28. Dawn 27. Damian 26. Thea 25. Skadi 24. Malkira 23. Caleb 22. Thomas 21. Silvia 20. Alessia 19. Jack 18. Ander 17. Taylor 16 - Rho - After being unable to survive Zwei's insane fan of throwing knives, Rho left the tournament and immediately sought medical assistance for the stab wounds! Or at least, I hope so. Might bleed out otherwise. 15 - Therity - Apparently large keys are dangerous, and Calxiyn managed to find the keyhole in her defences and unlock her victory! 14 - Zephyr - Having received what must have been the hardest punch on the nose ever, so hard that it left the man stunned, Zephyr had to be carried off the field! 12 - Ra - Ra was clearly so confused by Beucette's strange commentary that he was helpless against the woman's mighty blow! That sliding manoeuvre really caught him below the belt! 11 - Veilen - After being paralysed by the nobleman's first strike, the wizard was unable to respond to his second! However, at least he made it into the top 10, so his excellent tactical performance in the first round was not wasted! 10 - Aias - 9 - Zwei -
Johanna laughed. "Dale's my boyfriend now, actually. It's not really out in the public yet..." She remembered him kissing her the other day and she grinned before her face turned bright red. She rolled her eyes. "You didn't get a concussion did you?" Johanna teased him. She waved her finger from one side to another in order to see if he could follow it with his eyes. "You're fine George. Just be more careful, alright?" Johanna started to laugh again.
Johanna accepted the compliment though at the same time looking away from George she rolled her eyes. "Of course not George." She flirted back. It wasn't that she liked George, but she liked her life remaining easy for the time being. She put her hands on his chest and started to heal him, then grabbing bandages and lifting his shirt to fix his wounds. She started to bandage him up, not as begrudingly as she would have to Derk. "I imagine you're not going to go causing trouble after I fix you up are you?"
"I'll make it stop when you stop moving. Can't you talk to George and let me talk to him instead? He'll be much easier to deal with then you." Johanna crossed her arms. She wondered where Dale was right now. She still needed to talk to him about some things after all. Mikasa blushed nervously as Caliborn stroked her hair. "Why aren't you married, Caliborn?" Mikasa asked of curiosity more then a perceived jealousy. She still spoke quietly but more relaxed. "Wizards live a long time." She quoted him. She didn't ask anything else. Instead of piling on everything she wanted to say together, she asked her questions in the simplest way possible.
Mikasa pressed herself into his hug as he put his arms around her, like she had wanted to all this time. Her single crying then broke out in a deep sobbing. "I'm so sorry... I'm so sorry, Caliborn. I'll try and earn back your trust, and your forgiveness." She spoke to him softly and she put his arms around her. "If you let me, I will do that. I don't want you to think ill of me." She continued, she took a deep breath before her tears stopped being as heavy and she smiled at him, though it was a bit painfully. "Thank you, Caliborn... again, I am really sorry..."
Mikasa heard the sadness in Caliborn's voice. "It's too late now..." She shook her head. A tear went down her face, hidden from view. She touched it. So much for being made of stone... "No matter what I say I've done too much damage now. You'll hate me so what's the point..." She coughed to hide her voice catching. "It's all too late... it's too late for me." She spoke hopelessly. "You'll be better off now, Caliborn." She didn't turn to look at him. Her voice was a mix of anguish and hopelessness. "You're better off without me, you'll be happier without me. Without everything that I am and that I'm not. Without me you'll be happy Caliborn, do you see now?" She questioned. And with that she had told him she loved him, as well as why her actions had been so extreme. "It's better if I'm gone, it's better for you. I'm nothing but a burden. I'll never be able to make you happy or to even be happy myself. I can't protect you from inside this tower, I can't do anything. It's better this way." "No one deserves to be hurt no matter how horrible their crimes." Johanna said as sweetly as she could. "Now shut up and be quiet." Johanna snapped at him.
Mikasa still spoke, looking from the window. "I think you misunderstood. This has nothing to do with the feelings you do or do not have. You lead me on, Caliborn, all these years. You buy me a necklace. You exploited me for my fighting talents and whatever else, to fill a hole you had." She continued, her voice monotone before she sighed. "You can sit there day and night Caliborn, but this goes deeper then some silly schoolgirl crush. You betray my friendship, you betray my trust, to me you're just another traitor. You're no better then Xross." Mikasa's voice broke, but she regained herself, trying her hardest not to crack under any pressure.
Mikasa listened as Caliborn spoke. She would never love him as much as in this moment when he was standing their strongly, proud of himself. She wanted to give in but she just couldn't. She had fought this far and she had to keep fighting. If she went back on it now Caliborn would never forgive her. There was no undoing this. "There was something I wanted to live for, Caliborn. I already found it. But you know what? It stabbed me in the back." She gave him a dirty look as she sat back down. "If I meant so much to you, then you wouldn't have hurt me like you had." "I can see why you're here, but that doesn't make it any less of a fool's folly. It's a meaningless effort. I don't want anything to do with you anymore Caliborn. You can take your delusions of grandeur and stick them up your ass." She lied down on her cot and turned away from him, looking out of the window.
Mikasa scoffed at him. "Oh no, you got your feelings hurt? That's just common practice around here it seems." "Why do I need to defend myself to you? You have no power over me Caliborn. You have no power because I don't care about anything anymore. Nothing matters, there's nothing to defend." She could feel a sunken feeling inside her chest. Why was she doing this? She didn't want to hurt Caliborn. She wanted Calivorn to have kept his arms around her to comfort her. She didn't want this, whatever this was, yet she couldn't stop herself. He would never forgive her if she continued, but the idea that she would die anyway persisted. "Why don't you just leave me alone? No one has any use for you Caliborn. The girls don't have your consent and so they're done with you, everyone else is doing the tournament and you don't need to watch the little brat anymore cause she's fighting normally. You're useless." She continued. "Face it, you can't let go. That's why you're so hellbent on me staying this way. It's because without me you have nothing except a title and some power over the younger members. You can't let go because me there's no one for you to baby. You have no family, so I'm really all you have left isn't it, or else you'll have to start over. All you're thinking about is yourself Caliborn. Just admit it."
