The Dragon's Challenge! (Raina/Alyia/Crimzon)

Raina's hair whipped as she met with the assigned team for this mission. She wore her standard mission gear, a white leotard that covered her main areas of her body, mainly her breasts and lower regions but left enough room to let her move as fast as she needed to. She only knew of one the wizards accompanying her, Alyia, another Fairy Tail Wizard. She was not sure how Alyia felt about her return but she hoped she would be happy to travel with an "experienced" wizard. Not that her power was stronger than hers, but if you count the time since Raina's arrival it had been three years. She spent most of her time in suspended animation either in a crystal or in Mystia. She sighed as she held her hands over her breast and breathed. She worried about this. It was her first time in a mission since she came back. Combat related she knew she was not the strongest but she can hold her own. No, she could not doubt herself. She knew her power was tied to her emotions and knew it would help her win. She felt the elements rip around her, letting her know she had their help. Fire, the element of warmth and passion surrounded her for a loving fireball. Water, the element of fluidness and intelligence, rained down on her like a mother's embrace. Air, the element of grace and speed, whipped her hair back playfully almost in a dance like state. Earth, the element of strength and defense, floated in the air like boulders ready to strike. Holy, the divine element of purity surrounded her body like a glowing aura. She knew her magic had her back. She was ready.

To anyone who dare came upon this girl the site would be otherworldly and beautiful. The element seemed to bend to this girl's will. Her strength was never shown this was before, but her confidence had never been this large. She would not let her family down anymore. She is the Princess of Fairy Tail and this mission would be accomplished!

Aether’s baggy clothes rippled in the wind as he and Anima approached the location where they would meet up with the other members of their team for the mission. Equipped with all his latest gear, neatly hidden beneath his baggy clothes and stored away within his pocket dimension, his baggy overcoat and pants hiding his form fitting battlesuit with two reasonably sized openings, one at the base of his neck for when he would equip his armor and the other at the small of his back for when he would need his tendrils. Anima was dressed up in her usual short green dress, her oversized hands beginning to frost over from the cold temperatures as the continued to ascend to the peak of the mountain and reach the Sky Tower, but she didn’t seem to mind the cold temperatures, partly because she couldn’t feel temperatures all that much anymore after she had been revived into the body of his prototype golem, and partly because she just loved snow. The grin on her lips never left as the gathered snow on their way up, rolling up a snowball that grew to the same height as Aether by the time they reached the peak and meet up with their fellow team mates for the challenge.

Only one had appeared to be here at the moment, a woman with cotton candy colored hair which whipped in the wind dressed in what Aether could only guess would be a leotard. How she could feel that it was warm enough to wear such a light piece of clothing, the only piece of clothing that he could see, was beyond him. Then again he too was dressed in a thin cloth himself with only his thick baggy clothes to protect him from the bone chilling winds. As soon as Anima saw the woman she immediately abandoned her snowball, letting it run down the mountain as she ran over to the woman with her arms waving in the air. “Helloooo! Are you here to take the challenge?” She shouted before coming to a stop just in front of the big breasted woman with a grin. "You must be one of the people the letter spoke of, are you?” She asked, placing her abnormally large gauntlet hands down beside her, tilting her head and giving her a curious look.

The angel knew that she was running late. She had accepted a challenge with a fellow guild mate, she didn't know them at all. But this meant that it would be a good time to meet new people that belonged to her guild. Wind whipped at her hair and stung her cheeks. Her blonde silver hair fluttered around her making a rainbow of colours as the light from the sun reflected off of it. Her white and black wings pushing her as fast as they could the angel was a blur as she flew through the air. Her morning had started off normal. Waking up with the sun and going about her normal routine. But her calm morning before the her usual chaos began was cut short as she remembered where she had to be. She could not recall the name of the girl that she was meeting or the name of the man that she was also going to meet at the spot of their challenge. The Sky Tower. Or just right outside of it. Her skirt fluttered around her thighs and her shirt pressed against her skin. She hadn't had time to chose a good outfit for the day. She had thrown on her usual and raced out the door. Careful not to slam it. She hated the sound of doors slamming.

