Location: Magic Council's Aquifer Cavern "You arrogant boy. I brought the duel here for a duel, not a battle royal against me!" Grane said as he launched his counter attacks against Damian. "One of us better go down or else we both will regret what can happen." A blade slash could then be felt with blood dripping from his cheek. Feeling a bit more enraged, he still noticed Damian attack but tried to flank him. So as Damian leap over to flank, Grane was able to jump and avoid the wave blades to meet Damian with his own attack. "Burning Drill Arm!" His arm was sent ablaze with blue flames spinning around in the form of a drill heading towards Damian. On impact, when both attacks clashed, the ground beneath them shattered into a large crater and created a few fissures that cracked through the ground, climbed the walls and eventually led to the ceiling as the attack still clashed. From that point, large pieces of rocks began falling from the ceiling and the building hanging from the ceiling met it evidential collapse hitting the side of the lake. With all of the debris falling from above causing the ground to rumble and the attacks dealt on Grane earlier, he could feel his energy slowly depleting. Damian was pushed back from the the clash, but he somehow how recovered with another attack with not just two, but multiple kinds of blades appearing and astonishes Grane by how much magic that the boy still has left. Still amazed, Grane was got off guard when Damian's two blades slashed his abdomen and later a spear hit from behind before Grane could even see it land. Once Grane spotted Damian, the wizard vanished in a blur and all the blades attacking Grane until the last one being a giant blade that impaled him from behind. The power from the strikes left him motionless as he hit the ground, as he tried getting up but found that most of his energy left him when his body barely moved. He watched as the ceiling collapse into aquifer and sighed as he was lying on the ground. "Not bad, Blade of Phoenix Wing, correct?"He said as he was unsure if that was the name that he heard from what was said to be the guild's blade magic user. "You know, I could of beat you and your guild, but I guess you could say that I felt something when I fought your companions earlier, something genuine in your words. The only thing that I can say now is that it feels like we doomed not just us, but everyone around here." Location: Magic Council's Underground Sealed Chambers "Although she is kind of like my boss, Angelica being removed from the Council would be great." As the two reach the top of the room and got off the elevator, a tremor rumbled through the room and almost made Wes fall. Argh, things must be serious up there if it reached all the way down here. One of the fissure from Grane and Damian's attack found its way down as it eventually hit the room that the ball of light was. A cracked slowly formed on the ceiling until a small rock was chipped out and fell into the ball. "Just, the size, I NEED!" A long dark spike stretch from the ball and struck the lacrima that supported the floating ball of light. As the lacrima shattered to pieces, a shadowy figure fell from what was the ball of light. The figure had difficulty getting up as it looked as if it was sleeping for years and it felt its strength and power returning, it clenched its fists. "Finally, I am, FREE!" The said as it laughed with a malevolent tone to it. Wes could hear the faint from the room and what followed was glass breaking. "Sayrui, cut the elevator's rope and follow me quickly." As he spoke, the door on the floor below was blasted to the other end of the room with a shadowy figure spring to the other end other end as well. Claws could be seen as it tried scaling the wall to reach the top floor where the two were. "Sayrui! Hurry! We need to go somewhere before it follows our trail!" Wes said with a frighten look on him.

[James] Realizing what was going on with the building, James turns to call out to Damian but see's him still fighting with Grane. Growling in slight annoyance, but knowing Damian's reasons, the Paladin sets off at a jog to get out of the aquifer and back up top. "This is ridiculous. I mean, who builds an important government structure on top of a cave with an aquifer..." Stopping when he feels the impact of the two attacks, James finds himself gawking at the fissures as they climb up the walls. Sweet mother of mercy, the sheer amount of power put into those spells... Deciding sitting around staring was no good, he breaks into a sprint for the top, his armor and weapons shimmering into place as he goes. [Damian] Damian didn't hold back as Grane leaped up to meet his attack with one of his own. However, some part of him realized that he was slipping back into a kill or be killed mindset that came with being on the battlefield too long. Death's Spinning Blades was a lethal spell, one that Damian had never found a way to make non-lethal, not like most of his others and one he held reserved for true enemies as a result. When the two attacks connected, the power between them was immense, creating a crater beneath them and fracturing the ground. "As I said, Maddox didn't have the right to challenge you alone, as good as his intentions were. We fight together and when you challenge one of us, you challenge all of us." After a few seconds of the attacks locked in place, the spells rebound off of each other and Damian back flips just before landing, sliding backwards a few feet. However, the rebound didn't matter, because it was at that moment the barrier that Damian had felt slowly crumbling in his mind shattered and the blades in his hand changed, resembling the pair of cutlasses that Damian arrived to Phoenix Wing wielding, but there were some changes that had to be noted. The edge of each blade are now jagged along their length and the outer face of the knuckle guards are now sharpened to a lethal edge. Damian was sure he could blunt them as well, but instinct took over as Grane came at him with his arm pulled back. His magic circle appeared briefly to change from black to white with a red undertone, and vanished again. Rushing forward, he acted on the instincts that suddenly popped into his head as he lunged into Grane's guard with both swords. "Shatter: Ten Thousand Blades!" As the two cutlasses hit Grane's abdomen, the shatter into ten thousand various blades, from sword, to ax, to knife, to spear, though he feels inexplicably stunned by the attack. Damian leaps high and grabs a spear and comes down, striking Grane in the back, soon moving in a blur as he uses all ten thousand blades to attack. With the last one, Grane finds himself impaled upon a giant blade from the ground before being dropped like a stone. Damian, his magic energy used up from the attack and his new blades gone, fell to one knee as he adjusted to having no magic. "Not bad, Blade of Phoenix Wing, correct?" Damian looks towards the prone council member, still on edge in case he tried something. "You know, I could of beat you and your guild, but I guess you could say that I felt something when I fought your companions earlier, something genuine in your words. The only thing that I can say now is that it feels like we doomed not just us, but everyone around here." Damian looked at the collapsing aquifer and shakes his head, unable to believe, partially anyways, what he was about to say. "We can argue right and wrong another day." After another couple moments, he stands and walks over to Grane, he helps him up off the ground, slinging one of the council member's arm's over his shoulder, and heads for the door that he and James had come in. "For now, let's focus on getting out alive."

