Completed [Bronze Woods/Kabrin Road] Ghostbuster (Castor)

[Fubuki Kouri]

Fubuki Kouri 39th of Spring, 19th of Bell, 513 AV "Ahahahaha~ What should I do tonight, hmmm?" A haunting girlish giggle echoed in the bronze woods that night courtesy of Kouri, the gothic lolita ghost girl. If one looked closely to one of the tall tree branches, one can spot a flickering form of a little girl sitting on top of it; her ethereal white hair swaying around and she gently swung her legs back and forth. Yesterday, she underwent an intense training session with her master, Cyrus. Uuuh... I still feel tired... The training almost drained her of her Soulmist so she was forced to rest for many hours, she had just woken up from her slumber half a bell ago. I want to have some fun... Kouri was feeling mischievous at the moment. After that intense practice, Kouri thought she deserved to have a break and what better way to satiate her desire than to scare the shyke out of the living. Hmm.. ehehe..., I think I'll prank the road tonight... Kouri grinned mischievously as she disappeared from the tree branch, blinking her way to the Kabrin Road located near the woods. Half a Bell later "Uhuhuhu..." Kouri let out a naughty giggle as she spotted a traveler shelter perched near the side of the road and by the look of bright light emanating from the windows combined with smokes coming out of the chimney, this particular shelter was most likely occupied. "Ehehe..." Kouri rubbed her hands together as she 'dove' into the ground, then she slowly moved underground; planning to scare the living shykes out of the shelter's occupants. Inside the shelter Two travelers, obviously merchants by the looks of their clothing, were enjoying a nice cup of tea and the warm heat from the fireplace. The two male human merchants were happily chatting with each other, mostly about businesses and price lists in the Sylira region. Unfortunately, their comfortable situation was about to end as they felt an ominous feeling, like something... bad was going to happen. "Ehehehe.... hehehe..." Both of the merchants froze in surprise as they heard the eerie giggling voice of a little girl echoing in the shelter, they put their cups down and looked around; hands on their swords to prepare for any bandits or wild animals, but what kind of bandit or wild animals giggle like that? Suddenly... "Boo!" Kouri rose up from the ground and appeared in the middle of the room. The expressions of the merchants were that of pure confusion, shock, and fear as they shrieked a high-pitched scream of panic. They were surely did not expect to see a little girl wearing a white dress stained with blood-splotches rose up from the ground in the middle of the room; her crimson red eyes, the black mist swirling around her, and the chilling sensation as the room temperature dropped due to her presence only made the situation worse. "Ahahaha!! Hahahaha!! I'm gonna take your souuuuuul~♪" Kouri said in a sing-song as she blinked around the room, vanishing and appearing in different locations. "GYAAAAH!! G-g-g-g-g-g-" Both of the merchants stuttered their words, their weapons dropped to the ground as they tremble in fear. "Hmmm? G...g what? Ehehe~ Don't you mean..." Kouri's ethereal white hair magically lost its ribbons and being let loose, wildly swayed similar to the Gorgon's serpentine hair. "..Ghost? AHAHAHAHAHA!!!" That was the last straw as the door of the shelter slammed open and the two merchants charged outside as if their life depended on it, screaming words like 'ghost', 'phantom', and 'evil spirit' along the way. "Ahahahaha~ Aaaahahahaha~ That was fuuuuuun~♪" Kouri grabbed her stomach and giggled like a hyperactive little girl, the poor merchants reactions were completely priceless. "Ahahaha! Ahaha... aaah... hehehe..." Kouri slowly calmed down, though the occasional giggle still escaped her lips "Uhm..." She looked around the room and found lots of stuffs, obviously belonging to the merchants. "Ehehe~ maybe they have some good stuffs here... obviously they don't need them anymore~" Kouri grinned as she started to loot her 'spoils', she was only searching for mizas and maybe a dagger or two as her Soulmist projection ability didn't let her to pick up heavy things... yet.

