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After being attacked by something as fearsome as a Ninja, Akiko was absolutely sure that this world was really not a safe place to be in. Luckily for her, she felt that at the very least she would be safe as long as she was with Rawk. The path they were taking appeared to be heading east; in the direction of the desert town. Though Akiko did wonder about the well-being of the Blitz clan, she did not stop to turn around and run back; she had her own mission to take care of right now. However, she did stop anyway. When Rawk turned to look at her, he saw her eyes just pierce into his own. A droplet of sweat ran down the side of his face, just as she inquired whether or not he would go back and help them. However, Rawk just did what was contrary to Akiko's thoughts in him. He refused to go back; at least until she was safe. So, continuing on, Akiko and Rawk began to run against all odds and figures to reach a land that was not too far away. They could reach it very soon if they continued to run like this.

However, as Akiko was within moments of reaching her awaited desert town, the feeling that she was going to be left alone again was starting to come over her. She had no idea where she was going to go from there, and she didn't know where anything was anymore. When they did reach the town walls, a Gatekeeper opened the gates for them. Akiko entered; but Rawk did not. Akiko quickly rolled outside before the gate could close her inside, and she stood up in front of Rawk. If they were going to seperate, and if he was going to go alone, she was going to make him promise.

Akiko: "Rawk, are you going back to the battlefield?"
Rawk looked at her through serious, and untouched eyes.
"Yes."
Akiko smiled sympathetically. "I think I can understand; you do have to watch your clan and take care of them. You should hurry back to them, and help them all out."
Rawk grinned. "Right!"
He started to run off, when Akiko started and he delayed for a moment longer.
"What is it?"
Akiko walked up to him once again.
"Just promise me that no matter what happens, you'll come back here and tell me and show me that you are safe and sound. Promise?"
Rawk: "Sure. It's a promise."
He turned to leave again, when Akiko grabbed his left arm. He was almost getting annoyed with this. Akiko spun him around to be face to face with Akiko's little finger. She held it out to him, as if she expected him to do something to it; furthermore, her eyes were sparkling with sadness and care.
"Yubikiri."
Rawk didn't get it at all.
"All you have to do, is hold my pinky with your pinky. It's a pinky promise, like the word means."
Rawk rolled his eyes with more annoyance. "There's no use in doing that! I already promised you!"
But then, Akiko made a little whining sound that sent a wave of sadness through him. He began to pity her, and suddenly found himself consenting to the pinky promise with a fuzzy finger. After holding onto his little finger for about a minute or so, she let him run off. She walked up to the gatekeeper, who let her in again and shut the gate a fraction of a second after she entered. After just recieving a very close death experience with a wooden piece of gatery equipment, Akiko walked into the town to explore the many wonderous indoor areas. She passed by merchant, after merchant, after merchant, after merchant, until she came up to a small little street corner that was crowded. She walked over to see what was going on.
Then she gasped in a certain air that caused the entire crowd to turn and stare at her.
What she had seen, and what she was looking at right now, was a very peculiar and nasty activity. It was an animal baiting. This time, it was with a small fox that didn't look more than a year and a half old. She pushed her way through the crowd, and pulled people out of her way, and then upon reaching the baiters, she pushed them away from the scared Fox. She walked over to the fox and sat in front of it; the poor thing was badly beaten, and scratches and bruises could even be seen on its body. Akiko held her arms open to the fox, who stared continuously. He, as Akiko found out when he twitched his ear in confusion and acceptance, walked into her arms, and let her hold him. She smiled gently upon him, whereupon the baiters who previously beat upon the poor animal stood over both of them in anger. They began to scream so many things at the same times, that Akiko did not understand them. However, she did not care; she simply stood up and faced them.
Akiko: "I don't care what your reasons are; if you continue to hurt animals of the earth this way, they won't be here anymore!"
The baiters did not seem to understand. Instead, the pitchforks and sticks that they used to bait the fox came in one thrust, and Akiko was only able to evade the pitchforks while guarding the already beaten fox from the sticks. When she turned around to look at them again, the men didn't seem guiltful or regretful. This wasn't at all like her mother told her it would be. Her mother never told her people would act like this. Even the people around them weren't as her mother spoke of: instead, they all stood still and stared while the men did as they pleased. Whether this was a ritual of some kind was still some news to Akiko, but she would not stand for it any longer. She hopped a little further backward into the corner, and summoned her energy and voice to come forth. She whispered something short in a chant, and continuously said it, until winds began to torrent themselves around Akiko and the pink light of the orb began to show around her.

Soon, the wind took the light, and the light carried the chant of the now serious-looking Akiko. The chant carried itself through the winds, and the winds formed into large circular discs that flung themselves forward and into the men. The men, who didn't seem to be affected by this at all, only goggled at the bright lights as if stupefied by their sudden appearance. As they watched the disks spin and spin, some of the crowd could hear the chanting continuing; though Akiko's mouth was not moving at all. Akiko was also still holding the torrent of wind around her that was starting to blow dust and sand every where around her; but this was only the start. Suddenly, the men began screaming in random outbursts, as Akiko's eyes still held their gaze, and the lights began to encase the mens bodies. Within seconds, the screams were continuous, and more people were starting to gather around Akiko and the baiters. It seemed that whatever torture Akiko was giving them was never to end; but then the fox whinnied, and shuddered in her arms, and the winds and lights died down along with the sense of her gaze. She looked at the wounded fox in her arms, and she ran away, leaving the people of the town to marve| at the men who were now making random twitches, wild fits of giggles, and crude facial expressions. Akiko, it seems, did not know what happened during the torture, and probably would not find out from anyone in the town lest they should be racked into insanity as well.