Delivery services

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"Race start-Oh~!"

_____The overly childish and playful tone of the young girl resounded across the busy streets of another day in Magnolia. The rhythmic clicking of her dress shoes as she raced around people while playfully laughing as she turned her current task into a game she had no intention of losing. Today Ophelia was tasked with bringing people packages of less then favorable origins, not like the young girl minded. She got to run around and was told to seal them so with a playful touch she did just that and now had them in her small satchel bag as she hopped over a small puddle from the rain in the morning.

_____Reaching the first location was still some time away, and that was the fun part as the girl spun on her heel to avoid getting hit by someone who seemed to care less for the rushing child. A playful turn to them as she stuck her tongue out before rushing to resume her race looking to her shadow with a smile to see she was still winning the race against shade. Thankfully nothing she was tasked with was easily broken as the bag swung against her side of the frilly black dress she wore.

_____She knew well enough if some random kid was walking around the city alone she might get questioned by people, so she simply dressed with a more noble approach to discourage such interactions and kept her change of cloths under the dress for when she was supposed to go to the other part of town where such attire she wore now was the bad choice. She might have been a child, but she was wise and knew what to do to keep thing going her way. Reaching the first door Ophelia playfully began to knock on the door with one hand as she fished out the envelop.

"Special delivery from Anonymous for you mister.~"

_____Her playful tone as she handed the grey envelop she spruced up with the guild symbol in pink, some rainbows and glitter. Smiling playfully as the figure seemed to doubt she was part of a dark guild but as she moved her satchel to partly reveal her twin daggers before skipping down the steps she assumed the person thought twice. Fishing out her list as she crossed off the first location and scanned the second over before hiding back in her sleeve as she resumed running.

_____Watching some children playing tag the girl slowed down and quickly changed course to run to them. Setting her bag in some bushes before she waved to greet them and get their attention. "Hi-hia~ Can I play tag with you also? Pretty pleases!?~" A playful smile as Ophelia scanned the faces of the group seeing no unease for the moment before they nodded and waved pointing out who was it currently and gave her chance to start moving along with the rest of the group. A playful chuckle as Ophelia simply considered the fact she was a few hours early so taking time to play was fine.

The child Murder

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#E45E9D Ophelia's speech
#5DE3A4 Ophelia's thought

_____The game was fun while it was lasting, but as the seconds turned to minutes, and from there to an hour the other children seemed to lose energy while Ophelia was still reeling to keep playing as she ran circles around the children who needed to catch their breath. Taking a moment to listen to them as she frowned before looking to the clock near the park as she smiled and nodded while rushing to go retrieve her bag.

"I guess... I would have loved to play with you all some more also... But I guess people get tired quicker then me and Pheli and I do have to finish my errands... Maybe we can play again some time unless Pheli wants to play with you before that.~ Bye byes.~"

_____Waving her hands over her head as she skipped backwards while talking before turning and going full sprint once again for her next delivery. She never explained who Pheli was, but then again she struggled to fully understand that herself. She was her, and Pheli was her own being at the same time. The two shared the body, but both could only be the host if they held a fragment of the mirror that linked them. But at the same time the mirror was broken making it more confusing for the more childish version of the twin soul.

_____Shrugging her shoulders as she took a turn into an alley and hopped over a few boxes with a flourished spin on her landing to go right to keep moving along her route. Her sleeve going heavy as Ophelia reached in to pull out the broken off shard of glass to see Pheli's, or rather her own face in a more serious expression looking back as she waved and kept her pace while wondering what Pheli had to say when it was still day time. The girl was silly and only liked the night after-all.

"You took a wrong turn... Left Ophelia... remember..." "OH YEA! Ha-ha skipped the other person, this was for next route... thankies Pheli!~"

_____Heels halting as the girl slid for a moment before spinning around and running back the way she had come, passing the alley to go left this time from the exit point as the serious version in the shard of glass simply sighed and a ripple caused her to vanish prompting Ophelia to stash the shard of glass back into her sleeve before skidding to a stop and going back a few paces to go up the set of stairs and knock on the door while fishing out her next envelop. A wide smile as she offered the glittered covered object and chimed happily.

