"Sounds good to me!" Rutger said to Vincent after carefully bobbing and weaving his head to catch the molten bits that had come his way. He wasn't really able to eat them, but he sucked the heat out through his mouth to get some of his energy back and spat out the now cooled rocks. War had to be an S class mage, the way he was simply shrugging off all these attacks. Even for an S rank he was strong. But there had to be a way to do some damage...Then Rutger saw the magnet mage charging up. "Alright, damn it!" he yelled, loudly, to get War's attention. He wore an expression of pure rage, as if he'd finally reached the end of his rope. "You want full power!? Here it is!" And though the shouting was mostly to get the enemy to focus on him, he meant it. As he sucked in a deep breath, his abdomen swelling out, the black flame aura around him completely disappeared as his magic power was focused and intensified internally. "FLAME GOD'S BELLOW!" The one he had used against the Gorian earlier that day had been the equivalent of spitting compared to this. In this attack, for the first time, he let the magic loose; unshackled it entirely. For the first time since the day he'd almost destroyed his home he unleashed his full power. The roaring blast of black flame shot forward, and just as Vincent had promised, there was a hail of knives instantly behind it, shielded from sight by the flames. War wouldn't be able to absorb the flames unless he emptied his reserves of magic, nor control it since this was Vincent's flame and not mixed with War's own. Even if he tried Vincent's knives were waiting for him. And if he focused his attention entirely on dealing with Rutger and the assassin's attack, he'd be completely open to the rail gun fired by the magnet mage. Something had to give somewhere...

Grinning a little as the man spoke, though tilted his head a little. Something suddenly seemed off. The tone of voice had suddenly switched from the black haired man's voice. It wasn't that big a deal, but it wasn't just the tone.... Something smelled off. The scent was the same but... At a different level. It was a little hard to explain in human terms. "Well, if I'm ever here on a mission, I'll invite you along!" The blonde chirped a bit, deciding not ask the reason why. If they lived with someone else, then they may not want to leave that person. Now if that person was a dragon, Karn could kinda understand why such a person... Creature... Beast... Lizard thing wouldn't be able to just join the man on a journey. From stories he's heard of at least Fairy Tail, it was possible a dragon raised a human to be a dragon slayer and therefore something like a Master, just like his own. If he had a choice, he probably wouldn't of left his Master's side, even to go to a Guild. As 'Zero' prepared some food before serving it to them, Mithera politely refusing due to how her abilities worked in order to keep form. Karn brightened as he gingerly took the food, bowing a little thankfully. "Thank you!" he chirped before looking to the white dragon shapeshifter, feeling a little guilty that he could eat but she couldn't. "If you like, when we get to the Guild, maybe I can cook you something. I'm pretty good and it would be a thank you gift for helping me." he offered as he set the food down at his side for a moment before snapping his emerald gaze to the Dragon man. Furrowing a brow in confusion, Karn leaned in closer now, his nose twitching as he sniffed the other boy's scent. It was bothering him. The emotional switch didn't really surprise the blonde. He's met several people who suddenly changed attitudes. Like those men who seemed so nice to him, then turned more tempermental when they discovered he was a girl. This time though, it seemed different. Simply because it didn't revolve around the boy's gender that explained the escalating levels of pheremones. Leaning from side to side, emerald eyes watching 'Zero' with a hum as he sniffed the air again. It was weird. And he couldn't exactly explain why. Maybe Zero's mood just changed weirdly. It wasn't unheard of, but there was a itch in the back of Karn's mind insisting there was something off and different. ".....Are you still Zero? You smell off." Karn asked, confusion evident in his slender face before simply shrugging and leaned back, picking up the good and started gobbling up his share of food happily, eager to finally fill his belly and replenish some energy. At the tremor, the blonde looked toward the entrance curiously before back at 'Zero' as he explained the cause of the tremor was his adoptive father. Blinking for a moment, the blonde looked to Mithera who looked about terrified before looking to Zero and smiling brightly. "Um, your father doesn't happen to be a dragon does he?" he asked, excitement evident in his emerald gaze, despite the tremors getting mor vigorous.

Zenoram chuckled and nodded respecting Mithera's wishes. "Well, At least let me pack some up for you." He said as he packed some food. When you get some rest time you can eat." He added before Karn offered to cook for her. He smiled and patted karn on the back. "Yeah. And you've got a friend who'll cook for you." He then said cheerfully before he heard Karn's final two questions. "Hm? Oh... Um... Well..." He sighed. He wasn't sure how they'd react. "I-I'm Zenoram. Zero is still here, but... I mean... I'm me and he's still Zero, but we're in the same body." He couldn't really explain, but that was about it. And to answer his second question... "Zenoram?!" Hemlock's voice boomed into the cave causing Zenoram to jump a bit. "Ah... H-Hemlock." He said with a slight nervous laugh. "These are..." The dragon narrowed his eyes glaring at Karn and then Mithera. He focused primarily on her. "You. What are you?" He asked, his nostrils flaring, as he focused on her. Her scent wasn't that of a dragon. Not a real dragon. And he knew she wasn't. He was the last one after Aurora had mysteriously vanished. And his other brethren were dead. "Keep Quiet Zenoram. He's not happy about your unexpected guests. Especially the one who's parading as a dragon." Zero instructed his "brother" from within their mind. Zenoram was standing in front of Karn and Mithera though. Just in case. Hemlock wouldn't attack or anything like this.

