River Protection (Daiko, Heero, & Rita)

I DONT REGRET MY PAST

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“Tsk we still have a job to get done, and I am afraid Chapel isn’t going anywhere.” The fairy murmured dully, her eyes falling darkly over the raven-haired mage. With her glare a pair of ‘Shadow: Make’ handcuffs manifested and locked themselves around the bandit leader’s wrists. ”However, I’m not gonna force you two to stick around. I’m capable of handling the rest of this on my own. Knowing his appetite I’m certain Heero’s starving. Go ahead and cut out early.” She insisted, her tone molding her words to sound more like a demand.

Her arms folded and crossed over her chest in a doggedly vex; Rita spun around on her heels turning her back to the group, pulling and shoving Chapel in front of her. “He’s coming with me, you are really stupid if you think we’re all gonna run off to an IHOP after this.” She bit, gesturing for the criminal to follow after her. “See ya guys later.” She murmured with dismissal, a sigh rolling off her lips. Without another word or murmured, she lead the bandit away, moving down the mountain towards the remnant of River village.

“Village Leader’s place, now.” Rita growled, narrowing sapphire irises as she directed him to head towards the leader’s home. She had the man lead the way, uncomfortable with her back turned to someone who had just tried to kill her and came an inch close to succeeding. “You know as well as I do that you’re not going to be off the hook for what you've done…”

 

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Evidentially, the two made it down from the mountain range which they had taken shelter... shelter from the mobs of rage struck victims. Now however, Rita didn’t see any of them about. There were a few pedestrians who lingered kneeling at the base of their homes about like ghosts, uncertain where they had to go. They turned their heads as Rita led the cuffed river bandit in the direction of the village leaders hut.

Pebbles of debris and shattered glass crunched beneath their feet as they stepped through river village… well, what was left of the ‘village’ from the crisis. Smoke wafted up and gathered in the air like a black overcast, forged from embers that had been born from the sparks of the bandit’s lightning make magic. The flames danced around the wreckage, lingering atop piles of rubble that once had been places of peace and safety: homes.
They traversed further through the graveyard known as river village, stepping, clambering and even hiking over mountains of rock and splintered beams. It was as if he was being led through hell itself, forced to gaze upon his sins and the destruction he had brought upon the village

“Chapel, this is your legacy…Is this really what you want to be known for?” Rita wondered; her voice hissed with an ice cold tone. “Maybe one day you can be redeemed. Make your way into Fairy Tail like Gold Salamander recommended—but right now. You’ve got to pay your price. We don’t accept criminals.” The shadow make mage quoted, still irked and agitated by the idea of just SEEING him in her guildhall.

Then, Before their eyes: the mobs began to gather and reform, angered at the sight of the terrorist. “Kill him!” one of the voices cried out tearily, luring into the others from the crowd. “Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!” they chanted. Rita grimaced, leading him around the town’s people. “Would you people shut up?!” She bit bitterly, silencing the mob with her aggressive words. “He’s getting what’s coming to him trust me—but it’s not our decision to execute him on the spot,  let this be the council’s problem.“ The shadow wizard growled whilst gritting her teeth, a dark aura bleeding from her hands subconsciously. The crowd stepped off, but only slightly. Slightly was enough for her and chapel to step through however, and that’s all she really needed. She ignored all the hostile gazes, powering through the crowd toward the village leaders home with her own fixed glare.


 

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The brining orange sphere known as the sun itself began to sink over the mountain range, igniting the sky’s a brilliant gold. Both Rita and the cuffed River bandit leader made their way across the bridge striding over the famous pass of water. Shades of yellow-orange light bled off from the sky and rippled in the water below them. It was certainly an elegant occurrence…only when she crossed the bridge to the other end of River village did her mood falter back to nothing. Without getting into too much detail, here it was just as bad and…damaged as the rest of the village. Buildings were deducted to wreckage, some right on top of families… their battered bodies were probably buried somewhere beneath the remains.

To busy looking around at the ruins then the path in front of her, she almost tripped over debris five times as they headed for the building at the end of the pass. Her tough composure was faltering with the little slip ups. Regardless, the two still marched towards their destination the river pops’ place whilst avoiding all the foul and hateful gazes stabbing their way towards them from the villagers.

then,They made it. The place was still standing roughly. The left side of the building was slumped over and partially collapsed in. The place WAS damaged but despite Rita sighed with relief…. The Village leader must have made it wasn’t as bad as everywhere else. She wouldn’t know what to do for these people if they had lost their guide in the middle of this mess.
She stepped around Chapel, moving towards the door. Rita twisted the knob, shoving it open. The thing swung in, releasing a long, loud, creeeeak. What power the village had seemed to of gone out, the building completely pitch- black inside.

