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[Magdalena]

“Yes Nii-San, I’ll behave. I’m…I’m just scared that something will break us up again. I’d rather be cautious than not…”

Of course Magdalena meant Nii-san and herself with the term ‘us’. Valentin always seemed so oblivious and weak while Alek was too lost to reality where his mother was gone. He replaced her with a puppet. Though talented, the puppet wasn’t his mother. For his own sanity it was an unspoken rule to allow him to think that. Her dear Nii-san may have lost some of his mind as well. Being older he had seen more, traveled more, and experienced more. The fact he had to resort to such murderous bloodlust and cannibalism was proof of that. She was the most normal, or so she thought, and for the sake of Nii-san she would bite her tongue and keep this family together for him. Even if it meant trusting Sebastian.

Briefly, she glared at Valentin as he began to sniffle and cry. Her face was blank of any kind of sympathy, after all the sounds he was making had been interfering with Nii-san’s explanation. He introduced them all further and dear Nii-san addressed her as being protective of the family. Did he not understand he was the only man for her? Her one and only Nii-san? The thought hurt her, but she brushed it off as an attempt in making the old man feel welcome. That still didn’t help the stare of distaste that was all too obvious as her eyes danced along her eldest brother’s body, watching everything he did while only glancing over to Sebastian for his reaction.

That was until the old man, her old man’s brother, addressed her. Every droplet of blood within her boiled to the point she wanted to trap him in an illusion, make him see the most painful thing in the world and simply load his body up with needles in the process. However, Nii-san surely wouldn’t like that one bit. Instead, her hands tightly gripped the hilt of her parasol until her knuckles were white and she inhaled sharply to try and calm herself down. Indeed her personality changed like the direction of the wind.

“Dear Uncle,” she started, glancing to Nii-san as a reminder to keep her cool, lest she get scolded again. “If you only knew what our father, your brother, did then you would understand. Being apprehensive to trust you would be nothing but an obvious decision, especially if you, Uncle, were in our shoes.” She sounded as if she were an adult trying to scold a child, even though those rules were the complete opposite. But the point she made was valid.

Again she would glance to Nii-san, her face softening as she smiled softly, as if silently saying don’t worry, she’ll be good because he asked her too. Though it made her absolutely cringe, she smiled at dear Uncle Sebastian, even doing a curtsy before nodding her head to him, Nii-san, smiling at Alek and then moving towards Valentin. “Get up…brother…” She could feel her insides twist as the word was spoken, but she denied herself the pleasure of showing it. “…we mustn’t cry. We must be strong for my, er, our dear Nii-san.”

Nii-san, even if you bring these children and this untrustworthy man, as long as I’m with you, I’ll try my hardest for you.

^~<3_~

[Gentlemanne]

''Okay, looks like ve've got somezhing to vork vith."

Cracking my neck happily, I glanced at the small army I had amassed, it was simply immaculate. I had support from the little weasel and my sister, I had ways of trapping people with my creepy little brother and I had.. wait, what did I have with my Uncle? Itching the back of my head carefully, I quickly turned and looked my Uncle up and down. He was tall, sure, he even had some sort of mobster look to him, but I didn't know what he could actually do. Maybe he was a magician? I love magicians!

''Hey, Uncle. I know zhis sounds rude but.. ah, ahaha.. vhat do you bring to zhe table? Do ve hafe any use to put you to-- v-vell.. besides your contribution to our family, of course. Zhat is the most important part, but I vant to know if I can depend on you if ve get into a tussle, ja?"

Strutting about in a circle, I tried to figure it out on my own. Maybe he was a magician and he could pull rabbits out of his ass? Or maybe light things on fire with his mind? No, those were stupid ideas, I'm sure my Uncle had something. ''Hmm.. hopefully he is actually useful, zhen. I don't vant to hafe to dispose of him so quickly." I pondered to myself before sitting down on an adjacent bench, my gloved fingers itching at my face impatiently. I had an itch I couldn't quite scratch yet.

''Eferybody, I'm going to hafe to feed soon, ja? And herr kessel should be here soon. And despite him being.. one of ''zhem" he is still my brozher, ja?"

Spitting my words in the direction of my siblings, I began snarling and walking towards them, my hands balled into shaky fists as I tried to compose myself. ''Because if a single hair is hurt on ahat giant kettles body, I vill fulfill my lusts vith YOUR blood and bodies, do you understand me, dear family?" Licking my lips in tandem with my words, I extended a hand and ruffled the young puppeteers hair wildly, my face leaning in closer to get a better look at him. ''Whoefer is zhe best behaved gets a special treat vonce ve are done here, ja? Ja. Now go play amongst yourselfes, children. Big brozher has to have a private talk with Uncle Sebastian."

