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Amaterasu Himura

"I'm not done with our story, I still have quite a lot to write."

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a character in “Lone Sin”, as played by moahi

Description


"Goodbyes are not the end. They simply mean I'll miss you, we'll meet again."





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Name:
Amaterasu Himura
"It means 'shining over heaven', the name the sun goddess used to have."

Age:
18
"I don't look it, do I?"

Rank:
E
"Its not bad I suppose..."

Gender:
Female
"Why? Do you need glasses?"

Area:
Wind
"Its an useful strength to have, at least for me."

Oddities:
Her eyes often turn red when she is in the process of using her powers.
"I really don't know why that happens, its a mystery even to me."

Sexuality:
Asexual
"I'm just not that interested in relationships for the time being."

Romantic Interest:
None.
"What does it matter to you?"

Nationality:
1/2 Japanese
1/2 American
"I'm a mix of cultures, isn't that neat?"






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Eye Color:
Bright Yellow. They sometimes change into a deeper shade of orange according to the light, and they turn completely red when she is fighting or using her powers.
"What do you mean its not normal?"

Hair Color/Length:
She has silky silver hair and reaches all the way to her waist.
"I got it from my mother! Is it just an odd colour?"

Height:
4'11
"I'm not short!"

Weight:
98lbs
"I have to be skinny, else I'll probably just fall to the ground."

Scars:
She has two stretching across her back where her wings used to be if she is not using them.
"They are quite unsightly, but again the wings are beautiful."

Tattoos:
None.
"Why would I want one?"

Birthmarks:
None
"Sadly, no. They give you a sense of uniquely don't they?"

Piercings:
None
"No, thank you."






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Dominant Emotion:
Calm
"There is no fault in being like that."

Personality:
Calm and distant, Amaterasu is a quiet girl, always seeming to be in the conversation, making friends, but never quite getting too close to be considered a social person. Having an air of maturity around her despite her petite build and is quite the peace keeper, preferring not to let fights occur. She is definitely not one to just rush into things on instinct, being sly, and would much rather stab a person in the back than fight up front.

However, she has many flaws, one of which being that she doesn't have a rather strong sense of distrust toward others. She simply works with others for her own gain, and the only ones she cares for are solely the members of her guild, even though she might not act so familiar with them. Preferring to keep her appearance cool so as to avoid any secrets from being revealed, her appearance is one of a cold and calculating snake instead of the generous sun she was named after. She takes pride in that fact however, and treats it as an compliment for her survival so far.

Likes:
✓.Tea || She offers them to others as a way to calm down, and it has worked pretty well for her.
✓.Flying || Although her needs to recharge, the feeling of flying and the wind blowing past her ears is a feeling that she had relished.
✓.Books || To her, they are a wealth of knowledge, providing a way for her to always learn something new.
✓.Candy || As cliche as it is, she loves the sweet treats, especially the Japanese savoury rice crackers, senbei.
✓.Plans || They give her a secure feeling, and she'd rather follow one than rush into things headfirst.

Dislikes:
✗.Bitter food || Just as much as her passion for sweets, she has a distaste for bitter things.
✗.Fights || Especially if it is internal conflict. She thinks that those are unnecessary and they should just talk it our over a cup of tea.
✗.Recklessness || They give you nothing but trouble. She tends to get a bit exasperated with people if they keep doing that.
✗.Bugs || Disgusting six-legged atrocities that are better off dead. She would do anything to get rid of it.
✗.Chaos || Its hard keeping her thoughts together, and though she is not order-obssessed, she has a strong dislike for chaos.

Talents:
☼ Reading || She had developed an ability to speed read, just skimming through the pages, and getting all the information she needs.
☼ Lying || All without changing her expression, she could tell a person the sky was green and he would look to check before doubting her words.
☼ Memorisation || She could just remember things easily, her brain is like a huge storage of all the information she had accumulated throughout the years.
☼ Planning || Because she likes it so much, she plans almost as a past time, putting all the limitations of the guild into consideration.
☼ Learning || With her reading and memorisation skills, it is to no surprise that she picks things up quickly.

Flaws: {At least 3 please. Your character is not invincible, and need to have some sort of weaknesses and flaws. Such as they're too trusting of people.}
✄.Distrust || She harbours an amount of ill will to anyone if they had just met, and it takes a great deal to get her to even tell the truth.
✄.Patience || She gets impatient remarkably easily, especially of people who beat around the bush.
✄.Emotions || She simply doesn't get human emotions, and doesn't understand anything on that note.


Weaknesses:
-Setsuna || As much as her strength as a weakness, Amaterasu has grown remarkably attached to her demon, and she is the only one she would fight solely with her instincts for.
-Candy || She is surprisingly easily bribed and tricked by that.
-Promises || Despite her distrust, she takes those seriously, and would agree to those for the time being, but if anyone breaks it, she is coming after them.
-Grief || It destroys her too easily, eating her from inside out. Its partly why she doesn't like to make friends.


Hobbies:
♔ Reading || Its rather dull, but it is the only activity that she enjoys doing on a daily basis. She could practically stay in a library all day and never get bored.
♔ Daydreaming || She would just stare off in the distance all of a sudden, her mind drifting off to other activities when she is bored.
♔ Mind games|| Chess is her favourite game, and she often plays against her demon when she has time.
♔ Observing || She loves to just observe quietly, trying to figure people out in silence, and her presence is almost unnoticeable because of her silence.
♔ Lying || Not so much of a hobby, but she is a compulsive liar, lying at whichever times seem convenient to her without a care.






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Powers:
Weather - With her knowledge, she knows that wind occurs because of horizontal and vertical differences in atmospheric pressure, and include breezes, squalls, gusts, whirlwinds, zephyrs, gales, tempests, and hurricanes, so she can make them any time by directing her wind in the right direction. If the temperature is cold enough, she is also able to make snow fall.

Wings - The moving air attaches itself to her back in the form of wings, and are biting cold and sharp. The only trouble is that it digs into her flesh as well, causing scars to form.

Razor Wind - The moving air assumes a sharp sharp that can slice open people easily on her hands, and she could manipulate it freely without them taking that shape. If the pressure wave is strong enough, it can split the air itself to create a vacuum shock-wave sharp enough to slice through anything in its path.

Enhanced senses - she can enhance touch and hearing by the air molecules surrounding her, catching vibrations in the air, and also increases her speed by decreasing air resistance.

Crush - By increasing the air pressure, she could crush the opponent with the 'weight' of it.

Air Enpowerment - She gains strength just by being around moving air or wind, and her speed and skills are greatly enhanced.

Healing wind - She can heal herself or others by using air/wind by having air molecules extract harmful substances and bring in medicament at a molecular level, or use air molecules repair and regenerate damaged cells and molecules. She can use air flow to provide more oxygen and nutrients for body parts, effectively increasing metabolism, and pressurizing air to forcefully seal off wounds.


Special Power:
Formulated Air bursts - These take the shape of animals and behave almost of their own free will, bringing destruction until she regains consciousness once more. They do not recognise her friends or enemies however, so she was told that it was an extremely dangerous power to use.


Secondary Area:
Ice

Skill Set:
Bow and arrows. Her wind guides them so they always hit the mark and comes back to her.







