(OOC:Gah! Jenneralisimo, where are you? You and your blasted Cuba Libre!)

At the large bird of prey's attack, Finn dodged out of the way determined to continue his quest for ass. Falcon found her claws imbedded within the woodwork, and struggled to remove them. He dove upon another girl. "Gee, that's a nice set of legs, what time do they open?" She proceeded to show him by quickly running away, leaving him beside another girl.

"Apart from being sexy, what do you do for a living?" She smacked him quite heartily with a pillow and dove for the door. Alas, this door was now blocked. A group of girls has appeared to bring some fresh bedding and companionship to the "world's toughest women", only to be set upon immediately by Finn.

"Hey baby, you're so fine you make me stutter! Wha-Wha-what's your name?"
SMACK!
"I think everyone needs a little Seaman in them."
TOO DIRTY!
"When god formed you, you musta smacked him in the face and told him to do a fine job!"
ATHEISM!
"Be unique and different, just say yes."
CONFORMIST!
"Baicarumba...are those real?"
"Damn Straight!"
"Can I flirt with you?"
NO BAKA!
"Wanna play war? I'll lie down and you'll blow the fuck outta me!"
SINKS HIS BATTLESHIP!
"Do you know karate? Cos damn it honey, your body is really kickin."
"Actually, I do know karate."
"What?"

With a mighty kick Finn was sent flying into the air, where he bounced and skidded to a stop upon the woodwork. as he lay there, sprawled upon the deck, Suij camed running. "Hey! NOO! Don't hit him! He's a lord the sea!"

Finn got up quickly. "You're damn right I am, and if it weren't for the fact this was a ship filled with fine, FIIINNNE women, I'd sink it right here and now. So women, commence with the stripp-"

Finn stopped midsentence as Pyros returned from the bathroom, having to use the hidden undership bathroom for privacy. The captain himself used it to carry around anything truly of value, and so he could take a leak with relative peace and comfort.

Finn was bedazzled by the very sight of the fire angel in drag. "Such...such beauty!" Before a move could be made however, he found Falcon upon him, and there was much cawing and fishblood spillt.

Suij sighed. "Oh dear. If I had known this would be my last voyage, I probably would've left Me Sis back at Treeport."

Raze sat in the midst of the ship, holding his current body. "So....much moving water Surrounded! For miles! Doomed!"

Youji, never one to have enjoyed on relying on other people because of the very nature of his being, was one of the ones who had taken an amulet. Since he didn't have to worry about having to be walked through, he was the last one to stay outside the temple, looking for any signs of the demons they had fought earlier. When everybody else had gone inside and he was sure there wasn't an immediate threat he followed the others in.

"Kirie, heads up."
"Awww, hell."
They had to be the guardians Astral briefed her on. Kirie rose first with the Heavy Claymore clutched in her right hand, not directing it at the two monks but still somewhat aimed at them. "Step away from us and keep it in your pants," Kirie said darkly, not bothering to cover up. Astral was still relaxing in the lake.
The monks didn't respond. Well, not with words, anyways. Kirie turned the sword into a katana. The Heavy Claymore would only get in the way of the battle.
Even hearing what Astral said about their skills, Kirie didn't think the monks would be quite this capable. The monk had an unbreakable offense, leaving Kirie to play the defensive. She didn't even had a moment to spare a glance at Astral, but figured she was equally preoccupied. "I got no chance without some space to function." Kirie said to herself. Thinking quickly, Kirie remorphed the blade into a Heavy Claymore, then leapt back slightly, swinging the claymore into a broad arc at the ground, kicking dust into her opponent's eyes. If the blade weighed as much as it looked, Kirie would've easily dislocated her shoulder. "Dishonorable!" the monk cried, grabbing at his face. "Blow it out your ass, baldy."
Kirie was about to start cutting him to pieces when Astral took her left hand and tugged her away. "Hey, what the hell?!"
"Forget the nameless humans. Genkai is our one and only target."
Astral released Kirie and they continued to run, Kirie lamenting not getting the kill. It never hurt to kill someone every now and again.

A small rowboat with a man standing in it came up ashore. The mna had one of those extremely long sticks that he used to move the boat. The man was also soaked head to toe, showing that the journey here wasn't without trouble.

He stepped off the boat and gazed at the ship. "Shoo I caught ups." Kazunori said to no one as he started to explore the ship.

