A New Start (Rei and Neyvahn intro)

Rei had been on her own for a while now, she was kicked out of her home for being too violent around the other children her age. This one particular night, Rei was walking along the sidewalk of what could be considered the shady part of town, she didn't care. She knew she could protect herself, despite how small she looked. she kept her senses acute, just in case. she heard the rustling of noise behind her. her body clenched, as she whipped her head around to see nothing. narrowing her eyes, she grunted in annoyance and continued down the road.

A short while later, she heard the noises again. she knew someone was here this time. when suddenly, six figures emerged from the darkness. she could feel that these men weren't mages, probably perverts looking for a bit of extra cash. "whats wrong, little girl?" one said with a ring of rope around his shoulder, his head tilted up in a cocky sneer. Rei didnt say a word. "this one sure is a prize!" another laughed, swinging a knife between his fingers. when suddenly the prideful atmosphere dropped, "get her" the leader said, all the men rushing forward at once.

It's was about two weeks since Neyvahn left the orphanage. Why did he leave? Well, Neyvahn wasn't really a someone who enjoys talk, or social contact. Sure he would be able to handle living in a house with some parents and maybe a competent sibling, but a building full of noisy kids is out of his zone of patience. He's surprised that he was able to stand that for a few days. Neyvahn's been moving from orphanage to orphanage, looking for one he can actually stand.

Unfortunately, he hasn't had much luck. Neyvahn walked down the street, impervious to the chilly wind as his ragged sweater shifted with it. The streets were dark, barely lit by eerie street posts along the side that seemed to make the dark streets even more daunting. Nonetheless, Neyvahn carried on towards the next orphanage.

He passed another nameless building when he heard yelling and grunting. He could hear the sound of a man saying, "Tie her up!"

Neyvahn's chest tightened. It sounded like someone was being kidnapped. He broke into a sprint towards the sounds, pulling off his restricting sweater. The yells were getting closer, and he could make out another voice, a much younger one. He whirled around to corner to see the situation in front of him. Six large men were gathered around another person.

"Let me go!" he heard from inside their circle.

"Stop squirming, you little brat..." one of the men spat. Neyvahn gasped quietly... but not quiet enough. The man closest to him turned around and spotted him.

"Hey! We got a roamer!" He hollered. Neyvahn was really in for it now. What did he do? If he ran away, he'd probably make it, but what about the kid they were kidnapping? There's no telling what they'd do. On his other option, he'd have to fight against six guys that were twice his size.

Neyvahn growled to himself. Screw it.

Three of the guys started running over to him, one of them holding a large knife in his hands. Neyvahn took advantage of the first strike and went for the one with the knife, swinging a punch at his face. It connected beautifully, knocking him back and making him drop the knife he obviously wasn't gripping enough. The other two grabbed for his arms to pin him, but before they could, Neyvahn snaked his way out and ran towards the victim.

The other three men tying her up looked up and saw him, but they were too late. Neyvahn leaped up and drop kicked the middle goon, quickly taking the other two down with quickly sucker punches. While they were down and the other ones were retaliating, Neyvahn quickly got to the victim.

She was a girl, maybe a year or two younger than him. Her hair was bright pink, and ridiculously long. "Hi," he said to the girl. "I'm Neyvahn." Neyvahn wasted no time getting to work on her ties.

"C'mon... You can do this," he mumbled to himself. The knot was too tight to quickly get off by hand, so Neyvahn took his chances with his magic. It was crude and imperfect, but it would work for something simple like this. Neyvahn focused on the rope as Kamille's Shift began to take affect, molding and shifting the rope until its knot ceased to exist, retreating back into its unknotted state. The rope fell off of the girl and onto the ground.

Neyvahn quickly took her hand and pulled her away from the currently advancing thugs. They recovered and began to surround the two.

It was a plentiful amount of time back in the past where Elyx during the time was unable to save them or help them. He was in Shadelle, still playing the Violin and living a happy life. But, there was a lot more to the current one that not many knew. Not even the present day Guild Ace of Leaves would imagine a point of time in his life where he would do what he did on this very day. What if two Elyx Reiaki's were to exist on the very same day? A hooded man would be standing on the rooftops, a black hood covering his body completely, a the hood so loose that his own eyes and half of his nose were covered. The coat extended downwards all the way to the ground, so that his physical body would also be hidden. So this is the point of time where these two were going to die. Not on my watch. The man thought, no longer a child. His age was much different from the current age of Elyx, the hooded one had grown oh so much.

The men were closing in onto the two children, attempting to banish them from the physical world and force them to the afterlife. With a smirk on his barely visible face, he'd leap down from the rooftop without a single thought for his safety from falling from such a height. With his experience and physical strength, there was no use dwelling over it. He'd land right in front of the two kids, stopping them from moving any further. A wave of strong wind would form in a shockwave, sliding through the streets as he landed. The men did not recognize him, ally or enemy? Stay here buds. The adults need to have a little... Talk. A stretched out word, not too much truth behind it either. The hooded man would walk past the two children before one of the men would try to yell recklessly.

