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This is Dreamer852's sister. She can't update her stories anymore.
She worked hard to get the next chapter of her stories out, always telling me her friends are waiting, so I'll post the most recent unfinished chapter.
!- Credits to The-Fallen-Guardian for becoming my… 'villain-creator' for future chapters xD -!
TO ACHIEVE
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~ 'Without failure there is no achievement.' ~ ((([John C. Maxwell])))
"Here." Iris placed a plate of takoyaki in front of the expectant girl. Shuu immediately picked up the fork and gobbled one down, sighing in content.
"So? Where is everyone?" she asked, her mouth full.
"I guess you must've just missed everyone. No one was here when I got back either. Not even the slackers." Iris shrugged.
"I'm surprised master's not here. She never goes out. I mean, get some vitamin D on that pale skin." Shuu snorted, shovelling another takoyaki ball into her mouth.
"She went to Scarlet Flame."
Shuu almost choked on her food, signalling for a cup of water, she was handed one and quickly gulped it down, "Scarlet Flame? Why is she there?! I haven't heard about them since Tomb ransacked the place!"
"It's because of Tomb she went there."
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"Tch, why the hell am I even here?" Carmyn flopped onto the chair and fiddled with her cross necklace.
"I sent you on a job for a reason." Funbo spat out from the door, trapping her in the office.
"Well I found nothing." Black eyes met brown.
"You said the other guilds found out." He seethed, "And now, we have to plan faster."
"THEN PLAN WITHOUT ME!" Carmyn howled, knocking the chair over as she stood up.
Funbo sent a small burst of dark magic towards her, forcing her to back away from the door.
"Kill me and you won't get shit." The younger mage warned, pointing out that fact she was the only one who actually knew something about the other guilds.
Funbo cackled loudly, "I could do without a worthless member like you!" His jester's hat slipped off his head.
Leaning back down to face her, the two engaged in a glaring contest, both breathing heavily, trying not to rip out the other's throats.
"Now. Tell. Me." He hissed after a long silence. Carmyn seemed to have calmed down but still looked at the master in disgust.
"They've already started getting their army." She huffed, not wanting to tell more.
"And…" He beckoned, grabbing her right hand and squeezing it tightly until Carmyn winced.
"That's it."
"Tell me, or you'll be excommunicated from Tomb." Funbo licked his lips, tasting blood. He gripped her hand even tighter, his calloused hands rubbing over her black guild mark.
"They've got Scarlet Flame on their side." She yanked her arm away and stormed out of the office, slamming the door after her.
Funbo smiled sinisterly, his fingers twitching… ah, there was the taste of blood again.
Scarlet Flame.
The name sent shivers down his spine.
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"Hey there!" Sonya waved from afar.
A hooded man looked up and waved back.
Sonya ran up the road, amazingly balanced although on a pair of black wedges.
"Heya, sexy." She winked and got closer to him.
"Why hello there, young lady." The man took off his hood to reveal on old, wrinkly man. His eyes were twinkling as they trailed over her body and he lingered over her chest area.
"EW! Old man pervert alert!" She squealed in realization and horror. She promptly punched him across the face as he began to lean closer, the force of the fist and face connecting knocking him out in one blow.
She wrinkled her nose in disgust and wiped her leather gloves on the frills of her skirt. She frowned at the man for a few moments before deciding to bend down and check on him.
"Wow, he's out like a light." Sonya crouched over the crumpled heap on the floor, her light green eyes blinking innocently.
"You were the one that knocked him out." Snow walked up and sighed. The other member of Tomb turned to look at her with watery eyes.
"B-but he was hitting on me!" She wailed.
"Actually, you were the one hitting on him." Snow pointed out.
"It's the same thing! There's no difference, right?"
"Not really…" Snow closed her sapphire eyes and rubbed her temples. And she was supposed to be the younger one, "Besides, what job did you even take?"
"I don't know… Zanna gave it to me." Sonya pulled the tattered sheet out from her corset and smoothed the paper out on her thigh.
"An abduction?" Snow asked as she scanned the job from over the other's shoulder.
