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nekasu · 8 hours
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"I'm dying, Squirtle."
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nekasu · 1 day
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There is a very soggy snow leopard trotting over to him, where she came from a complete mystery as there didn't seem to be much water around here. Dripping wet, she comes to a halt by his side and blinks up at him innocently.
And then shakes herself dry.
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He knows. He's seen enough cats shake themselves dry to tell that's exactly what she's about to do a split-second before she does it. Had he the slightest amount of warning, he'd be able to either get out of the way or block it with a shield of Cryo. But alas, by the time he's able to freeze the water, it's already partially soaked into his kimono. His pure white kimono, that's now sticking to his form and allowing the faintest glimpses of his skin underneath.
"So...do you have anything to say for yourself?" She has a few seconds to explain what just happened before he shows her just why kitsune are to be feared.
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nekasu · 1 day
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"Go five months, then we'll talk."
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"I've gone five whole minutes without attention. I might die you know."
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nekasu · 1 day
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"You looking for ideas or something? You know, to torment others with? I can be rather creative, you know."
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"There are worse ways to die... and I keep finding them."
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nekasu · 2 days
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"You're actually not the first person in Teyvat I've met that wasn't originally from here. I do hope you're not quite so meddlesome as them, however. It's honestly quite the headache." No matter where they go, this traveler seems to stir up trouble, upturning the natural order.
Seeing things that are bigger on the inside than the outside isn't exactly a novel experience to the elder kitsune, and he could in fact create some himself if he so desires. "Am I to take it that this scarf of yours is connected to your status as an outworlder? Or is it more a manifestation of your abilities?"
"So, are you actually a kitsune, or is that simply another one of your adaptations?" Assuming what she said was true, it was always possible that she'd started out as something else, but becoming more vulpine was the best way to adapt to that particular...'realm'. A peculiar predicament, to be sure, though his focus mentally shifts toward the Inazuman casing. Does this mean that 'Teyvat' or 'Irminsul' or whatever power that is considers her as Inazuman in addition to being native to Teyvat?
"Hm...I wouldn't mind testing out the limits of your abilities if you ever wanted to. I need to become much more powerful, and having a match with someone with such unknown capabilities would be a good way to attain that~"
"I don't really keep it secret from the people I know on Tevat, considering the things happening all around this place, but no." A swift response, her ears flicking atop her head. He holds a hand in front of herself, palm upward, forming a slightly transparent image of the planet above it. Another planet beside it, similar in colors and formation, but with vastly different land masses. "I'm from a different World, or Universe, but I call them Realms."
She takes a second pause, ending the magic display above her palm and reaching into a pouch on her hip. Though, instead of her hand simply disappearing within, she reaches in till half her forearm is within it's confines. Something that, given it's size was only a little bigger than a journal or notebook, shouldn't have been possible.
After a few seconds, from the pouch she pulls free a scarf of dark color with what looks like star patterning at first. Though as she handles it, turning the piece around in her hands, some of the stars on the scarf actually twinkle as if one was looking a the night sky itself. Eventually, a Pyro Vision in an Inazuman framing would come into view connected to the scarf.
"As for my own tricks, for one I can adapt to the Realms I travel to. After spending enough time in them, my body will adjust to the laws of existence within that Realm, and it will experience some form of change because of it. For example, my time on Teyvat allowed me to adapt, and eventually I became a valid recipient for a Vision, as I became considered a resident of this Realm. Another Realm caused my body to grow an extra organ that produces a unique energy, another gave me the ability to sense and, unfortunately, taste Mana, another still heightened my senses and physical capabilities. I've adapted to a great many Realms, though a lot of said adaptations have been minor."
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nekasu · 2 days
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"Well, well, well! Did y' come to see lil' old me? Or did the mushrooms just smell that appealing?"
It's been a while since she's seen him, however she's still opting to be that usual playful self.
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"I'll be honest here. You can keep all the mushrooms you ever get. Don't like the smell, taste, or texture. Blech." Turns out it's one of Neka's least favorite foods. So much, in fact, it's temporarily suppressed his playful demeanor.
