Tips for Creating Breathing Styles?
Hello,
So, I'm making a breathing style to go with a character (and there's logical reasons I'm having them make a breathing style, but I'm not going to spoil that here) and I would like some pointers/tips/constructive criticism if y'all are cool with that. I'm kinda just going to copy and paste my notes into here so any name mentions are my character and can just be ignored.
Note(s):
I am not Japanese nor am I a practitioner of Shinto so any criticism of my lack of knowledge will be ignored cause I'm already rather aware of that. That's why I'm asking for help.
Also, you do not even know how much research I've already put into this project so just kindly point me in the right direction and I will happily fuck off.
Also also, don't judge my egregious use of wikipedia. If there are better sources I should be using please just tell me what they are.
Anyways, thanks in advance, here's my notes:
Vaguely based off the mikagura Ren does during festivals
Kind of mimicking the mai and odori portions of the dance
I should probably look up videos for reference; that might help
Is an offshoot of Kaminari no Kokyu and ~technically~ Hono no Kokyu
Also technically based off of firestorms, but my idiot doesn’t know wtf that is
https://scijinks.gov/firestorm/
Named after Shonetsu Jigoku? Or Daishonetsu Jigoku?
Would name it Kasai Arashi but that’s a bit of a mouthful and also, as previously stated, Ren doesn’t know wtf that even is
I’m also an idiot so I don’t know if that’s even the correct term
Most of my knowledge comes from this page among others
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_Shinto
Ren is a Miko which is why there is heavy inspiration taken from Shinto in the katas
Katas:
1st Kata: Kiyome (Purity)
A languid slash that leaves behind a feeling of peace
Usually used when an oni surrenders
If the slash doesn’t behead the oni, the oni’s regeneration ability is reduced
Helps them to remember some human memories?
2nd Kata: Mikagura (Shinto Dance)
Maybe have a reference to Amaterasu or Ame-no-Uzume since they were the ones that started the legend that created kagura
Footwork taken from the mikagura dance? I don’t know shit about sword-fighting
3rd Kata: Hyoi (Possession)
A spinning slash that includes multiple rotations
The demon slayer’s strength and reflexes are then greatly enhanced for a time?
Kind of meant to mimic the end of the mai portion to a mikagura when the miko is meant to be possessed by a kami
Ends up creating a fire whirl as well
4th Kata: Izanami (One of the First Kami)
The effect of the attack creates a feeling of burning alive
Kind of like how Izanami died giving birth to Kagutsuchi
5th Kata: Akuryo Taisan (Exorcism (essentially, but kind of not really))
I have no idea what this would do yet but it would definitely hurt
I imagine it would also hurt without a nichirin weapon tho
6th Kata: Tatarigami (Cataclysmic Demons)
A reference to the fact this is based off of firestorms?
The effect of this one would be even more if it comes right after the 3rd, 8th, or 9th kata. Or maybe after any other kata
It's a combo kata I guess
Probably a strike that focuses on power?
7th Kata: Amano-Iwato (the cave Amaterasu hid in)
A slash that creates a bright flash of light that mimics sunlight
Can disorient and blind an opponent
Meant to reference when Amaterasu left her cave after hiding
Maybe I’ll just call it Amaterasu so Izanami’s not the only god referenced
8th Kata: Jigoku (Hell)
Eight consecutive attacks that burn more and more as they reach the end
Has the effect of reducing an oni’s regeneration ability
There’s a special effect for each attack but I don’t know what they are yet
All I know is they represent each level of Jigoku
Or maybe the effect is that there is more and more of an actual firestorm around them as the attacks continue?
Final slash results in a bigass explosion like from a pyrocumulonimbus?
9th Kata: Kuji-Kiri (Nine Symbolic Cuts)
Nine consecutive slashes and cuts made in the correct horizontal and vertical order while saying the yo and in-syllables in the correct order
Rin, Pyo, To, Sha, Kai, Jin, Retsu, Zai, Zen?
The effect of this kata greatly reduces an oni’s regeneration ability
If the Kuji-Kiri is done to an oni w/out a nichirin sword it still hurts like a bitch imo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuji-in
Uh... I think that's it. If I remember or come up with anything else I'll probably just edit it in.
