tab Tasting freedom at last Ferrah took a deep breath and started pacing back and forth before finally taking a stand and throwing her hands up in the air in frustration. "What's wrong with you! Are you crazy?! Listen, I don't know where you got that name but never call me Ferrah! It's a dead name, that girl never even existed! My name is Lahlil, L-a-h-l-i-l." Her voice steadily rising as she spoke until it at last reached it's crescendo, her blood fire in her veins. The outburst was certainly out of character especially considering her goal was to hide her existence but what else could she do in this situation? Faced with the destruction of all of her mechanisms Ferrah felt the closest thing to.. fear? Was this really fear or something else? Whatever it was this was the first time she had felt it in her existence and she did not like it one bit. A few uneasy minutes passed between them before she was leveled headed enough to realize that what she said might have put her in even greater jeopardy, as well as hurt Lahlil. "I'm sorry." Her voice barely above a whisper Ferrah folded her arms inwards as if to hug herself. "I shouldn't have snapped at you like that. It was wrong.. I was wrong. I'm just trying to work through some complicated emotions and my thoughts have been all a jumble lately. Like I'm working through a haze."
Karuto jumped a bit at her sudden outburst of language. At her insistence that her name was Lahlil Karuto put his hands up, palms facing outwards, in an apologetic nature "Alright yeah no problem" He muttered as she went off on him. What proceeded was indeed a tense few minutes. He wracked his brain trying to think of what he did wrong. He was sure she had introduced herself as Ferrah before! Ah well- maybe it was just a painful nickname. When Lahlil finally spoke Karuto listened silently. The sight of the girl, conflicted and sad, hugging herself, was too much for him to bear. He wasn't sure if he was being too forward, but he did not care. He walked over and placed one of his gigantic hands on top of her shoulder, smiling as he spoke "Don't even worry about it. Everyone has baggage they carry around- but the heavier your weights the stronger you become. And I can tell you are a lot stronger than you let on. Walking through a haze is scary, but with people you trust at your side, they can help you when you stumble"
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tab Ferrah tensed up a little as Karuto moved closer but ultimately made no move to stop him from touching her. Even going to far as to crack the beginnings of a sad smile. Stronger than I let on huh? I guess that's true in a twisted sort of way. If only he knew the the truth. Ferrah's thoughts drifted to Lahlil, of all the times she was forced to step in for her, to protecting her. Even when that meant saving her from herself. It felt so much like swimming through a sea with a weight tied to her legs. The question of why she even bothered certainly popped up in her mind more than once, but I guess deep down in her heart she already knew the answer to the that without even thinking. Attention turning back towards Karuto Ferrah spoke. "Heh, when did you become the wise old sage? If that's true then I wonder what baggage you must have that built you so strong." It probably wasn't the best joke but then again Ferrah never did claim to be good at this sort of thing, and in truth she was genuinely interested in learning a little about him. Not something that happened often.
Karuto smiled back at the girl before removing his hand- not wanting to linger too long. When she asked him what sort of baggage he carried he chuckled softly, looked down, and started poking rocks with his shoes 'I guess" He said softly before looking back up and gesturing for her to follow him. He would set off walking towards the banks of the lake, stopping to pick up stones as he went "My family is merchants. And not particularly good ones. They couldn't spare me from the shop to send me to the Sand's Academy so I had to watch the other kids and try to learn from them. To make up for it, I practiced my Taijutsu as much as I could and hit the gym every day." He reached the banks of the lake and sat down with Lahlil. He took the stones he had collected and began skipping them across the water, getting a few bounces each time "I've always wanted to be a Hero, you know? Help people. But...well, I've never helped anyone. Wasn't even to help the Sand from what happened. So, honestly Lahlil...I have no idea what I'm doing anymore" A tone of sadness of his own crept into his voice. The stone he threw this time didn't skip- it just plunged into the water and sank to the icy depths below.
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After leaving the Kages Office and wondering for a moment, she realized that she had no idea whom she was looking for. The Calerda Lake just happened to be her favorite spot in all of Uzu. She sat long the shore and gazed out onto the water, the rocks were dark in color and the water seemed lucid and dreamlike. The cherry blossoms were in spectacular bloom and she watched them fall. This was a serene moment for Sayuri, she had done what she needed to to graduate and this was a simple moments peace. She wondered whom was Karuto that the Kage spoke of.
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Though she had a moments rest, she knew that she needed to go a head and continue with her own training. She would have to meet up with the man later when she found him, her mind still wondered whom he was... but that was all in due time. She wondered what would be in store for her back at the academy but had a general ides of where she wanted to start first but she needed to see these things for herself. She rose from the edge of the Lake and headed into the direction of the Academy.