Continuing to sprint towards the circular city, Jayce swung his right arm as he bolted through the open field, dashing past a few small farmhouses as well as curious onlookers who were wondering why the man with a giant metal hand was going full speed towards the city. Didn't matter much to him though. Deftly jumping over a property fence-line along the way, Jayce started to wonder just where he was... "No point thinking about it now..." he thought to himself as he finally reached the golden gate of the city's entrance, leaning against a wall to examine his artificial arm for a moment. Opening up a panel on the forearm with a screwdriver, he exposed the joints and inner workings of the hand, flexing it to test each of the fingers. Nothing seemed out of place...but something felt...different about his body. Muttering to himself, he reattached the panel, saying: "Must just be my imagination...or I'm tired. Spent a whole extra day getting to Kabo because of that damn shortcut..." Jabbing the air with the arm a few times in quick succession, he rotated the wrist of the right hand 360 degrees around, even testing the piston in the forearm by extending the hand out. "Definitely my imagination...was worried something was broke." Nori frantically barked as she sniffed around for any signs of Jayce beyond the burnt out cigarette on the ground. It definitely smelled like he'd come here, but...there was no trace from there. Worriedly, she started to scratch at the ground where Jayce had disappeared, for some reason thinking he'd been buried under the staircase. After a minute or so, she simply gave up and paced around the spot.

((Under rethought until I can think of something to make everyone happy)) Amelia smiled and leaned against Jarvis, closing her eyes and enjoying the hug. "You... act like I always imagined a father would." She said" I wonder what my real parents were like."

Lazarus She knew. Sasha wasn't acting as friendly as she normally would to him, that means she knew. He would remain silent on the matter for now, but later he'd have to come clean. He directed a question in a general area. "So... If Liana is going to take back the throne, what are we to do with the current royal family?" He looked at Jamie. "Execution isn't how Phoenix wing does things Jamie, you know that..." He sighed. "So what are we going to do? Because I highly doubt, this bitch will suddenly become a new found saint after we take her down." He grunted. Edo-Lazarus He clenched his fists, taking short breaths. He spoke in a tone which he had never done before. It was vile, and almost evil sounding. "You would stand in between me and my comrades?" He growled. "Is that true?.. Jarvis?" He paused. "Have it your way." He flicked the berry up, into his mouth, and swallowed. He felt it. The warm flow inside his body. He longer had to clench his guts to hold it all back. First, his black hair started to flow upwards, as if a gust of wind entered to room. From the roots of his crown, the black strands, glowed, and started to turn white. His eyes brightened, and he just looked stronger. He looked down from the floor, clenching his fist, gathering light magic. He smirked, and spoke softly. "I can't believe you all fell for it... You've got the wrong Lazarus." He glowed brighter chuckling. "You're going to stop me from getting to Sasha right?" He laughed more. "Now do I have to give an ally a taste of god slayer magic, or can you let me go?.. Or even accompany me to the capital." He narrowed his eyes. Well well well. Edo-Lazarus, had been Earthland Lazarus all along. The details of their switching places could be explained later, but for now, he faced Jarvis, hands still glowing. "Well? Would you all be able to beat magic? I don't care if you are Edo-Phoenix wing or not, anyone who stops me from protecting my friends is in my way." He paused, and spoke softly again. "So what'll it be?"

[Damian] Damian switched blades rapidly as things progressed, then released his first skill barrier. His magic energy had recharged nearly to full, and he hoped he could keep it that way for the rest of the day. "Awfully confident when you don't know the full extent of the powers you're facing off against. You'd all save yourself some trouble leaving, because Amelia isn't even here, in Earthland if what Master Jamie said is accurate, and we won't hand her over any time soon regardless." His blades shimmered briefly as their edges sharpened once more. This group wanted to fight? Then by the gods, he'd give them one he wouldn't soon forget. [James] "It would seem Master Jamie is intent to give you that chance by joining the guild. What's actually stopping you from joining?" Once they both had their tickets, James put them where they could wait for whoever was left to start trickling in, which many of the members who'd kept the majority of the Rune Knights busy were already doing, many nursing various wounds, though nothing serious. [Edo-Damian] "Cool your jets, Mayat, I know what you think of me." He turned back to Sasha and his eyes softened again, ever so briefly, before, becoming their usual cold hardness. "I...I'll keep coming back to honor James's memory, but that's about it. After all, he died on my watch, it's part of why I left." Heading for the door, he stops and looks back at the two members of Phoenix Wing. "For what it's worth, I still think this guild is capable of shutting down a lot of the more violent guilds without resorting to their measures. You're also the kindest, most caring people I know. Don't change." With that, Damian vanished out the door, climbed upon Titanus, and set out for the capitol.

