The Beginning of Something Much Greater [Social/Tenma]

As Solomon now finished his business with the dungeon and the people within it, walking down the path away from Noir it did not take long to then stop once again as a large black creature swoshed over his head going fast enough to be a blur. Solomon grabbed his axe as it was not the first time seeing it and being cautious was never a bad thing, however when looking a magnificent creature stood in front of him and was already bowing with its’ head to the ground. Solomon released his grip on his axe and walked up closer to the creature at a slow pace he look it up and down and observe it’s features, it looked that of a giant this winged creature is 2 meters tall and 1 meter wide. Looking at it closely it looked like that of a female raven just very much larger. It looked as if this creature came from the dungeon its self as the runic marks of its wings looked of that of electricity, and would be the only reason that Solomon could think of for it bowing to him the conqueror of the dungeon. Solomon would touch the side of its neck as he reached her to signal where he stood almost of that like a horse, when he did so she would lift her head and couch her body down to the side. Solomon would hesitate as he was never thought of flying himself, most of the time he always just travelled on the ground with Largo and Mamoru. But knowing it would be a long trip back to Heliohapt since he left the two of them behind knowing the threats of the previous dungeon he would hop onto the ravens back. Fully on its back the bird would stand straight, Solomon would spot that of a leather strap around it's neck and on it would read the name "Garuda". Once reading it out loud the bird would perk up and begin running before flapping and taking to the skies, with each flap electricity would spark out from it's wings.

Flying over all the landscape and trees was breathtaking for Solomon, he never had the opportunity to see such things this way, and he knew the trip must be done in half the speed this way as he could already see the city of Heliohapt in the distance. As he flew threw the skys though he smiled, he would enjoy every minute of it, knowing that now conquerirng this dungeon it was the beginning of something much greater, he knew he had to go meet with tenma so they could head out together. Remembering back he would try and think of what he said he would be wearing however he could not remember just yet, he would remember however that oddly he wished to be called "Hua Yang" but it was not his place to go against either way.

After some time the two of them landed in the middle of Helio, people easily saw them coming as a dark figure in the bright sunny sky. Nicely as they did not wish to be landed on they moved out of the way for Solomon and his bird. After dismounting Garuda, Solomon would pat it's back and it it would fly off into the sky just circling and trailing Solomon as he walked. Solomon was quite angry with himself not arranging where the two of them would meet, it winded up taking him till night fall before walking past the doors of a tavern and catching a quick glipse of a man in a fox mask, "HA! gotcha." he would say as he walked into the tavern. "Never again are we just gonna go with, "I'll meet you there."" he would say as he came to sit down. "It took me all damn day to find you Hua Yang."

Just outside as Solomon was ordering a drink from the bars keeper Garuda would land on the roof of the tavern awaiting his master to leave.
Solomon would greet him properly after that point.

It was another good day to be spent by drinking some good booze, the weather in the country of sand was not that hot but feeling some refreshing alcohols mixed with ice would surely bringing some freshness to Tenma’s body. The man was not wearing his usual attire today, instead he was wearing a yukata and his Katana would be hanging on the left side of the obi. There was no reason for the man to wear something that could show that he was from Kou, he just felt like it. The fox mask covering his mask would be pulled up a little bit, only revealing his lips and that way, he could bring the glass and sipped some of the cold wine inside.

Tenma rested his chin on the back of his hand, wondering about that Imuchakk guy that he met before. He didn’t know about his whereabouts at all but he remembered that this giant would want his help to build a country. Perhaps this was the reason why he felt like he wanted to wear the Yukata and fox mask, covering his identity as Tenma but creating a new persona named ‘Hua Yang’. This was what in their agreement as well as the swordman didn’t wish to be known as Tenma, insteas as someone else because he knew that making a country would be risky as it could made him known, especially to some organization that was dangerous for the black haired man himself.

He could feel someone was approaching him, someone who felt like a person who had a big sized body. The mask that was once pulled up a little bit to reveal his lips was now adjusted to cover his whole face, but the swordsman was grinning, amused by the fact that the coincidence was just too much today. When Solomon called him by the name that he wished to be called, Tenma chuckled and waved with his right hand as his left hand was holding a glass of cold booze. “Good day, Solomon.” The man would shift his chair so he could face the Imuchakk before saying, “Oh well, we met now. Although maybe it take some of your time, perhaps…”

Looking at Tenma he would seem happier than last they met, “Obviously your having a good day?” then turning to nod to the keep as he received his drink, “I’ll pay at the end if ya don’t mind... Also just put him on my tab as well.” The keep seemed not to care as he had a tab going for others as well, he would just turn and write down something on a book to obviously keep track and would nod to Solomon.

Looking back to Tenma he would smile, “So I got what I needed from the dungeon are you ready to start with the plans?” he would ask. Solomon remembered about everything they talked about prior to the dungeon however he did not know whether or not Tenma had developed some of his own plans or if there were things he had to finish up with before starting.

After listening to what Tenma had to say he would then begin to tell him what the first part of his plan was, “So when were ready, I would like to have you head for Kou to the jade mountains, while I head to the Plains and then I will immediately after grabbing some people head towards the mountains myself.” Solomon had the idea prior that he would grab the traveling group that his wife had come from and he was more than definite that her father would agree to come. The only issue was that he had not seen him since that day, he knew he would have to ask for forgiveness for that. After waiting to see how he felt about going to the jade mountains alone first he would then explain to him, “I wish to go find my dead wife’s tribe that she came from and take them to the jade mountains with me, that is why I wish to go alone there... then when I arrive with them in the jade mountains we will make our way to a spot deep in the mountains where I found the perfect spot to make a city. There is a small hiccup when we get there but you will know what I mean when we arrive.” He would continue to drink his drink as he waited to see if Tenma had anything to say about what he told him.

