Blood Thirst ((Open))

[Saasha]

Joshua looked to the wolf who only gave a small ear twitch and approached Lyger at a careful pace so as not to alarm him, she was certain he would not spook but it was in her nature to be courteous. One of the tendrils spawning from the base of her ear floating around to rub the last bit of blood from her nose. This done she licked it softly from there to remove the blood from her tendril. She now stood a few feet from Lyger, and nodded her head slowly to show she would like to try some. She didn't have a taste for bread in her current form, but later when she could change she would try some.

Meanwhile Joshua addressed Lyger, "My Mastress says she regrets that she does not have a taste for anything but flesh and the like, but that she would like to take some for myself. She also thanks you for your generosity." His stoic face didn't move as he spoke politely then turned to face Kuxir, his hand on the bag, keeping it from falling off of his form. "I have heard of them if it is who I am assuming based on your garb and... essence." He trailed off a bit but recovered himself in due time. He knew that the worlds were combining, but he hadn't realized that the combination reached that far as to include those kinds of worlds. "But I am afraid that I am not aware of their existence here."

[Madara Uchiha]

Lyger felt the chill of Saasha near him, but that didn't really bother him. He had grown a custom to this beast, even though he was only there for a short while. A tentacle shape came out, and removed the blood of the pervious slain demon. As she approached, she nodded her head at Lyger, which indicated to him that she wanted some. So he closed the metal back up, and bent it, more to the right, so a small piece would break off, and he reopened the box. He then took a piece of the metal, tore it off, placed it on the ground, and slid the bread onto the piece of metal for Saasha.

Lyger nodded at Joshua, and slowly began to walk to him holding out the metal with the Egyptian Bread, being careful not to touch it. He does, however, still was paying attention to the new man. "No, I don't know of a organization. Could you tell me about it, and maybe I have heard something along those lines?" He finally did make it to Joshua, and held out the bread. Lyger loved this bread, as it tasted like the old saying of the promised land: like milk and honey. "You may have as much as you like, I can make more after I get some ingredients. Lyger then turned to the man asking about the organization, though still had the bread facing Joshua. "I know it may not look like much, but I promise you, you will not regret it if you try it. Lyger smiled, the best as an old man could.

Lyger

[Kuxir]

"You dont know...... How can I trust you?", Kuxir said with tension rising in his voice. If the Organization was not heard of.... then maybe it had dissipated? Was lord Xemnas dead? He could not take any chances with this information, he had to know for sure. Kuxir had to... nearly... fake his emotions to get them to talk. As he thought this his keyblade came to his hand unconciously, with its appearance marking his darkness that made him up, with the small but bright light that hid inside him.

"I... I must know if I can trust you..... I hope you understand...", he continued as he got into his battle stance that was originally used by his Somebody counterpart Riku. He did not mean to fight to the death, but merely a test of their truth. He truly hoped they understood.

[Saasha]

Saasha had picked up the piece of bread and neatly used her tendrils to fold the metal over it. This done she had gently grasped it in her teeth and deposited it in the bag on Joshua's shoulder and now stood on his other side, the side opposite Lyger. Joshua had grinned slightly and nodded his thanks, breaking off a small piece of the loaf and depositing it in his mouth, being careful to not let his fangs show. Upon seeing Kuxir's actions and hearing his words, the pair had both turned their attention to him. Joshua's eyes narrowed a bit and placed the remaining loaf into the bag.

"And I hope you understand that we have made no move to offend you. If you insist on adopting a aggressive attitude in the face of those who have tried to assist you then I am afraid that you will be met with the same." The sound was a guttural rolling of growls that, although they could be easily distinguished as words, were obviously animal. Despite the timbre rough of the voice, her tone told of a stern warning. It was not meant to be an instigation, but was merely to alert the man of the consequences of his actions. "You asked a question and you have been answered. No one said that you would agree with the answers. I do not vouch for this man,"she let on of her tendrils point in Lyger's direction then drop to her side again, "But the words of my aid and I are true- no matter your interpretation of them."

