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[Cinna-Apple Nami]

❖ Izunami ❖
The Red Shula

Seeing him stop walking, Izunami ceased floating and watched as he sat upon the ground. "Had he changed his mind on resting?", she wondered before he spoke. A he patted the ground next to him, Izunami looked at him for a quick second before taking a seat next to him. He was acting strange, but she did ask, and he stated he would explain. So with herself planted on the ground next to him, she looked at him, gazing into his tired looking hues. How would he show her? A question which boggled her mind, but she decided not speak and just sit and wait.

 

[ProperGamer]

Z took a deep breath and sighed. What he was about to do was dangerous. And he was going to warn her.

"I need you, to clear your mind as much as possible. What I am about to do, may have conciquences. But, it will be faster and will leave little questions."

Z took another deep breath and sighed once more.

"I am going to give you my memories of the events that happened."

He said as he stared into the womans eyes. Normally, he would know her name by now, but his mind was so tired that he hadnt bothered to try and look for the basic information. But as he looked into the womans eyes, his became sharper, like knives that were poised, ready to cut into her mind and give her the memories of what happened to him and Rachael.  

[Cinna-Apple Nami]

❖ Izunami ❖
The Red Shula

Izunami listened as he spoke, understanding now of what he was about to do. But she still wondered just how he would attempt such a thing. She knew nothing of other species, only her own, but not too much. Memories of her own past were locked away, unbeknown to herself. But he, the man she knew nothing about, not even his name, seemed trusting enough, so she allowed whatever he needed to do, to be done. Giving a nod, she closed her eye's and began to clear her mind. But suddenly she opened her eye's, her fiery hues gazing upon him. "Before we start, what's your name?", she asked. Izunami then closed her eye's, telling him hers, before once again clearing her mind, just like he had instructed her to do so. "my name is Izunami"

 

[ProperGamer]

Z looked at her gave a quick, quark of a smile. It was a simple request. Though, one that, had he not bee so damned tired, he might not have given. But right now, he was just welcoming the company for once.

Z...

He said to answer her qusetion. And it was nice that she had given her name as well. But right now, he focused again. This time harder. To Z, the experience of diving into someones mind was like trying to push through a web made of slimy jello that hurt as you pushed through. He had no idea what the pain was like for someone who wasnt used to it.

But, regaurdless.

Z pushed into Izunami's mind, and there he began to reshape her mind. Not in a bad way, just so he could leave the memories of what he had been through.

He started with the talk with Record and Memnon. Putting it all in context so she could understand why he had go to such a dangerous place.

Next, the climb to the top floor of the Tenth Sea Library. Long and lonely, just how he liked it. He smell old books, the feel of the dusty air on his skin. All of it and more moving into Izumani's mind as he continued.

The hours of isolated searching, while listening for any danger that might want to do him harm. To many, it might seem sad that he lived a life of being alone. However, Z could tell that is how this woman felt as well. That she had been alone for some time as well and she knew the feeling that he did.

Z continued to press on Izunami's mind, showing the floors that he had gone down untill he ran into Rachael. The woman that confused him, who he couldnt see into. An enigma to Z. Like the question you dont have an answer to. The intriuge that she instilled in him.

Finally, he came to the part that started it all. The choice he made, choosing to help Rachael. The running for their lives. Being trapped in a small room. The door, That door! Where was it from? What did that symbol on the door mean! Where had he seen it! Confusion flooded both minds until it happend.

The bright beam of light that seemed to make time slow. The expression of surprise on Rachael's face as the beam impaled her, killing her instantly. The man behind the desk that checked out two books to him. One for Rachael, the other, about...

Yes Memnon. The library provided that which Z needed. And Z didnt even think to block that information for Izunami. Perhaps that would come to bite Z in the a** if she turned on him? Oh well.

Finally, how he came to his promise.

Z dragging Rachael's body out the only remaining door, the door closing and the feeling of being alone again. The feeling of an empty mind, one that was just, not there. It was, indiscribable to anyone that wasnt a mind reader.

The promise Z made, to bring Rachael back to life, give her new life. His promise to her.

As Z showed where he had laid her, somewhere in the middle of Firma park, everything went black and sharp pain filled both Izunami's head and Z's.

That was when Z fell and landed in the Magma plains.

Z broke the connection, and waited now. He wasnt sure what Izunami was going to say or do, but he hoped he hadnt hurt her to badly.  

