http://dystopiapro.com/sengoku/forum/adventure-main-rp/chapter-2-the-changing-wind Simple:Press Forum Version 4.0.4 http://dystopiapro.com/sengoku/forum/adventure-main-rp/chapter-2-the-changing-wind/page-4/#p173 Adventure (Main RP) http://dystopiapro.com/sengoku/forum/adventure-main-rp/chapter-2-the-changing-wind/page-4/#p173   Zakuro sat motionless in disbelief from what he saw in the charred ashes the old woman had thrust at them. There it was, plan as day, in nothing less than blood—The Otomo clan crest. It was clear to Zakuro even as Riku's question escaped his lips that this was the source. He lit the silence linger awhile as he let the events all play again through his mind, before turning to Riku.
  ”  We have to go back, we have to find out what this means and who is behind this. ” Zakuro said, he's eyes on fire and full of seriousness. ” 
  ” Now, let me see your wound. ” The old woman said as she got slowly to her feet and made her way around the fire, sensing that the two men would soon want to be on their way again.  
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Riku stared in disbelief at the symbol in front of them. Had the Daimyo's own clan ordered his assassination or were they forced to assassinate them after death. Riku felt light headed for a moment as the implications of the symbol came over him in waves. Riku looked towards Zakuro more out of knowing he was there than actually seeing him. His eyes seemed to look past him as they took in nothing around them. "His own clan..." A single deep breath brought Riku back to the present, his head snapping back towards the woman. "Are they the source or the...victims?" Riku didn't know which he hoped to hear.

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    ]]> Tue, 03 Aug 2021 19:08:17 +0000 http://dystopiapro.com/sengoku/forum/adventure-main-rp/chapter-2-the-changing-wind/page-4/#p171 Adventure (Main RP) http://dystopiapro.com/sengoku/forum/adventure-main-rp/chapter-2-the-changing-wind/page-4/#p171     ”  I'll me alright until we're through here. ” Zakuro said as he moved to the opposite side of the fire from the old woman, lowering himself slowly into a sitting position on his knees while trying to move his shoulder as little as possible. ”  Please, show us the direction we need, what is the origin of the taint? ” Zakuro reiterated Riku's question, hoping to get the answers first.
  ” Direct and to the point, I should expect nothing less of Otomo's best men. ” The old woman said in her raspy voice as she leaned into the smoke coming from the fire. ” The source is a story for another day, from another time. However it's return is linked closer to you are your clan that you may realize. ” She said as she reached to a small tray that was at her side on which Zakuro noticed charred ashes. ” Look closely young men, these ashes are from the archer that Adachi and his men felled in the woods before you arrived. As I'm sure you saw they quickly turned to ash, necromancy is old magic but the symbol on the physical scroll used to animate such creatures should seem familiar. ” She finished as she thrust the tray of ashes forward to them, inside of which a burnt edge of scroll held the Otomo clan crest in what appeared to be charred dried dark crimson of blood.   ]]> Mon, 02 Aug 2021 17:28:15 +0000 http://dystopiapro.com/sengoku/forum/adventure-main-rp/chapter-2-the-changing-wind/page-4/#p170 Adventure (Main RP) http://dystopiapro.com/sengoku/forum/adventure-main-rp/chapter-2-the-changing-wind/page-4/#p170
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Riku continued towards the house, his mind racing one what would come next. Though it had only been 2 days, so much had happened between him and Zakuro. They sought answers and as they approached he realized just how short of time had past for them. So much has happened, but he still he lacked so much knowledge that questions became difficult to form. Riku sat down across from the old woman, offering Zakuro aid should he require due to the arrow. "We seek knowledge on the origin of the taint and how to stop the spread, but I miss insist on one thing before we continue." Riku looked towards Zakuro for a moment than to the woman, "I believe it was your salve that aided me early. My friend has a wound." Riku gestured to his shoulder, "Could you aid us is properly dressing the wound before we continue?" Riku understood the importance of this moment, but also knew that Zakuro would be more important to their journey than any answers.

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    ]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2021 18:35:58 +0000 http://dystopiapro.com/sengoku/forum/adventure-main-rp/chapter-2-the-changing-wind/page-4/#p169 Adventure (Main RP) http://dystopiapro.com/sengoku/forum/adventure-main-rp/chapter-2-the-changing-wind/page-4/#p169   Adachi and his follower stepped away, clearing the path for Riku and Zakuro to move towards the stone house on their own. The samurai looked over to Riku, sensing that they would perhaps finally understand the events of the past few days. Taking a step, feeling the burn of the arrowhead lodged in his shoulder, Zakuro started forward, towards the silhouette in the light of the door which moved inwards as they approached.
 
