Kojuro Hizashi
Dedicated
Lord of Kiyonai
Roleplay posts: 354
Age: 23
Physical Description: Kojuro stands at a little above average height, and a slender, athletic build. His dark brown hair falls to just beneath chin level, and he usually wears it tied back. His eyes are a bright brown colour, so light as to be close to orange. He is usually well but simply dressed, and carries himself with a relaxed air, taking most things in his stride. He has several recently acquired scars, including a sword cut to his left arm which has left him only partial use of that hand, and a another from a sword cut along his jawline on the right side.
Clothes and Equipment: He is normally dressed in conventional attire for his culture and social class. As a lord, his clothing is high quality, though not ostentatious. For everyday wear a simple kosode and hakama, silk courtly robes for official duties, and armour on the battlefield. He prefers greens and blues, though often may be wearing the maroon and gold of the Hizashi clan.
In battle he can be noticed from a distance by the dragonfly crest on his helmet. He also wears a surcoat in Hizashi maroon and gold and a set of lacquered armour bearing the Hizashi clan cherry blossom crest. In battle he is armed with a tachi (long sword) and a tanto (dagger), and also carries a fan to signal orders. He will also be found carrying his swords everywhere, as is usual for samurai.
Allegiances: Tawakoshi, The Hizashi Clan
Player's online availability : For play: Some evenings, GMT. I am not around every day for RP, because life. For chatting/PMs: Most days/eves GMT.
Registered: May 10, 2017 13:44:12 GMT -8
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Post by Kojuro Hizashi on May 20, 2018 11:37:41 GMT -8
“Huh? What is it?” he asked Yasuke, just as the girl darted off for some hiding place or other. He looked irritated as she got away from him but ultimately it was probably for the best if what Yasuke said was true. “Not human? So … it was a monster?” Kojuro had listened quite seriously but now a smile cracked his face. “Are you telling me you believe in monsters now, Yasuke?” he said with a slight smug tone as he had finally got the stubborn ass to admit there were strange and peculiar things out there in the world. “Show me it.” Now that there was a monster involved it was probably for the best that the girl had got away. It was only when Yasuke threw his own crystal away that the creature was revealed and Kojuro witnessed what Yasuke had seen, the mouth opening the entire head wide. Any remaining smirking was wiped from his face as he witnessed it and he muttered something that might have been a prayer. “It does not look friendly,” he opined in a wide eyed whisper to Yasuke as they peered at it through the dark foliage. “If it's attracted to the crystals, we have to kill it before it gets to that old man!” he replied to Yasuke's mention of the campfire. “Be ready! Let's go!” Assuming Yasuke was with him, Kojuro broke through the foliage and ran towards the creature, his sword held out to attack.
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Yasuke Shisou
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 213
Age: 27
Physical Description: Sou Yasuke is about average in height and carries himself with a straight back and has his black hair tied up into a pony tail for practical purposes. Otherwise not bulky built you notice that he is indeed very muscular though his muscles are more of the shape of tree trunks and body wears the scars of both battle and hard work.
His eyes are brown and focused.
Clothes and Equipment: Sou Yasuke wears a traditional samurai rope and a hakama that fits a lower ranking officer of House Hizashi. He uses a standard katana and a wakizashi which he holds no special affection for.
Allegiances: Tawakoshi
Player's online availability : Sometimes at day but mostly evenings GMT +1
Registered: Sept 2, 2017 11:28:00 GMT -8
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Post by Yasuke Shisou on May 22, 2018 6:07:52 GMT -8
Yasuke shook his head. "Nuh uh! Monsters aren't magical things because they die when you put your sword into them!" Yasuke reasoned trying to make the distinction between magical beasts - which he didn't believe in - and monsters that he thought were like the stupid man's punishment of being too curious. "It's like this, Kojuro-dono. There are places in this world that you shouldn't pry into! Like lifting an old stone from the ground, because what lives underneath might be a bug monster made from thousands of bugs that really enjoyed staying there but then got really mad because... like the sun now shines in his eyes and you disturbed him!" Yasuke said and crossed his arms. His story might have been more a combination of strange folklore and childhood nightmares with a twist of his own logic, but then again it made sense for Yasuke to look at it like that.
