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 Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 8:36 am
 ¤Lord Sesshomaru (Awakened) ⇋ "You try... ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇
Sesshomaru looked at the Tokijin with a face of disappointment as a cracks begin to run down the blade towards the hilt. "Such a pathetic weapon...is no longer suitable" he spoke as a demon wolf pounced. Sesshomaru's eyes flashed red for a split second as he dodged and tore through the wolf's skull with the Tokijin. Piercing the skull he stabbed the blade into the ground, the blade cracked once again. Sesshomaru's blue aura began to channel into the blade and his voice boomed, "DRAGON STRIKE!!". With that the ground tore as blast continued on in one direction towards the other wolf. He noticed the others were also to be caught in the attack. He moved between them and the attack, electricity swallowed the what remained of the Tokijin. The blast was reflected skyward exploding wiping out the bees. Sesshomaru stood there with his back still unable to heal from poison leaving a large claw scar, Tokijin fell to the ground only handle was left. Sesshomaru turned to the group with four large blade shards dug deep into his chest and one on the shoulder, it was Tokijin's blade.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇ ...only to fail again..." ⇋
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Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 12:57 pm
Hotaru could feel her beast lashing against her mind to move forward to help Sesshomaru. The mark on her shoulder began to pulse. In that moment, a tearing sound came from her mind, not hearable to any other. In that moment, she felt the need to rush to Sesshomaru's aid and yet move back with Kurama. She was torn.
It was obvious that he had finished off the last of the enemy. As the handle of Tokijin dropped to the ground, her hand came up partially before falling back to her side. Her body gave a small tremble before she finally gave in to her beast. The mark on her shoulder throbbed angrily for a moment before dulling. She didn't much care. Sesshomaru had given her so much. She owed him. Moving before him, she bowed her head regally. "My Lord, may this Hotaru be of assistance?" Her voice was low and sultry, a byproduct of her beast's acceptance of a stronger opponent.
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Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 2:41 pm
Demon Form:  Gramps didn't know anything at all about Sesshomaru except for rumors of his reputation. According to what he'd heard, Sesshomaru was a proud and merciless individual who had no trouble killing without hesitation those who got in his way or offended him. Of course, there was also the troubling tidbit that Sesshomaru despised half-demons due to being related to one, hence the reason Gramps had warned Lorelai to steer clear of him if she ever had the bad luck to run into Sesshomaru during her travels just in case that rumor turned out to be true.
Gramps had no idea how to act around such a powerful demon and merely stood respectfully to the side, his cloak of fire gone now that the insects and wolves had been taken care of. He would have offered his assistance as well, but didn't know if Sesshomaru would take offence at a complete stranger wanting to help or mistake his offer as Gramps thinking he was weak. At least Hotaru seemed familiar with Sesshomaru, so Gramps hoped she would at least be allowed to help Sesshomaru in some way. Once again giving Sesshomaru a respectful bow, Gramps hesitantly asked, "By any chance...are you in pursuit of Naraku as well?"
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Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 6:13 pm
Kurama 
☆═━┈┈━═☆
Now then...
Kurama listened silently to the chatter after assessing the new foe in which they must track down to get the women back. He could sense a feeling of remorse and anger in the Lady Hotaru through his bond with her, she is a good distance away from them though. The old priestess, Kaede declined from joining their group on this hunt, which is probably well. She is an old human, she wouldn’t last long in a real heavy battle. ”We should go, now.” He stated, waiting for the group to head out. He may not be exactly with the group though. He planned to trail the group and watch their backs; as well as keep aware of any word from local demons. In other words he would be illusive through out the trip. Their guide, the young kit will ride with Gramps ahead of the group. As they prepared to leave, this fox Daiyokai only seemed to drift away on the wind of thoughts. Sensing Hotaru’s feelings and considering events. The group gradually began to leave the village ahead of him which he let happen. After a little bit he would begin to follow the group, trailing them and sending out waves of you youki across the land to ward of demons, he didn’t stay exactly behind the group the whole way, he’d often move swiftly through the forest on his own sometimes his scent would tell the others that he is ahead of them and sometimes behind them. Sometimes it seemed that he wasn’t anywhere near them as he paused by likely demon holes to talk with the inhabitants.
