Relinquish the Sea [O]

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Direction Sense
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: There are people who always seem to know where they're going as if they had an inner compass.
Special:
Drawback: ---
Description: Can be learned by an Animal. There are people who always seem to know where they're going as if they had an inner compass. The character with this skill is just such a person. They have an innate sense about which direction is north, south, east, west, etc. They need no compass. They also can read the stats and use them to navigate by, although they know nothing about navigating on the seas. They can read signs as well, using such information as the direction a river flows or which side a tree moss is growing on, in order to get a sense of where they are. Look in Task Skills thread found in the Skills and Traits Index for more information. Each time learned user gets 2 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

0000 // 0005

The recent storm that had stricken the southern tip of Cha Kuni was very unsettling. I was coerced by the might of nature to seek refuge inside some mossy alcove within the jungle as the tempest destroyed a majority of the environ. Once the hurricane subsided, I emerged from my crevice to find that I had lost all of my general bearings. The landmarks that I had set had been all cast asunder by the storm! I spat at the air and stamped the ground in my rage. I felt that I would be wandering this realm for an eternity, trapped inside a maelstrom of lush greens and winding hills. As I gathered my equipment from my shelter, I set out to make a means to figure out where the hell I was and were I was destined to venture.

My sense of direction was poor, yet it did not matter. I could tell from the way that trees were uprooted, and from the path of destruction that lay before me, where the Koumoku-ten lay. It was to the southwest; as I turned away from the ocean, I figured I was headed north. My crossbow hung across my torso as I climbed over debris and through foliage, which my katana cut through easily as I continued to trek northward. It had been sheer luck that I stumbled upon a flowing river in the middle of the country. Judging from the flow of the water, it poured into the ocean at some basin near the lower cusp -- all I had to do was walk against the current and I would begin to distance myself away from the beach. Boreworm and Explosive arrows clanked against one another in my large quiver. I could hear them, albeit minutely; I am sure that none other could, however, since the jungles before me were crawling with loud wildlife. 

As I further distanced myself from the depths of the jungle and stayed along the coursing river path, I would come across natural landmarks. A large tree trunk had been pulled down over the wide river, thus enabling those who climbed upon it a means to cross the gap. I took this 'bridge' without a second guess. Civilization had to be close by as I began to notice even more things like signs and loose items or apparel. Although a novice with a blade, it remained within my clutches. Anyone who dared jump out on me would suffer greatly at the length of my weapon.

Hours had passed and I was still pushing forward. Night began to fall now, that I had reached a location that seemed to have been abandoned by junglemen; I could tell from where the sun had settled wherein lay the west direction. I had indeed been headed northward, then. No compass would be my aid--only the stars and the earth; and of course, my own animal instinct. I would not rest this night in this foreign piece of Tea Country. I remained vigil, hidden from sight by the thickness of the black shroud that hung beneath the massive canopies. Yet my green eyes could see all...

[Nira]

I always enjoy the details in your posts.

Mm, lizard men are still quite frightening.

Oh, and be sure to let staff know when you have traits like able learner that boost die rolls, since that can slip our mind sometimes.

+5, Learned.

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ooc// thank you niras for your compliments and for actually reading my works. <3

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Kirigakure no Jutsu (Hidden Mist Skill)
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: A Skill where a user uses the water around them to create a massive mist to fill around the user.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: A skill which creates a very dense fog that decreases the surrounding visibility to near zero. It produces an environment perfect for a silent assassin who follows an opponent through sound. This mist can not be blown away by any type of Wind Jutsu.
Limit: Water Release

0000 /// 0030

As my eyes began to adjust to the enclosing darkness of the jungle, I sat silent in the midst of the humid environ. My spine was erect and I sat underneath the towering lengths of some tree; each breath I took was controlled and came in a relaxed pace, I had entered a mode of meditation as I focused my energies inward.

