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[koneko_chan]

WHO: Everyone!
WHAT: Since in a world of demons, a bit of training can never hurt
WHERE: Hasedo with beach
WARNING(S): Nothing yet, eventually training wounds perhaps???

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[koneko_chan]

[While the objects on the beach had thrown Guan Yu considerably off - what where those supposed to be anyways? - it did not stop her from training a bit with her Guan Dao. She couldn't allow herself to get rusty in a place like this!

She swings her blade with an considerable amount of force.]

[emulates]

[In a world like this, fighting in itself isn't really surprising. That's not what Guan Suo notices above all-- but he certainly notices that Guan Dao. While there's something familiar about it, he can't exactly out a finger on it, and so he pushes the thought to the back of his mind for the time being.

Instead he approaches the woman cautiously, careful not to throw her off in the middle of her training.]

You seem quite confident with that blade, my lady.

[koneko_chan]

[Guan Yu stops in her movements when she hears someone speaking up to her. She turns to face and muster the young man - a young man with a lot of fighting abilities without a doubt, he looked quite strong and muscular.

She places the blade next to herself and her previous thoughts are a bit pushed aside when she realizes that he is completely human.]

Thank you. You seem to be quite the fighter yourself.

[She hesitates a little.] Th-though is it okay to say that?

[emulates]

Yes, I have taken great pains to learn from my father, and from others that he knows.

[For the moment he doesn't take any steps to approach her, just in case, though there's something about the way that she says that... He pauses for a moment, looking slightly bewildered.]

Say what? I-I'm sorry, have I said something to offend you? [He hoped not. That would certainly be getting off on the wrong foot.]

[koneko_chan]

From your father? [It must be nice to learn fighting skills from your father. Not that she should complain, after all, she had a father-like figure who taught her everything she knew.

She waves it off hastily when she hears his question. So he really wasn't scared of her. She looks to the ground a bit sheepishly.]

It's just that most people are scared of our ears and run away when we speak up to them.

[emulates]

Yes. My father is known as the God of War, so there's much that I can learn from him. Even now, I still wish to know everything.

[Her response intrigues him, but at first he isn't sure how to address it. In all honesty, he hadn't thought twice about her appearance, save that she was rather beautiful. The ears were easy to explain as simply being a product of this world, in its own way - did any of them truly fit in?]

I have never felt as though I have anything to fear from you.

[koneko_chan]

[The God of War? That sounded like he was a very skilled man indeed. No wonder the young man in front of her looked pretty strong.]

Then you must be really skilled yourself. [That might be interesting for a spar! Though his reply to her second questions makes her chuckle a bit.]

Thank you. It's always a bit of a pity if people run away from us. To be honest, you remind me of a friend of mine.

[emulates]

Ah, well I'm definitely not as good as he is. [Still, Guan Suo is smiling.] But I like to think that I've picked up a thing or two. If you're up for it, perhaps we could spar sometime.

[His look turns a little more thoughtful at her next words.] I don't understand why they'd want to run away from you at all, but people are pretty strange, I guess. And really? That's a good thing, I hope.

[koneko_chan]

[She smiles happily at that.] Anytime! I always thought training together is more useful than training alone.

You really sound like Zhao Yun. [It was really nice to know there were other people who thought this way, it was always so rare.]

[emulates]

I think so, too - it helps you to pick up on what you need to improve upon more easily. Right?

Z-Zhao Yun? [Wow, that was a pretty huge compliment. His face flushes a little.] Being compared to a legend like him is pretty impressive...

[koneko_chan]

Yes, exactly. I wouldn't mind to spare right now. [She looks down a bit sheepishly.] If you have your weapons with you, that is...

Oh, so you know him? [Her face lits up.] Though yeah, you do remind me of him... I am glad you view it as a compliment.

[emulates]

Oh, I do - I always carry my weapons with me. Though I'm not exactly sure that you'd consider them normal. [He grins sheepishly.] We can make do, right?

Yes, he serves the same lord as me. I don't think I could see it as anything but a compliment.

[koneko_chan]

[That caught her interest. What kind of weapon would that be?] We can. I'm interested in your style. [She gets a better grip on her own weapon.]