Sayuri

She narrowed her eyes as the doors down below were blown accross the room. The shadows seemed familiar but she couldn't remember why. Shaking her head she summons her sword and with one quick slash cuts rope dropping the elevator. Turning she runs the way they'd entered ready for any attack that came, 'If I was stronger I would try to stand and fight. Given his reaction that probably wouldn't be a good idea. I should probably let some of the others know,' she looks at Wes, "So what should we do?"

Masahiko

Masahiko was headed towards the archive when he noticed the transformation mage and another person headed in that direction. Shaking his head he walks over and steps in front of the two, "Wow you really are just as impulsive as I was told. Didn't I tell you to get out of the building?" he then notices the second mans arm. It was a mechanical arm that basically labeled who he was. He felt a small rumble. Ignoring it he smiled, "It's taken you longer to come here then I tought it would Jayce the survivor of Silver Hazw. Unfortunately now is a bad time. If you both could-" Suddenly the alert spells he'd placed on the lacrima and doors went off in his head. His eyes widened then turned extremely serious. He swore and spun around and began running, "I need both of you to leave now. It's about to get extremely dangerous here. Order the Rune Knights to evacuate the area under my and Granes immediate orders, as he runs he slips into his shadow and speeds of towards deeper into the Council Building.

I see, Maddox thought to himself, still watching Damien and Grane fight. It seems that Jamie has good taste. When their two powerful attacks collided and caused the cavern to shake, Maddox held onto the building tighter. Damien is quite strong. The hanging building began to shake and fall, prompting Maddox to teleport away for his own safety. When he reappeared on the ground he saw that Grane was defeated and Damien was helping him up. Wasting no time, the red-haired mage dashed towards them and placed one hand each on their shoulders. "Time to go," he warned them before teleporting out of the cavern with them in tow. The trio re-appeared aboveground, outside the Library nearby Penny. As soon as they arrived, Maddox let them go and took a step back. "Not bad, Damien," he commended, giving the knight a thumbs up. His eyes then glanced to Penny. He knew that she was going to be furious at Grane. His expression toward her was almost pleading, letting her know that she shouldn't attack Grane as he was already beaten. The tan woman stopped when Mayat got in her way, first giving the woman a deadly glare but eventually resigning it to be the right choice. Despite her rage, she understood there was a serious gap between her and the Maddox before her. "You know you are going to stop me?" Edo-Maddox questioned Jamie, raising an eyebrow. The first change of expression he has made. "Interesting..." He took a glance towards the other people standing around before uncrossing his arms. "I said before I didn't plan on coming here. I suppose I'll be leaving now." Edo-Maddox turned away and began walking back towards his Legion. As Beatrix, Joshua, and Mayat were directly in his path, he continued walking in a straight line with the expectation they would step out of his way. Though, considering his stature, they wouldn't really be able to force him to move regardless. As he passed Beatrix he didn't even spare her a glance. It wasn't until he had just passed her that she decided to strike. With astonishing speed, Beatrix whipped around and delivered a roundhouse kick to the back of his head. Like her last attack, however, Edo-Maddox avoided it with ease. He wasn't even looking and ducked underneath. Before she could even recover from her own attack, his left hand shot out and struck her at the base of her neck. In that same motion he grabbed her by the back of her collar. It was a good thing too as she slumped over unconscious after he dealt the seemingly light blow. "As expected," Edo-Maddox commented, lifting up the knocked out woman slightly so she wouldn't fall down. He glanced over his shoulder at the others, giving them a serious glare. "Our Earthland friends don't seem to know much about our world, Jamie," he spoke, before turning away. "You should probably educate them." Rather than drop Beatrix, Maddox swung his arm and tossed her unconscious body toward his Legion. She landed perfectly on the center of its back. "I'll be taking this one. I know somebody who will want to meet her." Without waiting for anyone to stop him, he too jumped onto his Legion. "Remember where Phoenix Wing stands in this world. If you do well, it will maintain its position. Hya!" The gigantic Legion let out a roar before taking off with a powerful wingbeat. Now in the air, Edo-Maddox crossed his arms again though he continued watching Phoenix Wing until it was no longer in sight.

