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Post by Amaya Ravencrest✾ on Oct 7, 2022 21:37:54 GMT -5
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❝This world can beat me down a hundred times.
But into the light, I'll always rise. ❞
words: 1312
total words:1902
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Tonight had been such an odd one for her. The fact that she was willing to show so much skin around anyone was a shocker. the most skin she tended to show was her legs in some of her dresses, but here she was in an exotic belly dancer outfit that held her back wide open and exposed along with her mid section. Her shoulders usually weren't a big deal as often they were exposed in some fashion with some sleeves. Today they were bare with a see through blue sash resting in her elbows. However the fact she did this around Her actual boyfriend. What had gotten into her? Hania would be really judging her lightly of the sudden change just for the fact of Taiyo now being more then just her best friend. Such showings of skin was unlike her let alone being her royal self. Was she actually allowing change to take slowly to accommodating her wants for Taiyo and his newly shown affection?
She enjoyed the new open attention she was getting from Taiyo. maybe it was just her but it was a welcome fresh breeze in her personal world of growth. She didn't need to keep things strict to just friendship for the sake of image. They were a welcomed thing in her opinion. Maybe this will evolve into more then a puppy love crush?
She was nervous on the carriage ride over. She knew taiyo hated such confined places as carriages and would have preferred taking a broom to get there. She wouldn't have minded a broom ride. It was her preferred mode of transportation. The night sky on such a beautiful night would have been lovely. In a way she almost regretted not doing the romantic broom ride with her boyfriend. However being in the carriage had it's advantages with being close just the two of them. She enjoyed their conversation in the carriage and all the compliments she received, keeping her face red as the fact she know was blushing at taiyo compliments of how stunning she looked. Maybe it was just her, but she never seemed to blush or be willing to take compliments before being with him. She did take note of the sudden change in taiyo's expression noting one of sadness. Was it the fact his older sister couldn't be her usual third wheel self or maybe it was the lost of his Spirit Cyra. She hadn't gotten to know the spirit really but from what she knew, it was something dear to taiyo and the fact the Sun bird left without a trace made her wonder if his attraction to her and attention she seemed to get from him, drive the spirit off? She rubbed his back gently as she had no word to save him of the sudden sadness.
waiting outside of the carriage she felt the blushing heat return to her face at his compliment of how she looked "T-t-thankyou." She stuttered some. Now she was getting choked up on words in public of his compliment? what was getting into the poor girl. She watched him closely feeling him suddenly grabbing her hand pulling her into his arms. She felt one arm wrap around her back, supporting the upper half as he leaned down kissing her. She didn't think her face could get a even brighter or deeper shade of red from the deep kiss. She closed her eyes returning the kiss only to react out of pure reflex raising her hand sending a hard slap to Taiyo. She herself was shocked from her own reaction. Sure she enjoyed being held and cuddled and his touch has never done anything to warrant such a reflex. but all the other instances, She had her skin covered. Bare skin contact was something Amaya never warranted as such things were not of her. "S-S-S-Sorry, I am so use to having more clothing covering myself and I don't know why I had the sudden urge to need to do such a thing...I hope it didn't hurt too bad." she spoke now feeling horrible for the sudden reflex, she never knew she would ever have to anyone, Let alone ever raise an actual hand to harm someone as dear to her as Taiyo. She heard him recover and asked where they were to be next.
She calmed down the red blush around her face, keeping ahold of his hand in hers. She felt bad of the unknown reflex but she couldn't let it hopefully ruin their night. She knew one thing she needed to do now and that was repair what the reflex did, just how she was unsure. "Lets go pumpkin craving first. "She said with a smile pulling him along lightly, knowing that he was going to allow her to lead, not that he had much choice as when it came to the two, Amaya often took the lead and he tend to follow along. That was just their dynamic rather the two noticed it or not, titles tend to hold a lot of power in the fact that as long as Amaya has known Taiyo, He has always ensured unspoken accommodations were made on her behalf even when she never stated them. it still held true but it was the bound between the both of them.
Moving forward a few feet she stopped and noticed a odd man out, or maybe an odd woman. She seemed very out of place and unaccustomed to the way things were to be. From her dress, Amaya accepted that either that was the female's costume or maybe she was from the far east. On any normal day, Amaya wouldn't be one to approach anyone out of the blue unless she knew them personally. However, it was a night to reinvent herself and something about the female's expression really seemed to set some pulling of her own heartstrings. Amaya pulled some of her hair back over her shoulder. Her big blue eyes glistening in the light of the moon that seemed to cause her exposed skin to glisten under it's touch. "Um excuse me miss? I hate to pry or seem out of place but are you here with anyone else? Or perhaps if you aren't you can join my boyfriend Taiyo here and I in tonight festival, if I'm not causing any troubles?" She spoke pulling Taiyo along to Hotaru. [break][break] Just something about the female drew Amaya in to her. Maybe it was just Amaya's wants of ensuring everyone got to enjoy the festival in the way that she loved it. She moved her free hand up and out to the woman in a friendly gesture, along with a calm smile on her face "My name is Amaya, This is my boyfriend, Taiyo ." She spoke hoping to break the ice a bit more with the woman, something just told her to speak with the woman. "No pressure of course." She said trying to ensure she wasn't being pushy as she tends to sometimes come off having her own issues talking with random strangers out of the blue. She knew for the most part Taiyo never minded her getting others to join within reason and understandings. and it was same as this situation. "We were on our way to crave some pumpkins and hopefully have fun." She added nervous of the female assumption of possibly craving a pumpkin with her and taiyo.Amaya scanned the scene before taking note of a shadowy figure that was massively tall before she raised her hand up "Hey Mentor! Do you want to join us at pumpkin craving!" She called out figuring it had to be none other then her combat Mentor Sol of the green mantis. It was hard to miss him when he was literally about 7 feet tall and towered over most everyone and thing.
