Where is the Love (Sol/Ruvel/Rasparov)

Sol yawned as he returned back to the  Black Sails guild after he hard parted ways from Sophitia and he had given the girl his contact information so she could meet him again and he quickly grabbed a cup of coffee as he headed for the guild job board and took a sip of the hot beverage .”huh looks like they put up more jobs since I left” he muttered as he glanced at the board with his mug in hand and he suddenly caught sight of a job that looked rather interesting but it looked like it was only ment for S rank wizards but if more then one A rank wizard were to take it then it would be able to be approved.”looks like I’m going to be getting some help for this one but who to ask for help I hardly know anyone.” he grumbled slightly since  he knew next to no one on the guild at all.

He turned and took another swig of coffee  he took the paper and he held up the job.”hey anyone want to do a job with me I need a partner or two?” he said  a bit loud so people could hear him and he would sit at a nearby while he waited for hopefully anyone to come up  and perhaps offer him some help, it was interesting for him as well since joining Black Sails Sol had noticed a few wary glances but so far most were being fair with him and since he had returned from the job he had done including the emergency Circus job many more  guild members were warming up to him. To be honest it actually was rather refreshing having people not walk around egg shells around him.” I still  can’t help but feel something is going to come back to bite me in the ass when I least expect it, bah can’t do nothing till it happens but  I should be ready just in case” he muttered to himself. he quickly went and got a refill for his cup and he added some creamer to it for a change of pace, he hoped that he got an answer soon since he wanted to get back into the swing of doing missions again.

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It was early in the morning when the youth had woken, this was nothing abnormal as those that where on the night shift had found out quickly but they still thought him a little strange given he had a room inside the building but still slept at the back of the headquarters but knew better than to question it. He knew there where all sorts of rumours ranging from he was raised by wolves to he was a nature spirit that hated being trapped inside, he paid little attention to such rumours as he knew it was as far from the truth as it could get. No one dared asked after the first time, the twins had trapped them in a nightmarish sleep for a few minutes making the man run in fear. The worst thing was Ruvel had no idea what happened so was confused with the outcome, but rumours of what happens when you asked about the past quickly spread making the youth more reluctant to speak with more than a few people socially.

He had dealt with his normal routine of bathing and taking care of the small swallow family that had taken up residency on the bedding that he never used. Standing he stretched a little knowing that the he had the addition to his training to tend to. "The route has changed most likely." it was never the same route since Cirven didn't want him to become complacent and get use to certain things so started darting up a tree and ran the course marked by crystals that he would have to grab along the way. Some where on the ground, others where at the level he was at others higher or in awkward and hard to reach places, if that wasn't hard enough there where also physical and magical traps set up that he had to avoid and/or disarm making this task first thing in the morning even harder; by the time he had finished the route his normal training uniform was a little worse for wear. "I can't believe it... well I can..." he said in a grumpy tone as quite a few of the crystals had been placed on or very near traps. "My brother is evil..." he complained as he walked into the companies headquarters and right to the kitchen.

While making his food he sighed however hearing one of those who had just recently joined yelling in the reception area asking for help only making him stop what he was doing. Walking out of the kitchen he seen the culprit and walked over as he got himself another cup of coffee. "Mr Terum, I am unsure how things where ran at Basilisk Fang, but this is a respectable trading company we don't yell in the reception area, it looks bad on us." he said holding out his hand for the flyer that had the job, once given he moved further into the mess hall knowing Rasparov would likely be around by now and would see if he would help in the endeavour "Rasparov, a little help please..." he said putting down the flyer allowing him to read it as he couldn't. "Think it's something we can help with?" he asked, the two had worked well in the past and had a unique understanding of the other that they'd never tell.

