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 Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:24 am
Shiroka looked at the second knight who was now speaking to her. She recognized him. He was fighting on the Holy Barrier against an earth bender and his minions...and she had had to intervene to help two adolescents. He probably did not even notice her though.
She sighed.
She did not know more than they did, but more than that, those two men were so proud of themselves and of their Holy mission that none of them although she had introduced herself, had decided that she was worth knowing their names.
She had always thought that although her mission was to keep the balance of the world, the Red Guard had been a usual ally of the Holy Knights and here she was, treated as a annoyance or even an enemy.
"I came here because those were my orders." the tone of her voice was both apologetic and annoyed.
Shiroka had felt the warmth of Jin's aura before he was even in sight. When he landed or rather crashed, she rushed towards him, without even taking the time to answer Dimitri's question. She reached him as he was already out of the crater, cruising the lands with his eyes.
She slowed down and stopped next to him, a little breathless. "Mas...Brother Jin!" she almost exclaimed. She was happy to see a familiar face after the welcome the Holy Knights had given her.
As if she remembered all of a sudden, she made a deep bow. "I am glad to see you."
She had thousands of questions about the why they were here and so on, but she only said.
"I am not sure we are wanted here." her eyes sternly looking at the two knights.
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:08 am
Nina followed quietly, keeping at Gbarielle's heels... or trying to without being too close or annoying. It didn't take very long for them to reach the destination the older knight had in mind. She found it quite interesting that Gabrielle used a sword to concentrate her wind-like ability. Could she use wind without the sword though? And what was the other sword for? Curiosity bubbled through her, though she knew she shouldn't ask. She was always told a s a child to not ask too many questions because people get annoyed easily... and she wanted to be a good girl.
Following suit, she too unclothed herself, grateful for the barrier that would keep anyone from peeping. Setting down her things, and quickly slipped into the water, sighuing at the coolness.
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:47 am
Jin smiled and looked to a familiar face as she came running. Turning to Shiroka he tilted his to the right, feeling her emotion as well as her condition without need to look her over. He bowed back respectfuly then looked to where she had been, two knights it seemed would stand idoly by but were they the reason she had been upset? Jin was some what irritated but expressed nothing of it "Shiroka.." He nodded after realizing she almost called him master, but he could be wrong so he wasnt going to dwell on it longer than a few seconds. "By now you may know me well enough to understand my mind set so it should be easy to determine what I am going to say but I will do so anyway.....I doesn't matter if we are wanted here, here is where we are and if they should so choose to correct such then I welcome it"
The small soldier looked up at you still with a smile and held his arms out like that of a baby beconing you to lift him up. Of course he could have jumped into your arms but that would have been rude, this at least would grant her the chance to say no...then again he might do it ether way if he didnt feel like walking...he didnt weigh much so it shouldnt have been much of a problem.
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:23 pm
Gabrielle was enjoying the water on her skin. She had removed her clothes, but kept the bandage wrapped from the base of her neck across her chest and around her neck. She cast a look at the young knight entering the water with a little gasp. She gave her a quick smile.
"You get used to it." she looked at the water. "You cannot find purer water anywhere else...or maybe at the Foothills too..." she added, remembering this place with a sad smile. She dived and stayed underwater until she was breathless. I could just take a deep breath now...it would be over... But she rushed for the surface and emerged with a deep gasp.
Her eyes stopped on Nina. She was a beautiful young woman but she looked a little pale. "How long have you been a knight?" she asked.
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:31 pm
Shiroka was truly happy to see her leader. She had not crossed his path for a while and somehow had forgotten that although she wasn't tall, he was shorter than her and younger looking.
She took a deep breath and nodded. "You are right." she answered, which was a step up from the usual apologies she had been giving him whenever he made a remark about her behavior. She gave him a pale smile.
Shiroka's eyes widened when Jin's arms opened. She hesitated for a second and was it by maternal instinct or not, she picked him up. She had wondered for a second about her ability to actually carry him but he was so light, even lighter than she was.
Jin in her arms, Shiroka became the color of the Red Guard's uniform: red as a tomato. She pinched her lips not to burst laughing. The situation was truly ridiculous. Here she was, probably the weakest among the Red Guard members, carrying her faction Leader as if he were a mere child!
