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Bunny thief! { open }

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Luckily for the safety of the other girl, Ester was let free and Alice scooped him up, feeling a whole lot less angry. Of course, people can’t just go around picking up other people’s pets (even thought Alice hasn’t known Ester for more than a minute..), but she decided to forgive the girl for her insolence. She was quick to return the bunny, after all.

As Alice held Ester in her arms she was quite content with how relaxed this bunny is around her. Maybe he can sense that they’re both rabbits! With a bit smile, she lifted him up and set him on her head, listening to the woman talk about her pet Dusty. Arms now free of Ester, she crosses them and a foul expression appeared on her face again.

“Whaddya mean ‘shift gravity’?” The statement came off like she girl was some all-powerful being, in which she appears to be the exact the opposite of. She looks like she can’t even move a table without help. “Anyway, I haven’t seen any gravity-moving animal.”

Ah, perhaps she was coming off too mean. The stranger grew wary of Alice’s grumpy expression and was backing away. The brunette sighed and scratched her head, not sure how to handle this girl. She didn’t like that it sounds like she can move gravity (actually, Alice found it very unnerving), but it seems like she doesn’t mean any harm. The girl caught Ester, too, so she has a debt to pay. “Nothing’s wrong.” She tried to sound reassuring but the words only came out as short as the last. Let’s try that again.

”.. I can help you look for Dusty, I suppose. But I need your name.”

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Right, Kat reminded herself, Gravity Shifters don't exist outside of Hekseville... or wherever she was originally from. So obviously this girl would have a hard time believing what Kat was capable of.

"Y'see, as long as I've got Dusty with me, I can, well, mess with gravity however I'd like. I can fly, hang in the air, walk on walls and buildings and the like, and even pick up people an' other things and carry 'em with me for as long as I want!" She knew that the girl probably still didn't buy it, so she added, "as soon as we find Dusty, I can take you for a ride to wherever you'd like!" Although most of the people she'd taken for a lift before hadn't exactly had strong enough stomachs for the ride... hopefully this girl would be different.

"O-oh," Kat added, remembering what the girl had said to her, "my name's Kat. Yeah, I know, it's kinda weird when my friend is a cat... or at least cat-shaped... but it's not my real name. I don't remember anything 'bout my past, and, well, that includes my name. Th' name 'Kat' was given to me by a friend o' mine back home, and, well, it stuck."

Kat straightened herself out and motioned for the girl to follow her. "Anyway, we should probably get started looking for Dusty... don't worry, he's impossible to miss -- I mean, he IS a cat-shaped piece of stars and space an' stuff, or at least that's what he looks like. No one's real sure WHAT exactly he is... oh man, I'm sorry, I got sidetracked... anyway, he can't have gone too far, 'cause if he does, he comes right back to me, which means he must still be somewhere nearby."

As Kat started walking, she could tell from the heaviness of the girl's footsteps that she wasn't all that enthusiastic about helping Kat look, but Dusty had gotten away from her before, and every second without being able to shift gravity was one second too many. She felt weak, empty, without him.

"Oh," she added, "and if you do see him, whatever you do, DON'T try to catch him. He does... interesting things if someone besides me tries to touch him, an' that isn't a good kind of interesting."

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Bunny thief! { open }

It was about evening and Alice was running in a forest outside of town in a hot pursuit. Prior to this she was eating a free meal (after threatening the waiter into making it free of charge, of course), when she glanced out of the window and saw the most curious thing.. a rabbit! Up until now she hasn’t glimpsed any sort of wildlife and seeing the little thing was quite surprising. Did it even come from this world..? She doubted it. Nearly knocking over her table, she got up and went outside.

The little bunny was moving slowly back to the forest and it didn’t seem to see her. Crouching slightly, she hobbled over to it and made sure to memorize all its featured in case it ran away and she needed to find it again. White rabbit, young, slightly fat, and an orange tail and ear. Quite distinguishable. A small smile crept over her mouth as she continued making her way to it. “I’ll name you Ester..”

Oops. The sound of her voice, despite how quiet it was, scared Ester. It darted off into the trees and Alice followed closely behind, fists in the air. “Come back here so I can love you, dammit!”

The little bunny wasn’t too fast and Alice was able to catch up with it after loosing sight of it for a moment, but by that time.. someone caught it. She stared at the person for a moment as if taking in the situation before an angry look came across her face.

“I’m giving you three seconds to give Ester back!”

