[IC] Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

[Raijinslayer]

Nidhogg

Nidhogg had to admit that he was surprised as the girl pounced at him, set on actually ripping off his shirt in public. Hmph, if there's one thing I can respect, it's a predatory nature. . . but you should've gone for another approach little dove. Nidhogg grinned as he suddenly disappeared from the young vampire's sight before she could land on him, appearing in her previous seat with that same mischievous grin on his face, but there were some very noticeable changes to the dark haired man. Sprouting from his head was a pair of black horns that curled up and over his hair, his pupils had taken on a more reptilian appearance, his mouth was now full of sharp fangs instead of teeth, and then there was the long sinuous, black tail that waved behind him in a lazy fashion. He began to pick at his teeth with one of his long black claws, not taking an eye of the energetic vampire but also not looking overly concerned either.

"My, my, I didn't expect you to have such little hesitance in basically committing in sexual harassment like that, but I can't say that it wasn't an amusing surprise. Sadly, the game wouldn't be any fun if I just let you strip me, now would it? You're welcome to keep on trying, and you can even use any of your magic if you feel the need. I will stay in the form I'm presently in and will use nothing more to evade your attempts. Do try your best to keep from being to disruptive, however, as I'd rather not get kicked out of the stadium when the fifths are finally getting ready to start." Taking a second to turn his eyes towards the screen, he saw that Nolan was making a showing of his form to the audience and was receiving a standing ovation from the women in the audience. "Well, win or lose, he's definitely made an impression amongst the people in the audience."

@Shikaru

Argus Leandros

"Yeah, can't say I doubt that." Argus responded with a chuckle, though that was quickly put to an end by Gabriel bringing up the topic of the previous cluster-fuck. Argus let out a sigh, hoping that he'd just be able to have a normal conversation, but decided to just go with it. The kid hadn't run off in a fit yet, so maybe he was making progress.

"First, I had no idea if you trying to talk the guy down would work and in a situation like that, 'wait and see' doesn't seem like a good policy. Plus, you need to communicate that kind of thing to the people involved in order to avoid that situation. Something simple like 'hey, I'm gonna try and talk him down so hold off on attacking him. I don't feel too bad about what I did because it was what I felt was the right thing to do at the time. From my perspective, he didn't seem to open to compromise, and since I didn't know the guy personally, I went with my gut. Secondly, how little faith do you think this guy has in his guild that he'll lose all of his trust in them because they got into a fight? Either your underestimating Ike's maturity and general sense of reasoning, or I'm overestimating the sense of family and togetherness that I've heard guild's are supposed to have." Argus couldn't help but wonder why he felt that Ike would lose all trust in his guild just because one guy, who isn't even a part of the guild officially, had attacked him. Argus was starting to notice that Gabriel was one who liked to make some pretty large leaps in logic, and also liked to take the self-righteous approach to things. "Anyway, since we're on this topic, let me ask you a question. Since you so clearly voiced that us engaging Ike was nothing but 'childish squabbling' or something if that nature, I want to ask what you would do when faced with a man so obviously overcome with his need for revenge, or perhaps just a guy who really needed to vent all of his anger after being trapped by himself for a year, to resolve the situation peacefully?"

@Caits

[Shikaru]

@Raijinslayer

Anya smacked pitifully into the chair Jack previously occupied chest first with a 'oof!' as the wind was knocked out of her. Rude.. she thought to herself completely unaware what she had tried to do was worse, rubbing her chest and turning around to look for him, finding him in her chair. She glared at him and crossed her arms as he spoke. So...he's part demon or something? So he is immortal. Cool. she thought to herself, ignoring most of what he said whilst subtly making a small cut on her left palm.

If he wanted to use magic, so would she. Blood slowly pooled up in her hand, when a moderate amount of the murky liquid was in her hand she flicked it at him, aiming to splatter it all over him and slow down his movements. The small cut healed soon after, leaving nothing more than the stain of her own blood on her hand. She watched to see if he'd teleport or whatever he had done out of the way or let it hit him, all the while silently hoping no one noticed what she did.

Then again, all she had to do was explain tha he tried to attack her and she used her blood magic to make him groggy. Who would they believe in such a situation, a grown man or a little girl? She grinned wickedly to herself at the thought.

[AdamantiumWolf]

Emory
@Zarkun

Emory nods to the man and motions him to lead "So what's the difference between you guys and Phoenix Wing?"

Adamine
@Zarkun

Adamine having gotten the distress call from Damian on her communications lacrima ran toward the ruins of the church, she had been at the resteraunt drinking iced tea which wasn't far from the church. Adamine ran through the rubble of the church and looked on at scene, jogging up beside James she bends down "Is she gonna be okay?"

[Zarkun]

Jack Goran|Enroute to Dragon Fang Hotel

@AdamantiumWolf

Jack shrugs as they walk, looking at each person and smiling at them in greeting. "Well, it varies from member to member, but I personally don't see anything that makes one guild better than another. It comes down to size perhaps, if you want to be in a large, medium, or small guild, perhaps you want to work with certain mages. But in the end, I don't see my guild as any better than another."

James Hunt|Streets of Crocus

@AdamantiumWolf

James looks up at Adamine and sighs, a soft glow still coming from his hands. "I've got her stabilized, but I'm too drained to be able to get anything more for her."

[Crimson Raven]

Valak and Layle

"U-uhm. I guess... Thanks for helping me out Valak uh... If you do want to come, head out of the city at uh, about the end of the games, towards the... East? Yeah, the East." She'd nod to herself, thinking. "And make sure you have a passport or something, I guess." She'd turn towards Layle, and smile a bit at him. "I-it was uh, nice to meet you, uhm, Layle was it? Uh... Yeah." She'd blush slightly, and sigh a bit, clutching the teleportation lacrima, letting them say whatever else they wanted to say.
@Crimson Raven

@Burthstone

Valak stood up and sheathed his sword. He gave Mithera a silent nod and started to walk out. When he got to the door, he opened it, paused, turned around, and looked at Mithera. "Careful." He warned. Then he was gone. Layle shook his head. "Talkative one, isn't he?" He asked of no one in particular. Layle, yeah. He said, answering Mithera's question. "Nice meetin' ya too, Cutie." He said with a slight grin. "Now, get going, don't keep them waiting." He told her.

