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Post by Rinja on Jul 17, 2008 15:24:46 GMT -5
Kisaragi slowly walkedup to tokimune, her tail curled up as she questioned "mayi accompany you to defeat ashi?" She ripped her claws through the dirt "He is a dirty bastard and deserves death." She sat down in front of tokimune and closed her eyes to breath heavily.
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Post by Koushi on Jul 17, 2008 15:37:51 GMT -5
Haru didn't like the look she gave him.
"Not Ashi," she growled, "That Koga named Rin...And her followers..." She winced as she tried to arise again. "I may be injured now, but I want to join you, to defeat them and get Aki back." She shot him a stare. "Shouldn't that be the first priority, aside from getting those dogs from Hokkaido?"
Makoto looked at the two, then dipped his head respectfully at Tokimune before padding away to hunt with Rae.
"Rin...Attacked her? Then how the hell can we trust her with Aki!?" he whispered. "Rin must be the traitor," he sighed heavily, eyes starting to tear again. He didn't want them to end up fighting each other in the end...Even though Rin doesn't remember, it was something he did, and it was painful to think of two friends from the past fighting against each other in a war in the future.
He drooped his head and tail, suddenly feeling too flimsy to hunt.
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Post by Tokimune on Jul 17, 2008 15:50:11 GMT -5
Not Ashi," "That Koga named Rin...And her followers..." Tokimune nodded. "Oh, I see." He stretched out his back again. He heard Haru speak again. "I may be injured now, but I want to join you, to defeat them and get Aki back." He ran this through his mind. He knew that htere was a possibility that this was a lie. But he also knew that they needed all the help they could get. He noticed the dog give him a stare. "Shouldn't that be the first priority, aside from getting those dogs from Hokkaido?" He nodded. "You can join us for now. But as much as I would like to make saving Aki my main priority, we need to get the dogs from Hokkaido first in order to save him." He would keep a close watch on this one. She seemed to be trouble, and she was a Koga dog.
"You are from Koga, yes?" He wanted to confirm his suspicions.
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Post by Koushi on Jul 17, 2008 16:03:26 GMT -5
"Although I was born in that clan, I take no part in being in its forces," she snarled lowly, "They betrayed my father, Tesshin, and joined Ashi of the Southern Alps. I left as soon as I learned about it...It seems Rin was their leader." Haru explained, flicking an ear at him as if it were painful to talk about.
She slowly stood up and huffed. "Err...Can you lead me into one of the springs?" she asked, pointing with her muzzle to the hotsprings behind him. "My leg hurts like hell," she chuckled with a grin.
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Post by Tokimune on Jul 17, 2008 16:12:09 GMT -5
Tokimune took in her words. He though about it shortly. "I see, betrayal is an awful thing." He sighed again, looking toward the direction Rin and Aki were.
His ears perked as she spoke again. "Err...Can you lead me into one of the springs?" He looked behind himself and looked toward the hot springs. "My leg hurts like hell," "Sure." He said while walking over to her.
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Post by Koushi on Jul 17, 2008 16:17:51 GMT -5
"Thanks," she murmured gratefully, limping closer to him.
Haru blinked casually. 'I thought he'd make a big deal over how Tesshin was my father,' she thought, 'I wonder if he's related to Akame...'
She looked up at him. "You're an Iga dog, aren't you? Was Akame your master?" she inquired, green eyes curiously gleaming. She suspected he must've been. Well at least Akame trained his students; her father stayed with Weed in Ohu, and NOW look what was happening. It was in peril.
A thorn seemed to poke at her heart. How could her father ditch her clan like that? But if he hadn't...Would that mean she made the choice to join Ohu, and was willing to sacrifice her life for them? Most likely...But things were different; Tesshin had left, and that concluded in what she was now.
A snake in the grass - to the Ohu soldiers.
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Post by Tokimune on Jul 17, 2008 16:24:38 GMT -5
Tokimune walked with her toward the hot spring. He turned as she spoke. "You're an Iga dog, aren't you? Was Akame your master?" "Master? No, he is my father." "I am the new leader of the Iga clan." He said proudly. "He is in Ohu right now with your father, Tesshin." "He is a great dog. Its a shame that the rest of the Koga's left to Ashi's side." He said with a sigh. He continued on until they reached the entrance to the hot spring.
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Post by Koushi on Jul 17, 2008 17:13:57 GMT -5
"Your father?!" she gasped. Then she realized how jumpy she sounded when he said that, to cover it up, she gave a large grin and widened her eyes so that they glimmered. "Wow! I've always wanted to meet him!" she exclaimed. 'Yeah right,' she thought with a scoff in her head. 'But this is trouble...The son of the great Akame, JOINED that brat?' Her eyes continued to glow with enthusiasm.
"Aaah, yes, I talked to my father recently," she lied, "He told me to look for comrades to recruit to Ohu for help. It seems that bastard Ashi has captured the Leader," she explained, padding up to the pool. She craned her neck so that her chin touched the knot of her bandana. "Err...Do you mind?" she asked, lifting a brow.
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Post by Tokimune on Jul 17, 2008 17:27:53 GMT -5
Tokimune's ears perked. "Your father?!" His eyes opened wide. He grinned slightly. "Err..yea." "Wow! I've always wanted to meet him!" He nodded.
"Aaah, yes, I talked to my father recently," "He told me to look for comrades to recruit to Ohu for help. It seems that bastard Ashi has captured the Leader," "I figured so, we will have to hurry along and gather the dogs of Hokkaido soon." They entered the hot springs. "Err...Do you mind?" "Oh of course." Tokimune turned around and left the area. He had many thoughts on his mind, so he found a quiet spot and rested, looking ove rat the horizon.
