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Post by OokamiShinjo on Jan 3, 2015 18:10:06 GMT
Takuya looks to Cider and shrugs before tearing down the poster. "Keeper," yes, the guardian of this shitty place is named Keeper, "We're taking this job; spread the word". That said, he stuffs the poster with the information down before leading the way out of the shitty bar and back onto the main street. He looks around to orient himself, and then begins to walk again. They're still not in the heart of the town, so of course there's no real stores around here. Just Inns, bars and maybe a few restaurants and such. Other than that, there's homes as well. He then goes on to respond to what Cider had said, "We're getting formal attire for us three now. The others won't be able to come to the ball, so they'll be stuck where we'll be sleeping when the time comes. As for dancing...If you want, I can teach you the basics. Or you can just stick to mingling when we're there. You don't have to actually dance through the night". Then, to Grimmjow he sighs, "You're gonna have to deal with it. It's either a kimono or a suit; I'll be wearing the latter since most of us Angels don't do suits...Plus if I wear a suit then it presses on the scars on my back where my wings used to be".
Grimmjow finds it odd that Takuya talks to the shadows but doesn't get an answer, but at the same time pays no real attention to it. This place is way weird to begin with. However, he scoffs, "I've never even heard of dancing," he replies to Cider as she mentions not really knowing how to. "Is it that thing where your feet move weirdly to music?" He knows there's music involved, but that's it. At the mention of formal attire, he glares at nothing in particular, not liking the sound of having to wear so much cloth in the first place. He prefers his usual attire.....But then again there's no way he can get his hands on a vest like his old one any time soon. Shit. "We have to wear those kimono and suit things?" He growls out, showing his dislike towards the options that aren't at all in his favor. Then he grunts at Takuya's answer. Oh yea, he doesn't have wings like the Angels in Zeta. So he got his ripped off too, huh? He has something in common with Akira then.
Yurei watches as Kouga attempts to get information from two passing people, but only gets silence. Is that because of the weird combination of what they need? Or perhaps the prejudice? She has a feeling that it's the latter, as she feels contained glances of distain on her person. How rude. She'd much rather open hatred rather than hidden hatred. At the question of still splitting up or staying together, she purses her lips. She doesn't have an answer actually. She's used to spending hours in a library, using key words and memory to get what she wants out of the books around her. After all, she was once an archaeologist, and often researched ancient languages that she didn't know, as well as their civilizations. However, if she goes, will Kouga want to go with her to the library? No offense to him, but in that case he'd be something of a handicap as he's illiterate. Damn, she wishes now more than ever that she had more time to teach him fully how to read and write. Over all, she doesn't have an answer.
Erza does, however, "I think we should stick together," she states firmly before heading off in the direction pointed out. "We don't know this town well, so getting lost is a large possibility. If we separate and some of us get lost, then we'll have to waste time finding one another again. We don't exactly give off something like reiatsu like Ichigo, Cider and Grimmjow do. And we can't control light so we can't track each other down like Akira would. Sure Kouga's got his nose, but that's about it. There's so many people here, it could prove difficult for him," not that she's doubting his abilities to sniff his friends out, she's just telling the truth. All the same, she goes on to another point, "Besides, if we split up no matter what one group will be without someone not of Human blood, which would make things more difficult for that pair. That'd be a waste of time too. What we should be asking is how we're gonna find the doctor if he/she is out and about attending to the ill most of the time. Should we have gotten a name?"
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Ichigo continues to lean into Akira's pressing fingers, a low groan coming from his lips as she gets rid of a stubborn knot that had been sitting between his shoulder blades for a while now. "The ball isn't until tomorrow night. So if you're gonna get ready now, then we can either take our time getting there, or we can get there quickly and enjoy ourselves before the ball". He could go either way. When his Angel makes to get out and covers his eyes with an utterly random blindfold, he lets out the low sound of his chuckle, "Okay okay," he doesn't remove the cloth even though he'd love to see her naked frame. Eh, she'll show it to him when she's ready . Bathing with her was nice enough. When she tells him to make himself look nice as well, he chuckles again, "I'll look nice just for you," he assures pleasantly, and takes off the blind fold when she's gone. It's a shame she left, he was going to return the massage with one of his own to her. Oh well. With a sigh, he slips further into the warm water so that only his head rests on the ledge, and closes his eyes. When he does so, he sees the face of a crying Cider, that Spirit-Demoness from earlier. She's definitely a beautiful little thing, he'll admit that; she's got a great body. However while she has a leathe cat like description about her beauty, Akira's tops hers by far, being voluptuous. It'd be fun to mess with her some more. Maybe feel for himself how soft Cider's skin is compared to his Angel's. It'd be fun to make her moan and tremble before breaking her some more. The sudden thought of him doing all that to Cider and then going ahead to fuck Akira's brains out crosses his mind. Now THAT would be fun. A low groan comes from him as such thoughts cause blood to flow downwards. However he does nothing to take care of it, and simply forces himself to relax. He'd find a random servant to drag into his room and screw, but alas even as evil as he is he wouldn't betray Akira. She's the only woman for him.
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Post by LochNess on Jan 3, 2015 18:41:27 GMT
Cider looks to the others as they talk about their plans. "I think I'll stick to mingling. I may be able to find doctors and information in case those four can not." She walks beside Takuya and Grimmjow. "Huh, you're wings are ripped off?" He's an angel, so obviously, but she hasn't thought much of it. It reminds her of that damn Akira... That man stealing Akira. She looks to Grimmjow when he asks about dancing. "Yea. It's the art of moving your body to music." Once they arrive where clothes can be found, she quickly searches the racks. She's used to dresses, so she goes for one now. It's a dark sapphire color that hugs her waist and hips well. Of course, what's a nice dress like that with out a lace pattern of the same color. It flows to the ground elegantly. Sapphire blue lace gloves dance up to her elbow. Of course, her shoes are a shiny, silver sort. Once she's got her outfit, she swears to herself she ought to keep it for when Ichigo is normal again. She can wear it just for him. She goes to check on Takuya and Grimmjow, dressed like royalty.
Kouga thinks it over about where the doctor would be and how to find him. "The sure fire method would be to wait at his home." He nods in agreement with Kyo, though. They don't have time to sit and flounder. Cider, Grimmjow, and even strangers like Takuya and Hana are busting ass to get Ichigo and Akira cured. He shrugs and looks to Kyo. "If we try to chase him down, where would we look?"
Kyo shakes his head to Kouga's idea. "We can't sit like that and waist our time. Let's chase him, and check the house if nothing else once it's late." As to how they'll find the doctors, the answer comes as...
"Oh, did you ladies hear?" Some cackling spirit women gossip as they walk by. Both Kouga and Kyo listen idly at first, but really focus when the women explain what they're going on about. "That doctor that has come to town this year has performed another miracle! Some noble's son is well and good after that nasty illness." One of the women cackle as she says, "Oh? Is that the little noble boy in the mansion south of here?"
Kouga and Kyo look to the girls. "It sounds like we have a lead. Let's head south and see if we can't sniff out a doctor in the mansion of nearby." Of course, it'll take em through that red light district cause that's what we do in this role play.
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Oooo! So evil! He he! Well, Akira has no time. It's far away, and she needs to pick out the best of what she has. She gets to her room, and she once again rummages, but now it's through the closet as it holds shmancier things than her wardrobe. Dresses and kimonos alike are hung on the rack before her in all colors. She sifts through them, eyeing each one cautiously. No. No. Blue sucks. The shape is all wrong. No. It's only until the end of the rack she finally finds something appealing to her. It's a simple black dress with off the shoulder sleeves, a straight neckline, an open back, and faint subtle sparkles of glitter that shimmer with every movement of the fabric. This intrigues her very much. She pulls it out for a better look, nodding to what she sees. This with sparkly diamond and silver jewelry would please Ichigo, she hopes. She giggles at the thought of a baffled Ichigo seeing her in this pretty dress. When ever Ichigo wants to go, this is what she will wear, she decides.
