[It's a normal, nondescript day up in the mountains. Save that Aku, still licking his wounds from his defeats, is up there refining his telekinetic powers so that next time, those fools won't even be able to touch him.]
[Time either stood still or flowed far too quickly for Kratos, and it was with the latter that he could live every day in this village and still deem himself sane. Today, however, the former was plaguing him, what with both Presea and Svala away to attend to mundane duties.
In other words, he was bored.
It was when he realized that he was reading the same sentence several times in one of his books that he stopped what he was doing, dressed appropriately for battle, then left a note for Presea telling her that he'd be back soon before he left the house, seeking a companion to work off the sense of boredom and, dare he acknowledge it, anxiousness. Far too many thoughts and emotions have been showing their ugly faces and making him doubt himself and his purpose in both worlds. He knew at least one person could understand, and there was just one person he could trust with that.
Soon enough, Kratos found himself knocking on Yuan's door.]
[Yuan knew only too well what it was like to be bored in this place. He'd always had a hard time sitting still and while he was more prone to try and undertake action when he first arrived in Luceti, he still couldn't stand sitting inside the house all day. It's sad how a prison where experiments are performed seemed almost peaceful compared to the life he was used to.
All the better that there was a knock on the door, snapping him out of his thoughts. With no one else in the house but himself at the moment, he was the one to reach the door and answer it. One glance at Kratos' attire and weaponry told him all he needed to know.]
[But one look at Yuan, and he already knows what the answer to that is. He turns his head to the forest, silently choosing their battleground. At the moment, life within the village was too much for him, and he needed time away from it all, even if it meant facing the danger of an angry wolf.]
Do you really think I'd have anything planned? [Rhetorical or not, Yuan felt a need to answer that anyway. He couldn't just pass up an opportunity to act like the pessimist, after all. He opens the door further so Kratos can enter if he wants, before turning to head further inside.]
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In other words, he was bored.
It was when he realized that he was reading the same sentence several times in one of his books that he stopped what he was doing, dressed appropriately for battle, then left a note for Presea telling her that he'd be back soon before he left the house, seeking a companion to work off the sense of boredom and, dare he acknowledge it, anxiousness. Far too many thoughts and emotions have been showing their ugly faces and making him doubt himself and his purpose in both worlds. He knew at least one person could understand, and there was just one person he could trust with that.
Soon enough, Kratos found himself knocking on Yuan's door.]
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All the better that there was a knock on the door, snapping him out of his thoughts. With no one else in the house but himself at the moment, he was the one to reach the door and answer it. One glance at Kratos' attire and weaponry told him all he needed to know.]
Another sparring session?
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[But one look at Yuan, and he already knows what the answer to that is. He turns his head to the forest, silently choosing their battleground. At the moment, life within the village was too much for him, and he needed time away from it all, even if it meant facing the danger of an angry wolf.]
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Just let me get my things.
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