A/N: Hello, readers! Welcome to a new chapter.
Thanks for all of the good criticism that was left on my first chapter (yes, I do read reviews). As a writer, I love great criticism because it helps me improve my writing. So don't be afraid to criticize me if you think there's something I can improve on! (But please be nice about it! :))
Now, enjoy!
CHAPTER TWO: CURSED DRAGONS
Sebastian, Orion, Massorao, Aster, and Raden were standing in front of a large gray building. Well, it was more like a castle. The name 'BLACK SUN' was in black bold letters with a dark purple flag of the guild's emblem on top of it. The guild itself was located on a small island, surrounded by water. However, there was a town called Bridgehollow that they protected.
"I think Master Souta went a little overboard on the guild hall..." Massorao muttered.
"You think?" Aster agreed.
Sebastian opened the doors of the guild, getting everyone's attention. "We're back, everyone!" He announced as Aster just rolled his eyes.
"How did the job go, Sebastian? Did you manage to destroy something again?" An eighteen year old male with short slicked back spiky hair with a few loose bangs above his brows and blue eyes asked. He wore a white vest with black cargo shorts and brown boots along with fingerless brown gloves. A purple Black Sun guild mark was located on his left shoulder.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean, Zane?! You know my magic can get out of control!" Sebastian shouted.
The two began arguing, fighting fire with fire. "You two better not be fighting again..." An eighteen year old female with waist length blue hair and silver eyes said. She wore a black t-shirt, black jeans with a chain in the loops on her left side, and blue hi-top sneakers. A white Black Sun guild mark was located on the left side of her neck.
"Cyana~ good to see you again!" Sebastian stopped fighting with Zane and headed over to the blue haired girl.
Cyana blushed and looked away. "I-I have to go..." She mumbled as she walked away from him.
"She's definitely into me." Sebastian stated. Black fire suddenly attacked him. "Oh you'll pay for that!" He shouted as him and Zane started fighting once more.
"Tch, how annoying." A twenty year old male with shoulder length stone-gray hair and pale yellow eyes complained. He wore a dark blue short-sleeved dress shirt with black slacks, and a utility belt with a variety of scissors and needles stored inside. He also wore a white lab coat with several stitched in fabrics as well as white boots. He had stitch markings on his body and had dark bags under his eyes. He wore a navy blue surgical mask over his face and black gloves over his hands, covering his gray Black Sun guild mark that was located on his right hand.
"Calm down, Nox. You know how they are... Always fighting." A nineteen year old male with reddish-orange shoulder length hair that was tied in a ponytail and pinkish-red eyes informed as he came and stood next to him. He wore a sleeveless, indigo-colored shirt, and baggy black pants, alongside brown boots. A bronze claw-like glove is attached to his right hand, and a gunmetal shoulder plate is hooked to his right shoulder. A tattered red cloak is placed over his outfit, mainly covering his left side. He had a fair amount of tattoos covering his left arm, starting from his shoulder blade and ending at his wrist. A white bandana was tied around his right arm, and his red Black Sun guild mark was located on his left hand.
"They constantly do it, Kross. It's troublesome." Nox complained once more.
"Will you two take your flirting elsewhere?" Sebastian said, quite annoyed with the two.
"We're not flirting." Nox replied.
"Sure you are, Frankenstein." Sebastian chuckled at his nickname for him.
"I told you to stop calling me that!" Nox shouted. "At least I'm not fooling around with both Romin and Cyana."
"Talking shit about me again, Nox?" A twenty-one year old male with long black hair that was kept back in a dark purple ribbon and dark amethyst eyes asked from a nearby table. Two black fox ears with dark purple tips were located on his head. He wore a long-sleeved dark purple shirt with black slash marks across the front, black jeans with a pink fox print on the bottom right pant leg, and a fang necklace around his neck. A scar was across his nose and a small fox paw print was on his left cheek. He also had two black fox tails with a dark purple tip to match his ears. A dark purple Black Sun guild mark was located on his right shoulder.
"Romin~ My favorite jokester buddy!" Sebastian winked at him as he pushed up his glasses, sliding over to him. "Ah, you're handsome as ever!" He complimented, poking his cheek.
"S-Stupid flame head." Romin blushed as he looked away.
From a far away table, a nineteen year old male with short straight golden-blonde hair and sky blue eyes stared at the flirty Dragon Slayer. He wore a white long-sleeved t-shirt with a light brown short-sleeved jacket over it, long black jeans that are firmly tied with a long black belt, and long white socks with light brown traveling boots. His black/red Black Sun guild mark was located on his upper left shoulder.
"Maxim is staring at me again isn't he?" Sebastian questioned. To which Aster nodded. "What's that dude's problem with me?"
"I don't think you're the problem. I think the way you flirt with everyone in the guild is the problem." Aster informed.
"You're making me sound like Vincent." Sebastian pouted as he crossed his arms.
"You two are- never mind." Orion said, giving up on explaining it to his dumb guildmate.
"Oh, Orion. I didn't know you were back." A nineteen year old woman with long pink pale hair that was in a side swept bang style and hazelish yellow eyes said as she floated over to him. She wore a white one piece with a diamond shaped opening where her bust was, no sleeves and white stockings on her legs that were thigh length with yellow shoes. She also had bandages covering her arms and wore a glove on her left hand. A dark yellow Black Sun guild mark was located on her right thigh.
"Anna, hello." Orion greeted, walking up to her.
"He totally loves her." Aster muttered to Sebastian.
"Definitely." Sebastian muttered back.
