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[Elf Prince Tekkarro]

James looked fondly at his blade before sihing and placing it on a nearbys tump, as not to lose his prized posession. He raised up his gloved hand, flexing the fingers before removing them and discarding them alongside his blade. "I would prefer hand-to-hand. It has been a while since I have had to use my hands to attack. I will refrain from any funny stuff, such as magick, as well." he assured him,g rinning. As Zhung gestured to the window he nodded. "Of ocourse my friend, ti is the least I can do to repay you for your most gracious treatment of me." James bound his hair behind him in a ponytaila s to not have it in his eyes with a leather throng, before raising up his hands in a palms outward triangle. "Shall we begin?"

[thanh]

Zhung nodded at the man's fair decision not to use magic during this sparring match seen asthough he himself was not a magician. The man was simply trained in weapons and unarmed combat. He was also glad that he could have someone to look over the house while he's gone to Tamasha. Zhung unbuttoned his top button and placed his bo staff against the tree along side the two swords and the man's gloves. Sparring in the snow would be interresting. He'd never sparred in the snow before. Back home, it was either in a large dojo room or outside in the warm weather. He pulled out two long pieces of role from his pocket and started wrapping them around his hands and arm, up to the elbow, like gloves. 'I'll not go too hard, might aswell not scratch his face with these rope gloves.' He lifted his leg up as if he was blocking a kick then down into his fighting stance-

[dark]

Akki was disturbingly silent as Snuggles left the place to go out with his friend. Her voices came back into her mind talking rapidly and angrily. They were planning and concocting ways of how to take Snuggles down with his friend. Akki had never really heard all of them at once to be this angry. Her eyes stared at the floor with thought. For all she knew Snuggles could be planning to kill her with something. Yeah...like horses. Snuggles would probably be thinking of getting a big group of horses to get her. She shook her head to empty out her thoughts. Akki peeked though the broken window at the two fighting. Looking over her shoulder, she realized there was a window that would lead out back. Slipping away from the broken window, she went to the other. She might as well get out of here before Snuggles tries to take her friends again away from her. Sliding it open as quietly as she could, Akki stuck one foot out the window when the voices in her head turned their attention to her.

The hell are you going? We are not leaving until we kill that boy and his idiotic friend. I HATE THAT GUY. No we should retreat. The threat he made earlier made me feel a bit unsettle. While I also hate him, I don't think it would be wise to stay around. Akki nodded with her smart voice. She said quietly to them," He'll take you'll away again. I don't like that at all. I despise it. However, if he does that again....I will do something bad. I still see Snuggles as a friend and will only think that he did this by accident." Indeed, Akki was lying to herself in way to make her feel better. After all, this was her first friend and it would hurt to think that he betrayed her. We could...have some fun before we leave though my dear Akki. Snuggles hasn't quite...met your dolls has he? You could just leave one here. Control it from far away and teach what ...fun dolls can be. Akki let what he said roll around in her mind. A smile came to her lips as she nodded. Why not leave a doll for Snuggles indeed? Perhaps he will come to like them as she does. Of course Akki wouldn't leave her favorite dolls, Tara and Tak behind. She will leave one of her cloth dolls behind. Reaching into one of her pouches, Akki brought out a cloth doll. Pulling her leg back into the house, she went over to one of the chairs and sat her doll in it. Turning around, Akki climbed out of the window into the outside.

The cold automatically made her shiver. She ignored this better then before since she had a type of play game mission going on in her mind. Akki moved with much more ease then she had before in the snow. Fast walking for a good distance away from the house, she slowed down. That's when the emotion guilt had struck her. Maybe it was a bad idea to do this. After all, Snuggles was nice to her except for taking her friends. Akki. There is something that should be said about that boy. He was going to destroy us Akki. Going to get rid of us to make you lonely. We were even lucky to make it back. Isn't that right? Yeah. He was going to do terrible things...so we should kick his a------ That's why you shouldn't be near him Akki. Do you understand? Akki felt...shock? Is that what the feeling was hat went through her? She definitely knew she felt hurt and anger. Slowly she said," I understand...completely." Snuggles...it seemed was definitely not her friend. She would, however, play a game with him when he goes back into that house.

