Crack, crack, crack.

Branches snapped quickly as a girl fled through the forest.
"Help me!!" she calls.
"Save me!" she screams.
But no one is around. No one can help her. She searches, searches for refuge, searches for a place to find shelter. And she finds it. In a small, dank cave.
That girl...
Is me.

Kinda dramatic beginning, but this is where it all starts. I am Gayatshiro "Blood" Raikot. I am a shape shifter, and am in grave danger. Today, as I was walking, I came across a dried up well. It smelled odd, so I checked it out. Suddenly, a demon came through it, angry and bloody. As his cold, hard, yellow eyes rested on me, I screamed, and fled into the forest. He began to chase me, and that's where it starts.

(To join, you can be real, or made-up.)

Name:
Age:
Appearance:
Race:
Bio:
Friends:
Enemies:
Extras:


Please post soon, and I will get back after someone starts! :victory: :victory:

You have to make a better plot line, thats clear and interesting.

I have no idea on whats going on.

(Is that past, feudal, or modern something?)

Ah! Right! Sorry! Gomen...Nasai...I think thats how you say it. Well, feudal at the moment. My character is running from Inuyasha at the moment. As for plot line, I just take it wherever you want it to go!! I like to please people....so, pretty much, I'm the last of the KNOWN shape-shifters. I'm very scared and need to be found by someone, anyone, so that we can just join together. I am DEATHLY afraid of Kikyo, Naraku, et cetera...so...please give me some suggestions?? :bigeyescry:

Name:Gayatshiro
Age:11
Appearance:Long, bluish-black knee-length hair, in two braids; sea-foam green neck ribbon with demon fang hanging off like a charm; blood-red eyes, with long eyelashes; angular face; rosy cheeks; claws; gold dragon bracelet snakeing up left arm; tattoo of paw on right shoulder; blood-red kimono; no shoes (sorry! couldn't find a picture)
Race:Shape-Shifter
Bio:A young girl who's family was killed when she was nine, she travels alone, afraid of what will happen if Naraku is not killed. Deathly afraid of Kikyo, and is very afraid of Kagome at first. Kind of clingy, very shy, speaks very quietly. Is best friends with a lone wolf demon child named Kiyota.
Friends:Kiyota, to be determined soon
Enemies:Naraku, Kikyo, to be determined soon
Extras:has Crush on Kiyota, has no control of transforming powers

I'll start it up for you!!

-Name: Jeshii Bouji
-Age: 15 youkai years, 150 human
-Race: oukami hanyou/wolf folk
-Gender: male
-Weapons: He usually can be found unarmed, but he has used his own claws in defense. Hes good at fighting with poles and spears
-Personailty: he is very wolf like AND TENDS TO HUMP PEOPLE, tends to run from fights, unless he's provoked to fight, he travels alone, tends to hit on or hump most of the females he meets unless he knows they might try and kill him or harm him
-appearance: http://jeschi.deviantart.com/art/Jeshii-75973313
-Biography: As a young boy he lived in a peacefull village of wolf folk until he was looking of the age of 10. He was out with some of his friends from the village, other children, when it happened. A single and powerful youkai entered the village and began the massacare. On his way back he had witnessed his parents killed right infront of him while he hid in a bush fearful.
Ever since he has been living in the wild, scared as slowly his friends and him were hunted down by "allies" of that original youkai.

Name: Prometheus (Ibris Iskariot Prometheus)
Age: a few centuries? (look around 19)
Appearance: Dark and austere occidental robe, skintone like chalkboard, and eyes the color of hot coal.... Point ears, two small horns by the forehead, fangs and sharp teeth. Very tall (6' 6") for the epoch, and athletic built.