The same lord? So you serve under Lord Gonsung Zan?

[yasashiioni]

[Chitose had no real idea what was going on or where he exactly had been brought to. Actually, all of this was just weird, but thinking in such situations wasn't anything he usually did. Action was asked.

And he got the literal kind one. When a bunch of blue... whatever they were, were those supposed to be oni as well? - showed up with anything but clearly not friendly intentions Chitose did what he always did and plunged right into the middle of the attack, his sword drawn and ready.]

[thewonderstud]

[What. Was this.

Kazama had just about the same awareness of the situation as Chitose did, and that point didn't serve to make his mood any better. He knew he couldn't be drunk.

If there was one thing he wasn't going to question, it was that these little beings, not more than two apples tall, were an irritating presence and in his way. Wading through the little blue devils wasn't as preferable as crushing them underfoot, but then some of them had the nerve to try biting his feet. Did they have any idea who he was? Well, it didn't matter. Deciding it wasn't worth the effort to inform them, Kazama lazily drew his own blade.]

[yasashiioni]

[Chitose had just cut his way through the what-ever they were beings as he noticed somewhere in the distance that looked more... well, human. Human was a start, right? And while he usually didn't keep contact to humans, oni-rules and everything, well... it wasn't like he had broken that rule long ago already. At least those humans weren't using him for doing them a favor, right? Better than those other stupid warlords.

Anyways, considering that was probably his best chance of an ally - unless the other guy was the boss of those whatevers, in which case he would make short work of him - Chitose decided to approach him.]

Yo. Lost here as well?

[thewonderstud]

[He flung one of the blue ones off his foot with such force that it was sent flying rather messily into a tree with a satisfyingly wet crunch. That served to give the remaining second thoughts about attacking, if for a brief moment.

Kazama lifted his head, glancing over at the other. He arched a brow, even as he idly flicked his blade to the side, slicing through several of the nuisances on the ground.]

Lost. That's as blunt as one can put it.

[yasashiioni]

[Good, that meant potential ally right in front of him. Though the way the other man fought seemed.. well, he seemed stronger than a human, didn't he? Then again Toyohisa had also managed to man up quite a lot there, but he hadn't really gained oni-strength just yet.]

Well then, I guess we could clean here up together. I'm Chitose.

[thewonderstud]

Chitose....

[Odd for introductions, he thought, but he shrugged.]

Tch. I don't need help cleaning up this rabble. They're nothing more than a minor annoyance.

[He considered for a moment before finally speaking again to offer his own name.]

Kazama...Chikage.

[yasashiioni]

What?!

[Alright, he's making short work of another of those blue talking somethings before he turns towards Chikage again.]

Kazama? From the Kazama-clan? As in oni? [Alright, this was daring to ask, but Chikage and Kazama hinted that a lot.]

[thewonderstud]

[His outburst confused him, if briefly. Crimson eyes widen before narrowing at the following said.]

What relation do you have to the oni?

[Yet even as he said this, his mind was already turning the question and the implications from earlier.]

...Chitose... [But that couldn't be...]

[yasashiioni]

What relation... I'm the head of the Kazama-clan. Kazama Chitose. [And yeah, he is supposed to keep this a secret unless trust is established and everything but if that was someone from his clan, thennn]

[thewonderstud]

.............

[This one had to be kidding, right?]

How dare you even make such a claim!

[Really, if someone intended to try making a fool of him- Kazama swung his blade about, tip pointed at the man claiming to be of his clan... and not just that, but someone so well known-

...but then that was exactly the case, wasn't it? Such a name wasn't so freely given, nor the ties that went with it. So who was this??]

[yasashiioni]

How dare I...

[Alright, he's not going to step back here. He's only said the truth and he wasn't someone particular suspicious.]

If you are truly from the Kazama-clan you should know that.

[He's getting more serious and his sword touched Chikage's.]

Do you want a proof?

[thewonderstud]

[That was what bothered him. This shouldn't be possible. For all that Chitose said, Kazama remained holding his blade firmly as metal met metal.

His head tilted but a fraction of an angle, as much of a nod as he was about to give.]

I don't see how your claim can be possible. It's a dangerous thing to try impersonating an Oni, especially under the name that you claim.