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  1. Stepping forward to look over his students, Kirai smiles a soft smile and nods his approval. They were all growing into fine young men and women, becoming capable fighters, craftsmen, dancers, and chefs. He couldn't help be proud of the progress they'd made so far.
  2.  
  3. "Now then, it's about time we begin, no?" Kirai begins, clapping his hands together. As he did so, the lights in the dojo would flicker and him, then, go out.
  4.  
  5. For a moment there would be pitch blackness, before each of them would become aware of the fact Kirai was standing much closer. Right in front of them in fact, his eyes glowing a faint, bloody red.
  6.  
  7. "You are all students of the Kageken. Whether you are my family, my vassal, or simply one I have recognized as worthy of practicing this secret technique..." He'd say, those unnerving, glowing eyes scanning over the seven gathered here.
  8.  
  9. "Today, we will begin training you in the basic understanding of Illusion. This marks your first step on the brutal path to understanding the Kageken style... Some of you will suffer. Some of you will go mad. Some of you may even die."
  10.  
  11. A pause.
  12.  
  13. "Now. With that said, I have only one question."
  14. "Are you ready?"
  15. (Kirai Kurokaiyo)
  16. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  17.  
  18. [13:10] Yami nods and then waits for his father to begin the training, he gulped a bit at the 'die' bit but. He had his brother, and his brother had him. They would not fail this, they couldn't!
  19.  
  20. He waited for him to give the first lesson.
  21.  
  22. "I'll be right beside you."
  23.  
  24. He whispered to his brother.
  25. (Yami Kurokaiyo)
  26. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  27.  
  28. [13:14] It seemed it was time finally to learn the art...the first step toward the path of Kageken was important to mastering his style if the Kurokaiyo's ever wanted to get to his level.
  29.  
  30. "I was born ready for this." She said with the up most confidence that she has ever head in a while knowingly she was a very shy girl...perhaps she was just bluffing when he said that word 'Death' It sent a little tingle down her spine.
  31.  
  32. She waited for him to begin the lesson. It was slient...very silent one could perhaps even almost hear a heart beat. Aki gulped. She could tell that this would go either smoothing or very badly.
  33.  
  34. Either way she was prepared.
  35. (Aki Kurokaiyo)
  36. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  37.  
  38. [13:16] The darkness that surrounds us.
  39.  
  40. His sheer presence was enough to silence the light that illuminated the dojo, the faintness of the torches. Already, it was darkened plenty, but now?
  41.  
  42. Zero Visibility.
  43.  
  44. It was unnerving to say the least, hands being held in front of the little girl's face, yet her pale skin reflected nothing. Only in the darkness, she would see the blood-red hues of Kirai's visage, Something she did not expect.
  45.  
  46. Or ever anticipate was even possible ..
  47.  
  48. Truthfully-- There was a small yelp as the torches blew out. Ironically, the little girl found herself fearful of the darkness, succumbing to it.
  49.  
  50. But the promise of power was far more alluring than her natural fears.
  51.  
  52. There are no words spoken, Asuka merely hears the faint interruption in silence from her family, and Master Kirai's students ..
  53.  
  54. There is hesitation, but only for a moment ..
  55.  
  56. ". . ."
  57.  
  58. (Asuka Kurokaiyo)
  59. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  60.  
  61. [13:17] The kageken… The basics of illusion.
  62.  
  63. Right, that stuff is a thing, isn't it. Akira wanted to be useful, he wanted to be loved by his family. He figured this would be the way to do it and so he practiced. Akira was afraid of how ominous his father was being however due to his childlike mind he figured that the talk of dying and such was a joke and nothing more.
  64.  
  65. Akira wasn't going to back down from this no matter the cost he wanted to be useful, he wanted to be somebody. "Ready, yea I am."
  66. (Akira Kurokaiyo)
  67. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  68.  
  69. [13:17] Yami watched as the lights went out he looks to his father and squints. He could barely see anything, He just waited to hear a voice. At most he could only see the people beside him.
  70.  
  71. He squinted really hard now trying to find his father, he hadn't moved right? He would have hopped that he didn't move from where he was at the time. The boy was the medic on the scene, hopefully he didn't get overworked, he could only manage one person at a time if things got as lethal as his father said they would..
  72.  
  73. The art of illusion, today would be his first step into learning about it. He couldn't wait to play tricks on those people around him.
  74. (Yami Kurokaiyo)
  75. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  76.  
  77. [13:18] Cairoz watches Kirai with such admiration for being the man he is: powerful and kind, all the characteristics he wanted for himself. Even if I had to serve the Kurokayio family in exchange for a place to sleep, comfort and power, I would do so with pride.
  78.  
  79. When the older man appears before him, his irises dilate in explicit fascination. Something within is roaring to learn but cannot express what it is; He had always been a street boy and now had a chance to become a disciplined person in the magic of Illusion!
  80.  
  81. The blazing fire of his soul yearns for something: he knew that from now on his future would be better and exemplary for boys like him. His eyes sparkle when asked by the mentor, responding with conviction.
  82.  
  83. "I am more than prepared, sir!"
  84. (Cairoz)
  85. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  86.  
  87. [13:18] As his father stepped forward he watched his movements as he assumed a stance. He'd seen it before.. It was the same one he had used on him, Aki, and Himari. He listened to the speech about how tough this training would be.. With even death being an option his forehead sweat slightly.
  88.  
  89. A worried expression taking over him he would swallow his fear and stand tall and straight. What kind of power would they be learning?? Something that could intimidate and mask the presence of light effortlessly.
  90.  
  91. Looking over to his sister who was obviously on edge he'd put a hand on her shoulder to attempt to calm her nerves. His eyes never moving from their father. His amber eyes stared into Kirai's own red ones. Was that an illusion..? He no longer shared the same eyes as his father.
  92.  
  93. Regardless of the trials ahead he would have to tough them out if he was to make a name for himself in this world and to master the Kageken.
  94.  
  95. "I'm ready." He said in that monotone voice that was so familiar to his siblings and extended family.
  96. (Shinji Kurokaiyo)
  97. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  98.  
  99. [13:19] Yami Kurokaiyo whispers something.
  100. [13:20] Akira Kurokaiyo whispers something.
  101. [13:20] Yami Kurokaiyo whispers something.
  102. [13:20] Yami Kurokaiyo whispers something.
  103. [13:20] Asuka Kurokaiyo whispers something.
  104. [13:20] Yami Kurokaiyo whispers something.
  105. [13:21] Yami Kurokaiyo says, "You gotta go bucko."
  106. [13:21] Yami Kurokaiyo says, "Class is in session and this ain't your lesson."
  107. [13:21] Naki says, "Act like I wanna be here with a bunch of trash."
  108. [13:21] Akira Kurokaiyo says, "You are also the enemy."
  109. [13:21] Akira Kurokaiyo says, "--"
  110. [13:21] Yami Kurokaiyo says, "Aight..."
  111. [13:22] Akira Kurokaiyo says, "That is rude."
  112. [13:22] Aki Kurokaiyo says, ".."
  113. [13:22] Shinji Kurokaiyo says, "Trash?.."
  114. [13:22] Yami Kurokaiyo says, "What you aren't going to do is disrespect our father and brethren.."
  115. [13:22] Asuka Kurokaiyo says, "Brave words for someone in jumping distance .."
  116. [13:22] Yami Kurokaiyo says, "Aye go close the door."
  117. [13:22] Aki Kurokaiyo says, "Very."
  118. [13:22] Yami Kurokaiyo says, "Someone find the keys."
  119. [13:22] Naki says, "Jumpin' ain't gonna make you look tough."
  120. [13:22] Yami Kurokaiyo says, "Who cares.."
  121. [13:22] Aki Kurokaiyo says, "For real."
  122. [13:22] Yami Kurokaiyo says, "We just want to win buddy."
  123. [13:22] Akira Kurokaiyo says, "You beat up kids mister."
  124. [13:22] Aki Kurokaiyo says, "Bully."
  125. [13:22] Yami Kurokaiyo exclaims, "Yea you ain't tough!"
  126. [13:22] Akira Kurokaiyo says, "You aren't any better."
  127. [13:22] Naki says, "My hands are rated E for everyone."
  128. [13:22] Yami Kurokaiyo exclaims, "You bout twenty beating on us for nothing!"
  129. [13:22] Yami Kurokaiyo asks, "Oh word?"
  130. [13:22] Yami Kurokaiyo exclaims, "DAD!"
  131. [13:22] Aki Kurokaiyo asks, "Oh?"
  132. [13:22] Naki says, "Word."
  133. [13:22] Aki Kurokaiyo exclaims, "Daddy!"
  134. [13:22] Shinji Kurokaiyo exclaims, "Dad!"
  135. [13:22] Vytal hears the steps of his master, the pat, pat would get loud as the dojo echoes them for surround sound... It was an illusion, perhaps. As he walked closer and closer, the torch that Vytal had suddenly, gone out completely, It was out and all the lights in the room were essentially 'killed'... There were numerous times where the master displayed a fraction of his prowess, this was one of them...
  136.  
  137. He breathes slowly as he listened to the words spoken to him... He could hear his own heart beating out of his chest now, what was this? Intimidation? Who knows? It was essentially a sudden example of what they could be... The possible future for a bunch of unrefined kids, a number of students who hadn't seen the best or the worst of it... How would he respond? Could he anticipate if he would take this lesson in?
  138.  
  139. He remembers all the years back then when he just trained over and over, it was grueling... He stiffened his muscles through it but the pain was now a phantom that he could feel when his master just 'looked' angry, his muscle tore just from the refined words coming from his silent lips.... He could never do so much as rebel with a strand of hair, so it was clearly impossible for his body.
  140.  
  141. He started to speak, after he mustered up the strength of his mouth do so... He goes on to say out loud to them all.. It was forced from his lips, in that deep tone and spoke from the chest.
  142.  
  143. "I'll always be ready."
  144.  
  145. It wasn't long after, people entered the hall and disrupted... What a sight to see, all the Kurokaiyos about to drop one guy.
  146. (Vytal Endore)
  147. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  148.  
  149. [13:22] Asuka Kurokaiyo exclaims, "Dad!!"
  150. [13:22] Akira Kurokaiyo exclaims, "Father!"
  151. [13:22] Are you ready?
  152.  
  153. Those words did not go through correctly because frankly, she wasn't exactly ready. Her prowess with her hand-to-hand combat was above average with the rest of the family and or students. She's definitely only been practicing in that area rather than any other mana required areas. Illusion was one of them that she wasn't quite sure she was ready for. Her mind only held the practices of close combat.
  154.  
  155. It went dark. It was like the kanji for death and shadow conjoined in her eye sights in the midst of the darkness that followed the moment her Uncle got near them. Flashing eyes piercing gazes into their own the moment they made contact. It was a tight sort of connection that she didn't seem to want to waver. All her attention was on her uncle.
  156.  
  157.  
  158. "I'm ready, fully." She said it anyways. Despite not thinking she was particularly ready for the lesson, in heart and spirit she was definitely ready to get this on the road. A blank slate in her head, ready to take in whatever knowledge Kirai was about to send through. A blank paper ready to write down the studies of the first lesson that was being presented.
  159.  
  160. Illusions.
  161. (Himari Kurokaiyo)
  162. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  163.  
  164. [13:22] Yami Kurokaiyo exclaims, "DADDDD!"
