Thread:Saris Khan/@comment-24384232-20141211031559/@comment-2089817-20141211220308

If I may step in, there is a concept in swordsmanship that can be so deliciously exploited to no end is the story of the swordsman who cut a bolt of lightning in half. As the legend goes, he cut apart a bolt of lightning with his sword by "slashing" Raijin that was within the lightning. Now, of course, I'm sure it didn't literally mean the god himself, but rather, the swordsman cut through the "will of the thunder god" within the bolt of lightning; that which allows the god to control the element. Imagine applying that to combat against Kidou spells. For example, a powerful Kidou Master uses an immensely powerful Tenran spell that whips around like a huge maelstrom. But the Zanjutsu Master can simply "cut through" to the "will" of the Kidou Master imprinted into the spell, thus allowing him to rip apart the spell with ease. This basically allows a Zanjutsu Master to fight on par against a Kidou Master.