Mizos

[Mizos]The Tides of The Past[SanaChan][Take Two]

Larel sat in the room his arms crossed over his chest as he let his personal darkness hover around him, he generally kept it locked inside so he wouldn't do it in front of Hotaru and Mera, but since he had the moment alone he let a bit of it out finding he wasn't able to keep his emotions wholly in check, he was worried about Hotaru and Mera and that moment with Hiroyuki didn't help his attitude. He could hear Zenmaru reminding him about his missing sister as well which seemed to just distract him further. With all these things circling around his head he figured a little mediation would help him calm down a little, and get everything inside of him at least somewhat sturdy. Though it seemed no matter how much time passed he couldn't fully calm down, after a while he let out a small sigh and leaned against the wall shutting his eyes.
When the door flung open he jumped and grabbing his sword moved it towards the hilt until he saw it was Mera, he let out a relieved sigh and moved it to his back as he listened to her. Hearing Hotaru was missing and there were dead bodies around the town his eyes widened before he ran over to Mera nodding as he waited her to move.
"I'm right behind you Mera-sama, let's find Hotaru," Larel said. "Do you have any idea where we can look?"

Alari hummed to himself as he made his way back towards the inn, though when he noticed the gathering of people he came to a stop as he felt his chest tighten. Something in him told him what it was already but he jogged over and gently moving past the people moved down to see the dead body in the center. Pushing his glasses up onto his face he closed his eyes giving the person moment of silence, he raised his head looking how the person died before he saw Mera walking away. Arching a brow he moved through the crowd and followed after wondering if she had any idea what was happening, however when he saw her leave the alley with a few eyes on her he looked around for a moment before walking up the alley.
"No," Alari mumbled removing his glasses.
His eyes narrowed at the amount of bodies taking up the alley, turning he made his way back to the inn pushing his glasses back onto his face. He wasn't sure who took the lives of the kind people of this village but he needed to find out, especially if they brought it with them.

[Mizos]The Tides of The Past[SanaChan][Take Two]

Hahaha it's all right. It's the end of the year, there's so many exams, projects, homework and that's from the prospective of a student. I believe you have the grade those things so don't worry and godspeed on that. Just get it up when you can, I have more than enough to keep me occupied. (School related this is).

[Mizos]The Tides of The Past[SanaChan][Take Two]

It's all right it's nearing the end of the school year, I think students and teacher's are busy at this time.

[Mizos]The Tides of The Past[SanaChan][Take Two]

Larel awoke in a small panic noticing that both Mera and Hotaru were suddenly gone, he stood up immediately grabbing his sword and starting to dash out the door in search of the two, however he froze when the bush popped up in the room. Staring at the shrubbery in front of him he looked around the room before moving to the window, looking outside for any sign of the two. Not seeing them he turned back towards the bush to see the message from Mera. His eyes narrowed a little but at the very least Mera left a sign showing she was returning, hopefully with Hotaru.
Taking a deep breath he turned and walked out of the door deciding to get a bit of air making sure to hang near the entrance in case either returned so he wouldn't miss them. A part of him wanted to go looking for the two but he felt if he went searching for them he'd end up missing them if they came back.

What awaited him outside however caused him to reach for his sword drawing it slightly as a man in front of him, whose hand also went to his sword seeing Larel's narrowed eyed gaze.
"Have you forgotten our truce," Hiroyuki said standing directly in front of Larel.
He had passed by the door only to feel Larel's gaze on him and froze seeing Larel's reach for his sword in the next moment.
Larel kept his hand near his hilt as Hiroyuki's thumb drew his blade slightly as the two waited for either to make a move, Larel's eyes narrowed and he started to move his hand away, however his eyes let off a yellow glow and Zenmaru taking control drew the sword and attacked Hiroyuki in the next moment. Larel came back reality mid-swing his eyes widening at what was happening, however since he had already started moving he couldn't stop himself nor what transpired, in one movement Hiroyuki drew his blade and hitting Larel's sword knocked it out of his hand causing it to fly through the air, before landing a few feet away. Hiroyuki put his blade against Larel's neck narrowing his eyes at him.
Larel's hands twitched as he slowly lowered them to his side, he grit his teeth staring Hiroyuki in the eyes who only pushed the blade further against his neck. After a few moments he pulled his sword away and sheathed it.
"You're not worth it," Hiroyuki said sighing. "Nii-sama didn't train me to waste my skills on the likes of you."
"What did you just say?!" Larel said stepping towards him.
"If you can't stop a simple attack like that you won't last against me," Hiroyuki said. "I'm leaving."
Larel narrowed his eyes at him but he couldn't find the words to dispute him, he wanted to argue with him, prove him wrong but his hands just shook in silent rage at the reality in front of him.
He didn't even see the movement of his sword and he could feel the difference between the two of them, he watched Hiroyuki walk away and shut his eyes taking a deep breath trying to calm down with little success. Turning he went to pick up his sword and sheath it before heading back in the room to wait for the two.
He wasn't sure what Alari was up too and right now he didn't care, he needed a moment alone.

