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 Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 5:05 pm
Finally words came. Slow, cruel words that
came PAINFULLY slow. Every second more
and more of Shuniji's flesh was burning, in
agony he had to wait on every syllable...
"You... failed me... you masssk has been
removed... you where captured by the
enemy... and yet you ssssstill pressssume
that you can arrive in my chamberssss
without any indication that I wisssshed to
ssssspeak with you... let alone ssssee you
dissssgusting failure of a corpsssse...
why do you pressssume all thissss? Do you
wissssh to die? Do you wissssh to ssssek
forgivnessss- for if you are you will find only
the former here... the latter is not sssomething
I am accusssstomed to affording worthlesssss
failuressss...."
As he spoke, slow and deliberate the fire had
already melted his gloves to his hand and the
small dime-shaped flare on his face was now large
enough to cover the entire left half of his face.
"Ssssso.... sssspeak... before your mouth fussess
sssshut...."
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Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 5:31 pm
 Shuniji had to think fast--something he wasn't able to do very well at the moment as he tried to choke down the pain enough to speak.
"W-Wairudokaado blew up the tunnel!!" he started off in a rush, and just kept streaming as the air left his lungs in what would have been a whimper of pain. "They--They took down our defenses with almost no effort--a girl with mantis summons--said she was from Sound--and a man with b-blue seal-tattoos! I-I told Ichi--Ichite-ru to go on into the village s-so that there might be a ch-chance for someone else to capture him if th-things with the intruders went wrong--I-I didn't tell the Wai-Wairudo-man wh-who he was..!"
Shuniji paused to gasp for breath, but it only served to cause the burning to increase, so he kept talking--no, now it was more like screaming.
"Th-They took us to a basement facility--underground maybe, but with water--smelled like the ocean--a-and separated Seika and I. They sent m-me to a room with an old, blind man--he mentioned he was a s-sensor or tracker or something..."
Shuniji was showing an impressive determination to divulge as many details as possible. Despite the pain, it was obvious his life was riding on his report.
"Th-They asked us both to join them b-by causing as much chaos in other villages as possible i-in secret. S-Seika and I refused. M-Mantis girl said sh-she fought back and was killed. Seika was killed. I-I saw the corpse. It looked legit--legitimate. A-After I refused, th-they kicked the crap outta me and took my mask. Grr--GYAAAH!"
He'd run out of things to say, and thus a way to distract himself from the fire as its sensation engulfed him.
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 1:12 pm
There was a long, painful silence. Every second
he waisted was another bit of eternal pain that
engulfed Shuniji. He had been aware of the vast
majority of what he had said thanks to his genetic
clone inside Seika but he had been cut of after a
time.
"Your failure is complete..." Came the seething anger,
"It wasssss not MY defensessss that failed- no, it
wassss my failure that I ssssent YOU to defend...
You where the one who failed... unlesssss you would
like to imply I wassss the one who failed..."
He was toying with him as the fire slowly worked its
way up his arm but the flames started to die down,
the flames quieted. They had consumed 3/4ths of his
face, leaving only the right eye untouched. His arms
had the fabric of his clothing melted to it and the
searing pain still continued as if he where still on fire...
"BECAUSE I'M NEVER WRONG! I NEVER FAIL- I NEVER
FAIL YOU SUM!"
A blast furnace of black flames equivalent to the anger
he felt suddenly engulfed Shuniji for a split second,
burning his entire body,
"GOD DOES NOT FAIL! IT IS THE FOLLY OF MAN THAT
FAILS! NOT THE HEART OF GOD!!!"
Another blast furnace momentarily engulfed him,
"KNOW THIS AND KNOW TRUTH YOU DISGUSTING
LITTLE MAN!"
A third time it came- white hot and smothering. It was
like dieing every time he took a breath- his lungs where
burnt from the superheated air around him, death would
be upon him any moment now...
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 1:55 pm
Shuniji had meant "we" as in "He, Seika and Kaichou," having known better than to implicate the Otokage in any of their dealings, however, they (he and the Otokage) were well past pointless semantics by this point.
By this point, all Shuniji knew, felt or remembered was that he was on fire.
