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.]Inner.DarKness[. Vice Captain
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 Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:11 pm
Forbidden Forest Through this never ending dark forest lies the Tezema village, although hidden beneath a strong genjutsu the daughter of the one in charge of the clan knows how to now get past her father’s illusionary arts.
The large shadowed woodland is made up of thousands of dead trees, their long bony braches stretching across the sky looking as though they are yearning to grab something just out of their reach. The forest is always concealed by a thick blanket of shadow making it nearly impossible to see anything without some sort of illumination. Many creatures live within the shadows, their lonely cries echoing throughout the entire forest giving the whole atmosphere all together a creepy feel that doesn’t settle well within anyone. People have been known to get lost within the many turns and twists, hundreds of false paths to try and confuse people from finding the hidden village. Many traps have also been set up along the ground as well as in the highest braches, making this journey a lot more difficult then what people may expect.
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 6:23 pm
It had been a few hours since she had informed all of her shinobi to meet her at this exact location. It wasn’t that Nayami had been waiting a long time; it just took a few or so hours to get here, this forest not being part of the Storm village as it resided on the very eastern side of her land. She had to trek over a few small mountains and hills but it was really nothing and she barely even broke a sweat.
Leaning her back against one of the dead trees near the very mouth of the forest the Arashikage slowly allowed her eyelids to slip close, the excitement of this mission beginning to fill up her entire body. Clenching one of her fists she could feel her nails p***k slightly into the skin of her palm, her body slightly tensing as she eagerly waited for her shinobi to join her.
A strong musty odor of old wood seemed to waft through the air, the clear crispness of a forest not lingering within this dead woodland.
“This forest…nothing has changed.” Nayami thought as her eyelids slowly opened as her nose crinkled up slightly at the smell of the musty wood.
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.]Inner.DarKness[. Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 7:46 pm
Rei bounced across the branches quickly, making his way toward Nayami as quickly as he could. He landed in a crouch behind Nayami, his head bowed as he knelt. The boy had made his way to the forest where Nayami told them to go as quickly as he could after buying some extra things he thought he was going to need.
"I'm here, Nayami-sama, forgive me for being so long." He said, keeping his head bowed as he spoke. He didn't exactly expect to be in trouble for taking a while, but he still wanted to apologize for not just leaving with her since he had really been ready at that moment.
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 1:23 pm
"Arashikage-sama, your father has an interesting taste in surroundings...Hmm...It appears to be some sort of powerful Genjutsu, I cannot penitrate it..."
Hageshii did not bother explaining or apologizing for his lateness, his Kage knew that if Hageshii was not at her side, then he was involved with something important. However the important thing he was involved with would never be discussed, with anyone, not even Nayami would know what had held him. However he was here now, classically melting away from the shadows forming into a solid being, his mask still adorned upon his face. Not even for an important mission such as this would he ever remove his mask, only when fighting alone, against an enemy that he would kill would his mask be removed. The only one he had taken his mask off to whom he did not believe was a worthy kill was the gambler, but he felt sorry to had been trying to take his life for some reason.
To the matter now, Hageshii could see very well, but that was due to something completely different he was not however using an illumination technique. It was something more to do with his eyes, he saw perfect in the black of darkness, however what he saw was a maze of knarled trees that seemed to reach out for them. As though beckoning, or perhaps groping for them, to lead them to their deaths however he figured from his Kage's calm deamenor that this would be no problem. Hageshii's gaze merely fell upon Rei silently, he only acknowledged the boy with a slight nod of his head. He would never be to reassured by this boy, his ability was yet to be seen truly by Hageshii, he just hoped he would not end up having to save the boy.
"Arashikage-sama, I do belive that you must know how to transist through this knarled maze yes?"
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Celebrating Exhibitionist
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 3:18 pm
Leina wasn't far behind from them. She left ten minutes after them, the delay, retrieving the last few things for the mission. Now landing quietly in the small area where they were to meet, she looked at Nayami, the last person she saw in the Grotto, and then her gaze went to Hageshii and Rei. Standing up from her kneeling position she nodded to them and looked at her sorroundings.
Wrangled trees, musty and moldy air, quite dim, it seemed to be a haunted forest from a story book. Looking back at the group, she silently waited for the next move. Before she even reached the group, she placed her ANBU mask on. Though she wished, since she joined the village to be ANBU, she never liked the idea of the mask, but since this was a mission, and as well as another ANBU was in the group, she really did not want him questioning her.
