Soul Dance: Twilight Dragon

• Those who follow the teachings of Soul Dance are sensitive to magic, allowing them to sense it fairly easily, with advanced practitioners even being capable of sensing it from long distances, determining the type of magic, and precisely pinpointing the origin.
  
• Soul Dance has the great benefit that what ability it bestows upon you, it's an ability which matches you. This means that every Soul Dancer is 'talented' with their ability, and thus have little difficulty learning to use it.
  
• Users of Soul Dance never have to worry about not having all the requirements to use their abilities. All they need is magic and their soul. As long as both are present, a Soul Dancer has everything they need.
  
• Soul Dance materializes your soul as a magic ability. Soul Dancers have a good understanding of themselves, both because of the meditation and rituals used by Soul Dance and because they see just who they are whenever they use their magic.
  
• There is no limit to the effect Soul Dance can have on the user. The raw strength depends on the user, but otherwise Soul Dance will simply give you the ability most fitting for you, regardless of whether that magic would otherwise be hard to obtain or nearly impossible to learn. Also, abilities granted by Soul Dance tend to keep growing and developing as long as the Soul Dancer keeps performing the rituals and following the training method.
  

• Akeya's draconic powers include a toughness above the average human. When prepared for trouble it is hard to cut her skin, and she can take a beating without it knocking her out.
  
• Like with her toughness, Akeya possesses physical prowess that allows her to overpower most humans when it comes to contests of raw strength. This means that when she hits you, she hits hard, and you stay hit.
  
• Shadow users tend to be hard to detect and harder to catch. Akeya isn't an exception. Besides being able to use darkness to become hard to see she herself also possesses night vision, allowing her to see clearly even with little light available, although complete darkness still blinds her.
  
• In contrast to Soul Dance, none of Akeya's Twilight Dragon abilities require much preparation.
  

• While Soul Dance can give an endless variety of abilities, itself it does not contain any fighting abilities. It contains rituals and training methods, meant to help attuning with the flow of magic. It takes a while before the abilities given by Soul Dance are strong enough to be used in real life situations, and until that time you gain very little of practical use.
  
• Soul Dance gives you an ability which fits you. This can be very advantageous, since it is almost guaranteed that it's an ability that you're very good at using and that has plenty of room for development, it also means that you have no say in what ability you get. If you as a person aren't suited for fighting, the ability you get will not be one which is very usable in a fight, except if you somehow manage to think around the box.
  
• Because Soul Dance focuses on materializing your soul as magic ability, it also means that everybody who sees you using your magic ability can see just what kind of person you are. The only way you can deceive people properly while using Soul Dance is if deception is such a big part of you that it also becomes part of the ability granted by Soul Dance. Otherwise, there is no way to hide who you are, even towards yourself. Not everybody is capable of accepting just what kind of person they are.
  
• Soul Dance might have great benefits, but it also has great risks. The more you use it, the more powerful you become with it, and the more attuned with magic you become, but the risks also increase, and your weaknesses grow. A fire user will become vulnerable to cold. Somebody who gains the ability to create armour will feel extremely exposed when not armoured. Summoners feel lonely when without their summoned beings, and seeing their summoned beings get hurt might hurt just as much as if they themselves were hurt. Of course, this isn't always to the same extends: Those who properly follow the teachings of Soul Dance, and do not just throw their magic around will progress slowly, but their development is steady, for that lack of speed is compensated by the decrease of negative effects. In contrast, one who only cares for the power gained, and who do not feel the need to restrain themselves, will progress at dangerous speed, but their development is shaky, for that speed is compensated by the vulnerability they afflict themselves with.
  
• As stated above, Soul Dance is not just a toy for power. It is a method to gain understanding. You could even call it a way of life, if you are inclined to be that dramatic. Either way, those who follow the teachings of Soul Dance must continue to do so, and with great diligence, for while the Soul Dance opens you to magic, from that point on you have to keep working on that hole, otherwise it will turn into a weakness. It is possible to completely abandon Soul Dance, but in the process will almost surely lose anything you may have gained up until that point, because you have to close yourself off from the magic, preventing it from draining and weakening you, but also removing the abilities that connection gave you.
  

• Akeya doesn't like light, to the extend that she is vulnerable to light based abilities. Since she is a diligent practitioner of Soul Dance the effects aren't that bad, but she still is clearly weaker when set against a light user from the same power level.
  
• Like dragons, Akeya is weak against Dragon Slayer magic. it may not be as bad as with dragons, for she is still mostly human, but for her Dragon Slayers are about as dangerous a foe as there is.
  
