Insane is definitely right, that's for sure
Though he shouldn't be as insane as Kita.
Though he shouldn't be as insane as Kita.
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Huh,KiSai should be male..?Time to rethink KiSai's design then.
Saitama's got cat ears and sailor fukus...KiSai should keep the cat ears,
but his outfit..?
then,but throws it away and writes another one.Others are pretty puzzled about this,and some say she doesn't really
have a girlfriend;She just pretends she has one to cover up the fact that she's Forever Alone.
BTW,Namco's trying every mean to prevent Koibumi from meeting X-DAY,god knows what'll happen if she knows that
her relationship won't last long.
Taberuna:A fat guy who eats all the frickin' time.A cuckoo bird tags along with him,which calls every hour or so.
Sometimes after the bird calls out,Taberuna dies from a heart attack,and resurrects later on.
Eventually,Taberuna starts to lose his mind--everything's eat,eat,eat to him now.
Sane my ass,guys.
OK,Sorouban's male then.Figures I haven't think up his outfit anyways.
About Zeami...hey,the morse code from AC13 (Kantan) did say Zeami's real identity begins with Shi.
(As in Tatsuya Shimizu,I guess)
EDIT:Tenjiku and possibly Yokuderu will join the ranks of "The saner ones of the nisen family".EkiBEN...he'll be some hot-tempered
Taiwanese tourist who nitpicks with everything.
ZEKIRA YOU ARE GOD
Oh yeah, are you able to rip 1STPAI from Wii2?
YOU DID IT lol
Anyway, waits for Lalala blahblah or whatever orz
ps1. Okay, Lockerz General redumpion is coming FFF
ps2.
Mirai's are chibi anthromorphic animals.So yeah.
@Zekira Dynamic Scrollspeed,yo!Some experts have HS4 on for pretty much all songs they play.
...also, what the hell, a lot of Taiko related people are on Twitter; heck even the Taiko staff is on Twitter; it's actually tempting me to get one. God.
Google Translater
Umm...
I think Taiko Team would accept English too imo orz
Right crystal ;_;?
Where? Never mind, saw your post on the topic 
); after a character is defeated, I plan to only reserve their next appearance on the last parts since their souls will be the one that will power sannanagorokuyon, and on post-story they'll be more sane than they were, though their obsessions remain the same.
Oh and just a reminder, I don't actually plan to kill anyone; just maybe make them disappear from the world, but not necessarily kill them
EDIT: Er,what's sannanagorokuyon?I would have tried to translate it from the romaji,but I can't pick where each
character starts.
Purple made me 'Senpuu thinking' ;_;
Anyway,
I would go to the arcade center to play Taiko AC orz
Later ;_;
edit. Guess what? <3
@arken: !
When did you...?!
EDIT: With the many times that the names of the four beasts have been used outside of japanese legend, I actually am not sure which allusion you're referring to here. Clarify please, lol
OK I was just being silly here.
Because I'm not making the dialogue like that
Plus, KiSai easy to defeat? Even Ryougen will have troubles with him, mind you
Also, the facts about Joubutsu won't be said by any of the Niisens; Ryougen will just stumble across it through some documents
That's the only 2000 to appear in Wii2,right?Or is my memory messing
with me?
Oh wait,Saitama's kind-of a morality pet of KiSai,
and she's the only one who can make her brother snap out
of it…hmm,maybe it works.
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The most insane one would be Joubutsu,that's
for sure.She kills people by throwing them into
funeral pyres.
Actually,I'm having trouble with Rotter's design OTL
I kinda need a scheme.Colours,clothing style,hairstyles…
stuff like that.
Rotter and BRA can be a bit bipolar (normal and inner oni)
while the Saitama sisters speed up or slow down when on
sugar high or somethin'
(I would have them do so when drunk,but KiSai loves drinking
sake,so…)
for sure.She kills people by throwing them into
funeral pyres.
Actually,I'm having trouble with Rotter's design OTL
I kinda need a scheme.Colours,clothing style,hairstyles…
stuff like that.
Rotter and BRA can be a bit bipolar (normal and inner oni)
while the Saitama sisters speed up or slow down when on
sugar high or somethin'
(I would have them do so when drunk,but KiSai loves drinking
sake,so…)
KiSai can only slow down, while Sai can only speed up. Don't forget.
Also I don't think KiSai should be female
Also I don't think KiSai should be female
Of course I won't lol.Zekira wrote:
KiSai can only slow down, while Sai can only speed up. Don't forget.
Also I don't think KiSai should be female
Huh,KiSai should be male..?Time to rethink KiSai's design then.
Saitama's got cat ears and sailor fukus...KiSai should keep the cat ears,
but his outfit..?
Clothing? Definitely not something I can help out at :/ I suck at conceptualizing those
Good god.I was thinking about the personalities of the 2000 song personifications,
and I realized that aside from Saitama and maaaaybe Kidaruma,every single one
of them are mentally effed up in one way or another.
It's...horrifying,so to speak.
and I realized that aside from Saitama and maaaaybe Kidaruma,every single one
of them are mentally effed up in one way or another.
It's...horrifying,so to speak.
No duh?
Koibumi and Kidaruma, and maybe Taberuna and Ekiben are the only ones closest to being sane.
...Saitama is sane? Really?
Koibumi and Kidaruma, and maybe Taberuna and Ekiben are the only ones closest to being sane.
...Saitama is sane? Really?
Yeah Koibumi's only insane thing is the 800 BPM ending. :3
Damn KOIBUMI ASDFASDFASDF!!!OzzyOzrock wrote:
Yeah Koibumi's only insane thing is the 800 BPM ending. :3
Oh and
Plus my horrible Joubutsu run
SORA ONE ASS RICE
Plus my horrible Joubutsu run
SORA ONE ASS RICE
Koibumi: A girl very obsessed with her girlfriend,and always writes love letters to her.For some reason,she never mailsZekira wrote:
No duh?
Koibumi and Kidaruma, and maybe Taberuna and Ekiben are the only ones closest to being sane.
...Saitama is sane? Really?
then,but throws it away and writes another one.Others are pretty puzzled about this,and some say she doesn't really
have a girlfriend;She just pretends she has one to cover up the fact that she's Forever Alone.
BTW,Namco's trying every mean to prevent Koibumi from meeting X-DAY,god knows what'll happen if she knows that
her relationship won't last long.
Taberuna:A fat guy who eats all the frickin' time.A cuckoo bird tags along with him,which calls every hour or so.
Sometimes after the bird calls out,Taberuna dies from a heart attack,and resurrects later on.
Eventually,Taberuna starts to lose his mind--everything's eat,eat,eat to him now.
Sane my ass,guys.
Reply from mirai via twitter
:3
Waits for Senpuu and Tenyou <3
@arien666 ありがとうございます! I'm glad of your reply. I contribute my illustration to pixiv as soon as possible. 早めに完成できるよう頑張りますので、待っていてください:3
英語を読むのはある程度出来るけど、書くのは苦手だ。間違ってたらゴメンナサイ
@arien666 Thanks! I'm glad of your reply. I contribute my illustration to pixiv as soon as possible. Since I'm trying to draw characters asap, wait please :3
I can read English some but can't write well. If I made mistake, I'm SORRY
:3
Waits for Senpuu and Tenyou <3
Interesting fact: This mega-thread is almost a half of Beatmap Projects forum.
Oh, and I'm still waiting for the music file of No Way Back.
Oh, and I'm still waiting for the music file of No Way Back.
@lepido: D: Wait, I don't have the resources to record stuff at the moment :/
@arken: OH GODS YES <3 When did you contact her, though? I'm actually surprised that you were able to convince her (him?) of doing more! Also, can you ask her/him if she/he can give info as to which character is associated to which song? We're kinda confused at some of them at the moment (Shito, Pipi, Viento, Yuki, Sakura, Kiluna, etc., actually, we just need the entire list, lol)
@crystal:
PLOTPOINT GET!
Also, as long as they don't end up killing themselves, they're probably still on the border of sanity, so Koibumi will probably be some sort of still sane. Taberuna, however, I completely forgot that he actually killed himself already.
Actually I'm beginning to like your backgrounds for them; I just might end up using those to portray conflicts in the story.
...yes I can't help but say it now; a major conflict in my fic will be one that's against the Nisen family tree.
Yes, hidden text, since I just can't keep the main plot to myself anymore. Ryougen came from a village (which I don't have a name for yet), born from a family of dancers with the clan name 'Mai'. Along with Tenyou, who gives the dance of nature, Ryougen is the village's dancer of strength, one that symbolizes fire. In secret, he actually has relations to the element of fire itself. The story starts with Ryougen suddenly getting tired of his usual stay in the village, and that he thinks that he was fated for something else. Tenyou, being a supportive younger sister, gave Ryougen the idea that quests always have a goal they want to reach, so Ryougen took some time to find what his large scale goal should be. Upon looking at his family belongings, he notices the picture of the siblings... 3 of them. This gave Ryougen the idea of his quest to search for his long lost sister, to which he has forgotten for a very long time (he doesn't even remember her name, though you guys would've probably guessed by now). This starts Ryougen in his journey, convincing himself that this is actually his destiny, and that his true fate is to walk down the path of a warrior. I won't tell the ending plot just yet, however, but let's just say sannanagorokuyon turns up at the end. Aside from Ryougen and Tenyou, other characters of notice that will somehow be on Ryougen's side will include Blackrose Shito (which I totally shouldn't have included, because it conflicts with my allusion, shit), Saitama Nisen, Earth Sora, Gliese Sora, HaloHalo, Blue, Yuki, Sakura, Rain, Acoo, Fuun, Kikyoku, Chikuzei.
After I'm finished with the main story, I might do extra chapters just for fun, which will include some other random stuff. For now I only have the team tournament in mind, where the teams compete in different aspects of whatever they can compete in, and the members of the teams will be according to which game their appropriate songs appear in the CS games. I might include some more backstories too, such as Ryougen's other sister's past, the Nisen family conflict, Mai family's childhood days, etc.
Man do I dream big. Will I be enthusiastic enough to pull off a fic this long?!
@arken: OH GODS YES <3 When did you contact her, though? I'm actually surprised that you were able to convince her (him?) of doing more! Also, can you ask her/him if she/he can give info as to which character is associated to which song? We're kinda confused at some of them at the moment (Shito, Pipi, Viento, Yuki, Sakura, Kiluna, etc., actually, we just need the entire list, lol)
@crystal:
BTW,Namco's trying every mean to prevent Koibumi from meeting X-DAY,god knows what'll happen if she knows that...!
her relationship won't last long.
PLOTPOINT GET!
Also, as long as they don't end up killing themselves, they're probably still on the border of sanity, so Koibumi will probably be some sort of still sane. Taberuna, however, I completely forgot that he actually killed himself already.
Actually I'm beginning to like your backgrounds for them; I just might end up using those to portray conflicts in the story.
...yes I can't help but say it now; a major conflict in my fic will be one that's against the Nisen family tree.
and some say she doesn't really...I'm actually not quite sure how I'll take this one, though at least now I have a good idea on how one of the Nisens will recover from their senses.
have a girlfriend;She just pretends she has one to cover up the fact that she's Forever Alone.
Yes, hidden text, since I just can't keep the main plot to myself anymore. Ryougen came from a village (which I don't have a name for yet), born from a family of dancers with the clan name 'Mai'. Along with Tenyou, who gives the dance of nature, Ryougen is the village's dancer of strength, one that symbolizes fire. In secret, he actually has relations to the element of fire itself. The story starts with Ryougen suddenly getting tired of his usual stay in the village, and that he thinks that he was fated for something else. Tenyou, being a supportive younger sister, gave Ryougen the idea that quests always have a goal they want to reach, so Ryougen took some time to find what his large scale goal should be. Upon looking at his family belongings, he notices the picture of the siblings... 3 of them. This gave Ryougen the idea of his quest to search for his long lost sister, to which he has forgotten for a very long time (he doesn't even remember her name, though you guys would've probably guessed by now). This starts Ryougen in his journey, convincing himself that this is actually his destiny, and that his true fate is to walk down the path of a warrior. I won't tell the ending plot just yet, however, but let's just say sannanagorokuyon turns up at the end. Aside from Ryougen and Tenyou, other characters of notice that will somehow be on Ryougen's side will include Blackrose Shito (which I totally shouldn't have included, because it conflicts with my allusion, shit), Saitama Nisen, Earth Sora, Gliese Sora, HaloHalo, Blue, Yuki, Sakura, Rain, Acoo, Fuun, Kikyoku, Chikuzei.
After I'm finished with the main story, I might do extra chapters just for fun, which will include some other random stuff. For now I only have the team tournament in mind, where the teams compete in different aspects of whatever they can compete in, and the members of the teams will be according to which game their appropriate songs appear in the CS games. I might include some more backstories too, such as Ryougen's other sister's past, the Nisen family conflict, Mai family's childhood days, etc.
Man do I dream big. Will I be enthusiastic enough to pull off a fic this long?!
Hmm,let's see if I can ramble on with the rest of the 2000 gais...
Sorouban:A woman dressed up as those game show announcers,who keeps dragging people to participate
in her little game show called "Sorouban2000".Unfortunately,this game is very twisted and deadly.
The game works like those question-&-answer games like Who wants to be a Millionaire,but the questions are either
incredibly hard to answer,or doesn't even have an answer in the first place.If Sorouban considers the answer
to be wrong,she electrocutes the contestant.
But Sorouban has no idea that the contestants are dead;she thinks it's just a game,and their deaths are just acts.
As a result,she continues to host her little game,even when the players are all dead.
Also,Sorouban seems to know a thing or two about the Taiko Team's secrets.She hardly talks about it though,
and if she did,she says it in morse code.To makes things worse,not everything she says in morse are actually useful;
sometimes she says things that has nothing to do with taiko in the first place.Even so,people suspect that she knows
who the no Mai siblings (and BRA)'s father really is.
(holy shit,that's a long description)
X-DAY:True to her roots (the song's based off X-DAY2),X-DAY has the ability to predict the love longevity of others.But for
some reason,she always predict that her client's love life won't last long:Luckier ones get days,the not-so-lucky ones get hours,
minutes or even only a few seconds.And her predictions are always true,if she predicts that your relationship will last for 5 minutes,
expect something to happen after 5 minutes that'll break your relationship apart.
It's rumoured that she also has the ability to predict how long someone's life would last.But no one wants her to do so,for obvious reasons.
Kechadon:Kechadon is a very,very stressful writer.He keeps writing all the time (be it with paper or on the computer),claiming that he's
on a very tight deadline and his employer is nagging him every second.Heck,he's so stressed out he often spouts out gibberish.
In reality,there is no employer,and he doesn't really have a deadline in the first place.He's hallucanating everything up,and it's
gradually making him crazier.Seems to share similar problems with Hataraku,BTW.(huh,turns out he wasn't as insane as I thought)
Sorouban:A woman dressed up as those game show announcers,who keeps dragging people to participate
in her little game show called "Sorouban2000".Unfortunately,this game is very twisted and deadly.
