The first thing we had to do as a group was head over to the North. Naraku updated me on what Valeria the fortune teller had told them. Though it was convoluted it seemed like our best gamble. Being that the Village was near the south we knew we would be able to get more than enough training done on the way.
We left during the early sunrise with blessings from the Village. The group and I were also accompanied by what Naraku said were the next of Dus. The Dus were the tribe's warrior class, versatile in more than one way of fighting; they were trained from birth. Quite a bit of the children who were killed were Dus, so we were allowing the rest of their class to join the fight to avenge them. Though they were young they all had potential, especially a group of triplets. The first was a young girl in a Fighter class, the second a boy chosen as a gunner class, and the last was another girl. Younger than the rest she was a mage, cleric. Though clerics were typically kind hearted and small she was a bit bulker than most. It seemed she chose to learn her abilities in the opposite direction instead as well. She could cast healing magic on those around her, while using absorption magic on the creatures attacking. It was something like Sirisa and Temti using Light Magic but in a whole nother class of its own. Naraku said their parents were lost a long time ago, to the Disako tribe as well and since then the three have only had each other.
"To the left!"
[Jin]
Sliding across the valley one of the Dus warriors shoots a blast upward, destroying all that was left of an Imp.
"Good work everyone."
[Bridget]
The Warriors had formulated small little groups to compete against each other as they saw who could take down the most Imps. Imps were these creatures native only to Diamon, they seemed to have this weird flash ability allowing them to move from one location to another. Something like the Teleporters we used to move from Island to island. They had taken down ten so far.
"So how many does that make now?"
[Jin]
"I'm not sure now at this point we are at four. The B team is at two and the C team is at four as well."
[Antwanette]
"So to beat them we have to find a few more Imps just to get things rolling." [Dus Warrior 5]
"We're going to go on and search ahead of the group."
[Jin]
"Oh so you can beat the rest of us!"
[Antwanette]
"We can't allow that to happen."
[Dus Warrior 2]
L.Y. 651 Agi 6 11:28 S.Q. - The Travelers Camp
With nightfalling everyone began to head to sleep. I'll keep the first watch. Twilight tells the rest as he begins to rekindle the fire. Sitting there alone he thinks to himself.
"Z, can you hear me."
[Twilight]
"Yes."
[Z]
"Tell me something, is it okay to no longer feel the same after our training?"
[Twilight]
"What do you mean?"
[Z]
"Since I've been back I felt like something is missing in my essence, as if something is darker than before."
[Twilight]
"Is it destroying to feel that way?"
[Z]
"No, it's actually pretty calming as if I was still sitting in the cabin I grew up with, with my mother."
[Twilight]
"Then do not fear the change, embrace it. It will only fuel the version of you, you are meant to be."
[Z]
Going back within his subconscious Z leaves Twilight to himself. Still sitting there unsure of what to exactly about the feeling he was having he begins to stare up into space.
"What would the two of you do if you were here?"
[Twilight, thinking to himself]
"Would you be able to help me figure out the issue I have created?"
[Twilight, kindling the fire]
"Is the creature within me called Z even a friend? I didn't feel this until he came."
[Twilight]
"Should I continue this journey with the people I have met already. Or should we part ways before we go down a version that will become darker."
[Twilight tossing a twig in]
"Having these questions and having no one to talk to about them has become a big issue."
[Twilight, looking up into space once again]
L.Y. 651 Agi 67 4:53 S.Q. - The Travelers Camp
With everyone waking up one at a time, Twilight rekindles a new flame. The Dus Warriors begin to go back to training. After asking how the night was, the rest of the team eventually Twilight heads over to sleep.
"I wonder if he is okay?"
[Crystal]
"What do you mean?"
[Naraku]
"You know after everything that happened he hasn't really gone into detail about what happened to him in the Space."
[Crystal]
"That is true."
[Obitiga]
"We should probably just give him his space. He will talk when he is ready."
[Naraku]
Running off on their own team A and B keep at their training. While the rest of us began to camp.
"I wonder how long they will be."
[Obitiga]
"Should we stop them at some point or let them keep going until they are ready."
[Obitiga]
"No clue, for now let's worry about what we will do with everything here."
[Naraku]
"Should we start putting together dinner?"
[Cyrstal]
"Yeah, grab some of the Imp meat."
[Naraku]
"I'll help."
[Antwanette]
Returning to the group of young warriors the team joins them in their competition. By the end the total of 50 of the creatures had been taken down. Though a count was taken the only real reward was that of something to eat. After he woke up the team began to head over to the next location. Moving closer towards the north they see in the distance two guards. They seemed to be of the Disako Tribe. Holding back one of the young Dus, Naraku wonders to himself how much they should fight or stop them.
"I think we should all make our way around to the other side if we can."
[Twilight]
"I don't think there's another side."
[Naraku]
"From what it looks like those staircases go straight down."
[Obitiga]
"And that should be the edge of the island if I am correct."
[Naraku]
"So we have to take those two head on."
[Bridget]
"What does it matter either way? They are just some repulsive Disakians, we should do the work of Leoma and kill them."
[Jin]
"They may be repulsive but they are the enemy right now, if we attack too early we may start a war amongst the Village and Tribe before we get back."
[Naraku]
"So what should we do? Just let them run and stand there."
[Jin]
"We could try and negotiate with them, see if they will let us pass."
[Crystal]
"I doubt they will."
[Twilight]
"So why don't we just kill them off, once again?"
[Jin]
"No. Instead let us knock them out and from there tie them to something in order to proceed with ease."
[Naraku]