Necron: The Legend Of Rezar DeathWind

Chapter 102: Kitsune (II): First Contact

There was a clear beaten path that led up to a curtain of thick mist that seemed to have blanketed a significant part of the Kerwood forest, it was rather ominous in its being and there was a chill in the air that even Rezar himself could not deny feeling. His perception of danger was completely off the charts, he had this distinct feeling that he was being watched by someone, but the problem was he couldn't tell who, or what.

"Don't bother trying to find them Lord Rezar, if the kitsune's don't want to be seen, then I doubt there's anything that can expose them to the light." Priest said to Rezar, falling easily into his role as an advisor, while Rezar furrowed his eyebrows and focused his eyes.

The mist in front of him seemed to blur and shimmer in and out of existence, all he could understand was that it wasn't normal as it looked like a murky grey wall of soup being stirred by the wind, in much the same way there would be ripples in a pond. He shifted his gaze around and noticed there was a slight shimmer on one of the trees bordering the mist, but it was only there for a second before it disappeared, making Rezar think it was a trick of the light, or his active use of his divine constitution was making him a bit light headed.

"Priest? Tell me more about these Kitsune's, what are we walking into." Rezar asked, as he reflex tightened his hands around the reins bound to Ant Tony.

"Well Kitsune's are from old earth legends, from a country on the easternmost part of the planet called Japan. Out there in the world now lost to us, they're stories, but here. They're real. Also known as demon foxes, or tailed foxes, the Kitsune's clan has always been a close knit and tight one. There are 8 known branches of the clan, and it seems this is the rumored, and legendary ninth clan of the Kitsune's.

But it would be wrong to jump to conclusions, either way the Kitsune's are very dangerous magic users, and their abilities and prowess don't come from their classes, but from their race.

Masters of the art of illusions, fire, Runic Wards and transmogrification. They're a terrible people to have as an enemy as they're fiercely loyal to their families and for those lucky enough to have one in their employ, loyal to their masters.

They operate on the premise of honor above all, one of the best at swordplay and spearmanship, and practically one of the most dangerous infantry and assassination units in Elysium. So no matter how this goes, bad or good, we cannot become their enemies. Because in Elysium there are some things that even a horde of undeath can't even stop, and the Kitsune clan amongst the beast clans are one of them."

"Yare, Yare Kari sama, seems this old clergy knows so much about us, but it begs the question though, if he knew we were as dangerous as he says we are, what possess the old man to come trespassing in our lands and come marching up our borders?" as soon as that voice sounded out, the curtain of mist seemed to ripple as two women, followed by a well but weirdly armored contingent of guards walked out of it.

The guards had on some weird red armor that didn't look like the standard of Elysium, he didn't know much about this japan that priest talked about, but maybe this was how they wore armor back in the old days. The guards were at least three dozen and were armed with a katana and wakizashi along with bows and arrows. Two of the guards didn't carry bows, but massive spears that had blades the length of normal sabers, he knew what this was called though, it was a Naginata.

Rezar shifted his gaze to the two women in front of him, the one who had just finished speaking was dressed in a vibrant green kimono with her hair up in a bun and her slender and petite body hugged tightly in all the right places. The other woman who he suspected to be the leader was dressed in a white elaborate fur coat, placed on a light blue and silver kimono with motifs of the moon and foxes, and a lot of flowers.

And then finally the one thing that set all these people apart was the tails on their back, of the guards, they all had four tails, with the two with the Naginata having five and the two women having six each. To Rezar it seemed the number of tails anyone individual has showed just how much power they had or rather how strong they were. The guards seemed weaker than their charge, but the moment Priest had told him they were masters of illusions, Rezar had been on his guard, because what he was seeing might not be what was necessarily true.

"What do you want?" the woman with the six tails asked as she looked at Rezar with a piercing look in her eyes that seemed to become more and more intense as the time went by.

"My Good friends, we are sorry to intrude on you like this, but your territory borders ours so we."

[Get them to leeeeeaaaaaavvvvvve]

Rezar narrowed his eyes at the voice, but he was the only one who could hear it, well just him and the leader of the Kitsune, and the other woman who seemed to be her assistant or spokesperson. It was weird, but even more so when no one else reacted as if they had heard the voice.

"We don't care, please; leave or we will respond with force!" the green dressed Kitsune said, while the one called Kari sama had looked on impassively.

"We're sorry, but we came here to foster an alli..."

"I said LEAVE!!!!" she yelled even louder this time as wind whipped past the forest and brought an even deeper chill on the bodies of everyone there. Rezar decided to step in, he didn't want this to get out of hand, besides it seems there was more going on here than the Kitsune's would like to admit.

"That's enough Priest, we will go, but on one condition." Rezar said as he came down from Ant Tony.

"And what Condition is that!" the green clothed Kitsune asked. And then Rezar in an impassive voice and an equally straight face pointed to the leader and said.

"I want to Touch her tails."

"Ahhh!! What!!! Why?????" the green clothed Kitsune asked as Kari seemed to turn red, but Rezar knew for a fact that she was angry, and all he could say was...

"I'm just curious about how it would feel."