Yoshiko's Fox Flames

[12:18] Misha says, "I's wantin' a word with you.."
[12:19] Yoshiko Taiyang asks, "Hm?"
[12:19] Yoshiko Taiyang says, "Oh.. okay."
[12:19] Misha says, "Nephele."
[12:19] Misha asks, "What's she t'you?"
[12:20] Yoshiko Taiyang says, "A friend."
[12:20] Misha asks, "N' Anastasia?"
[12:20] Yoshiko Taiyang says, "Another good friend of mine."
[12:21] Misha asks, "Mhm.. Y'stick with'em a lot?"
[12:21] Yoshiko Taiyang says, "Just incase they need me. If they're not around or don't need my assistance then I go around to collect things.."
[12:22] Misha asks, "Need you..?"
[12:22] Misha asks, "What'r they up'ta that'll need you?"
[12:22] Yoshiko Taiyang says, "Demon hunting.."
[12:23] Yoshiko Taiyang says, "As much as I don't like them... I-I don't mind helping."
[12:23] Misha says, "Mhm.."
[12:23] Misha uses that unusually large staff of hers to nudge Yoshiko on the back, pushing them forward mostly to stand.
(Misha)
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[12:23] Misha asks, "Y'mind gettin' in the ring?"
[12:25] In all fairness, the rat was being rather cold with everything. There was not really any holding back with her forced nudge, given that she REALLY wanted this creature in the ring as soon as posible.

"Y'eard me?" Cold, red, dead fish eyes stared off to the side at Yoshi for that matter.
(Misha)
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[12:28] Yoshiko wasn't really expecting the nudge but what her kitsune perception did notice was Misha's change in attitude. Ever since she was called slow by her, she knew something was wrong. But the kitsune didn't question it and nervously headed tot he center of the arena after she was told so.

"Y-Yeah.. but is there something wrong?" she inquires, facing the Misha, worried spreaded across her features.
(Yoshiko Taiyang)
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[12:29] The ratling shook her head as a response, promptly joining the fox in the arena with that mighty bonking staff of hers, perfectly at the ready.

"Noffin', pup." There's quite a lot wrong, though she's running her little experiment here so there'll be time to learn some more later.

"Ready up." It's almost as soon as she says that, a large, bloodied coil slaps the ground near Yoshi, hopefully getting a reaction and starting their little fight.
(Misha)
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[12:35] Nothing. Yoshiko didn't believe it but the appearance on her features made it seem like she did. There clearly wasn't something right with this. As always Yoshiko didn't question all the things that happened and just let it happen.

"I-If.. you say so." A breath was released from her lips as she gave a sigh of relief to calm herself. Her ears and tail becoming less tense from what she had done through training and praying alone. She was told to ready up and was given no chance to prepare herself aside from the few seconds there was when she said those words.

With that time she had...

...there was a snap of her fingers.

Like a brief candle she was lit with a glow of tranquil flames. Her nose could already smell the blood that was edging close to her and with that in mind, another snap of her fingers after she mindfully stated a rite.

Darkness and Flames became one.
(Yoshiko Taiyang)
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[12:39] {Lost Restrained RPB against Misha}
[12:46] A hard slap of her whip more acted as a flag to start their little race, only given that small bit of time to do her finger snapping thing.. It's a new one on the rat, she'd not stress the fox over it.

Through the whole entire scuffle, the rat seemed tired. Bored even, throwing her usual amount of bones off and out with each ruining her already holey cloak more..- Blood whips coiled up around her to explode outward when the poor thing got close.. And above all of it, she continued to mess with the poor thing's insides by churning up her blood in the subtlest of ways, it would hurt, she might even still feel a little numb all over.

As much as all those fires burnt so wildly.. It came with no reaction. The rat's nerves where so far dead from over use of her bone magic that.. At this point? She rarely felt much.

Forever cold and unimpressed, this was the change Yoshi could see.

To that end, she smacked the poor fox away with, what seemed like, a big, bony stick, not even her staff. Having it just toss her down on the ground where she could loom over and speak up.

"How'd y'expect me t'believe y'unt demons like this?" Again, those dead fish eyes stared her down.
(Misha)
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[13:03] Yoshiko was a pyromancer and an illusionist all into one that worshipped a goddess within the sun. She was by no means weak and could usually put up a fight if she tried. Especially if she was provoked in such a manner.

