Mere Puppets at Best [Kiru/Job]

Kiru had a headstart when it came to cutting through the enemies, it seems like there was no need to worry about her motives or ambitions for this job. They were in the correct place. Now for Ignite, she still had Bound Iris out. Using one of it's effects, Air Step, she was able to lift her body up and off of the ground with it, and now she was flying. Using a second effect, The World's Access, the blade would extend to a mighty 100 meters in length. With this, she was able to swing the weapon mightily through the enemies all within one swing. And the third one, though the name was not quite remember, was activated. Five swords of light would surround her, each one of them with their own movements. They were all there to support her, acting like her guardians. And so she'd begin by launching them all out towards the toys that were ahead of them. In the meantime, the She Phoenix would also take the time to slicing downwards to cut them in half, but would be very much careful to not get Kiru in the swing. To have her sliced down the middle was not going to be the best of results, she was a new mage with no real defense against that. At least let her die an honorable death. Elyx would sigh as he saw how fired up the other two were. These enemies were not that big of a deal to him. Then again, once upon a time, he was a D rank mage. There was a time where he was really proud to take on two pirates at one time, even though he was being tossed around and dropped like a sack of potatoes. Oh well, maybe he could understand them. So he would begin to casually walk through the scene with his hands placed in his jacket pockets, just watching everything go down until enemies came to him.

The member 'Elyx Reiaki' has done the following action : Dice Rolls

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'Monster Dice' :

Punch, duck, roll, slash. The dance Kiru was all too familiar with at this point. It was true, she had barley any combat experience with actual threats, but she had trained almost all her life for this specific purpose. She kept imagining the pirates taking on the form of the water golems her mentor forced her to fight, or be killed by them. As more and more surrounded her, her thoughts turned darker, and one would notice her iris change to a faint crimson color. A common trait Demon Slayers had.

However, her raged frenzy wouldn't even start. As Kiru was preparing to go bezerk, a large shadow casted over the girl and her group of enemies. Within a split second, all the pirates lay broken in half on the ground. She peered over her shoulder to notice Ignite standing there, wielding a weapon nearly 100 meters in length. She had instantly killed the toys attacking Kiru. She gave her a slight nod as her crimson eyes slowly faded back to their usual cyan.

Of course, there were more... With a sudden bark, Kiru quickly leaped backwards to see a pair angry looking wolf like toys. She gritted her teeth, and then the tendrils of water bursted out of the ground towards her targets. The wolves responded by sprinting towards her, but were stopped as the water tentacles gripped them in place. With an abrupt smash, they were smacked together, and then thrown against the ground. They fell silent, and so did Kiru...

She turned her head to Elyx, who judging by his stance had been doing nothing apparently. She gave him a somewhat annoyed look before proceeding.

She could look at him in any way she would like, that did not really change his actions. Ignite was mowing through them all with Bound Iris, it was not like he needed to do anything. Come on now, what's with the look? Elyx would ask, a smile on his face before placing his palm outwards in front of him, all of the air around them would fire from below, launching all of the toys up and off of the ground. A second gust of wind would launch from the sides, lining up all of the enemies in one area. They were piled up as if they were made to build a mountain... Which... Was kind of true. Goodbye. The Sky Slayer would tell them as his eyes went from light brown to violent purple eyes. He'd breathe in deeply one time, compressing a huge amount of air into his lungs, allowing the air pressure to build before he'd release all of the air in a violent exhale. Sky Deity... Bellow! And so a huge spiral of wind infused with darkness would be formed from his mouth. The spiral traveled quickly, like the speed of a train. The roar of one as well, the ground was shaking as it traveled through the air. Anything in it's way would be ripped to pieces. This is not even the fullest extent of what he could do. The toys were going to make an example out of this spell. Once the tornado got towards them, it rammed through all of them at once, slaughtering them all in one go. Pieces of brick flying everywhere, not even natural pieces that could be connected to other bricks. They were flying triangles now, nice. Well okay then. As if that were something normal. Well, seeing the power of other mages as they did similar things, could he be blamed?

