Time To Kill
Kuroki
07-28-2021, 09:28 AM
Onyx had asked her parents to come out on their scoutings for herbs or prey outside of the northern lands. She had naturally grown more curious after her trip for the tournament, and she was getting older anyway therefore stronger and more capable for herself. She had always thought she was bigger and better than everyone else, even if she wasn't either. Her sense of superiority threw her into battles for training and the sort. Losing only made her realize she had to try and train more.
With Song nearby in case there was any danger, she ventured out on her own. Only in the closest lands to him of course. She had never seen a beach quite like this before. She was used to the icy sands where the ship was in her pack and she had to admit, this was a pretty cool place. She never really saw or admired her surroundings, but maybe that was because she knew the pines so well. She was too focused on fighting after all.
She walked the shores, worried to get her paws wet in the ocean at first, but once the waters washed under her pads, she was pleased with how warm the water was, at least compared to up north. She just looked down at the coming and going to the broken ocean waves under her, lost in no real thought other than the moment.
07-29-2021, 09:26 AM
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Kuroki had a fondness for Obsidian Beach. It wasn't yet within Ashen's territory so the chances of running into his Father were slim, but it was close enough that the lay of the land still felt familiar. His yearning for something else still roiled beneath his skin, but the relief that his brother Take was out and about again had gotten him all pensive, that and the pre-teeny hormones that flowed through his veins. It felt as though he clashed with his sire every day now, he'd shoot snippy little comments his way in an attempt to get something, anything from him, and he'd only get a cold stare of disapproval in return. He loved his family but there was just something about Hattori that rubbed him the wrong way, all of his expectations were like dull blades, cutting and slicing away. Nothing like the soft black grains that covered white of his paws.
Kuroki did not like Hattori, they were just too different, their personalities clashed like roaring thunder and yet despite it all. Despite how often he went out of his way to spite the Shogun he still wanted something from him. Recognition, approval? Something that made him feel like he was fulfilling his duties as the firstborn son and heir. None of this was what Kuroki wanted, or even needed, but what else was he supposed to do? Roll over and be someone he just wasn't? Nope. That wasn't the life Kuroki wanted to live, no siree. Or in other words: screw you dad.
He pushed further down the beach to the water's edge and was quick to spot a familiar blue form lingering in the waves. Her name did not spring to mind, but Kuroki knew her, or at least as much as he knew anyone outside Ashen. They'd sparred at the festival and that's all Kuroki needed to acknowledge as he approached her from behind, moving quiet, his footsteps covered by the lull of the waves.
"Yo." He greeted with a casual flick of his tail, manners tossed to the southerly winds.
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07-29-2021, 10:05 AM
She didn't feel threatened by the approaching footsteps of another, she hadn't acknowledged them until they spoke out to her at least. A vaguely familiar scent but more familiar voice, it wasn't like she had been day dreaming about the young brute at all so she wasn't leaping for joy at the thought of him. In regards to their tournament battle she was quite the sore loser but didn't have to see him everyday and dwell on the next time they sparred.
"Yo..." She mimicked back, her brows furrowed to the greeting maybe almost offensively but it didn't really bother her. Wasn't he royalty or something? Was "yo" appropriate? She could really give two shits, she didn't care. She wasn't royalty herself, only believed that she was superior to others. That had little to do with her ancestors though. More to do with the red kids who were "royalty" back at home. But it seemed the two heiring families had one thing in common; desire to defend or show strength. She could relate to that.
"Guess I didn't think I'd see you again." She stated, looking out and down at the water on her paws, still unbothered by the young brute's presence. "We live in two different worlds it seems." It was true in a way. Onyx lived in the harsh northern terrain, and even coming down south out of it bothered her thick built coat. Maybe if she spent less time away from the north, at least a year or so, it would be more bearable. Of course she hated the rain more than anything, she could suffer the not so deathly heat at least.
08-04-2021, 02:01 PM
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She seemed a little put off by his offhand greeting, but Kuroki pretended not to notice. He had enough of his parents telling him how to speak, if he didn't let their words sway him then a stranger-ish- wasn't gonna have much effect on him either. Being stubborn for the sake of it was what he was good at, that and getting on the Shoguns nerves, but that was neither here nor there. The girl had been pretty aloof when they'd met but it seemed as though she was doubling down, holding him back at arms length in such a way it only made him want to shove his way closer. Just cause he could. It was a challenge if he'd ever seen one and Kuroki was like a dog on a bone, intent on gnawing it down to the marrow.
"Yeah? Well, hate to disappoint ya." He announced as he stood beside her, closer than common curtsey would dictate. He knew of the manners and habits his sire's people carried, but cared little to go through the polite motions. Better to let his siblings handle that burden, thank you very much. "If you hate it so much then why bother?" He asked with a curious tip of his head, dark eyes gleaming like the obsidian sand.
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08-06-2021, 10:59 AM
Onyx didn't move away from him as he moved closer. She did feel a bit of uncomfortability, but she was probably just as stubborn as he was. And she wasn't going to let him make her skin crawl. She wasn't necessarily happy to never see the young brute again, but he wasn't on her mind every second of the day since their tournament battle. She did take the effort to start training back at home since she lost against him, but other than that he was just a distant memory.
He had mentioned her hating her...life? And that was far from true. Or maybe. Her young days were filled with the same old things. She was too young to really go and travel on her own, but she also had the restrictions of her pack life too. The Alpha hadn't been around lately, so maybe the pack was more relaxed now a days. She was too young to understand really what Ignis had done to his pack members. She was still in her mother's womb when he had taken over.
"I don't... hate my world." She stated back, a little squint in her eye. She did keep more eye contact with him now, rather than a wandering gaze. She felt far from awkward around others, so staring them down or making them feel uncomfortable wasn't a problem for her, not that she was making him uncomfortable. "The north hosts the strength for survival." She stated again, like it was a routine worship almost. Though she didn't seem to be jumping up and down with joy. It was what her parents had taught her and she couldn't really disagree. But she did want to travel and explore and know what the rest of the world was like. To have options where to live and settle down. Not be chained down in Incendium. "You got something to prove you're strong?" It was almost a joke but joking wasn't really one of her strong suits. She was well sarcastic but she was cold and stale. And her attitude made her seem a little more serious than a joke.
08-13-2021, 06:01 PM
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Kuroki snorted, loud and indignant. Now that wasn't what he'd heard through the grapevine. And even if that wasn't the case, he didn't think hanging out in the cold wasn't a sign of strength, if anything it was a show of stupidity and stubbornness. Why make life harder than it needed to be? She was quick to try and turn the table on him, prodding at him as though to imply he wasn't strong, like he hadn't whooped her booty last time they'd met. It took a lot to ruffle his hackles and Onyx would need to do a whole lot better than that. There was no playful gleam in her eyes, Kuroki didn't reckon she was that kind of girl, no doubt too serious for her own good.
He shifted his weight for a moment, as though deep in thought before he used his talons to hook up a pawful of sand and threw it in her direction. There was no use in fighting fire with fire, he'd soon douse it then bitch at who'd'ever started it in the first place.
"You looking for round two? I'm game." His grin was wide and beaming, like the reflection of the sun against the darkness of the sea.
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