Haven | Midgar International Airport
"Asura, what a nice name. As you seem to already noticed, we are two separate yet same entities. I, the flower, am Curor Rosa. You may call me Rosa."
The girl brought the box back over to her and brought another berry to her mouth. "And this, is Miu Akiyama. Nice to meet you." The girl simply nodded while tossing a leafy top off the balcony.
Taboo | How To slay A Kishin IC (PROLOG MODE)
03/30/2016, 04:23 AM #121
03/30/2016, 06:45 AM #122
Haven ~ Skies
Walking around, Azur ended up below a balcony where he just stood for a bit. 'All these people were giving me weird faces,' Azur thought, 'Have they no interest in nachos? Eating several bags of it doesn't seem to faze me...' Azur kept on pondering, until something hit his head. Picking up the green object off the ground, he inspected it. It seems like it was some kind of stem to a fruit; obviously, it's a strawberry. And it seems like it has chocolate on it therefore making it from Miu. 'I'll be damned,' Azur thought, 'It's Miu, all right. What is she up to this time?' Looking up, it seems like some other guy was up close to her. 'Dear lord, is it one of those smooth talkers?' Azur pondered. Interested, Azur wanted to go up, but it seemed that stairs were getting tiring for him. At that moment, he took out his rifle, and threw it like a grappling hook, which hung on to the structure above the balcony. With that, Azur jumped up.
Hopping on the balcony, perhaps too casually, Azur got his rifle back and started to flip it around. "Yo, Miu, you hit me in the head down there with that piece of fruit. Be careful next time...? Bah, screw it, I'm bad with words," Azur told, "Oh, and uh, hi. Who's that guy behind you?" Maybe bringing fear to the other man with his weapon, Azur casually noted, "Oh, and don't worry about me shooting you, this thing's on safety right now."
Last edited by Amaterasu no Akane; 03/30/2016, 06:48 AM. Walking around, Azur ended up below a balcony where he just stood for a bit. 'All these people were giving me weird faces,' Azur thought, 'Have they no interest in nachos? Eating several bags of it doesn't seem to faze me...' Azur kept on pondering, until something hit his head. Picking up the green object off the ground, he inspected it. It seems like it was some kind of stem to a fruit; obviously, it's a strawberry. And it seems like it has chocolate on it therefore making it from Miu. 'I'll be damned,' Azur thought, 'It's Miu, all right. What is she up to this time?' Looking up, it seems like some other guy was up close to her. 'Dear lord, is it one of those smooth talkers?' Azur pondered. Interested, Azur wanted to go up, but it seemed that stairs were getting tiring for him. At that moment, he took out his rifle, and threw it like a grappling hook, which hung on to the structure above the balcony. With that, Azur jumped up.
Hopping on the balcony, perhaps too casually, Azur got his rifle back and started to flip it around. "Yo, Miu, you hit me in the head down there with that piece of fruit. Be careful next time...? Bah, screw it, I'm bad with words," Azur told, "Oh, and uh, hi. Who's that guy behind you?" Maybe bringing fear to the other man with his weapon, Azur casually noted, "Oh, and don't worry about me shooting you, this thing's on safety right now."
Spoiler
tfw someone tries to shitpost
"Do not fear duress of any kind, even if determined or even pure;
rather, fear the clout of the glaring mantle at your side, ready to conserve."
rather, fear the clout of the glaring mantle at your side, ready to conserve."
03/31/2016, 02:14 AM #123
The skies of Haven | Balefire Air Ship
Asura seemed a lot more interested in the rose than the girl. After all he had seen girls pretty much every day of his life, but a talking plant was another story. "Pleasure to meet the both of you." he said in response to the small plant "So are you this girl's guardian or..." before he could finish his question he was interrupted by some guy who used his weapon like a zip line, coming from an outer part of the ship to the deck like some sort of ninja.
Asura still seemed unfazed, even with a gun being pointed in his direction. He wouldn't have even brought it up if the guy hadn't told him not to worry. It's not like he had made enemies or anything so why would someone he had only just met want to shoot him? "Well you sure know how to make an entrance. Care to come watch the sky with us?" he casually offered before turnning his atention back to the clouds.
(next post i'll progress the story a bit just waiting for the last app to be finished)
Asura seemed a lot more interested in the rose than the girl. After all he had seen girls pretty much every day of his life, but a talking plant was another story. "Pleasure to meet the both of you." he said in response to the small plant "So are you this girl's guardian or..." before he could finish his question he was interrupted by some guy who used his weapon like a zip line, coming from an outer part of the ship to the deck like some sort of ninja.
