Sunflower city, in Jaz' Haven, the local bar...
Remember the boy from earlier? The one who crashed into the girl? Well on the second day of his arrival, ee found himself at the busiest and best bar in town.
Ren strolled in, the sight of all the drunken merriness making him crack a smile. "Are you in charge?" He asked a girl carrying drinks.
"HA! HEAR THAT BOYS! Small Fry here wants to know if I'm in charge of this dump!" The drunks started laughing even harder, now at Ren, and the girl flipped her hair and walked off.
Ren grits his teeth and walked to the main bar. "Hey, kid! You gonna buy something?"
This talented young lady is Jaz, at 27, she is the owner of this fine establishment. Her blue eyes sparkle with excitement, the scar on her forehead disappearing behind her red hair tied in a braid, which lay on her right shoulder as she leaned forward. Her pale curvy body covered in an oversized white shirt, jeans, and an apron.
Ren sat at the bar next to another red-headed girl. "Water, just water... Actually, you got any food?"
Jaz smiled as she handed him the water. "Yeah but you'll have to pay," she looked him up and down. "You can do that, right?"
Ren took out a wad of jewel. "Yup,"
"Sorry, I have to check, the people I serve aren't always square with me, Ya know?" She filled the red heads cup and started drying a plate.
"So you were looking for a guild right? A light one?" Jaz inquired.
"Yeah, there has to be one here, right?" The red headed girl answered. "Somewhere in this screwed up town,"
This slightly irritable girl is Skyler Knight. She has blue eyes, long dark red hair, and a strange scar prominent on the white pale skin of the back of her left hand. She's 19, 5'8, wearing black jeans and t-shirt, black and white sneakers, and a red leather jacket. This is her third time trying to enter a guild in the last year.
Skyler downed her drink and looked seriously at the bartender. "I really need to know,"
Jaz laughed and replied: "it's on the edge of Seraph Forest, the name of it is Seraph's Creed, it's owned by a friend of mine. It's the last light guild in or around Sunflower. Take the path towards the forest and turn right at the first fork ya come to. "
"Thanks!" Skyler grinned.
"You sure know a lot about the town," Ren said, trying to start a conversation.
"Course! I get customers from light guilds, dark guilds, slave guilds and the like! I know everything that goes on around Sunflower!" Her expression grew excited as she leaned in and whispered so no one else could hear. "There's rumors going around, that the King of Slaves, or Florian LeBeau... You know the guy who owns Crescent moon, beats his kids? Yeah him. Well, rumor says that he's found a way to get rid of all his problems... They say he knows how to get rid of his business partners and his blind girl, Silica." She leaned back and loaded the tray for waitress from earlier.
Ren glared at the bar table and a bowl of soup was placed before him with bread. Despite his increasing hunger, he looked up at Jaz instead of eating. "If everyone here knows about some guy beating his family, why does no one do a thing about it?" He said coldly, making people stop their happy conversations to listen.
Skyler was the one that answered. "Because no one cares," her voice held no hope, but she clenched her fist and took a breath. " that's why I'm here... I'm here to join a guild and bring hope and light to a city that has none."
Ren nodded. "I wish you luck... And if you want help, I'd gladly step up." Skyler and Ren shook hands and she started to leave.
"So since you know everything going on, I suppose you can tell me where I can get a job," Ren stated, turning to Jaz.
"So you're staying here? Long term? Whatever, it's your funeral. I guess Mr. McGyrre is hiring in the library." Jaz shrugged and cleaned up Skyler's scraps.
"Sounds goo-"
"TAKE THIS BASTARD!" Skyler screamed and punched a man though the entrance to the bar.
Jaz' eyes grew dark. "What the heck do ya think you're doing? No one comes into my bar and starts a fight! Unless you've got a good excuse, I'm gonna have to tell you to get the hell out." Her words were sharp now, angry.
"He... Um..." A light blush appeared on her cheeks. "He grabbed my butt,"
Jaz' expression softened as she sighed. "You better get yourself to the guildhall, or something like that is going to be the least of your problems." Skyler's eyebrows furrowed and she walked out.