The game works like those question-&-answer games like Who wants to be a Millionaire,but the questions are either
incredibly hard to answer,or doesn't even have an answer in the first place.If Sorouban considers the answer
to be wrong,she electrocutes the contestant.
But Sorouban has no idea that the contestants are dead;she thinks it's just a game,and their deaths are just acts.
As a result,she continues to host her little game,even when the players are all dead.
Also,Sorouban seems to know a thing or two about the Taiko Team's secrets.She hardly talks about it though,
and if she did,she says it in morse code.To makes things worse,not everything she says in morse are actually useful;
sometimes she says things that has nothing to do with taiko in the first place.Even so,people suspect that she knows
who the no Mai siblings (and BRA)'s father really is.
(holy shit,that's a long description)
X-DAY:True to her roots (the song's based off X-DAY2),X-DAY has the ability to predict the love longevity of others.But for
some reason,she always predict that her client's love life won't last long:Luckier ones get days,the not-so-lucky ones get hours,
minutes or even only a few seconds.And her predictions are always true,if she predicts that your relationship will last for 5 minutes,
expect something to happen after 5 minutes that'll break your relationship apart.
It's rumoured that she also has the ability to predict how long someone's life would last.But no one wants her to do so,for obvious reasons.
Kechadon:Kechadon is a very,very stressful writer.He keeps writing all the time (be it with paper or on the computer),claiming that he's
on a very tight deadline and his employer is nagging him every second.Heck,he's so stressed out he often spouts out gibberish.
In reality,there is no employer,and he doesn't really have a deadline in the first place.He's hallucanating everything up,and it's
gradually making him crazier.Seems to share similar problems with Hataraku,BTW.(huh,turns out he wasn't as insane as I thought)
@arken and lepido: OH MY GOD
So I just tried out arken's method of extracting songs from the ISO's...
...and my first experiment was to try and get God Eater from Wii3
Call me a man with such shallow happiness,
BUT I WAS ABLE TO DO IT! AHAHAHAHA
The wav extracted was 18MB (wtf?), so I re-encoded in Audacity for 192KBPS. Uploaded it now in my MF sharing folder as 'godeater.mp3'
http://www.mediafire.com/?dy034f37qhj8j
And being able to see all the files inside the ISO's contents...
OH GOD
Shit, the hacker inside me has burned up once again. I now want to know how much more shit I can do with this...!
So I just tried out arken's method of extracting songs from the ISO's...
...and my first experiment was to try and get God Eater from Wii3
Call me a man with such shallow happiness,
BUT I WAS ABLE TO DO IT! AHAHAHAHA
The wav extracted was 18MB (wtf?), so I re-encoded in Audacity for 192KBPS. Uploaded it now in my MF sharing folder as 'godeater.mp3'
http://www.mediafire.com/?dy034f37qhj8j
And being able to see all the files inside the ISO's contents...
OH GOD
Shit, the hacker inside me has burned up once again. I now want to know how much more shit I can do with this...!
@crystal:
Yeah I'm also planning to make them more sane by the end of the storyline too. I'll see how I can work that out, as I progress the fic.[/quote]
Sorouban:A womanNOOOOOOOOOOOO
who the no Mai siblings (and BRA)'s father really is....I myself don't even know. Care to elaborate? (I'm using the name 'Zeami' for something else, mind you)
He's hallucanating everything up,and it'sAw...? I didn't want the idea that Kechadon was the hallucinating one, but w/e...
gradually making him crazier.
Yeah I'm also planning to make them more sane by the end of the storyline too. I'll see how I can work that out, as I progress the fic.[/quote]
[/quote]Zekira wrote:
@crystal:Sorouban:A womanNOOOOOOOOOOOOwho the no Mai siblings (and BRA)'s father really is....I myself don't even know. Care to elaborate? (I'm using the name 'Zeami' for something else, mind you)He's hallucanating everything up,and it'sAw...? I didn't want the idea that Kechadon was the hallucinating one, but w/e...
gradually making him crazier.
Yeah I'm also planning to make them more sane by the end of the storyline too. I'll see how I can work that out, as I progress the fic.
OK,Sorouban's male then.Figures I haven't think up his outfit anyways.
About Zeami...hey,the morse code from AC13 (Kantan) did say Zeami's real identity begins with Shi.
(As in Tatsuya Shimizu,I guess)
EDIT:Tenjiku and possibly Yokuderu will join the ranks of "The saner ones of the nisen family".EkiBEN...he'll be some hot-tempered
Taiwanese tourist who nitpicks with everything.
Yokuderu should have complete manipulation of her voice. Tenjiku, I'm not sure how to describe. Ekiben would be definitely hot-tempered, that's for sure.
I looked more into the ISO's contents again, and there are a number of places I could look for for the picture files, but so far the .clma files, when read via Hex Editor, comes up with some interesting strings:
Which may lead to evidences of the picture files.
Leaving it at that, I tried looking for the Mitsubachi Daisakusen sound file on here, which I found out to be an actually unboosted, mono-BPM one. The game actually boosts the BPM of the music in the 80 second and 40 second mark, and there's no sound file here which has the boosting-type Mitsubachi Daisakusen. Very interesting.
I looked more into the ISO's contents again, and there are a number of places I could look for for the picture files, but so far the .clma files, when read via Hex Editor, comes up with some interesting strings:
Which may lead to evidences of the picture files.
Leaving it at that, I tried looking for the Mitsubachi Daisakusen sound file on here, which I found out to be an actually unboosted, mono-BPM one. The game actually boosts the BPM of the music in the 80 second and 40 second mark, and there's no sound file here which has the boosting-type Mitsubachi Daisakusen. Very interesting.
EkiBEN just seems like a stressed-out salaryman. Maybe even near karoshi...
Topic Starter
Yokuderu/Tenjiku are stressed out salarymen who get vacations. EkiBEN is a Taiwanese rapper. Hataraku is a stressed out salaryman who DOESN'T get vacations.
In more hacking news,
Video files are found inside the ISOs as file extensions of .thp
After much research, I found out that the .thp file is actually a Gamecube video file extension. What are the chances that the picture files are also stored as gamecube files instead of wii files?
Proof is simple as this: I was able to extract op.thp from Wii2's ISO, which by the filename, I would say is the opening video.
Finding a software that can play thp files, I tried it out, and
OH MY GOD
(Arumi~)
I can now officially play the video files off of the ISO themselves directly!
I'm getting closer and closer, oh god! Picture files, I WILL hunt you down!
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
EDIT: Looking at the wii2 ISO, I can conclude that there are 2 filetypes that are somehow related to the picture files: .swg and .tpl. Looking at the wii3 ISO however, I could not find traces of .swg, but I can see that they still use the .tpl file extension. Quick research tells me that .tpl is either a Photoshop file, or a Nintendo texture file. Will do more research on this.
Video files are found inside the ISOs as file extensions of .thp
After much research, I found out that the .thp file is actually a Gamecube video file extension. What are the chances that the picture files are also stored as gamecube files instead of wii files?
Proof is simple as this: I was able to extract op.thp from Wii2's ISO, which by the filename, I would say is the opening video.
Finding a software that can play thp files, I tried it out, and
OH MY GOD
(Arumi~)
I can now officially play the video files off of the ISO themselves directly!
I'm getting closer and closer, oh god! Picture files, I WILL hunt you down!
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
EDIT: Looking at the wii2 ISO, I can conclude that there are 2 filetypes that are somehow related to the picture files: .swg and .tpl. Looking at the wii3 ISO however, I could not find traces of .swg, but I can see that they still use the .tpl file extension. Quick research tells me that .tpl is either a Photoshop file, or a Nintendo texture file. Will do more research on this.
@Zekira: Lovely, it's lovely :D
Herein comes an obstacle in my hacking progress
I've isolated that the image files are all found as .tpl's, which is a Nintendo filetype for textures. Problem is, to open these, I need the SDK tools to actually be able to open them, and I must say Nintendo did a pretty good job at shooting down everyone who tried to distribute their SDK, because I cannot find any downloads for their SDK, Gamecube or Wii :/
The black market of the internet is failing me, oh god
EDIT: oh god, I think I found a working torrent of the SDK... which will finish in 15 hours -_-
I should probably start writing the fic while I'm waiting for this...
I've isolated that the image files are all found as .tpl's, which is a Nintendo filetype for textures. Problem is, to open these, I need the SDK tools to actually be able to open them, and I must say Nintendo did a pretty good job at shooting down everyone who tried to distribute their SDK, because I cannot find any downloads for their SDK, Gamecube or Wii :/
The black market of the internet is failing me, oh god
EDIT: oh god, I think I found a working torrent of the SDK... which will finish in 15 hours -_-
I should probably start writing the fic while I'm waiting for this...
Topic Starter
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZekira wrote:
In more hacking news,
Video files are found inside the ISOs as file extensions of .thp
After much research, I found out that the .thp file is actually a Gamecube video file extension. What are the chances that the picture files are also stored as gamecube files instead of wii files?
Proof is simple as this: I was able to extract op.thp from Wii2's ISO, which by the filename, I would say is the opening video.
Finding a software that can play thp files, I tried it out, and
OH MY GOD
[attachment=0:32a1a]thplay.png[/attachment:32a1a]
(Arumi~)
I can now officially play the video files off of the ISO themselves directly!
I'm getting closer and closer, oh god! Picture files, I WILL hunt you down!
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
EDIT: Looking at the wii2 ISO, I can conclude that there are 2 filetypes that are somehow related to the picture files: .swg and .tpl. Looking at the wii3 ISO however, I could not find traces of .swg, but I can see that they still use the .tpl file extension. Quick research tells me that .tpl is either a Photoshop file, or a Nintendo texture file. Will do more research on this.
ZEKIRA YOU ARE GOD
Oh yeah, are you able to rip 1STPAI from Wii2?
Tried designing Saitama and Kitasaitama.Lineart only though...
@aqua: es, I can extract First Pie from here too. It's 18.8MB straight from the ISO...
...is it just me or is 765 using too high quality audio?
@crystal:Saitama's colors are actually correct already
By the way I'll be using Mirai's characters for the characters in my fic, so I'll just probably try and visualize chibianthro versions of crystal's for the other characters that aren't in yet, that is, until Mirai starts to draw them.
...is it just me or is 765 using too high quality audio?
@crystal:
By the way I'll be using Mirai's characters for the characters in my fic, so I'll just probably try and visualize chibianthro versions of crystal's for the other characters that aren't in yet, that is, until Mirai starts to draw them.
Topic Starter
Hey it's audio for a game. It has to be HQ. I can imagine people putting their Wiis on their amps and playing Taiko with the thing on at full blast, and still audio quality won't be compromised.
@crystal: Why the cat ears for Saitama lol
EDIT: I'm making Mirai's Yuujou Pop char as we speak
@crystal: Why the cat ears for Saitama lol
EDIT: I'm making Mirai's Yuujou Pop char as we speak
Because cat ears usually make something naughtier (...in a clean sense) than they're supposed to look. Sai and KiSai are supposed to be somewhat also out of their minds.
Lol at how the audio file extension is .nub. I keep reading it as something like "ryougen dot noob"
Lol at how the audio file extension is .nub. I keep reading it as something like "ryougen dot noob"
It's because of the Saitama Monster,silly.Zekira wrote:
Because cat ears usually make something naughtier (...in a clean sense) than they're supposed to look. Sai and KiSai are supposed to be somewhat also out of their minds.
Lol at how the audio file extension is .nub. I keep reading it as something like "ryougen dot noob"
Topic Starter
Oh yeah, the Saitama monster has cat ears. Derp.
Yes I know that. More like I analyzed the question as "Why cat ears [for Saitama monster]?"
EDIT: Oh shit. For some odd reason, the audio files I extract from the Wii have their left and right channels reversed.
@lepido, I am fixing God Eater right now so that the right and left channels will not be reversed. I am re-uploading it as godeater_fixed.mp3 . Please use that one! http://www.mediafire.com/?dy034f37qhj8j [/b]
EDIT: Oh shit. For some odd reason, the audio files I extract from the Wii have their left and right channels reversed.
@lepido, I am fixing God Eater right now so that the right and left channels will not be reversed. I am re-uploading it as godeater_fixed.mp3 . Please use that one! http://www.mediafire.com/?dy034f37qhj8j [/b]
If this really happened,it's gonna be hilarious.
EDIT:I think there's something more to the reason why Saitama Monster's got cat ears.
EDIT:I think there's something more to the reason why Saitama Monster's got cat ears.
@crsytal: !
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I love you so much now so freaking epic...
@lepidopodus: Please read my post before this one
EDIT: @crystal: ...wtf at Saitama ASCII art? Well, I would've figured the Saitama monster's design wasn't Kharl's original and was based off of something, but I didn't expect to find it now, lol.
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
I love you so much now
so freaking epic...@lepidopodus: Please read my post before this one
EDIT: @crystal: ...wtf at Saitama ASCII art? Well, I would've figured the Saitama monster's design wasn't Kharl's original and was based off of something, but I didn't expect to find it now, lol.
Quick question:Do you think it's possible for them to have relatives outside Namco?
Cuz I'd totally make Ryougen distant cousins with Kachoufuusetsu and Fuushikaden.
Especially with Fuushikaden,since Ryougen sounds quite similar to it.
(that and how Fuushikaden (the literature piece) was written by Zeami (the historical character)...)
Cuz I'd totally make Ryougen distant cousins with Kachoufuusetsu and Fuushikaden.
Especially with Fuushikaden,since Ryougen sounds quite similar to it.
(that and how Fuushikaden (the literature piece) was written by Zeami (the historical character)...)
That, I'm not sure. They definitely have distant relatives, and I think it's pretty easy to make some minor appearances of them, though I'm not sure I'd want to do that...
However, I do understand that I'm centering around Ryougen, and Ryougen has like... 39587623875 distant relatives. Wow.
EDIT: you should totally color that Ryougen x Ryougen pic. Post it everywhere while you're at it.
...yes I love it that much.
However, I do understand that I'm centering around Ryougen, and Ryougen has like... 39587623875 distant relatives. Wow.
EDIT: you should totally color that Ryougen x Ryougen pic. Post it everywhere while you're at it.
...yes I love it that much.
Senpuu is relatives with the PlatoniX songs and also has a slight connection with RED ZONE (thanks to the last parts)
Tenyou....I'm not so sure about her OTL
BRA is relatives with Reunion,I guess.
mint tears is relatives with the Dormir songs,obviously.
EDIT:OK,I'll colour it tomorrow then :3
Tenyou....I'm not so sure about her OTL
BRA is relatives with Reunion,I guess.
mint tears is relatives with the Dormir songs,obviously.
EDIT:OK,I'll colour it tomorrow then :3
In theory, it makes all of them relatives, you know. I'd probably make all of them know each other.