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Sol blinked as he finished his coffee and saw someone approach him, it was one of the members that had helped when he along with the others that had left Basilisk Fang ran into trouble. He heard what Ruvel said and he rubbed the back of his head.” I’m sorry…Ruvel right? I’m still adjusting and I didn’t mean to make a ruckus” he said trying to be nice and get along with people. He created a shadow portal in two spots and stuck his hand in it before he pulled it out and the cup was once again full of coffee. He also passed the flier to Ruvel as well so he could read it before he would call over another person named Rasparov to have them help on the mission.

As the man named Rasparov approached and agreed to go on the mission with them Sol bowed a bit when he was asked who he was and he then spoke. “I am Sol Terumi I just joined recently after meeting Ruvel along with a few others in Tolgalen, they helped me and the people with me out of a tough spot” he explained before he looked at Ruvel. “Thank you again for helping me out I owe you one that’s for sure” he said with small smile to him.”I appreciate the help from you two, I’m still not a high enough rank to do this yet but with three of us this should be a walk in the park”" he said with a grin.

Now that he had partners for this mission the next thing that Sol was wondering was how would they get to the clients location. Would it be better to take a boat to the mainland and go from there, or would it be better for him to just shift to dragon form and fly them to the location or at least a bit of a ways away. While he waited Sol would listen to what Ruvel and Rasparov said and would follow them accordingly, as far as he was concerned he was learning from them how to keep his power restrained and not kill everything in his path.

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All Ruvel could do was sigh, he knew this would take time for those who had just joined and he was trying to be strict but patient at the same time, this of course was very trying for the otherwise passive youth. "I can appreciate that it's going to take some time to get use to given your old guild had its own way of doing things and cared little for consequence of the outcome, but this is completely different we do have a reputation to maintain Mr Terumi please remember this." his voice was still calm and quiet as he spoke on the matter but it was clear he wouldn't be played for a fool nor would he suffer them on this matter, it was when the other said his name he nodded "That's right my name is Ruvel." he still had the want to cringe in the worst kind of way when he said that name but then to him there was only one other option and he hated that one even worse than what he had chosen to be called. Ruvel shrugged on the matter "We help without question at this company, but you or the others do anything to break that trust or damage this company we will be less forgiving than your last guild." he warned his dual coloured eyes showing that this was no idle threat but a promise.

Ruvel turned his attention back to the homunculus eating the toasted bagel and raspberry jam listening to what he had to say as he started rummaging through his pockets as if he was looking something "I better not have lost that, Demi wouldn't be best please and then Oykai will be annoyed to." he commented to himself as he continued looking, it was unlike him to be disorganised but with what had happened recently with his 'blackout' he had seemed to have memory issued. "Found it!" he proclaimed bringing out what seemed to be a black marble with a royal purple mist like aura coming from it. "Demi said she owed you this." he said holding it out to him leaning in "She said you enjoy it because it is a rarity, it's a wraith with a soul." he whispered so that only Rasparov would be able to hear his words before taking a few steps back. He had no idea that such being could hold souls but it seemed that it was indeed an abnormality that happened every few hundred million that were born or made.

Hearing the continuation he nodded he was about to open his mouth to do the introductions when Sol had beaten him to it "And Mr Terumi this is Rasparov Kimovich, he helps me quite a lot which I am grateful for." he said with a smile, he knew from their last few meeting that with the older males help and guidance he was becoming stronger and understanding things a bit more. He had even found on some subjects that they shared the same opinions, though he had also seen him as very straight to the point not that he minded as he knew quite often what he showed and said out in the world was rarely what he was feeling or thinking; but somehow seemed willing to deal with Ruvel time and again even knowing what he knew of them. Then again could this have been either because he liked the smaller man, that Demi gave good meals or the fact they could mutually destroy the other knowing their secrets, whatever the reason was Ruvel was glad Rasparov was someone he could count on. "Lets get going this place doesn't seem to nice." he said allowing the light for once change him to his date to day clothing as he walked out the mess hall, through the reception area and down to a black obsidian area near the docks trusting Sol and Rasparov would follow.

