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Post by EvilMegaCookie on Jul 4, 2015 23:22:36 GMT
It took Maya a while to realize what the fox-woman was doing, only a slight gasp and a stunned expression being her admission to the situation at hand. An awkward silence later, only interrupted by the sound of squishy flesh, she quickly put away the fox's greedy paws. She took a deep breath, a luminescent blush on her cheeks and finally replied to the oh so important question: ''... W-Why yes, they are real. Very much so.''
It would seem that Maya had completely failed to take notice of the sound of someone spitting out their drink. She sat like before, but almost hesitated to cross her arms like before, doing so very slowly in order to not encourage the vixen to do a second examination. Her expression was now like before, only a tinge of red remaining.
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Post by Kuma on Jul 5, 2015 1:39:06 GMT
-They must be an awfully heavy load to support… is your back okay? - Moe asked playfully really trying to wreck the Interview as much as she could. The Economy Branch Leader knew everything was getting recorded so she would try to screw it up as much as she could. –Do you use steel wired bras for those puppies or are they free range?- She asked to further fuck up the process and the recording, all to spite Roshi Yasumori, the JHWAB Leader and her eternal rival/enemy.
-Sure thing, Yukishiro-sama… That’s how you reply. - The man paced around and took the form Shin filled from inside his coat. –So… Shin the Badass. - Subaru expression grew disgusted as he read the form, clearly pissed at being taken for a fool. The temperature of the room suddenly grew colder around the Intelligence Branch Leader, the floor flash frozen by the sudden temperature change. Luckily for Shin it was a localized event and didn’t alter the temperature around him, that was the degree of control Subaru had.
-I’m going to ask a question and you will reply it.- He stopped walking, standing right in front of the Young Mizakura Clansman, with his eyes hidden behind his glasses reflective lenses. –What is your name?-
Katsuo’s maneuver was received by a smile of Eien no Ha’s host, who guided by the blade would have been able to counter that seemingly inexorable attack, but decided to allow it to hit him. Shi plunged into Eien Host’s arm but didn’t slice through, it didn’t even reach the bone as surprisingly the Host clenched its muscles trapping the sword with a grip similar to a industrial press. The shallow wound wasn’t bleeding and unless Katsuo had enough strength to lift a semi-truck he wouldn’t be able to even budges the blade.
Meanwhile, inside Shi’s blade, Eien manifested himself as a ghostly figure in traditional Japanese clothing without any factions, a silhouette of a man with the color of steel. He bowed inside what could be considered “Shi no Kaze Inner Self” or at least something akin to that awaiting for the Spirit of the Blade to appear.
-Sorry for the intrusion little sister, but can you talk to your master and tell him that I mean no harm? I only needed to fight to allow my spirit enough strength to properly communicate with you-de Gozaru.-
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Post by waybig1010101 on Jul 5, 2015 2:23:57 GMT
Shin doesn't bother making a joke so he just simply response by saying, "S...s....sh...Shin...Aki.....yama....-" He hesitates for a bit as he was unsure of whatever saying his full name or not, but he figures that his name alone couldn't somehow end up affecting and exposing the clan's secrets. So as he continues to shiver to stay warm and tries to play off his hesitation as if he was jus suffering too much to speak momentarily due to the cold, which he was in a way, he finishes off by saying "-... M...Mi...zu...kara..." Once he said his full name, something inside of Shin felt like it had snap the moment he had utter his last name. What is this feeling... For a few seconds, Shin no longer could feel the cold, instead he begins to get a new sensation. An extremely painful one. He never experience anything like this before. What is this Feeling!? Did his organs decide to explode!? He looks at the cold man trying to figure out if how he was doing this. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO MEEEE!" yelled Shin. He begins to feel the room spin around him. Faster and faster. His eyes begin to lose focus and stop being able to remain still for even a spilt second. He moves violently in his chair as an attempt to escape from this suffering. Suddenly, Shin pukes a large amount of blood and it splatters around the floor, creating a small puddle by his feet. Afterwards, he immediately begins to lack both visionary and audio capabilities. Soon enough, his conscious fades away as well. He pleads to the man before he becomes unconscious, "Stop... Please.... Help..." Shin's head collapses into his chest and his body stops moving.
