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Nick managed to evade the grab, snow and dirt flying all over the place. Great! His next actions fared less better, though. The giant let out a chuckle at Nick's hopeless situation, raising its other foot to punt the otherworlder into Lord-knows-where. Fortunately, the giant was still slow in its attack so Nick imagined he would be able to dive to the side and avoid the powerful kick. But he knew he couldn't just be dodging forever, the giant was bound to catch him at some point.

“Aha?”


Nick's pleas for help at least earned the warrior woman's brief attention. But he could not look as he still had a giant on him who was about to send him flying probably kilometers away and several feet into the air. The giant began to swing his foot and Nick prepared to dive to the side. But the giant foot coming towards him was huge, was a dive enough to avoid it? It needed to a complete dodge for a small graze can do significant damage to him.

But then, another giant crashed into the first one and the two tumbled down the mountain. Nick scrambled away, barely avoiding the two flesh boulders going down the snowy mount. He didn't need to guess who sent the giant flying. What did puzzle him was how the warrior woman sent the gigantic adversary into the air. Did she lift the creature and hurl? Was she that strong? How did that even work? This world continued to surprise Nick.

“Ooooi!~ Cute little guy, up here if you wanna live! Can’t be sure there aren’t any more of these guys that’d wanna take a nibble out of ya~!”


She didn't need to tell him twice. Nick was too tired to reply and climbed his way towards the warrior woman. There were still two giants though and his eyes widened as he instinctively summoned a bit of strength to yell. "Hey, hey! Watch out!" Nick pointed at the two giants with spears who looked just about ready to attack.
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The offer given to Malphas was quite a tempting one. A steady income, knowledge of what this land finds valuable, and the potential to have his own business in exchange for his loyalty. Of course, one would assume Malphas, the man who had almost considered slaying his fellow cohorts just earlier, would be appalled at such an oath. While there is evidence that a man such as himself would not be afraid to fill a back with knives should it be revealed to him, the contrary is certain. Malphas is happy to bend the knee for others, especially if there is something in it for him, something that would particularly catch his eye...

In this case, it was dollar signs.

"But of course! You humble me with such an offer, Lady Mie. What a perfect way to utilize my talents, as well... Ah, but there is one more thing that I may ask of you. My identity has been... tarnished, as you know. If I am to successfully work with you, I would need a new identity, a new name, a new face. Perhaps before we shake on this agreement, we should take heed to what name is signed along the dotted line, hmm?"

Malphas stroked his chin exaggeratively, pondering on a new identity for himself. It was then that his wings came to mind.

"You wouldn't happen to have an avian mask, would you? Perhaps that of a wise owl, or a grand eagle? Ah, no... the royal and regal raven is likely the best for my sort, isn't it? Black is the new black, after all..." Malphas stroked his hair. "Ah, perhaps I should find a way to change my hair up a bit, as well."
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That theme that had sounded melodic the other day now sounded so very disconcerting. And the one playing it...

An elderly man in fine clothing, tinged with silver. There was little doubt in her mind over the nature of the one she faced. Nobunaga had guessed he may make some move. It wasn't unlikely he already knew of her intentions.

That did not, however, change anything.

She faced the enemy general. The Illuminator sought her attention. Just as all gods did, he wished to take a part of her time away from something far more immediately important.

And as such, the petite girl would instead respond with her opening move. A first attack, so to speak.

"Forgive me, but I have little time to spare," Nobunaga began, "Should you wish to speak with me, you must wait. Like anyone else."

Bowing politely, as she would to any ordinary person, she continued on her way without further delay.

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Enli would listen to Novak’s explanation, a concerned expression growing longer on his face the longer he spoke. The older man would exhale, long and tiredly as he’d seem to lose some of the vigor he had since last evening. He’d end up taking a seat in the usual place near the table by the time Novak would finish speaking, head held in his hand as he’d shake his head.

“...I assumed some of the hunters had. Why wouldn’t they? It is a logical choice, once the Kyrnith stops supporting us, but...to openly attack you...” He’d sigh again, shaking his head. “I have no reason to not believe you, after most of you outsiders have been so helpful already, and if Mie is helping you all, then its even more reason for me too.” He’d straighten his posture, the troubled frown turning towards one of more serious determination. “I do not believe it is just between me, no. I expect the Kyrnith would be fine with it as well...I am no fighter, either, so having a skilled one or two not affiliated with the hunters would be a welcome boon.”

Enli would stand again, having regained that brief lapse in seeming motivation.

“I suspect its not the act of worshiping him itself that is currently causing the Kyrnith to disassociate with us...its likely that the hunters are being completely irreverent of the deer in the forest, among other things as well. Once your companion arrives, we’ll set off. I’d rather get this over with sooner than later. In the mean time...please, ask me anything about the temple that needs discussing. I'd be happy to elaborate if I can.”

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“..pfft. Ahaha, treating me like a random mortal! Outrageous!” He’d laugh, seemingly amused by the open opposition. “Ah, that makes me so furious if you were someone else I’d just turn your brain into a delicious little soup! Oh I like you!” The laughter would die down, as he would follow after Nobunaga, seemingly not really too perturbed by the thought of having to seek a mortals attention. “Ah, no matter. Opportunities only come knocking once, would be a shame for you to never get your hands on something you want.” He’d end up following Nobunaga for a little ways, seemingly intent on getting her to react or to open actual discussion in some manner.

“But as a man of opportunity and learning, I always know how to make more, y’see.” It seemed as though he was saying that he could give Nobunaga something she wanted, while he’d get something in return...but if she didn’t, then he’d simply find another way to get what he wanted, from someone else. “Course I understand if ye don’t trust me. Poor little Iva, always the one people blame. Not my fault you mortals don’t have a measure of self control. Unlike you...which is why maybe I think we can help each other. You get something you love, and I get something I want to know. Everybody wins. You, me, the people of this village! Well, one person wouldn’t win, but that’s a solution to all the other problems.”

