EVENT: Rising Tides

Yukina had just arrived at the town. Immediately she felt the thick tense of the atmosphere. It was so dense, it was as if one could slice it with a knife. She knew this feeling all to well. This was the feeling before a battle, a battle in which life and death was at stake. As a former soldier herself, Yukina was all too familiar with this feeling. She closed her eyes and breathed deep trying to subdue her bloodlust that was already boiling inside of her. As her duty of a Fairy Tail mage, she was well aware that she had to stand side by side with her comrades till the bitter end. Yukina had vowed many seasons ago that she would never leave her comrades in battle. Her pride as a warrior radiated from the depths of her heart as she walked through the streets of the soon to be battlefield.

“I really wish, he was here with me at times like this….he would know what to do…” Yukina sighed as opened her eyes too meet the towering city around her. The salty air blew a pleasant breeze, that same air would be tainted by stench of blood and metal. She noticed a crying child, Yukina immediately went to his aid.

“What seems to be the problem child?” she asked. The little girl clung to Yukina sobbing.
“I lost my mommy…” wept the child.

“There, there child I’ll help you find her.” Yukina smiled warmly as she carried the child, reassuring her with a soft pat on the back. Yukina seemed calm but, she was worried about the citizens who stayed in the city….

The angel sat in one of the many Oak trees that scattered the landscape of Hargeon looking out to the sea. There was something coming and the angel knew it. She had arrived earlier, just as the sun was rising along the horizon, painting the mist that covered the city a peach colour. It had been beautiful. A soft smile gracing her face. This was a time that she would be able to enjoy herself before the action would some. Her eyes closed, but a mystic like song began to echo in her ears. It was soft and sweet with an underlying minor key to it. There was magic laced into it and the angel could sense it. Though she didn't know where it was coming from or who was singing it. But she did know that she would have to be careful if this person was calling the disturbance from the sea. Crystal blue eyes opened and the angel looked out to the horizon, her eyes a bright magenta. It was down there. There was dark, pitch black soul down in the depths of the water. Sighing, the angel began to move from her spot. She knew that it would be a while before something would rise from the water.

Her feet touched the branches and the the angel looked up at the sky, wings spreading before a single flap had her spiking into the air. She was flying back to her home, she was going to need to have a bathing suit.

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It didn't take her long especially flying at her top speed, the angel was gone and she was back. She had put on her bikini under her clothing and changed that as well so that it would be able to withstand water attacks. But this time she did not fly back to her tree and instead to the beach that lined the harbor. Feet touching down in the sand the angel smiled at the water and walked across the sand, her feet barely making prints in it as she went.

Water brushed up against her feet and the blonde smiled. It felt great against her toes as it washes up against her feet. The sand that had gathered on her feet washing away with the waves of blue salt water. Her eyes smiled and a soft hum escaped her lips. The song had long stopped but the angel could still remember it, it slipped from her lips as she began to sing it back into the ocean. Alyia could wait, but she knew why the people of the town refused to leave. The magic that had laced the song was that of a siren. But to add on to it all there was something about today that she knew that she wouldn't like a sense of luck that she wish that she could change but she knew that she wouldn't be able to. Her luck was naturally graced but were the bad luck strong enough it would over power her own magic. And this one Alyia knew was stronger than herself.

Eyes looked up at the rising sun, a rising tide that was bound to bring blood.

WC: 533

As she walked through the streets of Hargeon Town, Hana found herself lost within interest and curiosity. She always loved traveling, experiencing new things and having fun. However, this particular trip she was on wasn't for fun. It was a mission from the magic council directly, that her and her team along with other Fairy Tail members such as the guild master come to protect the Town and it's citizens. It was also aware to her that the magic council had sent more wizards from other guilds to help. She didn't bother to pack, knowing that the use for other clothes wouldn't be necessary if they were to just become as filthy as the previously worn ones.
'I need to find my teammates...' Hana told herself, pushing through the bustling crowds of people as she observed them in search for one of her team mates. She continued this process, until, suddenly, she heard what appeared to be an angelic melody but was actually a song of terror, anger, frustration, just, NEGATIVITY. It wasn't like anything she's ever heard, for in no comparison did it match the tunes that nature would play for her. It brought all said emotions upon her, but looking around to see such dark auras corrupting the good ones of the Townsfolk, she knew she had to remain calm.
"First order of business,' She began to instruct to herself, 'Find the source.'
The young girl didn't know exactly where she was going, but knew the obvious choice would be the highest point of Hargeon, so that's where she headed off to, sprinting pass buildings and people, worry clearly etched on her face. Of course a song like that wouldn't just pop out of no where, it meant something bad was clearly about to happen.
'So this must be the reason the council sent us here', she thought to herself as she dashed away to the top.

The jingle of the bracelets around her wrists and ankles sincerely pissed off the siren. They made such a racket as she waslked down the street even though she couldn't be heard. Not that she knew of. Her silent and graceful padded in front of one another. Her red silk hair swaying around her hips. She could slowly feel power appear all around the city. That Magic Council has sent out news and though the red head figured that, she was surprised on how many people were coming for just one monster. After all they hadn't managed to sense either her brother or any of the other marshals that her master had hired.

But the woman froze and her eyes widened. Power. Someone with a large amount of power had arrived. She was now on the outskirts of the town. Preparing for her and her brothers leave. But that would no longer be the case she was curious. With such a strong power, who could it be? A wet muscle ran over the plump covers of cherry. Delicious. Eyes of chocolate glistened and the siren made her way back into the town. Her limiters allowed for her to pass a woman with pink hair. She, too, was strong. Almost as strong as the other power that the ginger was feeling. But the siren was aiming for the higher power and didn't have time to play with the woman and her little blond haired play thing. Ariel wove her way through the streets and finally came to a stop right behind a black haired man. He was taller than she but had a slim, yet toughened build. Her tongue flickered across her lips and the siren began to make step forwards. He would be wonderful chained to a wall, begging for her.

