Time Unknown - The Dark Space
Returning back into space we see a resting Twilight, now with longer air, it seems he had aged a few years. Laying with his back against a tree, Z comes up to him.
"I see you are being lazy as usual."
[Z, kicking Twilights feet]
"Huh…Oh, I was just..taking a break"
[Twilight, yawning as he wakes up]
"Have you finished the training for today?"
[Z]
"I have."
[Twilight, stretching as he pointed over to the side]
Turning Z comes to see the group of boulders he had left for Twilight to practice on all in rubble. Some were destroyed to a fine point that it looked as if they were just a different type of sand.
"Good, so show me your Talons."
[Z]
With one swift breath Twilight channels the dark essence in their surroundings, creating an aura of dark claws around his hands.
"Good, and the rest?"
[Z]
Pulling in further Twilight further creates more Talons on his feet, and pushes further for what seems like fangs on his face. Unable to make the fangs appear he is knocked back, falling to his knee.
"Tsh."
[Twilight, trying not to let the sting the knock back created get to him]
"So it looks like you still have work to do on the rest of your Aura."
[Z]
"What's the point of this anyway? I thought you said I would be learning to channel you. Not just the Darkness around me."
[Twilight]
"Everyday you ask this, and I answer the same. It will all lead into each other."
[Z, chuckling]
"I ask, because your response doesn't answer my question. At this point we have been in this Space for what seems to have been a year, and you have taught me nothing but more Absorption skills. Is there nothing more you can teach me?"
[Twilight, confused and annoyed]
"Once again, it will take time, and will all lead into each other. Now back to training."
[Z, summoning sentinels for Twilight to fight]
This time I want you to fight these sentinels. They are made of the same material as those boulders but will pose more of a threat.
L.Y. 651 Muro 26 1:02 L.Q. - Medical Tent, Inside the Carnival
"You ready?"
[Obitiga, packing the last of the supplies]
"Yeah, I think this is the best we can do as far as making something transportable."
[Naraku, as he puts the final touches on a moveable bed]
"You think it will make it that far, all the way back to the village?"
[Obitiga]
"Maybe it depends if we run into any creatures and the terrain we walk through. I'll try and pick the best path there however."
[Naraku]
"Alright. Hopefully the potions kick in and Twilight wakes up from whatever he's going through."
[Obitiga]
Heading out of the medical tent the two begin to make way for the entrance. With the Carnival still being like a ghost town they didn't have much trouble. As they emerged outside however they were startled. Not by another person or creature but instead they came across what looked to be the fingers of someone. Doing their best to move past it they kept moving. Coming across more fingers, then toes, than limbs. Nauseated by the sight of the body parts and the smell of rotting flesh, with the carnival well in the distance behind them, they thought they had passed the worst. Reaching the edge of the deepest parts of the forest Obitiga feels something drip on his face.
"Huh."
[Obitiga, thinking]
"What was that?"
[Obitiga, as he touches a wet spot]
"Hey Naraku, is there anything that might drip in this part of the forest?"
[Obitiga, waving Naraku to come closer]
"What do you mean?"
[Naraku, confused]
"Something like this."
[Obitiga, Showing Naraku his hand and the substance that landed on his face]
Looking closer Naraku could tell it wasn't plant based.
"Where did this come from?"
[Naraku, a little worried]
"Not sure it dripped from above me."
[Obitiga]
Looking up the two could barely see anything, suddenly they feel another drip, then another, and then a chunk of something falls to the ground. Taking a closer look they examine it, a blue pinkish substance.
"What is that?"
[Naraku, confused]
"I'm not sure, do you have a light or something?"
[Obitiga]
"No, but I can always use a fire arrow."
[Naraku, reaching into his quiver]
Firing off an arrow into the sky, Naraku illuminates the path up. The substance seemed to have been dripping from one of the branches all the way down. As the arrow makes its final pass the two are disgusted to see what is revealed. Several heads were hanging from the tree. Each seemed to be fresh, with blood still dripping from them they both couldn't stomach the site, throwing up into a bush on the side of the site.
Catching a single head the arrow sets the heads ablaze, leaving a foul order worse than you could imagine. Rushing to get away from the site the two wheel Crystal and Twilight past.
"What was that?"
[Obitiga, gasping for air]
"I can only make a guess, but I think it was the Diasoka Tribe, they tend to do stuff like this to ward off people."
[Naraku, Trying not to throw up]
"So this is common?"
[Obitiga]
"Yeah, we should probably get out of here before they notice the fire. With the heads being that fresh they can't be too far off."
[Naraku]
Time Unknown - The Dark Space
"So it looks like you have mastered your Talons, but you keep messing up even the manifestation of your Fangs."
[Z]
"I've been training for weeks now, and nothing has changed with that."
[Twilight, annoyed]
"Well we can't rush the process, it can take time to get it right. If you want to be able to call me forth you must truthfully master all the pieces. Let us start again, but this time like me show you something."
[Z, summing back the sentinels]
From the ground appear five white looking warriors, not like the sentinels previously used. Curious Twilight attempts to rush in for battle, though stopped by Z himself.
"As I told you I want to show you something, it may help you figure out a trick or two to your Fangs."
[Z, putting his arm in front of Twilight inorder to halt him]
Calling in the Dark essence around him Z produces his own Talons and Fangs, rushing through the sentinels in a blink of an eye. He returns back to Twilight's side; he stands next to him as each sentinel begins to crumble into tiny pieces.