[Lugubrious]

X – Wheel of Fortune

@Burthstone

It did not take a genius to figure out that Grant's proposal wasn't a friendly suggestion. Lockheart rolled her eyes -a rather human gesture which looked rather strange on her now that she'd revealed the depth of her inhumanity- and irately replied, “Whatever. We're not the best Beasts for the job, but we can do it. Lakota's a bit of a meathead, so I'll take care of it.” At this, her companion looked up from a pebble she was playing with and performed a very rude gesture with her talons, seething quietly. Ignoring this, Lockheart continued. “I'm not the stabby-stabby type, though. My thing is...hmm. Well, I can give people diseases, or pains, or other conditions. All I need to do is be within your dear sister's hearing range, whether she's listening or not. Would that be sufficient to suit your twisted ends, brother of the year?” She snarked, but with an easy smile, seemingly aware of her hypocritical humor.

Indigo Afina – Arena

@Caits@hatakekuro

Unlike the majority of the stadium's female occupants, Indigo looked at Nolan only very briefly, and when she did, it was out of respect rather than any sort of lust. The boy clearly held a great power inside him, far more potent than her own at his age. Everything the sorceress heard indicated that any person with Slayer magic should be counted among the toughest of foes. If he were ten years older, Indigo mused, now surveying the crowd from a corner of the game-master's box, not wanting to call much attention to the fact that she, too, was less than fully clothed. Even the magic power of the Yawg, my strongest book, would be unable to touch him. Indeed, he is a ruthless jerk for trying to torture me, but I can forgive him. He's one of the few Phoenix Wing members with a brain in their skull, however cruel. Making up her mind, the blue-eyed soldier stepped up and held a hand out to shake. ”Your power is mighty. It reminds me of the legendary Shadow Dragon Slayer, Rogue. I imagine you will be just as famous one day. Next time, however, you need not try and attack my spirit. It's a low blow, unfitting for anyone who styles himself a 'good guy.'” If he accepted her handshake, he'd find her grip nearly as firm as his. She then listened as the points totals were announced, and found herself pleased. Evidently, her hard work hadn't been in vain.

After that, Indigo sashayed toward Sheldon and gave him a slight bow. ”My thanks for your generous award, Gamemaster. I'm afraid I must excuse myself for now; my clothes, as you see, are in a sorrowful state.” Shortly thereafter a rushing air around Indigo buoyed her up into the air, and she sailed in the direction of the Frenzy Camp to find less exploded garb.

Owen Whately – Frenzy Camp

@Oblivion666

For a few moments, Owen stood, his rage subsided and replaced by embarrassment. As everyone in Frenzy Plant could attest, the southern swordsman was one of the friendliest people in the guild, and to see him so overtaken by anger downright shocked Chester and Ange, who remained silent throughout the whole ordeal. To Owen, being so mad felt stupid, brash, and downright wrong. Another couple seconds later, with his lips parted but teeth clenched as if he froze trying to say something, he sank into the nearest seat with his head in his hands. ”I'm...I'm sorry, folks,” he intoned in a muffled murmur. ”I reckon I've spoiled any chance o' seemin' like a nice guy for a while now.” He sat quietly, breathing to clear his head.

Jane, though expressing much reluctance on her face, nevertheless walked over to her comrade's side. Though the two didn't cooperate that often, given Owen's affiliation with team Cut Capers and Jane's tendency to snipe from afar, she nevertheless felt tied to her fellow weird-talker. Among the A-rank soldiers of Frenzy Plant, they were the least venerated and powerful. Compared to the others' magics and personas, Owen proved too simple, and Jane too specialized. After a moment of thinking, the former piratess muttered, "Don't worry about it, mate. Everyone gets mad once in a while. We...um, we still think a lot o' you." Somehow, even though they completely shouldn't have, the words caused Jane's cheeks to redden slightly. A second passed before she noticed it, and an annoyed look crossed her face. What...? Why was that hard for me t'say? And why am I blushin'? This ain't embarassin'. Confused, she began to try to reassure Owen again.

At that moment, Ike laid a hand on both of their shoulders. Jane flinched slightly, feeling as if she'd been interrupted. While Owen remained silent, she replied, ”You ain't in much o' a position t'make demands, bucko. I guess I can oblige you though. That boy's like poison, though. You know this guild's like a livin' thing. If he makes all o' us suffer, he's got to go sooner or later.”

At the mention of food, the fine-bearded, goggle-wearing beastmaster called Chester stood up. ”I'm in the mood for some grub myself. If you like, I'll show you to the food wagon. We've got all sorts of good stuff. Joakim put a hex on it to keep everything preserved.” Crossing his arms, he watched Ike with a rather mild manner considering all that had happened.

[Oblivion666]

@Lugubrious

Ike Tsugi

Ike looked at Argus who started heading out after Gabriel after giving him the quest to find some girl he troubled and give her this candy and high grade fireworks. Wait fireworks and he wasn't allowed to drop them? Ike caught the bag before it touched the ground and frowned at the fact a bomb was thrown at him pretty much, but grumbled and put this in the back of his head to do later. Back to the current matter ,Jane seemed to try her best to cheer up Owen after he got bummed out after his little uproar at Gabriel's words. She then went and told him that he wasn't in much of a position to make demands which made him frown. "Wasn't demanding, was requesting. I have my reasons, with my magic I can sense what emotions people are feeling. So despite his attitude he does mean well in the end, even if his way of showing it is not the best. Yet my magic seems to be quite more useful than I thought. I can sense all of the emotions you guys are feeling." Ike said looking at Jane and smiling a bit. "All of them." He said before looking at Chester who offered to show him the way, who seemed somewhat skeptical and had every right.

