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[Fubuki Kouri]

Fubuki Kouri Bronze Woods(?), Sundown(?) "Huh?" The little ghost girl opened her eyes and sat up, finding herself in her clearing at the familiar Bronze Woods. "Oh yeah..." She remembered something, earlier this day, she had possessed a Nuit named Isolde and was too tired after the possessing session that she had to go to sleep. "Uuuh... my head... possession sure is tiring..." Kouri rubbed her temple with her right hand, shutting her eyes, and groaned in annoyance. This was why Kouri's power at possession was lagging far behind her other powers, she didn't like to do it very much as she viewed this power was very situational and the most consuming. But still... she had to practice them, this power could prove very useful in dealing with pesky mages. She could just possess them and make them kill themselves with their own magic, how fun! The path would be long, hard, and full of ethereal blood, sweat, tears, and soulmist but it would be worth it in the end. Kouri looked around and noticed something was quite odd... the sky was painted red, sure it was at the late afternoon time; but the red was... blood red. It was unnatural unless some powerful mage was messing with the sky or Rhysol decided it would be fun to literally make the sky run red with blood. "Myuuuuu~♪" Kouri jerked in surprise and quickly shifted to a standing position when she heard a... strangely cute high-pitched sound behind her. She turned around and found... "Myuuu~? ♪" A... creature of some sort. It's shape was like a fluffy white snowball with small black dots for eyes and awfully short feet. It looked like a... really fat mouse until it resembled a ball more than a mouse. It was really... really cute though. "Awwwwwww~ Come here~♥" Kouri cooed in the creature's adorableness and to her surprise, the creature approached her. Usually animals wanted nothing to do with one of the dead and should an animal approached her, most often it was wolves or other territorial animals defending themselves from the white humanoid monster with crimson red eyes that was Kouri. "Myu~ ♪ Myu~ ♪" The creature bounced forward, not only it looked like a ball, it acted like one too. It kept doing that until it arrived and glomped Kouri's chest, letting out its sickeningly adorable cry all along. "Myuuu~♪" It snuggled against Kouri's chest. "Awwwwwwwwww~ how cuuuuuuuuuuute~♥" The ball creature triggered Kouri's little girly side and she had been reduced to a blushing and cooing little girl of a ghost. She hugged it against her chest and shook from left to right. Completely forgetting about the blood-red sky incident. OOCI just let my imagination go crazy here! It's only the start though... more shykes coming up!

[Khrassvallen]

He loved the beautiful red of the sky. Khrassvallen was glad the Gods decided on that color. After all, something silly like blue would be hideous. He was in the Bronze Woods, slithering lethargically along and just enjoying the smoldering heat. Purple cumulonimbus clouds shaped like birds flew and swirled across the bloody sky, every now and then blocking out the bright sun. A large salamander buzzed by with its long insect wings, cleaning its eyeballs sleepily with its tongue. Not another sentient soul in sight. The day really was turning out to be splendid. The night before, he'd slept a dreamless sleep on a bed of goose feathers, and it'd been a wonderful rest. It was beside the point that all the feathers were still attached to the geese. They were leftovers for later. Might as well not let excess food go to waste. And he definitely had excess. A Dhani's deepest wish come true. How long had he been on the move already? The sun hadn't budged from its midday position in the middle of the sky, but that was normal. Right? Of course it was. Khrassvallen wasn't tired, but that was normal too. After all, he was superior. Suddenly a booming loud sound shook the ground, piercing his ears and sending him into convulsions. "Myuuuuu!" He cupped his scaly hands over his ears, thrashing wildly. His tail caught the thin trunk of a young ash tree, snapping it in half, sending it toppling to the forest floor. With his eyes scunched up in pain, he looked toward the sky as a dark shadow sudden blotted out the sun. A fluffy white creature towered over him, standing several meters high, with great black eyes and stubby, but still very large legs propping up its round body. "Myuuuuu!" It was a deep, harsh sound that resonated in his chest like drums, and it hurt. He was sure he'd never seen anything like it, but this wasn't Taldera. It took a hobbling step forward, shaking the ground with its weight. Its mouth slowly opened, revealing that it had no teeth. Oh. That'sss not sso b-, he thought, but was suddenly cut off when three rows of razor sharp fangs popped out of the shiny pink gums. "What in Ssssiku's name?!" Khrassvallen squirmed upright, frantic and wild in his attempt to flee. He half lunged, half slithered away, smacking tree limbs out of the way and ripping through undergrowth as fast as he could. He could hear the great white beast's feet crashing after him, shaking the trees and him to the core. "Myuuuuuuuuuu!" it bellowed, making him wince and cover his ears. Thank the Gods he didn't need his arms for balance, like a running human. "Get the heck away from me!" "Myu!!" it hollered, clearly not about to go anywhere but after him. For the love of Gods. OOCI'm sorry this took so long! It fell between the cracks, for some reason. I had a draft saved for the longest time.

