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Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:03 pm
It wasn't long after the hum of the elevator's first run softened that it sprung to life again, rising up to the top of hte tower to the room just below where a grand battle had taken place. It lowered back down, bringing yet another familiar energy signal to the crowd gathering in the Club's main room.
The young woman emerged, raven colored crown lowered and hiding her face in shadow. Clad lightly in a yellow tubetop and black shorts, with matching black heavy boots, Jade lifted her head slightly at the sound of voices. It seemed that many from the battle were showing up again. Jade, however, looked no worse for wear than any other time. Even though the girl had recieved a pair of brutal eye beams to her abdomen, there were no scars, no bandages. No sign of injury at all, at least physically.
While Jade didn't carry and ego around for all to see like most Saiya-jin, she did have a pride. The pride that she could take care of herself. And that last fight had proved that she still couldn't do that yet.
Still, the sight of Keno, Unks, Valin, and a young girl, did bring a bit of a smile to her face.
"Konichiwa, Nii-chan. Good evening, everyone..."
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:06 pm
The Jedi smiled and said to the young lady, "Hello, Hotaru. It's very nice to meet you." He bent down some to be closer to her height level, "Yup. Very very far away. And you're a ninja, eh? I bet you're pretty good at that."
Valin had always loved little kids. They were so open to new ideas, new concepts. Their minds were able to grasp and understand new concepts so much easier than adults. Plus, the little buggers were funny and goofy as all hell. The Jedi actually hoped to have kids one day - but that would be a long time from now.
"So Keno, how did you find this youngling? Do you just find random kids and take them in like User did with his 'daughter'?"
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:13 pm
"Well you better give it back," Keno said, turning the girl back around to blow a rasberry on her stomach playfully. Soon after, he tickled her again lovingly before turning his attention to Yenek.
"Well, the entire unit uses ki in battle. Ki is just cultivated energy inherent in all beings. The more you train with it, the more you can use, which can be a big X factor against warriors otherwise considered your equal. It has no elemental attribution, but rather it's just a huge mass of energy, usually set to explode on impact, but it can be used to do more." Any more specific questions would have to be asked, or else he was done as far as he was considered.
Hearing Jade, he was only more inclined to worry about other things. "Hey there," he said, rushing for the Saiya-jin. "Looks like you're doing better yourself. I'm glad to see you're safe." In a rather awkward and yet elegant motion, he somehow ended up with Hotaru on his shoulders and Jade in his arms. Hugging her firmly he wound up back to the bar, letting her go next to a stool near Valin just in time for his query.
"Actually no. A friend of mine, a young kitsune named Miyuki, mother of a newborn, owns a bar named Deception. The little one and I met there one day when she almost mistook wine for grape juice. We've been friends ever since right Hotaru?" he asked as he brought the girl down on the stool in front of him.
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:17 pm
Hotaru smiled and nodded, making Keno's had fall over her eyes. "I'm better than the other kids my age right now but I have to practice a lot so I can be better than the higher ranked ninja." She seemed to have a good grasp of reality. "From far away?" She remembered her conversation with Yenek. "Are you from um... Oblivan?" too bad she didn't say the right work, heck, that probably isn't a word. She moved the hat out of the was then looked to the side, seeing a lady then tilted her head in curiosity. She looked down at Keno as he brought her down from his shoulders and nodded. “Right!”
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:19 pm
Yenek considered this a moment "Hence the reason I couldn't throw it back at him," he said to himself "Wait. Ki, I know that word, thatsn it its that weird energy Sky used against me when he figured out Magic wasn't useful against me!" he said with all the excitement of a scientist who had figured out cold fusion.
The Devil Lord pondered another moment before shaking his head "Where are my manners?" he asked himself "Here I am asking all these questions and I haven't introduced my self." he said watching the man walk from his place to the young woman and back "My name is Yenek Vakgahna, My title is Devil Lord," he said calmly as he stood and bowed to Keno "May inquire your name?" he asked.
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:24 pm
"A bar you say? Bars and clubs seem to have such an interesting assortment of characters," Valin said with a smile. It was pretty much true, his observation based on various personal experiences.