Mikasa started laughing again. "Nothing to gain, ha. What about the entire Guild? The only way to gain Evanoras trust would be to go on missions and complete the S-Class trials. And the only way to gain the trust of the Second Of Command and take his place would be to seduce him into giving me his spot, is that correct?" Mikasa looked at him, her eyes almost like daggers. "If I left then I wouldn't be able to be a Guild Master. I'm no where near done with this Guild. You've think you've outsmarted me by saying those things but you haven't, you're just as naive." She snorted. "Boys are supposed to be easy, but it's too bad that I got stuck with you. Maybe if it were Trevor I could have made better progress, but I'll never get past you." She looked Caliborn straight in the eye with crazed amusement. "And this?" Mikasa looked at the necklace. She then, with one final punch to Caliborns self removed it, and tossed it to Caliborn. "Have it." She laughed again. "I don't need anything from you anymore."
Mikasa looked at Caliborn as he spoke to her. Her eyes went wide as she listened to what he had said. She felt like she was being torn apart. She wanted to give in, but at the same time another part of her wanted to show Caliborn that she could stand her ground, that when she said she had a heart of stone that she truly meant it. She tried to think of anything that would drive him away from her, away from doing something so reckless like go to The Tower of Heaven. "I was just putting on a show, Caliborn. I already live a lie, so it doesn't matter anyway. And with that in mind don't flatter yourself, you think you hurt me Caliborn? Now you're just being conceded." She spoke convincingly, and in an almost aggressively teasing manner, as if she were making a fool of him. She had decided. Her heart would have broken if it wasn't turned to stone, without it she would never be able to say such terrible things to the person she loved so dearly. "You think I wouldn't risk you? Well you're wrong. Do whatever you want. I don't care about you or the other Guild Members you lead into their own deaths. I don't care what happens to you Caliborn. You mean nothing to me. You never did and you never will. The only reason I said what I said was so you would take my side and represent me in the trial. It wasn't because I was opening up to you, it wasn't because there ever was another 'Mikasa'. I did it to get what I wanted and so I wouldn't get sent to a jail, not because we're friends, not because I love you." She barked at him angrily. It sounded as if she had the utmost confidence in what she had been telling him. "You should have stayed out of it Caliborn. You should have let them. Because you're wrong about me." "You let your emotions get in the way of the truth, and that's why I'll always beat you. You're pathetic, Caliborn." One of her hands went behind her head and moved to take off the necklace he had given her, but she couldn't bring herself to do it. To cover this up she lifted it quickly to further rattle the chains.
"This part of the tournament comes to the end, but that doesn't mean it's over!" "This is for the Second Round, First Bracket:" "Conrad vs Alisa:" Conrad HP: 50 MP: 55 Weapon: Arming Sword (2-10) +0 SPD Abilities: (4)Strike Raid: Throw your weapon at the enemy. Stuns some foes. (25 damage+Stun) (2) ~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage) (2) ~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage) (4) Stop: Manipulate time to bring surrounding enemies' movement to a complete halt for 1 round of combat. (15MP) (4) Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage)Items: Crystal Crown: Raises max HP, max MP, max AS, Strength, Speed, and Defense. Also enhances Magic. (+6, +4, +1, +3, +2, +2, +2) Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3) 500/200 Strength: 13 Speed: 12.5 Defence: -0.5 Magic: 5.5 Alisa HP: 94(+9)(+3) MP: 100 Weapon: Tower Shield +5DEF -2 SPD Abilities: (2) Barrier Surge: Cloak yourself in a barrier and rush the enemy. (15 damage + 1 Round invulnerability) (4) Fire Surge: Rush the enemy while a ring of fire revolves around you, hitting targets multiple times. (30 damage + 4 continuous fire damage) (2) ~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage) (3) Esuna: Recover from all negative status effects. (10MP) (5) Binding Strike: Perform a spinning attack that binds some foes. (20 damage + chance to stop enemies attacking for a turn) Items: Gaia Bangle: Significantly raises max HP and Defense (+9, +3) Omega Arts: Raises max HP, Strength, Speed, and Defense. (+3, +3, +3 +3) Angel Bangle: Raises max HP and Defense. (+6, +2) Strength: 17(+3) Speed: 4(-2)(+3) Defence: 15(+5)(+3)(+3) Magic: 6 "Aoki vs Charlotte" Aoki HP: 60 MP: 105 Weapon: Keyblade: (4-10) -1 SPD Abilities: (4) Magnet: Use magnetic force to pull enemies in and deal continual damage.(6MP, 12 damage over 2 turns) (1) Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat) (4) Stop: Manipulate time to bring surrounding enemies' movement to a complete halt for 1 round of combat. (15MP) (3) Esuna: Recover from all negative status effects. (10MP) (4) Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage) (4) Fire Dash: Cloak yourself in fire, then punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (25 damage + 5 fire damage continuous for 2 turns) Items: Lucky Ring (x4) : Brings luck to the wearer, increasing the drop rate of items/Jewels (20% enhanced Drop Rate) Strength: 14 Speed: 4(-1) Defence: -1 Magic: 14 Charlotte HP: (90)(+9)(+9)(+6) MP: (65)(+4)(+10) Weapon: Hand and a Half Sword (5-14) -1 SPD Abilities: (5)(+1) Esuna: Recover from all negative status effects. (10MP) Barrier Surge: Cloak yourself in a barrier and rush the enemy. (15 damage + 1 Round invulnerability) Fire Surge: Rush the enemy while a ring of fire revolves around you, hitting targets multiple times. (30 damage + 4 continuous fire damage) Stop: Manipulate time to bring surrounding enemies' movement to a complete halt for 1 round of combat. (15MP) Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage) Items: (6) Gaia Bangle: Significantly raises max HP and Defense (+9, +3) Gaia Bangle: Significantly raises max HP and Defense (+9, +3) Crystal Crown: Raises max HP, max MP, max AS, Strength, Speed, and Defense. Also enhances Magic. (+6, +4, +1, +3, +2, +2, +2) Strength: 15(+3) Speed: 1(+2) Defence: 5(+3)(+3)(+2) Magic: 5(+2) "Zwei vs Rho." Zwei HP: 65 MP: 65 Weapon: Throwing Knives (2-5 knives dealing 1-5 damage) +1 SPD Abilities: (4)Strike Raid: Throw your weapon at the enemy. Stuns some foes. (25 damage+Stun) (5) Binding Strike: Perform a spinning attack that binds some foes. (35 damage + chance to stop enemies attacking for a turn) (4) Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage) (2) ~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage) (4) Stop: Manipulate time to bring surrounding enemies' movement to a complete halt for 1 round of combat. (15MP) (1) Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat) Thundara: Strike surrounding enemies from above with stronger lightning that shocks other nearby foes if it connects.