But for the sake of what was going on, she fought casually. Unlike Misha, there was felt pain and her visage showed that in many ways after each blow to her body. It was close enough to make her cry some.

Even as her clothes were stained with blood and her insides were temporarily damaged from Misha's magic, a snap of Yoshiko's fingers were made as she pressured through it. A bight hazy glow emerged from her palms. Misha's eyesight temporarily blinded while Yoshiko's palm waved in the air slowly and calm.

The other palm? Released a fireball that burned at her skin and clothes. Not like it seemed to matter much. At least Yoshiko was quick on her feet to avoid and evade as much as she could to keep the pressure before herbody couldn't take anymore.

However, to no avail her limit had approached and with another single slap from Misha, Yoshiko was thrown to the ground and could barely pick herself up.

She caught her breath before looking up only to find Misha staring down at her with a deadpan expression. It struck slight fear into the kitsune. She struggled to give an answer.

"Y-You're... not a demon. I didn't fight to hurt you. Jiuweihu wouldn't want that. Not for someone I see as a friend. But for someone who only enacts evil to this world, then it is a different matter..." Yoshiko released a slight cough. "I'm sorry if you don't believe.. that either."
(Yoshiko Taiyang)
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[13:05] Nyke smiles underneath his mask upon entering the Arena managing to see the last few moments of the fight before it ends.

"What an amazing performance. I wish I could have seen every part of it."

He crosses his arms in hopes of seeing more.
(Nyke)
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[13:11] A near snarls comes out, half squeaked one could say as the rat has a real time appearing threatening in the best of occasions. Though she's not really trying here, just being generally mean.

A lean down is made to grasp the fox's forearm and yank her upright, at any point she could fight back one of Mish's more abusive acts however.. Nothing's stopping her. - Should it succeed however, she'd just leave the fox upright before hiding her staff away.

"Y'oldin' back against me?" None too pleased, that's the rat.

A quick glance was spare off to her left at Nyke, having her realise that she's beating on someone she should like a lot..

When looking back at Yoshi, she can actually still see a really small, crying child version. Though she soon forgets and prepares something new entirely.

Both fists came up and about and soon enough, all of the rodent shined an even BRIGHTER red, the stench of rotten blood actually ponging right off her person to make even the best of people feel uncomfortable. "Y'show me 'ow y'andle a demon, pup." Maybe she'd pry it out of her, there was nothing in the ratkin that believe they went out for demons, especially not Neph..

Mish seems ready for seconds.
(Misha)
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[13:14] Mish looks very sickly! Pale white all over, most noticed on her face!
(Misha)
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[13:21] There it was...

Yoshiko's sudden trembling in her body because of the attitude she was receiving from Misha. Yoshiko couldn't tell if it was from that she said or acted.

That was until Misha noticed that Yoshiko was holding back. Not entirely holding back but she was being honest on not wanting to hurt her rat friend. She didn't think Misha saw that.

There was a constant dripping on the ground. Yoshiko's nose ached from the sudden smell. All which happened right after she was forced to stand.

"B-But... is this really necessarily?" Yoshiko wasn't sure if she'd get an answer to that but it was worth a try. It took her some time before she prepared herself for a second battle. But her limit wasn't going to exceed from what it was. There was only so far that this kitsune could go until she reached the peak of her training.

Alas, there seemed to be no use escaping this with words. She'd just have to show them how she did against a demon despite not really fighting one. Most of the time she was... just on standby.

"O-Okay..." she voiced, looking down at the mat glum and slightly distraught.
(Yoshiko Taiyang)
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[13:23] Misha ditched her fancy, hole ridden cloak and went straight at it.
(Misha)
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[13:25] {Lost Restrained RPB against Misha}
[13:33] And there she had it, all Misha could ever muster up to the limits of not actually taking little Yoshi's arms off.

The staff was always a dead weight, so was that pesky cloak. Absolutely no mercy within the confines of what she had to work with.. Harassing the poor fox relentlessly with never ending barrages of punches, kicks, slaps, whippings. All sorts.

Just when the gap was thought to be cleared, just when it seemed like Mish had taken a decent blow.. She'd end up right behind Yosh. Never to do nothing and always to abuse her in some sort of way.

It was very pathetic.. From both sides.

