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By The Demented One
Submitted on 02 May 2009 at 03:47:21 PM EDTLast updated on 02 May 2009 at 04:20:49 PM EDT
Category: Sidereal Martial Arts
Default Trait: Martial Arts
Once, there was a Sidereal foolish enough to fall in love with Venus. The errant Joybringer was convinced that no other woman was worth wooing–all fell short of the radiant beauty the Maiden of Serenity possessed. And thus he began what may be the greatest seduction ever undertaken in Creation. He tried to win her affection through loyal service, tenaciously enforcing the will of the Bureau of Destiny; but alas, Venus was to caught up in the Games of Divinity to even notice. He endeavored on, hoping to catch her attention by slaying those who walked outside of destiny; but no matter how high he heaped the skulls of demons and rakshas, Venus cared not. He thought he might make legendary his amorous skills, but even when he came bearing the signed testimony of twice ten thousand mortal women and every female in the Five-Score Fellowship, the Maiden rebuffed him. Despairing of ever knowing the infinite pleasure of a night with Venus, he sought out his sifu, and begged him for guidance.
Her words were simple. If he was to bed Venus, he would have to master the arts of love in a way no mortal ever could. He must perfect them, transcending reality through his ecstatic prowess. And so he set about perfecting the Cobalt Wedding of Bliss style, a blending of martial and marital arts. It is said, by those who have trained in the amorous and sometimes embarrassingly erotic style, that he finally found his prize. Few today still know the style–its creator is said to have died of exhaustion in the bed of Venus, although a few elder Chosen of Serenity have knowledge of it. Desus, an Eclipse Caste Solar of the First Age, is said to have known at least a few of the style’s Charms, and the Lover Clad in the Raiment of Tears knows it up to the form. It is one of the few Sidereal Martial Arts that Chejop Kejak has not mastered, more out of embarrassment than anything else, although certain erotic haiku composed by Sad Ivory portray him as a master of the style.
Weapons and Armor: The Cobalt Wedding of Bliss style, though honed for the seduction of Venus, honors all of the Five Maidens equally. Each one has a weapon dedicated to their honor that is mastered by students of the style. Charms of this style treat attacks made with knives (for Mercury), wind and fire wheels (for Venus), spears (for Mars), seven-section staves (for Jupiter), and swords (for Saturn) as unarmed attacks, as well as attacks made with artifact versions of those weapons. Characters cannot use Charms of this style while wearing armor, and many forsake even clothing while practicing it.
The Student’s Sutra of Passion: Once there was a maiden–and a boy
- Awkward First Meeting Approach (updated 10 months ago)
- Blissful Rose Bloom Pregnancy (updated 10 months ago)
- Chaste Kiss of Pure Love (updated 10 months ago)
- Cobalt Wedding of Bliss Form (updated 10 months ago)
- Cunning Tongue Speaks of Marriage (updated 10 months ago)
- Embrace of Comforting Warmth (updated 10 months ago)
- Gentle Finger Slips Past the Garter (updated 10 months ago)
- Hands Roam Beneath the Blouse (updated 10 months ago)
- Kissing the Lustful Dragon (updated 10 months ago)
- More-Than-Friends Understanding (updated 10 months ago)
- Seeking Out the Perfect Mate (updated 10 months ago)
- Two-Hearts-Are-One Consummation (updated 10 months ago)
- Worry-Dispelling Backrub Methodology (updated 10 months ago)
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