Chapter 3 Riddles and Answers

I started to feel my senses coming back to me, but I was in pure darkness. Nothingness. Trying to move was hard because of this affliction in my body. Every part of my body felt weak, from my fingertips to my toes, a striking pain cross me. But I felt scared of the dark, which is unusual because i get potency from the dark, but I felt daunt. Moving my eyes around the room, I didn't see anything, it was just the same scene over and over. What should I do? I thought, My body hurts like hell, and no ones here to help me.
Then suddenly I heard wings flapping, and a flickering of light. Yes, I'm saved. I exclaim in my head, But there's still the problem of not being able to move. I tried to yell out, but nothing came out, not slightest sound. Damn it.
I just laid there, and the flapping continue, and the light stayed. But the wings got more louder and the luster grew bigger. It's getting closer! I thought in excitement. C'mon baby, closer! So the closer it got, the happier I got. Soon the sounds stop when it was in eye sight.
Oh crap. I said in my head once I notice who it was, not him.
It was Kagami. But he didn't look like a normal human. He had those black wings that stuck out of his back. What makes it worse was that he was my savior. His face was jolly, but his aura does match. He stretched out his hand that wasn't holding the candle, and said, "Here, let me help you."
I turn away from him, and said, "I don't accept help from a monster."
Instead of waiting for me to gain assistance, he clutched the side of my face close to his, and said with stern eyes, "I'm not a monster, I'm a crow." Then subtracted the distance between us, which made us-.
"kyaaaaaaaa!" I woke up with a ear shattering wail that probably woke up the whole dormitory.
"What a horrible nightmare." I told myself as i put my hand to my forehead. "There was a throng, and a gakuen, and..and a crow, and..." I started to look around and notice that I wasn't in my room. "Oh frick-itty-frack-frack." And snuggle out of the bed. "Where am I?"
The area around me was decorated with frilly and feminine objects. The walls had wallpaper of a 12 year old who were at the age of when they start thinking of perverted things. The furnish was of dainty sofas and couches. And the ceiling had mirrors on them. But what's worse was the main color of the room was...PINK. And the bed was all the decorations put into one. The bed was of a frilly feminine hot pink. There were pillows that were heart shaped, and the sheets were messed up from me sleeping in it.
This is what you would find in a love hotel!
"Oh you woken up."
I turn around and saw the nightmare come to life. It was Kagami, but he was in his uniform.
"I hope you like it, I made it especially for you."
I didn't want to look back at the dread and despair of the perimeter. "Yeah, I love it...If I was into that crap."
He cock his head to one side and said, "Well, then I guess you won't like that outfit, then."
"What are you talking about? I should still be wearing my uniform." His eyes moved up and down my body, then bit his bottom lip, and I got scared. I didn't dare to look at what I was wearing. But my eyes betrayed me and I started to freak out. "What the hell am I wearing?"
He put his hand to his chin and said, "You didn't look comfortable in the sailor's uniform, so I decided to strip you into different clothes. Which are mine, cause I thought you want to have more roomy clothes. Such a pity that it's not you're uniform." Then gave a exhausted sigh.
"Like hell that would happen." I said when I saw my luggage and ran into the bathroom to change. Then I said in a whisper, "but that would get the job done, for another time."

When I was done changing, Kagami was in his uniform, and was standing next to the window. When I came up, he creak it open, and a gust of wind enter the room. "Time to go." Then jumped out the window.
"Kagami!" I scream out the window when he suddenly jumped. Only to find that he was flying.
"Aww, you care about me." He said when he heard me out the window ledge.
"No I don't. Just die then."
He came up just then and said, "Why don't you fly like when you were a kid."
I look back at him, "what are you talking about? I could never fly, I never have before."
He started to chuckle, which means he didn't took me seriously. "now, now, Nyru. You can't be serious." he then rested his hand on my back, and said as he pushed me out the window, "We'll then, off you go."
"Kyaaaaa...huh?" I shriek, but I landed on something comfy. I checked my surrounding, and I was shock at what I landed on. A tree branch.
