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Bird Breathing
Amano Sayuri’s original Breathing Style that originates from Thunder Breathing and that shares its fast attack style. Its defining feature is its light footwork that ensures minimal contact with the ground. As a result, it can be unpredictable and does especially well on terrain with uncertain footing or many surfaces to kick from. Some of its forms take inspiration from Water Breathing.
Forms:
Song of the Crane: Wings of Purity - The user releases two long, horizontal slashes in front of them. Mimics the elegant unfurling of a crane’s wings.
Song of the Crow: Claws of Yatagarasu - The user makes three simultaneous vertical slashes. Inspired by Yatagarasu, the three-legged crow of Japanese myth.
Song of the Sparrow: Feather Storm - The user rapidly leaps in every direction, pushing off from any foothold available, and unleashes a flurry of blinding slashes; one of the fastest forms of the style. Imitates the chaotic movements of a sparrow flock.
Song of the Woodpecker: Resonant Strike - The user performs a series of quick whirlwind thrusts. Mimics the way woodpeckers peck at trees.
Song of the Hawk: Aerial Dive - The user springs high into the air and performs a series of vertical, downward slashes. Inspired by the movement of birds diving for prey.
Song of the Swallow: Spring Breeze - A series of winding, flowing slashes that replicates the graceful flight pattern of swallows.
Song of the Magpie: Starlit Fury - The user dashes and leaps toward the enemy at high speeds while releasing a chaotic barrage of slashes. Inspired by the myth about a flock of magpies that form a bridge across the heavens so two lovers can unite (a version of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl myth).
Song of the Peacock: Beguiling Jewels - The user swings their blade in a sweeping slash to block incoming attacks. Inspired by the enchanting sweep of a peacock’s tail.
Song of the Heron: Mournful Love - A single, clean strike meant to decapitate the opponent painlessly. Influenced by Water Breathing’s Fifth Form: Blessed Rain After the Drought.