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with their soft antlers, graze beside the road, completely undaunted by his presence. Seeing all the bewildering feats of nature happening all around him, Roarke was tempted to linger along the way, but as his broken bones made their state remembered, he thought better of it and continued on, following his instructions.
The surface of the water lay unbroken, like a smoking mirror buried in the ground. By the edge of the pool was a big leaf with a collection of some sort of bronze fruit, stacked in a neat pile. Roarke didn’t recognize it as any fruit he had ever seen, which by this time was almost more to be expected than the opposite. He payed it little mind as he stripped down and slowly felt his way with his foot, before descending into the dark water. The hot liquid melted away the knots within his muscles and the pain in his ribs lost its edge, calming him. His toes walked across the bottom, tracing the surface towards the deeper part in the middle of the basin. When his legs had gone as long as they could reach, he hit something, something spiky. Instinctively, he pulled away but nothing happened. Deciding it had probably been a rock, he relaxed and were about to close his eyes, when he saw what it was he had felt. Rising out of the water in the deep end was something huge. Where Ama had been the size of a big human, this Kappa was monstrous in size, spiked shoulders standing at roughly ten feet, it towered over Roarke. A gargantuan mass of muscle incased in green gray armor, hands equipped not only with claws but also with webbed fingers from where citrine colored daggers sprouted. Jaw shut tight with teeth overlapping each other, resulted in a macabre expression enticing unhelpful and gruesome imagery. The chartreuse slits it had for eyes gave no tell of the thought process happening within.
Reaching its full height, it inhaled, inflating its massive ribcage, only to exhale it all with a low hiss. Its spiky tail moved like a paddle, slowly going back and forth, the tip just rippling the surface. Roarke had recovered from his initial surprise and being the bullheaded man he could be, he stood up whilst clutching his injured side.
- You know what, I haven’t had best time of late. I’ve been forced to leave my home and my life behind me. I’ve gotten the shit beaten out of me by an overgrown mutt whilst coming here to this supposed safe haven. And now, when I finally get some, in my mind, well deserved rest, you show up. So if you’re going to kill me, just fucking get it over with, you overgrown bastard!
The Kappa gave no reply as slow seconds passed by.
- Ahaha!
The sound came from behind Roarke, who twisted around to identify its source. Another Kappa stood leaning against a nearby tree, currently choking on a piece of the bronze fruit, due to laughter. He shared the webbed digits with his friend in the water but after that. the similarities ended. Smaller in stature, standing shorter than Roarke, his body was covered in a slick brown coat, streamlining his profile. Bristly whiskers sprouted from bulging cheeks that gave him a cheerful appearance. Joining in the laughter, came a thundering chuckle from the Kappa that had risen from the warm waters, all traces of hostility gone.
- You’ll have to forgive us, its not everyday we meet someone new and we can’t resist a good prank!
The giant chortled his agreement.
- Besides, you handled yourself better than most. Even a smooth talker like me have a hard time complimenting Ippan’s features with a straight face.
Ippan feigned indignation.
-Oh quit it, you big rock, you know I love you anyway.
Ippan continued his charade of hurt feelings until he couldn’t hold it any longer and burst out laughing once more. Matching his level of joy, the Kappa standing on land proceeded to spray the pool with the chewed up fruit he had been in the process of
The surface of the water lay unbroken, like a smoking mirror buried in the ground. By the edge of the pool was a big leaf with a collection of some sort of bronze fruit, stacked in a neat pile. Roarke didn’t recognize it as any fruit he had ever seen, which by this time was almost more to be expected than the opposite. He payed it little mind as he stripped down and slowly felt his way with his foot, before descending into the dark water. The hot liquid melted away the knots within his muscles and the pain in his ribs lost its edge, calming him. His toes walked across the bottom, tracing the surface towards the deeper part in the middle of the basin. When his legs had gone as long as they could reach, he hit something, something spiky. Instinctively, he pulled away but nothing happened. Deciding it had probably been a rock, he relaxed and were about to close his eyes, when he saw what it was he had felt. Rising out of the water in the deep end was something huge. Where Ama had been the size of a big human, this Kappa was monstrous in size, spiked shoulders standing at roughly ten feet, it towered over Roarke. A gargantuan mass of muscle incased in green gray armor, hands equipped not only with claws but also with webbed fingers from where citrine colored daggers sprouted. Jaw shut tight with teeth overlapping each other, resulted in a macabre expression enticing unhelpful and gruesome imagery. The chartreuse slits it had for eyes gave no tell of the thought process happening within.
Reaching its full height, it inhaled, inflating its massive ribcage, only to exhale it all with a low hiss. Its spiky tail moved like a paddle, slowly going back and forth, the tip just rippling the surface. Roarke had recovered from his initial surprise and being the bullheaded man he could be, he stood up whilst clutching his injured side.
- You know what, I haven’t had best time of late. I’ve been forced to leave my home and my life behind me. I’ve gotten the shit beaten out of me by an overgrown mutt whilst coming here to this supposed safe haven. And now, when I finally get some, in my mind, well deserved rest, you show up. So if you’re going to kill me, just fucking get it over with, you overgrown bastard!
The Kappa gave no reply as slow seconds passed by.
- Ahaha!
The sound came from behind Roarke, who twisted around to identify its source. Another Kappa stood leaning against a nearby tree, currently choking on a piece of the bronze fruit, due to laughter. He shared the webbed digits with his friend in the water but after that. the similarities ended. Smaller in stature, standing shorter than Roarke, his body was covered in a slick brown coat, streamlining his profile. Bristly whiskers sprouted from bulging cheeks that gave him a cheerful appearance. Joining in the laughter, came a thundering chuckle from the Kappa that had risen from the warm waters, all traces of hostility gone.
- You’ll have to forgive us, its not everyday we meet someone new and we can’t resist a good prank!
The giant chortled his agreement.
- Besides, you handled yourself better than most. Even a smooth talker like me have a hard time complimenting Ippan’s features with a straight face.
Ippan feigned indignation.
-Oh quit it, you big rock, you know I love you anyway.
Ippan continued his charade of hurt feelings until he couldn’t hold it any longer and burst out laughing once more. Matching his level of joy, the Kappa standing on land proceeded to spray the pool with the chewed up fruit he had been in the process of
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