The Plight of Miyada

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The Plight of Miyada

Post by Valkier » Wed Mar 06, 2019 8:19 am

Tomasu woke to the sounds of broken men. Only exhaustion, deep-set and damning, had allowed him any rest, but now the moans of the wounded and the sick returned, just barely audible over the ceaseless hammering of rain and claps of thunder overhead. Many of the people lay in the dirt, or sat huddled amid the pallets and debris around him in the shelter—a hastily-patched-up lean-to that had been expanded to cover half of the village square, protecting people from the torrential storm outside. For a while he had pitied those around him, even as he lay among them, but he just couldn’t summon the emotions to care anymore. What was the point? Every morning there would be one or two who failed to wake, and his grief had been spent weeks ago. He’d lost everything. His wife, his children, even his leg. Soon, the rest of him would follow. The leg festered, a blaze of pain that radiated through his whole body, a little worse with each passing day.

Groaning, he rolled to the side and fished in the mud to find his crutch—a scrap of wooden spar, tied with a filthy rag around one end for padding—and with some effort used it to push himself upwards and stand. Each step sent a fresh stab of pain shooting up through the stump of his missing leg, but he couldn’t bear to lie there any longer. He needed something, anything, to dull his senses. The docks, he decided quickly. The fishermen always have a bottle or two hidden away. The trick was convincing them to share it. Perhaps he could trade for one? But for what? Maybe they would take pity on him again. He put the problem out of his mind; it was enough to focus on one thing at a time. One step at a time.

He hobbled clumsily out of the shelter and into the pelting rain outside. It thrashed at him, finding the last parts of him that were somewhat dry and soaking them through in a moment. If only I had more elixir… That would solve everything. The day he’d found it he’d returned to the village a hero. The bearer of that wonderful ambrosia. It might not restore his leg or his family, but it’d kill the rot, numb the pain, and fill him with happiness. Maybe he could even sell it… He yearned for it, more and more each day since he’d found it. Just thinking about it seemed to give him energy; the memory of its warmth was like the feeling of having just embraced a lover. But the memory came with a deep-set yearning, a need for it that dominated all other desires.

A fork of lightning suddenly lit the street, illuminating a single figure running in his direction and snapping him back to reality. They were yelling, voice lost to the rumbling of the storm. That rumbling grew louder and louder; it wasn’t the clap of thunder, or even the terrible roar of splitting earth that had struck the village weeks earlier. Suddenly a wave of rushing, dirty water cascaded into view out of the storm ahead, surging towards him in the night. He stumbled in shock, dropping his crutch and grasping for a nearby building for support, but without his leg he was too slow. The body of the wave hit, slamming him into a wall with such force as to stun. It teared and pulled at him even as it surged around him, sucking him down and overwhelming him. He thrashed, helpless against the force of the water, until it took him under its surface. He couldn’t kick. He flailed, but was too weak to overcome the current and the raging, broiling waves. Slowly his spent body slowed its thrashing, his mind fuzzed, and everything faded to blissful, painless darkness…



Many miles away, the village of Kirigakure came alive to a warm spring morning. The kiss of mist-dampened sunlight reached through to many of the rooves and streets, and made the pale white skin of Aisu Naohiro glow where it touched. The teenager smiled faintly, enjoying the warmth as he waited near one of the villages’ many wharves along its coast. In his pocket was a small scroll of crisp white paper bearing the seal of the Mizukage that contained his orders; a briefing about the struggles of a distant Water Country village called Miyada. Though it detailed a number of concurrent disasters and a request for support, the whole situation wouldn’t be clear until he and his mission partner arrived to investigate and help personally.

Nearby, their ship waited to ferry them across the country to the village. All that remained was to meet his colleague for the trip…
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The Plight of Miyada

Post by Lumine » Sun Mar 10, 2019 5:39 am

Lately Lumine had been losing sleep dreaming about the things that he could be, as he looked up to the starry night sky thinking of the days to follow as he was going to take part in a mission different from those he had done before. He was not sure why he was chosen, but he knew that he had to do his best to complete this mission. He had to take his mind out of the troubles he had with trying to make his room clean again. After making his way out the door in a loose white t-shirt and some olive brown shorts with some white socks and olive green trainers he made his way towards the meeting point. The mist seemed to call out to Lumine as he had a faint memory of the one who taught him of the mist as he made his way and finally got there meeting for the first time his partner for this mission.