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Post by HungryHunter on Jul 15, 2015 4:09:18 GMT
Shi screamed in frustration as her body was trapped in Ein's filthy flesh, barely even cutting in to taste his blood. She was thrown for a loop when she became conscious of a presence in her mind. Focusing, she managed to manifest like Ein in her inner darkness. In her mind, she was a young woman dressed all in white. Her eyes were Japanese, but luminescent blue. Her hair was a brilliant gold, a cherry petal resting in it just above her ear.
"Why should I trust you?" It was the same honeyed voice she used with Kat. "If this is my mind, I can do whatever I want to you." The void around them burned red. An image flashed, just for a second, of hundreds of gutted bodies, all young girls in pure white robes, piled hundreds high all around them. Another flicker and they were gone. Shi herself shuddered for a second before releasing a tendril of mist to whisper in Kat's ear. She could recognize that they weren't going to win this fight. She couldn't bear to see Kat die. "Please, step down honey. He simply needed to..." What did he say? Some bullshit about power. "Anyway, no more need to fight, alright Kat?"
Refocusing her attention on her inner world, she smiled at Ein with horribly angry eyes. "Say what you need to Kat so we can leave. Or me if that's the only one you can speak too."
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Post by TimePuppy on Jul 15, 2015 16:18:31 GMT
Katsuo did not expect that his opponent would trap his blade like that. He didn't even think that was possible. The worst part was that even with strengthened muscles, he could not even budge the sword. What was this person if not even a blade of Muramasa could cut him?
Much like Shi, Katsuo was starting to get concerned about his own safety. He was relieved to find out that he did not need to fight any longer and he relaxed, waiting for the man to release Shi from his incredible grip.
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Post by EvilMegaCookie on Jul 21, 2015 2:00:39 GMT
Maya sighed. As it turns out, the situation wasn't going to get any better. So she decided to just roll with it, ridiculous or not. ''Sometimes my back hurts but I alleviate that by keeping my body in shape and having the correct posture. When I am at home, I tend to let them run free.'' One would do well to not be surprised by how deadpan her expression was. As if it were an everyday occurence to her. Despite her being flustered a mere moment ago. ''But naturally, I do use a bra to support them. Any other questions?''
She might be having a bit of fun if that twitch of her lips were any indication.
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Post by Kuma on Jul 24, 2015 3:39:36 GMT
A golden gateway appeared in the frozen wall, letting Norio Bushitora in the isolation room Subaru was interrogating Shin in. The Old Intelligence Branch Inspector dashed through the portal while shouting. –What the hell do you think you are WHOA!- Before slipping on the icy floor and falling on his back. Norio rubbed his back in pain as Subaru moved to help him up. –I didn’t do anything- Yukishiro stated as he lifted the Old Bushitora up who seemed to be about to say something, lifting his finger, but Subaru quickly interrupted.
-I didn’t change the temperature of the room, nor did I create ice directly inside his body or brain.- The Old Inspector nodded as he used a couple of charms to lift up Shin’s body levitating him towards the portal. –Please don’t tell fath… Roshi-sama, I couldn’t bear to lose his trust.- Norio sighed, he hoped his Shin would be a son as dedicated as Subaru was to Roshi, but that would never happen, and replied. –Let’s do this, if he doesn’t die I will not tell Roshi, so for now help me take him to the infirmary as soon as possible… –
And added in a whisper. –Not that Roshi would care considering how another one of the interviews is going.-
-Yes, I have one, but not for you young lady.- The voice of a man answered Maya’s question as Moe started sweating and showing clear signs of worry and fear.
-Ups… look at the time… yes the time! I’ve to leave… to another planet…. Yesterday…- The Kitsune started being flustered and stuttering, totally losing her charm and noblewoman air. She stood up mechanically and walked towards the door, opened it and try to get through –Goodbye missiOUCH!- She was repelled by a golden barrier formed on the door, the signature look of a Yasumori Kekkai, the JHWAB’s Leader personal style of Omnyo Barriers.
