(@Expolar mentioning for you in case you didn't see Yipee's post)

Sasha
@YipeeXD
Sasha flinched at the harsh tone, as if she had been hit. She sat there stiffly as he he spoke, before taking off, refusing to react, even as the harsh manner ripped through her.

What was she meant to think now, after everything?

it was like something punched her in the heart, and she managed to maintain composure, just. Something was wrong, something was up, and Lazarus didn't trust her enough to tell her.

She shuddered, the only reaction, and rose, deciding she didn't want to be there right then, and unhurriedly made her way out of the stadium.

Gabriel
@T2wave
How could gabirel explain the dynamics of the guild, when he didn't understand it entirely himself? "I...I don't do well, articulating what i want to say, or do...and they have a solider mentality. Do you know, the only soldiers I've known have been the ones with whips who enjoyed entirely too much using them. And mistreating the slaves in other ways" he said softly, trailing off as he finished, not particularly wishing to think on such things.

But Ariel seemed to be having her own problems, maintaining her magic. Gabriel hesitated, before saying "Have you tried using a focusing object? Maybe something with just a little bit of the magic you want in it, like a jewel? Something that won't over power you, but that can help to enable you to focus?" He asked, willing to help Ariel

Angelo vs Jackie part two

The second the judge called out for the battle to begin Angelo went to work he again applied an electrical current to his feet and hovered in the air. this method of moving was what Angelo prefer to call "shoe gliding" for obvious reasons and this method was also faster then just regular running and didn't take a lot of his magical energy to maintain. Once Angelo got into striking distance he jumped high and decided to go with an overhead kick at the current height he was able to reach he would make her regret it if she didn't dodge the blow cause it would at the very least cause her pain on the impact...

Jack(ie) watched Angelo, her expression not changing in the slightest as the lightning mage began hovering in the air. She honestly thought he was being an idiot. Even if the spell cost little magical energy, it was still taking some and would add up over time. Still, to each their own and this guy seemed to not care. When he finally went on the offensive with an overhead kick, her mind quickly jumped into analyzing the situation. Taking it was out of the question. From his height, that was likely to leave a mark she couldn't afford to have. Blocking wasn't much better and he could always try to shock her then. Dodging was best, but she would have to over dodge incase he decided to cause a small explosion to add force to his kick.

So with that being processed, she rolled out of the way and put some distance between them, before observing him again, trying to figure out what his fighting style might be.

Angelo grinned as he landed knowing she would dodge however it seemed that her expression didn't change during the entire moment which meant that her eyes were watching him and trying to analyze him. Obviously this girl was planning on studying him before deciding on a perfect strategy to attack him with. Angelo then thought that he should start doing things unexpectedly to throw her off, the biggest thing for people that try to over analyze a situation is to be duped by something so simple. Angelo then held his right hand up and the other hand was behind his back as he started to simply walk to her with a smile. It was a smile that one would give if he was just strolling down the street without a care in the world.

Angelo simply walked and did nothing else but get closer to her. If she decided to attack him then his other hand would have a lightning bolt ready to strike her with and if she tried to dodge again Angelo could easily close the distance and still hit her with a lightning bolt. Do the unexpected and your opponent wont know what hit them...

Jack was surprised when Angelo suddenly smiled and began casually walking towards her. She could only to roll her eyes at this. Standard assassination 101. Look harmless and approach the target while holding back ones blood lust. Get close and let ones blood lust loose, startling the target as they realize exactly how dead they are. Go in for the kill.
"Really, if you're going to do something I've done to others about a hundred times, you might as well give up." She said, her tone as bored as she looked."First a standard overhead kick, now assassination 101. Honestly, you might bore me and I'll forfeit the to spare everyone else the same feeling."

oh but madam im am only trying to get you to be serious otherwise this fight isn't very good. I've been waiting to fight in the arena but my first opponent is only analyzing me. If you expecting me to waste my energy just trying to attack you then you must be the stupid one. One does not reveal their hand so readily in the first moments. So unless you get serious im just going to toy with you like this Angelo said with a laugh before he got a few feet closer then he got rid of his mask and grinned as he pulled out his hand from behind his back lightning magic: lightning salvo! and with that command he threw one bolt at her then two then 3 despite how quickly he threw those again they didn't cost him much energy since he didn't put a lot of power into it at best it would only stun her if they hit but he wanted her to pull out all the stops otherwise he would have been excited for nothing...

Jack simply smirked at Angelo's words, realizing he was simply trying to turn her own words against her to try and anger her. However, all he had done was reveal a weakness of his own to her and she could only find that to be mildly amusing. As he advances, she backed off, knowing full well that he was simply trying to close the distance to attack still. When his attack did come, she had to react fast. Though not as fast as natural lightning, lightning magic was still very fast and not to mention one of the most powerful elemental magics. While she managed to dodge most of the bolts, one managed to hit her in the right arm and she quickly put more distance between herself and Angelo before testing her arm. It seemed fine but too many hits and she could find it slower to react or paralyzed.

Sighing, mist began covering the arena, forming a thick blanket around their feet, though there was a clear space around Jack, preventing Angelo from taking complete advantage of the water vapor.

smart move vapor vs lightning wont end well otherwise Angelo said taking a stance ready to fight for real but Angelo also had the idea that he had just for this kind of situation. just in case he ever found himself against a mage that could use the entire battlefield to their advantage Angelo had to come up with a plan to counter it but unfortunately it took time to execute and he needed to set up the field first. Angelo then took a lightning bolt into his hand and threw it straight at her half hoping it would miss otherwise it would end to soon. This one had more power then his first lightning attack and if it went through then she could be twitching uncontrollably for a few moments that would allow Angelo to close the distance and force her to yield...

"Idiot." Jack muttered to herself as a wall of mist rose up and blocked the bolt. Mist being made of water, some of the electricity moved through the mist and around the field. Jack wasn't foolish though and took advantage of the field. Using Mist-Make she created to make a chain made of mist within the mist covered ground. Using her Mist magic, she manipulated it to slither along the ground and wrap around Angelo's leg and anchor him.

@Raijinslayer


Marlene's sword swiped swiftly towards Argus, but before it could decapitate, an arm intercepted the swipe. The sword would pierce the arm with a sickening squelch, but remarkably didn't cut all the way through. The woman couldn't believe her eyes! She tried to force more weight onto the blade to cut more, yet it was no use. Perhaps this darkness magic was able to even repel just enough of the opal's strike.

"D-Damn you!" she curses.