"It is definitely not very friendly and I'll take a bite of my own ass if it isn't that old geezer who arranged it!" Yasuke said annoyed. "Sure we have to kill it, but then let's kill the old man afterwards, shouldn't we?" Yasuke suggested, though he reckoned that Kojuro would probably let the benefit of the doubt rule this time also. Along with Kojuro he drew his katana and would slice at its legs whenever he got the opportunity to do so.
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Auri
New
Roleplay posts: 7
Age: ??
Physical Description: Auri is small, very small. With only standing about 5 feet tall, most people are about a head taller then she is. She has thin, light silver/blonde hair that moves with the slightest bit of wind and always seems messy.
Her face is small and round with big bright blue/green eyes. Her dress is white, or at least seemed to be at some point. It contains multiple small holes and places where the fabric is so worn it is almost seethrough.
Registered: Mar 9, 2018 4:48:38 GMT -8
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Post by Auri on May 22, 2018 23:24:10 GMT -8
Auri has run a good while before she realized that both of them had decided not to follow her. She somehow couldn't help but feel a tiny bit betrayed. She had gathered all her courage to help them out and they hadn't even followed her.
But again her curiosity overcame her fear. She knew they were going to do something stupid. This world was very different then the word that was outside of the bag, Auri knew that. She had done many dumb things since she came here, but she had learned to survive in her own tiny way.
She ran back, wiping her hands on multiple leaves to make sure no residue of the crystals was stuck to her hands. In reality, this was actually not a concern, but Auri was convinced that even just touching the crystals was a bad thing.
Once again, from the same distance she would watch them.
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Wuppo's Bag
New
Roleplay posts: 7
Physical Description: A large, yet still unassuming brown leather bag belonging to the ogre, Wuppo. It appears to be quite dirty and distressed.
Registered: Feb 21, 2018 6:52:23 GMT -8
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Post by Wuppo's Bag on May 24, 2018 17:08:30 GMT -8
As Kojuro and Yasuke charged forward against Auri’s beckoning, they would extremely quickly find that they were not facing a single creature. A second creature, similar in shape but moving much more like an ape burst from the mist-filled darkness that the creatures knew all too well. The ape’s speed and velocity made it obvious that its charge was already in progress before it burst through the foliage at the pair, coming in from their left flank. In two hard bounds it was upon them, charging in from their side at an angle that would send it barreling into both of the humans if they didn’t change their course or speed.
The strange flower-like creature with no eyes turned towards them as it realized the crystal was no longer with its target. It opened its hideous mouth and bared the claws on its crooked and gnarled hands. It let out a high-pitched screech, not at all similar to the sounds the humans had been hearing previously. The yellow crystal fell to the leaves on the ground beneath the creature’s feet.
If either Kojuro or Yasuke (or their weapons) would collide with one of the creatures, they would find that the creatures seemed to be covered in an extremely thin layer of slick goo over top of a thick, hard, wood-like carapace – one that a slicing tool would have a hard time getting through.
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Kojuro Hizashi
Dedicated
Lord of Kiyonai
Roleplay posts: 354
Age: 23
Physical Description: Kojuro stands at a little above average height, and a slender, athletic build. His dark brown hair falls to just beneath chin level, and he usually wears it tied back. His eyes are a bright brown colour, so light as to be close to orange. He is usually well but simply dressed, and carries himself with a relaxed air, taking most things in his stride. He has several recently acquired scars, including a sword cut to his left arm which has left him only partial use of that hand, and a another from a sword cut along his jawline on the right side.
Clothes and Equipment: He is normally dressed in conventional attire for his culture and social class. As a lord, his clothing is high quality, though not ostentatious. For everyday wear a simple kosode and hakama, silk courtly robes for official duties, and armour on the battlefield. He prefers greens and blues, though often may be wearing the maroon and gold of the Hizashi clan.