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[Valentin]

I could hear the shifts in tones, sister and uncle seemed to bash heads already. I shifted within my clothing, it was and uncomfortable feeling not to touch alek like he was my little toy. I became scared, my tears began to spring once more as big brother was being mean to me. I got up, grabbed the top of the bench, and, flipping behind it. I lowered myself to the ground and crawled under the bench. “ I will be on my best behavior. “

I slinked closer to the ground in hopes of not doing anything worse; my body reacted violently whenever there were loud sounds. I could almost feel my body vibrate, the pain would be piercing, it would start from my ears, and then work its way down my entire frame. I cried profusely, except I was always silent with just tears falling from my eyes, it was because my mother beat me when I wailed. That trained me to no longer wail in the presence of other human beings unless my body feared being struck. My mind wondered what would happen next for us with someone else to come.

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Wild, the two dragons moved around with intentions to kill, yet without targets. "A master of water to be simply put. I also find myself of holding a portion, rather half, of the Sanbi's Yin-chakra. Which in itself is power, but without a proper water source I'm seemingly lost...working on fixing that though."[/color] Chuckling at the thought of being defenseless without a water source, the reality of it was avoided due to the humor he brought to it. "What else did you wish to talk about?"[/color] The dragons calmed their movements as they awaited commands, before slinking back into the well becoming nothing.

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Suiryuudan no Jutsu (Water Dragon Projectile Technique)
Rank: Bx2
Type: Offensive / Suiton Ninjutsu
Range: See special!
Handseals: Yes.
Chakra: High
Special: Due to the nature of the attack, the dragon can strike available aerial targets as well, as long as they are within their 'Suiton Ryuuken' range. Dragon head is roughly 1/5th the size of the user's 'SR' range, and can move at the same speed. If the dragon’s head is severed from its body, the lost appendage reverts to its natural water state and the remaining severed stub attached to the water source can re-grow once more. Only focusing a strong attack 'A' ranked or higher on the head will defeat it for sure. Up to one dragon can be made per use, plus one more each time retrained. However, after every third retraining, chakra consumption will go up by one.
Description: Suiryuudan no Jutsu is one of Suiton’s strongest ninjutsu, mainly because of its impact force and its ability to attack enemies in the air and on the ground. The ninja does a long string of hand seals which then causes a column of water in the form of a dragon to rise from the water and then strike at their target. Upon striking its target and ensnaring it in its aquatic maw, the dragon explodes with great force, flooding all nearby and providing an ample amount of water for more Suiton techs, should any enemies remain standing…
Domain: Suiton. Suiton Ryuuken 'B'.

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[dreamer.]

The woman hidden beneath the weaponized umbrella, Magdalena, was infamously known for excessively voicing her opinion, even when it was composed of nothing but hatred, but the severity of her emotions were constantly in the palm of Big Brother, his words being the crucial factor to taming the beast with the parasol. Hagan-sama's following actions were contradictory; his hand rubbed my head which was comforting, but his speech was tormenting and stern... I couldn't disappoint him, for my own safety. Responding to the cannibal's order, I glanced over at the medical expert, and his body was slumped and quaking with fear, and a thunderous cloud deep-rooted with a darkened-white loomed over his head. This ghastly mass... was this the culprit behind Val-kun's sudden misery?! This was my obligation, even if his intentions were disgusting sometimes, but in spite of that, he was still my brother. Refusing to tolerate the assault, energy gathered and shot from my digits and adhered to Mother's vessel, thrusting her body onto the nearby Valentin's frame as metallic claws slashed murderously into the air above older brother. I had to save him!

"Valentiiiiiiiiiin, watch ouuuuuut!"

Exhausted from the sporadic burst of adrenaline to protect the medical sibling, the same feeling of delirium overcame me as two dragonic pillars flew through the air with threatening roars, the hands of the man known as Uncle Sebastian stuck in a distinct formation... these creatures under his control?! Initially, I assumed them to be more random demons sent to prevent our meeting, but these beautiful, liquid beasts had zero ill-fated motives. Eventually, the circus act ended with them descending back into the well from which they came, and the man significantly noted that his sole weakness was a proper source to cast his water from... it was obvious that this same insecurity was same for his niece and nephews as well... without our puppets, umbrellas, and even our knowledge, we each had our own disadvantages, and the first step to accepting Uncle Sebastian as family meant understanding he was just as human as the rest of us... well, excluding Big Brother, y'know... even if the water-conjurer's blood was to ultimately be revealed as false, I had to admit, he sure was talented...