He became aware of Lady Hotaru ahead of the group, her scent beginning to mingle with them. He didn’t approach the group however and remained illusive. He could sense a feeling of contempt from the Lady Hotaru like a seeking wolf for a specific quarry. As the day of traveling grew to a close, He knew that they had come to a stop to make camp. He thought to then go hunting and bring in some food for supper. He then began to track down a wild boar he had scented earlier, along the way striking down a few rabbits as well. He followed its trail to a water hole nearby, using Rose Whip to take it down, then would haul the large boar up onto his shoulders and begin to his trek towards the camp where everyone is camped out. As he walked he picked up another scent, he stiffened. Sesshomaru…what is he doing out here? The other Daiyokai’s scent isn’t far away from the camp, Kurama hoped that he wasn't going to give them trouble. He found the campsite and deposited the boar and the rabbits down. Scenting a deal of blood, wolf blood and even some of Sesshomaru’s blood. The human Kurama stood, and approached the area where the others were lingering.
His green eyes narrowed as he saw how Lady Hotaru was behaving, practically begging Sesshomaru to take her right then and there. It is utterly inappropriate behavior and at the moment Yoko stirred inside him with distaste and offence. If Sesshomaru even so much as indulged her for a second then Kurama felt that he wouldn't stand there and let it happen under his nose. He was beginning to growl under his breath. It is clear that Sesshomaru is injured but those injuries won’t slow the dog lord for long. ”Sesshomaru. What may I inquire are you doing in these parts?” Hotaru, demon personality or not would sense a certain displeasure from him upon sighting her flirting with another Daiyokai.
ooc: Sorry late post.
Where --- A meadow
Who: --- Hotaru, Shippo, Gramps, & Sesshomaru
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 12:03 am
¤Lord Sesshomaru (Awakened) ⇋ "You try... ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇
Sesshomaru wounds now soaked in blood, he noticed Hotaru and her other more hungry side asking if her services were required. Sesshomaru simply walked past her and slowly continued on his way, even with the claw mark digging deep into his back. His sight was a bit hazy as his eyes were little clouded from side effects of poison, "naraku..." he said falling to his knee. Sesshomaru got to his feet and began slowly walking on barely making any ground.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇ ...only to fail again..." ⇋
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 2:55 am
The sky...
The sea...
There is always a place to be... Izuna!
Masato Tanaka
Go Shikigami!  With the scattering of the foxes, Masato followed behind while snapping a twig or two. He would have to hope that he wouldn't be jumped by any nearby yokai that would interfere of their quest. He pushed himself as much as he could, trying to catch up to his friends who were ahead of him. The Shikigami slowed down to a steady stop and stood at end with the back of their fur fluffed in astonishment. Masato slowed down, studying the foxes sudden behavior. "What's the matter?" He look beyond the trees, there wasn't much to obstruct his vision though there were lots of trees that were scattered around. He couldn't sense anything wrong or he assumed at the at the least. A sudden surge of energy swept him, it was unusual to feel such large amounts of power. The strength was drawn from up ahead down into the dense forest. Whoever was releasing this much sure made him jump a bit, he glanced at his Shikigami before returning his gaze to the direction of where the energy was coming from. "Let's hurry." The spirits nodded and made way to the desired checkpoint.
Masato made way to the source, but the power had died soon after. He was getting close, he could feel it where it left off and ran until he stopped, hiding behind the tree to observe what was going on. He took one look and spotted the group, Kurama had arrived earlier than he did. When he glanced down to the man struggling for balance, he was able to recognize him from before. Sesshomaru was here, but he didn't seem in good condition the way he is acting. He left his temporary post and looked at the party presently, he returned back to focus on Sesshomaru who continued to move on his own. Masato studied him for a few more moments till he couldn't let this go on, acting tough about it was common, but this was a bit much this yokai had taken. He heard a name escape from his breath, the same man who had captured his friends. They're still in trouble, but time is wasting the longer they linger around to gaze on a wounded Sesshomaru. He looked at everyone, with everyone just watching him, nothing was being done about it. He approach to Sesshomaru, he was scared, but he had to muster the courage to help him. Sesshomaru had done so before, but it was his turn to help this youkai. He grabbed Sesshomaru by the arm and wrapped it across his shoulders, to keep him balanced. "I'm sure this is what you're against, being tough and stubborn about it is good and all, but won't make it better if it isn't treated. Please let me help." He whispered to Sesshomaru and stared up at the group. "This isn't the time to throw questions and watch. Right now he's hurt."Location - Meadow
Action - Helping
Conversation - Hotaru, Shippo, Gramps, Kurama, Sesshomaru
Kind of mood - Scared, determined
Objective - Rescue Lorelai and Kino, help Sesshomaru
Outside - Dark
Crush - None.
