Completed A Mischief of Rats (Fubuki Kouri)

[Ninus Aurellius]

The Prince of Rats Ninus opened the door, smiling to see Kouri there. "No flowers but thine face and with coins in hand. Ah, my fox, such grand work you have done." he said. Cricet looked less than amused, though she was calm now that she was in a place she knew. She rubbed against Ninus' leg but headed inside to settle down. She had enough adventure for the day. Ninus held the door open for Kouri, stepping aside to let her in and closing the door behind her. The vial he had purposefully made to be delicate. If he had wanted to, he could have chosen a thicker glass but the vial had served its purpose. It was usually the sort used to contain gaseous poison, so one could fit it to the head of an arrow, or throw it, and have the poison deployed at a safe distance. To fill it with such a heavy liquid had been a risk indeed, but a risk that paid off. Another was settled in Ninus' apartment, a ragged woman who looked like a beggar, and had bruises over her face, neck, and arms. "Come, and meet thine ethereal saviour. A fox, a flower, one knows not which to call her...for beauty and wits meet happily in this one." Ninus told the bruised woman. She stood and walked over to Kouri and Ninus, a weak smile on her face. "Speak, my ghost, tell us what has happened." Ninus said eagerly, pulling a chair over for Kouri. A perhaps futile gesture, but one he did with a flourish.

[Fubuki Kouri]

"Ah..." Kouri wanted to tell on what happened, but she decided to wait until she's inside Ninus' apartment first. Kouri bowed slightly went she entered the Prince's abode, stoic expression on her face. Who? Kouri immediately noticed the unknown woman inside his apartment, her clothes were ragged and she was obviously wounded. Is she one of Prince's clients? She assumed Ninus would explain later. Her assumption was correct as Ninus spoke of... Wha...t? Kouri being this woman's saviour. Kouri was confused, utterly confused. She wondered on what in the name of Morwen was going on. Then... realization suddenly struck her. It all came together, Wess trying to poison his wife, Wess was a violent man, he 'accidentally' poisoned himself, and now this unknown wounded woman was saved by Kouri, truly the Prince meant was her causing the death of Wess. Which means, the Prince lied to her. "Ehehehehe... ehehehehahahaha..." A low volume high-pitched giggle escaped her lips, her crimson eyes narrowed to slits and glowed dangerously, she then unleashed a wave of chilling cold air; scaring the rats and possibly the unknown woman. Kouri focused the energy of her soulmist to her right fist and punched the chair with a force of twenty pounds of weight, sending it toppling down to the floor. She then held out her right arm and a tendril jutted out from her palm, grabbing Ninus' collar and pulled him to her. "You lied to me..." She didn't appreciate being left in the dark, especially doing something as assassination without realizing she's doing it. Kouri didn't owe anything to this man, yet he used her. "Since I'm her saviour..." Kouri extended another tendril from her other hand and it wrapped tight around the woman's neck, slowly choking her "That means her life is mine... unless, you explain everything... and even then, I cannot guarantee her safety, and your safety also... along with Cricet..." "Now then, 'Prince'... speak"

[Ninus Aurellius]

The Prince of Rats Ninus blinked in surprise, then narrowed his eyes coldly. "Thou hast a cruel hand, fox, to treat such a poor creature so cruelly. Very well. I do not know your heart, nor the strength of your will, nor if your eyes would have hidden such a lie. A slight suspicion, a tiny seed that grew from any odd action would have spoiled the game. Ignorance was your shroud, and your protection if the knights decided to question thee. Then one could honestly plead ignorance, and thus avoid a nastier fate. The braying asses in armour have ways of pulling the truth from one's tongue...I only thought to spare you pain, if only the pain of their annoyance." he said. "Release her, my ghost, for she has done you no harm. You have done her a great favour in killing her husband...unless you would have rathered he have his poison and use it to kill such an innocent little fawn." He lifted a hand and rested it on the tendril, not in a harsh, commanding way but a quiet one. "Listen to me, my fox of flowers. It was a deception, but a necessary one to protect us both. I did not know if your skill lay in lying, and I was not one to risk the life of a woman over such a gamble." he finished. "Mercy be upon her, and myself as well."

[Fubuki Kouri]

Fubuki Kouri OOCThis should be my last post for the thread, Ninus. Feel free to make your last reply or post it for grading right away. It has been awesome! Thank you for the thread! "......" Kouri listened to Ninus' explanation, still keeping her Dhani-esque murderous glare. The woman was in a mix between panic, shock, and fear. She instinctively tried to claw at Kouri's tendril that was squeezing the life out of her with no avail, her life was now in Ninus' hands and his explanation would depend whether she lived or die. "Hmph... you treat me as if I'm some sort of ordinary girl, what can those metal butts do to me? No, how could they even capture me in the first place?" Kouri was overflowing with confidence, she realized she was possibly the most powerful ghost around her and that made her rather arrogant. "Release her?" Kouri looked at the woman, who by know was growing weaker and weaker, making pitiful choking sounds. "At least you explained it to me..." Kouri slowly released her hold on the woman, she immediately gasped for a much needed breath. Ninus' choice of words was solely responsible for preventing Kouri from murdering the woman, himself, Cricet, and all the rats in the apartment. It was very fortunate for him to keep his calm and polite tone, Kouri silently respected his calmness; most ordinary men would panic and would just fuel Kouri's sadistic side further. "Fine, I did my end of the bargain... here..." Kouri threw the coin bag to Ninus rather harshly and she abruptly turned around "You can keep it, but Prince... I will come back in the future. Don't try to run or avoid me, I will find you..." "Ehehehe... ehehehahahaha~" With a eerie haunting giggle, her form vanished from Ninus' apartment, the flower bouquet fell to the ground as if serving as a reminder to their fated encounter.

[Accolade]

Fubuki Kouri

Experience

Skill	XP Earned
Soulmist projection	+ 2 XP
Materialization	+ 1 XP

Lores

•	Lore Earned
•	Talking to myself-my crazy side
•	Stumbling into an intriguing plot
•	Funny talking begger
•	Taking a job from a rat

Notes :

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