Completed How Did I Miss Someone Like THAT?! (Ximal)

[Savio]

50th day of Summer, 513 AV

Savio sighed as he carefully walked through the streets of Nyka, the heat mixed with the crowded spaces made things quite uncomfortable for the young man. Forty days he had spent in the damnable city without so much as a whisper of the alleged Master of Unarmed Combat, Ximal. Savio was starting to give up hope on finding the man, assume it was just a rumor and finally leave the city for greener pastors.

He would too, if the nagging voice in the back of his mind would just shut up. A part of him believed that Ximal did exist, and that Savio just wasn’t looking hard enough. Perhaps Ximal was in Nyka, but who said the man was accepting students at the moment? Even if he DID find the Master, there was always a chance that it was for nothing.

Savio sighed again as he looked over the market stalls without really seeing. At least he did learn a few things while he was here. He had to or he would have been killed on many an occasion! The monks here were not too friendly, if you didn’t join them… Well… They don’t take rejection well. Savio took pride on how well he had learned to escape the angry monks. His free running skills had greatly improved since coming to Nyka, but it wasn’t the same as learning a skill from a Master.

Savio finally made up his mind, if he didn’t find Ximal within the next two days, then he was leaving Nyka for good.

[Ximal]

A simple day, a simple job, and by ivak's fiery balls he was tired. Xi slumped down the street following, the flow of people funnelling into the eastern quarter. Xi yawned and followed the flow of people, stopping for nothing and no-one on his way into the eastern quarter. Still the fresh dock's air was...relaxing and energizing. Drawing a breath down into his lungs he stood back up to full height. Sweeping his eyes out over the expanse of nyka before finally deciding to find somewhere to go. This morning he was simply out and about to try and find a new pair of shorts from him to wear when teaching. As Xi stumbled down the road he ended up colliding with someone and not even realizing what he'd done continued walking.

[Savio]

Savio was knocked from his musings literally when a massive, bear-like man walked right into him! The smaller man would have fallen and gotten trampled had he not managed to quickly correct his footing to somewhat gracefully avoid disaster. Savio was not the one to allow himself to get riled up, but in this heat, anyone could become temperamental. Savio cursed colorfully under his breath as he dusted off his loose green tunic.

"Perhaps you should watch where you are going there, mate. Someone could bloody well get hurt!" Savio snarled as he started to turn back around to walk back to his lodgings at the local inn.

[Ximal]

Xi looked over his shoulder turning his massive frame in time to see the man he'd almost collided with call-out in anger at him. Whether it was the heat or something else he didn't know but Xi gave him a look and turned back around to face him. Xi rose to full height working the tiredness out of his shoulders and back. Xi spoke back in a rather light tone for the situation. "Sorry about that i didn't see you there. Sorry about that." Xi rolled his shoulders and headed off for the docks again this time he was headed there to see what was coming in, any new students arriving via boat. Unlikely he'd get any more new students. Still though a trip to the docks had turned out to be eventful for him this season. A fish woman and even an eth had fallen from the sky. A strange series of events had befallen him this season what would absolutely complete it would be quite simply him having to disappear back into that crevasse of the aperture. Suddenly Xi's mind napped back to the man he'd almost collided into and he shot a look back calling out. "Hey, by any chance you wouldn't be looking for the fighting school would you ? I mean that was a nice avoidance of a collision there so it's an easy assumption. " Xi smirked and turned back to face this man.

[Savio]

Savio didn’t expect the man to turn around; actually, he had hoped the man wouldn’t turn around. But he did, and when he did he seemed to grow even bigger as he fixed his posture. By the Gods! The man was a beast! The younger man gulped and was mentally kicking himself in the arse for not keeping his temper in check as he had to slightly strain his neck to look up to meet the man’s eyes. The man’s tone though, was a bit too calm. To be fully honest, Savio half expected the man-beast to just roar and snarl like a bear.

Of course he didn’t see me through the clouds at that height. Savio thought to himself as he listened to the man’s apology. Once Savio nodded in silent acceptance, the man turned and began to walk away once more. Savio let loose a breath that he hadn’t been aware that he had been holding. That was too close.

