Everything Snaps

[Triad ] The massive airship known only as the Triad hovers over the eastern beach of Redfang Island, suspended in midair by the powerful levitation generators and wind turbines that keep it aloft. Down below, a young boy stands upon the beach's surface, clad in dark grey slacks and shirt, with white hair that curiously doesn't seem to blow in the wind at all. Close-by, a small hemispherical droid hovers a couple feet off the ground, with numerous mechanical 'arms' protruding from its underside, its 'eyes' keeping a close eye upon the boy.

Blu_Myst is falling down from the sky, obviously no longer in demon form. Once again, she'd fallen asleep while flying. She crashed into the island's crust with a loud thud, though the damage was hardly felt. She shot up, coughing a bit before sucking her lip. She guessed she bit it. She looked about her, glancing up towards the sky. She would notice an airship, but thought nothing of it. She knew her hunter did not own such a prized position. Slowly, she stood up and began to walk towards it, curiuos.

Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she made her way onto the island, soaking wet mind you, but there none the less. her silver hair had turned as black as the night itself. her cattish features gone from her body and face. she had human ears,normal eyes, and so on. her clothing didn't stink off ale anyore simply because she had to swim through the water. though it stil lshowed the classic blood stains. " ugh i hate this day" she grumbled to herself. she began to sneeze and snifflebut would continue to walk through the forest, or what was left of it, till she came apon the dojo. " flash.." she mumbled softly, rather tierd out, sneezing and snffiling. " please be here flash" she said softly.

[Triad ] The young boy continues to watch the ocean's tide as it rises and falls slowly, washing up the slanted sands of the beach upon which he stands, bringing all manner of treasures in from the sea. Just watching. Or perhaps studying is a better term. At length, the drone hovering in the air beside him turns to face the boy, addressing him with a surprisingly human-like and cheery feminine voice. "Do you have any other questions, Triad?" The boy shakes his head, looking to the drone and smiling happily. "No. I think I'm starting to understand. The reason the surface of the ocean is constantly moving in waves and tides actually has to do with the moons in orbit over this planet, as well as the sun. They provide a near-constant pull upon the ocean's water, leaving it constantly in motion." Lydia laughs. "Geez, you're a fast learner! I wish I'd learned as fast as you back when I was still in school ..."

[Triad ] The drone laughs, that is.

Blu_Myst would stop moving towards the airship to sprint towards the middle of the island. Most of the activity was usually held around here, but she could pick up not many persons. On the whole island, she could sense a minimum amount of people. She sighed, sitting down in the sand. The normal people weren't even on the island. It seemed, to some sort, abandoned.

[Triad ] The boy looks to the drone, Lydia, satisfied for now. "I think I've got it all figured out. Can I be done now?" he asks piteously. The drone again laughs in that same lilting feminine laugh, eyes blinking in time. "Yes, alright! We can be done for now." The boy grins happily. "I've detected some motion towards the center of the island, near the dojo. Can we go take a closer look?" The drone ponders this a moment, glancing up toward the airship up above, then back to the boy. "Race you." Triad simply blinks back at her. "You want to challenge me to see who can get their first? Lydia, your top speed as a repair-class drone is only 30 kph. My top speed far exceeds that by a factor of nearly eight to one."

Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she continued to sneeze, aswell as a stuffy and runny nose. " FLASH!!" she called out in a plugged up voice. "FLASH!!" she caleld out again. again again she would sneeze.she would occasionally break out into caughing fits. her clothing was soaking wet. she immedietly, once insidethe dojo, would begin to disrobe while wallking throug hthe halls. she came apion ,what looked like to be a boarding type room with many bunks. she scame to one bunk and rummaged through who's ever belongings the yahppend to be and wrapped her wet cold body up in a warm , clean, soft white kimono. " ahh. poor fool. hope they don't notice this gone." she laughed again, and grabbed a blanket wraping herself in it and walking out of the room, down the hall, trying to find uncle flash. "FLASH!!" she yelled out again between sneezing fits.

[Triad ] The drone buzzes indignantly at the boy. "What?" she says. "You don't think I can do it? Try me." The boy seems rather confused, and begins to argue. "Lydia, I fail to see the poi-" But before he can finish, Lydia has already swivelled in midair, leaning towards the forest and slammer her tiny retros for all they're worth. "Come on, you're losing time!" she calls back to the boy, heading into the woods and towards the center of the island. Triad is left there, blinking for a moment ... but eventually smiles and shakes his head. "This is highly illogical," he says, sounding almost cheerful about it. Shortly after, the image of the boy flickers and fades, and the airship overhead jars and swings into motion, tipping forward, its massive wind turbines whining powerfully as the Triad makes its way inland, over the tops of the trees that surround the dojo at the island's center.