That last phrase was said with a surprisingly serious, stern tone for the rest of his jovial demeanor. Of course, it was just words from a seemingly irreverent God who was connected to whatever bad was happening here. How much of it was truth? How much was it a lie? What was he offering anyways? He didn’t elaborate, and if she asked he didn’t seem intent on that, either. It really was up to Nobunaga if she was even listening to his rambling. It was probably best just to ignore him, after all.

If she decided to ignore him further, she’d arrive at Enli’s place just in time to overhear the end of the conversation he was having with Novak. He would seem to have vanished without further pestering.

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With an agreement between them, Misaki would leave Lazhira’s house. Paper should be easy enough, and there were likely plenty of plants in the forest for Misaki to find of use. She’d eventually find her way back to where the ‘Bamboo’ shoots had been located. The only difference was, that this time, she was by herself. In a forest. Full of probably some creatures that wouldn’t mind an easy meal.

Pounding plants into pulp was something that was more time consuming than it was difficult, though she could reasonably do it after a bit of work. As she would work on whatever it was she was doing to prepare the bamboo for its making into paper, she’d find the forest a fairly quiet, relaxing place to work...at least until her two furry ears would make out the sound of a few twigs crunching nearby! In fact, something was approaching rapidly! A few things!

She’d have barely a few moments to react before a familiar blue furred foal would run into sight, being chased by what seemed to be two particularly hungry wolves. It would slow, upon seeing Misaki, though it would quickly make a beeline for her.

Seemed like it assumed Misaki would protect it.

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Narkissa would easily find herself able to find wood in the forest...but high quality wood? Well, that might have been somewhat difficult. Many of the trees in the forest were growing well as they could in the snow covered area, but they didn’t seem to be particularly suited for large scale projects. If she asked the villagers, they’d point her towards the northern end of a deeper part of the forest. As for wood laying around the place, there was quite a few cabins that had a decent stock of firewood laying around, but nothing she seemingly could use. After asking around a bit, though, she’d be able to find something towards the edge of the village, near the start of the forest. Some freshly cut trees, stumps sticking just above the ground. A small cabin nearby with a bunch of hand axes seemed to indicate this may have been the place where some villagers would gather lumber and wood if they needed it for construction, though it looked like it hadn’t been used much recently.

At some point though, she’d realize she was being followed...though it was soon apparent it wasn’t anyone she should be worried about mugging or causing her harm - rather it seemed Lazhira had found her after some time away.

“...hey. Uhm...we should probably talk. I erm, its probably obvious I know a lot more than I’m letting on, huh?” Lazhira would say with a sheepish, uncertain grin towards Narkissa. “I didn’t wanna say much in front of the others but you and Leannah are probably...the only ones I really trust a lot, and I’m sorry if I’m bothering you while you’re busy, but I want to go ahead and get this out of the way...if we could talk in private.” She'd hesitate for a moment before quietly adding, as if to convince her further. "...he's my dad. Erm, the Illuminator that is."

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Of course, the giants would attack sooner than the woman seemed to have expected. The spear wielding giants would attack in tandem. One would swing its large, heavy spear in an upward strike with force enough to dig a deep cut in the earth with it. The woman would barely be able to deflect the blow, having little time to bring her sword up to deflect the blow which would send her own body spiralling across the snow covered mountain side. The second would immediately take this opportunity to attack her as well, the spear coming down upon her body as she’d lay recovering from the previous blow.

But the blow would never hit its mark.

Instead of attempting to defend, in the last few seconds she’d get to her knees...rolling forward and slashing the giants feet with her blade. The large cleaver like blade would slice each ankle, the tendons in each being severed with clean precision. It would bring the giant crashing to its knees, feet no longer able to hold its impressive weight as she’d then, in a rather cruel display, systematically render more of the giant’s muscles useless.

It would attempt raising its spear to cut her, but she’d slice its wrist muscles, severing the muscles in it. As it would make a grab for her with its good hand, the blade would slice the muscles in its forearm and shoulder, until it had been rendered completely immobile.

The final blow, the blade cleaving into its neck. A long, deep gash nearly severing it as it would fall onto its back where it would proceed to bleed out.

“Ahah, jeez, haven’t you heard that double teaming a lady is rude!” She’d jovially call out. The remaining giant was carefully gauging the situation, holding its spear defensively as it looked at its fallen comrade, and the ones struggling to get up at the base of the mountain...and it would make, perhaps the intelligent decision that this human was no longer worth it as it would turn and start running.

“Oh no you don’t! Nuh-uh, no one runs from me after picking a fight!” Instead of running him down, though, she’d throw the blade at it. It would careen through the air, spinning as it would soon impact its target. The hefty blade struck true, the blade nearly cleaving the head of the giant clean in two as its heavy body would soon crumple to the ground. The two giants that she had managed to throw off the cliff had gotten to their feet, but had no desire to continue the fight and were running.

“Heh, yep! You two down there run and tell your king not to mess with me!” She’d pull the blade from the head of the giant, grinning triumphantly. “...oh hey, almost forgot about you.” She’d say, running over to Nicholas. “Eh~ What’s a cute guy like you doing all the way out here by yourself? You get lost or something? Out hunting? You’re not very well dressed, but you don’t look like the cold bothers you at all, huh! You must be pretty powerful or somethin’ heheh!”

Seemed like Nicholas had stumbled on a somewhat terrifyingly energetic girl out here in these mountains.

