The Rarest Gem | Job | Enola, Hakumi

There was an upbeat attitude to Enola’s walk as was typical of the maid. It seemed odd though, given the circumstances: she and her dear friend Hakumi Nazu were traveling through a thick jungle in search of some ancient ruins. “Treasure hunters,” the Magic Council had declared. A group of treasure hunters who dubbed themselves as the “Gem Brothers” were supposedly searching for some lost relics hidden away somewhere within the ruins. The job had intrigued Enola from the beginning; after all, who didn’t enjoy a good treasure hunt? Then again, it might have been nostalgia more than anything that seduced Enola into accepting the job. Although she had no desire to return, she somewhat missed her wilds years as… something other than a maid, a profession she vowed to keep secret.

Enola only brought Hakumi with her. Traveling with boys (especially the Leviathan boys) for hours seemed like too much, even for Enola. Furthermore, she had a strong curiosity about Hakumi. There were a myriad of personalities in Lamia Scale but none like that woman. Hakumi’s air gave Enola a down-to-earth feeling that the maid had missed since joining the guild. Thus it was, she decided to go on this job alone with Hakumi, if only for some treasure-hunting fun and perhaps to get to know her companion a little better.

Enola took in a deep breath of the jungle air, squinting a bit as the a few rays of light shone through the treetops. They had been walking for some time as Enola had opted out of bringing horses or mules (she abhorred such messy animals).

“Ms. Nazu, do you know how much farther until we arrive?” Completely map illiterate, Enola had left Hakumi in charge of the jungle map (which she had acquired from a tourist shop of course).

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Enola Gay
HP: 100%
MP: 100%
WC: 302/300
PC: 1/40

The merry mage chuckled, “How could anyone not have the energy when there’s treasure to be found?” She took another strong whiff of the air through her nose. “I can practically smell the adventure we’ll have!” She laughed once more, clearly enamored by the prospect of their task. It wasn’t every day that one received the chance to plunder ancient ruins (and with a reward no less). The fact that they neared their destination seemed to only encourage the maid’s optimism even more.

Within the jungle, a pair of small but human eyes watched the duo with subtlety. The man to whom the eyes belonged to had been on the pair’s trail for some time. Shortly before they neared the ruins though, the man seemed satisfied by what he’d seen and ran off into the jungle toward the ruins through an alternate passage. Minutes later, the man was within one of the tombs of the ruins, approaching his cowboy-esque boss, Harper Goldenshire, who happened to be working with his minions in cracking open a tomb of some sort.

“Harper! Harper!”

Harper paused from barking orders at his goons for but a moment. “Hm? What is it, Roland? It had better be good…”

“O-of course! I was out scouting around like ya’ asked me to and… well… there’s these two ladies and I think they might be mages of sorts. Could be real good trouble, boss!”

“So?  Go take care of it! Even you can handle two girls… I hope at least.”

“Oh. Well… I mean… I could. Certainly. Haha… I don’t even know why I informed ya’. Sorry to disturb…”

Meanwhile, back with the Leviathan duo, Enola and Hakumi stood at the entrance to the ruins: they were horrible. It was one of the worst messes Enola had ever seen. Broken pillars, crumbled buildings and vegetation hanging from every bit of architecture. The ground was made entirely of brick, but the bricks themselves were chipped. The sight of such an un-kept place literally sent a spine up Enola’s spine and soured her happy expression.

“Oh dear, oh dear… where should we start? Perhaps we should clean a little first?” Yes, Enola had just suggested they clean the ruins of an entire town as if it were nothing. Truly, OCD was getting the best of her.

