Karina was left by Beuce sitting on a bench in a quieter area of the bustling town. With no one looking Karina pulled out a small recording device and simply held it in her hands. Her thumb hovered over the record button but for some reason Karina couldn't find the strength to press it, she couldn't find the words that she wanted to speak to her brother. She had been looking for a chance to do this for so long now, and when she finally had the chance she was at a loss for words. Karina was struggling to remember when she made her last recording, perhaps back in Land of Dragons. Karina's thumb finally rested on the record button, but before she had a chance to press it footsteps where heard behind her followed by a voice. Beuce had returned from his shopping. Beuce handed Karina some gifts, she felt guilty for accepting them. Beuce had done so much for her already and now he proceeded to buy her things when she had munny of her own. It seemed unfair, but even still Karina couldn't find the words to say no or thank him, so she just took them quietly, slipping on the pants before discarding of the scorched fabric which was the remnants of her skirt. The pants, though a tight fit seemed a little more appropriate for battle which was definitely a good thing. Next she started trying to put the pendant on. It was tough to keep her long black hair out of the way as she fastened it around her neck, but she knew Beuce would be of little help and didn't want to ask, so instead she figured it out herself, eventually getting it done up. Now with only her ice cream Karina began to eat it, listening to Beuce as she did, but avoiding eye contact. When Beuce had finished speaking Karina finally found words to speak, but not a thank you nor any thing of that sort, instead she was filled with self doubt. "Alone...." She repeated quietly. "Why am I alone?" She continued to question herself reaching into the deepest part of her heart to find the answer in memories long suppressed and forgotten. Reaching into those dark places of her heart Karina found someone she had forgotten about, a girl no older than thirteen, perhaps younger. It was herself before she changed.... "I wanted to protect him... I wanted to protect my brother, become what my dad wanted him to be so he didn't have to. He never wanted to be a warrior but my dad wished him to join his army. I decided to fight to take his place, but I was not good enough. I was a girl I would never be good enough. I trained and became stronger to prove I could do it and I was good enough but it didn't work. All I wanted to do was protect Eric and in turn he protected me from the wrath of our father. But it was never enough." Karina's voice was soft, quiet and child like as memories put her in the mind set of the young girl that fought so her brother didn't have to. "I just wanted to be good enough to join the army. I wanted to be good enough to do something for my brother who was always good to me, he was the only one ever good to me. But I never was, I never could be. Even when I tried to do the things expected of me as a female to make my father notice or appreciate me, I still wasn't good enough. I was too much of a klutz, I wasn't graceful enough, wasn't lady like, didn't hold myself as I should. I still wasn't good enough." Karina's entire body trembled but no tears left her eyes. "I had a chance to be free, I had a chance to not be lonely, I could have married but I was too arrogant. I refused to married the man who asked my fathers permission, and why? Because I wasn't good enough yet for him so I refused to be handed off until I could prove I was worth his while. I never could, I just caused myself more pain so I ran, I ran and found my way to Land of Departure. I found people who could use the same weapon I did but I got scared. I was terrified of letting them get close to me. I was terrified of getting hurt or hurting them. I am a ticking time bomb and when I explode I will hurt everyone around me and even more so scare them away and I will be alone again and the fact they left will cause more pain then I can bare and I can't go through that. I chase people off so neither me or them have to go through it." Karina looked up from her lap at the horizon her voice going quiet again since she slowly raised it as she spoke. "I thought that if I had more strength I could leave my past behind me, but that only equated to physical strength and converting my emotions into anger... all of them. No I have no one and I am no one. I became a warrior because I had to to protect my brother. I became a b*tch to keep others away and protect myself. But now I am broken and I don't know who I am anymore. I can't remember who I was before I reinvented myself for the sake of others. I have no identity of my own. I don't know who I am anymore. I don't know what I want to be. I am lost, and scared and my emotions are running raw." Karina finished her little rant. She soon realized how much she had said out loud. She didn't mean to talk that much nor did she really want anyone to know that much, not even herself. Karina stood up shoving her recorder into her pocket before turning to walk away. "To find who I am is a journey I have to take on my own, without the influence of others. I have changed enough for them as it is and it hasn't gotten me very far." Karina finally finished as she started to walk carrying her self just slightly higher.
