Caliborn sped through the skies as fast as he could, his eyes narrowed against the wind blowing past him. Normally, the wind rushing through his hair and across his face would have been a pleasant experience but right now the air was holding him back from getting there quicker. As he drew closer to the scene, it was no enemy that she was facing. Instead, it was Gexln, Dale and Johanna with a group of Guild Members. What has she done? As she was distracted, swinging towards the Wizards with an oversized hand, the Sky Dragon grabbed one of his arrows and stabbed it into the flesh of her shoulder, anchoring him to the body. The best way to do this would be to extract her with a blade weapon, but he didn't exactly have one of those right now so he'd have to make do. Instead, he placed a hand on the flesh of her shoulder and closed his eyes, sighing. This might not work as intended, but he didn't have an awful lot of choice at this point. His hands were tied. "Storm Shred." Caliborn muttered. Wind gathered around his hand and in a violent roar, tore through the Titan flesh of the nape of Mikasa's neck. A cloud of steam rose from the neck and blood sprayed with skin flying, but Mikasa was there. The magic was disgusting in a way, as she was tied into the body by fleshy bonds. Scowling, Caliborn stepped into the gap behind her and pushed his arms into the sticky mass, locking around her arms. He pulled back and there was more steam and blood as he forced her arms loose and as her torso began to pull away, the body stumbled backwards and began to collapse. "Curses." With a quick burst of air magic, the S-Class catapulted himself and the girl he was carrying out from the falling body and landed roughly on the ground. The magical form melted away, fortunately not having hit anything when it collapsed. The unconscious Mikasa lay still in his arms and he laid her out on the ground, brushing what he could off him.
Derrick nodded and laid out the bedding as instructed. He estimated a good distance and took off a glove to check the heat. As it happened, he had picked well and set up a place for Tatiana to stay. He put his gauntlet back on and stood up, moving out of the way so that Veceslav could lay the girl down. "No problem Old Crow." Derrick said with a slight smile. Whether or not the man noticed was unknown, for he had already turned his attention to Kreuz. Satisfied with letting the older Witcher handle the situation, Derrick instead pulled over a seat and sat near the fire. He watched Tatiana tossing and turning in the makeshift bed by the fire. He felt a little sorry for her, being plagued by bad dreams. A part of him was curious as to what troubled this young lady's mind, but something told him that he would rather not know. Monsters were one matter, but there were greater horrors to be found in the minds of men than in a cave full of Nekkers or Ghouls. He reached down and put a hand on Tatiana's forehead, gently. "Sleep peacefully, and dream of happy things." Derrick whispered, activating the familiar Axii sign. It did its work, calming the mind of Tatiana so that she would sleep a peaceful sleep. Afterwards, Derrick folded his arms and slung one leg over the other, staring into the fire while Tiana slept more peacefully. "Hmph, I suppose that it could be worse. It's a pleasure to meet you Ellyn. I'll say this much for you, you're much politer than our usual clientele. Delaine smirked a little. "And cleaner too." Corwyn came through the door again after having guided Oak into the stable and hustled into the kitchen. The man threw some potatoes in the pot over the fire to boil and went into the pantry to recover a slab of meat. He looked around at the nicer game that Bowen had brought in and selected a good slab of venison. He carried it out into the kitchen behind the counter and he could be seen chopping the meat. Meanwhile, Delaine had taken a seat opposite Ellyn. "Business goes well. Shame about the war but, I'm not going to complain about the Nilfgaardians' coin." Delaine replied. "What brings you out this way then? This isn't exactly Oxenfurt or Novigrad." Meanwhile, at the Buttles'. "Ugh, who's knocking at the ploughin' door at this time o' night. Good Gods." The farmer muttered. Dave groaned and pulled a shirt on over his head and picked up his trousers and tied it off with a belt. As insurance, he reached into the cupboard and grabbed Ol' Rustbucket from its sheath. Besides, it could well be trouble at this time of the night. He heard Gordon stirring as well and by the time Ol' Rustbucket was out and Dave was at the door, he was awake and holding a broken chair leg as a club. "Come 'ere Gordon." The two of them approached the door and Dave opened it, squinting. The chap outside looked rather suspicious, and he narrowed his eyes suspiciously, watching for weapons. "Oi, what do you want this time o' the ploughin' night? You should go over to Delaine and Corwyn's, they've got beds and whatever ploughin' else you want." Dave grunted. "Yeah. I'll guide you there if yer lost mate." Gordon supported. Dave rolled his eyes. His son was too helpful. He shouldn't be going out into the night with weird people from Gods knew where wearing very, very suspicious clothes. He didn't trust this fella as far as he could throw him and well, that was a good distance as far as tossing people went, if his guess of the guy's build was right.
Alessia puts 1 point into Natsu and 1 point into Erza defence. Alessia buys a Kite Shield (-300, 990 remaining) and equips that alongside her Improved Hand and a Half sword. Then, she purchases an Omega Arts (-700, 290 Jewels remaining). Her AS are as follows: Wishing Edge Sliding Dash Fire Surge Barrier Surge Thunder Surge Aerora Cure
Dale used Lightning Storm.
