The Dead Forest (Increased Orc activity due to skirmish)

[Vahn Fah]

~The Nocturne~

The outskirts of the forest surrounding the Stadium. Numerous small tents, were set up all around its vincinity, as the Kyonuske mingled about, going about their seperate duties, rushing to and fro, while patrols continued on in the forest. A place was needed to house all these people in for the time being and one was being scouted out...

But within one particular tent, lay the prone form of Amaya. Sleeping on the crude bed set up, Tekaru and Mitsuyo stood over her.

"...If you hadn't turned around... Amaya would have died..." Tekaru said softly, staring down at the Vice-Captain that lay peacefully. "...Thanks, Mitsuyo."

"My pleasure..."

~2 minutes earlier~

Fumei retracted her fingernails, moving her right hand to and fro, as if it were in pain. Mitsuyo continued staring Fumei down. The Captain merely turned around, and began walking away.

"STOP, FUMEI!" Tekaru suddenly yelled out, getting to his feet.

"Instead of coming after me, shouldn't you go over there and take care of the... Vice-Captain of the 2nd Division?" Without another word, Fumei and Hikaru leapt forward and moved off into the depths of the forest.

~~

"........" Tekaru stood there numbly, within Amaya's tent, biting on his lower lip as he turned away, back to Amaya. How much of Tenshu's will was rewritten...? Using the power from the 'Existance' unsealed in this chaos of the Stadium... To destroy... He walked on over to Amaya, kneeling by her side as he pressed a hand to the girl's forehead. Is that part real...? If it is...then that must be what Fumei has been preparing for...

The following message is meant for all Captains and Vice-Captains... The Stadium has now been declared a 'deadzone'. This is a direct order from the Captain of the 1st Division. Everyone is to refrain from entering the stadium at this time. This decision is final. Over and out.

"Ca...Captain...this..."

Tekaru's eyes widened... as he rushed out the tent, and looked towards the Stadium.

"Captain!!" Mitsuyo, followed Tekaru, wondering what was going through his mind.

"The chaos... and appearence of this monster.. these events, it is all a part of Fumei's plan. I can't just sit here and not do anything to stop it!" Tekaru continued walking forward, towards the Stadium. "Come, Mitsuyo. Let's go stop 'Existance'."

~Continued in Leviathan Stadium~  

[GS Sailor Eternity]

The silver rings on her staff chimed softly well she walked through the shadows of the vast forest, Eien’s star shaded irises were alert but soft well admiring the beauty that was around her. Soft lazy clicks were also heard coming from her sandals well she stopped in a clearing to look around, strange she walked through darkened areas but did not have a shadow herself.

She wandered away from the stadium that her pale figure had come across before; something was wrong there and would investigate when the time was right. The modern world was so strange now and it frightened her some, but she held her mask of serenity in check. Best to look the part than the weakingly she once was. Maybe it could be different here, but what she had seen this group of people was a tight knit of friends and letting outsiders in maybe was something they usually did not let happen. Yet would they turn her away or just pass by with a curious glance of another hood figure in the crowd. She let the first choice flood her mind, which was a bad trait for her. Jumping to conclusion, but how could she not. The friends and guardians that she trusted so well left her high and dry.

Rubbing her brow, the eighteen-pointed star on her brow was dimmer than usual. A radiant light all of it’s own, was now a dull weak flame among a sea of sunbeams. Biting her lower pale pink lip, she played with the edge of her grey skirt and she knew she would need to rest soon. She was weak and sleep was required, even for things like her.

Placing a hand on a tree near her, she sent out a prayer to the sins and the virtues before putting up her hood wrap. Taking off into the shadows, her pallid form was a silver figure in the golden light of the sunrays peaking through the treetops. Coming to an outer area she pulled herself up onto a branch before curling up tightly. This spot was good, Eien hated the common thing of a ‘bed’ to be confined to a room was too much for her. She would rather sleep out in the open, and usually did not care what weather.

She giggled at the last thought; Charron would be cross finding her out here again. But Charron was not here and she did not think the old firestarter maiden would know where she is.

