The Babysitters(Mirror Mask)

Heat cannot be separated from fire, or beauty from The finite.

It was the only reason Venir had taken on the job. She needed something to distract herself and what better way than to do that to take on job after job? It was getting to be a wearisome on her body but it kept her mind from focusing on the less than positive things. In fact since she had become guildless it felt as if her life had been a non-stop rush of events. Some of them good and most of them were bad but at the least her mind was distracted with the prospect of the job she was on. Yet it didn't help her when she was traveling to her job, with nothing but herself and her thoughts for company. At times doubts and dark memories would slip back in against her will. Bitter memories of her guild would float to the surface, images of the smokey aftermath still haunted her. Worst yet that no matter how much she tried to distract herself the weight upon her chest wouldn't leave her because she was the one responsible for so much destruction.


Right on time Venir had managed to distract herself yet again from the burden upon her heart. Luckily though the mansion had soon come into sight and with it a figure in which Venir was not expecting. A young blonde girl sat upon a stray stone. The sight would have been an odd one but the swords upon her suggested that the girl wasn't the treasure hunter Venir was looking for nor was she a lost civilian. Judging by scent and presence the girl was without a doubt a mage of some caliber but from where or why she was there was a different story. It wasn't in Venir's nature to be tense around others, she was naturally relaxed even in the face of potential danger so she gave a casual and light hearted wave as she approached. Much like her demeanor nothing about Venir appeared dangerous but that was perhaps her greatest weapon. A pretty and generally easy going visage often put others at ease, and her build was more like that of an elder and cuddly sister than a seasoned mage. Of course that was on passing glance most got to hung up on the apparent softness of her skin, the curve of her waist, or the swell of her chest to truly notice that muscle that rippled beneath flawless skin. If anything just by Venir's way of dress she might be mistaken for a treasure hunter rather than a proper mage. There's usually only one explanation for encountering an unexpected mage when taking on a job and that was,

Heat cannot be separated from fire, or beauty from The finite.

Venir watched with a wary eye as the young girl approached, Venir knew that age could be deceiving when it came to strength but so far the girl gave no cause for fear. Then suddenly she disappeared from view only to reappear with her arms wrapped firmly about Venir's waist. "H-Hey c-careful!" It wasn't that Venir disliked the embrace, far from it. The slayer had always been a touchy person, relishing in others touch, but since her transformation Venir found that it was dangerous for anything to come in physical contact with her. "You might burn yourself!" Her body wasn't at any dangerous temperatures at the moment, but with the amount of control that the slayer had it was hard to say how long that would be the case. Luckily, the embrace didn't last for long as the young girl disappeared only to reappear again. Before Venir could stop herself she was scolding the girl like an exasperated elder sister, "That could have been dangerous! For all you know I could have been an evil stranger!" She flailed her arms, but clearly she wasn't upset with the girl, more amused than anything.

It would appear that there was one other mage upon the trip that was to accompany them, a fellow blonde one. Though this one was a male that had appeared from the tree line. He introduced himself as Gil Vessalius, and the girl as Lexa Grimoire. "Ah nice to meet you both I'm-" Yet it would appear that Lexa would introduce Venir first. In return all Venir could do was blink in surprise at Lexa having already known her name, but the surprise and even suspicion was swept away as another realization hit her. "B-B-Big S-Sister?" She clutched at her chest, internally squealing in what she believed to be...excitement? Adoration? No one had ever called her big sister before... She had always been the youngest for so long but now the role of elder sister was placed on her, and it was one that Venir accepted, loved, and fit without even having to try. As Lexa hid behind her in something akin to a childish tantrum at the man's words Venir finally managed a response,


She still seemed to be daydreaming a bit about being an elder sister by the time Lexa had reappeared at the castles entrance. "Ah wait up!" She called out before casting a glance towards the male, "The more the merrier right?" At times the goddess slayer could be rather ignorant, unable to perceive the blatant threat that stood before her. With as friendly of a smile as she could muster for the man named Gil, Venir took off after Lexa. Her appearance within the castles foyer only made their client confused as now two blonde mages stood before him, which was exactly one blonde mage more than he had expected.

Heat cannot be separated from fire, or beauty from The finite.

Unlike Gil, Venir did not mind letting the man gawk in surprise. This sort of astonishment was different than the previous looks of astonishment she would get when in her childish form, and it was a welcomed change with only the slightest twinge of melancholy. Still, Venir was a tad bit surprised that someone had less patience than herself! "Hey now you two! Shouldn't we just get along?" She could clearly see that there was some agitation from the male mage at the younger blonde, and in turn she couldn't let Lexa be completely without blame, "Don't tease him like that." She scolded but not unkindly. Lexa couldn't have been much older than Venir when Venir had held a childish form. In truth, the slayer still had retained quite a few of her childish traits, short patience, easily excitable, etc. However, being around someone so young made the normally childish woman, grow up a bit, or at least temporarily. She ought to be a good role model, an elder sister to guide her right? So that way the young blonde girl before her wouldn't turn into another Venir, or have to go through the same struggles that Venir had faced.

