The Main Story [Pinnacle Arc]

Alicia waited near the West dining room, leaning against the wall with her arms crossed, sensing her enchantment activating around the Mansion. The Dark Wizards had arrived. Alicia didn't move. She'd been placed in the specialist team- and that seemed to her to be an honor. Equally, they were her enchantments that made the Guild's plan possible. She grinned wryly, and began to sing a song under her breath, closing her eyes.


I'm no S-Class wizard, but even with so many wizards here, it's my magic that people are relying on. I won't let them down, its a point of pride. Both for me, and for the whole of Blue Pegasus. I'll show them all that my guild is made up of more than models and playboys...





Even as she stood there waiting, Alicia still felt nervous. Enchantment had never been her forte, she just hoped that she hadn't left a loophole. Or at the very least, that the loophole wouldn't wreck the plan.


Alicia took a deep, steadying breath, before reaching into her pocket and producing a notebook. She expected there'd be some wait before she was needed- what better way to calm the nerves than to work on her next novel. Fishing out a pen, she flicked to a blank page near the end of the book and began to write.


The mansion was under siege, surrounded on all sides by the horde of Dark Wizards. Each one leered up at the building's ornate windows. Miriam pulled the curtains closed, blocking out the enemies faces, and steeled herself for the coming battle. She could hear running footsteps below her, hushed whispers as Blue Pegasus' best wizards moved into position, each gritting their teeth, determined to fight to the last...





Alicia rolled her eyes and snapped the notebook shut.


Too melodramatic. Alicia thought sullenly. I need to capture that danger, but still keep it light, keep it funny.





She idly flicked through the rest of the notebook. Page after page of simple but neat handwriting, spanning from margin to margin in an impenetrable wall. Alicia sighed.


When am I going to get ahead of this writer's block? She thought. How am I going to write my next book if I loathe everything I try to write? I came out here to Pinnacle for a change of scene- I thought it would help. I didn't expect to be involved in a full scale siege... too stressful. I need peace and quiet to write.


Alicia shook her head, trying to get a grip. Returning the notebook to her pocket, she squared her shoulders.


"I'll write later, once all this is done. Who knows- near death experiences have always given me inspiration. By the sounds of the guys we're up against, this is going to be as close to death as I've ever come..."
 
Daichi had arrived at the mansion rather quickly by phasing into the ground and traveling through it. He remained in the background before one of the elite four busted down the door. He walked behind the elite four and in front of Scarlet. Half of the elites had already expressed how they would have no qualms with killing him, so he decided to walk in front of the person he knew couldn't kill him. Before he could catch up to them, however, he ran into a transparent wall. As he hit, he had a sudden burst of fear. He jumped backwards in shock and only from there could he see the runes that were set up and the rules being displayed. He read the rules carefully before he burst out laughing. "Ha! This is a treat! Looks like I won't be able to go in there." he said to the elite four ahead of him, "You probably don't want me to destroy the mansion from outside the runes, so I'll go in right after the runes are down." With that, Daichi turned to the woman behind him and bowed politely, gesturing to the runes. "Scarlet-san; if you would be so kind."


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Klefa could hear the explosion all the way from the room she was assigned to. Her supply of metal swords was resting next to her. She had already thought of a battle plan for herself if everything else went awry. She would be attacking the elite assigned to the arena and scouting out the abilities of her opponent. She wouldn't use her magic until she knew how to fight this opponent. Until then, she might be the one taking all of the elite's attacks. She might be able to take a few hits, but she would have to use her rage magic if she took too much damage.


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Blake winced in pain as the explosion rung in his cat ears. He hoped he wasn't going to fight that guy. Any loud sound like that could easily disrupt his concentration. He looked at the people around him. He was going to join the team that was fighting Lennix, but that would leave his original team with only two people. He couldn't have that, even if he thought Rei was sent by the Devil to torture him for all of the trouble he caused in his travels. He couldn't remember what he was told about the elite he was facing though. Eh. It probably wasn't that important. He would be able to see what his opponent could do once the fighting started.
 