Her hand was ghosting over his shoulder when another power appeared. This one was just as strong, yet it had a toned feeling to it and it tingled through the air. Lightning. Her lips pulled into a sinister smile as she pulled her hand from the man in front of her and spun on her heel. She was careful that her limiters would keep her silent as she treaded away. But this time she was in for walking along the pathways of the street. Her muscles tensed and the woman jumped up. Her feet landed silently on the roof and she began to jump across them to the place with the equally strong magic power. This time as she looked down a blue haired man was below her. Perfect. Blue, like the ocean. This one would be strapped to the bed. Ariel got every thing she wanted. Well most everything.

Darkness settled in the Sabertooth Guild Hall. Everyone had seemingly disappeared for now, an absence of both noise and light unsettled the already uncomforted young dragon. Ibara had no option but to glance around himself, looking for something that would deviate from the unusual trend that had settled over what he called home. It only lead to more questions; why were the lights off, why was no one here? Where could they all have gone?

It could have been viable that they all took a job together, leaving the young fire dragon behind but Ibara refused to think like that. He was determined and set upon a singular mission before unfolding himself on any other laborious task.. and that was to turn on the lights. He couldn't see a darn thing in any one direction. He began moving around tables, chairs, occasionally bumping his leg into the most unusual of objects that he refused to himself to finding out what they were. Instead, he made a lunge for the walls and succeeded, and with that came feeling along them until he found a switch which turned a proportionally event amount of the lights on in the once desolate Guild; with the introduction of lights came the introduction of a shocking forthcoming that Ibara wouldn't have realised while being enshrouded in pure darkness.

There stood in a note, pinned to the job board, exclaimed in large and bold letters; signed with the magic council seal. It was partially ruffled, showing evidence of other Guild Members also taking heed and awareness of it's rarity. What could this mean? It must have been serious because by the looks of things, they were signalling all Guilds of every shape and size to deal with an unknown threat that Ibara wasn't even sure of whether he could handle or not. Ibara knew what he had to do, clearing his Guild Members had occupied Hargeon Town too, it was up to him to bring up the rear. There Ibara stood, one head pressed against the board. This wasn't going to be easy; sparks trickled at his feet, fiery, red sparks; but he was ready to set off.



Ibara struggled to adapt to the overwhelming sensations that almost overcome him as he arrived in Hargeon Town. There he stood on the very edge of such a place, almost dominated by the magical presences that threatened to throw him back from whence he came. They were absolutely outstanding. He took the time to glance around himself, seeing several notable mages, none of whom he had heard of due to his short time in the realms of a wizard, they all looked tinged by seriousness; a sense of duty overwhelming any of their facial features to adapt them to the task at hand; and that task was bound to be a severe one.

The young dragon could hear a change in the tide and yet another feeling of an ominous presence, about as powerful as almost every wizard here combined. His presence literally changed the ways the wave moved. Ibara had to take a look, perhaps he could help.. in some way? Ibara even questioned himself to this point, he'd never felt anything this powerful before, it even brought into question his own father's power? Could they possibly beat him, Ibara abolished the thought. Of course they couldn't. No one can beat a Dragon..

Ibara launched himself to one of the nearby rooves, unfortunately for him, only one roof away from the somewhat overbearing presences that had adopted this land only a few moments ago by the looks of things. They had already swarmed the more powerful wizards, seemingly dominating them simply through their words, a feat Ibara didn't even think to be possible..

It was then that Ibara did something immencely foolish. He had caught word of what that fish-looking man had said on the beach and his temper began to boil over him. He couldn't neither control nor abscond from what he was saying. What's done was done.


Ibara folded his arms in an attempt to look intimidating but truth be told, the simplicity of this man's magical pressure almost sent the young dragon careering off the building and back to the Sabertooth Guild Hall. Was this really a challenge he could stand up to..? Even with the support of many other wizards, even Ibara allowed doubts to flood his mind.

Glowing white stars spread across the eternal night sky over the celestial world where Yato rested. At this point, he had gotten a bit tired of waiting around in Rune Knight HQ for an opportunity for action to present itself; so he decided to just take a quick rest in his true home. He lied on the ground of one of the infinite planets in the celestial world, looking up at the many stars and constellations that represented his comrades and fellow spirits. He felt like he was staring up at them for hours, but he was soon interupted by a call from the celestial king himself. The king's voice boomed through the celestial planes, calling out for Yato. It was rather strange to be summoned directly to the king, since Yato was normally just left to his own devices for the most part, but he was obliged to go nonetheless. So with that, he bounded off to see the king; skipping along between each planet in single strides.

"Yato, there is a great disturbance in the town of Hargeon in Earthland." The king said to Yato as he entered the throne room. "It is a magic power far beyond anything i have sensed in recent memory. It has yet to arrive in the town, but it is quickly approaching. Not only that, but there are already two smaller, but equally dangerous sources of power within the town itself." The news was grave indeed, but Yato did not utter a word until the king was finished speaking. "Yato, Hargeon is in great danger of being wiped off of the face of Earthland. Many other wizards have already gathered there to fight against this power, but i fear that it may not be enough. They need as many mages as they can get. That is why I am sending you to Hargeon to fight alongside the human wizards." Yato listened as the King finished his briefing of the situation and replied with, "I understand, your highness. I will go to Hargeon and do whatever I can to stop these creatures and save the lives of the people there." Yato bowed to the King and promptly left the throne room in as respectful a manner as he could muster while still maintaining the urgency to reach the town.