Shaking her head, a few cropped moon-shaded wavy locks peaked out from her hood, the only evidence she was there was the soft light of her silver star on her brow. Eien’s long lashes fluttered shut before her bosom fell and rose softly, letting her mind relax into a world of Nod.
 

[Vincent. V Ex-~]

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[Enness Vakar]

A dark figure, almost looking like a shadow, wanders through the forest near the stadium, stopping at one point to light a cigarette, the flare from the lighter illuminating his face.

As he takes a deep drag, he looks around him, his brow furrowing slightly as he seems to pick up on some unknown scent

"Hmm... The wind reeks of death..."  

[Kanashimi Kurai]

One cold eye settled on the dark clad man as the crow fluttered his wings. On the branch next to him sat Alexiel Alastaire. She fell backwards so that she was hanging from the branch by her legs and looking at the stranger. "The scent of death... would explain why the forest is so quiet..."  

[Enness Vakar]

Night blinked slightly as he heard a female voice behind him, really not having expected a reply to what he said, then smirked as he was surprised that he didn't detect her presence before. She was good.

He looked over his shoulder to see her dangling from the tree by her legs and nodded

"Indeed it would... Probably just someone else trying to destroy the stadium again..."  

[[Niitsu] - the - [First]]

Niitsu walked silently from his cold-fire portal which had appeared in front of the stadium. Upon seeing nothing interesting, he walked forward, away from the stadium, about five feet, entering a clearing.

With a few slights of his hands and inaudible muttering, a frost ring begins to take shape directly in front of Niitsu. Once the perfect circle was completed, strange symbols began forming, the frost sprouting off from the original circle.

His eyes closed, Niitsu's face begins to cover in small beads of sweat.

For an instant, all the frost's movements sped up until four small tendrils of it meet in the very center of the circle.

Then, a massive explosion of wind was released from that point, causing a few trees to uproot. The next instant, all the wind had ceased and three crashes nearly fifty feet away from trees meeting the ground could be heard through the motionless area almost as if it were happening right in front of you.

A blazing white light escaped the pattern, rushing upwards into the sky at an amazing pace. Suddenly, the light turned red and then one realized it is not just light; it is the very fire which burns from within the Abyss.

Just as suddenly as the light had appeared, it vanished, leaving behind in its wake a being who looked calmly about... Guardian of the Abyss.

He was built somewhat similar to Niitsu; his limbs were only slightly muscular and his hair was naturally thin and wispy, but that was where the similarities ended. His hair was a dark green, his eyes were black, ringed with a tinge of purple, his skin was a dark tan, and his face showed the smear of a smirk.  

[Kanashimi Kurai]

"Interesting..." Alexiel dropped out of the tree, flipping to land on the ground in a kneel. Daemon followed after her, settling on her shoulder.  

[Enness Vakar]

"Yes. I think this would be the fourth or fifth time someones tried it... You'd think it would discourage people from going there..."

Night turned as she dropped from the tree to get a full look at her now that she wasn't shadowed by the trees as much

"But one must have their blood I suppose."

As he looked her over, his eyes went to the crow on her shoulder, and he could tell there was some kind of bound between the woman and the bird. He always found such bounds very interesting  

[Kanashimi Kurai]

"Sadly, you're right..." Alexiel leaned against the tree as she looked the man over.  

[Enness Vakar]

He took one last deep drag from his cigarette before dropping it to the ground and crushing it under his boot, exhaling the smoke slowly as he looked at her

"You sound like someone who's experienced it first hand..."  

[Kanashimi Kurai]

"I come from a family who enjoys blood sport and I've had my share of blood spilt by men..." Alex reached up to stroke the chest of the carrion bird resting on her shoulder.  

[Enness Vakar]

"Heh, I know that feeling..."

Night sits down, leaning his back against a tree and looks up at the sky

"So what brings you to this wonderous place?"  

[Kanashimi Kurai]

Alex shrugged. "Dunno... guess it just sounded like an interesting place..."  

[Enness Vakar]

"Hmm, yes. That it is..."

He brought his eyes back to her and the bird

"Where did you learn to be so quiet and blend in so well? Not many people can watch me with me not being aware of their presence."