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Typical Attire: {What they prefer to wear}
She prefers to wear a schoolgirl's uniform, with her ruby pin on the collar in memory of her school days. She would also don a kimono or other formal wear, but only when she is specifically asked to, but if not, she would keep wearing it even in fights.

Keepsakes:
She has a ruby pin with ribbons on the collar of her uniform and she is quite protective of it, being a gift from long ago.

History:
Amaterasu was born in Europe, her parents naming her after the sun goddess in hopes for their daughter to shine, and she did, in more ways then one, learning how to read and plan, and taking interest in them long before the other children did. She was not always normal however, as she kept talking to her 'imaginary friend' who she claimed as named Setsuna and was the exact same age as herself, her very best friend. Wishing for their daughter to be happy, her parents did not say anything about it, thinking that it was just a phase and she would grow out of it soon. Even in school, she was different, already able to slightly control air to play with the other children by lifting them off the ground slightly, and the children played happily without any qualms, getting along without finding anything amiss.

On her tenth birthday, her parents gave her a ruby pin, complimenting her eye colour, and she happily went to show it to her friends. That was when she decided to introduce them to Setsuna, thinking that they could all have fun together. However, the children could not see her and instead laughed at little Amaterasu, calling her childish for having an imaginary friend even at their age, no matter how she tried to convince them that Setsuna was indeed real. When she insisted on it, a playful boy gave her a light shove jokingly, but it caused her to lose her balance and fall, scratching her knee. What happened then was a blur, the only thing she saw was the droplet of blood trickling down her leg, then all hell broke loose.

Setsuna, more unstable and bloodthirsty then, immediately came to the wrong conclusion that her master was in danger, killing her friends and raging a path of destruction, not having any conscience of what she was doing. In the confusion, Amaterasu's parents came to check on the ruckus and was unfortunately killed, as Setsuna could not be stopped. Amaterasu stood up, rubbing her teary eyes only to see her friends and family dead at her feet, with Setsuna, her best friend covered in blood and panting. Any child would probably run away and cry, but not Amaterasu, her intelligence developing even then. The weight of guilt and sadness caused her to convince herself that she and Setsuna was not at fault, and being impressionable, she succeeded in brainwashing herself that a wild animal came to attack them.

Setsuna and her took care of themselves after that, and she continued to learn how to master her powers slowly to help them survive. She and Setsuna depended on each other, as if they were twins. One could not survive without the other, and when her wings had not yet developed, Setsuna served as her left wing while she was the right. In fact, they were going on pretty well when they met Lone Sin, but Amaterasu joined in to find a place to belong. There, she continued to nurture her powers until she reached the state she was in now.

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Name:
Setsuna Yuu
"It means an instant, a flash. Isn't that deep~"

Age:
19
"I'm the slightly older than little Ame!"

Gender:
"Ehehe, need to check?"

Area:

Oddities:
Wind
"Its just like Ame's!"






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Eye Color:
A bright shade of blue, with many colours dancing in them if you looked closer.
"I'm often told that they are pretty rare even for a demon..."

Hair Color/Length:
Her hair is a creamy colour, and its long enough for it to touch the ground.

Height:
5'0
"Ame gets slightly annoyed at the fact that I'm much taller than her sometimes~"

Weight:
110lbs
"H-Hey, I keep my figure, okay?"

Scars:
None.
"Nope, none so far, at least."

Tattoos:
None.
"Ame will just look at me weirdly... Not that I would want any."

Birthmarks:
None.
"My skin is pretty much unblemished."

Piercings:
None.
"Nah, I'd rather not."





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Dominant Emotion:
Joy

Personality:
Setsuna could be described as the complete opposite from her master, as rare as it may seem. She is a bundle of energy and joy, much unlike the calm and mature Amterasu. Wherever she goes, she is able to light up that place for an instant, thus her name Setsuna. She is completely loyal to her master, and treats her as if she was her little sister, having being together for almost all their lives, even if she was just a year older. She has a tendency to run into things never looking back, a fact that constantly annoys Amterasu to no end, still her personality makes it easy for people to forgive her, no matter how serious things may be.

Always childish and curios, she is constantly getting herself into undesirable situations from probing too deeply. The term 'Curiosity kills the cat' has never hindered her from any of her adventures, happily searching for the right answer she needed. As much as their personalities differ, Setsuna can be exceedingly serious and mature, having a sliver of Amterasu's personality in her, no matter how small it may be. She was the one who expresses the emotions behind Amterasu's cold shell of a personality, her emotions changing quite obviously with her actions according to Amterasu's mood swings.

Likes:
✓.Amterasu || Her master, or according to her 'little sister' She shares quite a close bond with Amaterasu, and can be fiercely protective of her.
✓.Games || She doesn't mind if they are puzzles, physical or mind games, she plays it with Amaterasu just the same.
✓.Flowers || They are beautiful with their myriad of colours, and she is the happiest in a flower field.
✓.Interactions || She enjoys chatting with the other demons or their masters, not caring what she might be getting herself into.
✓.The sun || Its big and bright, and without it, all things would die. She loves the warm rays of the sun and spends most of her time outside.

Dislikes:
✗. Shadows || Its dark and cold, much unlike the warmth of the sun she loves so much.
✗. Studying || She thinks its a bore to be kept staring at books, and would much rather play outside.
✗. Restrictions || Being cooped up was bad enough, but she dislikes rule and regulations put on her to restrict her freedom.
✗. Sadness || She doesn't like the feeling of gloom, and always tries to cheer others up.
✗. Killing || Though she would do it gladly for the sake of her master, she strongly dislikes killing and the feeling of blood on her hands.

Talents:
☼ Singing || Her voice is mellow and beautiful, varying in pitch and tones. She used to sing Amaterasu to sleep each night, but hardly does so now as they are both grown.
☼ Drawing || The aesthetics are the one thing she's good at, and no matter which style it is, she could draw it.
☼ Mimicry || Whether it is disguises or the voice, Setsuna could imitate it realistically as long as she knows how that person acts.
☼ Persuasion || With her innocent looks, she is good at persuading people with her play in words.
☼ Fighting || It is surprising that such a happy girl could have a terrifying talent, but Setsuna is naturally good at fighting, using different styles and copying her opponents. To her, fighting is as much an art as the others she excelled in.

Flaws:
Trust || The complete opposite of Amaterasu, she trusts people too easily, having no problems even if she is betrayed.
Emotions || She lets her emotions get the better of her, rushing in on instinct and believing that she wouldn't regret a thing.
Following instructions || She just does things on her own, basically destroying everything until Amaterasu tells her to stop.

Weaknesses:
Amaterasu || She would literally do anything for her master's happiness.
Blood || She tends to lose hold on herself in fights, when she sees the dark blood. She truly lives up to her name as a demon then, causing wholesale destruction.
Friends || She loves to make friends with anyone, even her enemies.
Bugs || They are something that sends her squealing and running to Amaterasu for her to kill it.

Hobbies:
Playing with her hair || She likes to tie it in different styles, and plays with other's hair when they allow her to too.
Humming || Though she hardly sings, she still hums slightly under her breath.
Drawing || She could do it anywhere, on tables, whiteboards... She was once called the phantom of the school in one of her tries to draw things when Amaterasu is in class.
Playing || She could make games out of anything, from drawing mazes to constructing a whole chess set if she wants to.
Listening || She is a good listener, and listens to the sounds of nature especially indulging in that.






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So begins...