"That's too bad because I would much rather be friends." Karn chuckled at the man's comment as they traveled through the building. As there was a large rumble, causing the whole building to shake and tremble, Karn had to steady himself and his body tensed a bit nervously at knowing what lay below his feet, but he continued walking until they ran into that Council Member, Masahiko. As the man basically scolded him, Karn gave a soft pout. "But Techy and the Spidy-Pup needed help." Karn said, his impulsive attitude in helping people, once again, getting him into trouble. It's amazing how much trouble he was getting into by trying to help. Made him wonder if it was a normal him, or he just had bad luck. As Masahiko seemed to know the metal armed man, it was sudden but it was then Masahiko ran off, ordering them to leave and evacuate everyone. Karn felt a bit torn at this. was probably right, considering bad things happen by the sounds of things, and Karn didn't have a way to contact the others to warn them. But this thing Jayce was looking for seemed important. Karn didn't know for sure that the book he was looking for would even be there, but it still was a possibility. Plus, it probably was important enough to Jayce to ignore the warnings and would just keep going by himself. Even if he said he would be fine, Karn still worried. Why do decisions always have to be so hard? As the small blonde seemed to try and figure out on what action to take, the was a large cracking sound, causing Karn to tense before quickly transforming into his Chimera and using his tail to try and push Jayce aside as a piece of building above fell straight on the beast, and causing him to fall downward. It took no time to crash through a few layers of crumbling rock, only to end up crashing into the crumbling cavern. This time, at least, he actually didn't fall into the water. Well, his back leg did, causing him to freak out. "Ahhhhhh!!!! Why is it always water?! And why me today?!" Karn screamed, the beast jumping and clinging to the side of a wall. Soft held back sobs choking in his throat before he started hacking. Blood seeping out of his jaws, as his chest twisted painfully. As falling roof caved in, his fur bristled, his body shaking with the brief terror that held him as his legs were soaked. He had to move though or he would be buried. Using his claws, unable to focus into transforming into a flying creature, he climbed up the sides and attempted climbing back to where he came from. First, he gets lost, then falls into a river, then fights a Vulcan, then follows on this crazy adventure, then feels like a horrible person for stealing a book, then gets blasted through a building and gets knocked out, then falls into more water, gets dry then gets hit by a piece of building and again falls in water. It was very apparent, today was not his day. Then again he sort of got himself into this so there wasn't really anything to complain about. By why the water?! Scrambling further up, another piece of cement, smashed against his head, causing the beast to be a bit dizzy. Oh he was going to have a massive headache when he turns back into a human. As Jamie and Maddox said their peace and the red haired man turned to leave. The woman being dumb enough to try and sneak attack him. Edo-Maddox quickly knocked her out before throwing her on the back of his legion. Edo-Karn took a few steps, about to try and stop him, but the man was already taking off and flying away. The blonde cursed and narrowed her eyes after him, fists clenching. "Bastard. Might as well proclaim himself as the bloody king." Edo-Karn growled before turning to look to the Guild Master. "What do we do now GM? Because my impulsive idiotic side really wants to go track him down and punch his face." they said.

Penny's eyes shifted to the building as it started to collapse. She knew Karn was in there, and was already starting towards it when Damian, James and Maddox appeared with the Lizard Man. She froze for the briefest of seconds. but continued, her need to make sure that Karn was alright, as well as other members of the guild still in there--Trinity, where was she? Sayuri?- were safe propelled her forward. She darted into the building, in time to see Karn in his Chimera form fall. "jeez" she sighed, and gathered her magical energy, shifting into her Phoenix form, "Get your damn dog and get out, arm man" she said to Jayce, flying into the hole after Karn. Of course there had to be water. And the falling debris didn't help, as she made her way towards the shape shifter, dodging most, and those she couldn't, her flames flared, preventing them from hitting her. She saw the blood, and Karn getting hit, and hoped he could continue on, if only for a little bit more, as she continued towards him. How she was going to get him out, she didn't know. But she would, or encourage Karn to get out himself. "Karn!" she called, dodging some debris. Edo-Jamie merely watched Edo-Maddox, and didn't try to stop him when he took Beatrix. There woudn't have been any point. But at the comment about the guild, Jamie merely called after him and said "Phoenix Wing stands where it wants to stand, and has since it began. It stands with its members, who fight for what is right. Be warned, Maddox. We will protect Edolas, and it's people." She turned to Edo-Karn at their words. "Maddox and co will end up destroying themselves. We don't need to deal with them right now. In any case, we have guests who need to be taught, and protected. Things aren't the same for them here, and they need to know who to trust. As do you, and the others. I've recently come across the information for the kings commanders and advisers. He's been keeping that close to his heart, but I believe that is his queens doing. Angelica has always been a secretive and manipulative person, after all" He turned back towards the guild, "This won't take long, and then we can go and investigate the source of the rip for magical energy. May as well take everyone we can now. If Maddox knows we know, then everyone else does" As if she heard the legion's wings, even this far away, she looked to the sky, seeing the shape of the Legion. "Ah, and more visitors. If I'm not mistaken, that would be one of the Kings Advisers, and his general partner in crime. This should be interesting"