Blu_Myst looked back, hearing Flash's name. She would get up and walked towards the dojo. For the times she has been to this island, this would be her second time entering. She looked around, once inside, waiting by the door. If Flash, as well as the others, were here, she would wait for them to arrive.

[Triad ] About a minute later, the massive airship looms into view from the island's center, casting a large shadow over the place and shielding it from the downpour of snow. The airship's turbines power down to hover mode, slowly stabilizing to a holding position 250 feet over the clearing. Down below, inside the dojo in the same hall where Kodora is, a small patch of air begins to distort and flicker, electronic colors jumping and jerking, until eventually focussing and solidifying as the image of the young boy from the beach, still clad in his dark grey slacks, long sleeved grey shirt, white hair, and curious eyes. He seems to be staring at Kodora curiously. "Hello?" he calls to her in his young and friendly voice.

Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she turned around, glaring in annoyance at tehe boy " what the hell do you want" she hissed. it wasn't just hte fact that it wasn't flahs or blue, but it was the fact that someone she didn't know or trust, who could be an enemy, would find her in the humans state she was in, and later use it against her. " PISS OFF!" she yelled out angriily. and went to hold up a hand, cracking the knuckles just by flexing them, no contact from the other hand, to bear claws. but she would soon see that she infact, had no clasws. she thought to herself . "FLASH WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU?" she hissed out , rather worried about herself, and flash and blue. she missed them soo much

[Triad ] The boy blinks at the ... unusual greeting he had just recieved, not really knowing how to respond at first, so he just stands there blinking, hands clasped behind his back standing nice and proper. Eventually, he uses the only response he thinks is best. "Flash is currently in the forests on the northern side of the island. If I were to wager a guess, I would say that he is performing some kind of training." He opens his mouth to continue, wanting to be as helpful as he can ... but he isn't sure just what to ask, so just stands there.

Little_Half~Breed_Kodora " north end eh?" she would begin to run past him, out the dojo and towards where flash was : "FLASH1!" she cried out "FLASH FLASH!!" she cried out.

Triad straightens visibly, looking as if he'd like to protest, but all that sounds from him is a muffled cry as Kodora runs past him and out. A mournful sigh is given, and an almost pouting look to the floor of the dojo before the boy's image is overcome by static, wavering and fuzzing out of sight and mind. Only seconds later does another figure rush out of the woods to the east ... the small repair drone known as Lydia, shooting out of the trees like a rocket, quickly leaning back and firing her retros in the opposite direction to slow her progress. "Okay, Triad, you win!" She turns now, looking back up toward the airship in the sky, waiting for some kind of response. None comes. "Triad?" the female voice asks again, a touch of concern to her voice.

[Flash_Guardian ] On the far north side of the island, near where forest gives way to sandy beach, a loud cry, 'HAI!', can occasionally be heard, followed by a resounding 'THUNK!' Birds quickly scatter out from the trees at the loud and disturbing sounds.

Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she would rush towards flash, panting heavily between sneezes and sniffles.. "FLASH!!" she coughs softly.

Valkrus a loud 'CRASH!!!' is heard a little ways away from Flash's location, trees falling over from the impacitation of the landing of 'him'. Slowly he would stand up form the crater he had just made and look around himself. " ....I really gotta work on my landings.... " His pet wyvern flys nearby next to him and lands on his shoulder. He pets his wyvern and starts wakling to where birds were flying away from a certain spot....if he knew, either a person was there, or a monster...hopefully it was Benjaminblue or his friend Flash.

[Flash_Guardian ] "HAI!" Wham! Another resounding blow, and a sickening crack is heard from just ahead of where Kodora is. She can hear Flash before she can see him ... but when she at last catches sight of him and what he is working on, it's quite disgusting ... A particular tree near Flash has been heavily pounded on, its bark rubbed off in several places, bearing scars from many blows, none of which have managed to find a central mark. The tree itself seems to have been hit so many times that it is actually leaning sideways, using its neighbors for support. Flash's face is contorted slightly in a controlled expression of pain, as blood drips from his knuckles. And again, in this torturesome sight, Flash whips his fist back and strikes out, "HAI!" his arm a blur as it impacts with the trunk of the tree yet again. Crack!! The whole tree shakes now, sending a flurry of white snowflakes down all around him.

Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she ran and jumped ounto flash "STOP IT FLASH!!" she cried out. she really hated to see the forest being destroyed for hte dojo, but she said nothing. but this was rather annoying. " FLASH!! STOP IT!" she yelle out sharply , but would only end up sneezing endlessly, and all over flash.