Savio was about to return to his own business when the man’s deep voice called out to him once more, making the young man jump in surprise. A fighting school? Could he mean…?

“Yes, actually I am. Why do you ask?” Perhaps to allow his hopes to rise was unwise, a similar scenario happened several days ago and he had almost gotten robbed.

[Ximal]

So this guy was looking for his school. Xi smirked and fully turned towards him folding his arms over his chest. Xi then spoke again but not before yawning loudly and slowly. "Well i'm from that school. if you want i can take you too it. Not many people know where it is as it sit's a little way outside of nyka's northern quarter. Though i warn ya, the master's a rather old scary guy, small but can throw people through walls. He's faster than you might expect too. he's even got a long beard. Though he's got a pretty mean outer appearance behind it all he's actually a pretty nice guy." Xi smirked folding his arms and adjusting his standing before walking back over to the smaller man standing a good eight inches taller than him. A simplistic gesture but non ethe less it was one he was willing to offer if more students wanted to join his school who was he to refuse?

[Savio]

Savio shifted his weight from one foot to another nervously as he looked up at the tall man. He seemed rather convincing, and if he posed a threat then Savio would just run away as fast as he could. “Alright, but first things first; I won’t follow a nameless man. What is your name, sir? My name is Savio Cazzola.” He then offered his hand as a token of amity.

[Ximal]

Xi came up with a name off of the top of his head. "Me? My name is Durzo, Vilni Durzo. Pleasure to meet you." Xi smirked before clasping a hold of the man before him's hand with his massive mailed one. Xi then smirked and inclined his head to lead the man towards his school. "So Savio, how long have you been in nyka looking for this school. He really needs to get a sign up in the hostel that gives out directions to that school. It's in the middle of nowhere, if it isn't you can definitely see it from there." Xi then began to lead this "savio" towards his school. The slow trek up through the northern quarter then out of the exit towards the nykshela quarries. Then a trip west towards the large forest leading to a school surrounded by a small forest with large trees jutting out of the centre if it wasn't for the fact the stone looked freshly cut the building it'self might look dilapidated and disowned. "Every where within this fence belongs to Ximal. Two acres of land for his school. SO yeah it's a large area. Mind if i ask why you want to learn from Ximal at his school ? I mean you look like you cna handle yourself and your speed isn't exactly bad."

[Savio]

Savio walked alongside the giant of a man; listening closely to his words to glean any warning that this man could mean him harm. But so far, he seemed alright. “I have been looking for the school since the 10th day of summer. The people here are rather closed mouthed to outsiders, so it’s been difficult to gain information. It’s even more difficult to explore when the monks trail you like blood hounds.”

The man seemed to know his way around this dangerous city. Then again, when you were the size of him, once can imagine that most danger avoids you. Savio really had been a long distance away from the school. It took the rest of the morning and a good portion of the day just to walk to what seemed to be a large forest. Savio couldn’t hide his wonder as he looked around, but he kept his hand by his dagger, just in case the man made a sudden movement.

When they finally walked inside the gateway and onto the school’s property the big man named Vilni described just how big the school was. The touch of pride in the man’s voice caused Savio to raise an eyebrow, but he kept his options to himself. Then Vilni asked why Savio wanted to learn from the school, and the young man answered calmly, “I want to better myself. I know what I can do and I want to surpass that. I want to find my place in this world, and the only way I can do that is if I am stronger than I am now.”

[Ximal]

Xi stood outside the gates of his school before turning back to face savio. He wanted to be a better? To be stronger? Xi folded his arms before glancing down at savio. "So you want to get into the school ? To become stronger to help find your place in the world? What makes you think that Ximal can help you find that? What makes you think that the school can do this for you?" Xi stepped closer to his trying to make him walk backwards and maintain the distance between them. "Before trying to pull that dagger on me i'd suggest you drop it." Xi hardened his eyes before announcing loudly. "Well you should know that this school has an entrance exam. You must last five chimes against the master of the school. If you fail you wont be allowed in. Sounds easy enough doesn't it. " Xi smirked and stood still. Resolute like a statue, the master of his castle stood to defend it's gates and if he was going to let another in they'd have to prove themselves against the king of this kingdom.