Brothers in Bond

[Arashi_kuriyami]

Arashi felt Mikks paws curl around his wrist. he paused for a moment. his eyes looking about.
"It's ok Mikk, We're getting the fuck out of here. Alive or dead. "
  It wasn't  much longer until he spotted Neris.  Despite himself a little smile played on his lips. Happy to see someone else alive.  Arashi moved towards her, His hand rested on her shoulder seeing the burns.  His jaws clenched as a soft little hiss escaped his lips.
His ears turned this way and that as he looked about. Not sure how much danger they actaully are in.
"Yeah, I'm...Allright".
Arashi's voice didn't sound very convincing to even him. He cleared his throat "Mikk's in pretty bad shape".
  He felt neris touch him, The touch feeling warm and comforting. All that tiredness leaving his body. As if he just slept and woke up.
  He gave Neris a nod "Good good". *he tossed the bit of bone away, taking he sword from her. He did what she asked of him, staying there. That sword clenched tight in his hands. he couldn't help wondering what the hell happened to all the gaurds. How the hell did they get this lucky.
   With Neris's signal he made a run for it. Stopping at the fence, he looked back once, before he pushed his way past the fence.

[Mikkaddo]

There was a sudden voice as her power rushed into him, he could feel it starting to heal him, gathering in his chest where the worst wounds were, and suddenly a face shown before him. It grinned with a face that wasn't there and whispered in words that weren't spoken to him. "No no no my child . . . your pain will be your power, you must learn to USE it though . . . this . . . this will not be the way" then, the warmth was pulling away, he reached forward trying to get it back, trying to take it. But his hands pushed through the energy like it was mist, immaterial. He fell back again, now to the ground, realizing he'd been let down after what felt like hours. The power was gone, the healing too, he still bled but he could breathe. He could see clearly.

"What, where . . . what's happened? is that? are . . . Arashi, what . . . what the fuck is going on? did we get out?" He was on his knees now, staring at the ground and trying to focus on breathing. Then, slowly, he felt long ice cold fingers on his shoulders, and another whispered voice without words speaking. "Oh, you're not out yet . . . and I get the feeling it won't be near as easy as the rabbit wants . . . I can almost taste her soul . . .mmmm, traces of it in that little spell she wove for you." He growled hard at the voice, he couldn't stand it, couldn't take it! it was taunting him now. "So . . . innocent, even after everything they've done to her, mmm . . . I can't wait to taste the rest of it." Suddenly Mikkaddo screamed out "FUCKING STOP!" only realizing afterward the mistake he'd made, he prayed in an instant that no one heard him, but he knew at least Arashi was near by and would hear him yelling at the voices in his head. He had to figure out what was going on, what was happening and what was going to happen next.

[Ferret]

Stopping out side the fence as i look around keeping down as i pull Arashi down to hide him like the rabbits do.  I hear the yell as i stop my heart racing in my chest as i move back to the fence.  Looking Arashi.-  stay hidden.  Listen to the wind..it will tell you if people come.  Be like the rabbit tribe.  I'll get him.  -moving back towards the fence as i poke my head through it looking around the wind was on full alert allowing me to feel the guards were moving towards us.  I come back through the fence keeping still as i look around.  Moving to step forward as i stand up slowly looking around my ears moving back and forth as i wave to Mik.  Running over to him swiftly as i give him the extra sword so he could defend himself.  I take his hand and start to pull him towards the hole in the fence.  Bringing him over to it as i stand there looking both ways as i point to it.-  Go through first.  I will follow.  Go now! -whispering softly with urgency to get him to move before the guards caught up to us.  Not wanting to go back to the commander and have him touch me again my ears kept up as i trembled in fear. -

[Yuko-18-m]

may i please join?))

[Arashi_kuriyami]