After channeling his magic power for a few seconds, Yato summoned himself into the world of Earthland, and more specifically into Hargeon. He took in his surroundings as he arrived. Nothing seemed out of place at first. There were plenty of powerful wizards around, so he was definitely in the right place. Yato immediately requips into his Rune Knight uniform so that the people of Hargeon would understand his position of authority and listen to what he says. He then leaped up to the the roof of a building that was adjacent to him in order to get a better view of the situation. What he saw was intimidating. He witnessed an extremely large fish-looking humanoid creature on another rooftop only a couple of blocks away, and he was with a woman with long scarlet red hair. They both eminated an extremely large amount of magic power. An utterly intimidating force just from then standing there taking no real action. These were the creatures in the city that the celestial king was speaking of. But if these were so powerful already, how powerful could the one that has not even arrived be? Yato wondered.

Yato then witnessed a wizard with short fiery red hair yell something to the creature that was inaudible to the celestial spirit. This red haired mage was strong, Yato could sense, but he was nowhere near the level of those two beings on the rooftop. Without thinking much of the concequences for himself, he ran out to help the red haired mage. That was why he was there in the first place, Yato figured, to help people who were in danger.

WC: 662

En garde! He'd exclaim to the invisible opponent in front of him as he placed his right hand in a slanted position. His left hand held a chocolate bar. An isolated area, or so he believed it to be. But there were many more mages than he had expected. There was only one thing for him to do, avoid stirring trouble with them. They seemed to be shaken up as it was, and who was he to make them feel any worse? So of course, he would be on the rooftop like all rationally-thinking people do to practice techniques. The third square of his treat was quickly torn off with his teeth as he snarled before crouching into a pouncing position. Allez! Begin. He disappeared using quickstep, before he would appear behind his imaginary opponent, who in his mind was one step quicker. The opponent would slice behind his back to catch the boy off guard. However, with a swift step to the side, the boy would dodge the nothingness that was the attack. He would then slice to the side, only to have it caught by a certain annoying She-Phoenix, not even a drop of blood shed from the impact. Her right hand only used the pointer finger and thumb to catch the blade with either. It was kind of embarrassing in all honesty, and yet at the same time, expected.

Idiot! Did you forget why we are here? She asked before huffing out, crossing her arms, allowing him to sheathe his blade back to where it belonged. Admittedly, he kind of forgot. Something like a job, correct? It was not in his nature to be less collected in an urban area, where he normal kept a calm grin that gave off either the impression of him seeming heroic and relaxed at the same time, or an asshole. In reality, he is a rather fragile sort of character, on the inside at least. So for him to not have his collected cover to help him out here was rather damaging. Still though, he decided to take a shot at it. We are here on a job, right? Something about you wanting to get jewels? Well, at least he tried. But that answer was not going to to get him here unfortunately. Ignite pointed to the candy in his hand, for once, ignoring the temptation to obtain it. In fact, she even decided to scold him for it, this was quite a scenario that the boy had never scene. For one thing, you are eating while you are just waiting for this whole town to go out. And you are just going to let that happen?

And just like that, more confusion. Elyx was clueless for once, and he was not going to admit it either. Both arms crossed, matching Ignite, he would be stubborn. Of course I'm not! But I need a small snack to keep me going too you know. It helps with thinking as well! He announced, only for the result to not be a response, but an action. The She-Phoenix backhanded the chocolate from his hand, and causing it to fly into the sky before the effect of her fire took place, due to the amount of force behind the backhand, and the fact that she applied her fire as well, the snack then was engulfed in flames before exploding like a bomb. There! Now you have thought long enough, now lets do some recon. There are quite the amount of mages around here, maybe they have some more data for an ignorant child like you.

In a peaceful afternoon in the outskirts of Magnolia, there stood a simple shack made of bamboo on top of a grassy hill. It stands alone as the grass around it sways with the howl of the wind. The birds can be heard chirping nearby as they either flew or perched on a tree at the edge of a forest. And from that forest, a man emerged adorned in white and light-blue clothing. Clenched on his right first is a piece of rolled up paper sealed but none can see whose seal it was because the man was holding it in that area. The wind would also make the man's cape flutter with the wind, a cape of white with the symbol of the Rune Knights on it. And as he arrived at the front of this shack, the man sighed and continued forward. "I hope he's still in there..." he said to himself in a tone of discontent. Clearly he was not confident that the man he was supposed to deliver the document to would still be here after all these years.

When one of his feet stepped on the bamboo flooring, it creaked, ending the silence that surrounded the mysterious structure, and from the house, a voice called out. "You still step on that same creaky part of the floor don't you?" The man was surprised to hear a voice. It was familiar to him, with the difference only being because of age. "And I can't believe you still live here." the Rune Knight replied. The man from the house emerged from its shade, wearing a black sleeveless shirt, brown pants, and no footwear. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." The Rune Knight continued to step in the house afterwards looking around and eyeing the furniture. [color:ef1e=00ff00]"Well... Sure looks like it. Anyway, I'm here under official Magic Council business." the tone would start off as soft and a little slacked, then it would become bold and loud as if to establish authority. Meanwhile, the black shirted fellow, Leonard, was stopped in his tracks. He was bent over and opening a chest to bring out a battle of sake."I thought you're here to relax like in the old days when you were still a grunt." he would reply in a low soft tone as he made his may to the long bamboo chair to sit on it. "We can do that after you deal with this." the Rune Knight replied as he handed the document to Leonard, holding it by it's end, revealing that the seal was the seal of the Magic Council.