"I ssannnnhan thi nnh tshh gairrtiin flinness shaf rredirrtsh" he called out before taking a few steps back, as he did a loud bang followed by a screech, those who called the island home continued as if it didn't even happen, before long a large phoenix standing 30 feet tall with a wingspan of 37 feet and seemingly with golden feathers landed in front of Ruvel knocking him back five meters "Hello Bennu" he started stroking his head lovingly before being picked up with a chirp and plopped on the large birds back "We need to get to... um... Bellum" He said calmly watching as he lowered his wing to allow the others to climb on chirping a little, if Sol paid enough attention then he'd notice that each feather was a golden flame; as soon as everyone was on and settled he there was a screech and followed by an almighty sonic boom as Bennu took off heading off to their destination. "Feel free to wander around and look over he won't let you fall." he said with a small yawn as he curled by the giant bird's neck to try and get some rest since he had little rest of late "Cirven is going to kill me... I forgot my things again." he sighed, it was whenever he was dealing with the mage like butler he never seemed to follow his normal checks.

Before long they would land near the entrance of crystal town Bennu nudging at the sleeping Ruvel chirping and nipping at his hair. "Hng.." escaped the youths mouth as he grabbed the giant birds beak making him being lifted and set on the ground as he lowered his wing to allow the others off, Ruvel's eyes looking into the golden eyes of his young summon as he stood on his feet yawning. "Go back to mother, she'll be worried about you." he said stroking his beak, as before a screech and sonic boom followed making him fall back a bit. "You'd think I would know better by now." he sighed standing up and dusting himself off "Any idea where we're meant to be meeting this client?" he asked because he had no idea so had to follow the lead of the other two.

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(Rolling for mobs, I did roll 4 but only 3 showed)

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Sol nodded at Ruvels words and he knew he had to adapt to his new home since he couldn’t do what he did when he was still in Basilisk Fang.” I understand. Basilisk Fang cared for secrecy other then that it wasent that different from other guilds of that nature, but I know this is very different  from that  and all I know is that I’m grateful for this chance to bit a better person if only a bit” he said honestly before he waved off the young mans way of addressing him."please call me Sol  Mr Terumi sounds odd for some reason” he said before he chuckled at the end. As the threat that Ruvel spoke to him Sol became serious and nodded.” I have no intent of breaking the trust that you all have given us and should I do something that would in anyway damage this company I will fully accept any kind of punishment “he said  his tone was humble and he was being respectful to the young man.

As  he met Rasparov the butler  seemed happy to meet him as well and showed interest in the seeing how he would fair in a mission with them. “I’m confident but since this is different then most of the missions I have done I suppose I’ll be learning from you two this time” he said with a small smile. They headed towards the docks and Sol followed  Ruvels idea and he used shadow to shift from his work uniform to his everyday wear which was more black then white.  Watching with a smirk as a large firebird was summoned by Ruvel and he  walked carefully on the birds wing before he saw the fiery feathers and he smiled a bit before he yawned and  laid on his back and dozed off as they traveled. Once they had managed to reach the crystal town Sol only yawned before he turned and made the mistake of rolling off  Bennu and hitting the ground roughly.”ugh forgot I was elevated" he mumbled as he  quickly performed a kip up to right himself. Sniffing the air as Rasparov  explained they needed  Sol caught the scent of  things you would smell in a town and he motioned for them to follow him. “ I think I got the scent the town is rather close” he explained.


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Ruvel looked to Sol cocking his head slightly to the right as the two spoke about how this would be Sol's first job with them his duo coloured eyes hiding his real thoughts "Confidence is a good thing however, I wouldn't be overly so... neither of us really like a show off who tries to be a one man army nor do we really like those make careless mistakes Mr. Terumi." his words clear on what would and wouldn't be tolerated, if anything he was a little concerned he would upset Rasparov and be devoured as his next meal just because he was powerful but incompetent. Ruvel couldn't help but grumble his left hand moving to his forehead rubbing it lightly, he could already feel a headache coming on and the day was still very much new "If this was how your former guild kept secrets how hasn't the magic council caught them or that they are still around." he said coldly his eyes looking up with a glow to them "Certain 'things' aren't spoken about in the mess hall and secrecy is one of them as this company is an open book..." he said "for the most part." he ended with a hushed voice so only Rasparov and Sol would hear with their enhanced hearing thanks to their kinds of magic.