"That was a close one." It said when it reeled me in. Then the maple tree seated me on his head and said, "It would be bad if you injured your body from falling off such a high altitude."
When he talked to me, it soothed my mind, as I said in a kind voice, "thank you for saving me. My name is-."
"Nyru Satomi, I know." The maple said before I could finish. Then it continue, "my name is Hanabe Souku, at your service."
I looked at the leaves that surrounding me, and said, "Um, a tree is going to serve me?"
The tree started to shake, then Hanabe said, "Oh, my bad." Then the rumbling stopped and once again Hanabe spoke, "Here I am, princess."
I turn my head left and right, but I didn't see anything. "Where are you?"
"Down here" Then I felt a slight tap on my knees.
I looked down and saw a little forest creature. "Oh," then I picked it up and pinched it's cheeks. "You're one little squirrel aren't you."
He pushed my fingers away with his tiny paws, "I'm not that tiny. And I'm not a squirrel. I'm a skin walker. Changing from one form to another" Then he asked, "Do you want to teleport to school?"
I was startled at the question, I mean, I never heard of a skin walker of teleporting abilities. So I stayed silence for a moment until I heard Kagami's voice waving in the air, "Nyru! Were are you?"
"Unless you want to go to school with him?" Hanabe said when he climbed up to my head. "Personally, I wouldn't trust him by what he just did just then. Pushing you out the window like that, despicable."
I nodded in agreement. "I know, but Yuki told me to not take it to heart, so I won't."
"Well, anyways, what about the teleporting?"
"Well..."
"Nyru!" Just when I was about to say yes, Kagami came. "I was searching for you. Now," then he extended his hand, "let's go to school."
"Do you really want to?" Hanabe insist. "there's always teleporting."
"Uhh" I was thinking this over, but I came with a conclusion, "Tele away." I said straight forwardly.
Kagami asked when he came into earshot, "who are you talking to?"
"Okay, let's teleport." Hanabe said when I said yes.
I looked around and the trees were shaking and soon the leaves began to swirl around me like a whirlpool. Kagami probably notice and I could hear him shouting my name. But soon his voice came lost when all corners became blurry with the wind surrounding me. But I didn't mind what was happening. I was probably safer by teleporting to school instead of begin with Kagami. Soon I felt like I was floating in air, but when I looked down, it turns out that I was levitating. I closed my eyes to enjoy the ride, but soon awoken to a soothing voice, "Nyru?"
I peek out of one eye and saw that I was facing Yuki. "Oh, good morning Yuki."
He smile at me and said, "It's a very nice morning. I hope your enjoying your morning, miss Satomi.
"What are you talking about?" Then the answer came when I felt a hand on my thigh. "Oh." Then set myself down. "Sorry, I didn't realize." Then said under my breath, "damn that Hanabe."
"So, let me guess, Kagami thought you could fly like him, so he pushed you out the window?" Yuki stated when I was fixing my skirt.
"Wow, that was like perfect." I said in amazement.
He pull out his handkerchief and started to wipe my face. "He did that to me before."
"I didn't take it to heart like you said."
He finish cleaning my face and said, "Good girl. It must be nice that Kagami found you again."
"What are you talking about now?
He put his index finger to his lips and said, "in due time." Then he looked up and said, "well, your hubby is here. Hey Kagami."
"He's not my hubby!" I shriek when he walked up to Kagami.
"Were going to get some breakfast, do you want some?" Yuki suggested over is shoulder.
I nodded immediately, mainly cause I was hungry. But when we were walking to the dinning room, a though floated in my mind, what am I going to eat? I mean, my diet was men souls. I never really ate anything else every since I was born and reborn.
Once we made it to the dinning room, we met up with Jiro. He was obviously holding our seats for us. He must have thought we were coming as planed. We greeted him with a simple 'hey' and 'hellos' from Kagami and Yuki, and a smile from me.
Once I sat down, I noticed that there was food laid out before me. Everyone just helped themselves, but I just sat there, staring at my breakfast. I felt so left out, because I didn't understood what all of this is. I don't even remember the last time I ate anything that humans consider food. I turn to look what Yuki was doing; he was eating some kind of noodle. Kagami was eating some kind of meat, and so did Jiro. While I remained in my seat, sneaking peeks over the others eating, my food stayed untouched.