Suddenly, Argus instantly struck out with his free hand, grabbing Marlene by her wrist in an iron grip, as he activated his spell with a menacing whisper, blood red crimson eyes staring into intense emerald green with all the ferocity of a wild fire.

"Crimson God's Advanced Art: Hell's Retribution."

And before Marlene knew it, the world would explode into black and crimson flames as a veritable geyser of intense fire shot up around them, spreading out rapidly to match the spread of the flames underground. Just before it struck her, she quickly formed up a shield below her, trying to block the attack from below. Yet the initial blast was too much for the shield to take as it suddenly shatters, leaving her utterly vulnerable to the blast that engulfs her. A sickening scream pounds from her throat as she can feel like her skin was bubbling and skinning away from her body. Thankfully she was a mage and it wasn't literally doing that, but the agonizing pain was just like the real thing. But just before she couldn't take it anymore, it finally stopped. Only to implode on itself, compressing all of the energy into 5 meter dome of swirling inferno that caused the earth to shake and shatter again with the force of impact, before blasting outwards with another, much stronger shockwave that would definitely be felt by everyone nearby, sending up a great big gust of hot wind to smash into the nearby tree line.

Marlene was above the initial shockwave blast as she falls straight down into the middle of the crater. Her skin felt hot, but thankfully nothing seemed to be peeling off. Cuts and bruises were all over her body, with some blood coming from her mouth. Even her glasses happened to be slightly broken and crooked. She was injured... but alive. Her blade however... was gone.

Who was she facing? It seems as this mage was inquiring some form of demon magic. And for being one of her first opponents she would actually face off against (excluding the event yesterday), this was just over the top. Perhaps she DID underestimate this mage. Yet she wasn't just going to go down like this. Certainly not like this, laying on the ground, giving up.

She slowly gets onto her feet, the eyes already returning back to normal. Her legs were quite shaky, almost having her fall back down a few times. Her eyes still glow with green, as a symbol of hope. Marlene then takes a gander at Argus and sees that even he was quite battered up in the attack. Bloodied... bruised... cut...

And naked.

NAKED.

And what did Marlene do when she figured that out? She laughed. It started out nothing more then a mere chuckle, which escalated into a more prominent giggle, a silly laugh, and then finally escalates into a roaring laughter... right in Argus' face. She didn't know why exactly she did that, yet she didn't care. She just kept on laughing for at least a minute or two before finally calming down, wiping off the tears that came from her eyes.

"Now you know how it's like to be the victim of public nudity!" she then says to Argus as she almost stumbles back to the ground.

Yet little did they know... this incident will catch the attention of someone far more powerful then the both of them combined... and it was already on its way...

@Caits
Staving off the effects she grinned slightly. "I can relate to that a little. I think most people don't know how to respond to me. I don't know any soldiers though. So how they work and do things I can't really say." Pondering it a bit she glanced at Gabriel. "Maybe it just takes time to get used to how they operate. But they don't sound like the easiest to get along with. Maybe you could talk with someone higher up about how they acted."

Ariel was surprised that Gabriel came up with a suggestion to help her so quickly. To be honest she still wasn't all that well versed with items that influence magic. She only partially understood lacrama. Which she should probably learn more about now that she knew what they could do to her. "I'll have to try that some time. It would be a whole lot better than what I'm going through right now." Angelo's use of lightning caused her t switch to her Lightning magic. "Oh man. I really do need to try something. At least the switch isn't as rough as it used to be."

Karin Reese

Location: Park near the Domus Flau

While waiting, the she watched the games from a portable lacrima screen and was surprised to see Lazarus competing. She knew he was in Phoenix Wing, but wasn't aware that he was participating in the guild's team. As the battled neared it's end, Karin noticed how differently Lazarus was acting. With the battle over and Lazarus the victory, she noticed that he didn't seem all that excited. Did he reconsidered? It wouldn't be too much of a surprised. Just seeing from the lacrima screen, the girl looked terrible from the severe wounds that Lazarus gave her in their fight.

It only took a few minutes later when she could see Lazarus arriving in the park. Seeming as he was unaware and confused of where she was, Karin left her bench and calmly approached him. As she approached the wizard from behind, she gently rested her hand on his shoulder in hopes to calm him down. "Lazarus, are you feeling okay? I watched your fight and you won. But although you earned the points for your team, it seemed like you took the fight too far. Are you feeling okay?"

She waited to see how Lazarus felt. Once he was done venting whatever troubled him, she asked. "Were you able to decide on a answer for the offer I mentioned earlier?"

@YipeeXD


Location: Domus Flau, Crocus

With the first battle over, Grane could hear audience behind him. The water wizard, Pakuna, her magic was intriuging and having to fight such an opponent was more than interesting to see you Lazarus could beat her, if he could of course. But the Phoenix Wing wizard seemed to find a way to eventually prevail to victory, but at what cost. The games were a day of celebrating and invigorating magic, especially for those who can't use magic. Hopefully the next battles won't have a similar ending.

There was another voice that stood out more than the others in the audience. But he ignored it, thinking it was some kind of conversation going on in the public seats.

@Lugubrious

(OOC: Sorry for my late, and short reply >_< I was so busy and missed a lot so will just post this. Also low muse XD And Yami said he was coming back so unsure what to do with Cody here. Still waiting on Zarkun XD)
@Shikaru@rivaan@Raijinslayer
Angela Arthur James Jessica
Angela was too enthralled by the fight to notice that Jack had left as she now tugged excitedly on Janna's sleeve (assuming she has one XD)
"That was awesome! Did you see that! He was like 'raar' and she 'boom'!" Angela exclaimed quickly, so quickly that most of what she said, which had already made little to no sense, even harder to understand.
Arthur simply sighed in relief as Jack left and he decided to make no comment on Anya's slip-up. He had meet a few immortals in his time at the guild.

Hyun's arrival and Marlene's laughter only drew a confused look from Argus, though the latter did get him to move his head in her direction. As he saw Marlene laughing at him, he also let out a small chuckle, lifting a hand to pint at her, only for the pain to finally catch up to him. His eyes rolled up into the back of his head and he hit the ground with a low thump. If Marlene were to look at her own self, she'd find that, more likely than not, her own clothes had been destroyed as well, leaving her once again naked to the world, though the embarrassment should be less as their weren't any other men around to see the crystal mage in her birthday suit.

