Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 10:36 pm Post subject: The Midnight Shadow Stalks the Moonlight
The night had just settled into the countryside. The world was at peace at the midnight hour. All was well as children were settling into bed, being sung lullabies to soothe in the sleeping process. The guard was changing soon as the gates were being closed for the night. All was as planned. As the midnight hour struck, the guard changed stations and the patrols were called back. It was a plan of perfect execution. The full moon shone softly over the main villages of the ninja world. A singular long cloud passed over it slowly. A testament to a beautiful night. A picturesque moment.
And then.... Boom...
10% of the southern entrance and homes were destroyed in Konoha. In Kiri, the center of the village exploded and sank into a hole. In Suna, the cliff's covering the western wall crashed on the the homes below. In Kumo, the northern gate was shattered and the people with it. In Iwagakure, the eastern homes on the cliff ceased to be no more as they fell off.
The night was young.... the scars will be forever. _________________ Kai Inuzuka
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-Hugs AJ- Your like a huge teddy-bear.....In a totally heterosexual way. XD
[/quote] Roleplaying Characters: Inuzuka, Tamotsu Mitsuk, Seiko Seven Daito, Tsubaki RPG Stats: Shinobi Rank: SS-Missing, S-Jounin, S-Genin - A-Genin - B-Genin Village: Iwagakure x2, Konoha, Kumogakure, Missing Fame: 0 Infamy: 0 Training Points: 500 Inventory: Mangekyo Sharingan Right Eye, Madara's Armour.
Jun was deep asleep in his one roomed apartment. On this peculiar night he could hear the mist playing a harmony of serenity. Little did he know it was just the calm before the storm, and the most devastating events are put into play after this so-called calm.
An explosion echoed throughout the village, and Jun opened his eyes, still in his calmly state of mind. He looked out his window, and saw houses sink in the center of his village, "What's going on?!" His eyes widened as he witnessed the villages destruction. With a sense of urgency, he grabbed his ninja tools from his nightstand, and attached it to his right leg, grabbed his most prized possession, his Kirigakure headband, and held it in his hand.
"Kirigakure dont fail me, and the Otamai's wont fail you," He stared at the three slashes against the metal. He tied it to his forehead, placing his bangs out of his eyes. He reached into his pouch and pulled out a kunai before jumping out through his window, prepared for the chaos about to ensue. He stood out in the street, as more and more people ran out of their homes and away from the center of the village. _________________ Roleplaying Characters: Otamai, Jun Nikko Coloso Ikego Yokosuka Noko-ido, Minari RPG Stats: Shinobi Rank: B-Genin/S-Chuunin/S-Jounin/D-rank-Erank missing nin Village: Kirigakure/Konohagakure/Iwagakure/Missing Fame: 558/690/223/0 Infamy: 0 Training Points: 5790 Inventory: **5 auto rank-ups, **10 extra jutsu slots
A quick pattern of footsteps, that could easily be related to someone running, could be heard hitting the pavement of the street through the heavy mist on the outter edges of Kirigakure. The running was being caused by a young boy wearing a long black hoody who had began to run not too long ago. The boy began to run because as he was training, he heard an extremely loud explosion and wanted to know what had caused it. As the boy began to reach the inner parts of the village, people began to run the opposite way. It was clear something was going on and that it was most likely a bad thing. The boy began to weave past people as he got closer and closer to the middle of the village. The boy was so close to the middle of the village until the boy heard a loud cry. Stopping in his footsteps and looking around, the boy saw a young child standing under a tree. The boy ran over to the young child and asked;
"Why are you not running with your parents?", as he removed his hood, he revealed himself as Mizuken Hayashi, a Kirigakure Genin.
The child began to cry as her cat was stuck in the tree and said she was going to run with the others when she gets her cat back. Mizuken sighed heavily as he ran up the tree, grabbed the cat, and then came back down. He handed the cat to the girl and watched her run off into the night that just so happened to be filled with chaos. Mizuken shook his head and contonued back on his way to the middle of the Village. It was when he finally arrived 5 minutes later, he saw a large crater in the middle of the village.
