2006-01-14 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *after a long journey of finding the place.... an passing the opsticals.. he arrives at the hidden fort...

2006-01-14 [dead~spirit]: *A white ninja walks over to him, and stops him.* "you can not pass here.."

2006-01-14 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *shows the ninja the scroll

2006-01-14 [dead~spirit]: *the white ninja reads the scroll, and tosses it over the gate.* "you still have to pass the test..."

2006-01-14 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *looking to him "what you meent hat wasnt the test? you gotta be kidding me?" he was refering to teh obsticale corse....obviously tired'

2006-01-14 [dead~spirit]: *the white ninja, gets in a fighting stance, and looks Snowolf in the eye.* "that was the prooving ground.....this is your test.."

2006-01-14 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *standing up right "god damn it" he spoke getting in a fighting stance himself

2006-01-14 [dead~spirit]: *the white ninja awaits his attack.* "you hesitate...dont.."

2006-01-14 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *next thing the ninja knew snowolf was apon him, his fist comeing forward to strik at then ninjas face

2006-01-14 [dead~spirit]: *the white ninja grabs his fist, and twist's his arm, throwing snowolf face first on the ground.* "you do not plan ahead, and your feet are too clumsy.."

2006-01-14 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *rolls comeing back up onto his feet he charges again jumping up to kick at his face

2006-01-14 [dead~spirit]: *the white ninja faster then lightning grabs his pantleg, and throws him to his side.* "you are to slow...your speed is your weaknees, and for many years you covered it up with your muscle.."

2006-01-14 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *stops and smirks some, a light flashed from inside his sword sheath as he quickly was behind the ninja, bringing his elbo to the ninjas back

2006-01-14 [dead~spirit]: *the ninja flips over him, and knocked him to the ground with a swift hit to the neck, leaving snowolf paralyzed. he kneels down next to him and un paralyzes him.* "and you are to confident in your special ability...but all of these, we will fix in due time.... come.."

2006-01-14 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *stood up an sighs looking at him an nodding some "fucking bullshit... " he thought to himself

2006-01-14 [dead~spirit]: *the white ninja walks over to the agte, and gives a eary whistle, and the gate opens. Snowolf is amazed by all the ninja's inside training, they seem so fast...* "Khan would like to meet you.."

2006-01-14 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *follows behind him not saying anthing just nodding

2006-01-14 [dead~spirit]: *the white ninja walks over to a small asian style house, and kneels at the steps.* "Khan.. I have brought the Spirit of wolf.."

2006-01-14 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *walks up to the steps holding the back of his neck "umm hey"

2006-01-14 [dead~spirit]: *the doors open, and a man in his mid 40's walks out, he is wearing a black sleeveless asian style button up shirt with silver outlining, and black pants.* "I am Khan.. welcome to our dwelling."

2006-01-14 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *nods some "umm yea thanks i guess" he said still rubbing the back of his neck

2006-01-14 [dead~spirit]: Khan: *walks over to the white Ninja, and sets his hand on the ninja's shoulder.* "this is Tao... he is going to be your servent while your here...now Tao take Snowolf to his house.." *Tao bows to Khan, and then to Snowolf.* "Come snowolf.."

2006-01-14 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *nods an follows tao "servent eh... heh" he spoke spitting some blood out from earlier

2006-01-15 [G:/enesis~]: Tao: *as they walk, he talks to snowolf.* "ive heard so much about yuo from Shai Li."

2006-01-15 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *nods as they walk "heh hope he wasnt bragging about me.. given the performance i gave back there..."

2006-01-15 [G:/enesis~]: Tao: *pauses and looks at Snowolf.* "not everything is about your fighting.... that is the smallest part of your telents.."

2006-01-15 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *looks to him "i dont get what you meen, but ok" he spoke

2006-01-15 [G:/enesis~]: Tao: *looks over at the waterfall.* "you want to know what i mean...."

2006-01-15 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *nods "alright"

2006-01-15 [G:/enesis~]: Tao: *leads Snowolf behind the water fall, and shows him multiple rocks spread out, in the water.* "now, ill get on one side, and you get on the other, then we are both blind folded, and have to sence our way to each other, and fight."

