I t had been almost a week since the four of them, Destiny, Elaine, Suriel and Azurius Tade had returned from their not-vacation on Crescent Island. When Azurius returned at first, he was mortified at what he'd seen... The entirety of Hargeon was in disarray. The streets were scarred with massive gashes, buildings toppled entirely, and some were destroyed. Worst of all the damages was when he and Elaine had arrived at the guild hall... and noticed the guild hall was reduced to nothing more than a flat piece of rock. At that point in time, Azurius had fallen to his knees, eyes wide opened and jaw unable to keep shut. His first thought at that time was 'What if we didn't bring Destiny...' as he knew whatever monster had come here... whatever monster had caused all this destruction.... Whatever force had obliterated the former castle, leaving not a single spec of debris... It would have given Destiny no opportunity to escape.On this same plot of land, thousands upon thousands of wounded, some near dead citizens of Hargeon, travelers, vacationers who were just passing through, and sailors all strewn about, sleeping on rags, palm fronds... anything that would keep their skin from touching the cold marble foundation. He knew he couldn't heal them all... he would die (again) if he took on so many wounds, and some were missing entire limbs. It was only a month they were gone... and in that time, their home had been annihilated almost entirely. A shadow appeared in front them, rising from it was a human looking man that gave off a death defyingly powerful demonic aura. He was dressed in a butler's uniform, tugging at the wrist of a white glove that had holes at the tips of each finger where a two inch long, black, razor sharp, needle-like claw protruded. "Sir Azurius, Lady Elaine, I do trust your vacation was relaxing?" he said in a calm, inviting tone as though there wasn't a scene of death and destruction around him. "Wh-what... wh..." Azure's eyes flickered between a dim glow, and none at all as he tried to get the words out. "What happened? You see, a rather large being appeared from the sea and laid waste to the city. Please sir, don't feel distraught from your absence." "It wasn't just us fighting. Hundreds of wizards, evil, good, and ambiguous had gathered from all over. We all fought to our fullest, but even with numbers we couldn't stop it. The Magic Council deployed the Etherion Cannon at the last moment after we weakened the bastard. That should let you know just how useful you would have been if you were here." a female voice called from behind them. Azurius turned around slowly, seeing a young girl with a black hooded cloak. The hood was pulled down to reveal extremely long, white hair tied in pigtails that were tapping the floor as he stood there. The girl was using a crutch, she had scars on the left side of her face. She walked... hobbled over to Azurius and kneeled down, wincing from the pain and placed a hand on his shoulder before pulling him in for a hug. His eyes shot wide open, shaking as they tried to take in the world without gouging themselves out. "Calm down... all we can do now is repair the damages, and work to be ready for next time." she said gently, using a calm, caring voice. She released him, letting him slump back and sit on his knees with the same distraught expression about him. The girl turned to face Elaine, walking up to her before giving her a hug and a small kiss on the cheek. It would feel like a child had just done so, something Elaine would never be able to explain on her own, something Azure would never find in the now destroyed library no matter how long he would have looked. She took a step back, holding Elaine's hands gently and giving her a soft smile. "You probably don't know me, I'm normally out of the guild hall so I don't get to welcome our new members. My name's Kateri, the Hero of Seas." "What... what happened to your leg...?" Azure asked, looking at Kateri with a look of despair. A smile was given to him "Nothing really, just got a bit banged up when I was trying to escape the cannon before it fired." her voice was friendly, warm, inviting... For those who knew Lamia Scale's ranking system, the name 'Hero' was the guild's old term for 'Ace' which was basically the most elite of the guild's elite wizards. Being labeled a Hero of anything meant that the individual was of incredible power, and that person bared the name of Lamia Scale with each step he or she took. In fact... Kateri would be the only 'Hero' in the guild, and Azurius had remembered seeing her name in the guild's member list now. This girl, who seemed to be younger than Elaine, to possess that title made Azurius realize just how useless he would have been here. But despite having that power, she had come across as being a very caring, kind, thoughtful individual. "Elaine, I know you have a home here. A lot of the city got moshed, but I think you should go check to see if your place is still in tact." she said, still smiling gently even though she stood amidst nothing but pain and destruction. Azurius stood up, walking to Kateri and placing his hand on her shoulder. The cuts on her face all healed, all except a demonic marking under her right eye. Azure felt the cuts appear on his face, the bones in his legs begin cracking, and the skin being torn. Soon however, the cuts faded away and his bones healed in seconds. "Thanks." she said, shooting another gentle smile in his direction. "She's right... w-we should check on the house..." Azure stated, trying to force the pain back down. When the three of them would arrive at the house, whether or not it was destroyed, they would notice the corrupted Holy Sword would be completely gone... it's magical presence would be nowhere to be found. WC: 1,043 Out of 4,000 |
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