The Day of Thunder

She shook her head, “Not saying don’t sacrifice… Just don’t be tricked into sacrificing the wrong thing.”

Kumori sat nearby as the village headwoman and Ai shared their exchange.

She’s a good kid… No… not a kid anymore.

It pleases me that no cousins, aunts, or babysitters died in the murdering of Kujo.

“That can be a dangerous phrase Norikage.” She said with a warm but serious look.

“We will face it… and we will win.” She said firmly.

Kumori listened carefully to the response. She did not have the greatest grasp of Nezumi language patterns, but one part of the response in particular drew her attention.

She paused to ask, “Do you know the body the darkness will enter when it goes into our land?”

“I don’t think any of us thought it would do something this drastic… I trust Chouri-san’s intentions.” She looks to the headwoman.

“But there are plenty who do not… and this is beyond what we expected…”

"If you want a standard opinion Shiba-sama, may I offer my services?" With the signs that things will not continue without some inspection, it only made sense to weigh in. "If you wish for my credentials on such matters, I was part of the contingent that rescued Lord Hisomu. I have been the one cha...

"For... what?" Yukara glanced between the two women, confused. "Why?" Standing, she fixed Kumori with a steadier look, "What are you insinuating, Shiba-sama?" “I am… ‘insinuating’…” She paused for a brief moment. “That it would probably help allay the fears of some of the people here observing this...

She looked around to the one that spoke and assumed that she then was talking to them all. “I am Shiba Kumori… The Chief of your people… White Moonrise promised my father that you would help us in this fight against the darkness… I see now that you support my dear aunt… And, first… I thank you for a...

Kumori steps forward and speaks to Chouri and Yukara.

“You’ll excuse me for a second please… I think what we are all witnessing is something we cannot understand… I’d ask Yukara to submit herself for inspection for possible Corruption before we proceed with anyone else.”

“See to it that you squander as little of yourself as you can.” She said with a soft smile.

The display of sights, sounds, and sensations filled Kumori with a sense of wonder. She gazed out at the floating islands… Such mastery over the dreamworld these Transcendents possessed. She looked down to the water… colorful and amazing… and admired its flowing and beautiful freedom. She reached ou...

“If they are no danger to anyone as they are… We should avoid anything that would cause distrust with the people of the village.” She replied.

“We should definitely keep a watch on them tonight… That’s a great idea.”

“I’ll have to make sure you get out of here alive then.” She said with a smile and a wink.

She nodded, “It is good for that too. As long as you don’t pick a fight with a bigger group.”

She tilted her head, “And you? You look like Sora a bit when you move. Probably something from the Hikaru in there?”

Kumori would continue to secure the patients until the whole commotion came to a stop. “Bayushi-san… see what you can make of how this started.” Kumori went to the lone dead villager and checked for signs of life. “Hisomu-san… see what can be done for any of them.” She stood and nodded to the wander...

“Try not to hurt them!” Kumori repeated as she dropped her blade and grabbed one of the patients. ———— Free to drop sword. D5 LE Fight, Jiujutsu to Grapple, Tech and Kharmic | 8k5 ⇒ 63 (TN: 15) D5 LE Fight, Grapple Control | 6k3 ⇒ 50 Wow… So Grappled one of them with a 50 to control it on their turn...

“It can be really flashy… He learned what he did from the Kenku. Really kinda haughty and flashy types.” She walked a few steps closer. “I picked up some of the basics of how he uses it in duels… But I was always more interested in using it to cut up monsters and stuff. Not every demon is dumb enoug...

She stood up straight from her leaning position on the tree. “It’s Kakita’s techniques mixed with the general training I had as a kid. Kakita’s a rather… serious man. He’s all about increasing your internal strength and speed and honing that against specific targets.” She rolled her neck a bit as if...