[b][center][h1][color=a0410d]Vesta Celestia[/color][/h1][/center][/b]
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Vesta didn't seem too concerned nor bothered by what Aleph said or did. She could've ended this fight by now but had decided against it thus far. She wanted to beat him to a pulp and teach him a lesson about the gap between herself and just about anyone else, beating him too quickly while effective in both wouldn't be as effective in her own mind as the frustration which she could cause.
However as he sent out his sparks of magic she raised an eyebrow in slight surprise....this unrefined man had magic? It certainly took her by surprise that a man as uncouth as Aleph could use something like magic. She had figured him too stupid at this stage.
She was so surprised she almost forgot to dodge...the only one which could hit her. In fact she quickly decided not to dodge and instead launch a rock through it and at Aleph's last known location. Said 'rock' was more a boulder in size than anything....but eh. No one needed that part of the road right?
And just to answer his upping of the ante....Vesta decided to do so as well. Slowly, but not slowly enough to grant him an opening, extending her arm out towards Aleph, she took a few steady, calming breaths. Once her arm was fully extended she simply held up two fingers before she felt power well up within her.
[color=a0410d]"Dona."[/color] As Vesta uttered the word one could almost feel the power behind it as the road around of herself and Aleph now erupted into a sea of writhing stone tendrils. Obviously these were now crashing down on Aleph and completely missing herself, however if he managed to avoid the tendrils (which Vesta doubted quite highly but she always plans ahead) she was ready to defend using the tendrils as well. Assuming he was still in the dust cloud of course, which considering Vesta hadn't seen him exit was a pretty good assumption.

[b][center][h1][color=ed1c24]Avery Ackbar Celestia[/color][/h1][/center][/b]
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Avery turned his head to face the giant as he talked before moving it side to side in an almost godfather clock-like motion, a finger placed on his cheek for good measure as he seemed to be thinking.
[color=ed1c24]"How long? Ah...8 years didn't I say earlier Mr Dante? So that would make it when I was still reeeeally little. Like 11."[/color] Avery glanced towards Dante as he spoke before continuing.
[color=ed1c24]"Lady Vesta found me in the mountains at the time when she was training and took me home where her family adopted me. They tried to teach me magic since it's their family's tradition or something, but my gate doesn't work well. I mean I can still use mana, just can't control magic. So instead they taught me Spiritual arts to work around it. Surely you guys know the Celestia's?"[/color] Avery elaborated as well as he could without going into an overwhelming amount of detail. He got the important gist of it down anyway and that's all that mattered to him.
[color=ed1c24]"I don't think I'm from their country specifically no. There are a lot of countries from where we're from. I mean if they were from my country they would've recognised the bird as one native to my homeland."[/color] Avery turned back to face Aya with a raised eyebrow before glancing back towards Dante once more.
[color=ed1c24]"Not outlawed where I come from...more like no one can use it. It's complicated Mr Dante~"[/color] Avery giggled playfully into his hand as he talk, a habit he had picked up since coming here and wasn't planning on breaking any time soon.
[color=ed1c24]"Mr Dante I don't think having a fire in the middle of a building is wise. Huma."[/color] Avery waved his hand over the fire, almost as if the heat didn't even bother him, which now caused it to freeze solid in his hand.
[color=ed1c24]"A metia is a device which allows one to use magic without having to use their gate. So it's useful for someone like me. However I work around it as I use mana from the air rather than my body. Also you don't believe my little show? Hmm maybe something bigger."[/color] Avery hummed thoughtfully as he tapped his chin a couple of times. Suddenly clicking his fingers it seemed like a light bulb had gone off in his head.
[color=ed1c24]"One moment....this is gonna be difficult."[/color] Avery placed both of his hands either side of his temple before concentrating as hard as he could. Big, feathery, and not dangerous in the slightest. (At least in Avery's eyes)
Yes this would do nicely.
An emu now seemed to materialise from thin air before Aya's very eyes. Surely that would convince her? Cause that was kinda tiring....