Spirits of the Earth

(I couldnt think of a better title. XD))

Amber sat in a tree, in her kitsune form. She was a rust color with rings of black on her legs. Her 3 white tipped tails waved in the slight breeze.

*she walked through the forest, her long legs carrying her quickly with each stride. She has a bit of blood on her fur from where she had a run-in with a pack of dark wolves. She finally lays down under the tree where Amber is sitting, her weariness so great she doesn't even notice the kitsune.*

I need to find some food soon and a safe place to rest. But for now, I just need tp regain my strength. I'll move on soon enough. Maybe I'll find a light wolf pack around here to join up with. If not, I'll just have to make it on my own. I hope my dear sister, Leviatharia, isn't around to cause problems. Although, if she is, she'll have a pack formed soon enough.

*she groans at the thought of her sister leading another strong packs. She lays her head on her paws and closes her eyes, her blood seeping into the ground beneath her and staining her white fur to crimson*

Amber saw the white wolf lie down under the tree she was in. She looked exausted. She leaped down from the tree, fur seeming to glow. "Are you okay..?"

*she opens her eyes and looks up wearily*

Hello, Kitsune. I'll..........be fine. I'm just tired. It's been a long journey so far and battles are never easy. Once I get my energy back from resting, I'll need to hunt and then, perhaps, I'll be able to heal myself. I ran into a pack of dark wolves on the way here. I'm afraid some of them were more than able and willing to harm me. My name is Lobo. And you are???

*she watches the young kitsune, kindness in her eyes even as more blood pours from her wounds. She tries to hide how badly she is injured from the stranger because she doesn't know at this point if she is friend or foe*

"I am Amber, or some call me Shadow." She sniffed the air, smelling the strong scent of blood. "You seem to be more badly injured than you look.." She looked at her with an expression of only kindness, but a glimmer of Loneliness and sorrow from her past were in her eyes.

*she smiles kindly

Well met, Amber. Aye, I am injured fairly badly. I normally don't trust this easily due to past experience but would you happen to know any healing techniques or possibly any healing magic??? I don't know how much farther I can go without a healer.

*she stands up slowly, a soft whine coming as the pain lances through her. Where she was laying is soaked in blood and blood and dirt mat her normally glistening fur. She hides most of her pain as best she can from the kitsune she now knows as Amber, knowing that pity does nothing for her.*

Amber nodded. "Yes, actually...I don't think I would have been able to live my past 3000 years without it..." She padded over to her and examined her wounds. "hmm..." Her tails glowed as she began to gather energy for the healing. "this may sting a bit, but it will heal faster than anything." She placed her tails on her. The various wounds began to glow white, and began to heal so fast it was visible.

*she smiles at the kitsune who is nearly as old as she is*

I know what you mean. Normally I have energy enough to heal myself. I'm afraid the battle took more out of me that I'm used to and then the loss of blood compounded the problem.

*she doesn't wince or yelp as the wounds burn with the healing. She nuzzles the kitsune and grins*

Thank you, Amber. Not many creatures will approach a wolf my size. Then again, there aren't many wolves my size. Still, most creatures run or try to kill me. It takes a truly good creature to heal an injured creature that could snap them in half with one bite. Not that I would, of course, but you understand what I'm saying.

*she laughs softly at herself, realizing it's been so long since she's had a pack or a friend that she's rambling a bit. She decides rather quickly that she likes Amber and wouldn't mind staying near her as much as she can. She raises her head and sniffs the air, trying to catch the scent of rabbit or deer or something that she can eat.*

Amber grinned. "When I go into my form as big as a horse, I end up scaring everyting away. That is why I found out a way to change my size..." She sniffed the air once, then twice to confirm. "I smell....A deer. Alone and close to us." She noticed she Hadn't used the term "us" or "we" in ages..

*she grins at Amber, her tongue hanging out in a relaxed manner*

Are you hungry, Amber??? I have enough energy to either chase it down or bring it to us. I could certainly use the meal and I bet you're more than a little hungry from using your magic.

*she starts gathering the energy for the spell, knowing it would be less tiring to bring the deer to them than to chase it down. Her white fur fairly sparkles with the magic she holds without a thought*

Amber looked at the wolf. "Yes, bringing it here is less tiring. And I could use a good meal."

*she nods towards Amber and with a thought, the deer is suddenly standing between them. With a swipe of her massive paw, she breaks it's neck, killing it instantly*

Dinner is served, Amber. Since you healed me, you get your fill first. I'll make do with whatever you leave me.

