What the future holds

Kotori moved from boulder to boulder with arrogant grace.  Then a rock cracked below him and Kotori picked up his pace, his grace destroyed.  A splash of lava strikes his abdomen and Kotori snarls in pain.  Once he’s on solid ground again he gives the guide a quiet considering look.  Why was he following this guy anyway?  Still, there was a sense of adventure and curiosity in this.  The injury hurt like hell but Kotori accepted the injury as a reminder that he’d screwed up.  A bad misstep here can get you killed and help keep you sharp.

Kotori looked down the path and across a gap in the solid floor.  Once more lava was in his way.  Well, enough with misteps.  Kotori took long strides to the edge on his side before leaping towards the smooth surface across from him.  He would not, absolutely not, let the stranger realize how much pain he was in from the lava.  Kotori Fatalis could put up with anything.

Choosing strength – jump the gap

"Kotori Fatalis"