The land of Estia, or at least close to the shoreline. This coastal part of the land is prime and ready for a good encounter. Many families and other folk come from all over to have a peaceful night here by the sea.
Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2019 7:34 pm
tab | | tab b e l a m o stab k a r n a tab | | โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ
He sat on his rocking chair, smoking his pipe. It was a bad habit, and one that Sonyo constantly berated him for, but he felt he was due his indulgences at this point. It had been a pleasant Saturday- one filled with laughter from his family and good food. Peace. It was still a foreign concept to him. A recognition of the fragility of such a state borne from a lifetime of bloodshed. He stopped himself from reminiscing on past battles. Such was the first step in romanticizing the destruction of the past. Still, the disturbing recollections urged him to take some action, no matter how small.
With a soft grunt he arose from his chair and began to walk the streets of Estia. Many who lived within it's borders had turned in from the night. He ran into a few members of the voluntary neighborhood watch and nodded politely. They stared at him with something akin to awe in return. His status among the people had been mythologized to an almost comical proportion. If even half the stories he had heard about himself were true it would still have meant he was twice as strong as he actually was. Yet, despite the absurdity of it all, he did little to stop the gossip. Let the rumors spread- it would all the more discourage any attempt at someone challenging him.
So, he walked the streets, enjoying both the peace and the solitude. Unfortunately, it was not to last...
It had been a fairly mundane day for Soyeon. The young lone wolf would have just been sitting on the bench nearby the road during the night, something she normally did when something was keeping her from being awake. This time, instead of the usual nightmares, Soyeon was out sneaking around the town. Her parents were back in their home, under the assumption that their daughter would be fast asleep in her bed instead of out roaming around the town. They weren't exactly the most stable of families. Soyeon herself had seen better days, a rather frayed looking dress with patches here and there. Some mild dirt on her sleeves and shoes from the rain a day prior. All in all, not exactly the greatest fashion statement. She looked up to the night sky and would watch the stars go about their twilight's evening, dancing across the sky while closing her eyes. "Um, I wish that I could become a hero! A super cool one. Like Mr. Karna!" The child exclaimed, opening her eyes to the stars and smiling widely. "Yeah! I wanna be good and save the day and become a legend to be written about in the history of the world!"
Soyeon, content with her wish, would come to face book down and immediately have her eyes widen in surprise. There, just crossing the road from her, was Belamos Karna! the guy who was responsible for building Estia! She had heard all of those rumors about him and everything. But was any of it true? Only one way to find out! Soyeon hopped off of the bench, and with her father's coat, her young arms hidden behind the sleeves, hurried over towards the hulking leader of her small town. "Hey!" she called out, running towards Belamos before coming to halt right in front of him. "You're Belamos Karna! Is it true, all those stories? How you beat Kogarashi all those years ago? Or with the Village of Iron or something? And your daughter is actually a princess? Does that mean you're a king?"
โ OOC NOTES [x]
ใรใใTITLE: Academy StudentใโฐใRANK: EใโฐใCHAKRA: 100 || 100ใโฐใSTAMINA: 100 || 100ใ
tab | | tab b e l a m o stab k a r n a tab | | โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ
His forlorn recollections were turning more and more morbid. The flame had gone out in his pipe, yet he did not seem to notice. He was in another place- another time. Burying his best friend, saying goodbye to his wife, losing his village; the loss stacked against him was unfathomable. The blood on his hands was equally so.
Yet.
Here he was. In a home borne of his own hands. A peaceful land that knew not the suffering of ages past. A place where families could raise their children without fear and those same children would never go without. A hearth for all of humanity- Estia. If he was remembered for anything, let it be this. Gods above, let it be this.