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Combat Summary
POW 2
DUR 2
STA 14
SEN 25
CON 30
SPEED[break] 10 m/s
STRENGTH[break]1/2 Junior
MANA SKIN[break] senior
HEALTH[break] senior
MANA POOL[break] 65/65
MANA REGEN[break] 20 IC |10 OC
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TL;DR Stat Point: 3 [break] Annual festival wc: 590 [break] Word counr:1312 [break] Total word count:1902 [break]
Post by Sol Delothosin✾ on Oct 10, 2022 4:04:08 GMT -5
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Measure twice[break] cut once
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POW
65
DUR
40
SEN
14
STA
46
CON
60
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MANA SKIN
grand
HEALTH
senior
MANA REGEN
15 ic // [break] 30ooc
MANA POOL
140/140
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WORDS 406
TOTAL WORDS 800
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[attr="class","julienglass2scroll"] Sol glanced around as he had moved from the main area of the festival to keep an eye on the other events and participate as well, he hadnt changed since he left so he was still in a rather eerie and intimidating shadowy figure garb with a scarlet half mask blocking the upper half of his face, while quick scan of his eyes the blood mage noticed that he was in the area where the pumpkin carving was going on and he quickly started to scan which pumpkin he would look to carve, before he could make a choice he suddenly would hear a voice behind him which made him blink behind the mask and turn only to be greeted by his mentee in an outfit that showed far more skin then he was used to, thankfully the decay mage had plenty of control to keep from blushing and when he spotted Taiyo with a red mark on his face he had to bite back a smirk.”huh even with such an outfit I still get spotted rather easily though I must say your costume is rather bold Amaya I do hope it doesnt get you in trouble with Hania later” he said before turning his attention to Taiyo. [break][break] The last time the lion had seen him Sol still had pigment and his hair was black but now he was albino and his hair matching his skin color so he no doubt looked a bit surprising to the man.”Nice red mark Taiyo a word of advice my mentee maybe beautiful but a hand in the wrong place will earn you that everytime” he joked with a bit of a laugh as he brought down his mask a bit so they could see his eyes and confirm for a fact it was him. As he put it back up he gestured with his head to the pumpkins.” I take it your here to carve some pumpkins as well?” he questioned despite knowing the answer to the question rather easily. The mantis had spotted the one he would carve now it was only a matter of figuring out what terrivying visage to cut into the fruit to make it scary. There were many options going thru the mans head but a few he knew would actually cause nightmares if he had the right tools to carve the pumpkin with now the only question was would they have such things. [break][break]
[break][break] Rank & Element: Junior ¦ Shadow[break] Class & Type: Relic ¦ Weapon (Sword)[break] Magic Specializations: Attack Creation ¦ Sensory[break] Appearance & Lore:[break] [break][break] An ornate katana with a twenty-four-inch (60 cm) blade. the sheath is made of what seems to be made of marble which has been carefully carved into and engraved with what looks like ruby, the base of the sheath has a gold kojiri. Just above the midway point, there seems to be a piece of onyx that has been set around the sheath, the top and bottom of the onyx seems to have the same white marble though it has been fashioned to look almost like fur or feathers. Connected to the onyx there seems to be additional ruby fastenings with ruby chains connecting one part to the next, near the top there is a ruby set in gold that leads off to three carmine red tassels. The handguard seems to be made out of gold leading into the hilt a hilt that is just under half the size of the blade that covered in lackered red marble before being surrounded in black ribbon with gold helm and small ruby beads at each crossing pattern of the ribbon. [break][break] The corrupting shadow was made using an unknown method outside of a certain noble family within Clover. This family has been shunned by many other noble houses because of their appearances and they macabre magic that they are born with so choose to remain in the forsaken region instead of the noble. Not a lot is known about this secretive family, it's hierarchy or its family mechanics and they aim to keep it that way, it allows them to continue doing what they are without too many questions being asked. One thing people will notice of this family is that when they pass their trial of adulthood they start wielding a weapon of some sort and how the dynamics of the family will change to that person. [break][break] Abilities: [break][break]
Type & Uses: Trigger ¦ 4 uses[break] Rank & Specialization: Junior ¦ Attack Creation ¦ Sensory ¦ Homing[break] Mana Cost: 8 per trigger ¦ 15 recharge[break] Range & Speed: 25m ¦ 10 m/s[break] Stats Affected: +4 Power (self)[break] Description:[break] The blade itself gets covered in what can only be described as flames made of shadow, swiping the blade towards the enemy releases a two meter wide shadow arc, the arc would only be around one centimeter tall until it neared something were it would become three meters tall and almost forming a disk making it harder to dodge. When deaing damage the attack deals Junior rank damage. With the use of ammo rules additional shadow arcs can be created per trigger in addition to this with the use of the homing rules the shadow arc is able to follow a designated target.
[break][break] Name of ability Unity Spiral[break]
Type & Uses:Flow ¦ 3 turns ¦ 2 Overheat[break] Rank & Specialization: Junior ¦ Attack Creation ¦ Sensory ¦ Homing[break] Mana Cost: 8 ¦ 4[break] Range & Speed: 25m ¦ 10 m/s[break] Stats Affected: +4 control (self)[break] Description:[break] Pointing the blade straight forward quickly is the way that this ability activates. The moment that it is a dual spiral around one meter long by half a meter wide flies free towards its intended target. The spirals deal junior rank damage when they hit a target. With the use of ammo rules, additional spirals can be made per round in addition to this with the use of the homing rules the shadow arc is able to follow a designated target.
[break][break] Name of ability Unholy Eclipse[break]
Type & Uses: Flow ¦ 3 turns ¦ 2 Overheat[break] Rank & Specialization: Junior ¦ Attack Creation ¦ Sensory[break] Mana Cost: 8 ¦ 4[break] Range & Speed: 10m aoe ¦ 10 m/s[break] Stats Affected: n/a[break] Description:[break] Moving their hand up the blade turning it from it's silver and red colour to being pure darkened shadow, flicking the blade makes the shadow leave the blade and start to creep to the max range it can go to dealing junior rank damage to everyone within the range of the spell, with the use of ammo rules the wielder can avoid allies if they so wish.
It was an odd feeling, she felt so out of place as she walked through the festival grounds. It wasn't like she was looking for anyone to talk to, more she was trying to avoid someone but with so many costumes she believed it may be a little more difficult to find her abuser than normal. Then again, she knew his ego and narcissism. Jirou always wore yellow, he always wore dragons, he wore rings that appeared like the claws of a dragon and wouldn't walk here if you paid him. If nothing else the smell of red spider lilies and other flowers of death would alert her to his approach long before she saw him. There were of course a few flaws to this as the winds could change and with other strong scents from food stands it may not be as easy as she first believed.
What was in her favour was that she was out in public meaning he couldn't be as forward as he normally was with her, it would be shameful to his family and people wouldn't permit it. She was of course curious about the culture she found herself in now but it wasn't exactly her main priority, she was hoping to find Valo so she could warn him about something she had heard Jirou say about Hinota. She knew that the young woman was traditional and so would accept what was to happen but she was hoping to prevent it from ever coming to that. She found herself in a hopeless position in the hopes of preventing two innocent people that had been in Jirou's service from being harmed. It was more than that she was ashamed that she had been hurt so badly by him and had been outplayed.
At that moment she was wandering around aimlessly, she didn't know what to do nor did she know what Valo looked like so she was hoping to find someone with a green mantis mantle so that she could ask for him. It was then she felt herself bumping into something or more importantly someone. She took a few steps back and went from his feet all the way to his face "Excuse me I didn-" she paused when she got halfway up his body "You're really tall." she couldn't help but blurt out. It was then she heard a woman's voice call out to her, she was a bit caught off guard but she wasn't offended at all as she knew she must have looked severely out of place at that point. "Is it that apparent?" she would ask scratching her cheek a little. "I haven't attended with anyone." she informed the other.
"It's my first fall in Clover Kingdom so I didn't know what to expect, it's a learning experience for me. My name is Hotaru." she returned the pleasantries with the other bowing ever so slightly realizing that some people didn't like it even though for her it was just a normal and respectable thing to do. "I honestly wouldn't want to intrude on your evening or your festivities, although, I do hope you might help me find someone by the name of Valo, it's rather important." she had no idea if any of these people knew who he was or even where he might be as the rumours she had been hearing was he had gone missing for what had been a while now. She had to keep her hopes up regardless. It was then she remembered she hadn't apologised to the tall man fully as she had been surprised by his height. "Once again, I am so sorry for bumping into you sir. Forgive me?" she would ask sincerely to him.
Post by Taiyō Vermillion on Oct 14, 2022 0:22:31 GMT -5
Taiyo Vermillion - My Burning Passion is to be the Best!
