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"s**t..." Kumizu muttered. He probably could, but didn't want to, attack them all. While he could kill them, not without getting hurt himself. That and the... uncomfort he felt. Instead, with a wave of his hand, a mist covered all three of the beasts. He quickly froze them, all except their head.

Kumizu ran and grabbed Ayise's hand. She seemed completely unaware of her surroundings. "Come on! We need to leave!" Once they were a safe distance away, he would go ahead and unfreeze them.

Kumizu just stared, a dumbfounded expression on his face. Well... he was dumbfounded. It was... talking? He tried his best to keep a calm expression on his face, but twisted the head of his cane again. Though they were almost completely frozen, they could still be a threat. With Ayise inches away from one's face, he wouldn't be surprised. Kumizu simply walked over carefully. He wouldn't even try and understand what they were saying, just watch out for Ayise.

Kumizu didn't flinch at the roar, or move at all... even when Ayise returned. "But... how... where... what..." His mind was about as jumbled as his words. He sighed, giving up. "Do I need to unfreeze them?" He still didn't move, this time just trying to figure out what they would do if he did let them move again. He wasn't nervous, just careful.

Ayise was rushing him, trying to 'go quickly', and now she calmly telling him to unfreeze the beasts, not making a move. This confused Kumizu even more. Among other things, he wanted to know what was said, but figured that if she wouldn't tell, he wouldn't push. He finally shrugged. "Okay." He unfroze them, but left their coats wet, just in case they attacked.

Deep in a dark cave, an image of runes raced over the damp wall. On the floor, the water, a foot deep, shivered almost as if in fear. The place was pure and holy. The feeling of peace lay in the cave, as if no tragedies had ever taken place. Suddenly, runes ignnited in deep red and silver on the wall. Blackness began to seep into the red, drowning it out. Something was coming and it wasn't going to wait for an eternity. Power surged forward, beyond anything that any had ever felt before. It raced through the Ancient forest, searching a seeking for something.

Near the darker part of the Ancient forest, a screech let lose of triumph. Fire blazed up as a Phoenix rose into the air. "It is time..." The voice of the Phoenix was guttural as the words became lost in that of minds. Power met the Phoenix and it sent it's own back. The power tripled and then tripled once more. Something was coming, whether it was bad or good was yet to be seen.

Ayise regarded him for a long moment, "Alright then. Fight me." She said simply, observing him closely.

She stepped away from him, measuring her distance and planting her feet in preparation for battle...or so she had been taught. It seemed that ost fights for her had been slightly one-sided on her part. "I'm dangerous, therefore you should kill me, correct?" She said bluntly, her eyes narrowing out.

Ayise looked not the least bit capable of fighting, let alone the difference in size between them, but her face was set. She seemed determined.

Ayise frowned, for a second her posture slacking before in one swift motion she delivered a back kick into a tree, her heel slamming into the bark and splintering it.

"Scared yet?" She asked, despite her size she did posess some strength, the tips of her claws inched from her fingers making them razor sharp. "Believe me, I will hurt you. So you'd better just play along, neh?" She said smiling, not making it any easier for him to take her seriously.

"Whether you'd like to believe it or not, you're in constant danger when you're around Ayise. You'd never know when she might snap." She said grinning maniacally.