Knell
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Post by Knell on Sept 19, 2013 21:04:02 GMT -5
-The Human Village-
River sat on a stool in front of a long table, the smell of alcohol was strong here, somehow or someway, he found himself in a bar. He downed a bottle of beer and slammed it on the table.
"Hey you." The burly voice of a rather muscular gentlemen said. "You're in my spot." He grabbed River by the shoulder and turned him around. "Oh, what's this, wearing sunglasses inside? You must think you're sooo cool."
"I wouldn't mess with him." One of the waitresses said. "I recognize that appearance anywhere, he's River, the youkai hunter."
"Oh Scarrrry~ Well Son, I'm afraid I can't allow you to sit there." The color of red was suddenly in his eyes as he noticed with a stunned look that his right forearm along with the hand attached to it was missing, replacing by a sea of crimson.
"Allow me to give you a hand taking your seat, good sir." River said as he slammed the back of the man's head with his own severed arm so that he ended up faceplanting into the bar stool. He began walking away when he dodged a knife that was thrown at his head. "Youkai in disguise, huh? I knew this bar was too good to be true." He drew his katana with his right hand and met the blade of an incoming knife with his own, slicing it straight down the center with a vertical slash so that it parted ways and passed on both the left and right sides of his body. A few strands of his hair fell to the floor afterward. "Just how I like it, a close shave." He said with a smirk as he jumped forward and began cutting down the youkai. He leapt over an incoming chair and cut in half horizontally a table that was pushed toward him. "Perfectly good furniture, how shameful. What's that? You want a little off the top?" He picked up a piece of the former table and flung it through the air like a frisbee where it pinned one of the youkai to the wall at the neck, decapitating it.
Diving under a rain of arrows, he quickly sped through the interior of the bar and leaped out of a window. The building behind him burst into flames as it exploded, causing debris to go flying everywhere. He only managed to walk several feet before he was tackled by Keine.
"What's going on here!?" She demanded in a frantic manner. "Stuff is exploding, and then I see some guy garbed entirely in black exit a burning building, who exactly are you?"
"Just your friendly neighborhood Youkai hunter." He said as he sheathed his blade. "That building was full of youkai who wanted a piece of me, so I simply replied in kind." He ran forward before vanishing into the darkness.
"Just what we need...a youkai hunter to roll into town." Keine said with a sigh.
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Post by Metroid Life on Sept 19, 2013 22:02:45 GMT -5
(OOC: Gotta say, slicing someone's arm off for being rude is just horrid, youkai or no. They only tried to kill him after that, after all...)
Crea and Prea watched as the building burned. Some humans were trying to put it out before the fire spread, but they didn't care about that.
"That man was a youkai hunter, Prea."
"Yes, that man was an true exterminator, Crea."
"Mistress must know about this, Prea."
"Yes Crea, Mistress Hakkyou will want to know."
Without another word, the two of them vanished into the shadows.
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Knell
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Post by Knell on Sept 19, 2013 22:33:30 GMT -5
(OOC: Anti-Hero River is Anti.)
"These fish never bite..." Saiyuki thought as he sat on a bridge. Stepping backward and walking down the street, he noticed a fire in the distance. Throwing away his fishing rod, he sprinted to the scene while still backwards before finally spinning around. "My, My. Quite the...interesting...predicament...we have here." He said as he placed a fedora on his head. "Truly amusing~"
"Excuse me, may I help you?" Keine asked the strange man.
"Ah yes! I was just, making my way through town and OH PRETTY LIGHT!" He followed a piece of hot ash for a few feet. "No, I...don't really need any help, a place to stay, now that, would be, marvelous." said Christopher Wal-Saiyuki.
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Post by kokoroandherkokoro on Sept 20, 2013 6:05:52 GMT -5
Kazuko patted her shoulder. "Don't worry. I know how yuou would feel, we're youkai after all! Humans are rather scared of things that are different." She then smiled. "And of course, I would love to eat with you. It could be fun!"
