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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Mar 10, 2007 11:33:21 GMT -5
The small figure of the fox was silohuetted against the moonlit sky as she traversed the rooftops, dark gray eyes examining every detail of her surroundings. She had no reason to fear anyone who may be following because she was confident they would be little if any threat to her. Suzume's three tails flicked behind her as the quiet 'tip tip tip' of her paws sounded in the air, her maw was barely creased open as the scents of night in the academy drifted into her senses and she stopped for a moment, a haze of darkness drifted accross her eyes for a moment as she began to let out a deep, low growl.
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Post by dain on Mar 10, 2007 11:42:35 GMT -5
Once upon that growl, the shadow stopped and five garbed ninjas came out, kunais in hand. The center ninja stood up as the rest went into the start of hand signs for ninjutsu. The hands signs randomized and were perfectly synchronized until at the end, the center ninja broke into hand signs and the area around the ninjas and the kitsune grew darker and darker...until all that was left was pure black light. The center ninja walked forward as the four others zeroed in on his body and were absorbed inside him, he brought his hand up and took off his mask as Dain's face was revealed. The kunai spun in his hand as he put it back in its sheathe.
With one outstretched index finger, he acknowledged the girl.
"You, kitsune. I have some questions for you, and you will not be getting out of this place. Not as long as I live, and from noticing your actions, I believe you won't beat me. My mentor specifically taught me how to engage combat with your kind...and specifically as well...YOUR kind." Dain emphasized, in meaning the kitsune's bloodline and family.
"So, I propose a deal. I ask you three questions, then you ask me three questions as well as being able to live."
((No-one else is to join this board yet.))
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Mar 10, 2007 11:57:39 GMT -5
Suzume's eyes looked up towards Dain, obviously she didn't enjoy the concept of, 'you will not be getting out of this place' very much. "You shouldn't be so interested in what happens here, and you shouldn't be so sure you can defeat me." she spat. She seated herself on the roof, her tails wrapped around her paws as she looked toward the intrusive stranger with a glare in her gaze. "Ask your questions, then." she said with a sigh, the entire time she was sure to keep from phrasing anything in the form of a question so she could be sure that she would indeed be allowed her own three questions. Indeed if this stranger knew anything about Gate Suppression Nine then there would be some use to this encounter that would be to her own benefit.
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Post by dain on Mar 10, 2007 12:08:55 GMT -5
Dain sat as well, facing the kitsune head on.
"Question one; Who are you along with who was your grandmother?"
He knew the answers to this question, but, he wanted to see if she knew. That way he could go one further...
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Mar 10, 2007 14:20:46 GMT -5
Though Suzume's maw did not move sound came in speech from her in her fox form, it was one of those odd deals about being a fox demon apparently. "I am Ichisuzume Nikami Itou, daughter of Joutatsu Ukiyotejima Itou who was raised in a small, isolated town and never met his real mother." She stated, her voice smooth as she spoke. She was unaware that her grandmother was in fact Akira, and she was also unaware that her father had actually met his mother as well. Before Suzume spoke the thought of simply stating, 'My name is not believed to be any of your buisness nor does my ancestry' but she decided against it since she was likely going to get just as much help back that she lended. "Your next question." she said with a yawn, this stranger was quite bothersome and Suzume just wanted to get this done and over with, her ears twitched in an irritated manner.
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Post by dain on Mar 10, 2007 15:15:10 GMT -5
Dain, with a perplexed eyebrow, moved on.
"Question two; when you were being raised, what people do you remember?"
He knew it was a strange question, but this was the clincher. Darius had made periodic visits to all of Akira's family, and was a friend of Makashi. Dain had been informed of this not too long ago.
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Mar 10, 2007 15:48:50 GMT -5
"The other townspeople, my family, as well as a traveling magic user or two, nobody of real importance." she responded as she shifted into her human form for no other purpose other than to do something. She sat atop the roof now, her right leg stretched out in front of her while her left was pulled up to her body. She was obviously fairly at ease right now as she answered the questioned, her grey eyes boredly looked up toward Dain as she nodded to say she was ready for her next question. Then she would be able to ask HER questions and hopefully be able to destroy this place once and for all and get rid of all remnants of her old self, a smirk played accross her face at the thought.
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Post by dain on Mar 10, 2007 16:09:24 GMT -5
Dain stood as he nodded, a smile coming upon his face as he put his mask back on.
"Well then, I hope you won't mind a visitor..."
Dain made a small bow as he spun backwards and disappeared in a flash of light. All went queit around the kitsune as Dain left, and everything seemed unreal as the ground underneath Suzume started shifting as though it were made of jelly. Sparks of chaotic energy rained around the kitsune as a portal of brightest black opened, and an armored foot stepped through. There were no weapons on this...thing. There was only the aura of death, despair, malice, fear, and hatred. White hair cascaded down the silver-armored shoulders of this creature, and as it turned its head toward the kitsune, all was revealed. His bright, white, pupiless eyes glared at the young girl as if sucking out her very soul, and his lips curled as he spoke.
"Well, well, well. The granddaughter. I remember you, but you me? I oh-so-well remind myself of your mother, father, grandmother, and grandfather. Your entire family, at that. THere is no third question, though, I do believe you have mroe than three yourself. You may have as many as you want. For instance, the origin of your weapons." The drow with the title, Elghinn d'Jar, and the name, Darius Darkstalker, said.