THUMP THUMPTHUMP THUMPTHUMP THUMPTHUMP. The sound of the small girls heart pounded in her hears almost drowning out the sound of the footsteps pounding behind her. Weaving in and out of the side streets and roads, trying to find her way in the darkness. As the girl ran around another corner a large wall rose up in front of her proving a dead end. Skidding to a stop the young girl turned around and pressed her back to the wall. A dark figure moved in closer, pouncing. Using arms as a shield didn't block against the blow well. Another was about to be dealt straight to the face, screams left the lips of the girl as she quivered and then.... .... Shooting out of bed Tinarah sat up, sweat beaded down her forehead, tears streaming down her face, breath caught in the back of her throat. Sobs where the only sound to be heard in her room. The scream was undoubtedly heard, her throat was somewhat sore from it. Tinarah looked out her window, the sun was high in the sky, she had slept through the day again. It was rare for her to sleep during the night. Tinarah was so afraid of everything, especially the mysteries that lurked in the dark. Fear wracked her brain day in and day out at night she was far to terrified to sleep. The only time Tinarah slept was when she was too tired to stay awake any longer, and that generally ended up being during the day. The girl wiped the tears off her face and attempted to quiet the sobs hoping she didn't disturb Sebastian. The man was nice enough let her stay with him, he looked out for her. She didn't want to be any more of a burden than she already was. After all she had not left the house since she had come to them just months earlier, to afraid of what was outside. She didn't do anything to earn her keep when it came down to it. Tinarah curled up and wrapped her large bird like wings around her trying to find some comfort. Sam Cortland, assassin, that was all that he was. Sam had no identity, he was just a shadow out for hire. He would kill whoever he was paid to kill without questioning it. He would fight for any side relentlessly slaughtering anyone standing in his way, torturing when torturing was required. Facial expressions always trained to a monotone face. No one could ever tell what he was thinking, at any given time. Sam was trained by the best and he was nearly the best, close but not quite, not where he was from. Here he could easily be the best but he had yet to make his mark on the city, yet to make them fear what was in the shadows. Show them how scary a human could really be. Today he had no contracts, no murders, nothing to do so Sam could be found lounging on a roof top in the center of the Spyrix district. He watched the people go about their daily lives. Watched them live normal lives almost envious of them. He had been raised as an assassin at a young age, it was all he knew and it was all he would ever amount to, so he embraced the life and did his job. Sam just hoped that he could get a contract soon, money was running low and it was his only source of income.
"Damn it Gaius you little piece of..." Thomas started before Gaius began yelling at the butler about his colour of underwear. "Well you are just jealous that my underwear is far cooler than yours is." Thomas stuck out his tongue. That was when Mizuki addressed him. "Awwww Come on Mikasa I don't want to talk to that emo little sulking prat, what is the fun in that?!" Thomas whined as he was told to talk to Leon. He didn't even realize that she was insulting his intelligence. Then Thomas clued into something. "Did you guys realize he didn't bother answering Gaius' question and went on about something else. Pretty fishy if you ask me." Thomas shoved his hands in his pockets and began whistling while he let others figure out what was happening.
Karina completely ignored what Kross had to say, just meaningless words coming from a meaningless man. Words in the wind with no baring on Karina what so ever. The next thing that Karina tuned into was the question about where to go niext. Given the choice between moving locations again and exploring Karina knew exactly what she wanted. Why would she want to move somewhere else when all she wanted to do was find a spot to be alone. "Lets explore the town." Karina's voice was small and timid and not like her own but she was already having trouble forcing words out of her mouth, she couldn't control how she said them as well. Not in the mental state she was in now. Karina was about to just go out the door without anyone's permission when she heard a voice that she knew was directed to her. There was indeed a bargain to be kept, one that she had nearly forgotten about, one that she didn't think deserved to be kept, but even so she wanted to know so she would indeed go with Beuce. A small nod was all he received as she walked through the door and waited for him to lead the way.
A loud bang rung through the air, the smell of gun powder lingered. It seemed Mila was right about Arabella shooting and Mila prayed that no one was injured from it. As Hawk went to cuff her, she did not fight, she simply accepted it but did have something to say before it was all said and done. He had commented on her being caught and sent to the slave trade her fault, he obviously didn't know how it happened, because no way in the world was it. "Next time you go to a briefing and end up being locked in and gassed on your first day, I would love to hear how its completely your fault, when you know you should be safe at the headquarters." Mila said with bitterness in her voice. She then addressed the next point. "If I wanted to escape I would have however I let myself get captured for reasons. I am not some simple civilian you know." Mila said with confidence in her voice. If she wanted to escape she would have been out of there the moment she heard the police in the area, instead she chose tho wait for the Special Forces and chose to hand herself over. As she was being lead away Mila glanced at the surrounding area. She only needed to look at a single place but if she did that then well it would be like giving something away, so instead she looked everywhere a small smirk forming on her lips, a sign to a friend. Her being captured was not going to be the end of it. What Mila started, the rumors wouldn't just be put the rest with her capture. Oh no she had so much more planned, the would would soon start questioning the government, and soon her point would be seen and stopped. Blaze caught the smile Mila gave him and knew exactly what it meant. Give the hell. Mila had been captured, something that was not in the plan but seemed intentional. She was now however counting on his ability to compromise. The girl was a handful and yet still he felt the need to help her, protect her. He didn't know what it was about this girl but in the short time he allowed her to stay with him she had started chipping away at the stone that surrounded his heart and he owed her at least this much. Although even though he might have been becoming soft hearted did not mean he couldn't still be a menace, and a criminal like he had been not long before. The man she was talking with, they where arresting him as well, that sucked since Blaze was planning on getting his help but it just meant he had someone else to save. It was time to cash in on a few favours. With the group escorting Mila now out of sight Blaze started his thing. Striking a match he lit his cigarette then dropped the match on the ground lighting a line of carefully laid out trash, something he prepared earlier. With that ignited he walk walked away using the high flames as a wall so no one would see him. He was back and the city needed to know. Although this time he was back for a different cause. Now it was time to track down an old "friend." If Blaze was going to bring hell to this city he would need some help, and he knew where to find it. Half an hour and a couple bribes later Blaze had found the home of the oh so loved and pleasant guy Nasir. Blaze pounded on the door a couple times. He then started to talk through the door. "Nasir, get your ass out here, I have something I need your help with. It isn't legal but neither is anything you do so what should I care. Get your butt moving." Blaze didn't know Nasir particularly well but knew him enough to know what it might take to get his help. Blaze just hoped he didn't have to use it. He was starting to run low on cash at this point.
