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The drone provided by the wave grew closer and closer, however, as it neared Tatsuya grew a bit hopeful; he noticed that there were several chunks of ice being carried by the massive wave. Once he formulated an idea the boy drew out two of his ten swords and began sprinting towards the ice covered disaster, once he was ten meters from it Tatsuya hop, skipped, and jumped as high as he could, aiming for a chunk of ice ten feet from the ground/ice field. As he neared he jammed both swords into the ice and used them to continue his momentum, being sure to draw them out as soon as he knew he would be able to reach the next chunk. He repeated this a couple times until he was finally five feet over the wave.

At that moment he saw the glow, it captivated and drew his attention, it seemed beautiful, it somehow made him even warmer just looking at it. However, the warmth was temporary; Tatsuya quickly fell from the top of the wave down to a chunk of ice that was left behind by the tidal wave, and once he touched the semi-solid surface he kept going, hopping from ice chunk to ice chunk, following the amazing red light that shined in the sky. Where was Ren?

Seika had to shield her own eyes from the intensity of the crimson light. It probably would've blinded her if she had looked at it straight on. Holy crap was it over? She wasn't quite sure, but she was more concerned about Shuniji at the moment.

When everything settled down again, she glanced around looking for- ".....Oh, wow." Seika remarked as she laid eyes on the fatness that was Shuniji Fat- I mean Fuku. Her lips quirked as she watched him swim closer. It was painfully obvious that Seika was holding back a massive smile.

Seika only listened to a small portion of what he was saying, the rest of her was more interested in his appearance. She had a fox faced grin as she spoke to him. "Lookie here~! It's the Captain of the S.S. Fatass attempting to dock his ship." Seika giggled as she stared down at him with an amused grin, even clapping for the extra jab.

"Need help? If you can get up, I can probably roll you back to town while singing the Oompa loompa song." She added, squatting down on her slab of ice. There was no way in hell she'd be able to physically carry him, but she could probably think of something to get him out of the water at least...

Following the bright red light to the center of what was left of the ice field seemed like something out of the storybook, though that's what Tatsuya did. He had replaced both of his swords into his holder and hopped from ice chunk to ice chunk with relative ease until he reached a spot where there was nowhere to go; the chunks had been forced away in a circular fashion, almost in the way you would expect from the epicenter. This had been where it all went down, though he couldn't be sure until he of course noticed the vast assortment of planks near the dead center, the only remains of the cabin that once stood there. "I-I wonder where everyone went..." The boy was slightly confused, it looked more like a hit and run incident, they came, they had a conflict, and then they hightailed it out of here. Much like what Ichite-ru had suggested happened with Lu, could Cao have been attacked as well? It sure seemed like it, only a few things could have made a tidal wave the size of the one he had gotten over, and the information that lead them to believe the immortal guarding the three tailed beast being here made Tatsuya stop for even longer and review his notes.

He took out his notepad and flipped to the pages with the list of Immortals and the Hosts they represented. "Assumed still sealed" could mean that the demons were still sealed within the Immortals, heck it actually made sense. Ichite-ru and Buru were the only real confirmed Demon Hosts, and one of the Immortals in charge of them was already dead... That meant that it was still VERY possible that Lu still had the nine-tails within him. With the newfound recollection the boy jotted down some notes on the possibility beside both Cao and Lu's names, he would have to find a way to confirm these but that would require the sort of information another Immortal that was close to both would be able to provide...

With that the boy looked around for a moment, he had to think, if someone was trying to escape the area quickly which direction would they go? They hadn't gone south because that was the direction he had come from, that is unless they swam underwater, which sounded more like suicide than escape, going East would only take you deeper into the Snow Country, and that was the same story for north. So, the boy could only assume that the best possible direction was, West. So off he went, heading for the western coastline.

The ice chunks that led west stayed in a similar fashion that Tatsuya used to get to the epicenter, having just enough space between them for him to quickly jump between. It was somewhat refreshing to have the cold breeze rush past his face, it had been a while since he could be so carefree, what was it? A year or so wasn't it? It sounded right, either way, travelling around with two of the most depressing people he had ever encountered was beginning to take a tole on his outlook. Maybe he would have to suggest a separation to Ren, though Tatsuya doubted he would care, that guy hardly ever cared about anything... He was just so bland. Whatever, Tatsuya would be able to talk it over later with him, if anything Ren was good at listening, or at least faking it.

Outside of the boy's thoughts he could notice the devastation that the Tidal wave unleashed upon the landscape, it was like a tsunami hit everywhere from the wrong direction... Maybe though, it could be helpful in his trying to find whoever was a part of that fight, the boats off this place would be damaged or something... He could only hope as he neared the edge of the ice sea.

An eyebrow quirked at the mention of the Otokage, it almost made her pause in her tracks. Twas then Seika realized that Shuniji was horrible at starting conversations, Not that she was any better at it. Stilll, really? The Otokage? It's not that she hated him or anything. (Amazingly)

It was just a topic she wanted to avoid, like the plague. He was like a nightmare. You couldn't forget him, and the feeling you got around him was always the same...

Seika didn't feel like answering at all, but she knew that Shuniji couldn't stay quiet for too long. It was something she learned from being around him for such a long period of time. "I'm not quite sure. The Otokage has sketchy rewards, not that I'm complaining." Seika replied with a deadpanned expression that only showed how wonderful the word "Reward" sounded to her.

"I'm more curious about your situation. If I recall...he said something about you being his...Host?" Seika commented with a sidelong glance. It was obvious she was trying to avoid answering. The Otokage made her feel uncomfortable, so she didn't like talking about him openly. But she would turn the conversation over to Shuniji. Seika didn't like it when people asked of her opinions, they always turn into something awkward or painful.

She learned not to voice them in the presence of her peers, even Shuniji...

Seika almost rolled her eyes at his response. 'Pfft, everybody heard it!' She was surprised nobody started trying to look up his name and make a target out of him. Of course that wouldn't happen because it was her job to make sure that Shuniji was safe and happy.

What?!

Okay...she understood what it was to guard somebody, but it had nothing to do with him being happy. Unless...he was unstable when he was upset or sad, and with that stupid cristal lodged in his chest, she knew nothing about it. So it may or may not be triggered by emotions? 'UGH! SHUNIJI IS SO ANNOYING! GET OUT OUT MY HEAD!' The expression on Seika's face made it seem like she was ready to bang her head, repeatedly against the nearest Tree. "Hurry up, Flubber! I'm ******** cold!" Seika snapped and tried to swat at Shuniji's head.

It was obvious she was bothered by a few of her own thoughts. So she tried to take it out on the source.