It didn't take the angel long to  reach her destination and long on the ground in front of two other people. One had a candy coloured hair and the other with silver. She hadn't seen either one before, or not that she could remember. Pants escaped her lips as she bent over at the waist in order to catch her breath. Sure she was an A-Rank mage, but that didn't mean that she never ran out of air, which she found ironic. She was already dead, why would she need air? Right her human body. With a inner role of her eyes the angel groaned and stood up straight. Her hand now above her head and her shirt rising to just above the hem of her skirt. "I'm here, I'm here." She then looked around at the other people and smiled, her teeth showing, it was more of a grin. "Now I don't remember anyone's names so you will all have to remind me."

WC: 388

Raina smiled at the two newcomers who approached her, well three to be exact. She smiled as she looked them over and blushed a little as she noticed she probably under dressed. "Hi..... hello." She said as she stuttered a little bit. "My name is Raina Lynna Vanille Scylar, Crown Princess of the Seraphim. Some of you may know me as Princess of Fairy Tail." She continued nervously as her face lit up with blush. She did not know why she was being so formal, her nerves apparently getting the best of her. It had been a while since she talked to new people. She was not very good at it. Heero had made her actually take this job in hopes that she will get out some and get some more experience. He had told her a Princess of Fairy Tail needs to be an exemplar example of what a legal mage should be. She sighed as she thought it over in her head time and time again. Did she still deserve the title of Princess of Fairy Tail, or should some one else step up and take the mantle over?

Raina looked up at the others who came to join her on this little "expedition." "Do you guys know much about this mission besides what the letter said? I... I have to be honest, I am super nervous. I have not been on a mission in a long time. Sadly, my life hasn't been the best lately." She said as her eyes glistened a little with sadness. Memories of her sister flooded her mind as her spoke. Aria was only getting stronger by the day. Raina's strength was never something she focused on. Aria's latest attacked almost cost Raina her life. If it was not for her magic, Raina would of died. Luckily for her, her magic always has a way to work its special ways. The elements shut down Raina completely putting her in a magical but safe coma that slowly healed her wounds. Except, Raina woke up too early and it cost her the memories she cherished, at least for a little while.

Aether moved to stand next to Anima and the under dressed woman just as a winged woman landed in front of him, bending over to catch her breath most likely, a difficult task given how far up they were but she appeared to recover nonetheless, standing up and stretching before announcing that she had arrived and asking for their names as it appears she had forgotten. The candy woman introduced herself in a formal manner as the princess of Fairy Tail, her face flushed a deep red as she spoke clearly not used to speaking so formally and stuttering slightly as she spoke. Fairy Tail huh? He thought to himself, finally making his move and standing next to Anima. “I’m Anima, and this is Aether Lepan. We’re from Black Rose.” She said to their partners with a grin before looking over to the large breasted woman, losing her grin then looking down at her own slightly underwhelming chest and pouting at Aether. Holding his hands up in surrender he then pet her head with a smile beneath his mask.

As soon as introductions were finished he heard a faint flapping of wings heading in their direction, turning his head to face them and spotting a large black dot approaching them from a large distance away at high speeds. And before he could make a move the dragon soared overhead, making its way back around and slowing down just enough to stop momentarily “Be still young ones, I bring you no harm. I am your gateway into the dragon’s challenge” the creature spoke, allowing momentary confusion between the group before grabbing them in its large claws without harming them before speeding off once again, this time straight up. Their sudden climb into the sky had lead them to a floating island, with the beast placing the group gently down onto the ground of the island, right in front of a dragon. “Greetings humans, I am Xiuhcoatl, I am the ruler of this land.” The dragon spoke, motioning his wing to the island they stood upon. “I have summoned you here today to test the mettle of humanity, and your group shall be the first”

