Nightmare Incarnate: the beggining(Job, kanix)

Holy fire burns again

the magic circle is all around it, burning like the innocence of love

Spooky Forest. . . Many, many months ago, possibly even a year now, she had remembered being here in this forest. She had passed through it to get into Cursed Lands, where Sol's castle resided and the first home she had ever had. Not to mention that she had come here as well for a job previously, or perhaps it was her mind playing tricks on her. Whatever it may have been, she recalled being here in the forest, despite all means of wanting to forget it. Yes, even to a former dark mage, this forest was slightly terrifying to her, but her fear did not show like her partner's. Where Takumi shivered and glanced around, Kanix merely stood at his side and sauntered along to their destination. This was where she was glad she could not see the things in front of her, for it would not affect her courage.

"You know, I recall being in this forest before, along while back before I had joined Fairy Tail, per se," she spoke up. Kanix was trying to create idle chatter, so as to distract her partner's mind from the eerie sounds and shadows. The more he focused on those things, the more likely he would be to succumb to the fear they induced in him. "It's a bit funny how dark mages are revered for their sense of fearlessness, yet back when I was in Basilisk Fang, even this forest was terrifying to me." She chuckled a little at the thought, even smiled some, to show that she would be scared of the forest anymore. "If you really want to prove your courage as a Fairy Tail member, I suggest bucking up and learning to ignore the sounds. Not everything is out to get you, not even the things here in Spooky Forest, as much as the legend foretells."

Clearing her throat, she finally realized that even though she had gone on this job with this member, she truly didn't know him. "You probably don't know who I am, despite me having offered to take the job up with you, do you?" Kanix inquired. "Well, in the case that you haven't heard who I am yet, my name is Kanix Laspor, I'm an ace of Fairy Tail. Hm. . . perhaps you know me by my title of 'Mother of Fairies' or 'The Mother Fairy'?" The blind, one-eyed woman tilted her head a little toward him. The idle chatter stopped there for her, as she didn't want to be seen as too chatty and annoying toward the mage. In fact, she was supposed to come off as more of the brooding type, the silent one who almost never spoke a word. Yet, here she was with Takumi, sharing a life story with the boy to make sure that he didn't take a fright.

With her giant Thunderbird flying overhead though, it wouldn't be that terrifying to walk through the forest together. He was as large as Acnologia, and to see something as massive as that in the sky, it as quite comforting to her. Maybe not to Takumi, but whatever the occasion may be, Kanix could look forward to her pet knowing to protect him and her. Ancalagon let out a screech from the skies above, almost as if he had known what she was thinking about previously. This brought a true smile to her face, and she walked quietly alongside her job partner, through Spooky Forest. Perhaps, this job wouldn't be as dreadful as she had thought it was going to be; it would be quite easy, no? "Hey, so what made you want to take this job? You look absolutely terrified by even being in here," she spoke up.

@LeoOfTheLionPalace , 622 words total , counts as four posts

Holy fire burns again

the magic circle is all around it, burning like the innocence of love

"That is certainly no way for a Fairy Tail mage to talk," the Ace stated in a rather harsh tone of voice toward Takumi. "I get that Spooky Forest is a terrifying place to be, but I was previously here before when I was a dark mage. It was scary, trust me, but I managed to get out of this place alive, so I'm fairly certain you'll get out, too. Your boyfriend will be just fine and you'll see your sister eventually, but for now, we need to focus on this mission. Do you have the mission flier by any chance? I wanna get a look at first before we head in any deeper into the forest. I'd hate for us to get in too deep and not be able to find what we're here for or able to get out unscathed for the most part. Sounds scary, I know, but trust me, Takumi, you're making this place out to far more dangerous than it actually is."

She extended a hand and waited for the paper to be handed over to her, but fell quiet when Takumi brought up his sister. Kanix had never heard of this "Ryoko" before, so if she idolized her, then the young girl was not showing it very well. "I'm flattered to hear that, but I have never seen or heard of your sister before, and idolizing a former dark mage is odd. . . in my opinion," she responded. "The only time I've ever been talked about was when masters were bargaining over my price to buy me off." That was the most she would say about her past as even recalling it now, hurt her head to do such a thing. "Tell Ryoko that I appreciate she looks up to me, but I am not a goddess and the ground I walk on should never be worshipped." Blinking her single eye, the one-eyed woman turned her face a little to look at Takumi from where she stood.

The first thing she could tell was that Takumi was no longer in the best of moods that he had previously been in. Yes, he had been scared when they first entered the forest, but she had felt that he was also in a good mood. Perhaps the topic of his sister had brought about that change in demeanor? She took that thought to heart and remained silent over the matter. Instead of focusing on Ryoko, she looked down to the green pendant that he had wrapped in his fingers, safely. "Where'd you get that from?" the blind woman inquired, though on the outside, it looked like she couldn't see the pendant. With only one eye and that eye being glazed over with a cloudiness, she simply appeared to be blind to everyone. However, her vision was connected to Ancalagon above them, allowing for her to manipulate his vision as if it was her own.