Kiru stayed silent after Elyx inquired to her facial expression. Although, there wasn't really any reason to get annoyed with him, since they apparently didn't even need his help at all. Well, more accurately Ignite didn't need it. Kiru was still considered a novice by most, so without the assistance of the flame Mage, she probably wouldn't be doing as well as she had been. Evident by the heavy breathing Kiru had been expending. Her joints were sore from all the acrobatics, and she wasn't so sure how much more magic energy she had left to use on these toys. She needed to be more careful... Kiru had made the mistake of getting cocky, and used more energy then she needed to fight off the hordes of pirates. With two highly skilled wizards at her back anyways.

The ocean demon slayer simply rested her body and regained her breath as soon as Elyx quickly desposed of the remaining pirates. His power was pretty incredible. Compared to hers anyway. Kiru couldn't help but wonder if he was ever in similar shoes to hers. It was hard to beleive that anyone as strong as he was ever as weak as her. However, they all had to start somewhere.

After he wind works Elyx created, Kiru finally spoke again. "Well... Guess that could've gone worse." She stated through her panting. She stayed quiet another moment trying to regain her breath, before turning to both of her companions to state the obvious. "This town is obviously screwed up... Whatever happened here seems to have messed with it... We should find out what, or who is behind this..." Kiru put simply, kicking one of the pirate heads near her foot.

It does not seem like she is pissed off with him anymore. Many reasons went through his mind as to why that might have been the case, but none of them were able to successfully form a sentence. A lot of those thoughts were thrown away, some remained in his head as if they were being put on trial in the council that had been the back of his skull. When she then explained that it could have gotten worse, he would simply shrug his shoulders before stretching his arms up into the air, letting out a relaxed hum in the process and placed his arms back down once he had finished with that. Now it was time to continue. Addressing the comment that the Water Slayer had made, he would examine that theory closer. For toys to become alive, it was a wonder on its own. But for them to start attacking humans rather than target anything else, this was definitely intentional. If this was intentional, there was most likely some magic involved in this little toy city. Provided what you have said is true, I think I will assume that this was the work of magic. Where there is magic, there is a source, and when there is a source, we can try to detect it. Due to the lack of other mages around here... I think if we do find an unknown source, we can find our culprit. And so he would relax his mind, allowing his slayer senses to scan around the scene. Hopefully he could detect the enemy at a good distance. Searching... Searching... Searching... Found one... A couple hundred meters to the East. Shall we go investigate? Or charge through? The Sky Slayer would ask, placing his hands behind his head, his relaxed stance showing that it did not matter to him what they did, just as long as something was even done in the first place.

Kiru crossed her arms and stared at Elyx as he began to narrow it down. Assuming what Kiru said was true anyways. The water user said nothing, but turned her gaze to the direction Elyx had stated the apparent "source" the magic induced toys had been using in order to carry out what she only assumed were specific instructions. What laid in her sight was nothing but a single house, comprised of the same bricks that the other buildings were made from.

"If the source of these dangerous toys is in there, I think we should be cautious. Since these things were obviously ordered to attack us, whatever or whoever is in there is likely just as dangerous. And probably won't be too happy to see that we destroyed their... Puppets." She said with a small grin. Although, the two other mages probably didn't need to be as careful. Seeing as they effortlessly whooped their foe's asses beforehand. Kiru on the other hand would stay cautious... But not out of fear... An emotion the girl simply did not have. No matter what the situation was, that was the one thing she never felt. Caution was used out of sheer intelligence. If she were to go charging in blindly, there would likely be consequence.

She turned her head back to her two companions, awaiting their response. After all, they were probably both more experienced in this sort of thing anyways. She would trust her fellow guild members with their decisions. Kiru was confident Elyx would probably be able to deem weather there was a threat or not. And if it was even being enough for them to be concerned. He was able to detect something that she couldn't anyways. It was unclear weather he was using his slayer senses or another means to find the culprit to Kiru. Perhaps her own slayer senses were too underdeveloped to be on his level yet, which would explain why she couldn't sense anything...

Kiru would explain that they would have to be careful if the source was strong enough to make puppets out of toys. True, but this was a B rank job! Or at least, that was the client claimed. For all he knew, there was an H ranked mage around here, waiting in the shadows and keeping their magic power concealed. Just the thought alone got him to clench his teeth and smile in excitement, a fun battle would be nice to have. Last time he got into one, it was because of him giving an examination. Ven has yet to still punch him... Whoops... Well, should he remind her? Why not? The last time he was on the receiving end of her punches, they felt like gentle taps. Then again... Her arm was quite the distance away, and that was while she was A rank... Now... Now Elyx can hope that she does not sneeze at this moment.