Yuki notice me first and said, "Do you want something different?"
I just shook my head.
Yuki then scooted over to me, and scooped up some of what was on my plate and pinched my chin up before he said, "Nyru, say ahh." then shoved it in my mouth.
The flavor touched my tastes buds, and my eyes widen when the rush of sweetness slithered down my throat. Some of it stayed on my tongue and partied there. I was amazed by how good it tasted. But it's not better than a man's soul, their still number one.
"So, do you like it?" Yuki said when he retrieve the spoon back. "good huh?"
I immediately nodded, it seems that that's all I could do.
"It's creme caramel. I bet you didn't knew what to eat, cause you never tried it before. I'm right, aren't I?"
"Yeah." I said, when I was able to talk, "I never had anything like that. It was incredible." Then I imitate Yuki by picking up the spoon and scooping a portion and shoving it into my mouth.
It was so sweet that it made me smile.
Jiro jumped in with his statement, "You mean, you never had any of this before. Face it, you never had any human food before. This is your first." Then finished it with a smirk.
Kagami smacked him on the back of the head, and said, "that's enough! Just because she's different, doesn't do her wrong."
"Oh no no." I insisted, "it's true that I have never ate any human food recently, and I'm a bit ashamed, but I don't mind. But I am different than you." Then a thought occurred, "What are you all anyways, I mean, if Kagami is a tengu, then that means there must be something up." Then I pointed a spoon at them, "Come on, spill it."
Yuki said, "I'm an ice demon."
Jiro followed up with, "I'm a werewolf, but more like a timber wolf."
Then Kagami, "Tengu, crow, and you?
"I'm a succubus, well, was. I don't know what I am now."
They just stared at me, and said in unison, "You don't know what you are?"
"Nope, ever since..." I should tell them about the letter, they might not believe, or they will think I'm a threat. I simply said, "There was an incident, and I don't like to talk about it. It was really tragic."
"Oh, don't worry about it, we won't ask." Yuki said while patting my back. "I think Kagami has some personal news for us, so can you give us a minute?"
"Yeah, sure, no problem." Then I stood up and started walking towards the door, but turned and said over my shoulder, "where do I go?"
"Just explore the school. Just don't go into the forest by yourself." Yuki shouted over.
I nodded and stepped outside.

I finish my exploring around the school and now I'm sitting down under an oak tree. As I walked around the school before, I saw some fascinating things. I never knew this academy had so much equipment and technology. Every classroom I went to had computers and something on the board that's educational. Plus, there is a wondrous garden in the back doors of the school. That's not something you can find in any public school.
"This is nice," I told myself, "everything is so quiet, and relaxed." Then started humming a tone while thinking to myself, I wonder why I haven't made my move yet. More likely, I can't. Staring at my hand, clutching air in my palms until it turned red did no good. What powers do I have? I mean, the paper didn't really say what I can do. Only that I can protect myself, but yet I haven't been able to.
Then the sun peaked out of the clouds and revealed light that touched my arm, and the wind started chiming in unison to my tune. And why did I even fainted? I'm way stronger than that! Then gave out a sigh when I said, "well, I was."
"Was what?"
A voice came from above me. It was Hanabe.
"Well?" Then motioned his tiny paws upward, "come join me, and we can talk."
I did what he said and climbed up the olden tree. But I didn't really climbed, I more of jump than that on the branch next to him. Once I settled down in a sitting position on the branch right next to him, I immediately ask, "Are you following me?"
He gasped and put his paws to his mouth, "I did no such thing! All I did was continually watched out for you and your surroundings. You can call it stalking."
"Oh, whatever." I stared at my feet, then close to the sun, "why must this happen to me? I mean, I sort of saw this coming, but I just wonder if things would be different if," I gave out a exhausted sigh instead of finishing my sentence. I then shift my head to Hanabe, "What am I! I know that I'm not a seductress anymore. I just don't understand the situation that has bestowed on me, and the extra people that I'm interacting with, like Yuki and Jiro. I'm fainting here and there, and beginning to feel weaker than before."