Amaterasu Himura's Story

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Von had been one of the earlier arrivals, meaning he was also one of the people who had waited the longest. He stood as far away from the rest of the people there, not wanting to be any closer than he had to. In the shadow of a dilapidated pillar, Von had been using his Darkness' Cloak ability to conceal his presence as much as he could. He knew that the guild members he would soon be working alongside were high enough ranks that his cloaking would be noticed by at least a few of them, but hopefully they would get the message and leave him alone. He already had one annoying pest to deal with.

Speaking of the devil, Von felt a sudden weight on his shoulders as his demon, Rune, jumped on his back and wrapped her arms around his neck, hanging on like a kindergartner at a fair. "Hey, Von. Why don't you go talk to the others?" She asked, giving him a slightly disappointed tone, "You're being all gloomy in the corner again." With a sigh, Von grabbed both of her hands and removed them from his neck, putting her back on the ground. "That's going to be a solid negative, Rune." He said flatly, flicking her forehead as he did so, "I don't know them well, they don't know me well. Going to them now would just be dangerous." Rune pouted as she rubbed her forehead with her hands.

Before either of them could say something else, there was a loud crash as the roof of the abandoned church came crashing down along with a giant blue dragon. ""Contact! Middle of the church, single enemy!" The moment he saw the blue as it crashed into the building, Von had grabbed Rune by her scarf and combat rolled into the shadow of a pew, using it as a Shadow Doorway to a shadowed corner on the far side. "What is that?!" Rune asked Von, a tone of alarm in her voice. Without an answer, Von drew his gun, took cover behind a pew. and immediately started taking shots at the giant beast. It basically translated into one thing, I don't know what, I don't care what, I'm shooting anyways. Feeling a sweatdrop form, Rune sighed and drew her own blade and lunged at the demon. It looked like he and Rune were quick on the draw here as it seemed that most of the others were either just starting an attack or not doing anything at all.

Before much attacks could have connected, another person walked through the door. He clapped out his hands, sending a wave of cold through the church; Von shivered a little. "That's enough. Let's not wreck the building anymore than it already is." At this time, the blue demon in the middle shrunk down to size and flew over to the new arrival, landing on his shoulder. "You can all call me Kain and the dragon here is my demon, Orion. I'm your new Guild Master. Got any questions?" Von let out a sigh as he ejected the magazine from his gun and inspected it, empty. He sighed as he replaced the empty clip with a full one, as he walked over to the front of the church, away from the new arrival. In the shadow of the wall, he once again used Shadows' Cloak and listened from afar.

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Image"Those who become close are the ones you should watch the most."


It was a rather nice day, only a slight breeze coming from the North. Alice sat in the space that used to hold a whole and beautiful stain glass window, no doubt depicting a momentous biblical event. All that was left was shards sticking out of the wood that held what used to be in place.

As per usual, Alice was adorned with what exposed her best. A cropped gray tee, a micro-mini skirt and a snug pair of brown combat boots. She hadn't felt like doing much with her hair so it was down, reaching past her bottom and ending strictly at her knees. She was currently sitting on her hair actually. But since she had full mobility of her head, she didn't care to be honest. All her mind was occupied with was why she was sitting in a church with her guild mates. She wasn't the first to arrive, but she certainly wasn't the last. The only occupant was the other Shadow Keeper, Von. Then the others began to trickle in one by one.

The sun was shining in through the window, warming Alice's back with the breeze right there to cool her. It was almost too nice of a day. "You are looking as wonderful as usual," Gabriel said, materializing next to his Keeper. Gabriel was Alice's demon, a handsome man himself. Well, when he was in his human for anyways. Other than that, Gabriel was a Shadow without any definite shape. Alice was currently watching her guild mates from above, flipping her favorite box cutter in her left hand and propping herself up with her right.

"Oh, I know. I wanted to be prepared in case something happened."

"In case you needed to entice someone with your alluring figure?"

"No, in case I need to move. Less clothing I wear, less restriction."

"So why don't you fight naked?"

Alice gave Gabriel a look. He knew exactly why she couldn't. One, she had asked and the Guild Master had shot her down so quickly it wasn't really fair. Two, Alice believed that with the teasing way she dressed, it would distract more than if she was fully naked. With that, the two fell silent, continuing their perched observation, Alice's eyes dull and dead, Gabriel's a brilliant blue-green that shined with excitement. In the middle of a long yawn, a giant blue dragon covered in fur and feathers broke through the roof. The girl simply covered herself with her Shadow Fire, anything that flew at her would simply pass through and become paralyzed. Besides, there was one monster and six of the Guild members ready to fight.

Something strange happened however. All the creature did was deflect their attacks, not creating any of it's own. That was when Alice allowed her Shadow Fire to disperse, knowing that this was an obvious distraction made by friendly fire. Otherwise the creature would be attacking them. "Tsk," the sound escaped her pursed lips.

A burst of cold air sent a shiver up Alice's spine and the familiar feel of the old door feet below her opening didn't really surprise Alice at all. "That's enough. Let's not wreck the building anymore than it already is." The dragon creature shrunk in size and flew into the doorway where a man awaited. "You can all call me Kain and the dragon here is my demon, Orion. I'm your new Guild Master. Got any questions?" Alice remained quiet.

I don't see why I should care. Doesn't effect me whatsoever. It'll be the same old shit. We all get missions, Ill be the only one to do it efficiently and right.

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{ Test Drive || John Powell }

"Conflict is drama, and how people deal with conflict shows you the kind of people they are.”


“Yeiji…”

“Hmm…”

“Yeiiijiiii…”

“Hmmmm…”

“Yeiijiii!”

“Yes, Tempest?” Yeiji gingerly moved half of his head phone off of his ear so he could listen to his whiney demon more closely.

“This is boring… I don’t feel like waiting anymore…”

Yeiji sighed, turning his head to look at the inside of the church. It was ancient and practically falling apart. He had been one of the early ones to arrive, so he had been stuck here for more than an hour now. At some point, he simply let himself fall back. Yeiji was now laying on his back, hovering two feet off of the ground, his hands behind his head and his feet crossed at his ankles. He figured the ground would be very uncomfortable, so floating seemed like a much better option. Tempest, who was in her bat form and only a few inches in size, had curled up on Yeiji’s belly and was snoozing happily until recently. Now she was awake, grumpy, and most likely hungry.

“He’s an hour late…” Yeiji muttered.

Almost as if on cue, Yeiji’s entire body went rigid. He sensed a massive object moving towards and church. Before he could even prepare himself, a loud crashing sound was heard as a giant blue creature smashed the roof of the church. Yeiji, now no longer focusing on keeping his body in the air, dropped those two feet right onto his back, earning a throaty gasp. He forced the air back into his lungs and scrambled to his feet. Tempest, who was probably the most startled being in the room, immediately grew immensely in size. Yeiji dove out of the way of Tempest’s thick, lashing tail. The female demon let out a screech of disdain, the building shaking. Just when she was about to attack, a man came marching through the front doors.

"That's enough. Let's not wreck the building anymore than it already is."

The dragon who practically caved the roof in shrunk, leaving a very confused Tempest. She changed into her human form, her golden gaze following the small dragon as it landed on the man’s shoulder. Yeiji took a step towards Tempest, not threateningly, but more protectively.

"You can all call me Kain and the dragon here is my demon, Orion. I'm your new Guild Master. Got any questions?"

