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Chapter 6: An Archangel, a Doctor and Old Friends

April 5, X792 - Late Morning

"It's every damn week with you!" a young man shouted, trying his best to get away from another man up on the deck of the middle vessel, "And you lose every week! Stop making yourself look like a fool and leave me alone!"

Devin McLain always tried his hardest to keep his temper under control, but the younger man following him always had a way of setting it off. The twenty year old mage continued to swerve around tables and people to get away from the man before he fully challenged him. He stood at six feet even with a muscular yet slender build and flawless, white skin. His black hair was short and messy with a few pieces falling into dark gray eyes. He wore black pants and shoes along with a red buttoned up shirt that had the sleeves ripped off, showing off the white guild mark on his right shoulder. He also had a pair of head phones slung around his neck.

"Is the Archangel actually turning down a challenge for his S-Class spot?" the man following asked in a teasing tone, "I think that means the spot becomes mine."

This man's name was Kato and he was only a year younger than Devin at nineteen. He stood at 5'11" with a bit of a leaner build than Devin. He had tan skin along with dark crimson hair that reached his shoulders, pieces falling into matching crimson eyes. His silver guild mark was over his heart, though it was covered up by a sleeveless, white shirt. He also wore a pair of black pants, black boots and a heavy, black trench coat. Strapped to his legs were two matching guns and in a black holster on his back was a large sword.

"I'm surprised your tiny brain can figure something like that out," Devin snapped back at him when he had finally stopped and turned to face the redhead, "I'm pretty sure even Ace can outsmart you."

"That doesn't answer the question though," Kato continued, letting the comments go, "Are you turning down a challenge?"

"Like hell I am," Devin answered, "There's no way I'd let someone like you be S-Class. You don't even use magic properly."

Kato faltered slightly at that comment. It was true that he only used magically enhanced items to fight with. He had the potential to learn magic, but Kato had never really figured out what he could do with that potential. So over the years, he had focused on boosting up his sword, guns and even his trench coat in place of his lack of magic usage.

"Whatever! I'll still totally win!"

"You never win," Devin sighed, "It's getting rather tiresome kicking your ass."

"Shut up and fight me!" he shouted, pulling out his sword right in the middle of the crowd they stood in. The people around them quickly jumped at the sight of the fight and began to move away from the pair.

"So be it," Devin said lowly as he took a deep breath to steel himself before he used his Take Over Magic, "Angel Soul: Angela!" he shouted, taking over the Angel of War's soul in an instant. His clothes changed into white pants with only a loose, red vest with white trim covering his torso. A red metal mask covered his eyes and he now carried a sword in his right hand. And on his back were now a pair of large, white wings.

Kato swung his sword down hard at the take over mage, but Devin easily blocked the hit with his own sword. The metallic clank of the swords filled the air while the two men pushed back and forth. Kato's sword had been reinforced with Hardening Magic several times over the years, making it hard for Devin to try and break it in half with his own magical sword. Getting tired with the pushing back and forth, Devin ignited his sword in fire. This caused Kato to jump back into order to dodge the roar of flames that exploded outwards.

"If swinging your sword around like a moron is all you can do, you're gonna lose again and quickly," Devin said, "Enhancing your sword with magic means jack shit when you don't know how to wield it properly. Maybe you should hit up Ace for some lessons."

"We're just getting started!" Kato shouted in reply before attempting to charge Devin again. He began slashing quickly, forcing Devin to speed up his blocking.

"Sacred Fire!" Devin shouted, wanting to finish the fight as quickly as possible. He shot out a blast of his angelic fire from his left hand when Kato wasn't paying attention. While Kato was decent with a sword, he wasn't very good at keeping an eye on his surroundings, so it was fairly easy to make a hit on him. The fire made direct hit with the man's stomach causing him to fly backwards. Before Kato could get back up, Devin had appeared beside him, holding the point of his still burning sword at the redhead's neck, "Looks like you lose again," Devin said before dropping his take over spell, "You might want to get that burn on your stomach checked out," he added before turning around and placing his headphones on his ears, "And make sure to leave me alone for the rest of the day."

Just as Devin was about to play his music, a large bullet of water hit him in the back of the head and knocked off his headphones. They landed on the deck with a hard thump and quickly shorted out from the water sinking into them. Devin stared at the headphones for a moment before whipping his head around to glare at Kato. The younger man was holding out one of his guns towards Devin with a smirk.

