Ice Field

Icisia regains her composure, dusting a little bit of snow off of her as she watches her sister take off for town. "That's some sort of amnesia seal or something," she says quietly. As she takes a step forward after her sister, a slight pang of pain hits her head. Oh great, I'm using the eyes too long.. she thinks. But if I don't use them, I might not find Qutio. She brings her right hand up to her head and closes her eyes in slight pain for a second, but she quickly shakes it off and starts after Qutio after nodding in agreement with Sei, all the while having the Xzeno eyes still activated.

I jump through the air, trying not to slip on the ice when I land, chasing after her sister crazily. I look to her with serious eyes.

"So... you mean to tell me that that was your sister?" I asked waiting for a nod or response or something. If she answered something along the lines of a positive, meaning yes, I would have the seal figured out. And then a plan would surely start forming in my head as soon as that was. But, to be able to make sure it was fool proof, I needed to more about her eyes, those Xzeno eyes. I had wondered ever since I was little. And I wanted to make sure that Icisia was feeling alright at all times, so when I noticed her in pain, I decided not to say anything... because she seemed fine right after.. but I had a few tricks up my sleeve to find Quito. It's not like she was lost in danger... ^^ I have a slight plan.

Zemaxale had grown tired of this weakness being shown by The anti that had decided of his own free will to come. Walking forward towards the two ninja conversing about Quito." Now now, you weaklings let me show you a bit of true darkness." With this he released his aura, no attack just a sickening dark aura so powerful the snow at his feet turn black, and the Ice shattered, and rose into the air. The sky turned a sick purplish color, like the world was turning evil it's self. " Watch this wonderful darkness!" A wave of dark smoke went past everyone as the dark sky started descending on The ninja, to infect them for anti forms. And for Sei, a dark shadow.

OOC: Zema, dude we're already on the run to find Quito.

OOC: Which is why i threw a sky of darkness at you.

OOC: Okay.

I start to see the sky turn an evil and despising purplish color. Just as the skies take to the darkness, someone has cast a jutsu. I looked around to try to see through the evil spirits shrouding the sky around and above us.

"Icisia, I think we're trapped... someone ... someone is using a dark jutsu. And I fear if we don't at least try to run for it, we're gonna be dead." I said nodding to her, looking around a little more at the evilness, and the darkness. I wondered what was to happen next. The sky was sinister in a way but also pleasant to all the nightly creatures. I feel as though a dark spirit/shadow is closing in on me and my body for some reason... I don't know why or what it is so to speak exactly. I can't sense it, but I know it's there I feel it, infecting my body slowly. It's a shadow sent by the jutsu by this man, this evil man.

In an adrenaline induced state, Icisia stops dead in her tracks and looks towards the sky. Through her Xzeno eyes, she tries not to look scared at all, but deep down in her mind, needless to say, she was terrified. Not only was Zemaxale going to get what he wanted in only one attack, but her friend Seirei was going to be hurt also.

Suddenly, her face seems to appear completely peaceful and calm. Each Xzeno seal on her body appears, starting at her feet and working their way up. They first appear as the tattoo, a distinct black representing the original Xzeno seal.

After every seal on Icisia's body appear (100 total though she doesn't know all) they begin to fade from their distinct black to a white so brilliant and glowing it looks almost heavenly. Thus all the seals turning white seem to unite as one. When this happens, Icisia closes her eyes and looks down to the ground. A couple seconds later..

Icisia looks up, with a grin on her face looking towards Zemaxale and upon opening her eyes, a beautiful white glow seems to emanate.

"Get behind me," she mumbles to Seirei as she extends her arms to her sides. The Xzeno seals light up once more on her arms, light seems to gather at her hands. In an instant, the light shoots from her fingertips towards the darkness. It creates walls all around the darkness to keep it from expanding any further and to keep it from descending onto her and Seirei.

She moves her hands inward towards herself and condensing the darkness into a smaller mass. By the time Icisia's hands are nearly closed together in front of her, the darkness appears to be nothing more than a little ball. She clasps her hands together and after an extremely bright light that emanates from the area, a shock waves of light expands from where the darkness vanished.

