All is Fair in Love and War | Job | Enola Gay

In the middle of the evening, as the sky burned with an orange tint, the sound of church bells rang out and capture the attention of nearly every person in Rose Garden. It was not the alarm of an approaching service, but rather the beautiful banging of wedding bells that filled the air. The bells were made to be extra loud that evening as the wedding was not of the ordinary; it was, instead the wedding of an ambassador all the way from Bosco. The man had apparently met his lover there in Fiore sometime ago, brought her back to his home country, but reluctantly gave in when she desire to be married in Fiore. She had even chosen the town herself, supposedly because it is where she was born and raised. It was a sort of testament to where she had come from and where she was to go.

Almost everyone in the bright, lacrima-lit city had been invited to the occasion; in fact, it seemed to be that letters telling who could not come were rarer than the letters of were allowed to partake in the event. A myriad of figures would be there as well, including Bosco politicians as well as the mayor of the city who was of the mindset that the spectacular marriage would be a great occasion for tourism boom. It was truly a beautiful moment, even if political interest were at play. It seemed that nothing could go wrong on that day which love was supposed to be dominant.

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WC: 256/250
PC: 1/15

Hours earlier, as Enola was sweeping the Lamia Scale guild hall, Anguis burst in with a gleeful look on her face. The joy pulsating through her was as real as the cold scales that swathed her serpent tail. The maid expected a long dribble of something pointless and painfully set her broom to the side, leaning against the marble wall with a slight click as its wooden handle touched the stoney surface.

"Should I assume that you've received those magazine photos?"

Enola crossed her arms but the lamia simply shook her head with the child-like grin still plastered on her face until she held out and showed off a white envelope and exclaimed, "Oh, no, no, no! It's even better! We have been invited to a wedding!"

Anguis squealed like a school girl who just received an awesome text from her boyfriend but with much more obnoxiousness involved. The maid rubbed her head in annoyance at her cousins excitement before holding her hand out to take the envelope. She carefully studied the front and looked over it twice as her eyes caught the bright read seal that designated the letter was certainly on a high level of importance. Her gloved hands pulled the envelope closer to her face to better study the design of the seal and nearly gasped as she recognized the markings as belonging to some sort of political party, group, or organization that was situated in Bosco. She had no idea exactly what group she was thinking of but only knew of the country it came from; it was important, no doubt.

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WC: 265/250
PC: 2/15

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

'Monster Dice' :

The rather surprised maid bit her bottom lip and carefully undid the envelope, making sure not to damage the seal (though she was quite shocked that Anguis had managed to open the envelope with all the gracelessness that possessed). With a bit of a crackle, her hand gently plucked the parchment and held it up to allow her to see quite an ensemble of beautiful markings coupled with pretty font which had more than likely been crafted by a master calligrapher. The maid adjusted her eyes and squinted to make out the meaning of the fanciful markings.

After a good five minutes of looking the letter over, Enola sighed, "This isn't an invitation to the wedding. It's a request to help make sure some mad man doesn't ruin the wedding. They basically want us to play security for them."

The enthusiastic lamia frowned for but a moment before rebouncing with a great grin and shouted, "Who cares! We get to go to a wedding anyway! Oh, I wonder if the groom is cute. I wonder if we'll get flower. So many questions... Eek! What will I wear!?"

Enola sighed once more as her head was beginning to throb from her cousins unending joy, making the maid wonder if her own enthusiasm had ever becoming annoying. That's when the realization hit her: Anguis was to Enola as Enola was to Shohei. If only the lamia had the humility and work ethic of the maid; Anguis would at least be a little more bearable.

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WC: 252/250
PC: 3/15

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

'Monster Dice' :

After adjusting her glasses once more, the maid looked over the letter again to answer her cousin's question and check what sort of attire would be most appropriate for the situation. It was rather surprising for Enola to read that the even the security was expected to dress nicely. It was to be completely formal as the letter made doubly sure to point out, a fact that had somehow passed through Anguis' eyes who had likely been to enthralled by receiving a letter that mentioned going to a wedding to even read the rest or take the time to understand what any of it meant.

"It says we should wear something formal like a dress."

Even Anguis had legs, she would have been jumping up and down at that point, but she settled for a happy scream as all the different ideas for outfits flashed through her mind. If she were not so kind, Enola might have slapped the mad woman right then and there.

