Kasen couldn't recall how much time had passed since her episode at the hospital. She tried to recall the last time she saw another person, or more than just the clear blue waters that surrounded her now. It had been just after Kaen had expelled the control that the foreign plant held on her, the contamination that it's chakra held over her entire being. That day, Kaen seemed to spark something within her. As he released her from the chains that held her, it was like her molecular structure realigned itself. Samebizu, the powerful, millennia old shark's power had taken hold of her weakened state, propelled her into a carnal visceral rage that consumed her mind and her body. She had darted from the familiar sands of the Sunan beaches right into the endless waters that lapped at its shores. During that time she spent in an altered form, Kasen couldn't remember much. Her memory of that time is foggy at best. She had been so consumed in rage and instinct. Same having freed herself and taken hold of Kasen.
Kasen's conscious spent much of it's time forced behind the overbearing strength. Same had taken them far from the shores, some dire need to reach the waters she used to rule once more. However, much time had passed since Same used to rule these waters; things were not the same. Same had tried to restore her presence to the waters, attacking any that dare enter into them, trying to convince other sharks to swear fealty to her, making her power and strength known. It hadn't worked very well. Same in the end was left mostly frustrated and disappointed. It was not that she could not claim her title back, it was that in this form, none of her kind would respect her the same as they once had. She was confined to the human prison that held her. Eventually, Same had expended all of the pent up rage and bitterness that she had held deeply within her.
As Kasen remain trapped within her own mind, she worked as a soothing presence to the beast. She watched, she listened, she was just as much aware of what was going on as Same was. As the years past, Kasen developed a liking to a state of serenity. The inside of her mind was once chaotic and frenzied. But now, it was peaceful, serene, and bright. Kasen would walk along the fictional beaches and bask in the sun, just watching as waves rolled against the shores. It reminded her of home. When Same was done, she would seek her out. Kasen knew taking back her body from the shark would only make things more hostile in their relationship. Same may not have been her choice to have within her, but over time she had grown fond of the bond they shared. Same, though, needed to understand that even if she were free, even if she was able to go and do and be as she was, things would not be as she once remembered. The anger and sadness that raged within her would not allow her to move forward. So, in her mind, Kasen waited.
It would be several years that Kasen needed to wait for the shark to come to her. In that time, she reflected on some of the things that had essentially been swirling around in her head but she had never truly processed. When she had taken a trip to one of her father's experimental labs in the cold, frozen wasteland of Water Country, Kasen discovered something that she had left her conflicted. She had initially been there to find paperwork that would lead to the whereabouts of her father, so Kaen and her could end their long suffering and the potential future suffering that others might endure at the cost of his evil doing. However, something she didn't tell Kaen was that she did find papers, lots of papers. The papers were mostly censored, purged of all usable information. But deep within the bowels of the lab were a set of documents that were left locked away in a cabinet, as if they had been preserved in time waiting for this moment. As Kasen had opened one of the folders, she had discovered a birth certificate with her name on it. There was another birth certificate that she found in it as well. Kaen's was also documented here. The folder was part of a series of folders that all surrounded a series of other children. There had been a primary focus on children that might...arise to be certain elemental prodigals, or that's what it was led to believe. There was an inconsistency in the records though. Kasen and Kaen did not have the same father listed, nor were they profiled to possess the same elemental gifts. Kasen had been listed as a good candidate for experiments befitting those with an affinity for water, while Kaen had been marked to be a good candidate for fire. Their mother was listed as the same woman on both papers. Kasen picked up a photograph from inside of the folder. It was a photo of a man with cerulean colored hair and eyes. His smile reminded her much of her own. It seemed that she got many of her defining facial features from him. At the time, Kasen's appearance had resembled her mothers, but seeing how she appeared now, how she truly was meant to appear, she realized she was practically a female clone of her father. She wanted to see who Kaen's father was, if her brother resembled him as well, but she couldn't bring herself to do so. As close as they were, she felt it was something he should learn and she should let him share that with her if he wanted to.
