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Post by Safirone, The Fire Lord on Nov 8, 2012 15:57:39 GMT -5
This windy day was warmer than usual fall days. Yet, the wind and the atmosphere were still cool, mainly up in the mountains. Yes, the mountains, that's the place, which the stranger was visiting. That particular stranger was a Hiyoukai, known by the name Kiyoshi. He was scouting the mountains, looking for any useful informations that he could use later. Well, as of now. What originally led him there, was a small flock of Shibugarasu. They attacked him quite a distance away and then tried to flee. Kiyoshi isn't the one to leave a fight unfinshed, and so, he followed them with the intent to kill. He achieved his goal, but found himself in these mountains, as those blasted demons avoided him for a while, thus bringing him to a different location than he was in before. As of now, he was standing on the top of a big chunk of a rock, letting wind ruffle his snowy hair. He flicked his eyes around, scanning the area, with his hands still coated in the blood of those demons he killed. This area wasn't his primary goal, but he was going to look around when he was already there. He had nothing to lose. If he didn't find anything useful, he could still go back from where he came.
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Post by Prodigy, The Sexy Wolf God on Nov 8, 2012 17:50:34 GMT -5
A blur of a figure can be seen shooting through a mountainous path located near the Fire Yokai's current position. whatever it was, it seemed to have not a problem controlling it's speed at that point and was definitely skilled and used to the hazardous paths, especially due to the height they'd be up from the ground right now. One wrong move and it's over, you're plummeting off the side of the mountain, over the edge. Done for. There were no railings or anything to support one when travelling through these paths.
Actually, it was rare for anyone to be spotted trespassing through these specific ranges of mountains. There were reasons why, serious reasons. Number one was, they were so goddamn reckless, they fell right off the edge, their bodies turning into demon food when crashing into the ground. Number two was, the bastards, they were trespassing the Territory of one of the nests of the Bird Demon tribe. Not only that, but the territory of the well known, brutal and gruesome, Demon Wolf Tribe.
The tribe was known for the past attacks on several villages, wolves storming the villages for their own enjoyment. They'd eat the remains of their dead prey, this was their dinner. Humans, or other demons. Though recently, the leader had retired due to his supposed 'older age', plus personal problems. Thus, bestowing the title of leader to his son, making a Young Leader. even though, he still receives support from his father.
As the blur launched through at ease, it stopped halfway through the mountainous path, allowing the chain of afterimages to excuse themselves from existence. This revealed what looks to be a child, wearing the signature attire of the Wolf Demons, but he wore no armor nor fur that was attached to his body due to him being young. He seemed to be frustrated, but at the same time, relieved. He looked behind him, looking at the small dusty trail that he had left behind from his rushing. He seemed to have been running away from something, why would a demon need to run away from something within their territory? What was he running away from? Well...
(Italics = Thoughts, normal = speech)
"Finally... I escaped Father and the lefty and righty... They could never keep up with me with my speed anyway. Humph, they win this round... They got the pelt on me... But not the armor, ha! I win... Well... Man, I left my free clothes in my secret compartment in my chamber, aww..."
He didn't feel like returning through, not yet, maybe later. He didn't want to be ambushed and they'd resume getting his attire on him, he didn't want to wear it! But they thought he HAD too, being the leader of the Wolf Demon Tribe, the role model.
A sudden scent hit his nose. Something unfamiliar, extraordinary. Didn't smell like bird, nope couldn't be a bird demon... He was worried, who may have intruded the territory of the wolf demon tribe? He locked and registered the scent, reaching back to make sure he took his favorite weapon with him. Yup, the sheath was there. Thank god he took it with him. Plus, Goraishi was around his wrist at the moment, so that was good. With that, he continued to blur further down the mountainous trail, towards the location of the intruder.
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Post by Safirone, The Fire Lord on Nov 9, 2012 5:14:20 GMT -5
The wind kept blowing by, but Kiyoshi didn't mind. His hair was messy even without the wind helping it, so it didn't matter. Not that it could get worse. The cold didn't bother him either, he was naturally capable of warming himself up. Though he would have prefered a warmer climate if it was possible. But in fall? No way, not in these lands, and definitely not up in the mountains.