The salty winds of the sea shore gave the scent of fish, the true essence of the ocean as the seagulls flew over head as Lumine had a slight worry about what horrors may fall from the sky. When he finally reached the destination he stopped at first glance, there was a young tall woman with radiant pale blue eyes, and skin looking like a doll made of porcelain, with her luscious pale blue eyes and broad shoulders. It was at this point he realized his mistake as the one before him was indeed a male it seems as he was not sure how to react as he moved closer and bowed his head slightly. "Masamune Lumine, reporting for the mission..." as he felt nervous and anxious at the same time. Only time would tell if he made a mistake with his greeting as he awaited a reply and wanted to know more details since it seems he was a bit late today as his partner for the mission got here earlier. He was sure they were suppose to meet a bit later then this as he wondered if he was really late or if his partner was really early as the two met for the first time.

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The Plight of Miyada

Post by Valkier » Sun Mar 10, 2019 7:33 am

Naohiro had allowed his mind to wander while he waited, leaning idly against a large mooring stanchion near the water's edge. It was only when Lumine approached him directly that he realised the boy had arrived. Naohiro quickly stood up straight and returned the bow politely, greeting the boy as an equal despite their difference in age.
"Nice to meet you, Lumine. I am Aisu Naohiro." He rose and quickly sized the younger ninja up, noting his slight build and boyish face. Despite that, he was a qualified Genin, so he must have talent. Especially if he was being sent outside of the village on a mission while so young. He made a mental note to keep watch over the Genin regardless, and to see if he could work out his strengths while they were working together.

"Alright. Did you have time to read your mission scroll? I don't think we'll find out the exact details until we get there and question some of the villagers, but if there's anything you're not sure about, just ask." He tried to give a reassuring smile to ease Lumine's nerves, then nodded and pointed towards one of the ships moored nearby.

"That's our ride out of the village, are you ready to go?" If Lumine agreed, Nao would lead the way up onto the ship and converse briefly with the man at the helm, before returning to speak to Lumine.
"It's a day's journey to Miyada, and they're going to sail through the night so long as the weather holds. We have a small cabin each below decks if you want it, but otherwise we have the run of the ship. You don't get seasick, I hope?" He grinned. "Either way, it seems we'll have some time to get to know one another, if you like."
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The Plight of Miyada

Post by Lumine » Mon Mar 18, 2019 10:43 am

Lumine noticed someone who seemed so care free as he wondered it was his partner, he noticed the shinobi paying attention to him and was about to say something else but the introduction was interesting. Though he was worried as it seems that his partner was someone important from the Aisu clan. He knew them as one of the major clans in the village and was now a bit more nervous about being partnered with this person.

Lumine read the scroll over already as he nodded in response to being asked about it, he was not sure what questions to ask and the mission seemed so vague as he put his trust in his senior for this mission. Lumine did not look too happy about the boat ride, pouting for just a moment as he sighed softly and went towards the boat following Nao as if he had time to get anymore ready, you were either ready or you were not. By the time the mission must start if you still getting ready then you have failed as a shinobi, unless the mission is one that you can not prepare for.

Lumine simply nodded to everything that this Nao said, he followed along letting him take the lead, though a part of him was still unsure how a guy could look so much like a girl. He shook that out of his head and followed along wondering what they would do as he would simply head into the cabin once they were lead there and plop down on which ever bed seemed the softest since the boat ride would take a day. Lumine was not sure what they would do for that entire day, but perhaps he could learn a few things as he would let his shoes fall on the floor and take off his socks, relaxing barefoot as if he owned the place. If they were going to enjoy a long ride might as well get comfortable as he looked to the ceiling.

"Naohiro-sempai...?" as he decided to use an honorific, hoping he did not use the wrong one being as he was somewhere near the lowest in terms of standing, not even counting his genin status or their age difference. Unless Nao was a really tall twelve year old. He was actually trying to start a conversation but was not sure what to talk about, since he did not have the best impression of people with high standings. Considering the status of his father who disowned him.

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