HiSpeed 4At 208 BPM? I seriously wouldn't do that @_@
...ok, I understand the will to create the 2000/Nisen personification, but WHY to give them human bodies? I totally agree with Kharl's cloudy-ish theme (not saying this because I'm already used of its Saitama image xD)
Also the profile of the characters can be different. Here's my interpretation:
Saitama: As Kharl profiled.
Koibumi: A girl thinner and smaller than Saitama, a French, black hat and a small, black dress.
Kechadon: Bigger head, monastic/sensei clothes (and a Mini-Saitama squad for the Kecha shouts xD)
Yokuderu: bigger body, blond braids and a viking helmet. (I know, it's valkyrie-ish!)
EkiBEN: blue glasses, brown leather jacket, taller than Saitama
KitaSaitama: Angry face, orange microphone. Bigger than Saitama!
Taberuna: Body bigger than Yokuderu, fishing clothes (fishing hat or a silly crown)
Soroban: A digitalized version of Saitama, more blue and with a larger mouth
Tenjiku: For this, I thought a couple Mr./Mrs. Tenjiku (or siamese brothers, it's the same), with Indian-like clothes
X-DAY: Same body as Koibumi, hostess-like clothes.
Hataraku: As already profiled, a REALLY stressed version of EkiBEN which turns into an alternate form due to rage (Like a red Hulk xD)
Kidaruma: A yellow cloud of a dharma. Simple!
Joubutsu: A gravestone, and a Saitama spirit with an halo and a yellow aura above the tomb.
Also the profile of the characters can be different. Here's my interpretation:
Saitama: As Kharl profiled.
Koibumi: A girl thinner and smaller than Saitama, a French, black hat and a small, black dress.
Kechadon: Bigger head, monastic/sensei clothes (and a Mini-Saitama squad for the Kecha shouts xD)
Yokuderu: bigger body, blond braids and a viking helmet. (I know, it's valkyrie-ish!)
EkiBEN: blue glasses, brown leather jacket, taller than Saitama
KitaSaitama: Angry face, orange microphone. Bigger than Saitama!
Taberuna: Body bigger than Yokuderu, fishing clothes (fishing hat or a silly crown)
Soroban: A digitalized version of Saitama, more blue and with a larger mouth
Tenjiku: For this, I thought a couple Mr./Mrs. Tenjiku (or siamese brothers, it's the same), with Indian-like clothes
X-DAY: Same body as Koibumi, hostess-like clothes.
Hataraku: As already profiled, a REALLY stressed version of EkiBEN which turns into an alternate form due to rage (Like a red Hulk xD)
Kidaruma: A yellow cloud of a dharma. Simple!
Joubutsu: A gravestone, and a Saitama spirit with an halo and a yellow aura above the tomb.
HOLY WHAT?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Zekira wrote:
In more hacking news,
Video files are found inside the ISOs as file extensions of .thp
After much research, I found out that the .thp file is actually a Gamecube video file extension. What are the chances that the picture files are also stored as gamecube files instead of wii files?
Proof is simple as this: I was able to extract op.thp from Wii2's ISO, which by the filename, I would say is the opening video.
Finding a software that can play thp files, I tried it out, and
OH MY GOD
[attachment=0:d2833]thplay.png[/attachment:d2833]
(Arumi~)
I can now officially play the video files off of the ISO themselves directly!
I'm getting closer and closer, oh god! Picture files, I WILL hunt you down!
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
EDIT: Looking at the wii2 ISO, I can conclude that there are 2 filetypes that are somehow related to the picture files: .swg and .tpl. Looking at the wii3 ISO however, I could not find traces of .swg, but I can see that they still use the .tpl file extension. Quick research tells me that .tpl is either a Photoshop file, or a Nintendo texture file. Will do more research on this.
YOU DID IT lol
Anyway, waits for Lalala blahblah or whatever orz
ps1. Okay, Lockerz General redumpion is coming FFF
ps2.
さて…天妖は描けたけど旋風が難しいぞ。自分で考えておきながら描きづらいとか何なの
But... Tenyou is easy and Senpuu is hard... As I thought the concept, Some hard to draw or whateverorz
Ah,that'll be my fault then (and possibly some of the artists in Pixiv too?)Lokamp wrote:
...ok, I understand the will to create the 2000/Nisen personification, but WHY to give them human bodies? I totally agree with Kharl's cloudy-ish theme (not saying this because I'm already used of its Saitama image xD)
Also the profile of the characters can be different. Here's my interpretation:
Saitama: As Kharl profiled.
Koibumi: A girl thinner and smaller than Saitama, a French, black hat and a small, black dress.
Kechadon: Bigger head, monastic/sensei clothes (and a Mini-Saitama squad for the Kecha shouts xD)
Yokuderu: bigger body, blond braids and a viking helmet. (I know, it's valkyrie-ish!)
EkiBEN: blue glasses, brown leather jacket, taller than Saitama
KitaSaitama: Angry face, orange microphone. Bigger than Saitama!
Taberuna: Body bigger than Yokuderu, fishing clothes (fishing hat or a silly crown)
Soroban: A digitalized version of Saitama, more blue and with a larger mouth
Tenjiku: For this, I thought a couple Mr./Mrs. Tenjiku (or siamese brothers, it's the same), with Indian-like clothes
X-DAY: Same body as Koibumi, hostess-like clothes.
Hataraku: As already profiled, a REALLY stressed version of EkiBEN which turns into an alternate form due to rage (Like a red Hulk xD)
Kidaruma: A yellow cloud of a dharma. Simple!
Joubutsu: A gravestone, and a Saitama spirit with an halo and a yellow aura above the tomb.
Mirai's are chibi anthromorphic animals.So yeah.
@Zekira Dynamic Scrollspeed,yo!Some experts have HS4 on for pretty much all songs they play.
I actually adjust my HS based on the BPM, lol. I don't wanna keep using 3.5x when something like 290BPM comes shitting at me :/
Also, brbwriting typing (finally)
Also, brb
Awesomesauce.(at school now herp derp)
I'll start colouring after I get home from school.
@arken Er,do you have Mirai's twitter?Just wanna follow her on 'em.
I'll start colouring after I get home from school.
@arken Er,do you have Mirai's twitter?Just wanna follow her on 'em.
@aqua: Arumijika Oni has un-authentic problem so check orz
Boring season is coming FFF
and here's -12C orz
Can't go arcade center to play Taiko orz
Boring season is coming FFF
and here's -12C orz
Can't go arcade center to play Taiko orz
-12C...wow... o_O
...also, what the hell, a lot of Taiko related people are on Twitter; heck even the Taiko staff is on Twitter; it's actually tempting me to get one. God.
Get one,and post it up here.1 2 3 4 5 6 do it!
(mine's the same as my screename here,obviously.Expect loads of chinese posts,mainly reposted from my
plurk account)
(mine's the same as my screename here,obviously.Expect loads of chinese posts,mainly reposted from my
plurk account)
twitter would be good so make a account, Zeki-kat-chan orz
Also...
Mirai san :3
Also...
Mirai san :3
Aside from Taiko purposes, I don't think I'll be using it that much actually
Plus I only understand 10% JP, which is probably the worst thing about me right now
Plus I only understand 10% JP, which is probably the worst thing about me right now
Zekira wrote:
Aside from Taiko purposes, I don't think I'll be using it that much actually
Plus I only understand 10% JP, which is probably the worst thing about me right now
Umm...
I think Taiko Team would accept English too imo orz
Right crystal ;_;?
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arien666 wrote:
@aqua: Arumijika Oni has un-authentic problem so check orz
Hey,I ask Taiko_team questions in english.arien666 wrote:
Zekira wrote:
Aside from Taiko purposes, I don't think I'll be using it that much actually
Plus I only understand 10% JP, which is probably the worst thing about me right nowGoogle Translater
Umm...
I think Taiko Team would accept English too imo orz
Right crystal ;_;?
Prologue here.
Ran out of time to continue at the moment, so I had to make this some sort of introductory chapter.
...anyone else think I write chapters too short? I have troubles writing each chapter at 2000 words...
EDIT: Know what I forgot? A title. Lol.
Ran out of time to continue at the moment, so I had to make this some sort of introductory chapter.
Prologue
Sitting in the backstage calmly waiting for my turn, I stood up and went near the torches that were lit just to the side to warm myself up. Even though a performer has been performing for so long, stage fright is something that cannot be avoided. Even the most experience performers face the problem of seeing a lot of people, most of them they don't actually know, afraid that they may screw up their performance and embarass themselves and everyone related to them. Being a dancer is just one of those more difficult presentations to make, and the fact that I'm a guy doesn't even help. Gender stereotyping, guh.
But in truth, I've been wondering if this is really what I'm meant to be. I perform dances of fiery strength, giving the people morale and courage as different situations happen in their lives. With these dances however, I felt that I came to understand... or rather, misunderstand what strength really means. The village head Fuun once told us that your strength can be found once you are on destiny's path, that is, you are doing what you have truly been born for. I've seen this more clearly as time passed, with me repeatedly and repeatedly performing dances of fire to bring the light of the village, both literally and figuratively. Yet however, I began to think that this isn't what I am actually fated to do.
Still standing near the lit torch, I noticed the curtain behind me unruffle, hearing some crowd cheering as the curtain closed again. From the stage came another entity walking towards me. She was a bit taller than me, had light-brown eyes, and her ears are somehow cat-like, with some fluff just below them. She was wearing some sort of green robe with a yellow neckline and some sort of thick orange swimsuit, wearing nothing that covers her legs. This was her favorite outfit, and it fits very nicely with her dances too. Representing the dance of mystics, her dances usually tell a story with a premise of "what would heaven be like if it existed on this land." Her dance gives the people the power of optimism, temperance, and fortitude. This dancer is actually my younger sister, Tenyou, who performs the mystic dance of heaven.
"It was a big success, brother! I was able to pull it off!" she exclaimed to me while running towards me. She almost pushed me towards the torch though.
"...! Tenyou, stop being clumsy!" I answered in reply.
"Oh, sorry, I didn't know you were so near to the torch. What are you doing near it anyway?"
"...you haven't seen me do this before? I always do this just right before a performance. And I mean always. You just aren't observing well... no, wait, more like you aren't observing anything at all."
"Why, how rude! I'm not that much of a klutz, you know!"
"History says other wise, my dear sister."
"You also have to remember, I'm just growing up! You're much older than me!"
"I don't really care whether you're young or not, I just want to remind you of the consequences that may entail your actions, be they physical or spiritual, or however they may come."
"...I came running to you for a compliment and all I get is a lecture. Typical older sibling, huh."
"It's true that you've performed well today, howev~"
"But you weren't even watching!"
"...
Anyway, I'll see that new routine of yours maybe later, but right now, I have a dance to perform... I don't care if you're better than me. I'll just do this."
I walk towards the curtain, which was the only thing separating the backstage from the actual stage.
"Wait!" Tenyou exclaimed. "...whatever you do, why not try your best? Especially for this dance... it's what you've been made for anyway. And you know that everyone here admires you, most especially me." she continued.
"...what I've been made for...? Oh well. It's just a dance, anyway." I replied, before proceeding out.
"Good luck, Ryougen!" I heard her say this just before the curtains behind me unruffled. Even though admittedly I haven't been really close to her much, she still seems to care for me so much. Guess it really pays off to have a brother or siser beside you, huh.
My name is Ryougen. I am the eldest (of my generation) of the family clan of dancers, the 'Mai' family. My ears resemble that of miniature dragon wings, but the entire inner side is attached to my head, so I cannot use them to fly. I am currently clothed in a fire red vest that has innate shoulder guards, and these shoulder guards serve as good mounting for my red cape, again nothing covering my legs. The bells behind my ears however, are one of my trademark accessories that seemed to have defined my appearance in the village. This is my favorite outfit, especially when performing my dances.
I stand here in front of the stage once again just right after the village head introduced me. Surrounding him with flames for a minor 'magic act', he disappeared from the stage as the fire dispersed. Actually, I perform one minor trick as an entrace everytime, and it usually gets the crowd up their feet all the time. Then I immediately proceeded with my 'ritual', that is, the dance I was going to perform. The different instruments started to play their slow initial melody, the guitar taking the instrumental's main sound, accompanied by a flute just right over it. I proceeded with my slow oriental dance here, which I myself do not know how to describe.
(author's note: ...because I don't know how to describe dances myself.)
After the slow melody stopped for a while with the flute's fadeout, I paused appropriately. A few seconds after, I signalled my hand to initiate the fires behind the audience, prompting the stage assistants to turn the fire on. With the sudden start of the fire, all of the instruments did their initial beat, making for the entrance of my actual fiery act. My performances actually involve with me dancing around with the fire, sometimes it being my ally, sometimes it being my foe. I try my best to make my dances different everytime, though my instrument choice always remains the same. It's kind of hard to keep up composing different music each time though. However, there is always one move that is common among every dance I have made, and comes just a bit after the start of the actual swift melody. People have called this the Ryougen Beam, which I highly disapprove of the name, but what can I do, it's a favorite technique of mine. With a burst of my own soul energy, I create a spectacular display of red and blue fires crossing at a very rapid pace, creating a very fire-works like display. This "Ryougen Beam" indicates the start of the actual full energy of the dance, even though the rapid melody has already started before it. The drums usually play rapidly with alternating sounds as this technique of mine begins and ends.
It's kind of difficult for me to see myself, thus it is probably biased when I describe my performance. After my dance, the usual reaction of the crowd's appluasing was what I heard. In fact, I've heard this applaus so many times, I'm kind of... getting bored by it. I'm not amused anymore. I walked to the backstage to find the others already fixing up. My dance has always been the one to go last; they always say that mine are always appropriate grand finalés, which I'm not sure how to comment on; I just dance for the heck of it, you know.
"So you also tried out something new today, huh? Still, people notice the Ryougen Beam the most." Tenyou said to me.
"Well I do need variation everytime you know. I'm pretty sure you're facing that problem too." I replied.
We fixed up everything as the audience proceeded to leave. But I must say that the most problematic cleaning up here are the minor oil spills that are used just for the fire exhibitions in my performances. Since it's my fault, I usually end up washing them. Me being a fire being, I kind of have troubles handling water, usually ending up overreacting to them whenever I come in contact with it. It's also usually a laugh for Tenyou to see; one of the village's greatest people, doing cleanup duty, down on his knees, scrubbing the floor because he made it wet. Yes I intentionally described it to sound a bit wrong, because that's exactly what I look like here: wrong. I'm not supposed to be doing this kind of thing. I don't like cleaning up, and I don't think I'm supposed to, but they prompt me to do it anyway. The trash can usually just be burnt with the extra oil remaining, so litters aren't really a problem. Finally, after we were done, we closed up the stage as midnight slowly approached. Many woodfires were already unlit, making it a bit dark around the area, so I have to use my nevermelting candle so that me and Tenyou could find the way back to our house.
You probably would've guessed it by now that this is just an outline of an ordinary day. But when Tenyou said the lines "what you've been made for", my mind suddenly had idea that I should get out of this ordinary day. At the moment, I'm really sleepy however, due to the restraints of living beings getting tired by this time. I end this ordinary day as usual with a slumber in my warm room.