(6MP, 12 damage, deals half to other targets) [B][COLOR=#ff8000][B]Aerora: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and send them flying for more damage. Stuns many foes.(10MP, 16 damage on impact+Stun)[/B][/COLOR][/B] Items: Potion: Restore HP to the User, or to a target of the user's choosing. (+30 HP) Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3) x2 Angel Bangle: Raises max HP and Defense. (+6, +2) Tourmaline Ring: Increases Strength, Speed and increases maximum AS (+1, +1, +2) Skill Ring: Increases Strength, Speed and slightly increases maximum AS (+4, +2, +1) Strength: 21 Speed: 13 Defence: 5 Magic: 5 Rho HP: 60 MP: 50 Weapon: Two Handed Sword (6-16)(+9) -2 SPD Abilities: Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage) Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage) Esuna: Recover from all negative status effects. (10MP) (4) Stop: Manipulate time to bring surrounding enemies' movement to a complete halt for 1 round of combat. (15MP) (4) Magnet: Use magnetic force to pull enemies in and deal continual damage.(6MP, 12 damage over 2 turns) (1) Aero: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and then send them flying. Stuns some foes. (5MP, 8 damage on impact+Stun) Items: Shard of the Bedrock Spirit: This piece of Bedrock is infused with the power of the spirit. +3 Strength, maximum physical weapon damage increased by 9 Ttian Chain: (+4 Str, +3 Spd) Strength: 26(+3)(+4) Speed: 4(+3) Defence: 2 Magic: 2 "Calxiyn vs Therity." Calxiyn HP: 60 (+3)(+3) MP: 65 Weapon: Keyblade: (4-10) -1 SPD Abilities: (5) Binding Strike: Perform a spinning attack that binds some foes. (35 damage + chance to stop enemies attacking for a turn) (4) Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage) (4)Strike Raid: Throw your weapon at the enemy. Stuns some foes. (25 damage+Stun) (1) Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat) (5) Aerora: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and send them flying for more damage. Stuns many foes.(10MP, 16 damage on impact+Stun) Items: Omega Arts: Raises max HP, Strength, Speed, and Defense. (+3, +3, +3 +3) Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3) Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3) Heartguard: Raises max HP and Defense. Equip more to boost effect. (+3, +4) Strength: 20(+3)(+4)(+4) Speed: 7(+3)(+3)(+3) Defence: 3(+4) Magic: 5 Therity HP: 75 MP: 75 Weapon: Mage’s Staff (3-10 damage) Abilities: (5) Binding Strike: Perform a spinning attack that binds some foes. (35 damage + chance to stop enemies attacking for a turn) (2) ~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage) (4) Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage) (4) Magnet: Use magnetic force to pull enemies in and deal continual damage.(6MP, 12 damage over 2 turns) (5) Aerora: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and send them flying for more damage. Stuns many foes.(10MP, 16 damage on impact+Stun) (5) Thundara: Strike surrounding enemies from above with stronger lightning that shocks other nearby foes if it connects.(6MP, 12 damage, deals half to other targets) Items: Omega Arts: Raises max HP, Strength, Speed, and Defense. (+3, +3, +3 k+3) 700/500 Gaia Bangle: Significantly raises max HP and Defense (+9, +3) 400/200 Skill Ring: Increases Strength, Speed and slightly increases maximum AS (+4, +2, +1) 625/200 Jewels Strength: 18 Speed: 7 Defence: 1 Magic: 5 "Vance vs Veilen." Vance Dorian HP: 70 MP: 115 Weapon: Improved Mage’s Staff (5-13)Abilities: (5) Aerora: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and send them flying for more damage. Stuns many foes.(10MP, 16 damage on impact+Stun) (5) Thundara: Strike surrounding enemies from above with stronger lightning that shocks other nearby foes if it connects.(6MP, 12 damage, deals half to other targets) (4) Fire Dash: Cloak yourself in fire, then punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (25 damage + 5 fire damage continuous for 2 turns) [COLOR=rgb(255, 128, 0)](1) Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(255, 128, 0)](2) ~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(255, 128, 0)][B][B][B][B][B][B](4) Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage)[/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(255, 128, 0)][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B](5) Binding Strike: Perform a spinning attack that binds some foes. (20 damage + chance to stop enemies attacking for a turn)[/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(255, 128, 0)][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B](4) Stop: Manipulate time to bring surrounding enemies' movement to a complete halt for 1 round of combat. (15MP)[/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/COLOR] Items: Magic Armlet: Slightly raises max MP and Magic. (+1, +2) 155/50 for 310Magic Armlet: Slightly raises max MP and Magic. (+1, +2) 155/50 for 310 Silver Ring: Increases Magic and slightly increases maximum AS (+1, +1) 160/50 Jewels Gaia Bangle: Significantly raises max HP and Defense (+9, +3) 400/200 Mage Earring: Highly increases maximum AS and magic (+2, +4) 620/300 Jewels Gaia Bangle: Significantly raises max HP and Defense (+9, +3) 400/200 Strength: 11 Speed: 4 Defence: 1 Magic: 16 Veilen HP: 75(+3)(+6) MP: 98.5(+1)(+10) Weapon: Decaforce Sword (4-12 damage) Abilities: (5) Aerora: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and send them flying for more damage. Stuns many foes.(10MP, 16 damage on impact+Stun) (1) Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat) (2) ~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage) (5) Binding Strike: Perform a spinning attack that binds some foes. (20 damage + chance to stop enemies attacking for a turn) (4) Fire Dash: Cloak yourself in fire, then punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (25 damage + 5 fire damage continuous for 2 turns) (5) Thundara: Strike surrounding enemies from above with stronger lightning that shocks other nearby foes if it connects.(6MP, 12 damage, deals half to other targets) (6) Mine Shield: Set 5 explosive magical traps which stun enemies when tripped. (12MP, 10 damage per mine) (4) Magnet: Use magnetic force to pull enemies in and deal continual damage.