Kyoya turned his attention away from the skeleton as the commotion started. He gazed out the a window as the battle started outside. He was tempted to join in the fun until he realized that the Raccoon Allience forces consisted of civilians. "Bastards." He kept his thought to himself; his scowl and frown where the only visible signs that he disapproved.


The next thing Kyoya knew, a load bang assaulted his ears and the mansion shook. He struggled to keep his balance and managed to stay upright. "They're here," he announced, before noticing the rune text appear. "We don't have a lot of time to prepare," he added to Aedon. Kyoya slipped into his shadow, slid onto the wall, and waited beside the door. If Linnex or another dark wizard didn't look behind him as he entered, Kyoya would be set up for a surprise attack.


( @The Servant @Nekoni @Refaulted )
 
Stein [Elite Four]

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Reading the list of rules for the apparent magic barrier surrounding the Kandosii manor, Stein couldn't help but smile wickedly. Normally, he hated rules, but this particular set were forcing Raccoon Alliance into fighting, something Stein could whole-heartedly agree to.


"Lets go then," he whispered, licking his lips in anticipation. Suddenly, two wall of enchantments appeared on both sides of Stein, forcing a path to his designated arena. Smirking, Stein followed the path down the halls of the Kandosii manor.


Soon, he arrived in a narrow corridor seemingly perfect for minimizing his magic's explosive power. At the opposite end of the corridor was just the man he wanted to see.


"Ryos Delmora. You just can't get enough of my beatings can you? Don't worry, I'll make sure to kill you this time."


Opposite of Stein stood Lamia Scale's Poison Dragon Slayer, Ryos Delmora. This S-Class mage had fought Stein twice before, but had only managed to stop him the first time due to interference from Vaiya. The second battle was a completely one-sided beatdown in which Stein almost killed Ryos.


"Stein. Lets not waste each other's time. Where's Vaiya?"


Laughing, Stein responded, "I thought you said you weren't going to waste my time!" Stein then noticed that there was another person standing beside Ryos.


"What's this? The Toxic Dragon of Lamia Scale needed to bring a simple little girl to help him? Oh Ryos, you've really become pathetic. To think I believed you were a good challenger once is absurd," Stein taunted.


"You would be wise not to underestimate Rei, Stein. And don't forget, the last time I had help from simple girl you were knocked out on the cold, hard ground," Ryos replied emotionlessly. He would not allow Stein to play mind games.


Stein growled, clearly angered. "I'm going to make you eat those words punk," he spat. At that instant, Stein became engulfed in a white aura, demonstrating his power, as well as preparing to end the trilogy.


In response, Ryos mirrored Stein, proving two could play the same game. He became engulfed in a brilliant red aura.


The room was filled with silence as the two males stared each other down, neither backing down for even a moment.


Ryos broke the silence, whispering to Rei, "Prepare yourself Rei, he's going to strike."


As if on cue, Stein launched himself at the pair, fists glowing with light and energy.


"I'll end you! Explosion Magic: Atomic Fist!"
 
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Rei saw the powerful looking Mage in front of her. The intensity in the room rose as the two mages spoke. Pulse flew building up excess magic and hovering over Ryos. She did not understand everything they said as her fear of the two mages set in. Surely if Ryos needed help the other guy had to be powerful. She wanted to run behind Ryos but then she heard ryo calling her strong. Pulse started to flicker and bobbed her over the head feeding her some magic. Her eyes started to glow as her body tasted the magic. She understood what the light was telling her. Now was not the time to be scared she had to fight for Novus. She had to be strong. Her eyes glowed bright blue as she pulled up her shield. "Ok Ryos I am ready."


Then all of a sudden the boom Mage charged with his fist glowing yellow. The light was bright and alluring. She didn't react till pulls bopped her again. He though she was weak but he was wrong she knew it and pulse knew. She raised her shield sending all her magic to it. "The Boom Mage is not scary Ryos," she shouted as she charged to take on the attack head on, as the attack went off her shield absorbed the power. The magic filled up her body overloading her quickly. Rei flinched at the headache she was growing. Then as she flinched the she lost her hold and the rest of the magic exploded in a small explosion sending her down the hall.


