The Day of Thunder

Ukyou couldn't do anything. Couldn't help the kid, who seemed like he was fighting this thing. Couldn't help the four he was beating on. Every time he breathed in, the air came with blood, and his exhalations were coughing. He couldn't even turn to the side to stop it. It kept him from focusing or b...

Togashi Satsuki wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 04, 2023 11:15 pm

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With her effort, he sucked in a wet, horribly thin and constrained breath before coughing, releasing blood and red foam.

Ukyou let out a noise, wet and terrible, like the caw of a dying crow. Black feathers rose through his hair and appeared under the sleeves of his kimono as he dropped roughly to the ground, struggling weakly, clawing at his throat.

!!WARNING: This is a dangerous combat event! Do not join if you are not prepared to potentially lose your character.!! Ukyou was worried. Intensely worried. So much that he found himself shifting from foot to foot and shaking his fea- sleeves without thinking about it. So much that he had gone to t...

"Since Shinsei himself is having to fight his own battle to give the Thunders the best shot they have to defeat the Champion, Kichi, Nozomi, and I are here to serve as guides should people need them," he explained. "In philosophy or general advice."

"All right, all right..." The smaller man sighed. "Because he knows the world better than nearly anyone, enough to be able to follow the shape of destiny. He can see truth in people's hearts. He's my closest friend, and I'm concerned about him. He considers what he knows to be an obligation to every...

"Well, in my case it would be rather neglectful if I allowed him to take the entire weight of the world onto his shoulders," Ukyou said. "It's some people's destiny to save the world. My destiny is to look after weirdos."

The monks glanced at one another in confusion.

Finally, Ukyou asks, "Why... what?"

They moved through their routine until the end, each step slow, deliberate, and graceful. The taller one seemed to be working a little harder than the shorter, who was blithely smiling for all of it. Finally, they finished, and the shorter one waved. "Good morning!" The other one bowed, even as he s...

After politely requesting to use an open, fallow field, Ukyou and Kichi were in the middle of it, facing each other. Both had divested themselves of their top layer of robes, leaving them both in trousers. They were both built strong, despite Ukyou's initial appearance. A rather nasty scar stretches...

1. A stick. 2. Another stick. 3. Hoto-Hori shouting "Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu . . . " at maximum volume. 1. Steal something shiny from your love interest and reflect the stars in it. 2. Set something on fire. Fire is shiny! Preferably somet...

"I know the fog is thick around it," he said. "It's hard to navigate no matter how."

Ukyou nodded. "I agree. You shine bright, Shiba-sama. Once a path appears, you'll see it."

"Sense is built over time. Your father has had many years to build it," he replied with a small smile. "It has gone a little way toward making sure he isn't constantly setting himself on fire to keep others warm. Not that you would know anything about that." He smirked. "Take some time to observe yo...

Ukyou closed his eyes and considered. "It's a good impulse." He chuckled a little. "Well, my mind can be too narrow sometimes, too. It's possible to lead by example like that. But that's what it needs to be. Leading." He opens one eyes, the gaze piercing. "If we're considering what a Shiba does, our...

"How do you define 'great things'?" He asked. "And what are your convictions and ideals?"

"Let me ask you, then, Han-Hei-san... Why are you so eager to jump straight to self-sacrifice?" He asked curiously.

Ukyou, meanwhile, smiled. "It's the Imperial Families' duty to bring people together and keep them together. And keep them alive. Look at the Crab - tried to tangle with a bigger Empire with better technology. They should be dead right now. But they're not. They may be displaced, traumatic to be sur...

"Oh, you're not bothering me at all. I wish he could have come as well, but between the two of us, Nozomi-chan and I should be able to answer your questions," he said pleasantly, sitting down. "She should be along soon."

The smallest of them answered the summons first with a smile and a bow. "Thank you both for the invitation. It's an honor to join you."