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Post by kitten on Sept 3, 2007 14:27:58 GMT -5
Haru wondered around the Village that Ryu had left her in. She had been there for a few weeks now, and she was already beginning to get her spirit back. She didn’t like it there at first thinking these humans were going to be just like the last ones she lived with, but they weren’t. After a few days of sulking over what she had done she eventually began to talk to the others making some friends with some guys her age, fighting over stupid things with them and beating them in arguments every time.
Haru and some of her friends hid out on the side of a house peeking out into the street snickering to each other. “ what is going to happen?”, one of them ask her, she just waved them off and pointed to a bucket that was hanging from a door way and snickered. “ once they open that door the bucket will fall and drop all that old fish on them and then we take off running and if your to slow to keep up then you have to take the blame for it”, They all nodded to her and waited. After a few minutes the door slowly opened dropping the Bucket of old fish down on a guy that was walking out. Haru snickered and pushed one of the guys out in the open so the man would be able to see him, as she and the others took off. They split up eventually and Haru ran to the side of another building and stopped finally laughing. “ I always make it out”, she said panting.
She could hear the man yelling from where she was and could only imagine what was happening to the boy she had pushed out as a sacrifice for the group. “ Neh It was worth it”, she said as she began walking looking for something else to do.
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Post by Ryu on Sept 3, 2007 14:36:11 GMT -5
Ryu had been out of the village for some time. He was making his way to the village, but wasn't quite there yet.
A man strode into the village, dressed in a light plate mail, with two katanas at his side. Obviously someone of noble birth, the man rode in on a white steed, the horse managing to carry the man quickly enough, even with all the plate mail. When reaching the town, the man dismounted, and watched comically as a man had a bucket of fish dropped on him. Blinking somewhat, the man looked to see a demon running away. Obviously she had taken up residence in the village and wasn't attacking, but from the description some other villagers gave him.. This was the one he was looking for. The Paladin hitched his horse to a post nearby, and walked in the direction he sensed the demonic aura.
The man was a paladin, an even more dangerous threat to a demon. He used holy magic to purify demons from the world, and contained a vast amount of fighting prowess, making him a death machine for any demons who dared attack him or others he protected. The paladin had a holy aura, which most demons could sense, as well as feel, for getting too close would actually feel as if their skin was being singed. The man tread towards the demon girl, calm.
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Post by kitten on Sept 3, 2007 14:55:39 GMT -5
Haru walked a little further but soon she stopped and turned around when she felt another aura, though she didn't know what it was it wasn't that of a demon. She looked at the man backing up a little. She had never seen him in the village and she new this new Aura was coming from him. " What are you?" , she asked what rather than who. her ears flat aginst her head now. She never asked questions on other people unless she thought something was about to happen.
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Post by Ryu on Sept 3, 2007 15:01:41 GMT -5
The paladin's aura remained the same, but he let it die down some as he approached, not wanting to harm her unless he had to. He ignored her question, asking her. "You're Haru, correct? The demon who destroyed that village.. Where is the man you've been traveling with? " He didn't have his sword out or anything, and the paladin wasn't trying to harm Haru any. Maybe he was just here to ask questions? However, the holy warrior was looking down sternly at Haru.
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Post by kitten on Sept 3, 2007 15:08:48 GMT -5
Haru looked up at him and seen the sternness in his face and nodded. She was wondering why he wanted to know where Ryu was. was he in trouble? maybe he ran off with this guys wife or something. her head dropped a little at the thought. " yes I'm Haru and I don't know where he is, Why do you ask anyways? He do something wrong? ", she asked looking back up at him her eyes meeting his.
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Post by Ryu on Sept 3, 2007 15:18:15 GMT -5
" Something like that. Do you know the last direction you saw him traveling in? " The paladin looked a bit disappointed, but it didn't dwarf his other features. If this did lead to him finding Ryu, it'd be worth having walked in circles for so long trying to find this guy. The paladin looked her back in the eyes, there'd be nothing to see but his calm sternness.
Ryu had just made it back into town. He wore his usual. The battle gi with the black trim. On Ryu's back was his double voulge, a blue glow following both of the blades. He gave a slight yawn as he walking back into the village, stretching his arms a bit. He'd figured he'd see how Haru was doing. He walked towards her demonic aura, but also sensed a holy one.. That's strange. A priestess was here in this town? Paladins were a rare appearance. Ryu made his way towards Haru.
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Post by kitten on Sept 3, 2007 15:31:46 GMT -5
" If he done something wrong, why would I tell you what way he was going?", she wasnt going to tell him which way Ryu had headed in and she could tell he was disappointed. her orange eyes still stared up at his but soon drifted to the side when she could sense Ryu was close by. She figured she could get away to tell Ryu That this guy was looking for him thinking up an excuse. " now if you don't need anything else I should go", she said as she began to walk past him.
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Post by Ryu on Sept 3, 2007 15:51:45 GMT -5
The paladin looked at her, before he moved his head to the side, looking in the direction of Ryu's aura. He smirked. The paladin suddenly moved forward, grabbing at Haru by the neck. If he caught her, He'd lift her up in the air some, definitely choking her a bit. He must have sensed Ryu's demonic aura, as did Haru. Haru would make a good bargaining chip.
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Post by kitten on Sept 3, 2007 16:00:03 GMT -5
She only managed to get a few steps when she was grabbed by her neck. she squinted her eyes brining her hands up to his trying to get free. her eyes pierced through him it as if she was threatening to rip his face off if he didn't set her down. She dug her claws into his arm trying to save her breath. she could sense Ryu getting closer and wanted him there so she could at least know what was going on.