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Post by OokamiShinjo on Jan 3, 2015 19:56:57 GMT
"Yes, my wings were torn off a few years ago by some...Guy. I can't remember who it was, but apparently he had done it before since he knew how to do it in the most painful of ways," Takuya answers Cider casually. It used to be a sore subject for him, and would cause him to reach back and rub at or around his scars. However, while talking about it still makes his scars throb painfully, he doesn't bother to try and stop it and instead ignores it. Grimmjow grunts to Cider's answer, "There ain't anything artsy about music and weird movements," he doesn't find 'dancing' appealing in any sort of way. None the less, as Cider goes on to chose her own thing once they enter the store that's not big but has at least some different things. Grimmjow sticks with Takuya, not knowing just how the hell one is supposed to dress for a 'ball' obviously. They first find Takuya something to wear, the man going with one that's a medium red while at the hems are gold spots best compared to leopard spots varying in shape and size to eventually make the shape of intricate flowers in a sense. The sash is gold itself as well. Grimmjow was harder to look for, obviously. They first tried a kimono for him as well, going with one that actually looked pretty good on him. It didn't really have a name to its pattern, but it was kind of nature themed, and was blues and greens all around. It was to be worn low on his shoulders and show his well built torso. Grimmjow however didn't like how long it took to get dressed, and it was too loose. "I can't fight in this shit," he tells Takuya after being fully dressed, "I'd sooner get caught on something than kill someone if I were to wear this piece of crap". This caused Takuya to sigh and slump his surprisingly broad shoulders- as in normal clothing he looks more like a thinner man. "Fine," Takuya sighs out upon hearing this, "We'll get you a suit". That's what they did. A white suit turned out to look best on Grimmjow, his tan skin going with it better than all black. Under the suit itself is a black button up, and a tie that luckily matches his hair and eyes, while the jacket remains open and his shoes are also white. If Akira were normal, she probably would't be able to deny that he looks hot dressed as he is. The woman that comes up to them dressed in sapphire isn't recognized by either men at first. However, before Grimmjow can curse her off, he feels her reiatsu and feels his eyes widen. "....Cider?" Is that seriously her? Is THAT really what she looks like when she actually dresses up? Shit, Kurosaki's got one HOT girlfriend! Lucky fucker. Takuya in the mean time manages to hide most of his surprise at Cider's beauty, the woman cleans up incredibly well. "You look very nice, Cider," he tells her with a small smile.
Yurei in the mean time listens to the boys at the debate on how they should go about things. Kyo's right; waiting would take too much time for them to get to the doctor, and they don't have all the time in the world. However, upon hearing the cackling women, she can't help but smile at their luck. Finally, something good's happened. She looks to their lover as they head on south, not realizing that they'll end up going through the red light district. "You think you can find him without actually having something that has his scent on it?" She has no doubt that he could, but she wants also to know if he's certain that he could. No matter the answer, she falls silent upon looking around with curious eyes. Despite being able to read people extremely well for a former archaelologist, she's never been in an area like the one they're in now. Why are people....Sauntering everywhere? The women are gaudily dressed, faces either painted white and hair done up intricately and kimonos hanging lowly off their shoulders. Or, there are other women- and even some men- dressed in barely anything at all. And why are there a bunch of red lanterns hanging up? She blinks in surprise as one woman approaches Kyo almost right off the bat. What? She wants sex? Erza's reaction is interesting too. Why was she so quick to act? Does she know what kind of place they're in?
Erza purses her lips upon hearing the conveniently heard story. "A young lord huh?" She mutters to herself. "I hope we don't have to end up asking this young lord himself if he's recovering from some sort of illness". Still, she doesn't bother with pausing to go down south, changing her direction at the drop of a hat. Like Yurei, she takes note of the seductively dressed women and few men around them. She doesn't get it for a second until she too spots the red lanterns hanging from just about every single building on the street they're walking down. And then it clicks. Well crap, how did they end up in the red light district? All these women are incredibly beautiful and willing to give their bodies away, this much is obvious as she catches more than one pair heading into a building for some fun. She's not as innocent as Yurei.
"Hey handsome!" A woman painted white and dressed in a beautiful pink kimono slides her way to Kyo's free side, taking a hold of his arm with delicate fingers. Her pastel long and pink hair is done up just as intricately as any other woman's in this district, while her dark green eyes glow with lust. "It seems that you're rather bored, traveling with your friends here. Why don't you come with me and have some fun? I promise it'll be worth your while".
Feeling both threatened and pressed for time they don't have, Erza's eyes narrow. She knows for a fact that Kyo's not bored, he's determined. She feels threatened because, well, he's her dragon.....Kinda. Either way, no one's allowed to flirt with Kyo other than her, this she's decided upon realizing that she some how managed to get a crush on him. Acting quickly, she equips one of of her more seductive outfits, her playboy bunny outfit to be specific. She slips her way around Kyo and pushes the woman off without any sense to be discrete, "Sorry sweetie," she coos to the whore, "I'm afraid I've already got my hands on him". After pushing the woman off, or away if Kyo's already gotten rid of the woman's hand, she hugs the dragon's arm against her, pressing her bossom against the limb suggestively. The woman stares at Erza for a moment after looking over her well put together frame. Erza stares her down good and long until the woman sighs and turns, giving up. If the Dragon Demon is gonna fuck someone with Human blood, then he's not worth her expensive time. As soon as she's gone, Erza urges Kyo forward but doesn't release his limb for the time being. If he does ask her to let go, then she will, however.
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I don't know who I like better, good Ichigo or bad Ichigo XDD. Anywho, it's about twenty minutes after that little bout of malicious-sexual pondering when he gets out. Luckily for him, it's not hard to walk as he's managed to calm himself down for the time being. He leaves a long trail of water on the tiles of the floor in this bathing room, but cares not as he wraps himself in a white robe like Akira did and heads on to his room without a care. That is, after tossing his blood covered clothing onto a maid's face and demanding she have it clean before he leaves. Unlike Akira, it's his wardrobe that has the fancy stuff going from kimonos to suits in different colors that suit him best- no pun intended. Should he wear white? Nah, he wears that all the time and he told Akira he'd look nice for her. He assumes she'll be wearing a dress; she seems to be the person to prefer those. So it'd be kind of weird for them to go as a pair and only one of them be wearing a kimono and the other not. So Kimonos are also out of the question. That leaves him with various suits of dark blues and blacks and other button ups that he could wear with them. It's during these times when he kind of really hates that he has orange hair. It doesn't really look good with....Anything really. He sighs. Now...To chop it off or not?.....No, it'll just grow right back in a few hours, which fucking sucks. Oh well, nothing he can do about it. So, normal suit it is. The one he chooses is black with a black undershirt, wanting just his hair and eyes to be the only color on him- it's all he really needs actually. He keeps the jacket open and opts for letting the collar of the shirt over lay the jacket's, and also allows the shirt to stay open for a few buttons. Once dressed, he heads on over to Akira's room, spotting that same maid he had thrown his clothing onto and demands that black versions of what he normally wears be made. He's tired of white, that was once Ogichi's thing. That said and done, he knocks on Akira's door and calls out, "Akira, you ready to go?" Assuming she answers the door, or tells him to come in, he ends up seeing her either way and feels an utterly dumbfounded look cover his face. The dress the Angel wears is all too beautiful on her, following and accentuating her curves wonderfully. It's simple, but it makes her look so amazing. So much so that big bad Ichigo openly blushes at the sight of her. Blushing is incredibly rare for this Ichigo, because he almost never does it. Counting this time, he can easily remember the number of times he's blushed in his life. "You look absolutely amazing," he tells her, "And that doesn't even begin to cover how good you look".