Things where not going on along fast. What was so hard about walking along, finding something to fight, then kicking its butt, like seriously. Why did they have to stay there and question this guy. Question him, question him about what on top of it all. Thomas decided to get things moving quicker so he walked up to Mr. Hemlock. "You! What is your favourite food?" Thomas said getting really in the mans face. Without backing off he made a wide eyed sad attempt at serious face as he went to speak again, this time his voice lower. "What colour underwear am I wearing right now?" He said making Hannahs judgement face*. Thomas being completely serious the entire time too. He slowly backed off and make a hand signal to say that he was watching him, his eyes now squinting. Silvia took a step back bumping into Skadi as a women entered a room and seemed to be angry at them. Well angry wasn't the term that would best suite but Silvia didn't know what it would be. Soon they made their way into the young girls bedroom. The child was adorable, it melted Silvias heart as the girl approached the group saying hello and offering her dolls hand for a hand shake. It was sad to think that they where hear because something was wrong with this girl who seemed so sweet and innocent. Silvia finally stepped forward seeming ready to do something for once. Silvia crouched in front of the girl and took the dolls hand shaking it. "It is very nice to meet you too. My name is Silvia, what is her name?" Silvia asked as she indicated to the doll. As a child Silvia liked to think her dolls where real and had feelings so she felt it best to treat this doll like it did. It probably would make her very happy. *-Xero-'s face that she makes when she is judging you harshly. It is scary, a few people will know this.
Freya ignored Dane's comment as she waited for Lexifur to respond. She didn't care what others thought of her, or her relationship with Lexcifur, whatever that actually was. That always confused Freya, she like Lexcifur, always had, but he didn't seem to really like her. Like at all. Sometime she felt like she wasn't even seen as the annoying little sister of his best friend, she was just an annoyance and it kind of hurt her. That didn't stop Freya from trying however. She would always try until Lexcifur felt the love that she was trying to show him, felt the love he so desperately needed. Lexcifur soon spoke up in a sarcastic manner. He was being quite harsh and that hurt Freya's feelings. "Oh...." She said softly as she let go of his arm. "Sorry, I will leave you alone." Freya said once again. "If it makes you happy I will stop talking." That was the last thing that left her mouth before she moved slightly closer to her brother. Freya felt horrible for making Lexcifur angry. Horrible for making him yell at her. She was too clingy, she knew that, she just wanted to be close to him. Freya averted her eyes to the ground and just waited, waited for something else to happen and waiting until she could speak again without getting in trouble or someone yelling at her. She hated people yelling at her, and she always felt horrible when they did blaming herself.
Username: ~Phoenix~ Name: Tinarah Age: 14 Gender: Female Appearance: Spoiler Race: Mutant Power: Mind manipulation Abilities: 1. Sedation (With a touch of her hand to their forehead she can make someone pass out) 2. Dream walking (Needs to have a connection with the person and be in the same room but can enter their dreams) 3. Memory manipulation (Can replace peoples memories with ones she created, still based on the original. Can only do small portions and takes a lot out of her) 4. Hallucinations (Can cause people to have small hallucinations if toughing them) Weapons:N/A Personality: Timid, scared of absolutely everything. All Tinarah wants to do is help people but she finds it hard, and with all the violence in the world, all the danger she freaks out and is scared. She rarely will live her home due to fear of pretty much everything Bio: Tinarah has amnesia after a tramatic experience. About a year before Tinarah had been walking the streets after being released from the labs, an experiment gone wrong. She had mutated and although gaining some powers none strong enough for a girl as fragile as her to be able to use effectively. While walking the streets she had been attacked by another mutant and nearly been killed, although she doesn't remember what happened after that. She woke up in a strange bed with a man, Sebastian looking after her. She doesn't remember anything before waking up in the house but she now lives with a terror of what goes on in the outside world hardly able to leave the house for any reason. Other: Username:~Phoenix~ Name: Cierra Escavo Age: 17 Gender: Female Appearance: Spoiler Race: Spyrix User Power: Heat manipulation Abilities: 1. Boil Blood (She can boil her own blood making her entire body nearly untouchable) 2. Heat transfer (Transfer her head into the chains she wears making them scorching hot) 3. Temperature manipulation (Effects the temperature around her to some degree) Weapons: The chains she wears Personality: Confused and lost Cierra doesn't always know what to do with herself. She has no sense of right and wrong. She does whatever she has to to survive