[Qiu'li]

[attr="class","popqiu"] ❝May the crimson leaves show me the path I must follow.❞ wc: 841 | twc: 841 Qiu'li

[attr="class","qiutext"] Several hours had passed since Qiu'li had entered the Haven forests. At least, that's what the movement of the sun above seemed like. Qiu'li also remembered the Scroll on his hip as he retrieved it to check the time. How convenient. It was just past midday, and the raven-haired man still had a ways to go before completing his task at hand. Find five pieces of information about his fellow classmates and complete the exercise in a team of one other person. While Qiu'li couldn't quite figure out who he would chance upon in the end, the raven-haired man would only hope that it would be someone that he could get along with somewhat. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that Qiu'li was severely lacking in people to confide in this place. Not to say that he had many to begin with, but in a place where he would be meeting death a lot more often and getting outnumbered was commonplace, relying on someone for help would be a fresh change of pace. The problem was that there were few that he could really feel comfortable with. It was a mixed bag of arm's reach, untrustworthy, or not enough information. Quite honestly, the only he could really trust currently is Flower, and well, that was something he would have to accept. The forest surrounded Qiu'li with familiar noises, scents, and sights. Yet it was also incredibly different at the same time. The unfamiliar vegetation, the unfamiliar calls of the inhabitants, and the strange scents that filled the raven-haired man's nose. It was a frightening feeling, but he would be lying if he said that he didn't feel a little excited to be here. He was used to this environment, and Qiu'li intended to accomplish his task while he was in his own element. Just as he thought about that, a rustle came from the bushes nearby. Qiu'li shifted his head quickly as he stopped. Who was it? Friend? Foe? He couldn't tell for sure, but his hand immediately went towards his waist, where his 3-section staff Panlong was. Out of the options to flee or fight, fleeing would definitely be the best option if it was a Grimm. He didn't need to waste time since it was not on his list of tasks to complete as an Orchid. Hopefully the raven-haired man could out-run them since he knew the terrain enough to easily evade attacks and enemies, but there was a chance that there was something here that he could not outrun, and wounding them enough to escape would be their only option. There was only one way to find out, and it was to draw whatever was in the bush out for him to decide whether or not to spend the time fighting or to turn tail and run. Glancing around for a nearby stone, Qiu'li picked up a flat, grey stone and hurled it into the bush. What came out was a pair of fangs, claws, and glowing red eyes. One large Beowolf. The raven-haired man wasn't dumb, though. Where there was one, there was three or four more coming and unless Qiu'li eliminated them now, they would continue to pursue due to their agility and speed and possibly attract the rest of their pack. Sure enough, three more arrived out of the bushes, totally four. Qiu'li knew that this would be a difficult feat to handle alone. Immediately, Qiu'li leapt back to avoid the first Beowolf's attack and snapped the staff into it's single form to hold one end with both of his arms. With an extended reach, Qiu'li could keep the first one at bay, but it would only be a matter of time before the other three would attempt to flank him. In fact, as soon as the first one missed it's attack, the other two were already en route towards him. For now, the raven-haired man would focus on the first one and try to weaken it as heavily as he could before the other two caught up. Qiu'li let out a yell as he charged forward and pole-vaulted in front of the Large Beowolf, using it's head as a platform before the other two could perform their flanked leap attack. Once he got over, Qiu'li would perform several strikes on its back before retreating to the other end where the treeline was and used his acrobatic ability to ascend the tree and kicked off to launch himself directly down at the pack of Beowolves. However, there was only three that awaited him. The fourth was a bit further back, but it arched it's body upwards, forcing it to stand on it's hind legs as it lifted it's paws and raised its head showing it's full row of sharp teeth. Suddenly, the Beowolf let out a gutteral roar that echoed throughout the area. Shit, was that a sign that it was attracting more? Fuck. That was not good. Qiu'li would need a way to eliminate them before more came, or find a way out quickly. -- Fènnù (+Strength +Agility +Projectile Sword Beam) | Rank D Lóngtóu and Panlong | Rank F Featherfall I (Leap) | Rank D Weapon Proficiency I (Martial Arts) | Rank E Dance of the Wild Winds II (Acrobatics) | Rank E Shadow Step I (Stealth) | Rank F Resilience of the Crimson Oaks II (Durability) | Rank E

