This chapter contains the following characters;
Lilith Kyushu made by me (xXThe Raven WolfXx)
Nathan Alcott made by me (xXThe Ravens WolfXx)
Kikyo made by simply-atrocious
Ayano Nishimura made by Shadowed Cherry Blossoms
Mizuki Nishimura made by Shadowed Cherry Blossoms
Orpheus Achilles Donaldson made by klbubblepop786
Karin Torishima made by altajir95
Grace Olympian made by AnEternalMelodyToAFlamingSoul
AI 13 (Jules) made by klbubblepop789
Marshal Wayland made by LinkMaster997
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Lilly, Fang, and Ayano had returned from the job that they took only two days ago. They found that it was quite hard to find the necklace, which wasn't actually stolen, just burrowed by the 15 year old daughter that the family had adopted. The group attempted to split the money evenly but it didn't go so well, leaving Fang with 250 000 J, Lilly with 300 000 J, and Ayano with the remaining 450 000 J, which she didn't complain about.
"Oh hey, some of the guild mates returned." Ayano pointed out as she brushed past Fang. She got scared however when Fang randomly grabbed her arm. "Um..." She looked at him with a very puzzled expression on her face. "Your boot, it is unzipped on the side a bit." Fang replied, kneeling down and zipping up the side of her left boot. He still held is cold and harsh expression though, sadly. "Oh thanks." Ayano's cheeks were now slightly flushed, due to her being caught off guard and flattered.
"WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT READING THE MINDS OF WOMEN!" Lilly shouted, slapping Fang in the face. He growled at her in response but then whimpered as Lilly gave him a stern look that actually terrified him. Ayano watched in surprise as Fang's ears bent down while sitting on the floor whimpering, as if he was begging for mercy. "Well, aren't you gonna tell her sorry and what you heard?" Lilly stood above him with her arms crossed in front of her. She watched as her protecter nodded his head and got up off the floor facing Ayano.
"I am sorry for reading your thoughts that consisted of, What the fuck just happened?, and Oh my god, what is he doing." Fang showed a small scowl as he mumbled the apology. "It's ok." Ayano replied, giving him a warm smile. "Now, off to your room, you have been misbehaving today." Lilly ordered Fang as he frowned, storming off to him room that was on the upper level of the guild hall. He heard small laughs from Ayano as he walked up the stairs. For a split second, he actually smiled at hearing her laugh, he was sure to wipe it off his face quickly thought.
Lilly ran quickly toward the guild master, who was currently talking to one of the other guild members. It was AI 13, more commonly know around the guild as Jules. This girl looked around 18 but was only a bit over a year old, being 5'5 in height as well. Jules isn't human though, she is a magical android that possesses her own magic power and her own mind. Due to her being a machine though, she was not one to rant your problems to for she didn't understand human emotions.
Jules had jet black hair that was only a few inches away from the ground. She wore a white blouse with a black skirt, some white stockings, some white gloves, and a giant black ribbon around her blouse with a giant bow tied in the back. Upon her feet were a pair of strapped on black flats.
The master and Jules were currently talking about the importance of emotions, well more like arguing actually. Lilly walked up to the guild master and poked her shoulder, interrupting the argument. "Sorry for interrupting but I just wanted to inform you that I was going for a walk in the woods, and that Fang is in time-out due to his immature behavior today." Kireina laughed at her and waved her off, continuing her argument with the android.
Lilly walked outside into the cool breeze that wait for her outside on that Wednesday. She really wanted to clear her head, since she had been so stressed on keeping Fang in check, since he has a habit of reading the minds of all the newer girls in the guild to try to get them to bend to his will. Ugh, I really wish he was a puppy at this point, IT'S SO GOD DAMN ANNOYING HAVING HIM HOVER OVER MY SHOULDER WHEN HE CAN'T EVEN MAINTAIN HIS MIND READING! She shook away the thoughts and continued deeper into the woods.
Meanwhile...
Mizuki walked in the woods that held the Spirit Fox guild hall somewhere deep within it. He sighed and ran his hand through his messy green hair. "How much longer am I gonna have to stay here?" He complained to himself as he sat down on the tree stump that was behind him. He was really bored of sitting nearby the guild hall waiting for the master to leave so that he could report it back to Mokoa. Mizuki tried board games, drawing, he even took a few naps. None of that helped his boredom though.
He was just about to fall asleep again when he heard a branch break behind him. Mizuki jumped up and run behind the the big oak that was next to him. He made his way to the closest branch and sat there to see who the intruder was, well to see who the person was since he was the intruder in this case.
Out from the shadows, Mizuki saw a set of light purple wolf ears that were showing from under a black fedora. He leaned on a weaker branch and tried to see who it was. As he leaned forward the branch broke and he fell back to the base of the large oak. "Ah hell." He mumbled while he tried to catch his breath. Lilly heard this and came running to the sound of the voice and crash.
"Oh my, are you ok sir?" Lilly kneeled in front of Mizuki and offered him her hand so she could help him off the ground. He took her hand and Lilly stood up, yanking him up with her. "Hi, I'm Lilly." She smiled at him as he brushed the dead leaves off his pants and hoodie.
