lokuri

((OOC: Relax, dreamdemon77 (can I just call you Demon?). Your post is just fine. In normal cases, a giant brute vs a puny boy would be like a level 20 monster vs a level 1 novice. However, your character note only used his intellect to outwit the pathetic brain of the brute, but also used his emotionless eyes to reflect the horrid soul of the brute. ^^ Your post was brilliant, so don't feel timid. ))

Niola waited for a response by anyone, but none came. Glancing back at the faint glow of the distant fire, Niola tried to think of a plan to investigate it. If she left now, it would be her fault for anything unfortunate happening while she was on guard duty. Still, it was also part of her job to check out anything suspicious, and that campire could be warming enemies or allies. Either way, Niola knew that letting go the chance to discover who decided to camp out in the middle of the forest would be a terrible mistake. Nodding her head, she stepped on a sturdy piece of what seemed to be the remains of the window's frame and rotated her shoulders so that her head now faced Nel.

"Nel, I need you to watch out for anything suspi--"

Suddenly, a whizzing sound, followed by crackling, echoed behind her. Startled, Niola snapped her head back in front of her and was surprised to see bluish white claws tearing at the heavy, dark clouds and filling them with a cerulean hue. More and more zigzagging waves vibrated through the sky and some even appeared to collide with the ground, releasing a thunderous noise. It would have seemed to be like any other thunderstorm, yet something was different. However, before Niola could investigated, she felt herself hurtling downwards.

"Ugh, I was being careless..."

Realizing that she was closer to the ground than she thought she was, Niola curled herself swiftly into a boll position. Then, she propelled herself diagonally forward, to decrease the speed she had been travelling at. Unfortunately, her aureolin eyes glimpsed what appeared to be the figure of a human. Biting her lip, Niola abruptly flung out her legs and skidded to a stop a few feet away from the person she had spotted. Feeling careless, Niola murmured an apology before looking the stranger over.

To her surprise, he seemed to be a teenager around her age. His look was like that of a serious fighter, wearing black pants and a sleeveless red shirt that gained more and more damage the further one looked up. Leather boots like coal hidden in the darkness of midnight poked out of his pants, ready for any challange. Although he had hair like warm sand found on a beach on a sunny day, his eyes were like two opposing forces. One was radiating with the intensity of fire, while the other reminded her of the cool waves of an ocean. Still, despite the different feelings each eye brought, Niola found herself eyeing the ground, instead of the ominous gentleman. That's when she noticed the blank, yet frightened expression on a rather muscular, husky man who had been gazing into the boy's eyes the entire time.

"W-wait, did this kid do this?" Niola pondered inside her head, not daring to utter a single word of her thoughts outloud. "Just who is he? An enemy? An ally? Or a powerful opponent with no alliance? Hmm...whatever he is...I have to be on my guard."

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