Ryuu prepared for her big debut. She had a plan, one that involved terror after her speech. A special kind of terror. Crime. Something that had never happened before.
It was seven O' clock when het voice came on the radio. It was the same on every radio, even if the radio was off. Her voice was surprisingly clear and asked the world the same question. Would they fight against her or with her.
"I never wished to be born into this godforsaken world. I never wishes to be born into this world full of ordinary people. I never wished to be born into this utopia. I never wished, someone else wished for me. But the time has come. The time for my reign. It is the dawn of a new era, The Era of Balance. If you remember make a choice, join me or fight in a puny resistance against me. None the less if you remember we will meet. It is the end of this utopia." There was a high pitched laugh before the voice shut off.

Scarlet Page was sitting in front of a small electronics store, a bag of crisps sitting on the sidewalk beside her and multiple stray cats surrounding her. She leaned back as she heard all of the radios, all at once, announced something so strange that it took her a moment to register what was said. She smirked to herself as she stroked a skinny black cat and muttered, "So now they're letting crazies talk on the radio? Perhaps my goal of becoming powerful isn't that far out of my reach yet."

Harper was wiping his sword with a silken cloth when the voice came over the radio with its message. He suddenly smiled, a brutal, vicious expression with a glint of evil in his eyes. He never got to fight enough anyway... this sounded like fun. Quickly standing, he donned his armour, sheathed his sword and began to pack supplies with the speed and precision of long experience. If something was coming, he sure as hell wouldn't just sit around and wait for it.

As he stepped out of the door, he was already dropping into the flow of the magic, ready to let it guide his steps to where he needed to be.

Scarlet watched as several of the strays around her scattered and she slowly stood up and opened her mouth, breathing in, and caught the scent of someone else's magic nearby. How odd... haven't scented any like that in a long while. She thought to herself as she walked into an alley way. Making sure that no one saw, she crouched and felt her muscles and bones begin to pop and shift lengthen and shrink, as she shifted into a tiny red tabby herself. She shook out her fur when it was all said and done and headed in the direction of the magic that she sensed. She saw Harper walking down the sidewalk and followed after him subtly.

Ryuu walked into a bank.
" Hello, everybody. It's time for crime." she shouted gleefully. The whole bank looked at her. Ryuu laughed, she then used her magic to change the qualities of her laugh. The laughter burst the eardrums of every person besides Ryuu, who wears headphones that block out all noise. Ryuu then proceeded to steal the banks money. Using the stolen money Ryuu bought a machine gun. This should hide my magic for a while, and it will inspire terror in the hearts of others, Ryuu though. An strange man walked up to her, he was obviously an ordinary citizen. The man said something, but Ryuu made his own words burst his eardrums. The man lay on the ground, dead. Ryuu walked away laughing, machine gun in hand.

Renault grinned before reaching into his coat, pulling out a pre-cut cigar and lighter. He leaned back slightly, relaxing as he smoked. Watching the idle crowd slowly drift past him in either direction. He was immune. Above. Free. This new world suddenly thrust upon him was exactly the boost he needed. He looked around, the dull city seemed to shift around him, closing his eyes he breathed in deeply... and simply listened. Years of manipulating sound through music and magic had lead his ears become particularly attune to the world surrounding him, not superhuman exactly. But he could almost just catch the sound of magic hanging in the air, or the feeling of an area. Usually it was just a thread something that was barely discernible, or ran away from him quickly. Yet it had saved him a few times, and was an otherwise enjoyable experience. He continued to puff away as he watched the dreary peoples pass him by. He liked the bad parts of town, they had always held a bit more reality and presence than the oh so often plastic perfect of upper-scale neighborhoods. That isn't to say that he only resided in the bad parts, he had his own taste, understood class, and knew where the real money was.

With a final puff he dropped the rest of the cigar to his feet, crushing out the remains before stepping away. Moving with the flow of traffic as he thought on what to do next. He had wracked up a sizable amount of money over the past few days. It was amazing the wonders that unchecked usage of magical music performed on unsuspecting ears. Already he had a decent amount hidden on him, as well as a few safe deposits and safe areas around the city. This however, had left Renault wondering what challenge to tackle next. With his income at a steady flow, and with a respectable nest egg hidden away, he was at a loss for what to pursue. Fame abhorred him, the thought of crowds of people knowing about him simply made him shudder. Despite occasionally expensive tastes he was perfectly fine with spending very little, and was more of a wanderer anyways. In this new, largely un-magical world, there wasn't likely anyone who could teach him new skills. The thought of becoming a respectable worker made him giggle, and forming a crime syndicate was far too much work. No, for now, he decided, Renault would simply go where the flow of sounds would take him. It's what he always had done and would continue to do. He grinned, thinking that, after all, something interesting always seemed to find him.