"Delivery for anonymous for you, safe and fast delivery provided by Errings rising for all your under the table deals and letters!~"

_____With a click of her heels, a flourished salute Ophelia hopped back down the steps and resumed her run to the next location as she watched the sun starting to begin a descent on the city skyline. She was going to need to hurry as she smiled cheerfully and marked the address off her list while passing the alley to go to the next spot. She would have to hurry, Pheli did not like to wear frilly things so she still needed to have time to change before tagging out.

The child Murder

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#e45e9d Ophelia's speech
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_____The good news was she only had one stop left herself to make before it was time to head to the other part of town where Pheli could do her thing. Sure she would still need her usual bed time story, but after that THEN the other side was free to use Ophelia's body as she needed to or desired. It was their agreement afterall. The lonely girl would never truly be alone, and in exchange they shared the body Ophelia got to play during the day, and Pheli got the night time.

_____The perks stacked a lot in Ophelia's favor from what she could tell, she never felt truly sleepy, got a friend, and got to have someone to talk to anytime she wanted. Sure there had been times Pheli made the girl wonder about things but her short focus often died those questions out before she bothered to ask. Spinning around a pole to turn a corner and resume her sprint to the next location.

_____Skipping over a few steps and fading into an alleyway as a few rune knights moved past and waiting a while before she took the time to knock on the door at the end of the alley and got out the largest package she had, rather just a small box but still the biggest she took to bring to people today. When the door was opened and the girl had to look up more then usual she just mumbled under her breath and got on her tip toes to offer the box to them.

"Package from... Errings rising... for you mister... Delivered by the guild itself.~"

_____Skipping down the steps after the figure took the box with a confused look before closing the door and Ophelia rushed off before hearing a thunderous 'boom' from behind her opting to make her turn and look at the ruins of the place she had just left. A amused whistle as she watched a arm fly to her feet making her laugh before her sleeve gre heavy and she pulled the glass out to see Pheli glaring at her.

"Rune knights no doubt heard that or are going to see the smoke, get your ass in gear would ya!" "Oh right rightly, sorry Pheli.~"

_____Moving away from the arm without taking the ring she was observing to run away from the area with a panicked look across her face and vibe about her when she passed the knights rushing over. While she might have forgot to hide the broken glass peice in her hand they did not seem to notice as she kept the act up for a while before laughing and jumping into an alley to set the fragment of mirror down as she got changed. pulling the mirror from the ragger cloths she now down and setting the missing piece in.

"Night-ish time, your turn Pheli.~"

_____As quickly as the girl seemed to fade into the mirror she stepped out just as quickly with a colder gaze as the mirror shattered and a shard flew to the outreached hand. Taking the mirror back into the cloak before gathering the sloppily tossed cloths of her other half and gazing at the childish smile reflecting in the mirror. "Yes, yes I know another story... How about I tell you the next chapter in the story of the grey princess?" "Yea! I get to find out what happen to her victim from last time?" A slow nod as Pheli finished folding the outfit and stashing it under the remaining packages before walking into the darkening city streets.

The child Murder

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#E45E9D Ophelia's speech
#5de3a4 Ophelia's thought

"As you recall, Our last tale ended with the young grey princess capturing the blue knight who had wronged her in the past and taken him to a place where the light did not shine, and the words of his pleas would never be heard by any but her own ears."

_____Pheli moved to set the shard of glass onto her sleeve to keep it in place while walking so she would have her hands free. The arm crossed over her mid section so she could see Ophelia's growing tired expression as she continued to spin the tale to help the girl enter a false sleep. It was due to the fact one slept while the other was awake they never felt exhaustion, though sometimes the hyper side of the young host of the body DID leave little for Pheli. It was all acceptable as the girl strode slowly in no rush to arrive yet since Ophelia was still awake.