Thinking of Kaen, she let out a deep sigh. He had looked so broken and determined the last time she saw him. Would he be mad? Would he hate her? Would he even know who she was? Things were so different now. When Kasen had returned to Suna, shortly before the accident that put her into the hospital, she had looked up the man that was listed on her birth certificate. His name was Genzai Kaiyo. There were not many records on the man, but the records indicated that he did indeed have an extremely gifted prowess in the wielding water jutsus and was a natural born citizen of Suna. Kasen noted that his family line extended quite a bit; it seemed like they could have even dated to the start of Suna, but many of the records were damaged or missing most of their information so it became increasingly difficult to nearly impossible to get all the records in order. She stopped after going back about 7 generations down his family line. The odd consistency between all of these members of this line was that they were all gifted uses of water, each known for a different practical use of it, each with their own unique traits. Kasen thought back to the folder from the lab that she had found, marking her as a candidate for experiments surrounding water. What had these scientists been doing? And did it have something to do with her lineage? What made this family special? Why would that target her and her brother? Kasen had numerous questions, but her research fell short when she had collapsed and had to be admitted to the hospital.
Too many thoughts ate away at her as she was left alone in her mind. One day, Same finally came to her, sought her out on her shoreline. The shark had looked so defeated, as if all the fight had drained from her. Kasen had looked at the large shark and met her with love and kindness. She understood what it was like to have lost everything and also knew that the path of bitterness and anger would only lead to more despair. Kasen had waded out into the waters, placing a hand on Same and the two became one, balanced and strong. It felt like coming home. When Kasen awoke, finding that once again she had full control of her body, she found herself floating in the ocean. All around her was open sea, the sun shining above her, as if she had just woken up from an afternoon swim. However, Kasen had aged significantly. Her body was more mature, and she was taller. She had looked at her reflection in the water, her hair and eyes the same striking blue as they had been after undergoing her change. She wasn't sure what Kaen had done, but everything was different. Kasen had sighed. What would she do now? She was sure Same would not leave the oceans around Suna, but there was no telling where they were. Kasen lifted one of her hands to her face and inspected it. Focusing, she found that her physical form could become one with the waters. She phased through her own hand, as clear and as cool as the water itself. She felt lost, confused over what she would do next. Kaen was one of the thoughts that replayed over and over in her brain. She almost felt like her life had started over again. At a loss for what to do, Kasen used her new ability to simple fade away, into the ocean.
She wasn't sure how long she had remained like that, lost to the sea. She allowed the current to take her where she needed to go and at it's will. It was a very...surreal experience. She could not tell where she began and where the waters ended, but she knew that existed. After some time, Kasen could feel a pull. She thought at first that it was a strong current or a storm that was propelling the waves to tug her around. She had grown used to this, but the feeling was different. It was...as if something was calling to her. She waved it away as simple nonsense, having gone through so many changes over the years it was probably just paranoia. But then Same convinced her otherwise. We aren't in my waters anymore, yet, they seem so familiar... I stalled. Since becoming part of me, and finding a balance between us, Same rarely spoke of her waters anymore. But what would be so familiar to Same that it would even cause her to question their surroundings? Kasen felt the pull from within her become stronger the longer she drifted through the current. "You remind me of your father."<i></i> Kasen's reformed into a more solid state. Her body suddenly felt like it grew heavy. She began to sink deeper and deeper into the darkness of the ocean. It eventually grew too deep for her to see. Do not panic. Same's presence reminded her that she needed to remain calm. She was a daughter of the ocean, it was her birthright and she would not be afraid. It was so quiet and so dark, it was as if Kasen had lost all connection to her senses. Yet, it was oddly peaceful as well. For all she knew, she could have drowned and died and she would not have cared. This was the most alive she had ever felt, here in this moment. But the voice seemed to call out to her again. "You are ready."<i></i> Kasen thought she felt something grasp her in the dark, a soundless gasp leaving her body. Given that she was overloaded with sensory deprivation, at this point she could not tell if the voice or the feeling were real. Suddenly her body glowered, it once again was in a formless state, only a feint line outlining around the formless water that was her body. It continued to get brighter and brighter, lighting up the darkness. Where once she had been swallowed in darkness, now she was blinded with light, if only for a momeny before she was plunged back into darkness.
When next Kasen awoke, she found herself washed up on a beach, a beach close to the outer skirts of the town that she recognized was close to her home. Her hands gripped the sand underneath her. Had she almost drowned? Kasen stood on shaky feet, not used to having touched land in years. She held her head, trying to clear some of the fog that gripped her. She remembered the encounter in the waters, but she could not determine how she had gotten from there to here, nor if what she had experienced was real. Perhaps it was a state of delusion from having drifted through the sea. She had been gone long enough though. She had a new purpose, and she would fulfill it; though the encounter left her with a sense of unease and sat heavily on her mind.
