Alexis took Remy's arm and was about to follow him to the door, when Operator returned. She glanced up to notice not only had he returned, but he was heading her way. "Well it looks like we don't need to follow after all." Alexis stated as she glanced between Remy and Operator. "Where did you run off to? We were about to follow you to the next boss. Why come back?" She addressed operator in a curious, almost concerned tone. "I guess. I just lost my temper too easily and I almost lost one... I shouldn't have done that." Samuel said again. He stood there fidgeting with his hands a bit not sure what to say next. "I am not worried about the fights, I can handle myself you know. I just don't fully comprehend why we must be here. I could have come up with several other plans. We could have avoided this if we really wanted. We didn't have to get involved with other people." He stated. It was clear and always had been that Samuel wasn't a huge fan of other people. He had always shown signs of being different from most people, and he always preferred to be alone. He was more than happy to have Oscar with him, but besides that he didn't much care for people.
Well things were going well so far, so Aster decided to take on bigger and better targets, and by that he meant five targets at once. This would be fun. Aster spotted two light armoured people standing in a row. Well this would be a test of his aim. Aster stood there for a moment and lined up a shot. Soon instead of one of Carissa's arrows flying, his lance flew through the air and pierced the two people through the chest. With a smirk Aster ran after the lance, reaching it, he pulled it out of the two now dead bodies and spun around beginning to attack the next three soldier around him. This was becoming fun. Five people dropped, five more kills. Aster turned around and looked back at the place that Carissa was shooting from. He gave her a thumbs up before turning back to the battle. He couldn't let himself get distracted by Carissa. She wasn't the nicest person but she was hot and successful and what more could he want. However first the hammer heads had to die. All of them if he could. Bet Kill Count Carissa: 19 Aster: 14
So it was her, Hikaru, Steel, D'daear, and Kel for this battle. She supposed it wasn't the worst team she could be stuck with. Fighting wise they were all pretty strong, however in terms of her getting along with them. They weren't necessarily the best choices, but it could be worse. They were told to gear up, but that meant little. There wasn't much preparations needed. She already had her keyblade in hand and ready to go. Karina glanced at the others seeing if they were also ready. Most were probably still looking and thinking over the plan, and for those defending it was a good thing. They needed to know all the places they could go. However for her and the other four fighting the Blot, well they had their path and plan set. The key was finishing it off quickly before the others were overwhelmed trying to protect them. "Then lets head off." Karina said in a cold, emotionless voice as she began to walk away to follow the path set before them.
Anthea got a little nervous when a man in a helmet approached her. He thanked her, that was pretty standard and an easy response, but before she could respond he continued to speak. When he finished Anthea didn't really know what she was supposed to say. She was comfortable with a life as a servant, but what would others think of her as soon as she told them. She supposed it didn't really matter. However another issue was, how to explain she did it because she was a servant and trying to make herself useful while explaining she wasn't a servant here and didn't actually have to, instead she was just a part of the Adventurer's Society. The girl took a sip of her tea, stalling to calm her nerves before she began to speak. "Your welcome sir." She first responded with a slight bow of her head. By this point the man had taken his helmet off and was slightly less scary. He actually had a kind face to him, but she was still nervous. "Why did I do it? I am just used to serving people and I don't know what to do with myself if I am not. I guess I just did it because it was more comfortable for me to do that then sit at the table." She explained, her voice quiet and she spoke a little too quickly due to her nerves. "But yes, my master sent me to join the Adventurer's Society, showing his support for it. My name is Anthea Romero." Anthea explained before taking another sip of tea. The entire conversation she had kept her eyes averted, force of habit. She didn't feel herself on equal level with anyone in this room so she didn't feel like she had right to make eye contact. She was just a servant after all, even if she was a well trained servant in the arts of magic and dark incantations.
