Himeiji Homura, Wandering Soul
Jun 28, 2014 23:42:32 GMT -5
Post by Himeiji on Jun 28, 2014 23:42:32 GMT -5
Member Info:
Username: Himeiji
Current Character List: None
Character Info:
Name: Himeiji Homura
Alternate Persona: Black Heart
Age: 19
Sex: Female
Race: Human (Genetically-Engineered)
Home World: Gurēto Foresuto
Appearance:
Himeiji stands at five feet and seven inches, a bit above average height for a female. Himeiji has long, flowing, black hair that curls at the bottom and is usually tied into a ponytail whenever she's in combat. The curls maintain their form in any situation, be it gusty, moist, and otherwise unsavory conditions for hair. Due to her genetic enhancements, her eyes have come out to being black irises and pupils on white sclera. Her skin is pale as a result of testing, but remains flawless, and gives her the appearance of a porcelain doll. She has a small, rounded nose, light pink full lips, and a smooth chiseled jaw-line, with a smooth rounded chin. She has a sizable bust that is kept modest by her clothing and the urgency to tie it down in all situations. Himeiji has a light, toned, muscle mass and is very shapely. Himeiji is curvaceous, her figure accentuating every curve that her clothing allows her to. She has wide hips and toned thighs and legs. Her nails are painted black with white swirls in the middle. She wears two earrings that teardrop shaped with swirling rings around them. Himeiji also wears a rose necklace with a black rose pendant on the chain. Himeiji's attire consists of a black and white kimono. Underneath it, however, is armor plating on her feet, shins, thighs, torso, arms, and up to her neck. The armor is steel in composition, but is made extremely light due to enchanted temperament to its makeup and is an all black color. The armor comes as boots, greaves, gauntlets, chestplate, rounded pauldrons, and a collar.
Personality:
Himeiji is a very cheery person, yet tends to keep to herself. She speaks with a light contralto voice and his generally kind of heart. Himeiji, however, can be pretty blunt when need be, and is not afraid to express herself, or say what's on her mind. Outside of combat, she is curious, air-headed, and shy. She enjoys wild-life and is always trying to examine it, or capture it. She gained this sense of curiosity and appreciation of wild-life from her adoptive parents. However inside of combat, Himeiji tends to be brutal, cold, and silent. She often prefers the silent ways of dealing with opponents, either through knocking them out, or quick fatal strikes to confirm a kill. Himeiji is known not to show mercy and is usually never done with an opponent unless she knows they'll be down for a while. This persona was a result of the gene testing done to her in her later years. This usage of cold efficiency usually makes her prefer solitary combat, not relying on a team to perform tasks, but having the mind-state and ability to use teamwork to get the job done if she needs to.
Biography:
Himeiji Homura was born on the planet known as Gurēto Foresuto, a planet rich with floral and fauna. Here, Himeiji lived out the first 10 years of her life with her adoptive parents. They were scientists who found the young girl abandoned as a newborn in the middle of a dark forest. She was surrounded by the carcasses of the animals that were mysteriously slain near her. The parents figured that her real parents probably died trying to save her, or prepared traps knowing that she'd be attacked. The two scientists couldn't leave the young girl behind, so they took her with them. For 10 years she lived knowing a sort of solitary life-time. She was an introvert by choice, not really enjoying the normal riff-raff that kids her age were into. Instead, she was in-depth with the sciences her parents had been involved in, gene therapy. They were trying to figure out how to use the molecular makeup of the plant-life on Gurēto, to create enhanced muscle fibers for human beings. This also went into their ambitions of creating cures for diseases and a possible bone regeneration program for elderly people. Her curiosity netted her a broader information on most of the plants and insects on the planets and an expansion of her own mind. However, because of her advances in intellect, she was usually shunned from kids who dubbed her a know-it-all.
Himeiji barely had any friends because of this, but that never let her down. She always had Gurēto wild-life to keep her company and she was known to have bonded with the fiercest of creatures of the planet. Her parents usually chastised her for exploring the wilds without them and for making contact with beasts that were triple her size, but they knew that no amount of lecturing would get her to stop. One day, while Himeiji was out exploring the wilds in the back of her family's house, there was an explosion that had erupted. Himeiji saw the smoke and fire blare up like a beacon of sorrow, a beacon she followed. Heading back to the house, she saw that it had been destroyed. Her parents had managed to survive the explosion, finding Himeiji had come back. They yelled for her to run back into the forest. She didn't understand why, but soon did when her father was suddenly struck down in front of her. A man wearing all black had then captured her mother, throwing her towards a black creature with yellow eyes into a blackened portal. Himeiji cried out for her mother, foolishly running towards the incident, only to be caught by the throat, and strangled until she lost consciousness.
