Kotori watched as the others surrounded Captain Greymourne, relieved that she was in good hands. She resisted the urge to walk over and offer help herself, mostly for fear of making things worse, but also for the fact that there was nothing she could do. What healing powers she possessed was made manifest by the gifts of Wakinyan. There was no reversing his judgements after they had passed. It had been the first lesson she had learned when she became Chosen. Still, it did not help her feeling of guilt.
"You get off on murdering people you meet for the first time, huh bitch?"
The harsh words drew Kotori's focus to the girl with rabbit ears, the one that had driven Wakinyan into such a rage. What had she done to earn such a judgement, Kotori wondered, but not for long. Kotori shouldn't have felt the sting of her words, yet she felt it anyway. She took a step back, looking down at the finger jabbing at her. There was no defiance in her face, nor did she seem angered by the words, she only seemed sad. Even as the threats were thrown around, her gaze seemed glassy and far-off.
Wakinyan, on the other hand, was less than pleased. A growl emanated from him, causing the overhanging clouds to echo, though the ripple of thunder in Kotori's mind was much worse. She flinched and quickly did her best to calm down the divine beast before he retaliated, 'They are only words, Wakinyan. She is not going to hurt me... not yet...'
It had been so much easier in her world, where Wakinyan was known as the divine judge. He had been respected for his protection of the innocent, yet here in Valucia there had been nothing but fear and anger towards him. Nobody had ever questioned the will of Wakinyan, yet now all they encountered were the doubts of those he tried to protect. Was that wrong of them? They did not know Wakinyan. She had to show them... she had to make this right...somehow... yet after all they had done had anything changed?
Zasha's words sounded faint, and her face blurred slightly. Kotori shook her head, squinting her eyes into focus, her hearing slowly blooming back. She held her head. The girl was saying something about filling them with lead? Kotori did not need to know what sort of weapon that entailed to know the weight of such a threat. Her lips pursed together, staying completely silent as Zasha spat threat after threat at her. Then, with a flick, she retreated, leaving Kotori with a stinging nose.
"No HUGs yet, Charon." Kotori said, frowning as she rubbed her nose. She nodded at Charon's announcement, "Good, help as many as you can and make sure they stay safe. Wakinyan says it will not be long until the second attack begins."
It was around this time that a new face showed up. Thankfully, Wakinyan did not react to them. In fact, he seemed to be pointedly ignoring the human's gawking out of insult. His ears flicked back and he gave a snort. "A rhinoceros?" Kotori tilted her head in confusion, having never heard of such a thing.
"Yep, you're right magicman. Wakinyan the rhino god and his minion Kotori. That's Csilla over there and the android that ran off was Charon. I forgot the names of the knights." Susan gestured vaguely to Greymourne and Enzio before shoving her hands in her coat pockets.
"Are you a new summoned?" Kotori asked wearily, her expression one of guarded optimism. At least this one wasn't aggressive or evil. "Is it true what Charon said? Were you summoned by a god other than SIN?" she paused, looking down at the ground for a moment, "Look, I do not know who sent you here, or what mission they gave you, but I ask you to take a look around you; this city is on the brink of annihilation. The Mollug army is poised to march at any moment, and unless something is done the city will fall and thousands of innocents will be slaughtered or enslaved."
Kotori glanced at the group behind her, "Besides Ivan and Charon, you are looking at the only summoned allied with the city. The rest fled or took advantage of the city's weakened state to attack. There were others... but they are missing..." Kotori's face darkens at the memory of Hitori, Tobias and Dirk. Then it hardens, her eyes determined as she looks at Caedmon, "You have the power to help choose the fate of this city. Join us, help us to save Castellan."
"You get off on murdering people you meet for the first time, huh bitch?"
Wakinyan, on the other hand, was less than pleased. A growl emanated from him, causing the overhanging clouds to echo, though the ripple of thunder in Kotori's mind was much worse. She flinched and quickly did her best to calm down the divine beast before he retaliated, 'They are only words, Wakinyan. She is not going to hurt me... not yet...'
It had been so much easier in her world, where Wakinyan was known as the divine judge. He had been respected for his protection of the innocent, yet here in Valucia there had been nothing but fear and anger towards him. Nobody had ever questioned the will of Wakinyan, yet now all they encountered were the doubts of those he tried to protect. Was that wrong of them? They did not know Wakinyan. She had to show them... she had to make this right...somehow... yet after all they had done had anything changed?
Zasha's words sounded faint, and her face blurred slightly. Kotori shook her head, squinting her eyes into focus, her hearing slowly blooming back. She held her head. The girl was saying something about filling them with lead? Kotori did not need to know what sort of weapon that entailed to know the weight of such a threat. Her lips pursed together, staying completely silent as Zasha spat threat after threat at her. Then, with a flick, she retreated, leaving Kotori with a stinging nose.
"No HUGs yet, Charon." Kotori said, frowning as she rubbed her nose. She nodded at Charon's announcement, "Good, help as many as you can and make sure they stay safe. Wakinyan says it will not be long until the second attack begins."
It was around this time that a new face showed up. Thankfully, Wakinyan did not react to them. In fact, he seemed to be pointedly ignoring the human's gawking out of insult. His ears flicked back and he gave a snort. "A rhinoceros?" Kotori tilted her head in confusion, having never heard of such a thing.
"Yep, you're right magicman. Wakinyan the rhino god and his minion Kotori. That's Csilla over there and the android that ran off was Charon. I forgot the names of the knights." Susan gestured vaguely to Greymourne and Enzio before shoving her hands in her coat pockets.
"Are you a new summoned?" Kotori asked wearily, her expression one of guarded optimism. At least this one wasn't aggressive or evil. "Is it true what Charon said? Were you summoned by a god other than SIN?" she paused, looking down at the ground for a moment, "Look, I do not know who sent you here, or what mission they gave you, but I ask you to take a look around you; this city is on the brink of annihilation. The Mollug army is poised to march at any moment, and unless something is done the city will fall and thousands of innocents will be slaughtered or enslaved."
Kotori glanced at the group behind her, "Besides Ivan and Charon, you are looking at the only summoned allied with the city. The rest fled or took advantage of the city's weakened state to attack. There were others... but they are missing..." Kotori's face darkens at the memory of Hitori, Tobias and Dirk. Then it hardens, her eyes determined as she looks at Caedmon, "You have the power to help choose the fate of this city. Join us, help us to save Castellan."