*~*Amaya VanIsis*~*

@Lunarlors34@joshua Tamashii
it only took a few mintues before Amaya found joshua as she batted his hand away refixing her hair "Yep I got a actual good rest even if it was a nap and this is Cody, he has a Lost magic much like mine. Cody, This is Joshua Tamashii, another member of the guild. I meet him when i was reading my book since i couldn't find you" she said moving to the side letting the two guys talk

*~*Rose Yashia *~*

@Oblivion666@joshua Tamashii

Rose listened to gamble fore she let out a laugh at the comment of letting her get back to her husband. "Actually. Lucus and I are not married and for nearly all of Elyse's life. He knew nothing of her existence as all he knew is I dissappeared after what happened because off both of us...I erased all traces of my existence after I recovered and found I was going to have elyse...it has only been recently he even found us.." she said "If we are anything we are two single parents of a angel named Elyse. But any who, We both have families that hate our being but its the fact of living to attome for those you have harmed by doing better at controling what happened so it will not happen again" she said before hearing elyse's stoumach " Yep, he won his match..You wanna go get something to eat to celebrate your father's victory"She asked elyse letting her decide if she wants the rainbow rose or not

@Amaya Yashia@Joshua Tamashii
Cody nodded silently in respect towards the older male mage.
"Cody Bloodstein, nice to meet you Joshua." Cody said with a respectful bow as he introduced himself. It might've been unnecessary since Amaya had already introduced him but he still found it courteous to do so.
He also offed his hand to Joshua for a handshake after he straightened up from his bow. He tried to give a smile but it wasn't really working that well.

Kaia Iona

"Huh? No, it's okay," she reassured him. Right, money. He was better than her at that kinda stuff. Kaia turned to his voice, and smiled. "Hey, we haven't tried the west side yet, right? There's gotta be another place over there."

Angel Ferrara

"Uhhh...no, guess we haven't. But..." Angel sighed softly and brushed his hair back away from his face, bangs hanging down the side of his forehead. "I dunno. I just feel like we're slowing down a lot more than we used to. I mean, not that I don't want you to see as much of - err, not see, I...I wanna move at your pace and all. Don't get me wrong. I...I'm not sure where I'm going with this."

He grinned shyly and ran his fingers over his mouth, holding in a nervous laugh.

"Alright, I'm going to try that again without sounding like an idiot. Okay. I just don't want to lose track of something that might be out there, with my dad and all. Fiore's a nice place, but...I don't know if it's where I'm gonna find any answers. And that's really all I want. I love cooking...but I could be cooking in a forest and be just as happy. The reason I came all this way isn't just to cook. Or for making more money than we need." The blonde cook clutched a few locks of his hair between both sets of fingers and looked over to Kaia. "You get what I'm saying, right? Do I still sound too pushy?"

Oh no. I still sound too pushy.

"Besides, you get a say in what we get up to, too. We're partners. 50/50, right?"

He held out a light fist to bump - and, after a second of realizing that she wouldn't get the message, took Kaia's hand, gently balled it up into a fist, and tapped it against his own. Used to be they'd accidentally hit each other in the gut trying to coordinate themselves. Those days were long past, but the scars stomachaches were still fresh.

"You are such a Tsundere sometimes." Joshua muttered at Amaya swatting his hand away before turning to Cody, regarding the younger mage while placing his katana across his shoulders. When Cody extended his hand, Joshua simply stood there for a few seconds before taking and shaking it. "You need to loosen up a bit kid. You're liable to hurt yourself with all that stress. Anyway the name is Joshua. Joshua Tamashii."



"Hungry." Elyse said before turning to gamble when the man spoke to her. She leaned forward curiously when Gamble held out his hands. Her interest only intensified as the trick went on but the girl burst out laughing and clapped her hands at the sight of the rainbow rose, which she happily accepted before showing it to Rose, as if her mother hadn't just seen the same trick. "Mommy, lookie lookie! Pretty flower!"

Penny
@Lunarlors34
There were many streets in and out of Crocus, many ways of getting to the old high city. Penny sighed, wondering if she'd have to travel all over them to find any sort of answer for Jasmine. Penny could do it quickly, by herself, if she were in the air, but she would have no idea if she found the right spot or not.

The streets of Crocus were too cumbersome for a Mage Vehicle. But...Horses might work.

"Well we have to find out what happened. Can you ride a horse? I imagine that's quicker then walking" She said, that was until the Mystic beasts appeared. Cursing, penny was perhaps quicker to move then the rest of the guild there, and she was out the door in seconds, a ball of fire following the beast as it took to the air.

She could't risk a Phoenix Song, and She couldn't go off by herself. Frustrated, Penny glared up at the sky, knowing the beast was long gone.