"We of course there are things we keep out of the reach of those not of the company and even then some things you still require special permissions to open them but for the most part.." he continue with his hushed voice before smiling "We have a good trusting relationship with the people of our country, employees, other nations and clients where we offer them tours in which they see how everything works." he said openly as if the part in between never happened in the hopes he got his point across to Sol. The company was just as important as Black Sails but that not everyone was a member of both, it was all about keeping the reputation of the company flawless through the perception of being one hundred percent open on the inner workings while keeping the important stuff hidden. It was an impressive game of balance, smoke and mirrors but thanks to Cirven somehow it worked. "You ask anyone around here unless I know you on more than a professional level I am always formal." he said thinking for a moment realising that out of those he normally spoke with the only two he wasn't formal with was his adoptive brother Cirven and the homunculus known as Rasparov.

He was turning to look at Rasparov when he heard a thud behind him and where he didn't jump he was ready to create a weapon of light quickly, that was until he turned to see Sol on the floor. Ruvel moved his left hand to his face shaking his head a little "What have I gotten us into?" he said quietly all of a sudden feeling the need to apologise to the elder male clad in black for talking him into doing this job, before he could however Rasparov spoke of where they where to meet the client and nodded "Okay, have either of you been here before because I haven't." he was honest on the matter, for the most part he didn't wander to far from the company's headquarters and if he did it was normally for diplomacy, dealing with clients though some of them he didn't want to be near so taking jobs was a rarity. He looked to Sol again and nodded "Going by the flyer, this place is a nation of mages so don't underestimate them." he said to remind them both, he knew they weren't stupid in any sense of the word he just wanted to cover all bases before he started walking.

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Sol sighes as he noticed that Ruvel and Rasparov seemed to think he was kinda dumb due to falling off and now he hard to work harder to prove he wasent a fool “ I understand Ruvel I am confident but I do not intend to underestimate a foe or show off “ Sol explained before he saw Ruvel rubbing his forhead and the dragon could only sigh.”my former guild is stubborn as a cockroach. I know many secrets and I have made sure that Cirven knows so he is not caught off guard by anything. You all have taken a risk by taking me and my group in and I will hide nothing from all of you” he said honestly. He would do what he could for the company and all he had asked Cirven for was just to be honest with him.

As Ruvel went on to explain that some things of the company and guild were not spoken of but as the young man smiled and seemed very happy about how they had a good relationship with their country and others and Sol could only smile a bit and nod as well.”I can see that Ruvel and it makes me glad that I am in this company. This is a way for me to redeem myself if only a little” he explained. As he had gotten up from the ground he caught ruvels comment and he could only sigh and relize he already set a bad example for his mistake. When he was asked if he had ever been here Sol only shook his head.”I havent been outside of Fiore that much to be honest” he said before he heard Rasparoves comment.

“I agree I do not fear them either but I will not underestimate them at all I have learned to treat every foe like they are a deadly threat it tends to save ones life” he said before he continued.”even if they are unused to fighting powerful mages I would rather not take a chance considering we have the client to worry about” he said since if he recalled right they had to escort the client and that ment that he was a target for any aiming to sabotoge the mission.”sorry Rasparov your right” he said as he followed them and he kept his ears and nose alerted for any enemys that could pop up and cause problems before they even reached the client. So far they had encountered nothing but the dragon did not like to take chances on a job.

