The Epsilon Eventuality
"I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now." - Vinge Kurama
Background & Belligerents
In the Last of Frost, a splinter group of the Kurama clan that didn't travel to Kumogakure have managed to find Ancient Scrolls made by their Ancestors over the many nomadic years of the clans lifespan. Now, while some feel that the scrolls should be brought to the main clan for safekeeping, many others feel like their splinter clan is the new main clan, and want to take the scrolls for themselves. As such, war has broke out in the Land of Frost in perhaps the worst area for any Ninja: The Epsilon Range, an area of mountains and tunnels known for their powerful genjutsu effects.
Due to the many splinters, it has become an all-out battle for who holds the scrolls, and said scrolls often are changing hands rapidly, leaving the defenders and attackers to be constantly up in the air. Three major factions have popped up during all of this: The Black Hand, The Foehn Union, and the Tsukumogami. The Black hand believe in using the scrolls to recreate effects similar to the sharingan's Izanagi in both offensive & defensive ways, the Fohen Union wants use the scrolls to properly unite the body & minds of the Kurama's bloodline in a manner similar to a jinchuriki, and the Tsukumogami aim to use the scrolls to awaken the minds of objects, similar to Samehada. In order to achieve their goals these splinters clans have hired outside help to try and win this many-sided stalemate. Each village, and even Missing-Nin have a big incentive for helping out as it may decide where the Kurama's next seat of power may be, or at the very least some new jutsu thought to be lost to time.
Special Reward
The faction that wins this Theater of War will receive access to The Ancestral Scrolls of the Kuama, a set of Kurama-themed Exclusive Genjutsu techniques that anyone can learn, regardless of whether or not the user has the relevant skill(s).
In the case of a tie, the final mission will act as the tiebreaker. If this doesn't decide who the victor is, then the a simple 7th mission to fight for the scrolls with no background genjutsu effects will be created.
Mission List
- Mental Molehill:
Mission Name: Mental Molehill
Mission Rank: A
Theater of War: The Epsilon Eventuality
Relevant Plot NPCs N/A [Unless Requested by Players]
Mission Goal: Capture the Mole/Help the Mole Escape
Description: The Black Hand has manage to find out that there's a Fohen mole in the Tsukumogami ranks, and could have valuable info on where the scrolls are. Depending on your side, your job is to either capture him & his allies out to arrest them for interrogation, or find him, assist him and knock out his pursuers. Victory is declared when all but 1 side is incapacitated. If the Mole dies, the point will be given to the victor of the final mission.
NOTE: Chakra Sensing Abilities are less accurate here as the Genjutsu 'Fog' the Range gives off hides people who's stamina is B or lower. (And the Mole's stamina is lower then B.)
Payment: 100,000
Maximum Number of Participants: 2 or 3 (1 for each faction)
MISSION COMPLETE: The Black Hand is Victorious!
- Damian's Drainway:
Mission Name: Damian's Drainway
Mission Rank: A
Theater of War: The Epsilon Eventuality
Relevant Plot NPCs N/A [Unless Requested by Players]
Mission Goal: Protect/Kill Malver Kurama
Description: The Fohen Union has taken up residence in one of the Mountain's critical Dead Zones, Damian's Drainway, and their current leader Malver plans on using it as a way to cut off any scroll-related movement. Several factions have hired shinobi to either act as bodyguards for Malver or to kill him and have their faction take the Dead Zone instead. Victory is declared when all but 1 side is incapacitated.
NOTE: Genjutsu is ineffective on this mission as the Dead Zone will automatically break any Genjutsu put on a person.
Payment: 100,000
Maximum Number of Participants: 2 or 3 (1 for each faction)
MISSION COMPLETE: The Black Hand is Victorious!
- Applied Intergistics:
Mission Name: Applied Intergistics
Mission Rank: A
Theater of War: The Epsilon Eventuality
Relevant Plot NPCs N/A [Unless Requested by Players]
Mission Goal: Retrieve/Protect the Tracker
Description: The Black Hand have managed to get a hold of device may be able to pierce the range's strange effects & locate the scrolls directly. Other factions have gained wind of this development and sent in shinobi to retrieve the device so the Black Hand loses their upper...hand. Victory is declared when all but 1 side is incapacitated. If the device is destroyed, the point will instead be given to the victor of the final mission.
NOTE: Genjutsu used here will do CON damage instead of INT. Not even the Kurama's Bloodline can change it back to INT damage here.
Payment: 100,000
Maximum Number of Participants: 2 or 3 (1 for each faction)
- Analysis Anarchy:
Mission Name: Analysis Anarchy
Mission Rank: S
Theater of War: The Epsilon Eventuality/color
Relevant Plot NPCs Rahn
Mission Goal: Capture Rahn alive.
Description: Rumors have been going around that an A-rank missing-nin named Rhan has been hired to assist in another splinter faction's hunt for the scrolls, and is making a lot more progress then anticipated. You're job is to capture him, preferably alive. Know however that you won't be the only one hunting him down. But beware, the man is a skilled user of Kyujutsu and Taijutsu, and his arrows are particularly nasty. Victory is declared when all but 1 side is incapacitated. If all teams are incapacitated, the point will be given to the victor of the final mission.