She laid on the ground her body was smoking from the explosion. She twitched as the pain spread through out her body. Her eyes slowly turned red as the magic fueled her body. "It... Hurts... Novus" she said weakly as she resisted the urge to berserk. She reached for her gun. Pulse was bright red and tried to empty it's resources into Ryos. Rei grabbed the gun and tried to pull the trigger but it was too late... "Novus I need you... I... Have to... save you"


She gave into the energy and started releasing the painful magic. "Ryos... I... Gotta... Find... her" she whispered to Ryos quietly as she slowly lost her sanity.


@BLUR


@White Masquerade
 
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KOTONE

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Scarlet smiled at Dachi. "Taking the runes down... No, it would take hours.... Editing them however, give me ten minutes, her rules are fairly simple" she said. "Memory make:Dark Ecriture" she said as she began to rewrite the runes with her finger, changing Dachi's name to the man in the Racoon Alliance that Kotone Scarlet hates. "Go on in, you should be able to get in now. Mine how ever is a little more complex for I must add myself to it, rather than just change a name" she says. Furiously rewriting ruins, she manages to add herself to the rules and put herself in the same block as Lennix all in the matter of 10 minutes. "Child's play" she says walking in to go meet up with Lennix.

SHIN

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Shin looked over at drake and sighed... "Your going to be hopeless in life... I've been married once and let me tell you... Women are always right, no matter what your opinion is, don't argue with them cause it will be a argument you'll never win" (Yea, this is related to my real lie status right now) he said. He then looked around the room. "Mist of the Blood Dragon" he said as blood sprayed from his body and thinly dispersed into the air. This allowed for him to sense the movements of his foes seeing as the blood is connected to his body. "I have total kinetic sight over this area now" he says.

LIGHTNING

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Lightning walks into the are with the pool and pulls up a chair and just sits down and waits in it, back on from the entrance. Her eyes are focused straight ahead waiting for her enemy to come to her and make the first move. When he does, it will be all over for him, he will get what he deserves, the stupid dark mage.
 
Drake shook his head "I appreciate the advice but keeping her here was a risk I'm not gonna take......" He paused for a second then continued "You were married once? I guess I'll ask once this business is over and done with."


Drake used his Iron Scale ability and was covered head-Toe of iron. He kept his hands on the hilts of his blades which he made them super long for extra reach. He also did the same for the others if they had weapons.
 
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Malka, Elite 1st

“How amusing,” Malka murmurred. It’s clawed hand laid outstretched, closed into a tight fist. It released its grip to let fall loose a crumbled piece of metal, what had formerly been a sniper round. Suffice to say, the bullet was not very effective.


It appeared the mages had prepared for their arrival quite significantly. Malka had sensed the mobilization of the mage forces within the mansion, each venturing to some predefined positioning from their organized movements.


“You know your jobs; get to them,” Alistair cut in, gesturing towards the crumbling dining room entrance.


“And will you be accompanying us?” the armored behemoth questioned, a little suspicious.


The Leader’s eyes settled on Malka’s glowing red ones. “No,” he said, “I’ll be making my own way. Don’t concern yourself over it.”


Red eyes narrowed in suspicion, subsequently followed by a slow nod. “Fine then. Kirazale, Lennix, Stein, enter your designated areas.”


Malka then turned to address the two newer recruits. “Scarlet, do as you see fit. If you manage to enter the mansion, follow the path to Lennix’s location. You won’t be accosted by the magical runes once you are inside,” it said, then boring its fierce red eyes into Daichi’s, “and pray tell, why can you not enter, Daichi? Don’t answer, I don’t particularly care for your excuses. Enter with Scarlet and follow your own directions, understand?”


It then moved through the burning wood, cracked tiles, and crumbling walls to enter the primary dining hall. This was where Lennix was to be directed to, apparently. From the corner of its eye, Malka caught the glimpse of silver hair disappearing behind a large wooden door. The Lady Kandosii no doubt. In any case, it ignored the mages already gathered within to follow its designated path, pushing through another oak gate to proceed through the following hall.


Malka supposed it might as well satisfy some of its curiosities while it was here. Humans were such unusual creatures despite their inferiority; it had a few questions about them it wanted answered.
 