"Hey you! Who the hell do you think you ar-" The man would holler, a petty choice of him. The air in his lungs obtained a bit of pressure, causing him to choke for a little before passing out, not killing him, but making him lie unconscious. Anybody else want to speak without my permission? The Hooded Elyx would ask, his lips still smirked as the men then made their choice. Sure, they were not going to speak without permission. Instead, they would attack without permission, charging at him rather than the kids. Too perfect, they were lined up like bowling pins.

A creative choice. Unfortunate, but very creative. Elyx would say before inhaling deeply, compressing air pressure in his lungs before exhaling with much force, a spiral of wind exhausting from his body and firing upon the enemies, with no magic to defend them. This was an S ranked spell, the Sky Deity Bellows. The spiral of wind was extreme, the roar of a train was the sound that would emit, the kids probably should cover their ears to avoid going deaf. When it had finished, the man would wipe his lips with the back of his right hand, as if to get rid of a bit of food from his lips.

Rei had fought her hardest, but because of her small size and her inability to use her magic that she barely knew she had, and the overwhelming numbers of having six men coming at her at once was too much, and despite her struggling, they still managed to tie her up.

Rei's heart was racing with fear. she thought she could take them! she was good enough at breaking bones of the kids at her village, then again, they were also kids, one at a time, that were her age. she must have gotten too cocky again, like she always did. as three men held her in place, she noticed a figure come into light and begin beating up her kidnappers.

a boy who looked to be a few years older than she was began taking down the opponents one by one, though he only threw enough punches to distract them in order to get to her it seemed to be working and giving him enough time to slip through and get to her.

he said hello, as he was undoing the knot that held her hands together behind her back. "h-hi..." she muttered out, embarrassed of being the one in need of help in this situation and not being able to take care of herself.  

once she was free, she tried to run off with this mysterious boy who had come to her aid when the men rushed forward and grabbed both of them by their arms. she felt a rush go through her and some sort of force leave her body as the man suddenly let go and held his eyes in pain. "I CANT SEE!" he shouted, rearing back and falling onto the ground.

with the distraction she put some force into her strength and kicked the mans arm who was holding the boy, a cracking sound could be heard as he also fell, there was still 4 left to go.

before they could do anything however, a very tall black hooded figure dropped down from the rooftops, heading straight for their enemy. Rei couldn't help but look up in admiration as this man confronted them, the men headed straight for him instead.

all Rei could see after was a sudden extremely powerful gust of wind blew past them as she was forced to the ground covering her ears huddled against a building, once the incredible force stopped, she was left dizzy with her head spinning. she took a deep breath to clear her senses, looking around as their hooded hero walked towards the two young mages.

her dark navy eyes filled with admiration as she looked up at him, where she assumed his eyes should be, because they were covered by his dark hood. she swallowed, afraid to say a word.

Neyvahn stood there in awe, watching as his and this random girl's savior hovered towards them. His cloak covered every feature of him, making Neyvahn wonder if they were in more trouble. The dark figure loomed over them.

Neyvahn stood in front of the girl, cautious of the stranger in the cloak. "Thank you..." he said hesitantly.

Seems like that path had been cleared. The streets during this time were rather dangerous, an unfortunate scenario for these two children. There was no need to turn around to them to understand how they felt. Grateful with their silence, barely even able to speak, forcing a mere one or two words if they could before choking on the air and eventually scratching their voice from being so nervous. A sudden stranger with a coat on who saved their lives was questionable to say the least, but a blessing at the same time, and so how would on react to both at the same time? The boy seemed rather protective of the girl, for as much strength as he had anyways. Interesting kid, witnessing the Sky Deity Bellows and being able to strengthen himself to the point in which he can give the girl a helping hand. What fueled that fire? Was it confidence? Was it determination? The smile on his face would remain thought, a few more likely thoughts would trace through his mind, two of them played in his mind. Ah, how good it must feel to be a child again, unsure of their emotions. Oh well. So where are your parents? They did not let you out onto the streets alone, did they now? He'd ask, still not turning to them. His arms would cross, the wind swaying against his long, long, LONG jacket.

Rei looked at the hooded man as he asked his question, his voice much friendlier and caring than she had expected. still against the stone wall of a building, she hugged her legs into her chest. and rested her chin on her knees. her big blue eyes narrowing a bit in sadness and frustration. she took in a deep breath, then sighed nervously. "my parents dis-owned me because I was too violent and reckless with everything..." she muttered quietly, so quietly in fact it could barely be heard. but with the silence of the night, it was easier to hear. she didn't care if he didn't hear her, she didn't want to repeat that sentence again.