Ike just held his arm out to signal for them to leave and Ike would then walk away and stare up at the sky, before casting his gaze at the tent Isla was being held in. Oh how he wanted to destroy her, yet hes done enough damage as it was. He would look at Chester with a serious expression . "So do you think I should be locked up as well? I did just try to beat if not kill all of you guys for getting in my way. Thats pretty much the definition of being a traitor." Ike asked him, still holding his serious look. After all Chester seemed like he wouldn't hesitate in telling people what they thought.

@Caits

Gamble

Gamble smiled and nodded, and shook his head. "No its quite fine, I can understand not telling strangers private info. Its smart not too. Well really you answered my question so that's all I needed. So unless you have anything you need to ask me, then I will be on my way Miss Penny." Gamble said keeping his smile as he was expecting not to be told. Not that he really needed to know anyway, he was already pretty certain on joining this guild anyway. Hearing someone else with a troubled past simply might give him more insight on how to overcome his own.

[Burthstone]

Mayt Derrin Marris -- Crocus Streets

Mayt nodded to Wes, understanding what he wanted, if not why. "I'll go ask Sasha and Penny then, they know who went to Edolas. Where will you be? I don't want to send them here only to find you've run off somewhere." He'd smile slightly, trying to seem more friendly. He didn't like trying to think of Edolas. It gave him a headache if he tried for too long, and it filled him with a number of feelings that he didn't like in the least. He shivered slightly as his thoughts drifted over when Sasha had told him he had killed- no, immolated someone. A tiny bit of him felt proud, and it disgusted him that he could even feel like that for having done something that heinous. He swallowed, and waited for Wes to reply again.

@Expolar

Mithera -- Hotel Room to Dragon Fang Hotel

Mithera nodded to Layle, and grinned as he called her cute. "Alright, well, don't get yourself hurt Mister Layle!" She'd give him another big smile, before finding herself in the Dragon Fang guild hotel. It was empty. She sighed slightly, relieved that she wouldn't have to explain what she was doing there immediately, the woman began to look for a seat to wait. She stumbled into tables, knocked over chairs, and was very glad there weren't any glasses around. Eventually, she found a safe-ish place to sit down, and retrieved the uncomfortable communication lacrima from her bra. Taking a breath, she activated it, swallowing slightly. "Hey, uhm, Jamie? Jarvis? I'm at Dragon Tooth's hotel, there isn't anyone here, so should I just, uhm, wait around for them to come back? Well, uhm, you could talk to their Guild Master about maybe coming back... Oh! And if you think of anyone who might want to say goodbye to me or I might want to say goodbye to, like Karn, feel free to send them on a little drop by. I, uh, might get a little mixed up and confused amongst so many strangers, so it'd be nice to see a friendly face like Karn." She smiled slightly, though she knew that whomever was on the other end couldn't see her.

@Crimson Raven@Caits

Grant Vale -- Iron Enigma Hotel Basement

Grant grinned more, glad with their co-operation. "Well, I don't want her harmed per se, but I'd like her to kept in a town for a while. Which town doesn't matter, just that me and my father need to have time to catch up with her, and her not entirely debhilitated." He'd mull it over, thinking, and nod, deciding that was what he wanted. "Which'll be anywhere for a week to a few days. As for transportation, I'll try to find some teleportation lacrima there and back for ya. Now." He rolled his shoulders, enjoying talking a business of sorts. "When exactly is it that you want your revenge on my father?"

@Lugubrious

Jacob Conners -- Games Stadium

Jacob look dumbfounded. Four points? FOUR POINTS?! Four lousy points for him, but the Tough Love mage that came in second to last got all ten? Not to mention the Phoenix Wing teams placed suspiciously next to each other. Jacob kicked a rock hard, away from the contestants, and it skittered along a good distance. This wasn't fair. This didn't feel fair. This didn't even look fair. Jacob seethed in silence as he stalked his way back to his guild's seats. A game wasn't fun if the winners were decided without any collaboration with how the players did.

[MarshiestMallow]

Gabriel
@Raijinslayer
"Oh yes, words out my mouth indicate I was trying to make the situation worse" Gabriel said in annoyance, "And there wasn't really any sort of chance to say that. I would have thought Ike backing down slightly would be an indication. Ike thinks I tricked him. Do you get that? Thinks I tricked him, so you could attack. That indicates a betrayal of trust." He shook his head, swallowing, "What would I do? I wouldn't attack first. People are angry for many reason, what if getting their butts kicked makes them more angry? If nothing works, then I'd attack" He said, tiring of this conversation, tired of trying to defend himself.

"I don't want to talk with you anymore" he said wearily, "I'm tired of defending myself, of trying to make things work right. I'm tired of trying" He tried to think of where he could go. He didn't particularly want to go back to the camp right then. The city was out too. All he had had was the forest, and now that was ruined.

Jarvis
@burthstone@Zarkun

Jarvis took the communication lacrima he had, listening as Mithera spoke "I shall contact Jack now" He said, giving a soft sigh, "I don't know if Karn is available, but I can contact him too" He said, before transfer to the dragon Fang Lacrima, and Jack.

"Jack? I have a favor to ask"

Penny
@oblivion666

"It's just Penny. Not Miss. Miss makes me sound like some guys secretary, and I'd rather kick butt then take down dates for engagements and such" She said, in an amused tone. "Okay. Why are you asking about this stuff?" She asked curiously, waiting to see what Gamble's response would be.

[Expolar]

Wes Gusto

Location: Crocus Street

Wes noticed something seemed to be troubling Mayt. Was it because he was too assertive or did Mayt feel bad that couldn't help. "Meet me at the northern outskirts of Crocus. If you can't find me there, don't worry, I'll find you. Tanks for the help." Before Mayt could leave, Wes grabbed his shoulder. He pulled him back, wanting to make sure everything was okay. "Sorry if I'm asked too much. I knew how it felt having amnesia. Only being told what you did and not actually remembering it can be stressful. But I suppose I was different. No one in Edolas knew who I was, no one that tell me past. Eventually I stopped worrying about what I did before and started to focus on what I was going to do now. Whatever happened to you in Edolas is in the past. It's just one part of your life. You still have today and the future to focus on what you want to do. You still have time to do what you think is right."