In battle he can be noticed from a distance by the dragonfly crest on his helmet. He also wears a surcoat in Hizashi maroon and gold and a set of lacquered armour bearing the Hizashi clan cherry blossom crest. In battle he is armed with a tachi (long sword) and a tanto (dagger), and also carries a fan to signal orders. He will also be found carrying his swords everywhere, as is usual for samurai.
Allegiances: Tawakoshi, The Hizashi Clan
Player's online availability : For play: Some evenings, GMT. I am not around every day for RP, because life. For chatting/PMs: Most days/eves GMT.
Registered: May 10, 2017 13:44:12 GMT -8
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Post by Kojuro Hizashi on Jul 5, 2018 8:23:06 GMT -8
“But what if underneath that stone is something good, trapped under the rock like the Monkey King? What if the bug king is just waiting for someone to come along and release him from his imprisonment? And he’ll bestow a thousand favours upon you and your family for ten generations?” This made as much sense to Kojuro as Yasuke’s version, as they discussed it in hushed tones from inside a bush, watching the monsters. What Yasuke called prying, Kojuro thought of as simple curiosity and rarely found a good reason not to follow that impulse.
They were agreed on one thing though, those monsters did not look like the kind of creature who were about to bestow favours upon either of their families. When Yasuke suggested that the Old Man could have been behind this, he nodded grimly. It was definitely possible. “We’ll see to him when the time comes,” he replied, not sanctioning Yasuke’s suggestion of killing him just yet.
The ape creature almost upon them from the left made Kojuro halt in his path, turning to face it as it bounded towards him, and held out his sword, changing his target from the flower-faced monster to this new opponent – confident Yasuke could deal with the first one. As he stepped forward towards the ape’s charge he brought his sword to bear on it in a horizontal slice that normally would cleave an opponent in two or at the very least leave his guts on the floor.
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Yasuke Shisou
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 213
Age: 27
Physical Description: Sou Yasuke is about average in height and carries himself with a straight back and has his black hair tied up into a pony tail for practical purposes. Otherwise not bulky built you notice that he is indeed very muscular though his muscles are more of the shape of tree trunks and body wears the scars of both battle and hard work.
His eyes are brown and focused.
Clothes and Equipment: Sou Yasuke wears a traditional samurai rope and a hakama that fits a lower ranking officer of House Hizashi. He uses a standard katana and a wakizashi which he holds no special affection for.
Allegiances: Tawakoshi
Player's online availability : Sometimes at day but mostly evenings GMT +1
Registered: Sept 2, 2017 11:28:00 GMT -8
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Post by Yasuke Shisou on Jul 5, 2018 9:25:00 GMT -8
"The monkey King?" Yasuke whispered and mused. "Then all the more reason not to open it up if some monster trapped the Moneky King there!" Yasuke concluded and shrugged. Kojuro sure wasn't very logical with these things, Yasuke thought.
As Yasuke's katana made contact with the creature, he would realize very quickly the measure of challenge it would be to cut through. "Kojuro... If they Monkey King is hiding under any stone here, please point it out. I could certainly use a favor from him now. This one is nearly impossible to cut through!" Yasuke exclaimed and warded himself against the creature with his sword keeping the distance until he found what kind of damage Kojuro was able to do to the one he had been up against.
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Auri
New
Roleplay posts: 7
Age: ??
Physical Description: Auri is small, very small. With only standing about 5 feet tall, most people are about a head taller then she is. She has thin, light silver/blonde hair that moves with the slightest bit of wind and always seems messy.
Her face is small and round with big bright blue/green eyes. Her dress is white, or at least seemed to be at some point. It contains multiple small holes and places where the fabric is so worn it is almost seethrough.
Registered: Mar 9, 2018 4:48:38 GMT -8
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Post by Auri on Jul 11, 2018 1:59:43 GMT -8
Auri knew that what they were doing was pointless.. Even though they were holding gleaming metal sticks that seemed to reflect the tiny bit of light that existed in this world, it wouldn't be enough to hurt the creatures they were facing.
