Hakuren sat with in the ancient forest beside a lake being fed by a river. Bottles of sake laid before her and a doll sat in her lap. Though most would consider the item a toy for small children, to her it was a tool for visualization. The plush figure represented herself and even though she has grown not to require it, she takes it just the same.
Hakuren’s brews are no normal drink; they can cause a weak minded drinker to fall under an illusion. The process of creating such a beverage has been handed down through generations and is a well-kept secret. Many have tried to copy their drinks and many have failed to truly replicate it. It is now in this place that she adds the final ingredient; the component that gives the drinks its power and separates it from the fakes. There is a reason why they call the consumption of alcohol drinking spirits. Each bottle she creates houses a piece of her spiritual energy.
To pour one’s spirit into a bottle and imbue the contents with its power requires meditation. One must have a clear mind and a calm body in order to perform this task. This is why she choice this place deep in the wilderness. The sounds of the water flowing from the river before her, the warmth of the sun overhead and the feel of the cool wind blowing through her hair, it was a place of tranquility.
With eyes closed and bottles arranged she begins to look deep within herself. She pictures her soul as a small flame within her body. It shines within her body and flickers with every heartbeat. She concentrates on her breathing taking slow deep breathes. The air mixes with the fire and fans the flame. Ever so gradually it gets bigger, hotter and brighter. The light, the light was almost tangible as it flowed through her body like little streams. As more light was put out the rivers begin to flood in excess. Hakuren places a hand above the bottles and directs the flow of light down her arm. Though invisible to the human eye from the palms of her hand she pours out the essence of her soul. One by one she imbues each bottle of sake thus giving it magical effects.
Normally she would stop there but she decides to continue. She pours her essence into the toy laying peacefully in her lap like a sleeping child. Fusing her spirit with the doll it levitates in the air. Like a puppeteer she could manipulate the figure with an invisible force. Little did she know that this was a form of ninjutsu. She always thought she didn’t know any advance elements. How wrong she was to thing as such. Hakuken stands up while remaining in her meditative stance and her doll floats before her like a training dummy. She holds her arms out wide allowing her spirit to spill out onto the grass bellow. The blades of grass float into the air and harden to be like senbon. As clamps he hand together in swift movement, the blades flew and pins the doll to a nearby tree. Then from behind she heard movement and without even a moment of hesitation she spins around and fires a blast of spiritual energy from her palms. The ball of energy was invisible even to her, but she could see the effects it had on the bush it hit. She did not know she could do that and the surprise of it made her fall out of her meditative trance. “Who’s out there? Show yourself.”
Hakuren’s brews are no normal drink; they can cause a weak minded drinker to fall under an illusion. The process of creating such a beverage has been handed down through generations and is a well-kept secret. Many have tried to copy their drinks and many have failed to truly replicate it. It is now in this place that she adds the final ingredient; the component that gives the drinks its power and separates it from the fakes. There is a reason why they call the consumption of alcohol drinking spirits. Each bottle she creates houses a piece of her spiritual energy.
To pour one’s spirit into a bottle and imbue the contents with its power requires meditation. One must have a clear mind and a calm body in order to perform this task. This is why she choice this place deep in the wilderness. The sounds of the water flowing from the river before her, the warmth of the sun overhead and the feel of the cool wind blowing through her hair, it was a place of tranquility.
With eyes closed and bottles arranged she begins to look deep within herself. She pictures her soul as a small flame within her body. It shines within her body and flickers with every heartbeat. She concentrates on her breathing taking slow deep breathes. The air mixes with the fire and fans the flame. Ever so gradually it gets bigger, hotter and brighter. The light, the light was almost tangible as it flowed through her body like little streams. As more light was put out the rivers begin to flood in excess. Hakuren places a hand above the bottles and directs the flow of light down her arm. Though invisible to the human eye from the palms of her hand she pours out the essence of her soul. One by one she imbues each bottle of sake thus giving it magical effects.
Normally she would stop there but she decides to continue. She pours her essence into the toy laying peacefully in her lap like a sleeping child. Fusing her spirit with the doll it levitates in the air. Like a puppeteer she could manipulate the figure with an invisible force. Little did she know that this was a form of ninjutsu. She always thought she didn’t know any advance elements. How wrong she was to thing as such. Hakuken stands up while remaining in her meditative stance and her doll floats before her like a training dummy. She holds her arms out wide allowing her spirit to spill out onto the grass bellow. The blades of grass float into the air and harden to be like senbon. As clamps he hand together in swift movement, the blades flew and pins the doll to a nearby tree. Then from behind she heard movement and without even a moment of hesitation she spins around and fires a blast of spiritual energy from her palms. The ball of energy was invisible even to her, but she could see the effects it had on the bush it hit. She did not know she could do that and the surprise of it made her fall out of her meditative trance. “Who’s out there? Show yourself.”