"I think you needed to cool down," Kato said, spinning a small disc on the side of the gun until it flipped over to a fire symbol, "Let me dry you off now," he continued, pulling the trigger and shooting off a bullet of fire towards the take over mage.

Devin was able to dodge the bullet as he turned to face Kato, "You really are fucking stupid," he said lowly, the tone of his voice igniting worry and caution in the people watching the fight. One person in particular ran off from the scene to go hunt down Cordelia, knowing what was about to happen. In the meantime, Devin continued speaking, "The fight is finished, so you better take this moment to piss off! Make another cheap shot like that and you're gonna regret it!"

Kato spun the knob on the gun again to a lightning symbol and then aimed it at the headphones lying on the ground rather than the take over mage. He quickly shot off a bullet and in an instant, the headphones were broken and fried beyond repair, "Maybe now you'll listen to me," the redhead grinned, thinking nothing of his actions.

Devin didn't reply with anything other than the activation of another soul, "Angel Soul: Liliana!" he shouted, causing his appearance to change again. He now wore a dark purple shirt with the right sleeve ripped off along with a pair of dark purple pants and a purple metal mask across his eyes. The white wings were once again on his back and he now wielded a dark katana, "If the Angel of War wasn't enough for you," Devin began, moving in a flash to reappear in front of Kato, "Then let's try the Angel of Night."

. : + : .

Drayden Kresczech quickly made his way towards the front of the fleet, guessing that was where Cordelia would be. Normally, he wouldn't bother getting in the way of a fight, but he knew how Devin could be when he lost control of his anger and Kato had done a fine job making sure he would. Devin wasn't S-Class for nothing. The twenty year old continued on his trek, not bothering to wave back to anyone who greeted him along the way. He only stood at 5'7", but his lean build was muscular. He had fairly light skin, mostly due to the clothes he wore most of the time. He had choppy, medium length azure hair along with a blue right eye and a gold left eye and a silver guild mark that was on his left pectoral, although the mark was covered up most of the time. He wore a heavyset, white hooded trench coat that he currently had zipped up. He paired this with baggy white pants that were tied off at the waist with a blue sash and tucked into black combat boots. Finally, he wore a thick, black cowl which he had situated to cover the lower half of his face most of the time.

He eventually made his way onto the front ship, glad to see that he was just in time to catch Cordelia coming up from the lower decks with Sam and Matilda, "Cordelia," he said, the urgency in his voice catching the guild master's attention quickly.

Cordelia looked over at the young man, feeling a bit surprised by the tone of his voice. Drayden tended to be one of the more laidback mages on board the guild along with a more stoic nature, so the aura around him worried her a bit, "What's wrong?"

"It's Devin and Kato."

"Don't tell me Kato challenged him again for the S-Class spot?" she asked with a sigh.

"Yeah, but Kato lost and then made a cheap shot at Devin," he explained quickly, "Now he's gone and pissed him off."

"Dammit," Cordelia hissed, "What soul is he using?"

"When I left he was using Liliana and he had already used Angela before that."

"Shit," she continued cursing, knowing that the souls would only get worse if the fight wasn't stopped. She turned to look back at Sam and Matilda, "I've gotta go handle this. You two got things under control up here?"

"Yeah, we'll be fine! I'll take good care of Sam and give him some coffee and maybe that might lighten him up some and get him to talk more and…" Matilda continued to ramble off quickly, causing Sam to pale slightly when Cordelia left him there with the energetic woman.

Cordelia had ran the entire way up to the middle vessel with Drayden quickly following her. By the time the pair came to the top deck of the large ship, the fight was fully under way. Although, it was clearly evident that Devin had the upper hand in the battle. He continued to relentlessly attack Kato, using Darkness Magic to enhance his attacks; and the longer he stayed in Liliana's form, the more he fell into that darkness and let it over take him. The crowd had completely backed away from the fight, trying to make sure they wouldn't get caught up in it. And Kato was putting everything he had into just being able to dodge the S-Class mage, already having a few cuts on him from the katana.

"We can't let him keep going like this. I can't have Serena or one of his high ranked souls coming out," Cordelia said, calling out a shotgun and pointing it up into the air. She shot it off, hoping the loud sound would be enough to have the fight coming to a stop. Though, it only managed to grab Kato's attention, causing the man to trip up and fall to the ground. Cordelia moved quickly once she saw that Devin was bringing his sword down onto him. She came to stand in between the two, using the shotgun barrel to block the blade, "Enough!" she shouted, "This fight is finished!"

