Board Thread:World-wide RP/@comment-28929139-20170713034212/@comment-28929139-20170714045906

From her position on the stage, Kideme had the vantage point, of taking direct hits, but with being up on a stage, she had open areas and thus a less forgiving position. Still though, she moved with finesse, treating this mass-murder like the bloody dance that it was. She sent senbon after senbon into the skulls of the bounty heads they had so diligently been hunting down for months and without too much kickback. They had perhaps 10 seconds worth of distracting those who needed to die before the smoke started to dissipate. Unlike Hayato, Kideme had long been jaded to the concept of killing. She had taken three lives before this journey, and since then, that number multiplied by tenfold. Although Kideme found no joy in killing, such generosity would be her undoing and thus....she had none to give. She didn't hear the cries nor see the light leaving their eyes when she claimed another criminal, she just did it until there was just silence.

The Daimyo whose birthday they were all celebrating was not among the body count, but shortly after fleeing, Kideme would learn that he was later found dead. But as such, Tiatsu was right. They didn't need him to successfully complete this mission, she and Hayato were perfectly capable on their own.

It was also almost cathartic how when it was all said and done, Kideme walked out practically spotless while Hayato had been covered in blood.

Once they had gotten back to their inn, she listened to Hayato, smiling as he mentioned his plans to join Manju for some time. She smiled even wider when he thanked her. "Thanks for coming with me. You've saved my neck on several occasions, and my friendship. You're a great friend and I cherish you both."

Going quiet, Kideme mulled on her own future. What was next? She wasn't quite ready to go home yet, but she'd had enough of "studying". Plus, with nearly all of her funds for this gig depleted, she'd have no choice but to work. Not that she minded. She felt proud of herself for earning what she had now and she had every intention of coming back home strong. Not crawling back in defeat.

"Well....I look forward to seeing how you evolve in two more years..."