Shifting into a better position, she leaned on a knarled, which seemed to be sturdy in her eyes, she waited, her eyes darting around the forest. She felt the force of the barrier in the area, and was a bit surprised by it's strength, that she wondered lightly, if indeed, the village they were to enter knew about their arrival already. Deciding not to ask, she looked back in the direction of the Storm village, and wondered if Ishu and Kumi received her message already.
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 5:29 pm
Keeping her back pressed up against the old rugged wood she seemed to eye all of her shinobi, her bright eyes falling on each one of them before her orbs fell upon an empty space amongst them. Nayami didn’t really want to abandon one of her shinobi but it seems everyone had followed her orders as soon as possible, all except Michio.
“He’s strong…but he doesn’t know the wall through the maze…” The Arashikage mumbled to herself as she gently lifted her head to get a peek over Hageshii’s shoulders to see if her one last member was coming.
“I really don’t want to wait much longer, so I’ll go over a few things while we wait for Michio.”
As Nayami gradually removed her back from the tall trunk of the tree she gently reached back to tighten her ponytail before her aquamarine pools once again scanned all three of them.
“Yes, I do know how to get through it, but I’m positive my father has either changed the route a little or has sent up more traps.”
Walking towards the mouth of the forest, her footsteps echoed loudly, the loud crunch of dead branches filling the air.
“I must warn you guys about a few things, the first being the traps. He doesn’t care much for strangers so his traps aren’t just little nets and ropes. These traps are designed to kill, and if you even set one off, you will most likely die.”
Reaching down the length of her body Nayami’s hand slipped down into one of her kunai pouches, removing one of her weapons she looped it around her fingers, the blade twirling around in circles as she held out her arm.
“Be ultra careful where you go, there are traps on the ground as well as in the trees. Keep an eye on the animals within the forest, they are most likely spies sent from my father’s village. If you see one, don’t hesitate to kill it.”
The Kage paused slightly as she allowed her words to pass through their thoughts. “Don’t pass me whatever you do, keep close, and don’t go venturing off unless I tell you to, which I probably wont.”
Allowing the kunai to slip free from one of her fingers the blade flew into one of the towering branches, as soon as the bark was struck, rows upon rows of sharpened baboon sticks jutted up from the ground, the earth crumbling as a small dust cloud whirled around the newly found trap.
“These are all warnings, I expect you to follow them, I assure you I will not be babysitting any of you, if you do in fact die, you’re body will most likely be left to rot in this damned forest.”
Nayami’s tone was beyond serious as she eyed her kin for yet a third time. “This is not a class picnic, my father has elite shinobi probably hiding within the forest as well, all of you be on your best guard and try to use all of your senses to guild you through the forest as well as to avoid any traps. You’re eyes will deceive you, try not to depend on your sight at all times, it’s extremely dark within the heart of the forest.”
Clearing her throat she once again looked in the clearing to see if she could see Michio in the distance.
“Now does any one have any questions before we go in?” Nayami asked wondering if her warnings were all clear.
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.]Inner.DarKness[. Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 1:24 pm
Hageshii kept his silence, there was no need for him to say more, however he felt as though the winds had shifted, there was something very wrong here. This place radiated of something dark, it was not so unlike the feeling of the being that lurked inside of himself, however this thing was much less threatening. However it held its own place, the strange feeling of dread was washing over him, but then suddenly it was gone like a cool breeze.
Pityful tricks, they will not concern you as long as I am here...Hageshii-kun...Make them scream...Ku...Ku...Ku...
"....."
Hageshii remained silent, his eyes glazed over for a moment as though something else had caught his attention and then he suddenly snapped out of it. Shrugging his shoulders and flexing his muscles slightly as though he were lossening them for the battle that would surely be following them through. The person's words that came from inside him, they made him feel uneasy, he normally did not make his targets suffer but suddenly he felt a steadily growing need for a sadistic pleasure to be saited. Under his mask a large toothy grin began to grow as he felt his symbiotic other's pleasure of causing pain. May the may the gods and demons have mercy on the poor soul that would have to face this man, he was no longer Hageshii, he was a whole different monster now.