Their client had evidently recovered as he addressed Lexa, something that was rather surprising not that Venir really minded, unlike their male counterpart. "Hey now, Lexa be a little more professional!" Venir laughed, scratching at the back of her mane of blonde in embarrassment. Her new form was beautiful, or at least so others had proclaimed to her but that didn't mean that she was used to such compliments. "I figured the more the merrier right?" Her words were simple enough, no hidden meaning behind them, but their client got the wrong impression. What was meant to signify that the three of them, had accidentally all taken up the same request was overlooked or rather twisted into the image of a family. A family of blonde mages, where the elder sister had taken her two siblings along with her for a mission for the sake of merriment! A dangerous mission! If the trio believed this mission to bring some sort of enjoyment to them then they must have been very capable mages! The man's thinking was slightly off with them being family, but capable mages was certainly correct.

Lexa had appeared and reappeared in front of their client with a crimson katana in hand. The slayer was curious to see just what magic the young girl had, as well as the male, but her instinctual need to protect overrode her curiosity. "You guys stay behind me okay?" The other two were strong, and capable but between the three of them Venir was on a different sort of level. Despite her small stature, and pretty appearance, there was in fact muscles beneath all the soft tender skin. That and an explosive urge to fight, protect, and burn as brightly as possible.

Heat cannot be separated from fire, or beauty from The finite.

The mages and their client seemed to be cornered, two pairs of enemies rushing at them from either end of the hall. Despite her urging to stay behind her, Lexa had slipped away deciding to take two of the enemies on herself. Not that Venir could do much to help her as she had her own pair to worry about. She didn't bother to check upon the blonde male, unlike the other female he seemed more than willing to stand back and watch the fight. To most that would have been irritating as if he was pushing all the work onto them, and that probably was what he was doing, but to Venir? She welcomed it, he was one less person she worried about accidentally hurting. Their two enemies on the other hand were about to receive a world of pain from the slayer. One of them had paused, floor lighting up with a magic circle, trying to summon something while the other continue to rush at her.

Venir was fast, she couldn't teleport like her small partner could but that didn't mean she was any less ferocious or quick to attack. If anything it made her almost more frightening. Sometimes being able to see what was coming at you was worse than being taken by surprise. After all, seeing Venir launch herself at full speed with a burst of almost ominous dark flames was always a concerning sight for those being launched at. In the blink of an eye Venir had landed before the one cloaked mage that seemed to be in the process of summoning something, but before he could finish his summon a flame coated fist had hit him square in the jaw launching him back and into the air. His pain was not over yet, as the blonde with well practiced grace followed up with another strike this time an elbow to the gut knocking the air out of him. For good measure, as the man's body doubled over she brought her leg up with such a fluid flexibility it was hard to discern if she was naturally so limber or if it was another effect of her constant training. Then with the help of gravity and her own brute strength she brought down the heel of her boot upon the man's head, knocking him unconscious.

The cloaked man's comrade did not simply stand buy and watch as the slayer beat his companion senseless, Venir herself not paying much mind to the other mage. It wasn't that she was overconfident if anything it was far from it. Any attack that he could possibly send her way could be brushed off, or phased straight through her flame body. Which is why the blonde's eyes hardly widened when she turned to see an attack heading her way. Ready to take the attack head on and then go in for the kill, with yet another barrage of super heated strikes thanks to her flame body with all of the grace and finesse of a goddess slayer in addition.

Heat cannot be separated from fire, or beauty from The finite.

Her body was already braced for impact, ready to get hit, and to simply accept the split second of pain. A flash of gold was placed between her and the attack and violet eyes widened at the sight. Not wasting a moment to act, Venir slipped between the- Cheetah? Rather than questioning why a cheetah was there, Venir slid across the floor beneath the cheetah that had taken the hit for her. Black flames escaped her hands, propelling her across the floor and straight into her opponents legs making him lose his balance. Considering her great reflexes and speed, Venir was able to scramble up to her feet, using flames to once more propel herself. This time a burst of dark flames helped guide her fist upwards until it struck beneath the man's chin, in just right the position. "Hyah!" Her usual battle cry escaped her lips, and the man made a grunt as unconsciousness took over him. "Wooh!" She cheered as her boots touched the ground, and the thud of her enemy's body hit the floor. Turning her attention back towards her partners and client she was met with a less than pleasant sight.


Amethyst eyes narrowed, trying to piece together who was responsible for it. Gil had hardly moved an inch and neither had their clients. Which left only one as the culprit. "Lexa!" Her voice came out harsher than she had anticipated, and Venir cleared her throat in embarrassment before trying again, "Lexa!" Her hands were crossed firmly over her chest, as she tried to figure out how to go about this particular talk. Not long ago, Venir was once in the same place as Lexa. A young, naive girl unaware of the value of life. Luckily, Venir had been stopped before she had taken a life at such a young age, but evidently no one had been there to stop Lexa. Well, Venir was here now...However, how much impact her words would have on the girl was debatable. Lexa was crying, but those tears were evidently not because of the people she had just killed, "You can't just-" Venir fumbled for words, unsure of what to say, and before she could grasp her train of throat the sounds of more boots rushing down the hall caught her attention. "Damnit they just don't know when to lay off..." The men hadn't even appeared when Venir kicked the ground, her boot sparking against the wood until is combusted into natural flames. Eagerly, the flames licked and spread their way up the floor, and the walls, creating a natural barrier between the group and their enemies. The group would want to get moving though before the flames, not controlled by Venir, turned on them or threatened to eat their way through the rest of the place.