aGri, the Lay of the Land, for Igaki Ariichi

aGri;;

Show them the Lay of The Land

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[/b], the territory covers a centiare, or 1 square meter.

Upon reaching C-Class, the territory will cover a maximum of a deciare, or 10 square meters.

Upon reaching B-Class, the territory will cover a maximum of an are, or 100 square meters.

Upon reaching A-Class, the territory will cover a maximum of a decare, or 1000 square meters.

Upon reaching S-Class, the territory will cover a maximum of a hectare, or 10,000 square meters.
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[/b] on a non-sentient thing or surface.

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Fighting Style;;
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[/font][*] 閑期拳 (Gounoukankiken);; Never formally trained in anything aside from how to use a tool and how to use it well, Ariichi isn't the most skilled fighter, nor the most versatile. However, if you give him an expanse of space, just a good, wide berth, he'll make do. As a swimmer, he works best with wide, arcing blows meant to disorient more than incapacitate, or decapitate. While his arms are long, his legs are longer, and more solidly built; in a pinch, a kick from Ariichi can knock the wind out of an unsuspecting opponent. As a part time farmer, one used back breaking labor, he knows how to channel power into a blow when need be, usually from overhead, or wound up from the ground up. Also, with his familiarity with poled instruments, Ariichi finds himself at home in combat with a staff or some such weapon in his hands. Time may have taken much of the bite out of the farmer, but it doesn't mean that there still isn't any left. The modern, or lazy man's farmer is well adapted to a multitude of environments, and quite dexterous, if given his space, which he, more often than not, is forced to take using his abilities.

aGri as a tool of escape and evasion is invaluable for Ariichi, and may very well make the difference between life and death. The Till of Reclamation leaves him with a more or less acrobatic fighting style, taking the dips of flowing in and out of the surface to the sky for brief, but swooping attacks.

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Techniques;;

[/b] (The Till of Reclamation);;

The Till of Reclamation allows Ariichi the unique ability to grant any solid surface that his feet may come into contact with the potential to nurture life, regardless of its original disposition. Through bestowing a small portion of his own spiritual energy into the material, it begins to till itself, turning over and breaking itself for the better. It is this spiritual energy that grants the material its newfound ability to bear life, nurturing whatever seeds of life may lie in its grasp. In any of the lands tilled by his own 'hand', if you will, as they have effectively become seas of his own spiritual energy, Ariichi may effectively swim freely through the material. Any tilled point may become a point of entry for him into the medium. Any surface that is simply too thin for him to submerge himself into will simply allow his passage through to its underside, effectively allowing him to traverse a plane. His motion, while submerged in the medium, is almost like flying unwinged, unpropelled; swimming through the land, some would say.

It is much more difficult for Ariichi to till the entirety of his territory at once than it is to simply create a point of entry by which he may enter the medium, though neither task is exhausting, to say the least. While his turned 'earth' may provide sustenance for the seeds that may be grown within, this technique does not afford Ariichi such a luxury; once he has entered the medium, Ariichi may only remain for as long as he is able to hold his breath. In this technique's, and solely this technique's, use, the boundaries of Ariichi's territory travel with him, essentially rendering the land about him an infinite sea for as long as he may hold his breath, while also involuntarily covering his traces. As the territory moves, however, all of the tilled land reverts to its original state, healing over without a trace of its previous ruin. Prior to his reemergence, Ariichi's presence is revealed by a patch of newly tilled land that appears just over the area that he uses to exit the medium.

In sacrificing some effort, and a bit of spiritual energy, this technique may also be used to entomb things ranging from inanimate objects to his very opponents. The cost of entombing a living being is much greater than that of an inanimate object, and varies proportionately with their respective strengths. Inanimate objects may be buried almost immediately, with larger objects, such as buildings taking a bit more time given their height. The entombment works similar to quicksand, with struggle leading to a more difficult time in escaping.

This technique, though shortsighted in its current usage, will grow with Ariichi's abilities, and in time will afford him the full fledged manipulation of whatever solid surface that he may find himself on. In any case, the surface continues to maintain its natural physical properties, and may be affected by any conventional means that would normally result in its damage or destruction.

With his current standing, D-Class, this fantastical farm boy is simply able to till, or turn over, the solid surface that he finds himself upon, regardless of its composition. His ability to swim in the surface is measured, at best, as he has not yet come to master it. He peaks at a speed around his fastest breast stroke, once he's hit his groove, a relative speed defined by his speed stat. Common seeds or plants receive an immense boost in their growth rate when planted in aGri-tilled medium, growing to full size in mere hours, from one end of the life cycle to the other. Once mature, the plant can continue to grow, reaching ungodly proportions many times their original size.

[/b]. This entombing effect can last for up to 5 Posts with a maximum depth of 2 feet, or until the Territory is released from Ariichi's control. The sunk target must be within the Territory in order to be affected by it.
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