[Castor]

Accalia Castor was taking a stroll through the woods, looking for some downtime with mediation and maybe a chat with his twin sister. He trudged along the foliage of the forest, leaves were scattered everywhere. Each step he took made a soft crunching noise. As he stopped to look around the area, he noticed a clearing that had a flattop rock – it was perfect. He began to walk towards the clearing, aiming to sit on that rock. When he reached that he sat down and heaved a sigh. He removed his bag and placed his beside himself. Castor could hear the sound of the birds calling and the breeze rushing past the trees. Castor took a breath in and said “Now this is what I call rest in peace.” After listening to sounds of nature, Castor pulled his legs in, crossing them over one another and rested his hands on each knee, palms pointing to the sky. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath in, and then a deep breath out, then a deep breath in, then a deep breath out. His breath cycled over and over, becoming slower and deeper as time passed. He listened to the air rushing into his lung, filling them with the air that gives him life, and rushing out to prepare for the next breath. Castor visualized his sister’s face; this was easy however, because they were almost identical. As her face slowly filled his vision, Castor could feel he was exiting his body. Castor opened his eyes within his own mind, every direction he look there was nothing but darkness. Within Castor’s mind, he felt weightless as if his body could just float away and sink at the same time. Castor always found it odd that when he enters this state, clothing never transferred over, but he got use to it over time. Suddenly Accalia faded into existence, her eyes were closed and her hair was spread out and was slowly drooping down. Her eyes slowly open and her soft lips began to move. “Long time, no see, Zith-bile” She said, mocking Castor. Castor gazed upon with eyes that would cut a lesser man’s soul. He took a deep breath in a said “Back at ya, Jamoura-face”. The twins laughed out loud and gave one another a hug. “I see you’ve been studying hard” Accalia said, crossing her arms with a smile. “Mhmm, while you goof off.” Castor said, teasing Accalia. “Gee, I study too…” “Mmm? What have you been studying with in my head?” “How… um… ghost…. communicate… how… um… ghosts communicate, yes that’s it, communication.” The twins chatted for a while, mostly about what they think, because even if a twin is inactive, they can still see what the other can see. The two shared words, jokes and discussed about life. Accalia asked if Castor wanted to take a break and if she could surface, Castor agreed. The two continued talking until something disturbed the meditation. The sound of screams echoed within Castor’s mind and Accalia’s vision began to white out. “Ahhh!” Accalia gasped for air as her mind flooded into the body prematurely, this gave her a slight headache that slowly subsided. “What’s going on?” she said as her breath returned. In the distance, she could see two people running for their life, screaming out the words phantom and ghost. Accalia heaved a small sigh, “first few seconds in this body, and I’ve got work…” she thought. Accalia untied the blue ribbon around her neck and began pulling her hair back, tying it into a ponytail with the ribbon. She picked her bag up, pulled up her hood and began venturing towards the commotion. Accalia saw a traveller’s shelter, and assumed that this ‘phantom’ was in there. She travelled towards the building and that’s when she heard the giggles of a small child. However, these giggles weren’t normal. The sound echoes in a haunting manner and the area was slightly chilled. “Yep, phantom.” She said to herself. She opened the door and entered the building, there she saw a greedy little girl picking up and sorting through various items. The girl was dressed in white lacy clothing with blood stains, and wore ribbons in her hair along with a floral headband on her head. Her hair was silver, just like Accalia, except hers was far superior in length. Accalia looked at the girl with her odd coloured eyes, and cleared her throat, getting the ghost’s attention. “Who might you be, dear?” Accalia said, looking softly into the ghost’s eyes. By the way the ghost assumed it form and clothing, Accalia assumed that it would best to treat her motherly.

[Fubuki Kouri]

Fubuki Kouri "Ooooh! This is nice! Ooooh~ What's that? Oh oh oh! That one's shiny! Ehehehe~" Kouri acted like a fascinated little girl as she examined the merchants' wears, it seemed the merchants specialized in accessories and jewelry as she found many shiny and pretty rings, necklaces, and earrings. The jewelries were small enough for Kouri to carry with her tendrils "I'm not sure I can bring them all..." however they were too many of them to carry in one go. "Oh well~ I'll guess I'll do multiple tri-" Kouri cut herself short as she heard a cough from the direction of the shelter's door. "Who?!" Kouri quickly looked to that particular direction and she spotted a... man, a strange man with hooded robe, pale ash blonde hair, leather armor, and his eyes, they were strange, his right iris was green in color while his left was blue. ".........." Kouri went silent as she saw weapons strapped to the man. Then the man asked in a feminine tone much like it's if a woman was speaking, he asked Kouri about her identity. Kouri's eyes widened in shock as her current situation was not the ideal situation for a chit-chat, she was robbing for the gods' sake, and a man casually asking in a feminine tone was not a good sign. ".........." Kouri just kept silent as she slowly stood up and grabbed a small dagger among the wares with her Soulmist tendrils, the dagger spun dangerously around herself. "Go... away..." Her voice echoes in a threatening tone, she didn't want to be caught; but she didn't want to leave her spoils either so the logical conclusion would be to scare this hooded man off, just like those merchants. "Go away... or I will kill you..." Kouri threatened, her eyes narrowed to reptilian-like slit and her stance hostile, but in her mind she was terrified like any other little girl being caught doing something naughty. Oh please... please... go away... I uuh... I... She couldn't justify her actions, in every logical perspective, she was definitely a thief.