Alyia smiled at the candy haired girl, it reminded her of cotton candy, the pink kind of course. The girl had stated her name first, it was really long Alyia knew that she was not going to remember it at all so Raina was good for her. Even so it was going to take her a bit, but she was from Fairy Tail, she was a part of her guild. This was the person that she was supposed to be meeting from her guild. The angel looked her up and down, her soul was brighter than normal, she was like herself. Or close to. The blonde then looked to the other person, her entire body turning causing for her hair to swish around her ankles, well there seemed to be two people. There was a small girl there and beside her the silver haired man that she had seen when she had first arrived. The small girl had large gauntlets on her arms, it was kind of strange but Alyia only looked at her before spying the man behind her. His silver hair catching her eyes, it was shiny, kinda like hers but even more so. She just wanted to reach out a- no. Bad Alyia. Her hand was forced at her side and the angel looked at them expecting a name.

And a name she got, the other ma's name was Aether and the small girl was Anima. She was cute. But that was not her focus. A large presence was beginning to appear before the mages and Alyia looked up to spot a dragon. A smirk grew on her face. Oh this was going to be so much fun. Her sarcasm surrounded in her in an aura that the only one that could possibly see would be Rai- something or another. She had forgotten her name already. The angel had mounted the back of the dragon before it took off into the sky. They were headed off to the islands.

Once it had landed the angel listened to what it had to say before nodding, a test. She could do tests. She had been through enough to be relatively good at them. A sudden though appeared in the angel's head and she turned to the other mages smiling. "My name is Alyia by the way. Nice to meet you both. I've already forgotten your names. I will probably come up with ones for you. Don't mind them.

WC: 409

Raina listened to the dragon with an honest heart and an open mind. She knew a creature like a dragon would not call them here to be food. They were not bad creatures. A lot of them actual enjoy human company, that is how dragon slayer magic was born. Even back home, where many creatures of myth and lore reside, dragons were not deemed evil or anything along those lines. They were strong and honor bound. As soon as they landed Raina thanked the dragon for choosing them to take on his challenge and smiled as she declared they would win! She turned to the young Fairy Tail wizard and giggled at her. "It is ok. You can call me Raina, or Princess. A lot of the members of Fairy Tail do, but Raina is just fine, ok?" She said.

Raina felt the fire and heat as the first challenged open and presented itself. She could feel how strong the flames were as they stepped in. She saw the crystal in the middle and knew this is what they needed to get to. Raina did not want to seem bossy but she could not lose this. "Aether, Anima. Can you two head for the crystal? It seems we all do not need to get there, just at least one of them. Alyia and I will use our magic to stop in kind of traps or fire that can come your way. Fire, luckily, is one of my elements I control." She said with a wink as she held up one finger with a fireball floating above it. "I do not want you guys to think I am bossy, please do not see this as that. I am just trying to show this dragon the power of wizards. Dragon's sometimes only want us to participate in their games, sure it will be dangerous but I know we can do it! I feel it in my very soul the strength we have here! Let us show them the power of our hearts and the conviction of our minds!" She said as she stood there with her hair blowing in the warm and humid wind.

Aether and Anima listened intently to the dragon as it described the challenge at hand to them. “Your first challenge is trial by fire. You will all be placed within a small arena filled with vents that will spout fire every few moments at random intervals in a random location. Your task will to reach the crystal in the centre of this arena, the closer you get to the crystal the faster the flames will erupt.” The dragon explained, raising its hoof before stomping it onto the ground, forming a portal beneath the challengers as they began to sink into the ground. “Good luck humans, you’re going to need it.” He said in a slightly amused tone and closing the portal behind them as soon as their tallest members head had gone below ground level of the island.

Their descent into the arena had been brief as they were left on the rim of the arena, the smell of ash and soot filled his nostrils as a pillar of fire erupted a few vents in the arena, the sudden change in temperature hitting him like a flaming truck as he took a step back from the flaming vents. Come now space weaver, you’ve dealt with flames of higher intensity than this when you were training with that fire man. His flames leave no trace behind, these embers are nothing compared to the likes of his. The old god encouraged him, reminding him of his training with Ardere, the Infinity Hydra guild master and his current mentor, in learning how to control the power of the Bone God. He had faced more intense heat and he had faced much more powerful flames so he wasn’t going to allow himself to be phased by the likes of these pyres, returning to stand next to his comrades from Fairy Tail and Anima he continued to observe the arena, looking for the quickest and safest path towards the centre of the arena.