His sullen jaunt down the street was broken by a piercing cry of 'Hey!' In response, he whipped his head in the direction of the noise and immediately caught sight of a small girl running towards him wearing a coat many sizes too large for her. While amusing, it was evident by her age she should not be out so late and definitely not at the outskirts of the town. Still, she had a fire in her eyes, a playful-troublemaker sort of spirit that reminded him of Aurelia. He knelt down to her level as he spoke, meeting her eyes with his own as a barrage of questions spilled from her lips. She spoke with the hunger of one who sought adventure vicariously through another- a seeker of glory. A smile cracked Belamos's lips as he answered her after taking a moment's pause
"Kogarashi? Yes, I defeated them, but not without the help of my friends. It is tough to get by in this world alone, little one, and friends make the journey all the easier" The night chill seemed to bore down on them suddenly- causing even Belamos to shiver. In response, he stood back up and jerked his thumb down the road which encircled Estia's perimeter. "I'll make you a deal- join me on my evening walk and tell me your name. If you do, I'll answer the rest of your questions"
He was silently grateful for the company. It stopped him from obsessing over things long since past...
There he was. The favored sun. The blood of destruction running through his veins was squandered on such a pitiful specimen. He attributed it to his mortal half- an anchor to his divine inheritance. Thankfully he was not burdened so unnecessarily. Unseen from his perch atop the tallest tree, Reiji smiled down at his brother. It was near time to eliminate the only thing stopping his plans from coming to fruition. A man incapable of destroying that pretender Sandayu was not worth of the honor he was being considered for. But still, he waited. Waited until the time to strike was right. Belamos Karna was no match for him, but if he was forced to destroy the entire town of Estia in order to kill him, well, father would be rather upset...best to avoid the wrath of Utu.
Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2019 2:13 pm
There she was. Kagerou. Just Kagerou, taking a short reprieve in the land of Estia. A breather. She had transmissioned here a few hours ago to chat and relax with Sonyo, but a quick scan of the area with her sensory abilities when she arrived revealed that Sonyo was not present, so she sat alone, beneath the eaves of a sprawling tree. The salty air along this coastline reminded her of home. Granted, as of late, she had been spending plenty of time in the Water Country, so it was not like she needed the reminder.
She smiled as she shifted her position, leaning back against the trunk of the tree and staring up into the branches above. Glimmers of starlight and a dappling of moonlight streamed their way through the many layers of branches of the not just sprawling but also towering specimen. There was always something to smile about. Happiness in the little things. Even happiness in the sad things. For instance, her mother was alive at least. Sonyo had a peaceful home to return to. Her friends, as far as she knew, were all healthy, excluding those who were dead. Severin was alive, so that was actually one more friend since the five years began. Takeda's and Shadow's whereabouts were still unknown but... they were the two who held her trust the most. Takeda was basically unkillable. If he really needed it, he would come to find her. Shadow was not an immortal tendril shield, but as Jack's brother, he had matters Kagerou would not pry into, information only he knew and tasks only he could do. Nozomi bothered Kagerou a little, but she wasn't sure what she could do for this friend of hers, other than continuing to put snacks and small meals at her doorstep whenever time would permit. Last she heard, Inka was living a healthy and peaceful life with his son. There were plenty of things to smile about.
Her eyes drifted closed as she counted her blessings, enjoying the scent of the salty sea mingled with the earthiness of the plants and dirt, the sound of dinner being prepared in the distant homes, the taste of something other than iron in her mouth, and the feel of the sturdy bark behind her and the loamy earth beneath her. When she opened her eyes with the passing of that single, serene moment, she had decided she should get some sleep soon. No doubt, the next day would be just as busy as today, and she didn't want to become like her two favorite Mizukages.
This was so cool! Soyeon was here, talking to her idol in real life! Her friends would never believe her when she told them all about this! Belamos would smile and kneel down towards her, which she waggled her little arms around in excitement at meeting her idol!~ He went on to speak about friendship and working together! Just like the moral of all of her story books! As he would say she was correct in all of her theories. She couldn't help but squeal in excitement. "That's so cool! I wanna grow up big a strong like you! And make sure that everybody is safe and everything!" That was her dream, exclaimed to the older gentlemen, who looked all the more thrilled to entertain them, though only agreed that she join him on his walk. The child's head went up and down as fast as it possibly could, with her sleeves wild about.
