Cardinal breathing

Hono Gorudo Is the demon slayer known as the cardinal reaper. Hono is the cardinal pillar and became a hashira at the age of 8. Cardinal breathing is a breathing style made by Hono Gorudo. its a breathing style only known to be a varient of sun breathing. Hono made this breathing style to kill his father Honakin Gorudo so he may redeem his bloodline.you are required to use two double edged katanas with chains connected to the bottom of the handles

## Forms:

**First Form. Red Ominous Fury:** This technique involves executing rapid and unpredictable slashes characterized by randomized movements. These slashes are highly aggressive, driven by the user's instinctive bodily responses rather than conscious thought. As a result, they catch the target off-guard, leaving them with limited time to react and defend themselves. The inherent unpredictability of these slashes stems from the user relinquishing conscious control and allowing their body to move autonomously. By bypassing deliberate decision-making processes, the strikes become spontaneous and erratic. Each slash becomes a manifestation of the user's raw, unfiltered instincts and reflexes, making them incredibly difficult to anticipate or counter. The aggressive nature of these slashes intensifies the pressure on the target. The rapid succession of strikes leaves little room for the opponent to formulate an effective defense strategy. With reduced time to react, the target is forced into a defensive position, constantly scrambling to parry or evade the incoming attacks. By leveraging the element of surprise and overwhelming aggression, this technique aims to exploit the inherent vulnerability of the opponent. The slashes arrive in rapid succession, disrupting the opponent's rhythm and overwhelming their ability to formulate a coherent response. The goal is to create a disorienting and chaotic environment, preventing the target from effectively countering or recovering from the onslaught.

**Second Form. Parade of feathers:** the user enters a state of true awareness allowing them to defend with unpeckable speeds and when the user blocks or parries the force of the block or parry can completely disarm an armed individual Eighand make openings aswell as find them.

**Third Form. Spears of rage:** lunge the sword into the target and pull on the chain to make them come closer as you leap towards them and decapitate the target

**Fourth Form. Dance of Renma:** a momentum based form where the more momentum gained the more deadly the attack becomes.

**Fifth Form. Scarlet rosary:** the user dashes at their target zigzagging to not only catch the target off gaurd but to also find any weakpoints while gaining more and more speed the longer the user runs after the target. when the attack lands the target feels no pain but a warm tingly sensation

**Sixth Form. FengHuang's mischief, eternal spectrum:** the user uses a footwork technique that causes after images and phantoms of said user and as they engage the user dodges up coming attacks making the target see multiple of the user

**Seventh Form. Chamber of torches:** The user violently twists their body 360 degrees so they can preform a spin attack that damages multiple targets

**Eighth Form. Rebirth of the fire bird**: As the user fall down they utilize weight, gravity, speed, and wind pressure so they can slam both of their swords at the ground. this has enough force to make a medium sized crater.

**Ninth Form: Fading autumn, infernal leaves**: the user ducks into a low stance preferably at the exact moment before an attack lands so the user can slash the targets legs off while having no chance to react.

**Tenth Form. Summer embers, seering talons:** the user wraps the chains around the target and then they stab the sword into said target limiting mobility.

**Eleventh Form. Messengers of the dead:** First the user will parry to make the target wide open then the user will cut off the targets arms so the user can go for the neck.

**Twelveth Form. Infernal Hatred, Burning Valor:** A dash that goes straight as the user spins the swords n chain to gain momentum then the user will grab the handles and split the target in half.

**Thirteenth Form: Tears of the Phoenix, Scorching despair:** A combination of all twelve forms of cardinal breathing and turns them into a combat dance that creates fluent combos and phantoms of the user.

**Esoteric Art. Hoangs Vessel:** the user unleashes their dormant strength using 100% of their power and speed. while in use the user feels no pain and this breathing technique can heal wounds that would be at a medium fatality rating. the blood becomes so hot steam comes off of it. the users perception of the world slows down ten fold and senses other then pain are heightened

Origin Story: Hono Gorudo lived in a village in japan called Taiyo Village and he was a dancer of the Ratava Kagura. This is a dance based on the balance, war, and peace god Hoang's dance of beginnings and endings. Honakin Gorudo (Hono Gorudo's father) is the one who taught hono the dance as it was the family's tradition. This dance was originally broken into 13 parts so the gorudo family could use it in combat. this idea was extremely effective.unlike Hinokami Kagura this dance was originally smaller dances that where just merged into a bigger dance.