Arcane Arte: Trifold Chrysalis Emergence – Black Swallowtail (Soul)

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**Synopsis:** When active, the kanji for "spirit" becomes blatantly visible on the seal to the far left while illuminating a vivid shade of sapphire blue, indicating its switching from a dormant seal to an active state. This by reaction causes an immediate notable physical change within the eyes of the user, lighting them aglow in the same vivid blue tones as the seal, whilst overpowering and removing all definition and distinguishable features from them.  When in this state, his chakra takes on a unique further application similar to that of Absorption Chakra, allowing him access to an entirely new realm of techniques and possibilities with a rather unique aggressive fighting style centered around the complete removal or severing of an individual's soul in order to completely or partially immobilize them. By the written law of equal exchange pertaining to fuin, *"Every fire casts a shadow"...,* meaning despite the temporary benefits of such a technique may provide, the drawbacks of them are equal in that regards or hold a balanced exchange in order to prevent backlash upon the user/catalyst. For this seal in particular, with the seal itself being a catalyst, the user of the technique is required to achieve a generous portion of at minimum one targeted soul , should the individual utilizing this technique fail to achieve and seal a separated soul, a portion of their own soul will be temporarily siphoned and taken by the seal, leaving them afflicted by necrosis until another soul is sacrificed and stored in its place. If Tenwa himself was the catalyst, his soul would directly be siphoned and permanently afflicted with necrosis, resulting in his own death.

**Base/Foundation Layer:** All seals in this state are bound to the surface of the desired target by means of three odd stapling upright double arced figures with elongated endings that spiral down slightly below the lowest arc.

**Technical Layer:** Being the most complex aspect of the seal, nearly all of Tenwa's seals hold two or more technical applications that give the seal its actual utility, while being written solely within characters found only within the ancient arcane artes, making it rather unconventional and exceedingly difficult to counter by means of mere ocular deciphering being how fast the effects of the seal come into play. The initial outermost technical layer holding the command to halt the flow of chakra within the victim upon placement of the seal. The second command by the middle most lining being that of soul decay and expulsion, forcefully splitting the soul from the organism it is attached to starting at the point of placement with the seal serving as an epicenter as it expands. The third layer simply holding the command of immediately collecting and sealing the expelled portions of the soul preventing their retrieval and ensuring the victim is struck with necrosis of the afflicted area.

**Protection Layer(s):** All the seals when this state is active are stapled and bound by two protective layers, one taking the form of a misshapen crescent, the other being a dot that resides in the center of the seal. Each layer respectively has it's own dormant functioning that activates when the seal itself is tampered with. The first line of defense being a forceful releasing and injection of Tenwa's own stored chakra into the tampering individual's body. Allowing a plethora of other countering and offensive capabilities and opportunities for Tenwa to capitalize upon and utilize in that moment or whenever he sees fit later down the line of battle. The second and last line of defense stems from the preset functions of the spherical point in the middle of the seal, which serves to consistently interrupt the molding of chakra within the victim's body, leaving them essentially unable to perform anything beyond natural physical techniques.