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Post by therunawaygirl on Feb 20, 2019 19:04:16 GMT -5
Katsu stretched a bit, as she walked through a bambo thicket of sorts. She looked around, lost as usual. It wasn't her first time travelling towards unknown worlds. In fact, she'd been doing it for quite some time now. And Katsu didn't mind whatsoever where it was, as long as she and Chiba were in one piece.
She looked past the bamboo thicket, to where there was a camp of sorts. And that meant people... Hopefully. The smell of gunpowder was faint, but present, which meant that the camp was part of military grounds. And Katsu didn't exactly appreciate that.
"Come on, Chiba!" Katsu told to her Familiar, "You brought us here, so you're the one that has to lead us! Onwards!"
The wolf seemed to huff a bit, lost at the nonchalant act of Katsu, but gave up. Without second thought, the wolf began heading towards the military camp, and Katsu followed with no issues whatsoever. She began to whistle a bit, trying to go by cheerfully, to which the wolf simply let out a somewhat irritated growl.
"Aww, come on! Ya can't blame me for being this cheerful! Ain't it better to look at things this way, Chiba?" Katsu smirked at the wolf, who simply rolled its eyes and growled again. Katsu then drew an uneasy smile, "Sheesh... You're cold..."
Katsu kept looking at the wolf, and the wolf looked back at her. Both knew what they were there for: to see if Katsu had any way of recovering her memories. If not, then she would look for a place to stay at, and make her own memories from there. After all, waking up somewhere with only the knowledge of a name and the fact that you can summon a Familiar isn't much to start life. So Katsu was looking for her place of origin, and, maybe, recover her old memories. If not, then... It wasn't the end of the world for her!
"Let's go! Towards unknown territory!" Katsu shouted, this time leading the path herself.
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Post by Mega on Feb 20, 2019 21:13:35 GMT -5
Meanwhile, at the camp was a buxom red head dressed in clothing not of this world. She had been here at this world for a day already. It was actually quite interesting with the differences of culture. The architecture wasn't anything she had seen before back home, and Traverse Town wasn't anything like it either. But she could have swore she saw something which looked similar. From what little she gathered, this place was called China and ruled by an emperor. She also learned rather quickly that many men of this world were quite interested in learning more about her. She had rehearsed what her response to certain questions would be. "I'm from a continent full of monsters, and I'm more or less the princess." Just rolled off the tongue didn't it?
Fortunately they didn't seem "interested" in learning too much about her so much as trying to make conversation. The soldiers were a lively bunch though, and she enjoyed their company. "Where I'm from, we use metallic utensils to dine with. Could one of you rugged gentlemen show me how to hold them please?~" Charlotte purred silkily, enjoying the masculine display of each of them volunteering. She really was having trouble though, and her food smelled so good!
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Post by therunawaygirl on Feb 21, 2019 8:51:52 GMT -5
Katsu and Chiba made it down to the camp, where they found a bunch of men, either training or eating in a break. Chiba headed in first, quickly drawing attention from the men training with weaponry, and Katsu was quick in dismissing the fight.
"D-Don't mind Chiba! She doesn't mean any harm, I promise!" she shouted hastily, "She's with me. And she won't do anything without me telling her!" Katsu added, proudly.
The wolf growled a bit, but sat down, and rolled its eyes. As for Katsu, seeing that the problem was avoided, took a deep sigh of relief. She then raised her head, smelling the sweet, sweet scent of food. Both Katsu and Chiba began to salivate a bit, and then realized how long it had been since they last ate a decent meal.
"Oh, gosh, that smells so good..." Katsu said, dreamy, "C-Can I... Join in?! Please?! I'm starving!"
Without any response, Katsu headed towards the smell came from, and so did Chiba. That's when they noticed someone that clearly stood out -a girl. Just by a glance one could tell she was not from that world. Could she also be a traveler of sorts?