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 2:10 pm
Rei nodded to Nayami's instructions, standing slowly and waiting for her to give the order to move. He was told not to stray from Nayami and he definitely wasn't going to do that from the sounds of the village's defenses. He hoped there wouldn't be anything Nayami missed that he or somebody else tripped, that wouldn't exactly make anyone that useful to her like she said.
This...isn't going to end well...For anybody... He thought grimly, looking around as if he expected to see someone or something appear from nowhere and kill or hit somebody.
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.]Inner.DarKness[. Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:27 pm
Nayami’s eyes slowly fell upon Hageshii as she noted both his and Rei’s silence, it seems none of them had any questions and were now mentally preparing themselves for this mission. She sighed softly at the thought of only having three shinobi to accompany her; surely her father would have dozens protecting his village. “I guess four is what we have to work with, perhaps Michio will join us later on, I’ll try to leave signs for him to instruct him along the right path.”
Turning slowly around on her heel, Nayami now faced the forest, her long raven hair dancing along her shoulders as a cool breeze howled by. “Remember, as sappy as this is going to sound…we have to stick together, we’re doing this as a team effort, one false movement by one of you and it could end up bringing the whole team down. Don't let me down, I'm counting on each and everyone of you.”
Taking another long deep breath the Arashikage calmly closed her eyes as she tried to settle her thoughts, attempting to put a hold on her anger so it wouldn’t distract her from the obstacle at hand.
“Alright, let’s move out.”
As those last words slipped free from Nayami’s lips she took off into the forest, her mind serving as a map as she tried to remember the exact steps through the dangerous forest.
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:28 pm
Silently nodding and pushing herself with her back from the tree she was leaning in, Leina began following Nayami. She had no questions, thus she never spoke. Looking once again at the area they were in, she quickly centered her attention on the Kage's movements. Whatever tense, or careful movement Nayami would do on the path, Leina made sure to do the same so as not to trigger any traps like the one shown to them earlier.
Though her mask hid her features as well as the forests own darkness, Leina's eyes were in slits. She was keeping an eye out for anything unusual, any movement, any thoughts from others she could hear. As a telepath who hates her own power, she was now using it to her own advantage, though she made sure not to listen in to any of her fellow shinobi's own thoughts, blocking them from her mind, only letting other non-kin's thoughts come to her, like a waft of freshly baked bread one can smell a block or two away from a bakery. Looking around once again, she stopped once, then continued following Nayami.
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Celebrating Exhibitionist
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 12:26 am
Hageshii seemed to lag for a moment, he was regaining his thoughts before finally the new thing that hid inside Hageshii's flesh followed silently. It made sure to note Nayami's steps and take them, however it was confident enough that it would not need to worry about tripping any traps. However the thing now in place of Hageshii had a feeling that all the traps, or at least most of them, had been disarmed by someone quite recently. His mind ached for bloodshed, and surely he would have it in the battle to come, if he where an enemy right now, he would be trying to get them apart quickly as possible. It would be crucial to try to stick together for as long as possible but he figured it would not be long before they where one on one with someone.
"Ku..."
I wonder whom I shall be defiling first...
That sadistic broad smile one again grew across Hageshii's lips, luckily it was still hidden by the mask that was underneath, Hageshii wondered why this essense wished so much to kill for pleasure. He could not understand a being that killed to satisfy itself, since he only killed because he believe it was necissary. However he always killed mercilessly, no matter whom or what the foe was, he would destroy it promptly and without an ounce of remorse. He was always cold and methodical when it came to killing people, however this new Hageshii wished to take his time, to take pleasure in suffering. A whole different way of looking at the destruction of one's foe was now put into place within the mind of this man, whomever he was now.
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:27 pm
As they continued to run carefully through the forest Nayami began to slowly develop an uneasy feeling about the whole situation. Surely at least someone by now would have spotted them or at least sensed their presence, was her father losing his touch? No…that couldn’t be it, Nayami thought as she pretty well answered her own question without having to say one word.
Coming to a sudden halt, the Arashikage threw out her right arm to signal the shinobi behind her to come to a stop. “I barely sense any one…why is this so easy…” Nayami muttered to herself as she slowly reached down into one of her kunai holders. It was getting harder to see within the darkness, the pitch blackness of the forest completely blanketing in woodland in a cover of shadow making it nearly impossible to see anything. For most of the journey she was know relying on her ears as well as her mind, which was currently serving to her as a detailed map to guild her through the maze-like forest.