-Sit down Moe-san and keeps your hands to yourself, I’m coming in.- From one of the large mirrors in the room the JHWAB’s leader, Roshi Yasumori, entered the room. His body passed through it like some kind of mystical passage, creating golden ripples over the clean surface of the mirror. The Yasumori Style Kagami Sanpo (Mirror Walk) allowed the user of the technique to jump through mirrors if his reflection ever was shown there.
The old man was shorter than Maya, and was walking with a cane. His head was totally bald and the hat that usually hid it was on Roshi’s hands, as a matter of basic etiquette. –Verity Maya-kun is it?- The man asked with soft and calmed voice. –I excuse myself for the behavior of my subordinate, she tends to lose track of her work if there isn’t somebody here to tell her to work properly.-
Roshi bowed and introduced himself. –My name is Roshi Yasumori, I’m the head of the Yasumori Clan and the JHWAB’s leader, and it’s very nice to meet you.-
-Excuse my bluntness, even I’m not blunt at all –de gozaru. - Eien no Ha was finally talking, or better put he was transmiting his words to Katsuo’s head and Shi’s spirit. –Sorry for the sword joke –de gozaru.- The Host arm released Shi from its grip and took a kneeling position with Eien no Ha over the Host legs, inviting Katsuo to take the same stance. –You will have to excuse that joke and possibly many to come, not being to talk to anybody unless they are swordsman and wage battle against me give me a lot of free time to think about language and word play… you might even say solitude sharpens my tongue-de gozaru.-
-Sorry for that as well. I just wanted to ask some questions about how the two of you meet and how my younger sister has come to exist–de gozaru.- The Host did a mechanical, yet gentle smile. –If either of you feel uncomfortable please don’t doubt to cut me short of asking more question-de gozaru.-
-Sorry for that one as well-de gozaru.-
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Post by HungryHunter on Jul 24, 2015 21:02:34 GMT
Shi was in stunned silence for a few seconds. What the fuck was going on? Whatever it was, maybe she'd just let Kat handle it. Her mist spun itself into the shape she was trying to show Katsuo earlier. She took the form of a teenaged girl, formed from her ideals and vague fragments of the girls sacrificed to make her. She stood below Katsuo's shoulder, rather small overall, which emphasized her youthful look. Her dress and hair billowed eerily and her eyes were closed. She looked like she had drowned underwater, a peacefully disturbing being of hard grey mist floating several feet off the ground.
She reached for Katsuo's kimono, warm wind billowing about her. She tugged on his sleeve, trying to get him in the position Ein took and resting her head on his shoulder. "This is what I wanted to show you earlier. I just thought it would be better to talk to this nice other sword face to face. Am I pretty?" Her voice was as honeyed as ever, but her smile was just as dead looking as the rest of her, not helped by her eyes still being sealed tightly shut.
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Post by waybig1010101 on Jul 30, 2015 4:04:53 GMT
Shin body was not at the best shape, yet hopefully the doctors or healers that look over him are able to realize that this sudden attack didn't stop at just ripping his internal organs apart from each other, but that both his mind and soul are also being effected simultaneous as well as his physical body. Even if the doctors could repair the intense damage already done inside his body, they would also need to somehow ensure his mind is able to escape and return from a gigantic labyrinth, which is the size of an entire major city condense into a massive singular connecting and intertwining object, which expands into all possible directions. In fact, it was pretty much appear to be a modern day metropolis, yet it seem to have been built to reflect the gravity laws and architectural style of M. C. Escher's Relativity.
From this massive City, spans countless corridors and building that host many doors. Some look similar to each other and perfect mirror copies, then others look as unique as door design by Dr. Seuss himself. All these entrances would lead Shin's mind to travel around the city as if he was walking through connecting portals, taking him to a different location within the greater trap of this obscure reality. Yet, among all these seemly countless doors was the correct path to leave this maze. Shin's mind continues to search as it tries to find the right door to open. Though his mind was separated from body and soul, its appearance in this world reflect a whole Shin, even if it was only at the surface of this image. Truth be told, his skin was slightly transparent if one could spot his trapped mind and beneath the thine lay of illusionary flesh was an orb of bluish light. Somehow, the mind knew that their is a proper exit, just like how it knew that the city is going to slowly burn out and made into nothingness, unless it found the correct door.
