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 Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 3:47 pm
A cloaked figure sat on the mossystone wall that ran along the left side of the dusty path. Boot clad foot tapping out a rhythm on the ground, the figure waited for someone to come along the path.
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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 3:51 pm
Sora hurried along the path, his sword bouncing against his theighs. He needed to get to see his mother--she was dying. His pulled his hood over his head so he wouldn't be recognized for who he was--these were dangerous parts of town-- and put on a burst of speed. He ran straight past the cloaked figure's wall.
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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 3:53 pm
The figure leaped off the wall and latched a pale arm around Sora's shoulders, holding a blade to his neck. "Give me your gold...and you won't get hurt." The wanderer whispered gruffly into Sora's ear.
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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 3:56 pm
Sora but smiled, and started muttering an incantation. The next second he was gone like a wisp of smoke. In fact, he turned into a bunch of smoke and rode on the wind. Farther down the street he reappeared and continued his frenzied scramble for his dying mother''s house. He stumbled and his hood slipped off, revealing a strange golden band around his neck.
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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 3:59 pm
Sighing in exasperation, Lyu flipped her hood back and gazed sadly up into the starry night sky. She sheathed her dagger and untied her long brown hair so that it could dry out. Returning to the wall she picked up her pouch and tossed into the air. She smiled at the jingle of coins when she caught it, but the smile faded quickly as she remembered how much she still needed. She began to wonder why the man she'd tried to steal from had been running so fast.
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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 4:05 pm
Sora ran inside the house, taking off his cloak, gloves and mask which hid his eyes, and putting them on the table by the door. He ran up the stairs as fast as he could. "I got held up by a mugger. Where is she, she's not--" Sora's father, Tim, interrupted him. "She's settled into a sort of calm, but she's not dead yet. She actaulyl getting a small bit better. I'll show you to her, son." He said.
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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 4:08 pm
Letting her curiousu=ity get the best of her, Lyu tucked her hair back into her hood, flipped the hood over her head, and disappeared into the shadows near to the path. She slipped silently down the path in the direction the other had taken.
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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 4:16 pm
30 minutes later, Sora came out of the house, sighing and drawing his sword. His mother wasn't dying anymore. Now she was perfectly stable. He put up his hood again and fixed his mask.
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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 4:22 pm
Watching the man from behind a tree, Lyu stared at the mask he was wearing. She was ashamed of her curiousty, but still she wondered about it. Why does he wear that mask? Does he hide from someone? Is he running away from something, as I am?
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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 4:23 pm
Kamiss stopped and stared at the tree. He then started off in the other direction, muttering. "I'll take the long way home."
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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 4:25 pm
Shaking, Lyu peered out from behind the tree, wondering how he had seen her. She tread carefully and ran from tree to tree, following him.
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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 4:29 pm
Kamiss stiffened. "Crap." He muttered, then turned to her. He lowered his hood to reveal the golden band around his neck. he crossed his arms. "Look, I don't have times for your silly games of 'Follow the Leader', all right? Leave me alone." he said, then raised his sword a bit higher, as if readying himself for possible battle.
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 5:53 am
Throwing back her hood and striding forward confidently, Lyu smiled a grim smile. "You wish to fight me? It was all a bit of harmless tracking, and you turn on ME? I feel sorry for you. Well, then. Let's fight." She unsheathed a light sword, it's blade gleaming in the moonlight.
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 5:57 am
"I wasn't asking for a battle, but all the same." Sora strode forward. His steel sword glinted brightly in the moonlight. He got into a ready position, waiting for an attack.
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 6:00 am
Shouting a warning, Lyu threw herself to the ground. A large black shadow grazed her back as it dived for her, and she started to shake. The shadow flew off into the trees, but Lyu did not pick herself up. She whispered in a shaky voice. "Get...d-down...no-ow...b-b-before it c-comes b-back..."
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