And even at one point, Mish found some breathing room to mock the daughter of Jiuweihu. "C'mon! Y'supposed t' be 'untin' evil! 'Ere I am!" Small, flailing arms tried to wave the poor thing close -- Mish wasn't evil, surely.

However, it ended just about the same as before, if not worse. A bloodied bone stick that slapped the fox into the floor in a harsher manner. Mish ONCE MORE standing over top with less that a scratch on her, though the blood seeping out of her pores and holes where bones seemed to protrude told a whole different story.

How sad, she beat up a child. It's how she saw it in her head at least..

"Where can I find Nephele?" It didn't even seem like it was on topic with the occasion in the end, just a further cold stare was glanced down with it.
(Misha)
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[13:45] Was there anything that Yoshiko could've done now seeing that Misha was going all out on her? most likely not but there wasn't a single moment where she didn't try her hardest. She didn't like to disappoint people but this is probably the first time that she's ever had.

All those times...

...All those moments.

Changed.

Her frame was being battered by punches and most of the time she couldn't release a spell in time. The only thing being released from her was blood gushing out of her mouth as those melee attacks plowed into her form. It was far too quick for her to land on the ground defeated, much worse this time around.

Only for her.. to be mocked. "....."

There was only silence. Her white locks shrouded her eyes and was stained by the blood that she laid in upon the mat. Some of it hers the rest being Misha's.

She didn't know what to think of this. At this moment, it was hard to even process a thought where she felt like she would blackout at any given moment. She wasn't expecting any of this at all.

"...W--hy..?"

All that she could muster, produce, and say to the rat that dreaded over her.
(Yoshiko Taiyang)
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[13:50] Nyke says, "Action AND drama."
[13:50] Nyke says, "Mmm."
[14:04] A fair lot changed since Mish last saw little Yoshi that day, back in Nysea. The rat girl only supposed everyone knew what she did at this point, going as far as to announce it on occasion herself. Was she proud? A little. Did she hate herself for it? A hundred percent.

Blood dripped out of every place it could on the rat, leaking out from the ends of her fingernails..- Persperating from her pale skin pores.. Even as much as tearing down from her eyes and staining her cheeks. Some could even be replaced with sweat, given how heavily the rat breathed in and out.

"She owes me a chat." So casual, doesn't match her look at all. "I saw y'with'er t'other day but got caught up with Kofe…" A snarl again, the rat could seem real feral if she wanted to.

On occasion, she could obviously see odd flashes of poor, crying Yoshi, could she care at this point? Someone who hung about with dirty nobles? Not all that much.

"Kofe wasn't 'appy with what I did t'Odin." Her fingers made small wiggles while down by her sides, reversing any and all blood flows outward to suck them back up where they came.. It's just as disgusting but seems to clean the room up! "Lost my chance t'catch up, t'yous with that awful noble girl."

How would Yoshi respond to it.. The rat really wanted to know.
(Misha)
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[14:06] Duck would blink at the arguably most efficient janitorial strategy for a beat down he had ever seen.
(Duck Quinn)
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[14:20] Yoshiko found it so hard to speak right now. There was no lethality in their fights but it just...

...hurt.

Physically... Mentally... Emotionally...

Her palm ached to move as it pressured against the mat so it could push up her and she could at least sit up. Blue eyes half shrouded by her eyelids look up at Misha and words were nonexistent.

She just listened.

But even that was hard to do. How could she listen after she was treated such a way. It felt like she was listening to someone talk while Yoshiko was underwater.

At least she could make out with some of what she said. things about Odin's passing. Kofe's view on the matter. Maybe this was related to Anastasia because Odin was related to her making Misha a complete enemy to one of her friends.

Yoshiko couldn't figure out why she was tied into this. She never really herself owned by anyone or thought anyone cared who she hanged out with but nowthat she was growing a bit older out of her teen years, she was beginning to realize people weren't all the same.

"I..."

Silence.

Only for a moment so the fox could think before she said anything further.

"...don't know what you want me to do. We're not related. So why do you care? What was all this even for anyways..? J-Just... to insult me for who I hanged out with? Jiuweihu wouldn't do this to me.."
(Yoshiko Taiyang)
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[14:20] * You have been awarded 2 Roleplay Points! *
[14:32] "Insult you..?" It never crossed her mind, she's just all too fired up to think properly.

And there, Misha was leaving a silence..