Leonard would sigh and take the document from him in a very lazy manner with a sigh. It was evident that he wasn't very enthusiastic about the document. He had been gone for so many years, thought dead by many. In truth, he was in a journey of self-discovery, and what he discovered wasn't good. He had hoped that his return would go unnoticed for as much as possible, he didn't want to get involved in affairs that would make him use his magic. He just wanted to resolve the conflict inside him. "Can't you just drop this at the guild? I'm not the Guardian anymore, why bring this to me?" Leonard inquired as he begun to open the document, and what was stated inside made Leonard's eyes flare with seriousness. "The guild has a copy of this." he replied in a same consistent tone while walking towards the wall opposite the bench. "We didn't exactly know that you were back. But the guild told me you were." he continued. "So I made a call to the council and they told me to get you in on this. You are a former Wizard Saint, God of Ishval to be exact. And with the crisis Hargeon is facing, it will need all the help it can get." By that time, Leonard had already finished the letter. He rolled it back up and placed it in a table beside the bench and stood up. "Very well... I'll make the journey. I'll make preparations immediately." the Rune Knight gave him a nod and made his way for the door while Leonard would take a glimpse at the sea behind Magnolia, his face grim with seriousness...

The same face would be shown as he walked on the streets of Hargeon, wearing his usual outfit, shrouded by his brown cloak that made him look like a ghost. He would take turns at the silent alleyways at the far side side of town, opposite the side with the boardwalk. He figured he should start to look there for whatever summoned the fearsome best from the sea. However, it was mysterious for him when he saw that the people weren't evacuating. Surely the Council along with the Rune Knights have already issued an evacuation order. He asked around from the civilians why they weren't leaving. And strangely they told him that there was no need to leave. This was very alarming indeed that it made Leonard raise a brow with caution and curiosity. There must be something influencing them to stay... he thought... It was merely a hypothesis, but it was worth a try nonetheless. "And who told you that there was no need?" he asked. And the reply was something more or less he had expected. "A beautiful girl with crimson hair told us. She was very assuring, I felt that what she saying must be true." the civilian said. He only gave him a nod before leaving with a thank you. There was no point in telling them to leave if they were caught up by a very powerful spell such as the one he suspected. No. He thought it would be best to find the source and finish her quickly.

As he continued to walk around town, searching for the beautiful girl with crimson hair, he noticed the huge waves coming from the shore. Whatever it was that was coming for them is getting closer as he could see the waves getting bigger. He could actually smell the sea breeze from here. To make matters worse, he was stopped in his tracks. Alone in a dark alleyway with only light coming from his back and in front oh him, the ways back to the main streets. He couldn't help but stay still as if his body was too heavy while his ears ringed a certain song or hum of doom. She must be what I'm looking for... A siren... he thought. This was the time Leonard tried to familiarize himself with the magic power, further embracing the cold song. It would have been very deadly and depressing to most, but Leonard endured nonetheless. He embraced his darkness, embracing something such as this would be almost nothing to him. And afterwards, the song was lifted and his body was his own again but he won't move. This time it was in surprise because the magic power was gone. It made him smirk "Limiters... Impressive... This one came prepared. I must find her quickly." he said to himself, determined to get to the bottom of this, because if this would be allowed to escalate, who knows what dangers it may bring to Hargeon? Who knows what the tides have in store for them? These were thoughts he cannot afford to have. He must stay focused. He ran towards where he felt the magic power last. Eyeing every dark corner and rooftop on his way.

As he made a turn to a corner, Leonard saw a flutter of hair disappear to an alleyway. The instance was so fast that he didn't make out what the color of the hair was. But if someone were to enter an alleyway in the given circumstances, it would certainly raise caution and alert to many. With a grin in his teeth, and fire in his eyes, Leonard made chase for the girl in the alleyway. He ran as fast as he could that it would certainly alarm all those nearby due to the clanking of his steel shoes and fluttering of his cloak. Finally, he caught up with the girl and tackled her to the ground, he eyed her face and was shocked to see who it was that it made him take a few steps back.

Kiersa had been in Hargeon for a few days, working on helping to restore the damage that had taken place from the Priory invasion that took place some time ago. Her healing abilities had helped out those that had gotten themselves caught in the attack, and she had served as a caretaker for the children that had nowhere to go whilst their parents were out working. When news reached her of a new threat approaching the harbour town, the blonde nun Ace of Sabertooth had begun preparations for the coming conflict.

When the melodious song whispered out into the air, she had found herself entranced by it for a moment before coming to her senses, pondering over what could have caused such a phenomenon. She then began to feel a lot of mages arriving into the town, the citizens having been evacuated quickly, although it seemed that there were still a few stragglers here and there as some mages found some people still in Hargeon.

As Kiersa wandered the streets, she could have sworn she felt someone else walking them, sometimes passing her by... but when she looked she could not see anything or hear anything to indicate someone had been there. She heard yelling nearby and immediately went to investigate, seeing at once a massive scaled figure on the rooftops, already with some mages responding to its presence. The blonde nun made her way up via some stairs before she stood before it and the rest of the mages gathered there.

"I am Kiersa Bec, one of the Paragon's of Sabertooth. No mage here will allow you to bring harm to this town, nor its people." she said sternly before she knelt before it, placing her hands on the rooftops tiles. "Stigmata of The Penitent." she invoked, her hands aglow with holy light before a series of golden chains burst up around the creature trying to bind it and seal it in place.

Stigmata of the Penitent:

OOC: So I'm guessing if I post and KTH and Niyol posts we will be back on track?

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IC: Sharp hadn't heeded the call of the magic council, she didn't heed the call of the people, she heeded the call of battle, to fight against something so monstrous that it would bring great glory to both Chaoris and to herself, though as the humble servant she only viewed the glory as for Chaoris, but she couldn't control what others might think. Her celestial blood pumped as she could feel the pulse of Chaoris nearby, his purpose here being the same as her own, to destroy as much as he could, to make legends and to bring people to believe in him as the one true god. Sharp would not fail, in this she was certain, her mission would be accomplished. As she wandered through the streets, ignoring the various others, and trying to get a bead on this monster, but she had no luck, the cobble streets, and wonderful homes becoming nothing but a shadow in her eye. This town, it wasn't important, only the mission that she had come here for mattered, she would make them know Chaoris's name, and nothing would stop her!

