Crafting request

[Cadoc]

Yoko had ventured outside of the village gates in order to contact her witch companions. This way they could teleport to her if need be. Her purpose here was rather simple, to ask if they had any rabbit blood for the new weapon she was about to craft and whether they had any special requests. “Mina-san! Earth seat here, about to craft some items does anyone have any requests? And does anyone have any predator rabbit blood that I could use?”


Madame Loki
Tetsu
neko bo beko
|Red Minh|
Titan of Stone
AMATERASU

[Skulking Shinzu]

“The hell?” Zuruel blinked as his stomach began rumbling violently. Cupping a hand over his mouth, he wobbled over to a nearby tree as his stomach prepared to spill its contents over the forest floor. Had he been poisoned? Whatever the case, as his hand moved away, nothing seemed to escape Zuruel’s lips aside from a strange and almost foreign voice. “Wait… Is that?” He thought to himself as he forced his Kedoin muscles to regurgitate a small circular object. Nonchalantly wiping the stomach acid off the metal, he moved the watch towards his mouth as he spoke. “Loki? This thing is awful. You sound nothing like you do in person.” Reaching into his cloak with his spare hand, Zuruel fumbled around a bit before pulling out a few vials filled to the brim with blood. “Looks like I have some leftover rabbit's blood. How does this work… Do I push the vials into the watch?”

[Tetsu]

[over comms]

Bzzzzzzt...bzzzzzzzt Amira felt her sliver watch locket vibrating against her chest as the amulet indicated that a call was coming through. The water corner was one of the five primal witches and knew what the device was intended for. She quickly pulled the round object from her neck and looked at the smooth silver surface that held the signature of the witch coven. Popping the lid open, she activated the communications gem that was integral to the device as a voice rang out from the piece.

“Hello? This is Water Corner Amira speaking. Loki? I don’t think I have any need for anything...and I don’t have any rabbits blood either.” She expresses to the device as she placed the watch in her lap while she taped her fingers for Jujutsu practice. She heard another foreign voice respond, and she was unsure of who this person was. “Is this a conference call?” She asked calmly as her attention was elsewhere. She would quietly listen to her sisters discuss their equipment order as she she finished reenforcing her right hand with tape.

[Titan of Stone]

The neko groaned soft napping on the roof of the tavern where the exam registration were as her watch went off making a deep short range pulsing sound that woke the cat from her nap as she pulled up the watch and opened it hearing Yoko's voice and smiling small hearing from her family. In her drowsy state she heard Yoko, Z and Amira speak up first before she purred over the comm.

"I like jewelry~ Like piercings and stuff~" Krystal hummed to herself thinking it was throw away stuff. "Hi Z and mira~"

[Cadoc]

It seemed that Yoko's message had been met with a degreee of confusion: people were confusing her for Loki. She guessed that it made a degree of sense that many people would suspect Loki was communicate with them as opposed to one of the lesser known witches, but that was exactly why she had stated her position at the start of the call, and besides her voice didn't even sound like Loki's!

“No no, I'm not Loki, I'm Nicolas Flamel the Earth Corner.” As ever Yoko's voice did not betray her feelings and instead exerted her familiar upbeat attitude. “I'm glad to hear so many voices. So lets see, we have one person with rabbits blood; the water corner who doesn't need anything nor have any of the blood; and if my ears don't deceive me a witch who is after some jewellery?”

[Skulking Shinzu]

The other individuals on the line would hear muffled screeching noises as Zuruel attempted to push a vial of blood into the watch – the act of which repeatedly scratched the surface of the glass. “Water Corner Amira? Earth Corner Nicolas?” Was all this code for something? Perhaps it related to their respective villages? Scratching the back of his fiery red hair, the Kedoin put away the vials before moving his lips even closer to the strange device. “Cloud Corner Zuruel here… And K-Krystal!? Why do you have one of these watches?” As of late, Krystal seemed to be everywhere on the pretence of strange coincidences. Cautious, Zuruel squinted at the device.