Flame just stood there and took Drake's yelling at her, because she knew it was stupid and he was going to be mad. However she couldn't hide the smile that cracked on her face as he yelled. It was clear to her that he was as worried about her as she was of him. "Just shut up." Flame told him with a slight giggle before she placed a hand on his face. If telling him to shut up didn't work, well she was certain that this would. Flame stretched up a bit to match Drake's height before softly placing her lips against his, kissing him deeply. She let the kiss linger for a moment before she broke away from him. "I couldn't bare the thought of sitting at home while they were doing who knows what to you. I didn't come alone however, Kala helped me." Flame explained before she looked over at Veera and the guards now attempting to help her and save her life. Flame stepped away from Drake a moment, though it hurt her to do so. Fear that the moment she let her hand slip from his face, or his chest where her other hand sat, he would slip away from her again. However she had more things to deal with. Walking over to her dear friend, Flame knelt next to Veera. "My father brought a group with him. I think Karen is among them, though I am not sure. I didn't come with him. I will find them and send Karen to you, okay? You just need to do me a favour and stay alive till she comes to heal you. I will not let anyone die." Flame told Veera as she grabbed one of the girls hands and held it tight. "Be strong. Drake and I have to go. We need to do what I promised so you can truly be free. Until they the guards will take care of you, as will Karen, because if they don't I will rip all their heads off." Flame's voice was soft and caring, but when it came to the end part she turned to the guards and bared her teeth as a warning for them. They already knew her terms, but it didn't hurt to remind them. "Drake, come, we must go." Flame instructed the leader of the scouts as she stepped out of the building they were in. As soon as she got out, she set off a green flare to signal Kala that she was successful. Now she hoped that Kala could lead her to the others, or the others would see it and come her way. Besides needing Karen's help for Veera, she also needed the others to plan for the battle ahead, and perhaps even send word back to town for help, though this was assuming that was allowed. She had a feeling it wouldn't be. They were all prisoners here until the outer wall was retaken, and then they could all be free. "Sure, I am up for anything.... um just not the old skittle. Might cause an explosion if you throw it in a volcano. After all throw the rainbow and it will want you to taste the rainbow somehow. I would rather not risk rainbow lava." Adelina laughed at her own joke and really hoped that Zack would too. "After you." She then said motioning him to walk so she could follow. Adelina did her best not to fidget or anything. She tried to keep her hand open, not grabbing onto her dress or in a fist, just in case Zack felt like holding it. She didn't want to seem against the idea or too nervous. She would love it if he did hold her hand but it was up to him, and it was still their first date after all. Adelina didn't know how fast it was supposed to go. However given that he had already kissed her on the cheek, she figured because they knew each other for a while before, going a bit faster wasn't a bad thing. Even still her mind swirled with these questions. She supposed she could just always let Zack lead and she would just follow along the best she could.
Solomon had left. So much for him leading them to a safe place to rest. "Somehow I don't think sticking around here is in our best interest. What do you say we leave and find somewhere a bit safer to rest." Aaron suggested as he paced. Every time Solomon did something else, it just pissed Aaron off a bit more. But what could he expect from a shady man. Either way it was really up to the two of them to figure out how they were going to do this and where they could stay, and most of all, how to avoid Crow. "If you are going to do this, do it properly, with a plan that is more than just kill everything. Come on lets find a place where we can rest and create this plan. Vec might not shoot the messenger, but either way I don't want to be the one delivering the news of your death to him. Just being here with you will get me in enough trouble with him." Aaron stated as he walked over to the door leading up a set of stairs and out of the basement that they were in. They should be getting out of the building as soon as possible. Before they get swarmed by angry dopplers. Besides, just standing there was not doing them any good any how. "I have seen the bar seen at night. You should be thankful he doesn't let you run it at night. Doppler or not it is dangerous, especially for a young pretty girl. At night the worst people come out. The kind that have no problem starting fights, destroying property, abusing the bar maids. I have seen it far too many time. I don't blame Bryce for not allowing it." Seth would not admit however that several times he had been part of that crowd. Either starting fights in order to make things so confusing that he could easily lift some money, or needing a fun night and abusing the bar maids a bit too much cause he couldn't be bothered to go to a brothel. She then spoke of missing people and other people missing him. Seth shook his head, she just didn't understand did she? She didn't get the fact that no one cared who he was or where he was unless they wanted him dead. He never stayed anywhere more than a single night. He was constantly on the move and spent most nights alone in an ally. His life was nothing and his only thrill he got now was from hurting people, no matter how horrible that was. Seth let out a long sigh. "Sure." He finally responded to her. He didn't feel like sharing his real situation. The closest thing he had ever had to wondering where someone was, was Bryce. He had only met the man a few times before now, but he was a fellow doppler and seemed to have built a good life. If he did ever think about Bryce it was with jealous intent. "I don't know much about experiencing life as you should but sometimes people are just another passing thing you can't afford to out too much weight on. Especially when you meet as many as I do. Eventually most blur together and there are very few that stand out. Even then I only see most of them once." Seth explained to Tessa a bit more trying to keep some sort of conversation going with her.