Suddenly the darkest turned into light, as the shadows faded away, Sharp's one true weakness was going to be shown for the world to see, for she had spotted not one, but two people with animal features walking side by side, in addition to one large and adorable pet. Sharp tried to hold back, but she simply couldn't. her simple mind could only conceive one possible outcome... she must pet them.

Rushing towards Aiyana and Mao, Sharp would attempt, with a teleport right behind them, to place her hand upon their heads and start to pet them, sadly she couldn't also pet Nocshanks, she lacked another set of hands, but if she did have one she would have tried it all the same. Sharp's own little tail wagging, though invisible to most, and her ears perked up out of excitement. It was a good thing that the internet wasn't invented or else Sharp might have just stared at kitty and puppy videos all day. Sharp was now so lost in the idea of petting animals, or rather people that had animal features, that she had almost forgotten about the impending attack, for the first time ever she wasn't focused and it was official, Sharp was going full retard, and you never go full retard, because doing so left you wide open, oh well Sharp was sure nothing bad could happen from petting these two, nothing at all. At least that's what she thought within her own mind.

OOC: Sorry if its not my post, but so many people posting on different names I got no clue. So here it is. I should be posting two after Elyx. So it makes sense to post now. TOO MANY PEOPLE IN ONE EVENT SERIOUSLY
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Zack stood silently at the highest point in town. All around him he sensed mages gathering, so many auras of so many people. Some familiar, some unknown to him. Some powerful, some weak. Some very powerful. Could those be the threat that the magic council had summoned him to deal with. A haunting song chilled the air, entrancing him briefly, but it was not nearly powerful enough to sway his mind. His eyes opened as the song ended. "Thanks for the introduction whoever you are." he said and formed a guitar of light in his hand. A single strum caused sound to reverberate echoing through the town. There was no magic in it, just sound, but if sound was the weapon whoever it was wanted to use then he would make it so that there was another sound interrupting it. Once the sound of that single note faded into nothingness he began to play and he began to sing. His voice had power and it was loud. There was no magic except for amplification. Yet what would he play? What would the second god of ishval, the guildmaster of Blue Pegasus and one of the few H rank mages alive play in such a situation?

"Take me down to the paradise city where the grass is green and the girls are pretty. OOOOH won't you please take me home." he sung yet before he began singing, as the introduction of the song played on his guitar, his body began to blur and other Zack's seemed to form around him. One on drums, one on bass and another on keyboard. All began to play. It was a full rock band of Zacks. Few solo artists could hope to compete with such skill. Plus the song was amazing and filled with emotion. This was his home. A place he had once called it anyway. His first guild Lamia Scale was based here. Like with Blue Pegasus he refused to let it fall again. He hadn't been strong enough to save it then, but this time he would.

Once that song had ended he decided to kick it up a notch and play a rather more provocative song. It was a parody and one he had come up with for just such an occasion.

"This is Zack Rose.
Back in Hargeon.
And I'm never going down at the hands of the likes of you, because I'm so much better.
And every part of me is saying "Go get 'em."
This town of ours ain't gonna follow your rules.
Come at me with any of your fancy tools.
Let's go, just me and you.
Let's go, just me verse you.
Go ahead and try and hit me if you're able.
Can't you see that my speed ain't a stable?
I can see you hate the way we will struggle.
But I think you're just mad 'cause you're gonna fail.
And you're not gonna stop what we built together.
This town's gonna stay like this forever.
If you break it apart, we'll just build it better.
And we'll always be twice the men that you are.
We are made
O-o-o-o-of
Lo-o-o-o-ove.
O-o-o-o-of
Lo-o-o-o-ove.
Lo-o-o-o-ove.
Lo-o-o-o-ove.
This is who we are.
This is who I am.
And if you think you can stop me,
Then you need to think again.
'Cause I am the speed demon,
And I will never end,
And I won't let you hurt this town,
And I won't let you hurt my friends.
Go ahead and try and hit me if you're able.
Can't you see that my speed ain't no fable?
I know you think we're not something you're afraid of,
'Cause you think that you know what we are made of.
But we are even more than what we seem.
Everything we care about is what we are.
We are their fury, We are their patience,
We are a conversation.
We are made O-o-o-o-of
Lo-o-o-o-ove.
O-o-o-o-of
And it's stronger than you.
L-o-o-o-ove.
O-o-o-o-of
L-o-o-o-ove.
And it's stronger than you.
Lo-o-o-o-ove.
O-o-o-o-of
Lo-o-o-o-ove.
And it's stronger than you.
O-o-o-o-of
Lo-o-o-o-ove.
Lo-o-o-o-ove." Now if that didn't provoke some response from the villains than he didn't know what would. AFterall, he was basically telling them that even if they succeeded then they'd just rebuild better, but they wouldn't succeed because he would stop them. No, the mages gathered here would stop them.

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Tagged: Hikari, Heero, Alyia, Yukinon

The S.S Myrmidon (Aka George) was on the flight path towards where its home once was. Being built inside the drydocks of Hargeon town, the AI of the ship felt like it was finally heading for home… if artificial intelligence could feel. Instead the ship would continue to fly along among the clouds, while its two passengers did what they were doing. It was of importance to note that while it was only Anastasia, and Nao that were the only members of Team Four Star aboard the ship, Nao did have his pet gryphon along for the ride.

Speaking of.