"Like hell it is!" Kato yelled, aiming his gun at Devin once again.

Somehow, Cordelia managed to hold the shotgun with one hand to keep Devin held off and call out one of her Twin Pistols to point at Kato, "Don't test me!" she yelled, "Now stand down!"

Kato was about to pull the trigger on his gun, but a large bullet of blue-ish white lightning hit him in the back. The lightning traveling all across his body, causing him to drop his gun and have him dropping to the ground and unable to move momentarily. Cordelia then realized that Drayden had used his Asteris Magic to hit the redhead with. She barely had enough time to nod a thank you at Drayden before Devin jumped back a bit and slashed his sword in a large arc.

"Fading Light!" he shouted, sending a wave of darkness at Cordelia.

She didn't have enough time to dodge it and it fully hit her, enveloping her in the magic. She instantly felt the affects of it, the darkness pulling out her strength and beginning to leave her weak. She quickly leafed through the spells her father had taught her on the side that would come in handy when her Re-Quip Magic couldn't be used. She came to a simple, but useful spell and shouted, "Break!" The dark purple magic surrounding her quickly expand outwards and broke into pieces. She didn't move for a moment, trying to regain her composure after feeling the affects of the darkness, but she suddenly had to dodge to the left when she managed to feel the dark blade come near her. She didn't fully miss it though, feeling the blade swipe across her right cheek. Blood instantly ran down her face, proving just how close Devin managed to get. Without thinking, she lifted up her pistol and shot off a couple bullets at him, forcing him to use his wings to float him back away from her.

"That's enough Devin!" she shouted, not wanting to actually take aim and shoot him. He was a member of the guild and she was now the master of the guild. It wouldn't do well for her to injure someone on her third day of being a new master. That, and she knew that Devin wasn't acting fully on his own anymore. She was lucky that it was only Liliana that he was using, but she was certain that he'd change into a new soul soon if she didn't snap him out of it. And it seemed that was going to happen soon rather than later as she watched his appearance begin to shift. His clothes shifted back and forth from purple to blue and she knew right then that Serena was trying to take over, "Hell no! Not on my guild!" she yelled, calling back her guns for now and running straight at the take over mage.

Since he was in the middle of trying to change souls, Devin wasn't quick enough to dodge her. Cordelia quickly tackled him to the ground, stopping the change and keeping him in the Liliana form. She managed to knock the sword from his hands as well, but that didn't stop him from trying to overpower her physically. He was still at peak form while part of her strength had been drained by the darkness magic. Though, she was tougher than she appeared, managing to keep a tight hold on him as they wrestled across the ground. Punches and kicks were thrown wildly as he tried to break free and she tried to keep hold of him. Once he grew tired enough of dealing with her on the ground, Devin took the opportunity to fly up into the air when they had rolled again so he was on top. He stretched his wings out completely before swinging them down hard to take off into the air, bringing Cordelia along with him.

"Dammit," she cursed as she called out a flare gun. She shot it off into the air before Devin could knock it out of her hands, the take over mage still having enough sense about him to know what that gun meant and what it would bring. Cordelia then turned her full attention back to the situation at hand, feeling the man holding her by the back of her coat. She easily slinked out of it and swung from the loose cloth in order to land a hard kick on his jaw. She heard his teeth clack together and he released her coat from his grasp. She watched as it floated down to the deck, someone managing to catch it. She then grasped onto one of his hands before she fell to the ground. He didn't try to catch it back, but she managed to stay holding on. He tried to kick her free, but she continued to hold on tightly. She couldn't stop fighting him or else he might attack other guild members by accident, so she had to bear with it until her plan came together. Though, she wasn't just about to hang there and let him hit her over and over again without retaliating. She pulled on the hand she was grasping in order to pull herself up higher on him until she had managed to grasp both of his shoulder and look him in the eyes.

"You better wake the hell up!" she shouted before she slammed a fist right across his face, knocking the metal mask off in the process. Blood ran from his mouth, and for a moment she felt guilty for it until she remembered why she was fighting him in the first place.

Feeling the need to finish her off, mostly fueled by the anger of Liliana rather than his own, Devin gripped onto her tightly and flew straight down towards the deck with full intentions of slamming Cordelia into it. Though, just before he was about to slam her body against the metal deck, a clawed fist slammed upwards into his chest, ripping him up and away from Cordelia. She still slammed into the deck from the force of the fall, but at least it hadn't been as hard as it would have been if Devin had fully driven her into it. After ricocheting off of the deck once, her body finally stilled. She stayed that way for a moment until she regained focus and looked up at the sky.