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Kat had barely grabbed the small creature when she noticed two things: one, it was NOT in fact her cat-shaped companion, Dusty, and two, it wasn't even a cat at all. And three, there was a very angry girl standing in front of her demanding that she hand over the furry animal in her grasp.

Oh, wait... that's three things, isn't it?

"I'm sorry, was this one yours?" she asked politely, crouching down and setting the strange animal free. There were dogs, pigeons, and the occasional cat in Hekseville, but Kat had never seen anything like this -- long ears and a stubby tail. What could it be, Kat wondered.

"You see, Dusty, my companion, had gone chasing after something, and, well, I can't shift gravity without him, so I went chasing after him... but somewhere along the way, I lost sight of him, and when I saw this little one flitting about in the bushes, I thought it might have been Dusty, and, well..." Kat trailed off, then caught herself, thoroughly embarrassed at herself.

However, even after her explanation, she noticed the expression on the girl's face hadn't quite subsided, so Kat stood up and backed away slowly. The last thing she wanted was a confrontation -- even though she WAS in a war, she thought -- and without Dusty, all she could do was... not much.

"I-is something the matter, miss?" Kat asked the girl cautiously.

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Darkness.

A vast, endless, suffocating darkness.

For a moment, Kat thought she had fallen into a Gravity Storm. Nobody, not even the two Creators -- Gade and Cyanea -- knew what lay beyond them, or at least if they did, they never let on. Perhaps that was how she had arrived here in Fuyuki, and maybe now she was on her way out.

But something was off.

This darkness didn't feel like what Kat was used to, a strong physical pull in all directions.

No.

No, this darkness seemed alive.

Alive, and hostile.

Whatever this was, it felt like it was seeping into every pore of Kat's skin, permeating every fiber of her being.

It was NOT a good feeling.

Being torn apart by a Gravity Storm might actually be preferable to this, she thought. Or did she think? She couldn't even tell if she was capable of conscious thought anymore. This... force, she decided, was seeping into her like a sponge soaking up water, except this was no ordinary water.

And once every last drop had seeped in, she knew -- or rather, she felt -- that she would no longer be the same afterwards.

Kat seemed to remember reading something like this in her comic books. Doesn't the hero get more powerful when he's possessed by the darkness? she thought. Indeed, Kat could feel her power growing stronger, her connection with gravity itself becoming more and more clear and solid.

Oh, she realized, but isn't there usually a catch to thi--

That was the last she could manage to think before the last wave of darkness overcame her. But surprisingly, what awaited her under its murky surface was hardly oblivion, but rather...

Kat woke up, having passed out on the ground. There was a rather large crowd of people around, she quickly realized. Someone must have seen her and made a scene... how fitting that the mighty Gravity Queen should have such a large audience, she thought.

Wait.

Something was off.

But she couldn't figure out what.

Either way, seeing as how the peasants of this backwater little village had apparently finally come to their senses, Kat rose to her feet.

"HEAR ME, SERFS!" she proclaimed, causing quite the hubbub among the crowd at her feet. She Shifted into the air and flew to the top of a building, standing at the edge and drawing all eyes to her majestic form. They seemed to be torn between wondering how she managed to fly like that and why she was talking down to them, both figuratively and literally.

At any rate, Kat decided, they clearly weren't focused on her NEARLY enough, so she leaped off the edge of the building, landed on the ground with a SLAM, and, with a sinister expression, lifted up a handful of people around her in her stasis field, tossing them sky-high and watching them hit the ground with a sickening crunch. That'll teach them manners, she thought, as she physically picked up another two nearby civilians and slammed their heads together, killing them both instantly.

At this point, everyone had begun to flee in terror. "HALT!" Kat shouted with a royal yell, quite befitting one of her... status. However, nothing she did seemed to have an effect, so she flew at the nearest innocent, an elderly man who had tripped and was now literally soiling himself in pure terror -- only to stop herself upon hearing something out of place.

A set of footsteps that seemed oddly regular and rhythmic compared to the absolute chaos surrounding her.

"Hmph," she uttered, turning to face the one person who was brave enough to stand up to her. "So you would stand against me, your Queen?" she asked, lifting a nearby lamppost into the air.

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♪ one spot of peace | maid cafe open #1

Standing in an empty cafe with no customers, Erza questioned her position once more, not sure what to do next. She had been summoned to a “Grail War”— all of the necessary details somehow appeared in her memory, but there was a crucial part missing. A Servant can only serve their purpose if a Master is present, yet her partner wouldn’t show up, no matter how and where she was searching. This lead her to believe staying in one place would prove more effective than risking a stroll around the city— and there she was, temporarily employed as a waitress who didn’t really have to do anything.