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[Ume Toyouke]

Ume stalked the woods as silently as her training could allow. She let the sounds, sights, and smells of the forest wash over her bringing a calm all too rare to the faunus. The forest was one of the few places she really felt at home. Too often in her past she found civilization to be a troublesome thing. Necessary, but troublesome. People were often untrustworthy and almost never took a joke. Ume smirked and picked up her pace a trifle as she hunted for others to obtain information from. The last trick of hers had worked out well enough but she would need to learn more. She couldn't be certain the information she obtained would be enough especially considering the way she obtained it. It wouldn't be hard at all for someone to simply tell others what they told her and then everything she had was useless.

Ume was content with her thoughts a while longer when the sound of movement froze her in her tracks. She slowly scanned her surroundings careful not to make sudden movement or sound. There was nothing she could see but the sound persisted. Ume scratched under her chin in thought and chuckled silently to herself. It sounded like whoever that sound was coming from was in some trouble. At first Ume thought she would leave them to their fate she even started walking the other way. Then she thought better. If she helped someone out they'd owe her a favor. She could use them for information and if she stuck with them she could ride this whole test out and get an easy pass.

With that decided she crept toward the sound mere meters away. It sure was a blessing she had not been the one attacked. Ume peered into the clearing and watched carefully as a raven haired man pole vaulted from the head of one grim into the trees before leaping toward three others. She watched with wide appraising eyes. The way that man moved, he had to be the person she was sent to Haven to find none of the other students moved with the grace of true martial training that she had seen. Now Ume had to help. This man was doubly useful to her. She crept around to where the grimm Qiu'li had previously struck stood and grimaced when it started to howl. Damn that stupid beast it was gonna bring more down on them!

Ume had to act quickly. With the grace of years of training she stepped toward the grimm from behind. She held her monk's staff before her and carefully stripped the silk wrapping from its head that kept the rings at its head from chiming. With the silencing fabric gone she tapped her staff on the ground chiming the rings on it. Before the Grimm could react she quickly swept the staff up and jabbed at the grim in the back like a spear with all her might. She switched her grip at the head of the staff and pulled back in a swift motion drawing the hidden sword from within it straight back and in the same breath spun herself forward sweeping the deadly blade toward the grimm slashing at its hide while pulling the scabbard away. She let the spin carry her all the way around in that same motion and brought the metal scabbard down hard on the grimm as it turned to face her. She sneered as the blow gave her the opening she needed and plunged the sword between the creature's ribs. It didn't die right away though, for a brief moment it snarled and snapped at her until Ume twisted the blade inside it and tore it out banishing the creature to black smoke.

The attack had taken mere seconds each movement flowing into the next like a dance. Though the only reason the attack was so successful was that Qiu'li had already severely weakened the grimm. Ume looked to the raven haired man and smirked. "We must flee quickly. More will come!" Ume warned simply before motioning for the man to follow and backing the way she came still watching to make sure he came along. There would be better places to take this fight where they could gain an advantage if they couldn't get away unscathed.

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[Qiu'li]

[attr="class","popqiu"] ❝May the crimson leaves show me the path I must follow.❞ wc: 647 | twc: 1488 Qiu'li