If she wasn't the guild master or if Devin was an enemy, she would have used one of her cannons long ago to take him out with, but things were different now. She couldn't go around mercilessly beating people up just to get them to do what she wanted, including Ingrid, but she wrote the infuriating woman off as an intense rivalry. What was going on with Devin right now was something else entirely and so she had to approach it differently…as a guild master would.

It was then that Cordelia found the strength to push herself up into a sitting position and looked over to see that her flare gun from earlier had worked. She smiled briefly to see that Seth had been the one to punch Devin away from her, the man using his Chimera Tattoo Magic to enhance his strength and speed. Currently, the tattoo of the tiger's claw on his abdomen was glowing while his arms were tinted orange with a scatter of black stripes across them and his nails had sharpened into claws. He was easily holding onto Devin, forcing his hands behind his back a bit painfully while he continued to struggle against the hold.

Cordelia stood up and began walking over towards them, calling out one of the pistols again. Once she was right in front of Devin, she firmly pressed the barrel of the gun to his forehead and gave him a hard stare, "Wake up!" she barked at him.

Even though it was clear that she wouldn't actually pull the trigger, the threat of the gun and the tone of her voice was enough to finally bring Devin back to the surface and have him release his magic. The forgotten katana disappeared with his purple clothing, leaving him in his usual clothing, albeit looking a bit torn up now. He had bruises and marks across his body just like Cordelia did, both also have blood dripping from their faces still.

"You can let go," he said lowly back to Seth. The big man looked over towards Cordelia to make sure it was all right for him to do so. She sighed in relief and nodded her head at him as she recalled her gun. Seth released him and dropped his own magic as well. Devin rolled his shoulders a few times before looking over at Cordelia with shame and guilt in his eyes, "I'm sorry."

"It's fine. It wasn't really your fault," she answered, honestly feeling no anger towards him, "I'm just sorry I had to knock you around a bit."

"Same to you," he replied, eyeing the cut across her cheek.

"Just make sure you go check yourself out with Jack at some point today," she said, "And stop by my office soon too. I think we need to have a discussion about your souls."

Devin simply nodded at him and quickly walked away from the scene.

Cordelia was about to thank Seth for his help when she heard a groan that ignited her anger again. She turned on her heels to see that Kato was moving to stand up, the affects of the lightning having worn off. She stomped right up to him and yanked him up by the front of his shirt, "Don't you ever pull shit like that again!" she shouted.

"Why am I the one being yelled at?!"

"Because you're the one who pulled that cheap shot on him after losing the challenge! How else did you expect him to react?!"

"I was just trying to have some fun with him!"

"That wasn't fun and don't ever to it again!"

"What's your problem suddenly?"

"You want to know what my problem is?!" she yelled, pushing him away from her, "My problem is that I have a guild to run now and your idiocy is causing me to stop my work! Gordon may not have cared what the hell you did on your own time, but I'm running things now! And I won't be having idiots like you causing problems like this on a daily basis!"

"You just fought Ingrid yourself the other day! How is this any different?!"

"Because people could have seriously gotten hurt! If one of his higher ranked souls would have taken over, all hell would have broken loose on this ship and more people would have gotten hurt other than myself and Devin! Think before you act!" she shouted louder and angrier than anyone had expected. A heavy silence filled the deck, everyone too afraid to say or do anything. Cordelia felt herself breathing hard in her anger and she attempted to try and calm herself down, "I am the guild master now," she began without yelling, but her tone was still cold and harsh, "I will not put any of my members lives at risk because you don't know when to stop acting like a fool. Get it through your head already that you are not going to beat Devin the way you are now. Learn how to grow up and start looking out for your fellow guild members rather than just yourself. Do you understand me?"

"Yes ma'am," he answered quietly.

"Good. So for the time being, you are banned from challenging Devin or any other S-Class mage until I see fit."

"But-"

"Until I see fit!" she boomed, leaving no room for argument.

"Fine, whatever!" he huffed before storming off.