He grabbed her hand and pulled her into him, using one arm to support her back as he leaned down and kissed her. After breaking the kiss, he smirked. ”Much better! Now, milady, where to?” Standing tall and holding his girlfriend’s hand, he would allow her to lead the way. After all, this was a date, right?
WELL that was how it was supposed but that didn’t exactly happen in that way. What really happened was when he grabbed her and pulled her into him, kissing her, she slapped him hard across the face leaving a red palm print. That slap echoed through the area. His eyes were opened from the contact of being smacked heavily in the face. Even so, it wasn’t enough for the tiny girl to make his body move. Standing there in disbelief, he rubbed his face where the slap was delivered as he looked down at her shocked. He didn’t know what he did wrong. His hand was far from her bum so he was in a safe space, right? He thought maybe she just didn’t want him kissing her. If she didn’t want to be kissed, why did she kiss him back slightly before smacking him? He just couldn’t understand it. And now he was standing there looking like he did something wrong to everyone around. He could see the stares of many who had gathered. He heard her voice saying that she was sorry, stuttering to get the words out. She hoped it didn’t hurt too badly. If only he could say that it didn’t; would that make her feel better? But then he’d be lying. Wasn’t he supposed to be honest with her at all times? But if he told her how badly it stung, wouldn’t that ruin the event. Instead of saying anything, he simply grinned and rubbed his cheek.
When she had calmed down, holding his hand, she started pulling him with her. She had suggested they go pumpkin carving. He wasn’t opposed to the idea and thought it would be good to carve some pumpkins. He would get to show off his creativity. It would also allow him to do a less stressful activity. Being led by Amaya, Taiyo noticed when she stopped and that’s when a very gorgeous girl came into view. There was something about her that called to him but he didn’t know what. Was it the way she caused Amaya to do something totally out of character? Whatever it was intrigued the cosmic themed crimson lion. Amaya even invited her to join them if she was alone, which was extremely weird considering that she approached no one and everyone had to approach her first. Just what was happening to his girlfriend? When she pulled him closer to introduce him, he smiled and waved. “Hey, there.” As Amaya invited Hotaru to join the festivities of pumpkin carving, she went ahead and also invited her mentor, Sol. Quite the tall one, he was. Hotaru was shy from her response but it would seem she wasn’t familiar with the land and that this was her first fall in Clover. When she said she didn’t want to intrude, Taiyo spoke up. “Intrude? No, we’re inviting you. Fun times are to be shared with others. It wouldn’t be fun if you’re all by yourself.” He said before changing the topic to Valo. “I met Valo once before. He was accompanying a woman named Hinota. They both helped me and my cousin out back when we were in a serious bind. I’d be happy to help you find him.”
Sol on the other hand, standing tall with a head full of white hair. What a different look from what the young Vermillion last saw him. He had first complimented Amaya on her outfit, calling it bold. He did warn her about Hania’s feelings about the way she was dressed. Sol then turned his attention to Taiyo and commented on the red mark on his face, bringing attention to the stinging face mark again. He even spoke of where Taiyo rested his hands. ”Thanks for the tip. She does have a mean swing.” He looked at the pumpkin stall ahead as Sol asked if they were going to be carving pumpkins as well. ”Yeah, pretty much.”
When they got to the pumpkin carving area, Taiyo got himself a pumpkin and showed it to Amaya. ”We should carve something meaningful, don’t you think?” He got started with the one he picked up and at the back, he carved a heart. WC: 780 TWC: 1543
Post by Amaya Ravencrest✾ on Oct 14, 2022 1:07:24 GMT -5
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❝This world can beat me down a hundred times.
But into the light, I'll always rise. ❞
words: 616
total words:2518
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Amaya smiled as she looked Hotaru over with curiosity. The girl did dress a lot like her cousin did. Was she not from clover? Maybe she was indeed a foreigner. She closed her eyes before shaking her head "Your not Intruding at all, If anything the festival is so much more fun when there are more people involved." She insisted before tilting her head in thought, the Name was a familiar one but for the life of her she couldn't put a face to the name. Maybe Hania had said it at one point? Maybe sol? Maybe it was Taiyo. She racked her brain trying to remember anything of the familiar name but drew a blank. "If it is Valo you are looking for, we can certainly assist you in looking for him if you wish? Even if we aren't in our normal uniforms, it is still our job to help those within the clover kingdom." She spoke happily before turning her attention to Sol, letting out a light laugh at Hotaru's comment. [break][break] "I only spotted you teacher because you are literally the tallest person I know, even beating Taiyo, Joseph and Hania. How can I not know you out of a crowd." She spoke as she allowed her eyes to soften a bit hearing his reaction to the mark on taiyo's cheek as she reached into her multi layered skirt pulling out her grimoire "No, it was my fault. I am so use to having much more clothing covering me that it was out of pure royal taught reaction. I am fine with his touch, just not so much skin showing. Taiyo will you allow me to heal that mark? I really am sorry for it." She spoke gently still feeling bad. She wasn't suprised of Taiyo's happy go lucky self showing even after that hard slap as she figured she knew why he wasn't upset or mad at her. He didn't want to ruin the festival for herself or anyone. She set her mind at ease for now. She was going to find a way to make it up to him, regardless if he wanted to allow her to or not. [break][break] She quickly turned her attention back to sol with a nod while putting her grimoire away. "Yes we planned on carving some pumpkins, Its such a sticky and gross thing but the carvings of the pumpkins are so worth it when the candle inside glows through the various edgings" She spoke with sudden excitement following quickly after Taiyo as she stuck close to him before choosing her pumpkin. She looked at it in thought before smiling up to him nodding "Yes, everything should hold a dear thing to you here. I think I also enjoyed carving the biggest one with my parents." She spoke allowing her voice to trail in a whisper at the mention of her parents. This festival was one near and dear to her heart. It was always one of her fondest memories, but it also marked growing closer to a time that she would rather not have to face once again this year. She allowed her thoughts to deepen as she stared at the pumpkin in her hands. She shaked her head quickly getting the sad thoughts from the front of her mind. This was a festival. It was meant to be fun. Taiyo wasn't letting her slap ruin his night, so she wasn't about to let her thoughts ruin the night ahead. She kept next to taiyo as she took her time edging into her own pumpkin keeping a deep soft expression of fond thoughts, allowing the various pumpkin carvings she was so proud of as a child.