Carrie
@Oblivion666
"Nag Nag Nag" Carrie managed to get out. "Im in the damn bed, aren't I? The other members besides Masahiko are babies, are so new to this that I can still practically smell the meadows on them, they're so green. I can't risk them being corrupted by the power again, I can't. It will destroy us" Carrie's voice was weak, and she hated the small whine she could hear in it.

"The council is all I have left"

@Caits
Jasmine went to answer till the commotion the Celestial beast made when it burst forth from its prison distracted her. A sudden sense of fear and dread overcame her when she saw him run past. She hadn't even noticed that Penny had ran after them, she was paralyzed.
Her legs eventually gave way as she collapsed onto her knees and wrapped her arms around herself...that was one of the people in those weird outfits from earlier.


@Amaya Yashia@Joshua Tamashii
"Umm....ok?" Cody replied uncertainly as they shook hands, Cody making sure to have a firm grip. He wasn't quite sure what Joshua meant by stress.
Hearing some commotion Cody made his way to a nearby window and looked out just in time to see one of those creatures burst out of the hotel. Eye's wide, Cody concentrated his magic power and completely forgot that Joshua and Amaya were even there.
"Absolute Shield: Activate." He muttered before jumping out the window. He used the crystal-like substance that oozed from him to soften his landing, but as he got up and drew his sword he only saw a fireball streaking through the night sky and the beasts were gone.
"Absolute Shield: Disengage." Cody muttered as he threw his sword on the ground in frustration.

@Amaya Yashia@Joshua Tamashii

"I see. Then I wish the three of you the best, hopefully in the end you guys can be together without problems." He stated before smiling at Elyse's happiness with the simple magic trick. "Haha, glad you like it. Hopefully that's enough for you to forgive me. Now I should really let you girls go. Yet Im sure we will see each other at Phoenix Wing soon enough." Gamble would state with a smile before walking away from the two. He was certain that little interaction was enough to persuade him. Even if that woman would try to help him, yet hopefully when she realized it wouldn't work, just maybe she would focus on herself.

@Caits

"Lets be real, if it wasn't for the fact your body physically couldn't lift itself without falling. You would try to escape." He said yet frowned and rubbed his head at her way of thinking. "So your idea to fix that is let them do nothing? What happens when an actual problem occurs? What will they do then when they don't know how to handle a situation? The whole point of recruiting new people is to train them. Sorry but for a council member, you are an idiot if you think you and Masahiko alone can solve everything. In fact if it wasn't for intervention, you would probably be dead while those twins continued to roam." He then saw a quick flash leak out from under the door, yet when he turned his head towards it. The light would vanish which made him tilt his head confusingly.

Ferrin Astra

Ferrin tried to keep the grin the threated to spread across his face. Hmm...an additude they may get her killed someday. Sounds like a familiar problem. I knew I liked this kid. He thought. Instead, he adopted a serious expression as he contemplated her question. Finally, he said, "I am not going to tell you that." He held up his normal, left, hand to forestall any protest. "Its not that I don't want you to know, or that I don't trust you enough, but the midgets," He pointed at the Twin. "Will not tell you, so neither will I. You are a guild wizard, right? Then think of them as my client. A client must know that the hired wizard is trust-worthy, and, in some cases, can keep sensitive secrets related to the job safe. I consider them to be my client and, as such, I will not divulge any information that they refuse to give themselves." Not to mention that this is an incredibly dangerous situation. I may be in over my head, but that is no reason to drag others down with me. He sighed. "And on that note, we must get going. Tell Time Lord, next time you see him, that I am going to have a word with him about bringing someone else into this." Ferrin turned and walked away, with the Twin right beside him.

They set a quick pace through the city streets, Ferrin in the lead, sticking to well-travled routes and large crowds. Colt tried to ask Ferrin a question, but Ferrin stopped him and told him that they would talk later. Soon they arrived at the edge of town, and they kept going. The sun was starting to set, dieing the world a light red-orange.

