The Cove

[Arretsu]

This forest, is one of magic, to get here one must be very lucky, one must want to seek peacefulness and the power. A sound seems to nag you on, telling you to keep walking, something is out there, calling.

Soon the rushing sound of a water reaches thy ears, and sitting there in the middle of the forest is the source of the sound. A waterfall looms before you.

But behind it..is a cave.

Through the dark tunnel, and soon the tunnel gives way.

Its a cove, in the middle of mountains, a hidden valley, a place of serenity.

A lone house sits on a island in the middle of the lake, a forest behind it, that leads up to the mountains that surround.

A place only known by few, a place that used to be but history, a story and now is real before you.

History:
The cove came into existence at the beginning, created to be the resting place of a great priestess know as Terra. No last name, no history, a women with but a passion to heal and take in those who were in need.

It had been abandoned, but now is restored.

Purpose:
A place of healing and resting. To protect and keep things in balance.


Welcome to the Hidden Cove, a sanctuary from the world, hidden behind the waterfall.

Map

Map of surroundings
House
Waterfall entrance from within the tunnel.

The kitchen is opened to all. Just help yourself.

The house is one story, but very large.

You step inside, walking through a sliding door. Please take off your shoes before stepping in. You walk down a small hall, and the hall gives way to a large room. This is the main room, a sofa sat in front of a fire place to the right, to the left a bar. A couple tables in front of it, and the kitchen door behind it.

Directly in front is another door, this leads to the inn rooms and to the baths. The baths are outside behind the house, hot springs, seperated by a large door between so keep genders apart.

[Arretsu]

Defenses:

*Currently all that protects the cove is the two legendary dragons. One white as newly fallen snow, the other dark as night. They dwell in the cove, acting as guardians to both.

*There are few who wish to protect this place, a place for healing one's wounds and seeking a temporary rest stop. Terra seeks guardians whom will come to her aide when threatened, and those who wish to stay to help maintain and bring the cove back to its full power.

currently no one

[Arretsu]

Artifacts kept within the cove:
*A pink hair ribbon - The only thing left known by Kurohito of the once graceful Taimei. After the Steele mansion was destroyed, Kurohito churned over the landscape and found this, among other things. He kept ahold of it, to show everyone what was left of an empire.

Terra had this taken from her husbands artifact hall and brought it with her.

*A Katana covered in dirt, with a chipped hand guard - This Katana was rumored to belong to Torran Steele, the leader of the Steele Syndicate. Found with the ribbon, Kurohito is unsure if it is truly one of the blades used by the swordmaster, but has held onto it since.

This too was taken from Kurohito's artifact hall, and into her safe-keeping.

*Large book with black leather cover- Found in the cove when she first came, but doesn't know its meaning. The pages are without words. She keeps it in case there is a purpose for the odd book.

*Leather bound red book- This book is filled with the drawings of Echo Meliades, though they look like drawings, this book has spells encrypted in the drawings. Only a select few can call forth the creatures Echo had created.

[Arretsu]

Post if you wish, I have all my saved posts.

[Oblivionic Desecration]

Strange. Why would he come to this place?

A feeling. Call it intuition. Or maybe familiarity. Certainly this area had it's nostalgia.

Even as he passes under the waterfall and into the cave, he can hear its calling him as the light breeze flowing through and over the rock faces.

A man of many names, he now answers to 'Narakuten'.
And this blinded monk makes his way towards the house. Yet, sensing the two dragons, he finally understands.

"Terra..."

She would most recognize him as Desecrator, or more recently, Nekurajin.

[Arretsu]

It was like scene from the past, replaying for all to see.

There she was, silver hair tied back into a low pony tail, the silky strands dancing with the small movements she made as she sitting on the porch swing that rested on the balcony of the small house. The chains though a bit rusty, squeaked with the back and forth motion she caused.

The black skirt she wore would brush against the now cleaned wooden planks that made the floor of the porch, her arms draped across her stomach, each hand tucked into the opposite sleeve of the white sweater she wore. It was a bit chilly within the cove, a cool breeze would sweep though causing the trees to sway and leaves to dance. The lake water would ripple in response.

Her eyes were closed, head leaned back, and her chest rose and fell with her relaxed breaths.