Adria

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Starting Anew

This teleportation magic was different. She had never witnessed anything like it. It just took you anywhere you wanted to go. It would of been a cool power to have it said spectator was a feline and not actually a human... Yet.


Waking up as Novus started another fight, she was well secured between Malda’s cleavage. But as they emerged from a portal again they seemed to just stand there as if waiting for something. She wasn’t sure but she was curious.


“If Novus is the older sister? Why are you so much stronger than her? Meow?” Adria asked looking up at her.


For what ever reasons she wasn't entirely worried about Zac at all.


“And now that I think about it? Who else is in your guild? I don’t think I’ve heard of Twilight Ogre...”

Guess ima just start checking the thread everyday. It's pathetic you posted the same day i did, and i didn't even see it for almost two weeks.
 

Aedon Strom


The Calm Before the Strom:
Skeletal Puzzles
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Kyoya mumbled his concerns about the colossal skeleton to which Aedon replied, "Whoever's controlling this skeleton doesn't have the right vantage point to see walls, yet it interacted with me. I'd say it's some sort of magic that allows partial takeover of skeletons. The wizard isn't aggressive either. Even if it wanted to hurt you, I'm right here, so stop being a chicken Shadowface. If it happens to be one of Lennix' illusions, then it can kiss my hat. Illusion magic is flashy, but it sure as hell doesn't bite like lightning."




Thunder Came First

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At that moment, the mansion shook with the sound of thunder. Aedon let a wry smile creep onto his lips as he added, "Sorry, forgot to eat dinner."





He knew it was a bad joke, but he had to lighten the mood. He could tell a few of the members were intimidated by the loud noise. He couldn't have them thinking too hard, especially since they'd be going against illusions. From there, he continued, "Look, we got this you bozos. Lennix ain't got nothin' on us. He'll be joining the fight as blind as Fermata here. Besides, we've got Mister Skellybob here as our mascot. Watch Lennix try to make sense of that one. So take your places, cause this show'll be over in a flash."




The Calm Before the Strom

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As the rest of the group took their places, Aedon closed his eyes. It was almost time to get serious. He honed in on a magic energy that was approaching from farther away. It gave off a dark aura. Aedon began to asses his opponent.


That must be Lennix. So that's how his energy flows. Pretty efficient, but he's pumping too much power through at one time. That'll cost him eventually. Let's see if I can't just push him over the edge huh?






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"No, not here either... Where the hell did they go?" Blitz has been lost in this maze of a mansion for the past few minutes that he has yet been accustomed to. How he got lost was simple, he was not paying attention when his teammates decided to leave and the moment he did realize of their disappearance they were already gone. Even if he tried to locate them with his enhance nose like he did earlier that helped him reunite with his raven tail buddies it would not help. Having all these old smells mixed in with some new ones made it difficult for him to pinpoint which smell was which.


Speaking of new scents, he picked up on a couple that has recently entered the mansion and its not rocket science to know that they belong to the elites of raccoon alliance. Blitz made sure to avoid any confrontation with them he even made sure to stay away from the one that didn't smell human to him.


Just as he made a turn the opposite direction, the smell of blood hit his nostrils hard. "Wait blood? That could be Shin!" He then began running towards this scent until he finally made it to the area where the others were. He stopped in front of them and started taking to catch his breath.





"Thanks for leaving me back there.... I mean in a good way at least. What I'm trying to say is that I managed to pick up on some new scents on my way here that could only be those elite bastards. Now have you guys already discussed on a plan on how were going to take down our target?"
 

Dakora Aura



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Dakora stood calmly still, listening to the riot of the armed crowd move in near to the mansion. Suddenly blinking her golden eyes as the blinding explosion rattled her ears. She thought for a moment through the Lacrima for advice- eyeing the civilians nervously. 'Are we allowed to kill the Civilians? Even in self defense? ' the pink haired girl asked in a gentle- telepathic voice. It was tough to get use to communicating this way, for every now and then she would hum the words she attempted to think.


Miss Aura glance at Dusty, not knowing what he would think of her if she suddenly decided to spill blood in front of him- knowing he disapproved of killing. But even with him in mind; the wandering whispers of air caster magic already began to flood her veins in a casual excitement.


