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Another day, another chance to find her center once more, to hone her lost abilities. Yugiri looked down at her clawed hands, the fingers flexing as she loosened the muscle under her skin. "Slowly my body returns to my will. I am unsure what...makes my body so unresponsive here, why some of my arts fail but I believe I am finally on the verge." Yugiri would mutter to herself, the Shinobi stood in a clearing, a nice hidden little spot in the forthe woods near an outlying farm, a place Yugiri had taken to sneaking off too for excorcise, climbing and striking the tree's with hand and foot, restrengthening her body, reworking her agility, leaping from tree to tree, adjusting to the strength needed to accurately throw her Kunai. Yugiri had been aware of the eyes upon her, the creatures of the woods, but they had always given the woman a wide birth.
Yugiri had forgone her armor, dressed only in the clothes of the local area, she had no protection past her jutsu and kunai....one of which was still on the unreliable side on whether it wanted to work! A sound could be heard, 'THUNK.....THUNK THUNK.....THWAP THWAP THUNK!' Another day....just like any other, the eyes of the forest were upon her again....she had grown so used to the feeling that she chose to ignore it this time. If the creatures had been hostile towards her...they would have attacked her much sooner, she had stoped to rest and sleep in the tree's several times in her journies to this spot, however the Kami had another plan for the young Shinobi!
Slow quiet footsteps, a low growl, A wolf began to slink out from the shadows, then another....and another...more and more began slinking out, surrounding the young Shinobi. "Beasts of the wood, I give you once chance to turn tail, I do not wish you harm!" Yugiri would say to the wolves, confidence had begun to swell, surge within her, even if the wolves chose to attack....she could handle them! The wolves continued to close in closer, their eyes burning with a ravenous hunger, snarling and gnashing their teeth at the young woman, finally...it began. The wolves attacked, Yugiri ducked under one wolf as it attempted to pounce on her, a Kunai buried in it's chest, however she missed a vital....the wolf sailed past her taking the knife with it! Landing with a pained yelp the wolf only looked ANGRIER, A backflip over a second wolf, her body felt so light!
Yugiri's feet touched the ground once more a soft 'thwip' as she landed in the grass however...her confidence her started to come full circle, she cried out in pain as pain spread through her body, teeth sank into her left leg, Fabric tore and Crimson began to stream from the wounds, the wolf had let go fearing some form of retaliation from the packs prey. The pack began to circle Yugiri, testing her guard....her fight response kicking into overdrive but she couldn't fight...not this many and not without her speed. "Susanoo grant me the strength...." Yugiri would mutter a silent preyer to the god of storms and revelry.
Post by Aerith Gainsborough on Apr 7, 2024 0:22:55 GMT -6
[attr="class","dorado2"]Aerith looked to the sky, the gentle winds blew whispy strands of hair around her cheeks. A hand reached up to tuck them away, as she gazed now at the fields before her. The vast, expanse of unknown nature. This was not home.
Finally taking one step along the dirt road, she headed in the destination the young child had pointed her in. That sweet, young child who found her passed out in the grass. Who helped her mother nurse her back to health, even though she wasn't... injured anymore. A fleeting pain crept up her back, with the memory of the silvery blade striking her... Sephiroth... Cloud... Everyone back home... She could not sense them.
Even as her feet hit the ground, she could not sense the Lifestream. That was when she knew it was not home. This unfamiliar stretch of land that made her chest heavy with uncertainty. She softly clenched a fist to her chest and closed her eyes, breathing in. "Okay... One step at a time. I'll go to Provo and maybe... Find some answers."
She did not know how long she had been traveling, but the dirt road eventually turned into a rocky one, with trees at either side of her. Had she not been so uncertain, this would have been a beautiful sight. Aerith kept her pace, until she heard the howls of wolves in the distance. Stopping in her tracks, she listened quietly, hoping she would not be their target... But amid the howls, she also heard whines and whimpers. Was something fighting with them? A new feeling of unease crept up, but at the same time she felt like something more was happening. And as she pushed through the woods and toward the sound, she saw a woman in the middle of a circling pack.
"Ah!" Aerith cried out, and waved her hand. In that motion, her staff appeared and she held its tip in the sky. She really didn't want to hurt them, but the woman also was in danger... She channeled what mana she could and sent a Tempest burst at the ground, hoping the flash might scare the wolves away. They weren't monsters, just territorial animals. "Get away from her! Please, I don't want to hurt you!"
