The Ripple

**The Ripple**, also known as **Hamon**, is a subsection of Ki energy. The Ripple focuses on harnessing ones life energy into waves similar to that of the Sun by breathing techniques. This dedication to life energy allows the Ripple to be extremely effective to the undead, such as Zombies, Vampires and the like.

## Overview

The Ripple is a rare ability that very few can naturally develop and even fewer can learn. The Ripple needs for the user to focus one's breathing and control it completely, allowing the control of their very life energy. This energy shows itself in two forms; an iconic golden glow with small electrical energy arcs, and more subtly by showing ripples in liquids.

This energy, when channeled correctly, can cause nearly any object to become a weapon. The Ripple can be channeled into any object, increasing their own natural energy and allowing it to be effective against the undead as well. Living objects, such as water, hair, and humans, conduct the Ripple very easily, allowing for the energy to either be sent through the object or even empowered by it for an extending period of time. Non-living objects, such as steel and do not conduct the Ripple, meaning that any energy sent in the object cannot pass through another object easily, and can quickly loose the energy when not connected with the user.

## Powers and Abilities

**Ki Energy**: As a sub-technique of base Ki Energy, The Ripple utilizes a specific nature of Ki known as Hamon. It lacks range like that of normal Ki Energy, but increases the physical strength incredibly.

* **Energy Channeling**: A unique property of The Ripple is being able to channel the energy to another object or person. If the object is a living object, such as hair, fruit or water, the Ripple can be channeled into or through the object. By channeling the Ripple through a living object, the object becomes imbued with the same power as the hamon energy. This energy can be channeled through several living beings to hit a desired target as well. If the energy is transfer to a non-living object such as stone or steel, the energy will only go as far as what the user is directly touching.

* **Undead Warding**: Due to utilizing Life Energy, the Undead are particularly weak against the Ripple. The Ripple can overflow the body of a Zombie or other undead species with life energy, causing them to rapidly decay into dust. When applying the energy to a Vampire, it has been known that the energy is like that of the sun.

* **Extending Lifespan:** Due to utilizing Life Energy, a user who continues to practice The Ripple can have an extended life span. While, it does not give the user immortality, it does lengthen it significantly. A user who consistently train with it can remain young for several years, not again passed their prime for some time, but will eventually begin to grow old.

### **Weaknesses**

**Breathing**: As The Ripple requires the user to have perfect control over their breathing, if their breathe is inhibited or out of rhythm, it renders The Ripple completely unusable. By frightening the user or reducing the oxygen to the user, this can cause the user to be unable to summon any Ripple.