Exploring the Land [Open]

[Shinjitu]

It was considered to be quite the perfect day in the port city of Harujion. The conditions for travel on the seas were considered to be as perfect as not a single cloud could be seen dotting the skies over this interesting city. The sun beat down mercilessly on the people and animals both of the ground and the sky. Yet no one seemed to curse the heat which filled the air as it brought with it the feeling of summer. Such days would be considered a rarity, especially for a city strategically placed right next to the vast ocean. Rainfall was more than likely a much more common place thing than such a beautiful day as today. It was perfect... Maybe a little too perfect.

A peculiar figure found himself wandering down the streets of this port side city. The aura he gave off was a strange mix of both kindness and coldness. His borderline gray hair danced gently on the occasional breezes that washed through Harujion. Eyes peered ahead, as if everything around him wasn't truly there. As if something in the immediate horizon was what he was truly seeking. The long sleeves of his kimono, around three inches past his hands, swayed at his side with every stride. His boots made soft clicking sounds with each step, a constant rhythm never broken as he swerved through people in his path like water itself. He caught many eyes from the people around him but many decided to ignore him. The glances were not due to the strange atmosphere he put off... But rather due to the fox mask he wore on his face.

"Peculiar..." He muttered softly, his stride never broken as he made his way into the more beaten path. The outer rim of the city where the less fortunate tended to dwell waiting for easy money to pass on by. The man who's stride seemed to never end would surely never last even a minute considering he looked almost malnourished. If he was attacked, he was surely a dead man if the attackers decided to go on the offensive and throw caution to the wind. Even though anyone with a brain would know this he continued to move forward as if salvation waited for him just past the city.

Mana: 60/60 100%

[lillian]

[atrb=border, 0, true][atrb=cellspacing,0px,true][atrb=valign,top] Lillian Vondant Embero Her arms spread and she welcomed the sun with happiness. Ever since making her way from the island and to Fiore, Lillian had been enjoying the new sensations; however most of the time she had spent it learning what she could. Sadly, inscriptions here were confusing. As she walked past a sign, she gazed at it and tried to read it. In her mind, she saw letters but was unable to read them. It was different from her language, the inscriptions were very much different to. Looking around, Lillian's green gaze caught sight of a male in what seemed to be a Kimono. It was much different to what many people were wearing here. The cool female turned to face the guy, her lips in a faint line and she took a step forward. Her boots clicking against the ground, taking note of the kitsune mask the male seemed to possess. Lillian was guessing he was a part of the infamous guild known as the Kitsune Lament. She had heard about it from Griffin Wing mages and the Fairy Tail mages during her travels. Apparently they were the dark guild that replaced Shark Fang. Lillian's green eyes closed for several seconds and she opened them, the 22 going on 4500 female soon enough was face to face. A soft and yet very rare smile curled up on the girls lips, looking up at the male with interest. "What a rare sight you have." Her tongue rolled as she spoke. "But I must admire the bravery you have to walk along the paths of this... Place dressed in such an apparel even I am curious." She lowered her head. "In all delights of seeing somebody I'm guessing from the guild they call Kitsune Lament. May we hang about, I'm curious of your guild if you are, indeed, from it." Random introduction, but Lillian was straight out • MANA; 100% [xx/xx] • OOC; OOC here • (I'm aware that Shinji isn't from KL, but Lillian is curious all the same and still getting used to the new world. ^^ Btw, hey there! Rii here. x ))

[Shinjitu]

He continued on his path, interestingly, undisturbed by the few who gave the kimono and mask wearing individual strange glances. His steps were slow and the stride in which both legs were extended was minimal at best. Arms swayed slowly at his sides while the ends of his kimono sleeves seemed to sway in the opposite direction from which his arms swayed. He felt a strange sensation, almost as if some one was watching him more closely than the other people who merely glanced his way. His neck craned from one direction to the next, violet eyes peering from behind the slit style eyes of his kitsune mask. It was then that his 'eyes' looked upon a female who he assumed was the culprit but he seemed so uncaring of her gaze that he merely looked ahead once again.