"Things change from time to time, we can't have everything we desire."Hanabe said.
"But I don't want to change! I was find the way I was before...Before all of this." I exclaim wavering my hands frantically over my body.
"Really?" Hanabe said with doubt in his eyes. "The person before you was a seductress who tempted men into giving their lives up. The Nyru that wouldn't take 'no' for an answer. The same Nyru that can break any life form with just a glimpse of an eye. The Nyru that-."
"Okay, enough!" I shouted at him with rage. Then turned away from him and said in a soft tone, "I was a mess. But what I did was for the good of myself. If I didn't, I wouldn't have survived." Then I heard a rustling of leaves in the background, "What was that?" I jerk my head around, but saw nothing. "Did you hear that?"
Hanabe looked over to where I last stared at, "I didn't hear anything, nor seen anything."
I glared at the spot that I heard a noise, but turn back and focus my eyes in Hanabe's and ask, "may you tell me what I am. I'm sure you know."
"I sure do," he said while nodded, "but I can't tell you-."
I clutched his tiny body and said, "Just tell me! I need to know!" Then shook him in my bind filled with range.
"Okay! I'll tell you, just put me down!" Hanabe demanded and pleaded.
I seated him down, but he ran off. I heard something that sounded like a spitting noise in the direction Hanabe went. When the sound stopped, he reappeared, but his face was a bit droopy.
"Now, I'm prohibited to tell you," he said as he wiped his mouth, "since you were so rash about it, I guess I have to give you a hint."
"A hint?" I asked blankly, "It better be a good hint."
"It is. Let me ask you, do you feel refresh right now?"
"Is that my hint, or a question?" I asked while raising an eyebrow. "I do feel relax in some way."
He nodded in pleasure, "then I see that it's coming near."
"What's coming near?"
"Here's your hint." Then he climbed on my head and said, "What is the most luxurious place to the earth? The one that knows the most lives their, and the grandfather sits at the very top and protects his children, he will tell you, not by voice, but by mind, and that's were you will know what you really are by heart." Then he disappear.
"What the hell is that suppose to mean?"

"Nyru!"
What is the riddle stand for? I thought to myself, There must be some hidden motive in his words.
"Nyru!"
Or, he was just tricking me for the fun of it.
"Nyru!"
Oh, that skin walker is going to be skinned for life if he was.
"NYRU!"
"What? Who? What?" I said frantically when I heard my name being shouted. I looked around, and saw Yuki coming up from behind. "Oh, hey Yuki!"
He came up to me, and sat down along the side of the brick fence of the school with me. "Took you long enough to reply."
"Sorry, I was thinking of something." I wince.
"Yeah, I can tell. It's written all over your face."
"There's nothing on my face," I said when I touched my cheek.
"It's a figure of speech."
"I guess." Then I forgot to ask, "so, what were you guys talking about?"
He put his index finger on his lips and said, "that's classified."
"C'mon." I insisted while inching forward, "you could tell me."
That's the problem, it's about you
"It's about me?" I ask in confusion.
He had a shocked face when he said, "I never said that."
I locked my eyes in his, and then he said, how did she know?
"Because you told me."
"What? Did you hit your head when you were exploring?" Yuki ask, thinking I'd gone insane.
"But you just said, 'how did she know,' and all I did was response."
"I never said that." He said without moving his eyes from mine. At least I thought of it.
"That's it!" I exclaimed with excitement. Then removed my eyes from his. "The riddle must have separate answers!" Then started to jump up and down in the air.
"Wait wait wait. hold the phone there." Yuki said when he got me to settle down. "What is it about a riddle, and separate answers, and the jumping?"
"All the answers will come in due time, all you need to do is search for it." Then set off.
"What a strange girl, but she does have potential, I'll giver her that much."

"Hey Jiro!" I shouted and waved to Jiro when I saw him.
He came up to me and said, "hey, what's up?"
"I'm just wondering, what is it like to be a timber wolf?"
