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Post by Hirosame on Nov 6, 2015 9:41:14 GMT
[attr="class","capsol"] A flash of light had returned the duo to the Seaport of Lune, which they had left from for quite some time now. While it had been a long time since Hiro and Sayha had last been at the fountain, where they had fought Praesepe, it had only been a few moments, since the two had originally left. Hiro looked over to the side, and saw Hope standing there, with Sage next to her, dealing with some of the guards. One might wonder how and why the two had returned to this place. The Trickster had called the two back, telling them that their job hadn't yet been done, and that another change in history had yet to be made. Something was wrong in the state of Lune, and the Trickster couldn't recollect what exactly was it. He had asked the two to return to the seaport, from whence they had come, and get some settle what was wrong. Hiro and Sayha accepted the offer, but somehow, a feeling had crept up along Hiro's spine, making him wonder if everything would be okay, or if the Trickster had finally decided to send the two off to their doom, stuck in a limbo of sorts in the past.
Hiro looked over to Sayha, who had recently changed how she had looked. It came across as a surprise to the monk, when he found out, just a little while beforehand. Hiro had a few thoughts about her new look, though he kept them to himself. They didn't seem like a good idea to say anything, at the time of their new-found meeting. The Trickster seemed to have been distraught somehow, though Hiro had no idea why. Upon looking over at the people in the area, he could tell that everything was just like when they had left through the portal, to come back home. Some people noticed how the duo would have reemerged from the tunnel that they had run back off and into, some of them cocking their heads to the side. Hiro nodded to the Assassin next to him, and started to walk forward, out into the plaza once again. He turned to face the guards that were speaking to Hope and Sage, and noticed how they didn't seem to notice their presence right away. Hiro took the time to speak softly to Sayha, trying to formulate some kind of a plan between them. Whatever was going on, they needed to make it look like nothing was wrong, at any cost.
"Whatever happens, Sayha," Hiro began, speaking in a quiet tone to her. "We may have to be rather compliant to whatever happens for the moment. The less we struggle, the less we throw things out of whack. Whatever happened here that has the Trickster so caught up and distraught can't be caused by us, nor can we make it any worse." Hiro wasn't exactly sure why he was being so strict about this, but the less trouble they caused, the better. If it meant saving a few extra Lander lives, he was all for it. A sudden flashback of Morticia's body appeared in his mind, and he winced a little, though visibly. Maybe something about that whole exchange, back in Avon, had caused a change in him. He felt that, maybe, he was just a bit more cautious than he had been normally. But, that could have been just him.
Eventually, the guards did notice the Monk and Assassin in the plaza, and decided to address them. "You there, stay where you are!" One of them called out. Hiro stood in place, hoping that Sayha would do the same. Hope had turned around, and saw the two standing there. She looked at them, confused. The Blue Officer started to walk over as well, possibly with Sage in tow. The guards walked up to the two, and addressed them. "You two. We'd like to have you two come with us, for questioning."
"What's the meaning of this, then?" Hope questioned, looking at the knights.
"Sorry, ma'am. Orders from up top." The guard responded, turning to face her. Now more confused, Hope turned to Hiro and Sayha, as well as the guards. "What say you?"
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2015 10:14:51 GMT
 It wasn’t long after the tunnel incident when Sayha received a summons from the Trickster. The Trickster has been a Floating Jack-o-Lantern that resided at the Purple Mirror Mansion. Sayha had first met him when she and Hiro had gone to him to find out what he knew about Lonsdale. Some time had passed, and Sayha was now over 20 levels higher than she had been before.
When Sayha accepted the summons, Hiro had contacted her stating he too had received a summons from the Trickster. The two of them had made their way back up to Avon Valley and to the Purple Mirror Manson. When they got there, the Trickster was rather distraught over Sayha’s recent change in appearance, which was perfectly fine with her. It had been creepy to have a Jack-o-Lantern take an unhealthy interest in her.
The Trickster had revealed that their job in Lonsdale had not yet been done and that they needed to return. They both agreed, and they had been covered in light just as it had happened the last time. This time, though, they were not dropped off in the catacombs nor were they separated.
When the light faded, Sayha could see the city that they were in that Sayha later learned had been called the Seaport of Lune. Lonsdale itself was the land, but the city was Lune.
From what Sayha could tell, they had been teleported not to long after they had initially disappeared. People noticed their rather sudden appearance, and Hiro had nodded for them to walk forward. Sayha followed suit and nodded as Hiro explained that they should just do what was asked of them. It was fair, though Sayha wasn’t necessarily happy about complying completely without asking questions. After all, they were just as confused as they were.
Eventually a guard dressed in blue armor came up to the two of them after they had stopped walking, ordering the two of them to go with them. Hope, the Guardian that they had met when they fought the Hive, asked what was going on. The guard explained it was orders from someone higher, and he turned back to Sayha and Hiro.
“It’s just procedure,” Sage, the Shaman, added, patting Hope on the shoulder, “You of all people should know that, Hope.”
Sayha nodded, “We’ll go with you.” The guard motioned for them to follow, and the two of them did with Hope and Sage following behind them. They walked along the streets of Lune, and Sayha glanced around, taking everything in. It was new territory that she hadn’t explored yet… maybe once things settled down Sayha would wander the streets and do some solo exploration. Of course, that was assuming that they didn’t get sent to prison for helping.
The guard led them to an immaculate building that impressed her. “The Azure Palace,” Sage explained quietly to Sayha and Hiro. Once they were in the Palace, they were lead into what Sayha guessed was an interrogation room. There were two guards as well as another officer in the room as well as four chairs which Sayha assumed was for the four of them who were ushered in. The guard that led them to the room handed papers to the officer who was sitting down at a table. He motioned for everyone to sit, and the other guard left the room, closing the door behind them.
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Post by Hirosame on Nov 6, 2015 22:07:12 GMT
[attr="class","capsol"] As the guards began to take Hiro and Sayha away, Hope and Sage had decided to come along. Hope walked up next to Hiro, and spoke quietly to him. "I told you two to leave. What're you still doing here?" The Guardian asked.
Hiro turned his attention over to Hope for just a moment. "Listen, there's a lot of stuff that's going on here, and I can't really explain it all to you. It just wouldn't make sense." Hiro reached into his pocket, and pulled out the Pebble of Philosophy, showing it to Hope. Her eyes turned to it, and her eyebrow raised. "All you need to know for now is that Sayha and I are here for a reason. One that neither of us can truly explain, at least, for now."
Hope squinted at the Monk. Upon having looked at the Pebble, she became more curious. "Try me, Monk."
