Trantaus' Mercy (Open/accepting)

[Hip Hop Evolution X]

Looking over while watching the pitiful human being shredded by the two hungry wolves. A man slowly stepped out from the shadows and walked near the two guards, standing behind them. He pushed them into the pit, hearing them scream against the wolves that were beginning to pay attention to them. They looked up to see who pushed them in, but their was no one their to be found. "That was cruel Crosis, We need men to fight." as an old man walked out from the shadows. Crosis looked at the old man and just shrugged. "The wolves were hungry so I gave them the main dish. Nothing wrong with that." as Crosis snickered. The old man sighed and began to take out a piece of paper. "Here, I gather some sources upon the Wayfinder Family, they seem to be hiding." as the old man slowly reached towards Crosis and handed him the piece of paper. Crosis took the piece of paper and looked at it. "I see, well it has nothing to do with me." as Crosis slowly ripped up the piece of paper and tossed it into the air. "I'm just a Free Lancer, thinking about those mindless fools will just give me a sick stomach." as Crosis started off towards the dark alley way and vanished. "C ya"  

[N K Cake]

Nile did not know how long they waited, but time was getting on, and everything was quiet. Somewhere during the interval, the boy had opened his eyes and was staring blankly at the female with his large curious orbs. She seemed quite occupied with whatever was going on outside in the woods. Nile noticed she carried a peculiar scent... Fish? Bleh, it stung his sensitive nose.

His ears twitched as she spoke up, breaking the eerie silence. He had no idea what she meant by saying they might think they were looking for him, not her. Did they not even know who exactly they were after?
... People were confusing.

When she took the chance to look back at him, Nile continued staring. He blinked twice in rapid succession but otherwise stayed still. He was not particularly afraid anymore, just found the situation a little awkward. The person was quite talkative. As far as family went, he could only remember the person who had been taking care of him for the last ... well, he could not exactly keep up with how many years. Nile was saddened, his mind flashing with memories of a past he could never recoup. His heart sank at how badly he missed just having someone there, someone living.

Nile looked down, now lost in his thoughts. He was thankful at least, that the first time he is caught by someone he did not actually come to harm. When she moved, taking the horse to the cave opening, Nile awoke and gazed after her. He began to struggle with one of the biggest decisions of his life - should he go with her, or stay here? Staying meant safety, the comfort zone... But, going meant company, the open world, adventure even.

With several hesitant steps, Nile was at Keori's feet and looked up at her. He held out his right hand gingerly and took hold of the hem of her top. It was a simple answer, he would go with her. As far as talking went, he could but would not. The reason being a combination of not having had anyone to speak to for a few years now and being a little too shy to let out his voice.  

[Azorius Beat]

Sitting near the campsite, Anzshela took a piece of stick with her left hand and began to poke the burnt out fire. Whats taking him so long... as Anzshela gave a long sigh. Suddenly while dazing, she heard a sound not too far from where she was sitting. She gazed up and saw a boy riding a horse alongside a person on his back Lifeless. With a sudden stop, Anzshela bonked her head with her right hand and started to rub her eyes. "What was that?" still hearing the sound of horse hoofs pounding the ground. She took her sword along with her as she started off into the woods to investigate. But before she took one step out of the camping site, she remembered that she was told to wait patiently for Kevin. But seeing as it is, which one was more dull. She took off chasing the horse and the rider.  

[greendragonfly52]

Keori waited silently for the answer. The little boy was clearly terrified. Who wouldn't be? Coming into a cave, probably imagining some grand adventure of pirates and treasure, only to be help virtually captive by a stranger for a few hours and told that people might kill him if he went outside.
When he finally came over to her, holding on to the hem of her shirt, she knew what he meant. "Okay little man." She said, bending to take a hold of him under the arms, and lifted him onto the horse. Years of helping her foster father made Keori stronger then she looked. The boy, despite being 11, felt quite light for her. After he was sitting on the back of the horse, Keori pulled herself on behind him, and took hold of the reins. "Hold on." She warned, guiding the boys hands to the horses mane to hold on to so he wouldn't fall.
She didn't really know where they would go, but with a soft kick to the horse's sides, they started moving further into the woods, farther away from the life she's known for the past 10 years.  