"Really?" He said then put a enervated hand to his head and scratched it. "Well, it would be to run around in the open lands freely. Feeling the winds of the air blowing pass your flank and ears."
I stared at him, astonish. "What's the point in that? I mean, you can just run on the highway. The feeling is the same, with the wind blowing and there is a lot of land." Then I started to
play with my fingers, twirling them with the other, "I just don't think that's very fun."
Jiro shoved his hands into his pockets and said, "There is a difference. The highway is a death trap for animals that are like me. The lands were destroyed and no longer holds life to them."
"That's what I don't get. how can there be no life on those roads. Many people drive on it, and they seem to be alive. So how can there be a difference to the roads compared to nature."
""Well," he said sheepishly, "There is just more excitement in the forest. More trees."
"Oh." I said with alarm in my voice, "I get it. your just interested in your hygiene. I guess you can't do your business on the road because people who passes by will look at you."
"No, that's not what I mean." Jiro said in a rush.
"Really, it's what you intended to say. The forest is like a wolf's toilet around every corner. Well, I guess I'm done here if that's what I'm looking for."
Then I turned my heal and started off until three steps later he took my hand and pulled me back.
"I don't want to have a bad label like that. I didn't mean for you to get that idea."
"Then what?" I started to stare him down to see if I can read his mind like I did with Yuki.
"It just that the trees are really angelic, and some way." Then he thought, damn, this is hard to explain to a novice.
"Who's a novice?" I snapped at him when I heard what he thought. "And it's not that hard, Just say what you know, and I'll be on my way, or I can just ask Yuki and he will tell me, no questions asked."
"Fine, I'll just say what ever and you can't ask me anything else about this subject till further notice." He said with a sharp tone that I can only nod to. he took in a deep breath and said, "The reason i like the forest is because everyone in there is very welcoming. They pamper you, and they always know when your going to arrive. The scenery is extremely lovely and it's the safest place for me. Most people can't see the true beauty of it. There is a special barrier that repels those who want to do it wrong. And those who are not pure hearted, and intentions are true. What I'm trying to say is that it's beautiful, and that it's can resurrect those who need life. It's like a big house that the huge family can live. It's like the most beautiful place on earth, in my opinion."
"Wait, what did you just said?"
"The most beautiful place?"
"That's it! I finally get another part the riddle." I beamed when I figured a segment of it. Then I started off to somewhere else.
"What a strange girl. Is she really as great as I heard? Humph, I hope so."

"I ran so quickly that I'm now on the rooftop." I chuckled to myself. The view was amazing, everything was so lively, except one part of the scenery. In the corner of the school was a dark area of trees. But I moved over to what really set my mind wondering. A tree. It was one bare tree that stood near the edge by itself. There was nothing near it, no plants or animals as far as I can see. All the other plants look dark, but that one tree looked bright, as though it was a lone star in the clearest night. It seems to be its own, like there's nothing that can disturbed. I admired it.
"What are you looking at way up here?" Kagami stated when he approached my. He lean against the wired bars of the fence next to me.
"Oh nothing." I said immediately, "Just looking around, finding new things and jotting it down in my notebook," I said pointing to my blank hand.
"Well, I can see that you are enjoying it here, "Kagami assumed, "or at least I think you are."
"It's alright, there are a lot of things that amuses me. But I don't understand some stuff." I gripped tighter on the wires and said, "there's just too much going on."
He then put his arm around me, I guess to make me feel better. But I managed to squirm out of his grasp. But I made it worse by how I removed his arm from my shoulders to him putting his hands on my waist.
"You know, what your doing is not really helping." I hissed at his actions.
"But I am your fiance, so I can do what ever." Then leaned his head on my shoulder blade.
"Yeah, "I sighed, "and that 'what ever' is going to get you hurt."
But he didn't budge, "you know I love you. That's why I'm doing this, to show you my passion."
"No." I said bitterly, "I know you are obsess, and all your showing is your obsession of me." Then I pinched his hand to let me go, which he did.
"Well, either way, your my future wife. And theirs no getting out of it." He said nodding.