• While Akeya can sense magic quite clearly, and has a good understanding of it, she has trouble learning any magic ability which does not agree with her Twilight Dragon. For example, even the simplest orb of light would be a serious challenge for Akeya to create. Soul Dance may bestow understanding and power, but with that come clear limitations.
  
• Even when not actively using her Twilight Dragon, the effects of Soul Dance have estranged Akeya from most people. They find her intimidating, or they just can't understand her, and in return she can't understand most others, and has the tendency to view normal humanoids as lesser, because compared to dragons humanoids are lesser.
  
• Dragons are known to have good senses, at least a good nose and good hearing. While that may also be advantageous, Akeya suffers greatly when exposed to lots of noise, or to extreme stench.
  

• Akeya has sharp senses, particularly her nose and ears. While her eyes are not actually much better than those of most humans, she does have the advantage that she can see clearly with little light.
  
• Akeya’s magic grants her an advantage in physical strength, large enough that she can outmuscle most healthy men. Because she has this boost in strength without having the extra weight most people would gain from the muscles required to match it she is also surprisingly fast.
  
• Akeya has the tendency to intimidate people just by looking at them, thanks to Soul Dance making her Twilight Dragon soul more apparent. For example, she always has small fangs and her fingernails are fairly sharp.
  
• Akeya can sense magic fairly sharply, and if it's strong or close track it down and get a good feeling of what type of magic it is (for example, that it's water related). If it's a D-rank spell Akeya can normally track it down if the source of the magic is within a 8-yard radius, but her range increases if the spell is stronger or just has more of an effect on its surroundings (for example, a D-rank fireball would be 8 yards, but a D-rank cone of flames would be traceable at 11 yards, because the magic is more spread out and thus easier to detect). A concentrated C-rank spell would be traceable at 16 yards, and an Area of Effect C-Rank spell 20.
  

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C Rank:

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Primary Magic: Soul Dance (Type: Twilight Dragon)
Secondary Magic: N/A
Caster or Holder: Caster
Description: Soul Dance is not so much a type of magic as a method to gain magic abilities, which as the name indicates will depend on the soul of the user. Soul Dance is based on performing various rituals to attune yourself with the flow of magic (especially your own), to the point that the magic interacts with your very being, which results in the magic altering to fit your soul. Like this you gain an affinity for magic, and for fighters more importantly, you gain abilities which fit you almost perfectly. Of course the more strict you are with the use of the rituals and the longer you keep doing them the more effective, but Soul Dance also has a side effect: The more you use Soul Dance, the more your soul and your magic will be combined. This can result in that you gain new weaknesses, like increased drawback effects when you have no magic left. Another example is that if Soul Dance grants you fire abilities, you could become more sensitive to cold. The negative effects become lesser the more effort you put into using Soul Dance and your magic abilities correctly, but they never completely disappear. On the other hand, those who only use Soul Dance to gain some abilities and then recklessly use those abilities will progress faster, but the negative effects will also be a lot stronger. Somebody who only performed the Soul Dance rituals a couple of times and then used the fire abilities they gained from it without restraint or discipline may become powerful, but if they go too far they might even be completely incapable of withstanding low temperatures, to the point that during winter they can't leave their home due to the cold.

In Akeya's case following the teachings of Soul Dance has shown that her soul is like that of a dark dragon: Ruthless, arrogant, mysterious and strong-willed. However, it has also revealed that she has a deep appreciation for knowledge and power, and for beauty in almost all its forms.
Besides of showing what kind of person Akeya is, it also gives her abilities similar to those of a dark dragon: She can use her magic to control the shadows and darkness surrounding her and use it for various purposes, she can infuse herself with magic to give herself draconic traits (increased physical strength). Combining her control over the dark and her draconic physical enhancement she is a dangerous foe: Thanks to the shadows she is difficult to detect, and with her draconic strength she can quickly take down prey before it realizes it should be running. Of course, while she is a strict practitioner of Soul Dance her negative effects aren't too bad, but she still does not like light too much.

Also, there are some important differences between Akeya's Twilight Dragon and Dragon Slayer magic. First of all, Dragon Slayers are meant to hunt dragons, while Akeya's Twilight Dragon allows her to have similar abilities to dragons. For example, Akeya can grow draconic body parts, but she can't heal by eating shadows (although she is resilient to dark based abilities).
Also, because she bears similarities to dragons, Akeya is more vulnerable to Dragon Slayer magic.

Strengths:

Soul Dance overall Strengths:

• Those who follow the teachings of Soul Dance are sensitive to magic, allowing them to sense it fairly easily, with advanced practitioners even being capable of sensing it from long distances, determining the type of magic, and precisely pinpointing the origin.
  
• Soul Dance has the great benefit that what ability it bestows upon you, it's an ability which matches you. This means that every Soul Dancer is 'talented' with their ability, and thus have little difficulty learning to use it.
  