It all started with her stumbling across a run-down building that looked as if it could crumble to pieces in any minute. She was greeted by an old man, supposedly the owner, who couldn’t manage to keep his business running as the only waitress resigned a week before, without even saying goodbye. Erza pitied the poor guy. After hearing she could work for minimum salary in exchange for being able to stay there as long as the situation called for it, he tried to run to thank her, but only caused his back pains to return. One day passed, and their only customers was a group of teenagers who pissed Erza off so much she made them order most expensive things from the menu by force.

There had to be a way to attract people somehow… and fast, at that. With knowledge about the world she received after being summoned and her own experience, she quickly came to a realization that Japan really was a strange country. Weird fashion straight out of some horror novels and various thematic restaurants were all the rage, but one type particularly stood out. A maid fetish, was it? That she could pull off as easily as breathing. Having made her decision, Erza started to freshen the old cafe up, reassuring the owner it had to be a good idea. Cleaning the tables, giving out flyers, even putting up an amateur banner took less time that anybody could expect. Now she only needed some clothes.

“If that’s the case…” making sure to do it while her employer wasn’t looking, she requipped a gothic lolita outfit with frills and stockings. “Not exactly a maid suit, but close enough.”

Next day attracted more people than previous few weeks combined; still not hundreds, but enough to actually give some profit. Even the owner seemed younger and more energetic than before, smiling happily all the time. A bell rang softly— it was a signal that the door had been opened. With a huge grin, she turned around to greet the new customer.

“Welcome!”

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There were cafes back home in Hekseville, of course, but none such as this.

Kat stood at the entrance to a bustling restaurant, having had the foresight to swipe a uniform from the nearby school so she could blend in. Of course she got asked questions now and then, like where she was from or which class she was in, but it was definitely a better alternative to her usual outfit.

Matters like that were of no consequence, though, as no one would notice anything out of place in this crowd. She could tell relatively easily that it was an eating establishment, and she hadn't eaten in days, so she decided she would give this place a try.

As she crossed the threshold, she was greeted by the sound of a bell and the smile of what appeared to be the cafe's sole employee -- a woman with stern eyes and flowing red hair, dressed in clothes that were almost as out of place as Kat's usual outfit was -- an elaborate, proper dress that looked like it was something worn by the upper class.

Kat couldn't answer the woman at first, because, well, she felt that something was off about her, and it wasn't that her dress stood out... and then it hit her -- this woman exuded a fierce battle aura that drowned out everything else in the room. She hid it well, to be sure, but it was there, and Kat could tell.

She probably didn't mean any hostilities, though -- after all, they were in the middle of a huge crowd, and from the looks of it, this woman had a job to do.

Suddenly remembering how hungry she was, Kat smiled back at the woman in front of her and moved towards the nearest empty table, sitting down and picking up the menu.

Everything on the menu looked oh so delicious... she just couldn't decide! "What do you recommend?" she asked the waitress who had greeted her at the door, turning to face her and doing her best to seem like an ordinary civilian.

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A New Beginning (Intro/OPEN)

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For Almaz, a city like this wasn’t too much of a culture shock; he was from the biggest city in his kingdom, after all, the one where the castle was and the royal family lived. Still, he’d seen no sign of a castle here, and the sleek modernity of the buildings threw him off just a little bit, compared to the hodgepodge of the modern and the old-fashioned that he was so used to.

It’s like I stepped into the future, or something…wait, isn’t there an anime like that?

Maybe it was just the slightest bit ridiculous, but he couldn’t stop himself from looking up at the sky and the tops of the buildings, half-expecting to see a hovercar, or whatever the sci-fi shows always said would be in the future. However, what he saw soaring through the sky was not a flying car, but…

I-Is that a person…!?

Sure enough, there was a figure, leaping through the air amidst shouts of panic from the civilians. Almaz had seen a lot of strange things, but he could barely believe it, and he wanted to avert his eyes, in case he was going to end up seeing something horrible; but he couldn’t look away, as the person—a girl?—descended, getting closer and closer, and…

Was it just him or was she headed straight for him!?

His suspicions were confirmed just a few moments later, as the girl started to draw close to the ground; now Almaz averted his gaze with an embarrassed tint of redness to his cheeks. Only after she’d alighted down in front of him did he look back at her, seeing a blonde girl with bright red eyes staring him in the face, before she attempted an awkward curtsy.