"What ever." Then I looked out, but The same image appeared. I felt a little sad inside.
He looked in my direction then made a frown, "what are you looking at?"
I looked at him with a one eye brow raised, then turned back to the tree. "I guess Jiro was right." I muttered to myself.
"Huh?"
"You don't see it? Do you?" I questioned. "I guess the barrier works."
"What are you talking about? All I see are trees, a lot of them." He stated the obvious.
"But, don't you see, That lone tree that's all by itself?" I asked in my soft tone.
"Oh!" He gaped, "that tree that's not near any of the other trees?"
I guess he has a pure heart, or at least has true intentions I thought, "Yeah, I feel so sad for it. But yet, I find it to be independent and strong cause of that." Then smiled at it, "I want to visit it, to show how much I love it."
"I'm sorry to say this, but no one is allow to go into the forest." He said sympathetically. "But I do so wish to see it. It's a gingkgo biloba tree. The oldest and very first ginkgo tree in Japan. I kind of picture him as a grandfather of all nature."
"Grandfather," I whispered to myself, "it can't be."
"Oh, yes. see how he's not near any trees. It's because they are connected by his roots underground. Each one is getting life into themselves by just that one yew. None of them can die if he still stands. He can heal those who wish it, and those who seem worthy. I remember when I ran away, and I can upon here. I didn't know anything that was going on. I happened to be face to face with the great yew tree. He told me that I must search in my heart of what I am, and how I would know what is right from wrong. I didn't know how to, but when I closed my eyes and looked deep inside of me, I found what I was looking for, and I realized that even though I might be alone, the moon is always there for me." He then gave a sad look of the premonition. of the past. "I do wish I can see him again, so I can give my thanks to him. To show how much he did for me."
I thought of what he said, then something clicked inside my mind. So I thought, okay, from what I heard from Jiro is that the forest is the first answer, then Kagami answered the second and third and Yuki fished the fourth, so the last one is for me. But maybe I might have the wrong answers. Either way, I'm going to find out. Then I broke free of Kagami's grip and went back down stairs and out of the school.
"Where is she off to, leaving me without a goodbye kiss."

I was running toward the Cryptic Forest, and jumping over rocks and dodging trees that were on standby. I was huffing in gasps of air. I can feel the wind blowing against me, making me slow down, but it didn't bothered me, I just kept sprinting. When I saw the gingkgo biloba tree, I was showered in sweat and exhaustion. It looked so close, yet I bet it was like five miles from me. I started off again towards it, but when I ran just about one ahead, I heard a *boom* noise from above. I examine the sky that was once clean, but now tainted by clouds of gray and black. Then they started to cry and spread beads of liquid on the lands. The wind started to push the leaves of the trees around me, then disappear. I was taken back by what was happening, but that wasn't all. When I looked at the yew again, I saw the barrier. It was a shield that wrap around the perimeter like a balloon that saves it's air.
I thought to myself, 'what could this mean? I touched the hem of the barrier at the bottom, but I didn't felt a thing. My hand just went through it. So it doesn't effect me, then. I took a step through the shield while closing my eyes. When I think I stepped over, I quickly opened them, and notice that nothing has changed, except that the barrier is gone, and that I got one step ahead.
*Boom!* The thunder roared in my direction. Then a flash of lightning flew through the sky. I guess it's a sign that I need to get going, before everyone notices that I'm gone. I thought to myself. It's just right there, I just need to run about four more miles.
I stepped on it, and literally ran as fast as I could. Sprinting with the wind gushing at my face, and the rain soaking me from head to toe in every direction. The rain started to blind me, but I made it to my destination. I stood in front of him, the grandfather of all trees, the forest, the life of all wild life. I sucked in a breath, then came up upon him. When I was up close to a talking position, I immediately said, "how do you do, grandfather." Then made a rusty curtsy. But kept my head down.
The leaves shook, like he was laughing. Then he roared, rise my child. Please to meet the great Nyru that my son has told me about. Greet has made, and greet has finish But please, call
me Ikiru, no last name.
