Revival of the Avatars [Event]

[An'ei Sekitan]

Glowing emerald oculus watched as the form of the current Yukikage would bloom into view, weaving through the traffic of a half-finished camp, only to end up standing before him and yet being dwarfed by his very size. “So it would seem,” he would state in his deep baritone, his eyes moving away from her to scan the area again, attempting to find Juniper. Lil Blueberry? A menagerie of shinobi would assemble as well, all listening to their representatives and all receiving the same instructions, both clear and hidden. Sekitan would dismiss the man, waving that fool away, instead turning toward this ship that flew through the sky with a modicum of interest. It reminded him of his oldest brother Haiiro.

As the ship eased into port, his eyes fell upon a creature made of pure shadow beside a jester, locking on what would be the face of the beast. It was watching him as well with intent, or at least interest, and he wondered idly if it would be a problem in the future. I may need to kill that beast and deal with the master as well. A dangerous notion. The beast growled at him as if it could read his mind and Sekitan smiled, the bone beneath his flesh shifting ever so slightly, the battle lust attempting to rise within this new younger body that could never age. Yes, the beast would have to die, as well as the master. Maybe all who were here, save for his own people, would need to be cleansed before this was complete. His flesh began to bubble near his hip, but his attention was pulled from the Dance to the ship, as it was finally done moving.

The ship docked, if it could be called that, and a procession of monsters and children’s nightmares made their way from the boat. These were followed by a young boy who was introduced in a most ridiculous manner, as well as a woman who was titled a princess. Boomer? Nyan-nyan? Hmmm. A grimace on his face, knowing full well who had performed such a prank, but it was well that it had occurred. The young jester had gone into a macabre frenzy for what appeared to be no reason in the least, glaring at a blue bird, drooling acid and ripping up the earth as his mouth grew and other mouths grew as well. The world has changed quite a bit it would seem. Another blue woman, although not the one he was looking for, appeared beside the man and had attempted to sooth him, yet it seemed his own blue girl had succeeded in that. The macabre creature of a human returned to normal, laughing hysterically.

Sharp eyes took in the faces of the people, memorizing them as best he could in their current states, even that of the bird and the shadowed beast. It may be necessary to recall them later. One boy was covered in his own blood, his nose gushing this much over the exposed forms of two of the women, yet a scowl upon his face at the princess. Odd. His eyes moved from the swaying youth to another that was far too close to the ship, clearly an airhead with no thought beyond the technical, and it was clear these two may become problems in the future. The others were standard, powerful in their own rights, but no more so than he himself. Another glance was given to the jester, his shadow creature and the bird, the object of that previous disturbance. There was something there, but he did not know what, and that was dangerous.

“Himi. Once Juniper arrives, we would do well not to separate if it can be helped,” his hand swept those that stood before the ship receiving the useless words of those that had stood above them, their guide with her cramps and her entourage of fools, “This team will not last and there will be danger from tenuous allies as well as whatever lies within. Although I am sure you have gathered this as well.” A smile began to form on his lips as he watched those before him, adjusting the strap of his traditional Jounin vest one final time with his left hand. It was almost time to begin. Turning from these people, he would step inside the mess tent, gathering food and water that would last for several days for each of them. Whomever of them had the bag would carry this, once these rations were properly separated.

[Cadoc]

The party slowed their advance upon approaching the makeshift camp, affording Yoko sufficient time to put on her backpack and slip away. Her extensive training in the stealth arts allowed her to hide from all manner of senses, becoming as insubstantial as the shadows that she hid within. She increased her distance from the rest of her party manoeuvring her way through the shadows cast by the tents and other objects in the camp to avoid being noticed to the best of her abilities.

The party's advance began to progressively slow with the coming arrival of the flying ship, finally stopping approximately twenty-seconds before its arrival. Barbas quickly looked around the area to see how close people were to their cart, noting that there was nobody nearby he held his position still under the guise of a female witch some twenty-eight metres from Loki.

Yoko had similarly come to a stop, but only a few moments before Loki and her companions made their appearance. Instead, she had spent her time attempting to find a vantage point from which she could observe the goings-on whilst remaining hidden from view. With her keen senses, she was confident in her ability to observe the proceedings without having to get overly close establishing a distance of approximately fifty-five-metres from Loki, and thirty-metres from Barbas with the rest of her party positioned around him.

From this position she listened to the goings-on as best she could whilst attempting to use her mastery of sense motive to gather information on the people that were visible to her, she was attempting to ascertain more information about their level of skill, without having to commit a massive amount of time to the exercise, instead using a movement per person that she did not already know.

Whilst Yoko was busy doing her own thing Barbas was left to play the part of a young witch, he suspected that Loki would already know of his and by extension Yoko's presence here on account of them being witches of the same coven. As such he felt no need to break into song and verse introducing himself to the sky corner, instead electing to communicate telepathically to her with a quick and simple, hello, informing her that the earth corner was here.

[Claws of the Tundra]

During her rendezvous with Lord Third Kahimi's ears practically twitched on their own as soon as she heard that horrid title. The Mizukage. That name struck a very bad cord with the current Yukikage based on her one and only experience with the kage of the Hidden Mist Village. She scowled momentarily while peeking over to look at the blue haired, wench th-...that... Who the hell is this?! This is not the Mizukage she knows from memory. The utter confusion on Lady Kahimi's face told everything needing to be said as she looked at the entourage with the two large creatures, with an utter loss for words. There was no comprehension to be had here. Who was that, and why are they claiming to be the Mizukage?

Its only then that Lady Kahimi actually noticed the person whom she remembers to have claimed to be Mizukage when she was attacked within their territory. This blue skinned woman who she ran into before had the same mannerisms that she had the displeasure of coming in contact with nearly an entire year ago. She wouldn't exactly be happy to be working along with someone like that, but she had bigger issues to worry about. And as far as she knows, the real identity of the Mizukage whomever is the real one has yet to be confirmed. And as far as she cares, it can stay that way.

Instead...she'd focus on being as unknown to these strangers as she can afford to be while working along side Sekitan and Juniper and staying on mission. That is the best action to be made, considering the rest of them are already preoccupied with eyeballing each other or doing their own thing. A recipe for distrust, and ulterior motives for sure. So with that said Kahimi fixed her expression back to its normal relaxed, and nonchalant look while remaining near Sekitan when the humongous black ship with a name similar to some sort of grunge band appeared.

Juniper still hasn't been sighted, but knowing her she was closer to them than they may know. That girl was always a move ahead when she wanted to be...

The arrival of all these visually unique people, with prestigious reputations among their kin was glamorous and all, but the only person she cared about was which one of them would she need to put up with the most while this operation goes on. The only good thing to come out of them so far was the big ass dog which Lady Kahimi was somewhat envious of considering she didn't have her hounds with her currently. Speaking of which...what sort of food does that canine eat anyway? Certainly nothing that can be obtained easily from the nearby store probably... Must be troublesome cleaning up after em.

Lady Kahimi would shake her head to dismiss the side-tracking thoughts that were flooding her mind in topic of the over-sized dog. Her arms were now crossed in wait as it seemed that the overall group of call ins were not being addressed yet. Kahimi simply stood idly by as all the laughter and confusion went on. Princess Boomer? Prince Nyan Nyan? That's gotta be a birth certificate error, or maybe her ears are just frazzled from that loud ass ship still. Who knows, but as soon as Sekitan began to speak to her she'd turn her head to look up at him.