(6MP, 12 damage over 2 turns) (4) Stop: Manipulate time to bring surrounding enemies' movement to a complete halt for 1 round of combat. (15MP) (3) Esuna: Recover from all negative status effects. (10MP) (6) Wishing Edge: Strike an enemy three times with a single jumping attack. (15 damage per hit) (6) Fire Strike: Cloak the your weapon in fire and perform a spinning attack at the enemy. (weapon damage + 7 continuous fire damage) (6) Thunder Surge: Cloak yourself in electricity and rush the enemy, stunning foes on contact. (35 damage + Stun) Items: Energy Bangle: Slightly raises max HP and Defense (+3, +1) Magic Armlet: Slightly raises max MP and Magic. (+1, +2) Angel Bangle: Raises max HP and Defense. (+6, +2) Strength: 11.5 Speed: 2 Defence: 3(+1)(+2) Magic: 24.5(+2) "Zephyr vs Gaius" Gaius HP: 70(+3) MP: 75 Weapon: Fists of Fury (4-10 damage) + 5 Speed Abilities: (1) Quick Blitz: Perform a jumping attack. (5 Damage) (2) ~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage) (4) Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage) (5) Binding Strike: Perform a spinning attack that binds some foes. (20 damage + chance to stop enemies attacking for a turn) (5) Fira: Launch a stronger ball of fire toward enemies. (6MP. Deals 10 Damage) (1) Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat) (6) Fire Strike: Cloak the your weapon in fire and perform a spinning attack at the enemy. (weapon damage + 7 continuous fire damage) (6) Wishing Edge: Strike an enemy three times with a single jumping attack. (15 damage per hit) Items: Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3) Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3) Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3) Heartguard: Raises max HP and Defense. Equip more to boost effect. (+3, +4) Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3) Strength: 24.5(+4)(+4)(+4)[B][B][B](+4)[/B][/B][/B] Speed: 13.5(+3)(+3)(+3)(+3) Defence: 2(+4) Magic: 5 Zephyr HP: 66 (+3)(+3) MP: 67(+1)(+10) Weapon: Improved X - Gloves (5 - 10) + 1 Speed Abilities: (5) Binding Strike: Perform a spinning attack that binds some foes. (35 damage + chance to stop enemies attacking for a turn) (5) Aerora: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and send them flying for more damage. Stuns many foes.(10MP, 16 damage on impact+Stun) (4) Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage) (1) Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat) (2) ~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage) (4) Fire Surge: Rush the enemy while a ring of fire revolves around you, hitting targets multiple times. (30 damage + 4 continuous fire damage) Items: Omega Arts: Raises max HP, Strength, Speed, and Defense. (+3, +3, +3 +3) Omega Arts: Raises max HP, Strength, Speed, and Defense. (+3, +3, +3 +3) Magic Armlet: Slightly raises max MP and Magic. (+1, +2) Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3) Strength: 30 (+3)(+3)(+4) Speed: 13 (+3)(+3) Defence: 9 (+3)(+3) Magic: 7 (+2) "Aias vs Lucia." Lucia HP: 50 MP: 60.5 Weapon: Throwing Knives (2-5 knives dealing 1-5 damage) +1 SPD Abilities: (2) ~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage) (4)Strike Raid: Throw your weapon at the enemy. Stuns some foes. (25 damage+Stun) (4) Stop: Manipulate time to bring surrounding enemies' movement to a complete halt for 1 round of combat. (15MP) (4) Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage) (1) Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat) Items: Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3) Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3) Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3) WAND OF ****ING LIGHT BITCHES Strength: 13 (+4)(+4)(+4) Speed: 12.5 (+3)(+3)(+3) Defence: 0.5 Magic: 5.5 Aias HP: 80 (+27) MP: 95 Weapon: Gangsta Chain: +8 defense, -2 speed Abilities: ~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage) Barrier Surge: Cloak yourself in a barrier and rush the enemy. (15 damage + 1 Round invulnerability) Fire Surge: Rush the enemy while a ring of fire revolves around you, hitting targets multiple times. (30 damage + 4 continuous fire damage) Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat) Quick Blitz: Perform a jumping attack. (5 Damage) Items: Gaia Bangle: Significantly raises max HP and Defense (+9, +3) x3 Shard of the Clay Spirit: The power of the redoubtable Clay Spirit carries forth in this shard. +3 Defence, Reduces 10% of incoming damage before defence is applied Holy Brick of Antioch: This brick, left behind by the passing of the Clay Spirit grants the user its strength; +4 Strength. It can be thrown at an enemy for 1-50 damage. If the user spends a turn saying a prayer, and counts to three before throwing, it deals 1-100 damage) Strength: 14 (+4) Speed: 1 (-2) Defence: 17 (+20) Magic: 5 "Ra vs Beucette." Beucette HP: 50 MP: 60 Weapon: Ego the Sword 4-12 (+2 speed) Abilities: (1) Quick Blitz: Perform a jumping attack. (5 Damage) (2) ~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage) (4) Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage) [B][COLOR=rgb(255, 128, 0)]Binding Strike: Perform a spinning attack that binds some foes. (35 damage + chance to stop enemies attacking for a turn)[/COLOR][/B] (4)Strike Raid: Throw your weapon at the enemy. Stuns some foes. (25 damage+Stun) Items: Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3) Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3) Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3) Strength: 13.5 (+4)(+4)(+4) Speed: 17(+3)(+3)(+3) Defence: -1 Magic: 10 Ra HP: 70 MP: 126(+1)(+1)(+1)(+70) Weapon: Mage’s staff (5-13) Abilities: (5) Fira: Launch a stronger ball of fire toward enemies. (6MP. Deals 10 Damage) Mine Shield: Set 5 explosive magical traps which stun enemies when tripped. (12MP, 10 damage per mine) (2) ~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage) (4) Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage) (5) Aerora: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and send them flying for more damage. Stuns many foes.(10MP, 16 damage on impact+Stun) (5) Thundara: Strike surrounding enemies from above with stronger lightning that shocks other nearby foes if it connects.(6MP, 12 damage, deals half to other targets) (8) Cura: Recover a large amount of HP. (16MP, 15 Healed +Magic Stat) (6) Quake: Shake the earth and cause 1-8 boulders to burst forth which knock enemies into the air and stun them in the process.(12MP, 8 damage per rock) (4) Fire Dash: Cloak yourself in fire, then punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (25 damage + 5 fire damage continuous for 2 turns) (5) Binding Strike: Perform a spinning attack that binds some foes. (35 damage + chance to stop enemies attacking for a turn) Items: Magic Armlet: Slightly raises max MP and Magic. (+1, +2) Magic Armlet: Slightly raises max MP and Magic. (+1, +2) Magic Armlet: Slightly raises max MP and Magic. (+1, +2) Mage Earring: Highly increases maximum AS and magic (+2, +4) Mage Earring: Highly increases maximum AS and magic (+2, +4) Mage Earring: Highly increases maximum AS and magic (+2, +4) Strength: 11 Speed: 4 Defence: -1 Magic: 23(+4)(+4)(+4)(+2)