Hiro looked over to her, and continued. "It's been over a month since Sayha and I have been here. At least, in our own time." Hope seemed surprised, and then she felt a weariness in her head, as a vision of both Hiro and Sayha having left through the portal appeared in her mind. She regained her consciousness, and looked to him again. She only nodded, signifying that she would let it go for now. Hiro figured that she would probably ask more about the situation later on, but that wouldn't be for now. Sage had mentioned at this point that the building that they were heading to was called the Azure Palace. It looked to be some kind of government building, which would have been made more obvious if they had a helicopter flying around it, and the president of a nation being there as well. However, since neither of those things were even in this world, such things would likely cause much more of a commotion than as would be necessary. The group had been lead into the building, and eventually to something akin to an interrogation room. The group had been motioned to sit, which Hiro did soon after.
He found it strange that Hope and Sage had been there, too, but he figured that they were suspect as well, since they had been there at the scene. As he thought this, though, they started to get various questions as to what had happened, and why.
"Who are you people? Your clothing and how you had happened upon the scene are very suspect!"
"What do you know about the monster that had appeared? What about the hole that they came through!?"
"Did you know that this monster would appear!?"
"Where are you from!?"
It was like a mad-house, as all the guards were asking other questions from one another, and demanding immediate answers. Hiro looked over to Hope, whom he could only assume was furious with the whole situation, given the expression on her face. He then turned over to Sayha, wondering how she was holding up as well. Not too long afterwards, a man had walked into the room, and the entire place fell silent. Hope shot right up and saluted the man. He waved a hand to her, and she sat back down. He made his way to the front of the table, and looked at the papers that had been given to the guards. After a few tense, silent moments, he looked up to Hiro and Sayha.
"So, it seems that whatever had happened was beyond your control, was it not?" The man asked. Hiro nodded slowly, but kept silent. The man then stood up straight, and bowed before the two. "I apologize, how rude of me. I haven't introduced myself yet. I am Magistrate Zaffre, of the Blue District of the Seaport of Lune. I would, firstly, like to thank you all for having jumped into the fray, and saving what would have been countless lives. You have my utmost honor and respect." He stood back up again, continuing. "Now, as is my job, I would like to ensure you that these questions are only for the security of the city. A certain festival that we hold is coming up shortly, and it is in our best interest that it be upheld without concern or worry. As such, I would like to ask you to explain what had happened, as best as you can, so that we may better prepare ourselves for the eventuality of something else like that, happening again." His face was straight, though his tone held no contempt.
Hiro leaned forward, and began. "We don't know all that much, sir. All we do know was that the monster that had appeared and attacked was against the city's best interests to exist, and we only did what it was that we felt was right. We may be outsiders, but even we know what's good and what's bad." Hiro intentionally kept a few things from them, specifically because if they seemed like they didn't know much of anything, they couldn't rightfully be held there. Hope seemed to understand what Hiro was up to, and spoke her own piece.
"As an officer in the Blue District's guard, I can verify that the two had been in the plaza beforehand." Hiro was about to throw Hope a look, but decided against it, for the sake of seeming more convincing. "When the monster appeared, the two of them rushed into action, just a few moments after we had." She motioned to Sage for a moment, and then fell silent again. It seemed, from here, that Zaffre had looked over to Sage and Sayha for the rest of their stories. Since the four of them hadn't spoken about what to say beforehand, as far as he could tell. If anything was off from what they were saying, then he'd likely attempt to call them out on it. Refraining from looking at the other two, Hiro continued to look at Zaffre. He seemed to be a decent enough guy, though his concern was for the city itself. Nothing to fault the man over, at all. However, for the sake of them not getting caught up in whatever it was that had happened, or whatever the Trickster had foreseen that had caused him to enter such a state of worry, Hiro needed everybody who wasn't involved to stay un-involved. He would remain silent, as Sayha or Sage may or may not decide to talk.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2015 23:00:43 GMT
As the group had walked to the Palace, Hope and Hiro had talked briefly. Mostly, though, it had been Hope wondering why they had come back or what they were doing there. Hiro explained that some time had passed for himself and Sayha while barely any time had passed for them. Sayha didn’t say anything additional, but she thought that Hiro might have been saying too much. After all, it wasn’t like they knew much about the entire time-warp situation in the first place.
Once everyone had been settled in the interrogation room, questions began flying, and the guards didn’t even allow them a chance to answer. It was fair that they had questions, but they were being incredibly rude about it, even going as far as asking if they were the reason the swarm appeared. Sayha had intended on answering the questions politely or at least as polite as she could, but with how they were acting, Sayha was getting more and more pissed. Hiro seemed to be taking it well or at least he appeared to be, but Sayha was not. Sage could tell that both Hope and Sayha were agitated, and she prayed that the two would just remain calm enough until the official appeared to actually complete the interrogation. In the back of her mind, she thought that Hope and Sayha would probably get along pretty well. Though that was beside the point at that time.
What Sage couldn’t see though was that Sayha was about to flip the table over at the guards to make them shut up. She couldn’t answer their questions if they didn’t stop talking, and it seemed that they didn’t realize that they couldn’t answer so they just kept going on and on. Just as she put her hands on the table to do so, the door opened, and an older gentleman with blue hair walked in.
As soon as he walked in, everyone that had been grilling them was instantly silenced. Sayha could only guess how high of an official he was if he caused such obnoxious people to go silent by just appearing. Sayha released her grip on the table and settled back down, eyeing the man suspiciously. Between how the guards were treating them and how the Sages wouldn’t give them any straight answers, Sayha’s trust level was pretty much nonexistent.
The officer seemed smart enough to realize that what had happened was outside of their control, and that released some of Sayha’s anger. He introduced himself as Magistrate Zaffre of the Blue District, whatever the District thing meant. He thanked them for jumping into action, and he gave him their honor and respect. He continued to speak explaining he was asking questions to protect the city, especially since there was a festival of sorts that would be held in their near future. He then asked for Hiro and Sayha to explain what they could about the situation.
Hiro leaned forward and began answering right away. He explained that the two of them didn’t know that much, and that the monster had appeared for whatever reason and that they had fought to protect the city. Hope spoke up, explaining that she was an office in the Blue District and said that they had been there before the monster had attacked.
The Magister turned his focus onto both Sayha and Sage.
“I, too, am an officer of the Blue District, albeit not as high as Hope,” Sage spoke up, “If they didn’t appear, I belief that many lives would have been lost. It was stronger than any monster I have seen, and I don’t believe that the collective strength of our District would have been powerful enough to stop it. We should give them our thanks and allow them to return to wherever they came from.”
“What we do know,” Sayha finally spoke, “was that the monster was classified as a Genius, and not in mental strength. We know that they will attack whoever gets in their way. As for what their ultimate goal is, we don’t know. As for anything else, we can’t tell you what we don’t know.”