Edolas Sayuri

"Ah, thanks," she stands up and watches Damian leave, "Really? 'Regular' huh? You think he'd keep up on who the Commanders are considering he's a mercenary. Oh well. Wait... If Jamie, White Hydra and Pen are all making their moves does that mean mentor is going to..." she takes a sip of her drink absentmindedly.

Sayuri

She looks over an Mina, "Well I don't know what to tell you. Even if I did you probably wouldn't believe me. Can we just leave it at a coincedince? Otherwise We'll be here for a while. I'm looking for some of my... friends is there a city close by?" Mina kept the bow trained on Sayuri for a couple seconds before lowering it and returning the arrow to her quiver, "You... Fine but you'll explain it to me on the way. Either way you'll be out of my hair. Follow me I'll take you to the town, she starts to walk away before turning and walking over. Pulling out a some bandages out of her bag she roughly wraps the wound. She turns and walks briskly without another word. Shrugging Sayuri hurries after her, "So where do you want me to start?"

Mayat chuckled softly. "My 'jets' haven't even gotten started Damian. And watch what your saying a little more. You never know. I might be an agent for Iron Enigma, I was with them for many years you know." She pushed herself up and reclined on the counter, putting one fut on it so her leg makes a triangle with it, and her other hanging off it. "Have fun stormin' the castle." She said softly after he left. She sat there a few moments before getting down and making herself another drink. She pointed a finger at Sayuri. "And aren't you supposed to head back to the other room?" Melina looked over James. "Well the simplest reason is I enjoy killing, and your guild seems to be vehemently against that. Second of all, I have my own agenda and travel a lot, meaning I'd be joining a group I'd be visiting once in a blue moon. And while I couldn't possibly harm your reputation any more after today, would you really want a murderer in your ranks?" She shrugged, and unhooked their arms, stretching. "As for not joining a dark guild, I don't want to hang around a but of assholes either." Mithera let out a small gasp of surprise as the dragon came into view, and when he spoke directly to her, she put one leg forward and did her best version of a bow, lowering her head to near the floor, and looking as submissive as possible. "I-I apologize if my form offends you, sir D-dragon. I saw one of your kind when I was young and was utterly awestruck. L-later in life, long after it was thought y-your kind were gone, I made this form in memory, and i-in my own way, a tribute to your kinds majesty." Hemlock's glare didn't end as he moved further into the cave. He easily towered over even Mithera. It was amazing. She was the size of a Legion and still, Hemlock was easily twice, perhaps three times her size. Were this cave not so large, he'd likely be unable to enter at all. Still, he did not interrupt. He allowed her to speak. He was judging her based on her words. "I-I'll be the first to admit my actions in this form were not all good or venerable, but I promise I have not trashed the name of dragons. At least not as much as humans themselves have. A race I have not been in so long I can no longer count myself as one of those. In fact, I do not count myself as any species as my form are not truly them. I implore you to forgive me for my transgression of appearing as a dragon to those who have never seen one, and if it would please you I can choose to never be of this form again. I would hate to continue offending something who's legacy I shouldn't of taken into my own hands but have. I apologize yet again and ask for forgiveness." "It had been j-just so long since I had seen a dragon. At the time I thought that maybe, j-just maybe I could make a form like one and see one again. So I toiled for years, remembering all I could about the dragon I had once seen. I didn't have any reference books or anything like that, I-I had been living in the wild for so many years since... Well since magic became distrusted. I had run away from civilization so that I could practice my magic in peace, I lived alone for a long time. Eventually I created my wolf form, and lived in a pact for many years, glad to have a new family that accepted me, even though I knew it would only last for so long." "And then eventually I started to make other forms as I became more knowledgeable about life and how it works. I traveled the world as many different animals, many forms of which I decided to discard eventually, all of which culminated in me learning something new about life and how life worked inside and out without ever having to dissect a single living thing like humans. I-I was free in every sense of the word! I felt amazing the entire time I was free from restraints, something even as a little girl I had enjoyed. Not considering rules and blowing caution half to the wind. As a child I always felt like I could conquer anything in my way, b-but I know that's not true now. I came to understand that." Even now Hemlock did not stop the smaller creature. This female, was interest and yet still so infuriating. Her form. Her reasoning. She was selfish. At least that was how he'd felt so far. And yet even in this form she grovels. Showed no courage, no pride. And yet she wished to be a dragon. He laid before her. He exhaled through his nose, his snout just before her. "But when I lived in the wilds, I truly was invulnerable to almost any enemy. Any wound I sustained I could simply shift to a smaller form and heal it in the process. I was unstoppable, I was the queen of my domain, of the wilds, and I stopped considering myself human. While yes I did sometimes interact with humans, I only did it out of curiosity of what was going on. I learned a lot about the numerous kingdoms of the world and I felt like I could recite the histories of any place at any time without fail and only minor errors. Yes, I was very arrogant at the time and wrongly felt unstoppable. At any time the right wizard could've come by, hunting or something, and ended my life with a wave of his hand. Though after one bad run-in with one, I chose to avoid their kind and the guilds, in fear of that happening. While my vision of invulnerability had been shattered, by will hadn't been, and I kept learning new forms, surviving, and defying death at every turn." "Eventually I stopped counting the