My natural affinities had been those of Fire and of Water. They both resonated in tandem with my chakra manipulation, but it was the latter that I had began to hone. As I sat with my eyes closed, I envisioned water coursing through my being as if it were my chakra. The sound of the waves crashing against the river's bank to my right had only amplified my mental and spiritual muse on Suiton. In a mechanical movement my hands came together to form the seal of the Dragon. Both of my small fingers pointed downward as the other eight crossed one another; with my palms touching, I began to concentrate my chakra from my epicenter into my extremities. Like a delta pulling in the massive amount of water from the ocean into smaller streams, my veins and flesh ebbed with a large quantity of my spirit.

Once I opened my glowing green eyes, I began to do more kata, thus completing the technique that I had built up chakra for. In a few moments, the humidity of the air began to pull water from the river upward as if by evaporation, which it could be said to have been doing but in a much more intricate manner. The waters had lost their viscous form and began to thin and spread out in the same manner as mist. The stagnant heat in the sweltering place only aided in the procedure, causing the transformation to quicken as my own chakra manipulation began to pull hydrogen from oxygen atoms, yet still allowed it to maintain a mostly water consistency. The vapor began to pull towards me slowly -- my first attempt at Kirigakure no Jutsu had been more promising than I had imagined. My control over my second innate affinity must have been better than I had expected. Reptile was impressed with his spiritual talents.

I had tried to dispel the ninjutsu, which usually cancels the technique wholly; here, in lieu, the mists that had been created, remained. I tried to wave them away but they were adamant. It took nearly ten minutes for the small, yet thick cloud of mists to totally evaporate into the atmosphere above. The heat was no bother to me, I actually enjoyed the warm climate. Some time later in the night, the waning crescent had shone through the many leaves of the jungle onto the grassy floor below. How incredible, nature was, to create dew from the heat of night on to the plants before the sun rose. I was near certain that the moon played a major role in the genesis of the water droplets. My thoughts began to quicken as I slowly pulled my hands into more seals...

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What I attempted to do next was something unique, something I found to be an incredible feat personally; the way other peoples used their jutsu was foreign to me. My way had been my own. Still, I attempted to gain an understanding of the Hidden Mist Technique -- this ninjutsu would be especially great for attacking from multiple vantage points or even fleeing from just as many pursuers. By the Nagas did I hate humans.

Once I finished the requisite seals I held my hands out before me, thus initiating the skill. Upon being prompted -- my hands had been low near the earth before they began to rise toward the branches -- the dew that clung to the numerous blades of grass began to detach themselves from their sod abodes into the air via control. It was manipulation that had caused the water droplets to began to vibrate then expand outward, causing them to turn into a mistesque substance that was thick and completely opaque in the darkness. I couldn't even see in front of my own face by the time the ninjutsu spread out and started to cover a small diameter of a couple meters. Again, it impressed me to see how well I had managed to perform this task. I started to breathe in and out, like I would have done with a all too familiar Katon technique. It then hit me that I could create my own mist variant from my person.

Following the completion of another set of hand seals, I held my breath for some time before releasing the spiritual contents outward. Like a smog the effects of performing the Kirigakure no Jutsu emitted from my parted lips. The coolness of the jutsu I felt in my throat and in my mouth; my chakra's affinity to Suiton had indeed been above sub-par to allow me to complete such a daunting task. This time, the jutsu ceased expanding once I closed my mouth and stopped pushing out breath. After almost a minute of expelling my chakra and water from my being, I had found myself sitting in a jungle with a low hanging field of mists. Did I dare stand up and move around in my own technique? No, not yet. I still had to find out where I was going and I needed to be sure that I would continue in the right direction. By the time the morning came, the jutsu had been expelled throughout, meaning that the mists too had vanished. I would continue in the direction that I was headed once daybreak came. I was determined on finding someone who could teach me how to use this damned blade.

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???? // 0030

Northbound, I continued on the path presented to me. The river was ever constant at my side and would aid me in several ways; one being, I could use it to learn more Suiton techniques in the event that I did need to do so. After walking some two miles upstream, I began to hear voices -- I was to assume they were human since that is the only other life form aside from Saurians that could talk, and I knew that the latter species had been tucked far away from civilization within the mountain ranges between the Tori and Ishi no Kunis. Positioning myself low, I stalked forward, unseen and protected by thick bush and virid foliage.