“Is this a trick? Or some sort of test? Loki, are you in there? Nex? Is this your work?” Waving his arm around violently, he began shaking the device up and down while half expecting the hairy serpentine creature to pop out from the blurred motions of the device. Unsure what to make of the situation, Zuruel eventually tired of shaking the device and began listening closely as the conversation naturally flowed. It appeared that whoever this 'Earthen Flame' person was, she was willing to take crafting requests. “…If it’s no trouble, I have some flayed Hag skin that I need sewn into a mask. I’d do it myself, but the inner part needs to contain enough space to hold some vision-related gadgets. Since the rabbit’s blood is a gift, I can repay the favour by killing someone for you if you want.”

[Madame Loki]

"Zuruel, falsely claim to be a corner again, and I'll turn you inside out, and force feed you to Lady. And Krystal is the Lightning Corner, show her proper respect." Loki's voice echoed through on the call. She then sighed and then said,

"Unfortunately, I'm busy at the moment. The twins have had an... incident, and are currently burning down one of the shops in the Undead district. I'm going to be quite busy for a moment. I'll have Nex continue for me." Loki then disconnected, as Nex cleared her throat, as she got on her own Witch Watch.

"This is Nex... Ignore Zuruel everyone, he's Loki's newest Familiar, and is quite the character. Anyway, Loki has a predatory rabbit that she keeps as a pet. She draws blood from it frequently. So she has plenty of Blood to share."

Nex thought for a moment, and then said,

"We have no need for any more jewelry. The Last dealing you made with Shiki has us quiet satisfied. However, if you can get us the recipe for Rabbit's Foot, and Gem of Vitality, we can provide you with all the blood you need in the future. We will of course repay your expenses, we simply need the recipes."

Nex turned her attention over to Zuruel, as the sounds of Loki shouting at the twins in the background could be heard, being accompanied by the sounds of thunder, and the swooshing of flames.

"Zuruel you know the Tipsy Turtle provides those services as well. Though I suppose, getting it from the Earth Corner would be more wise."

[Tetsu]

Amira knew the person calling was not her sister, Loki. She listened as the self announced Earth Corner expresses her intention while reading back the order. She heard Krystal chime in over the other witches on the call. “KRYSTI! It’s good to hear from you!<3” she cheered back happily as she tried to keep her pacing in such a way that she didn’t interrupt the others’ conversation. She was certainly happy to hear from her sisters, and was overjoyed to hear the real Loki’s voice. She began to speak before hearing Nex on the line, reluctantly holding her tongue as Loki was again occupied with her children, as being a mother tended to do even to the most powerful witch in history.

[Cadoc]

Yoko listened carefully to what everyone had to say, pondering her response before replying. “I find your terms acceptable, I already have the recipe for the gem of vitality, although not on my person. As for the rabbit's foot, I will commission our friends at bingo to find it. Would you be so kind so as to provide me with the blood now? It was my intention to speak to you after creating my weapons, to see about enchanting them.” Yoko was interested to see how the transaction proceeded, presumably she'd be given the blood in short order, Loki would, after all, be aware that she was good for the payment being a fellow millionaire, bingos fee was hardly an issue to her.

[Skulking Shinzu]

“But I’m not lying. Look.” Metallic screeches could be heard moments later as Zuruel began rubbing his Cloud headband along every inch of the strange watch. “This thing can pick up on visuals, right?” He said as the sound of metal on metal began to grow more vigorous. “Lightning Corner? Shouldn’t Krystal be the Stone corner of all things? …Also, what’s a Corner? I mean, I know what a corner is, but what’s a Corner?” He asked as he slid his headband back into his cloak pocket. It seemed that while the Kedoin was busy forging allegiances and gaining strength, Loki had been busy babysitting. “Shouldn’t white-hairs be doing that?”