Killing. Is a very enjoyable task. It was becoming hard to restrain her own casual demeanor.


A delicate smile played on the girl's lips, taking a quick and satisfied peek at her group mate's reactions in the dining hall. Crumbling walls, explosions, and attacking civilians who don't know what they're doing. Fascinating.


The day has certainly become amusing to say the least.


@Refaulted @shadowdud505
 
Aiden:


Aiden was...... Impressed to say the least, to have reacted so fast to catch and crush up his bullet deserved some respect from him. Though he was an assassin, he had no reason to kill civilians so instead of a normal bullet he took out his current clip and replaced it with one full of sleep gas, sometimes the job requires not to kill anyone else but the target. He fired off a round which exploded in the crowd and released a greenish gas that put the nearby civilians to sleep. He emptied most of his clip but decided to save a few bullets, and he replaced the clip with normal rounds. He got up and gave a quick report using the communications device "I've taken care of some of the hoard of civilians, don't worry none are dead." He sort of jogged to where Alicia was and decided to talk for a bit "You're the enchanter correct? Alicia was it? Names Aiden." He slugged his rifle on his right shoulder and held out his hand for a handshake. @Hellkite
 
Alicia shook the hand that gunman offered her.


"Yeah, Alicia. That's me."


She eyed the rifle slung over the man's back.


"So, you handled some of the mob, huh? Nice work, although I hope you didn't scare them too much." Alicia brushed a loose strand of hair back behind her ears.


"I'm just waiting for Raccoon to get inside, and then for one of our combat teams to radio for my help. I've got to say, being the specialist backup sucks, there's too much waiting around."


There was silence for a moment.


"So," Alicia threw a glance at the guy's face, taking a moment to admire his blonde hair.


Wish I had hair that color. If I did, I wouldn't have to dye mine every night.





"What guild are you from? And judging from that rifle, I'd guess you use gun-magic, right?"


@Archdemon
 
Aiden:


Aiden saw her eying his sniper rifle "Pretty isn't she... Her names Leviathan." He looked at her with a little confused look "Guild? I'm not apart of any guild, I'm a freelancer though I'm not the one who charges head on into danger, I'm the one who sneaks around and takes out the target." Xeno decided to speak to Aiden in his mind "Why are you telling this human what you are?" Aiden replied back with thoughts "I'm not stupid! She's an enchanter, she can cast a spell on me that'll make me tell the truth and lying to her might make her do that." Xeno didn't reply. "Gun magic? I don't use gun magic, I use flames!" And he snapped his fingers to create a small flame that danced around "You could say I'm a master at it." He said this with a smirk. @Hellkite
 
Alicia raised an eyebrow at the flame that flickered at Aiden's fingertips.


"Wouldn't have guessed that. I suppose its because everyone I know who carries a gun uses it for their magic."


She shrugged.


"But I guess there are always exceptions. And no guild huh? Must be tough. I can't imagine living without Blue Pegasus, for me its as much a social club as a source of employment. Wouldn't trade my friends there for the world."


Alicia smiled slightly, recalling the reason she'd been sent to Pinnacle in the first place.


So that I could be forced into doing my first photo shoot for Sorcerer Weekly. I suppose they do have a habit making mountains out of the most trivial things.





"So if your a freelancer," Alicia began, "What brings you here, fighting against Raccoon? The conflict here is a Guild matter- surely you could have just walked on by without getting involved?"


@Archdemon
 
Aiden:


"Tough? Ha! It's not that hard when you're like me! Of course I have to get dirty once in a while but that's when I'm hired to kill multiple targets at once." He looked at Alicia "Though I do wonder what's it's like to have a family and a home to live in......" Aiden's smirk and tone was replaced by a sad face and a hint of sadness in his voice. "I was going to accept a job from a client in front of the mansion but I was rushed inside by the servants of this household, making me miss my job offer but if this family has a lot of money and has a problem well I just introduced myself and I was hired." He thought for a moment "Say, what are you going to do once this little problem is dealt with?" @Hellkite ((Hey Hellkite you wanna take a look at an Rp recruitment that I have up right now? I'll give you the link to it.))


https://www.rpnation.com/index.php?threads/Dandelion-Rp-anyone?.80249/
 
Alicia paused for a moment.