[Fubuki Kouri]

Fubuki Kouri "Ehehehehe~♥" Kouri cupped the adorable ball animal in her hands and snuggled it against her cheek, it's high-pitched cry signalling it liked the gesture as well. Her bewitched state didn't let her notice any of the strange things happening around her, such as those trees with red roses as leaves and how the petals falling down around her, creating a beautiful elegant scene of a ghost girl snuggling a creature with falling rose petals. "Myu! Myu! Myu! Myu!" The fluffy white creature suddenly shook excitedly and its small eye dots looked pass Kouri's cheek and into the deep Woods ahead as if signalling her to go there. "Hmmm? What's there?" Kouri held the creature by her chest like a little girl holding her doll and turned around to face the particular direction. "Myuuuu~" The creature only held its stubby little forelegs as if telling Kouri to bring it somewhere ahead. "Awww~ Okay~ just because you're so cute~♥" Kouri couldn't resist its adorableness and prepared herself to depart. She flexed her legs and with a wave of chilling air, flew like an arrowhead forward, dodging trees because she wasn't sure the creature she held was able to phase through physical objects like she could. The adorable white ball kept voicing its endearing cry, excited at the free ride the ghost gave it. Two chimes later, her crimson eyes were greeted by an awe-inspiring spectacle. A giant version of the little creature she held on her chest was chasing a... Dhani! Kouri's crimson eyes went wide in excitement, she could finally meet her favorite race. Kouri always found the Dhani race to be beautiful and mysterious, especiall the white-colored ones. Maybe that's where Kouri's reptilian crimson eyes and powder white skin complexion came from. "Myuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu~" The excitable creature in her hands was also excited, but it seemed the cause was different. The hulking giant version of the ball creature suddenly stopped, its giant eyes blinked twice then it focused on the tiny version of itself. It howled with the bellowing version of the same cute cry, trees and ground shook at the sheer soundwave. "I-is that your mother?" Kouri drew the most logical conclusion that came to her mind, her question was answered when the tiny creature suddenly released itself from her hands and launched to its 'mother'. Taking its place on top of its parent and waving his stubby little feet at Kouri as if thanking her for delivering itself to its parent. "Myuuuuuuuu!" Giant Mama ball bellowed again, its tone motherly and calm, perhaps it thought the Dhani ate her children and went on a roaring rampage of revenge, but now that the child was safely on top of her she calmed down and turned around; leaving both the ghost girl and male Dhani gawking at its tree-flinging, ground-shaking white ball body. "Aaaaaaah... so that's its mother after all..." Kouri was gawking for a good thirty seconds before she shook her head and focused her attention to the half-snake man in front of her. The Dhani was unfortunately not colored white, but it was still beautiful nonetheless. Yellow, blue, and a hint rusty orange scales graced its muscular body and exotic black reptilian slits served as his pupils. "Uhm... h-hi~" Kouri sheepishly waved her right hand and approached the male Dhani closer, the snake man literally towered over Kouri's small stature. Her wide crimson eyes darted left and right as she examined his scales. "W-woah..." An astonished moan escaped her lips, she even forgot to ask on why a fluffy giant ball creature was chasing him or even introduced herself first before she reached out and trailed his chest with her right index finger.

[Khrassvallen]

Thank Siku he wasn't a slow Constrictor, or he'd already be stuck in those monstrous jaws of the beast chasing him. How long had be been fleeing? Khrassvallen glanced up at the sun, panting and quivering with adrenaline as the crashing behind him steadily grew closer. The sun was still in the middle of the sky, immobile. He knew the monster's long stride would prove to be an advantage when he finally tuckered out. Then he'd be a dead Dhani. But then, suddenly, the rumbling stopped. To a degree. The beast obviously slowed down, and its tone changed. Khrassvallen, though, kept on slithering for his life. He crashed to a stop in a snarl of thorn bushes, flanked on both sides by a thick knot of tree trunks.

The prickles were scratching and scraping his underbelly painfully, but he had to look and see. It went against his instincts, which were screaming Run, run, run! But he just couldn't help himself. Anxiously, he twisted around on his coils, peeking over the top of the shoulder high brush. The great beast had stopped chasing him, instead it was focusing on something closer to the ground, but its massive body blocked it out. "Myuuuuuuuuu!" it bellowed, though not angrily, and soon after, he heard a voice. A female was speaking in Common tongue. Disregarding the painful thorns that had tangled around his body, and the hulking beast that had been chasing him, Khrassvallen pushed his way back the way he'd come. Back in the direction of the creature with teeth bigger than his petching head.

He skirted around the white beast in a wide, weary arc, stopping short when he saw the small girl staring up at it, seemingly without any fear. Just in time, as well, to see the miniature creature in her arms, a carbon copy of the giant taking up the clearing, leap up onto its head. "What the petch?" The massive monster seemed so content now. It glanced at him with its great beady eyes, and he was sure he didn't imagine it glare at him. Khrassvallen wanted to hiss, but a part of him decided that would cause another undesirable situation. So he lowered his wide eyes, prickling with anger and unease, as it lumbered away, back into the trees.