decades that had passed since my running away. And I thought that, if I became one of your kind, s-sir Dragon, I would've reached the epitome of my ability. I toiled for well over four decades working on a dragon form. Studying lizards, watching birds, experimenting. But what I ultimately ended up with left much to be desired, and it took me at least another decade before I realized I could never be of the size of a true dragon, and created the form that is bowing before you now. S-so once I had accomplished that I took it upon myself at the time to re-invent the legends of dragons and go down in history as one of your kind. I wished to be immortal in books and paper like other dragons had been. I felt that I could... I could, for all intents and reasoning, become a dragon myself." "I started by trying to assert myself over a small town in the middle of nowhere. Cut off from the rest of the world by miles of travel. I didn't remember then, but it had been the town I was born in. And I had been preparing my flight into town when I had spied an aging couple bringing flowers to a grave in the woods. I had been... I had been nesting near there and had watched the event from not too far away. They never noticed me, or never showed that they had noticed me, and after they left I couldn't bring myself to charge into town and impose my strength and will like some dragons of legend. M-my humanity began to return." "S-so I chose to simply create a form that was like a... A pet, I guess, that shared the likeness of a dragon, but much much smaller. Another choice that I made, thinking I still could become a dragon. So I became a small little dragon, and I landed on the elderly couple's roof every day, and sat there. Listening to their daily conversations and their lives and their wishes. They eventually noticed me, and over time I became almost their pet until they died of age. During that time is when I took the name I use now, Mithera. I had left markings in the ground outside their door indicating that name, and sat there until they saw it, and started calling me by it. It... Felt oddly satisfying to have a name. Like a name made me fit somewhere. Until they died that is..." Having heard all of that he decided to speak. He had enough. "You." He lifted his head narrowing his large eyes as he looked at her. "You say you wished to be a dragon. And yet you really had no idea of what you were doing. Do you truly believe a dragon's life and sole desire is to impose its strength on those around it?" He was serious. His voice was calm and yet it gave the feeling of anger. "Perhaps some wish to do this, but not all. We all wish to live. Like any other creature. And yet we have been demonized." He growled. "You may no longer consider yourself human, but you once were. You bow before me and grovel. No Pride, or conviction. You beg for forgiveness and apologize over and over. And still wish to be a dragon?" Hemlock lifted his claw and brought it down just beside Mithera causing the cave to shake. "In all the time you've lived, have you truly learned as much as you say?" He had barely lived one hundred years and he looked down on her. "Dragons to you are mere beasts. Known for their power and form. Your thoughts line up with any other human. The same humans that awoke me and my brethren from our eternal slumber. The same humans who gave us new life in order to turn us into their personal weapon." He snarled and leaned in closer the hatred evident in his eyes. Not towards her of course. It was all brought up in his words regarding his past. "Your vision of dragons is no different than the rest of your former species who allowed my brethren to die. Who tried to kill me and my remaining family when we attempted to gain freedom of our own. I watched my brother die. We had just barely lived for 6 years." He finally stopped. "Even now. Can you truly call yourself a dragon? Can you bring yourself to even consider living this fantasy you've come up with for yourself?" He stomped once more beside her. "SPEAK!" Mithera would lower her head to the ground as Hemlock spoke, pulling her head away a little with each stomp, wincing. When she spoke, her voice was quieter then before, but she sounded like a child realizing what they did was wrong. "No. I wouldn't dare call myself a dragon." She shivered a little, her eyes unable to pull themselves away from him. Her voice became a little louder. "I haven't dared in years, and I never will dare again." She slowly raised her head up a little, but kept it near the ground to continue to show submissiveness. "I will always be a part human, and I must accept that I tried too hard not to be, and thought I was something I wasn't. Or maybe I was just running away. Regardless, I do not deserve the honor of being called a dragon." Hemlock became visibly calmer after his small lecture and he lowered his head slightly. "You have lived a long time. I can see that much. Longer than myself even. However, you've much to learn about this world and even yourself." His large maw formed a grin as he looked down as her. "Still, you may very well become a dragon yet. One day." He didn't know why, but he felt that even if it hadn't been in the past, her heart was in the right place. And even he would consider her a dragon. Maybe. Mithera lifted her head a little, but stopped, her eyes meeting his. "Age doesn't denote wisdom. Another lesson that was not easy to learn. As for being a dragon... I can't truly be a creature I was not born as. I will always be smaller, weaker, and frailer, and so I do not delude myself anymore. Your kind are simply... Are beyond any wizard's capabilities." She let her head drop again. "I... Appreciate you trying to cheer me up however. And I am honored to meet one whose kind I once strived to become." Hemlock nodded listening. "It is as you say." He said calmly as he chuckled a bit. However, he lifted his head and lifted his head once more. "Now. When will you be returning to your home?" He asked getting a bit more relaxed as he laid down. It was probably better if she and Karn didn't remain too long. Mithera made a soft shrug, laying down as well, and rested her head on the ground near Karn. "We were on our way to where Karn here is staying when a ball of poison flew past me, I investigated, turned out to be your pupil here, and that's how we ended up in your cave. So we can head off whenever you feel we should, we don't really have a time limit."