The Magister studied the collective group before nodding at Hiro and Sayha, “Very well, you are free to go. A guard will escort you out of the building. Officers Hope and Sage, please remain here so you may complete your formal report.”
Sayha turned to Hiro and nodded, and she headed out of the room, assuming Hiro was following. The guard took them through the halls to outside the doors of the Palace.
“We should return to the Sages,” Sayha said as soon as they were out of hearing distance from the guards, “As much as I don’t like them, we might be able to get more information about them now that we’ve spoken to this… Magister. I think it’s time we get some straight answers for one. I’m tired of looking and feeling like an ass because of those stupid Sages.”
Sayha was probably more upset than she should have been, but she knew that she had a right to be at least a little upset. She didn’t get why they had been summoned back… then she thought back to something the Magister had said. A festival? It would be something to keep a note of.
Sayha walked back to where they had been when they had been dropped off, and a glow appeared between the two of them. It appeared that they were done with that time… at least for now.
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Post by Hirosame on Nov 7, 2015 22:08:11 GMT
[attr="class","capsol"] Returning back to Lune would not be as easy as Hiro had originally thought. At least, not this time around. As the two of them would return to the period of time, the Pebbles of Philosophy that the held would begin to glow, and shine brightly. After a few moments, a vision would begin to play in their minds.
It was a busy day for the two, as the Harvest Moon Festival was coming up soon. The man had been working for quite a while now, though with a big smile on his face. Sawing away at some of the lumber that he had needed for a tool that he was making, he worked. The man would eventually finish with the lumber, and then move back over to an anvil. He would begin to hit a piece of metal on the anvil with a hammer, causing a few sparks to fly. This was Lucas, a Green District tool repairman and crafter. He was just getting into his mid 20's, so he was fairly young, though he had his father's business to uphold, in order to help some of the farmers in the area, who were also customers of his and his partner. They worked extra hard, thanks to the seasonal festival.
Lucas had been a working man ever since he had been about 12 years old. While he enjoyed his work as much as the next person, he also enjoyed helping others out, in whatever way he could. It was through his father that he had begun working as a blacksmith and repairman for the local farmers, since farming tools were almost always required. They always broke, whenever one least expected it, though that was what Lucas was here for. His father had gone off and retired from the job, as he had suffered one too many injuries on the job now, and wasn't able to move around quite as much as he used to. When he had fully taken over, though, Lucas wasn't necessarily alone in the work. See, he had been with someone very special to him, whom he had asked to come help out with the shop as well.
This special someone was his significant other, though he had other plans for that whole arrangement. Sometime during this festival, when the two of them had time off from their work, Lucas had already arranged to propose to her. He kept a ring that he had purchased away from her, so that she wouldn't see it anytime soon. However, she would, sometime during this festival. He wasn't going to miss out on the opportunity to change their lives for the better. They had been together for quite some time now, and he saw it fit to give it a shot. He had a strong feeling that she would agree, but he was still nervous about it. His nervousness caused him to miss the item on the anvil, and accidentally whack his thumb. "Ow!" He shouted, retracting his hand entirely. He began to shake his hand around, trying to get rid of the pain. Once it went away enough, he looked over the metal on the anvil, and fitted it onto the handle he'd made prior. Looking it over, he started fixing it up a bit more. "Dear?" He called out. "When was this trowel due back to Mr. Ferghuson?" He continued to look over the tool, and fixed it up further where needed, while he waited for a reply.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2015 23:05:59 GMT
After Sayha gave her joke about the Mansion, both she felt the Pebble in her pocket become warm again. Just as Sayha touched her pocket, both Hiro and she began to glow. It seemed that traveling back in time would be different than before… and yet again, the two were dropped into a vision.
The Harvest Moon Festival was quickly approaching which meant yet another busy for Mira, though she wasn’t alone in the somewhat chaotic finishing touches for said Festival.
Mira was no stranger to hard work. Her father and her father’s father were farmers, and the land her family owned had been in the family for many generations. When Mira was younger, she worked with the animals feeding them and taking care of them. However as she got older, she helped her mother more and more with the greatly unseen paperwork. As Mira excelled at working with the paperwork, her mother pushed her to do more.
Mira ended up meeting Lucas when he came out to repair some of her family’s farming equipment. The two of them got along well, and the two of them became very close both friendship-wise and romantically. Mira had ended up working with Lucas in his family’s business, doing the unseen paperwork. She had been working on the books when she heard him call out in pain. He must have been distracted while using the hammer, Mira thought, giggling under her breath. Lucas then asked when the trowel was due to one of the customers.
Mira quickly went through the paperwork and found the request, “The trowel is due back the day after tomorrow, dear.” She was about to get back to working on the books when something outside the shop window caught her eye.
Outside, there was a group of Blue Guards walking past to see the stalls that had already been set up for the Festival. Mira recognized one of the Guards to be none other than Magistrate Zaffre himself. It wasn’t odd to see the Magistrates at the festivals, but Mira had never met or seen one up close.
The Magistrate went over the fruit stand that was set up near the shop. Just as he was about to examine the fruit, creatures jumped out of nowhere and began to attack everyone in sight.
“Lucas, come quick!” Mira called back grabbing a nearby broom to use as a weapon if necessary.
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Post by Hirosame on Nov 8, 2015 3:34:19 GMT
[attr="class","capsol"] Lucas had heard Mira's answer to his question, though his attention had been shifted directly over to the guards that were perusing through the streets at the moment. He hadn't seen the soldiers around, nor had he seen a Magistrate such as Zaffre in the area for quite some time. At first, Lucas thought that it was something military-related, though as they all seemed to have been at rather relaxed states of mind and being, he thought against the notion. The guards and the Magistrate seemed to be minding their own business, and they stopped at a fruit stand just a little ways away. Lucas turned back to his work for a moment, and started to repair it some more. He continued this, until he'd heard Mira's voice sharply shout for him. Looking up, he saw the Magistrate and guards being attacked by some kind of monsters!
Lucas reached over and grabbed one of the pitch forks that he had worked on, as Mira grabbed one of the brooms. Lucas had run over next to her, and looked at the monsters that had appeared. How did they even get here!? And why did it have to be now!? While he was surely terrified, he wasn't going to let anything happen to Mira. However, as the monster had begun to rip into the guards and the Magistrate, Lucas felt even more tension in the situation. Neither he nor Mira were anywhere as strong as those guards, and he knew this for a fact. He turned to Mira quickly, and grabbed onto her hand, forcing her to run with him. "We can't stay here, we'll just get killed!!" He shouted, turning back to her. "They can have the shop! I will not allow anything to happen to you!!" He would drag her along if he had to, while he kept the pitchfork in his hands.