Asura still seemed unfazed, even with a gun being pointed in his direction. He wouldn't have even brought it up if the guy hadn't told him not to worry. It's not like he had made enemies or anything so why would someone he had only just met want to shoot him? "Well you sure know how to make an entrance. Care to come watch the sky with us?" he casually offered before turnning his atention back to the clouds.
(next post i'll progress the story a bit just waiting for the last app to be finished)
03/31/2016, 04:42 AM #124
Haven ~ Skies
Azur was surprised at how calm this kid was, despite having a huge rifle out. Recently, Azur made weird entrances with his new grappling hook mod on his weapon, mostly just for the sole reason of fun. "Wow, you people usually freak out about me swinging in with this new grappling hook; I guess you're different, haha," Azur stated, with a hearty laugh, "Oh, and sure, I'd love to watch the sky. Might be fun, I guess!" Looking down in the sky, Azur saw a great view of Lodestar City. It seemed really extravagant to him, with all the new high-tech buildings, and such. A bit south of Lodestar, he saw Sentrios, his home and his close call with death. Looking back at it gave him mixed feelings, mostly consisting of melancholy, anger, nostalgia and even some longing to return. To others, his face pretty much defined the latter of his mixed feelings: eyes slightly squinting, lips leaning to the side, and body posture weak. It was a confusing set of features, but it clearly defined the face of a man- no, a boy, watching over his exiled home; with this, Azur's mind drifted off.
Azur was surprised at how calm this kid was, despite having a huge rifle out. Recently, Azur made weird entrances with his new grappling hook mod on his weapon, mostly just for the sole reason of fun. "Wow, you people usually freak out about me swinging in with this new grappling hook; I guess you're different, haha," Azur stated, with a hearty laugh, "Oh, and sure, I'd love to watch the sky. Might be fun, I guess!" Looking down in the sky, Azur saw a great view of Lodestar City. It seemed really extravagant to him, with all the new high-tech buildings, and such. A bit south of Lodestar, he saw Sentrios, his home and his close call with death. Looking back at it gave him mixed feelings, mostly consisting of melancholy, anger, nostalgia and even some longing to return. To others, his face pretty much defined the latter of his mixed feelings: eyes slightly squinting, lips leaning to the side, and body posture weak. It was a confusing set of features, but it clearly defined the face of a man- no, a boy, watching over his exiled home; with this, Azur's mind drifted off.
Spoiler
tfw someone tries to shitpost
"Do not fear duress of any kind, even if determined or even pure;
rather, fear the clout of the glaring mantle at your side, ready to conserve."
rather, fear the clout of the glaring mantle at your side, ready to conserve."
03/31/2016, 07:01 AM #125
The skies of Haven | Balefire Air Ship
Asura chuckled for a moment as he heard what the man said. "Well when you've been to hell and back I suppose the little things don't bother you like they used to. Besides you don't strike me as the type to murder someone for no reason." he explained his reasoning as he looked on towards the sky and how they were getting closer and closer to the coast.
Suddenly the television screens that were placed all over the ship all turned on at once. The face of a young and handsome Hunter appeared on the screen. He seemed to be standing n=on some sort of stage with a podium that had a small microphone on it. Behind him was a clear view of apart of the school, or at least part of it.
"Hello students" said the man as his voice was projected through the ship's speakers. My name is Alexander Hartman, the headmaster of Balefire Academy." he spoke with a serious voice and wore a serious face. He didn't look angry, if anything he gave off a comforting vibe with how confidant he seemed to look. "Today, you will be tested. Your strength, your wit, your skills will all be pushed to their limit. You will be put in real danger under real combat conditions. You will be fighting to stay alive, and to complete your objective. If you think i'm bluffing then see for yourself."
The camera momentarily cut off from Hartman and showed feed from another camera. Through this the students would see kishin roaming freely around a forest. Large kishin with claws and fangs were wondering around, killing the local wildlife and sucking out their life force. None of this was censored or blurred out. They wanted to make damn sure the students realized the seriousness of the situation.
The camera cut back to Hartman and he continued speaking. "Only students with a strong mind and body will survive. If you are afraid, if you have even the slightest hint of doubt, there are escape pods on the lower levels of the ship. If you want to leave, now is your only chance." he paused for a moment to give the students a chance to leave if they wanted too. And also because he knew the uproar of people leaving would also overpower the speakers his voice was being projected from. Surely enough a good number of students were already leaving. But who would stay and who would go?