Ren watched the exchange without interfering. "Where's the bookshop?"
"I'll draw you a map." Jaz grabbed a napkin and started drawing the directions.
Sunflower city, in the upper-class part of town...
A girl wearing a white dress with one blue eye and brown hair covering half her face with gold tips walks along with a cart of sunflowers. "HEY!" A voice called from down the street.
I think you can guess the girl with the cart's identity if you can't she's one of the dark wizards from the meeting. As for the other girl, the one running towards the cart, she is Ellie Zenith. She is 19, 5'0, tan, with a curvy and busty body, she has straight pink hair to her waist and pink eyes. She has a pink tattoo of a lotus flower on her back, visible because of the white sleeveless blouse she wears. She also wears a long flowing white skirt, brown sandals, a golden belt over her stomach, golden anklets, and golden cuff bracelets. Ellie is known to have a love for flowers.
Sunflower gave a bright smile and greeted Ellie. "Sunflowers! Yay! I'll take six!" Ellie smiled and Sunflower returned it.
"Actually, take them for free," Sunflower took out a bundle and handed them to Ellie. Instantly Ellie shoved her face into the flowers, Sunflower lost her smile and went around the cart, opening a compartment large enough to fit a person.
"Ellie! How do those flowers smell?" Sunflower voice was low and comforting.
Ellie was rocking a little on her heels, "They smell wonderful!". Sunflower smiled and pushed some sleeping powder containers out the way. "They smell like... Rainbows!" Sunflower heard the sound of a body falling on the ground. As Ellie closed her eyes, Sunflower shoved her inside the cart, closed the compartment door and continued selling her flowers in the upper town.
"Hello," Sunflower said cheerfully "Care to buy a Sunflower, miss LeBeau?"
Silica and her maid were out on a stroll, one of the few luxuries the blind girl had. Silica always made her maid tell her the way things looked or felt, it was the closest she could get to see the things herself. "Of course!" Silica pulled out a few coins and moved them around her hand figuring out what coin they were and how much they were worth. "Will twenty jewel be enough?"
"Twenty jewel will be more than enough." A sunflower was laid out in the blind girl's palms. "Goodbye!"
"Goodbye!" Silica replied as the cart started off again. "She always seems so nice when we see her!"
"Don't be fooled Silica, remember where exactly that girl lives, she could be a criminal, just like everyone else," the maid lead Silica in the direction to the LeBeau household.
"I suppose you're right," Silica said sadly. Then her head jerked up. "Do you hear that?"
"No malady" the maid answered concerned.
"Someone's coming..." Silica ears were proved right when a girl came running towards them.
This girl is Alia Dawn, the girl that ran away from Ren yesterday after bumping into him. She has the same cloak, shorts, and black bra top as she did yesterday.
"Mistress, we should get out of the w-" the maid started
"Why are you running?" Silica asked in a quiet but commanding tone. The stick she uses to navigate her world shoved forward and used to knock over the running girl.
"Ow! Why does everyone Keep doing that!" She sighed and sat up.
"Who are you?" Silica said and tilted her head.
"Alia. Dawn." She said stiffly.
"Why were you running, Alia Dawn?" Silica asked slightly impatient.
"I was running away from someone."
"Why?"
"Because I stole their money,"
" How did you do that?"
"I stole it this morning after spending the night with them..."
"By spending the night... You mean you sold your body correct?" Silica frowned.
"Don't judge me, I do what I have to in order to survive," Alia said bitterly.
"You're coming with me." Silica said this as a statement.
"Why should I?" The raven haired girl replied cautiously.
"I'm going to feed you and give you temporary shelter. Then I'll pay you enough to survive long enough to find a proper job, one that doesn't include selling yourself." Silica held out her hand and helped up Alia.
Alia was speechless. "Th-thank you," on the inside she was suspicious and vowed to be cautious around this girl.