Any gasp or groan he may have made was drowned out by the crackle and hiss of his bubbling flesh as it snapped, fused and melted. He could feel each individual cell burst, shrivel and disintegrate into ash, only to break apart in the wind. He was truly going out with a bang, wasn't he? It was odd... that for such a blazing finish, he could only see cloudy darkness seeping around his vision... then across...
He was alone in the darkness with his pain now. His eyes rolled back into what was left of his skull and he fell forward.
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 2:59 pm
For a time the chamber Ichi found himself in at
the start of this ordeal was empty, silent, and
devoid of the imposing presence that plagued
his nightmares. In a way it was comforting to
know that the Otokage was not present but he
knew that in time the Otokage would return to
tend to him- and that made the waiting and
short time of bliss simply unbearable. It was like
waiting to be hung and even a seasoned jonin
would be disturbed by this waiting game.
After what seemed like an eternity a feeling of
dread, like a shadow casting itself across his soul
eclipsed the light and imposed itself upon him but
did not speak- waiting instead for Ichi to begin.
An eloquent speaker is first and foremost a good
listener after-all...
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 7:11 pm
Ichite-ru Shujouteki
It's Just beneath the skin...
As Ichi continued to wait, the pain of having to wait for the Otokage to return was only enhanced by the simple fact that Ichi was covered from head to toe with Mud and freezing water. However after the horribly long wait had been forced upon him, Ichi finally could tell that the Otokage had returned. But after a few moments of silence Ichi guessed that the Otokage was waiting for Ichi to tell him what had happened; But Ichi paused for a second more, not waiting to interrupt the Otokage in case he was just pausing himself before speaking.
"I... s-spoke to Yeh Fa-shan" Ichi said to the Otokage who was in the room listing to him. "H-he offered to take S-Shukaku out of me.... but i said no t-to his offer" Ichi said to the Kage.
...I feel like a Monster
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Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 2:22 pm
"Very well...."
The words came after a long silence and there
was malice in them.
"Your loyalty... issss forccced at besssst... and
I am not a fool... you will need to sssee firsssst
hand what kind of power you can expecccct from
usss... for the time being... we will sssseal the
demon in a fasssshion that will allow you to
train it eassssier... for the time being... in time
when I have sssstudied it's true nature... I will
make a more effective sssseal..."
As he spoke a man with a very drained face
presented himself from behind a wall that slid
open.
"Gooooood eaaaavning..." He droned in a polite but
rather uninterested voice as he offered a very low
bow. The older man's hair fell over his face in great
strands as he rose, a cruel smile playing out across
the stage of his face. There was something that
was apparently deeply amusing to the man though
one could tell that he fought it very hard.
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Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 2:29 pm
Ichite-ru Shujouteki
It's Just beneath the skin...
Ichi nodded as the Otokage spoke, His arm remaining tightly clamped to his side as this all happened. He wasn't going to question the Otokage; he didn't really know much about the Kage but he knew enough to know that interrupting or questioning him was not a good idea; in any way at all.
However when the new man came out out of the new area, which came to be when the wall slid open; Ichi stepped backwards slightly out of sheer reflex. The man looked Sick; Like he had been in the hospital for a number of years, or that he had lost almost all of the blood in his body. "H-hello...." Ichi managed to split out to the ghoul looking newcomer who had spoke to him. The new man was creepy to the point that Ichi wanted nothing to do with him; but The Otokage was in fact his new Kage; so he was going to follow his orders, just like His grandparents had told him many times; following orders was first.
...I feel like a Monster
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Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 10:19 am
The presence left the room but rushing in to
fill the empty void left by the oppressive anger
left by the Otokage was mocking cynicism of
the new man in the room. He seemed to be
laughing at him from behind supercilious lids...
"I'm afraaaaid you will not be enjoying this
anywhere neeaaaar aaas much aaas
I will..."
His smile turned cold and his hand spread
wide at his side, a seal spreading across it
quickly and simply.