[Mizos]The Tides of The Past[SanaChan][Take Two]

No worries, I got extremely busy over the last week so I was stuck anyway.
Thankfully it's slowed down to normal.

[Mizos]The Tides of The Past[SanaChan][Take Two]

Alari watched the slight bob of the waves as he stared at his line thrown into the water, he spent the whole night trying to find Kaori with no luck and at the end of it he barely got any sleep before the sun was fully up.
His whole body was tense and he found it hard to calm himself down without any information, his worries didn't cease as he was still slowly forgetting the young man.
Surprisingly enough as he went out for a walk he remembered one of the few things he did to relax and thankfully had the materials nearby.
He couldn't remember the last time he sat down and fished, the activity was calming and he found he was able to think more clearly afterwards.
Staring at the water waiting for the slightest tug, he found his mind slowly go blank as his whole body relaxed.
"I feel much better," Alari said smiling a little. "I should make the effort to do this more often."
With Larel still sleeping in the inn he would have to return soon but for the time being he was going to enjoy a bit of peace and quiet.

Sinek poured through a small red book sitting in one of the chairs within the building, at Nokori's request he was to get an account of the area and look for a specific target.
With his companion gone in search of the group an Alari it fell on him to take care of the responsibility. He was proud to help Nokori but the longer he looked the less he seemed to find, he had checked well over forty acres and there wasn't a single sign of what he was looking for.
"I'm looking for one person and there's noting here," Sinek mumbled turning a page. "None of this makes any sense."

[Mizos]The Tides of The Past[SanaChan][Take Two]

It's quite alright, it is in the middle of the school year and I've been busy myself.

[Mizos]The Tides of The Past[SanaChan][Take Two]

Larel shook his head as he didn't believe Hotaru always looked like that himself but he had no idea what went through Kaori's mind and he wasn't in any mood to find out either. Strange as he was Larel didn't just want to forget him, he was annoying, a bother and all around a pain to deal with but Larel knew he cared about them in his own strange way. He looked at the doll of himself and wondered if he had wanted to convey that somehow this way, in the end he just put it back in his kimono deciding not to think too much about it, Kaori always popped up so he figured he'd return pretending he had never vanished in the first place. "I agree with getting some sleep I'll tell you the story later. Good night Hotaru." Larel laid his head against the wall and shut his eyes with a small sigh, it wasn't long before he drifted off to sleep snoring softly. Alari was on his knees in the other room gripping his chests as a fierce pain flowed throughout his body, he grit his teeth as an explosion of yellow energy flowed throughout his body, his eyes opened wide as he coughed blood coming out of his mouth and staining the floor before he fell face first to the ground shutting his eyes tightly as he hugged himself shutting his eyes. After a moment the pain subsided and Alari rolled onto his back, his breathing heavy before he opened his eyes. "...well my ki is back," he said slowly sitting up. The process was as painful as ever though it was converting his very life into power so that was the sacrifice that came with it, he shook his head and wiped the blood from his mouth deciding to ignore the pain. Folding his legs in he rested his hands on his knees before he shut his eyes, picking up the echo's a fair distance away he nodded and took a deep breath before he went to search Kaori's. He'd be at it for most of the night but he'd locate him before the sun rose, he told himself that.

[Mizos]The Tides of The Past[SanaChan][Take Two]

