[Claudio Bernardo]

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Arataki Noa

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Nature! Nature! Nature!

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have a laugh!

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Dragon's fire, prayer and thunder will not change my mind

[attr="class","sixShpost"]heheBeyond the dry, barren terrain of the physical education grounds, there lay a forest full of whispering trees. The wind passed through them with little a rustle, little a shake, as they divided the school from the wilderness, acting not as a border to the wilds, but as a gateway into them.

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heheBut their hushed tones were an enticing melody indeed. The secrets they told, and the tales they told weaved, were well worth their while. Today, it even brought down the cloud to listen.

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heheAnd, in his response to their call, he answered them with a loud, boisterous laugh, and a thunderous howling that echoed from his fist. Subtle as a storm, his presence rung out further from its epicenter, a small clearing marked now by cracks in the surrounding bark — their wounds born of arms, fists, legs, and feet; nothing like a cloud.

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heheThe sound continued to ring for a while, continuing to resound through the neighboring area as an incessant droning, however faint it might be at a distance. Like a droning of cicadas, in that way — a present, tickling sound that easily disappeared from one's mind until the presence of sound returned to them, that elated sobering of reality's presence. When it did return, it suddenly couldn't be ignored, playing between the ears and refusing to leave.

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heheThough, just as that sounded tended to, it soon also disappeared just as quickly as it came, as the senses began to find the night creeping away from them. It became a muffled, dull sound that barely passed by, humming only on the occasion that it tiredly started its sounds again before drifting back to its silence.

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hehePeering into the clearing, the world passing like the vision of a spyglass, the cloud rested against the greenery below. The blades brushed and bent against his back, with even those just beyond his form having curved down and underneath him — like a soft bed staining him. Either of his arms stretched outwards from him, forming a line across his chest up until they strewed themselves haphazardly across the grass, like limp tubes in their lack of structured form.

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heheHis eyes were only half open, like a daze.

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holy water, stakes and hunters — you're losing your time

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[Arataki Noa]

Noa had gotten used to the sight by now. Every time she walked into the training grounds, there was always at least one or two others on the field exercising or training. Maybe she would have had better luck coming later in the evenings, but she was one of those people who always went to bed early and got eight hours of sleep all the time. Of course the field was huge so it's not like she couldn't find a spot where she could train just fine. But a lot of times she just wanted to avoid distractions.

She took this opportunity to explore a bit. There was a forested area next to the grounds that, as far as she knew, wasn't off limits to students. Maybe there was a nice secluded area there that she could scout as a potential training spot. She patted herself on the back for this idea. Most people training here would prefer wide open spaces. If they wanted obstacles, there were more appropriate venues for those in other areas around the school. A forest though? Definitely not most people's first choice right?

The thought would not last long. No sooner than when she walked past the first few trees when she suddenly heard loud laughter. Someone was here already. She pondered for a moment turning back, but since there were also people where she came from she figured it was better to just press on. A new place was still a new place. Luck was just not on her side today. She reached the clearing where the sound of the laugh came from and found someone who she presumed was the culprit lying on the grass.

She did not recognize who it was but they were probably a student. Seeing them just relaxing like that, it seemed they both came here for different reasons.

Claudio Bernardo