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Enola Gay
HP: 100%
MP: 100%
WC: 385/300
PC: 3/40

The member 'Enola Gay' has done the following action : Dice Rolls

'Monster Dice' :

Hakumi listened to Enola's chuckle. She liked that she was able to make her teammate laugh, she didn't want to be a stick in the mud, but she had always had a hard time talking to others, her teammates were no exception. She just hoped that within time, it'd get easier. "Well, I-I wasn't always too fond of treasure. I think t-that there are better things in life than treasure, not saying that treasure wouldn't be nice." She said, trying not to die of embarrassment from her timid stutters. "L-lets hope that this adventure isn't dangerous." She said, looking directly at Enola. After hearing Enola laugh, she couldn't help but laugh herself.

As they were walking, Hakumi couldn't help but feel as if someone was watching her. She gets that feeling a lot, so she didn't pay much attention to it because when she gets that feeling, half of the time no one is there. She continued to walk beside Enola, suddenly feeling less tired. This happened to her a lot, she'd be out of energy one moment and full of it the next, she wasn't sure why this was though. She had an idea, but wasn't sure if it was correct. She believed that it was because of her water magic. Water has always had the ability to heal, so she imagined that the magic had this innate ability to rejuvenate it's users.

Hakumi then stopped in her tracks because she had seen the ruins. It looked exactly how she imagined it-broken down. There were broken pillars, crumbled buildings and vegetation hanging from every bit of architecture. The ground was made entirely of brick, but the bricks themselves were chipped. Hakumi was certain that this bothered Enola, so she glanced over at her, and as if on cue, she began to speak. "Umm, wouldn't cleaning take a while? I don't think we have enough time to clean a-an entire city." She said, hoping that she hadn't angered Enola.

Hakumi Nazu
HP: 100
MP: 100

Enola sighed with discontent. Hakumi was undoubtedly right: it would take almost their entire lives to clean up the old, destroyed city. Her daily hobby of cleaning up the guild hall was taking too much of her life’s time as it was.

She rubbed her forehead as if she were exhausted from just looking at the dastardly sight and replied, “Yeah… we should probably find that treasure…”

The maid ducked a hand into one of her pockets and plucked out a crumpled piece of paper. The parchment was the request letter that the Magic Council had sent to every guild in Fiore. She adjusted her glasses and read it over once more.

“Let’s see… we’re supposed to be looking for a tomb in the center of the city. Oh, and we have to look out for treasure hunters of course!”

Pleased we her rereading, Enola tucked the paper back into her pocket and clasped her hands together, ready to keep moving.

“Woah! Hold on there ya' little harlots!”

Enola jerked her head up to spot a man dressed in jungle-safari attired situated atop a stone pillar. The maid, rather than ask questions, merely blinked at the unexpected sight.

“Ha! I see you’re speechless! You must know who I am… the great Roland of the Gem Brothers!” The air-head treasure hunter flexed his muscles as if it were supposed to impress the two mages.

“Now, I’ve been told by me boss to kill any poor sap who wandered in here. BUT. I’ve decided to let ya two beautiful ladies live IF you both agree to be my lovers for life! What do ya’ say? Sound like a deal?”

Enola literally cringed at the thought of being one of the man’s “lovers.” She blinked in confusion once more before turning he head toward Hakumi, allowing her to answer for them both.

As he waited for his answer, Roland played with the large sword head held in his hand as if he were trying to intimidate them.

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Enola Gay
HP: 100%
MP: 100%
WC: 334/300
PC: 5/40

Enemies
Roland (Rookie Treasure Hunter): 0/2 B-Rank Damage
Rookie Treasure Hunter: 0/2 B-Rank Damage
Rookie Treasure Hunter: 0/2 B-Rank Damage

The member 'Enola Gay' has done the following action : Dice Rolls

'Monster Dice' :

Hakumi turned to Enola, noticing the saddened expression on her face. She knew that Enola liked cleaning, but cleaning an entire city was way too much for just two people to handle.  She then stared at the ground, listening to Enola's words."Where should we look first? I'm pretty lost." She said in response. She didn't want to say that she didn't know where to start because of teh mess, as she thought that that would only make Enola stress more about the mess.

