Forest Nocturne (Research - Blake, Leon)

[Bailey Oleander]

The afternoon was giving way to evening, a soft breeze keeping the remainder of the summer heat fading.  Shadows loomed and grew as the sun lowered in the sky as Bailey and Blake were on a walk!  It was a chance to unwind and, hopefully, grow closer.

Among other things.

((Panther Qi Beast Investigation))

[Blake Oleander]

Blake out of habit was taking point, Virgil perched on his shoulder fanning himself in the summer heat.

"Anywhere, in particular, you want to go?"

He asked Bailey.

[Bailey Oleander]

While Blake would take point, Bailey would follow, though more equal stride with him than just following as she had when they first met.

"Not really." She shook her head lighlty as they walked. "I've seen a bit more out of the city, but not a lot." Not that expected a massive backstory everywhere they went, but Blake would e the one to know different locations here best.

[Blake Oleander]

Well, that wasn't helpful, so he'd just take her in a random direction into the wilderness. If she had no destination in mind, then all of it should be fine. Or so he reasoned.

[Zack Asiv]

Soon enough they would happen upon an area of the forest with very old looking arrows, armor rusted and over grown, skeletons all but crumbled to nothing.

[Bailey Oleander]

Bailey frowned slightly as the area around them changed, forest giving way to what she assumed was a battlefield from long ago. Old weapons, worn and rusted. Like the world had moved on without it. It reminded her of the well in that same way, the hidden secrets of teh forest distant from the shining new era.

"No one brought them back?" Or was there no one to bring them back?

[Blake Oleander]

"It would appear. Though I think these may be from the old war."

Blake would kneel down to investigate the bodies.

[Zack Asiv]

Blake would find most were dead from combat, but others had slashing, or crushing damage in ways that looked like no weapon, or Qi could produce.

[Bailey Oleander]

"Mmm." Bailey made a sound of agreement. There were still untouched places in the world. Good or bad, it did make her wonder. She looked over the bodies and what remained of their equipment with Blake taking charge at the discovery, looking around as well as she took in any signs the place might have been disturbed recently besides their own stumbling upon it.

[Blake Oleander]

"This is odd. These ones died of something else."

He'd inspect the odd corpses closer.

[Zack Asiv]

Bailey and Blake would note the two sides were easy to pick out. One side had a bunch of make shift armor, like cut up tires, metal scrap and other things hap hazordly tied to their bodies. Their weapons were stuff like hockey sticks with sharpened edges, bats with nails, tire irons and other such. The other side had custom made and fitted leather armor, blades of many kinds, but mostly easily hide able and ambush style weapons.

The bodies that were killed by slashing and crushing however were ALL the people wearing the make shift armor. The slashing damage to the armor that was still intact was much larger than any weapon on the field.

Bailey would find there was disturbances, impressions she would know to be Qi beast trails due to Aurora's Qi beast training.

[Bailey Oleander]

The two sides seemed fairly outmatched, given the material and equality of their arms and armor. Not that that meant anything particular if qi was used.

When she spotted signs of a qi beast, however, she lay a hand on Blake’s should and spoke up as she turned on her PT.

“There’s been a qi beast in the area.” She kept her voice low as she used the tool’s scanner to for a closer examination of the trail area!

[Blake Oleander]

"How long since a Qi beast has been to this spot Virgil?"

Blake would say, standing up, and loosening his sword in its hilt in case he had need of it now.

[Zack Asiv]

"Around three or four minutes ago."

Bailey's PT would pick up fresh blood in a trail from her PT.

[Blake Oleander]

Blake would hold out an arm to shield Bailey while he scanned the area from where he stood!