2006-01-15 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *nods tieing the blind fold on, stepping onto one of the stone

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Tao: *puts on his blind fold, and hops onto one of the oddly placed steping stones.*

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *listens around for tao as he goes to jump to a stone but falls in the water

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Tao: *smirks barely able to hear the splash over the sound from the waterfall crashing into the water next to them.. he knows this training is based truly on sences.*

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *climbing back up onto the rock he sighs some standing thre, opening his ears to whats around him

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Tao: *jumps stealthfully to another rock.* "you dont get it do you.. your eares will only tell you where the rocks are.. your eyes are dead, and your feeling is what needs to lead you.."

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *jumping at the sound of his voice, brining his fist out to hit him

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Tao: *takes a step back, and lets Snowolf fly into the water, before jumping to another rock.*

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf *falls into the water "damn it" he spoke climbing out onto the rock

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: >>>> a few weeks later >>>>>>

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: Standing on the rock, breathing more calmly with the blind fold on

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Tao: *jumps to another rock.*

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *concientrateing he stood there for a moment before jumping again at tao

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Tao: *gets knocked off the rock, and lands in the water with Snowolf ontop of him.*

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf *standing up he takes teh blind fold off an extend a hand to tao

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Tao: *without taking the blindfold off, grabs his hand, and pulls himself up.* "thanks..good form.."

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *nods as he stood there looking around

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Tao: *gets up, and walks over to a open grass field with an old short tree in it.* "see that tree?"

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *followng he nods "yea i do"

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Tao: *walks over to the tree, and grabs two kendo sticks off the grass next to it.* "Ive had dreams about it.. but it was in a different place.. it was all grass, as far as the eye could see, and white skys.. nothing but white, no clouds..no sun..just white.."

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *caught the kendo stick "i see..." he spoke softly

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Tao: *starts to sword fight him.* "everyone is our village, when they get close to it, they feel somewhat more in harmony with nature.. its like some higher spirit.. and heres the odd part.. it is always blooming as far back as we been here, and just recently it has started to shed its leafs and die, and then a couple of weeks ago, right before you got here, it started to come back to life.. its odd."

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *Sword fighting with him "i see, sounds weird... i never heard anything about a mystic tree"

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Tao: "Khan says that is has to do with earth being un stable.. as if maybe earth lost a valuable asset.."

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *nods some "i see, well i wouldnt know..." he spoke as he contiunued with the sword fight

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Tao: *kept sword fighting with him.* "yeah, its really eary..when i come out early in the morning, i hear whispers coming from it, and once it was singing very quitly in some odd language."

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: "wow, thats weird a tree singing, but hey ive heard of weirder things"

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Tao: *knocks the sword out of snowolfs hand.* and stops.* "yeah.. everyone eround here thinks im crazy...except Shai li."

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *watching him a second before rolling on teh ground grabbing his sword comeing back up to bring his sword to tao neck "i dont think your crazy.. just said its weird"

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Tao: *hit snowolf's sword away, ad turned his back to him, looking at the tree.* "dont lie to me.. i know you dont believe me... but there is something about it.. something that seems to sometimes call out to me... its odd."

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *raises his sword "dont resume to know me... i said i beleave... i wouldnt have if i didnt.... trust me the things ive seen im my life....a singing tree...just seems normal... aas weird as it is"

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Tao: *as he turned to face Snowolf, his face brought a familiar enemy back to life in snowolfs imagination.* "I caught my brother by the tree many times meditating in the morning, but he refuses to tell me if it talks to him as well."

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *his eyes lock on him noticeing "no...your brother?" he sighs chargeing him

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Tao: *flips over him, and brings the tip of the sword to snowolfs back before backing up, and giving him another chance.* "Shai li.. he's my brother...well one of two.. i never met my oldest brother.. Shai told me a long time ago he went off to join the war, never seen him again after that."

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *shook his head "youd be disapointed" he said chargeing again

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Tao: *leans down, and kicks Snowolfs feet out from uder him, before back flipping, and raising his eye brow.* "why is that?"