"Seems like it, the person who requested this is in the next town… ooh, the beach! Hurry! The faster we get there, the more tanning time!" Sonya took Snow's thin wrist in her hand and rushed off, leaving Snow as a blind and spluttering mess, her chestnut hair whipping her face in the wind as she was dragged along.
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Cloud looked up at the tall structure in awe. His emerald eyes were shining as he knocked on the grand doors of the apparent 'home' which was owned by the Priflaet family. They were the owners of a large technology business that had opened up ten years ago and was still going strong, even with all of the competition.
Immediately, the doors swung open to reveal a long row of maids and butlers greeting him.
They all bowed low as a tall man walked down the grand staircase, a younger – more petit figure following behind.
"Ah, you must be… Cloud, I see you've come from Justice Blaze to fulfil my mission request." The man nodded toward his sea blue guild mark.
"Yeah. I guess." Cloud shrugged his shoulders slightly like it was no big deal.
"Ah, maybe we should move to the living room…" Mr Priflaet coughed and suggested.
He turned around and briskly walked into the next room, Cloud and the other girl following after him.
"So?" Cloud got straight to the point.
"Ah, you see… there is a large… beach party being held tonight, and my daughter," At this point in time the girl had stepped forward, "needs a 'companion' with her tonight."
"So, like a body guard?"
"Yes, exactly my intention. You see, recently, I've angered a rival company… and I'm afraid they might be after my daughter. They even sent a threat."
"Right. So I'm guessing I don't have to wear any fancy stuff?" Cloud gestured to his attire. He was already in just a pair of shorts.
"Yes, yes… that will do just fine. Please though, when I say companion, I do mean as a friend… nothing more." The old man warned, "I'll leave you two to get to know each other. I have other things to attend to."
He left the room quickly and the two left alone looked at each other carefully. The girl had light green hair and sharp cerulean eyes. She struck him as familiar, but couldn't put a finger to it.
"Cloud Magjistar, 19. Proud to be your acquaintance." He broke the silence and stuck his hand out.
"Heather… 17." She gingerly shook his hand and then looked up at him with long eyelashes, "Say, you're a mage, right? What kind of magic do you have?"
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"Dark Fire Dragon's Claw!" A burst of magic was sent towards Elly.
She quickly dodged and rolled over to the side. Picking herself back up again, she leapt towards Ryuga and twisted her body to perform a perfect round house kick, hitting him square in the jaw. The townsfolk scattered quickly as the two fought down the main street, almost oblivious to their surroundings.
Ryuga went to punch her with a flaming fist, but was blocked when she grabbed his arm and pulled him forward to knee him in the stomach, a small amount of magic placed into the attack.
Ryuga jumped back, a grin on his face as he held his stomach, "Not bad, not bad."
"I could say the same for you." Elly shot back, smiling as she brushed the dust off her skirt.
"Ah but –" Ryuga started.
"Hey there, are you lost?" Elly was already kneeling down, patting a child's back comfortingly as it cried, having fallen over.
As the child wailed, onlookers glared at the two mages, expressions of blame on their faces as if it had been their fault the child was in tears.
"M-Mummy is g-gone! D-Daddy is gone!" the child wailed, hiccupping every few moments.
"Do you remember when you last saw them?" Elly asked kindly, her motherly side appearing.
"N-no... uwahhhhh!" He cried even louder if possible.
"M-maybe we should take him to the guild." The Ryuga and Elly looked at each other, then back at the child, and then toward all the onlookers that were glaring furiously.
"Oi! Don't touch that child!" someone pushed through the crowed and rudely pointed toward the two, "Who knows what kind of things they'll do to him!"
A few strangers blinked, then started agreeing along with him.
"Yea! Even you might have been brainwashed!"
"You mages don't belong here!"
"SHUT UP!" Another voice called out.
"Kimi, Styles!" Elly gasped.
Kimi gave a wave as Styles gave a mere nod, Ryuga greeting in the same way, neither liked to talk much after all.
"Come on. We should go back to the town where we actually belong." Kimi waved the two over pointing out that the town closer to the guild accepted them easily, often passing by to offer food. Justice Blaze were the protectors of the town.