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Post by LochNess on Jan 4, 2015 3:07:57 GMT
She smirks to Grimmjow. "Maybe not to you, but most people think of it as one of the ultimate forms of expression." Cider nods to Takuya's explaination. "Damn, that'd hurt. I don't envy you or Akira for having that happen." She remembers just how traumatized Akira was when her own wings were ripped off by Ichigo. Still, once she's dressed, and Takuya compliments her, little cider can't hide her blush for the life of her. She covers her face a little to hide it as she looks down. "Thanks," she says in a small voice. She changes the subject to them. "You both look very handsome yourselves." In time, she makes sure to fix her hair as well. Grimmjow and Takuya look fine as they are, but Cider decided with her long Snow White hair that something should be done so she doesn't look like normal cider. She ends up with loose curls and small locks of hair braided and pinned behind her head with a silver and blue floral clip. It's then that she is ready. She looks to the boys, and she asks, "Should we go answer the call to be guards now?"
Kouga tilts his head at Yurei. "I'm no psychic, so if we find him with out scent, it'll be because we track down his location by asking people or by pure luck." Hopefully, this young lord or one of the many servants he is sure to help they locate the doctor if they miss him. He looks warily as Kyo is suddenly approached by a stranger. Hana has left him cautious. He doesn't want to be robbed! He's the most innocent here as he believes there is no such thing called a red light district. He sticks close to Yurei regardless, silently claiming they belong to one another to deter attempts like Kyo's as well as to let her be extra eyes and ears for potential thieves. Even as the woman comes onto Kyo, he doesn't register the place they're in. He just knows to keep close to Yurei incase this woman were to turn to him. He's gotta be loyal damn it!
Kyo is about as innocent as Erza in this matter. He could smell it coming with his nose which rivals Kyo's sometimes. Still, he looks to the woman asking for sex from him. A cold second passes before a warm smile is placed on his face. As she's pushed away, he says, "As you can see, miss prostitute, I'm far from bored with this lot. Go scam another dragon." Of course, he considers himself a dragon, though in this world he's a dragon demon technically. Still, he can't say he isn't pleased to have ample bossom pressed into his arm. Erza is a fine girl. It's too bad she's not interested. As the woman slinks away, be grins down to Erza. "Thanks for getting her off me. You're a good friend." He winks before looking ahead once more to get to the south. Let's say they stumble across the doctor as he's leaving the manor unless you have special plans.
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Akira by then has everything on: her dress, her shoes, a sparkly necklace of silver and diamonds. Her hair is pinned up close to her head, with lose curls falling out of the clip and down her back to a point. She wears a sparkling hair clip on the top-right, just above her ear. She is finished with her hair just as he knocks. She jumps up and smooths out her black dress before calling out, "You can come in!" When she sees him all dressed up, Akira's heart actually skips a beat. Bot does he really look spiffy right now. The feeling seems mutual as Ichigo flatters her so much with compliments. She blushes some, but she smiles and takes it better than Cider. "Thank you, love. You look fantastic yourself." She approaches him, and she grabs his hands in attempt to be a little flirty. "You will dance with me, right?" She beams up to him, excited at the thought of dancing some. Besides violence and gore, She could have been a dancer for sure.
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Post by OokamiShinjo on Jan 4, 2015 4:07:57 GMT
Takuya finds Cider's blush and small voiced thanks to be a bit on the cute side. If Ichigo doesn't get cured, Takuya just might end up trying to win her over. None the less, as they exit once the clothing is paid for and Cider is happy with her hair style Takuya raises a brow. "You do realize that unless we go all the way to the Land of the Demons at full speed nonstop, that we're gonna have to change, right? Weren't you paying attention at all?"
Grimmjow blanches upon hearing Takuya say this, his words bringing his attention away from the pretty woman of their group. "....You made me dress in this lame ass getup for nothing then?"
"It's not my fault you weren't paying attention. I mean, we've got the whole Land of Angels to cross to get to the beginning of the Land of Demons. And unless we leave now, then we'll have to travel all through the night again. If we leave now, we'll leave your other friends and Hana behind," not that he really cares about Hana but still, "Without them even knowing where we went off to. You don't want that, do you?"
Grimmjow growls at this information, "You've gotta be kidding me".
"No".
"Wonderful. Then what do we do?"
"I don't care so long as we get to the job. I've got a near spotless record of getting the job done; I'm not gonna let you guys fuck me over". Takuya shrugs out as they walk around town.
In the mean time, Yurei blanches upon seeing Erza's reaction to the prostitute as well as Kouga's own innocent reaction. She finds it actually pretty cute, and just goes along with it, sticking close to him as much as she can without being attached to him at the hip. It doesn't take long to get out of that area once Kyo's gotten rid of the random woman. The Lord of this town has a relatively large home, by the looks of things. Though it's nothing so magnificent that it requires detailed description. Just know that it's bigger than the other buildings, and made of better material as well. At the front door, there is a young man with long dark hair and tanned skin. His frame is slim and obviously not meant for battle. However, as they get closer Yurei can see that the person at the door is an older gentleman, who is smiling at the stranger. So he must not have any Human blood in him at the least. In the stranger's right hand is a black medicine bag. "....Are we seriously that lucky?"
Erza continues to enjoy holding onto Kyo as they walk away. In fact, she couldn't be any happier when Kyo disregarded the literal whore and stayed with them. Sure she knew he would, but still the fact that he actually did pleases her. However, that pleasure is brought to a lower standing as Kyo smiles to her and calls her nothing more than a friend. She pauses, her smile fading into a frown only to disappear in a blink of an eye and turn into a smile, this time friendly. "Hey, what are friends for?" She questions, easily hiding her disappointment and hurt. Sure, she's only discovered her apparent feelings for the dragon, but they say that that's when they start to develop into something deeper if the person's not careful or if the love is true. Is this what Kyo felt when she had friendzoned him? Did it hurt that badly for him as it does her? She silently purses her lips. If it did, she regrets ever turning the dragon down. Does she even have a chance now? She's drug out of her thoughts when Yurei points out a young long haired man with a black bag in his hand and leaving the very manor that they were in search of. She doesn't want to dwell on her recent thoughts, and as such equips back into her normal attire before approaching the doctor. "Excuse us! You wouldn't happen to be the new doctor around here, would you? The one that's conducting all sorts of amazing things?"
Since you know little to nothing about the curse I've made, I'll go ahead and handle this guy. The young doctor had spent too much time on his latest patient. The young man's illness was actually not as dire as his father made it seem. What really matters though is that he got the job done and the young master is well again. After letting the father see him off, the doctor turns upon hearing an unknown voice of a woman. He turns to find an interesting group. The red haired woman seems to have been the one to call out to him. Next to her, is a man that smells to be a Dragon Demon if he smells him right from where he is. With them is a black haired girl and another man, who like the red head and the other girl, smells of Human blood. He is rare among the majority of those who inhabit Saklos. He cares not for one's blood nor their race or how they grew up. So long as he can help them, he is pleased. It's an even rarer thought process due to him being a Dragon-Horse Demon (what a combo, right XD?) With that in mind, a gentle smile spreads across his face as he makes to meet the group of four in the middle of the distance between them. "Yes, my name is Vraci. Is there something wrong? Is a friend of yours ill?"
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Ichigo continues to openly stare at Akira for a moment even as she attempts to flirt and takes a hold of his hands, his larger ones easily enveloping her smaller ones. He takes a small note that their body temperatures must be rather similar because her hands feel neither warm nor cold in his own. A smile spreads across his face as Akira compliments him in turn, "Thank you as well," he tells her, "Not nearly as fantastic as you". None the less, at her question of them dancing, a sly smile spreads across his face before he leads her into a little spin whilst pulling her in so that when her spin is finished, she's hugged to his chest. He rests his chin low on her shoulder, a smile spread far across his lips as his golden Hollow eyes stare forward at nothing. "Of course I'll dance with you, my love," he assures her. After releasing her, he turns towards the door of her room, "Do you want to take a carriage or shall we travel as we did earlier?" Either way, they'll be arriving on time for the ball, of this he is certain.