"Where the hell are we, Toyozo?! You have gone and gotten us lost within this jungle with no map, no compass -- nothing!" The enraged voice came from a male human who stood in a circle with three others. I licked my lips hungrily. Human...

Their misfortune would soon become my come up, the Hidden Mist jutsu that I had been working on earlier seemed like the ideal technique to use here, yet I waited. I wanted to see how things played out first before I was to pursue my supper. The one that he addressed began to slowly back away from the other three angry explorers. I could see him try to produce a smile, yet fear kept him from pulling it off.

"D-don't worry guys.. I'm sure we will find our way back to Degarashi.. Uh, I think it's.. that.. way?" He pointed far off into the distance behind his comrades. The group didn't believe Toyozo and they started advancing towards him. One pulled out a small tanto, another some rope. It seemed that they'd be killing him for me; Reptile enjoyed inner circle conflict. Those involved usually made poor decisions based on emotion. From behind the bush, my hands began to create seals.

The chakra within me began to stretch out toward the depths of the river; I pressed hard to cause the liquid to thin out and stretch, giving it the properties of mist. Using the Kirigakure no Jutsu started to become a lot less difficult for me to perform as more water began to evaporate into mist. With a moderate level of control, I caused the stuff to waver towards the group, who all ceased movement and looked around.

"What's this then?" The group began looking from one another, confused as to what was happening before them. My spirit manipulated the vapor as it began to rise over their knees, then towards their chests before finally enveloping them within a realm of opaque mists. I was outside of the range of the ninjutsu, but barely. I couldn't even see what lay within the diameter, but I knew that it was four humans in there somewhere. I kept my hands holding the Tatsu kata as more water transformed into vapor, increasing the circumference of the ninja art.

"Ah man, I'm scared. I can't see anything!" I heard the voice of the woman now, who just seconds ago seemed full of rage and malevolence. I was appalled at this sudden shift in demeanor by this human. It goes to show that people can't even think for themselves when they are in the presence of a leader. Toyozo's voice was low, but I could hear him praying to a god of his religion. The fool. You should have prayed for a safe venture -- now, no god can save you from your folly.

Still upset, the voice that had accused the man of losing them rang out in the thick smog: "Got damnit, Toyozo! Look at what you've caused now! For all we know someone could be causing this; a god could be punishing us all for your mistake!" Toyozo squealed as the bitterness of the other man's dialog bit into him. "I swear when we get outta this I'll----"

"---Eek! Something just touched me!" The other woman screamed. My efficiency in holding this jutsu was increased it seemed. Apparently it caused not only blindness but it also fabricated feeling. I'm sure what she felt was my chakra surging through the mist, amplifying its viscosity. These were my prey now, all I had to do was find them within the smoggy interior of the Hidden Mist technique and then one by one they would scream, further instilling fear into the survivors. Oh, how Reptile loved the flesh of humans.

[Nira]

This quickly shifted from Frankenstein's Monster to Predator.

Ooo, semicolons.

Hm... without the unrelated interactions and dialogue...

Eh, barely makes the quantity, but it's enough. And of course, I always enjoy applying training into a story.

+30, Learned.

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ooc// i srsly think you get into my brain before i can make a post... metagame much?

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Name: Thermal Sonar
Rank: D
Skill: ---
Effect: Using the pits grown into their noses, the member can activate a wave of thermal sonar that picks up movement and heat sources nearby, including humans.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: Only done with eyes closed.
Description: Closing their eyes and using a few handseals, the Clan member sends out a wave of chakra from the pits in their nose. This thermal wave is like sonar and picks up any heat readings in the area, including humans.
Limit: Must be of the Tokagekuran, Must be of Lizardman rank, Must have had the ritual preformed.

0000 // 0010

For now, my prey had been placed into a confining vapor that disabled me from seeing them, and the other way around. I had now moved out into the open as I studied the ninjutsu. I had done well; yet it would take something else to aid in my endeavor. I had to call upon the hidenjutsu of my peoples, the Tokagekuran.

