His words seemed to fall on deaf ears in regards to the boy...well, if not deaf than certainly hard of hearing. In response to Sandayu's words Belamos sighed- he snapped his fingers with the hand he had extended and a man appeared next to them, leaning against his desk with a rapier at his side. Tall, of slender build with dark hair and a judgemental expression "Kenshin Kosei. He is an advisor to the Kage and the first and last name when it comes to justice in the city" Three more figures appeared. A man and woman with long dark hair and odd styles of dress "The Kage are Jay and Jeon. Good people all things considered if not a bit disorganized. But the man you really want" The third male stepped forward, a confident smirk upon his face. Red hair fronting a fur-lined hoodie- hands in his pockets "Is the Daiyamo of the land and the former Raikage- Shiro. He is the one responsible for the militaristic expansion into what is now Arashigakure. For him I hold little love" He snapped again and all the figures disappeared "My family also resides in Arashigakure with the refugees from Otogakure. This is why I ask you show patience. Many in the village are indeed my allies, but there are also those within the walls that I consider friends and family- people who had nothing to do with the destruction of your clan. Work with me Sandayu, or I fear the next time we meet will be on a battlefield" He had given the boy what he asked for and more. It was his last act of appeasement. Belamos was not someone who begged- it was beneath him. If the rogue was intent on walking down his path than they would face each other eventually. It was regretful, but a foregone certainty. He hoped it wouldn't come to that but was more than prepared to see it through.
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__ Sandayu very carefully studied the image of this Kenshin Kosei character that was brought into view with that same technique as before. It was actually quite surprising to learn that Arashigakure's leadership was shared by what seemed to be twins. Their profile was also committed to memory. Belamos then claimed that redheaded man brimming with confidence was the Land of Floods' daimyo and prime suspect for Arashigakure's aggressive nature. Sanda chose to diffuse any concern for violence here and now as Belamos finished saying his peace. The boy's eyes reverted to their natural dark grey and this time he offered a lower bow of respect out of appreciation. "Thank you for your patience, Belamos Karna. Consider me satisfied with what you've told me." Sandayu wasn't sure if that was enough to make it clear that they'd come to an agreement. "Not that it will be today, or soon, but I would look forward to facing you in battle. I'll not stray far, if you decide you need my help for something." Only now did he rise from his bowing posture and then nodded, "Give and take." Sandayu didn't desire to be added to Kogarashi's ranks or anything like that. This agreement was based on a simple bit of understanding. He wanted to at least give this man, Belamos Karna, the chance to prove that he could deliver on such a lofty promise while still protecting what held dear. If not, then he would need to fear for how openly he spoke to a potential foe about what he cared for and love most. 'Life is deceit, after all.' He wouldn't yet dismiss himself, just in case Belamos had something in mind. "Zzeh heheh... I wonder who would've won though? Don't you? Wouldn't that be an interesting test of fortune?" That damned voice just had to come out of nowhere and ruin the moment again. For a split second Sandayu was visibly annoyed, quite contrary to his mostly rather stoic expression throughout their meeting. 'How is it that when I tell you to be quiet you end up talking more often? Go away.' Just like that, there was peace in his thoughts again.
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Belamos smiled as he crossed his arms over his chest. The boy had finally relented, or at least he appeared to. Time would tell, and he intended to keep Sandayu close by until his true allegiances, and desires, became more apparent. His willingness to face him in battle one day was one matched by Belamos. It had been a while since he had a true test. Perhaps they could arrange that sooner rather than later- he did need to see what skills he possessed after all. He was about to begin to reply and assign the kid a task to prove himself when a look of what seemed to be confusion and pain crossed the boy's face- a break in the mask he seemed to keen to wear. Belamos could only guess what it might be. He reached up and tapped his temple, giving the kid a knowing grin "You hear something not in this room, don't you kid?" It was a rhetorical question- he already knew the answer. What would be interesting would be to see if he admitted to it. Belamos motioned for Sandayu to follow him once more- they could talk as they walked. He escorted them to an elevator and pressed a button at the bottom. The lift started to decend and after a minute the doors opened to a monumentally large open chamber. It would be as good a spot as any to talk and show him what he needed to...
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__ Sandayu's poker face quickly set back in when asked about hearing things. That s**t-eating grin quickly got on his nerves, but he'd keep the peace. Whatever that voice was, it just wouldn't go away. He didn't really appreciate others making fun of it regardless of how much they did or didn't know. That in itself marked the question, however. Belamos seemed to actually know something. He didn't like being led by the nose like this, but Sandayu decided to play along this time. 'After all this, it isn't likely that he'll just turn around and try to kill me. Probably.' He set his concern on a low shelf and followed the man through the halls into the elevator and down to the underground chamber. "So...?" He wasn't using his dojutsu, so there wasn't anything outright remarkable to see about the room aside from simply being secluded by how far below ground it was.