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Ruvel sighed a little he couldn't help but wonder if all the time Sol had spent up the frozen heights of Mount Hakobe had frozen the former snakes brain. 'I really hope it thaws out, I'd hate for another stupid mistake to happen out here. It's not like we're wearing masks so this can have fallout if we aren't careful.' he thought to himself as he listens to the two trying to state which direction the trio where meant to be heading. He knew the three had heightened senses but it didn't exactly help them when some smells and sounds were new to them, right now they where walking in the dark so to speak with no idea if this could possibly be a elaborate trap as seemed to have happened quite a few times in recent months. "I dread to think how you will be when Bennu is fully grown Mr. Terumi, you could seriously harm yourself." he commented finally deciding he may as well comment on the incident that had just happened "And how do you forget you're on a golden flaming phoenix, even in a haze his feathers glow like a fire." he said sighing once more scratching his head 'How could someone this forgetful become a person of importance within a strong dark guild? If he was the best they had then I wonder what the incompetent members looked like.' shaking his head a little he got such thoughts out of his head before his summons got involved, he could only hope being on a task with himself and Rasparov would straighten him out as he knew Rasparov would have no issue killing Sol and with their mutual destruction truce in place he couldn't nor would he sell the other out.

Hearing Rasparov stating the direction that Sol had picked up was wrong he discreetly sniffed at the air nodding "Agreed, the wind changed." he said calmly walking the way Rasparov had pointed covering his mouth as he yawned briefly as he was still waking from the time asleep on his summon. His eyes going back to Sol as he spoke "Good, I would hate to have to knock some sense into you or off a high horse. Things are done far differently in a guild like ours than a dark guild, we're far more tactful." he said continuing to walk forward "Well of course you don't Rasparov, you are quite adept at hand to hand combat from what I've seen most mages aren't." he commented as most mages bar a few select types tended to be more shot at a distance but he knew there where a few like Rasparov and Cirven whom could do both equally well. "With how the defences are set up it is very hard to catch us off guard." he commented to what the elder ruby eyed male had said "None the less it will help us make things securer I'm sure." he said his tone seeming thankful that they had gained such information, in truth even without it he wasn't to worried given what he and Cirven had after them they had to make sure every eventuality was covered; what very few even within the company knew was that even the lacrima used as lighting inside, outside and the guiding lacrima at the top of the company headquarters where also elementally charged to deal damage to intruders to buy more time for them to get ready for the enemy.

"Oh we intend to change your image completely or I will personally lock you in the basement." he said without tone so it was hard to know if the feminine male was joking about this or not, Rasparov being around the dual coloured youth for so long and having met a few of his summons would know that this was no idle threat he would carry it out without a second thought. "I can keep the client safe with little issue, worry little about that." he said with a small smile what no one knew was that his slayer magics wasn't for attacking but was more defensive, illusion and hiding people and things from sight, if that didn't help he had a few summons that could do the same thing so to him that part was simple. It was the dealing with the guards that could be a bit of a chore as far as he was concerned but that was more to do with his own frailty than anything else, then something dawned on him "We might have an issue as even at current I don't really give of a magical aura so they may see me as the client." he was hoping even though his magical presence seemed almost none existent it would be enough for these mages to take him seriously.

After a while of walking they came to the gate to get into the city where it seemed an elder male was checking passports before allowing people into the city 'Shindara, what's going on?' he asked the elder of the void dwelling princes hoping that he would get a reply. 'It's a checkpoint, the elderly gentleman is the captain of the guard, from his aura don't upset him.' Shindara sent back to his young summoner, he knew without being an immediate threat the twins would never give him more than vague information and he wouldn't push them as he understood their rules and why they had them. "Checkpoint, he's the captain of the guard." he let the other two know, he hoped that would be enough for the two of them to be on their best behaviour and not upset the elderly man.

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Sol heard Ruvels comment on him possably harming himself once Bennu was fully grown and he simply shook his head.” it would take more then a fall from him no matter his height to harm me since I am a dragon even if I am in human form I have my species durability” he explained. He was not being arrogant but merely stating a fact.while Ruvel kept grilling him about how he fell Sol felt his eyebrow twitching.”ok I get it I fell “ he grumbled. He was honestly getting tired of being mocked for what happened but since he was trying to make a good impression he kept his mouth shut. Sol just listened to Ruvel explain that the company worked far differently then the last guild he was in and he knew that but he had to wonder why Ruvel insisted on repeating it over and over again to the dragon, he knew it was different and he was trying very hard to fit in and be better then he was but why was it the younger member felt the need to continuously say it. As Ruvel said that Rasparov was the type to fight at close range the dragon smirked a bit and he nodded his head at the demon butlers words.