[Elf Prince Tekkarro]

James watched the man unbutton his shirt and laughed, also unzipping the front of his jacket slightly, allowing the leather to breathe slightly. He saw as Zhung prepared himself and he smirked slightly, a playfully red sparkle in his eyes, He rushed forward, thingying back a palm at his waist, the other in front of him. "Don't hold back!" he shouted, leaping through the air, and sneakily throwing a kick towards the man's head, before landing behind him and trying to sweep out his legs from under him. HE stood up and turned back, raising up his hands in defense to be ready for the man's next attack.

[thanh]

“Don’t hold back!” The man said, before he leaped towards Zhung. The words from them made him wonder. He had mastered one of the deadliest martial arts from his village. At the corner of his eye he saw a kick heading towards his face. Instantly, he ducked under the man’s leg. He came back, trying to give an elbow to the man’s stomach as he passed over head. He turned around just as the man went to sweep for his legs. Zhung lift one of his legs up, avoiding the man’s sweep. When the man got up, Zhung returned, with a flurry of punches, hoping to distract the man. He threw an elbow towards the side of the man’s head, followed by a flying knee. He recovered his fighting stance soon after.

[Elf Prince Tekkarro]

James struggled to maintain his balance as Zhung threw a large barrage of fists towards him. He managed to duck and avoid them for the most part, his hair or his clothing being brushed occasionally by a knuckle or fist. As Zhung threw an elbow for his head, he deflected it with his arm while directing a palm towards his chest, HE quickly followed it up by a jab to the left side of his face and a thrust towards the mans neck. For good measure, James threw a knee towards the man's abdomen before leaping backwards and regaining his stance. He smirked and stretched his legs further apart. "They taught you well in your village, I see." he praised.

[thanh]

Zhung quickly redirected the palm that was aimed towards his chest away from, the jab the man threw towards him wasn’t too bad, He had also redirected. Knee then came which he only managed to avoid it just by an inch. He acknowledged the man’s compliment and then said, “You’re not too bad yourself,” he grinned. Zhung then went to kick with is left leg, but faked and as he brought it back, his right leg came up on the other side. He then threw a first fake punch with his left hand, followed by a real punch with the right, and after that real right hand punch, he gave an uppercut towards the stomach. These where few combinations he had learned during his time at the village.

[Elf Prince Tekkarro]

James carefully planned his next attack as Zhung rushed forward, sending several fake blows peppered in with some real heavy hits. He barely managed to move aside, the punches and kicks still glancing off of him. He last uppercut caught him in the jaw and he stumbled back wards, catching himself, rubbing his chin softly, still grinning wildly. As far as he could tell, things were going to get pretty interesting indeed. Before he decided to throw his next round of blows, he realized something amiss. A sense of fear and paranoia hit him as he ran towards the house without a word.

As soon as he opened the door, he could tell Akki was no longer int he cabin. Her presence, along with those of the spirits were gone. He looked around everywhere for any trace of her, but found nothing. He went back outside, scratching his head, thinking of how he could explain it to ZHung. "See here my friend," he began, "I hate to ruin our good moods, but it seems that little girl has vanished. This would Be no big deal except for the fact that she could very well be a danger to not only herself but others. I think we should both be on our guards for a while, seeing as how I seemingly...upset her earlier tonight. Not only that...but look what I found." he brought up his hand, revealing a small, ugly cloth doll in his hands. He could smell and see the aura of evil wafting from it, as it's darkness tainted his hands.

[thanh]

Zhung followed the man to the cabin but waited outside. When tha man gave out the news and the doll in his hands. A doll which possessed evil. Eventhough he was a mortal human being, he could still feel a darkness and evil coming from it. He then looked around and said, "I shall go look for her. If you want, you can help look for her aswell." Zhung grabbed a bow and a quiver of arrows. He put on the jackets and some strang shoes, he acquired from the tribe. The sudden memory of that tribe made him remember something, the priestess said to him, "Where ere thou hast been, here or in yon world manifest. Canst thou tell what is, or what was, or what is to come? No thing shall last and there are things that shall never change."


