This post marks the beginning of a mission:
- Practice with your Clans skill
- Convince a core holder to meet
Leaving the first town, Strix had been making her way to the next one night falling during her travel, bobbing her head back and forth to a melody she had made up in her mind. There was a casual attitude and airyness about her since her meeting with the Voidlords, discovering their power as well as hearing about Enkiddu and Solomon. Coming across Gods, reality warping and metaphysical concepts while she had to fight and defeat a massive powerful legendary creature that had only been written about and not seen for the longest of times. Her attitude was a jovial, carefree tune, the went where ever life would take her, a sharp turn from how she originally was raised, a serious student of life, studying and learning everything about the world she could preparing for every eventuality. She still had some of her old traits, her curiosity, her love and study of what could be called magic, divinity or ninjutsu, and how she still wondered what her fate was to be.
Since her awakening of her ancestral abilities, Dianna had been always within earshot in the back of her mind commenting on the places they had been, but unusually quiet while near the Sunlit Forge. Strix had been meaning to ask about that and learn more of her heritage but it was off to the next mission straight away, to recruit this new core holder into the group and bring them to Madara. It was as she was reflecting that she heard Dianna's tone, cutting through her daydreaming stopping her in her tracks.
Young one stop, can you feel that? Strong spiritual energy ahead of us, one of them human, 3 of them non human by the feel of it. Concentrate and we will teach you to feel and sense spiritual energy.
Taking a deep breath, Strix closed her eyes as she focused hard trying to feel any type of presence around her particularly ahead where Dianna had pointed out. She was struggling, a mess of feeling nothing and fog in her head as she tried to make meaning of it.
Relax and focus on me, understand what spiritual energy is. Cut through the natural energy of the world and realize that there is another world around us. Focus on my voice, feel my energy Child.
As Dianna spoke Strix focused her mind harder, catching herself and then letting her mind wander as a shape began to take shape in her mind feeling a presence in front of her. A few more moments and the fog shifted, the image of a woman she could picture in her head, someone she had seen when fighting the 3 tails, stood in front of her clad in the same dark black and silver armour, long white hair and the moon tattoo on her head. She smiled as Strix caught her eye, a proud moment as her student made progress.
Very good, now hold this and open your eyes and keep looking at where I am.
Unexpectedly, as Strix opened her eyes, a blurry but Diana was still there as a shifting black and white form of energy and Strix let out a small laugh.
Its nice to finally meet you, but what do I call you?
Dianna smiled warmly once again, her voice sounding like she was underwater.
You can call me Dianna, that was my name even though I've had many. That was what I was born as. I have been with you since you were born, along with all your past lives and one day you will join us and guide the next generation.
Strix was beaming, the fact she could meet an incredible warrior and previous life of herself but as she thought more on it, the image of Dianna began to fade.
Its ok, let me go for now, it takes a lot of skill and strength to pull me into form in the physical world, but I am still with you in spirit. Lets get you to practice on finding these other spirits for now.
Not even noticing how long she had been meditating and aiming to speak with her guardian spirit, it had turned to night with clouds overhead creating a dark night. Taking a deep breath again and this time not closing her eyes, she focused her spirit into finding other spiritual energy's. It seemed easier this time, cutting through the fog with ease and seeing 3 non humanoid spirits with a singular human together. It wouldn't take Strix long to meet them if she continued on her path, probably meeting them in an hour or so.
These spirits seem familiar, I cant say why but it feels like I know their spiritual energy...
You'll learn in time how to differentiate spiritual energies, and reach further beyond towns to detect spirits. For now, lets just see if these are the Core holder youre after.
Before Strix could even say anything;
Yes, I can hear everything you can, and even read your mind. I am you remember...
Smirking and continuing on, Strix began to skip under the dark moonless night towards the spirits she had seen. Not long after skipping down the path the location of the spirit came into view there stood a tall muscular man with canines surrounding him, a familiar face she had seen before close to this location. Skipping closer she tilted her head as to where she had seen him before.
THE CORE!
This must have been the core wielder that Madara had sensed, which meant that he was also with Lucifer down under, and as her memory came back, she remembered one of his canine companion had the core on its collar. If he had activated the weapon, Strix would have been very curious as to how it was done, if the dogs were involved as well.
I cannot be-lieve I am running into you again. Honestly, I completely forgot you had one of the cores, and wondered who they were talking about when they said there was another one in the underworld.
Strix had a loose guard no dangerous or offensive presence, as far as she was concerned the guy she was talking to was someone who had 'saved' humanity and put their life on the line for greater good. The fact she knew there was no death in the world also floated around her head as there would be no way he could actually kill her.