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Post by LochNess on Jan 4, 2015 5:11:50 GMT
Cider's little smile falls as she realizes just how far they have to travel. "You didn't say we were going such a distance." She sighs. It'll be a pain getting all dressed up, but she will live. She returns to her normal little white dress quickly and tucks her outfit away carefully in a bag. Once it's been done, she looks to Takuya. "Alright. You say we have to travel a long way with out our friends. I should say Gimmjow and I can go pretty damn fast. So could you if you knew how." She's thinking of how Akira called on her light to transport her. He seems to control light himself. Surely he is able. "Regardless of if we go fast or not, we should at least find them to tell them we are going somewhere over night. We can't just leave them after agreeing to meet at sunset."
Kouga continues walking with Yurei, not at all complaining about being so close. He keeps an arm around her shoulders, and he keeps on walking with the others past brothels and pimps and whores. Most look towards Kyo due to his dragon presence. Kouga takes advantage of that to go fairly unnoticed. Still, they make it through in one piece only to arrive at The Lord of the town's house. It's nothing special, so he looks and finds what he's looking for. It's a doctor. Though, much to his own dismay, these "doctors" carry scents scarily similar to the scientists in his lab. As such, he tenses harshly and falls back. Let the others talk, he will stare down this man with any wrong move judged to see if it's punishable by death. Kyo explains the situation, he keeps behind Yurei, though still at his.., let's say fifteen foot distance. Are they really going to rely on this word of this man?
Kyo laughs as Erza feeds him the line she does. "You're right. Us friends have to keep one another from being violated, no?" He continues to grin as he lets her hug his arm all the way to the mansion. Here, he says, "I guess we should be thankful we have the luck we do have." He smiles to Yurei and Erza before they greet the doctor. He sees a tense Kouga, and he mentally sighs. Great. Now, he's starting to regress a bit. He mentally rolls his eyes before smiling a greeting to the doctor. "Vraci? It's nice to meet you. I'm Kyo. This is Erza and Yurei. Don't mind Kouga. He's having a mental breakdown. As for our problem... Well... Two of our friends have undergone a recent, sharp change. They were once very loyal to us as we've traveled through lands of all kinda for a long time. However,,, when we found them in the next town over... They seems not to remember us at all. Ichigo denied his own girlfriend of several years, and Akira tried to kill her own infant son. They've come under the delusion they are from around here, and theyve gone mad with blood lust and power. One girl mentioned there being a virus here that can do exactly what happened to our friends. Is there such a virus that you know of?"
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Akira is surprised as she's sent into a spin, but she goes with it as it is a pleasant surprise. She giggles as she does so, letting her black dress sparkle faintly as the fabric sways and turns with her. She embraces him in return as she's pulled into his chest. Yes, his fine, muscular chest. She nestles her face in to enjoy his scent as he rests his chin on her shoulder. "Well, I must have forgotten you're a fine dancer, or I've just never seen you dance." She looks up as she is released, a happy smile on her face. "Hmmm, carriage or speed travel you say?" She ponders this. "Let's take our time and ride the carriage. Were not in a hurry to start another slaughter, are we?" She smiles at once more as she checks to see she has all her stuff with her. "Alright. Let's go so we can get there on time to observe all possible candidates." Her two hands grasp his like a child's and tugs him along to a carriage miraculously set up by their servants.
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Post by OokamiShinjo on Jan 4, 2015 23:05:36 GMT
Takuya shrugs his shoulders, "You can read can't you? I figured you saw it and just didn't say anything". None the less as she consents, he purses his lips. "If we're lucky, we can find them soon enough to make it to the ball on time". Before Grimmjow can start walking, however, he places a hand on his shoulder and keeps him still, "I'll find them. Just give me a few minutes". He closes his eyes from there, blocking out all other senses other than a single one that he needs which has to indeed do with the light he controls. What he's doing, is searching for the others' lights, much like Akira has done in the past. However, he is not well versed in this skill, so he can't do it nearly as well as our resident Angel woman. When he's good to go, he opens his eyes and promptly turns his eyes south. With them is an unknown light, but it's obviously not hostile which allows him to relax. "They're this way," he tells the duo before disappearing in a burst of light, flashing forward to the others and leaving Grimmjow and Cider to follow behind him. Being a speed based fighter as most light users are, he's well versed in becoming light and transporting himself almost immediately to a new place. He makes sure to not arrive too close to the others as to not take them by surprise. I'll let Kouga and Erza have the most contact with the Vraci, so that Yurei can turn her attention to Takuya's sudden arrival and then Cider's and Grimmjow's. Upon getting asked what he is, he hands her the poster to their job. "Cider, Grimmjow and I have to go to this town as soon as possible. We'll be there tomorrow and probably the day after, so you have plenty of time to catch up with us," he then shakes his head as Yurei questions him on needing a map, "From her to the town we're going to is pretty much a straight shot North East. There's only one fork on the road that you've gotta keep in mind. You'll take the RIGHT fork, because the left will end up turning you around and even shooting you into the Land of the Humans". If there are no further questions, he looks to his two counterparts and nods, "Let's go," before disappearing in another burst of light. After this post, I think I'll let Takuya be for a bit to make it seem like they actually traveled the needed amount.
Grimmjow sighs, "You still could have fucking said something," he grunts to Takuya before turning to go into an alley way and change, putting his suit into a bag and back to wearing just pants and his normal sandals. Upon returning, he hears Takuya agree that they should go find the rest of their friends, and makes to move forward blindly. However, Takuya's hand keeps him from getting any further than just a step, and as such he looks to the man who then insists that he'll find them. Grimmjow blinks out his confusion, but doesn't ask how Takuya figured he'll do that. Instead, he looks to Cider and questions, "....Oh yea, what the hell is 'mingling'?" Other than Kouga, he's probably the least socially inept out of our group. Answered or not, when Takuya suddenly disappears much like Akira normally does, he falls into habit and Sonidoes after the Angelic male. He stays silent as Yurei turns her attention to them, questioning Takuya only to have things swiftly explained to her and simple directions be given. Hopefully she'll be able to remember them. He nods to Yurei, and Kouga if he's paying attention to them, before disappearing in a fit of speed again, leaving the town known as Meshon behind.
Yurei is a bit surprised that Kouga reacts to Vraci the way he does, and almost finds Kyo's dismissing of the tenseness as rude but realizes its value. No need to explain things to a complete stranger. A small jump comes from her as suddenly Takuya appears next to her. Akira hasn't done that in so long, she almost forgot that she could do that. And apparently, since Takuya is also a light user, he can do it too. Can he track them as well then? That has to be the way they found them here. "What are you guys doing here?" Being shown the poster, her eyes swiftly read the neatly scrawled handwritten text, each letter elegantly placed. A ball for the new Fox Lord named Nise huh? Well, if it's a Lord who is throwing the ball and paying, then they're sure to make good money right? "Okay, so what's this?" She wants more detail, which she gets. "....You want us to come to you? Do we need a map drawn for us or something". Upon hearing Takuya's simple directions, she nods and makes sure to memorize his words. Take the RIGHT fork. That's the most important part. After that, she sighs and watches them go before turning her attention back to the task at hand.
Erza has to really fight to keep the smile on her face as she spoon feeds him her next lie, "That's right! We've gotta protect one another, even from people who try to seduce us". Luckily, she's allowed to keep the contact until the mansion, at which point she does as mentioned. Her attention is completely on Vraci, so she only half notices that Takuya, Cider and Grimmjow have made their way to the area too somehow. Still, the young doctor's answer surprises her, as well as excites her. This is excellent news! She beams to the tan man as he requests that they go to his office, "By all means lead the way!" She turns on her toes as soon as the doctor takes point, and follows after him swiftly. This is excellent. Perhaps they can even find a cure and be rid of this nightmare. Once in the simple office that has a desk, a wall filled with books, three medical beds and a two separate tables for holding medicines and making it- as well as a cabinet for medicine ingredient storage-, she sits on a spare chair near one of the medical beds that most worried lovers/family members would sit in whilst checking on their loved one.