“First of all, how dare you!” Tempest shouted with outrage, stomping forward towards Kain.

“Tempest, don’t-” Yeiji was cut off as Tempest continued, her hands balled into fists.

“You’re lucky I didn’t blow your eardrums out and blast you into last week!”

“Tempest!” Yeiji’s tone was not angry, it was simply stern. His bright eyes turned cold, hard, and sharper than the cold blast that had spread throughout the room when their new guild master entered.

“No!” The tension in the room increased by tenfold as Tempest’s entire body tensed up, preparing to strike. Yeiji clenched his jaw. He flicked his arm outwards and before Tempest could even move something invisible coiled around her waist. “Wh-wha-” Yeiji yanked his arm back, and with a yelp, his demon was sent flying backwards towards him. She bounced off of his chest, and before she could even stand, Yeiji took a hold of her little bat ear. “Ow…! Yeiji, stop it!”

Tempest swatted at him, but Yeiji only tugged a little harder, silencing her. He returned his now calm, soft gaze towards their new guild master and hoped he wouldn’t notice his embarrassment. “I’m very sorry about that. She can get out of hand sometimes…” He glared at her momentarily and she flinched. Yeiji gingerly released her ear, which she grabbed and massaged between her fingers. “My name is Yeiji Kenmotsu. So much for making a good first impression… Tempest. Say you’re sorry.” He crossed his arms, glancing at her once more.

“I… I’m sorry…”

“Good.” Yeiji praised and reached out with one hand, resting it on top of her head. He rubbed her ear soothingly, as if an apology for tugging on it earlier. Tempest practically purred, a smile widening on her face.



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Location: Olny, Latvia





"Nuisance! Demon! Idiot! Stay away from my kids!" His hands balled into fists, blue flames bursting from between his fingers. He wanted the insults to stop, he wanted to be just like everyone else! Things became blurry, he moved faster then humanly possible and when Kyou's vision finally came back into focus, blood covered his hands. Of course this never really happened, it was simply a nightmare, nothing more or less; however the insults were very much authentic. Kyou awoke the way one might fall asleep; lazily, slowly, then all at once when Rem jumped on top of him. His breath left his body and the Keeper sat up, groaning, clutching his stomach and rolling over on the wooden floor. He had been camping out in a monastery right outside of Olny, only a half an hour away from Our Lady of Perpetual Forgiveness. Kyou's methods weren't exactly legal and even though he had enough funds to stay at a real hotel, old habits died hard.

Kyou packed up his blanket, zipped his sweatshirt up, pulled on his gloves, and tied his shoes, Rem curiously glancing over the roof, her kimono sleeves touching the shingled tiles despite the fact that she had rolled them all the way up. It was time to go; Kyou landed in the middle of the garden and made his way out of the fenced area, dropping a dollar into the donation box on his way out. "One more mountain and we're done," He promised his demon who was oddly contemplative on this fine morning. The sky was a thick murky gray, clouds swimming in the ugly broth that covered the air above them. "What if he's like the last one?" The demon finally spoke as their boots crunched across broken glass and rubble. They were close, walking through a strip of abandoned houses whose facades included some of the ugliest architecture that the two had ever laid eyes on. Kyou stopped short and she turned to look at him, their last Guild Master had been a nasty man who lashed out at his pupils when they did something wrong. "Don't worry," He stepped forward and ruffled Rem's purple hair, a smile adorning his lips once more. "We're not part of that group anymore, not for a while now." Rem huffed, it wasn't a real answer, but it was the best one she was going to get.

They stopped right outside. Kyou adjusted the sword bag on his shoulders and pushed the heavy wooden doors open, instantly sensing the presence of a few others. Quietly he entered, Rem staying silent behind him; her ears twitching at every little sound from the breathing of other Shadow Keepers' to the swaying of the building in the wind. Kyou's posture was relaxed, although his expression was guarded, he took a seat in one of the empty rows, the decaying wooden bench creaking under his weight. Since the age of fifteen Kyou had worked under Lone Sin, however this was the first time he would see a new Guild Master. It seems that the boy was right on time because as soon as the doors closed they opened again and a blue demon that took the form of a dragon entered along with his master.

He stood proudly, marching straight to the front of the room and announcing that he was in fact, the new head of the Guild and that if anyone had any questions they should speak now. For once the boy remained quiet, although Rem fidgeted quite a bit; clearly she was curious about the dragon.

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Ila kept her hand firmly tangled with the thick fur of her demon's shoulder as she sidestepped around a pile of broken glass on the church's floor. Her feet were calloused and strong, but broken glass was never a good thing to step on with bare feet. 'I'm not sure it's a good sign when the new Guild Master is late to his own meeting,' Mato telepathically told Ila. The Earth Keeper gave a loud guffaw at her demon's humor before remembering how their telepathic conversations looked on the outside, and remembering that she had to hold her laugh inside lest the guild members think she was more strange than they already thought she was. 'Maybe he forgot?' she sent back to the bear demon with as much sarcasm as a thought could possibly hold.

The old church they had gathered in was beautiful in its own strange way with patches of sunlight filtering through where once-gorgeous stained glass windows had been broken. As Ila stepped into one of these patches of sunlight, she glanced around at the other guild members around the room. Some of them she could see clearly, some of them she could not see due to their tendency to blend in with the shadows; however, each one of them had their own unique vibrations and Ila could feel every single one of them through her entire being. That was one of the benefits of working with the same people: it became easy to tell their vibrations apart from one another and apart from everyone else, even in a crowd.

While Ila had thought that she was late for the meet-up, she had been waiting for over a half an hour and she was becoming antsy -what with her complete lack of patience and all. She could not imagine sitting around here for longer than she had already sat around for, and furthermore, she could not believe that this new guild master was late for his own introduction.

Ila was about to inform the others of her irritation when she felt a slight disruption in the church's foundation. Next to her, Mato's body also went rigid just seconds before a loud crash came from directly above her. Immediately, instinct took over and she stopped the large pieces of ceiling that were about to fall on top of her and Mato. She threw them away from herself and was greeted by the tail-end of the icy blue dragon that had crashed into the church. The creature opened its mouth and gave a screech before shooting what appeared to be an ice blast around itself. Without second thought, Ila forced her bo-staff into the ground and immediately a section of the church's foundation came up to create a wall in front of her and Mato. As a wave of icy air rushed over the wall, Ila kicked the concrete wall and sent it slamming into the dragon's body.

The surprise and all of the action set Ila's vibration sensing on high alert and she could feel every single move of every creature in the room; however, what was more of a concern for her was the shaking of the church's foundation around them. Although she would have rather continue fighting alongside her guild mates, Ila knew that if the building collapsed on them, there would be no guild, so she sent a quick mental message to Mato telling him to protect her for the moment. With that, Ila planted her feet and bo-staff firmly on the group and calmed her mind, focusing on the vibrations of the building around her. With her mind focused, Ila sent her own powers out to stop the church from shaking any more and to stabilize the foundation that had begun to wear down after years of no repair or maintenance. Just as she had finished setting the stones that made the foundation of the church, Ila felt a rush of cold air hit her back. It took her a moment to process that someone had opened the door behind her and she belated turned toward the cold wind just as a black-haired man stepped through the door.