His slowly pace continued as he made his way along the road side through the small town as he was making his way towards the outskirts of this strange place. His ears twitched at the sound of a second set of clicking from what he assumed was boots. It wasn't long until he was suddenly face to face, violet peering through the slits towards another set of green which only seemed to stare back. His mind instantly registered this female as the one who had been viewing him earlier. His pace had long since stopped, his arms hanging uselessly at his sides as his eyes watched her lips curl into a smile and for a second he almost thought of just walking past her. He was used to people stepping into his path which was usually with the intent of robing him or just plain out looking for a fight. His head hung down slightly as she began to speak, his ears once again twitching as sound assaulted them.

He already placed her in the category of not only a long winded individual but also one who appeared to be straight out with what they meant to say. His brain hung onto every word that she spoke, his mind quickly throwing together sentences in which he could respond to her query on if he was a member of this guild named 'Kitsune Lament'. Once it seemed she was finally finished with her onslaught of words he merely tilted his head to one side. ”Kitsune... Lament...” His words were slow, almost drawn out, at if he was struggling with comprehending just what she had said. ”One needn't fear for themselves dressed in certain ways... When they can defend themselves properly...” His words were a little more swift this time around. As soon as these words escaped his lips he was silent for a moment, his brain recalling what she had said before. He had already responded to her nudges about the way he was dressed and how brave he must be to walk around in his current get-up. His other sentence proved that he knew little about any sort of Kitsune Lament.

”Guild...?”

Mana: 60/60 100%

[ritsuko]

[atrb=border, 0, true][atrb=cellspacing,0px,true][atrb=valign,top] Lillian Vondant Embero Lillian took note of how he seemed to have had no idea of what she was on about. Slowly her smile faded and was replaced with clear curiosity. Blinking her green eyes, she folded her arms. "All I know is that it's a guild." She confirmed. "A dark guild." Turning around and looking around, Lillian shrugged before looking towards the male once more. "Can you perhaps tell me what this world is? I'm aware of what this place is called... Fiore? I mean this place we're at right now." Her tone was serious and she looked towards the sign on a store that said "Bobs Marvelous Books." Which she hadn't a clue what was on it. "I'm not from here in fact I even get the feeling this isn't my... era." What she meant by that, she wasn't even sure. Lillian trailed off, looking towards the male with a cool gaze and she watched him. She was silent, clearly waiting for him to say something of which could help. Finally, she decided to say something. "Can you help me?" • MANA; 100% [xx/xx] • OOC; OOC here •

[Shinjitu]

He continued to merely stare in her direction, the occasional blink obviously going unnoticed by anyone except him due to the mask hiding every inch of his face from the world. Violet eyes continued to merely watch and judge the female in front of him. She once again confirmed that it was a guild before tagging on the word 'Dark' to the front. ”Dark... Guild...?” He mumbled, obviously he wasn't much of one for guilds as he seemed completely ignored to the existence of guilds and even the world guild. His hands slightly shifted, the left swaying helplessly at his side while his right slowly snaked it's way up to his head. The sleeve of his kimono dropped away, revealing pale skin to the world along with red painted nails. His fingers lightly raked through his very light brown hair as he watched the girl look around before looking back.

His hand dropped to his side once again becoming obscure from the world as he listened to her once again drone on with a question about what world this was along with how this wasn't her 'era'. His head once again tilted slowly to one side. ”Era...?” He asked, skipping her question once again as his head turned, his gaze looking to the side before looking to the floor. ”Era... Harujion...” He said, his words as slow as before as his eyes once again looked up and locked onto the female as he took a step forward and then one back from her. To some he would appear either disoriented or intoxicated... Or an interesting combination of both. In actuality he had very poor comprehension on not only words but also most common knowledge on the world except for magic and general geography. As far as some one could be concerned he was like a newborn baby to the world.

”Help... Errrrrrrr.... Ssssssuuuurrrreeee...” He mumbled, his words beginning to become drawn out as a hand rose and slowly adjusted his mask on his face to make sure that it was secured and obscuring his face completely. He slowly began to walk, his steps were light as he began his head on trek towards the girl before 'sliding' around her using the dirt to lower his friction. Not once did the front of his body leave from facing her and in merely a moment he was behind her and slowly walking in the opposite direction from her... Backwards. ”Follow... I guess...” He said, his pace was slow as before, maybe more so now as he slowly continued in the direction he had been heading keeping his pace slow so she could catch up with him. A strange individual for sure.