As of yet, he hadn't noticed anything extraordinary. It seemed just like normal empty mountains. Though, he could smell that there were demons living nearby, without having an extremely strong sense of smell. But he wasn't able to tell what kind of demons. He had information that bird demons lived in these kind of areas, but it just didn't seem to be them. Aside of that, he knew one more type of demons inhabited these areas, but he never met them, which meant he didn't know what kind they were.
''Tch, this is of no use...''
He was starting to get bored from staring ahead without seeing anything useful. Perhaps he shouldn't have come there. This nothingness was starting to get on his nerves. Boredly, he swung his weapon through the air a few times, just for the lols. Then he jumped down from the rock with a salto in midair. Just at the moment, when he landed, he was sure he saw something in the croner of his vision. Something, that was probably moving fast, as it somehow dissapeared. Well, not really, he just couldn't see it anymore.
Hell, at least something would happen. And he wouldn't mind another fight if it came to that. He stood there defensively, looking around for the source of what he saw before.
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Post by Prodigy, The Sexy Wolf God on Nov 9, 2012 7:08:35 GMT -5
While launching through the path, he caught sight of a figure! A figure... Who was swinging around some sort of weapon through the air! this usually meant that he was an eminent threat, and needed to be taken down. But he wasn't prepared, he didn't have his special clothing with him. Well, he had his 'Sword' and Goraishi, so he should be good. One more gust of wind stirred up before the figure finally revealed itself with a high leap, going at a fast, fluid motion as he landed on his feet, before putting his index and middle finger together and putting it up towards his shoulder.
The child, yes the child. By his wolf pelt one could easily realize that he was a wolf demon, only thing was he was bare chested, no shirt, armor, anything. Due to him having ran away from his father before he did such, and leaving his favored clothing at the den. The figure just stood there, his two finger at the same place, and his golden gaze fixated on the figure. Was he demon, or was he human? Pfft, had to be a demon, humans would never survive treading this high up the mountain. Plus he smelled.... Hot? his blood was warm maybe? Something told him, this was a demon that might be a bit of an annoyance, but at the same time, not.
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Post by Safirone, The Fire Lord on Nov 9, 2012 14:32:17 GMT -5
Suddenly, someone jumped from a distance, landing a few meters away from him. The Hiyoukai narrowed his eyes, checking out his opponent. Obviously, it was a demon, but he appeared to be just a...child? Now, that was interesting. He wouldn't think that a kid would want to fight, but that probably meant that he was strong. By the kid's outfit, he could tell that he was a wolf demon. He knew a lot about wolves, as they were his favorite animals, but he never met a wolf demon. As far as he knew, those usually hid in their dens.
He enjoyed killing, but somehow he didn't feel like picking a fight with a wolf demon, and fighting a child just seemed weird. He's never done that before. But he would, if the child insisted on a fight.
''What do you want with me, kid? Shouldn't you be with your kin?''
Perhaps, he could at least find out what was the kid doing here, and see if there was a reason to fight. Killing children kind of didn't give him the thrill.
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Post by Prodigy, The Sexy Wolf God on Nov 9, 2012 15:23:15 GMT -5
Before he finished the last part of his sentence, he cut him off to answer his first question, Having intruders enter their territory wasn't fun, especially with him as the leader, having to deal with it, plus he was the only one, or specifically the closest one, to the position of the intruder. He looked down at his leg, and let out a 'Humph'. This was the leg that a shard of the Shikon no Tama be embedded in. This increased part of his speed, and his jumping ability.
"You're entering the territory of two demon tribes that are in much conflict... One of the demon tribes being one of the major ones, actually one of the most major.... Plus, these two tribes don't let Intruders enter the premises without a good beating." If you value your life,or at least some safety from being trapped in the conflict, turn back..."
The fluency of his words and voice is showing that he is most likely a strong opponent, and may be quite the trouble. though, something made this be doubted. The tone, it was rather quiet. As if he was shy. Well, he did have a quiet nature, which was unusual for members of his kin.
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Post by Safirone, The Fire Lord on Nov 9, 2012 16:26:51 GMT -5
You don't say? To be honest, he was quite aware that he probably wouldn't be very welcome by other demon species. But it wouldn't be him if he didn't go out of his way and give it a try. Besides he was willing to back of if it was necessary, he wasn't going to risk that much. It's not worth it, that he already learned.