@Lmpkio



"Mediocre," was all Nidhogg had to say as Hikage initiated her attack, as all of her blades were intercepted by a wall of bone that had shot up from the ground, causing them to get stuck as the material hardened and grew around them. After that, the ivory wall quickly began to expand into a large dome, sliding over everything it it's way like an onrushing wave. While the soil was pushed back this advancing perimeter, the trees stayed where they were, the bone parting like water around them and closing immediately after passing them. Hikage would find the onslaught particularly hard to escape, as skeletal hands would burst from the wall in an attempt to grab her and drag her into the advancing wall. The wall would only stop growing once it had reached a rather large diameter of 20 meters all around, making it cover quite a large expanse.

On the inner side of the dome, there would be nothing but darkness and decay. The forest would be completely pitch black, not a smidgen of light to be found anywhere. The air was also soon to be filled with the scent of rotting flesh, as Nidhogg, situated at near the top of the dome in a hanging ivory pod, used his crawling horror magic to create boneless amalgamations of flesh to spread across the dome, releasing the sickly odor throughout the interior. After that, he'd make 3 stronger creatures, which he'd call , to hunt down the assassin. If she wasn't in the dome, the stalkers would exit out, the bone opening up to allow them passage in and out easily. Hikage, is she came close to the dome, would be assaulted by the hands again.

While the stalkers engaged the woman, Nidhogg would begin to alter the interior, causing spires of bone to grow and crisscross across the inside, so as to further push this battle in his favor. By making sure that his bone constructs were present in every area of the forest, he'd always have an advantage.

I do hope that the woman didn't avoid my attack. I don't really plan on leaving nor do I wish to have this go on longer than needed. I don't want to miss any more of the games than I have to

@Oblivion666

Lazarus

He didn't need to think any longer. "I'll do it." He shivered. "I want to live my life with my conscious clear." He gazed into the distance, down the street when saying this. "So what happens now?" He looked over his shoulder at her.

@Lugubrious

As Chester explained the story Ike couldn't help but have a confused look on his face. Akane Resort and the same creature from it? He was certain these were events from before he joined so he knew very little about such a thing. "Well I wasn't around for that time, I joined a month before the games started. Or was it a couple of weeks? Not important, yet I'm guessing you are trying to figure out why they attacked? If you guys need it. I can probably tell if they are lying or not. Although Im sure Indigo can do a much better job at that." It was Ike's way of trying to be helpful after what he done, might as well as start working towards them forgiving his little outrage.

@Lugubrious

Riona Ynnir

As she explained what happened being somewhat common, she simply shrugged and resumed watching the fight that escalated rather quickly. Yet the pirate lady stepped in only to be outclassed by a swords-woman who seemingly nullified all three of their magic. She couldn't help but grin as she was a woman who made it so every fight with her had to be won on your own skill. She would certainly be an interesting person to fight, although something told her shed need to be a bit more tame to even hold a candle to her skill. So she simply watched from the background as punishment would certainly be dished out.

@Raijinslayer

Hikage

Sure enough his bounty was well placed by all her attacks being stopped by an ever increasing dome. She tilted her head when skeleton arms started reaching for her. Her mind venom came and acted like a barrier against the hands that came to grab her, which she used as time to back away as it kept growing in size. Yet its expansion was a little faster than she predicted, so when she swerved around the tree she got caught by one of the hands and pulled right into the dark dome. Interesting, ability he had. He must have been a necromancer of some sorts as everything smelt like decay and rotting flesh. He even sent rotting things to come attack her, so it only further proved her assumption of his necromancer abilities. The beauty of her mind venom is it light up the area around her a bit. So she dodged the attacking stalkers with ease and threw knives at them before sprinting away spreading her mind venom out in a big radius to look around.

So far she saw nothing as she ran, just bone spires and these messed up creatures that couldn't even catch her. She ended up running to the other side of the dome and frowned. Did he run? No she would have seen the exit light as he walked out. Well two could play the waiting game, as such she decided to make this dome smell even more of death and further spread out her mind venom. One way or another this man would be dropping dead. "So. Necromancer abilities huh? Got an endless wave of minions to attack me with, yet you must be really new with your abilities cause they just look weak. Im sure I could kill them all with one good kick really. So Mr. Eater of Flesh, why don't you come down here so I can just kick your cannibalistic ass already? Didn't you say you want to have a fun time with me? Its rude to make a woman wait you know, cause that fun time sounds really good that it almost makes me drool. So...."

She said stopping her sentence as her Mind venom sprouted multiple tendrils with each clutching a dagger. "Lets have fun already." She said grinning with her eyes clearly showing an animal like state as her tendrils threw the knives in all directions, in an attempt to get him out of hiding.

Grant shrugged, and nodded with a slight smile. "I think if I really wanted to, I could keep her just about anywhere I wanted to. However, as you might be able to tell, that's not exactly my desire right now." He looked over at Lakota, making a note of how conspicuous she was. "And I assume no one else will hear about what we talked about down here, yes?" He added, before turning and heading to the stairs. He knew exactly where to get a pair of teleportation lacrima for his two new employees, and he didn't planned to be gone long. For the short time he would be away however, the two Mystic Beasts would be alone in each other's company, likely without any fear of someone coming out of nowhere upon them.

@Lugubrious
Mayt sighed as he walked back into the Phoenix Wing Hotel Courtyard. His hands were in his pockets, and he looked somewhat disheartened, but he had agreed to come back to the courtyard before leaving. It seemed Cody had a friend with him already, and the S-Class mage waved his hand halfheartedly at them. "Hey." He'd say calmly, coming to a stop a reasonable distance from the others. He would then return his hands back to his jacket pockets, relaxing. "I see James isn't back yet. I hope he comes back soon, I need to head out before too much longer, or I might as well not leave at all today." He would state simply, glancing about the courtyard.

@YamiNoNeko2341@Lunarlors34
Mithera sighed, bored already. She wished people would show up already so they could get this show on the road. She didn't enjoy being alone. Especially after years of being connected to Melina. She was amazed that in all that time she never got sick of her. Maybe that was part of the nature of that spell? Or, maybe, because their minds were so closely linked that enough of their personalities 'bled' into the other that they were always, in a way, just right for each other? Mithera shook her head of that train of thought. She was no scholar, and she had no intention of being one. Books and such never interested her, which was too bad, she mused. With her extra-long lifespan she could probably make huge discoveries in magic technologies and learn a whole bunch about magic. She just chuckled to herself, glancing to the door, smiling. She had a number of opportunities that almost no one else had, such as she could probably meet a bunch of people in her life, do a century quest and actually take a century at it. She began to wonder just how long she could make her life last, and she quickly got lost in thought, staring off into space up until she tried propping her feet up, throwing herself off balance, and tumbling to the floor again, shouting a very unladylike word as she hit the floor, followed by a normal: "God damn that hurts, urgh..."
@Zarkun

@Lmpkio@Lugubrious
NOLAN

"Sorry." Nolan bowed his head to Nero apologetically and stopped in his tracks when he came to the sudden realization that the person he bumped into was that scumbag genie. What the hell is a dark mage such as himself doing here? While he wanted to throw him out of the stadium, the dark mage wasn't doing anything wrong so he had no need to provoke him as long as Nero didn't start something. Sadly, Rainbow Majesty caught up to him when he stopped walking.

