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Post by Ryu on Aug 26, 2007 0:17:47 GMT -5
Ryu smiled at her strongly, a warm look on his face now. "Good. You've learned something very important today." Standing, the demon dusted off his pants before looking at the destroyed village. Not the best scenery. He figured he'd start walking again, like he usually did. Looking at her, he asked her simply. "So, what's your name?" Judging from the look of Haru, she was more than 4 or 5 years younger than him. A teenager. Of course, he wasn't about to assume she was just a foolish kid; he'd known himself that intelligence wasn't always restricted by age. He asked a second question, beginning to walk. " I'm just traveling to a couple cities right now, if you want to go ahead and leave you can, if you want to follow, I won't mind." He mostly worried about those men confronting her in the future and her being forced to kill again, digging her deeper into violent tendencies.
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Post by kitten on Aug 26, 2007 0:28:14 GMT -5
It was more than something important to her, It was a lesson she wasn't about to forget. She looked as if she was still thinking, thinking of what things might have been like if she didn't do it, soon she snapped out of this turning her attention back to him " My names Haru, and yours? ", she asked as she began to follow him stepping over some wood laying in the streets of the ruined village. She still wondered about him and the way he acted it wasn't something she seen often. She stopped when she heard what he said next. She looked around ears dropping a little as she thought about it. " I think... I will follow you", she said after thinking on it. She trusted him even if it was only a little at the time.
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Post by Ryu on Aug 26, 2007 0:42:30 GMT -5
Making a wide gesture with his hands, Ryu smirked, striking a pose and flexing his arms in a comical fashion. " Haru, I am Ryu! Expert wise guy and a self-proclaimed ladies man! " Giving a beaming smile, he turned on his heel, and continued walking. This guy was a little full of himself, but it was only to keep himself laughing amongst all the bad things that happened frequently. His usual attitude was purely careless, not like the serious and pensive demon she'd seen before.
He kept walking, the kunai bobbing around at his side, the chain clinking occasionally. Ryu always carried a weapon with him, even if he rarely used it. Saying to Haru while walking, "If we come upon another village and the women tackle, don't fret. They're not trying to harm me. They just love me that much. " Okay. More than just a 'little' full of himself.
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Post by kitten on Aug 26, 2007 0:52:40 GMT -5
Haru stared at him as he introduced himself throwing her hands over her mouth to keep herself laughing at him. She shook her head a small smile on her face now. she couldnt help to smile at him. " Wise guy would be right but ladies man I would have to see to believe", she said snickering a little. Her head dropped at what he said next as she began laughing now. " oh I would love to see that ", she said sarcastically wondering how he could be this weird after being so serious. " hmm someones full of themselves", she muttered.
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Post by Ryu on Aug 26, 2007 1:19:15 GMT -5
" Kitten, this is no time to be speaking in the third person. You're not full of yourself, you're plenty humble. Like me. " He continued walking. The village they were heading to wasn't too far away, and Ryu had visited it often. It was protected by 3 or 4 demon slayers which Ryu spoke to occasionally. Ryu was the only demon to frequently visit the village and not try to destroy it.
Ryu continued walking, asking Haru who was following behind him. "So did you live in the village or just happen to take a disliking to someone? "
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Post by kitten on Aug 26, 2007 1:25:52 GMT -5
" third person?", she asked her head dropping when she realized what he was saying " no no I was talking about.... gah just forget it ", she said with a scoff. she heard his next question tilting her head to the side. " do I seem that bad? No I lived there for eight years after they killed my parents off so yeah I was just passing through and went from there", she said in a smart ass tone. " what were you doing there any ways Im sure there were no girls that liked you there"
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Post by Ryu on Aug 26, 2007 1:39:42 GMT -5
"I have a sixth sense for when I'm needed. I'm a hero. " He smiled through her scoffing at him. So what if he wasn't a perfect 'good' guy? He tried to keep people alive, demon and human alike, while pursuing things he liked. Like hot women. He pissed together what she said and what he'd seen. He could only guess that the village had taken her in for good intentions, then they learned that they could just push her around and use her as a slave. With a broken spirit, what could Haru have done to hurt them? Well, fear always lead to hate, and hate always lead to violence. They hadn't been wise enough to see that. There were errors on both sides, but even though Haru was probably 'justified' in the eye for an eye sense, Ryu wanted to make sure the girl didn't develop a taste for simply killing anything that didn't like her.