"Yeah, that has already been sorted out but, its great that we are on the same page already. However a word of advice? I wouldn't anticipate Juniper to show herself soon unless it can't be helped. Knowing her she is a lot closer to us than you may know Lord Third. Still...you're intuition is correct. I'll tell her to keep a good distance near us when I see her." she'd comment in agreement. Following him back to the mess hall as soon as he moved that way.

[Madame Loki]

Purpose of Cooperation

Loki observation beat Junipers Stealth roll

Loki had a blank expression on her face as she heard Nex's words being rearranged and tampered with. She just smirked as she activated her Sharingan, and began to follow the fluctuation of the Chakra in the air. Her eyes were easily able to follow where the chakra was coming from, leading her a man with a vacant look on his face. It clearly wasn't him, she continued with her announcement not concerned with the prank. She saw the fluctuation again, and saw the culprit, hiding behind the hapless fool. At this moment, everyone in her group followed Loki's gaze and look over in Juniper's direction just for a moment.

"That's cute." Nex said with a giggle, as Zara nodded in agreement. Loki continued to smile. This wasn't anything of real note to her. In the Hallow's the Shapeshifter district was filled with such pranksters. This was rather tame in comparison.

"Cute? Seems more amateurish to me." Jormungandr said waving his hand dismissively.  If his mother was able to find the culprit so quickly, it could hardly be called a prank. More like and outburst from a bored child, at least in Jormungandr's mind. "Oh you're just mad... lighten up Prince Nyan Nyan." Nex teased. Jormungandr's face contorted into a snort before he looked over at his mother. Loki didn't seem to mind it at all. She was known for pranking the masses on more than one occasion so he doubt she cared about such a thing.

But she seemed to be in thought, and had no intention of undoing the pranksters work, not bothering to correct it. After a few moments the camp leader finally made his way there. He was a rather plain looking man, but seemed to be in decent shape. It was clear that he could not compare to the level of a trained ninja, but was superior in terms of civilians. He smiled at Loki and welcomed her warmly.

"Ah, Princes you're finally here. Good, good. Where are the supplies you promised, do you need help unloading it from your... ah... vessel?"

Loki raised an eyebrow at the man curiously,

"What supplies?"

The Man frowned a little.

"We were informed that your side would not only provide us with a guide, but also supplies, to build and maintain a this base. These tents were suppose to be temporary."

Loki listened to the man and nodded understandingly. However, a worried expression was clearly on her face, as if she was truly distraught (Acting 470). She seemed stressed and then responded, "Yes, I'm aware that was the deal you made, and that Princess Loki would be delivering on that deal. However, I am afraid, not I'm not Princess Loki..."

Loki's eyes narrowed as a sinister grin came across her face,

"As everyone here clearly heard, I am Princess Boomer. So I'll need a bit more compensation for MY services. Do be quick... I'm cramping something fierce." Loki voice lowered and with an amused smile, she shot a wink over towards Juniper's direction. The camp leader licked his lips in frustration. He was aware of what was quite obviously a prank that someone in his camp had pulled, and was hoping to move things along without incident. It seemed this woman would not let things go so easily. They needed the supplies, this place was too dangerous without them, and according to the information, these people CLAIMED to have a way inside, as well a way to safely get supplies to and form here.

"What do you suggest, Princess." He asked through gritted teeth.

"Half! Half of the land this little alliance is craving out. Half of it will go to the Hallows, as opposed to the 1/10 originally agreed on." Loki smiled brightly.

"UNACCEPTABLE!!! This is robbery."

"No this is negotiation. So please, negotiate." Loki replied unmoved.

"1/5..." The men responded with squinting his eyes.

"Deal. I would've accepted 1/8th, 1/5th is truly generous." Loki said with a laugh and turned towards everyone with her.

"You heard the man... get to work. Sprinkles dear, help with the unloading."

As Loki commanded, the large Canine stood up and began to walk back towards the Ship to help unload the goods stored on it. The camp leader scoffed a bit explaining he'd need to notify and confirm things with the alliance heads. Loki nodded, as she point at him to lead the way. She doubted that the alliance leaders would agree to such a thing so easily. It would have to be sorted out over time, but she was sure she could leave such things in Zara's capable hands. Gentle threats of pulling back supplies should be enough to get them what they wanted, or at least give them a firm grip of the situation. The camp leader then turned to walk away, as he shouted,

"All warriors responsible for the Educate and Eliminate Mission, please follow me to the main tent. This will not take long."

Loki followed behind the camp leader, Nex and Jormungandr were not far behind. As she started to leave, she flexed her fingers towards Kimi. He would experience a pushing force that would send him spiraling 10 meters, across the ground. "You shouldn't stare too hard at things that don't belong to you boy." Loki said to him, not bothering to look in his direction.

Loki did not apply lethal force, to her force push. Just enough to get the boy out of his daze. Loki turned her attention inwardly, as she responded to the mental Message she received from her Earth Corner. "You can follow along. If you what to stay hidden, I'll relay the conversation via the Watch." Zara and Mayvorous stayed behind to help coordinate the unloading of the ship. Mayvorous more so to look over the campsite. As they walked towards the main tent, Loki looked over her shoulder to see how many of the people would be joining them. It really didn't matter to her whether or not they came or not. She was meant to guide not baby sit. If they didn't want to heed her advice, it really didn't matter to her one way or the other. After looking at the ones that follower she said to the one's present, 

"Before we get to the main tent, I'm sure many of you are wondering how can I guide you, if no one's ever made it through there and back, successfully. Other than the Doomsday Cults. Well there's a few things you need to understand. The first is that structure, isn't a tower or any kind of building. It is the Great Tree of Life, Yggdrasil. It is something that branches through and connects all Realms. It is something that has existed since the beginning of time, and before the Land of Myth disappeared millennia  ago, some beings were able to travel freely in and out of Yggdrasil. My Grandmother was one of those beings."

Loki patted her Book Of Shadows that hung off her side and continued,

"She has relayed detailed accounts, records, and the layout within Yggdrasil. I have written most of it out, but have commented even more to memory." Loki said with a smile. She knew telling them that she had information that they needed inside of her book, might excite some of them to try and steal it. Such an action wouldn't do them much good. What she said about the book was first a lie. She had nothing written within, involving Yggdrasil. She had an edict memory, everything her grandmother told her was committed to memory. It also wouldn't matter because even if they managed to get their hands on it, they wouldn't be able to open it without risk to themselves.


Once they arrived at the tent, Loki had a visible grimace on her face. This place was a shit hole. She knew things were a bit... bare-bones but this was a bit much. Nex saw the look on Loki's face and shook her head. "Don't worry Princess... I got it." Nex made a hand motion and wood exploded out around the main tent. The tent itself was sent into the great beyond in the sky. All the contents remained intact as a large wooden manor formed around it, and underneath it, with lovely flower accents spread throughout it's surface. Loki let out a deep sigh of appreciation as she motioned for the Camp Leader to lead the way.

The Camp Leader looked at Loki with a bit of apprehension before he opened the door into the manor. Inside was rather barren of furniture, but that could be made later. At the moment there was a large open area in front of the group, with a large table with a large map of the area on top of it. The Camp Leader looked around at the Manor, it seemed to have enough space and rooms to house at least 30 full sized adults. This could be a good place for the more important individuals in camp. He made his way over towards the table, and would wait for the others to file in, before handing the room over to Loki.