''I see, but I don't think I'll be leaving at least until tomorrow. Would be too much to walk back to where I came from right now. May I know which two tribes do you mean? Better be prepared, in case something came up while I'm here, though I didn't come to cause problems.''
He was intersted in what kind of tribes lived there, as gathering information was something he liked to do. Besides, he had a hunch that the little guy was from one of the tribes, which meant he'd now something. Perhaps, even something useful. Kiyoshi had no interest in getting bad with whole tribes, so he wasn't going to go the aggresive way, even though he prefered that.
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Post by Prodigy, The Sexy Wolf God on Nov 9, 2012 17:00:02 GMT -5
So, he decided to stay, eh? Even for a night, what the hell? Was he not intimidated by the fact that he could be attacked by two whole tribes, or even pulled into the middle of an active battlefield for the two of them? How foolish, if he was him he'd be long gone, and he wouldn't be too lazy to just simply walk back. At least leave the mountains and find some shelter out of there, but he wasn't going to push it any further.
He was suddenly asked a question that lead to classified information, that he did not want to reveal if the question erupted into more, asking for deeper detail. But, he thought it wouldn't hurt if he told him the two certain tribes. As the leader, he must make sure no information is leaked and then advertised like a parade float or something as damned as that. But. he could care less, he couldn't give a flying shit if he leaked some information about the Bird Demons.
"The Wolf Demon Tribe and the Bird Demon Tribe. Careful though, them Wolf Demons could probably smell you from here... Or maybe if you go in a few more meters down that path there. I ran into them, and to tell ya it was pretty scary. I escaped successfully though."
He said innocently, as if he was not apart of the wolf demon tribe, and more like he was a rouge. He often did this just to lure people and out of the territory to safety or out of their way, he loved to con an innocent person.
"I'll give ya a tip though. If one bird demon finds ya, it's dead over, heh, unless you learned how to run at amazing speeds. I witnessed one of them birds mauling attacking a wolf demon, only to retreat and bring a whole damn army with 'em. So, you best be careful, so glad that I wasn't spotted."
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Post by Safirone, The Fire Lord on Nov 9, 2012 17:25:16 GMT -5
Oh, so wolves and birds. He had thought that bird demons lived there, so he was right. Those didn't bother him very much, even though the kid said they were dangerous. He had met some of them in the past and knew how to deal with their fighting style. And he was fast enough to ran away if something unexpected happened. What surprised him more was that the kid was implying that he wasn't from the Wolf demon tribe. Yet, he was definitely a Wolf demon. He wasn't familiar with wolf demons, but it seemed too unreal that a young wolf demon like him would be wandering around the territory if he wasn't one of them. Either he was lying or there was something more to it.
''Nah, the Bird demons ain't flippin' a shit. I know how to deal with them. And I doubt I would run into a big pack of them, which would be some problem, perhaps. The wolves are a different thing, but I'm not planning on messing with them. But, tell me...It's obvious that you're a Wolf demon yourself, yet you talk like you're not one of them...Am I missing something there?''
He was dead set on staying, and whatever the kid said wouldn't make him back out. Besides, he had a feeling that the little wolf was making it look worse than it really is. For what reason, he didn't know though.
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Post by Prodigy, The Sexy Wolf God on Nov 9, 2012 17:59:23 GMT -5
"Ah, yes... I guess it was slightly easier today than any other day to tell..."
This meaning, he confessed to being a wolf demon. he stepped back and turned around, towards the path he previously came from, before turning back to him with a straight face. Seems the demon was being bold, playing 'Valorous' huh? Well, he's a fool then. Not just any jewel shard-less demon can handle one of the bird demons, humph. Well, it was just a nest of them, not really the tribe's primary hideout, but still.
He stepped closer to the figure, observing and examining him more carefully this time, looking for signs and features of what kind of demon he may be, as well as getting a better sample of his scent. He seemed to have a warm aura enveloping him, how strange...
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Post by Safirone, The Fire Lord on Nov 10, 2012 11:24:08 GMT -5
''That still doesn't explain if you're one of them or not. I'm already quite aware that you ARE a Wolf Demon.''
He said with a raised eyebrow, starting to get amused. If the demon wanted to play 'Hide & Seek' then so be it. But he was still going to get his answers, no matter what. Even if he had to trade words with him for the whole day. He could be patient if it meant that it'd get him some useful information.