Username: al215 Character Name: Adolin Bonhart, going under the name of Carrak of Cinta of the Viper School Age: Adolin - 39, Carrak - 57 Gender:Male Race: Doppler Appearance: The standard appearance of Adolin - Carrak of Cintra disguise Bio: Spoiler Adolin Bonhart began as an ordinary Doppler. His family, longing for a place to call their own stole the identities of a family of people living in the countryside harmlessly. Nobody was harmed, and they went onwards into Novigrad. There, Adolin was raised with nobody the wiser as to who and what he really was. He was given an education and lived fairly happily - For a time. Just as he turned 17, things changed. Somebody, although he could say for sure who or indeed why they did it, ratted them out. A Witcher was hired and the man came into their home. A small, round orb was thrown on to their table with a lit fuse. All three fled, though his father was too slow. His body was utterly destroyed by the blast. Adolin and his mother fled the house through the back as quickly as they could to head for the streets. It was possible that there, they could be safe with the guards around. They scarcely made it out when his mother screamed and slammed the door behind her. She held it and yelled for Adolin to run. He started, but a scream echoed from behind him and he saw his mother impaled. The Witcher, spotting his flight, pursued. They were near enough to the market district that he could flee. He spotted a cat and took its form rapidly, bounding quickly towards the market district. Seeing a Witcher with a bloody sword, the crowd panicked and dispersed leaving Adolin alone in the square. He shapeshifted into a human and stole a sword from a nearby stand. Out of desperation, he shapeshifted into that Witcher, mimicking the body and soul of the man. It disgusted him that "Carrak of Cintra" could be so hateful of his kind. But that wasn't the important part. The important part was that he now had the speed, skill and knowledge of his opponent. With his stolen weapon, the two of them fought a desperate battle in the market. The arrival of the guards however, cut off their duel. In the moments before they both left, they agreed to settle their differences in five days in an unassuming village in Velen. Part of the knowledge imparted to him was the identity of the person who hired them. It was someone who had watched his father transformed in front of the back door one night. The man was slain and his coin stolen on the way out. When Adolin Bonhart and Carrak of Cintra met for the second time, their duel was to the death. Carrak had acquired some armour through a mixture of theft and intimidation to haggle the prices down with the money that he had from home and from the one who hired Carrak to kill them. The residents watched, dumbstruck, as two identical men fought on the crossroads of their street, whirling steel and blasting Signs at one another. What Carrak had in skill and experience, Adolin stole and although he had not yet comprehended it fully. he was filled with the righteous fury of vengeance. Taking wounds in the process, at which point, poison began to seep through his body ineffectually, Adolin hacked the sword arm off Carrak in a surprising attack and lopped his head off in a deft spin. Adolin stripped and buried the body in the forest, the grave only marked by the sword used to slay him. Now, it has rusted and lies at an angle in the ground, with no signs of the burial remaining. From that day, Adolin wore the face of Carrak of Cintra, absorbing his knowledge and skills. Distilling it and comprehending. He swore a campaign of revenge and travelled to Nilfgaard to exact it. Despite his searching, it seemed in the time that Carrak had left, the school had disappeared and its members scattered. Through years of research and study of Witchers, he discovered another sanctuary, one that was reportedly in use. A fortress by the name of Kaer Morhen. A different school maybe, but a Witcher was a Witcher. Wearing the Viper medallion and wielding the armour and weapons of Carrak, he set off back to Velen and the Pontar river, aiming to destroy the sanctuary in those mountains. It was during this time, that he met Alanna Tanette. Occupation: Terrorist Weapons: The Steel and Silver Swords, once belonging to Carrak of Velen. Secondary Weapon: Throwing Knives and Witcher Bombs Powers: The Signs Other: Carries a Viper school medallion. Username: al215 Character Name: Alanna Tanette Age: 31 Gender: Female Race: Sorceress Appearance: This lady right here Bio: Alanna Tanette is a young sorceress (especially by sorceress standards). She has a reasonable amount of talent and focuses heavily on more energy based magic. Her talent for magic appeared early and was particularly useful when she was young, because whenever any of the other children tried to fight her, they found themselves on the floor or unable to reach her. Unfortunately, after the first couple of times people twigged that she was more than a little unusual and stayed away from her. However, things weren't so terrible when a proper sorceress came along some time during her lonely teenage years during which time she primarily read books and practised what she already knew. Her mentor, Marla Brander took her away from home to her home in the city. During this time, Alanna developed her magical talents most extensively. This is where she also how sorceresses preserved their images of youth and modified her own looks to appear more beautiful, and became able to create the useful portals which sorcerers and sorceresses are known for. She found the latter easy because of her natural affinity for energy manipulation. She didn't look into more traditional fire and ice magics because she saw no need. Instead, she had the idea of researching some magic. Things changed when after Marla and Alanna parted ways, she found herself in an unfortunate encounter with a Witcher. The man kidnapped her at sword point and despite her best attempts, she couldn't get rid of him. He even went so far as to dive through a portal right after her in time before it shut, despite the obvious danger. She soon found herself his captive and while she was not abused, she was forced to open portals and work with the man. After hearing the story of the Doppler, Adolin Bonhart, she decided that she wouldn't kill the man in his sleep but would try and gently dissuade him. Beside, if she escaped, she had a feeling that the man would find her and bring her back to him. He wasn't bad company and he did ask her advice on occasions, so she wasn't useless and there held a hope for discovering something interesting in his travels. Occupation: Captive Sorceress Weapons: None Secondary Weapon: Small dagger for defence. Powers: Energy Shield: Alanna's energy shields differ in nature. She can project a dome shield around herself that prevents magic, projectiles and people from entering until it's broken. She can also create shield walls in a similar fashion for less cost due to the smaller size, and project a direction one from her hands for minimal cost. Telekinesis: This is the ability to manipulate objects from a distance. What one might expect. Heavier the object, the harder it is. Very difficult to pick up people unwillingly. Energy Wave Push and Pull: This is a sweeping wave of energy that can push things. It can be formed horizontally, vertically and with as much power as she cares to put in. A concentrated, high power burst could potentially knock a hole in a stone wall, but it would exhaust her. A wide wave with a reasonable amount of power could stagger a person and so on and so forth. Other: None.
"On it Vec." Derrick acknowledged, then turned to leave. Before he did, he heard the injured woman mention her name and asking him to stop calling her 'this woman'. He looked back. "I am sorry, Tiana. I didn't know your name. I shall return shortly with your bedding." The Witcher made his way through Kaer Morhen swiftly to Aaron's room. He swung the door open and it slammed against the wall in his haste, rattling on its hinges. The Witcher gripped the duvet sheet and bundled into his arms and held the pillow over his back. He rushed down the stairs and into the evening hall where Veceslav and Tiana were waiting. He brought the pillow round to his front and raised the items in his arms. "Got it all. Where do you want it?" He asked, looking at Veceslav and Tiana for suggestions. He wasn't entirely sure where they planned to rest the girl in this room but it would probably do well enough. That said, it didn't look like she was going to hold out much longer. Everything from her body language to her facial expression read extreme exhaustion. It wasn't likely to get better either. Delaine beamed at the politeness of the knightly lady. "I am Delaine Gilbert. And this is my husband Corwyn, the man responsible for this awful surname." She smiled at her husband who rolled his eyes. "He will be watching over your horse and will guide it into our stable outside now, before cooking your meal." She widened her smile, and her husband clearly rolled his eyes again and shuffled outside, grumbling about doing all the hard work around here. Delaine turned her smile to the green knight in front of her. "That table is free and food will be along shortly. Out of curiosity, may I ask your name?" The tavern owner inquired. It wasn't often that someone like her stopped off in town. In fact, she was quite certain that they made a note to bypass this area because of its relative newness. That, and the presence of the Black Ones occasionally put people off. They weren't that bad she discovered, so long as they got their drink and you didn't irritate them too much. They were quite amiable and given her Novigrad descent, she had no particular patriotism for Temeria, Redania or any of the Northern Kingdoms and she wasn't overly bothered by her own city anyway. As far as she was concerned, Nilfgaard might even be good for the place given the current state of the realm could be best described as a shithole.