Caution, noted. The wind began to intensify around his body. Ignite would have the bound Iris blade held up, some red stains on the weapon. She has the blood of her enemies... Which were toys... How did you even get blood on that blade? You were just fighting toys... Right? The Sky Slayer would ask. Bad move. In response, she'd slam the blade forward to aim at his neck, the tip just gently poking his skin. The answer was simple. She was Ignite Rosella, no more needed to be said about it. Want me to show you? Nope. And so he would blur, quickly bailing out from the scene and on pursuit for the enemy.

The member 'Elyx Reiaki' has done the following action : Dice Rolls

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'Monster Dice' :

Kiru simply silently shook her head at the display Ignite and Elyx had displayed. She clearly wasn't in the mood for irrelivent questions, and Kiru understood that. For now, the ocean slayer's attention was focused on the small house from which Elyx had sensed a large power source. Likely the same power source that had been fuelling the toys that tried to attack them. Kiru nodded at both of them, walking towards it... Her eyes determined.

For a moment, she stayed completely still next to the door, and motioned her companions to do the same. She stayed silent to hear any signs of their opponent, but was met with an unexpected sound... Someone was crying? If she made no mistake, it sounded like a little boy. With that, she slowly opened the door to the inside of the house, her free hand manifesting a ball of white liquid, in case any sudden danger would be found. But the sound of the crying made her have suspicions, and what she saw inside had confirmed it.

"Kids, you alright? What happened here?" Kiru inquired. Much to her surprise, there wasn't one, but TWO children. Both huddled together in the corner of the small house. Just like any child would react in this situation, they were hugging each other, tears welling up in both their eyes. They were indeed twins, as the boy's shared almost all the same physical traits. Short black hair, and brown eyes. Even their clothing was the same, except one of the boys shirts were black, and the other was white. However, throughout the entire encounter... Kiru started to sense the same thing Elyx had... Something about these two boys was off...

"A-Are the monsters gone...?" One of them squeaked quietly, his eyes filled with tears. Kiru kneeled to their level, and gave Elyx and ignite a cautions look, signalling them about the weirdness of the situation through her eyes. But it was likely both wizards could sense the same thing she was. She turned back to the twins and spoke. "Yes, the monsters are gone... Now, can you tell us what happened? We're members of a guild, and were sent here to help a toy shop." Kiru relayed the truth to the young boys, but as she did their sniffling stopped. "You destroyed the toys...? O-our toys? Th-that means we need new ones..." The other boy stated, and turned to his brother. With a devilish grin, they both turned back to the trio of wizards. Suddenly, a gigantic amount of magical energy could be sensed coming off the two, but it came so fast Kiru had no time to react. With a blinding light, Kiru covered her eyes, and felt a odd sensations flowing through her body. It only lasted a few seconds, and the light was gone...

"Wh-.. What happen-.." Kiru's eyes slowly opened, and she shook her head... Something was different... Her body felt light. SHe slowly looked up to notice the inside of the house had grown several times in size... And so did the boys... "Awww... What's wrong little toy? What someone to play with you?" One of them remarked with a giggle, looking down at Kiru. That's when she realized... She had been transformed. Her eyes looked at her own body to see it was made completely of plastic... Her hair was locked into one position, and so were her clothes... She was some sort of figurine?

Wait, Kiru... NO! Much too late. While he had a tiny bit of doubt, it was unfortunately timed, thus disabling him from being able to save the twilight mage. The most he could do was reach out his palm, but the deed had been done as the body of the water mage had disappeared. In exchange, a plastic house would be formed in front of him. His attention was averted onto the house, his light brown eyes looking through one of the windows... And there she was. A figurine. A mere doll at best... But there was a familiar mark on the toy Kiru as well. Black Rose... Hm, seems like she joined after all.And while this was occurring, the two boys attempted to have a sample while they try to attempt the same thing onto him. Not even going to go? A shame, I thought this would have been more fun. One of the twins would announce, and the instant he would have turned into a toy... He didn't... Elyx was a Sky God Slayer. What?