Half an hour later, they came to a stop in a small clearing. "This should be far enough." Ferrin said. "Far enough for what?" Colt asked. "Far enough to avoid detection, among other things." He brought his Gauntlet out of his pocket and streched both of his arms to the sky, and streached in a few other ways to work out the stiffness brought by sepnding several hours hunched over books. "It feels good to be away from all that noise." He said to himself. Colt looked at him, strangely. "Surely the city wasn't that loud." Colt said. Ferrin shook he head. "Not noise in the normal sense. It is more like, hrm..." Ferrin thought for a moment, but he couldn't come up with a good metaphor. "I will just explain it. It has to do with my magic. I am an Aether wizard, and as such, I am very sensitive to high concentrations of magical energy. I can 'feel' them, and my brain tends to interpret the sensation as one of my five senses. More than one, sometimes. I once met a wizard who smelled like manure." Ferrin grinned at the memory. "He was a mud wizard, by the way. Anyways, I can block, or maybe "limit" is a better word, the imput, and most of the time, that takes care of it, but a city like Crocus? It feels like standing in the middle of a lightning storm, surrounded by a tornado, and staring at the sun. It is a wonder that the whole place hasn't gone up in a massive magical boom." So wizards give off their own..."noise"? Could you identify a wizard's magic by their feel? Colt asked. "Yes," Ferrin said, slowly. [color=silver]"But it is not that simple. The feeling I get are mostly vage and abstract. Also, there is a surprising amount of magic in the air, which serves to render most to a white static. Only if I'm around the wizard for a while, do I get a feel for them. For example, the feeling I get off of you two is a feeling of uncomfortable warmth on one side of my body, and freezing cold on the other.""Boring!" Claire said, loudly. "Are you done lecturing, or should I start taking notes?" Ferrin assumed a somber, teacherly expression. "I am finished." he said, putting a slight emphasis on the last word. A vein pop appeared on Claire's head, and her eye twiched, but she didn't say anything.

"Now, magic aside, I brought you two away from the city, because I would be too dangerous to spend the night there. The enemy is obviously following our movements with magic, but this far away, and any magical means of detection will be useless. You still are wearing that ring, right?" Claire showed him the ring and nodded. "Good. That will help hide you for the time being." Ferrin used his requip magic to summon a pair of sleeping bags he kept for such an occasion. "Have you ever camped before?" Ferrin asked. Colt answered, this time. "Yeah, lots of times." Ferrin nodded approvingly. "Then gather some wood for a fire, while I put up a few wards to warn us of any intruders." They each set to their tasks and soon, the Twin returned with a large stack of wood. With a simple fire spell, Ferrin lit the fire. A warm, comforting blazed sprang to life.

Ferrin provided food, which they cooked over the fire, and dug into hungrily. The sun had, by now, dipped below the horizon and darkness had settled over the world, held at bay only by the little blazing fire. In the distance, over the tree-tops, the lights of Crocus could be seen, a distant fortress of light.

Ferrin had pulled a small half-carved chunk of wood out of one of his many pockets, and porceded to, carefully carve more, using his fingers on his Gauntlet.

"Hey, Ferrin," Colt said. "Hmm...? Ferrin answered, distractedly. "I've been thinking, "Always a dangerous passtime." Ferrin observed. "Ha-ha, anyways, why do you seem to have all this stuff on you? And where do you put it? I have seen you pull things out of seemingly empty pockets, that couldn't have fit in there without some sort of bulge." "Sharp eyes. My coat is made with a special sort of material, and infused with a certain spell. I am not sure how exactly; It was a closely guarded secret. But the result is cloth that repells water, resists staining, keeps cool in heat, and stays warm in cold. Another spell, creates a storage space, not unlike requip magic, in a pocket. Anything that fits through the opening can be stored in there without adding weight or mass, essentially, it disappears. The storage spaces are, however, limited in volume, only so much can fit in it. Still, as you can see, it is quite useful. As to why I carry all this stuff, well, I have always been a hoarder, anything that is, could be, or even is not useful, I keep on me, just in case. Sometimes, I find stuff I grabbed months earlier, and forgot about." He fixed the Twin with a steady look, that made them shift uncomfortably. "I have told you about myself, now it is your turn." They looked away, but remained silent. Ferrin sighed. "Alright. I am going to turn in for the night." He yawned, and walked over to his sleeping bag, and got in.

The Twin remained staring at the campfire for awhile. Brother? Claire thought. Yeah, I understand Colt thought back. We will make it somehow. Remember, we are free now. We belong to no one but our selves, and soon, we will find a way to get back to normal. Ferrin heard this through telepathy, but again, he did not tell them that. The Twin got up, got in their sleeping bag and fell asleep.

Angel Ferrara

As was his MO, Angel was incessantly sweet. He worried her at times, what with the amount of time he spent worrying about her. Kaia listened quietly as he spoke, mostly because it had to have been difficult for him to mention anything even faintly selfish. Honestly, the whole blind-chef-in-training thing was kinda on the wayside for her compared to the chance to travel from one end of this country to the other.

"How about we branch out a bit, then," Kaia started, patting his hand reassuringly. She took a moment to collect her thoughts, the idea forming as she spoke. "Fiore's a big city, lots of people, right? There's got to be some odd jobs, the smaller things the Guilds don't bother picking up."

"You're not just a good cook, Angel." Kaia reminded the mageas she gave him a teasing grin that pitched her voice up slightly.

Angel Ferrara

"Yeah, you're right. I mean, even if we didn't want to kill things, we could always do hair. Or sell stuff somewhere, people seem to like us a lot. We could probably haggle...pretty...what are you giving me that look for? There's stuff we can do besides cook and kill things!"