[Cinna-Apple Nami]

❖ Izunami ❖
The Red Shula

"Z...", she repeated within her mind, a smile gracing her lips. She had learned his name, and now he had known hers. But not was the time to get down to business. Breathing in and out, slowly, her mind clear now, Z began to dwell within her mind, given her the answer she had seeked some time ago. Pain began to envelop Izunami, her hands clenching within her lap. This pain felt knew to her, but something in the back of her mind told her it was familiar, like she felt pain before. But leaving that be, and trying to concentrate, she dealt with the pain, allowing Z to dive deeper.

Soon images began to appear, and at first they didn't make sense. But as things progressed, Izunami began to understand. First was a talk with someone she did not know, but the other figure, she knew of. He had been the one she had just recently met, but knew nothing about. He gave her an odd chill when she gazed at him, and now, even though these were only mere memories, Izunami still developed that same odd chill.

The image then faded to something else, a place with held a lot of books. But what caught her attention the most was the feeling of loneliness. It was so strong here, and as well recognizable. She too knew of this feeling very well. And never would she have imagined she met another who experienced the same.

Still as everything progressed, Izunami understood waht was going on and continued to pay attention, the info collecting wihtin her mind. It was then she was shown another figure, a girl. This was Rachael and she could feel or more like see and understand, that this woman intigued Z. This made her smile, and give a slight giggle, even through the pain she still endured.

The memories proceeded on, informing her of his reasons for coming to the library, taking a book about Memnon, the odd man she had seen not too long ago and then, the part that made the fire demon sad. Rachael dies and the answer to her question finally gets answered. "his promise", she uttered, her eye's still shut, her mind still taking in all his memories, her hands still clenching within her lap. His promise was to bring her back to life. And then on, she was shown where her body lied and how he arrived in Magma Plains. The rest she already knew.

As the connections broke, Izunami began to breathe heavily, leaning forward, her hands upon the ground, she on her knees. The pain, the info, it all seemed a bit too much for her, but she hung in there and saw it through. Once she calmed, the pain subsiding, she laid on her back, her eye's towards the sky. Her chest rose and fell quite quickly, until she fully calmed, it slowing to a normal pace. Wiping a few beads of sweat from her forehead, she closed her eye's, before speaking. "So much...you've had to go through", she pasued a bit before continuing. Her eye's then opened, revealing her fiery hues. "And...I'm sorry about your friend." Izunami spoke with the up most sincerity. So many similar things they shared, and she knew of it from the memories he shared with her. Though she knew not much about him, she felt closer to him now, which was kinda strange. "I...", she began to say. "I wanna help." She then sat up and turned towads him, she now sitting on her bottom. "Though they were painful, and are yours.....the memories, your memories.....they feel", she then began to place her hands over her heart, while closing her eye's. "they feel like my own." Izunami couldn't remember how she ended up in Magma Plains herself. Everything before her waking up there one day is a blur. It was like, her memories were taken, or she never had a past at all. But unbeknown to her, she did have a past, but it was a very hectic one.

She was actually a rare fire demon, born within a very old and legendary clan. She was there princess and held extraordinary powers. For when in her true and full demon form, she can burn city's, states, large masses of lands to cinders. A great and grand power it was, until someone got a hold of her, placing her under a spell, and making her burn her own clan to the ground. It was an awful sight and battle. And in the end, to save her, she was bound by a certain spell, her full demon form laying dormant inside her. And her memories from that time erased. The remaining fire demons from her clan didn't want her to remember such a thing, knowing good and well it wasn't her fault. So after wards, they put her to sleep, placing her body in large magma pool, her body floating deeper and deeper within it. She would sleep for years, centuries even. And when she would awaken, she would know nothing of her past, nor where she came from.

"So please...", she began to say, her eye's now opened and on him. "Allow me to go along with you, and help carry out your promise."

 

[ProperGamer]

During the whole thing, parts of Izunami has leaked into Z's mind. An unfortunate side effect of the mental process. But she was correct. Hie memories that he had shared were now hers as well. Like a soda you share with someone, it isnt just yours, but both of yours. This was similair. However, as the process had gone on, Z had seen something. Large portions of Izunami's memory were blocked. Like they were locked away. He didnt touch them, having learned that when people lock away memories whether intentionaly or involitaraly, it was usually best to keep it that way until that person was ready to deal with it.

He laid down and looked at the sky, but sat back up when Izunami spoke.