Still stunned by her arrival, it took a few seconds for Almaz to gather his voice up again; when he finally did, he still wasn’t able to keep the surprised stutter out of it. “N-Nice to meet you, Miss Kat…?” he said, staring at her with wide eyes. “Is the whole jumping-off-tall-buildings a regular thing for you, or…?”

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Kat was slightly taken aback by this young man's awkwardness. Everyone in Hekseville was used to her by now, so why should--

Then she remembered. Right, this wasn't Hekseville... and Kat hadn't brought any change of clothes with her, so all she had was, well...

Granted, it was easy to move around in, and practicality was most important to her as far as clothes were concerned, but it did seem to have that effect on people at first.

She did, however, notice that the youth seemed to be genuinely concerned for her well-being after her little... stunt. Not that she blamed him, though; even she'd been surprised the first time she shifted gravity.

"Don't worry," she assured him, "I'm perfectly fine. Y'see, Dusty here..."

"...lets me do things like that by, well, messing with gravity. Thanks to him... or her, I don't really know, I can even do things like this!" She levitated into the air, generating a spherical field of energy around her that engulfed both of them, lifting him up into the air before gently setting him back down. "If there's anyone you're looking for, I could always give you a lift," she remarked, followed by a giggle at what she thought was quite the bit of humor on her part.

Her thoughts were interrupted, however, when she caught a whiff of something ripe... which she realized shortly thereafter was coming from her. When was the last time she'd taken a bath?

"Hey, um, mister," she began, somewhat embarrassed, "...do you know if there's anywhere nearby with a bath, or a shower, or even if there's a river or something? A girl's gotta smell nice, you know..." Kat shifted around where she stood. The only guy she'd ever really talked to was Officer Syd, and he was a good few years older than her, soooo...

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A New Beginning (Intro/OPEN)

>At least there were tall buildings here.

That was probably the one aspect this "Fuyuki City" shared with her native Hekseville -- the buildings. Granted, they were much more sleek and angular than even Vendecentre's skyscrapers, but at least they were there, and wherever there were tall buildings, Kat climbed.

Well, perhaps "climbed" was a misnomer. Kat was a Shifter, one of a race of people who possessed the power to manipulate gravity to their will, thanks to their animal-shaped companions. In Kat's case, she could walk on walls and fly through the air thanks to the gravity-manipulation abilities granted to her by her faithful companion, a cat-shaped creature she had named Dusty. Now, Dusty didn't always LOOK like a cat -- sometimes she(?) was a cluster of black globs, sometimes she didn't look like anything in particular, and sometimes she simply vanished -- but most of the time, Dusty took the appearance of a cat-shaped cutout of stars. And it was thanks to this cat-shaped companion of Kat's that she had been able to soar up to the roof of the tallest skyscraper in sight, in an attempt to survey the area.

Except there had been one small problem: while the citizens of Hekseville had grown accustomed to the sight of a lightly dark-skinned girl with flowing blonde hair soaring through the sky from building to building, seeing a person just up and fly like that was quite the shock to the people of Fuyuki City, apparently -- something Kat hadn't counted on. She had learned the hard way when she first arrived in Hekseville that bringing unnecessary attention to herself never ended well.

Not much she could do about it, though. This was a war -- that much she knew -- and she'd had enough combat experience to know that securing the high ground was always first priority.

War... Kat had seen her fair share of that, too. There was the time when the Nevi set fire to Hekseville and she had to work with her arch-rival Yunica to put out the blaze, and of course there was the time when Anemone, the government's supposedly fail-proof anti-Nevi weapon, turned out to be powered by the very things it was designed to eliminate, and went on a rampage, almost destroying the entire city.

>Hopefully there wouldn't be anything quite that dangerous here.

Of course, there was no telling what kinds of things would happen, since, according to the information that had been imparted to her upon her arrival, there were more people like her here, and they were all fighting for control of some "Holy Grail." Kat was too confused to comprehend the rest of it, but one thing that stood out the most was that she was to be the "Servant" to her destined "Master." Not that she was all that much of a stranger to serving others -- there was the time she'd spent as a maid to the wealthiest family in Auldnoir -- but she had a feeling that this was a different kind of "Servant"...

As Kat was surveying the people down below, one person in particular caught her eye. Leaping off the edge of her skyward perch (an action met with cries of "SHE'S JUMPING!" and "DON'T DO IT, YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR!!"), Kat let gravity carry her downwards, Shifting into a float at the last possible moment and landing with a light step in front of this person.

