[Just how much blood can Mitsuhide lose before it starts to affect him? Not a question one would usually think to ponder but very relevant here, especially considering the sharp hiss of power in the air and the darkness of the ground beneath his opponent's feet. Xu Shu reacts to the pull on his cord by going with it... dramatically, almost, jumping into the air as the connection between sword and dagger slackens for a moment.]
[He has power of his own. Rarely used, it is, because the power that manifested within his body is wholly destructive and permanently connects him to the steel he wields. So many other warriors have skills that can be used in other contexts but not his, never his. Often that is a painful thing to face.]
[Now it's just a tool that might help him survive. Xu Shu flips in the air, draws on the pool of energy within and in the blink of an eye what looks like a small bolt of lightning manifests that's aimed right at the spot Mitsuhide stands in. What he doesn't expect is for it to connect but in order to pull back his weapon he needs to do something, and besides, it might provoke more out of this dangerous beast, unleash whatever it is he's calling on. It's a dangerous kind of observation to make, yes, but until it's made he can't risk the most deadly of his techniques.]
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[He has power of his own. Rarely used, it is, because the power that manifested within his body is wholly destructive and permanently connects him to the steel he wields. So many other warriors have skills that can be used in other contexts but not his, never his. Often that is a painful thing to face.]
[Now it's just a tool that might help him survive. Xu Shu flips in the air, draws on the pool of energy within and in the blink of an eye what looks like a small bolt of lightning manifests that's aimed right at the spot Mitsuhide stands in. What he doesn't expect is for it to connect but in order to pull back his weapon he needs to do something, and besides, it might provoke more out of this dangerous beast, unleash whatever it is he's calling on. It's a dangerous kind of observation to make, yes, but until it's made he can't risk the most deadly of his techniques.]