Sacaens out of place[Open]

[Kenshin]

Injuries or not Kenshin knew he had no time to waste, he had gathered belongings he would need for the trip to Lycia to see Sokka and his tribe. He wondered the village looking for Anttoni, one of his most trusted warriors and advisers. It didn't take him long to find him, the two greeted each other by grabbing their right forearm and pulling each other into a hug. "Anttoni, I'm sure you heard the news of Etruria?" He had nodded that he has. "I'm traveling to Lycia to talk to Sokka then I'm going to hunt down the invaders and stop their progress. I want you to stay behind and over look the repairs and replace me as the leader if I fail." Anttoni had a grim look on his face, while he wanted to be on the front lines with Kenshin and the others he knew his role was just as important for their people. Kenshin had left to inform the other tribes to aid Ilia if they pass through the plains and to get a horse the moment he had agreed, he would make one stop on his trip before going to Santaruz, he was going to get his wife and daughter to see their family.

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Kenshin, Katara, and their daughter Kirala had spent the next couple of days traveling together on horse back, Kirala had rode on Kenshin's horse delighted to spend time with him AND she gets to see uncle Sokka. Kenshin had felt at peace being with his family despite the fact he was bout to go from the frying pan and into the fire. It was simple things like this that reminded him why he fought so hard to keep peace in Sacae. He took one hand off of the reins and wrapped it around his daughter and kissed the top of her head, which she had giggled at. She was growing up so quickly, he had wished she didn't have to do so in a world where danger was lurking around the corner all the time.

It had seemed as if the trip went by too fast for Kenshin, they had finally arrived to the Sacaen tribe in Santaruz. Katara had seemed happy to be with her people once again, as well as Kirala because she knew they'd spoil her with sweets like always. Kenshin dismounted the horse before helping Kirala off, he had winced and groaned silently in pain. Kirala looked up to him for a second before hugging him "Daddy, are you still hurt?" Kenshin returned the hug "I'll be fine sweetie, go run along and play with your friends here." "I wish I was there to yell at the bad guy for hurting my daddy." Kenshin chuckled as she let go and ran off. Only if it was that easy.


Kenshin had began to look for Sokka, or somebody that may help point him in the right direction while Katara began to mingle with her old friends. It didn't take Kenshin long to find out Sokka had just left to the capital with others to trade and gather supplies their town needed and he won't be back for a few days.

[Chelsea Dagger]

Chelsea had decided to take Spirit out for a walk. Her poor horse had been cooped up for much longer than she liked, so to make it up to her, she had decided on a nice long ride. She had no destination in mine, so for now they were just headed down the nearest rode. Normally, she wouldn't have bothered taking any of her weapons with her on such a ride, but since she had decided to make today a longer trek into the unknown, she figured it wouldn't be a bad idea to bring them just in case.

She realized as they walked that she had never taken this road before, which reinforced her decision to bring her weapons along with her. At the same time, however, she liked the idea of not knowing exactly where she going. It was something of an adventure, and she always liked a good adventure. As they walked, she slowly stroked Spirit's mane, working out some of the tangles out of it. She wished that she had more time to spend on her horse, so she knew she had to take advantage of the times she did have. Maybe she'd have to take another trip to Sacae to visit her father soon. It had been a while since she had last seen him, so the sooner the better. She finished with Spirit's mane and turned her attention to the road she was on. It seemed to be fairly deserted, she had only passed a few people so far. And that was fine with her, she didn't care for over crowded roads.

[Kenshin]

Kenshin had thought about heading to town to search for Sokka and talk to him there, it would play to his advantage if he didn't request for an answer right away but once they returned home. It would also give him a chance to gather more supplies for his fighters if he did decide to join right away. As Kenshin was debating on what he should do, some of the younger warriors in training came flocking to him. Much like Sacaens in the plains they idolized the swordsman for his skill as well.

"Come on Kenshin, have a spar with all of us vs you. We might actually win this time!" one of the boys boldly proclaimed. Kenshin chuckled at such a claim, placing his hand on his recovering injury he shook his head. "Sorry boys, I'm going to have to decline this time. I'm still recovering from an injure I received recently." the boys moaned at that, "Plus, it wouldn't look good for you to be beat by an injured demon." A couple of them laughed at the remark Kenshin added at the end. "I know, we found a new fishing spot, it's awesome you should come with us to check it out."

Some of the other boys agreed, spending some time relaxing before heading into yet another major battle sounded like a good idea so Kenshin agreed to go. They all ran off in different directions to gather their fishing supplies, it didn't take them long to get their rods, hooks, and string. Kenshin followed the boy that acted like their leader, with all of the others circled around him. "It's kinda a long walk, but it's worth it."

For a bit they boys told Kenshin about their training and how everything was going in their village, then in the distance they saw a girl traveling in the opposite direction with her horse, so they boys lined up in single file so they could give the woman enough room to walk on the path. "So, Kenshin. How did you get hurt?" "I'm sure you guys know who Hargus was? Well it was rumored that he was brought back from the dead. His first target was my village, the City of Heroes. He brought an army of bandits while we gathered as many people to help fight back. The battle had lasted for days, we were getting our butts kicked, then out of the blue all of the dead started to rise and attack everybody in sight. When I was outside of the city walls fighting the undead, I ran into Hargus.

"He had turned into a real demon, with horns and wings. I was able to land a single blow with my sword to his wing at the cost of almost dying." As he was talking the passed the woman and her horse.

[Chelsea Dagger]

As Chelsea made her way down the road, she noticed a group of people walking down the road towards her. It seemed to be a group of boys and a slightly older man holding what appeared to be fishing supplies. She had never understood fishing. Her father and brother had been known to enjoy it from time to time, but she never found the appeal. She was always just bored out of her mind whenever they took her along. To each their own, she thought. As she got closer, she started to hear the man tell a story. Something about him seemed familiar. Not in that he was someone she had ever seen, because she was sure she would have remembered someone who looked like that. But more like someone from a story. Maybe something in passing at the tavern, which would make sense if he was someone from the area. He appeared to be Sacaen, though, so she was still slightly confused.

As she began to pass the group, Chelsea was able to hear the tale itself. Certain words really caught her attention. City of Heroes. Hargus. Demon. And that's when it clicked. She hadn't heard about this man from some passerby in the tavern, but from her father. The Crimson Demon of Sacae. And he seemed to confirm that rumors that she had heard at the tavern of some sort of big battle in Sacae had indeed happened. She couldn't help but slow Spirit down and address him. "You... You're Kenshin, aren't you?"