Neyvahn looked down at the girl with a darkened expression. He knew the feeling... at least to an extent. "I was abandoned too," he started with a sullen expression. "They decided they didn't want me, they didn't know how to care for me, so they dumped me off at an orphanage when I was barely a newborn." He said those words with disdain, clenching his fists at his side. Even at fifteen years old, Neyvahn has been through more than most grown men. "I've been moving from orphanage to orphanage ever since then... All because of the things some people won't do."

Kids were so naive, being able to give such damning information away to a stranger. Sure, that stranger saved their lives, but he was a stranger regardless. Their stories however did not seem to have the parents to tell them that talking to strangers was dangerous. Unfortunate, but they did not know better. There was a glimmer of hope for them in their prosperous future, now was his time to bring them to a different home. Maybe he could look over them in his own house, with Iza, Aza, Ignite, and the rest of those he had to shelter. They were just kids are all, they were not going to be a pain. Not on purpose at least. But he couldn't force them to do it, and so he instead would give them a choice. He'd walk forward down the street towards the direction of Black Rose. Nothing will be able to perfectly replace your parents. But I can offer you a glimmer of hope. A certain guild is recruiting members. A town nearby exists, Lavantir Port City. Everything within it is yours, and I'll provide you a shelter. In return, when you are old enough, you will be apart of the guild. This offer lasts until I leave your sight. You may choose to accept it and follow me. Or you may refuse it and watch me go.

Even though Rei was a quiet young girl, she secretly couldn't stand to be alone. If she declined this offer, she'd still be alone, and probably mugged gain. But next time she wont have such luck.

nearly right after this man purposed his offer, Rei jumped up from her spot on the ground and ran up to him. she stood next to him shyly, fiddling with her fingers. "I-I want to come..." she muttered quietly. looking up at him, "please take me there! I don't care how far, i'll walk the whole way!" she tried to act her best to prove she was worth his time and that she wouldn't be a nuisance and could be useful in this said guild he was talking about. she stood waiting for him to respond, a spark of hope in her heart. She was secretly hoping this boy would choose to come too... he seemed nice, and was the only child that had ever stood up for her before.

Neyvahn watched as the pink-haired girl ran up to join the cloaked man, shocked and conflicted. This... stranger. Somebody he had never met before... had offered him a second chance, a chance to replace the first he was never given, but what proof did he have that he truly meant to help them? How could he know that this wasn't another trap?

With confliction running through his head, Neyvahn turned his focus to the girl. She was just some random girl he had happened to meet, in the most unfortunate ways possible nonetheless, but Neyvahn couldn't ignore her. She chose to go with the stranger. But what if he only plans to take her for granted as well?

Neyvahn took a deep breath, and stepped forward to join the two. "If you keep your end of the deal, then I'll keep mine."

Why was he choosing this? For reasons even he himself doesn't know? Neyvahn looked up at the stranger, still perplexed as to why he was doing this. What drove him to confront these two street rats and convince them to join a guild? Was it a scam? What was this stranger thinking?

What was Neyvahn thinking, accepting this offer? He turned his attention to the girl next to him. That's right... If this is a trap, then the girl will be in danger again. Besides, the best way to fight corruption is directly. If this truly is a trap, then Neyvahn will be ready for it.

Neyvahn bowed to the cloaked man, slowly and cautiously. "Thank you for your offer," he said, coming up from his bow.  "May I ask your name?"

The little girl was so adorable. Oh man, if only she knew what kind of future she had, she would have to see all of the hard work and all of the pain she had to endure, just like every other mage had to. However, she was elegant, strong, daring, and one of the closest friends he had in the guild. Ambitious to beat him, and that ambition was able to fuel her power to the point where it was comparable to his. As for the guy, he was a lot more reluctant, his words demanding. However, his future was a lot brighter in the end. His journey would be in the nighttime, dark and dark for a very long time, but the sun will eventually come back up and give him a new hope. The result, a future with much power. Elyx would begin to walk, his smile still in place as he would begin to leave. They just had to follow him, the town being an hour away on foot. However, he did not plan to make them walk so far. They made a choice, and was not going to make them regret it. My name is ~~~~~~. The word being blurred, sounding like the croak of a frog. Elyx continued to smile, he knew this would happen. In this world, he was unable to say his name, time would block it from the scene.

for some odd reason, As Rei began to follow this man towards their quoted "new home" she couldn't help but feel like his voice was familiar to her. she was aware that most children would run away because of the supposed "stranger danger" but, in the end she had nothing to lose. yet, she also knew there was no danger, she knew inside herself, that he would protect them and get Rei and Neyvahn to their new home. she fallowed him down the path, Neyvahn close behind them. she wanted to hold his hand...even though she was shy about it, she cautiously reached up and grabbed where his wrist would be on the outside of his coat. "T-thank you.." she murmured.