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Post by Zeroskills-Zenshu Nightbreaker on Sept 20, 2023 12:37:59 GMT -5
Brandy AlayinChapter: One Zeshu packs his belongings and looks at Kika and Brandy to see if they are ready to start the mission, Kika said she had seen tracks near the cave of where some ooze may be hiding. Zenshu says to Kika "well we are ready when you are Kika lets follow that trail." as they leave the cave following Kika Brandy is walking next to Zenshu he turns and says to her "Well looks like we are finally on another mission together hopefully we will be successful." Brandy replies "Yes, it has been some time since we worked together and I'm sure we will do great." They head west towards the forest for about 20 minutes when Kika whispers "Halt I found some slime tracks, but it looks like there are other tracks following them as well." Kika has a keen eye for anything remotely resembling water due to her affinity to the sea domain. Zenshu slowly creeps forward to look at the tracks as well, thinking to himself <"it appears to be a group of five well fitted for a fight due to the heavy imprints in the mud"> he begins to tell the girls when Brandy speaks first "well looks like there is a group of 5 pursuing they ooze's as well we had better hurry as we don't want to miss our chance to gather information on them" with that she took off running in the direction of the ooze trail, surprising to Zenshu she was not making the slightest sound as she ran. Zenshu and Kika started after her they ran for another 10 minutes when Brandy suddenly stopped and ducked down waving to Zenshu and Kika to do the same. Whispering to Zenshu she says "We have caught up to them look there <pointing to the right> it looks like they mean to attack the ooze that about 20 yards ahead, what should we do?" Knowing what Zenshu was about to say Kika pulled her sleeves back an took out her staff, Zenshu unsheathed his dagger ready to strike then whispered to Brandy "we KILL them our mission is to observe those ooze and we will not fail at any cost. But we also need to be aware not to scare the ooze away we need to draw those monster hunters to us, Any ideas Lady Brandy?"
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Post by Brandy Alayin on Sept 20, 2023 15:43:23 GMT -5
Eyes zipping back and forth along the sight in front of me, my mind races with ideas. I turn to the others, whispering. "Okay, here's the plan." Leaning in, I explain...
Darting forward, I crouch down in front of a particularly boggy spot, covered with puddles of various sizes. I dip my claws into the water, and let my Arcana flow through the area. Soon, my Sea Mist was thick enough to draw notice. I hear voices through the thick fog. "What the hell?" "Where did this fog come from?" and a few 'strongly worded' other complaints resounded loudly. I raise my hand and signal forward. Kika and Zenshu follow me in, ready for a quick take down. I swing off right, the dragon pair heads left. I quickly take my two opponents by surprise. I tackle down the first, a taller, burly man. Yelping, he goes down quickly. He is not quite as strong as he looks. I grab him, loudly snapping his arm in several places before kicking him down. He runs off, screaming. The other man, taken aback, blinks in shock before lunging at me. I let him knock me down, tensing my tails to spring back up, the force easily allowing me to flip him over, hand on his throat. Looking him in the eyes, I freeze. His face is accentuated by his small fox-like nose. Red fur with a black tip. His ears are like mine, pointed, red fur with white tips. Holding my breath, I look down. His tail is hanging limp under him, No, tails. I count. Nine tails. Still pinning him, I lean back. I stare him down, simply stating: "You shouldn't be here." The man smiles at me. "Neither should you, Brandy." I growl at him, but get off of him and help him up. He dusts himself off, sighing. "Zahakariya, why are you here?" I ask, now right in his face, voice deathly low. "You left. You left us. You Left Me." I've grabbed his shirt collar. "Brandy, I know you have questions. And I have answers." He pauses, looking over his shoulder, where the other three bounty hunters have ran off, shouts slowly fading in the distance. Kika and Zenshu are coming this way, job quickly finished, based on the loud crashing of footsteps approaching. The mist has started to fade, but I still can't see the pair.
Zahakariya looks back at me. "But now isn't the time. I have a feeling it should be between us." I nod in agreement. He continues. "I know I wasn't there when you needed me. When you all needed me. But I had very good reasons for leaving. That's no excuse, but I'm hoping you'll hear me out." I let go of his shirt, now fighting back tears.
