Shifting tides. [P/NK]

Kuro sat among the dense trees waiting for Kira, Vixie by his side tearing into a small bag of jerky, shaking it around excitedly while he laughs and watches her. "Heheh, glad to see you're happy about your treat. Sorry it took so long for us to get it. I promise it won't take as long next time. Never going back to that stupid desert. How does anyone even live out there?"
Vixie just wagged her tail and gnawed on the tough dried meat. Kuro took a deep breath and pulled his guitar from his chest, pulling a few strings, hoping he was in the right spot for Kira to find him without much trouble. She seemed to be ready to help him train again and training with Kira usually ended with Kuro coming out a lot stronger than before the training started. Vixie finally finished up her jerky and sat next to him with her side gently pressed against him. Looking at his fox, Kuro could only think about how much he cared for her and all of his friends, his desire to keep them safe... Taking these feelings, Kuro poured them into his song.

"I could lift you up...
I could show you what you want to see,
And take you where you want to be.
You could be my luck.
Even if the sky is falling down,
I know that we'll be safe and sound...
We're safe and sound!
I could fill your cup...
You know my river won't evaporate,
This world we still appreciate.
You could be my luck
Even in a hurricane of frowns
I know that we'll be safe and sound 
We're saaaafe and soooound 
We're saaaafe and sooooound 
We're saaaaafe and sooooound...
I could show you love...
Into a tidal wave of mystery,
You'll still be standing next to me
You could be my luck!
Even if we're hiding underground
I know that we'll be safe and sound!"

"Kuro." The inflection in her voice made it clear that she was speaking in greeting to the boy, not simply stating his name, however where she'd come from and how she'd randomly appeared behind him about 5 meters was unclear. She stood calmly with her hands crossed across her chest, waiting for him to notice her entrance. "I'm glad that the message got to you expediently. I have quite a burden to place upon you young one, but a burden that will help me incredibly. Are you up to my task?"

Kuro turned towards Kira at the sound of his name, smiling when he saw her and quickly getting up to his feet and putting his guitar away. His smile fell slightly when she told him that she had a burden to place on him in order to accomplish some goal of her's. Kuro stared at her silently for a few seconds tearing up and smiling widely again, his face dripping as he struggled to not burst into a puddle of water as he tried to resist crying from pure happiness. "A burden that you can trust me with? Something I can do to help you? I've only wanted to help you and Kiru ever since we first showed up in Konoha! Whatever it is I can do I wanna do it! God, I'm so fucking happy you're asking me to help with something!" 
Kuro then took a deep breath and solidified most of his face, wiping away some of the water with his arm and calming down enough that he wasn't on the verge of melting into a puddle in front of her. "So... What is it you need me to do?"

"You have assisted in many ways child. Don't worry on that. Any ally you've made has bettered the name of Koukan and mine in tandem, however... As to what I need you to do, This is not the place to discuss. Prying ears may seek to gain insight into my plans, and while I personally have no fear of this, It could cause you incredible danger. If you'd be so kind, Come join me." She held out her hand for the boy, Calling out silently to the demon of chance within the Fae. the moment he took her hand they would be off, Kira summoned and Kuro with her to the medical bay of the castle of the twin princesses daruku and shuurin.

Kuro would smile and nod at Kira's words. "Well if there's one thing I've been good at lately, it's making friends."
He would then reach out and take her extended hand, blinking after he touched her hand and looking around slightly confused. They appeared to be in some kind of medical ward? How had she brought him here? "Wow... what is this place? It doesn't look like any building I've seen before."

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"Well. This is the home land of my summoning contract. Welcome Kuro to the Faewilds. " she'd allow him a few moments to take int he situation around them, standing silently. She knew this place would look incredibly strange to a first timer, much larger and more grand in every concievable way then what the boy would have experienced within the main realm. As he got better aquainted with their surroundings she'd turn her attention to the demon of chance.

"It seems you've finally decided this to be the best course of action? Have you made the boy aware of the risks of what we're about to do Kira?" In her hand could be seen several small wooden objects, long and pointed in the end. They looked similar to needles, mostly because they were supposed to. Amber had clearly been taking the time spent in relaxation to work through important tasks that they would gain benefit from later. The items she held were soon to be senbon crafted of the stump of the grand oak tree used by the seelie court to hold meetings when they found it necessary.

"I have. I've yet to inform him fully of the danger we can expect him to face once i'm finished of course, but I had plans to before I put him under. Thank you for spoiling the surprise though. " She took the two steps between herself and the demon of chance quickly, closing the distance to take one of the needles from her ally. With a kunai from her bag she began to slowly carve the tip, tinly flecks of bright white wood that seemed so thin you could peer directly through them fell into the bowl between the two, most likely used to catch the remnants as they cut the large block into smaller more usable shapes.

"Well. With something like this transparency is important. Kuro, I believe we've met one other time. I am Amber, the Demon of chance. We need you to be aware that what Kira is asking you to do will inevitably put your life in terrible danger, but with a little luck be invaluable in gaining the strength we need to combat youka and the other horrors of this world. " Amber's tone was neutral, offering no kindness to the young boy. While she wanted him to be aware what was going on she felt no need to sugar coat the situation in order to save him worry. Just like the trio who'd once solely occupied the body of the hells angel this represented a level of responsibility that would destroy any prior adolescence.