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“I see. Unfortunate. I was hoping you’d be more...open to learning more, but if that is your wish.” Rullphana would say mildly disappointed. “Well then, it was an enlightening experience for me nonetheless. Do not be late to the lessons with Leuca. I will not be waiting on anyone.” With that affirmation, Rullphana would wave Augusta off, turning back to her samples and cleaning up any other mess she or the pup had made during her experiments.

Vallanur would give them a dismissive huff as they left the tower, though Augusta wouldn’t get very far before Octavia seemingly started to act up for some reason. The pup was growling, digging at the ground and whining lightly. A quick check with the eye would show something a bit odd as its status.



Seems like she may want to find Octavia something to eat.

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“E-eh? I-isidore!?” Raezel would shout, quickening her pace to keep up with the human and the one who had just pick-pocketed her. She wasn’t sure what Isidore was up to, but she was pretty sure she couldn’t do anything about this by herself. If the figure was upset about being seen, or being followed it didn’t seem to mind as Raezel did her best to keep up with the group.

“If you want answers, not here, and not with the brat.” The elf would reply. Their tone was urgent and curious, but not hostile - as they would keep walking, but not seeming set on any destination. As long as they were being followed by Raezel it seemed like they weren’t going to be heading to their actual destination. “But if you’re not working with Rullphana...then maybe we can be friends.” A simple request, and perhaps a bit of an assertion that whoever this was wasn’t a fan of the esteemed court wizard. “Lets just say someone with the authority to have you executed for this bit of interference asked me to do it.”



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“Hm, a bird mask huh...” Mie would think for a moment, walking over to where a few chests and other things of hers were. Rummaging around for a few moments, she’d eventually find something Malphas was looking for. A number of masks - though they didn’t seem to be completely what he had described. In fact, Mie seemed to have a lot of these masks around come to think of it. Especially of the fox sort, despite not having seen anyone wearing those. Regardless of the thoughts on it, she’d soon return with something that Malphas may have found to his tastes.

A black mask, with a long...beak? Or rather, it seemed to in fact, be a nose? Or stylized to be both. Either way, under its long ‘beak’ there was clearly gold colored teeth turned upwards into a grin. Its eyes were a bit angry looking, with the eyebrows turned downwards into a serious expression, with large eyes and elfin like ears that would cover Malphas’ own. A number of feathers like engravings were under the chin and top of the mask, seeming to mimic a beard, or hair.

“I think this is about the only one I got with a more...bird-like appearance. Careful though. If you’re on a mountain in Chagawa, some mountain spirit might think you’re one of them and challenge you to a race.” She’d chuckle with a grin. “As for a name, fine. You’ll be Shigenaga Nomura. You’re from a small village in Chagawa that I took in to train when a raiding party of Oni destroyed your village. If anyone asks where you’ve been the past few days, simply tell them I had you finalizing a sale for me and were traveling with only a small group from our previous destination. I'll leave everything else up to you.”

For some reason, it seemed like Mie at least had some experience with quickly coming up with identities on the spot even if this one wasn’t too in depth.

“Anything else? If you want something more bird like, you can probably find something from one of the craftsman around here. If not...then lets sit. Go ahead and ask me any questions, otherwise...I’ll tell you some things about what we’ll be going through on the way back to Chagawa.”
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He still sought her attention did he?

Then, that was exactly the thing she wouldn't given him.

Nobunaga was quite aware of the type of person this was. Even if the deity's offer was genuine, there was no telling what else would be attached to it. This was the enemy general, and there was no denying the fact that he was a skilled manipulator.

So she would not grant him the opportunity to bait her into being manipulated. She would offer him nothing.

For Nobunaga did not truly intend to merely destroy his influence in this village. A reckless god had no place in the world. No matter how long it took, she would crush his influence and reduce him to nothing. Knowledge would be forged by discovery, by diplomacy, by interacting with the natural world.

Not by the whims of a reckless god.

But the first steps were much smaller ones.

The petite black-haired girl paused a moment. Ah, Novak? The man who had aided in killing the scaled beast that attacked the hunters. It appeared there were further pressing issues, and possibly quite tied to the matter at hand.

But first things first.

"Is something the matter, Enli-san?" she asked, as she approached, bowing politely after a moment's pause, "I certainly hope I find you well, but it seems there may be some matters worthy of concern afoot."

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"I appreciate your offer, Enli," Novak replied, removing his helmet and placing it on his lap. "As it turns out I do have some questions about it."

Enli's offer to answer questions about the temple was fortuitous for Novak, who hadn't been able to get much from Lazhira. The adventurer hoped to further explain more about the temple if they had time, but couldn't pass up an opportunity to learn more about just what he had gotten himself into. In particular, he wanted to know more about the orb that he had perhaps foolishly agreed to help retrieve.

Before he could present his question, however, Nobunaga arrived. She spoke to Enli, claiming that there was a matter of concern that needed to discussed.

As if there wasn't enough bad news going around today...

"Hello, Nobunaga," Novak welcomed her. "I actually have a matter of concern myself that I was about to ask Enli, if you'd allow it." Novak didn't want to delay Nobunaga's news, but he really needed to get this question out of the way. It also might be a good idea to make a mental note to later thank her for killing that beast whose scales he now wore.

"As I was saying, there are some things that we discovered that we don't know the entire context of," he said, turning back to the village chief. "While I was searching the lower levels, I learned of an orb that had been stolen from a pedestal in the temple, and that the Illuminator is quite upset about its theft. Lazhira seems to think that returning it would be a bad thing, but she's been stubbornly elusive about what she knows. Just what is this orb? What's so important about it?"

There were many other things Novak wanted to ask about- what sort of twisted human experiments were people doing there? Are such dark deeds considered remotely morally acceptable by this friendly village? Were those slimes made from people? What's the deal with Lazhira, and how is she tied into this? Had there been any word of Leannah's return? However, between Enli's meeting with the Kyrinth and Nobunaga's news, it'd be better off to not burden the chief with too many questions.