Oh god not again. This isn't the first time that women older than him made offers like this. When he traveled through Ishgar and Caelum, women offered him money for certain services that they wanted from him, some offered quite a bit of coin to last awhile though he wouldn't sell himself to anyone. It was a curse to be so good looking while he was afraid of the opposite sex. It was like a fish being afraid of water and just like a fish, he was the target of someone. "I-I'm afraid t-that isn't possible." He stuttered out and blushed wildly as his eyes tried to stay away from the scantily clad woman. Why did things like this happen to him? Why couldn't they all just leave him alone?

He could tell just from looking at her that whatever he says would result in him being dragged off by her. This woman had her eyes set on him and probably wouldn't be able to escape unless there was some sort of miracle. Nolan in his current state was too exhausted to put up much resistance from his clash with Indigo during the scavenger hunt. She was going to get her way with him now that he was in a more weakened state.

@Lmpkio
ENMA and DALTON

"Ah, I see. You could've told me that you were famous and I probably would've still believed you since I don't know much about human society." He chuckled and looked out towards the match. "Well, we yokai rarely show ourselves so you could say that you are lucky to have witnessed us. We're usually very wary of humans and hardly show ourselves, but in this case the rest of my village is..." He pointed to the other side of the stadium where strange creatures of different shapes and sizes were waving banners with Phoenix Wing and Frenzy Plant's crests. "Maybe the yokai will finally integrate into human society. Our survival depends on it now." The oni pulled a bag of potato chips from his sleeves and began to chomp down on the contents.

Samir's turned to Dalton, asking if he was Nolan's Exceed. "Yup, I'm his partner! Every slayer needs one! I thought the rumors were bull when I first met him and how could ya blame me? He's so meek and weak when he's around women, but seeing him go toe to toe with that monster librarian proved me wrong!" Dalton laughed proudly with his little paws on his hips.

Enma glanced down at him and smirked. "He'll have to grow a pair now that he's become more desirable. Damn, I'm kind of envious of the attention he gets."

@Caits
FERRIS

"Could this fight be any more exciting?! The unexpected clash of mist and lightning has left the arena sparking, literally! Even though it would be easy to say that Angelo has the upper hand due to his lightning magic, Jackie of the Mist is able to fight on even grounds! Angelo has a tough competition to follow up with the twin God Slayers of Phoenix Wing, but with a nickname like Lightning King, he shouldn't disappoint!" Ferris took a large bite from a slice of pizza and leaned forward to watch the match in greater detail. He was so engrossed that he didn't realize that he had tomato sauce around his mouth.

@Raijinslayer@Lugubrious@Oblivion666


As Argus finally fell, she realized she just barely "won" the fight. Or maybe not "win" but rather toughened it out. Even as she realizes she is ironically naked, completely naked, once again. Yet she didn't care. In a way, she had her revenge. A tough yet short battle. She then struggles to keep her consciousness alive as she slowly limps towards him, covering her own parts as she did. She does nothing more but look down at him for awhile. Again, he was naked as well. Yet after a minute, she then takes off, looking at Jane and Riona almost embarrassingly. Well... at least they were the same sex. But then, she finds herself dropping to her knees as well, her vision slightly narrowing. Oh this was too good to be true, stating that she'd make it. The blast must've taken the better of her.

She wants to fight it though, for she doesn't want to drop down to a tie. Cause that would just feel wrong. She concentrates on her mind and consciousness as she slowly rises up, not wanting the blood to rush into her head. Eventually, she preserves and stays on her feet, looking awkwardly at the other two women, slightly laughing in embarrassment.

"So uh... h-how's it going?"

And then, everything faded silently to black...

---

@hatakekuro


"Ah, I see. You could've told me that you were famous and I probably would've still believed you since I don't know much about human society." Enma replies.

"Neither am I regarding to your yokai society. Like I said, Your the first of your kind I've seen."

"Well, we yokai rarely show ourselves so you could say that you are lucky to have witnessed us. We're usually very wary of humans and hardly show ourselves, but in this case the rest of my village is..."

Samir would then look around to see the whole village cheering on. She would then look on with a smile.

"Ah interesting."

"Maybe the yokai will finally integrate into human society. Our survival depends on it now."

"I'm quite certain it will." Samir replies.

She then asks if the Exceed was named Dalton.

"Yup, I'm his partner! Every slayer needs one! I thought the rumors were bull when I first met him and how could ya blame me? He's so meek and weak when he's around women, but seeing him go toe to toe with that monster librarian proved me wrong!" Dalton laughed proudly with his little paws on his hips.

Enma glanced down at him and smirked. "He'll have to grow a pair now that he's become more desirable. Damn, I'm kind of envious of the attention he gets."

The archer chuckles slightly at this remark.

"He does look attractive." she responds back, "But I'll keep my space and look for others."

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@hatakekuro


"I-I'm afraid t-that isn't possible." Nolan stutters out and blushed wildly as his eyes tried to stay away from the scantily clad woman.

All it did to Sayatachi was make her more... ravenous and amused. A sultry chuckle is released as she slowly and firmly holds his shoulders and begins to massage them.

"I know who you are... Nolan Waltz." she says soothingly into his ear as she massages him slowly, "Your quite popular amongst the ladies, and must I add that your a verrrrrrry handsome darling, yet you happen to get nervous when around our kind. Why be so stuck up when you can have soooooo much fun with us? Take advantage of your luck, hm?"

She then takes a small bite at his ear as she continues to "sooth" him...

Or in Nolan's case, be uncomfortable as all hell.