The safety of Mira was all that Lucas cared about. He refused to let anything hurt her, even at the cost of losing their shop. However, as he had forced himself to run, whether he was dragging Mira along or not, he started to feel dizzy, and rather sleepy. His running slowed down drastically, until eventually he fell to his knees. He turned behind himself quickly, and reached over toward Mira. His eyelids were very quickly falling, as he noticed everybody else falling over, not just himself. He was just barely able to stumble over next to Mira, before his eyelids started to fully close.
**On a sign behind Mira were the words "New Leaf Market"**
Hiro's eyes shot back open, as he looked over at Sayha. Hopefully, she had seen something similar, and this was a clue that they had been looking for. Somewhere to start looking. "Did you see that, too?" He asked. "New Leaf Market..." As he was starting to delve deeper into the memory, he recalled Lucas' feelings for Mira. Hiro looked over at Sayha again, without meaning to, and immediately flushed up. Stiffening ever so slightly, he turned away and looked ahead. "We should probably head back to Lune..." Hiro's mind flashed back to the Tunnels of Chislehurst, and what had happened there. He quickly shook the thought from his mind, trying to keep his mind under control for a minute.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2015 4:19:44 GMT
As soon as Mira ha called Lucas over, he was next to her in an instant. The monsters by then had begun to cut down the guards. Lucas yelled, saying that they couldn’t stay in the shop and that they’d just be killed and that he wouldn’t allow anything to happen to her. He grabbed her hand and he began running towards the back of the shop where the other exit was.
Mira followed behind, being slightly dragged because she wasn’t as fast as Lucas was. However something was wrong… Mira could feel herself become suddenly sluggish like fatigue hitting her all at once. Her eyelids suddenly became heavy, and she felt her body fall to the ground. She felt Lucas go back to her, but what was happening must have been happening to him as well. With what strength she had left, she looked around. Everyone else was falling pretty to what was going on as well… and just as she closed her eyes, a sign became her focus: New Leaf Market. Then it was black.
Sayha felt her mind become hers once again, and her eyes opened. She was back in her own body, and she was outside of the sage’s tent. Hiro was standing next to her still, and he asked if she had seen the vision too, and she nodded. Hiro had said exactly what she was thinking: New Leaf Market. Then Hiro suddenly flushed up, turning to look forward. He said that they should head back to Lune.
Though Sayha was pretty sure he was thinking what she was… it was kind of cruel in a way… Sayha thought back to what happened in the Chislehurst Tunnels not too long ago, and the two of them hadn’t figured out what to do or where to go with it quite yet. Sayha sighed under her breath.
“Yeah, let’s head back to Avon and see the Trickster,” Sayha finally said, trying to push the embarrassing thoughts out of her head.
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Post by Hirosame on Nov 8, 2015 9:36:07 GMT
[attr="class","capsol"] It had been a little while, since Hiro and Sayha had left the present for Lune once again. This time, however, they needed some answers, which they would just have to find on their own. Once they had returned to the time, they had come back a day after the previous events. Hiro looked around a bit, and saw that they were in the same plaza that they had been at before. Looking over to Sayha, he nodded. "I'd say we should probably ask around, about this Harvest Festival, first." He turned to look ahead, and observed the surrounding area. There seemed to be a few shops in the nearby area. A Blacksmith, a Tavern, and a General Store. Hiro figured that it might be a good idea to head on into the Tavern, and see if he could find out any information there. "Looks like that's the best bet." He examined a few people walking into the bar, some of which being soldiers. Well, there goes the idea of starting a fight, in order to get some answers. As much as he would have loved to start something, just to see if he could get an answer or two, he also figured that neither him, Sayha, or the rest of the city would appreciate some kind of violence, getting them locked up.
So, instead, he'd just go with a normal-ish style of questioning. However, he would need to spice it up just a little bit. "Gonna go ahead and say: I'm sorry for what I'm about to do." Hiro said, as he started to make his way into the city. He felt a little stupid for what he had just thought of, but it made sense that someone who hadn't been in the area very long would come along and ask about the festival. As Hiro had made his way into the tavern, he walked directly up to the counter, and sat down. There was a seat next to him, though, in case Sayha had wanted to sit down as well. It seemed that people were already being loud and obnoxious, as the pre-party parties had already begun. Eventually, though, the bartender guy walked over, and looked at them, with a strange eye.
"You two don't look like you're from around here, what with your get-ups." He said, leaning onto the counter. "What can I get ya?"
Hiro shook his head a little bit. "Nah, I don't think we need drinks. Can we ask some information?"
The bartender grunted. "If you're looking for info, then bother someone else. I serve drinks. If you don't want drinks, then get outta my shop."
"Now now, hold on just a minute." A woman had walked over from behind the counter. It seemed that she was just as festive as the rest of the place, with bright rosy cheeks on about her. "Sorry about him, he's just a bit grumpy about the recent travelers looking for information, as well. My name's Elizabeth. If you have any questions, I can answer them."
Hiro felt a little more at ease, since the plan he had thought up beforehand was to make a fool of himself somehow, as well as possibly have Sayha get mad at him. He was gonna try and break out the stereotypical Japense Tourist routine, though since Elizabeth had shown up, she had stopped him from having to break that out on someone else in the bar. "Okay, well, since we're new here, can you explain to us what the Harvest Festival is, and what it's about?"
"Oh, well, sure thing." She began, the smile on her face broadening. "The Harvest Moon Festival is usually a week-long celebration of the passing of the Harvest Moon, or the Moon cycle of this month. It's to promote a good and healthy harvest before the winter, as well as celebrate the coming of winter. Since this is the Cerulean Era, which means the festivities will end at the Azure Palace this year. Since this year's ending in the Blue District, Magistrate Zaffre and the Blue Princess will be conducting the final ceremonies. It's so nice to know that Zaffre, who is so people-minded, is so willing to put forth the effort here." She sighed happily after a moment, but continued. "Oh, and in case you didn't know, the Six Princesses are the daughters of the biggest merchant families in the city, and they practically rule over the city itself." She paused for a little bit, looking for any other possible questions that would be coming her way. Hiro was just glad that Elizabeth was such a gossip talker, otherwise they would've had to spend an hour just trying to get all that kind of information. Hiro paused for a bit, and would let Sayha ask any questions she had in mind, before his next few.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2015 10:24:05 GMT
After yet another visit to the Purple Mansion and the Trickster, Hiro and Sayha were back in Lune. She wasn’t exactly sure of what day it was compared to when they had last been there, but there were definitely more people then there had been when they were there previously… even counting the guards.