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With a somewhat bitter smile, Misaki nodded her head in agreement with Narkissa's comments. Redefining a standardized system would take a great deal of work, but as far as the current situation went, it was less of a priority than the goal that they had in mind. Similarly, the fact that she knew the methodology but not the specifics with which to recreate a basic paper meant that there was a great deal of experimentation in order. With the load split and everyone moving to work on their own tasks for the day, the foxgirl was simply left to figure things out on her own.

A rather troublesome task, yes, but not one wholly impossible to do with what knowledge she had.

Bidding farewell to Narkissa for the moment, Misaki departed the town in pursuit of the bamboo-like plant she had mentioned earlier. The walk there was not without worry, of course—weaponless as she was, an ambush of any sort would likely not pan out well in the least—but by some miracle or another, no such worries seemed to befall her. Gathering the shoots would prove nice to test in terms of culinary value, but they afforded little value compared to the full-grown plant. The young woman found some manner of peace in her ability to at least snap the stalks and bring the longer plants down without a tool; trees, they were not.

Of course, that was where the foxgirl spent most of her time gathering; processing them here would be both inefficient and possibly add additional impurities, neither of which she wished for. But the slightest sound of something approaching caused her to stop in her tracks and look around in worry—

Only for the same deer she had befriended the day before to bound through the woods towards her. Momentarily taken aback as she was at its appearance, though, Misaki soon found herself understanding why it had come.

"...Oh no."

Panic gripped Misaki's heart as she immediately knelt down and grabbed one of the stalks of bamboo at her feet and lifted it up like a spear. She had no formal training, of course, but even a makeshift weapon like this would work better than nothing.

It was that thought that led her to posture aggressively towards the oncoming pair of predators, weapon in hand as she attempted to make them back off. If they approached, it would only make sense to try and swing back; if they got close, then the pole could work just as well to block... Right?

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Narkissa wasn’t too picky about quality wood. She was just going to build a basic frame, after all, not a precision instrument or timber for an actual wood frame house. Even so, finding wood that suited her tastes –which paradoxically still remained at a high standard—took her a while. It was only after became fed up on her own that she found something that suited her task after asking some of the villagers.

Very conveniently, it was an actual lumber gathering site. Small, yes, but complete with all the basic tools that she needed, minus the convenient electric saw to reduce logs to nice uniform planks. She knew she couldn’t win it all, though, so she picked up an idle hand axe and got to work, grateful for her newfound youthful body.

It didn’t take long for her to realize that she had company, though, although she had to question the wisdom of anybody trying to sneak up on and attack anybody that was brandishing a handaxe. Thankfully, she realized it wasn’t a cultist on a misguided attack, but a friendly face.

“Oh, Lazhira! Fancy seeing you here,” she greeted, before giving the girl a bit of a questioning look. Despite her own words, she doubted she’d run into her here by coincidence, and indeed she wasn’t, as she quickly realized.

“It was pretty obvious from the start, yeah,” she agreed, before setting down the axe against a nearby log. “I can’t say I’m that busy since this is a bit of a side project… I do appreciate the trust you’ve put on me, though.” They’d only known each other for a few days, after all, so really, she was flattered.

“Ah, yes, the Illuminator is your dad—wait, what!?” Of all the secrets that Narkissa thought Lazhira was going to hit her with, that one was not what she expected. Wow, was she actually in the story of some ancient Greek legend? The new information made a lot of things make sense, though, but at the same time, it changed just about everything.

“Err… does that make you a demigod, then?” She couldn’t help but to open with that line, but immediately moved to rub her temple with her fingers. “Well, that explains why he wants you back so much.” She coughed. “What’s your story, then?”
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Augusta smiled at Rullphana before she left. "It's not that I don't wish to know more, but a well sharpened knife cuts meat easier than rusty one, wouldn't you agree?" From there she turned and left with the guard woman huffing behind her. The woman smirked and looked at the guard. She used her power to glance a name from her.

"Yes, it's sad I must leave. But worry not Vallanur, I shall return tomorrow. It should only be a fleeting moment until I return. I just know how dearly you'll miss me~" The above ground elf said before walking off, waving goodbye.

But it wasn't much longer before Octavia started to act weird. Even without her eye she could tell something was really weird. Rampage, huh? Well, that could prove to be a problem. "Now then... How to rectify this problem..." The woman spoke to herself. Of course, she had no money. Another problem to compound on it. She pondered on it for a bit. She went through options in her head. People? Obviously not. In fact, she was slightly worried that thought popped in her head. The mushrooms around this place? Potential problems with that on multiple levels. A favor from the Queen? Perhaps she could ask the Queen. That prospect was possibly the most frightening yet... realistic option. As far as preparing a lot of food.

She ushered Octavia along and approached the Throne Room again. She mustered her courage before showing her face to the guards. They probably disliked her for her attitude earlier and that was all thr more reason not to back down. She didn't want the to look down on her for a weak personality that stepped back from a hostile glance.

"Greetings, I wish to have an audience with Her Majesty." She told the guard at the front of the door leading into the room. He let her in, though he hid his emotions well. She couldn't exactly tell what he thought of her.

As she entered the room, she took to walking towards the throne and at a certain distance, she stopped and gave the Queen a curtsy. "Greetings, Your Majesty. It pleases me to see you once again." The woman held her curtsy as she said that and returned to a normal stance with one hand cupped over the other in front of her after. She looked the Queen in the eyes though refused to use her power. Whenever she used it on these powerful beings, she would get this body-wracking headache and Augusta did not wish to feel that again.