"Uhm... h-hi," the child spoke again, making him start. He glared at her, and then balked, getting a good look at her as she approached. Long, silvery hair, blood red eyes. And was that blood on her clothing? Khrassvallen tasted the air with his tongue, and inhaled through his nose. Yes, definitely blood. Instinctively, his tail stiffened beneath him, the muscles bunching and preparing to strike. His rattle started to vibrate as well, filling the air with the sound of warning. Though, to a degree, he was very curious. She was so small, so delicate looking. But her eyes were the eyes of some sort of monster. She stopped in front of him, a look of awe on her youthful face, and she trailed her finger down his chest.

A low, uneasy hiss seethed from inside him, and he opened his mouth imperceptibly, flashing long fangs. To eat, or not to eat? That is the question.

[Fubuki Kouri]

Fubuki Kouri "Oh? Don't be afraid..." Kouri took the Dhani's show of aggression as signs he was afraid of her. She wasn't surprised, not many could approach her ghostly state without even flinching; except few brave and powerful or stupid and ignorant people. Kouri didn't realize that something was up, she didn't materialize herself, yet she could touch the Dhani. "Oh my, Sir, what big teeth you have?" Kouri gawked in awe, not fear, at the Dhani's long fangs. "You know, maybe if I introduce myself, you won't be so hesitant anymore~" Kouri backed away from the Dhani, slowly lifted the hem of her dress, and curtsied to him "My name if Fubuki Kouri, Sir, but you can call me Kouri~ Ehehe~ What's yours?" Not a tinge of fear could be detected from her voice, only genuine curiosity and friendliness. Kouri knew the Dhani couldn't hurt her... unless he was a mage of some sort, but she didn't want to assume. "Hmmm~ Perhaps are you hungry? That's why your tail is shaking-shaking? Ahaha~ I'll find some food for you, though, I'm not sure I can be quic-" *THUD!* As if on cue, a sheep fell from the sky and crash-landed between Kouri and the Dhani, the ship was obviously dead due to the impact. Kouri's eyes widened in surprise and blinked before brightening up. "There's your food, Sir! Ahahahaha!" One could only wonder on why she didn't find a sheep falling from the sky to be an unusual occasion.

[Khrassvallen]

OOCI'm sorry I've been so tardy. Catching up on posts, and I'm so lazy lately.

Afraid? Afraid! To think, she had to audacity to assume that he was fearful of her. Khrassvallen's eyes narrowed, and his tongue flicked from between dry lips. Sure, she had a very unnerving appearance. He'd never in his more than one hundred years seen a child with such a look as this one. Everything about her screamed abnormal. What was she? There were a few possibilities, but he couldn't make assumptions. He swayed wearily atop his long, coiled tail, watching her cautiously and speculatively. She showed not an ounce of fear or hesitation. What was he supposed to be think of that? Nothing good. Very few would choose to treat a Dhani so nonchalantly. Especially one with his fangs bared and tail rattling.

It annoyed him, but also increased his curiosity. When she stepped back and curtsied, he looked at her closely, eyes raking her small body up and down with a tilted head. "My name isss-," Khrassvallen started, but was cut off when he was forced to jump back - or rather slither back - in surprise when the dead sheep crashed to the ground between them. Nothing out of the ordinary there. He looked up at the red sky - the same color as this Kouri's eyes, trying to see if there were any more coming down. None. He looked back at the girl, and the sheep. Curiously, he slithered around the child, almost brushing against her, but not quite. He leaned in close and sniffed her side, tasting the air around her with his tongue.

She was a solid cold spot compared to the warm air around them. Blues and greens where everything else was the warm colors of heat. He reared back and away from her, hissing wearily. "What are you?" he demanded. She had the same heat signature of the dead sheep. He wanted to put two and two together, but there were other possibilities as well. Khrassvallen grabbed one of the sheep's legs and drug it further away, putting some distance between himself and the creepy child. The fact that she was so seemingly happy made her appearance all the more unnerving. Who would think that blood red eyes could look so innocent and bubbly. Especially when she had gore spattered on her.

Not that he had room to talk. He'd been chipper more than few times while covered in blood and carnage from a hunt.

[Fubuki Kouri]

Fubuki Kouri The Dhani seemed to be very wary of her, Kouri realized that, she tilted her head to the side as if utterly confused on why he would be cautious. Thinking that showing negative expressions would not help her case in knowing this beautiful creature more, Kouri kept her innocent, bubbly look on her large Vantha eyes. "Ehehehe~ awww... why do you look so afraid~?" She finally decided to crack the ice "Usually... you know~" She fidgeted with her hair ribbons and beamed him a happy smile. "In stories~ little girls like me are the one who was supposed to be afraid of 'monsters' like you... ehehe~ This is kind of a twist don't you think?". Then... something clicked inside her mind Maybe, little princess, he knows that you're... ehehehe, you know... a ghost? Her smile curled into a mischievous grin. Kouri coyly approached the Dhani again and bend her body forward, extending her right hand and trailed her index finger to his chest again "Ahahaha~ I'm just a little girl, Sir... if you do something... I won't be able to defend myself... riiight? So you shouldn't be afraid..." She wanted to play this game, just to see how far she could push his buttons until he lashed out or... ran away like a coward.