Journey To Shady Grove IC

[MelissaB]

Jessica looks at the scene with some mild interest.

[Zender_Solarheart]

Kouga sighs with a hint of irritation at Mizuki's blunt and unrestrained questions, but the guarded woman's voice gains his attention's top priority. He's not sure what she means by Nami being a "whore," but her choice of words is less than appealing. She speaks of Nami as if she's a mere object, when she is clearly a person of her own free will and being.

Garian claims that he can handle this, but Kouga keeps Raikojin hidden from their sight for now, ready to act on a moment's notice, should their sudden "visitors" become hostile. In the meantime, he scans each of the guards, looking for what weapons he can see on them, what combat styles those weapons imply, and how best to adapt, in case they do resort to such methods.

[Reapergod36]

Nami mutters lowly, but enough for the countess to hear. "Sorry Countess.." moping a bit

[That_One_Guy]

Garian smiled, his right arm was hidden beneath his coat, "Now, 'countess', I am taking her with me, and that is all, you do not own her as much as you owe the blades of grass." He told her.

The woman looked at him, "Do you have any idea who you're talking to?" She asked, growling.

"No, but do you know who I am?" He asked and then shook his head, "didn't think so." He knew the guards were only under her orders because she paid them, but that was all, just money. It was over before it began. Garian moved his coat out of the way, revealing a long sword with Runic marks on it, Ava can tell from the marks that this was a demon-killing weapon. The blade slid into the woman's abdomen quickly, right through, Garian showed no ounce of remorse or regret as he twisted the blade and pulled it out, the guards looked in shock, unable to believe that such a merchant could also be cruel, Garian looked at them, "Begone, she already paid you, which was her first mistake, her second was not sicking you lot on me before I got close, don't make a third mistake by trying to attack when I got someone who will throw a firebomb on you lot." He told them and started off towards the wagon again, twirling the sword, as he got closer, not only were there runic marks on it, but there was also a phrase sketched into it.

[MelissaB]

Jessica blinked in absolute shock at what she just saw. "I think I made a mistake in getting on this wagon."

[Obscene Dreams]

She watched with content amusement, curious enough too see the proclaimed trader work some of his 'magic'. Sure enough, he was on the ball, cutting down the woman with little guilt or remorse, much like how she would take the lives of those she required to quell the fires of hell from abducting her once more. Gesturing forward, her right arm extending towards the corpse of the female from the safety of the wagon as glimmers of blue light would dance along the sky, coming to rest in the palm of her hand. A small blue orb like object appearing, the very essence of a soul, small, corrupted, yet enough for the time being, crushing it within her hand as the colors would fade. She had taken notice of his blade, quite the toy for a trader too wander with, surely his story was more devious than he'd ever let on, perhaps on they're journey, he would eventually tell her.

She spoke, softly into the wind, murmuring something under her breath before allowing her gaze too wander too garian, her eyes running over his coat, tracing the outline of the blade beneath.

" Thanks for the meal... "

[Taria]

The blood drains from Salina's face at such an open scene of violence. She sees someone die for the first time in her life and then clasps a hand over her mouth and wraps her arm under stomach before running off into the woods.

[MelissaB]

Jessica decides to run after her since she was equally appalled at the act.

[That_One_Guy]

Garian saw these, "Oh no." He said and started after them, after abandoning his sword back on the wagon, "Salina! Jessica! Come back!" He called, "You don't know what's in the woods!" He yelled, hoping they heard him.

[Reapergod36]

Nami couldn't help but shed a tear, and reach for the countess as she was stabbed. She was nice to her once... When she was child, raising her. That day a part of Nami died.. And would never come back. She would shed her profession's habits... And work to do only one thing......

[Goryokaku]

Mizuki watched them run into the woods and putting her stuff down she climbed out of the wagon and heading in after Jessica and Salina. She'd kept her fire bomb on her in case she needed to defend herself, but she did her best to follow their path with out getting distracted by the fauna.

[MelissaB]

Jessica heard him and paused. "I didn't know what was on the wagon until just now." Her words intent to depersonfy Garian. She wasn't a murderer and wanted nothing to do with one. She kept running after Saline deciding even fi something was in the woods They'd be better together than alone.

[Reapergod36]

Nami stepped off the wagon. And left into the woods, but taking longer strides to get farther in the woods than anyone. Tears left a path for someone to follow if they were looking closely. She was holding her dagger in her right hand. And ready for whatever comes next.

[Taria]

"Go away!" Salina yells back to everyone as she darts upwards through the trees. Jessica finds the woman's clothes strewn across the ground behind her as her naked form darts away through the leaves above./

[Obscene Dreams]

Throughout all the commotion Ava took the chance too seize a formidable prize, the runic inscription on the blade, she could barely distinguish it, it was of old language, older than herself. Clutching her dainty fingers around the hilt in a moment of silence, her eyes falling shut as she composed herself too its weight, accepting and understanding its use, capable of using it like any master after several light swings. Her focus falling towards the small group that had ran off, she seemed disinterested at best, her eyes watching the small figures fade off into the distance, into the shadows of the woods. Speaking under her breath towards all those that would remain.

" Nothing good will come of this.. "

[That_One_Guy]

garian continued running after them, "Salina! Jessica! Get back to the wagon! You do not know what's out here!" He called again.

As Salina ran off, something attacked her, jumping on her and putting her to the ground.

[Taria]

Salina stabs the attacker with her knife and attempts to wrap her tail around something to pull her away.

[That_One_Guy]

The attacker was a large animal, the knife doing nothing but angering it as it roared at Salina and attempted to pin her down underneath it's large frame.

[Goryokaku]

Mizuki didn't slow down in following the trail, she assumed Salina was going through emotional shock, it wasn't surprising she ran off if that was the first time she saw death, not that Mizuki could assume that was the case but the blood draining from her before hand indicated a state of shock. She just wished she'd ask for the nuns name first she heard them shout Salina but considering the other unknown woman had ran off too Mizuki had no idea who was who, she did however look for anything that could be useful along the way in her attempt to find Salina.

[MelissaB]

Jessica heard and saw the animal as it leapt on Saline. with a snarl Jessica tried leaping on it's back and riving her short sword into the beast in every vital looking area she could find.