(he can shapechange at will, limited to a range around humans weight and heights)
Race: Yugoloth (Daemon)
Bio: Prometheus is a 'true demon' in a sense - a manifestation of a cold, egoist and baseless evil.... Or he was. He 'went rogue' one day, a love found for a noble youkai of Kôga and Ayame's race - who died however on that very fatefull day. From the dreary, grim and hopeless underworld that he lived in, he now wander on earth... And one day, in Japan. he found a wounded strange woman...
Friends: He helped one day lady Kagura, and they know each other discretely...
Enemies: No one frontlt yet, but Naraku for sure if it come to it...
Extras: There *may* be an attraction, a foundness between the wind youkai and him, and a potential for something farther than friendship... If he can let his dead 'soulmate' go in his heart, and Kagura find freedom and settle her things.

Very nice, very nice...Anyway, I should probably add in Kiyota...here goes!


Name:Kiyota
Age:11
Appearance:Short, red, mop-like hair; angular face, milk white scar on left cheekbone; deep, twilight blue-black eyes; short-ish claws; kinda tan-ish; red child's kimono, stolen; small, black, hand woven shoulder bag, given to by Gayatshiro; no shoes; necklace made of polished stones and semi-precious stones, made and given to by Gayatshiro; red-black-and-green bracelet, made himself; orange ears on head
Bio:Ran away from his burning village with parents at age of 5, met Gayatshiro while running through a waterfall, afraid of no one, very protective of close friends, hates to see Gayatshiro scared or injured, very outspoken, not at all reserved, hates being told what to do, best friends with Gayatshiro, the shape-shifter.
Race:Wolf-demon
Friends:Gayatshiro, to be determined soon
Enemies:Naraku, Kikyo, everyone he meets at first
Extras:Has barely noticeable crush on Gayatshiro


Needed to put him in, so, I'll start out the scenario...

Darkness fell, and I peeped my head out. I hadn't had a whiff of anyone, and the strange man was no longer out there. Finally, I sighed in relief, and crawled out of the strange, cramped, damp cave. A hand clamped over my mouth and I dropped to the ground, wiggling, kicking, and snapping my jaws together in an attempt to bite the hand.
"Could'ya quiet down Ember?" came a light, childish voice.
Ember,I thought,that's what Kiyota calls me...
Quieting down, and lightly licked his hand, showing that I recognized him, and he pulled his hand away, beginning to wipe it on his kimono.
"S-sorry Taru...I didn't recognize your scent."I said, and a small smile spread across my face as he yelled at me.
"DON'T CALL ME TARU!!! MY NAME IS KIYOTA, NOT KIYOTARU!!! YOU KNOWTHAT!!!"he screamed, and I clapped my own hand across my mouth, stifling a giggle. Kiyotaru is what his mother used to call him, and he hated it. I removed my hand and opened my mouth to speak, when a net caught the tree next to me. Distant voices were heard, and Kiyota grabbed my wrist, pulling me into a dense part of trees.
"What...who...?"I stuttered as we stopped to hide behind a waterfall.
"Hunters...demon hunters...they're here again..."Kiyota said, and plopped onto the ground. We were stuck, behind that waterfall, until the demon hunters left, or until we were rescued. Hugging my knees, I fell into a tearful, jumpy sleep.


That's the scene so far, and we'll change it when everyone meets.

(do you need one or two more guys? ^^;

posting a turn, but for later, then...)





*The night now... The traveller look up at the sky, the moon and the stars who show up. Lovely....

Nothing was visible of him.... or her.... The hood was shadowing the face, showing only.... reddish eyes.... the arms are joined under the sleaves, the legs down the skirt. Strangely out of the place, this traveler. A monk or a priest.... A GAIJIN monk or priest, by look, looking like one of those 'christians'.


What was this hermit being doing in the middle of japan, by the road who cross the famous Kuno bamboo forest?*

Name: Kirai
Age: 20 ish
Race: Human
Weapon of choice: Kunai or katana.
Appearance: Kirai, Art credited to me.
Bio: Kirai is a ninja from a human countrie far from here. She is silent for the most part. Her Family isnt really known and she usealy keeps to herself.


