Chapter One: War of Shooting Stars

[TheWhiteLion]

Nanashi in the meanwhile, was frozen in place as she stared at the flaming blade of the spear that the Omnyouji held. Numbers began flashing across her eyes, disorienting her as the information registered within her mind. Shaking her head lightly, her bright pink eyes alternating between the two before landing on a third party. A yokai. And from what she was hearing, one that probably wasn't a part of the Hyakki Yagyo. She couldn't be sure, however, psychology was a subject she wasn't very well versed in.

He noted that the guys who threatened him earlier were now focused on something else. Squinting his eyes he looked up in time to see one of the two looking down at him and the others, "Wow, they're pretty high up there. Wonder what they're doing..." Not wanting to be rude, staring at someone for too long, he waved a greeting before continuing to wait for a response from the apparent guards.

 

[Ineptitude]

Yoshi "Nanashi" Nanase
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Nanashi was more than a little taken back when the yokai waved a greeting at her from the gardens below. She wasn't quite sure what to do in a situation like this. Especially since her cousin was still busy diffusing the problem with the Omnyouji that was currently threatening their well-being. Though, if she didn't respond, it would probably seem impolite to the young man. Thus, she simply waved back at him.


@TheWhiteLion

 

[Field Marshall]

Outside the Summit
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One of the two guards at the gate replied "We are very aware of the Hyakki Yagyo, what person isn't these days, which how much destruction and havoc they have caused. Still we can't just let in some random yokai, especially because of the Hyakki Yagyo." 


On the roof of the Kakushokaku, one of the onmyouji seemingly irritated. "Why would bring something like this here? Did you just say the government? That's it place your hands in the air." Without turning away from the two he orded one of his men. "Take the contraption." With that a paper charm flew right to the machine, the charm lit up and looked as if the machine was pulled into the paper charm. An onmyouji picked up the paper charm and hid it from view up their sleeve.


@TheWhiteLion @Maiza Avaro

 

[TheWhiteLion]

One of the two guards at the gate replied "We are very aware of the Hyakki Yagyo, what person isn't these days, which how much destruction and havoc they have caused. Still we can't just let in some random yokai, especially because of the Hyakki Yagyo." 

"Ok, and what if I offered myself to help? I mean, think about it, there are a lot more of you than me. If I wanted to attack I would have done so, or stayed with the kitsune witch. Being that I don't appreciate what she tried to do to me, I'm looking to take her down a peg. That or you could take me prisoner. Like I said, the guy who came in here before me would probably couch for me, considering he saved me from the ship." In all honesty, he didn't want to be a prisoner, but he did want to prove not all yokai were evil.

 

[Ineptitude]

Yoshi "Nanashi" Nanase
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"Oh well, I suppose this is what we get for trying to do our job." Mikado shrugged his shoulders as he half-heartedly raised his hands into the air, smiling as though this didn't really faze him. "I'm sure that the others are doing a good enough job protecting this place on their own anyway." He said to himself as he averted his eyes towards his younger cousin.


Nanashi, like her cousin, also held her hands in the air without much hesitation. It was best not to argue too much in a situation like this, after all. Though, she couldn't help but wonder what would happen if someone did break into the meeting cybernetically. Most of the people here were to guard it from physical and magical means since the old technology was frowned upon by most of humanity, aside from herself and a select few people. It was pretty unlikely though. But who knows? Maybe someone would be willing to break such a taboo.


@Garuda

 

[Field Marshall]

Outside the Summit
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The guard captain stepped outside the meeting building after being informed of the two situations going on. He walked far enough away from the Kakushokaku to look atop it to see two people held at weapon point on top and to the gate to see a yokai held at weapon point outside as well. He made his decision after assessing the situations. "Take the yokai inside the Kakushokaku place him in the room where the other independents are being placed. I will take these two into the meeting room to the clan heads." He ordered.


The guards at the gate relaxed their spear and another onmyouji came forth to escort Ishida to where he's supposed to go. The room where all those not with any faction or representing any faction yet still want to help are being placed. It's pretty much a lobby at this point of warriors at this point.


The guard captain then made  motion with his hand a platform of stone rose from the ground and floated up to the roof of the building. The onmyouji on top of the building motioned to Mikado and Nanashi to step onto the platform.