Hours later, Himeiji awoke in a cell, her mother in the same one as her. Her mother began to explain their situation, telling her that they had suddenly became targets for some larger company due to their research. She explained that they were using Himeiji as leverage against her, telling her that this was possibly the last time she'd ever be able to see her. Himeiji erupted into tears as her world came tumbling down before her. She didn't know what to do at her age, only cry in her mother's bosom as she was scared for whatever could happen next. Eventually, the same man had came in, and forced the two apart, taking Himeiji's mother away from her. That was indeed, the last time she ever saw her. Weeks later and he had came back, this time taking a mute by choice and emotionally damaged Himeiji to a laboratory. It was there that they were beginning a project using Himeiji's parents research data. The young girl tried to fight free, only being bound to a chair and being experimented on. For months on end she was subjected to these immoral experiments until she had finally been "perfected."
Himeiji had become a weapon. She could use a blade with ease, shown to be able to cut through multiple of the creatures known as "Heartless," without so much as a scratch. However, the experiments had caused Himeiji to create another personality of sorts. She called it Black Heart. The reason for this, was because of the taint of wanting to kill everyone involved in ruining her life. Because of this the personality is in fact the cold, calculating, vengeful, and powerful hatred that Himeiji uses to keep her light inside her innocent. Nine years Himeiji was used by the company to carry out acts of murder and violence, until she eventually planned a breakout. Himeiji pretended to have a breakdown, being carried out from her cell into a low-priority area of the building she was staying in. She eventually killed the nurses and doctors using a scalpel, and started on her way out of the building, after putting on a disguise. The alarms were raised, yet Himeiji kept her cool and separated from the main group, finding the armory.
Himeiji finally prepared herself, cladding herself in experimental armor, putting on a kimono found in a footlocker, and wielding the sword she had continually used to slain her unfortunate victims. The time of reckoning was at hand and Himeiji fighting her way through the building, looking for the man in black. They eventually faced each other on the rooftop of the company building. Himeiji had then learned she had been living on a completely different planet in her nine year servitude with the company and that her mother hadn't died. She was instead thrown into a different area altogether where an extension of the company had been operating. There was a final battle with the two, with Himeiji eventually winning the battle. However, she was weakened and badly injured with nowhere left to run. A small happiness had finally washed over her. She managed to avenge her father and knowing that her mother was alive, kept her spirit high despite the dire air of her situation. Himeiji was ready to accept fate at the sounds of the enforcement coming in to finally put an end to her. However, a miracle in the form of a ball of light came to her. It urged the young woman to touch it and to do so quickly before it was too late. Himeiji had urged herself to pick her hand up and touch the bright light. Doing so had teleported the young woman from her nearly fatal situation and into the safety of a new world...
Battle Stats:
Alignment: Good
Abilities:
Decay: Decay is an ability that has been granted to Himeiji thanks to the experiments done to her. When in battle, Himeiji activates her ability to decay materials upon her touch. This isn't an instantaneous effect, rather than an effect occurring over time. The longer one is being touched by Himeiji, the more damaging the effects can be. This ability lasts the entirety of battle and is dependent on how long she touches someone. The effects worsen over time and come in the form of stages. Each stage is dependent on if the opponent is made of flesh or metal
Stages (Flesh)
Stages (Metals)
Dancing Blades: Himeiji has the ability to summon six ethereal swords to her side. These swords will hover and have magic defying properties. An example are the swords ability to completely phase through a magical barrier in attempt to hit the opponent inside. They can also used to imbue her physical sword, Winter's Edge, into creating a barrier destroying slash, be absorbed to create buffs, or other useful effects. After all swords are used, this ability has a 5 turn cool down.