“Ill admit there is a certain satisfaction when you fight up close . But any that tend to fight like that know and accept the risks. Would you perhaps be interested in a spar later Rasparov?” he asked. Even if he was trying to be a better person Sol still had a love of battle and he enjoyed fighting even if it didn’t involve magic. If the demon butler could hold his own up close then Sol might get a decent workout. When Ruvel explained that he would take care of defending the client Sol nodded to show he understood. Defending was a bit tough for the dragon since most of his magic was meant to infect and kill an enemy and Sol had to be very careful not to catch enemys in the cross fire. It was one of the reasons that Sol fought up close is by fighting up close he can lower the risk of hitting an ally. It was then that Ruvel brought up another issue that could be tricky, he mentioned that he didn’t really put out a magical aura and that the guards may see him as the client and Sol got a contemplative look on his face as they waked. “perhaps we could say that my magic signature and Rasparovs magic signature overshadows yours” he offered as an idea

Sol heard the younger man say that the check point was approaching the dragon only nodded and understood that they had to tread lightly, he knew if they did anything to upset the captain that things would get ugly fast. As they got closer the captain spoke to the three.” Passports please” he said in a no nonsense tone. Sol reached into his coat pocket and pulled out his passport before he showed it to the man and while he was given a very cautious glance he was allowed to go thru. Sol stepped across the check point and waited for the other two to get thru.

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Ruvel put his hand to his head and sighed as he listened to Sol's seeming boast about being a dragon and thus even in human form would likely not take much harm. "Mr. Terumi, my summon Bennu is four months old and is thirty feet tall, now imagine him as a fully grown adult; then if you look to your feet you will also take note of the obsidian that he created when he landed. His kind have the hottest fire of any Phoenix so could easily weaken dragonic scales, so please don't be so prideful it will be your undoing." Ruvel himself wasn't saying any of this to boast to the other but to teach him not to take everything at face value, many would see Bennu and think he was fully grown and if not paying attention may have missed the obsidian that was created due to the heat caused by the golden flames. This was because while he allows people to ride on him the flames remain at a comfortable level of each individual he carried. "I said what I did before not to chastise you but due to a deep concern I have, what I said now on the other hand is very much a very blunt chastise. To many people rely on their eyes and thus take them at face value, this is why they are fools who often don't last long. Please remember this as I would hate to see your grave being dug because of blatant stupidity or foolish pride." with that he turned his eyes back to Rasparov dreading what he was truly thinking of this whole situation because he was sure his words were still far kinder but that was a minefield he would rather avoid if he could help it.

"We also keep you reminding you of the fall because if this had been a hostile area we would have had to keep you safe while you recovered meaning we would be putting ourselves and possibly others at risk." he wasn't about to tell him that Rasparov would likely let him die for the idiotic mistake, he wanted to make sure such a thing was being drilled into the stubborn and prideful dragon's head because his summons would keep him safe before anyone else even if he told them to do otherwise, he was their bridge from their homes to this realm and had a binding contract to each other until Ruvel eventual passing. "And I realise I may seem to be repeating myself and this is because I'd rather not have to kill you because of a relapse in behaviour... our company has taken a great risk vouching for you and your companions..." he started with a sigh his hand going to his head again "Where your companions are not known throughout Earthland it has come to my attention you were due to your actions.." his voice changing from its normal stoic nature to something colder as two glowing moon blue eyes with golden amber at the centre looked to him "I would hate to have to put you down because you put him at risk little lizard." the voice that came through though sounding like the normal boy that both would be use to there was a darker more sinister tone that showed that this wasn't an idle threat but a promise, a smirk on his face for a short moment before it faded after blinking Ruvel's eyes returned to being dual coloured.

