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Post by Chaobunny on Oct 27, 2007 12:02:57 GMT -5
Hisae closed her eyes a moment, listening to the tune. She had not heard it before, but it soothed her, if only just a little. She knew nothing of love, and she probably never would.
The setting sun shined over her for a moment, briefly making her warmer. The metal was going to cool down at night, though, she knew.
"You know," she said, after a moment. "There are bamboo mats on the other side of the camp. It's a bit more comfortable than the hard metal. I can show you if you like."
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Post by cougarwildclaw on Oct 29, 2007 18:43:20 GMT -5
Nashk rose lsightly from his resting place. His mind turing over Hisw's words. His body aching in wearyness.
"Besides the obvious implications of escorting a young ldy like you, I think I will accept." He says smiling, struggling to his feet.
"Thanks you for tellig me about such a place, I doubt my back could withstand the cold metal floor for another night..." He states with cheer in his voice.
"Tell ya what, I will give you some of my broth tomorrow in payment. "
(Sorry about being so short, Im startingot get hit with wrighters block as well....)
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Post by Chaobunny on Oct 31, 2007 20:29:32 GMT -5
Hisae nodded; her voice was a bit strained. She had hardly spoken at all, but it was the first time she had talked in days. She felt strange, almost as if it did matter what happened when they took her away somewhere, probably very soon.
Wordlessly, she stood, beckoning for Nashk to follow. She picked up her empty wooden food bowl despite the slight tingling still residing in her wrists. If she left it here, it was likely someone else would take it, and she would probably want food the next morning.
Hisae led Nashk towards the metal doorway on the right side of the prison courtyard, the same doorway she came through this morning. She picked her way carefully through the crowd, keeping as much distance between herself and the soldiers as possible, and far enough away from the other prisoners so that she would not have to speak.
They reached the metal doorway, which led to an area much like the courtyard; super high metal walls, a metal floor, and guards stationed on the walls. The only difference were the bamboo mats on the ground, where several prisoners were already lying down.
Hisae nodded towards Nashk; she was very tired and wanted some rest. The sun was setting, and the bell would ring early tomorrow as always, and she would have to get up if she wanted food. She had very nearly been sent away today, and she had already been here about three days- or was it four? She was finding it hard to remember.
She walked towards a mat near the edge, apart from the other people, as she was accustomed to. She placed the wooden bowl beside the mat, and eased herself into a sitting position before lying down. She lay on her back with her hands on her stomach, looking up into the sky, the same sky that hovered over her village, now in ruins. She could try to forget what happened there by revisiting the past in her dreams, but while she was awake, it was impossible. The officer had left his mark on her, with his cruel hands that created fire. Hisae wondered how long it would take for the burns on her wrists to heal, or if they even would.
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Post by avatar:tla-lover on Nov 12, 2007 7:18:48 GMT -5
Kazuo was quite shocked by the answer of Kagoshi. He didn’t understand what she was doing anyway. She as acting quite weird and she did a couple of back flips and walked on her hands. She could always make it to the circus, Kazuo thought. But he didn’t say it aloud because he didn’t know if she would take it as a compliment or as an insult. But what he thought before didn’t matter after he heard Kagoshi’s voice again.
(Quote of Sakura’s work- Kagoshi:"Have you ever been to Cresent Island? Y'know, where Avatar Roku's temple is?" Without waiting for an answer, Kagoshi stood up and did a few cartwheels before continuing, "I have. My grandpa was a Fire Sage. He showed me something no one could believe. The FN war's history book, written by Fire Lord Sozin.")
Kazuo was astonished. So Kagoshi’s grandfather was a Fire Sage!? He didn’t know what to say, what he was supposed to say!? Every one in the Fire Nation knew that the Fire Sages of Cresent Island were arrested because they helped the Avatar. At least; that was what the great Admiral Zhao said to the Fire Lord before he died. Kazuo remembers that the news spread even more and more when Admiral Zhao died. So what was he supposed to say? Your grandfather is wrong to help the Avatar? It was true; yet it didn’t feel true! Did it? What did the book actually say? Why would nobody believe it... Kazuo knew it already; but he just couldn't believe it. There was something wrong with this war. He knew this feeling. This was the feeling he also had when he saw the poor old man in the Prison Camp; the man with the dead eyes.