Silence filled the deck again while she watched him walk off. She continued to force herself to stand tall in front of the rest guild, not wanting to show the mess she really felt like in front of them. Once Kato had disappeared, she began walking off the ship without another word. Zinnia went to move towards her to check to see if she was okay, but she was held back by Eli, who had ran onto the deck with Seth after they had seen the flare. He knew that she was holding her composure together out of sheer willpower, wanting to appear strong in front of her guild; but he also knew that fighting against Devin wasn't an easy feat, that being proven by the simple fact that she had even used the flare gun to signal for him or Seth in the first place. He watched as she held her head high as she passed them, not even glancing over at them in order to keep her focus. It was odd for him to see her this way since she was always so carefree and childlike in the past. It was like Cordelia wasn't even the same person in that instant. She had reacted to the situation like an adult by not hurting Devin the best she could and taking care of Kato the way she did. He really was at a loss of words on how to react to this new Cordelia and he almost felt like she was moving up to a whole different level from him by becoming the guild master. It almost made him feel like he was being left behind. Though, he quickly shook that thought away. She wouldn't ever do that to him and he was sure that later that evening she would be back to the happy and overexcited girl he knew…even if she was still mad at him. He sighed at that thought before he moved over towards Seth to help him pick up the tables and chairs that had been knocked over in the fight.

. : + : .

"Oh man, that really fucking hurt," Cordelia mumbled as she made her way onto the deck of the left side ship that was mostly used for training. Though, this ship also held the infirmary quarters as well. It was conveniently placed as some people tended to get hurt while training, but it was more of a nuisance at the moment for the guild master, having to walk down the bridge to the ship and then across the deck until she reached the stairs that led to the lower decks, "Kato is so gonna owe me for this!" she shouted, "That idiot would have been killed if I hadn't stepp-ow, ow, ow, ow!" she cried as she stretched her back out too far, "He slammed me so hard onto the deck," she mumbled again, little tears at the corners of her eyes.

She continued making her way towards the stairs, but before she got very far a woman appeared in front of her with a bright smile. Cordelia knew exactly who she was since she tended to be somewhere near the infirmary most times since she was close with the doctor that ran it. Zhuue Krytek was a twenty-nine year old woman that was just as bubbly as Zinnia, maybe even more so. She stood around 5'8" with a toned build and defined muscles for her lithe form. She also had a generous bust that could almost give Mia's a run for her money. Her pale skin had the emerald guild mark on the side of her neck popping slightly. Her long, blonde hair reach down to her lower back while her bangs framed her face and happy, emerald eyes. She wore a pair of black, short shorts, a white tank top, brown combat boots and a large, red scarf around her neck. She also normally carried around a double edged spear, but Cordelia didn't see it with her at the moment. She guessed that it was probably down in one of the infirmary rooms.

"Hey Zhuue," Cordelia smiled at the woman despite the pain she still felt.

Zhuue waved in reply, still keeping the bright smile on her face. Like Squall, Zhuue could not speak. However, unlike the young girl, she wasn't born that way. She had been able to speak at one point in her life until that ability had been ripped away from her. She then noticed the cut across Cordelia's cheek along with the bruises across her skin. Zhuue frowned at the at the sight of the beaten woman before she lifted her hands up quickly as if to tell Cordelia not to move. She then pulled out a handkerchief from her back pocket and began to gently wipe away the blood from her face.

Cordelia smiled warmly at her and patted her on the head, "Still as sweet as ever."

Zhuue smiled again at the guild master before moving back a bit while taking up a fighting pose. She then punched the air a few times quickly, looking over at Cordelia with a questioning stare.

"Yeah, I got in a fight," she answered, watching the blonde's face fall, "But I did win," she added, chuckling a bit when Zhuue's bright smile returned again, "I actually came to see Jack about getting fixed up a bit. He's around, yeah?"

"Of course, I'm always around," a man answered, a figure approaching the women.

Jack Stahl was his full name, but most of the guild tended to call him Doc instead. He was a few years older than both women at thirty-three and he also stood taller than both of them at 6'5". His build was slightly muscular with pale skin and a gray guild mark on his right forearm, although it was currently covered up by his clothes. His black hair was rather short and slicked back, showing off a pair of radiant, gold eyes. He wore a pair of dark green pants with black shoes and a black t-shirt. Over his clothes he also wore a pristine, white lab coat that had a small nametag over the left breast pocket that said, 'Hi, I'm Jack'. Inside of the coat, he always tended to carry a few different medical syringes and a few suckers in various flavors. He also usually carried around a pair of twin blades, but Cordelia assumed he had left them down in the infirmary like Zhuue had done with her spear.