@TheWhiteLion @Maiza Avaro

 

[TheWhiteLion]

The guards at the gate relaxed their spear and another onmyouji came forth to escort Ishida to where he's supposed to go. The room where all those not with any faction or representing any faction yet still want to help are being placed. It's pretty much a lobby at this point of warriors at this point.

He made no fuss and went along with them, letting out a small sigh of relief. At least they didn't just attack him. Besides, with Kaguya and the other yokai trying to forcibly trying to gather together, Ishida didn't think he'd last very long on his own. "What's going on here anyway?"

 

[Blitzer]

Soran noticed the Flashing Blade. It seemed like he was near equal in levels of Ki. He had heard his fighting style was radically different from his own Ki usage. He let lightning crackle over his skin in a controlled way for practice. He had yet to come up with a special technique for his lightning usage. Hmm, what was that huge burst of power? He focused internally and began to sense the power around and nearly came back out immediately. So many powerful people around him! He felt heavily weak compared to how much strength resided in the area. 

 

[Field Marshall]

The Independent's Room
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As the onmyouji brought Ishida into the room he answered his question. "A Summit to decider he future of this nation." The onmyouji said. "You are to remain in this room when the Summit is over we'll try to match you to a faction or party in want of your services." Then the onmyouji walked away down the hall to whence he came.


Meanwhile, John turned back to Soran seeing first the man look at him then the slight flicker of lightning. He noticed Soran's expression suddenly change and could already guess why. John stood and walked right over to Soran and stood next to him. He whispered "I guess you felt that powerful energy too. I am in the mood to go investigate being where we won't know what was discusssed in the meeting till it's over. 


@TheWhiteLion @Blitzer

 

[Oceo Frose]

River Bishop
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The Next Great Bishop
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"You turned into a foe without a warning
you were like a breath of a fresh new morning
but you turned into a nightmare without trying
never thought that you would hurt me
never thought you'd use me
an eye for an eye, I won't sacrifice
my life or my time without a price
tonight I ...will fight..." He sang with his view in his book.
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He wasn't exactly Impressed by the beauty of the country of the Rising Sun. Japan wasn't exactly in his most loved countries, but there was a lot of experienced magic users there and also users of the fake magic named as Ars Mundus. He couldn't understand why the people called it "the new magic", as there was still true magic around the world.
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As he kept reading his tome, he entered to a private zone without even noticing. He wouldn't care after all, he was told that the "private" gardens and other forestal zones didn't exactly existed, so he could be wherever he wanted and whenever he wanted. He took off his view from his book by a second and looked to a nice spot under a tree, the shadow of it called him, bending slightly to his direction as he walked to it.
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River sat on the grass and then leaned back at the tree, the shadows feeling cold, but at the same time comfortable, like a cold blanket in a hot day. It was actually his most loved feeling, as he could refill his energies without a normal people noticing as they would think that he just liked the cold of the shadow.
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"Destiny Bond
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I will be the last you see; it's irony
I'll be the one to take all your glory
you wrote the end to your own life story
make a move on me
I'll be your last memory
take me down, the tricks on you because you're coming with me..." He kept singing as he closed his book and locked it, the tome shifted into a cross necklace and he wrapped it on his wrist.
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(Open interaction)
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[TheWhiteLion]

The Independent's Room
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As the onmyouji brought Ishida into the room he answered his question. "A Summit to decider he future of this nation." The onmyouji said. "You are to remain in this room when the Summit is over we'll try to match you to a faction or party in want of your services." Then the onmyouji walked away down the hall to whence he came.

"Well, it's better than a jail cell." Not seeing much else to do for the time being, Ishida strolled around the room looking at anything that caught his interest. He was, however, careful not to disturb anyone in the room with him.

 

[Blitzer]

Soran studied John carefully. He seemed powerful enough, around his level of mastery. Considering there wasn't anything for them to do, it would be wise to gain some field experience. Maybe they could acquire a weapon of sorts. He narrowed his eyes for a second then offers John his hand. "I'm Soran. Lets go hunting." 


Soran grinned ever so lightly and checked his pistols. "This is boring anyway." 


