Snake and the Moon [Travel|P|Co]

[Flower]

Snake and the Moon [Travel|Private|Cohort]

[enter.]

As Akumu stepped out of the Senpu Dojo, he decided that it was time to venture out on his own for a little while and pick up some new skills to show off to Valerys when she returned from the Chuunin Exams. He started by flying into the air and through the desert, peaking down over the landscape as he flew in the direction of a small, road path in the sand. As he followed the path, he saw a few lingering animals scattered about and two people. He avoided the people, but ate a quick meal out of one of the bigger lizards, and continued until the path led well into the desert. When he grew tired of the flight, Akumu landed and turned into his usual human form: a young child with long black hair and a simple outfit. Although the boy couldn't speak common, he found a gruff looking old man who ran a fishing boat down by one of the rivers.

When the boy appeared, the old man took him in for a quick meal and was surprised when Akumu pointed to the Land of Earth on a map. The old man nodded and let the boat off land. No words were exchanged between them, but he seemed to understand. The old ferryman rowed the oar, and Akumu occasionally helped, as the two of them moved into the Land of Bears. The canyon that their river ran through was dotted with pine trees on either side, but soon the boat would move through them and approach rocky areas. Akumu watched with the wonder as the landscape changed hour after hour, day after day, until soon the two of them were moving out of even the Land of Bear. Soon they came upon the border of the Land of Earth.

During the trip, when his transformation wore off, Akumu would take off into the sky when the man wasn't looking -- and he never asked about it when he couldn't find the child. When the river had taken them a good distance into the nation, Akumu lifted his hand to let the old man know this was their departure point. The old man put out his hand, to shake, which Akumu did with his Ogumo arms. It felt good to know that not all humans were terrible. Then Akumu would step off the ship and go out into the unknown country-side.

[travel to the land of earth.]

[ᖫᖭØMNÏᖫᖭ]

[Moved to Land of Earth]

Yes Akumu go far and go wide. Find those non-terrible humans.

[Flower]

[exit to the land of earth.]

[Flower]

[enter.]

Now that he had met the strange duo, the Little Blue Child and Takeshi, in the Land of Earth -- Akumu decided that it was time to move on and head back toward the Land of Wind. He knew that in order to do that he'd have to move through the Land of Bears, so he moved through the rocky outcroppings and got out of the Land of Earth as soon as possible. The Land of Bears was an interesting place filled with all sorts of mountain ranges and riddled with ice and frost of early autumn. Akumu took on his true form in this space and flew above the mountainous tundras, looking down on the trees with wonder as he felt their cool aura throughout his scales.

He followed the river and got through the middle of the country, not having seen people for almost the entire trip. It was a strange pleasantry that often wasn't afforded while traveling. After a while, however, Akumu did come upon some nomads who were living in the passes. He decided not to unsettle their camp, flying overhead without making a sound.

[travel to Land of Bears.]

[Hoarfrost Imp]

Moved

[Flower]

As he passed through the tundra-like environment of the Land of Bears, Akumu made infrequent stops among the mountain ranges to rest his wings and lie by the river that ran through the country. Although he wasn't fond of the frost, it was the early months of winter and in the lower regions it wasn't as cold. He often found caves that had been abandoned to rest in, especially around the middle of the night. Once he saw some of the infamous bears that the country was known for, and ran them out of their home so that he might sleep for the night. Although they were aggressive, the bears were nowhere near as vicious as Akumu himself. Day by day, he grew closer to the Land of Wind and eventually saw its deserts starting to stretch among the horizon.

Akumu flew over the sand with sweet nostalgia, happy to be back in the hot and dry desert air. The sun beamed on his wings as he crossed from the more temperate regions toward the middle of the country -- where he knew he'd find his rider. Valerys Kedoin.

[travel to Land of Wind.]

[ᖫᖭØMNÏᖫᖭ]

(Moved to le Wind!)