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So ummm me and pookie bookie cookie poobie oobie woobie made this au typa thing with TF2 and kny SOOO :333
He most likely made a fusion of the breathing styles sound and sun breathing to make explosion breathing cus of his WILD demo and chemistry skills :3
He's probably a tsuchinoto or a hinoto, uses a saber to fight because his trusty possessed sword isn't scarlet crimson JUSTICR FOR MY BRO POSSESED SWORD 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 probably fights mid rank demons (lower rank 4-higher rank 3)
Heavy DEFINITELY uses stone breathing he's very strong and efficient with his breathing style though it did take him a bit to learn :3
He's most likely a konoe due to his heavy steps and visibility to demons and uses a mono sword to fight (or maybe his OWN SCARLET IRON BULLET FILLED MACHINE GUN, KASHKA 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽)
LIGHTNING BREATHER LIGHTNING BREATHER OR MAYBE A MIX OF WIND AND LIGHTNING BREATHING?? LIKE JUST FOR THE SPEED Or most likely doesn't even use a breathing style because of how like stubborn he is
Definitely a mizunoe / Mizunoto because he's rude and just lets others do his job for him and just uses a plain katana or a scattergun (IF HE DOESN'T USE BREATHING STYLES)
Engineer probably uses a mixture of lightning and stone breathing because of how used he is to electric things like his robots (proud father <3) he's very speedy with his breathing style (he tries his best)
He's a tsuchinoto for his devotion to fighting and his unique way of fighting he uses a double sided axe (kinda like a scythe but the blades or bigger and the stick is smaller by like three inches)
Sniper probably uses serpent breathing because he's used to sniping and it's like the closet it is to that or something (even just piss breathing/j)
He uses this longer version of a machete because professionals have standards and fighting demons with short weapons is NOT professional. He's a kanoto because he doesn't train that much which leads to him fighting low rank demons to no rank demons
He can't breathe. Okay I'm joking if he did have a breathing style it would be mist breathing because of (NOT BECAUSE OF HIS SMOKING HABIT) but because of how he can just disappear out of nowhere with one of the forms
Uses a plain katana because he wants to have the best efficiency to protect others and fight demons at the same time he's a tsuchinoto :3 and he mainly just became a demon slayer because scout did and he does NOT know how to use swords
Pyro DEFINITELY uses sun breathing and admires how sparkly sound breathing is and wants to learn how to use sound and sun breathing at the same time
They were pretty disappointed when they found it they couldn't use their trusty flame thrower but learnt how to make do with a sword or an axe and they're probably rank mizunoe or kanoto
Soldier uses sound breathing because of how it reminds him of the fourth of July he's pretty reckless with his weapon and breathing style but it's okay because it's soldier :3
Rank konoe or mizinoto because of he's recklessness and uses a shaska (is that what they're called I forgir 😞😞😞) he Was DEVESTAED when he found it he couldnt use a shovel
Medic most likely uses blood/blood Sakura breathing OR insect breathing he just likes things that reminds him of work OFF of work so he decided to go with that
He's probably rank kanoto (they're all beginners so ERM yeah :3) despite him being pretty strong and smart in the field and uses a plain katana OR the weapon shinobou uses depending on what breathing style (I didn't fully decide yet :3)
ANYWAU I hope thats accurate and stuff lemme know if you wanna know what type rank and stuff they would be if they were demons :3
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Crying blood, bleeding tears
tw mention of su!c!de, angst, no comfort, character death, demon slayer AU
character scaramouche/F!reader
a/n i really enjoyed writing thiss!! the angst in this- i was surprised when i reread this. "did i write this? holy-" haha
happy reading though! or considering it's angst- probably not happy reading...
this one-shot is a bit long.. 2308 words to be exact.. sorry about that :,3 it's also on my ao3!!
The way you spoke to people, how you use your hands in conversations, how you always care for people even if they have bad intentions for you. The way you look at him, like he's the only person in the world that matters to you. If he was dared to tell the whole world he loves you, he would simply whisper it in your ear.
Out of all the hashira's, you're a rank higher than him, but he is still well respected, even though his personality is shi-ty. Most of the members of the Demon Slayer Corps know him for how strong he is, even though he joined the Corps a year ago. Apparently he was some sort of criminal before he joined. A lot of people question if he should be serving the Corps, but Master let him join. You're still curious as to why the Master let him join, but he has definitely changed since he joined.
"Scaramouchie! We're on another mission together, how great is that?!" You jog up to him. You love to call him Scaramouchie, teasing him of any sort is fun, especially seeing his flustered face. He turns from his conversation with one of the Mizunoe ranked slayers, scowling, but when he sees you, his scowl disappears, and his eyes soften at your smile. But he quickly turns back, mumbling something to himself.
"Yeah yeah, be quiet, will you? We need to focus, apparently it's an Uppermoon, according to this Mizunoe," he gestures at the trembling girl. She bows when you turn to her.
"Are you hurt anywhere? The Kakushi will be here soon, please take the other slayers to safety in the meantime, yes?" You say, not letting her reply. She bows, and rushes off to the other slayers.
Nakurami Forest is known for being dark even when it's bright and sunny. It's something due to the trees according to Master. An Uppermoon? Here in Nakurami Forest..? You question, going back to Scaramouche, who is looking at the forest.