*she bows and sits down, smiling at Amber gratefully. She's really starting to like this young kitsune and decides she's going to do her best to protect her from now on*

Amber smiled. "Thank you..." She began eating the deer, and looked up from the kill. "You can eat as much as you want also...you were the first one in a long long time that has talked to me."

*she grins and shakes her head*

I talk to everyone, Amber. Good or evil, different or normal. We're all different in our own ways. Now eat your fill. Once you're done, I'll eat. If I'm still hungry, I'll find something else to eat. It's not a problem for me.

*she starts licking the blood and dirt from her fur so her entire coat will shine again, keeping an eye on Amber to make sure she's enjoying her meal and comes to no harm from unseen danger while she's eating.*

Amber nodded and began tearing at again. There was half left when she was done. "your turn.." she said as she began grooming her fur.

*she smiles, her fur shining as she sets herself to the meal. Soon there is nothing left of the deer. No skin, no bones, no fur, no meat, no nothing. She licks the blood from her muzzle and looks up at Amber.*

So, where were you headed from here??? We could travel together to cut the danger to both of us and it would also ease us on the hunting. One can keep watch while the other sleeps. It makes sense that way. Safety. Besides, I like you. I'd hate to see anything happen to you if I can prevent it.

*she sits there, wagging her tail slightly as she grins up at Amber*

She looked at the friendly wolf. "I would like that. I am not heading anywhere in particular...are you?"

*she laughs softly*

I'm just trying to find a place to call home. A pack of my own to fight the darkness I know will follow. I am almost certain that if I've found this place, my sister has found it as well or will find it soon. She is the opposite of me, evil incarnate. She has no regard for life and lives only to seek power. So we need to find a place to gather others like us to us. That way we can start forming a family that will be able to stand against the darkness that is sure to come.

*she waits to see what Amber thinks of this news about her family*

Amber blinked. "hmm... I'll help you on this quest you are on. I don't have a home, or a family...they....died long ago."

*she laughs softly and nuzzles Amber*

Well, I'll count you as an adopted sister. You now have a small family. We'll go from here. Want a ride??? We'll move faster that way.

*she crouches down beside Amber so she can get on easily*

Amber nodded. "I don't have enough magic to turn into my true size, so allright!" She licked her new sister and climbed on.

*she licks Amber back and starts running at an easy pace, heading to the east so maybe they can find a den to stay in. After about an hour of running she finds a cliff with a nice cave in it*

Looks like we're home, Amber. This seems like an easily defended spot and should provide plenty of shelter. I'll go see if I can find the nearest stream so we know where the fresh water is while you explore the cave. By the way.....

*she pushes energy and magic into Amber so she has plenty to defend herself with*

Now you should be able to change and take care of yourself while I'm gone.

*she sits down, letting Amber slide off her back and then stands back up. She sniffs the air and heads to the north where she smells water*

Amber used some of the magic to grow about as large as a horse. "hmmm...." She looked around for a spot to rest and sat down, grooming her fur.

*she finds a clear spring close to the cave that has a waterfall flowing from it. She bathes under the waterfall, making her white fur shine brightly then gets a drink before trotting back to the cave*

Amber, there's a great place to get a drink and a bath about an eighth of a mile to the north. It's cold, clear and has a waterfall!!! How's the cave???

*she shakes her fur dry, showering Amber playfully*

Amber yawned and shook her coat of the water. "I'll go check it out. I need a bath anyway. She sniffed her pelt and made a face, then trotted off to the north.

Randver used his staff to pick his way amongst the rocks and trees, slowly moving towards the sound of the river. It was harder to find his way when there were less creatures around. There was not enough warmth for him to sense and it did not conform to streets like people in cities did: life was everywhere above him and around him. it was a bit confusing.

He sensed the warmth of a large creature nearby.

'Who goes there, show yourself!'

*she lifts her head at the voice, sighing softly. She knows rest is not hers to be had just yet so she reaches out with her mind*

Hello. I am Lobo, an ancient wolf with great powers. If you turn a bit more to your right, you'll see my current resting spot. The cave is slightly hidden behind the brush. You're welcome to join me if you like. I mean you no harm. I am not......evil......like my sister.