"We need to get back to the mansion right now! I need find out what I'm going to wear and decide if we should just go shopping and pick out some new clothes or not!"

Enola grimaced and simply remained silent as she folded the letter and placed it carefully back into the envelope. The seal on the envelope. as well as the letter and the envelope themselves were perceived by Enola as being too regal to just tuck away into her pockets as if they were little more than trash.

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WC: 256/250
PC: 4/15

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

'Monster Dice' :

Once Enola had carefully tucked away the regal envelope, Anguis took her cousin by the hand and practically dragged her through Hargeon Town to get to the edge of the community, where they came up Shohei's manor. It was here that the two lived and it was here that they were going to spend two hours in order to get ready for the wedding. While Enola focused on the details of her uniform (what with OCD and all), it was Anguis who took the longest. The lamia had tended to every part of her body and clothing to make sure she was spectacular-looking. The maid was not sure, but she had a hunch that her cousin had just murdered the ozone layer with all the hair spray she had used. The amount of makeup Anguis had put on without making it seem like it was too much was completely insane. The lamia had basically turned looking good into a science, and she might as well have been Einstein of that field.

Although Anguis complained about wantign to get better clothing, Enola was adamant in refusing to go to the store and shop for more; she was certain that they would spend far too much time shopping for clothes that Anguis would likely never wear again anyway. Not to mention, they would have been late for the wedding if they made a detour to take the time and spend wasteful hours looking for whatever it was her cousin was desiring for said occasion.

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WC: 252/250
PC: 5/15

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

'Monster Dice' :

The two took the train to Rose Garden, and they looked like quite a sight on the train. They were both decked out in green dresses, though Anguis seemed certain she wore it better than her cousin. She even insisted that men on the train were ogling her when, in reality, people were staring at the large rattlesnake tail on her derriere. Enola did not like the dress she wore simply because it attracted to much attention to herself, the wrong kind anyway. While the maid uniform had a habit of gaining her unwanted attention, at least she could appear humble in her ways rather than appear that she was begging for attention like her dear cousin.

During the middle of the train ride, it had seemed that three men had already been made aware of the roles Enola and Anguis would be playing at the wedding. They sneaked through the train carts, searching specifically for the duo until they ran into them near the back of the train. Without much more warning than several frowns, the group of men were stupid enough to attack Enola and Anguis. It was a big mistake on their part. Quickly so, Enola over powered one of them, knocking him unconscious while Anguis was more than a match for the other two. She hypnotized one, sucker punched the second, and then took out any frustration she had on the first one while he stood with a daze.


"Jeez, I wonder what the Hell their problem was."

"We should probably be more careful..."

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WC: 258/250
PC: 6/15

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

'Monster Dice' :

It was difficult to explain to the everyone, especially the train conductor, as to why they had beaten three men into blood pulps, but thankfully one of the nearby passengers who had witnessed the scene vouched for their story when they were threatened to be kicked off the train. Ultimately, after much discussion, they all decided to just tie up the men and transport them to a jail once they reached Rose Garden. During the the train ride, Enola and Anguis had been left de fact in charge of the three and were given some time to interrogate them once they had all awakened from the brutal pummeling. During the intense talking, the duo learned that a scornful ex-boyfriend of the bride had sent the three to take out the security people who were supposed to arrive at the wedding. They went on to inform that other of the ex-boyfriend's minions had been sent to take care of the other security guards who were on their way.

Enola was shocked to say the least, but Anguis found it somewhat intriguing as she began to see the intrigue in the works. It made the two wonder whether or not there'd be any other people there to assist in defending the church once they arrived. If any of the other goons sent to assassinate the other security guards were as competent as the ones that had tried to rid the world of Enola and Anguis, then the tow hoped there would be no problem whatsoever.

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WC: 253/250
PC: 7/15

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

'Monster Dice' :

Once the train reached the train station in Rose Garden, everyone made way as Enola and Anguis forced the three goons toward the center of the city where the jailhouse sat. A Rune Knight had apparently been waiting for them, apparently informed ahead of time by a communication lacrima that the train conductor had in his possession. The three men practically cried once they learned they were sharing a cell with a very large man who could probably take on all three of them at once. Once that fiasco was over, Enola and Anguis wiped themselves off, making sure they had not sullied their uniforms with blood or some sort of strange substance that had become a commonplace sight on Fiore's trains (it was difficult to tell what sort of substances on would find on those ill-cared-for trains).