"Sure! I'm Soyeon, but everybody calls me Soy or something. I live close by in Estia, actually~" The child said, reaching her sleeved hand up to pull at the side of Belamos as they continued into the night together.
โ OOC NOTES [x]
ใรใใTITLE: Academy StudentใโฐใRANK: EใโฐใCHAKRA: 100 || 100ใโฐใSTAMINA: 100 || 100ใ
tab | | tab b e l a m o stab k a r n a tab | | โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ
As she young girl introduced herself, Belamos preformed an ornate, exaggerated, sweeping bow. "A pleasure to meet you Lady Soyeon of Estia." He arose with a chuckle, hoping to have made the girl smile with the self-provided title. She reminded him of Aurelia- so full of life. She helped dash away the remaining shadows clinging to the corners of his mind. And, so, they walked. At first mostly she did the talking. She asked him questions about the myths surrounding his name, most of which he admitted were exaggerated or outright false. She told him of her life in Estia- the kids she played with and the things she enjoyed doing. Slowly, ever so slowly, he began to talk of his own life; his own past. The world that once was that now longer is- Otogakure, the Village Hidden in the Clouds. From the United Hidden Villages, President Horace, all the way to Kagami Hari. Surprisingly, he even included the losses he had faced: Takumi, Vivian, his first wife, half his village...the list was long.
At some point the duo found themselves on the cliffeside near Estia. They were standing at the edge, along the banks of the waterfall which formed into the river that flowed alongside the edge of their small village. From on high, everything seemed so idyllic, so peaceful. "Soyeon." He said carefully, as if the next words were as foreign to his lips as to her ears "Power is...a dangerous thing. It's mere existence creates inequality- pitting those who have it against those who want it. In my youth, I sought power for my own sake. For vengeance, for control; I sought strength foremost. One day you will grow and venture out into the world and you, too, will become powerful. When that day comes...promise me that you'll remember this" He said, gesturing out towards the sleepy town, it's lights twinkling below them "Remember those who depend on you. The people who's peaceful existences depend on how you use that strength. Use it wisely. Use it sparingly. That is what it means to be a King" In silence he stared back out at Estia, letting his words sink into the young one.
After a few dozen heartbeats, Belamos placed a hand on her head, tussling he hair as he had done to his own daughter so many times. "Alright little one" He said, retracting his hand and jerking his thumb over his shoulder "It's about time we head back. I'm gonna have to apologize to your parents for keeping you out so l-" He had indeed grown out of practice for he did not even have time to react as he was flash-frozen. It happen so instantly that he was still holding the same pose, as if any second Belamos was going to continue his speech to Soy. Unfortunately, that did not seem to be the case, as Belamos Karna was encased in a jagged block of ice at least a foot thick on every side. He was still clearly visible inside it, but the block prevented him from moving more than his eyes, which frantically searched the landscape around him for the assailant.