Edo-Trin spun as Edo-Sasha twirled her, and came back to press against her and continue dancing. She nuzzled her head gently against the woman, affectionate as ever. She was daring enough to place a quick kiss on her guild mark, though a Legion cry cut through the air shortly, then. The others all went outside to investigate, and Edo-Trin was a little curious, herself. She took Edo-Sasha's hand and lead her over to the door to the guild, peeking out to see what was going on outside. Things seemed kinda tense, when she looked. Intimidated by the conflict outside, Edo-Trin stepped away from the door and tried to draw one of Edo-Sasha's arms around her waist from behind and lean back against her. "Mmmn, it's a little scary out there..." She heard the Legion of that man leaving, but she'd peek out again in a minute. Trinity watched as one ran off and the other two disappeared with Maddox. "... You're all idiots." She sighed softly, looking at the cave around her as it began to crumble. "You couldn't just leave him be, huh?" She looked around the cave from the water's surface before she spotted Karn, and heard him scream. "Dammit, again?" She dove below the water and used her Energy Make to create a propeller, centered on her waist. She used it to push herself through and out of the water, and as she left the water, she was very quick to dismantle it. She landed on Karn's back as he climbed the wall, clinging tightly as she assessed her surroundings., coming to a stop next to Karn. She saw Penny and turned while digging out a lacrima to throw to her. "Penny!". She turned quickly back to Karn, wrapping her arms around him as best she could, "hey, buddy." She dug out another of the teleportation lacrima Jarvis had given her and pressed in close before crushing the lacrima in her hand, using just a bit of Energy Make to help. They would be whisked away to the outside of the building, and Trinity would sigh with relief, nuzzling into Karn's side. "You're safe. I've got you."

Upon seeing Masahiko, Jayce recognized him immediately. Not like it was all that hard to recognize a member of the magic council, but hey, even a country boy has to know his stuff. Sighing reluctantly, Jayce was almost about to turn back at the man's suggestion before he suddenly darted off, telling them to go get the Rune Knights. Jayce felt a little relieved, since this basically meant he could just send Nori off while he perused the archives at his leisure. Everything seemed to come together, at least until he looked over to Karn, just as he was shoved to the side, and the kid got SLAMMED through the floor by a massive rock. The shove forced Jayce against the wall, knocking Nori's head against the wall. (+1 to Nori's Burning Hatred.) Getting up, Jayce looked over at the hole in disbelief. He barely even knew the guy and he just got in harm's way for him. Cursing under his breath, he flexed the wrist of his artificial arm. "...Can't just..." he started to say to himself before the woman from outside basically told him to fuck off. As she dissapeared into the hole, Jayce sighed and popped a compartment open on his arm open, before he shoved a bright green, spherical lacrima about the size of his finger tip into it, then another...then another. He carefully slid the three inside and pushed Nori off his back and onto the floor. "Get out of here and get the Rune Knights. I'll take care of this." he said, before straight up just jumping down the hole, and kicking off a falling boulder to push himself towards the wall. Clinging on with his artificial hand, he looked around for the...well...not kid anymore. "HEY! YOU ALRIGHT DOWN THERE?" he called out. Nori, following Jayce's instructions, sprinted out of the building, after she'd fixed a gigantic web to the ceiling of the building to catch any rubble she could.

The beast tried to keep climbing, despite his head feeling a bit dizzy and his chest twisting painfully. It was then his ears perked as he heard Penny call him and he glanced toward the voice to see her flying to him, dodging out of the way of rocks. "What are you doing here? It's dangerous!" he said, though she probably knew that. Then surprisingly, he got pounced on by Trinity. As he heard Jayce as Trinity seems to throw a lacrima at the fire wizard, Karn quickly called up. "We're fine! Go ahead and get out of here! We will see you outside!" he called before Trinity teleported them outside the building. The beast coughed a bit more and shook his wet back legs as if they stung before looking to Trinity. "Thanks, you're a life saver." he grinned. Edo-Karn gave a soft sigh at Jamie's words as they watched the direction Edo-Maddox went. "Well I don't like the fact they took the bimbo. Even if she is a bitch not trustworthy." Edo-Karn said before nodding in agreement of just going with everyone now. At the incoming Legion, Edo-Karn let out a annoyed sigh. "Since Viper decided to pay us a visit, I bet our new visitor is probably the Royal Dogs?" they grumbled.