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nekasu · 2 days
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"Why do I have a bad feeling about this?" Pretender is getting the, as the kits would say, bad vibes.
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nekasu · 2 days
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It isn't as though Neka himself hadn't experience forced tail generation himself, having done so twice in his life. The first, his second tail, was when he learned of his reason for existing and what his ultimate fate was. The second, the seventh tail, was when Makoto had died. But to have it happen five times? What kind of life did she lead?
"Teyvat kitsune? What a peculiar distinction. Does that mean that you're not from Teyvat yourself?" Did that mean she was like the traveler? Then again, what even was he? Neka didn't even know if he himself was a Teyvat kitsune himself; the only other junko he knew of was Inari herself, and would naturally have no idea where his own mother came from. Ultimately unimportant, but it would still be something that would nag at his psyche later.
"I have a few tricks up my sleeve myself that aren't just the standard kitsune powers. Fortune manipulation, onmyoudou, a Cryo Vision..." It's less bragging, and more offering up information to her in the hopes that she would elaborate on her own powers.
Kyuushi chuckles a little hearing his response. When last she saw Guuji Yae, she had less tails than she does now, but still quite a number of them. Yet even with how many she did have, there wasn't much of a reaction about the number at all, so she figured acquiring them may have been a similar process in both worlds. But to receive such confusion, and doubt atop of it, clearly such wasn't the case.
"I assure you, I've gained all the appropriate power that each tail provides. I was born with three, gained one on my hundredth birthday, and the other five were all from experiences that pushed me to my limits. Though the power they grant is very different from Teyvat Kitsune like yourself or Yae Miko, I have it all. Plus plenty more not related to my Kitsune nature."
As she speaks, the nine tails behind her stretch out and around her as if one was stretching a stiff limb. The fur across all of them, thick and full, matching deep red to that of her hair and the two tall ears atop her head, puffing out as they loosen up. At one point in their stretching they seem to actually, truly, stretch and extend beyond their length. Just before their fur relaxes, the nine appendages smoothen out and relax, then return behind her and gather once more. Almost seeming to meld into one another to form one larger whole.
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nekasu · 3 days
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If Neka didn't know better, he'd almost think that Lumine was under the impression that this would be some kind of information scavenger hunt. Something positive. No, he had shielded her from the truth, not with the intention of necessarily deceiving, but because it was his problem, his cross to bear. There was no need to worry her. That said
"I imagine that you'd only know the most superficial of those subjects you mentioned, though it's not as though you're at fault for that. The blame naturally falls on me."
He let out a sigh; he'd lived such a long life, so this would surely take a while. "I was born to a junko named Inari, and I don't think I've ever met my father. Whatever happened in that regard, I have no idea since the only one who would know is she. Now, despite being a junko, or pure fox, she harbored a dangerous secret, one that terrified her above all else. She was destined to turn into a being known as the Fox of Calamity, a being of fearsome power that will cause untold ruin to the world…but it's an entirely separate being, and will essentially overwrite the original kitsune's existence. She would die turning into it."
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"And…that leads to me. She passed that particular curse on to me while she went off and became a Celestial god. It's the sole reason I exist, Lumi. To be a sacrifice to save herself. To die a painful, horrible death and destroying everything around me when I do. And worst of all, to not know when it will happen. Regardless, my end has already been set in stone."
"Now imagine this sword of Damocles being hung above the head of a young child, at the hands of someone they trusted. The only one they trusted. How would you feel if your brother did that to you?! After that, I tried to find refuge with humans, but they threw me out, labeling me as a monster. I doubt they even knew about what I would become, only treating me as they would any other kitsune, any other pest."
"And you are correct, I do wish to become a god, but not out of some self-aggrandizing or some sense of entitlement. I wanted to become a god so that I could try to use the increased power to force myself onto a better path, one that could potentially deviate from my eventual fate. But that by itself is meaningless without being able to forgive Inari, or if nothing else, to find something I loved more than I hate her. Which is why I wanted you to help me start a family."
