When Maki makes her attacks and performed two rapid attacks in mid air which made Tashi clench his jaw in pain. Indeed, Maki had practiced lots of taijutsu, even perform techniques which surpass his own skills in it! When Maki did her lecture he replied; "Sorry sensei, I took your skills had not that much improved but your proved me wrong." He then takes firm grip on his katana, moving it to low stance and holding it on his two hands and he makes rapid short step so he stands besides her, not even facing her he then performs powerful slicing cut with blunt edge of his katana where he channels all his determination to hit her!<br/><br/>His blade rises with powerful rising force, wind pulling itself towards the blade and sucking air around Maki and pulling her body towards the blade! Once the blade connects, the impact would sends shockwaves of force rattle all way to her bones in the area where blunt edge of the blade hit her and then force would explode to send her into air! It's one of more advanced techniques of<em>Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu</em>style which is exclusively taught only to single student;<em>Ryu Shou Sen</em>, or more commonly called<strong><em>Rising Dragon Flash</em></strong>!<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC and rolls</div><div class="spoiler_body">Taijutsu ID roll 26 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=36691), so ID she used a A class taijutsu maneuver. So Tashi knows to get serious as Maki does not know just genin level techniques. He rolls 30 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=36690) on his taijutsu check to perform Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu - Ryu Shou Sen (DC was 17). He hits AC 23 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=36692) but I do not want risk a miss so he uses action point and gets 9 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=36693) bonus (I assume we use 2d6 dices now that we all are past 5th level). Total 32 hit vs her AC. Now dmg rolls; 15pts (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=36696) subdual slashing dmg and the technique itself adds 5pts (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=36697) extra dmg so total 20pts subdual dmg in one go. Also the technique sends her into air, I rolled 3 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=36698) so she flies 15'ft straight up into air from impact of his sword. Thankfully I cannot decide projctory where she flies, as it's directly upward.<br/><br/>However she starts to fall next turn and tecnique it reads; <em>only to start falling on its next turn and become prone. While it is airborne, the target is denied its Dexterity bonus to Defense<br/>and can take no action.</em><br/><br/>So, Maki cannot do nothing in her turn but to fall prone onto the ground because of heavy impact from Tashi's sword and consider the height she takes falling dmg also :P. d6 I know but it's impressive height to thrown off with swing of a sword. Meaning when my turn comes up she would be prone in ground. I used 4 Chakra for this attack and consider the earlier techniques I am now -8 from my full normal chakra (not used any reserve yet).<br/></div></div>