Jessie
@hatakekuro
"And he doesn't, but neither does Jackie from Dragon Fang! Who would think, two such powerful guilds clashing like this? It certainly shows us such terrible...wonderment of nature at work, doesn't it! What a fantastic finish, certainly someting we all wouldn't have thought possible!" Jessie said, leaning back, flicking her mic off, She giggled at Ferris "You're just too adorable" She said, offering her a napkin, "You seem to have a bit of a sauce problem"

Gabriel
@t2wave
"I guess it's just...well...I know I'm not the easiest erson to work with...but I just want to see the world a better place" Habriel said softly, "And I don't know as if talking to someone higher up will do any good. I don't think the guild master thinks much of me either" He gave a sigh, and then pushed that all away, looking back to Ariel.

"You should try using a stone. Most people don't know they can be infused with magic, and they aren't the same as Lacrima. So, you can put some magic in, and carry it around in a pocket" He said, trying to explain it, "And I imagine it wouldn't be as potent as a lacrima"

Angelo vs Jackie of the Mist Final Part

Angelo looked a little annoyed that the bolt didn't go all the way through although it was vapor she ended up just blocking it. She wasn't stupid so it seemed that Angelo needed to find another way to set up the field for himself then he looked down to see a mist chain formed around his leg to anchor him down. honestly it seemed this woman didn't really think much of Angelo so Angelo just stood their however he put his hands behind his back he made small lightning bolts and threw them at the ends of the field he could only do 3 but because they were so small but highly concentrated they got to their marks quicker then his normal bolts would have.

you obviously don't think very highly of me do you? you really think this puny little chain is going to stop me? you know you cant get close because then I get into your protective circle and you can throw whatever you want cause it will just get shocked anyways. show me that your not wasting my efforts on this Angelo called out to her wondering if she will take the bait or not and move so Angelo can set up his last bolt...

"I doubt I'm wasting your time as much as you're wasting mine." Jack said."True, I cannot get close to you. Such a thing would be a fools errand given your magic. It would simply lead to my lose, something I cannot afford. At the same time, surrounding myself in mist like usual is foolish since your magic can travel along it, as mist is nothing more then water vapor. However, given they are aren't trying to advance, you are likely planning something. So I simply have to stop you before that happens."

That being said, she quickly had three more chains grab Angelo's other limbs, assuming he didn't break out of the first one. She was doing this to see if he could use the lightning body spell. If he did, she could make him waste magical power.

If Angelo didn't get out of the chains, they would pull on his limbs until they began stretching him out, Jack aiming to dislocate Angelo's arms and legs.

Right like im stupid enough to let you push me before I push you Angelo said knowing that her aim was to dislocate his joints seeing as how her chains were around both his legs and an arm. That much was obvious so he knew that she wanted him to use the Zeus armor mode to try and break out however she doesn't realize that Angelo doesn't need to resort to that if its just these chains. Angelo used his hand that was caught and made solid lightning form in his hand even if they were mist in this way they were chains and chains could be cut. he slashed his chains and got free.

Once Angelo was free from his chains he started to walk around her yeah your not going to get anywhere with crappy mist chains against a lightning mage. now if you were a stone mage then it might have been a different story. Angelo said starting to lecture her as he got behind her position and made his final lightning bolt hit the wall now all the bolts were ready and since they were small and Angelo has been distracting her she wont notice them until its to late. Angelo then opened his arms wide come on one free shot with everything you got no holding back I promise I wont move from this pose Angelo said only half lying he really wouldn't move until she did because then his plan will go into action and this mist she is so proud of will be her resting place...

"As you wish." Jack muttered. Seriously, he was a fool not to realize. He had been standing in her mist, which she could manipulate a shape into what she pleased. And he was still standing in it. Also, she wasn't a fool to go all out and waste magical energy. No, something small but effective would do. With a simple wave of her hand, some mist would enter Angelo's cloths and surround his legs. A second later, it would become sharp blades and stab into his flesh in multiple areas. Nothing serious, but enough to cause serious pain and more then a little bleeding. Letting out a yawn and stretched, either mocking Angelo or thoroughly unimpressed by him.

Angelo groaned a little when she made her move stabbing him with her mist blades. It was all Angelo needed, once he started to falter in his concentration the trap sprung forth the 4 lightning bolts that he threw on each side of the arena had now sparked forward all going towards her and hitting her from all sides even if she blocked it if she made one wrong move she would get shocked with enough lightning to paralyze a man. you got to cocky! Angelo called out and he then yelled out lightning magic: Zeus armor mode! and with that his armor formed and as soon as it did Angelo quickly jumped over her making sure he was above her before yelling out Zeus armor mode: Zeus's fury! and with that 2 lightning bolts fell down then 3 then 6 until he got it up to 20 lightning bolts on her position all exploding on impact. it was the same idea he used on Damien back during the S rank exams. she would have needed a miracle to have gotten away from that unscathed...

"Are you don yet?" A voice asked, a short distance away from Jack's original position. She was standing there, slightly bloody and her dress tattered and burned in several places but otherwise apparently more then okay to keep fighting.

The moment his trap had sprung, jack instinctively raised up a dome of mist, keeping the water vapor close enough that it was almost a dome of water, taking most of the energy out of the first four bolts and giving her barely enough time to dodge them. She foolishly lowered the dome in time to get hit by a few of Angelo's bolts. Those that missed had kicked up a decent enough dust cloud to for her to get out of the barrage by the skin of her teeth while remaining unseen. A few of her limbs were harder to move now, but she had expected this.

Taking a deep breath, she figured it was time to make her big play. How best to go about it though, given her opponent's few form? She was willing to bet maintaining that form and unleashing that barrage had taken a lot out of him, but she couldn't be sure just yet. However, she knew he would still be bleeding and sooner or later blood loss would effect him.

Angelo sighed softly rubbing his forehead when he heard her evidently she was able to keep going but knowing she still got hit was something. That move took a good chunk of his magic with it but he still had plenty to use his ace in the hole his next form however that wasn't the issue since all that moving around has caused him to bleed more he didn't have a lot of time before the blood loss would take him down for her you must have gotten really lucky to survive that move. ill need to name that maneuver when im done with this. Angelo said laughing softly but he knew he had to end this soon but how since they were more or less back to square one but this time they were both running on low time. Angelo saw that she was gripping one of her arms which meant that his bolts must have done a number on her ability to move it so he had to capitalize on it.

Angelo decided to just keep hitting her until she thinks Angelo is out of magical energy then she would try to go in for the kill and he could show her his true power. Angelo took a deep breath to calm himself and try to slow his bleeding down before he started his hover again like in the beginning but this time he was faster with his armor on. Now Angelo was going in for close range combat with his armor on he was faster then any ordinary fighter and as a result her best bet was to start dodging his punch and kicks to her down to the ground...

