Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (No mission at this time)
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				Title: <strong>Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (No mission at this time)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>10-07-2013, 03:04:19</strong>
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				Join the adventure yourself!<br>OOC (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=192811.0)<br>Guild Hall (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176496.0)<br><br><hr><br><div align="center"><em>The town of Leolt, 5 and a half hours away from Magnolia by Train</em></div><br><em>A man wearing tattered clothing runs frantically through the street, clutching a concealed parcel close to his chest as he runs desperately through the abandoned town. Since it's midnight in the middle of a thunderstorm, it's not hard to imagine why he's the only living soul out in the open at this hour. As quickly as his feet can carry him, he seeks shelter in a nearby alleyway against the roar of the thunder, and the white streaks cracking the sky off in the distance. Desperate, and trying to catch his breath, he falls to his knees. While he uses one hand to brace himself against the fall, the other one clutches his parcel against his chest as though his life depends on him not losing it. It was here, in this alleyway, that another sound could be heard accenting the patter of the rain and the booming of the thunder. Looking up, the desperate and soaked man hears the faint clicking of shoe against rock, as somebody approaches him.<br><br>The alleyway is blocked off from streetlights, making this newcomer's features completely impossible to make out. However, this newcomer looks down at the exhausted and tattered man as he is bombarded by the rain, an umbrella held safely above to protect the stranger from the onslaught of water coming from the sky. "Ah, so you're the one, huh? Took me long enough to find you." Judging from the voice, the newcomer was a man, though the night's darkness and the unforgiving weather made it impossible to distinguish any of his features. The tattered man scrambles backwards in fear, kicking at the ground to make a few more inches of distance between him and the newcomer. "Wh-who are you!? Stay back!!!"<br><br>The newcomer, cloaked in the darkness, approaches with slow and calm steps. "Relax, would ya? I'm just here to make sure that your package reaches it's client... A little extra insurance, that's all?" What!? But how was that possible? Did his guild hire an outsider behind his back? Well, sure he was a newcomer, and SURE this was his first solo mission, but to think that they had so little faith in him. The tattered man almost considered it something close to an insult, however, his train of thought derailed when the rain's assault suddenly vanished. Looking backwards, he came to the realization that the rain hadn't stopped, but rather, there was now a second newcomer standing behind him, holding an umbrella over him and shielding him from the rain. Wait, when did this guy show up? He didn't recall hearing so much as a single footstep, or getting the slightest trace of his presence before he had appeared with the umbrella. Since this second newcomer was completely still, almost to the point of lifelessness, the thief rose to his feet, turning his attention back towards the man that had spoken before. "But... I..."<br><br>"I already told you to relax, so just do it. Until you complete your contract, you're under the protection of Unreal Image."<br><br>The thief's eyes shot wide open at that name drop, and he couldn't help but take another step backwards.<br>"U-unreal image!? Th-then you're..."<br><br>The lightning crackled, lighting the sky for just long enough to reveal a bright, confident smirk, along with a few bangs of bright red hair, from the newcomer.</em>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>15-07-2013, 20:03:51</strong>
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				<div align="center">Enter Team Fairy Tail!<br>Roster: Ralena, Alice, Lyuk, Luca</div><br><div class="floatleft">(http://imageshack.us/a/img6/3390/ucq.png)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt train station<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca, Alice, and Lyuk<br><br><hr><br>Ralena stepped off the train, letting out a deep groan as she stretched her arms over her head and put a little bit of stress on her legs to get them pumping back to life. "NNNNGGGG!!!!! aah... There we go! That train ride was so long that I thought I was gonna lose my mind!" Since she was the first one off the train, Ralena looked back towards the train's entrance, waiting for the rest of her team to disembark so that they could go and meet the insanely wealthy guy that had hired them to go in this jewel hunt. Considering the hour they left at, they arrived at Leolt at a reasonable hour, so they still had a couple of hours before the sun started to go down, and they'd need to start putting plans together for a hotel. Until then though, the job came first, and they had quite a bit of ground to cover if they wanted to get off to a good, running start.<br><br>Truth be told though, she didn't remember a whole lot of the train ride, the entire five hours seeming like one big blur of time to her. Odds were high that her comrades would be able to remember certain details a bit more specifically then her.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>15-07-2013, 21:56:59</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt Train station<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice, Luca, Ralena<br><hr><br>Lyuk was bored out of his mind riding on the train and he wished that they'd let him drive the magic car, but they didn't trust him driving so he spent some of the time on the train sulking but most of time eating. Lyuk stepped out of the train after Ralena and stretched his legs. He cheered himself up by whispering, <strong>"Alright, I'll do really really good on this mission so that way they might trust me with the magic car if we go on another one."</strong> He jumped into the air and yelled, <strong>"Where is that bastard?! I'll kick his ass!"</strong> As he was in the air, a fireball appeared and Lyuk landed on it, cross-legged. This was his transportation when he did not feel like walking, he called it, <strong>"Let's go, Flaming Nimbus! We'll burn the skin off that guy!"</strong> All the people in the train station looked at Lyuk at practically the same time and all came to the same realization, <em>It's him!</em> Lyuk had been to this city a few times before and made quite a reputation for himself. For what exactly? Only the townspeople know.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>16-07-2013, 23:10:08</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_68_zps08530a5c.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt train station<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca Saylor, Ralena Tharin, Lyuk Drachenfeuer<br><br><hr><br><br>Alice did get that place alongside Luca in the train for the entire travel. But it wasn't as amusing as she thought it would be. For the first thirty minutes, she tried to engage in a conversation with the shy young mage, but after a couple of evasive answers, she just gave up for the moment. Luca-san was really cute, she thought, and with more time, he would open himself to her.<br><br>So, Alice jus began to watch the scenery over the train window, until her eyes became heavy and the girl felt asleep. The blonde found a comfy spot in Luca-san shoulder and she just slept there until the train stopped in their destination. <br><br>Luca-san made his best to wake her up gently. Rubbing her eyes, Alice was the last one from the group leaving the train. Strecthing her arms up and yawning, she asked: <strong>"So... what's the next step?"</strong> She took a glimpse of Lyuk already flying to, maybe, hunt the thief down. <strong>"Will we wait for him to find the guy and scream for help?" </strong><br><br>That didn't sound like a bad idea at all, Alice thought, with a smile. But since Ralena reunited them into that mission, she felt that it was up to her to make the decisions. Only if that didn't put any obstacles between her and Luca-san, of course.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>17-07-2013, 02:01:38</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt train station<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice, Ralena, Lyuk, <br><hr><br>Luca did his best to relax on the train as they traveled though it was a bit difficult for him to do so. He answered Alice’s questions quietly and tried to avoid talking about himself too much. He didn't know her too well and he was uncomfortable talking too much about himself when he didn't know her very well. It was in a way a relief when the conversation stopped. It allowed him to just lie back and enjoy the ride for a while anyway. When Alice fell asleep on his shoulder, he was startled at first but he relaxed slightly as the train ride went on since she was asleep and wasn't trying to flirt with him for once. <br><br>When they stopped Luca shook Alice lightly until she woke up and then disembarked from the train. He blinked a few times as he stepped into the sunlight and then looked around the station before joining the others. “It feels good to get off the train. Who’s the client, Ralena?” He asked ready to get the mission started. He hadn't paid too much attention to the mission request and he felt like it would be best to get as much information about their target from the client as they could before running off to chase the thief.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>17-07-2013, 03:26:02</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://imageshack.us/a/img6/3390/ucq.png)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt train station ~ Poulbelter mansion<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca, Alice, and Lyuk<br><br><hr><br>Ralena popped open the request from her pocket once the four of them rallied, Alice making a little joke about how they let Lyuk do all the work himself before screaming for help. "Naaaah, we aren't gonna do anything like that. The client's name is Mr. Poulbelter, lives in a mansion here in town. Should be around here some..." she turned around, looking for the mansion in question. Naturally, her drifting off came from when she found it, a massive house perched on a hill all on it's own, appearing hugely distinctive and different from every other house in the city. "... where." She took a few steps forward, turning back towards her team as she began the trip down the road towards the mansion. "Well then, what are we waiting for?"<br><br>......................<br><br><strong>"EXCELLENT!"</strong> Ralena let out a startled yelp at the sudden proud roar, backstepping a few paces away from the door of the mansion. When she first introduced herself and her team, the old man seemed very tame and well contained, but the instant that she mentioned how they were there to recover his lost jewelry, he seemed more like a ticking time bomb then a human. He moved forward, taking Ralena's hand somewhat forcefully before giving it a death grip of a handshake. "I just knew that if I put up a guild request, I'd get a group of <strong>EXCELLENT</strong> young people willing to put their lives on the line to get it back! Thank you, young ones! If only my own grandchildren could be as <strong>EXCELLENT</strong> as you all!"<br><br>Ralena cleared her throat, her ears ringing from the way that the old man boomed out one particular key word. "It's- er- an honor. Now um, if you could please show us what you're missing, and give us a lead of some kind, sir..." The man nodded, turning back to head indoors again as he replied to Ralena's insistence that they start getting on with it. "Of course! Please come this way, I'm sure you'll find this clue I have to be an <strong>EXCELLENT</strong> way to start off your search."<br><br>Ralena turned back towards her team, giggling uneasily as she started moving in. "E~heh... Well... shall we?"<br><br>........................<br><br>Inside the mansion, particularly the room where the crime took place, Ralena was surprised to see unnaturally little out of the ordinary, except for the fact that one of the display cases was popped open, and completely empty except for a single black feather that was placed inside where the pendant once was. Picking it up, Ralena's eyes widened in amazement. "Ooooh man! Do you guys know what this is? This is the call sign of the shadow crow, a dark guild specializing in thievery! I've heard stories before saying that they're one with the shadows themselves, pulling off heists that nobody else in the world could even dream of, appearing and vanishing as though they were nothing but the wind, taking anything they wish, and all without even a single person seeing their faces! I thought we were just gonna be chasing some small time pickpocket, but if we're chasing the shadow crow, this whole adventure just got a whole lot more..." Despite the seriousness of her little spiel up until this point, Ralena tossed the feather backwards, slamming her fist into her own open palm as she put on an excited grin. "Fun!!! We're bashing heads with an honest to goodness dark guild here guys! Just like the old fairy tail! Oh, I'm so pumped!"<br><br><strong>"EXCELLENT!"</strong><br><br>Even in her excitement, Ralena let out a startled cry when that single word was boomed with the conviction of a thunderclap, jolting backwards as mister Poulbelter made his presence known. "This is the energy of youth! I knew that you <strong>EXCELLENT</strong> young people would be up to the task. Before heading out, I insist that you all stay for dinner. My dining staff will prepare the most <strong>EXCELLENT</strong> feast you've ever seen!"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>17-07-2013, 04:48:44</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt Train station &gt; Poulbelter mansion<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice, Luca, Ralena<br><hr><br>The group were in front of the elegant door of the mansion when an old man came out of nowhere and yelled 'excellent.' Ralena explained why the group was there and the old man got even more excited. Lyuk smiled because the young man liked the attitude the old man had. The fire he was sitting on disappeared and Lyuk landed on both his feet. Afterwards, they were directed to where the jewellery had been before it was stolen. <br><br>The stolen jewels seemed to be the work of a rather infamous guild, one of whom Lyuk was not aware of and he spoke,<strong> "Shadow Crow? Who'd be afraid of a guild that names themselves after just a lame bird? I would've named it like,"</strong> Lyuk ran his open hand across in the air as he gestured, <strong>"Shadow Hawk! Hawks are way cooler than crows. No problem, we got this in the bag. Let's burn the feathers off those birds."</strong> Lyuk was in his serious mode as he clenched one hand and punched the other before the old man asked the group to stay for dinner, then Lyuk returned to his original self and put an arm around the old man. <br><br>Mimicking the old man, Lyuk yelled, <strong>"EXCELLENT! Old man! While my friends get seated, show me to the kitchen! I'd love to see what kind of food you are preparing!"</strong> As always, when Lyuk hears there would be food, he forgets about everything else until his stomach is full. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>18-07-2013, 06:25:09</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_68_zps08530a5c.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca Saylor, Ralena Tharin, Lyuk Drachenfeuer<br><br><hr><br>They reached the huge mansion quickly. Alice was expecting some kind of butler to receive them in the door, but a well mannered old man came to talk with them first. When he heard about who they were and for what they came for, the man changed. Alice almost summoned her guns when she heard his shout. The blonde sighed, relieved to know there was no danger nearby, almost chuckling at the old man's enthusiasm. He promptly invited them to enter his home and search for more clues in the theft location.<br><br>Once there, in a room with many trophies and other jewels. Only one case was open and a black feather was now occupying the place where a pendant should be. Ralena got thrilled in the instant she put her eyes on the feather. Alice were investigating the whole room while she heard Ralena describing their target. A dark guild, really? Well, there wasn't any other signs of invasion in the place, as far as Alice observed, so no ordinary burglar could have done the theft.<br><br><strong>"Hmm, shadow crow, you said?"</strong> Alice asked, walking to where the group were standing and chatting about the dark guild. <strong>"Sounds familiar. I think Angel Eyes and me hunted some of them once..."</strong> She put a finger on her chin and looked up, thoughtful. <strong>"Or it was one of these dark guilds that held a grudge against him, one that he hunted before meeting me? I can't remember. Either way, we can take them out, easily,"</strong> she said, with a confident laughter right after.<br><br><strong>"WAAAH!!"</strong><br><br>Alice cried out when Mister Poulbelter yelled his <em><strong>"EXCELLENT"</strong></em> in his usual thunderous voice. Did he need to always scare them like that? At least he asked them to stay for dinner. A very welcomed offer, Alice thought. Lyuk, like always, demanded to know the kitchen. The blonde said, with a reproachful look: <strong>"Lyuk, please take it easy. You don't need to eat everything in the kitchen, ok?"</strong> The man could even deduce his losses on food in their payment. Alice didn't want that.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>18-07-2013, 18:46:10</strong>
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				Luca looked up at the mansion as they approached it. He wasn't surprised by the size of it with the amount of money their patron was willing to shell out just for a mere recovery job he didn't think there was much that their client couldn't afford.&nbsp; When the old man greeted them at the door with a loud cry of excellent, Luca blinked. He’d thought that there wasn't anything that their client could’ve done to surprise him. He was obviously wrong. He sighed as he followed the old man and the others into the mansion.<br><br>Luca’s eyes went to the sight of the empty case and the feather as they entered the room where the robbery took place. He stepped forward and examined the feather. The large reward made sense now if they were going to have to deal with a dark guild. He hadn't had a difficult mission in a while now and despite how he normally behaved he was eager for an actual challenge for once.&nbsp; “Shadow Crow huh? So much for an easy pay check. Oh well, easy missions are boring missions.”<br><br>Luca regrouped with the others when the old man mentioned food. He hadn't eaten anything on the train and he was getting hungry so the promise of food was one that he happily looked forward. Well, mostly looked forward to. He didn't relish the idea of having to watch Lyuk eat. “Just don’t eat everything Lyuk. I happen to be hungry to.” Luca said when Lyuk mentioned wanting to see the kitchens.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>19-07-2013, 20:09:23</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://imageshack.us/a/img6/3390/ucq.png)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter Mansion ~ Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca, Alice, and Lyuk<br><br><hr><br>When Lyuk expressed interest in 'sampling' some of the food, Mr. Poulbelter's energetic smile widened, and he jabbed his fist upwards into the air. "<strong>EXCELLENT!!!!</strong> That's the energy that the youth of today need in order to seize their dreams! You, young man, are one truly exceptional young person! Follow me, and we'll put that energy to the ultimate test!!!" It seemed that to some people, age truly was nothing more then a state of mind, as Mr. Poulbelter seemed to have the mentality of somebody a fraction of his age. But then, when <em>wasn't</em> Fairy Tail dealing with some kind of eccentric personality or another? Either way, just before leaving, Mr. Poulbelter would look over at the tree mages remaining. "And for you three! Dinner will be in three hours, so feel free to go out and experience the thrills of youth while you wait! Just be ready when the time comes, because dinner is going to be-"<br><br>Ralena panicked, already moving to protect her ears. "Oh god, not again..."<br><strong>"EXCELLENT!!!"</strong> *wham*<br><br>The whamming sound came from the door shutting with a violent crash behind Mr. Poulbelter and his new best friend Lyuk, while the two headed towards the kitchen. With the absence of Mr. Poulbelter, silence and peace was restored to the almost castle sized mansion, and Ralena turned towards her two remaining allies with a humored look in her eye, scratching the side of her head at the same time. "Well... uh... At least you can't say the mission won't be memorable, right? Eh~heh... You guys' ears okay?"<br><br>A few moments later, Ralena looked around, her face straightening back out as she continued with her spiel. "A-anyway... Uh... we've got a couple of hours, and it seems like Lyuk might be down for the count until after dinner... You guys wanna head into town and see if we can pick up any clues? We've got three hours... Worst case scenario, we all meet back up and have a little bit of fun, right? This is a pretty big city, so there's gotta be SOMETHING to do."<br><br>.....................................................<br><br>"What's that?" A red haired man dipped into an alleyway, holding a finger up to his forehead as he communicated telepathically with somebody far away. Of course, he kept the conversation quiet, and it seemed like nobody passing by the alleyway so much as cast him a single glance, despite a man seemingly talking to himself in broad daylight. "Poulbelter had visitors? Guild mages? Alright, I under- wait what? They actually made it in town? Right, I understand... Got it."<br><br>The man exited the alleyway, an excited smirk spreading across his features. This mission, which started as just some simple, boring little escort request, just got a whole lot more entertaining.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>20-07-2013, 19:02:32</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_46_zps8bff4647.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion -&gt; Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca Saylor, Ralena Tharin, Lyuk Drachenfeuer<br><br><hr><br><br>Mr. Poulbelter just seemed more ablaze with the mage's confidence. He shouted more of his scaring 'EXCELLENTS' and said that dinner would be held in three hours. At least that was what Alice heard before protecting her ears with her hands before the old man yelled again. Then, Mr. Poulbelter left the room with Lyuk, which was interesting. Alice couldn't remember the last time when Lyuk made a friend so fast. <br><br><strong><em>"Well... uh... At least you can't say the mission won't be memorable, right? Eh~heh... You guys' ears okay?"</em></strong> Ralena asked, turning to Alice and Luca. The blonde had her little finger stuck into one of her ears, trying to clean it. <strong>"Well, if I don't lose my hearing by the end of it, I guess it can be a great mission, indeed."</strong><br><br><em><strong>"A-anyway... Uh... we've got a couple of hours, and it seems like Lyuk might be down for the count until after dinner... You guys wanna head into town and see if we can pick up any clues? We've got three hours... Worst case scenario, we all meet back up and have a little bit of fun, right? This is a pretty big city, so there's gotta be SOMETHING to do."</strong></em><br><br>Alice grinned. Yes, something to do, big city, lots of easy cash earnings for her! <strong>"Hai, hai, Ralena, good idea! Meet here in three hours, right? And look for clues, of course! Hai, I can do that! Mata ne!"</strong> The girl waved to them and ran away from the main door. She just didn't want them to know what she had in mind.<br><br>In a couple of minutes, Alice was already wandering in the city streets. She couldn't remember if she had visited that place. Everything seemed so different and new... She had no clue at how to find a few companions to play a good gambling game. The first saloon she found didn't had any people playing even a dice game. Some of the few citizens she asked something about seemed to know anything about gambling games. Some even looked at her suspiciously. The time was passing and so her chance to earn a few jewels more in that mission. <strong>"Damn, I think looking for clues about the&nbsp; shadow crow could be easier by now!"</strong> blurted her, quite gloomy.<br><br><hr><span style="font-size: 8pt;" class="bbc_size">Mata ne! = Later!</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>21-07-2013, 09:15:49</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice, Ralena, Lyuk, <br><hr><br>Luca winced as Mr. Poulbelter released another loud excellent. As the old man turned away Luca shook his head and rubbed his forehead the old man’s excellents had started to give him a headache. That old man was a picture perfect example of what Luca imagined Lyuk would be like if he lived to old age except that he wouldn't be rich because he spent all his money on food.<br><br>Luca turned to Ralena as she asked whether their ears were okay. “I’m fine I think. I just hope Mr. Poubelter doesn't shout all through dinner otherwise I think I’ll be deaf before the mission is over.” His ears were still ringing a little but it was going away albeit slowly.<br><br>As he regained his hearing, Luca tried to figure out the best way to search for clues. The thought of using the time for leisure didn't cross his mind. He didn't know the city that well so he decided that he should try to get his bearings first by just wandering the streets and trying to see if there was anyone openly suspicious after that if he still had time he’d check out the city’s inns to look for people who rented rooms in the city on the day of and shortly before the theft.<br><br>After Alice had said her hasty goodbye and left Luca spoke up. He figured since Ralena was supposed to be the leader of their group for this mission he should inform her of what his plan was and invite her along. He didn't know what group etiquette was and wasn't so he didn't know how to handle this situation so he just did what he thought was best. “I’m going to explore the city and then check out the inns afterward if there’s time. Do you want to come along or would you rather we split up?”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>22-07-2013, 03:32:25</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion<br><strong>With:</strong> No one<br><hr><br>Lyuk waved his teammates off and said, <strong>"Yeah, yeah. Don't eat all the food, be mindful of my teammates. Yadda yadda."</strong> Mr. Poulbelter looked at Lyuk inquisitively and asked, <strong>"Would it not be better if you went along? You seem quite strong."</strong> Lyuk shook his head, <strong>"Sure, if I went along, it would help, but that wouldn't help my teammates grow. It's important that they gain experience."</strong> The old man nodded and said, <strong>"Well, then. To the kitchen!"</strong> And to that Lyuk yelled,<strong> "EXCELLENT!"</strong> In actuality, Lyuk took the easier job of staying at the mansion, just in case the culprit returns and strikes for a second time.<br><br>Mr. Poulbelter led a hungry Lyuk to the kitchen and the younger of the two was in awe of how immense and great the kitchen was. Many people were working and in the middle was an island counter that matched the proportion of the rest of the kitchen by being longer than average. So much food was plated and put on this counter as the staff continued to cook. Lyuk turned to Mr. Poulbelter and said, <strong>"Wow, this place is huge and the food looks so good."</strong> The young man grabbed a plate of pasta and tilted it towards his mouth as it all fell inside. After chewing and gulping, something inside Lyuk snapped. He proceeded to consume everything on the table and did so with great speed. Whether it was beef, fish, pasta, chicken, pies, soup, or bread, Lyuk ate it all. In between chewing and breathing, he drank and spoke of how great the food was. Soon, the counter was cleared and all the chefs, whom all stopped working to gaze at the monster that was Lyuk. Then, in unison, they all clapped and cheered, asking if their food was really that good and Lyuk took a big swig of some drink that was given to him before saying, <strong>"Are you kidding me?! That was the best I've ever had! Can I live here?!" </strong>The kitchen was in high moods, although all the food was finished, the drink still remained and all of the chefs, Lyuk, Mr. Poulbelter sang, drank, told jokes and stories, and laughed. Lyuk tended to be a sort of comedic relief and a person who returned good spirits and replenished morale to anyone he was with. <br><br>A slightly drunk Mr. Poulbelter turned to Lyuk and said, <strong>"EXCELLENT! Good story! Now that we've finished the food and the drink, perhaps you'd like to take a bath in our elegant bathhouse?"</strong> Lyuk thought and then responded, <strong>"Of course!"</strong> the young man leaned in to whisper to Mr. Poulbelter,<strong> "Hey old man, I saw that you had some maids with large... assets, if you get my meaning. Perhaps she can scrub my back?"</strong> Mr. Poulbelter gave him a sly smile and said,<strong> "Aah... so that's how you like them."</strong> Lyuk smiled, <strong>"Well, of course. You can't have it any other way." </strong>Mr. Poulbelter called over one of his rather busty maids and asked her to accompany Lyuk to the bathhouse and assist him. The maid coalesced and took Lyuk by the hand, leading him to the bathhouse. Lyuk reassured the maid,<strong> "I won't do anything. Cross my heart."</strong> The maid went ahead and gave an innocent smile before they entered the bathhouse.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>22-07-2013, 05:18:50</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://imageshack.us/a/img6/3390/ucq.png)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter Mansion ~ Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong> Alone<br><br><hr><br>Ralena waved Alice off peacefully while she rolled out to explore the town on her own, before she turned back towards Luca, both hands lightly pressed against the back of her head as she listened to Luca's idea. "Why don't we just split up for now? I'm gonna be roaming the streets though, so if you come across anything, feel free to come let me know and we can put our heads together to sort it out. Until then though, see ya at dinner!" With that, Ralena brought her hands down and gave Luca a bright, encouraging thumbs-up before turning around and taking her own leave of the mansion. None of the team would know it yet, but this little split up operation would end up complicating their situation significantly, even if all four of them would end up coming out of it unscathed for the time being.<br><br>In Ralena's case, she was walking down the streets when a young man (http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/8476/x6f8.jpg) a couple years older then her passed her on the street. This man would come to a halt before turning around to face her, seemingly staring at the young woman for a few seconds before Ralena caught on to it, turning herself around as well. Just from making eye contact with the man, Ralena could feel the hairs on the back of her neck pick up a little bit, and she instinctively took a small nudging step backwards. However, the man approached, his stare cold and intimidating as she approached Ralena. When he got close enough, Ralena also spotted a few things that were out of the ordinary. This guy had the same hair color, same eye color, and even a few similar facial features to her... Who was he? And why was Ralena feeling this sickening feeling in her gut as he came closer and closer?<br><br>The man stopped a few feet from her, his gaze growing more harsh as he held his position. <br>"Don't pursue us any more."<br>"W-wait... What?"<br>"You heard me."<br><br>The man extended his arm out, and Ralena stood shocked as bright red energy seemed to emerge from his arm, collecting in his palm before extending out into the form of a longsword, which he pointed in her direction. With the sole exception of the energy's color, his power seemed to be the exact same as hers!<br>"Do not pursue the Shadow Crows anymore, or we'll have no choice but to crush you."<br><br>His threat would be replied to by Ralena taking a small step back, dropping into a defensive position as she extended her arms outward, channeling her blue energy into her fists to encase them in powerful looking gauntlets.<br>"Not a chance, pal. As a matter of fact, I've got a couple of questions to ask you...<br><br>The fact that she had the same power as him seemed to shock the man, causing him to retreat a small bit and enter a fighting stance of his own.<br>"Hmph... So you're a rejected too..."<br>"A-A rejected? What are you talking about?"<br>"..."<br>"Answer me!"<br><br>The man looked around, noticing that the two of them were attracting quite a crowd. Upon realizing that this could jeopardize both his guild and his mission, he withdrew his sword and turned his back to Ralena "If you don't know, then it's better off that way. Forget we ever met here and go back home, that's your first and only warning." With that, the man started to walk off, dipping into a nearby alleyway with Ralena hot in pursuit. "Hey! Get back here! HEY!!!" Barging into the alleyway after him, Ralena skidded to a halt after realizing that the man was nowhere to be seen. Still, even if she wasn't out on a mission to bring him down, she'd need to see him again anyway. He knew something about her, her blank past. Now that she had this small lead, she wasn't going to stop until she got as much truth out of him as she was going to get, mashing it out of him if she needed to.<br><br>.................................................................................................<br><br>Just when Alice was on the verge of giving up on her hunt, she'd overhear a couple of guys talking about a resident card shark in town, some random newcomer who always seemed to master the table even when other people had hands that would be sure fire wins if they were up against anybody else. He seemed to be the kind of guy who knew <em>exactly</em> when to fold, when to keep, and when to put the pressure on his opposition. Since he was new in town, it wasn't likely he'd have much information on the shadow crows, but was Alice <em>really</em> the kind of girl who would be able to turn the other way after hearing a couple of gamblers complain about somebody who was too good for them to handle? Odds were extremely high that she wasn't.<br><br>Assuming she went and asked the two for more information, she'd be given directions to a nearby bar, where a group of card players were holed up in a corner table among themselves. Right in the dead middle, sitting around a mountain of jewels and game tokens, sat a red haired man (http://i.imgur.com/Blj66.jpg) with a hand of about three cards that he kept right around his chest level. Looking up at the blonde newcomer, he'd put on a little bit of a smirk while his fellow card players spoke out in outrage. "What the hell? Now some little girl wants to join the table?" "This table has become a joke ever since you joined, Red!" "We've become the laughing stock of every gambler in the city!" With all of their venting done towards 'Red', they turned towards Alice. "Sorry, little girl, there's no more free space for you to tap in with." "That's right, the pot's full."<br><br>It was at this point that 'Red' spoke up, his cool smile not faltering for a moment. "I'll cover her buy in." More outrage. "YOU'LL DO WHAT!?" "Are you done insulting us yet!?" "Who the hell do you think we are!?" 'Red', wincing a bit at all the yelling, shrugged and tossed Alice a small handful of jewels. "The table gets boring when it's filled with people who are too angry to think straight, it gets too easy to read them... And besides," He flashed Alice a confident smirk, his eyes glinting. "This could turn out pretty fun... And I'll win that money back by the time she leaves anyway... You in, little lady?"<br><br>............................................................................................<br><br>Whenever Luca headed out into the streets, likely a couple of minutes after Ralena left, he'd only need to ask a couple of people about the Shadow Crows, or look in a few too many places for information, before a grey haired man (http://moe.animecharactersdatabase.com/uploads/chars/5688-1132988491.jpg) with a sword on his belt started to follow behind Luca. He would continue to follow Luca until either the Fairy Tail mage finally detected him, or the two of them were alone... Or until Luca sensed the man's presence and then led the two of them to where they would be alone, which ever came in first. No matter what way it happened, once the two of them were isolated, the grey haired stalker would pick up the pace of his steps, stopping when the two of them were almost dead even. If Luca tried to retreat in any way, he'd find the Grey haired man right beside him all the faster, as though this guy had warped the fabric of space and time in order to appear right next to him. <strong>"Guild mage. You're not welcome here."</strong> <br><br>Just as soon as he had appeared, the guy had vanished again, his body almost vanishing into the mist around Luca as he backed away several feet to where he had started. <strong>"Abandon your mission, or your entire team is going to die."</strong><br><br>..........................................................................................<br><br>The 'maid' (http://fireden.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/marie1.jpg.jpeg) that followed Lyuk into the bathhouse might have had an innocent, kind smile on before stepping inside, but once the two of them were alone her demeanor would change, if only in a subtle way at first. Whenever he settled into the water, her hands would find his shoulders, rubbing into them as she leaned in and whispered gently into Lyuk's ear. "And here I thought that all Guild mages were uptight, serious, and boring... I suppose I was mistaken. Still... Your kind shouldn't put your noses where they don't belong. You might find something <em>dangerous</em>." Even while speaking in such ominous words, her massage was <em>heavenly</em>... Wait... Was Lyuk starting to lose the feeling in his arms? It was probably too late at that point, but it was like this woman's massage was causing his entire body to go numb... No, it was more then that. Whenever Lyuk tried to move, it would be like his body had somehow been paralyzed.<br><br>The woman would gently wrap her arms around Lyuk, her forearms gently cradling his shoulders while her bust pressed a little bit into the back of his shoulderblades. With her lips only centimeters away from his ear, she continued. "Your kind is better off in the sunlight, fighting off big scary monsters... Rather then crawling through the shadows, looking for <em>the real</em> monsters, don't you agree? I mean, for most people the dark is so scary and unknown. But for the people you're chasing, it's home... Nobody would blame you if you just walked away, you know... If you went back to the world you know and love. I mean, who knows what sorts of nasty things could happen to you, if you keep chasing after shadows..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>23-07-2013, 06:32:53</strong>
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				Luca left shortly after Ralena did to wander the streets and search for clues. He’d ended up asking a few people and checking the inns like he had planned but he didn't seem to be getting anywhere at least until he noticed someone tailing him. Maybe he’d finally be able to get something out of the guy who was tailing him. He walked into a nearby alley leading his tail to a place where they could be away from bystanders who might get caught in the crossfire in the case things turned ugly. He didn't want to deal with this guy in the streets there was too much of a chance that an innocent could get hurt and he wasn't going to have another innocent weighing on his conscience. One was more than enough.<br><br>Luca turned around, looking the grey haired man in the eyes. He took a single step backwards to give himself some room to move in the case his tail decided to fight. He remained still and stoic as the man threatened his team, his only reaction was a brief clenching of his fist before he relaxed his hand again. He did not take threats to others lightly. “I have a better idea you give back the heirloom Shadow Crow stole and surrender quietly or I beat you into submission.” His voice was flat and betrayed no emotion.&nbsp; He could tell that the other man’s threat was serious and wasn't going to bother with witty banter. They both had a job they had signed on for and it was apparent to Luca that neither of them were going to give up on their mission.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>23-07-2013, 07:09:04</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion bathhouse<br><strong>With:</strong> His rival<br><hr><br>When the pair entered the bathhouse, the young man excused himself in order to get changed into a towel. Lyuk was deep in thought as he was changing, <em>Man. This maid is beautiful.. and her breasts,</em> he gestured in the air as if he were squeezing the maid's supple breasts. He left the changing room and saw the maid. If Lyuk weren't so lovey-dovey, he might've realized that something was off with the maid. If only she were a man, he might've noticed even before they entered the bathhouse. Oblivious and happy Lyuk entered the bath and relaxed, leaning back. The maid began massaging him and whispering in his ear.<br><br><em><strong>"And here I thought that all Guild mages were uptight, serious, and boring... I suppose I was mistaken. Still... Your kind shouldn't put your noses where they don't belong. You might find something dangerous."</strong></em><br><br>The massage was feeling so good to Lyuk that he wasn't paying attention to what was actually happening, he spoke,<strong> "Well, my darling, I tend to play around instead of being serious. I feel that I would need medication if I needed to be serious for every bad thing that might happen. I want to live, in order to date women, enjoy their breasts, and eat all I can, as well as be in the company of good friends."</strong> Then the young man laughed, <strong>"As for the dangerous things I might find, I might seem like a fool, but I am pretty dangerous myself."</strong>Soon, the numbing sensation that was soothing to Lyuk increased, and the young man could not move his body. His eyes changed from cheery to cautious as he knew he had let his guard down. Now he needed to play it safe and see if he could get himself out of this situation. He spoke with a smile,<strong> "Well done. You're skilled. Seducing me so eloquently, making me drop my guard. I guess the alcohol in my system doesn't help either."</strong> The maid cradled him in her arms, pushing her bust against the back of the young man which further numbed Lyuk. <br><br><em><strong>"Your kind is better off in the sunlight, fighting off big scary monsters... Rather than crawling through the shadows, looking for the real monsters, don't you agree? I mean, for most people the dark is so scary and unknown. But for the people you're chasing, it's home... Nobody would blame you if you just walked away, you know... If you went back to the world you know and love. I mean, who knows what sorts of nasty things could happen to you, if you keep chasing after shadows..."</strong></em><br><br>Lyuk mustered a chuckle, <strong>"I think I know a thing or two about darkness, since I was little I've walked through shadows for a large part of my life, so I knew what we were up against when I heard the name 'Shadow Crow.' Though, my companions might be slightly more in trouble than me."</strong> The trapped man breathed deeply and then sighed,<strong> "But, the dark can't be that bad, can it? I mean, I found you."</strong> Lyuk shifted his eyes to the side, blushing slightly. <strong>"I'll tell you what, I'll consider taking my friends and myself, and leave this place. On two conditions. One, tell me your name. Two, I want a kiss."</strong> Even during a crisis, Lyuk still finds time be perverted.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>27-07-2013, 21:30:01</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://imageshack.us/a/img6/3390/ucq.png)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong> Alone<br><br><hr><br>Ralena was left alone, angered, and extremely frustrated by the fact that she had been left with absolutely no answers, other then the fact that the Shadow Crows were indeed the ones behind the theft, and that they appeared to be somewhere close by, if this warning was any indication. Alone in the allyway, Ralena sighed and recalled her gauntlets, before she turned her back away and started to head back in the city. She needed to find some kind of trace as to where the Crows were camping out, and she <em>absolutely</em> had to find that man again, no matter what it took. He was the same as her, and it was clear that he had some kind of answer as to who she was and where she came from. With a newfound resolution, she headed back out into the streets. <br><br>...................................................<br><br><div class="floatleft">(http://moe.animecharactersdatabase.com/uploads/chars/5688-1132988491.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">The second Shadow Crow</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca<br><br>The grey haired man shook his head at Luca's ultimatum about how he could return the stolen artifact and return quietly. <strong>"You know nothing. Both about who you're dealing with, as well as the power of the amulet. If you're not going to back down, then you leave me with no choice but to end this right here."</strong>&nbsp; With that, the man drew his sword and stood firm. Luca would be able to see a pair of shadows coming from his body, almost exact replicas of him with the exception of them being completely faded black as they rushed at him. Should either of the two shadows connect with their sword attacks, Luca would feel that particular body part going numb, and while he'd still be able to move it, his actions would be far more tiring and difficult, almost though he were moving beneath a pit of tar. The attacks of the regular man, however, would not have that repercussion. Of course, Luca wouldn't know THAT part just yet, since the real him was aiming directly for the heart with his attack, and if Luca didn't move to evade then he'd end up dead. After the first attack, the man showed up right back at his original post, both shadows on either side of Luca, seemingly ready to attack at any moment. <strong>"You face the talons of the crow, Gregory von Helthesberg.</strong> After his introduction, both shadows dove in towards Luca again. This time, however, they'd completely vanish just before beginning their attack, and a third shadow would appear over his head, beginning a descending strike towards his head.<br><br>.......................<br><br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">The third shadow crow</span><br>(http://fireden.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/marie1.jpg.jpeg)<br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion<br><strong>With:</strong> Lyuk<br><br>Lyuk's response inspired a giggle out of the woman when he listed his terms to get him and his team to walk away peacefully. "That's cute. You actually think that you and your friends are the ones in control here. I assure you, sweetie, I'm not suggesting that you guys go home just because we're cared of you. I'm giving you this warning so that you have nobody to blame but yourself when you ignore it, and when the darkness surrounds and crushes you..." With that she started to pull back a little bit, and when Lyuk managed to catch her eyes in his own, she'd see something dark and sinister brewing beneath the surface. This woman was <em>nothing</em> like the girls at Fairy Tail, and his playful flirting would get him nowhere... Then again, <em>did</em> it really get him anywhere with the likes of Alice or Ralena? His results up to this point had been questionable at best.<br><br>Regardless, this woman continued her spiel, those fingers digging into Lyuk's shoulders now starting to be more painful rather then comforting. "You're speaking to the beak of the crow, Emilia Southwind. Should you venture any deeper into the darkness, you'll learn for yourself how I gained that title. Go home now, my dear. People like you shouldn't venture into the darkness, it only ends in tragedy. Until we meet again...<br><br>Lyuk would hear a soft song emerge from Emilia's lips, and he'd suddenly become overwhelmingly drowsy, it would almost be impossible for him to stay awake through it.</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>29-07-2013, 07:19:35</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong> Gregory von Helthesberg.<br><hr><br>Luca’s legs transformed even as Gregory charged him. His legs changed into those of Haderechi they were longer now and digitigrade in nature with long claws that had replaced had replaced his toes. His legs were covered in what looked like thin dark blue armored plating. They were designed for speed and mobility and he put them to excellent use. Luca leaped forward, up, and over Gregory and his shadows. The moment Luca landed he turned around, facing his opponent who had returned to his previous position before leaping backwards again in an attempt to evade the shadows that were now on either side of him. He was so focused on his opponent and the wo shadows on either side of him he had failed to notice the third that had appeared above him and while his leap backwards had allowed him to evade any serious damage that third shadow managed to nick his left arm.&nbsp; <br><br>Luca didn’t think much of it at the time but when he tried to move it he discovered that it was difficult for him to move it. He growled in annoyance. The fact that it had been his left arm that had been hit was in a way lucky. The main use of that arm had been for defense and turning his arm into a large shield. It was his right arm that was his offensive arm and that was what would change into the crimson red arm with long black nails that belonged to Infernus even as his legs returned to normal. He could only channel one demon at a time even if it was a different body part that he was changing. <br><br>He was standing at the entrance of the alley and was facing inward away from the streets. “I’m Luca Saylor of Fairy Tail.” After he announced himself and since he didn't have to worry about hitting any potential bystanders if he missed he used his new arm to launch a large wave of flames down the alley. He ran behind the flames his arm changing again this time the green arm of Eleasir. He had two large thorns sticking out of his shoulders and black claws that were secreting venom replace his fingers. “Two can play at you game.” He said as he swiped at his opponent chest with his claws if he tried to dodge the flames.&nbsp; Gregory wasn't the only one who could slow their opponent down. The venom that coated Luca’s new claws would slow his opponent down if he managed to graze him and he managed to inflict a serious wound or manage to strike an artery the venom would paralyze his opponent. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>30-07-2013, 01:36:26</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion <br><strong>With:</strong> No one<br><hr><br>After the events in the bathhouse, Lyuk was found unconscious in the bath and was carried to one of the many rooms in the mansion. He woke up under covers in a comfortable bed. Lyuk was dressed in a white robe and when he sat up, the stiffness in his muscles evident that the events that just took place were not fantasy. The young man massaged his left shoulder and cracked his neck. He yawned and looked to the side where there was a table with his clothes and the throwing knives he brought. Quickly, he clothed himself and put the pouch of throwing knives on his belt. Lyuk needed to check to see if the rest of the house was okay.<br><br>He left the door only to see several maids and even a few of the chefs outside, worried about Lyuk. They stood up with a smile and asked if he was alright. <strong>"I'm alright,"</strong> he responded with lightheartedness, <strong>"Listen, I need to go check on something, so go tell the old man that I'll be out and I'll be back later."</strong> With that, he ran to the window in his room, opened it, and jumped out of his room. A fireball appeared below him and he landed on it with both feet and flew into the city. <strong>"Emilia Southwind, eh,"</strong> he said to himself with a smirk, <strong>"I can say that she officially has made my list. That one is dangerous and I assume that the others had a similar visit, otherwise I must warn them."</strong> He took to the skies and patrolled the streets below.<br><br>Soon Lyuk discovered Luca and that he was fighting. He stopped high above them, but was able to see how the fight was going. Lyuk thought Luca could handle himself, but if Luca lost, he would step in. Lyuk also thought of capturing this one and making him give up information. Lyuk took a knife from his pouch and engulfed in it flames. The knives themselves were made of tungsten, seeing as the temperature of Lyuk's flames vary due to level of his seriousness. Still they melt and Lyuk has to spend a large portion of his money replacing his knives. Lyuk also has a sword, but for this mission, he left it back at his home. The young man rarely brought his blade, the metal was of unknown origins and even the hottest of Lyuk's flames could not melt the blade or disintegrate the hilt. With this blade, Lyuk could put most fights to rest rather quickly, and he absolutely hated that, which is why he prefers his knives. Lyuk spun his knife in preparation for an attack. Waiting for an opportunity to strike, he looks down at the two fighting from high above.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>30-07-2013, 03:29:09</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://moe.animecharactersdatabase.com/uploads/chars/5688-1132988491.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Gregory</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca<br><br>Gregory found himself somewhat impressed by Luca's maneuvers, proving to be surprisingly fast in order to evade his series of attacks while still having the strength to retaliate in return. Initially, while it would have seemed that Luca's attack had hit gloriously, striking him clean through the chest and leaving what would presumably be a bloody mess, it would come to light that the claw had passed through Gregory's body, Gregory's chest seemingly dissolving into the air as though he was nothing more then an illusion, his body nothing but mist. The body of Gregory would turn completely black, dissolving into the air as the real Gregory seemed to melt back out from the shadows, as though his physical being itself had been taken in by the darkness of the alleyway. <strong>"Hmph... Stubborn little..."</strong> The look in his eye hardened, and his sword started to glow with a black energy, seeming to almost steal power from the shadows as he prepared for his next attack.<br><br>However, that attack would never come, as Lyuk wasn't the only newcomer to the alleyway.<br>"Hyaaaah!"<br><br>.......................................................................<br><br>(http://uc.exteenblog.com/saintzoul/images/seinarukana/character/ruptna.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca, Lyuk, Gregory<br><br><hr><br>The creepy man with the silver hair dodged backwards out of Ralena's punch, as she sent one of her magically infused fists straight towards the man's head. Upon realizing that she had over-committed to the punch, the black haired girl stumbled awkwardly and skidded to a halt before falling over flat on her face, at which point she spun around towards the creepy guy and got back into an upright position. She kept her gauntlet covered hands up around chest level, and bounced off her knees as though she was in a boxing match, her voice coming out in a serious tone with her usual amount of pep and energy mixed in. "Sup Luca? Looks like your friend is a whole lot more talkative then mine was. Hope you don't mind if I butt in." While Ralena went on her little spiel, the creepy guy shook his head, sheathing his sword when he realized that the newcomer was another member of Fairy Tail. <strong>"Hmph. Of course idiots like you wouldn't heed our warning..."</strong><br>"Yeah, about that, I've still got a few questions for you involving that buddy of yours that I ran into earlier."<br><strong>"..."</strong><br><br>The man glanced up at the sky, seemingly locking his gaze on Lyuk for a few seconds before he shook his head and let out a slightly frustrated sigh. <strong>"This is a waste of time."</strong> After saying that, his whole body started to get consumed by that same darkness, those same shadows as before. Ralena, not happy to see her second member of the crows bailing on her, rushed forward as quickly as possible. "Oh no you don't!" She put all of her might into the ensuing punch, thoroughly punishing the air that she struck down with her righteous fury, the shadow crow member that had occupied that air just a moment ago seemingly nowhere to be found. This time, however, there was no saving her as Ralena crashed into the ground. "Nng!" Her gauntlets vanishing to the air as she got back to her knees. "Oww... What's up with those jokers, anyway? They seek us out, swing around some big nasty words, and then run away whenever we decide we wanna throw down..."</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>30-07-2013, 05:02:47</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_27_zps3a35393e.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets -&gt; some bar.<br><strong>With:</strong> alone, then a bunch of good players.<br><br><hr><br>When Alice thought that she was without any luck that day, she heard some guys talking about a really really good poker player. A formidable opponent for her! Never mind the shadow crow for now, Alice had to meet this fella and play against him. She couldn't simply walk away from that challenge.<br><br>The blonde put her most cute and innocent face and asked the men about where she could find such a wonderful player. The two guys gave her directions to a bar nearby and almost took her by hands to make sure the girl would reach the place unscathed. Alice had some trouble to get hid of those men, apologizing and thanking for the information. Honestly, she needed to stop using her flirting mode to gather even a single piece of information from people. <br><br>Once in the bar, it wasn't difficult to spot the poker table. Some players were already gathered but only one of them caught Alice's attention. A handsome, red haired man was sitting in the middle, almost hidden by a pile of jewels and&nbsp; tokens. <em>Oh, it must be him</em>, the girl thought. Shyly, she approached the table and before Alice let them know that she wanted to join the game, an avalanche of complaints kept her at bay. The girl noticed how much the men were angry at the mysterious red haired player.<br><br><em>Wow, he must be really, really good!</em><br><br>The other players just tried to shoo Alice away, but the red man (it seemed to be a good nickname for him, Alice thought) said simply the he would cover her buy in. He heard, unperturbed, more protests from his fellow players and tossed Alice a small handful of jewels. <strong><em>"The table gets boring when it's filled with people who are too angry to think straight, it gets too easy to read them... And besides,"</em></strong> Alice saw his smirk and, mainly, that glint in his eyes, <em><strong>"this could turn out pretty fun... And I'll win that money back by the time she leaves anyway... You in, little lady?"</strong></em><br><br><strong>"You bet!"</strong> said Alice, returning him the confident smile. There was no use to flirt with him here, she already knew, so there was no reason to pretend she was a shy, innocent girl playing poker for the first time in her life. She would need to cheat, but that would be her last resource. And, of course, she needed to be extra, extra careful with that (literally) last ace in her sleeve . Fortunately, Alice knew how to play poker to win, even without cheating.<br><br>She bought her tokens and joined the game. Her first cards weren't so good, but she placed a bet anyway. At least she could read her opponent in that first move. Her eyes didn't moved from the red man's face.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>01-08-2013, 07:19:28</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong> Gregory, Ralena, Lyuk<br><hr><br>Luca had not expected his claw to go clean through his opponent’s body or for him to disappear after he was struck. He turned to face Gregory as the man spoke preparing to try to defend himself when the attack came. His attempt at defense was apparently unnecessary as Ralena charged in fist first. “Feel free to join in. I don’t mind.” He said in answer to her spiel. Luca turned back to face Gregory and charged him even as Ralena did the same.&nbsp; He was just a little slower than her so when she crashed into the ground he stumbled trying stop himself from tripping over her but failed and he ended up falling on top of her.<br><br>He quickly got off of her when he realized where he had landed. He blushed embarrassed at having tripped over Ralena. He offered her his right hand, which had returned to normal somewhere in between when he fell and standing up, to help her up and apologized saying, “Sorry about that.” When she got up he spoke up again. “I don’t know what’s up with them. I didn't get much out of him other than a warning, a name, and a fancy title that confirmed that this is Shadow Crow and not some copycat guild.” He stopped talking for a moment as he remembered something else Gregory had said. “Now that I’m thinking about it a bit more I remember him saying something about not knowing the power of the amulet.”&nbsp; He wasn't sure if Lyuk could hear him seeing as the other mage was flying above them but Luca tried to speak loud enough so that Lyuk could hear him without hurting Ralena’s ears. “Did either of you manage to get any more information out of Shadow Crow than I did?”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>01-08-2013, 12:00:26</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt City streets<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca, Ralena<br><hr><br>Lyuk jumped off his Flaming Nimbus and landed next to Luca and Ralena. The flame engulfing his knife was extinguished and the young man spun the knife around his finger and placed it back in the bag blade-first. Lyuk spoke, <strong>"Well, that guy seemed like a good fighter. Wish I could fight him, but he's yours, Luca."</strong> Luca asked if we got any information about the Shadow Crows, Lyuk shook his head and responded, <strong>"My opponent was a voluptuous girl by the name of Emilia Southwind. She attacked me while I was in the Poulbelter bathhouse and before leaving, she said something about being the 'beak of the crow,' and besides that, just a whole bunch of empty threats."</strong> Then he looked at Ralena, <strong>"But no matter how beautiful she might be, she can never compare to my sweet Ralena! Oh, how I missed you!"</strong> The young man jumped to hug her.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>01-08-2013, 20:03:07</strong>