"I wonder what happened....", he said as he looked at the massive damage caused by the explosion. Roleplaying Characters: Mizuken Hayashi Koji Tsukino Aoi Hyuuga None RPG Stats: Shinobi Rank: Chuunin(S)~Genin(A)~Genin(E) Village: Kiri~Konoha~Konoha Fame: 2270~0~0 Infamy: 0 Training Points: 2614 Inventory: See Profiles
Moonlight filtered through the slit between the curtains. She sat on the bed, staring into the darkness; still, silent. A soft sigh escaped her lips, wisps of hair strewn across her face blown away and falling against her cheeks. Her skin shone pale against the dim light. Her bare back curved against the cool stone wall; her legs were plastered against the cold wooden floor. Her eyelids remained closed as she listened to the idle sounds of children crying and the pounding of feet thudding against the floor behind her.
She was sitting there when it happened. She had laid awake for hours beforehand. A feeling of pain rushed over her body after midnight and sent her sprawling from her bed. She laid against the wall, sick, full of pain and dread. It was later in the deep evening, almost early morning that her answer came. An explosion rolled over the entire countryside; fireworks lighting the sky for those who were outside. As quick as it came, it had exited, leaving only panic and fear amongst her people.
" Lady Ozanaru!" The familiar voice screeched and a fist pounded at her door. A moment passed before another wave of fist pounding. " Syra! Please! There's - It's horrible! Get up now!" The panicked urgency was too much to bear, even for the wearied shinobi.
" Come in." She sighed, exasperated. The night had grown old long ago. The door creaked and the soft patter of feet met her ears as the other woman walked in, and crouched beside Syra. She could feel the girl's heated breath against her face as it blasted in shallow gasps.
" Kirigakure has been -"
" I know."
" But, Lady, how?"
Syra's eyes opened, her gaze focused on the weak moonlight still visible through the black curtains. How could she know? The Mist was thinning against the troubles of the world or her eyesight began to pierce it's obscured world. The night sky shone with a brilliance tonight of blackened destruction and decadent stars. An empty hole of darkness occupied the space between the stars. No clouds crossed the sky this night. They had escaped what those earthbound could not.
" It doesn't matter. We're going to go into the village; the citizens will need our help, and we need guidance. Prepare the main force, and alert all others. I will need my escort for this excursion. Do we have any remaining ships?"
" Only the centre of the village was destroyed. From what I understand, the harbours remain unaffected."
" Prepare a ship to sail to Konoha. My brother will be waiting there for us, along with the other demons of the country. Make sure to send a few of our more potent Priestesses."
" Yes ma'am."
" You may leave." The door creaked closed and once more Syra was left alone. She cracked her legs as she rose to her feet. One foot in front of the other, a slow march toward the front of the room brought her to a dusty trunk, invisible to the naked eye. In the darkness, her instinct alone guided her as she pulled the heavy wooden lid open. Her hand felt around until it felt the familiar cold, hard metal. She pulled it out, and held it against the strip of light. The glint showed four claws attached to a black glove - the steel marked and stained a colourless grey. She slipped it onto her hand, the weight pressing against her hand and pulling down her wrist.
She walked over to the curtains and lifted them. Staring out into the sky, the void of light brought an eerie restlessness to her. The stars themselves were preparing for something. It was time for the mortals to be swept aside in the tides of fate. _________________ 2 Ex. Rank Trains, 1 Auot Rank Up
Jun began jogging towards the center of the village as instinct clearly told people to run towards the harbor. Faces of terror and mourning ran past him. He could feel the dust and debris hit his face as he ran towards the center of the village, "Who could be powerful enough to manage so much damage? Are we at war?" He though to himself, running fast and faster.
What he saw was a devastating sight. The center of the village collapsed, as if the earth was no long stronger enough to hold up the weight of the atmosphere itself.
"Help, help, my arm!!" "I cant breathe!" "Help!!!!!"
Voices were coming from underneath rocks of the collapsed ground, and Jun shouted back as he slid down into the crater "Don't stop shouting! I'm here to help and there's more help on the way!"