Kirie and Astral came to a stop in the forest, farther from the barrier than the lake but still pretty close. "We should find a better place to rest for tomorrow." Astral said, then turned to Kirie. "Hey, Kirie?"
"Yes, I'm listening. What? Oh, could you hand me my clothes?"
Astral had good humor, and could see the hilarity of the situation. Still, it wasn't good for the sword-swinging redhead. "What are you talking about?" Astral said, on the verge of cracking a smile. "I don't have your clothes."
"WHAT?!!"
"Hey, keep your voice down. There could be more guardians nearby."
"But you were right fucking near my clothes when you picked up your own! What, was it too difficult to think of grabbing mine?"
Before Astral could speak up, Kirie continued. "Great, now I'm in the middle of the woods and I don't have a shred of cloth covering me."
Astral couldn't help grinning now. "Well, at least you have your sword."
Kirie scowled at Astral. "Yeah, like that really makes me feel better. Goddamn it, the monks will probably steal my clothes and take them inside the monastery and I'll never get them back. Maybe they'll leave my underwear. Shit, they'll definitely take my underwear if anything."
A bare naked Kirie lamented her own misfortune while a fully dressed Astral succumbed to a fit of giggles.

With a sigh and a slightly upset voice Tayuumi said, "Kurama, this seems like a thing you need to do alone. Anyways, I need to get back to the ship. Yuu is still there and I don't want that little girl picking on him anymore. I'll see you when you get back."

Kurama gazed at her for a moment. Before he could recover from this sudden remark, Tayuumi had already asked a monk to let her through the portal and he humbly abliged.

She continued her back tracked steps until she came upon the ship...

While most of the airship's crew went to the monk's temple, Yuu stayed on the airship. He was to busy eating cookies to pay attention to anything about monks and barriers.

He was trying to eat his cookies in peace, but there was constant idiotic yelling from some idiot somewhere on the airship. After something about a man named Rooky, Yuu couldn't take it anymore.

Like all of his problems, Yuu decided to solve this one with his drawings. He took out his paintbrush and scroll, then drew a picture. It was of a large man, with a gigantic mouth. His power was to create extremely loud noises. After Yuu brought him to life, he ducked and covered his ears. The large man took a deep breath, then let out a yell that shook the airship.

"SHUT UP!"

Kirie and Astral turned their heads sharply towards the sudden blast of sound. Then they looked at each other.
"So?"
"Even if those monks took my clothes that way, I'm not going. I can tolerate being naked if I have to."
Apparently, Kirie and Astral had done well enough in the brief fight to force to the monks to rethink their strategies and they withdrawed, but not before stealing all of Kirie's clothing. "I imagine they did it to inconvenience you."
"Oh, I'm definitely inconvenienced, alright. And if I ever encounter those bastards, they'll know my irritation. I'll shove it right down their throats."
"There might be some spare garments for you back at the ships." Astral offered.
"Yeah, but I don't want to lead any enemies to them unless they're able to leave. Better wait until later."
The two girls started walking, looking for a better place to wait around.

The temple inside the barrier was a grand place. It was a giant construction made of stone and glass. There were towers and halls made for nearly any kind of use. And in the front of it, where the group had entered, was a large courtyard. The ground of the courtyard was etched with a giant sigil made of raised brick.

Kurama watched as Tayuumi left. He turned to the rest of his group.

"Youji. Follow Tayuumi to the ship and help look after things. In fact, grab four good monks to help you. They'll be more than happy to oblige. Now, for the rest of you, we need to-"

"KURAAAAAAAMAAAAAAAA!"

Kurama was suddenly tackled by a very fast moving person. He was sprawled on the ground as the figure sat on top of him. He mumbled as his face was pushed into the ground.

"Hello, Sarai."

The figure that had glomped him was Sarai, the only female monk in the temple. The monks of the temple were nearly all male orphans that had been collected from nearby areas. If they had collected females as well, then the monks would be distracted from their training. Sarai, however, was the only child of the Elder Monk, and as such was allowed to stay.

She and Kurama had met several years ago, when Kurama's father was making the rounds of old contacts. He was the first person she had met from outside the temple, and they became fast friends. Kurama visited the temple several more times, and each time he and Sarai would play together. However, this visit was for business.

"Sarai, I need to talk to your father. Is he here?"

"Of course he's here. Where else would he go?"

"True."

Taken stood stone silent and listened to the others for a time as they discussed back and forth where they would go. When it seemed that they had all come to their own conclusions, Taken finally spoke. "I was hired to slay Kurama. I shall go to the barrier, if that is where he will be found," he said simply. His words were spoken with the comfortable confidence one would use to say their name or assert that gravity does, indeed, exist.