Post by Sol Delothosin✾ on Oct 17, 2022 3:09:22 GMT -5
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Measure twice[break] cut once
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POW
65
DUR
40
SEN
14
STA
46
CON
60
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MANA SKIN
grand
HEALTH
senior
MANA REGEN
15 ic // [break] 30ooc
MANA POOL
140/140
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WORDS 349
TOTAL WORDS 1149
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[attr="class","julienglass2scroll"] Sol blinked as he felt someone bump into him and he looked at the person who had done it and he took in the womans features before he remembered her once her name was given and he nodded in understanding.” its ok Hotaru though it has been a while I'm Sol we went thru the magic knight exams together though I looked a bit different then” he explained as he would pull his mask down a bit the shaded eye holes being moved to reveal his ruby slitted eyes to her with a soft smile on his face before he would place the mask back.”if your looking for Valo I believe he is around here somewhere our squad is In charge of this event so we dont just take part but run security. As well if you need though I can pass a message since I tend to train with him almost daily” he explained before he would turn his attention to Taiyo and he thanked him for the tip before mentioning that Amaya had a mean swing which caused the blood mage to laugh a bit. [break][break] “” he said with a snicker. When she mentioned that he was the tallest person he knew the blood mage could only chuckle as he nods.”still be careful im not the only tall person around” he mentioned before it was confirmed they were here for the same reason, as Taiyo and Amaya grabbed a pumpkin for themselves Sol reached out and grabbed a good sized pumpkin before turning to Hotaru.”Since this is your first spirit festival Hotaru would you like to help me carve a pumpkin its a bit messy but its a fun thing to do this time of the year” he asked her kindly with a smile on his face, he figured if the other two were carving as a couple then he could at least show Hotaru how it was done and make it a fun time for her.
[break][break] Rank & Element: Junior ¦ Shadow[break] Class & Type: Relic ¦ Weapon (Sword)[break] Magic Specializations: Attack Creation ¦ Sensory[break] Appearance & Lore:[break] [break][break] An ornate katana with a twenty-four-inch (60 cm) blade. the sheath is made of what seems to be made of marble which has been carefully carved into and engraved with what looks like ruby, the base of the sheath has a gold kojiri. Just above the midway point, there seems to be a piece of onyx that has been set around the sheath, the top and bottom of the onyx seems to have the same white marble though it has been fashioned to look almost like fur or feathers. Connected to the onyx there seems to be additional ruby fastenings with ruby chains connecting one part to the next, near the top there is a ruby set in gold that leads off to three carmine red tassels. The handguard seems to be made out of gold leading into the hilt a hilt that is just under half the size of the blade that covered in lackered red marble before being surrounded in black ribbon with gold helm and small ruby beads at each crossing pattern of the ribbon. [break][break] The corrupting shadow was made using an unknown method outside of a certain noble family within Clover. This family has been shunned by many other noble houses because of their appearances and they macabre magic that they are born with so choose to remain in the forsaken region instead of the noble. Not a lot is known about this secretive family, it's hierarchy or its family mechanics and they aim to keep it that way, it allows them to continue doing what they are without too many questions being asked. One thing people will notice of this family is that when they pass their trial of adulthood they start wielding a weapon of some sort and how the dynamics of the family will change to that person. [break][break] Abilities: [break][break]
Type & Uses: Trigger ¦ 4 uses[break] Rank & Specialization: Junior ¦ Attack Creation ¦ Sensory ¦ Homing[break] Mana Cost: 8 per trigger ¦ 15 recharge[break] Range & Speed: 25m ¦ 10 m/s[break] Stats Affected: +4 Power (self)[break] Description:[break] The blade itself gets covered in what can only be described as flames made of shadow, swiping the blade towards the enemy releases a two meter wide shadow arc, the arc would only be around one centimeter tall until it neared something were it would become three meters tall and almost forming a disk making it harder to dodge. When deaing damage the attack deals Junior rank damage. With the use of ammo rules additional shadow arcs can be created per trigger in addition to this with the use of the homing rules the shadow arc is able to follow a designated target.
[break][break] Name of ability Unity Spiral[break]
Type & Uses:Flow ¦ 3 turns ¦ 2 Overheat[break] Rank & Specialization: Junior ¦ Attack Creation ¦ Sensory ¦ Homing[break] Mana Cost: 8 ¦ 4[break] Range & Speed: 25m ¦ 10 m/s[break] Stats Affected: +4 control (self)[break] Description:[break] Pointing the blade straight forward quickly is the way that this ability activates. The moment that it is a dual spiral around one meter long by half a meter wide flies free towards its intended target. The spirals deal junior rank damage when they hit a target. With the use of ammo rules, additional spirals can be made per round in addition to this with the use of the homing rules the shadow arc is able to follow a designated target.
[break][break] Name of ability Unholy Eclipse[break]
Type & Uses: Flow ¦ 3 turns ¦ 2 Overheat[break] Rank & Specialization: Junior ¦ Attack Creation ¦ Sensory[break] Mana Cost: 8 ¦ 4[break] Range & Speed: 10m aoe ¦ 10 m/s[break] Stats Affected: n/a[break] Description:[break] Moving their hand up the blade turning it from it's silver and red colour to being pure darkened shadow, flicking the blade makes the shadow leave the blade and start to creep to the max range it can go to dealing junior rank damage to everyone within the range of the spell, with the use of ammo rules the wielder can avoid allies if they so wish.
It was then she realized Taiyo's appearance and turned her head away, she was still of the east and she wasn't used to seeing such public displays of affection between men and women especially if they weren't married. It was nothing against them at all, then again Jirou's treatment of her hadn't exactly helped her adapt to the west, that man if you could call him that was a sadist that didn't even deserve to be called a monster. She still kept her own council on the matter, it had nothing to do with anyone else as it had been done behind closed doors and so it would be his word against hers. She knew that her brother had quite a bit of standing within the kingdom but for him to call out a noble family with only her word would tarnish not only his personal reputation but her family's and she wouldn't allow that.
Then there was the fact that the rest of Jirou's family weren't complicit from what she had seen and had come to understand from the few servants in Jirou's palace that had managed to keep their tongues. Even her own staff had said as much and so didn't want them to bear the burden of this as they were innocent. "I apologize if my turning my head makes you uncomfortable, where I am from it isn't seen in public, especially from couples that aren't married." she wanted to let the lovebirds know it wasn't anything they had done it was just a cultural thing she was understanding that things were done differently here but it was still taking time to come around to such things as one may imagine. "I do wish you a long and happy relationship with many children." she said with a smile.
"To be honest I am enjoying the rare solitude I have had thus far." she said with a saddened smile but then she realized that being on her own may not be the best thing for all she knew Jirou could turn up at any point and make her life miserable once more "That being said, it would be rude not to accept everyone's invitation." she said politely. She was still cautious but surely they couldn't be as bad as the person who had more or less drugged, kidnapped, tortured, and was now blackmailing her using the lives of the two servants given to her as a 'betrothal' gift. To her, it was underhanded to use those who had no means to protect themselves especially when it came to a culture like theirs, he could have them executed on a whim due to his power.
Luckily, they were in the west and it wouldn't go unnoticed but from what she had observed the Yuiee were quite isolated and self-sufficient. It was because of that that she believed he may still be able to get away with murder, then again, she knew that the isolation the family had was a double-edged sword for Jirou because people going missing would be noticed. "I have... I haven't met her but I've been living on her family's estate for several weeks now." her voice remained stable as she spoke, she knew that she had to keep herself poised for the same reason she couldn't openly speak to her brother about such things. Then again she would need to actually meet Ardere but that task seemed near impossible for one reason or another but she was determined as it was a meeting she needed to happen if for nothing else than him to know that she existed.
She turned her eyes to Amaya "I'm a magic knight too. I'm a member of the Purple Orca like my father was, I am not suited to being a Crimson Lion like my brother." she said wanting to inform her that she wasn't a civilian, she knew in such a place outside of the Green Mantis who would have had something most likely to show their squad as theirs seemed to be the one hosting the event no one else had such things. "I enjoy eating pumpkin seeds, they are a good snack, I have heard of pumpkin pies and such but never tried it." she admitted her eyes going to some children nearby that seemed to be bobbing for apples, it was so strange to her but they seemed to be having fun so that was all that mattered at the end of the day, wasn't it?