He began lifting rocks desperate for the lives of the ones crushed underneath. After tossing away three large rocks, he found a face, tears running down the sides, barely conscious, "Hey hey, help is here," the man opened his eyes, as Jun tossed away the last rock allowing him to pull him out of his grave. Jun jumped up out of the crater and layed him down, "Don't give up, please," he said as he jumped back down into the crater to help the next one he can. _________________ Roleplaying Characters: Otamai, Jun Nikko Coloso Ikego Yokosuka Noko-ido, Minari RPG Stats: Shinobi Rank: B-Genin/S-Chuunin/S-Jounin/D-rank-Erank missing nin Village: Kirigakure/Konohagakure/Iwagakure/Missing Fame: 558/690/223/0 Infamy: 0 Training Points: 5790 Inventory: **5 auto rank-ups, **10 extra jutsu slots
Zacara stared blankly down at the colossal crator that stretched through the center of the village. In all his years as a shinobi, he had seen something like this before... but he couldn't remember where. His cloak flapped and crackled in an ominous wind that over took the area. This is just the begining.... I have to go find Syra He took the fushigi pendant out and attempted to focus his thoughts amongst the panic of the village. Izaku, Skye, Whats your status? Realizing that he wouldn't be able to hear an answer with all the chaos about him, Zacara turned around and quickly vanished into the darkness of the night. _________________ Beware the messenger of death
Izaku's weapons Evolving Weapon Roleplaying Characters: Zacara Seath Izaku Takimi Zephiel Kotori No 4th RPC RPG Stats: Shinobi Rank: SS-Rank~ S-Rank~C Rank (Chuunin/ Special Jounin) Village: Missing-nin(s)~Iwagakure Fame: 3000~750~0 Infamy: 0 Training Points: 560 Inventory: 15 kunai, 25 explosive tags, 10 explosive sacks, 2 explosive nets, 3 fuma shurikan , teiken and onike, 2 metal chains~ 6 weapon scrolls, 25 kunai, 10 shurikan, 25 explosive tags, Hahen Yaiba, Risu Kontan, Kakera Seishin, Togire Shigai, Danketsu ~20 Kunai, 10 Shurikan, 20 feet of wire, Grace of Earth
Onryou's hazy dreaming was ended when his step-father came bursting into his bedroom. "How could you sleep through this!" he yelled, shocking Onryou awake. Onryou rubbed his eyes as he stood up. "What is going on?" he asked, now hearing the screaming voices of a village in turmoil.
"Something big has happened," his step-father insured, "the center of the village suddenly collapsed upon itself, trapping people under rubble. I'm not sure what's going on, but the civilians have been ordered to get to the harbor and evacuate. You have to help."
Onryou couldn't believe what he was hearing. The day before he had been training with Syra and Jun, everything was so peaceful and now this? "Such is the way of the ninja world," he thought while quickly preparing himself.
"Honorable step-father, I'll go and help those trapped in the rubble, you need to get to the docks as soon as possible." His step-father nodded with a sense of pride. His adopted son would now get to show his worth. Onryou quickly opened his window and jumped out into the harsh night.
He jumped from rooftop to rooftop, the moon shining brightly, piercing the heavy mists and refracting it's light off of roof tiles. The screams of shinobi and civilians alike echoed throughout the night. Footsteps on the street of those running in the opossite direction could also be heard. Onryou continued forward, eventually landing on a roof just outside the diameter of the implosion or whatever it was. The devastation was mind boggling, it was as if the earth had collapsed on itself, taking whatever rested on it with it. He could hear the screams of people trapped under the rubble as his eyes scanned the ground, looking for anyone already there.
Suddenly he noticed Jun, pulling rocks off of some poor soul. He grabbed the man and jumped out of the rubble, laying him down outside the crater. "I have to help him, " Onryou proclaimed as he followed Jun's lead, jumping into the crater to find the next person in need of help. _________________
Spoiler:
Roleplaying Characters: Onryou Mokutou No RPC No 3rd RPC No 4th RPC RPG Stats: Shinobi Rank: C-Rank Chuunin Village: Kirigakure Fame: 0 Infamy: 0 Training Points: 250 Inventory: 10 kunai, 15 shuriken, 30ft of wire on a spool, 2x small bottle of water, Katana
Screams of panic and horror rang in the air, drowning out all noises. The sky was now dark, the usual deep mist covering the village. Atop a building close to the now destroyed center, stood Riku. His metal tail slightly swung back and forth much like a cat's, his custom Spiked chain sword hung limply in his right hand in its whip form. The newly appointed Chuunin stood, staring at the center with an angered look on his face, uindoubtedly indicating his feelings. He was angered. Who would do this to his home land? There was no way such an event could have been a natural disaster.