Laughing Renault said

There was another man that passed in front of Scarlet's feline form that made her fur stand on end. Her tail fluffed out so much that she had to forcefully push back the feeling of magic. There were so few people that had that strong of a presence anymore. No one else seemed to remember their magical abilities and the few people that she had asked about it looked at her as if she were mad. Perhaps she was mad, but they were the insane ones for thinking that she was a fake. She'd put them in their place promptly afterward. All that it took was a set of sharp canines in their legs to make them doubt their own sanity. What is sanity, anymore? I'm the one who's a cat and they think that I'm crazy... Pushing these thoughts out of her mind, she leaped onto a fence beside the Renault and trotted alongside him, in a way hoping that he would recognize her own magical aura, despite it being rather toned down in her feline form.

Come on... notice something, I dare you!

Mad Scarlet said

Renault continued to walk, the sea of faces flowing, passing by him. He was bored, uninterested at the hustle and bustle of the city that surrounded him. While it was true their was no real challenge present to him in this world, nor was their any way to meet a magic user who could really teach him something, their were some benefits to being in a world devoid of magic users. He could let his magic out, his true potential some might say. Normally one would be required to contain their magic, keep a hold on it. Mostly so it wouldn't disturb or irritate others. Except for here. Here. In this brave new world, this wondrous world full of new opportunities and new surprises, Renault was free to do as he liked. So he let is magic seep out, left it float and lurk around him, letting himself breathe it in, his silent music flowing without restraint.

It was a new experience for him, completely like any he had been witness to before. He could hear, he could hear the music around him, the magic around him. Even the sounds were amplified. He slowed down to a stop, closed his eyes, concentrating. It took a few minutes, but slowly he began to sense his surroundings, sense the air around him. He strode forward, slow yet confident. He couldn't make out shapes, or really details. 'My subconscious' he thought. Turning or moving to the left or right just in time to avoid collisions. He nearly tripped, carefully maintaining his balance, doing his best to make it appear like a natural action as he felt a presence push back against his magic. 'Now that should't have happened.' he thought to himself with a small grin. Continuing to walk he opened his eyes, trying to appear as normal and un-alerted as possible. Keeping calm he slowly observed those around him, one by one he eliminated people surrounding him until none remained. It was then he noticed the small feline that had seemed to taken a keen interest in him. With a glint in his eyes he spun around, ignoring those around him as he bowed to the cat, grinning in a way that was friendly but almost seemed malicious. He pressed back with his magic, pushing it against her as he stared back, "A pleasure to make your acquaintance my dear!" he said, voice smooth, filled with undirected magic. A moment later he spun around again, doffing his hat at the cat before tipping into the closest pub. Holding the door open for just a moment as he stared back at the feline. More or less daring her to follow.

Laughing Renault said

Scarlet felt his presence suddenly become overwhelming, like she were a flame and it was trying to snuff her out, but instead of allowing his presence to push hers deeper into her being, she fought back--giving him a challenge of sorts. It's been so long since I've run across anyone with that much power, even in the old world. I definitely found someone to keep my interest for more than an hour or two at most. If she could have chuckled, she would have, but alas she was in her cat form and could only purr with amusement as he slowly grew more aware of her presence. Suddenly, he turned around, stared directly into her eyes, and smiled at her. He's one of the sharpest. I'll give him that. She noted a few people giving him curious looks, but then they continued onward as if he were a madman. Yet again, we're the sane ones here... Suddenly, she felt his power attempt to snuff her out again, and she managed to fight back, despite her tiny form. So he likes a bit of competition. I think I'll keep an eye on him from here on out, if he keeps this up.

She padded after him as he continued on his way, mostly because she was curious about how he, too, remembered magic. Suddenly, as swift as a shadow, she darted into an alleyway and made sure that no one was around to invest their attention in her shapeshifting. There were several loud cracks and snaps as she shifted into her human form again, but she was quick to stand up despite the burning pain from her muscles. This world lacks the presence of magic that made it faster and less painful... she thought to herself with a silent sigh. Readjusting her shirt and pants, she stepped from the alleyway and stepped into the pub, giving him a wink as she walked past him and into the bar. Inwardly, she was laughing at his cheekiness, but on the outside she was a hollow, emotionless husk. "It's rare to find gentlemen like you nowadays." She said quietly as she waited for him.

Ryuu walk down a street. She was holding multiple shopping-bags. As she passed by a person she ask if he could hold her bag. She disposed the rest of them in a similar fashion, save the last one. As Ryuu walked closer to a strange man and a cat she decided to hand him her last shopping bag. The shopping bags had bombs in them.
" Sir, I hate to ask this, but can you hold my bag, I seem to have lost my family." she told the man.