Much to his surprise the busty pink haired woman spoke up, taking charge of the situation and asking of Anima and himself to rush towards the centre, her basis on this judgement of speed or endurance was unknown to him but he nodded regardless, with Anima nodding with him, getting close to the edge of the vent and removing his baggy clothes, letting them drop into a vent where a portal to his pocket dimension would open and keep them there safely before closing it and waiting for the slimly dressed woman to finish her speech before making a mad dash with Anima by his side towards the crystal.

The heat that surrounded the three of them was abnormal so to say. It licked at their skin and the sweat that be can to seep and gather at their pours. The blonde's eyes widened before her hand went to her forehead and wiped the sweat that had gathered there. She had handled heat like this before. That one time when she was in Eclipse Soul and she and Venir had taken a job up at the sunny tower. Now that one was bad. It was bright and hot. Plus the closer you got to the tip the hotter it got.

The blonde's ears picked up at the sound of the woman who have also come from Fairy Tail. She was laughing at the Angel and reminding her of the name that she had already forgotten. Raina. Right. Like rain. But with an A. Alyia could remember that. Maybe. But it was then the girl also began to take control. Alyia listened intently. Candy woman knew what she was doing. Nodding swiftly the Angel then looked over at A and A. She couldn't remember their names. But she knew that they started with the letter A. Protect the girl and the silent guy with the mask. What was behind that mask. Yup a child stuck in a child body.... Too bad she was supposed to be 20 years of age.

Alyia watched as the man and the girl took off towards the crystal in the center before reaching behind her and pulling her long hair up into a poney tail. Her neck was now cooler and the girl didn't take another second before she was after the two who had left. Her eyes scanned the ground looking for signs that the next blast would be near them.

But the next blast did not come near them but near herself. Alyia easily hear it a d placed a foot on the ground laughing herself sideways before once again going forwards. Her eyes were now a magenta colour and the giddy and giggle of playing around childishly were gone. She had a mission

Her ears perked up again. But this time the sound was not near her but farther ahead. Eyes narrowing the Angel braced her legs for another launch. She pushed herself in front of the other two. Just in time as she called out her shield spell. Her voice echoing around them just as a black matter covered them, directing the flames elsewhere. A smirk appeared on the girls lips and she smirked before looking at the two and motioning for them to continue on.

WC: 436
HP: 400
MP: 85/100

Raina smiled as the three listened to her. Maybe she could do this. Maybe she deserved the title of Fairy Tail's Princess. The heat caressed her skin like the warmth emitted from a mother to her child. The natural elements never really seemed to bug her. Fire never caused her to sweat, only glow. Water never soaked her, only embraced her like a loving family member. Wind surrounds her like an extension of her very body. Earth gave her the stability unlike any other human has. She flipped her hair as she watched Anima and Aether move towards the crystal. Alyia seemed to be holding her own against the fireballs.

Raina prepared herself for battle, ripping wave after wave of water around her wrists. As the two moved closer to the crystal she saw a blast of fire moving towards Anima and Aether. She held her hands close to her heart and steadied her breathing. " Like the grace of a siren's song! Drown!" She chanted as she blasted the fire ball with a surge of water dispersing it. Raina figured that the flames are going to be stronger and more often the closer they got to the crystal. "Alyia, How are you doing? Are you holding up ok?" Raina called out to her ally to make sure she was ok. She did not know how this girl fought or what experiences she had. She just knew that she had to trust her allies. "Anima, Aether! You guys stand tall! We will beat this! I can feel it in more core! We will win! On my honor as Princess of Fairy Tail, we will beat this dragon's challenge!" Raina called out hoping to keep her allies motivated.

She felt the heat only increase in this chamber. She knew they were close to winning this. Her heart was beating fast with anxiety. She was not as nervous as she thought she would be. She was... excited? This challenge is just what she needed to bring herself back to the real person she used to be. This is was perfect for her. She smiled as she prepared for the next fireball.