Asura chuckled for a moment as he heard what the man said. "Well when you've been to hell and back I suppose the little things don't bother you like they used to. Besides you don't strike me as the type to murder someone for no reason." he explained his reasoning as he looked on towards the sky and how they were getting closer and closer to the coast.
Suddenly the television screens that were placed all over the ship all turned on at once. The face of a young and handsome Hunter appeared on the screen. He seemed to be standing n=on some sort of stage with a podium that had a small microphone on it. Behind him was a clear view of apart of the school, or at least part of it.
"Hello students" said the man as his voice was projected through the ship's speakers. My name is Alexander Hartman, the headmaster of Balefire Academy." he spoke with a serious voice and wore a serious face. He didn't look angry, if anything he gave off a comforting vibe with how confidant he seemed to look. "Today, you will be tested. Your strength, your wit, your skills will all be pushed to their limit. You will be put in real danger under real combat conditions. You will be fighting to stay alive, and to complete your objective. If you think i'm bluffing then see for yourself."
The camera momentarily cut off from Hartman and showed feed from another camera. Through this the students would see kishin roaming freely around a forest. Large kishin with claws and fangs were wondering around, killing the local wildlife and sucking out their life force. None of this was censored or blurred out. They wanted to make damn sure the students realized the seriousness of the situation.
The camera cut back to Hartman and he continued speaking. "Only students with a strong mind and body will survive. If you are afraid, if you have even the slightest hint of doubt, there are escape pods on the lower levels of the ship. If you want to leave, now is your only chance." he paused for a moment to give the students a chance to leave if they wanted too. And also because he knew the uproar of people leaving would also overpower the speakers his voice was being projected from. Surely enough a good number of students were already leaving. But who would stay and who would go?
03/31/2016, 07:08 AM #126
Haven Airspace | Balefire Airship
As Miu leaned on the balcony next to Asura and now Azur, who had most unexpectedly grappled up from somewhere below, she reached into her box of strawberries only to find that it was empty. Frowning, she turned around to grab her other box of chocolates from her suitcase only to be met with a girl sitting on said suitcase and wagging a finger at her.
"Now, now. You shouldn't eat so many sweets. You're gonna get faaaaat!"
In her surprise, Miu managed to choke out a quiet "Raiko?"
"That was my name, last time I checked." With a grin, Raiko wrapped her arms around Miu and brought her in for a hug. "Good t' see you again, Mi."
Miu had been frozen for a few seconds, processing the fact that the girl who she hadn't seen for three years was right in front of her, on the airship. As soon as she accepted the fact as truth, she returned the gesture with a smile on her face. "I missed you."
As Miu leaned on the balcony next to Asura and now Azur, who had most unexpectedly grappled up from somewhere below, she reached into her box of strawberries only to find that it was empty. Frowning, she turned around to grab her other box of chocolates from her suitcase only to be met with a girl sitting on said suitcase and wagging a finger at her.
"Now, now. You shouldn't eat so many sweets. You're gonna get faaaaat!"
In her surprise, Miu managed to choke out a quiet "Raiko?"
"That was my name, last time I checked." With a grin, Raiko wrapped her arms around Miu and brought her in for a hug. "Good t' see you again, Mi."
Miu had been frozen for a few seconds, processing the fact that the girl who she hadn't seen for three years was right in front of her, on the airship. As soon as she accepted the fact as truth, she returned the gesture with a smile on her face. "I missed you."
03/31/2016, 08:55 AM #127
Haven ~ Skies
When Azur spaced off, he was suddenly startled by a television screen popping out of nowhere. "Whoa!" Azur exclaimed, right as the screen appeared. Watching the screen, he saw "some old dude" pop up, whom then started to talk about Balefire and the long-awaited entrance exam that literally everyone was stressing over.
"Hello students," said the man, as his voice was projected through the ship's speakers. "My name is Alexander Hartman, the headmaster of Balefire Academy," he spoke with a serious voice and a serious face, "Today, you will be tested. Your strength, your wit, your skills will all be pushed to their limit. You will be put in real danger under real combat conditions. You will be fighting to stay alive, and to complete your objective. If you think i'm bluffing then see for yourself."