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				(http://uc.exteenblog.com/saintzoul/images/seinarukana/character/ruptna.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca, Lyuk<br><br><hr><br>Ralena took Luca's hand and got back to her feet, rubbing the back of her head gently. It seemed that either she didn't notice or didn't care about where Luca landed when he crashed on top of her, as she was quick to move on past it and instead focus on the fact that the three of them had just been attacked. "Naah, I didn't even get THAT much, unfortunately. But, that doesn't even matter, does it? We still need to track them down, where ever they are. The good news is that since they decided to introduce themselves, we know that they're close now.... Now that I'm thinking about it though, why would they do something like that? Wouldn't it have been better to just skip town without being spotted and run for it?" She shrugged, realizing that they were missing just a little bit too much information to try and deduce their reasons for warning the Fairy Tail mages, as well as showing up here in the first place. "Well... No point in dwelling on the past for too long. How about we stick together this time, and try to figure out just what their end game is? Uh... Speaking of which, have either of you seen Alice around? She might have been approached too.<br><br>However, it was around that point that Lyuk damn near pounced on her again. While she didn't move away from his eager hug, she mostly just gave him a small pat on the back, the look in her eyes clearly un-enthused as she began to move away again. "Uh-huh? Well... That's sweet of you... I guess? With that she tugged away, looking back between the two of them. "Anyway, we should see if we can find Alice anywhere, she might be in trouble. Still, since those creeps could be around any corner, maybe it would be for the best if we stuck together from now on too."<br><br>................................................<br><br>(http://i.imgur.com/Blj66.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Red</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Bar in Leolt<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice<br><br>As was expected, the other three men at the table were so pissed off that it was impossible for them to keep a decent poker face. There would be several twitching eyebrows, groans, and looks in their eyes of disappointment or excitement as they drew their cards, allowing for the other two people at the table to read them like an open book. 'Red' took his two cards without even batting an eye, looking them over before he locked gazes with Alice. Again, that calm, confident, almost arrogant smirk remained on his features without flinching in the slightest. "Betting with other people's money is boring, don't you think? I mean, it's not like you've got anything on the line. I was thinking, why don't we spice this up a little bit, blondie? How about the loser of this hand shares their name with the table, hm?<br><br>At this point, one of the three other men spoke up in a familiar, overly agitated voice. "And if neither of you win? "Then we both say our names." "Even still, that seems pretty damn petty, Red." Red chuckled at that, shaking his head gently&nbsp; as he gave his response. "Gotta start out gently, right? Like I said before, you three were boring me senseless before blondie showed up, so now I'm in the mood to spice things up a bit, and gamble with more then just jewels. It's the risk and reward that makes it so fun, you see? It's a special kind of thrill with the knowledge that you can be on top of the world one moment, and then in the gutters, broken, the next. Seeking out that danger is what makes us gamblers who we are, and if you don't think that way, then you have no business playing at this table."<br><br>Again, his eyes locked on hers, his small hand of cards right in front of his face while he waited for the river to be turned over. "What do you say? You in?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>02-08-2013, 03:06:58</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_65_zps11b0b589.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Some bar.<br><strong>With:</strong> A bunch of poker players (Red among them).<br><br><hr><br>The other players must be really pissed, because they forgot completely to hid their reactions from the cards they draw. Only Red stood impassible. It was clear that the game would be played just between Alice and this guy.<br><br>Red kept that playful smile, giving no hint whatsoever about his hand to Alice. Instead, he said, simply: <em><strong>"Betting with other people's money is boring, don't you think? I mean, it's not like you've got anything on the line. I was thinking, why don't we spice this up a little bit, blondie? How about the loser of this hand shares their name with the table, hm?</strong></em><br><br>That suggestion rang a bell on Alice's head. Wasn't it strange how he was so suddenly interested in her? She wasn't a famous player, by any means. That would kill her profit. Maybe he could've heard of a very very pretty, sweet and innocent girl that earned a lot of money in a poker table or two, but that would be unlikely... right?<br><br>Maybe... he was <em>really</em> interested in her! Alice blushed. If that was true, he sure had a cute, interesting way to get her name. <br><br><strong>"Ah... I..."</strong><br><br><em><strong>"Even still, that seems pretty damn petty, Red,"</strong></em> some of the players retorted.<br><br>Red just smiled again and replied, in his cool tone: <em><strong>"Gotta start out gently, right? Like I said before, you three were boring me senseless before blondie showed up, so now I'm in the mood to spice things up a bit, and gamble with more then just jewels. It's the risk and reward that makes it so fun, you see? It's a special kind of thrill with the knowledge that you can be on top of the world one moment, and then in the gutters, broken, the next. Seeking out that danger is what makes us gamblers who we are, and if you don't think that way, then you have no business playing at this table."</strong></em><br><br>Alice wasn't like that. She never played just for the thrill of gambling. Cheating, flirting or playing rationally and patiently, Alice always played to win. She never counted on luck. <em>"Do not believe in luck, Alice,"</em> said once Angel Eyes, <em>"because it doesn't exist. You're the only one who makes up your own luck."</em> And, somehow, she felt that Red didn't count on luck, also. <em>He just wants to know my name... I wonder what he would want to bet next...</em><br><br>He looked into her eyes once more, while they waited for the river. <em>Damn, he's handsome</em>, she thought. Red asked, calmly, with that smirk on his face: <em><strong>"What do you say? You in?"</strong></em> Alice looked to her cards. She had just a pair of jacks. Not the brightest hand, but it was a start. If the last card turned out to be a K, she would make two pairs. Well, the worst that could happen was her giving him out her name. Alice looked at him and said, shyly, still with that flush on her cheeks: <strong>"H-Hai! I'm in!"</strong><br><br>Then the last card was turned.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>04-08-2013, 09:43:35</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong>Ralena, Lyuk<br><hr><br>Sticking together did sound like a good idea right about now. Luca was confident that he could beat Gregory if he had to fight him one on one again but he wasn't quite so sure about fighting two or three of them at the same time. That would be too much for him and it wasn't something he was willing to risk at the moment. “Staying in one group is fine with me. It seems like the best plan for the moment all things considering.”<br><br>When Ralena asked if he or Lyuk knew anything about Alice’s whereabouts he shook his head. He felt a little guilty about not mentioning finding Alice first since he had given her his word that he’d try to protect her during the mission. For him his word was his bond and it was important to him. He might not be much of a talker or a people person but that didn't mean he didn't take his word seriously. Some could argue that because he was usually quiet and didn't say much that his word was even more important to him than to those who talked nonstop. “Yeah, let’s go find Alice. I don’t know her very well though so I don’t have any idea where we might start.” He looked over at Lyuk. With all the attention the fire mage gave to the girls Luca figured that Lyuk probably had a better idea at where Alice might be then he did. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>04-08-2013, 23:35:52</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt City streets<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca, Ralena<br><hr><br>After Lyuk got got a pity pat from Ralena, he went to investigate the battle area. The young man kneeled and put his hand on the ground and then rubbed his fingers, <strong>"Interesting..."</strong> At the mention of Alice, Lyuk stood and listened to Ralena and Luca. It seemed as if neither of them knew where she was. Lyuk scoffed and chuckled, his moved up to his face as if he was pushing up nonexistent glasses. The young man began to speak, <strong>"Do I know where she is? Of course I do. If one doesn't keep track of their harem, then he risks resetting the flags."</strong> Lyuk closed his eyes and made a ninjutsu sort of gesture with his right hand. Soon after a flame engulfed it that was like a thin film around his hand. Suddenly, Lyuk opened his eyes and said, <strong>"With this I'll be able to find her. It's like a heat seeking missile, except for women. I called it..."</strong> He paused for suspense, <strong>"Cupid's ARROW!"</strong> The technique itself was harmless if applied with caution. The flame would launch itself to a target that Lyuk chose as long as he knew the receiver. If Lyuk put his mind to creating techniques without an erotic purpose, where might he be now?<br><br>The young man saw a quick way to get to the top of one of the buildings. Lyuk ran to the opposite building and jumped from wall to wall until he reached the top. <strong>"Launch!"</strong> His hand went back and he threw it as if it were a javelin. <strong>"I'll shoot up a flare once I find her!"</strong> And then he was off, following the flame. <br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>05-08-2013, 00:38:54</strong>
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				(http://uc.exteenblog.com/saintzoul/images/seinarukana/character/ruptna.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca, Lyuk<br><br><hr><br>Ralena played spectator for the next couple of minutes, as Lyuk tossed some kind of weird fire into the air, claiming that it was like a heat seeking missile exclusively designed for tracking down women. In her mind, her thought process went from being amazed that he could even <em>do</em> something like that, followed by confusion about how it actually worked, horror at the fact the he could now basically stalk her no matter where she went, and dismay at the fact that a huge ball of fire was now soaring through the air with Lyuk in hot pursuit. "Lyuk stop! Wait! Don't- Of course, by the time she spoke up, he was already gone, lost to the city streets. "... Make a scene..." With Lyuk now gone, Ralena let out a small sigh before she lowered her head and rested it in her hand. "Well whatever, we still have about two and a half hours until dinner... Wanna just look around town until then and see what we can find? I'm pretty sure we can leave the Alice hunt to Lyuk."<br><br>Once the two of them left the alleyway, Ralena rested her hands behind the back of her head, glancing over towards Luca while the two began traveling down the sidewalk. "So what do you usually do during your off time anyway? I almost never see you around town when I'm not out on a mission of some kind."<br>................................................<br><br>(http://i.imgur.com/Blj66.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Red</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Bar in Leolt<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice<br><br>As soon as she said that she was in on the bet, Red's smile broadened and he glanced back down at the cards in his hand, nodding as he gave his response. "Well then game on." With everybody keeping their respective hands to themselves, the final card was flipped over to reveal an eight, one of the three other guys at the table appearing a bit more excited as it came up. With hands revealed, it became apparent that this guy had a three of a kind, eights. Since three of a kind beats two pair, it meant that Alice was already in the loser's bracket as it came time for Red to reveal his hand. With his eyes just as cool and collected as ever, he revealed that his hand consisted of a queen and a five, he had absolutely jack all."Oh, well will you look at that? Looks like we both lose." Perhaps Alice's perception about him had been off, since he didn't seem like he was making any serious advancements on her. Then again, it was entirely possible that he was just extremely talented at maintaining his composure and keeping up a deceptive wall, there was no way for Alice to know for sure since she only just met the guy.<br><br>Either way, the red haired man paid no attention to the other guy as he collected the pot and pulled the tokens over to his side. Rather, his eyes remained completely locked on Alice. "I suppose I'll go first, the name's Gaius. Gaius Eigenfilter. And you?" When he spoke up, one of the other card players at the table grumbled gently under his breath. "Eigenfilter... I've heard that name somewhere before..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>05-08-2013, 05:18:37</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong>Ralena, Lyuk<br><hr><br>Luca shook his head in disbelief. He was astounded that Lyuk had such magic and had been able to create such a thing.&nbsp; As Lyuk flew out of sight Luca stared after him for a few seconds and muttered “He never does anything small does he?” He tried to stretch out his left arm but it was still difficult to move so he decided it would be best to leave it alone for now. “Alright then, let’s go explore the city.<br><br>He walked out of the alleyway with Ralena, simply keeping his arms at his sides until his left arm regained feeling. He looked over at her when she asked him her question. “I’m a bit of a night owl and I like to star gaze so most of my morning is spent catching up on sleep. Then when I take a longer break from missions I usually leave the city spend time outside, visit small villages, and just getting out of the city for a while so that’s probably why you haven’t seen me around town. It’s either that or we have really bad timing and I’m always away on a mission whenever you get back.” He usually got restless in the city. He’d grown up in a small village and he just felt more comfortable outside of big cities. What about you? What do you usually do?”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>06-08-2013, 06:26:54</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_29_zps06c442a5.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Some bar.<br><strong>With:</strong> A bunch of poker players (Red among them).<br><br><hr><br>Alice revealed her cards. Just a pair. The girl lost that pot to a three of a kind, owned by another lucky player. It didn't matter, the game was just between her and Red. And they both lose. He just threw a bluff, he had absolutely nothing in his hand. However, his face didn't unveiled a inch of his emotions. He kept looking at Alice with his cool eyes. <em><strong>"Oh, well will you look at that? Looks like we both lose."</strong></em><br><br>Alice averted her eyes from his look, smiling shyly. <strong>"Yes, I suppose so,"</strong> she answered him, finding all that mystery adorable. She was still thinking he was flirting with her, but that could be easily a bluff too. Nonetheless, the blonde wanted to bet. <br><br>She looked at him and found his eyes locked on hers, as the pot winner collected his prize. <em><strong>"I suppose I'll go first, the name's Gaius. Gaius Eigenfilter. And you?"</strong></em> She looked down, bashfully, then again to him. <strong>"Deschain. Alice Deschain."</strong> She heard one of the players grumbling about knowing that name, but she didn't pay attention. The way Red was looking at her, completely interested, made the girl a bit careless. She forgot about being a Fairy Tail mage on a mission. <strong>"Ano... What will be our next bet, Gaius-san?"</strong> she asked, blushing slightly, receiving the cards for the next pot. But she didn't look at them until Red answered her.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>06-08-2013, 10:57:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt City -&gt; outside a bar<br><strong>With:</strong> no one -&gt; Alice, Gaius<br><hr><br>Lyuk jumped from rooftop to rooftop, using flames on his feet to propel himself. The young man did not waste anytime, fearing for Alice's life. If the enemy could get to Lyuk as easily as they did, what of Alice? But to be fair to Lyuk, he was tricked by his weakness, a beautiful woman. Cupid's Arrow flew through the sky and pierced the air. If it were not for Lyuk's flames propelling him forward, he would've lost the projectile the moment he threw it. Cupid's Arrow was accurate, small, and air resistance seemed to have no effect on it, meaning it was quick. <br><br>Lyuk followed the projectile until it started to dip, pointing towards a bar of some sort. With a quick movement of his hand, the flame disappeared. Even a flame that size would've made the entire bar blow up and with Alice in there, Lyuk wanted to refrain from doing anything of the sort. Lyuk put a hand to his chin and thought, <em>I probably want to go at this from a stealthy position. I don't want to alert the enemy before getting some information after all.</em> Lyuk would normally bust open the front door, guns ablazing, The young man jumped down from the rooftop. Before entering the bar, Lyuk managed to pickpocket some cash. He pulled up his scarf over his head and around his mouth and bandaged the Fairy-Tail tattoo on his shoulder. <em>It's better to see if I can get Alice out safely rather than risk shooting up a flare and giving away the fact that reinforcements are here.</em>The young man entered the bar with his head down.<br><br>The bar was somewhat lit, there were lights here and there, but since it was a bar, it had to have that adult feel to it and somehow dimmed lights seemed to do the trick. Once inside, he looked around. It was not long before he found Alice sitting at a poker table. Lyuk walked to the bar, ordered a drink and drank it, waiting for the current hand to finish. Once it did, Lyuk stood up, but some jewels on the counter and the glass next to it. The young man walked to the table Alice was at and spoke in his serious tone rather than his happy, cheery tone, his piercing blue eyes glanced at every person at the table, <strong>"Can I buy in?"</strong> Lyuk held in his hand a giant sack of jewels, that he stole. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>07-08-2013, 04:38:29</strong>
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				(http://uc.exteenblog.com/saintzoul/images/seinarukana/character/ruptna.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca<br><br><hr><br>Ralena listened to him with a pleasant smile on her face while he talked about what he usually spent his time doing whenever he wasn't out doing missions. Oddly enough, Luca would have start to feel the strength in his arm return almost the instant that he left the alleyway, and the cut was put in direct sunlight. Considering that Gregory had proven himself to use some kind of shadow magic before then, it wasn't unreasonable to believe that the shadows in the alleyway had something to do with the stiffness and difficulty of motion in his arm. Either way, once he was finished and had asked his question about what Ralena spent her time doing, the black haired girl awkwardly dropped her gaze, speaking in a slightly lower and more subdued tone then was the norm for her. "Actually, uh... I don't do a whole lot when I'm not out doing missions. Most of the time I take jobs that require me to travel far away from Magnolia, so I'm almost never there. I like traveling, you know? Seeing new places, new things, stuff like that? Besides, I... uh..."<br><br>Her cheeks got slightly pink, and her voice dropped all the more. "I've figured out that I don't have very many skills outside of fighting, so it's not like I've gotten the chance to pick up very many hobbies..." Judging from the look on her face, this was obviously something that she was embarrassed about. On Ralena's side, she had actually spent years trying out different things to see if any kind of activity or hobby clicked with her, but all of them ended with failure, and she came to believe that she didn't have any talent for anything outside of fighting. Perhaps that had to so with why she got so restless whenever she was at the Guild Hall, or in Magnolia in general, for too long a time.<br><br>................................................<br><br>(http://i.imgur.com/Blj66.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Gaius Eigenfilter</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Bar in Leolt<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice, Lyuk<br><br>"Pleasure to meet you, Alice.". After that, Gaius went silent for a moment until Alice asked him what the next 'extra' bet would be, and he shrugged. "I'll let you know when I come up with something, for now, how about we just play?" Strange, considering that he had only just gone on a big spiel about how he wanted something more thrown onto each bet, in order to comply with the spirit of the gambler and potentially lose more then just a pile of jewels. Either way, the next couple of hands would be mundane, Gaius not adding any special twists of his own while the group just played them out. Just like before, Alice would find it damn near impossible to get any kind of bead on the man, as his confident and cool demeanor seemed to be permanently fixed in place. He'd win a couple of hands, and fold a couple of times right off the bat, meaning that he went into the 'name' hand deliberately intending to lose instead of trying to bluff his way out. For each hand he'd either keep his pair and win the hand, or he'd fold right off the bat with no middle ground whatsoever between the man's actions and the results of them, which would make for some intriguing mind games later in the night if they kept dealing the cards.<br><br>However, the group was interrupted when a man about Alice's age, and a couple of years younger then Gaius, made his way to the table and dropped a massive sack of jewels, as he asked to buy in. Looking up at him, the smirk across Gaius' features would only grow as he shrugged. "I don't see why not. With money like that, I'm going to have a fairy hard time turning you down.<br><br>Wait... <em>what?</em>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>08-08-2013, 06:18:10</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_43_zps70c82e1e.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Some bar.<br><strong>With:</strong> A bunch of poker players (Gaius and Lyuk among them).<br><br><hr><br>"Pleasure to meet you, Alice."<br><br>She nodded with a sweet smile towards him. When he gave his answer to her question, she found it pretty strange. First, he came up with a interesting way to know about each other, then, in the next moment, he wanted only to play. Alice was even more puzzled when he just changed the rules of his 'game'. On the next hands he adopted the strategy of an average poker player. Alice tried to read his emotions, but it was impossible, the young man just kept his cool while winning some pots and folding in others. Strange, very strange. Nevertheless, Alice was doing her job pretty well. Red's money was only growing on her hands. Slowly, it was true, but it was worth to note that she wasn't resorting to her usual tricks to win. <br><br>And while she was catching all the chips of another pot she had won, someone asked to join in the game. Alice looked at him and recognized Lyuk instantly, even when he was trying to hide his identity. But she didn't make a fuss about it, neither tried to speak to him. Lyuk's presence there made the girl raise her guard again. If he was there, disguised, that only meant enemies were nearby. And Alice coudn't help to think about Red as the number one suspect. <em>Oh, that's a pity. I hope I'm wrong...</em><br><br><em><strong>"I don't see why not. With money like that, I'm going to have a fairy hard time turning you down."</strong></em><br><br><em>Fairy hard time... could it be?</em> Everything made sense, it would be a huge coincidence for Alice to be mistaken. Red was one of their enemies. That could explain, for instance, the strange and alluring behavior Gaius had towards her. For a second, she got fearful about her other guild mates, but the girl kept her coolness. First, she had to speak with Lyuk, she needed to know what's going on. Without raising any suspicions from Red, of course. <br><br><em>Well, let's see if Lyuk will catch this one...</em><br><br><strong>"I dunno about him joining us,"</strong> she said, after Red, <strong>"he could be hiding an ace or two under his sleeves. I heard there is a lot of cheaters around this town."</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>09-08-2013, 01:17:39</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong>Ralena<br><hr><br>Luca was a little surprised when his arm was suddenly okay when he exited the alleyway and made a mental note to remember that for when he faced him again. He listened to Ralena tell him that she liked to travel and that she didn't have any hobbies. Seeing the normally exuberant and energetic quiet and embarrassed over something seemed strange. It was another side of her and one he would bet that wasn't shown very often.&nbsp; He would've thought an energetic person like her would've had lots of hobbies but it seemed like he was wrong. He smiled at her. “Well I’m sure there’s something you‘re good at that doesn't involve fighting. You just haven’t found it yet.”<br><br>Since she was embarrassed about her hobbies he switched the subject to travelling habits. He enjoyed travelling as well. “What kind of places do you like to travel to? I usually like to go to small out of the places. They usually have something that the big cities usually don’t have, whether that be some kind of unique food, hot springs, or scenery of some kind and it’s always fun to find out what’s off the beaten path.” Not to mention the fact that he didn't have to deal with overcrowded streets. He’d tried visiting big cities before and other more touristy areas but he found that they usually didn't enjoy them as much but there were the occasional exceptions.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>09-08-2013, 01:45:33</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong> A bar<br><strong>With:</strong>Alice, Gaius<br><hr><br><em><strong>"I don't see why not. With money like that, I'm going to have a fairy hard time turning you down."</strong></em><br><br>Lyuk smirked when the red haired man already knew that he was in Fairy Tail. The young man sat down next to Alice, since it seemed that the red haired man knew they were both from Fairy Tail, Lyuk did not need to hide the fact and so sat next to Alice so he could protect her better. Alice spoke, <em><strong>"I dunno about him joining us,"</strong></em> she said, after the red haired man, <em><strong>"he could be hiding an ace or two under his sleeves. I heard there is a lot of cheaters around this town."</strong></em> Lyuk played the part regardless, continuing to act as a stranger, he sighed and rubbed his neck, <strong>"I don't like cheaters myself really. Acquaintances of mine lost a little money to cheaters, but they ended up fine. I, myself, was a victim of a cheater but enough of that, let's play."</strong> He winked towards Alice. The best thing to do was for both of them to stay calm and not to make any rash decisions. <br><br>Lyuk knew the game of poker well, usually only playing because there was another attractive woman sitting at the table. Though, unlike in his pursuit of women, he was actually lucky. This was what usually got him kicked out of casinos and bars, being accused of cheating. Lyuk was just an overly lucky guy in everything he doesn't care about and unlucky in the things he did. Maybe even Lyuk's name would be noticed even in this bar, which is why he wanted to keep himself nameless for the time-being. The disguise was not only for&nbsp; the potential enemies, but people in the bar that might recognize him.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>09-08-2013, 02:34:13</strong>
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				(http://uc.exteenblog.com/saintzoul/images/seinarukana/character/ruptna.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca<br><br><hr><br>Ralena's smile returned when Luca supported her, talking about how she was sure to have talents that she simply had yet to discover yet. She nodded towards him with a bit of that bright and pleasant energy returning to her eyes, her tone returning to normal. "Yeah, I'm sure you're right. I just gotta keep my head up and keep on looking, right?" After that, she went silent for a little while until Luca asked her about the places that she liked to travel to, a subject that she was both passionate and knowledgeable about. As soon as she started hearing him ask about it, her eyes lit up eagerly and she quickly started to answer. "I travel all over the place! Big cities, small villages, forests, mountains, doesn't matter to me. We live in a whole, great big, beautiful world, and I want to see every last corner of it. While her wanderlust had been initially founded through her desire to seek out the truth behind herself, her lost memories and such, she had since seen such a great number of incredible and beautiful things in her travels that she couldn't help but wonder what else was out there, just waiting for her to find it.<br><br>Besides, there was no motivation for her to settle down and find a home yet, so where was the loss in it for her?<br>................................................<br><br>(http://i.imgur.com/Blj66.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Gaius Eigenfilter</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Bar in Leolt<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice, Lyuk<br><br>Gaius nodded, kicking aside a seat for Lyuk to take before the group started to hand out their cards again. Just like before, Gaius took his two cards and kept them neatly tucked in against his chest. However, when it came for people to place down their 'calls', Gaius tossed in his pair with that same calm, emotionless, confident face that he had carried almost non-stop the entire evening. "Fold." To Alice, this would be absolutely nothing new, as he had a tendency to fold right away rather then stick with what would be a subpar hand. Since he had an overwhelming tendency to win the hands he kept, this would mean that Lyuk's first hand of the table at least had a chance at winning. That train of thought, however, would quickly come derailed as Gaius started to stray from the norm. While the remaining five people at the table resumed their play, Gaius reached down into a small bag that he carried with him, pulling out a deck of cards that was entirely different from the one being used, these ones had a gorgeous ruby red carrying case, and it would be soft and silky to the touch. Judging from the carrying case alone, this pack of cards was worth nearly a fortune.<br><br>Gaius put this new deck on the table, drawing the eye of one of the other people at the table. "What are you doing, <em>Gaius</em>?" The man put emphasis on the redhead's name, trying his best to make it sound insulting since he couldn't see that Gaius had deliberately thrown that hand for some unknown reason. In response, however, Gaius simply shut his eyes and rose his hand. Alice and Lyuk would be able to see that his thumb was pressed tip to tip against his middle finger. "You three are annoying." With a snap of his fingers, Gaius' body would dissolve into an eerie mist that would cover the table, deeply affecting anybody nearby that wasn't didn't have magical energy flowing in their veins. Even though it would be extremely difficult to see for the next couple of seconds, either one of the two had a slight chance to notice that another figure took the old Gaius' seat, though when those couple of seconds passed and the mist dissolved, Gaius was sitting right there, all three of the normal gamblers unconscious and laying face first down on the table. They'd be able to talk about it later, but that was a clear display of illusion magic, a masterful use of it at that. Either way, with only the three mages remaining at the table, Gaius picked up his red clad pack of cards and pulled them from their pack, tossing the soft and leathery case to the side as he started shuffling it. "Heh, now that the three stooges are out of the way, how about a change of pace? Tell me, do either of you two fairies believe in fortune telling? Do you believe that a power greater then yourself can foresee what fate has in store for you? Predict the future?"<br><br>Alice would be the first with the chance to spot it, the pack of cards he was shuffling were no ordinary playing cards. Rather then Daimonds, Hearts, Clubs, and Spades, the suits within Gaius' deck consisted of Swords, Cups, Wands, and Pentacles, along with almost 2 dozen other random assorted cards thrown in as well, the pictures being far more stylized and artistic then commonplace playing cards. Gaius had just pulled out a deck of Tarot cards, and judging from the excited glint in his eye, their meeting at the table had just gotten significantly more interesting.<br><br>If his illusion trick had been ANY indication, this illusionist was on a skill level rivaling the legendary S ranked mages of the old days, anywhere between Erza Scarlet and Gildarts. Violence would <em>not</em> be a good idea against him, though since it looked like he was only interested in playing a game for now, perhaps it would be best if the two of them played along.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>09-08-2013, 06:12:08</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_43_zps70c82e1e.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Some bar.<br><strong>With:</strong> A bunch of poker players (Gaius and Lyuk among them).<br><br><hr><br><br><em><strong>"I don't like cheaters myself really. Acquaintances of mine lost a little money to cheaters, but they ended up fine. I, myself, was a victim of a cheater but enough of that, let's play,"</strong></em> answered Lyuk, later winking at Alice. If Lyuk understood what she tried to ask, there was no one or two aces to support them there, namely Ralena and Luca. Oh well, two mages against one was still a good number.<br><br>The game just kept going on without any more surprises, with Red folding when he had no good cards on&nbsp; his hand or betting when he got a good hand. It was getting boring and predictable, Alice thought. And that meant he wasn't interested in the game, but only in the Fairy Tail mages. At least Alice had the chance to get amazed at Lyuk' skills with the game. Or luck. Nonetheless, he would became a good pair for small tricks to earn more money. Oh, yes, she would invite him later. Right now, there was other more important matter to attend to. <br><br>Red took some strange deck from a bag and brought it over the table. One of the three players asked what that was about, but Red performed some kind of magic. Alice saw herself and all the others enveloped in some kind of mist. For a couple of seconds, almost nothing could've been seen, although Alice did feel the magical effect working on her body. If it wasn't for her magic, she would've been sleeping like all the others.&nbsp; Lyuk, too, seemed to have escaped from the effect. Or Red simply spared them. <br><br>An illusion magic that was. Indeed, a masterful display of it. That man, Alice thought, was really dangerous, and she was fearful that they wouldn't stand a chance against him. Red kept playing with his cards, while asking: <em><strong>"Heh, now that the three stooges are out of the way, how about a change of pace? Tell me, do either of you two fairies believe in fortune telling? Do you believe that a power greater then yourself can foresee what fate has in store for you? Predict the future?"</strong></em><br><br>Alice&nbsp; now could notice that his deck was actually a Tarot one. She thought about his question for a moment and was emphatic while answering: <strong>"Bullshit! Only you can make your own future! There is no such thing like fate."</strong> Despite the fear she was feeling (yes, she was really scared), Alice had a determined look in her eyes. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>10-08-2013, 01:27:06</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong>Ralena<br><hr><br>Luca was glad to see Ralena cheer up and was so enthusiastic about the change in topic. “Yes, the world certainly is.” He could understand her love for travel and desire to see the world. He’d seen a lot of it on his travels and the world was certainly an interesting place. Being able to travel so much was one of the perks of being a guild mage. <br><br>Luca would go quiet for a few minutes after that. Conversation had never been his strong suit and he wasn't quite sure how to continue.&nbsp; His best option would be to continue talking about travel since they both seemed to enjoy it and it would probably be best to get to know Ralena better. He doubted she would let him go back to doing solo missions all the time and he expected that he would be pulled along on several more missions with her once this one was finished. Eventually he spoke up again and asked, “Is there anything you like to do on your travels? Like try the local food or visit hot springs or beaches, anything like that or do you just try everything that a place has to offer?” 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>10-08-2013, 06:42:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong> A bar<br><strong>With:</strong>Alice, Gaius<br><hr><br>The game started and right off the bat, Lyuk got a good hand to which he raised the bet. The red haired man folded and, in the end, Lyuk won. The next Alice won, the next two Lyuk won, with the red haired man folding every single time. After a while, the red haired man reached down to get something and he placed it on the table. He snapped his fingers and a dark mist shrouded the table, making it impossible to see for a few seconds. Finally when Lyuk's sight was regained, he saw that the three men across the table were unconscious, or worse. Lyuk's eyebrows creased and his seriousness began to show. <em>Illusion magic,</em> Lyuk thought, <em>powerful illusion magic by the looks of it.</em><br><br>Apparently, the red haired man pulled out a deck of cards, but not just any deck of cards, they were tarot cards. Tarot cards were used by people in attempt to predict the future, something Lyuk never understood but realized was possible. Alice bursted out in frustration,&nbsp; <em><strong>"Bullshit! Only you can make your own future! There is no such thing like fate." </strong></em>Lyuk put a hand on her shoulder and turned towards her, his eyes returned as they were before, and said, calmly and soothingly, <strong>"Calm down, Alice. He's just trying to provoke us. I'll deal with this, so don't worry your pretty little head."</strong> Lyuk knew that Alice was scared, but she had to be strong right now. The seriousness returned in his eyes and Lyuk removed the scarf from his head and the bandage from his arm since everyone in the bar was unconscious no one would recognize him. The aura around Lyuk changed and it was apparent that he wasn't messing around.<br><br>Glaring at the red haired man, he spoke in a tone matching his attitude, <strong>"Let's drop the games and get down to business. So, I met an acquaintance of yours, an Emilia Southwind. It seems your group has a thing in common. Your powers. I've only been able to see Gregory's and Emilia's powers until now, but I can safely assume that the other has relatively the same power."</strong> A pause. <strong>"The power over shadows. And another thing that was interesting is that you are given positions that are named after different parts of the crow. Emilia was the beak, so which one are you?"</strong> A pause. <strong>"Also, what's a dark guild doing being petty and stealing jewels? I thought you guys had bigger ambitions, like world domination. I didn't see anything special about the jewels."</strong> While Lyuk was on the offensive in conversation, he kept his hand inside the satchel that held his knifes and the other hand on Alice's shoulder, making sure to cover all of his bases. If he had to, he'd blow this entire bar into smithereens just to escape from the mysterious red haired man.&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>10-08-2013, 07:17:36</strong>
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				(http://uc.exteenblog.com/saintzoul/images/seinarukana/character/ruptna.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca<br><br>Ralena nodded, surprised that he would be the one breaking the silence between the two of them with another question about what she liked to do during their travels. Since that was likely the one and only piece of common ground between the two of them, it did make sense that he'd pick that particular topic to discuss. "Well, obviously if there's some huge eye catching attraction in town, there's no way I can just look the other way, can I? What's the point of seeing the world if you're not going to explore all the incredible things it has to offer? Really, the only part about traveling that bugs me is having to do it alone most of the time, I don't know how you do it..." She paused for a moment, before her eyes suddenly started beaming towards him, her excited smile returning. "Oh! That reminds me! How are you enjoying working with others so far? I know we've got a pretty weird group right now, but I'm having a great time. Are you?<br><br>Once Luca answered the question, Ralena would mostly fall silent again, only killing the time with a few mindless questions to occupy the time. However, things would start ramping up again when a small, feeble, shaky young man came up to the two of them, speaking in a very uneasy voice. "Y-you two better leave... We- we don't take kindly to..." Ralena looked towards him, raising a curious eyebrow. "Huh?" The man, clearly scared stiff, started to take a few steps backwards. "I- I mean it! The Shadow Crows will-" Ralena cut him off, a dark grin coming across her features as she summoned a pair of gauntlets. "Sorry, run that by me one more time?" "Uh- uh- WAAAAAAAAGGGGHHH!!!!!"<br><br>The man turned around and started booking it, hauling ass as he fled from the two Fairy Tail members with Ralena in hot pursuit. "GET HIM!!!!"<br><br>................................................<br><br>(http://i.imgur.com/Blj66.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Gaius Eigenfilter</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Bar in Leolt<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice, Lyuk<br><br>Even though Lyuk had clearly gotten serious, talking about how he had met with a member of the Shadow Crows before asking him about what his own role in the guild was, along with what their overall end goal was. Despite how serious the two Fairy Tail mages were taking this meeting, the only response that Lyuk got out of Gaius was laughter, as the redhead chuckled under his breath and shook his head. "Oh! So you finally decide to put on your big boy pants, and suddenly you want to be treated like you're a man? Cute, real cute. And what's even funnier is that you think that just because those idiots did their stupid ritualistic warning thing, that you're suddenly a master detective! Let me let you fairies in on a little secret, you don't know me. You don't know a thing about who I am." He opened his eyes at that point, recovering from his laughing fit as he started tossing a few tarot cards face down on the table. "But since I'm such a nice guy, I suppose I can enlighten you kids just a little bit. As I said before, my name is Gaius Eigenfilter, proud member of the guild <em>unreal image</em>. The Shadow Crows sent in one of their new recruits to steal some stupid necklace from that old man, but they realized that he was getting in over his head and that it was stupid to send him in alone, so they hired me to babysit him until reinforcements could arrive. However, things got more interesting when a couple of fairies flew into town, so my contract got extended until they were dealt with."<br><br>By now, the two members of Fairy Tail had 22 different cards in front of them, all of them face down. "Pick a card. If destiny favors you, I'll let you guys in on a little secret."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>12-08-2013, 09:20:17</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong>Ralena, cowardly Shadow Crow member<br><hr><br>Luca listened to Ralena’s answer quietly not really surprised by her answer. She had said she wanted to see every inch of the world so there had to be some desire to see the unique sights at the places she visited otherwise there wouldn't be too much of a point to travel unless a person just really liked riding trains or walking. He was glad that she didn't ask why he enjoyed traveling alone. It wasn't something he liked to talk about and the story behind the reason why was something he would only tell to those who he was close to and trusted completely or something happened that required him to tell someone.<br><br>When asked about whether or not he was enjoying working with a group he shrugged his shoulders. “I can’t say much yet other then it’s not horrible. We haven’t actually worked together very much so far. We've been split most of the time since the mission started and the only time we worked together was when the guy from Shadow Crow attacked.” That being the case and since they had all been mostly working alone, the mission so far was for the most part just like one of his solo outings except for having a famous and powerful dark guild involved. That last part was something he wasn't used to. He’d had to deal with the occasional violent or psychotic mage but a well-organized and powerful dark guild that was another matter entirely.<br><br>Luca walked in silence for a while after that answering Ralena’s with short answers before too long however he stopped to stare at the freighted young man incredulously, it was hard to believe that the young man was a part of Shadow Crow, who came to threaten them. The threat might have worked better without the stutter and the fact that he was obviously uneasy but as it was all he really did was reveal himself to Luca and Ralena and give them a chance to catch him and interrogate him for some much wanted information.&nbsp; Luca chased after him as the man ran off. You could say one thing about the Shadow Crow member he was fast despite being a coward. As he chased the man down Luca’s legs changed again, once more becoming those of the demon Haderechi. He used his new powerful legs to leap on to the rooftops running across them to avoid the people that were caught in the middle of their chase as well as to try to cut the runner off and catch him between him and Ralena.&nbsp; Luca managed to get ahead of the Shadow Crow member and he leaped down in front of him. The moment he landed he threw himself forward attempting to tackle attempting to tackle the fleeing man.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>13-08-2013, 18:19:13</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_43_zps70c82e1e.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Some bar.<br><strong>With:</strong> Gaius and Lyuk.<br><br><hr><br>Alice felt Lyuk's hand on her shoulder and heard him as he looked at her: <em><strong>"Calm down, Alice. He's just trying to provoke us. I'll deal with this, so don't worry your pretty little head."</strong></em> She thought about protest, after all he didn't need to face Red alone. But the girl just nodded, showing to Lyuk that she was alright. Afraid, but determined. Alice "Bull's Eye" Deschain wasn't a mage who would run away from a battle. She looked at Red, with a hand near her thigh, ready to summon a gun if ever necessary.<br><br>Lyuk spoke to Gaius: <em><strong>"Let's drop the games and get down to business. So, I met an acquaintance of yours, an Emilia Southwind. It seems your group has a thing in common. Your powers. I've only been able to see Gregory's and Emilia's powers until now, but I can safely assume that the other has relatively the same power. The power over shadows. And another thing that was interesting is that you are given positions that are named after different parts of the crow. Emilia was the beak, so which one are you? Also, what's a dark guild doing being petty and stealing jewels? I thought you guys had bigger ambitions, like world domination. I didn't see anything special about the jewels."</strong></em><br><br><em>Others mages? W-What happened to Ralena and Luca? Why they weren't here as well?</em> Alice asked herself about them, but rather than thinking they were injured or something worse, she thought that maybe they were pursuing their enemies. Anyway, she needed to get worried about that man in front of her right now. Red answered them:<br><br><strong><em>"Oh! So you finally decide to put on your big boy pants, and suddenly you want to be treated like you're a man? Cute, real cute. And what's even funnier is that you think that just because those idiots did their stupid ritualistic warning thing, that you're suddenly a master detective! Let me let you fairies in on a little secret, you don't know me. You don't know a thing about who I am. But since I'm such a nice guy, I suppose I can enlighten you kids just a little bit. As I said before, my name is Gaius Eigenfilter, proud member of the guild unreal image. The Shadow Crows sent in one of their new recruits to steal some stupid necklace from that old man, but they realized that he was getting in over his head and that it was stupid to send him in alone, so they hired me to babysit him until reinforcements could arrive. However, things got more interesting when a couple of fairies flew into town, so my contract got extended until they were dealt with."</em></strong><br><br><em>D-Dealt with?</em> Alice gulped. That meant a fight, no wonder. She just hoped that he wasn't as strong as he seemed to be or else their only strategy now was to flee away, regroup with Ralena and Luca and try an offensive. If things gets too worse, she would let Lyuk make his escape while getting captured by Red. Alone with him, she would try to seduce the mage and buy herself some time while the reinforcements arrive. Yes, it didn't look like a bad plan, right? <em>See, Ralena, seducing has its utilities!</em> <br><br>Red offered them his deck: <em><strong>"Pick a card. If destiny favors you, I'll let you guys in on a little secret."</strong></em><br><br>Again, this piffle about destiny! Alice leaned in and, with a quick movement, grabbed one of the cards. She just threw it on the table, with its face turned down. <strong>"There it is,"</strong> said the girl, harshly. <strong>"You know, Red, I'm a bit disappointed,"</strong> she said, looking at him, <strong>"You're cute. I was starting to get interested in you."</strong> If he believed in this destiny bullshit, he would fall for a bit of flirting, the blonde thought. It wouldn't hurt to try or so she hoped.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>14-08-2013, 04:11:41</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong> A bar<br><strong>With:</strong>Alice, Gaius<br><hr><br>Lyuk chuckled after Gaius said what he wanted to say, <strong>"You don't know me either Gaius. Any information that you got from just my time with Fairy Tail is just scratching the surface of a very, very large barrel."</strong> Lyuk threw a knife that flew past Gaius's head and melted around a bottle of liquor. It already had a very thin carbon fiber string since before he threw it. The metal cooled rapidly and Lyuk tugged on the string, followed by catching the bottle. He popped open the bottle and poured himself a cup that was made by melting another knife and forming it into a cup. He drank from it and spoke, <strong>"And you think you're some big shot just because your illusion magic is decent. I've met many great illusionists from all my travels. And trust me,"</strong> he leaned in by placing an elbow on the table and then he whispered, <strong>"You're not even fit to lick the sole of their shit covered boots."</strong> When Lyuk was serious, he was indeed serious and messing with him would lead to injury, or worse. <strong>"Now if we stopped playing tea party, let's get on with this." </strong><br><br>Alice picked up her card, but Lyuk waited. <strong>"Before I do anything, you said you were a member of unreal image. How are you affiliated with the Shadow Crows? What is your motivation? and I'm assuming the reinforcements that you spoke about were the girl I met and the boys that my friends met."</strong> Lyuk laughed and took another sip, <strong>"Ah, but you aren't going to tell me so readily. I know you're not that kind of man, so why don't I pick up a card?"</strong> Lyuk hummed a melody, his finger hovering over all the cards. At that moment, Lyuk returned to his normal goofy state. Perhaps his luck would allow him to choose a good card. The melody stopped and Lyuk picked up the card that his finger hovered over, it was then that his seriousness returned. He imitated Alice and threw his chosen card towards Gaius. Lyuk turned towards Alice and whispered, <strong><strong>"Despite what I said, don't underestimate him. He is a good illusionist but he is still 20 years too early to be of any serious threat."</strong></strong><br><br>&nbsp;At that moment, Lyuk remembered back to a time when he was little and was under the tutelage of the people that rescued him. Yes, the fire mage that trained was a person that meant a great deal to Lyuk. At that time, there was an illusionist in the group. Unbeknownst to Lyuk at the time, since he was still far too young to understand anything about the real world or know anything about it, that illusionist was world-renowned and one of the top illusionists at the time. His power was frightening. He had the power to shift space and time and cause illusions that were close to the real thing. That illusionist used his power to help Lyuk with his training. The young man returned to the present and looked at the man before him, Lyuk thought, <em>Give another ten, fifteen, twenty years, and this guy might be better than him. I have to stop him here.</em> He glanced at Alice, <em>I know that everyone has been basically chosen by the enemy but I don't know if she can handle him.</em> &nbsp;Lyuk was genuinely worried about Alice. He resolved at that moment to just take on her burden. Lyuk thought, <em>The girl I met has an interesting power, but I feel I can go really all out against this guy.</em> Lyuk rarely ever gets serious but when he does, his animal battle instincts take hold and want to fight with nothing held back. <em>Let's see what this card is...</em> 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>14-08-2013, 08:26:11</strong>