However, I think it's about time I change that, come tomorrow.
...anyone else think I write chapters too short? I have troubles writing each chapter at 2000 words...
EDIT: Know what I forgot? A title. Lol.
Topic Starter
The 765 Original Story. Lawl.
God no.
Man, I'll think up of something eventually. If anything, especially in fantasy-genre stories, one of the most difficult things to do is coming up with a title :/
Man, I'll think up of something eventually. If anything, especially in fantasy-genre stories, one of the most difficult things to do is coming up with a title :/
It's official,Ryougen's an ouendan.*Zeami beam'd*
Personally I'd rather call it the Zeami beam,since it's not only limited to Ryougen..
(BRA Ura comes to mind)
Derp I have no idea about the title OTL
Anyways...
Joubutsu:Despite wearing Buddhist robes,Joubutsu is actually French,and speaks nothing but French.Of all of the
2000 siblings,Joubutsu is definitely the most insane one.Whatever little she says sound very disturbing,and there's always
a feeling of dread hanging around here.Joubutsu likes to kill,and she does it in a horrifying method--forcefully drugging her victims,
and throwing them,still alive,into a funeral pyre.(if there are no such thing around her,she opens a portal to one owned by her.
Meanwhile,one can hear her mumbling "37564" in French,almost like a Madness Mantra of sorts.
Everyone's terrified of her,and for good reason.
Kitasaitama:Saitama's closest (genetics-wise) "older" brother.Despite being related to Saitama,Kitasaitama's not as sane as
his sister.Kitasaitama loves drinking sake,and he's completely drunk all the time.Even when he's sober (which hardly happens),
all that alcohol still wreaked havoc with his mind.Even so,there's still a small shred of sanity in him:He's very protective of his sister,
and Saitama is able to knock a tiny bit of sense into her brother.
EDIT:And coloured.
Personally I'd rather call it the Zeami beam,since it's not only limited to Ryougen..
(BRA Ura comes to mind)
Derp I have no idea about the title OTL
Anyways...
Joubutsu:Despite wearing Buddhist robes,Joubutsu is actually French,and speaks nothing but French.Of all of the
2000 siblings,Joubutsu is definitely the most insane one.Whatever little she says sound very disturbing,and there's always
a feeling of dread hanging around here.Joubutsu likes to kill,and she does it in a horrifying method--forcefully drugging her victims,
and throwing them,still alive,into a funeral pyre.(if there are no such thing around her,she opens a portal to one owned by her.
Meanwhile,one can hear her mumbling "37564" in French,almost like a Madness Mantra of sorts.
Everyone's terrified of her,and for good reason.
Kitasaitama:Saitama's closest (genetics-wise) "older" brother.Despite being related to Saitama,Kitasaitama's not as sane as
his sister.Kitasaitama loves drinking sake,and he's completely drunk all the time.Even when he's sober (which hardly happens),
all that alcohol still wreaked havoc with his mind.Even so,there's still a small shred of sanity in him:He's very protective of his sister,
and Saitama is able to knock a tiny bit of sense into her brother.
EDIT:And coloured.
Topic Starter
Oh my god why have I NEVER thought of this before...
Kiluna = 切るな = DON'T CUT
Kiluna = 切るな = DON'T CUT
...nice Fridge Brilliance,aqua!
aqua +1 Internet
Also,custom Senpuu chibianthro
aqua +1 Internet
Also,custom Senpuu chibianthro
@aqua: YOU. ARE. A. GENIUS!
NOW GO FIND OUT WHO SHITO IS
TAKING
A PLOT
THAT I AM RESERVING
FOR LATER
GOD
D:
Okay I'll spoil it now. Ryougen's Ryougen Beam is in actuality the Zeami Beam, and it is directly connected as to whoever uses it; Ryougen's Zeami Beam is made up of streaks of fire, while Blackrose's will be something else. Shito+Blackrose (...I still don't know which song Shito is) will be introduced really early into the story, and will be part of the chapter that is named "The Zeami Beam" that comes later, where Blackrose suddenly uses the same move (made up of a different element) as he clashes with Ryougen once again. That whole chapter will all be about Ryougen wandering the Shimizu Village's ruins, to find that their bloodline (that includes relatives) has the Zeami Beam innate in them, which Tenyou cannot perform.
@Senpuu pic: I like it, but if possible I need a picture of her in a more depressed state. I think you may have noticed already, but in my story, Senpuu will be the main 'damsel in distress' here. I bet with the main design of the chibianthros, changing the eye expression should actually be enough to do the trick, lol. I also stand by the fact that Senpuu's also strong-willed, but I'm reserving that personality of hers until after the main story is finished, heh. Your initial drawing looks too sketch-like at the moment anyway, so I'm actually under the impression that you're not done yet, lol
...OK, actually, I'm actually under the impression that Senpuu will be kind of pretty. Here's a major spoiler, with which I will not reveal the names of the ones in the dialogue:
EDIT: Also, crystal may be giving such accurate personalities for each one of them, but I probably will have to alter some of the personalities to my own making, especially since two of the Nisens will be major characters in my story.
NOW GO FIND OUT WHO SHITO IS
Personally I'd rather call it the Zeami beamSTOP
TAKING
A PLOT
THAT I AM RESERVING
FOR LATER
GOD
D:
Okay I'll spoil it now. Ryougen's Ryougen Beam is in actuality the Zeami Beam, and it is directly connected as to whoever uses it; Ryougen's Zeami Beam is made up of streaks of fire, while Blackrose's will be something else. Shito+Blackrose (...I still don't know which song Shito is) will be introduced really early into the story, and will be part of the chapter that is named "The Zeami Beam" that comes later, where Blackrose suddenly uses the same move (made up of a different element) as he clashes with Ryougen once again. That whole chapter will all be about Ryougen wandering the Shimizu Village's ruins, to find that their bloodline (that includes relatives) has the Zeami Beam innate in them, which Tenyou cannot perform.
@Senpuu pic: I like it, but if possible I need a picture of her in a more depressed state. I think you may have noticed already, but in my story, Senpuu will be the main 'damsel in distress' here. I bet with the main design of the chibianthros, changing the eye expression should actually be enough to do the trick, lol. I also stand by the fact that Senpuu's also strong-willed, but I'm reserving that personality of hers until after the main story is finished, heh. Your initial drawing looks too sketch-like at the moment anyway, so I'm actually under the impression that you're not done yet, lol
...OK, actually, I'm actually under the impression that Senpuu will be kind of pretty. Here's a major spoiler, with which I will not reveal the names of the ones in the dialogue:
SPOILER
"...ugh... you..."
"Your obsession with the unreal remains as an insanity, woman. I apologize, but I'll be taking this brooch of yours now."
"...! No...! Please!"
*...*
"...your resolve... your bravery..."
"...?"
"...you remind me... of that same girl... the one that became the inspiration of my lover's wholebeing..."
"I have taken your mind back to its sanity, yet you still obsess with this blind fantasy of yours?"
"...ahahaha, it's actually real, just in the body of a male this time. You really do resemble her a lot..."
"And who exactly is that?"
"...kah... Yes... I am not mistaken any longer...
...Sen...puu... it was nice... to meet you again..."
"...! Hey! Hey!"
"..."
"Wake up! God damn it! Get up!"
"Man, we have no time for this! The whole place is collapsing, we must get out of here!"
"But we can't just leave her lying around like this! She'll perish!"
"We can't risk it! We have to run, now!"
"...sorry, but I'll be taking this letter from you.
May you wake safely, loveseeker. I'll make sure she receives this."
"Your obsession with the unreal remains as an insanity, woman. I apologize, but I'll be taking this brooch of yours now."
"...! No...! Please!"
*...*
"...your resolve... your bravery..."
"...?"
"...you remind me... of that same girl... the one that became the inspiration of my lover's wholebeing..."
"I have taken your mind back to its sanity, yet you still obsess with this blind fantasy of yours?"
"...ahahaha, it's actually real, just in the body of a male this time. You really do resemble her a lot..."
"And who exactly is that?"
"...kah... Yes... I am not mistaken any longer...
...Sen...puu... it was nice... to meet you again..."
"...! Hey! Hey!"
"..."
"Wake up! God damn it! Get up!"
"Man, we have no time for this! The whole place is collapsing, we must get out of here!"
"But we can't just leave her lying around like this! She'll perish!"
"We can't risk it! We have to run, now!"
"...sorry, but I'll be taking this letter from you.
May you wake safely, loveseeker. I'll make sure she receives this."
EDIT: Also, crystal may be giving such accurate personalities for each one of them, but I probably will have to alter some of the personalities to my own making, especially since two of the Nisens will be major characters in my story.
@Zekira Wait what,Koibumi met Senpuu before...?
Oh god.Oh god oh god oh god I can see what this is going.*holds urge to do a Wild Mass Guessing or start thinking weird Epileptic Trees*
Also,I lol'd with the village's name.Too bad Tatsh's most iconic note patterns (Zenoshi,X-shaped) cannot appear in taiko...
Ah,so Senpuu needs to be more depressed..?Ooh tough one,I don't draw that kind of character often.
That picture I did is more like a ref pic than anything,mainly for me to figure out the porportions,
angles,stuff like that.
It's OK to change the personalities,there are alternate character interpretations after all :3
Oh god.Oh god oh god oh god I can see what this is going.*holds urge to do a Wild Mass Guessing or start thinking weird Epileptic Trees*
Also,I lol'd with the village's name.Too bad Tatsh's most iconic note patterns (Zenoshi,X-shaped) cannot appear in taiko...
Ah,so Senpuu needs to be more depressed..?Ooh tough one,I don't draw that kind of character often.
That picture I did is more like a ref pic than anything,mainly for me to figure out the porportions,
angles,stuff like that.
It's OK to change the personalities,there are alternate character interpretations after all :3
Oh god.Oh god oh god oh god I can see what this is going.I don't. Well, not yet at least (...care to share your idea?
); after a character is defeated, I plan to only reserve their next appearance on the last parts since their souls will be the one that will power sannanagorokuyon, and on post-story they'll be more sane than they were, though their obsessions remain the same.Oh and just a reminder, I don't actually plan to kill anyone; just maybe make them disappear from the world, but not necessarily kill them
Zekira wrote:
Oh god.Oh god oh god oh god I can see what this is going.I don't. Well, not yet at least (...care to share your idea?
Oh and just a reminder, I don't actually plan to kill anyone; just maybe make them disappear from the world, but not necessarily kill them
SPOILER
Just my little WMG here lolSo perhaps Koibumi's in love with Senpuu (or at least had her nonexistant lover based on her)
Heck,perhaps she's the one who kidnapped Senpuu in the first place.
That means...Senpuu's held hostage in the Niisen family.To rescue her,Ryougen would have to take on most of the Niisen siblings
(aside from the ones allied to him),and maybe even fight Joubutsu as the final boss.
Heck,perhaps she's the one who kidnapped Senpuu in the first place.
That means...Senpuu's held hostage in the Niisen family.To rescue her,Ryougen would have to take on most of the Niisen siblings
(aside from the ones allied to him),and maybe even fight Joubutsu as the final boss.
EDIT: Er,what's sannanagorokuyon?I would have tried to translate it from the romaji,but I can't pick where each
character starts.
Heck,perhaps she's the one who kidnapped Senpuu in the first place.No, unfortunately.
sannanagorokuyon...wow, I'm surprised you didn't get that.
That means...Senpuu's held hostage in the Niisen family.To rescue her,Ryougen would have to take on most of the Niisen siblings...wow.
(aside from the ones allied to him),and maybe even fight Joubutsu as the final boss.
Ohhhhhhhh 37564.I feel like an idiot now.
As for them predictions,let's say it's a mixture of Genre Savvy,Taiko-related trivia
and far too much time on TVtropes.
As for them predictions,let's say it's a mixture of Genre Savvy,Taiko-related trivia
and far too much time on TVtropes.
@crystal: BTW, your avatar is from Senpuu...???
orz
/me wanna Tenyou orz
orz
/me wanna Tenyou orz
@arken Er,not really…he's MZD from Pop'n Music :3
orzcrystalsuicune wrote:
@arken Er,not really…he's MZD from Pop'n Music :3
Purple made me 'Senpuu thinking' ;_;
Anyway,
I would go to the arcade center to play Taiko AC orz
Later ;_;
edit. Guess what? <3
and far too much time on TVtropes.Oh you.
@arken: !
When did you...?!
About 17min ago orzZekira wrote:
@arken: !
When did you...?!
@crystalsuicune:
SPOILER
...
My eyes...
...such a nice picture...@@
My eyes...
...such a nice picture...@@
Uhh..thanks?*shaky laugh*
EDIT:Er,Zekira?Any chance of the four mythical beasts (Seiryu,Byakko,Suzaku,Genbu) appearing?
Or at least...have some songs associated with them?
Maybe have Ryougen's distant cousins drop by for the lulz
EDIT:Er,Zekira?Any chance of the four mythical beasts (Seiryu,Byakko,Suzaku,Genbu) appearing?
Or at least...have some songs associated with them?
Time for another post.
After spending a little bit of time on playing with that Authentic Taiko font I found (refer to this post.), I decided to whip up a score-number set for the Taikosu! Skin. I didn't bother trying to make the default-number set becauseI was too lazy. I figured that we focus more on playing with the Taiko mode, and not osu! Standard mode.
Here's the preview of the thumbnails of the score numbers:
The download to the score numbers are attached with the post in a .RAR file. Pretty small download
Also, do note that I have created this set of score numbers using an example of how the default score numbers found in the Taiko skin are set up, and I have yet to test the score numbers on the game itself, so if you find any bugs, please reply and I will fix them as soon as possible!
If they do happen to work out well and you like them, well then you are quite welcome.
EDIT: AHHG, the score numbers were too big. Re-sized all the numbers accordingly and now it should be fine. Again, just download the .rar attachment, and copy the numbers from the folder into the taiko skin folder.
After spending a little bit of time on playing with that Authentic Taiko font I found (refer to this post.), I decided to whip up a score-number set for the Taikosu! Skin. I didn't bother trying to make the default-number set because
Here's the preview of the thumbnails of the score numbers:
The download to the score numbers are attached with the post in a .RAR file. Pretty small download
Also, do note that I have created this set of score numbers using an example of how the default score numbers found in the Taiko skin are set up, and I have yet to test the score numbers on the game itself, so if you find any bugs, please reply and I will fix them as soon as possible!
If they do happen to work out well and you like them, well then you are quite welcome.
EDIT: AHHG, the score numbers were too big. Re-sized all the numbers accordingly and now it should be fine. Again, just download the .rar attachment, and copy the numbers from the folder into the taiko skin folder.
EDIT:Er,Zekira?Any chance of the four mythical beasts (Seiryu,Byakko,Suzaku,Genbu) appearing?Hm, right now, I can't fit them anywhere in the plot, so probably not...
EDIT: With the many times that the names of the four beasts have been used outside of japanese legend, I actually am not sure which allusion you're referring to here. Clarify please, lol
Remember that intro about Hataraku in the official blog?