"Well damn, sounds like I missed all the excitement... Thanks for the quick appraisal Olivia. And I guess that about explains the Doppler debacle going on." Derrick commented as Aaron stormed out and the old chap that was here declared his intentions of killing anyone who tried to murder the Dopplers. Suddenly, Veera's bad mood made an awful lot of sense. Not only had she mentioned it to Veceslav, but it was in front of all these people and well, nobody looked like they were really going to go for it. Apart from Veera. Aaron seemed unusually frustrated which was a little concerning too. Everything said that tensions were high in the room, but there wasn't enough focus he felt on the real problem - Namely the crippled woman that Veceslav was helping. If there was one thing to be said for the old man, it was that he did try his best to help people that needed it. He knew that, even if he took the piss and didn't always acknowledge it. First, he wanted to deal with the scraggly intruder. "Open your portal and leave. We've got things to do." Then, he nodded to Veceslav's orders and walked briskly to the evening hall, opening the doors along the way and leaving them open as a path for people to follow. That way, it'd be quite clear where they were meant to be going. Then, Derrick positioned himself at the door to the evening hall and waited for everyone to arrive. When the Crow entered he spoke again. "Olivia said that this woman has been admitted with Swallow, that right?" Derrick inquired. "Because if so, there ain't much that can be done to fix the damage it'll do. She's stuck with that. Well I figure since we're responsible for whatever horrible things it did to her, we probably owe her something from it? We're Witchers, we're meant to help people deal with issues, not cause more of them. The Gods know that there's more than enough of those in this life without our contributing." What people may not have been aware of was that aside from being a womanizer and a prankster, he was also a decent person at heart, even if it was somewhat hidden by some of his humour and attitude. Looking at the girl whose name he did not know, he felt a little sad. She didn't look like she'd had the best of times anyway and now it was worse. He sighed to himself. A waste of a perfectly good woman. Perhaps outside of the walls of Kaer Morhen, and were she not so injured, he'd have tried something. But not here, not if she was like this. That would be too cruel. "Oi, Da', look at 'er." Gordon said, tapping Dave on the shoulder. "She defn'tely ain't from 'round 'ere." Dave twisted around, still holding his hoe and looked over in the direction he was pointing. Dave's eyes widened and he dropped the tool he was holding. Gawking was the only word he could describe it and his son's face was little different. "Ploughin' 'hell Gordon. She's a beauty. An' look at all her gear... 'Tis a mercy for her that we're a village of honest folk." Dave spoke, watching her ride into the village. What a majestic horse! What armour! What wealth indeed! Who was this lady? She was, well, just incredible. He'd never seen anyone like her in his years. Not even the soldiers looked quite like her. She was on a completely different level to them. She was the fertile land to the Nilfgaardian soldiers' weed clogged fields. She was the wheat, and everyone else he'd ever seen was the ploughing chaff. "D'ya think we should befriend her? She's plenty strong, I wager she'll 'elp us if we ask her" Gordon suggested. A wave of inspiration seemed to hit the boy. "She could 'elp us find Matilda! Dave shook his head. "Nah, lady like her's gotta be way too busy. Besides, she'll come back." Of course she would. She was just... Busy. Meanwhile, in the tavern. "Corwyn we've got anoth- Oh my." Delaine Gilbert gasped. Their most expensive patron, probably ever, had just walked in the door. She hadn't seen anyone as well, rich as her since they'd come out of Novigrad. She was right out of the big city's wealthy families. She had no idea where the woman came from but she was just amazing. In full armour, and a woman? It was practically unheard of and she loved it. She looked around at Corwyn whose jaw dropped. "Bloody hell Corwyn would you stop staring at the good lady and come over here!" Her snapping brought the stunned man back to his senses and he shuffled over to the counter next to Delaine. "Absolutely my lady. We have a stable that you can put your horse up in just outside. If you'd like, my husband can handle that before he starts cooking your meal." Delaine replied. "And we can give you a place to stay. Recently the men of Pontarsfork were kind enough to give us a building for lodgings. Mostly it's a big room full of beds but there's a proper room at the end if you don't mind walking past the occasional drunk Nilfgaardian." Delaine was quick with her answers. She couldn't afford to lose good business in stupid ways like making a bad impression. She was practised. Hopefully it counted here. "The lodgings will be fifteen crowns if you want the room. You could take our room I suppose if you really wanted it but we'd have to charge extra. Of course, the meal would be a small sum as well, we'll say five which makes twenty overall if that's agreeable to you my lady." She offered.
Caliborn saw the flash, then heard it. He shivered at the sound, because he knew what it was. He'd heard that seldom few times, because Mikasa rarely used her Titan Magic. Now that she was, the question was why. Was the Guild Hall under attack? Or was it something else. Normally, he wouldn't have doubted any member of the Guild but given Mikasa's state of mind recently, he wasn't entirely confident that it was an attack. Had somebody provoked her? Had she snapped at last? Either way, Caliborn was concerned. He looked at Edric and Calxiyn. "Edric, you stay with Cal. I'm going on ahead." With that, Caliborn leapt into the air and fired up his magic. Caliborn sped through the air, headed straight for the now fully transformed Mikasa. The S-Class furrowed his brow and drew Ashmark. She had fully transformed right outside the Guild Hall. That meant that there was trouble brewing whichever way he looked at the situation. He gritted his teeth. This was going to be a tricky one to defuse. "Well fook." Edric said simply. "This en't good lass. Ef Mikasa's lost 'er marbles then we're en deep shite." He tightened his lips and started to head back. "We need ta get back." "Yeah, it's always good to keep in touch with the family to make sure they know you're alright." Alessia agreed. She was thinking about what they'd say when she noticed Zephyr's facial expression change. She couldn't identify the look really, but it was different. It wasn't like, a happy look either. "Hey, are you alright? Was it something I said?" Her face became concerned, the jovial attitude that she was putting out up until that point gone. Huh, maybe he misses them? I guess that's it. I don't think I said anything offensive did I? Thinking back to what she had said, there wasn't anything hurtful she thought. [DOUBLEPOST=1447103412][/DOUBLEPOST] "Yeah, I agree. Let's move!" With that, Dale sprinted down the stairs towards his room. He needed to be quick. Gexln was there but still, they could need his help. His Ice-Make magic proved invaluable when they fought Boreal before so he would try and help with that again. When he arrived, he watched Mikasa's transformation. So this was her Titan magic. He'd heard it mentioned, but this was the first time he'd ever seen it. My Gods... She's huge... How are we going to...? "Take out her legs! That's the only way I can think of taking down that thing!" With that, Dale cast an ice stairway down on to the ground. "Johanna you take the left with half, I'll take the others to take out the right!" He ordered.