@Garuda

 

[Alteras]

Summit
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Threia Li


Threia was massaging her forehead at this point. The Prime Minister should be here, or at least some of the other companies. AGH!! She was balancing her options, trying to weigh the options between facing a nation of magic users and godsends, or allying them against who knows what. More importantly, she needed make sure the Yokai stay in Japan and not wreck havoc in the rest of Asia. Her Ruby Terminal was rapidly transcribing everything into digital text and audio for the servers. She knew that other companies in Singapore would be listening to this summit. She took a drink from a bottle of water she brought with her. Eventually she came to a decision, and with a strained look on her face, she stood up and made her announcement.


"While I lack the full political power and backing of Singapore, I can assure you that majority Singapore will support your endeavors. You have the backing of the Hong Group. May you carryout your war with great virtue."


Might have to bring the North America resources into this is what he's said is true.


@Garuda

 

[Field Marshall]

The Summit
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"Thank you to all those who have already pledged their support, its a great honor for you guys to have decided so readily. Now we'll be holding individual hearings to discuss terms of our partnerships with each faction." The Abe Clan head said clapping his hands. The seal on the door was undone and then he said "Okay file out of the room, we'll call you back in one at a time to discuss terms. We'll start first with...." Sora raised his hand seizing the opportunity noticing the pause in the Onmyouji's speech. "Britannia!" The Abe Clan head exclaimed.


Raikou got up and left with the representatives of the other faction. Once everyone else left the doors were locked and sealed once more. Raikou turned to watch two individuals brought to another woman by the Guard captain. "These two belong to you ma'am? They were caught doing something overly suspicious." the Guard captain explained before turning around and leaving.


@HighSanguinaryPriest @Alteras @Meowfyre @Scaver @Maiza Avaro

 
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John Hunter
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"Name's John Hunter, ironically." John replied. As they left the room he told one the onmyouji "We'll be back soon." As he exited to the grounds he noticed the onmyouji let some guy stroll into the garden. "Guess he's not a yokai or they would have detained him like the yokai upstairs." he commented aloud. John's head was drawn towards the small light coming from Mount Fuji. He motioned for Soran to follow him outside the garden where he procured two horses for them to ride to their destination upon.


@Blitzer @Oceo Frose

 

[Oceo Frose]

River Bishop


The Next Great Bishop

 
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River was now submerged into a world of songs and singing, even though it was more than obvious that his excitement was affecting the shadows around him, making the look like if they were possessed by a spirit but was in fact just him when he was singing.
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"You reside in grand disguises
Just to get, get away from it all
Falsify the life you're hiding
Just to get, get away from it all
But the truth we pursue as we all beg you to
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Kill the lights, kill the actor, kill the actress
I'm afraid that the spotlight dried you up, whoa, whoa oh..." He sang with a smile decorating his face as he closed his right eye, the left gaining a purplish tone because of the earring.
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If his parents could see him, they would be ashamed of him as he was just like conjuring the dark magic with his singing even if that kind of magic resided in the earrings, no one would know about that, just him and his deceased lover.
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"Shut your mouth, you make me sick with
All the lies, all the lies that you spill
Slip and fall, I'll watch you drown in
All the lies, all the lies that you spill
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As you're tongue-tied, did you believed it?
False pride never existed
Now I am cutting ties clean off
And I can breathe at last!" He said the last with a shout, releasing a wave of dark energy which made the shadows from the trees nearby dance around, even if the trees weren't moving at all.
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He then saw a white looking man, with a clear attire which could make his chest visible. He just smiled at the view and then kept singing with the shadows dancing for him.
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@Garuda
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[HighSanguinaryPriest]

The Summit
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"Thank you to all those who have already pledged their support, its a great honor for you guys to have decided so readily. Now we'll be holding individual hearings to discuss terms of our partnerships with each faction." The Abe Clan head said clapping his hands. The seal on the door was undone and then he said "Okay file out of the room, we'll call you back in one at a time to discuss terms. We'll start first with...." Sora raised his hand seizing the opportunity noticing the pause in the Onmyouji's speech. "Britannia!" The Abe Clan head exclaimed.