Kaia was giving him that look.

"I'm sure there's something that doesn't involve anything getting hurt...we're both really good with animals..." Angel sighed. "You're still doing it. Do you really wanna kill things?"

A pair of sightless eyes batted shamelessly.

...

"You suck. I guess I'm overruled. We'll go find someone that needs things killed, then."

Argus gave a simple shrug to what Isla had said like he did not care about anything that the people said to him. For some reason she felt guilt and started to feel worse every minute that past. She disappointingly looked down at the ground as Argus faced the other way to leave Isla alone. Argus was fixing his own wounds? She didn't know he had some kind of healing magic that he could use to get himself better again. It was clear that her face showed a sign of question to what he summoned that leather strap for. You couldn't use it as easily as normal bandages so it was a little vague to why he did something like that. Isla felt like she should at least help him to heal his wounds. He did help her with her disabled leg too so this was something she had to do. Before she could turn around and shyly ask to help him something awfull happened. Isla rushed over towards Argus as red smoke flowed from his arm. With no hesitation she wanted to cover the wound with her hands thinking it was blood that was gushing out of his arm. Her eyes widened as her mouth tensed open but nothing came out. She ducked down while sitting on her knees and covered her hands by the use of her belly.

It was like she was screaming inside of herself. An incredible heat was comming from the wound and had burned the middle of both Isla's palms. Tears fell to the ground but there was still no sound. Isla bit her lip and whiped the tears away from her eyes by the back of her hand. She looked up at Argus again with her eyes a little red and her hands still covered by her belly "I-I hope it doesn't hurt too much." She gave a sweet smile as Argus seemed to tense up. All of the sudden it looked like he was in a whole bunch of pain from what just happened. In fear Isla fell backwards but could lean on her elbows before she completly fell to the ground "Stop it! Why are you doing this to yourself!" Isla groaned out to him as the leather strap fell out of his mouth. Isla quickly sat upright and ducked over his body that was stretched over the ground. She started punching him rapidly in the stomach with the bottom side of her hands "It will heal overtime! Don't do it like this you stupid! What does it result..." Isla stopped as shadow fell over her eyes. Her breathing had suddenly become very calm "You aren't hurting yourself only by this but the people around you too... Even me..."

Penny
@Lunarlors34
Annoyed, Penny went back into the hotel, stopping when she saw Jasmine apparently having a break down. Wondering if the girl had bene hit as the beasts escaped, Penny went over, kneeling down, trying to examine her. "What's wrong?"

Carrie
@oblivion666
"if i'm not there, watching, if I'm not doing stuff, and they get corrupted, then it's my fault" Carrie said softly, "My fault, because I researched them all, my fault because I picked them all, my fault because i wasn't on the ball. I can't live with it, not again, if something went wrong.

You don't understand, no one does. The worlds on the brink of war, it has been ffor years, and every mistake the council makes, the guilds, mages everywhere, brings us one step closer. I can't just step down, and let others take over. I can't, because then it will be my fault if things go wrong. No one, except maybe vera, is as good ar research as me, as good at maintain paperwork, at staying in control, and if I let someone else take over...then its my fault if something goes wrong, and I can barely live with the guilt of the last council"

Sasha

"Well, it was clear that he was worried about you when he dumped them on me, and he's more likely to take critism from you, although I don't know why. I'm not your errand girl, tell him yourself" Sasha said. Right now, she'd prefer to have as little contact with Time lord as possible.

Sighing hen she was alone again, she continued bak to the hotel.

Among other things, it had been an exciting day of matches. Though his heart was old, Sanders could still feel the hype of combat. The soldier might leave the battlefield, but the battlefield never left the soldier. Even as time wore on, Sanders’ memories of the horror that war, especially with magic, could bring never faded away, but it gladdened him to see sportsmanship and talent in a controlled setting. What worried him, however, were the instances where those qualities were sorely lacking. Sanders recalled some of the brutality passed out by select members of the guilds over the three days of Games, the vast majority of them squarely on the shoulders of Phoenix Wing, though in response other guilds were no longer pulling their punches either. More dire than the fact that Phoenix Wing’s wizards seemed content to carelessly unleash their power, however, was the fact that they flaunted it so. Admittedly, the one called Angelo appeared to sincerely regret the deadly wounds inflicted on Jackie, and Nolan had made up with Indigo despite attempting to break her spirit with a ruthless psychological attack, but Damian and more tellingly, Jamie Beltras appeared convinced that they did nothing wrong. As the soldiers of Frenzy Plant piled out of the Doma Flau, with Sanders smack dab in the middle, he hoped that his faith that Phoenix Wing wouldn’t step any farther out of line was not misplaced.

