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 Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:49 pm
 ".........................Now!"
The femme swivelled on her paws, three heavy tails scrapping on the ground harshly. Dulled eyes narrowed as she moved, her front paw shaking as she gripped her short dagger. Spotting the target, a hanging apple from the tree before her, the kitsu released her feeble grip on the weapon. And it missed the target clean.
"Damn it all."
Clenching her jaw, Setsu marched over to her discarded weapon. While passing the safe apple, the kitsu tossed it a cold glare to the fruit before swiping it off it's limb. The day's were getting worse for wear, now it was a fact.
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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:01 pm
 From behind the dead kitsu Hakyoku emerged he had been watching quietly for a while it was something for her to be able to move as well as she could with her body like that. Couldn't be helped he didn't think any of 'his' abilities would do any good.
"Good evening Setsu" the half demon said quietly walking toward the apple tree. Hakyok's black and gray paws padded quietly nearer. It had been a while since their first meeting were they had calmly talked to each other, the demon and the dead...
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Ice_Dragon_Demon
Ice_Dragon_Demon
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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:10 pm
Sighing airlessly, the kitsu continued her trek to her weapon without comment. The blade's metal had even dulled over time, her fingerless paws useless to give it the care it required. Now it was handled more or less like a boomerang. A shame to it's value and her once skill...
Ears pinned as she finally regarded the other.
"How long have you been there, Hakyoko?" He had addressed her by her true name, and so she returned the favor instead of calling out 'demon'. She nudged at her blade lamely and disappointed, before turning her eyes to the other. "But yes, the evening is fair enough." Tails retreated around her ankles as she perched herself near the tree. Fallen apple lay ignored among the roots.
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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:21 pm
"A while," he replied calmly. Hakyoku had a few weapons of his own at home he had tried out a long time ago before he had decided his claws were his favorite weapon. Before he knew how to use them properly he had needed something else to protect his siblings.
"Better the evening than the day," he agreed sitting on his haunches and curling his three elegant tails around himself. "Have you been well enough?" he asked knowing of her being an undead as she knew he was a demon.
They were a pair of misfits, both rejected by everyone around them. Hakyoku was lucky though to have his family.
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Ice_Dragon_Demon
Ice_Dragon_Demon
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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:31 pm
"Hn." She thought she had smelled something, if nothing else. The male kitsu proved skilled in hiding his sounds, both of breath and footsteps. So it was little mystery how he managed to lurk so long. "Is that so? So long as it provides warmth, either is fine by me." But she'd have to be careful not to get too cocky about it. Winter would be back soon enough, and with that her disappearance.
Setsu glanced at the other, noting he had changed little from the last time they met. "Aye." She nodded slightly to his question. "Though I must admit that a lifestyle of four paws is becoming more and more innate." Her human habits were slowly dissolving. Not something she was pleased with, and spent everyday keeping trained. "And you? How have your seasons passed?"
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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:46 pm
Hakyoku gave a quiet nod; he wasn't sure how the undead fared through the winter, as she seemed to hint that needing warmth. Perhaps he'd find out sometime but for now he's just stay quiet and not pry.
"Perhaps sparing with another kitsu may help you." he suggested simply before replying to her simple question "Days have passed as they may," shifting he continued "I did run into some kitsu though who were not to happy with my presence," he sighed they had forced him away even though he had just been walking they had shouted angrily at him... for just living, course he was used to it by now.
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Ice_Dragon_Demon
Ice_Dragon_Demon
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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:06 pm
Now that was an unexpected suggestion. Especially from the assumed quiet and solitary male before her. Setsu quirked an ear while glancing at Hakyoku for any jesting. But she found none. Still, her consideration to such ideas were brushed to the side as she listened to the other kitsu.
"They sure have." The days gave no care to individual lives, merely watching in bemusement. And occasionally tossing in some disturbances, as the demon spoke of one of them. Her ears pinned and feather earring gave a shiver to the motion. A pale glare was given back to her blade as she absorbed this news. "I see. And were they of any trouble?" Harsh words were just harsh words, things they'd all have to accept and brush off. But if there was any scuffles being resulted as well, she'd like to be warned. "I'll be sure to visit that location then, if you'd kindly tell me where." She snirked to herself dryly. If anything, it'd be something to do in the days.