"Yeah, I'll leave you to deal with your business. I'm still headed to the library, I'm morbidly curious about what's going on in there." Derrick replied. He waved a hand nonchalantly. "Besides, I can handle Veceslav. He's not that much trouble really." With that, he walked ahead and headed straight for the library. When he entered the library, he found the room in a somewhat awkward standoff. Veceslav and an older looking man were facing each other and well, there was a discussion going on there of sorts. Once again, Veceslav was talking to Aaron and lecturing him on... Something. Then the man appeared to be moving on to some lady who was most definitely not a Witcher and he had to admit, not looking entirely healthy. "So... Anyone going to tell a Witcher what's going on here?" He asked. This place was getting awfully crowded with people. "And Veceslav, isn't there a better place for all of these people? I'm just saying that, maybe we don't want to have to deal with all the visitors in the library of Kaer Morhen. Like you always say, silence in the library." He whispered the last part of the sentence. Then, he placed his hands firmly on his hips and waited for someone to explain what the hell was going on in this room because it wasn't awfully.
Gexln used Treasure Raid (It isn't on your list of moves but I'l give you the benefit of the doubt and blame an admin error). It did 45 damage, but with Strength, Speed and Weapon it did 171 damage. Impressive XD Gaius used Binding Strike. It did 13 damage. With Strength, Magic and Weapon it did 56 damage. Veilen used cure. It healed 5 damage, but with Magic it healed 19 damage. Thomas used Blitz. He attacked 5 times dealing 5 damage (total 25 damage). With Strength he did 39 damage. Charlotte used Fire Surge. It did 24 damage, but with Strength, Magic and Weapon it did 55. Altogether, they did 321 damage. Mikasa defence can't save that so... GGWP Mikasa HP: (-something) (+3) (+9) (+3) (+3) (+3) (+3) (+3) (+3) (+3) Weapon: Twin Blades (9 - 18 x 2) Manoeuvre Gear (+10 SPD) Abilities: (12) (+4) Sacrifice: Expend HP to perform a single, powerful attack. (50 + Health spent) Sonic Blade: Perform a series of charging attacks that will reach faraway enemies. (55 damage) Curaga: Recover a huge amount of HP. (30MP. 20 healed+Magic Stat) Spark Raid: Throw your weapon at the enemy. If it connects, the your weapon will split into beams of light that fly in all directions. (60 damage + 15 damage to other targets) Wind Raid: Throw your weapon at the enemy, letting the wind guide it toward your target for multiple hits. (70 damage but will never miss) Chaos Blade: RNG to perform a series of charging attacks that blind, bind or confuse some foes. (45 damage + guaranteed status effects) Poison Dragon's Crushing Fang: The user attacks their target with poison-covered fingertips, from which a poisonous mist trails. (60 damage, extra 20 over 1-3 turns, 100 MP) Poison Dragon's Fang Thrust: The user generates a wave of poison, shaped like a large-fanged snake head, and sends it towards the target, stopping their incoming attacks by having the wave "bite" them (80 damage, extra 30 over 1-3 turns, 140 MP) Poison Dragon's Spiral Jaw: The user jumps in the air and, when they are upside down, gathers poison on their legs and kicks the opponent while rotating. This spell is highly reminiscent of the Dragon's Claw Spells employed by several other Dragon Slayers. (100 damage, extra 40 over 1-3 turns, 180 MP) Poison Dragon's Scales: The user swings their arm, generating a very large number of scale-shaped masses of poison, which are rapidly sent flying at the target in consecutive reprises. (70 damage per 1-3 scales, extra 15 damage per scale over 1-3 turns, 200 MP) Dark Firaga: Launch a ball of dark fire that blinds some targets. (18 MP. 30 Damage) Fission Firaga: Launch a ball of fire that explodes when it hits an enemy, catching nearby foes in the blast. (20MP, 35 Damage to target, 15 to others) Triple Blizzaga: Blast enemies head-on with a series of three chunks of ice that cut right through and potentially deal multiple hits. (30MP, 3X16 Damage) Satan Soul (Spell) Titan Items: (10) Skill Ring: Increases Strength, Speed and slightly increases maximum AS (+4, +2, +1) Omega Arts: Raises max HP, Strength, Speed, and Defense. (+3, +3, +3 +3) Gaia Bangle: Significantly raises max HP and Defense (+9, +3) 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) Master Earring: Significantly raises max AS, Speed and Defense. (+4, +1, +2) 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) 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: 29 (+4) (+3) (+3) (+3) (+3) Speed: 4 (+2) (+3) (+1) (+3) (+3) (+3) (+3) (+10) Defence: 5 (+3) (+3) (+4) (+4) (+2) (+3) (+3) (+3) (+3) Magic: 26 Gexln HP: (34/170) (+6)(+6)(+6)(+6)(+3)(+3) MP: (0) (+4)(+4)(+4)(+4)(+40) Weapon: Darkness’ Sorrow: 15 - 25 damage Abilities: (11) (+1)(+1)(+1)(+1) Dark Firaga: Launch a ball of dark fire that blinds some targets. (18 MP. 30 Damage) Curaga: Recover a huge amount of HP. (30MP. 20 healed+Magic Stat) Shadow Dragon's Slash: The user covers their arm in shadows and then punches the target. They can also divide their shadow into numerous thin tendrils to strike the target (80 damage OR 25 damage with 1-5 tendrils, 100 MP) Shadow Dragon's Crushing Fang: The user generates shadows from their hand and unleashes them against the target (100 damage OR 30 damage with 1-5 tendrils, 150 MP) Shadow Dragon's Claw: The user generates shadows from their feet and unleashes them against their target with a kick (120 damage OR 40 damage with 1-5 tendrils, 200 MP) Shadow Dragon's Waxwing Flash: The user turns their body into shadows and then wraps themselves around the target, assaulting them with a torrent of shadows generated from their hands, becoming tangible once more (140 damage OR 50 damage with 1-5 tendrils, 250 MP) Sand Buster: The user gets down on their four limbs, in a stance which is reminiscent of a real scorpion's, and then points their imaginary scorpion-like stinger at the opponents. A large amount of sand is subsequently fired from it in the form of a powerful sand tornado, which moves towards the target in a line and strikes them with great blunt power; so much, in fact, that even nearby enemies which aren't directly struck by the attack will be thrown to the ground by the tornado's sheer rotatory power (75MP, 95 MP) Sand Bomb: The user creates a large ball of sand which can be used to trap the opponent. (55MP, 45 damage, can’t attack for a turn) Sand Explosion: The user turns their palms towards the target, causing the ground underneath the target to explode and turn into sand, covering them (55 MP, 65 damage) Beast Soul: Beast Soul (45 MP) Beast Soul: Weretiger (45 MP) Beast Soul: Lizardman (45 MP) Stun Edge: Perform a jumping attack that stuns some foes. (30 damage + stun chance) Spark Raid: Throw your weapon at the enemy. If it connects, the your weapon will split into beams of light that fly in all directions. (60 damage + 15 damage to other targets) Wind Raid: Throw your weapon at the enemy, letting the wind guide it toward your target for multiple hits. (70 damage but will never miss)Treasure Raid: Throw your weapon at the enemy. Causes some foes to drop Jewels . (50 damage + 1-50 Jewels ) Break Time: Restore 10% of Max HP and 10 MP each time dependent on RNG score (1-10) PASSIVE: 10% of damage dealt to him is reflected to the enemy - Beast Soul Lizardman Items: (11) Crystal Crown: Raises max HP, max MP, max AS, Strength, Speed, and Defense. Also enhances Magic. (+6, +4, +1, +3, +2, +2, +2) Crystal Crown: Raises max HP, max MP, max AS, Strength, Speed, and Defense. Also enhances Magic. (+6, +4, +1, +3, +2, +2, +2) Crystal Crown: Raises max HP, max MP, max AS, Strength, Speed, and Defense. Also enhances Magic. (+6, +4, +1, +3, +2, +2, +2) Crystal Crown: Raises max HP, max MP, max AS, Strength, Speed, and Defense. Also enhances Magic. (+6, +4, +1, +3, +2, +2, +2) 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) Golem Chain: Raises Strength, Speed and Defense (+3, +1, +1) Strength: 28 (+3)(+3)(+3)(+3)(+3)(+3)(+3) (Total: 49) +10) (59) Speed: 34.5 (+2)(+2)(+2)(+2)(+3)(+3)(+1)(Total 49) Defence: 6 (+2)(+2)(+2)(+2)(+3)(+3)(+1)(+10)(Total 31) Magic: 12 (+2)(+2)(+2)(+2)(Total 20) Gaius HP: (60) (+3) MP: (65) Weapon: Fists (4-8 damage) + 5 speed Abilities: (6) Quick Blitz: Perform a jumping attack. (5 Damage) ~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage) Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage) Binding Strike: Perform a spinning attack that binds some foes. (20 damage + chance to stop enemies attacking for a turn) Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage) Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat) Items: (5) 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) Strength: 19(+4)(+4)(+4) Speed: 10(+3)(+3)(+3) Defence: 1(+4) Magic: 5 Ra HP: (-6/60) MP: (116) (+1)(+1)(+1)(+70) Weapon: Mage’s Staff (5-13) +0 SPD Abilities: (6)(+2)(+2) Fire Dash: Cloak yourself in fire, then punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (25 damage + 5 fire damage continuous for 2 turns) Binding Strike: Perform a spinning attack that binds some foes. (35 damage + chance to stop enemies attacking for a turn) Stop: Manipulate time to bring surrounding enemies' movement to a complete halt for 1 round of combat. (15MP) Magnet: Use magnetic force to pull enemies in and deal continual damage.(6MP, 12 damage over 2 turns) ~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage) Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage) Fira: Launch a stronger ball of fire toward enemies. (6MP. Deals 10 Damage) 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: (5) 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) 620/300 Jewels Mage Earring: Highly increases maximum AS and magic (+2, +4) 620/300 Jewels Strength: 19(+4)(+4)(+4) Speed: 10(+3)(+3)(+3) Defence: 1(+4) Magic: 5 (+2)(+2)(+2)(+4)(+4) Velien HP: (65) (+3)(+1)(+6) MP: (64.5) (+1)(+40) Weapon: Deforcesword (6-12 damage, + 2 SPD) Abilities: (10)(+4)(+4) Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat) Esuna: Recover from all negative status effects. (10MP) 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) Fire Dash: Cloak yourself in fire, then punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (25 damage + 5 fire damage continuous for 2 turns) Stop: Manipulate time to bring surrounding enemies' movement to a complete halt for 1 round of combat. (15MP) Magnet: Use magnetic force to pull enemies in and deal continual damage.(6MP, 12 damage over 2 turns) Binding Strike: Perform a spinning attack that binds some foes. (35 damage + chance to stop enemies attacking for a turn) Fira: Launch a stronger ball of fire toward enemies. (6MP. Deals 10 Damage) 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) ~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage) Items: (6) 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) Mage’s Earrings: Highly increases maximum AS and magic (+4, +3) Mage’s Earrings: Highly increases maximum AS and magic (+4, +3) Strength: 11.5(+3) Speed: 2(+2) Defence: 3(+2)(+1)(+2) Magic: 8.5 (+2)(+3)(+3) Charlotte HP: (90) (+9)(+9)(+6) MP: (65) (+1)(+1)(+1)(+4)(+10) Weapon: Hand and a Half Sword (5-14) -1 SPD Abilities: (5) 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) 1000/300 Strength: 15(+1) Speed: 1 (+3) Defence: 5 (+3)(+3)(+2) Magic: 5 (+2) Thomas HP: (60) (+6) MP: (82.5) (+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) Defence: 3(+2) Magic: 12.5 (+2)(+2)(+2)(+2)
Edric sailed through the air like a majestic brick. He aimed to land on his feet and it was all going to be fine, but he put too steep an angle on it. Instead of a perfect landing, Edric fluffed the landing and slammed his head on the ground. The world spun a bit and his head throbbed like a blacksmith was repeatedly hammering it. Stars whirled and flickered in his vision and the whole world appeared to be spinning. For a moment, he thought that he'd been drinking, but the park and the concerned looking Calxiyn soon corrected that error. "Tha'." Edric groaned. "Was noot as planned." He sat up groggily and rubbed his head. He remained there for a minute, trying to let the world turn right. Looking around, at least there wasn't any blood. His skull really should have been used to this sort of thing, it had happened before. The girl did ask a very good question though. "Ee... Huh. Ee thenk tha' he musta spotted something fer Meekasa." Edric said. Caliborn figured that they had to go somewhere significant around here. They couldn't have gone far... Cal was new around here so Edric must have taken her somewhere. He pondered where they could have gone. Even if not for that reason, but just because it was a good place to rendezvous he concluded that the South Gate Park was likely a good place to try. He jogged there as quickly as he could. It was probably obvious, but he preferred not to display his powers in public when he could avoid it. For that reason, he wasn't flying about. He soon arrived, just in time to spot Edric taking a hard landing. The S-Class sighed. Edric.. You never learn, do you? He began to heal him. "Sometimes Edric I wonder how you managed to make S-Class." He shook his head. Edric could only grin back . "Heh, et happens." Caliborn rolled his eyes. That man had far, far too much of a laid back attitude sometimes.
