Xeon Hubaru
Shinigami
Fourth Seat of Squad Four
~Wielder of a blade that doesn't spill blood~
Posts: 158
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Post by Xeon Hubaru on Sept 12, 2008 13:12:19 GMT -5
"Hmm..." Xeon mused to himself as he sat thinking about those words. He kicked his legs as they swung while sitting down as if to play by the rhythm of his very thoughts. Processing....processing...there was no solid answer in his mind to that, but yet, he smiled. He let his eyes shift glancing over his shoulder once more.
"Don't worry...because somehow...I think that there is no answer to that question..." he had said, but then he turned back forward letting his eyes roll upward. "...and I think every good answer is the answer to that question...the reason for battle that is." he had said. He had tilted his head a bit quizzically as he spoke as if he had wisdom.
"If you hold a sword in your hand and a beast charges at you...would you use it...or would you not? Hmm..." he had asked himself at first it seemed as he mused once more trying to find an answer. He turned over his shoulder catching Tifa in his sight once more as if his expression was saying he'd pass the question onto her.
((Heh heh! Sorry! .Hack was kind of on my mind hearing your charrie. XD))
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Post by Sato Koemi on Sept 16, 2008 9:20:57 GMT -5
"If the beast meant harm to me.. I'd fire my arrows, yes. But in all the same respect, if the beast charges at you to protect her children.. would you slay her just the same?" Nathifa responded almost automatically as she stared at the water's surface, lightly touchging it with her gloved finger and watching the water ripple from it.
"War is like ripples in water.. it starts small and grows bigger and bigger until total chaos breaks loose.." she commented softly, watching the ripples grow bigger until they disappeared, "But.. as they get bigger.. they disappear.. and so does war.."
Nathifa leaned back, staring at the watery surface again with her penetrating, almost hateful green eyes, turning to Xeon, a soft look overcoming them through her tough, hard-as-nails exterior, she then hugged herself "I.. hate war.. but.. I love to dance. What is war but a dance of two different ideas combating one against another..? Am I wrong to think this..?"
It seemed that all of Nathifa's being was full of such sorrow, such despair it didn't seem like there was much left room for affection, love, kindness or any other postive emotion, yet she still showed compassion through her anger. It was rather complex.
After a pause of silence, a very distant scream sounded, and Nathifa glanced up, looking towards the entrance of the Fortress, eyes wide "Sounds like Sato-chan has taken down a couple kaibutsu.." ((OOC: Read the last bit of the first post in "The Queen's Nightmares". The scream is heard all the way to the Fortress. ^^' ))
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Xeon Hubaru
Shinigami
Fourth Seat of Squad Four
~Wielder of a blade that doesn't spill blood~
Posts: 158
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Post by Xeon Hubaru on Sept 16, 2008 14:10:00 GMT -5
Xeon’s lips twisted as they pursed together. An expression that was usually seen as it had turned his sorrow to utter sadness and pity at times. ”There‘s a difference…” he had said staring towards the water as the ripple of waves had vanished. ”You‘re not wrong to think what you think…it is your dance, but…” he had said pausing as a slip of breath had gathered into his mouth as he thought about it. Dances…similar to a single flower swaying freely.
”Dancing isn‘t like war. When you dance, you‘re free to do anything you‘d like. You can dance because you‘re happy, dance because you‘re sad, dance because you‘re angry, but in the end, it invites others…it invites others to dance with you because they want to share those feelings with you.” Xeon had said dearly as his eyes sadly gazed into the water.
His head whipped back as he looked towards Tifa-chan with a worried look in his eyes. ”To engage in war because you feel hate from another, because you‘re happy seeing others miserable, or because you want to cause others pain because you feel it is nothing like dancing! It‘s nothing more than putting out thorns to protect the beauty of your emotions, that beauty that makes you a person, and not a monster.” he had spoke passionately and dearly. When it came to fighting and violence, he was sure he said it many times…he hated it. It was a last resort, and mostly, it was put over dieing, especially when his life still had meaning, still had purpose.
He had turned back gazing into the clear waters as he breath a slight sigh relieving and calming himself. ”I‘m sorry. It‘s just…my opinion.” he had said lightly.
