[RP]Obake Blade

[Quanon]

Destracted by flying projectile , that looked like a marshmellow , Bora Cho fell straight on his face ...

 

He just hoped no-one had noticed that ... he knew what people thought about his "unique" fighting style . He did not want to be kicked out of the caravan .

 

Seriously , he was not just a drunken vagabond , no he was almost a Master ... almost .

 

Bora Cho got up , not even cleaning of the dirt of his shirt , he asked to no-one specifaclly :

 

" Is this the way you nomads travel , killing each other while walking ?"

[Rogue Nine]

Carwyn's ears were good, honed from years of practice, so he could've sworn he'd heard the armored security man say something about "my miserable existence", to which Hoshiko replied with something about "your miserable existence". This all came after the security guard had announced his purpose and intentions. Clearly, he perceived Hoshiko as a threat. Now, he wasn't too keen on the specifics of aeromancy, but he was pretty sure that it had to do with lightning and other such nastiness. And if Hoshiko's increasingly angry tone was any indication, it was clear that she could defend herself if it came to that.

 

He let out a small sigh, then quickly swallowed it up as a rather large marshmallow impacted the security guard's helmet. Carwyn glanced over in Aya's direction again and saw the merchant woman shaking her bag of marshmallows angrily at the security guard. “And there’s more where that came from!” she called out. “So you just better… better… You’d just better watch it, pal and go ‘securitize’ the trail ahead of us instead of messing around with ‘mancers and rangers and… and the rest of us travellers!”

 

Despite the seriousness of the situation, Carwyn couldn't help but let the full-blown grin that was tugging at the corners of his mouth spread across his face. She's sweet, he thought to himself. Taking note that the pirate-y looking person with axes had entered his lot into the confrontation, Carwyn lowered his bow.

 

"It's clear that you've got some issues to work out amongst yourselves," he said, addressing Hoshiko and the guard. "Personally I was never very good at that whole mediating business, so I'm just going to leave you to it." He turned to move off in Aya's direction, but not before winking at Hoshiko. "Don't hurt him too much, Hosh. I could probably use some of his fancy armor for arrowheads." His voice was merry.

 

He trotted past the taciturn swordsman, patting him lightly on the shoulder. "All yours, mate." He then approached Aya. "Oy, don't be throwin' all of those at him! Those'd go in perfectly good s'mores!"

[JasraLantill]

"Indeed," she told the merchant, "you can scarce find a better weapon than a sticky puffball to combat a man in full body armor... nice shot, though."

 

“Thanks!” Aya replied to the woman. “I pride myself on accuracy with foodstuffs. All I can say is that he’s derned lucky I wasn’t carrying fresh tomatoes!”

 

She saw Carwyn lower his bow, and grin. It looked like the tense situation was being defused, and Aya took a small amount of self-satisfaction at that. She didn’t like to see anyone get hurt without reason, especially any of her fellow travellers. There was a sort of code among the regulars in the caravan that they helped each other along the way. Once in the city, competition between them resumed, but out on the road…it was best that they stick together.

 

Carwyn said some words to the swordsmen, and to the mage, and then headed towards her. "Oy, don't be throwin' all of those at him! Those'd go in perfectly good s'mores!"

 

She grinned at him. “Yeah, well….” She shrugged lightly. “We need to find some chocolate and biscuits first. So…,” she said tentatively, “you want to walk along with me and Bob? I was sort of hoping to get in front of those ‘mancers. They’re sort of… well….” She paused, not really wanting to admit that they scared her. She settled with, “…unpredictable.”

 

She tossed him the bag of marshmallows. "Here. You'd better hold on to those. I don't trust myself not to throw another one. And the stale ones can be lethal."

[Jason Skywalker]

"I bet they do," Akira grinned, still laughing on the inside because of her actions, yet, he still held a serious look on Xan. He hid his dagger once again and then looked around him. He saw a woman that had commented on Aya, a pirate, a some sort of drunken vagabond, Carwyn, Xan, the female aeromancer, the male pyromancer and the other swordsman. He held his eye on the swordsman though.