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf* places his hand on the groun pushing himself into a flip landing in a crouched position comeing up right "Cause ive fought him...."

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Tao: *the 14 year old drops his kendo stick, and looks shocked..* "how..when.. Shai told me he died.."

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *lowing his sword "...probely told you hes dead cause he didnt want you to know how evil he has become..."

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Tao: *Snowolf seen the glare in Tao's eyes after he said that.. he knew he was abot to have a serious fight on his hands.* "my family would never become evil!"

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *shook his head "you misjudge people...for someone who seems to know them oh so well....anyone can become evil kid... given the right motive..."

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Tao: *appears behind snowolf, hitting him in the back of the neck, paralysing him once again. snowolf was confused where all this hidden energy came from.* "no!!!! My brother died in a battle fighting evil men!"

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *hitting the ground he didnt even care this time "....your right...he did... he was a valiant fighter... one of the best" he spoke realizeing who tafia was....originaly...as he pictured the same face...only one someone with black hair... who always seemed to play chess with warfox in the chopper during a long flight "....people change......even if they dont want to"

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Tao: *his black hair covers his eyes as he cries. he un paralyzes Snowolf, and then runs off.*

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *sighs an stands up looking at the tree "so thats who you are...." he smiled ".... i never thought youd turn out like this... you where one of warfox's idols....heh...an i guess even alittle bit myne"

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Shai Li: *puts his hand on Snowolf's shoulder and has a warm smile.* "come on, lets get you fixed up.." *indicating to snowolfs bleeding lip.*

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *nods "i didnt meen to make the boy cry" he said turning to face Shai....

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Shai Li : *pats his back* "ts ok.. he'll get over it.. so you have seen my brother...I really thought he was dead..."

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *nods "i have... an...he is...least the brother you knew is" he spoke..

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Shai Li: *points to the tree.* "i see you like the tree.. do you care to know its history?"

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *shrugs looking back at it "..i was just thinking..... someone close to me told me about this tree.. in one of her dreams..... heh i didnt think about it till just now" he looks down "i wonder how shes doing..... i told her id never leave" looking back up at teh tree "...yet here i am"

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Shai Li: *leads him into his house, and sets him down as he fetchs a pale of water, and a warm wrag.* "maybe you are closer to her then you think?"

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *shook his head "nah.. she way back a cinbactie...... thats very far from here" he spoke as he sits down

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Shai Li: *starts to dab the blood from his mouth.* "Tafia was our oldest brother..he was always into those great warrior legends our villege elders told, when he heard about the one with the tree.. he was always maditating next to it.. he was a good spirit... we used to be peaceful people... then the U.N. came in here.. killed our village elders for not giving them shelter. it was then our father led a rebellion against them, but they were nothing compared to the U.N... the U.N. made Tafia watch them kill our father, and mother. They had a knife to my throat and told him if he tried anything.. me and Tao were dead as well.. it was after that Tafia became very skilled with the sword.."

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *nodding "that explains alot..... about why he hates the UN...but i dont understand why he goes against us aswell..."

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Shai Li: *nods, and lowers his head.* "He protected us, and taught us how to fight until I was old enough to protect tao and myself, then he left. He told us that the war was getting closer to our village, and he had to stop it. it was then he left... that look in his eyes..when he left.. i seen it before.. it was the look he had when they made him watch as they killed our family.. that look of such anger..as if a wild fire was lit inside of him.. that look freightened me..he was out for blood...i cant blame him though.."

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *shakeing his head "niether can i... but for someone who watched inocent people die... you think hed have more respect.....sam did nothing to him....." snowolf looked down...gripping the cushon he was sitting on "..sam had a wife... an a 3 year old daughter...."

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Shai Li: *looks down at his feet.* "perhaps Tafia lost himself in his anger.. I believe i would to If I had gone through as much as he did..I was allowed to atleast close my eyes when they did it, but Tafia..They made him watch.. if he didnt.. Tao and i died.."