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tab Following beside him Ferrah watched the stones flew across the waters surface as silent as a mouse. God only knew how awful she was at consoling people or knowing what to say, but a part of her did want to help Karuto even still. Probably because these were feelings that she could actually connect to, and so Ferrah did the only thing she knew that she could. She listened. "I realize that I might not know what the hell I'm talking about here, I mean I wasn't even there in the sand when it went under. But what I can tell you for sure is that you have helped someone, me. So that already makes you a hero in my eyes. As for the rest well, we have a second chance here. I don't know about you but I intend to not let this one fail." Taking her hand Ferrah placed it on Kauro's arm. It felt a little awkward considering she had never done this before but it just felt like something a normal person would do in this situation. That was also when a small brown ball of fuzz came flying in on a mini crash landing right on Karuto's shoulder. The tiny creature once landed, shook it's head off and lifted it's head to inspect Karuto with one of it's eyes. Then deciding that he had failed some kind of test raised it's arm-wings at him in a square up punk fashion. Watching all this unfold Ferrah let out a laugh. "Dibbles no! You leave him alone"
Her words forced a warm smile to break through his visage of near self-pity. Strangely enough, he enjoyed the comfort she provided. He was about to continue the rather sweet moment when 'Wham!' Something pinged off of his head like a rock against a brick wall. It didn't hurt him in the slightest, but he looked out of curiosity as to what it was.
'A bat...?'
He thought to himself, a quizzical look on his face. Karuto chuckled and looked to Ferrah- pointing to the beast as he spoke "A protective little fellow isn't he?"
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tab Ferrah smiled at Karuto's comment. Her little Dibbles was by far the most adorable scrapper she had ever had the pleasure to met. It felt like a lifetime ago when she had been given charge over him in the those damp caves. I wonder why he's all of a sudden appeared? As if it were capable of sensing her mental curiosity, dibbles came flying over, his trademark rising and falling flapping motion showing itself. Watching him always warmed her heart, he was just so small.. sort of like someone she knew. The little bat came fluttering right into her waiting palms. Landing at first but quickly taking back to the skies squeaking. Hm? That's.. odd what could he be so spooked. The pain so followed suit. It came softly at first, so softly that Ferrah couldn't even distinguish it from a tickle. That changed rather quickly however, as a sudden wave of nausea over took her. Her vision doubled and Ferrah drooped to both knees. Her pain morphing from a strong burning sensation. Not just in her skin either but all the way deep in her core. Her lungs refused to suck in oxygen and brief moment of panic consumed her while she drowned on dry land. There she lay doubled over without even the ablitly to form a scream of torment. Her head throbbing so madly that eventually Ferrah's vision completely blacked out.
At this point were someone to be watching her from the outside they would see the skin on the side of her face begin to stretch almost like some great being was using it's hands to pull at her soul like taffy. This "extra skin" was so much more however, as eyes and a mouth formed out it. An expression of sadness or maybe anguish formed twisted, a pale comparison to a real human being. A gurgling cry erupted from both new mouth and old as the skin of her face stretched and stretched. Each passing second would form a new arm, leg, even fully fictional hips. Then finally a SNAP. The skin at least being stretched so far beyond it's limit that it ripped down the middle, the result? A second entirely new girl lay curled on the ground. Her likeness a perfect replica of Ferrah.
Exhaustion and then a feeling of relief, no, utter bliss. The pain had not only vanished but it was replaced with a feeling of pure Ecstasy. flooded throughout her entire body. Wha..what is it this.. power? Her knees trembled as Ferrah slowly looked over her alien hands. Her skin had taken on an even more pale color, taking on the look of death. The unmistakable taste of iron swirled around on her tongue. Must have bite my lip during.. Are these.. fangs? It seemed that whatever had happened had forced her through some kind of transformation.. and she LOVED IT. The feeling pulsing through was one she had never felt before! It sang to her promising the end to all of her pain and suffering. This was a gift. It wasn't until later when she started to get up that she noticed it. The eyes of a terrified girl watching her. Ferrah's eyes went wide and her her heart sank all the way to her feet. Before her was a perfect clone of her in every single way. "Lahlil?"
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tab It was unique feeling floating through the darkness of one's mind. It was almost like she was in a deep sleep and for some unexplained reason her consciousness awakened once more, going from a state of complete nothingness into a more dream-like one. It was so peaceful here, nothing could reach her no fears, no anger, no sadness. Just an existence floating on the edge of nothingness. It was strange Lahlil thought, she recognized that she should be afraid, the void was her greatest fear after all. Yet in a way that was also the reason that drew her to it. All these thoughts passed no more than a few seconds however, as Lahlil came more and more into consciousness. Light returning completely to the corners of her eyes. There was a light resistance which was odd but Lahlil was too befuddled and dulled of senses to understand what it meant.
