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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Mar 7, 2014 3:10:42 GMT -7
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Mar 7, 2014 3:02:18 GMT -7
Keisuke was literally right in front of the entrance when a Knight stepped up, slapped the chest out of his hands, and back-handed him! It then pointed a pointy finger against his nose, and spoke sternly, "No."
Knight Stats:
Str: 20(25)
Dex: 20(25)
Con: 20(25)
Wis: 20(25)
Spr: 15
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Mar 7, 2014 3:00:22 GMT -7
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Mar 7, 2014 2:52:49 GMT -7
Upon taking the immediate right, Keisuke would see a REALLY ornate chest! A SPECIAL chest! It was embellished and designed and locked but it looked like it was really important!
Hint: It's the Daimyo's chest.
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Mar 7, 2014 2:50:52 GMT -7
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Mar 7, 2014 2:49:04 GMT -7
"Got it," Kaede chirped, beginning to search around the outside of the building. She, herself, would find nothing in her searches. Kenji, however, when stepping upon the sand, would hear the sound of wood beneath his feet, at the side of the building. If he looked at the ground, he would see dirt falling through long, thin holes, and an iron ring that was almost entirely obscured by the dirt.
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Mar 7, 2014 2:39:08 GMT -7
Keisuke hopped through the vortex, and he would feel real tingly!
He now had two paths to choose from! He could go immediately right, or he could go straight, and then right!
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Mar 7, 2014 2:33:32 GMT -7
Kaede pondered her decision for a while. If this really was related, she could get seriously injured, or disappear like everyone else, without a trace. But she was entirely too fed up with just sitting around doing nothing.
"I'm in. Alright, I'll lead you to the place."
After just a few minutes of walking, Kaede would have led Kenji straight to the brothel. The doors were boarded up, and kanji on the walls would read "closed." From first glance, it seemed the only way in would be through prying the boards off the door. "Those boards are in there pretty good, looks like..."
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Mar 7, 2014 2:28:36 GMT -7
The waves would bring the ship down fast, just as one passed underneath it! The hull would crash into a large land spike, protruding from the momentarily shallower water! A large hole would rip into it, and it would fill relatively quickly! The pressure was so immense that the sails were ripped from the sailors' hands before they could tie them down, and, returning to full-sails, the ship crashed into the shore!
The majority of the men on the deck would make it out with no problems. But, there was a woman - one of the sailors' wife - and she was stuck at the doorway leading to below the deck! It seemed to be torn to a point it could not be opened without breaking it, and parts of it were stabbing the woman just above her stomach! From below the deck, Haji coul hear several men shouting, "Help us! We're stuck down here!"
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Mar 7, 2014 2:25:12 GMT -7
"The first kidnapping... more than a year ago. But before Keiko, there was one other, and, come to think of it... that was just about a month ago." She almost felt like they were trying to put a square peg in a round hole (does that analogy work in this time period?), but it was a lead, and so far, it was the only one they had.
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Mar 7, 2014 2:14:17 GMT -7
Keisuke would happen upon a treasure chest[/i] blue vortex, much like the one he saw earlier! Though, there was no other path, unless he turned back!
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Mar 7, 2014 2:13:35 GMT -7
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Mar 7, 2014 2:12:52 GMT -7
Kaede shrugged. "There's one I know of, my brother used to frequent it. A brother, not far behind the church of Amaterasu, blessed be that irony." Though, Kaede almost fully doubted they'd be there. Women were being taken, and that was a place filled with women who could be taken easily. Along with that, none of the women from the brothels have gone missing.
"It wouldn't make sense, though. And also, I just remembered, they've been closed down for at least a month now."
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Mar 7, 2014 2:08:17 GMT -7
He's lost in a maze of many paths! Like a regular maze!
1) Take an immediate right!
2) Go straight, and take a second right!
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Mar 7, 2014 2:06:51 GMT -7
"HALF-SAILS! QUICKLY, MEN!"
The captain and crew roared, pulling in to half-sail, trying to keep the boat from going too fast. That was a death wish in this weather. Haji would be ushered along with a group of three pirates and handed a rope. Using all of his strength, he would be requested to pull on that rope. "It's life or death, man."
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Mar 7, 2014 2:01:30 GMT -7
Kaede smiled at his words. From what she could tell, this was a good man in front of her. Though, she was not sure just how foolish he was, or could be. So many times, she had heard those words uttered, and so many times she had seen "saviors" fail. Admittedly, however, she was tired of sitting back on the sidelines. It pained her to say, but it took someone incredibly important and kind being harmed for her to really put her foot down and try and make any difference.