Vraci's eyes drift from person to person as the one named Kyo introduces himself quickly before diving into their current issue. An apparent virus that takes away the good and keeps the bad, basically giving them selective amnesia? His brows furrow as he wracks his brain for the answer these obviously worried people are looking for. "....I believe I know what you're talking about," he tells them after a few moments of thinking, "However, off the top of my head I don't remember every little detail about the illness you may be talking about. If you will please follow me to my office, I may be able to further help you". The travel is not as long as some may have expected it to be as Vraci actually lives on the south-east edge of town, not far from the very same manor he came from. He enters and waves, "Please make yourselves comfortable," before setting straight to work and scouring his book shelves. It takes forty long minutes to find the book he's looking for, having had to skim through a few to see if he picked up the right book, but in the end failed. Luck is on his side, though, as he does find the proper book with an, "Aha!" and sets it down onto his desk before sitting himself. He flips through the pages rapidly before stopping on a page that seems to be much more pristine than the others that had been read over many a time, where as this page and the few following it seem to have been not read as much. "Here we are my friends," he speaks with a smile as he reads. "Lumi Intunecate, or just Lumi Intu, is what the virus is called. Lumi Intunecate was named that by the ancient race that discovered it, meaning 'Dark World' in their language. Lumi Intu is from the Pechuta plant, released by a spore during the spring. It has no scent, nor is the Pechuta plant all that noticeable, simply looking like grass and being able to live about anywhere. Most are immune to Lumi Intu, but those who extract it more than often not find themselves with an odd form of amnesia. The good of their memories are taken from them, replaced with all that is bad, and twisting their personalities to the opposite of what they once were. It at times is normally what causes serial killers in Humans, rabid Half-Humans, and simply cruel creatures in just about any other Species. Those that know of it only have two cures, death being the only one that gives a certain shot of the virus being taken care of. The other is simply beating the good memories into the victim, something barely worth while for any victim, and hardly possible to do for any victim that is powerful". He looks to our group and finds Yurei's face to have a look of worry. Are their friends that powerful that they cannot take the second route? Because obviously the first one is a no-go. He looks back down at the book and flips a few pages before smiling lightly, eyes locking onto more text about the virus from the Pechuta plant. There is a third, hardly used cure. It's a potion that is incredibly difficult to create, and sometimes even harder to administer. It is made of five different and rare plants, as well as a certain type of beast's blood. Then it must be brewed over a very low fire for three hours precisely. The potion should turn out to be the color of amethyst, no darker or lighter. Failure in properly making the potion and still administering it can result in making the illness WORSE, or perhaps even kill the victim of the virus".
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Post by LochNess on Jan 5, 2015 0:02:23 GMT
Cider looks to Grimmjow as he asks about what mingling is. "It's talking to people. Of course, for the sake of this ball, that does mean you're talking to new people, not just me or Takuya." She smirks at the end showing her comment is more a tease than her lecturing him for real about talking to strangers. Still, she looks to Takuya as he displays abilities like Akira's by fast traveling via light. She shunpos to the spot the others are at. "W-wait!" She says to Takuya before taking off again. "What about that blonde that's been helping us. Hana. Won't you tell her? What ever the answer, she nods. She takes off with Takuya and Grimmjow towards the ball. I suppose anyone traveling to the ball.
Kyo turns around when Yurei jumps a little. He steps back and beckons to Kouga to be closer to Erza, much to his distaste. He looks Takuya as he explains himself. He stares at the map as the directions are given to them before nodding. "If only I could see Grimmjow try to dance and Cider dressed up all pretty." He sighs dramatically. "Oh well. We will finish up what we need to here and be on our way with Hana, that is unless you want to find her and take her with you. Regardless, we will start traveling no later than in the morning. I ask you don't go anywhere else with out us getting there at least." Unless it's an emergency, he's just still uneasy about being separated for long for good reason. Still, he waves them off before returning to the conversation with the doctor. He follows the others as they stroll a little ways to a nice home that belongs to the doc. He stands in a corner and watches as he flips through book after book until finding the one they described. Lumi Into, eh? The cures read out to him don't really sound promising. Not the first two at least. "We couldn't beat the good into them let alone kill them," he informs him. The third option given to them make him perk up though.
Kouga would have talked to those he trusted had Kyo not shoved him almost to confront the doctor as the dragon himself talked to Takuya, Grimmjow, and Cider about god knows what. E just settles for watching Vraci rack his brain for some idea of what the virus is that Hana mentioned. As he seems to remember something, Yurei and Kyo manage to rejoin them. He sticks close to Yurei once more as they walk. He isn't as untrusting as at first, being that he was merely surprised at first, but he's wary none the less and still very tense. He watches as the doctor skins through book after book until he finds it. He listens silently until the man reaches the cute involving a potion. "It sounds like we better make sure we have these plants and make it right," be mutters. "How do we make this potion?" He'd write it down if he was better associated with writing. He sticks to memorizing since Kyo is busy making sure he has the directions memorized.
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Post by OokamiShinjo on Jan 5, 2015 1:06:15 GMT
Meant to put up Ichigo last time but oh well, there's not much to say anywho XD. Ichigo grins as the girl rests her cheek on his chest as he hugs her close. "We'll just have to see if I can keep up with you. Because I know for a fact that you've never seen me dance". As they leave for the carriage, the maids and servants of the castle see a sight that's so rare to see, half of them thought they were dead or dreaming. Seeing Akira-sama smile isn't uncommon for them. However, seeing Ichigo-sama smile a purely happy smile is something that IS uncommon. So when they see Ichigo grinning as he lets Akira pull him along to the prepared carriage, they're struck dumbfounded. The driver of the carriage is the top butler, while Saska sees them off with compliments on how nice they look- however it is Ichigo that has his gaze as he speaks- and salutes politely while the carriage takes off. They'll be left alone for a post or two as well I think.
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Vraci is surprised by Kyo's statement as he mentions being unable to kill them, "I understand that your bond with them is powerful but-"
Erza shakes her head from where she is, relaxed on one of the three medical beds in the building, "It's not just that, Dr. Vraci," she nods as the tan man requests that no 'dr' title be placed before his name, "It's that they're extremely powerful other than our bond. We have other friends, the two with the Angel that stopped by before we came here are," what did Takuya call Cider and Grimmjow...? Oh! "Both Spirit-Demons. The male of our friends, Ichigo, is also a Spirit-Demon but I assure you that he can take both Cider and Grimmjow on at the same time and not even break a sweat. Even if Cider and Grimmjow were at full power".
Yurei continues, "Akira doesn't have her wings any more, but she is an Angel, full blooded and the strongest I've ever seen. Together they were the strongest of our group; they could take us all on without any issues at all. But Kouga is right. How DO we make this potion?" She's heard of powder medicine, but never a liquid one in an era like this one. She herself has placed herself close to Kouga in the building, and even sits in his lap if he's sitting.
Vraci smiles, "Because this is such a rare illness, I am willing to make the potion for you," it's hard to wrap his head around the possible power of this Ichigo fellow. He's never heard of such a massively powerful creature. Coupled with such a powerul Angel? God forbid they have a child together. His eyes drift to Kurogane in Yurei's hold.
"Kurogane's an Angel-Demon, his father is passed, but Akira is his mother," Yurei states simply.
"I see. Well, as I said, I'll make the potion free of charge due to the rarity of this illness. I just need you to get me the ingredients. I'll leave the administering part to you lot as well too".
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Post by LochNess on Jan 5, 2015 1:29:02 GMT
Aye, I was gonna leave her too xD.