"I'm glad to see you, Jack," Cordelia began, "I came to-"

"I already know why you're here," he said, cutting her off in a gentle manner, "I just finished helping Devin out and he explained some things. Plus, your appearance basically proves why you're here. I don't even need to use my Analyzing Magic on you this time."

"I suppose that makes things easier then," she said with a sigh of relief, "I just hope you can do something about my back. It hurts like a bitch right now."

"Devin must have been pretty wound up then. Poor guy looked a bit guilty while I was fixing him up."

"I told him not to worry about it," she mumbled.

"I'm sure he'll be fine soon enough," Jack smiled down at her, "Now come on. You definitely need your own fixing up. You really should be more careful."

"Well I couldn't very well ignore what was going on."

"No, I suppose you couldn't," Jack answered as they all began walking towards the stairs. His smile grew slightly when he saw Zhuue grab onto one of Cordelia's arms and snuggle into her side, "She quite likes you, you know."

"Clearly," Cordelia answered with her own smile, not minding the woman's antics.

"She often goes on about yours and Ingrid's battles. She enjoys watching them."

"I'm glad someone does," Cordelia mumbled, causing Jack to chuckle lightly at her comment before they disappeared below deck.

. : + : .

An hour had gone by since Cordelia had been fixed up by Jack and she currently sat on top of the navigation cabin staring out at the ocean. Bones laid next to her, his back pressed up against the side of her leg while he stretched his own legs out. She was always amazed at how Jack could fix just about anything. He had injected her was one of his healing potions he knew would work best, although she hadn't bothered to ask what was in it. She felt that she was probably better off at not knowing; but whatever was in the serum worked perfectly since her back was no longer hurting and the scratches and bruises on her skin had disappeared, including the one on her cheek. Though, she admitted that she still felt a little tired and annoyed from the earlier fight, so she opted to hang back on the front ship alone for a bit, sending away both Sam and Matilda for the time being.

She was still trying to figure out if she had done the right thing by banning Kato from challenging any S-Class mages for a while. She scratched behind one of Bones's ears, sighing at the thoughts running through her head. Normally she wouldn't worry so much about chewing someone out, but everything seemed different now that she was the guild master. While she had to establish her authority as the master, she also didn't want to come off as a complete bitch either. She quickly scratched her hands through her hair, "Stupid boys for getting in a fight! Now I have to figure out if I did the right thing! And I don't even have my coat anymore!"

"You mean this one?" someone called up to her in a teasing and friendly tone.

Cordelia looked down to see a man smiling up at her that she knew very well by the name of Isaak Marzell. The twenty-eight year old man stood tall at 6'4" with a slim and fit build, Cordelia having told him several times that he could pass for a male model. His skin was sun-kissed and fair which was flawless and without any blemishes. His long, silky silver hair was tied back into a ponytail at the base of his neck and reached down to his lower back. His bangs swept over his forehead and framed his face, hanging just above a pair of droopy, pale blue eyes that always seemed to hold a playful charm in them behind a pair of stylish, rectangular framed glasses. His midnight blue guild mark was on the top of his right hand, but often times it was covered up. He wore a dark blue coat that ended at his knees and was trimmed with a bronze color. The coat had many brown leather straps that had gold buckles on its sides, which held six brown leather pouches, three on each side of him, that were fastened shut with gold buttons. Within each pouch was a deck of Rune Cards. Underneath the coat, he wore a light gray tunic that had gold trimming and fell just past his waist. It was fastened shut all the way up to the collar while it was left open by the waist. He had on a pair of white pants that were tucked into a pair of brown boots that had brown straps on them with gold buckles. He also wore a brown leather belt around his torso, which had a long, brown holster on it on his left side to hold his firearm. And lastly, he wore a pair of fingerless, brown leather gloves.

"Isaak!" she said loudly, her face breaking out into a smile upon seeing him, "You found my coat!"

"Well, I was the one who caught it," he answered before he made his way up to the top of the cabin to join her. He handed the white coat over to her once he sat down, "You've been begging your mom for years to make you one and you just let it go so easily," he teased.

"Hush you!" she retorted as she pulled the coat back on and flung the long end of it out behind her, "It's not like I wanted to lose it. It just…happened," she mumbled as she looked away from him with a frown.

Isaak frowned at her reaction, not usually seeing one like that from her. He supposed today's earlier fight was still getting to her, which he could understand to an extent. She had something to prove by becoming the new guild master, especially after the horrible job that Gordon had previously done and what with her father's history as guild master. He was sure that was a lot for her to take on and she probably hadn't bothered to talk to anyone about it either.