As the two of them walked around, Hiro pointed out that they should probably ask around, and Sayha nodded in agreement. Nearby there were three main places: a blacksmith shop, a tavern, and a general store. Sayha thought to the back of her mind about the vision that she and Hiro had had with regards to the shop workers, but she pushed it aside as Hiro pointed out the tavern would be their best bet.
As they made their way towards the entrance, Hiro apologized in advance for what he was going to do, and that made Sayha roll her eyes. Instead of going inside all the way with Hiro, she remained near the entrance and activated her <Hearing Aptitude> ability. At first, all she could here was the overlapping voices of the loud tavern people. However, Sayha had learned how to “tune in” on a conversation despite the noise. She could hear Hiro talk to one of the barkeeps, but she didn’t focus on that conversation.
Amass the voices, Sayha heard the words “New Leaf Market,” the sign that she and Hiro had seen in their vision.
“… headed to New Leaf Market tomorrow.”
“My wife and I were planning on heading there early in the morning.”
“Well, it is the place to be since the Harvest Festival starts tomorrow.”
“Verdant Park is always a good place to be.”
“You’re a Greenie so of course you’re going to say that.”
The conversation ended with all of the speakers laughing. Sayha deactivated <Hearing Aptitude> and waited for Hiro to finish talking to the barkeep.
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Post by Hirosame on Nov 8, 2015 23:44:15 GMT
[attr="class","capsol"] As Sayha had decided to stay behind and do something else, Hiro went ahead and continued asking Elizabeth some further questions. "So, you said that there were these princesses, and something about a banquet of some sort at the Azure Palace. Other than the Princesses, and I'd assume the Magistrates, who else would possibly be there? Like, any kind of guests?"
"Oh, well that's a simple one." Elizabeth began, a smile spread across her face. "See, there's two different kinds of guests that are brought in, basically as though they were chosen by the people. The Topaz Champion, and the Amber Scholar."
Hiro's eyebrow raised for a moment, as he heard the girl speak. "What're those?" He stopped himself quickly, before letting her speak. "I'm sorry I'm so new here, but it'll just help me enjoy the festivities all that much more, if I know more about them."
"Not a problem at all, sweetheart." She said. "The Topaz Champion is the Yellow District's chosen guest, based off of the competition that the Yellow District holds every year. It's somewhat like a Colosseum, where warriors from all around the city test their might against one another. It's a huge spectacle to watch, and I'd suggest you go check it out yourself." She giggled a bit. "You don't look like you'd enjoy being a contender, what with how skinny you are."
"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" Hiro responded, in a joking fashion. He held up his arm and attempted to flex. "You can clearly see I have much more muscle than I let on." Of course, the joke was that he had no visible muscle at all, to which Elizabeth also laughed. After a moment, Hiro brought his arm down onto the counter again, and continued. "So, how about this Amber Scholar? I'd assume that they have a lot more to do with researching, though that's just a guess."
"Right you are. The Amber Scholar is someone who takes an exam, and scores the highest on it. It's usually taken during the Harvest Moon Festival, and it really has a very prestigious entitlement that comes with it." She leaned in, after looking around, and motioned for Hiro to do the same. "Although, there's been talk of some cheating going on, though that's just a rumor I've heard." She leaned back, and started to tend to one of the glasses. Hiro nodded at the woman, and smiled.
"Well, Elizabeth, I think I know just about everything I'll need to know. Thank you very much for your help today." He said, standing up.
"My pleasure." She said. "Do be sure to come back, now! And maybe this time, buy a drink!"
Hiro walked away, and headed over toward Sayha. He stopped a few feet from her, and spoke with her silently. "I've gotten a fair deal of information, and I'd hope you did, too. For the time being, let's get outta here, and see what else we could find." He made sure to look around himself, and noticed that someone in the tavern was looking over at them, suspiciously. He ignored them for the moment. "I've managed to find out about the Harvest Moon Festival, a little about Zaffre, and a little about these people, known as the Six Princesses. Outside of that, I've learned that there's 2 ways to get into this banquet that they're holding at the Azure Palace, which I'd assume has something important to do with what's been going on, and if these Princesses would hear us out, then maybe we can help the city from getting deeper in trouble." Hiro would explain a little bit more in a bit, though he was starting to get a little sketched out from the person that was staring at them. Hiro motioned with his head that they at least step outside the tavern for the time being. "Anything you learn?" Hiro asked, after a second. He kept his eye on the tavern for a minute, because he could still feel like someone was watching them. Might have just been the fact that they were rather strangely dressed, but even that didn't feel right.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2015 3:16:54 GMT
Hiro continued to talk to the barkeep for a bit longer which felt like an eternity. Sayha remained by the entrance and instead was glancing around the tavern. Most of the occupants didn’t take any note of her, and the ones that did seemed to look at her strangely, probably because she was quite obviously not from the Seaport of Lune.
Sayha pretended to ignore the looks of the tavern people, but she actually kept a close watch on them out of the corners of her eyes. However even keeping an eye on the tavern, she felt as if someone else was watching her… and she had a good feeling Hiro felt the same way. She was just about to head out and get a better view when Hiro went over to her. She didn’t really hear what he said because the tavern suddenly got extremely loud.
Instead of speaking, she motioned for Hiro to follow her, and she walked out of the tavern, assuming he was following her. She walked over off to the side where there was a small alleyway that gave them some privacy.
“Okay, this will be a better place to talk,” Sayha said, “I found out that the Market we saw was in the Verdant Park which is in the ‘Green District’ whatever that means. Also, the festival starts tomorrow so we’re stuck here for the night. I didn’t hear what you said before thanks to the tavern talk, would you mind repeating what you said?”
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Post by Hirosame on Nov 9, 2015 7:43:40 GMT
[attr="class","capsol"] It was as though the volume in the entire place had boomed all of a sudden. Whatever was going on inside the tavern seemed to have sparked a commotion, way better than Hiro had thought beforehand. Sayha had had the idea to step outside into the alleyway, where they were likely to have a better conversation. As the Assassin had turned the corner, Hiro looked back and at the tavern, unsure if the commotion inside was caused by them or not. They definitely did stand out, so it was hard not to notice them. The face of the person that had been looking over at him, that Hiro had noticed, was covered up by a black mask, as though they were a foreboding symbol. Eventually, though, Hiro decided that he would start to make his way over to where Sayha was. It seemed that the alley was likely a lot less cramped than the tavern inside, as well as somewhat more secretive. As the Monk walked over next to Sayha, she had begun to speak about what she had learned inside. Hiro paid close attention to what it was she had found out, as every bit of intel here could help countless lives.
