Blood Sakura Breathing is a breathing deprived from Flower Breathing and Insect Breathing. This breathing requires a great amount of speed and users must be quick on their feet at all times like users of Insect Breathing, while still being elegant and graceful like users of Flower Breathing. There are currently 8 known forms.
☆ ;; RECOMMENDED WEAPON(S)
—
Regular katana
You may use other weapons but they wouldn't work very well with each breathing form.
☆ ;; KNOWN USERS
—
Amai Hakanai
Kumiko Hakanai (Retired slayer)
☆ ;; FORMS
—
1st form — Wilting Sakura
This form has the user twist their upper and lower body in opposing directions to make one swift movement, being designed for use while surrounded from all sides.
2nd form — Blood Spring
The practitioner will assume a offensive stance with their blade before launching towards their opponent at high speed, their slash usually being aimed to decapitate because the attack flows with the movement but the slash can be aimed at other body parts as well, though it may alter the landing spot.
3rd form — Petals
The practitioner, usually while in air, uses their forward momentum to make a lunging downwards slash which carries them down to the ground rather quickly.
4th form — Crimson blood
The practitioner shall draw their blade in an offensive stance before charging at their opponent, which they will use their moment to swing themself forward in a circular motion to create a large slash, usually used to hinder movements by removing limbs.
5th form — Wild Blossom
Granted, This form is less refined than the others and lacks their ruthless elegance it gets the job down, now for this one the practitioner assumes a offensive stance before starting to spin around, using opposite movements of the upper and lower body to create long drawn out slash to take out a large amount of enemies. The practitioner may also move during the form to accommodate for moving targets.
6th form — Tranquil Cherry
The practitioner assumes a state of calm where the world seems to slow around them, letting them react to actions made against them or make swift movements to end their targets.
7th form — Bloom
This form was developed as a exclusively offensive form, the practitioner shall draw their blade and place it infront it then, before twisting their upper and lower body in opposing directions to create a petals with a deadly blade, the practitioner’s sword, being hidden within.
8th form — Eternal Blossom
This is a form created by Kumiko Hakanai, one of and the most recent practitioner of Breath of Blood Sakura who's now a retired slayer. This form builds off of form six, but instead of being one small burst the user builds moment before twisting their upper and lower body in opposite directions, the added momentum lets the user unleash a devastating slash to shred their opponent.
----------------------------------
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.