Now, his soul on the other hand was not send into a dimension within itself, such as the mind, however it was removed from the body and from his mind. Shin soul at first didn't know what to do, after all it just was watching his body being taken away as he stands in the corner of the room. He no longer could feel the cold, nor did he feel warm. In fact, he really couldn't feel anything at all besides the fear of him being died. His soul could not remember anything at all during the moment besides that the body being taken away was his own. The soul immediately tires to jump back into Shin's body, but as soon as his soul gets in a little bit closer, it was send violently backwards by an invisible force, which blast apart the form of the soul and launches it into another part of the headquarters. Shin's soul lays down in an unknown part of the headquarters for a while as it slowly reforms itself into human shape.
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Post by TimePuppy on Aug 1, 2015 16:42:03 GMT
Katsuo imitated Eien no Ha's host and sat down.
"Am I pretty?" Shi asked him while leaning on his shoulder in a teenage form made of mist.
"Yes, I suppose." He answered, more out of politeness then because he actually thought so, and turned back to Eien no Ha. "I will be happy to tell you everything I know. I am sure Shi feels the same way." And he started telling him about how he was send by the head of his yakuza family to collect a mythical blade, about what he went through to get her and about their escape from a collapsing tunnel.
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Post by EvilMegaCookie on Aug 26, 2015 20:12:23 GMT
Maya flinched for a brief moment as a new voice appeared out of thin air. With its owner doing just that mere moments after the vixen made a futile attempt to escape. While his demeanor and position gave her a sense of respect, a sting of unease couldn't help but make itself known what with how Moe had reacted.
Of course, at this point she dropped the ''How'' and went on to introduce herself again. ''Yes. Nice to meet you as well.'' Had this been a less turbulent time she would have bothered to respond with the same gesture, but as of now she couldn't be bothered. Now she was curious. Now she wanted to get this done and over with. The little silly exchange between her and the vixen had been a way to take her mind off things, but now she was back in gear, at full throttle.
''I suppose this is the final part?''
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Post by Kuma on Aug 27, 2015 4:01:26 GMT
-I… just… wanted to ask you de-gozaru- Eien no Ha started to talk through his host, seemingly already awoke after the short skirmish between both sides. The Eternal Blade needed the exercise to fully take hold of his host, allowing him to speak through the nameless ronin who held him. –How did you meet your blade de-gozaru? - Eien spoke with a calm tone, clearly curious about the nature of Katsuo and Shi. –I like finding out more about other living blades like myself, even if they are different from myself de-gozaru.-
-Not quite my dear, we are just enjoying a calm chat as the people working alongside me finish the last testing ground.- Roshi softly chuckled before he kept explaining. –You see this new interview system was something we needed from a long time ago, before this we still had some protocols dating to before the Second World War, so you could guess how antiquated those were.- The Leader of the JHWAB offered her a cup of tea and he took a sip of his, with Moe standing behind him clearly scared out of her wits.
-My comrades mistook my love of tradition with hatred for innovation and never brought the problems with the old methods to me personally, so I didn’t notice them.- He placed the cup back in the table and picked up a cookie. –You see this is a very large organization and nobody can be aware of every branch…- Roshi took a bite from the cookie. –I don’t even know half of this facility and I ran it, that’s the problem with large organizations.- The JHWAB Leader stood up and offered his arm to Maya. –Please allow me to guide to the final testing ground, we will wait for the rest of them there.-
The Doctor in the JHWAB medicine ward were completely confused about Shin’s condition, most of them were more akin to threat physical injuries of field agents rather than whatever ailment was affecting the Mizukara Swordsman. But as the Physicians struggled to keep the body alive, slowly reheating it as Subaru looked from afar, a bit shocked from almost killing a man with his ruthless techniques somebody was thinking, lost away from this room deep inside the bowels of his own mind. Norio Bushitora was on the case. The Intelligence Inspector knew something was wrong, as Shin’s attack happened when more precise questions were asked.
The Bushitora Senior opened his eyes in shock as he realized a glimpse of what was happening. Without even stopping to explain he pulled out one of his charms and shouted. –KAI!- Sending a wave of energy around him, like ripples in a pond of liquid gold. The surge of spiritual energy flooded the room and worked like a dying agent, giving a faint golden hue to anything spirit related. Everybody in the medicine ward looked in awe as an almost invisible thread slowly became noticeable thanks to the golden glow.
