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Post by Juni on Aug 19, 2021 20:32:55 GMT -8
Juniper was walking the gardens of the zen estate dressed in a kimono along with two of her daughters, Cinnamon, and Ginger who trailed behind carrying their own paper painted parasols. It had been a month since she had last visited Jingle Village where she met Chardonnay in the beginnings of her mystic endeavours. The tree of might was larger than the newly built pagoda that served as the home for the Dandelion Clan heirs.
The trio stopped by the base of the tree, closing their umbrella’s to take a seat on the stone bench, and then meditated on the scenery. Today they would have visitors, Juniper felt a familiar ki signature of a certain Baroness drawing closer by the second, either from mastering the sky dance art or some other means to fly in the air.
Koma was also returning from the Northern lands after securing the coastal border, he was going to visit the quintuplets, three of them were visiting with family, but was planning to stop by Zen estate first to meet two of his daughters.
Seconds turned into minutes and eventually hours of waiting for Koma Daimao to arrive. The girls became restless and utilized their innate morphing magic to transform the parasols into large toys. Cinnamon summoned a large taiko spin drum with a long stem while Ginger procured a Kendama Ball toy with a long stem to play with.
The Dandelion princess simply observed with a complacent expression on her face, she knew her children were powerful in the mystic arts, the quintuplets were only two years old but their demonic lineage aged them to appear as ten year olds. [276] Starting: 27,745 PL Koma Chardonnay
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Post by Chardonnay on Aug 21, 2021 22:21:10 GMT -8
The events that transpired in the Northern Lands were a game-changer for Chardonnay, it was then that she realized she wasn’t doing enough to reach her goal. In all honesty, she was serious about her resolve to protect Grape Vine Village, but she never realized how arduous the journey would be. While the little girl was doing a training on her own more frequently, it was during that raid in Port Lumina that she discovered she was lagging behind. Feeling sorry for herself, the baroness blamed herself for having a weak heart, she really just couldn’t imagine herself hurting people… or did she have a shallow understanding of what it means to defend the people she cared about? Perhaps war or even the idea of violence was just too much for her young mind to grasp. If it were up to her, she would choose peace… but peace just didn’t exist in this chaotic world. From the moment she was woven into her mother’s womb, to the point when she felt the stinging pain of death getting a hold of her heart in the form of her father’s passing, chaos had always been there. Longer even. And so she had to live with it… make sure that the same thing wouldn’t happen to her people in their village, that could only be achieved if she would be strong enough to end the reign of their invaders-- the Namekians under the command of Piccolo Daimao. Thus, she didn’t pass on meeting with the princess of the Dandelion Clan, Princess Juniper. The moment she heard the half-demon was in the Western Lands, she prepared herself to meet her again. She also didn’t bid a proper goodbye when she ran off to see her brother in the nearby town, perhaps she could also apologize. At once, she hopped on the snow cloud Echo gifted her and headed for the city. It would be safer this way since Oolong was known to be an unsafe place, even if Sakuya was with her, there was no telling what danger would await them should they decide to walk on foot. It would also be efficient this way since it was far more convenient to travel by air. After a few hours, the girls reached the distressed city. Chardonnay looked down below, and it was not a beautiful sight to behold. It was so different from her other journeys where she would find herself amazed at the wonderful landscapes her eyes could see. One particular incident caught her attention, there were a few men grappling with an older man in the dark alleyway, who apparently were beating him to death. While she wanted to help, she didn’t find any courage to do so, she looked away regretfully. If only she were strong enough like Echo… or her brother...A few moments more had passed, and both Chardonnay and Sakuya appeared in front of the Zen Estate. [498] Starting PL: 6,300 Juni Koma
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Post by Koma on Aug 22, 2021 1:27:38 GMT -8
Koma had actually been within the Zen Estate for a few hours by the time this occurred. His children, while looking for him – made an assumption that he would walk in the front doors when he arrived. Exhausted after both the trip to the coast and handing over Anise, Kokeshi, and Ma-Te to his mother for them to spend time with the White Cat Clan princess, he had decided to simply run up the pagoda and enter through the window of his shared room with Juniper. There he had taken a quick nap, and there he had read the scrolls which he had borrowed from the White Tower's dedicated monastary near the three caves village.
While it was technically a copy of the scroll, but that didn't change it's importance as he read it. As the true Koma did so, he performed the legendary technique which he had learned after much study into bringing his fighting skills to an even greater height – multi-form. This doppelganger headed down the steps at Koma's insistence, and the Koma copy acted as if it didn't expect Koma's daughters to assail him on site, either.
Koma meanwhile continued to read the scroll for insights.
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Post by Juni on Aug 25, 2021 20:26:02 GMT -8
The identical sisters greeted their father by hoping into his arms, with their summoned toys in hand, and happily smiled. It was not the proper way to greet a noble, especially a parent, but the girls were only two years old mentally despite their ten year old physique. Juniper stood up from the stone bench next to the tree of might and bowed to her honorable husband who was the Daimyo of the newly founded Dandelion Clan.
Soon enough Chardonnay and Sakuya joined the family while they approached riding on a snowy cloud, which cascaded snowflakes over the ground, and Juniper acknowledged the nobles with a simple head bow.
“It is good to see you, Baroness Chardonnay. That is a lovely Kinto-un, I have never seen one like it before. I was hopeful you survived the ordeal of being the head of the Wine Clan in the Northern Land coast. It must have been a life changing experience, has it not? Please meet my husband Koma, The Daimyo of the Dandelion clan. The Princess’ are Cinnamon and Ginger Tea. I have three more children who are presently with relatives that you will have the chance to meet next time.”
The demoness turned to look at Koma for a long while, noticing his power level was detected in two areas, and realized he was using an ability to be in both locations.
“How long can you hold multi-form, anata?” [237] Chardonnay Kokeshi Tea Koma
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Post by Chardonnay on Aug 27, 2021 22:40:49 GMT -8
Chardonnay hopped off her cloud, Sakuya did as well, and both bowed to the princess first before the baroness spoke, “It's nice to see you again, Princess Juniper," she would greet first before acknowledging the woman's remark about her kinto-un, "Thank you, princess. It was Lord Echo’s gift after the battle in the Northern Lands. Sakuya and I used it on the way back here, to Western Lands. I’ve been using it frequently since.”
Juniper also expressed her relief to know the little girl survived the tedious battle despite being a beginner in such a situation, “ Hai, thank you, princess. It was tough, but thankfully, I managed to be quite helpful...at least… that’s what they said,” It would be evident on the baroness’ face that she wasn’t particularly confident about her performance in the said ordeal. She was aware of her inexperience, and while it was true that Valentus and the others assured her that she did try her best, she still believed she was more of a burden than a help. Nonetheless, she couldn’t also deny that it had sparked a brand new fuel to her goals. Of course, she expected she wouldn’t be able to surpass her allies back in Port Lumina, but the incident was a good benchmark to see if she had improved with her skills at all. The baroness would then take notice of the man with a scar on his face, as well as the two other kids in the garden, which the princess introduced as her husband and her children, “Pleased to meet you, Koma-dono, also to you, Princess Cinnamon and Princess Ginger,” the little girl would greet in a respectful bow and would be followed by Sakuya. Chardonnay noticed the separate energy, much as the wife to Koma was, and the girl was amused at his ability. She wondered if it was possible for her to learn such a skill, and if so, then she could use her clone to look after her royal duties as well as their business while her original self trains harder. Yet, she was still timid to ask the daimyo since they had just met, perhaps there could be another opportunity later. [372/870] Kokeshi Tea Koma Juni
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