Sword of Reprisal: The ability to fuse Winter's Edge with one of the six Dancing Blades. This gives the sword the ability to nullify buffs or barriers an opponent may use on themselves or on an ally (sword must connect). The ability requires a 2 post cool down after use
Sword of Decimation: A fused Winter's Edge has the ability to let loose a powerful slash that travels with great speed and dealing moderate damage. The slash follows a linear path (Up to 30 feet in travel distance) and is powerful enough to destroy most projectiles. This ability has a 3 turn cool down after use.
Sword of the Angel: Himeiji absorbs two swords to grant herself Shell for three turns. This halves the damage caused by magic and physical attacks. The spell requires a 6 post cool down after use.
Sword of the Demon: Himeiji absorbs two swords to grant herself Haste and Temper for three turns. This boosts her overall movement speed and attacking strength, making her an even more formidable foe. The spell requires a 6 post cool down after use.
Sword of the God Killer: Himeiji uses all swords currently summoned to unleash a devastating slash that equals the total amount of swords used in how many swords were used x3. This means that if all six were used and the next slash connect, the opponent will be slashed 18 times all at once. The attack can only be used once per battle.
Weapon:
Winter's Edge: A blade imbued with destructive spiritual energies. This weapon has been enchanted to grant Himeiji a passive Haste skill whenever it is equipped. With her movement speed heightened and with her wielding this blade, Himeiji is able to essentially slash an opponent up to three times with one strike. The blade is held within a black sheath with the hand-guard being styled into a blooming purple lotus. The handle is designed in the traditional Japanese-style and is black in coloring. Lastly, the blade is seven feet in length, but is fairly light for its size.
Bodily Abilities:
Enhanced Strength: The passive ability that Himeiji has gained through her experimentation. She is able to strike or lift objects with an impressive amount of strength. Her lifting ability has gone up to allowing her to lift 300 pounds in each hand, totaling around 600 pounds altogether.
Sensory Vision: A passive ability that allows Himeiji to find targets based on their natural energies. This means that normal means of hiding or cloaking are generally ineffective when her eyes are on the prowl.
Enhanced Durability: A passive ability allowing Himeiji to take heavier hits in a battle. This makes her akin to a wall when it comes to absorbing weaker spells or attacks for smaller damage in battle.
Character Accessories:
Black and White Kimono
Flexible Full-Body Armor
Pair of Earrings
Kingdom Hearts:
1. Which form will you choose?
The power of the defender
2. What is most important to you?
Friendship
3. What do you want out of life?
To be strong
4. What are you afraid of?
Being indecisive
Writing Portion:
The white light had teleported Himeiji into an unknown plain in the middle of seemingly nowhere. The young woman lied on the ground, injured, but with those wounds slowly healing on their own. Hours had passed as the warrior stayed unconscious and lump on the ground, but she soon awoke moments later. Her eyes fluttered briefly and she groaned out in an uncomfortable tone. Her wounds were healed but she could still feel the pain left behind. Himeiji struggled to stand herself up, using her blade as support. Dried blood had trailed from her skull down to her chin. Her black hair tumbled messily and covered her right eye.
"Where am I?" She asked herself, beginning to survey the area with a steady glance around the brightly colored plain. The sun had been out and the wind had been crisp upon her aching body. She found herself fighting against the pain and standing up straight, stiff, but straight. Nothing but rolling greens as far as the eye could see, but she knew that standing around wasn't going to get her nowhere. Black Heart was suggesting she started walking in some wayward direction now, or else she'd be standing their for eternity in uncertainty. "You're right. Let's get going, shall we?"
Himeiji tied Winter's Edge around her waist and took her first steps on her new journey. A cat had suddenly scurried in front of her. The creature had come out of the blue, probably from her blind spot. Himeiji didn't react startled or even violent towards it, knowing that an animal like the cat wouldn't try to harm her in any way. She tried to kneel down and pet it, but it suddenly darted off in the opposite direction from her.
"Hime. Go follow it. The cat is probably owned by somebody and it's finding its way back home." Black Heart urged her. She nodded to herself, picking up her speed and following the cat to what was hopefully civilization.
