Name: The Shadow Wolf Technique
Technique Power Ranking: C
Description: The Shadow Wolf Technique channels the essence of stealth, agility, and predation inspired by the magical creature known as the shadow wolf, a creature that thrives in darkness and strikes with precision. Practitioners must actively hunt progressively stronger shadow-infused and wolf-like creatures to attune themselves to the shadow wolf's predatory prowess and mastery of stealth.
Pathways:
Stage One: To master the first stage, the practitioner must hunt and kill 10 Normal-ranked wolf-like creatures, harvesting their essence by collecting their claws and crafting a potion infused with their blood and claws. The potion must be consumed in complete darkness to initiate the transformation.
Bonus: Increases agility and stealth by 1.5x, granting the ability to move more silently and evade detection.
Backlash: Extended use of shadow energy causes fatigue and increased vulnerability in brightly lit environments.
Stage Two: The practitioner must track and kill 5 F-ranked wolves and 5 F-ranked shadow creatures. The practitioner must drink their blood fresh under a moon and spend the following night hunting undetected.
Bonus: Stealth improves, allowing the practitioner to vanish briefly in shadowed areas. Agility increases by 2x, and night vision becomes significantly sharper.
Backlash: The infusion heightens sensitivity to light, causing disorientation in bright environments.
Stage Three: To progress, the practitioner must slay 5 E-ranked dark attributed wolves. Afterward, they must craft a cloak or armor piece from the hides and use it while defeating three additional wolves in single combat.
Bonus: Gains increased resistance to physical and magical attacks by 10%, and 50% to darkness-attributed attacks. Agility improves by 2x, and stealth abilities are extended in duration.
Backlash: The practitioner becomes unstable in brightly lit environments, reducing combat efficiency during the day.
Stage Four: To master this stage, the practitioner must locate and defeat 5 D-ranked dire wolves. They must battle these creatures without weapons.
Bonus: Reflexes become razor-sharp, enabling faster reactions to attacks. Stealth abilities now include presence masking up to C-Rank, and agility increases by 2x. Gains the ability to sense enemies within a 50-meter radius while in darkness.
Backlash: Prolonged use of shadow sensing in combat leaves the practitioner fatigued and slower to recover from injuries.
Stage Five: The practitioner must track and defeat a C-ranked shadow creature. After defeating the creature, they must use its body to craft a potion that must be drank under the full moon night.
Bonus: Gains the ability to perform a shadow dash, teleporting short distances within shadows. Physical strength increases by 2x, and agility by 1x. The practitioner gains an aura that intimidates weaker foes, reducing their resolve.
Backlash: The connection to shadow increases emotional instability, causing mood swings or bursts of depression.
Final Stage: To achieve mastery, the practitioner must find and defeat a B-ranked Shadow Wolf. They must absorb the essence of the being into their being through a complex ritual during the night.
Bonus: Gains the ability to summon a spectral shadow wolf companion that can attack and defend on the level of the soul. The companion strengthens the practitioner’s stealth and agility further, enhancing their combat efficiency in shadows.
Backlash: The strain of maintaining a connection to the shadow wolf spirit causes immense physical and mental fatigue after extended use.
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