Yugiri was fighting a losing battle, she began panting, she was being drained, the normally calculated Shinobi was struggling against the sheer number of wolves surrounding her, the more she injured them...the more THEY struck back in fury, in rage...hunger! More and more Crimson seeped into her simple clothes, how how she wished she had brought her armor with her this time....but she had felt she didn't need it, that her agility training and striking would benefit from her NOT wearing her armor. Bite marks on both legs, on her left arm, scratches adorned her form from the claws of the beasts, her Kunai stained in blood, several more littered the ground from being thrown or stabbed into her attackers...but her strength was waning.
Yugiri heard footsteps, however the paniced Shinobi expected more enemies, a deep breath inhaled, her thoughts went to her lord Hien. 'Forgive me Lord Hien....I may meet my end here...before we are reunited, before I am able to serve you once more. In shadows I lived...in shadows I fall.' Yugiri thought to herself, closing her eyes to embrace oblivion, however...that end, the sweet nothing never came, yet again she defied death. HEr eyes opened just in time to feel a surge of magic, the tell tale signs of light magic about to ignite, reacting quickly the Shinobi closed and shielded her eyes form the light, the wolves howling, and yelping in fear, the spell ignited, bathing the small glade in bright light!
The wolves sprinted away, howling and yelping, blood from both sides stained the grass, the Kunai barely held in the weakened grip of the Shinobi, she spun around, eyes wild with pain and adrenaline, her arm raised weakly, Kunai held in a weak reversed grip, her chest heaved, her knee's buckled...she pretended as if she were still a threat...that she could put up a fight, but there was no chance she could manage more than a few weak, half hearted slashes of her Kunai before her body would fully give out on her. "W-who's there!? Friend or Foe!?" Yugiri would croak out weakly, one couldn't blame the poor young woman...she was still expecting danger. More and more her body weakened with the leaking crimson staining clothes, pale skin and pearly white scales, pearly white spiked tail flicked in irritation...the way an animals might when they felt cornered.
Post by Aerith Gainsborough on Apr 8, 2024 20:27:42 GMT -6
[attr="class","dorado2"]A breathy sigh escapes her lips as she realizes her little tactic worked, and the wolves ran away. There was enough blood shed, she could tell by the stained clothes of the young woman, and she was glad she didn't have to resort to any more violence. The injured lady seemed tired, more hurt than she had anticipated, and now she was on edge. As she shouted at Aerith, she quickly jutted out from the cover of the woods.
"Friend! I'm a friend!" she called quickly, lifting her arms to signify her innocence. "May I come closer?" It was an empty question, because the brunette was already making her way over sticks and rocks to get to the injured woman. She gasped softly once she realized the extent of the injuries Yugiri had sustained, and she knelt down beside her. "Don't move, okay?"
She figured if she could cast Tempest, she could also try and heal... Aerith put her stave beside her and clasped her hands together. A soothing warm light would emit from her hands, which then floated down to Yugiri. The woman would feel a tingle, and the pain would slowly disappear... Or she hoped. "Please let this work..." Aerith pleaded to whatever spirits this world had. The Lifestream was nowhere to be sensed, but she hoped that somewhere, somehow, perhaps it would lend her its gifts.
Her eyes cracked open to peek at the woman, the sight of blood still unnerving. "How are you feeling? Did that help at all?"
Yugiri's eyes betrayed the look of a wounded, cornered animal, she tensed at near every slight sound, her dagger arm remained held shakily up, portraying an aura that she could still fight...it was a bluff, any experienced fighter could tell she was running on empty, if she even attempted to fight further the dagger would simply drop from her grip. The other woman's hands went up, she proclaimed herself a friend, Yugiri remained tense for a moment longer examining the young girl...young, she did appear to be about Yugiri's own age...maybe a little younger or older. The moment of adrenaline and defiance...expired, Yugiri's arm fell, the dagger falling down to the grass, the Shinobi fell to her knee's struggling to will herself to move, to MAKE her body move. "F-friend....t-then...." Yugiri would mutter out as the girl rushed in closer, she spotted the long, pointed ears on the girl. "You....are Elezen....? You a-are of Ishguard...?" Yugiri would ask weakly.
Yugiri felt the stirrings of magic once more, a spell being cast by the 'Elezen' woman, Her wounds began to slowly knit and heal, muscle and skin forced to return to their previous state by the magic. "H-how....how do you use a-aether so easily? MY....m-my techniques do not work as they s-should here, where ever here i-is." Yugiri would pant out ignoring the discomfort her body was undergoing as it repaired itself through the usage of Aeriths magics. When it stopped...Yugiri felt better, still tired and worn but she was no longer in danger of bleeding out....but the brilliance of her pale skin and pearly scales were still marred by the drying crimson of the blood her wounds had leaked.