"What are you thinking, Y/N?" He asks, noticing how there's some sort of look on your face, which is unusual for you.
You turn to him, surprised, but you push the thoughts away, trying to focus.
"Nothing," you smile at him.
"Loving thunder breathing, first form, wall of rumbling hearts!"
A wall, with hearts, that is shaking against each other, small bolts of lightning between them, suddenly rises from the ground, going all the way up to the tree tops. You wince at the pain at your stomach, and quickly help the wounded member out of danger, yelling at him to leave the forest.
You cough, and look at the blood splattered at the ground from the cough.
Your wall goes down, and there is Scaramouche fighting the Uppermoon, dashing from spot to spot. You straighten your back, getting into stance. You hear your crow say something about two more hashira's arriving.
"Loving thunder breathing, third form, lightning love!"
A lightning cackle bursts from the sky, stunning the Uppermoon. Scaramouche takes this opportunity and dashes right to the Uppermoon, about to slice his neck, but the Uppermoon disappears, and you're suddenly pulled down to the ground, hitting your head on a rock, half of it in the ground, the other sharp half, on top.
You shrieked, a sudden jolt of pain rushing through your head. You try to keep your eyes open, your vision blurry, and your head is spinning. Your sword drops to the ground right next to you, the handguard of a lotus flower falling off from it. You groan, at the rush of the pain rushing through your head.
You can't focus on anything, and it's confusing you. He sees you fall back, and fear and worry fills his eyes. He gets into his stance.
"Anemo breathing, third form, song of the wind."
All of a sudden, he's right there, right next to the Uppermoon behind you, like a gust of wind had taken him there. He slashes the Uppermoon's head, and it falls to the ground. He drops his sword, panting, and goes right to your side.
"Y/N? Are you alright? Can you hear me? What's your name? What's my name?" He panics, asking all sorts of questions.
You try your best to answer all of them, but you wince in pain. You tied a cloth around your stomach when the Uppermoon sliced a bit too deep, but now the cloth is falling apart.
"Sca…scara.."
He shakes his head, tears streaming down his face. He hiccups, shaking his head.
"Y/N.. No.. Please don't leave me.. You're the only.." He struggles to finish his sentence.
You were the first person who treated him with kindness, even when you didn't know him that well. All the other hashira's treated him differently when he first joined, but you spoke to him, after he defeated a demon, effortlessly. You wanted to learn more about this mysterious hashira. He was a strange one, he was quiet, and kept to himself, but the more you two talked, he cared more about you, and loved you more than himself. He never showed this kindness to you, but you could see it in his eyes. The way they soften when you walk into the room. You could see it in his expressions as he's talking to you.
You groan in pain, gulping down and trying to control your breathing.
"Try to control your breathing. The Kakushi will be here soon, hang in there a little longer, please Y/N?" His voice is breaking apart, and he's trying to stop crying. He's holding your hand, and squeezing it, giving you reassurance that he'll be here with you. For eternity.
"Scara.. You're a really.. Good person, you know? Look at you worrying about me, when you're hurt worse," You manage to get out, but there's so much pain from your stomach.
"Sh-t.." You mumble under your breath, feeling more blood pour out from your stomach as you speak.
Scaramouche notices this, and unbuttons his uniform, ripping it off. He folds it as quickly as he can, and puts pressure with it to your wound.
"It's fine, Scara…" You can taste the blood in your mouth from the punch to the stomach earlier. You've always had a habit of peeling the skin on your lips, secretly loving the metallic taste on your tongue. But you want the taste to go away now. You want all the pain to go away, you just want to see Scaramouche smile once more. When he smiles, you just seem to forget all about your struggles, and worries. All you could see was how beautiful he looked. How happy he looked to just be with you.
"NO!" You're surprised by this outburst.
"BE QUIET Y/N. IT'S NOT FINE, YOU'RE.." He pants, trying to process all this, trying to keep it all together for your sake, but he's a mess. There's tears flooding down his eyes, snot dripping from his nose, and there is blood everywhere.
You give him a smile, your best smile. To show him it's okay. But you know it's not. There's tears rolling down the side of your face now, and you sniff, trying to keep yourself together.
He notices the smile, the tears and his eyes widen.
"STOP! Please.. Y/N.. Stop. Just stop.. Stop smiling like EVERYTHING IS OKAY. YOU'RE NOT OKAY, YOU'RE NOT OKAY."
You lift your hand, and take his hand from the cloth he's still applying pressure to you on. You hold his hand, as tightly as you can.
"Scaramouche.. It's alright." He frowns, his mouth opening to say something, but you continue, stopping him.
"It's alright. Death is something that happens in life. It's natural. It comes to everyone. Everyone has their happy ever after, some of them don't. But having you with me, as.." You can't bring yourself to say the word.
