<div style="text-align: center;"><a class="postlink" href="https://static.zerochan.net/Tetsu420.full.1576579.jpg"></a><a class="postlink" href="http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e327/steusloffa/Junk/9b4c67d7-5e06-4750-8d35-191de0acc40c_zpsagryk5tp.jpg">[ img ]</a></div><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 200%; line-height: 116%;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #BF0000">I Z U</span></span></div></span><br/><br/>The sounds of thumping drums and hollowing wind instruments filled the air, the magical bonfire swirling wildly in the center as it's magical keepers kept the fire twisting and burning wildly. Those that choose to dance around in the rotation seemed to glide around Izu as he attempted to gather his bearings, not even noticing their glances at first. His first thought and course of action was to relocate his mate, Alida. That wasn't really working out so well for him though, despite the number of connections they now possessed between each other. There was one though, that stood out and really caught his attention. It was this strange glow, like the sun just rising over a mountainous horizon. However to say it stood out among the other glowing stuff, flashing lights and insane noises would be wrong. You might even say it blended in with everything else going on so well, that it just looked like any other magical glow. It wasn't though, and Izu could feel it.<br/><br/>That glow, it was more like a calling. A force that compelled Izu to walk and sometimes stumble as he followed his light without question. It was strange though, as he followed this glow in a daze like state, it was as if he could watch himself reacting to this strange compulsion that no one else seemed to have. Izu watched with unease as his body weaved in and out of the crowds, seemingly brushing off anything that would impede his progress towards his light. Seeing himself in this mindless, drone like state filled his being with many foul emotions. The most prominent emotion though, was fear. There was one other drastically different emotion though, one that Izu had never felt before. An emotion Izu couldn't quite explain, one that was so Alien to him that labeling it was impossible. It was that distinctly different feeling though that gave Izu the courage to let his body continue towards his light.<br/><br/>And then he came to a stop.<br/><br/>A slender hand reached out to halt Izu's progress, pressing firmly against his bare chest and offering a surprising amount of resistance. This action was enough to yank Izu back, ending his outer-body experience. The young man snapped back to reality instantly as emotions from his mate began to flood into him, emotions of terror and rage. His hand instinctively reached towards the woman's wrist to rip her hand away, but the woman caught his other hand by the wrist and immobilized him rather easily. By now, the entire festival had come to a grinding halt. No instruments were played. No one danced. No one sang. The only sound that could be heard was the rushing of the bonfire as the creatures from before continued to tend to it. Her lip pulled back slightly to reveal thick K-9 fangs made for crunching bones, her voice slightly rough and feral when compared to the other races.<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #BFBF00">"Would'a been bit easy'r had we invaded your squishy people."</span></span>Her response caused a few mumbles of protest and anger, but mostly other's just hushed them.<a class="postlink" href="https://i.imgur.com/ntVakf8.jpg">The Orc Woman</a>leaned in to give Izu a good sniff that was followed by a slightly intoxicated smile,<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #BFBF00">"But you do smell good, so I guess I see why she keeps you as a pet."</span></span>Izu wanted to speak up and lash out, but it was Alida who spoke up, making her first appearance since they had been separated.