[Therakill]

Skidding back along the ground. It was completely unexpected and he realized just how out of it he was. If they had wanted they could have killed him and he would have never known. It actually shook Kimi to his core to realize that while he had grown he was still too weak. He would have to use this mission to get stronger than ever before, to push past his limits.

He let the force bleed off enough to spin himself around and head toward the camp center. He had so many questions but knew he would have to wait to ask them. He listened about the book and the knowledge she memorized, while it was their goal to obtain all the information they could she was an ally. Not a target to be taken advantage of, though he doubted many could do that to her. He knew that she was their guide and any information is better than going in blind deaf and stupid.

When he got there he watched as the one named Nex created what seemed to be the four pillar home, a wood jutsu. Though it was quite a bit larger than what he thought it would be from the description, he had plans to learn that soon. But he had put it off as he had other things he needed to learn before that as he could make finishing with his control. But he quickly followed them in and find a place that was out of the way but in view of everything in the room.

[Skulking Shinzu]

“I don’t know Emi! His mind goes fuzzy and he turns feral any time she’s around!” Lady warned as she cupped a paw over the tip of her snout to suppress her involuntary growling. Her body just couldn’t help but react to the evil intent Zuruel’s soul was oozing. Shadowy claws brandished; Lady found herself struggling to control her body. Being a powerful force of good, her instincts screamed at her to leap towards her ally and tear his throat out before he could cause any harm to those around him. At least, it did until she heard her companion’s laughter. Relief taking hold, Lady lowered her paw back towards the ground while sighing in an oddly human manner.

Emi didn’t require a firm grip to restrain Zuruel. The Kedoin seemed instantly pacified at the Hoshigaki’s words to the point where he didn’t seem to have the will to struggle at all. Any thrashing Emi did feel, was purely the end result of Zuruel laughing his guts out. For once – not literally. “Hunting birds? What are you talking about?” Slowly regaining his composure, Zuruel’s mouth shut before shrinking back to normal size just as the extra maws along his arms vomited pale-white skin to drown themselves out from existence. He seemed fine for the moment, especially as a warm expression consumed his features the moment he pulled his gaze away from the ship to glance at Emi’s familiar shape. As always, his blue ally seemed to be radiating a supernatural sense of calm. Almost like a portable stress toy.

“Bird… You mentioned a bird, Emi?” Zuruel tried to pull his gaze back towards… Whatever he was looking at earlier, but he seemed unable to do so. What had stolen his focus away for so long? It was as if he had just woken up from a pleasant dream. Unable to remember the finer details, but somehow able to recall… “Shit. It happened again didn’t it.” Relaxed expression broken with a scowl, Zuruel raised his hands towards his eyes. “One…” He muttered as he jabbed a thumb and index finger into the empty space between his eyeballs and socket. “Two…” Tightening, his grip around each eyeball increased. “Three.” Pulling harshly, both eyeballs were cleanly yanked free from the Kedoin’s skull with an unnatural ‘pop’ and no sign of blood or damage. It was as if they had just been resting within the cavities, disconnected and useless.

“You have no power over me if I can’t see you, demon!” Clicking his tongue, a pulse of gentle sound waves radiating from the clicking motion helped paint a picture of the area around Zuruel, and allowed him to toss both eyeballs at the ground in front of the ‘bird’. Sprouting skinny bone-white legs, it didn’t take long for the eyeball homunculi to spring into life and begin skittering around the bird, all the meanwhile hissing like a pair of threatened spiders. “Well then… I guess I am doing this blind.” The Kedoin sighed as he tore a piece of dark grey fabric from his left sleeve to form a makeshift bandage to wrap around his head and hide his gouged-out eyes from view. He worried some of the more squeamish folk in the audience may not appreciate the sight of him.

“W-Why…. Why did you have to pull out your eyes if you were just going to wear a blindfold anyway…?” Asked Lady, jaw agape at the scene. “No, it’s a bandage for the wound- not a blindfold- OH. I see now… I don’t think my brains are quite working yet. I feel like... I'm halfway between waking up.” Zuruel darted behind Emi to keep his ally between himself and the demon-pheasant from hell. “What’s she doing? Is she looking at me? I can’t tell what direction she is facing.” The Kedoin whispered to Emi as the sound of the bird’s heartbeat made its way into his ears. It was like an orchestra. An orchestra of maddening enticement. “Wait? Not her… Someone else...” It was another. Another soul consumed with battle lust. Who was it? Glancing around, Zuruel scanned the crowds for whoever had focused their attention on him… Only to realise he no longer had eyes. “Emi… Let’s head into the manor. I think we should keep Zuruel as far away from that bird as possible…” It wasn’t like Lady to plead. However, scanning her companion’s thoughts revealed one key thing. Her companion hadn’t completely returned to sanity quite yet.

[An'ei Sekitan]

With the Yukikage in tow, they gathered their food stocks and water for the trip into this tree, this…Yggdrasil. Apparently, it was some kind of highway between worlds, according to the one that was to be their guide once they entered, although how she happened to know about it was another curiosity. Her mother seemed to be very knowledgeable about a great many things. Of course, they were all to convene in a main tent near the center of the camp as well, to which he began to follow the procession of oddities toward their meeting ground, where a strategy was allegedly going to be hammered out.

One of the guide’s entourage seemed not to favor the basic tent that was to be used as their main location, instead molding and applying the Mokuton ninjutsu to create a house from nothing. A Mokuton user. Dangerous. Sekitan made his way into the structure without fanfare, somewhere in the middle of the pack, and would wait like any other doing his best not to draw attention to himself. From a bit to the left and near the wall, Sekitan would watch all of those that entered with a critical eye, picking them apart as much as was feasible, assuming he could see them at all. The blue girl calms that jester who has the shadow beast. The boy who bleeds on himself is very susceptible to the indecency. One of the guide’s companions is a mokuton user. Our guide possesses the Sharingan. So much information freely given and he would tuck it all away, just in case he needed it for later, placing their stats and quirks with their memorized faces.

Now to wait on the meeting to begin…

[Hoarfrost Imp]

Seemed she got the prank off without a hitch but as she was spotted out by the woman Juniper scowled harmlessly back at her. All that fun.. botched. At least the woman was a good sport and didn't even point her out. Just smiled. That was a plus in her book. She even took the moment to pal around and work things further into her favor with the camp Representative on hand. How creative of her.

When the time came for them to follow towards the camp Juniper only then caught sight of some aftermath, her eyes falling onto the other blue tinted woman and companion, the doggo there, a few others as well. What the hell had happened there??? Investigation time! As she set off in that direction she split off into two Junipers and the soul split headed towards the camp at a full scamper to make a cozy place to listen in.

Juniper herself though bounded over towards Emi and Shinzy/Lady to try and get a good handle on what was going on there. (Stealth 495 while moving.)

The clone of her spotted the two Kage of her village from behind and quickly ran up sliding one of her tiny hands into Himi's without dropping her invisibility. "She is.. very good." Was all she could think to guise about Loki as she went on about the book she had. Juniper's mischievous eyes prowled that book. She was able to spot her even at a near perfect concealment-- how was robbing her going to play out?! She just wanted to get her hands on that book.