It was a very rare occurrence for Neka's voice to falter, but Lumine was granted such an experience now. "And here I was hoping you'd be willing to take even a single year out from your journey for me, but I can see I was foolish for thinking that would happen. Is the brother who apparently wants nothing to do with you worth that kind of devotion? I can tell you firsthand that such indulgence only leads to misery down the road. And what has your journey even been for? No Archon you've met knows about your brother, and you've yet to stop the Fatui from claiming even a single Gnosis. You even let Makoto's slip through your fingers twice. Have you gotten any closer to your goal?" Even though they were barbed, his words were more tinged with sorrow, desperation than malice.
"And speaking of the Fatui, how'd your little fight with the Knave go? Even with those other children helping you, you failed to even land one meaningful hit on her! You froze in fear against the fourth ranked Harbinger, so how can you possibly hope to fight the top three? The god that stranded you here? Your brother? On that note, when was the last time you won a major fight by yourself? Signora? Every time since then, you had help from a god who did all the supporting work! A fact that will be the actual death of me if you ever confront Inari."
"You said you knew about my dark side, huh? I doubt you were quite expecting this..." There's no smugness or contempt in his voice, as it was in part due to his own failure to speak up about things. The Black Sun Kitsune? It didn't even compare to the Fox of Calamity. Perhaps not completely unrelated, but it was only by the slimmest of tangents.
"I am sick of the veil that separates us. I will tell you everything you've wanted to know about me, as long as you answer me one question: what do you already know? I am curious just what you've learned or intuited on your own, and it would give me a good starting point to build on that." His tails swirl behind him uneasily, almost as if he both does and does not wish to go through with it.
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unprompted asks | always accepting
Lumine hummed, thinking back on everything that she'd learned about the kitsune before her. She'd learned a lot actually. And yet it still only felt like a water droplet in a vast ocean. She licked her lips as she delved herself in thought.
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"I know.... about your past with Makoto. I know about your curses. And about your dark side. I know you want to become a God. I know you also like to perform your magic shows."
@nekasu
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nekasu · 4 days
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"You apparently do, because otherwise you wouldn't be pouting about it." In any case, this Knave sure seems to be a more responsible parent than Ei...and his own mother as well.
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"knave this, knave that. who even cares? i sure as hell don't."
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nekasu · 4 days
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The fox is always DTF: Down to Fight. In fact, a large part of his fun is ribbing people into attacking him. Not that he would do so with young Sora, but that didn't mean he'd shy from fighting her.
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She's itching to spar with someone, but where to find someone that would accept her challenge. With her pupils narrowed to slits and her tail lashing every few moments she didn't look the most approachable at the moment.
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nekasu · 4 days
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Had death flags before he was even born.
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nekasu · 7 days
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To Neka, Makoto was the only Electro Archon and only Raiden Shogun, considering Ei to be a meddlesome usurper with little talent or desire to rule, offloading Makoto's Gnosis to Yae and hiding away in her own world for many centuries. It made him angry just thinking about it, since had he been around, he could have prevented a good amount of ill fortune that befell Inazuma.
Who else could make the claim to be the strongest after Ei? Yae would be the most likely candidate, but she was less than half his age with many fewer tails. He had pride in being the last junko in Teyvat, though even his power paled in comparison to his predecessor. "I doubt even Yae could match Ei, considering she's killed gods in the past." Or did she not know about Orobashi?
"A 100-year old kitsune with nine tails? That's unheard of, and likely unhealthy. I can't imagine you'd have gotten the commensurate power from acquiring more tails, since it's typically reflective of one's wisdom that comes with age." It wasn't a judgment against her or decrying her as weak, but she was an anomaly, assuming she wasn't just shapeshifting her tail into nine for dramatic effect.
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'True' Electro Archon? She was aware of the history of the Electro Archon, but the comment and the tone of his voice behind it still caught her attention. Though she could also figure he might have simply been refering to the late elder sibling. To hear him then comment on the Guuji, calling her a brat no less, she couldn't help but snicker. Immediately imagining just how the Pink Kitsune might react to being called such a thing, by another Kitsune no less.