Closing my eyes, I began to perform several handseals and then started to focus my chakra. I had to sense and not see the humans in the mist. Still, they talked amongst themselves. In the event that my Thermal Sonar failed, I could probably find them from sound alone.

"Gaaaaaah." One of the women seemed to be upset, frustrated. "We can't even move until this mist clears... I mean, if we try, we will only lose ourselves in this jungle. Damn you, Toyozo." This group really had it out for their comrade. So much for a true alliance. Humans were indeed the most volatile creatures when it came to acting civil -- they can change on you in a heartbeat. Speaking of heartbeats, the blood that pumped from that vital organ sent pulsating waves of warmth throughout their bodies. With my eyes closed, I could pick up on their heat signatures slightly. I began to focus more.

The loreal pits adjacent to my slit nostrils began to function at a higher rate. Now, I could see three human forms in an infrared signature. I studied these three as I got accustomed to seeing without sight. One had been male. I could tell from the way the heat in his body spread out over his broad shoulders and up towards his face. This one was hot headed for sure. Upon analyzing the other two persons, I noted that these were the females. My sonar easily picked up how heat circulated their breasts and vibrated in their small hands. Even their figures had been smaller than that of the single male. These had been to my left, about two meters into the smog. Dispelling the technique, I licked my lips as I slowly advanced toward the three. Ah! I stopped myself. I had forgotten about their friend Toyozo.. he would be the first one to lose his life.

I performed my hand seals as I closed my eyes, adjusting my senses to the darkness as the hidenjutsu activated. My neck and head scanned the entire area before me as I performed the Thermal Sonar sweep. I could pick up nothing else aside from the three heat signatures that I had just seen. This time, however, they had been much stronger than before. I suppose strengthening my natural loreal pits with chakra increased their detection range. Seeing more radiant heat wavelengths within the bodies of these humans seemed better than it had prior. Once I opened my eyes, I pulled my sword from its abode and entered into the mist, now sure to end the lives of the trio quickly.

Screams and sword strokes sang out in tandem within the sweltering fog. My wild style of wielding a katana resulted in vertical, horizontal and oblique slashes of no certain stance. I even thrust my blade at the humans until it fell into something soft and squishy. I could tell from the scream within the opaque fog that I had hit a woman. I could hear her body hit the ground as I continued to destroy the remaining two with unsettling rage. It was sort of blood lust, one might say. These people would feel the blind fury of Reptile today.

"Gyah, who's there?" the man had managed to hop back from a thrust, but I could tell that I had slashed his body up. Pain seemed attached to his vociferation, I smiled at his inquiry. "Toyozooo, why are you doing this to us?" It was not he who caused you this level of discomfort. It was Reptile. Those would be his final words as I slashed horizontally at an upward arc. My blade hit a thin section of flesh which I took to be his throat once I heard him gagging on his own blood. He fell to his knees then gave up his spirit after several seconds.

The remaining female had been the final foe to fall to the blade of my katana. A powerful thrust left her impaled upon the blade as I kicked her body off of my extension. Had it not been for the thick mist enveloping our bodies, I would have looted theirs. I moved to what I felt was the north as I was soon freed from the effects of the Kirigakure no Jutsu. 

I had to find Toyozo.

[Nira]

Yes! I am a prophet!

Haha, oh gosh you're horrible, I can seriously imagine some predator scenes from this.

+10, Learned.

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ooc//
[wiggles fingers] the mystic nira.. which reincarnation is this??

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Able Learner
Rank: "C"
Skill: Social Trait
Effect: The user has great aptitude for learning.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: When learning a skill, the skill states how many times a die roll may be applied to show how much they learned within that skill. Example, when a user learns "Botany" they gain 5 die rolls. This "trait" increases the amount of die rolls by 1.5 rounded to the highest number at 1 die roll per learning, however any number higher than 1 die roll is rounded down. For example: User learns Botany and gains 5 die rolls. With this Trait they will gain 7 die rolls. However if a user learns Lockpicking they normally get 1 die roll, however with this Trait they will gain 2 die rolls.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 Freebies.