*she shudders at the thought of evil. Randver can tell by the way she expressed the word "evil" that she finds the thought distasteful. She lays her great head back down on her paws, her blue eyes watching for Randver to show himself*

Randver stratled, he ahd never felt anyone in his head before. He didn't like it. Get out. There was no anger in the creature, or want of fight. It didn't have enough fire in its blood. He swung his staff out, using it to negotiate his way to the large...wolf? He could sense the warmth of its body.

He could smell the wolf now. In fact, the whole place smelt of it. This must be the cave. He stumbled on a rock, not for the first time wishing that he had been an earth elemental, 'I am here.'

*she looks up at the centaur and stands up, looking into his blind eyes. She lays her head against him, nuzzling him in a friendly manner. Finally she speaks.*

Welcome centaur. I am Lobo. I found this cave and decided to make it my home for the time being. I can tell you are blind. You are in no danger here. Please, make yourself at home and rest here. You will not be allowed to be harmed or disturbed.

*she clears all the rocks and sticks and branches so they can't trip him anymore. She stays between the centaur and the cave wall so he has a clear path inside*

I'm sorry I startled you by speaking mind-to-mind. That is natural for a Wolf of the Earth to do. I don't think about it sometimes. If you wish, I might be able to heal your sight in time.

*she licks his hand in a friendly manner, letting him know he is with a friend now*

{OOC: I was hoping he would stay blind}

'Thank you,' Randver said aloud as he heard the wolf moving branches. He understood that she could not speak in the same manner as him but he would still speak aloud.

'I am blind, not weak. I have faced many battles and won. I feel the fire in people around me and their heat reflecting off other objects. there are less creatures here so there is less for me to detect.'

He indicated his whip and staff as proof. He did not like the idea of being incapable of looking after himself, 'as for my eyes, they are magically burnt. Even if you could heal the wounds, I would still not be able to see through the fire.'

He patted the she-wolf with his free hand. He liked dogs, so he guessed wolves were no different.

*she leans into the patting, enjoying the friendly feel. She can't help but nuzzle his hand almost like a friendly hunting dog.*

If you want to come in and get some rest, I will set up wards so you can rest easy. Are you thirsty or hungry, friend?? And what is your name??? I would like to make you as comfortable as possible. You're with friends here.

*she uses her magic to make a soft bed of moss and pine needles appear for the centaur so he can lay on the softest area possible*

Randver's eyebrow twitched, she was treating him like he couldn't take care of himslef, like a pet even. He felt the warmth of magic and realised what she was doing. He moved away from the soft spot and sat on the hard earth.

'Centaurs are built tougher than that. What is your business here, I'm on holiday. Damn enjoyable time I've had,' he said sarcasticly. He did not like the contry, not enough fire.

He used his staff to scrape some sticks into a pile. He lit a fire and sat down. 'There, now I can see.'

(Seeing as in he can sense the heat relecting off other objects).

Amber shook her pelt of the water and as she neared the cave, she smelled a scent that was not that of the wolf she had befriended. She growled softly as she entered the cave. Due to her defencive status, the water on her pelt turned to steam and sizzled. When she realized the other creature was of no harm, she sat and waited for an explaination of who this was.

*she nods in acknowledgement to Randver*

I'm well aware how tough centaurs can be. One of my best friends is a centaur. I haven't seen her in ages. She was an excellent archer and mage. I merely thought to give you some comforts since you are among friends. I like doing nice things for friends.

*she looks to Amber and smiles wolfishly*

Welcome back, Amber. Did you enjoy your bath??? This is Randver. He may be staying with us for a bit. He's a friend. Randver, this is Amber. She's a kitsune.

*she curls up around the fire, enjoying the warmth as her eyes start to droop closed*

Ranvder sensed the kitsune walking towards the fire.

'Greetings Amber,' he said as he offered out his arm, 'you're a kitsune I see. We have a lot of trouble with them back in the city.'

He turned his face towards the large wolf, his red eyes pointing towards what was probably her head, 'who was the centaur? I know most of them near the city. I might know her.'

"Hmm...nice to meet you. Trouble..? Sorry if I caused any back at any city...."
She nodded. Her pelt was glowing like fire and radiated heat. She litteraly stepped into the fire and lay down. Her pelt now looked black as coals, and looked like lava rock. Her eyes were all red. "Night'."

Randver grumbled and blew fire out his nose. He was not tired and did not want to sit around. He decided to go for a walk, then glanced at the two resting creatures.

'I need water, you can come if you must.'

