[Bronze Woods] Azure Blue World (Emi)

[Krahe von der Nebel]

Krahe sneezed with nearly enough force to knock himself over. A bundle of leaves had dropped from their branches and laded on his face, forcing an unpleasant amount of allergens and other leaf particles into his nose that it made his sinuses burn. It came so quickly he was unable to raise a hand to block his mouth, and instead let every living thing in a 50 yard radius know he was there. Which was unfortunate, especially when it meant his prey would now be on the lookout for the source of the sound. He grunted under his breath and clutched the wooden curve of his bow to let out some frustration. Regardless, he continued through the forest in search of his brunch. A simple sneeze was not going to stop him on his mission. He aimed his boots into empty patches of dirt as to avoid crushing the dead leaves that blanketed the ground. His steps alternated from long vaults to tiny baby steps as the available spaces were few and scattered, and to any outside he would look as if he were performing a strange dance with no rhythm or balance. At several points his legs parted so wide that he had to brace his hands against a large rock to keep from tipping over. His embarrassment was greatly outweighed, however, by his growing need for something to eat. He didn't care how ridiculous he looked as long as he was fed. The Kelvic pushed further into the woods with bow in hand, his eyes eventually landing on a small, white-gray rabbit too preoccupied with nibbling on a patch of grass to notice Krahe. Well, this would be the 4th week in a row he would have treated himself to this particular kind of meat, but food was food. And he was not one to miss an opportunity in the vain hopes of a better one down the line. He gripped the ends of one of his arrows and silently pulled it from the quiver as his lungs filled with a deep breath. The bow creaked as the Kelvic pulled back the string with the arrow clenched between his fingers. The wooden curve leaned back at both ends, the crescent slowly closing in on itself as Krahe aimed at the rabbit. Then, he let out both the breath and the arrow, the iron tip glancing the rabbit's shoulder. Damnit. The creature disappeared in a flurry of white fluff and leaves. It raced into the protection of the forest, but the hunter was hot on its heels. The two zipped between trees, bounded over rocks, and scurried through bushes. Before long the pair reached a large clearing, the rabbit having leapt even farther ahead after its predator stumbled on the roots of a large tree. Once he broke through the trees surrounding the clearing he took aim for the rabbit once again, catching only a glimpse of its tail as it slipped through the other side. With a grunt he started to race after it again, but his eyes locked onto a white fluff through the branches. Without hesitation he readied the bow again and aimed for the fluff, only realizing halfway through firing it that it was not in fact a rabbit he had just aimed at. It was a human. With all the gracefulness of a bull on ice, Krahe yanked up the bow and fumbled with the speeding arrow, his finger glancing the back of the shaft just in time for the arrow to change its trajectory and send it skyward. The jerking of his arms threw off his balance and sent him to the ground with an audible THUD, the arrow landing on the bushes next to the stranger's head. "Ghn...! Sorry! Sorry!" He shouted, scrambling up and over to the arrow. "Are you alright? Did I hit you?"

[Emi Ko]

Today was Emi Ko’s day off. She was happy. She knew EXACTLY what she wanted to do. She wanted to go Bronze Woods. It sounded like a new adventure, and knowing her, she wanted an adventure. Quickly strutting off into the woods she broke into a small sprint. Looking forward, she nose got the strong smell of pollen, which made her automatically smile. She had her sword on her back, as she stopped, her breathe heavy. This was the perfect place to stop! Emi thought to herself. There were high trees, with fallen leaves everywhere, and some larger rocks.

Emi found a smaller tree that had fallen over, and quickly took her cloak and sword off. She looked around, it was silent with no signs of anything that could be watching. With one swift motion, she took all her clothing off, then turned into the form she was dying to go into. She landed with a thump. Looking up, she saw her sword was still there, along with her pile of clothing. With a small squeak, her nose flew up in the air. Moving on all fours with her small hedgehog self, she ran across the floor of the forest when she suddenly stopped. She heard a sneeze, and that sneeze was human. She was sure. Scurrying out of cover of the trees, she saw the man. She covered up against the leaves, hiding herself under them. She heard the crunch of his footsteps, trying to be silent. He does doing a good job overall, but the crunches could still be heard from a small hedgehog like her. The man seemed to look at her, until she felt a hard paw on top of her spikes.