Thirty minutes later, the Frenzy Camp had come alive. People bustled between the tents, though rather than mending things as an army usually did when standing still, they brought enjoyment and entertainment. People need only reach out to find whatever food or drink they wanted, and Edith Riggs kept up a stirring sequence of melodies. Virgil and Jillian danced, and a bashful Ni consented to waltz with Kilo, despite their ridiculously disparate heights. Even Cecilia, solemn and boring, laughed and cut a clumsy but merry jig with an enthusiastic Kumbha. Nandy Rewman, the young Book Mage, approached a reserved Arivaderci and timidly asked the naga if she might like to dance as well, and got a rare smile for his efforts. Nevertheless, he was immensely put off…until an equally-shy Ange requested the dance instead. Even the higher-ranked soldiers joined in; Jane knew jolly jigs and ditties from her pirating days, Xyster showed in full the disturbing flexibility of her joints, and Owen brought along some catchy Southern tunes. Spirits were high, drowning out the residual negative energy left behind by Ike and Argus. After all Frenzy Plant had triumphed for two days in a row and was on track to be a top scorer; this party was dedicated to the competitors, especially the wounded Demetri, who chuckled from a relaxed position on the sidelines.

All the while, however, Sanders could not partake of the merriment. He listened to the stories of Owen, Hyun, Indigo, Ike, Joakim, and even Argus. In a lull in the party, he climbed slowly on top of an overturned crate. Everyone grew quiet instantly. “Good evening, soldiers. At ease, please. I do not want to keep you from your celebrations for long. Now is a time of rare respite and happiness for our guild. However, I do have a few notices to be aware of. Firstly, we welcome two new members today. This afternoon, Riona Ymir-“ he held out an upturned hand to lift the young woman onto the crate so all could see her. On the back of her neck, her new guild insignia glowed softly, red and green. “Passed the entrance exam. Hers is a style of fire, creative and colorful. I trust you will all welcome her, so that when we fight, it is as one. We also welcome Rune.”

After Riona stepped down, a man was ushered onto the makeshift stage by Hyun, who continued to support him by the shoulder. Rune appeared dazed, staring into the distant with a strange look on his face. ”Yesterday, Rune attacked one of our newer members, Magni. Thanks to the efforts of Hyun and Mercury, we were able to capture him. Today, our two lovely lady Majors convinced him to give up his ways and join the side of righteousness. Let us applaud Rune for his heroic choice!”

He waited for the clapping to die before continuing. ”Next, we have more serious matters. Today Ike returned to us from his painted world, but he has come back changed. Give him your sympathy, and if he does not want sympathy, give to him your respect. Our final matter concerns Argus. As many of you know, Argus has been running amuck since his match yesterday with Private Beardo. Today we have learned that he is a man possessed. One of the demon books of Zeref has gotten into him, cursing with dark powers he no longer wants. We are going to attempt to help him. To prevent him from boiling over, we are freeing him to go throughout the camp, but I ask each of you to be on guard and help ensure that he stays here.” He stretched out a hand, pointed toward Argus, who stood, free as a bird, at the back of the crowd. ”We did not know what we were getting into when we accepted this man into our guild, but now that we have him, he is our responsibility. We will eliminate this demon. That is certain.” A pause settled over the clearing. Then Sanders’ wrinkled face broke into a dignified smile. ”Dismissed. Party on.”

Sanders left, and the festivities resumed. A huge game of cards broke out, and another round of dancing began quickly. Kumbha hopped circles around a confused and slightly worried Ange, while Kilo, finding that Ni had slunk off in a fit of pretend harshness, danced with Jane. Cecilia and Nandy took a turn, and some of the bystanders received requests as well.

Chester stood abreast with Ike. ”Hullo. You feeling the celebrations?”

Meanwhile, a certain someone had happened to wander too close to the dance area. Jillian Suede spotted a mop of blue hair and bounced over, her wide hips swaying and her belly sloshing like a bag of water balloons beneath her spotless white dress. ”Looks like someone ain’t havin’ a good time. C’mon and dance with me, hon. Song’s jus’ startin’.” She smiled pleasantly and offered the boy a hand.

Gabriel
@Lugubrious
Gabriel stood on the outskirts, as he so often did, listening as the Commander spoke, feeling resentful, and angry. He had never got such a welcome, and even now, they seemed more willing to accept someone who could be very dangerous then they ever had him. It, like so much, made him wonder what was wrong with him, why no one had ever seemed to want to be with him, other then Michael. He turned away as everyone returned to the festivities, feeling like he was intruding.

He knew he could be excessive at times, but when no one seemed to notice him, he felt like he had to be, to even get a second of attention. He tried, he did, but everything he did seemed to just made things worse. He still didn't think he was wrong, he hadn't wanted anyone to get hurt today, and was that such a bad thing? He wanted to be able to stop suffering, not be apart of the reason it occurred.