The shadows of the nearby trees seemed to elongate and twist as he emerged from their depths, a smirk upon the face of Reiji Nohara. He was walking towards the duo, obviously in no rush. As he moved, the gross around him froze and died as he passed- the nearby river freezing over. "My apologies" He said, speaking aloud to Belamos "I was going to kill you after your little midnight stroll, but I couldn't bare to listen to you blather on for another second" His voice was dripping with malice- his every word spit with a deep hate. His earlier smirk had now twisted into a scowl as he stopped a mere five meters away from the frozen Belamos "The mighty Belamos Karna. King of Otogakure, Defender of the Ninja World, Founder of Kogarashi. What a disappointment you are. Such a waste of potential" In his hands, frost swirled before condensing and elongating. It twisted and bent, eventually taking the shape of a scythe as white as a bleached bone. A sickening, pure, white. A color more unsettling the blackest void, the true color of death. He extended the scythe out, touching the tip of it to the ice block which encased Belamos "Still. You are at least half-divine. For that, I shall grant you a quick death. You, at least, deserve that much"
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:49 pm
xBae Soyeon
Soyeon would listen carefully to Belamos' words, taking in the wisdom that he had entrusted to her on the cold chilly night. His little title for her made her laugh gleefully, offering him a small curtsy while taking a rather refine tone of voice. "The pleasure is all mine, my Most Gracious King." The two shared a few stories and tales while he spoke of his quests of conquest and she spoke highly of her friends, good times, and family whom she dearly loved. They were getting along swimmingly and Soyeon couldn't have been happier. If her life ended here and now, she would honestly be just fine with it. Her idol was met, and he knew her name and gave her some time! "This is the best night I've ever had, King Belamos!" Then came the serious talk down, which Soyeon would looked serious at. Power. The very thing which she desired. Many people would want it for themselves, and yet, it was always the root of every conflict. "Use it wisely..." Soyeon said, repeating the king's words. She made a face, as if to think about his words, before smiling widely and nodding. "I'll do it. I'll make sure that Estia and everybody won't have to worry about anything." A large hand fell to her brown hair, tussling it around as Soyeon appreciated the kind gesture, even if she was picky about her own hair. He was about to take them back to Estia, before in an instant, a large block of ice surrounded him.
"K-King Belamos?!"
Soyeon panicked, looking all around for whoever was responsible for this before two footsteps drew closer to them. The child would hide behind the ice block , peeking her head out. A mysterious male, clad in all black, approached. The life nearby him would wither and die around him, the water he walked over simply by flash freezing the ice below him. This guy obviously had some kind of grudge against the king to try something like this. In his hand, a twisted, gnarled scythe of frost magic would come out of his hands. He was actually going to do it! He was gunna kill the king! Soyeon didn't know what to do, but she couldn't just let this happen! She summoned all of her courage...
"Hey!"
A rocky from nearby launched itself at the man, having been thrown by Soyeon. Regardless of whether it hit or not, she would stand in front of Belamos, holding her hands wide apart. "If you wanna kill him, you're gunna have to get through me first!"
โ OOC NOTES [x]
ใรใใTITLE: Academy StudentใโฐใRANK: EใโฐใCHAKRA: 100 || 100ใโฐใSTAMINA: 100 || 100ใ
The rock impacted right above his eye, causing his hand to freeze in mid-air as he brought the scythe forward to deal his divine punishment. His eyes lazily drifted downwards to the child now standing before him. She was young, too young to be any more than a novice in their mortal combat arts. Yet here she stood- opposing the God of Dusk. If he weren't so annoyed, he might have been impressed. However, her insolence could not go unpunished. Somewhere between the words 'through' and 'me', Reiji struck. Quick as a viper he split the girl from collar bone to her opposite hip. "Silence" He spat at her as her now useless body crumpled to the floor.
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:36 pm
tab | | tab b e l a m o stab k a r n a tab | | โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ
He had been caught unawares. This assailant, whoever he may be, had bested him. So be it. He was trapped, unable to do much more than watch helplessly. The fire coursing through his blood was melting the ice which caught him, but far to slowly to free him in time. The sound of the man's voice was muffled, but the intent behind his action was clear. He watched him approach, draw his scythe back and...get interrupted by Soy!
He wanted to scream at her to run, to leave him, but what little he could muster was surely blocked by the thick layer of ice. His eyes darted between her brave defiance and the man's cold eyes. Surely he wouldn't harm a chi-
His thought process was immediately halted as the stranger brought the scythe down upon her. Belamos watched her fall to the ground, blood seeping from her wounds. She had stood up to this man, for him. And now...she was dying
No.
He wouldn't allow this to happen!
Not again.
