Part 3

[Inkshade]

((OOC: might as well start the new thread too))

--Tow Day's Later--


Yuki sighs, carrying basket of food she had collected from the forest back to the camp she and Cosmos had made. she daydreams as she walks, recalling their trip to the moon...

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"I'm sorry, I truely am. But, I simply cannot aid in your campaign." Hyourin, god of the moon says with guilt "I have various reasons..."

"Sir, pardon me for asking but, could you at least tell us why?" Yuki asks

Hyourin looks away "I am an entity of space, I am not bounded to your world, and the affairs of it are no concern to me."

"But do you not control the seas?" Yuki says "Isn't that a tie?"

"Yes...I supose but..." he sighs "I canot go, for I have been made aware that in the near future, someone will attempt to claim my life, and should I come in contact with this person I will fall. Now, I can avoid this, and far more conflict to your world, by staying here, in my domain."

Yuki nods "I see..."

"Please, forgive me for this, but...there's just nothing I can do...you'll have to search elsewhere..."

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Yuki sighs. the news had been an upset, but they moved on to search for Shakaku none the less.


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Senshin wanders the forest. he had made a visit home, but looking at his parents had just been too painful, and he left quickly.

[The Legendary Ice Dragon]

Olivia walks up to yuki. "Good, we are alone i need to speak with you." Olivia takes a breath and then says "The elder dragon, another god, has sent me to help you with your struggle against the demons. I am Olivia one of his three blessed. And i noticted you met ice, he was blessed by both the elder dragons sons. He has also instructed me to help in any way possible." Olivia then bowed in front of yuki.
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(last night)
Frost wakes back how, she had no idea how long she had been passed out for, but her bindings were cut and her equipment by the door with a note that read

Frost,
Zak is away for now, i have
freed you and brought you
your equipment. I only ask
that in return you deliver
this letter to ice.
-Matt
PS. flip this for a map.


Frost was slightly confused but was grateful she could escape zak and his nightly beatings among other things he did to her. she grabbed her equipment and ran out following the map the mysterious matt had left her. When she arrived outside it was dark. she then found a road and began to try to run stumbling ever few feet. "i must not fail i need to escape" she said
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(OOC: Ill let cp post for what happend with ice since he is with her pplz and after that ill post for him oh and to recap, my army along with serah jack ryan and brian are all at the mountain with my forces.)

[CrystalPrison]

((Edit, Jake picked his group...huzzah))
Magen sighed softly, dropping to sit on a boulder nearby. He was angry, frustrated and more than a little worried. After the rest of his group and vanished and he presumed they had died, he'd continued his journey. And now, two days later, he and Kinjinu were sure of just one thing- Gorgizo was dead.

Nearby, Kinjunu just stood, staring out the plains, face expressionless. He was troubled, Magen could feel that, but it didn't take a genius to figure out why. So many Gods had been dying or chaging, it didn't bode well for them at all. After several moments, Kinjinu spoke "We must tell your leader, is there a way?"

Magen frowned, looking to the icicle pendant around his neck. "This, only she didn't tell us how to work them..."
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Akiki, the wolves, Kiri and Greston raced through the forest. Akiki was on Jiro, Kiri on Kenji and Greston followed through the ground. They'd stopped for camp a while back, but it was on wordless agreement that they continued. Both girls were stubborn, they had to find Yanaki and Nexus and try to get them back to normal.
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Sira looked around the small camp she, Sayuki , Surra, Anna, Set and Ice had made. They'd stopped for lunch, knowing they would be in the domain of Akatsukinosora shortly. Sayuki had literally vanished into the trees, but Sira knew he was nearby. She looked over to Ice, debating on small talk. "Do you think he'll help us?" She asked after a while.

[The Legendary Ice Dragon]

(ooc who are we after again?)
"I think he will, but then again he may not believe us about the army of demons." ice looked around taking in his surroundings "Although i do have a backup plan if he wont join us" he then pulls out a small gem "This is a rare crystal, ive found a few of these and from what me and mr. smith have learned they can be used for many things, such as holding energy, or a beings essence, i think you can put thoughts and memories in them but i haven't tried anything like that." ice stands up and stretches "What do you think?"

[CrystalPrison]

((Akatsukinosora....))

"He might not believe us, but I'd like to think he'd believe Sayuki and Set," Sira put in. "I mean when the god of balance get's invovled, it's obviously serious." She paused, studying the crystal and thinking about it. "I think that memories are more or less completely unrelated to energy, so I don't see how that would work at all. And if you come near either of our powers or essence's with that, I'll destroy it." Her words were completely calm and kind, aside from her last sentence.

[Inkshade]

Yuki remains lost in thought. She doesn't even see Senshin coming down an intersecting path.

The two, both completely lost in their thoughts collide as their paths intersect. Yuki falls back, dropping her bag of food.

Senshin jumps and helps her up "I'm sorry...I didn't see you coming!"

Yuki nods "no, it's my fault, I was daydreaming..." she says, picking up her bag

Senshin helps her up "I was as well." he looks at her and feels a shiver down his spine. she had an aura about her, similar to Shimogin's in that it had a divine quality. "my name is Senshin." he says bowing to her.

Yuki smiles "I'm Yuki, it's a pleasure to meet you Senshin."

"Yuki?" he asks Does this girl have any relation to the Yuki-Onna? perhapse she's cursed as well... he thinks. didn't Doji mention a Yuki...yes, he met her and she left with his friend Yuuryuko...Yuuryuko.. he pauses, as strange images flash through his mind. he pictures a swordsman in a white kimono weilding three swords. he sees battles. what is this? I don't even...is this Shimogin's doing? "So, miss Yuki. Where are you heading?"

