(( Heheh, I suck at writing. And it's annoying cuz everyone thinks I'm good. Even my English teacher >_>

But I agree with the whole muse being gone thing. I've had artist's block for months because I can't seem to find a character to draw.

And... uggggh! *curls up in a corner* Week old cold pizza with chocolate syrup are a bad combination >~<; ))

((I've had worse!~

And I had artist's block for three years.

And people tell me I'm good, too. I think Ifail. :K

...I see light. OuO;

....And I ended up taking a catnap just now. XD

So uh. Should I bring Wrath in? P:))

(( Ohh, that sucks. o3o I hope to be a professional manga-ka so I need my artist's block to go away. 

Lol, yeah, Its been getting light XD and I wondered where you went ^w^

And yeah... bring Wrath in! <3 )) 

Ritsuka bl
ink. How could the mage read him so easily? He frowned slightly and ran a hand through his hair, somewhat nervously, and averted his eyes. He didn't like the idea of seeming rude by wondering about a private matter in Esairen's life, but he couldn't help his curiosity. "Umm... yes," he said shyly, looking back over at the male with a somewhat ashamed look on his face.

[[Lol, I see that o.o]] 

Esairen chuckled softly, reaching over to pat Ritsuka's head again. "I used to wonder that myself. I suppose it is because, though my body is frail, my heart and soul are strong. I've devoted my life to white magic, so the energy I use up goes for a good cause," he said, looking up at the top of the dome as the rain began to ebb away, tilting his head slightly as his silvery blue eyes closed. "Maybe that's what's kept me going. The knowledge that my life will be used to help others..." he said, smiling with a sort of...faraway look on his face. You could tell he was off in thought, even with his eyes closed.

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((Hnn. I'm debating on making him summon a creature and scare the living hell out of Remiun. And I've been typing it as Reliun, which is wrong... XD -FAILURE-

...And I aspire to be a verterinarian. I love critters. <333))

Ritsuka purred as he felt Esairen pet his head again. His eyes drooped lazily and he allowed his right one to close completely but kept his left one open so he could continue to watch the mage. What he said made sense. A constant flow of positive energy could significantly lengthen a person's life span, especially if they continued to want to live. His silver eye stared up at the male as he seemed to get lost in thought. Ritsuka sighed quietly and turned his head to the other side, not wanting to disturb him.

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(( I can't believe I didn't notice sooner! D: And just when I was starting to memorize Reliun >_< And why would he summon a creature? Let sleeping dogs lie with their neko playthings. x3 

And lol, so do I. Just can't stand the vomit... >_> )) 

((To see if there's anything in the tree. And if that something wants to scratch something's face off, it'll already be dead. ouo;

And I wanna see what Grave's reaction to Remiun freaking out and having a total spazz attack would be. And I wanna see how he'll calm down the doggy. oUo))

After a while, Esairen reopened his eyes, pushing himself into a sitting position, staring up through the top of the dome. "...The storm stopped...." he said, tilting his head before the dome vanished. Esairen was instantly *censored*aulted with a cool breeze that blew just enough to carry his long hair with it, the mage smiling. He enjoyed the winds after the storm, as well as the smells that came with it.

((Esairen likes many things, it seems. OuO))

(( Lol, woow. Ok sure! :3 ))

 Ritsuka sat up almost instantly when he felt the breeze, sending the summon tumbling from his chest. It had surprised him and he looked around for its source, noticing that the dome had disappeared. He shivered slightly and looked at Esairen. The mage looked very pretty with his hair blowing behind him like that. Ritsuka chuckled, trying to resist commenting. Esairen was nice and Ritsuka didn't want to feel mean by teasing him.

The summon let out a loud squeal as it tumbled off of Ritsuka's chest, flapping its wings with everything it had to keep from landing in a terrible position. It looked up at Ritsuka with a frown before moving to crawl into his lap and curl back up, ears flattened.

Esairen breathed in the smells left by the rain, then jumped when the summon squealed, surprised by the sudden loud, high-pitched noise. He looked over at Ritsuka, then down at the summon. Ah...he got it now. Ritsuka must have sent the little creature tumbling suddenly, otherwise it wouldn't have gotten so spooked. "You know, he really seems to like you," he said, tucking stray strands of his silvery hair behind his ear.

