1 Serenity before the storm [Private/Seiryu/ NK/CLOSED] Mon Aug 10, 2015 5:56 am
Akai
D-rank
The third day of wandering an unknown land of Kumo was already going to an end. Due to the setting sun, the sky was changing its bright baby blue color into a mixture of pastel pink and warm orange. It seemed more calming that way as it was easier to gaze at the sky without getting ones head spinning. The terrain of this place seemed to be so empty, not even one soul alive around. Only a couple of lonesome weeds on the ground did shiver from time to time due to the touch of warm evening breeze. However, come to look closer, there could be seen one tiny figure slowly moving through this lonely terrain of Kumo. It was a red haired girl, dressed in long, wine red silk kimono, looking like an ordinary peasant taking the walk through small paths towards the mountains. The girl was stopping from time to time while raising her hand above ghostly white eyes, simply to gaze at the horizon in order to check what was in it for her. Though every time a deep sigh followed the gesture, as only more mountains and plain paths with the background of evening sky could be seen. The girl started to think that maybe she got lost as she had not encountered any houses with peasants yet. This was her first visit in the land of Kumo and she knew nothing about it at all. Impressions from the childhood fairy tales did not count anymore, she was in the grown-up world already.
However, suddenly a blurred figure started to emerge somewhere far in the horizon. Akai increased her speed instantly and after a second or two, some sort of more clear siluette, of what appeared to be a roof, emerged. At that moment the girl found herself already quickly rushing towards the siluette with the thought that this could be the first building she would encounter during the whole period of her travel. The most exciting idea, which encouraged the adrenaline rush to her brain, was that she hoped to finally meet someone alive, who could assist her in finding some food or the source of fresh water, maybe even to help her ambush and finally get rid off the three men-tail, which was dragging itself behind her since the day one. That was something she would not be able to handle alone as the chakra of it was very strong and nasty one. If not the high sensory abilities and good hiding skills, Akai would have been indeed dead by now. However, even though it costed risking an actual life for her, she would never go back to the place she was in. A physical death did not mean anything to the girl, but going back – that was what she considered to be a true ending of her life.
Shooing those irritating thoughts away, Akai finnaly got to the destination. As soon as she saw the complete image, a big frown and disappointed expresion casted a shadow on her face. “Just an abandoned shrine...with no people around again“ It was a beautiful one though, made of an old solid stone, standing strong and proud, without even one crack on its walls. This shrine seemed enlightened as the evening sun shared the light right upon its steps. As a tendency, a guardian animal made of stone stood beside the steps which were guiding to the inside of the shrine. The animal was a mythical one, half a dragon, half a lion, one could not tell what it really was. Soon after analysing the architechture, an invisible smile curved on Akai‘s lips. She felt somehow magical standing on those enlightened steps.
However, the tiredness was starting to kick in. Akai felt like losing her body strenght by every minute of staying up. She sat down on the steps without even going up them in order to check the inside of the shrine. Perhaps someone was dwelling in there, but it would take too much of already used up chakra to use the byakugan again and scan properly. It would probably result in Akai‘s collapse. Instead of taking care of the security matters, while sitting,the girl pressed her cheek to the cool stone of animal guardian and closed her heavy eyes. It felt so soothing and not even a minute had passed, the red haired Hyuuga princess fell asleep. Of course, it was not safe to act so, considering the fact that she was being chased for a while, though sometimes even the strongest ones need to understand that they posses human nature and human needs after all.
It remained such a calm evening for a while. Sleeping on the steps with her head gracefully resting against the solid old rock, with her full lips parted a little, her cheeks flushed in the warm color of red due to the sunrays hitting her skin, with the breeze gently playing in her long hair as well as with that sphisticated silky kimono of hers, Akai seemed like a goddess of this lonely shrine, who fell asleep being tired of dwelling in this place all alone. However, the stillness always calls for the storm.
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WC 871
However, suddenly a blurred figure started to emerge somewhere far in the horizon. Akai increased her speed instantly and after a second or two, some sort of more clear siluette, of what appeared to be a roof, emerged. At that moment the girl found herself already quickly rushing towards the siluette with the thought that this could be the first building she would encounter during the whole period of her travel. The most exciting idea, which encouraged the adrenaline rush to her brain, was that she hoped to finally meet someone alive, who could assist her in finding some food or the source of fresh water, maybe even to help her ambush and finally get rid off the three men-tail, which was dragging itself behind her since the day one. That was something she would not be able to handle alone as the chakra of it was very strong and nasty one. If not the high sensory abilities and good hiding skills, Akai would have been indeed dead by now. However, even though it costed risking an actual life for her, she would never go back to the place she was in. A physical death did not mean anything to the girl, but going back – that was what she considered to be a true ending of her life.
Shooing those irritating thoughts away, Akai finnaly got to the destination. As soon as she saw the complete image, a big frown and disappointed expresion casted a shadow on her face. “Just an abandoned shrine...with no people around again“ It was a beautiful one though, made of an old solid stone, standing strong and proud, without even one crack on its walls. This shrine seemed enlightened as the evening sun shared the light right upon its steps. As a tendency, a guardian animal made of stone stood beside the steps which were guiding to the inside of the shrine. The animal was a mythical one, half a dragon, half a lion, one could not tell what it really was. Soon after analysing the architechture, an invisible smile curved on Akai‘s lips. She felt somehow magical standing on those enlightened steps.
However, the tiredness was starting to kick in. Akai felt like losing her body strenght by every minute of staying up. She sat down on the steps without even going up them in order to check the inside of the shrine. Perhaps someone was dwelling in there, but it would take too much of already used up chakra to use the byakugan again and scan properly. It would probably result in Akai‘s collapse. Instead of taking care of the security matters, while sitting,the girl pressed her cheek to the cool stone of animal guardian and closed her heavy eyes. It felt so soothing and not even a minute had passed, the red haired Hyuuga princess fell asleep. Of course, it was not safe to act so, considering the fact that she was being chased for a while, though sometimes even the strongest ones need to understand that they posses human nature and human needs after all.
It remained such a calm evening for a while. Sleeping on the steps with her head gracefully resting against the solid old rock, with her full lips parted a little, her cheeks flushed in the warm color of red due to the sunrays hitting her skin, with the breeze gently playing in her long hair as well as with that sphisticated silky kimono of hers, Akai seemed like a goddess of this lonely shrine, who fell asleep being tired of dwelling in this place all alone. However, the stillness always calls for the storm.
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WC 871
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