@Burthstone

Grane Falo

Location: Domus Flau, Crocus

"As for why I was gone for so long, it was due to close family. My cousin who lives in Minstrel, happened to be very sick at the time, so I was forced to come and visit her. Very nice person, and very much in common with one another. And in a way, it was a blessing for me, for I unintentionally avoided taking part of the whole... collapse of the Council. Though I must ask... even though I heard some things that lead to its collapse in the papers, I heard very little of what went down. Mind if you kindly jog my memory again Grane-dear?"

"Yes, that day." Grane rose a hand to cover his frustrated grunt as he tried remembering the details. "I'm sure you might of heard of a guild called Phoenix Wing. That guild's popularity grew quite fast this year and that somewhat troubles me. On that day Phoenix Wing was there to and faced the Council. They demanded the Council to stop their corrupted ways or else. The latter being the choice, Phoenix Wing fought the Council members and made quite a mess of the headquarters. Because I was out on a mission, I arrived late into battle. But as I fought the guild members, I could feel something. The feeling that I carry when protecting the Council and upholding it's spirit of justice, I could sense those same feelings inside those guild members. What they were fighting for was right. But I couldn't simply surrender to group of rebellious wizards. So I continued our fight to see if I could still sense that spirit within them until one of us decided to stop. After watching them fight long enough, I decided to stop and give them win." He paused, a slight amount of anger could be seen in eyes for about less than a second before continued story. "But as they received their victory, I could sense something dark was released from below. You see, we kept a particular prisoner below headquarters. He goes by the name of Shutler Wake. His power behaved differently than the usual magic. It took most of the old council to subdue him and seal him away, but you could say we were lucky enough to find a weakness in time before things could get worse. But now he broke free and most of the people inside the headquarters were exhausted from the battle. We were able to activate an emergency plan and that sent him to Edolas, but he decided to forcibly bring some of the guild members with him as he was pushed into Edolas. A few days passed and those guild members returned, but we also detected that Shutler must of snicked his way out with them somehow. Now he's back and roaming somewhere on Earthland."

Grane let out a heavy grunt as he paused as the story was pretty much wrapped up. But he had to say a few more things that still troubled him. "Although Phoenix Wing had good intentions, it still frustrates me that they had to take things too far. Not only did they made the old Magic Council collapse, but they also unintentionally caused a few problems because of it. With the Council being in a weak state and rebuilt, this allowed dark guilds to grow and expand without the concern of interference from the Council. There also the possibility that it can make any wizards think they're above the Magic Council's authority and do what they think that the Council cannot. But when does their actions go too far. What will they consider to be the good choice and the effective action. What will they believe to be the greater good. I'm aware the new Council is here, but with the reputation of the old council, it may take awhile for things to change."

@Lmpkio

[Raijinslayer]

Argus Leandros

Argus couldn't help but sigh as Gabriel continued to be all moody, even getting defensive when he had to defend himself. To be honest, he was really starting to tick Argus off, and the Crimson God Slayer was tempted to give a punch to the schnoz. However, after a few calming breaths, he decided against it, as it wouldn't be good for him to get into another fight with a guild member so soon after the last one.

"You know, if you're tired of defending yourself, then why do you bring up questions when you have to do just that. I came here wanting try and get to know a guild mate, and you treating me like shit. I don't know what your fucking deal is here, but the very least you could do is try and pretend to be courteous. Also, what's with this defeatist mentality of your's, huh? Do you always just give up when things get hard or don't go your way. Well, in your own words, life sucks, so just get over it. Stop whining like a little bitch and man the- ugghhh, what am I doing? I here trying to cheer you up, and instead I'm lecturing! Gah." Argus got up from his seat and started to pace around a bit, before suddenly turning around and punching a nearby tree. When that didn't seem to work, he did it again, and again, and again, and again. He would continue to lay into the tree or a good minute before he had gotten out all of his anger and frustration. His knuckles were sore, but because he had used his magic about half way in, the tree was in worse shape than he was.

Now feeling a little bit more calm, he turned back to Gabriel, hoping that he'd be able to get through this conversation without punching him. A prospect that seemed less likely the more he got to know the guy. "Okay look, I didn't come here with the purpose of berating you like a child for what happened back there, and I'm sorry that that's exactly what I ended up doing. I just wanted to talk with a fellow guild member about, well, really anything. And you looked like you could use a friend, so being the nosey guy that I am, I nominated myself. All I have to say right now is this in regards to what happened: It's done, over, ka-put, and there is no need to talk about it any further. No matter what we say right now, it doesn't change what happened and all we can do know is just keep it in mind for the future, so that the next time a guild member goes berserk or something of that nature . . . maybe I won't go with my gut instinct to beat them into submission and will try to talk them down. But that's a very small maybe. So, with that said, if you still want me to go, I'll go."

@Caits

Nidhogg

No matter how subtle the motion was, Nidhogg knew the instant she made the cut, the smell of blood causing his hunger to swell as a rumbling growl came from the pit of his stomach. It was getting a bit hard to keep his cool right now, and while the girl's next attack was easily predicted and evaded by simply ducking in his seat and letting the chair and the person in front of him take the brunt of the attack, a few drops were able to land on his shirt and skin, leaving slight singe marks that he could barely notice, but leaving behind a truly enthralling scent. Focus, dammit, focus. If I lose control now, I'm almost assuredly done for. Dammit, I didn't think this girl would have a magic like this. With another burst of speed, he appeared behind the girl, his back facing her as he spoke.