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				(http://uc.exteenblog.com/saintzoul/images/seinarukana/character/ruptna.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca<br><br>As Luca noticed, the young and skittish member of the shadow foxes might not have been anywhere near as intimidating or grounded as his more powerful companions, but he <em>could run</em>. In fact, if it weren't for Luca's Haderechi legs, there was no possible way either he or Ralena could have ever caught up with him. Blessedly, Luca was able to close the distance, and his attempted tackle was able to slow the young man enough that Ralena could also catch up despite her inferior speed, thanks to the fact that the young man had to dodge in an awkward direction, and go crashing into a wall before he could continue his flight. As soon as she started to close in, she lifted her right arm over her head, that familiar blue energy forming in it for a moment as she started to create a weapon of some kind. "Taaake this!!! Bola of justice!!!" The energy in Ralena's hand was solidified in the form of two large weighted balls that were connected by a chain, and Ralena lobbed that creation of hers as fast as she could towards the leg of the young thief. The bola connected, the chains wrapping around his leg as the two weighted balls carried their momentum around until they crashed together, their trip jerking to a sudden halt and forcing the young man to crash to the floor as a result.<br><br>Ralena smiled brightly as she jogged up to the two of them, though she took a moment to brace herself against her knees before continuing with the subdued shadow crow. "Haah... Haah... Nice job. I thought he was home free there for a second..." She caught her breath, putting her foot on the young man's shoulders as she formed her weapon of choice, a pair of gauntlets that covered her fists as she gently punched her knuckles against one another. "So how about we have a little talk, then..."<br><br>................................................<br><br>(http://i.imgur.com/Blj66.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Gaius Eigenfilter</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Bar in Leolt<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice, Lyuk<br><br>Gaius sighed when Alice gave her answer in the form of throwing his card away before stating how disappointed she was, and that she was starting to get interested in him. It was getting to be a pain in the ass managing two different conversations at the same time though, so he'd need to do something to make sure that he got time to listen and respond to the two of them properly and listen to what they had to say. Fairy Tail mages were, after all, a fascinating bunch. As such, a second Gaius would appear from the shadows of the bar, walking up and picking Alice's card as he spoke. "Well that sure was rude. But, you should know that it's impossible to read two fortunes at the same time, so if you could please come one table over, we'll get started."<br><br>The 'real' Gaius smirked at Lyuk at this point, picking up the card that the fire mage had selected as he held it overhead without looking at it yet. "I wouldn't be too stressed out about having her move about 5 feet away if I were you. If I wanted to pick a fight here, trust me, the two of you would know."<br><br>And with that, the second Gaius would make his way over to a nearby table, seemingly pulling out a Tarot deck of his own as he waited for Alice to come join him. When she did, he'd take the card she had selected, looking at it for the first time before he started to laugh loudly. "Oh man! Well <em>this</em> sure is interesting!" He laid the card down that Alice had selected face up, allowing her to see it (http://www.learntarot.com/maj10.htm) as well. "The wheel of fortune! There's going to be an incredible revelation imposed upon you in the near future, and with it comes a chaotic chain of events so powerful that even fate itself can't determine where you'll end up. You keep going on and on about how you make your own destiny, well here's your chance to prove it. Here, pick another, less rude this time please." As Alice selected her second card, Gaius set the Wheel of Fortune card face up on the center of the table, it would be the focal point for the rest of the reading.<br><br>On Lyuk's end, Gaius would take the rest of the cards aside, doing the same as he put Lyuk's chosen card in the middle. "Hmm... Well isn't that interesting?" The card that Lyuk had chosen (http://www.learntarot.com/maj12.htm) sat dead in the center of the table, Gaius going silent for a few seconds before he spoke again. "The hanged man. Your life appears to be one big contradiction of itself, it shows that only once you've given up in your pursuit of something, that's when you'll find it. You know, darkest right before dawn yatta yatta yatta." Just like with Alice, Gaius would offer Lyuk the full deck. "Pull another card." Gaius would have both Lyuk and Alice pull cards while he put them in various positions around the table, during this process, he spoke to Lyuk with a calm and relaxed tone. "You asked me before what my motivation was? Well, what if I told you that there's a certain ass that I need to kick, and the Shadow Crows leader may or may not have information on where it is. However, those guys have some pretty damn big ambitions of their own, even I was amazed when I first heard about it."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>15-08-2013, 00:17:13</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_43_zps70c82e1e.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Some bar.<br><strong>With:</strong> Gaius and Lyuk.<br><br><hr><br>Lyuk took a bottle of liquor by throwing one of his knives, a move that Alice knew it was just to intimidate Gaius. He made some questions to him, before he would warn the girl in a whisper: <em><strong>"Despite what I said, don't underestimate him. He is a good illusionist but he is still 20 years too early to be of any serious threat."</strong></em> Alice nodded, keeping her eyes glued on Red. Lyuk didn't need to remind her to be careful. She got careless enough for a day, it was time to be on her guard.<br><br>Her eyes widened when another Red came from the shadows behind the real one. He picked up Alice's chosen card and invited her to join him in another table. The 'real' Gaius told they didn't have to fear anything, he didn't want to fight at that point. Alice looked at Lyuk and said:<strong> "It's fine, I can take care of myself."</strong><br><br>Then the blonde followed the second Red. If she was walking to a trap or not, there was no way to tell. She was afraid, true, but Alice had faced dangerous situations before. She would find a way to survive, she always found. When Alice joined the second Gaius on his table, he saw the card she picked and laughed loudly. <em><strong>"Oh man! Well this sure is interesting!"</strong></em> he began, putting the card with its face turned up, so Alice could see it, <em><strong>"The wheel of fortune! There's going to be an incredible revelation imposed upon you in the near future, and with it comes a chaotic chain of events so powerful that even fate itself can't determine where you'll end up. You keep going on and on about how you make your own destiny, well here's your chance to prove it. Here, pick another, less rude this time please."</strong></em><br><br>Alice rolled her eyes. Incredible revelation, chaotic chain of events, blah, blah, blah. She picked up another card and, this time, she handed it to him, gently, with a playful grin on her face, though her eyes were still giving him that cold stare. <strong>"Here, let's just finish this already, ok? I don't like to play a card game where I can't win some jewels."</strong> 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>15-08-2013, 03:19:50</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong> A bar<br><strong>With:</strong>Alice, Gaius<br><hr><br>Suddenly, Gaius was able to make a second version solely for the purpose of reading their fortunes. Lyuk took his hand from Alice's shoulder so that she could stand up. The young man said, <strong>"Be careful."</strong> Alice looked confident and responded, <em><strong>"It's fine, I can take care of myself."</strong></em> Lyuk smiled, <strong>"Alright, just don't take what he says too seriously."</strong> He looked at the first Gaius, <strong>"Trust me, Gaius. If you wanted to start a fight, you'd get one. But since all you're doing is playing silly card games, it seems I'm not needed here."</strong> Suddenly, something about Lyuk's aura changed and he was his original self again. With a wide smile, he said loudly, <strong>"Let's go, scary dude. What's my card?"</strong><br><br><em><strong>"Hmm... Well isn't that interesting,"</strong></em> Gaius had said, <em><strong>"The hanged man. Your life appears to be one big contradiction of itself, it shows that only once you've given up in your pursuit of something, that's when you'll find it. You know, darkest right before dawn yatta yatta yatta."</strong></em> Lyuk scratched his head and bluntly said, <strong>"I don't really understand what you mean but okay." </strong>The red haired man told him the same thing he said to Alice, <em><strong>"Pull another card."</strong></em> He began pulling cards when he said to and giving them to him. <br><br>While Gaius was arranging the cards Lyuk gave to him, he spoke calmly, <em><strong>"You asked me before what my motivation was? Well, what if I told you that there's a certain ass that I need to kick, and the Shadow Crows leader may or may not have information on where it is. However, those guys have some pretty damn big ambitions of their own, even I was amazed when I first heard about it." </strong></em>Lyuk drew another card, <strong>"Hmm.. I feel for you. I like fighting. That's the only reason I took this job. I thought I might find someone to push my limits."</strong> He handed him the card and then pulled another, <strong>"Honestly, I have an ambition too. Maybe these tarot cards can help me. Still, I don't know why they would do something small as stealing an old man's jewels."</strong> Lyuk chuckled and pulled another card, <strong>"I said something funny."</strong> He continued to speak as he handed him the card, <strong>"So I guess if such a strong guy like you can be surprised, probably they are doing something serious."</strong> He winked at Gaius, <strong>"I guess I have to stop them. But you don't seem like a bad guy." </strong><br><br>Lyuk pulled another card, <strong>"I don't know. Maybe you're just misunderstood, seeing as you're trying to get information that you need."</strong> He handed the card to the red haired man, <strong>"Everyone has their own motivation to do what they need to do. That's why the line between good and evil is so blurred. What is the opposite of the other is considered bad. But I'm just young and foolish so I haven't really experienced much of that. But in my heart, I feel like I have."</strong> Lyuk laughed, embarrassed, <strong>"I guess that seems kind of stupid. Thinking you experienced something without having actually experienced. But I feel like have, it's weird. Maybe I'm remembering an ancestor's memories?"</strong> Lyuk kept drawing cards until he was told to stop at some point. <strong>"So what do they say,"</strong> Lyuk questioned with interest in his voice.&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>15-08-2013, 07:17:34</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong>Ralena, cowardly Shadow Crow member<br><hr><br>Luca had been a little worried when he had missed his tackle. With how fast the thief had been running he didn’t think he would’ve gotten another chance to try to stop him. His worry proved to be unfounded when Ralena threw her bola. He thought that calling out Bola of Justice might’ve been a little over the top but he couldn’t argue with results and her throw had been quite impressive.<br><br>After Ralena had caught up with Luca and thief Luca complimented her with a “Good throw.” while waiting for Ralena to catch her breath. He looked down at the man as Ralena equipped her gauntlets. “You know it’d be best for you to tell us everything you know about that stolen amulet and why Shadow Crow wants it so badly. If you don’t I’m sure Ralena will have no problem beating you until you do and she has a tendency to be overzealous about such things. Of course if you don’t talk by the time she’s finished with you you’ll have to talk to me and I can be very persuasive.” Luca kept his voice cool and professional like he had interrogated people hundreds of times. He hadn't of course, but the thief didn't know that. He glanced over at Ralena. He hoped she didn't mind him describing her as if she was crazy and loved to beat people up.&nbsp; It didn't seem like it would take much to make the man from Shadow Crow spill his guts and since she had already summoned her gauntlets it was easy to use her as a threat.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>17-08-2013, 22:32:09</strong>
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				(http://uc.exteenblog.com/saintzoul/images/seinarukana/character/ruptna.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca<br><br>With the chase now over and the skittish Shadow Crow subdued, Ralena was more then happy to play the role of the 'bad cop' while Luca asked him what their plans were, threatening the man with the potential of Ralena ruthlessly beating him senseless as the alternative. As such, she put on a dark smile and looked over towards Luca, playing her part incredibly. "Aww c'mon, why bother asking this idiot anything? I'd much rather just teach him a lesson about what happens when you mess with us." The man let out a panicked shout, scrambling backwards before he was restrained and stopped. "Waaagh!!!! Okay! OKAY!!! I'll talk!" Ralena shrugged, disbanding her gauntlets as she rested up against a nearby building. "Bo-ring!" The man got up to his feet, though that would come along with Ralena summoning a chain from her hand, swinging it around softly as she nonverbally threatened the Shadow Crow. "M-My name is Teran Klaus, I'm the... the... uh... the butt of the crow. I don't know that much about the amulet, only that they wanted me to steal it and return to headquarters with it. I- I think that boss said something about how it's vital to the ultimate goal of the Shadow Crows, but I don't know how."<br><br>Ralena lifted a curious eyebrow at that point. "What would that ultimate goal be?" Teran shook his head at that point, his eyes widening in panic. "I-I can't say! The boss would-" Ralena looked towards him, her chain spinning to a halt as a spiked tip appeared at the end of it. "AAGH! Okay! They're- they're planning on draining the world of magic!" Ralena froze, blinking a few times in confusion. "Uh... Run that by me one more time."<br><br>................................................<br><br>(http://i.imgur.com/Blj66.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Gaius Eigenfilter</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Bar in Leolt<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice, Lyuk<br><br>On Alice's end, the cards would come out in a way that would amuse Gaius more and more as it continued. The first card (http://www.learntarot.com/w7.htm) that Gaius pointed at rested just on top of her wheel of fortune. "The Seven of wands. Even when you're faced with the chaotic chain of events in your future, it suggests that your greatest weapon would be to remain strong and show your conviction. From here, we see two possible endings for your future, a future where your strength gives in and you surrender, and a future where you are able to prevail against the chaos in the future. Let's start with the bad possibility, shall we?" He pointed towards one of the cards off to the side, one that looked rather grim (http://www.learntarot.com/p5.htm). "The five of Pentacles. If you fail, you'll find yourself in a world utterly void of life and energy, a world where you and all around you are mere husks of your former selves. It's a world very worth fighting to prevent, but I'm curious to see rather or not you can pull it off. Anyway, this way." The next card (http://www.learntarot.com/c2.htm) Gaius pointed to looked much more uplifting. "The two of cups. It's a sign of understanding and peace, an indication that if you're able to prevail over the darkness and the chaos, that you'll find yourself with a very beloved circle of friends, and an understanding of the people around you."<br><br>Gaius pulled a card out of his jacket pocket, tossing it onto the table. Even when compared to the tarot cards, this one was dramatically different. Alice would be able to see a strange, unnatural glow to it. "The Shadow Crows have some pretty crazy things planned, things that'll change the world. I'm curious to see if they can do it though, and rather or not the heralds of the new world will be able to overpower the final guardians of the old world. If you've got the guts, follow the trail on this card, and prove both to me and the shadow crows that you live in a world worth defending." Gaius snapped his fingers, and the cards on both tables started to dissipate, as well as both copies of Gaius. "I suppose that means that I'll see you soon." And with that, Alice and Lyuk were alone in the tavern again, though the normal people were starting to come back around now that Gaius was gone.<br><br>Wait, that meant that both of the Gaiuses were illusions, and that he had deliberately completely and totally blown off Lyuk once he returned to his normal idiotic self. Either way, the only card that remained was the one in Alice's hand, one that showed a small golden trail whenever she looked through it, a path for her and her comrades to follow that would lead them to the truth.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>20-08-2013, 09:14:53</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong>Ralena, cowardly Shadow Crow member<br><hr><br>Luca was a little surprised about how well Ralena was able to play the part of bad cop. The swinging chain and the dark smile was all very convincing. For an instant her act had almost convinced him even though he knew her a little bit already. From what he had observed and learned about her already he didn't think that she would be the type to do something like that. It seemed he had been right about it not taking much to make the Shadow Crow member spill his guts. He listened to the confession not saying much just making note of what he was saying, like his name and that it was needed for the Shadow Crow’s goal. It seemed relatively straight forward until Teran spilled what exactly the dark guild’s goal was. That made him stop and blink.<br><br>“Stripping the world of magic?” Luca’s calm demeanor bent underneath the sheer absurdity of the idea. He knew there were certain types of magics that could nullify other magics but actually stripping magic away from people that he had never heard of.&nbsp; Despite the idea being absurd, it was at least different than what he had thought he would hear. He had expected there goal to be something like become absurdly rich or something cliché like ruling the world.<br><br>A world without magic would be different and certainly not as interesting but he could certainly see the good side of it. His accident would've been avoided and he wouldn't have guilt on his conscience. He didn't think about that for very long though. It would just get in the way of the job. “Now then why don’t you elaborate on how you and your guild plan to get rid of magic and why?” 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>22-08-2013, 02:38:40</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_43_zps70c82e1e.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Some bar.<br><strong>With:</strong> Gaius and Lyuk.<br><br><hr><br>Alice heard her two possible futures intently, looking at the two cards the man dropped over the table. When Gaius stopped, she smiled and said with confidence: <strong>"I make my own future, Red. I'll prevail over darkness. I could even bet on that, if you want."</strong><br><br>He said nothing. Instead, he threw another card above the others, one that had an oddly glow above it. Alice looked at it rather curious, while she could heard Gaius saying: <em><strong>"The Shadow Crows have some pretty crazy things planned, things that'll change the world. I'm curious to see if they can do it though, and rather or not the heralds of the new world will be able to overpower the final guardians of the old world. If you've got the guts, follow the trail on this card, and prove both to me and the shadow crows that you live in a world worth defending."</strong></em><br><br>Then, the red-haired man snapped his finger and disappeared. <em>Just more illusions</em>, thought Alice, while taking the strange card, which was pretty real. <strong>"We're all in, Red, as always. That's how Fairy Tail plays!"</strong><br><br>The blonde returned to Lyuk. People seemed to be waking up, but they didn't had time to check on them. <strong>"Lyuk,"</strong> said Alice, <strong>"let's go! I got a trail here in my hand, but first we need to find Ralena and Luca-san. I'm kinda worried about them!"</strong> <br><br><em>Specially if that girl is hitting on Luca-san!</em><br><br>Alice motioned for him to follow her, while she left the bar. Not without taking all the jewels she earned in the poker game first, of course.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>23-08-2013, 04:14:49</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong> A bar -&gt; Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong>Alice -&gt; Ralena, Luca, Alice<br><hr><br>Lyuk was not really understanding what Gaius said and he left without comment to Lyuk. He just scratched his head and gave it not another thought. Lyuk didn't really care what the Shadow Crows were up to, he just wanted to have fun during a fight. There wasn't a fight and so Lyuk was getting bored. The young man sat up from his chair and yawned. After smacking his lips and rubbing his eyes, he spoke, <strong>"I'm tired, I think I burned off all the food I ate getting to this bar."</strong> Lyuk heard Alice but first Lyuk went to the bar counter, reached for a bottle and grabbed a large jar of peanuts. <br><br>Popping open the bottle, he followed Alice, <strong>"Hold on, pretty lady, I gotta fill up the engine. Besides, they're fine. I know how to find them, I just want to take it easy. Anyway, you're probably worrying about Luca being with Ralena. I don't see the difference between him and me." </strong> He took a swig of drink, he said to himself aloud, <strong>"Is it because I'm too honest about me feelings?"</strong> He grabbed some peanuts and ate them, <strong>"Maybe I should try being more stoic and serious. I feel like that character-type could really fit me."</strong> He chugged whatever was left of the bottle and threw the jar of peanuts and the bottle away, as they crashed and broke on the floor, <strong>"This isn't going to cut it. Let's find Ralena and Luca so we can eat."</strong> The fickleness of Lyuk and also his unpredictability was staggering at times. He held his fingers up and a thin film of fire surrounded his hand. He turned to Alice and spoke, <strong>"I don't believe you've seen this move of mine before. It was the same one I used to find you. I call it,"</strong> His arm went back and as he threw it, he took Alice in his arms and chased after it, <strong>"Cupid's Arrow!"</strong> And the pair were off at high speed.<br><br>Soon he saw where the arrow began to arch but since Alice was in his arms all he could do was make it blow up prematurely. The explosion sent sound waves and could be heard throughout the city and the flares left behind formed a heart which Lyuk jumped in the middle of and landed where Ralena and Luca were. He smiled and said, <strong>"I'm baaaack! And I've got Alice, too! Hey, can we go eat like meat or something, I saw a good restaura- Who's that?"</strong> He was referring to the Shadow Crow member on the floor.&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>24-08-2013, 02:57:22</strong>
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				(http://uc.exteenblog.com/saintzoul/images/seinarukana/character/ruptna.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca, Lyuk, Alice<br><br>Ralena looked down at the man with as deathly serious a gaze as she could put on, that revelation coming from nowhere when he talked about how the Shadow Crows aimed to drain the world of it's magic. Ralena had heard the stories of the previous Fairy Tail generation in the past, how they went to an alternate world by the name of "Edolas". Supposedly that world had all of it's magic drained in order to prevent a full scale war from breaking out and to prevent some evil people from using it, and this sounded like the legendary thieves were looking to do exactly the same thing here. For obvious reasons, Ralena wasn't about to allow that sort of thing to happen, she simply couldn't imagine what the world would be like if there were no mages, no magic, nothing of the sort. "Yeah, answer the guy, how exactly are they planning on doing that, huh?" Teran panicked again, clearly still frightened stiff of the 'scary' black haired girl. "It's- It's all in the jewels, supposedly they have some kind of hidden power! One of them alone is basically useless, but when they're all brought together, the boss said something about the 'gate' opening up, and 'the world receiving the judgement it deserves' or something like that! That's all I know, I swear!!!"<br><br>Ralena shook her head, grabbing the young man by the collar. "Oh come on buddy, that's not true at all. I mean, you're about to show us the way to your headquarters and everything, now aren't you?" Teran panicked again, struggling desperately to get free of Ralena's grip. "Wh-What!?!? I don't know where it is!!!" Ralena paused, keeping her powerful grip on him. "You... You don't?" "No! This was my initiation! The Shadow Crows don't show anybody where their hidden headquarters is until they've proven themselves worthy!"<br><br>By this point, Lyuk came barging into the scene, carrying Alice in his arms. "Oh, well it took you guys long enough! Sheesh... Oh, this clown? Supposedly he's a Shadow Crow, not too useful to us anymore though." She leaned in towards him, though despite her speaking in a low voice Luca could hear her if he was paying attention, since he was close enough. "I'm gonna let you go now, but I highly suggest that you don't associate with the Shadow Crows anymore, they're too dangerous of a bunch for you, got it?" "Y-Y-Yes!!!" "Good." With that, Ralena let go of the novice Shadow Crow's collar, and the guy was off in a flash.<br><br>With him now out of the way, Ralena turned to face Lyuk and Alice. "You guys aren't going to believe what those lunatics are planning. I don't know how we're going to do it, but we NEED to find some way to figure out where their base is. Any ideas?" It seemed that the two 'sides' had both pieces to the puzzle that they needed. Alice and Lyuk had found the way to get to the Shadow Crow headquarters, while Luca and Ralena had figured out what their motivation was, as well as a possible course of action to take once they got there.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>24-08-2013, 21:45:21</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_42_zpsa7b30449.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets.<br><strong>With:</strong> Lyuk, Ralena and Luca.<br><br><hr><br>Lyuk didn't forget about his stomach, even in&nbsp; a time like this. Grabbing a large bottle of peanuts, he followed Alice:<em><strong> "Hold on, pretty lady, I gotta fill up the engine. Besides, they're fine. I know how to find them, I just want to take it easy. Anyway, you're probably worrying about Luca being with Ralena. I don't see the difference between him and me."</strong></em><br><br>Alice sighed, relieved, now sure that they weren't in any sort of danger. Anyway, Lyuk got straight to the point: she was indeed a bit worried with Luca and Ralena. The girl could be scoring some points with him, even if it seemed that she didn't want to. <em><strong>"Is it because I'm too honest about me feelings?"</strong></em> Lyuk asked while eating, <em><strong>"maybe I should try being more stoic and serious. I feel like that character-type could really fit me."</strong></em><br><br>The blonde chuckled. The way Lyuk tried to make her calm down back in the bar made her grew a bit more sympathetic to him. If he wasn't so pervert, she could even give him a chance...<br><br><strong>"Well, Lyuk, the problem is that you're too honest about your feelings with every single girl you find!"</strong> The girl said, thinking she owed him at least an explanation, <strong>"so, it's no wonder no one take you seriously. You should be a more romantic too, girls love this kind of thing... Ah, try to listen to them once in a while! This is... hey? Lyuk!? Are you listening?"</strong><br><br>Lyuk was throwing the bottle away, already empty. It seemed he didn't listen to a word she said. <em><strong>"This isn't going to cut it. Let's find Ralena and Luca so we can eat."</strong></em> Alice rolled her eyes and agreed with him. That was Lyuk after all. He showed her the magic he used to find her. In the second later, he was grabbing her and then running to follow that strange arrow made of fire. All that she could think, troubled, was at how easy it was for him to track her. Lyuk could be scaring sometimes.<br><br>Minutes later and after a noisy entrance, Lyuk and Alice found Ralena and Luca. As soon as she could, Alice jumped off from Lyuk's arms. <strong>"Luca-saaaan!"</strong> the blonde screamed, hugging the shy mage quickly. <strong>"I was so s-scared! I almost get caught by a bad mage! If it wasn't for Lyuk... I... I don't want to leave your side anymore!"</strong> The girl buried her face into his chest. One could really think she was distressed, though it was only acting. Alice didn't follow Lyuk and Ralena's conversation, neither paid much attention to that hoodlum they found, though she lit up with her question: <em><strong>"You guys aren't going to believe what those lunatics are planning. I don't know how we're going to do it, but we NEED to find some way to figure out where their base is. Any ideas?"</strong></em><br><br>She turned up to Ralena, quite confident, obviously the opposite she was seconds ago, and showed the enigmatic card Red handed over to her. Chuckling, she said: <strong>"I managed to steal this from our enemy. This can reveal our path towards them, somehow,"</strong> then, looking&nbsp; again at Luca, she said with a scared face, <strong>"though it was so hard to get my hands on this... I thought I couldn't be able to do it..."</strong> Lyuk could know the truth about how Alice got her hands on that card, but maybe he didn't pay attention to her while she was talking alone with Red's illusion. It wouldn't be so bad to come up with that history and flaunt herself a little, the blonde thought.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>25-08-2013, 07:14:23</strong>
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				Luca watched Teran as he confessed how the Shadow Crows would steal all the magic from the world. At the mention of how they would do that Luca got worried. Who knew how many of the jewels they already had? If the one they had stolen was the last one they wouldn't have much time to stop them.&nbsp; They needed to know where their hideout and he was about to ask where it was but Ralena beat him to the punch. <br><br>Luca sighed, irritated and grumbled, “That’s just great,” when Teran told them that he didn't know where the Shadow Crow base was. It was just their luck that the man didn’t know where the base was. The good news was that at least they had found half of the puzzle and now they just needed the other which they probably would have to beat out of another Shadow Crow member. That was the time when the others showed up. <br><br>His ears were suddenly filled with the sound of Alice screaming out his name, which caused him to be unable to hear what Ralena said to Teran before she let him go, and was forced to take half a step back to keep his balance when Alice hugged him. His face was once again touched with a tinge of red as she did. Luca innocent in the ways of flirting and women as he was, was taken in by her acting and he very awkwardly returned her hug trying to bring her some comfort, softly saying, “It’s okay.”<br><br>Alice’s sudden change in attitude surprised Luca and he let but he just chalked it up to being happy at being successful in her work when she again turned up to look at him with a scared expression on her face. “Well you umm… did a good job.” He complimented unsure about what else it was that he was supposed to say. He looked over to Ralena for a moment trying to ask her to help him get out of this situation without him appearing rude to Alice. He was still uncomfortable with being hugged like this and he could feel her rather large assets being pressed against him which was not helping with his current discomfort, if anything it was making his face turn a little redder. He turned back to look at Alice. “Alice, do you have any idea on how that card works? We kind of need to hurry to make sure the Shadow Crow’s plan to drain the world of magic doesn't come to fruition.”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>26-08-2013, 19:55:14</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong> Ralena, Luca, Alice<br><hr><br><br>Lyuk jumped and hovered using fire magic that come from the sole of his shoes. He put his hands in his pockets and yawned, <strong>"So is there going to be a fight soon? I'm getting bored. The guy we met back at the bar was all kinds of boring. I couldn't understand what he meant by all those cool-looking cards."</strong> He looked at the sky and was in his own world for a bit so he didn't hear what Alice had said about getting the special card. Lyuk yawned once more, his eyes tearing up. He leaned back and used the fire to catch himself and he laid on the fire as if he was on a floating couch. He looked the the side, seeing Luca surrounded by the girls. Lyuk thought to himself, <em>Alright, stoic and serious. No kidding around. I'm going to erase my title as the joker and become the cool guy I was always meant to be.</em> Lyuk turned his head quickly to react to a noise but nothing was there. The noise sounded like a scoff of some sort. Lyuk thought nothing of it. <br><br>The young man turned his head to the group, and in response to Luca's question he said lazily, <strong>"Well, the card itself should show us the way to the base."</strong> Then he turned around, facing away from the group and getting comfortable, he continued, <strong>"Don't worry, Luca. I'm here to stop anything they throw at us. What's the worst thing that can happen, right? I can stop anything that comes our way."</strong> Then he sat up and the couch-like flame turned into something resembling a throne. Lyuk leaned his head on his hand and the arm was being kept up by a flame forming an arm, <strong>"You guys go ahead, I'm going to get some food. I'll catch up with you guys after I'm done eating."</strong> He left without saying another word, whisked away by his throne-like flame.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>27-08-2013, 16:26:07</strong>
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				(http://uc.exteenblog.com/saintzoul/images/seinarukana/character/ruptna.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca, Lyuk, Alice<br><br>Ralena rolled her eyes when she saw the way that Alice reacted when she arrived back on the scene, as she walked forward to pry the blonde off of Luca so that the group could talk a bit more seriously. "And to think that I was actually worried about you for a little bit, Alice. I should have guessed that you'd probably be off gambling somewhere, or flirting with some idiot&nbsp; so that you can rob him blind." With that, however, she ate her words quickly As Alice pulled out the card that she had 'stolen' from the enemy, she'd take it from Alice, inspecting it for a few seconds. "Oh... well... That's actually pretty clutch. You know how this thing works?" Once she was done inspecting it, she offered it back to Alice, making it clear that she didn't plan on goofing around too much while there was something so serious on the line. Sure, Ralena was a very playful and energetic girl, but when there was work to be done she was able to lock it up for the most part. <br><br>Once Luca explained what they needed the card for, Ralena nodded in agreement with him. "Yeah, basically what he said. Apparently the amulet that they stole from Mr. Poulbelter has some sort of crazy power that will let them drain this world of all magic. At this point, we need to figure out how to use that card as quickly as possible so that we can chase them down and stop them from- hey, hey, HEY! Lyuk! Where the hell are you-" Ralena stopped as Lyuk floated away, proudly seated upon his flaming throne as he began a new quest all his own, a quest to find as much food as possible before dinner time at the mansion. Ralena lowered her head into her hand, her open palm resting against her forehead as she continued. "Aaaaaand he's gone. Great." Ralena, now slightly irritated from Lyuk deciding to go solo on his never ending campaign to satisfy his stomach, turned towards Alice and Luca."Well, what do you guys wanna do now? I say we just head back to the mansion, have a seat, and try to figure out how to get this card to work."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>28-08-2013, 04:27:12</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_58_zps82a490a3.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets.<br><strong>With:</strong> Lyuk, Ralena and Luca.<br><br><hr><br>Oh, yes, Alice was in joy when Luca-san awkwardly hugged her. Yes, it was a small step, but with one step at a time, she would make him get even closer to her. But&nbsp; Ralena, always she, interrupted them once more, pulling them apart: <em><strong>"And to think that I was actually worried about you for a little bit, Alice. I should have guessed that you'd probably be off gambling somewhere, or flirting with some idiot&nbsp; so that you can rob him blind."</strong></em><br><br>Alice gasped when she took the card from her hand. But soon she had a grin in her face when Ralena actually had to acknowledge her little achievement. <strong>"A poker table is a great place to check for clues, ok? And it's obvious I made some progress here.&nbsp; A progress I doubt you could make in my place using your... brute approach."</strong><br><br>Luca asked about the card and explained why it was so important for them to know about it. Ralena agreed with him: <em><strong>"Yeah, basically what he said. Apparently the amulet that they stole from Mr. Poulbelter has some sort of crazy power that will let them drain this world of all magic. At this point, we need to figure out how to use that card as quickly as possible so that we can chase them down and stop them from- hey, hey, HEY! Lyuk! Where the hell are you-"</strong></em><br><br>The young mage, after answering how the card should work, just went ahead to look for more food. Alice didn't pay attention to him. She was in awe and scared at the same time. A power that could drain the magic from the world... So that was Red was talking about. And it was up to her and her friends to prevent that dark outcome he foretold. Alice looked back at Ralena seriously, when she asked: <em><strong>"Well, what do you guys wanna do now? I say we just head back to the mansion, have a seat, and try to figure out how to get this card to work."</strong></em><br><br><strong>"Basically, you just need to look through it to see a path leading to... somewhere. It could be their base, it could be a trap. Yes, we need to think about this carefully. Come on, let's go back to the mansion already and think about our next move,"</strong> said the blonde, starting to walk toward the path leading to the mansion. Alice already placed her bet, as she told Red. Fairy Tail was about to stop them, to prevent magic from leaving this world.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>28-08-2013, 19:12:33</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets<br><strong>With:</strong>Ralena, Lyuk<br><hr><br>Luca sighed and gave Ralena a little smile as thanks for separating him and Alice. If he was going to continue to work with the others, he was going to need to either get used to these kinds of situations and just wait them out or learn how to end them on his own. He sighed again as he realized that he was really going to need to work on his social skills.<br><br>Luca turned his attention to Lyuk as he left. Was the really the time to leave the group when they had things they needed to do and plan? Luca turned to look at the two girls. Heading back to the mansion did sound good. They would need to plan and figure how to get the card to work and all that but right now, getting something to eat as just as important. Fighting Gregory and having to chase down that Shadow Crow initiate or whatever it was that Teran was had made Luca hungry. Mr. Poulbelter had promised some kind of great dinner and that sounded really good to Luca at the moment. All in all going back to the mansion was the best plan for now <br><br>“Yeah, let’s go. We need some time to process everything and refill our strength so that we’re ready face down whatever lies at the place where the card leads us to.” Luca walked down the path with the others. He wasn't sure what would happen when they used that card Alice had found but he was confident that whatever it was that awaited them they would be able to deal with whatever lay ahead of them.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>29-08-2013, 07:57:20</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city sky- ramen shop - top of a building<br><strong>With:</strong> No one -&gt; Alexi -&gt; No one<br><hr><br>Lyuk flew away from his friends, whistling a familiar tune that he did not know where he heard it. He flew over the city and stopped as he hovered on his flaming throne. He stood up and the flames retreated to his feet. He looked down at the city from up above, high enough that the people looked like ants. The young man liked to fly and that was his motivation for learning how to hover using his flames and even morph it into a couch- or throne-like object. He had done it enough times that he learned how to use it without wasting too much magic. This had become second nature to him since it was a fast way to get around. Soon he had found the restaurant he had passed when he was tracking down Alice. The young man slowly descended with his arms crossed.<br><br>Once on the ground, he stepped forward and pushed aside the curtains while many people looked at him wildly, some poor guy spilled his drink and a small child dropped his ice cream cone. Apparently this was not a common place thing for the people to see, or perhaps they recognized the young man. Lyuk had been to Leolt a few times before. It was not his favorite city, but it wasn't terrible since it reminded him of his city. The bustling crowds of people going from stall to stall, buying things to cook at their homes, the sounds of the vendors selling everything from food to jewelry to "cursed" ancient tablets, and the sound of children playing in the street was familiar as well. The restaurant he stepped into was not a traditional restaurant, it was actually a ramen shop so it consisted of several bar stools, a counter where all the bar stools were, and of course everything that the owner used to cook his ramen in the back. Lyuk knew the owner and was good friends with him so whenever he was around town, he'd go here. The older man, his name being Alexi, had a daughter with whom Lyuk flirted with many a time. Of course, he was never taken seriously and was constantly being turned down.<br><br>He sat down and rang the bell, yelling, <strong>"Old man! Give me a large bowl of whatever ramen you feel like making!"</strong> The old man came from the back and went to meet Lyuk, taking his hand as soon as he saw him and shaking it, <strong>"Lyuk! How long has it been since you were around these parts?"</strong> Alexi was a hefty man, his black hair and goatee graying, and recently he started to wear glasses for his declining eyesight. His nose was big so he always reminded Lyuk of a jolly gnome. Lyuk was about a head taller than Alexi and he had these calming green eyes. <br><br>The young man smiled and responded, <strong>"Uh... like six or seven months? Something like that."</strong> Alexi returned his smile and continued to talk in his soothing deep voice that only got smoother with age, <strong>"You must visit more often. Are you just visiting or are you on official business with your guild?"</strong> Alexi knew that Lyuk was part of the Fairy Tail guild since he was one of the mages that brought him to Fairy Tail. The old man was in the group that traveled with Lyuk and his tutor. The young man scratched his head and laughed nervously, <strong>"I don't know if I should be saying this, but I am on a mission tracking down some dumb gems or something that blah-blah-blah."</strong> <br><br>He sighed, <strong>"I haven't had a good fight and I'm getting anxious."</strong> Alexi frowned and scratched his chin, <strong>"I don't think you should be so ready to always fight. Tell me, have you been experiencing black-outs recently?"</strong> Lyuk sat and thought for a while, then responded, <strong>"I haven't had one until today when I saw talking to some red-haired man in a bar around here and then I became conscious and he left."</strong> The old man had this worried face that made Lyuk wonder how the blackouts he had related to him. Alexi started talking again, muttering to himself, <strong>"So, judging from the fact that the city was not reduced to ashes, I assume that he was disinterested and retreated within you, not fighting."</strong> Lyuk massaged his shoulder, <strong>"What was that, old man?"</strong> Alexi responded quickly with a smile, <strong>"Oh nothing, just an old man's delusional muttering."</strong> In fact, Alexi was one of a few people who knew Lyuk's situation. Thanks to Alexi and Lyuk's tutor, Lyuk was under constant surveilance and was almost never let on solo missions. Lyuk laughed and scoffed, <strong>"Whatever, old man. How is Volcano? Have you talked to him recently?"</strong> Volcano was Lyuk's tutor who taught Lyuk how to harness his fire magic. They were extremely close, it was almost a father-son relationship. But after Lyuk underwent an extreme training method, whenever Lyuk met Volcano's eyes, his tutor always had this defeated look in his eyes and bowed his head toward Lyuk. <br><br>Alexi shook his head, <strong>"I still haven't seen him and my contacts haven't been able to pull up any information."</strong> Volcano showed himself once more before basically dropping off the face of the planet and it was only to Lyuk when he was admitted into Fairy Tail. He gave his sincere goodbye's and left him a trinket, a pocket watch which held a picture of the two of them a few years after they met. Their arms were around the others neck and they were bumping fists with the biggest smiles on their faces. Lyuk rubbed the back of his neck and sighed, <strong>"I couldn't find any information either. I wonder what the heck happened."</strong> Alexi knew what had happened, but was told told to keep everything to himself. Alexi shrugged and turned around to start making the ramen, <strong>"Let me start on your ramen, I bet you are hungry."</strong> Lyuk smiled wide and said loudly, <strong>"You always knew me so well, old man! On a different note, where's Sofia?"</strong> Alexi laughed and responded with a mocking tone, <strong>"She's out on errands and won't be back until few days from now. You're probably not going to stay so I'll be sure to tell her you were here."</strong> Sofia was Alexi's daughter and they were childhood friends. Lyuk hit the counter top with his fist and said, <strong>"Man, I can never be lucky with women."</strong> The both of them laughed and continued to talk.<br><br>Lyuk ate until he was content and insisted to pay but Alexi told him it was fine. The young man shrugged and got up from his seat, waved to the old man and was leaving. The old man clenched his teeth and squeezed the towel he was holding, debating within himself before he yelled, <strong>"Lyuk! You have another conscious inside your being!"</strong> Lyuk stopped and turned around, surprised, <strong>"Another... conscious? What do you mean?"</strong> Alexi sighed and lifted a part of the counter to let Lyuk come on the other side, he said, <strong>"Come with me, I think you should know the story."</strong> Lyuk was confused and surprised and something stirred within him. <br><br>In the backroom, they both sat on chairs, facing each other and there was a bottle of vodka that Alexi took with him and a glass. Alexi took a few seconds to ready himself and with a snap of his fingers, an image appeared that would depicted everything he talked about since he was projecting his memories, <strong>"Alright.. remember when we had you undergo that training for the huge battle and the illusion mage that was there?"</strong> Lyuk nodded. Alexi continued, <strong>"And remember how he could twist reality, space and time so perfectly that it seemed as if it were not an illusion."</strong> Lyuk took a second to remember before slowly nodding. The old man poured himself some vodka and drank it, then cleared his throat, <strong>"Well, we used him to make your training to go by faster and basically, you underwent four months of training, but thanks to the illusionist, while 4 months passed in reality, 16 years passed in your mind. Every week, a year passed."</strong> Lyuk did not speak and continued to listen, <strong>"Because of the extreme power you had obtained through the training, another entity was formed and broke the realm of what was real and fake, creating another consciousness within your body, causing you to forget all the training. Then, the battle..."</strong><br><br>&nbsp;Lyuk actually had a question about the battle. He knew that he had been trained for the battle, but he never remembered the battle or its' result. He just woke up in bed, bandaged. <strong>"How come I don't remember the battle?"</strong> Alexi took another shot and responded, <strong>"Because, this consciousness that was created comes and goes whenever it wants to. It usually comes out when it senses that there is a strong person. So, during the battle..."</strong> He took two more shots before he continued, <strong>"It came out and massacred the other side and the nearby town, scorching everything in its' path and commanding both the elements of fire and lightning."</strong> Lyuk gulped and listened intently, <strong>"Volcano stepped in to put a stop to its' rampage and the battle was tough, but eventually he won because of your immature body. It couldn't utilize its' entire magic potential because your body wasn't strong enough yet." </strong> Lyuk leaned back and sighed, thinking the worst when he heard Volcano's name, that he might've seriously hurt him and that's why he had to leave without saying anything. Alexi continued, <strong>"You were in critical condition and almost died, but, obviously, you pulled through. Still, Volcano blames himself for what happened and so decided to leave and go on a journey, trying to rediscover himself and repent for his wrongdoings until he finally comes back to face us all again."</strong> <br><br>Lyuk clenched his fist and said softly, <strong>"So.. I'm a-a monster?"</strong> Confusion and hatred and anger and all sorts of emotions were passing through the young man. He ran outside and flew away from the shop with Alexi shouting, <strong>"Wait! Lyuk!"</strong> <br><br>Lyuk wanted to go away, far away. He found a tall building and sat on top of it, looking at the city. He looked at his own hands, <strong>"I can't believe that I have the ability to destroy all of this with a blink of an eye. All because someone strong appears."</strong> He closed his hands, <strong>"Does this mean I can't fight anymore? Should I quit the guild and move into the countryside, away from all the strong people?"</strong> Lyuk was just a young man and his resolve was broken. A half-assed determined look appeared on his face, <strong>"I made a promise to take care of this mission, but when I do, that's it. I'm locking myself away. If I were let to roam free, who knows who I would hurt? Alexi, Sofia, Alice, Ralena, Luca, and everyone at Fairy Tail and all the citizens, the old man with the cart and his smart-ass son too."</strong> Lyuk laid down and closed his eyes, although he would be haunted by the images shown to him by Alexi in his dreams.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>30-08-2013, 20:09:31</strong>
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				(http://uc.exteenblog.com/saintzoul/images/seinarukana/character/ruptna.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets - Poulbelter mansion<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca, Alice<br><br>Ralena nodded when both Luca and Alice agreed with her sentiment about heading back to the mansion and deciding on what their next step would be from there. At least Alice knew how to make the card work, though now the hard part was figuring out what to do with that information. It was very likely, after all, that the two would be walking into a trap. Either way, she looked back at the two of them with a lighthearted smile, her hands braced against the back of her head as she walked backwards in order to face the both of them. "Ya know? I'm actually pretty excited! I mean, it's not every day that the entire world is resting on your shoulders. All we gotta do is make sure we do our jobs right, and everything will turn out just fine. What do you guys think?" Her lighthearted smile turned into an eager grin, as she paused in order to bring her hands forward again as she punched her open palm. "Because you see, it's down to the wire situations like this that Fairy Tail has always thrived on. The Fairy Tail of yore would NEVER have lost to these jokers, so it's our job to put them down in their place!<br><br>With that, she'd banter with her comrades until they arrived back at Poulbelter mansion. After only a few minutes of sitting down and talking things over, the three of them were able to come to the only real logical solution to the situation. "Let's face it, guys, we don't have any other leads except for this. We don't have a choice but to just go for it, and if it's a trap, we make the most of it, smash our way out of it, and look for the next lead that we can find after that. I mean, what other options do we have?