Mana: 60/60 100%

[lillian]

[atrb=border, 0, true][atrb=cellspacing,0px,true][atrb=valign,top] Lillian Vondant Embero Lillian's gaze watched him as his voice spoke out the words. She pursed her lips together, moving her hands slowly down to her waist and pushing her hip out a little. Slowly she looked up and realized he had moved behind her. Turning around, her green eyes blinked and she let out a soft "heh." Turning, she followed him. Her boots clicking the ground and ignoring the gazes at the male and herself. It was not every day they came across somebody as openly clad about herself like Lillian was. Her clothes were just a sleeveless shirt that was buttoned at her chest and that was it and black flared out trousers with black boots. Around her neck was a tie, but it wasn't hidden among the collar of her shirt. She was silent, but her eyes narrowed even the slightest and her lips pressed in a thin line. The phoenix goddesses "host" couldn't help but feel a little confused herself. This male was different to all the people on her island, he reminded her a little of her younger brother though. He was barely a talker, but that made Lillian more interested in him. Let alone, the anbu kitsune mask made her want to see what his face looked like and she was already curious enough. He had said the word Harujion, which meant that this place she was at was... Harujion? • MANA; 100% [xx/xx] • OOC; OOC here •

[Shinzu]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0px,true][atrb=width,420,true] N O COLORS ANYMORE * I WANT THEM TO TURN BLACK ❚ WORDS --- ❚ TAGS someone ❚ NOTES text text text text text text "Pitiful." Uttered Shinzu as he tossed a book at the shopkeeper, or more specifically, slightly towards his right so that it would barley miss his figure. As the book clashed against the wall a mere inch away from the true target, a harsh crashing sound would echo into the air before gravity would take hold and force the make shift projectile downwards and into a pile of books which looked as if they had also been thrown rather violently by the teen, some with torn spines and others with pages falling out from the impact. "Another worthless spellbook. For your sake, I certainly hope that your 'shop', if it can even be called that, contains at least one spell that is not a utter waste of my time to study." In response to this the shopkeeper would quite simply drop onto his knees and begin cowering behind his desk. A closer inspection would reveal that Shinzu had already gone through at least half of the contents on the shelves surrounding the four walls of the building. Clearly, the shopkeeper had come to the realization that if he had found nothing of interest at this point, then he was hardly going to find anything else worth his time even if he continued looking through the shops stock. Despite knowing this himself however, Shinzu couldn't help but pick up another dusty book before flipping through its contents for no other reason other than to toy with the man. "Bob's Marvelous Books you call yourself? What a embarrassment." Upon preparing to toss the book, the teen would freeze in place like a statue as a pinkish blur passed by the shop window. "Phoenix girl?" He muttered to himself, considering that she was the only pink haired girl he knew well enough to not have randomly killed yet. With a dark grin forming on his face, Shinzu would drop the spellbook before stomping on it several times. "Congratulations Bob, your stars have aligned. The universe has just blessed me with someone else to torment." Dashing out of the shop, the teens gaze would be met by nothingness as he scoured the scenery. "Tch, lost sight of her already." Hardly willing to accept defeat this early however, the mage began stretching his legs, the sight of which causing several people to crowd around him in curiosity. Upon finishing with his antics, Shinzu would vanish into a blur as he took off down the street corner in single high speed motion, causing those once surrounding him to be blown backwards. At this point, Lillian and her companion would probably hear the sound of screams filling the air as the blue haired blur whizzed around Harujion whilst assaulting all those that would be unfortunate enough to cross his path in his search for the girl. "Where... Where... Where..." made by ayu of btn

[Shinjitu]

The figure ahead of Lillian continued to move, his body flowing much like water as he made his way down the street facing her while walking backwards. Despite the countless amount of times he would have either ran into some one or something he seemed to veer perfectly out of the way. His face never left Lillian until finally he stopped. Sliding to a halt he merely spun in one place using one foot to pivot on the spot while kicking back with his other leg to slide back to Lillian's side before he began to walk once again. His actions were both playful and strange in nature as his stride matched Lillian's almost perfectly.

