Seibi Kikaijin
The day started off much like any other. The Sun, which had slowly crept over the mountain range to the northeast, was now halfway to its peak and its rays shone quite brightly. The citizens of the town could be heard know as they made their way though the streets below, mingling together with others and chatting up a ruckus. The combination of the both the newfound heat and sound was enough to wake Seibi from his sleep. Raising his arm in a futile attempt to rid himself of the heat, he cracked his eyes just enough to see that morning had come. With a stretch and a yawn he sat up from his perch and starred at the city below.
Yes, perch. Rather then sleeping in the room he pays for like a normal person, Seibi finds it much easier, and relaxing, to climb up onto the roof of the dorm and lay down there instead. He often found himself sleeping more fulfilled there then in his bed, so now it has become a sort of habit. That and every time he walks into his room and has to stay in there for longer then a few minutes, he starts to feel a bit uncomfortable. After an hour, the feeling get unbearable, so sleep is a near impossible task.
Speaking of ‘impossible’, Seibi chose just then to remember what exactly today was. Hmm, Mission Impossible. He thought to himself as he stifled another yawn. Better get going. Personally, he didn’t want to join in the first place. An event on this scale normally led to in-fighting, and that was something he wished to avoid the most. Unfortunately, Loritova had made it mandatory that everyone available in the guild to show up. Sighing, Seibi unhooked his feet from their location so that physics took over and started to pull him down. Just before he cleared the edge he spun around sideway and cupped his hands on the end of the roof, using the momentum to swing himself through the open window of his room with no effort on his part. He made sure to land in a crouched position so that he landed with a soft thump instead of making a loud noise.
Seeing as how he still had a few minutes to kill, he decided to wash himself off a bit and put on some fresh clothes. Taking off his old ones, he tossed them in a corner and slipped into the shower. After a quick rinse off he made his way to the closet and pulled out a clean set of clothes. Slipping into his new attire, Seibi was making his way to the door when he noted that he was forgetting something. Moving towards the end table by his bed, he swiped the glove off the table and pulled it down over his left hand. Finishing that, he opened the small box next to the clock and retrieved the rings inside slipping them over the fingers on his right hand. Now he was ready. Pulling open the door, he walked outside, but not before tugging on his coat that hung on the end of it, taking it off and closing the door behind him in one movement. Slipping it on and his hand into the pocket, he made his way downstairs to the Guild.
He walked in just about when Loritova was beginning to explain the rules. Not bothering to pay attention to the small details, Seibi made sure to log the most important things in his memory. As he thought, in-fighting was not only allowed but expected. When the basket came to him, he quickly picked out a slip of paper and jammed it into his pocket, switching it out with a small ball of candy, which he popped into his mouth. He didn’t bother checking who his partner was because, truthfully, it didn’t matter to him. He’d still just do whatever was needed so he could get this over with. After a bit of waiting the clock struck Twelve and he was overcome with the weightless feeling that came when someone was being teleported.
Once he felt he feet make contact with the ground instinctively he crouched down. It was in attempt to make sure he didn’t lose his balance after landing, an unneeded action since he was teleported quite accurately. A small voice in the back of his head questioned who magic could do this on such a large scale, but he ignored it. Instead he scanned the area of where he landed. He recognized it as the border between the mountain range and forest southeast of Clover Town and near Akane Beach. He remembered the area because he had passed through it before with Ana during a mission.
Feeling he spent enough time taking in the scenery, he decided to move on with the mission. Taking the first step he turned and looked back over his shoulder to see who his temporary partner was gonna be for the day. Admittedly, he was a bit surprised at who it was. Akio was probably one of the last people he ever expected to be teamed up with, not because he didn't want to get to know him, he didn't, just because he felt that their fighting styles differed so much they wouldn't be able to work well together. Well, thinking about that know was useless so he just waved at him and mumbled out a greeting. Once that was done, he wanted to move on to the next step, but to do that he needed to know what to do next.
"Loritova mentioned that we'd recieve a task when we got here," He started aloud, mostly to himself but he said it in a way so that Akio knew he had at least acknowledged their partnership. "But what exactly did he mean by th-" He was cut off by the sudden feeling of something being imprinted into his mind. "Your and your partner are tasked with hunting and taking down the members of Team 2; Chowa Kyoku and Charlotte Leiss. Be warned, you're being hunted too..." Once the message was finished Seibi starred blankly ahead, blinking a few times. Really? He thought to himself. Instinctively he pulled out the piece of paper he had recieved earlier and unfolded it. Sure enough, both his and Akio names were crossed out and placed to the side, the center of the page being replaced by the same message. You've got to be kidding me. Ana would probably kill for a chance like this, and here he is having to face off against two people from their rival team. Sighing, he pulled together a plan. Instinctively, living things move towards water, He began to himself, switching to an outward thought to finish up. "So lets cut through these forest and make our way to the river connecting Akane Beach and Clover Lake." He said aloud, taking off through the trees without awaiting a response.