"Well, "Hero,"" she jabbed jokingly. "So far, you're one step ahead. Generally, it's just been those who bring it up who get taken. Those who try to fix things. And if I'm not mistaken, that'd put me right there with you." A laugh escaped her lips as she led him through the village a little further. "So far we haven't been able to find where they've taken anyone. We're hoping it's one place, but it could be several. Hell, Keiko could be in Satsuma right now and we would have no way of knowing. So what's your move?"
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Mar 7, 2014 1:49:44 GMT -7
[OoC: Trial 3 begun. Lock stats in your first post.]
Haji, being a mercenary, would have recently received a job to help transport some goods from the fief of Awa, to the fief of Kii. He is on a ship, and they are about to reach the mainland, though the sea is in a rage, and a storm is wrecking the sails.
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Mar 7, 2014 1:48:11 GMT -7
Once again, Keisuke came to a fork! This time, the options were quite different!
1) Right!
2) Left!
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Mar 7, 2014 1:42:02 GMT -7
"Todo Keiko, she was a wonderful woman, as I'm sure you've heard," Kaede would begin once she felt as though they were far enough from people. "You wouldn't understand the predicament here, though, I assume. I don't recognize you." The woman gave him a good once-over before continuing. "These disappearances, they're nothing new. It started off as something small, random, nameless women would disappear every-so-often. Then people started talking, and those people started disappearing, too. It got to the point where we just thought it was best to forget about it, and it sounds bad, yeah, but..." she shrugged. "It worked, y'know? No one went missing for a while. And then comes Toda Keiko, the most amazing woman anyone here has ever met in their lives, and she brings the issue to new light. Says she wants to find the women and deal with the problem, because we let it sit for too long. People believed her, and she didn't ever disappear, so it was like, hey, we can trust her. But then..." Kaede sighed.
"That's why people were saying we shouldn't be talking about it. She brought it back. And then here you are, some nameless hero. What's it to you, anyway?"
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Mar 7, 2014 1:33:42 GMT -7
At the left turn, he would come to another fork!
1) Left!
2) Right!
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Mar 7, 2014 1:25:52 GMT -7
[OoC: Because Kaede is now an important character, she'll be getting a speech color.]
Nothing happened when Kenji passed the group initially. The women he approached seemed startled at his arrival, and just before they could answer, the man did indeed strike the woman. Kenji would slam his head into the table, and he fell to the ground, holding his nose. It seemed the statement he made hung heavy on everyone there.
"It's not that easy." The woman, Kaede, spoke. "There's a reason no one gets involved." She stood to her feet, sighing, beckoning for the man to follow her. Her friend tried to stop her, but she calmed the woman down and would lead Kenji out of the bar, should he choose to follow. If he did, she would lead him a good way out of the public eye.
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Mar 7, 2014 1:17:45 GMT -7
ANOTHER dead-end!
ANOTHER chest!
HUZZAH!
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Mar 7, 2014 1:17:17 GMT -7
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Mar 7, 2014 0:58:40 GMT -7
It wouldn't be long before Kenji found a bar that seemed to be quite busy. Getting a table all by his lonesome would be a mission in and of itself, but he would eventually manage. It seemed as though there were so many conversations going on at once, it'd be hard to tell if any of them held any relevance to his objective but then... everyone was talking about it.
"The woman was truly a messenger of Amaterasu herself, I tell you."
"Aye, it's a downright shame this had to happen. I'd rather myself than her."
"Don't talk like that, Kaede, it could happen!"
"Well I'm just saying. I wish it didn't happen to her."
"Everyone's acting like she was such a saint, but she had this coming."
"What the hell are you talking about, Yukata? Don't be an ass."
"I'm just saying. Goes around all goody-two-shoes in public, but how do you know that's the real her?"
"Maybe because that's what she's always been like."
"In public."
"Cut it out. You know she didn't ask for it."
"So, you heard about what happened to Keiko, right?"
"Don't bring that talk here, woman. Everyone who gets involved disappears. I'll slap that talk outta you."
"Come on, don't you think it's weird? All these nobodies, and then the head priestess-to-be?"
"Cut. It. Out."
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Mar 7, 2014 0:45:35 GMT -7
Keisuke would successfully wipe out all of the creatures, though one nabbed him really hard in the dick before he managed to kill it! But hey, he got the treasure!
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