Username: Himeiji
Current Character List: None
Character Info:
Name: Himeiji Homura
Alternate Persona: Black Heart
Age: 19
Sex: Female
Race: Human (Genetically-Engineered)
Home World: Gurēto Foresuto
Appearance:
Himeiji stands at five feet and seven inches, a bit above average height for a female. Himeiji has long, flowing, black hair that curls at the bottom and is usually tied into a ponytail whenever she's in combat. The curls maintain their form in any situation, be it gusty, moist, and otherwise unsavory conditions for hair. Due to her genetic enhancements, her eyes have come out to being black irises and pupils on white sclera. Her skin is pale as a result of testing, but remains flawless, and gives her the appearance of a porcelain doll. She has a small, rounded nose, light pink full lips, and a smooth chiseled jaw-line, with a smooth rounded chin. She has a sizable bust that is kept modest by her clothing and the urgency to tie it down in all situations. Himeiji has a light, toned, muscle mass and is very shapely. Himeiji is curvaceous, her figure accentuating every curve that her clothing allows her to. She has wide hips and toned thighs and legs. Her nails are painted black with white swirls in the middle. She wears two earrings that teardrop shaped with swirling rings around them. Himeiji also wears a rose necklace with a black rose pendant on the chain. Himeiji's attire consists of a black and white kimono. Underneath it, however, is armor plating on her feet, shins, thighs, torso, arms, and up to her neck. The armor is steel in composition, but is made extremely light due to enchanted temperament to its makeup and is an all black color. The armor comes as boots, greaves, gauntlets, chestplate, rounded pauldrons, and a collar.
Personality:
Himeiji is a very cheery person, yet tends to keep to herself. She speaks with a light contralto voice and his generally kind of heart. Himeiji, however, can be pretty blunt when need be, and is not afraid to express herself, or say what's on her mind. Outside of combat, she is curious, air-headed, and shy. She enjoys wild-life and is always trying to examine it, or capture it. She gained this sense of curiosity and appreciation of wild-life from her adoptive parents. However inside of combat, Himeiji tends to be brutal, cold, and silent. She often prefers the silent ways of dealing with opponents, either through knocking them out, or quick fatal strikes to confirm a kill. Himeiji is known not to show mercy and is usually never done with an opponent unless she knows they'll be down for a while. This persona was a result of the gene testing done to her in her later years. This usage of cold efficiency usually makes her prefer solitary combat, not relying on a team to perform tasks, but having the mind-state and ability to use teamwork to get the job done if she needs to.
Biography:
Himeiji Homura was born on the planet known as Gurēto Foresuto, a planet rich with floral and fauna. Here, Himeiji lived out the first 10 years of her life with her adoptive parents. They were scientists who found the young girl abandoned as a newborn in the middle of a dark forest. She was surrounded by the carcasses of the animals that were mysteriously slain near her. The parents figured that her real parents probably died trying to save her, or prepared traps knowing that she'd be attacked. The two scientists couldn't leave the young girl behind, so they took her with them. For 10 years she lived knowing a sort of solitary life-time. She was an introvert by choice, not really enjoying the normal riff-raff that kids her age were into. Instead, she was in-depth with the sciences her parents had been involved in, gene therapy. They were trying to figure out how to use the molecular makeup of the plant-life on Gurēto, to create enhanced muscle fibers for human beings. This also went into their ambitions of creating cures for diseases and a possible bone regeneration program for elderly people. Her curiosity netted her a broader information on most of the plants and insects on the planets and an expansion of her own mind. However, because of her advances in intellect, she was usually shunned from kids who dubbed her a know-it-all.
Himeiji barely had any friends because of this, but that never let her down. She always had Gurēto wild-life to keep her company and she was known to have bonded with the fiercest of creatures of the planet. Her parents usually chastised her for exploring the wilds without them and for making contact with beasts that were triple her size, but they knew that no amount of lecturing would get her to stop. One day, while Himeiji was out exploring the wilds in the back of her family's house, there was an explosion that had erupted. Himeiji saw the smoke and fire blare up like a beacon of sorrow, a beacon she followed. Heading back to the house, she saw that it had been destroyed. Her parents had managed to survive the explosion, finding Himeiji had come back. They yelled for her to run back into the forest. She didn't understand why, but soon did when her father was suddenly struck down in front of her. A man wearing all black had then captured her mother, throwing her towards a black creature with yellow eyes into a blackened portal. Himeiji cried out for her mother, foolishly running towards the incident, only to be caught by the throat, and strangled until she lost consciousness.