The Xzeno seals all over Icisia's body fade out and stop glowing, but from what can be seen, they remain white now instead of black. She blinks twice. Upon the third blink, Icisia's eyes have returned back to normal, a light violet color. She closes her eyes and with a great exhale of air, falls forward.

(Zemaxale knows why this reaction happened. A couple years ago, an organization called F.E.A.R. discovered Icisia's blood was "pure" giving her light abilities and strength she didn't know about. She's still learning more about this blood though.)

"Icisia!" I yelled as I ran forward and caught her. I gently lay her on the ground looking upon her unconscious face. "Thank you for everything, your strength, your fight, and protection to me. Thank you for all you've done for me as a friend. However though you've saved me from the darkness, with your spectacular light... it's my turn to do the same for you." I stood up and drew my sword again as I stood in front of her.

I looked furious as I stared at the floor and the tip of my blade in my hands. I didn't seem to have any sort of stance, just lazily standing there. I had then closed my eyes as I was becoming slightly out of control and recovering from the slight show of light in my eyes.

I promised as anyone's friend, especially yours, your best friend, through and through I would protect you.. and if it means hurting myself intentionally to do so, I will... Zema you will be defeated by the edging of my cutting blade, and thus your blood will spill signifying my victory.

I then look up abruptly with my eyes still closed, as suddenly they slowly flutter open and a furious look resides in my glowing eyes. Yes glowing gray blue eyes. I raise the blade tip slightly higher off the ground so that it isn't touching it anymore. I then look Zema straight in the eyes, and say these words before I hold the sword with a sturdy, not loose, grip and lean forward a little.

"How dare you.. Zema, you will die." I grunted as my eyes and my temper only raged on. I was angry and nothing could stop me nor calm me down, but the well being of my best friend. If she were to wake up and stop me from doing this, it would work. If she were to fight with me, we'd be unstoppable.. and so I got in a ready position to dash into battle if I needed to.

Tyorex sits upon a glacial ridge. His distance from the battle is nearly half of a mile away, but he is able to see what is happening clearly as day. He grins when he sees the girl collapse, and her friend try to protect her. "Against Zemaxale, he won't stand a chance," he says smiling.

As Seirei caught Icisia and laid her unconscious self onto the ground, she could just barely hear his voice speaking to her.

"Thank you for everything, your strength, your fight, and protection to me. Thank you for all you've done for me as a friend. However though you've saved me from the darkness, with your spectacular light... it's my turn to do the same for you." That's what she remembers hearing before everything went completely black. She won't remember anything until she wakes up, but who knows how long that may last?

I don't bare to look back for I know what hath already happened. If I could just stall him long enough for Icisia to get her strength back, then I would be alright. I mean it doesn't have to be a real unnecessary fight right? I don't have to kill him, but the fight inside wanted me to. I had to control it, that was the only way, I couldn't be seen getting out of control again, otherwise, even Icisia could die by my overactive rage. I thought by the look on her face, as I turned back once more before when she was still conscious to smirk and smile at her blank face. I was going to protect her. I had to. And, as I would've guessed what she was thinking in that moment, a thought came into my head, however I decided to speak it. I said in a very stern voice.

"You're welcome." I then glared back at Zema, and kept my sword ready. "Ready when you are, unless you're willing to make a deal with me..?" I said put the sword slightly down, so now I was off guard and he could attack me at any minute. Though he does not know my intelligence level, and thus with that I could catch him off guard as well.

"I mean this doesn't have to be an unnecessary fight of blood spilling, and war raging, you know, why have flames between us, when there can be a much stronger bond... a friendship? OR rather, a pact?" I asked lowering my sword so much that he could strike me the moment he decided to, and kill me if he was fast enough. But, at the moment it's as if we were both frozen in time, in that moment. Me stalling and waiting for Icisia to regain her strength. However, I had other things on my mind as well, like where Quito could be, we needed to find her. And, there's another person in that area but who? hm..

Oh Icisia, please wake up soon. I am trying my best right now to stall him with this deal stuff... and then some actual fighting if he doesn't take it... but I don't know how long I can keep this up. Please I pray to you someone, have her recover her strength quick. I need my best friend by my side, I am not dying alone..

I stood there awaiting his answer with a serious face.