[Magdalena]

Another one? Her brain didn't seem to process that at first. Then it hit her. The red one. What was his name again? She couldn't remember, but when she and dear Nii-san had first met he had mentioned him, saying he was the only one in their family to be one of 'them'. 'Them' being the freaks with the weird abilities. Magdalena couldn't remember what his freaky power was, however the term kettle helped her think of a few things, but she's wait for confirmation.

However Nii-san's outburst was enough to make her mind become blank and go entirely numb. Her eyes, as red as his were, went wide, and for the first time, in a long time, was she truly scared of the man she loved with all of her heart. She could feel the tears wanting to well up, wanting to fall as he scolded them, threatening them that they would be his meal if 'the kettle' was hurt.

I hate him. This 'kettle'. I hate, hate, hate him!! Nii-san loves him more, it's obvious, I just know he does. It isn't fair, I'm his dear sister, his ONLY sister. I should be more important, me, me, me, me, me!!!!

Though her thoughts had come back to her, and running rampant at that, she stayed composed, composed enough to bow her head to her dear Nii-san and nod. "Nii-san~ I wouldn't dream of hurting him! He's my older brother too, right? I'll keep the kiddies in line for you, my dear, dear Nii-san! I wouldn't want them to get out of control and hurt our dear sibling..."

It was true, she would. But it wasn't for the 'kettle's' sake. He could become a human pincushion for all she cared. But doing this, as painful as it would be, would allow her to look good, look responsible, look reliable, and above all else, look more loyal to him. The thought of being praised and held close by Nii-san sent her heart a flutter, though the moment was ruined by Valentin's cries and Alek's theatrical antics. Oh if only she could kill them, and offer piece by piece to Nii-san so he would never have to go out of his way to feed again.

"Come now, you two." She murmured, inhaling to keep herself composed. "Calm down and let Nii-san and....Uncle Sebastian talk. We'll wait for our older brother and greet him for Nii-san, okay?" Her eyes narrowed into a glare. "And don't think I won't hurt either of you if you even so much as touch him without Nii-san's permission."

As she ushered her two younger siblings away some, to give Nii-san and dear Uncle some privacy, it would seem as though Nii-san asked for a testimonial of power. As much as she disliked him, dear Uncle's prowess in the art of Suiton was better than anything she had seen any of her siblings do. As pained as she was to admit it, even Nii-san couldn't do something as amazing. One word in particular stood out to her as well. Sanbi. He was indeed a man of power.

Power, just likehim. But, if he speaks the truth, Nii-san can use him, and I suppose that is the only thing that matters right now.

[sachi]

Well, Triton had finally managed to pull himself away from an afternoon of fun. He'd spent the entire day roaming the country-side looking for animals, managing to come across a couple interesting critters, and a few even came close enough to share some food with him - with a few unfortunate ones becoming food themselves. All in all it was a fairly productive day, the young chef had come up with a whole new recipe involving slow-cooking squirrels on his chest, but even HE knew he couldn't just run off all day - after all, his brother had asked him to come meet his 'family' today, but the young Airontoku couldn't figure out if he was looking forward to this or not.

"I hope they aren't boring. . ."

Triton talked to himself quietly under his breath, he had never really been one to have the patience for boring people, and it would only be worse considering he didn't even know them at all! But knowing his big brother, anybody related to him was liable to be a psycho, except these ones didn't grow up with Triton! He ran several scenarios through his head, most of them involving a gathering of crazy blonde cannibals, each one having a more ridiculous accent than the last - and when he put it that way, maybe this would be fun after all! Triton picked up the pace, a slow casual stride turning into a light jog in order to get there faster, and that's when he'd see them,

"Woah!"

Red eyes glanced at the two dragons coming from the well, lips curving into a big grin,

"A pot!"

He took off towards the well in a sprint, hands immediately finding their way to his satchel as he approached it, unfastening it rather quickly. Within seconds Triton was pulling out ingredients: onions, peppers and mushrooms, all taken out and thrown into the well, the vegetables being dropped at the base of the dragons and finding their way to the bottom with a quiet splash, all the while Triton's body was beginning to heat up profusely. He was so caught up with his new cooking opportunity that he hadn't paid much attention whatsoever to the people in the area, instead finding Hagan and only acknowledging him,

"I haven't used one of these in a while!"