I lifted my head cautiously. The yew's trunk made a face of an elderly man. "So I was right. I mean, my friends were. Your name means live life to the fullest?" He nodded and I continued, "S-so you know what I am?" He nodded again, "May you tell me?"
This time, he shook his head. You must know on your own.
"But!" I started to object, but he stopped me.
You said if I would tell you, and I rejected. I never said that I wouldn't help you. Now, put your right hand on my heart.
I reached my hand to him, when I touched him, there felt a warm sensation. It tingled and lingered I'm me. I looked around, but all I saw was me, and what surrounded me was forest lands. Everything was green, and beautiful.
Do you like it?
"Yes, I love it. It's beautiful," I looked around some more, and notice a waterfall. I crept over to it and looked into it, and saw my reflection. "What the?" My hair grew from the middle of my back, to my waist. My eyes changed from being blood red, to a everlasting green. My hair was from bleached blond, to an almond brown. Even my ears became pointy, like elves. I place my hand on my cheek, and looked down, and wide eyed by what I was wearing, again. It was like a robe, made of leaves that formed to be clothes. It really felt weird. But somehow, this seems normal. "This is so amazing. But what does this mean?"
What do you think you are? That's the question.
I looked at my reflection, and noticed that I was smiling at myself. "I-I'm a nymph, aren't I?"
Do you understand what nymph you are?
I looked back at him, confusion in my green eyes, "What do you mean. I thought there was only one type of forest nymph."
Technically, there is a variety of nymphs; air, storm, earth, mountain, water, ice, wood, fire, and light. I might think that your either earth or wood. But, what I can see, you look like a wood nymph. But who knows, you could be a mix.
"Okay then," I said staring at the ground, then looked up and added, "I-."
There was a rumbling in the earth that cause me to fall on my knees. Quick! You need to get out of here so we can see what's happening.
Once in an instant I was near the waterfall, then I was back to the Cryptic Forest. The earth growled more intensely here. The storm continued but more violent. But something it's different here. The sky was more darker, and the grass turned yellow, and the trees are going bare. "What's happening?"
Then a voice shriek across the sky that made me shudder at the sound of the tone.
"Well well well, look at that? The poor novice looks so pitiful, it makes me want to laugh. Ha, ha ha, ha!"
It was a, what looks like a fairy. She floated above the ground with grace and dignity. Her winds flapping in unison with the wind. She glided her fingers through her black hair making their way down towards her silk black dress, as she glared at me with her sharp hazel eyes.
"Who are you?" I demanded when I got back to my feet, not paying any attention to the fact that all the features that were on me that I got inside Ikiru, where still there.
Her simple laugh turned into a snicker as she said, "who you ask? You mean us?" Then she turned around, revealing two other females. "I'm Akira Tsukasa. Fairy."
Then the one behind her came up showing off her deep blue dress that hung freely around her knees, and her golden hair flowing neatly over her shoulders, and said, "I'm Kirimi Takimoto, Siren." Then made a jolly face, which was appealing to her cyan blue eyes.
"I'm, Kirika Hiame. Skin Walker." As she said that, she frigid a little with her silver highlight in her black hair, and her white feathery like robe, but tried to make her starless blue eyes seem fierce, but not successfully .
"Skin Walker?" Then I immediately remembered Hanabe. Then whispered, "Hanabe Souko."
"You called?"
At the moment I said his name, he came. But there was something different about him. He was human. His eyes and hair were of the same color, but there was something that was attracting me towards him. "Sorry I'm late."
Someone help me! Don't just stand there and do nothing! Hurry!
Ikiru struggled by an armed man in leather armor, with piercing aquamarine eyes, that seems darker than they appear. He held a rope around Ikiru, that glowed a tainted black, which seems to be draining him.
"My name is Akuji Haruto. Dark Elf." Then tighten his grip, "Your friend here can't even last long. Such a useless thing."
"Akuji? You mean dark deed? Someone sure is full of himself." Then turned my attention back to Akira, "What did you come here for?"
She linked her palms together and said as something glowed between them, "I'm here for you." Then faced her hand in my direction as two light beams came shooting out at me.
And all I could do is stare. I'm in a load of shit now.