• Users of Soul Dance never have to worry about not having all the requirements to use their abilities. All they need is magic and their soul. As long as both are present, a Soul Dancer has everything they need.
  
• Soul Dance materializes your soul as a magic ability. Soul Dancers have a good understanding of themselves, both because of the meditation and rituals used by Soul Dance and because they see just who they are whenever they use their magic.
  
• There is no limit to the effect Soul Dance can have on the user. The raw strength depends on the user, but otherwise Soul Dance will simply give you the ability most fitting for you, regardless of whether that magic would otherwise be hard to obtain or nearly impossible to learn. Also, abilities granted by Soul Dance tend to keep growing and developing as long as the Soul Dancer keeps performing the rituals and following the training method.
  

Akeya's specific Strengths:

• Akeya's draconic powers include a toughness above the average human. When prepared for trouble it is hard to cut her skin, and she can take a beating without it knocking her out.
  
• Like with her toughness, Akeya possesses physical prowess that allows her to overpower most humans when it comes to contests of raw strength. This means that when she hits you, she hits hard, and you stay hit.
  
• Shadow users tend to be hard to detect and harder to catch. Akeya isn't an exception. Besides being able to use darkness to become hard to see she herself also possesses night vision, allowing her to see clearly even with little light available, although complete darkness still blinds her.
  
• In contrast to Soul Dance, none of Akeya's Twilight Dragon abilities require much preparation.
  

Weaknesses:

Weaknesses of Soul Dance:

• While Soul Dance can give an endless variety of abilities, itself it does not contain any fighting abilities. It contains rituals and training methods, meant to help attuning with the flow of magic. It takes a while before the abilities given by Soul Dance are strong enough to be used in real life situations, and until that time you gain very little of practical use.
  
• Soul Dance gives you an ability which fits you. This can be very advantageous, since it is almost guaranteed that it's an ability that you're very good at using and that has plenty of room for development, it also means that you have no say in what ability you get. If you as a person aren't suited for fighting, the ability you get will not be one which is very usable in a fight, except if you somehow manage to think around the box.
  
• Because Soul Dance focuses on materializing your soul as magic ability, it also means that everybody who sees you using your magic ability can see just what kind of person you are. The only way you can deceive people properly while using Soul Dance is if deception is such a big part of you that it also becomes part of the ability granted by Soul Dance. Otherwise, there is no way to hide who you are, even towards yourself. Not everybody is capable of accepting just what kind of person they are.
  
• Soul Dance might have great benefits, but it also has great risks. The more you use it, the more powerful you become with it, and the more attuned with magic you become, but the risks also increase, and your weaknesses grow. A fire user will become vulnerable to cold. Somebody who gains the ability to create armour will feel extremely exposed when not armoured. Summoners feel lonely when without their summoned beings, and seeing their summoned beings get hurt might hurt just as much as if they themselves were hurt. Of course, this isn't always to the same extends: Those who properly follow the teachings of Soul Dance, and do not just throw their magic around will progress slowly, but their development is steady, for that lack of speed is compensated by the decrease of negative effects. In contrast, one who only cares for the power gained, and who do not feel the need to restrain themselves, will progress at dangerous speed, but their development is shaky, for that speed is compensated by the vulnerability they afflict themselves with.
  
• As stated above, Soul Dance is not just a toy for power. It is a method to gain understanding. You could even call it a way of life, if you are inclined to be that dramatic. Either way, those who follow the teachings of Soul Dance must continue to do so, and with great diligence, for while the Soul Dance opens you to magic, from that point on you have to keep working on that hole, otherwise it will turn into a weakness. It is possible to completely abandon Soul Dance, but in the process will almost surely lose anything you may have gained up until that point, because you have to close yourself off from the magic, preventing it from draining and weakening you, but also removing the abilities that connection gave you.
  

Akeya's Weaknesses:

• Akeya doesn't like light, to the extend that she is vulnerable to light based abilities. Since she is a diligent practitioner of Soul Dance the effects aren't that bad, but she still is clearly weaker when set against a light user from the same power level.
  
• Like dragons, Akeya is weak against Dragon Slayer magic. it may not be as bad as with dragons, for she is still mostly human, but for her Dragon Slayers are about as dangerous a foe as there is.
  
• While Akeya can sense magic quite clearly, and has a good understanding of it, she has trouble learning any magic ability which does not agree with her Twilight Dragon. For example, even the simplest orb of light would be a serious challenge for Akeya to create. Soul Dance may bestow understanding and power, but with that come clear limitations.
  