"Thank you. Now. Kuro. What I ask of you is simple. I've aquired a very powerful piece of DNA. I believe that you would be the most likely candidate in unlocking it's power and offering this to the team both through your own use of a bloodline the holds roots in the land of fire longer then you or i could even imagine, and through my ability to draw elemental affinity from a host. If you agree.... You will have the chance to unlock the power of the senju clan."

Kuro gazed around the strange castle for a bit, the foreign creation incredibly interesting. He was first brought out of this awe by the sudden realization he'd left Vixie behind, getting worried for a second before reasoning that she would be fine hiding in the woods until he returned. Vixie meanwhile was running through the trees from a bear.

Kuro then managed to focus on Amber and Kira once Amber called him by name. Listening to the demon of chance, Kuro couldn't help getting a bit nervous. It'd been a long time since anything serious had really happened. At least, anything that felt seriously dangerous. The wooden needles and medical surroundings finally sunk in towards the end of her warning, letting him realize that they were going to perform some kind of operation on him.

Then Kira explained why they were doing this. She had acquired some Senju DNA. Kuro tried to recall his history studies of clans back at the academy. He couldn't recall much beyond them having some kind of rivalry with the Uchiha. But if the clan was that old and butted heads with another powerful clan, then they must have been powerful. Kuro took a deep breath and closed his eyes as he considered his decision. "I only have one real question. What exactly are you putting inside me? Is it... like... some blood or some kind of organ? I'm pretty 'aware' of my body, so, I wanna know what should feel different once the procedure is over."

"kira. Prepare for the procedure. I can take care of any questions I believe." The two would trade nods as kira moved across the room to stop at a large sink. Waving a hand over a small spicket like wooden something or the other, she allowed pure glistening water to flow. As she began to wash her hands Amber continued.

"What she will be implanting is directly beside the table to your left. It's a kidney we've aquired from an ally a while ago. Assuming your body responds acceptably to the implantation it will grant you whatever abilities the clan member it was taken from had. You'll be sedated of course through the entirety of the procedure, however there will be no clear marks once we're done. Thankfully Medical ninjutsu is a great strength of ours. " As she spoke she continued almost absent mindedly carving down the tip of one of the small white wood pieces. It was nearly finished, which she was thankful for. Shifting her stance she moved towards a seat directly beside the large metal table, no longer noticing how strange the shining silver looked against the wooden world around them. Lowering she'd seat herself on a dark black stool, crossing one neck over the other before she continued her work, turning her attention from the boy until he asked something else.

Having finished the cleaning of her hands Kira grabbed a set of gloves, sliding them over dainty hands before returning to the pair. "Whenever you're ready you'll find a plant on the small table beside your space. It will put you out long enough for me to do my work. "

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Kuro looked at the kidney just lying on the table, the realization that it used to be inside of someone, performing a function, and now it was going to be inside of him... It was rather mind boggling. Not that he had a problem with that. What he wasn't entirely sure of however, was being sedated. He couldn't recall ever being sedated before so he had a few concerns as he looked over the plant and came up with an idea. Probably not a very good idea and one that wasn't exactly pretty to think about, but an idea. Not that he necessarily needed to. So, he turned back towards the demon and asked a few more questions.

"Okay, about this plant, have you ever used it on a Hozuki before? When we lose conciousness from things outside sleep we kind of turn into jelly, which isn't helpful in surgery I'd imagine. And last question, is it possible I could stay awake for the procedure? I've experimented with my body before and I was able to do things like liquefy my face while keeping my skull solid. I think I could do a similar thing with most of everything in my gut area. I know it'll hurt and it won't be pretty, but... I kind of want to see how it's done." (mobile being stubborn and not let me use color)

"Actually we've already taken this into consideration. Kira has been watching you, both as a precaution for your protection, and to learn what we could about your clan. This herb unlike what we generally use will keep you awake, but take away the sensation of feeling for a short time. With you conscious the worry of you fully liquifying should be taken care of with this. " As they continued to go through strategic possibilities that could complicate the situation before them Amber took her attention from the boy. She lifted the weapon up to her eyes, studying it closely for any uneven points or burrs in the material. As she spun it, searching for inconsistencies, she smiled. It was perfect.

One down, three more to go,she thought to herself. behind her, on another of the metal tables, this one clearly designed to be moved about, sat a large hempen bag dyed black. The table was the same bright shining silver as the others, with four small black wheels set into the locked position. It say directly in front of a third, this one tiered with three large table settings, and on each was the cold lifeless eyes of one of Kira's execution by kiss bodies. This was, of course, where she'd kept the four bodies she used to house the bodies. Each held a rune that held the word 'active' in a language the boy would be unable to read. Beside the rune etched into the metal was a small stone with two words on it, the first in kanju and the second in the same dark language. If the Kanji was read the reader would recognize that it denoted the elements in each body, placed on a small stone so that it could easily be moved in the event she shifted which bodies she wished to use.

She grabbed the bag, flipping upen the top flap and allowing it to set on the table beside another body with a rune that read scorch. For whatever reason it was moved from it's position on the three tiered cabnet, even though there was still an open space. From the bag, which took several minutes to sift through due to the variety of items housed within it, she found a small leather case. Calmly she opened the black leather, sliding the weapon inside.

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