Kyo nods to Vraci as he agrees to help. "We are very grateful for your help, believe me." He beams to the doctor while Kurogane, whom I've kept silent until now, squirms around as he feels like he's being talked about. "Can we get a list of everything we need and where we might get it in the case of plants?" Assuming they're given ingredients list, he smiles. "We will return the moment we have all the ingredients with us, I swear." He even bows a little to show his thanks. There's a chance of healing them! He will hold onto that possibility with all his might. He glances over to the others. "I think this is all we will need for the time being." He looks back at the doctor to thanks him once more.
Kouga watches as Kyo works to get their list, and once he's done, he nods to Kyo. "Yea. Let's find Hana and see of we need to wait out the night or start moving to catch Takuya." He's really just eager to get out of that foreign room. Once outside, he can relax. He tried to be open to the doctor, he genuinely did, but the scent on his bag brought back unsettling memories. He sighs out the tension. "What are we to do now?"
Ima just post Hana for the hell of it. The little human girl has been working hard sneaking around the streets. She had to fight off fools in the red light district, but it paid off big time. Brothels guard their cash rather poorly. By the time she spots our lot exiting a house down a fancier street, she can't keep hidden the amount of gold she's swiped. 'Lets see that rat bastard angel out earn me,' she thinks to herself. It sure is enough gold to weight her down some, but she takes it for a way to strengthen her body, "hey," she calls to the others. "What were you doing? Have you found much luck looking for that virus?" Little does she realize, just cause, the man they got answers from is the one she got book from.
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Post by OokamiShinjo on Jan 5, 2015 2:13:59 GMT
Vraci waves his hands back and forth, a blush barely showing up on his already dark cheeks, flustered. "It's my pleasure! Anything to help those in need! There's no need to bow," he tells Kyo who shows the most formal thanks out of those before him. He smiles at the group and nods before pulling forth a piece of paper, a brush and some ink because pens don't exist in this era. With a neat scrawl, he writes down four types of plants, how much they need, where to find them, and the fifth and hardest to find ingredient. The list consists of a flower that blooms only when there is a new moon about, and is commonly found in the Land of the Demons, they'll need the entire plant. The second one is found in the Land of the Dragons, it is a bulb, which is what they'll need, and grows in active volcanoes. Third to get is kept in the Neutral Lands. It looks like lettuce, however its color is orange. They'll be needing half of that. The forth and final plant is found in the Land of the Humans, and is luckily commonly grown on farms for food for their livestock. It is a type of bush. The fifth ingredient is the hardest to get, it being the blood of a wingless female Angel, willingly given. They need an entire pint of it. "There you are," he gives Kyo the list with a smile. "I'll be awaiting your return soon enough," he tells the Dragon-Demon before seeing them off.
Yurei in the mean time manages to get her hands on the list of things they need. Her eyes skim the neat writing carefully before stopping on the last needed ingredient, "How are we supposed to get wingless, willingly given, female Angel blood?" Seriously, who the hell found out that such stuff works to cure Lumi Intu? Her attention is brought from the paper that is taken by Erza and read over while Yurei herself looks and smiles to Hana as she manages to actually meet up with them through pure luck. "We did actually. Take a look at this list. Vraci, the doctor of this town gave it to us". She nods as Erza suggests what she does, and purses her lips. "Takuya, Cider and Grimmjow found a job in a town in the Land of the Demons at a ball that's being thrown; they went ahead to be on time. We should head off. Takuya said it was north east from here directly if I remember correctly".
Erza in the mean time smiles brightly to Vraci as well. She couldn't be any less pleased with the situation right now! Akira, Ichigo, they'll be saved! She follows the others and pats Kouga on the shoulder as the man finally fully untenses from how he's been for the passed almost hour and fifteen minutes since meeting Vraci. The man held up very well. None the less, she swipes the list from Yurei, and finds that the list is kind of....Ridiculous. Her attention is suddenly split as Yurei speaks about going in a certain direction. "....Does that town have a name?"
Yurei tilts her head, "Not that I know of". What Takuya never told them, is that the town is called Yaktus, and is literally in the center of the Land of Demons, its new lord being a Fox Demon named Nise.
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Post by LochNess on Jan 5, 2015 2:54:52 GMT
Hana looked a bit lost as they explained where they should go. "The land of demons? Oh joy." The lack of joy in her voice makes the sarcasm obvious. "So, are we going now? Or do you want some sleep?" She reveals her giant bundle of money to them. She has enough for all of ten to have their own room two whole nights in the best inns. If they decide to trudge on tirelessly to the demon city, she agrees. The doctor Yurei mentions makes her golden eyes widen. "Vraci, you said?" She breaks into laughter. She doesn't say why, though. She just shuts up fast before looking at the list. "So we can get that one flower on the way to meet up with the others. I believe there's a new moon tomorrow night. If we leave no later than early morning today, we should be able to find it while it's in bloom." It'll be easier to to find when they can see the flowers, she assumes. "We will really need Takuya and Kyo for the angel thing. I'd imagine only someone at their level would be anyone an angel would listen to, if we are to have a chance to having an angel willingly give us her blood." Of course, finding a wingless angel will be uncommon enough. Akira was wingless, but she will be far from willing.
Kyo meanwhile is pleased to see how flattered doctor Vrici is. He will be more willing to do a perfect job that way. He walks out to see Hana find them. He whistles at the massive bag of gold. "Damn. Well, we should get there before half the night is over, so I think we should start traveling. We will make it to their lands long enough in advance to have the whole night to find a blooming plant that we need. We have to remember to get it all, so if any of you find it, be sure to pull it up by it's roots." He looks to the list himself, and he whistles. "They're all over the place, these plants. That's ok. We just need to ensure we do a thorough job." At the mention of convincing angels, he smirks. "Let's find one first. Than we will worry about convincing her. Takuya is the only wingless angel I've met aside from Akira, and he's not female. It doesn't give me a great deal assurance we will find a wingless female."
Kouga meanwhile flinches as his shoulder is tapped by Erza. He looks to her before looking to Hana as she talks. Her plan sounds ideal, the one Kyo agreed with. "If we need to start moving, let's go while there's still light. We can pick up something in town to eat on the way, at least for Kurogane. The kid has only eaten once today." He really doesn't feel infants should be left with only one meal a day, not even demon-angel babies. Still, he looks at the first plant they need to look for to study it's appearance or description before taking off with the others to head to the city Takuya, Gimmjow, and Cider are already traveling towards. He walks with a hand around Yurei's shoulders since I believe she is holding the baby. If she's not, then he takes her hand xD.
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Post by OokamiShinjo on Jan 7, 2015 3:00:46 GMT
Unknown to all of them, Vraci is curiously watching them from his window- not a stalker at all XD- and can't help but smile at the sight of a familiar face. He had a hunch that that girl was the one to tell them about the virus, but he hadn't been sure. After all, she's the only one she's ever let keep a book. In the mean time, Erza flinches herself as Kouga does as well upon being patted on the shoulder. Oops. However, her eyes trail to the large bag of gold in Hana's hold. "You did great Hana," she praises. She's not one for stealing, but she supposes it's needed what with Takuya not being around and apparently forgetting to leave money behind for them. As they take off for the next town, she keeps to Kyo's side closely. Hopefully it won't take them too long to get to the town. She would like to sleep in a normal bed, truth be had.
Yurei agrees with the others that they should start traveling right away, and get food as needed for Kurogane along the way. Surely at the very least they can hunt. She does get a glance at the plants listed, and again agrees, but this time just with Kyo. "We'll find away to get an Angel to give us her blood," she assures herself and the others. Indeed Yurei has Kurogane with her still, and as such Kouga's gonna have to wrap his arm around her shoulders for a bit, until they meet up with Cider, Grimmjow and Takuya. None the less, she purses her lips in worry, "I hope it doesn't take us too long to find all these plants. Ichigo and Akira looked like they had plans....I really hope they won't destroy everything before we get the chance to cure them". Though it's a good thing they didn't destroy everything in one go- as obviously they can do that as far as she knows- with how cruel they are now. As they travel, Yurei looks to Hana, "By the way, why did you laugh when we mentioned Vraci?"
