Dark Descent: Project G

"Eradicate?! No don't! She was just asking me questions. It was my fault it happened not hers!" Fiona said as the confusion on her face was replaced with worry and strife.

At this point, Verdelet hadn't seen Fiona due to the soldiers blocking his way, but he recognized the voice shouting. "Fiona?" He didn't know what she was doing here but the girl being taken away was obviously important to her. "Who's in command here?" He asked sternly.

 

Erios​

The soldiers moved aside and slammed their fists to their chests in a salute. A large man wearing white armor pushed through and loomed over Verdelet. "I'm in charge. You know who I am, don't you Mage." his voice was commanding and loud. His blue eyes piercing and yet beady as he stared down his nose at Verdelet.

Mikatsu's magic seeped through the gaps in the null magic and cast Generate on her. Opening her eyes, Mikatsu pushed at the soldier who was carrying her, "G-General Kakanas.. Fiona...r-run!" General Kakanas flung out his hand, "Silence that girl! Composite Mages are a parasite that should be wiped off the face of our beloved planet. Erios does not need them."

 

"General Kakanas huh?" Verdelet said, staring up at the large man in white armor. His expression was unchanging. "What business do you have with her? as far as i can see, no one was hurt, the only damage are some cracks in the road, so tell me, what crime is she guilty of to warrant the death penalty?" He asked.

 

General Kakanas tossed his head from side to side, obviously struggling with his temper. "As long as the High Priest is missing, I am in control here. Composite Mages are dangerous. Any Mage who cannot control their magic energy should be banished from a highly populated city or killed." He opened his mouth to lecture some more when a flock of young men wearing similar green garb ran into the city, "Stop! This girl has done nothing wrong, General. Lord Ciel Phantomhive has taken her under his wing as a valued member of the Phantomhive Acadamy. He's teaching her to control her magic energy flow. You cannot harm her." A ripple of terror and frustration ran through the soldiers and they shifted on their feet to look at their General. "Grr...fine! But this is on Ciel's head if she kills even one person! I want to see Phantomhive when he gets back!" The students bowed their heads and the soldiers slowly filed out of the square. Mikatsu was set on her feet, though dazed. She shook her hair out and covered her face with her pale, thin hands, "You're all so...stupid. You'll get yourselves killed helping me."

 

Fiona ran up to he "Are you alright?" She asked.

Even the general stopped what he was doing to make way for Ciel's plans. Just who is this guy? Verdelet thought to himself, not really paying attention to what the two girls were doing.

 

Amittai​

Elstelz nodded and the soldiers let Lief stand on his own. "I'll see you all when you get back. Happy travels." he smiled and Lief couldn't help but smile back.

Ciel rolled his eyes, feeling more like a trapped mouse, "Let's go. We don't have much time left. We should get over the Ilipson Mountains in two days and head towards the eastren gate of Erios. That way I can bring you all inside without alerting unnecessary persons. Now...if you need to take care of anything, do it now." Ciel ran over the maps of the Ilipson Mountains in his head. It was a three pathed mountain with strong winds and an ever present rain gathering at the top. The only stable path was the one they'd take, which veered more towards Kallahi than he liked. If they were spotted by scouts, they'd be shot.

The Erians prepared the transports for the wounded to return to Erios.

Kallahi​

Crimson scoffed, "You doubt Dr. Crescent? And she calls you her favorite...man..." he shook his head and pushed open the lab doors. Only to find Cooke Crescent pinned to the floor by Max. She held a cigarette in her mouth and a harsh glare on her face as she stared down Max. Max didn't look like he was going to move. He held her wrists above her head in one hand and the other braced on the ground. Cooke's white coat had fallen open and her purple blouse ruffled with each breath she took. Crimson's face turned bright red with embarrassment,"Wh-wh-what's going on h-h-here!?"

Erios​

Mikatsu nodded without answering. She felt shame burning in her cheeks.

 

Fiona sighed in relief. "That's good to hear. I wouldn't want something to happen to you on my account." She said with a slight smile.

 

~Ammitai~​

Laetitia also smiled, so she was really going on an adventure, to prove Ammitai's innocence. She didn't know much about politics, and she didn't know much about the landscape they would be traveling, her skills were on a battle field, not in planning and things of that nature. But she would do her best to protect the other two travelers, she would take down anyone that opposed them. "So," She said. "When do we start?"

~Erio~​

Perpetua sighed. "Well," she said. "We're going to have to get in trouble to cath a ride back home." Theodora turned to her sister. "The price we pay for our disobedience," She said resolutely. "though I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat." Perpetua laughed. "Yeah," she said smiling. "That was fun." Together, they ran towards Ciel Phantomhive, and Theodora said "Excuse me, we came here secretly to fight, and now we want to go back to Erio with you and your group." The two young witches, although able to sense some things, really had no idea how annoying they could be sometimes.

 

Kallahi​

Max and Cooke turned their glares on the two boys before looking back to each other. Since Max wasn't going to speak, Cooke growled around her cigarette. "Not at all. Max was just going to release me so I could continue my work." He scowled and slammed his palm against the floor beside her. Struggling, Cooke cast her brown eyes at Advent and sighed, "Fine...you win this time." she spit out her cigarette after taking a long drag off it. Letting go, Max helped his sister stand and she blew the smoke into his face in a less than polite puff. Coughing, Max turned away, grabbing up a magazine and fanning his face with it.

Crimson exhaled loudly, "You two scared me. I thought...something scandalous was happening."

Cooke gave him a 'whatever' look, that although didn't fit her brother's professional attitude, matched the scarlet lining her cheeks. "Oh, hush up. Max would like me to stop smoking. The only way to do that...deplorable force administered by the one and only, Max Crescent." She glared at his back again before stepping closer to Crimson and Advent. "What brings our pups here today? Certainly nothing hurts." her hazel eyes glimmered with concern as she gave Advent a once over from head to toe.