Namely,the part about the four god songs?
Being 76573 dorks,the community quickly associated it with CARDINAL GATE
from IIDX 13 DistorteD.
Also,the same article mentioned that one of the four god songs is like Byakko
(Ten bucks it's Ryougen),further confirming that Taiko's four god songs are indeed related to the four beasts,
just like the four gods in CARDINAL GATE.
Namely,the part about the four god songs?
Being 76573 dorks,the community quickly associated it with CARDINAL GATE
from IIDX 13 DistorteD.
Also,the same article mentioned that one of the four god songs is like Byakko
(Ten bucks it's Ryougen),further confirming that Taiko's four god songs are indeed related to the four beasts,
just like the four gods in CARDINAL GATE.
Topic Starter
You know, you should refer this to LuigiHann for the Taiko skinRoley wrote:
Time for another post.
After spending a little bit of time on playing with that Authentic Taiko font I found (refer to this post.), I decided to whip up a score-number set for the Taikosu! Skin. I didn't bother trying to make the default-number set becauseI was too lazy.I figured that we focus more on playing with the Taiko mode, and not osu! Standard mode.
Here's the preview of the thumbnails of the score numbers:
The download to the score numbers are attached with the post in a .RAR file. Pretty small download
Also, do note that I have created this set of score numbers using an example of how the default score numbers found in the Taiko skin are set up, and I have yet to test the score numbers on the game itself, so if you find any bugs, please reply and I will fix them as soon as possible!
If they do happen to work out well and you like them, well then you are quite welcome.
EDIT: AHHG, the score numbers were too big. Re-sized all the numbers accordingly and now it should be fine. Again, just download the .rar attachment, and copy the numbers from the folder into the taiko skin folder.
Zekira?Er,is Ryougen travelling alone or is he going to gather a party?Also…if Joubutsu's the Big Bad,does she
have a band of her own?Y'know,the kind who work with her in her plans,and fight Ryougen before he gets to
fight Joubutsu?
I just wanna see if the Token Five Man Band(and possibly other tropes) apply to this story :3
And some more info about my interpretion of the 2000 siblings:
Yokuderu:A salesman who fled somewhere in Europe to escape his sadistic boss,and returned to the family only recently.
It was on his journey when he learned how to yodel,and he continued to sing ever since.
He seems to be fairly normal compared to the rest,but if you listen to his singing carefully,you'll find that he still remembers his
suffering at work,and still holds a grudge against his boss.
In a way,his singing helps him keep himself calm and somewhat sane, so if he's not allowed to sing,he'll probably snap from
the hatred bubbling inside him.
EkiBEN: EkiBEN is a Taiwanese rapper travelling around the world.Apparently he decided to go visit his
siblings during his travels.One of the main characteristics about EkiBEN is that he's very hot-tempered.
Ever the Pesky,EkiBEN always has nitpicks about everything under the sun,and is hardly ever satisfied.
If he's far too angry,EkiBEN goes into a rampage,completed with swearing in chinese and throwing tables.
have a band of her own?Y'know,the kind who work with her in her plans,and fight Ryougen before he gets to
fight Joubutsu?
I just wanna see if the Token Five Man Band(and possibly other tropes) apply to this story :3
And some more info about my interpretion of the 2000 siblings:
Yokuderu:A salesman who fled somewhere in Europe to escape his sadistic boss,and returned to the family only recently.
It was on his journey when he learned how to yodel,and he continued to sing ever since.
He seems to be fairly normal compared to the rest,but if you listen to his singing carefully,you'll find that he still remembers his
suffering at work,and still holds a grudge against his boss.
In a way,his singing helps him keep himself calm and somewhat sane, so if he's not allowed to sing,he'll probably snap from
the hatred bubbling inside him.
EkiBEN: EkiBEN is a Taiwanese rapper travelling around the world.Apparently he decided to go visit his
siblings during his travels.One of the main characteristics about EkiBEN is that he's very hot-tempered.
Ever the Pesky,EkiBEN always has nitpicks about everything under the sun,and is hardly ever satisfied.
If he's far too angry,EkiBEN goes into a rampage,completed with swearing in chinese and throwing tables.
@crystal: Let's answer these questions one by one
As to Ryougen having to battle them, well, I kind of have an idea how it already goes, and it involves every of Joubutsu's underlings being defeated one by one to get pieces of two major objects: Senpuu's Compass, and Joubutsu's blueprint + mystery letters. The compass has been imbued with mystic properties that only Senpuu has full knowledge of, but it's been told to be able to guide anyone who wishes to seek the maiden. Joubutsu's blueprint and mystery letters contain her masterplan, which initially no one will know about until around 8 out of 11 of the pieces have been brought together. Ryougen also won't initially know about the compass, but this next (first) chapter will introduce it to him.
As to how they're related... that plotpoint is too major for me to share.
Also, could you please do me a favor and compile the 2000s' personalities that you already listed down? I'm kinda getting lost in the pages all of a sudden, so I'll start copy-pasting them in another file now so that I remember.
...to be honest, you've been a really big help in putting some pieces of logic together here... maybe I can actually finish this thing.
Brb writing
EDIT: Why is Yokuderu male? On the other hand, why should he be female...? Can we make him a girly boi or something please? I actually don't know which would fit well, male or female...? Though that'll make it quite harder to strike a conversation with...
Er,is Ryougen travelling alone or is he going to gather a party?He'll be getting some companions along the way, though I'm having trouble at the moment trying to piece together the reason as to why the others will go with Ryougen.
Also…if Joubutsu's the Big Bad,does sheLet's just say I have quite a deep plan for this. Joubutsu has a 'band' of her own, but it's more like a 'master + slaves' relationship, in which the current timeline of the story will not say how Joubutsu enslaved these 'slaves' of hers.
have a band of her own?Y'know,the kind who work with her in her plans,and fight Ryougen before he gets to
fight Joubutsu?
As to Ryougen having to battle them, well, I kind of have an idea how it already goes, and it involves every of Joubutsu's underlings being defeated one by one to get pieces of two major objects: Senpuu's Compass, and Joubutsu's blueprint + mystery letters. The compass has been imbued with mystic properties that only Senpuu has full knowledge of, but it's been told to be able to guide anyone who wishes to seek the maiden. Joubutsu's blueprint and mystery letters contain her masterplan, which initially no one will know about until around 8 out of 11 of the pieces have been brought together. Ryougen also won't initially know about the compass, but this next (first) chapter will introduce it to him.
As to how they're related... that plotpoint is too major for me to share.
Also, could you please do me a favor and compile the 2000s' personalities that you already listed down? I'm kinda getting lost in the pages all of a sudden, so I'll start copy-pasting them in another file now so that I remember.
...to be honest, you've been a really big help in putting some pieces of logic together here... maybe I can actually finish this thing.
Brb writing
EDIT: Why is Yokuderu male? On the other hand, why should he be female...? Can we make him a girly boi or something please? I actually don't know which would fit well, male or female...? Though that'll make it quite harder to strike a conversation with...
IDK about Yokuderu...I think aqua suggested that Yokuderu and Tenjiku are salesmen,
and I kinda went with that.*shrug*
Or maybe we can turn him into a Wholesome Crossdresser or Dude Looks Like a Lady?
Master + Slave relationship...as in Mook Slaves?Well,IDK if it works with the Dragon though.
*throws link*http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FiveBadBand
Could be helpful.
and I kinda went with that.*shrug*
Or maybe we can turn him into a Wholesome Crossdresser or Dude Looks Like a Lady?
Master + Slave relationship...as in Mook Slaves?Well,IDK if it works with the Dragon though.
*throws link*http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FiveBadBand
Could be helpful.
If I suddenly make some tropes here, all of that will probably be unintentional, lol. However, Joubutsu and all her 'lackeys' all count up to 12 entities.
Also, I don't know if you're actually going to make one, but before designing a chibianthro for Joubutsu, could you finish the design of Senpuu first?
...you may have guessed already that there's going to be some crossing conflict between Joubutsu and Senpuu...
EDIT: Oops, accidentally referred to Joubutsu as a 'he'. Fixed.
Also, I don't know if you're actually going to make one, but before designing a chibianthro for Joubutsu, could you finish the design of Senpuu first?
...you may have guessed already that there's going to be some crossing conflict between Joubutsu and Senpuu...
EDIT: Oops, accidentally referred to Joubutsu as a 'he'. Fixed.
Whoa,are you reading my mind or something,I -am- thinking of designing Joubutsu's chibianthro lol
I'll draw her(Joubutsu's a she,right?),as well as Senpuu,once I'm done with revision.
I'll draw her(Joubutsu's a she,right?),as well as Senpuu,once I'm done with revision.
I don't know the exact details you would be giving for Joubutsu, but...
...never mind, I might be spoiling my endplot by asking something of you, so... go crazy. Draw Joubutsu first if you want... though don't make her too insane please (?)
Also, let me just remind you that a few posts ago, YOU were reading my mind too.
Chapter 1 is almost done, and it's insanely longer than how I expected it to turn out.
...never mind, I might be spoiling my endplot by asking something of you, so... go crazy. Draw Joubutsu first if you want... though don't make her too insane please (?)
Also, let me just remind you that a few posts ago, YOU were reading my mind too.
Chapter 1 is almost done, and it's insanely longer than how I expected it to turn out.
Oh crapping hell, crystal ninja replied. Ignore this post
Let's see if this design works.She has blue eyes cuz she's y'know..French.
IDK why I made her cover one of her eyes with bandages,maybe it's just for Rule of Cool..
unless you can turn it into something plot-related.
And now I need to draw a proper pic of Senpuu..
IDK why I made her cover one of her eyes with bandages,maybe it's just for Rule of Cool..
unless you can turn it into something plot-related.
And now I need to draw a proper pic of Senpuu..
MAJOR EDIT: Senpuu's visual description changed. See page 382 to see why.
Chapter 1 here. Guh, I think I may have went overboard with Ryougen's popularity here and shown a completely contradicting side of him, but I really just got carried away... D:
I swear, the proceeding chapters will be much shorter. I just got carried away in this one @_@
EDIT: Crap, I forgot the part where Tenyou was wearing her violet underwear as part of her most beautiful dress @_@
EDIT2: Notepad is retarded and made a lot of unnecessary line breaks. Brb, fixing
EDIT3: Much better
EDIT4: GAH! I forgot to put Ryougen's earbells as part of the family picture! @_@
Chapter 1 here. Guh, I think I may have went overboard with Ryougen's popularity here and shown a completely contradicting side of him, but I really just got carried away... D:
Chapter 1
I'm one of those types of people that really love to wake up early. But today, I chose to wake myself earlier than usual. "It's today.", I said to myself. The day when I actually thought about what fate really had in store for me. You can somehow say that I'm bored of my usual occupation of being Kasu Village's dancer of strength, but I'd say I more of grew out of it. Every big thing starts out small. And for me, it is this day when that 'big thing' is in pursuit. The words of my sister Tenyou still ring in my head: "what you've been made for"... This is what I wanted to know today, and I shall go on that path today. I think I'm ready...
...except for the part in which I don't have a lead. Before I can start on my walk to fate's door, I have to find that door first. Or rather, I'd have to make that door myself. I'll open myself to the opportunity that everyone is waiting for... which I really think they shouldn't be doing, as they have to open themselves to that opportunity and seek it out themselves. This is precisely what I wanted to accomplish today.
My initial mindset is that I am built to be a warrior. But there isn't really any 'war' going on here in physical terms, so maybe I'll just settle for being an... adventurer? No, that actually makes me sound a bit weaker than what I really want to be. One thing's for sure, however: in order to unlock my inner strength, I will need to reach for a goal that will prompt that hidden self of mine to reveal itself. Basically, I am not surprised if this journey of mine will take me to places beyond those that this universe actually knows.
I keep a storage far from the actual house. Dawn wasn't even breaking yet, and I was already leaving my bed and heading towards this storagehouse of mine. Maybe, just maybe, I can get a glimpse of what I really should be looking for. I really don't think I'll forever just be a dancer for the world's stage, one that gives strength to the world... I would like to give myself strength as well, and obviously I can't do that by just dancing.
I opened that storage of mine, unlocking it with a deep scientific lock that only responds to the bloodline of our clan. Some of Tenyou's stuff were here too, and probably some stuff of those of our ancestors as well. Even though I call it a storage, it actually kind of looks like an unmanned museum: it contained every important artifact that has been passed down or discovered that is related to our bloodline. Important could mean many things, however, as sometimes I question the existence of some items here, such as Tenyou's one and only violet-colored underwear; she treasures it that much, she actually doesn't wear it, but keep it here. I still don't know the reason as to why she did that, but you get my point. (author's note: sorry I had to bring something so trivial up... I just couldn't help it, these guys are too cute @_@)
There are indeed some beautiful relics here, such as the so-called "Venus Shard" which was owned by some distant relative of mine, and left it here for some odd reason, but even my unemotional self can tell that there's power emanating from it. Continuing to look for something that'll truly spark up that fire soul inside me, I got to the more personal part of the house. The artifacts kept here are directly related to our bloodline, such as the first ever letter that my distant ancestor Loudo wrote to whoever his mate was. I didn't really want to peer too long into this side of the room, but it was here where I found it... the discovery that might change how my whole life is supposed to be. I found a simple picture frame with our family name on top of it. It was a simple frame divided into 3 parts. The left side was designed to look like glorious fire, and the right side was designed to give the feel of a mystic heaven. The middle part was designed to depict the existence of a red and blue wind, symbolizing opposite meanings of both strength and grace. Yes, the design of the frame is of some importance, actually; let's move on to the actual picture. In the right side of the picture was a very small creature with cat-like ears, wearing a simple orange clothing and has some sort of cute green key in hand, where the handle of the key somewhat looks like the skies. If you haven't gotten the hint, this was Tenyou as a child. Man, she's actually already kinda tall for her age even back then... On the left side was an... 'awesome' looking creature, with ears that resemble wings of a petit dragon, and was wearing a cool red cape and vest... and his undergarments over his vest? What the hell? I'm pretty sure I did NOT wear them like that! You have got to be kidding me! I refuse to believe that this was me as a child... I swear!
Then we move on to the thing that sparked that inner fire inside me. There was this third being in the middle of the picture. She looked younger than me, but older than Tenyou. The picture is kinda old though, so it's kind of difficult to see her details yet, (author's note: this description has changed due to a final confirmation from the artist) but her ears look like those of a canine with long ears, and they're purple. Really purple. She really seemed to love purple and its subcolors (sky blue and pink), for she wore a robe that had sky blue lining on the left and pink lining on the right, along with a purple neckline formed like a petal. She wore a special kind of compass and some sort of necklace with a cube that resembled a Menger Sponge. I don't know if it's just me, but I say they seem to be mystical artifacts. Enough with her physical description, however, for one thing is the big question here: why is she part of this picture? This was supposedly just to be a family picture, yet I don't even remember seeing her anywhere. And judging from how we look in this picture, it was like we actually know each other!
