[h3]Ajax Thera & Stacy Kaiser[/h3]

Now that Oriel and Aiden were in the training clothes, Ajax walked towards the front door. The train at the station began to depart once Aiden's Ice Guardians finished retrieving the gear, leaving everyone at the facility. As it sped down the tunnel and vanished, Ajax opened the front doors. There was a long hall with several steel doors along it. It appeared almost like a sanitarium, though it was noticeably tidy and well-kept.

At the end of the hallway was a steel ladder going straight up, presumably to a hatch leading to the surface. [b]"The second door on the left is the barracks,"[/b] Ajax pointed out, before moving his finger to point at the door across the hallway. [b]"Across is the gymnasium, where there is exercise and weight training equipment."[/b] Now he pointed at the closest door on the left. [b]"That is the main office, where I will be staying at night."[/b] The final door on the right. [b]"And that is the cafeteria, and by extension the kitchen and storage."[/b]

Almost perfectly on queue, Stacy opened the cafeteria door and strolled out into the hallway, leaving it open for everyone to travel through. The cafeteria itself was rather small, only having two tables with six seats each. There was a door leading to the kitchen, which was connected to the cafeteria by a half-wall serving as a type of bar. Next to that door was another open door, leading to an empty storage room with several shelves and crates. [b]"Place is spotless,"[/b] Stacy updated, before noticing Aiden's Ice Guardians.

[b]"Ice..."[/b] she mumbled, before a grin formed on her face. [b]"A fire and ice couple, how cute."[/b] Without waiting for Aiden or Oriel to defend themselves, the pale girl turned to Ajax. [b]"Should I just wait outside?"[/b] He nodded quietly and she departed as such. After climbing the ladder, she left the hatch open, creating a square spot of sunlight on the hallway's floor at the base of the ladder. Now Ajax turned to Aiden and Oriel again. [b]"Organize the supplies. Keep the food separate from the water and make sure the clothes and other gear go on the shelves. Once you two are finished, place your personal belongings on any of the bunks in the barracks and meet me outside."[/b]

The big man casually walked over to the ladder himself and ascended, leaving Aiden and Oriel to their chore. Once they finish and make their way outside, they would find that Ajax didn't exaggerate about the environment. The land above the facility was desolate and empty. Not a single sprout of vegetation to be seen. Not even a bird in the sky, or even a cloud for that matter. The desert heat would be felt from the ladder, but standing outside just made it worse. While Ajax, despite wearing thick, dark, armored clothes didn't seem to be bothered, Stacy Kaiser was visibly bothered by the heat.

Once the recruits got to the surface, Ajax continued explaining their situation. [b]"When I said this was a hostile environment, I wasn't joking,"[/b] he said first, surprisingly devoid of smartassery. [b]"There is no water within a hundred miles and us four are the only living things here. Well..."[/b] Now Stacy spoke up. [b]"There's a local monster that shows up every once in a while,"[/b] she explained, wiping some sweat from her brow. [b]"Annoying bastard. Thing only eats dirt... I think... it still attacks if you get too close."[/b]

The Wizard Saint nodded in agreement. [b]"I believe it's called a Gravedigger. It isn't too much of a problem so long as you don't pick a fight with it. Actually a gentle creature..."[/b] After shrugging his shoulders, Ajax continued. [b]"The point is you have no reason to not hold yourselves back out here. From this day forward you will push yourselves to your limit. You don't have to worry about damaging anything or hurting others out here. And the only way to get stronger is to find your limits and break through."[/b]

Stacy jolted upright now, already detecting what was about to come. She took several steps away from Ajax as he raised his palm towards Aiden and Oriel. Slowly and calmly, he rotated his hand so the back of it was facing them, before gesturing for the pair to come at him. [b]"I need to see what you two are capable of. So come, demonstrate your power. I want to see your maximum output."[/b] His eyes narrowed as his body shifted slightly. This was the sign that he was prepared for combat. While the pale girl backed further away from the group, Ajax maintained his position. [b]"Show me what you can do."[/b]

[h3]Hana Oshiro - [color=deeppink]The Last Samurai[/color][/h3]

The pink-haired samurai slowed down slightly when Jeanne and Revan caught up with her, so she could hear them better over the wind. The situation had gotten worse, for the most part. The illusion was lifted, which was nice as Hana could now instantly identify enemies. But there was more enemies, and seemed stronger than simple tricksters. Being that one was blatantly being demonized and another had managed to change the entire landscape of Augustine.