[Remijio Mendoza]

Demios was in the process of reaching the next village when Nyx began cawing as if he had noticed something. Before he could investigate Nyx took off into the air. Demios let out a frustrated sigh before turning and following the bird as best he could. It wasn't long before he spotted that Nyx resting in a tree. As he was about to move towards the bird he noticed on the ground stood a woman near what appeared to be a campsite. He couldn't help but wonder if this is what had gotten Nyx's attention, however, before he could question it the woman took off running and Nyx was following after her. "son of a...." he muttered in irritation. He really wondered why his pet was so interested in what this woman was doing, but perhaps it had something to do with what she was chasing. Taking only a moment to catch a breath he then quickly followed after her. Thankfully thanks to the old womans training it wasn't hard for Demios to navigate his way through forested areas and he was able to keep a safe distance following her he just hoped Nyx could avoid catching her attention as well, or at least until Demios came up with a game plan.  

[Azorius Beat]

After a few errands, Beatrix came along with two soldiers from the army. She was told to accompany them to make sure their job would be finished quick. But from her standards, babysitting two soldiers wasn't her ideal fun. Instead she just walked off a different path after killing the two soldiers that were making her impatient. The sword was bloodied, but with a quick whip the blood suddenly slipped off. "They deserved it.." as Beatrix stopped. She started to wonder.. And began to head back, entering a village she started to see more soldiers in the clearing and began to move towards them. Being halted by one, Beatrix looked at them with a glare of the left eye. "Out of the way." One of them drew his sword, But Beatrix was a bit quicker as she bunted her swords hilt into his stomach. "You dare to pull your sword at me.. I should put you into the pit or worse kill you where you stand." The temper she had wasn't going to steam away instead it was feeding her.  

[N K Cake]

Nile squeaked in surprise when he was lifted, but did not resist. It was just odd being moved to easily, not that he was heavy at all - a little underfed and not one for excessive exercise. The horse back was so high as well though! He looked down at the far ground and squeezed gently on the horse's mane as the lady had directed. It was comforting that she got behind him, he took refuge in her closeness and trusted her not to let him fall.

The forest then started getting more and more unfamiliar as the horsie moved forward. The worn shack he had over the years become the sole owner of was being left behind, in a direction he was not even currently sure of. And so, the haunting of the little town had come to an end, the ghost passed onto a new, hopefully better realm. Nile did not know what to expect wandering so far from where he had always stayed, especially with a stranger, but he felt safe. He could only hope they did not have to spend a lot of time running from other people like she had before.

After some observation of the surroundings he could find little interest in the scenery, only passing trees and more trees, a sight he was quite used to. So, instead, Nile turned up his head, and gazed at the stranger. He had little trouble looking at her face from this angle, and his dark eyes blinked, but there was little else as interesting as the new person.  

[Valiant Fenris]

((ill post tomorrow when i feel enough time has elapsed for my chari to have recovered))  

[Anniria]

Do not fear the unknown...

Master Shang Yi walked down the path, his mind wandering. Because he wasn't paying attention to where he was going he tripped on a rock on the path and went stumbling, nearly falling on his face. He straightened up and looked around, hoping no one had seen that.

I will show you the path.

 

[Moonhera]

Philip froze as he heard a noise from the bushes behind him, his back was facing them. He had no idea what was out there and it sounded like they were running. He turned slowly to see if anyone was standing there but there was only the boy rider still sleeping on the ground but he could hear the running. He needed to be careful encase someone saw him; he may have grown up from the boy he once was but that didn’t mean someone could remember him. He still had his family’s unusual white hair. The noise was growing closer but it was unclear whether the person would stumble across them or not.

He slowly closed his eyes to enhance his listening, so he could hear the area around him and slowly he moved his hands in a ball shape. If he used his powers he would be without them for another two hours but he would rather do that than leave someone in danger. His hands formed a circle shape in front of him, the wind which had been blowing through the trees stopped as it was sucked into the vortex, although some had remained for him to listen to.

He could hear the bustle and chatting of the people in the town, the hooves of a running horse, he even heard the name Ahto, but no attention to it. People muttered it all the time. People used it as a way to get someone they liked in jail and out of the way. Employers used it on their bosses; neighbours used the name on each other. However these were all unimportant matters, what mattered was the person that was growing ever so close to where they were in the clearing. He had to focus on that person. His breathing got heavier as he held the ball of wind, tight and compact, a deadly weapon if made big enough, but this one was big enough to distract someone long enough to push them away whilst he ran.