Anima and Aether’s mad dash towards the centre was quickly cut off by a pillar of flame, with its heat being intense enough to deter even the largest of creatures, causing them to turn tail and run but Aether and his golem compainion pressed on, jumping around from vent to vent with enough precision to avoid being barely singed by the flames, weaving through the arena as the fire erupted all around them and causing them to split off from each other momentarily by a wall of fire that erupted between and in front of them, causing them to each head around to the sides of the arena unaware of the angel moving in front of them to protect them from the flames that would have cascaded down upon them and sending them up in flames, now entering the middle ring and the flames rising higher around them before meeting up on the opposite side from where they started and beginning to make their way back towards the centre of the arena.

As they drew closer the flames erupted from the ground more rapidly and increasing in number, severely reducing their statistical chances of reaching the crystal without getting an arm burned off in the process, but that didn’t stop them from pressing on as water flew over from the crystal to hit a vent, cooling the fire within before it even had a chance to make itself known. They could hear something coming from the general direction of the water but the constant pillars of fire made it hard to hear what was being said or who had said it, but regardless they pressed on, reaching the centre ring around the crystal the flames only made themselves burn brighter and erupt faster, erupting in a giant wall of flames around the crystal each time they got close, as if the arena itself had a failsafe that triggered whenever something got close enough to the crystal and cause the pillar of flames to erupt around it. They circled around the centre, jumping between middle and inner ring to dodge the flaming pillars as they tried to time themselves just right to jump in and touch the crystal before being burned alive.

Alyia didn't answer to her name, nor did she answer to the question. She wasn't able to sit back and watch or have long range attacks, the angel was a hand to hand combat, she needed to be close in order to fight. Her magenta eyes flashed to Pinky as she quickly dashed behind her, gaining speed and momentum. It was like a slingshot. With her blonde hair trailing after her the angel ducking down, making herself even shorter, she was creating less wind resistance. Hitting the mark right behind candy woman Alyia launched herself at the other two members.

She was there in a matter of seconds and the black matter shield that she had used earlier was now wrapped around her, making her body a human shield. She sped past Double A and looked around her. there was fire every where now. She hated fire. No, she feared it. It was the destruction of her home, not just once but twice. She was shaking now, it was getting hard to breath and she could feel the flames licking at her skin. But this was her mission now, she needed to complete this. It was a test. A test that she needed to pass. Gritting her teeth the angel slid to a stop several feet in front of the duo. She could tell that she flames were going to go off soon. Yes they were hot, but they did only so much damage against her shield. Feeling the flames in this section begin to explode the angel braced herself. Either this was going to work, or she was going to go down like the rest of her family. She placed both of her feet on a hole to the inner circle in order to redirect the flames in the other direction.

The fire came and went and the angel felt the two other mages rush past her to the crystal and touch it. The first test was done. The fires died down and Alyia smiled as she fell to her knees. She could feel small burn mark all across her body, taking a direct him from the flames was not a good idea.

WC: 364
HP: 390/400
NP: 85/100

That had done it! The fire stopped and they completed the first challenge the dragon present to them. The three were teleported to a different challenge room by the dragon. Raina noticed that Alyia was injured. She was not quick enough to stop her from taking that fireball.. She sighed as she walked over to her glass in hand, and summoned her staff. 'Rainbow Rod Bifrost!" She said as the staff appeared in her hand. She channels her magic and surrounds Alyia with soothing twinkling lights! "Magic hour, grant me your gifts! Twilight!" She called out as the lights started to heal Alyia's wounds. She was worried about the girl's health. Taking a fireball that strong head on could not have been good for.

"Are you ok? That fireball could not have felt great." She said worried about her team mate. The dragon explained the rules of this area and left them ready to test their might. The ground started to shake and Raina did not know what to do. Her only spell that could stop her from moving would also hurt her. "This is going to hurt... crap. En-Thorn!" She said as thorns wrapped around her rooting her to the ground. If she moved she knew she would be hurt. She would have to wait for the spell to end before she can do anything. "Guys, this spell will keep me in place but I cannot moved till it is over unless I really want to get stabbed by thorns, but it will not last long. We got to be careful how we play this!" She said to her allies while she was obviously not comfortable.