Arashi crouched there, looking watching. Neris seemed as determined as he was to get out of this hell hole. His ear swiveled a bit as he listened to Mikkaddo.
  "Yeah, we're. We are almost out of here. Hold on, just hang on a little longer. "
Arashi looked at Mikk, he still seemed to be in a bad way. As he began to shout. Arashi dropped his sword his hands covering his mouth.
"Shhhhh, Shut the fuck up". There was real fear in the panthers eyes. He knew deep down if they fought anymore they would certainly die. All of them, all of them had dug deep in order to get here. There was nothing left to give. barely any strength to stand and keep moving as it was.
With as much effort as he could summon he pulled Mikk through the fence. Leaning over he picked the heavy wolf up. His legs trembled as he struggled to move.
"Hurry Neris.."
    He was slow..So slow. All that dirt in the air clinging to his fur. The panther began to walk, one step at a time. He didn't think about were he was going. He just went, walked through mud and water. Dirt and brush. His head down as he focused on one foot in front of the other.
The panther walked through the night, his head turning only to check on Neris.
  It was only a little pass dawn, when he realized how quiet it was. His eyes scanning the horizon  as he watched the birth of a new day. Brilliant hues of red,blue and yellow raked the sky. The panther let out a deep sigh as he pushed deeper into the woods. It seemed like this area was more wood and waist deep clear water that seemed to go no where.
  That's when he spotted it. a crumbled old stone building, massive and huge, over grown with thick jungle vines. Yet this area seemed green.
"Neris.." *He motioned with his head in the direction of the building. Exiting the pool of water he climbed the steep steps into the building itself. It looked like some ruins of a temple. The carved stones covered in mosses. Still he could pick out figures of rabbits doing various things.
  "Do you recognize any of this Neris"? The panther went as deep as he could. Until the stone floor had sunk in the main room creating a deep pool that seemed to glow slightly green. Carefully the panther put down mikk, checking to see if he was still alive.

[Mikkaddo]

He could see, but he couldn't, and his voice sounded a thousand miles away. His arms were heavy, too heavy, and his legs drug against the ground but somehow he was moving. It wasn't until the light of the dawn sun burned his eyes that he finally saw his shadow, or rather, shadows. There were two of them and he finally understood, the panther was carrying him. He tried to say something, to thank him, to cry in pain from the burning piercing agony in his chest. But his voice was so quiet. "Arashi . .  .my . . . my chest it . . . the pain . . . I can barely . . . . I'm still bleeding."

[Ferret]

-Getting out of the fence as i move foward through the forest leading the way.  Stopping ever so often to look around for any raised alarm.  With Mik extremely hurt and Arashi carrying him, the pace was slow.   Running guard for Arashi leading people and guards a different path, breaking up Arashi's path to confuse anyone trailing behind us.  Half the time i was not with them and the other half i was moving to check on them.  The swords strapped to my back so i had some weapons. 

Having given us some lee way, my ears perking up as i start to follow behind ARashi while we hiked through the forest.   The energy i seemed of of had was going slowly.  Coming out of a daze as we came upon a temple.  Looking up to it my eyes lightened up while i smiled.-  "Yes..this was apart of my sister's tribe.  We must be in their lands before they abandoned it when all hell broke loose."  -Getting into the temple as i move to look around at the pictures upon the walls with the different bunnies, my ears lowered back against my head.-  "it used to be our holy ground, but no more. "-  Looking back to Mik while he lays on the floor still bleeding.  My ears perked up a bit while i remain still.-  "WE can rest here.  The water and the wind will keep them off our scents.  The different paths i took to cover up get away will have them running around in circles for days. " -moving over to some jars as i open them up to see what in in there, finding different herbs.  Picking up the jar and bringing it over to Arashi.-  "I think these are used to cover up wounds.  there should be a fountain around the temple with fresh water. "  -shrugs while i stood there looking to him, my eyes banged with worry, the branding mark upon my face was blistered over and it was still hot to touch. -  "See if you can make him more comfy.  I will go and find what i can." -taking both swords off my back as i move them over to where mik was laying so they would be close if Arashi needed them. I would head deeper into the temple to find things we could use.-

[Arashi_kuriyami]

The panthers legs trembled as he crouched, His hands resting on his knee's as he simply breathed. He barely heard Mikks voice as he spoke, But at the least the big wolf was alive.
"Hang in there Mikk, this will make a great story for your grand kids some day".
The panthers hands reached for Mikks wounds, Poking at it. he wasn't a doctor damnit! Arashi was mentally exhausted, hungry and tired. Despite this, he took the jar from Neris. With a groan he got up on his feet, A sword gripped tightly he began to hack some vines down.
"That beating you took was way worse than any of this" Arashi kept talking to keep himself calm. It seemed to ease some of the tension* "But i swore you did it on purpose so i had to carry your fat ass. "
Arashi tossed the vines in a pile. Using the hilt of the blade he began to tap them against random stones he picked up.
  "I wouldn't have minded so much if you had titts. Would have made you more comfortable to carry. Course beggars can't be choosers. HA! there we go"
  The panther finally found a rock that produced a spark. He began to make a fire, The first embers seemed to smoke so he leaned in and blew upon it. Satisified  as a few fingers of flames appeared. The panther put the sword tip into the fire.  bringing mikk a piece of wood which he pushed into his mouth.
The panther crouched there looking at mikk as the fire began to heat steel. "Now, you better live damnit. I don't wanna have to carry your sorry ass for nothing. Bite hard. "
It was the only way he knew how to stop that slow bleeding was to burn it. He drew the dull hot sword from the fire. Covering mikks eyes.
"Now.. on the count of three. Ready?"
  The panther didn't even bother to count. pressing the hot blade against the wound he let it sit there until he smelled cooking meat.  The panther tossed away the blade, taking the dry herbs. he dipped the jar a little into the pool of water before them. It looked  clean, the water itself was crystal clear.
  Arashi hoped he was doing it right. The herbs turned into a gooey like substance. He pressed it against the wound covering it up the best he could. He reached for the sword he had moments before tossed away. pressing the handle into his hands.
  "Fight damnit..fight and live."

