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Post by Iuchi Ozora on Jan 27, 2012 12:01:06 GMT -5
Ozora looks around and then back at the castle again. He blinks and stares hard at a point near the left edge of the structure. "I....think you are right. It has been several years, but I studied here for a winter. I remember well the area around the library, which should be right over there. It is....and it isn't."
Ozora furrows his brow at this parody before them.
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Post by Daigotsu Thrakhath on Jan 28, 2012 10:49:30 GMT -5
Thrakhath stood with arms folded, looking the castle up and down. "If you two say so," he said, shrugging. "Whatever it is, I like it," he said. "I should use it as inspiration when I build my summer home in the Shadowlands."
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Post by Zeure on Jan 28, 2012 17:28:38 GMT -5
The Fox-spirit stopped and looked at Thrakhath hard for a few moments, considering what he had said; and it's eyes began to glow an iridescent blue. Then he turned his head halfway between Thrakhath and the castle, considering something else. His eyes stopped glowing.
"Don't touch me or my children, shade. The one called Gohei is who I am after and you may touch him all you want, but don't attempt to spread your plagues here among my children."
He was clearly talking to Thrakhath. The lyrical qualities of his voice had changed to a lower base sound, but even in threat it sounded like music. He continued to pad forward, not waiting on a response from him. The fox had it's goals regardless.
As they approached the 'castle', they saw that the doors that lead into the courtyard were not just open, but rather they were ajar, broken off the hinges as if something had forced it's way into or out of the place. Those of a wary nature would notice that there was another door opposite this one, similarly open that led into the long dark tunnel of the interior of the Shiro. If one were of the mind to think of such things, there could be a trap here. Archers inside that tunnel would see them clearly as they entered the courtyard.
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Post by Kakita Sojiro on Jan 29, 2012 4:28:56 GMT -5
Sojiro chuckled at the fox's dressing down of Thrak.
"I don't think he likes you all that much."
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Post by Yasuki Chad on Jan 30, 2012 9:02:26 GMT -5
(My computer is down and I have no timetable as to when it will be repaired, move on without me and I will rejoin when the blasted heap is repaired.)
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Post by Daigotsu Thrakhath on Jan 30, 2012 10:38:18 GMT -5
Thrakhath grunted as his only response to the fox spirit. He shrugged at Sojiro's comment. "I have that effect on people," he said.
As they approached the castle, Thrakhath moved ahead of the group. He stopped at the edge of the gateway into the courtyard and peered in, looking for anything suspicious while staying as much in cover as he could manage.
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Post by Kakita Sojiro on Feb 9, 2012 4:19:45 GMT -5
Peering in from the other side of the gate from Thrak, Sojiro took a long look inside. Seeing nothing immediately threatening, he nodded to Thrak to follow him and slowly crept through the entrance, eyes and ears alert for anything and everything, checking the floor underneath him before actually stepping down with this full weight.
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Post by Zeure on Feb 9, 2012 4:24:40 GMT -5
First Sojiro, then Thrakhath, then everyone else moved into the courtyard. Genkuro moved quickly across it to the opposite doorway and peered inside. He motioned for the rest of the group to follow him. As everyone crossed the courtyard, there was a blood curdling scream from with in the keep. A woman's blood curdling scream.
Genkuro did not hesitate, he ran forward into the keep. Into the darkness of the burst open doorway.
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Post by Iuchi Ozora on Feb 9, 2012 10:33:05 GMT -5
Ozora was quick behind Genkuro, his mind already prepared for trauma and the steps he would need to take to render aid to any victim he may encounter. His hand was already reaching for and unsecuring his aid kit as he moved.
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Post by Daigotsu Thrakhath on Feb 9, 2012 10:39:13 GMT -5
Something within Thrakhath that had been dead for a very long time, and that the undead Thrakhath would never have experienced, awakened at the sound of that scream. He found himself charging forward as quickly as his legs could carry him, paying no attention to where the rest of the group was and heedless of any danger, blade already in hand.
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Post by Kakita Sojiro on Feb 9, 2012 12:38:50 GMT -5
Sojiro had always been a sucker for a woman in distress. Throwing caution to the four winds, he ran full tilt towards the sound of the scream, drawing blades as he went.
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Post by Zeure on Feb 14, 2012 7:41:56 GMT -5
The group turned several corners following Genkuro's lead on them. Apparently he knew his way through the shiro and something was driving him to run with an incredible pace.
"No.. no no no..."
Finally, they came to a large chamber, somewhere deep in the shiro. On top of a desk they saw a scroll that was unfurled. The scroll had several characteristics to it that one would find interesting. For one, it was glowing with a fading lime green light. Secondly, it was black. If one had ever had the unfortunate opportunity have seen, or much more likely heard of a black scroll... this must be one.
Behind the desk that had the scroll upon it stood a man, or at least, it used to be a man. The heavily armored undead monstrosity that stood there now was still definably humanoid, but it was obvious that it was now a creature of fu leng. It was clutching in one hand, indeed, holding aloft a young girl with a silver-white streak in her otherwise black hair. Unmistakable as a member of the kitsune family, and indeed, a person that several people in the room may know... as she had only passed away a few years prior to the current war.
Genkuro's hackles raised and he began growling at the abomination before him. "Gohei! Let my daughter GO!" Gohei turned and looked at the group, but otherwise made no moves to lower the girl or to be aggressive.
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Post by Kakita Sojiro on Feb 15, 2012 13:19:58 GMT -5
It was obviously a servant of Fu Leng, and it obviously had a girl literally in it's clutches. That's all Sojiro needed to know.
Flipping the katana and wakizashi into a saka-te (reverse) grip, he never slowed as he ran towards the desk, vaulting it at the last second and hurling himself at the creature physically. In his mind, either he would tackle the thing to the ground, breaking it's grip on the girl, or it would use the girl as a shield, and Sojiro would deliver her to safety in a slightly rougher and more bruised condition.
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Post by Daigotsu Thrakhath on Feb 15, 2012 15:08:47 GMT -5
For the first time in as long as he could remember, Thrakhath hesitated. The oni in the other room was clearly crazed and needed to be put down, but this was different. He had no idea what the intentions of this servant of Fu Leng were, or under who's orders it was acting. He watched Sojiro leap into action, and his grip tightened on the hilt of his scimitar, but he made no move to attack.
Then the girl screamed again, and Thrakhath knew the truth; he wanted to save her, consequences be damned. "Fu Leng forgive me..." he muttered under his breath, and with a battle cry he called upon the Taint for strength and launched himself forward, following Sojiro on the attack, his eyes blazing with a sickly green light.
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Post by Iuchi Ozora on Feb 16, 2012 12:34:45 GMT -5
While he may not know how it worked or how to fight it, but damnit, he knew what it was. There was only one Gohei that he knew of from history. The corrupted champion of the Fox. The setting fit and the pieces slid together.
If this had been just a normal day and he had come upon this, he likely would have reeled from the thoughts rolling through him, but after today, nothing is fazing him quite the same.
Already he pulls a scroll and begins his entreatment with the Kami as the other two begin their dash towards the evil thing. As he speaks, steam can be seen rising and falling around him in a long sinuous form.
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