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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:20 pm
"No, no trouble at all," he said he had just left, no point in causing bloodshed for such a silly reason, there was no point at all. Besides it kept his family safer. "They were just kitsu who are afraid of what they don't understand and what is different."
Mmm? Something to amuse herself no doubt, wouldn't do any harm to hell her were "They were up over those hills around some sort of structure." Hakyoku pointed westward.
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Ice_Dragon_Demon
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:07 am
Setsu flicked an ear in short display. Ah well, might as well be grateful that there wasn't much trouble to the peace of these lands. Still, it'd be some entertainment on the femme's time to engage in some sport of action. It gave her some false sense of adrenaline and motivation to preserve her 'life'.
"I'll keep that in mind then." She turned to look at said hills before closing her eyes. "And now you head home, right? Back to the comforts of an accepting family. Wise decision."
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:43 am
"Well I was heading home untill I caught your scent," said quietly "The usual way things go is I stay at home during the day with my family and leave a night for a walk." As wise as it may be to stay with his family for the night he would rather keep his solitrary friend company. No one was at home anyway hos mother was out getting potion ingredients and father was protecting his mother. Since the ingredients were rather hard to get to and his siblings were at grandfathers today.
"no one is at home at the moment, I'd rather talk to you." he said in a normal even voice.
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Ice_Dragon_Demon
Ice_Dragon_Demon
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:59 am
Oh yeah. She couldn't even begin to imagine what she smelt like in her condition. Decaying? Furry? Or even like permafrost. It was a mystery for her dulled sense of smell. "So you're the night owl of the family. Is that a demon habit, or is there more to it?" Either way, it seemed equivalent enough for a lifestyle. Social errands during the day and solitary peace during the night.
A brow quirked, and Setsu assumed to herself that Hakyoku's family must be small then for a home to be empty. Besides, how big can a family of fox creatures be? The female chuckled abruptly while picking up her blade and binding it away. "Is that so? You are a strange one then." Her tails uncurled and she stood on her short limbs. "Fine, so long as we're not sitting around. After you."
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Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:20 am
Hakyoku didn't mind the smell he was used to the smell of death. "Might be a bit of both actually" he told her his father often walked at night as well as his mother. But at the same time he had a suspicion that it was part of his demon nature too to be out at night.
"Yes" he agreed "I am the strange one."
Curling his three black tails around himself he gave another nod closing his cyan eyes and thought of something to talk about. He was curious as to the lad from which Setsu was reincarnated from.
"Since you were a warrior was there frequent feuding in the world in your previous life?" he asked not sure if she would even want to talk about it. if She didn't he wouldn't ask again.
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Ice_Dragon_Demon
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Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:23 am
Setsu took the answer without comment, only a nod of her head. Seemed there would be some habits passed down in demon heritage. Even if it was something as simple as sleeping habits. A hollow smirk formed as he agreed though to her previous comment. Even if it had been impolite, he still took it in calm stride.
And so they took to walking, just like their first encounter. Though there was no lake in sight, and they passed through a simple meadow of tall and wind-soft grass. Amazing coverage despite the lack of trees, and still open enough to keep guard on your surroundings. The femme's ears tilted back as she considered an answer. "Ai. Not so much fueding as simple schemings, turned into murders. It was dark hearts that spread like a virus..."
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Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:42 am
Hakyoku gazed occasionally at the scenery as he walked calmly beside Setsu listening.
With a grim nod Hakyoku understood When vile hearts spread like wildfire it only brought more strife to the world. "Still" Hakyoku sighed "There never seems to be a shortage of those now is there?" he said "It's very rare to find a peaceful place such as this."
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Ice_Dragon_Demon
Ice_Dragon_Demon
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Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 11:56 am
One ear slid down as she glanced at Hakyoku, considering his opinion. "That is such a sad truth. Though this world does seem to hold more peace than not." It was almost too difficult and foreign for darker hearts to accept or live in. And for her, it was nearly just as harsh to survive in. "The peace is nice....if not endless and sometimes boring. But I guess there is no thrill in living a life of safety."
She huffed useless air passed her hair, before closing her eyes in thought. "Do you not agree? But then again you do hold demon blood. Is that enough adrenaline in your life?"
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