The interior of the small stone structure was mostly what Zakuro was picturing from the outside. It was cluttered and tight, a small walkway leading from the door inwards towards the circular main area which was centered around the fire. The old woman, her hair wild and gray, sat on the far side of the fire beaconing them inward, the shadows of the flames dancing around her.
 ” I've been waiting for you, the both of you. ” She said in a low voice, raspy with age.  You've seen the taint that has spread, it has touched both of you, you know the danger that it represents, yet you seek something, direction? ” The old woman seemed to be talking to herself almost but clearly she was asking them as well. Zakuro looked to Riku, his shoulder still burning, trying to focus. " How can I aide you? ” She finally asked, her eyes showing the hope that they would ask the right questions.  

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Riku helped Zakuro as they made the way to the camp, "Let's just hope the answers make sense." Said Riku as they continued through the camp. Riku looked upon the remains on the remains of the fire and wondered what had gone on since they were gone. Had they fought people similar to he and Zakuro had fought or was the change due to the answers that Adachi was hiding. "I hope someone can make sense of this." Riku said as he followed behind Adachi towards what was hopefully some clarity.

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    ]]> Wed, 28 Jul 2021 19:07:46 +0000 http://dystopiapro.com/sengoku/forum/adventure-main-rp/chapter-2-the-changing-wind/page-4/#p167 Adventure (Main RP) http://dystopiapro.com/sengoku/forum/adventure-main-rp/chapter-2-the-changing-wind/page-4/#p167     ”  Yes, answers are exactly what we need. ” The words escaped Zakuro's mouth with a tinge of pain coloring them as he leaned slightly on Riku, falling in step with his friend as they moved past the remains of the fires, which hand engulfed much of the camp. They followed the small stream that cut through the camp, past the building they had been asleep before, the roof of which was now charred and smoking, but otherwise undamaged.
  ” Come old friends. ” Adachi said as he reached the two, his face covered in sweat from his chase through the woods.  The woman, we all need to seek her, only see can explain what we all saw in the mori tonight. ” He continued as he led them to the far end of the camp where a wide, well worn path, curved along the bank of the stream along the edge of the far forest. It circled around a grove of trees into another clearing where one stone hut with candle light in the window stood. At the door one of Adachi's man stood with a lantern talking to someone in shadow, the old woman.  

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Riku moved quickly alongside Zakuro as they moved through the forest. As they moved closer to the clearing, Riku could feel his awareness spread further and further away from him. His surroundings still pushed back against his presence, but the force was getting weaker or he was regaining his strength. Riku began to wonder if it was because due to his location in the forest or due to them killing those archers. His thoughts were cut short due to Adachi's words. 

Riku nodded in understanding to Zakuro's look, "Let's get some answers." Riku turned his eyes around the camp for any signs of the old woman. His eyes stopped on a hut. He felt no pushed back against his awareness coming from that direction, though it was too far for him to feel into it, "That hut." Said Riku as he began moving through the camp.

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    ]]> Sat, 24 Jul 2021 18:38:48 +0000 http://dystopiapro.com/sengoku/forum/adventure-main-rp/chapter-2-the-changing-wind/page-3/#p165 Adventure (Main RP) http://dystopiapro.com/sengoku/forum/adventure-main-rp/chapter-2-the-changing-wind/page-3/#p165   The was something about Zakuro as he stepped through the dark forest towards the burning campsite, his shoulder on fire itself even after Riku had done what he could to make it bearable until he could have the arrow extracted. His mind, it was focused on the archers, everything had happened so fast, they had seemed normal but clearly they were not. He couldn't place what it was about their form, but they had just evaporated into ash upon defeat. They were getting closer to something, he could feel it, and somehow Adachi was the key.
  ” Here they are! Quickly go get the old woman, she'll know what to do. ” Adachi's voice cut through the chaos that was still permeating the camp as Zakuro and Riku exited the tree line.
  ”  Old woman? ” Zakuro sensed something had changed, he looked over to Riku hoping he too had felt the shift in this place, whatever it was they were keeping from them seemed at hand now, if they played everything right. Without speaking Zakuro gave Riku a stern look that he knew he would recognize, they were about to meet the person that could show them the way.  

