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| #Post#: 33810-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Mendacious Assassination for Hire (Rosie and Karahl Only) | |
| By: Rosie the Echidna Date: June 20, 2019, 5:08 am | |
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| It was super early in the morning, just nearing the crack of | |
| dawn outside of the Mystic Ruins jungle. The area was shrouded | |
| with the dark cover of the night as nearly all of the diurnal | |
| creatures were still asleep. A soothing layer of silence aside | |
| from the rustling of trees in the nighttime breeze drowned out | |
| any sign of subtle activity that may have emerged within. | |
| Perfect timing for discrete operations to take place. | |
| In a secluded sector beside the start of the jungle, a wall of | |
| mountainside neighboring a border of trees, there were be one | |
| Mobian jungle dweller that was not asleep like all of the | |
| others. The night's void revealed little of the means of | |
| identity. Only through the little light provided from the third | |
| quarter moon above were a few trace characteristics of the | |
| sentient shadow revealed. Though the mystery being still bore a | |
| black silhouette, a pair of pointed, curved ears and bushy tail | |
| were also present, giving cues of a canine creatures, such a | |
| fox. Its back seemed to be turned towards the jungle, not | |
| moving from its spot in the duration of half an hour since it's | |
| been there. It seemed as if it was waiting for someone, | |
| providing a sort of a rendezvous point. The only question is | |
| was who was it waiting for? Better yet, what was it up to? | |
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| #Post#: 33814-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Mendacious Assassination for Hire (Rosie and Karahl Only) | |
| By: Karahl Date: June 20, 2019, 9:29 am | |
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| ((Set after 'Ire As cold As Ice')) | |
| The quiet whispers of rustling leaves and gentle breezes was but | |
| a mere waltz for the silent steps of a prowling Mobian. A tall | |
| and slender tiger strode onwards with her chest ouffed out with | |
| pride and arms crossed behind her with professional discipline | |
| for among the shadows she was unseen with the assistance of her | |
| dark grey uniform with splits along the arms and legs to reveal | |
| silver-white fut streaked with black stripes, a hardened mask | |
| which was custom-fit snugly around her face, cold cyan-blue eyes | |
| which loomed over it and her long and sleek tail trailed without | |
| a sound behind her. She was not a stone that disturbed such a | |
| tranquil mirror of dawn but blended in with the mere ripples of | |
| such a peaceful time in the jungle. | |
| Soon enough she came to a halt several feet behind the vixen | |
| Mobian and didn't say a word. Under the dim lights of the moon | |
| and stars her cyan eyes reflected the light like eerie twin | |
| lanterns in the dark... simply waiting. | |
| Right on time. | |
| #Post#: 33826-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Mendacious Assassination for Hire (Rosie and Karahl Only) | |
| By: Rosie the Echidna Date: June 21, 2019, 9:55 am | |
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| The shadow's ears appeared to have twitched to the sounds of | |
| steps coming from behind her. However, it didn't even move an | |
| inch as the feline approached her, not at all disturbed by the | |
| second active soul lurking within the darkness. It was almost | |
| as if the pitch-black being was expecting such company in her | |
| presence. A moment of silence would mute out an immediate | |
| reaction, allowing the rather ominous ambiance to accompany them | |
| for a brief period of time...until the fox finally spoke. | |
| "So, you have arrived," The living shadow says, revealing its | |
| enigmatic female tone to its visitor. "Admittedly, I am a | |
| stranger of enlisting the aid of a mercenary such as yourself | |
| but I am hoping you are the one that will help me do what needs | |
| to be done..." | |
| Remaining cloaked within its ebony cover in the night, the vixen | |
| would casually raise its left arm before emitting an audible | |
| snap from its fingers. Such a sharp sound proved to be | |
| instigation of an unforeseen enchantment as a glowing shroud of | |
| purple energy, giving off the essence of chilling dread, is | |
| conjured right in front of the tigresses eyes. In an instant, | |
| the dark energy would morph into a brown piece of parchment | |
| covered in the same amethyst radiance, set to magically float in | |
| place until the visitor made a move to grab it. If Karahl were | |
| to inspect it closely, she would find that the paper was | |
| actually a wanted poster with promise of a reward of | |
| ten-thousand. The poster's main presentation, as well as key | |