Hours later, Himeiji awoke in a cell, her mother in the same one as her. Her mother began to explain their situation, telling her that they had suddenly became targets for some larger company due to their research. She explained that they were using Himeiji as leverage against her, telling her that this was possibly the last time she'd ever be able to see her. Himeiji erupted into tears as her world came tumbling down before her. She didn't know what to do at her age, only cry in her mother's bosom as she was scared for whatever could happen next. Eventually, the same man had came in, and forced the two apart, taking Himeiji's mother away from her. That was indeed, the last time she ever saw her. Weeks later and he had came back, this time taking a mute by choice and emotionally damaged Himeiji to a laboratory. It was there that they were beginning a project using Himeiji's parents research data. The young girl tried to fight free, only being bound to a chair and being experimented on. For months on end she was subjected to these immoral experiments until she had finally been "perfected."
Himeiji had become a weapon. She could use a blade with ease, shown to be able to cut through multiple of the creatures known as "Heartless," without so much as a scratch. However, the experiments had caused Himeiji to create another personality of sorts. She called it Black Heart. The reason for this, was because of the taint of wanting to kill everyone involved in ruining her life. Because of this the personality is in fact the cold, calculating, vengeful, and powerful hatred that Himeiji uses to keep her light inside her innocent. Nine years Himeiji was used by the company to carry out acts of murder and violence, until she eventually planned a breakout. Himeiji pretended to have a breakdown, being carried out from her cell into a low-priority area of the building she was staying in. She eventually killed the nurses and doctors using a scalpel, and started on her way out of the building, after putting on a disguise. The alarms were raised, yet Himeiji kept her cool and separated from the main group, finding the armory.
Himeiji finally prepared herself, cladding herself in experimental armor, putting on a kimono found in a footlocker, and wielding the sword she had continually used to slain her unfortunate victims. The time of reckoning was at hand and Himeiji fighting her way through the building, looking for the man in black. They eventually faced each other on the rooftop of the company building. Himeiji had then learned she had been living on a completely different planet in her nine year servitude with the company and that her mother hadn't died. She was instead thrown into a different area altogether where an extension of the company had been operating. There was a final battle with the two, with Himeiji eventually winning the battle. However, she was weakened and badly injured with nowhere left to run. A small happiness had finally washed over her. She managed to avenge her father and knowing that her mother was alive, kept her spirit high despite the dire air of her situation. Himeiji was ready to accept fate at the sounds of the enforcement coming in to finally put an end to her. However, a miracle in the form of a ball of light came to her. It urged the young woman to touch it and to do so quickly before it was too late. Himeiji had urged herself to pick her hand up and touch the bright light. Doing so had teleported the young woman from her nearly fatal situation and into the safety of a new world...
Battle Stats:
Alignment: Good
Abilities:
Decay: Decay is an ability that has been granted to Himeiji thanks to the experiments done to her. When in battle, Himeiji activates her ability to decay materials upon her touch. This isn't an instantaneous effect, rather than an effect occurring over time. The longer one is being touched by Himeiji, the more damaging the effects can be. This ability lasts the entirety of battle and is dependent on how long she touches someone. The effects worsen over time and come in the form of stages. Each stage is dependent on if the opponent is made of flesh or metal
Stages (Flesh)
- Stage One: Irritation and softening of skin, allowing for hits upon the area to cut through easier and damage more (It takes up to four repeated touches onto a stage one infected area, to lead into stage two).
- Stage Two: Spreading infection of Decay. This slowly spreads throughout the opponents body and inflicting covered areas with Stage One of the Decay (it takes three touches of a stage two infected area to lead into a stage three).
- Stage Three: Upon repeated touch of an infected area the infection would have dug so deep into the body, it affects all muscles and bones in that area i.e. Himeiji has touched an arm enough times for stage three to cause the bones to become softer and the skin to have the consistency of mulch.
Stages (Metals)
- Stage One: Rust will start to infest the metal of the area being touched by Himeiji. Just like stage one of Flesh Decay, any rusted spots being struck will be damaged heavily, possibly creating holes or flat-out rendering the area inoperable (takes 6 touches to advance into stage two).
- Stage Two: Rust will start to spread on its own, creating a Slow effect upon the infected areas. Depending on if its an automaton or shield, this will leave the user vulnerable to guard breaks and/or increased vulnerability over all.
Dancing Blades: Himeiji has the ability to summon six ethereal swords to her side. These swords will hover and have magic defying properties. An example are the swords ability to completely phase through a magical barrier in attempt to hit the opponent inside. They can also used to imbue her physical sword, Winter's Edge, into creating a barrier destroying slash, be absorbed to create buffs, or other useful effects. After all swords are used, this ability has a 5 turn cool down.