"Hello, nice to meet you! My name's Kat," she said, attempting a curtsy...

>If only she had been wearing pants...

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I didn't sign up for this! [open/intro]

Oh, come on! Can’t a guy get a break for once!? I guess that was just too much to hope for…

Along the streets of Fuyuki City wanderedone Almaz von Almandine Adamant, lost, confused, and not looking happy in the slightest. And really, could you blame him? The Netherworld was a pretty taxing place, and once he’d returned home to the human world he’d really looked forward to getting some rest and relaxation (as well as spending time with the Princess!). But it seemed like the universe wasn’t quite done with him yet, and so he found himself here, once again pulled into things beyond his control.

Pausing at a crowded crossing, his attire making him look slightly out of place compared to the people surrounding him, he took a moment to mull over his situation again. He wasn’t quite sure exactly when or how he’d arrived at this place, but once he had, he’d found that his mind was filled with strange images and information that he was sure he’d never known of before—wouldn’t he remember something like this, if he had? It all seemed so surreal—something about a Holy Grail, and a war, and the word “Master”, firmly imprinted in his brain—and although Almaz was no stranger to the bizarre, he still didn’t know what to make of it all.

The young man let out a sigh and started to cross the street, a mild headache setting in. He sure didn’t like being pulled into, well, whatever this was, but maybe he’d just have to deal with it, at least for now. He just hoped that the Princess wasn’t too worried about her new husband’s absence.

Man, I just want to go home already…!

He was so engrossed in his thoughts that he failed to pay attention as he stepped onto the opposite sidewalk, bumping into someone nearly as soon as he did so.

“O-Oh, sorry…!”

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The sudden impact jolted Nike out of his thoughts... not that it was much of an impact, as the one who'd bumped into him was... rather small compared to him.

"You..." he snarled, "could you be the one that I'm looking for?" Nike glared at the young man in front of him, sizing him up. Everything about him seemed to give off an impression of weakness... but his eyes, they seemed to possess an aura of courage, of strength.

"You remind me of a certain someone I know. A weakling, to be sure, but he has that same expression as you. Looks like you've seen your fair share of conflict," the man began, but then he noticed that this person had the same crest as he.

"...Looks like you aren't the one. You aren't my Servant. I don't know how a little pup like yourself did it, but it looks like you're a master like me. It would seem that we're both in the same situation, not that someone like you could match up to me."

He wondered to himself what kind of Servant could someone like this possibly have?

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;*one war wasn't enough. [intro / open]

This wasn’t the Southern Water Tribe.

Or Republic City.

The young Avatar found herself aimlessly wandering the streets of Fuyuki City, cerulean orbs filled with both confusion and curiosity as those who lined the street soon made way for the dark skinned girl and her companion. The expression on their faces and the looks in their eyes wasn’t much different from the ones she had seen and received back in Republic City, the ones that screamed ‘What in the world is that?’ at the site of her best friend. Obviously they have never seen a Polar Bear dog before, but who has if you didn’t live in the South Pole?

Gaze settling on the deep red crests that stood out against her dark skin, the information she had received upon her arrival soon flooded her mind a second time and she absorbed the information slowly. Or … what stood out most and made sense to the Avatar. Something about a holy cup and servants, masters and seals and heroic spirits and — gibberish gibberish gibberish. What did capture her full attention was the mention of war. Didn’t she JUST finish both fighting and ending one? And what was this nonsense about having a Servant? She didn’t — … okay, the members of the White Lotus did NOT count as servants, but this term was different from what she was thinking about.

Why would she need a Servant? She was Avatar Korra, for crying out loud. THE Avatar. Master of all four Elements, if she was gonna fight this war then she was capable of doing it on her own. Korra wasn’t about to use someone like if they were just some piece of property and have them fight for her when she knew she could fight.

“Eugh,” she grunted, “can’t we ever get a break around here?” The question was more so directed to the polar bead dog beneath her, and she received a light whine in response. Seventeen years locked up in the Southern Water Tribe training in the arts of fire, earth and waterbending. Few months in Republic City training under Tenzin to try and learn airbending, joining the Pro - Bending team the Fire Ferrets, dealing with confusing emotions and the like, fighting an Anti - Bending revolution all while trying to keep a sane mind.

And now this, wishes and the Spirits knew what else.

It was the sudden jolt forward and Naga stopping on her tracks that brought the young female away from her thoughts and forced her to focus on her surroundings once more. Leaning forward, she watched as Naga slowly approached someone and sniffed at the other. The look on their face was just as the others, the last thing she wanted to do was startle someone so quickly. Taking hold of the reins, Korra gave a gentle tug and pulled the hybrid away from the other, flashing a smile to the one below.