not caring who it effects. Bio: Cierra's parents where criminals, when they where arrested, when she was seven, the authorities decided with no where else to send Cierra she got shipped of to labs for testing on. Test after test was preformed with no results apparent. After nearly a year of trying they decided that nothing was going to come of it, but seeing how much the girl had gone through they couldn't release her to the world since some of there methods could be considered unorthodox and get them in trouble. Instead they chose to lock her up. She was imprisoned, beaten tortured and put there more horrors then any eight year old should ever have to. At one point she was beaten so bad that she got a brain injury causing her to lose all her memories from before the indecent. Cierra was sixteen when she discovered her powers from the Spyrix gene. They granted her heat abilities and using these she was able to detach the chains from the wooden blocks they where mounted to and escape. Cierra doesn't know anything besides her life in prison causing her to be both confused and cruel. She does not know the difference between right and wrong. Although with all this it causes Cierra to be not overly intelligent. She doesn't understand basic things like reading and writing, she has no sense of planning and generally acts off emotions. Other: Username: ~Phoenix~ Name: Sam Age:22 Gender: male Appearance: Spoiler Race: human Power: N/A Abilities: 1. Stealth (Trained as an assassin for years and is really stealthy and quiet) 2. Training with numerous weapons 3. Good hearing 4. Good memory and mapping of an area Weapons: Throwing knives, Daggers, Swords, Bow and arrows, and mace (Most weapons he knows how to wield but usually keeps two swords, four daggers and throwing knives on him) Personality: Dark, mysterious. He doesn't talk much and prefers it that way. He is deadly but doesn't chose to kill someone for no reason at all, he is always calculative always thinking and always planning Bio: Sam was raised in an assassin keep as second best to a slightly younger female who was training there as well. When things went sour with his master Sam left and decided to create his own path. All he knew how to do was kill however. Sam decided to keep on that and find his own contracts instead of ones through the guild and prove to the world that he is just as good as any spyrix that people put their faith in. He would become Oda's Assassin and be feared by all. He would show the world that he, a simple human was better then those with powers. Other:
Dmitri yanked Dawn behind him so he soon stoop between her and the green haired girl. "What the hell are you talking about?! All I am trying to do is get her to the hospital for some proper help not help from some sort of hippy elf girl." Dmitri scowled. No one seemed to understand this simple concept, not even his own sister, she didn't want to go for some reason. Everything was so frustrating. That was when the girl placed her hand on him. Dmitri didn't have time to react to that before she was pushed out of the way and the man who was flirting with his sister stepped in. He outright stated that he was checking out Dawn. He proceeded to tell Dmitri basically letting her get hurt or fight would be good for her. Step by step everyone was getting at him. Dmitri reached for his sword once again letting go of Dawn without thinking of it. His anger was getting to him. "Listen you over compensating ****** bag. Her getting hurt more is not going to help. She is perfectly capable of fighting but only to warn off ****** bags like you. So if you want to go, I will happily kick you butt. I swear, none of you are worthy of her. You wonder why I keep her locked up at home? This is why?! You are all idiots?!" Dmitri yelled out getting ready for a battle. Dawn took this opportunity to run. With Dmitri and Dain blocking the view of Anta and Dmitri and Dain going at it, Dawn had the chance to get out of there without anyone who cared following her. Or that was the theory. Dawn didn't want Anta to heal her, she didn't need healing. Sure her wound was bad, but at this point Dawn barely felt it, and she had a feeling the infection needed more then healing magic to fix it. After all it was no normal wound or infection, it was from an unknown source. Chances where that it couldn't be healed without knowing what it was, and they didn't. Dawn had almost decided that if this infection was to get the better of her. If it was to kill her then she was fine with it. Her life was not anything special, in fact it had been going downhill fairly fast. Dmitri was protective but even more so around this time of year and she didn't understand why. It annoyed her. Dawn ran past the rest of the group of people and found an ally. That is where she stopped and slouched against the wall cradling her injured arm simply staring at the spread of black in her arm It had now spread from her wrist almost to her elbow, not quite reaching it. Dawn looked away from her wound slightly saddened by it. She might have been prepared for what was to come but she didn't want to go not yet. There had to be someone out there that could help her. She didn't know who or where but someone who could figure out what it was and put a stop to the spread.