(this good?)

Jeshii:

I watched the small fire I had going die down. Two burned sticks with the remaines of cooked river fish on them gave way and fell into the fire, causing abit of glowing embers to go up into the air. I laid down on the grass and closed my eyes to sleep.

Everyone, you're doing perfect! Good job!! Anyway...


I woke up, and dodged my eyes around. Kiyota slept, a small fire he must have built in the middle of the night was nothing but a pile of glowing embers now. I stood, and a red jacket fell from my shoulders. I stared at Kiyota, at his un-emotional face, his red kimono, his ears.
He always hated me touching his ears...always disliked me giggling at the smooth feeling of them...I thought, and jumped through the waterfall. I inhaled, and my nose twitched. What an odd scent...happy...sad...angry...mysterious...everything was in this one scent. As though in a trance, I walked forward, following my nose to the odd, odd scent. As I came close, though, I stepped on a twig. It sounded like a gunshot in the quiet morning, and I froze.


Now, if anyone wants to meet me, I'm right there!! :fan:

A woman with long black hair was walking through the woods. Grubeling about being lost, or loosing something she clucks her tongue in aggervation. A ninja! She seemed unawares of her surroundings as she comes to a clearing. "Hn.. Where is it then...?"

*The 'barbarian monk' follows the trails peacefully, amongst the bamboos. Lovely sight, thos plant-trees. The wind bring along distant smells and sounds, soothing to the mind.

.... Wait.


There, a clearing, and someone ahead...*

Whoo yoo! Gonn join anyways : DD xD
Real name: Natsu
Nickname: Xinnaj [Xin, refered to as Xin, and is only called Xinnaj -or Natsu- when in trouble by Nezumi..]
Age: 150 human, 15 half demon
Gender: Girl... No shitt. :3
Appearance: Xin
[wearing a orangeish/redish/firish coloured kimono when walking, when running or working, a light gray, no sleeve short hemline kimono. No shoes. -doesn't like shoes-]
Race: Half neko demon
Bio: Xin is a orphan, her parents were murdered when she was 2 [or 20.. w/e] right infront of her eyes. After that, she ran. When she was 10, she trained as a ninja, from 10-14 she trained. After that, she left, and now wanders around, picking up some odd jobs now and then. Travels with Nezumi.
Friends: Nezumi, acts like a life-long friend to anyone she meets [that doesn't try and kill her of course.]
Enemies: .....No one really...
Personality: Hyper-active, never shuts up, and always smiling. Is how Nezumi decribes Xin. Xin is a very happy-go-lucky child, although he parents died when she was young, she remained optimistic, and always looked forward. Xin isn't the type of person that dwells on the past, and instead looks forward to the ever changing future. She 'lives for the moment'. Xin is full of life, loves to talk and often hyper... Though, if on a job, she is quite sneaky and devious. A common trait with ninjas, she knows when she is suppose to be quiet, and so on...

Yeah. I'm making two :3

Name: Nezumi
Nickname: Nezu [usually called] or Nezu-chan [by Xin]
Age: 53, looks 17
Race: Elfish thing.. >> <<
Gender: Girly lookin guy! : D [gets hit with a rock] x.x Girl.
Apperance: Nezumi
[wearing a black kimono, with a hint of pink on the edges. Form fitting.]
Bio: Nezumi [God I love that name...] was abandoned as a child when she was 7. Ever since then, shes been quite withdrawn. Not one to tell you exactly whats on her mind, but always lets you know when you've crossed the line... Ever since she was 13 [or 20 >> <<] shes travelled and lived with Xin. Loves Xin like a sister, but often threatens to kill her.
Friends: Xin
Enemies: If she hates you... your an ememy. [which is often]
Personality: Calm and withdrawn. Talks, but not so much as Xin [no shitt]. The brains of the group, often having to think through the 'all pro plan' of Xins. Which usually works out either way.

WHEEE!