Next to return was the air to her lungs, warm and full. The only thought passing through her mind was a feeble hope that she hadn't made herself look like an idiot in front of Karuto. Her eyes felt a little heavy and.. new? Like the motion didn't come naturally to her which was odd to say the least. Though some excretion of effort Lahlil was able to open them and.. well to say she was confused by what she was looking at was an understatement. It was HER in every way, expect for it's skin being as pale as snow. Her eyes wide as dinner plates Lahlil was entirely frozen in place. For awhile it seemed neither her nor her clone would make a move. It was her clone who broke the ice, uttering only a single word, her name.
Panic seized her mind immediately, scrambling backwards and getting up to her feet as fast as possible Lahlil didn't look back or take any more time to think. She didn't even know where she was going just letting her feet carry away from this place as fast as possible.
Karuto chuckled to himself as he playfully poked at the tough little bat that was trying to mess with him. It was due to this that he didn't notice Lahlil's transformation at first. When he turned his head to say something to her he saw it- she had begun to shift. Her body contorting as it stretched, then divided, in two. His eyes went wide, and the Raiken jumped up to help her but was stopped as his own change began. The pain made him fall to a knee, holding his head as he did so. It was as if someone had replaced all the blood in his body with molten metal- this searing, all-encompassing pain shot through him light a lightning bolt! His muscle mass increased dramatically, as did his height. He also found himself with 3 inch long claws at the end of his fingers to compliment the equally long fangs that protruded from his mouth. At the conclusion of the change, the pain vanished and he was left to contend with what he had become. It was also then that he noticed the reflection in the lake and looked up to the source...to find a blood red moon.
"Lahlil"
He heard another voice, a similar voice, utter that name. He turned in the source of the noise and saw two versions of the girl- one shocked and the other terrified. Without another word one of them ran off, leaving Karuto confused, in pain and, although he hated to admit it, hungry. Gritting his teeth so as to stop himself from tearing this woman's head off he spoke "We need to check the village...see if others have been affected so. I will find you later!" For he assumed the other was a simple clone- nowhere close to speculating the true nature of the girls change. With those parting words, Karuto Raiken ran off towards the heart of the village.
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It was such a nice day outside that Niko decided to go to the lake. She normally went to think about her mom, but today she was just going to enjoy the weather and to read her scrolls. When she arrived, she found a bench and sat down. "Go play but don't go too far and don't get in trouble, okay Hisashi?" Hisashi barked and understanding and was off to chasing squirrels and what not.
Niko would continue reading. She picked up with a technique that was purely for evasion only. Matching their breathing to a targets, they become able to read their movements and dodge or evade accordingly. Still, it had it's limits. It wasn't a technique they could just pull out of their a** whenever. Niko thought of ways she could implement this to her style of combat.
Niko went on to the next technique. It was a quick diagonal slash followed by another slash before the first was done. The second slash went in the opposite direction but was stronger than the first. More so a way to get off two quick strikes that catch the opponent off guard.
The technique that followed was a defensive one that allowed them to make a spinning shield out of their blade. They use their chakra element as well to give the technique some flavor. This can block physical attacks and keep them protected for a bit. All in all this style was more so for defense and evasion with quick counter attacks and strikes. It was a nice change of pace from the offensive styles she already knew. She smiled as she continued reading.
Learned: May Wind, October Rain, Summer Rain, Splashing Rain, Blessed Rain
The next technique in the scroll was all about speed. They will move their chakra to their feet and use that as a burst to become a blur for most people. They move so fast that the elements mists them, hiding them for a split second. Niko could think of thousands of ways to put that into her offense. This by far was the most useful of the techniques she's read.
She moved on to the next technique. This scroll was quite different from the rest. It detail quite a bit of techniques and made them easy to understand without the use of actual practice. Of course she would still practice them, but for now reading would suffice. This following technique was all about speed as well but incorporated a stab into it. The stab was so fast and dangerous, that it appeared as it were covered in fire as the lunge.
Niko continued reading. This one was all about noting the surroundings and sensing malicious intent. She would have to practice this one very carefully when she got the chance. This allowed her to know if she was about to be attacked. She wouldn't be able to pinpoint from where, but she would still be able to prepare accordingly and be on guard. It was a good way to stay alert.
Niko was coming up on the end of the scroll. There was only three techniques left. Niko smiled as she reread the previous techniques before moving on. She wanted to make sure she got it down pact, that way when it came time to use them, she'd be ready.