"Et's feene! Don' worry aboot et. Theere's a reason they allow theese thengs. Et's cause theey're saefe," Edric reassured, swinging higher. It had been a long time since he had used one of these. He figured it wasn't going to reach its full height because of his height and weight. He was an adult and therefore much larger than the typical target audience for these things. "Ee'll take yer word on tha'. Ee've ne'er floown en me leef." Flying did sound amazing though. Looking up, he could see the sky up there and wondered what it was like to see it all. He knew Caliborn could fly. He knew what she was talking about. He ought to have asked him to show him one time. He was probably strong enough to carry him. "Anyhoo, Ee've always wanted ta do this." With a grin, Edric, at the apex of the swing, let go and leaped out of the swing seat into the air. Caliborn looked through the various and assorted items of jewellery. He didn't really know what Mikasa liked or disliked, so he was just going to have to guess. He looked at numerous designs but found himself having trouble with what to do. He thought about her, with her manoeuvre gear and decided it might be best to find something along those lines. While looking through designs, he found a necklace of a pair of wings, spread out within a circle. Considering she was always flying with that insane gear of hers, that seemed suitable to him. He went over to the seller and paid up, then left with the necklace tucked into a secure pocket. Then, he noticed that the others weren't around. Lost them. Damn. Caliborn began his search.
"Weeel, theere's a beeg party usually, boot Ee cannae remember much else. Heh, Ee'm usually too drunk ta remember what else." He answered. It was usually a pretty good party though, that much he was sure of. South Gate Park, huh. This wasn't the one that Caliborn liked, he knew that much but it was pretty good. It was surprising actually, how far they had walked. Calxiyn went over and started to investigate the playpark. She looked just like a child in there, completely unsure of what any of it was. He frowned suspiciously. That should have been a familiar sight, surely. Nothing to raise suspicions over at least. "Noo. Deefinitely not a weapon. Ye've never seen a sweng en yer life?" Edric asked. It looked like she really did. She was poking it and it wasn't doing anything. "Look, Ee'll show ya." He went to the adjacent swing and sat down. He kicked off the ground and felt himself raising into the air. He swung his legs out straight and brought them in as he came down. He began to swing like a pendulum, though he had to tuck his legs in uncomfortably tight unless he wanted to graze his legs on the ground. "Joost copy what Ee'm doin'. Ye'll get et quickly, et en't hard." He said, getting higher and higher. He couldn't believe that her first question was whether it was a weapon or not.
"Well, first of all, if you try to stop me, I'll kick your ass into next week. Secondly, I rescued Johanna after Mikasa asked me to do some rather horrible things to her. Go find her and ask her yourself if you don't believe me." Boreal pointed out. He put his hand on his hip and stood nonchalantly in the same spot. "So, are you going to calm down and let me go, or are you going to do things the difficult way?" Caliborn couldn't help but laugh at her silly antics, with her jumping about here and there with that ridiculous weapon. Edric was laughing too. It was a pleasant atmosphere. He hadn't really been out with friends like this before so, it was nice for him. The only place Edric really went was the bar and while that was good, this was different and one of them wasn't heavily intoxicated. "Naturally. Edric and I are S-Class. You'll get here too one day." Caliborn smiled at her. "I suppose but, I don't know what Mikasa likes anyway. She doesn't exactly make these things obvious." She was right though. It would probably be nice, and she had been feeling fairly down recently. Maybe getting a gift would make her feel better. But what would she like? As Cal walked away with her new outfit and began leading them around, he looked from side to side for something that his friend might like. He thought about asking Edric or Cal, but that would be beside the point. He remembered her in her casual clothes. What didn't she have that he could give her? As they walked down the crowded street, he spotted a small jewellery shop. He didn't remember her having a necklace, so he would get one for her. Caliborn discreetly slipped away into the store. Edric noticed Caliborn slipping away but decided not to mention anything. After all, he probably didn't want to be spotted doing it. So, he did listen to Cal after all. Or at least, that's what he figured. He couldn't think of any other reason that he would slip away to a jewellery store. He was therefore left alone with Cal who was now asking him where his favourite place to go was. He gave a wry smile. "Noowhere tha' you should be gooin'." Edric replied with a chuckle. No, taverns and bars were not the place for a young lady like her to be going. "Ye woon't leek the people, Ee'll tell ya tha' fer noothing. Eef Ee remember right, there's a park aroond here tha' Callehborn es fond of."