Some could call him a coward for that but for Philip; it was a matter of survival. Life or death. Even knowing that the person was once a friend of his, he would still use it against it. Someone, once, more than ten years ago, had told Trantaus about their powers, how to get past their defences they used to protect themselves. Someone who had held great amount of knowledge of their lives, every single detail. They didn’t know who it was and it was unlikely that he would find out who did, so it was a natural defence for him never to repeat his name nor even let himself trust other people. He had built himself a wall and he was happy to stay in it, he only helped people and sold things.

Philip could still hear the running, over the leaves that had been pulled off the trees from children laughing and playing, so carefree but he was getting distracted, so very distracted from his main task. He could feel his grip loosening. He had to keep his focus or this use of power would be for nothing. He started to put more of his energy into controlling the ball of wind. He couldn’t let it go!
 

[Valiant Fenris]

Scott awoke to the same sounds that startled Philip. Groggily, he moaned as he stood, his eyesight being flicked on to help him. He avoided looking at the boy, knowing that he did nothing to save his family as he looked towards the sounds of hoof beats. Then he noticed something. The wind was moving to one spot. Turning slowly, he could see the man's hands form a circle and in that circle, a disturbance, a haze.

That was why his heartbeat was familiar! It was Scott's. Well, it was like Scott's. It was the heartbeat of the Ahto family. Before him stood his brother, someone he had sorely missed for ten ears. Before him also stood an idiot who didn't trust him and now one of their sisters could be in trouble or worse.

Growling, Scott rushed up to him and took his collar, weakly. Even in rage he had not rested long enough to get as much energy as he needed. Throwing caution to the wind, quite literally, Scott yelled at him. "You idiot! You should have listened to me. Now for all we know our sister, sisters, or even young Nile could be dead!" Scott's fist came back as he wished to hit the white haired male, then rested at his side.  

[Moonhera]

Philip’s eyes opened and the ball of wind was let lose in a random direction he had no control over, panicked and wide. The boy had seen him control the wind and he had just used his power up for the next two hours. Words flew in and out of his head, making no sense at all. He didn’t understand anything at that current moment, only that the guy had been about to punch him and then didn’t. Was he going to turn in an Ahto child for the money? Philip fiercely shook his head and pushed the other person away with both of his hands. He turned, grabbing his bag from the floor, and ran as quickly as he could, pushing the trees away as he scrambled further and further away from the site. He had lost his blanket and his food but he had some things in here that would make him survive. It wasn’t the first time he had gone hungry and it wouldn’t be the last.

He didn’t know where he was going though, he wasn’t heading in any direction, and he just kept on running. He fell a few times but he couldn’t let the other person catch him. Philip didn’t know who he was; he didn’t know what to do. He was an Ahto child and he had been seen using his powers, for the first since he had left home, he had been nearly caught by what he presumed was one of Trantaus’ followers.
 

[Valiant Fenris]

Scott watched as Philip left, slowly. He shook his head and ran after him. He was such an idiot. He always had been. He also never listened to Scott, but why should he start now? With all their lives in danger and such. Scott maneuvered in between the tree's with ease. Soon he caught up with Philip.

Tripping had not helped the boy's brother. He was wild, frantic and panicked. Scott shouted at him. "You fool, it's me, Scott!" Philip probably wouldn't listen and Scott would have to slug him for his own protection, not out of anger. He was pushing Scott's good will, though.  

[Azorius Beat]

While chasing the hoof prints that were made by horse, she began to hear a rustling sound from above, she began to think it was just a squirrel looking for nuts. Instead he heard it more and began to stop standing their listening, she then turned around to see if anyone was there. "Whose there? Come on out, it's useless to hide." as Anzshela, looked around holding her blade from the hilt, standing there. "You will have to show yourself sooner or later... its best to do it now." While drawing her blade, she held it into a ready position.  

[Remijio Mendoza]

As the raven soared through the trees, he noticed the woman Anzshela stop seemingly having noticed she was being followed. Nyx circled downward and landed in a branch next to her and watched waiting for Demios to react. Meanwhile on the ground Demios quickly ducked behind a tree, but as she acknowledged his presence he let out a sigh. "...damn it" He muttered to himself. He then herd a fluttering from where the womans voice came from. It was Nyx he had flown down and began beating his feathers at her hoping to distract her attention. Demios frowned fearing for his feathered friends safety. It was then that he excited from the trees. "Thats enough Nyx" He said snapping his fingers. Nyx then flew over from her and landed on Demios's shoulder. "Sorry if I spooked you, but forests aren't a safe place for the irrational and fool hearted, what made you rush into a place like this?" He asked.