<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_08_zps7fb5c7e1.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br/><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Shadow Crow headquarters.<br/><strong>With:</strong>Gaius.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Alice heard to Red's excuse, but she said nothing, at least not for now. The card she picked was The Fool, a most welcome aid. She gave Red a ferocious look. Yes, one could notice that fear in her eyes, but Alice had a plan and she was determined to make it work.<br/><br/><em><strong>"There we go, that should even up this fight a little bit. Now, Fairy Tail mage, show me why you think this world is worth defending!"</strong></em><br/><br/><strong>"Come on!"</strong>shouted Alice, summoning again her guns. Before she could aim at the real Gaius, three illusions were running towards her. The gunslinger mage shot at the three, in an amazing speed, but the magical bullets only passed through the ethereal bodies.<br/><br/><em>A distraction?</em><br/><br/>Alice ignored them for a fraction of a second to look after the real Red. Only when she felt the illusions taking a hold of her arms, she regretted her mistake. The girl heard Gaius shouting and then, everything was light. Her guns and her little black cap flew away. A few meters from there, Alice hit the floor and growled in pain.<br/><br/>For a moment, when the girl stood motionless, it seemed that Gaius achieved his expected victory much more sooner than he might have thought. But then, Alice made a wondrous effort to stand on her feet again.<strong>"Edolas,"</strong>said the girl, while writhing in pain,<strong>"have you... have you heard about it?"</strong><br/><br/>There was blood trickling from her forehead and the girl had an arm above her stomach.<strong>"Of course you hadn't... Lemme tell you..."</strong>she said, with a teasing smile.<strong>"The Fairy Tail mages found a place once... some kind of parallel universe, you could say... Well, in this place... magic didn't exist..."</strong><br/><br/>Alice ventured to give a step forward. All of her body ached, but she endured.<br/><br/><strong>"Well, that place was no paradise, like the Shadow Crow fools want you to believe..."</strong>Another step forward, this time more confident. Alice began to walk towards him, slowly, and summoned another pair of guns. There was pain, but she needed to bear with it. She had to endure a lot more.<strong>"Without magic, the weak couldn't do a thing to stand against their oppressors... People were explored while just a few could have a decent life. You see, magic brings balance to the world. It gives people a chance. And I'll protect it, even if it costs my life. Get ready!"</strong><br/><br/>As if strengthened by her own words, Alice ran towards Red, channeling her magic.<strong>"Dead Eye Shot!"</strong>shouted the gunslinger, firing seven times with each gun, in a blink of an eye.