On Wings of Fire and Ice [Solo/Job]

Job:

Hm, should I bring along a Dragon Slayer? Elyx would ask Ignite as he was resting his arms on the counter, reading the new job that had been sent to the Phoenix Islands. His new home was comforting, it was a bit humble currently due to the lack of jewels that he had, but a change could be easily made if he decided to take this job. Though it did not pay the most that it could, it still paid a decent amount of money. And so he would take it. Ignite was on the other side, placing her glasses upwards on her forehead as if they were a pair of shades. She was like a smaller sister, despite what she was able to do. Now her maturity increased as well, no longer waking him up to take him on jobs and earn jewels so crazily. Instead, she would just be making some breakfast for the both of them while they were able to calmly discuss the task at hand. The smell of maple syrup would emit throughout the house, and with his enhanced slayer senses, there was no way he could miss the beautiful smell it let out. You look a bit dazed. Enjoy what is being made? Anyways, we do not really know too many of them. Aiyana maybe, but you are able to summon her with your key, right? The She Phoenix would ask, flipping one side of the pancake to the other. That was a good point. What about Lynn though? True, but what about Lynn? Think she would be willing to go on the job with us? The Sky Slayer would ask. The back of her head did not make it so obvious, but he was still able to see her shaking it from side to side. Not a chance. Last I checked, A rank mages can't take on 10 Year jobs. Well shoot, she had a point. Maybe it was impossible to go without going alone. Well, with each other, but still. A plate with two neatly stacked pancakes would slide in view, right in between his arms.

So I assume we should just go on our own. say we do see the Golden Flame Dragon or whatever it is called. We should be able to handle it, I control flames and your wind can enhance my own. Whatever amount of firepower it has can not beat ours, right? While that may be true, they have to consider the fact that this is a 10 Year job. They would label something involving Dragonflight like this for a reason. It was not like they were going to be fighting one of those giant lizards, but multiple of them. Say the Golden Flame Dragon was the hardest opponent that they had to face, and it ended up being a hell of an enemy. They would need to focus all of their attention on the dragon rather than anything else. Are you sure, though? While this might not sound hard, any job has more than just that you know. Based on what I am reading, Dragonflight seems to have more than one of its kind. If the main enemy, their leader, is a tough enemy to beat, imagine how much harder it is to have many other dragons attacking from the left and right. Ignite would shrug as she was cutting up one of her own pieces from her breakfast. Was she not worried at all? Then again, she was a Phoenix Bird, so that was to be expected of her. That is something we should use to our advantage. What if we can get them to attack each other? The She Phoenix explained. And how were they going to do that exactly? They were very loyal to each other, getting them to turn on themselves was going to be a tricky puzzle. Ignite did not seem to be finished, though. If one attacks, we move close to another, we evade, then boom, one dragon attacked another. They rebel against each other. It's over. While that did sound reasonable, how can they be sure that they would do that? then again, they had to apply it to real life. If a human attacked Elyx, he would instantly slash at them, regardless if he knew their identity or not, because he would like to live another day.

All right, you have me there. So if we are to get them to crash into each other with their own attacks getting at each other, we could possibly start a rebellion. That was the least of it. While there were many different scenarios, none of them were quite guaranteed. They did not know the nature of dragons too well, and to predict one was a move that would only lead them to their death. And so what could the Sky Deity Slayer and the She Phoenix do? Well, hope for the best was all they had. But before we do anything though, wear something over your tank top. I don't want you walking around like a slut. The Sky Slayer would tell her, a smile on his face. In response, Ignit would stick out her tongue, fortunately clean like she had not gotten pancakes and maple syrup in her mouth in the first place. I will wear what I want. If you keep talking to me like that, people will think of you to be the Tsundere that likes Senpai so much. And with that, she woulld playfully ruffle his hair, showing that she was apparently Senpai. Whoops. Well, there was plenty of time to correct her on that. But for now, he had to get ready. They were going to meet their clients over at the Royal Castle. That was where they could possibly meet the King of Fiore. If given that special opportunity, he knew that he has basically beaten life. Then again, in their current state, what with them about to lose their castle, it was probably a better idea to just focus on the job. It was to handle first before they can try to get an autograph. Besides, if they were able to save the castle from the Dragonflight, how much popularity would they gain then? Just that thought alone brought him to his feet as he was ready to leave, now excited. Of course, it is not about being famous. But come on, who did not like to be rewarded? He was a Guild Master of a Treasure Hunting Guild after all.