”Dammit Charlie, you beat me again!” Nao would cry out in a small bit of rage, flipping the chess board over for the thirteenth time in the last day. He knew that these mythical creatures were very smart, but he didn’t expect them to be grandmasters of the game, with an ELO of around 2700. Nao’s ELO was only at around 2300, so it was expected that he would be able to win some of the time. Oh he could feel those points just slowly climbing away from him.

”Lets say we do it again one more-“ And then an announcement appeared that they were arriving in Hargeon town. This was the place that they were called to by the Magic Council, despite Ana being an ex-legal mage, and Nao being completely guildless. No matter though, since manpower was always needed when it came to helping out a town in need. Despite not really having any kind of connection to the town, and it probably wasn’t really worth all that manpower the council was spending on it, Nao thought he’d tag along and help.

The mage would ascend from his quarters, towards the front of the ship and begin to look out. Though when his eyes were normal it was hard to see, but suddenly his eyes would form vibrant colours that ebbed and flowed like the ocean that the town boasted. From here he could clearly see people still in the streets even though there had been evacuation warnings. Nao would also be able to see Lamia Scale’s guild, as well as the dry dock that he spent some time working on the very ship he was on.

”Hey Charlie?” he said, turning towards his pet, before realising his eyes were magnified. He jumped back, before adjusting his eyes to look at the gryphon in front of him. ”We may need you to pick people up from the ground, but if worst comes to worst I want you back up here with me. We have the ship hands to help up pick people up, but I do worry that they won’t be enough to save that many people.”

He would turn back, looking down to the floor to see if he could see anyone he knew. He recognised a few mages here and there from events at the Infinity Hydra guildhall. He hadn’t been there in quite some time since he found out that Shu had passed away from this world. The world seemed so much different and uninteresting since then…

”Charlie we’re going to have to keep an eye out for any possible sightings of fighting, or any attacks going on. If we find a single trace of a battle, and there are civilians nearby? I need you to go down, pick them up, and bring them back here to the ship. If you need any help then I’ll clone you so you can get another assistant on hand, but please if you feel the clone is about to expire then don’t pick anyone up. We don’t want to see people pancakes.”

The gryphon would nod as if it understood the human speech. As it stood, Nao didn’t really want to go down and fight (seeing as there were all these mages), but the people were the most important part, followed by the town, and finally the guild.

”Wonder if Ana has any better plans than just grabbing people from the ground, and hoping they don’t freak out and fall to their deaths” Nao would mumble under his breath, before having a look at the floor once more. Having great eyes was one thing, but being able to use those great eyes from a height advantage was even better. He would be able to help aim “the one” if they so needed it, but with so many mages how would they be able to drop it without any trouble at all?

HP: 100%
MP:100%
Status: Lost at chess to a pet, Eagle Eyes, On a (flying) boat.

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Hargeon seemed like it was simply another new place for what Sasha had yet to see. However, raised near a port town, Cedar had quite a familiarity to the way Hargeon worked, or at least in some parts. The nice crisp ocean air, the open areas making sunlight rather brutal but effective at warming people up even in this time of year. It gave the perfect excuse to wear a bikini really, that's mainly the reason to be honest. Then again, the similarities between the two port towns just made it easy for the farm girl to be able to travel around and not depend on a stranger to guide her or to simply get directions. It wasn't as if they were duplicates either, but the walk and the fun of even being in another port town was far too much fun to not wanna give up the chance to go to. If anything really, it was a lot less crowded in Cedar, and SURELY less guarded between the two places. Though, the fact that most of these people could very well be mages like herself was always a viable option.

Sasha grabbed up a pair of shades, matching her outfit to some degree with white frames but a tinted pair of lenses to help keep the sun from piercing through her eyes and making her blind. She looked out from the side, between the port and the town, people watching really. She was hoping to find someone she had met to give them a nice little uh.. "Welcoming feeling" that she was normally used to giving those she was friends with, but so far there wasn't anything. Of course she picked and chose what she was going to be doing with certain people depending there of if they weren't too offended, but certain others she felt more compelled to only want to do that to because well.. She simply can and it was her most comfortable way to start a conversation really.

It was then she noticed something strange above. At first it seemed as though her eyes were playing a trick on her. Maybe just a bird flying around and the sunlight around distorted it a little. She decided to wait and watch this some more, or at least until she could either be sure of her delusion, watch someone flying along rooftops playing tag or something, or maybe something more fun. Within a few seconds, a figure pounced from one room to another, then again, and again. She popped up, curious in meeting someone who enjoyed a rooftop stroll over the people. Maybe wanting to share their techniques? "Wowie. Haven't seen someone jump like that since my uncle Earl sat on the pitchfork at the Forth of July picnic." She chuckled at her own words, enjoying the picture of watching her uncle when she was a kid actually doing that.. Though her niece had done it purposely as a prank, it was humorous none the less.

The red head began to head off in a slightly quickened motion, not wanting to lose this stranger if she could help it. If anything, she could just as easily give up and go lay by the beach and get a tan.. Not like she ever got the free time as a child. All her time in Cedar as a kid was to sell crops and other supplies the town may need that they had if they even had them. Despite that, she hurried along through some allies and streets until she found the woman coming down nearby. A smile crossed her face now that there was at least a good place to start looking instead of following, to which case she hurried around a corner until she had seen a woman with long red hair next to a.. Large.. Fishy human.. Thing. Or whatever that thing was supposed to be, he was heaving harder than a marathon runner in his third lap (there's a joke to this. I'm not an idiot OOC, just saying XD). Still, she seemed to care less for what they were talking about before she had come to wrap arms around the woman and place her hands over the woman's large, squishy mounds. She expected the woman to retaliate, hell who wouldn't do so, but she'd at least have some fun with it. "Well I'll be!~ it's hard to tell chest size while you're bouncin' round the place like that. Wanna teach a lil' ol' farm girl how to do that?" She'd pause a moment and take notice of how this man looked before smirking. "Ain't it a little early for the nerd convention, pal? 'Sides, you sure as heak don't need no learnin' how to fake actin' like a fish," again, another pause came before giving the woman a squeeze of two. "Right, pretty mama?" Lastly, she giggled and gave a big grin like smile as she waited for the woman to attack with a reply to her approach. Sasha was always prepared for the worst when she was just having her fun.