He tried, he tried so hard, but there was a point where trying just seemed pointless, where trying just got him hurt, where trying just wasn't good enough. Feeling sorry for himself, Gabriel was seriously contemplating just crawling into his tent and away from everyone, where his presence wouldn't interfere with the festivities, as someone approached him.

"I..no...I don't know how to dance" He admitted softly, his tone sad even as he struggled to hide it, "And I'd probably just get in the way, anyhow." He didn't want to be the cause of anymore trouble, "I don't want to hurt anyone in an attempt to dance, Ma'am. I was never taught how, and haven't really had the chance to learn" He didn't need another excuse for people to hate him.

He supposed he could have just lied and accepted the invitation, but he was terrified he might cause something else to go horrible wrong if he attempted to dance, or even attempted to be involved. And lying would get him no where anyway, if he attempted to dance it would be quite clear that he had no idea what he was doing.

@Caits

Zephyr Hardt

"Then you wasted time doing your research on them, if you are going to put them into the council only to make them figures that are there." Zephyr said groaning at his conversation. This woman was even stubborn when she was sad. "You know, if this is how you are going about things to stop a war. Then I recommend you to quit the magic council. Cause the way you are going about it, you won't prevent nothing. You need everyone to work together, not just yourself. How do you this human society as even progressed this far in life? Because they just wound up here all by themselves? No they worked together to get where they are. Sometimes corruption happens, bad things always will happen and that's not something you can stop. Yet with your friends and loved ones, you overcome them. Sure it may take time, but everyone didn't give up because bad things have happened. So Carrie... the way I see it is this. You either start letting hope back in your heart, and work together with everyone to make this world better. Or keep going at it the way you have been. And see if you will be right in the end.... if you even make it there." He tried to explain but he was certain this woman would just make up more excuses and if she did, then so be it. He would let it go like that.

@Lugubrious@Caits@Raijinslayer@hatakekuro@liferusher

He watched the rest of the games with Enma and the rest of the guild before the conclusion, with everyone leaving and heading back to the camp. Yet he would sit by himself on a crate and watch everyone else dance and be happy. An emotion that seemed lost to him these days. It wasn't until Sanders started speaking did he frown a bit. He introduced two new members, one a guy with markings on his body and onther a woman who looked to happy for her own good. Sander would then talk a bit about them before talking about him returning. Saying to give him sympathy and if he doesn't want it, then respect. Ike just bit his tongue as he looked away, why was he so forgiving? Didn't he try killing his fellow guild members? So why was this man forgiving him? be angry at him, he did just try to kill your guild members after all, the ones you forged friendships with! Ike would growl to himself before hearing about Argus which made Ike's eyes widen. That man had an evil being inside him? And they were just going to try and cure it? It wasn't that simple and they would find out soon enough.

Yet after his speech the party resumed with Ike just shaking his head as he sat down and resumed watching. That was until Chester came over asking if he felt the celebrations. Ike simply shook his head. "Not really. Its great you all are having fun, but I just can't find myself wanting too." He would state before that new woman from earlier ran up and waved at them. "Hey guy with the cool beard and negativity man." She would open with which made Ike just turn his head ignoring her. She would shrug and look at Chester. "Yo you should tots have a dance with me. You can hold my waisssst." She said giggling a bit, which made Ike look at him and motion for him to accept. "Go for it. You'll have more fun this way.... Thanks for trying to talk to me though." He would suggest to Chester. Riona however took that as a sign of Chester accepting despite not saying such and would proceed to pump her arms in the air for victory before grabbing Chester's arm and dragging him away. Ike would just shake his head at the woman before watching everyone sing, talk, and dance.

@Lunarlors34 @Shikaru

“Well, it’s not exactly a good thing either…” Janna replied looking at the doggy Arthur.” Imagine you being stuck like that…” She said to Jessica, pondering if Nero’s power will wear off on the grumpy mage.

Well aside the transformed into a cute dog Arthur, the day seemed to have passed nicely. Nothing bad had happened(at least to them so far) and it was now time to leave the stadium and probably take the long walk to her rented place as she gets lost a lot. Then she had a nice idea!

“Hey, why don’t you all come to my place for dinner tonight?” She asked with a smile.” We can pass by the market to buy things on our way there and I will cook you everything so it’s going to be fresh.” She proposed, wondering if they will accept. After all there was a whole army size stalls and tents area where it was full of places that sell food.

Angel Ferrara

Kaia giggled, the laugh light and lilting, clapping her hands together in excitement. "Oh it'll be fun Angel," the girl chirped, her eyes wide and unfocused gaze gleaming. "Besides, you said we were starting to slow down, right? It could be a nice change of pace. We'll get to uh... see more of the area around..."