So, this guy's a killer. Good to know, best not get on his bad side. I should keep an eye on him, for the sake of the group.





"After this?" Alicia thought for a moment. "I'll probably travel for a while. I've got a plenty of cash to keep me going, and a novel that needs finishing. Besides, the longer I stay away from the guild, the less chance there is of being signed up for any more surprise photo-shoots..."


Alicia cracked a quick smile.


"I suppose you'll go find another contract, right?". Alicia eyed him for a moment. "You should check out a guild someday. You might find that guild-life suits you."


She laughed softly.


"Certainly it must pay better than freelancing, and besides. If you think you're a master at fire magic, a rival fire-mage in a guild might encourage you to keep practicing at it."


@Archdemon
 

Donald 'Dusty' Houns and Jacob Foles

Monster of the Earth and Warden of the Fog
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Jacob heard the gentle voice of the girl once again, her thoughts pushed through the communications device and into his own mind. He frowned at her asking to kill civilians. Though he had been pushed to kill in extreme situations, though he usually had a very easy time immobilizing his enemies and capturing them for the towns he made work at, killing civilians was never really something he would resort to if he could help it. Taking a deep breath, and exhaling it in a silent sigh, he sent his message to her.





"Only if they cause a real threat. Like, life-in-danger level threat. Please try to do whatever you can to at least knock them unconscious, or put them to sleep with your magic, if you are able to do so."


With that, he sent his message to Dakora, then walked over to Dusty, who was standing right next to the pink-haired mage. Placing his hand on his friends shoulder, he smiled half-heartedly. "Hey, I know you two lovebirds are looking to be near each other, I assume, we have mages invading, and I hear some shouting outside. Go find Lightening, and get ready to fight any of them you come across, alright?"


Dusty turned, face beginning to turn a light shade of pink as Jacob began speaking, but caught himself as the Warden kept talking, and nodded. As much as he would like to make sure nothing happened to Dakora again, he was assigned to fight that Raccoon mage, Daichi. He grumbled under his breath about not having to break a sweat, and turned back to Dakora. "Alright, well. Duty calls. Be careful, alright? If you get hurt...don't get hurt, 'kay?" Pecking her on the cheek, still something he found mildly tough doing, he turned around and began his brisk walk away, the tips of his fingers already growing the tough stone skin that would slam into the Earth Body mages face.


Jacob followed him, turning around quickly to Dakora and bowing. "Sorry, ma'am. Excuse us for now." He turned and walked as fast as he could despite his injuries. When he arrived in the hallway, he was amazed. No damage, though he had heard the boom before. Contorting his mouth into a disgruntled expression, he held up his staff, and mist began to spew out of it, taking shape. "Dense Cloud." The mist became a white, fluffy pillow of condensed magic air, which Jacob stepped on and sank to his knees into. It was dense enough to keep shape, but not enough that Jacob could allow his body to sink into it if he wanted to. Moving down the hallway, he began his search for Daichi, hoping to take him down quickly so he could move on to the rest of the Elites...


Dusty, meanwhile, wandered down the hallways, looking in minor amusement at the damage that had been caused by some sort of...monster? He wasn't sure. But it had been here. And he was interested in finding out what this thing was.





He walked up to another gate that marked the entrance to the next hall, and was about to saunter down it when he froze. He couldn't miss the huge scrap-heap that was walking down the hall, like a behemoth that had taken a human form. He frowned, saddened that it wasn't a real monster, like the monkey-things he remembered seeing in the mountains once. He found them funny. And wyverns. Those were some cool monsters. He always was interested in seeing if there was a way to tame one. He would've liked to have a badass dragon-like creature to send into battle.


He pushed the distracting thoughts from his head and turned his attention back to the knight-thing that was wandering the hall, and gave a smile. He couldn't feel any type of magic pressure in the area, and he couldn't smell any magic coming from it's direction, which set him off as a little odd. Doesn't matter. He slid to the side, aiming to hide behind the door that was slightly ajar, and watched to see what it's next move would be.