"I would prefer to speak to him myself rather than leave a letter but if I am unable to then I will write a letter informing him of what I need to tell him. I must press that it would be of utmost importance that he gets the letter as soon as possible." her voice held urgency to it, it wasn't just that it was important there was something more to it. She would have pressed to find Valo then and there but she didn't want to ruin their evenings because of her and as they had stated he would most likely be around somewhere and they would likely cross paths at some point. No one had seen Hinota in a while and so she believed that she was likely with Valo himself and so decided not to fret, for now, this was also important to her adaption and she had to take time for that too.
Post by Taiyō Vermillion on Oct 24, 2022 15:58:36 GMT -5
Taiyo Vermillion - My Burning Passion is to be the Best!
Taiyo was not one to shy away, especially when he was passionate about something or someone. That included his love for Amaya. She was his long time friend turned girlfriend which wasn’t much of a shift since anyone who knew them properly match-made them. That being said, Taiyo decided to start the event off with a kiss which didn’t go as planned. What he didn’t take into account was the fact that they were wearing less clothes than they usually did and the poor girl wasn’t accustomed to having her bare skin touched. As a result, Amaya slapped Taiyo so hard that his cheek was competing with his hair in color. The way his face stung was incredible. Who knew that the little shrimp white haired Ravencrest that was his girlfriend could swing like that? Whether it was Sol’s training or Hania’s influence, Taiyo learned never to piss off Amaya or else he was bound for a repeat.
Not letting it bother him too much, Taiyo and Amaya ended up running into a gorgeous woman who seemed out of sorts. Amaya introduced them and Taiyo followed up with his own greetings. Seeing the man in his clothes, the woman known as Hotaru turned her head away and apologized if she was making him uncomfortable by doing so. Where she was from this wasn’t commonplace and that was quite fine. It actually reminded Taiyo of Hinota when there was that one beach day. Taiyo smiled even though Hotaru wouldn’t be able to see it. ”No, not at all. I understand completely. Hinota did the same thing about a year ago when the Blue Rose and Crimson Lions had a beach day event. If you need me to buy a cape to cover up, I would.” That was when Hotaru wished them a long and happy relationship with many children. This caused Taiyo to blush redder than his hair. Yes, Amaya and him were in a relationship but they never talked about that step. It would be great to become a father but there was a very long road ahead before that was going to happen. ”T-thank you.”
Hotaru was invited to join the group for their activities which she told them that she didn’t want to intrude. Taiyo was the first to tell her that she wasn’t intruding at all and that they were extending an invitation as fun times were meant to be shared with others. Amaya was second to let her know that she wasn’t intruding and that the festival was more fun with more people. The conversation shifted to helping Hotaru find Valo which everyone chipped in. With Amaya telling Hotaru that even though they weren’t wearing their uniforms that it was still their duty to assist, Hotaru informed the group that she was a magic knight too and that her brother was a Crimson Lion. ”That’s pretty cool. I’m a Crimson Lion too, just like your brother. Who is your brother? I may know him.”
After speaking to Hotaru about her Crimson Lion brother, Sol teased Taiyo about the red handprint on his face. Taiyo thanked him for the little advice he gave with it, pointing out that Amaya did have a mean swing. Interjecting, Amaya claimed responsibility for it all. She spoke of how she was comfortable with his touch but just not with so little clothes. Skin on skin contact wasn’t something she was used to and the swing was all reactionary. She then looked at Taiyo and asked him if he would allow her to heal the mark. This was followed up by an apology. Taiyo smiled as he crouched so she could touch his face without any difficulty. ”Sure thing, go ahead.”
As the pumpkin carving began, Hotaru started to speak again about how important her message is and while she would love to give it in person, she may have to resort to using a letter which was something she didn’t want to do. Even so, she was willing to take that step should it come to that as it was urgent and important. ”Whichever route you choose, you can be sure that we will help you get the information to Valo.” WC: 726 TWC: 2,269
Post by Amaya Ravencrest✾ on Oct 24, 2022 19:56:00 GMT -5
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❝This world can beat me down a hundred times.
But into the light, I'll always rise. ❞
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Amaya watched Taiyo allow her to fix the mistake she had made within knowing she would even think to possibly allow herself to ever harm him. She watched him lower himself to allow her to reach him without difficulties. She always hated the fact nearly everyone she knew was taller then her, having them having to crouch down to her height or look down to her. She allowed her hand up, stopping hesitantly a few inches from the slap before allowing her hand to continue, resting against the skin of his cheek. She closed her eyes taking a deep breath to calm herself down mentalis allowing her magic to flow into the palm of her hand letting a golden light rest between her palm and his cheek, healing what damage she did, at least physically. She listened to Sol warn her that he isn't the only tall person around, getting a light laugh out of her "I mean your not wrong, nearly everyone I am around or live around is much taller then I. Besides, No one would be dumb enough to try tricking me to go anywhere because of the simple fact, I do have issues with my own shyness still coming into play." She spoke, "Plus it is hard to find me by myself outside the estate. I am well guarded by quality company." She teased. She wasn't one to imply in knowing of Valo or Hinota, only knowing what she has either been told or overheard of them from different passing figures. She knew of Hinota because Hania was working on possibly getting her to meet with Hinota to maybe learn more ways to heal and become stronger. She couldn't speak much for knowing Valo or many others. [break][break] Amaya allowed her train of thought to come back to reality hearing Hotaru's to the comment of her and taiyo getting Hotaru's happy blessing with childern in the future. If there was a shade redder then taiyo's own that basked on his face, it would be painted on Amaya's. "U-U-U-U-UH well, we h-h-h-haven't gotten that far y-y-y-y-yet. We just became a couple not to long ago so it is a....Learning process for s-s-s-sure but t-t-t-thankyou for your blessing Hotaru. I hope that whoever your heart ends up with that you are truly basking in the rays of nothing but love understanding and happiness." She replied back with a smile managing to calm herself down at the thought of being an actual married couple in the possible future. She was only focused on the present as she always been, the future was something she didn't know nor did she want to focus on something that is constantly changing. [break][break] Once they have began carving, Amaya got comfortable next to Taiyo allowing her thoughts to wander and focus on the blessing from Hotaru. She allowed herself to turn her head towards Taiyo in thought. Was there a possibility of such things? Surely yes but there were still a lot of factors and obstacles both had to get over first and grow before the possibility of something to come true but then again for most of her life there was only been two that could even give her a thought of what marriage was like or would be like. [break][break] She shaked the thought out of her head, focusing back on the pumpkin infront of her. Now wasn't the time to let her mind drift off. she was focused on managing to get through one thing and staying put when her body craves to continue moving as staying still for anything other then meditating or sleep was a task she hated dealing with. [break][break]
Post by Sol Delothosin✾ on Oct 27, 2022 3:17:06 GMT -5