"That's enough. Let's not wreck the building anymore than it already is." Ila furrowed her brow at the man with both anger and confusion, not yet fully understanding the purpose of what he had just done. It only took her another moment to come back to herself and realize that he must be their new Guild Master and that this dragon must have been a test of some sort. Not coming to the same conclusion as his master, Mato growled deeply at the man until Ila settled a hand on his shoulder, informing him telepathically that he was not an enemy. The blue dragon that they had "fought" -now shrunken down to the size of a house cat- flew up to perch on the man's shoulder as he spoke again, "You can all call me Kain and the dragon here is my demon, Orion. I'm your new Guild Master. Got any questions?"

Overcome with a feeling of anger at this guy's stupid test, Ila furrowed her brow and took a step toward the new Guild Master. Although nearly a foot shorter than him, Ila stood as tall as she could in front of him, letting him know that she was serious. "Yeah, just one actually. What the hell was that? This whole building was about to collapse. Ya know that? Could've killed us all." Beside her, Mato nudged Ila, silently informing her that her anger was getting a bit out of hand. However, she was not the only one who was clearly angered by these events. Yeiji's demon clearly shared Ila's sentiment and she voiced it much more adamantly. As Yeiji scolded his demon and forced her to apologize to the Guild Master, Ila crossed her arms defensively over her chest. Of course, this sort of testing was not too unusual and she shouldn't have been surprised; however, she would not apologize. Had she waited only a few seconds longer, there was a possibility that the church could have caved in on the entire guild.

Still feeling angry and knowing that she needed to cool down before she spoke to anyone, Ila took a deep breath and stepped down from her angry stance in front of the new Guild Master. 'Well, this oughta be fun,' she thought sarcastically to herself as she resolved to kept herself uncharacteristically quiet lest she make a fool of herself in front of a man that would be the master of their guild until further notice.

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“Ame! Hey, Ame!”Amaterasu leant back against one of the walls in the church, giving a small sigh as she replied “What is it this time, Setsuna?”, asking the question smoothly without once looking up from the book as held in her hands, flipping the pages quickly as she scanned the information in it. It was yet another scientific book about wind and its uses, and currently she was learning how to use her powers better. She could control the weather and make tempests or hurricanes anytime she wishes to by simply controlling the direction of the wind, but that wasn’t quite enough. The things she could do with this power… “Ame! Pay attention!” Raising her eyes momentarily, she glanced up slightly to see her demon, her hands on her hips while she towered over her. “Fine. What is it?” She asked, giving in as she snapped the book shut. “I drew one of the murals, isn’t the design nice~” Setsuna asked, happily showing her a piece of paper on which she had drawn the whole design of the painting with a pencil. It was a simple sketch, but impossibly detailed, at least, to the human eye. “If only you could use the energy you have in making those into fighting, that would be useful.” Amaterasu said, her gaze once again on the open book, as Setsuna slid into a sitting position next to her.

Their supposed guild master was supposed to arrive about exactly an hour and forty five minutes ago, and Amaterasu had been getting exceedingly annoyed over the time being. Her annoyance and impatience has seemingly been rubbing off on Setsuna, or so she had observed, as the hyperactive demon was avidly scribbling down the murals and drawings in the church. The other guild members all seemed to prefer to keep to themselves, not that she minded the slightest. In fact, the peace and quiet was what she had been looking forward to for quite a long time, without any distractions of monsters suddenly barging in or one of her teammates speaking. There was only one looming cloud over this, and that was the punctuality of their guild master. If he thought that it was going to help them bond or talk with each other, well, he was wrong. The shadow keepers, as secretive as they always were, either hiding with their cloak, or in Alice’s case, sitting at the hole where the window used to be. The church had not seemed very appealing, but at least, there were things to keep Setsuna interested.

“Contact! Middle of church, single enemy!” Von’s voice shouted as a blue and white dragon came crashing from the roof as it roared and used its ice powers. Obviously not a very smart dragon, to attract attention to itself in that way. What was more, it was dodging and not attacking, only making itself seem dangerous. Although Amaterasu had her wind swirling around her, and Setsuna had gotten up, ready for battle, she was still reluctant to make a move. The beast might not have any intention of hurting them from its actions so far, and since it was no doubt a pretty big threat if it really attacked, she preferred not to provoke it even more. No need for more trouble than its worth. There was another loud screech causing her to wince slightly, as Yeiji’s demon let out a huge screech of possible disdain. “Tone it down.” She muttered to herself, a single phrase as a man strode in before the guild’s attacks could connect with the dragon, giving off an icy blast like the dragon had. “Thats enough. Lets not wreck the building anymore than it already is.””You can call me Kain and the dragon here is my demon, Orion. I’m your new Guild Master. Got any questions?” The dragon had by now reverted into a smaller shape of a house cat, flying up to the man’s shoulder and making its perch there.

So thats their new guild master… Well, his sense of responsibility does seem promising. Their future under him would probably filled with joy and rainbows huh. Setsuna frowned slightly, showing the amount of exasperation her master was feeling, but the glow in her eyes showed all of her curiosity and the will to find out more about the person and the demon. “Setsuna.” She said, keeping her demon back, but another has already approached the guild master. Tempest. She shouted the the man, seemingly angry at what he did. Well who won’t be? She was about to say something, to stop her. After all, the man was their guild master, and attacking him might not be their best decision, but Yeiji beat her to it, pulling his demon back and punishing it, forcing it to apologise.

However, Tempest wasn’t the only one mad at the man. Ila, the most expressive of the female members in the guild, was mad at him too, confronting him directly and saying that he could have murdered them. Thankfully, she drew back unlike Tempest, staying unusually quiet for her nature. It would seem like everyone has held a certain amount of respect for the guild master. “Calm down, everyone. It would seem like nobody is severely injured over that over-dramatised show our guild master had put up for us, and though we faced risks, well, nothing came out too serious. Though I’d have to say that it was highly unnecessary, and a primitive way to test our reactions.” Amaterasu spoke, with her calm and reasonable voice like always, in hopes of calming down the others before they too, starting confronting or threatening the guild master. There was a few in their guild with fiery tempers, and she did not like to imagine the circumstances that were possible to occur. Although she didn’t express her opinions too explicitly, she made it clear that she was not impressed with his actions, topping off her little speech by shooting an icy glare at him with her bright yellow eyes, devoid of emotions as usual.

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Smoking arose from around Mikhail as he began burning parts of the hollowed out tree he was sitting against. The small orange ember danced from his hand to the tree itself. Burning parts of the old thing before being extinguished He searched the old church watching each of his guildmates wait for their new guildmaster. Mikhail, unlike the rest of the guild, wasn't really looking forward to meeting the new guildmaster. It meant that he would accept the fact that the old man had left Lone Sin. The spot he was sitting had a pretty good vantage point, giving access to the whole area below him but just enough space for him to rush in and help if trouble was to happen. While most of the guild had just begun arriving to the church, Mikhail had gotten there way earlier than any of them. He had taken the liberty of securing the area and making sure there were no dangers around.

Crash! He looked down as a large blue dragon seemed to have landed at the church. "So..... I did miss something." "HEY FUCKER!!! LET ME MAKE A SHISH KEBAB OUT OF YOU!!" Mikhail roared as he ran from his spot, his hads burned with the same old orange flame that came on them each time he'd fight. With all the waiting that he'd done it was a big relief to have something to fight. He could hear the joint reactions of each member of his guild but tuned them out, he wasn't in the mood to do some coopertative attack.