"Charlotte vs Thomas." Thomas used Fire. It did 4 damage, but with Magic and Weapon it did 32. Charlotte's defense reduced 12 damage. Charlotte punched Thomas in the face. Thomas went down. Do I even have to do a roll for this? Her strength alone is dead. Thomas HP: (-I'm so tired/60) (+6) MP: (85.5/88.5) (+1)(+1)(+1)(+4)(+40) Weapon: Magic Sniper Rifle: (6-12) +2SPD Abilities: (6)(+1) Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage) Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage) Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat) Thunder: Strike surrounding enemies from above with lightning that shocks other nearby foes if it connects (3MP, 6 damage, deals half to other targets) Quick Blitz: Perform a jumping attack. (5 Damage) ~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage) Items: (6) Magic Armlet: Slightly raises max MP and Magic. (+1, +2) Magic Armlet: Slightly raises max MP and Magic. (+1, +2) Magic Armlet: Slightly raises max MP and Magic. (+1, +2) Crystal Crown: Raises max HP, max MP, max AS, Strength, Speed, and Defense. Also enhances Magic. (+6, +4, +1, +3, +2, +2, +2) Strength: 11.5(+3) Speed: 2(+2)(+2) Defence: 3(+2) Magic: 12.5 (+2)(+2)(+2)(+2) Charlotte HP: (84/105)(+9)(+9)(+9)(+6) MP: (75)(+4)(+10) Weapon: Hand and a Half Sword (5-14) -1 SPD Abilities: (5)(+1) Esuna: Recover from all negative status effects. (10MP) Barrier Surge: Cloak yourself in a barrier and rush the enemy. (15 damage + 1 Round invulnerability) Fire Surge: Rush the enemy while a ring of fire revolves around you, hitting targets multiple times. (30 damage + 4 continuous fire damage) Thunder Surge: Cloak yourself in electricity and rush the enemy, stunning foes on contact. (35 damage + Stun) Wishing Edge: Strike an enemy three times with a single jumping attack. (15 damage per hit) Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage) Items: (6) Gaia Bangle: Significantly raises max HP and Defense (+9, +3) Gaia Bangle: Significantly raises max HP and Defense (+9, +3) Gaia Bangle: Significantly raises max HP and Defense (+9, +3) Crystal Crown: Raises max HP, max MP, max AS, Strength, Speed, and Defense. Also enhances Magic. (+6, +4, +1, +3, +2, +2, +2) Strength: 16(+3) Speed: 1(+2) Defence: 5(+3)(+3)(+3)(+2) Magic: 5(+2) "Silvia vs Gaius." Gaius used Wishing Edge. He jumped 2 times, each time doing 15 damage. He did 30 damage, but with Magic, Strength and Weapon it did 74. Silvia's defense reduced 9 defense. Gaius HP: 54/70(+3) MP: 75 Weapon: Fists of Fury (4-10 damage) + 5 Speed Abilities: (1) Quick Blitz: Perform a jumping attack. (5 Damage) (2) ~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage) (4) Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage) (5) Binding Strike: Perform a spinning attack that binds some foes. (20 damage + chance to stop enemies attacking for a turn) (5) Fira: Launch a stronger ball of fire toward enemies. (6MP. Deals 10 Damage) (1) Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat) (6) Fire Strike: Cloak the your weapon in fire and perform a spinning attack at the enemy. (weapon damage + 7 continuous fire damage) (6) Wishing Edge: Strike an enemy three times with a single jumping attack. (15 damage per hit) Items: Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3) Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3) Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3) Heartguard: Raises max HP and Defense. Equip more to boost effect. (+3, +4) Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3) Strength: 24.5(+4)(+4)(+4)(+4) Speed: 13.5(+3)(+3)(+3)(+3) Defence: 2(+4) Magic: 5 Silvia HP: -3/91.5(+3)(+3) MP: 80(+1) Weapon: Shield +3DEF +0 SPD Abilities: (1) Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat) (3) Esuna: Recover from all negative status effects. (10MP) (2) Barrier Surge: Cloak yourself in a barrier and rush the enemy. (15 damage + 1 Round invulnerability) (4) Fire Surge: Rush the enemy while a ring of fire revolves around you, hitting targets multiple times. (30 damage + 4 continuous fire damage) (4) Stop: Manipulate time to bring surrounding enemies' movement to a complete halt for 1 round of combat. (15MP) (4) Magnet: Use magnetic force to pull enemies in and deal continual damage.(6MP, 12 damage over 2 turns) (6) Zero Gravity: Create an anti-gravity field and send foes around you drifting into the air for continual damage. Hit floating enemies to confuse them. (8MP, 10 damage over 5 turns) (4) Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage) Items: Heartguard: Raises max HP and Defense. Equip more to boost effect. (+3, +4) Silver Ring: Increases Magic and slightly increases maximum AS (+1, +1) Magic Armlet: Slightly raises max MP and Magic. (+1, +2) Gold Ring: Increases Magic and increases maximum AS (+1,+2) Omega Arts: Raises max HP, Strength, Speed, and Defense. (+3, +3, +3 +3) Strength: 11(+3) Speed: 1(+3) Defence: 11(+3)(+4) Magic: 7(+1)(+2)(+1)[DOUBLEPOST=1448927154][/DOUBLEPOST]"Jack vs Alisa." Alisa used Fire Surge. It did 30 damage, but with Magic and Speed it did 40. It would do 4 continuous fire damage each turn. Jack's defense reduce 7 damage. Jack used Binding Strike. It did 24 damage, but with Strength, Magic, Speed, and Weapon it did 66. Alisa's defense reduced 23 damage. Alisa HP: 48.5/94(+9)(+3) MP: 100 Weapon: Tower Shield +5DEF -2 SPD Abilities: (2) Barrier Surge: Cloak yourself in a barrier and rush the enemy. (15 damage + 1 Round invulnerability) (4) Fire Surge: Rush the enemy while a ring of fire revolves around you, hitting targets multiple times. (30 damage + 4 continuous fire damage) (2) ~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage) (3) Esuna: Recover from all negative status effects. (10MP) (5) Binding Strike: Perform a spinning attack that binds some foes. (20 damage + chance to stop enemies attacking for a turn) Items: Gaia Bangle: Significantly raises max HP and Defense (+9, +3) Omega Arts: Raises max HP, Strength, Speed, and Defense. (+3, +3, +3 +3) Angel Bangle: Raises max HP and Defense. (+6, +2) Strength: 17(+3) Speed: 4(-2)(+3) Defence: 15(+5)(+3)(+3) Magic: 6 Jack HP: 15/80 (+3)(+3) MP: 166 Weapon: Improved Mage’s Staff (5-13) Abilities: (+2) (5) Aerora: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and send them flying for more damage. Stuns many foes.