Breath of Alcohol

The **Breath of Alcohol** (の *Sake no Kokyū*?, Viz: "Drunken Breathing") is a Breath Style derived from the Breath of Water and Breath of Wind.

## Overview

Breath of Alcohol is a Breathing style that mimics drunken fighting. It utilizes Breath of Water's calm and mellowness, while mixing it with Breath of Wind's brute force and strength. Breath of Alcohol relies on unpredictability (able to fool those who see in the transparent world), flexbility, and force. Unlike the other Breathing Styles, Breath of Alcohol also includes brawling and usages of physical combat. Most, if not all, known techniques involve the user bending their body, arm and weapon in a fluid motion to match the movements of rushing or flowing water. But combined with the unpredictability and strange flow of the style.

### History

This style is created by Yoshino Ito who used study Water Breathing and Wind Breathing. Upon a drunken trip home, she was attacked by a demon. Through her fuzzy mind, she mistook both breathing styles together and combined it, turning it into Breath of Alcohol. It utilized her knowledge in alcohol and drinks, as well as her drunken state in that moment. Yoshino managed to kill the demon, which made her return to sobriety. Later onwards, she developed more techniques for this Breathing Style.

## Known Techniques

* **First Form: Drunken Stupor** - The user focuses on their steps to imitate that of a drunken person. They then strike in a non-straight line, creating false falls and trips before striking them when the target is distracted. This form can also be used to dodge attacks and create a false impression in order to gather attention.
* **Second Form: Unsteady Steps** - The user constantly switches between different grips and muscle movements to generate real and fake attacks. There is no clear pattern on if an attack is real or a distraction.
* **Third Form: Juice of the Vine** - The user twists around their targets in uncanny graceful motion similar to vines, before unleashing a series of consecutive slashes that flow and weaves unto themselves. The user must also change directions of the vine, moving between small spaces of the targets and dodging very quickly.
* **Fourth Form: Dazing Aroma** - The user uses the other end of their weapon or their brute strength to deliver an incredibly disorienting attack on their target, often stunning them. The aftereffects mimics that of being dazed from drunkeness.
	+ **Fourth Form: Improvised Dazing Aroma, Alluring Wisteria** - An improvisation of the original Dazing Aroma, utilizing wisteria gas poison. The user manipulates the air and wind around them, carrying poisonous wistera gas before stunning the target and delivering the gas.
* **Fifth Form: Blissful Sleep** - The decapitates the target in a single flowing strike that causes little to no pain. Blissful Sleep often bends its flow to distract the target, often catching it suprised. The aftereffects of Blissful Sleep also remove the target's Blood Demon Art and attacks, as if halting it suddenly.
* **Sixth Form: Fury of the Drunk** - The user rushes forward in blinding speed and unleashes flowing unpredictable slashes that slices everything in its path. The path also changes and doesn't go in a straight line.
	+ **Sixth Form: Fury of the Drunk, Whirlpool** - Improvised by Yoshino Ito. It is like Fury of the Drunk, but by attaching the end of her two scimitars together, she was able to launch herself while spinning, creating continous slahses.
* **Seventh Form: Crimson Wine** - It is the most painful Drunken Form for the target to experience, and also the fastest form. The user delivers continuous slashing and piercing attacks in unpredictable pattern, striking at painful spots at striking speed before the chance of regeneration. The user also twists and move around the target. This form is also called "Blood Painting", as if leaves the target drenched in their own blood, distracting them in their own pain. The aftereffects often numb the target's entire body, mimicing a drunk's numbness.
* **Eigth Form: Double Vision** - The user moves at extreme speed, switching between slow and fast speed to create after images of themselves. This is to mimic a blurry unfocused vision. The user then finds an open spot to strike.
* **Ninth Form**: **Sake Song** - The user jumps into the air , unleashing powerful slashes of attack in circular motion. Each slash gets bigger until the user drops down.
* **Tenth Form: Bar Brawl** - The user hones their physical strength enough to fight on par with demons. However, this form relies much less on stragiht-on physical strength and more on momentum. The user swings themselves around the target, utilizing momentum and gravity to twist and turn.
	+ **Tenth Form: Bar Brawl, Fist and Blood** - Like the original tenth form, Fist and Blood would require the user to use their own hands and legs to deal blows. This isn't to kill demons but rather to injure or lower their defenses. Users, if using this form, are often equipped with Nichirin Knuckles.
* **Final Form: Another Drink!** - The user rushes adrenaline and focuses on delivering more oxygen to their muscle, making them pause for a moment. But during this pause, the user feels a renewed vigor and strength. This form restores the user back to their prime state as if a battle has never happened, but can only be used once in battle. After the battle, the user would collapse due to exahaustion and would need at least a month before being able to use this form again. Prolonged usage of this form may cause permanent damage to the body.

## Trivia

* Breath of Alcohol is inspired by Drunken Boxing.