As he got close to the beast he noticed a few things about it. One the monster wasn't actually attacking but defending. Two all the attacks it reflected weren't leathal at all. And third of all it wasn't releasing any killing intent. Something was going on, he had enough combat experience to know that. "He's not dangerous Mikhail," said a voice behind him. Turning around Mikhail saw his demon, in her fox form, standing behind him. "Dae, still stay behind me incase something does happens." Still something was off and he knew that if he got to the beast it just might tell him. He turned back to the dragon and sprinted off but as soon as he came within striking distance the thing grew smaller and flew off to someone Mikhail had never seen before.

"You can all call me Kain and the dragon here is my demon, Orion. I'm your new Guild Master. Got any questions?"

"See, I told you," his demon said in a condescending manor, "Now put out those flames before you hurt someone."[/color] A mad smile lite his face as he watched the guildmaster “Calm down, everyone. It would seem like nobody is severely injured over that over-dramatised show our guild master had put up for us, and though we faced risks, well, nothing came out too serious. Though I’d have to say that it was highly unnecessary, and a primitive way to test our reactions.” He looked over to Amaterasu as she said that. It was true nobody got hurt but still he was going to give the man a piece of his mind. Mikhail stomped over to Kain, Ignoring Ila completely, and got up right into the guys face. "HEY!!! I GET THAT YOU WANTED SOME FANCY CINDERELLA SHIT BUT FUCKEN THAT WAS STUPID. YOUR LUCKY THAT NO ONE ACTUALLY REGARDED YOUR DEMON AS AN ACTUALL THREAT. THE HELL WOULD YOU DO IF THAT FURBALL GOT HURT?HUH!? Behind him Mikhail heard a whine from Dae before she said,"sorry."

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Location ~ Olny, Latvia -
Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Forgiveness
Dialogue ~ #510D5C



"First of all, how dare you!"

"Here we go..", Kain said quietly to himself, letting out a sigh as one of the demons began to approach him looking quite upset. This was the demon that belonged to Yeijiro Kenmotsu, from what he recalled from the documents the Council had given him when they first offered him the position. She was a bat, but could also take on the form of a human like many demons could. She continued to walk towards him, but he stood relaxed with a rather bored expression on his face. He didn't really see her as a threat and Orion had already leaped from his shoulder and landed on the ground in front of him, taking on a defensive pose with his fur bristling and teeth ready.

"Calm down." Kain nudged his demons hind leg with his boot as the little bat was pulled back. Orion raised his head slightly, keeping his place in front of Kain but now showing a somewhat calmer demeanor.

"I’m very sorry about that. She can get out of hand sometimes… My name is Yeiji Kenmotsu. So much for making a good first impression… Tempest. Say you’re sorry."

"I already know who everyone is, so introductions aren't necessary." He only glanced at the bat for a second as she apologized, barely giving her any acknowledgment. No that he had time to since someone else had decided to express their annoyance. This time is was the earth user Ila Avani, who hurried towards him and placed herself in front of him despite the now growling Orion who remained at his feet.

"What the hell was that? This whole building was about to collapse. Ya know that? Could've killed us all."

Kain stared down at her blankly and somewhat annoyed, but said nothing. Either she would continue with her ranting or she would back down and as he suspected, after standing there angrily for a few moments, she stepped away. He once again nudged Orion with his boot, only this time with a little more force, and the dragon silenced his growling. The demon really was too protective of him.

"Calm down, everyone. It would seem like nobody is severely injured over that over-dramatised show our guild master had put up for us, and though we faced risks, well, nothing came out too serious. Though I’d have to say that it was highly unnecessary, and a primitive way to test our reactions."

His eyes moved to Amaterasu Himura, the female wind user of Lone Sin, the first one who didn't sound like they wanted to chew his head off aside from Yeiji. Or at least she didn't express it in her voice, but her words clearly showed her distaste.

Before he could respond, Mikhail stormed up to him barely a split second after Ila had moved aside. Kain could feel the heat coming off of the younger male just from him being angry. Although younger, he was a little taller than him, which admittedly was a bit annoying since Kain now had to move his head back just slightly to meet eyes with him. He'd noticed that all of the men here were at least an inch taller than him, save for the gunman, Von Myrkur, who'd retreated to the shadows a soon as Kain had introduced himself.

"HEY!!! I GET THAT YOU WANTED SOME FANCY CINDERELLA SHIT BUT FUCKEN THAT WAS STUPID. YOUR LUCKY THAT NO ONE ACTUALLY REGARDED YOUR DEMON AS AN ACTUALL THREAT. THE HELL WOULD YOU DO IF THAT FURBALL GOT HURT?HUH!?"

He narrowed his eyes at the fire user as Orion leaped up onto Kain's shoulder, clearly displeased with Mikhail's raised voice, but he was also unhappy that he was just called a 'furball', not that anyone but Kain would notice that, though.

"Quite your damn shouting." This time Kain let the annoyance in his voice slip out. "Think I'd just throw him in here without being prepared to intervene? Idiot."

If there were anymore shouting from the strawberry blond, Kain paid no attention to it. He took a step to the side and walked around the angry Mikhail, making his way to the center of the room before letting out another sigh and patting his demon on the head to calm him down. The negative emotions that the others were feeling were making the dragon uneasy, but with Kain's touch he let his fur finally lay flat. "Are you all done complaining? Geeze, you sound like a bunch of children, and to think I'm only a year or two older than some of you.." He mumbled the last part as he turned around to face his new guild, ready to give his reply to everyone's actions.

"Since Yeiji's the only one who hasn't annoyed me, excluding the anti-social members in the building who have yet to open their mouths, I'll start with Ila." His voice was suddenly stern as his icy blue eyes rested on the earth user. "Your main concern was the building collapsing, so you used your power to keep it as steady as you could. That was good support that you gave, but don't be so full of yourself. It would be pretty embarrassing for a guild as famous as Lone Sin to lose their lives because a building collapsed on them. Just because you're the only earth user in here, don't think that you're the only one who could protect everyone from some falling rubble."

With that he moved his gaze to the little wind user, not interested in anything Iva might have to say about his comment. "As for you, Beansprout, My test wasn't just to see how you'd react when sudden threat appears, but how you'd react to learning that it was nothing more than a silly test. If having to deal with a simple little test irks you so much then you might as well give up being a Keeper. Moving on."

It was Mikhail's turn, the one who seemed most upset about Orion's 'attack'. Or maybe it was the fact that he didn't actually have the chance to fight that pissed him off the most. "Your demon's got a hell of a lot more self-control than you, and not to mention sense. I did see that you took the time to scout the surrounding area around the church since you arrived early, so I give you props for that, but I'd recommend keeping your mouthing off to yourself from now on. Whether you like it or not, I'm now the Master of this guild and underestimating me wouldn't end well for you. Actually, that goes for all of you." Breaking eye contact with Mikhail and turning to once again face the whole guild, he continued. "The previous Master of this guild has been given an A rank and is now a Hunter for the Council, just to inform you all since I imagine those of you who actually care were probably curious as to why he's no longer here."

