[ it's with no small amount of reluctance and plenty of general cursing in rokurou's spiritual direction that hua cheng sets out on his mission to find matoba somewhere in the sprawling, labyrinthine resort. left to his own devices he would never seek the exorcist out, but he'd promised to do his bro a solid, and if one thing is true about hua cheng it's that he's loyal to a fault—and so no matter how much it pains him to do so, he'll hunt matoba down to inquire about the so-called spell that he's put in rokurou's head to make rokurou fall in love with him.
fortunately, or unfortunately depending on perspective, hua cheng has an excellent read on matoba's spiritual pressure. they've shared qi often enough, haven't they, for him to memorize what it tastes like... and it's that thread he follows down the hallways, down some escalators, and into one of the more populous shopping areas of the resort.
as he grows closer—or at least seems to draw closer, as he's yet to lay eyes upon matoba properly—his sense of matoba's spiritual pressure seems to shift, growing... different, somehow. darker? more menacing? or perhaps it's hua cheng who has spent so many delightful weeks away from matoba that he's forgotten how pungent the exorcist's powers can be. at any rate, he's not going to give up the search for a little discomfort. ]
@worldbent - the horrors of being known
fortunately, or unfortunately depending on perspective, hua cheng has an excellent read on matoba's spiritual pressure. they've shared qi often enough, haven't they, for him to memorize what it tastes like... and it's that thread he follows down the hallways, down some escalators, and into one of the more populous shopping areas of the resort.
as he grows closer—or at least seems to draw closer, as he's yet to lay eyes upon matoba properly—his sense of matoba's spiritual pressure seems to shift, growing... different, somehow. darker? more menacing? or perhaps it's hua cheng who has spent so many delightful weeks away from matoba that he's forgotten how pungent the exorcist's powers can be. at any rate, he's not going to give up the search for a little discomfort. ]