the Dark Storm

[Tasuke]

Far to the south, beyond the realm of the Ryuusei Shogunate, trouble is stirring. A dark cloud looms over the coastline, and the people living there, known as Endolians, have begun to fall. This unknown horror destroyed their home, the Endolian Stronghold.

News has spread, from the stories of travellers. Most think of them simply as stories or rumors.

It was early morning, a thick mist spread out over the streets of Ryouko. Merchants prepared to sell their goods, musicians tuning their instruments to make a decent coin, others were waking, the town was already filled with activity. Two travellers enter from the Southern Gates; a bard and a little girl.

BARD: "As I said, I have taken you along with me to Ryouko. It has been a long trip, but this is where I leave you."

The girl wore a large brown cloak, the hood was pulled over her head, hiding her features. She simply nodded, murmuring her thanks.

Bard gave the girl a last glance, before heading in the direction of the tavern. The little girl simply lingered for several long moments, looking down the various streets, before wandering down past the market place.

She sat in the town square, asking for help, people to accompany her towards the South. Most ignored her, while others didn't want to head in the direction of the Storm. She let out a long sigh, head in her hands. She was watching as everyone passed by, speaking up every once in a while, only to be ignored.

[FrostXero]

*Frost walks into town for his weekly supply run. Walking in each store in the market place.*

FrostXero:Hmmm this should do it.Lets see, I got the supplies, Talked to Geese, Hmmm but now I'm out of cash...

*Frost keeps walking towards the town square. And eventually he hears a man blather on.*

Man:Come one come all! and witness the strengh of my fighter! His brute force could be anyone. in fact he's lookin for a fight!Now! Here I am so confident in my fighter I promise that he is unbeatable!If anyone beats my ultimate fighter I will give you 50,000! But you must pay only 50 to fight!

*Frost looks at the man and snickers,Frost thinks to him self "This has gotta be the lamest scam ever!Beating up the weak.But for me it's free money!". he then steps up to the man.*

FrostXero:Hey I wanna fight this guy.

Man: Hmm fight my ultimate fighter you user my boy.

FrostXero: Yes now heres 50.

*Frost puts down his bags before starting the fight when the fighter tries to attack him form behind.*

Fighter: HaHaga You cant turn your back in a fight!

*Frost just peaks over his shoulder and does a hellish mule kick to the abdomen of the attacker breaking several ribs.*

Fighter:Agh.....

*Frost removes his foot and The fighter drops to the floor.*

FrostXero: Hmm that was easier than I thought.

*The man takes out the bag of money trembling*

Man: No, no, you didn't just do that!Can there be a way to talk this thing out?

FrostXero: Yes I won,

*Frost then snatches the bag*

FrostXero: And I take the money.

*Frost now with his supplies and some extra cash.Continues to walk when his attention is called by a person in a large brown cloak.*

FrostXero: Huh? you say something?

[Exile]

Miorix wanders through the town, although Miorix wandering is better described as slalom-tumbling, with occasional obstacles, which complain for reasons unknown to Miorix when run into. One of these is a girl in a brown cloak.

Miorix: "Hey there..."
He is not sure whether or not to address the girl as 'beauty', as his sight is not entirely clear, and he is not entirely clear on whether he would regret it tomorrow.
Miorix: "Sorry... bout that."
He continues tumbling forwards, then falls down somewhere near the middle of the town square. He calls over to her.
Miorix: "Want a drink?"
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Wraknorian looks at the fighter crippled by Frost, and uses his healing skills to repair the worst of the damage.

Wraknorian: "Frost... your name is. You overdid it. Be more careful."
He casts an annoyed glance at Frost before looking at the girl.
Wraknorian: "And you are Numi... and you need help, I can see. Wraknorian Red-Wing, at your service."

((OOC: Wraknorian knows the name of all living beings.))

[FrostXero]

FrostXero:what I didn't use any ki in that kick.Besides what kind of tactic is it to attack a person form behin whist not-ready to do battle?

*Frost then realized what Wraknorian said*

FrostXero: Hey I never say you before but you knew my name? Wraknorian was it? Am I talked about or are you some kinda psyic?