"I came to request a favor, or perhaps a trade of something, though I have little to offer but my limited skills and an able body." Augusta said, giving the Queen a small wink for emphasis. Assistance to feed a seemingly ever hungry dog. She wondered what price she would have to pay for such a thing. "Of course, I assume you already know what favor I would ask?" She couldn't help but be a little cheeky in the situation."
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Having instantly donned his mask, Malphas stroked his beak thoughtfully. It was quite a tragic backstory he was saddled with, as if the man under the mask was given a new part to play in the theater of this world. Of course, Malphas was already used to discarding and attaining new names on a whim. It was almost a hobby of his in his past life, although it did help very much that his followers were high out of their minds and could not remember Malphas's true name. Still, it seems that Malphas should begin properly playing the role of "Nomura."

"Ahh, I must thank you once again for your hospitality, Lady Mie! To save me at such a young and tender age... I'm glad I could repay you with my service!" Nomura bowed, once more. "Oh, perhaps I should get a haircut in the next town, this wild mane is rather... unbecoming of the one known as Shigenaga Nomura." Bundling his hair up, Nomura raised the hood of his cloak once more to complete his new look.

"But yes, I am indeed ready to talk business. Where will we be going? Are there any customs or courtesies I should be aware of in our next destination?"
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The warrior woman reacted too late to the first attack, she barely blocked the spear thrust from the giant and was sent spiralling across the snow. Nick's heart fell at the sight but she was not out yet. In fact, she retaliated before the giants' could even follow up on their assault. With inhuman speed, she slashed at a giant's tendons and joints and rendered it practically paralyzed. She finished it off by cleaving her sword upon its neck.

The last, combat-effective giant saw the writing on the wall and began to run away. But the warrior woman had no intention of letting it get away, she hurled her blade at the fleeing giant, spinning as it rode the air, before finding its target and the giant's head was split by the large sword and fell to the snow dead. The two giants that were still alive, the ones that pursued Nick earlier, succeeded in getting away and the small(?) skirmish was over.

“...oh hey, almost forgot about you. Eh~ What’s a cute guy like you doing all the way out here by yourself? You get lost or something? Out hunting? You’re not very well dressed, but you don’t look like the cold bothers you at all, huh! You must be pretty powerful or somethin’ heheh!”


Nick opened his mouth to speak but as soon as the situation relaxed, his fatigue instantly caught up with him and his sight began blacking out. "You... thank you... for the save." Nick forced out his gratitude as he panted. "I'm Nick and I... really screwed up... Goodnight."

Nick then collapsed in front of the warrior woman. Hopefully not for the last time.
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The older man would click his tongue.

“Don’t regret ignoring opportunity, lass. Trustin’ everything you see or hear is how tragedy happens.” And he would simply turn and walk away, leaving Nobunaga to her own plans.

“Ah, hello. I was just discussing some things that happened with Novak here yesterday.” Enli would give a warm greeting. “Nothing troublesome, just...well, I’m sure you heard the talk on the way here.” He’d say with a light sigh, shaking his head. “Now, perhaps Novak you could continue?” He’d listen with mild concern as the traveler would speak, though his concern would turn to mild seeming confusion as he continued but he wouldn’t ask questions until Novak had said his piece.

“...I...orb? I don’t remember there being anything about an orb of some sort...” He’d frown in thought. “And...you say lazhira has knowledge of this? I assume its because she spends more time in the temple then she did doing anything else...I...hm. I’m sorry I can’t be of more help in this. I suppose I can go over the things we have again, but I don’t have the time for now.” He’d say. “I would not want to keep the Kyrnith waiting. If you’d like to instead, there’s still some scrolls that may tell some things. I’ll take a close look once I return this evening.”

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The deer would bound towards Misaki, the wolves nipping at its heels as it would make a beeline for the fox. With the brief seconds she had to compose herself and think of an action, she decided to arm herself with what seemed to be a shaft of a bamboo-esque plant. The deer would leap past Misaki, as the fox girl would stand as steadfast as she could against the wolves as they would run up to her, slowing the dash for the deer as they would snarl, yip and bark towards the fox.

Her defensive posture at least, seemed to make them wary and question if the two were going after the kill - but wolves were also pack animals...there was likely more than just two around here, but at the same time she didn’t see any, and her ears didn’t pick anything up either, but it was difficult to focus as one of the wolves would make a few cautious steps towards Misaki, while the second would circle around to her right.

The Deer had positioned itself behind Misaki some ways, just close enough to her to give the predators pause if they attempted to go for her.

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“Uhm...I guess? I say dad, but its more that well, he sort of made me?” Lazhira would respond slowly. “Uhm...I’m not sure how to explain it.” She’d say with a light chuckle. “My story well...He sort of tossed me out when he got bored of me. If It wasn’t for those fishermen that literally fished me out of the water I’d be dead. Dummy probably wanted to see how I’d adapt to life here as an experiment or something.” Lazhira would give Narkissa a look of mild annoyance and irritation. “So, erm, I guess? If that’s what a Demigod is. Anyways, other than that I don’t really have much of one. Ended up here after that, those parents raised me...well, that was a while ago. They ended up dying in a fishing accident when a storm hit the coast some years ago.” She’d take a seat on a nearby stump, seeming a bit wistful as she’d continue.

“Uhm, but that’s also why he’s looking for me. When I was still with him, I heard a lot about his plans...which is why I don’t think the Kyrnith has anything to do with this. Maybe not a curse, but its the easiest thing I could say to convince you guys, and that fog is sort of...I guess a side effect of whatever thing is sleeping beneath here.” She’d frown. “...which he wants to free. He needs two keys for it, and the first was well...destroyed, and the second...is the orb that went missing, and why I wanted to steal it...but someone beat me to it and I don’t know who or why. He probably thinks I could help him make another of those keys or something.” She sighed.

