"Looks like we're the first ones to arrive!" Kajuma exclaimed as the two of them landed on the floating Island.
"And lucky us that the rain doesn't reach up to here." Olive said to Kajuma.
"The rain is the one who's lucky. I was ready to blast up a burning field up there." Kajuma joked with his eyes closed, imagining the situation himself. His smug disappeared when he heard two thuds.
"What's with him?" A girl's voice asked.
"Probably meditating. . ." A guy voice joked in reply.
"He is meditating with a grin like that?" The girl giggled.
"Kajuma!" A hand wrapped around Kajuma's shoulder and was pulled into an embrace.
"What the hell?" Kajuma pushed the person away and got into his fighting stance, staff glowing.
"Tonare? Mafeen?" Kajuma exclaimed in shock and immediately dropped his staff. Mafeen smiled and waved at Kajuma while Tonare regained his posture, dusting off particles.
"You're the one who invited us to group up! Why are you so surprised?" Tonare asked in disbelief.
"It's just . . . I didn't really think you guys would show up. It's been a long time ya know?" Kajuma stated in defense while Mafeen nodded in agreement.
"It has been a long time." Olive smiled at the two newly arrived.
Tonare is the newest Flyffer addition to the group. He had just joined the group a week ago and surprisingly his EXP growth rate is the fastest among the group. He entered as an Assist and wants to proceed as a Billposter of the group. His current armor set is Storm, his suit had puffed sleeves, a popped up collar and knee length bell styled pants. It is decorated with crosses, both at the sides of the sleeves and at the back. His pants also had crosses at the sides of each leg. He wore the knuckles that Olive gave him the other day the Prenil Knuckle, a rare weapon to find.
Mafeen, our aspiring Psykeeper, is still a vagrant. She has been a part of the group for some time now but still hasn't made direct progress that would take her to the front line. She was recruited by Kajuma, just about the same time he recruited me. Though still a vagrant, Mafeen keeps her head with optimism and is a team player.
"Where are the others? I'm excited to see the whole group complete!" Mafeen squealed.
"I wonder what's taking them too long. . ." Tonare said with a total thinker position.
"You guys do know her. She's usually like this. . .We'll just have to wait. And besides the duo might come earlier than her. . The girls might have arranged a meet-up for themselves before heading here." Kajuma stated with reason.
"You have a point." Olive agreed with a smile.
The four waited for a bit on the floating Island. The cold winds were gushing through as if a storm was coming. The clouds were luckily not scattering but unluckily thickening, as Flaris was blanketed by them. The downpour got strikingly heavy and the plants seemed to feel the weather as well. The level of water in the River of Weeping increased to about a foot and hopefully it won't get higher than that. The masquerpets wasn't doing anything; it was as if there isn't anything going on, just a normal day in Flaris.
"Kajuma! Olive!" two voices boomed out loud from above.
"Huh?" Up above hovering in the sky are Ethan and Kenichi on their boards. The two males slowly landed to the ground but they didn't seem to want to unequip their boards.
"What's wrong?" Tonare asked.
"I think it's a better idea to choose another location." Ethan suggested.
"Just for now, the skies are not all in good terms today." Kenichi backed up the statement.
"We are Flyffers you know. It'll have no drastic effect on us. ." Tonare argued on the idea. Olive and Kajuma looked at one another but said nothing about it. The two boys didn't back down from their position and kept on trying to compromise the idea.
"On you guys, of course!" A male silhouette up from above exclaimed. He glided to the floating Island and positioned just right next to Kenichi.
"Oh! Blake!"
"Did you guys already think about our situation?" Blake pointed at himself and Kenichi. Those two had a lot of things in common.
Ethan is the male mercenary of the group, the future knight. Quite suited for the front lines, even though he isn't still close to the level of the 2nd class change. He had the usual Mercenary armor on, Valor. His blue green baseball hat with an orange peak, decorated at the crown with a golden cross going in the middle throughout the edges. His boots are designed for high cuts, reaching almost to the knee and bulky. His suit definitely showed off his class, armor is clearly seen overlapped from his blue suit. Instead of having fingerless gloves, He had his blue gauntlets on.
Blake and Kenichi are the two newest, human turned to Flyffer, additions to the group. They were humans who converted to Flyffers, for the sake of curiosity and the fact that they like being on the front lines. As expected they were still clothed in Vagrant suits. But they are to have their class change soon enough, thanks to Quests and help from the others. For Humans turned into Flyffers, they still suffer from Natural consequences and conditions.
"OHHHHHH right. . ." Mafeen and Tonare said in unison.
"Well then, let's find a place at the Middle or Northern part of the Leren Mountains." Olive said while equipping her board, as did Kajuma and Tonare. Mafeen had equipped her broom on, currently the only one to have a broom as a flying device.
"How about the others, how will we inform them?" Ethan asked.
"I'll stay behind, you guys go on ahead." Kajuma volunteered, even though he had his board on.
"You'll stay behind? But the rain will reach here soon and I know you don't like to get wet." Olive stated out the obvious. Kajuma merely gave a grin to all of them.
"Just go on. I'll stay here for the while." He said in a way to end the barrage of questions.
"Well fine then. " Olive said as she turned her board and angled it a bit before flying off.
The others quickly said farewell and flew off into the direction of the Northern Leren Mountains. Kajuma was on his own, on the floating Island and the storm brewing just so close. Just as the others got out of sight, he unequipped his board and held his staff in his hands.
"So ready for round one, clouds?" Kajuma said up to the sky, just as the clouds snapped and replied with thunder.
"I hope they come soon. . ." He mumbled.