No matter how hard she thought about it, how hard she tried to feel bad for what she just did, she couldn't. There's very little she feels bad for anymore, there's no more other side to her coin and at this point.. She could only pretend.

So first, her cloak was grabbed, tossed around and over her shoulders to do its job once more. THEN Yoshi was tended to.

"No.. I's jus.." Angry. Her way of going about things now was all different, fighting seemed to bring up answers and solutions. "Jus' makin' sure yer ready fer a demon.. S'all, pup." A crouch down with two small hands taking her knees was made, Mish canting her head to one side when looking at little Yosh.

Those red eyes never carried a sparkle anymore, just remained as dead and soulless as they have been.. All that's new now is her pathetic excuse for a smile, Yoshi wasn't injured too badly, it's finee……. . . .

"Lose t'plot sometimes, don' mind me." Her eyes roll over, eyebrows making a small, silly wiggle. It's most likely fake, but she's trying her best to comfort them from this horrific display.

"Yer in safe hands with young Neph while 'untin' anyway."

And there.. A final mention was made before she offered out a small helping hand to stand, maybe to reassure herself that Yosh wasn't all too hurt by it, though for her to stand by herself was fine, something to be shrugged off.

She never got her answer of where Neph was.. She pushed it all too far anyway, it was about time she gave up.
(Misha)
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[14:41] Hurt and burdened with more things to worry about. Like her safety and Misha's safety from how she acted. It wasn't the way she met her. Completely different. That was brought up in her mind multiple times.

And for a kitsune like Yoshiko. If you did her wrong with a proper explanation, it was going to make it very hard for her to really see a trustworthy relationship.

All those words that came out of Misha's mouth didn't give Yoshiko an urge to process her own. Her eyes only followed Misha as she tended to her and her wounds but there was a wound in her mind that would see Misha differently. Maybe she wanted to ignore and have nothing to do with this but at the same time she wanted to fix it.

"...I don't know where she is, right now." Misha would've finally gotten her answer as Yoshiko got up to her feet. Alas, that was all Yoshiko would've said until it was her time to leave this arena andhead elsewhere so she could calm down from all of this. If she was the age she was a few years ago. Nonstop crying would have been imminent. She was older now, though.

Meaning she knew how to hold feelings in.
(Yoshiko Taiyang)
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[14:44] Duck would listen in to the conversation with nothing less than ambient concern, though his eyes of worry did not fall upon the Taiyang in truth. Not that Misha beating the stuffing out of them was unworthy of his attention, but in the grander scheme of things the watchman's emotional intelligence gauged there was someone far more hurt here than the girl that had been planted.

Misha herself.

He'd remain mostly silent, slowly clicking his teeth together as his amber eyes hung steadily upon the rat woman, a saddened look upon his face. Truly an enigma, that Duck.

"Probably....Nysea."
(Duck Quinn)
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[14:49] Oh, that's fine, never expected Yos..- Wait, Ducksayswhat?

It's exactly Mish's brain, going on to play it out different while still dealing with poor Yosh. In her heart of hearts, she's absolutely livid, seeing Yoshi at that very moment as someone hiding something from her.. She'd only just seen her come Nysea way.. Now Duck is pinpointing her target there.

Why's everyone hiding stuff..?

It wasn't really much of a surprise Yoshi wasn't crying, we all had to grow up at some point - She was a little proud, she may have even shown it, if not for everything else.

Yosh got a small pat on the back, if she was going to leave, she wouldn't be stopped. "Do tell her I'm lookin' fer 'er.. Sorry fer tha'.."

It's left there, a last look off at Duck out of the fox's sight showed a little frustration.
(Misha)
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[14:52] Nyke turns to his left seeing some nature-man spread leafs on the floor.

"Must you litter on the scene?"
(Nyke)
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[15:00] Yoshiko doesn't say anything else. That was clearly appointed after the words she said the look that she gave Misha after the pat on the back.

She really wanted to cry right now, but held back tears of course. With a struggling snap of her fingers, a illusionary portal was created so that Yoshiko could retrieve a cloth of sorts to clean her face.

Quiet and subtle footsteps were faintly audible as she began to head towards the exit. She still didn't know what she did to deserve this and failed to really believe it was to prepare her for a demon.

It just.. didn't sit well with her.
(Yoshiko Taiyang)