Xin-

'Shit! Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit! Hadn't she learned?! Don't.Wake.Nezu-chan.Up.In.The.Middle.Off.The.Night.For.No.Reason! Never ever! Ever ever!' Xin thought, as she ran through the forest at top speed, hoping to escape Nezu-chans grasp.
'When will I learrrrrrn?!' Hah, she already knew that. Never. She was an idiot that way.
I smile played across her lips and she continued to run, while screaming,
"I'm sorry Nezu-chan! I'm sorry, i'm sorry, i'm sorrrryyyyy!"
She cried into the night air.
Actually, she wasn't really, but she didn't feel like dieing tonight....

I froze, and ears popped out on top of my head. Immediately, a rush of different sounds and smells hit me. I latched my arms around the nearest tree, and launched myself upwards. Whimpering quietly, I tried not to move.
oh please, just pass. Or kill me. I have no family. One friend. Nothing to do, no one to go to. Oh please, be you friend or foe, be not that odd white-haired man...I thought, and suddenly, my necklace loop slipped, falling into a small, lighted clearing. Footsteps came from all sides, and I let a single tear fall from my eye.

Kirain walks into the clearing. Taping the ninja kunai against her tigh in a bored manner. Tap, tap, tap... She'd not notice the strange monk coming up behind her. Or she didn't care. She was a ninja, She'd just kill anyone who tried to attack.

Xin--

I breathed heavily as I reached a clearing, suddenly, my eyes caught sight of a necklace, and my nose picked up the scent of a girl... And salt.
I looked up, and... Wouldn't ya know! There was a girl atop the branches, I tilted my head slightly to one side, then nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard a branch snap.
I whipped around, stared into the darkness and whimpered and I saw Nezu-chan glower at me.

*The bamboo wood was quiet as the traveler, curious it may be, walk slowly ahead. Under the capony of stars and moon, un the heaven. Silent, discrete, kind of spooky even. Those eyes do not blink....

In the clearing.*

I gasped, squeezed my eyes shut, and gripped the branch until my fingertips turned white. I inched backwards, but instead, I toppled to the ground.
Play dead...yes, play dead, and maybe I'll be safe.I thought, and held my breath. I just froze, didn't move, didn't blink, and it was hard enough to keep from crying. Suddenly, someone broke through the bushes, and dropped onto all fours in front of me, growling.
"Y-you killed her!! I'll...I'll MURDER YOU!!!"Kiyota screamed, and suddenly, his presence was behind me, toward the other presence.

( O.O How will I insert myself into all this mess? Oh well, I'll figure something out... *grumble* ))

Name: Sayuri (Or Yuri)

Age: 17

Race: Sayuri is full human, though most people without a sensative nose mistake her for otherwise... She hates that.

Bio: Sayuri stumbled across a burnt village when she was youngish, and found these cool armors and weapons!! (Yes, she talks like that.) She uses them to fight bad demons, since she has nothing else to do and might as well help. She's like a hyper-active Sesshoumaru. Only she's a she.

Appearance: Sayuri has jet black hair she wears in a loose bun, and somehow she obtained blood red eyes from her parents. Don't ask. If you see past the creepy eyes, you know she is human, because of the way she's always grinning and laughing, unless she knows to STFU.

In Normal: Yuri wears a green-and-grey kimono like a washed-out version of Rin's kimono, and sometimes she remembers to put on her straw sandles. But only if the ground is uncomfortable.

In Battle: Sayuri removes the kimono to reveal the black and green armor she stole ( Sayuri disagrees, she says that it was just sitting around so she didn't actually STEAL anything ) from the village and the razor sharp fan she tucked into her obi is opened. The fan is black all over, with a hole near the center that Sayuri can twirl the fan with.

Friends: Well.. She's been on her own...