• Even when not actively using her Twilight Dragon, the effects of Soul Dance have estranged Akeya from most people. They find her intimidating, or they just can't understand her, and in return she can't understand most others, and has the tendency to view normal humanoids as lesser, because compared to dragons humanoids are lesser.
  
• Dragons are known to have good senses, at least a good nose and good hearing. While that may also be advantageous, Akeya suffers greatly when exposed to lots of noise, or to extreme stench.
  

Abilities/Powers:

• Akeya has sharp senses, particularly her nose and ears. While her eyes are not actually much better than those of most humans, she does have the advantage that she can see clearly with little light.
  
• As said before, Akeya is fairly strong. Not so strong humans can't possibly match her, but the average human will surely have trouble doing so.
  
• Akeya has the tendency to intimidate people just by looking at them, thanks to Soul Dance making her Twilight Dragon soul more apparent. For example, she always has small fangs and her fingernails are fairly sharp.
  
• Akeya can sense magic fairly sharply, and if it's strong or close track it down and determine the type. <--------Change the part about determining the type to getting a good feeling. Also, how close does one have to be to Akeya in order for her to be able to track it down?
  

Name: Shadow Dance
Rank: D
Type: Shadow. Supportive.
Description: Akeya fades in with the shadows, becoming harder to detect. While not exactly invisible, people who don't know she is there will have trouble noticing anything, and even those who know she is there will have trouble spotting anything. I'd like a limit as to how far she can go with this active before it deactivates. 25-30 meters would suffice.
Strengths:

• Allows Akeya to sneak around without being spotted, at least when the enemy is not using special tricks to detect her.
  
• Because it just makes Akeya hard to see, instead of turning her completely invisible, it Shadow Dance can be kept active for longer.
  
• Is not removed by attacking unless attacking requires Akeya to leave the shadows.
  

Weaknesses:

• Duration: 2 posts. Cooldown: 3 posts.
  
• Requires shadows, and preferably enough to completely cover Akeya.
  
• Does not make Akeya completely undetectable.
  
• Bending of shadows makes it easier to guess Akeya's location.
  

Add in one more weakness please. The duration and cooldown for this specific spell is not sufficient enough to warrant them being a weakness.

Name: Dark Dragon's Claws
Rank: D
Type: Darkness. Partial Take-Over.
Description: Akeya turns her hands and feet into dark dragon claws, with her arms and legs also becoming covered in tough dark scales. Also grants Akeya increased strength and speed. State that it increases your strength and speed by 15% each.
Strengths:

• Greatly improves Akeya's hand-to-hand combat.
  
• Allows Akeya to defend using the scales on her arms and legs.
  
• Akeya can use the increased strength in combination with the claws to inflict notable. damage to most common materials.
  

Weaknesses:

• Duration: 3 posts. Cooldown: 4 posts.
  
• Akeya is a lit less nimble while using the claws. More raw force and less skill in attacks.
  
• Akeya's Shadow Dance is less effective if she also has Dark Dragon's Claws active. Easier to detect.
  
• When the duration ends Akeya has to adjust to her normal limbs. Temporarily decreased reaction time. State that her reaction time drops by 10% after it ends.
  

Name: Dragon's Limbs
Rank: D
Type: Shadow. Partial Take-Over.
Description: Akeya grows a tail and wings, giving her an extra limb to attack with (the tail), and increased mobility (through short flight with wings). Please state that the tail does D-rank damage. Also, how far and fast can you exactly fly with the wings?
Strengths:

• Allows for short flight.
  
• Tail allows for unique attacks.
  
• Tail also covered in scales which can be used to defend. Up to how many attacks can the tail defend before it can't anymore?
  

Weaknesses:

• Duration: 2 posts. Cooldown: 4 posts.
  
• Makes Akeya a lot easier to detect (wings are big).
  
• Can't be used in small spaces.
  
• Wounds sustained on wings and tail persist after duration ends.
  
• After the duration ends Akeya needs some time to adjust. Briefly decreased reaction. State her reaction time is decreased by 5% for this one.
  

Name: Dagger in the Dark
Rank: D
Type: Shadow. Offensive.
Description: Akeya takes some of the surrounding shadows and turns them into a physical item, most of the time a dagger.
Strengths:

• Easily created weak weapon.
  
• Can take multiple forms.
  
• Combines well with Shadow Dance.
  

Weaknesses:

• Duration: 1 post. Cooldown: 1 post.
  
• Can't be bigger than a dagger. How large can any creation be? Please elaborate.
  
• Can't be too complex (no machinery).
  
• Limited by Akeya's imagination and knowledge.
  
• Requires shadows.
  

Right Right! This magic is very interesting! Anything in Bold needs to be addressed.

Bump when finished please ^-^