Lazarus Lazarus could only stand and watch as Edo-maddox barged in on them and left. He sighed. "Eh.... with magic, I'd have ground that guy into the dust." He sighed again. "Isn't that right Sasha?" He grinned. "he was sure he would see that version of Maddox again soon. He let go of Sasha, finished holding her. "The maddox from our world is a good man... I dont believe a word that whore Beatrix said." He assured her. Edo-Lazarus "karn." He said out loud so everyone could hear. Thats right. Edo-lazarus and pen had arrived at Phoenix wing a few minutes before maddox, and witnessed everything. "I've read about you in the files. You're a good man." He said cold-heartedly. "Thats right, you will be getting a visit from them. Here we are." He said scarily. He knew the whole guild resented them, and would probably be confrontational. "Before all you people get to rioting. I think you should listen up... isnt that right pen?" He looked to Pen, laughing. It was time to bring their lie into play, for the good of Edolas. "We have come here to offer the opportunity of a life time." He paused, before narrowing his eyes and thrusting his sword into the ground. "Overthrowing the kingdom, silencing Maddox, and bringing peace to Edolas." he grinned. "You may see us as enemies. But we too hate the kingdom. We want a world, where every fellow man, can live together side by side, happily." He looked around, and he saw himself. He was surprised, but at the same time he was glad. "I know that some of you are not of this world. You don't belong here." Second lie, "The king was the one who brought you here, and by defeating him, we can send you home. I truly apologize for this. I should've put an end to his Tierney a long time ago." He grunted solemnly. "The imperial forces are under my command, and will fight in the name of Edolas, not the king. With your help...." He looked at his counterpart, and then to everyone. "We can reclaim Edolas." He smiled. "Its a lot to take in... But, Master Jamie." He knelt before Jamie. "Will you help reclaim this world from evil?" He looked up, signalling for Pen to kneel as well. "I hope you can see past our differences and come to Edolas' aid. All of you." He stood, and smiled, picking up his sword. lazarus He was shocked. His counterpart was the general of the imperial army. Shit. He noted that Edo-Lazarus was all in black, with black hair. He looked down. The crushing pain in his heart had come back, and he spluttered. He winced and forced himself to ignore it. He hesitated, before being first to speak. "You have me, myself. Always. I'll fight for this world, in heavens name." he clenched his fist and grinned.