Jumping down from the 2 story building, he dispersed Chakra through his feet, softening the landing. Straightening himself, he observed the people of his home village still scrambling to find a safe location. He tightened his grip on the sword as the long chain stiffened in a blade-like way. He had recently been assigned to lead a team of Genin, though this would have to wait. Riku had no idea who did this or why, but he was going to find out. _________________ Roleplaying Characters: Riku Tensei "Piranha of the Mist" Satoshi Kimi- "Demon of the Mist" Rei "Lightning" Farron Hikaru Kuroharu "Necromancer" RPG Stats: Shinobi Rank: S-Ranked Sannin/ANBU Captain~S-Ranked Jounin~S-ranked Genin~S-Ranked Genin Village: Kirigakure~Kirigakure~Amegakure~Konohagakure Fame: 2560~500~50~50 Infamy: 0 Training Points: Inventory: 3 extra Rank Trains
OOC: Sucal, what are you talking about? What girl?
IC: The ground shook with stampedes of people moving to and fro - the froth of the waves settling during a storm. Even as pitiful whimpers and brave encouragement sounded all around, her eyes remained fixated on a small point. She crouched and slipped her hand out of the sleeve. Her fingers graced the dirt that held on to the side of the wall. It crumbled off and descended into Hell. She stared down into the depths that held no light, seeing the tips of the tallest buildings that managed to stay upright after the chaos.
Dozens of shinobi had already descended into the hole, hoping to save whoever was trapped in the abyss. Syra remained still while overhanging the cliff, simply staring straight into the imperceivable depths.
" Do you see anything?" A faint shadow appeared beside her on the brink of the world. His red eyes simmered with an excited flare while the frenzy grew to a crescendo. His smile of white teeth shone against his black leather skin. His claws glinted in the lamps that were placed by the rescue crews.
" Nothing. The only thing is... Everything has gone silent."
" Silent?" He questioned with a mocking tone. He looked around to see the frantc people helping others, wounded calling out for medics and the harried medics running from person to person. The night was filled with the cries of pain and confusion. No silence would meet this city; maybe never again.
" You know what I mean..." Her gaze reached upwards into the stars; even in the empty darkness, she knew the clouds would take no shape tomorrow. Daytime darkness would take over the sky and the tears of heaven would fall to the earth. It would cry, but it would not aid the mortals which lived abound the earth.
A soft sigh escaped her lips as she stood upright. " We should try to find the Mizukage. He should be around here somewhere." _________________ 2 Ex. Rank Trains, 1 Auot Rank Up
Zacara reappeared out of the shadows of the night a few meters away from Syra. He was once again covered from head to toe with his black cloak and his face was hidden behind his ANBU mask. "There you are..." He took a few steps forward before realizing that there was another presence with her. He diregaurded this second being and continued approaching. He very much doubted that his own presence would be noticed too much in the chaos that was errupting across the village. He took a place on the opposite side of the shadow, sensing some familiarity from it. "Syra...any idea what is going on?"
_________________ Beware the messenger of death
Izaku's weapons Evolving Weapon Roleplaying Characters: Zacara Seath Izaku Takimi Zephiel Kotori No 4th RPC RPG Stats: Shinobi Rank: SS-Rank~ S-Rank~C Rank (Chuunin/ Special Jounin) Village: Missing-nin(s)~Iwagakure Fame: 3000~750~0 Infamy: 0 Training Points: 560 Inventory: 15 kunai, 25 explosive tags, 10 explosive sacks, 2 explosive nets, 3 fuma shurikan , teiken and onike, 2 metal chains~ 6 weapon scrolls, 25 kunai, 10 shurikan, 25 explosive tags, Hahen Yaiba, Risu Kontan, Kakera Seishin, Togire Shigai, Danketsu ~20 Kunai, 10 Shurikan, 20 feet of wire, Grace of Earth
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