[IC] Magicka Academy II [Jakeozzy & Demon Shinobi]

[Demon Shinobi]

"Right." Tamotsu said turning to leave. He walked out of the room and knocking could be heard as he traveled throughout the empty mansion. "I suggest everyone evacuate!" He shouted loud enough to practically shake the mansion before he took a step back from wherever he was and held up his fist. "Fire dragon's iron fist!!" He shouted as he launch a powerful punch at the primary support beam of the mansion. Reason left him to believe if he destroyed this pillar with the right amount of force and power he could bring the whole place down. And leave enough time for anyone still inside to leave. Maybe... he hadn't thought about that. He figured it was empty.

[Jakeozzy]

"Typical Tamotsu... But that's why we love ya'." Luka chanted casually as the building started to shake. That old guy was practically freaking out now. First he had no magic, now he was going to get crushed under his own home! Well, he would have if Luka didn't grab him and dive out the big window behind his desk. When they touched the ground outside, Luka stood the old man up and dusted his formal suit down for him, "...So now Kuro isn't a problem."

"..." The old man just watched, stunned as his home came tumbling down, with that Dragon Slayer still inside. Oh well. A rich guy like an ex-councilor should be able to rebuild one with all the insurance money, right? But right now there was something more pressing on the old man's mind. "No, Kuro wasn't inside! He was always-"

"Siting on the roof, contemplating why I even bother with this kind of thing anymore..." A calm-sounding young man interrupted from what was once the roof, now a nearly-intact section of roofing slates. He tossed his cigarette to one side and tilted his head at seeing Luka here, who had her guns trained on him from the moment he opened his mouth. "I'll admit, I didn't expect an Enforcer to get this deep into our business. Usually you'd get paid off or something, but I guess you're different. You're one of those war heroes from the Academy 2/3 years go, huh? And I see you brought a legendary Dragon Slayer along too. Tamotsu, was it? I do hope he didn't crush himself..." He said, the last part sounding really honest.

Luka was actually pretty unsure of what to do. Apparently Kuro Shade had never harmed a fly... Unless he had absolute reason to. But she didn't lower her defence. He was on an entirely different level in gunplay to her.

[Demon Shinobi]

"You're right. Any ordinary enforcer would have been killed or paid off. But you didn't take into account two things." Tamotsu's voice rang out as he began to emerge from the rubble pushing up a huge piece of debris which Kuro just so happened to be standing on. He'd protected two female guards who were left behind. The plan wasn't to kill unnecessarily after all. "One. Luka's no ordinary Enforcer. And two." He held up the debris with his left hand and wound up his right. "I'm not an enforcer at all!" He shouted slamming his fist into the center of the rubble Kuro was on. The Blazing lightning covered fist easily smashed through aimed and heading for Kuro. "Just a guy you pissed off!" He added mid attack.

[Jakeozzy]

Feeling the surge in magic energy, Kuro backflipped off of the chunk of rubble he was on and pulled two guns out as he landed, both trained on Tamotsu. "That wasn't my fault personally, you'd be better off killing that Zephyr character. You did, but.. Hm, it doesn't matter that much. Minerva wouldn't like it if I revealed any 'secrets'. But enough talking. It doesn't look like you want to talk things through."

Luka leapt into the air, her boot pressing into Tamotsu's shoulder as she boosted herself into the air above Kuro. There were two blasts from her guns, followed instantly by Kuro's, the magic blasts from each gun colliding with the others. "Talking ain't gonna solve our information problem... We'll just have to beat it outta you!" She snapped, hoping her attack was enough for Tamotsu to charge in.

[Demon Shinobi]

Tamotsu smirked as he charged in. He appeared in front of Kuro almost as if he's teleported. He threw a multitude of punches which ended with a powerful Lightning Flame Dragon's roar.

[Jakeozzy]

With every punch Tamotsu threw, Kuro had used his guns to powerfully pistol whip his fists in response. He wasn't as strong as Tamotsu, but those eyes and his reaction speed were incredible. As the roar shot forward, he charged two shots with his guns and jumped, shooting the ground and letting the roar fly underneath him.

Luka requipped the same bazooka she'd used to blast Zephyr back in the war. This thing only came out when the situation was dire... Figuring Kuro couldn't move in mid-air, she fired the magic rocket at his projected path, but missed as Kuro changed his guns' magic and blasted himself back towards the ground. When he landed, he still didn't show any sign of wanting to fight back.