Caliborn stepped back from that point, allowing his friend to lead the way. He knew Edric was married at one time, though he didn't know the circumstances around the separation. That made the man far more experienced in these matters than he, so the second in command would leave it to him. Besides, it was better for Calxiyn to get the opinion of somebody actually experienced in these matters rather than his still rather ignorant opinion on these things. He was an S-Class, not a fashion designer or commentator. He was pretty sure that those existed. "Ah, Ee gotcha. Weeel, lets goo." Edric contentedly allowed himself to be led around a little. The girl seemed to be having fun and, really, it was Caliborn. He was still being stiff about the whole thing and he knew that the bloke was going to hand over all responsibility for this situation to him. That was up to Caliborn. Besides, if he watched, then he could learn how to do things so that he wasn't so useless next time. Cal then went on to suggest that Caliborn buy something for Mikasa. Edric didn't think that was going to happen. She didn't really understand those two yet, did she? "No, I don't think I will. It's not something that I do really. Besides, there's nothing going on there anyway." Caliborn replied a little awkwardly. It was true, despite the fact that he didn't sound overly convincing. Edric hummed in agreement and nodded. "Et's troo y'knoo. Et looks leek there meet be soomethin' there but oor Callehborn een't en on et." Edric offered his support. Eventually, the lass disappeared into the changing rooms to try on something. Caliborn looked over at him. "Is this how things usually go?" He asked. Given that he had never really been out with anyone, he couldn't say. Well, not around here. His time with that certain young lady was not comparable to this place. Those were two completely different worlds. "Eeyup. Ee'm afeard tha' all we can do es weet fer noo." There was a silence between the two as they waited. Doing all this reminded him of back when he was m- Before the thought could even continue, Edric slapped himself hard across the face. "Edric what the devil are you doing?" Caliborn exclaimed. Edric's cheek was bright red from where he had hit himself so hard and the man was now rubbing his face. "What got into you?" His friend looked up at him and smiled sheepishly. "Heh, Ee was falling asleep. Et happens. Shopping can get a leetle boring." He lied. He knew that Caliborn knew that he was lying, but the two of them both agreed silently that this was not the time nor place to discuss this, if there even was a right time to discuss. Edric had never felt like confronting this particular curse. "Alright. Well, let me help a little." The pain disappeared as Caliborn channelled a little magic into it. He didn't have to do that, but it was appreciated. It was one of the best things about him, his willingness to help. The red mark had disappeared, and just in time because Cal reappeared with her new outfit. "Aye, that es preety witchy." Edric answered with an easy smile. "Looks good on ya." "Yes, it does suit you. Although it doesn't look particularly practical for-" Caliborn clutched his ribs after Edric jabbed him with his elbow. He didn't say it, but he did think it was rather low cut and it was impractical for fighting in any sort of tournament. "Tha' en't the point ya silly. Et looks good Cal."
Derrick visibly grimaced at the threat. She was apparently well aware of his attitude towards his love life (not that he made a terribly big secret of it. In fact, he was outright unapologetic about it). "Ouch. I'll make sure not to." He nodded when she mentioned Olivia and Aaron. The implicit words at the end were wholly agreed with. "Yeah. Sometimes one might think my jokes weren't welcome. I guess Aaaron is new so, we can't blame him too much, but he does seem... Uncommonly moody for his age. He's what, nineteen?" She then reminded him of the oh so scary ghouls. He smiled back at her, remembering when ghouls were new and a little scary and how he had now turned them into somewhat of a joke. They weren't all that dangerous now that he had the experience. To him, they were almost a joke threat. They weren't dangerous like Leshen or the draconids, certainly nowhere near as bad as any of the Cursed. "Yes indeed, how will I defeat the scary ghouls?" Then Veera began to engage in some mild philosophy. The long lifespan of Witchers and mages. "Yeah. You'd think the three of us would be dead by now wouldn't you?" He agreed. "Honestly, it's probably terrible for the first couple hundred years and then you kinda... Get used to it, you know? Not that the whole thing bothers me much. I'll either live forever or go out in some suitably climactic way. Maybe I'll do a George of Kagen and die fighting a dragon or something. Hopefully less of having my body looted by opportunistic locals though."
"Hey, I can hear that. We Witchers have excellent hearing, remember?" Derrick teased. "I was offering you my company more so than anything you know. The practice dummies don't talk to you, so I may as well. Besides, you're good banter." She decided to start picking holes in his Doppler story joke. Well, she was right. He'd almost have accused her of missing the point, but she was being pedantic about it for fun he was sure. "You're right. It would be a colossally stupid thing to do. But then again, people are stupid. Well, some of them." He thought about the times when people had gone out trying to get rid of Noonwraiths with salt and torches, or sacrificing sheep to get rid of Ghouls only to attract them closer with the smell. It was at times like that when he remembered why Witchers existed - Because someone needed to be there for the stupid people and the ones that couldn't fight back. Otherwise, humanity would be dying out as a species rather than holding on like they were now, making some kind of life in this world. She quickly changed the conversation topic and a smile crept on to his face again. "Well you see, I was in the library. You must have arrived afterwards. I heard some stuff going on downstairs and I wanted to see if something I set up yesterday worked. You see, I noticed Olivia came back and decided to Axii Veceslav into forgetting she was a fully qualified Witcher. Then, I was planning on joking about him going senile and forgetting all about her." Derrick explained. "Well, it worked perfectly. In fact, the whole affair even got poor Aaron confused. The guy got a bollocking for letting a stranger into Kaer Morhen. Not that it seems to be uncommon at the moment. Anyway, I got down there and suddenly it all clicked for the old man. He told me to go run the Gauntlet twenty times. So, I ran it once, decided that I couldn't be bothered to do any more and since he never said when to do them, I figured I'd do some more tomorrow. And the rest is as they say, history." "I think he'll probably try and break something if I do that one again though. It's not my fault that he's not very good at spotting Axii. You'd think that he'd be better at resisting it given that he's the eldest here. I figure that I could probably Axii all of Kaer Morhen if even the Crow can't stop me." A self satisfied smirk appeared on his face. "Not that I would do that of course. Veceslav being pissed at me is one thing. You, him and the rest of the Kaer... That's a whole other story and I am not crazy enough to deal with all of that."