Do you think a petty trick like that would work? The Sky Slayer would ask, his eyes instantly coated in purple now. Ah, the beauty of the Lerale eyes. Ignite would take the house away from the scene, knowing what exactly would happen. She would jump back a safe distance, knowing that even she did not want to get in the way. Heh! Doesn't mean you won't become a toy. You just are a broken one, and broken ones need to be fixed! Cocky twins... Their bodies would merge into one, probably another weird form of magic. Flesh mixed too well for whatever this spell was, dark magic possibly? Eh, not too impressive. It could have been a Take Over, and that has been witnessed too many times. In the end of it, a giant towering robot would be formed.

Remember... There are certain things I will allow beings to do to members of the same guild as I. You crossed the border... And you both will pay with your very lives... Cold words. The robot would have other ideas, trying to stop him from speaking as it reached out one giant arm, having the fist fire off like a giant bullet. There was a fire emitting from the back of it like a rocket, and the size of it was the sized of a building. Do you know how rude it is to interrupt someone while they are speaking? Elyx reached his right palm out, catching the toy fist so simply as it tried to press past him. Not going to happen. Not in this sitation. Now collapse. And so the fist was thrown right back at the robot with all his physical strength, striking the chest of the enemy with insult to injury. Let's dance.

This didn't look good. Kiru had been completely transformed! Her body was made from plastic, and she had shrunk twice as small. She wearily watched the two boys, a look of utter hatred brimmed in her eyes as they faded to a Crimson Color... Now that was interesting. She could still use her magic. Before she could tes her theory however, Elyx had already stepped in to intervene. SHwoing off his tremendous power once again, he effortlessly blocked a strike from a giant robot the twins had formed after realizing their power wouldn't work on Elyx. After which, Kiru looked at her own hands.

The water returned to them, and it seemed she wasn't as helpless as she thought. Perhaps being transformed could work to her advantage? She was much smaller then before, and probably less noticeable too. And if there is one thing she knew about robots, was that they used electricity. Something water didn't mix well with.

"Elyx! I have an idea!" She yelled, hoping her voice wasn't too small for her companion to hear. After all, it sounded a lot higher then it did a few moments ago. She still seemed to have her agility as well, and with that she quickly leaped upwards, onto Elyx's shoulder. "I think they may have given me an advantage!" She attempted to tell him, as the Robot was slowly regaining its balance after Elyx's initial move...

Before their little "dance" could continue on, Kiru would suddenly hop onto his shoulder. Her magic presence was not as strong as it was once, and in response was him flinching a little bit. What about Slayer senses? Were they not supposed to get to her as well? That might have been the case if she did not assume the role of a toy, thus giving her a different scent. One of plastic, just like the rest of the town. And since her size was too small, her magic presence was not too good either. It was just better for her when it came to stealth. But while she may be able to spy, what exactly was that going to do for them right now? According to her, she was given an advantage because of the unfortunate scenario. And so he would think about it for a little bit to see what could be done instead. For one thing, toys were much easier to break than anything else. What a nice, scary fact. But... Just a few seconds earlier, he had believed for her to be unable to resurface from being a toy. Meaning that it would not be too different a feeling. Besides, she did not seem like the type of idiot to just do things randomly. All right, maybe he was going to invest in her plan, but if anything seems out of line for it, he is pulling her out and finishing this fight on his own. All right then, good luck then. I wish you safety, can't afford to lose you twice. And with that, he'd place his hands in his pockets as he looked back to the towering robot in front of them. It seemed ready to execute a move. If Kiru wanted to do anything, it better be quick, or they might end up on the receiving end of the damage. And once momentum starts, it usually did not stop.

"Just keep it distracted!" Kiru told Elyx. It seemed he was willing to trust her with whatever she had planned. Even though her magic wasn't nearly as strong as before, she could still use it. Which was more the enough for her plan to work. She stood still on Elyx's shoulder as the robot lifted another arm, and swung it down on him. This was her chance! Confident Elyx would be able to withstand the blow, Kiru leaped off his shoulder at the precise moment. Her agility, and lighter stature as a toy made her jumps even higher, giving her a great view of the toy's large arm as she fell through the air.m Wasting no time, she angled her smaller body and landed straight on top of it. Luckily, the robot was too distracted with Elyx to even NOTICE her. Kiru was too tiny, and her magic presence was too small. Using this to her advantage, she quickly held tight to a bolt as the robot lifted its hand again.