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[attr="class","julienglass2scroll"] Sol couldnt help but blink a bit as he heard Hotaru explain that she had been living at the Yuiee estate for several weeks now. Sol didnt know much about the Yuiee family other then that Hinota was one of them but there must have been a reason as to why she was there. The blood mage realized that it might not be such a good idea to pry and so he would keep any questions to himself for the moment, while Amaya and Taiyo were talking about what to potentially carve the mantis grabbed a good sized pumpkin and grabbed a nearby knife before offering it to Hotaru.”here help me get a good sized hole carved around the stem so we can get the seeds and innards taken care of I'll hold it so it doesnt move” he said his tone was kind as he would grab the sides of the pumpkin at their spot so it was secure, “I'm not the biggest fan of pumpkin pie but if we can find it here I would recommend pumpkin bread it has a lovely sweet taste with many good spices in it as well” he suggested. [break][break] As Hotaru explained she would rather talk to Valo herself but if need be she could make a letter though she stressed how important it was that it get to him as soon as possible.the tone in her voice and the way she worded her sentence instantly made Sols smile drop and in its place was a serious and determined expression.”If it is that important Hotaru rest assured I will make sure he gets it even before the night is over I vow that on my family” he stated his tone serious yet understanding.”now any ideas on what to crave into the pumpkin we can go with something spooky or anything else since it is your first time I leave the decision to you” he said smiling again
[break][break] Rank & Element: Junior ¦ Shadow[break] Class & Type: Relic ¦ Weapon (Sword)[break] Magic Specializations: Attack Creation ¦ Sensory[break] Appearance & Lore:[break] [break][break] An ornate katana with a twenty-four-inch (60 cm) blade. the sheath is made of what seems to be made of marble which has been carefully carved into and engraved with what looks like ruby, the base of the sheath has a gold kojiri. Just above the midway point, there seems to be a piece of onyx that has been set around the sheath, the top and bottom of the onyx seems to have the same white marble though it has been fashioned to look almost like fur or feathers. Connected to the onyx there seems to be additional ruby fastenings with ruby chains connecting one part to the next, near the top there is a ruby set in gold that leads off to three carmine red tassels. The handguard seems to be made out of gold leading into the hilt a hilt that is just under half the size of the blade that covered in lackered red marble before being surrounded in black ribbon with gold helm and small ruby beads at each crossing pattern of the ribbon. [break][break] The corrupting shadow was made using an unknown method outside of a certain noble family within Clover. This family has been shunned by many other noble houses because of their appearances and they macabre magic that they are born with so choose to remain in the forsaken region instead of the noble. Not a lot is known about this secretive family, it's hierarchy or its family mechanics and they aim to keep it that way, it allows them to continue doing what they are without too many questions being asked. One thing people will notice of this family is that when they pass their trial of adulthood they start wielding a weapon of some sort and how the dynamics of the family will change to that person. [break][break] Abilities: [break][break]
Type & Uses: Trigger ¦ 4 uses[break] Rank & Specialization: Junior ¦ Attack Creation ¦ Sensory ¦ Homing[break] Mana Cost: 8 per trigger ¦ 15 recharge[break] Range & Speed: 25m ¦ 10 m/s[break] Stats Affected: +4 Power (self)[break] Description:[break] The blade itself gets covered in what can only be described as flames made of shadow, swiping the blade towards the enemy releases a two meter wide shadow arc, the arc would only be around one centimeter tall until it neared something were it would become three meters tall and almost forming a disk making it harder to dodge. When deaing damage the attack deals Junior rank damage. With the use of ammo rules additional shadow arcs can be created per trigger in addition to this with the use of the homing rules the shadow arc is able to follow a designated target.
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Type & Uses:Flow ¦ 3 turns ¦ 2 Overheat[break] Rank & Specialization: Junior ¦ Attack Creation ¦ Sensory ¦ Homing[break] Mana Cost: 8 ¦ 4[break] Range & Speed: 25m ¦ 10 m/s[break] Stats Affected: +4 control (self)[break] Description:[break] Pointing the blade straight forward quickly is the way that this ability activates. The moment that it is a dual spiral around one meter long by half a meter wide flies free towards its intended target. The spirals deal junior rank damage when they hit a target. With the use of ammo rules, additional spirals can be made per round in addition to this with the use of the homing rules the shadow arc is able to follow a designated target.
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Type & Uses: Flow ¦ 3 turns ¦ 2 Overheat[break] Rank & Specialization: Junior ¦ Attack Creation ¦ Sensory[break] Mana Cost: 8 ¦ 4[break] Range & Speed: 10m aoe ¦ 10 m/s[break] Stats Affected: n/a[break] Description:[break] Moving their hand up the blade turning it from it's silver and red colour to being pure darkened shadow, flicking the blade makes the shadow leave the blade and start to creep to the max range it can go to dealing junior rank damage to everyone within the range of the spell, with the use of ammo rules the wielder can avoid allies if they so wish.
She smiled a little realizing more and more that there were a lot of people who had roots within her homeland, it made her feel less homesick, however, there was still the fact that Jirou was abusing that fact with her. Right now, she didn't want to think of such terrible things and just have fun, that, after all, was the reason she decided to come to this event. "From what I understood that event was held by the Lilygate, the Ravencrest, Vermilion and the Yuiee it had nothing to do with the squads." she corrected him. She may have not been a native but she had done her best to find out things that had happened in the last year or so, so she knew what to expect, at least within reason. It wasn't as if she had much else to do while being kept on a short leash.
Seeing how red Taiyo got with her words she couldn't help but lightly chuckle to herself, it had been so very long since she saw a male embarrassed about procreating and continuing their family line. "I am guessing you didn't think that far into your relationship. I would think with being an heir and with your namesake coming from my homeland such things would have been important to you. I apologize if I made you uncomfortable." she said still smiling warmly, even though she had found it amusing she still didn't want him to feel as if he had been put on the spot about such a matter. She knew that priorities were different in the west than they were in the east. She wasn't even formally dating or betrothed to Jirou and he was already talking about children and how he hoped one of them would kill him.
Joke was on him as even a fool knew evil didn't die that easily and if she or their child, not that it was going to happen while she had a will of her own, did manage to kill him that would open several cans of worms she didn't want to even think about dealing with. She knew the fallout would be massive regardless and it would tarnish her and her family, part of her expected that he was counting on such a thing and that was why he didn't worry about her lashing out. "You're welcome." she would say as if not noticing his stuttering, the last thing she thought he would want was her poking fun at how he seemed like a naive boy on such a thought. She had listened to how they each insisted and knew that there was strength in numbers so had just nodded.
It was then Taiyo spoke to her again stating that he too was a Crimson Lion so he may know her brother. "I would hope you do, he is your captain. I am Hotaru Kasai, the younger sister of Ardere Kasai" she said her tone showing she was proud of her brother. It was clear that she wasn't boasting about her brother's title but more of a younger sibling that looked up to an older one with awe. "In truth, I've yet to ever meet him in my life but I know a lot about him and his accomplishments over the years." she paused for a second and looked a little nervous "I honestly I don't even know if he knows of my existance currently." her tone showed sorrow, she knew there could be many reasons such information was kept from him but no secret ever remains hidden forever especially not one like her.
"You are very much lucky it was just an open-handed slap, I have seen other young women that don't wish to be touched punch their partners." she said thoughtfully, in honesty she had thought about doing it to Jirou but given how angry he gets about most things she didn't want to tempt fate. She could still feel the healing blade cutting into her skin time and again and it was something she wanted to avoid happening for even a second more so attempted not to irritate him to that extent although she believed she had come close a few times. Likely due to the fact shat she left the estate to do a task and then not going back but coming to this festival was going to agitate him. There was nothing he could do and she was sure that she could come up with some sort of reason this was important.