You know Elyx, the things that Nimpha wears are much worse than what I wear. Why exactly am I being the one judged for what I wear? Ignite would ask as she came back down the stairs, now equipped with some better clothes. Not quite the best, but he was like her brother, not her father, and he honestly didn't care to go to the extremes. The only thing that he could actually see was a huge long red coat on her. That was it. It was really long, hopefully enough to cover her whole body throughout the job. Where were the pants? They were probably short shorts. So with that, he would sigh as he then answered her question.Because unlike you, Nimpha actually has the power to defend herself from any being. I would not suggest you let yourself be touched. And with that, she would cross her arms. Of course, she would not let that be done on purpose, but that did not mean she was able to completely protect herself from the predators out there. But before given the chance to rebut against what he had done, Elyx would then walk away from his office before going over to the hotel lobby that he had. Once that was done, he would then begin to exit the hotel lobby and enter the world of Oahu. It was his land, the underwater city. It was breath-taking to the ones who were new, but now it was something he saw every day. And to think that someday, he would grow used to seeing it. Now he was able to accept it as a way of life since he was once so scared of water, and now he was living in it. The conditions of the world were pretty decent, and the barrier was holding up nice and tightly as far as his eyes could see. Now it was time to locate the portal. It was at the other end of the city, which he did not think about when making the Guild Hall, but at least they were all protected in the end.

So with that, they would walk out of the house casually. They never went to the capital, but if any form of castle was a part of the mission, what could stop them? They would have to slay a frostfire dragon that was the basic goal. So they most likely will summon Aiyana for the job so that she can eat it, rather than rely on a spirit that Elyx does not have anymore. It held him back from carrying out the tasks he needed, considering the Guild Pet also used Frostfire. It was a much better deal in his opinion, so that Aiyana can hit force whenever she felt like it, and he was able to have a pet by his side. There was also the factor that she could just eat the pet for a meal. And then that can be countered with the fact that it was a phoenix, and it can reform itself back easily. So it was free food, but if the nine tailed fox were patient, she would be able to gain more food within less time. With that, he had a plan on taking down the dragon. Hopefully she was up for the task. Now in the Royal Castle, did that mean he was going to have a chance to talk with royalty? AS in, talk with the king of Fiore? If so, that was by far the highest honor that he may have. He naturally had that permission since he was one of the Wizard Saints, even more so one of the Gods of Ishval, thus able to talk to them whenever he felt. However, Elyx was not one to take advantage of things in such a way, he himself liked to ask or find a proper way of doing so. It was a humble way of thinking, but the Lerale blood was still in him. It was designed to be formal, ready to let him take some control whenever he performed something. Heck, it would have been nice to bring his Violin to play for the king. Oh well, there was always a next time.

The mission was considered a ten year one. That meant that it was above all of the letter ranked ones, and that even an H ranked mage had reason to fear it. However, there was a much different section known as the 100 year section, and those were designed to be much more brutal. Were they? Absolutely not. One of them was him going through dreams. One of them had been done while he was S rank, with the assistance of the former first God of Ishval. Now he was gone, and the land of Fiore has been in a panic. Elyx himself planned to step up to the task, prepared to defend Fiore the same way any mage were to do it. Many thought that he was weak for his rank since he did not battle often. But in truth, it were best for battle to not head his way so often. So he nailed 100 year jobs, so ten years ones should not be too hard. Admittedly, he did have blood shed from his own body against his opponents. Heck, he even used a very cheap trick to win in one of his fights, so that was definitely a factor to consider. But at the end of the day, he knew that this was going to be much harder than he thought. Enemies did not come in solo pieces, they normally had some form of backup to assist them. And because of that, he had Ignite and Aiyana ready, though the fox was coming much later, and that’s IF she were to be a part of a job. As of right now, her guild is nor registered as legal, thus making it harder for her to live since there is no support from the Magic Council, and that’s not talking about the possible hostility there is. Even if they were allied with Golden Phoenix, it was still a matter that had to be looked over. With these thoughts in mind, he had a new goal for the job, to assist his allies in gaining favor, one way or another.

The light was the enemy of the dark, and the dark was the enemy of the light. Going by that logic, they gave to help each other to attack each other, right? The light was unable to shine without the darkness, but only the light can show that there is darkness. If one of them were to go extinct, the other one who “wins” dies out. That was the sort of thing Elyx believed. Why would this be mentioned? Elyx was a God Slayer, meaning that he used darkness in the wind that he controls. Does this mean that he’s a bad person? It was just the path that he wanted to use to gain the light. How does this relate to the mission? He was thinking of ways to explain that to the people when he spoke to them. Many often ask for the type of magic before thinking of ways they can use that to carry out bonus tasks to see if they were possible. For Elyx, they were usually easy to do without the need of magic, but he never found the words to tell that to them. So he would go along with it, then tell them what he used. Many of them even gasp, as if they never heard of such a thing. The reason why they do so was for just the opposite reason, and he would have to reassure them that he was on their side. Then depending on the people, they might believe him, or he would have to show them the mark that he had on his collar bone. In doing so, most of the people then believe that he was on their side, mainly because they did not know how magic worked. Faking a mark was easy, Elyx himself witnessed it so many times. Heck, he even had a girlfriend who was able to do it whenever she wanted to. The mark did not respond to the portal, so maybe that was a good thing. It prevented her from sneaking into his guild town and house.