[attr="class","qiutext"] As Qiu'li descended, he reached behind his back and spun in the air before hurling Longtou, his ringed broadsword, towards the ground just a but further ahead of where he would land. The speed and force of the ringed sword should distract the Beowolves briefly enough for him to continue with his attack. The weapon would be aimed at the furthermost of the trio's foot in order to anchor it to the ground. Whether or not he was successful was irrelevant, but the landing was essential for the raven-haired man. Using the momentum generated by the rotational spin, Qiu'li raised the staff over his head as he descended with a horizontal spinning attack. With one foot out, Qiu'li would intercept the first Beowolf, which would most likely attempt a lunging attack at him midair while knocking the other one back and kept them at bay. Once he reached the ground, he was met with an unexpected factor: Chiming rings. Something Qiu'li thought he would not hear so soon. In the midst of the confusion, Qiu'li had gotten careless and forgot about the one that he had kicked back and took an uncontested slash to the back from it's claws. Right, there was no time to think about that, he was in the middle of battle, and in a precarious situation. Leaping forward, Qiu'li jammed the end of the staff into the handle of Longtou and yanked it out as he ascended into the air briefly, pulling it into glaive form. Three somewhat wounded Beowolves that could be defeated in another attack or so, while Qiu'li still retained about roughly two-thirds of his Aura. As he cleared away from them, Qiu'li knew that it wouldn't take long for them to pursue. He had little time to react, but his attention went to the fourth Beowolf, since not only was it the only one that he had not accounted for, but was also the source of what had thrown him off briefly: the chimes. There, his eyes widened further as he recognized the outfit. Although slightly tattered, there was no mistaking the red-and-white combination of traditional clothing: She was from Forever Fall, more specifically, from Luoya village. Were it not for the fact that she had shouted to him, Qiu'li would have probably stayed frozen for a little while longer. There was something different about her fighting style too. A monk's staff, fitted with rings along the top and a hidden sword. There was no doubt that whoever this stranger was, she had trained under none other than Sattota, the same monk that had trained and taught him. It could hardly be called a coincidence, as her voice carried an accent similar to that of Luoya as well. While he had many questions to ask this stranger, he couldn't help but feel a sense of relief and terror at the same time. Someone from his homeland, but also someone whom resided in the village. The same village that he had fled from so long ago to live in Forever Fall. However, now was not the time to think about that. As soon as she shouted at him that the needed to flee, Qiu'li nodded and followed her. Finding a more suitable location would be ideal to defeat their pursuers, but running for too long would most likely attract more unnecessary attention in this forest. The raven-haired man gazed intensely at the strange Faunus as he tried to figure out their next plan. There were three left, all of which were wounded enough to be finished off with an uncontested hit. The female student wasn't as fast as his leaping speed, and it seems like it wouldn't take long until they would catch up. "What kind of plan do you intend to implement?" He asked her as Qiu'li prepared for any kind of unexpected attack from the side or back. -- Fènnù (+Strength +Agility +Projectile Sword Beam) | Rank D Lóngtóu and Panlong | Rank F Featherfall I (Leap) | Rank D Weapon Proficiency I (Martial Arts) | Rank E Dance of the Wild Winds II (Acrobatics) | Rank E Shadow Step I (Stealth) | Rank F Resilience of the Crimson Oaks II (Durability) | Rank E

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[Ume Toyouke]

Ume paused a moment in contemplation her sharp eyes not leaving the beowolves for a millisecond as she did. They were clearly ragged and wouldn't much to kill them but they wouldn't give up the chase if they simply left. She sighed anger flashing across her mind a moment. How dare these stupid things get in the way of her first plan to merely flee? She huffed indignantly and poised herself to charge at the beasts. The rings on her sword hilt rattling like bells a clear sound that seemed to pull the attention of the grimm to it. Ume gave a wicked grin an aura of gleeful malice seeming to waft of the girl as she momentarily fought off the urge to use her semblance. It would not be needed for this

"First we kill these then stealth." She said simply to the raven haired man. She wasn't one for too many words in a fight. Only what was expressly needed was said and Ume knew the man beside her was trained by the very same man who finished her training. She may have started in a temple raised by a different group but the traditions of the land were similar all around and one thing she was trained for was keeping quiet and hidden. Control of one's emotion was part of it but she never was too good at that even after Sattota's teachings.

With her words done Ume wasted no time. She poised herself on the tips of her toes like a dancer and sprung forward with all the grace the pose entailed. She met the grimm in a moment her sword hilt held like a sword itself used to deftly batter the first grimm's clumsy swipes away. For a too long moment she spent merely bashing away blows from the grimm that would surely do some damage if they connected. Ume had to trust the other man would busy at least one of the other grimm while she sought out an opening. Two more thwacks as arms were battered away and time seemed to slow as Ume saw her opening. She had knocked aside both its arms and for a mere second its bare chest was exposed. Ume lunged forward taking a step in past the grimm's claws and thrust the sword through the thing's heart if you could even say grimm had such a thing. There was a sickening moment where the creature clawed at Ume's back knocking away a bit of her aura then strength seemed to drain from the creature. The beowolf went limp and fell apart into sick oily smoke.