He shook his head, quickly, asthough, trying to get rid of a bad memory. He then walked off into the woods, in search of the girl. "Oh, friend, by any chance if you're not coming, please make sure no burglar gets in and if he does make sure he don't get out without learning a tough lesson." He explained as he walked into the forest. He had his hooked swords tied around his waist and around his shoulder was his meteor hammer. He saw tracks leading from the back window that he had broken and followed them. He was lucky to learn such skills from the tribe that priestess belonged to. Another memory of the phrase flew through his mind, "History is written in blood, yet are battles really lost on the battlefields? Canst thou tell me whence thou comest and where thou goest and what is, or what was, or what is to come? For everything remains as it never was.... Warrior of the east. Tell me whenst thou comest back, please? Here, take this pendant in memory of me and this tribe" He grabbed this pendant that hung around his neck as he continued to trudge through the deeper snow, although the shoes he was wearing kept from from sinking into the snow, allowing him to travel, slightly faster.

[dark]

Akki had soon felt extremely tired and cold. Puffs of air came out rapidly as her breathing was getting heavier. Her voices were talking amongst themselves giving her no attention. Her eyes searched around her as she saw a place where she will rest for a little hit. Akki walked over to the tree and cleared snow to the side. Deeming that the area where she will sit was cleared, Akki moved slowly into a sitting position. She soon pulled her knees to her chest tightly, hoping for a bit more warmth. Shivers wracked her body but she ignored them when she felt a twinge in her power. She sensed that Snuggles had picked up the doll. Her voices soon talked excitedly to each other and urged her on to act now.

Akki's eyes narrowed in concentration as she felt her doll and saw through it's button like eyes. Snuggles was alone right now, which made her feel a bit worried about where his friend went to. Who cares about the other guy? Now is the chance! Beat the crap out of him. Let us not get ahead of this situation. We do not know what the other is like. Tch. So what? We are far enough anyways. Besides, why would anyone come for this idiotic girl, huh? Akki had to admit that for once the comment stung more then the other times. "Your the idiotic one," mumbled Akki while still in concentration. What was that you little-- Now, now, children. Let's play nice. We shall do what he wants for once. We attack and hope that indeed no one will come. Akki clutched her knees to her tighter. It was so cold and it bothered her. She still wasn't used to this type of climate and it messed with her a bit. However, she will wait and see what Snuggles will do before she does anything. Shivering, Akki suddenly coughed breaking her concentration and startling her. Puffing her cheeks in annoyance, she concentrated once more.

[Elf Prince Tekkarro]

James waved farewell to ZHung as he ventured into the woods, believing it would be better if at least one person stayed back to watch after their shelter so no harm should come to it. Besides, then if the girl came back she would have a welcoming party in an ironic way. HE sat upon the small wooden chair, holding the doll in his hands. IT had a perverse smile and an evil glare, it sickened him to his stomach. HE continued rolling it over in his hands when he let out a gasp of surprise. He felt a strange opening, like a link, to somewhere else. HE felt an energy, not his, and not the dolls, but of something familiar. He continued thinking when his eyes opened wider. "Akki." he stated simply, pondering over this strange occurrence.


James continued studying the doll, allowing his hair to fall around his shoulders again, removing the leather throng form his hair. He scratched his chin fervently, trying tot think of a solution to both his problem, and a way of figuring out what this doll was for. Suddenly an eerie, all to familiar voice chimed in with it's opinion. "You know, I'm guessing this little doll here is that brat's way to somehow get to you, maybe play a nasty little trick on us..." it explained in a soft, velvety misguiding tone. James nodded with slanted eyes at the doll, tapping it's button eyes. "That much is for sure, what is your point?" he said aloud. He only talked aloud to Gilashi when he was alone,f or fear he would Be considered a lunatic. Te voice of the demon chuckled, with a small sound following it that could almost be mistaken for a purr. "Well, if she can reach you through the gateway...why can't we reach her? Maybe give them a little scare, a little hint that you shouldn't infuriate those that re higher above you..." James smirked slightly, anger rushing over him. Strangely enough, following anger was a strange happiness, the relaxation of release. His hair grew out slightly longer, as the black shone brightly to a polished silver, and he gripped the doll tightly as black rugged claws extended form his fingers. His blood red eyes gleamed as brightly as his pointed fangs as he grinned, tossing the doll playfully up and down int he air. HE decided he would allow dear Akki to make the first move. Then he would show her his idea of a...fun game...