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Post by Mega on Feb 21, 2019 18:23:28 GMT -5
Charlotte finally got the hang of using chopsticks. Ally would LOVE this food, Charlotte thought whilst elegantly eating her food before a girl came up to them. She did not look like she was part of this world either. "Aren't you just the cutest~ I'm sure our hosts wouldn't mind making you a bowl. Would you fine gentlemen?" Charlotte asked sweetly after finishing her bite, it wasn't proper to talk with your mouth full. A couple of the soldiers seemed to be just slightly put out that she seemed to be paying the newcomer more attention. "I'm Charlotte. What's your name?" Charlotte introduced herself, making some room for Katsu at the table. And yes, she was definitely going to pay her more attention. It'd be smart to pick the brain of someone else who could be a world traveler like her.
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Post by therunawaygirl on Feb 21, 2019 18:29:32 GMT -5
Katsu kinda jumped when she heard the girl adress her and grew uneasy seeing that the men were glaring at her. Chiba growled back, but Katsu simply told her to calm down. As for the girl... It was kinda weird seeing her pay her so much attention out of the blue. Maybe she just... Felt more at ease with people from the outside.
"Uhh... N-Nice to meet'cha" Katsu replied, "I'm Katsu, and this here is Chiba."
Chiba kept growling lowly. That is, until a pair of men brought a bowl for Katsu, and a couple of chopsticks. Chiba's growl became much more irritated, and even barked a couple times at Katsu, who looked confused as well.
"Hey, I ain't the one who got myself this bowl!" the girl defended herself, "Go tell that to the men in suit, Chiba! If it was me who had to go get it, I'd gotten one for you, too! So don't you look at me like that, ya hear?"
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Post by Mega on Feb 22, 2019 17:46:36 GMT -5
Charlotte shot the soldier that gave Katsu a bowl only a rather nasty look, as if subtly telling him he should have brought two. He winced and hurried off, bringing back another one. Was that a familiar? From the way she was talking to it, and it evidently understanding her that seemed like a possibility. What normal animal could grasp what was going on right now other than a familiar? "You two seem very close, it's adorable. I take it you come from far away like me?" Charlotte asked curiously. "Seen anything interesting on the way?"
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Post by therunawaygirl on Feb 22, 2019 18:12:56 GMT -5
Katsu sat down, pouting, and Chiba simply huffed as the bowl was let down for her to eat. As for Charlotte, they were sure a focus of interest for her... And Katsu didn't exactly like being the center of attention.
"Uhh.. Not sure if I can say that or not" Katsu shrugged, "Chiba said there's something called 'World Order', and that I shouldn't just go around saying things aloud... But, yeah. You could say we're from far away."
Chiba began to dig in, and Katsu soon followed. The food was... Alright. At least, for her picky palette. She considered other things way better-tasting that that military food, but it wasn't too bad. At least, it was decent enough to finish. Chiba didn't have the same problem, however. Being a Familiar didn't take the fact that she was also an animal. And that meant it didn't care for what food she'd get so long as it would satisfy her.
"As for anything interesting or whatnot... Nope!" Katsu said nonchalantly, "We're just passin' by, Chiba and I. Nothing else to it, really."
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Post by Mega on Feb 22, 2019 18:52:19 GMT -5
Charlotte was beginning to think that the familiar was much smarter than she originally thought. Well smart was too mean a way of putting it. Sensible? Charlotte continued eating while she waited for Katsu to finish. "It doesn't sound like you have a destination in mind," Charlotte noted offhand. Not that she could say any better of herself. "I'd really enjoy it if I bumped into one of my sisters- we were separated," she continued thoughtfully. Alice would probably be arm wrestling literally everyone here- which would be hilarious because based on what she learned, China was a strongly male dominated world. The mere idea that a woman could best a man was unthinkable to these guys, and that amused her.
"Are they as enchanting as you?" A solider asked warmly.
