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 Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:42 am
Standing, Umeda's tiny form walked over to the bowl. His arm moved outward, a very small stream of tea rising into the air. Opening his mouth, the spirit drank the levitating tea, then put his arm back down and looked toward Izanagi's mother.
"What power I have gained and what power I have always possessed need not be known to mortals." Noe spoke carefully, his large black eyes watching the woman very very closely. "I hold the power to protect your son. I nearly died protecting your son. Meanwhile both of you who claim to be his parents... were nowhere to be seen. If you can see spirits. If you can capture or keep or kill them... then why did you leave Izanagi unprotected? It was happenstance that I even ran into the boy in the first place."
His arm moved out again, another small stream of tea. Drinking it, the kodama's face then turned to Izanagi's father.
"You should educate your son on the world unseen by this one... least he fall prey to it again." Umeda spoke coldly before suddenly, without any warning... vanishing completely.
Okay so maybe NOT completely...
He reappeared upstairs in Izanagi's bedroom, naught but a sakura petal left on the table downstairs.
However...
The kodama reshaped his body into the visible form of a human, all the while using the sakura he had left behind as a medium, using it to listen to the conversation downstairs.
He didn't enjoy people seeing his true form.
Of course he also didn't enjoy people he didn't know talking to him in general.
This... would be easier.
Plus, it might give the small family a chance to talk.
Umeda would learn all he could from this spying trick, all the while standing at Izanagi's bedroom window and looking out at the street below.
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 5:01 am
"Heh? Don't talk like you know everything because you had live for so long immortal. Immortals still die." Kojiro replied pulling off the cigarette and tap the tip lightly. "Otosan! The ashes!" Yurika said angrily because her husband had dirtied the carpet. "I thought you would know as a kodama. Although Izanagi was suppose to be born with strong magical power just like any Tamiya. But, to protect him from a certain threat, we left the mansion and even gave up our position." That threat refers to Oiwa. "We left him alone most of the time, that is because Iza-chan absorbs our power easily. We want him to remain a normal boy with no spiritual powers. However, he was such a naughty boy and had touched something he shouldn't." Yurika crossed her arms, seeming annoyed by Izanagi's current situation. "Koji and I went out to look for cure but since time is shortage right now...We won't be going anywhere till the threat comes and ends." She said.
Right. The parents should start teaching their son how to protect his own instead since they can turn their son back to normal anymore. Kojiro thinks the kodama is really rude to leave like that without saying anymore words. He looked at the small petal which lies on the tea table. "What if I put a kodama's flower petal into the tea, okasan?" The man said pointing at his bowl of tea. Yurika quirked an eyebrow at her husband and then look at her son. "So Iza-chan." She smiled to the boy. "Go take a shower and rest. Otosan and I need to discuss something. Privately and undisturbed. It should be done when you finish bathing. Okay?"
Izanagi sighed and smiled back. "You guys are always like this. But you better tell me what is going on this time. I don't wish you guys to hide secrets from me anymore. I deserve to know what I am and why I am here because...I am your son." The boy stood and pick his bag, ready to go upstairs to his room. "And, welcome home." He turned back and say.
The boy open the door and saw Umeda inside. "Ah, you are here." He put down the bag beside his study desk. "You don't seem to like my family at all. First there was Sayori, then Yon, and Shiori...and now my parents. Oh, I forgot! You even said my grandpa is an idiot too." The descendant smiled at the kodama. "Well~I'm going to take my shower. Happy eavesdropping!" As he closed the door and head towards to the bathroom.
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:11 am
"Of course I don't like your family." Umeda replied, glancing to the boy as he put his bag down. "I didn't like you at first either, remember?"
Which was true...
He just liked teasing the kid.
The kodama held a very deep grudge against the Tamiya family, a grudge that was beginning to soften, but was still there nevertheless.
"I don't care if they said they left to protect you. It was selfish of them. You are who you are... to try and stop you from being yourself... is wrong."
Sighing, Noe opened the window and pulled a cigarette from his pack, lighting up. "They didn't want you to absorb their powers? Bakas... If you were going to absorb their power then that was the fate handed to them. It's who you are, and it's wrong for them to want to change that. Just as it would be wrong of me to try and make you into HIM... when you are clearly yourself." black eyes focused on Izanagi, but the spirit said no more.
He felt Izanagi's parents to be beyond selfish...