He headed out, swinging his staff to and fro to guide him over the uneven parts of the floor.

She watched after him, and ran twords him at speed that made her almost invisible. I could use a good walk!! sparks flew from her fur, which was flame. She stopped by his side. She saw the sun setting. "Ahh...when the sun sets...my pelt turns to flame and ashes...like the dreams I once had..." she sighed. "Shattered in my face, they were. Broken and cast into the sky...the endless night sky of broken dreams..."

Randver sensed the fire dog (for he did not know what it really was) and stepped aside. Her fire stung his skin slightly but at least it enabled him to sense his way clearer.

'So, I'm blind and you don't see me complaining. Get used to it.'

"My family was killed. I dont complain often. Forgot that you probabaly wouldnt care about my troubles...anyway, is there anything I can do to make your stay with us more enjoyable...? Ah, i'm talking too much...you probabaly want me to leave...if you need anything, i'm over here..." She walked onto a hill with long grass and sat. the grass didnt burn at all. She stared up into the moon and a tear fell from her eye. It turned to stone as it hit the ground. "I need to stop crying, it's stupid...I must stop doing this.." she whispered into the night.

There was something in the girl's voice that made Randver follow. Admittedly, he wanted to slap her across the face for being such a coward.

'Yes, crying is a sign of weakness, men take advantage of that,' he sat down next to her,' well, I guess I could listen if you need a shoulder to cry on.'

She looked over at him. "really?" The fire died down, and stopped. "Sorry about the fire...It does that...anyway..when I was only a one-tail, my parents were murdered by hunters for their golden pelts that were resistant to fire. They had magic too powerful for me to defend them, and they gave me this scar." She shifted and a large scar accross her shoulders.

Randver turned his eyes to look at her, 'fire does not phase me.' His eyes were balls of fire and they flared as they focused on where her face would be. 'Fire needs love; it is unfortunate for anyone to lose someone who feeds that love. Many would think you angry and emotional for being a creature of fire. Fire is greedy and changeable, those with affinity to it are often brash.'

He felt her back with his fingers in order to feel what she had shifted to show him, 'there is a deep mark. The warmth from your body moves strangely around it. Your heat leaks from it.' He turned and spat in disgust, in anger the spit burst into flame and burnt the grass, he didn't want to admit it but she was beginning to "light his fire"

'Stop this talk or I shall have to leave. Tell me something else,' he grumbled.

She nodded. "hmm...I have tried to heal it with magic...but it wont ever heal... anyway, the fire that I have isn't of the normal type. It never burns unless I wish it so. In it's fury, It can scorch the earth and make it ash in seconds. Out of the subject of fire....I have a sister. She is one of evil...she posseses demonic powers beyond imagining...As so do I. But...I use mine for good purposes...Her fire is black, mine is amber...my name. She also has power that resides in her eyes. Anyone who gazes upon them...is paralyzed instantly. They used to kill, but we had a battle..and I stopped that."

The fire on her flared up again and it wasnt hot...it was only warm, like a blanket. "I talk too much..."

'Yes, you do. Are you done sulking now or shall we get the water?' her fire was distracting him from being able to sense anything properly and he needed to bathe in the cold stream before his emotions hieghtened any further.

At least her fire reflected in part on their surroundings. The lack of heat meant that other objects did not warm so he could not tell where they were. He got back on his hooves and lit the end of his staff. It would not burn the perfectly straight staff but5 unlike Amber's, it would burn anything else it touched. Heat radiated from his staff and he swung it out in front of him so as to light his way. To others it would light the arrproaching dark like a giant candle.

'Well?'

She nodded and followed. She closed her eyes to concentrate and a flare of fiery lava shot out from behind her. "hm. This is a volcanic area. So, therefore...." She She leaped onto a rock above the water. The water directly below her began to bubble. She stood atop the rock and looked into the water. Her 3 tails blew in the wind. When she dived into the water, the small area of water around her became a fiery whirlopool, while the rest was all calm."There is no need for me to go back to the den...I dont sleep, anyway.." The water around her also glowed.

Randver sensed the water boil. If he had been able to see he would have noticed a few fish floating to the top of the water. After the water cooled enough he hopped in and began rubbing himself down. A dead fish hit his back and he snatched at it. He realised what it was and threw it on the bank. 'Take that when we leave. One of you two will eat this,' he said in a gruff voice.
He sank down into the water as far as he could go and drank the warm water. The fire creature would have to find something to carry water in. he rose out of the water and shook himself off before making a soft fire to help dry him yet not hot enough to burn. The air smelt of wet horse.