The red-haired mage was about to teleport himself and Trinity to the outside when they heard a dog barking. What the... Maddox thought to himself. Trinity decided to go find the dog, running ahead. With a sigh, Maddox jogged after her. I am out of shape. Seriously, I shouldn't be this exhausted. The two made their way upstairs. Maddox stopped and stared when he finally saw Nori. "Is... is it a dog or is it a spider?" he asked, somewhat jokingly. But he was genuinely confused. This was a creature he had never seen before. The spider-dog-thing appeared to be circling around a lit cigarette on the ground. Maddox thought for a second before turning to Trinity. "I think its owner got caught in the Anima. Look at that cigarette and where it is." He pointed toward it as proof. "We should get this thing out of here too..." "I think we should just let the slaves do all the work, Maddox," Ursus suggested. There was a look of anger on his face and he appeared dirty as if he had been working in an unclean factory. "I didn't ask what you thought for a reason, Ursus," Edo-Maddox responded, looking the bigger man directly in his eyes. "I want them built as fast as possible. It isn't like the men were doing anything better." Ursus seemed to grow even angrier. "You succeeded me as the master of White Hydra but that doesn't mean my opinion is worthless. I say we let the slaves do all the work so our men don't get tired out in case of a fight." The expression on Edo-Maddox's face didn't change. "You don't understand how there will be no fight. Utter annihilation awaits the kingdom. These men are strong, they can work and fight later. If they are so weak as to be unable to follow my simple commands then they deserve to die." Edo-Maddox turned away from Ursus and walked out of the guild hall, stopping a few meters away from the door and taking a deep breath. The big man followed him outside. "You're foolish, Maddox. I'm beginning to regret handing you the reigns. We have the opportunity of a lifetime and you're going to blow it. Your behavior is erratic, too. Power is important but you have to show some respect to the guild. These men bust their asses for you and all you do is force them to work more. You may be powerful but you're too crazy to be in charge of White Hydra." Edo-Maddox didn't say a word for a moment. He slowly turned to face Ursus after taking another deep breath. "Are you taking control of White Hydra, Ursus?" The big man scowled. "I'm seriously contemplating a mutiny, Maddox." Their gazes were locked. Ursus rushed forward, slamming his gigantic fist towards Edo-Maddox's face. Despite Ursus appearing to be stronger, given he was bulging with muscles, Edo-Maddox lifted his left hand and blocked the punch without budging. Ursus began to grunt in effort as he tried to overpower Edo-Maddox. "You've made a grave mistake, Ursus," Edo-Maddox informed him. "Power is everything. You are restrained by your sense of companionship with the other assassins. If a trained killer has any compassion, no matter how small, they have an exploitable weakness and a fundamental failure that will hold them back." His fist shot forward, punching entirely through Ursus's chest. Blood dripped down to the ground as the big man began fighting for air. "I do not care that you were the former master. You are weak. The weak always fall before me." Edo-Maddox withdrew his arm, now covered in blood. Ursus remained standing for a moment but slowly began to lose his balance. Once he finally collapsed onto his back, Edo-Maddox relaxed out of his combat stance. "I was born for greatness. All of Edolas will be mine. Spend your dying moments remembering the power you just tried to defy. Your last breath will be painful and you will die regretting your decision to go against me." Ursus tried to say something but it was too quiet to hear. Edo-Maddox began walking back to the guild hall, inspecting his bloody arm and paying no notice to the dying man he left behind.