Anything for Yuki and the Kage. Ina habitual moment of thinking she raised the Kage's clasped hand to her mouth and nibbled on her knuckle thoughtfully. The rough skin made for a pleasant texture to gnaw.

[Sabolian]

Sabo wiped up the remaining blood on his nose with his hands, but the look on his face could tell anyone that he was recovering from something with all the red blushes all over his upper body. After removing his minds from the distractions, he could finally gain more information on what was going on. He stood in his position and watched as things went on one after the other, looking around he didn't seem recognize anyone except for the animal that he first saw with Yis, he wondered why she was here without him, 'but with someone else?' Sabo muttered quietly before turning away to set his eyes on someone else.

He spotted a tall man, most likely above the height of 6'1, considering Sabo's own height. The young man showed a distasteful look on his face as he stared at the other man; he didn't like people whom were taller than him, he sighed before turning his attention away to another. Sabo observed the old hag, as she sent a boy down to the ground, he despised her even more, but she seemed to be affiliated with Zara and Nex, so the despicable taste he had for her lessened by the minute. 'Are we supposed to follow her?' Sabo thought as she walked off with the camp leader, Sabolian eventually decided to follow along, he walked behind the rest at a steady pace.

[~Emi~]

Let the meeting begin

F

or some reason Zuruel was able to snap out of his trance rather quickly, making his mental state return to a somewhat normal version. At first Emi believed that his skill in persuasion had been the main reason behind it, but as the Hoshigaki turned to give the bird an evil stare, he saw that it was gone. So he looked back into his friends eyes and tried to remain a calming presence, despite that the birds disappearance most likely had been the cure. But as Zuruel began to shift back and then make quite drastic measures to avoid being affected once more, Emi just sighed and shook his head.

There's several easier ways to handle it.

The Hoshigaki began to ask around to see if anyone nearby would be accepting to sell him a small piece of silver for 10 times the value of it. There were no reason for him to hold back as it was still fairly small amounts for him and he wanted the metal quickly. If he was able to get a piece, Emi made a couple of temporary items out of material he found nearby and began to melt the metal over a flame. He didn't want to melt it completely as he didn't have any mold nearby, so he just had it soften up. Then he placed it on a flat rock and hammered it into shape using his gauntlets and a smaller stone until he was able to merge the two ends and create a basic ring. He put it back in the fire a few times to give it a smoother form. When he felt it was pretty much a ring that was acceptable, Emi released a small amount of chakra into it that represented his calmness and after some minor tweaks he palmed it and looked back at Zuruel and Lady.

Wear this at all times. It will decrease the emotional stress you will feel about things, and will hopefully negate your hatred towards the bird. I can make a better one with some more time, but this will have to do for now.

He said and handed over the tiny object before checking what the rest of the camp had been up to. It was quite easy to figure out which characters where the leaders, and as he had heard most of the conversations he decided that it was time to get moving.

Good idea Lady.

Their stress levels were still high, so Emi made sure to take the initiative and lead the way towards the meeting room. To make sure not to bother anyone, Emi made sure to lead the small group on the outskirts of the audience towards the rendezvous point.

If allowed:

SPOILER: Click to show

Masterworked Silver ring of calmness
Rank: "C"
Type: Secondary/Main, 50 per Slot, Fancy, Medium, Jewelry
Effect: A nice looking ring that calms the wearer
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The appearance is fairly basic, but the wearer of the ring can feel a deep calm emanating from it, relaxing the wearers emotions.
- Tame the savage beast : Dc 30 or become calm for 25 minutes, if beating the dc the wearer is immune to its effect for 24 hours.
Limit: Made by Emi
Cost: Friendship

Time cost:3220 + 78 + 1000 = 4298, 4298/3x0,95 = 1'361
Material cost (with 10x silver cost): 1667

1'545/post

[Cadoc]

Kyaa, how scary: A scowling face that showed clear signs of confusion! It seemed that at least one of the onlookers did not care all that much for Barbas, or rather the Mizukage. Perhaps his performance had been somewhat flawed? Or maybe just a maybe a general animosity born from the village he presently represented?

Still, he could not allow such a trivial an occurrence to disrupt his performance, electing instead to shrug it off all be it after relaying the information to Yoko. This, with a flip of his long blonde hair he pressed onwards, continually scanning the area whilst the proceedings took place, holding a real interest in finding out what was going to happen next.

Similarly, Yoko continued her observation of the area, still using her uncanny ability to read people in an effort to obtain more information about their skills and abilities. By this time quite a number of people had gathered around Loki and her party, and as a result, Yoko had to split her attention multiple different ways if she wanted to assess everyone she did not already know. However, in a rather fortuitous turn of events, the work of a would-be prankster had seemingly delayed the proceedings. Instead of a short and concise speech about their exact aims and objects, the crowd was treated to a captivating display of Loki's negotiation skills followed by her divulgence of some further information. Naturally, this played to Yoko's advantage affording her additional time in which she could assess the power-levels and perceived skills of those in attendance.

It seemed that things had been settled after five or so minutes with Loki gesturing to the man, permitting him to address the aforementioned crowd before leading the way to a so-called main tent. This was, of course, along with the general flow of the conversation was a clear signal that Yoko might have to position herself, seeking out another vantage point if required so that she could still follow what was going on. Fortunately, it seemed that Barbas' message to Loki had been well received, with the kirin relaying her reply telepathically to Yoko so that she could make a judgement on what their next course of action should be.

For the time being, it seemed like a prudent course of action to continue to distance herself from the rest of these people for she had no reason to trust them, they could easily turn upon her at but a moments notice could they not? In fact, the notion of gathering in a tent in such close proximity to one another seemed questionable to say the least to her mind, what if it were a trap? No, it was better to remain unseen for the time being, was she to rely on Loki to relay the information then?

It was an option, but for the time being, she sought to minimise the risk of anyone detecting her so the use of her Witches Watch seemed like a suboptimal choice. Instead, Yoko's party mentally relayed the information that Doggo was to be sent on this assignment. The small pup sprang to life from his position besides Barbas, shaking himself off slightly before jumping to the floor. The toy shiba-inu, was to make his way to the tent and observe the proceedings, an expansible unit in the games to come, it seemed improbable that anyone was going to suspect such an animal.

Meanwhile, Yoko continued her efforts to reposition herself whilst observing the goings-on, ensuring that she kept within thirty metres of Barbas, whilst he, in turn, remained within thirty metres of Doggo. Moving at half-speed Yoko was careful to ensure that she remained hidden, leaving no discernable tracks so that others would be oblivious to her presences. The cart, on the other hand, had no such problems, able to advanced without fear of attracting attention, in part because it was its job to do so. Still, the party had operated together for a sufficiently long period to know of Yoko's likely course of action, thus, without the need to be told they knew to not progress with an excessive level of pace else she'd be left behind. Instead, the cart moved at a level that afforded Barbas and the result of the group ample opportunity to observe the goings-on around them.

The manic fits of laughter that had come from one of the people in attendance had subsided, making for a far quieter environment in which to operate. Alas, it seemed that the insanity that afflicted this fellow still remained, as instead of laughing he had instead taken to the removal of his own eyes. Leaving the somewhat surprised Doggo to wonder whether the prospect of facing the cult truly something to be so fearful of?