...Which only served to get on Luka's nerves even more.

[Demon Shinobi]

Tamotsu grit his teeth. This guy was better than he expected. "But. He couldn't give up like this. Not when they were this close. "Lighting Flame Dragon's Roaring upper!!" He shouted throwing an upper cut. Even if Kuro dodged or tried to block a blast smaller, but nearly as powerful as a concentrated roar would be released. A new move Tamotsu had been working on.

[Jakeozzy]

"...What is it that you two want?" Kuro finally said as he backflipped away from Tamotsu's uppercut. As the second, smaller but concentrated roar was released towards him he unleashed a steady stream of magic from one of his pistols, letting the two powers clash violently. It was Kuro's raw supply of magic power versus the piercing flames of a fire dragon. Eventually, Tamotsu's blast would break through because of it's special property - but by then Kuro would be long gone. But for now, he waited, the magic clashing between them.

"...I know what you want..." Kuro sighed sadly. It looked like he was ready to give up, but the power kept flowing unhindered. "Justice. I'm always put in these situations, when I know what I should do, but I don't do it because.. my family is precious to me. I couldn't betray them."

Luka was ready to hit Kuro while he was busy holding Tamotsu's roar back, but she couldn't bring herself to shoot him. Maybe they were getting somewhere...

[Demon Shinobi]

"Actually. I just want all the shades in the ground. Fuck justice and fuck the system!" Tamotsu said charging more power into his attack to try and overpower kuro's. He wasn't being logical. At the moment he just wanted revenge for his brother. And if in the end they could get information from kuro then that was an added bonus.

[Jakeozzy]

"...Like I said, you want justice. Justice for the death of your brother, Takashi." Kuro said in melancholy, boosting his power output to once again match the Fire Dragon Slayer's. The pistol he used shook on it's own, nearing it's breaking point. In the end, Holder Magic just couldn't top Casting Magic in stressing clashes like this. He hesitated for a moment, but sighed as if he was finally relieved of something, "What if I told you Takashi was still alive?"

Luka froze stiff at those words. Kuro didn't even confirm it or anything, but just the idea that Takashi wasn't dead... It reopened an old wound Luka had only just closed.

[Demon Shinobi]

"How can I trust you? You're a shade. You could be lying to save your ass." He said calmly. Still if there was a chance he could kill the shade. Especially with how Luka had reacted. "Fuck." He mumbled quietly as he stopped the flow of his magic power and jumped back to avoid being hit by Kuro's. "Talk." He said calmly.

[Jakeozzy]

The same time Tamotsu lowered his defence, Kuro did exactly the same, taking a little time to blow the smoke off the nearly melted gun barrel. "...Takashi is alive. I can't lie about someone so important to you."

"He died in our fucking arms..." Luka whined with a shaky voice, "You're lying..."

"Though it is rare, the magic to heal even the gravest of injuries does exist. Minerva picked up Zephyr Coldmyst before he was vaporized in that battle, and later she swept a supposedly dead Takashi out from under the Academy's feet. He was by no means stable at first, but with some hard work and a little forbidden magic on the side, we were able to heal him completely." Kuro went quiet then, and stared at Tamotsu, his mouth hanging as if he had more to say. But he was already wondering if he was in fact betraying Minerva and Espada by giving out this information.

"...We have Takashi and Zephyr in custody..."

[Demon Shinobi]

"Luka. Let's go." Tamotsu said with a hint of anger in his voice. "We've still got to find the Shades." He was giving Kuro a free pass. With the information burning through his mind he glanced at her. "We need to start over, but I'm sure we can do it." He added calmly before shifting his gaze to Kuro. "Make sure you're prepared next time."

[Jakeozzy]

"Safe journeys to you both... I mean it. I hope you'll return the favour next time." Kuro said with a calm tone, leaving the destroyed mansion alone, the old ex-councillor following him as well as surviving guards. They didn't dare open fire on Tamotsu or Luka after their display of power.

Luka tried her best to compose herself as Kuro left. This trip to Bavaria was.. interesting. If Kuro wasn't lying, it could be wondeful. Takashi, alive? "...It's going to take weeks, but we'll find where he's being kept. We have to..." She said mostly to herself as she and Tamotsu left in the opposite direction.