  165. [13:22] Yami Kurokaiyo exclaims, "Intruder!"
  166. [13:22] Aki Kurokaiyo exclaims, "Im snitching!"
  167. [13:23] Akira Kurokaiyo says, "He beat me up, and now he's here calling us weak..."
  168. [13:23] Naki says, "You should be teachin' me instead, I'd run through all these people."
  169. [13:23] Yami Kurokaiyo says, "That's cool were' like ten dude."
  170. [13:23] Aki Kurokaiyo says, "Your an Adult."
  171. [13:23] Yami Kurokaiyo says, "You're way past your prime."
  172. [13:23] Asuka Kurokaiyo says, "... Ok Boomer."
  173. [13:24] Yami Kurokaiyo says, "My brother almost handled you yesterday and he's only twelve.."
  174. [13:25] Himari Kurokaiyo says, "Embarrassing.."
  175. [13:26] Yami turns around and walks up toward the perpetrator, the evil bastard who beat them up for just trying to look around in the cavern! He looked angry, he was going to fight him...
  176.  
  177. He would wait incase his father would come to handle it. Yami thought about the beating he received yesterday, it was horrible. He couldn't forget how he was flipped with one hand.
  178.  
  179. ONE HAND!
  180.  
  181. This guy was strong but he got stronger, he was going to take him out one day.. but.. not today.
  182.  
  183. Dad was here, all was in order.
  184. (Yami Kurokaiyo)
  185. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  186.  
  187. [13:32] Yami Kurokaiyo whispers something.
  188. [13:32] Kirai was in the middle of beginning the training with his children, his students, and his vassal. He was just about to give them the long lecture about controlling ones mind, body, and opponent. He had it all prepared.
  189.  
  190. But then, Naki felt it was appropriate to interfere with the training he was trying to conduct?
  191.  
  192. Heaving a heavy sigh, Kirai cracks his neck to one side, then the other, his eyes still maintaining that chilling glow as they looked past his children to the intruder he'd already told to join the tournament.
  193.  
  194. First Julius, and now this half-breed fool?
  195. Why did they insist on testing him like this, he wondered?
  196.  
  197. Finally, he speaks. "Very well. If you insist on demanding training, I'll agree on one condition. If you beat me, I'll let you join this lesson. If you fail... I punish you however I see fit."
  198.  
  199. So saying, he'd stare at Naki with a flat line to his mouth. Would the young fool agree to these terms? He could certainly use this as a means to teach his students something, he thought.
  200.  
  201. Of course if Naki lost, the mongrel would learn a lesson he'd never forget.
  202. (Kirai Kurokaiyo)
  203. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  204.  
  205. [13:33] Akira Kurokaiyo whispers something.
  206. [13:33] Asuka Kurokaiyo whispers something.
  207. [13:34] Yami remerged with his brother, his fists go back in his pockets and then he was ready for the fight to begin. He looked at Naki and then thought of him learning their fathers technique, he would just use it to hurt him even more. He looked angry, real angry.
  208.  
  209. He then looks at Naki and folds his arms.
  210.  
  211. "I'm a medic so.. yea."
  212.  
  213. That's all he said, but he didn't want to heal Naki when he lost.
  214.  
  215. He would rather inject him with a ton of mushroom liquids.
  216. (Yami Kurokaiyo)
  217. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  218.  
  219. [13:40] She merely shook her head from side to side. She knew how this was going to end up already. Father would win easily..well that's what she thought in her head but she did expect the young adult to put up some what of a fight.
  220.  
  221. A large sigh leaves her mouth. What a waste of a lesson since he had other things to attend to soon.
  222.  
  223. In all she would stay long enough to see to the end of the results that was going to happen from this dirty cave bully. However with Yami mentions that he was a medic she began to have some thoughts of perhaps food poisoning. And other little potential experiments she had in mind.
  224.  
  225. For now she folds her arms tucking them into the large sleeves of her kimono.
  226. (Aki Kurokaiyo)
  227. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  228.  
  229. [13:40] "My father Kirai is the greatest fighter in the world..."
  230.  
  231. This thought bled into his speech as the two would take the dojo floor. Again Akira was feeling something odd. A strange phenomenon had occurred once more. His passion for fighting had suddenly erupted and he was now locked on to the situation at hand.
  232.  
  233. Naki had done something that Akira would consider the greatest sin. He hurt a family member right in front of him. If it were up to Akira he wouldn't even be alive right now. Sadly the boy was not well equipped to deal out the punishment, nor was he even physically able to due the deed. Still he wanted something to be done. He needed justice for Yami.
  234.  
  235. "Yami, this will probably be good for our teachings. We should pay close attention."
  236. (Akira Kurokaiyo)
  237. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  238.  
  239. [13:42] As the challenger who had appearently hurt one of his family members arrived. He spoke about hurting even more of his family.. This made his blood boil. He was about to jump in to take revenge before.. His father had stepped in.. It seemed that he would challenge him.
  240.  
  241. Shinji watched as his father gave this outsider who had harmed his family a chance to join the dojo.. Was he really that confident in his abilities to win? He watched carefully with a nervous look..
  242. (Shinji Kurokaiyo)
  243. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  244.  
  245. [13:42] From the darkness of the dojo, a familiar voice calls. The many hues of the Kurokaiyo clan would find themselves glaring at the obstructer, the 'cave bandit' from the other day ..
  246.  
  247. A pout would follow, before the ensuing taunts and insults-- When suddenly, Master Kirai proposes a demonstration.
  248.  
  249. A duel, a display of his Kageken. That was the Clan's personal illusionary handiwork-- its own mastery. And in the darkness, the figure from long before would make its way into the dojo, demanding that they be taught the same technique as Kirai's own lifeblood and students.
  250.  
  251. It was disgusting.
  252.  
  253. ".. Master Kirai doesn't lose. You're toast, 'Cave-guy'."
  254.  
  255. Asuka's petite arms fold over her body as she waits and watches .. A humiliating defeat was sure to follow ..
  256. (Asuka Kurokaiyo)
  257. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  258.  
  259. [13:43] Was this really happening? Would anyone challenge the youth master there? There could be no other reaction besides that. Cairoz shows mercy and pity for Naki's insanity.
  260.  
  261. However, combat can be a great opportunity for students to observe the art of illusion or simply see how an insane person is defeated.
  262.  
  263. He crosses his arms waiting for the show to happen and, from the frightening way he saw little of the intruder, knew it would actually happen. A mixture of feelings takes over the boy, anxious for the occasion to happen.
  264. (Cairoz)
  265. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  266.  
  267. [13:44] ".. Call it interuptin', if you wanna. But I call it gettin' what I want." Shoulders rise and fall into a light shrug as the half-breed made his way onto the Dojo floor. A few pops and cracks being heard as he stretched himself out.
  268.  
  269. "Other people ain't afraid of doin' it, so how come I gotta sit and wait? You feel? All that gets you is last place 'cause you're too scared to speak up and ask." As he spoke, the mutt's voice carried a calm and gentle tone. Already knowing full well that the punishment in store for him losing could very well be his life, should the man try and take it.
  270.  
  271. But that's what he loved; fighting with his life on the line. The thrill of a battle that could very well be his last. It's the reason he woke up in the morning. And it's the reason he kept on going despite the trials and tribulations that life had brought along.
  272.  
  273. Only so that he could get thatnext rush.
  274.  
  275. "Your kids are pretty good, y'know? I didn't try and hurt them, too bad at least. It was all in good fun. But if they're that good?" He snorts, slowly shaking his head to and fro and he slipped the cheap leather gloves from his hands. Revealing the spindly digits, and long, dark and gnarly claws that adorned them.
  276.  
  277. A half-breed that got all the wrong parts.
  278.  
  279. "Guess that must mean you've actually got somethin' worth my time."
  280.  
  281. "Your Dojo, your rules. I accept your terms."
  282.  
  283. Shifting his body to the side, those nasty claws of his were raised. Ready to strike. And yet, despite the intensity of the situation, one could tell that he was smiling beneath his mask.
  284.  
  285. (Naki)
  286. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  287.  
  288. [13:45] Yami began to watch his father closely. He was going to be working his hardest learn everything from his father. He folded his arms and then squinted some more. He couldn't see his father too well but he hopped it was going to be over after a few minutes not a few seconds. He wanted to rip Naki apart.
  289.  
  290. He grins realizing he would be at his fathers mercy If he lost!
  291. (Yami Kurokaiyo)
  292. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  293.  
  294. [13:45] Yami Kurokaiyo whispers something.
  295. [13:46] Akira Kurokaiyo whispers something.
  296. [13:46] Akira Kurokaiyo whispers something.
  297. [13:46] Vytal looked at this lame guy who just, out of nowhere... started to insult the place and it's clan. He wonders how someone could have the 'gull' for something like that when there are at least eight people here who could really do damage to him and aren't afraid to do anything disrespectful to others. The saving grace was that the master, was literally behind them and they couldn't just act out in front of him... not without breaking code in someway.
  298.  
  299. But, he thinks on that... Is there a reason, most definitely. We're they gonna take a life? Maybe not? Human factor was a real thing. Would they do it mercifully and swiftly, with grace even? I mean, I doubt it honestly... They all were going to hit him if they got the chance and that takes time in the first place, it wasn't a 'just swipe' it was a BEATING. A raw, unadulterated and unabridged BEATING that they could probably plan up right then and there... Not even a word to exchange, the problem within such fighting is... No control, not order in the mind that would even match the violence of the body...
  300.  
  301. "Hopefully this sates everyone."
  302.  
  303. He said with a calm look on his face as he watches it all, he hears their steps.. He could 'feel' his master and this intruder, standing across from each other for the show down... They were opposing each other at the high levels... A pair of adults but, He doubted Naki's seasoning being all that great at this moment to fight the spice that was his master, Kirai. He already had his own style mastered to boot. But, it would prove well in their training to watch, the art of fighting was actually also imitation and though imitation there would flattery. It would serve one well to flatter the style they would be learning by revering it as well, seeing the moves, hearing the moves and imitating them in the mind.
  304. (Vytal Endore)
  305. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  306.  
  307. [13:46] "Uncle."
  308.  
  309. Seeing the boy walk in and demanding a lesson like he was the king of the place was not something that amused the female Kurokaiyo at all. She had a hand on her forehead when she saw everyone go haywire for this one kid while she stood there content about getting her lesson like she was told. But, hearing Kirai's condition which, she didn't like in the slightest, she'd move up in the middle of both of them with a stern but kept expression.
  310.  
  311. "His defeat is imminent if he goes against you. If you'd let me suggest a better solution to see if his words are true, I'd like to take your spot. Even though one of our codes is to not fight meaningless battles which, it'd be meaningless to you since it's an easy victory, I'd like to give it some meaning," she explains, awaiting Kirai's answer. There was no fear but a hint of confidence when she spoke. If this was a slum kid, her own victory was most likely imminent.
  312.  
  313. However...
  314.  
  315. She never underestimated her opponent. It was mostly analyzing what she saw first which, was only a crumb of what their impression on their skils were.
  316.  
  317. "I only request this but if you deny it, Uncle. I will step back in line at your command."
  318. (Himari Kurokaiyo)
  319. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  320.  
  321. [13:46] Yami Kurokaiyo whispers something.
  322. [13:47] Yami Kurokaiyo whispers something.
  323. [13:47] Akira Kurokaiyo whispers something.