Ume grinned despite herself and quickly wheeled to meet the middle grimm slashing her sword in a wide ark that grazed along its flank but didn't quite do it in. If all went well surely Qiu'li would be turning to meet the creature at that very moment and their joined attack would spell its death!

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[Qiu'li]

[attr="class","popqiu"] ❝May the crimson leaves show me the path I must follow.❞ wc: 617 | twc: 2105 Qiu'li

[attr="class","qiutext"] The monk stopped in response to Ume pausing, and he turned to face the incoming threats. Three of them, all of which were slightly emitting smoke from where he had struck them with his glaive on various parts of their body. Their sharp, red gaze met his own as he shifted his eyes towards Ume, who had seemed to stop and turned to face the Grimm. Glancing around, they were in an open field surrounded by trees. No vantage point, but not a problem for the raven-haired man. However, his curiosity was more or less piqued by what she meant by 'stealth'. Was it a technique that Master Sattota taught her when he was gone? Perhaps it was one that she developed just like him? Either way, Qiu'li turned his attention back to the threat at hand. Right. The sooner that they dispatch these threats, the sooner that they could retreat to another spot to recouperate and plan. Noticing her stance, Qiu'li guessed that she was building pressure beneath her feet, ready to spring forwards towards their opponents. He readied himself and took a low stance besides her, twirling the glaive so that it was behind his back with one arm holding the handle end of where the glaive's sword begins. The raven-haired man sprang right after Ume and used the back end of the staff to launch himself upwards. In a strange show of teamwork, Qiu'li had used the Beowolf's head as a platform to push off of to launch himself towards the remaining two, while also kicking it forward to Ume's frontal assault and slightly knocking it off balance. As he fired himself off like a torpedo, the raven-haired man thrusted his glaive into the incoming Beowolf's chest and skewered it as he retreated the blade out and kickflipped off the beast before it disappated into dust. The kickflip was more or less his own style, but also to avoid getting swiped by the second Beowolf that would try and follow-up with it's attack. Unfortunately for him, the flip wasn't perfect and he caught the tail end of the attack, knocking his aura to just below half. However, as a result, this put Qiu'li in the perfect position to follow up with a whirlwind slash from below as he swung the glaive in a half-wide arc towards it's abdomen. At the same time, the Beowolf was slashed from the other side as a glint of metal pierced the blackened fur and the colliding clash of metal let out a resounding ring between the two of them as the creature dissipated into nothingness. As the curtain of ash rose, his intense eyes met the fox-eared Faunus who, like himself, wore tattered robes that were reminiscent of the traditional clothes worn by the monks that resided in Forever Fall. However, there was only one monk that fought with metal rings affixed to his weapon: Sattota. His face lowered in caution as his gaze met her's. There were many questions that he wanted to ask, but the raven-haired man was wary of her. Who was she? What kind of relationship did she have with the Master? Did she mean harm? Was he okay? His mind was racing to every possible outcome as his gaze remained harsh and affixed on the Faunus. After moments of silence, the sounds of the forest resumed as he let out a breath and nodded slowly. "Who are you? Why do you bear the clothing that resembles Master Sattota? I know you are from the crimson forests of Forever Fall." For now, he treaded carefully- who knows what this person was capable of if she came from there? The same place that he did. -- Fènnù (+Strength +Agility +Projectile Sword Beam) | Rank D Hei Tiequán | Rank E Featherfall I (Leap) | Rank D Weapon Proficiency II (Martial Arts) | Rank E Dance of the Wild Winds II (Acrobatics) | Rank E Shadow Step I (Stealth) | Rank F Resilience of the Crimson Oaks II (Durability) | Rank E

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[Wolfe]

XP Distribution:

Ume: 12 x 200% (event bonus) = 24

23 + 24 = 47 XP new total

Qiu'li: 21 x 200% (event bonus) = 42

157 + 42 = 199 XP new total