Completed [Bronze Woods] Morbid Festivities (Yuri)

[Fubuki Kouri]

Fubuki Kouri "Eh? Why do you care so much for that random hunter anyway?" Kouri put her left hand to her waist and used her right to flick her hair, billowing it to the side. With that statement, even the simpleton could know the little girl had changed, far from the gentle Vantha who couldn't even kill a fly on purpose. With so many animal and human blood on her hands, her sense of morality was altered to the point that she didn't care for the lives of strangers. "....." Rena just kept leaning her head on Kouri's body, maybe it's time for her to learn to abandon the petty morals she held dear; her unlife would be so much easy without those pesky restrictions. "What do we practice with? Ehehe~ My daggers of course! Just a minute~♪" Kouri then lovingly rubbed Rena's ethereal light blond hair and launched herself back to her tree. While Kouri was away, Rena sat on the ground and just stared forward with her eyes unfocused. Rena sighed and suddenly spoke in a whisper "I..." She brought up her knees to her chin and hugged them "I know now... my sister is right, I care too much for my humanity and all that, I'm not a human anymore, why should I care, right?" Rena was silent for a good fifteen seconds before her lips suddenly curled into a small grin, it was rather out of place with the mood. "Ehehehe..." She even giggled "Aha...ahaha... that's right, when I... when I think about all this like Sis does, she's right. Nobody truly cares for us like we care each other anyway..." Then... something happened, Rena's eyes turned slightly crimson and started to resemble Kouri's. She went silent, but now her gaze was extremely focused, her eyes showed anger but her lips showed delight. "I'm baaaaaaack~♪" The older sister's voice echoed in the are as she came back with all four of her chakrams in tow and an extra ornamental dagger. "Rena~♪ Here you go~" Kouri approached Rena and offered her the usual ornamental dagger she used for training. "No, Sis... I want the real one..." Rena turned her head towards the older ghost, with her eyes glowing with a slight crimson hue. "Oh... you want a real one? Okay!" Kouri was a bit surprised to see the change in Rena's eyes, was she mimicking her own? If so then great! That meant Rena loved her even more. Kouri smiled and gave Rena a steel dagger which was accepted by the younger ghost's left hand, her preference was because Rena was a left-handed human. "Alright then~ Sir Yuri! Here you go~" Rena offered Yuri a cold iron dagger. After it was accepted, Kouri started to instruct both Yuri and Rena, her tone was like a playgroup leader teaching a game's rules to her peers "Just focus your energy around the objects you touch! And then try to keep it constant! Ehehe~ Ehm... that's about it I think, you have to try it for yourself!" Kouri then started to train as well, she spun the chakrams around her body and made waltzed through the air in complex motions and trajectories. "Ehehe~" Rena tried to do basic movements with her dagger, something broke inside her mind; her cheerful attitude showed it.

[Yuri Forsin]

Sighing again, Yuri crossed his arms and floated down to the ground in a sitting position. Worry for the knocked out hunter was still in mind, but Yuri was sure the man would be fine, momentarily forgetting the numerous, predatory beasts in the woods. Once Kouri launched off to retrieve her daggers, Yuri sat across from Rena, who was still reeling from the shock of Kouri's outburst at her. The musician ghost merely closed his eyes and tried relaxing for a bit, but he couldn't. Not after all the events of today, where he saw a ghost whose mind had been tragically shattered, and the sister who suffers because of it but still loves her. And... he was worried that they would both be dragged into the depths of insanity; but how could he help them?! Yuri himself struggled to retain whatever humanity and sanity he had left, so how could he look after them? Yuri's bemusing was only interrupted by Rena's sudden whisper, seemingly to herself. Opening his eyes, Yuri could only watch in still despondence as Rena, right in front of him, began slipping down the same path her sister had already progressed far on. What was he to tell the young girl? No, its okay? Don't let go of your humanity? His eyebrows furrowed, Yuri looked with sharp firmness at Rena, wanting to say something... but this faded almost as quickly as it sprung up. Is it really inevitable to all ghosts, that they will sooner or later go mad? Yuri could only wonder as he saw the startling transformation in Rena; more like her older, more unstable sister's crimson red eyes, and her demure but disturbing grin. The hopelessness in Rena's voice for her own mind's sanity and her morals, it troubled Yuri greatly. But he only observed on, not saying a single word. Not saying a single word to persuade her otherwise, that there was still a reason to hang on to her past self. For Yuri realized in resignation, the eventual fate of Kouri, Rena, himself, and all other ghosts... was a broken lunacy. Like a river, its flow can only be stemmed for so long... Upon Kouri's arrival with her daggers in tow, Yuri extended a soulmist tendril into his right palm, collecting the ethereal substance in it till he felt confident it was enough to hold the dagger. Concentrating his mind on this task, Yuri tried putting out of mind his previous thoughts. Taking the dagger in his right hand, Yuri focused hard on keeping his energy steady and constant, as he shakily lifted the cold iron dagger. Compared to possession, this seemingly simple act was draining his energy significantly faster. Yuri watched in slight envy as Kouri moved her chakrams about so gracefully. Yet, despite her playfulness in twirling them about, they could so easily kill if their master desired to do so. And by now, Yuri knew Kouri was not against that. Yuri suddenly glided up to Kouri, his right hand and dagger held near his chin as he watched her intently. I wonder... how well could she fight with these chakram? Yuri knew it was an almost foolish curiosity, but, for future reference and knowledge, he wanted to see Kouri's fighting ability. Coughing politely, Yuri smiled courteously to Kouri, masking away his inner turmoil of thoughts, "Miss Kouri, I am wondering how skilled you are in wielding your chakram. So... could I ask if you could show it in a spar with me? If you so want that is..." Yuri prepared to get into a somewhat battle-ready stance, holding his dagger in front of him like a fencer does with his rapier, his face set grim and determined. Yet it was still unsure and not quite steady, and Yuri probably already knew the result of this fight. "Now, please don't be disappointed in my skill. I'm a pianist, not a fighter."