Charlotte giggled at the obvious attempt of flattery. "One of them might make you fall head over heels~" she said with an impish smile. She was starting to get restless already. There was more she wanted to talk with Katsu about but felt like it'd be easier without so much attention on them. "So what are you hoping to find at the end of this?" She asked curiously, referring to her "just passing through."
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Post by therunawaygirl on Feb 22, 2019 19:16:57 GMT -5
Katsu humed a bit, and Chiba looked at her with clear dissapointment. Katsu's nonchalant expression was sometimes not well-timed, and that was one of those.
"Oh, well... Just recovering my memories. I don't mind if I don't recover 'em, though. I'm happy travelling about!" she stated, "I wouldn't mind lendin' a hand, though! If ya need help, ya can count on Chiba and I!" she finished, confident.
She took a good look at the soldiers around her, trying to see if they were worth suggesting the help. They looked capable enough... But she couldn't say for certain. Katsu wasn't the usual type to judge a book by its cover.
"Y'know? I wanna know what this world's got to offer. Think ya can help me around?" Katsu asked Charlotte with a smile.
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Post by Mega on Feb 22, 2019 21:47:07 GMT -5
Charlotte was also not one to judge a book by it's cover- for various reasons. "Four eyes are better than two~" She nodded with a smile. Recovering her memories? She'd have to go back to that later. "Well gentlemen, it looks like we'll be leaving shortly. I doubt your superior would let you come along. But I'll definitely stop by again~" She added with a cute pout. Charlotte played the superior card because it seemed the most likely to discourage them. Those yellow eyed creatures were on this world, she had seen them. And though soldiers sounded like a good idea in theory, the creatures weren't your average enemy.
"I'm ready when you two are," she said to Katsu cheerfully. Maybe she could help jog her memory?
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Post by therunawaygirl on Feb 23, 2019 9:25:30 GMT -5
Katsu nodded with excitement, and Chiba nodded calmly. Seeing that Charlotte didn't mind their company was already a big deal. But she was also polite in her approach, which made things quite nice.
"Then the faster we move, the better!" Katsu stated eagerly, "I don't know this place very well, but maybe you do? If not, then... Scouting around didn't hurt anyone, either! Right, Chiba?" she asked the wolf.
Chiba nodded once more, and stood up. As for Katsu, she jumped back to the ground, moving eagerly. She liked activity, after all.
"Let's get going already!" Katsu said, excited.
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Post by Mega on Feb 23, 2019 16:31:51 GMT -5
The soldiers didn't really want Charlotte to go, for a number of reasons. But on top of that there was an actual good reason for it. "As long as you stay away from the mountains, you should be fine. Besides the demons that have been known to attack travelers on the road, there's allegedly an archer that enjoys using travelers like yourselves for target practice," one of the soldiers said seriously.
"Oh goodness no! I'm not dressed properly for a trek in the mountains. So don't you worry~" Charlotte smiled before following after Katsu and Chiba. That was actually very true, Charlotte had little desire to go roughing it on a hike through the mountain. Once they were out of the camp and a good enough distance away, Charlotte turned to her travelling companions whilst walking backward. "So- now that it's just us, I can safely state the obvious. The three of us are not from this world," she stated simply. "But what do you remember if you don't mind my asking? You said you were trying to recollect your memories right?" Charlotte asked thoughtfully, noticing the towering mountain off to the side in the distance that the soldiers must have been referring to earlier.
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Post by therunawaygirl on Feb 23, 2019 17:32:22 GMT -5
Katsu folded her hands behind her head as they headed out, with that nonchalant smile of hers. Chiba followed at a little distance, wary in case there were any dangers lurking around. As Charlotte stated the oh-so-obvious question about Katsu's memory, she simply laughed back.
"I don't remember a thing!" she said, cheerful, "But I don't really mind it. Only thing I know is my name, and the fact that Chiba's always around me. That's it!" Katsu finished smirking.