"I feel dizzy..." he said leaning against a near by tree as he seemingly caught his breath and balance unaware of what had just happened, after a few long moments he got back into the line with the others. "I know Rasparov and that is why I am glad you are on our side.." his eyes looked to the taller man as he didn't know if it was of his own choice or not but he wasn't about to ask in public, they had a mutual understanding on their secrets and there was to much for them both to lose if one spoke to much about certain things. When Demi and Rasparov sparred or on the rare occasion the two did speak the training hall or room in question was in lock down for both parties sake, when they where out like they where at current their tones where so gentle that only the other could pick up on the words knowing there were other slayers and just how sensitive their hearing was so didn't want to be overheard.

Hearing Rasparov's words and advice he nodded agreeing that it would just be plain stupid to fight their way in, collect the client while being hunted and fight their way out of the country again. "Agreed, but before we collect our client masks on; the last thing we need is bad relations between this place and the company." he whispered back so only Rasparov could knowing that a fight would break out at some point especially with two fighters and people in the way of them getting to their goal. He turned to Sol with a serious look "Before meeting the client mask on just in case, I said the same thing to Rasparov." he just preferred to be safer than sorry, his voice was still low as a whisper but this time loud enough they'd both hear him. Knowing the facade that Rasparov gave when they had been close he slid his own passport to where Rasparov held his own. He then heard Sol's suggestion to his dilemma but then had a better idea "As we are the same rank that wouldn't work Mr. Terumi but thank you for the suggestion." he said calmly as they got to the front of the line, hearing for their passports being called for he sighed silently hating when he had to act like an aristocrat but it couldn't be helped he already could feel the smirk of 'his' butler.

"Rasparov, show the man the papers he desires so we can continue on our way, we have got an appointment to keep and I will not tolerate being tardy for any reason." he said to the other not looking back because he already knew what was coming the moment they were out of ear shot of the guards in question. "Is everything in order?" he asked looking to the captain of the guard who had taken the passports when offered "Your magic level doesn't match your rank..." he commented looking to Ruvel suspiciously "Yes, this is because of the way my magic works; I use a long lost form of summoning, my magical essence flows into the bonds even when they are not summoned." he said with an irritated tone "And no I am not going to waste my energy, magic, time or my summons time to give you a demonstration; now if you please I am on very important business for my trading company to the Onaiisei family." the man seemed to whiten at the name Ruvel had mentioned and stepped out of the way. "Much better... I will report this digression however if we are late." with that he moved into the city "Maera..." he whispered the small jingle of a bell heard behind Ruvel's hair "Big sister can you get us directions to the artisan's area of town please." he asked listening as the small bell could be heard now in the distance. He knew they now had to wait for Sol before they could head forward but for now they would out of eye and ear shot as his summon gathered the required information she had been asked for.

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@Rasparov @Sol

Sol heard what Ruvel said and he sighed.”I was not trying to be prideful Ruvel only that I thought I was strong enough to survive the fall I know otherwise now” he said after he finished and he could only sigh internally as the VP ripped into him more not out of anger but he was trying to help Sol become better and not be reckless. Be that as it may the dragon was still finding it irksome to be constantly jabbed when he had already learned his lesson at this point it felt like salt was being rubbed into the wound. However when Ruvel suddenly shifted his voice and basically promised to take him out if he put Ruvel in danger made the dragon suddenly become very very wary at that moment.”I understand” he said simply since he knew it was already a huge risk to bring him into the guild he was not going to screw up his chance on the first mission.

When Ruvel said they would don masks before meeting the client Sol became serious and nodded . Once they managed to get thru the checkpoint and Sol smirked a bit at the interaction between Ruvel and the guards they were then thru and he motioned with his head for them to follow him. He started to glance around for spot to them to put their masks on and he was very subtle about it as he allowed a few drops of poison to drop from his fingers and turn into small insects before they flew into the air and kept watch around the group of three.

