Kin Chronicles Realm: Betrayal of the Guardians

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

Kiana walked along in silence with the others. When she saw the villagers at the town limits, she looked from them to Korius and then back to them as he answered their unspoken questions. Suddenly, she noticed that Korius wasn't standing anymore and looked down at him in surprise as the villagers rushed in. It was kind of comical seeing the villagers struggling with the weight of Valia and seeing six men having to take it into the village, but she was too concerned about Korius to laugh. The surprised expression removed itself from her face as they carried Korius off. The only reason she followed the ones who ushered the rest of them along was because she wanted to know where they were taking Korius and didn't want to lose him in the madness. She wanted to tell the people cheering to shut the hell up but she stopped herself from doing so and kept walking at a brisk pace, keeping her eyes on the people carrying Korius while also keeping a straight face.

[White Wolf Guardian]

*The exhausted wolf looked behind him at Drevo calling to him in some pseudo-dark humor* "Nghh... if I wasn't so tired right now Drevo, I would fight you for fun or something. Besides, that wound is gonna be slowing you down for awhile now. You best not be testing it if you don't need to." *He gave the fellow wolf a wicked grin and turned back towards the crowd carrying Korius away* "It's funny how always the leader gets the majority of credit, the people usually giving the followers more of a sidekick profile when describing them. Not that it matters much, we'll be moving along shortly." *He glanced at Kiana walking nearby*

[Chrono Blackwyng]

Talin pulled up his hood the moment the townspeople came into view, and avoided the crowd while following them from afar. Now I know what my kid is going to go through if he, or she, ever has to go to any villages. Hopefully they have a private place to shower. Oh come on, you can easily take on anyone who has a problem with you. You have my power and my staff at your disposal, not even taking into account your strengthened body! The voice of his ancestor had some influence, but the most it caused was for him to rejoin the group as the crowd passed by some homes...

[Srgntcuddles]

"Oh, Kitt, the little ranger. Say, with that new bow you could be a powerful even more ranger. Erm...A power ranger! Yes, one of them. Come'ere you." he said stumbling for Kitt. However he fell passed him but quickly got up. I'm fine, just fine. I can walk. Yeah, no problemo." As they got to town Drevo was still using his bowstaff to walk. When Korius passed out and the townsfolk whisked him away he pushed through what was left of the crowd. "Coming through, I'm bleeding a lot, look how manly I am for not passing out compared to someone with no sign of bleeding!" he said loudly and arrogantly. "Who wants to point me in the direction of a bath house? Or a clinic with a cute nurse?" After breaking through the crowd he spotted a large sign reading "bathhouse" in the distance. So he went, as he walked he was accompanied by two lovely ladies. The fox on his right was in white carrying a clipboard. "You look like you could use some medical attention, I can examine you if you like." she said. The feline on his left then spoke. "I see you looking at my bath house, lets just get you on over there and clean you up." Escorted by the ladies he was taken to the bath house. However he wasn't in his right mind yet, the lack of blood made him essentially an idiot.

[KittKat chunky~]

Kitt neatly sidestepped the falling Drevo, allowing him to hit the floor with a smack. He raised an eyebrow and glanced back at the group as they continued to walk away "You sure your o-?" He never finished the question as Drevo jumped back to his feet and set off towards the town. Kitt sighed, pulling his hood up again he muttered sarcastically under his breath"On we go... Off to the land of adventure..."



The crowd was one vast jostling mass of villagers, cheering, dancing and shouting. Kitt pulled his hood further down, shadowing his eyes. The large number of people made him nervous, for it seemed he had started to pick up the tell-tale signs of a ranger already. His grimace of annoyance turned to a sly grin as he caught sight of a  young maid at the edge of the crowd. She was young, around his height, still holding a long-handled broom and watching curiously as the villagers carried Valia and Korius.

Pulling down his hood, Kitt shirked around the crowd and walked up to her "Hey, what is someone with as sweet a face as yours doing sweeping floors?" She blushed and twisted the broom between her hands "Oh, the quiet kind are you? Well if you want we could ditch this crowd and go someplace..." Still blushing she flicked her tail and grinned, only to suddenly be pulled away by brusque hands.


A large man had grabbed her by the scruff of her apron and spoke with a loud and gruff voice as he pulled her away "You keep away from that ruffian if you know whats good for you girl... Nothing but trouble these adventurers!" Kitt groaned and shouted after the man as he walked away, young maid in tow whether she liked it or not "Hey, no fair! I wasn't finished with my stunning charm..." He kicked a stone in moody resentment and pulled up his hood, following the rest of the group as they walked towards the village, muttering quiet obscenities as he walked...

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

The villagers took Korius into the town clinic. The doctor examined him right away while the nurses, for some reason were all white, female minxes, quickly helped White over to another bed and started giving him attention, giving him liquids, getting him a pillow, etc. "This one's exhausted, and it seems that mage over there's the same. Nurses, just make sure that the mage receives adequate water. This one will be fine, he doesn't show symptoms of dehydration like the other. I'm just going to make sure the others are good." While Korius laid there, nightmares of his past continued to plague him and he tossed, turned and groaned as he laid there.

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

Kiana somehow ended up next to Kitt right after rejection, sadly not being there in time to defend him. "I'll punch him later for you, if you want..." She whispered in his ear and grinned mischievously at him as she moved away. After that, she continued onward to the town clinic where they took Korius. Standing against the wall just inside the doorway, she watched as the doctor examined Korius while the nurses tended to White. A small look of concern moved onto her face as she watched Korius toss and turn and listened to him groan. She wished that she could help him but since there was nothing for her to do she felt completely helpless and useless. Her face hardened once again as she forced the emotion off of her face. The look of concern was on her face long enough so that if anyone was paying attention they would have seen it though.