"As you might recall the Grey princess was a fan of torture, and such would befall the blue knight any time the moon was full... "What kind of torture..." "Child let me tell the tale... I will explain it..." Sorry Pheli... I'll be quiet..." "It is all right child... She tortured the knight in many ways, but sadly this story takes a bit of a bad turn.

_____Pheli would grow quiet as she sunk into a side alley was a group of knights rushed past heading for the explosion. Sure it did not sit well with little Ophelia, but avoiding a scene was the bigger goal in mind as she would wait a bit longer before slipping back into the road and kept her slow pace for a few moments before resuming her story.

"The more the princess tortured the knight... the more her feelings grew for him..." "Ewww... Go back to the torture part pheli!" "Just hold your words child... As time passed this feeling led her to leave him unchained one day, and the mistake she made would come to haunt her. The knight killed her in her sleep, but that was not enough for the broken man who proceeded to seal the woman's soul within a mirror and break it into pieces. This was to...

_____Pheli looked down to see the sleeping face of Ophelia fade with a ripple in the glass with a light sigh. The child was always one to fall asleep quickly if the story was about her 'friend' or rather Pheli. moving to kiss the piece of glass gently before stashing it inside the sleeve and allowing the cloak to fall over it as she stretchered slowly. She did promises to finish the jobs in the sewer of the city, but she was not exactly looking forward to such as she reached the drain gate and began to pick the lock.

"The young child... While she might be unaware is growing stronger quickly... Maybe soon she will be ready to know the truth about our bond... But... will she be able to agree to the second stage of the contract... i have grown to like her company... such untainted pureness... but at the same time able to do such dark things without a worry or care... she might have been able to spin a different tale had she been in my shoes..."

The child Murder

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#E45E9D Ophelia's speech
#5de3a4 pheli's Speech

_____After a good minute of fidgeting with her tools and the ever satisfying click of gratification the girl pulled the gate open enough to slip in and locked it behind her to prevent setting any flags off before slowly making her way across the dry area of the sewer. The smell was less then favorable but not exactly the worst thing either Pheli or Ophelia had dealt with in their mostly nomadic lifestyle to be honest so the cloaked child simply moved to where the target was last spotted.

_____Sure the job today was not entirely Pheli's cup of tea, just collecting the due debt the person had due to the guild either with things he owns or the jewels due. What was good however, was the child would be allowed to bring harm to the person should they try to further smear the guild's good grace to them by not paying back. Hands reaching to check the daggers yet again to make sure they had their proper sharpness as she reached to slowly drag it across the stone wall as she walked to forewarn the figure in the dim light ahead they had company.

"Excuse me sir, I am a collector... A little lead of mine says your payment to Errings Rising is overdue and I'm here to make sure you pay up."

_____While her tone might hold enough to maybe strike some fear as her small childish frame met the light it seemed such vanished even though she had a dagger already drawn and the other resting ready in her sleeve. The man was a good two feet over her, and no doubt double her weight but that did not so much matter to the trained torturer and killer as she smiled coldly waiting for their reaction to things. As dull silver eyes watched the man try to draw a weapon it seemed he would need a quick reminder.

_____Left arm slashing across the air while hand released the dagger to let it skim the air and find a new home in the man's stomach region just shy of his liver as Pheli rushed forward jumping and driving her knee into the hilt of her weapon to drive it deeper as her weight hit the man and she reached her left arm to lock along the back of his neck while right moved her second dagger to hover his heart as she smiled. right knee resting on her dagger and with her arm allowing her to stay eye level with the man.

"Try that again and I won't be so kind as to miss your organ mister.~ I am in a hurry as I have two others to deal with and would very much like to get done early so I can enjoy the full moon tonight."