“He’s trying to break the seal - the fact that fog is here is evidence alone that he’s succeeded somewhat, but its probably taking longer without the key.” She’d look over to Narkissa. “So uhm...do y’think you could help? I know I’m asking a lot - getting on his bad side anymore is probably going to be dangerous, but if we do have the orb, could you give it to me? We can’t let him have it.”

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“Eh? Wah hey! No passing out on me!” Was the last words he’d hear from the woman, before drifting off into unconsciousness as the fatigue of the trip and cold would finally be catching up with him.







The sky stretched above him, infinite stars and planetoids seeming so close, yet so far. He could likely reach out and just...pluck one from the sky and toss it around like a ball, should he desire. Where was he? Below was an endless vast expanse of white, though in the distance he could see something...a small...village? It was difficult to tell from this distance. How’d he get here? This was certainly not the place he had fallen unconscious in, but he certainly wasn’t dead...or was this simply his dying body’s attempt to make sense of his impending death?

...hm, no, somehow he’d feel that wasn’t the case.

Soon the planets would jerk forward, as though the plane of vast empty space he was standing on began rotating at impossibly high speeds. Faster and faster, until each was nothing but a blur in the heavens above, and he would be drawn to move towards the village as the heavens twirled above.

But soon, something would happen. A gust of wind would blow, an article of clothing with it. It would land some distance in front of him, it was...a maids dress? Well that was odd - but he’d have little time to think of it before something disconcerting would happen. Skeletal creatures would start rising from the snow, all rushing towards him - they were going to tear him apart -

And then he would wake.

Nightmare or dream, he’d wake..

He was close to the foothills of the mountain now, though it was hard to tell where exactly he had traveled, nothing looked familiar in this expanse of white. The only thing he could tell, was that she had seemed to carried him down the opposite side of the mountain.

“Wah! You’re awake!” She’d shout. “Jeez, I thought you were a goner! You had a bit of hypothermia and you look like you had been walking forever! You northern folk are crazy!” She’d laugh, though didn’t seem to mean that in a bad way. “Anyways, carried ya down the mountain. Should be pretty safe here. Ya should probably eat something. Them scrawny arms of yours probably aren’t gonna help ya a lot if ya don’t.”

She’d offer him a wooden bowl with a few freshly cooked bits of what seemed to be fowl in it.

“So what’s your name anyways? And why ya traveling them mountains?” She had set up what seemed to be some sorta makeshift camp, and he had been laying on a small, somewhat uncomfortable fur mat near a fire. Didn’t seem to be anything around for awhile, save for what seemed to be a forest far in the distance and the vast fields of snow that seemed to be normal here. “Don’t suppose you’re from that village I’m supposed to be looking for, do ya?”

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Vallanur would click their tongue, only muttering a slur under their breath as they’d watch Augusta leave. Octavia would follow Augusta, though the pup would start barking and snapping at people as they passed in some manner of aggression, only stopping and seeming to barely restrain itself if Augusta ordered her not too. The guards would let her pass without a problem, the queen having already told them they’d be her guests, as such should be treated as one would treat any of the royal family, and as expected Augusta would find the queen right in her throne room.

“Greetings, Augusta” The queen would reply with a friendly tone. “Indeed...I can imagine that your pup gives you no end of trouble...demons can be quite...insatiable as we know all to well.” The Queen would observe the elvish woman and the pup, who was still restlessly pawing at the ground. Her tall, pale ethereal form would stand from her throne, the long dress seemingly gliding across the floor with the same odd, otherworldly grace.

“You are my guest, so of course it is my due responsibility to ensure your comfort...but of course, as you know a favor may often require another favor in return.” She would say. “And the favor I must ask in return...I will be holding a...gathering, of sorts in a few days. Important people from all of Gloom Hollow will be present. You will be my partner.” If Augusta looked at her eye, it seemed to not reveal anything of note.

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“On to business then, good.” Mie would say, taking a seat again at the table. “Thankfully for the both of us, there’s not many villages on the trip north. A few small ones and some tribes roaming the snow fields here and there, but they shouldn’t cause us any problems. I think you could handle them well enough.” The fox would slowly frown. “The only one that will probably give us some problems...is the Rimewind tribe.” She sighed, voice turning troubled as she’d continue. “You’ve never been up there, but they’re a...hm, particular tribe of humans that worship an Elder Beast that calls themselves ‘Vechnyy Moroz’. These folks are zealous at best and fanatics at worst...but i’ve managed to work out a, shall we say, agreement. Their God has a particular fondness of an extremely pure Alcohol, so as long as I bring a few barrels of that we can pass. As long as you remain respectful to their God and don’t get in the way of their ceremonies we can pass unimpeded and are perfectly friendly otherwise.” Mie would swish her tail. “I’ll handle the talking with them. I hate to say it, but if we piss that thing off, we’ll end up in its trophy room. I mean that literally - it’ll freeze things alive and put them on display if it likes them. I’d like to keep my floofy tail unfrozen.”

“That beast sounds like real work...ain’t never heard of an Elder Beast being worshipped as a god...but I guess people will do what they have to.” Eirhild chimed in. “What’s it look like anyways?”

“Never seen it myself, but they describe it as ‘A giant winged, four legged creature made entirely of the purest ice that can freeze even flame.’. I don’t wanna test those claims or see it, either.” She’d humph. Mie would spend the next moments giving Malphas a rough crash course in Chagawa etiquette as well, so he could more easily play the part of a native. Honorifics, titles, a bit on the political situation, namely the constant clan warfare among the people as well as the most notable and prominent clans of Oni and Humans. If nothing else, he could probably pass on a surface level for any who was asking.

