Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25814498-20150505201606/@comment-25814498-20151204221034

Not much to say on that Hatso Martial. Quick, easy and simple j̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶m̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶(̶s̶o̶r̶r̶y̶)̶. While not an enhancement ability per say, this Hatsu kinda fits in that category... or maybe not.

Name: Phantom Wounds(Delayed Death Strike)

Nen Type: Emission

Description: Much like your last Hatsu, Martial, this is a swordsman's ability, though it can be integrated with any form of offensive weaponry/technique, although I will treat it as solely a sword fighting hatsu for now. Firstly, the user runs their aura through their choice of blade through the use of Ko, and then proceeds to activate their hatsu at their choosing, the aura turning blue in the process(no reason for blue in particular, that's just how it looks in my head). After this has been fulfilled, any attacks performed with their sword(s) will do no damage whatsoever, instead passing through the opponent's body like they didn't even touch them. However, in the wounds place is a line of aura concealed by nen. This is where the ability derives its name from. From then on, they are able to manifest those wounds whenever they so choose, in whatever order they desire. As an example, lets say the user is in a sword duel with another Nen user. After activating the Hatsu, they inflict a 3 inch wound in their thigh an stabbing them straight through their right arm. After the Phantom wounds have been set, the user continues to fight their battle, until the opponent sees an opportunity to strike a killing blow. However, before they are killed, the user activated their hatsu once more and manifests the wounds, shocking their opponent and forcing them to drop their guard, allowing them to go in to finish them of while they're knocked off balance.

It would also be useful in order to keep someone hostage, as you could inflict a fatal Phantom Wounds on the person you wish to threaten before forcing them to do your bidding, lest the killing blow become real. There is also a more severe technique involving the hatsu, that being the following:

Name: Phantom Multiplier(Single Strike of a Thousand Cuts)

Description: After inflicting the phantom cuts onto an opponents, the user may then proceed to activate this ability. Once activated, this sub hatsu removes all Phantom Wounds currently residing on the opponent. After this, the once blue aura surrounding their sword becomes red(again, for no apparent reason), and all of the aura which used to make up the Phantom Wound's instead goes to the blade. After this point, the user has one opportunity and one strike in order to hit the opponent, which, if successful will cause all of the force, depth and width of the other cuts to be focused onto a single point, that point depending on where this opponent is hit. Keep in mind, this is not a Phantom Wounds, as it is not a line of nen on the opponent's body which can be manifested at will, but rather what would happen if all of the other were all activated in one place. Meaning that if I was able to plant a large number of small cuts on an opponent but nothing that will cause a significant about of damage, I would still be able to cause a mortal wound with just a graze after activating the ability(be aware that I was and still currently am on a caffeine rush while writing that previous paragraph, so it may not make much chronological sense, but please try to make sense of it).

Limitations:

1) While I am able to dispel any phantom wounds inflicted on an opponent, I am not able to dispel specific ones.

2) Similar to the limitation above, I am not able to manifest specific phantom wounds either, meaning that if for instance I have inflicted several minor wounds that I would want to save for Phantom Multiplier and one significant one I would want to activate before hand in order to stun the opponent(so as to make the single strike easier to pull of), I would be unable to do so).

3) If the single strike is missed for Phantom Multiplier, all of the aura that went into it would simply disperse, and no damage would be inflicted.