"Good try, little dove, but sadly, not good enough. Alas, while I'd love to continue this game, I remembered that I had some business to attend to. I'll be back, but consider the game over. Better luck next time." He gave a curt nod before launching himself out of the stadium, unfurling his wings and pushing them down to give him an extra burst of speed over the stadium wall, before he went diving into the streets of crocus below. He landed in an alley way a good ways from the stadium, sniffing the air for the scent of sin.

It wasn't too long before he found it, the sweet aroma of adultery wafting through his nostrils, setting a fanged grin upon his hungering face. He stalked through the darkness like a shadow, soon finding his prey, a young couple walking down the way in peaceful bliss. They never knew what hit him, as a streak of blackness leaped forward, shoving a hand through the man's chest, giving both of them a clear view of his still beating heart. Putting a foot on the man's back, he kicked him forward, launching his carcass into a nearby wall with a wet thud while Nidhogg still held his heart. With a savage ferocity, he tore into the organ, consuming the entire ting within seconds, before moving on to the corpse of the man. tearing him to piece in his frenzied feeding while the woman looked on in silent horror. She would've have been screaming if Nidhogg hadn't summoned a skeletal hand to burst from the ground and dig it's claws into her throat, leaving her unable to do much more than gurgle before she inevitably passed on from this world.

Soon after, their was little left of the young passionate couple than a few remains and blood spatter, and even those were coalesced together by Nidhogg into a final little drink for Nidhogg to wash down his meal with. Thanks to his powers, he looked and smelled exactly the same as he did before his feasting, but felt much, much better. "My, my, that was positively delicious. Nothing taste better than the flesh of two young lovers. Too bad I have to walk back to the stadium now, but I need to work off some off this meal somehow." With a dark chuckle, Nidhogg left the scene of the crime that would likely never be discovered, gliding in amongst the crowds and fading into the nothingness as he made his way back to the action.

@Shikaru

[MarshiestMallow]

"Because I have a right to speak. Maybe try seeing it from a different view point, instead of going with just fighting because you can't be bothered trying the harder way. You came here, when it was obvious I'd want to be left alone, so you can't blame me for not being courteous. The last thing I feel like doing is pretend to be cheerful, to be courteous as if I actually give a damn what you think right now" Gabriel said furiously. "I don't give up, but its obvious I'm not popular in the guild, and its obvious that I won't likely ever be, I don't want cheering up!" Gabriel ended up shouting, as if that would get his point across. "It may be done, but it isn't over, they could learn from it, but they won't, because all they care about is orders! Orders, orders, orders. Some orders are meant to be questioned, but they don't question them!"

Gabriel spun about, wanting to just run away again, to just go somewhere else, but the only person he even thought of running to was angry at him, so he had no where to go. "You say maybe things will be different, that it's a small maybe. That means things won't be different next time, because all you care about is saving your own skin instead of trying, trying to not kill someone!" Gabriel still found himself yelling, but he didn't care. He didn't care if the whole city heard him.

"All I wanted to do was come back to camp, to help with the mystic beasts, to do something other then sit around and watching the games, to actually be helpful, and now its doubtful I'll even be welcomed back, all because I didn't want to witness a murder, didn't want to be apart of killing someone when the situation didn't warrant it! All because I had sympathy, all because I saw another way that didn't involve fighting! Yes, we had orders, but does that mean we have to willingly kill someone? So no, I don't want to be courteous, I don't even want to be talking with you, but you won't leave me alone, and I can't even go to my brother, because I've screwed things up there. Just like I seem to screw everything up! I don't see why that should be a surprise, or why it should hurt so much that the only time anyone seems to see me is when something like this happens! They didn't even seem to notice that I helped stop the camp from being destroyed, no, no, just that I had the balls to challenge what they were doing! I eat alone, I sit alone, I do everything alone, the few times I've tried, they either haven't seen me, or things just get screwed up! Like now! So yes, I want to whine, yes I want to whinge. I think I'm entitled to, even for a little bit, before trying to continue on, don't you?"

He knew what Argus would say anyway, so he didn't even know why he was letting the words come out his mouth. But they did, and that was that. This whole thing was just pointless.
@Raijinslayer

[Shikaru]

@Raijinslayer

Anya frowned as Jack flew out of the stadium, laughing and smiling awkwardly at the person who her blood hit who was now in a very groggy state. "I missed?" She told him sheepishly. She was now faced with two options, one track him down or two watch the rest of the games. As interesting as the games was..which so far only proved to get her soaking wet...she believed following him would be much more fun.

Removing her scythe from its makeshift holder she ran up the chairs, as well as several peoples heads, before jumping up onto the lip of the stadium wall. Now she was faced with the problem of getting down with minimal damage. Lucky for her, she spotted a tree near the bottom of the stadium. "Welp..I've done dumber things before." She mumbled to herself. She made the blade of her scythe dull and slightly bigger before leaping down, hooking the limb of the tree on the way down, followed by the sound of the branch cracking.

"Of course." She sighed, scrambling to climb up the scythe to reach another limb, but failing miserably as her scythe, the limb, and herself hit the ground hard with a clang and a whump. Shoving the massive chunk of foliage off herself she groaned, ribs were definetely broken. "Now..why didn't I just use the exit like a normal person?" She mumbled to herself, shakily standing and picking up her scythe before putting it back in its holder.

Now if I was a creepy little demon guy where'd I be? She thought to herself, sniffing the air and wincing in pain as she did. Walking along she hummed happily, she still hadn't found his scent yet but she was bound to eventually. He had that earthy death smell that was hard to miss. Eventually she stopped mid walk, "Bingo." She mumbled before making a sharp turn and heading in what she assumed to be his direction. Now she just had to find him in this mass of people...awesome.. she thought, sighing.