[Madara Uchiha]

Lyger frowned at Kuxir, with his rejection of his bread. "Very well, I haven't done anything to gain your trust, but nor have I done something to destroy it. I do hope that you can trust me, even if it isn't today." Lyger bent the metal back over the remaining bread, and slid it up his sleeve, then he turned to face the stranger who had know taken up a defensive stance. Upon hearing his remark of trust, Lyger frowned once again. "My words are true, and I even said that if you had described them, I may have heard of something along those descriptions. Why would fighting prove anything. I despise violence, though if violence were to come to me, I won't hold back. If you truly think that you must fight us go ahead, but just think of why you feel obligated to." Lyger doesn't go into a fighting stance, but instead takes his bow staff off of his back, and wields it in his right hand.

[Kuxir]

Kuxir thought for a moment before sending away his keyblade in a cloud of darkness. He regained his normal posture and breathed a breath of satisfaction. "Through your words, I believe I can trust you two. This is my first interaction with other people, so I didn't know what to expect. I'm not... a normal person... I cannot see the light you two and the other people can see... I can only drown in my own darkness.... I'm so different in other ways... it is... depressing. I have begun to feel these... emotions the others feel... it is.. frightening. Please forgive me for my hostility.... I just had to know... to understand.", he said placing a hand over where his heart should be.

He felt something there, but it was small, oh so small. It ached... it ached for the rest. Tears would be brought to his eyes again, only to be absorbed by his blindfold. However if one was very perceptive they could see his blindfold wetting and absorbing his tears like a sponge.

[Saasha]

Saasha tilted her head to the side a bit to gaze questioning at Joshua. He gave her a summery of what he knew of Kuxir's kind. Instantly an idea formed in Saasha's mind. She had meant to stay silent this entire time but it would seem that the universe had other plans for her. She allowed a small tendril of her energy to lick out to Kuxir, opting for it to feel like the impenetrable darkness that she often basked in. It would not feel like the darkness he was so used to. Instead, it would feel warm and inviting, clearing his mind of the negitive emotions and filling the air around him with nothingness. Her kind of nothingness- a nothingness that was comforting in a sense. It was far from depressing and lonely: it was peaceful. Soothing.

"Emotions are frightening to one who does not know of them, but are a gift to those that appreciate them." The eyes other than her normal ones closed and her blue grey fur fell back over them to hide their slits. Though her eyes had yet to cease their soft glow, it would be easy to see that she was a bit more at ease. A fact shown by the fact that she lowered herself to the ground, her perked ears coming up to Joshua's shoulder. "So, care to share your stories? How is it that you both came to be here?"

[Madara Uchiha]

Lyger sighed, and put his bo staff on his back. He was still nervous with Kuxir, as he didn't know fi this was just ruse to have an sneak attack on him. Emotions filled him: nervousness, relief, anger. He was saddened though by Kurix's inability to feel emotions, a situation that Lyger would have had to deal with if it wasn't for some stroke of luck. He heart though did feel hope for Kuxir, so that one day he may be able to feel. The experience right now for Lyger was enlightening, until Saasha suggested that we explain how we got here. Tears slowly ran down his cheeks.

"How... how I ... got here... (sniffle)... how... I came to be... (sniffle)... As a child... I was born into a... a... cult, worshipers of Ap...Apophis, the god of Chaos... in Egypt, he was... the god that would... destroy us all. I... I was meant to be his... body... I would have no free will, no emotion, no life... however, the spell went wrong, and I instead (sniffle) absorbed Apophis, but only his essence. I was shunned from the cult, and even... even my mother put a knife at my throat... I ran, ran away into the desert, where day and night, Apophis would yell at me, threatening me... I though... I though of ending it all, it would only take one... one little cut. However, I knew I couldn't... so I fled even more... until I met Apophis, in the future. A person, someone who I would have become, appeared before me, like a mirage... Apophis seemed most pleased. He offered me power, and Apophis beckoned me to do it, claiming he wouldn't speak thoughts of vileness into my ear. I ... I accepted, and was attacked by the mysterious man. The next think I knew, I was on a dirt road... in this world. Though I remembered nothing, Apophis saw what happened. I was... experimented on, given potions, that caused my aging. Tubes were inserted in me, and the pain, the pain he said was unbearable. We traveled, and we made peace, and gave me help in order to protect myself... we became friends... I traveled alone, until I heard Saasha, and then Joshua, and Kuxir..."