Then, the said television screen started showing a video feed of Kishin feeding on local wildlife. Azur heard a couple of "ooo's" and squeals around his vicinity, as the Kishin were shown to be overtaking to local wildlife; there were even some others that decided to cry and some that decided to... get sick. Azur personally thought that there were people that just weren't ready to handle Kishin combat, since they were already cringing at a simple video. However, despite this, Azur just let out a single chuckle, albeit without a smile.
"To think that people would send their sons and daughters to fight Kishin as if it were some kind of 'learning experience,' huh," Azur stated, while shaking his head, "I bet they haven't been through what some of us have been through. Or, as Asura calls it, hell."
After the reaction from the people on the airship, the man appeared back on the screen.
"Only students with a strong mind and body will survive. If you are afraid, if you have even the slightest hint of doubt, there are escape pods on the lower levels of the ship. If you want to leave, now is your only chance." the man stated. He then paused for a moment to give the students a chance to leave if they wanted too, and also because he knew the uproar of people leaving would also overpower the speakers his voice was being projected from. With that, Azur saw many people leave, including that man that he had a nacho contest with earlier. Thus, the ship had become a huge jungle of people.
Azur turned back to Asura and Miu. Before he can speak, it turns out some other girl is speaking to Miu, and he actually heard Miu speak for the first time. 'Oh, damn,' Azur thought, 'Just who is this... what, bimbo? She acts like one, and most definitely looks like one.' Forgetting to actually speak to her, Azur greeted, "Oh, uh, hi... Um..." For some reason, Azur actually started to lose his cool, confident build, as hesitation began to take over him. It was quite clear to the others that he was hesitating, since he was suddenly overflowing with voval pauses. "Hi, eh, I'm Azur. You, erm, are...?" To himself, Azur thought, 'Damn, for some reason, it's really hard to talk to her...'
When Azur spaced off, he was suddenly startled by a television screen popping out of nowhere. "Whoa!" Azur exclaimed, right as the screen appeared. Watching the screen, he saw "some old dude" pop up, whom then started to talk about Balefire and the long-awaited entrance exam that literally everyone was stressing over.
"Hello students," said the man, as his voice was projected through the ship's speakers. "My name is Alexander Hartman, the headmaster of Balefire Academy," he spoke with a serious voice and a serious face, "Today, you will be tested. Your strength, your wit, your skills will all be pushed to their limit. You will be put in real danger under real combat conditions. You will be fighting to stay alive, and to complete your objective. If you think i'm bluffing then see for yourself."
Then, the said television screen started showing a video feed of Kishin feeding on local wildlife. Azur heard a couple of "ooo's" and squeals around his vicinity, as the Kishin were shown to be overtaking to local wildlife; there were even some others that decided to cry and some that decided to... get sick. Azur personally thought that there were people that just weren't ready to handle Kishin combat, since they were already cringing at a simple video. However, despite this, Azur just let out a single chuckle, albeit without a smile.
"To think that people would send their sons and daughters to fight Kishin as if it were some kind of 'learning experience,' huh," Azur stated, while shaking his head, "I bet they haven't been through what some of us have been through. Or, as Asura calls it, hell."
After the reaction from the people on the airship, the man appeared back on the screen.
"Only students with a strong mind and body will survive. If you are afraid, if you have even the slightest hint of doubt, there are escape pods on the lower levels of the ship. If you want to leave, now is your only chance." the man stated. He then paused for a moment to give the students a chance to leave if they wanted too, and also because he knew the uproar of people leaving would also overpower the speakers his voice was being projected from. With that, Azur saw many people leave, including that man that he had a nacho contest with earlier. Thus, the ship had become a huge jungle of people.
Azur turned back to Asura and Miu. Before he can speak, it turns out some other girl is speaking to Miu, and he actually heard Miu speak for the first time. 'Oh, damn,' Azur thought, 'Just who is this... what, bimbo? She acts like one, and most definitely looks like one.' Forgetting to actually speak to her, Azur greeted, "Oh, uh, hi... Um..." For some reason, Azur actually started to lose his cool, confident build, as hesitation began to take over him. It was quite clear to the others that he was hesitating, since he was suddenly overflowing with voval pauses. "Hi, eh, I'm Azur. You, erm, are...?" To himself, Azur thought, 'Damn, for some reason, it's really hard to talk to her...'
Spoiler
tfw someone tries to shitpost
"Do not fear duress of any kind, even if determined or even pure;
rather, fear the clout of the glaring mantle at your side, ready to conserve."
rather, fear the clout of the glaring mantle at your side, ready to conserve."