Shifting his head to the side, Darius said one word as in another bright white flash, Dain was back on one knee as he bowed to Darius.
"Yes, Darius, I have her."
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Mar 10, 2007 16:26:53 GMT -5
Suzume's expression changed and she stood to her feet, her eyes wide from the newcomer and her jaw set. She gripped her hands and the Ketsuiki and Ame appeared in her grip, her eyes quickly narrowed. "What do you mean that you 'have her' and are you reffering to someone else, or me?" she asked firstly, wanting to get this cleared out of the way. Her three fox tails swished back and forth behind her as she watched the two carefully. Her large black fox ears were tilted foreward, unfortunately if a fox wasn't paying attention to what they were doing they'd be fairly easy to read and so was the case here with Suzume who didn't care that everyone could see how interested she was in this newcomer.
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Post by dain on Mar 10, 2007 16:55:23 GMT -5
Darius flicked his wrist as Dain disappeared into the darkness.
"That is a question that I must answer in an unethical way. THe answer follows; who do you want to be the captured girl?" Darius returned, eyes flashing in a brilliant display of white light.
"You? A friend? A relative? Or maybe your grandmother, Akira?"
A smile came upon his face as his pearly white teeth showed, and a laugh more inhuman than the kitsune herself echoed form his mouth.
"Put those little play-things away, girl. You wouldn't be able to land a hit on me if your life depended on it...which mgiht be soon."
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Mar 10, 2007 17:03:17 GMT -5
The weapons dissapeared from her grasp and she let a growl resonate in her throat, she didn't like this person one bit. "Akira..." she said to herself for a moment, she had heard about this Akira person before but she'd never paid much attention and apparently this stranger knew Akira, and then knew her which therefor caused a new question to arise, "How do you know me?" She asked this time, her face carried a frown as she began pacing slightly with her gray stare locked on Darius the entire time.
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Post by dain on Mar 10, 2007 17:07:49 GMT -5
"Now, now, now, my grand-niece. How could I not know about Akira's granddaughter? I saw you as a babe and made sure you grew up right. I stuck near you with being unseen just in case that Israfel boy did something stupid. Have you not felt once, that happy wind that made you smile when thigns were dreary? Your father, Jouta, I helped raise along with an old friend of your grandmother and grandfather, Makashi, the Dragon King." Darius explained as he sat and let go of a deep breath.
He looked up to Suzume and smiled.
"Any more questions?"
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Mar 10, 2007 17:15:24 GMT -5
"You'd have to be lying then, I know I hold dragon blood but the Dragon King would never be so foolish in falling in love with a kitsune and sacrificing his immortality and status as a god for it, but while we're at it. Yes, I do have more questions." She said with a nod, "Do you have any knowlege as to pertaining to a place called Gate Suppression Nine? Perhaps even how to locate a portal in order to get there." She said, snapping back to her previous intentions that she had forgotten about earlier. She stopped her pacing and the sound of her footsteps ceased as she stood there, her eyes looking straight at Darius as she awaited a response.
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Post by dain on Mar 10, 2007 17:33:51 GMT -5
"Oh? Impatient are we? Hahahah!"
Darius got up and for some reason, looked above him to some unknown place, then nodded his head.
"That depends on what your grandmother feels." Darius answered gravely.
He paced to the left and right as he kept on explaining.
"You see, I can't just let you to the portal. I can't just let anyone into the portal. It's impossible, improbable, and I don't believe your grandmother wants you to share her fate. Suzume, you must not seek this portal. If you do...I will be waiting for you at the mouth with my blades. I am against you in your quest, my dear. No more questions...I must go. GO before I am noticed." Darius let off as suddenly, everything went back to normal around Suzume. The black veil was gone, and she was upon the roof once again. As if nothing had happened...though, something lay at her feet. A note.
Dearest kitsune,
You had my warning, you find the portal, and I will be there waiting to stop you. Do not seek out Dain, he has been instructed to avoid you at all costs. This note will disappear as soon as you're done reading it.
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Mar 11, 2007 10:10:22 GMT -5
The note left Suzume's grasp and she let out a laugh, "It'll take more than just that to get rid of me." she looked about her, "Besides, the Gaia Beast grows restless..." she added only this time in a whisper as her dark gray eyes looked across the rooftop, if the portal was to be here then there would be some markings or some sort of device that she would have to find. She nodded, and then there would be that stranger. This was getting easier by the moment, she was pleased that everything was going so smoothly.
In Gate Suppression Nine sat Akira who laughed at the image in the mirror, who knew why she found the encounter between Suzume and Darius so amusing but she did nonetheless. Her fox ears pricked up and her eyes creased with laughter as her teeth glimmered in the gray sunlight of the dull confines of the realm she recided in. "Now Darius, the question is if you're going to be there when I actually show up." she said as she wiped a happy tear from the side of her face, she was eager to meet this Dain. She was getting more excited to get back with the living by the moment, even though she knew that she'd have to face the pain of death she had missed by such a short bit hundreds of years ago.
((Anyone can join now... I think.))
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