Enemies: Should they meet, Sango will probably kill her (The armor is from the slayers' village), and like many people, Naraku pissed her off. She's neutral towards Kikyou. (Meaning that if they meet, somehow they will become friends)

The scent of an odd human reached my nose, and I jumped up, tackling Kiyota to the ground.
"Stop it! We have to leave! Now!" I muttered, and ran into the forest. Please, no one be out here.I thought. Suddenly, I smacked face first into a person with a hood pulled over their head. Kiyota had left again, and I was alone. With a stranger. Who might or might not be dangerous. Wonderful. My vision blurred, and I passed out.

(( I'm so confuzzled... :worried: ))

Xin--

". . ."

I swear I heard crikets chirping.
I looked at Nezu-chan, and she looked at me.
Apparently she wasn't mad anymore.
"I'll kill you later, bt, first we have to go check on that girl." She said to me after a minute.
Damn.
"Okkkkkk..." I replied gudgingly, as I scurried over to wear I saw the girl leave, ran for a couple minutes, before I ran smack dab into her, and into some cloaked person.
Then she fell.
"Oh snap!" I yelled as she fell into my arms.
"Uh.." I said as I looked up at the man, then at her, and back again.
"Hi" I said, slightly emabarrassed at the situation.

When I woke up, I was in the arms of a strange girl.
"Hi." I heard her say, and I froze as I looked from her to the odd cloak-clad person.
"Kiyota...Where's...Kiyota..."I croaked, and looked around, steadily realizing that I was in the arms of a person that could easily kill me if they wanted to. I whimpered, and covered my face with my hands, tears forming in my eyes.
"P-please don't h-hurt me! I just...I just want to go HOME!" I sobbed, and tried to wriggle out of her grasp. The tears poured from my eyes and down my cheeks, and I latched my arms around the woman's neck. I just wanted her to hug me, to hum a song to me, to tell me that it would be ok. Like my mother used to. Suddenly, Kiyota jumped through the bushes, and snatched me away from the woman.
"Don't touch her! You don't know anything ABOUT her! She can't be hurt! Leave her alone!" He yelled, and started to pull me away. But I stood still.
“I don’t want to. I want to know...to know why she followed me.”I said quietly, and turned expectantly towards her.

(can we slow down here? Some of us are having problems getting on the internet ^^; )

Jeshii:

I woke up as soon as dawn came. Smelling the dampness in the air. I got up and stretched. I looked around, catching the scents of several beings nearby, so I went to investigate.

Sayuri walked in the river, holding her kimono above the waterline as the muddy bottom caressed her feet. Her sandals hung from her obi, unused. She giggled and hummed a song, wondering how much food would cost in the next village. She could hunt for herself, but rice was always tasty.
She sat on a rock and washed off her feet, then put her sandals back on. In this area of the forest, thistles were abundant. She learned that lesson very clearly on the first day here.
She worked her way through the trees, her internal compass telling her that food was...
Okay, not good. Her compass must be broken. All she saw was an incredibly dramatic scene.
She leaned against a tree and watched, wondering exactly how all this came about.

Xin--

I just blinked.
I was SO confused...
First, this girl played dead, then she ran like hell away from me, then she latched onto me, then this dude just snatched her away from me.
Lifes way to confusing...
My ears flicked to the side slightly when I heard branches snapping behind me, I knew Nezu-chan was following.
Then I smiled at the girl, and held out my hand.
"Hi! We haven't been properly introduced. My name is Xinnaj, but just call me Xin, and why did i follow you? Well... You kinda fell out of a tree, so I wan't to make sure you were ok, cause like, dude, ive fallen out of A LOT of trees, and it does hurt, and also you seemed kinda scared of something or something so yeah..." I said in a rush, not because I was nervous, I always talked that.
They just looked at me funny and I continued to smile.
I heard a sigh
"What Xin means to say, is that she wanted to make sure you weren't hurt when you fell out of the tree. And shes much to kind-hearted"
"What she said!" I said, pointing to Nezu-chan.