"Back to my friends. We have a camp up ahead." she smiles "You're welcome to join me."

Senshin smiles "thank you very much, I think I will. I've been traveling alone for the past few days...I could use some extra company."

[aura]

Yuuryuko sat patiently at the campfire. He watched the flames engulf a twig and he sighed.

"What...what did he mean?" Yuuryuko thought back to his battle with Kalut and Shiruba-kaze.

I'm glad I caught back up with Yuki and Cosmos...but...I still have so much to figure out...but then........Yuki....I... He shook the thoughts out of his head.


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Shiruba-kaze sat patiently on his throne. Crows entered his chamber and began cawing at him. After a moment Shiruba shooed them away.

"The groups have been sent out...It is time to strike. Let us stop this foolish little girl who thinks herself a goddess." He spoke to the mountain, his voice booming throughotu each hall.

The crows and ravens still there left. Kalut looked up from her nest and rose to her feet.

She entered her master's chamber.

"Would you like me to go, sir?" She said with some scorn.

"You will stay here for the moment." Shiruba-kaze said.

Kalut bowed as she exited to her room.

Shiruba watched the girl leave the chamber. He scowled.

[Isis]

Kiri clung to Kenji's fur, filled with a need to find Nessii. She needed to get him back, and she was also grateful to Akiki and her pack for bringing her along. Please, don't let it be too late....Nessii.....

Greston, looking now as a shadow on the ground, was racing through the earth behind the wolves, and he could sense his blessed's desperation. He felt determined to make this right for her, no matter the cost.

[The Legendary Ice Dragon]

(OOC: totally had olivia talk to yuki T.T)

I dont know how to do that, i just know how to store energy in it and take energy from it" ice said calmly. "do you think we will win this war?" he then asked

[CrystalPrison]

Sira shrugged, seeming to think about that for a moment. "I doubt anyone can truly win a war, for I am sure many of us will die. If you mean will the demons lose more, then I think we've got a decent chance."
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Magen looked out on the horizon, he'd rested enough, for now at least. "They also never mentioned where the God of Fire can be found..." He said, trailing off.

Kinjinu nodded, "It will be quite a journey, I'm sure, even at the speeds I can take us." He said after a few long moments.

Magen stood at that, and followed Kinjinu as the God began walking. The troubled emotions had shifted to give way to calm as well. While they moved, he held the pendent of the necklace Yuki had given him, and on a whim, channeled just a spark of magic into it, "Yuki, we've got a problem." The young man felt like an idiot, but he had no other ideas of what to do.
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Akiki frowned deeply, scanning the forest carefully. She was half-hoping for Yanaki or Nexus to appear out of nowhere, despite the fact she knew it would only end in trouble. Aside from that, she would have settled for seeing a few of the demon elk.

[shadow wolf]

surra looked at sira and just smiled. "i think we can do this with out anyone dying." he said butting in but in a calm way. "it will just take well thought out planing and very balanced groups on our half."

"i agree with my brother.." anna said though a bit unsure about it. "i mean, all of us have a very wide skill set and i think we can uses that to out advantage."

set just sat meditating out the problem at hand, finding the great god Akatsukinosora.

(OCC: hes like the one from the red sky right??)

[CrystalPrison]

Sira laughed dryly, "Have you heard to stories told of Nexus?" She inquired quietly, and still calmly. Sayuki had mentioned them before, but Set and his blessed hadn't been around them. "I try to be an optimist, but thinking we'll escape with no deaths is idealistic." And foolish.

[shadow wolf]

set stoped his meditation and placed his feet on the ground. "sira, i may not know much about this nexus, but i would have to agree with you, we will have deaths and that is unavoidable." he said with no emotion what so ever. "though i do believe that we can escape this battle with minnor deaths and casultys as long as one of these legends will help us." he said confedendly.

[CrystalPrison]

Sira opened her mouth to protest but before she could say anything, Sayuki appeared from the tree behind her. He looked a little troubled, but when he spoke his voice was calm. "Let's keep moving, shall we? On the way there, it may be best for me to enlighten you on Nexus's past, so you know what we're fighting." Unlike when he had been on the mountain, his voice had emotion, though he was still calm.

Sira frowned, but nodded and stood.

[Inkshade]

((I posted that Yuki was away from the camp by herself.))

Yanaki rolls his eyes as he hears his uncle's voice. the past two days had been excrusiatingly boring. Everyone in the mountain annoyed him. Akamizu and Malzahar were allways at it, Shiruba was indifferent to everything, Shenri was bearable, but he could hardly talk. and half the time he had no idea what the other were doing. he smells the wind as it blows in his face and he catches the smell of the thing he longed for. he stands and looks out in that direction "I'm going out..." he calls back, not caring if he is heard. he leaps down the side of the mountain, and races off towards the smell of wolves.

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Senshin and Yuki enter the camp. Yuki smiles at Yuuryuko and Cosmos "I'm back, with company." she says happily "This is Senshin. Senshin, this is Yuuryuko, and Cosmos."

Senshin bows. he looks at Cosmos and pauses; he too felt like Shimogin in the sense that there was a divine aura to him. that and he didn't exactally look human. "If you don't mind me asking....Miss Yuki, are you and your friends...blessed by chance?"

Yuki pauses awkwardly "uhhhh....well...sort of..." she mumbles, wondering if he would become hostile.

"It's ok. I.....I was just wondering if.....if...I was amoung others..." he says saddly

Yuki smiles "Oh, you're a blessed? I couldn't tell..."

"It just happened. though it feels like its been years...he's some sort of dimensional God...or Demon, he says he's both. he tried to explain it once, but I'm not sure I understand." Senshin says

"What's his name?" Yuki asks, sensing his sadness.

"Shimogin." he replys, sitting down.