Amittai​

Ciel had opened his mouth to respond when he heard the voice of the young witch. His jaw dropped as he stared down at the two of them. "What the... You two... Agh! I can't believe two little girls came to a battle without being seen. I suppose...our military isn't very aware of all the talents of magic. My word, you two are the most annoying witches I've ever met." He ran a hand through his black hair and pulled on it, "I suppose...we'll have to take you two with us until we get to Erios.... It's a longer journey on foot, but as you can see, the transports have already left. Alright...alright...we leave in the morning. Bright and early."

Erios​

Mikatsu smoothed her clothes and dusted off herself. "Unfortunately, I am in the debt of the Spirit Mages now...and that includes you, Fiona. H-has Ciel come back?" she looked to Verdelet for her answer even as she watched General Kakanas out of the corner of her eye slink back towards the palace where he resided for now. She loathed the man as he loathed Composite Mages.

 

Verdelet stood silent for a moment, deep in thought, but soon looked up at her. "No i'm afraid he's still in Amittai. You seem to know a fair bit about him, who exactly is this Ceil guy? I've heard of him but never really delved deep enough to find out much. He has to be important if even Kakanas stood down from something he was clearly intent on doing because of him. He said to Mikatsu.

 

Erios​

Mikatsu's red eyes widened, "You don't know about Ciel? Oh, well...it'd be my pleasure to tell you about him. Ciel Phantomhive is the last surviving member of the Eastren Tribe. He's made quite a name for himself. Ciel's family used to be the leaders of the Tribe and their older sons taught several of the nations their military stratagies. But...since the war between the Eastren Tribe and a fourth nation that no longer exists, Ciel teaches individuals Spirit magic and combat. Erios and Amittai's leaders respect him because of his power. Ciel is also considered a noble and the lucky lady he marries...will gain a lot of respect as well. And...um...rumor has it, he used to date one of Elstelz's daughters. His dating history is rather colorful." she blushed.

 

"The stuck up pretty boy type huh?" Verdelet thought before speaking "I see. So he's a noble..that would explain things. Anyway, thanks." He said before walking off in the direction of the capitol building with Fiona right behind him. "Something tells me we're gonna see that Phantomhive guy again soon..." He said to his assistant.

"What makes you say that?" Fiona asked in response.

"Just a feeling."

 

Erios​

Mikatsu followed them, her thin fingers grabbing ahold of Verdelet's clothes, "No..he's not nobility at all. Just treated as one. Ciel was raised by a merchant from Amittai. He delt with a lot of nobles and...there are a lot of things even I don't know, but he's not a bad person, I swear." She gave him a look that said she knew exactly what he was thinking. "I take it you met him in Amittai...and he gave you the cold shoulder. Ciel has...jealousy issues. He...um, like-likes Fiona...I could see it in his eyes."

Kallahi​

Cooke ruffled Advent's hair and immediately straightened it, "Well, since I'm not one to object to adventures...after all, you are still a member of the military. I suppose it's alright. Our research doesn't require any more testing as of yet. We can do with what we have. Oh, right! Max, would you bring me the...uh, what did we call it? Ah who cares, you know...the new one...no the one we finished." She directed and Max stared at her with an amused look. He knew what she wanted. Snatching up the weapon they'd been working on he handed it to Advent without a word, like always. Cooke beamed, "Yeah, that one. It's a new prototype of concentrated magic energy into one crystal." The "weapon" was a small black pearl crystal that rested comfortably in the palm of Max's hand. "This thing will wipe the memories of anyone you throw it at. Handy for your journey, yes? But use it carefully. I've only got the one for the moment and it's in case of an emergency. If you end up not using it, that'll be perfect."

Crimson stared at the little pearl. "So...he gets something new and I don't?" Cooke's expression turned to one of annoyance for a moment before Max dropped a dagger into his hand. One edge of it glowed with a faint green light. He scribbled down on a pad of paper and showed it to him, 'Emergencies only. Numaran technology.' "What does it do?" Again more scribbling. Max's handwriting was neat but not so much when he wanted to speak quickly. 'Magic sealer, effective but short term.'

 

When Mikatsu said this, Fiona's face turned deep red. "I-I had no idea!" She said almost stumbling over her words.

"But why would he be jealous of me?" He asked and then turned to Fiona, who was about as red as could be. Raising an eyebrow at her, Verdelet waited for her to respond.

"Uh..man is it hot out here or what?" She said trying to avoid answering.

 

Mikatsu blushed, "Oh, I'm sorry, did I say something I shouldn't have?" she covered her mouth and turned away, "I-it's no reason really...he just...probably thinks something's going on between you two. That's all! Y-yeah, he probably misread the situation." She stumbled over her words in a fast pace and tapped her fingertips together, hoping she hadn't outed Fiona on her crush.

 

It was obvious Mikatsu was covering for something, but Verdelet decided to just drop the subject. "I see..well if thats all it is then someone should explain it to him. He most likely won't listen to me so i'll leave it t you two." He said as he turned and continued walking toward the capitol building.

Fiona on the other hand just stood there. She knew him well enough to figure out he wasn't convinced "Oh no! what am i gonna do now?!" She asked, talking to herself.

 

~Ammitai~​

Laetitia waited a little ways away for Lief and James to be ready to leave. She didn't have anything to pack, everything she had with her was still packed up from the trip from her village. So she rested, and polished her sword while she waited.

~Erio~​

Perpetua and Theodora smiled, so far, their day had gone pretty well. "Alright," they said in unison, then ran off to play until tomorrow.