Hakumi watched as Enola took a piece of paper out of her pocket. She looked at it for a few seconds until she could make out what it was. It was the request sheet. She looked at it with Enola,  since she wasn't too sure of what exactly they were looking for. The sheet of paper said that they were to find a tomb in the center of the city. Now that she knew where they were supposed to go, the  job seemed a lot more easier. She then heard Enola speak about what the letter read. "Well, now that we know where we're supposed to be looking, this should be a lot more easier." She said happily, feeling herself warm up to Enola more and more. She gave off  this certain vibe, one that made Hakumi feel safe around her.

Hakumi then started to walk forward but was quickly halted by the sound of a man's voice. She looked at the man that had been speaking to, what seemed to be, herself and Enola. The way he spoke was iffy. To her, the way he spoke was similar to that of a pirate. He looked a bit odd as well. He had oily-looking hair, strange clothes, and a pointy nose. Everything about him was "different". He stated his name and offered Hakumi and Enola the positions of his lovers, saying that if they refuse he'd kill them. Hakumi would not let the first man she considered to be her "lover" be some lowly thug, besides, she already had feelings for another person. "I refus!" She said angrily. She watched as he played with the handle of sword, assuming that that was to scare them.

Hakumi
HP: 100
MP: 100

Enola smirked at Hakumi’s ardent refusal of courtship. Roland, however, looked bewildered and stunned. How could the ladies reject his puck-rogue charm!? It’s a mystery but Roland didn’t care; he showed them his sword once more before tauntingly warning them:

“Fine by me! I got no problem cutting through ya’ harlots anyway. After we find that treasure, I’m gonna be filthy rich! I’ll afford all the harlots I want! Huehuehuehue!”

The man’s cackle was annoying, no doubt, but his constant reference to harlots was beginning to crawl under Enola’s skin. She considered herself a regal you lady, not a common whore. With that, she held out her arm in front of her (prompting a strange look from Roland) and channeled magic power into her body. Quickly, a large arm made of coagulated dust formed on her back. One last time, Enola put a smile on her face and practically beamed at the treasure hunter before, without warning, the dust arm extended outward and slammed into the base of the pillar that Roland was standing on. The pillar fell backwards with an ear-shattering crash, sending chunks of stone as it hit the ground.

Roland, unlike the pillar, fell forward and landed on his back several meters away from Hakumi and Enola. Proving to be a nimble fellow, he jumped himself up to feet in no time and waved his sword around violently.

“That was uncalled for, ye harlots! I wasn’t done with my speech! I forget I where I was… Gaaaaahhh! Nevermind! DIE!”

With a small trickle of blood dripping from the back of his head, Roland ran straight toward Hakumi. His face was red with fury and he clearly had the intention of turning her into a corpse. If he got close enough, he would try to swing his sword and lop her head off.

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Enola Gay
HP: 100%
MP: 90%
WC: 305/300
PC: 7/40

Spells
Hand of Aquitane (1/3 Post Duration)

Enemies
Roland (Rookie Treasure Hunter): 0.5/2 B-Rank Damage
Rookie Treasure Hunter: 0/2 B-Rank Damage
Rookie Treasure Hunter: 0/2 B-Rank Damage
Gemstone Hunter: 0/6 B-Rank Damage

Enola applauded the magic trick of flying bubbles. Sure, she wasn’t quite a fan of water magic, given that water magic was a weakness of hers and the man who murdered Zuo Cii was a water mage. Also, her fear of drowning might have played into it. Regardless, water was on her side this time.
Roland screamed in pain as a giant bubble wacked his head. It hurt so much, one would have thought he was hit with a giant iron ball. Enola just watched in amazement as he rebounded whilst Hakumi rode one of the balls and started flying in the air. The whole sight looked like a circus. A blonde woman was flying in the air on giant, magic bubbles while a bald treasure hunter screamed in pain with a maid that had a dust arm watching from the side. Fairy tales were made of this sort of thing.