"It's important because..." she went silent and shook her head she didn't want to speak it out loud, it would be her word against Jirou's and she knew just how charming that sociopath could be firsthand. she turned to the red and stuttering Amaya, it was clear her words had gotten to her too now she had focused on what the red-haired Kasai had said although she looked down and shook her head "Such things are not in my future but it is one that I have accepted." there could have been many reasons she believed this, the primary one being that in the east most if not all marriages were done through betrothal. She had put herself in between Jirou and his former servants as a shield but shielding them came at the cost of being married to him something she didn't want at all.
Hotaru moved to gain a smaller pumpkin for herself and sat down as she carefully started cutting the bottom of the pumpkin instead of the top like the others. Using a scoop she then carefully took the innards of the pumpkin out and offered them to a woman who was collecting them. She believed that they would be put to use for snacks now or towards compost but she really was hoping for the latter. With that done she took a candle and created a hold for it to fit snuggly in before starting to carve into the sides of one of the pumpkin. She wasn't taking entire chunks out of the pumpkin like many others were. Instead, she was carving deep enough that she could see the light of the candle without breaking all the way through. With that done she started working on the top.
She looked at Sol for a moment "Outside of pumpkin seeds I've never eaten anything pumpkin related, it's not something found within my homeland. I mean we do get gourds but they aren't the same." she informed him as she continued to carve a flower carefully on the top of the pumpkin. "Never vow anything on your family, you never know what may happen in the future." she said calmly. Family was important to her so she couldn't bare the thought of someone using that as an assurance. "I am thankful that you will get the message to him before the dawn though." she was honest about that, she couldn't imagine the discourse that would happen if Jirou did what he was planning to. She also knew that Hinota would never really speak on it due to traditions if it really did happen, she was just trying her best to protect her.
Post by Joseph Ravencrest✾ on Nov 2, 2022 3:32:21 GMT -5
The pale corpse like pink eyes didn't even look around much outside of the gaze towards the plants. Joseph was aware of Sol, Amaya, and Taiyo, but the last time he got distracted from plants during a festive event ended up with him feeling less than festive around the end of everything. There was also a stranger that was a woman there, but it made him feel less guilty for not saying anything to her. Tonight was likely one of the few times one could catch him not wearing glasses. Then again, not only did he never need them for seeing, but they also would have gotten in the way of the costume. Glasses had just been one of the many thins he typically used to keep their mind calm and feel more like people would see him as an innocent inexperienced person. It felt safer to be viewed that way. Joseph took in a long and slow breath, some flushed color on his face. Even if working with plants was calming, the embarrassment of the bit of chest, wrists, and a little arm showing was still felt within the young man. So, what did he want to carve? The young man wasn't the creative type, the idea of carving something purely from the imagination was off limits. Still, it would be nice to at least be a little creative, right? A wide pumpkin would be good, but not a fairy tale pumpkin. Those had a more ripped look and wouldn't be good for someone looking for a more even surface.
The Cinderella pumpkin was a wide type of pumpkin in shape and its surface was more even. Their eyes looked over the different Cinderella pumpkins among the many different types of various colors and sizes before grabbing one up. A good first step would be to make a plan, so he took out a black wax pencil. The next question, what did he actually want to carve? The man looked at it, pausing before starting to use the wax pencil on the squash. This was his own way of planning things out. An island was first drawn onto it before adding shapes that were supposed to be tombstones. His first try to draw it out made it look more like it was covered in rocks. At the least, the wax was simple enough to remove. Making the tombstones look less uniform seemed to be the key, but it also meant it would be more complicated to carve out. Getting that part right was nice, but there was an intrusive thought in his mind. ~Could this really be considered creative, or just a simplified way of putting memories of being stuck on Hangmans Hill? Naxel is gone, Willow as well. Hinota and myself are the only ones left alive from our group now. Maybe I should do another design, but I want to do this one.~ Signing out these thoughts helped their mind calm a bit. He would have to be careful on how he carved into the pumpkin so it wouldn't loose structural integrity.
Maybe if he cut into the flesh but didn't go all the way through? That was possible so long as he went deep enough. It didn't feel possible to carve a full picture, so he just drew her silhouette from that time crouched down. Instead of leaning over a person, it was a flower. How would he symbolize the water? Maybe in the design near the pumpkin stem? The cut around it should be wide enough to give him space to clean out the inside of the squash. His mind buzzed with different ideas before trying to make some water designs around it. Much like his first try on the graves, this was not looking very good so far. Rizpaw wasn't being helpful, just quietly watching him. Did he want help? ~Maybe I can figure this out on my own. That would be nice. I'm less creative than a skipping stone.~ He just wanted to make a wave like water design around the handle. This was fine. Even if Joseph failed or did bad, this was still fun. A smile was on his lips, a sparkle of focus in their pale eyes. The young man wouldn't mind using the entire night trying to get this right.
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Post by Taiyō Vermillion on Nov 4, 2022 11:22:28 GMT -5
Taiyo Vermillion - My Burning Passion is to be the Best!
The vermillion let his girlfriend heal the damage she made. He wasn’t going to bring it up or the fact that it stung. That would ruin the events of the evening and that was not his intention at all. While she wasn’t able to heal all the pain, she did manage to heal most of it to which he was grateful. ”Thanks, Amaya.” Standing back up, he listened to her speak to Sol about tall people and how she had nice company wherever she went. Well it was always nice to be referred to as quality company. Even though Taiyo knew it wasn’t only him she was referring too, he was happy to just be on the list.
The conversation shifted a bit with Hotaru, who turned her head away. She apologized about the possibility of the action offending Taiyo and possibly Amaya. Taiyo let her know that he wasn’t offended as this has happened before at the beach during a joint squad event with Hinota however she corrected him. It wasn’t a squad event at all! It was something planned by multiple families including his. He had forgotten that it was more of his family and other families planning over squads due to how frequent squad events and by extension, joint squad events, were occurring. ”You’re right. It wasn’t a squad event at all but more the families getting together and planning that event for everyone. With the high influx of squad events recently, I forgot that.” That conversation somehow evolved into one where Hotaru was wishing Taiyo and Amaya a long happy relationship with many children, something Amaya and Taiyo hadn’t discussed let alone thought of yet. How could they think that far ahead when they only started dating recently? They hadn’t even spoken of marriage yet. Taiyo was speechless. He was blushing profusely and barely was able to get a thank you out. It turned out that Taiyo wasn’t the only one struggling after Hotaru’s comment. Amaya was redder than he was and she was stumbling on her words. This made Hotaru chuckle before she spoke again about her thoughts, even apologizing again thinking she made him uncomfortable. ”Again, no need to apologize. You’re right, we haven’t thought that far ahead. I guess that conversation will arise when necessary. While procreation and furthering my legacy is important, it’s not something I am currently focusing on and I will focus on that at the appropriate time.” He smiled at her and looked at Amaya.