He eyed the demon, as he came closer, wondering what was he looking for. He didn't look that strange...Or did he? Because the way the wolf was looking him up and down seemed weird. Just what was his deal?
''What? See something you like?''
He scoffed, still amused though. The Wolf Demon was still a kid, but he couldn't help but ask that question. Perhaps he'll get the meaning. And if not, maybe he'll at least get an answer for something.
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Post by Prodigy, The Sexy Wolf God on Nov 10, 2012 11:33:43 GMT -5
His eyes widened at the thrown questions and suddenly got some ideas of what that may mean. humph, he wasn't one to think perverted but really? he'd say that? What a pervert, he's a child. Plus, even if he did see something he liked, he would never say it out loud/ For goodness sake, this made him shy away with crossed arms and a defiant expression, acting as if nothing was going on. One thing to get him out of his quiet nature, asking such weird questions like now.
"For what reason could you ask such a questiiiion?! Humph!"
Realizing the tone of voice he used, he suddenly shut down and went quiet. Though, he noticed that the demon was pretty firm and unmoving in his words, as if he was some kind of a rock wall. Plus, he seemed to be taking a lot of time talking to him, and him only, which not many outsiders would do. They'd either attack, or retreat away from the territory.This one, however, lingered like an illness. For what purpose, was the question he had in mind. After going completely silent, he finally spoke in his normal voice.
"Ermmm... Okay, I am indeed a Wolf Demon... Uzochiko. Now, it's time for you to shoo."
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Post by Safirone, The Fire Lord on Nov 10, 2012 11:49:14 GMT -5
Man, at least he got some entertainment out of this. The kid probably got it, as he burst out a little, going on the defensive. Oh, how he loved messing with others. Their reactions always made it worthwhile. Though, sadly he didn't get an answer as to why was the little one observing him. Oh, well, he'll wait for that.
And what? The little wolfy kid was telling him to get out? Who did he think he was? Besides, Kiyoshi didn't take orders from strangers, and totally not from kids. He didn't know that Wolf Demons were that much conceited. Then again, it was a bit rude to just tell someone off, and he liked that idea. But if it wasn't spoken to him. That was a no-no.
''Perhaps, I just like messing with other's minds. Nice name, by the way, but don't think I'm gonna leave just because some kid tells me to. I already said I'm staying for the night.''
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Post by Prodigy, The Sexy Wolf God on Nov 10, 2012 12:06:25 GMT -5
"I say once more, leave. Now. No more info for you, and if you pass the Wolf Demons will surely find you and either kill you on the spot, capture you, or eat you. While the bird demons will pick you up and take you to their nest, eat you, or just plan toss you off the damn mountain."
He wasn't kidding around, he worried about others' lives and didn't want them in any danger or harm's way. And entering the territory of two tribes in conflict is like suicide, because security and suspicion will be as uptight as an ass. He was trying to save the male right now.
suddenly, he smelled a familiar scent. A scent that is most common to him, and he caught the scent more than a thousand times now probably. Bird. And the scent was strong, so it was either a huge bird demon, or just close by, or maybe a flock of them. Though, unknown to the tribe as of yet, that weren't literally bird demons... Because of the scent, he growled at the intruder to show he had some power.
"You'll get killed beyond this territory you ass."
Though, soon after realizing his words, he shied away again. He felt so weird and different when he talked like this, he's usually quiet and he's not used to it.
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Post by Safirone, The Fire Lord on Nov 10, 2012 12:16:43 GMT -5
Oh, the kiddo was definitely heating up now. Yet, he wasn't going to leave just like that. Besides, he knew the possible dangers, and was willing to go through this. And even if they somehow managed to get hold of him, they'd get in trouble sooner or later. The other Fire Demons would find out, and there would be hell to pay. He could already picture a crispy burnt bird demon. That'd be hilarous. But back to the matter on hand. The ass comment didn't shake him up, he knew he was like that, and was actually proud of it. In his way, it was a compliment.
''Look, I get what you're trying to say, but I know what I'm doing. Besides they'd get in big trouble if they lay their hands on me, that I can assure. I'm sure one war is enough for them.''
He said with a dark chuckle, imagining the possible outcomes.
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