| source of information, was the picture of the suspect in the | |
| center: a pink echidna girl with turquoise eyes, a yellow muzzle | |
| and short, tomboyish bangs of hair tied down with a white | |
| headband. | |
| "Your target." | |
| #Post#: 33827-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Mendacious Assassination for Hire (Rosie and Karahl Only) | |
| By: Karahl Date: June 21, 2019, 10:36 am | |
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| When those first words were stated Karahl silently nodded in | |
| response, regardless of being seen or not and remained quiet as | |
| she listened intently. Her eyes carefully watched when that left | |
| hand was raised and was painfully wary of her surroundings - | |
| just in case, she knew all too well from experience that letting | |
| one's guard down when meeting with a client was but a folly. | |
| Soon enough that dark, chilling energy had materialized before | |
| her, the tiger instinctively leaned back on her heels ever so | |
| slightly; and it wasn't because of the feeling of dread which | |
| radiated from it. Karahl then reached for the parchment with her | |
| right hand, extending only her index finger and thumb then | |
| clamped the tips of her talons to one corner of the parchment; | |
| minimizing the area of contact, like it was diseased and only | |
| when the parchment was pulled out from the void she held it in | |
| her hands properly. | |
| The assassin inspected the wanted sign carefully, memorising the | |
| echidna's face down to the last detail and took note of the | |
| reward before raising a brow and looking back up at the Vixen, | |
| "Only ten thousand? Must be a small problem if only a scare is | |
| required." the tiger remarked with her usual respectfully-cold | |
| tone. | |
| #Post#: 33828-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Mendacious Assassination for Hire (Rosie and Karahl Only) | |
| By: Rosie the Echidna Date: June 21, 2019, 11:50 am | |
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| "Oh? Displeased with the offer, are you?" The fox would | |
| respond, her tone carrying not a hint of surprise but more of | |
| slight confusion. "However, I implore you to not take this | |
| matter lightly. That girl may appear docile...but she is a true | |
| menace. She is the rogue warrior of my native land, Roselia | |
| Shaolin. She roams the far regions of Mobius, spreading nothing | |
| but fear, death, and despair to whomever crosses her path. Many | |
| innocent people and valiant warriors have fallen to her power. | |
| Rarely have those who encounter her live to tell the tale. This | |
| girl has brought beyond excessive amounts of pain and suffering | |
| to my people...and it must end today. The time is far overdue | |
| for her to face justice for the atrocities she has committed. | |
| My sources indicate that she resides in this very jungle, deep | |
| in the remote regions of the Mystic Ruins. Your job will be to | |
| find Roselia and bring her back here, dead or alive. Use | |
| whatever means necessary. Do that right..." | |
| The shadow then moves its left hand once more, this time in a | |
| motion that looks as if she's shooing someone away. As she did | |
| so, the same eerie, purple glow pulsed from her hand, which | |
| remotely transfered onto poster Karahl was holding, specifically | |
| the bottom region where the reward was displayed. Manipulating | |
| the article of information she summoned herself, the number is | |
| promptly undergoes a period of transformation as it shifts to a | |
| different form in the shape of a new reward amount: five hundred | |
| thousand Mobiums. The vixen had taken the tigress's concern | |
| into consideration and multiplied her previous offer by fifty, | |
| as per the importance of the mission. | |
| "...and a pay increase can be arranged, without question." | |
| #Post#: 33833-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Mendacious Assassination for Hire (Rosie and Karahl Only) | |
| By: Karahl Date: June 22, 2019, 3:45 am | |
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| For the duration of her career Karahl had dealt with all types | |
| of 'characters' and admittingly a lot of them were rather shady | |
| or mysterious. Each of them had their own motives be it | |
| personal, political gain and so on; the tiger was mildly | |
| surprised that her client had chosen to elaborate further and | |
| remained respectfully silent as she listened. The njnja was | |
| unphased by the supposed atrocities Roselina had committed - | |
| standard stuff - all she had to worry about was to hit her | |
| target and get paid; everything else wasn't her business. | |
| The tiger's tail gently dragged along the ground behind her to | |
| the side with interest at the sound of the price change. | |
| 'That's more like it.' she thought. | |
| So it was a retrieval job, regardless of the target being dead | |
