The Day of Thunder

Shang gave Kai a few big blinks and tilted her head. "...What are pen-guins?!" She shook her head and looked back at the fire as it burned. "But you're right it's surprising that we haven't had a gigantic bonfire at night. Nothing like a blazing inferno to frighten all animals and potential enemies ...

I will be very much busy for the whole day unfortunately, should be back for a small posting window tonight.

- "Aha," she said in realization with a small chuckle. "I suppose even now, the guessing game isn't lost on us even with the Thunders chosen. They don't hold a monopoly on that aspect naturally. There will be many future causes to champion and those will need their own heroes. As for me, I don't kn...

"Ah! You're most kind, thank you for humouring me on such short notice. Wonderful hospitality! I won't take too much from you, one cup is more than enough. Please and thank you," she said as was already prepared with her own cup, bright as sunshine.

"No it is an uh honor to have people such as yourself in my home." She motions to a low table "I do not have much to offer but would you like some tea or water?" Shang would let Ai take the lead to sit at the table first before she would sit afterwards at the low table. She smiled faintly and smoot...

Shang would follow behind Ai as she led the proceedings, to not be intrusive on the matter. She did however bow in greeting when she was noticed.

"Not at all! Thank you for allowing us into your home. And, yes, good morning," she said with a small smile.

"Huh?" Shang said at first when she turned to look at Kai then back at the fire. She would look back at Kai curiously. "... You're not talking about what I did just there, right? If so, not at all, I think I can handle this just fine. I guess I could have grabbed one of the smaller chopped pieces bu...

"This sounds rather too outlandish to be true but we're already acknowledging that our dreams aren't exactly normal and baku may walk freely among us. I don't know how the barriers between worlds work but it seems to make sense that something would end up crossing over from the otherwise with things...

"Of course! Mm, question..." she murmured before she mulled over a few things in her head. "But for now, if it's not too much, may I follow along with your errand? It seems there is more to this tale and I would be interested in watching you follow up on your kindness."

"It wouldn't be the first time we've found ourselves in a strange place after waking up," she murmured as she thought back as her eyes found themselves being drawn to the sight of the water rippling by. "But if you're saying that has implications after we've really woken up or think we've woken up.....

Shang squinted her eyes in the dark as she tried to make out Haka by the river before approaching. It perhaps didn't occur to her until now that being out here in the evening wasn't the greatest idea but there were thankfully no incidents on her walk. She would bow back and offer a small smile. "Goo...

Shang would nod quietly regarding the origins of the water. At first, she assumed the worst, like there was a curse placed on the water after a tragic event. Perhaps the drowning of two lovers or some battlefield massacre. However, due to the questionable nature of this place, the water running thro...

"Thank you, Nanzi-sama. While I don't see myself as becoming a Thunder champion in the slightest, I suppose will eventually find myself in my own personal moment when the time comes. However, I don't mean to bore you with the fine details of my work or work to be. I'm sure I'm just one of many visit...

"Mm, oh right, despair," she said as she frowned further. "The more insidious companion that isn't thought about. It isn't so blatant as absolute power or obscene as monstrosities that threaten to maul you. When you have nothing so much to aspire to when it comes to your dreams or the future, you do...

"There must be some really boring people in this land if they think free will is a fair trade for absolute force," she frowned. "I imagine the temptation is far greater than it sounds at the moment? Maybe my ambitions are too low to see its absolute intentions, I just can't quite fathom it! These ha...

"Madness, falsehoods and insanity!" She exclaimed at first before letting out a small laugh. "Sorry, Kai-san. I suppose you might have caught me in a bad mood but I do agree with what you're saying, I was just prodding your further for meaning. Maybe I'm just caught up on the semantics of those word...

Sleep time...

Shang narrowed her eyes and tilted her head curiously. "Are great dreams falsehoods? I suppose aspirations and yearnings aren't real until they are realized. The power of belief can only get you so far. Believing a bridge will carry you across the river won't simply make that bridge appear into real...

After the conclusion of the ceremony where the Thunders were chosen, it seemed like one chapter of the tale would find itself at its conclusion and another will start for the Thunders. That wasn't to say that the others would no longer have any part in their own tales, as there was still plenty of w...

"Maybe my brief talk with one of your Clan colleagues had me wanting to reach for some sort of perfection," she smirked momentarily before shaking her head. "No, that's not it. That's me wanting to make something worthy, I suppose. It's not quite over but it does feel rather close to it. We still ha...