[Demon Shinobi]

"Yeah. I'm we do. After all... What'll you do without him?" Tamotsu said referring to Takashi with a bit of anger and a hint of sadness. He loved his brother. He was happy he'd be reunited with his brother. Still He couldn't help, but feel a bit envious and angry with the fact that Luka was still so in love with him. She practically tossed the idea of being with Tamotsu out the window when she heard the news.

[Jakeozzy]

Luka didn't seem to catch onto Tamotsu's tone much. She assumed he was stressed or confused over the revelation that he was alive. It might take a little time, but they'd pick up new leads and eventually find him... They would all be together again.

(Or not! But, c'est la vie. And the mini-arc ends here, I guess.)

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A week after Azazel was destroyed, things began to move again for the young Academy students. Hana, Misaki and now miraculously Heise were in the safe hands of the Emiya Family. The Council couldn't touch them, not unless they wanted to march armies and more to the estate gates - and all that would do is harm their reputation and standings with Mages everywhere. For now, they were in the safest place they could be. Heise confirmed that there were other survivors, but he wouldn't reveal any locations even to his half-sisters or the Emiyas. To ensure the survival of the clan, keeping them spread out and hard to detect was the only idea that worked.

After disappearing for that one week, Aegis showed up at the Emiya Estate all of a sudden. He was.. mostly an ally, so he was let in without too much trouble. He entered the infirmary where he expected everyone to still be laying around, but there was nobody there. Only the nurses who directed him to a grand lounge where the students were chilling out. Rico was playing a racing game, crashing into things a lot like you'd expect him to. Misaki was sat on a big sofa watching Rico's game fails between Ryuji and Melissa, enjoying both their company.

"Well, hello..." Aegis said, sounding much brighter than he had before. It was as if he dropped the sour attitude he always carried with him. The icy chill was still there, but he looked and sounded pleased to see the others. "Ryuji, Rico - I'd like a word if you will. In private."

"Hey, stalker!" Misa looked over the back of the sofa at Aegis, smiling and waving before being playfully pulled back down by Meli.

[Demon Shinobi]

Ryuji said and placed his hand on Misa's head. "Hey. No eavesdropping okay?" He said as he got up and walked over to Aegis. "Did you get the information on the council and their head quarters?" He asked suddenly becoming serious once the three were in private. He was angry. Furious even. They were doing it again. Just as they'd destroyed everyone he cared about Misa was losing her clan. Still it was a quiet anger. You might not even notice he was even a little bothered, but it'd been building up. He then glanced at Rico. "And are you ready to go? Once we sneak out there's no turning back." He said to the Crash magic user since this was basically a suicide mission.

[Jakeozzy]

Misaki trusted Ryuji, ...and that was why she listened in to the boys' conversation anyway. It's not like she would argue or try and follow him. It was Ryuji's fight, and he intended to protect the remaining Saito with it whilst dishing out his own form of justice. She tried to hide it, but Meli could probably tell she was concentrating on her delicate hearing sense.

"Officially, Paris. Unofficially, the rats of the Council meet in the Vatican City, Rome - Dragonblood helped locate them. I hope you two are ready to be plastered all over international TV as terrorists... When this starts, only the Emiyas will speak in our favour at the end of things." Aegis told the other two.

Rico scratched his head, "Been ready to go for a while now. Only holdup was you, Aegis." He laughed nervously.

[Demon Shinobi]

Ryuji chuckled a bit. "Please. I've been hiding for years. It's about time I show my face to the world." He said laughing a bit. "Still. If you have people to say goodbye to I suggest you do it now." He added returning to his serious demeanor. They would leave at midnight. He glanced back through the opening of the room he was in and glanced at Misa. He wouldn't say goodbye. He didn't need to.

"You know he knows you're listening right?" Meli whispered with a slight chuckle as she hugged Misa. "We'll leave it to them right?" She asked calmly before kissing her friends cheek.

[Jakeozzy]

Rico just shook his head, "No family, no lover... But friends? Well, they know we're coming back after all this, so whatever." He said with firm confidence, nodding at Ryuji.

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Misa smiled and snuggled up to Meli, "They don't need us anyway. I can feel it.. With emotion power flourishes, and all three of them.. It's like they're ready to take on the world."