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 7:45 am
Kurama
☆═━┈┈━═☆
Now then...
Kurama watched the stubborn old dog as he ignored their presence and stubbornly trudged on as if the injuries mean nothing to him. Kurama can smell his blood and the poisons in the Western Lord. Footsteps announced Masato as he caught up with them finally, his fox shikigami hesitating near the camp. The human though stank of fear, plucked up the courage that humans seem to get to approach Sesshomaru and pull an arm over his shoulders, gently chiding about stubbornness and injuries. His statement to the rest of them about not doing something tweaked Kurama's human side. He is right, this is not the time to be badgering the man with questions. "Of course, your right Masato-kun." He appologized in tone alone for the bluntness of his earlier question. He moved around to Sesshomaru's other side and ignored the old dog's stubbornness to keep moving and firmly guided him over to their camp. "Set him down here, I will make a restorative antitdote for that poison, someone else will need to take those shards of steel out of him and the claw as well. And will someone start butchering these animals I hunted to make a stew." he set about making orders to get people something to do. Carefully easing Sesshomaru down against a tree by the camp.
He had gestured at the large boar and rabbits he had brought to the camp in mention of the food in question. He had some poultry from the village with him to add to the stew. He tossed the sack of vegetables over to the meat. He left the actual injuries to someone else to handle but if sesshomaru tried to get back up then Kurama would be sorely tempted to add a different poison to the old dog's bloodstream, a paralyzing poison to make him stay still. xD. He set out his personal pack of herbs and a cook pot. Using some handfuls of dried grass and twigs he began to build a fire.
ooc:
Where --- A meadow
Who: --- Hotaru, Shippo, Gramps, Masato & Sesshomaru
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 9:35 am
Human Form: Gramps bowed in apology at Masato's rebuke and quickly morphed into his human form as he needed opposable thumbs for chopping up the meat for stew as Kurama instructed. He was hopeless at cooking himself, but at least knew how to prepare ingredients for others to cook. "You both are right, of course. My apologies." Though he wondered what they all planned to do in the possibility Sesshomaru decided he didn't want their help and attempted to kill them for their audacity. He hated acting like a coward when he could clearly tell Sesshomaru was in pain, but his self-preservation instincts were preventing him from approaching a demon who was clearly much stronger than him even in Sesshomaru's badly injured state as a cornered demon was usually the most deadly. Given the seriousness of Sesshomaru's injuries, Gramps didn't think there was anything he could do to help anyway and feared he'd do more harm than good if he tried pulling the claw or remains of Tokijin out of Sesshomaru's chest. Best to leave a delicate task like that to someone who knew what they were doing.
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 11:06 am
Hotaru had flinched upon feeling Kurama's displeasure. Suddenly, anger assailed her, lashing back at him. She was not his mate nor did she belong to anyone. She was about to move after Sesshomaru, now fully back in control, her beast locked tightly up, when Masato appeared. Her lips twitched in amusement. The human was indeed brave. He did get the others to focus on the more hasty matter neccesary. Sesshomaru needed help whether or not he wanted it.
Once they got him on the ground, she kneeled next to him, inspecting Tokijin. The pieces were pretty deep. She knew Sesshomaru would attempt to lash out but she gave a low growl that the foxes would only understand. They were here to help. She didn't bother looking up. "Nobody touch the pieces lest it take you over." Her voice was soft. She would deal with Kurama much later for his possessiveness. For now she had to heal Sesshomaru, not just for the fact of status but the fact that Rin would be returning. The girl was sweet. Reaching out, she began to tear the blade pieces out, dropping them by her side. She was the only one that would have the power to not be taken over.
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 5:49 pm
The sky...
The sea...
There is always a place to be... Izuna!