Sayuri struggled not to laugh. So much for dramatic. She shook her head, wondering if she could ask for directions once everyone had calmed down. She surveyed the scene and decided to wait, sitting down. She wouldn't be noticed. She never was... Atleast, most of the time. In towns and such she never was unless they needed someone to slay demons. And most of the time she never even killed the demon, just convinced it to go away...
Sayuri daydreamed for a few moments before remembering where she was and standing up, brushing dirt off her kimono.

Xin--

My ears twitched over to a sound by the tree, I turned to face it and there was a girl.
I beamed and said "Hallo!"
Then tilted my head to one side and questioned
"Who are you?"

So much for going unnoticed.
"I'm Sayuri," Sayuri replied. She smiled and walked out. "I was wondering where the nearest village is."

Xin--

"...."

I thought for a moment.

"Nope!" I said cheerfully.


Nezumi-

I sighed, before answering to the girl named Sayuri's question.
"Around 5 miles that way" I said to her, pointing to the east. "You'll find a small village there."
"Isn't that the village that kicked us out because of my ears?" Xin questioned me.
Oh, NOW she remembers. I just nod.

(dudes, please take pauses to not progress too quick when needed... you are speeding past us, and I was awaiting k-k's answer to my turn. one page max, okay?)

(To Kitsune-kitty's ninja)

I grinned. "Oh, I remember that village! No, the nearest village OTHER than that one. I just came from there, and they aren't nice people. They kicked me out just because I tried to pawn them into letting me staying the night... I mean, they wouldn't let me slay a demon or something," Sayuri quicky covered up her mistake.

Jeshii:

After a short run through a forest, I stopped, spotting a girl (Sayuri). Hmm... she looked pretty cute.
"I wonder..." I muttered, ducking behind a tree for cover.

(Jeshii's making his.... usual.... moves)

(( Lolz :hilarious: ))

Sayuri shrugged. "Nice meeting you, though." She walked back to the river. Rivers weren't all that common in this part of Japan, so if she followed it she would find a village somehow... Right? PLEASE LET SAYURI BE RIGHT!!

My neck hurt. I was snapping from side to side. Everything was way to fast. Kiyota pulled on my wrist again, and I fell into him. His knees buckled. We toppled to the ground, and I blushed redder than a tomato. I tried to lift off, but my short claws were stuck in the ground. Pulling away, I finally freed my claws, but toppled forward again. Towards Kiyota. And then, it happened. Our lips met. We stared each other in the eyes, and everything seemed to slow down. Wait, what was this? Lightning buzzed through my lips, and I pulled away, my face turning into an erupting Mt. Fuji. I stood, my back to everyone, and ran. Through the trees, through the river, following my instincts. Just as quickly as I had run, I stopped, and plopped down in a field of cherry trees. The blossoms were falling, and I pressed my face into my knees. The only thing I wanted, was to meet that cloak-clad person. That's all. My heart still raced. What was I feeling? Suddenly, as though in a trance, I stood, and twirled in circles, letting small giggles slide from my throat. I felt...drunk...

Jeshii:

As best as I could I silently stalked the girl, staying hidden behind trees and shrubbery. But as we all know Bouji clan members excel in two things, humping and being very wolf like.
"Hope she won't notice me.." I thought as I continued stalking as best as I could.

( Very interesting things are happening. ))

Sayuri flinched as a girl crashed through the river in front of her. "HEY! DON'T SCARE THE FISH!" She yelled after her. The girl didn't even notice. Bored, Sayuri decided to follow her. Soon she also found herself in the beautiful meadow, and began to giggle. She walked over to the other girl, and managed to ask, "Who are you? I'm Sayuri. It means 'Lily.' Are there any lilies here?" Sayuri laughed again.


(( Resa: O.O Omg... Vo? Why'd you create this character? She's a disgrace. ))

((Tibby: *Nods* Seriously, she scares me. She's like me on a sugar high, only she's that way all the time. ))