"Damn right we needed you Zahak. They're all dead, for Gods sake. I was twelve. I had to bury my mother." I look back up at him. "I had to bury Our Mother, Zahakariya." Zahak kneels down, pushing my hair back. "I know. And I'm sorry. But I'll give you answers. I promise." He pulls me into a hug. He leans back, looking at me. "Three days. I'll be waiting for you at Auntie Genelle's." He heads to leave, but looks at me over his shoulder. "Oh, and I know where the scythe is." He smiles to me, warm and sweet. "I love you." With this, he leaves. Gone again.
Just as he disappears from sight, the Dragon pair appear from the forest. A few brief words, and we head to where the Ooze was, a couple dozen yards out. Zenshu falls into step beside me, several feet behind Kika. He looks me up and down. "Are you okay, m'Lady?" The concern in his voice, combined with all else, nearly made me break down in tears. I look at him and try my best to smile. "Yeah. Not even a scratch. I get the job done, and do it well." He laughs, but his voice drops to a whisper. He grabs my hand, looking down at me. "That's not what I meant Lady Brandy. Are You okay? Who was that you were talking to?" At this, I turn to him. "I'll... well, I..." I start to choke up a bit. Zenshu grabs my shoulder. "Hold on a sec. We can talk just the two of us." He runs to catch up to Kika. I look at the ground, lost in my thoughts. "Just go on ahead a bit and wait for us, okay? I need to talk to Brandy for a moment." He rushes back, and kneels down to talk to me. "What's going on?" I take a deep breath, and grab his hand. "He was, um.. someone I know. Really well. Some stuff came up." I trail off, unable to hold back my tears any longer. Zenshu pulls me into a hug. I sigh. There's no point in not telling him now. "My brother. He's about your age. He left home just a month or so before the temple..." Zenshu nods. "I'll be fine. I just need to calm down a bit. But thank you." I wipe my tears, smiling at Zenshu, as if to say 'Don't worry, I'm strong'. Just then, something occurred to me. I had been waiting for the right time to tell him, and I guess now would be good as any. "There's something I've been meaning to tell you. I took a mercenary job a while back, a bit before we met. I got to keep the assets of the targets, in addition to the pay. Basically, I'm rich enough that we could go years without work and live comfortably. And more than enough to support years of travel, questing, training, supplies, that sort of thing. After this, whatever we're doing, watching Oozes 'spawn' and whatnot, we can stock up on supplies and leave. We can travel and train. There's much more dangerous and perilous places than Crescent Isle, and I want to see all of them. Fight, learn, get strong. And I'm sure both of you want this as well. And I'm not taking No as an answer." Surprised, probably shocked even, Zenshu says nothing, processing what I said. With this, I walk off to catch up with Kika. I look over my shoulder, and beckon Zenshu with a wave and smile. "Come on, we're gonna miss the... uh... whatever it is we're waiting for."
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Post by Zeroskills-Zenshu Nightbreaker on Sept 20, 2023 16:43:06 GMT -5
Brandy Alayin
Following slowly behind them deep in thought <"Does Lady brandy fancy me? Does she want to stay with us and travel together?"> making his way to where Lady Brandy and Kika where knelt down observing the ooze about 6 feet in front of us. Zenshu turns to Kika and said "get your notebook out and start taking notes please." Kika did this an as they watched and waited to record what they needed for their mission. Zenshu turn towards Brandy and said "M'lady please I do wish to continue our conversation once we complete this quest." she smiles and nods and sees an expression of surprise appear on Zenshu's face Zenshu heard a twig snapping behind them maybe 3 feet away he spun around quick to see three of the hunters behind them one aiming his arrow directly at Lady Brandy, Zenshu quickly with his Cats Grace pushed Lady Brandy down an was able to catch the arrow just before it made it to her. He then told Kika "keep observing the ooze no matter what that they need this information it was critical to the quest." Kika was able to mutter "Yes Master" just as Zenshu ran offZenshu took off at full speed towards the group of hunters pulling his razor sharp blade out he throws it at the man with the bow the dagger lands dead center in his chest. He knew this was no time to hold back he let his dragons rage boil to its full extent, nothing made him more angry then when someone attacked a person he cared about. Finally admitting to himself the feelings he had for Lady Brandy, at this point he was now in range to grab the man on the right with his claws directly around his neck digging them deep into his throat. The last hunter was now pulling his sword from its sheath, Zenshu could see his puzzled look as to how quick he was Zenshu was the best of his class in reaction time. Picking up the man by his throat he bite into his neck and tore out his jugular, throwing him down his Cats Grace kicked in again as the last man swung his sword at Zenshu's neck flipping back to dodge while at the same time grabbing his dagger out of the chest of the bowman. Preparing for a fight with his dagger now thinking to himself <"Two down one to go to counter or to strike first which should I do?"> Zenshu's anger at an all time high at this point ran at the last man standing he blocked the slash from his enemy with his dagger and countered it with his horns straight into the chest of the man, not very skilled these men were they would have been better off running away than coming back to fight.