NOTE: The genjutsu this area of the range gives off has a permanent afterimage effect, similar to the Clone Technique.
Payment: 100,000 | Unique A-Rank Bow & Arrows
Maximum Number of Participants: 2 or 3 (1 for each faction)
MISSION COMPLETE: The Black Hand is Victorious!
- Evalu Trading:
Mission Name: Evelu Trading
Mission Rank: S
Theater of War: The Epsilon Eventuality
Relevant Plot NPCs N/A [Unless Requested by Players]
Mission Goal: Retrieve/destroy the cargo
Description: As the search for the scrolls continue, Several Factions have caught wind that an important supply caravan has come to give the splinter that currently has the scrolls some much needed relief. Go either retrieve the cargo or destroy it, but watch out for others who'll try to help their own faction as well as the guards trying to protect the cargo. Victory is declared when all but 1 side is incapacitated. If, by some miracle all sides are knocked out, the point will be given to the victor of the final mission.
NOTE: Genjutsu is amplified here, being treated as if the user has a +1 Tier UB to intelligence as well as a rank higher for the purposes of breaking out of it. This includes Dojutsu Genjutsu.
Payment: 100,000 | Additional 50,000 if cargo is not destroyed
Maximum Number of Participants: 2 or 3 (1 for each faction)
MISSION COMPLETE: The Black Hand is Victorious!
All other missions must be completed before this one can be taken.
- Creative Thinking:
Mission Name: Creative Thinking
Mission Rank: S
Theater of War: The Epsilon Eventuality
Relevant Plot NPCs Hoki Kurama
Mission Goal: Kill Hoki Kurama, get the scrolls, and don't go insane.
Description: The splinter factions have shrunk down, leaving very few remaining and they're all gunning for the final spot the Scrolls could have been left at: Rhan's Cavern, the cave where all Kurama go if they wish to become head of the clan. Hoki Kurama was last heard to have traveled there, and if rumors are correct he intends to destroy the scrolls to end the war. Orders have come down and one thing has been made clear: Hoki must be killed, and the scrolls retrieved. Each Splinter has made 1 final attempt to gain shinobi from their land to get the scrolls, but be warned; those who enter the caverns often leave with their mind's changed, and not often for the better. Victory is declared when all but 1 side is incapacitated. If all sides are incapacitated, the point will be awarded to the last faction that was standing, but no ryo will be given.
DISCLAIMER: This mission will live up to it's Rank. Anyone who enters, even a natural born Kurama will be under constant assault by genjutsu, acting like both an INT and CON poison that lowers them by (-) every post as long as they're in the cave. This debuff ignores the -2 tier debuff limit, stopping at E for CON as it won't outright kill you. Jutsu like Genjutsu Kai can pay a B-rank's worth of CP to reset the debuff. Being knocked out will reset the debuff. Bring your A-game people.
Payment: 150,000 | All parties, win or lose, will receive a permanent (+) UA Buff to Intelligence & Perception against Genjutsu.
Maximum Number of Participants: Up to 6, 3 min. (2 per faction)
Conclusion
The war had gone on longer then any side had planned, but in the end, it was the Black Hand who stood victorious and gained control of the clan's scrolls in a near one-sided victory practically lead by the Kurama Clan leader himself, Mōtimā Midori-Okō Kurama.
Despite the Fohen Union's attempts to get out their mole within the Tsukumogami with the help of Ari Dokuma early in the war, Chen Kimyōnakama managed to capture the mole and brought him to the Black Hand. A month or so later the at-the-time Chunnin Mort fought against the Jinchuriki of the Five Tails Sero Jaakuna, a monster in his own right due to his twin lineages. They both were sent out to Damian's Drainway, an area where Genjutsu was useless to secure the area. Being supplied by gear from his late mentor Ryuko, Motima managed to subdue Sero, but at the cost of the dam and a lot of the surrounding landscape.
A year passed, with the war being at a stalemate with no signs of the scrolls popping up. Those in charge during the start of the war had changed, yet it was like time had stopped in the Land of Frost, stuck to keep fighting their war. But then new info came up, and two combatants returned to the Frozen Range once again to incercept important supplies. Ari Dokuma, now with the eyes of her deceased teammate fought against the Head of the Kurama himself, Motima Kurama. The battle looked to be in Dokuma's favor for most of he battle, but a lucky shot gave Mort the victory. Soon after Mort found himself facing her teammate, Ashitaka Inuzuka Senju, as the both searched for Rahn. However, like before Mort took down the Senju after a difficult battle, allowing him to capture Rahn and give the Black hand the final piece to locate many of the ancient scrolls. While a few scrolls still remain hidden, The Black Hand in the end were the victors, allowing them to continue their research in recreating the Izanagi & Izanami for the Kurama while keeping the Kurama clan located within Kumo's borders.
This Theater of War is officially considered completed. Others may take the remaining missions for storyline & individual mission rewards. However, these latecomers will be ineligible for the Special Reward granted by this Theater of War.
Victors: Motima Kurama & Chen Kimyōnakama will each receive a copy of the Ancestral Scrolls of the Kurama and the jutsu enscibed within.
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