Zuruel seemed to grow bored the moment Loki left and began playing with the watch by throwing it up and down as he traversed a dense forest in the Land of Thunder. The moment the watch had rung, he had hoped it would be Loki wanting someone or something dead. Despite this, a few key pieces of the ongoing conversation did pique his interest. “I do the same. It’s easier to cage the long-eared bastards and let them chew off a few of my fingers while I bleed them.” The Kedoin caught the watch for a final time before bringing it towards his face once more the moment he was mentioned. “Interesting… I thought they only did weapons. Still, as you say – it would be interesting to meet one of your Corners. I assume there are four?” Surprisingly, it was revealed that Krystal bore the title of one of these badasses. Making a mental note of this, he reminded himself that he should visit her one day in the not too distant future to grill her. It seemed she knew a lot more about this witch business than Zuruel did.

[AMATERASU]

[Long-Distance]

I, Kurama, had to put some thought into the matter. Other members of Loki's group were chattering away, which gave me plenty of time.

"Mikonkon...Kurama here. If you haven't heard of me, I'm a bit on the new side. Current head of the espionage and public relations division. I say head, but it's really just me right now.

"Can't think of anything right now, but I can go hunting for you if ya want. I'm pretty good at catching bunnies."

[Titan of Stone]

The neko giggled as Loki chewed Z out while they all talked. "Yesss I want some rings and piercings~ Two rings(fingers), a thick ring(tail), a barbell(tongue) and a curved barbell(naval)~"

The neko hummed soft figuring if she could make jewelry than Yoko knew what she was asking for, her attention then switched back to Amira. "Hehe hey Mira~ Where are you I'll come see you soon~"

After that exchange she heard Z ask about her Corner-ness making her pout visibly. "The corners are the heads of the Coven and the elements represent different facets not location."

Almost to illustrate her point she heard Ammy come over the coms next making ehr grumble in her throat as she went on to explain her resume before Krystal added on to the end. "She's the Fire Corner. Theres 7 of us."

[Madame Loki]

"Zuruel you're not a corner of the Coven, your not even a witch. If you really want to know how the coven works ask Loki the next time you see her. We all assumed you wouldn't care as long as you had something to swing at. Shiki is currently in a different plain of existence, battling something beyond your comprehension. He got wind of some disturbing news, that we will share once he has returned with more information." Nex responded to Zuruel quickly hoping to get him to stop jabbing whatever it was he was jabbing into his watch. Nex shook her head as she turned her attention back to the Earth Corner,

"As soon as she finishes her business with the children she'll bring the blood to you. How much do you need?" Nex would wait for Yoko's answer. All the while the sounds of babies laughing accompanying the chaos could be heard through the comms. The faint voice of Loki could be heard coming through as well. "I don't care how cute you think you are, I'll put this staff across your adorable asses! Get down here now Fenrir!!"

[Skulking Shinzu]

Zuruel squinted at Krystal’s giggling and lengthy list of requested items. For a moment, he began considering if Lady would want anything if she were here – but in the end, decided to keep quiet. He didn’t know this Flamel person very well after all. It would be best to keep his requests simple until meeting her in person. “So, the one literally with Flame in her name, is not the Fire Corner.” The Kedoin thought to himself with a baffled expression plastered on his face. It was likely this was just something he would never understand.

“Seven? Like a heptagon? So, there’s seven Corners and… Seven Walls? Sides? …Lines?” The cogs and wheels in Zuruel’s two brains began kicking into overdrive as he attempted to understand all this. In the end though, he decided to take Nex’s advice and ask Loki for a book or something later. Surely there had to be an instruction manual. “Wait… What’s the hierarchy here between Familiars and Corners?” He asked while spinning the watch against his index finger. “That’s the thing Nex – I have nothing to swing at.” The Kedoin began grumbling under his breath as he kicked a tree trunk, the act of which causing the bark to shatter and the upper half of the structure to collapse onto the grassy floor with a dull crash.