Masato Tanaka
Go Shikigami! Masato watched Kurama come in aid of Sesshomaru, he nodded and the both helped Sesshomaru guided back to the camping site. Masato nodded and carefully set the dog lord down to the ground. The man was injured, but he couldn't hastily put him down with the wounds he had received. Once that was done, Masato listen closely to what was needed to be done and soon Hotaru had arrived, going straight to attend with his wounds. Gramps, on the other hand, went to work with the game that Kurama had caught to prepare a stew for the dog lord as well. Now this leaves in question, what should he do to even help with this yokai? He didn't have the necessary skills like Kurama or Gramps, he couldn't help Hotaru for the sake of not losing his sanity to a broken weapon. The Shikigami trotted on over to be at Masato's side. His focus fell onto the small creatures and scooped the two, holding them in his arms. The two held their gaze at Sesshomaru, watching him being treated by Hotaru.
While Masato stood there in patience, he glanced at the claw that was embedded into his back. He moved on over to the other side and kneel down, getting a closer look at the object. This was the result of an injury that had been left from a battle before his arrival. He wasn't allowed to treat the wounds where the shards were, but nothing was said about the claw. The Shikigami had leaped from his arms and moved over to the side of Sesshomaru. They examined the foreign appendage, one of them approach to Masato and gave an urging motion to the wound. Masato moved closer to touch the claw, but paused for a moment. He sat there studying it before he laid a hand on it and slowly pulled it out. "What was it that attacked him?" Blood dripped from the tip of the claw in hand, he curiously looked at it once more.Location - Meadow
Action - Pulling out the claw from Sesshomaru
Conversation - Hotaru, Shippo, Gramps, Kurama, Sesshomaru
Kind of mood - Determined, Curious
Objective - Rescue Lorelai and Kino, help Sesshomaru
Outside - Dark
Crush - None.
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Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 12:55 pm
¤Lord Sesshomaru (Awakened) ⇋ "You try... ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇
Sesshomaru's eyes began to move slowly and opened wide, a dark red glowed as the claw on his back burned away and the wound closed slowly. The wound on front remained open due to the shards. He remained silent however to continue removing the shards, but he sensed the other side of her. The demon side but if only she was a pure demon would he even consider the thought of getting help from her. Tokijin's essence is in the shards of the blade, more exposure will lead to her demon taking over, perhaps permanently.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇ ...only to fail again..." ⇋
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Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 9:41 pm
Hotaru kept her head down, her focus intently on the task before her. She had to be extremely careful. One cut and she could very well chance becoming corrupted.Within she could feel her beast stirring. Because of Tokijin's influence, her beast was getting stronger. Thankfully very few realized that she and her beast actually got along pretty much all the time. The only real argument they currently had was the fact that her beast wanted Sesshomaru as her mate while Hotaru did not. She did not neccesarily want an actual mate at this time. She was still getting used being Lady of the Southern Lands.
Taking a deep breath, she could feel Kurama's emotions filtering in through their bond. It was only thanks to his steadiness that she was able to remain steadfast so far. After removing half the shards, she paused and backed away. Her breathing was harsh and it appeared as if she had been running for weeks on end with no rest and battling constantly. She felt flushed. Her heart was racing. Her beast moved to the forefront. The outside of her pupils turned red, her beast completely taking over as Hotaru retreated to the back of their mind. She was tired and worn out.
Beast Hotaru kept her gaze down but Kurama would know that the logical Hotaru was no longer in control. She kept her movements calm and placid. Her power had grown greatly but she kept it locked away. Sniffing lazily, a smirk appeared on her lips. The Inu Youkai smelled absolutely divine except for the fact that his blood covered him. Reaching down, she gathered the shards swiftly and swept them into a cloth so that way they would no longer affect her. She knew without a doubt in the course of helping Sesshomaru heal, she would have to switch with her logical side many times.
Glancing at Sesshomaru, she studied his wounds in concern. It would not do if he were to die. 'You would turn a friend against us?' Logical Hotaru's voice was hazy. Beast Hotaru mentally snorted. The girl would no doubt survive but deep down she did in fact like the child. Focusing on the task at hand, she saw that she had indeed pulled at least half the large pieces. There were still many smaller pieces.
