The Day of Thunder

"Then it is up to those alive now to set the foundations to avoid, or in the very least, prevent that rise."

He chuckled.

"I've been considering what to do once I'm the Hiruma daimyo. It feels... weird to think my father might retire soon."

"I will also make sure the Hiruma keep these records. We are supposed to be the blade of Hida. The tip of his spear. No sense that must only be in martial aspects, right?" He laughed before his face turned more serious "Jigoku seems to be in disarray, despite everything. I guess the blow you inflict...

He listened to the man's answer. Truly it seemed to have been something that he had given it thought. "A God as the champion of Jigoku... I shiver at the idea of that. Thankfully you managed to eliminate that avenue." He ponders "I imagine the best solution would be to not forget. To make sure that ...

"The least I could do Ai," he whispered in a low husky voice. "I don't know the future but I know that if not for you, I would have never had one. You rescued me "

Naraku makes his way to the gathering. He is nervous, how could he not be, but submits himself to the inspection.

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OOC: Great Destiny, no spiritual disadvantages, does not resist

Also got Lucid Dreamer and Inner Gift

A hand caught his arm, and... it really was like a mother's hug. More than that, even. It was everyone. It was him and everyone. The hand was brownish gold, with fine, smooth scales. It was his own hand on his arm, and the other looked the same, tipped in fine claws. The Kanarak must not seek that ...

Naraku is surprised and then he wasn't. He walked towards the edge of the lake, his reflection Kanna, but then it rippled and faces flashed by, a collection of past memories that now rushed into his head. Akasha The word echoed in every fiber of his being. It felt good, a warm feeling like a mother...

A dream came to him. It was him and Kanna, walking together through a forest, only it wasn't. It was him and Kanna moving sinuously through a heavily forested city. Only it wasn't. It was them, a single being, slithering calmly through Vyakarana. They could feel their long, powerful body moving amo...

Sleep came easily today. The feeling of tossing and turning of the first night or the anxiety and dread that came the following days felt like a distant memory. Tonight felt peaceful, the calm before the storm that gathered in the horizon. Again, as previous nights, Naraku was in the primeval fores...

"Perhaps I might need your assistance Satsuki-San," he commented. "The assistance of the Kami would greatly increase the power of such poultice."

"It is never easy Ai," he replied, his eyes showing a tinge of sadness. "One may steel themselves but soft water breaks even the strongest rock with enough time. The rock can not survive alone. " "I was lucky since I found you," he squeezes her hand. "And going forward I will be your support. I will...

"To lose your soul to Yuke Jigoku..." his voice trailed off before shaking his head and smiling at the young Crane. "You showed him compassion as best as possible Ai. You did everything that you could have done." "We can advice people, we can tell them what they should do but in the end. It is their...

He pondered on her words. Just a few weeks ago he would have relished on the prospect of killing the man, adding another notch to his belt. A part of him had enjoyed that feeling, the thrill of the hunt, the horror in the eyes of the monsters he killed; but that part had been leading him towards a p...

"And is there no way to break this cycle? To stop Jigoku's meddling once and forever?"

"Regarding the ink. I have been tinkering with a few plans that would require your assistance," Naraku said as he looked at those assembled. He retrieved a small vial from his pouch and placed it on the table. "As you know this is Amaterasu's Censure, one of my concoctions that works by forcing corr...

"Of course," he said in a hushed tone as he adjusted to let her scoot over to him. He eyed the stars, remaining silent as thoughts of what was to come rushed through his mind.

"Ai," he whispered after a while, gently squeezing her hand. "Tonight something seemed to be heavy on your heart."

To make the poison ink I roll 9k4 without void. If someone boosts me to reflect the magical nature of it, we could aim for a high TN

He reached for her fan, holding it tightly one it was in his hand. Everything felt like a dream. He looked at her and nodded sheepishly as she thought about the venues. "Whichever is the chosen I am sure it shall be beautiful." "I shall treasure this fan with my life Ai," he smiled at her, voicing h...

Time seemed to slow down to an halt as Ai pronounced her words. At first there was a feeling of being unworthy, but it was fleeting; Naraku now believed he could be happy, that there was a light at the end of his path, and that light was a beautiful Crane Samurai called Nanzi Ai. He reached for her ...

"No regrets," he laughed and gazed towards the stars before lowering his eyes back to meet hers. "I do not know what the future holds for us. I don't know if I will even survive to see that future. But if I do..."

"I want to be with you," he blushed. "I don't want to hold regrets in my heart."