The duo walked toward the edge of town where they spotted a humble church with a large crowd gathered around it. As the bells rung to signal it was time for the ceremony to begin, Enola and Anguis ran (or slithered) for the hill to make sure they were not already too late. Fortunately, as they approached the church, everything seemed to be quite calm. The large crowd that had gathered outside of the white church squeezed into the tiny building like clowns getting inside of a tiny car. The bells seemed to go on for several minutes straight; apparently, the one orchestrating the whole event wanted to make sure everyone knew about it.

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WC: 252/250
PC: 8/15

Enola and Anguis waited around, hoping they would at least bump into potential security guards, but it was to no avail. The duo were quickly put into the impression that the other would-be security guards had met their ends at the hands of the other assassins. The fact that they were the only two that remained made things significantly more eerie for them; it was like the calm before the storm. The pair could do nothing more than await whatever metaphorical hurricane was heading their way. The two simply took a breath and sat at the top of the stairs that lead up to the church house. The two talked very little to each other. Even Anguis was quieter than usual; she was well aware that something bad was about to come their way and she was going to need all her focus to get normally obnoxious self serious enough.

"I guess we're the only one's left."

"It seems so."

It was all that the two could say about their situation. They listened patiently as the wedding proceeded with several songs and announcements. For a while, it seemed as though things would actually be uneventful.

On the opposite side of town, a group was gathering. The ex-boyfriend had assembled his group, and he looked nasty.

"Alright, listen up! Charlie, John, and Chuck failed to kill their targets. Don't worry though; It's just chicks playing security guard. We're going to go up that hill, knock their heads around, and then deal with that jackass who thinks it's okay to steal my girl."

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WC: 261/250
PC: 9/15

The group of men gather at the base of the hill. They were all dressed rather raggedly with the exception of the ex-boyfriend. He dressed with a casual suaveness, decking himself out with a sleek jacket and gorgeous pants. Like a mob, the men all shouted and screamed, attempting to disrupt the wedding. In turn, Enola and Anguis felt a sharp pain in their ears as the howls pounded against their ear drums. The two gave each other strange looks as if they were expecting the other one to explain away the source of the noise. They blinked several times until the next wave of howling took off and put the duo into a panic. The walked away from the church building and peaked down the long set of steps downward to see a huge mob of men who each looked exceedingly upset and ready to cause some mass mayhem.

The two felt woefully unprepared for dealing with a mess on that size. From a quick count, it seemed that a total of thirteen men made up the large mob. The two cousins gave each other strange glares once more, desperately hoping the other one would have some sort of plan for handling the situation. All the men, upon looking up the steps, looked even more ready to fight. Given their huge number advantage, they seemed quite sure if not completely certain that they would surely win against whatever resistance the two security guards would put. It seemed the mob was about to have an easy victory.

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WC: 257/250
PC: 10/15

Enola bit her bottom lip in moment of angst before telling her cousin, "We'll bind them and take them out one by one."

The lamia nodded with the greatest sense of seriousness she had in a long time; after all, the threat of death was ery real in this moment, more so than usual. As her cousin gave the okay, Enola held out her right arm and began sending magic power into her limb. Meanwhile, Anguis reached into Enola's pocket and pulled out a simply handkerchief with a small, faint bloodstain on it in preparation for what was to come next. As her arm pulsated with magic power, the maids outstretched arm began denigrating and crumbling into a mass of dust that quickly exploded into a swirling dust storm. With that, the maid charged downward on the steps and toward the mob of men, her friend following right behind her.

The dust storm did what it was supposed: it blinded them. The dust got into their eyes, making it impossible to see out in front of them almost at all. They were also being slowly suffocated by the dust itself. The only ones that seemed to be protected by the storm's effects were Enola and Anguis. While the dust mage had some natural immunity to her own spells, the lamia did not and was forced to make do with what hse at hand to avoid the ill effects of the spell. She used the white cloth to cover her mouth and used her snake-like sense to navigate through the dust storm.