"Well, yeah. You haven't heard about this before?" Alessia asked, surprised. Well, he was a boy. Boys didn't usually concern themselves with that kind of thing she guessed. Maybe some did, but they were usually proper wizards doing research and stuff and that was definitely not Zephyr. He seemed more of a warrior like her. "Well, I don't know much about why it works, or what it even means. But they're like, birth signs right? You're born under a certain sign and it means something. I guess you'd have to ask my Mom or someone who knows about that. I bet Cassandra would know. She can do fortune telling I think so, seems like something that she should know about." At times like this, she wished that she had actually paid attention to what her mother was saying. It might have been useful. Then again, they did have Cassandra so, that was fine. "I don't know if there's anything more to it than that really. I doubt that she's got anything to do with the magic. She's a pretty normal Mom. Looked after me and Dad, treated us after we beat each other up with the practice swords. She was always really nice." There was a smile on her face as she thought about home and her parents again. "That reminds me, I should go send a letter back to them some time. They're probably wondering what's going on." There was something a little depressing about being told that you were somebody's only friend in the Guild. There must have been around fifty members and yet she wasn't friends with a single one of them other than him? It was surprising. She seemed quite outgoing at times so it came as a bit of a shock. He was not however, expecting to be dragged out of the hall. "Cal don't do that. This does not look at all appropriate!" He objected profusely as he was led out of the hall. He cast a helpless look back at the hall before the doors shut behind him and he was stuck with this teenager. He watched her face as they went down towards the town below. She was mystified, no, amazed by it all. For him, it was all familiar scenery but he could remember of seeing Naliama for the first time in all its glory. "I remember when I saw this for the first time. My reaction was not so different from yours you may be amused to know. This town was unlike anywhere I'd seen in my life. I'd lived in the country you see." He figured that he may as well make some conversation given that she was lonely. Eventually, the young woman spotted a boutique she liked the look of. He rolled his eyes. So this what was Edric was saying about women. "Yes I did win mine, though I'm not sure if you need to get new clothes for it, neither me or Mikasa did.. What you have is suf-" "Ah, coom on Callehborn ya miserable sod. Entertain yer laedy." A familiar drawl pierced the air and his eyes widened in panic. Edric had been walking back from the tavern and it was quite a nice, peaceful walk. It was a good enough day and people were out and about still. As he was headed back, he thought he caught a glimpse of someone familiar with somebody not so familiar. He could recognise that coat of Caliborn's from anywhere. Seeing him with a girl, because it definitely was a girl, was too priceless not to investigate. Even if it was just a mistake, he had to check to be sure. And he was right. It was that Calxiyn girl from the guild, one of the new lasses. That made him even more curious. What was he doing with a young lady like that. It seemed that she was going to look for some crazy outfit for the tournament and he wasn't playing along. The man looked so awkward there. "Ah coom on Callehborn ya miserable sod. Entertain yer laedy." He laughed. The laughing only continued as in his surprise, the Sky Dragon yelped and ripped his arm away from Cal's, jumping away. Edric keeled over, unable to contain his mirth. "May Gawd, Ee neever thought Ee'd see ya oot wi' a laedy. Shopping noo less." "Edric this is not what it looks like! Because of her situation with the magical mask she cannot be allowed to be out on her own!" Caliborn was embarrassed and he knew it. Edric grinned at the two of them. "Alreet Callehborn, yer doin' et wrong. Lemme show ya. Whut were ya lookin' at lass?" Edric asked.
"It seems you are not quite as ill mannered as you initially appeared. Either way, spare me your thoughts on what you have done and what you know and what you think of people. They are irrelevant to me." He said harshly, shutting down Ander's attempts at speaking with him. He honestly didn't want to spend a great deal around this man. He was hardly good company. Even Conrad was preferable to this one. "My name is Vance Dorian, though I do not permit you to call me by my first name. Now leave myself and my daughter be for now." With that, Vance walked briskly up the stairs to the dormitories, taking two steps at a time with his long legs. He quickly checked in on Thea in her room. She was laying in bed in her dress, getting off to sleep. He closed the door again, not bothering her. With that, he went to his own room. It was mercifully free from Conrad. He breathed a sigh of relief. There was some chance for peace then it seemed. Looking around the room, he noticed that everything was disturbed from Tessa's little display and they hadn't bothered to really tidy it up much. Sighing, the nobleman bent over and began picking up pillows and straightening beds, picking up a few things off shelves and bedside tables. Nothing was broken, but the wind magic was awfully messy. "You're best off reporting this incident to the magic council Jack. This sounds like a job for them to deal with. If you have this image of him, then they'll be able to direct their search. However, I think you mistake the danger of this man." Caliborn began. It may seem harsh, but from what Jack was saying it was the only logical conclusion that he could come to. Nothing else would make sense. He placed a hand on the man's shoulder. "If this Nevil really is coming for you, then you will be fine. You weren't in a proper wizard's guild Jack. Guilds don't hire non-wizards and they most certainly don't have villagers. Nevil isn't as powerful as you think. Considering Ezekiel and the man that the Galuna Island team met, he is likely not that dangerous. If you do meet him again somehow, then I know what you've learned here will be enough for you to surpass him. Remember, you came here as an amateur Wizard at best. You're getting more powerful, more skilled. Already you have improved far beyond your skill before you arrived. I hope that he is dealt with though, to give your past some closure." He explained everything as gently as he could. Once Jack understood the power of magic better, he would see that Nevil from his past was not all that powerful after all. They were disturbed however, by the appearance of Calxiyn. For a moment, he had forgotten about her not being to go out alone and was confused. Then, he remembered about the mask and it made an awful lot more sense. "I should remind you Calxiyn that I am an S-Class member and not a babysitter." The S-Class smiled warmly. "On this occasion though, I will accompany you." "Jack, see about reporting the incident. If necessary, let me know and I can talk to them myself. I'm not quite Evanora but I am the next in command. They may listen to me." He said. He then turned to Cal again. "Now, lead the way."
Derrick chuckled at her responses. She used his own comment against him. Oh, he did love verbally sparring with people. Veera was good at it when she wanted to be. He gave her a smile and raised an eyebrow. "Yes, yes perhaps you're right there. But then again, I should be alright. After all, I'm not a practice dummy." He smirked and stood up straight, allowing a serious look to return his face when she began to explain what it was. His eyes opened up wider in surprise as the explanation of what irritated her was revealed. It was an... Interesting use of Witcher logic. Dopplers were a result of the conjunction as were other monsters. Therefore, why should we live with them? He could see where she was coming from, but equally it wasn't his thing. Nor was it likely everybody else's. Veceslav would never have gone for it and Aaron seemed too nice for genocide. Same went for Olivia. "Well I'll bid you good luck with that. You're in for a rough time. After all, there's a bloody lot of them and they are excellent at hide and seek. You never know, I could be a doppler." His voice was teasing and he gave her a cheery wink. Given what she had just said though, it wasn't a terribly good idea. He held his hands up in front of him. "That was a joke." He said, placatingly. Derrick did smile at the suggestion of a bath though. "Yes, probably. Wouldn't want people to think you headbutt dummies for fun now would you?" He began to towards the main keep as well. "I'm bored so I'm heading inside too. You can come walk with me if you want." He offered.