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>03-09-2013, 06:35:32</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets - Poulbelter mansion<br><strong>With:</strong>Ralena, Alice<br><hr><br>Luca let his hands hang loosely by his side as they walked.&nbsp; He wasn’t quite as excited as Ralena was but he was a little excited to end his fight with Gregory but he was more focused on stopping the draining of the world’s magic. “I’m not too worried. One way or another we’ll win this. There’s no need to worry about it.” He was confident in his abilities if not his social skills. He was ready to end this and do his best ensure that the Shadow Crow’s plan wouldn’t come true.<br><br>Luca remained relatively quiet though he did occasionally chime in as Ralena continued to banter with them as they headed towards the mansion. When they arrived he sat down with the others as they discussed what the best thing to do was. He wasn’t too surprised when they decided that charging in was the best option. One way or another they had to end this thing as quick as possible and charging in was the fastest way to end this. “I don’t see any other options unless we want to send someone to follow the card alone and the rest of us behind him or her so we can help to break through the trap from the outside but I would rather we don’t do that. It’s just such a big risk for the person springing it and I don’t want to see anybody wounded badly because we took a risk.”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>04-09-2013, 04:31:33</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_33_zps5ba30e49.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt city streets, then Poulbelter mansion.<br><strong>With:</strong> Ralena and Luca.<br><br><hr><br>Alice chuckled when she heard how high-spirited Ralena and Luca-san were about their mission. <strong>"You're right. The world as we know is in danger, but we're here to save the day. We'll do it. As long as we work together, we'll be fine. That's the Fairy Tail way, right?"</strong> Alice thought about Red and his premonitions. She would show him how she makes her own future, along her friends. Even him would have to admit it, that destiny was a poor excuse for the weak-willed!<br><br>Once back in the mansion, they discussed about how to proceed from now on. After some minutes, Ralena came up with the idea to follow the lead the card showed. Alice nodded in agreement. Right after Luca-san gave his opinion:<br><br><em><strong>“I don’t see any other options unless we want to send someone to follow the card alone and the rest of us behind him or her so we can help to break through the trap from the outside but I would rather we don’t do that. It’s just such a big risk for the person springing it and I don’t want to see anybody wounded badly because we took a risk.”</strong></em><br><br><strong>"Actually, that's a good idea, Luca-san,"</strong> she said, winking at him, <strong>"we just need to tweak it a bit. What if we have two following the card, so they could stand their ground together? The other pair could stay behind and cover them! At least I can attack from a great distance, I just need someone to back me up in case they discover my position... hm, what do you think, Ralena?"</strong> 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>04-09-2013, 05:50:21</strong>
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				(http://uc.exteenblog.com/saintzoul/images/seinarukana/character/ruptna.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca, Alice<br><br>Upon hearing Alice's suggestion for how they proceed, Ralena grinned brightly and nodded. "I like that idea! The people laying the trap could turn into the people falling into one instead! I mean, that's assuming that there even IS a trap, since you stole the card. It may just be some way for the shadow crows to find their way home after a mission, or something. I'unno. Either way, I say we have the boys be the ones on the frontlines while I cover you. I may not look it, but I have a few long range weapons myself, and worst case scenario, I just ditch you and just charge in myself, right? 'sides, I don't trust Lyuk to be subtle enough if he's part of your team, and I'm NOT going to trust you to behave yourself if we put Luca on guard duty."<br><br>Ralena rolled her eyes a little bit, her voice becoming a bit more baratone as she teased the only Fairy Tale member not present. Naturally, she was quite oblivious to the mental revelation that he was experiencing over on the other side of town, and she mostly meant it in good fun anyway. "Ugh, and could you IMAGINE if me and Lyuk were on the frontline? <strong>Don't worry, Ralena, I'll protect you with the power of LOVE! All you have to do is treat me to dinner after we're done!</strong>"<br><br>With her teasing over, her eyes shifted from side to side, and she got a bit more straight faced again. "Hey, speaking of which, where did that guy go? It's almost dinner time. You'd think he'd be here by now... Think he's alright?"<br><br>Ralena may like teasing and poking fun at people, but her heart was in the right place and she legitimately cared for her fellow guild mates.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>07-09-2013, 18:54:42</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_52_zpsefa53216.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion.<br><strong>With:</strong> Ralena and Luca.<br><br><hr><br><em><strong>"I like that idea! The people laying the trap could turn into the people falling into one instead! I mean, that's assuming that there even IS a trap, since you stole the card. It may just be some way for the shadow crows to find their way home after a mission, or something. I'unno. Either way, I say we have the boys be the ones on the frontlines while I cover you. I may not look it, but I have a few long range weapons myself, and worst case scenario, I just ditch you and just charge in myself, right? 'sides, I don't trust Lyuk to be subtle enough if he's part of your team, and I'm NOT going to trust you to behave yourself if we put Luca on guard duty."</strong></em><br><br>Alice's little lie put Ralena in a dangerous thinking. Worried, the blonde made a comment that could put the girl on guard again: <strong>"Yes, yes, I stole it, but we can't discard the idea he may have left me stole it on purpose, ok? He was a tough mage."</strong> <em>There, that should do it</em>, thought Alice. There was no need to reveal the truth until really needed.<br><br>She giggled when Ralena mimicked Lyuk, but frowned a bit right after when thinking on Ralena's comment about not let her and Luca-san stay together. Alice protested: <strong>"Hey, what do you mean about not trusting me staying with Luca-san? I won't eat him or anything, ok? If you keep saying such things, Luca-san will think I'm a bad company,"</strong> she looked at the shy mage with the most sweet look she could give, <strong>"please, don't listen to her, Luca-san..."</strong><br><br>Ralena asked about Lyuk and Alice sighed. <strong>"Yeah, the guy is tough. He's fine, probably eating somewhere. Well, even if I'd love to stay with Luca-san, I have to agree with you this time, Ralena. This seems to be the best formation for this mission. So, should we wait for Lyuk? Like you said, it's almost dinner, I bet he would storm into the mansion anytime now."</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>07-09-2013, 21:38:33</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong>Poulbelter mansion<br><strong>With:</strong>Ralena, Alice<br><hr><br>Luca chuckled as Ralena imitated Lyuk. He nodded his head when Ralena had assigned him to the front line. He was glad to haven assigned to the front. That was where he excelled. He didn't have too much range except for when he used Infernus but the streams of fire he could use weren't meant for precision attacks more like burning everything in front of him to a crisp. When Alice went on to ask Ralena about the meaning behind her words, he tried to keep from looking at Alice but faltered when she started talking to him and looked at her. He barely managed to suppress most of his blush since he was a little more prepared for Alice’s look this time but still some color crept up his cheeks. “I don’t think anything bad about you.” <br><br>He returned his focus to Ralena as Alice told her not to worry about Lyuk. “Alice is right, I’m sure he’ll be fine. He’s a strong mage and if he really needs to find us, he’s got that arrow thing so there’s no need to worry. Besides I’m sure he’ll show up when dinner arrives and if he doesn't I think we’ll to go without him. We don’t know how close the Shadow Crows are to finishing their plan. Any time we lose waiting on Lyuk could be critical. I’ll be able to hold them off on my own at least temporarily, I still have a few tricks hidden up my sleeves.” Luca didn't want go without Lyuk. They didn't how many Shadow Crow members there were and the more mages they had with them when they attacked the Shadow Crows the better but like he’d said, they might not have the time to wait.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>09-09-2013, 09:46:48</strong>
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				(http://uc.exteenblog.com/saintzoul/images/seinarukana/character/ruptna.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca, Alice<br><br>Ralena couldn't help but sigh a little as Luca brought the group down to earth again, talking about how he could handle any potential traps that could be laid out for them on his own for a while. "Well if it comes to that, I'm diving into the fray with you. I may be able to do a few things from a distance, but honestly, if I'm not punching people in the face, I'm not really doing my job very well... I'm not worried about it though, I'm sure that guy will show up during dinner, or something like that. He may have his... err... faults... but he's still a Fairy Tail mage. He wouldn't ditch his friends just to do... uh... whatever it is that he's doing right now. Probably getting another lifelong ban at some food vendor... Anyway! point is that he'll show up when we need him." After only a moment of seeming down at the prospect of potentially 'ditching' their comrade and moving on without him, Ralena was already filled with energy again and had a broad smile. "With that in mind, I totally agree that we shouldn't waste any more time then we need to. I mean, who knows how close these guys are to actually completing their whole crazy 'drain the world's magic' thing? If we're too slow, then it's not like we can do anything to stop it. So, how about we roll out after dinner? It's getting pretty late, but working late for one night is worth it, if it means saving all of the entire world's magic."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>11-09-2013, 06:16:36</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_64_zps63d88857.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion.<br><strong>With:</strong> Ralena and Luca.<br><br><hr><br>As soon as Ralena suggested to have&nbsp; dinner, someone stormed into the room. However, it wasn't Lyuk, as the Fairy Tail mages would've guessed. Mr. Poulbelter came to announce himself that a EXCELLENT dinner was ready for his EXCELLENT hired mages. He did asked about Lyuk, but Alice made an excuse: <strong>"He's probably coming. I doubt he would miss the dinner, Mr. Poulbelter."</strong><br><br>The trio went to the dinner hall, where all sorts of foods were served, in a quantity enough to supply an army. Probably, My. Poulbelter have met Lyuk's fame. As the dinner went by, the mages started to worry about Lyuk's lateness. Something must have happened, everyone agreed, and they finished their meal as quickly as they could, so an action could be taken.<br><br>Once again outside the mansion, the Fairy Tail mages found themselves in a crossroad: should they search for Lyuk or attack the base of the enemies. Alice was the first to give voice to her thoughts, with a stern face: <strong>"I think we should attack them. If Lyuk was taken, he's probably there, in their base. We could save Lyuk and also stop their crazy plan."</strong> She was really worried about Lyuk. The guy could be a little annoying sometimes, but he was a real Fairy Tail mage, loyal and caring.<br><br>Alice thought a bit and added: <strong>"Ano... Maybe you should take the front with Luca-san, Ralena. If these guys took Lyuk, they're really dangerous. I'll take care of myself and make my best to remain hidden. I won't attack the weak guys and show my position, so I'll leave them for you two. When the big guys show up, I could take them down off guard. Deal?"</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>12-09-2013, 04:52:32</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong>Poulbelter mansion<br><strong>With:</strong>Ralena, Alice<br><hr><br>Luca was disturbed when Lyuk didn’t show up for dinner. He’d have thought that Lyuk would’ve shown up for sure by now. Luca hadn’t ever heard of Lyuk missing a free meal before especially such a large one. Luca might not have known that much about the fire mage but he did know how much he loved food at least.<br><br>Luca turned his attention to dealing with the problem at hand. “Like I said before. We can’t afford a delay we have to attack as soon as possible. If we don’t get there in in time it won’t matter if we have Lyuk with us or not we’ll have lost.” Luca frowned. He really didn’t want to leave anybody behind but it didn’t look like they had much of a choice. He’d just have to hope that Lyuk had raided some restaurant, ate his fill, and then passed out or got lost or something like that.<br><br>Luca considered Alice’s proposition about having Ralena being up front with him and Alice in the back on her own. He wasn't all too comfortable with the thought. He wasn't sure what would happen if someone managed to get around him or Ralena. He didn't know how good Alice would be in a close range fight. If possible he’d prefer to have their enemies focus on him instead of the others. He knew he could take a lot of hits if he needed to thanks to his shield and armor. If things really got bad he always had full takeover but that was a last resort. “It’s Ralena’s call but I think it would better if she stayed back with you, Alice. I’m sure that I could handle being out in the front by myself.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>12-09-2013, 09:21:59</strong>
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				(http://uc.exteenblog.com/saintzoul/images/seinarukana/character/ruptna.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion, streets of Leolt<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca, Alice<br><br>Ralena nodded in agreement with Alice when she talked about going and attacking the Shadow Crows, if that was where Lyuk ended up at. After all, if he hadn't shown up for a free banquet, there had to be something terribly wrong going on in his world. As such, they couldn't afford to waste any time either for the sake of their ally or for the sake of the world. "I totally agree, Alice. Our previous plan banked on Lyuk showing up to provide Luca with some support, but without him, we really don't have too much of a choice. Besides! The man didn't show up for a FREE meal, something's up with that. If those Shadow Crow freaks were still loitering around town, then time that we're spending looking for him is time that we're wasting. We'll go to the Shadow Crow headquarters, save the world, and if our fellow comrade needs saving too, we'll hit it up on the way." <br><br>Just as she was ready to continue, however, she heard Luca's input on how he was confident in his abilities, and how she was better off staying with Alice.&nbsp; "You sure? I mean, I've said this before, but I'm way more comfortable when I'm punching things in the face, compared to just hiding away in the distance. If it's all the same to you, I'm just gonna shift over and take Lyuk's spot. At this point, she returned her attention back towards Alice. "I'm trusting ya to watch out for yourself. Shoot a flare or something if they get the drop on you, alright? Other then that, I guess I'll take that card of yours, since it's hard for you to lead the way if you're trailing behind us." With that said she'd extend her arm outward, accepting the card if Alice was willing to offer it before the group left town.<br><br>Either way, for the duration of the trip Ralena would be mostly silent. There was a time for fun and games, and there was a time to straighten up and take things seriously, this obviously being the latter.&nbsp; Her eyes would frequently shift between the card in order to make sure that they were on the right path, as well as their environment, to ensure that they weren't going to be walking headfirst into any traps that could be set around them. However, thus far, the trip was uneventful, nobody coming to attack them or spring any ambushes. When the golden trail from the card came to an end, she and Luca (and Alice, from farther away) would find themselves at the entrance of a large and expansive forest. "Huh. I guess all that pre-planning and caution was for nothing... Still, the trail from the card comes to a dead halt here, so I guess we're gonna have to figure out the rest on our own."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>13-09-2013, 05:25:03</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_29_zps06c442a5.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Leolt streets, mysterious forest.<br><strong>With:</strong> Ralena and Luca.<br><br><hr><br>Her friends agreed on storming into the Shadow Crow's headquarters... or trap. However, about Alice' second suggestion, Luca weighed against:<br><br><em><strong>“It’s Ralena’s call but I think it would better if she stayed back with you, Alice. I’m sure that I could handle being out in the front by myself."</strong></em><br><br>Alice's eyes twinkled. <strong>"Luca-san is worried about my safety!"</strong> She ran to his side and hugged one of his arms, making sure to squeeze her bust against it. <strong>"Arigato, Luca-san! But, you don't need to be so worried about me! I... I can defend myself if I need to... especially if it would help Luca-san somehow..."</strong><br><br>Ralena asked if she was really sure. From what she said, Ralena preferred to be in the front, punching their enemies down. That was settled then, Alice thought. Releasing Luca's arm, she nodded with a confident smile and said: <strong>"Yes, yes, I'll try to stay out of trouble. Don't worry. Just focus on taking down as many of them as you can! And about the card..."</strong> Alice summoned the magical card, the only clue they had, from a pocket dimension and gave it to Ralena, who was extending her arm, waiting, <strong>"here it is. Go, I'll follow you soon."</strong><br><br>With card in hand, Ralena began to walk the path revealed by it. Luca was at her side and Alice, after letting them give her a great distance ahead, began to follow the two. After a rather quiet trip, they reached the outskirts of a large, eerie forest. At least that was the impression Alice got from afar, looking at the trees under the moonlight. Ralena and Luca had stopped,but the blonde didn't saw any signs of danger, so she keep going until they were together again. <br><br><em><strong>"Huh. I guess all that pre-planning and caution was for nothing... Still, the trail from the card comes to a dead halt here, so I guess we're gonna have to figure out the rest on our own,"</strong></em> Ralena said.<br><br><strong>"Let's just go on,"</strong> Alice said, smirking, summoning one pistol for each hand, <strong>"in the old fashioned Fairy Tail way."</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>14-09-2013, 07:25:37</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong>Poulbelter mansion<br><strong>With:</strong>Ralena, Alice<br><hr><br>Luca took a step back as Alice suddenly grabbed his arm. He looked away, a slight redness blossoming on his cheek, while he tried to avoid thinking about what it was that was pressing against his arm. He wasn't quite sure why she was so happy about him being worried about her. If it had been someone else in a similar position he would've said the same. That thought quickly led to another. Why was Alice acting this way towards him and why had Ralena dragged him onto the mission? He hadn't had much contact with anyone since he’d joined and he didn't think he had done much to draw attention to himself. He didn't even know what their intentions were behind their actions. He was completely clueless when it came to dealing with women.<br><br>He was relieved when Alice let go of him to answer Ralena. It looked like despite his objections Alice was going to stay behind alone. That just meant he had to be even more careful that no one got past him. “Right then let’s go.” He said when Alice brought out the card to show them the way. Following Ralena as they walked along until they reached the shadowy forest.<br><br>“Looks like there’s only one place we can go. Well, at least we won’t have to worry about someone getting ambushed alone.” Luca said as he stared into the depths of the forest. &nbsp;“The only thing we can do is go forward. Ralena do you want me to take point or would you rather do it yourself?”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>14-09-2013, 21:44:27</strong>
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				(http://uc.exteenblog.com/saintzoul/images/seinarukana/character/ruptna.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow Forest<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca, Alice<br><br>Ralena ginned in excitement when Alice voiced how they just had to 'go in' to explore this forest and find the shadow crow headquarters. Nodding, Ralena took the first step forward towards the small gap between the trees, the closest thing that the Fairy Tail mages would be getting to a legitimate 'path' through the forest. "Yeah! We'll show them that we've got no reason to be afraid of them, let's take 'em on headfirst!" When she heard Luca ask about who wanted to take point, Ralena glanced back towards him and gave him a confident smile while she spoke."All three of us are gonna be pretty close together in here, so there's really no reason to worry about who's in front, or whatever, while we're doing this."<br><br>That being said, Ralena would still lead the way into the forest unless Luca did something to stop her. At least at first, it seemed like a perfectly normal forest, though navigation was somewhat difficult thanks to the fact that there was no legitimate trail going through it, so they'd have to navigate around the trees as they progressed in deeper and deeper. After a couple minutes of walking, the trio would come out into a small clearing, Ralena humming gently under her breath before she came to a halt and stuck her hand out. "Whoa. Didgya hear that?" The other two might have heard it as well, but there was a bit of unnatural rustling in the trees above them, rustling from creatures that carried humanlike weight to them rather then just the native forest creatures or the wind.<br><br>That was about the only warning that the trio got before a group of about five or six suddenly jumped out of the trees, each of them swinging some form of large, heavy object at the three Fairy Tail mages. Ralena had to dodge out of the way of a huge baseball bat and a log from the forest, while Luca and Alice would have their own hands full unless they wanted to go face first into the forest floor this early into the mission. Ralena countered by summoning her gauntlets, swinging her fist at the thug with the log before his friend with the bat stepped in to protect him, pushing Ralena back. <br><br>In about a single second of peace, the Fairy Tail mages would be able to tell that this group was nothing exceptional. They were mages, to be sure, but they couldn't be any better then C or low B rank at the best. They had numbers though, that was one clear cut advantage. While the Fairy Tail mages were sizing up their opponents, the ringleader, a seventh mage, stepped up and pointed at the three of them. He looked like he was easily the most competent of the mob, coming in at a mid B rank mage, though his powers were still a mystery at this point. "Remember the plan, boys! Have these Fairies eat a dirt nap and we're allowed to join Unreal Image!"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>17-09-2013, 01:58:51</strong>
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				Luca followed Ralena into the forest letting her take the lead, he didn’t mind it. The base was probably located in the middle of this forest somewhere which was a good thing. It meant that they wouldn't have to worry about civilians getting in the way and he was just more comfortable fighting here then he would in any kind of urban environment he stopped when they reached the clearing just like Ralena had. Something wasn’t right here. He could feel it and there it was the rustle in the trees that meant much larger than the normal tree climbing animals were.<br><br>Luca was forced to leap backwards in order dodge two of the six men who jumped down from the trees one of which was using a large hammer while the had what might have been a rafter broken from some building. Luca didn't bother with anything fancy or tricks with the men in front of them. He didn't think he would need it against low ranking mages like these. Brute strength would be more then enough. He merely called upon Sariel’s right arm and soon enough his right arm was cover in what appeared to be black armor with small winged protrusions sticking out from the arm just a few inches in front of the elbow.&nbsp; He leaped forward throwing a punch at the man wielding the hammer, only to be forced away when the other mage took a swing at him.<br><br>He was annoyed that Shadow Crows had underestimated them so much that they had sent this bunch of goons after them. Mages of this caliber wouldn’t do much more then slow him and the others down. Did they really think that opponents of this level would stop them? At least the leader seemed somewhat competent but then again anyone had to be better than these goons.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>20-09-2013, 03:30:37</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Top of a building -&gt; Poulbelter Mansion -&gt; Shadow Crow Forest<br><strong>With:</strong> No one -&gt; Poulerbelter and maids -&gt; Alice, Ralena, Luca and the bad guys<br><hr><br>The young man opened his eyes with new resolve. He would not hide and lock himself away just to keep the monster inside of him from coming out and doing what it wants. Instead, he decided to get stronger so that he could overpower the monster inside and keep it from coming out whenever it wanted to. Lyuk remembered Alexi's talk of lightning magic and he looked at his own hand. He could not believe he could dual-wield elements in such a manner as he saw from Alexi's projected memories. He nodded and reassured himself as he closed his eyes once more and tried to dig deep within the source of that lightning magic. After a few minutes, a spark flashed in his hands and he felt it. Feeling close to being able to tap into it, he tried harder. Half an hour passed and he was now able to make a ball of electricity in his hands, albeit not as strong as he saw the monster inside of him use. Still it was a start and he continued to practice using this newly acquired magic.<br><br>Some time passed before Lyuk thought it would be beneficial for him to show up at the Poulbelter mansion just to show that he was okay and nothing happened to him. He took off faster than he had ever done before, recognizing that this was the result of maturing his flames to accommodate his new lightning magic despite the short amount of time he did it in and once he returned to the guild he would continue to practice this as it is far from perfect. The young man arrived at the mansion and knocked on the door, <strong>"Helloooo! Lyuk, your lord has appeared at the door and ready for all the hugs and teary eyed smiled for me being unharmed~!"</strong> Some maids appeared at the door and Poulbelter was behind them. The man began to speak, <strong><em>"Oh, Lyuk! What an un-EXCELLENT time to appear. Your friends left just a while ago. They ate fast and spoke of continuing the mission and perhaps rescuing you in the process! Where have you been at this late hour?"</em></strong> The young man responded with wide eyes, <strong>"They just left? Well, at least they were somewhat worried about me."</strong> He gave a reassuring smile before responding, <strong>"I just took a wrong turn somewhere and needed directions, I'm fine." </strong> His stomach grumbled, <strong>"Anyway, that mention of eating fast made me hungry, is there anything left?" </strong>Mr. Poulbelter nodded and said,<em> <strong>"Of course, Lyuk, your friends don't eat like you so there is more than enough but shouldn't you be going to your friends? What they were planning on doing seemed rather daunting."</strong></em> Lyuk waved away his worries and said, <strong>"They're more than capable but if you insist, I'll take a large steak and ham bone to go."</strong> The maids left to gather the food requested after Mr.Poulbelter gave them the nod. They returned soon enough and handed Lyuk his food. Lyuk turned to Mr. Poulbelter and said, <strong>"Well, I'm off!"</strong> The young man took a huge bite of the steak and flew off after his friends. Mr. Poulbelter yelled after him, <em><strong>"Have an EXCELLENT time! Your friends are counting on you!"</strong></em> Lyuk, without turning around, gave him a thumbs-up with his free hand and flew away at blistering speeds.<br><br>Using his Cupid's Arrow, he was tracking down his friends. Lyuk finished the last of his ham bone before tossing the bone aside and burning the residue off his hands so they became somewhat clean. His flame signal curved, showing that his friends were in that ominous forest that he floated above. He snapped his fingers and the flame disappeared. He saw his friends come out into the small clearing that he saw, but then they were attacked by various mages. Lyuk smirked, <strong>"Time to make my heroic entrance."</strong><br><br>Closing his eyes, he concentrated as he put his hands out in front of him. Electricity combined with the flames at his feet and his arms became coated in electricity. Lyuk took a deep breath and disappeared in a flash, racing down at the clearing. He arrived and took out the nearest three C-level mages from where he landed and launched himself with the same speed towards the B-ranked mage and kicked him towards some trees. As he flew, another C-level mage was caught in his path and carried with the B-mage as they crashed through various trees. That probably lightened the blow, the young man thought, I feel bad for the guy he crashed into, he might never be able to walk again. There were two more C-level mages left and Lyuk turned to both of them with a scary look in his eyes and they ran to help their B-level mage. As he stood, electricity appeared and disappeared all around him as if it was an aura. Lyuk closed his eyes and the lightning magic disappeared and he took a deep breath. He turned to his friends and waved, with his traditional big smile, he said, <strong>"Oh hey guys, I didn't see you there."</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>21-09-2013, 21:30:16</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_56_zps3ee7d479.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow forest.<br><strong>With:</strong> Ralena, Luca, Shadow Crow cannon fodders and later Lyuk.<br><br><hr><br>The three mages agreed on going further into the forest. After a couple of minutes walking through the trees, they found a small clearing. Alice noticed the strange sounds accompanying them and got ready to counter a sneak attack that didn't happen. Only when Ralena asked about the noise, the enemies revealed themselves.<br><br>Two came after Alice. She quickly crouched and avoided to be hit by a heavy log one of them was using. For a second, there was an opening for a counter attack, but the blonde was now too busy dodging a second attack from the other Shadow Crow mage. <br><br><strong>"Hey, wait! Two against one is cheating! You should at least decide who would fight me first, while the other one waits,"</strong> she cried out, trying to buy some time. The two guys looked at each other and started laughing at her, but it was just the chance Alice needed. Now she could aim each gun to each one of them. <strong>"Ha! Gotcha! Easier than I..."</strong><br><br>Suddenly, Lyuk appeared from nowhere and kicked the two guys away. A big sweat drop appeared on the back of Alice's head, while she could only blink in surprise and watch the no longer missing Fairy Tail mage easily dismissing all of their enemies. When the situation got under control, Lyuk looked at his comrades with a big smile and said like nothing happened: <em><strong>"Oh hey guys, I didn't see you there."</strong></em><br><br>Alice walked towards him, with an angry face. <strong>"Lyuk! Baka! Where have you been?"</strong> She came closer to him and gave a weak punch on his chest, <strong>"we were worried about you! We though you were caught!"</strong> Despite her scary look, she was really happy to see him again. Nothing bad happened to Lyuk, it seemed, and now they had a greater chance against the Shadow Crow.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>23-09-2013, 01:27:06</strong>
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				(http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/209/kdgr.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow Forest<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca, Alice<br><br>Ralena was just about to continue her attack when the fourth member of their Fairy Tail party came bashing through the trees, blowing away the attacking mages with a surprise attack of his own before they had any hope of retaliating. Naturally, with that display of force that Lyuk had put on, the still conscious thugs panicked and started to take a few steps back. "Oh man, I had no idea that there were more... Retreat!!!" The remaining members of their little ambush party picked up their unconscious comrades as they fled the clearing. On the way out, the only A level mage of the entire bunch, their ringleader, looked back at the mages with a harsh glare while he jabbed his finger towards them. "I won't forget about this, Fairy Tail! Just you wait, I'll get my revenge!"<br><br>And with that, the thugs were gone, Ralena sighing as her gauntlets vanished and she shrugged. "What a bunch of jokers..." Opening one of her eyes, she looked as Alice softly and weakly jabbed Lyuk's chest, scolding him at the same time."Hey... Yeah! That's right! Where the hell were you anyway? You had us all worried that you had been captured, or something like that." She crossed her arms, her eyes remaining somewhat sharp and serious as she waited for Lyuk to answer. <br><br>Well, either way, their team was now back up to an optimal fighting force, so they wouldn't be going into the Shadow Crow headquarters with some kind of handicap.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>25-09-2013, 03:06:03</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow Forest<br><strong>With:</strong>Ralena, Alice, LYuk<br><hr><br>Luca blinked, watching in disbelief as all the goons panicked and ran away. That was to be honest pathetic. They wouldn’t’ have put up much of a fight to begin with but still to run away at the first show of force that was really pathetic. Oh well it just meant that they would have more energy to fight the stronger enemies when they reached the Shadow Crow base.&nbsp; He looked away from the spectacle and turned his attention to the mage who had started it.<br><br>He was glad that Lyuk was okay but he hadn’t been too worried about him. Right after this thought he could’ve sworn that he had heard one of the demons say “Yes you were.”, but he ignored it.&nbsp; He watched as the girls corned Lyuk and Luca was glad that it wasn’t him being grilled by them. They both seemed rather angry at the moment. He too was curious about Lyuk’s previous whereabouts but he wasn’t going to grill him, he had enough to worry about being ganged up on by the two girls.<br><br>After watching them for a moment Luca stepped up to stand with the girls. “Come on Lyuk answer the question so we can go. We’ve got a dead line we need to meet and I’d rather not miss it.”&nbsp; He hoped reminding everyone of their current mission would calm them down some. They couldn’t afford to have any in fighting before a big fight even if Lyuk deserved their wrath for going off on his own.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>25-09-2013, 05:44:21</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow Forest<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice, Ralena, Luca <br><hr><br>It was not a surprise to Lyuk that he was getting a scolding from Alice and her genuine worry of him made the young man smile. He placed his hand on top of Alice's head and ruffled her hair, with an uncharacteristic soothing voice and serious look in his eyes, <strong>"Sorry for worrying you, Alice. I just got a little lost, but I found my way back, and now I'm here to fight, for all of you."</strong> He got the same question and reaction from Ralena. He removed his hand from Alice's head and turned to face Ralena, <strong>"Won't happen again. I rediscovered myself and am stronger than ever. From this point on,"</strong> a fierce look appeared in his eyes, <strong>"Those Shadow Crow bastards will be on the defensive."</strong> <br><br>He looked over towards Luca and nodded, <strong>"He's right. Maybe if we have some time later, I'll tell you guys where I went."</strong> Before they started walking, he suggested a battle plan, which, again, was uncharacteristic of him, seeing as thought and strategy was never part of his game, <strong>"Before we head off again into the forest, I figure we need to get into a more concrete formation."</strong> Lyuk turned towards Ralena, <strong>"The "two in the front and two in the back" formation might be the one you were thinking of."</strong> He crouched down and started making diagrams on the dirt, <strong>"But that makes us open heavily to flanking attacks which can be deadly in a dense forest like this."</strong> The young man looked up at everyone, <strong>"The enemy is sure to use guerilla tactics if they choose to ambush us again, so we've got to make sure we cover our flanks."</strong> He had erased the diagram that was on the ground. Lyuk began making another diagram, <strong>"So I suggest a different formation for the time being. I say, one in the front, two on each side, and one in the back."</strong> The young man used his thumb to indicate himself, <strong>"I'll go in the front, Ralena and Luca will cover the sides, and Alice will be at the rear."</strong> He drew a line to simulate an enemy attack, <strong>"This way, we have a 360 degree of vision. Should the enemy go for Alice instead through unorthodox measures, my speed is more than enough, especially now, to cover the short distance."</strong> Lyuk stood up and clapped his hands to get the dirt off from them. He continued, <strong>"Ralena, Luca, with your abilities, both of you can sufficiently protect the flanks. Alice will protect my back and I will be keeping my senses sharp as the helm and warn for impending attack."</strong> He stood with his arms crossed, <strong>"I'm more than confident that this is the safest and best way to approach this forest."</strong> And if they didn't believe his words, his facial expression made up for it as it was full of confidence. For once, Lyuk seemed reliable and not completely full of shit. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>27-09-2013, 06:40:01</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_68_zps08530a5c.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow forest.<br><strong>With:</strong> Fairy Tail mages!<br><br><hr><br>Lyuk's reaction caught Alice off guard. He was all serious, but his voice had a gentle, soothing tone on it. Whatever happened to him, it must be serious, not one of his usual mishaps. Alice looked at him puzzled at first, but then a small smile appeared on her face. Yeah, it was good to see her team whole once again. <br><br>Lyuk answered Ralena and Luca-san as well and then he began to work on a battle formation. Alice watched him intently, with her arms folded. Indeed, he had a good plan. <strong>"My god!"</strong> said the blonde, once he finished, <strong>"where's the Lyuk we know? What you did to him, uh?"</strong> She gave him a playful wink. <strong>"That's a good plan for me. Now, let's waste no more time, ok? Off to the Shadow Crow headquarters!"</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>27-09-2013, 16:43:13</strong>
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				(http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/209/kdgr.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow Forest<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca, Alice, Lyuk<br><br>"Wait... What?" Ralena was genuinely surprised by the display that Lyuk was putting on when he talked about their formation, and how it would be easier to spread them out like a small diamond then it was to have two and two together. While that was obviously the case, the positioning that they threw together was extremely rushed since they didn't have a lot of time to plan things out. Well, either way, Ralena scratched the side of her head when Lyuk wrapped things up, that confident look in his eye as he finished his explanation of this new and safer position for them. "That... er... Yeah, that makes a lot of sense, let's do that, I guess." She turned her head towards the inner forest after that point, a trail coming out on the other side of the clearing while the mages talked. "One's gotta wonder if we're even going to need to do that much though. I mean, once we get into the headquarters everything is going to pretty much go to hell anyway... At least that's the feeling that I'm getting."<br><br>Shrugging, Ralena started to head towards the path, looking back at the remaining three Fairy Tail members. "Ah whatever! We'll deal with it when we get there. We're burning daylight, people! Let's roll!" After saying that, however, Ralena would come to a stop and wait for everybody else to start getting closer as well. She might have just talked about how they didn't need a plan, but the last thing she wanted was to get too far ahead of her allies and get potentially picked off. She didn't know it at the time, either, but she had been surprisingly close to accurately predicting what was going to happen once they arrived at the headquarters of the Shadow Crows.<br><br>No need for formations when everybody was going to be fighting their own battles, after all.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>01-10-2013, 03:27:29</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow Forest<br><strong>With:</strong>Ralena, Alice, Lyuk<br><hr><br>Luca shrugged his shoulders when Lyuk talked about his plan. It sounded fine to him. He wasn’t sure how long such a formation would last once they were attacked but it seemed like a good opening formation. Luca was of course curious about Lyuk’s sudden change but for now he let it lie. Questions could be answered once everything had been settled a bit. “The formation seems good. Now let’s get going.” He moved forward as Ralena went on ahead, taking the position across from her in Lyuk’s suggested position. Luca thought he was ready for whatever was in store for them up ahead having fought one of the Shadow Crows already. He just hoped that they would manage to pick up the pendant on time before all the magic was stolen.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>02-10-2013, 03:31:10</strong>