After a moment Sol saw a dark and concealed alleyway and he motioned subtly to Ruvel and Rasparov before he ducked into the alley. There was no one around as they did this so the chance of getting caught was low and the insects around would keep an eye out for any trouble before they donned the masks. After a moment Sol spoke.”Ok we should be good now.” he said before he reached into a shadow portal and pulled out a mask that looked very much like a skull and he placed it on his face before he was suddenly covered in shadows before after a moment they faded and revealed Sol in his new outfit.

The skull like mask still covered his face but he now had a hood covered his head attached to a black trench coat with metal plates covering his back to protect his spin slightly. On his forarms were metal gauntlets and spikes on the back of his hands and his fingers were tipped with vicious metal claws. Slung across his midsection was three belts of different sizes with one holding 5 vials of various poisons and explosives and across his chest was three vials of various concoctions. From the waist down was armored pants and metal greaves and boots to protect his legs.”Aright lets get the job done” he said his voice was different and very gruff since his mask had a voice modifier in it and his attitude was much different in his guise of Reaper.if one was to look at Sol under his mask they would see glowing red eyes and black sclera but his masked blocked the glow from being seen.

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Ruvel waited by the ally nearby leaning against the wall he wasn't to sure was going on but he wasn't feeling so good suddenly for some reason, he put it down to perhaps overdoing things again; the last thing he needed was for this job to fail because of him he would never be able to live that down. 'Just a little longer then I can rest a bit, please.. please hold out.' he thought to himself almost begging his body not to give up on itself right now. He was then bought out of his head hearing Rasparov's voice and nodded knowing that the other hated the mask rule, he hated that rule as well as the other already knew all to well what the youth showed the world day to day was nothing more than a facade, a mere illusion to hide who he truly was and what he looked like. "I know you hate them Rasparov, I hate them just as much... given I already wear one." His voice became faint so only Rasparov could pick up the last five words. "Think about it sooner we get it done, the sooner it comes off" he said with a sigh knowing saying that would have likely made him more eager to tare the place apart to get it done.

And then it came, the words he didn't want to hear 'I told you so' he sighed bringing his hands up in surrender as he did so "You just had to get that in there didn't you Rasparov." he could see the smug look in the others eyes, his hand went forward as if asking for his passport by "I get it, I'll need to act like I'm superior to others at times. Doesn't mean I have to like it..." he with drew his hand moving it to the other looking away almost in sadness, discomfort and fear. "But this is part of who I am now isn't it? Will I ever adapt to it Rasparov?" he asked the other quietly his eyes looking to the other knowing that he would understand on some level what the youth was experiencing and needed support, then again he only ever had tough love from the taller male so doubted this would be any different. His stance changed instantly seeing that Sol had passed the check point "You took your time." he said calmly not wanting it to go further than that.

He had enough time to think over what Sol had said before hand "Pride isn't a bad thing is portions, your portions will get you seriously hurt and those you claim to care for killed." he said bluntly moving down the ally moving to bring the black and white kitsune mask placing it on his dual coloured eyes changing to a glowing golden colour, his clothing to look more like a shinto priest but where there would be red was black his black hair became longer and turned white with black and silver streaks. He would remain quiet as the others changed thanks to their masks his eyes closing for a moment before looking as he heard a jingle that stopped for a moment "What did you find big sister?" he asked "The artisan area is in the north, there's a nervous looking person in the third ally way near the lacrima shop." she said making Ruvel nod looking to Rasparov "High or low?" he asked wanting to find out where the other was more comfortable, he believed Sol would likely keep to the ground his eyes moving between the two walls as he calculated if it was plausible to get on the roofs preferring to keep high; he was glad to see it was the case "You both heard what big sister said, see you there keep casualties to a minimum... and don't kill anyone." he said as he started to jump from wall to wall getting to the roof with little effort before moving roof to roof with no issue, at least for now.

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@Rasparov @Sol