  324. [13:47] Asuka Kurokaiyo whispers something.
  325. [13:47] Asuka Kurokaiyo whispers something.
  326. [13:48] Vytal Endore says, "Hopefully, we all learn from this as well."
  327. [13:52] Kirai's annoyance was growing with every word that Naki spoke. He was utterly and completely without grace, completely unrefined, yet... He managed to maintain the same calm and gentle tone that Kirai faked so well.
  328.  
  329. It reminded Kirai of himself, when he was younger.
  330.  
  331. Kirai hated that. He hated the memories it brought to mind. His memories, so stained with blood and filled with loss. Loss that was both his own and loss he'd brought to others. The things he'd taken away, and had taken away.
  332.  
  333. Was there anything more evil, than taking from another person? Taking their money was an act of greed, selfish, thoughtless. Taking their freedom was an act of tyranny, cruel, maniacal. What was worst though? Taking someones life. That was the most evil act of all...
  334.  
  335. And Kirai had taken oh, so, so many in his day. "Will you be next on the list?" He wondered aloud to Naki, his glowing eyes growing dimmer now.
  336.  
  337. Yes, Kirai knew evil, and fake it as he tried, he was not the calm, kindly father and Soke that he presented to the world. No. He was a killer, an assassin. He was trying, so very hard to change his ways, to deny his nature.
  338.  
  339. But they just, kept, testing him.
  340.  
  341. Beneath the placid surface he showed everyone, the depths of his mind were a roaring sea of undercurrents and riptides, and it was all he could do to maintain control, to keep them from coming to the surface at any given time. Even now, he was struggling, taking a deep breath and a moment to contemplate what would come next.
  342.  
  343. Taking steps to maintain control.
  344.  
  345. Then, when he opens his eyes again, he speaks in a monotone voice. "Children, don't blink. I don't want you to miss this."
  346.  
  347. And with that, the sound of water suddenly rushing would be heard as darkness coalesced into a viscious fluid around Kirai's feet and sent him surging forward towards Naki.
  348. (Kirai Kurokaiyo)
  349. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  350.  
  351. [13:53] Yami Kurokaiyo says, "Lights out."
  352. [13:54] Zus says, "Huh.."
  353. [13:54] Yami watches as Himari makes their way before Naki. He looked a little upset, but he didn't want to go out there. His father would make his decision very soon. He couldn't hope but think that his father would consider it but, then he realizes his father ignores her request.
  354.  
  355. He had already said what he said and dashed at Naki.
  356.  
  357. The fight was on.
  358. (Yami Kurokaiyo)
  359. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  360.  
  361. [13:57] As an enigma of stealth, a plant twin arrives.
  362. (Aiyamari Kurokaiyo)
  363. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  364.  
  365. [13:58] Aiyamari Kurokaiyo whispers something.
  366. [13:58] Himari turned to face Naki and with the most unimpressed look on her face that she could make, she'd look up right into his eyes and shake her head. A veil of energy succumbing her form for the slightest second.
  367.  
  368. "You're on your own."
  369.  
  370. Soon her body would move swiftly at quick speeds and she'd be right back in line like she'd never move. The next thing Naki would see is her uncle ready to turn him into the shadows themselves.
  371. (Himari Kurokaiyo)
  372. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  373.  
  374. [13:58] Yami Kurokaiyo says, "Lights out."
  375. [14:00] The flame is murdered.
  376. (Aiyamari Kurokaiyo)
  377. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  378.  
  379. [14:00] Aiyamari Kurokaiyo whispers something.
  380. [14:01] Himari had done something strange it brought about confusion to Akira's mind. He was uncertain of what she was attempting to do, but with his extremely high faith in those that he loved she probably meant well. Even so it seemed Kirai was intent on fighting regardless of what she said and before he knew it the fight was on.
  381.  
  382. "Oh dear..."
  383. (Akira Kurokaiyo)
  384. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  385.  
  386. [14:03] Himari Kurokaiyo says, "..."
  387. [14:03] Aiyamari Kurokaiyo says, "..."
  388. [14:03] Asuka Kurokaiyo says, "..."
  389. [14:03] Aki Kurokaiyo says, "..."
  390. [14:03] Bas says, "err. . ."
  391. [14:18] 'Ah, what is this feeling? Maybe it was meant to be this way, he is -my- father after all and look at me.'
  392.  
  393. Akira couldn't blame Kirai for losing, in fact he already found an excuse. The young Kurokaiyo believed that because he was such a... Weak, terrible person that it was only natural that he'd have to experience embarrassment like that.
  394.  
  395. His already low self-esteem was even lower as he watched his father hit the floor. The unstoppable wall, the person who was supposed to be on the top was now suddenly washed away and replaced. Naki was unbeatable, Naki was the one who no one could stand up to.
  396.  
  397. Akira didn't like the idea of that being fact, but that was just the way it had to be. He pouts, like a kid should in this situation. "I guess it runs in the family..."
  398. (Akira Kurokaiyo)
  399. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  400.  
  401. [14:19] At first, nobody thought he was going to pull it off.
  402.  
  403. And yet, as the fight raged on, little by little the half-breed started piling up the advantages. A few missed strikes here and there from the master of the Dojo turned into full blown counters being sent his way.
  404.  
  405. Shadows converge, and the master himself was able to use them to his advantage.
  406.  
  407. .. But it just wasn't enough.
  408.  
  409. The Halfsune fought through them, his fighting spiriting raging on within. And in the end, only one of them could come out on top. And sadly, for the people of the Dojo, and the man's children; they were going to have to watch some Slum Rat barge in, and beat their father down mercilessly.
  410.  
  411. "Wahaha..! It's over!" A taunting voice,
  412.  
  413. A taunting, shrill voice spoke out as the mutt's foot rose. Only for his heel to be slammed into the man's shoulder, aiming to send him reeling to the ground with a thud in defeat. And the moment he does, the animal-like man pounced on him like a predator hunting its prey in the wild.
  414.  
  415. Pressing his foot down onto the center of his chest, and pinning him to the ground.
  416.  
  417. ".. Y'know, I don't even know if I want you teachin' me anymore." He spits out, one of his clawed hands being brought up to pull down his mask. Showing off his sharpened, animal-like teeth.
  418.  
  419. "Gotta give you props, though, seein' how you fought gave me a few idea. Now the question is, do I leave you--.." There's a slight pause as he reached down to grab hold of one of the man's arms. Pulling it back as if he were about to try and rip it off.
  420.  
  421. "--.. Or do I punish you like you were gonna try punishin' me?"
  422. (Naki)
  423. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  424.  
  425. [14:23] Being that he had only recently arrived. He had little idea of what had transpired. The line of family laying in wait and observing something, Himari's demeanor followed by a battle by his uncle and some random he'd never seen before.
  426.  
  427. It was minorly exciting to the greenbean who wished he was in Naki's place to clash with his Elder. To show that he had grow immensely and could perhaps even give him a run for his money. OH how Aiya wanted to be the first to beat Kirai, and now... Naki had taken the title of victor.
  428.  
  429. It burned. However composure was kept as he observed Naki grip onto Kirai's hand and pull it. Would it be against the code to interfere here and now?
  430.  
  431. Being scolded by Kirai was an immense bother and Ai was no white knight for everyone, especially those who didn't want such things.
  432.  
  433. "I suggest you dispel the notion from your mind." is all that is said for the moment. Of course if he was silenced by the Leader, he'd make absolutely no further action or movement. Anything else however? Would no doubt spawn minor hostility.
  434. (Aiyamari Kurokaiyo)
  435. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  436.  
  437. [14:24] Kirai could hardly believe the strength and talent of the young man before him. He'd thought of how Naki reminded him of himself, and now, he realized just how right he was. The way he reveled in victory, the way he taunted Kirai?
  438.  
  439. It was all too familiar.
  440.  
  441. Laying there on his back, defeated in his own Dojo, in his own element, by someone a little more than a third of his age? Kirai hadn't felt this feeling of defeat in years...
  442.  
  443. It was, frankly, refreshing.
  444.  
  445. "Do what you will. The terms were if you won, I'd teach you, but, frankly, I am at your mercy..." He'd say without fear, staring up at Naki. Would the mongrel put him out of his misery, would he free Kirai from this mortal coil?
  446.  
  447. Kirai almost hoped so, for a moment, before his eyes drift to the others standing there. His children. His students. The only reason he tried to deny that Evil within him. The only reason he tried to pursue peace and become a better person.
  448.  
  449. Sighing, he'd look back up at Naki, his face rather blank. "What will it be then, Shiroto?"
  450. (Kirai Kurokaiyo)
  451. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  452.  
  453. [14:25] Yami got up and then walked over, He was going to punch Naki in the face.
  454.  
  455. "Listen.. get away, take your victory and get out of here!"
  456.  
  457. He cocked his fist back and then it glimmered purple. Metaphysical energies surrounded his person and he glared at him until an answer was given. What was his father's response going to be?
  458.  
  459. It was unprecedented, something he didn't think of.
  460.  
  461. The boy looked scared, his legs were shaking, and he was about to gag. How could his father lose to this cretin?! He didn't think Naki wanted to learn from him anymore! What was going to happen!?
  462. (Yami Kurokaiyo)
  463. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  464.  
  465. [14:27] They would converge in the shadows.
  466.  
  467. The beating, of flesh on flesh, the thunderous blows in the darkness that rang throughout the dojo. A thunderous kick there, an intense blow here.
  468.  
  469. Blunt forces made themselves heard, as the Slum Rat would shock all in the dojo, as a fierce axe-kick would plant itself firmly into Kirai's shoulder, sending the Kurokaiyo to the floor, the vagrant proceeded with stomping onto his chest.
  470.  
  471. The sight of shadows coming, the illusions dispelling, only to reveal that Naki was the victor, it was gut-wrenching to see.
  472.  
  473. The code.
  474. "Accept defeat with grace."
  475.  
  476. The code-- The code--
  477. Accept Defeat
  478. The code-- The code--
  479.  
  480. Fuck the code.
  481.  
  482. Seeing Kirai in the dust, and Yami's motion bringing confidence, Asuka breaks her composure--
  483.  
  484. She screams, approaching with Yami .."GET OFF OF HIM."
  485.  
  486. Humiliating.
  487. (Asuka Kurokaiyo)
  488. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  489.  
  490. [14:34] Yami looks to his side as Asuka appeared, he was shook really. He thought Naki had already gotten into his face and was ready to beat his whole ass. He was scared, but he meant every word of it!
  491.  
  492. He was going to fight this guy and get him off of his father right now!
  493.  
  494. "Right NOW!" He reiterated.
  495.  
  496. He was prepared to do all the dirty low down things he could think of, he just had to get an opening and go all out against him. He wanted to make sure he was going to beat him. He just didn't think this was going to go in his favor.
  497.  
  498. The young boy inched closer and closer and tried to grab his father and move him to the side. Would Naki stop him or would he fight him? He just wanted a lesson, not this ass whooping.
  499.  
  500. "Go on, leave you don't even want to learn it anymore you said it yourself!"
  501.  
  502. He was nervous.
  503. (Yami Kurokaiyo)
  504. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  505.  
  506. [14:38] Shaking his head, Kirai couldn't help but chuckle softly at how his students were defending him. Most of them were his family, of course, but even so...
  507.  