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				(http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/209/kdgr.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow Forest - Shadow Crow headquarters<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca, Alice, Lyuk<br><br>The group got together and moved deeper into the forest after that, using something that vaguely resembled Lyuk's formation suggestion as they moved through the forest in something of a diamond shape. Just as Ralena speculated, however, the formation wouldn't be required as they came across a small and unassuming shack right in what seemed to be the dead center of the forest. Since Lyuk was in front, Ralena glanced to both Luca and Alice before shrugging lightly and moving towards the door. "Well... Uh..." Ralena looked back towards the group, jabbing her thumb back towards the small cabin. "I mean, this has gotta be it since nobody else would make a house in such a creepy and isolated forest, but was anybody else expecting something more... I'unno... extravagant? Whatever, doesn't matter."<br><br>Ralena positioned herself in front of the door, her hands coming together to grasp the handle of a large dual-handed hammer that she summoned. "Hey shadow crows! Hope you don't mind, but this is how Fairy Tail knocks on the door!" With those words, Ralena wound back her hammer and swung it with all her might towards the door. To her surprise, however, the hammer connected with a thick *thud* and the door didn't budge so much as a centimeter. In fact, the reverberation from Ralena's swing was intense enough to knock her backwards a little, her hammer plopping to the ground as the black haired girl stumbled and fell backwards. "Ngh! The hell was that!?"<br><br>After that, any of the other mages were welcome to try anything they wanted to break past the door, but none of their tricks would come to avail, nor would breaking down any other part of the cabin either. It was as though the entire cabin was protected by an incredibly powerful magical barrier that rested just beneath the human eye. Once everybody had tried their luck to their content, Ralena herself taking more then a few shots, the Fairy Tail mage would hum softly under her breath and cross her arms. "Maybe we're just not hitting it hard enough? Oh! I've got it!" With an excited grin, Ralena extended her arm outwards and took a knee. Right there, the other Fairy Tail mages would see her creating a massive pole with four handles sticking out, two in the front and two in the back. At the end of this gigantic pole was a fist, seemingly only put on there for stylistic purposes. Ralena had just created a 4 person operated battering ram. Smiling excitedly up towards her comrades and wiping the sweat from her forehead, Ralena gripped one of the front handles. "C'mon! Everybody grab a corner!"<br><br>Once they had complied, Ralena would confirm their actions with a nod before charging forward, letting out a ferocious war cry as she pulled her weight and rushed headlong to smash their battering ram into the magically protected door. However, it seemed that this barrier wasn't done with them yet. The instant that the first knuckle on the ram's fist connected with the barrier, the two devices connected for a split second before the barrier vanished. It didn't break, it just seemed like it had disappeared. This, naturally, resulted in the extremely headlong and accelerated Ralena barreling right through one of the walls and tumbling down a colossal flight of stairs alongside her battering ram. While it was likely that her fellow frontrunner would be following her on her tumble, the fate of the back handlers was still up in the air. "WAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUGGGGGHHHH!!!!!!"<br><br>Having smashed her head, back, ankles, and shoulders at least a dozen times apiece, Ralena finally found the bottom of the staircase as she came skidding to a halt, bruises clear all across her body as she just took a moment to lay there, finally enjoying the sensation of flat, even land again. "Ow..." Other Fairy Tail mages in the area, depending on their condition, could notice a lengthy hallway that seemed almost as long as the staircase was deep. And considering the fact that Ralena had been falling for at least a solid thirty seconds, it looked as though they were going to be walking for a while. At the very least, a line of torches on either side of the hallway illuminated the way forward, so they wouldn't be walking in utter darkness.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>02-10-2013, 05:38:16</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow Forest-&gt; Shadow Crow HQ<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice, Ralena, Luca <br><hr><br>Lyuk nodded and in their formation, the group continued into the forest. However, it had seemed that there would be no more ambushes and finally they arrived at a small cabin. It looked fragile, but something was off about it. The new and improved Lyuk put a hand to his chin, and examined the cabin from afar. By pure chance, the young man had seen a leaf going out of it's way avoiding the cabin, then looked around at the foliage that was curiously around the cabin and not on it's roof. Lyuk smirked as he discovered what it was, but it was too late, Ralena already summoned her hammer and got ready to hit the door, <strong>"Wait, Ralena! There's a-!"</strong> She hit the door and flew back, <strong>"a barrier..."</strong> A hand went to his forehead and he did not realize the irony in that action seeing as it was always others that facepalmed at Lyuk's actions.<br><br>Though, Ralena, determined and stubborn, decided to try again and summoned a four person pole. The young man wouldn't have tried to go through with force, but since Ralena was the leader, he had to follow anything she said. He gripped the corner behind Ralena. Lyuk was skeptical as he said, <strong>"C'mon. There's no way that this is going to work. Can't we think of something better? This seems rather impulsive."</strong> Lyuk's opinions were not considered and Ralena gave the nod to everybody as a signal to ram the door, so they all charged at the door and right as they made contact with the barrier, it had disappeared, which caused the entire group to accelerate into the cabin and fall down a lengthy flight of stairs, <strong>"I KNEWWW IT!!!!"</strong>. Lyuk's journey was more destructive since he used his newly acquired Flash Step, which used the same principal of flames on his feet except with his new lightning magic. When Ralena stopped and landed, Lyuk instead flew past her and had crashed into a wall, rubble falling on him. <br><br>The young man lifted himself from the rubble and sat in the wreckage, dazed and confused. Eventually, he stood up and wiped himself off, and asked, <strong>"Are you guys okay?"</strong> Normally, Lyuk would have tackled Ralena or Alice in joy for their safety, but instead he pointed towards the path with the illuminated torches, and said, <strong>"It seems that this is the way to go, I guess. I'm not too sure about going the way the Shadow Crows want us to, but this is the only way, so we got to be careful. They might try and separate us and eliminate us one by one, so we have to stick together."</strong> He offered a hand to help Ralena up, giving a slight smile, <strong>"Ready to go, champ?"</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>05-10-2013, 04:39:00</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow Forest<br><strong>With:</strong>Ralena, Alice, Lyuk<br><hr><br>Luca thought the Shadow Crow base looked… a bit small to be honest. He’d expected something that would be around the same size as the guild hall or at least big enough to hold about twenty people comfortably. All in all the little cabin looked a little out of place considering that it was supposed to be the base of the Shadow Crows. It all came down to the fact that you can’t judge a book by its cover.<br><br>He watched Ralena as she approached the house and proceeded to try to bash her way into the cabin. He came up to the cabin and investigated the barrier to see if there was some spot that might have been weaker than the rest of the barrier but he didn’t find any and gave up after going around the cabin a few times. “It doesn’t look like we’ll be finding a way inside anytime soon.” Ralena’s summoning of the large battering ram was unique but he had a very bad feeling about the plan when she told everyone to grab a hold of it. He took up one of the back spots so when they went over and the stairs he managed to avoid falling all the way down the stairs. In his attempt to avoid going down the stairs however he leaned too far backwards and over balanced falling on his back at the top of the stairs.<br><br>He looked out and down the stairs before he began to make the long descent down the stairs. He’d seen Lyuk and Ralena go tumbling down the stairs and he wondered if they were alright. It took him a bit longer to get down the stairs than thirty seconds but when the long hallway was in sight he called out, “Ralena, Lyuk are you two alright?”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>05-10-2013, 19:45:20</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_41_zpsa9652ece.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><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> Fairy Tail mages!<br><br><hr><br><br>Using the formation Lyuk suggested the best they could, the group of mages finally reached a small cabin in the center of the forest. Alice scratched her head for a while, puzzled. That wasn't what she expected. She answered Ralena's comment, anyway: <strong>"Yeah, whatever, that can be a disguise or something..."</strong><br><br>Alice watched Ralena's attempt to open the door, and she did tried to open it herself a few times, giving a few shots at the keyhole. However, the door remained shut, without a single scratch. Ralena wondered if they weren't applying much force, but Alice doubted that. A magical barrier wouldn't be broken by brute force only, at least that was common sense said. However, when the girl summoned the battering ram, Alice shrugged and took a handle, behind her and Lyuk and alongside Luca.<br><br>When the group ran to slam the door, Alice only flew pushed by the handle she was grabbing. <strong>"W-WAAAAIIT!!"</strong> said the poor blonde, but it was too late. She closed her eyes and waited for the shock, but it never happened, at least not when she expected. In fact, they never hit the door but ended storming into the cabin and into a hallway with a very, very long staircase going down.<br><br><strong>"AAAAAIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!"</strong><br><br>Alice was probably the one who flew for more time, since she remained hung to the battery ram. She crashed a few meters away from Lyuk and Ralena.<strong> "Itai, itai, itai!"</strong> cried out the girl, taking some seconds to wake up again. Thankfully, nothing serious happened to her besides a few scratches. But it hurt a little to see Lyuk offering&nbsp; a hand to Ralena and Luca asking for Lyuk and Ralena only. <strong>"Yeah, I'm ok, thank you guys,"</strong> said Alice, a little huffy, while taking out the dust from her clothes, <strong>"that is, until Ralena doesn't come with a plan that could try to kill us again."</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>05-10-2013, 22:55:58</strong>
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				(http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/209/kdgr.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow headquarters<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca, Alice, Lyuk<br><br>Ralena took Lyuk's hand, using it to get back onto her feet by the time Alice came crashing down to join them and Luca came casually strolling down the stairs, having been the only one of the four that hadn't tumbled down instead. "Yeah yeah..." The black haired girl stretched her arms over her head, hitting a sore part in her forearm and wincing a little as she rubbed it. "Oh, that sucked." Around this time she heard Alice get back to her feet as well, letting out some smart little comment about how she was fine until Ralena came up with another plan to try and get them all killed, at which point she looked back and glared fiercely at the blonde. "Hey! I don't see YOU getting us inside! Sure it might not have been the most safe thing ever, but it worked didn't it? Just goes to show that if you can't punch down a wall, that you're just not hitting it hard enough!" Ralena punched her open palm as if to emphasize the point, smiling confidently now that she seemed to be shrugging off her minor injuries that she took during her trip down the stairs.<br><br>After that the group moved on, knowing that they didn't have much time to waste on idle banter with the entire world's magic power on the line. The four would travel down the hallway for a couple of minutes, going at least beyond their initial line of vision down the lengthy corridor but not that much farther beyond that, while the hallway was pretty lengthy all things considered, it actually wasn't the unreasonable monster that a few of the Fairy Tail mages could have been expecting going into it. After those few minutes of walking the four mages came out into what appeared to be a large, wide open room. Dead in the center of the massive room was a staircase leading further downwards, but it was blocked off by a bright glowing blue barrier, this time very visible and obvious. On each corner of the staircase was a pillar extending upwards, with a trail of blue energy feeding the pillar and running down to the barrier. Looking around, it wasn't hard to see that the barrier was being supplied by four different power sources, since each of the trails of energy seemed to come from&nbsp; a different room in at each side of the central chamber.<br><br>Ralena looked around, taking it all in before she turned back towards her allies. "Wow, this is really elaborate..." Before she could speculate on anything more then that, though, a voice rang out behind them. At the very least, Lyuk and Alice would be familiar with it. "Oh hey! You guys finally decided to show up!" Turning around, Ralena saw a particular red haired mage standing on top of one of the pillars, his arms crossed as he looked down at the group with a confident smirk. Without giving the chance to let Ralena speak, Gaius continued. "The guardians of the old world vs the heralds of the new world... Should be pretty interesting, don't you think? Well, to help you guys along a little bit, I figured I'd toss an illusion out here to let you guys in on the setup we've got down here. You know, it's only polite." Ralena looked between Gaius and her allies, jabbing her thumb towards Gaius. "Who the heck is this guy?"<br><br>"Anyway! As you can probably tell, these here stairs lead to the main ritual chamber, where the big boss himself is preparing to drain the world of magic as we speak. If you wanna get down there, you're&nbsp; going to need to cut off all four of the power supplies to the barrier. Each power supply, however, is being protected by either yours truly, or a Shadow crow elite. I believe you've all met in the past. Anyway, put down all 4 of the power sources and you can go down to fight the boss man himself. If you can beat him, you win. Time's of the essence, have fun, fairies!" With a final wave, the redhead's illusion vanished, leaving the four Fairy Tail mages on their own. Ralena's fist clenched, and she looked between the four doors. "So basically we've all got to fight our own battles here, right? I mean, we don't have enough time to 4-man every individual room. Well then what are we waiting for?" Ralena, without waiting for a response from her comrades, dashed off towards one of the hallways. Somewhere in her heart, she could feel a strange magnetic pull between her powers and the powers of the man that she had encountered before. Whoever he was, he wielded the same kind of power as Ralena, and it seemed that there was a slight resonance between the two of them because of that, that was what allowed Ralena to select the right hallway and go towards her fight.<br><br>She'd beat him senseless to protect a their world, and then she'd beat the answers out of him. Answers about who she was, where she came from, what her powers were... Everything.<br><br>...............................................................................................<br><br>When Lyuk picked a hallway he'd come to a room that was almost completely pitch black, no sources of light to be found except for a singular spotlight in the dead center of the room. Interestingly enough, that light put emphasis on a sword that had been stuck into the ground. Whenever he got close to it, Lyuk would hear a familiar female voice coming from nearby. "You didn't listen... I figured as much. You wannabee hero types are all the same..." Another spotlight clicked on, revealing the black haired girl as she sat on the edge of what looked like a stage, her legs crossed and her arms tucked into her lap. "I hope you like my parting gift to you, it seemed only fair, seeing as how I now have no choice but to kill you." The girl stood up, edging backwards on the stage as more spotlights clicked on. The room that the two of them were in looked like a concert hall, with a massive open area down in front where Lyuk was at, and a center stage that Emilia now stood on. On either side of Emilia was a massive line of speakers and amps, connected to a microphone that rested behind Emilia. The female shadow crow walked back, sliding her fingers along the microphone as she took her position behind it. Speaking softly into the mic, her voice would boom through the entire room. "Now, prepare for the performance of a lifetime."<br><br>If/when Lyuk tried to attack the stage, his assault would bounce back thanks to a barrier erected out of nowhere right in front of him. If he looked down across the lines of the stage, he'd notice runes etched into them. Rune magic was exceptionally powerful if it is given the time to set up, since people involved in the runes had no choice but to play by the rules given by them. The runes lined across the entirety of the stage, acting as an inseparable wall between Emilia and Lyuk. Upon inspection of the rules on the Runes, they would read as follows: <em>"To those who find strength in tragedy, to those who have lost everything, we allow entry."</em><br><br>So either Lyuk magically needed to suffer some kind of crippling, depressing loss, or he needed to find some kind of counter to those runes. Either way his time was running out, since on the center stage Emilia was taking in a soft, deep breath. It started with a small, gentle whisper, her eyes slid shut, a track began to play in the background, and the concert began.<br><br>Almost instantly, Lyuk would be able to feel a sharp, brutal pain piercing right into his mind. It seemed that Emilia's already potent magical power was being amplified tenfold by all the speakers on either side of her, and Lyuk was on a short clock before the song alone ripped his mind in half. If he had something in mind, he was going to need to do it fast. Perhaps that sword that Emilia gifted over to him was the answer.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">the song</div><div class="spoiler_body">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxXr59geAas</div></div><br>...................................................................................................<br><br>In Luca's case his room would be dimly lit by a series of purple candles, with Gregory sitting in the center. His single exposed eye would open as he looked up at Luca, that same emotionless and hard look in his eye from the alleyway reappearing as he stood up and put a hand on the hilt of his blade. <strong>"You again? At least this time we won't be interrupted."</strong> It seemed that much unlike Lyuk's case, there was absolutely no need for words as Gregory drew his sword and waited for Luca to fully join him in the room. Out of the corner of his eye, Luca had the potential to notice the shadows in the room flickering in the purple light. The room was dimly lit with just barely enough light for shadows to spill over into nearly every corner of the room, meaning that it was basically a playground for the kind of magic that Gregory fought with. Then again, Luca had gotten a good long look at his potential during their fight in the alleyway, so perhaps he already had a counterplan already set up.<br><br>Either way, Gregory seemed to have the mindset of being quick, simple, and to the point. Though Luca's opponent might not have the same gimmicky flavor as Lyuk's opponent did, the odds of this fight being any easier were slim to none. <strong>"You will not stand in the way of a perfect world."</strong><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">battle theme</div><div class="spoiler_body">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhjP76oFg_I</div></div><br>.................................................................................................<br><br>Lastly, when Alice came into the room that she had selected, Gaius would be waiting patiently, laying down with his arms behind his head and his back pressed up against the far wall. When he heard the clicking of shoes against the ground, one of his eyes opened and he looked up at Alice with a small smile. "I was kinda hoping that you'd be the one that showed up. Back in that bar, you knew full well how heavily I outclassed you, but you held your ground regardless... I admire that, you know? This time, at the very least, it didn't seem like there were any illusions nearby. This time she could rest assured that she was talking to the real Gaius. "Since you and your friends decided to show up, I'm just going to have to assume that you came ready to fight. Well, just like I said before, let's see just how determined you are to protect this world that you hold so dear."<br><br>One had to question though, why would a prodigy of an illusionist like Gaius want the world to be drained of all it's magic? It seemed as though he had every bit as much to lose from seeing the Shadow Crow's plan go through as Fairy Tail did, so why did he choose to stand in their way? Well, either way Alice wouldn't have much of a chance to think about it as Gaius got to his feet and extended his hand outwards to summon three colossal cards in front of him, their backs facing towards Alice. If Alice recalled back to their time in the bar, she'd realize that these cards had the same backs as his Tarot card deck did. "Let's be realistic here, a straight up fight between the two of us isn't really feasible, so how about we had an element of luck to it? You're a gambler, so you should be all for that, right?<br><br>One by one, he'd flip the cards over towards Alice, speaking as he went. Card number one is the fool. Selecting it will place a limiter on me, so that I'm only taking you on at 50% strength, should be fair. Card number two is Wheel of Fortune, the card you pulled before. Land this card, and lord only knows what could happen, pick this card and ride the chaos to victory. As for card number three? My personal favorite, the lovers. I'm not gonna say what happens if you land on this one, but let's just say that you're not gonna be much help to your allies if you do." With a small wink, Gaius flipped the cards back towards him, and all three phased out of sight for a second, shuffling themselves so that the card order before meant nothing. "Well, go ahead and pick."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>06-10-2013, 00:27:38</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong>Shadow Crow HQ<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice, Ralena, Luca, Gaius -&gt; Emilia<br><hr><br>The group continued down the corridor and eventually entered a grand room with four magnificent magically charged pillars. Waiting there for them was Gaius, the red haired man that Lyuk and Alice met back at the bar. Lyuk had no reason to fear an advance from him and Gaius eventually said that it was just an illusion in the end. He had explained that the four pillars in the room served the purpose of whomever the big boss in the back was and that if they did not take them all down, magic would be sucked from the world. The red haired man continued to explain that each of them would need to go down each corridor and face off against Shadow Crow elites or Gaius himself. Lyuk smirked, <em>So I might get to see Emilia again, huh?</em> Though he looked at Gaius and would've preferred if he went up against him instead of anyone else. Soon, he disappeared and Ralena went through her chosen way. Lyuk turned around and told Luca and Alice in a confident voice, <strong>"Alice, be careful. Don't be reckless. You too, Luca. Make returning alive your first priority. Till then."</strong> He walked through the way he chose. <br><br>Lyuk arrived into a ominous pitch-black room save for a spotlight on a sword stabbed into the ground. He tried to look around and sense if there was anyone else surveying the room, waiting to ambush him. He looked at the sword with wary eyes, perhaps the sword itself was the trap. Normally, he wouldn't think this hard about getting something, instead he would've just done it. This probably might be something that'll hinder him eventually. He approached the sword, nevertheless, and when he got close to it, a familiar voice sounded in his ears as he quickly turned to her. <strong>"Emilia!"</strong> A spotlight clicked and shone down on her. <br><br><em><strong>"I hope you like my parting gift to you, it seemed only fair, seeing as how I now have no choice but to kill you." </strong></em><br><br>She stood and more spotlights clicked on to reveal that the room they were in was like a concert hall, speakers were located in a line behind Emilia, who was standing on the center stage. She spoke into the mic and Lyuk threw a knife from his pouch at her. The knife bounced back and Lyuk caught it, smirking, <strong>"Rune magic, huh? I didn't figure you for a combat fighter and I was right."</strong> If this was indeed Rune magic, then there would be some type of rule he would have to abide by in order to defeat her. As expected, the message appeared and inscribed was: <em>"To those who find strength in tragedy, to those who have lost everything, we allow entry."</em> Lyuk exclaimed, and almost reminiscent of what he might've said before his character change, <strong>"What the hell is that cryptic message supposed to mean?!"</strong> Loss? Physical loss? Emotional loss? Economical loss? And gaining strength from tragedy? Is that some sort of pun because they are on a stage? Will a Shakespearean play have to be acted out? Wait, who the hell is Shakespeare? Anyway, time was running out, and a track started to play. Emilia started to sing and a crippling pain started to impair Lyuk.<br><br><strong>"ARGHHH!"</strong> Lyuk dropped the knife he was holding and held his head. It felt as if a magical force was going to tear his mind apart. The young man fell to floor and it appeared to be over before it began. His yells continued and he thought to himself, <em>What the hell am I supposed to do? Who gains strength from tragedy? Only sadness comes from tragedy. I mean... wait..</em> Memories of what Alexi showed him started to pour back in and then he remembered his own resolution to become stronger to overcome the monster within him. Lyuk then became shocked, <em>The monster! If I don't do something, he'll show up and destroy everything. He might hurt Alice, Luca, and Ralena!</em> Weakly, he stood up, his knees almost buckling, his hands were still on his ears. He looked at the sword, and figured it was a good place to start as any, <strong>"Gain strength from tragedy, huh?! Well, you've come to the right person."</strong> His left hand gripped the hilt of the blade, <strong>"Here goes nothing!"</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>08-10-2013, 04:53:31</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow Forest<br><strong>With:</strong>Ralena, Alice, Lyuk, and Gregory<br><hr><br>Luca didn't pay too much attention to Ralena and Alice’s brief spat. He was more focused on trying to figure out where they were supposed to go from here. As they went on Luca eyed the big glowing trails of energy. It wasn't exactly a subtle clue but hey it worked and it gave them exactly what the group needed a clear path to where they were going. “Well, we know where we need to go at least.” <br><br>When the red haired man appeared. Luca was ready to fight the man until he announced that he was an illusion and he was going to explain what was happening. Had this guy been the one who let them in? As much as he would like to believe that it was the group’s strength that had gotten them through but he knew it wasn't. They hadn't even hit the barrier and had just crashed through the door. It didn't really matter because either way they would have to do this anyway but still he wanted to know why this mage was helping them. When the explanation was done, he entered the nearest hallway, calling out as he left, “Don’t worry, I can take care of myself.”<br><br>When Luca arrived in the room where his fight was to take place he looked at Gregory and the arena before taking a combat stance. “Looks like we’ll get to finish things this time. “ The perfect world thing surprised Luca a bit but at least he knew who he was dealing with now, a mage dedicated to a cause and those always made for the most difficult opponents. “I hate to have to tell you this but there isn't such a thing as a perfect world, I've learned that the hard way.”<br><br>&nbsp;He didn't like fighting in a place that so obviously favored his opponent but there wasn't any choice. Luca had initially planned to try to lure and drag Gregory out to a place with as little shadows as possible in the case that he met the mage again but that plan had gone out the window the moment he and the rest of the fairies had gone flying down the stairs. He had couple of other plans floating around his head but they were both risky. On one hand he could create a couple of safe zones using demon fire but that would also give Gregory a few more shadows to work with at the same time. On the other hand he could try to take out all the candles and try to fight Gregory in the dark but until he took out all the candles he would be in trouble and for all he knew Gregory’s magic would allow him to see in the dark. Well considering the fact that Luca was a Fairy Tail mage there was only one choice he could make. It was either go big or go home.<br><br>Luca darted to the left heading towards the nearest set of candles and hoping to put as many candles out as he could before Gregory realized what it was that he was doing.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>09-10-2013, 04:13:15</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_37_zps5b45663b.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><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> Fairy Tail mages, later only Gaius.<br><br><hr><br><strong>"Hmph."</strong> Alice just looked at the other way at Ralena's statement. The gunslinger walked ahead with her arms crossed, giving herself airs. If they were in another time and place, she would answer the girl accordingly, but right now, with the world as they know in danger, it was better to just ignore and go ahead.<br><br>After some walking, they reached a large open room. That blue barrier in the center caught Alice's attention. She saw how it was connected by some sort of trail of energy that led to four other rooms. It was obvious the way they had to go through was pretty well guarded. <br><br><strong><em>"Oh hey! You guys finally decided to show up!"</em></strong><br><br>Alice sighed. Red.<br><br><em><strong>"The guardians of the old world vs the heralds of the new world... Should be pretty interesting, don't you think? Well, to help you guys along a little bit, I figured I'd toss an illusion out here to let you guys in on the setup we've got down here. You know, it's only polite."</strong></em><br><br>By the time Ralena asked who Red was, Alice turned to face him and answered: <strong>"The card owner. Someone dangerous."</strong> It would be good to take him down right there, once they had an advantage, but Alice knew that was just another illusion.<br><br><em><strong>"Anyway! As you can probably tell, these here stairs lead to the main ritual chamber, where the big boss himself is preparing to drain the world of magic as we speak. If you wanna get down there, you're&nbsp; going to need to cut off all four of the power supplies to the barrier. Each power supply, however, is being protected by either yours truly, or a Shadow crow elite. I believe you've all met in the past. Anyway, put down all 4 of the power sources and you can go down to fight the boss man himself. If you can beat him, you win. Time's of the essence, have fun, fairies!"</strong></em><br><br><em>Well played, Red</em>. Just a mischievous plan to split up the party. Ralena was the first to choose a room and run towards it. Before Alice would choose her own path, she nodded at Lyuk's advice. Yeah, be careful and return alive. Easier said than be done. Especially when she would face a mage in Gaiu's level. Was everyone of the Shadow Crow as strong as him? Either way, Alice hoped that she didn't have to face him a battle.<br><br>The gunslinger mage ran towards the room of her choice. Once she stepped into the room, she heard that familiar voice again: <em><strong>"I was kinda hoping that you'd be the one that showed up. Back in that bar, you knew full well how heavily I outclassed you, but you held your ground regardless... I admire that, you know?"</strong></em><br><br><strong>"Red..."</strong> <br><br>Alice tried to hide it, but the fear in her eyes were obvious. <em>How</em>, thought the girl, <em>how I can defeat him, if I can't even tell for sure if my target is real or not?</em> Alice was a good reequip mage, one that made an exquisite use of the guns, but besides that, she wasn't that resourceful. If her enemy managed to outclass her main skills, she couldn't do much to protect herself. <br><br>But... there was something in his words... Gaius wasn't using any illusion this time, also. Was he so certain of his victory?<br><br><em><strong>"Since you and your friends decided to show up, I'm just going to have to assume that you came ready to fight. Well, just like I said before, let's see just how determined you are to protect this world that you hold so dear." </strong></em><br><br>Alice gritted her teeth and summoned a pair of handguns, but she didn't aimed at him yet. She needed some strategy, but what she could do? It looked like the two mages already knew the result of that battle. Alice stepped back when he summoned the big Tarot cards.<br><br><em><strong>"Let's be realistic here, a straight up fight between the two of us isn't really feasible, so how about we had an element of luck to it? You're a gambler, so you should be all for that, right?"</strong></em><br><br><em>A gambler? No, I'm...</em><br><br>A light of hope lit up on Alice's heart, while she heard his explanation about each card. Red was really confident, he really thought a defeat was impossible. Maybe it was the truth, and Alice was beginning to believe in it too, but there was a way. A small chance. A gamble, thought Alice wasn't a gambler at all.<br><br><em><strong>"Ifin’ an ace-high is givin' you a hell of a trouble, he may think he already won. Let the bastard think that way,"</strong></em> said once Angel Eyes. <em><strong>"Hopefully, he'll let his guard down, and then you'll have&nbsp; an one in a million chance. Just make sure you empty your shooting iron on the bastard's ass, got it?"</strong></em><br><br>Now she had a plan. She would use the truth to lie, she would show him how desperate she was in order to conceal her strategy, her only hope for a make or break attack. Alice made her guns vanish and looked at Gaius for a final, sincere plead: <strong>"Red! You... You don't look like one of these bastards from Shadow Crow! Why are you helping them? I know... I know you're a good person. Please, give up this crazy plan!"</strong><br><br>Meanwhile, the girl walked towards him and picked her card.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>11-10-2013, 07:31:13</strong>
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				(http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/209/kdgr.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow headquarters<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca, Alice, Lyuk<br><br>In the first of the four corridors, blue was clashing against red in a brilliant display of lights as Ralena battled fiercely against her opponent in the form of the older, taller man that wielded the same power as hers. Fists met with swords, swords met with shields, shields met with massive hammers, the constant cycling of weapons seemed to continue with no reprieve. Ralena was currently throwing out one of her chains towards the man, seeking to stab him in the shoulder before yanking him backwards towards her so that she could clobber him with a devastating attack. His parry was to reach out and grab the chain after juking to the side, instead pulling her back towards him with an incredible amount of strength. Losing her footing, Ralena started to fly in that direction before she recalled her chain and summoned her gauntlets, using her momentum to her advantage as she swung a powerful and fast fist right at his neck. "Hrrrrrragh!"<br><br>Since Ralena was too fast to dodge, the man countered by placing both of his forearms in front of his body and summoning a gigantic shield between them to block her punch. Skidding backwards, the man's shield suddenly shattered, the shrapnel shooting outwards for Ralena to dodge before she landed on the ground with a somewhat ungracious roll since she ended up landing on her back. Either way, she recovered quickly and was back on her feet in time to see that the man had drawn a sword and was charging at her. Ralena snapped out her right hand, creating a sword of her own and meeting him head on. "Are you in more of a mood to talk this time!? I want answers out of you!" The man was silent as he overpowered her, proving his superior strength as he won the battle of will and forced Ralena back. Ralena skidded backwards to avoid the slash that came next, tossing her sword away in the process as she flung herself with the momentum of his victorious clash. "C'mon, answer me!!!" After avoiding his next attack, Ralena extended her arm upwards into the air, where she created a colossal pair of axe blades with a large chain instead of an actual handle. Grabbing onto the chain, she yanked it down roughly onto his head. After the man avoided her attack by putting his sword in the axe blade's path, he glared right into her eyes. I told you before, some things are better off left unknown! If you don't know the answers about us, good! Keep it that way!"<br><br>Ralena shook her head, swinging the chain again and launching another axe attack on him. "You know that I can't do that! Why was I born? Where do I come from? Why do I exist? I can't live a normal life until I have these questions answered!" This Axe attack was much more powerful then the last one, forcing the man to skid backwards ungraciously as his red blade vanished. Ralena saw this as a moment of weakness, and she launched one more attack at him by flinging the chain in with full force down towards his head. "And if you don't feel like speaking up, I'll beat the answers out of you!" Moments before the axe was going to connect with him, he extended his open palm out towards the axe blade, a red energy field instantly erecting between the axe and him. Wait, what? There was a type of magic out there that Ralena's weapons couldn't brute force through? Well of course there was, he was using the same kind of magic as her! But this seemed like it was on an entirely different level.<br><br>Ralena could only control her power enough to harden it, solidify it into weaponry. However, whatever this mysterious substance was that was flowing within the bodies of the two mysterious mages, this man was able to control it in it's raw form, pure energy. It was something that Ralena had minimal success with in the past, as she found her power too much like vapor, something that would vanish if she didn't solidify it right away. "What? But that's..."<br><br>Suddenly the barrier exploded outwards, repelling Ralena's axe as though it were a mere leaf in a tornado, Ralena herself being along for the ride since she didn't let go of the chain in time. Ralena went slamming back roughly into one of the room's walls, her axe dropping from the ceiling to the floor with a heavy *thud* before it turned into blue vapor and vanished. Ralena groaned, grabbing her head as she forced herself off the wall. "How did you do that? I thought it was impossible to use our power like that." The man stepped forwards, the pure energy form of their power appearing again as a glowing red orb in his hand. "It's called 'aura' you mindless dreck. And there's a whole lot more about it then you could ever understand. I was being gentle with you up until this point, because I felt pity for your utter ignorance. However, my patience has run out, and it's time that you came to appreciate the full potential of this power that you've been taking for granted your whole life."<br><br>Ralena shook her head, wiping some of the dust from the wall off her lip as she took a lowered fighting stance. "So you're saying that you're finally gonna take this fight for real? Good, I'm done holding back too!"<br><br>Ralena was bluffing like hell, but he didn't need to know that. However, she was starting to get an ikling in the back of her neck that she was outclassed here, something that was confirmed all the more when her response to his threat was met with nothing but dark, cruel laughter from her opponent. This fight was only just getting started, it seemed.<br><br>...............................................................................................<br><br>As Lyuk wrapped his fingers around the sword, he'd find that the handle consisted of several thousand tiny needles that would prod into his palm if he were to grip it too hard. Effectively, if he were to plan on wielding the sword effectively, the needles would carve his hands open, both inflicting an incredible amount of pain on Lyuk as well as making his hands practically unusable after he finally dropped the sword, unless he got rather quick medical attention. However, there was another thing that would come to light as he gripped the blade, as the sword itself glowed with the same purple energy as the runes protecting the center stage. These ones read <em>make the sacrifice, endure the trial, seize victory.</em> In other words, much like what Gaius was doing just a couple of hallways over to Alice, this particular shadow crow only seemed interested in playing a couple of games with the Fairy Tail mage, and seeing if they had the strength of heart to truly do what was needed.<br><br>The Shadow Crows really were a mixed up bunch, weren't they? Looking at Emilia, she seemed rather soft spoken and almost honorable in that she gave Lyuk a direct avenue to victory. Plus there was Gaius the outsider who only seemed to be involved with the gang for kicks. On the other hand, Gregory and the as of yet unnamed Aura wielder both seemed hellbent on erasing their opponent off the face of the earth. The leader who brought all of these people together under a single united cause must be one hell of a guy.<br><br>That wasn't the end of Lyuk's troubles though, as the amps on either side of Emilia started to glow with magical energy before firing out large strings of magical bullets at him. He'd have to force his way through the bullets without getting filled with holes, wield the sword, break through the barrier, and stop the song in order to walk out of this room alive. Oh yes, and he was also on a time limit considering just how lethal Emilia's voice alone was.<br><br>...................................................................................................<br><br>Gregory seemed to be anticipating that he was planning on putting out as many of the candles as he could. After all, one couldn't manipulate shadow if the room was turned to absolute darkness. He was grateful that he didn't end up overestimating this Fairy Tail mage, Luca proving just as crafty as Gregory would have hoped out of an opponent. There was no honor in his motives though, he simply didn't see the entertainment value in an easy, almost effortless kill. He snapped his sword to the ready and chased after Luca, swinging his blade right at the Fairy Tail mage's head while he was distracted with putting out the candles. If Luca was watching, he'd notice that the flame never truly went out on any of the candles that he tried to put out. Rather, they'd become smaller and smaller, becoming almost the size of a fly before recovering quickly and returning to a full blast only a few seconds later.<br><br>It was going to take some effort to put these candles out, and Luca didn't have the kind of time or dedication to commit to candles when Gregory himself was diving at him from the front, while two shadow clones were performing a pincer attack, forming a triangle around the Fairy Tail mage as they came in closer. However, there was more then one way to play around shadows, and if Luca was paying attention, he'd notice that Gregory's living shadows could only come out where there were legitimate shadows on the ground, meaning that if he managed to balance himself so that he stayed in the light, he could buy himself some time to come up with a counterattack.<br><br>Easier said then done though, as even the real Gregory was no slouch, and he'd love nothing more then to push Luca into the darkness, where the Shadow Crow could attack him with full power.<br><br>.................................................................................................<br><br>Gaius shook his head, finding it adorable how Alice continued to call him 'red' even after he had introduced himself. He supposed some nicknames stuck more then he'd have cared to admit, but that wasn't really anything important, then, was it? When she made her statement about how she could tell he was a 'good person', before begging him to give up this crazy plan that the Shadow Crows had going, he rolled his eyes and spoke in a casual voice. "Alice, sweetheart, you don't know a thing about me. Honestly, I couldn't care less which one of you two manage to win, Fairy Tail or Shadow Crows. He didn't think he needed to say it, but obviously an S ranked illusionist mage would have no qualms with keeping magic alive in the world. However, his next words could potentially catch Alice by surprise. "I mean, a world without magic... Think about it for a second, it's not the most terrible thing ever imagined. Look back even as early as 70 years ago. The world was put in danger time and time again by power hungry magic users. People who wanted more power, more destruction, more pain. Zaref, Oracion Seis, Grimoire Heart, Heaven's Tower, any one of these things could have wiped the human race off the map if Fairy Tail wasn't there to save the day. Magic may be great and all, but would losing it really be the end of the world? Nah, that's why I don't give a crap if these Shadow Crow lunatics actually manage to pull their plan off."<br><br>He shook his head, getting off his high horse as Alice stepped forward. "Doesn't matter anyway, now just hurry up and pick a card."<br><br>When she did, the card would flip around to show the image of a man in shadows with his head down, a stick with a sack over his back as he looked down shamefully towards his feet. "The fool! You're a lucky girl, Alice. As promised, one limiter, 50% of my power gone." With that said, Gaius snapped his fingers, letting out a small groan of pain as a large purple rune appeared on the back of his neck. "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!" Gaius extended his arms outwards, snapping his fingers as three ghostly phantom copies of himself appeared between him and Alice. Unlike 'perfect' clones, these 'phantasms' were transparent and could easily be mistaken as ghosts had Alice not seen Gaius summon them.<br><br>The three clones charged towards Alice, one wielding a sword while the other two were unarmed. The one with the sword took the center and brought a descending slash attack down towards Alice, while the two unarmed phantasms tried to catch onto her flank and grab her. If they succeeded, Gaius would snap his fingers again. "Command: Destruction!" The phantasms would explode, catching Alice in a blast of raw magical energy as the Phantasms vanished from sight.<br><br>Even at 50% strength, this guy was a monster.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 22:17:25</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong>Shadow Crow HQ<br><strong>With:</strong> Emilia<br><hr><br><strong>"Ow!"</strong> The sword handle that Lyuk had just gripped was riddled with tiny needles. His hand quickly jerked back in reaction. How the hell was he supposed to hold the sword if there were needles on the handle? A purple light similar to the light emitted from the runes appeared on the sword: <em>make the sacrifice, endure the trial, seize victory.</em> Lyuk looked to his left hand, the one that had gripped the handle previously. He'd have to probably lose this hand to win. A determined look appeared on his face despite all the pain his head was going through. He thought to himself, <em>Sacrifice my hand to help my friends? Any goddamn day of the goddamn week.</em> His hand gripped the blade once more and he ignored the pain as the needles dug into his left hand. Magic bullets started shooting from the amps and he dodged them with great speed, <strong>"Too slow."</strong><br><br>With the sword in his hand, Lyuk charged at Emilia, swinging at the barrier that separated them.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 03:41:41</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow HQ<br><strong>With:</strong>Gregory<br><hr><br>Luca gave up on trying to put out the candles as Gregory swung his sword at him to duck under the swing. If he had the time Luca would’ve tried to suffocate the flames with his own but he couldn't afford to split his attention. He was irritated that his plan hadn’t worked but he didn’t let that distract him from the fight. Luca took a step inwards towards Gregory in an attempt to get inside his guard. Luca’s arm was soon covered in what looked like black armor as he transformed it into Sariel’s. He thrust his arm forward with his palm open to use his increased strength to try to push Gregory away. So Luca could then shift it back to Infernus’s arm and shoot a stream of flame at a spot on the floor in between the two shadows trying to disperse them with the light that came from the flames, which would continue to burn after first contact for a few moments before extinguishing due to lack of fuel, or at the very least give himself some more room to fight Gregory which in this case meant driving forward with a Sariel empowered right hook the moment Gregory stepped into the light.<br><br>Luca knew how much of a disadvantage that he had in this room but he wasn't going to let that deter him. He hadn't managed to complete missions on his own by giving up whenever things looked bad. Having the odds stacked against him just meant that Luca had to fight smarter and harder which he was always ready to do when he needed to.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 02:07:29</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_08_zps7fb5c7e1.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><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.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>19-10-2013, 04:13:11</strong>