Roland raised his sword and struck one of the bubbles, causing a large mass of water to harmlessly hit him in the face.

“Ha! Your water balls are no match for my-!”

Another bubble hit him right in the face as Enola’s dust hand (clenching as a fist) struck him in the back, causing several teeth to fall out along with a short trail of blood. He, of course, hit the ground and went rolling. Once again though, he got right back up with a sour face.

He spit another tooth out before exclaiming, “That was cheap move! I got one better though!” He raised his sword and aimed it Hakumi. With a squint in his eye, he locked onto her and took aim before throwing his sword right at her as his weapon were a throwing sword. No doubt, it’d cause a significant amount of damage if it managed to hit her.

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Enola Gay
HP: 100%
MP: 90%
WC: 304/300
PC: 9/40

Spells
Hand of Aquitane (2/3 Post Duration)

Enemies
Roland (Rookie Treasure Hunter): 1.25/2 B-Rank Damage
Rookie Treasure Hunter: 0/2 B-Rank Damage
Rookie Treasure Hunter: 0/2 B-Rank Damage
Gemstone Hunter: 0/6 B-Rank Damage

The sight of the sword flying through the air struck Enola with panic as she saw it head straight for Hakumi. To the maid’s relief though, Hakumi dodged the blade with relative ease, allowing the sword to fly away to where it would never be found again. Roland was now weaponless. If he wasn’t frustrated before, he certainly was now. In fact, as one of the bubbles came flying back for round two, he was mad enough that he just slammed into with a fist. The bubble was destroyed but Roland was hurt none the less, even letting out a great big groan.

As water covered the deteriorating bricks of the ground, another bubble came hurdling toward Roland. He was planning to punch this one as well but found his arm grabbed by the dust hand. He struggled and resisted until the bubble finally socked him in the stomach. Afterwards, to add insult to injury, Enola used her dust arm to toss him... very far. Enola couldn’t even see where he landed but it was somewhere in the surrounding jungle. No doubt he was at least unconscious, if not worse.

Enola clapped her hands together once and smiled up at Hakumi.

“Excellent work, Ms. Nazu! Very impressive.”

She was proud of her teammate. In all honesty, she had not taken Hakumi for much of a fighter but the water mage proved her wrong. Most people could not perform magic. Even few could use it in combat. And only a tiny percentage could use it to the degree that wizards such as Enola or Hakumi could use it. Enola would definitely not underestimate the woman again.

By her will, Enola’s dust arm dissipated into a pile of dust and blew away into nothingness. With a nod, Enola inquired, “Ready to move on? We need find the tomb.”

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Enola Gay
HP: 100%
MP: 90%
WC: 306/300
PC: 11/40

Spells
Hand of Aquitane (1/4 Cooldown)

Enemies
Roland (Rookie Treasure Hunter): 2/2 B-Rank Damage
Rookie Treasure Hunter: 0/2 B-Rank Damage
Rookie Treasure Hunter: 0/2 B-Rank Damage
Gemstone Hunter: 0/6 B-Rank Damage

Enola looked around the city as Hakumi led the way. One could hardly call it sightseeing, given that the whole thing was hard to look at for the maid with extreme OCD. It was a difficult thing to walk through but she maintained her cheery, almost mother-like smile up.

When asked about what had caused such carnage, Enola merely shrugged and suggested, “Perhaps it was just-.”

Enola’s head came right off her body.

A man had been hiding behind a pillar when the two passed and jumped out from behind and sent the sword right through Enola’s neck. Her head hit the pavement and rolled away somewhat while the rest of her body fell over. There was no blood though… only dust.

The man, feminine in appearance with dark hair, laughed, “Ha! I got her!”

A woman, who looked just like the man (obviously twins), came out from behind a pillar and stood in front of Hakumi.  She had an agrivated expression on her face and yelled, “Emerald! What did I tell you!? Wait until I give the signal and then we attack!”

“Aw, who cares, Diamond!? I killed her and that’s all that matters.”