Finally she spoke, her voice husky and guttural. "We have need of fresh meat now Kitsune (Gramps)." Sesshomaru needed the meat, the sooner the better. Glancing over at the younger fox, she nodded to him. "Find something else to wrap the rest of the shards in kit." She kept her voice soft and low in an effort to not scare him. Finally, she glance to Kurama. She watched him carefully. This kitsune had marked her indeed but it wasn't a full mating mark. More like a courting mark. "Herbs." If indeed Kurama wished to actually court her, he would indeed have to prove himself worthy. The mark meant nothing if one part of her refused. In the mean time she would attempt to convince her logical side to accept Sesshomaru.
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 9:23 am
Human Form: Gramps was done butchering the meat and at Hotaru's instruction, he quickly brought over the best cuts of the boar wrapped in a cloth to preserve the juices and keep the meat fresh. There was still plenty of boar and rabbit left over to make stew for everyone else, but Gramps deduced some of the more choice sections such as a leg, half of the ribs, and the loins were what Sesshomaru needed right now more than anyone else to help him quickly recover his strength. He'd cut the sections into more manageable pieces so nobody had to fool with juggling a whole chunk of meat and Sesshomaru would be able to consume it more quickly. Gramps assumed the quicker Sesshomaru ate, then the sooner he could regain his energy. In answer to Masato's question, Gramps helpfully explained "It was a pack of demon wolves. Those would have been no match for Sesshomaru-sama on their own, but Naraku's insects kept reviving them."Even from a glance at the battlefield, Gramps had been able to pick up on what had taken place before their arrival.
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 6:42 pm
Kurama
☆═━┈┈━═☆
Now then...
Kurama after putting a few people to work and gotten to work himself. Using some water from a water bag and into a smaller cook-pot began to boil water by the fire, he had heated a few stones he found and placed them in the fire till they were glowing softly like coil, then he fast boiled the water by dropping the stones into te cook pot. He then was adding various herbs into the pot Anti poison herbs and other herbs. As the venom antidote simmered he had started on anther mixture, a hand made paste made up of herbs that clot bleeding and disinfect the wound, the paste when done is speared carefully over a large wide leaf and handed to Hotaru when she asked for herbs. He glanced at her when he sensed her energy shift and the way her mood shifted from calculating and kind to contempt and primal but controlled; he knew that her yokai was in control of her now. But monitoring her carefully he saw that her yokai seemed to be in control of itself specifically, she didn’t seem as if she is to run wild on them like before. He believed she should know how to apply the disinfectant paste he had handed her so he didn’t elaborate instruction. There is no need to insult her intelligence by treated her like a uneducated child.
He’d felt that Sesshomaru had begun to self regenerate by drawing off of the power of his own yokai once the poisoness claw was removed from his back. He heard from Gramps that it had been a pack of wolves and Naraku’s insects. He’d heard about the venom of Hell wasps. It takes a specific herb to counter their stings. He happened to have such a flower among the herbs he keeps on his person at all times and always collects everywhere he goes. He cut the flower and added it to the antidote to simmer, delicately chopping the rabbit livers into a fine cut and diced pieces he finally added those to the potion and stirred. The potion had turned a milky white by now as it is his own recipe. When it is complete, He took a simple wood carved mug from his pack and poured a measure of the potion into it. It is wise to drink it with fresh red meat as the extra protein only strengthens the remedy as part of his design. ”Drink this, Lord Sesshomaru.” He moved to kneel by the dog demon and proffered the antidote for him to drink down as Gramps passed over the best choice cuts of red meat for him to consume with the antidote.
ooc:
Where --- A meadow
Who: --- Hotaru, Shippo, Gramps, Masato & Sesshomaru
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 6:42 pm
¤Lord Sesshomaru (Awakened) ⇋ "You try... ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇
Sesshomaru's patience was wearing thin after taking the medicine...he never asked for help. "Mind your own business. I don't like human food." he said regarding the meat. His eyes turning back to their natural gold color. He looked at Hotaru her scent changed, it must be her demon side taking over. He felt more relaxed with her this way but still with the others he was on guard, any moment they could take his life and become new lord. He had to buy himself enough time to fully recuperate, even if it involved talking to Hotaru's seductive side. Sesshomaru held Hotaru's hand and turned his head towards the others, "Leave us".
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇ ...only to fail again..." ⇋
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