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WC: 261/250
PC: 11/15

In the prime of their game, the duo put away their fears and prepared to take out as many of the goons as they could before the dust storm settled. Silently, Anguis approached one and clamped down on his neck with her fangs. She made careful effort, however, not to kill the man but instead drained him of enough blood to force him to pass out. Enola, on the other hand, approached with her feather duster spear. She had take nthe small device and carried it with her in secret. It did, after all, work out well as a concealed weapon given that it could come off as a normal and not out of the ordinary feather duster until it was unclasped as a spear. Anyway, the maid approached her victims and, under the cover of the dust storm, whacked any of the men she ran into with her spear rather than piercing them.

One by one, the men began falling. Those that made up the mob began to get terrified as they were unable to find some of their companions. They were even more frightened as they came across the unconscious bodies of their comrades. It made them irrational and, coupled with the dust storm's suffocation, forced them into states of panic. Some of them even attacked each other as they accidentally bumped into each other and mistook one another for the enemy. The dust mage had caused total anarchy within a group that in of itself was meant to cause anarchy.

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WC: 253/250
PC: 12/15

The ex-boyfriend held his sleeved arm out in front of his face to protect himself from the effects of the dust storm. As he stumbled upon more and more of his fallen comrades, his inner rage resurfaced to the world as he forced magic power through his body. A red aura slowly encompassed him and his eyes glowed a bright red, like those of a demon's.

"Enough of this stupid game!"

He held out his palms and throw out a a wave of red energy that smacked against the surrounding dust storm. The two magical forces collide but the red wave proved to be the stronger of the two, casing the dust storm to dissipate and leave behind a mass of dust on the ground to cover the defeated goons. All those that remained looked around, questioning what had just happened to them. The goons looked to see their fallen comrades and were overcome with looks of horror as they had obviously underestimated the two security guards. Enola and Anguis went almost as pale when their only cover and possibly their only advantage had just been ruined. Upon a quick count, the two cousins noted that the ex-boyfriend as well as six of his minions were what remained. They had managed to take down about half of the mob in that short amount of time, a number that almsot mad the humble Enola swell up with pride. Anguis, however, had no inhibitions about feeling so good about herself for beating up a bunch of thugs.

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WC: 255/250
PC: 13/15

It was now going to become an all out brawl and the two cousins were not going down without a fight. Enola jutted out her hands and channeled magic power into her palms to create a swirling ball of dust that slowly grew in size before growing in one quick burst. The dust ball began changing in form until it took a humanoid shape and began growing wings. The men all watched in awe as the humanoid figure turned into the shape of an angel made up of solid, coagulated dust. The impressive creation stood out even among the odd crowd as it hovered over everyone else at three meters tall. It flexed its wings as it usually did upon creation as if it were showing off. The grand creation then made flight toward its opponents as the bloody brawl was about to begin.

Enola made use of a myriad of spells as she closed the distance between herself and the remaining goons, including her Dust Geyser spell to send one of the men flying and her Dust Buster and Dust Buster to help sweep away a few others. Anguis took an entirely different approach though. She engaged with brute force, smacking away anyone stupid enough to get near her with her tail. Given her strategy though, she did get hit with several fire spells as well as a few ice spells that managed to ruin her uniform. She was not happy about that sad fact to say the least.

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WC: 250/250
PC: 14/15

Once their mock brawl had come to an end, Enola and Anguis were left with several severe beatings but they had managed to beat all but the ex-boyfriend. It was now a two on one match but the man did not seem undeterred in the least beast. Enola started things off by creating a dust arm and sending it flying toward the man. With little to no effort, he held out his hand and created a red shield which seemed to utterly disable the dust arm, causing it to fall to the ground into a pile of dust. he then counter attacked by sending the shield outward and slamming it into the maid. Anguis who have none of that though; she performed her hypnotism on the man and sent him into a daze. She then called her cousin to assist her in one final attack that was sure to defeat the ex-boyfriend.

Enola got up from the shield-slamming and followed her cousin. Once they closed the gap, the lamia bit down on his neck while the maid went around the side and slammed the blunt end of her dust spear into his stomach. The man went down with a loud groan as the force knocked him out of his daze and into a state of unconsciousness. Them two looked around and saw all the people they had defeated. A sense of joy from the victory was eminent.

It was over. They had won and saved the wedding from being ruined.

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WC: 250/250
PC: 15/15