The woman, Diamond, sighed, “Yeah, whatever… we still got one more to go.” She held up a sword and pointed it toward Hakumi. “That dumbass, Roland. He couldn’t take candy from a baby. I’m not worried though. We – the gem twins – will do the job he couldn’t handle.”

The other twin, Emerald, stood on the other side of Hakumi (with both of them several meters away from her) and was kicking Enola’s body while giggling like an idiot. After a short moment of his morbid fun though, he held up his sword and got into a semi-ready battle stance. Believing that numbers gave them all the advantages they needed, he wasn’t worried at all.

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Enola’s Body dissolved completely into dust until it was completely gone…

Emerald smirked and laughed at Hakumi’s anger before charging at her. With his sword in hand, he sliced one of the water whips coming at him, dissolving it into nothing more than a puddle of water that slowly disappeared itself. This man was clearly a more competent fighter than Roland was… by a long shot. However, he was too slow to react to the second whip and was whacked across the face though it didn’t stop his charged. Rather, he continued and jabbed his sword forward, trying to stab her in the abdomen.

Diamond watched with amusement as the whips went after her brother and nearly applauded as he destroyed one. After seeing his charge though, she figured it best if she stepped in and helped her twin. She charged the water mage as well but from behind this time.

Woosh!

A large amount of dust gathered to the side of Diamond until it took a humanoid shape. Quickly it took on the appearance of noneother than Enola Gay (surprise, right?)! With her hand outstretched, she caught the jabbing blade with her bare hand. Though Enola stopped the blade from stabbing Hakumi from behind, she received a deep cut on her hand where she held the sword in place. A small trickle of blood crawled along her hand, down her arm, and fell to the ground.

“What the Hell!?” Diamond looked at the maid, still alive, and blinked before withdrawing her blade (which sliced at Enola’s hand a tad as it did).

“You wouldn’t be trying to hurt my dear friend now, would you?” Enola smirked. Her spell had turned her own skin to grey, as if it were made from dust. Diamond was surprised to say the least.

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Enola lightly laughed, “You don’t have to worry about me, Ms. Nazu.” Her smile was warm; her eyes, sincere; her tone, calming. She decided it best to explain how she survived later, though the truth of the matter was her power to dislocate her body parts with dust. It was certainly her most creepy spell but useful nonetheless. With that, Hakumi was intent on beating them as a team. The battle was on!

Two water blades came flying at diamond, who prepared to strike them away bitterly with her sword. Enola, however, gave her a bit of surprise when she raised her hand as if it were a gun and fired off a piece of dust as if it were a bullet. It diamond right in the foot followed by the two water blades. Diamond was sent flying back with blood dripping from several points of her body. The tag-team attack was a marvelous success. Enola would have high-fived her partner if they weren’t in the heat of battle.

“Diamond!” Emerald cried out. He looked shocked, if not freighted at the sight of his twin sister receiving such a beating. It was enough to make him tremble in fact. “I’m… I’m going to kill you both!” The man’s anger wasn’t quite sincere however. He was shaking all over his own body and he couldn’t get ahold of himself. It didn’t even look as if he could hold his sword correctly.

When Diamond finally brought herself back together, she stood up with a wobble. She was panting extra hard and appeared to be in quite a bit of pain. It was a difficult sight for anyone to watch. With a raspy voice, she called out for her dear brother, “What are you waiting for you idiot… kill them!”

With reluctance, the now-unsure Emerald charged.

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OOC Information:

Enola stayed facing Diamond, allowing her comrade to deal with Emerald. She had enough confidence in her teammate to believe that Hakumi could more than easily handle Emerald by herself. As the maid craned her head though, she felt a shock go through her as she witnesses Hakumi’s water blades fade away. Instead, the fiery blond resolved to fix the situation the old fashion way: her fists! Although Emerald managed to protect himself form one punch, he got hit by the other and received a powerful kick. He yelped in pain and went falling back. He looked up at her, somewhat surprised he’d been best in physical combat by her (he was even more shocked that she chose physical combat rather than make user of her magic).