No matter how much you wanted to die in the past, no matter how many times you've cursed at yourself for not being able to die, you can't bring yourself to say the word in front of him, while he's crying. You've never seen him cry, and seeing him cry right now, breaks your heart. You want to hug him, and comfort him. But you can't.
"The Kakushi.." he says, but he shakes his head, hiccupping and wiping his eyes.
"They won't be here in time.. The rock hit my.. Head.. Really.. Badly…" you smile at him, feeling the tears run down your ear.
"STOP BEING SO NEGATIVE. THEY WILL BE HERE.. SOON.." He yells at you, squeezing your hand.
You chuckle, scrunching your face in pain.
His hold on your hand loosens, afraid he's going to cause you even more pain.
"Hey.. Scara.. Mouchie.."
He looks at you, waiting for you to speak. He's always enjoyed talking to you. He's always enjoyed listening to you, ramble on about things that interest you. Scaramouche has always known that you overthink things quite easily, so he tries his best to be clear about things. Your voice, smile, and just you, has always cheered him up. But seeing you die? Right in front of him? When he can't do anything? How can he live? How can he live, with the regret that you died right in front of him, and he just watched you, snot dripping down his face, crying like a little baby?
You slowly lose your vision, and your eyes seem to be closing. You try your best to keep your eyes open, but you can't. Deep down, you just want to close your eyes to make the pain go away. Your eyelids are too heavy for you now.
"NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. DON'T! KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN. DON'T LEAVE ME.. Please... Y/N.." He sobs through his words, wiping his noses, gently shaking you, still holding your hand. Having three people leave and betray him left him alone, but once he met you, he forgot all about them. He forgot all about his suffering. You bloomed a path into his heart, allowing him to express himself more, showing more of his self to people, and especially to you. What did he do to have you enter his life, and be the sunlight, he always looks forward to seeing?
Your hand goes limp, and he continues shaking you, sobbing. He continues to hold your hand, even when there's no warmth on your hand. He continues holding your hand, even when he knows, that you're already gone.
"Y/N.. Please.. Wake up.. "
Your whole body is cold, and limp. You're not moving at all, not even when he shakes you violently. He stares at your body. In horror, shock, denial. You're not actually dead, are you? You're just teasing him, aren't you?
"I want to hear you.. call me Scaramouchie.. once more.. please.."
A few years later...
"Anemo breathing, third form, Jade-Claimed flower."
A flower, the same design as the top of his hat, rises from beneath the demon, and folds itself in half with the demon in the middle of it, knocking out the demon. He takes a step to the unconscious demon. Rising his sword, he slashes the demons head off, its body crumbling away, as the ashes fly into the air. He slices his sword in the air, something he was always taught to remove the blood after a fight. He slowly puts his sword back into his scabbard, and looks around the scene. More Kakushi scurry onto the scene, helping the wounded and helping clean up the scene.
"Sir Scaramouche?"
He turns around slowly, wondering why someone would talk to him, when there are severely wounded people who need attention.
His eyes widen slightly, and he seems to have been bought back to the first time he met her.
The same worried expression, like he's worrying if Scaramouche will be annoyed. She also used to have that expression whenever she asked for a favour, or for help with something.
"I uh.. I thank you.. Thank you for helping us.. I don't know if we would've been able to see the sun again if you hadn't arrived.." the young slayer bows, lower than a normal bow. Scaramouche looks in surprise, but his gaze softens. She also bowed like that when she apologized and thanked people..
Some of the Kakushi are secretly watching this scene now, as they continue cleaning up and helping the wounded. None of the new slayers ever dare walk up to Scaramouche due to his temper and cold personality. They've heard about him, as he's the most well respected among the Hashira, but the new slayers question that because of the stories they've heard about him, by people who have met him before.
Scaramouche takes a step to the young slayer, and places his hand on his head, and pats it gently. The young man is surprised by this, but he just stands there.
Scaramouche looks at the slayer, and gives a small smile. A genuine smile, but there is a hint of sorrow in his eyes as he smiles.
He takes his hand off the slayer's head, and walks off. All the Kakushi watch him leave, but continue with work, murmuring to each other. The young slayer turns and watches him, staring at him leave, but before he does leave, the young slayer yells something to Scaramouche, he's been wanting to tell him since he first saw him.
"I like your handguard.. A lotus flower.. It's beautiful."
Scaramouche stops for a second when he hears this. He's surprised the slayer noticed, and even commented on this. He smiles, just a bit. Scaramouche waves his hand, as he continues to walk out of the forest.
Once he has left Narukami Forest, he stares at the sun, shining down. He suddenly chuckles to himself, adjusting his hat.
"What an idiot.. Who bows that low?"
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