Now she was on the machine, it was time to execute the next phase of her plan. She quickly made her way up the bottom of the arm, using any nuts, bolts and nooks I and crannies in its plating for cover and climbing tools. Finally, she had made her way to its back side. Behind its large head, two long pipes connecting to its flank pumped out steam. With every swing it pumped out more. Smirking Kiru quickly ducked her way inside one of the armoured plates of the large robot's shoulder guards. There she quickly squeezed her tiny body through the wires and gears until she was inside the robot itself...

She gazed at the sight with a sense of awe. There were dozens of gears and other machinery powering this robot from the inside. Her eyes quickly scanned the different components around her until she saw it. The steam tanks. This robot's main source of energy was coming from said tanks. Kiru continued to quickly duck, jump and roll her way between the gears and pulleys until she reached the metal tubes. She put a hand on one of them, and closed her eyes. Because of her smaller stature, her magic wasn't powerful enough to break ope the tanks on her own, so she had a new plan. She was going to overload them... The inside of the tank grew more and more crowded with hot steam as Kiru generate more from her palm. So much, the nuts and bolts holding the top of the tank began to sprang from their positions. Soon, it was so full of steam, the tank began to creak and grown. Any sudden move could cause it to pop! Soon, a ball of white water began to manifest around Kiru's fist, and with as much force as she could (granted it wasn't a lot, but it didn't need a lot) punched the tank. THat did it. The tank ruptured, and exploded with hot steam. From the outside, the Robot seemed stunned for a moment, as streams of steam busted From all around its body. But most came flooding out the left tube behind it's head. To match, the entire left arm completely broke off, leaving the robot completely stunned for a few moments. During all this, Kiru quickly propelled herself out the exhaust tube, hoping Elyx would use this to land a final blow...

Water and electricity never did mix too well, Elyx was just too surprised about the fact that she was able to use her magic. And with that, the explosions would signal him that her plan had been carried out, and now it was time for him to take a step up towards the robot. Not bad. Now time to end this! The mage would exclaim as he would hold out a right palm. With it, a sphere of wind would form, possibly the contract? Nope, not in this case. Instead however, it would swarm with darkness, Diving Existence mixing with it in order to make what was once wind into a chaotic ball. And once he had it formed, the Wizard Saint would charge forward through the explosions that were still ocurring due to the huge amount of water in it. Wow. Kiru played quite the number on it. With that, he would then slam the palm through the core of the machine, which he believed powered it. It was in the same area as the human heart would be, and considering the two beings were humans, maybe this was the same exact case. This was called a spell fusion with two of his strong spells. It inflicted a hellish amount of damage... The explosion of chaos worked from an inverse perspective. Instead of the explosion moving out, all of it would close into the Robot, wiping it out from existence due to the intensity of the spell. That was a nice result, how he was able to put it down with one spell. Kiru played a huge part of it, and he can't quite take all of the credit for the success. But before he would congratulate her, he would look around to find her. Kiru! He would call out. He was wondering if she was back to normal once again since the source of the toys were destroyed.

That did it. She needed to get out fast. The entire chamber which the small toy girl had been situated in started to erupt in a flurry of explosions. Of both fire and steam. Without a seconded thought, Kiru began rolling through the falling debri straight into the exhaust tube. Using her hands, she proppelled herself several feet upwards through the pipe using steam as her rocket, and that's. When she saw it. the blinding sunlight. The girl went flying through the air far above the robot to see Elyx already snap into action. As expected, the amount of force he put into his spells were extrodinary. She watched wide eyed as he dug his fist through the chest of the large robot, a dark ball of magic encasing it. A moment later a blinding flash exploded from the machine, and it was gone... The only remains of its existence was the large crater in the center of the town.

Kiru felt different. It seemed like she was knocked temporarily unconscious, but only for a few moments. Her mind came back to reality, after feeling the light rain tickle her face, and her head lying on the dirt. All around her was nothing but dust and smoke, the wreckage of the robot dotted the clearing as she slowly lifted her head. Only a few feet away from her was a very peculiar object. It was white and black, but half of it was covered in mud. She slowly reached over, and confirmed it was a figurine. A plastic one that closely resembled a person, but not just anyone. Kiru swivelled an eyebrow up when she confirmed it was a figurine of her! Which brough her attention to her body. It was normal again! Thank the gods... That robot was the source of all the toy magic, so it only made sense once it was destroyed she would be returned to normal. The toy in her hand resembled herself exactly. Odd side effect of the destruction she would think. She didn't pay too much attention to it however, as she heard a familiar voice calling her through the smoke...

