Koi's Equipment

Name of Weapon or Item: Blood Gloves
Owner: Fisshu Kashikoi
Location: Worn on the hands. They’re generally worn all the time except for special occasions.
Rank: I would guess ‘C’ rank?

Description/Abilities: These gloves were specially made for Koi. They allow him to cast his special seals without biting his fingers. Inside the tips of the first two fingers is a small metal tube leading from inside to outside the glove. When he jabs his fingers into something these tubes prick his fingers and the blood is sucked out because of the capillary action exhibited by the water in blood. This leaves the necessary amount of blood behind for the two pronged seal to be formed.

History: While studying seals in private he discovered a two pronged seal that required two drops of blood on the area to be affected. This posed Koi with a unique problem. How do you get two drops of your own blood onto an enemy in order to perform the seal? Then he thought about what if he could prick his finger twice at once. He then developed the double finger pricker. It was basically two needles tied together with a small cloth in between to provide spacing. This proved to be difficult to dig out of his pocket and was thrown away.

Then he thought about biting his first two fingers and found this to be time consuming. However, this turned on a light bulb and he invented a glove that would prick his fingers when he applied pressure to it. This idea didn’t work because the blood stayed inside the glove. Then he cut small holes in the fingers. This worked but, he frequently needed new gloves.

He got his final inspiration from fiber optic technology. Instead of simply cutting a hole he could create a sort of channel for the blood to flow through. Not having the tools necessary to create this final version, he drew up plans and took them to the local engineer and asked if it could be done. The engineer said yes and made his gloves using the blue prints Koi provided.

Appearance: They appear to be regular leather gloves, black in color. However, there is a small piece of silver in the tip of the first two fingers in each glove. Upon closer inspection one may realize they are actually small holes in the glove. This is easily overlooked.

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