Suddenly, the bell rang which meant the whole Academy would be having dinner. Kazuo was shocked, but relieved. If he would be too late he would get punishment; but that wasn’t the point. He was saved by the bell; he didn’t need to answer Kagoshi about what she stated before. “Uhh, Kagoshi, it was nice to have met you but, you see… I have to go! I'll, I'll see you around!” Kazuo said very happy while he was running. He was trying to hide his happiness, but he figured out he wasn’t able to act. His eyes caught a glimpse of a Kagoshi who stood alone now. Her body shining gold as the sun was setting.
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Post by avatar:tla-lover on Dec 7, 2007 9:50:20 GMT -5
The man with the dead eyes was coming closer and closer. He had no weapon, yet he seemed dangerous. There was something different! He wore Kagoshi’s red clothes! With his hands he grabbed Kazuo’s neck, greyish and filthy hands tried to strangle Kazuo. “HEFFP HHAAL”, screamed Kazuo. Yet the word ‘help’ couldn’t escape his lips. His forehead began to feel tight and his neck hurt incredibly. His limbs began to become weak and then suddenly, the man with the grey eyes his face turned. There stood a monster strangling Kazuo, with eyes that only knew hatred instead of death now. “Feel the pain!” the man said in the voice that sounded exactly like Kagoshi’s. “HEEEELLLP!”
“Kazuo!”screamed the mother of Kazuo. She came in the room of Kazuo in fighting stance, but there was no one else in the dark room, except for Kazuo. The black haired boy was all sweaty and his eyes, full of fear, looked straight into his mother’s eyes. “Kazuo, honey, what is wrong?” she asked astonished. She walked towards his bed and placed her hands on his cheeks. “Did you have a nightmare? Are you ill?” the mother asked worried. Natsuko followed her mother and came towards Kazuo’s bed as well now. “What happened?” she asked frightened.
Finally, after those three days, Kazuo was home. He couldn’t think of anything else anymore after Kagoshi told him some personal stuff. He couldn’t think of anything else, apart from Kagoshi and her grandfather. The Fire Sages had a bad name after the heroic Admiral Zhao arrested them. However, he still didn’t feel good by that thought. As if everything was forced in his head, as if there was more to this war. As if the rules every kid in the Fire Nation has to learn are lies. Yet, when Kazuo would think of such things, he would feel awkward. His dream, his passion would be impossible if he would oppose the Fire Lord. Oppose!? What am I thinking? Surely, I want to fight for the Fire Lord and stand by his side. I want to fight for my nation, being the best Yu Yan Archer there is. I want to protect the weak and I want my family to be proud of me as well.
But the people in the Prison Camp, they were weak people too, the man with the dead eyes. They seemed so helpless. Suddenly, Kazuo felt the urge to help them. He felt sudden hatred towards the Fire Lord.
(It's not dying, I won't accept it. This thread is alive *sigh*)
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Post by Sakura on Dec 7, 2007 10:27:53 GMT -5
(YAY!)
Kagoshi's trip home was tiring. HWen she finally reached her house, she flung herself up the staris, changed quietly, and went to bed. She curled into a ball and went to sleep instantly.
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The Fire Nation Specialized Army was gaining on her. Kagoshi ran from housetop-to-housetop as fast as she could, so fast it seemed impossible. But it WAS possible, wierdly. Still, the Fire Nation reached her, and cornered her on a wide housetop. She had no way to go but down...but people were ALSO down there. Instead, she gained her fighting stance and glared at the officer in front of her. He was...THAT KAZUO BOY?! And strangely enough...he was wearing her clothes. Kagoshi laughed happily and pointed. "Cr-crossdresser!" she laughed. Suddenly, something struck her from behind. She ooked down and saw something pointing out of her chest. It was silver and bloody. Kagoshi fell...
"WAAAAAAA!" Kagoshi sprang up, out of her bed.
"KAGOSHI!" her father's voice thundered. He burst into her room, looking afraid. When he saw that Kagoshi was okay, he sighed and walked over to her bed.
As her father sat down, Kagoshi put her head onto his lap. "I don't want to die yet..." she sobbed into his nightshirt. Her father stroked her hair. "Don't worry; We're safe here. Nothing to worry about Kagoshi..." His voice was gentle, but his eyes were troubled.
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Post by cougarwildclaw on Dec 7, 2007 17:36:01 GMT -5
Nashk found himself an empty mat close to Hisae's and promptly plopped down upon the not so comfortable straw mat.
It itched horridly and Nashk htought suspiciously that these mats had not been washed in quite awhile. However a bed was a bed so he made himself as comfortable as he could and turned his head towards Hisae.
She was starign u into the sky, her eyes looking distant as if reliving a memory. Not a pleasant one either.
In hopes of keeping her thoughts away of such things, Nashk pointed to the sky lwith a rather goofy grin on his face.