The child Murder

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#5de3a4 pheli's Speech

_____As the man's hand moved away from his weapon Ophelia moved her dagger slowly away from his heart before jumping down and pulling her dagger from his stomach area quickly and with little care for the pain he was in as he staggered back holding the open wound. Rolling her eyes as he seemed to think he was going to die as he tried to clog the wound like it was life or death. People needed to know their own vitals and limits for crying out loud, even Ophelia knew.

"Oh stop that, I kept it from going deep enough or hitting any vitals that would make you bleed out in less then an hour to give you time to get what you owe. Now hurry up please, before I choose to make the time you have to seek medical attention fifteen minutes.~"

_____Pheli lifted the dagger with the man's blood and traced her tongue along it to have a taste while she watched the man grumble and wobble his way into the dead end of the sewer where he seemed to live judging by the bed and small amount of personal things. Watching him take his sweet time it seemed to get the small bag and tossed it over, hearing the chime of jewels or possibly rocks or something else as it hit the floor before Ophelia seemingly intentionally. Grumbling to herself as she crouched down to pick it up and the man did the one thing he should not have.

_____Hearing his steps was the first wrong move, tapping the stone ground as the area smelled of death and in a brief moment a figure began crawling from a black clump of tar like magic. The woman downing a black cloak and white hair as she rose her arm to catch the weapon of the man that turned out to be nothing more then a rusty sword. Ophelia rising to her feet as she checked to confirm the bag was truely the due jewels was his second mistake. Seeing as now he had not only attempted to attack her, but she no longer had reason to truly keep him alive.

"Mother, You are free to eat him, I know you mush be hunger after a few days of getting nothing but rats... Do enjoy your meal... When you finish please return home."

_____The woman groaned as she moved her arm lower and took a bite from the man's arm causing him to scream out in pain as Pheli turned away and started heading for her next location. The pained screams and cries for mercy and forgiveness a sweet melody along with the ambiance of snarls and chewing as the Zombie ate the man slowly and seemed to know to make sure he suffered. It was after a grave mistake to attempt an attack on the child of a mother before their eyes. With a pleased smile Pheli marked the first of three off her list and made way for the sewer's other point of entry to close the gap to her second mark.

The child Murder

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#5de3a4 pheli's Speech

_____It took a few moments but soon enough Pheli was back atop the surface of Magnolia and took the moment to check if she smelled of sewer. Grumbling that it was faint, but there only made the child stomp her way along the darker parts of town with both a look and air of aggregation around her as she glanced to her side slightly at the feeling her Zombie was no longer moving around and likely finished her meal or the max range apart was passed. Either way Pheli simply shrugged and trotted on.

_____After a few minutes of mostly silence, some star watching, and a few mumbled words from others Pheli found her way to the location of her second target as silver eyes focused on the dark skinned and dressed figure some distance ahead of her. His magic was leaking and the few around him seemed to also have some magic leaving Pheli to have to wait this target out as she moved to take cover behind a building and simply kept a quick glance routine and sharp ears out for the situation at hand.

"Boss I'm telling you... that guild might be new and all... but they got monsters among them... Making an enemy of them is a bad call..." "Who's side are you on Frank, The boss is stronger then half of them!" "It is the other half he should worry bout!"

_____Pheli fought the urge to snicker, sure the guild was split just about down the middle when it came to magic power, but they all shared the common or should share the fact they did not care for infamy or doing thing to get what they wanted. As the group kept chatting with the boos seemingly having nothing to add himself for another ten minutes the end of the conversation was marked by the group saying goodbyes and not long after one passed Pheli who ducked deeper into hiding to avoid them turning and seeing her.

_____Moving from her spot to see the target standing in the exit way looking directly at her with an amused face. Pheli rising to stand up fully as she clicked her tongue and got a better look at the figure. Male, a stitched mess of scars, larger then her, and holding his hilt of a weapon already at the ready to defend himself if needed. Lifting her hands to show she was not entirely planning to try anything herself as she spoke.

