from a bow.
"Second form : water wheel."
The dummy split in two different halves but ash continued his assault on the remaining dozen or so dummies.
"Third form : flowing dance."
He moved with fluid dance-like footwork and his blade resembeld the flow of water,attacking multiple dummies .
"Fourth form: striking tide."
He delivered rapid consecutive wave-like slashes,mimiking the tides against the shore.cutting several dummies in one go.
"Fifth form: Blessed rain after the drought."
A gentle cut was on the neck of the dummy,though it took few breaths to realise the dummy's head was sliced of it's body.
Then, Ash lunged at a nearby dummy without pausing.He twisted his upper and lower body mid air and generated a powerful,swirling vortex of air that obliterated the dummy.-"sixth form: whirlpool."
Then, he moved to his next target and held his sword in a stabbing position and mumbled -
"Seventh form : Drop ripple thrust."
There was a gaping hole in the chest of dummy but ash was already moving towards his next target with unhumane speed and reflexes.
"Eighth form : waterfall basin."
A powerful downward slash which cleaved the dummy in half.
Then with incredible speed and agility, he moved.
"Ninth form : slashing water flow."
Without seeing the art of sword he moved towards the last of 4 dummies.
" Tenth form : constant flux."
A water dragon formed at his sword as he moved with great continues and powerful attacked with precise control over his blade.
The dummies got obliterated within seconds with Ash standing behind them in a standing position while sheating his sword.
Sweat trickled down his face,his body was drenched in sweat ,muscles aching from constant training-
"Phew..... "satisfying enough.now for the next part-"
Ash mumbled as he unsheathed his katana and took a deep breath- then whispered in a low ghastly voice barely audible to himself-
"Water Breathing- Eleventh form : Dead calm."
Everything stilled in the moment,he entered in a state of complete tranquility.
Birds stopped chirping, a nearby rabbit stopped moving .As it's instict told it that if it moved - it would die.
There was complete silence and solitude for Ash. as he felt like standing on a still water like surface.
He felt like he could kill anything entering his range of sword.
This was an ultimate technique for defending himself.
After dozen or so seconds passed the form finally ended and everything resumed it's normal pace.
"Huff...Huff..."
A satisfied smile was playing on Ash's lips.
" .....haha...I... finally managed to master the complete breathing techniques of water style."
"Heh" - Ash smirked.
"I even recreated the eleventh form."
"Ahh....so satisfying....I am really amazing man."
Nod.
"Yep .... totally amazing!"
Nods again to himself.
"Now for the final touch of my training arc-"
Ash moved to an open area clear of any obstacles.
He stood there took few calm breaths and mumbled-
"Trace .....on"
Blue translucent runes like tatoo appeared on his slightly raised arm as he continued.
"I AM THE BONE OF MY SWORD"
His muscles tensed as strength surged into them-
"STEEL IS MY BODY & FIRE IS MY BLOOD"
The winds picked up the tension as autumn leaves began to scatter around.
Blood rushed to his body with incredible speed,further increasing his strength .As the bones became sturdier.
"I HAVE CREATED OVER A THOUSAND BLADES"
He paused for a breath and continued-
"UNKNOWN TO DEATH"
"NOR KNOWN TO LIFE"
His perception became faster as his nerve response reached it's peak.
He could see the world moving a bit slower then usual,but he did not pause and continued-
"HAVE WITHSTOOD PAIN TO CREATE MANY WEAPONS"
The surrounding around him began to change with trees disappearing and barren land came into view.
"YET THOSE HANDS WILL NEVER HOLD ANYTHING"
The air stilled as he continued-
"SO AS I PRAY"
Ash paused for a breath and whispered in a low ghastly whisper -
"UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS"
A barren field came into view.
Broken blades were laying scattered around the battlefield like area,yet every blade was broken- but undying ! As these were the weapons used to wage war against the gods themselves.
A dozen seconds passed as his body finally gave up and he had to close the noble phantasm of Archer.
"...Haah ...Haaah.."
"....phew.."
"The noble phantasm of Archer sure lives upto the hype."
Ash said as he wiped the sweat off his brows.
" Alright, this should be enough - let's check my progress."
"Status"
Ding.
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Host's stats :
Name : Ashborn.
Age : 17[+17].
Character template : Archer.
Template progress : 82%
Observation Haki : Dormant.
Armament Haki : Dormant.
Conqueror's Haki : Awakened.
Conqueror's mastery : Adept.
Skills:
Basic swordsmanship: great mastery.
Water Breathing swordsmanship : [100% mastery].
Overall strength: pirate captain which can venture into the grandline.
-> you are strong enough to lead a pirate crew in grandline.Though you can survive or not is another different matter.
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"Phew"
"Satisfying results, alright."
"Let's go washup and eat lunch now - I am hungry."
With that ash disappeared into the swaying forest .
______________to be continued ______________