 

"I trust this can be solved by you guys," He said to them, "Aya, Carwyn, you mind some help?"

[Rexraptor2000]

"I was sort of hoping to get in front of those ‘mancers. They’re sort of… well ….unpredictable." the talior said and Toa turned around looking angry.

 

" 'Macers? Unpredictable?" he said in an angry voice. Then he smiled and said "I guess you're right, although Hydros are the most boring and predictable people on the planet. And the most cold hearted too."

 

Then he turned back around and said "Look, if you don't want to settle it by the fire, then how about if you take it up with Irithoi? Even though you have permission to do all that stuff, this is his caravan and he is the one paying you."

[Master_Archon]

Xan was about to comment on Hoshiko's complyance to ending his life, when something he barely felt hit his helmet.

 

He reached up and plucked it off, and brought it in front of his face. He brought it close, close for even a guy wearing a helmet. It was a marshmallow...Xan looked up and heard the woman with the pony threatening his intentions.

 

"Seems like you have everyone on your side Hoshiko," he said saddly, "as usual your deceptions win again."

 

Xan threw the marshmallow aside and lifted one of his axes, pointing it at the woman, "ma'am, I'll see you in ten minutes at the head of the caravan," he stated.

 

Then he heard the man with the weird hat threaten him. Xan pointed his axe at him now, "you too smart-alick."

 

"If either one of you don't show, I'll hunt you down and detain you in a most uncivil fashion," he stated darkly, pointing his axe from one to the other.

 

"I guess you win, Hoshiko, but I'll keep my eye on you," Xan said to Hoshiko, lifting his axes and putting them away. Xan pushed past Hoshiko with a shove from his shoulder and started walking towards the front of the caravan. He halted and turned his head slightely, "oh, and we'll definately continue our conversation, Hoshiko," he menaced, turning and continuing his journey to the front of the caravan.

[ForceFightWMe12]

Kyo frowned, glaring back at the armored man. He had no patience for idiots.

 

He turned forward again, forcing himself to relax again as the group broke apart.

 

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

 

It was several hours later by the time they made camp. Dusk was nearly upon them when Irithoi had given the order to pull the wagons up in a circle and form the campsite. Fires were started, those who had brought tents had put them up.

 

Kyo sat at a relatively deserted campfire he himself had built, munching on a small bit of bread he had pulled from his bag. He ignored the others, already thinking through what he would do when he reached Ryuu-Tokai; what motions he would take to find the woman, what he would say when he did...

[Grace]

As they pulled in to camp, Takara watched the armored man for a moment, thoughtfully replaying one of his statements from much earlier in her head. Seems you have everyone on your side, Hoshiko. Takara cocked her head. Was that sadness in his voice? She nodded to herself. Yes, of course it was. After all, he'd only been trying to do his job.

 

"We're pulling in for a camping, and I missed a fight?" Katsuro's words jarred his mother from her thoughts.

 

"Yes, you did," she agreed, "quite toward the beginning of our trip. I'm very glad of it." She smiled faintly. "Though I think you would have enjoyed the part where the merchant woman," she gestured to Aya, "attacked the armored guard," gesturing to Xan, "with a marshmallow!"

 

Katsuro laughed. "Ho, well!" he said cheerfully. Then, more seriously, he said, "Did you know there's nobody my age around?"

 

Takara smiled. "Since when is that any different?"

 

Katsuro grinned. "No different, just commenting," he said. As he ran off to hunt for more stones for his slingshot, Takara pulled her bag from her shoulders and dropped it to the ground. From it, she pulled a black cloak. This, she drew over her shoulders and fastened about her neck. When this was done, she moved to the edge of the encampment and stared out into the distance.

[JasraLantill]

Aya stood by her fire and then stared critically at her tent. It was definitely not as taut as it could be, sagging badly in the middle. But it wasn’t a bad effort for only having three tent stakes instead of four. She searched her tent bag again, but just couldn't find the other stake.