“Aren’t you the one who are having a good day? You are so generous~” Tenma held his cup right in front of Solomon and then sipped the liquid, happy that someone paid for his drink. Ohh poor Solomon, if only he knew how many bottles that the black haired man had drank… The black haired man wouldn’t mind to pay for his own drink though, but he would just smile and accept the generous offer of his current companion.

The man would begin to chuckle and raised his eyebrow when he heard that Solomon entered a dungeon. From the rumor that he heard before, it was a place where someone could find power and even wealth. A place that was too good to be true in Tenma’s opinion, but there was a price to be paid in order to conquer one it seemed. Either one lost their soul while trying to conquer it, or maybe going through a lot of pain just to be able to survive and gain the power that it offered. “Ohh? What did you get?” His yellow and red eyes moved towards Solomon just under his fox mask, “As for me, I am ready anytime you are ready… maybe… I am just waiting for you mostly.”

‘Dead wife?’ Tenma put his cup as Solomon began to mention about his family member, starting to pay him a serious attention and listened to what he said tentatively. It made him wondered about his sister, the only reason why he wanted to keep being alive. But each day passed without any progress, no one knew about her whereabouts at all and he was getting weary. Perhaps this was why the black haired man accepted a risky business to help this Imuchakk to make his country… but he knew that maybe one day, if this hope wasn’t empty, maybe his sister would be in Solomon’s country.

“Ahhh, Kou… I understand… Why don’t you try to meet the new emperor while you visit Kou later? Maybe you can get some insights…”

Solomon would smile as Tenma stated back to him that he was happy but wouldn’t say anything on the topic.  “Well I have your ride outside you can use to get to Kou if you do not have one of your own that I obtained from the Dungeon as for anything else you will see when we arrive.” He would consider lending one of the two mounts too him however he wished for Tenma to just experience what he did on the way to him. He would know that Garuda would come back to him after Tenma reached his destination; oddly enough it was trained well before it found Solomon.

Solomon would laugh slightly as Tenma mentioned meeting the emperor of Kou, “How would you feel if you ran a country and someone told you they are taking a piece of it and maybe all of it in the future.... but yes I will probably go see the nation and see how they run things and see what our possible foe in the future may be like if they come to dislike us.” Solomon would say most of that quietly as he was not looking for early foes in his country creation.  He would then down the rest of his drink before slapping his back gently, “Alright then, let us get a move on.” Solomon would stand and go see the keep who was dealing with some other customers, then look back to Tenma after figuring out how much he had to drink with a scowling look but then would shrug it off and pay the man. He would wait at the door for Tenma to be finished and then when he was ready the two would head out for Solomon to show Garuda to Tenma. “You can use this if you wish to get there? Or do you have one of your own?” He would say as Garuda would fly from the roof top down to land in front of the two.  “This winged creature is 2 meters tall and 1 meter wide. She is capable of carrying up to 1 people and her wings would be having some kind of electricity spark every time she flaps it.”

“Oh? That would be great!” Tenma smiled behind his fox’s mask, he couldn’t wait to see what kind of mount that Solomon got from this place called as the Dungeon would look like. He would shake his head after he heard the Imuchakk’s response, feeling a little bit disappointed because this man clearly had no experience in the thing like this especially something like information digging. “Who said you would tell the Emperor that you will be making a country soon near their territory?” The masked man would stood up and adjusted his own yukata before letting out a soft sigh, “Getting an insight doesn’t mean you need to spill your own goal, what you need to do is getting as many valuable information as you can that can be used to build your own country. He would be pleased to have a friendly tea time with a proud Imuchakk, perhaps…” The black haired man would leave the giant to decide what he wanted to do, if it was him, Tenma would want to get something from someone who could be his friend or foe in the future as something that would help him a lot when he confronted them.

The swordsman was pleased when he saw a giant bird standing tall in front of him after he followed Solomon to exit the tavern. He was grinning behind his mask and would nod when Solomon said he could use his mount to go to Kou, “Nah, I don’t have any, so Im gonna take the offer. What is the name of this beautiful beast?”

Solomon did listen to what Tenma had to say about insight, however they way Solomon acted was just himself; he was not the type to not share his intentions with others. There was not much Solomon had to hide at this point or ever in his past. However Solomon would say nothing in return but to just listen to the advice of Tenma before the left, “Her name is Garuda, she will take you where you need to get then wait for me.” Solomon would walk over to Garuda and rub her back, as he spoke to her, then walking over to Tenma, “So I should only be about four days behind you when you arrive, so obviously you can do as you wish as you wait for me but around that time hopefully I will find you at the nearest Inn or tavern or at the harbor its self.” Solomon really did not wish to play the hunting game once more and new after the start of his country the first thing he was going to do was find a better form of tracking or communication for them. “Did you have anything else you would like to say before we part?” Solomon would ask with a smile and wait. If he did he would wait to see what he had to say and reply if need be before leaving. If not he would immediately leave for the harbor.

[Solomon Exit]