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 3:54 am
The parents sitting downstairs, drinking the chinese tea they brought back from oversea. "Ja, are you thinking what I'm thinking, otosan? But after that we won't be able to turn back." The former priest asked her husband. Kojiro stood as he walked to the window. "Yeah, I know honey. Izanagi himself has a very strong power in him. That is something doesn't belong to Iemon..." The man said pondering and with the kodama's flower petal in his hand. He knew the kodama will be listening. That is why the spirit left something behind, right? "Man, why does it has to be our son? I only have ONE child. Izanagi isn't suppose to be able to see spirits...I'm not going to let him turn into someone else either. He is unfit to be a descendant or a shaman like the rest of us. He should live a normal life like other kids..." Kojiro gripping the petal. He is not happy with the outcome.
Yurika stood and place a hand on Kojiro's shoulder. "We have tried to seal it on our own, honey. We tried many things. But Iza-chan has an oblivious power inside him. Although he was not born with magical powers, somehow he can and knows how to use them. He has the talent. And we should teach him how to use it before it's too late. I am sure, with our guidance and that we have the kodama by his side, everything will be under control. Don't worry, kay? When Iza-chan come down, we should tell him everything." Yurika smiled wrapping her arms around the man's neck.
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:14 pm
Umeda sat down on the windowsill, smoking his cigarette, and listening to the parent's conversation via the left behind sakura.
The very notion that they wanted to change Izanagi was almost enough to send the spirit into a rage... but the nicotine from the cigarette helped calm him down.
A little...
At least they were going to tell the boy everything...
Black eyes looked out onto the city, and for a moment, the kodama seriously wondered where that 'friend' if Izanagi's had gone off to... or if he even noticed the shikigami which Umeda had made.
There were too many people trying to hurt Izanagi...
Too many faces to be wary of...
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:02 am
The boy turned on the tap, letting the water to flow on him. There has been too many things happened lately. Deeply inside, he know why and how these were happening. He didn't blame his parents, grandparents, Sayori or whoever knows the secret inside him. They were only trying to protect him. Although they can be said selfish...But they have their own reason to do that. All this while, Izanagi wish to know what is that secret his family was hiding from him. And now, his parents are going to tell him everything. Would that be alright? ... ... Well there's nothing to worry about. Izanagi has enough men power to do what he want. And each one of them are talented. Turning off the tap, he reach out a hand to grab his towel. After drying up himself, he put on his clothes and walk out from the bathroom. He is ready...to know himself better. Izanagi took a deep breathe before going downstairs to meet up his parents. They are already waiting for him...The descendant took his seat opposite of Yurika and Kojiro. "I'm ready." He told the two.
((Im sorry...Im too tired to continue writing anymore. sad But I promise I will post within 24 hours... ))
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:22 am
(((OOC: No problem. Umeda's just going to stay upstairs listening, hehehe. Unless something happens, of course.)))
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 7:32 am
Yurika nodded as she start to tell Izanagi about what happened on the day he was born...
That stormy night and the uninvited guest. The vengeful ghost, Oiwa. Since that day, the elders knew that the newly born child is the descendant of their famous great ancestor, Iemon. The female priest did not waste any precious time and directly get to the main point. "Sou, omai wa Iemon no umarekawari. " She said with a serious tone. Kojiro didn't say a word and let his wife to tell his son the story he need to know. He personally think the part of why they left the mansion and their son home alone are not the important points. What is really important is that they are short of time to avoid the vengeful wife from reappearing to search for vengeance on their son. They couldn't find the way to prevent it from coming. And so... "Otosan and I had your inner magical power sealed after that. We thought it might as well seal Iemon who is inside you. But since time is ticking, we only have little time to train you into a full fledge shaman to protect yourself. And of course, your seal needs to be unbound which it could be dangerous at this state."
Izanagi leaned forward, placing his hand under his chin to support his head. He doesn't understand why it will be dangerous if the seal is to be remove right now. "Then, what is the right condition to do so? And how come it will be dangerous?" He questioned. Yurika had already expected it to be questioned. She said, "I know Iemon has awakened. If you failed to remain your consciousness in the process, he could take over your body without problem. And we don't want that. Your power can be said much stronger than us, Sayori or anyone named Tamiya. It is hidden within you... I bet you always has a feeling that something is going to burst out and swallow you up, right? You almost got me killed when I give birth to you. It is also a reason why Oiwa made an unfair treaty..."
This is rather intriguing. He has no idea he can be so powerful and had let the vengeful ghost wife to set down a treaty for this reason. "What unfair treaty? And please, straight to the main point. How much time left do we have?" He is a little bit impatient and he doesn't care why his parents were doing this and that. All he want is to issue this problem as soon as possible so no more descendant of Iemon will be reincarnated. Yurika sighed softly when she see her son being hasty. But this isn't a bad thing. She could keep the remain secrets until the day Izanagi question about them again. "She want us to take good care of you and hand over you to her. When the last leaf falls, that will be the dateline." She said.