"That could've gone worse..." Kiru put simply, purposely repeating a comment she made before. A soft smile on her face as she walked out of the dust behind the God slayer and the flame Mage. The rain trickling silently above the group. Holding the toy in her hand. It was clear the whole event had let Kiru exhausted. Her intricate blue, black and white clothing had been ripped in multiple parts, her two toned hair was dirty, and her face darkened by dirt...

There you are... The mage would practically whisper, wondering what would have happened if his theory on what could have happened to her were not true. The result of her dissolving and being wiped away from existence with the source that turned her into a toy in the first place. No... That would have been too much. But instead, he would see her back in her fullest form, despite the dirt that smeared itself onto her face. And so he would return the smile with one of his own, welcoming her back onto the scene. Looking good Kiru. You have the real looks of a Bounty Hunter. He would explain before looking to place his palm out and get the dirt off of her, via wind of course. However, he would face interception from the toy that would form in front of him, in which he would grasp in his palm. Hm? What might this be? Turning the object towards himself, it would be a replica of him in the form of a plushie... Wow... It was odd, seeing something like this being dedicated towards someone like him. The Wizard Saint liked to keep himself away from the spotlight, so for something like this to occur, it was something special. As for Ignite, she was already cuddling the toy she obtained against her cheek, probably to feel how soft it was. Hopefully it woud not catch fire, since he had yet to hear of an Ignite Rosella doll. The task was over, but... One more thing. Well, I can't say I'm quite wrong about that, am I? I mean, you are already a member of Black Rose. And just like that, he revealed what he saw when she was a toy. That mark when she was a doll was plain as day.

The girl shut her eyes as the god slayer raised a hand, feeling the wind blow off all the dust and dirt that had collected itself on her face. She slightly flinched, and then opened them again. That's when another object caught her gaze. It looked somewhat similar to the toy Kiru had picked up only moments before, except this time it depicted Elyx. It seemed Ignite had one as well... Huh, that was indeed odd. No doubt some sort of side effect of the magic. Which only made Kiru question it more, since only SHE was transformed into a toy.

"Yeah, that is true... I joined under simple circumstances actually." She told him truthfully. How he hadn't known that was somewhat odd, but then again, she was trying to hide her logo earlier that day, when that angry mob almost fell upon her if Elyx hadn't intervened. "Your girlfriend convinced me to put my skills into a guild." She said again. Her cyan coloured gaze switched back fron the toy in Elyx's hand to his face. "I guess we should get out of here before the Rune Knights show. No doubt they felt the magic energy being displayed here in the recent events." She told him in a calm tone.

He placed his hands in his pockets, resulting in a stuffed plushie now in his right pocket. Disappearing from the scene will be easy. Flicking his right hand to the pouch in his right side, he would end up showing Yuni. With that, he would swing the key downwards to summon the spirit in front of him. The goal was simple! Use teleportation! Sine they were taking a job, Stella and Quatro was not going to help him out since he was on a job, and they had no interest in asisting him for those. So Yuni was the next alternative. Provided Kiru did not get out of range, she would be brought with him through the Celestial Spirit World so that they would all have their bodies teleported away from the scene, their traces being minimal, and they would end up returning to their guild, that being Black Rose. He could only go to the Guild Hall, since he only knew that and his own house, and his house was private. So with that, he would drop her off before flicking both of his fingers, pointer and middle before walking away. It was his silent way of saying goodbye. Until next time! The Reiaki would exclaim before running away from the scene, probably to return home. Knowing Ignite, she would have her nose buried in another magazine, probably yawning as two tubs of ice cream would be by her side. Ironic, but that was a Rosella for you. With that, he would then exit the scene, and the job would come to an end if his attempt at teleportation was successful. Naturally, that can be averted down a different road. But that all depends on her. Knowing her though, she most likely would not, but then again, Elyx met her only so many times.