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Wrath had summoned an undead creature, it looked vaguely like a canine of some sort, and watched as it poked its head into the trunk of a tree. He tilted hsi head, red bangs moving to reveal his dull, silvery-green eye, the look on his face curious.

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Sensing something,...weird, Reliun opened his eyes, which widened as far as they would go as he let out a loud yelp, skittering back as far as he could go as he stared at the rotting...thing! He was basically just frozen there, thinking this was another one of those ghosts that he could see. Creepy things....

Ristuka looked down at the summon in his lap then up at Esairen then back down the the summon. "Yeah, I noticed." Ritsuka said thoughtfully, "Somehow, I'm getting the weird feeling that this thing thinks I'm it's mom." He'd heard stories of that happening where a creature believed the first thing it saw was it's mother, regardless of gender or even species. He frowned slightly, poking at it with his tail. 

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The smell of something rotting, the sound of Reliun's yelp, and the sense of something strange and unknown all hit Grave at the same time and he sat bolt upright, staring right into the things face. At first he just blinked, not sure if it was real or not, but when he did realize it, his tail fluffed up proportional to a squirrels and he hissed violently at it before scrambling back from it a few feet. A chain appeared on his left wrist going up to a gun that formed at the same time in his hand. He aimed at it right between it's eyes and flattened his ears against his head. "What in the name of all that is pure are you?!" he hissed.

Esairen chuckled softly, tilting his head. "He might. Summons do not usually do that, though. He may just prefer you," he said, then smiled. "But he seems pretty attached to you either way."

((FAIL.))

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Wrath was behind his summon within seconds, having heard the resulting sounds. "It can't answer you. It's been dead a while," he stated, sliding his hands into the pockets of his overcoat. Hetilted his head, only his vibrant blue eye visible now. "And I wouldn't suggest trying to fight a Necromancer."

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Reliun was still trying to come back from the fact that he'd seriously almost had a heart-attack. He just stared at the undead beast, horrified, pressed against the back wall. If he hadn't seen dead people his entire life, maybe he wouldn't be as scared as he was.

"Either way, it's a bit weird," Ritsuka said with a chuckle. He continued poking it with its tail. He kind liked it. It hadn't once tried to bite his tail like a lot of other things had in the past. So he supposed it was ok if the summon wanted to hang around with him. He moved his had up to scratch its head, purring softly.

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Grave hissed in response, a gun identical to the first appeared in his right hand an he aimed it at the Necromancer, never once allowing his aim on the creature to waver. He'd dealt with Necromancers before. They were nasty creatures and Grave didn't exceptionally like them. "I'll fight whoever I want to." he hissed. He glanced at Reliun, his ears drooping. The poor guy looked freaked and Grave wished he could do something to comfort him but that was rather difficult when he was aiming guns at two enemies waiting for a possible attack. 

The little creature squirmed at the poking, letting out a chirrup as he flicked his own tail. When Ritsuka started to pet his head, head moved it into his hand, leaning into the scratching as he made his own purr-like noise.

Esairen chuckled softly, nodding. He looked at the younger male with a smile before managing to stand up without his staff, this time just to stretch out and make sure nothign fell asleep. "Ritsuka, you've been traveling alone, right?" he asked, turning around to look down at the neko, curious.

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Wrath hissed right back, but he held up his hands defensively. "Relaaaax, kitty cat. We're not here to eat you or anything. And I think your dog friend is about to either faint or have a heart attack... You might wanna do somthing about that," he said, his undead creature crumbling away to lay in a pile on the ground. He looked at Reliun again and grimaced. "Or maybe he's about to vomit. I can't really tell," he said, shrugging. He lifted his hand, the one with the spiked bracelet and sword charms, to run it through his hair.

((l.....I'm tired. ouol))

Ritsuka smiled at the creature, his ears perking up playfully. He moved his fingers down to the summon's chin and began scratching that. He wondered if the summon was imitating him so he let out a soft meow.