She eyed the dead fish. It suddenly burst into flame and appeared cooked. She got out and grabbed it, then bit into it. She spit out it and ash spilled out. "Nice, Amber, you just fried you meal." She grumbled. She went back in and disposed of the dead fish that were unneeded. She got out and sat atop the rock. Her pelt radiated heat that scorched the grass nearby. "My fire sometimes has power that is much more than expected...it doesnt help things much.." Lava erupted with such force from behind her that it shook the ground. "like that.." Fire suddenly scorched the whole area where she was sitting, and it looked like a small bomb had gone off. "Damn."

'Watch yourself!' he growled before stopping the fire. 'You cannot control yourself: need training.' He thought for a moment. he was meant to be on a peaceful holiday but he could always spare some time for training. The girl would doubtless cause more trouble the way she was. Perhaps if he knew more about her species he could figure out how to go about doing it. His senses surveyed the scene and then her heat, 'what are you?'

"I'm a kitsune...most people dont know much about us. We age by thousands, and a new tail grows every thousand years. Each tail also gives us more power. I think i'm nearing my fourth, and am not really used to the new power. Most of us are terrified of dogs..but i'm not. I come from a family that all control elements, and that is why I can control fire/lava. This is nothing of my real power..the last time I fought, I created the sahara..heh." The ground around her stopped radiating heat, and her pelt was now composed of fire that didnt burn. "I think it would be best not to use the fire that burns, or else it probabaly will disinigrate everything in a 1 mile radius." She felt stupid, and if she was in human form, she would be blushing.

'Sahara?' he asked. It sounded foreign.

He needed to do something, all this holidaying was worse than waiting before an attack. What was he supposed to do if he was not training, tracking and following orders? Being lazy was not in him. Perhaps he should train with this woman, there was bound to be a lot they could teach eachother. 'Get up,' he ordered. 'We're going to go back to the hill and train.' He swung his staff out in front of him and began walking.

"Oh? The sahara? It's one of the biggest deserts in the world....Dont ask where. Too hard to explain." Stupid portal...It lead me to the world of humans. At least I got back. She sighed. "Good idea..." She mumbled, "Considering how stupid I am..." She figured sulking wasnt going to help anyone. She turned to him, curious. "Where do you come from anyway? I just travel...I havent really found a purpose for myself..." She ran up to the very top of the hill. She was an orange blur. She sat down and looked up at the full moon. She began to glow with a white energy and it suddenly dissapeared. "I gather energy from the moon. It helps."

'Don't insult youself, others are there to do it for you. Don't sulk either: it's bad for your character.' he swerved around a rock as he spoke, 'I am from just west of Adela. I am a soldier. There was a commotion and I was sent away on holiday to "cool off".'

Once they got to the top of the hill he paced it to firgure out size. It seemed big enough, so long as they stayed near the center and didn't use too much force, mainly on the girl's part. Amber she said her name was. He shoved his staff into the ground in the middle of the circle.

'Okay, girl. See this fireball in my hands? You are going to take control of it. When I let go you are going to make sure it doesn't burn me. It is not to get larger, smaller or move in any way. He pointed his face towards her, 'ready? Three two one. Go!'

He let go of the fireball. It was up to her now.

Her eyes seemed to shift colors and she concentrated carefuly On the fireball. It floated in perfect place. She tilted her head. "I did this exersise...so many years ago." The fireball had a white tinge to the edge of the flames.

'Good.'
Ranver moved one hand from underthe fireball and placed it above. He spread his firgers so they went around some of the ball. His voice was calm but it demanded control, mainly because the girl seemed volatile, 'now I am going to move around. If you do not follow my movements exactly you will burn me. Also, I cannot see and I'm going to use my fire to move around looking for rocks. If you do not keep an eye on them, they are the type that will hurt you.'
Fireballs moved around his body and spread out around the ground. They burnt a ring of fire around the edge of the hill, making sure to stay clear of anything that relfected heat. They then came back and swirled around the two fire elementals.
'This is all about control, not strength. You have the strength already. I am going to move my hands apart now, you will enlarge the ball. Tell me to stop when you can't control it very well.'

Next he would test her with a fireball around him.