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:44 am
Umeda had heard every word... and it was too perfect.
Laughing, the kodama walked down the stairs, not caring that he was wearing shoes in someone else's home.
"The answer to his problem is simple." the spirit spoke with a dark smirk, moving to stand behind Izanagi where the boy sat. "We just have to make sure this last leaf never falls... and as long as she hasn't set a specific tree... well... I think I have a few tricks up my sleeve to keep a tree in it's springtime... even through the harshest winter."
As if to emphasize his point, Umeda waved a hand and a small potted fern on a nearby table, perked up completely and eve grew a few inches.
He WAS a nature spirit after all.
"Oiwa never counted on my involvement." Noe spoke, that smirk remaining.
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:23 pm
"Yes, she never did. She never thought the kodama that Iemon had let down will be savior of the day." Kojiro laughed heartily and say. But that doesn't mean they should neglect the ghost wife. Even though Umeda has a way to keep all the leaves through winter, but that will not change Oiwa OR Iemon from appearing to the kiddo. Izanagi still needs to be taught how to defend himself from these two troublesome spirits in and out. "Shoes, kodama! I don't care if you're thousand years older than me but this is my house. Take it off, please." Yurika put a hand on her waist while the other pointing his shoes. "So we have a solution to prevent me from getting kidnapped?" Izanagi chuckled at his own comment. "Well then, what else should be done?"
Kojiro take out his pack of cigarette and lit one up with his silver zippo. "Ah, yeah, about the seal...After opposing the ghost wife, the other problem will be Iemon. Gah...maybe I'm worrying too much. He shouldn't be much a threat...I think..."
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:40 pm
"He needs to know how to use his power." Umeda spoke, black eyes then focusing on Izanagi's suddenly frantic mother.
Rolling his eyes, the kodama used just a tiny bit of his power... and levitated a few inches off the ground... just to save the woman's carpet and floors.
Besides, he still didn't know if he'd suddenly have to bolt... and putting one's shoes on took time.
Precious time.
"I can't say what the strength of Iemon will be." Noe began, thinking over this for a long moment. "He was... strong in life. Very strong. If the seal I have placed on your son fails... well... there's a good chance Iemon will appear before us all. But that seal is very VERY strong... as long as Oiwa doesn't tamper with it, of course."
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 5:13 pm
"Hmm, this is making me head ache." Kojiro said rubbing his nose bridge. "It seems we have an unpredictable rival." He said sucking his cigarette. It is obviously that Iemon is far much dangerous than Oiwa since he is inside Izanagi's body and they don't know what kind of power Iemon holds. And that Izanagi himself holds a great magical power which is oblivious to him. "Anyway," The father stood up, pulling the cig away from his lips and say, "you've been skipping classes alot isn't it?" He asked his son and look at Umeda and then Izanagi again. "This will be tough, son. You better be ready for this. We gonna train you into a great shaman!"
(( this post is stupid. i have writer's block here... ))
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:53 pm
"I hope you don't expect him to still go to school." Umeda spoke up, looking at Izanagi's father quickly. "He is vulnerable there. He needs to be at a temple at the very least. And if he is to train, to learn his abilities... he can't be trying to focus on English literature or ancient Chinese history!"
In other words, the kodama was rather against the idea of Izanagi continuing in school.
Especially when it could prove costly to the studies which may very well save his life.
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Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 4:34 am
Well that won't be a problem. The parents sorta agree with the kodama. "Yeah, I know that already kodama. I was about to ask you to continue using that shikigami of yours. We can give him home tuition after everything is solved." Kojiro said putting a free hand under his armpit while the other holding the cigarrete. "Yosh! This will be our first plan." Yurika chuckled. She seem satisfied with the current plan.
"Uhm...actually..." The boy turned to look at Umeda. "I want to go to school."
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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 4:42 pm
One thin black eyebrow arched as Umeda looked directly at Izanagi. "That's impossible. First off, it's a pain in the a** to protect you there and second off, it will be taking up precious time that you could be devoting to studying your powers. If you need a third reason... well... there's the fact that that little friend of yours... I STILL wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him."
The kodama was rather serious on this.
He wanted Izanagi where he could keep an eye on the kid... and school would make that problematic.
Especially if he encountered a larger spirit...
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