Taking the small man off of his horns Zenshu turned towards the Ladies making sure they were still okay with a slight look of shock in her eyes Brandy was staring at him. <"Did he over do it? is she now scared of me?"> I walk back to them cleaning my dagger kneeling down I look at Lady Brandy "I am sorry miss there are times when I get a bit as you can say ticked off and can loose control, I apologize if I scared you at all." Not knowing if it was really his anger that took over or the feeling of wanting to show off for Brandy so she knew the power and skill he truly possessed though it still was only a portion of what he was able to produce
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Post by Brandy Alayin on Sept 21, 2023 21:34:43 GMT -5
Watching Zenshu wipe blood from his blade nonchalantly, I felt rage run through me. Not saying anything, I resigned myself to watching the small, green creature rolling in the mud. ~What The Hell? What the actual hell was his problem? I clearly stated that the two Dragons were supposed to 'take care' of the other three hunters while I took out the first two hunters. Well, hunter and... my brother apparently. Why the hell were the hunters back?~ The Ooze rolls along, bubbling and sliming around. ~And the way he just cut them down. Good Gods. I had absolutely no problem with killing, when one has to. But killing simply because someone is in your way?~ Silently, I get up, inching back. "I'll be back in a moment." Quickly, I go back to the bodies, shutting their eyes, I bless, then burn, using Fire Bolt and Control Flame, the bodies of the three hunters. I return, quickly crouching down between the two Dragons. Watching quietly, my mind continues to turmoil. Looking over, I notice for the first time how Zenshu has been looking at me. ~Like he is... proud of himself? Like I'm supposed to be impressed with what he's done?~ The Ooze rolls about, as if it is full of energy. It might be ready to 'spawn' soon. With Kika taking notes beside me, I feel one of my most precious memories pressing at me.
I'm just four years old. Just a few weeks before my fifth birthday, Mother, Zahak, and I were planting flowers around Father's grave for the anniversary of his passing. With tears in her eyes, Mother says: "Oh, he would have been so proud of both of you. He loved both of you so much, and if he could, he would come back to see how much you've grown." Confused, I turn to her. "Why did he die then? Why couldn't he stay with us?" Mother grabs me, crying. She pulls me into her lap, pushing my hair from my face. Zahak sits next to us, holding Mother's hand. "Brandy, you know how I told how your Father died?" "You said a very bad man killed him just before I was born." "Yes, yes. But there's a bit more to it than that, Brandy. I know you're too young to understand, but I want you to remember this when you're older." "I'll understand, I promise! You know how smart I am!" I say with a smile. Mother laughs, and Zahak pats my head. "Well then, I guess I could tell you then. Yes, the man who killed your father was bad, but killing doesn't make someone bad, nor is it always bad." "But you said that life is the most precious thing?" "Yes, but sometimes when people want to hurt you, you have to choose your life over theirs. That's called self defense, and if someone is trying to hurt you enough that they are trying to kill you, then they have probably done it before. It's nothing to take lightly, and is very sad. But that's not what happened to your father. Some people kill if a person is in their way, or if they want something, or if they don't want that person to be alive anymore. Those people are selfish and above all, cowards. Those are the people that are very bad. It always takes more strength to do what's right" "But what if they don't mean to do it Mother?" "Some people do things in anger or on impulse, and live to regret those things, like in some cases taking a life, stealing, cheating or hurting someone. Those people aren't always bad, but they aren't always good. They're human, and they make mistakes. Everyone is human, and make mistakes. Some more than others. We can only seek to be the best we can, and when we make mistakes, we apologize and try to do better next time. Do you understand Brandy?" "Um, not really. But you want me to be good right? And always do my best to protect myself and others?" "That's right. Your Father really would be proud" We quickly finish planting the flowers, and head back into the village.
The sound of pencil scratching on paper yanks me from my head. Zenshu turns to me, smiling. "Look, look, it's ready to spawn."
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