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Post by Ryu on Sept 3, 2007 16:17:53 GMT -5
Her claws would only leave light marks on his armor. The paladin clenched her throat tighter, before loosening it again; not wanting to choke her to death. Just make her stop fighting so much. The paladin unsheathed a sword from his hip, and he walks from the alley that Haru had ran into. He sees Ryu out in the street, looking the paladin in the eyes. The paladin grimaces at Ryu, before saying. " Still on the run, eh, demon? I got your friend here. So no running away or she dies, got it? "
Ryu smirked at the man, using his usual tone. " I've never ran away. I prefer the term 'tactical retreat'. " Ryu at his best, as usual. Shifting his shoulder, Ryu moved a hand to his back, loosening his voulge from it, before holding it like a staff. He planted one blade in the ground, looking at the paladin. " Cut to the chase. What do you want? "
The paladin planted his sword in the ground, before drawing a rosary from his pocket, he slips it around Haru's neck, whispering something that made the beads glow, before he tossed her away. "Sit girl." The beads would pulse, before pulling Haru towards the ground very quickly. Seems lady Kaede wasn't the only one who knew about rosaries. Many holy folk used them on demons they wished to obey them, but not exactly harm them. Anyways. The man no longer had to worry about Haru getting in the way. He walks towards Ryu, grabbing up his sword. " I want you dead. You already know why, and it's not because you're a demon. "
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Post by kitten on Sept 3, 2007 16:30:49 GMT -5
Haru growled when he tightened his grip on her neck but stopped fighting him when he loosened it again. She glared at the man when she heard Ryus Voice, but soon found she was as confused as ever. She opened her mouth to say something to the both of them mainly that he should set her down before she kicked his ass, but decided not to, instead she listened to Ryu her head dropped a little " tactical retreat" this guy never stops.
She didnt realize what he put around her neck would do, so when he tossed her to the side and told her to sit she growled at him and said " im not a d- ", she was cut off when she hit the ground hard wondering what the hell was going on. She laid there rubbing at her head. She looked between the two wondering what had happened to make the man want to kill Ryu.
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Post by Ryu on Sept 3, 2007 16:39:32 GMT -5
It took Ryu a moment to figure it out, but he soon gave a sigh. " So be it. Though, when I beat you, you're gonna need to go back to your friends and tell them to drop it already. Past is just that.. the past. " The paladin laughed, retorting. " That's the thing! It was never settled, you coward! But I'll fix that! " The paladin charged at Ryu now, his aura growing greatly, likely making Haru feel like her skin was sizzling a bit. It wasn't really on fire, but that's just how it felt. Ryu raised his voulge as the paladin charged.
The paladin went in with an overhead swing, aiming to cut through the block he knew Ryu would throw. Well, Ryu did block, kind of. Moving his voulge up, he catches the sword, before swiftly deflecting the blade off to the side, so it didn't cut his weapon in half. He then moved his leg up to kick the paladin in the chest. Knocking him onto his back. Ryu then backed away, spinning the voulge in his hand very swiftly. , creating a bit of a whirlwind around his body. Ryu had more skill than the paladin estimated. Ryu seemed to be just toying with the paladin for now. Was Ryu not effected by the paladin's aura?
Ryu winked at Haru, asking her. " Are any of the pretty ladies watching this? Girls like a strong man. "
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Post by kitten on Sept 3, 2007 16:54:07 GMT -5
Haru stood up brushing some dirt from her clothes watching the two, trying to figure out what was going on. She nearly ran into a wall when she felt her skin burn she rubbed at her arms trying to get it to stop whimpering some. She watched the fight glaring at Ryu when he spoke to her. " Your so Stupid! Get back in the fight and stop worrying about Girls!!", she snapped at him " hurry up and beat him Damn you! Something about hims hurting my skin isnt it doing that to you?", she yelled
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Post by Ryu on Sept 3, 2007 17:10:15 GMT -5
The paladin got up, and brought up a hand. A nova of holy energy appeared above Ryu, before firing down to try and purify him from the earth, in other words, obliterate him. Ryu rolled forward, the nova scorching the earth where he was standing. His roll ended right infront of the paladin, and as Ryu stood, he sliced up with the voulge. There was a grating sound as Ryu cut right through the armor.
The paladin fell onto his side, holding one of his arms, blood spurting out the nub he now had for a hand. Ryu had severed his sword hand. It lay clutching the sword on the ground now. Ryu looked down on at the man, his golden eyes always holding their warmth, but the rest of Ryu was fierce. Ryu kneeled, speaking to the man. " I spare your life because you aren't evil. But this you must understand. None of your friends can defeat me. And 'trying to relieve me of my burden' as you call it, is not in people's best interest. You don't understand it like I do. It can't be removed. Now be gone. " The paladin grunted some, as he slowly got up, hobbling away from the fight. Ryu kneeled down, picking the sword up. He tossed the hand away into the garbage, then went gave the sword to one of the villagers, so one of the children didn't get ahold of it and start hurting themselves.
Ryu goes back to Haru and looks at the rosary around her neck, speaking. " Yeah.. holy auras hurt. But stay around them long enough and you build up an immunity. Not being evil helps too. I don't think I can remove this necklace... " He continued to inspect it.
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Post by kitten on Sept 3, 2007 17:56:09 GMT -5
Haru Looked away thinking Ryu was about to get himself killed, But when she looked back she seen it was the other way around. She blinked seeing a hand on the ground then looked at the paladin and listened to what Ryu was saying to him. It was like they were speaking in code or something though they really weren't. What couldnt be removed? What was his burden? All of this was to confusing for Haru. She soon began to tug and Pull at the necklace trying to get it off but nothing worked, Her skin stopped burning when the paladin had run off, something she was thankful for. she looked up at Ryu and tried to get the necklace off again. " I can get it off myself! What were you two talking about? why did he want to kill you?Who the Hell was that?!", she snapped at him
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