| or alive, sounds interesting enough. Given the information her | |
| mysterious client had offered and drastically increased the | |
| reward it seems that it was more likely that she will bring | |
| Rosie back alive... but only time will tell and see how things | |
| turn out. | |
| Karahl nodded once, "Consider it done. I will return shortly." | |
| she replied simply as she retreated backwards into the dark | |
| depths of the jungle and before long she was gone, faded away | |
| like a vanishing ghost as she began her search for the echidna. | |
| #Post#: 33848-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Mendacious Assassination for Hire (Rosie and Karahl Only) | |
| By: Rosie the Echidna Date: June 22, 2019, 8:39 pm | |
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| The shadow remained silent, still not making a move to turn | |
| around as Karahl left the scene to hunt down her target. A few | |
| moments after the briefing was finished and the tigress was no | |
| where to be seen, the the fox still kept itself right where it | |
| was, it's tail lightly swishing through the night's ebony | |
| shroud. | |
| '...Excellent. Everything's going precisely as planned,' The | |
| fox monologues to herself within the privacy of her own | |
| subconscious. 'This might just prove easier than I suspected. | |
| All there is to do now is wait, then when that mercenary comes | |
| back with the bounty...' | |
| At that moment, a pair of sinister purple eyes would poke out | |
| from the shadow's front in contrast to it's pitch-black facial | |
| area. It would give off an eerie hint of illumination, like | |
| that of a monster hiding under a child's bed. | |
| 'I'll give her a reward, alright. Heh heh heh...' | |
| The sun would finally start to rise to banish away bits of | |
| darkness at a time with the crack of dawn. Every aspect of the | |
| jungle would gain a much brighter hue than before for the sun | |
| was there to give nature its wake-up call. However, before the | |
| light would pierce its way to the fox's hiding spot, the dark | |
| being would already be gone, disappearing in a black, murky | |
| haze... | |
| https://youtu.be/A5VBjq0oPZM | |
| Morning's blessing would soon lift fully lift the spirits of the | |
| once quiet Mystic Ruins, bringing with it the bright renewal of | |
| a new day. Life had been restored within the jungle as the busy | |
| chatter of birds and critters filled the air and the sun's rays | |
| shine over the tree canopy. This was the true essence of | |
| nature's beauty, perfect for those who live quiet lives away | |
| from the busy city scene. As the jungle was now fully awake for | |
| the morning, one Mobian was taking advantage of the Mystic Ruins | |
| abundance. ...No, we're not talking about Tails, here. This | |
| one resided within deeper into jungle, in the remote regions | |
| that not many people traverse through. | |
| In the an clearing in the jungle, hording a bunch of wide, open | |
| space near the cool atmosphere of a flowing lake, Rosie the | |
| Echidna was up an at 'em once again. A new day for a warrior | |
| like her meant another chance to train, another chance to better | |
| herself as a fighter. The young girl couldn't await it any | |
| longer, obviously depicted by the fact that she was already in | |
| her favorite, sleeveless black dobok with turquoise trimming, | |
| with her headband snug around her forehead, black belt tied | |
| firmly around the waist, and her shoes already off. In fact, | |
| her footwear and the other supplies, tucked away in a turquoise | |
| duffel bag she brought with her, were neatly placed alongside | |
| the trunk of a tree, standing a few feet away from the lake. | |
| Meanwhile, Rosie took her place at the center of the clearing | |
| with her left foot rested securely on the soft grass below, her | |
| right foot tucked against her left thigh, and both of her palms | |
| pressed against each other over her flat chest. This stance was | |
| actually a pose used in Yoga: the Tree Pose. As much as Rosie | |
| loved to work on her combat techniques, as much as using them in | |
| a real spar, she knew it was important to condition the body, | |
| mind, and spirit first hence she was utilizing this Yoga pose to | |
| tone her balance, stretch her lower body muscles, and as chance | |
| to meditate. | |
| The warrior had planted herself in that very spot for the last | |
| half hour, subsequent to several warm-up exercises, allowing her | |
| spirit to be at peace while practically being one with nature. | |
| Her eyes were calmly shut as the jungle breeze massages over her | |
| bangs and quills, the ends of her headband fluttering behind | |
| her. Having been undisturbed thus far, Rosie allows herself to | |
| remain as she is for a liiiiitle] bit longer before getting | |
| ready to shift to main event of her workout. | |