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Post by Koushi on Jul 17, 2008 17:33:27 GMT -5
"Thanks," she said before he left. She dug one of her bottom fangs behind the knot of the bandana and slowly lifted her head, untying it. She let it, as well as the rings with the shurikens on both sides of it, fall to the ground.
Licking the wound which basically felt like nothing, she slipped into the hot spring and sighed with relief. Everything seemed to be going fine. But she needed to stall them for a while...What could she say to delay their travel to the Southern Alps? 'Perhaps I'll tell them I know of a pack at the northern tip of Hokkaido,' she thought, 'That might buy Ashi another few days to do what he wants.'
She let herself sink so that only her eyes and above them were visible over the steaming water. Haru felt very relaxed, and almost drifted to sleep. But she knew what she had to do before a decent sleep. From what she heard, they would leave in a few hours. If she got close to Tokimune...Yes, that'd be perfect...
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Post by Rae and Blue on Jul 17, 2008 18:35:23 GMT -5
Rae nodded and waited where Makoto had left her, She watched as they conversed, Tokimune and Makoto, Tokimune seemed pretty upset, but ready to take on the leadership Aki had left to him. She sighed, watching the Koga dog, immidiate distrust flooded her veins as she watched her with narrowed eyes. It had been said /all/ the Koga dogs had joined Ashi, She could be a spy.. Rae shook her head, Obviously with that leg wound it was impossible, Perhaps she really was on their side.
She shrugged and walked down towards Makoto again, once Tokimune and Haru passed her, "So.. You ready?" she asked quietly, Standing beside him, Her gray brown fur inches from his.
Blue had heard a new voice and began to head back, the smell of blood was pungant aswell. He peeked his head through the bushes only to see Tokimun returning from the direction of the hotsprings. He stepped out of the shadows, Mentally cursing himself for not inviting Tokimune with him, It must be harder for him than for all of them. "Eh- Tokimune, Want to come with me?" He asked, standing a few meters from the Iga dog.
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Post by Tokimune on Jul 17, 2008 18:51:58 GMT -5
Tokimune sat there watching the sun set over the hills. He closed his eyes for a moment. Many thoughts filled his head. Was Aki safe? Should he trust this Koga dog? Will he be able to lead these dogs? He sighed to himself, and opened his eyes again. He heard rustling in the bushes, it was Blue. "Eh- Tokimune, Want to come with me?" Tokimune stood up, and stretched. He smiled, and wagged his tail slightly. "Sure pal." He said walking toward him. He was not going to show the others that he was actually sad, he was too proud. He just held it in.
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Post by Koushi on Jul 17, 2008 19:06:57 GMT -5
Makoto watched the two disappear into the hotsprings and loooked at Rae.
"Yeah, let's get going." He padded out of the springs and sniffed the ground. The forest was not too far, probably five meters away.
He was silent the whole way, deep in thought at Rin, the Koga Nin-ken newcomer, and everything else that seemed to trouble him. His eyes were fixed on the ground the whole time, and his ears were flat, as if he were a pup and had just been scolded harshly. Makoto let out a small sigh, but realized Rae was beside him, and turned it into a cough.
He didn't want her to suspect something was wrong; he wouldn't know how to explain it anyway.
Haru licked the side of her mouth. "This is so soothing," she sighed happily, resting her head on the side of the edge. She kept her ears alert, then peered around. "Who's there?" she snarled, fur bristling.
It was nothing.
She sighed frustratedly and lowered her head until she was fully underwater. Haru pretended to be somewhere else for a few seconds, then lifted her head to the surface. She looked around. Whoever it was, if there really was someone there, was gone. She let her tensed body relax, and then she dozed off for a bit. Haru's senses were alert just in case Tokimune called everyone to leave.
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Post by Ashi on Jul 17, 2008 20:03:07 GMT -5
Ashi arrived at the Southern Alps and looked around. The place was in shambles, and the soldiers were all sleeping. He slashed and snarled at everyone to wake them up. After they were all on their feet, he got an idea; why not have Haru bring the Iga dog here, and he can have a little 'tea party' of sorts with Aki and the possible new guest. He growled at one especially lazy looking wolf, "Get off your ass and take this message to Haru. 'Haru, the leader wishes for you to bring the Iga dog back to the Southern Alps as well, it doesn't matter how, just do it.' That is the message you will bring to her, understand?"
At that the courier nodded, Ashi slashed the wolf on his muzzle and motioned for the bottom of the mountain. "That is what you get for slacking off while I'm gone, weakling."
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Post by Rae and Blue on Jul 17, 2008 20:51:35 GMT -5
Rae smiled halfway and began to walk towards the direction of the woods, Staying in pace with Makoto, "So.. What do you think about travelling through snow?" She said, Trying to strike up conversation, the quiet made her nervous, And she knew they both felt terrible. She knew the birds were being quiet only cause two predators were walking through the woods. And she could scent a pheasant ahead, Perhaps a few of them. She tried concentrating on that for a while, as she waited for the distance to close and she could stalk them.
Blue smiled back, Knowing just how much pain Tokimune was in. He decided to let the dog have his dignity and continued towards the forest with him. "So, About JinJin, You have to impress him, Numbers aren't really enough. So you may have to fight him." He said, Looking at Tokimune from the corner of his eye.
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