Shunkō (Seireitou)

Shunkō (瞬閧, "Flash War Cry") is an advanced technique of the  discipline, serving as the highest level of mastery in aura embodiment. Though its exact origins are unknown, it was a mutual conclusion reached by both and, two elite Hakuda Masters within , during their individual training and was often mistaken for involving the use of  due to the magnificent release of power that is associated with the technique.

Overview
At the first stage of, a martial artist begins to understand the core essence of Hakuda which lies in the act of personifying martial art concept. Because of its scope and power output, it is often mistaken for a feat of, but in actuality, it is referred to as one of the highest levels of refined Hakuda.

According to, Hakuda is an art that must "come from the heart". All power drawn from martial arts comes from the heart. When personifying concept, a martial artist empties their heart to allow the embodiment of a conceptual notion to bloom within them. In the realm of spirits, power follows the heart, and when the heart is allowed to embody the concept, the power associated with the concept is capable of emerging. This is what is known as Hakuda Kata, with Shunkō serving as mastery over the discipline's first stage. It is also for this reason that Shunkō is often mistaken as a form of Kidō, for that, while it is incorrect to say that is being driven into the user's body, Hakuda is a power that flows from the heart. When the Shunkō erupts forth as an aura of pure power and force, there is the sensation of spiritual pressure flooding out the back of the user's body, causing ambient reishi in the vicinity of the user to with the intense spiritual power and subsequently become swallowed up into it which further strengthens the power of the Shunkō. Therefore, it is not wrong to say that Kidō is, in some sense, involved in how this technique behaves and basic understanding of how Kidō operates does contribute to a better understanding of how to better refine the Shunkō's power output. It is because of this phenomena that Shunkō is a dangerous technique, having a tendency to actually behave chaotically to the point of potentially damaging its user, and requires an enormous amount of training to refine in an efficient manner.

Because Shunkō is considered to be the highest refinement of aura embodiment, it often manifests as an elemental power due to the fact that it symbolizes "power" and the most natural forms of power are the elemental forces found directly in nature; such as the wind which flows all around and lightning which bursts forth from the heavens. As such, Shunkō can embody elements such as wind and lightning.

Behind the Scenes
This article was written as a form of the author's own interpretation of.