(10MP, 16 damage on impact+Stun) (5) Thundara: Strike surrounding enemies from above with stronger lightning that shocks other nearby foes if it connects.(6MP, 12 damage, deals half to other targets) (5) Blizzara: Blast enemies head-on with a stronger chunk of ice. (6MP. Deals 8 Damage) (8) Cura: Recover a large amount of HP. (16MP, 15 Healed +Magic Stat) (6) Magnera: Use magnetic force to pull enemies in and deal more continual damage. (12MP, 24 damage over 2 turns) (6) Quake: Shake the earth and cause 1-8 boulders to burst forth which knock enemies into the air and stun them in the process.(12MP, 8 damage per rock) (3) Esuna: Recover from all negative status effects. (10MP) (4) Fire Dash: Cloak yourself in fire, then punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (25 damage + 5 fire damage continuous for 2 turns) (5) Binding Strike: Perform a spinning attack that binds some foes. (35 damage + chance to stop enemies attacking for a turn) Items: (5) Fencer Earring: Highly increases maximum AS, Strength, Speed and also increases Magic (+2, +1, +1,+5) Heartguard: Raises max HP and Defense. Equip more to boost effect. (+3, +4) Heartguard: Raises max HP and Defense. Equip more to boost effect. (+3, +4) Strength: 9 (+1) Speed: 4 (+1) Defence: 5 (+4)(+4) Magic: 20 (+5) "Beucette vs Ander." Beucette used Strike Raid. She did 24 damage, but with Strength, Speed, and Weapon it did 78. Ander's defense reduced 9 damage. Ander used Binding Strike. It didn't matter cause Beucette actually dodged it. Beucette HP: 50 MP: 60 Weapon: Ego the Sword 4-12 (+2 speed) Abilities: (1) Quick Blitz: Perform a jumping attack. (5 Damage) (2) ~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage) (4) Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage) Binding Strike: Perform a spinning attack that binds some foes. (35 damage + chance to stop enemies attacking for a turn) (4)Strike Raid: Throw your weapon at the enemy. Stuns some foes. (25 damage+Stun) Items: Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3) Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3) Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3) Strength: 13.5 (+4)(+4)(+4) Speed: 17(+3)(+3)(+3) Defence: -1 Magic: 10 Ander HP: 11/80 MP: 166 Weapon: Improved Mage’s Staff (5 - 13) Abilities: (5) Aerora: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and send them flying for more damage. Stuns many foes.(10MP, 16 damage on impact+Stun) (5) Thundara: Strike surrounding enemies from above with stronger lightning that shocks other nearby foes if it connects.(6MP, 12 damage, deals half to other targets) (5) Blizzara: Blast enemies head-on with a stronger chunk of ic. (6MP. Deals 8 Damage) (1) Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat) (3) Esuna: Recover from all negative status effects. (10MP) (4) Stop: Manipulate time to bring surrounding enemies' movement to a complete halt for 1 round of combat. (15MP) (4) Fire Dash: Cloak yourself in fire, then punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (25 damage + 5 fire damage continuous for 2 turns) (5) Binding Strike: Perform a spinning attack that binds some foes. (35 damage + chance to stop enemies attacking for a turn) (6) Magnera: Use magnetic force to pull enemies in and deal more continual damage. (12MP, 24 damage over 2 turns) (6) Quake: Shake the earth and cause 1-8 boulders to burst forth which knock enemies into the air and stun them in the process.(12MP, 8 damage per rock) (6) Mine Shield: Set 5 explosive magical traps which stun enemies when tripped. (12MP, 10 damage per mine) Items: Fencer Earring: Highly increases maximum AS, Strength, Speed and also increases Magic (+2, +1, +1,+5) Mage Earring: Highly increases maximum AS and magic (+2, +4) Mage Earring: Highly increases maximum AS and magic (+2, +4) Heartguard: Raises max HP and Defense. Equip more to boost effect. (+3, +4) Heartguard: Raises max HP and Defense. Equip more to boost effect. (+3, +4) Strength: 9 (+1) Speed: 4 (+1) Defence: 5 (+4)(+4) Magic: 20 (+4)(+4) "Zephyr vs Alessia." Zephyr used Sliding Dash. It did 16 damage, but with Strength, Speed, and Weapon it did 86. Alessia's defense reduced 18 damage. Zephyr HP: 46/66 (+3)(+3) MP: 67(+1)(+10) Weapon: Improved X - Gloves (5 - 10) + 1 Speed Abilities: (5) Binding Strike: Perform a spinning attack that binds some foes. (35 damage + chance to stop enemies attacking for a turn) (5) Aerora: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and send them flying for more damage. Stuns many foes.(10MP, 16 damage on impact+Stun) (4) Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage) (1) Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat) (2) ~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage) (4) Fire Surge: Rush the enemy while a ring of fire revolves around you, hitting targets multiple times. (30 damage + 4 continuous fire damage) Items: Omega Arts: Raises max HP, Strength, Speed, and Defense. (+3, +3, +3 +3) Omega Arts: Raises max HP, Strength, Speed, and Defense. (+3, +3, +3 +3) Magic Armlet: Slightly raises max MP and Magic. (+1, +2) Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3) Strength: 30 (+3)(+3)(+4) Speed: 13 (+3)(+3) Defence: 9 (+3)(+3) Magic: 7 (+2) Alessia HP: -7/90(+3)(+3) MP: 85 Weapon: Improved Hand and a Half Sword (5-14 damage), Improved Kite Shield (+6 DEF - 1 Speed) Abilities: (+2) (6) Wishing Edge: Strike an enemy three times with a single jumping attack. (15 damage per hit) (4) Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage) (2) Barrier Surge: Cloak yourself in a barrier and rush the enemy. (15 damage + 1 Round invulnerability) (4) Fire Surge: Rush the enemy while a ring of fire revolves around you, hitting targets multiple times. (30 damage + 4 continuous fire damage) (6) Thunder Surge: Cloak yourself in electricity and rush the enemy, stunning foes on contact. (35 damage + Stun) (5) Aerora: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and send them flying for more damage. Stuns many foes.(10MP, 16 damage on impact+Stun) (1) Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat) Items: Tourmaline Ring: Increases Strength, Speed and increases maximum AS (+1, +1, +2) Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3) Omega Arts: Raises max HP, Strength, Speed, and Defense. (+3, +3, +3 +3) Omega Arts: Raises max HP, Strength, Speed, and Defense. (+3, +3, +3 +3) Strength: 17 (+1)(+4)(+3)(+3) Speed: 7 (+1)(+3)(+3)(+3) Defence: 12.5(+3)(+3) Magic: 5