Her eyes shifted colors again, and just as he let go, The fireball enlarged just enough to serve it's purpose, but small enough to control. She watched his movements carefully and in about two minutes, she felt an unusual surge of power, allthough she contained it. "I can't control it anymore...I think I'm getting my fourth tail." She ran up the hill. "I suggest you stay back..." Her pelt glowed white and a thin gold outline of her tail began to appear. Suddenly , a giant tornado of fire began to swirl around her. The fourth tail was formed, and there was a surge of power that went through the ground, and shook it. tree's leaves blew around. It stopped in one sudden moment, and everything was still. " I am 4000 years now...hard to belive."

Randver made a ball of fire surround his body. Hopefully that would be enough to act as a barrier. He expanded the fire barrier so that the explosion wouldn't be strong enough to kill him.

He crouched to the ground but was still managed to be knocked over and his hair smelt a bit burnt.

She turned and right before he fell on the rocky ground, she went to his side so he fell against her instead. His fire was burning her, but she didnt care. "You ok?" She winced and backed away. Her pelt was black where his fire burned her. "augh..." She tried to ignore the pain. She began to walk away. She walked to a large rock that faced the moon and sat down. She was rather ashamed by the fact that she almost killed someone. She lay down and closed her eyes. She knew that she couldnt sleep if she wanted to, but rested anyway.

'I'm blind not fragile, you dolt! I don't need anyone to help me,' snapped Randver. He needed a stick, The explosion would probably have knocked his staff.. Oh CRAP! The blasted girl would have burnt his staff.

'You! Where is my staff? if that staff is burnt I'm going to personally send you to whatever hell you came from!' snarled Randver as he got up. He strode over to Amber, his eyes were burning to the point where his face was beginning to blister. He lit up his arms and bent over her. 'Find it NOW!'

Her head slowly turned. "hnn..." The staff appeared infront of him, hovering at about chest height. It was wrapped in a soft golden cloth (with the exeption of the fire part) and was in better condition than it was before it returned to him. "No need to overreact. It's right infront of you, and you are neither hurt nor dead. Also, I know you arent fragile...I just spared you a lot of pain..unless you would like to fall on a couple boulders and razor sharp rocks, I could arrange that." She said this rather coldly with little emotion, and her eyes glinted with a wisdom that wasnt there before. She moved from his burning gaze and sat on another rock, oppisite of where she was originally sitting. When she moved, it showed that her pelt was spiked up and therefore she was annoyed.

'Struth woman!' he grumbled. He did not like the way he had tricked her with his staff. He reachedout and felt for his staff. It had a cloth on it so he held onto it rather than dropping it on the ground.  

I know you arent fragile...I just spared you a lot of pain..unless you would like to fall on a couple boulders and razor sharp rocks, I could arrange that.

'No, you just didn't need to help me. I don't want your help.'

Smooth. Real smooth, he thought, now she's gone into sulking again. He turned and went to his own training, focussing on controlling the shape of the fire so it moved in regular patterns and shapes. He didn't quite had the imagination or reason to make anything elaborate. It wasn't like the girl would be watching.

Amber sighed. "Have it your way. I dont really care if you wanted me to help you or not, I did. The truth is, My body moved on it's own." She turned and looked at the shapes he was making with the fire. She tilted her head. "hm..."

((sorry for the short posts ^^;;; Writer's block Strikes Again.))

'Hm, it is good that you have your instincts I guess,' he said. 'Do you wish to join then?'

He made a house then put a blacksmith next to it. The detail inside was poor but the outside looked exactly like how his house looked when he could see. It was how he still pictured the old place. 'I used to live here,' he said. Perhaps if he was friendly she would not be so.. pathetic. Friendly was something that was hard for him to act.

She prodded him playfuly with a paw. "Scince when are you friendly? heh. And...nice home. I never had one. We just slept under the stars and moved where the prey took us...ah, forget the past..the future is more important." She said the rest to herself, "And if I live in the past, I won't have a future."

Randver let the image go and brushed her paw aside. 'Leave off woman, I offered you the chance to train,' he snapped. He heard the woman talk again and calmed down slightly. Why were women so touchy-feely? 'The past is important as the future. If you do not learn from and remember the past it may as well have not happened. The past influences the future.'