"Some luck. Mostly reflexes. Life-time of training helps you react to danger more quickly." Jack said, testing her arm a bit further while still watching Angelo out of the corner of her eye. Luckily, it was still able to move, something she knew she would likely need. Turning back to her opponent, she saw that he planned on using brute force to take her down. And his armor increased his speed, allowing his first hit to make it mark and send her flying.

The area he hit hurt like hell, but she got up and dusted herself off all the same. She likely had some broken bones in that area now, possible internal bruising. She could tolerate this kind of pain, just like she could tolerate whatever else he planned on inflicting on her. Glancing back, she saw home come at her to continue his assault. In response, she raised a wall of mist which turned into a wall of mist daggers. Angelo, with the speed he was moving at, would need to have quick processing prowess to register that continuing his attack was a bad idea. Despite being made of mist, these daggers had all the properties of a real dagger, meaning they would be as hard as steel and as deadly as any other blade.

Angelo saw the daggers just in time to dodge out of way dashing back a little but Angelo needed to keep the pressure on her otherwise he would run out of time and the blood loss would start to take effect on him so as soon as he gained some distance he got out two lightning bolts and made them act like swords for him. She wasn't the only one to make weapons out of their element. This time however he threw them both in quick succession of each other he knew that he wall would distort the bolt and leave her unharmed but he added more power to this and the first bolt would indeed be distorted however in that small window of time the other lightning bolt would pass through it like a sword and hit her where she stood with enough power to paralyze her and if she tried dodging then Angelo would simply get to her before she could pull off that wall of mist again...

"Enough. I tire of this." Jack said as Angelo formed his swords. From her, an explosion of mist occurred, covering a large potion of the arena. Some of the mist touched Angelo's sword, seeping their strength as they traveled through the mist. Jack also conjured up a wall of mist, blocking one blade and getting hit by the second, though by the time it hit, it was only average in power.

Snapping her fingers, the entire dome of mist turning into a swarm of daggers, all of them pointed at Angelo.
"I've lost to the mages of Phoenix Wing twice. I do not plan on doing so again." She said, giving Angelo the first serious look she had given him the entire match. Her eyes where narrowed and looked like the eyes of a cornered jungle cat. Beautiful but fierce, ready to do whatever she needed to win. With another snap of her fingers, all the daggers began flying at Angelo. She didn't want to kill him, so she made sure those that were aimed at vitals would only inflict minor injuries, though doing so required immense concentration on her part, leaving her vulnerable unless she stopped the attack.

Angelo grinned as she decided on using her big finisher it seemed that she was going to rain daggers on him this time just as the daggers were about to fly he whispered to himself Zeus armor:Mach 2 and just as Angelo said it his armor turned bright blue. Angelo was able to move even faster and while he got hit by a few of the daggers they couldn't inflict enough injury to stop his charge through the hail of daggers and once Angelo got close he jumped in the air and gave her a hard kick in the chest with enough force to break through stone and enough electricity to paralyze even the strongest of men.

Unfortunately Angelo quickly turned off his Mach 2 armor mode before it would start to eat away at his flesh itself....he still needed to be ready for the next match anyway...

The punch hit home and Jack was sent flying back and into the closest arena wall, causing a wall of dust of erupt. When it cleared, she was still standing, but just barely. Her bones were crushed, her internal organs bruised or damaged to hell, and she was coughing up blood. The only reason she could still move was because even though her body couldn't, her mind was still working well enough to make wires of mist and attach them to her body to allow her to move. The only reason she was alive was due to her using Mist Body on all the organ she needed to live, such as her heart, brain, and liver.
"So desperate for a win, you're willing to kill it seems." She said, coughing up another decent amount of blood. She knew if she kept this up, she was liable to die. After all, getting his at Mach 2 was no joke. How she was still alive as it was, she didn't know, but she still planned on winning and pressing forward.

not kill just mortally wound, now we are both running out of time so now if you got no more tricks I would suggest you yield now or it will get much worse for you. I don't want a cute girls death on my conscious Angelo said taking a stance again but it was mostly for show since his vision was starting to get blurry those wounds he got earlier were starting to take their toll on him and while he might be short on time hers was even shorter. Angelo wasn't planning to get any nightmares by killing her but neither will he loose to anyone. He will win the tournament and finally prove that greatness can come from the slums and a dark family like him he had an ideal worth fighting for so he wouldn't give up...

Jack managed to have enough energy to actually look shocked at what Angelo said.
"Cute...girl?" She repeated, her tone dumbfounded. She coughed up a bit more blood before speaking again."No one has ever called me cute before. I'm pretty sure I'm not really."

Angelo gave a weak laugh at that in all honesty im surprised that nobody has said it yet. You are cute, although in all honesty you were much cuter in the beginning before we got to this point. If you want after this we can go out and talk maybe over tea or coffee whatever you like. although hopefully after you get a visit from the medic if you die then I wont be able to tell you how much fun this fight was Angelo said laughing a little again at the thought he was asking out a girl during their battle and even though he pretty much crushed her ribs and she is coughing up blood she was still cuter then most girls hes talked to...

Never had Jack have an actual love interest, would be interesting to say the least.))

Jack managed a smile and closed her eyes.
"Can we call it a draw. Neither of us feels like losing and if we keep going we'll likely die. Perhaps a draw would be the best outcome." She said

Angelo then put his guard down and smiled deal, if it means we both walk away and I get to talk to you out of here then I don't see why not Angelo said as he weakly walked over to her and shook her hand softly, such soft hands and she was even cuter up close. we want to call this a draw! he called out to everyone including the judge

Jack watched him approach and shook his hand as well, though her grip was very weak.
"A... deal then." She said before the wires of mist vanished and she fell forward, completely unconscious now.

Angelo groaned softly as she got on top of him and at the moment her weight was causing more bleeding. he quickly got her to move slightly at least so that her whole body wasn't on top of him. however when she dropped so did Angelo and he was to weak to stand up anymore. He raised his hand up and called out medic please! Angelo called out to tired to move anymore and his lightning armor gone by the time she fell on him.

"Ah, well. Another interesting battle! Well, I'd have to say, in the interest of fairness, i have to say, I think this battle deserves a tie!"

