Kakita Mitsouko
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Post by Kakita Mitsouko on Nov 15, 2011 5:32:10 GMT -5
It means you wish me to do... she arched an eyebrow to him, not sure if he was intending that she was there just as decoration piece.
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Alesha
Spider Clan
Fallen Crane * Duelist * Bloodspeaker * Tactician * Maho-Bujin
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Post by Alesha on Nov 15, 2011 7:30:38 GMT -5
"My lady, there are a lot of things I could say to that..." -He says as he gets on the saddle of his pitch black horse. - "..., but in current circumstances I fully expect you to be in saddle and by my side for the assault."
Its hard to say if he treated her as ornamental peice, after all he was known for extravangance back in the Kakita Academy... But knowing his usual aproach, likely the assumption was not too far from the reality. Few things impressed Kakita Alesha, as Mitsuoko knew - of few that did exaggeration andperfection was the rule of thumb. Tale goes that he once killed a man in duel without unsheathing his sword, though the exact details are always different. Other exploits included reading a course on modern art to a ... crab (exact details differ, if it was actual crab or samurai of said clan and how he sat through it). If something could spawn a myriad tales and spin-offs that looked dramatic it got him. At least in the past. He lost a lot of irony since the war began. But one thing remained constant - he loved character, and hated compromises... As the unit formed up he looked at it with a smile, such a glorious day for skirmishing... All it lacked was dramatic mist... His eyes searched for Shugenja, but always keeping Mitsuoko in sight.
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Kitsune Poxo
Mantis Clan
Mantis Clan | Shugenja | Earth | Thunder | Kitsune Blooded | Naval | Daimyo | Unique
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Post by Kitsune Poxo on Nov 15, 2011 9:25:49 GMT -5
"The distraction will be coming soon enough. Just as I am certain they have no doubt that we summon will the storms, the Asahina will summon a fog bank to cover them. Air shugenja love their illusions. My family plans to use it to their advantage as well. If they surprisingly do not summon they fog, I have arrenged for it to come anyways."
Daichi gave a grin that could have riviled any real fox as he looked out over the land. "They will soon learn that strength of the Mantis is not our naval strength but our diversity. They expect villiany, we give them honor. They expect a battle in which we attack from the sea, we give the a fight with the land itself. We are four very different families that form this clan."
He produced a scroll from with in his clothing and rolled it out on the deck. Kneeling in front ot, he began chanting to the kami.
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Kakita Mitsouko
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Post by Kakita Mitsouko on Nov 15, 2011 10:08:33 GMT -5
Sometimes legends are either worthy of their fame, or just idiots with luck. What do you think you are, Alesha-san? She mounted her white horse with ease, not able to fully swallow his remark. Mitsouko wasn't exactly a sensitive woman, though.
I hope it’s not your idea of flirt . It sucks anyway. She glanced at the newcomers. Thank you Hatsune-san. Your arrival is providential. And...Can you, Hitoshi-san, come with us?
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Kakita Sojiro
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Post by Kakita Sojiro on Nov 15, 2011 19:44:09 GMT -5
Hitoshi glanced between Alesha and Mitsouko, unsure of who was in command here. Mitsouko was the Daimyo certainly, but Alesha was... well, he was Alesha. And he seemed to have an exact plan in mind for how to deal with this battle.
"I currently have two units of Kakita samurai under my command, as well as Sojiro-san's archer unit. The units can be split up to serve different purposes, and will go wherever our commander needs us to fight."
He hoped that his reply wasn't taken as an insult by either Mitsouko or Alesha, but he wasn't going to agree to a direct action from one or the other until he was certain who his commanding officer was here, and it seemed that the best reply he could offer was to inform them both that he would follow orders from the person in command... whichever one of them that was.
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Alesha
Spider Clan
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Post by Alesha on Nov 16, 2011 2:37:41 GMT -5
"If I wanted to flirt, I'd use more refined aproach, my Lady. As to which, I'd rather be a idiot with luck than a legend. Luck is best mistress one can hope for." He looks at Hitoshi for a moment. "Well we're in for a mounted raid, but we could use you and your men to cover the shugenja as they cast and redirect... do their ward thing."
How splendid did the Kakita Mounted Company looked, in the rays of rising sun, sky blues and snow whites, dancing sashimono's in the wind... Looking to the side he studied Mitsuoko and smiled - at least they looked perfect!
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Kakita Mitsouko
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Post by Kakita Mitsouko on Nov 16, 2011 3:47:28 GMT -5
You've already told other men to do the ward, Alesha-san. She said sternly, once they werent listen by others. It's not necessary use Hitoshi men to it. I wish him to come with me. Hitoshi is not man of doing ward, I thought you were aware of his value. And... Don't let my smile fool you, I am not sweet all the time, and you cannot oppose my orders in front of others. Pretend you can bear it, right? I really wish you go back and call Hitoshi to come with us, neh? She glared at him with a smile.