Sasha shook her head, leaping down from the tree, she said "the king here didn't bring us here. It was the book. It was me. I touched it, and we somehow came here. If you are going to lie, you should no all the facts" she said, stepping up beside her Lazarus. "of course, no one actually knew that, so..." she shrugged, looking over at the Edolas Version of Penny. It was a slight shock at seeing that Penny here was a man. But he still looked like her sister. "in my world, Phoenix Wing is a good guild, and we do what is right. I would expect nothing less of the guild in this world. So, like always, I trust my masters judgement. If Master Jamie believes we should work with you, then I will. If he doesn't, then I will do all in my power to help the guild, and help this world. Because no matter the world, Phoenix Wing is my family. And I will protect my family, and I will fight with them. Lazarus" she looked to her Lazarus, sighing because he seemed to declare he'd work with himself "just because he looks like you, doesn't mean he is you. Different circumstances here. How do we know he isn't working with the king, and merely saying this to stop a powerful guild from stopping them?" She stepped forward. She had the distinct feeling that this version of Lazarus wasn't a nice man. Wasn't good, at least, not truly good. What differences were there here, that had led to this Lazarus choosing the king, over the guild? She didn't know. "I will come to Edolas's aid, not for you, not even for the guild, but for what could have been. For Edolas's people. Because they are Fiore's too, in a strange way. But I won't do it on the word of someone who will lie to get what they want, and who this guild doesn't trust. I trust my Lazarus. I don't trust you" Edo-Sasha let Edo-trnity lead her to the door, glancing out herself. She glanced to Ben, to the Earthland Version of Jarvis, with the girl, then back out. It probably wouldn't be wise head out, leave them defenseless, so Edo-Sasha sighed, and wrapped her arm around Edo-Trinity at her prompting. "have I ever let anything hurt you, or anyone else in the guild, Trinity? I won't start now" She said with a smile "You are safe with me" Edo-Jamie took all this in, but it was with some shock that the Earthland version of Sasha stepped up, and made a speech. It was good for Edo-Jamie to see that his counterpart had good guild members as well, and that were it really counted, they were the same. Still, it was curious, how this Sasha said that they had come here after she had touched a book. could this be the result of some powerful magic, perhaps responsible for the break in the void? She would just have to find out. His tone was cool, serious, and collected as he spoke when Earthland Sasha fell silent. "Have you ever known me to be a fool, Lazarus? That I would just take your world? You are either on the Queen's orders, or following Pen's. You have your own agenda, and while I do not dispute that you think you are doing this for the good of Edolas, let me say this: Edolas's magic was taken away for a reason.. Between Edolas and Earthland there has to be an opposite. The magic was it. When Edolas had magic over 100 years ago, we did not treat it right. It manipulated us, and caused us to fight, to plot, and to constantly strive for its control. History has a curious way of repeaating itself. And I won't see that happen. Magic returned, after so long, will not be a good thing, if handled by the wrong people. Not everyone is equiped for the responsibilities of magic. The magic won't last here, in any case. It will slowly disappear, and then...we will be back to how it was 100 years ago, before the earthland Fairy Tail visited this world, before the Great Demon lord Dragneel was defeated. Edolas is not made for the free magic that is found in Earthland. It needs to be handled right here" Edo-Jamie turned aside, "Earthland Sasha speaks the truth, though. We will do what is right for the people of this world. What is right might not be what the people want. But we will do it. We will take Edolas Back for its people. I suggest you watch your backs, Lazarus and Pen" Pen knew that it was pointless as soon as they landed. The earthlanders were here, and it appeared they knew more then they were letting on. And then Edo-Larazus spoke, and Pen could have hit him upside the head. He sighed, and let it all play out. He shook his head, and watched. At the girls, Sasha's, but not this worlds Sasha, definitely not, spoke, Pen watched her curiously. How strange. When Edo-Master Jamie spoke, Pen knew it was hopeless. But he still spoke up. "You k now that the king is just a pawn for the Queen, Jamie. You know that she is destroying this world. With magic, we can over power her. With Magic, we can take Edolas bac. With magic, we can make this world a better world. I'm not disputing the fact that Magic is dangerous, but for a little while, we can have it. to take Edolas back from Queen Angelica, to break the hold she has over King Spencer. King Spencer was a good king, until that witch got her hands on him. We can bring him back. But we need magic to do so" Pen lied flawlessly. Edo-Jarvis stepped up, shifting slightly, clearly to put some protection to Edo-Master Jamie. Pen just smiled. Penny waited until she was sure both Karn and trinity were safe, before getting out the hole. She held the Lacrima in her flame covered hands, the flames there blue so as not to damage it. But she knew that Mayt and Angelo were still in the building, and so, she went to find them, dodging debris, she shouted for them "Angelo! Mayt! Where are you?" Mayt was injured, but Angelo should be alright. He hadn't fought much, and therefore, could protect Mayt, but still, Penny needed to find them. And Sayuri. After all, she was S class.

Joshua watched events play out before him and only grew more livid at Edo-Maddox. The man was cruel and seemed devoid of all emotion. Not only that, he seemed to think himself superior to everyone there. Joshua would be happy to knock him down a few pegs but the man left with Beatrix, flying off on his dragon-like creature. Closing his eyes. Joshua took a deep breathe and took a few seconds to calm himself down and find his center. Letting his anger get the better of him would do him nothing here but get him in trouble or even killed. He had to think calmly and rationally. Opening his eyes he returned to the guild in time to hear Edo-Laz's speech and everyone's responses. Truthly it made him all roll his eyes, especially Edo-Penny's response. "Magic, magic, magic" He said, walking forward." Will that make a difference? Maybe. But will you have earned your win by relying on it. Definitely not. Barrowing our magic because your afraid to lose will only make the people doubt your true strength and question you. If you plan on taking over a kingdom you do it through two ways: The strength of your arm or the strength of your words. My problem is that neither me nor my companions know anything about what's going on here. Explain to my why the king or queen deserve to be overthrown. What atrocities have they done. Fill us in. I'll not fight someone else's fight blindly, if I fight at all." Amelia managed to give Jarvis a small smile when he comforted her. She also watched things play out and heard the speech as well. Her reaction was much simpler. "Why must people resort to violence. In the end it creates nothing but a cycle of hate and pain." She said quietly, though it was likely only Jarvis heard her.