  508. They were breaking the code, knowing it would warrant punishment later, for his sake.
  509.  
  510. "So Shiroto? Will you leave, and remain an outsider, or will you do to me what I might have done to you, face them, and name yourself our Hikari? Our enemy." He'd ask again, his voice still soft spoken, now devoid of any of the emotion he'd been suppressing before.
  511.  
  512. Even if they would violate the code, he would not. He would accept this defeat with grace and endure whatever the victor deemed fit to make him.
  513. (Kirai Kurokaiyo)
  514. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  515.  
  516. [14:41] Vytal's expression... It was hard to see in the dark room, his skin made it so difficult already. You have to wonder what was running through his mind while all this went down... He was surprised by it all, he watched his master fight this man on equal terms and lose. How could anyone take this sitting down, he watched Yami and knew for an instant that was a bad idea.
  517.  
  518. He moved his body as quick as he could, it would be worse if he let the fight between the child and the heathen happen as well... Kirai was now injured, he was now actually in the role of one who teaches.. If Vytal knew anything, it wouldn't stop his teacher from fighting but it would be a significantly different fight from one with Kirai in his prime... He could tell this for the future...
  519.  
  520. He looks to Asuka who was now approaching past him, he couldn't stop two people. This was growing to be more of a problem than he thought and he wasn't sure how this would go if they continued on like this... Who else would join? He couldn't see this happening with just Yami and Asuka… He looked to the others, this was bound to be a pounding... He only hopes they aren't the ones to be pounded....
  521.  
  522. Shit. shit. shit. Someone do something.. He thought to himself as he watched Asuka and Yami stand before this guy.
  523.  
  524. He really continued to look to the others, hopping they would stop this eventually.... someone had to not want this to happen... Someone other than Vytal had to have some kind of sense to not start a fight... He wonders, who would join in now? He stopped forth to attempt to even their odds but he definitely didn't know if he was enough and he was also recovering from something as well.
  525.  
  526. "I don't think we should fight him, I know everyone in the room is angry but do you really want to end up worse than before now? Or have a purpose for strength for later? He's literally made the enemy of a whole clanand school... If we're being honest, I'm sure we can all catch up and he'll have to look over his shoulder."
  527. (Vytal Endore)
  528. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  529.  
  530. [14:42] Aiyamari's eyes came to a close. What should he do. Breaking the code was a taboo however... He didn't want an integral part of their family to be damaged and crippled. So being the case, a hand lifted to clear his throat. He was no coward per say, however he was also no idiot.
  531.  
  532. He admired the spirit his cousins showed at this very moment. Forming a line in order intimidate the man ahead. Naturally if Naki injured their father, the chances of him walking out in one piece was... Slim.
  533.  
  534. "Fight me and do what you would've to him and then some." He... was no coward and he relished in a good fight.
  535.  
  536. "I don't enjoy witnessing a ganking." he casually speaks. Wondering if Naki would adhere to the challenge.
  537. (Aiyamari Kurokaiyo)
  538. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  539.  
  540. [14:42] Yami was angry, while Akira was lost.
  541.  
  542. He wondered if Sven foresaw this, he wondered if things were just supposed to be this way. He didn't like this feeling, everyone around him so upset and angry. People rising up, readying themselves to do battle with this man. It was all so... Different.
  543.  
  544. Beneath them.
  545.  
  546. They weren't supposed to be this way, his family was not supposed to be in shambles. Akira was the odd one out, the failure, and all that. It just didn't make sense. He tried so hard to make sense of these happenings only to meet dead ends at every corner.
  547.  
  548. "I-..." He hates this.
  549.  
  550. Forget it.
  551.  
  552. Like with most of his emotions these will just bottle up. He didn't want to deal with it now and it was for the best-- he thought that at least. Turning to face Naki he simply states in his boring tone. "You've emerged victorious. I'd like if you left us be, you've already hurt my feelings thrice now.
  553.  
  554. You will bring me to tears at this rate mister. Your mercy, please."
  555. (Akira Kurokaiyo)
  556. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  557.  
  558. [14:44] The defeat of the master takes the boy by surprise, was convinced that he would win. How could that intruder get in there and threaten to rip off the father's arm of many children in the Dojo? A flashback surfaced in memory of the vassal.
  559.  
  560. Loyalty.
  561.  
  562. As little as he knew his master, he knew that his master did not condone the breaking of codes, a relatively dishonorable act. His fists clenched in distress, unable to interfere with the occasion, hurting his own pride in not helping the man who helped him.
  563.  
  564. "I can't see it without doing anything ... but Mr. Kirai has not given me any orders."
  565. (Cairoz)
  566. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  567.  
  568. [14:45] Yami was a little hesitant so he hadn't done anything yet, he was just waiting for Naki to make a decision really. The young boy relaxed his posture and waited for something to happen. He looked to Vytal and then shrugged.
  569.  
  570. Maybe he was right in some way but how would he feel if his dad got beat up right in front of him and he was powerless to do nothing. He was probably older in some way to think like that right?
  571.  
  572. Who knew.
  573.  
  574. Yami waited and stood there glaring at Naki.
  575.  
  576. They weren't safe anymore.
  577. (Yami Kurokaiyo)
  578. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  579.  
  580. [14:50] "You're gonna quit callin' me made up shit, my names' Naki."
  581.  
  582. At first, he was going to punish the man; a bit of petty revenge. Trying to set himself as being superior to the man, and making sure that every single person watching was forced to bear witness.
  583.  
  584. Yet, as the kids walked up, the mutt's eyes practically rolled out of his head. Already starting to relinquish his grasp on the Master's arm. If it weren't for the fact that it was a bunch of kids, he might have gone through with it. Acting as if he were bored of his victory, and ready to just go home.
  585.  
  586. Maybe he just couldn't go through with seriously hurting another person.
  587. Or maybe hen just didn't want to have to go through the troubles of fighting everyone that had stepped up in defense of his opponent.
  588.  
  589. "Go ahead and call me your Hickory, or whatever. Don't care. There's nothin' here for me, so go ahead and keep playin' pretend fighter sup here."
  590.  
  591. Right after, he turns to Asuka, "Want me off him? Fine, here." He chuckles, releasing the man's arm as he steps atop him. Using him like a welcome mat to wipe his feet off on as he made his way off. And then, to Yami and Akira.
  592.  
  593. "You're both pretty good, y'know? If you wanna learn how to fight? I'll show you." A light shrug, "Unless you wanna just end up like your old man all the time."
  594.  
  595. And with that, he started to make his way off, and out of the Dojo.
  596. He had already won.
  597. And the worst thing he could to do a person after such a crushing defeat was to just walk off.
  598. (Naki)
  599. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  600.  
  601. [14:53] Malthael whispers something.
  602. [14:53] Alexander whispers something.
  603. [14:54] Shinji scowled as the man had wiped the floor with his master and father.. He began to help him to his feet.. Was old age starting to get to his father? He thought to himself as a rage boiled within him towards the white haired beastkin.. "Naki.." He whispered to himself. He'd have to remember that name. He then turned his attention towards his father and fully helped him to his feet.
  604.  
  605. "Pop's.. You alright?" He asked in a concerned tone.
  606. (Shinji Kurokaiyo)
  607. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  608.  
  609. [14:55] Alexander whispers something.
  610. [14:55] Yami shook his head, he wouldn't learn from Naki.. He looked at his father and then looked at Naki as he left. If Yami had a syringe.. oh man.. Naki would be knocked out right now..
  611.  
  612. The young boy thought unthinkable things but then he looked at his father and glared. He probably couldn't tell in the dark, or maybe he could. He was still disoriented and being used as a door mat.. maybe he wouldn't have seen the fleeting looking given to him.
  613.  
  614. The boy walks over to the sidelines now that his fathers life was secured.
  615.  
  616. He sat down in a chair and shook his head.
  617.  
  618. "What do I take from this.." He thought in his mind.
  619.  
  620. His father specifically said to watch closely, that they'd learn from this. The most he could deduce was that his father worked on his agility, disappearing and reappearing under the guise of darkness.
  621.  
  622. This is what Yami could learn from this interaction. He could also learn to chill out. Had Naki been cutthroat, his dad would be a dead beat right about now.
  623.  
  624. He looks to the floor and begins to think about how to utilize illusion magic himself. How would he use it to surpass his father, to surpass Naki? He was young, so the illusion's were needed to give him an edge and avoid critical damage.
  625. (Yami Kurokaiyo)
  626. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  627.  
  628. [14:56] Alexander whispers something.
  629. [14:57] Momentum seizes the vassal as Nakai walks to the dojo exit, rushing to support Kirai. He glimpsed his battle wounds and put the back of his left hand on the man's forehead to check for fever.
  630.  
  631. "Sorry not to intervene, my lord. That should not have happened."
  632. (Cairoz)
  633. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  634.  
  635. [14:58] "If I'm learning from anyone, it won't be you mister. I think you are a genuinely unpleasant person."
  636.  
  637. Akira's world was rocked! His vision was blurred at this point. Nothing was making sense anymore. He felt so inferior, more inferior than he's ever felt before. Sure he did want to be great at something, sure he did want to improve, but it wouldn't be this way. No.
  638.  
  639. "Just- Just leave. You've done enough."
  640.  
  641. Akira would advert his gaze, rolling his arms into his sleeves as he makes his way to his brother's side. Akira was not in the right state of mind.
  642. (Akira Kurokaiyo)
  643. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  644.  
  645. [15:01] Vincenzo Dillinger asks, "Place is as filled as ever, it seems?"
  646. [15:03] Brought to tears, she would run past the Half-breed ..
  647.  
  648. Coming close to her father, she would kneel as she would disgrace herself. Taking a glance at Naki, she was enranged.
  649.  
  650. How? How was it that some vagrant from some unknown origin would just waltz into the dojo and so effortlessly defeat their Master?
  651.  
  652. Their infamous hidden technique?
  653.  
  654. Was it all for naught? Was that all there is to it?
  655.  
  656. The footsteps leave quietly, as the shouting and taunting ensues, but as the others berate Naki for his actions, Asuka focuses solely on Kirai.
  657.  
  658. She came close, her hands in her lap.
  659.  
  660. All she wanted right now was to just be alone.
  661. Her and her clan.
  662.  
  663. She spoke, her voice quiet and harsh, her visage hidden from Naki.
  664. "Get out. You're not wanted here."
  665.  
  666.  
  667.  
  668.  
  669. Under the cold exterior, a rare sight could show that the girl was truly hurt.
  670. (Asuka Kurokaiyo)
  671. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  672.  
  673. [15:03] Heaving another sigh, Kirai looks up at the children as he struggles back to his feet. He could hardly believe they had all stood up for him like that, and he felt a mixture of profound affection for each of them, terrible humiliation from his defeat, and a rage deep inside him, bubbling towards the surface.
  674.  
  675. But he couldn't let them see that...
  676.  
  677. No, he'd have to save that for when he was alone, after he'd taken care of their lessons. Broken code or not, they all meant well, they'd all done their best to protect him, as he'd protected them before.
  678.  
  679. Yet, that only made it worse.
  680. That only made him more of a failure.
  681.  
  682. What sort of teacher was he, what sort of father, if he had to rely on these children to come to his aide?
  683.  
  684. He'd been too weak once before, and he'd lost his first wife for that weakness. And now? Now he could have orphaned them.
  685.  