"Come, we have to stop at the docks before we arrive at my house." With her uncertain maid leading the way to the docks, Silica asked Alia about her life.
"I was raised in a village near here, it didn't turn out well for me when my parents died, they didn't have much so I turned to selling my body to survive. I came here thinking it could give me new customers," Alia kicked a rock down the street.
"M-Miss LeBeau, we're here," the maid said giving a tired eye to Alia. The group past many ships and stopped at one where slaves were being unloaded.
"Well! If it isn't the boss man's little one! Whatcha doin' 'ere?" A man unloading slaves turned and walked up to Silica. "Ave you come to collect 'ta extras?"
"Extras...?" Silica frowned.
Extra slaves are being brought to the city... Sacrifices...
"Yes! I'm here with this Mage to collect the extras! Can you give the chains and keys to my maid here?" Silica said quickly.
"'Ere," he passed the maid the chains and continued unloading the other slaves. The trio lead the slaves past the docks and through part of the city, but before long they were two streets from the LeBeau household.
"Here's fine," Silica held the chain as the maid unlock the shackles and gave instructions to each slave on how to get out the city.
Alia watched this with a judging eye. When all the slaves had been free she questioned the blind girl. "Why do you put yourself in situations like these? Leading a group of escaping slaves, choosing to bring a prostitute home... Why?"
Silica smile sadly, "is it wrong for me to try and make up for my families sins?" The girls ditched the chains and entered the LeBeau household, Alia was sent to a room where a makeshift bed and desk sat, meanwhile, Silica went to her room to change for dinner.
Sunflower city, in the Seraph's Creed Guildhall...
Two boys arm wrestled at a table, meanwhile, a girl looked at the quest board talking to her exceed, who was ignoring her to talk to two other exceeds, a fourth exceed watching the two boys and cheering them on. The Master sat in her office talking to another girl.
The two boys are Rogal Shepard and Reylux Crowley. Rogal or Roggie, is 6'1, has well-toned muscles, slightly tan, scars all over his back and chest, a scar over his right eye, a sharp jawline, brown eyes and spikes red hair hanging a 'v' with two pieces of hair over his face. He wears white cargo shorts, a light blue shirt, red and blue leather gloves and dark red running shoes. Roggie is known for his competitive nature in the guild.
Reylux Crowley, or Rey, is 17, 6,0, has scars over his back, slightly tan, red eyes, and spikey brown hair. He wears brown pants and shirt, white sneakers, and a black cloak with a white trim. Rey is often found competing agents his rival and best friend Roggie.
"If I win, you gotta go flirt with the master," Roggie said smirking.
"If I win, I get to choose the next request!" Rey frowned and put more into the game, his hand slowly making its way to Roggie's side.
Suddenly, the game was interrupted by the girl from the request board. "HEY!" Both boys dropped hands and jumped in their seats. "I found a request for the recruits, thanks for your help!"
This is Hikari Naru, or Kari, she is 5'5, has a scar across her nose and a tattoo of a blue Phoenix on her back, her left eye is a mint green and her right is blue. Her hair is black with purple highlights, it falls to her waist and looks similar to feathers. She wears A blue long sleeve top with the shoulder cut out, black Hip Hop Jeans and Sparkly Black flats. She has a Silver chain around her neck, with a silver howling wolf, it has one blue gem for its right eye and a red gem left eye. Kari is known for being a powerful Wolf slayer, and has two exceeds named Kimiko And Damon.
"Sorry! I got distracted!" Rey said, feeling guilty for not helping.
"C'mon, let's give it to the master." She rolled here eyes and started for the office behind the bar, Rey and Roggie struggling to keep up with her brisk pace.
When they enter they were greeted by Skyler Knight talking to Shiro. "This is Skyler, she's come to join our guild," The master said calmly despite the fact they barged in. "She'll be participating in the quest you chose, speaking of which, the sooner we get that done the better, go get Sapphire and Azure! The three of them plus Kari will go," She waved the boys away and smiled at Skyler. "Let's just hope you're as strong as you say you are."