Flash_Guardian senses something coming in quickly from the right, instincts kicking in ... and backed by his current rage of frustration, an arm lashing out to intercept Kodora's leap, grabbing hold of whatever part of her clothing that he can. He looks to Kodora, eyes blazing erratically at first, though at length he would calm down, startled and apologetic, his tension loosening. "Kodora!" The blood from his knuckles trails down the white of her Kimono, quickly staining a patch of it in a rich crimson.

Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she sighed softly and looked at flash " whats wrong flash? why are you bleeding? why are you doing this?" she said worriedly about him, tears would begin to well up in her eyes. " flash whats wrong?" she asked again.

Jaia-Asumoto moved up from the beach, hearing one word with a loud 'thunk', in constant repetition. Groaning, she continued her ascent toward the noise, her brown eyes looking to be slightly worn out after the previous night. She wore a black kimono, as she had done when she was samurai. Her hair was done up in the Japanese female tradition...rather than the samurai topknot. Ichijmond appeared to be the only weapon she carried, at her left side once more. She appeared, more or less like her former self...appearance, composure, weapon and clothing. Her eyes squinted as she witnessed Flash pounding a tree and his rash reaction to Kodora's presence. Indeed, his Ki did not seem to have as heightened a sense...if he attacked without recognising her presence. But, she wasn't perfect...so she would chuckle, and sigh...Whatever little problems he had; they would disappear in time, as they would with her, or anyone else for that matter. It was the same logic she had before, and instead of her rather homicidal attitude, she --

Flash_Guardian can't think of anything to say as he is sneezed upon by Kodora. Repeatedly. He grimaces, his mouth wavering randomly for a time before at last he sets Kodora gently back down upon the ground. Swallowing something, he tries to think of the right explanation. "Training." And indeed, he is testing himself. "You shouldn't be out in this weather if you're sick, Kodora. Go back to the dojo, where it's warm." Eyes whip back towards the tree, leg tucking and lashing out. "HAI!" The tree is struck once more with Flash's foot, another shake and a dusting of snow from the heavens.

[ClaudiusBlue ] Trapped... Trapped beneath the vast winter landscape. Trapped beneath a layer of crystalized water, a dusting of white powder obscuring his prison from view. The noble had been there since the storm had been conjured, his body twisted and flat against the hard tundra that had been summoned to the lone rusty coloured isle, his noble face shadowed by the lavishly tailored hat that had always been fitted of his golden yellows locks. Frozen... Frozen in movement, frozen in mind, but his soul still burned through the numbing sting of the cold, his desires and hopes keeping a trace of his lifeforce still in motion. A contemplative moment for the bard, a period of absolute dark and quiet to observe his thoughts clearly and without outside influence. Oh, how rarely he experienced this type of meditation, this state of higher being. But there was little celebration as he lay upon the crust of the earth, locked in a futile struggle both towards and away from Flash's monumental dojo. But those two shining eyes shined.

ClaudiusBlue 's been in that kind of mood lately, so you'll have to excuse slow responses if you could. -_-

[Little_Half~Breed_Kodora ] " i'm not sick! ACHOO!!" she would prtest, but obviously she was only in denile/ " Why do you keep saying " yes" ? " she huphed and watched him. "Look just stop!!" SHE CRIED OUT. SHE JUST WANTED TO BE WITH HER FRIENDS. WITHOut [sorr yfor caps] any shit happenbing, no one to sart a fight. she just wanted calm for once.

Jaia-Asumoto -- appeared warm, considerate and approachable. But she would fold her arms, now only ten metres away from Flash and Kodora, choosing to stand behind the young martial sensei. Due to the snow, her feet were covered in woolly white socks, but that was all. She would wait for him to proceed with his, beating of the tree before posing a question in her quiet voice, "If I may ask...Why are you shouting the Japanese word for 'yes'. You usually do that when you succeed in breaking your opponent's defence to land a blow, correct?" smiled in her own shy way, "I've yet to explain procedure, aren't I?" looked to the side, and shrugged meekly, "I've been neglecting a lot of things of late...you will have to forgive my short attendance record, Flash-san."

[Flash_Guardian ] "I can't," Flash explains, coming back to a waiting stance facing his deciduous opponent. "I have to keep up my skills so they don't slip. I have to practice. I have to become stronger ..." Another presence approaches, one that Flash knows ... and yet doesn't know. His head turns now to Jaia, listening to her words. To her, he would reply simply, "The word is simply a focus, Jaia. Something to provide an opponent with a hint of distraction, whilst aiding the strike. The actual meaning of the word means nothing. I could just as easily say 'Kya!' or 'Strike!' and it would have the same effect." Jaia may recognize what Flash is trying to accomplish here ... enough strikes, if well placed, will bring the tree down. Other martial arts masters have accomplished such in their time. But not with so stout a tree. And indeed, Flash's aim would appear to be terrible, judging my the hodgepodge of marks upon the tree, none of which has found the center. The tree also is leaning against the others nearby

