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Post by Majin Cajabe on Apr 29, 2009 15:06:49 GMT -5
This is the small villiage near the base of Korin's Tower, resembling a small, Native American village. The descendants of Upa's family live here. You may buy items here, and they will also give you food for free if you're peaceful.
Weapons Arrows - 20 zenie for 5 arrows Bow - 150 zenie Spear - 350 zenie
Miscellaneous Face Paint - 10 zenie Fishing Rod - 500 zenie (halves the time to catch a Red Snapper)
Clothes Rags - 25 zenie Native-American Style Clothes - 35 zenie
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 9:17:55 GMT -5
Couric found himself deep within the forest after having escaped the ocean, panting a bit as he looked around. /This doesn't look like any of the forests I've seen near the cities..../ He realized, a bit surprised to be honest. /Am I on a different continent or am I just really far away from the cities?/ He pondered.
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 9:21:48 GMT -5
Couric looked down towards his feet, a look of confusion on his face as he realized something. /That's right...back in the ocean, I had done that technique with my feet.../ The teen noted, kicking downwards once more to try and replicate the usage, only for nothing to happen other than what would normally happen if you stomped on the ground. Thoroughly confused, he sighed and continued forth.
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 9:23:31 GMT -5
/I guess it was just a fluke../ He concluded, a bit disappointed by the fact, but able to accept it nonetheless. "Maybe I'll just have to work on it when I get a bit stronger..." He considered, folding his arms across his chest, looking upwards as he thought it over, not yet realizing that he wasn't the only one lurking around the forest...
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 9:27:23 GMT -5
Continuing on his way, Couric let out a rather loud yawn, drawing a hand up to rub his eyes a little. "Guess sleeping in water after passing out isn't exactly the best form of sleep for a person." He chuckled wearily, picking up the pace to get some blood going. Unknowingly, this had made the other being in the forest believe that the young Saiyan was aware of his presence somehow.
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 9:31:20 GMT -5
Letting out another loud yawn, Couric closed his eyes, stopping for a second since he wasn't stupid enough to realize that he'd probably trip if he didn't keep his eyes on the path ahead. And luckily for him, stopping had caused the arrow that would've pierced through his neck to instead hit a tree nearby, Couric's eyes opening and widening.
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 9:41:33 GMT -5
Couric stumbled backwards, obviously shocked by the sudden firing of the arrow when he hadn't even begun to consider that he wasn't alone in the forest. /Well...my blood's definitely pumping now...and probably will be for the next few years.../ He thought, right eye twitching, a realization of the belief that he was being used for target practice or being hunted for food entering the fourteen year old's mind.
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 9:45:46 GMT -5
Ducking just in time to dodge another arrow aimed for his head, he pressed his hands against the ground track style, preparing to dash as fast as he could. Breaking into a sprint, he took off, another arrow just barely missing his head as he ran. /From one hell to another! THIS IS RIDICULOUS!/ He screamed mentally, leaping over a log and continuing through the now hellish, to him, woods.
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 9:52:37 GMT -5
Leaping over another log as though it were a hurtle, he tore down the path ahead, hearing his pursuer trying to keep pace. /Is it even possible to prep an arrow while running...?/ He asked himself, considering that his attacker may be unable to launch an attack if he tried to keep up with Couric. And then another arrow missed, having been mere inches from scraping Couric's nose.
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 9:55:22 GMT -5
/And i just had to ask.../ He grimaced, drawing a hand up as he prepared himself to possibly launch a counter attack towards the unknown archer, figuring that it may be better to just use Shockwave to knock him into a tree rather than flat out kill him. After all, this could all just be an honest mistake. /Or I've come to land of the cannibals.../
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 9:58:46 GMT -5
And just as he was about to fire off the invisible ki technique, he tripped over a log and went flying into the air, smashing fast first into the ground in the middle of a clearing. His eyes swirled as he lay there, right leg twitching, face buried a few inches within the soil. /Damn...logs....standing in my way..../ He was a bit too stunned to realize that his pursuer has probably already caught up with him.
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 10:05:33 GMT -5
Pulling his head from the dirt, coughing up a bit of soil onto its place of origin, he realized one very important fact. At that exact moment, the tip of an arrow was mere inches from his head, the Saiyan not moving at all besides to look at the man out of the corner of his eyes. The native glared at the teen, fully prepared to release the arrow to kill the young Saiyan.
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 10:16:41 GMT -5
"Who are you and why are you on this sacred land?" The native asked, voice suggesting that any answer other than what he had desired to hear would result in a quick, yet possibly painful death. Couric took a minute to collect his thoughts, hearing the tightening of the string on the bow.
"Couric. And I was chased to the shore by a shark." He replied quickly. /Just have to be honest..../
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Post by Katatonia on May 16, 2009 10:20:24 GMT -5
After such a long time trekking through the woods, Julia emerged, with various tears and stains over her clothes. She was feeling a little worn out... the last animal she killed with her creepy evil drain powers was quite a few hours ago. "Oh no... a village..." Her face is stricken with horror.
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 10:20:43 GMT -5
The native continued to glare at Couric, going over the young Saiyan's answer in his mind, considering just what to do at that point. So he settled on the middle ground, holding his bow in place. "Chased by a shark, huh? If that were the case, a shrimp like you would be dead right now. No foreigner could get away from one of them."
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Post by Katatonia on May 16, 2009 10:22:10 GMT -5
Her eyes catch sight of just how strong and powerful the people of this village are... she in fact spots a number of them gathered in a certain area, all appearing rather threatening toward a certain very familiar kid... "Don't I know him...?" Her vision blurs for a bit... and before she can think any more... *KERFLUMP* She collapses in to the dirt.