Suddenly, Sebastian ended up getting pulled to someone and then landed harshly onto the ground. "Sebastian!" Aster shouted, gaining the attention from the guild members. Afterwards, the guild doors bursted open, blasting some of the member backwards.
"I wouldn't worry about him. He isn't dead... yet." A twenty-one year old woman with black hair and wavy bangs covering her left eye and purple eyes stated. She wore an unnatural one-piece, white dress with red trimmings with wide sleeves, revealing it's interior gray colors and rose-vine patterns. With an exposed trim-like section down the middle all the way down to her belly button. In the skirt, it's split apart in two points, exposing her legs, red stockings, a set of black and golden gauntlets and grieves, and high heeled sandals. A dark red dragon-like guild mark was located on her inner forearm.
"Nox, get Sebastian to the infirmary." Kross said as the stone-gray haired male nodded, picking the Dragon Slayer up and rushing towards the guild's infirmary.
"What's your problem with Sebastian?" Massorao questioned.
"Our Master simply wants him dead or at least out of the way. We're just following orders. Your magic always amazes me, Rose." A twenty-five year old male with messy blonde neck length hair and purple eyes replied. He wore a gray vest along with black pants and boots. A gray dragon-like guild mark was located on his right bicep.
"Why thank you, Eric." Rose responded.
"That emblem..." Aster muttered. "They're from Cursed Dragons!"
"Monster Magic: Wraith!" Eric shouted as a black Magic Circle filled with runes and had a large rune in the middle appeared. Ghost-like creatures appeared as pitch black balls that floated in the air. Lightning came from their bodies, attacking more members.
Rose made three blood orbs and shoots them at some of the Black Sun members. "Wait, if these are shadows, they'll disappear with white or holy magic, right?" Orion questioned.
"I like your way of thinking, Orion." Massorao stated. "Requip!" He shouted as a Magic Circle appeared. "The Council: Holy Grenade!" He yelled as an explosion of holy magic appeared, making most of the shadows disappear. Anna did a White Interaction, making the rest of the shadows disappear.
By now, Rose and Eric were both gone. "Crap! They got away!" A guild member shouted.
"Never mind them, we have to check on Sebastian!" Orion informed as everyone else nodded, heading to the infirmary.
In the guild's infirmary...
"How is he, Nox?" Romin asked worriedly.
Nox sighed as he shook his head. "Nothing I do seems to be working. It seems whatever spell that girl used on him drained all of his blood. But not all of it to the point where he's dead. He'll just be in a coma for who knows how long..."
"Damn it! I'm gonna kick their Dragon asses!" Romin shouted.
"Romin, please calm down!" A nineteen year old woman with short messy whitish-blue hair and gold eyes said. She wore a sleeveless black turtleneck with snowflake patterns on the left side of the shirt, baggy dark blue pants, and brown boots. A tribal tattoo was on her left arm, of intricate snowflakes wrapping, spiraling down her arm and stopping at her wrist. A light gold Black Sun guild mark was located on her shoulder.
"We understand how you feel. But you can't let your emotions get the best of you." A twenty-one year old woman with long messy black hair and dark brown eyes added. She wore a burgundy stripped shirt where the big lines are black, the thin are white, and the base is burgundy, a black skirt, and black combat boots. She also wore a brown leather belt where she carried her cards. A violet Black Sun guild mark was clearly visble on her left leg.
"No... I really don't think you understand how I feel at all, Kida, Helena." Romin stated.
"Sebastian is our guildmate too, Romin. We know exactly what you're feeling." A fifteen year old male with brown tumbleweed styled hair and amber eyes said. He wore a red windbreaker over a yellow shirt, a pair of puffed out white pants, and no shoes. He also wore a pair of goggles. His pink Black Sun guild mark was located on his chest.
"It's weird that you're even here, Percy. Since you're never in the guild." Aster said.
"Orion came to my tree and told me what happened. I'm not heartless you know." Percy informed.
"Will Sebastian be okay, Valor?" A fourteen year old woman with deep teal hair with lighter tips that was up in a high ponytail and bronze eyes with sea-green flecks in them signed with her hands. She wore a long, loose white blouse over a pale blue tank top, mid thigh blue denim shorts, and brown leather boots. Her dagger was in a sheath on her belt at the back of her waist. A silver Black Sun guild mark was located on her right hip.
"I hope so, Kallia." Aster signed back.
Raden, however, looked down at his partner. "I'm sorry I couldn't protect you, Sebastian. If only I flew you out of danger in time, you wouldn't be in a coma right now." He thinks to himself.
"I see that everyone's here, good." A twenty-three year old male with white hair and purple eyes said. He wore a white cloak with a lilac colored shirt underneath, black pants, and white combat boots. His light purple Black Sun guild mark was located on his right shoulder.
"Master Souta..." Orion muttered.
"Do you know what Cursed Dragons want with us?" Helena questioned.
"We were never on the best terms with those bastards but they never got the nerve to attack us out of the blue like that." Massorao added.
Souta sighed. "I don't know what Takumi's problem is with us. But it seems like he's declaring war on us." He answered.
"Why attack Sebastian though?" Orion asked.
"Sebastian is the leader of the Assembly of Ash. Not to mention he's one of the best wizards Black Sun has. It would make sense as to why Takumi would want him out of the picture." Souta replied.
"So what's the plan?" Cyana asked.
"If it's war they want then it's war they're gonna get. We fight back. Fire with fire." Souta responded.
A/N: There you go! Sorry that this chapter took forever! I think I introduced everyone's OC in here.
Hope you enjoyed!
~Kyle