The blonde boy curiously tipped his head to the side as now Zenoram explained the weird thing about him. Two different people in one body? Did that mean this guy was some sort of bipolar, split personality guy? Or maybe two would in one body? Was that even a thing? Master Rian told him a story on that, but it was about forcing two souls into one body, and was considered a forbidden art. Despite this odd situation, Karn simply smiled brightly, unfazed. "Well then nice to me you Zeno!" Karn chirped happily before turning his gaze toward the cave entrance. Jaw dropping a little at the sight of something he dreamed of since seeing Master Rian's battle with a giant monster. "Ah... Um... T-thank you." Zenoram said with a slight blush. This was honestly the first human who'd ever really accepted him. He wasn't quite sure how to react. But he was happy. He smiled, but doing a semi-freak out when Karn reacted to Hemlock. Hemlock was serious. He couldn't let Karn get him angry or interrupt the conversation with the female creature... Mithera! That was her name. Emerald eyes widening until it looked like they would pop out of his skull, his body seeming to tremble and vibrate from contained excitement. Honest, he tried very hard to not scream like some fan girl, really, but he couldn't help but let out a excited squeal as he jumped up and down, bouncing from side to side happily as his arms shot up in the air in utter happiness. Green eyes taking in the magnificent creature before him. "It's a real dragon! This is so awesome! Yes! Finally! I lived to see a real dragon!" Karn squee'd, obviously having no ounce of fear for the creature that can easily pulverize him, then tried covering his own mouth as Mithera started to basically grovel and the two had a conversation. Zenoram quickly tried to quiet down Karn. "Shhh... Shush... Karn." He tried and tried. "Uwah... P-please... S-stop." He even got a bit teary eyed. And it only escalated further with what came next. During this, Karn tried very hard, but had to let off some excited steam and so his body suddenly transformed into the massive beast of the Northern Chimera. The massive feline like creature with dragon features jumping up and down about the cave and spinning in circles like chasing the long thick tail. "I did it Ru! I found one!" Karn cheered in a hushed excited mutter before thumping onto the ground just started rolling about. Finally Zero had had enough. He took over and tackled the newly transformed Karn to the ground wrestling to shut his mouth. "Keep Quiet." He was whispering, but by the tone and anger in his voice one might have thought he was yelling. Transform back and keep your mouth shut dammit." Despite how he was just tackled by a Dragon Slayer, the Chimera didn't seem as hurt by it as he would as a human, simply giggling as the large muzzle was being forced shut to the best of now Zero's abilities. "I'm too happy though." he whispered, much more quietly then Zero, purring deeply before the large arms engulfed around the other male in a hug and pulling him into the Chimera's fluffy mane. Basically cuddling Zero, this managed to distract him enough to be quiet. Zero growled quietly and struggled a bit. But Zenoram yelled at him to stop cause Karn had actually stopped. Zero was angry. He wanted to beat Karn senseless. But he didn't. Because he's such a nice freakin guy. Or because Zenoram was begging him not to. Either way. Once Mithera was finished and went to be beside him, the Chimera nodded in agreement. Before getting off of Zero and standing upright. The long tail wagging side to side like a whip before it stilled as his golden gaze focused on the dragon. Taking in the scent and using the Chimera's sense of smell to take in every detail he could muster, golden gaze examining thoroughly before he sat on his haunches and smiled brightly. "Yup! We were just on our way back to Magnolia. But it's was a nice surprise to meet Zero, Zenoram and you Mr. Dragon." Karn purred. Zero sat up. He looked pissed, but he didn't make a move. He stood and dusted himself off. "Well make sure you don't tell anyone about us. Got it?!" He said a in a tone with a hint of ferocity in his voice. Karn looked to Zero, perking with a happy smile despite the Dragon Slayer's pissed attitude. "I give a Chimera's promise." he chirped, crossing a x over his heart with a claw. While also silently swearing he wouldn't abuse the dragon form. Only for emergencies.

As they arrived at the capitol, and landed, Edo-Jamie looked about warily, expecting either Edo-Maddox to attack, or Pen to do so. When neither did, Ed0-jamie only grew more suspicious. He climbed down off Lizzy, turning to Liana, she offered her her hand. "We need to be careful" Edo-Jamie agreed with Edo-Karn. He turned to the earthlanderss, and took out of a pocket in the robe two berries. "These are the only berries I have. Rumor has it they help with using the magic in this world. You three know how to use magic. You should decided who will have a berry, and who won't" It was Sasha who spoke up, and Edo-Jamie expected her to say the two boys could have the berries. But she didn't. "That's simple then. Mayt and myself will have a berry each, seeing as he's not our Lazarus" Edo-Jamie's eyes widened, genuninely taken by surprise, and the he cursed, sliding quickly in front of Liana. "So instead of staying in the guild, you decided to prove how much more dishonest and an idiot you are by enlisting your earthland self. Do you really think I'm going to let you be anywhere near Liana, when we go to the castle?" Her tone was cold, annoyed and seriously ticked off. Edo-Sasha sighed, watching Edo-Damian leave. "Well. Great. We should probably...do something instead of sitting here" She said softly, and fiinished off her drink, "Stuck here while everyone is out there" she said grumpily Edo-Jarvis tensed, but he made no moved to move. Glaring at Lazarus, Edo-Jarvis said softly "you are a disgrace. You call them comrades? You just betrayed th all. You are a fool. Did you ever think that maybe your counterpart was just playing you, and will now murder them all? Of course you didn't, because you believe you are right and cannot fathom being wrong. What will you do, if you yourself killed Sasha, killed your comrades? Well?" Edo-Jarvis demanded, shaking with what could be anger. "he isn't you! And that has been your mistake." Jarvis sighed softly, and pulled away slightly, saying "You will find out what they were like, when you are grown. You'll have their qualities, little one. I'm ure they cared for you greatly" As Penny looked about, wondering what Pen was going to do now, she caught sight of someone. They looked vaguely familiar, and she frowned. What was his name? Had she even gotten his name? He had the weird dog. She sighed heavily. And started towards him. Figuring that that was enough playing around for now, Master Jamie stepped up, and took out a lacrima. This one was filled with what looked like green smoke. "I am tired of this game" She stepped forward, seathing the sword, "I hope you all have a pretty good idea of this land. If you wish to stay together, I'd grab hands' Not giving them a chance to do anything, Master Jamie smashed the Lacrima. it had an effect on nearby lacrima, to create a transportation effect on the four intruders, forcing them to...disappear. "Well" He said, turning to the others, "Thank god that interuption is over. So" She said turning to Felix with a smile, "You wish to join?"