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Riku watched as the third archer dissolved away without a trace of where they came from. More assassins and still no clue of where they came from. "Still no sign of who sent them." Riku said as he walked towards Zakuro. "Stay still." Said Riku as he examined the arrow wound. "The arrow's not too deep, but it's keeping the wound closed." Riku gripped towards the base of the shaft and focused the wind around his other hand. The wind revolved around and around his hand, creating a sharp blade. Riku moved quickly and removed some of the excess shaft, keeping just enough to allow it to be removed later. Riku ripped a part of his shirt and began wrapping the should and securing the arrow so it wouldn't be easily dislodged. "This should hold it for now." Riku turned back towards the mori and began heading back

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    ]]> Wed, 21 Jul 2021 18:36:48 +0000 http://dystopiapro.com/sengoku/forum/adventure-main-rp/chapter-2-the-changing-wind/page-3/#p163 Adventure (Main RP) http://dystopiapro.com/sengoku/forum/adventure-main-rp/chapter-2-the-changing-wind/page-3/#p163   The Samurai's eyes caught Riku's movement on the archer's flank, coming from the darkness of the tree line with a weapon made of wind itself. Zakuro let out a sigh of relief as the archer turned it's focus attempting to change targets but without the speed to do so, as Riku's projectile had already struck the archer down before he could do so. The arrow was still released and arced into the darkness where it's flame would surely spark more fire in the mori. Like the other archers the third quickly seemed to turn to ash at Riku's feet. The forest around them was now much darker but the light from the camp's fires illuminated the way back, Zakuro felt the arrow in his left shoulder, knowing it would need to be removed by someone other than himself, and the wound cleaned.
  ” We should get back to camp and help put out the fires. ” Zakuro said as he silently returned his blade to it's sheath, doing his best to ignore the burning pain in his shoulder as he started back for Adachi's camp.
 

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Riku caught out the side of his eye the sight of a light, the flame on the arrow, move deeper into the forest until out leaving his sight. The distance between the archer and Zakuro was too short for Riku to assist, what he needed to do was stop the threat. Riku stopped behind a tree as he moved up and took a deep breath, gathering his energy. Murmuring a soft prayer to his kami, Riku summoned three swirls of wind that arched over his head. One over each shoulder and the last further above his head. Riku focused on the one above his head as it began to glow green with his energy. With conviction, Riku moved out from the cover of the tree and ran towards the archer. The three swirls converged on themsleves creating one bright green dart above his head and two clear over his shoulder. The green headed straight towards the archer with the ones on his shoulders went wide then arched towards the archer.

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    ]]> Mon, 19 Jul 2021 19:29:35 +0000 http://dystopiapro.com/sengoku/forum/adventure-main-rp/chapter-2-the-changing-wind/page-3/#p161 Adventure (Main RP) http://dystopiapro.com/sengoku/forum/adventure-main-rp/chapter-2-the-changing-wind/page-3/#p161   Time seemed to slow down as Zakuro watched the flaming arrow leave the archers bow, he felt Riku's push and did his best to also lunge to the right but the distance between himself and the archer was just too short and he felt the sting and burn of the arrow piercing his armor into his left shoulder. Zakuro stumbled backwards, holding the hilt of his blade tightly as his eyes shifted down to the shaft of the arrow protruding from his shoulder, the flames starting to jump to his clothing and armor. He shifted the blade to his left hand, the weight of it pulling it down to the ground with pain rushing through his arm as his right hand began to instinctively pat out the flame. WIth the fire extinguished the samurai's eyes had once again moved back to the archer who had readied another arrow and was preparing to fire.
  ” I've got to move. ” Zakuro said to himself as he leapt to his right, hoping he and acted fast enough to avoid another arrow.
 

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Riku watched through the trees as he made his way towards the archers as saw one of the archers dropped while the other moved and was aiming in another direction. Riku saw the gleam of the fire off Zakuro's blade and could tell the archer had changed targets. The monk acted as could as he could summoning the fastest wind he could and sent it out wide in front of Zakuro between him and the archer. The wind was quick, but not with much force. "Watch out." Riku shouted hoping to at least extinguish the flame and alter the trajectory by a little.



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    ]]> Sat, 17 Jul 2021 19:24:27 +0000 http://dystopiapro.com/sengoku/forum/adventure-main-rp/chapter-2-the-changing-wind/page-3/#p159 Adventure (Main RP) http://dystopiapro.com/sengoku/forum/adventure-main-rp/chapter-2-the-changing-wind/page-3/#p159   Zakuro's eyes searched through the trees for Riku as he moved from trunk to trunk before going on the offensive with a retort of confidence. The samurai could feel the change around them as the wind seemed to swell to Riku and then with lightning quickness became a weapon aimed at the two remaining archers. Zakuro watched as the first of the archers was unable to react fast enough and was struck down with the pinpoint force of Riku's wind control and began to ready himself to go on the offensive again as he sensed the remaining archer moving laterally in a way to avoid Riku's attack. Zakuro had readied his blade and with an attempted lunge he found his attention suddenly diverted. Below on the ground the body of his slain foe had begun to dissolve into the fallen dead leaves around him. The smaurai was stunned as a dark ash puffed in a wave upwards and the corpse vanished in a haze.
  ” What is this?! ” Zakuro muttered in astonishment as he turned back towards the final archer whose arrow was already drawn and fired towards him, in a firey blaze.
 

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