An Evening Stroll

Seiryu was well away from Sero and his fight now as he challenged the butterfly healer. Chasing him down and dealing with him with relative ease. However as Iron bear seemed to be on the verge of defeat the man would suddenly lurch upwards and with a mighty roar his right hand would reach out and crush the core of the golem Sero had created. The impact resonating loudly through the town before the bone golem crumbled. Most of the mans armor had been pushed into his body or broken off by then though so it was hardly an effective counter anymore. Slowly he would rise to his feet as Sero watched. His shoulders heaving as he took ragged breaths and blood dripped from multiple points on his body. He stared at Sero with one eye from the broken remains of his helmet. Rage mixed with anguish in his stare. He knew he didn't have much left in the tank but he was going to finish this beast. He had to or he would lose everything. Taking a deep ragged breath the man would lurch forward. Charging down the demon of the mist with everything he had left. Nothing held back.

However in his weakened state with openings in his armor Sero didn't see much challenge or sport in this. All that was left was to execute justice. He waited until just before the mans fist would land and step into it. The fist splitting his body into water before it turned liquid entirely. Once that was done he would shoot up the mans arm into the broken helmet and enter the body through the nose and mouth. The man would drop to his knees as he began to drown but Sero wasn't done. Entering into the mans lungs he would fill them with water and expand until both the mans lungs burst. The man coughed up blood before falling to his side. Eyes strained as he desperately tried to stay alive. Sero would exit the body and reform about ten meters away. Cold blue eyes watching him suffocate with no hope of revival. That eye looked at him with utmost rage. Knowing he was about to die Iron bear had one more trick. Sero watched the man go to make a hand sign weakly and already began moving his own hands. Dog, Horse, Ox, Dragon, Boar, Ram were formed rapidly before he touched the ground in front of him.

There was a burst of light as Iron bear focused all his remaining chakra to detonate the explosive tags all over his body. A huge explosion rocked the town as a small plume rose from where Sero was fighting. Smoke filled the air as bits of building rained down from above. However as the smoke cleared a bone wall between Sero and the explosion was revealed. The wall slowly crumbling having done its intended purpose to defend Sero from the explosion. He stood there amidst the bodies and burning wreckage seemingly unscathed as cold blue eyes stared at the crater without any sense of fear or compassion. The man had died as he should. Still if Seiryu approached him he would shift those eyes to the man before speaking to him.

"You served our nation well even if it was not your intention. I have no doubt men fled this place to survive and soon after I file a report I will begin the hunt. I will be including you in this report of course. The question is do I consider you an ally of Kiri or just someone in the wrong place at the wrong time?"

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Seiryu stayed where he was for a moment longer than necessary. His companion, he still wasn’t sure if he could call him that, was likely dealing with the Iron Bear in either one of their final moments. Not in a rush to return, for Seiryu knew that if there were any other grunts standing, they’d make the smart decision and flee with their being no healer ready to heal them all. Though, he doubted there were many left standing that would be able to run away regardless. A roaring shout resonated through the village; a sound Seiryu clearly was able to associate with the Iron Bear than his unnamed ally. The ground shook almost half a second after the shout was registered, something clearly was going on in the battle between the two and Seiryu, while wasn’t too keen on interfering or spectating, began to make his leisurely pace back to the two combatants.

The moment Seiryu returned to the scene of the two combatants, there was only one visible individual there, and by the make of it the Iron Bear was coughing up someone. The demon Seiryu had associated with tonight began to reform a few meters away from the crumbling figure of the Iron Bear. Seiryu would hold his distance, waiting for the conclusion of the fight between the two before he would eventually make his approach. The bear seemed to be forming hands seals before he bit the dust, and Seiryu would take a few steps back. An explosion centered around the Iron Bear exploded outward, Seiryu was just far away enough to not be in the blast radius, though he took care to dodge and deflect the debris coming his way.

Once the scene was clear once more, only one figure stood remaining; the one he had spoken to earlier. Seiryu would make his way over, his steps one of the few sounds in the quiet of the village. He would listen to the man’s words, and only briefly nod once. “Well, I am definitely not your enemy, if tonight is anything to go by. Just consider me a passerby that lended a hand.” With the few words, Seiryu began to walk away towards the dark of the night. No names exchanged, only a brief camaraderie in a battle. “Ja.” Were the last words Seiryu would say before eventually being consumed by the darkness of the night to continue on his never ending journey.

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Sero would watch as the wanderer appeared through the smoke and debris all around them from the burning village. Sero had let out a great deal of destruction due to no possibilities of surviving Civilians getting caught up in it all. Iron bear would have been more wise to use them as hostages instead of rage fuel for Sero. However the man had believed he could win against Sero with molotovs and a healer. Combined with his own great strength and armor. He was self assured of victory. However he had expected Sero to come alone and had not expected his new jutsu. In the end it had ended with all his men and himself either dead or having fled into the forest. If they could. Seiryu spoke in return to his query as just a passerby who lended a hand before offering him a parting sound and going on his way as if nothing had happened. His skill with the sword was noted as well as his proficiency with genjutsu. However Sero had other business to attend. He had a report to file and he always filed his reports with the princess council. He served Sayuri primarily but as all did he answered to them all. Even Kit would get a report.

After a time he would find paper and pen in a building not on fire. He would set about writing a report and collecting a bat to send it to the administration building. After he would write an exact duplicate report of the first and collect an owl to send it to the ice castle. Once that was done he stood among the smoldering wreckage and bodies. Alone surrounded by death he felt a stirring within him. Quietly he would settle into a sitting position as he felt the beast within responding to the damage he had taken when he took the hit from the burning log into the burning building. He had hidden it well but now the beast was seeking to heal those burn wounds. He could feel the red chakra expanding out around him as blue eyes watched it take physical form quietly. A single tail slowly emerging out behind him. He was gaining more control now and he knew it. Perhaps even liked it. However by the time the investigation team would arrive he would have pushed it back within himself. Hiding that power for now. Reporting the entire mission in an in person debrief once more.

Exit thread
14 posts = 140 exp
Training the remaining 4 levels of IJM 400 exp
Training the first level of version 1 250 exp

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