"For what it's worth," he began, "I don't think you were wrong in doing what you did today."

Cordelia looked back towards him with a surprised look, always seeming to forget how well Isaak could read people. She was sure she was at the top of his list of the easiest people to read for a number of reasons.

"Don't let it get you down and don't think about it so much. It's done and over with now," he continued, "Plus, it'd be a shame to see a permanent frown etched into that pretty face of yours."

She blushed at his comment as she looked away from him again, "Geez, you're still such a flirt."

"Always! How long have we known each other now? Twelve years? You should know by now how I am," he said, laughing down at her. He gently poked her cheek to get her to look at him again and she eventually gave in with a sigh and a smile.

She turned back towards him and hugged him tightly, "Thanks."

He slung one arm around her in return, "You're welcome," he answered, letting a comfortable silence fill the space between them for a moment. Though, that didn't last very long, "So I heard from Seth that you got into a fight with the idiot."

Cordelia felt an eye twitch in annoyance at the mention of Eli, "Don't start talking about that idiot now! You're gonna ruin the good vibes I just got back!"

"You're going to have to eventually forgive him," Isaak grinned.

"On my own damn time! That guy definitely has to make it up to me this time!"

"I'm sure he eventually will," he said with a knowing smirk.

"What is that look for?"

"Nothing."

"No, it's definitely something. What do you know?"

"I know nothing!" he said as he jumped down from the roof they had been sitting on.

"Don't you dare walk away from me!" she shouted as he began to walk away from the area, "Isaak! Get back here! Isaak!" she continued shouting as she finally jumped off of the roof and chased after him.

A/N: And there we are! I hope you all enjoyed it!

Credits

Devin McLain - DarkHyena

Kato - CrazyAnimeForever

Drayden Kresczech - GhostOfOnyx

Zhuue Krytek - Benthino

Jack 'Doc' Stahl - Benthino

Isaak Marzell - Dreadburner94

CHA! I had so much fun with this chapter! That fight scene got way more intense than I thought it would, but I rather liked the way it turned out.

I think I have like one or two more introduction scenes left, so that's exciting for me. I think the intro chapters are always the hardest since I'm just starting to get to know the characters and finding the right way to introduce them and what other characters to pair them up with for friends and teams and such. So hopefully things should run fairly smoothly once we really start getting into the story and into bigger arcs.

Also, a HIUGE thank you to XLil MEkoX for surprising me with a drawing of Cordelia! Like seriously, I've been freaking out over this picture ever since I got it! Totally made my day! So! I will be putting up links to these awesome pics on my profile, so if you go there, you'll be able to check out the one for Cordelia as XLil MEkoX has stated they will be drawing more characters, so I'll let you know in the author's notes when more are up!

And thank God for Spring finally deciding to show up! I'm not sure where you all live, but it's been cold as hell where I'm at and I'm more than ready for the summer time! Bring on that heat wave already! I need that nice weather for my birthday in a few weeks! T.T

Anyways! Onto the reviews!

Thanks to all of you that reviewed the last chapter!

Sakura-Fiction - Glad to hear that you enjoyed all the new characters for last chapter. And I thought her new weapon was pretty awesome myself, lol. And I'm glad you didn't mind the change up with the more peaceful atmosphere. Hope you enjoyed this chapter!

Origm2012 - Haha, yeah, Jean's got a bit of an odd quirk there, though only time will tell on how that all plays out. But I'm glad you enjoyed his jumping out the window bit, lol. Yeah, I originally had planned for Zinnia to be like an advisor, but her personality didn't quite fit for that role, and really, she'd just do whatever Cordelia decided on without any qualms. Seriously, I think if Cordelia decided to go cliff diving, Zinnia would go right along with her, lol. And I'm glad you enjoyed both Securus and John as well as those moments between Cordelia and Eli. Those really are fun for me! Yeah, the introductions are usually the hardest when it comes to figured out which characters go well together, so I'm glad to hear it's all turning out well. And yeah, Cordelia definitely had more crazy weapons up her sleeve, so Vi suits her quite well in that aspect. And I actually have heard of Black Rock Shooter (mostly from watching youtube videos -.-'), but I haven't actually watched it yet. But it looks pretty cool, so it's on my 'Eventually Gonna Watch' list. But I'm glad you enjoyed the last chapter and I hope you enjoyed this one too!

reven228 - CHA! Glad you liked that scene with Jean! I had so much fun having him jump out that window! And I'm glad you enjoyed Sam's introduction as well as all the new characters! Hope you enjoyed this chapter!

