Tuujaimaa

Against the gods, Against the world! Open-World Fantasy Adventure

You can always come visit the Gorgon's lair! We can just have them interact in a different time as to what they're currently in if you want to try and get rid of the Writer's Block c:

I'm free to collab if you want, see if we can't make some progress? :D

Naruto: Birth of a Better Generation

"As you command, Iroh-sensei." the reply came, again largely formal and emotionless. War took its toll in different ways, and having been born into a clan that considered themselves the stewards of war, the toll had been taken on Shira for longer than others in her generation. It was interesting to note that Iroh had favoured Ageha, and Shira did not even begin to think of questioning it - but there were other questions that she had. Was he favouring her to attempt to get a rise out of herself and Isao? Bujin had always used psychological pressure tactics and passive aggressive methods to teach Shira, and part of her wondered if it was going to be like the old days again, fighting not only her sensei but herself in order to advance. It was not a question that she could get an answer to, nor one that she would ask, and yet it burned within her like an almighty flame - threatening to set all who crossed its path ablaze, though passers-by would likely see only the metaphorical wisps of smoke.

"Your hubris will be the platform upon which you hang yourself, Isao-san. Errant words may fell empires; it would take less to fell you." Shira responded, losing perhaps a little of the stoicness that pervaded most aspects of her being. The comment was left in a sort of purgatory between being insulting and being wise - it was as much friendly guidance as a threat, and depending on Isao's point of view it could be taken as either. Given that the two were about to spar, she felt like the latter would be the most likely. Still, if he began to allow emotions to take control of him, he would only lose himself the fight. Most people forgot that they fought themselves as well as their opponents whenever they entered into battle - and if Shira could have Isao win the battle against himself for her, it would be easier and perhaps impress Iroh more.

Shira bowed, a traditional sign that she was ready to begin, and placed herself into an equally defensive posture. She gripped Unmei no Chikara more tightly and held it perpendicular to her sternum, relaxing her shoulders and spreading her feet. She was in a position that she could move around in fluidly, as well as counterattack should Isao choose to attack her first. It was always the first person to make the move that lost, Toshokan had written, and so Shira waited patiently for Isao to move. Her vigilance was constant, as was her assessment of the potential battlefield around them, and she collected what she knew of the flow of combat. Isao's weakest point would reveal itself to her over time, and she would fell him in a single strike. The spar was not meant to be flashy, or to impress Iroh in of itself - victory was meant to impress, and Shira was fairly confident that she could beat Isao.

Against the gods, Against the world! Open-World Fantasy Adventure

I'm waiting on Wernher. c:

Naruto: Birth of a Better Generation

I'm GMT and in bed. xD

Naruto: Birth of a Better Generation

"Your clan doesn't matter,"

The words were blasphemy, but they were true. In this new system, the fact Shira was Hataga was rendered completely null - she was a Shinobi now. She could never let go of her clan and her heritage, but she would have to put them aside and put her duties as a Shinobi first. Such was the way. Thoughts buzzed around her head, wondering what she should say, what she should do - why, and how, and all others sorts of questions that she simply had no answer for. Most people would have fretted over their thoughts, imprisoning themselves in a cycle of asking and hoping for an answer, but Shira was not an ordinary person. She was born to serve, to hear and obey, and that instict was so strong within her that she could quiet her unruly mind with a single, simple sentence:

"Yes, Iroh-sensei."

The tone was formal, perhaps overly so, and yielding. Shira remained stood to attention, ready to do whatever was commanded of her, to answer whatever questions were asked of her. In the haze that covered up her unruly thoughts, small fragments began to clear up, yielding to questions that she genuinely could not shake, things that she needed to know. Her new partners - what were they like? When she was with Kami-sensei, she'd practically been alone given that Namine had been sent off almost immediately, and then Kami had been hospitalised. Their time together was not nearly enough to form any meaningful bonds, and though their time was brief it did have some small fragments of meaning. Shira was somewhat prepared for new teammates, but the current dynamics did not seem conducive to a healthy team relationship. From what she could gather, Isao was trying overly hard to get to know Ageha, and she was rebuffing him. It looked as if she thought him below her, though whether or not that was true was something she had no way to know. Ageha seemed relieved that Shira was... well, she didn't know. The relief was slight, and it was difficult to tell directly, but her body language betrayed her placid face and it was obvious for one who had studied Toshoukan's manuscripts as much as Shira had.

Iroh asked for questions. Shira had nothing, and indicated as such with a simple shake of her head. Ageha seemed like she was attempting to hide some burning question that was plaguing her - a feeling Shira could strongly empathise with - and then she asked. There was trepidation in her voice, an unmistakable quiver of the syllables, that came with the repression of what she truly wanted to say. Shira remembered the feeling well, from when she was younger, but she had had many years to perfect her visage. Ageha seemed almost entirely new to the world of social interaction, though that statement possessed less truth than was implied. She could only hope that the bonding exercises between the group would make them a more cohesive team - in order to get to a major battle where she could fulfil her destiny, she would need to have competent allies behind her. Isao and Ageha could be those allies, provided the three worked together in harmony.