“Sorry about that, she’s not going to hurt you or anything.”

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Kat was startled by the sudden appearance of this... white beast. Well, perhaps "startled" was an understatement. The creature in front of her frightened her so much that she unconsciously Shifted onto the side of a nearby building, climbing... er, walking a good distance up before stopping and gazing down at the beast and its rider. The young woman atop her mount had said something to her earlier, but she had been too frightened to comprehend any of it.

Now that she got a good look, though... this stranger wasn't all that bad looking. Even at a glance, Kat was able to notice the toned arms, the confident visage, and the way with which the woman sat astride her mount. Even without knowing who this person was or where she hailed from, Kat could tell that she'd seen her fair share of battle. And though it was hard to make out from such a height, she noticed that the woman's skin was a light shade of brown, not unlike her own. Kat didn't know much about her own past; perhaps this person came from the same place as Kat? Unlikely as it was, Kat figured she might as well at least attempt conversation.

"H-hey, um, excuse me?" she asked, Shifting into a float and descending a few feet in the air. "Can I help you find something?"

Kat immediately cursed herself for her choice of conversation topic, though. She had only just arrived moments before; what help would she be in assisting a fellow traveler? Still, she thought, the sooner she could make a friend, and perhaps an ally, the better.

"My name's Kat, and from the looks of things, you're just as lost as I am," she called out, coming down from her midair perch and landing on the ground with a light touch, yet still recoiling from the curious... thing in front of her. "Are you looking for something in particu--"

Her thoughts were interrupted, however, when she noticed the young woman's hand. Emblazoned on its reverse was an elaborate crest, colored red and faintly glowing. This intrigued the Shifter, so she attempted to approach from the side to get a better look -- yet as she did so, she felt a tingling sensation run down her spine.

Could this woman be the one Kat had been searching for? Could she be Kat's Master?

Agility is high due to her mastery of gravity-based movement, but other stats are lower than normal.

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The admiral arrives [intro/open]

Walking through the deserted streets of Fuyuki City with the night quickly falling behind him, the final rays of sunlight disappeared without a single trace. A breeze picked up, accelerating into stronger winds, signaling a potential storm. Closing his umbrella, he swung it by his side before letting it rest lightly on his left shoulder. The air was still besides the quiet howl of the wind, picking up leaves and gently blowing them through the empty streets.

A small smile formed on his lips as he parted them, tasting the night air. His blue eyes hinted with anticipation at the thought of finally finding something entertaining. Women, money, alcohol never quite cut it for him. There was nothing better than destroying the lives of strong opponents, stripping them of every last chance they ever had, watching them wither before his feet in a pool of crimson.

The city was brimming with warriors of all sorts, called forth from places he had never even heard of. And it was all for the better. The scent of prey mingled heavily with the air as the Amanto strolled through the streets. His smile steadily grew into an excited grin, hungry for the frenzy of battle, to tear apart his prey limb by limb, to watch them crumble into a pitiful heap, crying for mercy to his deaf ears.

Quietly, a shadow appeared in front of him, almost blending into the city backdrop. Kamui slowed his pace to a halt, cocking his head slightly to the right as his eyes fixated on the stranger. “Oh? What do we have here?” he asked, his voice playful and almost seemingly innocent. He would have appeared to be a fairly average looking male if it weren’t for his unquenchable murderous thirst for blood. “Are you here to entertain me?”

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Kat stopped in her tracks.

She could barely make out the shape of someone standing up ahead... although every fiber of her being was telling her that it was more of a someTHING. Not like any Nevi she'd ever encountered -- those may have been dangerous, but not one of them exuded such suffocating bloodlust as this. Kat readied herself, calling Dusty to her side and assuming a battle stance... but the almost palpable, tangible wave of killing intent coming from a short ways in front of her took care of that in no time.

Her brain's fight-or-flight reflex (not that she ever listened much to it anyway) was SCREAMING at her to run, run, RUN as far and as fast as she could -- and that's what she did. She could tell that this wasn't an opponent she could win against, so without a second thought, she shifted into a low hover and fell towards the side of a building a good distance away -- yet no matter how far and how fast she fell, the wave of pure unquenchable bloodthirst was there, right behind her at ever breath.

"I... I don't want to die..." she stammered under her breath. "I haven't even found out why I'm here... help me, Dusty..."