”Harujion... Port city...” He said, seemingly reading her mind as his steps continued to perfectly match hers, his right leg moving forward when hers did. ”City in... East Fiore... He mumbled, his head turned slightly, his eyes obviously watching her from between the very small slits of his mask. ”Trading... Fishing... Profit.” He said, lifting one of his hands up as the kimono sleeve once again dropped away to reveal his red nailed hand. His hand made the universal signal for money, his thumb rubbing against his index finger and middle finger before it once again dropped to his side. ”Lots... Crime...” He mumbled to Lillian, his eyes turned ahead as he 'led' her in no specific direction except for forward.

”You... Part guild... Name?” He said, obviously struggling with picking words as he once again turned his weary gaze towards the female which he remained in step with. He was obviously curious on not only her name but if she was part of a 'guild'. ”What... is a... Guuuuuildddd?” He asked, the d and u pronunciation in guild being drawn out a little as if doing so would help get the point across that he didn't really know what a guild was. Having close to no memories of his past besides waking up in a forest had definitely caused him to struggle slightly with just pulling his small words from his seemingly distant mind.

Mana: 60/60 100%

[lillian]

[atrb=border, 0, true][atrb=cellspacing,0px,true][atrb=valign,top] Lillian Vondant Embero Watching him seemingly dance through the crowd; Lillian admired his agility. She headed onward, folding her arms and listening to people. Some seemed impressed and others were more or less moody and cussed unmentionable words as the male made his way through them. Sure there was never any contact, but what made her more amused was that his gaze seemed to hold hers through the mask he had on his face. Soon enough, he moved to her side and suddenly they were moving in sync. She took mental note of this before watching as he gave gestures to areas and used his hands to explain them. Sure the gestures he used made her confused. She hadn't a clue what they meant, she wasn't exactly up to date. She understood profit, but she hadn't an idea on the hand motions. Why was this? She still didn't know anything, all she knew was that her world had changed in her slumber. She didn't even know how long she slept for, it just felt like a day. Did all this happen in a day? When the male spoke about crime, Lillian sighed. A small frown appeared on her face and her eyes narrowed a little. Crime was a new word she learnt recently and she understood it instantly. More signs passed them, each of them had letters that made no sense. She was unable to read this, any of it. Looking towards Arashi, she couldn't help but let out a soft and very rare smile as he questioned her. "I am of no guild." She admitted. "I'm just a person who is getting used to new areas before deciding if I want to stay here or live back on my island where I feel like I am needed. Ash'ai needs me." She pressed one hand against a marking between her collar bones on her chest and on the back of her left hand was a marking that looked similar to a wing. Realizing she had moved off subject; she instantly jumped back in. "My name is Lillian." Looking towards him, she let out a soft and rare laugh. Pressing a hand to her lips, she couldn't help but smile a little more. "You're certainly a wonder yourself. A guild, from what I gathered, is a place where people work together and are in a big community. Sort of like... A tribe? They have a marking on some part of their body. It's like a symbol of some sort that matches their guild. That's all I really understand." The smile faded and her expression hardened. Faint sounds of screaming caught her attention and her pace slowed down. "Did you hear that?" Turning around, her gaze focused upward and she saw a shadow weaving about in the distance. Tilting her head, she felt a weird aura and then she could see people being pushed backwards like some strong gust of wind had hit them. Lillian recognized the darkness and the movement in seconds. She simply turned around and proceeded onward. From what she gathered, the person heading towards the two of them was an idiot. She had witnessed his discussion with the one called Durriken and it seemed like he was on the prowl and causing chaos. Lillian's eyes closed and she let out a soft sigh. Things were about to go from nice and peaceful to somewhat interesting. • MANA; 100% [xx/xx] • OOC; OOC here •