Benthino - YES! HELLSING! It's one of my favorite mangas/animes ever! It's just so amazing and the detail in it (especially the manga) is just ridiculous! But I'm gald to see I can keep surprising you with things, lol. And I hope this chapter lightened your day up once again! Especially with Jack and Zhuue in it! And I hope you enjoyed the chapter as a whole!

PlaguedAmbition - Glad you enjoyed the intro for Securus! I really did have a lot of fun with his character! And his special mission will probably come up after the next arc, so we'll get to see it soon. So I hope you enjoyed this chapter!

Momochan77 - Glad to hear you liked the last chapter! Sam and Jean's scene was a lot of fun for me, so I'm glad you liked it as well! Bold…I think that's a good word for Kasra, lol. But I'm glad you enjoyed all the other characters as well. And I'll keep that idea in mind for a bonus chapter for Thunder Stone, so thank you! Hope you enjoyed this chapter!

Joshua1277 - Haha, yeah, those boats really are huge, so they have just about everything they need on board, especially when they stop to restock things. And I'm glad you liked that anti-tank rifle, lol. Hope you enjoyed this chapter!

XLil MEkoX - I'm really glad you're enjoying Cordelia as a guild master. She's just a lot of fun for me to write. And Gordon…that guy is basically gonna have to start over from scratch. His character will be worked on once the story starts moving along, so hopefully we'll end up seeing a change in his personality eventually and see him actually having some friends. But I'm glad you enjoyed Jean jumping out of that window, lol! And I'm glad you enjoyed Securus and his eye patch! Even if he is a lazy bum. And yeah, Kasra is definitely an interesting guy, lol! And yeah, Vi is definitely a huge asset for Cordelia and she loves to work, so the relationship works very well! But I'm glad you enjoyed the last chapter and I hope you enjoyed this one as well!

DarkHyena - Glad you enjoyed Jean jumping out the window, lol. But yeah, Sam should do well at the advisor job. HA! The Might S-Class Rangers! I really did laugh at that since I pictured all five of them doing a Power Ranger pose, lol! But we got to meet that last S-Class this chapter and I really hope he turned out well for you! And I'm glad you liked Cordelia's new weapon! I can't wait until she gets to use it, which will be pretty soon I think. I hope you enjoyed this chapter!

CryptozoologyConundrum - That scene between Cordelia, Matilda and Sam is coming! I promise! Because I want to see that too, lol! But poor Sam! He's gonna have such a hard time with both women! Haha, Securus is pretty lazy, but he'll be pretty awesome once he's up and fighting! He is S-Class after all! And I'm glad you liked the friendship between him and John as well as Vi's character! I hope you enjoyed this chapter!

silverhawk88 - Glad that Mac turned out well for you! And Happy Birthday as well! Glad that the chapter could be a bit of a gift for you then! And I hope you enjoyed this chapter!

ThePrinceOfLight - Glad you liked that first scene with Jean, Sam and Cordelia! And I'm glad to see both Sam and Securus on you favorites list! And it seems that you're not the only on that would like to see a scene between Cordelia, Matilda and Sam, so that should be happening in the near future some time. And I'm glad to see you're already interesting in the next arc to come! I hope you enjoyed this chapter!

Dreadburner94 - LOL, it seems a lot of people wanted to see him swan dive out of that window, but I don't think he'd like getting wet all that much. And I'm glad you liked Securus's character so much! I really enjoyed writing him and I tend to like lazy characters myself, so that made it fun to write him. And yes, Cordelia and her weapons! I'm pretty sure there's a trope phrase for her too, lol. But I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter and I hope you enjoyed this one too!

LightandDarkHeart - Yeah, the guild is definitely…uh…eccentric, lol! I'm sure we'll get to see some eventual interaction with Kasra and all the men he likes. And yeah, Gordon better be on the look out now that Cordelia has that new weapon. Poor guy can catch a break, lol. Hope you enjoyed this chapter!

Ogrespi - Glad you enjoyed the last chapter! And I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed Jean jumping out that window, lol! I think I'm looking forward to more scene with Kasra and his flirting myself! I hope you enjoyed this chapter!

I think that's it for this chapter!

So I'll have the next one up soon!

Please remember to review!

Yours Truly,

MyDearWatson