Mysterious Labyrinth Thomas quickly switched focus from the pink haired lady to her assistant. "My lady." Thomas said as he lifted her hand and kissed the back of it before looking up and winking at her. However this is as far as Thomas' smooth talking went. There was two reasons for it ending. The first was that he didn't know what to say next, the second was more reasonable. Ra had spoken up from behind Thomas offering him money to back off for a bit. Perhaps he could use the money to get a girl back at the guild, one he had a chance of seeing again. "Fine...." He said in a whiny voice. "Until next time m'lady. And don't forget to stay as beautiful." He told Rosey with another wink. Thomas winked far more then he should, he didn't quite grasp the concept properly but whatever, it didn't matter to him. Now however Thomas was getting impatient. If he wasn't allowed to hit on girls they would at least be able to start the mission and you know fight things. "Come oooonnnnnnnnnnnn........" Thomas started whining. "Lets go already. I want to be all cool and crap. So lets go. I want to fight." Thomas voice was suddenly more high pitched as he pouted. Thomas hated waiting. He hated being patient, and he hated not being allowed to hit on girls. As the group made their way inside and up the stairs Silvia still remained close to Caliborn. It was the place she felt the most safe. Silvia figured that it was going to a pretty easy mission not that hard or dangerous, but Caliborns warning made her kind of nervous. She did want to help however meaning she had find her nerves and look up instead of staring at the ground the entire time. Caliborn told them they needed to keep their eyes out so that is what she would do, or try to do at least. Silvia held her hand at her chest and curled herself slightly as she walked like she was trying to protect herself, something Silvia often did.
Freya stopped her humming as a young woman yelled at them for being antisocial. Freya was ready to yell out and say that she was wrong then Freya thought about it. When was the last time she talked to someone that wasn't Zavion or Lexcifur. A lot of the time she let Zavion do the talking and she was just the pretty face in the background. Freya then noticed that Zavion forgot the introductions, perhaps she should.... wait no that was another dumb idea. Zavion was good at ideas and he probably had a plan she however didn't really have proper ideas. Freya listened to the legend it seemed to be talking up her mother, until the last part that was. Then it seemed to be talking down. Freya frowned wanting to speak up and stand up for her mother, but even she knew it was a bad idea. Freya took a step back from everyone biting her tongue, she still didn't want to think of the reality of things that where going on right at this moment. Soon Zavion spoke up telling the group they would go to The World that Never Was. This was followed up by Luxcifur asking why the hell they where helping. Freya walked up to Luxcifur and hugged his arm soon talking into his ear. "Calm down Lucifer Zavion has a plan he always does, so just go with it and play along. I mean that is what I do all the time even if it is hard because I think they want to kill my mother and I don't know what to do about it." Freya's voice quickly went from happy to sad as she whispered in Luxcifer's ear trying to make him play along. "Lets see.... Scary mother, protective brother.... She could kick your ass.... That one makes you a pervert plus no butt, same with that one.... Hmm parent issues. Do you really want to deal with that? Oh! Oh! Oh! Try that one I dare you!" Gwen spoke about Freya, Ein, Jackie, Audrey, Anadi, and Alisia respectively as she chuckled with the last one. Gwen then turned to Hunter. "Are you really sure you want me to leave? I mean your options here are quite slim, at least I put up with you." Gwen stated. She then had another idea. Hopefully this Beuce was as desperate as the one in Bloodlust. Gwen walked up to Beuce. "I got a deal for you. You make Hunter let me stay and as payment... How about One date." Gwen leaned forward and lifted her index finger. "Oh my god, what did I just do? Why the hell did I just pull an Aerith? Going back to a dead rp isn't that bad is it? I could do it? Oh god but that still means that I will be tied up again. Ugh I have to suck it up I guess, it is only one date, I can handle that I think.... I hope..." Gwen began to think to herself after making the deal. Gwen finally turned to Lucien. "Fine." She said. At one point Gwen questioned how the rainbow guy could figure out all the information about the worlds, then visions of a skype chat flash before her eyes. With that question answered she settled with acceptance. Alisia still didn't have much to say but at least they had a starting point of where to go. She looked to Xander for guidance but he simply shook his head. It was her quest so he shouldn't have to tell her what to do or where to go, she had to take the lead out of the two of them. "I guess I need to introduce myself. Alisia Burburin. That is Xander. We will take on the Beasts Castle I guess. We are ready to depart soon as we can." Xander sat back and listened to the legend and explanation of what worlds it could be. They all made sense for the most part, a good starting point for the very least. Xander nodded with Alisia's comments. All the while his eyes where scanning the people in the room. His eyes rested on three that had entered and where still standing at the door. Out of the three of them the girl seemed the most out of place and slightly off but all in all the group seemed to not fit in. Xander couldn't put his finger on what it was but he would keep an eye on it. "When we finish searching our worlds whether we find the hero or not we shall meet back here, go over information and discuss." Xander ordered. His reasoning behind this was a simple one. He didn't care to talk over the information, he wanted to keep an eye on the others without having to follow them from world to world. If they didn't return they where dead or something was up. And if they returned he could at least try to judge once more if something was off.