[Shinzu]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0px,true][atrb=width,420,true] N O COLORS ANYMORE * I WANT THEM TO TURN BLACK ❚ WORDS --- ❚ TAGS someone ❚ NOTES text text text text text text "Where! Where! Where!" Chanted Shinzu over and over again, the pace of his words increasing every passing moment as if to personify the drumbeat of his heart, until eventually he would be speaking so rapidly that it would be difficult to comprehend when one word ended and when another would begin. At some point during this random and aimless search however, the teen would once again spot a blur of pink in the distance which appeared to be moving in the opposite direction to him. "Found you." He clarified to himself before moving towards her with a jolt of speed. Upon skidding to a halt, a barrage of leaves and all manner of objects that had been left on the floor before being carried away by Shinzu's speed would trail behind him before bombarding the ground behind him as the momentum carrying them onwards at last died out. "I certainly hope you were not attempting to avoid me, phoenix girl." Said the teen with a dark grin, such being more than enough to make his hostility clear. "Now then, who is this? A Kitsune person?" He asked upon squinting his eyes at the man next to Lillian, who apparently gave off the appearance of a acquaintance from the way in which he was walking beside her. "Oh what joy, now I have two lives to ruin." Folding his arms, Shinzu began inspecting the two closely, before snapping his fingers at the first conclusion his thoughts would spit out. "Now then, what would bring you two to Harujion, the city practically made famous thanks to my Kitsune Lament? I certainly hope this is a plot to invade my guild after what I did to Griffin Wing. Oh please tell me that is the case... This dull day certainly does need a little bloodshed." At the end of his sentence the teen would slouch over in depression. Clearly, peaceful days such as these made his soul ache. made by ayu of btn

[Shinjitu]

He continued to move with her, his stride became erratic as he shuffled his feet so he was essentially taking two steps for each of her one. Being smaller than Lillian meant his legs had to be stretched a little further just to keep pace with her. This gave him a sort of hopping as he began to skip by her side with a wide smile hidden beneath his mask as he seemed to really be enjoying himself while she explained herself a little more. His gaze only returned to her as he noticed her placing a hand against the back between her collar bones which he took a mental note of before he twirled during one of his skips.

Her name was Lillian which to him was quite the interesting name and it caused him to let out a very faint chuckle as he landed and continued to skip by her side much like a child wandering down the street next to their mother. He only chuckled once more as she called him a wonder before he listened closely as she explained what a guild was using the idea of a tribe, which also skipped his mind completely, as a comparison to a guild. At the mention of a marking on their body he seemed to stutter slightly as he visibly froze up but instantly returned to his care free skipping by her side until she began to slow down which caused him to skip ahead only a step before stopping to look at her.

”Hrm?” Was essentially the noise that Arashi made as he watched her turn around which only caused his own gaze to look back behind them into the distance. His eyes caught onto the blur which moved through the people they had passed only moments before. His right eyebrow rose beneath his mask and he released another disgruntled sound, one more towards annoyance. He could feel the aura that this thing gave off and to him it gave off what he would motion towards being a 'random and idiotic' aura. Unlike his rather peaceful and carefree aura which seemed to darken slightly as he slipped his hands into his pocket and waited for the thing of idiocy to reach them.

He had called it, watching the blur come to a halt to reveal an interesting looking teen who seemed to pay Arashi no mind at first as he lashed out at Lillian, going so far as to call her 'phoenix girl'. His masked face never even twitched as it merely stared at the individual who stood in front of him. A dull pain rang out in the back of his head, one of familiarity, irritation and actual physical pain as his eyes continued to stare at the man. Arashi went so far as to let out a audible growl as he mentioned having two lives to ruin while gleefully mentioning how he hoped they were invading his guild while mentioning bloodshed. ”Idiot...?” He asked, his voice slow and seemingly lazy in nature as his head turned to look up to Lillian as his right hand pointed towards the teen. The pain continued to eat away at him physically but he remained still and showed little to no reaction to the strange familiarity of this person.

Mana: 60/60 100%

[lillian]

[atrb=border, 0, true][atrb=cellspacing,0px,true][atrb=valign,top] Lillian Vondant Embero Lillian turned to face Shinzu as he arrived. Her green eyes narrowed slightly but there was no hostility within them; only interest. "I see." She shrugged. "Very well then, do proceed. You can start by clearing up the mess you made." Her hand pressed to her new friends arm and she softly tugged it, looking towards him with a softer gaze. "Whatever your name is." She spoke indirectly towards Shinzu, her gaze not leaving the masked male in front of her with her back turned to him once again. "Nothing. We're just here lurking around and minding our own business. Nothing that involves an idiot. Especially an idiot of your caliber who thinks everything must be settled with a show down." She shrugged once again, clearly not bothered by the males challenge. She heard Arashi's comment and forced a soft laugh escaped her lips, it was quick and brief, but she cancelled it swiftly with the wave of her hand and proceeded to walk onward. "Yes. He is an idiot. Idiots are contagious, stay away if you don't want to get caught in its web of stupidity." • MANA; 100% [xx/xx] • OOC; OOC here •