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Tracking
Rank: "D"
Skill: Skill
Effect: Characters use this skill to follow the trail of animals and other persons.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Can be learned by an Animal. Tracking means the user found a trail if they gain the check, while failure means they did not. If user fails this initial skill check, they simply cannot find that particular trail. After finding a trail, further checks may be necessary depending on the situation. Darkness, falling rain/snow, a dust storm, moving from one terrain to another (such as from sand to rock), one trail splitting into 2 or crossing water are examples why a user might need another Tracking check. Look in Task Skills thread found in the Skills and Traits Index for more information. Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

0000 // 0010

Toyozo had managed to escape the massacre in the mist yet it would not be for long. The moment that I had freed my own self from the opaque fog, I was on his trail. My eyes sank to the ground in search of fresh footprints as I darted off into the thicket. Hunting for this human quarry reminded me of the my younger days within the lands of Kiku. My father and I hunted for game along the coast and within the bush. Each time, he would find the tracks of the animal before I. This time, it'd be different. My father was not here to aid me, and I had grown wiser in the skill. Finding the remaining human would be no difficult task.

As I tracked him, I noticed how beneath me, his footprints seemed to be barely etched into the soil. He must have been keeping a fine pace as he ran through the woods. After a minute or two of following them, I happened to glance at a fallen tree limb that looked like it had been tripped over. I say this because a large sliding imprint had been left in the mud, indicating some haphazard event befell Toyozo. It seemed that he had also dropped a crudely drawn map -- I supposed it to be the thing that had gotten he and his comrades lost. The poor fool. His movements had not been those of an expert explorer, no wonder he had caused he and his crew to become lost in the vast wilderness of Cha Kuni.

Looking towards the tree branches that had hung about shoulder level, I could see pieces of his clothing snagged within their grasps. Blood, too, speckled the green leaves as my paced quickened further. I had not been headed north, but towards the east. I would have to find him before he reached the port town of Degarashi. His feet print grew sporadic now and seemed to leave larger, deeper imprints into the mud. I took this as a sign of his slowing down, as before the prints had been barely noticeable on the forest floor. Now, they looked like they belonged to a weary animal. I took to the trees as my bow fell into my hands. Tracking my foe for over half a mile had not been a difficult task from this level of ineptness Toyozo had in covering his tracks.

I sprang from branch to branch, now scouting the lower ground for any signs of movement. I had total view of the darkening forest below me as I noticed a small crevice within a large tree trunk. Glancing quickly at the ground, I noticed that his footprints ended here before disappearing. Slowly I approached the place from my vantage point. Once I honed my ears in, I could hear heavy panting. It seemed that my tracking had chased the quarry to a hiding spot. His tracks went from light to heavy, as other visual aids like torn clothing and blood led me right to him. 

[Nira]

Perfect ^_^

+10, Learned.

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GenJutsu Kai (Dispel GenJutsu)
Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: A Jutsu that allows the user to force chakra to flow through their body (or another body) to disrupt the flow of chakra within them that is caused by GenJutsus.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The user needs to stop the flow of chakra in their body, and then apply an even stronger power to disrupt the flow of the caster's chakra; this is called GenJutsu Kai (Dispel GenJutsu). This can also be done by an unaffected characters by applying a sudden surge of chakra into the affected person. The unaffected character must know GenJutsu Kai (Dispel GenJutsu) in order to perform it on an affected person. The affected getting out of a GenJutsu is dependent on the knowledge of the unaffected. Depending on the rank the user knows depends on the amount of extra points they gain on their Save.
"D" Rank Technique - 1 Point
"C" Rank Technique - 3 Points
"B" Rank Technique - 5 Points
"A" Rank Technique - 7 Points
"S" Rank Technique - 9 Points

Depending on the amount of points the user wishes to add into their save depends on the amount of time it takes to perform the Jutsu. If the user knows and wishes to add in 5 points to their save they must take the same amount of time as if performing a "B" Rank Chakra Jutsu.
Limit: Universal GenJutsu Technique.