[Fubuki Kouri]

Fubuki Kouri "A spar?" Kouri stopped spinning her chakrams and stationed them back to her shoulders. Kouri cocked her eyebrow for a split second, thinking was he insane? Then she quickly switched to a small smile. She forgot Yuri was also a ghost and she didn't have to worry about accidentally killing him. Kouri's definition of 'spar' was 'a few real stabs and slashes', mind you. Rena also stopped practicing and looked at Yuri, if she was in her right mind; Rena would try to convince Yuri on not proceeding with his decision, who knows what could her sister do? She could very easily went out of control and thinking it was a real fight or something. However... Rena just smiled and giggled, she wanted to see on what would happen; her mind giving in to every sadistic urges that came with her broken psyche. She sat down on the ground and made herself comfortable for the show. "Hmm? I'm also not a fighter, I'm a singer, Sir Yuri~ Ehehe~" Kouri lightly giggled and spun her chakrams once. "Let's do our best!" She elegantly bowed and held out her hands to the side. At her command, two chakrams launched itself to Yuri in an arching motion, approaching him from the left and right. Kouri then positioned the rest two chakrams into a drill-like formation and threw them in rapid succession. Even at the beginning of the battle, two chakrams and eight daggers were launching to Yuri's position. Restraint was one of the things the older ghost girl utterly lacked, she saw this as fun and games after all.

[Yuri Forsin]

Upon preparing to spar with the young ghost, Yuri almost immediately regretted making such a decision. What madness had taken hold of him to do something so one-sided and the result of which he already knew? But, it was a little too late for regrets now. Yuri respectfully bowed back to Kouri. "Show me your skill Miss Kouri!" At ready with his dagger, Yuri waited in a quiet anticipation for Kouri's move... for about barely a moment. Yuri's eyes widened in surprise as he saw two chakrams swerving in from both sides at himself, with a rapid barrage of daggers hurtling straight on the ghost, following the command of their ethereal master. Kouri was clearly not holding back, and Yuri had to think and move fast. Yuri launched himself to the right to dodge this unexpectedly large initial attack, but he was not swift enough to avoid harm, as he was soon alerted by the sound of gel squelching and being sliced, followed by a violent jolt of pain. As Yuri dove to the right, one of Kouri's chakrams had ripped clean through the ghost's left shoulder while a dagger had pierced into his left shin, exiting out the other side. "GAAAAAHH!!!" Yuri fell onto the ground in agony, his hold on his dagger weakening from the pain. Gray soulmist spilled and swilred from the wounds on his shoulder and shin as they began slowly regenerating. From the start, this was already a losing battle. It was only a matter of time before all of his soulmist was depleted and he faded into inactivity. Concentrating what soulmist he had left on the dagger in his right, Yuri slowly floated back up and faced Kouri with a grim and painful face; in this spar Yuri was both outleveled and outnumbered, one dagger versus two chakram and eight daggers, an expert versus a novice. But there was one idea Yuri had come up with, the only chance Yuri had at turning the tables. Smirking suddenly, Yuri threw the dagger feebly at Kouri, landing right at the ghost's ethereal feet. Accompanying this weak throw with a frustrated sigh, Yuri pretended that he had actually tried to hit the ghost girl with the dagger in this manner, to hide his real intention. Yuri proceeded to blink out of the way of Kouri's chakram and daggers, rapidly blinking from place to place around the ghost girl. This may have been taxing on the ghost in his current state, but it was part of the plan. He only had to confuse Kouri for a while like this, and then... Yuri blinked right in front of Kouri,kneeling as he grinned slyly up at her. Yuri picked up the dagger from the ground that he had previously thrown at her, and swung it upward at her head. But instead of reaching its mark, the dagger grazed past Kouri's head, brushing along her long pale hair. Yuri had no intent in hurting Kouri, even after she had hurt him severely just moments before. Head bowed and panting, Yuri waited for what he knew was probably inevitable, the dagger still held next to Kouri's head.