@Nekoni @Lexielai


 

Lennix, 3rd Elite



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"Oh..." The runes and rules written into them had caught Lennix by surprise. It was cool to see that they had been prepared for. The marks he had taken out over the years usually had no clue what was coming, up until until the very moment of their deaths. Though this was new, he remained true to roots. As much as he hated it, he was an assassin, and there was a job to do, no matter how boring. These people would just be more name-less string latched onto his long thread of kills.





With arms folded behind his head, the man walked down the magical corridor that limited his movements to the place they had laid out for him. Outside of his walk-way he could make out paintings, people, and things moving about in response to the explosion at the front gate. Stein was so stupid. Why make such a big fuss? Just get in, get out, leave a couple dead bodies for the authorities to find days later. It wasn't that hard. But no, there had to be a big party. Jeez. If it wasn't Lennix that killed him, Stein's stupidity probably would.


Now nearing the designated area of battle, the Elite once again looked at the runes forcing him to move to the mansion's dining room. Maybe after I kill them, I'll find the maker of this enchantment and torture them slowly. Torture wasn't something he liked to do, but following someone else's path, was something he hated doing even more so. It went completely against his way of handling things on his terms: quickly and silently.


Thump. It was time. The man's boot stamped into the ground as his would-be opponents fell into view. He didn't recognize any of them. They looked like a rag-tag bunch of saps. They didn't think they could actually win right? After all the bumbling they did in town?





"Hey all." He waved. "You wouldn't know how to get out of here would you? I wandered into this place by accident and now I'm stuck." Lennix dropped to the floor in a sitting position and watched the group gathered opposite him. "I'm going to be late for dinner."





@The Servant


@Nekoni
 
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Aiden:


"Photo-Shoots? I never really understood the need of those, to me it's just some way to track you, it's not like a tracking device but people will know what you look like and they'll find and probably execute you..." This seemed more like it was about him more than anything. "I might find a contract but it sounds to me that you may be offering one." The next few words made him think a little "Guild-life huh..... That all depends if that want me, probably not since they might know who I am if I mention my name....." That was a hint for maybe Alicia to question even more if she wanted. "Rival Fire-Mage? Ha! Don't make me laugh, there are many, many, many secrets to fire magic that almost nobody knows except for maybe the magic council. Trust me I've learned from the best though you probably won't know his name." He smirked at this remark, Xeno replied outloud in Alicia's mind "Cocky isn't he?" @Hellkite
 
Ein traveled to a less occupied part of the mansion. He knelt down on one knee and touched the floor with his right hand.


"Scan." As soon as he said those words, there were teal, glowing lines that stretched out from the point he was touching. It slowly formed into a small magic circle. The markings moved within the circle as if to say that the spell was working.


Ein wasn't really looking to check the complex structure of the mansion but rather, he was using the spell to scout the area. It was one of the spell's unconventional use. With just base amount of magic, he'd be able to get a grasp of the situation. He wouldn't be able to track the people inside the mansion, but he could pretty much guess their general location and status by determining the condition of the area.


"It started." he said to himself.


He quickly made his way back to where the specialist team was supposed to gather. At entering the area, he noticed someone aside from Alicia Spearheart.


"I see you've made a new acquaintance, Miss Spearheart." he said casually to the pink-haired woman while still holding his spear, Melforce. "Recall." just as he said that word, the spear disintegrated into magic particles before completely disappearing.


Ein took a good look at her, while trying not to attract suspicion. She probably doesn't realize the great risk she's in right now. Playing a major role in their strategy means putting a large enough crosshair on herself. If Ein was on the other side, he'd try to find a way to eliminate the enchantments. Ein knows this too well, so he had already planned to protect her even if she doesn't know it. Ein didn't want to tell her as to avoid any risk of panic. "Are you okay?" he asked her.