Destiny sat at her bedroom window in the attic, looking out on the street below, letting the sun kiss her face. She hummed a sweet tune as a magic light danced in her hand. The day was pleasant and Destiny was in a good mood, causing her small black, broken and torn, wings to flutter behind her. She never did understand why she had them. No one else she could see wandering the streets had them. Though the people wandering the streets had been becoming fewer and fewer over that past week. Something in the air was changing, she could feel it. "Destiny! What are you doing up there? You better not be playing with that damned magic again! I thought I told you to pretend it didn't exist! What the hell am I going to do with you, useless girl!" A harsh voice yelled from the level below. "Yes sir. Sorry sir." Destiny called back down before she closed her fist making the magic light vanish. "You will deal with the consequences of that when I get home. For now get to work cleaning the house. I expect it spotless by the time I get home. If it is not, then no dinner for you tonight." The man yelled back at Destiny. "Understood sir." The girl replied before the door slammed shut. The young girl stood up from the window that she looked out and made her way to the door of her room, that today was left unlocked for her. The girl started her cleaning, running from room to room, dusting, sweeping and mopping. She had become quite good at these things and could do them quickly. As she ran around cleaning, a song returned to her lips. She was so lost in the song that she had not noticed what she was doing, and knocked something off a shelf. She tried desperately to catch in, but failed, knocking it into a large map painted on the wall. The object didn't break thankfully, but the bookshelf beside the map started to move on it's own. Jumping back Destiny readies a small ball of ice in her hand as she watched the bookshelf move, expecting something to come out from behind it. When nothing did she stepped towards it, using the light magic again to see into the area properly. Behind the bookcase was a small room containing a desk, and a couple shelves. Destiny walked into the room slowly and looked around the desk. It looked like it hadn't been touched in years, that being the case, master Derick probably didn't know this room even existed. There was a small stack of letters sitting on the desk, nicely bundled up. She picked up the letter on the top and unfolded it, to read it the best she could with her minimal reading skills. Dear my sweetest Crystal, I know times are hard from you and I am so sorry I couldn't be there to witness the birth of our very special daughter, Destiny. However I cannot come home yet. The war is almost over I promise, and then I will return to you. Until then please do not accept the offer from Derick. I know you are struggling, but he is a very bad, bitter man. I do not trust him one bit. You are strong Crystal, you can do this on your own, just please try. If you are ever in danger, on the shelf above my desk in the map room, there is a box. Take the pen from the desk and find the whole in the bottom of the box. If you put the pen in that hole, the box will open and you will find something called a star shard. Take that and grab Destiny. Hold onto the shard tight, and think of me. It will bring you somewhere safe, and then I will come to find you. I promise. Take care, and remember I love you, Chase. Destiny studied the names in the letter. On top of her own being included, there was another she heard in vague mention before, Crystal. Was it that she was her mother? Destiny didn't know either of her parents, just her care taker, Derick. She didn't know what happened to them, but she guessed that this was the first step in finding out. She then followed the other instructions in the letter, about the box, and the pen. Doing as the letter stated, she discovered a glowing rock. It was still there. Destiny grabbed the rock, and rushed it to hide it in her room. When she was done she ran back to the study to put the bookcase back in place and finish her cleaning. Destiny was only just able to get the bookcase back in place when she heard the door open. This wasn't good, she had only gotten about three-quarters of what she needed to get done, done. Derick had come back so quickly, and now she was going to pay for that. "Destiny! Here now!" The man ordered from the front entry way. Destiny ran to where her master was standing and stood before him, damp cloth still in hand. Before either of them could say a word the echo of a sharp slap across the face echoed through the front entry way. This was followed by a punch to the gut, then a shove causing Destiny to lose her balance and fall to the floor. Derick gave her another kick to the gut before bothering to speak up at all. "You call this room clean? What have you been doing if not cleaning? You are a waste of time. I don't know why I bother keeping you around." He grumbled. He then grabbed Destiny by the hair to make her look at him, as he crouched down to her eye level. "As for that magic you where using earlier. Never touch that damn stuff again. Do you understand? It is not something you should be messing with. I have told you this before." His breath was laced with alcohol as he breathed into Destiny's face, keeping the young girls stare for as long as he could, trying to intimidate