And it lead outside the ward. Not wasting a moment Norio rushed to follow it, always with more charms at hand if the effect of the Spiritual Revealing Technique clocked out.
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Post by HungryHunter on Aug 30, 2015 18:11:23 GMT
Shi quickly jumped in to answer the question. "I was locked up in a tomb and he saved me. That's it." She rippled forward and hugged Katsuo a little tighter.
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Post by TimePuppy on Aug 30, 2015 18:14:29 GMT
Katsuo considered the question. Should he tell him who sent him to get the sword? Hm, no, that might not be advisable. "I found her in the lair of some cultists after hearing that they possessed a mighty sword created by Muramasa himself. I was surprised to find out that she was a living sword and if you want to know more about her, it is up to her if she wants to talk about herself."
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Post by waybig1010101 on Oct 10, 2015 22:49:23 GMT
Shin's soul looks around, trying to figure out where exactly it was. The room was pretty dark, yet all material objects seem to highlight in various degrees of blue shade. He moves towards an object thinking his hand would phase through it, but surprising enough he could interact with the object. Upon closer examination, the fog of the blueish glow dimmers down until he could clearly make out what exactly was in his right hand. _____________________
Shin's mind begins to explore the bizarre city to find the proper exit, yet no door he takes would send him back to his body. Instead, he simply is transported to another spot in this strange world. After desperately spending what feels like an eternity, the mind begins to give up. It goes towards a simple wooden bench inside a park and sits down. The fading blue orb begins to lose color as Shin's mind could no longer stand this hopeless situation. It was prepare to give up when suddenly a coin falls from a sideways apartment building's window and lands right in front of him with a thump that echoes throughout the city.
The appearance of the coin strikes both curiosity and familiarity inside the core of his mind. Like a dying device given a charge, the orb shines bright once more. The imaginary body of Shin removes itself slowly from the bench and moves towards the coin. Bending down, the transparent body picks up the coin to get a better look at the strange object. The image inside the coin was that of a small old fashion Japanese home in the middle of the woods. Suddenly a door nearby begins to glow bright and resonates with the coin. As he gets closer to the door, the coin shines brighter and brighter. Once he is within arm's reach of the door, the door blasts apart and reveals a wormhole, which quickly sucks in Shin's mind. _________________
Shin's body continues to undergo immense stress. His body begins to suffer from some sort of invisible flame that burns swiftly throughout. Quickly his skin begins to fly off his body like the smolders of a fire. As this goes on, his inner body temperature raises as well. Causing his already weaken organs to slowly turn into charcoal.
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Post by EvilMegaCookie on Oct 11, 2015 1:10:21 GMT
Maya offered no comment during the brief exposition and simply accepted the gesture, rising up and taking his arm. ''Well then. Please lead the way, Mr. Roshi.'' She didn't look back but she had a feeling Moe was still there, frozen in fear as if she was a popsicle.
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Post by Kuma on Oct 11, 2015 19:48:58 GMT
-Is a shame you do not know more about your origin, or that you do not want to share it-de gozaru.- The Nameless Ronin stood up as he walked towards one of the walls. –Still I know enough for now and I see that you lack ill intent…- He looks at Katsuo from tip to toes. –Or at least ill intent misdirected-de gozaru- Eien no Ha knocked on the wall a couple of times and a sliding door opened. Eien invited them with a gesture. –Please follow me, the last testing ground awaits-de gozaru.- With that said he entered through the door into a long white hallway.
-I got it!- Norio Bushitora exclaimed as he re-casted his spell of Spiritual Perception. The Intelligence Inspector started browsing frantically through his paper charms, carried in a small and elegant binder a gift from Roshi Yasumori himself after completing the Omnyo Training. Norio wasn’t a superlative Omnyo Practicioner like his boss, or genius martial artist like his son, or had any natural powers like Subaru. Norio was good at learning stuff, and so he knew a bit or almost any technique, he wasn’t good at all with them, but he had more options than others. This elasticity of thought also allowed him lateral solutions other wouldn’t think.