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *sighs an nods "...lost himself in his anger?...." he looks down remembering a certain time a while back... the fight with arianna...crim badly injured "...im no better...." he thought, on how in his anger, he had almost killed his own daughter

2006-01-16 [dead~spirit]: Shai Li: *stands up and walks out.* "you need your rest, tommorow..we train early."

2006-01-16 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *lays down an sighs looking at the cealing..."... i am no better..." he spoke as he drifted off

2006-01-17 [crowfeather]: *a dragonfly flutters through the high grasses, landing briefly on a blade of grass only to seem to change it's mind and land on a different one*

2006-01-17 [dead~spirit]: Shai Li: *walks in, and wakes Snowolf.* "it is time..."

2006-01-17 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *sitting up he nods some "alright"

2006-01-17 [dead~spirit]: Shai Li: Walks into a barn across from his house.*

2006-01-17 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *gets up an follows him out an into the barn

2006-01-17 [dead~spirit]: Shai Li: Throws snowolf a kendo stick, and vuts a rope as bags of sand swing around.*

2006-01-17 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *catches the stick an looks around at the bags

2006-01-17 [dead~spirit]: Shai li: *smirks, and he blind folds Snowolf.* "this is a test for you to recall your surroundings incase you ever became blind in the middle of combat.."

2006-01-17 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *nodding "alright" he spoke raising his sword

2006-01-17 [dead~spirit]: Shai Li: * steps to the side, and moves around the swinbging sand bags.*

2006-01-17 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *Side steping the bags as they swing past him a few hit him every now an then

2006-01-17 [dead~spirit]: Shai Li: "your not concentrating!"

2006-01-17 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *nodding he stops for a second before continuing the process of dodgeing hitting a few with his sword, missing others

2006-01-17 [dead~spirit]: Shai Li: "listen...listen to your sword.. it will not lie.."

2006-01-17 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *after a few hours he was doing better, makeing hsi mark every time, dodgeing the bags rolling underneath them comeing up to slash them

2006-01-17 [dead~spirit]: Shai Li: *starts to walk out of the barn.* "ok, your done here for tonight..follow me.."

2006-01-17 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf* nodding he followed him out of the barn

2006-01-17 [dead~spirit]: Shai Li: Walks over to a pair of big rocks.* "hope youcan meditate.."

2006-01-17 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *watches him "umm i can try"

2006-01-17 [dead~spirit]: Shai Li: *sits on one rocks, and starts to meditate.* "your not gonna get anywhere if you dont sit.."

2006-01-17 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *nods some an sits next to the guy

2006-01-17 [dead~spirit]: Shai Li: "now close youe eye's, and open your ears.. listen to the wind..the leafs dancing across the ground, and the grass singing to the sky....listen to the animals."

2006-01-17 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *his eyes closed he trys to do as shai says

2006-01-17 [dead~spirit]: Shai Li: *watchs him.*

2006-01-17 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *keeps his mind clear as he takes in all of what Shai li had told him to

2006-01-17 [dead~spirit]: Shai Li: *throws a a punch at him.*

2006-01-17 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *moves his head to the side as Shai punch misses him

2006-01-17 [dead~spirit]: Shai Li: *smirks* "good..."

2006-01-17 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *smirked and openes his eyes "wow.. i feel alot better"

2006-01-18 [dead~spirit]: Shai Li: *takes off a beeded bracelet and hands it to snowolf.* "here take this, it is a sign of our friendship, and will protect you."

2006-01-18 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *takeing it he smiles and nods "thank you..." he spoke looking around before reaching in his pocket an pulling out a small pocket knife with a wolf on it... handing it to him ... "...friendship"

2006-01-18 [dead~spirit]: Shai Li: *smiles and takes it.* "have you seen Tao lately? I havent seen him in like three days... I only hope he is ok."

2006-01-18 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *shook his head "no havent seen him since that day at the tree" he spoke putting on the beeded bracelt

2006-01-18 [dead~spirit]: Shai Li: *stands up, and walks over to the tree.* "well im sure where ever he is.. he'll come back."

2006-01-18 [snowwolfsa]: Snowolf: *nods "ya your probley right" he said following him to the tree