He emerges into the field seeing Icia damaged as I look off to see a few of the the order members . "Hmp Seirei be a good girl and treat Ici and quito. I'll handle the order. I mean come on there on my turf..." He unlocks his instincts, allowing him to increase his smell , sight , and hearing, as he places his hands on the glacier he stands before. " Time to die Zemaxale and your little friend too i can smell him from here. Heh coward watching off in the distince...." He yells . "I know your sent now Tyorex!! I will find you and i will kill you!"

Quickly the ice forms over his hands freezing over his arm making his left arm a spiked ice shield and his right arm a Ice blade. The ice that the fuses against his feet to his knees is pure ice completing his battle armor of strong thick frozen water. He smirks as he gets into his battle position. " SEIREI GET AWAY!" He dashes at Zemaxale with intents to give him hell. "GRAAAAAAh"

I nod and smile as I obey.

Thank you Maru.. ^^

I grab Icisia in my arms, and jump off with her to a safer location. I still remain however in the Hidden Aurora village. This is her home, and it would be wrong to take her out of it. I wanted her to wake up... but for now, all I could do was wait, and protect with my consciousness. I mean, I had no healing tools or experience for anything, so I didn't know what to do, much less what to treat. I just sat there with her head on my lap, and my cradling her waiting, just waiting for her to awake. I looked up at the sky, always so pretty to see the Aurora beams everywhere, I smiled at the sight. And I had hoped that the terrain of her village, and its nature might be enough to cure my fallen friend.

"Icisia, I am hoping soon that you wake up. I doubt you can hear me, but Maru went to handle the order, and I am here to protect and care take to you while he does. When you awake, and are fully okay, we need to find Quito, your sister. We need to help her regain her memory, and then we can have some ramen, because I am starved." I smiled and held her there, protecting her from any danger. It's these times I knew that I was a good friend. I even gave her my sweatshirt to keep her warm. I was to protect her and all my friends, and loved ones, it was a promise I made to myself and everyone else who knew me, a long time ago. And I was going to make it now.

She moans slightly, barely tilting her head to the side. Her right eye opens just barely, but she closes it quickly and moans again. "That burns.." she mumbles quietly. "Wha-what happened? Where am I? Hopefully not dead.. because I feel like it." Icisia can tell that someone is holding her, but because of the burning sensation in her eyes, she can't open them to tell who. On top of that, her energy is almost completely gone. So she can't use her chakra or aura to sense who it is.

"What happened? Well, I'm not entirely sure, but I think it had something to do with that Zema guy, and his darkness seals. Your eyes and your body, and chakra structure.. something about that. And of course we need to find your sister." I said to her sincerely... smiling, just glad to know she was awake and well.

"And I know it burns, it hurts to open your eyes, and your energy level is probably low, so low you can't bear to move.. it's alright you don't have to. I am your best friend, Seirei Sora, and I promise, no swear to you, that before you even have a chance to get a scratch on you, I'll be there to protect you just as all my friends till the day I die." I nodded and looked out the wind blowing, determined. I was determined in this moment to protect her, and if it had to take my soul away from me so be it, if I had to break every bone in my body to do so, then I would. If there would be a chance that I had to fight and die, as she would live, I would do it... just because I care that much for my friends, and thus she shall live on.

"Icisia, you rest. I'm here.. within time you'll be able to open your eyes again, right now it doesn't have to hurt so badly. You don't have to. It's alright I'm here and I will protect you. No worries, you'll be fine in no time, and I promise it, and protect that promise with my life." I smiled towards her, still holding her waiting for a victor of the battle between Maru and Zema.

Icisia shakes her head slightly. "Nuh uh, I don't want to be worthless. If I even have a little energy, I'll use it," she says. She then slowly unties her headband from around her waist and brings it up to her eyes. "If I can't see, I'll improvise until I can." She then grabs each side of her headband and covers her eyes with it, tying it on the back. "Much better.." she says with a slight sigh. "Now to just try and get up. I might need some help Sei," she says smiling towards her friend. She has regained just enough energy from resting that she is able to use some of her chakra to sense anything around herself. This is how she knew where her friend Seirei was standing.