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				(http://moe.animecharactersdatabase.com/uploads/chars/5688-1132988491.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Gregory</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow headquarters<br><strong>VS:</strong> Luca<br><br>Luca proved his resourcefulness as he made a barrier between himself and the two clones of shadow that were moving on his flanks. While he didn't completely dispel the shadows, he did confine them to a position where they wouldn't be able to reach him while the real Gregory continued his dive. When Luca went to attack him with a demonically empowered fist, he blocked it with his sword, the force from the punch pushing the grey haired swordsman back into the darkness while he waited for the flames to subdue again. Since it only lasted a couple of seconds, he was able to quickly continue his attack again as he came and attacked him head on. This time, however, he wouldn't bring up his shadows until Luca was forced into the darkness, meaning that Luca would have to watch his step even more then before, since he couldn't see where Gregory was going to use his shadow power, everywhere was a danger zone.<br><br>In actuality, Gregory was trying to bait out that same flame trick that Luca had just used, he had a pretty solid plan for how he was going to counter it and prevent it from being a problem again. He was the only one that was allowed to control the light in this room, since light manipulation and control over the shadows on the part of Luca was the one genuine, crippling weakness that would ensure victory for the Fairy Tail mage. In many ways, this was just as much a battle of wits as it was a crossing of swords.<br><br>Still, Gregory wasn't using his magic as directly or efficiently as before, meaning that Luca was on to something with that last move of his.<br><br>...............................................................................................<br><br>(http://fireden.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/marie1.jpg.jpeg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Emilia</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow headquarters<br><strong>VS:</strong> Lyuk<br><br>Okay so perhaps 'sacrifice' was a bit of an over-dramatization on Emilia's part, though she had always had a bit of a flare for the dramatic. Lyuk wasn't so much 'sacrificing' his hands as much as he was sacrificing the use of them for the rest of the mission, or at least until he got some healing from some kind of source, lord only knows where he'd find a place to get himself healed in a place like this. Either way, as he slammed the sword against the rune barrier that kept him off of the central stage, he'd see the barrier groan and cry in pain before a crack appeared in the middle of it. It would take more then one attack to break the rune barrier, and he'd need to be extremely diligent to continue dodging the magic bullets that were still roaring in his direction. However, assuming that he was able to keep up the consistency of his dodging and evasion, the barrier would go down on his second strike.<br><br>When the barrier shattered, Lyuk would be able to enjoy a brief respite from the deathly aching that had been forced into his mind by her hellish song, as she went quiet and looked up at him. "You... You... You broke through. You did it." her hand started to shake, and she gripped the mic even harder as her soft voice rang through the entire room thanks to the amps coming through clear. "No... No... No no no no no no NO!!!!" Emilia let out an anguished cry, a massive tornado of pink bullets erupting from beneath her feet and consuming most of the stage as she screamed into the mic. "The world must change! It can't stay! I won't let it!!!"<br><br>The tornado of magical energy was growing larger, threatening to consume the entire room if Lyuk didn't find some way to make it subside. Of course, going through that storm of magical power with nothing but brute force was basically suicide.<br>...................................................................................................<br><br>(http://i.imgur.com/Blj66.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Gaius 'Red' Eigenfilter</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow headquarters<br><strong>VS:</strong> Alice<br><br><em>"... That it?"</em><br><br>That was the only thought going through Gaius' head when he saw the motionless blonde laying on the ground, dropping after only a single magic attack. He had heard stories about the tenacity and strength of the Fairy Tail mages, and he was looking forward to finally seeing what one had with his own two eyes, especially after Alice talked such a big game on the way into the room and before the fight began. However, he was quickly becoming sorely disappointed, as he became progressively more confident in the fact that the poor girl was down for the count. Thankfully, he was proven wrong when she forced herself back up and gave him another little speech about some other world that the Fairy Tail of the old days had managed to come across, a world without magic. "I heard about that story, about how they're actually living just fine even without magic. Doesn't really assist your argument that much, my little fairy."<br><br>His eyes widened in surprise when he saw her suddenly attack, and he suddenly stuck his hand out in front of his chest as he shouted out quickly upon realizing what was happening. "Command: Defend!" With a snap of his fingers, three more of those ghostly phantasms appeared in front of Gaius, body blocking the bullets before they started to glow eerily, while Gaius looked towards Alice with a concerned look in his eye. Since he had summoned illusions to take the hit for him, at least it meant that Alice was firing on the real Gaius right now, since he'd probably have been happy to let the bullets phase through any fake that he would have set up. He snapped his fingers again quickly afterwords, staring Alice down as he did so. "Command: Retaliation!" Upon his order, the glowing phantasms all started to fuse together as one, a phantasm that would suddenly flash with a blinding light of magical power as it brought a huge rocket launcher up to it's shoulder. "Thanks for the magical energy. Here, have it back!" Gaius flung his arm straight out to his left, and his clone fired back a huge round of magical power from the rocket launcher towards Alice's feet before vanishing.<br><br>He wasn't done playing yet. Although he could have easily gone for the knockout with an attack of that magnitude, he wanted to drag this out for a little bit longer before finally wrapping things up. This fight was as good as over anyway, the poor blonde could barely stand, no reason to actually trying at this point.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>21-10-2013, 23:13:42</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow HQ<br><strong>With:</strong>Gregory<br><hr><br>Luca was rapidly becoming irritated with this arena. As a mage who mainly relied on close combat being confined to such a small space while his opponent as able to move wherever he wanted was a pain. The flames gave him gave him some advantage but how many times would he be able to do the same trick before Gregory found a way around it. He’d have to be careful with them and make sure that each one counted. He didn't know how long he would be able to get away with it.<br><br>This time when Gregory charged him again Luca created more flames but instead of firing downwards like he had earlier, he shot them upward where they would give more room to work with then the ones on the floor had but that area would shrink continually until the flames disappeared but that was okay he didn't need to have the room for a long time just long enough for him to do what he needed to do.<br><br>When Gregory charged him Luca met him head on and stepped into where the shrinking circle of light from the fire should be. He still had a few tricks up his sleeves and it was time to use one. His torso was soon covered in thick armor with large spikes coming out of his shoulder. The armor would help him take the blow that was sure to come while increasing his strength somewhat, allowing him to attempt to get inside of Gregory’s where Luca would grapple with&nbsp; the shadow mage and try to pull him into the candle light. It was risky but if Luca could get Gregory into the light he would have the advantage.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 02:22:20</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong>Shadow Crow HQ<br><strong>With:</strong> Emilia<br><hr><br>Lyuk's hand that was grasping the prickly sword handle was feeling the pain as he hit the barrier for the first time. A crack appeared and a smirk appeared on the young man's face. More magic bullets were shot at him, but with his lightning magic, he was too fast for them. The sword became enveloped with his fire magic as he launched himself once more towards the barrier. He raised the blade and struck at the crack in the barrier which shattered it. He wiped his brow and exhaled, enjoying the few seconds of serenity he had, however that serenity was short lived.<br><br>Emilia started to throw a tantrum and soon a tornado made of the same magic the bullets that were previously shot him appeared. He started to go the opposite way the tornado was spinning to slow it down if only just a little. Lyuk couldn't understand her motivation for ridding the world of magic. Magic allowed for change. It wiped the slate clean for peasants as they too could rise up and become great if they were diligent and learned magic. Just look at Lyuk, he was just a street urchin before being picked up by his mentor, Volcano. What was her story? What made her want to rid the world of the one balance that made everyone equal? As soon as his motion slowed the tornado down enough for him to go towards Emilia, he did. In a blink of an eye, he appeared in front of Emilia, let go of his sword, and held Emilia in his arms. He whispered with a soothing voice, <strong>"I understand. I thought like you once, but I learned different. Leave the Shadow Crows and join Fairy Tail. There you can learn the joys of magic, and I can help you."</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 04:21:03</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_08_zps7fb5c7e1.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><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><strong>"What the..."</strong><br><br>Alice watched, speechless, her magical bullets being absorbed by Red's illusions. She needed to extend that fight as much as she could, but the other mage was giving a hell of a trouble. Nonetheless, the girl still had the guts to answer him:<br><br><strong>"Eh, 'living just fine' you say? I think your Shadow Crow buddies blinded you. But I'll open your eyes."</strong><br><br>Easier said than done. Alice hardly believe he would fall for that little teasing. As she expected, he made a counter move. Gaius' illusions morphed into just one, with the addition of a rocket launcher. Without time to think or even get surprised, the gunslinger mage jumped backwards, as far as she could, in the second the illusionist commanded his copy to fire at her. <br><br>Thankfully, Alice avoided a direct hit. But the kinetic energy sent the girl flying towards the nearest wall, while the explosion created a haze of smoke. She threw her guns away and hit the floor, but she didn't allow herself to feel the pain, at least not in that moment. Gaius would be exactly in the same place, Alice counted on that. She quickly summoned a rifle and fired, expecting to be hidden by the fog. <br><br>Her right&nbsp; shoulder was bruised with the impact on the wall, and the sudden explosion of pain when the rifle recoiled made her grunt. But she held her position and fired twice more. <br><br><em>Get up!</em><br><br>She tried to get on her feet, but now her left leg was hurting. Alice gritted her teeth and ignored the pain, getting up. She left the rifle on the floor, since there was no way she could fire it with her shoulder in that state. On her feet again, the gunslinger summoned another pair of guns and waited for the worst, balancing her weight in just one leg.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 08:22:37</strong>
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				(http://moe.animecharactersdatabase.com/uploads/chars/5688-1132988491.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Gregory</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow headquarters<br><strong>VS:</strong> Luca<br><br>Gregory's single exposed eye widened in surprise when he suddenly felt the edge of his blade bounce harmlessly against the hardened skin that Luca had covered his skin with, the surprise being quickly followed by him being yanked into the light of the brief fire as he rolled awkwardly and smashed against one of the side walls. "nngh!" It seemed that, just for the moment, Luca was able to catch Gregory off guard, and he had the advantage until Gregory was able to recover. However, it would turn out that Gregory running back into the shadows was going to be the least of Luca's worries once he inevitably made his advance on the downed member of the Shadow Crow.<br><br>As Luca drew nearer, Gregory's hand started to shake, as though it was on the verge of breaking into a full convulsion as his sword dropped from his opposite hand to the floor. "Damn it... Damn it..." The man seemed shaken up, knowing that his power was significantly weakened now that he had been thrown into the light. However, he would continue his mini-freakout, almost outright ignoring Luca. This would grant Luca one hit, a single attack of his choosing, this attack would push Gregory back up against the wall that he had fallen off of, though if he decided to go for some kind of grab instead, Gregory would break free and stumble backwards against the wall anyway, his breathing growing ragged as his head dropped down. "The... The lights... The lights..."<br><br>His head jerked up, his eyes seemingly brimming with raw magical energy as they glowed an eerie shade of purple. "Shut out the lights!" With that he jerked his arms outwards, Luca only being able to catch a single glance of them as a pure, pitch black series of scales seemed to emerge from his fingertips as both Luca's own flames and the purple flames that had illuminated the battlefield up until this point went completely dark. Did this mean that Gregory had a similar setup to the kind that Luca had? Was his body and mind also host to personalities and powers not his own? He had seemed like an entirely different person from the one that Luca had been fighting before now, those neutral and serious eyes seeming to burn with maliciousness and cruelty. <br><br>Luca had all of a full second in the pitch blackness before he came under assault from the claws of whatever presence had taken over Gregory's body. That meant that Gregory's power had less to do with shadow manipulation, and more to do with creatures that weren't able to enter the light. Wait, then why was his room illuminated with candles in the first place? It would be genuinely impressive if Luca had time to ponder those thoughts, considering the fact that he had a whole new set of problems to deal with now.<br><br>...............................................................................................<br><br>(http://fireden.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/marie1.jpg.jpeg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Emilia</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow headquarters<br><strong>VS:</strong> Lyuk<br><br>Honestly, Emilia had no clue what was going on in the brief time where she was allowed to throw her tantrum before she felt a pair of arms around her. All she knew was that her storm came to an end swiftly, and she was being told about how this guy 'understood' her despite the fact that he didn't even know her name when he woke up that morning, and he was insisting that she join Fairy Tail in order to appreciate that the world of magic was 'joyful' in some way, despite the fact that she had only ever seen it bring about tragedy and misfortune. Her body began to quiver just a tiny bit, her head shaking as Lyuk tried to talk to her. "No... You're wrong... You're wrong!"<br><br>She started attempting to push away from Lyuk, and it was at this point that the Fairy Tail mage could potentially notice a pendant hanging around her neck, one that glowed with the same magic light as the barrier from the central chamber. It seemed as though that pendant was her inhibitor, and he'd need to break it if he wanted to do his part with forcing through the final barrier. At this point, it was clear that Emilia didn't have any more fight left in her, the gimmicks having failed and Lyuk having very obvious advantages over her in a head to head match. "The world of magic... It's too cruel!"<br>...................................................................................................<br><br>(http://i.imgur.com/Blj66.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Gaius 'Red' Eigenfilter</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow headquarters<br><strong>VS:</strong> Alice<br><br>Gaius let out a surprised yelp when she actually managed to connect on him with one of her shots, the magic burning into his shoulder as he gripped it tightly and proceeded to dodge the other two shots. Even though he was only hitting her with about half of his strength, it was amazing that she was not only still standing, but able to fight back at all. Still, as the dust settled and he was able to get a good long look at the blonde gunslinger, it wasn't hard to tell that she was on her last leg, literally as it was. Sighing, he shrugged his shoulder wound off as he walked slowly towards her, only raising an occasional clone in order to intercept and block her bullets should she decide to fire on him. No matter how many times she shot, she would not be able to slow his advance until he stood right in front of her, though his next actions could potentially surprise her, as he didn't perform any kind of attack, either through his illusions or in person. Rather, he gently laid his hand on her shoulder and looked down at her with a pair of semi-pitying eyes. "C'mon, drop the guns. You don't have to do this to yourself."<br><br>It seemed that Gaius had a merciful side to him, as anybody else would have either forced her to drop the weapons by force, or hit her while she was weak in order to finish her off. This mercy, however, was something that Alice could use to her advantage, just as her old mentor told her. Gaius was sure that this fight was over, that he was victorious. At this point in time, he was entirely unprepared for any final gambits that Alice could have up her sleeve, should she feign a surrender and feed into that belief of his. "I mean, what are you proving by continuing to throw your face against a brick wall? The only thing you're managing to do is hurt yourself while accomplishing nothing. Wouldn't it be easier to just give in?"<br><br>Wrong thing to say to a Fairy Tail mage. Or, was he trying to goad her into seeing how much she had left in the tanks? Knowing Gaius, either was possible. He was arrogant, but he wasn't an idiot.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>26-10-2013, 21:31:00</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong>Shadow Crow HQ<br><strong>With:</strong> Emilia<br><hr><br>It'd would've been routine and easy to just defeat Emilia here and now, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. He saw too much of himself in her. Even a little part of Lyuk wanted to get rid of magic just so his monstrous side didn't escape from him and cause havoc to everyone he cared about. But, he realized that doing that would just be running away from the problem and not resolving it. He could right now end this fight by breaking the pendant, but what would happen to Emilia afterwards? Would she come with him? Would she run away... or worse? He couldn't take the risk, not yet. He put a hand on Emilia's chin and pushed up so she was forced to look in his eyes and he spoke, <strong>"Listen. I get it. I felt the same way too, but I felt that ridding the world of magic was just too cruel. Magic gave us, the commoners, the power of change. With magic, we aren't under the thumb of bureaucrats and politicians preaching of a new world order. No,"</strong> he looked off to the side as he hesitated, <strong>"We can cause that new world order ourselves, with the power of magic."</strong> He turned back to Emilia, <strong>"Emilia! That means you too! You also have the power to change the world with your magic! It's easy to just say no and to run away but then what're you left with? Sadness and regret."</strong> The young man put his hands on both her shoulders, <strong>"Join Fairy Tail and become part of the change. I want to change, for the better, I hope you do too."</strong> Lyuk wasn't about to leave Emilia in this world she called cruel. No, because <em>that</em> would be truly cruel.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>28-10-2013, 07:17:52</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow HQ<br><strong>With:</strong>Gregory<br><hr><br>Luca didn’t bother with subtlety once he had pulled Gregory into the light. He needed to finish this as soon as possible. Time was not on their side. Luca didn’t even bother to switch to a more offensive orientated demon as he charged Gregory and launched a hammer blow to the back of Gregory’s head. The slight strength increase would be enough as long as he could keep Gregory in the light or so Luca thought. He was to continue the beating when Gregory began to change.<br><br>Those glowing purple eyes stopped Luca in his tracks.&nbsp; What was going on here? Then he saw the scales beginning to run up Gregory’s arm. The only thing that passed through his mind was demon. Luca didn't know if what Gregory was doing was demon take over or not. It could be some other type of takeover magic or some different kind of magic entirely but demon seemed to fit with the aura of cruelty that seemed to be coming out of him now. Luca didn't have time to really think about these things before the lights went out and he was suddenly under attack from the transformed Gregory.<br><br>The blows hurt even with the armor that was covering him. That alone told Luca just how much Gregory was now. This armor wouldn't last very long under Gregory’s onslaught. He was in a bind now If he changed he would lose his only defense against Gregory’s strikes but if he didn't go on the offensive soon Gregory would get through or around the thick demon armor soon enough. Luca didn't have a choice he would have to try to finish this now before Gregory started to rip through more than just the armor. Out of desperation Luca switched to the one thing that had been his constant ally throughout the fight, light.<br><br>Luca’s armor disappeared before the familiar red arm of Infernus again replaced his right hand. Luca fired a stream of flames in the direction where the blows had seemed to be coming from. This one wasn't like the other ones had been like. This time the stream of flames was continuous not a burst like the other ones had been. Using this much fire would drain Luca’s magic quickly but he couldn't risk Gregory being able to extinguish the light again and then tearing him open with those claws.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>28-10-2013, 19:44:03</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_43_zps70c82e1e.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><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>As soon as the gunslinger saw the mage emerging from the smoke, she fired at will. Gaius, however, summoned one of his illusions that worked as a powerful shield. Alice tried and tried, summoning a gun after another with other more powerful properties, only to discover they didn't worked. She didn't care to waste time re-equiping her guns. Once she discovered a particular didn't cause any scratch to the mage, she just threw it away to sumon the next one. And so she did until her options sold out and Red was right in front of her.<br><br><em><strong>"C'mon, drop the guns. You don't have to do this to yourself,"</strong></em> he said, a tone of pity in his voice. Alice dropped down her guns, looking down. <em><strong>"I mean, what are you proving by continuing to throw your face against a brick wall? The only thing you're managing to do is hurt yourself while accomplishing nothing. Wouldn't it be easier to just give in?"</strong></em><br><br>She looked at him, with tears in her eyes. <strong>"I knew... I knew you had something good in you. You could've me killed right now... and yet..."</strong> She came closer to him, limping and holding her aching shoulder. Then she raised an arm to touch and caress his face. <strong>"So, this is the real you,"</strong> she smiled, <strong>"if we met in another place and hour... maybe..."</strong><br><br>Red didn't push her away, so Alice grew a bit more of courage and hugged him. <strong>"Red... don't matter what happens from now on... don't lose that good side of yours, ok?"</strong> Standing in the tip of her toe, she kissed his cheek, reached his ear and whispered: <strong>"And... one more thing... I'm not a gambler... I'm a cheater."</strong><br><br>Alice hugged him as tight as she could while, with a flap of one of her hands, a thin strand of one of her ribbons began to glow with magical energy. Alice pushed the strand with all might, pulling up all of her guns scattered in the floor. Red saw himself in the middle of a dome of guns directly aimed at them, before he could listen Alice yell:<br><br><strong>"Desperado Cage!"</strong><br><br>Another quick pull of the ribbon and she did it. Alice used her carefully planned attack, the one that should earn a hard-fought victory or seal her defeat. As if obeying her command, all the guns shot at once, and the gunslinger mage could only close her eyes and wait being hit with him.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>29-10-2013, 01:29:36</strong>
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				(http://moe.animecharactersdatabase.com/uploads/chars/5688-1132988491.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Gregory</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow headquarters<br><strong>VS:</strong> Luca<br><br>It would take Luca a few moments to connect his flame with the transformed Gregory, but once he was able to, he would hear a loud cry of agony from the opposing mage before he recoiled back into the darkness. Judging from the intense shaking from before as well as the fact that the room was lit before, it seemed entirely feasible that Gregory feared the demon that was able to take over his body, as opposed to being on at least reasonable terms with them. After all, this demon was obviously a creature of darkness, yet every time Luca ran into Gregory, there had always been cracks of light to be found everywhere. Then that would also mean that Gregory hadn't been fighting Luca with clones that lived in shadow, he was using a 'proxy' body which the demon inhabited, which would explain why his shadows were never able to reach out from their pockets of shadowy darkness.<br><br>Light was the weakness at this point, as well as potentially wresting control from the Demon and putting Gregory back in control of his own body. After all, the fact that this Demon was showing himself meant that his back was against the wall, so victory wasn't unreasonable if Luca just kept up the pressure. His ability to keep up the pressure, however, would rely on how long he was able to keep those flames going and how easily he was able to detect Gregory's movements. Meanwhile, another slash from Gregory's demonic claw would strike out towards Luca's shoulder, a quick feint before the Shadow Crow retreated backwards and was suddenly attacking from the opposite flank, towards the side of Luca's stomach under his ribs.<br><br>However, at this time a glowing blue pendant would slip out of his shirt, dangling free around his neck as he continued his attack. It wouldn't take a genius to realize that this was the source of the barrier, and that with a well timed and precise attack, Luca would not only be able to seal the victory against Gregory, but drop his part of the barrier as well.<br><br>...............................................................................................<br><br>(http://fireden.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/marie1.jpg.jpeg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Emilia</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow headquarters<br><strong>VS:</strong> Lyuk<br><br>"..." Emilia's head shook, but she went silent as Lyuk talked about the way that magic brought balance to the world. "I just... I can't..." Emilia pulled away from his embrace slightly, as she reached down and pulled the pendant out of her shirt, though it still hung around her neck. "Just break it. It's filled with power, you'll... You'll see." The pendants supplying the barrier were supplied by each Shadow Crow's desire, their motivation for ridding the world of magic being the source from which the barrier drew power. If those pendants were shattered, then the incredible surge of magical power that would come from it would briefly keep it's connection to the wearer's mind, and provide a brief 'window' into the breaker's mind as to where a person's motivations came from, the inner workings of their mind.<br><br>When Lyuk complied, he'd see Emilia, maybe a year or two younger, but with a bright and eager look in her eye, a more lighthearted tone in her voice as she spoke to one of her friends. <em>"You ready for the big performance tonight?"</em> Emilia nodded, smiling eagerly in response to the question. "Of course! I've only been practicing myself to the bone for it!" Her friend had no way of knowing that Emilia actually had zero musical talent, and out of a desire to be validated and accepted by her peers, she had accepted a contract that would grant her an incredible singing voice through the power of magic. Lyuk would see brief images of the contract being made, Emilia drinking a strange potion as well as a few performances where the once tone deaf, almost mute girl was suddenly getting standing ovations and was loved by nearly the entirety of her home town. Tonight was to be her biggest performance yet.<br><br>The next image Lyuk would see was Emilia on a stage, her eyes opening to a dead silent stage. Where were all the voices? They were so loud before, all cheering, chanting her name. But then she lost herself in the music, and the voices were gone... Then, when Emilia actually looked up to see the stands, the last thing that Lyuk would see, or hear, before the 'window' shut was a loud and shocked whimper.<br><br>By the time he came back to reality, Emilia would already be unconscious, the stress of having so much magical power channeled directly from her mind having been too much for her to handle.<br><br>...................................................................................................<br><br>(http://i.imgur.com/Blj66.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Gaius 'Red' Eigenfilter</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow headquarters<br><strong>VS:</strong> Alice<br><br>Gaius leaned in a little bit closer toward Alice when she looked up at him and started to caress his face, and he started to believe that the fight was over in full. However, Alice had one last trick up her sleeve as she lunged at him with literally everything she had left available to her, all of her guns lifting into the air and assaulting the both of them from all angles as she hugged tightly to him. Damn this stupid girl! Was she really going to take herself down with him in this final desperate gambit? He knew that Fairy Tail mages were crazy, but he wasn't ready for <em>this</em>. With only a split second to reply after Alice shouted out the name of her ability, Gaius only got out a single word before his voice was drowned out in gunfire. "Command:"<br><br>Through the shots, Alice would only be able to hear a pained shout from Gaius, and once it all died down the real Gaius would drop to his knees with a low groan. However, she would discover herself entirely untouched by her own barrage. If she looked behind her, she'd see a group of illusions blocking the shots that were aimed at her, before they fizzled into nothingness either because of exhaustion from Gaius, or because he didn't feel like fighting this battle any longer. Now, the only focus in the room for Alice would be Gaius himself, as he clutched one of his shoulders and kept to his knee, panting heavily. He was scorched heavily in magical energy, and it was obvious that he was in pain as he took the time to speak, though he didn't lift his lowered gaze from the ground. "Well played..."<br><br>He protected her, at the cost of tanking all of the damage from her final attack himself. Sure, he had to break the rules of the fight and go up to 100% of his potential to make it happen in time, but Alice didn't need to know that little detail.<br><br>He fell back onto his ass, groaning as he looked up at her. Reaching into his shirt, he pulled out the same necklace that the others had around their necks, though Alice wouldn't know that it's fuel had already dried up. They were powered by a person's desire and ambition to rid the world of magic, and as somebody who was already on the fence on the matter, Alice's insane dedication was enough to power down the pendant on it's own. He took it off his neck, tossing it to her feet. "You win. Break that necklace and go save the world already. If anybody can do it, it's Fairy Tail... I guess..." With that sentimental nonsense over, Gaius started to lighten up a bit as he offered Alice a playful smirk. "Oh, and don't you go spreading around that I have a 'good side' or some nonsense like that, alright? I've got a reputation to maintain."<br><br>From Alice's perspective, it would be hard to tell rather he was kidding or not. Either way, Alice was't allowed to have the same 'window' that Lyuk (and most likely Luca, even though that was still undetermined) was given. Gaius wasn't going to let her into his mind, not a chance.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>30-10-2013, 22:41:24</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_47_zps1554ee4b.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><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, later no one.<br><br><hr><br>Alice opened her eyes. She wasn't hit and after looking at the illusions surrounding her and Red kneeling in front of her, she understood why. <strong>"Red..."</strong> She also kneeled to look at his eyes, placing a hand over his shoulder. Then, he gave her the necklace, ordering her to destroy it. <br><br><em><strong>"You win. Break that necklace and go save the world already. If anybody can do it, it's Fairy Tail... I guess... Oh, and don't you go spreading around that I have a 'good side' or some nonsense like that, alright? I've got a reputation to maintain."</strong></em><br><br>Alice got the necklace and then looked at him. She nodded and gave him a sincere smile. <strong>"Hai. That'll be our little secret."</strong> The girl stood up, not without some effort, but it was clear she had a new resolve. Indeed, there was still too much left to do to save the world as she knew, but she made the impossible already earning a victory in that fight. She was truly one of the Fairy Tail, after all.<br><br>After summoning a gun, she threw the necklace in the air and shot it to pieces. Another flip of her ribbon and she dismissed all the scattered guns into their pocket dimensions. She walked towards the exit of that room, but before she left, Alice looked over her shoulder to Gaius and winked. <strong>"Until next time, Red. I'm looking forward to it."</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>31-10-2013, 00:25:11</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong>Shadow Crow HQ<br><strong>With:</strong> Emilia<br><hr><br>Emilia was still hesitant about trusting Lyuk and magic, but he was determined. At the mention of her pendant, he did as he was told and broke it and images flew into his mind. These images were an earlier memory of Emilia and she looked happy. There was talk of a performance with her friends and then the images cut briefly to her making what looked to be a contract with someone. She had drank a potion and suddenly became the talk of the town and was regarded as an excellent singer. But then, the day of her big concert came and a gruesome image appeared and he heard a whimper before the images ended and he came back to his own reality. <br><br>Emilia had collapsed unconscious against his chest. He hugged her tightly, whispering, some part of him wishing that she might hear him, <strong>"I understand, don't worry, I'll be here for you if no one else is. I, too, did some things I'm not proud of."</strong> At least there was someone else like him that could understand his pain, just as he can understand hers. They both sought greatness and in the end paid a great price. Then a determined look appeared in the young man's eyes as he picked up the sword and placed it in a sheathe that originally belonged to his magic sword that he left back at his home, this sword was powerful, maybe he could use it to gain an advantage over his inner monster. <br><br>Lyuk looked at his injured hand and cauterized it to aid it temporarily, although his nerves were still screaming for relief. That hand won't be grabbing breasts without pain anytime soon. He looked down at a sleeping Emilia resting against his chest and smiled, <strong>"You're coming with me whether you like it or not, Emilia."</strong> Lyuk lifted her up into his arms and walked towards the end destination, the final boss. He didn't use too much magic so he should be fine, but what about the others? Surely they faced a more physical challenge.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>31-10-2013, 07:25:21</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow HQ<br><strong>With:</strong>Gregory<br><hr><br>Luca kept the flames burning bright and followed Gregory’s movements as best as he could yet Gregory continued to stay one step ahead of the flames. He seemed to hold the advantage at the moment if the Demon’s previous cry of agony was any indication but for how long he had to wonder. The constant flow of magic needed to keep the flames going was draining his magic quickly. He could only keep this going for so long until he exhausted himself and he was tiring. He was forced to dim down the brightness of the flames to save his magic for when he was sure to hit Gregory or as sure as he was going to be.<br><br>When Gregory moved in for the feint Luca stepped backwards and increased the amount of magic he was using again as he adjusted his aim to target his opponent. He missed and only succeeded in exhausting himself further. Luca was running out of time. He turned again to face the demon as it attacked him again prepared to shoot another blast at Gregory.&nbsp; That was when Luca saw the pendant.<br><br>His eyes went immediately to the only other light in the room besides his flames. It was obviously magic and some kind of power source. It also gave him a target. He knew what he needed to do now. As Gregory attacked him again, Luca dimmed his flames even further not wanting to scare Gregory away from his attack. When he drew close, Luca moved to the side to dodge the strike however, he didn't move fast enough to avoid the slash completely and he felt a flash of pain as the claws raked across his side, making a sizable gash, even as he finished the movement and released another stream of fire burning brightly, from point blank range at the pendant.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>01-11-2013, 09:27:44</strong>
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				(http://i.imgur.com/Blj66.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Gaius 'Red' Eigenfilter</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow headquarters<br><strong>VS:</strong> Alice<br><br>Gaius sighed when he saw Alice start to back out and leave, a small wave of his hands letting her know that he had acknowledged her flirtatious little remark. "Knowing the way that you fairies like to butt into everybody's business, I'm sure that we'll be bumping into one another again before too long... Small world and all that..." Of course, he wouldn't say it aloud, but he was looking forward to the time when he crossed paths with her again, as well. Alice was an... intriguing woman... to say the very least. The way that she stood by her convictions and was even willing to risk her own life for the sake of the world was awe inspiring to him, enough to give him a guilt free conscience as he surrendered the fight over to her and watched her leave the room, determined to save the world alongside her allies. Well, there was no guarantee that her allies would be successful in their fights, but if Alice was able to overcome him, he was sure that the rest of the Fairy Tail mages would win their fights too.<br><br>And so he was left to rest and recover, though he'd likely have to leave the Shadow Crow headquarters before too long, since he knew that it was only a matter of time before the whole place would come crashing down.<br><br><hr><br>(http://moe.animecharactersdatabase.com/uploads/chars/5688-1132988491.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Gregory</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow headquarters<br><strong>VS:</strong> Luca<br><br>Gregory had gotten overconfident when he saw the gash that he was able to land smoothly on Luca's side and sliced into his stomach. As such, his guard was entirely dropped after wards, and he was left entirely open for that huge surge of fire that Luca had let out, aimed right for that pendant that had slipped out of his shirt. Unable to move back or retreat in time, since the heat from the flames were too intense, and the light from the fire caused him to flinch, the demon that had taken over Gregory's body let out a final shriek before it collapsed backwards, the pendant around it's neck shattering. Almost instantly, a huge surge of magical energy burst forth from the pendant, since the connection to Gregory's mind wasn't broken before the Pendant was shattered. As such, Luca would be given the same 'window' that Lyuk was given, as Luca's own mind was sucked into the overwhelming magical power, and he was able to lay witness to what was going on within Gregory's mind.<br><br>He'd see a small child running desperately through the streets, covered in nothing but rags as he stumbled awkwardly and ended up crashing to the ground as he rolled over onto his back, kicking himself against the wall as three massive, terrifying shadows came towards him in the distance. Three fully grown men came up to the terrified child, all of them wielding either pipes or chains as they cornered him. "Got you, you little punk. Think you can steal from the boss, can you?" The child shook his head, his eyes growing wide with desperation as they closed in on him. However, just as the middle man's lead pipe rose up, moments away from crashing down on the child's head, everything froze. It was as though time itself had come to a complete halt as the child heard a whisper within his mind. <em>"I can end them, if you wish... Just accept my terms, and I will give you the power to erase these nobodies."<br><br>The answer was obvious, and the Lead pipe would never be allowed to make contact with the child's head. The only thing Luca would be able to see was pure red, and the desperate, panicked screaming of three adult voices. <em>"What in the world is this thing!?"</em> <em>"M-Monster!"</em> <em>"Save us!!! Somebody-"</em>. The voices were suddenly silenced, and only the child's heavy breathing filled the air. The red would fade to black, and all would be still for about a second. However, before anything else could come of the vision, Luca would be forced out of it as the magical energy of the pendant had finally run dry, leaving Gregory unconscious against the floor similarly to how Emilia had passed out.<br><br>Luca's vision wouldn't provide any answers as to why Gregory wanted those powers gone, why he wanted a world without magic. Then again, considering the nature of the beast that lived within Gregory's mind, perhaps it wouldn't be too hard for his fellow demonic host to connect the dots. Having a malicious voice in your mind, being constantly urged to kill, or lose control, or submit to the darkness, or anything of the sort, a bombardment of verbal abuse, a decade long battle of wills, any of it would be enough to drive a man insane, yet when it was all put together...<br><br>Either way, Luca had his victory now, at the very least.<br><br></em><hr><br>(http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/209/kdgr.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow Headquarters<br><strong>With:</strong> Lyuk, Alice and Luca very likely to follow<br><br>Meanwhile, back in the central chamber, Ralena was resting up against one of the pillars with what appeared to be a thousand yard stare. When Lyuk came in to join her with Emilia slung over his shoulder, it would take either a call from Lyuk to get her attention, or a few seconds of patience before it clicked that somebody else was in the room with her. Surprisingly, Ralena didn't seem like she was in that bad of a condition, though there was a bit of wear and tear on her robes as well as cuts and bruises all across her arms and legs. "Oh... Sorry... Didn't see you there." Ralena certainly seemed awfully quiet compared to her normal energetic, loud demeanor, did something happen during her battle? Either way, the beam coming from the chamber she had dashed into was now out, so it was clear that whatever had happened in there, Ralena was able to overpower and defeat her fellow Aura wielder. She glanced up, noticing how the two remaining beams dropped one right after the other, leaving the final staircase down into the darkness below entirely exposed. "Heh... Good job, everyone."<br><br>Ralena pulled herself off one of the pillars, whining softly as she clutched her shoulder and looked over towards Lyuk, though as she did so, her eyes would drop down towards Marie and a curious eyebrow would lift as her gaze returned to Lyuk. "... Sup with the girl, anyway?" Ralena didn't feel like talking about it, but she had an obscene number of things that were going through her mind right now, bogging down what would normally be an uplifting sensation of victory. That damned man, of course he would find some way to ruin a perfectly good victory, and make her doubt herself again. <em>"The past is better left in darkness, huh? He kept insisting that I just drop it, that I just live a happy, ignorant little life, but..."</em> Where did she come from? Who were her parents and why would they just abandon her like that? Why did she exist? Those questions had haunted Ralena her entire life, and the pursuit of answers had been the entire motivation behind her wanderlust, and yet she had just been told outright by somebody with the same exact fighting style as hers, and with her face (albeit more masculine) that the truth was too much for her to handle, that it would be easier for her to live without it.<br><br>How was she supposed to accept that?