her. "Now back to work. No dinner for you tonight and when you are done cleaning, straight to your room. You will be locked up there until I need something from you again." He ordered as he slapped her hard again right before letting go of her hair and letting her collapse back to the ground. "I suggest you hurry." He then added before walking off. "Gah! Damn it." Carson gritted his teeth as he grabbed onto his right arm as it filled with pain. "I have to hurry up and find another world with a little darkness on it." He muttered to himself as he flew his keyblade glider through the lanes between. The curse was getting to him and wracking his body with pain. He had to hurry and find a place to stop and absorb some darkness before it got too bad. Hopefully this time he could save the planet as well. He didn't want to see another one lost to the darkness. Nor did he want to see himself lost to it, due to the curse placed on him. It wasn't too much longer before Carson found a world that seemed to be struggling with darkness, Aatarsilu. He approached the world and landed on it, switching out of his keyblade armour right after. Each world had different thoughts on those with the keyblade, so he rather keep it on the down low the best he could. He could feel the darkness in the air, the world was close to gone it seemed. Casron stood still for a moment, letting the darkness in the air absorb into his arm, but it wasn't enough. He needed more. The man slowly started making his way towards a town. Hopefully people would be out and around chatting about what the darkness was doing to the world. He could maybe catch where it was concentrated or where something was appearing that needed taken care of. He could find a way to help without talking to anyone. Carson did exactly as he planned. He mad his way into the town and found an area around what seemed to be it's town square. The man then sat on a bench, his head low. He tried not to draw attention to himself, or look suspicious by actually hiding. The only problem with this was, rune on his arm were glowing from the darkness they had just taken in, something like that was hard to hide. Though he did hope most people would pay no mind, who wanted to talk to some random stranger anyways. For now he listened. If someone questioned him, well he would cross that bridge when he reached it.
"Oh.... Sorry..." Tatiana responded quietly, awkwardly. She suddenly felt bad for the man but didn't know what to say to him, so instead she just turned around and walked away again, standing in front of the fire to warm herself. That was when Derrick walked up claiming he might have a solution. Tatiana looked up to meet his gaze, with soft violet eyes. She listened to his plan in silence, trying her best to take in everything he was saying and to know what to do about it. It seemed to be her final choice after all, if she would allow him to do something like this or not. Tatiana trembled a bit at the thought of being bait. If something went wrong.... she didn't want to think about it. That being said, if they didn't do this then she would never be safe, not until they caught her or she died. "What about the other girls... my friends who helped me deal with the job when I was younger. What about them? If you can free me, can you free them as well" Tatiana asked Derrick. She knew she was asking a lot, especially for not having any money to offer, but still, if he was going to help her, why not others too? She couldn't just leave her friends behind like that. She was sure they could find jobs that treat them better too. The brothel that she worked at... well they made up excuses to add to the debt. She knew how many of the girls were miserable but trapped. If she could find help for them... Well perhaps it was just a dream, but it was worth a try. With Sara and Zephyr gone, Terra began her work of cleaning up. She shut the door so no one could see what she was doing, then opened a small window. Using her weather manipulation, she created a wind that flowed right out the window, blowing the smoke in the room outside. She followed this with a second spell, this one to evaporate all liquid and make it gas, liquid being the rain that she flooded her room with earlier to stop the fire. Terra maintained the wind as mist filled the room and almost began to form into a cloud. The wind also carried all that out the window. With those two things done, the room was in much better shape and everything was dry. The room itself however was now cold. Walking over to shut the window first, Terra then proceeded to make a small fire in her fireplace. So much for her getting much sleep that night. Soon enough she would go back to bed, but for now she wanted to warm up, and catch her breath. She had just used more magic than she had in a very long time. Since opening the orphanage, Terra had not touched her magic, as to keep herself better hidden. She just hoped that no one had seen through her window what she was doing or guessed what it was. She just hoped with Sara knowing things would still be safe. Perhaps she could use Sara as her next experiment. Claim the girl had left in the night one night. It was believable and would get rid of her problem. On top of that it might end the last experiment she needed to do. Perhaps it was a good idea, though she would wait it out another couple nights.
Are we going to start this soon?