Hiro put a hand to his chin. "Green District, huh?" He said, slowly. After a second, he had brought his hand back down to his side, and began. "What I had said in there was that I'd found out a little bit about the festival, the Magistrate, and these people known as the 'Six Princesses' who basically controlled the city. These Princesses are supposedly the daughters of the six biggest merchant families, and their influence is something to behold. Zaffre, from what I gathered, answers only to the one who runs the Blue District. It'd be safe to assume that whoever ran the Blue District would be this Blue Princess, though I can't say for sure." He paused for a second, looking around. He walked over to the other side, and leaned up against the wall. "There's also going to be a big banquet over at the Azure Palace, where we had been taken in for questioning, at the end of the festival. There's two ways to get into the banquet, but neither of them are of excruciating importance right now." Hiro fell silent, thinking up some kind of a plan. They would need to find some way to get over to this Verdant Park that Sayha had mentioned, long before the events of the day occur.
After a few more moments of thinking, Hiro stood up, looking back to the Assassin. "I'd say the first thing we should do is start heading towards this Green District, and see if we can't scope out that Verdant Park. Any other intel we had found out from the tavern can be discussed on the way, but I'd say that the most crucial information is finding out where this Green District is, and how to get to it." He gave a defeated smile to Sayha. "And this may be where I try and rely on you a bit more." He looked around the alleyway for a moment, making sure that they were okay for the time being. "You think you can use your Hearing Aptitude to pick up on where the Green District is, please? Maybe someone is talking about it, like in the other shops. Maybe in the Blacksmith's shop just nearby." A wry smile made its way onto is face again, as he continued. "I'm sorry for asking you to do this, but it might be the best way that we can find anything out for now. I'll make it up to you, I promise." Hiro hoped that Sayha wouldn't outright reject his idea, despite how far-fetched it could be. However, the less people that Hiro had to walk up to and say that he was new, the better. The last thing either of them need is a reputation in this day and age.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2015 8:19:18 GMT
Hiro listened to what information Sayha told him. He then explained what information he had found out. There were Six Princesses that were either the leaders or major icons in the city. The Magistrate Zaffre they had previously encountered answered only to the Blue Princess. Hiro continued to explain that there was a big banquet at the end of the festival, and it would be held in the Azure Palace where they had been questioned. Sayha was in no rush to go back there after the last encounter.
Hiro gave a solid plan: scout out the Green District. Easier said than done because they didn’t know the city, but Sayha knew that she would be able to find it out rather quickly. He asked her to find out information by asking the blacksmith, but she had a better idea.
“You can pay me back later,” Sayha gave him a smile, “Stay here, and I’ll be back.” After making sure no one else was in sight, Sayha activated <Silent Move> and <Hiding Entry> to vanish out of sight. Sayha walked through the alleyway until she found a place where she could climb on top of the building. Once she was on top of the buildings, she went to the highest point and took a look around.
Lune was massive, possibly larger than Londinium. She was able to see water in the distance which she guessed was the ocean since the place was known as a Seaport. Though the city itself was what made Sayha interested. The buildings seemed to be in all sorts of different styles, and each style was designated by a color… which was probably what the different Districts were.
Of over to the side, Sayha saw the Green buildings and rolling hills. That had to be where they needed to go. Sayha then jumped down off the building, deactivating <Silent Move> and <Hiding Entry> when she knew no one was looking.
“Follow me,” Sayha told Hiro as she walked passed him down the streets she saw to get to the Green District.
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Post by Hirosame on Nov 9, 2015 9:42:09 GMT
[attr="class","capsol"] After Hiro had made his request, Sayha had told him that he can pay her back later. Hiro returned the smile, and stayed where he was, as she had instructed. His mind began to wander how she would ask him to pay her back, but that was neither here nor there. For the time being, Hiro would remain where he was, leaning once again against the wall. He would wait for the Assassin to eventually show back up, but he wouldn't do so without looking out and into the crowd of people that were walking around. His attention to those people would eventually shift away a little while later, as Sayha had returned. She told Hiro to follow her, to which he smiled. "What would I do without you?" He asked her, rhetorically. After a little while, they had eventually found the Verdant Park in the Green District, and they decided to get a room where they could sleep. The concept had brought Hiro to become a bit embarrassed, as they would be sharing a room, though it had 2 beds. It would take a little while, but Hiro would eventually fall asleep, soundly.
A few hours would pass, before Hiro hears a creaking in the room. It sounded unnatural, and caused him turn to the rest of the room. He saw some mysterious figures standing there, looking at them. Hiro jumped up and out of the bed, his arms up and ready for a fight. Hiro was about to throw a punch at the nearest person, but the first one brought their hands up in the air. Hiro lowered his stance a little, but didn't lower it entirely. His expression was fierce, and he spoke in a low tone. "Mind telling us who you are?" Hiro assumed that Sayha was already awake, since the commotion he caused was probably enough to wake up the people in the room next to them, as well. "Not often are people so quick to barge into another's room, without telling them beforehand."
The one that had raised their hands up lowered them slowly, and began to speak. "We come in peace. It is not our intention to attack you in any way. We have seen you attack and defeat that monster back a few days ago, and we wished only to know your intentions." Hiro was about to scoff and demand that they start by saying who they were, but the guy continued on. "We are representatives from the Crownless Kings, an Assassin's guild, hailing from the Black District. Once again, we only wish to know what it is you are doing here in this city, as we are aware that you are not from these parts."
Hiro looked over to Sayha, but kept his guard up. From there, Hiro decided to tell them what they had told Zaffre. "We're just here for the festival. Earlier on, we had decided to join in and fight off the monster, as we saw fit. It helped prevent a lot of deaths, so we only did what we felt was right." With that brief explanation, Hiro fell silent.
The man looked at him through the cloak, and after a few moments, spoke. "We understand that you do not trust us, for which you have every right. However, we have come here not only to know your intentions, but to also offer you some assistance, should you take it." He stepped back a little, trying to present as little danger as possible. "We have been watching you for a bit, and we've learned that you were attempting to learn about the Harvest Festival. We can help you, only if you desire it." The man went silent. Hiro also remained silent, as he waited for the next thing to happen. He didn't trust these guys, at all, but if they were serious about trying to help them, then perhaps Hiro and Sayha could make use of their efforts.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2015 10:34:19 GMT
Sayha had smiled at Hiro’s question of what he would do without her. It was rhetorical of course, but Sayha had felt that it was nice being needed.
After the two of them did a preliminary check of the Green District, specifically the area of Verdant Park, it was late so the two of them decided to stay the night in that timeline so the two of them made their way to a nearby inn. The two were able to get a room with two beds, but that still meant that they had to share a room… which made things awkward for them.
After a while though, Sayha let herself fall into a sleep. However her sleep was interrupted when she heard a noise. Sayha instantly jolted up and out of her bed, and Hiro had as well. There were figured in the room that she didn’t recognize.