"Yea, but thats just the last few hours... Normally my life isnt so, adventurous."

He spoke, trying to seem alittle more charming then his normaly drab and dull self. He hadnt given up memories from his mind years. He was more accustomed to simply ripping things from others minds.

"You can help if you wish. And yes, they are now your memories too. I can take them away if you want. But until then, we share that common memory."

He stood up, offering a hand to Izunami as his deep black eyes met her firey red ones.

"Im gonna need all the help I can get."  

[Cinna-Apple Nami]

❖ Izunami ❖
The Red Shula

The fire demon smiled as he stated she could help him, but then placed her hands back upon her heart, as if trying to hold something away from him, as he spoke of taking the memories back, if she wanted him to. "No. Please don't. I have no memories of my own. Only of what has just occurred and before i met you. Though your memories, some of them or lonely, painful and sad, in a way...", she began to say, pausing a bit as she removed her gaze from him and onto the ground. "it warms me. It shows that I am not the only one who had felt such things", she said softly.

And as he stood, she released her hands, they now sitting within her lap. She gazed up at him, as he offered her his hand. She gave a smile as he stated he would need help, and that was something she had no problem giving. So placing her hand within his, she got to her feet. "I'll do my best", she said to him kindly, with a soft and gentle tone.

 

[ProperGamer]

Z nodded in understanding. It also ment that the parts of her mind that were locked away, might not have been her own doing. But he didnt dwell on that for long, or atleast not yet. His mind was to tired and preoccupied with Rachael at the moment.

"I understand Izunami."

When she stood, he looked around and had to think for a moment. Which way was Firma park? Z belived it was to the north. Or was it the south? Z closed his eyes, searching for the information that was locked in his mind and smiled as he found what he was looking for.

"Ah, finally. Alright, this way."

Z spoke, patting Izunami's shoulder. He had a feeling that having someone to help him would come in handy. And not just for moving Rachael's body, but also in keeping him company and his spirits up. And in return he could do the same for his new friend. If Z had stopped and looked at the facts, he would have noticed just how similar he and Izunami were. Both were in reality very power weilders of their abilities. Both came from very lonley and hard pasts. And both led very lonley existances.

But, all this escaped Z in his infante thickness from being so tired. He was content to have a friend at this moment. Someone helping him keep his promise.

((Off to Firma Park.))  

[Cinna-Apple Nami]

❖ Izunami ❖
The Red Shula

Her heart fluttered a bit as he stated he understood her. This was the first time anyone had done such a thing. though she had recently met a few others, and even another fire demon like herself, neither one of them understood her, nor felt what she felt inside. Only he did, and this made her feel, unexplainable.

Now standing to there feet, she watched him as he looked around, as if searching for something. "What's wrong?", she asked. But Z had already closed his eye's as she asked this, searching his mind for an answer. Izunami watched him as he did so and understood what he was doing when he stated what way to go. With a pat upon her shoulder, the fire demon gave a nod and began to head in the direction that he had stated, but she did so right by his side.

{{ exit to firma park }}

 

[Kai_Strauss]

After what felt like a few hours of climbing the elevator shaft, Renka finally got to a partially open door and managed to get through it and rolled onto his back to catch his breath. He glanced around at the floor he was on and saw mostly a bunch of dust covered books, getting up he went over and took one out,
"Ohh, maps...maybe I'll try to check this one out..after more exploring."

Renka held the book under one arm and continued to walk around the new floor, wondering if there were more creatures guarding this floor's stairs too.  

[Kasark_Tamaru]

Kas watches the decaying arms bursting through the walls, and pulls out his katana, watching the arms, in case they start to attack.  

[Fira the Phoenix]

Fira gave a light birdlike cry as the arms suddenly came out of the walls and even had one grab her arm and she quickly pulled away trying to keep near the middle of the room keeping her staff defensively in front of her.  

[Kai_Strauss]

It took about a second to realize what he was seeing, then he reacted by quickly jumping onto the nearest bookshelf and climbing to the top to get away from the pack. Renka looked for the fastest way to escape from the hyenas from his perch and hoped there was a clear path to the stairs.  

[JackieBugz]

Kokoro glared at the decaying arms, her anger flaring inside of her, ready to burst with a blinding energy. Her arms quivered as she looked around the room, snapping an arm in half when it touched her, burning others with her hot skin. The elemental backed to the center of the room near her husband and the phoenix, ready to attack.

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