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Mayt glanced up and around as the building shook, and tucked the book he was reading under his arm and started to move towards the exit, going as fast as he could go without causing himself unnecessary pain. Sighing, he mentally assessed himself as he walked through the library. His stomach was the only thing that truly hurt, the rest was just aches that could be easily overcome. He noted that Melina had disappeared from the library, likely she had just gone outside while avoiding most everyone. He moved quickly and carefully, avoiding a few pieces of building that would've given him a nasty lack of life. After not long he heard Penny calling his name, and made his way towards that. "I'm over here!" He'd start walking a little faster, trying to get to her without getting hit by the occasional falling debris. When he got to the point he could see Penny, he waved his hand to catch her attention, not slowing down much. Mayat sighed as the woman got beat up, again. She murmured something about having warned her under her breath, and gritted he teeth while Maddox hauled her off. "I don't like how this is going." She'd turn to face Pen and Edo-Lazarus as they began to talk, clenching her teeth more. Seems like just everyone wanted to drop in and say hi. Mayat swallowed, and put a smug grin on her face, watching the two's antics, listening as they spoke. "That's funny, I don't think I dislike the royalty enough to even consider not only siding with you, but taking them down. Regardless of how good it is for Edolas or my pocketbook." She shook her head a little, still smiling. "And how do we know you won't just turn on us at the end, and you two take the throne? That possibility seems a good bit scarier to me than simply letting the current regents outlive their stay." She looked over at the Earthland Lazarus, surprised she not only did not see him before, but that she didn't immediately recognize they looked almost identical. Apparently Black and White did a lot towards changing appearances. She chuckled, and murmured. "Seems like Earthland Penny has her own personal lapdog, I wonder what she did to coerce him like that." She smirked, her mind wondering a bit, before turning back to the two at hand.

Edo-Karn looked to Edo-Lazarus as he spoke to them, eyes narrowing in annoyance. "Every. Fucking. Time." Edo-Karn grumbled in annoyance, returning the look Lazarus gave with that of a death glare but decided to disregard the common mistake for now as they listened to everything that was happening. First Edo-Lazarus explaining them to join forces in order to overthrow the kingdom, then Earthland Lazarus agreeing without really thinking, then Earthland Sasha giving a speech, then Edolas Jamie and Edo-Pen. There was very little need for Edo-Karn to voice things that their Guildmates have already spoken about. The blonde was about to reply to Pen but the swordsman, Joshua, started talking. At the mention of wanting to know the reason why the Queen was so disliked, Edo-Karn's calm neutral face slightly twisted into one of calm seething anger. "We don't have time to give you a history lesson. But if you really want the short version, she's led the people of Edolas into poverty, while also taking those well enough to slave over her every whim. The most fatal being in Traia. Including kids. Either they slave away at her whim or for the family's to find them dead and crying over their dead bodies and have the Queen laugh at their face for having a weak child. She doesn't care if her people starve, doesn't care if they cry for help, all she cares about the strongest. And there is plenty more, that's just the easy side. So if anyone's going to fight her and take her head, it will be of Edolas. So if that's good enough to satisfy you, kindly shut up." Edo-Karn said in the same calm manner, but it was icy now but soon any anger that was there disappeared as they looked to Pen. Perhaps they went a little too far on the newcomers who honestly didn't know, and Edo-Jamie will probably scold them, but it was a subject that was sensitive. Especially someone of Traia. Admittedly, a side of Edo-Karn did want to believe Edo-Penny and Edo-Lazarus, and perhaps things would have turned out differently if they were the one to find them before Edo-Jamie, but that was not the case. "We do not need magic to bring her down. It will probably just give the bitch what she wants anyhow. And I'm afraid not convinced either. So if my Guild Master says no, I'll say no." they said as they crossed their arms over the chest. Then glanced to Edo-Mayt as the fellow Guildmember spoke, nodding in slight agreement.

Phoenix Wing Guild Vincent smirked as he folded his arms, feeling more confident now. If anyone was going to attack, they would have now. He glanced at Rutger, his smirk widening. "Why the cold shoulder all of a sudden? Does that fact that I kill for a living bother you?" He chuckled and closed his eyes. He should probably leave now. His cover had been blown, and now he was sure he wasn't welcome. But...he could make this situation work in his favor. "You're right, I didn't have anything to do with what happened. But with my certain set of...skills, I'm sure I could be of help in searching for the rest of the Guild, and if there is trouble to be had, I can be helpful in a fight. I'll even give you my services for free of charge!" Vincent glanced over at the Guild Master, waiting for a response. Of course, he wasn't doing this out of the kindness of his heart. No, if he helped them, he could attain some valuable information on the members of the Guild, and maybe even their Master.

Trinity smiled softly at the thanks from her friend. "Of course." She nuzzled against his back and rubbed his side before hopping down off his back. "You're tiring me out, though, that's three times today!" She giggled softly and leaned against Karn's side, examining her surroundings. Now that they'd caused the magic council building to begin collapsing, she didn't imagine the Knights would be happy. "... Hey, Karn. Wouldn't it be a good idea to get out of here? Maybe go back to Magnolia? I gave Penny a Teleportation Lacrima... maybe I should have given her the other one, too." She reached into her pocket for the last Lacrima, examining it for a moment. "Karn, is there anyone else from the guild around? I need to know who else is inside. Penny might need this other Lacrima..." She'd look herself, but her vision of her surroundings was blocked by Karn's large Chimera body. Edo-Trin smiled warmly and nodded her head at Sasha's comfort. "Of course." She leaned her head back, closing her eyes and enjoying the other's embrace for a moment. After a moment, however, the dancer lifted her head from its pillowed rest and she took Sasha's arms from around her waist. Instead, she held Edo-Sasha's hands in her own, clasped behind her back. "Sasha, would you like to have a drink with me?" She led the way to their bar, swaying her hips slightly, likely to some music only she could hear.