She took a couple steps before stopping, and turning towards Charlotte with a playful expression. Chiba didn't do much aside walking besides Katsu herself, as she began to chuckle a little at her expression.
"I know it's weird, but it's true! I just know that I woke up in one of the many worlds, with Chiba besides me, with only my name as memory. Nothing else to it! The only reason I'm travelling is to see if I can remember. But it's not the end of the world if I don't! I can just make new memories instead!"
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Post by Mega on Feb 23, 2019 18:31:57 GMT -5
Charlotte was displeased. She had hoped that Katsu remembered SOMETHING other than the mere basics. But somethings just weren't meant to be. "Well, that's true. And you'll remember something eventually I'm sure," Charlotte replied off handed. Amnesia wasn't a "new" ailment in her world, it just wasn't fully understood yet. It was an interesting subject from what she remembered from the scholar notes she read. They were starting to come up to an abandoned wagon- that seemed to be broken down, the canvas torn and riddled with holes. But there was no one in sight.
"That's... unfortunate," Charlotte commented, not wanting to alarm either Katsu or Chiba. But she felt the need to bring attention to it just the same as she immediately checked their surroundings. The road here was surrounded by mostly featureless plains, with very few hills. Definitely nothing that would provide cover for anyone attempting to hide from them. That left one option... those creatures. But based on the fact there was no one here, it must have been safe to assume that they were already gone. Right?
And then puffs of darkness erupted all around them, revealing the local variety of heartless. Well, that's what she gets for wishful thinking!
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Post by therunawaygirl on Feb 24, 2019 8:46:32 GMT -5
Katsu tilted her head, confused at Charlotte's words. That confusion dissapeared as Heartless decided to show up and ambush them. Chiba began to growl, and Katsu readied herself for a fight. She wasn't scared. She had Chiba besides her!
"Well, if these guys want a piece, then let's give it to 'em!" she shouted.
Alongside Chiba, Katsu charged against one of the Heartless with kicks and punches, while the wolf slashed with its claws and bit with its fangs. The two were on a roll, not letting a single Heartless getting them. Katsu drew a playful smirk.
"That all ya got?! I'm just getting started here!" she taunted.
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Post by Mega on Feb 24, 2019 17:52:45 GMT -5
"Irritating pests ruining our peaceful trip," Charlotte sneered as she made some gestures with her hands whilst moving toward some the heartless flanking them. Five hellfireballs formed at her back that she sent one by one, taking care of a few of the smaller ones before severely damaging one of the centaur-like ones. She finished that one off with a geyser of water sending it flying into the air. Some shadows leaped at her and were promptly cut down by a swipe from her nails, now extended. And she looked even more upset. She hated dirtying her hands, literally and figuratively. And then she heard a faint... whistling sound that prompted her to look up, seeing a great many dark shapes hurtling toward them. Were those arrows?
"Get under!" Charlotte exclaimed as her wings emerged from her back. She immediately moved over to Katsu and Chiba, wrapping the three of them up with her wings just as the barrage came raining down. Charlotte hissed and gritted her teeth as the arrows came down, punching holes in them. Fortunately, any heartless that happened to be nearby were also riddled. Once the arrows stopped Charlotte opened her wings slightly, wincing before she made sure the coast was clear. "Ow ow... that hurts," she whined as she unfurled her wings the rest of the way. Whatever the arrows were made of they didn't leave any trace besides the holes they had made. But where had they come from? Arrows... Charlotte looked toward the mountain and saw a twinkle as something came zipping toward her. But she ducked out of the way as shot tore through the tarp of the wagon. What kind of archer could shoot from that far away?!
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Post by therunawaygirl on Feb 24, 2019 18:23:58 GMT -5
Both Katsu and Chiba were caught off-guard as Charlotte covered them with her wings. Katsu managed to get a glimpse of the arrows being shot down from far away, and was clearly shocked by the accuracy the shooter had. She saw the arrow that then shot through the wagon's tarp, and Chiba tossed her aside as another one shot down straight for her... Or not. She couldn't tell anymore.