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((OOC: After the confusion caused by me posting on Kateri while others didn't know I was permitted to swap her and this character in the posting order; I was permitted to post on this account since the order was messed up and I was skipped as a result))

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Prior to the Event

"Interesting..." A voice spoke as loud screams in a dark dimension erupted suddenly out of nowhere, "So this so-called King of the Underworld I killed was a fraud, huh? Tell me why I shouldn't kill you for telling me lies- for acting like a typical demon all this time!" This voice belonged to none other than Alito, who had travelled through the Wakusei Portals into the corrupt world of Akuma, hoping to annihilate the supreme force behind that attack in the Holy Castle. This demon whom Alito was interrogating convinced him in the past that it apparently hated its own king, and so it had led Alito here; the kingdom of Akuma. Of course, this was nothing but a set-up. Thanks to this twerp, Alito was almost imprisoned here, though luckily, his ability to sense trouble spotted a cold heart just in time. On the contrary, this did not justify the noise mentioned previously. What caused that were high-class demons eavesdropping on this whole trick to lure the embodiment of death here. Frankly, this was not within their orders, and in regards to punishment, death was the only sentence. "Trying to kill me will only result in the extinction of your entire race. You know that, don't you?" Alito verified with one of the authorities. It was obvious that they were scared, and so Alito made a proposition.

"I'll tell you what, filthy beasts..." Alito added, "The Wakusei Portals change their location among dropping a soul within one of their dimensions. Hand me a device that will lead me out of here, and countless lives will be spared." A dark aura encircled Alito at this point, and uproared as the demon who tricked Alito in the past dropped dead. "Oops." Alito concluded as the authorities negotiated this deal. In the end, however, plans went Alito's way as the demons asked where he wanted to go. "So your devices only allow me to travel to your next destination. Hargeon, I see." Alito commented, "Send me there. Now!" In a panic, the demons did as Alito commanded, and let him off into Hargeon, itself- Hargeon Town, that is.

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"Quite the abundance of people here today." Alito muttered to himself, his physical form in this town alternative to his usual self. If one would ever question what made Alito look so different recently, it was that he had acquired a past form of Ankhseram, himself. This was a gift, yet a curse for taking control of the god of death's magic so passionately. What made this a gift, you ask? Well, Alito did not particularly like most he had met before, so not giving these same people a familiar face was an asset, the boy supposed. What made this a curse, however, was that it would be a form Alito would take whenever his personality became similar to that of the god of death's, itself. Anyways, it had taken a while for Alito to notice that he was actually in Hargeon Town, noticing a sign from afar. He stood atop the roof of the tallest building in this town, observing all that gathered here on this particular interesting day. He could sense immeasurable magic, meaning either one of godlike power was here, or numerous wizards were here, all at once. What a sight! Alito could only wonder what a scenario his presence alone could create if many wizards simultaneously spotted him. Would they treat him like an average person of their kind, or reject him like all of those who had discovered the true purpose of his magic in the past. Luckily for this environment, Alito stood nowhere near any animate objects that his magic could have dead in an instant; only [I]inanimate[I] objects were nearby. He looked up at the sky while his aura presented its own set of eyes (figuratively). There was a hint that the light would dimmer very soon, but why? Time did not reflect such a case, while meteorologists earlier stated that weather patterns would not display such a course of events. On the other hand, magic could always play with Mother Nature, though such an action always made her frown. Was this the aftermath of so many Mages being here, or rather something completely unexpected. Where Alito stood, he could not tell.

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"Gamon! You're getting heavy!" The small black exceed complained as she carried her companion. "Come on. Hang in there, Tykva. We are almost at Hargeon. Just a little bit further." The dragon slayer tried to motivate Tykva as best as he could. It would only take them a few more moments if they kept flying at the same rate. Gamon jerked a little bit. "Oh, no" Tykva nervously said. Before Gamon could react to what she said, Tykva's lost her grip on the slayer. They were above the trees when Gamon was dropped. Snapping and bouncing off of seemingly every branch in the forest before he hit the ground with a solid thud. He just laid there for a few minutes rethinking his decisions up this point. What choices lead me to be in this situation, he thought to himself. Tykva slowly flowed down and landed softly next to Gamon. "Sorry about that. I lost my grip." she said in a low, soft voice. Gamon sat up and patted her on the head. "Eh, its ok. Nothing like a good fall to get the blood flowing." He stood up and dusted himself off. "Welp, I guess we will be on foot for the last part of this journey." They started to head in the direction of the port town. 

It took them under an hour to get to Hargeon. Upon arriving he hear a sweet melody. At first it seemed to be calming almost soothing. The song peaked Gamon's interest. He listened closer. The more he listened to the song, the more it became darker. It seemed as if this song was luring the listener in. Or maybe it was calling upon something darker. Whatever it was Gamon did not like it. He wanted to find out what was causing the song, but Gamon had another objective first. He needed to find his team. Gamon had a bad feeling that things will not stay peaceful for long. When things started to go south he would feel better knowing his teammates have his back. 