A hand reached out to snatch the child back as his cries became muffled. The boy was quickly lost in the crowd and Ryuga and Elly just hoped he was now okay.
"Yea, go back to that filthy place! Just like the pieces of garbage you are!"
"Oh? And how many times have you needed to call the mages of a guild to help you out?" The four glared at the townsfolk.
"N-Never!" a few crossed their arms and nodded, all in agreement.
"Tch." Someone pushed everyone out of the way and walked through, a grey wolf obediently following after him.
He walked past, ignoring his surroundings as of nothing was going on, his black combat boots thumped heavily on the ground as he walked through the commotion. Whispers broke out at the sight of his unzipped hoodie, a maroon insignia on his chest for everyone to see.
"What's T-Tomb doing here?" a villager hissed.
"W-what if he attacks?" a teenager whispered, nudging the people around her nervously.
Everyone turned to where Justice Blaze were formerly standing, but started freaking out when they realized they were gone.
"You don't think he's gonna attack… do ya?"
The crowd stood silently as let out relieved sighs when the loner stalked off, seeming to be in a grouchy mood.
"That was scary!"
"Did you see that scar under his left eye!?"
"Never mind that… his eyes looked like the colour of blood."
"GUYS! He didn't do nothin'… our town is safe. The Republic are our protectors. No mages can go against us!"
Murmurs went around at the announcement.
"Oh… you don't even know just how wrong you are." A girl whispered, so quiet that no one else heard over the soft buzz of conversation.
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"Neon green sunglasses now, hey?" Aelstera wiped down a mug and pushed a bowl of spicy ramen towards the electric mage, "Looks hideous. It clashes with your hair colour."
"Like you could pull it off any better…" Kairen pulled a pair of midnight blue sunnies out of his pocket and switched them with the green ones. He took the steaming bowl of noodles and slurped them up loudly, the soup flying in all directions, causing Aelstera to glare at him as a warning.
"I suggest you stop doing that before I punch your face in." she hissed lowly.
"Aw, come on, you love me." He batted his eyes flirtatiously.
"Gross, no one would ever love a shit head like you." The braided girl flicked him in the forehead.
"Just cause you like – mmf!" She slapped a hand over his mouth before he could continue.
"Oh yeah?" She said before raising her voice so the guild could hear, "I've seen the looks you give to that Riser! Oh? Who was it again?"
Kairen tried to lunge forward before she could continue, but she pushed his head back and held him at arms-length as she tried to guess the name.
"K-Kai? Koe? Kiyo…? Ah! Kyo!" she snapped her fingers together, "Wait, but, isn't Kyo a guy – ouch! Hey, did you just zap me? You want to defy me? You dirty little brat."
A bullet appeared dangerously close to Kairen's neck, on the verge of exploding.
"Electrocute me one more time and I'll BLAST YOU INTO PIECES!" She screeched, her voice not once wavering from the high pitch of her voice.
"Uh, hope I ain't interrupting something, but I'm killing for some strawberries." A man said as he lazily walked over and sat down, his sky blue eyes directed towards Aelstera's busty chest. He blushed and quickly averted his eyes.
"I just used them all on my milkshake." The girl said haughtily, grabbing the said drink from under the counter and taking a slow, menacing sip.
Storm gulped, his stomach begging for the sweet fruit. He almost reached out to snatch the drink away, her taunting getting to him, but he clenched his fist before politely replying, "I see, next time then maybe."
"Tch, you're no fun, Mr Gentlemen. I see you're much different around your friends, don't I count?"
"Women should be treated with respect." He held back a few swear words.
"Bo-ring." She faked a yawn.
"Are you implying you like it rough?" Storm wiggled his eyebrows as Kairen – who had gone back to eating – choked.
"Rough in any position you can imagine." Aelstera winked and passed Kairen some water to cease his coughing fit.
"Ahem. Please don't talk about such manners in the guild." Behind them, Dito coughed.
"Master." Storm greeted.
"Oi, Old Geezer, go back to your head-quarters in the kitchen." Aelstera brushed him off.
Everyone within hearing range of her booming voice froze.
"Uh… that was a bit extreme." Someone muttered as the bullet mage was sent to sleep for the next three hours.