"I have no more beauty than any other woman," Pocahontas said humbly as her gravity defying hair blew delicately in the wind. "Been learning about her culture and heritage. Turns out we've been pretty mistaken about these people back in England. Not to mention the fact that Ratcliffe came here to look for gold and build a new town here. Boy is he gonna be disappointed." "Will they leave?" she asked curiously. "Some of them might." "Will you go home?" "Well, it's not like I have much of a home to go back to. I've never really belonged anywhere." "You could belong here..." she mentioned hopefully. "Not sure I'd fit in much," smith replied. "Why would you want us to leave anyways? We're here to help colonize you and your people. Teach you how to better use your land. Roads, buildings, you name it!" Pocahontas shook her head. "I don't think that's what\s best for us. Someone from our village came across strangers from another world. They took him and they..." Before she continued, she looked to the rest. "Perhaps it would be best if her tell you himself... Follow me." Pocahontas nimbly moved along as she guided the rest of the group. It wasn't long before she led the group from the forest clearing to the edge of the cliff side. Looking over the cliff, stood a creature that looked similar to a mountain lion. With dark red and orange fur, the four legged animal turned to the group. John Smith prepared to raise his gun only for Pocahontas to lower it immediately. "Nanaki, we have visitors," she smiled, greeting the creature with a hug. The lion-wolf looking animal looked at them with kind eyes. "So you are outsiders from another world? What do you seek here?" "It... talks?" Smith asked uncomfortably. "Nanaki helps to protect our home. He knows first hand what dangers lie beyond the river..." Pocahontas replied. Choosing to go with it for now, Smith lowered his weapon further. "Well... For me, it would be danger, adventure, and a new lease on life. What else could a man ask for?" Nanaki looked at his weapon. "Your weapon.. reminds me of the ones THEY had." "They?" Smith asked. "The men who took me. They kidnapped me and my kind... and experimented on us. A man named Hojo referred to me as Red XIII. I'm not sure what he wanted, but I managed to escape. The rest of my kind weren't so lucky... From then, I vowed to protect this world from men like you." Hojo was the same name of the man who did experiments on Vincent from Beast's Castle. "Like me?" Smith asked. "Men corrupted by their own selfish desires. To take our land and outcast our people. To you, the Earth is just a dead thing you can claim..." "Hey, I'm not like them... And it's unjust of you to assume we'd all be the same because of one bad..." Before continuing, he looked back to Pocahontas. "And I see that's what you were trying to tell me." "Congratulations John Smith. You've learned to expand your horizons...." As Nanaki said this, a large wind blew several leaves past the group. A new sensation forming... LEARNED HOWLING WINDS!
Leak or Hoax?.... You decide!
As the trio roamed the land, John Smith made his way back into view. Alongside him was a native woman with long black hair. The two seemed well acquainted with each other as Smith made her way towards the three. "Ahh there you are. Sorry I raced off ahead, but I found this woman and thought she was umm..." "A savage?" The woman asked. "Yes, well, we've been having a long talk about that.." Smith said embarrassed. "This is Pocahontas by the way." Pocahontas looked at them with intrigue. "Are they from your home in England as well?" "Not exactly." She looked at each of them individually. "Where are you from then?"
Mizu wasn't running very fast, so she started casting blizzard spells and road along them like rails. Keeping her eyes on the prize, watching the rabbit dodge her flurry of blizzard spells. She continued to send out spell after spell as she slid along the ice rail, finally managing to have one of her spells make contact with the edge of the foot. "Yes!" she cried out, watching the rabbit stumble down to the ground. "Quick, grab it!" she yelled to Luther. -------------------------------------------------------- [VOLUME 1] - CHAPTER IX - HITTING THE MARK (Karina and Arctus chapter) Disgruntled at the inclusions of such a novice. "INCLUDING SUCH A NEOPHYTE IS HIGHLY IRREGULAR. WHY, IT TAKES YEARS OF TRAINING AND HONING YOUR SKILLS BEFOR ONE EVEN ATTEMPTS THE MARK!... BUT I DIGRESS.. LADY KARINA NEEDS A PARTNER FOR THE REAPER GAME AND I BELIEVE YOU TO BE ONE OF THE FEW OPTIONS," Shiro stated to Arctus. He guided the two two an odd looking building that seemed to go up for just under a dozen floors. "FOR MY CHALLENGE, I'VE COMPOSED SEVEN OPPONENTS FOR YOU TO BATTLE AGAINST. YOU MUST EACH DEFEAT THE SEVEN OPPONENTS LAID OUT FOR YOU AS SEEN FIT. SEEING AS HOW THEY ARE PEOPLE YOU HAVE ENCOUNTERED, THE OPPONENTS YOU'LL FACE ARE MERELY DATA RE-IMAGININGS. EACH FLOOR WILL GIVE YOU ONE OPPONENT. DEFEAT THAT PERSON TO ASCEND TO THE NEXT FLOOR UNTIL YOU REACH FLOOR 7. THE 7TH FLOOR BATTLE CAN'T BEGIN UNTIL YOUVE EACH DEFEATED YOUR SIX OPPONENTS. IF YOU LOSE ANY OF YOUR MATCHES, IM AFRAID YOU CANNOT BECOME A MASTER." Shiro opened the doors that led to seperate staircases. "THE TWO OF YOU WILL BE ON YOUR OWN UNTIL THE SEVENTH FLOOR. I WISH YOU BOTH THE BEST OF LUCK..."