"No.. Icisia, you really don't have to move at all. You're not being worthless, you're not being anything but a kind and determined best friend to me. And I thank you for that, I've had a great deal of pain in my life, as I'm sure you have as well... so it's good to have at least one person that means that much to you, who will never stop believing in you. And thats you, you're my best friend, and if you want me to protect you till the day I die I will." I said looking at her, and going to hold her in my arms tighter as I was already.

"Ici-chan, I care a lot for you. And I don't want you straining your body if you don't have to. Your eyes I know, are bad right now, but in time they with heal. I'll be your eyes, and I can carry you. I'm stronger than I look you know?" I smiled and laughed slightly. "If you wish to go on your own, I can let you for a little while, but I can see in your condition, you're.. just... nevermind, shall we find your sister?" I asked picking her up in my arms.

She tries to stand up as she listens to her best friend, Seirei, talk to her. His words were so calming and true. Every word he said she knew was the truth. When she tried to stand though, she felt so weak and fell back down, though Sei caught her and held her once more. She knew he was trying to keep her from hurting herself even more, but she was so headstrong and stubborn. She hated being on the sidelines, having to be protected, but her energy was just so low, she couldn't hardly do anything. The burning in her eyes had ceased now that they were covered up, away from any light source, but she in the back of her mind, she worried so much about her friends and wanted to help. Maru was strong, but so is Zemaxale. He's unpredictable more than anything. Icisia couldn't bear the thought of her friends getting hurt because of him. "I have to. I can't let him hurt anyone," she mumbles.

Her sister had already been hurt, not by Zemaxale but by one of his cronies. Who knows what Qutio could be doing in her state of confusion? Icisia must find the strength to either face Zemaxale or to find her sister.

"Ici-chan, let me tell you that. Maru is facing off in a battle with Zema, I'm pretty sure he could take care of him. Maru I happen to know is very strong, and can handle even a Sannin for a certain amount of time, I'm almost positive that is so. And if that's the case then, we should have no time escaping. I've seen the tint in Maru's eyes, he's serious about this, and determined to kill him. I'm sure of it, as he is too, he will kill him. He told me to chase after your sister with you, and care take to you until you have enough energy to fend for yourself. I know what you're thinking right now. You don't want to be just a face in the crowd and have done nothing. But you won't have not done anything to help, you know more about the Xzeno's and your sister than I ever did or could." I said to her holding her in my arms in the air.

"I think it's time we track your sister down before she gets even more hurt. I have complete faith in Maru and his abilities. I will protect you as much as I have to, and through this all I shall remain your best friend forever." I smiled and hugged her. I nodded though she couldn't see, her eyes were covered at the moment. I started to run, as I put her on my back. "Do me a favor, hold onto my neck." I smirked and then dashed through everything to try and find the village streets.

Hold on Ici-chan... this is going to be one bumpy adventure...

Icisia wraps her arms around Seirei's neck to hold on. She made sure her grip wasn't too tight, good Lord she didn't want to choke him or anything. "I hope you're right about it all," she says quietly. She has complete faith in Maru, but Zemaxale was so strong. In her past experience with fighting him, he had always proven to be not only Sannin-like strong, but cunning as 100 foxes combined. She rests her head on her friends right shoulder as he runs towards the village. She prayed for all of her friends to be safe.

Tyorex stood on a glacial ledge nearby, watching to two shinobi run towards the village. In the opposite direction was his Master and another shinobi about to battle. "This'll be interesting.. Stay and watch, or get in the way of those two.." he mumbles to himself with a grin.

I nod.

"Right." I said still dashing. I knew that other shinobi was going to be trouble for us. I couldn't have him very well leaving.. and getting in the way. Maru had already sensed him as did I. So, I planted a bomb tag to which he doesn't know about near the glacier he was one and hiding in. Maru knows about it. I headed for the village streets, but of course not knowing the way, I had to rely on Ici's instincts of the village itself, I didn't know the way, and she was partially blind. But I trusted that she knew the way if I were to update her of where I was ever so often.

Qutio we're coming to find you, don't worry you'll be safe soon, and Ici, you'll be fine as well... These guys just don't know what they can handle do they..?

OOC: Yea, I was just about to do that after your post. I was waiting to see if you had anything left to see. Do you want me to post their first or you?