Daybreak [Plot] [Open]

Ethan was still walking down the stairs as he suddenly felt some extremely malicious power approach the guild. He could hear shouts coming from the hall. That wasn't really unusual but this seemed serious. He took a peak into the hall and witnessed what seemed like a battle between some of the stronger members and a couple of people he didn't recognise. He would have helped out himself but he had wasted some of his magic power earlier when he tried to act night lamp while sleeping to provide a comfortable warmth while asleep. That had not exactly worked out so he decided to do what most people would consider insane. "Guess there's no other way..." He closed his eyes and went to sleep while sitting on the stairs.

Ayeseru appeared to have fallen asleep randomly while he was laying on his face; only for a few minutes, however.  Despite this, he had a dream that appeared to last for hours.  He saw great destruction, and a large battlefield, and a dragon far more powerful than anything else before.  He was fighting alongside other Dragon Slayers against the dragon and getting their asses handed to them.  Not even a dent was made...

He woke up after Peterus had licked his face, slightly groggy, and surprisingly, back to full strength.  He didn't feel as though his body wouldn't move for the next few months.  He got up to his feet and stumbled around a bit to adjust to the world of the awake.  He looked around a while at the park where he was in, gazing left, right, up, down, but still, no traces of him.

Aegis had vanished.

Eh...?  Ayeseru was extremely confused.  He always thought of Aegis as a mysterious figure, and couldn't quite figure him out, but this...  This was something completely new to him.  He wondered where he could've gone, but didn't wonder over it too much, because, after all, wherever he might be, he was sure to be fine...  Right?

With a light sigh, he dismissed the topic all together.  Since he was there with Peterus, Ayeseru decided to roam in Magnolia Town.  Ayeseru walked the quiet streets alone with Peterus.  Where was everybody?  Come to think of it, normally, when Ayeseru used the entrance he did, he could hear the chatter and noises coming from Magnolia from there.  That time he didn't hear anything, apart from the musician that was in the background.

Things were quiet.  Eerily quiet.  Peterus shivered in fear.  This is bad...  Peterus only does this when there is one, or multiple enormous powers around...  Unfriendly powers...  Not ones like Heero's of Zenshin's, but more like Lord Frederik's while I was in my dark days...  Could it be that there are multiple dark mages here?!

It had to be.  It was the only way to explain the sudden silence.

He heard swirls in the distance.  Not things walking, but rather, swirling in the air.  It wasn't good.  Ayeseru was being watched and chased ever since he entered the park right before Magnolia.  It was only then that he realized it, though.  And by that time, it was probably too late.

Creatures made out of what appeared to be liquid darkness had come in all the sudden.  One by one, small streams of ink-like creatures began to surround Ayeseru.  They floated in the air before taking a transformation of a more monstrous figure.  He counted at least ten of them.  Peterus, with new found courage, stood with no fear.

"Ooooohhhhh...  Thisssss is verrrryyy goooooood....  Mastaaaah shall be pleasssseeeed with your blood, young dragon sssslayeeerrrr..."  Ayeseru and Peterus were surrounded.  There was nowhere to go, hide or run.  The creatures were covered in what appeared to be made up of an ink/darkness type substance; Ayeseru guessed it would be better if he didn't consume them.  They hard large mouths, and a single, blank eye with no iris in their forehead.  When they smiled, blood soaked teeth could be revealed, their arms taking more of a scythe-like figure.

Despite of the danger, Ayeseru simply sighed.  He closed his pink-red eyes, and reopened them with with a more blood-like red.  He was serious.

He placed his left arm behind his back, like a fencer would, and extended his right arm, as though signaling "Come at me" without doing the motion with his fingers, all with dull, emotionless eyes.

OOC : DMC is gonna take a while to post, so, we discussed it and he'll disappear till he has time to post.

Leonard wasn't answered because they were interrupted by the coming of Heero and Garfield who seem to be fighting something. Leonard looked at awe as to what was happening. He couldn't quite figure what was this all about. He turned his head in the heat of battle, trying to make sense of all the ruckus. It has been a strange day for Leonard. First he had felt a terrible darkness, and the streets of Magnolia were gray as he ran through it towards the hall, and now there is this fight with an unknown enemy inside the guild. Finally, the assailant showed himself. It was a man he had never seen before, but his name is Legend for Leonard had heard of his name in his youth. It was the most powerful and legendary dark mage Lucifer. But Leonard didn't fear who he was, but for some reason he should be. No fool wouldn't fear him, but Leonard didn't not because he was a fool it was because his will to protect his family from whatever darkness he will unleash won over.

