Post by Ippin on Mar 25, 2020 1:34:59 GMT -5
Training for SP:
The woods were often peaceful from what she can recall now in days. Gentle breezes of the wind through the trees that made the leafs rustle and snap from the branches. The dirt kicks up every now and then. Echoes of the life outside of the water stream down to the appendages that made up the Squid's body, making her aware as to what was going on at her borders. Lake to lake, Ippin has been moving quite a lot to put some distance between herself and the Naga's territory. She didn't want to go back there, not as though there was anything to go back to. The Humans that resided within the area continued to grow in numbers. Those that belonged to the Shinigami also came around often to replace the numbers that she put down before. Like insects they kept on multiplying until they festered the area. Soon, it became too packed for her to remain there as they clearly out numbered her. She had to move.
Soon after the Naga Lake was consumed by the Humans, forcing her to look beyond what she was familiar with in order to survive. It was the only maneuver that she could do to insure her own survival. Though, unlike before she was a lot stronger that made her a bit of a threat. Humans, to her, use to be a considerable danger with their weapons and hunting techniques. Yet she adapted. All due thanks to the Naga and those that came to form packs with. She was relieved to find others like herself. Those that she can call a family. But as soon as she was becoming familiar with them, calling them a pack, they vanished. Each one disappearing to who knows where. All she could suspect was that the Humans got to them somehow. They did something to her pack that made them never come home again. The solitude began to settle in again, until she found out she was all alone.
Her hate for the Humans grew. First she was taken from her home. Ippin was forced to be a pet, in servitude to those that "owned" her to do whatever they wanted with her. A single Human child was what saved her. After, she met with the Naga and his allies. Soon after, they vanished. She was left alone to defend the Lake on her own before the White Tiger arrived. He too was never seen again after some time. One by one each that she came to seek comfort and companionship she was either betrayed or left behind. The Cecaelia had to fend for herself, as such she made sure that those that came into her territory were met with the upmost aggression. Especially when it came to Humans. Food was plentiful when there were no Humans in the area to scare them off and away. This was the peace that the Cecaelia always wanted for herself.
The water vibrated. Foot steps were felt. Five of them. Three had come to split away from the group while the two remained at least ten yards away from the lake. A single eye opened to view as who it would be that marched into her territory. All she can make out was they were walking on two legs. They weren't heavy to be that of the masked beasts considering they didn't stomp with each individual step they took. Something was going on beyond border of her waters. For a small group of Humans they were making quite a lot of noise. Though, there were more than usual. Images of black came to the water, two of them. The Shinigami were here. Did they track her down? No that couldn't be the case. There were too little numbers than the last time she fought them. There had to be another reason for it. Yet, that didn't matter. She had to get rid of them, and fast.
Her appendages swirled beneath her body before working in unison to jettison her body from the bottom of the lake up to the surface. From there, the fight was on with the squid propelling herself into the pair of Shinigami. Arms and tentacles squirming about trying to gain supremacy over each other, but to no avail. When it came to sticking to close range combat, then Ippin had the obvious advantage.