|
Post by ussjkakashi07 on Feb 8, 2009 3:09:57 GMT -5
Ryuu warily watched the beast walk from behind the shadow of a tree. His breath drew in sharply, it was a fox! The beast appeared to come in peace, but he couldn't be sure. Keeping his eyes locked on the fox's face, he grabbed the already bloody sword from the ground and stood erect. "Just a drifter, friend," the fox said, his paws up peacefully. Ryuu lowered his sword paw, but remained alert. Things had just gotten complicated.
|
|
Garret Strife
Full Member
Can I... Can I have the last cupcake?
Posts: 155
|
Post by Garret Strife on Feb 8, 2009 3:15:20 GMT -5
"Why, exactly, did you kill that beast?" Dante asked, paws still raised, as he got a closer look at the hare. He was a member of the Long Patrol, as evident from his clothing, and he wasn't very old, either, from the look of his features. The fox wanted to be sure, however.
|
|
|
Post by ussjkakashi07 on Feb 8, 2009 3:23:05 GMT -5
"Why do you care?" Ryuu asked, faking a friendly grin. All his senses were like live wires, ready for anything. He scanned the fox taking in everything, including his fierce face, "Looks to me like you've slain your share of beasts." He kept his eyes on the fox, unwilling to look at the bloody corpse at his paws. "Maybe he just looked at me the wrong way." If this fox really was his enemy, he couldn't give anything away.
|
|
Garret Strife
Full Member
Can I... Can I have the last cupcake?
Posts: 155
|
Post by Garret Strife on Feb 8, 2009 3:26:33 GMT -5
"That would make you heartless, and cruel. I can see in your eyes that is not the case." Dante said. "I am, indeed, no stranger to death, or killing, but for one like myself, that is expected." He finished, letting his paws drop. He stared at the crimson blade the hare was holding.
"Is that really what you want?"
|
|
|
Post by ussjkakashi07 on Feb 8, 2009 4:05:07 GMT -5
Ryuu stared into the wise eyes of the fox, the truth in his words cutting to his heart. His first reaction was panic; would he really be like that if he stayed in the long patrol? Would death have no meaning at all to him, as common as day changed to night? He couldn't let that happen... No, he thought to himself, that would never be me. He knew he couldn't leave the only home he'd ever known. He couldn't leave behind everyone back at Salamandastron, they weren't like that... He turned back to the fox. "That vermin has taken his share of lives as well, plundering and inflicting destruction wherever he went. Was it really so cruel to end his life before he could torment others'?" Even as he said the words, his heart was not truly behind them. The disgust he felt for himself was as strong as ever, but he kept his face masked in the presence of the fox. "Someone like you has no right criticizing me for killing..." he said, struggling to keep his voice even as he shook uncontrollably.
|
|
Garret Strife
Full Member
Can I... Can I have the last cupcake?
Posts: 155
|
Post by Garret Strife on Feb 8, 2009 19:09:53 GMT -5
"That being the case, now I understand your killing of him, and I don't blame you." Dante said, keeping his voice even, though his mind games were having an even greater effect than usual. He also struggled to keep his expression plain, for any change would reveal that he was not an ally to the hare.
|
|
|
Post by ussjkakashi07 on Apr 15, 2009 21:59:20 GMT -5
By now, Ryuu was entirely fed up with the fox's pity. He decided once and for all that his mission was finished, and now he was going back to Salamandastron. "I'm leaving," he said as he spun around. What he saw then made him stop in his tracks.
|
|
Garret Strife
Full Member
Can I... Can I have the last cupcake?
Posts: 155
|
Post by Garret Strife on Apr 15, 2009 22:02:52 GMT -5
Dante groaned. Before them there was a whole score of bandits.
"I would advise you ALL to turn around," He began "Or suffer the consequences." The assassin finished, settling into a fighting stance, and flicking his wrist, causing his blade to glide out, making him ready for battle.
|
|
|
Post by ussjkakashi07 on Apr 15, 2009 22:08:16 GMT -5
Ryuu could see at once the change in the fox, but that no longer concerned him. He glared at the bandits, taking in everything. They were armed and dangerous, and definitely wanted a fight. He too slid out his sword from his sheath, and prepared to fight his way home if need be.
|
|