[Castor]

Accalia Accalia watched as the ghost turned around, setting her sight upon her. Accalia watched as the ghost’s eyes widen, as if she was shocked or was surprised. Accalia kept looking at the ghost, waiting for a response. However, the ghost reacted instead of speaking. Accalia couldn’t help but smile as she watched the ghost put up a threatening display, she thought it was kind of cute. The ghost narrowed pupils her and changed her posture, standing tall to look intimidating, like a cobra. The ghost seemed to have grabbed a dagger amongst the pile of riches with her soulmist and began spinning it around herself dangerously. Although the ghost threatened to kill her, it wasn’t exactly the first time a ghost wanted her dead. Accalia could see through the ghost’s threat, not only because she experienced a situation like this before, but because she could tell the ghost was slightly frightened. The dagger the ghost grabbed wouldn’t do much harm. Although it looked flashy, with its gem incrusted grip and its engraved artwork along the blade, it was basically an ornamental dagger. The blade was slightly dull, and the tip was too broad, the dagger wouldn’t do harm if it stabbed or slashed. If the ghost wasn’t frightened then she would have noticed these details, or maybe she was too young to understand. Accalia giggled and walked towards the ghost carefully, kneeling down to her height, removing her hood. The ghost took a form of a young girl was looked as if she was aged between nine to twelve. “So dear, what are you doing?” Accalia asked again, looking into the ghost’s reptilian like pupils. She hoped by doing it, the ghost would understand what she’s doing and change her actions. Accalia wanted to get to know the ghost; she enjoys the company of children, living and ghosts a like. She smiled as she asked the ghost for her name - it would be easier to remember the ghost that way. “What’s your name, dear?”

[Fubuki Kouri]

"Grrrr..." Kouri kept her threatening pose to drive this strange man off, but instead the hooded man approached her. !? Kouri started to panic, was this man a brave and strong warrior like her master? Or worse, if he's also a mage, he could harm or kill her. "D-don't come closer!" Kouri commanded with a growling voice, though her stutter made the threat failed to achieve its intended influence... The man was inching closer and closer until he was in front of her and... knelt in front of her and removed his hood. "................" Kouri stared at the man's face, now that she could get a better look; the man's oddly colored eyes didn't emit any hostile feelings whatsoever, his eyes looked sincere and kind. He asked Kouri again in his oddly feminine tone about what she was doing and her identity. "I... I..." Kouri was taken aback, she wasn't sure on what to do, but then she realized if this man was a squire or a knight, she could get in a heap of trouble. She could be punished most likely for disturbing peace AND thievery. She couldn't afford that, so upped the ante. "I... DON'T MESS WITH ME!" Kouri stared directly into the man's eyes, crimson red facing off with green-blue and put the dagger to the man's neck. "I mean it! Leave. me. alone!" She couldn't kill the man, no, she's not a psychopath. She merely wanted to scare this man off, grabbed some of the jewelries, and be on her way; simple as that. But this man seemed to not get the message so she was forced to act murderous. Please... please go away!

[Castor]

Accalia ST notethe making of this soulmist can be found at the bottom. When Accalia asked the small ghostly child her questions, she reached into her bag and opened a container within it. She then dipped hand in the container full of soulmist that she made. After doing so, she resealed the container and rubbed her hands together, and the soulmist was absorbed. The girl was still trying to grasp her word when suddenly she lashed out, placing the knife to Accalia’s neck. It was merely an inch away from Accalia’s neck and looked as if it was the end for her. However, Accalia didn't fear this gesture, because she knew that the knife was blunt and by looking into the ghost’s eyes, she could tell that she wasn't a killer. Accalia gently reach towards the knife, grabbing not onto the knife, but onto the girl’s soulmist. Her soulmist was cold and felt gel-like. While she looked into the girl’s ghostly eyes as she eased away the knife with care, she didn't want harm her soulmist. After she moved the knife, she smiled and gave her approach another shot. “Don’t be afraid, I'm not here to harm you, dear.” She said, bearing a warm smile. “Please, dear. Tell me your name.” she asked in a kind and warm tone. Due to Accalia’s motherly nature, she could help but reach out to the girl. She moved her hand out and turned her hand so that her palm was facing up. She was gesturing for the girl to place her hand on her and trust her. Accalia wanted to speak to the girl, but she doesn't want her to be frightened.