@HeartlessAngel @Caits "Yes. It does. If you had a conscience it would bother you, too." Rutger said stonily. Assassins...just murder, when it came down to it. He turned to Master Jamie. "Master, I don't think you should take up his offer. Working for free--that's obviously too suspicious. We can't trust him and he may be lying about being uninvolved." It occurred to him that it was a bit presumptuous to try giving advice to a guild master, but Rutger couldn't help having a bad feeling in his gut. All he had wanted was for someone to teach him how to control his magic, and to make a living until he could go back home. Now he felt like he was involved in something much bigger than himself, and he wrung his hands nervously as he looked back and forth between Vincent and Jamie.

Jarvis wasn't too sure how to reply to Amelia. How did you tell one so young, that sometimes violence was an answer? How did you say that, and still give them hope? He gave a heavy sigh, and said softly "Sometimes, little one, Violence is the only way. With someone who won't listen to reason, with something that causes us to fight, it can be the only answer, the only way to protect those that we care about. Sometimes, it's all there is" He spoke softly, not looking away from Amelia. "See this scar?" he ran a finger over his nose, "I got it protecting Jamie, and protecting someone else I cared about dearly. Because I had no choice, and I would have died gladly for them both. Sometimes, fighting is all we have left, if it means dying for someone we love, so they can live" At Mayt's reply, Penny angled to his voice, dodging debris, and anything else that came her way, soon reaching Mayt. Her flames flared, destroying any debris to ash around them, any flames nearing Mayt harmlessly cool and all he would probably feel would be a slight tickle. "if its all the same to you, Mayt, I think I'll stay n my flame version. I'll help you get out, and then search for Angelo,, okay? Trinity and Karn might need some help, so if You can find them, I can get Angelo, and search for Sayuri too. I'll be safer here. My flames will protect you. The master isn't here, so we need to take control, get the guild. Where's the blood witch? Was she still with you? Or has she gone somewhere else?" She asked, glancing about, but unable to see much. "Do you think I care if I earn it, Earthlander?" Pen said in a bored tone, "I just wnat it" At Edo-Mayt's words, Pen just shrugged, "You don't. But if you fear not taking a chance, then you will get no where. The bitc doesn't know the magic is here, yet" Pen added with a grin at Karn's words, "For your right, it would be exactly what she wants" Edo-Sasha couldn't help it. She laughed, and let herself be led the the bar after Edo-trinity. Only here She thought would think of a drink when a fight could break out. She smiled, and as they reached the bar, she went behind it, getting out some drinks. She looked to Edo-Trinity, and smiled once more, "And just what would you like to drink, dear Trinity?" Master Jamie chuckled, "I agree Rutger, but this isn't for free, despite the lack of monetary payment. He want's information. Which means either someone has approached him with a contract for the guild, or he considers us a threat to himself. How curious, as that means he thinks he might have need of whatever nformation he can get here, because we might find that he is one of our jobs in the future" Jamie took a step towards Vincient and said, "I could do the whole speil of you don't have to be an asssasian, we can take you in and all that, but, again, Rutger is correct. If the killing bothers you, you would want that escape. So. Do you have a conscience"

He smiled a bit as Penny used her fire to stop the debris. He held his hand up in the fire and drew some of the heat off of it, just in case. "Thanks for making life a little easier for now." He smiled a bit at her, relaxing and letting down his guard. "I have a good bit of my magical energy left, surprisingly, so I could help you sustain the fire." He moved a little closer to her, so she wouldn't have to extend her fire as far, even though he knew it wasn't that far anyway. "Angelo I think is still in the library, and I didn't see Melina when I left, my best guess is she jumped out a window or made a new hole in the wall somewhere. Wouldn't put it past her. I vaguely remember her talking to Master Jamie about information on blood magic in the guild library, so she'll show up sooner or later." He made a little sigh, and stood up straighter, taking his hand off his stomach. "Well, I should get outside shouldn't I? Don't want to waste your magic energy on just us talking when you could be making sure people stay alive." He started to walk past her, thinking that she had probably been outside, so the exit must be not far. He stopped as he came up next to her, and make a chuckle. "Ah yeah, that's right, I'm S class. That means I've got to hold up honor and justice and whatever other bullshit we claim to believe in. Can't let another member, who hasn't even been in the guild as long as I have, show me up." He turned, smiling to Penny before starting to walk back the way he came. "So, Penny, looks like we're both going to drag Angelo's happy butt outside. This time though, we can just find a handy wall, instead of having to walk all the way back this way."