"As for this 'ki' thing - I don't get it. No one back home was able to do such a thing. If anything, people back home learned how to... hmm... how would I word it? Learned how to tap into the universe's 'ki' instead of expanding and drawing upon their own? Or maybe it's completely seperate and I'm just a crazy man. I like that idea, too."
Valin smiled at Jade, "A pleasure to see you again."
The Jedi Knight turned to this 'Devil Lord', "With a title like that, you must get all the ladies. Hi, name's Valin Lobel."
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:30 pm
Yenek turned to face Valin "Well now that the formalities are over with, I can speak normally again." he said with a smile "You'd be surprised the women of Oblivion are very much afriad of me, and those who aren't only what to steal my horns." he said with a chuckle. "But I did have a human wife before I was Devil Lord." he said calmly
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:31 pm
"No no, I am afraid I have been rude. Afterall, Orion is more of a home to me I'm sure. I'm KenoTao, the Black Tiger. It is a pleasure I'm sure." He too took a light bow to Yenek, rising to offer his sister and the Devil Lord a seat. No reason they couldn't all be comfortable right?
"Technically Valin, I think you're close when you say that rather than use the universe's energy, we here on this planet generally use our own. In this place, using something everyone else has access to is a bit risky. Afterall if I were more adept at the force than you, you essentially become nothing to me, let alone a threat."
Tell me how you've been Jade. I vaguely recall you taking an injury on my behalf.
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:35 pm
Hotaru looked around as the adults talked about, stuff she didn't really understand. She looked towards Jade then waved to her a little. "Hello." She wanted to be friends with all of Keno's friends. They seemed to be very interesting so far.
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:35 pm
Yenek faced Keno "Pleasure to meet you, being the reprenitive of an entire race has its burdens, such as being overly polite, I doubt my grandson Sky has shown you any courtesy." he said and sat down on his stool again facing the Jedi.
"My power comes from me, literally, as the Devil Lord I produce the universe's Demonic, or Astral if your prefer, energy it allows us to do many things." he explained "I have not heard of this force or ki but I would like to learn to harness those powers." he added calmly
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:39 pm
::Unks lowered his hand from the sky and put at his side. He stood up slowly and jumped off the tower and landed softly on the ground below. He was getting a bit chilly and it seems a large group was gathering at the bar.
Unks entered the club once more and took his sword off his back and held it in his hand softly as he moved closer to the others. He smiled as his ice blue eyes looked between the growing crowd and stopped near Keno::
"Evening everyone."
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:41 pm
Yenek's eyes insinctively moved towards the movement of the sword. When he looked upon its master Yenek smiled, he had never seen another man with purple hair before "Hello there," he said calmly "I am Yenek who might you be?" he asked
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:45 pm
Jade couldn't help but smile, as she was basically glomped by Keno with a child on his shoulders none-the-less. She walked back to the bar with him, and sat down on one of the stools near Valin.
"Me safe? I was more worried about you! I thought that snake lady was going to have your n-neck...." She stuttered lightly, a rare occurance for her, yet it showed just how worried she had been about him.
Jade nodded slightly towards Valin, a small smile hovering over her lips. THen she looked to Yenek.
"Jade....Jade Saewin."
Well, after getting an earful from not only Deity, but Sir Aaron and Kirra about jumping in without thinking, my self image has been dimishined a bit....
She paused a moment, merely watching the others in silence.
...though, you can't tell that I got blasted through the back with a pair of eye beams now. Father does well. She smiled a little towards Keno. Would, you like a bit of a healing hand? You must be sore.....
((Sorry, distracted a little. ^ ^;; ))
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:46 pm
::Unks looked at Yenke and nodded his head to him in greeting and his intorduction of himself. Unks smiled as he looked the man in the eyes.
"My name is Unks Briefs. It is nice to meet you Yenke."
Unks' brown monkey tail wrapped around his waist as he laid his sword on the bartop and he looked around. He leaned against the bar used his mind to bring a can of Dr. Pepper to his waiting left hand::
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:51 pm
Yenek noticed the tail "Good to now I'm not the only person with odd appendages," he said with a chuckle Of corse this staement would make him seem insane as Yenek was concealing his horns, claws, and wings, Yenek had a tail but he never showed it.
The Devil Lord faced the yound woman "Jade, nice name." he said with a warm smile, another statement to make him look crazy
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