Another sigh escaped him and he took in a deep breath. Now that all that was out of the way he could at last get to the point. "There's been reports of Ruinosus terrorizing the forest eight miles from Olny. A hunting cabin has been attacked, the whereabouts of the couple who live there is unknown, and a train that runs through the area hasn't returned to the station for four days. Finding out what happened to the missing train and couple, as well as exterminating the Ruinosus threat from the area, is our mission. We're leaving as soon as the sun sets. I'll be outside until then. Oh, and we'll be walking the eight miles."

Orion lifted off from Kain's shoulder and hovered a foot above him as he made his way from the middle of the room to the front entrance. He found himself a place in the grass along the front all and sat down. Orion rested beside him, hastily working the dust and dirt from his wing feathers. It would only be an hour now before the sun would disappear behind the mountains and he would lead his first mission. Though he preferred doing things on his own, he had worked in teams before. Hopefully the members of this group wouldn't meet their ends so quickly.

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Image"Your greatest weakness can become your greatest strength."


Alice laughed as each of the guild members, all but her and Von, confronted the so-called Guild Master. Amaterasu didn't say anything to bad, just that it was a test. One thing that made Alice twitch was Ila's complaint that the whole building could have caved in and killed them all. While Alice was busy twitching while Kain addressed every guild member that had crossed him.

"There's been reports of Ruinosus terrorizing the forest eight miles from Olny. A hunting cabin has been attacked, the whereabouts of the couple who live there is unknown, and a train that runs through the area hasn't returned to the station for four days. Finding out what happened to the missing train and couple, as well as exterminating the Ruinosus threat from the area, is our mission. We're leaving as soon as the sun sets. I'll be outside until then. Oh, and we'll be walking the eight miles."

Alice hadn't even processed what all he had said before breaking into a fit of mad laughter. "You're all so weak," Alice cackled, standing and pointing at them all. "If you honestly believe a falling building would kill us you don't deserve to be a part of this guild! We've defeated countless monsters over the years, but you were always the weakest! Why don't you all leave while you can so better Keepers can replace you hopeless causes!" Alice turned to face the outdoors, preparing to take off. "I'll take this on myself and show you all! Dark Wing!" The shadows around the room began to shake, making their way to their Master. Within seconds, large black wings, at least thirteen foot across, formed on her back. "See you never." Her manic laughter continued as she shot out the window. Gabriel himself winked as a good-bye, disappearing along with his Keeper.

"You sure are in a good mood," Gabriel laughed, buzzing along next to Alice in his shadow form. Her laughter continued on, seemingly endless.

"Those idiots stand no chance! I feel bad for the self-centered idiot for taking on our guild! Thinking he can give me orders when I've known him barely a moment. Pathetic!"

"You know he's a B rank, right? I don't think disobeying a direct order will color his fancy."

"If he doesn't like my style he can rid the guild of me! I don't need them and any guild would be more than happy to have me!"

Alice stopped in mid air as her wings disappeared. Anyone on looking might have assumed it was her spell timing out, but she had truly snapped out of her fit. She skillfully landed on her toes and stood quickly.

"I knew you'd snap out of it." Gabriel morphed to his beloved human form, landing next to Alice. She had remembered that around a year ago, she had promised the man that had taken her in that no matter what, she would obey all orders given. "A promise is a promise, aye?"

"I suppose ..." Alice balled up her fists and grunted. "Why did the old fart have to stop! Why would he give up us for being a Hunter? Dammit!" The Keeper punched a near by tree out of anger. Having the problem she did, the old Guild Master had become somewhat of a replacement of her father, and now he was gone too. "This ... this right here is why I don't bother with people. They all leave you in the end no matter what and leave you with a giant pile of rubble."

"I'll never leave you Master. I'll stay by your side no matter what," Gabriel cheered enthusiastically, leaping on Alice in a hug. Alice couldn't help but smile at her demon, laughing normally now. He was her best friend and she knew she could trust him. The Keeper hugged Gabriel tightly, her inner child shining. At that point, Alice decided to wait in the tree she had earlier hit. Once she saw her comrades, she would join in the journey to their next mission.

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“I guess we’ve got some time to kill.”


Yeiji watched with amusement as Kain reprimanded the others for their angry or sarcastic outcries. He was glad the guildmaster was, or seemed to be, taking a bit of a liking to him. He was, however, still a bit embarrassed by Tempest’s tiny temper tantrum. At least it was small in comparison to Mikhail’s.

Once Kain had dismissed them, Yeiji looked up at the sky and noticed the setting sun. Perfect.

The first thing he did was turn and walk over to Ila. “Is everything ok? You didn’t get hurt or anything, right?” Yeiji asked, trying to hide the slight worry in his tone. He resisted the urge to put a hand on her shoulder. “That dramatic entrance was a bit unnecessary, but I’m sure there was some sort of method to his madness.”

Yeiji did his best to ignore Alice’s crazy, angry shenanigans going on the background. She honestly thinks that she’s so much better than Mikhail.

“We’ve got an hour or so until sundown. Want to help me with something?” Yeiji flashed his prize winning smile.

Tempest suddenly slammed into him from behind, and if not for his fast reflexes, he would has fallen on top of Ila. He pushed himself back with a puff of air, though he did momentarily tower over her. “Yeiji! You’re supposed to practice with me!” Her voice was loud and whine-y as she leaned against his back.

“Perhaps if you hadn’t been so disruptive and childish earlier, I would consider training with you. But you’re being rather immature today. I think you need a break.”

Tempest pouted, her eyes wide and begging for forgiveness. “Its not going to work this time.” He sighed, reaching out and stroking her previously abused ear. “I’m not angry. I just think you need to cool down for a bit. Good eat something and take a nap, alright?” His tone was soft and extremely soothing. Reluctantly, Tempest nodded, turning and trudging off.

Yeiji turned back towards Ila. “Ever wanted to know what its like to fly?” His grin was more playful this time.



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"Von? Hey, Von!

The voice calling to him had registered, but he was too busy watching the others to formulate a response. That is, until the source of the voice begun to shake him.

"Hey! I know you're listening!"

"What is it, Rune?" He replied flatly, turning his focus over to his demon.

"So, are we gonna just ditch now as well or are we gonna wait with everyone else?" She replied, putting her hands on her hip in an obviously exasperated expression.

He once again turned his gaze towards the rest of the group, well, what remained of it at least. The Guild Master, Kain, had exited the building and was doing something just outside the church and Alice had flown off with her wings. From the people that still remained in the building, it appeared as though most were either conversing amongst themselves or just milling about. Basically his choices were to either head out now just as Alice had or wait alongside the rest of the guild members. Both choices seemed distasteful to him.

"What do you want to do, Rune? Would you rather stay here or move out now?" Von asked, throwing the decision onto her.

"Hmm... Well, I kinda wanna do both. Well, let's ask Kain for the location of the Ruinosus and if he tells us then we'll head out. If he doesn't then we stay."

With a small nod, Von made his way from one end of the church to the other, being sure to avoid others as best he could. With Rune in tail, he peeked out through a crack in the door and saw the Guild Master sitting down in the grass. Well, he still had his doubts about whether or not this person was a reliable leader. Now would be the perfect time to test it. He looked over at Rune and gave her a quick series of hand signals. Although she was surprised at the sudden turn of events, she did as told and blended into the shadows.