[thanh]

The night's air blew across his face as he followed the tracks to where the girl went. He head tied to his bow, knocking an arrow, just incase he was about to be prey to one of this continent's lands night creatures. He crouched low, when he saw a lone wolf off in the distant. He pulled the string back, slightly, just incase it was rabid. It looked, over towards him and then ran off as three more wolves ran by. He looked back at the tracks the girl had unintentionally made for him. He continued through the deep forest, by the lake known as Lonea. An hooted in the distance as a rabbit sped across the ground. He currently had too much meat in his cellar to kill the rabbit, and killing the rabbit for food would just be too greedy. He walked onward soon to find the girl, hiding and seemingly concentrating on something. He kept his arrow knocked just incase, but walked forward. He then spoke, "Hey, Ms. Akki..." He looked around to see if anyone else was there and then walked forward abit more placing his hand on her shoulder.

[dark]

Akki was looking through the dolls eyes once more. She saw that Snuggles was talking to himself. The voices were silent as though listening to something she couldn't hear herself. When Snuggles appearance changed, Akki felt a thin sliver of fear run through her. She wanted to trick herself into believing that it was just the cold. However....for some reason she couldn't. Destroy him. Shock came through her as she heard the smartest voice talk in such dark tones. Should she really attack this new Snuggles? For some reason, she had a feeling that he would see through her puppeteer tricks. Her heart started to beat faster. Lookie! Akki soon felt a hand on her shoulder which caused her to yelp and jump away landing on her back into the snow. Her eyes landed on the friend of Snuggles. Shivers went through her body from the cold seeping in once more.

Coughing a bit, Akki stood up and said childishly," You shouldn't sneak up on people Cookie Monster!" Standing up, Akki brushed off the snow while shivering violently and letting out a few more coughs. It was starting to irritate her a bit.

[thanh]

Zhung questioned the "cookie monster" bit in his head. personally, he doesn't know what a cookie even is. He shrugged and smiled at the little girl. He noted her shivering and her coughs, figuring the clothing she had on wasn't so thick. He stood up, took off his thick overcoat and placed it over her, to keep her warm. The sound of wolves howling in the distance distracted him abit, making him draw back his bow a bit. He turned back to the girl and said, "Forgive me for startling you, Akki," He said, "but why are you all the way out here? it's not safe" The howling of wolves came closer, worrying him. He figured that wolves wouldn't attack humans- or humanoid beings, unless they're desperate. Humanoid creatures don't really have that much meat on them so why worry? He held on to his bow and still knocked arrow with one hand.

[dark]

Akki looked a bit surprised when Cookie Monster put his overcoat on her. She was very grateful though once the overcoat started to give her warmth. The voices in her head were disgruntled from Cookie Monster appearing and interrupting 'their plans'. Akki tilted her head to the side listening to the howling. Her lips thinned as she listened to Cookie Monster's question. Did Snuggles not tell him what had happened? She supposed not if he was asking her. She felt an odd feeling about someone coming for her. It was like a...warming type of feeling. She had never really had someone care for her at all so it felt strange. Akki said to Cookie Monster with an upset expression," Snuggles took my friends from before! Even though he gave them back, I'm afraid he will take my friends back so I left. My friends are very important to me." She nodded her head as if to agree to an entirely absurd idea. As the wolves came closer the voices stirred in her head. Her silver eyes looked away from Cookie Monster to the wolves slowly appearing around the trees.

Slipping her arms through the overcoat, Akki grabbed the two cloth dolls at her side. She bent down and set them down on the ground. She soon heard growl and glanced up to the wolves. Shooting a smile to Cookie Monster, she said in a excited voice," You know I had a doll named Cookie Monster! Unfortunately, it got ripped to shreds by rapid puppies. Oh, but don't worry Cookie Monster. I won't let these puppies get you." Straightening up, Akki let out a slight giggle as the cloth dolls jumped to their feet. Putting her hands out in front of her, silver like strings seemed to be shown as she controlled the dolls. The pack of wolves soon howled and charged. Giving an odd smile, Akki said happily," You won't rip us to shreds and feast on us rapid puppies!" The dolls soon took a whole different shape. The dolls soon look like a nightmarish version of the same wolves attacking them. However, they were a bit different. Her dolls may have the same features but they look that of a werewolf. Standing on their hunches, the nightmarish werewolves started to attack and bash away the wolves. The voices in her head laughed and joked about the wolves. Every voice except one that was upset about the other Snuggles.