“Yo, River pops” She called out, her voice echoing of the walls, drifting through the air awaiting a reply. She blinked to Chapel Stern, making sure he didn’t try anything…she was thankful he had decided to go in quietly, it would be a shame if he had to lose another arm or hurt anyone again cause he resisted… She narrowed her eyes slowly, turning back into the doorway, stepping inside the shadows cascading the opening room. “There is going be in even more trouble if you and your bandit buddies got this guy killed too…” The aggravated Fairy Tail mage growled, gritting her teeth as she traversed further into the room, careful not to trip over any furnishings or room décor sitting around in the dark.

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Rita released a sigh of relief when the Village leader clambered out from under his center table, stepping to his feet. “Took care of them just as you asked… unfortunately, there was a fair deal of damage dealt, I've brought their ring leader before you... The citizens would have beaten him to a pulp.” She sighed and scanned the potbellied elder with her sapphire pools, spinning on her heels and glancing around him. There were no major sins of injury thankfully. He had a few bruises and scrapes… but that was nothing compared to the toll that some of his citizens outside had paid.

He lit a lantern, setting it down against the coffee table in hopes to bring to light into the room, quietly gesturing for both Rita and Chapel to take a seat across from him on the one Heero had sat when they first arrived.

“I’d like you to sync a communication lacrima and get ahold of the Magic council or a representative of sorts.” She began, calmly lowering and closing her eyes. “Were going to need a couple squads of Rune knights to round up the bandits and take Mr. Chapel Stern here back to their headquarters. Rescue teams too, paramedics, healing mages…”She began as she folded her arms over her chest, chapel remaining silent beside her: likely guilt ridden. “Wood, stone and construction make mages need to be dispatched in the next few days… You’re going to want homes rebuilt and even assistance clearing out debris.” She explained, her tone making her words sound demanding rather than recommending.

Evidentially, he obliged to the shadow mage’s requests.  The leader gave the girl a nod, both Chapel and Rita turning their heads to follow him as he retrieved a bubble-gum colored lacrima from an oak drawer-table in the corner of the room.  It levitated in his hand and he poked the surface in a sequence as if he was dialing a number into a cell phone. Revolving around itself slowly, The thing released a few hums, waiting for someone, whoever it was, to pick up. It took three rings and then the communication crystal released a loud beep, blinking as a figure appeared on the surface of the gem, a man with combed back black hair and plastic framed glasses.

Hesitant, the elder told of the attack on river village, relieving the receivers worries when he explained a group of mages had cleaned up and attended to the issue, rendering the bandits unconscious, cuffing and pushing their leader to surrender quietly.

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The call came to a close, color and projection fading from the lacrima. Eventually… The Rune knights and council officials came…as quickly as they had been called—not quick enough that is. Navigating through the wreckage outside, the teams came to meet the village leader and Rita herself, flooding into the home to find them. They wasted no time grabbing up Chapel. Silent, The bandit leader watched as the knights popped her makeshift cuffs off his wrists and replaced them with their equipment which nullified his magic. Regardless he went quietly and allowed the new cuffs to be locked on. The rest of the bandits were being gathered up outside while they still were unconscious, drug into custody along with their ring leader... Remaining wordless, Rita watched as not one or two but six knights led Chapel Stern out the door, the numbers were probably necessary just knowing who the hell were dealing with. No one knew what the council or jury had waiting for him whether it be a life sentence, death? She shook her head, grimacing to herself… It surely was nothing she had to worry herself about anymore.  The job was done.  With completion of every task (almost every task) came a reward. The Elder turned to her, gathering up and recounting the designated amount of reward money printed on the job flyer her and Heero had come here with. She accepted the cash gratefully, exchanging thanks as she folded the mass of Jewel-dollars and tucked them away into the side of her laced boot. The Fairy Tail mage adjusted her self, sighing at her scrapes and cuts as she headed for the door, waving back to the river pops before she took her exit, stepping through the passage way and practically walking back out into hell. Rita Stebern traversed through the remnants of the village, sighing to herself as she watched paramedic-wizards tend to those injured, rescue teams digging out bodies even corpses from what remained. She thought maybe really didn’t deserve this dough, not a cent… they could have done more… but then again her and Heero had stopped the bandits… But, they hadn’t stopped the gang soon enough. Rita had one place to go now and Surely Heero and the others were waiting for her here… Fairy Tail. 

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