Slipping a kunai onto one of her fingers she allowed the weapon to zip free from her clutch, the tip of it hitting a tree not too far up ahead. The dull thud of the bark echoed through her ears as she waited for something to happen. Still, she continued to bathe everyone in silence, nothing moved nor did her kunai trigger the trap that she was positive that had been placed there.
“Something’s…wrong…” A sudden worried expression took over Nayami’s features as she leapt over to the tree where her kunai had been thrown into. She examined the bark carefully, her fingers sliding all over the rugged texture as she looked for some sort of sign or oddity. Finally near the back of the trunk her slender fingers fell upon a small string which had seemed to be frayed near the end. “Someone has either triggered this trap before us or…”
Nayami’s thoughts trailed off slightly as she looked back at the group of shinobi that resided behind her.
“Everyone, scan this one area, look for any signs of dead bodies or skeletal remains…this trap wouldn’t have gone off on its own.”
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.]Inner.DarKness[. Vice Captain
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Celebrating Exhibitionist
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 7:44 pm
"Hai" Leina nodded when Nayami told them to search the area. She, herself, was doubtful about how the who situation seemed to be easy, no traps have been triggered and such like the one Nayami showed them when they entered the forest.
Stepping sideways, she took the western side of the area to look around. Whatever triggered the trap, it certainly, like Nayami, wouldnt have gone on its own, or gone to far for that matter. Lightly stepping over the knarled and naked trees, Leina looked at the ground and the trees for any sign of death. Her eyes darting upwards then sideways, she looked trough the dimness and saw nothing.
Taking another step forward she stopped and looked at the ground, she had almost stepped on a twig. Picking it up, she examined it closely then lightly put it back down before continuing not to far from the group. No person, no cadaver, no animal in sight. Once again stopping she looked around and decided to close her eyes to concentrate more on thoughts in the forest rather than rely on her sense of sight and hearing.
Nothing but a blank landscape filled her mind and she quickly opened her eyes, the mask hiding her features of restlesness. Looking back at where she came from, she looked back again into the darkness of the forests. Something terribly wrong was going on here. 'Nothing triggered the trap', Leina's mind raced, 'Someone deactivated them.....' she glared at the forests darkness as if it was the culprit that deactivated them. She stood there for several moments as if expecting for something to appear and attack her, thought she was ready with her katana in its scabbard slung on her back and her sebons on the side pockets.
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:25 pm
Rei looked around his own area, not moving very far at all since he was positive somebody, or something, was waiting somewhere. He just hoped that he was either just being paranoid or whatever he was sure was waiting for them was noisy enough to not just pick him off and be gone without a trace of either of them having even been there.
I must help Nayami-sama...I can't do that if I get killed by being careless. I can't think this feeling is just unease, I could be right and be dead without a chance to warn anyone because I didn't listen to this feeling. He thought, turning at the smallest rustles of anything from wind or one of the others moving. Since the other three weren't very far away, he didn't make a move to attack in case one of the rustles was one of them.
"I don't like this Nayami-sama...I feel like we're being watched. There's got to be somebody waiting..." Rei said, deciding to voice his concern, maybe he wasn't the only one feeling jittery aside from the fact that this was way too easy to get around.
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:27 am
Whilst everyone was at an incredible unease, Hageshii at the moment felt more at home then he had ever felt in his entire life. The simple conclusions that where being thrown around where boring Hageshii, it was quite obvious what had happend, someone figured out they where coming and disarmed the traps. Either the person wanted them to accomplish their mission or they wanted them to get far enough to be lured into another more dangerous trap.
"Arashikage-sama, there are no bones or remains, it is quite obvious that someone must have disarmed the trap...Which would mean that either someone wants us to accomplish our mission, or they wish to lure us into an even larger trap...I am more faithful toward the latter..."
Hageshii came to this conclusion rather simply, why? Well that is because it is exactly what Hageshii, the current Hageshii, would have done had he been in the same situation. He would have disarmed the normal traps so he could then wait in ambush with some of his high ranking shinobi to attack the tresspassers. It was a tactical advantage and the element of suprise would most certainly be on the side of those whom oppose them, thus they would need to be extremely cautious. They could not afford carelessness on the part of anyone in the group, it would be a bad thing on everyone.
"If I were the enemy, it is what I would do..."
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