Finally he grabbed two of the charms, sticking them on the back of his hands. A blue aura surged from the scriptures in the paper engulfing his arms, mostly focused on his hands. He casted a spell of spiritual manipulation, usually not strong enough for what he was planning but in combination to Ki, a skill he only rudimentary self-taught to himself he might have a chance. As his prodigious mind easily combined skills he did the same with energy focusing mystical and ki on his hands and using his Spiritual Perception he located the golden strings of Shin’s soul. He pinpointed the strongest point near him and grabbed it. –Here we go!-
With all his might, aided with Ki reinforcement, Norio pulled on the Spiritual trail of Shin, trying to drag the soul towards him instead of wasting his time looking for it. He had to be careful using the exact amount of strength to drag it without breaking the link. The Veteran Inspector started sweating while some of the JHWAB staff around him started to group up staring in confusion. Without Spiritual Perception Norio seemed to be acting as a mime pulling from an invisible rope. He was too focused on the task at hand to realize he had an audience.
-Moe please clean up after we leave. - Roshi voiced his command with firmness but without any aggression. The Kitsune bowed and started moving the trays while Roshi lead the way through a white hallway, wooden floors and walls with minimalist style were their only company as they walked, the echoes of their steps lightly reverberating forward towards the exit, an opened door with light coming from within.
–I must leave you here my dear, go through the door and get into the testing grounds, it won’t be hard, just a small series of test to see what you’re capable… only to have it on file.- He stopped before the door and invited her to enter. Inside the room she could see a circular platform with hexagonal metallic tiles and a tall roof with powerful spotlights illuminating the whole room evenly. In the middle a young man in red samurai armor was waiting for them, she met him before in the main hangar.
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Post by TimePuppy on Oct 19, 2015 22:03:36 GMT
Surprised by how easy this was, Katsuo was once more unsure of whether trusting these people was a great idea. But he couldn't feel any malicious intent so he did as he was bit. "Come on, Shi. Let us go." With the cursed katana in hand, he stepped into the white hallway.
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Post by HungryHunter on Oct 21, 2015 21:11:05 GMT
Shi glared at the samurai when he looked her construct over. She purposefully dissipated into mist once more, then made an unearthly sigh when she was informed there was more. "Come on, Shi. Let us go." "I don't have much choice." A pouting face appeared in the mist and it rose around him, looking around with great care for any traps or tricks.
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Post by waybig1010101 on Oct 27, 2015 5:02:12 GMT
As the light surrounding the object fades to the point where he could make out the object, Shin's soul suddenly feels a force tagging him violently backwards. Before the soul knew it, it begins to travel through various walls. "What the hell!?" yells out Shin's soul. As much as it tries to overpower the pulling force with pure strength, it leads to no success whatsoever. The soul searches for the cause of this phenomenon and discovers a string attach to its body. Figuring that this string is the cause for this rather unexpected means of transportation, the soul decides to remove the string. "Listen here you stupid string, I don't know what you want with me, but this is where we part ways!" The spirit's right hand motions for a sword draw and out of thine air a katana manifests. With a skillful swing, the sword cuts the string and the soul proceeds to flip sideways and lands on his feet. With a grin on his face, he turns his head and sticks out his tongue at the direction where he was being pulled towards and proceeds to run away. ________________________________
When Shin's mind exits the worm hole, it quickly gets a bird's eye view of a large forest of various vibrate colors. Inside the forest, was a beautiful river full of stepping stones that runs right through the middle of the forest, and all along the river are various animals drinking and relaxing by the bank. There are also plenty of unique looking fish swimming gracefully through the river with no animals trying to consume the creatures. Yet the most eye-catching aspect of this new landscape would have to be the grand temple, which is roughly a couple hundred feet away from the river. The whole scenery captivates the hyperactive adolescent and he is render utterly daze by the overwhelming shock of this place's winsomeness. However, as he gets closer and closer and the temple appears larger and larger, he quickly snaps out of it and realizes that he is in free fall. "Oh Crap!" ________________________________
Shin's body continues to undergo immense internal damages and his body shifts into a seizure. As his body shakes furiously, all of his facial orifices once more erupts with a tremendous amount of blood. Yet, the blood was not regular red, but instead it was pitch black, Making it appear as if an octopus has just squirted ink all over his face.
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