Back to ze past

((hello?))

Shade scowled darkly but refrained from commenting further, instead just watching the Kitsune, eyes cool and calculationg. There was always a gap in routine; if one could speak english, it didn't change everythiing. nor did it mean any of the others could. Still... As the guard shifted closer to be able to interrupt any further conversing between the two cells, Shade sat down against the back of his cell.

Unfortunately, that didn't buy him any piece of mind. Instead, another guard entered his cell, thee one recently outside his door hoisting some form of weapon at him in warning. Shade didn't fight back. that would cause problems for everyone else; they didn't even know how much they had weighted on their friendships yet.

His hands were manacled to the wall behind him, still giving him enough freedom to sit down on the floor, but the chains too short for him to move much beyond that. The guard snorted, not bothering with the ankle chains. "ningen!" He laughed contemptously and left the cell, door closing with a clang.
Ningen. He really should have learned Japanese when he had the chance.

((should i have hikaru go visit mori??))

((sure. do as you will))

Hikaru walked past the cells she glanced in one down the end and stopped
"Oh Mori your in trouble again" she shook her head in slightly mocking saddness

Mori shifted in the chains suspending him from the ceiling in the center of his cell and doggedly rose his head to glare at Hikaru, unkempt black hair falling over the left side of his face. Bloody gashes striped his bare chest, blood trickling from various wounds gained in his recent questioning session, pattering onto the stones below him.
"Did you get bored did you?" mori snarled, pulling his weight up on his wrists, eyes flashing and muscles straining but unable to even attempt breaking through the chains.

"So I take it you've figured out that your not dreaming yes?"

((hellooooo?))

Mori scowled in response. "I'm sorry but if you wanted to ask me question, you missed your opportunity." He growled scathingly, hanging once more in his chains, only holding his head up. "If not, just get the hell away from me."

((you want me to stay online while i'm doing homework, you can deal with slow answers!))

((kay))

Hikaru grimaced,
"Maybe things would be different if you had made different choices,
I truly am sorry Mori, for everything. But there is nothing i can do."

Mori had no answer for that, deeming it pointless to waste any more enrgy on expressing his anger. Just a waste. He shook his head. "At least I know how to treat you if I find you in Satori's dungeons." He said coldly, refusing to break eye contact with Hikaru. He was dead serious. His nostrils flared as he fought back his fury but he let it cross his face.

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Yuni swayed where she stood, feeling utterly exausted. Shamei, however was beaming. "Good, good. See, it's not that hard!" She exclaimed. Yuni stayed silent, mouth tightly shut, tears staining her cheeks as her master praised her obedience. Yuni hadn't fought back this time. She lowered her eyes to the floor, shamed that she'd given up. There was no point in her fighting though... it just hurt her. And the one time she had turned her own powers against the cruel Kitsune, she had spent the rest of the afternoon curled up in defense of the nearly crippling attacks of both pain and nausea. A 'fair' punishment. She wouldn't try that again.

"Well?" Yuni almost rose her eyes to Shamei before she fixed her glance on the rug befoore her feet.
"Forgive me Shamei-sama... I did not hear you." Shamei rose an eyebrow and Yuni winced as a flash of pain darted over her back. It was only a small reminder to pay attention though.
"I will, seeing as you were so polite" Shamei said, nodding. "I was saying that it's about time we practised using your powers on a large scale" yuni bowed her head wearily in acceptance of this and Shamei smiled.

Hikaru laughed (though not in a malicous way)
"and I will have deserved it too Mori-kun"

Hikaru was saddened by the situation but she fought not to let it show
"I'll leave you too your thoughts" she turned on her heel and left the Kurohyou alone"

Once Hikaru had left, mori's chin sunk back down to rest on his chest, hanging limply in his chains once more and shutting his eyes. Satori. He had to hold onto that. Satori would hear of this and get him out. He was not one for desperation, but there were only two ways out he could see, and one was not in his interests.

((its gonna kill him when Satori abandons him to the Kitsune
lols it seems the Kitsune have the upperhand on the prisoner stakes
I'm guessing that its not their thing or the kitsune are to slippery lol))

((Not really their slice of cake. Alive they can present problems. Oh, who's the reigning lordy perosn at the moment? Or should Shamei talk to hikaru?))

((ummm... maybe just get her to catch Hikaru in the hall or something, if not go find Koaru))

Once Yuni had been tidied to Shamei's acceptance - hair brushed, face washed aand clean clothing - she followed Shamei, keeping her eyes locked on the Kitsune's heels.
"Hikaru!" Shamei called out with a formal bow as she spotted the female twin. "I would speak to you about some recent developments" She said, a smile speading slowly across her face as she proudly regarded the silent Miko standing just behind her.

((thats Hikaru-hime to you! (lols)))

Hikaru looked up, "Ohayou Samei-san" she inclined her head slightly in respect for the others rank
she glanced at the figure behind the Kitsune
Is that...the Miko form the caverns??!

((forgot which one to use... so ignored it ))

"You're aware of my earlier attempts regarding powers..." She tugged at the chain slightly. "I have perfected it. I can use the miko's powers, without costing me the effort! The miko is also unable to fight back, you can punish or rewards through the chain." She grinned. "Imagine the effects this could have on the battlefront if we could harness this!" She exclaimed and then, remembering her place, addedd a quick "Hikaru-hime" to the end.

"Congratulations Shamei-san your research has yeilded much sucess.
Your help may just win us this war. Thankyou"

Hikaru was alittle uneasey at the prospect of leashed Mikos
but kept it from her features

Shamei, overly absorbed in her barbaric success, didn't notice Hikarus discomfort with the topic, instead of accepting the compliment, she pressed her point.

"In fact, the other reason I am here..." She paused and then bowed lowly again. "Hikaru-hime, I offer the Miko as a weapon. I have been working with her for a time, and she is obedient, I assure you" She said, nodding. Yuni looked up suddenly, looking slightly panicked. She was used to Shamei's mood swings and the prospect of a different demon in control of her was not comforting. Shamei threq her a glance of slight irritation and Yuni flinched, fixing her gaze back down on the floor and cradling her arm.

"Apart from her occasional lack of manners, that is." Shamei added. "I have designed a bracelet that will do the same as this here, without the chain. i would be proud if you were the one to wear it. This one is very powerful; almost had too much spirit to train." Shamei said and petted yuni's hair as one would a dumb pet that mastered a difficult trick.

"A-Arigatou gozaimasu Shamei-san, I would be honoured to take posseion of your latest discovery"

Shamei beaamed, utterly thrilled, and waited for hikaru to offer a wrist. When she did, Shamei clasped the braceled onto hikaru's arm. It was silver and engraved with ancient symbols of power, similar to the one that Yuni already bore around her neck. Once this was done, Shamei unclasped the collar connecting her and yuni and smiled sweetly.

"You should be able to feel her mind now. If she disobeys you, simply send the feeling you want to punish her with. It's remarkebly easy. it is the same for using her powers." She instructed breifly. "Also, I would keep her close at hand. Until you are sure of her loyalty to you, she may become an annoyance."

"Of course Shamei-san, I will find you if i have any problems but i doubt that will be the case"
Hikaru smiled