Her gaze into the distence hardened, and she sat as straight as a soldier. "I smell an enemy..be prepared...they are hostile, and have the intention to kill. I hate to put you in danger, but excitement is what this place needs. And I know you will probably say you dont need someone to care about you and if you get hurt, but that's my nature..." A feeling she hadent felt scince she had a family stirred inside her. The feeling of wanting to protect, and another...she didnt remember what it was called...it started with an..L? She shook her head and focused back on the world. 'get real, this is a battle..and I cant be feeling that again!! I need be tough to survive in this world!!' She thought. She let out a fierce snarl as the enemy appeared. It was a huge demon.

'I can't sense his hostility but I can sense the fire he gives off. I do not need protecting: I am a soldier of Adela. I will not attack until he angers me.'

Randver got ready to fight anyway. Kitsune's were known for their extra senses, even if they were annoying as hell.

When the demon came close he heard Amber snarl. 'What does he look like?' he asked. He merged all the fireballs he had around the ground and moved tham around the creature to get a better look at it. 'Can you tell what it can do?'

"He is giant, and is covered in fire. A fire demon. He has fangs and horns...and has a giant club in his right hand, with spikes. Oh, and claws... It's attacks...pretty obvious."
She winced as she felt the burn she got earlier.

Fury had just escaped from her bewitched castle. She had just awakened from a sleep that spanned thousands of years, yet she hadnt aged a second. Why she had awoken, she did not know. The dry, cracked, burnt soil that used to be where her castle was turned into some huge forest. 'heh, landscape shure changes tons when you've been asleep for thousands of years', she thought. Her castle had been overgrown, and she had to burn her way out. Shackles with heavy chains still atatched were on her ankles and wrists. Fury wondered why they hadnt rusted, then remembered they were magic. She was in human form, also. As she scanned the now foreign lands that she once knew, she saw a large hill. She sensed 3 creatures there, and walked to the highest point of the hill. "You! Fire demon! Stop bothering them!" The fire demon's eyes widened and it kneeled. "I have been waiting for your return. Orders?" She waved twords her castle and said, "Fix up my domain, and find the others." She turned to the other two creatures. "Now. Who are you two?"

'Greetings demon,' Randver called to the giant fire. 'Leave now and nobody shall be harmed.' He doubted the demon would listen but as a soldier, it was part of his training to give the opponent the chance of surrender.

Randver widened hius stance as he waited for the demon to attack and was glad he did. The hill began to shake and another creature appeared. It was of human shape but its heat was far stronger. He waited as the demon knealt to the newcomer.

Now. Who are you two?

'I am Randver, a soldier of the Adelan army. Who would you be and what is purpose here?'

Amber looked straight at the lady. "I'm Amber." She sat down and her spiked pelt went down.

Fury nodded. "I am Fury. I used to rule these lands, long ago. Everyone has forgotten me, and even my legend has dissapeared into the earth. I was betrayed by one of my followers and put into a sleep that spanned thousands of years. I have awakened and not aged a second."

'I hate to be rude then Queen Fury but you and you're demon are interrupting our training session. I suggest you take this up with the current ruler, or if you wish, I shall escort you to the main city myself.'

He turned his head towards the kitsune. There was less heat coming off her, which meant that she wasn't all jumpy anymore. 'And what was it you wished to do Amber? Will you be able to handle yourself now that you have your new tail?'

Amber closed her eyes and nodded. "yes...i'm fine now."

Fury nodded. "Terribly sorry to interupt. And, I'll deal with the power thing later. May I inquire to what training you are doing? I was once a warrior before I became queen."

'Fire. Amber and I control fire. Her abilities had become unstable,' he turned his head towards Amber's heat. 'It was stupid of you to not have a regime in place if you knew this was going to happen. You will run drills with me so you know for next time.'

He used small fireballs to once again map out the area and trace out the circumference of the hilltop. 'Will you be training with us or shall I escort you to the capital first?'

((I'm not going to say what amber does, because she's just sitting silently.))

Fury nodded. "If it's okay, I would like to train with you...and do you want me to stay in this form, or my normal form?"'

OOC: Okay. Are you sure you don't want them all to train?

'Good,' Randver said. 'Other form? I do not care what form you are in. What aspect do you wish to train first: indurance, control, strength or speed?'

Randver believed there were four major aspects of training. Indurance was how long you could last last. Control was all about accuracy and dexderity. Strength was how large and strong you could push yourself and maintain. Speed was how fast your reaction time was and how long it took to do the moves. Together these aspects came together and aided one another. Without a balanced ability in all four areas, your opponent could easily overcome your weaknesses.