@LeoOfTheLionPalace , 489 words total , counts as three posts

Holy fire burns again

the magic circle is all around it, burning like the innocence of love

Taking the piece of paper from the young mage, the blind shamaness would look it over, despite looking like a blind woman trying to read. She sighed and folded it back up, stuffing it into her pouch that rested on her side and leaving it there for the time being. It seemed that this job was going to be quite difficult; however, she had faith in herself and her partner that they would get through. In that moment, she'd looked toward Takumi, hearing him stating something about the real reason behind why he was scared. Kanix quirked an eyebrow at the man and listened intently to what he was saying to her, though made no comment at first. Yes, it was a harsh past, a pity that he had to go through it, but she couldn't sympathize with the young mage. Glancing away from him, the shamaness would start walking again, this time leading deeper into the forest.

Strange sound could definitely be heard as the group entered into the forest from where they had paused at the start. However, these sounds only made the Ace of Fairy Tail scoff at the idea that something like this would terrify anyone. Hell, she did a better job at it than the damn creatures that were roaming the depths of the forest's dark shadows.

"How were you raised in a place like this? Spooky Forest is known as a forest where no one comes out of it alive," she responded to him. Yes, she doubted his past a little bit, but she wasn't going to shoot him down entirely without hearing the whole story. "I get the part where your father may have run off here if he was insane, it was most plausible, but for you to be raised here shortly after?" Kanix wanted to laugh a little at the thought of the poor boy being raised here in this hellhole, but refrained from doing so.

She shuddered a little at the thought of something following them, which was saying something since it was hard to freak her out. "It's a lovely pendant nonetheless, but if you don't want to lose it, I suggest taking it off and keeping it somewhere safe," she stated quickly. Truly, she liked the pendant and if meant something to Takumi, then it was best that he not lose it on this journey. Glancing toward the boy, she noticed how he was a little more nervous than when they had first started the job. Seeing this, she let out a sigh and looked away, only for her to hear him call for his spirit wolf to ride on. Pursing her lips, she would walk along side them as Takumi climbed on top of Wist, and extended a hand toward her. Her eyebrows scrunched together, as she had Ancalagon to ride upon, but he was quite the massive bird to call down.

Grabbing hold of his hand, the woman would swing herself up and onto the back of Wist, wrapping her arms around Takumi's waist. Ancalagon gave a jealous call downward, as if he had seen her climbing on top of the wolf rather than himself. Kanix growled a little under her breath and looked up to the giant Thunderbird that was hovering overhead of them.

"Go ahead of us, Ancalagon, I want you to scout out the trail because I have a feeling we aren't the only ones around," she called up to him. She'd watch as the beast gave out another screech and beat his wings before flying forward to do as she command. When he was gone, she only shook her head and looked ahead of them, though now she was unable to see anything. "Hey, Takumi, I'm going to have to ask that you be my eyes from now on, since Ancalagon left and I can't see without him."

@LeoOfTheLionPalace , 646 words total , counts as two posts

Holy fire burns again

the magic circle is all around it, burning like the innocence of love

"I know how that feels, Takumi; I was taken at the age of five from my parents and siblings and sold into the sex slave industry. It wasn't the greatest experience I've known; in fact, if I hadn't fought for myself after getting sick of it, I would have died there," Kanix answered him. "The past doesn't define who you are in the future, it is what you do in the present that creates a pathway to your future. You can make amends with things that you want to, as nothing is lost unless the other doesn't want to fix things. You're living a beautiful life in Fairy Tail now, don't mess it up if you want to assure a better future for yourself and your siblings." Kanix gripped tightly around Takumi's waist as Wist picked up his speed and went flying through Spooky Forest. For the most part, she was not able to hallucinate any of the sounds or visions that the duo were currently experiencing.

As Takumi spoke up again, the Fairy Tail Ace tilted her body a little to look ahead, noticing exactly what he was seeing. Settled on the ground, in front of the giant wolf, was a skull of what looked to be a former human's head. Skin hung loosely and in patches over the body part, and a few sections of the skull were cracked and bleeding out brains. Kanix wrinkled her nose in disgust, but the ungodly sight was not something she wasn't used to seeing at all. When Wist came to a full stop, the young mage slid off of the beast and walked solemnly over to the object. She lowered herself a little and stared at the human head, though was not able to identify who it happened to be. "I think this might be one of the Rune Knights," Kanix called to her job partner, straightening her posture again.

"I would say we're getting closer to whatever it is that had slaughtered off Samuel and his followers," she stated. "Though it looks like this guy's been dead for a few weeks not, I'm not sure why or what has been doing this."

@Takumi Yoshino. , 362 words total , counts as two posts