quarim
Dragon Clan
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Post by quarim on Dec 14, 2011 5:11:39 GMT -5
All legends tend to be true. They are just hidden and disguised to seem as if they are something they are not. This day will be one of legend. Where heroes rose and every name remembered will be remembers like they were the greatest of men who ever walked this land. The truth is we are all just men who had to see this crisis through or die trying. Don't be fooled by legends look for the deeper truth in them.
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Kakita Mitsouko
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Post by Kakita Mitsouko on Dec 14, 2011 5:18:17 GMT -5
Mitsouko listened to his words, thinking that her name wouldn't be remembered in the best way possible, though. She took a deep breath, trying to swap away bad feelings.
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Doji Naetaru
Crane Clan
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Post by Doji Naetaru on Dec 14, 2011 5:46:46 GMT -5
At the shore there were but a few Crane guards. Even if the whole land had been turmoiled by war, it was deemed proper that no hostility or an unwelcoming spirit should be displayed by the Crane towards the Mantis. Next to the guards there was an elderly figure, bent slightly. However, his figure could betray a man with weak physique and possibly a slight gait.
"Good morning esteemed Raiden-sama, it's an honor to see you today."
He approached in a friendly manner.
"We've been expecting you, I am Doji Izanagi, senior statesman of the trading council. I am to accompany you in your way to the meeting hall."
He bowed in reverence. Given the status that the shugenja had, he needed not to be escorted alone. Thus Izanagi's company would have to suffice.
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Zeure
Crane Clan
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Post by Zeure on Dec 14, 2011 8:57:33 GMT -5
[OOC]Mitsouko has contracted me to torment her by playing the Oni whispering in her head. I totally have permission to do this.[/OOC]
"Mitsouko no Oni, that has a nice ring to it, don't you think?"
Deep in the recesses of her mind, Kakita Mitsouko heard a voice of an unfamiliar and alien tone that had never been there before. The raspy baritone laughed for a few seconds as it seemed to peer into her and through her. And a vague image of the oni, partially obscured by smoke became apparent to her inner eye.
"Of course, we're not there yet, my dear. But we will be soon enough."
Its mouth opened and a long tongue licked across it's lips and several of it's razor sharp teeth.
"I can not wait to devour your soul and claim your name as my own permanently. But tell me, if you would, what are the goals that we hope to accomplish, hmmmm? I would hate to disappoint. The strength you are gaining through our bond will help to augment all that training you've had, but it would also help us focus if we knew what we wanted."
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Kitsune Poxo
Mantis Clan
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Post by Kitsune Poxo on Dec 14, 2011 11:30:31 GMT -5
"You would be more accurate saying there is a kernel of truth at the center of legend. Just like lies, it make them more believable. Now before you continue you should know I am not a spirit in human form. My father was human."
As he spoke he seemed to return to more normal demeanor. However his eyes seemed to dart to the gaijin on occasion. "Even the simplest of sayings could one day form a legend, such as saying someone has an indomitable will." It was quite clear that he directed that last part at Mitsouko.
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Kakita Mitsouko
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Post by Kakita Mitsouko on Dec 14, 2011 12:12:03 GMT -5
Mitsouko swallowed, and clenched teeth, nodding to Daichi, trying just not to think…Alesha. Just trying not to feed this relation, trying not to pay attention to the oni’s voice. Daichi-san, it’s…fantastic! For a instant she looked at his discolored eyes to show her admiration, but it was brief and proper. The tension between the Kitsune and the gaijin grew though, and Mitsouko realized they aren’t allies as she thought before. Ahn… How exactly we are going to do it? This…travel? And…do you wish any aid from the Crane shugenja?
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quarim
Dragon Clan
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Post by quarim on Dec 14, 2011 12:14:59 GMT -5
Having never done this I am quite interested in this as well. Would you please explain the process?