He looked up when Esairen began speaking to him, his ears drooping slightly at the question. "Yeah," Ritsuka answered quietly. "Occasionally I'll pick up companions, but they all get to were their going eventually while I just keep on walking." He frowned a bit, looking down at the creature. "Why do you ask?"

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Grave hissed in disgust as the creature crumbled. He just might vomit himself. Allowing the gun in his left hand to disappear again, he shook his head to clear his thoughts before looking back over at Reliun. He moved over beside the inumimi, giving the Necromancer one last suspicious look, before grabbing Reliun's shoulder and shaking it lightly. "Reliun?" he said cautiously, pulling on the dog's shoulder to make him face him. "Reliun, snap out of it."

(( lol, maybe you should sleep? owo )) 

((I just did. Three hours. e.o))

The creature 'purred' louder, one of his natural sounds. When Ritsuka meowed, he looked up at him and tilted his head. No sooner had he done that had the neko become upset at something. The summon nuzzled Ritsuka's hand, ears pricking forward.

Esairen smiled, turning around to face Ritsuka before sitting back down. "Would you like to travel with me? Mages have no set location to get to, so I would not abandon you at a crossroads," he said, watching for the neko's reaction.

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Wrath crossed his arms, the cool breeze that had hit Esairen and Ritsuka blowing against him, carrying his own long hair, which was back in its usual ponytail, his bangs moving to reveal his dull, silver-green eye, both mis-matched eyes focused on the neko and the inu.

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After a moment, Reliun shook his head, ears pricking forward for a moment before flattening them again, his tail twitching nervously. He'd pbviously been shaken quite a bit by this, judging by the fact that he was shakin like a chihuahua, staring at Grave with that same terrified look on his face. Yeah. Now he was going to be extremely paranoid. Stupid corpse-puppetteer.

((ouo;

...-plays with phone- <3))

((...Did I double.post? e.o

Weirddd.))

(( Oh my god, those weeping angels are the scariest things in existence. o_o ))

Ritsuka's ears perked forward and he looked up at Esairen, a surprised but happy look on his face. He couldn't believe he'd found another possible companion. However his look of happiness faded and he casted his eyes downward, back at the summon, stroking his head silently. It was too complicated to really even think about. Esairen's being was based off light magic and Ritsuka's was based off of dark magic. Their very existances clashed. Would Esairen be so willing to travel with him if he knew this? Ritsuka curled his tail around his leg nervously, unable to respond to the question.

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Grave swore he heard his own heart break. Reliun looked so freaked out and it was saddening to the neko. He felt the necromancer's gaze on him, but he didn't look back at him, only tightened his hand sightly around his gun. "Shhh..." he said softly, bringing his free hand up to stroke the inu's cheek, "It's ok. I'm here, I'll protect you." He wrapped his arms around the dogs neck and hugged him tightly, continuing to mutter comforting words into Reliun's ear as he stroked the back of his head.

Esairen looked hopeful when Ritsuka first looked at him, but when the neko's face fell, so did the mage's. "Is...something wrong, Ritsuka...?" he asked, looking worried for the younger male as the summon stared up at him, sensing how he was upset. He got up and nuzzled Ritsuka's chest, giving a little chirrup as he pricked his ears forward.

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Reliun buried his face into the neko's shoulder, trying to calm himself down. He must look pitiful, freaking out like this...but it was hard not to when you woke up to something like that rotting creature in your face, especially after being able to see dead people anyways.

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Wrath cocked his head, frowning. "Dog looks like he just got out of a horror movie screening. Did my summon really freak him out that much?" he asked, stitting down and crossing his arms. Hmmm...

Ritsuka just shook his head, not daring to look up at Esairen. He pulled the summon into a hug, being sure not to squish it by accident. "It nothing... maybe us traveling together isn't the best idea." he said quietly. As much as he wanted to travel with the mage, he knew it would probably end in disaster.

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Grave glared at the necromancer. "Quiet you!" he hissed, his tail bristling, before turning his attention back to Reliun. He ran his fingers through the dog's hair, brushing his fingers over his ears every so often. "It's ok, Reliun, just try to relax. I promise I wont let them hurt you." Grave purred, nuzzling against the inumimi's neck.