[White Wolf Guardian]

"Hey wait what are you dooo....!?" *The clinic workers took him to a bed and laid him down* "Ngghhh I'm not sure whether to accept the treatments or just let it happen." *He turned to Korius* "He looks worse than me... but then again I haven't looked in a mirror lately." *White eased his head into his pillow and decided to relax a bit, deciding he was no longer in danger now; as he laid there drinking water, he started to fade out in his consciousness and wanted to sleep* "I only wonder what is next though, I don't think I have asked as of yet..." *He closed his eyes for a moment*

[Chrono Blackwyng]

Talin watched the group with indescretion until the doctor went straight to him after the first three were taken care of. "You and your fixation for white minxes will have no power over me!! All I need is a place to bathe and food." Talin refrained from hand gestures as the pseudo-talons on his fingers would give away his temporary 'half-breed' condition.

[KittKat chunky~]

Kitt couldn't help but grin at Kiana's whispered remark "If I thought he was worth it I woulda' punched him one already... Thanks anyway" he smirked, spirits lifted slightly he followed Kiana through to the clinic. Standing somewhat awkwardly against on wall, he watched as the nurses tended to those who needed help, and noted Kiana's fleeting look of concern.

He sighed and pushed off against with the wall with one hand, walking through the numerous nurses over to Kiana. He stopped beside her and leant against the wall, hood pulled down and a curious look on his young face. Glancing from her to Korius he whispered in slightly hushed tones "When you said you dont have feelings for him... At what point where you going to realise that wasn't completely true?"

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Korius' dreams brought him back to the days with Koara again, and he shot awake. At first sight, he saw Koara standing there next to him, and he quickly sat straight up, "Koara!" and gave her a passionate kiss. After he kissed her, he noticed that the muzzle was a bit shorter than he remembered. When Korius opened his eyes, he realized he just kissed Kiana and quickly shrunk back, coughing as if he just sneezed. Without looking at Kiana, he briskly walked out of the room. When he reached the entrance of the clinic, he found Valia sitting against the wall next to the door alongside the katana and twin sai in their sheaths. Korius quickly equipped the weaponry and stopped short as the doctor stopped him. "Don't worry, just take your time in helping out my party. I'm just going to grab some food. I will be back for treatment when our white mage is up and around again."

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

Kiana turned her head to look at Kitt when he came over. Her lips parted slightly at his question as she was caught off-guard by it then she closed her mouth. She was silent for a few seconds, and that in itself was too much of a hesitation for her response to be taken as the truth. "I have no idea what you're talking about." She said just before Korius spoke out. The exclamation got her attention so she had turned her head toward him just in time to be met by his lips. The kiss stunned her and when she got to the point where she was starting to relax and was going to kiss him back, he had pulled away. She saw the realization in his eyes when he opened them and just stayed frozen in place while he got up and left the clinic. Her mind was reeling as she stared straight ahead. "He...he kissed me...I can't believe h--wait, what did he say? 'Koara'? Of course...no wonder I can't believe it. I can't...deal with this..." The look on her face in reality was one of confusion, but there was something else in her eyes. Pain. "I need to lie down." She mumbled as her knees buckled and she grabbed a hold of the table to stabilize herself. The doctor rushed over and helped her onto the bed and told her to rest before walking off. She glanced over at Kitt but only for a second before pulling her gaze to the opposite direction. She couldn't look at him. She couldn't look at anyone, and she didn't want to be looked at. She felt weak in more ways the one and that was not something she liked to feel. Tough and resilient, that was her. Emotions just got in the way. She wasn't supposed to be like this.

[White Wolf Guardian]

*Stretching his arms, the wolf climbed out of bed, not really remembering how he got to where he was at the current moment* "Ngh... all I remember was being put into this bed, I had some water... a lot of water, I had a nice pillow, Korius.." *He slumped over and looked at the now empty bed across from him* "..Is Kiana? Maybe I was delusional and I got those two names mixed up?" *He shook his head and looked around, yawning as he got up stretching his legs* "Ohhh my head feels a bit swollen still, thank goodness for fur otherwise I'm sure I could be called pink..." *He eyed Kiana again noticing that she seemed a bit out of place now that he was more conscious* "Hey... you okay?"

[Chrono Blackwyng]

Talin was still unaware of how much his body was suffering since Chronin's power acted like a painkiller. It got to the point where a group of nurses had to grab him and drag him across the ground to a private room to get washed. When they took off his upper-body clothing, shrieks ensued as they didn't expect a half-breed Kin to be one of the people they had to take care of. "What part of 'I am fine' don't you understand, now give my back my clothes!!"

[Srgntcuddles]

Drevo had eventually made it to the bathhouse and into a bath. The nurse following him the whole way inspecting him. "You are covered in blood...Are you sure you're not injured?" she asked. "I'm fine, I just lost a lot of blood. And have been feeling reeeally dizzy. And I don't think this hot water is...Helping....Like....At all..." replied Drevo. He began to wobble a bit as he sat in the bath, after a moment he passed out and fell forward into the water. The nurse grabbed the scruff of his neck and pull his face out of the water. It caused him to wake up, long enough to stammer out of the tub, grab a towel and put it on. After that he passed out again on the floor. "I see..." muttered the nurse before walking off to go get help.