Stolen Bike [Job | Solo]

Motor City. To be fair, the location had become a quite familiar place for Vargas Seig, whose jobs lately took him back to the huge metropoli, filled with vehicles and with some sort of cyberpunk atmosphere that was just his thing. Magnolia was way too cheerful, and Hargeon didn't have any appeal now that it was in shambles... Thus, he had come to take a liking to the city. To be fair, he was even making considerations... -Should I make this town my base? After saving some jewels from all the work, I'm sure I could afford to buy some sort of place, to give the store at least a physical format... -the white haired man could not help but to wonder out loud as he walked throughout the crowded streets. To be fair, while the Seig was cool with being a hired gun reached through the Lacrima network, he'd rather keep things a bit more personal.

Though he had to wonder, how legal was him working outside of guilds and just for his own profit? The Devil's Arms user was not acquainted with Fiore's policies regarding magic usage, other that using it for delinquency was heavily frowned upon, and was even enough to qualify you as a dark mage. Oh, well. He'd take the risk, anyway. Heck, it was some sort of... paid community service? Yep, that was a good excuse for the Council, should he cross paths with them in any occassion.

Still, that day he was in Motor City to recover a couple of bikes that had been stolen by a group of thieves, and the law enforcement office seemed to have all the details. Naturally, it had been a rather short visit, but it had been enough to set Vargas on track: the most common theft areas, the city ghettos, and other factors that kept screaming "crime" at him. With a smile, he got ready for whatever might happen.

Vargas's steps had taken him to the city's suburban area, where crime was more common, as it always had been in any normal town. The peripherical location ensured that the police could not get there as fast, hence why it was the preferred area; plus, all the buildings in construction, industries, etcetera, offered good hiding places for them. Still, the Seig doubted that things would go too far for a couple of bikes... most probably, he'd only have to scare them into confession. Back at the office, he had make sure to ask for a bike, then took it to the aforementioned area with him. Everything seemed normal, from the point when he began riding it to when he got down and chained it to a nearby lightpost.

The white haired male would then pretend to leave, awaiting for a possible burglar to try take the two wheeled vehicle. It actually did not take even five minutes, proving that the situation in the city was far worse than he had anticipated, at least in that department. Well, the male mage could've then taken the one stealing it down, but he decided that it was in his best interest to follow him, so he could see where he'd take it. Who knew, he might be lead to the exact location of the group's HQ.

Upon finishing with the chain's breaking, the thief would take the bike as if nothing was going on, yet unbeknownst to him, the Seig was tailing him from the roof. When the rascal entered a building, Vargas did not even think twice, thought he might've had to.

Kicking the crystal window open, he jumped in the middle of the scene with a dramatic entrance, and looked up to see his foes. -Looks like you've got quite an... interest for other people's stuff.

His devilish grin only signaled what was about to unfold there.

As long as jobs are comin', akashi will never stop rollin'.
(diceroll post)

The member 'akashi' has done the following action : Dice Rolls

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'Monster Dice' :

OOC: No strong enemies in this mission, so I'll split it into x2 Normal, and we're done.

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Well, well, what did they have there? It was actually quite a large group of people, at least ten or so. argas could easily count that there were at least four thugs, while the rest, by appearance alone at least, had been classified as simple thieves. They were not too sharp looking either, but they probably knew that he was not an ordinary guy.

-Who let this bastard know where we were!? -one of them screamed, taking out his weapon, while the rest followed his example.
-Alright! Let's do this, baby! -the Seig shouted at them, summoning his weapon, Ghoul, and charging at part of them as the circle he found himself in kept closing. While the knife didn't appear intimidating at first, Vargas would quickly activate Consume and Adapt, rapidly slashing three of them at once with Ghoul, who feasted on their flesh with great delight, ripping part of it off and leaving them with quite a nasty wound, enough to leave them down for the count.

As the swing made them fly, the rest of the bandits stood there, acknowledging that he was a wizard. A Wizard with a rather scary weapon, shaped like the maw of a demon. Just what the heck was up with that; just for stealing some bikes, they sent someone like him to hunt them?
It was a bit unfair, but Vargas was getting paid, so there was no way in hell they were leaving unscathed. Plus... he was eager to get the dust off after a couple of days with easy jobs that involved no fighting at all.

OOC:
HP: 100%
MP: 90%
Vargas summoned Ghoul, whose Consume and Adapt ability plus the augmented passive damage is enough to take down three bandits in one swing of the active.

After having morphed Ghoul into its much more menacing form, blood dripping from its tusks, the theives and thugs could be seen cowering a bit in fear, albeit that did not stop them from trying to attack Vargas. The white haired male would then look at them, expectant, as if awaiting for them to make a move. With a flick of his hand, he entered Swordmaster style, which would further increase his damage; however, his foes had no means of knowing that.

With a taunt, the Seig provoked them to plunge into battle, mostly to shake off the accumulated boredom. While aware of the risk on his life, the sheer pleasure and joy of battle overrided any other emotion he could feel at that moment.

-I WILL END YOU! -one of them shouted, leading the charge against him.
-Come, then! Kill me, if you're able! I love this! -he shouted back in a way that almost sounded maniatical. His lust for fighting was not the trait of a normal person, even if he was a mage, and they knew that.

Knives and daggers opened slits in Vargas's skin and made him bleed a bit. As his foes attempted to strike him down, he skillfully kept handling most of them at once, taking them by turns, although he was suffering damage in the process. He could feel the steel cutting through his flesh, but that only served to set him even more. He abandoned himself to his wild instincts, and kept on attacking the bandits, one after the other.

OOC:
HP: 75%
MP: 90%
Simply keeps attacking all the group of enemies.

The rest of the battle would turn out to be a bloody mess. Vargas had little to no self control, only enough to make sure he simply incapacitated the criminals instead of killing them. The damage dealt by Ghoul, boosted by Vargas's Swordmaster style, would prove a foe far too mighty for the enemies to deal with. Still, the Seig decided to dismiss his weapon in order to spice things up a little; he would then summon Asag, his wind-based longspear.

Uppon taking a hold of the weapon, its windy aura channeled through Vargas, creating a field in which the enemies that stepped too close would be further damage. -Alright... let's end this -the Devil's Arms user stated, this time charging at them instead of remaining passive. The male would use his newly summoned Arm to finish off the remaining foes that were still standing; being non-magic users, they did not stand too much of a chance against him, but their attempt was brave, regardless; plus, Vargas's reckless attitude still cost him a lot of damage, like usual.

At any rate, it took him at least five minutes to put an end to the remaining threat, only to pick his iLac and inform the authorities of the hideout location. He'd then await for them to arrive, properly showing them his job contract so they could be sure he was not a criminal. With that done, Vargas was also offered a ride back to the station, but he had other plans, which involved a cold jar of beer in the nearest bar... if he could find it without getting lost.


[MISSION ACCOMPLISHED]
OOC:
HP: 50%
MP: 80%