Sword of Reprisal: The ability to fuse Winter's Edge with one of the six Dancing Blades. This gives the sword the ability to nullify buffs or barriers an opponent may use on themselves or on an ally (sword must connect). The ability requires a 2 post cool down after use
Sword of Decimation: A fused Winter's Edge has the ability to let loose a powerful slash that travels with great speed and dealing moderate damage. The slash follows a linear path (Up to 30 feet in travel distance) and is powerful enough to destroy most projectiles. This ability has a 3 turn cool down after use.
Sword of the Angel: Himeiji absorbs two swords to grant herself Shell for three turns. This halves the damage caused by magic and physical attacks. The spell requires a 6 post cool down after use.
Sword of the Demon: Himeiji absorbs two swords to grant herself Haste and Temper for three turns. This boosts her overall movement speed and attacking strength, making her an even more formidable foe. The spell requires a 6 post cool down after use.
Sword of the God Killer: Himeiji uses all swords currently summoned to unleash a devastating slash that equals the total amount of swords used in how many swords were used x3. This means that if all six were used and the next slash connect, the opponent will be slashed 18 times all at once. The attack can only be used once per battle.
Weapon:
Winter's Edge: A blade imbued with destructive spiritual energies. This weapon has been enchanted to grant Himeiji a passive Haste skill whenever it is equipped. With her movement speed heightened and with her wielding this blade, Himeiji is able to essentially slash an opponent up to three times with one strike. The blade is held within a black sheath with the hand-guard being styled into a blooming purple lotus. The handle is designed in the traditional Japanese-style and is black in coloring. Lastly, the blade is seven feet in length, but is fairly light for its size.
Bodily Abilities:
Enhanced Strength: The passive ability that Himeiji has gained through her experimentation. She is able to strike or lift objects with an impressive amount of strength. Her lifting ability has gone up to allowing her to lift 300 pounds in each hand, totaling around 600 pounds altogether.
Sensory Vision: A passive ability that allows Himeiji to find targets based on their natural energies. This means that normal means of hiding or cloaking are generally ineffective when her eyes are on the prowl.
Enhanced Durability: A passive ability allowing Himeiji to take heavier hits in a battle. This makes her akin to a wall when it comes to absorbing weaker spells or attacks for smaller damage in battle.
Character Accessories:
Black and White Kimono
Flexible Full-Body Armor
Pair of Earrings
Kingdom Hearts:
1. Which form will you choose?
The power of the defender
2. What is most important to you?
Friendship
3. What do you want out of life?
To be strong
4. What are you afraid of?
Being indecisive
Writing Portion:
The white light had teleported Himeiji into an unknown plain in the middle of seemingly nowhere. The young woman lied on the ground, injured, but with those wounds slowly healing on their own. Hours had passed as the warrior stayed unconscious and lump on the ground, but she soon awoke moments later. Her eyes fluttered briefly and she groaned out in an uncomfortable tone. Her wounds were healed but she could still feel the pain left behind. Himeiji struggled to stand herself up, using her blade as support. Dried blood had trailed from her skull down to her chin. Her black hair tumbled messily and covered her right eye.
"Where am I?" She asked herself, beginning to survey the area with a steady glance around the brightly colored plain. The sun had been out and the wind had been crisp upon her aching body. She found herself fighting against the pain and standing up straight, stiff, but straight. Nothing but rolling greens as far as the eye could see, but she knew that standing around wasn't going to get her nowhere. Black Heart was suggesting she started walking in some wayward direction now, or else she'd be standing their for eternity in uncertainty. "You're right. Let's get going, shall we?"
Himeiji tied Winter's Edge around her waist and took her first steps on her new journey. A cat had suddenly scurried in front of her. The creature had come out of the blue, probably from her blind spot. Himeiji didn't react startled or even violent towards it, knowing that an animal like the cat wouldn't try to harm her in any way. She tried to kneel down and pet it, but it suddenly darted off in the opposite direction from her.
"Hime. Go follow it. The cat is probably owned by somebody and it's finding its way back home." Black Heart urged her. She nodded to herself, picking up her speed and following the cat to what was hopefully civilization.