Mysterious Labyrinth Thomas glared at Gaius as he jumped on the table and started talking. He was kind of talking down about Thomas and claiming he was the better wizard. "Hey you take that-" Thomas was cut short by Mizuki yelling at them. She was giving them a count down to get off the table? What where they children? Reluctantly Thomas got off the table to hear everyone else introduce themselves. There happened to be a lot of pretty ladies in the room and one emo guy. Thomas wasted no time running up to the one with pink hair. "Ms. Callegari you are looking ravishing today. I must say I have never laid eyes on something so beautiful." Thomas hoped a more sophisticated act would get him a little further with the ladies. "Allow me to escort you on our mission today. No use competing right? You are all the prize I need." Thomas was definitely trying too hard to be smooth with her but it was not seen yet if it would pay off. The rest of what was going on with his team soon became tuned out and Thomas frankly didn't care what Mikasa, Mizuki, Ra or any of the others thought of him at the moment, he was not going to miss this chance. All the girls here where so pretty and maybe just maybe he could wow them. He wasn't going to not try for the sake of appearances. Child's Play Silvia followed close behind Caliborn as they walked the path toward their destination. During the trip she would sing to herself since the silence bothered her. Anytime someone would look her way however she would stop. It wasn't that Silvia was bad at singing by any means, actually it was quite the opposite, she had quite a lovely voice, but she didn't have the confidence and often thought of her singing as an annoyance to people. As they neared the house Silvia's quiet song faded as she prepared herself for the mission. The location they arrived at seemed normal enough, then again why wouldn't it, they where just helping a child why wouldn't it be in a normal home? Standing in front of the home Caliborn spoke up telling them to be respectful, as much as that didn't seem a problem Silvia hoped that her shyness wouldn't be seen as disrespect in any way, that was something she never was able to manage to control. "I'll try." Silvia said in a small quiet voice. Now she just had to wait to go in with everyone else.
"Wait? What did you say?! Girls would be gawking over me? Of course I will join! Come on we will be the best and get all the ladies!" Thomas was overly excited now. "And don't worry Gaius I will make sure I will share them." Thomas said as he placed a hand on Gaius' shoulder. Poor guy couldn't get the girl he obviously loved so instead Thomas would grace Gaius with one of the many girls who would soon be clinging to him and catering to his every whim. "Lets go!" Thomas said as he loaded his sniper rifle and rested it on his shoulder all ready to move out. Mysterious Labyrinth Once at the mansion everything Mikasa said when right over his head. Thomas was too distracted by the idea of other guilds meaning more girls. As they entered Thomas ran past everyone. As he reached the center around the room where people gathered. Thomas jumped straight onto the table promptly knocking a vase off and causing it to crash through the floor shattering. So much for not breaking anything when not fighting. "Ladies and gentlemen. I am the greatest wizard of them all, Thomas! You may gaze upon my beauty I don't mind." Thomas said as he started posing with his gun. Soon he found himself glancing through his scope looking at all the ladies in the room. A wolf whistle could be heard from Thomas as he gazed around. It only took a minute for Thomas to get tired of just looking. "So ladies, who wants some of this hot stuff?" Thomas asked.
Thomas was eagerly awaiting the mission to start until... "You" The angry voice of Gaius rang through the air, then OOF! Thomas hit the ground as Gaius tackled him. Thomas failed as he tried to hit Gaius back instead of blocking the hits. This didn't work out too well for him. Before the damage was too extreme Ra arrived picking both Thomas and Gaius up separating them. "I could have handled myself thank you very much, I didn't need your help." Thomas said as he wiped the blood from his nose. "As for your team, if he is on it then I don't want part." Thomas sneered indicating to Gaius. "By the way I didn't hit on your girlfriend at all. Is it really that much of a crime trying to offer comfort to a rather pretty yet uncomfortable girl. I did try to apologize then it got interrupted, so give me a fricken break!" Thomas pretty much yelled back at Gaius. He couldn't believe he was getting stuck going to the same world as that dude. Thomas was actually releived that Mikasa was not joining them on their mission. She still seemed mad at him and if he had to watch his step for an entire mission he didn't know how he would last. "So can we just go now?" Thomas asked turning away from Gaius. Silvia curled as Caliborn tried to comfort her. She felt so stupid for being so nervous about this, and she felt so weak in front of the S- class wizards not even sure if she wanted to take on a mission of such a low caliber. When Skadi walked up Silvia felt a little more comfort. At least Silvia knew she could trust Skadi, after last night she could see the young woman actually cared about what was up with her and not just pass her off. "I am ready to go whenever.... You don't have to worry about me, I will be fine." Silvia said as she ran her hand up her left arm feeling a bump left from a scar on her left arm. This time she would know when to stop and worry about herself... she hoped.