[Mikkaddo]

He could hear the voice, and all but feel the hands on him, moving around, tracing claws along his flesh and laughing at him. "The Cat thinks he can make you new . . . oh but what's that funny little star I see shining bright here eh?" His eyes didn't work, but somehow he could see the panther, see him moving around nearby. That fucking voice too though, taunting him . . . pushing toward something, he couldn't tell what.

Soon though, he smelled it, the fire burning near, and the clang of steel, he liked that sound, it was familiar, it felt strong, safe, it made him happy. He reached a feeble arm out, only to feel something shoved into his mouth. It tasted like ground, dirt and mud and mold, he thought the taste was like wood, and it was in between his teeth now. He started to reach his hand up toward it, to be rid of the nasty taste of mud and wood and mold, and then he felt the burning searing agony in his chest, his hands clenched and released and his jaw snapped shut so fast the wood in his mouth shattered. His mouth then slamming open and screaming AAAAAAAHHHHH! with the red shining pain of it.

The voice laughed again, that horrible chilling giggling laugh. "I wonder if the cat will see it now . . . your real power my precious acolyte . . . let him see . . . he'll never believe, nor will you even further, you're not ready to know true yet." The wolf didn't know, it was true, that his arms, his chest, his neck, all of him in that moment when that searing red burning metal touched the wound in his chest, immedaitely pulsed and swelled. Veins coming to the fore and throbbing like they were shook with his scream. His muscles stretching and his whole body growing larger by several degrees, a sudden darkness to the dim light of the fire and a chill to the air that set a thin spine of ice over the surface of the water.

Once the wound was closed and rubbed with herbs his eyes shot open and his hands clamped to his chest, he flew forward, ending up on his hands and knees, his body it's normal size and shape once more, like nothing had happened. He was panting and coughed blood no less than 3 times at the stone floor. Then he took in a long breath of air and screamed again at Arashi. "WHERE ARE WE!? THEY WERE AFTER US!  WHAT IS HAPPENING? WE CAN'T REST!" He looked around, not seeing the bunny from earlier and stood, running fast toward the entrance "WHERE IS NE-" and he immediately fell, his feet seeming to shake and not hold his weight.

[Ferret]

-Having found a room with clothing and blankets, my ears perked up hearing the scream wondering if the boys where okay. I moved to lay out a blanket as i piled clothing onto it of different sizes and colors all of them earth tones to help hide in the forest.  Finding some dried meet, sniffing to see if it was good.  Tasting it and not finding anything wrong with it.  I but the bundle of the jerky in the blanket with the clothing.  Adding a few more blankets to the pile, pulling the corners together as i start to dragg it up the stairs back to where i had left them.  Getting to the door entrance only to see Mik run towards me and fall to the ground.  Getting onto the main floor as i drop the bundle and kneeling down next to Mik caressing his face with  my cool hand.-  Sh..it's okay..I'm here.  We are safe for now. -smiling softly my ears perked forward while i kneeled next to him.  I look to arashi seeing he needed rest. reaching for Mik's hand as i rest it upon my leg so he could feel that i was close.  I pull over the blanket that i had stuff in.  Opening it up a grab a blanket to lay over Mik's body pulling it up so he was covered.- rest now..both of you rest.  -picking up another blanket as i toss it over to Arashi. - WE will be safe here.  This temple will only come out to those who are need of help and vanishes with the mists.  We are fine.  - my voice was soft almost like a lullaby to sooth mik.  I sit down near him.  Reaching for the pouch of dried jerky i found, i take out half of it  then closing the other half inside the pouch and tossing it to Arashi to eat.-  Here i found some jerky, it still smells good to eat.  Eat up we are going to need it if we start to move again.  Moving mik's head to the side.-  "Do you think you can eat something right now?  To help?" -Having not really taken any for myself since i was going to look for more stuff to eat once they both where sleeping.  All the tribes new that the rabbit tribe would take in a wounded person reguardless of their tribe, and treat them as if they were one of our own.  Our tribe was neutral, no one tribe would ever think about crossing us.  Because we knew the routes and the best area's to get herbs and to hunt.  And it was agreed upon by the other tribes to leave the rabbit tribe alone for fear of loosing the better hunting grounds and the herbs that were rare and hard to find. But like everything else, with those men coming in and enslaving everyone.  It was still a sad day for all.  I remained by Mik's side going to keep an eye on him. I look back to arashi.-  If you need another blanket or warm clothing, i found some down in the deeper rooms.  I didn't know your size if something doesn't fit, i can take it apart and sew something bigger to fit you.   

