Next chapter is here! Yay! I had to double check things a couple times, so it's a little later than I expected… Anyway, enjoy!
Shiro
"… Anything I can get you, sir?"
"… Pretzel."
"Yes sir cap'n sir!"
"… Hn."
Noblesse crashes his forehead against the table in the bakery as Coryinth smirks and mockingly pats his head. He lifts it just a little to glare at her, then slumps back down again.
Kesen sits on the side with a bored expression.
"… Noblesse, why do you have Satsuki-chan call you sir?"
"She does that by choice."
"Why are you so down today? Did that killing spree tire you out?"
"… Lantern's coming back."
Coryinth couldn't take it.
"Yay! Lantern's coming back! Why didn't you say so sooner?! That guy is awesome!"
"… He's a shy, annoying stalker."
"No he's not! Oh come on, feel some empathy for those who worship you!"
"… Why should I?"
"… Now that's just mean, Noblesse."
"Well I don't follow someone around every day, clinging to their arm like a lost, hurt, and very adorable puppy! … Oh damn, did I just say that out loud?"
"Yes, yes you did."
Noblesse slams his head against the table yet again, as Coryinth and Kesen laugh.
"Sir! Here's your pretzel!" Satsuki cheerfully bounces over to our table, pretzel in hand.
Noblesse hums a bit and eats it quickly before asking, "When is Lantern coming back?"
Satsuki checks the clock on the wall. "He should be coming back with a few others in a couple hours."
Noblesse's eyes go very wide. He tries to stand up, but immediately falls back into his chair. "… Damn. I have absolutely no energy to go anywhere."
Coryinth's eyes sparkle, her cheek pressed against the table. "I can't stand up either! That's a sure sign that Lantern's fighting someone, what with his Will-o-Wisp magic…."
Kesen laughs and starts strolling around the table casually, basking in his teammate's sorry state. "You look horrible! This is priceless!"
"… Though this magic steals you soul energy, and you have no soul energy to steal… You don't have to bask in it…"
Kesen starts boredly sharpening his dagger, earning an indignant squeak from her. "Kesen!" A female voice comes from the dagger. "Warn me before you do that!" He scratches his head halfheartedly. "Sorry." He mutters.
A rush of pink smoke comes from the small blade, and in the air, a little creature forms. She is all white except for the tips of her ears, paws, and tail; which are pink. She has small front paws that hug close to her body, big purple eyes, big ears, a cute pink nose; and an overly fluffy tail, underneath which, she fades into condensed pink smoke.
"You've finally come out after three months, Kitsu. Good ta see ya again."
"Likewise, Coryinth. Please tell this idiot to warn me before he sharpens or polishes me, though. It tickles."
"Will do, Kitsu. Oh, hey, that rhymes!"
Noblesse deadpans. "That's not something to be proud of."
Meanwhile in the guild hall…
"Can someone please tell me what's going on?!" Boreas whisper-shouts, not having the energy to do much else at the moment.
Aorina just stares at him blankly, and Runa sighs. Realizing that she will be the one who'll have to explain. "You know Noblesse, right? Well, he has this guy… No wait, that doesn't sound right… There's this guy named Lantern, and he follows Noblesse around, you see. Because Noblesse once saved his life. Even though Noblesse would never admit it, he's actually really fond of him, and gets angry if someone so much as lays a hand on Lantern."
"… And what does this have to do with our current situation?"
"I'm getting there, I'm getting there! Anyway, Lantern's magic is called will-o-wisp magic, it steals the soul energy of humans, and makes it into magic energy. Kesen is the only one not affected for some reason. Noblesse and Coryinth know why, but they won't tell us. Anyway, what we're experiencing is his magic drawing the soul energy out of us. He usually doesn't draw it from regular civilians though, so everyone in town is safe."
"… That is one creepy form of magic! How does everyone not die?!"