She felt useless and hopeless. Her whole being was telling her to run and hide, to leave these two silly humans behind in their silly clothes. But there was a small part of her that simply couldn't leave them to die. She was done with seeing humans that came through the bag being ripped apart and feasted on.
So instead of running to the tunnels that she discovered under the ground, she ran towards where she threw the shining stones. She gathered them up moving as fast as she could. She hoped that the crystal moving around would distract the monsters, make them want to chase her instead of keeping their attention on the other two. After running a short while she threw the stones over them to the other direction, trying to confuse them even further.
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Wuppo's Bag
New
Roleplay posts: 7
Physical Description: A large, yet still unassuming brown leather bag belonging to the ogre, Wuppo. It appears to be quite dirty and distressed.
Registered: Feb 21, 2018 6:52:23 GMT -8
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Post by Wuppo's Bag on Aug 21, 2018 14:16:22 GMT -8
As Yasuke slashed at the strange flower monster, he could of course find that his katana was not at all suited for the job. It was only able to barely scratch the hardened and fibrous exterior of the creature. Once the creature felt the impact of his blakd, it immediately grabbed for Yasuke. It lunged forward, its long talon-like fingers grasped for anything it could find; metal, fabric, armor, even welcoming his weapon as a handhold on the human. Its in its lunge, the six pedals that made up the creature's mouth, all covered in razor sharp teeth, jutted forward on the monster's head and clamped closed - biting at him ferociously. The creature's jaws made a loud, hollow thumping sound as they slammed shut, like a great heavy tome being slammed closed. If Yasuke was unlucky enough to have any part of his body in between the flower creature's jaws, he would likely loose it.
The eyeless flower's frenzied and wild clawing and grappling for Yasuke suddenly stopped as Auri gathered the strange yellow crystals once more. Upon Auri touching the crystals, the flower immediately set upon her. Fast and agile, the nightmare creature chased the small woman until she once again threw the crystals, which it dove after. This would give her just enough time to get away from the creature, and back into hiding if she was so inclined. It seemed the woman had perfected the art of avoiding these particular creatures, rather than trying to fight them.
Kojuro, however, was not so lucky as Yasuke and Auri may have been. There was no stopping the heavy and strong ape creature as he barreled at Kojuro, diving at the samurai's midsection with its long ape arms outstretched. As it came into view properly, this monster seemed to be made of a tangle of thick hardened roots, where the flower was protected by a smooth carapace. Like Yasuke, Kojuro's slashing would do nothing. If Kojuro didn't dodge it somehow, the creature would force itself forward into Kojuro with plenty enough force to snap his katana like a thick piece of dried kindling, and if the tip of his weapon found itself lodged in or between the mass of tangled roots of the ape's body, it would be a trivial task for the ape to rend it free from his grasp.
Auri's distraction would not help Kojuro. In the moment before impact, Kojuro might be able to see two glowing eyes set deeply in the creature's head. Eyes that glowed with the exact same dull yellow hue as the crystals the two had been carrying. The two small orbs were firmly locked on Kojuro, and no amount of Auri's crystal trickery seemed to be able to distract the ape.
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Kojuro Hizashi
Dedicated
Lord of Kiyonai
Roleplay posts: 354
Age: 23
Physical Description: Kojuro stands at a little above average height, and a slender, athletic build. His dark brown hair falls to just beneath chin level, and he usually wears it tied back. His eyes are a bright brown colour, so light as to be close to orange. He is usually well but simply dressed, and carries himself with a relaxed air, taking most things in his stride. He has several recently acquired scars, including a sword cut to his left arm which has left him only partial use of that hand, and a another from a sword cut along his jawline on the right side.
Clothes and Equipment: He is normally dressed in conventional attire for his culture and social class. As a lord, his clothing is high quality, though not ostentatious. For everyday wear a simple kosode and hakama, silk courtly robes for official duties, and armour on the battlefield. He prefers greens and blues, though often may be wearing the maroon and gold of the Hizashi clan.