Hiro instantly demanded who they were, and one of them responded that they had come in peace. The person said that they called themselves the Crownless Kings, an assassin guild from the Black District. They had seen the two of them fight the Praesepe which was either really good or really bad for them. After, the person asked what the two of them were doing there, in Lune.
Hiro said that they were there for the festival and that they had jumped in to prevent deaths. Both of which were true though not exclusively together.
The first person talking said that they knew that the two of them didn’t trust them, but they offered the two of them assistance as they had been watching them find out about the festival.
Sayha knew that denying any sort of help would be stupid… no matter where the help came from.
“What kind of help are you offering?” Sayha asked.
Another representative stepped forward. “We have a variety of options for you,” a rough woman’s voice spoke, “but those options vary depending on the true reason you are here.”
Sayha briefly glanced over at Hiro before turning back to the woman, “We’re here to do what we need to do. Nothing more, nothing less.”
The woman was studying her, Sayha guessed, but she really couldn’t tell. However after a moment, she spoke again, “I see… does that mean that you will accept our help?”
“Yes,” Sayha nodded.
“Very well,” the woman said, “We are able to assist in combat, though that is a given with where we are hailing from. We are also able to provide diversions of any kind that you require. We are also able to obtain any sort of information you may need.”
Sayha nodded, turning to Hiro, “Diversions and information I believe will be key. What do you think?”
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Post by Hirosame on Nov 10, 2015 1:08:44 GMT
[attr="class","capsol"] As Hiro had gone silent, he listened to what it is that these Crownless Kings could offer. He agreed by nodding his head at the comment Sayha had made about their reason for being here, though his eyes darted to her very quickly when she had accepted their help before hearing what it was that they had to offer. However, after they explain what it is that they could offer as help, the Monk calmed down some. He would have to mention how quickly Sayha had accepted their offer to her at some point, though that would be for another time. As they began to list off their 'options,' Hiro lowered his stance a bit further, returning to a more neutral pose. He would have vehemently disagreed if they had decided to allow these Assassins to lend their aid during the fight, since the less Landers involved meant less possibilities of a casualty. They knew what it was that they were going up against, and Hiro would much rather keep it a matter between Monster and Adventurer, as much as possible. Sayha had suggested that they take up their offer for a distraction and the rotation plans.
Hiro agreed with these two, but he felt a creeping suspicion that there was something more to this. He squinted just a bit at the people, the question formulating in his mind. "I think we can take you up on those two, yeah." He said, after a moment. "We'll see about that banquet offer, some other time. However, I've just one question to ask: What's the catch?" The other man in the room looked over to Hiro, as he spoke. "You saw just how we handled that one monster, so there's probably something you want from us, for your assistance." Hiro's look became a glare. "I can't imagine you doing this out of the 'kindness' of your hearts."
The man nodded slowly to the Monk. "Indeed, there is aught we would request of you. However, not at this time. We would ask of you your assistance at a later time, for our help tomorrow." He left it as plain and simple as that. While Hiro had wanted a moment to outright lash back at the Cronwless Kings, he knew that if they had denied their help tomorrow, that they might end up regretting it, and far too many people being involved. While he wasn't a fan of the idea, he looked over to Sayha, then back to the Assassins.
"Not like we have much of a choice." He said, in a defeated manner. "The less people in trouble, the better, I figure..." His eyes lowered to the floor for a moment, though they spiked right back up. "Fine. I'll agree to the terms, though I speak only for myself." Hiro turned to look at Sayha again. "If you find anything wrong with this, then I'll revoke my agreement." From there, Hiro fell silent. He knew that he had just put a rather heavy burden onto Sayha's shoulders, but if they are to make a decision, it should be one that they make together. Since this may directly influence the future, or how things go about in this time, they would both need to make the call, based on how this would play out. Hiro felt that the less civilians involved, and being there on time would be the best way to go about this situation. However, if Sayha had found any reason to not agree with this, or if she didn't like having a favor held above her, then Hiro would tell these people to leave their room immediately. By force, if he had to. Until Sayha made her, Hiro would remain silent.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2015 3:13:33 GMT
Hiro had agreed with Sayha on the two options she had mentioned she agreed with… though he asked what the catch was. Sayha hadn’t even thought of that, and she was glad Hiro had. The representative that Hiro had been talking to explained that they would request their assistance at a later time in return for the help that the two of them received the next day. Hiro agreed to the terms and told Sayha that if she wasn’t okay with them to revoke his agreement.
“I agree to the terms as well,” Sayha said without any hesitation, leaning back so she could sit on her bed, “Now, you said you had information, correct? What kind of information is it?”
“The information we have,” the woman stepped forward, pulling out a scroll of paper. Sayha took the paper and unrolled it to find a bunch of papers instead of just one. Sayha sorted out the pages on her bed. The two pieces of information that caught her eye was the map as well as Magister Zaffre’s guard’s rotation plans. According to the plan, the guards were to enter the Green District around 1300 or 1p. According to the previous search, Sayha guessed it would take anywhere from 10 to 15 minutes to get from the start of Green to where the attack should take place.
“Okay so here’s the plan,” Sayha said after studying the information, “We’ll need to be in position by 12:30p. You guys need to cause some sort of distraction, starting around 12p so that way most of the people in the area will be out of the way. Make sure that your distraction is as far away from the market as possible while still being in the same district. Hiro, you’ll need to be on the ground near the New Leaf Market about 1p. That’s when the monsters will appear.” Sayha passed Hiro the paperwork she was looking at. “I’ll be on the roof to start out, and I’ll be out of sight,” Sayha continued, “You should stay that way as well until the attack, Hiro. Are you guys good with this plan?” Sayha looked up at the Crownless Kings in the room.
“We agree with this plan,” the woman said, “However, we should also engage in combat. That is what our jobs are.”
“You’re not the only assassins in town for the time being,” Sayha responded, “Leave the monsters to us and make sure that no one gets in our way.”
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Post by Hirosame on Nov 11, 2015 2:50:17 GMT
[attr="class","capsol"] Hiro listened as Sayha had explained how the plan would fold out, taking the paper that he had been handed and looking it over. The plan itself seemed to be rather good, though there was absolutely no room for error. If they didn't play their cards right, some people, including Zaffre, could be injured, or killed. This wasn't any kind of joking matter, because actual lives were at stake. That being said, Hiro didn't think he'd ever felt this pressured before. The possibility of actual death was there, and while he had been made aware of it beforehand, every time where it had happened was always almost just seconds before it would have happened, like when he and Sayha had rushed in to help Sage and Hope. There was no premeditation to it at all. It just happened. However, with a plan being formed like this, there was plenty of time to think about what could happen, as a result. Hiro knew his mind would wander, later on, though he didn't want to let onto that quite yet. For now, the plan was as Sayha had described. And the Crownless Kings didn't seem all that happy about it.