Rose stopped to search the bodies of the fallen for anything that they might need. She didn't waste much time however. Just as she she approached to go around the side where there had been a hole opened up, Rose got a transmission. She stopped while still around the back, out of the sight of everyone else to respond. "I snuck around back, took out all the guards back here and now I am about to sneak into the building. With all the commotion out front, it shouldn't be hard to sneak around unnoticed. Will get the door open for you soon." Roses voice was smooth, sweet, and deadly. The way she spoke could melt hearts and play people right into her hand when she needed to. She knew all this too, and would occasionally use it to her advantage to talk her way out of things or into places. Her body, her voice, was a weapon of it's own device. With the status report done, Rose continued forward, activating her chameleon ability once more. While having snuck around the back, she could access the entrance that was created but the least expected angel, giving her the advantage. As planned, entering was not hard, and as she crept through the shadows and halls, they seemed mostly empty. This was good, this was very good. As she walked she could hear footsteps coming down one of the halls. Rose pressed herself into a doorway and waited till they got closer. Just as they passed where she was hiding Rose stepped out, stabbing the woman through the back, but catching the body before it could make much of a sound hitting the floor. Rose lowered the body to the ground then stepped around it to continue forward. She was sure she was getting closer to the armoury, now she just needed to meet up with Kalak so he could secure it while she went forward more. Aster continued running through the battle field, taking little damage but not doing as much as he liked either. He didn't really like fighting with other people all that often, so instead he had been jumping from small group to small group of enemies that he knew he could handle. This was working well but not getting him nearly as many kills as Carissa, damn her. He supposed if he was going to lose he should do it gracefully, but still putting up a fight. And as he said before if her served her for the day he would have a good view, and perhaps he could even woe her and get what he wanted anyways. Damn he would go from being a noble to a prince if he could get that woman in bed. So it became his new goal to get Carissa in bed with him. However first he had to worry about surviving the battle first. With all this in mind Aster got his butt in gear and continued moving through crowds of the enemies, working his way up. First he took out two, then three. Now that he was more confident it was time to take out four. And that was exactly what he did. He started with his impact he used on the first two, and from there he began an all out slaughter. He took a few hits of course but with his armour and abilities, it didn't bother him too much. He was able to take them out before they were able to take him out. Bet Kill Count Carissa: 15 Aster: 9
After giving the woman her name, Anthea slowly, nervously wandered into the dining hall. She looked around at everything on the table, presumably for them. Slowly she approached the table and picked up the pot of tea. She began to pour enough cups for the people in the room. It wasn't her job to serve here, but she couldn't slip from her old habits. The girl slipped between the people, agile and quiet, keeping herself as unnoticed as possible, as she placed poured cups of tea on the table near each person. When all the cups were placed for the people, she finally picked up one of her own. With cup in hand Anthea looked around for a place to hide. She normally would retreat to the kitchen at this time, enjoy the extra tea the cook always made for the servants and keep out of the way. However that was not an option here. She was forced to take a tea from the table, no matter how uncomfortable that made her feel, and then she couldn't go back to the kitchen, since she was no a servant of this manor. Finding her way to a darker corner of the room, Anthea stood in the shadows, back pressed against the wall, but not leaning on it, instead she kept up her posture. The young girl silently sipped on her drink and watched for anyone else to come in the room that she might end up serving. For now she supposed this was the best that she could do with herself. Laurentinus didn't hesitate to walk away after giving his name. He had no problem moving into the dining hall, where a table full of food waited. He took a seat near the corner of the table and let his eyes wander over the assortment of food. He wondered if he was allowed to eat any yet, or if he was supposed to wait for the others. Feeling his stomach rumble, he looked around, really hoping someone else was about to dig into the food as well. He had heard Sanderson mention that he believed the food was ready, so perhaps... Not wanting to embarrass himself, Laurentinus straightened his posture and did his best to hide his longing for the food set before him. Nodding his thanks when a young woman place a cup of tea in front of him, Laurentinus began to sip on it, hoping that would help his hungry stomach. At first he paid no mind to the person who gave him the tea, then he remembered seeing her at the door. Part of him wondered what she was doing here now. He assumed it was just someone else invited to the society, but she seemed to be trying to hide and had the mannerisms of a servant, not a warrior, or adventurer of any sorts. This was just great. They would have to take care of her wouldn't they? Just another burden. Of course Laurentinus didn't say any of this, he simply sat, sipping his tea until they were given permission to eat. He wondered what sort of other poor saps he would have to take care of here. He didn't like the thought of going along with people who couldn't handle themselves, but a quick glance around the room and thinking of the people he saw thus far, he felt like there was going to be a few that he would have to. He wouldn't let any of them die, he had promised himself that. But didn't make it any more appealing to keep an eye on them.