A cigarette...? Here? Trinity looked at Maddox, after studying the... creature there for a moment. "Some kinda dog, I'll say." She shrugged her shoulders, but nodding in agreement. "Yeah, we should probably get this guy out of here." The archer stepped toward the creature, slowly, and dispelled her bow as she knelt down. "Hey boy. You lookin' for somebody? It doesn't look like that person is here, does it." She looked around carefully, before turning back to the dog. "I'm lookin' for somebody, too, y'know. I've been looking alone for a while, so why don't we go and look together, instead?" She held an arm out to the dog spider, smiling softly.

Jayce smiled in a satisfactory way as he he gave his hand a final clench, something akin to pride swelling in his chest as he admired his own work silently. Before he could compliment his hand in his mind anymore, he saw a pretty damn big shadow nearby, and the beating of gigantic wings as...something touched down. Looked like some kind of air-taxi animal. At least he figured it was normal transportation, since people were riding it...a few of which looked a bit familiar. One was even walking in his direction...it could either be the nearly-drowning bit, or the part where he was still short of breath, but his only response was really to wave with his artificial hand and give a small greeting of: "Hi." Nori ceased her pacing once she heard the footsteps of people...both of which smelled unfamiliar. As the two spoke, she shook uneasily, prepared to strike if need be. She was a hair away from outright biting the woman as she extended her hand out to her...but...there was just something about her smile that made the spider-dog cease shaking. Nori, at least understanding most of what the woman said, nodded her head once and barked, before sniffing the air.

Mayat shrugged. "Someone's got to be at the guild in case our two little prisoners manage to get past Jarvis. I'd rather not let anyone get hurt because we let the cat out of the bag too soon." She relaxed on the counter again, starting at the door. "But I know what you mean. We're there, in a weird sense, anyway. And since my counterpart is a part of Earthland's Phoenix Wing, I'll put my faith he's able to use his sword for good. Though I wouldn't put blind trust in him like Earthland Lazarus did. Dumbass." Mayat shook her head, putting her hands behind it and relaxing. Mayt sat up as he heard Sasha say that the Lazarus that was with them wasn't the real one. He yawned slightly, and slowly let go of Liana. "If he's fake, does that mean we left the real Lazarus behind? And judging by reactions, I take it he isn't exactly a good guy, is he?" He cracked his fingers, closing his eyes for a moment, before leaning forward and putting is hand out to Edolas Master Jamie. "I'll take one of those berries though, seems like I'll need it." Mayt grinned some, while his vision was still a little blurry, he knew he could still probably handle anything a world without magic could throw at him.

"If they did care for me, why did they abandon me?" Amelia asked, leaning with Jarvis' movements, too tired to try and sit back up again Joshua was walking around the guild upstairs when he heard Edo-Jarvis talking to someone, talking to someone. Judging by what he heard now and earlier today, he had to guess Lazarus went and did something stupid with his alternate self. Sighing, Joshua opened the door and walked in. "So... what exactly is going on in here?" He asked" Also, try and keep the volume down, we got a girl trying to catch some shut eye nearby."