[Tasuke]

The little girl drew back, obviously scared by Miorix. Though, she was thirsty... and as she was about to reply, her idea of a drink different than his, but was cut off by Wraknorian. She looked up at him, looking at him silently for several long moments, as if not believing what she had heard. Her features lightened instantly, as she sprung to her feet; her name was Numi.

NUMI: "S-so, you'll help me?"

Her hood was knocked back as she got up to her feet, revealing her fin-like ears; an Endolian. But her happy expression slowly faded, as she looked up to him.

NUMI: "... Thank you, you're very kind. But how do you know my name? I've never met you before.... besides, you're only one person, and it's very dangerous. Maybe we can sit here for a little longer, and see if anyone else would like to help...?"

She let out a long sigh, looking down at the ground. She spoke too soon, a shadow loomed over her, as she turned around to see who it was; she was met by a boy with golden hair.... Link.

LINK: "Are the rumors of the Endolian Stronghold true?"

The girl's jaw merely dropped, as she stared at the boy. She closed her mouth, opening it to say something, but no words came out. Instead of trying, she merely nodded.

LINK: "Long time no see, kid."

He merely smiled down at the child, a hand made it's way out of his black cloak, patting the top of her head. The girl continued to stare, still at a loss of words.

NUMI: "... are the trials ov-"

Link merely arched a brow, and Numi instantly stopped her sentence; he smiled at her.

LINK: "Well, then... Novaku, Daure, and I will be happy to accompany you."

NUMI: "Thank you... this is Wraknorian, he wants to help too."

The little girl turned to Wraknorian, looking up at him. Link smiled, nodding in acknowledgement to Wraknorian.

NUMI: "This is Link, he's coming with us."

LINK: "Here, why don't we all go to the tavern and get you something to eat? Besides, the tavern is a nice place to recruit a few more people if we can manage it."

So, he patted her along towards the Tavern; glancing over his shoulder at Frost. Numi turned around after she walked a bit, motioning for Wraknorian and Link to hurry up.

LINK: "You should come along, it'd be a lot more rewarding than beating up someone who didn't stand a chance against you."

[Exile]

Wraknorian turns to Frost.
Wraknorian: "I am not psychic, I just happen to... know things."
He walks to the middle of the square, and picks up Miorix.
Wraknorian: "Miorix. How about you come to the tavern with us? We're going on a trip."
Miorix: "Eh?"
Wraknorian sighs.
Wraknorian: "You know, you should lay off the stuff. It's not good for you."
Miorix: "Eh, calm down. I'm not sooooo drunk, you know?"
He stands up, blinks a couple of times, and then walks towards the tavern in a somewhat straight line.
Miorix: "So... where's the trip to?"
Wraknorian: "Eh, you'll see. Far away."
He drags Miorix into the tavern, and sits down next to Link.
Wraknorian: "He's coming too."
Miorix shrugs, and nods. He doesn't have anything better to do, after all...

[FrostXero]

FrostXero:What it was a scam the guy had it coming.

*Frost teleports to his home and quickly teleports back and joins them in walking*

FrostXero: Hmm maybe since I can teleport I might as well be able to get supplies for you guys right?

[Tasuke]

Link merely waves at Frost with indifference. Having him collect supplies wasn't such a bad idea, but he too, could teleport.

LINK: "You can do whatever."

He sits down, yawning, before passing a menu over to Numi. He himself, didn't bother to look at one, and tucked his arms behind his head. He nods at Miorix as Wraknorian introduced him.

LINK: "Hi."

Numi was too busy reading to greet Miorix. Link looked around at their little group. It was alright, but it wouldn't hurt to get a few more... a female perhaps, since Numi was the only girl in their group at the moment anyways. His train of thought was interupted by a man, waiting to take their order.

LINK: "Water."

He turned to the others, as Numi began saying what she wanted, after the others had ordered. He glanced around the tavern, nobody looked to be a very likely candidate. He spoke up to the others, purposely loud enough for others to overhear.

LINK: "We really should recruit a few more people."

[TDS]

Sarada sat in a shadowed corner, a dark cloak over her human features. She didn't dare wander around in her half form while in any city, it always spelled disaster. She had been watching the small group gather and then settle into their seats. She smiled, sipping from the glass of wine infront of her.

