Get the Chicken!!! (Elyx and Okura)

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This was another day for Elyx to go on a job. He was still rather tired, so he decided to grab one of the easier looking jobs. This one he had in his hand was an easy quest. All they had to do... Was catch a chicken. That's it, that was all the client wanted. The reward wasnt that huge, but it was simple, the sooner he did this, the sooner he would be able to get back to sleep. He didn't even bite on a chocolate bar, he feared that if he did, he would end up being on the ground in the middle of nowhere sleeping. Elyx had great foresight though, and on the off chance that this scenario occurred, he was going to bring along a friend of his on this quest. The one he trusted the most so far was Jin, who had gone on many jobs with Elyx before. They even joined the guild at the exact same time.

When he found Jin, he held up the paper. It isn't much, I know that. But today I just can't seem to find the energy to do a regular job, the Chidori form took a lot of energy out of me. Let's just catch this mans Chicken for today, all right? Elyx explained his with eyes half way drooping. This chicken job would prove that they can do requested jobs, even when they were tired. Hopefully Jin was able to understand how Elyx was feeling about doing a regular job in his current state. It would be like a fly trying to play a game of darts, their eyes seeing too many and it would be impossible to do. One chicken should be easy, and Elyx still has enough energy to use his magic.

They had returned from the C-rank job a day before. Jin didn’t want to admit it but he was a bit badly hit. The impact he had to take from that last Vulcan’s punch was a bit too much, he was sent flying for crying out loud. He didn’t like spending the day doing nothing because it would be such a waste. ”May be I can grab one of those easy jobs, I wonder if Elyx would tag along with. Guess I’d better eat some cake before I look around the notice board”. He approached the bar and ordered his favorite red velvet cake. Eating it he was still wondering what job would be best to take in his injured state, when Elyx came along.

Jin could notice that his friend was tired, like he was the entire journey the two had returned. ”Guess you’re not doing too good either, ha?”, well at least he wasn’t the only one. They were D-ranks so it was obvious that they would need time to recuperate from a higher ranked job. He grabbed the job request, so it was a simple task; ”That’s great, I was just wondering of looking for an easy job. This isn’t that rewarding but it’s better than just sitting around”.

So the two of them decided to go on a chase for a chicken, one a farmer should be able to do. This probably wouldn't take more than a few minutes. Elyx and Jin didn't even have to walk too far either, both of then very familiar with the town they were going to. After all, it was an area in which the both of them had to pretend to act like two different people. That was a fun time. But they were too tired to go visit Serenity and Hope. It would be rather awkward to sleep while Serenity was talking as well, and Hope might not really mind it as much, but it would still be disrespectful.

A farm, there it was. It was the only farm for miles it seemed, there were plains that spread across the horizon for the next few miles. But despite that, this farm stood above many other places, it would be impossible for even a little child to miss. And the structure of the farm proved to be one that a farm owner would have. The two guild partners walked around the perimeter to find a farmer standing on the outside with his chickens. Elyx decided to approach the farmer.

Hello there sir, we obtained a request from your farm to help you find and bring back a chicken right? Elyx asked with as much perkiness as he could, but his sleepiness took a lot of his energy away, he is lucky to be standing. The farmer didn't seem to notice this though, he instead decided to reply to Elyx. Nothing bad so far, they can even talk to clients while this tired. He didn't have time or energy to do recon on this farmer, so he just had a small conversation with the farmer before anything else. Yes, there is a chicken that has been hiding in its own small area a few feet from here and would love to get it back. Don't hurt her when you bring her back. I tried to catch her myself a few times, but ever since her recent injections, she would grow up to about our sizes and scare us all off. Please bring her back to us. The farmer requested with that rather brief explanation. Half of the words seemed blurry to Elyx, but he nodded and turned the direction the farmer said the chicken would be.Let's go find a Chicken Jin.

Jin walked along Elyx into the familiar town, they had some pleasant memories from here. ”I wonder how the girls are” he said to Elyx. Though it wouldn’t be right to visit them the way they were. Besides they didn’t have the time nor energy to do that, they were here for a specific reason. It didn’t take them much time to arrive at their destination. Elyx went ahead and procured the information that they needed to capture the chicken. One thing was off though, as mentioned in the job description. The chicken was huge, he wondered how strong a peck from that chicken would be. ”Something as big as us is going to hurt like hell, we better watch out for this tall creature’s beak” he thought to himself.

”Finding something as big as us shouldn’t be that much of a problem. The problem would be in doing what we’re asked to. We can’t harm it so how are we supposed to move something like that back into its fence? Probably scare it right? Or do we use brute force? But we can’t, I mean look at us”. He was indeed stating the obvious that the two needed a plan to take care of this efficiently. Otherwise they would give their guild a bad name and that was the last thing he’d ever want.

Hey, don't worry, there there is more than one way too skin a cat right? What is something that everybody loves, no matter who they are or what kind of animal they are? Elyx asked with a bit of trivia in his voice. They didn't need to search for the chicken if they fan get the chicken to come to them. The answer was music, soft music to be exact. He put out his left hand and summoned his Violin from a ball of light that soon shattered in small light fragments and revealed his Violin. He put out his right hand and the same happened for his Violin bow.Music, I think we can lure the chicken to us rather than have us be lured into the chicken trap. If I can play loud enough for the chicken to hear, she should be able to come to us enlightened right?

Elyx put his bow on the string and played a small piece known as Classical Reflectionw, his favorite movement being movement one. This was a soft piece designed to tell a story and a lullaby for anyone who didn't want to be told stories. It was something that worked in Elyxs old town, and Jr could work here too. For a few seconds he played the small tune until there were footsteps to be heard. Elyx slowly walked back to the farm with his Violin still being played, making sure not to lose any focus.Keep your eye on the chicken, make sure it doesn't stray from the path I am leading it to. Elyx said calmly to match the tone of the violin, making sure not to dull out the melody with his voice.

Elyx’s words indicated that he had a plan, that relaxed Jin since his friend was the reliable type. According that that plan they were going to use his musical skills again, he had a point there. Even animals don’t resist good music, it’s a universally applicable kind of a thing. So Elyx began to play his violin, a soft tune more like a lullaby. As Jin expected, it wasn’t long that the chicken came along memorized by the music. In accordance with Elyx’s instructions, Jin kept his distance but kept a close eye on the chicken. If he got close to it, it would be one tough situation and if the chicken strayed from its path then that wouldn’t be good either.

Luckily, the chicken followed the musician and was led back to its holding area. Jin closed the fence and the chicken was back to where it was supposed to be. The two magicians didn’t touch a feather on the chicken, just as they were told. They met the owner of the farm and brought him to see his chicken returned safe and sound. Besides dealing with a human sized chicken, his problem was solved. After collecting the reward for the job, the two mages left; heading back to their beloved guild.