[Kuxir]

Kuxir had a... very strong sense of smell. He knew what tears smelt like by now, and he smelled them in the other's direction. He knew by now that tears symbolized sorrow. He experianced it himself not too long ago until.... an unknown energy entered him. it was not so bad, but it was strange, peculiar. It wiped his negative emotions away and left him in a cloud of nothingness in a way. It felt warm, unlike the cold darkness he was used to, what he was made him. It warmed him to his core, allowing a smile to play out upon his lips. The smile was unexpected, along with the new emotion that came with it. He knew without a doubt he had a heart, no matter how small.

He listened intently to the man's story, impressing him that it was similar in a way to his own short story. When he was done speaking he began, telling his own.

"Your story is phenomenal, you have endured much, and will continue to endure more, but you have not lost hope, but I wish I knew what hope was before I lost it.... I will tell my story now... if you three can see into my mind, I will not stop you from doing so, and instead welcome it. Let my memories become yours, it would be the easiest way to understand. I will tell it verbily as well if perhaps you cannot venture into my mind or others. My story began three or so years ago with my creation. Light energy with a sliver of another's tainted heart, or soul as you may call it, fell into the Realm of Darkness. The realm of darkness is a world where darkness rules, not light. If there is light, darkness moves to consume it as it did this new light. Instead of fading away, it fused with the heart and the heart took in the darkness that attacked it, creating me. Upon my creation, I knew nothing and my mind did not seek new answers. I instead wandered and wandered throughout the Realm of Darkness until I came across the Dark Margin, where the Realm's black beach welcomes a sea of pure darkness. What made this spot unique than the rest of that world was the luminous full moon which casted its rays upon its dark beaches. It is the only illuminated place in that world, and I would make those shores my home, even as this man named Xemnas entered the realm. He gave me a name, a position in his organization, and a purpose, but his disappearance took my purpose away. I felt stripped of my identity, and it would be the first time I ever felt alone even among my two guards, Oxin and Nixion. I left the realm to seek light elsewhere, a light that I can carry within myself....."

[Saasha]

Joshua's reply came from behind his closed eyes and placid tone, "It would seem we all have our stories. But that is of no surprise." He looked back to the group, "Sorrowful tales seem rampant among the newcomers to this world. And those that are native here might soon have a worse story to tell to the later generations."

"Indeed, It would seem that everyone has their own sorrows." "And it is how one handles their story that shows what kind of person they are at their core" The thought to herself. After hearing the stories, Saasha understood the tears, but also understood that it was not the best idea to show weakness in the face of strangers- no matter how sad the tale. Her tale was of a similarly sad breed, but she knew better than to show emotion while telling it. If she told it that was. Either way, it was apparent that these two felt completely at ease with each other. And it was only the fact that she had compassion that she had reached out to Kuxir. But that aura had been draw back. It was only meant to be a temporary comfort until he felt more at ease... so much for that. Oh well. She gave one last pulse over them all then retracted her power back to herself

[Madara Uchiha]

Lyger dried up his tears from his emotional speech, and listened to Kuxir's story. He was moved by his story, just like Kuxir was moved by his. However, something was uneasy about Joshua and Saasha, that Lyger noticed. They were... too... stern when it came to hearing their story. This may have been nothing, but it did catch Lyger's eye. As Kuxir fished his story, and Joshua and Saasha finished their talking, Lyger turned to them. You said that we all have our own sorrows, would you care to share yours, or maybe Joshua, you could share yours. Lyger meant no disrespect, but it would prove is his previous assessment he made earlier.

[Saasha]

Saasha should have known she would hear those words uttered. She had prepared of course, but she was half hoping that it would not have been asked. They had shared their experiences and so now it was only fair play that she do the same. She tucked her ear tendrils over her paws as she lay back on the soft grasses.