Against the gods, Against the world! Open-World Fantasy Adventure

"Hurling projectiles? This is a center of trade, where Fae enter and exit frequently in order to deliver my goods to wherever they may go, and to bring things I require to me. Fill'eis was simply bringing back an item that I required - and you were stood in her way." Dormeria replied, laughing dryly again. It seemed that Koil had never faced an opponent who did not want to engage in combat, and he seemed to have certainly never interacted with an oracle before. His impressions were incorrect, and that was a problem. They would need to be corrected.

"I do not wish to attack you, and my lair is where I am at my strongest. Simultaneously, you should have no desire to enter into combat with me - our faerie friends do not take well to people assaulting their employer, and I am more than capable of ending your life should I choose to... But that is not something I wish. As an act of good faith, I will allow you to see the road ahead as I do - just once - so that you might understand the machinations that brought you here. I can show you things that have already happened, or I can show you something that will... But my visions do not come without their costs. I will require your services in the future, and an armistice until such a time when you have served the purposes that I need you for. I will tell you one thing - if you do not agree, then the calm may well be broken. I am one of the few who know the tenuous balance that was struck eons ago, and I am one of even fewer who know even the slightest about the breaking of the Calm."

The offer made was real, and even more of her magic was poured into her voice - Koil was wrong about the origins of her magic, that was for sure. The Narxians were not the first to use sound to influence the thoughts and feelings of others, and the magic was old even when Dormeria was born, eons before Koil himself came into the world. The Sirens of old, long extinct, used the magic to woo sailors, either to keep them as their slaves or lead them to their deaths. It was potent seductive magic that did not aim to persuade the victim to agree, but to claim their hearts and minds as their own - to claim sovereignty over them. Dormeria claimed ownership of her victims - she did not try to change their minds. Of course, there was no harm in letting Koil believe that she was using his brand of magic... It would make her use of it more effective.

Against the gods, Against the world! Open-World Fantasy Adventure

Dormeria and Fill'eis

"'Is it?' indeed." came the reply, echoing out through the room as the chaotic buzz continued after its prior lapse. Dormeria smiled, though she knew Koil would not see it, and she laughed mirthily to him, as if beckoning him to join in. The workings of destiny almost felt like an inside joke, as if Dormeria knew of all the things in the world when she spoke. It was almost grating to think that she truly did know what the future held not only for herself, but for others too? Perhaps these questions would burn into Koil's mind as her eyes burned into his own lidded ones, the almost supernatural perception that all sapient beings seemed to possess giving away this fact without the need for actual sight.

"Imagine you are walking down a path, blindfolded, with no sound to guide you. There is only one clumsy footstep after another, hoping that you have kept on the path that you think you are walking on... I simply have the ability to see a little ahead, to where it curves, and twists, and turns." she continued, allowing her own potent seductive magic to seep into her words. Her magic was more effective when her victims chose to look upon her, but it was not a necessary component of the spell. She could feel the low thrum of magic in the air, the unique reverberative properties of the cave signalled things to her that lesser beings would miss - working with the Fae for so long had given her knowledge that those who had not lacked.

"I would like to note, dear Koil, that I did not garner the title "Sage of Stone" by not noticing when one attempts to use a form of magic I am proficient in." she continued, the tone of her voice shifting to one of ironic knowledge - she knew that Koil would notice the tones of magic underlaying her own and that he would likely rebuff her, but it was still an amusing thing to note regardless. Perhaps one of her statute should be less whimsical and more serious, but it was difficult to be uptight when you made drugs for a living and spent your immortal lifespan surrounded by Fae.

"Oh, and do mind Fiil'eis - she'll be back with a delivery right about... Now. Did I mention that the unique acoustics of my lair make it impossible to detect Fae moving at speeds above 100 kilometers an hour? No? How silly of me."

At the precise moment Dormeria uttered the word "Now", her favourite Faerie was already hurtling towards Koil at the oddly specific speed of ninety-nine kilometers an hour. It was a fortunate moment indeed, for at that exact moment Fiil'eis happened to be adjusting her jewelled goggles, she was forced to momentarily veer off course to where their aquatic guest would likely move to avoid the imminent collision, inadvertently tracking her target and making the flying fairy even harder to avoid. A few of the other Fae that had been entranced by this new guest immediately scattered with the arrival of this new Faerie, fluttering off to their various hiding places in the relatively expansive gorgon's lair.

Against the gods, Against the world! Open-World Fantasy Adventure

I really like the game - it's not one of the objectively best but it's one of my personal favourites <3

Against the gods, Against the world! Open-World Fantasy Adventure

I legitimately despise Yiazmat. Biggest waste of a day ever.

I SAW SOMEONE ACCIDENTALLY RENEW YIAZMAT ON YOUTUBE THOUGH OMG IT MADE MY DAY

Against the gods, Against the world! Open-World Fantasy Adventure

Hnnng FF12 <3

Can we make a Yiazmat pls

We can all have fun spending between 3 - 8 hours attempting to kill it depending on gear level woooooo