Why was she trying so hard here? This job, no this challenge, it is making her do things she would never thought of doing. This spell is not for defense, its an offensive trap, but her she was using it to keep herself steady. She could only hope her teammates felt the same way about this challenge that she did. She smiled as she thought about how much fun she was having even if this job was a death trap.

Spoiler:

They had done it, with some help from a slightly singed angel they managed to pass through the fire and hit the crystal, teleporting their entire group into the next arena. Looking around as the candy princess began to heal their angel companion he took in everything that was in the arena, which was mostly rocks, rocks, and even more rocks with the occasional pebble, what sort of challenge would this be he wondered, and soon got his answer from the dragon that sent them in. “Congratulations on passing the first of many tests humans. Welcome to the Earth arena, here your challenge will be hold these glasses-” as the dragon was explaining the challenge, some glasses of water were teleported onto the ground in front of them. “-And keep the water inside. If you spill the water you will have failed the challenge.” Looking around her Anima noticed that there was no glass of water in front of her and began to complain to the dragon. “What about me? Don’t I get a glass?” the dragon only laughed in response. “My tests are for humans, your soul might be human but your body is not.” As the dragon spoke Anime froze up. Slumping her arms to the side slightly, how could this dragon have known what she was? And why did he have to reveal to the group that she wasn’t human? The dragon either simply didn’t notice Anima’s sudden confusion or just refused to admit fault for what just happened and continued on with his speech. “You will however be assisting your companions in this test if you wish. Good luck to you all.” With that the ground began to shake and Aether quickly moved to pick up his glass before some water spilled, capping his hand over the top to stop the water from spilling over as he released four of his tendrils from his back to stand up on, acting as a suspension on the shaky terrain that would keep him level to prevent the water from spilling. And that’s when all the rocks in the arena began to bounce up and down, making their way towards the group.

Alyia didn't move as a softly glow surrounded her, but her head did turn to look at Candy who was now held aloft by a bushel of thorns. The blonde had never seen anyone so careful of others. The burn marks along her skin began to fade into nothing and her health was back to full. The Angel looked over at the other one and shook her head. That had been a waste of magic. She was only scratched.

But soon enough the next test came the thorns kept Candy in place. They had been teleported by the Dragon into the next arena, the blonde looked around. It was not bad. He began to explain the next test and the Angel smiled. Her hands reached out for the cup as the small girl had spoken. She was not human. Somehow this didn't surprise the mage and she continued on her way. Holding the cup in her hands the Angel spread her wings and smiled at the people surrounding her. She didn't know how to help the others, but she knew how to help herself. She could easily fly above the ground to where she knew that hard would never come about her. But this test was not just about her. It was about all of them. Working as a team. She but down on her bottom lip and looked up at A One and then at Candy. Candy would stay rooted within the ground. A One has kept himself on the ground as well, they seemed to be handling themselves well. Feeling the ground begin to tremble beneath her Alyia snapped her wings once, launching her into the air. She looked down at the others. They were doing well. Until you know. Rocks began to bounce and approach their direction. Alyia's eyes immediately flashed to the others on ground. Shit. But she knew that they would be able to handle it. Though she didn't know how long Candy's shield would last woth the hits from the rock. But Alyia simply shook her head, everyone had their own ways of handling situations. She would only assist if it was needed. Flying above the others Alyia, with her hand on top of the cup flew around and easily manger to dodge the flying rocks.