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Post by Katatonia on May 16, 2009 10:23:59 GMT -5
"Uggggh..." She can only groan, feeling too weak to move. She just lays there, hoping she didn't catch anyone's attention. God forbid somebody tries to save her and all she can do to repay them is kill them by stealing their life force.
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 10:26:01 GMT -5
"Then explain to me why I'm completely drenched!" Couric shot back, the native's glare softening ever so slightly.
"As if anyone would accept an idiot story like that! Don't lie to m-"
"Enough." A man's voice reached the two, causing the man who had been pursuing Couric to look up from the Saiyan.
"Elder? But he's trespassing!"
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Post by Katatonia on May 16, 2009 10:28:44 GMT -5
"I have to... get out... before they find me... and something-" But she stops as someone from the village sees her... "There's a girl! She's collapsed outside the village!" Some random idiot who jumps to conclusions in the village growls... "Maybe the boy hurt her!" Of course, don't worry, the people here aren't that dumb... only one villager is stupid enough to jump to that conclusion.
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 10:33:13 GMT -5
One of the natives smacked the idiot upside the head, the moron immediately falling to the ground and glaring at the one who had hit him. "The only thing the boy is guilty of is arriving here, likely by accident...and even then that is no crime, just a matter of the Great Spirit guiding him here." The elder replied.
"But Elder..!"
"If he had meant any harm, the foolish child would have attacked you instead of answering your question." The elder native reminded him.
/And I'm being insulted while someone holds my life in their hands....Great.../ Couric thought, lips curved ever so slightly downwards.
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Post by Katatonia on May 16, 2009 10:36:31 GMT -5
One of the natives picks Julia up from the ground, and carries her over to the rest. "Elder, I am sorry to trouble you, but something else has happened. We found this girl laying outside the village. She looks exhausted... she's barely conscious. Should we help her?" Couric might recognize who she is, though, before the Elder has a chance to speak.
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 10:42:49 GMT -5
The elderly old man turned to look at Julia, notiing the numerous cuts and scratches spread across her body and clothing. /Seems she wasn't as 'lucky' as the child when it came to getting here...And her clothing is peculiar, likely that of those from the cities.../ He concluded.
"Of course...Take her into one of the te-" He paused as he heard a thud, turning to notice that Couric had slipped into unconsciousness, face a bit red. The native who had planned to kill the young Saiyan drawing his arrow back and placing it among the others in the holder strapped to his back.
"It seems the young one may need treatment as well...."
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Post by Katatonia on May 16, 2009 10:46:27 GMT -5
"I'll take her to get some help." The native carrying Julia says, while another picks Couric off and follows behind to the same place.
The Elder shakes his head and tuts... "What is going on these days?" He sighs, and starts to leave the scene and get back to his life, while speaking... "Please make sure our guests aren't held at arrow-point when they wake up. We're not savages."
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 10:52:19 GMT -5
A groan escaped the fourteen year old as he returned to the realm of the conscious, moving to sit up only to feel his nose press against a rather sharp object. That, of course, being an arrow head, the native from aiming at the Saiyan once more. "The elder vouched for you....so you have managed to escape death until you do something that signifies that you are a threat..." The man retracting his bow and exiting the tent.
"That guy...really needs to relax." Couric muttered, right eye twitching a bit. "Nearly makes me miss the shark."
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Post by Katatonia on May 16, 2009 10:55:44 GMT -5
Julia continues to lay there... barely conscious... as a pair of natives sit beside her with concerned expressions, talking to one another... "She's been muttering about how we should have left her when we found her... how we're all in danger... she shifts in and out of consciousness, but every time she's even slightly conscious, she'll start saying that stuff." "Hmm... what harm could such a girl do? She must have met one of the dinosaurs in the forest on the way here... it's the only explanation."
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 11:01:33 GMT -5
Couric moved to get up, pausing as he heard what sounded like the Elder speak followed by a 'thap'. the Saiyan snickering a little. /Guess the Elder doesn't appreciate being defied./ He concluded, pausing as he remembered what he had seen before losing consciousness. "Oh right...That girl from the city..."
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Post by Katatonia on May 16, 2009 11:05:00 GMT -5
"She's regaining consciousness again!" Julia groans a little, and opens her eyes very slightly... "I think you should get her some water or something, or she'll never stay awake for more than a minute." Julia feels a hand lift her head up a little, and a cup placed before her mouth... "Drink this." A kind voice speaks... Julia drinks... it's water.
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 11:08:49 GMT -5
/How did she get here anyways...? She didn't seem like the ty-Oh wait....She did choke that weird guy./ He reminded himself, looking around the tent only to notice that he was the only one in there at that moment. /I wonder where she is anyways...Hopefully that guy's not holding her at arrow point.../ He noticed that his clothes had pretty much dried completely somehow, despite only being out for a hour or so, not that he knew that.
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Post by Katatonia on May 16, 2009 11:13:08 GMT -5
Julia, without realizing what she's doing as she drinks, moves a hand to take hold of the cup herself... but she finds herself touching the kind native's hand... she grasps... the native lets go of the cup letting what's left of the water spill over Julia.
"What's happening? What's she doing?" The other native asked, baffled, only to get the reply... "I... don't know... but my life force... I feel it draining through her hand..." But he yanks himself free.
Julia gasps and pushes herself up with a start. "Oh God... I told you... you shouldn't have rescued me-... Wait a second..." She looks at the man she just sapped a bit of ki from... "You're... okay...?" She even realizes... "You actually broke free! What a relief!"
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 11:17:46 GMT -5
Standing straight up, Couric drew up a hand and moved it to help loosen up his neck a bit, a bit of a cracking sound being heard. /For that matter, where the hell am I anyways?/ He pondered, moving to stretch his arm out a bit, only to notice the elder had slipped into the tent while he wasn't paying attention.
"I see you've awakened, child."
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