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 1:35 pm
Vinas sat in his saddle unsure what to do at the moment, The girl was holding the newcomer like a child, The knight knew not if the newcomer was able to stand on his own for long or not, so he said nothing of it. moving on to finally feel secure in introducing himself, as these two couldn't possibly be an enemy "I apologize for not doing so before, but I am Vinas Solaminus, 3rd class of the Knights of the Holy Light." He said in an authoritative tone, or rather, his usual voice, as it always seemed to hold an edge to it.
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 2:58 pm
Nina had been floating back and forth in the water, being sure to keep her head above the surface. Not that she didn't like to go under water, it was just more comfortable to float on the surface and breathe freely. Her eyes looked up towards the sky, a small ache of longing in them. She wished she knew how to fly... then she could soar above the clouds... Biting her lip she sank down until the water was right benieth her nose. She'd never shake the fear of heights though... Anything higher than a couch scared her.
Lifting her head fully out of the water, she turned to look at Gabrielle as she came up to the surface and questioned her. "Oh, um... only a month, or so, I think... It hasn't been very long..." He rblush was almost instant. She was such a rookie, that was for sure. Though, wanting to be more contributive to the conversation she asked the same. "How about yourself?"
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 3:09 pm
"Dimitri. First Rank Holy Knight," he repeated, his tone of voice remaining the same, despite the fact that he could sense the one known as Jin to be a being of immense power,"Do not take my questioning as a threat to your arrival, I was merely curious as to why we were all gathered here."
Dimitri recognized the downsized individual as a legendary warrior, on par with if not greater than Neo himself.
"Jin, I assume you know more than the rest of us?" he asked directly.
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 3:34 pm
"...Go to the Holy Lands, she says! Find out the plan of Action, she says!"
A familiar grumbling mumbled throughout the figure's immediate area, a good foot or two. There was no one to grumble too, for miles perhaps, or Yards... wherever this sudden gathering was to 'happen.'
In the name of conserving energy, the Zen-Compressed Champion of the Dawn decided to put all of his energy focus unto his stamina, allowing him to walk the world without tiring if he wished. However, he sacrificed his keen aura sensing, knowing it would only tear at his still developing abilities over Zen while practicing his Zen-Stride.
"She couldn't brief me herself, No! She couldn't come? Of Course not! She's much too busy with that Thief King..."
Yata said with a bit of bitterness... even a bit of... jealousy?
Yata? Jealous? Absurd.
The troll humphed. The destination was near, he could tell by the salt ocean smell, the breeze whipping his black mantle around, nearly lifting the chapeau off his head.
A small sigh came form Yata, his soft purple eyes, hidden behind white goggles, reviewing the scene.
"I have to admit though... Holy Land is quite... beautiful. If only the Dawn had such a place... the Port is always covered in merchants and our forest is infested by a Black God."
The troll gave a small smile.
"Onward, then."
He said as he ever approached the Coast, unaware on how close he really was to the council of knights of whom would ultimately inform him of the goings on.
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:30 pm
Jin looked up at Shiroka with a smirk "Have you been out in the sun too long?" He questioned as a joke, noticing as the other two Knights would begin to speak. Although it seemed he might have not been paying them much attention he was listening to every word they said, along with how they said it. Turning his head to them, then soon shifting his upper body he began to think to himself for a few moments and seemed to size each indavidual up as he did so....in turn he was simply attempting to choose his words carfuly without sounding too demanding. "What I know is that your leader has been here...like that of the Dark Knights leader...I can feel his familiar aura in this place." He then looked to Dimitri, finding it a little odd that he felt so comfertable as to address him by his name but it was fine.
"As for your assumption Holy Knight...you are correct in the fact that I know a great deal things...however the reason as to why you were gathered here is not amongst them" His eyes narrowed for a moment and he offered a sigh "I understand that you may have plenty of questions but I have one of my own....Where is your leader?"
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:17 pm
"Neo... Is unfortunately as elusive as he is skillful. He tends to appear whenever he feels and disappears likewise."
Dimitri sighed slightly but raised an eyebrow as he began to sense a familiar presence, one he hadn't felt since the Twilight Tournament.
