Little Feet, Big Steps

What a time to be alive.

There were only a few things he could hear right now. First was the wind that grazed him, and oh it gave such a relief when it flew past him so gracefully that his bangs moved just ever so slightly to caress his face. And then of course there were the birds chirping and in general the nature itself. Each step he took, the leaves, and everything. It was just so quiet and nice. He did not often walk by places like this. It did happen sometimes, other times he had to deal with beasts and dragons but right now it felt like everything was at peace.

Even his nose, all it could pick up, was fresh air. A nice change of pace when compared to war, fire and planetary destruction. Indeed, now in this place, he truly felt like life was good; he had no enemies. Eventually, more noises picked up, and before he knew it, he had reached the proximity of a village.

“Ooo. Look Nasu! A village. Maybe they got food.”

The fairy-like entity that hung around him suddenly appeared next to him and spoke to him. Yes, he agreed that maybe he could seek a meal somewhere around these parts. Not that he really knew the village in the first place, but hopefully they were not hostile to strangers. Especially those dressed in armor and carrying raw heaps of iron.

As Nasu walked by the village, suddenly he picked up on some curious noise instead. There was something similar to that sound, a machine but then he could also hear somebody obviously frustrated with whatever was going on. Nasu was not really good with any of that stuff, so he could likely not help, but he figured he could at least take a look. He passed by the barn and blinked. Some kids were knocking and asking for someone?

“Hello. Is everything alright there? I heard somebody complain just now.”

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WC: 330

Nasu did not exactly think about what was going on, rather he had a bad feeling and he kind of just followed it. His instinct was usually right when it came to these things, and surely almost an instant later, literal chaos took place... of course it was not anything actually chaotic. It was just a bunch of unruly kids screaming, alas there was nothing that he was not used to- even though, well, that did bring him some somber memories back when he was indeed a dad, nearly a lifespan ago. Of course twenty years was not that much, but perhaps to some it could be seen as a lifespan, given many warriors died young. His own clan was not known to live long either. So... well, it did not matter anyhow.

He just let them be, he did not exactly feel like playing tag at the moment, neither would it have been quite fair given the advantage in speed Nasu had. Still, one kid alone instead actually decided to spill the beans. The Knight looked over the shed once more and he was kind of confused, so it was just about a broken toy? Well, that was weird. But he figured he could probably help, if it was just that.

Therefore Nasu just took the libery to take the handle, and quite literally force it open with his brute strength alone, to allow the shed to once more open. That, if well, the door was not actually locked, in that case he would have just opened it like a normal person. He witnessed what... did not quite look like a shed, there was a workbench of some kind, and Nasu was kind of curious what she was doing there. Were kids even supposed to be near those things? Tools like that could be dangerous.

"Maybe you just need to disconnect a little. Even if you made it, right now you are too worried to understand the solution. That is normal. It happens with everything, in all arts."

Martial arts, too, and swordsmanship. However, he tried to take a better look and see what this toy was about, that it needed a whole shed to be repaired.

WC: 368
Total WC: 698

None worse for wear, it did not look like it was this big of a deal. Of course realistically speaking, these were all just kids and for some reason this one was apparently some kind of scientist genius. Which kind of made him curious whether she was even an Earthling or not, maybe this was a Tuffle- hard to tell, she was still too young to really tell what the shortness was caused by, but anyhow, it looked like there was nothing to worry about. Simply all this kid needed was to touch some grass proper, most likely, he did not really see any other course of action.

He blinked ever so slightly when she mentioned her home. What was she talking about even? To him Hatchi was rather free compared to what maybe others would think, but most of those did not know the alternative would have been not existing therefore he did not see it as oppression or anything, besides Hatchi was a fairly popular and assisted city, where Saiyans also put their work to restore it both times now.

So yeah, no clue really. But nevertheless, Nasu simply passed the droid, uncaring whether it would try to shoot him or whatever and attempted to grab Maple by her shirt collar only to lift her up which for Maple would be the equivalent of flying pretty much. Then Nasu would bring her out, whether she wanted to or not and force the shut in kid to face sunlight.

"Your friends. They were worried for you and asked me to make sure you were okay."

Eventually he would just put her down.

WC: 273
Total WC: 971

Of course once Nasu finally let go of Maple, there was the reaction that was almost expected- he doubted a child could be as collected, especially one that seemed to have such a distaste for either social interaction or perhaps it was just the fact that Nasu could appear to be scary after all. It would be quite a lot asking for anyone to remain calm seeing somebody like him, however, in the end it looked like most things were simply working out by themselves, and Nasu had already fixed all of it.

"Why would I do that?"

He asked, quite surprised that a child would even consider something such as murder a possibility. Perhaps kids were built different, but back in his age, the worst concern was whether or not they would end up getting scolded by their parents, not being killed. Of course, before the time he was forced to become a swordsman. This one however did not look quite she was built for war, in the end she was just here, in what looked like a small village.

"I would argue you abducted yourself back in that shed. You are young, do not let that go to waste."

Eventually all the noise had the fairy residing inside Nasu's robes suddenly emerge, the minuscule serpentine figure yawning as she peeked out.

"Hey... who's making all this noise at this hour?"

WC: 232
Total WC: 1203

Nasu had been for a large part of his life enthralled by the very principles of justice that his world had entrusted upon him, and while he still respected them, to some degree he had learned and allowed his personality to take shape in many other different ways that simply allowed for freedom of expression. What he meant for this younger one is that at least she could try and make memories with her friends at least, things that would last in her mind and that she could be content of with the passing of time. Something that he would not take for granted anymore.

Soon enough, Vritra did indeed reveal herself from the man's robes. She appeared almost brilliant from the distance, and without apparent cause for it, rather than an ever present aura that wrapped her being.

"W-what's going on?"

Her voice was high pitched, not to the point where it was annoying to hear, but indeed it was reflective of her pinch size.

She looked somewhat distressed by the initial amount of attention she received from the kids that had likely never seen something of this degree, a creature that bore semblance to the stuff of fairy tales and the like. Nasu himself was somewhat unsure of what to respond when he was questioned about it.

"N-no. It's not a snake."

But it was rather a challenge having to come up with an explanation as for what she was, since she was technically a denizen of the Otherworld. And a guide of sorts, but Nasu could not potentially convey that normally to just anyone if they lacked the context. Meanwhile Vritra appeared to be literally dancing across the air, just to vault through the winds and display herself- she was obviously enjoying her moment of glory.

"O-owner?! Now, listen here!"

Before Nasu could speak, the creature sat on his head while Nasu made an awkward grin almost as if trying not to laugh.

"I am the one in charge here. Old as time itself, and wise beyond anyone, you may call me Vritra. Do you know what fairies are?"

She posed as a question to the creatures, before she began floating around, ready to answer any questions, while Nasu simply watched cluelessly as to what she was coming up with, but in any case, he appeared happy with the result. It reminded him of some of the childish stories his world used to have at the time, but they were a little more about the adventures rather than mystical creatures, given they were commonly a thing back there.

WC: 431
Total WC: 1634