As the cries roared from afar, his head picked up a bit in worry. His hand instinctively reached for his Zanpaktou as if it was a keepsake. No, he wasn’t prepping himself for battle, but he was holding someone/something close. Rosemary, his affectionate floral guardian, would protect him at all costs as he would for her. He however had let h is eyes gaze back to Tifa-chan hearing her.
”D-do you think that you should go check on her? The situation may be dangerous.” he had warned.
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Post by Sato Koemi on Sept 17, 2008 13:25:14 GMT -5
Nathifa stood slowly, eyes narrowed angrily "I'm.. not sure.. but I didn't like the sound of it.."
She stood there a quiet moment as she let his opinion and thoughts sink in. True, but for Nathifa, war was a dance between her and her enemies because they stood in the way of her and her beloved Quincy.
The Quincy woman glanced to Xeon and then forward, calmly walking on "I think you should stay here. It's the least I can do to protect Squad Four and repay them for the kindness they have shown me in the past.."
She paused and looked to Xeon with a gentle smile, brushing a gentle, lithe hand along the red flower he had given her and Sato "This is a dance to end all dances, I fear.. But then again.. I could be wrong.."
Pausing once again as she finished her own analogy, she continued into the next one "Thorns, huh..? Heh. I guess every once in a while a rose needs to protect itself, right?" She tilted her head and smiled softly.
"I have enjoyed.. our conversation," Nathifa commented and turned back around, holding out her right arm as a giant, stream of purple reiatsu appeared around her wrist from her ankh that dangled there like a bracelet. The bow that her energy formed slowly broke away, revealing a silvery, slender, steel bow.
"If neither Sato or myself have returned within two hours.. send someone after us.. You can tell him either Soi Fon or Sato told you to o such.." she gave a last fleeting look over her shoulder, smiling rather sadly "Don't mean to be so pushy.."
And with that, she turned and rand bolted out of the waterfall area, glad he was able to at least catch up on her energy reserve. She felt.. invigorated.
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Xeon Hubaru
Shinigami
Fourth Seat of Squad Four
~Wielder of a blade that doesn't spill blood~
Posts: 158
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Post by Xeon Hubaru on Sept 17, 2008 22:43:49 GMT -5
”B-but…” Xeon had paused as he let his left breath set while the female Quincy bound off form the haven. This made him think as he sat calmly to himself. She was using him to payback the Fourth Division for what they done? Although it was nice and appreciative, he innocently of course, couldn’t accept someone else’s praise. It was too bad he couldn’t tell her that before she ran off, but this only had left him thinking about the current situation…
”This…seems bad.” he had thought. The fortress would probably take a while to comb over and find someone…anyone for that matter that would help since he wasn’t familiar with a lot of people. However, he did have strength to fight, but should he use that strength? Something he only held for himself whenever it was emergency? To aid them when he didn’t aid his friends because he was the carrier of the plant who’s duty was to solely carry the small herb, was it right?
It would make him a hypocrite nonetheless…
This bothered him. He paced back and forward thinking about this as he looked at the plant sitting by the pond. His duty was to escort the worldly herb back, however, something pulled at him from the inside. A jerk maybe at how he just had this conversation with those two who made him think at that instant about what he was doing. He had spent so much time speaking of devotion and friends, that during this mission, he forgot that he was supposed to be true to himself.
But then again…his friends didn’t want him to fail.
He sighed…”This is so confusing.” he had noted to himself. Reaching for the hilt of his Zanpaktou he had drawn the blade and stabbed it into the ground. He reached up his long and loose sleeves taking a white root from it and then casting it unto the ground and the nodding his head as he said lowly, ”Sing Rosemary…”
He waited as the sword vibrated letting out a chime that was none of this world or the next. It was like the undiscovered sound of a new bell that was made from light metals unknown and as the small root had taken into, a small plant appeared blossoming with it’s strange colors. Xeon had smiled letting off a light giggle as he stared towards the new grown plant.
”It‘s…a Zinnia…” he had noted as he turned his back reaching for his Zanpaktou and then turned back bowing his head to the newly grown plant. ”Thank you my friend! I‘ll be sure not to fail!” he had said with a smile as he walked out of the doorway.
A Zinnia…what does a Zinnia speak of?
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