Meanwhile Rin looked up from eating and sniffed the air. Was that fire? Kazuko wouldn't mind if he left to explore, actually she would just fine with it. He jumped over the youkai bodies and ran towards the smell of the fire that then led him to a village. His eyes darted left then right, no one was around so it wouldn't hurt to talk.
"Let's see, there's fire and that youkai hunter around, River what's his face. Sheesh he probably blew a building up!" His fur stood up. "I knew I shouldn't trust him!"
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Post by Metroid Life on Sept 20, 2013 10:12:01 GMT -5
Hakkyou smiled and floated into the air. "Great, follow me! I don't leave too far away."
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Prea and Crea watched the odd man, who they recognized as Saiyuki. They had seen him before, and felt a brief moment of pity.
"Excuse me, do you need a place to stay?"
"Yes Prea, we could let him stay with us!"
"Come with us." They said in unison.
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Post by kokoroandherkokoro on Sept 20, 2013 16:41:02 GMT -5
Kazuko nodded and floated in the air with her. "Sure! I'll be sure to follow you!"
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"Where's that youkai hunter?!" Rin yowled as he ran down different paths of the village. Of course being a cat, he never really got far without having to rest for a short while. "Tsk! If I could get into my own body then this would be fine but no, Dad was like "Akihisa, go as a cat with Kazuko and obtain a different identity to protect her for awhile" and then Takeshi had to go agree with them! God, authority's a bitch."
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Post by Metroid Life on Sept 20, 2013 17:19:36 GMT -5
Hakkyou smirked.
"Excellent! It's this way!"
She flew off, leading Kazako into the Bamboo Forest of the Lost.
"Take my hand, if you lose track of me you could be lost in here forever!"
She did, and they managed to reach Hakkyou's home without to much trouble, though some fairies did try to shoot them down every now and then.
"Well, here we are!"
The house was rather large, having at least three floors, and a very impressive if rusty gate. A faint energy seemed to come off it, though what it meant no one but Hakkyou knew. The gate opened on it's own as they got closer, and closed when they went in. The entrance hall was messy, with papers and drawings scattered everywhere. As they walked, the walls occasionally flickered, switching between actual walls and a white void.
"Don't mind that, this house just happens to be on some kind of dimensional nexus, or some such. It may look weird, but it's totally harmless." They moved into the main room, which looked much the same, except the flickering was much less frequent, and it lead into three more halls, all lined with doors. A large table sat in the exact middle, along with several chairs. A maid stood waiting for them.
"Ah, I see you brought a guest, Mistress Hakkyou?"
"Yeah. We'd like something to eat. What will you have, Kazako?"
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Post by kokoroandherkokoro on Sept 20, 2013 21:08:01 GMT -5
"Oh don't worry! I'm used to places like this! My house is pretty spacious plus Rin goes through dimensions and boundaries all the time!"
She then turned to the maid. "Me?" Kazuko cocked her head to the side. "Maybe some meat? I haven't had some in a long time!"
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"I...I....I'm coming after you, youkai hunter and..." Rin fell to the ground, exhausted. He's been running around the village looking for that hunter and had zero luck. He kept panting, his cat tails swishing slowly.
"If I keep running then I'm going to run out of energy and revert! But isn't that good? No, it's bad!" He let out a loud yowl, hoping someone would hear him.
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Post by Metroid Life on Sept 20, 2013 21:26:22 GMT -5
"Prea, I heard a cat!"
"Yes, Crea, i heard it too!"
"We should find it, it sounds hurt." The two nodded in agreement and quickly found Rin.
"The cat needs our help, Prea."
"Yes, Crea, the cat needs our aid. What can we do for you, Mr. Cat?"
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The maid Kaseiko bowed.
"Very well, I'll prepare something for you. The usual for you, Mistress?" Hakkyou nodded. "Very well." The maid walked off.