Gamon turned to Tykva, who was walking beside him. "We should find our team mates, or at the very least some of the Fairy Tail Members. I Think it would be wise to start a the town square. I think that would be the best place to look." He turned his nose upward and inhaled deeply. "Well I can smell some familiar smells. I'm pretty sure I can smell Hana and Sorano. I can smell some of the other Fairy Tail wizards as well. Let's get moving in hopes of meeting up with them." They began to walk toward the city center. As they walked down the some of the back alleyways, Gamon heard something moving fast above the two of them on the roofs. He looked up to see a figure jump the gap in between the buildings. As it passed above them a few drops of water fell and landed on Gamon face. He wiped it off. It smelled fishy. Gamon just kind of shrugged it off and continued to walk to the center. 

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OOC: I'm withdrawing Lancelot from this event.

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Rowan strolled slowly through the streets of Hargeon, noting the tension that he could feel in the air. It could've been the insane amount of magic concentration from the sheer number of mages that were in the area, or it could've even just been Rowan's imagination. Either way, the mage felt a bit shaken as he roamed the streets of the port town. In the distance, Rowan could spot a relatively tall building, and atop of it, two figures stood quietly. He instantly recognized his guild master, Ardere, but he didn’t quite tell who the other figure was. Naturally, the mage assumed it was another one of his guild members, and so Rowan began making his way to the building, slinking through the streets and alleys. As he casually made his way through the town, Rowan distracted his mind from the constant stench of fish by thinking of /why/ he was here. It wasn’t too long ago when Ardere had asked for a few of the Infinity Hydras to meet him in Hargeon today. Apparently there was a big threat coming, and despite everyone’s prying questions, the guild master couldn’t give much more than a vague description. Physically shaking his head, Rowan also shook away his thoughts. If this town was really in danger, it didn’t matter what the threat was, it was up to the mages of Fiore to assist in any way they could.

Rowan looked up and saw that he was nearly at the building, and with some renewed vigor, the mage picked up his pace. As he lightly jogged, he encountered many more mages along the way. Some were directing the people of Hargeon out of the town, while others simply stood, while yet others were just arriving. It was a pretty surreal experience for Rowan, seeing so many mages of different guilds, gathering in such a small area, but it was also a bit inspiring. To see so many united for a common purpose lifted Rowan’s spirits, and he finally he reached the building that his guild master stood upon. With a groan, Rowan peered upwards at the height of the building. With a deep sigh, the mage began to scale the side of the wall, leaping a few meters at a time before grabbing onto a windowsill and jumping a few meters more. It took a few moments, but Rowan finally reached the top of the building, and with a grunt he pulled himself over. Quickly standing up, Rowan brushed himself off before giving Ardere a casual salute. Panting heavily Rowan managed to heave out his standard greeting to his guild master before bending over to catch his breath. “Reporting for duty, Guildmaster Commander Fire King Ardere, Sir!”

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OCC: I had forgotten that I had joined this event and retired my original character for it, so I am going to use Tenchi for this event instead.

The distinctive fragrance of the ocean mixed with the various aromas of this particular coastal settlement entered the twin nostrils of the dark wizard, Tenchi Mibu, as he inhaled deeply with an energetic and excited expression plastered onto his face. How many people would be maimed, mutilated, and injured before the upcoming disaster had been averted? The thought of their brilliant wails of pain, of sorrow, of suffering sent odd sensations throughout his entire beings for a brief moment of time before he left breathless and panting to fill his lungs with more precious oxygen. “Ha… Ha… I got a bit too excited there…” He uttered these words to himself as he stood there for a moment before regaining his composure or rather a more stable state of mind. He took note of the crowds of individuals starting to move around him and wondered what or who got them started to move out of the town at such a quick pace. The residents had been quite willful until now about not wanting to leave their hometown before.
 
“Boya, are you okay?! Do you need any assistance? We have been told to move inland by the Guild-Master of Lamia Scale since it appears whatever the Magic Counsel of Fiore that an attack upon the town is near at hand.”
 
Before hazel brown eyes of the dark wizard, an elderly man appeared in front of him. This senior citizen began to converse with him and alert him to the current status of the situation at hand. As Tenchi listened to the words escaping the lips of the elderly man as his eyes began to light up with a new interest in the situation taking place in this town. He originally thought this situation would be a great opportunity to simply spectate to satisfy his desire to watch the suffering and pain of others, but now he could obtain a bit of information on the Lamia Scale Guild-Master and perhaps a few of other masters who were pets of the Magic Counsel of Fiore. But to quell his desire both to witness the carnage of the attack along with his curiosity about the Guild-Masters then Tenchi knew he would have to hide his normal persona.
 
Tenchi smiled as he began to put on a mask over his normal personality and one that fit for the current situation at hand. “I must thank you for your concern, sir, but this isn’t the time to be worried about me! I am a wizard. So I will be okay. Just make sure you heed the words and advice of the Lamia Scale Guild-Master and get to safety, okay?” The dark wizard stated as he saw the senior citizen’s family members came back to retrieve him.
 
“Grandpa, we have to keep moving inland!”
 
“Dad! Sarah is right. Let’s keep moving!”
 
“But, make sure you are okay, boya! I have to go now!”
 
“Make sure you get through this old man! We will meet up again after the disaster has passed!” Tenchi yelled at the family as they continued on their way inland. He almost wanted to vomit from that particular act but he knew he had to suck it up. Unlike other dark mages, he preferred to avoid direct conflict and keep his role strictly as an observer even if that meant putting up a front for a while. But now what was he to do? He wanted to watch the fight but knew if he just stood there then someone would ask him questions and that would be annoying. “Oh well.”  He laughed to himself as he began to jog slowly toward  toward the other side of town. He witnessed more people running the opposite way he heading so he knew he was heading in the right direction at least. It was then he witnessed a few other wizards attempting to assist other residents of the town evacuate and he knew what he could do to help without getting his hands dirty. "Citizens of Hargeon! Make sure you get to safety! Head inland!" He shouted and pointed to the direction that remembered the old man and his family running.   

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