The paved streets were home. At least they were now. No matter if he was as student of the Academy. Kai would never retreat to the student living quarters, ever. He had people waiting for his return back. Kai was moving at a light jog, though he could move faster than a human. He was blending in with the crowds. The smell of smoke filled the air, and caused him to wonder what was going on. As he got closer to the park where he stayed most nights, it grew stronger. Kai had set up small makeshift shelters hidden into the surrounding structures of the seemingly abandoned locale. He could hear a few of his friends crying, and grew anxious, as well as frightened.
He ran. Kaisu picked up the pace to see a few of the structures ablaze. A young girl he cared for, who'd run from home came sprinting to him. "Kaisu! They tore it down!" The girl wailed, and he could feel the overwhelming sadness. He knew part of it was the empathy, but also his lament at the incident. He'd have to rebuild it to protect them. Kaisu could feel himself growing angry then, It'd also been quite a long time sine he'd seen Ren. The cat shifter had claimed Kaisu was his ... familiar? Something to that effect, but was welcoming of the kind embrace of Ren. He remembered fondly. Kaisu always had a whirlwind of emotions when it came to things like that. "Where did they go?" He murmured to the small girl. She pointed as she cried hysterically.
Kaisu patted her on the head, silently assuring her all would be fine as he ran in the direction she pointed. He could smell unfamiliar stench. It sickened him. The slender teen was able to spot them retreating down the nearby ally. Torches still in hand. He rounded the corner just as they stamped them out with gruff chuckles filling the air. Kaisu growled silently as he withdrew his sword from it's sheath. "Hey! What make you think you can do something like that!?" He shouted to the two gruff looking men who fled the other way. Kaisu ran after them, though the alleys soon became a maze, and he emerged in the middle of the bustling downtown of the city with his sword drawn.
He ran. Kaisu picked up the pace to see a few of the structures ablaze. A young girl he cared for, who'd run from home came sprinting to him. "Kaisu! They tore it down!" The girl wailed, and he could feel the overwhelming sadness. He knew part of it was the empathy, but also his lament at the incident. He'd have to rebuild it to protect them. Kaisu could feel himself growing angry then, It'd also been quite a long time sine he'd seen Ren. The cat shifter had claimed Kaisu was his ... familiar? Something to that effect, but was welcoming of the kind embrace of Ren. He remembered fondly. Kaisu always had a whirlwind of emotions when it came to things like that. "Where did they go?" He murmured to the small girl. She pointed as she cried hysterically.
Kaisu patted her on the head, silently assuring her all would be fine as he ran in the direction she pointed. He could smell unfamiliar stench. It sickened him. The slender teen was able to spot them retreating down the nearby ally. Torches still in hand. He rounded the corner just as they stamped them out with gruff chuckles filling the air. Kaisu growled silently as he withdrew his sword from it's sheath. "Hey! What make you think you can do something like that!?" He shouted to the two gruff looking men who fled the other way. Kaisu ran after them, though the alleys soon became a maze, and he emerged in the middle of the bustling downtown of the city with his sword drawn.