“Now, if there’s nothing else...there’s something you can do for me. Enli asked for some alcohol, and I’d like you to deliver it for me. Just ask one of the Oni and they’ll give you a crate to take to him. I’ve made a rather special reservation for him. Once you return, I may have...something else I’ll need you to do for me.”
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Once the wolves seemed to pause their pursuit of the deer, Misaki took a moment to wrack her brains in order to come up with something—anything—to get them to drop their chase. The only thing that came to mind immediately, after all, was to refuse to back down. Running away would be tantamount to suicide against predators—even she knew that much.

And so, instead of backing away as the two seemed to attempt to pincer her, the foxgirl straightened her posture and allowed her ears and tail to stand on end in an attempt to look larger before swinging in their general direction. As things turned out, that action seemed to buy her just enough time to properly consider her options beyond what she was doing now.

The ultimate conclusion to that, of course, was to attempt to continue to scare off the wolves. Ideally, this would be resolved without any fighting on either side, but who knew if the wildlife here were more aggressive than the ones back on Earth tended to be.

Hopefully she wouldn't have to find out how good she was at fighting quite yet.

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“Uh… huh. Indulge my curiosity, what is the full extent of your abilities?” So not quite the same as the Greek gods after all. She’d always heard about gods creating this and that person or thing in earth mythology, but Narkissa really had to wonder how that looked like when they were doing it, or how it worked. On second thought, it was probably something that she didn’t necessarily want to know. Especially with the things she had seen, the god she had spoken to.

“Oh… I see. Sorry to hear that,”
she frowned, offering her brief condolences. Well, that explained why somebody that was as young as her –if she was created by a god, how old was she actually? —was living by herself. “Well, that makes sense. The Kyrnith is just the local god… entity that just wants to be left alone with the village to its own devices, if I understand it correctly. I’m afraid I’ve only heard bits and pieces of this all, so my knowledge is slightly fragmented.” Either way, Narkissa was starting to get the big overall picture here, although it felt like there was still a piece missing, somehow.

She sat down on another stump across from Lazhira, picking up a half-transformed plank as she did so. “Okay. First thing’s first, though; what is the first key? How was it destroyed, and how exactly do the mechanisms work? I’d have thought you’d want to preserve the key to open the seal, rather than destroy it,” she frowned, before taking the axe to try and reduce the wood down to a proper plank of her specifications.

“For that matter, what does the fog, or the seal, have to do with the fact that the temple has disappeared?” Mildly distracted, Narkissa tried to work out her questions in her head. What Lazhira was asking was a bit of a tall order, especially when she didn’t have all the pieces. “Well, I’ll certainly help. I’m not sure if keeping the orb with you, if I find it, would be a good idea, though. Your father’s specifically still going to look for you, and if he finds you together with the orb, then doesn’t that accomplish his goals in one fell swoop? Ideally, I’d split the orb up, send it off somewhere distant, or with another person, somewhere where he won’t think to look, as a contingency. Keeping it on yourself would be too obvious, and risky, I’d think.”
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Nomura nodded at the explanation Mie gave about their next locales, learning more of the local peoples of this land. To hear that they worship these "elder beasts" was... interesting, to say the least. Civilizing the coming regions is likely to not end in his favor, with this in mind.

"Well, I think this 'Fetch Me My Raws' sounds like a lovely fellow. Of course, we'll defer to your expertise on the matter." Nomura nodded alongside Eirhilde.

As Mie acquainted Malphas with the surface-level details to play the part of Nomura, he took many mental notes down, also keeping to mind her manner of speaking in comparison to the locals here. After all, it seemed like Malphas would need to play this part well if he wishes to leave with much of himself intact.

"Ah, yes, you wouldn't happen to have any spare fragrances I could use on myself, at least while we're here, do you? I'm afraid at least one of the locals here may be familiar with my scent."

In any case, Nomura would proceed with the task given to him, making his way to the Oni. With a friendly Chagawan gesture, Nomura collected the wine, avoiding on getting too acquainted with his monstrous companions for a time. He detested working with such brutes, and Mie seemed to imply they'd feel the same about him. Still, he cannot deny the protection they may provide, and it was unwise to get on their bad sides due to biases on his part.

Now all that's left is to deliver the wine to this Enli. Funny, he's avoided the village leader all this time... Hopefully, Nomura doesn't attract any unwanted attention on the way there.
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The Journey Begins


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Nick gasped as he woke. He was panting as he stared at the white snow, yet his mind was elsewhere. He saw something when he was unconscious. Dreams? No, they seemed too... mystical to be dreams. Visions borne from his power? The likeliest reason. He saw a snow-covered village in the vision, but it wasn't Dawn. There was also that French maid dress, which Nick found quite out of place but then skeletons rose from the snow and came at him. What did it all mean?

“Wah! You’re awake! Jeez, I thought you were a goner! You had a bit of hypothermia and you look like you had been walking forever! You northern folk are crazy! Anyways, carried ya down the mountain. Should be pretty safe here. Ya should probably eat something. Them scrawny arms of yours probably aren’t gonna help ya a lot if ya don’t.”


Nick looked all around him. He just saw snow, really, but it appeared he was indeed down from the mountain and on the other side it seemed. The warrior woman's shouting rang Nick's ears, but he didn't mind. It was like an angel screaming at him in concern. She then handed him a bowl of cooked bits of meat. Nick didn't care what it was and immediately dug in, savoring the feeling of simply having prepared food in his mouth.

It hasn't even been a week into this world and Nick found himself already down in the dumps and barely surviving. He couldn't wait to get back home.

“So what’s your name anyways? And why ya traveling them mountains? Don’t suppose you’re from that village I’m supposed to be looking for, do ya?”