In battle he can be noticed from a distance by the dragonfly crest on his helmet. He also wears a surcoat in Hizashi maroon and gold and a set of lacquered armour bearing the Hizashi clan cherry blossom crest. In battle he is armed with a tachi (long sword) and a tanto (dagger), and also carries a fan to signal orders. He will also be found carrying his swords everywhere, as is usual for samurai.
Allegiances: Tawakoshi, The Hizashi Clan
Player's online availability : For play: Some evenings, GMT. I am not around every day for RP, because life. For chatting/PMs: Most days/eves GMT.
Registered: May 10, 2017 13:44:12 GMT -8
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Post by Kojuro Hizashi on Aug 23, 2018 6:17:24 GMT -8
Normally, a strike like this would cleave a man straight in half, or at least leave him with his guts unravelling on the ground, but this creature was anything but human. As the ape closed the distance, it was only a split second before the impact that Kojuro finally saw that the body was made of wood and roots, with eerily glowing yellow eyes. Kojuro put his body strength and the opponent's momentum into the slash, and something had to give – instead of the creature's flesh, it was his blade. A horrible sound of shearing steel could be heard as the part of his blade that made impact with the ape creature embedded into its roots and kept moving in one direction, while the lower part came with Kojuro as he stepped forward. As the ape stumbled past, he looked down at the broken tachi in his hand with an expression of annoyed surprise. Maybe this wasn't a family heirloom that reminded him of his dead grandfather or any such thing, but it was a good quality masterwork blade that he had used for years to slice up a good few enemies, and fit him like a well-worn glove. Some poor smith had laboured for months over its manufacture, expecting into to be passed down the Hizashi family for generations, and now... it was as useless as a paper teapot.
Fortunately the ape wasn't quick enough to take advantage of leaving Kojuro weaponless, and he quickly sheathed the broken sword, and pulled out his tanto. Not that he could see it being much good against this creature, unless he could replicate his success with the kusarigama wielding bandit and stab it through the eye. He moved to put a tree at his back and looked around for Yasuke. It seemed as though his own opponent had stopped fighting at least. “Yasuke! Lend me your short sword?” he asked. A wakizashi in the hand would be better than a tanto but fighting this thing would not exactly be a cakewalk with either. How could they possibly defeat it? It was made of wood... so perhaps they could set it on fire? He looked about for anything in the area that might be useful, but ultimately it would probably be best to retreat and regroup and hope it didn't want to follow them.
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Yasuke Shisou
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 213
Age: 27
Physical Description: Sou Yasuke is about average in height and carries himself with a straight back and has his black hair tied up into a pony tail for practical purposes. Otherwise not bulky built you notice that he is indeed very muscular though his muscles are more of the shape of tree trunks and body wears the scars of both battle and hard work.
His eyes are brown and focused.
Clothes and Equipment: Sou Yasuke wears a traditional samurai rope and a hakama that fits a lower ranking officer of House Hizashi. He uses a standard katana and a wakizashi which he holds no special affection for.
Allegiances: Tawakoshi
Player's online availability : Sometimes at day but mostly evenings GMT +1
Registered: Sept 2, 2017 11:28:00 GMT -8
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Post by Yasuke Shisou on Aug 26, 2018 8:47:15 GMT -8
Wisely Yasuke had kept his distance and though the abomination was just begging for a straight hook on... what could be its jaw, Yasuke realized it would be something akin to suicide to fight this. Suddenly though, the creature seemed distracted as its jolted its head in another direction only to scurry that way in the next moment. "Hmmm... probably the old man pissed on one of those crystals..." Yasuke said trying to put logic behind his apparent stroke of luck. He then looked at Kojuro and saw him standing with something that was basically his hilt and the sharp end stuck inside the bastard creature.
"Don't be a frickin' moron..! Run!" Yasuke yelled back at Kojuro and if he didn't comply he would grab hold of his jacket and very firmly persuade him to do so. "There is no winning here, someone turned over the wrong stone!" Yasuke exclaimed as he, if Kojuro ran along, would try to outrun the monstrosity through the more bushy parts of the forest. The sword exchange could happen when they were well out of its reach.
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