Still, this was not the only development that the party was able to observe, as they progressed through the encampment. No, it seemed that the afflicted creature's companion was in dire need of some currency, even going as far as to express a willingness to pay over the odds for such an item. But for what purpose?

The purpose like some many things so far soon revealed itself, indeed it seemed that this blue humanoid had made no efforts at all to conceal the fact that they were intending to craft an item, but what exactly? This was a question that had presumably sparked a response in an otherwise hidden party, a cloaked being that might have otherwise have been difficult to observe had taken to running towards pair, perhaps enticed by the promising allure of coin. Naturally, the party relayed this information between themselves, noting that they should keep their wits about them to avoid running afoul of this currently unknown entity.

Still, Barbas possessed something that they perhaps did not, for he had observed Yoko crafting items on countless different occasions, and thus, was keenly aware that such a small fragment of silver could be used for little other than the creation of a ring, small pendant, or perhaps an arrowhead. But still, what an ability to possess: to be able to fashion metal into a workable substance out in the open without the need of a forge. Perhaps this knowledge was to prove valuable in the coming campaign.

Finally once Doggo had entered the building he took up a position in the spacious manor. Twenty-seven metres separated him from Barbas, with at least three metres between himself and the nearest person inside the newly established building. Yoko had closed her distance by a degree, now maintaining twenty-eight metres between herself and Barbas putting her at fifty-metres from Doggo.

In fact, it seemed with every passing moment the members of this camp offer up further information about themselves. A man able to remove his own eyes with seemingly no discomfort, a unique bloodline ability or augmentation ritual perhaps? It certainly warranted additional investigation. What's more, there were invisible beings running around the camp, even going as far as to approach some of the people in attendance. Yoko would surely have to keep her wits about her if she was to monitor their movements. However, all of the information she had gathered so far had been readily given with such wanton abandon to anyone who cared to observe the procession.

[Madame Loki]

Tall Tales and Hard Facts

Loki found herself a spot around the table as she waited for the rest of them to fall in. While waiting she heard her Witch Watch come to life. She raised an eyebrow as she listened to Kurama speak about going home the big tree. She clearly sounded hungover, but Loki also knew that she had ties to Yggdrasil, exactly what she was not sure of. Was it a coincidence that she would be compelled to call her now. Loki smirked, as she knew in situations like this there were rarely coincidences.

She looked to see that everyone still hadn't arrived just yet and then said to the camp leader. "I'll return in just a moment, I need to go grab a friend who will be joining this little mission." Loki walked behind Jormungandr, and faded away into his shadow, as soon as she disappeared, the group present wouldn't have time to search for her, as she vanished from the area with a Hiraishin. Just a moment later, Loki came out of Jormungandr's shadow holding an extra person; the clearly hungover Kurama. Loki tapped Kurama on the forehead, to preform Touch Treatment, to cure her of her current state.

"You called just in time. We are about to discuss going into Yggdrasil, your home." Loki would let Kurama gather herself. As Nex quietly went over to her to make sure she was doing ok. The Camp Leader looked over at Loki apprehensively as she disappeared and reappeared with that new woman so easily. He squinted his eyes just for a moment, before he turned his attention back to the rest of the room.

AMATERASU
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"Alright, it seems that everyone who's going to be here is here. Any stragglers, will just have to catch up. For those of you unclear, this is Princess Loki Senri-LeFaye. She comes from the Land of Moon, from a the City Alleve's Hallow. She has agreed to be our guide for this journey."

Loki didn't say anything, she just listened to the Camp Leader, as she folded her arms. After he finished his introductions, he turned to Loki and gave her floor. She place her left hand on her hip and placed her right on the table in front of her.

"Let's start things out by saying this. I have a very good idea why the Doomsday Cult is here. Tell me, is anyone here familiar with... The Bijuu?" (Master of Ancient Histoy AND Local History(Myth) Needed) Loki asked not really expecting anyone to answer. She was more looking for the reactions on their faces. After she let the question sink in, she chuckled a bit and continued,

"Well for those unfamiliar. I will inform you of their origin. In the beginning, when there was naught but chaotic energies that encompassed reality, two supreme beings one of darkness and one of light, we witches know them as The Father and The Mother willed themselves from those chaotic winds. Through their infinite might, together they gave form to those chaotic energies giving birth to the Great Tree of Life, Yggdrasil." Get the rest of the history here <--- Shared Bijuu History.

Loki went on to explain the history of The Bijuu to the room. She was positive of it's factual nature, but was well aware that it was probably a fanciful tale to the others. After she finished, she shrugged her shoulders,

"Whether you believe in such tall tales is really up to you. However, I'm positive that those Doomsday Cults do believe. They very well may plan to somehow bring those creatures back, and use that resentment and their power to... end the Realm of Midgar."

Letting that sink in and letting them figure out whether or not they would even believe such a thing, Loki remained silent. She then clapped her hands together with a smile and then said,

"But you lot aren't here for fanciful tales of all powerful boogie-men. You want to know how we're getting inside."

Loki giggled at bit before she held up her hand and began to communicate with Nex telepathically. As she did so, Nex without moving cast a Silent Image above Loki's outstretched hand. The figment was a miniature replica of Yggdrasil. It spun around over the palm of Loki's hand,

"This tiny bit of Yggdrasil, that we can see, looks like a tree, but functions more like a container. That container is composed of extremely powerful chaotic energies. Normally, this wouldn't pose a problem, because there would be a pathway open into the center of Yggdrasil. However, I suspect after its' disappearance, that pathway was closed. So as things currently are, there are two ways to enter Yggdrasil without being ripped too pieces and spread into the void by the chaotic winds that swarm the trek towards the center."

Loki flick her wrist and the image of Yggdrasil moved towards the middle of the table. The imaged changed into what looked like a dome of gold and black energies clashing and sparking together. An Item (Bifröst) appeared in-between the chaotic winds, and they seemed to part, the winds.

"The First option, is an item called the Bifröst, not only will it open a way into Yggdrasil even when it's pathways are closed. Once inside it can also be used to travel to and from the different realms. Exactly how, I'm unsure. There aren't many left in the Realm of Midgar. I'm positive my Grandmother has one, but she's not keen on sharing. It's unlikely the Doomsday Cult got their hands on one, but I'd keep an eye out just in case."

Loki waved her hand and then the image changed again, in the image were the same chaotic winds, only there was the image of her standing in the middle of it. She smiled and then said,

"The Second way is to control the chaotic energies of creation, to form a path ourselves."

Loki let that bubble for a moment and then continued,

"I Assure you it's easier than it sounds. At least for me. One just needs an advanced understanding of Magic, or chakra as you Ninja call it, a handle on manipulating it, and the ability to adjust quickly to the rapid changes, and sudden spikes. I am more than adept enough in the first 2 areas, and my Sharingan can render the 3rd a non-issue, in theory. It should be a simple task for me, I will be bringing Nex, and Jormungandr who are also adept at such control, to assist just in case. If you don't trust our skills, then by all means you are free to try it yourselves. I will even present you the method to begin the process. Once inside, I suggest you focus on finding a more permanent solution to opening a pathway."

After Loki finished she closed her hand and then image disappeared. She rubbed the back of her neck, as the Camp Leader began to inject,

"The first priority should be to find and eliminate the cult!"