[ClaudiusBlue ] A sudden jolt, a quickened motion, the tiniest of movements as one of his brilliant silver talons curled slightly towards his palm through the his icy tomb. With that curl, the man pulled himself from his world of fantasy, a realm of dreams and nightmares, back into the present time, eyes of gold and azure started to focus. The black and dark that surrounded him, the only thing he had been watching carefully and intently, started to fade away, the view of his dear friends academy coming into plain sight now. Again, another sign of life, the fingers of his ebon velvet glove started into dig themselves deeper and deeper into the hardened soil beneath him, the ice that entombed him starting to crackle and shift as he pushed himself away from the bottom towards the top. Hardly rigid, his motions had been easy and unstressed, the glacier barrier above him starting to give way as his back arched against the roof of his cell.

[Flash_Guardian ] ... another point in its favor. Clearly, the tree is winning. But Flash doesn't want to admit defeat.

[ClaudiusBlue ] A mound started to rise upon the edge of the wooded lands, a creature starting to emerge from a womb of shimmering white crystals and a crisp mist of bone-chilling cold air, the duke starting to rise from his grave. More intense sounds starting to carry from his display, the effects of his freedom shattering and snapping the artic glass window that hung above him into a cloud of white crystals and icy debris, as if a monolith had suddenly shoot up from the depths of this land. But it was not a monolith, but somehow appeared to be an effigy of the lord of the winterlands, the grand duke himself, Claudius Blue. The thing still still and silent, his arms reaching into the air with despiration while his face had been twisted into a expression of either pure agony or joy, the likeness of his features either showing that he celebrated being free or that he found it to be torture. That was left up to those what they decided it was, both being perfectly acceptable to the onlookers.

Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she huphs :" FINE BE THAT WAY!" she yells out angrilly. why could she never just spend one moment alone with flash. she cotoniued to sneeze, she owuld tierdly walk back to the dojo. she was tierd , sick, and just all around crappy. she would walk through the empty halls and back to the bunk room. she would climb into a top bunk, which weas someone elses bed. and curls up in it. sneezing, coughing, sniffing and snorting. "benji?" she whispered osftly. just wantint someoen to cuddle up to

Jaia-Asumoto nods slowly, as she does understand his point...However, she had only meant to tease him, but found the effort wasted. Chuckling at her own shortcomings, she would nod, and indicate the tree...that more or less, meant that he could proceed. However, which martial art was he trying to work with? It was known to her that if he had been attempting Kung Fu, he could have put a hole through the trunk of the tree with one clean blow. The snow did not do much to change her, as the kimono was very warm. Japanese to the core, she had shed her modern self for the time being to honour her ancestry. Ronin or not, she still had to honour her Japanese background. She would mildly think to herself, of what to do herself. When one had a dojo, one usually trained inside...especially on days like this. Unless of course it was Iaido, or Judo...those were taught inside and out. One could argue that they could be trained in both environments without difference, but they would have ignored the particular level of --

Jaia-Asumoto -- martial ability...and would not know that those of Junior ability, trained indoors at all times. She unfurled her arms, and shrugged...simply standing, and watching. Being a former teacher herself, she found it harder to reassume the role as student, so some things she did were unorthodox by Japanese standards, but not forbidden...for the main part. "I understand, Flash-san...I will not interrupt you further."

Revenant Ishara would kinda on the trail of Jaia. Where ever the hell she is. Grumbling to herself...she'd be walking until , well she felt the rather bitter bite of the snow. She needed to warm up apparently some how. Sighing, she snif the air lightly and continue upon her path ...whereever that may have lead. All she knew really, was that she was close. That nose never failing her before of course..

Flash_Guardian watches Kodora walk off now, standing there confused and remorseful, though in truth he isn't really sure exactly what he had done wrong. Perhaps she didn't approve of him striking trees? Indeed, his style was an odd mixture of Judo and conventional at the moment. The snow doesn't seem to bother him either, for some reason. He could feel the cold, but it gave him no discomfort. He does feel slightly bad, not realizing that she had been joking until now. He growls at his short-sightedness, whipping around with another powerful strike. "Kyyaah!" Again, Flash misses the center. "Haaahp!" A solid kick, but slightly off. "KAAH!!" His other fist now flung forth, missing by so much as to actually glance off the tree's side. Flash slips in the snow, falling forward and into the tree face first before toppling off to one side. He stops there, on all fours in the falling snow, fists bleeding in the pure whiteness which covered the ground, heaving and panting.

[Flash_Guardian ] His face stares straight into the ground, spiky hair dusted with snow, not daring to look up.