“Oh, dear, she’s quite stronger than she looks…” Enola mumbled.

The injured diamond held up her sword. She was covered in blood and looked pretty pissed.

“This is absurd! You couldn’t beat that woman!? Gaaaah! Do I have to do everything for you!?”

Without much thinking, Diamond went running toward Enola with the intention of charging through her and hitting Hakumi. Enola prepped herself for combat and snatched the feather duster from her waist. The device proved to be more though, as the feather duster expanded into a spear. The sight took Diamond in surprise as she went wide-eyed. Blood oozed down to her legs: Diamond had ran right into the spear and pierced her torso. She looked at Enola, and Enola looked back. Neither one of them had expected that. She tried to speak but blood filled her through and dripped from the corners of her mouth. Instead, she just toppled back and fell onto her back with a loud thud. Diamond of the Gem Twins departed from the world.

Her brother was all that remained.

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WC: 304/300
PC: 19/40

Enola felt impressed with Hakumi’s mercy, even more so when she managed to beat Emerald to a pulp after betraying that mercy. She looked over to Diamond’s body and felt a contrast of emotions. It was such a shame, waste of human life for someone as young as that woman to die. No doubt that Emerald would feel the full force of mourning when he awoke from his deep pain-induced sleep. The maid pitied really. She couldn’t imagine losing her little brother, Tibbett, in the blink of an eye. She didn’t know what she’d do if she lost someone so close like that.

Enola, with a slight frown, nodded, “Yes, let’s get going…” She wanted to smile but it was difficult to display even fake happiness in the loss of a human, no matter what she was like.

As they were heading for the center of the city, at Enola’s recommendation, they passed more broken buildings. Enola paid little attention to them though. She had far more important things running on in her mind. An anguish bit at her emotions to the point that it was difficult to pay to her surroundings at all.

The maid bit her lip and spoke up as they walked, “You know, Ms. Nazu… that was the first time I’ve ever…” She paused and searched for the right words as they hung on the tips of her lips. “Killed anyone.” She looked down at the ground, blindly staring at the bricks of the road as they passed by them. The surroundings, ironically, seemed as decrepit as Enola’ innocence felt. Killing someone, even if it was just an accident, had taken a piece of Enola’s person. She felt different, less human and more cold. The agonizing emotion nipped at her, whoever she was. She certainly didn’t feel like Enola anymore.

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WC: 304/300
PC: 21/40

Enola’s frowned reversed into a sort of smile tinted with a gleam of surprise as Hakumi pointed out the giant door the led to the tomb. Recuperating from the hug, the maid tried to regain her formal air as she took the lead once more and gently knocked on the stone door. There was nothing but silence. Enola tapped one the door once more but was met with silence again. She turned and gave her companion a funny look before shrugging and attempting to open the door. It wouldn’t budge though, not even an inch.

“Is there a key or something?”

The maid searched around the door, half expecting the key to be under a rug beneath their feet before remembering no one in their right mind could be that stupid. She backed away from the door to the tomb and investigated for any openings. The idea was that there might have been a small hole that a dust cloud – Enola’s other form to be exact – could slip though. There was nothing though; the door was completely sealed off.

In a bit of frustration, Enola rubbed her head before the echoing of a stoic voice rang out with, “Roland and the twinw will need to be punished for failing Goldshire.”

A man stood behind Hakumi and Enola. He was a tall man, about six-foot-four. He had long overcoat coupled with jackboots. The man had a sense of superiority about him, obviously the military sort. Whether he was formerly a military man or just purely intimidating, none could tell. Unlike Hakumi and Enoa’s former opponents, this man did not carry any weapons on him. It only made him more mysterious though.

“Do not bother asking me my name; neither of you two will live long enough for it to matter anyway.”

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WC: 300/300
PC: 23/40