Suddenly Penny's fires became stronger, for a brief moment it was like a fires inferno, burning hotter and hotter, and a raging inferno that was fueled by her own emotions. Grief. Fury. And fear. She screamed, the sound piercing the surrounding area, echoing painfully around them. Her flames engulfed the small, miniscule spark sent from Frenzy plant, but instead of her flames disappearing, only her fire magic died off, her Phoenix Magic seemed to become stronger then ever. 

[color=f7976a]"you insensitive Bastard!"[/color] she turned to face Nolan, and for a brief moment he may feel the heat of her Phoenix Flames. [color=f7976a]"I watched my father die. I killed him. I think I'm allowed to mope given that it hasn't even been two days. Screw you."[/color]

Penny seemed truly unaware of just what had happened to her. Instead of the somewhat haze shape of her Phoenix form in the flames, now she had flames licking down her arms, her legs, over her torso, and brilliant, scarlet and amber wings had formed, a flickering plumage of colours were shaped into three brilliantly curved tails. 

The tears she wasn't aware were that were falling glistened and she spun away from Nolan, the great blades making their way towards he'd, her guild and others enfuriated her. They could kill. [color=f7976a]"Phoenix slayer, raging inferno!"[/color] from her hands, indeed from her very essence, flames erupted, and engulfed the remaining blades. 

She dropped to the ground, breathing hard, a great wracking sob escaping her. Her wings curled around her, as if wanting to comfort her, and this was the first time she seemed aware of them. She had fallen into an alley, and for the moment thought herself safe. Reaching up a hand, she ran it over the feathers there. They seemed soft, warm. Fiery. She clutched her lacrima, but she had no words. She looked up at soft footfalls, a young looking girl approaching her. 

"Hi, hi! I'm merlina!" 

Penny frowned, recognizing the name as one of Pirate Lords members. Puzzled, she waited for the girl to say something else. 

"You Killed a Phoenix" it was a statement, not a question. 

Penny looked away, [color=f7976a]"he lived a long life"[/color]

Merlina nodded, approaching Penny, she studied her. "I always thought fire was so much prettier then emeralds. It's so beautiful...oh look at all your colours...so many different shades of red! Oh and the purple!"

This girl seemed rather strange, yet Penny recognized her as a Phoenix Slayer. Merlina gave her a kind smile. "It's going to be hard for you, sweetling. A long journey, with a tough decision. But I think you have people you care about greatly that will make it a lot easier. People who are there for you. you just have to let them in"

And then as suddenly as the girl appeared, she was gone. Penny looked down at the lacrima in her hand. She drew a heavy breath. [color=f7976a]"I'm coming"[/color] she didn't say anything else, instead she took back to the skies, flying smoothly threw the air, searching for her guildmates. 

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Jessie shrugged, quite content where she was, she took out a bagel from a pocket, and split it in half, handing half to Ferris, who might wonder how she had smuggled a bagel into a pocket. [color=f6989d]"Ah well" [/color] she flicked the mic back on, [color=f6989d]"things are really heating up now, I sure hope the cities defenses can take all this! Oh wow! I'm not even sure how to describe what's happening, care to have a go Ferris?!"[/color]