The Day of Thunder

"I was told to come here by Shinsei-sensei. I was not given any real details. I imagine that there is some sort of threat in the area that he expects he'll need help dealing with. I still don't know what all it's going to entail but I was told by my instructors to come here as requested. It's frustr...

"I have my mother and sister that I need to return to as well, though," he says, shaking his head. "I love them both very much and wish to return to them. Abandoning my mission would just end up causing them problems and I wouldn't do that to them. My happiness and comfort can't come at the expense ...

"I wish I could, but some of the stuff they have me learning doesn't really come naturally to me. It took me almost a year to learn how to walk on water. It was really hard to figure out," he says, shaking his head. "I'm not some sort of prodigy or genius like some of the children of the kami, I hav...

"I haven't. I haven't had the time or opportunity. Outside of illness and injury, my senseis have had me in near constant training for the past decade. Usually at least 10 hours a day," he says as though that's normal. "Mind you, a great deal of that was theory, knowledge and mystical understanding,...

"Yes, the Bat and my people already had a fair amount in common, both needing to be pretty hardy people in order to make lives for themselves in the mountains. Probably why we were on good terms so long before being taken into the clan. Not that there weren't big differences in ideas and opinions, b...

"Possibly, but I also don't know where that is and can't really get directions," Huan replies. "But I appreciate you being willing to let me know. Even if it's sometime later and I'm not around, you should be able to give a message to folks in the Bat or the Order of Heroes. Pretty much any of them ...

"I do keep it in mind. It's a point of concern for me, not only because I worry over how they might affect others, but also because I would like them to find rest themselves. My hope is that I will be able to find some way to translate their words and find a way to help them move on naturally. But t...

He nods with the topic change, "I can, but I don't know their names. The only thing I recognize them saying is 'Chusu' which is the name of their tribe. I made up nicknames for them when I was very young. They respond to them by giving me their attention, but they don't seem to be able to learn our ...

"Must not have been very good methods then, but that doesn't mean that you can't learn from knowing how they work. May not want to do those things again but we can possibly learn about the how the spirits react to different things from accounts from those that have actually used those methods. Poten...

"I can't exactly speak on behalf of my clan, but I can say that those of us that can learn to use magic of the Void also often learn how to interact with spirits and guide them to their rest. I think any method that can help with that is probably worth learning, even if it's from another tradition. ...

"Yes, Ryoshun died before the others fell, swallowed by their father," he says with a nod. "He lives in Meido, where the dead are supposed to go. That's why it's so important to the Bat to try to help the dead move on to the next world. They need to go to the next world so he can guide them on their...

"If it's just us, you don't need to worry about it. I didn't have a preference one way or the other, but I knew some in my tribe disagreed while others did not. All I know is that I've been made a samurai because I have something they can use. My mother and sister don't get to because they don't hav...

"That it is. I'm still new to it, but they don't always go quietly or easily to their rest. But the ones that are with me chose me because of who I used to be before I was born. They were related to them and stayed with the soul after it returned from Meido. So it's like they don't mean harm but are...

"I am not a spirit. They have attached themselves to me for their own reasons, because they were related to my previous incarnation. They're harmless to others and simply do their best to annoy me on occasion when I do something they don't like," he replies with a shrug. "Or when they want me to do ...

Huan looked to the sound of the singing and noted the woman's outline in the foggy evening. It was a bit hard to see her, so he suspected she probably didn't see him either since he was not singing aloud. He took a few steps in her direction, slowly, to avoid startling her. People that hang out in g...

You could be Dr Doolittle. You do talk to a Canary.

Yuzuru Hoto-Hori wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 16, 2023 12:09 am

Otomo Akutou wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 16, 2023 12:08 am

Ryoshun Huan wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 16, 2023 12:08 am

Just because I'm bad at it doesn't mean you can just watch me while I'm sneaking!

No, but a high Investigation skill and Wary help.

Appears from nowhere behind them.

Not always.

*magics self out of existence using Void*

Now you can't fi...

Otomo Akutou wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 16, 2023 12:05 am

Ryoshun Huan wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 16, 2023 12:03 am

*sneaks*

Just because I'm bad at it doesn't mean you can just watch me while I'm sneaking!

Otomo Akutou wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 16, 2023 12:02 am

Hard to feature either of them being sneaky.

*sneaks*

dropped my d0 graveyard thread! come join me in the place where the zombie horde will rise later