"Come no mister, No reason to make this another murder scene to be found in the day time. Be it mine or yours. Errings rising is just here to have their money paid back and if possible I'd rather not fight two people tonight knowing the third is going to be far from reasonable already." "Errings rising can collect thier money from my dead body, if they ever manage to kill me." "Honestly... why can I never catch a break... Not like i mind killing but COME ON!"

_____All the while Pheli was talking she was simply buying time as a black blob formed at the other building behind the man while she kept her magic up and distracted him. When his comment left a less then favorable, but all to predicted reaction she just had to buy time for her zombie to rush over. Going the extra to shout as the sound of the footsteps might become clearer as the Zombie latch onto the man's arms from behind holding him in a bear hug and tightening against his struggles.

The child Murder

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#5de3a4 pheli's Speech

"I'd be more careful with struggling. Mother has a habit to break people with her hugs if they fight her as much as you are. To be honest I'm surprised that worked since you use underlings also. Though using yourself as bait is likely not something most would consider."

_____Pheli slowly smiled harshly as she insulted the struggling man and her warning was shown to be more then just empty words as the zombie woman behind him tightened it's grip and the sound of his bones breaking started to echo faintly. Pheli was shocked he did not call for his lackeys to come back, but kept a sharp focus to make sure the two of them had been the only magic users in the area as she lowered her arms to get out her daggers. Looking them over as she started her approach tapping one to the other.

"Now if memory served you said the guild would need to take what is due to them from your dead body. Tell me, have you even been tortured to the point you wished for death? I have once, and I did it right back to the person to try and find peace... It taught me a great lesson... NEVER... Show them mercy.~"

_____Pheli moved to stand atop a box when the man tried to speak to quickly pull his tongue out and cut it off to stop his words. His shout was harder to stop as she slammed a blade into his stomach and cut across before jumping back down while nodding for her zombie to unhand him so he could hold his stomach to stop anything her valued from falling out. Watching him glare daggers at her and try to speak or simply empty the blood building in his closed mouth. Whatever the case Pheli looked her weapons over as her Zombie returned to her side and she used it's cloth to clean the blades.

"With those wounds you will bleed out in about... five minutes or so, I can spare that while I wait for my magic to come since I had to use it summoning my host's mother here to deal with a weakling like you that I overestimated."

_____Moving to crouch down before the man just out of swinging distance if he had the mindset to try it. Watching the light fade from his eyes and his final attempts to try and write out his spell in his blood was admirable as Pheli pushed him to fall on his back before waving to have her Zombie at the very least drag the body into the space between two buildings before watching over her zombie as it dug out anything of value from the corpse while Pheli very carefully carved the guild symbol on the glossed eye before leaving the area.

The child Murder

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#E45E9D Ophelia's speech
#5de3a4 pheli's Speech

"Two down, and the last one is going to give me issues no doubt... Well, no shame crying over spilled blood they say.~"

_____Pheli rubbed her trembles before smiling at the spin of a familiar saying as she walked for the last person's location. How did she know they would cause an issue, because it was someone Ophelia had stole from before and was almost caught for it so grudges would still be in the air no doubt. On top of that he would likely not be so stupid to be alone considering his statues meaning it would be more blood across the streets or his home if he tried to escape. Making a mental note to finish her story with Ophelia to prepare the girl as them getting stronger was going to be very much needed here on.

_____Hearing the groan beside her almost made Pheli jump out of her socks for a moment forgetting she left the woman out and not returning her to the realm or where-ever she had come from. Snapping her fingers as the Zombie just pooled and vanished drawing a sigh afterwards that maybe she should have kept the zombie for the fighting but would have to wait some now anyways. As shoes clicked the pavement came to a halt the girl was left looking towards the manor crawling with a bit more security then last visit.

"Looks like I was right... It would be wise to kill them as I go so they can't box me in later... but to burn more energy is going to bite me in the main fight later... I really need my magic!"