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Belamos stuck his hands in his pockets as Sandayu seemed to question what he was doing here "I just wanted to introduce you to my roommate" At that point two large golden circles appeared in the darkness. The began to rise...and rise...and rise until they stopped hundreds of feet into the air. Belamos raised his hand and snapped his fingers. As he did the b***h black room illuminated in a bright light as a Sun appeared overhead. Before them stood the towering colossus of Son Goku- the Yonbi. He stood, knuckles on the ground, and cast a wary eye on Sandayu. Belamos stepped between the rogue and the demon "I am what's called a Jinchuriki- a host of a demon. This is Son Goku, the Four Tailed Monkey King. He lives inside of me." He touched his chest and then gestured to the room at large "This is a special chamber- it allows them to materialize outside of our bodies." Belamos approached the teen, now standing only an arms length away.
'Let's see whats going on in that head'
Reaching out Belamos quickly tapped him on the chest. As soon as he did so a version of the Seven Tails appeared in the room- albeit a much, much smaller version. Apparently he needed more time to draw out more of it. For now, this would do. Stepping to the side Belamos let out a long and slow whistle "Seven Tails huh? Old man Nari's rolling over in his grave right now" He said with a chuckle
Son Goku crouched down, putting his eye almost on level with the ground and stared at Choumei"What are you doing here" He asked the tiny bug. Belamos meanwhile simply stood to the side, curious to see what Sandayu would do now
__'Your what...?' Sandayu leaned away from Belamos a little just before the light show took place. How awkward was this going to be if they'd just barely come to terms with each other and then something like that was literally happening? In actuality, something far more imposing was in store for Sanda. Belamos was snapping his fingers and making gestures again, which led the boy to assume he was just playing with another illusion. This room proved to be significantly larger than he had previously assumed. The darkness was overwhelmed with the manifestation of the ape-like monster that towered over them both. Sandayu was pretty sure he would've noticed this while he was scouting the area with his Byakugan earlier, so he was feeling that much more certain that it wasn't really here, and yet the very design of its existence started to make him feel small. That was to say in a metaphorical sense rather than a literal one. "This should be pretty good..." That voice commented after the explanation about how the room worked.
Sandayu, however, still seemed rather skeptical. This man had been playing with a technique that used smoke and mirrors this whole time and now was trying to sell him on the same trick with a whole new but actually vaguely similar look. The boy folded his arms with obvious doubt in his posture as he finally stepped out from the elevator. He nearly retreated from Belamos' touch, but only activated his Byakugan to see what was happening and how. The bug-like creature that appeared in the room was pretty large... for a bug. "First Monkey Kings and now overgrown bugs?" He was trying to not act impressed, but he still couldn't quite put his finger on all of this. Something about it really touched a deep nerve. While Sandayu was stuck with his dismissive disbelief the Nanabi took a moment to enjoy a bit of a stretch. "Hey Son!" His deep, raspy voice really contradicted his enthusiasm. "Lots of things happened, I guess. Haven't seen you since those humans sent you to destroy Sunagakure." It was strange how the bijuu always seemed to end up meeting each other again eventually throughout the passage of time. Annoyed, Sandayu stepped forward, walking past Belamos toward the mutated kabutomushi, "So, Belamos, you're gonna try to tell me that this is the voice in my head?" The Nanabi shuddered when spoken of so lowly then turned to face Sanda. Its body visibly pulsed before it started to grow, now rising to nearly a fifth of the Yonbi's size.
Sandayu resisted the urge to back down, now drawing on the powers of his Rinnegan too. He didn't really understand anything, but if it was a fight the creature wanted then it was a fight it would get. "You just don't get it, do you kiddo?" The demon lowered its helmet-like head down toward Sanda, "Want me to tell the class all about what you keep tucked away in your thoughts? How unlucky would that be?" Sandayu's brow only furrowed slightly at the threat. This would have to be quite the elaborate illusion on Belamos' part considering that he couldn't seem to produce sound with his light illusions before. His doubts began to fade away a little. "Fine. Then what do you want?" The Seven Tailed Beast chuckled, "Khek keheheh... freedom would be a nice change of pace, but your kind usually isn't too fond of the unlucky consequences of that." There was just silence between them for a few moments and Sanda turned back to Belamos to ignore the beetle's babbling and riddles. "What are these things and what is the point of this?" The man obviously wanted to make whatever this encounter was happen for a reason. Now was the time to just explain things before Sandayu lost his temper and left all this nonsense here.