  686. He wanted to scream, he wanted to thrash about and curse them for their foolishness. In his minds eye, he event saw himself doing it, taking his frustration out on those that he loved so dearly.
  687.  
  688. But in reality? He'd take a deep breath and stand.
  689. "I'm fine."
  690. That's it, that's all he had to say on the matter. No apology for letting them see him like that, no thanks for their coming to his protection.
  691.  
  692. "Let's get back to today's lesson, now that the interruptions are over, yes?" He'd ask, dusting himself off as he looked back at Naki, memorizing the fellow's features. They would face eachother again, he was certain of that.
  693.  
  694.  
  695. (Kirai Kurokaiyo)
  696. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  697.  
  698. [15:06] Vincenzo Dillinger says, "... Looks like I walked in to something heavy."
  699. [15:07] Kirai Kurokaiyo says, "You outsiders should leave."
  700. [15:07] Kirai Kurokaiyo says, "I'm not in the mood to deal with another Shiroto today."
  701. [15:07] Vincenzo Dillinger asks, "Shiroto?"
  702. [15:07] Kirai Kurokaiyo says, "Outsider."
  703. [15:07] Cyrus Greengrass says, "Ah, came here for no reason then..."
  704. [15:07] Vincenzo Dillinger says, "Heh, I've entered out of curiousity since it was nearby for me anyway. Take care."
  705. [15:07] Bas exclaims, "Well then, uh. . I'll see my way out then!"
  706. [15:08] Yami got up from his seat and walked back over in line. He supposed it was time to learn. Naki was gone, he looked down at the ground and then looked over to his father. Would he be alright mentally? Would he train harder to go and defeat Naki?
  707.  
  708. Could they even sit outside their own home safely now..?
  709.  
  710. "Alright.. I'm uhh.. I'm ready to learn."
  711.  
  712. He stood there and watched as Bas left.
  713. (Yami Kurokaiyo)
  714. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  715.  
  716. [15:08] Kirai was skilled in his... Art of masking such things to such an extent that the watchful eyes of Aiya could not discover if he was truly angry or not. Such a thing built up confidence, how his uncle accepted the loss and perhaps learned from it.
  717.  
  718. Meanwhile deep inside, Kirai was no doubt angry. Which was unknown to the masses.
  719.  
  720. "Uncle." he opens up with. They had a long conversation the other day about Ai's goals and reasons they fought. Was this to rub salt in his uncle's wounds? Not at all, it was to bring hope and strength into his master's bones. To let there be known that, once he had shedded this mortal coil that he could perhaps allow for Kirai to have nothing further to worry about.
  721.  
  722. "Take the loss with grace. It is something to learn from." he half assed repeated the code.
  723.  
  724. "You're an apex, uncle. I'll aspire to be better." is what is ended with. Ai didn't have a way with words like Himari and others here who could show all their emotions at the drop of a hat. Inept at social interacts was Ai.
  725.  
  726. But the words did mean something along the lines of 'don't worry about it. Your loss doesn't matter' or something along those lines.
  727. (Aiyamari Kurokaiyo)
  728. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  729.  
  730. [15:11] Cairoz asks, "Do you want a meal to replenish the energy, my lord?"
  731. [15:13] He stood there, his body didn't move... He was angry for sure but he was visibly fighting it... As he exerted his mana to swell upon himself for a moment, it didn't last for long... Exertion like that was quite tiring, his eyes glowing that neon blue stopped as well. He was pissed, visibly so... He didn't want to do anything wild so he walked towards his master, He bowed respectfully and spoke.
  732.  
  733. "Thank you for teaching me, I have never doubted you and I will continue to never doubt your lectures or counsel. I reassure my teacher, I will learn this lesson to stay calm in all situations and become stronger because of it. Thank you for such lesson, I regret you had to spark such emotion to do so."
  734.  
  735. He said to affirm that his loyalty was to his school and no one else, "Please guide us all into the future where we can continue to have our reasoning, I'm sorry if I egged on any future confrontation between us and that individual. I only spoke as a voice of reason in a time that needed such."
  736.  
  737. First, Vytal was loud and echoing across the whole area as he wanted to be clear. Second, he was bowing at a perfect ninety degree angle and looking a the dark paved floor of the arena below him and Third, He would brace for any words against him or his doings.
  738.  
  739.  
  740. (Vytal Endore)
  741. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  742.  
  743. [15:16] Briefly shifting his eyes to Aiyamari, Kirai heard those words. Words that sounded patronizing coming from someone so young and foolish. Kirai briefly considered impaling the young lad on his fist, he saw it visibly in his mind. He could practically feel the incredible heat that came with having your hand buried inside a chest cavity.
  744.  
  745. Exhaling, he dismissed the thought and didn't bother giving those words a reply. It was insane, wrong, and he would not submit to those petty urges. He would not, lose, control.
  746.  
  747. Glancing to Cairoz he shook his head in silence. He didn't have much of an appetite, at the moment.
  748.  
  749. Instead he returned to his position before them all, and held up his torch, allowing it's light to burn brightly again. "This is a torch. A flame. A light." He said, as if this much wasn't obvious. "Illusion is, at it's most basic, the distortion of light and sound. Eventually, you can use this principle to distortother forces as well... Such as thought." He'd say, looking across each of them, pausing, and then raising his other hand to the torch.
  750.  
  751. "However, for now, we'll focus on this." He'd say, and focus his will upon the light around the torch. He'd cause it to shift colors, from orange to red, to purple, to blue, to green, then yellow, then orange again.
  752.  
  753. "Right now, I'm expanding my mind to encompass not only my body, but the area around this torch. I'm visualizing the color of the torch, and using my mana to impose my will upon reality to make it so... Of course, this is not the truth of the matter. The Torch still burns orange, but my distorted reality around the torch makes it seem as if it is a rainbow of color to all of you." He'd explain, as simply as he could.
  754. (Kirai Kurokaiyo)
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  756.  
  757. [15:16] Yami took a knee and waited for his father to continue he looked over to Vytal, again he was so ahead huh. The boy looked around and then back to the floor. The boy pulled out his paper and began to jot down some notes he learned earlier today, he was trying to move past what happened.
  758.  
  759. He wrote about this technique called a flying kick, he was going to learn that. Maybe his brother Akira could show him so he could use it in combat himself. The young boy looked at his paper and then folded it up.
  760.  
  761. He was still a bit agitated, he wanted to crumple it on impulse. Instead he folds it to keep himself in control. This was a good time to practice that after all.
  762. (Yami Kurokaiyo)
  763. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  764.  
  765. [15:18] * You have been awarded 3 Roleplay Points! *
  766. [15:20] Hebi had spent the night in the woods picking timber and ended up sleeping near the trees, which made him late for Kirai's classes, something he might eventually regret in the future as he apparently missed some important event.
  767.  
  768. However as soon as he woke up he ran and managed to arrive in time to catch Kirai's first lesson on illusion, the place seemed full and hectic, which left Hebi confused for a moment since he didn't understand much, but he approached his cousins and continued to focus on Kirai's lesson.
  769. (Hebi Kurokaiyo)
  770. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  771.  
  772. [15:21] Watching intently on the torch Shinji was examining how he used the mana to bend the light. Bending light around something to change it's appearance.. It was so simple but also an arduous task.
  773.  
  774. He looked into his pocket for a moment and grasped a pencil tightly. He watched his father's movements closer and listened to him intently. Soon he brought his hand to the pencil.
  775.  
  776. "Distort the light around it.." He began to channel mana in his hand carefully trying to move the light. However.. He wasn't aware how his father exactly did this. He only knew the movements. Continuing to put pressure on the pencil with his own mana.. It snapped in two. Watching the pencil fall to the floor on the ground with a sigh.
  777.  
  778. "Pop's.. How do bend light?"
  779. (Shinji Kurokaiyo)
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  781.  
  782. [15:21] Aiyamari had hoped that Kirai would've accepted his words as... A means of uplifting his spirits. However it appeared that... Such a thing did the opposite. That or he simply didn't care. Rather than try even harder to show his Uncle love and support.
  783.  
  784. He opts to simply shut down. It was hard to tell a difference from his more shut down an reclusive state versus his normal state. However, his Twin would perhaps easily be able to notice. Subtle differences from the way his eyes moved about, to the general vibe he gave off, to the way his breathing had slightly increased in speed.
  785.  
  786. He locked on the torch in Kirai's hand, listening closely to what he was saying. All the while he kept other things floating around in his cranium.
  787. (Aiyamari Kurokaiyo)
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  789.  
  790. [15:24] Yami looks to his father as he draws a torch to show them how they were going to understand the concept behind illusion magic. He nods and then folded his arms and then waited to hear more.
  791.  
  792. Distortion of light and sound, that was probably the best short definition of the magic his father could give. It was enough to give Yami a idea on what to do when practicing on his own.
  793.  
  794. The color of the torch changed from orange to a rainbow color right before his eyes. He was amazed, he could make something smell great with other means and then make it look appetizing with illusion magic. The boy couldn't help but get excited about that. He was going to try and poison someone with a riceball or something worse. He only needed his ability to encompass the riceball until it was eaten right?
  795.  
  796. He looks back to his father and waits for him to go on further.
  797. (Yami Kurokaiyo)
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  799.  
  800. [15:24] The snake keeps its eyes fixed on the torch Kirai holds, and pays attention to the color changes, and how the light behaved. He continues to read Kirai's lips and understands the explanation, being the oldest he had already had some explanations of Kirai in the past, so he knew the basics of manipulating light to create illusion, however the sound part was something a little more complicated for Hebi since he was deaf.
  801.  
  802. However to use as practice the snake lights a torch in his own hands and begins to practice, trying to do the same as Kirai, he changes the colors of his torch with some difficulty, but can understand the fundamentals that Kirai explained.
  803. (Hebi Kurokaiyo)
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  805.  
  806. [15:25] Yami Kurokaiyo asks, "That's pretty cool.. are we going to be doing the same thing as a test..?"
  807. [15:26] Vytal returned to a position where he could watch the lecture, his feet pat against the ground for a small number of steps and then twisted. He turned to the teacher, watching him use a torch to teach them.... He looked at the intense flame of the tool used and then he looked at the teacher who started to perform his magic upon it.
  808.  
  809. The torches bright orange turns into a bright red, a bright purple, a bright blue, a bright green, yellow and then a bright orange again. He looked and nodded to show understanding of what he was doing. He mentally made the conclusion, so it's a magic that messes with the senses and seeing is believing so it could be used to perform cooler things than this, right?
  810.  
  811. You could impose your will on reality, it was a magic that could essentially do a number of things for practical use. The way things appear to them and others would change and they would believe it was as they made it so. You change more than the shape, probably... It was a pretty cool tool to have at one's disposal. Who knows what could be possible with it?
  812. (Vytal Endore)
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  814.  
  815. [15:26] Vytal Endore says, "That is pretty cool."
  816. [15:27] Picking herself up from the ashes of misery, she would put aside personal feelings and judgement for now, but that time would come.
  817.  
  818. Standing back in line, Asuka would heed and listen to Kiria as he would explain the basics of Illusionary Techniques.
  819.  
  820. Seeing the bright light offered by the torch, she would have her eyes drawn to it, focused on it for a minute, before returning them to the dark backdrop of the Dojo ..
  821.  
  822. ".. A dis-'proportion' of life and sound .." She would incorrectly mutter, repeating Kirai's words to herself and bastardizing them in the process.