[ClaudiusBlue ] In the same state it had appeared in during its ressurection, the lord still had his right arm fully extended towards the heavens, five silver talons fanned out as if the take hold of something that seemed to escape him. The man's other hand had been on the hilt of his weapon, the spiraling hilt of his rapier, a metal as if made from a combination of silver and glass, the light and luster the blade showing it to be somewhat otherworldly and mystically alluring, but never the less sharp and deadly. The snow gently started to gather on the wide brim of his hat, a collection of the powder starting to form a ring around his head. Then suddenly, a gasp of sweet air, the body of the man falling limp as he took in the essence of the earth and air, his body warming back up to normal. His breaths were heavy, his form crippled as he stared deeply into the core of the earth. "What..." he gasped between his long breaths, letting his mismatched pair survey the land. "...happened?!"

Alison opens her eyes yawning rapaddly as she awoken in a tree still not thinking being made to live here was a good idear she fell out of her tree "owwey" she said holding her head and begins to look around for life on the island

Serielle appears in the Dojo in her usual fashion, the building's floor pulsing...an effect similar to that of dropping a stone into a pond of cool water. As she emerges, it solidifies once more, as if it hadn't moved at all. Plucking an obnoxious string from her blue and white track jacket, she heads for the exit...wishing to find Flash, as well as to get a breath of fresh air.

[Flash_Guardian ] Serielle can hear loud Cracking noises sounding from the forests to the north.

Jaia-Asumoto watched as Flash's off target blows resulted in him being beaten by an inanimate object...Indeed, if it had been her colder side, she would have been most amused. However, she made her way over beside him, facing the tree...standing calmly with both arms on either side. She had practised Judo since childhood, along with Kendo, and Iaido...so this was something she performed naturally. From standing there simply, she assumed an attack in three separate, quick parts. First, she stances, "Shiiiden!" fists curled, and evenly stanced, she made a another firm shout her Ki beginning to accelerate in speed, so her voice was louder, and hoarse, "Hiiitsomo!" and her right fist spun straight ahead, indenting the centre with a loud thunk, once again expressing her Ki through voice, "KYYAHH!" she immediately withdrew her fist, and turned to kneel next to Flash. She placed a slightly bruised on his shoulder. "There was no shame in what happened. Its happened to me so many times, ever since I started...that I'm lucky my -

Jaia-Asumoto -- face isn't re-arranged right now. Any martial art takes dedication, but, heh...your no amateur so I think I'm wasting both our time in explaining..." pats his back warmly and stands up, extending a hand, to help him up...if he needed assistance. It was then she looked up, seeing a figure approaching, a form against the snow...That form, even at this distance was familiar, and caused her to grin widely, and wave with her opposite arm. Ishara was here!

[Flash_Guardian ] "You don't understand," Flash almost shouts into the earth below him, still heaving. A wave of heat can be felt coming forth from the man. "I've done this hundreds of times before!" A few more heaving gasps, before his voice reaches a more quiet tone of pure frustration. "Why can't I do it this time? Why not now? What is so different? Wha ..." Abruptly, he pushes himself up from the ground to sit back on his legs, back arching and face shouting to the heavens. "WHYY!!" As he shouts, that same wave of heat surges forth in more visible and audible form. All at once, a resounding crack twice as loud as any heard previously is heard all across the island, and a burst of flame slowly cascades outward in a small spherical burst. The entire tree shudders, shakes, cracks ... and splits right down the center as if pummeled by the cudgel of an angry giant, quickly taking to flame, broken, burning, and nearly destroyed.

Serielle steps outside, and is quite surprised at the chilly atmosphere...the snow blanketing the ground like a mother would her child...but, she had grown well aware that strange occurences were commonplace upon the island...and that it typically wasn't worth asking about if it didn't seem particularly dangerous. So, she simply waves her hands over her sneakers, watching them transform into a pair of furry boots, her jeans tucked neatly inside...and steps out into the snow, following the sound of Flash's voice.

Revenant Ishara would have then heard , with those ears....meh. She already had a headache as it was. Want to make it worse. She' walk along the forests path. Snow seemed to be everywhere upon this Isle...sniffing about, until rounding the bend of a Tree. She'd see Jaia. Those wolven ears perking backwards. Jaia waved to her. She walked rather maturely. Back straight and what not. Fox tail sliding against the snow every which way. The sounds and noises had stoped, but it was already to good. Eventually coming into veiw for Jaia. Smirking.. " Hey Jaia....heh, couldn't find my way around this place. Still pretty knew to me.. More or less . ". Smiling, to Jaia. Then those golden hues would watch the person in the snow abit and then to his knuckles....bloody as they were.. Then to the tree, he was apparently attacking. Shrugging abit.. Until the Shattering would happen, the un-natural heat rising higher and higher. Ishara would grab Jaia and hug her tightly, turning her back to Flash before well...the

Revenant Ishara area exploded.. Good thing to eh?....She be resistant to fires and etc..