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I think the trio have had enough time to travel to their destination, don't you? That being said, their current position is in a rather expensive inn, Takuya easily paying for a single night for them to rest and get ready. Grimmjow and he share a room, while Cider gets her own; he figures there's no point in paying for three rooms for just one evening, and that's just to change and bathe as is needed. For him and Grimmjow, their time spent together in the men's bath was interesting. That is, with Takuya actually asking about the hole in Grimmjow's gut, and Ichigo's chest. Hell, he even went so far as to stick his hand through the hole, which felt weird as inside it, it had heat in which he didn't expect. He expected the inside of the hole to be cold. However, once his curiosity was sated, they managed to finish bathing quickly and changed into their clothing- Takuya the kimono and Grimmjow the suit. After meeting up with Cider- a moment during which Grimmjow reminded himself that Cider is admitingly hot and that Kurosaki is an idiot at the moment- Takuya leads the way to the large castle in the middle of the town, which is pretty hard to miss seeing as it's rather large. It is at the front door that they are stopped and asked for their invitation. "Right here," Takuya states smoothly, handing the guard- a large and well built Panther Demon- the poster he had taken down that advertised the position of undercover party guard.
The Panther Demon's slit pupils skim the neatly written words carefully, as though looking for any sort of flaw. However after a few moments, a smile spreads on his face, "Welcome, Lady and Gentlemen, to Lord Nise's ball. Please enjoy yourselves". Acting as though the three are any other group of guests, he bows and opens the door for them.
Said door is massive and made of dark cherry wood, while the hallway they enter upon going inside, has white tile made of marble, while the walls are also a soft cream. Another pair of dark cherry wood doors is wide open, two guards standing firmly at either side. Passed those doors, is a large ball room, its floor of a perfectly polished wooden dancing area, while the rest is covered by comfortable carpet. The windows are massive, larger than the doors, and sit on only the right side of the room, showing the large garden outside, while another pair of doors leads to that area that the people are free to enter and exit. On the other side of the room are tables, chairs and all sorts of stands with food and servers. Waitresses and waiters walk around, sterling silver trays on their hands with fancily mixed drinks or just pure alcohol on them, offering them to those who may want some.
Grimmjow sighs as they walk into he massive castle. And he thought Aizen liked going over board with nice things. This Nise guy really likes to spend money apparently. Everything's so pristine and fragile looking. He's almost afraid to touch anything. His eyes scour over the crowd, looking for possible enemies but not currently seeing any. Seriously, all these servants and all this food.....What if not all of it is eaten? He may have a couple drinks, but that's it. He was going to just find a place to stay out of sight and people watch as basically is his job currently. However, a sudden announcement sounds through the room as though a royal pair had entered the building. He hasn't heard any announcements for them, or anyone before/after them, so why is this pair so- He turns as the names are announced, and his eyes widen. "No fucking way," he barely keeps under his breath. Why are THEY here. His eyes roam hungrily over the beyond beautiful woman held close by the waist by the actually handsome man. His eyes cannot leave the woman. His heart thuds heavily in his chest cavity, while goosebumps cover his entire frame. Is that seriously her? She's not wearing anything extravagant, but he knew she'd never need anything as such to be beautiful. However, the clothing she wears fits her perfectly, as though tailor made for just her. For once in his life, he feels somewhat crushed. Why can't that be HIS arm around her waist, holding her close with a smirk on his lips? Why?
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For Ichigo, the journey by carriage to Yaktus is slow and almost boring. It would be definitely boring if Akira weren't there to randomly cuddle when feeling like it, or to make small talk with. When he did make small talk, it mostly was about random things, like her favorite things to do, and the like. The only deep conversation he has during this ride is when he asks her why she stays around him when HE'S the one that tore off her wings during their fight. Added into that question was why were they fighting in the first place? Still, upon arrival, they're a bit early so he suggests that they find a place to get cleaner- seeing as by the time they get there, it's evening of the next day- and dress as needed. The castle they arrive to is designed to look like it's made of stone, however Demons are known for their metallic buildings. Just as Angels prefer stone and Spirits wood, and Dragons cave-homes. Anyways, it is large, being about half the size of Ichigo's own abode, and rather beautifully built. He smiles as he and Akira to the front of the line leading into the building. As he stands before the Panther Demon that acts as guardian to the inside, he watches as the feline blooded Demon stiffens and his already slit pupils become needle thin. "Good evening, Panther Demon-san," Ichigo greets calmly. He knows that this man can smell just what he and Akrira are, and feel a portion of their power, which even though a portion of the full potential, is more than Ichigo is certain any other person in the vicinity, "May my friend and I enter?"
The Panther Demon knew there two someones immensely powerful as soon as they came into his range. He knew that the owners of those powers were headed to the castle. But he never figured they'd be guests. The man before him looks average at first glance. But after giving a second glance, he is very handsome with his spiky hair that stops being spiky at mid-neck length, and becomes smooth waves of orange afterwords. His facial features are refined, his skin a peach color, and his eyes incredibly exotic with black sclera- something the guard had never seen- and golden eyes. The woman with him has beauty that is beyond vexing. She, like the man in the tux, is very simply dressed in all black, but that is all she needs with sun kissed locks and eyes the color of blood. A Spirit-Demon and a wingless Angel. "O-Of course! May I ask your names? People of your caliber must be properly introduced!" The Demon promptly grovels.
Ichigo chuckles, "I am Ichigo, this beautiful woman is Akira". He finds smug pleasure in the Demon's groveling. It's funny, Ichigo, only half Demon, is being treated as royalty by a full blooded Demon. Not that he blames the man. It takes no time at all for word of his and Akira's arrival to be passed on between the workers and they are allowed into Lord Nise's castle. Upon readying to enter the ball room, he and Akira stand at the top of the stairs as one of the guards calls out.
"Please welcome Lord Ichigo and Lady Akira!" No more needs to be said as the crowd falls silent upon feeling the same thing that Panther Demon did. Clapping and smiles echo for a few moments before all falls back to normalacy.
Ichigo, as he makes his way down the stairs, sees two things. One is that the people around he and his partner hold gazes of both amazement and fear. Such gazes that he's gotten used to ever since becoming as powerful as he is. The other one lights a sadistic spark in him. His eyes latch onto a surprisingly familiar silver haired woman, her hair done up elegantly, while her dress is a beautiful sapphire. He cannot deny that she is a beautiful woman, and knows how to dress herself well. However, that doesn't stop him from discreetly pointing out Cider and Grimmjow- and ultimately Takuya- out to Akira. "It seems that three of that fun group we met yesterday are here. It matters not what for, however...I think you can agree with me when I say that tonight will be fun".
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Post by LochNess on Jan 7, 2015 3:52:19 GMT
Hana smirks as she's praised for getting her gold. They'd of been out on their butts and starving if they decided to nah on her about the method she used, so thankfully no one openly did. Still, she walks casually beside the others as they make their out of Meshon and to the town in the land of demons. As she's asked about why she laughed, she shakes her head. "It's nothing. I kind of know him is all." She doesn't let them get any more answers out of her about the subject, no matter how much they pester her. She also says, "Dont worry about them. It may happen. We just need to keep pushing until we acquire all the ingredients. It will be a pain seeing as these plants are all over the place, but I'm sure you can handle lots and lots of quick traveling." She smirks as her arms fold over one another in front of her.