She appeared to be sleeping, but would awaken when a presence came into the cove. She mumbled softly, and her head fell forward, causing the silver strands that fell loose from their hold to fall around her delicate face like a curtain.

Then she heard her name, and slowly glanced up, her eyes opening to reveal gold. "Hmm?"

She saw him now, and a small smile crept across her glossed lips, "Neku...to think you came first of all people."

Terra looked strained, and tired. Stress took a tole on her, stress and the darkness that always swirled within her. "Its nice to see someone though that has forgotten me." She chuckled softly, trying to lighten her own mood up.

[Taigeku]

((Oh you better believe I'll be here when I'm done bothering people at Steele!!))

[Arretsu]

Taigeku

((Oh you better believe I'll be here when I'm done bothering people at Steele!!))

((I'd hope so!))

[Oblivionic Desecration]

'Neku', eh? He'd have to tell her.

He remains essentially the same as before, when she last saw him. Shirtless; black gi bottom; wrapped hands and feet. Though, with two obvious changes: the gold markings... those on his right side were now black as freshly inked tattoos. And his eyes... or lack thereof. In place, a simple strip of black cloth was tied over his eye sockets as a headband. The skin below the band was red and scarred, as if his oculars had been violently snatched from him; though the truth was they were removed BY him. Certainly a little story there, if one chose to ask and commanded enough respect for the answer.

"You may now call me Narakuten. Nekurajin was the name given to me by my clan. Desecrator by the Oni. Oblivionic, the name we stole from our souls' usurper... I digress... Of course I would be here first. Did I not oath to protect that which I once so misguidedly sought to destroy? And though the place is different, the intent remains the same: to guard your haven of peace. To ensure that those as equally misguided as I once was, are deterred in short by one moreso enlightened."

With a light bow, Narakuten lowers himself into a kneel before Terra.

"And as guardian for you purpose, in what way do you deem me best to protect?"

[Arretsu]

She frowns, leaning forward on the swing, and her eyes studied him carefully. Letting a soft sigh escape from her lips, Terra stood up and folded her arms across her chest. "I see..." She said, still staring down at him, her eyes lingering on where his should have been. "At the moment, its peaceful, so nothing. I am sure you will know what to do when the time comes."

[Oblivionic Desecration]

To say that Narakuten doesn't 'see' anything, would be a little off. It's more that his perception, visually, is based on his awareness to 'feel' his surroundings. So, even without eyes, he can 'see' Terra standing before him - as a brilliant pyre in a dark forest. He is very aware where she casts her sight.

Upon hearing her answer, he rises to his feet and gives a slight nod.

"Very well."

He pauses, and remembers something important connected her. Though, he does not speak on that.

"Where may I meditate without interruption?"

[Arretsu]

She knew he could tell where she was, she wasn't even trying to hide her presence, and she knew from experience that people without eyes had other ways of seeing the world.

She smiled at him, and shrugged. "Anywhere? I prefer the lone rock that sits in the middle of the lake before us. It is my favorite place." She told him as she stepped towards the wooden railing that surrounded the porch and looked out at the now still water. "Its been awhile since ..." The sentence was never finished, her words trailed off as she now took on a dazed far off look.

[Oblivionic Desecration]

Narakuten makes a mental note of the favored meditation spot. Then, before he can move to that location, he hears her trail off mid-sentence.

"Since...?"

He asks inquisitively. If there is a story here that explains her resignation to solemnity, he would hear it.

[Saiver the Cat]

(*waves at Terra* Well I see you revived the cove! I still have the Cove's original link too)

[Taigeku]

Taigeku zipped through the air, meters above the tree tops of the tranquil forest surrounding the hidden enterence to Terra's whereabouts. He wondered if she would remember him? In a selfish way, he certainly hoped that she would. As he approached the waterfall, a confused look crossed his face. Then it came to him; Terra was the most sought out priestess of peace that he knew or heard about, she would want to hide her secret from war mongering tyrants. Behind the waterfall.

He wanted to smile but anticipation kept his nerves on edge and he could only stare wide eyed as he passed through the waterfall and into the caves.

But wait. There was a smell, very familiar to him, subtle but it was there.

Narakuten.

Hmm, a minor change of pace. Oh well.

A moment later he was hovering six feet off the ground, perhaps a simple ten feet from Terra and his former ally.

He plopped on the ground near them, and couldn't take his eyes off her.