[IC] Okami

[MangaArtist15]

"H-hey," Hikaru wheezes. "Axle, right? Why are you guys being so nice to me? And what's the deal with Ash calling that cat a princess?"

[Charlie]

"That, I do not know, but I just help people, cause it may help me later." Axle says, adjusting his helmet.

[MangaArtist15]

"Yeah..." Hikaru looks at the small cat whom Ash tried to murder. He stumbled over to her, due to his energy being not yet fully restored, trying to put a grin on his face. "H-hey... How are you..?" he groaned.

[Minarawr]

Mina looked up as she heard Hikari get up and walk about. She ceased her stirring in a small shadowy bowl, filled with water and herbs, and frowned at him.
'You have not rested enough, don't move too much.' she said sharply.
She moved over and held the bowl in front of him.
'Drink.'

[Opposition]

Himeko notices Hikaru stumble over to her and begin to speak. She knew he was weak from the use of his power. Before she spoke, she put on a smile and took his hand, sitting down with him.
"You should sit. You look weak, please. I am fine, more worried about you. You should not have sustained your powers that long for me."

[MangaArtist15]

"Hey... Ash called you a princess, earlier. If I may ask, why is that?" Hikaru asked, lapping the mixture quietly.

[Opposition]

Himeko puts on a smirk as if she got an idea. She then giggled and randomly suggested something.
"Perhaps he was wowed by my regal appearance!" She said jokingly as if to disregard the actual question.
"We have not been formally introduced by the way. I am Himeko! May I ask your name?" Himeko tilted her head slightly to the side as she looked up at Hikaru.

[RumikoOhara]

Liala watches the groundlings as they interact it briefly fills her with the desire to cuddle among her on kind or even others.
Her huge ears pickup all the nuances of sound around her giving her a complete picture of her surroundings

[MangaArtist15]

"I-I'm Hikaru. I, uh.. Escaped from... A bad group." he tried to put things delicately, so he wouldn't have another day-nightmare (daymare?). "Nice to meet you, H-himeko."

[Opposition]

"Oh hehe. I have heard of your groups. Running around in the forest... Hurting each other, for petty reasons." Sends another smiles to Hikaru before looking back up at the fruit bat, motioning for her to come join them.
"I'm glad you escaped that terrible group then!"

[MangaArtist15]

"Oh.. This group is unlike any you've seen." Hikaru started in a dramatic voice. "Their leader is a wolf named Zaku. I've never seen him, but I know he has a lightning-based, darkness Hissatsu. He is the commander of Kasai, Anzen, and Ash." he said soberly. "I can tell you what they look like, if you'd like."

[RumikoOhara]

Liala being a creature of intense curiosity can't resist the invitation to get a closer look. She drops off the branch and her wings spread slowly her instantly as a cushion of air form under her billowing in all directions then dissipating as she folds her wings closed.

Greeting sweet groundling Liala is happy to be among you as friend and hopes it continues in happy times she says bowing slightly

[Opposition]

"Oh I would love to hear! That may be helpful information. Please do go on." Himeko seems very intrigued to discover information about his past and of this scary group.
"And if you do not mind my asking, what kind of Hissatsu were you using back there?" She looks up at the larger wolf, excited to learn.

[Minarawr]

Mina sat down beside the pair and listened carefully to what was being said.
She wouldn't speak yet, not unless she found it truly necessary. She wasn't one to talk either way.

[MangaArtist15]

"Oh... You're going to wish you hadn't asked." Hikaru began. "I was enslaved at a very young age. My parents were killed trying to protect me. It was about the time I became a warrior that I discovered my Hissatsu: the ability to turn light into swords. I served under Kasai." Hikaru laughed and shuddered at the memory. "What a monster he was. He was about ten, no, twenty feet tall, covered in black fur, He stood on two legs like... I think they're called 'humans'? Anyway, his blood-red eyes scared me half to death as he forced me to do the dirty work of killing the 'bad' prisoners. His large, leathery bat wings darkened the area he resided in, but what scared me and the others most of all, was his,.." Hikaru was getting choked up at the horrendous thought. "...Teeth."

[Opposition]

Himeko replaces her signature smile with a solemn look. Resting a paw on Hikaru's side to comfort him.
"I understand. That seems like it has been very traumatizing. Please do not tell me more if you don't like to speak of it. These people seem horrid, I understand what you felt when you tried to escape."

[MangaArtist15]

"I haven't told you about Anzen, yet." Hikaru seemed a bit more chipper now. "He's a ruthless wolf. Spawn of Hades itself. I never got a good look at him, either. I witnessed him burning two of the other prisoners alive with his fire Hissatsu. They lived, thank goodness. But they had to endure weeks of blisters, burns and welts." He looked at Himeko, and then at the bat. Apparently, he had gathered an audience.

[RumikoOhara]

Liala listen to the horrific story an shudders her fur bushing out an making her appear larger
"Sounding like bad story of bad creature Liala doesn't enjoy knowing is such being " she shivers a bit as she looks at the others
"Liala is sure that if this one comes here would be bad now, friends are groundlings and escape impossible for you, Liala would fight but she isn't sure she would be a good fighter because her ability is destructive

[MangaArtist15]

Hikaru smiles at the bat. "Thanks for your concern... Liala, was it? Do you... think bad things happen for a reason?"

[RumikoOhara]

Liala blinks her big amber eyes then says
"Bad things happen for same as all time because bad creatures live in this world.
Liala is bad creature maybe because she is forest destroyer unless she leans control of the storm.
Sometimes those who are bad not have bad heart but bad ability which makes them cast out and homeless.
Then the sad creature becomes either better creature or she becomes bad creature because her heart grows cold"

Finishing Liala hides her head in her wings leaving only her ears exposed.