"Have you ever wondered how the sun manages to swim across the sun like a bird? Or how the stars manage to remain shining in the endless darkness? It rather looks wonderful to me."
He stared ahrder at the sky, hoping to see some sort of clue into isae's sadness. OF course he found none.
"Do you think that the souls of our loved one watch over us from up their? A long time ago mother used to tell me our ancestors watch us clsoely.... Though I doubt auntie would want to look at my scarred face!"
Nashk gaffawed loudly at his joke, he forgot all about what he was trying to do earlier.
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Post by Chaobunny on Dec 7, 2007 19:06:52 GMT -5
Hisae nodded. She whispered, "Yes...there are probably people up there. Sometimes I wish I could speak with them."
The stars that were shining in the night sky seemed to sparkle at her words.
"Of course, other times I feel extremely alone. The spirits don't always send me good fortune."
Hisae rolled onto her side and closed her eyes. She was weary and needed some rest. Aki's image hovered behind her eyelids as she drifted into the dream world.
Back at the village, Hisae was helping Ming fold the laundry; she was so busy, with the five children and her husband off at war. Ming took a brief break, pushing aside her kimono to nurse her baby. Hisae continued with her work, smiling.
"There is a storm coming," said a voice behind her, and turning, she saw not Ming but Nashk. "We need to get away."
"I don't see a storm," said Hisae, but as she spoke dark clouds drifted down upon them, and lightning struck nearby, setting a house on fire. The fire spread through the village before Hisae had blinked her eyes. Terrified, she called for help, but saw nobody around her, only hot sparks and smoke from the fire that had appeared out of nowhere only seconds before. She coughed and ran for shelter, finding her own small house on the edge of town. Miraculously, it was not aflame. She ran inside, only to come face to face with a high ranking fire nation soldier, only his eyes were in shadow and she could see nothing but the menacing grin. Before she even moved, she found herself falling to the ground. Her wrists seared in pain, and Hisae briefly remembered that she had been attacked not too long ago. She struggled to get up, but found she couldn't move her arms or legs. She cried out...
...and awakened from the dreadful nightmare, thank goodness. She tried to sit up for reassurance, but suddenly realised that she was no longer lying in her bed. There were loud noises coming from around her. She opened her eyes to find fire nation soldiers dragging prisoners out of bed and putting them in shackles. The reason she couldn't move her arms was because they were chained behind her. Everything seemed so unreal, but yet so was her life. People shouted as some prisoners were led back into the main courtyard. Hisae was pulled by her hair into a standing position and chained to the group. She followed the other 50 or so prisoners, bewildered, wondering where they were going. She scanned the crowd, but the prisoners were all moving so that she could not see Nashk.
She had no doubt that the guards were going to ship them somewhere this time, but she feared where. The shackles cut through the cloth around her wrists and caused the burns, not yet fully healed, to bleed. She moaned in agony and she walked.
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Post by avatar:tla-lover on Dec 8, 2007 8:23:35 GMT -5
“Kazuo, please speak to me” asked Kozue, the mother after minutes of silence. “Uhh, mom, there’s nothing wrong, just a nightmare” Kazuo answered while whipping the sweat from his forehead. “What was the dream about?” Natsuko asked nosy yet frightened. “It’s nothing you should worry about Nat” Kazuo replied. His heartbeat beat in the normal pace again. His body began to relax, but it seemed his mind was almost exploding. “Natsuko, go to sleep again. Your father will be home soon, I need to have a word with your brother” said Kazuo’s mother. “Uhmm, okay mom” Natsuko replied nosy yet disappointed. She knew she wasn't allowed to argue now; at least, if she did she would get punished. She walked away and the word "Goodnight" escaped her lips.
“Kazuo, you should be honest with me, what was your dream about?” asked the mother. “I- I dreamt that someone strangled me” Kazuo answered. Kazuo’s mother looked shockingly to her son. “Why would you dream about such horrible things?” she asked again. Kazuo couldn’t answer; he couldn’t tell her that he hates the Fire Lord. But the mother was a step ahead and asked: “Who strangled you in your dream honey?” Kazuo knew his mother was smart and a strong woman, but he didn’t expect this at all. “I don’t remember” Kazuo answered not looking in her eyes. Of course it was dark, but somehow, his mother seemed to know when he would lie and when he wouldn’t. Most of the time she would know by looking in his eyes. “Don’t lie to me; I’m not your teacher or friend, Kazuo. I’m your mother, remember?” the mother said with a soft but warning voice.