Eventually the conversation shifted to Hotaru talking about her brother. Her brother was a Crimson Lion just like Taiyo. Of course, his curiosity was sparked and he had to ask her who her brother was, he may know the guy. The person who she said her brother was, Taiyo was not expecting her to say. It was his captain, Ardere Kasai. Taiyo’s jaw dropped slightly in disbelief as Hotaru spoke proudly of his captain, her brother. In his head, he thought, who knew the captain had such a gorgeous sister? He could not dare say that. Amaya would take another free swing at his face. ”I’m sure when you two eventually meet, the captain will be overjoyed to know you. I’ve seen the way he interacts with others but none of us are his actual siblings. You should meet him. When that time comes, I’m sure you and him will have an enjoyable time. Until then, I won’t say a word about you to him. That’s not my place.”
Hotaru then took a turn talking about the reddened cheek of Taiyo. She told him that he was lucky that she chose to hit him open handedly since she could have done like other young women and punched him. Damn! He didn’t need to think of a time where she’d punch him. With the power she was packing, that was a scary thought. He guessed that he was really lucky in that regard. ”I guess you’re right. She could have decked me in the face with a punch. I’ve learned my lesson. I don’t think she needs to be throwing any more slaps or punches.”
Hotaru started saying something but then stopped for a moment. She chose this time to address Amaya giving her hope of love, understanding and happiness. Hotaru told her that it wasn’t in her future to have such things and that she had accepted that. Accepting fate wasn’t something Taiyo was a fan of. Blindly letting things happen because you don’t think the future could be changed was something that boiled his blood. There was a deep reason behind that. ”Hotaru, the future isn’t a straight line. It isn’t set and to simply accept fate and say something is not in your future should not be something you do because fate will throw you to the dogs, or the wolves or whatever you want to call it and you will suffer. If I had simply accepted the future, Amaya wouldn’t be my girlfriend let alone my friend. I’ve fought hard just to become her friend when it wasn’t in our future but eventually I changed that future and now here we are. If I could do it when it looked impossible, you can do it too. I don’t know the situation you’re in but you need to find a way out and forge your own future.”
Once he got to carving, he made sure to carve out his design of hearts first. When he glanced up, he noticed Amaya staring at him. What was on her mind? Was she thinking of having kids or marriage or was it the slap from earlier? He smiled and leaned over and pecked her lips quickly, making sure not to touch her skin. There! He went back to carving the pumpkin and then it was done. ”Look at my pumpkin, Amaya.” He turned the design towards her so she could see it. Pumpkin design
"Accepting the Future to be as it is in the present, puts yourself in a cage, you will never fly, if you never try. I use to be that way when I was much younger, accepting things as they were, who was I to say no. It was Taiyo that helped me find my voice and my own wings. I still fight with my own self thought of my future being set in stone but It isn't as those around me are showing me just how far I can go. Sol is helping me learn to fight with my blade. Taiyo has been helping me find my self worth and trust in a future I have no control over other then to continue moving forward even when my past is safer and simpler. My Cousin with his wisdom and ways of helping me further my avenues to becoming the best I can be on my own two feet. Without the three of them and the ones I made friends. I wouldn't be here, I wouldn't have a voice or want of my own." She spoke gently, taking her time to mindlessly crave her pumpkin. "I tend to not go to people at random, normally it is the other way around. However, Tonight has shown me something. The future claims your part of it tonight. With all of us." She said gently with a smile before looking back to her pumpkin, suprised by her mindless craving of deep thoughts. [break][break] She wasn't one to speak her mind or what things and people mean to her. All those around her was dear and each moment with them just drove her to continue forward in confidence to keep them all close to her. Sol was helping her confidence of expanding her circle of protection, as well as friends she can go to for anything. His training had certainly assisted her tonight with how hard she had possibly slapped taiyo. Taiyo and Hania were always the pillars to her world in general. Both has a odd view on life and each other and the way she should be but both meant so much to her. She wouldn't be the young lady she was without them. Taiyo's smile and optimism of a bright future and the fact her magic was greater then the world could handle at the moment was always funny but comforting knowing he believed her magic will come when she least expect it. She had Hania assisting her with finding the best avenues and assistance with tutors and studies to help her in other needed areas of politics, her various loves of dance instructors all the way to understanding various magics and stuff she was to know for her duties as a magic knight. [break][break] Without these three pillars, she would still be hiding in her room, pitying herself for her grimoire, not trying to be more then she was. She returned the train of thought to the world of the living feeling a quick peck on her lips from taiyo. "Sorry, I was lost in mindless thought again" She spoke gently with a smile looking at his pumpkin "I Love it, your much better at the craving then me." She said feeling her face grow red again relaxing what her pumpkin turned out to be. [break][break]
Post by Sirius Hasapis on Nov 12, 2022 16:00:41 GMT -5
Sirius Hasapis - Respect yourself enough to know you deserve better
The young knight passes by and respectfully takes a pumpkin from the kind man who offered it to him. He sat nearby, staring at the knife. He took the knife and stabbed it into the pumpkin's top. He stabbed too far away from the stem, however. "No, you have to make the lid small so the pumpkin doesn't rot," a stranger's voice said. So he adjusted his position and tried again. The stranger assisted in guiding his cut so that the lid fit properly. The lid popped open with a small pop. "Thank you," Sirius said, to which the stranger replied, "It's your first time, huh... As such, good luck!" His final words before departing with his exquisitely carved pumpkin head.
"Right, now I'm guessing I have to gut the poor thing," he said, regretting his decision after seeing how well the pumpkin was stuffed. He began scraping the insides of the pumpkin with his bare hands without much thought. He made certain that all of the seeds were removed from the pumpkin. "It's kind of wet, sticky, and gooey," he explained as he scooped out a few slimy guts and placed them on the table. For about 20 minutes, he scraped at the pumpkin. Making certain that everything is removed from its insides.
He desperately tried to find something else to clean himself with after getting his hands dirty. With nothing in range, he used the decorations nearby, though not very discreetly. "Eww... this stuff... I can still smell it." Even after cleaning off all of the pumpkin residue, he began to touch his own fingers, feeling the stickiness left behind. But he didn't let the awkward sticky situation deter him from finishing what he started. He sat down and stared at the now hollowed-out pumpkin.
He stared at it, contemplating what to carve on it. After expending so much energy in it, it seemed natural for him to create something special out of it. Recognizing that he was no expert, he chose something clear and concise. He proceeded to scratch the surface of the pumpkin's skin after mentally carving the image. He drew a rough outline of what he had in mind on it. It was difficult, and it took him a long time to complete.
When he was finished, he began to add to it. This activity has left him completely focused, one thing leading to the other. He had no idea he had toned down the exterior. But the silence and peace were welcome. He was having fun with it, and the carving itself wasn't bad. With his hand shaking like that, he was surprised at what he had come up with. But it didn't feel like it was quite enough. He wanted to continue adding to it. He had to make himself stop.
It was time to carve the image now that it was clear. Sirius took the knife and sliced into the orange flesh, following the lines he had drawn beforehand. He followed the path carefully and patiently, not bothering to clean up until he was finished. He paused for a moment to reflect on how intriguing the other people's ideas were, but this did not deter him. Instead, he continued to carve, eager to finish his work. He cleaned everything up after carving out the last piece, including the remnants that escaped inside the pumpkin. He looked at it proudly and hugged it, pleased with what he had created.