[Arashi_kuriyami]

Arashi sat down where he was at, Rubbing his face as he scooted across the floor. Close enough to either of them to share some body heat. The bag of jerky turned his stomach, making him think of his kid sister. He tucked the bag away, suddenly not as tired as he was.
  "Thank you.."
That was all the energy he had left. His body ached and trembled as he rolled into a ball on the floor. closing his eyes and just instantly passing out.

[Mikkaddo]

He had passed out after he fell over, he screamed his responses, standing in front of the bunny but unable to actually speak at all. The air seemed to chill around his person, the breaths of his unconscious form misting and making little snowflakes that fell down to his fur.

The screaming was unbearable to him, he could feel the scratching in his throat, yet he could see them both seemingly ignoring him. It wasn't until at least another full minute passed of screaming and flailing his arms that he noticed his own unconscious form in front of Neris. He looked at it confused and terrified. How was it possible? how was he there? how was he standing and on the ground before the bunny?

He tried to grab at the bunny's shoulders, surely his body was a mistake, something was wrong, he had to figure something out. His hands phased through her like he wasn't there, he couldn't understand how it was possible. He ran to Arashi, only a few steps away and fell forward straight into him. He stood up again, more scared by the second. Somehow it was like he was invisible, or worse . . . the first instant of the thought chilled him to the bone. Then, he heard the horrid black giggling laugh and the sensation was replaced with burning impossible fury.

Unknown to the wolf, as that fury built and burned in him, boiling his blood, his body shook and shivered, the muscles spasming and then swelling hard, his body once again growing in size and weight suddenly. This time his body stayed larger and heavier while he stormed around in the open place, the small fire dying down to barely embers, the water nearby freezing over across it's surface.

[Arashi_kuriyami]

It was the cold that woke him up from his deep sleep, that instinct that told him it was to cold to sleep through. Yet it lingered like a silent promise, that if he slept he would never wake. slowly he forced his eyes to open. Forcing his body to move as he stired the fire, Since when did it become so cold? He pushed the embers to life as he tossed more wood upon the fire.
His ears twitched as he heard scrapping upon stone, It took a bit of longer until he realized what it was. The sound of claw upon stone, a few minutes longer to register it was just one. The panther's breath lingered in the air before it dissapeared. Despite his excellent night vision it took him a moment after looking into the flame to adjust back to darkness.
That looked like...
"Mikk"? He said hesitantly, Was That mikk? The wolf had taken some serious injury he didn't expect to be up so soon. The panther held a burning branch behind him as he lifted it higher to outline the form.

[Ferret]

Looking over to Arashi as he came over to curl up near mik and me.  I nod slowly to him, my eyes where sunken and tired, the mark upon my face burned and hurted.  Feeling to tired to actually get up and move again when my body screamed for sleep.  I move to sit up between both Mik and Arashi placing my hands upon them to give comfort since we all needed it.  I slowly start to fall asleep sitting up just feeling tired and needing the rest. 

Sleeping sitting up before falling over i felt a chill moving through my body, my eyes shot open as i looked around my ears perked up and moving around trying to hear anything.  Looking around then catching Arashi's movement in the dark shadows.  Seeing the fire embers come to life a bit.  I look over to the fountain and see that i was freezing over.  Taking in a deep breath and letting it go as my breath came out of my mouth.  I slowly move over to Arashi whisperings oftly-  what is going on? -looking to him then looking to where his eyes where at, my eyes go wide as my heart started to thud in my chest.  Getting scared my body goes ridged thinking of running from the great beast before us.

[Arashi_kuriyami]

"Stay back Neris..."
  The panther kept his voice low, almost quiet like. He didn't want to draw To much of Mikkaddo's attention. Still the panther moved between him and neris. He held the burning branch low, Ready to strike if that be the case.
  Something about this seemed all wrong, He hadn't seen mikkaddo like this. If he had this kind of power they would have gotten out long ago. All he could do was watch, and wait.