[Lugubrious]

X – Wheel of Fortune

@Burthstone

An indifferent shrug greeted Grant's details. “Keep her around? Fine. Easy, even.” Lockheart removed her glasses, and used the end of her shirt of polish the lenses. Grant's analogy -that of business- would have seemed very appropriate to any onlooker watching the scene, given the utterly casual demeanor of both parties. “A few days is fine. Any time off I have from capturing this sister of yours can be put to use in other endeavors. I'm a busy miss, after all.” The glasses returned to her face, and she blinked several times to make sure that no impurities remained. “I assume you'll let us out? Now that we're working together, there's no need for basements and bindings.” The pebble Lakota held skittered away across the floor, having slipped her talons. Even in the darkness, with no action to be had, the Sun looked nearly fit to burst into flames, like a wolverine with a chip on its shoulder.

Indigo Afina – Arena

@liferusher

Still a little lightheaded from the massive explosion, Indigo soared over Crocus at a leisurely pace. Though her memory of the camp's location might not have availed her under normal conditions, a birds-eye view of the city streets meant that an island of verdant green grass and trees amidst the sea of brick and concrete was easy to spot. Indigo touched down just outside her own tent, a few wisps of the Yawg's atmospheric power allowing her a comfortable landing, and she went inside. After putting the book with the rest in her footlocker, she zipped closed the tent door and changed out of her damaged attire into one of her favorite workplace dresses.

Upon exiting, she found herself accosted by Jane Putcher, who had been wondering what in the world Ike meant when she happened to spot Indigo flying in. ”Ahoy!” she waved. "You be not goin' t' believe everythin' that has happened. Ike's curse ended, and he crawled out into t' sun t' find none other than Argus and, o' all people, Isla, standin' in fore o' him. "Next thin' you know, Ike tries t' kill Isla, and t' rest o' us come runnin'. Ike's sick with anger, and Argus starts fightin' him. When we try t' stop, he attacked us too! But Owen jumped in and snapped him out o' it. T' situation calms down and we go t' try and talk about everythin'. Turns out, time went smartly in t' paintin'. Ike spent a whole month in thar. Really changed him. And Gabriel, he...uh, he was here too. We did nab Isla. She be awake any minute now. Bet she'll be happy t' see you again, eh?" Jane indicated the detention tent for Indigo, who thanked her and began toward it, her face a mask of tranquility.

A few moments later, the light streaming through the doorway to the detention tent was blocked by a figure that Isla would no doubt find familiar. ”Why, I'm so glad we could meet again,” Indigo beamed, though her eyes contained no humor.

Chester Graham – Frenzy Camp

@Oblivion666

Despite the intensity which Ike seemed to harbor, particularly in his loaded question, Chester did not appear to be disturbed. He walked in silence for a few moments, formulating a response, before saying, ”Do you think you're the first soldier to pick a fight with his comrades? We live a stressful life sometimes. The resentment you've earned from Leixia and Joakim will be punishment enough. Did you know that Demetri once went ham on General Sanders himself for remarking that cooking wasn't manly? Given what you went through, I don't think Sanders will be too hard on you.”

The two passed between a couple of tents, stepping carefully over the support ropes. Once they stood clear of the flapping green cloth, the food wagon could be clearly seen only a few meters ahead. Its bags, barrels, and other containers sported a coating of frost that glittered prettily in the sunlight, as if the magical ice knew that the sun held no power to banish it and so twinkled in joy. Chester stood to the side to let Ike have first pick, his arms still crossed. ”Don't wallow in nonsense, Ike. You're not a monster, and we're not gonna lock you up. We have a naga, a dullahan, an owlman, and a war sphinx in this guild, but they're not monsters, are they? Sure, you've changed. Inside and outside, I expect. But we're not gonna throw you aside, so don't you do it to yourself.”

[Oblivion666]

@Caits

Gamble

When she did indeed have her own question, he listened to it and smiled. "To see if Phoenix Wing may have the answers to my own problems. Or maybe I'm just wanting to make sure Im not going into the wrong crowd so to speak. Yet I've already pretty much decided on joining Phoenix Wing anyway, it would take a huge blunder to make me think otherwise. I hope my answer was sufficient enough Mi- Penny." gamble said smiling as he held his arms behind his back as if he was expecting her to ask another question.

@Lugubrious

Ike Tsugi

He had a delayed response, which Ike noted but listened to his response yet shook his head. "Fighting is one thing, its how we can even promote ourselves to higher ranks after all. Yet the difference between you guys and me is very simple. You may have fought, but I actually tried to kill you guys. I probably would have killed a few too if I didn't snap out of it from Owens actions. As for Joakim and Leixia, I can understand their bitter feelings to me after my actions. Not many appreciate a sudden body change." Ike said before they arrived at the destination which was warded for better terms from perishing from the suns rays. A feat done by Joakim himself.

Chester seemed to be giving Ike the first dibs which was nice, so he simply picked up an apple and hesitated a bit. He didn't know why but it felt weird for him to try and bite it. So he listened to Chester silently even after he finished speaking. "Thanks.... but you guys are way to forgiving to someone who could be dangerous again." Ike said and was finally able to bite into the apple where its sweet juices leaked into his mouth. The sudden sweet flavors must have overwhelmed him caused he could feel himself tearing up a bit but wiped it away.

[Remram]

@Lugubrious
NOLAN

A mistake, he made a horrible mistake. Nolan could feel the stares of women piercing his very soul, like he was a gazelle surrounded by a pack of ravenous lions. If he had known that taking his tattered, soaked hoodie off would garner him such attention then he would've left it on! Why did this have to happen to him?! Why, a man who has an almost crippling fear of women, must attract almost an entire stadium filled of them?! What kind of sick joke was this?!

Almost jumping out of his own skin from surprise, he turned to Frenzy Plant mage offered a hand to him and had a few kind words to say to him, well except for the good guy part. "I don't strive to call myself a hero or a good guy. I do what I need to do to get the job done just like how you tried to roast me alive. In the end, it's up to everyone else to decide whether I'm a hero or a walking calamity." Nolan shrugged nonchalantly. It occurred to him that she was hardly covered in any form of clothes and his face lit up pink with steam coming from his head. No matter how cold and composed he made himself out to be, he was still an awkward teenager when thrust upon uncomfortable situations. Clearing his throat and taking a deep breath, he shook her hand as if he wasn't blushing like a panicking kid.