This was kind of a major mystery for me, so I took this picture frame and out of the secret house I go. I needed answers. And if anything, there was one place I know I could go to when it concerns anything about our bloodline.
I head over to a village not too far away from Kasu Village. It is called the Shimizu Village. This is the real area where our bloodline was born, so in truth I should really be familiar with this place more than Kasu Village, but my stay in Kasu Village is already as a regular villager there, and even though this is my province, I'm actually just a visitor now. Since it was still really early, the place was still a bit quiet, and it only takes me around 15 minutes to walk there. I immediately headed over to the village head's house, where I already have permission to go inside due to me being part of the bloodline. A bit both hesitant and excited, I rush over to the room of the village head, Rezo. (author's note: hahahaha. Sorry I couldn't think up of a better name ) If anything, he knows more than most people should know, but he's a good-willed man, yet he's more of the energetic type. Even at his age, he's still one of the most energetic people in our bloodline. He is famous almost worldwide, actually. Heck he's actually also a minister of some distant town.
You would've guessed by now that he's actually awake. I ran up to him with quite a determined voice coming out of my mouth.
"Rezo! I would like you to explain something to me." I said with much composure.
"...Ryougen? It's been a while since I've seen you, yet you come running here with almost no respect or whatsoever..." he replied.
"'Respect'? I thought you said we cou~"
"*smack* hahahaha, of course I'm kidding! Just a bit startled to see you here! And from your expression, it seems like something big's up! What is it that you wish to know?"
"Well, you see, I think this is the day I'm about to make a discovery... or rather, when I will start to hunt down that discovery of mine. Please take a look at this!"
I handed him over the picture frame. Even without holding it, I already saw that change of expression in his face.
"...so you dug deeply into that storage of ours, huh. I didn't actually expect the day that you'll be finding this."
"So you know something?! Please tell me!"
"However, Ryougen, I would want to ask what prompted you to go in there and dig that deeply."
"Well, you see, I just go~"
"Got kinda fed up with the usual routine you have of being just in the village, and felt that the fire inside you was telling you that this usual life of yours isn't actually what it's fated for?"
"..."
"Figures, because that's precisely the only thing I was waiting for."
"Waiting for?"
"Ryougen, even since your childhood, I already had the feeling that you will part of the other side of the Mai family, the one that seeks his inner strength rather than be the strength of the world. After realizing that, it's not long after that the start of the timeline that I will about to tell you has happened. Have a seat, for I'll be giving quite an explanation to you... something that I kept from both you and Tenyou for quite a while now."
"Ever since my childhood, huh..."
I took a seat. I already had a feeling I was going to know something that will really change my life now.
But before he can start talking, the beaded curtain from afar unruffled, and out came another entity that was familiar to my eyes. It was Tenyou.
"...how did you..." I just had to exclaim to her.
"I figured something was up, for you being too early on your waking time. Then I felt that the storage house had someone in it, so it had to be you. Seeing as I can't find you anywhere in Kasu, I decided to go here." she replied.
"Ah, Tenyou, great timing. I was about to tell quite a story to your elder brother here, but I should probably also tell this to you as well." Rezo said. Tenyou also helped herself to a seat, as Rezo started to tell the 'secret' that's he's been hiding from us.
"Truth is guys, you are 3 siblings, not just the two of you. This middle entity that you are questioning? She is also part of not just the clan, but she's actually the middle in ages of the two of you. She is younger than Ryougen, and older than Tenyou. She was quite a unique girl, like many of our ancestors. At a young age, she has already shown a great deal of ability in dancing, and at the same time she has shown herself to be affiliated with a mystic property of the wind. She kept these as a secret from both of you, though the only thing you may have noticed is that she often is out of the house. She has developed her talents way earlier than the two of you. Her name, by the way, is Senpuu. Senpuu Mai."
So that was her name. It kind of sounded familiar now that I heard it. Senpuu, huh...
"She kept it as a secret to you, Ryougen, so as not to activate that sense of jealousy within you. See, even at a young age, she was already very oriented to many of the world's truths. She is truly something else, a great gift that has been born here in Shimizu Village. Even until this day, a miniature parade is all set just for everytime that she arrives at the main stage. Almost everyone here looks up to her."
"She's that great of a woman? Where can we find her, then?!"
"...and this is where the bad part comes in. Better listen carefully, Ryougen.
Senpuu not only had the spirit of a maiden, but she also had the spirit of a warrior, much like you Ryougen."
"Excuse me, I'm not a ma~"
"Wait, oops, I worded that wrong."
"..."
"Anyway, moving on. Knowing this, she went on to research on her own about more of the world's conflicts. The most fascinating thing that interested her was the legends of the Nisen bloodline. I can't actually recall much of the details from that thing, but it's what she set out for. Of course, she didn't do it recklessly; she had to plan it so that no one would know that she actually had something big in mind. What that big thing is, even I don't know. She just told me one day: "Rezo, I'll be going on a quest.", so I helped her out in 'escaping' the village undetected. Where she went, I actually have no leads on. One thing is for sure though... she has never come back yet even until this day."
"What?!" I just had to scream with that last sentence. Apparently, this Senpuu is a sister of mine, an extraordinary child born along our lineage, and yet I don't even remember anything about her, and he comes to me telling that she's been MISSING ever since I was a kid?!
"And the reason why you don't remember? Well, remember the day when you were finally going to be assigned as training dancers in Kasu? Just right after you were moved there, that's when Senpuu 'mysteriously disappeared'. The both of you were so excited, you forgot about them. I suppose it could've ended up differently, her being a family member of yours and all, but to our surprise it actually worked. Over the years, no one has talked about Senpuu. I kept the worrying to myself, anxiously waiting for her return. And I kept it from you so that your childhood won't be scarred..."
I'm suddenly a bit silent here. I don't know her much... 'anymore', yet I get these feelings of sadness. The only reference I have for her existence and personality is the picture and Rezo's story, yet I already have that heavy feeling inside.
"But... seeing you here, I think it was the most appropriate time that it could've been revealed to you.
Ryougen! You do want to embark in some sort of new adventure right? Something that will hopefully awaken that spirit of the warrior inside you?" Rezo asked.
"Spirit of a warrior? Ryougen, what is he...?" Tenyou was puzzled.
"Oh yes, I forgot to tell you Tenyou, but thanks to your words yesterday, I think one of my eyes have finally opened. You told me that "dancing is what I've been made for", as if it was my destiny since birth, but of course like the rebel I was, I was able to think otherwise. Tenyou, I am actually going to retire this early." I calmly replied.
"...! Ryougen! You can't just... you can't just do that! It's been how many years that we've been doing this...! Don't you actually feel affection for the life that you already have?"
"I do have, actually. However, it's just that feeling of something lacking inside me... it's as if this wasn't really what fate had in store for me. For that feeling alone, it lead to all this, all in the span of a night's sleep."
"...Ryougen..."
I faced Rezo yet again. "Yes, that is correct."
"Then this is the only thing I can tell you: Senpuu is waiting. How you take these words are your journey is up to you." he replied with a strong tone. He threw the picture frame back at me, and explained some more. "The compass that she has is a secret artifact that only she knows of its true potential. However, she told me that this is also some sort of emergency device, for it can point the wielder in the direction of its true owner. This is a big hint for you. If you can find this item, chances are you might be able to cross paths with her!"
Senpuu's compass, huh. Well, I'll refer to it as that for the timebeing.
"So... Ryougen? What do you decide on?" Rezo asked me, and seems like it's the final question he'll be asking me.
"...don't tell anyone of anything. I'll be doing this on my own. I'll make it known to those that must know." I replied with a simple answer.
"If that is your decision then. Well, take what I have just told you however you want to interpret it. If you wish to do something, then go back home. Dawn's already at hand."
"Alright, thank you Rezo."
I head back to Kasu Village with Tenyou, but on our way back there, Tenyou had that really blank expression on her face. She was wide awake alright, so she must probably be in a situation of shock right now. What, with your elder brother suddenly revealing that he'll be leaving for a long time, who wouldn't be surprised. Oh well.
After we arrived at home, Tenyou still wasn't saying a word. I approached her in my attempt to fix that.
"...look, I love you; you're my sister after all. But do me a favor and stop being so emotional. At least live this day normally, I'll fix everything by tomorrow. I'll be staying for this day just so I could explain everything to everyone here."
She still doesn't have a response. Figures. I simply ignored it and went on to the usual day. To be honest, I myself was actually excited on this. I actually have a large scale goal in my hands! And not only that, the mystery that is my sister is kind of intriguing to think of. I'm still kind of furious because the entire Shimizu Village kept this from me, even wiping out my memory of her, but I guess being able to vent out this frustration via journeying for truth is something that seems to be a really satisfying quest.
The day went on as normal, and the stage of tonight is set for yet another performance. As usual I was up last, but this time I persuaded the stage assistants that I'll be doing really, really, REALLY flashy (author's note: for a while I thought dirty there. Sorry.) moves tonight, so I set up the stage for a very extraordinary display.
Time passed, and I noticed that Tenyou's performance was still as graceful as usual, though you can feel the kind of slower feel of her dance today. Last up, it's me. The 'host' of the show made his introduction really flowery, even revealing that the music that I was going to use was Ryougen no Mai! Damn it! That song, Ryougen no Mai, was... no, IS the best dance I have made ever since I started! I was going to make it a surprise, and the stupid host spoiled it. A bit furious at that, I suddenly pulled a rope that initiated a minor fire explosion that happens in the middle of the stage. This of course surprised the host, and many of the crowd, but I immediately shouted "Way to ruin my surprise, damn it!" from the back, and I'm pretty sure even the crowd heard me. So the host kind of briefed up the introduction after that and quickly welcomed me to the stage. Since people already know that I was going to perform that saikyou dance of mine, they were going really, really, REALLY wild. Doning my classic outift from a few years ago, I made people feel that they were living that performance mine all over again. I can't tell the details of how the dance went this time around, but needless to say, I have never seen the people so awestruck in such a long time.
After my performance, the applause was way wilder than what I have seen in the course of my days as a dancer. I didn't immediately go backstage, so I was standing there for a long time listening to the applause. And since people noticed that I wasn't leaving, some were even screaming "Encore", which I totally never, never do because it just makes me look more like some hooker or something... Anyway, I stayed on the stage for a reason. After I realize that the crowd was getting tired of clapping, I grabbed this odd device they call a 'mic' that can modulate my voice through the walls of the stage, and started talking.
"Everyone! Please listen!"
I started.
"Well... so..."
Then suddenly someone shouted "RYOUGEN-SAMAAAAAAAAAAAA" from the crowd, and a lot of people suddenly followed. I had no choice but to just wait with a sweatdrop until such time that they fell silent again.
"Okay, so as I was saying...
You might be wondering why I performed such an awestriking performance today, seeing as how there isn't really a special occassion. Well, for me, it's a special occassion, actually."
From this point on, I could notice even the staff was listening.
"This is my most special dance. And... this is possibly the last dance I will be doing here."
As I said that line, I heard the loud gasps that came from every direction within the stage. Mumbles here and there, as what you would expect. I know it would be kind of hard for people to accept, as I kind of startled them there, but I had to be straightforward.
"Yes, I'm sort of... retiring, if that's how you can call it. However, I am doing this for a reason that means a lot to me.
For the really mature ones here, do you remember that one point in your life, when you just realize that you have that entirely new inspiration? Out of the blue, you just suddenly feel like doing something big... Some of you may have been able to do it, some of you may have just barely reached it, but there's no denying that this stage of life has struck you at least once.
Well, for me, I think it just came to me today. I'm going on a quest, guys. What that quest is and where that leads me, I do not know. But I assure you that I shall return here, and hopefully add to the many stories that exist about this village. People of Kasu, you have been so great to form me into who I am now. Everyone of you have been very significant, and I thank you greatly for it. Now I think it's time I return the favor in a much larger scale.
Tomorrow, I shall go on to the outside world. As I said, I do not know what will await me there, but hopefully it shall bring glory to this village, as well as my family...
...I know this is a bit too sudden, but I am asking this politely of you. I may be a higher authority here in this village, but I would want to ask you people for your opinion.
Will you people... allow me to start my own adventure?"
I turned my back after that last sentence.
"...either answer you give me however, I will not change my mind..." I followed it up with that.
Just as I was almost disappearing back to the backstage, I felt something being thrown onto stage. It was... a rose. And later, different flowers were being thrown on to the stage. I could hear the people saying "Good luck, Ryougen-sama", as if in support of the journey I was going to embark on, which I think they really are. I think I heard some break into a few tears, but in general I felt that supportive environment of the Kasu Village around me. Not looking back, I continued to walk out, shedding a single teardrop, for it's possible that this may be the last time I will ever be on this stage. Backstage, a lot of the staff were asking me questions, which I simply ignored as I walked back home. The Village Head Fuun escorted me and Tenyou back to the house, and drove the crowd away from our house. I noticed Tenyou already went ahead straight to her room. A bit worried and sad as I was, I was still overcome with excitement, so I headed over to my own room to take a good rest.
The next day, I woke up early as usual. I first went to the village head's house as he told me he was going to give me something before I leave, so I headed over. He handed me over a bag with the necessities of an outsider, and some scrolls and other remembrances of the village. Well, it wasn't like I was gonna disappear forever; did I really mean that much and the people didn't want to let go of me? Nevertheless, I'm still pleased that the people still accept me even after this decision that indirectly implied that I will leave them for good.
I headed out of the house, only to find that there was a blue carpet surrounded with fire that was scattered with various gems. This carpet led all the way to the outskirts of the village. A lot of people were gathered around the carpet. As they saw me, they suddenly did the village's motion of praise, as if I was their leader or something... To be honest, I actually don't like the idea of fame itself, but if the people really like you so much, I guess you'll have to bear with it... even if you still look like a sleepyhead. Man, they even made small preparations just to see me off... these guys...
Just almost at the end of the carpet, there was a really beautiful entity there. It was Tenyou, but I have never seen her wear such beautiful clothing. Tying a red ribbon across one of her ears, wearing a green thing which kinda looks like a kimono, designining herself with probably the most beautiful accessories in moderation, and a violet keystone in hand, she was the final person to greet me at the exit of Kasu Village. Seems like even she's come to accept this, although her actions are somewhat heightened compared to the villagers', what, me being his elder brother and all...
"Ryougen..."
"Tenyou..."
"Come back safely, OK? You still have unfulfilled promises to me~"
"...oh I will. Don't you worry.
People of Kasu Village..."
I noticed everyone kneeled down, including Tenyou. They were all looking at me.
...wait, they're probably waiting for me to say something... to be honest, I don't know what to say.
"...goodbye, everyone! We shall meet again in the near future!" I just shouted. Well, I'm not that much of one that talks with a lot of words, actually... hell, I didn't really expect something this grand to be prepared for me.