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Belamos his hands on his hips as the demon's conversed with one another and with Sandayu. Son Goku has been quite the chatterbox lately compared to how much he normally talked. What was interesting was the teen seemed to be almost...scared of his demon. Either he didn't know it was there or he knew and just didn't want to face it. Odd for a boy who was brazen enough to threaten himself. He had actually never done this before and was surprised to find he could hear the Nanabi's words too- a raspy little voice that he attributed to the Bug Demon.
What he found interesting was it's illusion to some dark desire in Sandayu's thoughts. Belamos's curiosity was peaked but he filed the information away for later and decided not to pursue it for now. Son Goku, meanwhile, let loose a laughter so deep that it sounded like a Volcano's Eruption!
"That was a fun time! First I see Gyuki, then Isobu and now you Choumei! It's a regular reunion!"
Belamos decided to just keep his mouth shut until Sandayu turned around and confronted him about the point of it all. For the first time, Belamos's smile turned into a slight frown as he crossed his arms once but extended a single index finger as he did so "I see we're going to have to keep emphasizing patience, aren't we?" He raised his eyebrows expectantly but after a moment relented and snapped his fingers once more. Before them the image of the Seven Tails previous host- Nariomi appeared. "The bug is a demon- the Seven Tailed Demon specifically. It used to reside in this man here- a sage from the Sand Village. We fought together once, long ago. I'm not sure what happened but the fact that it's inside of you can only mean he is dead"
Belamos started to walk away now, out into the center of the room but continued to talk "There are 9 Bijuu"'Snap' Lining the room images of all Nine Demons in their respective sizes appeared- including the full scale version of Nanabi "They are sentient creatures as you have no doubt alredy realized- each with their own personality, goals and powers. They are comprised of densely packed chakra and this chakra, with training, can be lent to the host to grant them incredible power" As if to demonstrate Belamos created a replica of the Sun in his hands. It's heat and light both very real, albeit limited. The creation was only a few feet across in diameter. He tossed the miniature star to the Yonbi who caught it- letting it float above his palm. After a moment the Sun ballooned in size until it was held above the Demons head and easily a few hundred feet across in Diameter. He made sure to keep the heat and light emitted to a manageable level however. Once his point was made Belamos and the Yonbi dismissed the technique as he returned near to Sandayu "It is a power and relationship that you too must learn to master- I can help you, but the majority of the work will be done by yourself" All the images in the room vanished, but not before Nari gave one last wink to the Seven Tailed Beast. The silence as Belamos awaited the boy's thoughts was heavy...things were getting interesting indeed.
__ Belamos' chastising certainly didn't help to quell Sandayu's irritation but at least there was plenty going on to keep him from acting on it. He just frowned up at the man while an inevitable explanation followed. Meeting the silver-haired man declared the Nanabi's previous host was a strange treat. He briefly glanced back at the helmeted creature who still lingered nearby. Although no actual expression could be seen, Sandayu felt the demon's respect and trust in even a ghostly replica. "Ahh... nostalgia." The Nanabi growled merrily. Sanda looked back to Belamos as he further explained somewhat generically about all nine of these Bijuu. 'Son Goku, Gyuki, Isobu, and... this one was Choumei?' He reviewed their identities in his thoughts for a moment before the offer to help him master Choumei's power was made. His gaze fell on the nine-tailed fox and was quickly reminded of Masato, 'Choumei seems to get more lively when others like him are nearby. That could also explain that insane power he was using against Mother.' It was mostly speculation but the evidence he had now made it seem a likely explanation.
Sandayu's ensuing silence could be taken however way Belamos might, but it was very suddenly broken as a near-crippling rush of pain exploded from the base of his neck and mostly focused itself in his head. "Rrrraaaaaaghh!!" Sanda fell to a knee and clasped the back of his neck with one hand as if he were trying to tear his very skin off. A bright off-white glow shone through his fingers and from under his palm as he tried to cope with the sudden pain, "Uuhhgh... huff huff..." Choumei tilted his head slightly toward his right then shook it to each side as he watched his host writhe. "Oh, how unlucky. The Iga clan sure didn't want you to know anything about this. Setting a curse seal atop of mine for the event that you learned about me..." Sandayu was still gasping for air at this point, but turned a spiteful glare back up at Choumei for that accusation. "Wh-what nonsense do you th-think you're s-spouting!?" Then another surge of pain even greater than the last kicked in, leveling the young boy on the ground with a nearly numbed body. A memory accompanied it and served as enough distraction to prevent him from screaming in agony. He witness a familiar landscape along the borders of Grass and Earth where his village had temporarily resided. Bodies lined the hills and valleys in the tall grass and along the rocks. The Nanabi poised itself high in the sky over the burning village. The Iga clan and others continued a desperate struggle against the destructive creature until the vision faded.
