Before Mob could answer, the pools of water scattered around the courtyard began to sizzle and steam. It wasn't cold anymore--it was boiling. The air shimmered with heat. Everything was suddenly bathed in the harsh glow of fire--orbs of it, everywhere, converging into one giant mass in the sky.
"AT LAST!" A cackling voice bellowed, echoing off the far walls of the castle. Misaki shrieked from shock as a haggard face took form at the giant fireball's center. "Bathe in my wondrous revival, you peasants!"
"Excuse you!?" Reigen coughed after taking in a lungful of the hot air. "Where did you come from!?"
"I've always been here, fool! It was only because of that pitiful, weepy, uppity wench of a spirit that I could never truly manifest! I've been consigned to threatening unwanted visitors with torchlight, but no longer! Ubagabi is reborn!"
"Look, we can resolve things peacefully tonight. You're clearly troubled and angry about something, so why don't you--"
"Your silver tongue won't work here, Handsome! I'll rain terror on all the lowly peasants here as revenge for my death! You see, long ago I was caught stealing oil from the shrines in this castle and the priests caught me. I fled in shame and fell into the god-forsaken moat!"
Reigen's ears were hurting and not just from the water evaporating out of his body. He let out the longest groan ever. "Uh, not to be rude but it sounds like you only have yourself to blame for that one--GYAH!"
The Ubagabi cackled as Reigen flailed to put out the flame starting at the tip of his cowlick. "I thought of sparing you since you calmed the wench in the rock but your irritating mouth spoils your looks, fool!"
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Before Mob could answer, the pools of water scattered around the courtyard began to sizzle and steam. It wasn't cold anymore--it was boiling. The air shimmered with heat. Everything was suddenly bathed in the harsh glow of fire--orbs of it, everywhere, converging into one giant mass in the sky.
"AT LAST!" A cackling voice bellowed, echoing off the far walls of the castle. Misaki shrieked from shock as a haggard face took form at the giant fireball's center. "Bathe in my wondrous revival, you peasants!"
"Excuse you!?" Reigen coughed after taking in a lungful of the hot air. "Where did you come from!?"
"I've always been here, fool! It was only because of that pitiful, weepy, uppity wench of a spirit that I could never truly manifest! I've been consigned to threatening unwanted visitors with torchlight, but no longer! Ubagabi is reborn!"
"Look, we can resolve things peacefully tonight. You're clearly troubled and angry about something, so why don't you--"
"Your silver tongue won't work here, Handsome! I'll rain terror on all the lowly peasants here as revenge for my death! You see, long ago I was caught stealing oil from the shrines in this castle and the priests caught me. I fled in shame and fell into the god-forsaken moat!"
Reigen's ears were hurting and not just from the water evaporating out of his body. He let out the longest groan ever. "Uh, not to be rude but it sounds like you only have yourself to blame for that one--GYAH!"
The Ubagabi cackled as Reigen flailed to put out the flame starting at the tip of his cowlick. "I thought of sparing you since you calmed the wench in the rock but your irritating mouth spoils your looks, fool!"