Nick swallowed the food in his mouth before answering. "Uh, my name's Nick. Nicholas Gallagher, but just call me Nick for short." He answered the first question. "I was looking for the people who live in the mountains. Got something I have to ask them about." Nick showed off his black, diamond-shaped artifact to the warrior woman without hesitation. "I heard they might know a lot about it."

She then asked about a village she was looking for. "Well, I did come from a village. A fishing village called 'Dawn'. It's a nice little town and it has a god, an Elder Beast, sorta friendly with them. A deer deity named Kyrnith." Nick replied earnestly. Nothing but the best for his savior. "There's trouble afoot there, though. But... it's got people already on it. Capable people, I would think."

"Then there's this village that had a... skeleton problem." Nick decided to also reveal his vision. Albeit, in digestible terms. "I... only caught a brief glance at the place before I... ran off. Not exactly sure where it is, either."

"A-Anyway, you have my deepest gratitude for saving me, Miss--" He indirectly asked for the warrior woman's name. "If there's anything I can do in return, let me know. If you'd like, I can help you look for this village."
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An orb desired by the Illuminator? How coincidental, she had just spoken to him.

Without knowing anything else about the situation, Nobunaga's immediate conclusion was an obvious one: Lazhira was absolutely correct in her judgement. Giving the reckless god anything he desired would only allow him greater hold on this place. As such, rejection of such a bargain wholeheartedly was the only way forward.

She would not permit anything to interfere with her plan.

Brushing her gleaming black hair back with one hand, her response was an obvious one, at least to her.

"Well, we cannot allow him to have it, then," Nobunaga asserted. If he desired it, obtaining it would not mean anything good. Therefore it was only reasonable not to permit anything of the sort.

However, the matter of the meeting with the Kyrinth was by far the most important one at the moment.

"But that discussion can wait until later. For the moment, we have business to attend to, do we not?

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Novak

Novak was conflicted about whether to stay and rummage through the scrolls, or accompany Enli to meet the Kyrinth.

Would the Kyrinth take offense to me wearing an animal's scales like this? he wondered. No, everyone is wearing clothing made from animal hide, and it's not probably not making a fuss over that. Novak recalled Enli mentioning that the hunters killing deer might be angering the Kyrinth, so perhaps it might take exception to something made of deer hide, but as far as Novak knew, his outfit came entirely from that armored beast.

His other concern was that he wasn't entirely sure that the Kyrinth would want to see him. Would it know of the deal he had made with the Illuminator? Would it view him in the same light as the hunters who served the Illuminator? No, I'm not the same as them. I didn't break a covenant like they did, nor did I kill any deer, he tried to reassure himself.

There were a few reasons he wanted to meet the Kyrinth- he hoped that the Elder Beast would be able to explain some of what was going on, that it'd be able to identify who among the hunters are up to no good, and lastly, he wanted to keep Enli safe. Lazhira seemed to believe that they wouldn't move against the chief, but Novak had been concerned for some time that they might move to eliminate Enli if there was any chance that he could discover the misdeeds they were committing behind his back. With plenty of newcomers in town, they'd have plenty of scapegoats and suspects to pin the crime on. Perhaps he was just being paranoid, but it seemed like a good idea to keep their main benefactor safe.

Novak wasn't much of a fighter at this point so he wasn't sure if he'd be any use in a fight against anything stronger than a pitiful, injured slime. On the other hand, he'd be with Nobunaga, a trained swordswoman, and he distinctly recalled the hunters not showing much martial skill in the fight against that armadillo-like creature.

"I'm ready to go when you two are," he finally replied, his mind made up. "I can always search through the scrolls later."

For now, he'd keep his deal with the Illuminator a secret. He still wasn't sure what the Kyrinth or Enli would make of it, but Nobunaga had made her stance on it quite clear and he didn't want to give her a reason to turn her katana on him.

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The catgirl drug herself groggily out of the snow pile, wiping the mess off of her face and spitting out any snow that had made its way into her mouth. Her muscles ached with an incredible tiredness, though the sting of her burned right half seemed to lessen a bit in contact with the snow. At least she had that much going for her. She was only a bit exhausted, however, which meant she could at least try to find her way...ah...wait, where was she?

Letting out a long sigh, the catgirl looked about herself in the forest area she'd arrived in, before trying to listen in with her improved sense of hearing. Eventually, though, familiar-ish sounds of people from afar touched her cat-like ears at the very least. Ah. The village! She was some distance away, but close enough to be able to figure out where she was. That was good at least! Maybe.

But wait, how long had she been gone? The Sage had said time flows oddly in a divine realm, so it could have been hours, days, maybe even weeks or months! Truth be told, the catgirl had no idea, but there was one way to find out.

Making her way toward the village proper, or at least in the direction of the sounds of people she'd heard, Leannah would eventually make her way to the find herself seeing a small cabin from afar. And glimpses of stumps at that! The voices were louder though, though she couldn't make out the words due to her tiredness, so onward the catgirl moved until she found herself emerging from the trees and into the cleared area proper-

-...oh. Oh! That was Lazhira sitting on a stump! And she could see Narkissa's face from here!

The catgirl moved toward the duo, but ultimately running was out of the picture for her at the moment. Crap. She really was out of energy at this point, for the most part at least.

"Hey...Hey...HEEEEEEY!!!"

She tried shouting out to the duo, albeit having to build up the energy to do so, whilst waving her arms to try to get their attention. For a little she hoped it would work, only for one of her feet to catch a stray root and send her face-first into the snowy ground once more. This time, she simply rolled over on her back, spitting out the snow and ground debris mixed in with it.

"Ok...that one...was on me this time." she mumbled quietly to herself.

At least it felt nice on the burns.

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