"I can't go to a city. It isn't safe. They will find me..... If they find me I...." Tatiana stopped talking as she shuttered at the thought. However Tatiana had decided she had been scared and upset long enough. She used to be very good at keeping a straight face, being okay when everything wasn't okay. This incident had thrown her over the edge, and now it was time to bring herself back out of it. She might have still been struggling to sort through the fog causing so much confusion in her mind, but that didn't mean that she should act this weak. The more she let the emotions get to her, the more people would feel the need to care for her, and she couldn't make them do that. Tatiana took a few deep breaths trying to calm herself down a bit more, while keeping her mind focused on what she was about to say. She knew if she didn't she wouldn't remember by the time she found the voice to speak again. Finally after a moment, in a more stable, calm and almost sweet voice, that was Tatiana's standard voice, she began to speak. "I don't think it is a good idea going to a big citty. They will know I fled by now. They will be after me. I owe the people I work for a large sum of money. I wasn't allowed to leave certain parts of the city until I paid off the debt, if I did they promised to hunt me down, and drag me back. If they bring me back... it won't be pleasant. As long as I am somewhere they can find me, it isn't safe. I don't know if... well in my current condition... I can keep up running either." Tatiana explained to the man. "I don't expect you to let me stay here for long.... I just need to figure out what to do, how to stay safe... but it is so hard. My mind is foggy." She did her best to explain how she was feeling at the moment. Slowly Tatiana uncurled herself and stood up once again. At first she was slightly dizzy, but after a moment she was fine. She just needed to stretch her legs a bit again. She began to pace the room again. She had meant to ask if there was anything she could do to help around here, since they were helping her, but the moment the thought entered her mind, it slipped away. She then looked over at Kruez. "Why do you remain...er...ummm." Tatiana hesitated, unable to remember the man's name. She ended up not saying anything at the end, just ending it in a awkward way with awkward silence to follow.
Anthea will go on Al's mystery mission and Laurentinus will go on Darklight Disturbance
"Evening." Adelina replied, giggling slightly at how red Zack's ears were getting. " I wondered how long you planned to keep me waiting. So what are we going to do?" Adelina joked to try to break the tension in the air from the nervousness of both of them. "Should I expect some sort of romantic night? An epic adventure to throw a ring in a volcano. Or perhaps just an awkward mess." She then commented. She was serious about wanting to know what they were going to do, but figured that the jokes that she added in would perhaps make him laugh a bit instead of letting his face grow to the shade of a tomato.
"You say that the masses of Dopplers aren't just people trying to fit in. You want me to destroy them all?!" Aaron turned around and slammed his fist into the wall. "I don't know if I can. I want to protect one most of all... But is the best way to do that kill hundreds of innocent creatures that have done nothing to me. Can I live with that blood on my hands? I don't know." Aaron went on, talking to himself more than Veera at this point. After another moment of pacing he stopped and looked Veera in the eye. "I will fight for your safety. I will only kill those who threaten you. I will have no part in slaughtering those trying to run or mothers protecting their children. As much as I hate the idea, I will not let you recklessly charge in there alone and get yourself killed. If you want to kill the innocent, it isn't my problem. I just don't want to return to Kaer to tell Crow of his pupils death." Aaron said, crossing his arms and letting out a long sigh. "If Tiana will be safer this way. I have not much choice." "To have an Ex would require me to have a girlfriend. Never actually had one. Sure I flirt plenty but dating a human is too dangerous if they find out what I am, and I don't often meet other dopplers on my travels. Especially not beautiful ones like you. My companions have to be paid, there is no worry there of them harming you." Seth admitted, though he acted like what he said was not a big deal at all. He shrugged it off as if it was nothing. "Perhaps tonight you have a body guard, because tonight one was available. Simple as that. I saw the way Bryce treated you, how he talked to you. He is probably always worried about your well being. He just has to do what he can, and tonight I happen to be around to help by walking you home. You know you are lucky to have someone like that in your life." Seth told Tessa, trying his best not to actually show how incredibly lonely he really was.
Vance picked her up to fly her to the top of the bridge. She didn't say anything but flying scared her a bit, especially like this. She held on very tightly to Vance as he flew her up. She could feel a slight tremble in his arms as he held her. Thea was more than happy when he finally let go of her and she landed on the bridge. The solid rocks beneath her feet felt very good. Thea then looked over at Vance and noticed he was struggling more than she was. "Are you okay Father?" She asked as she approached him, being careful not to get too close to the edge.