Alari raised his head unable to disagree with Hotaru and Mera, Zenmaru knew him well enough to know he'd come to apologize so everything they said made sense to him. He closed his eyes a little ashamed he permitted himself to get pulled in that far, she was being more aggressive he made a note to keep an eye on that. Hotaru and Mera were right playing with Zenmaru was only going to make her happier, he just needed to focus and do what he could as he always did. He raised his head at the mention of Kaori, he stared at Mera for a moment not entirely sure how to answer that question, but this was something he wanted to bring up with them, as something had been bothered him about his absence. "I'm not sure, I've got most of my echo's back but I still can't extend too far," Alari said. "I'm trying to locate him now, I'll be spending most of the night doing that actually." Alari stopped for a moment and with a small sigh stood up and walked over to Larel, kneeling down he shook Larel until he noticed his eyes slowly open before landing on him, the moment he recognized who was in the room he quickly jumped up and reached for his sword but Alari held his hand up to stop him. "Hold off on your hate Larel, I'd like to demonstrate something," Alari said. "I need your assistance." Larel narrowed his gaze at him but his gaze went to Hotaru and Mera for a moment his hand lingering near his hilt, he seemed to hesitate but he lowered his hand and crossed his arms. "What is it?" Larel asked. Alari looked at Mera and Hotaru as a non-verbal way of asking to pay close attention to what he was about to do. "Do you know who Kaori is?" Larel narrowed his eyes at him before giving a small shrug. "Who's Kaori?" Alari nodded before kneeling down and picking up the doll, he held it out to Larel who took it his eyebrows narrowing a bit in confusion at the strange creation. "The person who made you that," Alari said pointing at the doll. "Kaori Hisugawa, wants to paint you without clothing." Larel stared at Kaori's present before his eyes shut tightly and he gripped his skull for a moment as a small headache hit him, when he opened his eyes again he gave his head a small shake. "Right Kaori...what about him? Where is that annoying man anyway?" Alari walked back over and sat back down on his knees, after Larel measured the distance between himself and Mera he sat back against the wall staring at the doll, he was surprised it took him a moment to remember Kaori he was constantly around and all his attempts to forget him had been a failure. "I've suffered the same kind of memory loss," Alari said. "Kaori and I have spoken about a number of things but I find it hard to remember most of our conversations, and at some points I remember our previous encounters, ones I know Kaori was there for...but when I first think of him there's just a...blank...where he was. The hill, Sybil, meeting with Mary all of those moments...with Kaori missing at first. In my memory I remembered Mary only giving me a flower...but then I think back and remember Kaori received one as well. I remember after focusing but I find it more difficult the more times passes." Digging into his sleeve Alari pulled out his notebook flipping through the pages a bit. "I tested this and wrote his full name down, Kaori Hisuagawa so I wouldn't forget...but it's no longer in my notebook. I've gone through it four times...but I can't seem to find it. This is the page it was originally on." Alari held the book up turning it towards the three, he had written his name on both sides of the page, when Larel looked at it he only saw a blank page which made him clutch the doll. "There's...nothing written on it," he said. "Yes...but I don't think Mera and Hotaru will have the same problem," Alari said. Alari and Larel couldn't see Kaori's name on the page, but at the very least to Mera and Hotaru Kaori's first name was written in the book on one page, Alari tapped the book with his finger and Kaori's last name seemed to flicker similar to a bulb slowly fading out on the other side. After a brief appearance it vanished completely only leaving Kaori's first name. "I asked around and for some reason women remember more of him then men do," Alari said. "Granted their memories are just as jumbled and seem to be slowly fading. This worries me as none of this makes sense." Alari closed his book and looked back at Mera and Hotaru. "I'll find Kaori that goes without saying," Alari said. "For now though I don't know where he's at. Just...make sure not to forget him. If my memory goes first I'll need you two to remind me." "...Kaori...Hisu...Haisu" Larel crossed his arms his eyes twitching as he pulled at his memories. "Hisugawa," Alari said. "You're human Larel so it's probably affecting you worse then us...whatever it is." "I'll leave that to you Alari," Larel said putting the doll in his kimono. "Just means you'll stay away from us for a bit." "Fair enough...anyway I'm sorry to disturb you with all of this. If you don't need anything I'll be returning to my room."

[Mizos]The Tides of The Past[SanaChan][Take Two]

Alari walked into the room closing the door behind him, though his eyes went to Larel the moment he entered. He expected he was either sleeping or out since he didn't hear anyone yell when he knocked on the door. He looked over at Mera listening to her a small sigh coming from him, Zenmaru had spoken with them then and it seemed Mera wasn't too pleased about it, not that he could necessarily blame her. He had hoped to introduce all of this slowly and overtime, but thanks to the Spectator that whole matter had been ruined and now he had to find a way to fix this as well. He wasn't mad that they knew just the way it happened. "No nothing like that," Alari said before digging in his sleeve. "I have these for you." He pulled out Kaori's dolls, he set Larel's down near him which to even Alari's surprise had his blank expression perfectly copied, as Kaori had chosen Larel's true appearance over his other. He handed Hotaru's hers which seemed to have a permanent glare on it but the minuscule details in it showed Kaori took the time to match everything he was able with hers. Turning he handed Mera hers, Kaori had made the red hair from a different fabric so it actually flowed a bit and he chose her normal expression over an altered one, he put her in a cloak which hood could be put up or down. "Kaori asked me to give these too you before he vanished, with everything that happened I didn't get a chance. They're apparently good luck charms, I have one as well and to my knowledge he gave one to Mary and the others." Alari sat on his knees resting his hands on them before taking a deep breath. "That's...not the only thing I wanted to come here for though. I also wanted to apologize," Alari said bowing his head after saying this. "I didn't want you to find out about things like this...I wanted to tell you myself. I decided to do so when I would be able to say everything so I could answer any question." He kept his head lowered shutting his eyes. "I'm sorry Mera...Hotaru...my own actions caused this. I needed to at least apologize for it."