Kaia bit her lip.

"Oh right, we'll get to help someone out too, yeah. It's perfec-!" She added, voice cracking ever so slightly.

Her grin turned impish, and she somehow managed to lock eyes with Angel.

Mayt would sigh heavily as he was left standing there, for the second time that day. He had waved to James as they had left, afterwards going and hanging out in the main room of the Phoenix Wing hotel for a while. He wished he wasn’t quite so out of the loop as he was. Next time he came back, he was going to meet people, and that was that. Eventually, the time came for him to leave to catch his train, and in no time he was ready to go (As he hadn’t even unpacked), and off. He arrived a couple dozen minutes early to board, and rested on one of the many benches around the station as he waited for his turn to head off again, not to be seen for weeks on end.

Luna sat outside the games arena for a long time after they had ended that day. She was sure that it was going to be her turn the next day, and she was thinking about who she might end up fighting, and how to deal with them. This exercise, however, was mostly to distract her from the excitement of soon being able to go and see Melina again after so long. Just tentative flirts with the thought shot euphoria through her body. It had been almost a decade since they had met last, and Melina had been the person Luna had always looked up to the most. She was strong, independant, and, unlike her brother, didn’t seem to enjoy causing pain and agony. She enjoyed making people unhappy for sure, and didn’t seem to bat an eye when people grieved, but torture was something she couldn’t bring herself to do.

That, in Luna’s eyes, at least made Melina better than Grant, even if she had murdered before. Grant revelled in people’s agony. He was always the first pick for extracting information forcefully, and she knew he often took delight in finding random individuals and torturing them for fun. As far as she was concerned, Grant was utterly insane. But he was incredibly strong as well. He knew how to use his magic well, and his precognition gave him an almost insurmountable edge in combat. She knew its one weakness however, but she wasn’t inclined to share it despite how despicable Grant was. He was still part of her family, and that probably wasn’t about to change.

Huffing, Luna stood up and glanced around. Almost no-one was left around, and she couldn’t keep her thoughts off Melina anymore. Maybe she should go to Phoenix Wing and tell Mithera? No, Phoenix Wing would just be the same jackasses as ever and tell her to leave as soon as she opened her mouth like last time. While that had been Dragon Fang’s guild master that had done that specifically, it didn’t change that Master Jamie hadn’t exactly denied those feelings.

She kicked a rock as she kept walking, and it bounced along quite a distance before stopping. She was unsure what to do at this point. She couldn’t ignore the fact that Iron Enigma wasn’t for her anymore, but they had been her family her whole life. She couldn’t just leave them right out, could she? She could always just commit herself fully to what the Guild did, but the idea repulsed her so much that she couldn’t even imagine that. She didn’t want to be another Grant Vale. She didn’t even entirely want to be a Melina, a person that she loved deeply.

She thought about this as she walked slowly back to her hotel, and she couldn’t help but begin to cry softly. She wished she had someone to talk to about this, help her make a decision of some form. No one from a light guild would even bother to counsel her, and even if they did it was quite obvious what they would suggest. It was obvious what her own guild would probably say on the matter as well, and she couldn’t think of any third party figures. She was alone for now.

Luna, not wanting to go home yet, changed her path to walk in front of almost every other guild hotel in the city before getting back to her own. She didn’t want to go back yet, and she was still contemplating of maybe asking a few guild masters for advice, despite how futile she expected it to be. Maybe she could approach one of the members who didn’t know who she was? That was unlikely, seeing as she was in the games after all. Ultimately, she ended up in front of the Phoenix Wing Hotel, and she stopped, looking it up and down. She remembered her fight with Amelia, and how it ended. She still needed to make amends for that, after having literally beat her into submission.

”Why does this have to be so hard?” She’d murmur to herself, sighing heavily.She took a deep breath before moving forward and pushing the doors to the Phoenix Wing hotel open with one hand. ”Hello?” She’d ask as she pulled her hood down, her small hand opening the door all the way. ”I w-want to talk to someone, I’m pretty sure they’re here…”

@Caits ((And whomever else is in the Phoenix Wing hotel. I don’t know who. Nobody lists where their chars are D: ))

*~*Amaya VanIsis*~*

@Lunarlors34@joshua Tamashii
Amaya put her hands on her hips leaning forward "And what is THAT suppose to mean? You know i still dont fully understand all these catch phrases and stuff very well."she said wanting an answer but she was willing to wait as she watched joshua and cody interact as she sighed folding her arms before she heard the crash and smelled the scent of some creature. she was then taken by suprise of Cody suddenly bursting through the window like a nutcase. She wasnt sure how to react other then watch before looking at joshua to see his reaction to the sight.