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[Fubuki Kouri]

Fubuki Kouri "Hrrrrrmmmppphh!!!!" Kouri gritted her teeth and growled, this man was either very brave or very stupid to not flinch even when a dagger was at his throat. Oh come on... please... please just go away... Kouri's bluff started to falter as she nervously looked to her right, to the merchants' wears, before quickly returning to her stare. That's when something completely unexpected happen, the man... Kouri couldn't make up the words for it, but the man actually grabbed her Soulmist tendrils and put away her knife. "Wha-? How-? Wha.. what? H-how? T-that.. h-how? how?" Kouri's ethereal mind was wrecking for answers, she was completely sure she didn't materialize herself and how in the gods' name the man could touch her. "Ha... Ha... AAAAAH!!" Kouri's eyes widened in shock as she screamed in utter fear. The man's following kind gesture and warm tone only added to her fear as Kouri thought the man was like a wolf, gently playing with its prey before devouring her. "No! N-no! Nooooo!" Kouri looked to her left and right in panic, she quickly grabbed back the dagger and darted for the door to escape. If her spoils tonight would be only the dagger, it's fine, at least she got something. It's better to get the petch out of here than to be with this insane man.

[Castor]

Accalia Accalia waited for the girl to respond. Her hand was held out waiting to accept the girl, and she wore a warm and friendly smile. However, the reaction she got wasn't what she was expecting. The girl let out a shrill scream that pierced Accalia’s ears. As Accalia endured the scream, the ghostly girl escaped like her life depended on it. It seemed that Accalia’s approach wasn't the correct way for this situation; it seemed to have scared the poor soul. “Well that’s ironic… a ghost scaring people out of this place, just to be scared by another person…” Accalia thought to herself, raising her dark hood. The door was thrown open and Accalia’s attention was drawn to it. It seems owners of the house came back, but Accalia could see that they were quivering in fear. It was quite rare for people to a return back to a place that had just been haunted, so she assumed that they must have had very valuable stuff here. “W-who are you!” one said. “G-Get the p-petch out now!” the other said. Accalia detested foul language and she’d normally smack those that used it. However, if she smacked these people in their current state they might die from a heart attack. Instead, Accalia simple stood up and glared into the eyes of the men. Her cloak was partly open, revealing the chain that wrapped her body. Although this was unintentional, it was extremely effective in shutting them up. “I'm nobody… step aside…” she said in a dreary tone as she walked past them and out the door. Accalia didn't tell them her name because her Sire taught her that the more that you spread your name, the more people will hear about you, and if a ghost or enemy hears about you, you could become their next target. After exiting the house, Accalia began tracking the spirit. However, at her experience she wasn't about to pinpoint where the ghost is. So instead she had to walk around aimlessly, relying on her enhanced senses. She walked around the wood called for the ghost to come out. “Dear? Where are you?” she called out. “You don’t have to hide.” she added. If the ghost didn't come out of hiding, Accalia was prepared to offer a handful of soulmist to lure her out. Although Accalia technically didn't make this soulmist herself, she knows that her brother made a fairly decent batch of it. Of the two, his batches were always superior.

[Fubuki Kouri]