Though the comment on being the second strongest, a part of her thought it just boasting, but another noted the nature of Kitsunes and just how likely it could be because of such. Miko was no threat to others simply because she had a way with words and actions, and enjoyed toying with them more than harming them. But if she were to truly apply herself, surely she could cause quite a bit of destruction. It would be no different with Neka, surely.
Considering the things she herself was capable of, and had accepted into herself, it wouldn't be too far of a stretch to say she was in the same boat, surely. Not that she would ever wish to cause unnecesary destruction and pain. About to respond, she gives a small shrug in responce first and foremost, joined only by a small hum.
"Considering what I know of Kitsune on Teyvat, I wouldn't be surprised if you made such a claim, no. Surely if Lady Yae so wished, she could muster strength to match that of the current Archon. As for this form" a split second pause, raising an arm and looking over herself "I've had this for most of my life. Though..." In a second pause, the long and large tail behind her shifts, splitting, dividing into nine separate tails and fanning out. "My single century has been rather... eventful. Just not in a fun way for most of it."
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nekasu · 7 days
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Was it really that hard to believe? The fact that he had nine tails would imply he was at least 900 years old to begin with, but maybe this other kitsune wasn't aware of such things? Hmph, how vexing that the quality of education went downhill while he was imprisoned.
"I simply like the youthful look. Most people I've met think it's cuter, including the true Electro Archon~" His voice was playful, yet that one word held a detectable amount of venom, reflecting his options of the current one. "That brat Yae, on the other hand, prefers an older form because few would take her seriously otherwise. But yes, you cannot judge a kitsune by their appearance. You probably wouldn't take me to be the second-strongest person in Inazuma, would you?"
"But it sounds like you're exceptionally young, considering you do have a human form already. Oh, and Neka." A curt introduction, and while he gave no explicit indication thereof, presumably she could intuit that he was returning the courtesy of his name.
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"Twelve-Hund-...!" It stunned her for a few seconds, to think this other Kitsune was so old, and even more so to hear that he could change his appearance based on physical aging. Not that she couldn't change her own appearance, but it was through other methods than physical age.
"S-Sorry, you just looked younger than I am and I just kinda got a different vibe than 'Elder Kitsune' from you." Appology and answer to his first question given, before she pauses for a breath. "I'm only 102, going on 103 come July." Second answer given, with a soft and somewhat embarrassed chuckle. "Certainly much younger than most other Kitsune I know. Those I've met have all been close to, or past, their first millenia already. I'm Kyuushi, by the way."
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nekasu · 9 days
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Time for bed
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nekasu · 9 days
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There were certainly things that he could have told her about himself, but there was no point. It wouldn't grant her any boon to know, nor would it bring either of them solace.
"1200, give or take. Why, did you think I was younger? I'll have you know that I can look as old as I like, and have put on a more mature visage when visiting Fontaine to put on magic shows. Why, how old are you?" She had asked him first, after all, so to him there was no taboo in place about asking her about her own age.
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"Painfully so." She responds, fully aware of the different meaning, but that didn't mean it wasn't truth for both her kind and his. It saddened her a little to think their kind seemed bound to be reduced to so few numbers regardless of where she encountered other Kitsune. A shared fate, simply with differing causes and circumstances surrounding them. Her ears perk up curiously as he speaks again, however. "Old? Kitsune tend to stop visually aging at some point, sure, but you don't seem any older than I am from what I can tell. Would you mind telling me?"
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nekasu · 9 days
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"We've become quite a rare breed these days, haven't we?" Admittedly, he knows next to nothing about her, including her origins and history. That doesn't mean he's not curious, but also knows enough to not make it awkward by inquiring. "Does an old man like me really strike you as 'experienced'?"
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"I am, yes." Though admittedly vastly different even with the Kitsune similarities considering her origin compared to the other. Her ears flicking into a slight backward angle as she takes a breath to continue. "Though nowhere near as... 'experienced' as others of our Kin may be, in all honesty."
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