Lazarus (location: Edolas phoenix wing) He smirked, chuckling softly. "You're wrong." He then smiled purely. "How can you expect someone to be a comrade, without putting your faith in them. I believe, with every part of my soul, that my edolas self, is a comrade. That bond of feeling alone, is enough for me. It should be enough for anyone in Phoenix wing, earthland or edolas." He stepped forward, now glowing brighter than ever. "I've done terrible things in my past. I've even murdered people in order to gain power before joining Phoenix wing." He said solemnly. The only people that knew that in the guild were master Jamie and jarvis. It couldn't hurt telling edo-jarvis. "Master Jamie gave me a second chance... they somehow saw the good deep within me... It's only right that the Lazarus of this world gets a chance to wrong his rights... dont you think?" A tear dripped down his cheek, flashbacks of all his evil acts flooding into his mind. His tone changed. "Now... It is my duty to use the remainder of this life to protect anyone in fear, or in need." He muttered. His voice became angry, and blunt. "Now... move, and allow me to leave, or accompany me." He punched his palm. "Because i'm getting to my friends one way or another." he grunted. He noticed Josh standing behind Edo-Jarivs. That meant... Josh now knew about his past. His facial expression changed to one of shock, and guilt. Edo-Lazarus (Location: Edolas captial) His eyes widened. His fears were true. She did know. But how? Could she tell their difference in age? He thought they looked too similar, but apparently not. He smiled. Maybe this was love. He wasn't earthland lazarus... and of course she knew it. He was still taken a back. "Crap." He took a defensive stance, drawing a short sword from inside his jacket, before pointing it at edo-Jamie. "Think before you act Jamie. You know I am your ally. I will prove it to you. Just give me a second chance to restore my true royalty with their honour. I could've killed Liana if I had wanted to whilst we were flying." He sheathed it. "It is true, me and my earthland self conspired. But he was the only one out of all of you who put any faith in me. It's only fair I repay him by not letting him down now right?" He pumped his arm and grinned. "I wont interfere with your plan. I will stop Pen from taking away the magic of these two." He clenched his fists. He had to. He spoke under his breath. "Keep safe Liana. You too Sasha." He turned on the spot and ran. He doubted they would chase, after all, they had a plan to carry out. He found a quiet alley way, and ran his hand through his hair multiple times, taking most of the white paint-like mixture out. His hair now back to resembling black. He was still wearing earthland lazarus' clothes though... they could switch later.

Edo-Karn stood as Lizzy landed, watching Edo-Jamie before snapping the emerald gaze to the newly discovered Edo-Lazarus, giving a annoyed sigh and rubbed their temples as the idiot prattled on. "When did they even switch? They must be fucking hair salonist's and bloody strippers. Or just strippers. Gay strippers." the blonde muttered under their breath, trying not to lose their temper, feeling their heart start pumping and the pain return and twisting the chest. If anyone was going to bloody kill them, it would be those two fucking idiots. "Know your not the enemy? You may not mean to, but with your idiotic tendacies you will get innocent people killed so you might as well be. And you exactly haven't proven yourself to be trustworthy. Shall I list off? First, you come to our guild with Pen, placing a bunch of bullshit even the Earthlanders caught, then when we told you to stay put you bust into our home and into our off limits room and force us to raise the alarm quickly about the Princess which puts both us and her in danger, then you decide to lie and hitch a ride, acting like that lovesick idiot with a skimpy outfitted girl like some perverted old geezer too old to get laid? Well fuck you too." The blonde growled before glaring as the idiot bolted away before looking at everyone else with another sigh. They could of just hooked the guy again with hooked wires, but decided he just wasn't worth the effort. "Leave him, the idiot isn't worth chasing down when we have better things to do. Our opponents probably know about Liana about now anyways. If he joins up with Hotrod or Queen Bitchiness, we can beat in his face then. If he decides to do something stupid and fuck over everyone, I'll rip his dick off and shove it in his mouth." Edo-Karn grumbled before looking to Sasha, face calm. "I realize love is strange and a outsider wouldn't understand, but I don't get the attraction to your Lazarus after ditching his friends just for someone who looks like him and he just bloody met." they said before taking a jumping down from Lizzy and waited for the others to jump off before making a motion with their hand, causing the legion to take off to the sky. "Come on let's get going. We don't have much time, if any. Everyone's goons will try and jump on us if spotted so be prepared for a fight." Edo-Karn said to everyone before looking to Edo-Jamie to lead the way.

Felix blinked when the four opponents disappeared. He hadn't even really been able to see if the attack he'd thrown had connected, which was unfortunate for his experimentation with the rail shot. He needed to know how it did in actual combat. As Master Jamie turned and spoke to him, Felix opened a container and moved the iron sand that lay around him back inside. He beamed at the question. "I definitely do! Your guild is the best there is!" He was still smiling broadly as he looked around at the other members. Even after a battle that, in all honesty, they didn't look like they were winning, they still glowed with the radiance of comrades after a good time together. "I know it'll be the best place to learn and grow as a wizard."

"I understand." Hemlock said calmly as he glanced at the two. "For now, eat and rest. I shall take you two home under the cover of night." He said leaving no room for debate as he closed his eye. "What?! You've gotta be fuckin kiddin me! We can't just let them..." He stopped when Hemlock glared at him. "Fine. Whatever." Soon Zero was gone and Zenoram was in control. "S-sorry about him. He's rather... Distrusting." He explained with a small nervous chuckle. "But please there is a lot of food. Feel free to have as much as you need." He added, his voice warm and kind. "There is also a large beast just outside the cave. I ate some of it. But feel free to have some yourselves. Cook... Or raw if you can handle that." Hemlock spoke once more before closing his eyes once again. And with that he was going to rest for a few hours.