Kyo whistles as Hana pulled out the late bag of gold. "I feel sorry for who ever you got that from. They're going to be missing quite a bit." He smirks all the same, not at all against her being a thief. It's not ideal, but he's seen this world and what it's like. She obviously has her reasons for the stash in that little hut as well as for stealing at all. He walks beside Erza as they travel to Meshon. "Once we get there, what should we do? Just spread out and come the woods until we find that plant on the list?" He also remembers hearing Erza mention a job at a ball there. He looks to her. "Do you think there'd be angels at that ball? Wingless ones?" Well... There will be Akira, but we all know she wouldn't work. Kyo doesn't even know that she will be there.
Kouga didn't mean to come off as being so reactive. It's just hard to calm himself down. He's doing well with it, but it still took a minute. At the mention of Yurei's worry about not curing them in time to stop what plans they have, he nods with Hana. "We just need to keep rest to a minimum, and we will get all this in no time." At the mention of a potential angel at Takuya's job, he nods. "It's possible. I wish we could send word so that we can tell him. That man could probably trick a wingless angel if there's any into giving blood willingly. So long it's him, another angel, she surely wouldn't turn him down because of any prejudice.
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Hehe... A Brief male bonding moment can be observed here at this very moment. Anyways, Cider gets to work as soon as she has her room. Though, she mentions at least once not needing a room all to herself. The rooms seem so expensive, she feels bad getting a room to herself when she can just be in the bedroom area while they are in the bathroom and vice versa. Still, she changes into her dress once more. She primps her hair until it's as mentioned before: curly with two braids pulled back and tied together with the hair from both braids joining into a single braid down her back over curled hair. She comments on them both once they meet up, verbally reminding them they both look good at the moment. She walks with the boys to the panther demon at the front of the castle, blue eyes watching him warily. It's funny, she thinks to herself. A panther demon and a panther hollow. Of course it's mere coincidence, but she can't help but toss a split second glance to Grimmjow. Though, if caught, her face remains impassive. Once in the castle hall, she has to keep herself from failing at the grandness. "This Lord Nise is definitely no commoner," she mutters under her breathe. She's not one to dance, but Cider still had a social side to her unlike Grimmjow. She intends to mingle and gather gossip of the country. She's about to approach her first target when Grimmjow unwittingly stops her. He seems surprised by something towards the entrance. She turns as well only to tense up. It's Ichigo! She wants so badly to run up and tackle him in a great big hug and kiss him. However, she knows better than to do that. He's still sick. He doesn't even know her aside from the last time they met. The memory of it makes her want to cry, so she doesn't let her mind replay the memory in her head while she's at this ball. It will be hard to keep calm, but she can't let herself be swayed right now. She stares at the ground with a tense gaze as she fights to regain her composure, and she does for the most part. She says, "Of all the luck... Why did they have to come here?"
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Akira meanwhile enjoys the cuddles and chatter. She eagerly invests in his talking about things he likes to do and what not along with stuff about herself. When he asks about why she stuck around after her wings were ripped off, she shrugs. She tells him how despite that, he's still the dearest person in the world to him. She doesn't remember why they were fighting either, and so she spends a while speculating scenarios, all of which range from being very possible to very imaginative and irrational. Still, once they arrive, she dressed herself in her black dress and diamond jewelry, making sure it's all pristine and presentable. She make sure her hair is in order as well after all the time she's been cuddling and messing it up. Once that's done, she walks by his side to the main entrance. She is surprised when Ichigo takes her by her waist, but she doesn't fight it. No, little Akira enjoys the arm around her. She's strong, but his stronger arm around her gives her confidence to stand strong as her name is announced and all eyes turn to her and her boyfriend. She happily descends be stairs to blend into the crowd until Ichigo points out three unwelcome party guests. The smile on her face faded immediately, and she avoids looking at any of them. "I cant stand that blue haired man or the woman. He wreaks like Horosha and tried pushing that brat onto me. She tried to take you from me." A scowl slowly takes it's place on her face as she remembers both of them very well. "Is there no way we can get them to leave?"
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Post by OokamiShinjo on Jan 7, 2015 4:37:58 GMT
Erza raises a brow, "How can we not worry about them when destruction is.....Well it's kind of their forte," much like Natsu back home, Ichigo and Akira have yet to fight and not destroy at least one thing. In the years they've been traveling together, this she's realized. It's not that they don't have complete control over their power, obviously, just that they don't really seem to pay attention to their surroundings. However, at their level she supposes that it's acceptable. None the less, she shakes her head, "I don't know if there will be any Angels other than Takuya there. And I mean, even if he DOES get one to give blood, won't they wonder why he wants so much? What if he has to explain himself? Are Angels of this world really all that charitable?"
Yurei nods, agreeing with Erza when she says what she does about Ichigo and Akira having a knack for destroying stuff. She'd really hate to see this world turned to a literal hell just because those two decided to go all insane on them all. At the mention of what they should do once they get there, she nods. "Combing the forest as soon as we can is a good idea, I think. And then afterwords we should rest while we can". She ponders on whether Angels may be charitable as they need one to be. She only has a few examples of this world's Angels' behavior. The first one is Takuya, whom is kind of brash like Grimmjow, but also very willing to help like Ichigo or Kyo. "I honestly can't say if they are or not," she tells Erza with a slow shrug of her shoulders. She considers herself to be the best at reading people's body language. However, with this world being so diverse and having not even spent a day there, it's truly a mystery to even her. "I can only hope that in the end we find an Angel willing to do what we need her to".
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Grimmjow feels Cider's glance, but he doesn't say anything about it. He realized the similarity as well yet at the same time pays it no mind. Such a simple matter doesn't deserve his attention. "Feh," Grimmjow scoffs out, "This guy out does Aizen by a long shot," he agrees with the woman. As Cider's mood is turned down, he sighs. He was hoping she'd stand strong, but apparently that's one of the main reasons Akira is so attractive to him- if the situations were turned around, she'd stand strong, Grimmjow knows this. None the less, he places his arm on her shoulder as though it were an arm rest, "Don't mind them. It's easier if we can keep track of them; make sure they ain't killing everyone in some random town. Go do that 'mingling' thing we're supposed to do". Maybe he'll pretend to be hungry.....Or get a drink. However, it's hard to take his own advice as he catches Ichigo doing what he does. That bastard. He won't admit aloud that he's jealous of the Strawberry, however he'll internally admit it, that's for sure.
Takuya in the mean time chuckles at Cider's comment about Nise not being a commoner, "Nise is a Fox Demon. Fox Demons are as sly as their breed suggests. They're incredibly good at stealing, sneaking around, anything that can be done from the shadows. A Fox Demon like this guy could out theft Hana any day, which in the long run is probably how he got all his money and the like". His eyes shoot up to the announced duo, his frame becoming completely stiff. Why? Because that GUY that put him in so much pain the day before is standing there as if nothing happened. For a split second, Takuya's eyes meet Ichigo's, causing him to scowl deeply and clench his hand into a fist. He needs to walk away before he does something stupid. That said, he mutters, "I'm gonna go blend in," only to get barely a nod from Grimmjow.
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Ichigo in the mean time feels his smile slip off his face as well. What? She's not amused by the fact that the trio is there? Well, her points ARE valid so he supposes he can't blame her. He watches with slightly pleased eyes as Cider determinedly casts her gaze down after seeing his frame. Oh? Still on that whole 'her being his girlfriend' bullshit? Cute. He may be able to have his fun after all. Wouldn't it be wonderful if it went out just exactly as he imagined it in the spring room back home? "I don't think they're here for us. So no, I don't think there's another way for us to rid ourselves of them," he looks down to his girlfriend as he walks down the stairs with her and blends into the crowd- though people around them seem to do their best and give them their personal space. "However, we can make their lives a living hell for the night," he gives Akira a casual smirk before turning to face her fully and taking her chin into his grasp so that he may tilt her face up. "Would that not be fun?" He questions her before capturing her lips in a gentle kiss, the smile still settled on his lips even as he kisses her, and then separates himself from her. It is not long after this, that the first song of the night begins. Ichigo bows low to the Angel before him, hand extended out in offering, "Care to dance, my Lady?"
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