"I have no freedom Caliborn. Every day I live a nightmare and it haunts me. Now I understand what Xross said. There's no true freedom. The rules that are now being put upon me, the bounds the chains, everything." She rattled the cuffs around her wrists. "The last thing I am going to do before I die, is free the people in the Tower. Free them alone. But I am not strong enough to survive it. And maybe I don't want to. I don't. I want that to be my last act in this world. I will blow up that Tower with me inside it and no one will have to suffer anymore." "I refuse to let you go. I refuse to let anyone else go with me. I refuse. I will not let anything happen to you Caliborn..." "There is no Mikasa Ackerman, Caliborn. There is nothing left inside me. There never was and there never will be. I don't understand why you're letting me suffer when you claim to care about me." Then a revelation came to her, and she hung her head. She breathed heavily. She didn't tell him that she loved him. Every time she thought of her love she thought about the reaction Caliborn had to it, and her hatred for him burned even stronger. She was screaming at him now, in a pain that couldn't be described. "You don't give a ****ing damn about me Caliborn stop pretending like you do."
Theodosia looked at Caliborn, his eyes wide with determination and other mixes of emotions. Mikasa's head cocked over to him, and Theodosia as well as her teacher had an audible gasp. Mikasa's eyes burned with a sense of violation and betrayal though her face remained the same. Mikasa looked at the other two women, and then Caliborn. "Get out..." She whispered to them. Her voice emotionless. "How dare you..." She shook her head, and sat on the window sill. "I hate you. I hate you Caliborn." She still stared at him blankly, and her voice was still cold. "How dare you... how can you sit here and-and look inside of me?" "I will never go back to the Tower of Heaven, not with you. Not by myself. I'm not strong enough. Why do you have to keep reminding me that I'm not strong enough Caliborn?! Shut my brain down. I don't care anymore. All the people I knew there are gone, and I don't have the power to save them. Why Caliborn? Why?..." She leaned up against the window as close as she could. She lifted her arm to break it open, looking at Caliborn with disgust, but she also looked more tired, more defeated then before, her eyes were burning with tears as she screamed in agony though she didn't cry. "I should have stayed at the Tower. Anything is better then what I'm feeling now."
Theodosia nodded to him. She lied Mikasa down onto the bed, and almost instantly she fell into sleep. Suddenly, she pulled out a 'chain' from what seemed to be inside of Mikasa's heart. It floated in the air in front of the people in the room. "These are the events of the past. Everything leading up to her coming to the Guild." Spoiler Suddenly, the memories started: They were in a dusty, dim lit cave of sorts. There was a child Mikasa, in a short dress with long black hair and a red scarf. She wore cuffs on her wrists, as did the other children talking to her. "Hurry up sister!" "Come on Mikasa, we got to hurry up or the guards will catch us." "Yeah, I know... I-I want to go. But I'm scared. I know what happened to the other kids, they're dead." Mikasa spoke, shaking. "There's nothing to worry about, we're going to be fine." Mikasa turned to the voice. Caliborn could feel her face blushing. "Oh, Xross!" "We're finally getting back our freedom, our future, our dreams!" He held out his hand to her. "Let's go, okay, Mikasa?" Mikasa nodded, running over to him and taking his hand. Another memory link: There were wild dogs surrounding the children, and guards dressed to hide their faces. They were surrounding the children. Mikasa was on the ground. "Did you think you could get away that easy?" One of the guards taunted. The dogs hissed. Caliborn could feel Mikasa's tears running down her face as she held her head in her hands. "Now tell us, which one of you was it!? We won't punish the rest of you if you tell, that's pretty nice of us isn't it?" "It was-" "It was me." Xross stood up. "I came up with our escape plan, and I led it!" "You're very brave, but I know it wasn't you. It was the Oriental girl wasn't it?" Suddenly, Mikasa's heart jumped and her eyes went wide. "No! I swear it wasn't her, it wasn't Mikasa! She didn't do anything!" Xross shouted. "Let her go!" Another one of the boys stood up. Suddenly, before Mikasa's eyes they were both electrocuted. One of the boys dropped dead, but Xross survived. "Please don't worry about me. I'll be okay. There's nothing to be afraid of, Xross." "They won't get away with this!" Xross shouted. Mikasa let herself be carried off by the guards. Another memory link: "She's a pretty one, isn't she?" "Well you're not going to have her all to yourself." The other guard snapped at his colleague. Mikasa was now bound to a pole, and she was crying hysterically. Another memory link: "Mikasa!" Xross shouted. He ran over to the girl. He looked at her, and then suddenly he face went white. Mikasa didn't speak, nor did she say anything. Her body was covered in bruises, cuts, and she was actively bleeding, but Xross was looking at her eye the most. It was missing. "They've gone too far this time." Xross held the young girl in his arms. "What did she do to deserve this?" Xross shouted. He had a sword in his hand. "There's no going back now, we're going to have to fight." He handed a sword to Mikasa as well. She was weak, and she could barely move but they both started to leave. Another memory link: Mikasa was thrown back into the cage with her friends again, as well as an older man. "Xross... he took my place." Was the only thing Mikasa had said, until the guards starting mocking Xross' sacrifice. Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she grabbed a shovel. "Find a weapon!" Mikasa shouted. "We can't escape, and they're not going to set us free. If want to leave, we're going to have to fight!" Another memory link: "We have to free everyone in sector 8 today!" Mikasa shouted. Behind her were the many children and slaves. "Mikasa, we can't!" "We have to!" Mikasa retorted. Suddenly, magic soldiers came from the skys. Children and adults were being blown to pieces right before Mikasa's eyes. "Watch out!" "Mikasa!" Mikasa braced herself for the impact, but the old man she had been in the cell with had protected and shielded her. "My magic may not be as strong as it was, but it's strong enough. I won't let them take your life, or any of the innocent lives!" When the soldiers attacked, he reflected their magic back onto him. The old man fell. "My magic is the essence of my life. I didn't realize how much so until I lost it. Don't end up like me Mikasa, you have so much magic. Don't let it go to waste. You just need to believe. As long as you believe in magic you will be able to be a wizard! That doesn't seem so hard now does it?" He laughed. "Only your beautiful smile was enough to keep me going." "Follow your heart, and the dream of becoming a wizard will come true!" Mikasa watched as the old man was destroyed, and suddenly, she screamed. All of the weapons started floating in the air, cutting through the soldiers. "This is our chance, we need to fight for our freedom! Follow me!" "Run for it!" The guards shouted. "Out of my way!" Mikasa yelled at him, the expression similar to the one she had when the Guild Members had been attacking her. Another memory link: Mikasa saw Xross ahead of her, tied to the same pole she had been. "Xross, I'm here to save you!" Mikasa shouted, cutting him free. "We fought, just like you said you should. We were all so brave... a lot of people didn't make it, but we're free now. Come on, we need to meet the others. They found some boats." "You don't need to leave Mikasa... true freedom is here with me." "What are you talking about?" "Mikasa, there's no freedom in this world. You haven't experience true freedom. The only freedom there is is in the Dark Mages world. Now I understand why they made us work so hard on this tower. They want to wake up the Dark Wizard. This Tower belongs to me now. I will finish it's construction and bring him back to life." Xross smiled at her, and laughed as he killed a few of the guards. "Why do you want to stay here, we finally have a chance to leave?!" Mikasa shouted at him. "You killed him. You killed him what's gotten into you!" "I'll let you go if you want to go so bad Mikasa, but I need the others to stay." "They'll never agree to that! They're waiting for us to join them!" "I won't have any problem convincing them, not when they hear that they have a purpose here. I don't need you anymore. I'll let you live since you took care of the fools that were in my way. I have some rules before you go." He held himself over Mikasa, putting his arms around her neck as she was on the ground "I demand that you never tell anyone of this place, or else I will destroy the tower and kill everyone inside it. Step one foot on this land and I'll kill you and your friends. I'll enjoy true freedom while you suffer!" [B][B][B][B]Another memory link: [/B][/B][/B][/B] [B][B][B][B][/B][/B][/B][/B] [B][B][B][B]Mikasa woke up on a beach. She couldn't remember what had happened with the others, but she screamed loudly as she realized that the others hadn't made it. [/B][/B][/B][/B] "Since Mikasa was born she went through every type of abuse in that tower... and... as you can see. That's the end of her visit there. There are happy and sad memories, but, they're mostly painful. All of them are painful now because she couldn't save any of them." Theodosia told Caliborn. "Mikasa always wanted to be strong because she couldn't protect the ones to protect her..." "So many things happened to Mikasa, Caliborn. You'll never understand it."
Theodosia couldn't stand it anymore, and went inside of the door with Caliborn and Mikasa. "Caliborn stop! You don't know what you're doing!" Theodosia looked at him with a confused innocence, her demeanor quickly changed. "Are you trying to remind her of everything? What's wrong with you?!" Theodosia then stopped, blinking as she covered her mouth, as if it wasn't her. "No matter what you do she isn't going to respond, I'm sorry. I don't want you to make her any worse by asking about it." Theodosia could feel her heart aching. "Caliborn, I know that you don't trust me, but to really understand what happened to her... I could show you. And maybe that way you could help her, if you really want to do that. It wouldn't have a bad effect on you. But Caliborn, you need to put aside your own feelings about taking away Mikasa's memory. What about her?" Theodosia looked toward Mikasa. Theodosia still spoke calmly, but with every word was a singe of emotion. "If you let her go on like this she'll be like this for the rest of her life. There's no way we can help her if she doesn't talk to us so it's hopeless. She'll live the rest of her life in this tower and never become a wizard again. She'll never go on missions and she won't be able to help people anymore. She'll stay in this tower and she will starve herself and let herself rot here." "Theodosia that's enough." "No. I can't watch this anymore, it's so painful."
Theodosia leaned up against the door, trying to hear what was being said. "Master! I just remembered: should I have told him about Mikasa's reflexes?" The young girl asked concernedly. Porlyusica shook her head. "Caliborn needs to learn for himself. He is a hunter. I think that he will understand by instinct alone that all that is left of Mikasa is a fighting machine. All she does is respond to what she sees as threatening." During the trial: Mikasa didn't flinch as Caliborn spoke to her, but when he put his arms around her, her attention seemed to be alert, and almost imminently, she lifted up her hand and stroke him hard across the face with her backhand. The body that had been limp was now tense, and the strength she was lacking was in that excruciating swing. As she did this from under her shirt, the necklace came up from under the fabric. There wasn't a look on her face of anger, or of pain, but just a plain, blank stare. She didn't even look at Caliborn as she punched him, nor did she see the swelling on his face after the fact. The chain pulled on her hand, and she yielded, going back into her original position.
Theodosia looked at Porlyusica. "Caliborn I don't know if you understand-" Theodosia was cut off by Porlyusica. "No, let him see her. That's the only way to convince him." Porlyusica opened the door and let Caliborn inside. Mikasa was sitting up on her cot which was by the window, chained up to the wall and floor. Her face was bruised, and she wore a simple white dress. There were marks and cuts all over her arms and legs. She looked sickly and her face was ghostly. She didn't flinch as Caliborn walked into the room. She continued to look straight at the wall, her eyes and body limp and lifeless. "Mikasa, Caliborn's here to see you." The young witch tried to smile at her, but she again didn't respond. She then looked at Caliborn before closing the door behind her.