Her tone was still as calm as ever with it's rough and growling tonalites, "I am afraid my story is rather long but suffice to say I am not from this world either. Before I came I was the companion of a devil hunter. I had known him since he was but a small boy and was his caretaker during that time period. In time he became a hunter and I remained at his side as his partner rather than nurse. About nine or so months ago we got thrown into this world but chance, but we made out well from the beginning and still continued our hunts... Until he passed away that is." It was here that her tone softened a bit, hinting at a touch of sorrow, but it was soon banished and her firm voice prevailed. "As you can see, I have kept up my work," she nodded her slender head in the fallen demon's direction. Of course she had left out a couple of parts, but they were not a necessity to be revealed at that time.

A deep rumbling laugh echoed deep within her throat."The irony. A demon that kills demons to rid the world of them. Of course I only target those that are causing trouble. Like this unfortunate being. But in any case," It was here that her pink and black tongue flicked out to softly brush a few stray strands of smokey blue fur from the closed eye on the tip of one of the head-tails. "It was a few months ago that I met Joshua. He has been by my side ever since and has been of great aid to me." She hoped that that would be enough for the pair. She thought that perhaps her stoicism had been a bit much suspicious for them, but that was to be expected. She never really got emotional around those she had just met.

[Madara Uchiha]

Lyger instantly regretted his asking of her story. It was true that all of them had suffer greatly, though he felt safer knowing that she was more or less benign. Lyger had no words to say, or if he did say them, he would regret most of them. Words it seemed could not express truly what everyone one felt. It was unlike him though to show that much emotion, but this was the very first time he had talked to someone in ages. His emotions were becoming more over powered, and he slowly started to be ruled by them. However, he continued to try not to shed another tear. He muttered to himself "May Ra help us all...

He then turned to the two of them and began to speak to them. "From what I know, many people do not know much of my religion, and I know why... it is because we as Egyptians know it all by heart. We do not record our past for others to know, but we pass it down to others. This is what happened today. Remember, don't write down what has happened, but involve people in what has happened. I do know that his may seem random, but someday, you will understand.

[Kuxir]

"I understand perfectly...", he said calmly and plainly as he hunched over slightly. The sudden emotions took a lot out of him... what was this called... stress? He found himself to one knee wiping off the sweat that had accumulated as he listened to them. It took no words to recover from his sudden weakness, nor did it take words to stand, so he gave none.

"I have never heard of demons until now... I guess.... we Nobodies and Heartless are like your demons.... nobody wants them around for their misdeeds. Perhaps I dont understand this at all....", he said as his hands stroked his chin in deep thought as he registered past events. Could space really handle the merging of these universes... only time will tell if time survives.

[Saasha]

Saasha remained motionless for the most part, except for the occasional ear flick to take in a stray sound or too. She nodded to Lyger and gave a low moaning growl in agreement. As for Kuxir, she figured he would find out soon enough what exactly demons were capable of. Joshua slipped the compact reader back into his pocket, all of the data Saasha would want stored safely within the device. He would read it later." Take caution, I advise you both. The creatures here can be much worse than anything I feel you have seen in your lifetimes. To put it straight- I am a native to this world and even I am shocked by the strength of the beings here on occasion."

Granted he had been isolated for a great portion of his life, but his recent alliance with his new Mistress had changed that quickly. That and the knowledge that she already possessed she made a point to pass onto him when the appropriate time to need it arose. On-the-job education is basically what it boiled down to.

Saasha rose to her full height and curled the tendril on her leg around Joshua shoulder. He looked to her with a nod and tugged the brim of his military cap a bit to secure it in place. It was time for them to go. But not without a last word from the smoky blue animal, "Allow me to offer you this. If the two of you find yourselves in need of assistance, Kuxir for finding the emotions that are not as lost as you think, and Lyger for some quiet from that voice in your mind and perhaps some company from a physical being- give me a call. And if you don't have cell phone, I advise you get one. They are very handy. Plus, otherwise, we are unreachable."

Joshua, this entire time, was jotting down a number on two slips of paper from a note pad that he pulled form the messenger bag. when he was done, he folded them into small squares, tossing one to Lyger and one to Kuxir. Despite his being blind, he knew that if her could fight, he could catch.

That being handled, the pair turned to leave, vanishing within the darkened shadows of the forest, leaving the living pair and the fallen beast far behind as even their aura's melted into the trees. They were gone.