Setting
The utmost reaches of the Azure citadel's tower play host to its owner and Empress of The Sapphire Desert, Suzerain Nedelethakor. From this hall, one can see the immense blue sapphire for which the citadel is named up close (which is, of course, protected by a maddening slew of powerful guards and wards). For those of discerning intellect, they might notice that the walls and floor are covered with an array of magical symbols that seem to serve a larger purpose, though it would take a long time to discern what that purpose is.
It serves as Nedelethakor's throne room; the entire hall bathed in the radiant scintillation of billion faceted stone overhead. The Suzerain rarely holds audience here, however, as she is usually out running her newly seized Empire. A series of powerful fiends guard the room at all times, and it is large enough to hold a small gathering or feast. As per the overall schema of the Citadel, the great vaulted windows are open to the winds and the hall is always somewhat alive with the sound of desert wind...
It serves as Nedelethakor's throne room; the entire hall bathed in the radiant scintillation of billion faceted stone overhead. The Suzerain rarely holds audience here, however, as she is usually out running her newly seized Empire. A series of powerful fiends guard the room at all times, and it is large enough to hold a small gathering or feast. As per the overall schema of the Citadel, the great vaulted windows are open to the winds and the hall is always somewhat alive with the sound of desert wind...
Suzerain Hall
The summit antechamber sparkles with blue light passing through the impossibly huge gemstone overhead, bathing the hall in mysticism and regal power. It is not hard to feel that many eyes are upon you...
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Suzerain Hall is a part of 
The Azure Citadel.
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Tyretlethen [8] "Behold the mighty Suzerain of the East, Tyretlethen! Kneel and be spared!"
Nedelethakor [7] Empress of the Sapphire Desert
Kazuma Yuujitaka [0] An Ok Sniper, Kazuma is a hired gun who is trying to avenge himself for his sister's death.
Achlys [0] Shadow Empress
Harika Bahar [0] Last warning before I draw my blade
Darrion Aleric [0] Please leave me alone
Rachel D. Rabbit [0] "Don't ask me silly things, or I'll sneak into your room at night and murder you...if my God wishes me to of course." (WIP)
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Natsukie wiped the spittle from their mask with a sigh, "We now realize why we do our job, you humans are very... foolish is to light a word. Pitiful perhaps?" it seemed to ask, slightly impressed they were able to speak again. "Very well then since you insist," they commented dully as they yanked up with their left hand, the chains around his heart squeezed on it tightly before popping out. The boy would not die from this, oh no not at all... Natsuki had made sure of that. The blood pooled out of his chest as they held the still beating heart in their hand as they stared at him lifting their mask up only a bit to reveal their lips as they ate the heart and swallowed it, the blood gushing from their mouth that they wiped away before lowering the mask covering their face again. They looked at him calmly as they patted his head and brushed some hair out of his face looking down at him as the entity leaned closer, "If you say you say you will never stop resisting why do we not test that?" they asked him in a sickeningly calm voice. It plunged their hand into his head with a sneer under the mask. "We will try to break your will. Try to resist." they told him as the ground under them shook under them. They knew an immense pain would enter the boys body. It also knew that he would live through all of this and more, though he now had a hollow spot where his heart was.
Hunter screamed in pain and watched his heart be ripped out, and he looked at Natsuki and he spat at him, and his eyes widened as he saw Natsukie swallow Hunter's heart whole, and he coughed up blood, and grinned, and screamed in pain as he felt the hand plunge into his head, "Ich bin der Metzger" he said in a defiant tone, which meant, i am the butcher.
Natsuki shook their head, "Ich bin der Das Wesen der Zerstörung, der metzgermeister." they calmly told him, which roughly translated to, "I am the nature of the destruction, the master butcher."
They started to plunge their hand into his mind roughly, they had no time to be careful... They needed an apprentice and one such as he would do nicely. They reached in side as they felt something squirming in their and grabbed it as he slowly started to pull at it. Though some of it broke off making them frown slightly. What they were trying to get was none other than this boys' will.
They started to plunge their hand into his mind roughly, they had no time to be careful... They needed an apprentice and one such as he would do nicely. They reached in side as they felt something squirming in their and grabbed it as he slowly started to pull at it. Though some of it broke off making them frown slightly. What they were trying to get was none other than this boys' will.
Hunter screamed more in pain and looked at Natsukie, and he winced and tried resisting, "Mein Wille ist zu stark, werden Sie nicht glauben Sie mir Ungeheuer!" which translated to "My will is too strong, you will not take it from me monster!" and he kept struggling.
Natsuki grabbed on to the part they had in their hand as they continued to pull at it, "Wir sind keine monster, wir sind einer der wenigen, die nicht davor zurückschrecken, auf die grausamkeit der Welt und weiß, dass es manchmal getan werden muss." Which translated too, "We are not a monster, we are one of the few that does not shy away from the cruelty of the world and knows that sometimes it needs to be done."
They felt more try to slip away from them as the entity continued to pull at it as the blood from their left hand dripped on the ground, "We tried to be nice earlier, we tried to explain that what we do is needed." they informed him as they yanked hard on this boys will.
They felt more try to slip away from them as the entity continued to pull at it as the blood from their left hand dripped on the ground, "We tried to be nice earlier, we tried to explain that what we do is needed." they informed him as they yanked hard on this boys will.
"Wenn du nicht ein Monster, warum hast du mich hier, und fangen Sie mir, das ist das, was Monster tun, und wenn Sie nicht ein, dann würden Sie nicht daran getan." which translated to "If you were not a monster, then why did you take me here, and trap me, that is what monsters do, and if you weren't one, then you wouldn't of done that." His will suddenly vanished and he looked at Natsuki and nodded his head, "What do you require of me master?" he asked obediently.