Then I heard some cheer for me. "All hail Ryougen, the knight of Kasu!", which I don't really know who shouted. The crowd suddenly went wild as this finally meant farewell to the village. I really couldn't leave just yet, seeing as how they were just too close to me. Compared to the tears of yesternight, this was actually the true moment of tears. Tenyou hugged me for the last time before I was able to leave, which of course I returned. I normally don't do this, for people know me more as an unemotional person, but I guess it's just natural for everyone to have feelings, huh.
I finally shouted "I'll be back!" as I proceeded to walk away from the village. The village gate was closing, with me being on the outer side of it. Some of them were still trying to prevent the gate from closing, wanting their last glimpse of me, but it had to be done. Without looking back, I proceeded to walk further and further away from the village. "This is the beginning of fate's path, it seems." I said to myself, as I continue to walk.
I could hear Tenyou's faint voice from the other side, saying that the festival for that night will be one of the most grand ones that they will be conducting. Wow, they're even marking the calendar to this day as a special day... I'm not sure how much I feel about that.
Anyway, that's the least of my concerns now. What I am looking at now is the field of the outside world, a mysterious world where I can finally expand my horizons. Maybe, just maybe, I can find my true self through this journey.
My destiny is beginning to be made clear to me.
...except for the part in which I don't have a lead. Before I can start on my walk to fate's door, I have to find that door first. Or rather, I'd have to make that door myself. I'll open myself to the opportunity that everyone is waiting for... which I really think they shouldn't be doing, as they have to open themselves to that opportunity and seek it out themselves. This is precisely what I wanted to accomplish today.
My initial mindset is that I am built to be a warrior. But there isn't really any 'war' going on here in physical terms, so maybe I'll just settle for being an... adventurer? No, that actually makes me sound a bit weaker than what I really want to be. One thing's for sure, however: in order to unlock my inner strength, I will need to reach for a goal that will prompt that hidden self of mine to reveal itself. Basically, I am not surprised if this journey of mine will take me to places beyond those that this universe actually knows.
I keep a storage far from the actual house. Dawn wasn't even breaking yet, and I was already leaving my bed and heading towards this storagehouse of mine. Maybe, just maybe, I can get a glimpse of what I really should be looking for. I really don't think I'll forever just be a dancer for the world's stage, one that gives strength to the world... I would like to give myself strength as well, and obviously I can't do that by just dancing.
I opened that storage of mine, unlocking it with a deep scientific lock that only responds to the bloodline of our clan. Some of Tenyou's stuff were here too, and probably some stuff of those of our ancestors as well. Even though I call it a storage, it actually kind of looks like an unmanned museum: it contained every important artifact that has been passed down or discovered that is related to our bloodline. Important could mean many things, however, as sometimes I question the existence of some items here, such as Tenyou's one and only violet-colored underwear; she treasures it that much, she actually doesn't wear it, but keep it here. I still don't know the reason as to why she did that, but you get my point. (author's note: sorry I had to bring something so trivial up... I just couldn't help it, these guys are too cute @_@)
There are indeed some beautiful relics here, such as the so-called "Venus Shard" which was owned by some distant relative of mine, and left it here for some odd reason, but even my unemotional self can tell that there's power emanating from it. Continuing to look for something that'll truly spark up that fire soul inside me, I got to the more personal part of the house. The artifacts kept here are directly related to our bloodline, such as the first ever letter that my distant ancestor Loudo wrote to whoever his mate was. I didn't really want to peer too long into this side of the room, but it was here where I found it... the discovery that might change how my whole life is supposed to be. I found a simple picture frame with our family name on top of it. It was a simple frame divided into 3 parts. The left side was designed to look like glorious fire, and the right side was designed to give the feel of a mystic heaven. The middle part was designed to depict the existence of a red and blue wind, symbolizing opposite meanings of both strength and grace. Yes, the design of the frame is of some importance, actually; let's move on to the actual picture. In the right side of the picture was a very small creature with cat-like ears, wearing a simple orange clothing and has some sort of cute green key in hand, where the handle of the key somewhat looks like the skies. If you haven't gotten the hint, this was Tenyou as a child. Man, she's actually already kinda tall for her age even back then... On the left side was an... 'awesome' looking creature, with ears that resemble wings of a petit dragon, and was wearing a cool red cape and vest... and his undergarments over his vest? What the hell? I'm pretty sure I did NOT wear them like that! You have got to be kidding me! I refuse to believe that this was me as a child... I swear!
Then we move on to the thing that sparked that inner fire inside me. There was this third being in the middle of the picture. She looked younger than me, but older than Tenyou. The picture is kinda old though, so it's kind of difficult to see her details yet, (author's note: this description has changed due to a final confirmation from the artist) but her ears look like those of a canine with long ears, and they're purple. Really purple. She really seemed to love purple and its subcolors (sky blue and pink), for she wore a robe that had sky blue lining on the left and pink lining on the right, along with a purple neckline formed like a petal. She wore a special kind of compass and some sort of necklace with a cube that resembled a Menger Sponge. I don't know if it's just me, but I say they seem to be mystical artifacts. Enough with her physical description, however, for one thing is the big question here: why is she part of this picture? This was supposedly just to be a family picture, yet I don't even remember seeing her anywhere. And judging from how we look in this picture, it was like we actually know each other!
This was kind of a major mystery for me, so I took this picture frame and out of the secret house I go. I needed answers. And if anything, there was one place I know I could go to when it concerns anything about our bloodline.
I head over to a village not too far away from Kasu Village. It is called the Shimizu Village. This is the real area where our bloodline was born, so in truth I should really be familiar with this place more than Kasu Village, but my stay in Kasu Village is already as a regular villager there, and even though this is my province, I'm actually just a visitor now. Since it was still really early, the place was still a bit quiet, and it only takes me around 15 minutes to walk there. I immediately headed over to the village head's house, where I already have permission to go inside due to me being part of the bloodline. A bit both hesitant and excited, I rush over to the room of the village head, Rezo. (author's note: hahahaha. Sorry I couldn't think up of a better name
) If anything, he knows more than most people should know, but he's a good-willed man, yet he's more of the energetic type. Even at his age, he's still one of the most energetic people in our bloodline. He is famous almost worldwide, actually. Heck he's actually also a minister of some distant town.You would've guessed by now that he's actually awake. I ran up to him with quite a determined voice coming out of my mouth.
"Rezo! I would like you to explain something to me." I said with much composure.
"...Ryougen? It's been a while since I've seen you, yet you come running here with almost no respect or whatsoever..." he replied.
"'Respect'? I thought you said we cou~"
"*smack* hahahaha, of course I'm kidding! Just a bit startled to see you here! And from your expression, it seems like something big's up! What is it that you wish to know?"
"Well, you see, I think this is the day I'm about to make a discovery... or rather, when I will start to hunt down that discovery of mine. Please take a look at this!"
I handed him over the picture frame. Even without holding it, I already saw that change of expression in his face.
"...so you dug deeply into that storage of ours, huh. I didn't actually expect the day that you'll be finding this."
"So you know something?! Please tell me!"
"However, Ryougen, I would want to ask what prompted you to go in there and dig that deeply."
"Well, you see, I just go~"
"Got kinda fed up with the usual routine you have of being just in the village, and felt that the fire inside you was telling you that this usual life of yours isn't actually what it's fated for?"
"..."
"Figures, because that's precisely the only thing I was waiting for."
"Waiting for?"
"Ryougen, even since your childhood, I already had the feeling that you will part of the other side of the Mai family, the one that seeks his inner strength rather than be the strength of the world. After realizing that, it's not long after that the start of the timeline that I will about to tell you has happened. Have a seat, for I'll be giving quite an explanation to you... something that I kept from both you and Tenyou for quite a while now."
"Ever since my childhood, huh..."
I took a seat. I already had a feeling I was going to know something that will really change my life now.
But before he can start talking, the beaded curtain from afar unruffled, and out came another entity that was familiar to my eyes. It was Tenyou.
"...how did you..." I just had to exclaim to her.
"I figured something was up, for you being too early on your waking time. Then I felt that the storage house had someone in it, so it had to be you. Seeing as I can't find you anywhere in Kasu, I decided to go here." she replied.
"Ah, Tenyou, great timing. I was about to tell quite a story to your elder brother here, but I should probably also tell this to you as well." Rezo said. Tenyou also helped herself to a seat, as Rezo started to tell the 'secret' that's he's been hiding from us.
"Truth is guys, you are 3 siblings, not just the two of you. This middle entity that you are questioning? She is also part of not just the clan, but she's actually the middle in ages of the two of you. She is younger than Ryougen, and older than Tenyou. She was quite a unique girl, like many of our ancestors. At a young age, she has already shown a great deal of ability in dancing, and at the same time she has shown herself to be affiliated with a mystic property of the wind. She kept these as a secret from both of you, though the only thing you may have noticed is that she often is out of the house. She has developed her talents way earlier than the two of you. Her name, by the way, is Senpuu. Senpuu Mai."
So that was her name. It kind of sounded familiar now that I heard it. Senpuu, huh...
"She kept it as a secret to you, Ryougen, so as not to activate that sense of jealousy within you. See, even at a young age, she was already very oriented to many of the world's truths. She is truly something else, a great gift that has been born here in Shimizu Village. Even until this day, a miniature parade is all set just for everytime that she arrives at the main stage. Almost everyone here looks up to her."
"She's that great of a woman? Where can we find her, then?!"
"...and this is where the bad part comes in. Better listen carefully, Ryougen.
Senpuu not only had the spirit of a maiden, but she also had the spirit of a warrior, much like you Ryougen."
"Excuse me, I'm not a ma~"
"Wait, oops, I worded that wrong."
"..."
"Anyway, moving on. Knowing this, she went on to research on her own about more of the world's conflicts. The most fascinating thing that interested her was the legends of the Nisen bloodline. I can't actually recall much of the details from that thing, but it's what she set out for. Of course, she didn't do it recklessly; she had to plan it so that no one would know that she actually had something big in mind. What that big thing is, even I don't know. She just told me one day: "Rezo, I'll be going on a quest.", so I helped her out in 'escaping' the village undetected. Where she went, I actually have no leads on. One thing is for sure though... she has never come back yet even until this day."
"What?!" I just had to scream with that last sentence. Apparently, this Senpuu is a sister of mine, an extraordinary child born along our lineage, and yet I don't even remember anything about her, and he comes to me telling that she's been MISSING ever since I was a kid?!
"And the reason why you don't remember? Well, remember the day when you were finally going to be assigned as training dancers in Kasu? Just right after you were moved there, that's when Senpuu 'mysteriously disappeared'. The both of you were so excited, you forgot about them. I suppose it could've ended up differently, her being a family member of yours and all, but to our surprise it actually worked. Over the years, no one has talked about Senpuu. I kept the worrying to myself, anxiously waiting for her return. And I kept it from you so that your childhood won't be scarred..."
I'm suddenly a bit silent here. I don't know her much... 'anymore', yet I get these feelings of sadness. The only reference I have for her existence and personality is the picture and Rezo's story, yet I already have that heavy feeling inside.
"But... seeing you here, I think it was the most appropriate time that it could've been revealed to you.
Ryougen! You do want to embark in some sort of new adventure right? Something that will hopefully awaken that spirit of the warrior inside you?" Rezo asked.
"Spirit of a warrior? Ryougen, what is he...?" Tenyou was puzzled.
"Oh yes, I forgot to tell you Tenyou, but thanks to your words yesterday, I think one of my eyes have finally opened. You told me that "dancing is what I've been made for", as if it was my destiny since birth, but of course like the rebel I was, I was able to think otherwise. Tenyou, I am actually going to retire this early." I calmly replied.
"...! Ryougen! You can't just... you can't just do that! It's been how many years that we've been doing this...! Don't you actually feel affection for the life that you already have?"
"I do have, actually. However, it's just that feeling of something lacking inside me... it's as if this wasn't really what fate had in store for me. For that feeling alone, it lead to all this, all in the span of a night's sleep."
"...Ryougen..."
I faced Rezo yet again. "Yes, that is correct."
"Then this is the only thing I can tell you: Senpuu is waiting. How you take these words are your journey is up to you." he replied with a strong tone. He threw the picture frame back at me, and explained some more. "The compass that she has is a secret artifact that only she knows of its true potential. However, she told me that this is also some sort of emergency device, for it can point the wielder in the direction of its true owner. This is a big hint for you. If you can find this item, chances are you might be able to cross paths with her!"
Senpuu's compass, huh. Well, I'll refer to it as that for the timebeing.
"So... Ryougen? What do you decide on?" Rezo asked me, and seems like it's the final question he'll be asking me.
"...don't tell anyone of anything. I'll be doing this on my own. I'll make it known to those that must know." I replied with a simple answer.
"If that is your decision then. Well, take what I have just told you however you want to interpret it. If you wish to do something, then go back home. Dawn's already at hand."
"Alright, thank you Rezo."
I head back to Kasu Village with Tenyou, but on our way back there, Tenyou had that really blank expression on her face. She was wide awake alright, so she must probably be in a situation of shock right now. What, with your elder brother suddenly revealing that he'll be leaving for a long time, who wouldn't be surprised. Oh well.
After we arrived at home, Tenyou still wasn't saying a word. I approached her in my attempt to fix that.
"...look, I love you; you're my sister after all. But do me a favor and stop being so emotional. At least live this day normally, I'll fix everything by tomorrow. I'll be staying for this day just so I could explain everything to everyone here."
She still doesn't have a response. Figures. I simply ignored it and went on to the usual day. To be honest, I myself was actually excited on this. I actually have a large scale goal in my hands! And not only that, the mystery that is my sister is kind of intriguing to think of. I'm still kind of furious because the entire Shimizu Village kept this from me, even wiping out my memory of her, but I guess being able to vent out this frustration via journeying for truth is something that seems to be a really satisfying quest.
The day went on as normal, and the stage of tonight is set for yet another performance. As usual I was up last, but this time I persuaded the stage assistants that I'll be doing really, really, REALLY flashy (author's note: for a while I thought dirty there. Sorry.) moves tonight, so I set up the stage for a very extraordinary display.
Time passed, and I noticed that Tenyou's performance was still as graceful as usual, though you can feel the kind of slower feel of her dance today. Last up, it's me. The 'host' of the show made his introduction really flowery, even revealing that the music that I was going to use was Ryougen no Mai! Damn it! That song, Ryougen no Mai, was... no, IS the best dance I have made ever since I started! I was going to make it a surprise, and the stupid host spoiled it. A bit furious at that, I suddenly pulled a rope that initiated a minor fire explosion that happens in the middle of the stage. This of course surprised the host, and many of the crowd, but I immediately shouted "Way to ruin my surprise, damn it!" from the back, and I'm pretty sure even the crowd heard me. So the host kind of briefed up the introduction after that and quickly welcomed me to the stage. Since people already know that I was going to perform that saikyou dance of mine, they were going really, really, REALLY wild. Doning my classic outift from a few years ago, I made people feel that they were living that performance mine all over again. I can't tell the details of how the dance went this time around, but needless to say, I have never seen the people so awestruck in such a long time.