"Hi, and thank you." Mizuki looked up at the girl for the first time and studied her features, kinda creeping Lilly out. "Um sir, why were you in a tree?" She offered him a bottle of water and a muffin as well, just to be nice. Mizuki took the water bottle and smiled at Lilly.
"Thanks, and I heard someone so I climbed the tree for safety." He lied, and Lilly knew but she ignored this and sat on the tree stump that was next to the oak that Mizuki fell out of. "Who might you be?" Lilly asked, starting to get impatient. Mizuki nearly choked on water when he heard the question. "The name is Mizuki." He managed to say after he gulped down the water that he nearly choked on. Lilly gave him a kind smile.
There was a long moment of silence and Mizuki was about to leave until Lilly grabbed his hand and pulled him back. He was very surprised that someone that now knew his name would actually go and touch him. "Sit down, you're bleeding." Lilly said as she got up and pushed Mizuki down on the tree stump. She unwrapped her left combat wrap and grabbed the water bottle that Mizuki had placed on the ground. When she removed her hand wrap it exposed several deep bite marks and scratches that should have been stitched up but instead were left unattended. "Stay still, this might hurt just a tiny bit." Her voice was calm and kind as she took her long, sharp nails and dug a rock out of Mizuki's elbow. A small wince was all that his reaction was. She then poured water on the wound and wrapped it in her black combat wrap. "There, all better now." She stood up and brushed all the dirt off of her dress.
Mizuki stood up as well. "What about your hand?" He asked pointing to the bite marks and other deep wounds. Lilly's face fell then she quickly put her hand behind he back and put a smile on her face. "I'll be fine, I can always rewrap it when I get home." Her voice was pure and reassuring. "I best be going though, my protector is probably getting really frustrated in his room." She laughed and started to walk away.
Mizuki quickly ran in front of her and stopped her. He pulled her into a hug, leaving Lilly confused and surprised. "Thank You." He whispered in her ear before letting her go and leaving to go back to his own guild hall, completely forgetting that he didn't finish his mission. Lilly just stayed still, almost paralyzed.
On his walk back, Mizuki was very conflicted, for he didn't know why he hugged her. The girl was just a mere person that held no value to him. For some reason his mind kept telling him to do what he did to her. It must have been the fact that she was the only person who has shown me true kindness in such a long time. He just continued walking back to Shadow Blade with his thoughts.
Meanwhile...
Grace Olympian, a 5'6 woman around the age of 20, was walking up the stairs so that she could find a new job to take. The twenty year old wears a plain red tank top under a black mini-leather jacket. The jacket has golden studs running vertical down the sleeves ending at the elbows and golden chains placed in zig-zags on the back. Her black jeans are ripped and she also wears black biker boots. As for her accessories, they consist of a golden studded red belt with a black small card-holder attached to it, red fingerless gloves and a golden chained necklace with a rose-shaped ruby charm. Her hair was black in colour with blood red bangs that framed her face and partly covered the right side of her face. She wore it in a side ponytail that had her bangs out, framing and covering her face.
When she finally go to the top of the landing someone ran into her. They were a 6'1 male that looked around 17 in age. His attire consisted of a white undershirt with a plain black jacket over it, he wears black cargo pants with a black belt and red and gold shoes. He has a necklace of a white king chess piece he never takes off. He also wears black fingerless gloves. His hair was white in colour and reached just below his shoulders. The man was currently wearing his hair down.
Grace Looked up to see that the man had two different colored eyes, one was blue, the other being green. "Oh dear, I am so sorry, I didn't mean to run into you." he apologized while looking into Graces dark green, almond shaped eyes. She knew who he was automatically when he spoke. His name was Marshal Wayland. "Whatever. You haven't by any chance seen Dawn though have you?" Grace stared at him while asking if he had seen her cat. He shook his head in response and swerved around her as he continued on his path down the stairs.
"Dawn!" Grace called out as she made her way to the job board. She was startled though when a tabby, brown/black furred cat with amber eyes and a white rose-shaped spot on her forehead jumped out of nowhere. She let out a sigh of relief when she saw that it was her Legendarium Spirit of the Cat Goddess. She let out a small squeal and picked up the cat. Dawn is a smart and intelligent feline with a great sense for adventures. Towards Grace, she is caring and loves to cuddle with her. On the other hand, Dawn can get very aggressive and touchy when it comes to other people. She would hiss at them and if they get too close, she would also scratch them. Like most cats, Dawn isn't also very found of water and getting wet. At times, Dawn gets very lazy and is often somewhere up high, in the shadows, sleeping.
"Must you have woken me from my wonderful slumber?" Dawn asked as she softly pawed at Graces arm, wanting to be let down so she can walk for herself. "Well too bad, you gonna help me pick a job now or what?" Grace replied, setting Dawn gently on the floor.
"Orpheus, do you by any chance want to go on a job with me?" Karin asked, having her usual evil-like grin on her face. Orpheus looked up before replying. "Sure what job are we taking?" He asked. Karin then put a flyer in front of him which read;
'The Cursed Dollhouse. Please help us relive a curse that was placed on our daughters dollhouse, for it is changing her completely. Reward: 2 000 000 J'
He looked up from the flyer and handed it back to Karin, who then went to Kireina. "We are taking this job." She said as she went to pack her bags for the travel. Kireina looked at the flyer and smiled, happy that someone finally took the job on after 2 months.
To be continued...
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