The man was clearly shaken by all of this magical talk. Whether or not it was real, he would not be the one to take such chances. Loki rolled her eyes, and then said,

"I disagree. Whether you actually believe in this non-sense is besides the point. Opening a pathway allows for the possibility for re-enforcement. We also aren't sure if communication will be cut off once inside. However, an open path way at least gives the chance to get a message back if things go south."

"But we waste valuable time, looking to open a pathway. The Cult has at least a couple months head start, the fact that they haven't succeed is a miracle already."

Loki, Nex and Jormungandr began to chuckle softly a bit. Loki shrugged her shoulders,

"Is it a miracle? I Doubt it. Maybe they haven't succeed because they can't, because there's no Bijuu there at all. Or maybe, and this is what I'm betting on. Maybe they just can't do as they please inside, because they aren't the only ones in there. Yggdrasil, connects to other Realms. But it's insides is another world all it's own; filled with inhabitants from all Realms. That's the other reason I volunteered to be the guide. There aren't many people in Midgar who can fluently speak all languages spoken in every realm. The Three of us can."

The Camp Leader's eyes widened as he shook his head, in disbelief. This was shocking news to him, but from a certain point of view it made sense. He back down for the moment, and Loki shrugged her shoulders saying,

"I'm just the guide, not the Leader,  certainly not your babysitter. I'll give you my suggestions and available knowledge. You are free to take it or leave it. Whether the Cults succeed and the Bijuu revive or not, makes no difference to me. I'm just here to get a look inside of that big ass tree."

Loki said callously. She looked around the room, and then sighed as bit,

"It seems Gunnr has the same opinion as I do about the Bijuu. Otherwise there's no way she wouldn't be here. Shame, a Valkyrie would have much knowledge we could could use here. There's also that matter to discuss." Loki said under her breath, not really trying to hide what she was saying. She shook her head and let the thought fade out of her mind. Perhaps Gunnr didn't want to help open Yggdrasil, because she knew she might get called back when the connection was re-established. Was she not ready to return to Valhalla?

"So...are there any questions?"

Loki asked with a nonchalant attitude, not befitting a Princess. She just seemed like a bored 20-something giving a presentation that she didn't care about.

[AMATERASU]

*popped in by loki's hiraishin*

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The world spun. I, Kurama, was never comfortable with traveling like this. I couldn't complain too loudly since Loki was doing me a favor after all, but my stomach was still performing an extremely aggressive dance in my belly.

"Ooog...Oh god. I hate teleporting. I think I'm gonna -"

A tap on my forehead and a spark of Mana, and suddenly everything was better. Bless that woman. Always with a solution no matter how mundane the problem. Shame she couldn't really talk to anyone without making them feel insignificant. On the other hand, if she could, I'd not have a role in her group, and then where would I be? Alone, that's where. Alone, being dragged around by the whims of my spirit companion once again.

"Thanks a ton," I said, relieved.

Now that my head was in order and I could take stock of my situation - even if it was loki, I couldn't completely trust teleportation - I breathed in deeply. Yeah, this feeling was unmistakable. The quality and density of the Od in the air was completely different from anywhere else I'd been so far. I was home.

But then that begged the question of who were all these people and why were they here? I tilted my head ever so slightly to get a better viewing angle, curious. We were indoors, so I couldn't tell precisely where we were, and I didn't recognize anyone other than Loki.

Just then, a thought crossed my mind, and I felt at the top of my head. Oh. Oh, no. My furry fox ears were on full display. I felt behind me too. There was the soft, silken tail I was so proud of. Super, super not good. How to play this off? If they knew Loki, then it was possible they wouldn't discriminate based on race, but at the same time, they didn't look like the type she would normally associate with. To be safe, I just continued meaninglessly patting myself down while keeping my demihuman attributes as stiff and motionless as possible. That way, they would hopefully just get the impression I was making sure I hadn't lost anything, even though I could definitely feel the talisman cases hidden in my sleeves and my clothes were all still completely in place. I faked a sigh of relief. Maybe they would think the ears and tail were just an eccentric costume. After all, with the Witch Watch Pendant sitting between my breasts and the way I arrived, I was obviously a friend of Loki's, and she had a habit of keeping wierd company like Shiki.

"Ahem. Greetings all. My name is Mikuzune, but Miku is fine. I'm in your care," I said with a small smile and a curtsey.

Once I was satisfied with my act, I started roaming in search of food and wine, on the off chance this little meeting was catered to, because I was hungry amd sober and I didn't like it. And also to catch any incidental glimpses of the others I could along the way. Since Loki had started talking while more people shuffled in, I couldn't really interrupt to ask where we were. Still, just being home was revitalizing. But being home surrounded by strangers was something I couldn't help but to be curious about. I was tempted to mentally recite a few spells, nothing major, just to see if there was anything special about them, but I didn't want to scare them if they were looking out for any magecraft being performed so I decided not to worry about it for now.

Still, even without any Magecraft, I could feel...something. a presence? No...two. But not what they were, or where, or how far away. Just a sensation that something was...there. Invisible maybe? No, Loki wouldn't permit that and would forcibly end the effect along with a bit of educational feedback from the cancellation. Unless it was someone she had watching in secret? That was in character of her. But then why not tell me about it before bringing me here? Agh, thinking about it wasn't going to get me anywhere. Now I REALLY wanted a drink.

Paying more attention, most of what Loki covered wasn't anything interesting. Well, maybe to this bunch it might be novel, but Shinwa was a rough country with tough, stubborn people. Anyone who had lived here for any significant amount of time should be fairly familiar with the basic concepts. Even a completely ordinary person could feel the difference between this place and anywhere else on this plane of reality. There was so much more Od in the air, and the way the Yggdrasil pierced the heavens unlike anything else marked it as something special. Any fool could put two and two together and assume there was some level of Mystery to the World Tree. Still, the floating image in the palm of her hand was a neat trick. Probably go over great at parties. I'd need to ask her about it later.

There were three main takeaways though. Firstly, some asshole cult was invading my territory. That wasn't going to fly. But when I got done with them, they certainly would be. The part about the Bijuu sounded familiar, but that wasn't what was important. Obviously they were real, this was Shinwa no Kuni, the at the heart of the truth behind every myth. They just probably werent whatever these cultists thought they would be. And I didn't care. Just thinking about them made me mad, and I wanted them gone.

The second takeaway was that a talent for advanced Magecraft would be called for in the navigation of Ygfdrasil to go kick some cultist ass. No problems there, I'm more than qualified to lend a hand. That was actually probably why she brought me to this meeting instead of somewhere I could get home as a way of asking for my help. How cute. I didn't really mind though, after all it was only thanks to her that I had actual friends now. Ones who were comfortable with who and what I really was.

The third was a possible difficulty with communications if we encountered other races. I was good there too. Kind of. I could speak just about any language, but it was only thanks to a certain cheat ability I had access to called Truespeech. Unfortunately it only worked on speaking. I couldn't understand anything if I was listening, or trying to read or write. Well, I'd probably figure something out. I could be pretty convincing when I really really needed to be. Naturally, since my job was to act as a diplomat of sorts. Although my first priority was gains for Alleve, I did always try to make sure the other party walked away happy. They just weren't always very cooperative.

Basically, there were no obstacles of any real substance between us and our enemies, other than a labyrinthine magical dungeon full of monsters. Same old same old.

"Sounds easy enough. Just like the last time, right? We go in, serve a notice of eviction, have ourselves a bit of fun when they inevitably refuse to listen to reason because OF COURSE they will, and then we're back in time for lunch. Or dinner. Breakfast? What time IS it now, anyway?"