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Aedon opened his eyes and looked under the brim of his fedora at his opponent. A small smile crept on his face as he cocked his head to the side, making a cracking sound. With his hands in his pockets and sport coat pushed open, Aedon took a few steps forward before speaking, "Well it's your fault for showing up late, doofus. You'd think a member of the Elite Four would have more discipline than that. Let me guess, you're that mind trick guy. Latex, was it? What, were you too busy building a false image of yourself that you forgot the time? I guess if false images is your thing, I can't blame ya, but I'm sorry to say that we're fresh out of food. You missed our little shindig and now I have to ask you to leave. I'd rather not have to buy a new suit, so let's skip the cat fight shall we? Besides, I've got the magnificent seven on my side. What do you got? A rabbit in a hat? Well, me in a hat trumps it. Besides, you missed the talent show, so... off you go. Shoo. Scram. Skedaddle. Sayonara. So long. Scurry on home. Tally ho. Adios! Ciao! Au revoir! Get outa here before I zap your sorry ass, punk."





Aedon crossed his arms and made the flow of energy unbalanced around him so a few equalizing sparks shot about.


Nailed it! Now to see if he takes the bait.





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Alicia laughed.


"Hey, I didn't say I liked the idea of photo-shoots. If I had my way I'd just quietly get on with life, rather than doing the Blue Pegasus ritual of posing for the Press."


Alicia cocked an eyebrow when Aiden mentioned being recognised.


A killer who fears detection from the legal guilds. Never a good sign.





"What do you mean, 'if you mention your name'" Alicia shrugged. "If you were that careful, then why are you here, surrounded by legal wizards? What did you do?"


Heard the voice in her head, and froze.


"Cocky, isn't he?" It said.


Alicia tried not to display the shock on her face before replying.


"Who are you, and what the hell are you doing in my head? Are you reading my mind?"





Even mentally, Alicia's alarm was apparent. She opened her mouth to speak to Aiden, but as she did so she saw a figure approaching.


'A handsome figure' she thought, before remembering the voice in her head. Her next thought was directed at it. "If you repeat that to anyone, I swear, you'll regret it. "





"So, I see you've made a new acquaintance, Miss Spearheart."


It seemed more a statement than a question, but Alicia felt obliged to answer anyway. As she searched for the words, Alicia noted the man's spear disintegrating.


Looks like Requip magic, she thought, but if it is, it's not like anything I've seen before.


"Yes," She replied, "Aiden was just educating me about the life of a freelance mage." She studied the newcomers face, trying to recall a name. "You're Ein, right?"


At Ein's second question she shrugged.


"Yeah, I guess so. Tired after casting the enchantment, but fit enough to fight. I just hate the waiting around, not knowing if or when I'll be needed."


Then Alicia gave Ein a questioning look.


"You're another member of the specialist team, aren't you?"


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So he's a freelance mage. Intruiging. Ein began running questions of all sorts in his head. Unlike guild mages or Crime Sorciere, he had no motive to join this fight, unless it has something to do with money. Yes, it had to be money. Ein wasn't entirely fond of mercenaries and freelance mages. He found them volatile, like dark mages. They have no allegiance or loyalty. They're as likely to be on your side as they can be your enemy. It's rare to find ones that follow a sense or code of honor. He wondered what kind this one was.


"Fascinating." He said with a straight face. "Also correct on both questions. I am indeed called Ein." He added. He recalled that he met her earlier in the meeting with the mansion's mistress as they were the first to arrive. "I'm fortunate to be working with someone as beautiful as you." he said so without a sense of hesitation and with every bit of confidence in himself. Ein's bad habit was starting to kick in again.


He had to stop himself and get serious though before he could go any further with the flirting. "I have a proposition before things get out of hand. I'd prefer it if you focus on protecting yourself miss Spearheart and leave the fighting to me. If that's too much to ask then I request that you only take on a supporting role. to avoid wearing yourself out." Ein was serious this time. Realistically speaking, if they were to have a direct confrontation with Raccoon's elites, his colleagues will be in danger. Right now, Alicia's attention is probably divided between maintaining the enchantments and what's currently happening in front of her. "I'd also like to ask the same of you mister..." he said as he looked to the other mage, waiting for him to introduce himself. Ein wasn't fond of mercenaries and freelancers, but that didn't mean he couldn't be civil with them.


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