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Kakita Sojiro
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Post by Kakita Sojiro on Nov 16, 2011 3:59:56 GMT -5
Hitoshi bowed to Alesha.
"Very well, Alesha-sama. Would you like me to deploy just the archers to cover them, or the archers and cavalry as well?"
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Alesha
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Post by Alesha on Nov 16, 2011 8:12:48 GMT -5
He goes cold on Mitsuoko suddenly, as his eyes meet hers and he doesn't reply to her, whatever emotion or mood he had going is washed away in instance. It could be that he had something to say, but didn't bother with it.
"You and the cavalry will come with us, Hitoshi-san."
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Kakita Sojiro
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Post by Kakita Sojiro on Nov 16, 2011 8:31:52 GMT -5
"Hai, Alesha-sama."
Hitoshi breaks off and loops back around to his troops. A few minutes later Sojiro's archer unit breaks off to join up with the Shugenja, while Hitoshi returns with two columns of cavalry bearing the blue and black colors and mons of the Kakita Elite Squad.
"Every one of these men is a veteran, sama. Many fought at Toshi Ranbo. We await your orders."
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Alesha
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Post by Alesha on Nov 16, 2011 9:00:37 GMT -5
"Good to hear that we have some experience with us. You join with the command group and lead the collumn, I am quite sure that Mitsuoko-dono will be fond of this. Your men can will screen the collumn. I'll go with avant-garde to probe the road ahead. We'll rejoin when we reach the destination" - He gives a cold look to Mitsuoko, and gestures to dozen of his men in riding armour, then charges off forward.
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Kakita Sojiro
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Post by Kakita Sojiro on Nov 16, 2011 9:03:41 GMT -5
Hitoshi makes a few hand gestures and the column fans out ahead of the main unit. He then takes his place beside Mitsouko at the head of the unit.
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Yoritomo Raiden
Mantis Clan Mod
Mantis Clan - Shugenja - Water - Thunder - Damiyo - Not Kolat
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Post by Yoritomo Raiden on Nov 16, 2011 11:57:00 GMT -5
Raiden closed his eyes and meditated. He could feel the sea a massive creature to its own moving to and fro rocking the ship. He could feel the wind he had unleashed rushing past him. He could smell the salt in the air. He could feel the electricity in the air as though a power hung in the air. He then could feel that power in all the mantis fighting on the beachhead also acting as one entity. Raiden held that power until he thought he would burst then yelled so loud the mantis furthest out could hear him over the battle. At that moment lightning arched across the sky light red and blue inter mixed. All mantis saw this and they felt invulnerable the power of thunder infused in their spirit. The enemy felt dread as they saw the mantis fight harder twentyfold per man. Almost like they were possessed by the thunder dragon itself.
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Kitsune Poxo
Mantis Clan
Mantis Clan | Shugenja | Earth | Thunder | Kitsune Blooded | Naval | Daimyo | Unique
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Post by Kitsune Poxo on Nov 16, 2011 14:29:52 GMT -5
The words that came from Kitsune Daichi sounded harsh and hard. It was nit hard to guess at what he was doing. Earth was a hard element. It is stuburn, content at never moving. Forcing it to move could easily compared with a moody bull that does not want to pull the plow. It was no surprise that a summon spell, especially this one, was slow to cast but at the end Daichi's voice rung out "Rise, Earth."
The ground groaned, it shuddered, it moaned, and it heaved.even with the successful completion of the spell it was resistant to the change. After a few moments of confusion that would come from the noises the source appeared. On the beachhead closest to the keep a form arose from the ground. This form made of sand, dirt, gravel, and mud, a form of pure earth, rose to stand above the ground.
The roughly humanoid form stood well over ten feet tall. It's feet, if you could call it's stumps that, stayed melded to the ground drawing strength from it's element. It turned and swatted at those near by as it lowered into a silaint roar that was soon followed by a rumbling sound from the ground.
Sweat glicinced from Kitsune Daichi's brow as he stood up rolling up the scroll. "There is your distraction. Need to hurry, though, as the kami will not stay in that form long. Earth is not like thunder, it does not like to move. Now if you will excuse me I need to return to my family before the ritual is complete. He turned, wiping of the sweat, and started walked to were a near by long boat was waiting.
OOC: for anyone wandering Rise, Earth is a spell from the 4e book that really does just that.
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Kakita Mitsouko
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Post by Kakita Mitsouko on Nov 16, 2011 17:42:50 GMT -5
For a moment Mitsouko just observed Alesha’s charge, knowing well that her sensei felt offended with her correction of status quo. What happens with that man? His behavior as samurai seemed quite wrong, and deserved to be observed from a close distance. Welcome, Hitoshi. It's good to have a 'Kakita boy' here. She said looking at the horizon when he stood by her side. Ready? It was rhetorical though. With an 'Advance' signal of her fan, she led the column to move.
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