[b]"My..."[/b] Hana spoke to herself, taking in what Revan suggested. Apparently it was Sairis that had become particularly nasty and not an enemy, so it made sense for Revan to handle him. Hana's skills weren't well suited to holding back, after all. After the Vyper flew away to focus on his target, Hana stopped entirely and turned turned to Jeanne. [b]"This is becoming a disaster,"[/b] Hana spoke, her voice as calm and soothing as always.

Her hand noticeably clutched the spear tighter now, though her expression didn't change. [b]"We cannot allow this to go any further... our honor depends on it."[/b] Now her gaze shifted, looking all around. The various new structures were ominous and imposing. Hana didn't like them one bit. [b]"I will defeat the man responsible for this,"[/b] she said, her voice and expression suddenly taking an uncharacteristically steely resolve. The pink-haired samurai faced away from Jeanne now, toward the direction of the shrine.

[b]"My last encounter with evil was humiliating,"[/b] she confessed, still facing away from Jeanne. [b]"I will not let these people have their way... They will be given no mercy and they will not escape from me."[/b] The spear in her hand began to grow white as Hana used her requip magic. Now in her hands was her infamous white blade, still in its sheathe. [b]"Please do be careful,"[/b] Hana spoke, facing her comrade with a smile. [b]"And show these Vypers and Harpies what Lamia Scale can do."[/b]

With a final wink, Hana faced towards the distant shrine again and placed her free hand on the hilt of her blade. A look of concentration appeared on her face, though given her general appearance she appeared more cute than fierce. A brief but powerful gust of wind blasted from Hana, though it seemed nothing happened. She didn't even seem to have moved an inch. After a second or two, all the spires and structures around Augustine town received a clean slice completely through them, about halfway up. The bisected upper halves slowly began to slide, all at the same time, before crashing to the ground with simultaneous impacts.

Hana looked forward, not even sparing a glance at the damage her attack caused. She knew she didn't hit anyone, but she couldn't account for the falling debris. The thought wasn't even in her mind at this point. The Last Samurai leaped forward, seemingly vanishing in a blur of motion. She had chosen her opponent, and now she was closing in. A blur of pink, followed by a trail of cherry blossoms, pointed towards the demonic shrine in the distance.

[h3]Piper Hatfield - [color=hotpink]Ms. One Shot[/color][/h3]

The sniper looked around at her new surroundings, instinctively going back-to-back with the nearby Nigel in case there was an immediate ambush. She couldn't understand everything that was going on, but it seemed that a whole new group of people was thrown into Augustine Town. And not all of them were allies. [b]"Well at least there's stuff to shoot at now,"[/b] Piper spoke through gritted teeth, though she sounded more irritated than excited.

The shotgun in her hand began to glow. [b][color=hotpink]"Requip! Bazooka!"[/color][/b] In her hands was now a much larger, more tubular weapon. Unlike her mistake earlier with Xavier, Piper was able to understand that Sairis was not the enemy, despite the fact he looked like one presently and seemed to be acting like one. Instead she decided to focus on the people she didn't know, as they were certainly enemies.

[b]"Boost me onto one of these rooftops,"[/b] she barked at Nigel. She pointed towards one of the nearby demonic structures. [b]"If you can get me on top of that, I'll have the perfect position to-..."[/b] She stopped speaking mid-sentence as the structure she desired suddenly was cut in half horizontally. She only watched silently as the upper half collapsed, noticing quickly that the same thing happened to the other demonic things all over the town. [b]"Okay, [i]that[/i] building will do decently,"[/b] Piper corrected, pointing at a new building that wasn't as tall but had the benefit of not being destroyed.