Thomas ready to depart for the Labyrinth Silvia ready to depart for childs play
Gwen walked up to Hunter pouty faced. "Aww come on baby. Let me stay. I mean you don't want this hot body all you yourself?" Gwen began to run her finger down his chest in a seductive manner. With the other hand she moved how her shirt slightly to show off what little boobs she actually had. "I mean you could get lucky, it isn't out of the realm of possibility. You are amazing and hansom and great and..." Gwen's hand lowered down more. Soon enough she was gripping his dick and twisted slightly. "Listen here, I am catching YOUR crazy, so YOU have to help me! If you don't you I will rip it off and add a little friend of yours to my kill count." Gwen sneered. She then turned Beuce. "I don't know what your shtick even is. I don't understand what is going on. Besides you are FAR too annoying for anything along that line!" Gwen said soon turning on her heals towards the castle and walked in. Gwen soon took a seat in the library waiting for the so called meeting to start. According to what she had read in the last few posts there was supposed to be a meeting or something and a secret leader that she knew sure as hell wasn't Hunter even though he claimed to be king. "So is this thing going to get started or are we waiting for nothing?" Gwen asked getting rather impatient. Alisia looked over at the people slowly filtering into the room. With each new person she watched walk in she looked for one that could be a leader, none seemed to fit. A couple had some potential but none spoke up. Alisia was getting annoyed with this. "Lets just get this started." Alisia muttered getting impatient. "I am getting a feeling that there is no real leader." Xander said to her. "I don't know who lead us here but I think it is up to us to decide what to do next, all of us." Xander looked at the others. "I believe that this isn't the goddesses doing but something different, somehow somewhere someone is leading us together. We are all here for one reason right? So lets figure out what to do next ourselves. I am sure you are all capable." Xander sounded like he was about to take control but he then stepped down. He didn't want to lead but he needed to get the ball moving, get people talking, or else they would all sit there and do nothing. He glanced at Alisia to see if she had anything else to say, with a simple shake of her head he sat back and looked around the room to see who would take lead. Freya followed behind her brother as they walked up to the castle. It was far more flashy then their home due to her mother not really being into the flashy sort of things. Her mother tried not to seem too high and mighty while still holding a solid ruling. It was quite a sight to see. She admired this castle greatly. Then she listened to what Zavion was saying. "Wait what rebellion? What are you talking about Zavion?" Freya stopped in her tracks trying to piece together all the information. She suddenly felt soooo dumb. She realized that Zavion had said something about it while they where in the realm of darkness now but her mind was too muddled for her to figure out what he was saying, so many screams for help. Freya was soon running up to catch up to her brother. "Sorry..." She said rubbing the back of her neck feeling really stupid. She didn't know what else to say so she kept quiet, clasping her hands behind her back and humming to herself. She didn't want to think about the rebellion and that idea so she didn't she thought of music instead. A small amount of joy reached to Sapphire in her bleak state knowing that she did still have a friend, even if Gexln hated her, Xero didn't and that was something. "I don't expect you to fight for me. Honestly that is between you and Gexln. He seems dead set against you fighting and putting yourself in danger, but I will not tell you what should and shouldn't do. It is your choice but please, please if you do this don't bring me into anything else with Gexln, I don't want him hating me more... I still hold onto the hope of regaining his friendship one day... some how...." Sapphire said as she stood up once more. "The dreams scare me... I am trusting you to keep that information to yourself. It isn't a big deal. I don't need other to know or worry, it is fine, really." Sapphire put her hands on Xero's shoulder. "No matter what you do, or where you go promise me you will come back. You are the only friend I have and Gexln will not be the only one who can't stand to see you die. I know you are a great worrier but please, don't die for my sake." Sapphire finished now seeming to give Xero permission to leave if she wished. Sapphire knew that she couldn't stop Xero no matter what so instead she would grant her permission to go.
Guild Shop: Silvia Buying three Heartguards using 450 out of 500 jewel leaving me with 50 +9 HP +12 Defense Thomas Buying three Magic armlets spending 225 out of 500 Jewel leaving me with 275 +3 MP +6 Magic
Silvia had not slept the greatest the night before, she generally didn't in a new environment. She refused to toss and turn to get comfortable scared that the noise might wake someone up and piss them off. When morning came it was a relief. Silvia hauled herself out of bed and got ready in a quick amount of time. She chose to skip breakfast, instead going straight to the job board to see what sort of things she might be able to help with. The first one that caught her eye was one about a child. Something about a curse. Silvia felt like the job out of all of them up on the board was closest to what she wanted to do. She wanted to help heal people and fixing a curse was pretty close right? Soon enough Silvia found herself walking towards the man who posted the listing Caliborn. She didn't quite know what to say but she would try "Excuse me Mr. Caliborn sir..." Silvia started off more nervous then she should be. "Um... I saw that job on the board, the one about the child. I would like to help. I mean if that is okay with you. I mean if it is not I will find something else it is no big deal, I just though it was a good place for a support like me to go and..." Silvia stopped herself as she started to blush realizing her rambling. "Sorry..." She murmured. "Awesome!" Thomas yelled out seeing the jobs on the board geared towards people of their level in the guild. He didn't so much look at the descriptions of the jobs as so much look at the names of who was leading. His eyes drifted to the one lead by Mikasa, perhaps some of her dorm mates would go on that one with her. Oh how he hoped they would. For this reason and this reason alone Thomas decided to go on her mission. He ran over to where Mikasa was. "I am going with you!" He blurted out. "I will behave I promise. I want to go on your mission." Thomas said straight to her. He wasn't really looking at her but it was clear he was talking to her and didn't fear her at this point in time.