*~*Rose Yashia *~*

@Oblivion666@joshua Tamashii

"She Loves magic tricks enspecially pretty ones...Thankyou, you possibly made her day with that trick."Said rose allowing him to leave as she was sure she was going to see more of him as she smirked finding him to be a challenge she was willing to take on as there was just something about gamble that drew her to wanting to help him anyway she could and she wasn't sure what it was. Rose adjusted elyse in her arms before she left to go find lucus to see if he wanted to get some food, this time,her treat.

After the games, Fleo returned along with a few of the other Phoenix Wing members to the hotel. A great many went out for dinner or to see the city, but the dusty woman felt inexplicably tired. Unbeknownst to her, she arrived a quarter-hour too late to witness the escape of the Mystic Beasts, not that she'd been told about them. Sinking down into a chair in the lobby, she happened to catch one of the quieter and lesser-seen members of Phoenix Wing wandering in as well: Reese Blanc. Fleo waved and greeted him, who proceeded to skip on over and join her at her table. A conversation of utmost seriousness involving the specifics of making and tasting a great variety of candies ensued. The pair covered lollipops, jawbreakers, truffles, macaroons, brittle, marshmallows, taffies, mints, chocolate-coated fruits, jellies, candy canes, sours, and more. Gradually, however, Reese's attention drifted, and after a hurried goodbye the Candy Mage sped off.

Fleo did not find herself deprived of company for long. The hotel door creaked open and a hooded head poked out, though its owner removed said raiment in short order. Fleo did not at all recognize Luna, but could make out the tones of someone experiencing emotional strain easily enough. Obliged to help the girl, Fleo pulled out the seat formerly occupied by Reese, and called out, ”Hey, yeah, I'm a Phoenix Winger. You want to talk? Sure, come on over, sit down. I love chatting.” She waited for Luna to come over, and both women seated themselves. ”What's on your mind, sister?”



Jillian blinked a few times. She had not expected Gabriel to refuse her. Placing her hands on her hips, where they sank slightly into her doughy love-handles, she thought for a moment before remarking, ”Ya think ya gonna hurt someone jus' 'cause ya don' know how to dance? Sweetie, look around.” She tilted her head at Kumbha, whose interpretation of dance looked oddly like some rustic form of exercise, and at Xyster, who evidently thought that whirling her limbs around like helicopter blades constituted some form of tango. ”D'you see anyone who really knows how to dance, anywhere? We're all just goofin' off, happy to be alive. Really, give it a try. It's fer ya own good. An' ya might even like it.” She sidled another step closer to him, trying to convince Gabe that comradeship was an open door; he need only walk inside.



Chester gave a sagely nod at Ike's response, and pulled at his whiskers. ”I don't blame you. It's askin' a bit much to expect someone in your shoes to get all happy-like just because we've been doin' pretty well in the Games. Maybe you should go and rest. Or drink. Or both!” He seemed surprised when Riona appeared, and requested a dance with him, of all people. As far as dudes went, Chester was pretty standard fare; finding an a energetic, good-looking gal like Riona asking him to dance was weird but not at all unwelcome. Smiling like an idiot, he allowed the strong-willed woman to drag him away, and when the next song began he performed some perfectly adequate, simple but stylish moves he'd picked up from parties back with the Rune Knights.



By a stroke of pure luck, Nero happened to spot a familiar figure squeezed between two women as they exited some sort of high-brow clothing store. Heart soaring to see his young companion again, and to put to rest his fears that he'd abandoned to the wolves his only friend, the Genie executed a mad dash toward Ayame. He skidded to a halt only a few feet away, his purple cloak billowing and his platinum-blond hair all askew. Beaming like a brilliant star, he held his arms wide! “Aya! It's been, like, an hour! Are ya alright? What a brave little dearie ya are, survivin' out on your own! C'mere!” The young girl received a scrawny hug. Nero eyed her new piece of clothing. ”Hm? Didja want something new to wear? Ya know I can make whatever clothes ya want, right. Coulda sworn ya were 'a-wear' of it! Nyeheheheh!”

Next, he turned an eye to the two women that had seemingly accompanied Ayame, given their continued interest in her. Clearly they were no passers-by. On second look, the dark mage found that he recognized both. Pointing a finger at each in turn, he exclaimed, ”Hey, its the celebrities! Miss Rekt-By-A-Librarian Hardt, and Soon-to-be-Saggy Sayatachi! Say, didja ever seduce that Nolan kid? Guessing not. Eff wye eye, I'm pretty sure he doesn't like girls in any sense of the word. Nyeheh! Didja two take care of Ayame while I was off doin' business? You're 'two' kind. Any wishes ya might have, I can grant 'em, as thanks for watchin' out for my bestie while we were separated.” He rubbed Ayame's head affectionately, despite knowing that she didn't particularly care for the gesture. Evidently, being annoying was second-nature to Nero.