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Kitsune Poxo
Mantis Clan
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Post by Kitsune Poxo on Dec 14, 2011 13:40:22 GMT -5
"It is an old technique, forgotten by most now a days. It was something taught to the Fox Clan because of their ties. The ritual I know only works for the realm of animals. It requires a gateway of sorts. It can be rather described as sidestepping through them. Now while help would not generally be bad. Something tells me the spirits will not like visitors, so I wish to keep it to a minimum. They have been riled as of late and when we brought them today something effected them so much to a point that even those with their blood felt it. You can see the effects, on me."
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quarim
Dragon Clan
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Post by quarim on Dec 14, 2011 13:48:41 GMT -5
Quarim started to relax slightly. Daichi was obviously more in control. He still wanted him dead but he could wait to arrange that no need to worry about future plans now.
I agree we should keep this to a minimum. So when will we be doing this? I admit I am a little anxious.
(ooc: thanks Koichi for the catch!)
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Kakita Mitsouko
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Post by Kakita Mitsouko on Dec 14, 2011 15:20:47 GMT -5
Don’t mind me gentlemen, I am listening, just need to …write few lines. Important lines. She addressed over the parchment, and even though her hand wasn’t as trembling as before, her calligraphy clearly wasn’t as perfect as expected. A letter to Sojiro, the closest thing she had of a brother. He wouldn’t fail her in anything Mitsouko was asking, she knew. So, how many time I need to remain there, and what need to be made here to sever the ties with this evil?
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Kitsune Poxo
Mantis Clan
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Post by Kitsune Poxo on Dec 14, 2011 17:10:37 GMT -5
"I do not know if it will even work. It could be as long as you are in another realm to permanent to not ever working or worse the opposite effect. You may have to retire to a monastery and drink jade petal tea for the rest of your life to actually hold it. But we go once ready I suppose."
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Zeure
Crane Clan
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Post by Zeure on Dec 14, 2011 17:33:07 GMT -5
So, how many time I need to remain there, and what need to be made here to sever the ties with this evil? " Awww, you want to get rid of me already? But we've only just met. And I'm soooo hungry..... for companionship. I will say though, it has been quite some time since one of US was in the animal spirit realm. This will prove to be hilariously good fun. I am going to kill and devour so many animal spirits. Truly you know how to be a good host." The thought would cross Mitsouko's mind that... perhaps the connection was such that, in this stage of the gestation, the oni might literally follow her to the spirit realm. Oni are fickle and no one really understands how they work entirely. " You can't trust fox spirits though, remember that. They are tricksters by nature and they just love to goad people into making bad decisions."
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Tamori Koichi
Dragon Clan
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Post by Tamori Koichi on Dec 14, 2011 18:21:53 GMT -5
Sprinkles started to relax slightly. Daichi was obviously more in control. He still wanted him dead but he could wait to arrange that no need to worry about future plans now. *kills Sprinkles* You're not in this scene. Quarim is. LOL ;D You can continue again.
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Kakita Mitsouko
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Post by Kakita Mitsouko on Dec 15, 2011 6:05:09 GMT -5
“We” will do nothing! “We” don’t exist! It’s just me I assure you, beast, I will keep what is mine and you will return to where you belong. Mitsouko hissed in her own mind, though trying to keep her mind firm in the thought nothing of what the oni said was happening… Though, the tiny seed of a doubt started to germinate… How not to admit it sounded like a possibility?
Please, Daichi-san. If you don’t need any preparation or rest, let’s do it… Mitsouko locked the scrollcase with two brief letters and delivered it to the Kitsune daimyo I’d appreciate if it could be sent to the castle. I am ready.
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Kitsune Poxo
Mantis Clan
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Post by Kitsune Poxo on Dec 15, 2011 11:00:50 GMT -5
Daichi accepted the scroll case as he stood."It shall be delivered." He then turned and left the room, leading the way.
On the way to a small long boat he handed over the scroll case with the instructions to deliver it. He lowered himself into the boat and aided the others. Beyond that at this point he didn't seem to talk much, seeming words would distract from some preparation he was doing along the way.
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