Ferrin

Ferrin's eye twiched as Time Lord spoke. Making fun of some one asking for help is low. I can't blame him, though. I'd probably do the same if our roles were reversed. Surprisingly, instead of returning verbal fire, Ferrin took a deep breath and let out a sound that sounded suspiciously like a sigh. "Thank you, I owe you one." He said. "Those two will explain everything. Take them to Jamie and ask for her help, tell her its in return for helping Mithera out." He crouched as if to jump. "Aether enhance, Leg Point." He said. Ferrin sprang to the top of the nearest building, and started making his way across town.

Ferrin stopped to confirm he was going in the right direction. Crocus had been around in his time, but much had changed. He suspected that the whole city was not in the same place, and it was much larger than he remembered. But there was one structure that stood in the same place for a century. Ferrin dropped down in front of the Crocus Grand Library. She always told me, when in search of knowlage, always consult a book, first. Ferrin thought. He took a moment to admire the massive scale the building was built on, and it's architecture. It looked more like a massive cathedral than a library, with huge stained-glass windows depicting unfamiliar scenes and severel massive domes connected by long corridors to the centermost dome, even bigger than the others. Ferrin walked in, between two large staturs of maidens bearing books in one hand and exquisitly carved flowers in the other and through massive double doors that stood wide open, welcoming visitors inside.

The inside had an open space around a semi-circular desk with several stern-faced librarians sitting behind it. In all directions, there were rows and rows of bookshelves that formed hallways. Ferrin had tucked his Gauntlet into a pocket, so he didn't stick out too much, although it would probably be hard to not notace a man as large and as tall as Ferrin was in a big white coat and scars decorating his face. He strode up to one of the librarians, a silver-haired, elderly man with a sharp, severe face and a stern expression, who was clearly engrossed in some thick, dusty tome. Ferrin cleared his throat, as loudy and obnoxiously as possible. Then, to add insault, he coughed a few time. Up went the man's eyes without moving his head. He eyed Ferrin, who stood there smiling. "What do you want?" The old man asked. "Now, that is a broad question, after all, I don't know of you are asking what I want personaly, what I want to do, or what I want in comming here." Ferrin said, with his grin. The old man's face crinkled into a scowl, and he shut his book woth a resounding boom that echoed slighly. Ferrin looked around, thoughtfully. "Good acoustics in here." He noted aloud. The old man said "Allow me to reiterate, then. Why are you here in this library talking to me, what do you intend to accomplise, and what do you want here?" "Now we are getting somewhere." Ferrin said. "I am here to do research on the history of Crocus." The old Librarian's scowl turned to a smug expression. "Now that's a broad subject indeed, after all, you could mean recent history, ancient history, or pathologic history." He said. Ferrin nodded. "Touché. Ancient history, them, from sveral centuries ago. Around the beginning of the Grand Magic Games, I think." He said. The Librarian nodded. He reached under his desk and pulled out a small orange lacrima. "This lacrima will lead you to the section you want, and it will lead you back when you are finished. Just follow it and you will be fine." He said, handing Ferrin the stone, and promply going back to his tome, ignoring Ferrin's existance.

As soon as Ferrin touched the stone, a small arrow appeared about a foot in front of him, hovering in the air, pointing down a row of bookshelves. Interesting Ferrin thought. He quicklywalked in the direction it pointed. When he came to an intersection, the arrow swiveled to point down a different path. Ferrin marvled at the thing. Whatever enchantment in on this thing it must be fiendishly complex. It would be easy to make it point in the direction of the target, but having it point the way to the target is quite a feat. Whoever made this must have been a master. Ferrin continued to puzzle over the small lacrima as he followed it through the twisty maze of shelves. He soon came to a spot where the hallways met in a T. The lacrima pointed straight at the wall. Ferrin got close enough to read a plaque, that said "history of Crocus, X500-600". This must be the spot. He thought. Ferrin looked at the shelves that spanned from the floor to the ground, and streached endlessly in both directions. Good thing I kept my pair of Gale-Force Reading Glasses. Ferrin pulled them out of a pocket, and got to reading.

Several hours, and hundreds of books later, Ferrin though he knew what the necromancer was after. And it wasn't good. But...something like that would require a big ritual, a skilled mage and tons of magic. That necromancer seems skilled, but where would one hide a magic ritual of such proportion? And how would they get the magic energy required?Everytime I find an answer, it only spawns more questions. Ferrin stood up, and looked at the mess of books he had made. I have learned all I can here. I must get moving. Ferrin used his magic, and his razor sharp memory to put every book back where it belonged incredibly quickly.

Ferrin sprinted back, following the lacrima, to the entrance. Without breaking stride, he placed the lacrima back on the desk as he ran passed it. Now, I need to relocate the Twin and Seth. They are out of my Telepathy range, but the ring I left with them, will let me find them. If all goes to plan, we can stop this crazy mage before anyone gets hurt. Ferrin thought. He ran out the doors and came to a sudden stop. In a semi-circle, surrounding the entrance of the library were rows upon rows of the Rune Knights. A frog-person stepped forward and proclaimed, in s loud, high-pitched voice. "Ferrin Astra, You are hearby under arrest on the authority of the Magic Council for the attack on Iron Enigma. Any attempt to resist will be forcefully stopped with extreme prejudice."

Fuck

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Colt and Claire

When Ferrin took off, Colt was silent for a long moment, as he looked at Time Lord. Eventualy he shuffled nervously. "Uh...I'm Colt," He said, pointing to his eyes. "Claire is here too, but she's angry and won't come out." Eyes red. "I'm not angry!" Claire said. Eyes Blue. "There she is, and yes, you are." He said. "So, anyway, Ferrin called you Time Lord, right? Thats an odd name." He said.

@Caits

@Caits@Lmpkio@hatakekuro
She was starting to run out of suggestions. Clearly Frenzy Plant operated very differently from Phoenix Wing. Good thing she wasn't in that guild. Her wild wings in personality would be liable to get her in trouble. More so than it already did anyway. Rather than comment further she picked up on the suggestion of the stone. "I'll have to give the stone thing a try. I know I react strangely to lacrama. Hopefully it does act differently like you say." She seemed excited to have some kind of direction. Rubbing her chin she definitely will need to talk to Jamie about the possibility.

Whilst she thought she absently scanned the area before spotting Nolan. He seemed to be in the hands of some woman. And though she didn't appear to be trying to hurt him, quite the opposite really, she knew better about how he reacted to women. And unsurprisingly he did indeed appear to be frozen with fear. By now she really didn't know if Nolan was over the enchantment she'd put on him or not. But this personality was not one to dwell on such things long. Jumping to her feet she intended to free Nolan from the other woman simply because he didn't want to be there.