[ClaudiusBlue ] His entire outfit had been covered in a sheen of thick frost, the tassels upon the coners of his overcoat frozen into icicles. Strangely enough though, his body seemed to not to react to the extreme cold, even his hair still loose and curly. His silver gauntlet suddenly leapt from the ground like a attacking beast, its claws digging deeply into the proud trunk of a tree with tremendous force, the wood spintering under his tight grip. His arm slowly started to retract, propelling the noble from the ground to his feet and against the tree, his legs shaky and still weak from being in stasis. Even the loose fabric of his glove seemed as solid as tempered steel, his fingers tough and painstakingly difficult to move. "Damn..." he said in a whisper of a voice that carried across the northern winds. "Folly..." With those words of discontent released into the open air, both of his feet slowly trudged through the layer of snow that had blanketed the interior of the isle, a rythemic crunching noise as he moved.

Jaia-Asumoto moved without any indication that she was going to do so. She found herself in Ishara's arms, and smiled softly...before turning her head to watch the tree go up in smoke. She moved quickly, ducking through Ishara's warm embrace, left hand gripping the katana's sheath while her right hand shot down, and drew Ichijmond, both hands joining on the handle all in the one movement to slash down toward Flash's skull. Her eyes were no longer brown, but their glacier blue...which made her look right at home in the snow. Her cold eyes piercing gaze locked onto his eyes as she stopped the blade two inches above his head. She had expected him to react, and would move with anything he tried to bring up, but the slash toward his head without opposition was the general idea. She would stop the blade, and remain perfectly poised, "You re not controlled. That s why you fail. Over, and over...because you can't focus. Your emotions are the cause of that. Why do you think, I am as I am now?" she stepped back, her left hand --

Serielle trudges through the snow, watching Flash, his overwhelming frustration, with a raised brow. She moves rather quickly through the snow, it's icy surface proving little detriment to her graceful movements. As she nears, her curiosity only rises as Jaia's blade whips through the air, stopping inches from the man's fiery hair..."What in the world are you two up to?" is the question she poses, her voice soft, but carrying a distinctly bemused air to it.

Jaia-Asumoto -- releasing it's grip on Ichijmond so her right hand hold it alone. "I hate to retell lessons that you should have already learnt, and will be teaching soon. You are responsible...at least, you are supposed to be. Control your mind, emotions, and anything else internal...or you will never control yourself physically. You know that already, so why lose control, over something so trivial as making a mistake on a simple manoeuvre? I make mistakes all the time...Mistakes make us better, hmm?" she took another step back, allowing him to regain his bearings, and reassemble tattered dignity. "You are a warrior. Don't shame my belief that you have the potential to be my master." she turned slowly, to face Ishara and her blue eyes faded to their warm brown. She sheathed Ichijmond in the blink of an eye, and wrapped her arms around her, "I missed you, loveliest..."

Revenant Ishara turned about, watching Jaia on one of her little trips again. She'd only grin. Before hand, looking to the tree that was literally exploded and the snow wiped away. She thought of the knuckles, and the tree itself. She wouldn't say anything, but would only proceed in nodding her head lightly. Emotions could do that to a person. Pointing her digits like a gun to Serielle...grinning that toothy grin.. with a hummed noise of......... Bang ...going off in her mind. Before lowering her arms once again. Jaia was teaching the teacher, apparently. Hmmmm. She had much to think about didn't she now?. Welcoming Jaia into her loving embrace, adn grinning. Wolven ears twiching back and within the air as her bushy tail would flick back and forth. " Aye, haven't seen you in a good while either ya know. Kinda made me wonder now and again.." . chuckling to herself rather humerously and shaking her head. " Nah, I'm just kidding. How ya been my lovely. " . Smiling as wide as she could...heh

Flash_Guardian just collapses now, falling backward over into the snow. He could hear everyone nearby ... Serielle's surprise and concern, Jaia's chastising words, Ishara who had shielded Jaia from his unknowing blast ... even the tree which is still crackling like a bonfire, hot against the chill winter air. His eyes are closed, his body lurching once from a deep gasping breath, followed by sobs, through which he tries to speak. "I ... can't!" he cries out in frustration. "Too ... much ... I've tried ... and tried ... time and time ... again! Something's wrong with me!" Jaia was exactly right. Flash isn't controlled. He can't focus. No matter how hard he tries, it simply doesn't come. One thing or another from the previous days somehow finds its way into his heart and takes over. "Something's wrong with me ... something's wrong ... with me ..."

Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she couldn't sleep. flashs memorie still deep in her mind. she couldn't geth im out of her head. she stood up in the top bunk and jumped out, rushing towards the exit ofthe dojo and bak to the northern part of the island " fl;ash. i' msorry" she said softly.finnaly she made her way to him and pouted softly hiding in the bushes, watching him " i'm sirry" she said softly, tears rolling down ehr cheeks.

[ClaudiusBlue ] It was a miracle in itself that the man managed to tread through the snowy winter wonderland that was the northern forest. His shoulders were drawn up high and his frame shivered slightly as he moved onward, but little did the harsh weather attribute this condition to the duke. Rather, he felt weak and tired, lacking energy. Even then, his vision started to blur and refocus as he slunk through the stretch of tall trees, setting his hand against each one that he passed to help keep him standing. There had been a noise, a sound that called to him... A violent crack, a sound of striking wood in the distance. It was little concern to him what it was, nor why it drew him closer. Perhaps it was because the man craved whatever was at the end of his trek, companionship. Though lack of food and rest had turned him into the shambling drone he now appeared to be, the lack of familiarity had begun to unthread the spool of his resolve, the thread of his focus and determination becoming thinner and stretched to its limit.

Cassandra drifted in on a plank of wood she looked down as she jumped off wondering why she was so unlucky to suvive as that all her life was suvival she spent days running and training all alone her voice rather sounding more younger then she is as she has not uesed it for over a year she stood there alone on the sand and begin to feel for the presence of others but her skills were not adapt yet so it failed but she hopeing there was still none here she sat on the beach the young girl looked out to sea with a cold hard look any girl she had been though would problie be crying all the time but she was never going to let herself cry again

Serielle , her bemusement fading to concern for the man...the man with whom she had formed an otherworldly connection, from the moment she had met him...she approaches him, placing subtle pressure upon his arm to effectively turn him to face her. She wraps both arms around him, her own, much smaller form, enveloped in his. She speaks no words, as she knows they are of no necessity. Simply holding him, her hand caresses his neck, and then the hair covering the back of his head. Shh...be calm, loved one...with calm comes clarity, and through clarity shall your answers be revealed ...

Jaia-Asumoto smiled, and kissed Ishara softly, one hand up behind her head, to tickle her ears lightly, "I've been better...But as you can see, I'm still alive, so its working out." pressing her forehead against Ishara's she closed her eyes until Flash's wailing penetrated her mind. Her eyes opened, their glacier, cold blue...anger burning with a vengeance...but she controlled it masterfully. She released Ishara slowly, with an apologetic smile, before spinning around...Ichijmond still in her right hand. "Your right...there is something wrong with you. Your becoming weaker, and weaker...To be strong you must control everything, including your despair. Clarity can only ever be achieved through this and now, look at you! Sitting on the ground, sobbing like a child after it's first lesson of Kendo! Only just discovering how hard it really is! But, you already know how hard it is, what you need to do! You don't focus, your not controlled. To be controlled in fighting, you need to control every aspect of your life! But, --

Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she heard Jaia's words and growed irritated by them " WHY DON'T YOU SHUT UP YOU OLD HAG" she yelledo ut angrilly at her. Flash was one of the strongest people she had ever known. with all the shit he had been through, Kodora thought he handled it pretty damn well. she ran to Flash and sat beside him , looking up at him, tearsi n her eyes.

Flash_Guardian opens his eyes, simply feeling Serielle's approach, not having to see her to know that she is there. Eyes filled with longing latch hungrily onto her face, arms reaching up for her comfort, legs pushing up off the ground to meet her. The blood on his knuckles continues to drip down onto the snow from where they rest at Serielle's back, clinging to her for support as well as sanity, mingled with a mixture of tears. Amazingly enough, Flash's sobbing actually seems to steady, his Ki finding some measure of calm amidst the storm within him, finding strength in the connection to this woman. "Serielle ... I'm so sorry ... thank you! Thank you ... *sniff* and Kodora ... I'm sorry. I didn't mean ... *gasp* ... I didn't mean to be so ... so harsh with you. Don't run off like that! I'm sorry ... everyone, I'm so sorry ..."

Jaia-Asumoto -- you...a former Avatar of the gods, can't be controlled! Is that what s wrong? If it is...do what I've had to do...Get over it!" ignoring the presence of Serielle by her side, she simply toward over Flash...blue eyes blazing dangerously, but all the time...her restraint kept her in check, "You despair, despite everything. You...Guardian, and Sensei of Redfang. You made this island...your a role model! You were -my- role model! I might have beaten you in combat...but so 'what'!? I am eighteen years old! A mere child! And here I am, giving a lecture...to a former avatar! In your confusion, you won't find know what s holding you back. Stand up, damn you...and look me in the eyes! Vent your aggression...but for God's sake...don't sit on your arse like this...Never like this. I respect you too much to bear looking at you like this. At least stand up...and look...at me." her word were toning, down and her temper was passing...but she her eyes held a bewildered look. "Don't be weak...Don't...You are a pillar --

Zelous slowly stepped out from behind a tree. Around his figure black clouds of smoke or whatever substance swirled and slowly vanished into thin air. The white haired individual glanced around the tree and quirks a brow at the crippled individual lying in the snow. "Flash, Flash, Flash... Why is it that I keep finding you debilitated on the ground... In the middle of nowhere? It's already becoming clich." His pale lips twist into a sadistic grin as he stands there watching the drama.