A questio, asked, hitting her Aurals, taking several moments to reigster, asking if she were alright. "I...I will live but I feel ill suited to moving right now. We should not remain here....the pack could return and I fear they will not be dissuaded again from their attack by your magics." Yugiri would mutter lowly, it was all her body could manage at the current moment was a low mutter! "I...I will require help to move...I-if I may impose such a task upon you. Thank you...for your aide.I-introductions...after we get somewhere safe. Mine apologizes for breaking social ettiquete but necessity demands we err on the side of caution and not become distracted."
Post by Aerith Gainsborough on May 18, 2024 23:26:14 GMT -6
fate and destiny are no guarantee
still i hope someday you'll come and find me
Concerned emerald eyes continued to watch Yugiri and her body language, looking for any sign or indication that her healing had worked, even if a little! She still wasn't quite sure what all she could do in this new place, since she could no longer feel the Lifestream or its pull. She could only guess that her half-Cetra heritage helped out a bit with casting magic without having materia. However she was able to do it, however this world worked, she was glad it did work!
Feeling somewhat relieved by seeing the blood at least stopping, Aerith sat back on her knees, though soon blinked in light confusion at the woman's question. "Elezen?" she repeated, pointing to herself. "What's an Elezen? I'm not that, whatever it is. My name's Aerith!" She offered a smile, now getting to her feet. After dusting the dirt from her light pink dress, she stooped over the scaled woman and nodded. "Right, you can lean on me!"
To get out of here was definitely something Aerith wanted to do. And she silently agreed that those wolves would probably come back, her little flashy show didn't exactly hurt or kill them. Aerith offered a hand to Yugiri, and braced herself for however the woman was going to take the help.
"Just one thing, though..." Aerith glanced around briefly. "How do we get out of here? And... Where do we go?" She had only just arrived in Zephon, and was told to simply follow the dirt path. But now that she had strayed from it to help Yugiri... Aerith was just a tad bit lost.
Yugiri leaned heavily onto Aerith....for as small as the pearlescant scaled woman was she was rather heavy, she was only able to walk with Aeriths help, her wounds seemed to be healed! Yugiri only knew the people's of her own land, was this woman not of her lands? No...she wasn't or she would have recognized being called an Elezen, she swore she had seen pointed ears yet Aerith's were rounded...a Hyur then.
Yugiri gave a cough to the question Aerith asked. "N-never you mind, M-mine apologies..." Yugiri muttered her expression remaining neutral. "A-aerith...." Yugiri repeated the name though she had some trouble with the alien name, "Yugiri....Mistwalker, Retainer to Lord Hien Raijin of Doma." Yugiri would say....normally she would have bowed....it was the polite thing to do in her home when meeting and introducing yourself to someone, however she could not manage such a thing right now.
"J-just follow the trail....I left marks upon the tree's to show my path." Yugiri said weakly raising her arm to point to one such tree, a strange symbol had been marked into the tree, some sort of symbol, if Aerith stopped to look at the symbol on her way out with the injured woman, she might note it shared resemblences to the writings and symbols of Wutai....yet it was different enough that it could not be deciphered entirely in it's meaning.
Yugiri's hand weakly gripped her Kunai, she regretted coming out here without her armor now. "C-come....follow my markings....it is the easiest way to find the path once more. I would call for Arashi....but the tree's are to dense to allow him passage to us." Yugiri would say...who or WHAT was Arashi....? Who ever or what ever Arashi was....it seemed the trees would not allow an easy exit...if they would even come with the wolves likely prowling again stalking after their wounded prey....which had dropped another unsuspecting victim right at their door!
Post by Aerith Gainsborough on Sept 19, 2024 22:55:20 GMT -6
fate and destiny are no guarantee
still i hope someday you'll come and find me
There was little time to go into deep introductions, so Aerith nodded after Yugiri's introduction, mouthing the title she had given. Who was Lord Hien? What was Doma? These were questions that bubbled in her mind, but could ask later! Right now, she was focused on examining the strange marks that Yugiri had left on the trees, and following them out of the forest. It was a task that proved more troublesome than it sounded. Aerith wasn't particularly strong, so having the woman lean on her made her movements slower than she liked. But slow and steady wins the race? She hoped? She knew the wolves were still out there, so she did her best to make haste.
The trees eventually began to grow more sparse, and a light shone ahead like the opening of a tunnel. Aerith cheered, squeezing Yugiri's arm that had been thrown around her shoulder. "We're almost out! Maybe we can call... Arashi, was it? Who is Arashi?"
Though their path before them was clear to see, the roots and brambles got in their way, which made Aerith huff and stumble at times. She hoped and prayed they'd make it out before the wolves came back!