About to bolt off she paused thinking she was forgetting something. After a second she looked at Gabriel. "Sorry for cutting this short, but my friend needs some help. I hope we get the chance to talk again soon. Hopefully when I'm more... stable? Close enough. Bye!" Charged by electricity she took off. Her Electric self was excitable and bounced around between things quickly. In a flash she was by Sayatachi and Nolan. Not intending to be rude she lightly taps the woman on the shoulder. Her smile conveyed little in the way of intent other than to make the woman aware of her presence. "Excuse me, could you please let go of my friend? He doesn't take too well to women." Giving a few moments she suddenly shot her hand out. The gesture was to shake Sayatachi's hand, seeming to have forgotten the last request she made. "Where are my manners? My name is Ariel Gratas of Phoenix Wing."

@t2wave@hatakekuro


Nolan would probably try to squirm out of this awkward predicament, but it would ultimately be rendered futile, via Rainbow Majesty's soothing massage. No doubt was Sayatachi trying to seduce Nolan, despite knowing his position on women. But she has something that can help with that. Unthreading from her white fluffy "scarf" a small thread moves on its own, swirling in the air almost invisibly. At the tip was a purple needle, injected with purple light. If it pierces Nolan's skin at any place, he would slowly have a grow in confidence for the sultry woman and will virtually be a uh... "slave" to Sayatachi for awhile. Now isn't this a very similar situation for him to be in?

Thankfully for him, Ariel has come to rescue him, allowing the needle and thread to quickly revert back into the scarf. Sayatachi wouldn't notice her presence until she was tapped slightly on the shoulder.

"Excuse me, could you please let go of my friend? He doesn't take too well to women."

Rainbow Majesty's head turns around to see Ariel looking at her with a smile. A mental sigh flows through her mind with disgust, already being interrupted by some stranger. Yet she was not embarrassed. Perhaps disturbed, but not embarrassed.

"Oh I~"

Giving a few moments Ariel suddenly shot her hand out. The gesture was to shake Sayatachi's hand, seeming to have forgotten the last request she made. "Where are my manners? My name is Ariel Gratas of Phoenix Wing."

Another few moments pass by before Sayatachi ultimately lets go of Nolan, while purposely, yet sneakily, pressing on his pressure points, which should allow him to be completely immobile and on the ground. To Ariel this could've been nothing more then Nolan breathing out a sigh of relief after having a panic attack or something. Alas, Rainbow Majesty stands up, towering over Ariel at 6'5" tall, while shaking her hand.

"Sayatachi Nijiko." she then responds, telling Ariel her name, "Member of the newly formed Magic Council. And I know all too well who this person is."

At least one thing was for sure... Ariel didn't get brutally attacked by Marlene.

@Lmpkio@hatakekuro
Even if Sayatachi hadn't been super discreet about disabling Nolan she probably wouldn't have noticed anyhow. Nolan wasn't known for his grace around women. Not unless he was under some unnatural influence anyhow, as Ariel had found. But that wasn't on her mind at the moment. No the woman before her had introduced herself as a member of the new Magic Council. As Ariel recalled Phoenix Wing had a run in with the old Council.

Ariel looked up at Sayatachi, unphased by the difference in height. There was a spark in her eyes for a second. "Wow, you're part of the Magic Council? That's so cool! Are you here to watch the games like everyone else?" While it should probably be more obvious to her what was going on here at the moment she didn't seem to pick up on it yet. Then she points to the woman's colorful hair. "Oh, I like your hair. Kind of reminds me of mine." She grinned a bit, clearly having trouble focusing on any one thing for long.

@t2wave@hatakekuro


"Wow, you're part of the Magic Council? That's so cool! Are you here to watch the games like everyone else?" Ariel asks with a spark in her eyes.

"Why of course." Sayatachi responds with a nod, "As is the rest of the new Council. After all, this is our first time revealing ourselves to the general public, so what's better then to be introduced here?"

While it should probably be more obvious to her what was going on here at the moment she didn't seem to pick up on it yet. Then she points to the woman's colorful hair. "Oh, I like your hair. Kind of reminds me of mine."

Sayatachi slightly chuckles as she observes Ariel's hair. All she saw was yellow, and not the five other colors that are in the rainbow. Though she also eyes her quite quickly, wanting to see what kind of power she equips.

"Hmmm," she wonders, "What magic do you possess Ariel-darling? I feel like it isn't only electricity that powers your field."

@Lmpkio@hatakekuro
"Good point. Not sure why I didn't think about that. Eh." She shrugged off the thought after a few seconds. Of course Sayatachi's question about her magic gave her pause. She visibly was pondering how to answer. Ariel wasn't entirely sure how to classify her magic ability. She could make a guess though. "I guess it's best described as mimic magic. So possibly any magic." It showed that she wasn't entirely sure about it.

Deciding to give a little demonstration Ariel changed to Water magic. The mist wealder from the fight made it easier to switch to this one. Of course her clotes and hair changed color and her expression changed from excited to a more melancholy tone. Letting out a small sigh she lifted a hand and formed a ball of water as an example. "I'm still pretty new to all this but I'm learning... slowly." Lowering her gaze she didn't seem to want to make eye contact.

Angelo- medical room

Angelo groaned waking up, he must have fallen asleep when the medics got to him. It wasn't surprising consisting the damage he took but as he tried to get up he realized he couldn't move yet. Apparently even using the Mach 2 armor for a few moments took its toll on his body. Angelo wanted to get up and check to see if the girl was alright, yeah he agreed to go out with her once they both left. Angelo still couldn't believe he made a date with a girl he was fighting. It's nice though since it will be his first date and it will be with an assassin no less, it will certainly be interesting to say the very least. Angelo simply laid their looking around the room trying to see if she was in their with him...

Lux Harken

The Grand Magic Games were amazing, people from all over Fiore were gathered in the city to watch. And the amount of Wizards in and out of the Games all but blew Lux's mind.

He wandered around the city, as ever with his traveling companion...somewhere nearby he was sure.

I'm sure he'll be fine the young-ish mage thought as he turned a corner. The sight in front of him was enough to make him pause for a second. Two woman were standing there chatting while a boy lay collapsed on the ground nearby. It was hard control what was going on at first glance but the pair's apparent complete lack of concern for the kid gave the entire scene a bit of a shady air.

"Excuse me." He called out. "May I enquire as to what is going on here?"

OOC: Hope you don't mind @Lmpkio,@hatakekuro and @t2wave, we needed a spot to jump in this seemed as good as any.