Closing the distance with a casual stride
and a mocking smile that seemed to hide
the sheer joy this man felt at the prospect
of hurting a young boy- even a little he
lifted his hand to obtain that which he
desired most. A open palmed gut-punch
followed as he attempted to ram his wide
spread fingers into his gut. If the sand
shield tried to interfere it simply flowed
AROUND the hand with the seal- like a
river parting for a prophet...
into his stomach.
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Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 10:27 am
Ichite-ru Shujouteki
It's Just beneath the skin...
Ichi remained in the same place as he had been in before while the man started to walk towards him; however his droning tone seemed to add to his odd demeanor without even trying. Ichi would have continued to move furtherer away from the incoming man but he knew that 1) It wouldn't help its not like he could outrun or get away from the ninja 2) He was sure that him moving away would get the Otokage angry, which he never wanted to get any Kage angry. and 3) He didn't think that the Sand would be effected by the seal that the man had.
So as the ghoul like mans Palm shot towards Ichi, the sand attempted to move in front of it; however it was pushed away as though it was made out of metallic dust and the mans hand was a magnet. The force of the impact Sent Ichi skidding back almost a full foot; Ichi almost doubled over and fell to the ground; but as the man hit him Ichi bent his knee's and remained in a half squatting ball holding his stomach. Ichi couldn't make a sound; the wind had been knocked completely out of him with the strike.
...I feel like a Monster
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Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 10:38 am
The man frowned as he waited expectantly for
the child to cry out but when nothing came
his disappointment was immortalized on his face.
Giving the world a warning- he let out a heavy
sigh and shook his head,
"It will take... but I had hoped for a more...
enjoooyaaaable evening's excuuursion when
the Oootoookaaage invited me heeeere...."
The places where he had struck burned. They
burned like a thousand suns, like the white hot
light he imagined could actually burn his flesh
and trace a vaguely circular pattern across
his stomach.
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Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 10:47 am
Ichite-ru Shujouteki
It's Just beneath the skin...
Ichi wanted, to Cry, Scream, yell, anything; but the only sound that managed to make it out of Ichi's mouth where a number of long painful wheezes as his lunges attempted to get air back into them; however after a number of said attempted breaths Ichi's lungs had returned to normal. He Most likely would have noticed the burning sensation of stressed tissue in his lunges (Which if you have gotten the wind knocked out of you, you know what I'm talking about). But Ichi was much too focused on the White hot burning that the seal was doing to his stomach; it was like the Burning that the skeleton in the Sand had done, but a hundred times worse; although Ichi didn't Cry out like the man had been hoping there was a guttural growl as Ichi held in the Cry that he wanted to scream out.
As Ichi continued to stand there almost crumpled in place, clenching his stomach tightly; eyes clenched shut; the sand that had attempted to block the seal aimed at his stomach started to Wrap around Ichi; most likely forming a shield or sphere around him out of sheer reflex, If something Hurts you; put something between yourself and it.... well.... thats what would have happened if the sand around him and reacted to Ichi's reflexes, in truth the sand Simply fell to the ground, motionless
...I feel like a Monster
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Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 10:56 am
With a bow that involved one arm held against
his midrift and one behind his back he excused
himself.
"Ooooh yeeees... you're ooordeeers are ooon...
this..."
As he spoke he motioned to a kunai with a
small slip of paper wrapped around the hilt.
With a flourish- the kunai split the air and
chipped the stone between his legs, closer
to his feat. Sticking it the note begged him
to open it when he was able to compose
himself.
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Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 11:16 am
Ichite-ru Shujouteki
It's Just beneath the skin...
Ichi remained listening to the odd man as he spoke to him about his orders, the hole time Ichi remained curled into a ball; tightly clenching his stomach which remained to feel as thought it was on fire. However after a few moments (Like a few minutes) The burning sensation slowly vanished; or at least, Faded slightly. After Ichi was again able to move himself without being in complete pain; the Genin crouched down and picked the Kunai up; undoing the note off of it and then reading his instructions "..." Ichi then paused and looked around the room slightly; the odd man was gone.
And with the condition Ichi was currently in he couldn't tell if the Otokage was still watching the room as this happened.
...I feel like a Monster
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Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 11:24 am
A door presented itself after some grinding of stone deep in the wall. A path presents itself and beyond it lay a covert entrance to the land of Rice Fields.
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