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:20 pm
Well, it took a second to get the word, but I had gotten a little bird to let me know that the captain wished for the Red Guards to meet up in this location, which I have yet to adapt to. As for Xasbel, well, he was taken care of, that's all Knex would have to tell you. Anyways, Knex had made my way out of the tropics and sunk my boots into the sand. He never enjoyed the feel of the beach setting, if he ad to choose between being stranded on an island or on top of a mountain, he would pick the mountain. Yeah, there was no real good excuse or clarity as to why he didn't enjoy the beach more, but since we had to gather here, Knex had no choice.
Instantly, Knex found Jin and Shiroka's familiar faces, along with a few other unfamiliar faces that made Knex slightly uneasy. They all looked caught up in a wake of sorts, Knex knew he was surely late for whatever Jin had in mind. But probably only because he was informed at last minute, he needed to react quickly and travel from Dawn to Holy territory, not the most pleasant of paths.
Knex didn't speak, for there was no excuse as to why he didn't show earlier, unless Jin would buy that Knex discovered a doppelganger of himself and needed to pursuit him. He doubted it, so quiet Knex remained. Jin would explain to him eventually why he was asked to gather at the Coast.
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:32 pm
Gabrielle thought about it for a moment. "It has been years." she answered elusively. The truth was that it had been so long, she was not fully sure how long.
Something made her, turn her head and pause. "We are not alone anymore." By 'we', she meant the Holy Knights. She could feel someone she had met under less pleasing circumstances.
"Get yourself together. Let's dress." She said to the younger knight and barely gave her the time to put clothe on, before she was herself dressed and removed the wind wall surrounding the lagoon.
Gabrielle walked quickly towards the improvised camp to find a white girl carrying a young boy and some other man. She was not fooled by the man. Jin, Red Guard leader... she thought to herself.
But even with those new comers, there was another presence. A Dawn Strider of high rank. Why would he be here too? she wondered.
Gabrielle heard Dimitri's comment about Neo and she slightly smirked. After so long, maybe today was the day she was to meet with her leader. A first in her long years of service to the Holy Knights.
"That's quite a gathering!" she commented sternly.
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:39 pm
((YATAAAAA!!! AZURE!!! So many people! biggrin ))
Shiroka did not have the time to apologize or feel more embarrassed after Jin's tease as another Red Guard approached. She walked closer to the Holy Knights and Knex and gently put Jin on the floor.
As Jin was speaking and Knex was staying quiet, the young maiden only nodded with a shy smile at the other member of her faction. She had not seen him since their first training and had started wondering if something had not happened to him. She was relieved to see him.
Two other Holy Knights emerged from the palm trees with wet hair. A tall dark woman followed by a younger nice looking woman. So many of them... thought the white hair girl.
Shiroka was a little surprised that Jin was not telling them why they were all here. After all his message was what sent her to the Coast. But she waited, now that she was with the members of her faction, she was more at ease.
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:24 pm
"Alright... it's time to see how close I am..."
Yata placed his fists together in front of him, breathing in deeply before exhaling, a decent wave of energy flowing out from him, causing a little implosion of the air.
The rag-tag camp was close enough to feel the great release of Zen.
Apparently, he was closer than he though. Only about over a hill away.
"Goodness... there are more people than I suspected would be... and not a Strider among them."
His keen aura sensing sensed a few familiars as well. Rivals, but also a very kind presence.
He chuckled a bit.
"I wonder if Shiroka will recognize me like this..."
He said, smiling and rubbing his chin with his right hand.
Yata chose an adequate spot to teleport in... one that would probably raise alarm in the more inexperienced Knights.
Yata closed his eyes.
Somewhere in between the gathering of people, a small spiral of energy began forming. Within seconds, and without much warning, a rather tall gentleman with long, wild white hair and goggled that hid his eyes appeared before the convergence.
The figure, standing at 6' 9", wearing a black robe with purple embroidery, a black mantle that reached little past his shoulders, and a purple chapeau, stood silently and without emotion as he carefully stood still, examining the party around him with unknown eyes.
T'was but a few moments, and a small smile appeared on the figures face, a kind thing, unbeknown to most people around him.
"Good day to you all."
Yata said with a gentle tone, in his deep, troll voice that a few here would recognize.
The troll who did not look his race, seemed very inhuman.
...and yet...
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