The grouped up soldiers had spread themselves out a little more now, making it a bit easier for Aster. The man glanced around for the best opening before rushing into a small group of hammer heads. Most people would consider this reckless, but given Aster's armour and abilities, he didn't find it so much so. "Ready to see what humanity really has to offer?" Aster asked the men around him in a sarcastic tone. "Let me show you!" With that Aster started to spin his lance above his head. At first it looked rather stupid, but as it spun faster, he began to stop to plunge it down at someone. This move tended to confuse people making the attacks easier. Aster was able to take down three people with this method before someone shot at him from a distance, causing him to stop what he was doing to create a shield in that direction, stopping the arrow dead in it's tracks before it could hit him. Aster let off a cocky smile, they seemed to be having troubles even touching him, that was good. However to avoid them injuring him in the slightest he had to waste time stopping them, meanwhile he spotted Carissa taking out five more. Damn her, he should have known what he was getting himself into. However there was always hope, and Aster would bow to no man. "I am no man" Aster would bow to no woman either, he had far too much pride for that. (Please don't kill him.) After the one run in, Rose was able to sneak around the back pretty much unnoticed, most people were too busy with the battle to notice the camouflaged figure creeping past them. Once at the back of the tower, away from the main battle, Rose stopped to assess what was going on. It seemed though there were less guards back here, most likely because of the battle. But it was far from completely empty. She guessed it was time for a little fun of her own. She wouldn't get to savour the last breaths or heart beats of her enemies, but she supposed killing in numbers was also satisfying. With a blink Rose allowed her Blood Rage to fully activate. Jayce had set it in motion already and now it was time to play with it a bit. The red ring around her eyes now filled in till just the black of her iris remained. The deadly warrior glanced around at her targets, using her stealth to move towards the first one. Once he was down the all out battle would ensue. Slipping behind one of the guards, the dark haired female began her signature attack. She brought out both swords, and began, what she liked to call, the black rose. It was quick, taking less then a second to finish, but she ensured that it caused a lot of pain in that time. A sword stabbed so it scrapped the lunge, made the victim shocked and struggling enough for breath that he would be fairly quiet without dying in seconds. This was followed by several stabs to the arms, legs, and side. It was finished with simultaneous stabs to the heart and the face, ensuring the death and leaving a bloody mess. Rose had made it to the last step of the combo when the others came rushing towards her. It was perfect. Now she didn't have to move much to clear the area. One of them looked like he was about to yell, catch others attention. However Rose simply smiled at him, put a finger to her lips to tell him to shut up, then at an alarming speed, rushed at him, straight passed the other guards and stabbed him in the throat. This was the first in a whirl wind of attacks, bouncing from guard to guard, using her thin, agile body to duck, dodge, and maneuver to the next guard. It was only a matter of time before five men lay dead at her feet, and the deadly warrior prowled forward, stained with blood. Bet Kill Count Carissa: 10 Aster: 5
Okay I don't know what I am doing. I am joining this cause Magick told me to, so don't mind me just fumbling through what is going on. Name: Runa Ewelina Mata Age: 20 Appearance: Here Race: Miqo'te House: Anima Occupation: Wanderer (has no real occupation, takes odd jobs where she can) Gear:A small Dagger, and a staff Sign: Ixion Bio: Runa left her home to go traveling when she turned eighteen. Once out to see the world, she had no desire to go back home. It didn't take Runa long however to run out of money. This did not stop the girls ambitions, instead of turning and running home, tail between her legs, she decided to take odd jobs. She would do whatever she needed, no matter how dangerous, for a little money. With her skills with magic work was never too hard to find, but at the same time, never promised. Other
"Hey. It is fine. Don't cry. Minimal harm was done after all. Just don't cry." Terra said petting Sara's hair. "You have done nothing wrong. I am just glad you are okay. And to answer your question, yes I am a mage. But you cannot tell anyone, okay? Like you some bad people are after me as well. I have been hiding from them for many years here, but it is because I don't let anyone know I am a mage. If people find out, we might all be in danger, and then I have to find a way to move 14 children somewhere else, keep them safe and make sure no one knows where I am going. Do you understand why you can't tell anyone?" Terra explained trying her best not to scare Sara while being honest about her situation. Soon after she explained Zephyr came to check up on what was happening. "Yes something was burning. I fell asleep before I put out all my candles, and well one fell and caught my bed on fire. I was able to put out the fire before it got too bad, so everything is fine. There is just a little bit of smoke left around. No worries. I can deal with the rest of that soon." Terra explained to him. "Perhaps you wouldn't mind walking Sara back to her room though? I should get working on cleaning up from the small fire." Terra requested soon after. Seth silently watched as Tessa finished up around the shop and hid away the money. He