No no no no... nooo! A translucent white flash can be seen darting through the Bronze Woods that night courtesy of the gothic lolita ghost girl, Kouri. She was 'flying' through the woods, phasing through trees and bushes but taking care about the dagger carried by her Soulmist; if she lost it, then all her efforts tonight will be all for naught. "Uweeeeh..." She groaned in annoyance at her inability to blink as far as usual because she was carrying a dagger, she must take care not to drop it. Kouri was heading to her favorite tall tree, where she stashed her belongings inside a hollow hole on the tree's trunk, the hole was located up high on the tree with a branch near it; its location was perfect to hide various small items. Moreover, the tree's hole was facing a clearing so intruders would be easily spotted by Kouri. I'm... almost there! Kouri recognized the clearing in front of her, it was clear she had arrived at her 'home'. Spotting her tree, she slowly floated upwards and sat on her favorite branch near the hollow hole. "Huff... fuuuh..." Taking a moment to rest, she slowly put her brand new dagger to her face; examining it. The dagger's gem-encrusted hilt and intricate patterns on the blade glinted in the moonlight. Wow... so beautiful... This dagger was very different from her steel dagger, this dagger was much more complex and artistic. It must be powerful! Kouri's childish mind concluded and she tried stabbing it to the branch, but the dagger just glanced off the surface. "Huuuuh?" Kouri tilted her head and tried it again, but everytime the dagger connected with the hard wood, it would just bounce off. "It's... dull?" Kouri put down the dagger and her tendrils went to her 'treasure' hole to pick up her steel dagger. "........." Kouri compared both of them, it was clear that the steel dagger was much more plain than the ornamental one, however the cold steel edges looked much sharper and intimidating than the ornamental one. "...aaah... I see... this dagger is not a weapon, but a... jewelry of some sort... AH!" Kouri's mind concluded something "So that's why he was not afraid! He knew I can't hurt him!.... haumph..." Kouri pouted in annoyance "A-and then... h-he can... grab my tendrils... h-he must be a mage..." Kouri had no knowledge about Spiritism so she concluded that the hooded man must be a mage of some sort, like her master. A few moments later, Kouri could hear voices... Hi?! Kouri shuddered in fear as she recognized the feminine-tone voice, it was the voice of the hooded man. N-no... h-how can he find me? H-how?! The abilities that the hooded man demonstrated so far terrified Kouri to no end, usually humans would freak out at her presence barring some brave and powerful ones; it was clear to her that this man was no ordinary person. Grrrrr... f-fine! I'll show him! Kouri grabbed her dagger, the one that was designed as a weapon; the steel one. Its metallic surface glinting dangerously in the moonlight. "Ehehehe~" Kouri giggled mischievously as she slowly waited for the man to show himself, this time she was sure he would be terrified and hopefully leave her alone. After a few moments, the hooded man finally arrived at the clearing, his mismatched eyes searching something obviously looking for the mysterious little ghost. ".........Huff..." Kouri inhaled as she prepared her most intimidating face, her eyes narrowed into serpentine slits, her hair ribbons disappeared to let her hair spread out , and she spun her steel dagger around herself. Kouri slowly floated downwards to face the man. "Leave... now!!" Kouri said as she slowly touched the ground, her crimson reptilian eyes fiercely facing the man's blue and green. "Just leave me alone!!" She stopped her dagger so it became clearly visible to the hooded man.

[Castor]

Accalia Accalia continued walking, holding a handful of soulmist, calling out to the ghost. Her eyes darted in every direction hoping to spot her. She could sense that she was close, but didn’t know in what direction. Accalia looked at the glowing substance in her hands, feeling its unique consistency. “I hope she comes out soon…” she said, and as luck has it she did appear. Accalia looked up to meet the ghost girl. She once again saw her white lacy dress cover in blood stain, but something was different. Her hair was freely swaying in the breeze, and her attitude has changed – She was more confident. The ghost commanded to leave Accalia to leave, and had begun spinning a dagger around her body. The ghost stopped the dagger for a chime or two, as if she was showing that it was a real dagger, and wasn’t for show. Accalia felt slightly threatened by the dagger, but the feeling was natural. The ghost narrowed her pupils, and once again did her threating display. Accalia knew the knife could harm her, and that the ghost was trying to intimidate her. However, Accalia didn’t want to resort to violence. Instead, Accalia had to fight with her tongue and techniques that her Sire taught her. Accalia began to smear the handful of soulmist all over her body, and even ate some of it as well. The feel of the gel-like substance felt odd and chilling. Accalia then stared at the ghost, focusing on her appearance and the way she sounded. Accalia imagined the soulmist around her body was weaving into a dress, and imagined that the soulmist extended her hair to make it longer. As Accalia concentrated she felt the soulmist absorbing into her skin, radiating its eerie chill from under her flesh. By the time Accalia had finished concentrating, through ghost’s eyes, her body should look like the ghost floating before her. Accalia wanted to communicate with the ghost, but she can’t do that if the ghost is trying to intimidate her into submission. So in order to fight back and succeed her goal of communication, she needed to deter the ghost and break her intimidating state. Accalia wasn’t very skilled in physical combat, but when it comes to mental warfare. Accalia is on the front lines. “What’s wrong? You wouldn’t hurt me, would you?” Accalia said, testing her voice. Accalia waited for a reaction from the ghost to make sure her technique had worked properly. Since Accalia swallowed for of the soulmist and concentrated on what she wants to sound like, her voice should sound like the ghost that floats before her. Accalia doesn’t understand or know the ghost very well, so she couldn’t attack her past. However, if the ghost had a shred of good in her, she could make her feel guilty. Accalia advanced towards slowly, looking her in the eyes, through her eyes. She then tilted her head to the side, and spoke as if she was questioning the ghost’s nature. “I’m a good girl. I’m not a thief… am I…?” Accalia said. By questioning her nature, Accalia hope to break the ghost’s intimidation.