_____Slowly twirling her daggers at the ready as she began picking up pace towards the main gate and the guard present there as she began partly regretting waiting so long to see if Ophelia would agree to them being bounded together and not just using the same host. Frame pushing off the ground as Pheli slammed into the guard about to stop her and stabbed him with both daggers into the heart and head and twisting as he slammed against the gate and she pushed off  spinning her daggers to get the blood off them.

_____Taking his key and getting the gate open quickly Pheli began scanning the area as she rushed across the front yard. Any encounters would need to be dealt with quickly to conserve energy, and running only when she noticed someone was the best way to keep more energy in reserve also. it was time to see if she was as good at sneaking around and killing people as her split host.

The child Murder

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_____Pheli was never one for stealth missions of any kind. To be honest that was another reason she wanted to keep Ophelia around as despite the girl's wild habit and nature when it came down to things and she was focused there was almost nothing that girl could not sneak past. Sadly waking the girl would not be the wisest choice either so Pheli was left doing things the only way she knew or felt like doing. Spinning her blades in her hands as the woman zombie companion kicked the front door down and vanished.

"Let us begin the slaughter.~"

_____Sparks danced in the air as Pheli quickly swung her dagger across the air to counter a approaching spell as she lowered down and rushed forward. her form accompanied with the clattering of blades as the cloak flew off revealing her arsenal as the small child jumped towards her next target and making quick work with two crossed cuts over the throat before pushing them as she used them as a shield to deal with incoming magic attacks. Moving to the right and sprinting forward as she swung her arm and threw her main dagger towards the spell caster while rushing another.

_____free hand moving to pull another dagger loose from her belt to throw in advance to her aimed focus as they tried to get a clear spell off. The magic changing direction and blasting into the wall nearby as Pheli jumped and drove the dagger deeper while sinking another into the mage and riding the falling body down before rushing to the other present in the front hallway. Hands reaching down as she spun throwing several smaller daggers in quick motions to keep the mage busy before leaping to pin their body to the wall with her daggers and step back while the body fell down like the rest had.

_____Seeing as nobody yelled for help, or seemed to have taken notice to the explosion of magic just yet Pheli took the chance to recollect her daggers and very quickly carve the guild symbol against the fallen front door as she was getting ready to start clearing and checking the rest of the house. Black goo rising as her zombie companion rose and groaned when she was directed to clear the outer side of the manor by a outreached dagger dripping with blood. Turning her head ever so slightly to smile before Pheli opened the next room and rushed towards the figure inside.

_____Pheli cared not for who was within the area, nor did she very much care if they asked or begged for her not to attack. This was proven as the woman protecting a child tried to ask for mercy only to have her throat cut and be forced to watch in fleeting moments as the child she was protecting was cut open before her and Pheli left the room to check the next. The assassin was here to find one person, and one only, all others would simply be a body count under the guild's wrap sheet.

The child Murder

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#e45e9d Ophelia's speech
#5de3a4 pheli's speech

_____It seemed to take the better part of the night to find anything of worth while mention or challenge. And as Pheli's feet carried her to the other side of the manor she had left for her zombie it drew a smile when the undead woman was blasted into the hallway just moments before it would have hit the small girl also with the vanishing corpse. Looking over to see a man clinging to his life and very much weakened that matched the mark of the job. Chuckling as she stepped into the room with a smile and hands behind her back to hide the daggers she was already holding.

"Well, we meet again mister Stone.~ Seems this time we meet for different reasons though, and personality in my or rather our case i should say. I am known is Pheli, and today i was sent by Errings rising to collect a due debt you have with them so if you wish to now have a repeat or worse of last time it would be best to gather the rather large due some you owe the guild."

_____At first it was funny watching and letting the man try to get yet another spell ready to be cast, but that quickly turned to annoyance when it moved faster then Pheli could evade and blasted her shoulder sending her backwards with the heavy wind gale into the wall with a loud thud. Some of her daggers and weapons coming undone as the girl attempted to regain her focus and growled while rising back to her feat. Hand reaching to where it hurt the most to pull it to her sight and noticed blood.