Sayha's rebuttal to their request to join in the fighting caused Hiro to smirk a bit, though he noticed a calm look about the other guy's eyes. Hiro's smirk had vanished slowly, as the man seemed to be thinking of something at the same time. Before Hiro could mention anything, the man spoke. "Well, it seems we have our jobs to do, and we shall get about them soon enough. A pleasant night to you both." The man tapped the woman's shoulder, and they both would walk out of the room, closing the door silently behind them. The tension in the room hadn't shifted at all, as Hiro had thought about the next day's occurrences, as they would come.
Hiro sat back down and onto the bed, leaning back a little bit. He looked up to the ceiling for a moment, thinking. Was there anything wrong with accepting their help? Was there anything they could've done differently? What did the guy seem to be so pleased about? All sorts of questions flowed through his mind, and just as they had started to boil over in his head, Hiro let out a sigh. "We should probably get some sleep. Tomorrow's a big enough day for us, and being sleep deprived won't help it at all." Hiro's tone had been different from before. It was darker, and perhaps a bit more worried than he had intended. He rolled over and onto his side, covering himself up with the blankets that were on the bed. "Good night, Sayha." He said, letting his mind seemingly wander around for a long time afterwards. It would be an hour or so before he would actually fall asleep from there.
The next day would show up, whether they wanted it to or not. Hiro had been silent the entire morning, just going through all the punches as they had come by. He had also opted out of eating, because he was just too worried about messing things up. The plan had been circulating through the Monk's head for a good while now, though the apprehension he felt for it was incredibly powerful. He had to run through every scenario as he had thought them up, because he wouldn't allow even one thing to go wrong, so long as he could help it. There were too many lives at stake right now, some of which were more influential than others. If they could somehow stop this next problem from happening, then perhaps Lune would be safe, for a little while. Then maybe they could get some further answers from the Trickster, or the Sages, or even one of these Princesses that supposedly lived here and worked everything. His mind shifted into gear a few moments later, as he saw a few guards making their way through the plaza. Upon closer inspection it wasn't the group that they would be waiting for.
Feeling himself becoming more and more distraught with every moment, Hiro hated waiting for something like this to go on. Waiting was the bane of his existence in some cases, and he absolutely hated it. He knew that Sayha would be waiting for the moment to strike, though that moment should have come a lot sooner. It was safe to say that his apprehension for this mission was the most he'd ever felt in such a short period of time. He shook his head a little bit, trying to regain his focus. After a few more moments, Hiro saw the figures that he had been waiting for: Zaffre, and his guards, were patrolling around the plaza at the moment. They were nearing the stand of fruit, where the monsters would appear from. Just a moment later, Hiro activated both Hellfire Drive and Eye of the Tiger.
Zaffre's hand stretched out, and the monster began to appear, leaping up and into the air. As the monster was about to swing down on the startled Magistrate, a mass of flame planted itself into the bottom of the Fairy-like monster. Hiro's fist collided with the small monster, as he looked up to the rooftop where Sayha had positioned herself. "Now!!" He shouted, letting the flames all around him die down. His eyes darted right to Zaffre, as he started to push the man away. "Go, you all need to go!" Just as Hiro had given this order, the Monk found a new monster had appeared, just behind the group of guards. He sprung up and in the way of the strike that would have leveled the guards, blocking it with his hands. The beast seemed to resemble a man, of some sort, as it glared at Hiro. Two enemies, at once this time? Letting out a grunt, Hiro threw the monster's arms off and out of the way. Without having planned for another monster to be in the way, Hiro would certainly need to improvise a bit here. He activated Rafting Taunt, and let out a war cry. His body glowed red as the aggro from both of the monsters would shift to him suddenly. Striking a defensive pose, Hiro would wait for any attacks that would come his way, hoping that Sayha would rejoin him soon.
A light glowed from Hiro's pocket, as the power of the Pebble of Philosophy began to swirl around him.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2015 3:49:30 GMT
Hiro hadn’t disagreed with Sayha’s plan which was good. Soon after, the Crownless Kings disappeared just as quickly as they had appeared. Sayha gathered up the papers and set them aside on a nearby table. When she looked over at Hiro, he seemed to be lost in thought.
Sayha had already gotten back in her bed, but she was just sitting for the time being. Hiro sighed, saying that they should get some sleep and good night.
“Good night, Hiro,” Sayha said softly. She didn’t lay down right away but instead sat up for a bit longer, letting her thoughts relax. Once she was done, she laid down and went back to sleep.
The next morning, Sayha was awake at her normal time, and she wasn’t sleep deprived at all. When Hiro and Sayha had both woken up, on she had something to eat, but what she ate was only a muffin and a piece of fruit. She knew that eating would be necessary despite being anxious… though she wasn’t really anxious. Hiro, on the other hand… Sayha could feel his waves of anxiety just looking at him. He was completely restless, especially when it was almost time to act.
Sayha, as she had said, was on top of one of the nearby buildings with her scythe laying in near her. She stayed in the shadows since she didn’t want to draw attention as well as so she didn’t have to have a constant mana drain on her <Hiding Entry> ability. At that moment, Sayha was surveying and keeping an eye on everything. Thanks to the Crownless Kings, the area was fairly calm though there were a few people scattered throughout. Hopefully they would be smart enough to run instead of fight. Time ticked by slowly, but Sayha eventually saw the blue guards and Magister Zaffre walk through. Sayha saw Hiro activate his initial abilities, and the monsters appeared. One monster was called Rhopalocera, and it looked like a butterfly type of faerie. The other was named Orion which was some sort of human and lion hybrid.
Sayha felt the <Pebble of Philosophy> in her pocket activate, and she saw her level reach to 90 once more. After making sure the civilians were out of the way and the Magister and his guards were backing out, Sayha knew it was time to act. Sayha moved to the edge of the building she was on, activating <Death Stinger>, and targeted Rhopalocera first.
“<Splitting Fang>,” Sayha sliced her scythe in front of her. The projectile flew forward through the air and hit the butterfly monster head-on. Sayha then jumped off the building, readying her next attack, “<Quick Draw>.”
Sayha then turned, targeting the lion monster, “<Assassinate>. <Perfect Autopsy>.” Once she landed from the dual attack, she activated her next skill, “<Sword Rain Flurry>.” Sayha stabbed the monster with the sharp end near the end of the handle portion of the scythe. She dealt a decent amount of damage to the lion monster so she jumped back and readied her next attack, this time on the butterfly.
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