The Corrupt Tower Note Retrieval: Contrary Gods

Alexei stood at the foot of a great mountain, watching the sky. It had been almost a year since he'd seen this sky; the sky around the Corrupt Tower was always bleak and red like this, regardless of the actual time. A side effect of the corrupt magics always flowing through the tower, he supposed. The last time he'd been here, he had been leaving to see his town with Vivian; at the time, he'd never have suspected that he would be locked out of the tower. 
He'd tried the front door at first; after all, he was a regular here for several years, so they must remember him. They wouldn't let him in, however; something about confidentiality and all that. Still, his notes on Steelshift were there; if he was to figure out a way to use it along with his Slayer Magic, he would need those notes. The scholars had likely taken them, using them to power whatever foul experiment they were performing this time. That would mean they were in the library; if he were to get that far, he'd need help.
That's why he had sent a help request to a Dark Guild for help. Legal Guilds didn't like to get anywhere near here, he knew; plus, a Dark Guild member would have no qualms with what he wanted to do afterwards. He'd sent a request to a specific member, as well; Blane had told him of the Metal God Slayer, an evil being who destroyed as he was told by his God. A metal menace like him would both have a vested interest in Alexei's Steelshift, and enjoy beating down opponents. He didn't know the Metal God Slayer's name, but that wasn't particularly necessary; Alexei had no intention of becoming overly chummy with him, although his chaotic antics might prove interesting. So here he was, waiting for his assistance to arrive, lazily watching the black clouds in the red sky.

Alexei perked up as he heard the hooded man speak, turning to face him. He sensed God Slayer Magic from this man; he was almost certainly the one that Alexei had contacted. "You're here," he said softly as he observed the glowing green eyes. His own eyes were glowing a soft violet, a side effect of his Soul Gaze; he wondered if the other man had a similar power. If he did, though, it was the opposite; the man's scale was the most tilted one he'd seen. It wasn't twisted like the Demon Slayer girl's had been, but it was incredibly tilted towards darkness; whichever God the man had received his powers from was probably the opposite of Alexei's God.

It didn't matter right now, however. Right now, all that mattered was the mission. "Let's go over the mission one more time," he said, still quiet; one never knew who exactly was listening this close to the Tower. "I requested your aid in recovering the notes for a specific kind of magic, one that allows the user to freely manipulate metal. My...informant told me that you are the Metal God Slayer, so I believe that you have a vested interest in this. The plan is for you to enter the tower and wreak havoc, but not destroy too much; as a member of Savage Skull, you're probably very adept at creating such havoc. While you distract them, I'll slip past and gain access to where the notes are. Once I retrieve the notes, we'll reunite and take down the Tower entirely. Any questions?"

Alexei didn't react outwardly as his companion's appearance, although he was somewhat amused inwardly; the man was younger than he had expected. This was the first other God Slayer he had encountered; even though he wasn't showing it, he was quite enjoying the meeting. The other Slayer seemed enthused as well; he was certainly a good choice for this kind of mission. If anything, Alexei was worried that he would get too zealous and break the tower before Alexei could find the notes; Alexei could probably still find enough pages in the wreckage anyway, but he wanted to collect all of the pages if he could.

Still, that was something to worry about later. For now, he would trust in this man to not go overboard with his job. If it came back to bite Alexei, well, there was a contingency plan in place. "You can kill however many you want," he responded to the other God Slayer's inquiry. "Just don't compromise the structure of the tower until we meet up again." He straightened up, his Brightshade Cloak fading to its black form and dampening his magic signature. "The men inside are skilled in a large variety of magic techniques," he informed his companion. "Expect to see at least one of every kind of element, probably more of the darker ones. There are a variety of libraries in the tower, if that interests you; if not, try to stay away from them, because it's likely that the notes are in one of them. Do you understand?"