WC:383
HP: 400
MP: 85/100

The dragon not counting Anima as part of the team was a blessing cause she could help the team win but also seemed very hurtful to her. Raina felt bad for her. Anima was part of this team just as much as any of us. Then Raina felt the earth start to tremble. Then she felt tremendous pain as something was pulling her through the roots. Raina cried out loud and unpleasant as she felt the blood fall down her body. She winced in pain but steadied herself to make sure no water spilled. She saw rocks incoming Raina knew she could make them go away. She willed her power over earth and wind, causing the rocks to form around them in a sort of protective earth cyclone. She knew she was hurt but not that badly. Her spell luckily was a weak one which would of helped her stay rooted but not for long. This was her fault for not thinking it through when she cast it. "Thank you Alyia, my spell was not the best thing for me to cast. I did not think it through when using it. I will keep this rocks off of us! Let us do out best to win this!"

She felt more and more rocks get trapped in her cyclone as she did her best to maneuver the rocks away from her. She may not be the strongest mage in Fairy Tail, or the fastest, but she was damn sure this is what she excelled at. These elements bend to her will and hers alone. This was her power alone, her domain! She will not lost to some silly elemental challenge! "The elements are mine to control! I will not lose to you, dragon! I am Princess Royal, Raina Lynna Vanille Scylar, Daughter of the Seraphim! Behold my power!" She called out as she caught more and more rocks smashing them against each other to keep them out of her way. This was easy for her, as she kept her cup steady. She knew she had to win, for her family, her guild. She wanted to prove why she is the Princess of Fairy Tail.

Anima was distraught at what she had been told, but quickly snapped out of it as the rocks began to fly at her and the rest of her team, easily dodging the rocks that flew towards her even with the ground shaking as it was, picking up a couple that bounced up near her to toss up and knock some rocks out of their flight path towards their angel companion, continuing to do so to lessen the load of having her teammates protect themselves as she made her way back and forth between Raina and Aether, catching and tossing rocks at the ones incoming to reduce them to rubble as she did, sometimes punching them out of mid-air if they were too large to be smashed by the smaller ones she threw.

Aether kept himself balanced on his four tendrils that kept him up off the ground, constantly adjusting their length as quickly as he could to mimic the suspension in vehicles he had studied and worked on to prevent his water cup from spilling drastically, barely sparing any sort of thought process on his two other tendrils that he kept within him, but only having just enough to open up two small portals, both on his shoulder blades of his upper back, causing small bone daggers to fly out, 400 in total before the portal closed itself leaving him with the small blades, willing them all with the will of nathir to begin weaving together to form a crosshatched singular wing sprouting from his right shoulder, using up the remainder on his concentration on keeping the wing formed and keeping himself balanced.

With a quick sweep of his sharp wing it fell apart, splitting off and attacking any and all rocks within a 20 meter radius around him, slicing them all to rubble as he managed to keep himself balanced, lowering himself further to keep control over the large amount of bone that he had summoned from his pocket dimension. This in tandem with Anima’s assistance quickly cleared up the air around him and allowed him to continuously strike at the stones in the air until the ground would stopped shaking allowing him to send his knives back to his pocket dimension.

The blonde was having little to no trouble at all. She flew behind both of the other mages and she hated to say it, but watched as they took the attacks. She was just going to sit back and let the mages to what they did. They were handling themselves relatively well for a job that was a rank above them. That was right, she could sense the level of power that they had and she knew that even so they would not be able to handle the situations so easily. With only little pebbles making their way past the other mages and to her Alyia now just simply hovered there. The small rocks were just hitting the shield that she had called upon to shell over her body was bound to break at anytime. Not because it had weakened enough, she knew that it would be able to take a couple more hits but because the magic that held the spell together was wearing out.

Though the time left was quickly running out, but this did not mean that the challenge was getting easier. Larger rocks were coming at a faster pace and higher than before. No longer focusing on the people that were below her the angel began to avoid the large rocks happy that they were mostly coming from one direction. With one last bit of the magic in her shield she moved it over the cup. Crystallizing over it. No water would escape now.

Eventually the challenge came to a close. Alyia didn't know if anyone had spilled the water, but she did know that she hadn't with the last effort that she made to cover in in crystal black magic. It was an automatic pass. So as she touched the ground dark sparkles of magic lifted off the cup. Removing the seal that she had placed on it.

WC 314