[Fubuki Kouri]

Fubuki Kouri Yuri's scream of pain brought Kouri out of her battle lust and excitement and she suddenly realized she was taking this too far, Yuri wasn't like Razkar who was a veteran warrior or Noaru who was an ancient spirit. The pianist ghost was still a beginner in the matter of Soulmist Projection. Kouri's mouth went slightly ajar as she stopped manipulating her weapons and released them, the steel edges clanging against each other and fell to the ground, some stabbing it. "Ah! S-sir Yuri! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" She plead to the male ghost, but he threw the dagger and it landed on her feet. Kouri made no attempt at picking it up or doing anything at all. She stood there leting the male ghost blinked to her and was about to strike her, Kouri closed her eyes bracing for the oncoming pain. "......." She only felt a nick of pain as the Yuri's soulmist-coated dagger brushed her hair, Kouri's hair was also part of her soulmist body and unlike humans, she could be actually hurt from it. She slowly opened her eyes and saw the exhausted look the male ghost was giving, she frowned in remorse and guilt and immediately hugged him; whispering "I'm sorry... I'm sorry..." like a broken record. She may had an insane side, but she truly cared for her loved ones and Yuri was a fellow ghost; a polite one at that, it was easy for him to win her affection. Rena watched and a small smile graced her lips, so her sister truly did cared for the people she deemed friends with... as long as they didn't do anything that made her feel betrayed, unloved, or abandoned.

[Yuri Forsin]

Yuri had been preparing for what he thought would be the final blow by the unstable ghost girl. Readily expecting the sharp slicing pain of her chakrams on his soulmist as Yuri knelt panting in front of Kouri. So it was of great but relieved surprise when Kouri didn't attack. In fact, she was remorseful and felt guilt for her previous attack from what Yuri could see. The musician ghost had been so absorbed in playing out his plan that he had not even noticed Kouri's pleas of apology, nor did he see her chakrams and daggers lying motionless on the ground. Only now as Kouri hugged him apologizing profusely that Yuri vaguely remembered this detail. Yuri smiled weakly at the little girl and embraced her back; yes, Kouri was still a little girl. Despite all of her brutal insanity, the pianist ghost could see that there was still a gentle child inside of her behind the ever increasing madness. A child who still cared for those close to her. "I'm... alright... MIss Kouri..." Yuri tried smiling reassuringly at Kouri but winced from the pain in his shoulder and leg. "Really... its okay..." Even while saying this, the cold iron dagger held in his right hand clattered on the ground as his soulmist receded from it. Yuri was nearing his limit, but he continued hugging the girl in a gentle manner, even as his form began fading away. "Looks like... this is my limit..." Yuri softly whispered to Kouri as he slowly let go of her, getting fainter and fainter by the moment. The possessing, soulmisting, and injuries were finally taking their toll on Yuri. "It... was fun Kouri and Rena... maybe we could meet another time... but for now... good-bye..." Yuri smiled gently at the two ghost girls as his human form slowly faded away into a swirling cloud of gray soulmist. Indeed, it had been a tumultuous day, but at the same time, quite a festively fun time with these two fellow ghosts. Two new people that he could call friends, Yuri had met. Now... he could rest for a while. OOCThis looks like my last post, Yuri having turned into a soulmist cloud. Unless... oh dear I'm not really sure what to say here

[Fubuki Kouri]

Fubuki Kouri OOCAlright, this should be the last post for the thread. I will post it for grading after this. Thank you for threading with me, Yuri! It has been fun! "Ah..." Kouri felt Yuri hugging her back and relief washed over her for his words and gesture meant that he accepted her apology. She felt his soulmist weakening even further, but she wasn't worried. Kouri herself had gone through this phase after all, a forced rest once a ghost's soulmist had been exhausted. As Yuri's body began receding into swirling clouds of soulmist, gray in color, Kouri spoke her farewell "Ehehe~ Thank you, Sir Yuri, and good bye for now, we will surely meet again..." She gave him a final hug before he vanished before her eyes and gray soulmist cloud replaced his position. "Sis..." Kouri heard Rena's voice and turned to her right to find her little sister standing tugging her dress, she was obviously worried. Rena had seen her sister experienced the same phenomenon, but it was still unsettling to see their new friend just vanished into thin air. "Don't worry, Rena..." Kouri knelt down to Rena's level and lovingly ruffled her hair "You know this is what happens when ghosts are exhausted..." Kouri then stood up and took Rena's hand. "Let Sir Yuri have his rest, I'm going to gather my daggers first and then... we can go home, okay?" "Un..." Rena gave a small nod and with that, the festivities of the three ghosts were over... for now.

[Emblem]

Congratulations! You Get Glorious Experience! Kouri Skill Points Earned Soulmist Projection 3 XP Possession 2 XP Lore Earned Yuri, Simple Musician Growing Insanity A Wayward Hunter Rena's Growing Fear Other Shenanigans: Comments : Nice work Kouri. As usual PM me with questions and concerns.