Well at least he scored second place with Indigo.. He walked back to the stands through the corridors and he found himself a souvenir stand that was selling shirts with different logos of the guilds participating in the Games. Obviously he bought a t-shirt with Phoenix Wing's symbol on it, a green shirt with a black version of the logo. It was better than wearing the soggy shreds of black that was his old hoodie. He soon arrived back in the stands and made his way through the crowds with great discomfort due to the stares he was getting.

FERRIS

"Way ahead of you. Want to order some takeout?" He took a small communication lacrima out from his pockets, but it looked like he wasn't going to be given the chance to do so. He tossed it to her and he leaned into the microphone after Sheldon had announced the results. She could order the food while he did his job, hopefully this time without saying something that will embarrass himself or Jess. "Now wasn't this a spectacular event? It looks like Frenzy Plant is making up the points from its off day yesterday, but we also had witnessed an unknown mage go toe to toe with Frenzy Plant's finest! We'll be taking a short break to organize the matches for today!" He turned off the microphone and leaned back in his seat, rubbing his temples. Damn, last night really took a lot out of him!

ENMA and DALTON

"So are you both going to go hit on him or what? There are others that are after the same prize now." Enma stated bluntly with a defeated tone, accepting that he won't be having any fun with some casual flirting today. This was probably going to make Marlene very uncomfortable since she was still very apprehensive due to yesterday's events. He wasn't exactly sure what happened and why she went berserk the way she did, but thankfully Samir was there to knock her out cold. Still, it was a funny thought to think about Nolan as a prize like a mounted moose head on a hunter's wall considering that he was afraid of women. At least this was he silver lining.

Meanwhile, Dalton was getting choked by Marlene! She was so enthralled with what was going on in front of her that she was beginning to squeeze the Exceed closer without even noticing! "B-breathe! I can't breathe!", Gasped out the feline.

"Um...you're choking the perverted cat."

[Lmpkio]

@Expolar

Sayatachi Nijiko

"Yes, that day." Grane rose a hand to cover his frustrated grunt as he tried remembering the details. "I'm sure you might of heard of a guild called Phoenix Wing."

"As being the most famous guild in Fiore currently, of course I have." Sayatachi answers quickly in response.

"That guild's popularity grew quite fast this year and that somewhat troubles me. On that day Phoenix Wing was there to and faced the Council. They demanded the Council to stop their corrupted ways or else. The latter being the choice, Phoenix Wing fought the Council members and made quite a mess of the headquarters. Because I was out on a mission, I arrived late into battle. But as I fought the guild members, I could feel something. The feeling that I carry when protecting the Council and upholding it's spirit of justice, I could sense those same feelings inside those guild members. What they were fighting for was right. But I couldn't simply surrender to group of rebellious wizards. So I continued our fight to see if I could still sense that spirit within them until one of us decided to stop. After watching them fight long enough, I decided to stop and give them win."

He paused, a slight amount of anger could be seen in eyes for about less than a second before continued story.

"But as they received their victory, I could sense something dark was released from below. You see, we kept a particular prisoner below headquarters. He goes by the name of Shutler Wake. His power behaved differently than the usual magic. It took most of the old council to subdue him and seal him away, but you could say we were lucky enough to find a weakness in time before things could get worse. But now he broke free and most of the people inside the headquarters were exhausted from the battle. We were able to activate an emergency plan and that sent him to Edolas, but he decided to forcibly bring some of the guild members with him as he was pushed into Edolas. A few days passed and those guild members returned, but we also detected that Shutler must of sneeked his way out with them somehow. Now he's back and roaming somewhere on Earthland."

Grane let out a heavy grunt as he paused as the story was pretty much wrapped up. But he had to say a few more things that still troubled him.

"Although Phoenix Wing had good intentions, it still frustrates me that they had to take things too far. Not only did they made the old Magic Council collapse, but they also unintentionally caused a few problems because of it. With the Council being in a weak state and rebuilt, this allowed dark guilds to grow and expand without the concern of interference from the Council. There also the possibility that it can make any wizards think they're above the Magic Council's authority and do what they think that the Council cannot. But when does their actions go too far. What will they consider to be the good choice and the effective action. What will they believe to be the greater good. I'm aware the new Council is here, but with the reputation of the old council, it may take awhile for things to change."

Rainbow Majesty takes a sip of her wine before making her quick remarks.

"But you must remember..." she begins, "That guild wasn't the only one in Fiore's history that was on bordering lines with the Council. Look at Fairy Tail. For years have they taken things to the extreme, the same way as Phoenix Wing does. Yet their intentions were true and quite admirable. I felt the Council needed a reformation as well. Perhaps not violently like they did, but a democratic and peaceful one. Especially when criticism ripples through it. Even if it so happens that dark guilds begin to be on the rise, once at full power, we will be able to erase them from the face of Fiore. And for the next generation of wizards, we must make an example for them. On how to behave and respect the council, strong enough to keep them in line, but not completely to avoid corruption, and to allow them to choose what is right and wrong."

After she finished, the battle between Nolan and Indigo had finally ended. Sayatachi does a small chuckle as she sips the last of her wine.

"Looks like the battle has ended," she comments, "with Nolan being the victor. He better keep his boxers on, for he's going to be covered with women wanting to go out with him. Hell, I wouldn't mind dating him even at this age if given the chance. *Sigh* Too bad he's too cowardly to face the opposite sex..."

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@hatakekuro

Samir Saron and Marlene Evangeline

"So are you both going to go hit on him or what? There are others that are after the same prize now."

It was here when Marlene began to blush bright red with embarrassing thoughts... but also some anger. If only Enma knew what she went though yesterday. All because that one mage, artificially forcing Nolan to go in for a kiss. And it was there where she went berserk... right in front of all the other guild mates, and perhaps changing her personality as well. At first, she was known as a big tease, liking to flirt with other guys for kicks n' tricks, while also liking to have nice conversations with roaring laughter and life.