Avael was among the last to leave the room, eyeing the Britannian carefully before shutting the doors behind himself. Without so much of a word, he spirited himself away to the only bar in the establishment. Now would be a good time as any to mourn the loss of his squad. Taking a seat at the bar, he called the barkeep over. "Bātendāsan, sunōramuramu... Sutorēto. Botoru o nokosu..." he said in fluent japanese, dropping a couple of Electrum coins on the counter. Said man, quickly fetched the bottle of requested booze and set it before him with a shot glass, before pouring him the drink. "Dōmo arigatōgozaimashita"


(Translation: "Bartender-san, Snowland rum... straight. Leave the bottle...", "Thank you very much")

 

[Ineptitude]

Tobari "Hasami" Hikagari
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Seeing Aisado and Nanashi escorted to her by one of the Omnyouji gave Tobari the urge to break down laughing at the sheer incredulity of it all. She found it a bit ironic that those two were being accused of criminal negligence of all people. Fortunately, though, she was able to somehow supress that strong urge of hers. Instead, the ever present smile she wore stretched just a bit wider, and her mirthful violet eyes peeked through the translucent fabric of her veil as she addressed the man who had brought her companions to her.


"Ah, yes, those two are with me." Tobari replied to his question, tone even and not betraying a single emotion that she felt. "I hope they haven't caused you too much trouble."


@Garuda

 

[Scavenger]

Tyr stood and left the room, it was incredibly interesting watching the meeting all of the different factions interacting differently with the people who were sitting adjacent to them. The Hong Kong group acted out in making a public deceleration of support and he didn't like the look of the man who was following the executive but he likely wasn't a threat. As he walked out his eight soldier formed around him slipping seamlessly out of the crowd, He began slipping through walking towards the Threia wondering why she had been so public in her support, he also pulled out his comms device to check for any new information and was surprised to see that satellite pictures showed a small fleet a few miles from Tokyo which were identifying as Singaporean. Tyr smiled maybe he could ask about that as well.


As he moved through the crowds he felt a pulse dark energy rush over the area and the 8 around him stiffened, he looked back and immediately 4 of his soldiers melded back into the crowds heading towards the source. Tyr went up to Threia a gentle smile on his face as he spoke "Miss Li, Are you feeling well you appeared distracted in the meeting?"


@Alteras


The 4 soldiers continued through the gardens, following the small trace amounts of dark energy that could still be felt radiating from an area, when they arrived they saw a man sitting on the floor singing to himself, the shadows dancing around him. One of the soldiers snarled slightly when he saw the dancing shadows teeth becoming visible from under his lips before a raised hand from another silenced him. Deciding to watch and see what was happening all 4 tapped their wrists before flickering out of existence.


@Oceo Frose

 

[Blitzer]

 
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John Hunter
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"Name's John Hunter, ironically." John replied. As they left the room he told one the onmyouji "We'll be back soon." As he exited to the grounds he noticed the onmyouji let some guy stroll into the garden. "Guess he's not a yokai or they would have detained him like the yokai upstairs." he commented aloud. John's head was drawn towards the small light coming from Mount Fuji. He motioned for Soran to follow him outside the garden where he procured two horses for them to ride to their destination upon.


@Blitzer @Oceo Frose

Soran followed John and waved away the horse he was offered replying. "I run faster than a horse easily even without Ki." 


Soran stretched and grinned slowly. "Race you to the top. Last one there is a rotten egg." 


He took off running at highspeed to the shock of everyone around him. 

 

[Alteras]

Threia Li


Threia was standing outside with Django, flipping through her ruby terminal. She was receiving texts and memos from the other companies. Most of it boiled down to, "We need that godsend. Go ahead with negotiations." And with that, she had the backing of Singapore's Elite. "Django, I would like to know how much firepower...." Her voice silenced as she watched the head of Sentinel Industries approach. Detecting something along the lines of "harassment" in the business world, she decided she should probably respond in kind. Putting on her smile that would hopefully show that she's at ease, she said, "Mr Nala, Thank you for your concern. It's just that the warlords of China were quite shaken up over the last week. You probably know how it is, with all the battles and technological advances, we have to be quite careful with them. We don't want them to be proliferating missiles all of a sudden."