"So, it'll be a few minutes till she comes back... what do you wanna do till then?" Hakkyou asked. "I could show you around, if you like."
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Post by kokoroandherkokoro on Sept 21, 2013 15:18:08 GMT -5
Rin looked to them and made a low meow. "Well for starters, I'm rather hungry. I haven't eaten in days! Damn Takeshi, sending me here as a cat! I know it is for a friend but it's not needed!"
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Kazuko placed a finger on her chin in thought. "I guess that would sound lovely! I always wanted to see a home other than my own! It could be fun!"
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Post by Metroid Life on Sept 21, 2013 15:56:54 GMT -5
"There's food at home, Crea." Prea said.
"Yes, we should take him with us, Prea!" The two picked up the cat and, after making sure Saiyuki was still following them, headed home.
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Hakkyou chuckled.
"Ok, but don't be scared now..."
She lead Kazuko up to the first door. "Like I said, this place is on a dimensional nexus, so these doors lead to other worlds... though I don't know most of them go..." She opened the door, revealing a world covered in webs and spiders. "Oh. Yeah, don't go in there." She closed the door just before a giant spider could jump through. "Thankfully, not all of these go into other worlds, just the ones on the bottom floor. Let's go up." She took Kazuko up to the second floor, the living area. There was only four rooms here, each belonging to a friend Hakkyou let live here, though three were empty right now.
"So, you brought a friend today, Sis?" A boy sat in the last room, which was covered in various pictures and scribbles, so much so that nothing of the original wall couldn't be seen. The boy himself had brown hair, glasses, and wore ragged clothes that looked as though they hadn't been changed in days. He took one look a Kazuko and smiled. "Oh, a satori! I haven't seen one of your kind in ages! The name is Shimi, the Creator of Fantasy. Whatever I write comes to life. But enough about me, what brings you to our humble abode?"
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Post by kokoroandherkokoro on Sept 22, 2013 18:46:13 GMT -5
Rin sighed. They weren't phased by him talking so that was good. Maybe they were nice, who knows? As they walked,he decided to fall asleep.
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Kazuko smiled. "Hello there! My name is Kazuko Iwata. I came here after meeting your sister in the forest!" She then placed a finger on her chin. "So you're the creator of fantasy? Hmm...So you're like Rin then! I knew it from the dimensional nexus this place had!"
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Post by Metroid Life on Sept 22, 2013 19:36:32 GMT -5
"Really? Your cat youkai has powers like mine? Then I'm sure our meeting will be very interesting, yes... in fact, he should be-"
Hakkyou coughed.
"Brother, what have a told you about breaking the fourth wall and talking about the future?"
He sighed.
"That it ruins everything... sorry." Suddenly one of his drawings rustled. "Oh, they're getting impatient. I need to finish this drawing, then I can talk, alright?"
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Knell
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Post by Knell on Sept 23, 2013 1:32:13 GMT -5
"Breaking the fourth wall is my gimmick!" Keisuke said as he suddenly appeared in the same room as the group of people. "Actually, there is no fourth wall." He reached up and grabbed Metroid's avatar before summoning Metroid himself into the world. "Why hello there! Thought you were safe did you? Well think again!"
He then reached out of the monitor and yanked the writer in. "Now it's a party!"
I rubbed my head as I got up off the floor, I had taken on the appearance of my personal walfas avatar, Knell. "Oh no you didn't."
"Oh yes I did." He turned to Kokoro. "You're not safe either!" He said as he pulled her in as well.
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Post by kokoroandherkokoro on Sept 23, 2013 5:42:43 GMT -5
Kazuko nodded as she watched Shimi finish drawing. "Yep! He's not just a cat youkai; there's a reason why he's called Rin! Especially if you understand the dual meaning of the name Rin!"
Witch of Time: React to being pulled in by a god. WHAT THE LIVING SHIT.
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