 

She was about to go and look for a suitably solid stick as a substitute when she noticed the young mother and little boy some yards away. And as the boy ran off to play with his slingshot, she had to grin. He reminded her of her little brother, Rui. But when she saw the young mother wrapping herself up in her cloak, her grin faded. It wasn’t right that they didn’t have a tent to sleep in.

 

She looked at her tent again. It wasn’t large, but there was room enough to share it with the mother and her boy. Even sagging in the middle as it was, it was better than sleeping outside.

 

“Hey,” she called out to the young mother. “You need a place to sleep tonight? I’ve got room in my tent to share. It’d be a lot warmer than roughing it outside. Plus, if my friends come through with some chocolate and graham crackers, or suitable substitutes, we'll be making s'mores. If not," she shrugged, "just toasted marshmallows. But either way, something sweet to eat."

[Rexraptor2000]

As soon as Aya finished her sentance, Toa came along carrying an armful of dried wood followed by 2 of his tall fire soldiers carrying already burning wood and an army of tiny fire soldiers dragging lightly singed branches. They all dumped it into Aya's fire and it flared up a few feet for a few seconds before going down again. Then the fire soldiers went to get more wood and branches while Toa sat down in front of the fire.

 

"I imagine that we'll need quite a bit more wood before we can make Volcano S'mores. Also some large stones." he said to himself as he stared into the fire, another fire seeming to form in his own.

[Rogue Nine]

Carwyn came back to the campsite carrying a stack of firewood he'd gathered. He spotted Aya talking to the young mother and child who had joined the caravan late, motioning to her tent. Probably offering them her tent to stay the night, he surmised. He couldn't help but smile again, something he'd been doing most of the day conversing with Aya. The rest of the trip after that initial confrontation was pretty uneventful, and he and Aya had spent most of it talking and swapping stories, interrupted by only the cranky security guard giving Aya a stern talking-to.

 

He approached the campfire just as the pyromancer sat down. "I think this should be more than enough," he told Toa.

 

Carwyn sat down on the coat he'd spread out on the ground for himself earlier. He spotted the bag of marshmallows, picked one out and popped it into his mouth. Pulling off his right boot, he massaged his sore right foot as he chewed thoughtfully.

[Master_Archon]

Xan stood outside the circle of wagons watching everyone, he had little rest with his job. He had to patrol the outside of the wagons, and when everyone went to sleep, he had to patrol the surrounding areas to make sure everything was clear.

 

He looked at the merchant lady's tent, it was sagging, missing a pole. He let out a snort and reached into the wagon he was standing near, the one he kept his gear in. He searched around with his hand until he found what he was looking for.

 

He looked at the proper sized tent pole, he had been on many battle campaigns, he knew to carry two or three extra at all times. "Here," he said, though he said it with no effort for her to hear him, whether she did or not he didn't care. At that he tossed the pole, it landed squarely infront of the womans tent.

 

He didn't wait for any gratitude or contempt, and started patroling around the wagons. He saw nothing, only darkness, and the still figures of trees. He sighed as he heard laughter and talking from the camp, he was alienated, hated, and alone...as always.

[Jason Skywalker]

Akira said, bringing in a large sack, filled with chocolate and another with the graham crackers, "You wouldn't know the debts i had to take advantage for the chocolate and the crackers. But well, i guess it's better to have food than undebted debts," He smiled.

 

Akira let the sack rest besides Aya's tent and then sat down. He took out his long cape and put it on his previously set tent. He took out his bow and his arrow's and looked at them. The arrow's point's where made of pure steel. The arrow itself and the feathers where black. His bow's string was made of a very strong yet comfortable nylon. The bow, as well as the arrow's, was black. It started off like a normal bow but then made a curve, which was followed by the bow's handle which was followed by the same pattern, yet reversed: the curve first and then the bow ended.

 

Akira then rest for a while, warming himself up.

[ForceFightWMe12]

Kyo saw the armored guard walking around the back of the wagons nearby. He sighed, calling out to him as if reading his mind.

 

"You know," he said without turning around from his fire, "If you don't swing your weapons around in a crowd of people, people might like you better."