"Hope's Demise." Von whispered, channeling explosive shadow energy into one of his bullets. This would be his test to the leader. This world is a world where the strong kill the weak, that's what Von believed. If you die, it means you simply weren't strong enough. As such, if this plan got Kain killed then he was just weak. Despite that, Von limited the amount of energy he put into his bullet. He nodded in the general direction of where Rune should have positioned herself and took aim from the small opening in the doorway.

Rune had stayed silent up until now and remained silent even as she attacked. The cloaked Rune shadow traveled onto a branch of a tree nearby and from there commenced her part of the attack. Swiftly leaping off the branch, Rune unsheathed her blade and slashed at the other demon, Orion. Simultaneously, Von fired his bullet aiming for Kain.

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Ila made sure to keep her cool and unusual silence as Amaterasu spoke followed shortly by the hotheaded, ever-annoying Mikhail. She blocked it out for a moment and took in a breath, focusing solely on the steady breathing of Mato at her side. As usual, Mato felt her pull and he slowed his breathing even more so that she could follow. Finally sure that she would not snap at anyone, Ila let herself come back to reality just as the new Guild Master graced her with his ever-so-kind words.

"...I'll start with Ila," she heard and snapped her head to attention. "Your main concern was the building collapsing, so you used your power to keep it as steady as you could. That was good support that you gave, but don't be so full of yourself. It would be pretty embarrassing for a guild as famous as Lone Sin to lose their lives because a building collapsed on them. Just because you're the only earth user in here, don't think that you're the only one who could protect everyone from some falling rubble."

Ila's breath began to quicken once more. Who did this guy think he was? Of course she knew they could take care of themselves. She wasn't an idiot. However, she also knew that it was not impossible for even a guild member as strong as those in Lone Sin to be hurt or worse if an entire building collapsed on them. Especially if they had other threats like dragons. Even as an Earth keeper, Ila knew that she could have been injured. 'Falling rubble' was not the same as 'an entire building that was already coming apart at the seams'.

"Well, it's good to know that our new Guild Master is great at making quick assumptions about people that are not necessarily true," Ila mumbled under her breath, and then added a bit louder so that he could hear, "And by the way, I might not love everyone in this guild, but I have never once implied that any of us were unable to protect ourselves."

With that, Ila focused once more on the breathing of the bear demon at her side in order to calm her own breath. As the new Guild Master explained their mission, Ila thought about the guild that she was part of. They were a strong guild, but there was some times that their differences got in the way of what they had to accomplish. Overall, they always finished their mission, but as she thought on the matter, Ila realized that maybe they did need to grow up. Of course, pride would not allow her to say this at the time, but Ila had never been unable to recognize her faults, and one of those faults was that she sometimes let emotion get in the way of her judgement which was, in theory, childish.

Ila was snapped out of her musing on the subject as Yeji appeared in front of her, “Is everything ok? You didn’t get hurt or anything, right? That dramatic entrance was a bit unnecessary, but I’m sure there was some sort of method to his madness.” Ila only had time to nod back in agreement as she was forced to focus on Alice's crazed shouts. Unable to stop herself, Ila shouted back as the Shadow Keeper took off, "If you're so great on your own, then leave. By all means, make things easier on us all." Mato gave a low growl beside her and Ila was not surprised to turn and find that he was growling at her. 'Why do you even bother anymore?' He asked her telepathically with enough anger to make Ila feel inferior. The Earth Keeper gave a silent sigh, knowing that he was right. Alice was not her problem unless she became her problem. 'Yeah, yeah, I know,' Ila shot back at her demon with defeat in her voice. This whole ordeal had put her on edge.

Just as Ila was about to send another telepathic message to Mato, Yeji began to speak again with a grin on his face. “We’ve got an hour or so until sundown. Want to help me with something?” Ila nodded at him with a smile as she gave another silent sigh, but this one was out of relief rather than exasperation. Yeji's cool and calm vibrations were a welcome relief from the high-strung vibrations of some of the other guild members that she had been focusing on moments ago. He was almost like Mato with his calming energy and Ila couldn't help but want to spend some time with that calming nature before they left on what would probably be a very tense trip.

The following interaction between Yeji and his demon made Ila cringe, but she knew that they had their own way of dealing with these things in the way that she and Mato did. As Yeji's demon sulked off in the other direction, Yeji turned his attention to her once more and asked, in a playful tone, “Ever wanted to know what its like to fly?”

Ila furrowed her brow and smiled, giving him a 'what-is-that-supposed-to-mean' look. "I mean I've never had my feet not be on something that was connected to Earth for more than ten seconds," she replied, letting a hint of nervousness into her voice, but not much. She thought for only a moment before adding, "But that doesn't mean that I don't wonder... I mean when you guys are flying around..." Ila let her voice trail off, hoping that he understood. It wasn't the height that Ila was afraid of. She loved climbing mountains and perching atop the tallest trees; however, in those cases she was always somehow connected to the Earth. What she disliked about the idea of flying was that she would be disconnected from the ground for a prolonged period of time, and not in all of her twenty years had that ever happened.

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“It’ll be fun, I promise.”


"I mean I've never had my feet not be on something that was connected to Earth for more than ten seconds."

“That’s understandable.” Yeiji was slightly surprised by Ila’s answer. He expected her to say something about not wanting to be disconnected from her element, but he was shocked that she didn’t outright deny his question. Though he did now just realize that way he asked it did sound a little odd…

"But that doesn't mean that I don't wonder... I mean when you guys are flying around..."

Yeiji could practically sense the nervousness coming off of her in waves. It was indeed an understandable reason. “Well, I guess I have to explain some things, first…” Yeiji cleared his throat and slipped his backpack off of his shoulders. He opened it up and looked around inside of it as he continued to speak. “As you may know, I can fly, but its not something… hrm, physical, I should say. Its all the wind. The wind simply supports my weight, therefore if I want to carry someone along with me, I need to be physically strong enough to hold onto them, but I do not need to be physically strong enough to actually carry them. Do you follow?” He spoke gently, making sure that he was explaining himself well. He pulled out a pair of flying goggles.

“If you do agree to help me, you should use these. It’ll keep that pretty long hair of yours out of your eyes.” That comment would’ve sounded very sleazy coming anyone else. But Yeiji kept a warm-hearted smile on his face, showing that his words were genuine. “Its all in concentration, really. I’ve been practicing flying with Tempest, y’know, in my arms and stuff. But I’ve also practiced simply having her “fly” with me. As in, she remains in her human form, and I levitate her either underneath me or next to me as I am flying as well.”

Yeiji crossed his arms, tilted his head to the side and tried to figure how to say the next part. “The thing about Tempest is that she can change forms within a second, so she has a sort of parachute if you will. Every flight we’ve had has been successful, but they’re all too… leisurely. There’s no tension or point to them if Tempest can fly for herself. I want to learn how to fly with other people because flying is so much more convenient than walking.” He let out a sigh, hoping that he wasn’t sounding like a complete idiot.

“Here’s my proposition. We fly around for a little bit, let you get used to it and stuff… And if you don’t mind it, then you let me fly with you to the mission site. At least part of the way, if that would be alright with you.”

Yeiji let out a quiet chuckle. “I hope this isn’t sounding too crazy.” He shook his head, still letting out quiet laughter. “It is a lot of fun though. I guess its just something you’re going to have to experience for yourself and tell me what you think.” He beamed down at her, his smile displaying nothing but happiness. “So, what do you say?”