She's taking extra care around this man. Not very much information is known about this man, and that's a problem as a competitor.


@Meowfyre@Scaver

 

[Field Marshall]

John Hunter
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John sighed before focusing his Ki based Ambition Manipulation upon improving the qualities of the horse which made both he and his his horse give of a colorless aura. Suddenly his horse raised itself onto two legs before dashing it's four legs easily dusting the mere two legs of Soran. The world became a blur around him and the horse he didn't bother to physically augment himself to see it all. Only when he sensed that he was nearing the source of what he sensed earlier did he stop. 


He dismounted the horse immediately and began focusing trying to feel that same surge he did before but to no avail. He was not able to pinpoint the signal from earlier. Maybe he should try to ping it, which is why he drew his blade and the weapon lit up with fiery ki.


@Blitzer  @TwistedTruth

Sora Knightwalker
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"Knightwalker Sora, what does the nation of Britannia want in particular in addition to seal our alliance?" The Abe Clan Head asked. Sora's head swiveled to Kyoshirou Nurarihyon and Matsu as he replied. "The nation of Britannia's main demand is for a supply of yoki as well as knowledge pertaining to youjutsu." He watched Nurarihyon's faced become questioned after his bid for a supply of yokai aura.


This time is was the Head of the Kekain Clan who spoke "I see this must be related to Britannia's intense research into supernatural creatures. Surprised they didn't want to like dissect yokai or something. Though even so this decision is best made by one who maintains our relations with the yokai." 


Kyoshioru Nurarihyon eyes narrowed before he asked "What does Britannia intend to do with the yoki and knowledge of youjutsu?"


Sora for this pointed to the glowing sigil on his chest. "Most likely they seek to create more beings like myself though since they don't want any actual yokai bodies that's only a hunch at best. It took a Dragon Heart and knowledge of Dragon Magic to make me afterall."


Kyoshirou looked skeptical before agreeing with a nod. The head of the Himejima had already drew up a contract. She bid Sora to approach the table, as he did she pulled out a pen and handed to Sora. Sora signed the document after reading it noting how well it prepared based on when he suspected the Himejim began drafting it while giving it a read over. He then backed away and bowed to the Onmyouji clan head before leaving the room. 


A cryer from the door blew a horn to get silence in the area before yelling out the next faction. "The Hong Group of Singapore!"


@Alteras

 

[Blitzer]

Soran was already waiting for John when he got there. He had enhanced his feet to the speed needed to pass John. Waste of Ki but hey he couldn't be a rotten egg. That would suck. He watched John draw his blade and start collecting Ki. He himself set about detecting the power source, giving off a sharp pike in Ki to alert John to his presence nearby. John's Ki was impressive in color. He wondered how his lightning change would fair. Hmm time to focus. 

 

[Oceo Frose]

River Bishop


The Next Great Bishop

 
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River looked at the four soldiers that watched him, they seemed to be very strange and wanting to know about him. Even though he could understand that curiosity, as every time he got a strong emotion, the shadows reacted to it. It wasn't exactly what he needed to be "stealthy".
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He then got up and looked at the great building that it was near him, he walked to get near to it, leaving the coldness and comfort of the tree's shadow to see what was going on. It seemed to be a reunion from the most powerful clans in the world, but it was a shame that his family wasn't there, it was like if it was just of the fake magic users.
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"So, a reunion of the Ars Mundus users, Interesting. But they need a real magician in their teams." He said as his earrings glowed with a dark aura, which spread through his body as he looked through the window.
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@Scaver
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@others
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[HighSanguinaryPriest]

Avael poured five glasses of the potent northern liquor, before reaching into one of the pouches on his armour, he pulled out a small book of matches. Lighting one of the matches, the commander proceeded to set ablaze four of the shots, saying each of his fallen comrades names as his lit them on fire. "Mina, Aaron, Dorian, Sven... A final round of drinks for you my friends..." he said raising his drink to the four burning glasses before knocking it back. The dark rum burned, followed by it's distinctive Icy chill, that made the drink famous. Pouring himself another, he watched the blue flames produced by the ethanol burn in each glass, before knocking back another. So long as they burned, he would drink.


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