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[Gentlemanne]

''Ja, ja, ja, zhat's a good girl. Remember, special treat to whoefer acts zhe best behafed~"

They were so easy, it was almost like being a king. I said something and they immediately did it, through fear of death. Really, wouldn't going against my word be treason? I was magnificent, no, beautiful enough to be called a Queen, while I was also strong enough to lead an army. Man I'm good. ''Hmph, I guess Triton vill be late, ja. Vhatever, he'll get here eventually."

''He better.."

Speaking out loud momentarily, I glanced over my Uncle once again and cracked a small smile at his willingness. I liked a bit of a fight, but he didn't seem to be willing to give it, not even a sarcastic ''I don't know"? Hopefully he'd get used to it. Irregardless of his lack of social etiquette, I watched on, my hand cupping my chin as he weaved through a set of handseals; so he was a magician after all? Suddenly two large, overbearing blobs of water shot from the well and began shifting into the form of dragons. Wonderful.

''Ja, ja. Zhough you can make zhe animals and vafes vith zhe vater? Vunderbar, zhat vill come in handy in case I light myself on fir--.. oh, speaking of fire."

He was here, he was finally here! Removing my hand from my chin quickly, I began waving my arms back and forth, a wild look of excitement in my eyes as I began looking my brother over, he hadn't changed a bit. ''Jaaaaaaa, hello zhere, herr kessel!" I screamed at the top of my lungs before running past dear Uncle, though my adoptive brother seemed far more intent on cooking up something to eat. ''Ahaha, ja, ja.. he is only joking, guys, don't vorry. Aren't you, brozher? You're happy to see me, ja? JA?" Rubbing my hands together nervously, I watched from a distance, knowing full well what he was capable of. I mean, really, why would I risk singing my eyebrows off? Or burning my outfit? Those losses would be irreparable.

''Eferybody, zhis is Triton. Triton, zhis is eferybody!"

Waving my hands between the two groups of my affection, I laughed and motioned for Triton to go towards them, though I expected that he'd be too lost in his cooking rut to notice. Without a second thought, I turned to my Uncle and greeted him with a warm smile, a sincere and almost kind look in my eyes as I approached him, my hands gripping my coat longingly as I began to speak.

''Zhere is a reason ve are here, Uncle. Zhere is a reason vhy ve hafe gazhered and it isn't just for family bonding. Ve are here.. to kill and take vhat ve need. But most of all, ve are going to get me vhat I need, and vhat I need right now is a warm, delicious body to dig into, living or dead. Do you know of any places ve could find somezhing like zhis?"

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[/i]. "I did hear that there has been an abundance of wandering folk in Earth Country, but there's always...other places..."[/color] Was he hinting at the Waterfall Village? In all honesty he was..., but why? It had been his home since he was a toddler, it didn't make sense. But, perhaps through gaining his family, he could take the Waterfall back from the Brotherhood.

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[dreamer.]

Wow... this meeting was really coming together! The relentless fiends that hid in the ghastly mass couldn't withstand the powerful swings of Mother's vessel. Although I was momentarily distracted with protecting Val-kun, I couldn't help but notice Big Sister's endless fawning over the eldest sibling in this antagonistic family... competing with her wasn't something that I could even comprehend, due to her older age and being entrusted with safekeeping the rest of us when Big Brother wasn't around. This thought alone was the reason why I held respect for the hateful gentlewoman, and without hesitation, I followed her lead until faint whispers were too subtle to be heard by Hagan-sama and Uncle Sebastian's ears.

"Aahh, yes Maggie-chan... you are the smartest one of us, that is why Big Brother loves you the most! But, Big Sister... these... people... Big Brother says that they are family, but... can we really trust them?!"

I turned to assure that the set of adults were too far to hear the conversation, and from the corner of my eye appeared the final attendee... the "kessel" as Big Brother called him, and his personality was so fiery and yearningly intense that I could understand his jubilant words from such a distance! This man, however, lacked the recurring hair colour that our entire pack displayed, even the suspicious water-meister. Once again, the annoyed feeling of doubtfulness unearthed for the acclaimed "kessel" as Big Brother announced us to the blissful chef, but just as I previously swallowed the mistrust in order to maintain peace, I had to do the same for him. Silently counting the number of teammates in the vicinity, and the sheer size alone was encouraging and amazing... and I had to serve them all!

"Mmm, this is fun! There are... so many of us... ahahaaa..."

The thought was overwhelming, but this was the role granted to me by the spirit of Mother... and the lives and events we would accomplish in the future as a unit was invigorating! What exactly did they have in mind, though?... I wonder.

[Gentlemanne]

''Ja, vunderbar."