“I was strangled by a stranger, a man with dead eyes” Kazuo answered again. If he had to tell the truth, he had to tell a white-lie. In this way, he wasn’t lying, but he wouldn’t have to tell the complete truth as well. “Dead eyes, where have you seen this man before then?” the mother asked again. “I don’t remem- Kazuo was interrupted by his mother. “Kazuo, this is the last time” she raised her voice. “Now tell the complete truth! I don't want to have the whole white-lie dilemma anumore!" Kazuo sighed and took a deep breath. “I saw him at the Prison Camp, when my class was going to see the demonstration of the Archers who protect the Prison Camp. He is a prisoner ” Kazuo answered. His mother didn’t answer and Kazuo didn’t feel the need to speak. If his mother would find out more he would be totally busted. However, after minutes or so, his mother broke the silence. “Tell me more about this man with dead eyes; describe him the best you can.” “Mom, why would you be interested in a man you don’t even know?” Kazuo asked nosy, yet frightened that his mother would know more than what was enough. “Just describe the man, honey, I have my reasons for it” mother Kozue answered softly while rubbing Kazuo’s cheek again.
“The man I saw at the Camp has long, grey hair and green eyes. But not just green; those eyes must have the colour of the deepest green I’ve ever seen. They are darker than the other green eyes I saw in the Camp; yet they seemed dead.” Kazuo had problems with explaining and his mother noticed, but stayed silent to hear him out. “If someone has dark eyes, you can still see some light in the eyes; some sparks because of the light that is reflected. But I didn’t see anything in the man’s eyes. No feeling, no light, as if he was dead” Kazuo ended his explanation.
While telling his voice seemed to soften, yet the anger and sadness were clearly heard through his voice; his voice was al shaking. Mother Kozue felt that her hand began to feel wet, moisty and warm. Her son couldn’t hold the tears inside, she knew what he was going threw. She knew how he felt; after all, she has felt this when she was exactly his age. She hugged her son and told him not to speak. There were no words needed, the mother of Kazuo understood him perfectly. “Honey, I have got to tell you a secret. I think you are old and wise enough. Natsuko is going to sleep over at Akane’s tomorrow and your father is off to work” told the mother softly. “Tomorrow, I’ll tell you the secret, honey” the mother concluded. Kazuo wasn’t crying anymore, but he still felt salt on his lips. What was the secret about? Why was his mother still gentle and nice to him? She had to be outraged and mad! Kazuo didn’t understand. Tomorrow, tomorrow I will, he thought.
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Post by Sakura on Dec 8, 2007 11:02:37 GMT -5
Kagoshi stood at her window. It had been ten minutes since her father had left, yet sleep hadn't come. She looked over the city, with its perfect red roofs and white-washed walls. Her heart pounded, but her eyes were calm and soft. Kagoshi's amber eyes, which had seen cruelty to the prisoners, that had seen her mother's murderer, that had seen things people far beyond her age dreamed of. She knew that the war was wrong; she hoped that yesterday, she had touched a heart and opened a mind to be able to know that to. If not...well, she knew what she must do. Kagoshi sighed and smiled. Night was her perfect time. Everything was calm, cool, and silent. "If only life was that way..."
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Post by Chaobunny on Feb 20, 2008 14:52:34 GMT -5
Okay, I think it's fair to say this roleplay has officially died. I'm going to create a fanfic with my character now, taking my first few posts before Hisae speaks with others.
I'd be happy to resume the roleplay, but I need everyone here with me to agree :3
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Post by avatar:tla-lover on Feb 26, 2008 15:56:53 GMT -5
Yeah, I would love to continue! You see, my old computer has died *R.I.P.* and therefore I wasn't able to go online a lot; but I had totally written the storyline for Kazuo I'd love to keep going on. Let's make a deal; if all the others agree as well, I'll post at least once a week... that must keep this RP alive, right? Otherwise I'll have to make a fanfic as well.... I guess...
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Post by Sakura on Feb 26, 2008 19:12:09 GMT -5
I suggest that someone writes a RP including all of the characters..?
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Post by Chaobunny on Feb 26, 2008 20:14:48 GMT -5
Well I'm waiting for cougarwildclaw to post, mostly. In any case, I'm going to write a Hisae fanfic, a bit different from the RP. Once cougar posts, though, I'll continue.
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Post by cougarwildclaw on Feb 28, 2008 20:58:46 GMT -5
First off... I'm sorry! I have neglected this rp because of RL problems... Please forgive me.
I am not sure how to make up for it save for posting... I better get cracking if I may.
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