  823.  
  824. And thus, she would see the colors shift and change, the torch enacted on by the powers of Illusionary ability.
  825.  
  826. She couldn't hold back a smile, even though the child was usually mischievous-- This was one of the few things she thought were genuinely pretty.
  827.  
  828. "Whoa! So you can make ANYTHING how you want, just by putting your will on it?!"
  829.  
  830. "What about the floor? Or the walls?!"
  831.  
  832. Hearing Yami's comment on practicing the technique, her excitement for a new ability came with an even greater fervor.
  833. (Asuka Kurokaiyo)
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  835.  
  836. [15:30] He returns to his place of origin, concerned for his master's health after the frustrating occasion. But that was no longer relevant at the moment.
  837.  
  838. The vassal's eyes cling to Kirai's magical manifestation of the torch flame and his ears attentive to the theoretical information exerted: illusion does not alter reality, it only changes human senses such as sight, touch, smell, taste and hearing. With its author's magical mana, it covered a space but did not transform its real.
  839.  
  840. Cairoz closes his eyes and concentrates on his uniform, trying to change its color to blue through illusion.
  841. (Cairoz)
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  843.  
  844. [15:31] Eye twitching as Shinji used a physical force rather than a mental one, against something so simple as a pencil, Kirai took another deep breath and mentally began to count down from 1000 by a factor of 8. By the time he reached 512, he'd sigh again and regain his composure.
  845.  
  846. Looking at the others, he watched as Aiyamari seemed to shut down in response to Kirai's attitude. Watched as Yami simply contemplates his words. Watched as Hebi lights his own torch, and begins to actually manage to make some progress. That was good... That was a good sign...
  847.  
  848. The others did their best, and most of them seemed to at least understand the basics. Nodding, he'd continue. "That's right, distorting light can make any illusion, if you can visualize it clear enough. Visualization is the key to this training though... You need to be able to clearly define in your mind what you want, while simultaneously expanding your ideal of your self, your dominion, to the areawhere you want the illusion to appear."
  849.  
  850. "You must take total control of that area, of the light in it, and use your mana to form the husk of your illusion. Whether it be the suffocating black waters that I use, or whether it's dancing flames. But remember, whatever your illusion is, it's only semi-real. You have to believe in it as much as you believe in any aspect of yourself. You have to maintain absolute control over yourself, and it." He'd explain, purposefully losing concentration as the colored light suddenly faded and left the torch burning as it normally did again.
  851.  
  852. "Or you'll lose it."
  853.  
  854. He'd look at the others. "Now each of you need to try to change the light of a torch, and once you can manage that? Well, you'll have grasped the very basic concept of illusion magic."
  855. (Kirai Kurokaiyo)
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  857.  
  858. [15:32] Yami looked to Hebi and then back to his father. The torch test was pretty cool in his opinion. He wanted to try it too but he didn't know if there was another way. Something easier, he thought about it as Asuka mentioned changing other things.
  859.  
  860. He pulled out a little piece of white paper and tried to change to color. He huffed and puffed but nothing seemed to work too well. The young boy flicked the paper and thought of the color red, he wanted it to be red!
  861.  
  862. He then stops, putting the paper away as his father says to bring out torches. He looks to Akira and then waits for him to get ready to do it.
  863. (Yami Kurokaiyo)
  864. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  865.  
  866. [15:33] Yami Kurokaiyo asks, "Alright Akira... what color do you want to make this..?"
  867. [15:33] Yami Kurokaiyo exclaims, "I'm going for... blue!"
  868. [15:33] Akira Kurokaiyo says, "Pink."
  869. [15:33] Yami Kurokaiyo says, "Ight."
  870. [15:33] Asuka Kurokaiyo says, "Whaat? Lemme see!! "
  871. [15:34] Asuka Kurokaiyo exclaims, "Didja do it, didja do it?!"
  872. [15:37] Using the tactic his father instructed he lit a small torch and began to work his mana around it. Fire was the introduction of light. Without fire there can never be light to distort. So a torch was the perfect thing to practice on! Using his mana he began to struggle slightly as beads of sweat poured from his forehead.. Before suddenly.. The flame was now turning a shade of green. Focusing harder and controlling his breathing to calm himself he continued.
  873.  
  874. Imagine the hills, the grass and leafs. He thought to himself about the color green and began to bend the light around the torch until.. The entire torch was now green! He continued to hold the green flame on the torch for as long as he could while keeping his hand just above the flame to generate mana directly around the light from the flame..
  875.  
  876. "I-I did it! It's green! It's green!" He said proudfully showing his father the torch that was now a deep hue of green. He had indeed done it.. The torch was now green and casting a green shadow on the dark floor of the dojo.
  877. (Shinji Kurokaiyo)
  878. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  879.  
  880. [15:38] Yami pulled out his torch and then attempted to make it blue. He focused on the flame and began to channel his mana around the base of the torch, imagining his mana as a flame. Infusing it with dark blue hues.
  881.  
  882. "Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue"
  883.  
  884. He thought to himself over and over again. The fire flickered as his mana coated it, producing a dark purplish tint at first. He then focused to overwhelm the light, trying to encompass it completely in his mana.
  885.  
  886. "Hnngggg, BLUE!"
  887.  
  888. His thoughts were only on the color blue. He was trying his best to complete the task! The young boy tried harder, squinting making the fire blue, it was almost a sapphire like color. The opacity was still a bit off, it was a bit too dark to resemble true fire. But he was getting there. He had to focus on his dispersion of his mana around the flame and he watched it slowly come to take form.
  889.  
  890. "Ohohoho! I got it, I got it!"
  891.  
  892. He was proud to have gotten it to look somewhat okay, it just wasn't everything he was trying to go for. It looked a bit funny, but the fact that he had the idea down, he was okay in his head.
  893. (Yami Kurokaiyo)
  894. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  895.  
  896. [15:39] Cairoz drops his clothes to pick up the necklace he carried with him everywhere before he was even inserted as a vassal into the huge Kurokayio family house. The eyes open to see the small object better.
  897.  
  898. Remember that for magic to happen, according to Sharp's teaching, it takes mental focus. Closely linked in an affectionate bond with the homestead prop of something that was once his family, he concentrates so that he transmutes with color.
  899.  
  900. At first nothing happens, but the vassal feels something inside burn, about to spring forth a magical force.
  901.  
  902. "I can do it, I can do it!"
  903. (Cairoz)
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  905.  
  906. [15:41] Yami Kurokaiyo says, "Nice nice, look at this light."
  907. [15:41] To change the light of a torch.
  908.  
  909. Illusions were odd, even so Akira found himself fascinated with the idea. He often performed illusions with his words, though most could never tell. Applying this to his magic was difficult although. Mana was strange the way it worked at least. The idea here he figured would be to imbue his mana into the flames of the torch and with a spell he'd make the flames appear to be a color that it wasn't.
  910.  
  911. Holding his torch out he would focus hard, his aim was to make the flames a light pink.
  912.  
  913. He struggled, more than likely he overexerted. The flames flicker, and raise only for them to gleam a bright red for fraction of time-- just to dissipate in a instant. "Oh dear... I did a bad thing."
  914. (Akira Kurokaiyo)
  915. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  916.  
  917. [15:41] Yami Kurokaiyo says, "It's a funky blue but hey.."
  918. [15:41] When the lesson finally started, Himari was focused solely upon it and nothing else. The defeat that her Uncle had recently received did not phase her in the slightest. It was something that her Uncle alone needed to learn and that was underestimating your opponent. A cocky attitude can really shove someone's leadership into the ground. However, he embraced his defeat and was surely going to learn more from it. That is what Himari hoped for.
  919.  
  920. Amber hues rested on Kirai as he began to speak and explain the ways and meaning of Illusion. Ears gathered all the information that was flowed from his mouth and refuged into her mind. As they entered, Himari was already processing them into her circuits. Distortion of light and sound. Illusion, something that touched at the senses that someone had. Changing them to what the caster wanted them to touch, see, smell, hear, and likely taste. Himari was slightly knowledgeable on the topic and she was quite eager to get her hands on it swiftly.
  921.  
  922. "If its the distortion of many other things, I'm sure it can be used to our advantage. In the midst of battle, it can really trick our opponents and over even help us when we need to do a bit of sneaking, perhaps? Either way, I guess I could try changing the light of my lamp. Should be simple enough.."
  923.  
  924. While explaining the fundamentals of Illusion to herself, Himari nodded a few times in agreement and would soon reach around her kimono for the lamp that held liquid within it. A few shakes were given to the container and it would brightly lit up. Brighter than a torch so could possibly pose a challenge, but unlike a torch. The potion was a still liquid. Easier to maintain rather than a raging flame.
  925.  
  926. Himari poured her mana into the lit container and tried to change the color that she'd think of most. A faded pink was on her mind and possibly the icy blue that was gathered upon ice. An assortment of colors ran through and she couldn't possibly choose so, she'd just randomly aim to set her illusions to bend and configure the light and see her results.
  927.  
  928. Blink!
  929.  
  930. A nice fiery hot red appeared. It glowed vibrantly and Himari's eyes stuck on it like a moth for a few minutes. It burned at her senses and it seemed like she had perfected it just then. However, a pop and it went away to revert back to its original color.
  931.  
  932. "A start."
  933.  
  934. (Himari Kurokaiyo)
  935. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  936.  
  937. [15:41] Yami Kurokaiyo exclaims, "It's blue!"
  938. [15:41] Control. Is what this required. Aiya was full of control, or so he himself believed. Despite healthy and not so healthy images and thoughts swirling in his mind. He decided to withdraw his own torch from his side and set it ablaze. His half lidded gaze observed the light as it danced, becoming a beacon in the darkness.
  939.  
  940. What color would he have it changed to. He wore green because he found nature beautiful, he enjoyed the vibrant nature of purple to be alluring. He found red to symbolize his anger when he couldn't express it like many others.
  941.  
  942. He found the color of black to be welcoming.
  943.  
  944. An operator of the shadows is what he was. To an extent. Where he tried hard, he failed harder. Especially in the house he lived in. Or so he felt. He was in the shadow of Himari to an extent, as some in the city referred to him as the beta twin.
  945.  
  946. He himself even referred to himself as a clone. Perhaps ill fully crafted clone. But a clone none the less. A hand lifted upas he seemed to bring it near the flame. The physical action it's self helped him with the visualizing process as he allowed for his mana to become infectious, spreading from his body and wrapping around the flame it's self.
  947.  
  948. It was apparent he had did so as the flame it's self stopped moving as if it was frozen in time. Starting from the top, the light began to dim immensely. All the while Ai seemed to struggle in maintaining concentration. The once nonmoving flame would spring to life again, however the color remained darkened, only to slowly spread from the top to the mid-section.
  949.  
  950. Blackness is what it had become. A negative colored flame that crafted little light in the area, but was bright enough for one to see it. As he allowed the black flame to exist, he extended his hand forward as If to present his hard work towards those ahead signaling he was done without speech.
  951.  
  952. The black flame carried much more symbolism than one might've expected. However he cared not to elaborate on it to anyone.
  953. (Aiyamari Kurokaiyo)
  954. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  955.  
  956. [15:42] Akira Kurokaiyo says, "Yami... I changed it a bit, but it didn't last."