“ Grrrrrrr…. Get off me you petching thing. I swear I will cut open your feet. GGGRRAWRRR” Emi curled into a ball, and started chuffing and growling, as to scare away whatever was on her. A larger white paw could be seen on top of her. A rabbit?! Emi thought to herself. Her small stomach automatically growled. She was hungrier then she remembered. The rabbit automatically jumped in pain and ran toward her clothing. Perfect! Emi ran, then paused for a split second behind the tree where her clothing were located. Switching back with a flash, she was exposed. She threw all thoughts, except for the rabbit, out of her mind. Running to get her cloak, she threw it on, and reached for her sword. She sped up, going as fast as she could, while holding on to her clock. She reached a new forest, as she was completely covered by the new forest. When she caught up with the rabbit, she quickly swung her sword trying to aim and run. She stopped, as the rabbit ran for a few more feet, until it dropped dead, its head limp. Emi smiled, flinging the sword back onto her torn cloak. She grabbed the chubby rabbit by its ears, very accomplished by what she had done. Suddenly she heard a swoosh as she saw an arrow go right past her head.
“ Sorry! Sorry! ” She heard the man she saw earlier. She ran towards her. She looked down at the dead rabbit, then at the small torn cloak that covered her. Well... covered was an overstatement. She would have to confront the man.
“ Ah.... I’m... i’m sorry. ” Her cheeks became red. “ I killed your rabbit... didn’t I! ” Emi stood shorter, as her hair was a blond with a brown under, chopped in differently layers. She quickly pushed it aside. She must of looked insane. A bloody white rabbit in her hand, a sword on her back, and nothing on but a cloak. Emi didn’t even look like she could handle the sword, but she had been practicing. She looked up at the man. “Do you know how to cook it... I kinda just wanted to kill it... It stepped on me.”

[Krahe von der Nebel]

Krahe sped across the clearing and came to a halt in front of the sparsely clothed human, his chest heaving from the long run through the forest just prior. He pulled back his hood with an exhausted sigh and revealed a head of short, brown hair. The light poured down onto his features and defined his nose and lips, a stubble of a mustache dividing the two. It traveled down and looped back down at his chin, where a scruff of hair was starting to come out. His face itself took on an oblong shape, the light tan color contrasting the bright green of his eyes. Eyes full of intangible and unquenchable curiosity as they seemed to dart to and fro. A smile adorned his lips, his cupid's bow looking thin while his bottom lip failed to pick up the slack. They were soft, though, and seemed to stretch across his face in a warm and friendly grin. It was nearly infectious, that smile. He let his eyes fall on the woman in front of her, his nose drawing in the scent of another animal alongside that of a human. A fellow Kelvic! It had been too long before he had the honor of meeting another of his kind. Though which animal resided in her, he could not be sure. With the very pointed style of her hair he guessed it had something to do with quills or barbs. He took in other aspects of her human form. The cloak seemed to cover only a basic amount of her body, his eyes following the curve of her legs, arms, and body to determine as much as he could on appearance alone. She seemed to have a very slender appearance, and a body so skinny he could see the bones underneath the skin at some points. She looked well suited for agility, but could be easily toppled over with a mighty shove. Adding it all together he deducted that her second form was small, quick, and excelled at outmaneuvering her predators. Not unlike his own. His eyes transitioned over to the bloody rabbit. Well there's that. The cut was deep for sure, but seemed to have targeted no part in particular. There was little regard for preserving the pelt or keeping the more valuable parts intact. Obviously not a master of the sword. But who was he to judge? His arrows were hardly any more accurate. But at least they covered less area. Regardless, she had managed to accomplish what he could not. "Nicely done." He said, motioning his head towards the animal. "I was hoping I could make breakfast out of him, but now it looks like I have to share, hah!" He gave a chuckle, holstering his bow on his back while returning the misfired arrow to its brothers. "Anyways, don't be too worried. I'm glad you were here at the time, otherwise I might have gone hungry today. So no worries." He spoke earnestly, offering a hand scratched, bruised, and dirtied by the chase from before. "I'm Krahe von der Nebel." His chest swell in pride at his name, slowly deflating as he spoke the next line. " But you can call me whatever you like"