[Therakill]

Kimi listened to what Loki had to say, but was surprised at how quickly she came back. That and she had another person with her, some kind of teleportation? That wasn’t too surprising with the seeming power level of Loki. This cultist wanted something and they would not allowed to get it! Though both seemed to know a decent bit about the land of myth and this great tree. The tree and being part of other realms was the most interesting part of all this. That and it seemed to tickle the back of Kimi’s mind a bit. Maybe something to do with his clan, but he wasn’t sure. The Raikage would need to be updated on all this as soon as he got back. So he would pay as close attention as he could.

[Skulking Shinzu]

“Oh?” Zuruel would blink in astonishment… If he could. Assuming his understanding of the whispers around him had been accurate, Emi seemed to have haggled his way to an overpriced piece of silver. If the later clamour of metal, and roar of fire was to be analysed, it appeared that something was being created. Something rather interesting. “I can’t seem to call it hatred… But either way, I’ll welcome anything that decreases my emotional stress.” The Kedoin nodded in thanks as he slotted the enchanted silver item onto the index finger of his left hand. Moments later, tiny hair-like tendrils began to protrude from the pale finger to wrap around the ring and semi-fuse it to his skin to prevent the likelihood of any ‘accidental’ slippages.

“Ah… That’s better. I feel like myself again.” Halfway towards the manor, Zuruel whistled at his homunculi. By the time the trio had arrived at their destination, only the blue-eyed homunculi had returned. Counting his losses, Zuruel whistled again, this time sharply. Receiving the signal, the strange spider-like homunculi skittered along its master’s leg before diving underneath the fabric of the shirt. Seconds later, it popped out the collar region and steadily made its way up Zuruel’s pale neck before launching itself at the right eye socket just as the blindfold was adjusted to only cover the left eye.

Blinking rapidly, Zuruel adjusted to the sensation of having an eye again as the pupil darted in all manner of directions before eventually, fixating on Loki. “Bijuu.” An alien term that carried no real weight of meaning. Focus returning to him, the Kedoin finally had an opportunity to study the merry band that had been recruited to this camp. “Who the hell is Himi… And what’s a Juinper?” He wondered, as he recalled a man muttering the words alongside a storm of otherwise mundane and boring whispers. Unfortunately, having not been at one-hundred percent focus back then, it was impossible to recall who had said the line. As sharp as his Bard hearing was, he could only recall what his two brains were capable of processing under high levels of emotional stress.

“There.” Silently snickering to himself, Zuruel focused on an isolated heartbeat that was drumming along to its own tune somewhere far off in the corner of the room. The signature rhythm was familiar. “Kimi… So, he made it. I’ll have to protect him, or else a certain someone will have my ass.” The Kedoin then scanned the remainder of the surroundings. Someone had only just arrived, due to the fact that he had cautiously decided to trail behind the rest of the group. Glancing back at the arrival, a chuckle escaped Zuruel’s lips the moment his glowing azure eye met with Sabo. “Oh? This camp has attracted all sorts.” Aside from a special fox-eared newcomer that Loki herself had decided to conjure into existence, there seemed to be little else worth noting in the manor. Sitting unusually patiently and calmly, there was little else to do now except absorb Loki’s speech.

“Miku?” Zuruel couldn’t help but focus on the newcomer once more the moment she revealed her name. Her voice seemed strikingly similar to one he had heard quite some time ago during a witch watch relay. “Circe, or was it Mikonkon? Kurama even?” The strange girl had blurted out what felt like a dozen different names back then. Whatever the case, the Kedoin kept it to himself. He didn’t want to risk saying any names out loud in case it broke some unspoken rule or carried an omen of bad luck. “Yes.” Raising a hand, Zuruel spoke the moment he was prompted to ask a question. “Listening between the lines… It appears the Cult’s objective is tied to the Bijuu – or at least, to obtaining some sort of mythical power they are convinced exists. As with all Cults, I am assuming there is a leader and key trusted underlings spreading this message to recruit people to their cause? Do we have any information on these key targets? Names, faces? Given the unknown nature of the situation, I would rather specifically target these individuals, rather than going on a blind rampage.” Stricken by stunned silence, Lady’s shadowy jaw seemed to drop at her companion’s words. Zuruel had always been logical and a careful planner. However, he seemed to have outdone himself today. “Did he just say he doesn’t want to go on a rampage? He’s even minimising causalities? Emi… I don’t know what your ring has done to him, but I like this Zuruel more. Never let him take it off.”

[Sabolian]

Sabo's mind was free and open, no distractions and nothing that really bothered him in this area. The young man checked his pocket for his cigarette and then realized he didn't pack one, he released a little sigh from his lips as he feet stood firmly on the ground, thankfully the young man could resist and if he got to any shops nearby he could always stock up on a few of them. As the woman began to talk, Sabo listened carefully, but unfortunately his mind was ever so slightly concentrated on one other thing, his mind was split apart, he tried to listen to the words of the woman which seemed to be important, but he failed in his mission once again.

He turned his eyes slightly to what half of his mind was being focused on, he would quickly divert back to the bijuu talk and a drip of blood would roll down from his nose to his chin, before it dropped down to the ground he would wipe his blood immediately. Sabo couldn't help it, after all the bijuu were explained he turned away to the new comer and he ran towards her, 5 meters between them, he would jump to cover the remaining distance even if it was a table that stood in his way, he shifted his body horizontally attempting for his bloody face to fall into her breasts, mid air he would shout. "MIKU-CHAN!!!"

[~Emi~]

The briefing

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s Emi didn't really have that many in the group that he felt he could trust, he made sure that he had his back covered. A quick scan through the meeting room did however reveal that people around had little to no interest in him or his two comrades. So the Hoshigaki helped the others to get a good spot before making himself comfortable with his arms crossed in his sleeves. The explanation of the whole lore was very interesting to the Hoshigaki and he found himself entranced by the story. Even if it had been fake, he wished for it to be true. If for nothing else for the simple fact that there were more mystique to the universe than he up to that point had believed.

The overall knowledge of her did also seem quite vast, making him wonder if he would be able to get some kind of insight in where she had found that information other than in the mentioned book. For the way of traveling, it seemed like she was moving in a similar fashion to his divine step. But to move planned throughout dimensions was out of his control even if he had managed it a few times, so for her to have a way to safely do that was respectful. When she finished her speech and awaited any questions, Emi remained calm and quiet. Most of the things had been detailed in their explanations and those that had not was things the ninja knew he could find out as it went on, he just knew that he would try to stick close to that LeFaye. The more he observed her he wondered if she would be a suitable mentor, the one that he had searched for since years back, the one that walked the path of enlightenment.

He snapped out of his trance when Zuruel that was standing close to him suddenly spoke. The man's voice was strangely calm, which Emi suspected was due to the ring he had been given. But what was weirder was that there were a strategic side to him, an interesting side effect that Emi hadn't anticipated. For a brief moment, Emi began to ponder where emotion manipulation really crossed into personality change. But before he had come up to any conclusions he was interrupted yet again, but that time by Lady. He smiled at her to show that he was almost as surprised.

The ring is only there to ease his troubles, but if he relies on the ring instead of working on his emotional control when he has the possibility, he will be crippled any time any chaotic emotion takes over. It's only when we adapt our emotions effectively after the situation that we can be a whole person.