03/31/2016, 09:30 AM #128
Haven Airspace | Balefire Airship
While making small talk with Miu and Rosa, Raiko became distinctly aware of one of the boys just staring at her. When he opened up his mouth, all that came out was random babbling. Raiko smiled to herself, He's nervous. How cute, maybe I'll mess with him a little. In his incoherency, she picked up his name. "Azur, huh? I take it that you already know Mi, given that you're chilling with her. I'm Raiko, Raiko Akari." She held out her hand for a shake with a little sparkle in her eye.
While making small talk with Miu and Rosa, Raiko became distinctly aware of one of the boys just staring at her. When he opened up his mouth, all that came out was random babbling. Raiko smiled to herself, He's nervous. How cute, maybe I'll mess with him a little. In his incoherency, she picked up his name. "Azur, huh? I take it that you already know Mi, given that you're chilling with her. I'm Raiko, Raiko Akari." She held out her hand for a shake with a little sparkle in her eye.
03/31/2016, 09:45 AM #129
Haven ~ Skies
Azur was pretty much dumbfounded at how fast Raiko picked up his name. Although it's just the normal speaking speed for everyone that Azur speaks to, he was pretty much... stunned. However, Azur then got his mind back, shaking his head off a bit; finally catching on to the sentence, Azur figured out the full name of Raiko. Turns out she's another daughter of the Lightning Sisters. "Another daughter of the Lightning sisters, huh, Raiko," Azur stated, "I guess that it's really possible for lightning to strike in the same spot, hah!" Finally catching on the the second part of the sentence, Azur fell in denial, "No! Definitely not. Not in THAT way, at least," He then realized that Raiko was motioning for Azur to give her a handshake, and at that moment, the hesitation returned. He went in for the handshake, albeit awkwardly, and shook Raiko's hand. 'Never thought that a handshake would be harder than killing a horde of Kishins for a day straight,' Azur thought. He made a subtle, but clear trait of his handshake to show that he was... interested, due to his firm yet shaky grip and his hand's warmth. "Euh, nice to meet you, Raiko." he stated, although with way less verbal pauses this time.
Azur was pretty much dumbfounded at how fast Raiko picked up his name. Although it's just the normal speaking speed for everyone that Azur speaks to, he was pretty much... stunned. However, Azur then got his mind back, shaking his head off a bit; finally catching on to the sentence, Azur figured out the full name of Raiko. Turns out she's another daughter of the Lightning Sisters. "Another daughter of the Lightning sisters, huh, Raiko," Azur stated, "I guess that it's really possible for lightning to strike in the same spot, hah!" Finally catching on the the second part of the sentence, Azur fell in denial, "No! Definitely not. Not in THAT way, at least," He then realized that Raiko was motioning for Azur to give her a handshake, and at that moment, the hesitation returned. He went in for the handshake, albeit awkwardly, and shook Raiko's hand. 'Never thought that a handshake would be harder than killing a horde of Kishins for a day straight,' Azur thought. He made a subtle, but clear trait of his handshake to show that he was... interested, due to his firm yet shaky grip and his hand's warmth. "Euh, nice to meet you, Raiko." he stated, although with way less verbal pauses this time.
Spoiler
tfw someone tries to shitpost
"Do not fear duress of any kind, even if determined or even pure;
rather, fear the clout of the glaring mantle at your side, ready to conserve."
rather, fear the clout of the glaring mantle at your side, ready to conserve."
03/31/2016, 10:06 AM #130
Haven Airspace | Balefire Airship
Immediately after Azur accepted her handshake, she shocked him. It was a rather weak shock, but enough to startle someone.
"Geez, you really have to lighten up. You've been acting real off ever since you saw me. Sure you're okay? Want me to zap you again? Make sure you're up?" Raiko asked, looking concerned but at the same time, content that he fell for her trick.
Miu glared at her. "That's not nice."
Raiko threw her arms up defensively. "Hey, it's just a prank. Besides, he kinda deserved it for that lightning joke."
Immediately after Azur accepted her handshake, she shocked him. It was a rather weak shock, but enough to startle someone.
"Geez, you really have to lighten up. You've been acting real off ever since you saw me. Sure you're okay? Want me to zap you again? Make sure you're up?" Raiko asked, looking concerned but at the same time, content that he fell for her trick.
Miu glared at her. "That's not nice."
Raiko threw her arms up defensively. "Hey, it's just a prank. Besides, he kinda deserved it for that lightning joke."