Then the cursed seal began to disintegrate and peel away from his skin. "No... you're wrong, Choumei." The ashes rubbed away from his neck as he pulled his hand along it. Sandayu found strength in his body and slowly lifted himself up again. "They wanted me to know. They wanted to make sure I was completely aware of my village's sacrifice." It made much more sense now. His father was in more of a rush to send him on his mission than necessary back then. It was because he didn't want Sandayu to realize about the village's loss so soon and become distracted from what needed to be done about his siblings foolishness. Now... they were all dead. He was trying to figure out how Arashigakure could overwhelm his village without sending a whole army; rather than just some assassins from CORE. It was because there was practically nothing left of Tengakure... because... "It's YOUR fault!" Sandayu spun about to face the Nanabi with all three dojutsu once again merged in his eyes. He aggressively raised his left hand at the nearby bijuu and a flurry of giant chakra chain exploded from his palm. It was actually quite easy to ensnare the Nanabi in its current form, even more so since Choumei didn't even struggle or resist. Instead, the beetle demon chortled, "Heheh heh! I guess you really are the super unlucky one then! We're stuck with each other... for now." The chakra-restricting chains of the Outer Path tightened, digging their spikes into the Nanabi's carapace. All of Sandayu's composure was lost here. He wasn't thinking straight and this bijuu knew exactly what buttons to push and in what order like some old Atari cheat code. The Nanabi just fell silent and watched Sandayu continue to boil. He could vent on this form if he wanted, but it didn't change the fact that there was a pretty big difference in their power and that the boy literally couldn't get rid of the tailed beast so easily. For one that constantly mocked others' futile efforts, it was nothing short of funny to Choumei to watch him wriggle and writhe like a helpless larva.
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Sandayu's pain did not interest him. Sandayu's past did not interest him. The only thing he cared about was what he would do next. He stayed out of the melodramatic affair between the teen and the Choumei, instead he mere leapt into the air and sat atop Son Goku's shoulder. He leaned against the beasts head and watched as the boy attempted to force the Choumei into submission- anxious to see the results of this confrontation.
She sighed, being reassured not to be nervous. " Yes, sir!" she echoed back. Her heart pounded as she wanted to make a good first impression. This man was to be the leader of the group?! She couldn't afford to make a blunder before him!
She was invited to walk with Belamos. The two traveled down the hall as Kaida would begin explaining herself. "Well....my name is Kaida Masura. Age sixteen...." She shyly placed her hand on the back of her neck. "...and yes....that Masura family." She said, worried he might judge her. The Masura family in Gimangakure was infamous, only second to Kogarashi. Anyone with any know how of the city would not need introduction to the mafia like group run by her father. " Swear though, I'm here to differ from my Papa!" she hoped he believed her. Her father had gained a very negative reputation among other groups as he tried to muscle them out of the game.
After a long pause she would continue. " Anyway..." she started. She would hold her shield that rested on her forearm up. " I haven't got a lot of experience with this yet but I'm teaching myself... BUT...." She trailed off again as she drew her sword. She would release the sword as it stayed perfectly in place in the middle of the air. Kaida's clasped hands would open, dissolving the weapon into iron sand. As the iron sand was manipulated with her left hand, Kaida would take her right and clench her fist. From the right fist, an explosive popping would begin, demonstrating yet another kekkei genkai. Finally, Kaida would reform the blade and resheathe it. Into her open palmed hand she would exhale molten earth that formed into a glob of lava. " I can do all that stuff! Papa said it's a special gift our family learned!" She smiled timidly as her jutsu were dismissed, interlocking her fingers behind her back. "Waassssss that what you wanted to know?!"
Belamos's clone watched Kaida as she demonstrated her power to him. So, Magnet Release, Blast Release and Lava Release. The girl certainly was a bag of tricks and good intention. The fact that she hailed from the Masaru family was of little concern to him- he cared more about where she was going rather than where she came from. He placed his hand back onto Kaido's armored shoulder and smiled "Those are some really strong powers you have there Kaida- you should be proud of them" Belamos raised his other hand and as he did so a small orb of lava would appear and float above- a more refined version of her own display "I can even do one of those too!" He removed himself from her and continued walking, eventually ending up in the Cafeteria. He would sit down and beckoned for her to sit opposite of him "So.." He said cracking a bottle of water and taking a swig "...why come here Kaida? Why join Kogarashi? What goals do you have and how can we help you see them through?"