| #Post#: 33861-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Mendacious Assassination for Hire (Rosie and Karahl Only) | |
| By: Karahl Date: June 24, 2019, 3:13 am | |
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| Karahl felt oddly at home; a primal feeling of belonging as she | |
| slipped through the branches of trees as smooth as silk. It was | |
| as though she were dancing to the jungle's natural tune, a foot | |
| dared not to step out of place; leaving no unnatural | |
| disturbances as the tiger prowled. Once the target was in sight | |
| however, after a quick observation to confirm that it was indeed | |
| Rosie going about her own business, the ninja's behavior changed | |
| very rapidly. | |
| Suddenly three kunai shot out of the branches and headed | |
| straight towards the echidna from behind! Not even the trees | |
| stood a chance against the force put behind them for one of them | |
| harpooned through one tree after the other; holes exploded in | |
| frays of splintered wood as it went straight for her... surely | |
| such a chaotic roar would not be missed and draw attention... | |
| But alas! That was a diversion! For mere seconds after those | |
| weapons were launched Karahl leapt out from the opposite | |
| direction - also charging with tranquil urgency then attempted | |
| to sucker punch the ambushed Mobian! | |
| #Post#: 33868-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Mendacious Assassination for Hire (Rosie and Karahl Only) | |
| By: Rosie the Echidna Date: June 25, 2019, 5:35 am | |
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| After peaceful minutes of her spirit being at peace, her mind is | |
| suddenly alerted to the shock of an incoming attack, behind her. | |
| Rosie's eyes snap open and a gasp is released right before, as | |
| if by instinct, she suddenly throws herself up into a backflip, | |
| getting a glimpse of the sharp knives that tried to sneak up on | |
| her as they sail underneath her airborne body. Just seeing one | |
| of those kunai reminded her of a sight was all to familiar with | |
| from her early training days: a ninja ambush! | |
| Gracefully reuniting her feet to the soft ground in a crouch | |
| while a spray of wood brushes against her face and hair, Rosie | |
| immediately turns in the direction of where the blades came from | |
| to try and find their rightful owner. Of course, when she | |
| couldn't find anyone, the warrior knew she had to be on her | |
| guard. If a ninja was in her training clearing, they could be | |
| anywhere. Instead of letting her eyes scan the area around her, | |
| Rosie makes a somewhat strange move and closes her eyes, not | |
| even moving from her spot. She stays right where she as the | |
| presumed danger lurks around her, seemingly leaving herself wide | |
| open for when the tigress jumps out to attack. However, Rosie | |
| didn't even have to look to know someone was now behind, since | |
| she was able to sense her assailant's aura approach her | |
| position. While the window to act against Karahl's sneak | |
| attacks grows slim, Rosie's eyes snap open into a serious glare, | |
| allowing her reflexes to kick as she suddenly shifts her body | |
| sideways, leaning into a powerful side kick to nail her | |
| attacker's chest and disrupt her surprise punch in one fluent | |
| motion. Hopefully, this way she could push the tigress away and | |
| give the echidna a chance to get a good look at the one would | |
| try to strike her. | |
| #Post#: 33879-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Mendacious Assassination for Hire (Rosie and Karahl Only) | |
| By: Karahl Date: June 26, 2019, 4:06 am | |
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| While it was rather miraculous for an underaged teenager to miss | |
| the three kunai and anticipate a counter attack which was | |
| occurring at that exact split moment, Rosie would find she was | |
| mistaken about landing the kick on Karahl's chest and soared | |
| straight through it... | |
| A hologram. | |
| True she had sensed the presence of the tigeress but she wasn't | |
| exactly there but | |
| The hologram showed the slim figure of a feline of some kind; | |
| her identity obscured by her black mask and uniform. It was | |
| projected from a small device which lay on the ground; planted | |
| at the last second during Karahl's first attack but she had | |
| withdrawn from the strike midway through when Rosie had swiveled | |
| around to kick. It was becoming apparent very quickly her | |
| assailant wasn't taking any chances. A lot of preplanning was | |
| required with contract-hits after all. | |
| It was likely that the echidna could still sense an apparent | |
| aura Karahl had, and if she could Karahl was certainly still | |
| nearby... somewhere constantly moving silently and in erratic | |
| patterns. Pausing, darting, climbing, dropping... | |
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