The whisper was so low that only the absolute closest persons would hear him. Even if there were ninjas in there, he didn't want to disrupt the meeting with unnecessary talk.

[An'ei Sekitan]

Just the guide? With this much insight? I doubt that. Sekitan’s eyes would narrow slightly as the woman spoke, correctly introduced as Loki Senri-LeFaye, a name that Sekitan was familiar with indeed, that name belonging to her mother or perhaps father.[Ancient History: Mastered] These people dove into the magical with fervor, and like she had said, the magical meant chakra. They were one in the same. That meant there had to be more to it than just guiding shinobi in to take a look around, as was expressed here, or even to just stop some doomsday cultist from their activities. What could it be though?

A strange fox girl had been brought back from seemingly a shadow, however Sekitan was very familiar with Hiraishin already, knowing it for what it was without much investigation. That is a technique that I will need in my arsenal. I had better hunt down a teacher soon enough. This girl was drunk at first, and then fine, a clear trait of medical jutsu. Another surprise. Miku. He would remember the name.

Information on the Bijuu was offered as well, apparently gods of creation in some way or form, the building blocks of life and infinite in their power. A slight raise of the eyebrow in surprise, almost too minute to detect, having learned something that he definitely should have had some knowledge on; considering it was about the existence of the entire universe and much more ancient than the world. Midgar is this platform of life, seemingly middle life. Then there are upper and lower world, and an echelon world above even that with gods. Hmm. It had only been a brief fleeting moment of change to his otherwise stoic face.

These cultists had obviously failed to bring about the Bijuu, yet they were working hard at it, meaning they had a way in. Bifrost? I may need to get my hands on one of those. The cultists almost assuredly have one. The other way through was with some form of perfect chakra control, but over multiple elements, which would be difficult for him to do, despite his well versed use of chakra and energy. Perhaps he could do it, but he would have to watch to be sure. With all of that aside, there were questions that he wished to have answered from this woman. Well, one was currently being asked by the man who had seemed so feral before, with his morphing body and acid drool, now seemingly the expert tactician. Or at least someone with a brain. How odd. A far cry from the other fool who continued to bleed and dive at half naked women. He waited till the man was done and answered before he asked his own.

“Loki. With your knowledge of the tree and the histories within, along you’re your lineage, you certainly do not wish to just look into the tree,” he began without preamble, glowing emerald gaze at her eyes directly without fear of the Sharingan, his deep baritone penetrating any silence that was left over, “So my question is simple. Why do you wish to look within the tree?” He made it obvious that he knew her lineage, that she could get the knowledge of what was in the tree from her mother or some other such resource, but perhaps she would give him a sliver of insight to her true goal.

[Cadoc]

Doggo careful observed the proceedings from within the newly created wooden manor, relaying his findings as best he could to the rest of the party via Barbas. A currently unnamed man's efforts at sexual abuse, the information about the tree, even the arrival of a new woman. It seemed that this bunch of adventurers were certainly unique, a ragtag bunch of misfits. Still, he had nothing to add to the current situation, holding no real desire to ask additional questions, nor to aid in protecting the woman from her sexual attacker.

He felt that both acts were ultimately unnecessary, suspecting that they were to be engaged in conversation for at least a while longer and that the attack was ultimately to be quashed, presumably by Loki. To his mind, the course of action, namely, attempting to assault someone who had just arrived via teleportation and thereby was associated with Loki and her gang of creatures, whilst in a room that was filled with killers. Well, it seemed that it could have been the preverbal spark to the powder-keg.

[Claws of the Tundra]

Almost as if on cue, lil blueberry made herself known to Lady Kahimi as she and Lord Third began to move away from the mess hall. She wasn't surprised to find that Juniper was still cloaked from sight. Knowing this, she'd gently squeeze the hand that was hold her own to show she was playing along. Although she still chuckled softly in light of Juniper's comment about the lady with the humongous dog as a chariot.

"Having fun playing hide and seek?" she'd tease in a playful tone, albeit with a much quieter voice volume to keep it between them, and Lord Sekitan. Although she'd carry on with sticking near him until the surrounding group was funneled into the remodeled main camp, now turned wooden manor of sorts. Kahimi subconsciously ignored the habitual nibbling going on with her left hand, as her mismatched eyes scanned the room they all stood in. From here there wasn't much left to do besides blend in with the crowd, watch, and listen.

So as time flew by, Lady Kahimi would absorb the information flying about in front of her. As this goes on she'd be holding Clone Juniper's hand less securely in case she wanted to venture off elsewhere again, and to hide the fact she was even holding someone's hand in the first place. Considering the beneficial uses of Juniper's flaming desires to investigate things, it would be best not to hold her back at the moment.

Lady Kahimi wouldn't catch any subtleties, but she'd be able to recognize a similar blink from existence when she sees one. Thanks to a certain someone she's had the pleasure of meeting she has seen teleportation before. At least one that is a bit different. Whether or not its the same technique would need further investigation if she ever decides to care about it. However knowing that this lady has the ability clue is a clue that she'd take under consideration...

When Mikuzune the busty fox lady arrived and did her thing she didn't exactly care to take in much details. Much like someone else she knows this person had some animal like characteristics. Nothing to really note other than her looking a little lost at first. Its most likely that her arrival wasn't as planned as the others which accompany the princess. Still when she went off after introducing herself that would be the only time Kahimi gazed longer than a second at her. Those cold eyes locked on for three seconds to just see what she was even up to besides wandering off. Not enough time to really gather much, but after those three seconds she'd just pay attention to what the princess was saying. Albeit with one hand on her hips hoping it wasn't going to be a boring story.

Everything so far was understood for what it was worth. The Yukikage could see why people don't return from entering a place that seems so...well intricate. If that overgrown tree really held so much mystery and world bending properties in it, not even an average shinobi should be considered enough to enter a place like that. Not when there are weirdos making circle jerk parties about it. Although her ears twitched upon hearing a specific name only very faintly...

Gunnr? she'd mutter under her breath in confusion. She was not prepared to hear that name amidst this conversation. Now Kahimi had to wonder...just who is this Loki person exactly? And what meaning does she hold within the world to reach as far as to know people in the Land of Snow?

Beyond that this Mikuzune person seemed to have done something of this caliber before. To even mention there was a first time for a situation like this is sort of a big deal considering this tree thing harvests so much that practically holds the fabric of the lives they are living right now. This Midgar realm and all that other mumbo jumbo. Thinking about it was sort of irritating.

No records or information is really known about this place or this damn tree besides between a few people. And now all of a sudden there is this problem with it that involves the rest of the world if anything. The fact this Loki person seems somewhat casual about all of this is a bit unnerving. If that is the case...why are the rest of us really here if she possess the ability to truly help fix the issue? Obviously this princess holds a lot of networking at her disposal. And apparently isn't a ninja by her own words.

Whatever...it would need pondering later. For now she'd see what the others thought about it. And so far it came out to this:

Fox girl is probably only along for the ride,
Red head wants to know what is up with the cults,
Rudolph the bloody nose teenager wants to know what a restraining order looks like,
Sekitan is looking for more details on Princess Loki.

And well herself? She'll just keep quiet for now. Although knowing whats gone on so far, she can't help but wonder what Juniper is thinking about...