Thomas is going to the Mysterious Labyrinth Silvia is going to Child's play
Sapphire carefully listened to Ghost explain what was going on, it was as she feared. While watching the worlds she had caught whispers of the idea of a rebellion but at the time they where nothing more than rumors and whispers in the night to help those who didn't like her sleep, but now it was growing into a full on plan. These whispers where going to be put into action and from Riel there was little Sapphire could do about it. She looked over at Gexln knowing why Ghost believed that they needed his help, but even still Sapphire promised to not get him involved if he didn't want to be. Standing up Sapphire had no words for Gexln before they left. She so desperately wanted to but things weren't the same between them anymore and pleading was sinking too low. She didn't want that to be the reason he joined, he needed to help because he knew it was the right thing to do. It wasn't long before Sapphire found herself at the back of the group as they made their way towards R. Usually she would be overjoyed to be able to see him, it was becoming more and more rare that she was able to get down here now, but today there was no joy, only guilt and sorrow. Each word of Gexln's response to R where like knives being shoved straight into her head. He spoke of physical and emotional scars endured during the last battle, a battle that seemed long forgotten by many but not by Sapphire not by far. She still carried the weight of the loss, the guilt of not doing more. Each life that was lost, each injury that was sustained each family who lost someone close, she carried their pain with her every day. She always had. It was the one gift she could give the worlds. Although she couldn't leave Riel, although to create a perfect world people had to die by her hand, although crimes still happened, every hurt, every loss, every mistake she carried with her. She always would. She was more than just a ruling entity that did what they had to, she was also human, felt emotions, and at this time they where becoming overwhelming. Images of Kaya's twisted contorted body that she pulled from the rubble flashed through Sapphires mind. Images of Louvel dying much later also flashed, he never did come and visit after the war, all she could do was watch him live his life from Riel. "Of course I remember Gexln... I haven't forgotten any life taken in the last three hundred years, and I never will. I remember the pain, but I fear how much more will come if they aren't stopped. I fear more people dying due to me not being strong enough, that war, I was just a weak little girl, I couldn't save everyone and...." Sapphire looked down at her hand and choked back some tears. "If this hero is released I might not be able to do anything again and we will have to watch even more die. Please everyone has lost so much already, I don't want us to lose more. If he is released and I can't stop him, what do you think he will do to your family.... Don't do this for me, do it for them, hate me all you like. I will take that burden like many others I have if it means having to do what I thought was right... even if I may have been wrong." After that Gexln stated he would help for Xero and Lexcifur's sake and that their friendship was gone and never coming back. That was the last straw for Sapphire as she watched her former friend leave. Tears filled her eyes as she placed a hand on one of Xero's shoulders. At least Xero didn't hate her nearly as much. Sapphire opened a dark corridor in front of her signalling for Xero to go through. Before going through herself Sapphire turned to Ghost and sent him a telepathic communication as so Xero didn't hear. "Ghost, I would like you to go and see if you can find out more information on this group, where they are now, and who this hero really is. Oh and if you see Lexcifur on the way, tell him he is free to come home as are my children. Gelxn is willing to help and I owe him that much, the charade that I am still mad and should punish him is over now, I lost my followers they don't need any more reason to see me almighty, they either do or don't, I no longer need to prove it. Keep me posted on your progress, thanks." With that she ended her communication and entered the dark corridor with Xero. Where they exited was the study that Sapphire usually kept private, rarely letting anyone inside. There where less books than you would expect for a study, instead the walls where filled with pictures instead of bookshelves. Sapphire walked over to a small grouping of pictures one of her and her kids, another of Freya, Lucifer and Zavion when they where younger. "I was a fool and lost everything because of it. I though if I killed your son and but left him alive as a nobody perhaps the masses would be appeased and you two would forgive me over time, I mean you two know better than anyone that being a nobody isn't as bad as it seems, but I am afraid I was gravely mistaken." Sapphire walked over to the table in the middle and poured both her and Xero a cup of tea. "I lost everything because of it, the only friends I still had, my kids.... Xero I have nothing left for me but I must live on to protect the worlds, do you know how painful that is. I understand that you and Gexln are hurting... I really do. It was not easy for me to make the choice and I have been filled with pain and regret since then, but is that really worth even considering letting so many others die instead for. That pain and hatred for me. I just... I don't know what I am doing any more..." Sapphire began to ramble, it had been so long since she had and she didn't know if Xero was paying attention or cared but it didn't matter, she just needed to talk and not have to look to be the person of power who has to be of sound mind all the time. Here in front of a friend, or former friend, she honestly wasn't sure, she could let out what she was thinking. "I have been having dreams about him over the past couple nights, I haven't been sleeping well, so perhaps that is why I can't handle my emotions right now. But it is hard to hold them back anymore. What I said to Gexln was not a lie, I feel the pain of every life lost, the pain of the families and friends, I accept it as part of my life so they aren't alone and I know what they are going through. I see why he hates me, god I see it every day and it is horrible. I just don't know what to do about it. I am sorry, I am so sorry." Sapphire was on the verge of crying as she sat down and put her head in her hands. She didn't totally get her own jumping around of thoughts but she said what was on her mind, what had needed to be said whether Xero listened, believed and or accepted it was up to her.