Not her!
NO!
A rage. Pure, blinding, and as deep as any ocean filled him. A rage he had long sense thought himself incapable of harnessing. A, with the rage in equal amounts, power. As if it had been there all along, the totality of his might rushed through his mortal frame once again. Yet, it was more. So much more. It burned in his veins yearning to be free; to be unleashed. And he was more then happy to oblige it.
The ground around the group began to shake and split as the Ice Crystal that Belamos was trapped quickly glowed as white as any star a second before it disintegrated around him. From within the confines of the fractured prison a pillar of fire rose as high into the sky as one could see, completely encompassing Belamos. As quickly as it came, it vanished. However, the man standing before Reiji was a stark contrast to the peaceful farmer that had just been there.
Belamos was cloaked in flames- his skin a glistening gold. A plumed-helmet of fire rested upon his head, with a breastplate and bracers of the finest bronze protecting him. In one hand he wielded the spear of flames, Shoyaku, and in his other he held the Flame's Aegis, his legendary shield. A cloak of flaming chakra swirled around him. The farmer was gone- the warrior had emerged.
He leveled his spear towards the stranger "I'll kill you for that- I swear it"
The stranger merely smirked and brandished his scythe "You'll die trying"
And then they were on each other. Explosions rocked the countryside as they exchanged blows. Entire sections of the forest either turned to ash or were frozen solid. Their speed, their strength, it was almost beyond understanding. The clamor of their battle rang out for all to hear as they continued their epic confrontation.
Idyllic peace shattered by the violent glare of flames that raged at heavens and earth equally. Kagerou saw the night sky glow like the sun had b... broken from the north when the sun had just set to the west. Angry, orange-red rays of light spilled from the half of the sky behind her, and her tilted backwards to follow the path, spinning her body around her. Behind her, where once had been the sparkling lights of Estia growing further and further away as she strolled in the direction of her destination, there was a pillar of fire, the pale blue of supernatural ice glimmering through their short lives, and the stark, black outline of Estia.
Kagerou stared upon the uneasy sky with a calm smile. Her body moved straight into action. In one shunshin, Kagerou had traveled from the farmlands that sprawled outside of Estia onto the roof of Sonyo's home. The sensory chakra used to power the shunshin echoed off of the surroundings, returning to Kagerou with a wealth of information, or rather, the good fortune of a lack thereof. Whoever was fighting wasn't doing so in Estia, but only dangerously close to it, alternating swiftly between roiling waves of heat and bone-chilling sheets of cold. The public had all, of course, seen the light show happening right in their own backyard, but there was no damage done to the town... yet. Though, it didn't take medical experience for her to predict what would happen if this fight tearing through the poor forest ended up ripping through the town she stood in.
Nonetheless, acting rashly was in poor taste. The prudent kunoichi expanded her chakra sense to its ultimate maximum, trying to get a feel of the participants in this turmoil. It didn't take sensory prowess for Kagerou to figure out which son of a god was generating those magnificent, solar rays of power in the middle of the night (actually, early evening). However, who was he fighting? Were there others?
One moment, Kagerou was sensing, then in the next, she froze. A moment passed and she was gone.The residue chakra from her techniques wrote a short message upon a scroll within her hip pouch. The message would be replicated on another scroll, miles and miles away, for the eyes of someone who's heart was miles and miles closer to Estia.
"Belamos is fighting in Estia. I'm here. Please, ready relief squads and standby."
She properly assessed the situation and had assessed that she didn't have the few seconds to tag in and out with Sonyo and explain the situation to her. Landing upon the coordinates she had set with her Heavenly Transmission technique, she kicked off the melting ice, black with soot and ash. With her large scale barriers and Shukaku, Sonyo was the right choice to keep Estia safe and assist Belamos at the same time. Kagerou, at best, could only do one or the other. However, one small life was flip turning all of that logical planning straight onto the head. Keeping a low profile, them woman in a red hopped, maneuvered, and slid her way to the tiny blip of life she had sensed earlier. Two giants of chakra signatures, and then this one, tiny dot of a human in the middle of it all. With such low chakra signatures, Kagerou could only guess it was a child, and she was damned if she was going to ignore a child's life.