  957. [15:42] Hebi continues to pay attention to Kirai's explanations, he keeps an expression of seriousness with one hand holding the torch and the other in his pocket.
  958.  
  959. 'Visualization, determining what I want, and expanding my own ideal...' He thought, pondering what Kirai said.
  960.  
  961. As he was a little more advanced than the others and had already changed the colors of his torch, he closed his eyes and began to try to visualize his ideals.
  962.  
  963. He then begins to channel mana subtly into the hand holding the torch, its color then changes to black, a flame black as night, and comforting as shadow. Hebi then opens his eyes and decides to try something more advanced.
  964.  
  965. With the visualization of what he wanted already in mind the black fire then begins to turn into a snake, and it comes out of the torch and crawls down Hebi's arm until it coils around his neck, that is what he had envisioned.
  966.  
  967. (Hebi Kurokaiyo)
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  969.  
  970. [15:46] Muttering and murmuring, the crowd draws near, the dancing lights of the torch fade slowly.
  971.  
  972. And now, it was their turn. The various comments everyone spoke, the interest peaked in the joy of changing colors-- It was a huge juxtaposition to what had happened only moments before.
  973.  
  974. First Shinji, his torch had turned a bright green hue, the shadow flicking from black, to tones of Emerald. Then Yami-- his flames turning from the yellow-orange hues to blue, albeit slower than Shinji's, going through the process of purple and then fully forming the illusion.
  975.  
  976. Even Himari, and Aiyamari!
  977.  
  978. Even the students were experiencing success with the action, so why not give it a shot?
  979.  
  980. "Oh, okay! I've got it!" Asuka spoke, as she would light a torch of her own, the thin splinter of flame slowly igniting with a dampened rag.
  981.  
  982. The fire burned orange at first, with flickers of yellow, but this was to be expected-- Flames, in their natural state.
  983.  
  984. "We're going to do ... Pink!" She would spout, interested in the direction she could take it. If she could master the basics, she could master anything.
  985.  
  986. She concentrated on the flame, straining her vision and hurting herself-- She thought of her mana as one bubbling motion that would surround the body of the flame, but yet-- There would be nothing.
  987.  
  988. Looking down upon the stick, it would burn out slowly ..
  989. "No, no, no!"
  990.  
  991. "Come on, come on .."
  992.  
  993. She would force it-- Mana rippling around the torch, fanning the flames and its wick violently, with sporadic jumps in its motion, yet nothing would happen. Perhaps she would think the hue would deepen? Or maybe it was the feedback from someone else's proficiency ..
  994.  
  995. "No, no, please ..."
  996. The last of the Embers had burnt out.
  997. Asuka had failed to turn the color in time ..
  998.  
  999. "No .."
  1000.  
  1001.  
  1002. (Asuka Kurokaiyo)
  1003. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1004.  
  1005. [15:47] Vytal lifts a torch near his body, just enough where he can feel the heat of it. He can feel it touch him, he starts to use his own mana to create his dominion... A place where his will goes, Vytal was creative with an overactive mind. He daydreamed a lot, he began to attempt to just change the color... He attempted a green color and imposed his will, he visualized it quite easily, the heat... The brightness of the flame and such.
  1006.  
  1007. He watched as he used his man to make a visual effect, it wouldn't swarming out... It was a slow controlled process to make his torch change a color, it slowly went form orange to a lumiscent green color. It was like a neonish color, something that would be a fairly bright and noticeable one... It shined pretty brightly, the embers themselves just came off the flame a green color as well, as they slowly died as they left the flame from a farther distance.
  1008.  
  1009. He looked at the others, who changed their flames... it was surreal, the number of colored flames in this room had just happened... Someone actually created what looked like a shadow but burns like fire. He cocked an eyebrow at it but he personally wondered what could be possible with this flame... could he perhaps do... patterns? Sounds too hard anyway, right?
  1010.  
  1011. He said as he slowly makes the flame change more colors, it wasn't as easy as Kirai did it either... It took concentration and it was no laughing matter of how he would need to continue to concentrate on his visual of what he wanted it to be... It turned to a light blue instead now... A blue flame not far from his face.
  1012.  
  1013. "This is pretty."
  1014. (Vytal Endore)
  1015. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1016.  
  1017. [15:49] Kirai's eyes slipped from one to the next, looking at each of them in turn. Blue, pink, black, red, black... One after the other, they succeeded. One after the other, they showed that he was not wrong about the tremendous potential they had.
  1018.  
  1019. Nodding his approval, he'd be just about ready to praise them for their good work when he noticed one of his prodigal daughters failing... Asuka, her flame had begun to dwindle. She'd suffocated it, he thought, smothered it in her mana rather than used her mana as a screen to filter it...
  1020.  
  1021. Frowning, he'd make a mental note to have a personal lesson with her. "It looks like most of you have succeeded. Good, I'm impressed, frankly... Hebi and Aiyamari, you two show particular promise, managing a black flame. Though, technically I don't believe you succeeded in following my instruction on how to achieve your goal, you still achieved it, so that's what matters." He'd say simply, nodding to himself.
  1022.  
  1023. "Each of you line up, and I'll hand you your new scrolls to help you towards the more advanced training you can do on your own." He'd instruct as calmly as possible, his kindly smile returning. It didn't quite reach his eyes though...
  1024. (Kirai Kurokaiyo)
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  1026.  
  1027. [15:50] Grais Barbervindd says, "I'm here to beat the strongest here in this dojo."
  1028. [15:50] Kirai Kurokaiyo says, "...If you Shiroto... You outsiders, don't leave my Dojo while I'm doing lessons, I'm going to blind you."
  1029. [15:50] Kirai Kurokaiyo says, "And I'm going to enjoy it."
  1030. [15:51] Kirai Kurokaiyo says, "And then while you're blind, I'm going to have my students kick you until you can't move."
  1031. [15:51] Kirai Kurokaiyo says, "Do."
  1032. [15:51] Kirai Kurokaiyo says, "You."
  1033. [15:51] Kirai Kurokaiyo asks, "Understand?"
  1034. [15:51] Himari was going to line up until a new outsider presented themselves. Himari would only step in front of them and point towards the door.
  1035.  
  1036. "Listen to my Uncle and leave."
  1037. (Himari Kurokaiyo)
  1038. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1039.  
  1040. [15:52] Asuka Kurokaiyo says, "You've got a lot of nerve."
  1041. [15:52] Asuka Kurokaiyo says, "If you don't want to get delimbed right now, take a step back."
  1042. [15:53] Aiyamari didn't make much word or acceptance to the praise given. Rather, he released the shackles of his Mana and allowed the flame to grow bright once again. Killing the flame by waving it swiftly through the air. He forms a line directly in front of Kirai.
  1043.  
  1044. He makes no movement on the lad who had entered the Dojo. Nor did he demonstrate any care at this particular time. His right hand would silently slide into his left as he became as blank as a sheet of paper.
  1045. (Aiyamari Kurokaiyo)
  1046. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1047.  
  1048. [15:53] Yami walked over to Kirai and then went back in line. They were already in line, no need to move! The boy wished he could learn a bit more about this and do better.
  1049.  
  1050. He put his torch away and then looked to Himari and the newcomer now wondering what would happen. The boy stood there hoping his family wouldn't become the place people came to test themselves.
  1051.  
  1052. He looked at the boy with the sword and then to Himari. Hopefully they didn't get injured. He was not in the mood for another interruption. He just wanted to learn illusion magic and continue his training.
  1053.  
  1054. "Always someone huh.."
  1055. (Yami Kurokaiyo)
  1056. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1057.  
  1058. [15:53] Yami Kurokaiyo whispers something.
  1059. [15:54] Akira separates from his brother, awaiting for the scroll to be given to him. Though he believes that he isn't quite ready to learn. Just as things were about to advance, someone interrupted, again. Sigh... He glances back only to see who it was. His hand collides with his facial features. This guy...
  1060.  
  1061. "Hey... Just leave and come back later."
  1062. (Akira Kurokaiyo)
  1063. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1064.  
  1065. [15:55] "No." The boy shook his head, refusing to leaving until he gets his fight. Grais slowly began to unsheathe his new sword in front of the grown man standing right in front of him.
  1066.  
  1067. "Alright then, show me what you got since you like talking." He wasn't going to let some old guy talk tough without getting his ass kicked. "You're about to lose in front of your students! Sad!"
  1068.  
  1069. Razors winds shrouded Grais as he charged forward with his blade pointing straight.
  1070. (Grais Barbervindd)
  1071. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1072.  
  1073. [15:55] Aiyamari Kurokaiyo says, ". . . . . . ."
  1074. [15:57] Vytal Endore says, ".nerfs"
  1075. [15:59] An Outsider.
  1076. Another damn outsider.
  1077.  
  1078. Was the slum rat not enough? Could they not be spared the frustration for the day, and the remainder of the lesson?
  1079.  
  1080. Asuka would grit her teeth. She really was not in the mood for another intrusion.
  1081.  
  1082. It's as if they didn't understand .. Especially with a lesson going on.
  1083. (Asuka Kurokaiyo)
  1084. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1085.  
  1086. [15:59] Akira Kurokaiyo whispers something.
  1087. [15:59] Akira Kurokaiyo whispers something.
  1088. [15:59] Yami whistled and watched as everyone took their stances and moved in closer on the Shiroto. This was what his father called outsiders. He watches as they inch closer to him and waits for the boy to elaborate. Would he stay and try to fight?
  1089.  
  1090. Or would he get his but handed to him. Hopefully.. No one else suffered a loss today. He wanted him to leave. He says his father would lose in front of his students.. This was just a little too close to home. This just happened.
  1091.  
  1092. Was Naki telling people he had beaten up their father? How was the family name going to hold up in the city now with this kind of disrespect coming into the dojo so freely?
  1093.  
  1094. They all had to get strong, fast.
  1095.  
  1096. "Just.. just leave man.. this isn't going to go well for you."
  1097.  
  1098. He felt a bit of guilt in that phrase, was he lying? Was he scared of what could happen in this dojo? Would the same fate befall his father once more..? He then folds his arms and watches his father walk up to Grais, and Grais saying he wouldn't leave.. This was not looking good at all honestly..
  1099. (Yami Kurokaiyo)
  1100. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1101.  
  1102. [15:59] Hebi closes his eyes again and the little illusion dissipates by the snake he had created and the torch returns to normal. He then unlocks the torch and bends to Kirai as soon as he says to form the line to get the scroll to learn illusion.
  1103.  
  1104. And then...
  1105.  
  1106. FACEPALM
  1107.  
  1108. A troublemaker shows up to try to arrange a fight with Kirai out of nowhere, Hebi just takes a deep breath, he had dealt with enough things the day before, so he leaves it to Kirai and his cousins to handle it this time.
  1109. (Hebi Kurokaiyo)
  1110. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1111.  
  1112. [15:59] Yami Kurokaiyo whispers something.
  1113. [16:02] Vytal looks at this guy... He watches him literally grab a sword and run at Kirai- What even? He wondered what the fuck was up with people coming into their dojo these days? It's wild to think they all could just come on the EXACT SAME DAY!?
  1114.  
  1115. Maybe god was punishing someone in here, did they perform impiety? He doesn't remember doing so. He grabs a rock and throws it at Grais as he runs forward. "Take this ugly!"
  1116. (Vytal Endore)
  1117. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1118.  
  1119. [16:02] "No?"
  1120.  