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Post by kitten on Aug 26, 2007 13:07:56 GMT -5
She was about to say something about how she thought heros came in time to save villages but decided not to, She had a tendency to point out the problems with what people say most of the time just be be a smart ass. instead she just shook her head " hopeless", she said moving some strands of hair from her face. " So why do you travel then? Why dont you have a family or something since you are so loved", she asked out of curiosity. " or maybe you have a family and you just chose to be away which is it?"
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Post by Ryu on Aug 26, 2007 15:30:44 GMT -5
He answered her as simply as he could. "It's a tough commitment to meet to be the partner of a hero such as me. Gone all the time, staring death in the face, saving other beautiful women." He chuckled. It wasn't as bad as he made it out to be. He did return to his village occasionally, and usually wasn't ever injured in a fight. Though.. the beautiful women part. That happened all the time.
"And no, I don't have a family. Unless you count my foster mom and dad. Our situation is very similiar, you see? The village I live at is a demon slayer village, they raided the nest my parents lived at after they'd massacred a village. They killed most of the demons, the ones that didn't get away. I was found among them, an infant. Just as your parents died at the hands of humans, so did mine. But.. I understand why they had to die. " He did occasionally feel anger over the whole situation. Wishing they could have been spared, wishing they would have been different.
No wishing in the world could bring them back, though; And he wasn't about to blame it on anyone. Sometimes, bad things happened and there's nothing one can do to prevent it. " Your parents may not have been killed for the same reason as mine. But then again.. your village was different from mine, and might not have been as virtuous."
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Post by kitten on Aug 26, 2007 18:53:10 GMT -5
Haru looked over at him listening to what he was saying. Maybe he was a little full of himself but still he made sense. There situations were a lot alike. They both were taken in by humans and raised by them. But the difference between the two was a great one. He had a loving family from the sounds of it accepted by them even if they were demon slayers. But Haru didn’t get it so lucky she was loved at first just like a kid would love a new pet, They loved her took care of her but the first time she got in trouble it was like they were ready to cast her out as if they were tired of her. “ Still… don’t you wish you could have gotten to know your parents at least?”, she sighed. She looked over at him thinking. “ Then again if either of us would have gotten to stay with them we wouldn’t be the way we are right now and you wouldn’t be full of yourself”, she joked.
The evening sun was set high in the sky. No clouds in sight. A cool breeze flowed through the area the orangish red leaves falling from even the slightest wind. “ Don’t you ever wonder why they decided to keep you instead of kill you off like any other humans would have? “, It was a kinda sudden question but still this was the first time she actually had someone to relate to.
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Post by Ryu on Aug 26, 2007 19:29:14 GMT -5
"I do wish I could have known them more.. asked them why they did horrible things. But, I guess I already know why. Some demons want power, want unbridled freedom, but they paid but the liberty they took; Killing whom they please and stealing. Death was their only possible outcome in a world like this."
He continued walking, his nose twitching some as he picked up a scent. Humans. He didn't think they'd been walking that fast. At least Ryu could see his beautiful fans.
He yawns before he goes about answering Haru's question. "I don't wonder. I know why after living with them for a while. Some humans are open-minded, and some only believe what they see. They knew that I had the potential to not be bad, and they raised me as best they could. The village elder was wise, the one who decreed they'd be raising me. I get much of my wisdom from his teachings, as does the rest of my village.
Your village, though.. seemed to try the same thing, but went about it the wrong way. Maybe they had good intentions at first, but I'm willing to bet their greed won the best of them."
Ryu suddenly stopped, a group of men before them. It was some of the men from before, but with a lot more friends. Ryu heaved a small sigh, and said to Haru. "Try to stay back some while I reason with them.. " Ryu walked forward to the men, and he wouldgive a small bow of his torso. The men drew their swords. Ryu asked quickly. " Why do you come armed for battle? I am a pacifist and the girl is too young for such things as violence. Let us pass."