The fight was heating up and Leonard assessed where he could be of use. Seeing as most of the people involved are heading assaulting their enemy and with the appearance of smoke which Leonard was prepared for, he could be of better use doing a surprise attack at the right time. With Master Ebony casting "Asteroid Belt" up front, Leonard decided to move outside the hall with sheer stealth, taking precautions so that he would not be seen. He slipped out through the window and ran towards the front of the hall. There he could still see the fight going on and with the door open, the target was clear.

Leonard moved his legs apart and lowered his body as if in a horse stance. Slowly, he placed his hands near the back of his head, as if holding a sword behind him. A light flashed at Leonard ReQuipped Archangel. With the heavy feeling now gone, Leonard was sure what he is doing is right and charged up the blade's power, waiting for the right moment to cast its spell. While waiting so, Leonard was thinking of the magic Lucifer possessed which was Void Magic. This proved to more difficult as Leonard wouldn't be able to use his Void Keeper.

Leonard saw Master Ebony still floating about. He hoped she saw him too and then Leonard gave him a nod, gesturing he awaits only her signal, then he thought to himself Whatever I'm telling you has to wait then, huh?

Faust entered the large fortress through the main doors, entering a room close to the main hall. The torch holders sat with unlit touches, all nearly frozen from the cold winds, the room was dark but the dim light was cut by the small cracks of light from the door and the shudder blocked windows. He unbuttoned the coat he was wearing. He slid the pea coat onto a coat hanger and proceeded into the main banquet hall. As the doors swung open the fires in the hearth and the torches around the room lit ablaze. The hall was large and empty, Faust had never once seen it filled with any beings. There were several large oak tables that filled the whole room, six in total, three on each side of the room with a large royal blue and gold rug making a center path through the area. There was a small rise in the room to a table that Loros and Faust would sit at if there was ever a guest, which was rarer than winning the lottery. Behind the head table was a large stone wall with two sets of stairs on each side of the table. The stairs would wrap around to a back room coming together to lead to the main area of the castle. His master’s room was nearly on the completely other side of the castle and would take a bit of a walk to get there.

Faust walked through the main dining hall and quickly ran up the back staircases to get to the hall way that would lead to the main building. He threw open the doors for the main building and the torches lit as he walked and would die as he left the room. The dining hall instantly became dim with shadows and the small, brief bit of warmth that was made for those few moments of being lit instantly went away and the cold quickly swallowed the room. The wood creaked with each step he made, though they were quick and sounded rather angry and annoyed. The fortress from what he was told was built by a small nation that was found around the borders of Fiore several hundred years prior. Dragons were common sighting in the area as were a few other creatures but none were too friendly to humans. The people were trying to find an area that would be safe and free from these beast, when they arrived to the island it was a normal island, forest in certain areas, several creeks and waterways running through it, and was made up with several mountain ranges. When the people arrived they settled the area, raising several villages and castle type manors. After a few years the people had discovered that they had stumbled upon the home of a sleeping demon, Loros. Loros quickly took over the island killing the people that lived there and took over their castles. He drove the island and the surrounding area into a deep and powerful winter that still ranges to this day.

Faust ascended the tall staircase leading to the tower which Loros’ personal chambers were located. AS he walked through the area the torches continued to light, the tower had several smaller chambers off to the sides but the darkness seemed to keep those areas shaded. From inside the dark rooms he passed he felt the stares of creatures and beast that were his master’s personal guards and servants. He kept walking paying them no mind, though they all watched him ready to tear him apart if their master wished it, even if most had known and watch Faust grow up within these halls. He hoped that this meeting with his master would not be one ending in his death but if so, Faust would put up a chase. He had a trick or two up his sleeve that Loros was not aware of, plus power and abilities that the demons was unaware of, Faust had awakened something in him, something that gave him some kind of strength that he could not quiet explain but seemed to cause animals and beast to collapse right before him as if they had no will of their own. He doubt that the odd magic would work on Loros but if he had to run those that cased him might have a bit of trouble against it. As he got to the top of the staircase there was a large black stained oak door. Faust knocked on the door five times with his fist, as hard as he could waiting for permission to enter.


