Kakita Sojiro
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Post by Kakita Sojiro on Dec 4, 2011 0:53:46 GMT -5
Sojiro sheathed the crystal blade and looked over at Thrak, the maho practicioner that had inadvertently broken his fall. Hate burned in his eyes for a second, but that was quickly replaced by something else... respect? Acknowledgement? He bowed to the strange man.
"I believe I owe you my thanks for a soft landing place, san. I admit that I have no love at all for your... philosophies, but I will not question your motives here with us. You have proven them sufficiently. Normally I hunt those who practice maho, but so long as we are in this place, I will not see you as my enemy." He turned and walked away a bit gingerly, stopping by Ozora. "Here, let me help you with this." With a practiced technique, Sojiro wrapped the bandages around Ozora's head wound, being certain to make them tight enough to do some good, but loose enough so as not to cause further harm.
"I tried to get you out of the way, but unfortunately I wasn't quite fast enough. My apologies."
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Post by Iuchi Ozora on Dec 4, 2011 22:35:34 GMT -5
Ozora gingerly pats at the bandages to ensure they are secured. "Arigato, Kakita-san." Ozora smiles up at Sojiro.
Taking a deep breath, Ozora prepares himself to stand up. After a couple of false steps, Ozora gains his feet and immediately woozes as his knees go weak under him for a moment. He stabalizes himself though and slowly works on repacking his bag and retrieving his items he dropped in order to prepare for their next movement.
Once completed, Ozora glances at the Dragon who now accompany thems, but only shrugs at his presence. Ozora just waits for the others to finish preparing, before moving to follow Yasuki Chad.
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Kakita Sojiro
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Post by Kakita Sojiro on Dec 5, 2011 4:29:37 GMT -5
Following Ozora's gaze, Sojiro looks up and finally notices his old friend.
Saiko-san? What are you doing here?" A smile crosses his face as he stands to greet the man properly, momentarily surpressed by a grimace of pain caused by his ribs.
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Saiko
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Post by Saiko on Dec 8, 2011 14:33:33 GMT -5
Saiko walked toward his old friend, though his movements seemed somewhat less... solid than one might expect. Sojiro would also notice Saiko's eyes, which were a pale sea green, as opposed to his normal fiery emerald.
"Sojiro-san, a pleasure. Though I'll admit, I'm not sure exactly where we are..."
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Daigotsu Thrakhath
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Post by Daigotsu Thrakhath on Dec 8, 2011 14:38:42 GMT -5
Thrakhath frowned at the look the newcomer gave him, though he didn't seem to have anything to say. "Your restraint is appreciated, Crane-san," Thrakhath said, responding to Sojiro, though he kept his eye on Saiko. "I will likewise refrain from trying to kill any of you while we're all stuck here." Something crossed his face just then, and he looked down at his still-bleeding arm. Sojiro had gone off to greet the new addition, so Thrakhath took the opportunity to tear a bit of cloth from his sleeve and wrap it around his arm in a makeshift bandage, wincing as he did so. The joys of maho, he thought to himself unhappily.
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Kakita Sojiro
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Post by Kakita Sojiro on Dec 9, 2011 20:00:28 GMT -5
"To be fair, I don't think any of us are sure of that. It seems to be a sort of mental plane... or something to that effect. Regardless, you just missed us dealing with an oni that claimed to be the First Oni, among other things."
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Saiko
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Post by Saiko on Dec 10, 2011 17:31:03 GMT -5
"Well in that case, you are looking remarkably well, sensei," Saiko replied, with a slight grin on his face. He looked past Sojiro to the other samurai. "So tell me, who are you compatriots?"
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Kakita Sojiro
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Post by Kakita Sojiro on Dec 10, 2011 18:44:27 GMT -5
"Idle boasts on the part of the late oni, to be sure. Otherwise I doubt we'd be standing here. Saiko-san, allow me to introduce Yasuki Chad-sama, Iuchi Ozora-san, and Thrakhath-san."
"We would do well to be on our way out of here I think, before the cave begins to collapse like the palace did earlier."