Cassandra stands up thinking she was an easy targert her so she turned around her katana ready by her side she noded a little and approched the forst looking area her gaze not changeing she bliked and keeped walking her sandles clanging a little she frowns sound was her enermy she used her naturll sencers to look for people around nothing in her exspressing changing as she walked

Revenant Ishara would nod graciously, agreeing with the fact that Jaia was still alive and still in good health. Until those glacial blue orbs forming within Jaia's eyes, turned upon Flash once more. She couldn't help but feel somewhat sorry for flash until she would clasp a firm grip upon Jaia's shoulder..." Jaia.....enough... ". She really didn't want to see this get out of hand, anymore then it had already been.

Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she stood up, glaring angrilly at Jaia "SHUT UP!" she yelled again. she bent down, pciking up stones, and then hurled tham at the woman " GO AWAY! DON'T TALK TO UNCLE FLASH LIKE THAT!" she would continue to yell ,despite hersore throat. "LEAVE HIM ALONE!"

Rhode shimmered in with a blur as the sky turned dark....the snow turned a dark purple color form the black sky...it thundered.....lighting soon struck........... He was here......The Beast lives....out in the raging storm...looking....searching..... He surrounds the area of Flash and crew, He made the area around them equal to that of the shadow realm.....He'd appear, standing next to a tree with arms crossed, a sly smirk on his face. " ....I was told that I would find a man....named 'Flash' Here.....where is he.... "

Cassandra entering a clearing with a bulidin she blinked then emothion showing on her face she saw people somthing she had not seen for a long time she just stood there looking at them she just stood there in plain sight looking at them in her black tunic and black baggys not takeing her eyes off them

[Little_Half~Breed_Kodora ] [ i don't wantto do long posts. so if everyone else thinks i suck. well screw you o.o;;]

Jaia-Asumoto -- strength for...them" she said indicating Kodora, whom Jaia had the impulse to throw a shuriken at with her last remark...and Serielle..."Your a pillar of strength for me...If things go wrong, make no sign of it. Be yourself, and tell someone you trust in confidence...But never show it like this...Please, never do this again. If you do, I'll have to hit you...and we both know that won't end well. You are, Flash...Guardian of Redfang Island, Sensei of Redfang Dojo. Master of several martial arts, and former Avatar to the gods...one who even defied them. Just...don't...be weak. Because, when you re like this...everyone is affected. Even me." her hand flew up to block the stones that Kodora threw without much accuracy, so a majority missed. "Your weakness is everyone's downfall. Don't be weak. Be Flash." she felt Ishara's hand there, and nodded...sheathing Ichijmond one more time before turning around and burying her face in Ishara's shoulder. She did not cry or sob...but she needed her pillar of strength.

[ClaudiusBlue ] That voice... That ever so familiar voice speaking ever so familiar words, but something sounded wrong... The voice belonged to Flash but the words did not suit him within the least. Was this another dillusion? Did his ears play cruel tricks on him? The duke had no certain answer to this question as he stumbled onward through the forest, the blurred visage of several people appearing between the dark lines he had been so carefully no trying to collide into. "Flash!" shouted a raspy, winded voice from just beyond the group, the duke careening forward, his form falling and resting upon one of the lines he had been trying his best to evade. Shining amber and icy blue searched, trying to find the object of his attention, his eyes quinted and almost shut. "Flash... You say you are sorry, but who do you answer to...?" he said in a quiet voice, a harsh cough punctuating the end of his sentence. "Do you apologize to yourself? To every one else?" Things started to become clearer now, their faces becoming visible.

ruel tricks on him? The duke had no certain answer to this question as he stumbled onward through the forest, the blurred visage of several people appearing between the dark lines he had been so carefully no trying to collide into. "Flash!" shouted a raspy, winded voice from just beyond the group, the duke careening forward, his form falling and resting upon one of the lines he had been trying his best to evade. Shining amber and icy blue searched, trying to find the object of his attention, his eyes quinted and almost shut. "Flash... You say you are sorry, but who do you answer to...?" he said in a quiet voice, a harsh cough punctuating the end of his sentence. "Do you apologize to yourself? To every one else?" Things started to become clearer now, their faces becoming visible.