As Faust walked the streets a serious of loud explosions and other sounds off in the direction of the cluster of people caught Faust attention. He ran towards the area, his hears were able to pick up on a few of the conversations going on in the area but the only thing he really could make out that made sense was Lucifer, a power dark mage in a rival dark guild. The man was seen on a level of their master Fredrick but he had never seen either in action. Faust knew that whatever that man was concocting would be at a level far too above Faust’s own. He stopped there only about 2 homes separating him and the guild. He stood in an alleyway focusing his ears and nose on the people in the cluster of the building and attack range he was trying to pick out single individual mages that were scatted to fend for themselves. Lucifer might have his own agenda for the attacks but Faust could join in and get few of the smaller prey that would be swimming around the area. Faust slipped through the building keeping up his senses in case something ran across his path or attempted to ambush him. As he crept through the ally away he felt the presence of another rushing up to the roofs above him. The person seemed to have been unaware of the ice demon lurking right beneath him. Faust readied his attack combo to catch the man not only off guard but overwhelm him completely if possible. This war may have been started by Tartorus but Savage Skull will also contribute to the destruction and mayhem.

The buildings were only 1 story high so Faust would easily be able to jump to the top off the roof top using his side stepteleportation magic. He was going to surprise this mage and hopefully catch him off guard enough to beat him up. Faust leapt into the air instantly disappearing only to reform at an area about 5meters or so from the man. He had multiple mirrors floating around him which Faust guessed was some form of either defensive spell or scouting spell, if it was the later of the two it could give indication of a mage that lacked in offensive style fighting while Faust’s ice magic was built around overwhelming his enemies. He would appear where the man’s back was turned to him. Instead of just rushing the man and taking a cheap shop Faust decided that he would let the little mirror mages have a chance in the fight against the Ice Demon. “So what is a little fairy like yourself doing up here on a rooftop when the battle is raging on down below.” Faust’s icy blue eyes pierced straight ahead with a dark, twisted intent. He kept his magical aura ready in case he needed to strike quick and fierce against this man.

-5% magic total for side step [D]

Simon saw Faust coming from a bit of a distance away he could feel his magic power as he stood behind him and it became apparent his mirrors weren't going to be of anymore use to him. Hearing Faust's words Simon stood "Just saying goodbye to an old trick. It would seem it was never going to be enough in the first place." Simon deployed his arm mirror and grabbed onto it, Kaminatium had placed the mirrors on him to limit his demon slayer magic until it was needed most. But now Simon saw that the mirrors were not going to be enough anymore, so he said good bye to their versatile abilities in favor of a greater power. In a single swift movement Simon broke off his arm mirror and just like that, his magic was gone. But he still grinned because in the place of his old abilities stood a greater force he stared Faust in the eyes "Now that that is taken care of. I would like to show you what a little fairy like me is capable of, I can see that dark intent in your eyes, and I intend to personally stop it."

He spread his feet wide pulled his arm back "Metallic Demon's Drill Claw!" and pumping magic into his lower body he activated his God Leg magic at the same time and pounced at Faust driving the drill forward toward's his torso. He had forgotten what it felt like to have the senses and strength of a slayer and it felt like he had miracles coursing through his blood as he attacked Faust, like the world was suddenly so clear and vivid and like he was finally moving as fast as he should be and as strong as he was meant to be. This was the Metallic Demon Slayer hidden in plain sight unleashed. The clash of demons had begun, metal against ice the significance and intensity of the battle was negotiable but it was without a doubt a fairy bit poetic.

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God Leg Activation- 10% mana
Drill Claw- 10% mana
Drill Claw Duration: 3 posts
Health 100%
Mana 80%

Sephiria immediately grew worried at how many people started attacking Lucifer. It made no sense to her, and the Hunter immediately grew worried for all of their well beings. She could sympathize with them wanting to each be the hero, but only a few mages even had an iota of a chance against Lucifer if what the rumors said were true. So she sat back and watched as some of them separated away from the fight. She sighed and was about to move closer, when she found herself sprawled upon the ground. In a small amount of pain, she briefly noted that something had dropped on her. Moving the item, which she now noticed was a human being, off her, she tried to shake the cobwebs out of her head. Sephiria placed the person up against the wall of a building, and looked around before climbing onto a rooftop. Sephiria wanted to get a better view of all the fighting, and to try and stay relatively out of the way of everyone fighting. The battles would definitely be destructive, and she wanted no part of dying today. Standing on the rooftop, she sighed again. Why does this have to happen now? Why can't they just wait until AFTER I get my answers? God, my life absolutely sucks right now. Sephiria mentally whined, noticing a fight brewing between two people on a different roof.

Things had just definitely gone south for her.