Now... after going berserk, Marlene went into a rapid recoil back onto herself. How stupid of her to go rage in front of the guild just days after you were accepted! If it wasn't for Samir stepping in to knock her out, she would've severely injured or even killed her. However, what has happened happened, and this down-feeling will probably be only temporary for her, but she wasn't so sure. Now she wants to apologize to him, and might as well make it up to him, but she was also afraid how Nolan will react to her even by just approaching him. Life just wasn't fair! And the anger began to slowly rise up form the internal pressure she began to contain.

However, the smooth hand of the Archer softly puts her hand on Marlene's back, immediately releasing all the stresses and doubts from her body. A deep exhale of a sigh escapes the lips of the Crystal Maiden as she slowly goes back into her regular state of mind.

"Not now." Samir says quietly, "You can apologize to him once the next battle begins, or tonight in his room. Everything is going to be alright."

"Okkkkkkk..." Marlene responds as she takes a few deep breathes.

Crisis adverted...

[twave]

Ariel - Magic Games Stands

Despite nearly being killed the other day, Ariel decided to stick around where she could at least have safety in numbers. She did keep some distance from the guild though, having taken a seat a little away from the rest of the guild. Marlene was around so it was probably a good idea to avoid her anyway. There were enough things on her mind as it was. Tidius had opened up a lot of questions up. Most of which she couldn't answer. Her parents might be able to fill her in on some of them.

There was also the matter of her her magic up and vanishing. Was it temporary or permanent? If it was permanent then should she stick with the guild? Or if her magic did come back exactly how far could it go? When she had Green magic it went much further than any of the others, almost like a transformation magic or something. After a while she started giving herself a headache. Thinking so hard about things she couldn't answer was wearing thin.

By the time she started paying attention to the event at hand she apparently had missed quite a bit of the event. The teams were collecting lacrama it seemed. Ignoring the irony she did her best to let the event distract her. It only partially worked as she missed some of the more obvious happenings. Well at least nothing was happening with her. Leaning back in her seat she zoned out a bit until Indigo and Nolan started contesting each other toward the end. To be fair it was hard to miss a torrent of ash and wind. After everything cleared and was settled Nolan lost what was left of his shirt. Catching herself staring for a moment Ariel shook her head and stood up to leave. She'd had enough trouble so she wasn't going to gauk like some of the others. A disaster in the making with her luck.

[MarshiestMallow]

Penny
@oblivion666

Penny nodded, "Fair enough. Well, the rest of the guild...is all over the place" She admitted, "Things have been rather hectic lately" And they would probably get more so, but that would b dealt with. "Sorry. I'm kinda making things up as I go along. I'm not very good with welcoming people, but if you have any other queries or just wish to know how to get somewhere, I could try and help"

Jessie
@Hatakekuro
Jessie took the lacrima, stepping away so her voice wouldn't echo over Ferris's mic, pondering what she wanted. Pizza seemed like a good idea, so that's what she ordered, a little embarrassed to be asked if she wanted it on her tab or not, before finishing off the order, and passing the lacrima back, noticing that Ferris seemed a little bit worn out.

She smiled. He was just so adorable. "tired?" she asked, concernedly

[Raijinslayer]

Argus Leandros

Argus listened to Gabriel scream at him with a rather unimpressed look on his face. To him, the blue haired Mage rant seemed childish and thrown together, made even more evident by the inherent fallacy of his claim that he just wanted to stop them from killing someone, when only Ike(and him fit a split second or so)were trying to do that. Everyone else was trying to restrain him. If they had been trying to kill Ike, Argus was certain that the mood Mage would be very much dead by now.

Once Gabriel had finished his rant, Argus gave him some time to cool off before giving his own response.

"Seems like isn't the only one needing vent. Well, in response to your question, sure, you're entitled to whine about his no one listens to you, how we're all muderous psychopaths who can't think for ourselves, and how you are the sole boy e of reason and maturity, etc, etc. But just keep in mind that this attitude is probably the reason you're not popular with other guild members. Nobody likes some who acts like a self-righteous ass, nor do they really want to be around someone who demeans anything or anyone he doesn't agree with." Argus turned around and started walking back to the camp, as this conversation felt like it was going nowhere. "If you want people to like you, try seeing things from there point if you instead of telling everyone to see through yours."

After that, Argus would wave good-bye and give Gabriel the alone time he wanted. He hoped he'd given him something to think about, at least. He didn't disagree with what the kid had to say, just his delivery of the message.

@Caits

Nidhogg

"Persistent one, aren't you? I hope you aren't planning to continue the game here, as that wouldn't be suggestible or look the least bit appropriate." Nidhogg voice came from behind Anya a few seconds after she entered the crowd, followed by a playful ruffling of her hair. "The errand I had to run ended quicker than expected, so I hopefully won't miss any of the action. As such, let's go back to the stadium, little dove, before we miss any of the action."

Nidhogg would lead Anya back to the stadium, but as they approached their seats, the man noticed a familiar hat sticking up in the crowd. Deciding to change course, Nidhogg walked up to the group of James, Jessica, Arthur and Angela, as well as another person he didn't recognize.

"Hmmm, seems you all have been enjoying yourselves, per the norm. Hopefully staying out of trouble, I take it." Nidhogg said, giving them all a smile as if to say 'just kidding, trouble's what we live for', before turning to the woman he didn't know. "Hello there, my name is Jackson DuCarthy and I happen to be the Senior to these four rabble-rousers haven't given you too much trouble." He made sure to add a slight emphasis to his name, not wanting the others to make a slip and call him Nidhogg by mistake. Not many knew his name due to the fact he left very few alive in his crimes, but it never hurt to be safe. After introductions, he took a seat nearby that happened to be empty behind the group, and there was another seat for Anya, if she was so inclined.

"So, are you all enjoying the games so far?"

@Shikaru

@rivaan

@Lunarlors34