I exclaimed internally as dear Uncle gave me his proposition, the idea of leaving this dusty, rocky shit hole of a country appealing to every fiber of my being. Without the need for words, I simply nodded towards my senior, before turning around and facing the rest of the group. They were quite content go and play, talk and just generally be kids from the looks of things, but that wasn't going to sit well with me, goodness no. I needed assistance.

''Uncle Sebastian, ve are going to go get me somezhing to eat, ja?"

Was all I said before walking towards my group of siblings, a hand raising in the air to wave off whatever it was that they were doing. ''Kids, pay attention, ja? Okay, vhat is going to happen is.. you vill stay vith herr kessel and do as he says. Vhether you stay here or go somevhere else is irrelevant, but ve vill meet back here in.. say, a veek? Ja?" Yelling loud enough for them to hear, I smiled and waved at Aleksander before approaching the boy quickly, the odd spring in my step giving away my sparkling optimism.

''Hey zhere, little termiten. You are going to come vith me and Uncle Sebastian! Ve've got plenty of people to kill~"

Scooping the boy up from the ground, I hugged him close and began shuffling back to Sebastian, a rare sparkle in my eye. ''As for the rest of you, do as you're told. If I find out about any insubordinate actions, I'll kill you myself, got me?" Cold as ever, I turned back momentarily and shot them a wide smile in hopes of removing any doubts they had, though I wasn't so sure they could read it.

''Okay, come vith me."

I murmured sternly as I paced past my Uncle, my adorable little half brother in tow as I hurriedly paced towards the exit of the town. This was going to be fun.

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[dreamer.]

I watched the chef do what he was infamous for as he chucked the ingredients in after the lively water beasts, and the thought and Big Brother's own mentioning of "eating" sent my stomach into a rumbling stir... ahaha, I was hungry too! Hastily, my hand shot toward my jacket's pocket, retrieving another fishy snack to munch on, and the taste of the cookie was satisfying. For that brief moment, I was lost in an enchanted illusion, but a familiar touch returned the sense of reality. Those hands... they were firm and warm and soothing... of course, it was Hagan-sama's loving embrace!

A teasing grin came onto my face as I turned toward Big Sister and our medical genius, thankful that I had been chosen for Big Brother's next adventure. Although we had only just reconciled after such a long period of separation, it was fun noticing both Maggie-chan and Val-kun's awkward tendencies again... and the amazing chef seemed like an entertaining lad too! But for now, I'd have to focus my attention on protecting both Big Brother and Big Uncle with every inch of my ability, even if it meant preying for those who could quench his bloodthirst myself!

E X I T !

[Magdalena]

There he was. The ‘kessel’ as her dear Nii-san would call him. The way that he acted, like nothing in the world mattered except for whatever he wanted. Cooking, pots, and whatever else he was going on about didn’t matter to her. All that did matter, however, was the fact that he had stolen her Nii-san’s attention away from her. In fact, he seemed utterly enthralled that they all could be graced by his presence.

It was sickening, absolutely sickening. If she could have it her way, she would have impaled him on the spot. However that most certainly wouldn’t have gone over very well with Nii-san. In fact, she would fall to the ground next to her ‘dear’ black haired brother. Death was not an option for her whatsoever.

Nii-san then came up with the brilliant, yet completely awful idea that he, along with their dear Uncle and Alek would go off to find food while that other boy, her older black haired brother would be in charge of herself and Valentin. Magdalena couldn’t help but shoot the boy a glare before looking back over to her dear Nii-san. However an idea formed and she quickly went to her dear brother’s side after he had retreated with Alek and their Uncle in tow. Cutely, almost childishly, she tugged on his arm. “Nii-san, why don’t we leave our dear brother to get the pot ready while Valentin assists? I would just be of no use here. Let me show you how strong I’ve gotten for you, Nii-san~”

Briefly she smirked passed him towards Alek. She wouldn’t let him take her Nii-san. Let alone would she allow their dear Uncle to have him either if he so chose that he wanted him. Nii-san was just that, her Nii-san. No one could have him. No one at all. Not Alek, not Valentin, not their dear Uncle, and certainly not the black haired kessel whom should fall in his own cooking pot and burn. If she could she would kill them all and feed them to Nii-san without him knowing. That would be most ideal. But for now, she would have to play nice, be the good girl for her dear Nii-san.

Nii-san, Nii-san, Nii-san. That’s all that mattered. That and absolutely dismembering their father. Perhaps he would enjoy devouring him as well? Regardless, she would help him any way she could.

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[Iizuka]

dreamer. - +50
Hagan - +52
Valentin - +28
Sky-Breaker - +36
Magdelena - +45
sachiko - +8