[Rexraptor2000]

"We need some some large stones for the molten rock and a few other matierials. Otherwise it won't be a Volcano S'more," Toa said smiling and then continued saying "But the soldiers are getting getting those. And then I can provide the proper heat. It would be nice if someone could provide alcohol to put in the flame, but it's not requiered."

[steven]

He didn't really may much attention to the fire, he clothing kept him warm enough to get by. Instead of joining the group he just stood around and stared out at the sky. He only really joined the group when he heard someone say "And we'll also need chocolate and graham crackers."

 

Jonas turned and said "Well I don't know about cracker but I have chocolate in my bag."

[Master_Archon]

"You know," said the young man with the sword, "If you don't swing your weapons around in a crowd of people, people might like you better."

 

Xan just shook his helmeted head and continued his job walking away from the kid and his fire to another side of the circle of wagons, even though it had no sides technically.

[ForceFightWMe12]

Kyo's eyes followed the man as he moved around to the other side of the circle of wagons, shaking his head slightly.

[Jason Skywalker]

"Don't bother," Akira said to the swordsman, "He's one of those stubborn persons that are just like that. As long as we can count on him for protection or something, we're alright. Say, what's your name?"

 

Akira was very curious to know him better, since he was a fellow Swordsman.

[ForceFightWMe12]

He glanced over at the new man who was speaking to him. "Kyo." he answered.

[JasraLantill]

Aya was pleasantly surprised at the stack of firewood brought back by Carwyn. And she was taken aback when Toa’s little fire soldiers had marched past her and built up her fire to a roaring blaze. And she was speechless when Akira deposited the large sack filled with chocolate and graham crackers by her tent. But she was utterly floored when Xan tossed her the tent stake.

 

She stared at it, then stared at him, and for probably the first time that day, she didn’t know what to say, except, “Thanks.” Maybe she had misjudged the grumpy guard. After all, it did appear that he was looking after everyone.

 

She hoped the young mother would join her later, but as it looked like she was intent on waiting for her son to come back from playing, she went to sit near Carwyn.

 

He was pensively munching on a marshmallow while he massaged his foot. “You know, if I was my mother, I’d tell you save the marshmallows for the s’mores.” She reached into the bag and picked one out for herself. “But, I’m not my mother.” She popped it into her mouth, enjoying the soft, sugary treat.

 

Aya hugged her knees in close to her chest and looked at sky while she chewed. The sun had just set and the sky was glowing with reds and gold as bright and warm as her fire. It would be a good day tomorrow. She swallowed.

 

“Red in the morning, shepherd’s warning. Red at night shepherd’s delight.” She looked at Carwyn. “You know, Bob really didn’t mean to step on your foot,” she said apologetically. “He’s just a little… overprotective of me sometimes.”

[Jason Skywalker]

"Well, nice to meet you Kyo. I'm Akira, nice to meet you. I take it that you're a swordsman as well," He said relaxed. It was truly a moment to sit back and enjoy.

[ForceFightWMe12]

Kyo nodded. "I am, and it's a pleasure to meet you, Akira."

[Rexraptor2000]

"You know, Bob really didn’t mean to step on your foot,” Aya said to Carwyn apologetically. “He’s just a little… overprotective of me sometimes.”

 

"My old girlfriend's pet, I don't know what it was but it was a large cat of some sort, used to do things like that, only with his teeth." Toa said laughing.

[Master_Archon]

Xan halted and sighed, he looked around, no one there. He slipped his helmet off and rubbed some sweat from his forehead, then took a good look around, and breathed deep, the fresh air smelled good.

 

He slipped his helmet back on and started his patrol again, after some time he heard some rustling in the vegitation outside the circle of wagons. He halted, as if hit by an arrow, drawing his great sword. Xan cautiously moved away from the wagons towards the sound.

 

He heard it again, he lifted his enormous blade, ready to strike. He stepped up on a curious sight, and something he didn't expect. A boy, he probably belonged to the lady who had been talking to Irithoi earlier. He seemed to be gathering stones.

 

Xan lowered his blade, "oi, kid, don't you know not to be outside the wagon circle after dark, it's more dangerous than you think out here," he said sternly.