Kaida's face lit up as Belamos praised her. " Really?! I'm glad you think so!" her grin was bright enough to illuminate the room as she giggled innocently. Belamos was even able to replicate a technique she knew in a much more smooth and efficient manner. "You have powers like mine too!" She said in wonder. " Truthfully I'd never seen another combination element outside of mine and papa's." Her innocent and naive nature would get the better of her eventually. Hopefully not today. She knew nothing of the world. That was exactly why she was here. His question came of somewhat of a surprise. 'do...for me...?' She thought, reflecting on how everyone in the Masura gang was only interested in what they could do for their leader. Belamos was easily winning the girl's favor as she replied in a light tone. " I really just wanted to prove....prove that I'm not just my papa's little girl!" she turned beat red as she felt embarrassment flood her body. It was too late, she had to continue though. " Everyone was always ' Little Masura' this and ' Boss's Kid' that! I want to show everyone I'm just...well. Me!" She paused before lighting up again, seeming to have an addition to her reasoning. " PLUS. I heard that the late boss of Kogarashi was right on the front lines to free people from the UHV way back when! If they're here to take out the bad guys then I'm in!" her naive perception was brightest now...perhaps her ideas aligned with Belamos' own....perhaps he would call her out for the simplistic thoughts. She wouldn't have given any answer less than truthful either way!
__ Choumei only chuckled as Sandayu let his rage run amok. The boy noticed Belamos' sudden indifference. No more coaching. No more condescending remarks. No more I was young like you remarks. Apparently this was his alone to deal with, and it was him who put Sanda up to this at all. He was in no mood to be toyed with any longer. Not by this massive bug, not by Belamos, and not by anyone else. Unlike his brother, Sandayu had a better grasp on his emotions even in the thick of his darkest moments. It was a trait integrated into his young being. "Enough of this. I'm done." It was entirely tempting to just use everything in his power to destroy a mere apparition, but that did nobody any favors but Belamos. He wanted to see something? Fine. The chakra chains binding the Nanabi faded away and Sandayu's focused peered through reality itself. His chakra focused on a point and shredded the fabric like a fantastically sharp knife. A blurred image of elsewhere lingered in the metaphysical doorway before Sandayu stepped through, allowing it to close directly behind him. As he left through it the Nanabi's presence faded with him. He wanted time to himself, or as much to himself as he could now that he also had one of these roommates. There was too much going on all at once right now, but not enough time to process any of it. **LEARNED - Yomotsu Hirasaka [ A-Rank | Rinnesharingan | 1/1 Posts ]
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Belamos smiled and nodded along with the girls words. She was nieve but it was to be expected at her age. He would allow her to hold onto that for as long as the world let her. He reclined in his chair after she was gone laying out her goals. Taking out the bad guys huh? Well wasn't that just perfect. "You're already different than you're family Kaida- I can see that. They wouldn't think so much about how to improve the world as you do" Sitting forward now, he folded his hands together and laid them upon the table. He liked this kid- it was hard not to "And you're right. We do stop bad guys. I founded this organization alongside Takumi to do just that. In fact, I have some bad guys for you to stop Kaida" Belamos reached into his pocket and retrieved a piece of paper, sliding it over to her "In the City of Kansan-kara in the Land of Eddies there is a wealthy yet bad man by the name of Percival Ferdinand. He is funneling a lot of money to a terrorist organization known as the Sons of Helios. I need you to go visit him and convince him to stop doing that" He would be interested to see how she performed here. The results of this mission would give Belamos a better indication of who she was on the inside and how she could be used going forward
Her face went blank after holding such a smile this whole time. Tales of heroes always brought her joy. The real stories of Belamos and Takumi were something she was eager to hear when appropriate. ' A mission....' she thought. ' I hardly know how to swing my weapon...' she would have to cast aside her fears. She knew village ninja had squads, teams, but not here. She was an operative. On her own. This is why she came. She had to prove herself to her Papa, more importantly, herself. She took the paper into her hand, examining it with studious eyes. The names on the paper looked familiar. 'Son's of Helios'. She'd seen her father dealing with a man who had a connection to them....she thought. Was her papa a terrorist too?! " Got it!" she exclaimed, brushing off her troubles for another time. " Head to Kansan-kara to stop Ferdinand!" She would smile fearlessly, skin deep though. " I'll be back soon enough!"