  1121. Himari didn't like the disobeying that the boy provided. The outsiders could never wait until lessons were done and it just aggravated her more beyond repair. A light eagerness to take a fist and ram into the boy's face but she also followed the codes of the clan. She practically wanted to use words to lead the boy out but once he began to strike, that was it.
  1122.  
  1123. The flip switched
  1124.  
  1125. Her movements dissipated and soon she'd be right in front of the boy, even with his blade unsheathed. Her mind didn't care and she aimed to send her head straight into his gut in the form of a tackle. Her uncle had enough for today.
  1126. (Himari Kurokaiyo)
  1127. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1128.  
  1129. [16:03] Aiyamari Kurokaiyo says, "<And so I must join as well...>"
  1130. [16:08] The young boy looked at the outsider and watched as his father and relatives approached the man. He didn't want to fight, he just wanted to learn. He was a bit too weak in his own opinion. He would have to strive for greatness and reach for the stars.
  1131.  
  1132. Yami looked to his brother and then to Grais, would Akira do anything? He figured he wouldn't as well. He didn't feel up to it, it seemed controlled. Maybe everything was all good.
  1133.  
  1134.  
  1135. (Yami Kurokaiyo)
  1136. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1137.  
  1138. [16:11] Ai's eyes came to a fairly slow blink as he had no interest in interfering until a certain green haired girl got involved. It was trouble some to say the least. A light hop forward is made before Ai sought to leap frog over his Cousin and cascade through the air in a series of front flips only to come crashing forward above the sword user's head.
  1139.  
  1140. A single leg extended to provide a harsh downward kick to the top of his skull.
  1141.  
  1142. Once more he is completely silent through this endeavor. The only upside to any of this, is that he got to fight someone. The bad side of it? Well. He had to do so out of necessity of his twin initiating.
  1143. (Aiyamari Kurokaiyo)
  1144. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1145.  
  1146. [16:18] The white Kitsune got bored about the place and got up going to the exit, planning to make a visit later when things are more funny and less dark.
  1147. (Shiro Hyama)
  1148. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1149.  
  1150. [16:19] Grais didn't expect for people to interrupt his challenge, skidding against the dojo to handle the oncoming attacks first. The boy's forearm moved in front of the headbutt to cushion the blow, feeling it vibrate through his bones. He was seconds close from losing his balance after blocking the attack. "I guess you want to lose first then."
  1151.  
  1152. Before he could face his sword towards her another assailant came from above to attack him off-guard, giving him no room to react on time. The blow to the head left Grais a little dizzy as he moved side to side. "Well, I didn't think this through. I'll wait until you're done with your lesson to challenge you then." He'd sheathe his sword, making his way to the exit to wait outside unless interrupted.
  1153. (Grais Barbervindd)
  1154. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1155.  
  1156. [16:22] Kirai exhaled, having been prepared to demonstrate one of his secret techniques for the students, an assassination technique he'd given them a taste of months ago when Julius attempted a similar stunt...
  1157.  
  1158. "That would be wise, Shiroto. Return another day, another time, when I am not a wounded dog still ready to snap at any that step too close, and I might honor your request." Kirai would say, managing to maintain the facade of kindness and patience once he heard that Grais would leave. Then, looking at the other two outsiders, Kieran and Hidesem.
  1159.  
  1160. "You two, I want you to leave as well. I don't like outsiders watching me teach."
  1161. (Kirai Kurokaiyo)
  1162. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1163.  
  1164. [16:23] Unfortunate-- the second time he had been asked to leave. Without any qualms, Kieran rose from his seat and began to make an exit.
  1165. (Kieran)
  1166. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1167.  
  1168. [16:25] Kirai Kurokaiyo says, ".ping"
  1169. [16:25] Jericho rolls into the room rather late, seeing a massive gathering around his adopted father. He takes a seat against the wall, hands sliding into his pockets, and leans next to Akira.
  1170.  
  1171. "What's going on..?"
  1172.  
  1173. It appears he'd missed some things while he was sleeping.
  1174. (Jericho)
  1175. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1176.  
  1177. [16:27] Now that her point was made, Himari moved back and headed into the line. She straightened the crinkles on her kimono while she made her way there and left her gaze from the boy now that he was leaving. IT would've been better with words but they decided to randomly attack. They were only going to be met with the same force.
  1178.  
  1179. "To think they'd just attack. It isn't even honorable.."
  1180. (Himari Kurokaiyo)
  1181. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1182.  
  1183. [16:27] Akira just shakes his head.
  1184.  
  1185. His facial expression so bland, he was beginning to lose his mind. Today was easily the worst day ever. It was going to take a lot to improve his mood now. "Hello, Jericho. Today is not well. I've lost my will to learn and now I just--…"
  1186.  
  1187. Ugh.
  1188. (Akira Kurokaiyo)
  1189. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1190.  
  1191. [16:27] Asuka Kurokaiyo says, ".. Animal."
  1192. [16:28] Ai Quite simply remain in place awaiting furher instructions like some sort of drone.
  1193. (Aiyamari Kurokaiyo)
  1194. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1195.  
  1196. [16:32] Yami turns to look at the others who were here. They weren't apart of this clan either were they.. He looks a bit confused as to why they were still here so he turned around and asked them all to leave politely. He didn't need his father worked up any longer.
  1197.  
  1198. "Hello, if you weren't here from the beginning could you all please leave?"
  1199.  
  1200. He looks at the two who were lingering as well as the man who'd just entered the building.
  1201. (Yami Kurokaiyo)
  1202. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1203.  
  1204. [16:34] Mavis Leroux says, "Oh."
  1205. [16:34] Mavis Leroux says, "Okay."
  1206. [16:36] There's a lot of conflicting emotions there, from the moment that the boy confides in him. He looks rather distraught that Akira is so distraught.
  1207.  
  1208. "Is it anything you want to talk about..?" He says slowly, unsure as to what was wrong with the boy, but more pressed with that than he was any immediate lessons. A hand raises up behind his head, and he scratches at it, unsure.
  1209.  
  1210. He kind of watches the commotion and Akira at the same time.
  1211. (Jericho)
  1212. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1213. [16:55] Hebi continues to wait paciently in the line.
  1214. (Hebi Kurokaiyo)
  1215. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1216.  
  1217. [16:57] After spending some time explaining the mechanics of distorting light, Vytal managed to change the color of a torch and grasp the very basics of Illusion magic. Vytal is one of Kirai's elder students, and very like an adopted son.
  1218. (Kirai Kurokaiyo mentoring Vytal Endore)
  1219.  
  1220. [16:57] {MENTOR} You taught Vytal Endore Distort
  1221. [16:58] Having spent some time with Kirai and the other students learning to distort light and change the color of a torch, Yami has grasped the basics of Illusion magic. Yami is one of Kirai's children, and one of his students.
  1222. (Kirai Kurokaiyo mentoring Yami Kurokaiyo)
  1223.  
  1224. [16:58] {MENTOR} You taught Yami Kurokaiyo Distort
  1225. [17:02] Yami Kurokaiyo says, "Time to go make this money..."
  1226. [17:03] Himari Kurokaiyo says, "Well, now that we're done here. I just might head into town."
  1227. [17:05] Having passed out the scrolls that would help them continue to learn the basics, Kirai feels the rage boiling within him threatening to boil over. Looking at his children and students, he waves. "I'll be back later, be safe everyone..."
  1228.  
  1229. Then, he walks out.
  1230.  
  1231. He needed to vent...
  1232. (Kirai Kurokaiyo)
  1233. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1234.  
  1235. [17:34] Making his way to the secret cave hidden behind their Dojo, Kirai wlaks up to the low table with the cushion in front of it, his caligraphy set, gold, and several books stacked upon it. Slowly, he lowers himself to take a seat. Sitting there he stares at the table and it's contents in the darkness, reaching out towards the brush and bringing it to the scroll.
  1236.  
  1237. Slowly, he begins to write. Doing his best to maintain control, composure, focus. Doing his best to ignore the humiliation he felt at being defeated in front of his students. The rage he felt at needing to be saved by them.
  1238.  
  1239. His breathing grows more unsteady, his hand slipping once and ruining the kanji he'd been writing.
  1240.  
  1241. His eye twitched.
  1242.  
  1243. Carefully, he sets down the brush, cuts the scrool, rolls out a fresh section and begins again.
  1244.  
  1245. Another few moments pass as he works, and before he even reaches the same point his hand sli and he knocks over the inkwell.
  1246.  
  1247. His eyes stare as the ink pours out, like black waters, spreading over the paper. Drowning the pristine white scroll in it's viscious darkness. In his minds eye, he heard a scream. The scream of his dead wife, struggling against her attackers. Begging for mercy, begging him to help.
  1248.  
  1249. He remembered how powerless he was then.
  1250. Just like he'd been powerless against Naki.
  1251.  
  1252. With a cry of rage he sends his foot flying forward to send the table into the air, before unleashing a series of punches that caused the wood to burst into splinters that rain down upon the ground around him.
  1253.  
  1254. He needed to be stronger. He needed more control. Yet even now, even as that thought crossed his mind, he was losing it. Losing his cool, collected facade, letting the dam break and the still surface of his sea only ever barely held back pour out.
  1255.  
  1256. His hands were stained with sticky black ink. He could feel it on his face. Taste it in his mouth.
  1257.  
  1258. For a moment he imagined it as anothersubstance. The blood of Grais, who had foolishly come to challenge him. The blood of Aiyamari who had foolishly tried to patronize him. The blood of Naki... who had bested him.
  1259. (Kirai Kurokaiyo)
  1260. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1261.  
  1262. [17:45] Another cry, and Kirai would launch towards the nearby cave wall and begin slamming his head against it, again, and again, and again, bashing his skull against the stone until blood flowed freely.
  1263.  
  1264. "Why are they testing me? Always testing me? Testing me, testing me, testing me, testing me, testing me, testing me, testing me, testing me, testing metesting metesting metesting metesting me... TESTING ME!?"
  1265. A madness mantra echoed forth as he vented his rage, then the realization came to him.
  1266.  
  1267. Maybe he was going about it all wrong, maybe he was making a mistake by going against his nature. He was not a good man. He was not a kind man. Not really. He could fake it, but only so much. He could pretend... But in the end, the truth was in there.
  1268.  
  1269. He was selfish. He'd been willing to take a life for coin. He'd been trying to lead a selfless life the past 9 years, ever since he'd lost his first wife and come to marry his mistress,Nori.
  1270.  
  1271. It had been working for a while... He'd hardly had any lapses until just recently. But as his children entered their teenae years? As more and more fools from the city and surrounding area came to test him?
  1272.  
  1273. He was losing it. Each month he found it harder. Aiyamari had given him so many reasons to be angry in the past year. Outsiders constantly interrupted his lessons, challenged him pointlessly.
  1274.  
  1275. "...I'll make them stop testing me." He says with a new resolve as he pulls away from the wall, licking his cracked lips. It was time for him to abandon the charade.
  1276.  
  1277. He would take control, one way or another.
  1278. He would issue orders, and they would obey.
  1279. He would teach lessons, and they would learn.
  1280.  
  1281. Sighing as he regained his composure, Kirai walks over to the underground pond and washes his face in the waters there. After that little venting, he felt much, much better.
  1282.  
  1283. Downright refreshed.
  1284. (Kirai Kurokaiyo)
  1285. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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