Natsuki frowned at that, kidnap him? No they brought him here merely to explain the situation. They trapped him here for the same reason. Did they act like a monster? No, they acted as the situation demanded of them, like they always had done. It removed their hand from the boy when he spoke of them as an apprentice would. "We require an apprentice, we are far stretched in this realm. Will you accept this task?" they asked him calmly no emotion in them as they made the bindings on him loosen.
"Ich werde tun, was du von mir Lehrer fragen, und ich werde die Aufgaben mit Vorsicht durchzuführen, nehme ich deine Aufgabe." he said, which meant "I will do what you ask of me teacher, and i will perform the tasks with caution, i accept your task." he nodded his head, and felt his binding's loosen.
Natsuki nodded their head accepting that as the binding fell off him and the board fell away. "Very well then. First we need to try you in the dark arts. Even if you do not have magic, knowing them can help you defend against them. We also need to teach you self defense, though we do think your gun may be useful against mortals.." they commented.
Hunter looked at the hole in his chest from his heart being taken and shrugged, and looked at Natsuki, and nodded his head. "Lehrer, darf ich fragen, warum willst du, dass die Maske zu tragen, wenn ich dich nicht respektiert, vergib mir, ich war nicht so gemeint. Ich brauche, um mehr über mein Lehrer lernen, aber wenn Sie nicht wollen, um mir zu sagen, ich bin einverstanden." which meant, "Teacher, may i ask, why do you wear that mask, if i disrespected you, forgive me, i didn't mean it. I need to learn more about my teacher, but if you don't want to tell me, i agree."
Natsuki blinked hardly anyone had asked them that question. "It is no disrespect." they told him, "It is odd that you would ask that of us, we do not remember the last time someone asked us that." they informed him. "We wear this mask because it is a part of us now, we have worn it for so very long now. It helps us with our power, but in return we cannot have it off to use our power. If it were removed from our face by hands other than ours... we would suffer dire consequences. Ones we wish to avoid." they explained to him.
Hunter bowed before Natsuki, and nodded his head, "Verzeihen Sie mir für den Versuch, ihn auszuziehen, bevor ich wusste nicht, die Konsequenzen meiner Handlungen, ich habe dich nicht aufregen, und ich verdiene die Strafe die ich hatte." he said, which translated to "Forgive me for trying to take it off before, i did not know the implications of my actions, i did not mean to upset you, and i deserved the punishment i have had." "Darf ich ruhen Lehrer, ich bin müde." which translated to "May i rest teacher, i am tired"
Natsuki smiled behind their mask, "Many before you have tried, few have actually managed to touch it and move it. We have to admit to be impressed by that." The Entity told him. "Of course. We have forgetten how feeble you mortals are. We do not want a tired apprentice. Instead we want one ready to learn and willing to see the world through a new set of eyes." It informed him as they showed him to an empty room. It did not know their apprentices name and he did not know theirs, they would learn of that tomorrow.
Hunter nodded his head, and bowed, heading into the empty room, and he lied down on the floor, and started to fall asleep, "Gute Nacht Teacher" he said which meant, "Good night teacher" then he fell asleep.
Natsuki got out of their trance as they went to a bowl of water, they lifted their mask up slightly as the entity drank from it some dribbling down their chin. They gently lowered their mask as it walked to the room of their apprentice and opened the door not feeling the need to knock, why should they? They were the teacher, he was only the apprentice.
Hunter heard the footsteps approaching and his awareness made him wake up quickly, and he looked at Natsuki and bowed to him. "Good morning Teacher, how did you sleep?" he asked.
Natsuki lightly shook his head, "We do not sleep. We meditate." they corrected him, both hands covered by their robes. "We are wondering how you are feeling, if you are ready to begin your training into becoming a full apprentice."
Hunter listened and nodded his head, "I hope your mediatation went well teacher, yes, i am ready to begin my training into becoming a full apprentice" he said with a quiet tone.
Natsuki looked at Hunter a smile under their mask, "Good, well then we shall lead you through it, be warned that once started the training will get harder. Such is the ways of us." They replied, "we do hope that trouble some will that broke off does not rear it's ugly head..." they thought to themself as they walked out of the room and to the training area. "Watch your step, we would hate for you to be hurt by a trap placed in these halls." It stated simply.
Hunter nodded his head, "I am ready to learn, no matter how hard it get's Teacher" he said with a calm tone and got up, and followed Natsuki, "I will be cautious"
Natsuki cracked the door open as it raised their hand making a dagger stop in the air before clattering to the ground. "We are pleased to hear that." they told him, "We also need to know what to call you. Humans value names we hear." they told him, they always found that odd, names were a useless title that one could simply change.
Hunter Fleischer nodded his head and yawned a little, and made his way in with Natsuki, "My name is Hunter, but you can call me Butcher if you'd like, teacher" he said with an obedient tone.
Natsuki heard him yawn as he stepped into a big circular room, it was almost bear aside from a few books and two cushions in the center. "We are called Natsuki, we have been called many things but that is what we are known as now. Butcher is a fitting name for an apprentice." they told him as they walked to the center of the room.
Hunter looked around the room and saw the two cushions, and looked at Natsuki, "Thank you teacher, Butcher is what i shall be called, do you want ve to svit on a cushion?" he asked.
Natsuki looked at him as they sat on a cushion, their legs folded under them. "We need to teach you to clear your mind, emotions can be dangerous in what we do. It can lead to unplanned events in the disasters. It can lead you to being attached to the people." they explained their own voice emotionless.