Slowly, she got to her bare feet, and moved gracefully towards the group.

SARADA: "I heard that you are looking for allies... I am wondering what for. I'm here to help, if need be."

It was hard to see her face, the hood was covering it so much. It fell all the way to her feet, obscuring the rest of her figure. the only thing that hinte to her gender was her voice.

[Tasuke]

Link glanced up at the stranger, who had just walked up, offering assistance. Grateful, but still a bit suspicious since she was hiding her features. He nodded, pulling his forehead protector from his pockets, and putting it on.

LINK: "We're headed down towards the Endolian Stronghold; down south. Your help would be appreciated."

He smiled at her, in a fashion much like a child would. Numi was busy eating the food infront of her, and sipping at her milk. He lowered the forehead protector slightly, hiding his eyes completely from view; the best one would see, would be a very slight and breif glint of red. He pushed his forehead protector back up, scratching his forehead underneath it. He glanced over at the others.

LINK: "It seems this is the best we can do for now."

He shifted his vision back over to the new-comer, smiling again.

LINK: "I'm Link, she's Numi."

He nodded over at the little girl whom was finishing up her meal. He looked about at the others, before speaking up to Frost; before talking to the others again.

LINK: "If you want, you can gather any extra supplies; whatever you find suitable. So, I suppose we'd best gather what we need, and meet up at the Southern gate. Otherwise, we can head there now."

[Exile]

Wraknorian looks at Sarada, somewhat puzzled. Then he smiles.
Wraknorian: "No need to be suspicious. She's okay. I'm sure she has her reasons..."
He smiles at Sarada.
Miorix: "Let's have another drink before we leave!"
He smiles at the others, then stands up and starts shouting.
Miorix: "Hey, you over there! Bring another round."
He sits down again.
Wraknorian sighs.
Wraknorian: "You should drink less. You won't be of much help if you aren't sober."
Miorix: "Ah, don't worry. I'll be fine, and so will you. Now, while we're still here, lets have another drink!"
Wraknorian sighs again, and turns to Link.
Wraknorian: "Let's go."

[Tasuke]

Link watched Miorix, with his brows raised. He quickly turned his attention to Wraknorian, and nodded.

LINK: "Alright, c'mon then."

He got to his feet, as did Numi. He walked out of the tavern, followed closely by the others, as they moved towards the Southern exit. They arrived before long, the gaurds bid them good day, as they left the town.

LINK: "Well, then.... this is the start of our journey."

Numi walked on ahead, stopping every once in a while to let them catch up. They wandered over a huge field, that ended in a forest. Their destination, was beyond that.

[FrostXero]

FrostXero:Yea I got the nessicarry supplies. Fist aid, food, what ever.if i dont have it i'm sure its at the my base.

*passing the trees of the forest.*

FrostXero: I come here to train.These woods dont have that many wild beast. If they try to attack they are not that powerful.

*Frost turns to link*

FrostXero: So how long is this journey anyway?

[Tasuke]

LINK: "Who knows, it may last for weeks or months."

He watches a creature scurry by, and continues walking along. They had just entered the forest not long ago, after crossing the field. He scratched his head, glancing about between the trees. They had a while to go, their destination was at the other end of the forest, and the sun was already starting to lower down into the horizon.

Numi stuck close to Link, having to run a little bit, as she fell behind every once in a while. She glanced around a lot, looking about at her party members frequently. She was obviously scared, dispite Frost's information at the wild beasts.

Besides, you could never be too sure....

[Exile]

Wraknorian calmly walked a little distance behind the others, watching their back. If he bothered he could find out about humanoid creatures nearby, but this tended to be rather tedious.
Wraknorian turns around, and watches Miorix, who is completely drunk, and still about 100 yards behind.
Wraknorian: "It is rather pointless for you to be carrying a jug around. You're spilling most of the contents."
Miorix just smiles at him, and doesn't bother responding or speeding up. Wraknorian sighs, and starts walking again, a little faster this time. He catches up with the others quickly, but is careful not to lose sight of Miorix completely. He turns to Numi.
Wraknorian: "I would still be interested in the reasons for your travel. You have not discerned them to me yet, although it seems your friend Link knows more about them. And you, for that matter..."