Sojiro began gingerly making his way towards the exit, favoring his left side a bit as he did so - not his left leg, his entire left side.
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Zeure
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Post by Zeure on Dec 12, 2011 6:19:00 GMT -5
As everyone exits the realm that contained the oni they find themselves back upon the eerie starlit path that seems to be grounded only while walking upon it. After a short walk back towards the main area where one of the men who had you embark on this mad quest stands, you find yourself facing the familiar(sort of) form of Yudai. He is standing in front of the paths where you had been leaving them continually. He is looking down at his body and flexing his arms up and down. And as you draw nearer you begin to notice that he has a more distinct look to him. He definitely has facial hair, cut into a style that some of the moto wear with a small patch on his chin line and two strips of mustache running down either side of his mouth. His hair is black and cropped short close to his head and he has the short squat features typical of that family. He is wearing red armor with several trinkets dangling from it, attached by cloth cording. " Welcome back, Samurai. I am indeed pleased to see that your work is paying off." He flexes again showing off his definite form and clothing. " If you keep it up at this rate you'll have us all here and able to manifest in no time at all. Astounding." He pauses and closes his eyes for a moment, and then he moves both his hands in a circle and form a HAT for himself and drops it on his head. " Most interesting indeed."
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Daigotsu Thrakhath
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Post by Daigotsu Thrakhath on Dec 12, 2011 8:51:04 GMT -5
An odd sense of nostalgia overcame Thrakhath when he saw the new form Yudai had taken, another emotion he wasn't used to. It must have something to do with having a living brain, he wondered to himself. Despite his warm feelings, his eyes narrowed in suspicion as they approached Yudai. "I hate to be rude, Yudai-san," he said, after Yudai had spoken his piece, "but I would very much like to know who you are and what brought you here before we proceed any further."
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Zeure
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Post by Zeure on Dec 12, 2011 17:31:33 GMT -5
Yudai kept looking at himself, seemingly still astounded at the level of control that he had. He looked up as Thrakhath began speaking and he smiled and a strong breath escaped his lips.
"Ah, suspicions. Perfectly legitimate, I think. Though completely uncalled for, I assure you. I am Moto Yudai, a shugenja of some great skill. Ready and willing to do what is necessary to overcome."
He stood straight and saluted the group of them. It was a strange salute that most of them would not recognize. Thrakhath and Ozora would recognize it as an older Unicorn salute that fell out of use decades ago.
"As to my reasons for coming here, it is purely research. As you may or may not know, travel between the realms is something that no one has refined. We are a group of magical users that are interested in refining this. It is something that I accidentally stumbled on in my youth. And I gathered a group of like-minded individuals to explore it. Anything else?"
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Kakita Sojiro
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Post by Kakita Sojiro on Dec 12, 2011 21:29:54 GMT -5
"How did the others, like the Emperor and that Oni, end up here Yuuto-san?"
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Zeure
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Post by Zeure on Dec 12, 2011 21:55:34 GMT -5
"It's Yudai, Kakita-san. Yudai. And really, I honestly don't know. Perhaps if you could explain to me what you found out about who they were specifically I could hazard a guess. And also how you got them to leave might help as well."
Yudai seemed to be concentrating as he spoke and a long purple Haori trimmed in white fur surrounded him like an oversized long coat. His red armor took on a luster and shape typical to some older armor within the Scorpion clan.
"Truly remarkable."
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Yasuki Chad
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Post by Yasuki Chad on Dec 12, 2011 21:58:15 GMT -5
"A version of Hantei the 41st, though merged with somekind of shadow spirit. And Another that claimed to be the first Oni. Sprinkles severed the connection the Hantei possessed and dissapeared, and we killed the Oni."
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Kakita Sojiro
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When you die, will you be remembered, or will you be just another strand in the tapestry?
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Post by Kakita Sojiro on Dec 12, 2011 22:34:06 GMT -5
(OOC Gah! Brain damage from exams has taken it's toll.... I'll roll with it though )
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