In a matter of seconds, Kagerou reached the destined location. She looked around with a steady gaze and smile. Yes, even now, covered in soot, frost, and burns, she smiled. It was her resting face, after all. Matted, glistening grass caught her eyes first, and she was at the side of the injured Soyeon in a single, gliding step. Her smile faded as she saw the nearly bissected child beneath her. Her mouth opened slightly as the slash, which had split over time, gushed out blood over the layers of fat. It was either luck or "mercy" that had spared this child from the damage cutting all way to her inner organs.
To her knees, the doctor dropped, and immediately, she slit her own wrist, but none of that before she stepped over the body and turned so that she faced the child and the chaos of the battle unfolding before her. Using her own blood to extend the life of the girl beneath her, Kagerou immediately went to work to mending, healing, and all around saving the child from her injuries. While her hands weaved between transfusing blood, hand signs, and medical tasks such as sutures and clamps, her chakra manifestation showed itself. The green leaves and branches spread and embraced Kagerou and the young girl in their protective embrace. Runes weaved themselves through the empty spaces of the green aura, creating a fuuin seal that was ready to be activated at a moment's notice. Her eyes never left the child, but neither did they permit a single detail to escape from even her peripherals.
[47 sentences]
Dexterous Prince
Novasse
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2019 9:46 am
__Bolting into through Estia Nohea came running as fast as she could with no regard or thought to wait for anyone. Normally a few explosions wouldn't bother her, in fact sometimes she liked to watch a show ya know? But these... well she would recognize them anywhere. Who else but her father could light up the night sky as clear as the afternoon sun? Only she had never seen it get this bad before, even the strongest of people she had seen were usually taken down with a few strikes from her adoptive father. The sheer scale of this fight meant it was somebody that could actually give him trouble, and that worried her. Nohea didn't know what she could possible offer in a battle of giants but like hell she would let that stop her from trying anyway.
The closer she got the more Nohea could feel the heat in the air. She had always hated the burning dry feeling, the way it pulled at her skin without even being hit. This was even worse from that. Had it not for Kokuล's silent assistance with her demon cloak Nohea would have ran herself into the ground just trying to get to Belamos. Instead the constantly forming mists around her body soothed her delicate shark skin before they themselves dehydrated into wispy nothingness in an endless game of tug and war. When finally she reached her father Nohea could only watch on in a desperate hope. Everything was, including Kagerou and the child, was completely ignored. Recklessly she called out, revealing herself to all in the area. "DAD...!"
It was a true Song of Ice and Fire. Their battle raged across the heavens high above the gaping onlookers below. Jets of scorching flames intersecting with geysers of bone-chilling frozen air. To the casual observer it would appear that two evenly matched, near godly, beings were going at it...but to someone who had seen their share of battle, who had seen Belamos Karna at his best, it was painfully apparent how far he had fallen during the five years since he had killed Sandayu. Truly, Belamos was doing all he could to simply keep the fight away from Estia! Unfortunately, at the sound of his daughter's voice his concentration momentarily lapsed as he looked to her to ensure her safety. The brief opening was all Reiji needed to knock Belamos across the night sky with a vicious strike from the staff of his scythe.
As the Sun God was sent crashing into the ground a kilometer away, Reiji turned his attention back to the earth "A half-breed's half-breed. And so our blood is even further tainted. Unforgivable" As he spoke knives composed entirely of ice materialized in the air around him. By the end of his pronouncement of Nohea's fate, the weapons numbered in the thousands. With a flick of his wrist the projectiles were sent flying forward, fast as the eye could see, in a deadly rain on all who stood on the cliff side.
Reply