_____Pheli noticed her, rather Ophelia moving the body in her sleep for the first time. The mirror forming in the air and rebuilding itself as the girl walked in and emerged growling. Pheli rarely saw the child truly angry, much less to the point she would fight to gain control of the body to deal with the issue. As Pheli watched from within the Mirror as Ophelia set it along a wall while chuckling as she looked at the blood. The girl was broken, it was part of the reason she was able to share the body but THIS was something new.

_____Most times Ophelia could never keep the mirror stable like she was for more then a few seconds, but as she kept laughing and the mirror remained intact it showed how her power had grown even if she never showed it when she was the host. Lurching forward as the man attempted another spell, daggers flying forward into his arms as Ophelia laughed and jump towards him driving them deeper with a dropkick. Rising as she pulled the weapon down and ripped it free before driving it into a new spot.

"Nobody hurts Pheli! Nobody hurts Ophelia! That is against... the... RULES!!!"

_____Magic swirled around the girl in violent torrent as she kept stabbing and pulling the blade across the man long after her stopped moving. Pheli watching in almost intimidated nature the girl's dark soul at full display before she stopped moving and her magic rushed back into her frame. Blinking a few times before Ophelia rushed towards the mirror with a worried expression running in as it began breaking so Pheli could have control again.

The child Murder

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#e45e9d Ophelia's speech
#5de3a4 pheli's speech

"Are you ok Pheli? I'm sorry... I got angry and took over... I'm really sorry... please don't be mads at me... I know I said night was your time but... but... he hurt you... and nobody hurts my friends..."

_____Pheli was still a bit shocked by everything as she was facing the still in tack mirror outside the few cracks around the improvised frame the girls had made to help keep it stable. Holding the shoulder as she looked back at the worried expression of Ophelia helped bolt Pheli to manage a weak smile that after the fact made her regret it since the child never got to see her smile and seeing the wide smile and sparkle in the child's eyes showed she was about to go on a very long rant. Waving her hand to stop the girl the moment she opened her mouth to let Pheli speak as the smile faded.

"Yes yes child I am more then alright, no you are not in trouble and I am not mad at you... If anything... I'm proud of you for being able to hold the mirror together as long as you had and the show of magic power... It helps assure me that maybe now we can move to the next stage of the contract like you wanted. But i must remind you child it will place great strain on you and you must be fully committed to the task or things could go astray." "Yes yes Ophelia remembers the details pheli... But right now we gotta finish the jobs right? I'll go back to sleep... Sorry again..."

_____Before Pheli could explain the girl should never say sorry she already vanished deeper into the mirror to go to sleep like she likely claimed she would. The child was pure and true, though kept her darkness very much under lock and key and only used it when she wanted it to show up. It was that sort of thing that would no doubt make the child the most dangerous dark mage if she followed that middle line path like she was so far. But time always tainted the heart, Pheli knew that all to well as she rolled her injured shoulder and entered the room near the dead target.

"Guess I can't sit and say I warned you it would be worse... That child... I thank you... For helping give the push I needed to have her ready for more of my magic... Your death might be remembered... But for now... where did you stash your valuable items so I can get going and prepare for the next part of the contract?"

_____Pheli rose away from the remains as she began searching and tossing things around looking for anything of value that would total up to the needed amount the man had due. Checking back to his body to find the key or anything of the sort to possible give her a better clue before finding just that and recalling a symbol to the other side of the house as she rose away from him again. A smile as she left the room and retrieved the mirror as it seemed to vanish into the child.

"On behalf of Errings rising I thank you for your contribution and repayment to the guild. While it pains me we will no longer do service with you in this life, hopefully the next we can aid you on more.~" Shoes clicked as the key swung on the string in her hand as Pheli went to collect the last debt and returned back to the guild to prepare.

The child Murder