“The last time I did that, I got attacked by a stray Behemoth. I was a magnet for chaos. One time, I kicked over a pebble and got teleported to another dimension – but now nothing happens. It’s like everything is avoiding me after I became Loki’s Familiar.” Zuruel’s voice shifted from whinny to outright pitiful. “You have to help me Nex. Lady let’s me kill one thing a week as long as it counts as a good deed, but it has been months! Just this morning I found a white hair that won’t change colour back to red. Please, you have to give me something to do. Surely there’s something, somewhere out there that Loki needs dead?”

[Titan of Stone]

"No no, theres the 5 corners and the 2 cores. I'm Isis the Lightning, nicholas flamel is Earth, mira is Joan d'arc the Water, loki is morgan le Fay the Sky, I dont remember fire's title but Ammy is that corner."

Krystal mused softly to Z but had nothing for him about familiars before a soft smile covered her lips thinking of her wives. "The sun and moon are mine~"

[AMATERASU]

"Uh...it was...it wais... Circe!" I offered helpfully. "I remember that one. It's not a bad name. Am I supposed to be using it more?" I wanted to add a rebuke against the name of Ammy, but I'd given up on Krystal some time ago. The cat was daft.

"One kill a week? You poor thing, that's terrible! I may be a beautiful, proper, and sophisticated lady, but even I have needs! You want to hunt bunnies with me, uh...what was your name again? Ze...ro?"

[neko bo beko]

Despite having both received and taken the call, Harue was relatively quiet if not only to observe. Although Loki had given her the witch watch, she had never actually heard any voice but Yuri's come out of it. In fact, she was sure Yuri received the same chime and voice through her device, yet she didn't hear her on any end. There was a patient giggle from the pink witch when someone, later referred to as Zuruel, mistook another for Loki. Another giggle when it happened again from another end, but Harue's red eyes flashed with interest when a familiar flirty voice rang through. "Krystal?" Harue mouthed the name but didn't speak up just yet. So she was a corner in all this? Interesting.

So many discussions to have with Loki. Namely, what corner could she usurp?

Poor Zuruel. Oh, be nice to the poor lad. He's clearly merely uneducated. Why give him a watch when he knows nothing of this ordeal? Harue froze on that thought. Perhaps she knew just as very little.

Finally, she spoke up when the conversation was derailed. "How barbaric," she idles, her voice lithe and seemingly distanced from the conversation, as if distracted by exterior influences. In truth she had a talking cat in her lap and a book in her hand and a day of leisure ahead of her, but that was beside the point to the others. "A rabbit's foot doesn't sound half bad, Chikyū-kona." It wasn't until after she spoke that she realized she didn't hear Nephalem either. Alas, it had been a little over a year without the young alien.

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*Chikyū-kona = (lit.) Earth Corner

[Tetsu]

So many voices, Amira thought to herself as the vocal Channel had become clustered with conversations of the remedial functions of the coven...which Amira has expected any familiar to be aware of. She supposed that not every familiar could be a genius. She commented, “perhaps some patiences would be warranted here Zuruel...” As the water corner it was usually her duty to keep order, but at this time intervention seemed inappropriate.

“Krystal, I’m in the land of Wind at this moment of you would like to meet up somewhere on the coast?” She offered as the mention of jewelry reminded Amira. “Oh and now that I’m thinking about it Yoko-San, I think a cloak clasp would be a wonderful price of jewelry to add to my collection.” She expresses with a tone of gratitude. This was turning out to be an interesting conference session.

[Titan of Stone]

Krystal's ears noticeably flicked as her face screwed up hearing the new voice. After a long moment: "ohmahgawd! Pinky?~"

"Got it mira~ I'll be at the embassy in a sec then I'll head to the coast, look for a black boat~" Krystal hummed rolling off the roof and to floating to the ground.

[Cadoc]

How much blood, an interesting question. Yoko had intended to create multiple bows and a couple of shields. Per her knowledge, there was little merit in adding the blood to a bow, as it would only increase its melee damage. But still, she thought it wise to ask. “It is my intent to make three shields, and several bows, per my understanding the rabbits' blood does not increase the damage caused by a bow at range. If this is the case then just enough to enhance the shields if you please.”