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Most days when Jiyu woke up and began the next twenty four hours of a life that would now be an eternity for her short of being killed by another god? She behaved exactly the way she had when she thought herself an average canine demon, the whole deal of rolling from bed haphazardly almost hurting herself in her own small room before hiking some all too skimpy outfit on to head downstairs and eat some breakfast befitting of a dog. At least that was how she used to start her days, she did all that and than wandered to the job board and took several jobs that kept her out of Rose Garden and even sometimes out of contact to even Makoto for weeks at a time. Honestly, it was just another way of running far as she possibly could away from even herself. Jiyu may have settled psychically into Black Rose, she played all the parts perfectly, did everything any good member would, made herself quiet the remarkable ace. However, all of it was really most times truthfully because she did not want to look in the mirror, she had no desire to remember anything she had once done or who she had once been, and she also had no reason for moving to think about what she would do with the eternity she had handed to her. Jiyu had been just fine with eventually dying of her life style or old age, it had never been something she ran from because it would bring an end to her running, now the fleeing had no end, no matter what she did the wind witch was still running, she couldn't seem to stop. Jiyu also could not seem to tell anyone she was running, nor what she was running from.
Now more than ever, Jiyu did everything to stay busy in some way. If someone went looking for her in Rose Garden today they would hear multiple sightings of her, she had helped out at a fish shop, aided the woman at the flower vendor, partook in cleaning up several shops; Than the real kicker, she had somehow even helped the local black smith, that was a true sign that Jiyu was desperate to keep busy, she was terrified of fire. Though, the man had been impressed with how much she knew about everything in the forge, even likely commented it seemed the girl may have grown up with one, even knew the client he was forging for at the moment. Even though all she did was rearrange his weapon's and suck into a better sale arrangement. Either way, everywhere someone commented about something she did when asked where the wind witch was, but no one could seem to tell where she was now.
At the far edge of the town was where the Inugami could finally be found, and the first sighting would be quiet a heart stopper. Jiyu was falling from the sky, as she had chosen to materialize there and just not levitate, instead go straight falling through the air for a good minute. On closer look, she was holding night hunt, her quiver against her back, pale arm swiftly going to grab a few arrows. Jiyu continued to free fall, elfin ears twitching sharply listening to her element whisper, pulling the bow string back with two arrows in it, firing them as she fell and righting herself drifting to the ground afterwards. "Damn it. Still two off." she looked in front of her once she landed, two targets hidden within the tree's, she was still two rings off the center of them. "I should have started practicing firing while I'm moving a lot sooner." she could hit anything so long as she was still, but if she was free falling, or trying to use her flight capabilities, couldn't be still, it seemed her aim still had a bit of work to do.
Of course anyone who knew she was pretty much blind would find the aim she already had impressive, but it was not enough for her.
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Most days when Jiyu woke up and began the next twenty four hours of a life that would now be an eternity for her short of being killed by another god? She behaved exactly the way she had when she thought herself an average canine demon, the whole deal of rolling from bed haphazardly almost hurting herself in her own small room before hiking some all too skimpy outfit on to head downstairs and eat some breakfast befitting of a dog. At least that was how she used to start her days, she did all that and than wandered to the job board and took several jobs that kept her out of Rose Garden and even sometimes out of contact to even Makoto for weeks at a time. Honestly, it was just another way of running far as she possibly could away from even herself. Jiyu may have settled psychically into Black Rose, she played all the parts perfectly, did everything any good member would, made herself quiet the remarkable ace. However, all of it was really most times truthfully because she did not want to look in the mirror, she had no desire to remember anything she had once done or who she had once been, and she also had no reason for moving to think about what she would do with the eternity she had handed to her. Jiyu had been just fine with eventually dying of her life style or old age, it had never been something she ran from because it would bring an end to her running, now the fleeing had no end, no matter what she did the wind witch was still running, she couldn't seem to stop. Jiyu also could not seem to tell anyone she was running, nor what she was running from.
Now more than ever, Jiyu did everything to stay busy in some way. If someone went looking for her in Rose Garden today they would hear multiple sightings of her, she had helped out at a fish shop, aided the woman at the flower vendor, partook in cleaning up several shops; Than the real kicker, she had somehow even helped the local black smith, that was a true sign that Jiyu was desperate to keep busy, she was terrified of fire. Though, the man had been impressed with how much she knew about everything in the forge, even likely commented it seemed the girl may have grown up with one, even knew the client he was forging for at the moment. Even though all she did was rearrange his weapon's and suck into a better sale arrangement. Either way, everywhere someone commented about something she did when asked where the wind witch was, but no one could seem to tell where she was now.
At the far edge of the town was where the Inugami could finally be found, and the first sighting would be quiet a heart stopper. Jiyu was falling from the sky, as she had chosen to materialize there and just not levitate, instead go straight falling through the air for a good minute. On closer look, she was holding night hunt, her quiver against her back, pale arm swiftly going to grab a few arrows. Jiyu continued to free fall, elfin ears twitching sharply listening to her element whisper, pulling the bow string back with two arrows in it, firing them as she fell and righting herself drifting to the ground afterwards. "Damn it. Still two off." she looked in front of her once she landed, two targets hidden within the tree's, she was still two rings off the center of them. "I should have started practicing firing while I'm moving a lot sooner." she could hit anything so long as she was still, but if she was free falling, or trying to use her flight capabilities, couldn't be still, it seemed her aim still had a bit of work to do.
Of course anyone who knew she was pretty much blind would find the aim she already had impressive, but it was not enough for her.