"What the hell?!" Katsu yelled, "Who the frick can shoot from that far away?!"
They couldn't attack from there. Either they moved closer towards their target, which meant going to the mountains, or ran away as far as they could. The shooter couldn't reach further beyond. That's what Katsu thought.
"Hey, come on!" she shouted at Charlotte, "Let's get outta here! Chiba, take front!"
The wolf replied, and let out a loud and piercing howl, as Katsu helped Charlotte far from the shooter's range. At least, as far as she thought they could reach. While Chiba took every arrow down with its fangs or claws, almost not minding the ones that did hit. After all, Chiba wasn't an easy target to take down. One could almost say she was invincible, so long as Katsu was safe and sound.
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Post by Mega on Feb 24, 2019 18:48:18 GMT -5
That was no normal archer that was for sure. Even the stories from the Age of Legends never covered something of this magnitude; and those were already exaggerated from the start! This was just on a whole other level of absurd! Charlotte followed after Katsu, keeping her eyes peeled while Chiba was intercepting some arrows. And then noted that the archer not only could see this, but was now letting loose arrows from on high- arcing them essentially. But even the best archer could not pinpoint with 100% accuracy with such a method right? This one would give you a run for your money. Charlotte had to keep an eye up for arrows that WOULD have actually hit her if she didn't move just enough to avoid it. Most of the arrows seemed to be aimed at Charlotte. But Katsu was also getting shot at every once in awhile with Chiba almost being ignored- must have noticed that the arrows weren't working much against Chiba.
After what felt like forever, the arrows stopped and they finally got a break in a small wooded area. Charlotte was winded, adrenaline still pumping which made her almost forget about her poor wings. Wouldn't be using them to fly any time soon. "That's just absurd... like how is that even physically possible? At that distance we should be indistinguishable. And I don't know how windy it is over there- but arrows should not be able to travel so perfectly," Charlotte rattled off with complaints. She was rightfully upset- anyone would be after being randomly shot at with no reason.
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Post by therunawaygirl on Feb 24, 2019 19:15:40 GMT -5
Seeing that there were no arrows being shot at them any longer, Katsu dropped to the ground on her butt. A faint mist surrounded her before Chiba materialized besides her, like she'd usually do. Katsu still had no idea how that worked, though...
"Right?! Like, whoever was that, was not human. For sure!" Katsu nodded in agreement, "And if it was a Heartless... Then we'll beat 'em up!" she added, eager.
Chiba sniffed the air a bit, and walked towards Charlotte, still sniffing around. Katsu tilted her head, curious as for what her Familiar would do. Chiba then stopped behind Charlotte, and barked. That's when Katsu noticed that Chiba was worried for their companion's wings.
"Uhh... Hey, does that... Hurt?" Katsu asked Charlotte, "Might not be much, but I know a little of healing magic, if you need to get patched up a bit. Dunno if Chiba can do anything... Other than lick 'em... But I don't think you're a fan of that..." she finished, chuckling.
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Post by Mega on Feb 24, 2019 19:27:23 GMT -5
"...I would live, if it helped" she admitted with a giggle, referring to Chiba licking them if that would actually help. But she knew some healing magic? Sweet. "It's not a pressing matter at the moment. I feel like flying would not help making myself a smaller target anyway. And what did you say? Heartless?" She questioned curiously. Come to think of it, some of those creatures had some kind of emblem on them. They looked like a blackened heart crossed out. Were those what she was talking about? "You mean those creatures right?" She asked rhetorically.
She wasn't looking forward to hiking up the mountain. But she equally HATED the fact that something forced her to run so quickly. It was a good thing she wasn't wearing heels today. "Can you teleport us? Or do you know any magic that could shield us? Because it's made an enemy but I don't want us to just be sitting ducks," she added folding her wings back in, wincing slightly as they sank back in. Wasn't going to be using them any time soon probably.
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