The man from before, whom almost got his arm broke, spoke back. " You're protecting the one who slaughtered that village. If you're not with us, then you're certainly against us. Help us destroy her and we'll let you leave alive. You're outnumbered. "
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Post by kitten on Aug 26, 2007 20:04:58 GMT -5
She listened to what he said taking in his words and thinking on them. Was her parents like his? Maybe they had to die so the village wouldn’t be threatened? These were the main things going through her head. “ Why couldn’t I have gotten stuck with someone like that”, she muttered , oh well it was to late now everything had already happened things in her life were about to change for better or worse. She looked at the men ahead stopping where she was and taking a step back nodding to Ryu when he spoke. She watched him go ahead head falling when he said he was a pacifist. “ That’s the best you could come up with?”, she whispered. She winced at the mans words watching them all now eyes darting at every sound that was made . She opened her mouth to say something but couldn’t find her voice, a mix of fear and confusion over came her not sure of what to do.
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Post by Ryu on Aug 26, 2007 20:20:29 GMT -5
"You don't understand. She's not violent anymore." Ryu was having a hard time giving these men a valid reason not to kill her. Appealing to a higher moral center probably wouldn't go over well, either. The men moved to go passed Ryu and to Haru. "Stop." The didn't respond, and one tried to quickly brush by Ryu.
A snarl and Ryu, grabbed the man by the collar of his shirt, before flinging him head first into the ground. Throwing his weight down with the man, he swung his leg out along the ground, sweeping a few of the men of their feet, before Ryu rolled onto his back. Lifting his legs up, he kicked up at the air, propelling his body high enough into the air for him to land on his feet. One of the men swung a sword a Ryu's torso, but it was easily side-stepped. Ryu wasn't using his Kunai right now, so his only choice was to get in close and personal.
Disarming the man with a quick kick to the wrist, he grabbed the man's arm, pulling him closer to Ryu, while using his elbow to break the man's nose into his face. Pushing the man away, he watched him fall over unconcious, before he looked at the other's getting up, glaring daggers.
One of the men had been quick enough to get around the group during all the fighting, and had gone into the woods some, before coming out of the woods behind Haru. He moved behind Haru quietly, hoping to get the drop on her and grab her about the throat with his arm, and hold a knife to her neck. He wouldn't immediately kill her, though, if he was successful. He had to get the other demon to stop fighting.
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Post by kitten on Aug 26, 2007 20:50:02 GMT -5
Haru took another step back when she heard Ryu begin to try and persuade them not to kill her. She didn’t know what to do she watched them begin to move toward her then heard Ryu try and stop them again this time throwing one onto the ground. She glared at them before she turned her head and looked back over her shoulder, contemplating on running. But no she didn’t run she wasn’t about to leave she stood her ground she would do what she had to, to stay alive no mater what Ryu had said. “ Ryu be careful!”, she called out to him.
She was to into watching the fight forgetting about her surroundings, to much noise ahead to hear the footsteps coming toward her. She took a step forward about to go help Ryu when the man wrapped his arm around her neck. She growled at him and began struggling against him trying to pull his arm from her neck with her small hands. “ Let go!”, she growled digging her claws into his arm.
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Post by Ryu on Aug 26, 2007 21:08:01 GMT -5
Ryu dodged to the side of another sword swing, before he quickly disarmed that man as well, twisting the man's wrist before elbowing the man in the chest. With the man's wind gone, he couldn't fight back against the next maneuver. Ryu turned the man's body, tightening the man's arm with a sharp twist before bringing his elbow down on the arm, a sickening crack as it broke the wrong direction. He kicked the man away, bearing his fangs at the men.
He turned quickly, though, hearing Haru yell. Seeing the man with the knife to Haru's neck, Ryu sighed. He ripped the kunai from the belt at his waist, the chain slowly unraveling from the belt and onto the ground at Ryu's feet. The man yelled at Ryu. "I'll kill her if you don't leave now! Leave demon!" Ryu gave the man a cold look, winding the chain around his hand some. The man was full of it, he'd kill her anyways after Ryu'd left. Did they think of him as a fool?
Ryu threw the chain of the kunai, not the kunai itself. Not at the man, but at Haru's leg. The chain would wrap around the leg some, but fall to rest around her ankle. Ryu gave a progressively strong pull, to bring Haru to him suddenly, but not break her foot. From such a sudden movement, the man with the knife wouildn't have the time to tighten his grip or cut Haru. Ryu looked down at Haru, observing her neck. He ignored the men behind him.
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