"Oh, he only draws it when he's in combat. Speaking of which, he must be going all out, telling from the amount of energy he's drawing. I wonder who he's fighting."
"I don't want to know!"
Somewhere just outside of town…
"… I said, he's a crazy moron." A girl mutters.
She has straight white hair, which reaches to her mid-back. Her eyes are reddish pink, with scars around them. She is pale skinned, with an average body, standing at a height of 5'4".
She wears a white, hooded cape; a skirt that is light blue above the knee, a light blue shirt with slits from her shoulder to her elbow, white thigh-high socks with light blue bows, and black knee high boots. She also wears a belt with two rectangular pouches on both her hips that contain tiny light lacrimas. She wears a white blindfold covering her eyes.
'The Blind' Lyra Rios, Age 20, A-Class member of the Chaos Requiem Guild.
A boy stands in front of her, a scowl on his features. He has fair skin, and isn't very muscular. His hair is all silver, except for the two pieces covering his face, which are light pink. His hair is throat length on the sides and in front; but he has a high ponytail on the left side of his head, which reaches his sternum. And his eyes are an almost luminescent orange. He wears gray slacks, black lace up boots, a navy blue t shirt, and a gray twin tail coat. His guild mark is navy blue, and it is located on his left hand.
'Guiding Light' Lantern, age 19, A-Class member of the Chaos Requiem Guild.
His usually soft features are twisted into a snarl, and he holds an ever growing sphere of magic energy, the magic fueled by his anger. A shadow falls over his eyes as he stands in front of Lyra, his teeth clenched. Behind them on the road, two other figures watch.
"… Take that back."
The girl frowns. "Why should I take it back? It's the truth."
Lantern shakes uncontrollably, a huge flow of magic building up within the fragile confines of his body. Tears slip from his face as he looks up, the shadow disappearing; he releases the magic, causing the ground to break as a beam of black light shoots towards Lyra. "I said take it back!" He yells.
Lyra quickly dodges, sending one of her own spells at Lantern. "Arrow of Sagittarius!" she pulls back her arm, as if she's holding a bow. An arrow of light is created, and is aimed at her target. Once the arrow leaves the "bow" it shoots towards Lantern. Though it is a good, straight shot, once it nears the boy, darkness swallows it, extinguishing the magic.
"Stop. The whole town can feel the magic energy pulsing from this point." Noblesse appears in the middle of the crossfire, their magic shattering at the touch of his blade. He turns to Lyra. "First. I don't care if you insult me," he sneers. "I kill people, accept that. You might think I'm horrible for doing that. Go ahead, think that. I've never felt an ounce of regret in my life." He smirks at her angered look. "Second. Lay one finger on something that belongs to me, and you'll regret it for the short time you'll have left."
Lantern drops to his knees, his magic energy completely exhausted. Noblesse looks at him silently, contemplating the boy, the turns around, and begins walking away.
"Where do you think you're going?" The white haired girl snarls. Noblesse doesn't even so much as glance back. "He's already recovering. There's no need for me to be here any longer." Lyra looks around to see that the boy is unsteadily standing up, brushing off his coat, before giving her a glare, and promptly turning around and stalking off.
As well as he could anyway.
OC's (I'm going to start only putting the ones that appeared in the chapter, starting next chapter)
Coryinth Strystar – Shiroyamimaru
Kesen Hideaki – Shiroyamimaru
Kitsu – Shiroyamimaru
Senmaru Tsuchiki – Shiroyamimaru
Lantern – Shiroyamimaru
Dakarai – Shiroyamimaru
Noblesse – Shiroyamimaru
Aorina Kenta – Coral the Leviathan
Boreas DeWinter – Derekjay2000
Glory – Derekjay2000
Runa Acrohart – Taliaem
Hillary Drops – klbubblepop786
Alexander Haust – Villain in Glasses
Sazel Detora - OpticalRings
Charlie Avene – Origm2012
Lyra Rios – cherryblossoms redwillow