had nothing left really to say in this situation. Part of him was thankful for the place to stay but part of him hated having to take up the offer. Part of him enjoyed being around Tessa, and more than just because she was fun to hit on, but part of him hated it due to how stubborn she seemed to be. Seth stepped out into the cool night air and took a deep breath of it. Looking around he realized he had no clue how to get to Tessa's place. "Well Micheal, lead the way. I will just follow and I guess body guard." Seth said with a shrug as he glanced around the area before signalling for her to go ahead. Seth assumed that there would be no troubles, but it didn't hurt keeping a close eye out while they walked. Aaron held fast at first, staring down Solomon and keeping his arm tight to the mages throat. Aaron's breath was heavy as he searched for the words to reply, words that did not come. He couldn't speak or move until Veera commanded him to step back. Reluctantly the young witcher dropped his arm and took a step back. "I told you, I came to kill the one that hurt Tiana as bad as she was, not every doppler. You call them monsters, but those people running and screaming for their lives, did they look like monsters to you? Did they look vicious? I don't care what the damned medallion indicated, those woman, and children. They don't deserve to die." Aaron retorted before beginning to pace, running his finders through his white hair. "Tiana taught me the value of life. I am not going to throw that out the window, not when I am doing this for her. I just want her to be safe, I don't want every doppler to die. I wouldn't have had to be a part of that if it wasn't for him!" Aaron accused, convinced if they weren't thrown in the middle of it like that, he would have been able to keep his hands clean right to the point that they found whatever son of a b*tch hurt Tiana.
So the ship landed and the time for battle had begun. Despite the yelling of Carissa, Aster found himself in the killing calm. That split second before all hell brakes loose that you stop, reflect, and prepare yourself mentally for battle. It was time to end this. It was time to kill so many hammer heads that they wouldn't be able to launch another attack. It was time for the humans to prove once and for all that there was no use for demi-gods any more. That they could live life on their own and didn't need some pompous gods to watch over them, or in this case, destroy them. It was time for humanity to take back over the world. Very little noise got through to Aster as he stepped out onto the battle field. He was in his own world of preparing. As he watched people charge forward, it all seemed to go slower than it actually was, that is until he took his first step truly into the battle. As he focused on what was going on around him, part of his mind returned to the bet he had made. He glanced over at the destruction Carissa had caused. She was off to a good start, and due to his close range nature he wasn't able to do as much damage yet until the troupes scattered more, but that is when Carissa would be at the disadvantage. For now he would take things slow. Looking around Aster caught sight of a few hammer heads straying off to the side, he couldn't tell if they were trying to move ahead to scout or hoping to send small groups skirting around and collecting behind them in order to flank them, either way it didn't matter he was about to put an end to it. Aster started to walk towards the two that were heading around the edge of the field, where they thought no one would notice. He waited till they were far enough away from the rest of the group before revealing that he knew they were there. Before the two men could get ready to attack him, Aster jumped high in the air, the sun to his back made it hard for them to see. Soon he was coming down full force, his lance aimed at the ground between them. As he landed a shock wave spread out from his lance knocking the two men on their butts. With a smug grin Aster stabbed them each with his lance, nothing fancy. He didn't need fancy. Now that he was warmed up Aster was really ready for the war ahead, and even more ready for the reward that he would receive after with Carissa serving him for a day. Oh Rose was so not amused by the joking attitude of Lucien. She simply rolled her eyes at him, but besides that didn't move a muscle. She patiently waited for the ship to come to a landing and the troupes to start moving out before making any move of her own. She needed to be stealthy, that meant letting the distraction start before she herself began to move. The bridge had mostly emptied before she even bothered to take a step from the shadows. She could hear the cries of a war from outside the ship, now was the time to move. Right before Rose made it to the ramp leading out of the ship, Rose activated her Chameleon ability, making it a lot harder for people to realize she was there. She used it to move around the side of the ship and find shadows and objects to use as cover as she moved. She didn't get too far before spotting one of the Shards patrolling the area in which she was attempting to sneak. This was not a problem however. She kept herself well hidden until the man came close enough to her, once he was close she slid out of her hiding spot, sword in hand. Covering his mouth with one hand she jabbed the sword into his back with her other. She exhaled as the man exhaled his last breath, and his body grew limp. Satisfied with the kill, Rose sheathed her sword and started to move around, again, keeping herself hidden to the best of her ability. She would sneak through the back then perhaps meet up with Kalak inside where they could secure the armoury and she could move ahead to the control panel. Bet Kill Count Carissa: 5 Aster: 2