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ooc//
o dat me

0000 // 0010

The thirty pound composite bow in my hands returned to lay at my torso as I smoothly descended from the treeline. I had cornered my quarry -- now it was time to claim my prize. Coolly, my fingers curled around the tsuka of my rugged longsword; I felt it only right to end his life as I had his companions -- besides, it was some training with the katana. 

Carefully I approached the trunk crevice. I sprang out from the left with my sword over my head as my eyes gleamed, hoping to find the target. In that instant, a wave of doubt washed over me. There was no one standing there; yet, I heard the heavy breathing come from there.. I looked down to see footprints headed away from the tree and I turned. There had now been many patterns of trackings in the mud. Still, I could hear the fatigued breathing, now it seemed to be coming from every tree that turned its shadow from me. Whatever Toyozo had done, it was making things seem to be only a figment of my imagination. I sheathed my blade as I walked in a circle, looking behind different trees and following several foot trails. Nothing.

Curses flew from my mouth as I found myself within the grasp of some unknown illusion. When had it happened? How was it affecting me? I slowed my breath as I began to focus...

Ah!

It had been when I was tracking Toyozo: I did not notice that I had twice seen the same piece of blue cloth, only to find myself walking in a circle as he looped his chakra into my system discreetly. So the man had spiritual prowess.. Thinking was a tasking objective, but I had to recall what my father had taught me. This sense of vertigo really sent me in a whirl - my mind had been perplexed.

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My hands worked into six distinguished seals of the Zodiac as I began to bide energy. This Genjutsu was not too powerful, I could dispel it with a stronger fluctuation of chakra. "..Kai!" I snapped, allowing my flow of chakra to cave in on itself; from the sudden reversal surge of spirit, I had overpowered the steady constant of Illusion chakra on my own. Toyozo's technique slowly faded once I began to blink my eyes. The numerous number of foot tracks had started to vanish, as well as all of the breathing I heard coming from within the brush. With a feral growl I began to stalk the lands once more: no one would make a fool of Reptile.

During the time it took me to catch up with his true trail, I had made sure to keep my reigns on my spirit rotating in the reverse direction. The Genjutsu Kai had been cast thrice more before I spotted Toyozo running to the northwest. My mental disillusion efforts had been rewarded.[/blockquote][/blockquote][/font][/div]

[Nira]

Simple enough. Find yourself in an illusion, then break out of it.

+10, Learned.

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[As a reminder you are free to do anything in this event, you may leave the main group if you so choose. Additional threads will be made as needed]

A man in plate armor would appear and find the male. He passed him a letter silently before turning and walking away. Seemingly he knew who the male was on sight and needed no further confirmation. The letter was written in common.

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From the brush came a man clad in a full iron suit. How silent he proved to be startled me and my hand went to my blade. Was he one of Toyozo's comrades? My thoughts had been put to ease once he had shown himself friendly; he presented to me a letter before he returned from the way he came. My eyes scanned the letter that the courier sent unto me:

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It had been quite the surprise that someone knew of my name; even more so of my location. The mission that was presented to me seemed like an ideal opportunity to increase my knowledge of the realm of Cha Kuni -- the offer to pay me supplemented my interests further. Toyozo had been put on the back burner for now as I turned to head in the direction that the iron courier had. I was no ninja of a Hidden Village: Reptile was his own Saurian. Through thick brush and gnarly vines I exited the area, returning over the tree trunk that lay across the wide river.

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My... my bearings. 

As I opened my reptilian green eyes, I recognized this area --- so I had returned from my dreams of another dimension. This was the land of Cha; a gang of islands off the coast of the southern seas, but I was on the main island. I took my hand to my head as I rested comfortably at the foot of a sturdy tree. How I had managed to end up here, Reptile knows not. 

Moments earlier, I had been in the dark forests of the country known as Losiel. There had been a struggle in the darkness... Ugh, I cannot remember. These vague memories faded as I rose to my clawed feet. I shook myself completely awake and inhaled for what felt like the first time in decades; feeling calmed after my exhale, I lunged forward into the lush forests of Tea Country....

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