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>02-11-2013, 21:28:51</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_21_zpsaa0abada.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><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> Ralena, Lyuk and Emilia.<br><br><hr><br>After slowly walking her way back to the central room, Alice saw her two friends, Ralena and Lyuk and another unconscious woman nearby. She smiled when discovered her teammates alive and well, but then she missed Luca.<br><br><strong>"Ano... Where's Luca-san?"</strong><br><br>The two would finally notice her. They would notice, also, that she was the most unfortunate of them. Alice kept limping and holding her shoulder. There was a lot of bruises, her forehead was still stained with blood. Her clothes were also dirty and thorn. Without her little cap and with one of her pretty ponytails undone, she looked like a survivor of a war. <br><br>She looked at the beams of light. No one was lit anymore, and then she knew everyone did their job. <strong>"Ah, he did it,"</strong> she smiled, <strong>"probably coming here... we... we should wait..."</strong><br><br>Alice sat on the floor, resting against a wall, and began to tie up her ponytail again, strangely quiet. Her body was aching, there was still a powerful enemy to defeat and the world was yet to be saved, but she was in a numbing happiness. Alice was grateful to see that everyone persevered and endured their own trials. And, mainly, Alice could finally prove to herself she was as good as anyone else in Fairy Tail. It didn't matter how powerful or skillful you were, if you didn't have a strong will, you couldn't earn a single victory. Alice proved that today.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>02-11-2013, 22:16:54</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong>Shadow Crow HQ<br><strong>With:</strong> Emilia, Alice, Ralena<br><hr><br>Lyuk carried the unconscious Emilia back to the open room where he found Ralena. She seemed distracted and only noticed him after he had placed down Emilia against a wall and cleared his throat. Ralena didn't seem too hurt but he could see that she was clasping her shoulder, which probably meant that it was hurting quite a bit. After smirking, he sat down next to Emilia and rest her head on his thigh as he responded to her query, <strong>"Oh? This is Emilia. She's just another lost soul and I'm saving her."</strong> Lyuk was always such a vagabond, he did what he wanted because he felt like it and anyone could do very little to stop him. From time to time, he coalesce for the sake of keeping the peace, but all in all, Lyuk was a free soul. <br><br>Alice finally joined the group, looking like she fought through hell. Lyuk frowned as he thought that she probably did something risky to pull off a win against Gaius. He'd hate to think that Gaius did something to her. Lyuk rested his head against the wall and closed his eyes, <strong>"Luca should be with us any time soon. Although, I hope he is in a better condition than the both of you, otherwise I'll need to risk going full power and literally bring down the house."</strong> Then he bit his lip and a hateful look appeared in his eyes as he thought of the possibility that the monster within him will come out and cause unnecessary destruction. He already felt something shift within him. Hopefully the boss is just some scrawny rich guy that hides behind his lackeys.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>03-11-2013, 00:10:10</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow HQ<br><strong>With:</strong>Gregory, Lyuk, Alice, Ralena<br><hr><br>The sudden viewing of Gregory’s past caught Luca by surprise and though he hadn’t grown up on the streets he knew what it was like to lose control of your body, to only able to watch as something stole your body and killed people. Luca, understood why Gregory was with Shadow Crow and he sympathized with him. The offer to get rid of such a curse would be difficult to turn down. If only the cure could take a few people’s magic instead of requiring taking away everyone’s magic.<br><br>When Luca was released from the viewing, he bent down, wincing a bit as did so, dragging Gregory out of the dark room into the corridor and left him in the light. Now that he was in the light, Luca checked himself out wanting to see how bad the injuries were. The gashes were bleeding but they weren’t too deep at least but he would need to bandage it up and it would slow him down in the next fight but he would be able to keep fighting. He’d just need to be careful, using full take over might end up being the only way for him to effectively. He’d find out if any of the others had any bandages if not he could just use some pieces from his shirt or something.<br><br>He walked down the corridor and back into main room where the other mages were waiting. It seemed none were in much better than he was with Alice battered and bleeding a little while Lyuk hand seemed to be ripped up. Ralena seemed to be in pretty good condition though a little roughed up but mostly fine which he was glad to see even if she seemed to be distracted by something. “Good to see everyone won at least. Are you all okay to keep going? Lyuk? Alice? Ralena?” Luca was sure he made a bit of a sight wounded as he was so he kept going. “I’m fine, just need a few bandages and I’ll be good. I can keep going.”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>05-11-2013, 09:34:44</strong>
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				(http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/209/kdgr.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow Headquarters<br><strong>With:</strong> Lyuk, Alice, and Luca <br><br><hr><br>Ralena smiled in relief when she saw that the others had come to join her, though shockingly it seemed that she was in the best condition of all of them. When all four of them were together again, Luca affirming that he'd be fine after a few bandages and he'd be good to go to wrap things up, Ralena moved forward and opened one of her pouches off on the side of her robes, where she kept her medical supplies. "It's not the greatest haul in the ever, and I've already used most of it on myself while I was waiting for you guys, but use whatever you can to patch yourselves up an get ready to roll." What Ralena had to offer basically consisted of typical bandages, a few pain killing pills, as well as half a container of magic ointment that would be able to seal small wounds. Truth be told, between the bandages and ointment, Luca and Lyuk could potentially be back in a fighting condition similar to Ralena's, though Alice's injuries and fatigue was on a totally different level.<br><br>Well, at least she could kill the pain for now since Luca and Lyuk wouldn't need any of the pills, and they'd help give her a small reserve of magic energy too. However, Alice wouldn't be just left out to dry with a few pills, as Ralena reached out and offered the blonde her hand. "Sorry I don't got much more to offer, I don't keep much more then what can fit in my pockets for when I'm out on the road. Here, gimme your hand, you were limping pretty bad on the way in here." At the very least, though, Ralena's solo travels and her desire to be prepared for any situation were able to help the group now. Then again, it was entirely possible that Ralena wasn't the only one carrying around a first aid kit, and any additions would be highly welcomed.<br><br>In any case, Ralena would offer herself as a support for Alice, as the group made their way towards the central section of the chamber, a massive flight of stairs leading downwards further into the darkness. "Alright... We've come this far, let's keep on keeping on!" As boldly as she could, Ralena would make her way down the stairs. Of course, if it turned out Alice needed her support, the two boys would be going first. When they finished their descent, they'd find themselves in a surprisingly adequately lit room, just like all the rooms and floors before it, this one was lit with torches that lined on either side of the walls. Now that the mages were in the deepest part of the building, it genuinely seemed like the modern age, and modern day conveniences, were lost on this entire hideout. That, however, wouldn't be much of a detail for discussion among the group, as before them laid a gargantuan circle with some kind of ancient symbol from an unknown dialect carved in the middle of it. At each intersection where the lines would meet one another in the symbol, there laid a piece of jewelry. Though also a small and unimportant detail, Mr. Paulbelter's necklace was among them, seemingly no more important then any of the others as they all seemed spaced out strategically and ritualistically. <br><br>Dead center of the circle was a man that looked very much like the textbook definition of the old soldier, sitting in a meditative pose with his legs crossed and his fingers lightly touching one another at the tips to form a circle in between his hands. His face was wrinkled and scarred, his eyes hardened and dark, his hair short and messy. When the Fairy Tail mages stepped up to him, he'd open an eye and let out an irritated groan. <strong>"My crows... They failed..."</strong> His eye would fall shut for a moment, and he'd let out another irritated groan before he got up to his feet and opened both eyes. Now that he was standing up, it was easy to tell that the old man towered over the Fairy Tail mages, standing at least eight to nine feet tall as he loomed over them. <strong>"I am Orpheaus Braun... The eyes of the Crow."</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>06-11-2013, 04:26:46</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_58_zps82a490a3.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><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> Ralena, Lyuk and Emilia.<br><br><hr><br>Alice gave a smile when Luca appeared in the room. The team was complete! Yeah, they needed some patch up, but nothing that could stop them. <strong>"Hai, Luca-san, I'm fine. So glad to see you,"</strong> said the blonde, with a painful expressions as she tried to wake up. Her leg was still hurting, so much that she gave up for the moment and sit down again.<br><br>Thankfully, Ralena was prepared for these situations, as she took somekind of med kit from one of her pouches. Alice cursed herself for a second. That was something so important to bring in a mission like that one! Why she didn't think about this? Anyway, she got the pills and specially the ointment from Ralena and used them on herself.<br><br>When Ralena offered to gave her a lift, Alice smiled: <strong>"Thanks! And don't worry. What you got there was enough for all of us."</strong> With the help of the brunette, Alice followed the other two mages into that room. While they moved, Alice could feel the pain fade a little and by the time they finally reached the deepest part of the hideout, she could walk normally, though the girl was enduring some pain. Alice knew she couldn't exceed in her moves, but that would be probably a option non available. <br><br>In that final room, they could see some objects,&nbsp; treasures placed in a organized manner, probably to begin some ritual. The Poulbelter's necklace was there as well, but that was a minor detail to what was at stake. Alice saw the scaring big man standing up, visibly pissed off. That was a bad start, she thought.<br><br><em><strong>"I am Orpheaus Braun... The eyes of the Crow,"</strong></em> he introduced himself.<br><br><strong>"A.k.a. the nuts who's trying to rid the world of magic, uh?"</strong> said Alice, teasingly. <strong>"We're offering a chance for you to give up. So, what's your answer?"</strong><br><br>Ok, he was big, maybe powerful and all, but they were four. They were tired, almost depleted, but they were four Fairy Tail mages. That number, in old times, would be something to be reckoned with. Alice let go from Ralena's support and summoned her guns, more to free her friend from that duty than to intimidate their enemy. If a fight were about to start, all the mages should be ready to retaliate at full power.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>08-11-2013, 05:08:27</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow HQ<br><strong>With:</strong>Gregory, Lyuk, Alice, Ralena<br><hr><br>Luca didn’t believe Alice when she told him that she was fine, especially since she was forced to sit down after answering him but he didn’t say anything more than “That’s good to hear.” He was a little worried about her injuries but if she wanted to go on, he wasn’t going to stop her from doing so. She had to decide for herself whether she would be good for the next fight.<br><br>Luca smiled at Ralena as she passed out the first aid supplies. “Thank you. Glad you’re so prepared.” Taking some of the bandages and ointment as he thanked her. Lifting up his shirt to reveal the gash, he applied the ointment and bandages, before letting his torn shirt cover it again. He’d need to buy another shirt when the mission was over, he didn’t think this one would be salvageable.<br>&nbsp;<br>With Ralena’s cry of let’s go, Luca made his way over to the stairway that had until previously been blocked. He turned around making sure the others were coming before he went down the steps. The bandages and ointment were doing wonders for his injury but he was still going to have to be careful. It would hurt like hell if he took another hit there and he’d need to careful with how he used his magic. He didn’t look it but he was tired. Constantly using magic had fatigued him. Whatever energy he had left would have to be enough.<br><br>Upon arrival at the bottom of the stairwell Luca looked around, taking in the runes and the jewelry placed in them. He spotted the jewelry they were supposed to find but ignored it in favor of the man sitting in the middle of the floor. He watched as the man stood up soon standing taller than anyone else here. His eyes flickered over to Alice as she asked Orpheaus to surrender. Luca doubted he would if his experience with magic was anything like Gregory’s and if it was he sympathized. It didn’t hurt to ask for his surrender but Luca was already moving into a combat stance.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>08-11-2013, 06:16:17</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong>Shadow Crow HQ<br><strong>With:</strong> Emilia, Alice, Ralena, Luca<br><hr><br>Lyuk smiled and with gratitude, he said, <strong>"Thanks, Ralena, you're a lifesaver."</strong>. He took some bandages and wrapped his hand, then treated some of Emilia's small injuries. Their fight wasn't as physically costing as the others fight, so Lyuk was probably in the better condition of the four. He still had most of his magic and the only thing he was lacking was his hand. Lyuk stretched his hand to make sure that the bandages weren't too constricting and allowed for the opening and closing of his fist. As soon as they were ready to go, he picked Emilia back up and carried her with him to the next room. The big boss' room, huh? This was going to be tough.<br><br>The group arrived at the bottom of the stairs with Lyuk and Luca at the front and Alice and Ralena following up from behind. Lyuk took one good look at the group again. Luca was trying his best to continue onwards, and Ralena and Alice as well. The young man was worried that if it really did come down to fighting that everyone might get hurt even more. Then he looked ahead and saw the jewels they were after. Perhaps this could end peacefully after all. But soon, Lyuk's eyes shifted to a hardened man that was previously meditating. The man stood up and towered over the Fairy Tail group, calling himself Orpheaus Braun. Alice asked for his surrender and went into her battle stance, and Luca went to his battle stance as well. Lyuk had placed Emilia down and left his newly acquired sword with her as well near the staircase so he could fight without worry as well.<br><br>But something shook within Lyuk and his hand went to cover his face as it seemed as if he was trying to resist something. <em><em>This sensation</em></em>, Lyuk thought, <em>it's going to happen!</em> Then almost as fast as it started, the struggle ended and Lyuk removed his hand from his face and looked up with a serious face. It seemed that the inner man within Lyuk was interested in seeing if the boss was powerful. He had to be, right? He had Gaius working for him, even though the inner man within Lyuk thought that he'd be wasting his time with Gaius. Lyuk stepped in front of everybody and stood only a few meters away from Orpheaus. With a grin, he spoke, <strong>"Orpheaus Braun, huh? Well, it seems that whatever you were planning is going to end abruptly. Now, there's two ways we can go about this,"</strong> the young man removed a couple of knives from his pouch and melted them down to form beautifully crafted shackles that he placed in his bandaged hand, and in the other hand was a ball of red fire, <strong>"the easy way, or the fun way."</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>10-11-2013, 04:42:25</strong>
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				(http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/209/kdgr.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow Headquarters<br><strong>With:</strong> Lyuk, Alice, and Luca <br><strong>VS:</strong> Orpheaus<br><hr><br>Ralena nodded, all of her comrades getting in words about how they were ready to fight, while she herself was the last of them to speak up. "That's right! We've come this far to save the world that we all know and love, and we're not gonna stop now!" Ralena stepped forward, crouching and clenching her fists as a pair of smooth blue gauntlets covered them. "So either YOU back down since you're the last one standing, or we'll FORCE you to back down as we beat you senseless!" As the four Fairy Tail mages stood their ground, Orpheaus shook his head and sighed, speaking in that same gruff, low voice that he had when he introduced himself. <strong>"All you children speak of surrender and assume that I'm just going to accept defeat because you got to me."</strong> He took a step towards him, the magical energy within the air moving around him and giving his each step an intimidating shiver that ran through the air. <strong>"I set this plan in motion years ago, it's my life long dream. I will not simply accept defeat because my subordinates were not strong enough to stop you on their own. If you want to crush my dreams, then you must go through me first!"</strong><br><br>Ralena smirked, kicking off the ground as she sprinted towards him. "Sounds good to me! Let's do this!" She jumped up at him, swinging one of her gauntlet infused fists right at his face. However, just before it connected, he lifted his hand and grabbed her fist without even flinching. Ralena's eyes went wide at the sudden blocking, it was as though her fist had connected with a brick wall! "What the- AAAUGH!" A huge burst of magical power came from the old man's palm, launching Relana backwards until she smashed roughly against one of the back walls of the chamber. Orpheaus shook his head in disdain, his eyes shutting as Ralena collapsed to the ground. <strong>"You defeated the lower crows with that power?"</strong> "The hell... was that?" <br><br>While Ralena was struggling to get back to her feet, Orpheaus looked towards the other three. <strong>"All four of you, come at me at once. I'll end this once and for all."</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>10-11-2013, 05:15:12</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong>Shadow Crow HQ<br><strong>With:</strong> Emilia, Alice, Ralena, Luca<br><strong>VS:</strong> Orpheaus Braun<br><hr><br>Lyuk smirked as he dropped the shackles he made from the knives and the ball of fire disappeared in his hands. Ralena rushed at Orpheaus and she was stopped effortlessly by the old soldier. Lyuk laughed heartily as she was knocked back and shouted, <strong>"Oh man! You are an interesting man, Mr. Braun! I haven't seen that magic that powerful for years! Pity, if I had a stronger body than this pitiful sack of shit I'm in, I could really go all out!"</strong> Then Lyuk raised his eyebrow, <strong>"All of us? Nah, I'm going to take you on by myself. It's been... what? Like 20 years or something like that since I've rampaged."</strong> <br><br>With that, Lyuk snapped his fingers and a ring of white fire surrounded him and Orpheaus. Without looking at the people he was with, he said condescendingly, <strong>"I'm sure I don't have to tell you this, but.. get in my way, and you're going to get burned. White flames are the hottest. Touch them, and you're not going to get away with just a little burn."</strong> Lyuk snapped his fingers again and a column of white fire shot up and surrounded Orpheaus. Then he said out loud, <strong>"Just in case you all didn't already notice, I'm not the Lyuk you all know and hate. No... I'm an entirely different entity. One that is hundreds of thousands stronger than the Lyuk you know. I am the product of war, hatred, greed, envy, and pride. I am Death!"</strong> Inner Lyuk, now known as Death, surrounded himself with an invisible barrier made of static energy he collected from the air just in case Orpheaus, who Death knew survived his initial attack, tried something with that interesting magic of his. Truth is, Death could only go at this rate for about another ten or fifteen minutes tops since his magic was too powerful for the weak body of Lyuk to handle.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>13-11-2013, 04:45:57</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_37_zps5b45663b.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><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> Ralena, Lyuk and Luca vs Orpheaus.<br><br><hr><br>A feeling of pride and bravery filled Alice's heart as she heard her comrades defying the scaring old man. <em>We can do it</em>, she thought, <em>we can defeat this geezer once and for all</em>. But when Ralena rushed on and attacked, being easily hit right after, doubt assaulted her. How could that man hurt her so easily?<br><br>Alice stood a second frozen, with no idea about what to do. When Lyuk stepped ahead, she screamed: <strong>"No, baka!!"</strong> But it was too late. Lyuk had claimed the battle to himself. He said something about being another person, but Alice wasn't sure what he meant by that. Nonetheless, it was clear that Lyuk was very different from the perv mage they knew.<br><br>The blonde mage ran towards Ralena and helped her to get up, offering her shoulder. <strong>"I don't know what Lyuk or this Death guy is planning, but we need to be on guard if he needs help,"</strong> she said to both Ralena and Luca.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>13-11-2013, 05:41:24</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow HQ<br><strong>With:</strong> Lyuk, Alice, Ralena VS Orpheaus<br><hr><br>Luca watched as Ralena charged and was easily thrown away by Orpheaus and his strange magic. Not being able to identify the magic worried Luca. There were so many possibilities of what it could be. Some kind of vibration magic, or reflection magic maybe? Was it even some kind of structured magic at all or had it just been raw magic power. Without knowing what kind of magic he had they should probably be careful until they saw more of Orphaeus’s magic or not. Lyuk or Death or whatever he called himself had just decided to create a giant pillar of fire which meant any kind of plan with that involved caution had just gone right out the window. <br><br>What was worse and the part that irritated Luca was that the giant pillar of fire was working against them even more than it was against Orpheaus. He couldn't do anything to follow up, he could no longer see Orpheaus, and without knowing what kind of magic Orpheaus had that attack could quickly be turned against him. Lyuk’s power up might have increased the strength of magic and made him more serious but in Luca’s opinion it hadn't done anything for his brain. In fact Luca thought that the other Lyuk was smarter at least he seemed to understand teamwork.<br><br>Luca made his way over to Ralena’s and Alice’s position. Nodding his head when he heard Alice’s suggestion. “Yeah, we should but if he keeps pulling stunts like that we won’t be able too.”&nbsp; Luca scanned the room again his eyes falling onto one of the pieces of jewelry in the middle of one of the symbols. “You think we could destroy one of those jewelry pieces? We could make sure that the spell to absorb everyone’s magic doesn't happen, no matter what the outcome of the fight is.” Luca didn't actually think that they would lose but he liked to have some kind of backup plan whenever it was possible.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>14-11-2013, 19:50:23</strong>
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				(http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/209/kdgr.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow Headquarters<br><strong>With:</strong> Lyuk, Alice, and Luca <br><strong>VS:</strong> Orpheaus<br><hr><br>With Alice's help, Ralena was able to get back up to her feet, clutching her head and groaning in pain as she looked up towards the flaming pillars. "Idiot! She tried to take a step, but she ended up leaning lightly on Alice as she regained a stable footing. When she gave up on trying to move, especially with that huge pillar blocking the way between them and the Death vs Orpheaus fight, she settled down and spoke in a slightly calmer, more quiet voice. "No doubt about it, that was reflection magic. The moment I swung my fist at him, it was like all the force behind my punch had suddenly vanished, like I was swinging a wet noodle... then WHAM, I'm being blasted with it. He absorbed the force of my punch and redirected it at me." Her eyes lifted towards the fight again, messy black bangs falling in front of her eyes as she continued. "In other words, the harder we try to hit him, the harder that we get hit back in return. And THAT means that a certain dumbass is about to get his ass rocked because he doesn't know what's going on! We need a plan, and we need to all work together."<br><br>About that point, Luca was suggesting breaking the pieces of jewelry in order to stop the ritual, even if they failed. "Doesn't hurt to try, I guess? Don't know if it'll do anything though. Seems kinda like the sort of thing they'd plan for."<br><br>Meanwhile, within the ring of fire, 'Death' would be able to lay witness as the massive burst of fire that he had surrounded Orphaeus with got smaller and smaller almost instantly. It only took a few seconds before the entire blinding white light was completely dissipated, with Orphaeus holding his hand upwards in the air, his entire forearm now burning red, his veins glowing as he lowered his palm towards 'Death'. <strong>"Hmph."</strong> A colossal beam of pure magical energy would rip out of his palm towards Lyuk, tearing straight through his wall of fire that blocked off the other Fairy Tail mages, and taking Lyuk's entire chest with it if he didn't get out of the way immediately.<br><br>That wasn't fire though, it was some other kind of magic. Meaning that redirection or reflection were both off the table. It seemed more like some kind of absorption.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>16-11-2013, 07:41:04</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong>Shadow Crow HQ<br><strong>With:</strong> Emilia, Alice, Ralena, Luca<br><strong>VS:</strong> Orpheaus Braun<br><hr><br>Death finally confirmed the type of magic he was using. He smirked and stood his ground as the beam of pure magic was shot at him. The static energy force field he had prepared just in case something like this should happen took effect and dissociated the pure magic into heat. He began to speak, <strong>"You know, the cool thing about learning to control fire and the properties of fire is that I was able to learn a lot of other things. Like heat. Being able to control and redirect entropy might seem like something mundane but you have no idea how much energy I can tap into thanks to it."</strong> A devilish grin appeared on his face, <strong>"I think one of my friends is getting a little restless, so I'm just going to let her out."</strong> Death's hand balled up into a fist and he punched the ground, causing a huge magic circle to appear. He looked to the side and saw that the other Fairy Tail members were trying to make themselves useful but he didn't care and focused his attention back on Orpheaus. Death knew the type of magic the hardened soldier was using and he knew how to stop it. The flames that were white suddenly turned black and the temperature of the room dropped drastically. Death spoke again to inform his opponent, <strong>"Black flames! The opposite of white flames in every way."</strong> Then a tremor started and soon the entire floor was shaking and Death called out, <strong>"Come! Izanami, Black Flame Deity!"</strong> <br><br>A giant womanlike warrior crawled out from the circle that Death created and she donned a wicked shield depicting the dark history of mankind and a spear surrounded by a black flame aura. Izanami was clothed in a priestess gown and an intimidating chill emitted from her as she towered over everyone. Lifting up her spear, she threw it at Orpheaus and the spear's speed was comparable to that of a lightning bolt. If Death was right and Orpheaus didn't dodge the spear, the spear would engulf him as he would attempt to use his magic to counter the spear throw. At this point, Death was dangerously close to using up all of his magic and he realized it.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>18-11-2013, 23:55:06</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_22_zps29b7622d.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><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> Ralena, Lyuk and Luca vs Orpheaus.<br><br><hr><br><strong>"Reflection magic, uh?"</strong> said Alice, pondering about Ralena's words. <strong>"Hm, do you think his magic works like a force field or he needs to direct it somehow? Does it work only against magical attacks?"</strong> She could try to sneak behind him and try a surprise attack. Anyway, Luca-san gave a really good idea.<br><br><strong>"Nice idea, Luca-san! But it only needs me to do it. My guns could destroy these artifacts from afar,"</strong> she fired at two diametrically opposed objects to give reason to her words. <strong>"Meanwhile, I could sneak behind him and try to shot at his back. Maybe he needs to channel his magic in an area. Surprise attacks could work..."</strong> She looked back at Lyuk/Death and Orpheaus. The fight didn't look good. <strong>"What do you think? I would need you to distract him, of course...!</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>22-11-2013, 00:01:18</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow HQ<br><strong>With:</strong> Lyuk, Alice, Ralena VS Orpheaus<br><hr><br>Luca nodded his head. “Yeah, sounds good. I can take a few hits if I have to as long as we don’t give him too much fuel for his magic. We should probably try to hit him from multiple sides as well if we can. We probably shouldn’t try to go for any big hits yet either, not until we know exactly what he’s capable of. We don’t want to give him too much to hit us with if he blocks us.”&nbsp; The multiple angles bit seemed to be a good one. There was no way that the man could block an attack from every side.<br><br>His eyes slid over to where Death and Orpheaus were fighting. What was with all the big magic? Against guy like that using big magic was just asking for trouble. He sighed. “We should probably do something soon if we want to help Lyuk. He’s probably not going to last much longer, if he keeps using so much magic.”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>24-11-2013, 19:08:41</strong>
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				(http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/209/kdgr.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow Headquarters<br><strong>With:</strong> Lyuk, Alice, and Luca <br><strong>VS:</strong> Orpheaus<br><hr><br>Ralena hummed gently, thinking over the suggestions of her comrades as they talked about hitting him from multiple angles so that they wouldn't fuel his magic. However, her attention lifted up towards the battle that was still transpiring, with Death using an overwhelmingly powerful attack in his attempt to simply overload the reflection magic of Orpheaus. As Death predicted, the massive man did not dodge the spear as much as he simply lifted his hand and allowed for the flames to consume him. <strong>"Ngh..."</strong> The aged man recoiled in pain, but the flames of Izanami's spear slowly started to vanish as he absorbed all of them, leaving him mostly unharmed aside from a few singes and burns here or there. <strong>"Izanami, you say... If that is the power you use, then I shall call my own power Izanagi, creator of life and truth."</strong> Just like before, Orpheaus sent an overwhelmingly powerful beam of energy towards Death, though this time Death had supplied him with so much magical energy that he was able to fire multiple beams at once, catching Death on his potential retreat flanks.<br><br>Ralena's eyes widened in amazement, when she realized that the singed marks and the burns on Orpheaus' body disappeared as he channeled his beams. "That's it!!! He's absorbing magical energy, and he retains that in his own body before channeling it again. You guys saw that, right? The way that Orphaeus' body was injured when he ate that spear? It means that his body has it's limits, and if we overload it with more then he can absorb, then we can win with one massive attack. I mean, check it out, the guy's already shaky after that spear, he must be getting close to his limit."<br><br>Ralena lowered her arms, taking a deep breath as she created a huge shield. "Alright you two, get behind me. My weapons have powers that repel other types of magic, so I should be able to brute force my way through Lyuk's flames. All we gotta do is wait for him to belt out one more attack, and then we push through and hit him with everything we've got." Ralena hoisted her shield, groaning at the weight before she set it on the ground and summoned a pair of wheels on the bottom to help her push it. Once she was confident that she could move her massive anti-magic aegis, she glanced back towards her comrades, nodding softly. "Okay, I don't know about you guys, but I'm sick and tired of sitting on the sidelines and letting that arrogant jerk hog all the fun. Let's do this!"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>25-11-2013, 05:25:24</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong>Shadow Crow HQ<br><strong>With:</strong> Emilia, Alice, Ralena, Luca<br><strong>VS:</strong> Orpheaus Braun<br><hr><br>Death smirked as the spear hit Orpheaus head on, the latter only able to just absorb the spear before shooting out his beams at Death. One of the beams was diverted away from his torso just enough that it only scratched his side. Death laughed, <strong>"I thought as much! I found you out, Orpheaus! Get ready to die!"</strong> Death took off his shirt, revealing all the wounds that Lyuk, and Death as a result of sharing the same body, hid underneath. His cuts, burn marks, and other assortments of wounds seemed to curl around his muscular features, like a snake. His wound was profusely bleeding and Death wiped his index finger on the wound so he could collect some of the blood. He bent down and drew an ancient-looking symbol on the floor under him that glowed as soon as he finished it. Then his wound was instantly cauterized by his flames and stopped bleeding. A pillar of black flames shot out from the symbol and hit Izanami, giving her the rest of her power that had been locked away in this blood seal. <strong>"Orpheaus, get ready. This is an attack that could decimate an entire country."</strong> He raised his hand in the air and chanted some incantations in an ancient language. <br><br>Izanami started to shrink and became a sphere the size of a volleyball. Death looked behind him and saw that the others were trying to get through the flames, but they'd get an interesting surprise if they touched the flames. Black flames were not only paradoxically freezing, but also as a way to balance it's chaotic state, trying to gain heat despite it never able to, they sucked magic from whatever happened to touch them and the flames would engulf the poor victim who had touched them until all the magic was sucked from them. Then like a flame without oxygen, it would dissipate. Orpheaus should also be feeling the effects of these flames internally. The moment he engulfed the spear thrown at him, his victory was compromised. Death returned his attention to his attack at the hardened soldier in front of him. However, partly due to all of Death's attention on his magic and focus on his attack, Lyuk from within was able to open a part of the flame circle so that his friends might get through. <br><br>The volleyball sized form of Izanami floated over above Death. Death put more of his magic in the ball, it's size growing only slightly. Then he flung it at Orpheaus, its speed amplified by lightning magic. As soon as it made contact, the ball would expand and normally cause a violent explosion, but Orpheaus would naturally try to absorb it, but it would be too much magic for him in the end. Though it was a wager, if Orpheaus didn't try to absorb it and decided to dodge it instead, the ball of magic would strike the floor and it would mean the end for all of them. However, Orpheaus could still probably survive it since Death couldn't tap into the maximum destructive potential of the attack due to his current magic capacity and physical state. Death defeated a mage like him before, despite using a less drastic attack, but he was bored and decided to use one of his more flashy moves. <br><br>At that point, Lyuk's body would give out and collapse on the rubble. If Orpheaus somehow managed to overcome Death's attack, as impossible as it would seem, it would be up to his friends to finish him. Orpheaus would be massively weakened, so it would give them a chance to overpower him. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>26-11-2013, 05:46:51</strong>
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				(http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/209/kdgr.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow Headquarters<br><strong>With:</strong> Lyuk, Alice, and Luca <br><strong>VS:</strong> Orpheaus<br><hr><br>Considering the fact that Ralena's face was blocked by a gigantic shield, she was entirely oblivious to the fact that the fire had let up in a certain area for Lyuk to let his friends in. However, as Death was soon to discover, the black haired creation mage didn't even need it. Ralena, still in her own little world and thinking that she was saving the day, pushed forward when she sensed the strongest attack coming out of Lyuk yet. "Okay you two, NOW!!!" With all of her might, Ralena let out a fierce cry and pushed on the wheels of her shield in order to get it rolling. As she pushed forward with all of her might, she'd shove the glorious aegis into the face of the white flames, and potentially much to Death's surprise, it was the flames that would give way. If anybody in the group took the time to pay attention, they'd realize that there was no way that any normal creation mage could push past white flames of that caliber. Ralena's power, if it could even be classified as magic anymore, was something different. Not even she could explain it, but with her creation abilities, she was able to break commonly accepted rules of magic.<br><br>If any of the group were particularly analytic, they could potentially come to the conclusion that the white flames weren't absorbing Ralena's magic because <em>there was no magic to absorb</em>. Then what fueled Ralena's power? Either way, that question wasn't relevant at the moment as Ralena was able to force a hole of her own through the white flames, swinging it open. "Alright you two, do it!!!" Ralena, despite breaking the rules of magic and opening a hole, was clearly exhausted from her endeavor, so it would fall on Luca and Alice to take over.<br><br>Meanwhile, Orpheaus' eyes widened in panic when he saw the power of the attack that Death was sending his way. <strong>"Damned fool! And you would still defend the world of magic!!!"</strong> Orpheaus put both of his hands up, letting out a pained grunt as he absorbed the full brunt of the magic ball, though this time&nbsp; he would focus all of his attention into absorbing some of it at a time, and then channeling it back out into a barrier to protect him. Effectively, he was 'laming out' the oppressively powerful attack so that he neither had to absorb the entirety of it at once, nor allow it to decimate an entire country as Death had so proudly boasted that it could. Orpheaus was protecting the land, while Death wanted nothing but destruction and mayhem, who was the real villain in this battle again?<br><br>Either way, Alice and Luca would have all the time in the world to strike Orpheaus while all of his attention was diverted towards the overwhelming force of Death's final gambit, and he wouldn't be able to retaliate in the same way that he had against Death.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>28-11-2013, 22:38:27</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_22_zps29b7622d.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><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> Ralena, Lyuk and Luca vs Orpheaus.<br><br><hr><br>Luca agreed on Alice's plan, but Ralena wasn't paying so much attention to them. Instead, the girl was looking at the two mages fighting, until she had an eureka moment: <em><strong>"That's it!!! He's absorbing magical energy, and he retains that in his own body before channeling it again. You guys saw that, right? The way that Orphaeus' body was injured when he ate that spear? It means that his body has it's limits, and if we overload it with more then he can absorb, then we can win with one massive attack. I mean, check it out, the guy's already shaky after that spear, he must be getting close to his limit."</strong></em><br><br>Alice looked at her with disbelief. <strong>"Oh no, Ralena! Not now when I and Luca-san agreed on a wonderful idea of mine. I think you're just trying to..."</strong> the blonde looked at Orpheaus and then, Ralena's words made sense. <strong>"Holy shit! You're right! We need to attack now!"</strong> she screamed, with widen, surprised eyes.<br><br>When Ralena ordered to get behind her, she obeyed at once, letting Luca take the position between the two female mages. That formation made more sense, since Alice could attack from distance with the same power. It was their chance, so it was better to do it nice and quickly. Alice summoned two guns with the strongest firepower. <br><br><em><strong>"Okay you two, NOW!!!"</strong></em><br><br>Behind Luca, Ralena and that giant shield, Alice couldn't follow what happened in the fight between Death and Orphaeus. But once Ralena shouted to follow her and attack, she ran along. Alice had no clue how she dismissed those flames, but she wouldn't question their luck, neither lose that opportunity. With that window opened, it was up to them, Luca and Alice, to strike an already weakened Orphaeus. <br><br>The blonde let Luca attack first, so she could take her aim. One his attack connected, Alice shot, one, two, dozen of times, with her incredibly fast and well trained hands. <strong>"Eat that, your freak!!!"</strong> Each bullet was filled with a higher amount of magical energy, way higher than Alice usually used. That hopefully could settle that battle.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>29-11-2013, 05:43:38</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow HQ<br><strong>With:</strong> Lyuk, Alice, Ralena VS Orpheaus<br><hr><br>Luca kept an eye on the Death and Orpheus fight waiting for some kind of opening to charge in and execute the plan that Alice and he had agreed upon.&nbsp; Ralena quickly brought up her own plan however and brought up a large shield blocking his sight of the fight. He moved behind the shield but remained close to the front, following her instructions and preparing himself to move when he got the slightest opening.. She hit the nail on the head when she said she was tired of sitting on the sidelines. He agreed completely. He was tired of just standing there on the side lines and he was more than ready to get in the middle of things and actually do something.<br><br>“Right, you get us an opening then we’ll finish him off.” Luca couldn’t see Orpheaus right now but he had seemed to be a bit shaky but he had to wonder if Lyuk had enough magic to make another big hit. The mage had to be tired from his previous fight and he’d alright let loose a pair of giant attacks. Luca was amazed that Lyuk was still standing at this point. Apparently the fire mage did have enough. Luca could feel the ginormous amount of magic from what had been Death’s position. Luca could tell that if they were going it was going to be soon.<br><br>Luca’s arm changed into the solid black armored form of Sarriel’s arm. Brute force seemed to be the best way to go for the next hit. He waited for Ralena to signal the attack. For this to plan to work they would all need to go at almost the exact same time and they probably wouldn’t get a second chance if they failed here. The moment Ralena signaled for them to go and broke a hole through Lyuk’s flames, he dashed through. Luca moved low and quick, there was no time to do anything fancy, raw strength would have to be enough. The moment he was close he launched a vicious uppercut aimed at Orpheus’s chin with all the force he could muster behind it.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>01-12-2013, 14:12:49</strong>
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				(http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/209/kdgr.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow Headquarters<br><strong>With:</strong> Lyuk, Alice, and Luca <br><strong>VS:</strong> Orpheaus<br><hr><br>Orpheaus was still completely focused on deflecting Death's most fearsome and overwhelming attack, and as such he was completely and totally blindsided by the extremely powerful attack that Luca was able to land right on the aged mage's chin. Thanks to that his defenses dropped and he was hit with whatever fraction of Death's final attack remained afterwards along with Alice's bullet overload. In the end, the man let out a loud shout of pain and collapsed backwards, hitting the floor with his eyes shut. <strong>"I... don't understand... Magic would destroy the world, yet you... Yet you stupid kids..."</strong> Ralena stepped forward at that point, panting softly as her shield returned back to it's natural blue energy state as it phased back into her body. "Yeah, the world of magic is capable of some pretty freaky stuff... But at the same time, we can do so many amazing, wonderful things because of magic. So yeah, we're gonna keep on defending it, because it might get dangerous from time to time, but it's OUR world, so we're gonna fight to defend it tooth and nail. Against anybody that would either hurt it, or take it away from us."<br><br>Orpheaus opened a single eye in Ralena's direction, shaking his head gently. <strong>"You of all people..."</strong> With that, however, he passed out. With Orpheaus now unconscious, Ralena crossed her arms and groaned gently. "And what's that supposed to mean?" Ralena sunk her head and shut her eyes, those last words having gotten to her as they rubbed some salt into her open wounds concerning her foggy knowledge on her past. Apparently, in her distracted and somewhat distressed state, Ralena would need to be reminded of the fact that they had just emerged victorious, and had saved the world of magic, something that was quite out of character for the normally very upbeat and optimistic girl.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>05-12-2013, 03:32:18</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong>Shadow Crow HQ<br><strong>With:</strong> Emilia, Alice, Ralena, Luca<br><strong>VS:</strong> Orpheaus Braun<br><hr><br>Lyuk was abruptly woken by the sounds of fighting, the sound of magic discharging. Soon after however, it became silent. Was it over? The young man's body was in ruins as he lay on the floor. All of his muscles were crying as if he ran around the world several times and his magic was running on empty. He felt the rubble of ruined building on his stomach and on his back. Lyuk figured he had lost control again and his alter ego took over without his permission. He struggled to move his head up to see that Orpheaus was unconscious and thought that it was good for his alter ego to interfere since probably without his help, they wouldn't have been able to take down Orpheaus. <br><br>Lyuk was able to push himself up and put himself in a sitting position. Along with his aching muscles, his various scars from over the years were hurting as well. There was a large 'X' on the young man's chest that came from taking the final move from his mentor when he first lost control. Lyuk pushed himself once more, this time trying to get on his feet. Once he got on his feet, a wave of dizziness washed over him and he fell on his behind. His stomach growled and Lyuk said, <strong>"I'm hungry!"</strong> Then, he laughed nervously and scratched the back of his head, <strong>"Could I get some help? It seems as if I have fallen and I can't get up..."</strong> Lyuk grinned stupidly trying to lighten the mood and also trying to avoid any questions from his comrades about his alter ego. He looked around and saw that he had caused considerable damage to the surroundings. Then he looked at his friends, smiling after seeing they were okay. Then he looked back where he left Emilia and saw that she was okay too.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>08-12-2013, 19:18:55</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow HQ<br><strong>With:</strong> Lyuk, Alice, Ralena VS Orpheaus<br><hr><br>Luca took a step back as Orpheaus collapsed but he remained close enough to hear the old man speak. Luca sighed. He could understand why the old man might want to remove magic from the world and he sympathized with him. It was true that magic occasionally allowed for terrible things to happen, Luca knew that first hand and the vision of Gregory’s past was weighing heavily on his mind as well, but too many wonderful things would be lost if what they had allowed him to strip the world of magic. It simply wasn’t worth it.<br><br>Luca had caught Orpheaus’s last few words as well and the way that Ralena had reacted to them. He glanced up at her. Curious about what it meant but aware that it might be private and that the Shadow Crow HQ wasn’t the best place to talk about such things. He had some things he preferred to keep private too. I t would be better to focus on getting out of here first and then he could ask about what happened later. This mission had given him a lot to think about.<br><br>&nbsp;Taking a moment he went over to pick up Poulbelter’s pendant before moving to Ralena’s side. “Are you okay?” He asked. He wasn’t in any position to ask given how exhausted he was but Luca wanted to make sure that she was still fine. She had looked like she had been spaced out earlier and she seemed to be a little distressed at the moment. “Looks like it’s over and Lyuk seems back to normal. Now we’ve just got to bring the pendant back.” He placed the pendant in her hand. “Since you’re the one who took the mission, you should be the one to give Mr. Poulbelter the pendant back.” He wasn’t sure what the problem was but he thought that a physical representation of their victory might be able to help.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>10-12-2013, 00:16:56</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_20_zps7ba880ae.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><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> Ralena, Lyuk and Luca vs Orpheaus.<br><br><hr><br>Orpheaus hit the floor and for a moment, Alice thought he would stand up again even more furious. But he didn't. Their power combined was too much for him. <strong>"I... don't understand... Magic would destroy the world, yet you... Yet you stupid kids," </strong> he said, not yet believing in his defeat. Alice heard Ralena's response while panting and nodded with a smile. <br><br><strong>"We won,"</strong> the blonde said, delighted. Still, there was a problem they have to take care. Alice went closer to Lyuk, careful. But when he said he was hungry, she got relieved. Thank goodness, that Death entity seemed&nbsp; to be vanished, and Lyuk was in his older self again. <strong>"Baka,"</strong> she said, with a smile, offering a hand to lift him up. <br><br><strong>"You're heavy!"</strong> she said, after giving him some support to stand up. Looking to her other guild mates, she asked: <strong>"Shall we leave this place? I guess this guy will think twice before venturing in some crazy plan like that one."</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>10-12-2013, 01:03:05</strong>