After my performance, the applause was way wilder than what I have seen in the course of my days as a dancer. I didn't immediately go backstage, so I was standing there for a long time listening to the applause. And since people noticed that I wasn't leaving, some were even screaming "Encore", which I totally never, never do because it just makes me look more like some hooker or something... Anyway, I stayed on the stage for a reason. After I realize that the crowd was getting tired of clapping, I grabbed this odd device they call a 'mic' that can modulate my voice through the walls of the stage, and started talking.
"Everyone! Please listen!"
I started.
"Well... so..."
Then suddenly someone shouted "RYOUGEN-SAMAAAAAAAAAAAA" from the crowd, and a lot of people suddenly followed. I had no choice but to just wait with a sweatdrop until such time that they fell silent again.
"Okay, so as I was saying...
You might be wondering why I performed such an awestriking performance today, seeing as how there isn't really a special occassion. Well, for me, it's a special occassion, actually."
From this point on, I could notice even the staff was listening.
"This is my most special dance. And... this is possibly the last dance I will be doing here."
As I said that line, I heard the loud gasps that came from every direction within the stage. Mumbles here and there, as what you would expect. I know it would be kind of hard for people to accept, as I kind of startled them there, but I had to be straightforward.
"Yes, I'm sort of... retiring, if that's how you can call it. However, I am doing this for a reason that means a lot to me.
For the really mature ones here, do you remember that one point in your life, when you just realize that you have that entirely new inspiration? Out of the blue, you just suddenly feel like doing something big... Some of you may have been able to do it, some of you may have just barely reached it, but there's no denying that this stage of life has struck you at least once.
Well, for me, I think it just came to me today. I'm going on a quest, guys. What that quest is and where that leads me, I do not know. But I assure you that I shall return here, and hopefully add to the many stories that exist about this village. People of Kasu, you have been so great to form me into who I am now. Everyone of you have been very significant, and I thank you greatly for it. Now I think it's time I return the favor in a much larger scale.
Tomorrow, I shall go on to the outside world. As I said, I do not know what will await me there, but hopefully it shall bring glory to this village, as well as my family...
...I know this is a bit too sudden, but I am asking this politely of you. I may be a higher authority here in this village, but I would want to ask you people for your opinion.
Will you people... allow me to start my own adventure?"
I turned my back after that last sentence.
"...either answer you give me however, I will not change my mind..." I followed it up with that.
Just as I was almost disappearing back to the backstage, I felt something being thrown onto stage. It was... a rose. And later, different flowers were being thrown on to the stage. I could hear the people saying "Good luck, Ryougen-sama", as if in support of the journey I was going to embark on, which I think they really are. I think I heard some break into a few tears, but in general I felt that supportive environment of the Kasu Village around me. Not looking back, I continued to walk out, shedding a single teardrop, for it's possible that this may be the last time I will ever be on this stage. Backstage, a lot of the staff were asking me questions, which I simply ignored as I walked back home. The Village Head Fuun escorted me and Tenyou back to the house, and drove the crowd away from our house. I noticed Tenyou already went ahead straight to her room. A bit worried and sad as I was, I was still overcome with excitement, so I headed over to my own room to take a good rest.
The next day, I woke up early as usual. I first went to the village head's house as he told me he was going to give me something before I leave, so I headed over. He handed me over a bag with the necessities of an outsider, and some scrolls and other remembrances of the village. Well, it wasn't like I was gonna disappear forever; did I really mean that much and the people didn't want to let go of me? Nevertheless, I'm still pleased that the people still accept me even after this decision that indirectly implied that I will leave them for good.
I headed out of the house, only to find that there was a blue carpet surrounded with fire that was scattered with various gems. This carpet led all the way to the outskirts of the village. A lot of people were gathered around the carpet. As they saw me, they suddenly did the village's motion of praise, as if I was their leader or something... To be honest, I actually don't like the idea of fame itself, but if the people really like you so much, I guess you'll have to bear with it... even if you still look like a sleepyhead. Man, they even made small preparations just to see me off... these guys...
Just almost at the end of the carpet, there was a really beautiful entity there. It was Tenyou, but I have never seen her wear such beautiful clothing. Tying a red ribbon across one of her ears, wearing a green thing which kinda looks like a kimono, designining herself with probably the most beautiful accessories in moderation, and a violet keystone in hand, she was the final person to greet me at the exit of Kasu Village. Seems like even she's come to accept this, although her actions are somewhat heightened compared to the villagers', what, me being his elder brother and all...
"Ryougen..."
"Tenyou..."
"Come back safely, OK? You still have unfulfilled promises to me~"
"...oh I will. Don't you worry.
People of Kasu Village..."
I noticed everyone kneeled down, including Tenyou. They were all looking at me.
...wait, they're probably waiting for me to say something... to be honest, I don't know what to say.
"...goodbye, everyone! We shall meet again in the near future!" I just shouted. Well, I'm not that much of one that talks with a lot of words, actually... hell, I didn't really expect something this grand to be prepared for me.
Then I heard some cheer for me. "All hail Ryougen, the knight of Kasu!", which I don't really know who shouted. The crowd suddenly went wild as this finally meant farewell to the village. I really couldn't leave just yet, seeing as how they were just too close to me. Compared to the tears of yesternight, this was actually the true moment of tears. Tenyou hugged me for the last time before I was able to leave, which of course I returned. I normally don't do this, for people know me more as an unemotional person, but I guess it's just natural for everyone to have feelings, huh.
I finally shouted "I'll be back!" as I proceeded to walk away from the village. The village gate was closing, with me being on the outer side of it. Some of them were still trying to prevent the gate from closing, wanting their last glimpse of me, but it had to be done. Without looking back, I proceeded to walk further and further away from the village. "This is the beginning of fate's path, it seems." I said to myself, as I continue to walk.
I could hear Tenyou's faint voice from the other side, saying that the festival for that night will be one of the most grand ones that they will be conducting. Wow, they're even marking the calendar to this day as a special day... I'm not sure how much I feel about that.
Anyway, that's the least of my concerns now. What I am looking at now is the field of the outside world, a mysterious world where I can finally expand my horizons. Maybe, just maybe, I can find my true self through this journey.
My destiny is beginning to be made clear to me.
I swear, the proceeding chapters will be much shorter. I just got carried away in this one @_@
EDIT: Crap, I forgot the part where Tenyou was wearing her violet underwear as part of her most beautiful dress @_@
EDIT2: Notepad is retarded and made a lot of unnecessary line breaks. Brb, fixing
EDIT3: Much better
EDIT4: GAH! I forgot to put Ryougen's earbells as part of the family picture! @_@
No changes in her design lololol
Also tried designing her compass.The cover's based on the mitsutomoe,and the inner side...it's obvious,guys.
Also tried designing her compass.The cover's based on the mitsutomoe,and the inner side...it's obvious,guys.
Wow, that's a pretty design for the compass...
...now I have to think about how it's 'broken into 12 parts'...
Meh, I still have 4 chapters away before I reveal the first 'part' of the compass anyway... Maybe I'll start worrying about that later, lol. Right now I need ideas of the two initial characters that will accompany Ryougen, which I'll probably distribute along Chapters 2 and 3 or something... One thing's for sure though, those characters must exist from the Wii2 songlist...
Man I'm suddenly a bit excited, I'm actually starting to write out the few bits of Chapter 2 already.
...now I have to think about how it's 'broken into 12 parts'...
Meh, I still have 4 chapters away before I reveal the first 'part' of the compass anyway... Maybe I'll start worrying about that later, lol. Right now I need ideas of the two initial characters that will accompany Ryougen, which I'll probably distribute along Chapters 2 and 3 or something... One thing's for sure though, those characters must exist from the Wii2 songlist...
Man I'm suddenly a bit excited, I'm actually starting to write out the few bits of Chapter 2 already.
Errrrrrrrrr...maybe Kikyoku and Chikuzei?
Or maybe the two SORA songs.
For some reason,I had a feeling that Joubutsu's doing a Xanathos Gambit...
Or maybe the two SORA songs.
...crystal.
Stop reading my plot notebook D:
I swear we could possibly be thinking the same shit right now. Wow. We should really stop reading each other's minds, lol
But it's not exactly a Xanatos Gambit though, just in half-context; Ryougen won't know about the existence of Joubutsu until maybe around past halfway, just after they defeat KiSai.
Stop reading my plot notebook D:
I swear we could possibly be thinking the same shit right now. Wow. We should really stop reading each other's minds, lol
But it's not exactly a Xanatos Gambit though, just in half-context; Ryougen won't know about the existence of Joubutsu until maybe around past halfway, just after they defeat KiSai.
@crystal: Jyoubutsu can't be shorten name orz Wonder ;_;
Whatever orz
Whatever orz
Zekira wrote:
...crystal.
Stop reading my plot notebook D:
I swear we could possibly be thinking the same shit right now. Wow. We should really stop reading each other's minds, lol
But it's not exactly a Xanatos Gambit though, just in half-context; Ryougen won't know about the existence of Joubutsu until maybe around past halfway, just after they defeat KiSai.
Like this?
The sake bottle slipped out of Kitasaitama's hand and fell,almost slow-motion,to the ground,shattering into pieces.
Kitasaitama stared at me with widened eyes,then swayed and collapsed to the ground,drunkenness and fatigue finally taking their toll.
Another piece of the compass clattered to me feet,which I picked up.
I fingered the piece,mumbling to myself
"Looks like they weren't so difficult to defeat,huh.."
Suddenly,I heard harsh,broken laughter.Turns out it was Kitasaitama,who was laughing like a maniac despite his injuries.
"Y-you think..*hic* we were e-easy to defeat..?You k-know shit ab..about us,k-kid.."
"What do you mean? You were supposed to be one of the tougher ones,yet I defeated you without much problem"
"You p-probably haven't..*hic*..met o-our boss yet..."
"Your boss?"
"J-Joubutsu...she w-will rip you apart...see if y-you can l-laugh at us by then.."
Kitasaitama managed one last chuckle,then fainted,sprawling on the ground.
So they have a leader.This Joubutsu..I had a feeling that I will have to fight her sooner or later.
Kitasaitama stared at me with widened eyes,then swayed and collapsed to the ground,drunkenness and fatigue finally taking their toll.
Another piece of the compass clattered to me feet,which I picked up.
I fingered the piece,mumbling to myself
"Looks like they weren't so difficult to defeat,huh.."
Suddenly,I heard harsh,broken laughter.Turns out it was Kitasaitama,who was laughing like a maniac despite his injuries.
"Y-you think..*hic* we were e-easy to defeat..?You k-know shit ab..about us,k-kid.."
"What do you mean? You were supposed to be one of the tougher ones,yet I defeated you without much problem"
"You p-probably haven't..*hic*..met o-our boss yet..."
"Your boss?"
"J-Joubutsu...she w-will rip you apart...see if y-you can l-laugh at us by then.."
Kitasaitama managed one last chuckle,then fainted,sprawling on the ground.
So they have a leader.This Joubutsu..I had a feeling that I will have to fight her sooner or later.
OK I was just being silly here.
OK I was just being silly here.Yes you were
Because I'm not making the dialogue like that
Plus, KiSai easy to defeat? Even Ryougen will have troubles with him, mind you
Also, the facts about Joubutsu won't be said by any of the Niisens; Ryougen will just stumble across it through some documents
Heh,true that.KiSai ain't gonna be easy,even though he's drunk.
(He's a drunken master,yesss)
ANd I'm not very good with writing stories lol
I'm OK with writing backgrounds for the characters,not so much actual stories.
So he'll read about Joubutsu in some documents?Damn,I thought KiSai will tell him about her.
(to me,KiSai's kinda like those who throws sneering jabs at you even after he got his ass kicked)
(He's a drunken master,yesss)
ANd I'm not very good with writing stories lol
I'm OK with writing backgrounds for the characters,not so much actual stories.
So he'll read about Joubutsu in some documents?Damn,I thought KiSai will tell him about her.
(to me,KiSai's kinda like those who throws sneering jabs at you even after he got his ass kicked)
Right now, all of the Niisens except Joubutsu aren't like themselves in the current timeline. How this happened is pre-story, which will be told by Joubutsu herself near the end.
Remember how I said that there will be some mystery letters that will also be discovered alongside the compass? It gives traces of the whole plot, but Ryougen will be utterly confused about them... until one of the Niisens was able to free himself and protect Ryougen. Judging from the fact that I already told you that Ryougen's companions will be those from Wii2, I think you already know who it is... though that probably means I'll have to introduce the Ura chapter before they start battling KiSai...
KiSai as a drunken master, huh...
EDIT: Wait a minute... Joubutsu's one eye is bandaged, and she's wearing a whole body robe... holy shit, what I'm thinking for the downfall plot might actually work...
Remember how I said that there will be some mystery letters that will also be discovered alongside the compass? It gives traces of the whole plot, but Ryougen will be utterly confused about them... until one of the Niisens was able to free himself and protect Ryougen. Judging from the fact that I already told you that Ryougen's companions will be those from Wii2, I think you already know who it is... though that probably means I'll have to introduce the Ura chapter before they start battling KiSai...
KiSai as a drunken master, huh...
EDIT: Wait a minute... Joubutsu's one eye is bandaged, and she's wearing a whole body robe... holy shit, what I'm thinking for the downfall plot might actually work...
Zekira~ Awesome fan-fic writing. Keep up the good work...
...Must resist urge to find...spelling errors...
...Must resist urge to find...spelling errors...
I wonder if Zekira would add some MATs into there orzLilac wrote:
Zekira~ Awesome fan-fic writing. Keep up the good work...
...Must resist urge to find...spelling errors...
find...spelling errors...Please do, lol.
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find...spelling errors...Please do, lol.
Saitama?(Since she's also Hayasaitama…)Zekira wrote:
Right now, all of the Niisens except Joubutsu aren't like themselves in the current timeline. How this happened is pre-story, which will be told by Joubutsu herself near the end.
Remember how I said that there will be some mystery letters that will also be discovered alongside the compass? It gives traces of the whole plot, but Ryougen will be utterly confused about them... until one of the Niisens was able to free himself and protect Ryougen. Judging from the fact that I already told you that Ryougen's companions will be those from Wii2, I think you already know who it is... though that probably means I'll have to introduce the Ura chapter before they start battling KiSai...
KiSai as a drunken master, huh...
EDIT: Wait a minute... Joubutsu's one eye is bandaged, and she's wearing a whole body robe... holy shit, what I'm thinking for the downfall plot might actually work...
That's the only 2000 to appear in Wii2,right?Or is my memory messing
with me?
Oh wait,Saitama's kind-of a morality pet of KiSai,
and she's the only one who can make her brother snap out
of it…hmm,maybe it works.
Blah, back to my 'Grammar King' days again. =_=
Hold on, going through Prologue and Chapter 1. It would help if someone also summarized all the characters so I can see if there are any scenario errors...
Hold on, going through Prologue and Chapter 1. It would help if someone also summarized all the characters so I can see if there are any scenario errors...