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				(http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/209/kdgr.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow Headquarters<br><strong>With:</strong> Lyuk, Alice, and Luca <br><hr><br>As Luca picked up Poulbelter's necklace, he'd be able to see firsthand that a certain gleam within the jewel vanished, leaving the gem somewhat dim and lifeless as he turned and asked Ralena if she was okay. Luca and Ralena were two entirely different people, and while the matter concerning Ralena was a private one, she rather enjoyed the idea of somebody reaching out and asking her about it. She wanted to spill her guts out to somebody, she wanted to confide in them and know that she wasn't alone. Truth be told, that was one of the things that Ralena feared more then anything else despite her wandering tendencies. "It's... uh..." she couldn't find the words, but thankfully Luca filled the gap by letting her know that she was the leader of the mission, and as such she was the one that should turn in the pendant. With a light smile, Ralena accepted the pendant and looked up into Luca's eyes. "As for what's bugging me... uh... we can chat about it later, if you want..."<br><br>She felt so weird saying something like that, and she was somewhat nervous about spilling her guts in front of the entire group at once. Luca would be as good a place as any to start, since Ralena felt that she could rely on him to listen to her concerns without judging her or being a loudmouth and telling everybody else. Either way, after she took the pendant she would look towards Lyuk and Alice, and addressed Alice's question as to rather or not they should leave. "Yeah, let's get out of here... We should contact the magic justice department though, just to make sure that Oprhaeus doesn't start anything like this again."<br><br>Speaking of which, what had happened to the rest of the shadow crows? If Lyuk looked to where he had settled Emilia for the battle, the black haired songstress would have up and vanished. And on their way out, the same could be said for Gaius, Gregory, and the man that Ralena battled as well. Either way, when they stepped out of the small and unassuming cottage and back into the forest, they'd be able to see the orange sun descending beneath the trees. "Well how about that? Think we can get back to town early enough to get a hotel or something?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AidenWhite</strong> on <strong>10-12-2013, 02:06:32</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br><strong>Location:</strong>Shadow Crow HQ<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice, Ralena, Luca<br><hr><br>Lyuk smiled, despite not seeing Emilia. She must've gotten better and they'd meet up again, someday. Probably Gaius too, he doesn't seem like a guy who would leave like that, not leaving an impact. That bastard. Lyuk's blood began to boil thinking about the formidable opponent, but he soon calmed down when he saw that Alice offered him her hand. Lyuk gladly accepted it and smiled at her exclamation that he was heavy, <strong>"Sorry, must be all the food I eat."</strong> Once he was up, he noticed that he was barechested and saw his shirt nearby. He walked over to it and picked it up, getting rid of all the dust and rubble. He put it back on and also the arm covers and gloves he used to cover his various wounds and scars from previous battles. <br><br>Lyuk walked over to where Emilia used to be and picked up the sword he left with her along with his scarf. He placed the sword at his waist and put his scarf back on, turning around to respond to Ralena. <strong>"About that Ralena, I've got other things to do, see you back at the guild. Luca, protect the girls. I leave it to you."</strong> He smiled and waved before vanishing in thin air. He used lightning magic to increase his speed and would have left the forest before they even left the building. If any of them were analytically aware of his facial expressions, they would know something was off. Lyuk tried to reassure them by leaving with a smile, but would that have worked? <br><br>He appeared at the ramen shop that he had visited before. Lyuk prepared a letter beforehand to give to Alexi, telling him about his plans to control his alter ego. He was too weak and that showed in the battle with Orpheaus. But he promised to get stronger and by the next mission, he'll have surpassed who he was now. The letter ended with, "Give Sofia my regards." The young man slipped the letter underneath his backdoor and then flew away, heading to his special training grounds.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>12-12-2013, 08:35:19</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow HQ<br><strong>With:</strong> Lyuk, Alice, and Ralena<br><hr><br>“Yeah, I’d like to hear about it.” Luca said with a small smile as he looked into her eyes when Ralena mentioned talking about her troubles. He was glad that she had decided she could trust him enough to talk to him about what was bothering her. He wasn’t sure if he could do anything to help her with her troubles but if she was willing to trust him with whatever was bothering her then he could at least listen to her. Who knows? Maybe he could help her after all. He wasn’t used to having others do that kind of thing. His demeanor usually kept his fellow guild mates away. He wasn’t particularly good at dealing with people most of the time and he wasn’t exactly the most social person in the world which didn’t help matters any but he did care about his guild mates. He just wasn’t as vocal as his other guild mates were. It got a little depressing sometimes but it was for the best. Better safe than sorry. <br><br>He turned to look at Alice and nodded his head when he had given Ralena his answer and she asked about leaving. He was with her on this one. The sooner they got out of this place the better. Ralena seemed to agree and he was about to follow her out when Lyuk surprised him a bit when he announced that he had things to do. It took Luca moment to realize he’d just been left alone with Alice and Ralena. He hoped he made it through the rest of the day in piece. He made his way towards the exit after Lyuk had left, stopping for a moment to look at Orpheaus one last time. Luca still wasn’t completely sure if the old man had been completely wrong or at least partially right about magic. He guessed it didn’t matter much since Orpheaus had lost but Luca had a feeling that this mission would weigh on his mind for a while. Putting Orpheaus behind him, Luca followed the others back outside.<br><br>“Yeah, I think we can make it to a hotel If not we can always ask Mr. Poulbelter for a couple of rooms for the night.” He said turning to look at the setting sun. He estimated that as long as nobody collapsed on the way they’d have plenty of time to check in somewhere.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>17-12-2013, 01:52:49</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_29_zps06c442a5.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Back to Poulbelter mansion.<br><strong>With:</strong> Ralena and Luca<br><br><hr><br><strong>"W-What?"</strong> said Alice in surprise, when Lyuk announced he had other matters to attend to and would meet them back in the guild, <strong>"He's sure a mysterious one, right?"</strong> Her guildmates, however, didn't make a fuss a bout it. They were wondering if it would be better to get a hotel or go to Pulbelter's mansion. Alice smiled: <strong>"Let's go to his mansion. We're heroes now! I'm sure he'll accommodate us!"</strong><br><br>They left the eerie forest and after a while walking, they reached the great mansion. Alice couldn't ask for nothing more than a hot bath and a good night (or morning) sleep. Her body was still aching, but Ralena's provisions were wonderful. She doubted if she still needed some medical attention.<br><br>Mr. Poulbelter received them like heroes, indeed. Alice almost got deaf with his saying how EXCELLENT they were, or EXCELLENT this, or EXCELLENT that. As soon as she got the chance, she asked him for that bath. The blonde couldn't wait anymore. Mr. Poulbelter got one of his servants to attend Alice and, after a few minutes, she was relaxing in a big bathtub filled with hot water. <br><br><em>Ah, I could live with this life style,</em> first thought the blonde. For that, she needed a lot more of money. This mission's cash would be a good addition, nonetheless. But that wasn't the true reason why Alice was in a such good mood. It was been a while since she felt like this: like she had grow a little. No money could buy that sensation, she thought. With those happy thoughts, Alice leaned back and let herself rest there for a while.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>17-12-2013, 07:56:17</strong>
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				(http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/209/kdgr.jpg)<br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow Headquarters - Poulbelter mansion<br><strong>With:</strong> Lyuk, Alice, and Luca <br><hr><br>With the pendant in hand, and after Ralena secured the rest of the jewels just in case the magical justice department wanted them, Ralena was more then happy to lead the way back out of the headquarters and back into the outside air. However, before they could make it that far Lyuk expressed interest in heading out on his own before suddenly abandoning the three of them to go and do his own thing again. "H-hey! Lyuk!!! Why do you have to-" By that point he was gone again, leaving an irritated Ralena to clench her fist and growl in frustration. "UGH! Why does he keep doing that!? Can't he just stick with the team!?" At the very least she seemed to be back to normal as the trio began their trip back into city.<br><br>They arrived back in Leolt around the time that the moon was in clear view and stars were starting to dot the skies, and Ralena was more then happy to make the first obvious stop back to Poulbelter mansion in order to report their victory before calling it a night. When he heard about their plans to simply accept the reward before staying at a hotel for the evening, Poulbelter obviously insisted that such an EXCELLENT group of heroes stay in the copious amounts of spare rooms that he had in his mansion. Leaving the Fairy Tail mages with no choice but to accept, Ralena turned over the pendant and backed out to contact the proper authorities to ensure that Orphaeus was going to be imprisoned and all of the remaining jewels were properly de-powered before being returned to their previous owners. With her dealings with the magic council being dealt with, Ralena let out an exhausted sigh and relaxed on one of the balconies looking out over Leolt. She was planning on getting a bath of her own a bit later in the evening, probably once Alice was out and had settled down for the night.<br><br>Opposite to Alice though, now that Ralena had time to reflect on the mission, while the reward money would be a great boon, she couldn't help but get a bit disheartened the more she thought about her encounter. Sure, she had been in good spirits during the walk into town and everything, but now that she had time to calm down and think about everything, there was just so much that she didn't know. Of course, the fact that others had the knowledge that she was searching for only made her all the more irritated.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>18-12-2013, 08:53:56</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow HQ --&gt;&nbsp; Poulbelter mansion<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice, and Ralena<br><hr><br>Luca was glad to put the forest and the Shadow Crow’s headquarters behind them. This had been a difficult mission and going to a place where they could relax and unwind a bit was appreciated. It would give him a much needed a chance to process everything that had happened. He tilted his head up and watched the night sky. It always seemed to help him relax and as they arrived at the mansion, most of the tension that had remained after the fight had seeped out of his body. Allowing him to maintain his usual quiet and composed demeanor.<br><br>Luca had learned his lesson after their previous visits and stood well away from Mr. Poulbelter as he pronounced how EXCELLENT they were. After that greeting Luca found himself alone as the girls went to do their things. Not having much else to do, he went to find his room for the night. He didn’t want to walk in on one of the girls by accident. The room ended up being rather large, larger then he was comfortable with actually. Maybe it was just something one had to get used to. He sat on the bed and sighed. The money they earned from this mission would give him more than enough to take care of his rent for a while but he had more than that weighing on his mind. He had to take a moment to ponder about Gregory and what happened to him. Luca hoped that the silver haired mage would find a way to deal with the demon in a way that didn’t involve ruining the lives of others.<br><br>Having found his room for the night, he went back to the main hall to kill some time before shutting down for the night. It was there that he spied Ralena heading out to one of the balconies. Recalling their conversation at the Shadow Crow’s base he followed her, after giving her a few minutes to think. When he stepped out onto the balcony, he noticed that Ralena still seemed to be thinking so instead of saying anything he moved to the edge balcony. He stood silently and leaned lightly on the railing as he looked up at the night sky. After giving her a little time to acknowledge his presence he spoke up. “Hey.” He said turning his head to look at Ralena. “Do you still want to talk about what’s bothering you?”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>19-12-2013, 04:53:57</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_52_zpsefa53216.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion.<br><strong>With:</strong> Ralena and Luca<br><br><hr><br><strong>"LUCA-KUUUUN!"</strong><br><br>The blonde got a hold of his arm like she got used to do. It was the first time, however, that she was calling him with such intimacy. Alice was really in a good mood, happy to be alive along her guildmates, ater such a dangerous mission.<br><br>The bath was great, but Alice didn't spend much time there. She would spent her time better if she talked a bit with her friends about all that happened. The girl was really curious about how they defeated their enemies before facing Orphaeus. Also, she wanted to tell how she managed to defeat Red in that dangerous move. <br><br><div class="floatright">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami/sample_ec37ade9c23e482879a7e71bedf7b2cb_zpsdf971161.png)</div><br>Alice left the bathroom in a robe and tried to find out something to wear. Her clothes was in rags now, after so many battles, and she cursed herself for not thinking in something so obvious like bringing a change of clothes. It was hard for her to leave for a mission without enough provisions. Maybe the excitation of the moment made the girl forget such basic steps.<br><br>Looking at one of the maids, Alice asked for one of the uniforms. It wasn't the best option, but it would be better to stay in robes inside the mansion. And once she saw the cute uniforms the maids had in their collection, she wondered how fun it could be to tease Luca-san in one of those.<br><br>So there she was, wearing a pretty revealing one, holding the young mage's arm. After letting it rub a little between her breasts, she let him go and hold the hem of her skirt, showing him the uniform. <strong>"So, Luca-kun, did you like to see me in a maid uniform? You could be my master later,"</strong> she said, with a playful wink, teasing the young man. Seeing the shades of red in his face was always rewarding for Alice.<br><br>But then Alice saw Ralena, and how serious she was. That was enough to take the girl out of her playful mood. <strong>"Ano... Ralena-chan... Is something wrong?"</strong> she asked, worried, getting closer to the other girl. Seeing someone so grave after such a victory seemed so out of place! 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>20-12-2013, 05:49:35</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://imageshack.us/a/img17/4976/5x5i.jpg)</div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow Headquarters<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice, and Luca <br><br><hr><br>"Huh?" Ralena turned around, snapping out of her self-musing when Luca came to join her out on the balcony, asking again if she wanted to elaborate about what was bothering her. After the initial surprise wore off, since Ralena figured that Luca would have more important things to do then spend time out here hanging out with her, she put on a light smile and leaned her back against the rails as her eyes drifted down towards the ground. "Oh, sure... It's probably nothing, and I'm probably just being overly paranoid here, but I've been thinking about my past a lot lately. I don't know where I came from, where I was born, who my parents are, or why I was left with Fairy Tail... Honestly, the first 9 years of my life are totally shrouded in fog, I don't remember a thing. I guess after meeting those people today, I'm just worried that-"<br><br><strong>"LUCA-KUUUUN!"</strong><br><br>Ralena jolted again as a familiar blonde's voice resonated through the balcony, and Alice was sticking herself against Luca's arm, her bust rubbing against said appendage as she... <em>what in the hell was she wearing?</em> Ralena swore sometimes that Alice had absolutely no shame whatsoever. Sure, Ralena was known to mess around and tease a little bit every now and again, but that was more just for the sake of being funny. And she honestly felt rather uncomfortable wearing anything less then the white robes that she was normally seen in, she was actually a rather modest girl all things considered. The black haired girl blinked a few times, before her eyes drifted back down and she sighed. "Nothing... I'm just thinking too much. I'm fine."<br><br>It seemed that just like Ralena's serious demeanor had snapped Alice out of her playful spurt, Alice's shenanigans had shut down Ralena's desire to talk about what was on her mind. With a small shake of her head, she managed to put on a small smile before lifting her gaze back up. "Yeah, I'm just tired after all the fighting today, that's all. I'll be fine tomorrow. Anyway, we all did pretty great out there today, what was it like for you two?" It was uncharacteristic of Ralena to NOT jump down Alice's throat for her normal overly flirtatious demeanor, but would Alice really notice or care considering that Ralena was now bringing up the topic that she had been looking forward to since the beginning of her bath? Besides, although her tone was somewhat low and quiet, her eyes showed some signs of life again and she had on a smile, so she was starting to perk up a little bit.<br><br>Of course, all that aside, there was still a very real chance that Alice could have overheard what Ralena was saying prior to the blonde's intervention. Ralena's mental 'blank slate' of her life up until she was 9 years old was an insecurity of hers, and she didn't feel comfortable telling more then one person at a time. She might not have let that particular side of her show very often, but she was terrified of people potentially judging her for something that she had no control over.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>23-12-2013, 10:05:16</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice, and Ralena<br><hr><br>Luca listened intently as Ralena started to tell him about her past and what was bothering her. It seemed like it took a lot for her to do this so the least he could do is give her his complete attention. The information about her past surprised him but it didn’t change his view of her. He didn’t shout out his past from the rooftops either.&nbsp; As far as he was concerned she was still Ralena whether she could remember the past or not.&nbsp; Unfortunately, he didn’t get a chance to hear about what was bothering her before Alice came in.<br><br>He turned at the sound of the blonde mage calling his name. Before he knew it she had latched onto his arm and he felt something soft being pressed up against it. He tried to say something but his words caught in his throat as she showed him what she was wearing. His face immediately went bright red and he looked away, unsure of where he was supposed to look. “W-what? Y-yes, It’s um, uh, very nice.” He stuttered in response to Alice’s question. He didn’t know what he was supposed to do. He was rather innocent when it came to women so when things like this happened he was completely lost.<br><br>He was grateful when Ralena gave him a chance to change topics and focus on something else. “The fight was exhausting to be honest. I had to fight in this dark room with only these magic candles lighting the room. The mage I was facing Gregory could manipulate shadows so I had to use flames in order to light up parts of the room until I could drag him into the light. I managed to get a good hit in but transformed and covered the room in darkness. I managed to use my flames to bring him into a final clash where I hit the key to the barrier point blank with a full power from my flames but not before the transformed Gregory cut me with his claws.” Luca didn’t mention the nature of Gregory’s transformation or the memory he’d seen. Luca didn’t have the right to talk about the memory he’d seen and for the moment he wanted to keep the fact that Gregory had the same kind of magic as him private. It could raise questions and he didn’t want to talk about his past.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>24-12-2013, 21:18:19</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_01_zps644b9577.png)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion.<br><strong>With:</strong> Ralena and Luca<br><br><hr><br>Ralena said that everything was fine, which was pretty suspicious. Alice was sure they were talking about something important before she came into the room. Maybe she was telling something private to Luca? If that's the case, Alice wouldn't force her to talk about it. When the time comes, and if Ralena still needed, the blonde mage would gladly listen to her problems. <strong>"You sure? Ok, but don't hesitate to tell me anything that troubles you. You're annoying sometimes, but you're still my friend!"</strong> she said, with a playful wink, to let her know she was there for support. <br><br>A bit more lit up, Ralena asked about their fights. Once Luca began to narrate his fight, Alice leaned her back in the balustrade and listened to him, amazed. <strong>"Woa, that was a difficult fight, Luca-kun! You're really a great mage,"</strong> she said with a smile.<br><br>Alice waited for Ralena to tell her story. Being the last one to tell her own fight would add some dramatical effect. But since the brunette remained silent, Alice felt it was her time to tell how she defeated Red.<br><br><strong>"Ano,"</strong> started the girl, <strong>"Red gave me a lot of work. He almost defeated me! But he couldn't guess my brilliant strategy!"</strong> There was a slight smile in her face as she remembered the whole scene. <strong>"You know, I had no way to hit him, since he used those annoying illusions. But then I thought: what if I shot the entire room? There was no way he would use a illusion to mislead me! So, I, the pretty Alice Deschain, made up a entire new technique in the heat of the battle! I call it: Desperado Cage! I can show it to you later!"</strong> Alice was smiling proudly, wondering&nbsp; how much her guild mates was finding her amazing.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>25-12-2013, 04:41:26</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://imageshack.us/a/img17/4976/5x5i.jpg)</div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow Headquarters<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice, and Luca <br><br><hr><br>Ralena's demeanor changed a bit as Alice spoke, expressing how the two of them were friends despite the fact that Ralena could be 'annoying' sometimes. Her smile became more full and genuine, and she gave Alice a reassuring nod before she allowed the blonde to continue with her story. "Sounds like you had quite the fight on your hands, Alice... Good job." When it was her turn, Ralena decided to be a bit less detailed then Alice had been, though Luca could notice how it was different from when she was in the guild hall, and she had gone into vivid detail on how she had defeated the mist mage during her mission before this one. "Mine wasn't anything special, you guys had a lot more excitement then I did from the sounds of it... I don't think it's particularly story-worthy, since we were both hand to hand fighters, and I just out-maneuvered him and got the upper hand."<br><br>While a bold faced lie, the details about how Ralena had won her fight were pretty much directly tied into some of the things that she was most insecure about herself and scared of, so she decided to leave out most of the details.<br><br>Despite all that though, she seemed in a much lighter mood as she pulled herself away from the railing and began to move towards the inside of the mansion. "So what are you guys gonna do for the rest of the night? Personally, I think I'm just gonna take a nice, long bath and be lazy until I pass out. I mean, not much else to do at this point, right?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>27-12-2013, 07:16:34</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice, and Ralena<br><hr><br>Luca listened to Alice as she talked about her fight. She seemed to be proud of her victory and if it was anywhere near as difficult as his own had been she had every right to be.&nbsp; To make up a new move in the middle of such a fight on top of the victory was impressive. “That was a good job Alice.” He complimented. He wasn’t much for giving compliments but in this case he felt that she deserved one.<br><br>He turned to listen to Ralena’s story. Something seemed off about it. The one she had told him back at the Guild Hall had been filled with detail and she had seemed to really enjoy telling it. This story lacked detail and vibrancy. It was completely different then what he had come to expect from her. He hoped she was okay. She seemed to be in a better mood at least but he felt like there was something that he was missing. Well, there wasn’t much he could do if she didn’t want to talk. He couldn’t force her.<br><br>“I think I’m going to stay out here for a little while before going to bed. Like you said there isn’t much to do.” He paused for a moment, considering what he was going to say, and then spoke up again before Ralena could finish going back inside. “If you ever need to talk, I’m always willing to lend an ear.” 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>31-12-2013, 02:35:59</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_65_zps11b0b589.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion.<br><strong>With:</strong> Ralena and Luca<br><br><hr><br>Alice smiled proudly at the compliments from her comrades. But, when the time came for Ralena to tell her battle the girl looked at her suspiciously. What? What? The great Ralena passing away a chance of telling a good story about her fights? There was something wrong with her, definitely. Anyway, she just wanted to be alone, Alice thought, as she said she would taker her bath right now. <br><br><em>Tomorrow I'll talk with her</em>, promised Alice to herself.<br><br><em><strong>“I think I’m going to stay out here for a little while before going to bed. Like you said there isn’t much to do,”</strong></em> said Luca-kun. Alice grinned, it looked like a good chance to tease the boy a little more.&nbsp; <strong>“If you ever need to talk, I’m always willing to lend an ear,"</strong> he said, in support for Ralena. Alice nodded and said with a wink: <strong>"Same here."</strong> And, blushing a bit, acting a little bashful, she added: <strong>"Ano... I think I'll stay a bit here. Is that... Is that ok, Luca-kun? If you want to stay alone,"</strong> she cutely put a hand to her chin, making a sad face, <strong>"I'll leave."</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>01-01-2014, 10:19:53</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://imageshack.us/a/img17/4976/5x5i.jpg)</div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Shadow Crow Headquarters<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice, and Luca <br><br><hr><br>Ralena nodded when Luca told her about how he would be there if she wanted to talk, Alice echoing that statement. She was already on the road of recovery, but even then a simple confirmation did warm her heart as she realized how lucky she was to have a couple of good friends. "I'll keep that in mind... Thanks you guys..." With that she continued to move past the two of them with the intent on moving back inside, however, just as she was laying her hand on the doorknob, she thought about it for a few seconds before she turned back towards them, giving both Luca and Alice a light smile as she made her way back inside. "You two have fun. I'm in no rush to get back to the guild hall early tomorrow, so I vote we all just sleep in and be complete lumps until... like... lunch tomorrow. Ah screw it, I'll just figure it out tomorrow, see you guys then."<br><br>With that Ralena excused herself from the balcony, as she asked one of Poulbelter's maids where she could take a bath. Interestingly enough, much like Alice, Ralena had been offered a change of clothes as well while her current outfit was put through the wash, though it was a fair bit less lewd then what Alice had been given, and she probably wouldn't be running into the other two for the rest of the evening anyway. When she finally slipped into the bath, Ralena let out a deep, pleased exhale and shut her eyes as she allowed the warm water to soak over her. She had been through a lot today, and she was once again alone and being given the chance to reflect on it all. Back in the shadow crow headquarters, and out on the balcony a couple of minutes ago, she couldn't help but feel some kind of dread about the answers behind her birth. After all, she finally found people who knew something about her, and both of them had slammed the door in her face, seemingly for her own good. There was something deeper afoot, and Ralena couldn't help but stew on that fact.<br><br>She felt herself starting to sink down into that mindset a little bit, even after the comfort that Luca and Alice were able to provide. However, it seemed that the answer that would best fix Ralena's mindset would come from herself. "Why am I worrying about this so much? No matter where I came from, it doesn't change who I am now, right?" Just saying that one line aloud caused clarity to hit Ralena like a tun of bricks, and it took a huge load off her mind. It didn't matter if her childhood, her parents, or her birthplace were all enshrouded in a deep and heavy fog, that was all before she joined Fairy Tail, and spent the next 9 years of her life growing into the woman that she was today. With the first genuine smile she had been able to enjoy since her encounter with her 'mirror match' earlier in the day, Ralena settled deeper into the bath and let out a content sigh. "Yeah. No matter what happens, I am me."<br><br>Well that was settled now. Funny how all it took was taking a minute to think about things rationally and with a more optimistic mindset to fix a poor attitude. She hoped she didn't worry the other two too much, looking back, she had been rather uncharacteristically somber and serious. Ah, whatever, she'd be able to clear up that everything was fine in the morning.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>03-01-2014, 08:49:02</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice, and Ralena<br><hr><br>Luca looked down at Alice as she called out to Ralena. It seemed he wasn’t the only one who was concerned about their teammate. Even as his he had this thought his eyes widened as Alice turned her focus on him. “It it’s fine. You can stay if you want.” He said trying to push down his blush. “I um, might not be the company though.” He admitted. He wasn’t very good at small talk most of the time with Alice added to the mix he was likely to become an embarrassed tongue tied mess, again. <br><br>Luca was saved from making too much of a fool of himself for the moment when Ralena announced the plans for tomorrow. “Sounds good. See you tomorrow.” Luca raised his hand in farewell as Ralena left. He was glad to see that Ralena seemed to be in a better mood now. He still wondered what she had wanted to say before Alice had shown up but now wasn’t the time to press her. He’d rather she remained in a good. Too be honest he wasn’t sure if he had helped or not but he’d done what he could. There wasn’t anything else he could do to help her tonight. He’d just have to hope that he had done enough to help her at least a little.&nbsp; <br><br>He turned around to face the railing and leaned over, looking up at the sky. He had originally planned to just stay out here on the balcony and watch the stars for a while before going to bed. With Alice here that plan was probably not going to last for very long, but he was going to stick to it for now. He didn’t know how he was supposed to act or do around her. Looking at the stars would at least relax him some so he wouldn’t make a fool of himself or at least not a complete fool.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>07-01-2014, 00:12:33</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_29_zps06c442a5.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion.<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca.<br><br><hr><br>When Luca leaned over the railing and began to look at the sky, Alice came closer to him and did the same. They stood a while gazing at the stars, silent. Just standing there was good enough to Alice, but she tried to break the ice nonetheless:<br><br><strong>"It's beautiful, isn't it?"</strong><br><br>She waited for his answer and sighed. <strong>"I remember to sleep under a sky like this countless times. When me and my master used to hit the road to catch some bad guys. Ah, it was good times."</strong> She looked at Luca and smiled. Blushing, she said, meekly: <strong>"You know, you don't have to be so nervous beside me. Though I have to admit it's adorable to see you blushing like that. Why do you get so flustered, Luca-kun?"</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>09-01-2014, 07:50:23</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice<br><br>Luca glanced down at Alice as commented on the stars. “Yes, it is. Even more so outside of the city, less light pollution.” He said quietly, looking up at the sky for a few more seconds. It was nice knowing that there was something out there that he couldn’t mess up no matter what happened down here.&nbsp; He listened quietly as Alice reminisced about the past. Storing the information about what she did before joining the guild for later.<br><br>He listened quietly as she told him not to be so nervous around her then blinked in surprise when she asked him about why he got so flustered. “Well, I’m a little shy and not really good people so umm…” He paused for a moment and reached up with his right hand&nbsp; to rub the back of his head,&nbsp; embarrassed by what he was about to say. “So, when a beautiful girl flirts with me I just don’t know what to do and I end up making a fool of myself.” There was a tinge of red on his face showing his embarrassment as he finished his admission.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>09-01-2014, 20:06:43</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_29_zps06c442a5.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion.<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca.<br><br><hr><br>Alice listened to him, as he said, in a very awkward way, that he was too shy and didn't know what do when a beautiful girl flirts with him. The blonde looked down, red. It seems that, without even meaning to, Luca flirted with her. <br><br><strong>"So... do you think I'm that pretty? I'm flattered,"</strong> she said with a shy smile. They remained silent for a moment, and Alice gazed back at the stars. She wasn't trying to tease him this time. Right now, she just wanted to talk with him a bit, know more about that shy and mysterious young mage.<br><br><strong>"There's just one thing you should do when a girl flirts with you, Luca-kun,"</strong> she said, still staring at the sky. But then, she faced him and added, with a sweet, reassuring look: <strong>"Be yourself. This way, you'll never look like a fool."</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>11-01-2014, 05:52:04</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice<br><br>Luca saw the blush appear on Alice’s face. It looked like he had had been the one to make her blush this time. It was a nice change to see what he thought was a genuine blush on her cheeks after she had teased him so much.<br><br>He was glad for the moment of silence that Alice gave him after the confession. It gave him a moment to enjoy the comfortable silence. He was finding that he didn’t mind being around her now that she wasn’t throwing herself at him or trying to tease him. It was much easier to relax.<br><br>He listened as she gave him advice and told him to be himself. “I’ll keep that in mind.” He said softly. If only it were that it easy. It was hard to be yourself when you had so many voices going off in one’s head that sometimes you didn’t know which one was yours. He had a good hold on it most of the times and the demons that he usually used and talked to were pretty benign even if they all had unique personalities. But there had been that time he had lost control and he couldn’t seem to forget about it.<br><br>“You said you used to travel a lot with your master. What was that like?” He asked trying to learn more about his teammate and to divert attention away from himself.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>16-01-2014, 04:40:16</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_29_zps06c442a5.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion.<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca.<br><br><hr><br><strong><em>“I’ll keep that in mind,”</em></strong> he answered, in a soft manner. For Alice, it looked like he was just grateful for her advice, not that he actually believed in it. The girl was wondering if she should push the conversation to that topic, but Luca was faster: <em><strong>“You said you used to travel a lot with your master. What was that like?”</strong></em><br><br><strong>"Ah... Ano,"</strong> she hesitated, blushing. <em>It seems he's finally interested in learning something about me.</em><br><br><strong>"Well, most of the times we spent on the road, with a camp fire and the stars for companions or a burning sun above our heads. It was tough in the beginning, but I ended enjoying it,"</strong> she smiled, looking at the sky once more, searching through the many memories she had with her master. <strong>"Oh, and when we reached a new city! So many people, parties, games! Angel Eyes taught me how to play some gambling games for... Hm, you know, to earn a cash easily in a tight situation."</strong><br><br>Her voice was full of excitement. Looking back at those memories made she wonder how much she missed those moments. Of course she wouldn't trade her new life among her new friends to revive such days, but she couldn't help to feel a bit nostalgic. <strong>"And every time we reached a new city, we had a bounty to collect and another bad guy to beat,"</strong> she said, giggling. <strong>"Hehe, I sure had many adventures in my life already!"</strong><br><br>She pointed a finger at him. <strong>"That's why I'm planning to retire at my twenties, Luca-kun! I'm working hard for that!&nbsp; I'll live a comfortable, happy life somewhere with a handsome and nice husband!"</strong> The blonde shifted near him once more, hugging one of his arms and whispered into his ear, <strong>"You may end up being my husband, Luca-kun, who knows?"</strong> 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>16-01-2014, 16:31:51</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://moe.animecharactersdatabase.com/uploads/chars/5688-535724354.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Adrian Poulbelter (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion.<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca and Alice<br><br><hr><br>Before Luca had the opportunity to Alice's flirtatious comment, the two of them would be interrupted by a familiar, lively voice ringing out behind them. <strong>"Ah-HA! I've managed to track down at least two of you!"</strong> Mr. Poulbelter strolled out onto the balcony, seemingly oblivious as to the scene that he had just interrupted. <strong>"I wanted to thank you guys again for the EXCELLENT display of skill that you put on today. I'm sure that recovering such precious artifacts against such a dangerous dark guild was no easy task... Truth be told, I had hoped to offer my thanks to all four of you, but the other two of your party are nowhere to be found right at the moment, so pass on my thanks for them."</strong><br><br>Apparently his business with the two of them didn't stop at just offering thanks though, as he walked farther on the balcony and spoke to the two of them in a more neutral tone of voice. <strong>"I'm curious, though. Have either of you ever heard the story of <em>Eclipsium Aeronis</em> and the mighty 6? I assure you, you will find it to be quite the intriguing tale, if neither of you have ever heard it before."</strong> Once the two of them expressed that they had never heard it before, Mr. Poulbelter turned to face them head on, as he began the story. <strong>"Centuries ago, before today's definition of Magic Guilds was set in stone, there was an entire nation of mages that specialized in using dark and forbidden magic. It's commonly believed that this nation, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, was the world's first example of a guild. Their name was <em>Eclipsium Aeronis</em>, which translates into today's language as <em>Darkness being brought by the wind</em>. Eclipsium Aeronis was a hungry nation. No matter how much land they conquered or how many people they slew, their desire for greater power was not satisfied. However, their power was unmatched. Even by today's standards, it would take the united efforts of every single guild in the world in order to stop their endless siege. It was believed that it was only a matter of time before the entire world was their playground. However, before they were able to leave their home continent, the mighty 6 appeared. The mighty 6 were the 6 most powerful mages of the ancient world, though their names have been long lost to all but very, very few."</strong><br><br>Mr. Poulbelter took a small break at this point to recollect his thoughts and make sure that both Luca and Alice were still following him before he continued. <strong>"The mighty 6 could not fight the entirety of Eclipsium Aeronis on their own. However, what they did instead was use the entirety of their magical power to seal away the continent of <em>Elanda</em> and push it right to the bottom of the ocean. They forced everybody in that continent, including every last member of Eclipsium Aeronis, into a deep and powerful sleep. Their spell was sealed by a blood ward, meaning that as long as the mighty 6 were alive, Elanda's sleep would never end. However, the mighty 6 were mortal, meaning that one day their ward would fade away. So, to ensure that the blood ward never faded, the mighty 6 sealed away their souls within 6 precious artifacts that were to be passed down through their family lines. As long as those artifacts were kept safe, the blood ward would never fade."</strong><br><br>Mr. Poulbelter nodded softly, wrapping things up with one final line. <strong>"As you may have guessed, those 6 artifacts were the jewels that you recovered with your heroics today. As the descendant of the mighty Tovah, I thank you."</strong><br><br>Though this did bring up another series of questions for Alice and Luca, who had seen and heard what the Shadow Crows were trying to do firsthand. What did Eclipsium Aeronis have to do with erasing the world of magic? 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>19-01-2014, 08:39:58</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice and Poulbelter<br><hr><br>Luca was glad for the chance to have an actual conversation with Alice that didn’t involve any kind of flirting. It was a lot easier to be relaxed around her when she wasn’t. He was fascinated by the story of her history with her master. When she mentioned being taught how to gamble, he suddenly had a very strong feeling that said he should never under any circumstances gamble against Alice. If it was something where they were working together it would be fine but going against her probably would not end well. He nodded her head his hen she said she wanted to retire at twenty. It would require a lot of hard work and tough mission but if she tried hard he was pretty sure she could do it. Her next comment made him turn bright and held him truly speechless. That was the moment Mr. Poulbelter arrived. He was grateful beyond measure when he did show up and made sure that he didn’t have to answer her. . He truly hadn’t had any idea on what to say to Alice after her last comment.<br><br>Luca nodded his head politely accepting the thanks from Mr. Poulbelter. “It was nothing. Just part of the job you paid us for.” He tilted his head curious as to what the old man had to say as he continued to speak after giving them his thanks. “No, I haven’t heard the story before. Please, continue.”<br><br>He listened intently when the old man began to tell his story and wondered why he had never heard it before. It seemed like the kind of story that would've been spread far and wide by now. As the story went on and he heard the rest of the story of Eclipsium Aeronis and the mighty 6, he was fascinated. A nation that was essentially run and ruled by a dark guild was a frightening prospect. When the tale concluded with the self-sacrifice of the mighty 6 and the part about the artifacts Luca's eyes widened in shock. Was this man really the descendant of such a mage and had he really suggested that they destroy the jewels? It was a lot to take especially since he had potentially endangered the world.<br><br>“Thank you for the story sir.” Luca said, looking up and thinking about what the Shadow Crows had been trying to do and what he had almost done. He wondered just how close the Shadow Crows had been to releasing the seal and realized just how glad he was that they had managed to stop the ritual.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>23-01-2014, 22:25:27</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_64_zps63d88857.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion.<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca and Mr. Poulbelter.<br><hr><br>Alice sure was having a good time teasing Luca once more, before a familiar voice interrupted them: <em><strong>"Ah-HA! I've managed to track down at least two of you!"</strong></em> It was Mr. Poulbelter. He came closer, onto the balcony and thanked them once more, <em><strong>"I wanted to thank you guys again for the EXCELLENT display of skill that you put on today. I'm sure that recovering such precious artifacts against such a dangerous dark guild was no easy task... Truth be told, I had hoped to offer my thanks to all four of you, but the other two of your party are nowhere to be found right at the moment, so pass on my thanks for them."</strong></em><br><br><em><strong>“It was nothing. Just part of the job you paid us for,”</strong></em> answered Luca. Alice nodded in agreement, and added, proud: <strong>"Yeah, Mr. Poulbelter. Fairy Tail has the best professionals. We deal with problems like these all the time!"</strong><br><br>Mr. Poulbelter asked them if they heard about Eclipsium Aeronis and the mighty 6. Luca-kun said he never heard about it. Alice took some time tapping her chin, trying to remember about the story, but no success. <strong>"Yeah, me neither. We're listening, Mr. Poulbelter!"</strong><br><br>The old man started to tell his story. And quite a tale it was! A nation governed by a dark guild, dominating an entire continent! Alice wasn't sure if today's mages had the power to stop such a force. And, if what Mr. Poulbelter said was true, they just stopped this force to emerge again in the world. For a moment, the blonde felt very relieved, but then, she thought: what if others tried to steal those jewels again? <br><br>That was the first thing she asked the old man: <strong>"Ano... We're relieved that we just stopped the apocalypse but... What if they try again? Do you have any plan concerning that, Mr. Poulbelter?"</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>24-01-2014, 06:06:54</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://moe.animecharactersdatabase.com/uploads/chars/5688-535724354.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Adrian Poulbelter (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion.<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca and Alice<br><br><hr><br>Mr Poulbelter gave the two of them a nod when Luca thanked him, and Alice asked him her question. <strong>"You won't have to worry about that any longer, little lady. That theft was a wakeup call for me, and I plan to place my family's heirloom under nothing but the most EXCELLENT of security measures. I don't know what would have happened had those jewels been used or damaged, but it's better to be safe then sorry, am I right? Along with that, I'll have your payment ready by the time you get ready to leave tomorrow, so make sure you don't leave without it. Come to think of it, it is getting fairly late... Do either of you have any questions for me? After everything you've done, it's the least I can do."</strong><br><br>The hour was getting pretty late, and after Mr Poulbelter answered their questions it would probably be about time for everybody to head off to bed if they wanted to be up at a reasonable hour the following day.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>25-01-2014, 05:21:43</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_49_zpsf8b713a2.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion.<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca and Mr. Poulbelter.<br><hr><br>Mr. Poulbelter answered Alice and mentioned his new plans to keep such a important artifact secure. Although the blonde did wonder about those EXCELLENT security measures, but that was an issue she would address later. <br><br><strong>"Wakatta,"</strong> said the girl with a relieved sigh, <strong>"I think I can sleep undisturbedly now. I have no questions anymore, Mr. Poulbelter, and I do agree with you, it's kinda late already. I think I should get some sleep now. Please excuse me."</strong><br><br>Alice leaned in and kissed Luca-kun on his cheek. <strong>"Good night, Luca-kun, it was good to talk with you." </strong>Before she left the room, she gave the old man a curtsy and said good night for him as well, leaving them alone.<br><br>Once she got in one of the many guest rooms, Alice went straight to the bed. She took out her shoes with one feet, then another, but she didn't care about changing clothes. It was like the tiredness of her adventure just assaulted her at once, after the quick retreat due to that relaxing bath. It was been always like that, since her life in the road with her master. Alice learned how to sleep quickly and wake up even more faster, her life could depend on that. She didn't think her life would be in danger here, though, but it seemed they would hit the road early in the morning.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>26-01-2014, 06:04:15</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120711025136/campizanagiroleplay/images/0/0c/Sexy-anime-boys-109110.jpeg)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Luca Saylor</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion<br><strong>With:</strong> Alice and Poulbelter<br><hr><br>Luca shook his head when Mr. Poulbelter asked if they had any questions. “No, you’ve already answered any questions I could have asked.” Luca too was glad to hear that Mr. Poulbelter had gotten proper security even if he hadn’t asked about it specifically.&nbsp; Glancing towards as she said she was heading to bed, he took a step back out of the way only to be surprised when Alice stepped forward to kiss him on the cheek. He turned crimson and placed one of his hands on his cheek where she had kissed him. Staring after her as she walked away.<br><br>“I’m going to go to bed as well. Good night Mr. Poulbelter.” Luca said turning back to look at the old man and nodding his head before heading into the mansion himself. Normally, he would've stayed up longer, he was more a night owl than an early bird, but since it seemed that they would be leaving early tomorrow it was best to go to bed early. When he arrived in the room he had found earlier, he quickly undressed and slipped into bed, quickly falling into a restful sleep.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>27-01-2014, 08:35:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://moe.animecharactersdatabase.com/uploads/chars/5688-535724354.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Adrian Poulbelter (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion.<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca and Alice<br><br><hr><br>Mr Poulbelter nodded graciously when the two mages excused themselves from the balcony and retired for the night. As they did, he took a few brief seconds to glance up to the stars that littered the night sky. <strong>"Eclipsium Aeronis... Could this be an omen?"</strong> He shut his eyes, smiling lightly as he discarded such a silly notion. <strong>"Even if they do threaten the world again, they'll be stopped. Thank you, Fairy Tail mages... You are truly excellent."</strong> With those final words said, he took his leave of the balcony himself, and he prepared the reward money for the Fairy Tail mages so that they could leave early in the morning.<br><br>................................................................<br><br><div class="floatleft">(http://imageshack.us/a/img6/3390/ucq.png)<br></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca, and Alice<br><br>When morning came around, Luca and Alice would come downstairs to see that Ralena was the first of the trio to wake up, as she was happily devouring an absolute feast of a breakfast. In fact, the aroma from the masterfully prepared eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, pancakes, and just about anything else breakfast related that the mind could fathom, could very well have been what drew Ralena's fellow mages downstairs in the first place. No matter who it was down the stairs first, Ralena would look up at them with an eager smile. "Oh hey! Took you long enough, pull up a chair!" Compared to the state of mind she was in last night, she had made a dramatic recovery after only a simple night's sleep. She'd be willing to make some light small talk until the third of the group came down, at which point she'd start laying out the plans for today.<br><br>"Alrighty! I figure if we collect our reward after breakfast, say our goodbyes, and then hit the first train out of town, we should be back to the guild hall by noon! How awesome is THAT!? I don't know about you guys, but I'd like to spend some time at home after everything that's happened, but if either of you wanna spend some time hanging out here in town before going back, that's cool too, I ain't stopping you. I mean..." Her energy faded a little bit, and she spoke in a more neutral tone of voice. "The mission is over now, so I guess this is kinda going to be the end of our team. It's been a lot of fun, you know? We should do it again some time, what do you guys think?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Avalon29</strong> on <strong>28-01-2014, 20:27:37</strong>
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				Luca came down the stairs a while after Ralena, drawn downstairs by the scent of breakfast. His body was mostly on autopilot and simply following the scent of breakfast while his mind was still mostly asleep. He simply pulled out one of the chairs next to Ralena and began to load a good sized serving of eggs and sausage before digging in. He didn’t say anything until he had eaten a few bites of food and filled his stomach somewhat. Even after he’d gotten some food in him. He was mostly quiet saying the occasional short answer in response to small talk but otherwise staying true to form and remaining mostly quiet.<br><br>Once Ralena had begun laying out the plans for the day Luca listened patiently. He agreed with her plan to catch a train and return home as soon as they picked up their reward for the mission. He didn't have anything else to do in town and a few days spent to recover from this mission was sorely needed. When she got to the part about how the team was finished for now and asked about doing this again, Luca shrugged his shoulders. “I don’t mind doing this again. We pulled off a successful mission while facing off against dark guild so I would consider this team successful.” Luca’s response wasn’t exactly the most enthusiastic response in the world but considering that he was normally quiet and worked alone, it was the closest thing to a yes that anybody had heard from him when asking him to join a team.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Annie</strong> on <strong>29-01-2014, 02:45:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami%20Avatars/Mami_avatar_46_zps8bff4647.jpg)</div> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Alice Deschain (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion.<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca and Ralena.<br><hr><br><div class="floatright">(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q774/anniemaccloud/Tomoe%20Mami/2c39c02afb10e2ebf40cd347046e3daf_zps0f160b73.jpg)</div><br><div style="text-align: justify;">Alice woke up early. But she didn't make haste to go downstairs. The girl needed some time to comb her hair and make those ponytails look lovely as always. One of the maids knocked on the door and announced the breakfast while giving the blonde a pretty sundress, courtesy of Mr. Poulbelter. <br><br>She quickly changed in her new dress and, in a few minutes, she joined Luca-kun and Ralena on the dinner hall. <strong>"Good morning!"</strong> said the blonde in a quite cheerful way, while she got a seat for herself, looking at that wonderful breakfast. There was so many things that Alice had trouble to even choose what she wanted to eat first!<br><br>When she was tasting one of the pancakes, Ralena told her plains for the day. Alice nodded and swallowed down her food. <strong>"Aye! I want to go back to the guild as soon as possible! I could come back here for tourism later! As I discovered yesterday, they like to play poker a lot here, so I have a gold mine waiting for me. But I would like to come here just for that later."</strong> <br><br>As for Ralena's comment about their team, Alice said, excited: <strong>"Aw, why do we need to disband our team? You said that was fun, and Luca-kun said we worked pretty well! We could totally do that again. I don't mind to team up with you once more, Ralena, even though you're so boring. As long as I get a chance to stay at Luca-kun's side..."</strong> Alice teased Ralena and flirted with Luca-kun in a playful tone. She was in a good mood that morning. </div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fairy Tail X876 Mission thread 1 (Quest for the stolen jewels!)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SargentToughie</strong> on <strong>30-01-2014, 03:51:41</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://imageshack.us/a/img6/3390/ucq.png)</div><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">Ralena Tharin</span><br><strong>Location:</strong> Poulbelter mansion -----&gt; Leolt train station<br><strong>With:</strong> Luca, and Alice<br><br>Ralena rolled her eyes as Alice gave her response, though the fact that she (and maybe Luca too) were both fine with keeping the group together or going on missions again did warm her heart and alleviate most of her concerns. "Uuuugh! Are you EVER going to get bored of that attitude Alice? Nobody is gonna take you seriously if you keep on flirting with anything that doesn't wear a skirt, you know!" Well, either way, once breakfast was over, all three of the mages were given their share of the reward money along with a fourth share for Lyuk whenever he decided to show his face again. "Funny... You'd figure that such a huge banquet would summon him or something... Ugh... whatever..." Despite appearances, she was worried about the fourth and final member of their group. They were a team, after all, and it felt great to finally have a group of friends, even if one of them could be a bit obnoxious from time to time.<br><br>With that taken care of, the train station was only a brief walk away, and as she stepped on board, Ralena looked back at Leolt with a broad smile. "Mission complete!" As if on queue, the doors snapped shut and Ralena went to go take her seat as the train departed to take both her and her back to Magnolia town.
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