Upon arrival to the capital, Elyx and Ignite would look around to see all sorts of people hanging around, dressed very nicely and elegantly. Some seemed to just be passing by, taking many photos. Ignite caught the bad end of one flash, in which she almost jumped and ripped open a tourist from inside out. They ran away pretty quickly, and she was flaming her arms frantically. It seems some restraint was in order, but he was going to have to deal with that reaction later. After she seemed to have calm down, he would then continue to walk, noticing the cultures that were in the town. So very nice and formal, nothing extreme. While there was order, it was odd to be around people that had his sort of civilization and formality. See, Elyx was now used to being the odd one out with being polite, since all of his friends, or perhaps most, were just straight up insane. In a good way of course, as in the party too much, play too much, flirt too much, and obsess too much, that sort of thing. It was best that he stayed around them though, since they helped balance things out. With him, he was able to prevent them from going too far off the edge and accidently hurt themselves. And with them, he was able to live a life that was never boring, though it often lead to making his life harder as well. Iza tends to do that, whether she knew that or not. Mainly pranks… That was a good reason for him to put the barrier that he did, the one that required the mark. And going underwater that as a barrier that lets no existence inside. Yup, Nimpha really thought hard about that one, and Elyx had yet to thank her. Perhaps he should do that, and so that was added and stored into the list of things that he probably will never do. Oh well! On the plus side, he was now completely covered with the barrier, and there was a huge sense of security for him and his guild.

Ignite would cross her arms as she would look around with her violet eyes, the peace in the city was killing her. The one chance that she was given to have some sort of action, and Elyx had to ruin it. What a depressing result for her, and to think that she came here to have some sort of fun while on the job. Everything was so slow today, why was the capital so… Hollow? Can’t Elyx just play the Violin for them and have them start dancing or something? She would look over to his back, just to remember the reason why that was not a possibility. There was no case, meaning he had no Violin. He had also gotten rid of the prototype as well, so there was no way he could get that back either. It was not like he could teleport it back in his palm. Already the She Phoenix was beginning to miss the days when he was a holder. But there was many openings because of that, and Ignite would hate to have her magic restricted to an existence of an instrument. It was quite something in all honesty, that some actually thought that an item to carry out attacks was something special. It was just an item, something that can carry out attacks. It was no different than a sword that shoots flames. It was just there to exist. Elyx wanted to defend himself from oncoming attacks with his magic, and that failed miserably as he never even used it. Too many situations in which he was unable to actually strike back at his opponent with his Secondary. It took a lot of adjusting and a lot of Nimpha, but he was finally able to find the two magic’s that fit him perfectly. So now he was all set. Ignite felt bad for him for that moment, she was perfectly content with the flames that she had. They were loyal to a fault, and they never steered her wrong in battle before. Now she just needed range… Rifles were the path to take.

The king and queen were the ones who run the thing? Or were they the figureheads while the council did it? Honestly, Elyx was neverable to figure that out. And if it was the former, did not the people know about it? Why would they just take it? It did not matter, it was just a random set of thoughts that came to his mind. And it was definitely something to learn about in the future. The history between the guilods and the council. If Iza knew something and changed the motive of Black Rose to what it was now, then maybe she can explain it to him. Then again, she was not type of Tanuki to give proof to anyone. She just goes with what’s on her mind, and that tends to go wrong. In fact, it goes very wrong it many ways. It did not matter though, the end goal was being set. If he was able to explore, that was all that mattered, no matter who ran everything at the end of the day. It was easy for him to say that now, but many can prefer to disagree with him because they are not in his guild. And to that, he would say that they can think what they want, but it was their choice in the end. No one is making them do anything but themselves. The both of them, Elyx and Ignite, would begin to approach the castle. They were going to have to get in somehow. Maybe the paper would serve as enough proof for the both of them to gain access. And if it were, that would be the best way to get in. All of the guards would be at attention. Not that he and Ignite did need that sort of attention, he was fine with the both of them being so casual. And the She Phoenix probably did not give the slightest of a damn when it came to that sort of thing. As long as her stomach was full, she would be happy with anything to be given to her.

The both of them would have to meet the first set of guards, the ones by the gates. They were able to recognize the duo. One of them addressed Elyx by “Sir Elyx”. He would just chuckle a little bit with how they were treating him. A Guild Master was always welcomed to the lands of the castle. And so they would then try to spark up a conversation with him. However, he would then hold up a piece of paper to show them that there was something that he needed to do quickly for the Magic Council, and that he would like to speak to the king and queen about it. They would look at the paper before asking if they can hold it to read it better. Elyx had no reason to deny them of that, and so he would casually give them the paper. After a few moments of scanning it, they will then hand the paper back over to the both of them, a smile on their faces as they approved the paper. They were able to get it. One of them called towards a man from above, yelling to get the gates open for the both of them. He really did feel like royalty. Once that had been done, the both of them would be given access to the entrance of the castle, allowing them to enter as guests for the two royalties. They were able to walk into the scene, so they would do just that. They were able to get across the drawbridge, and once they were inside of the place, they would open their eyes in awe. It was better than the Guild Hall, which stacked up high in Oahu. The amount of jewels to get such a place, only the king was able to get it. Being a Lerale mage, he was so humble, and he had seen so many places, but had been taught that there were many other people who have it better, so that it was not best to try to get the better of someone. But this…

This was amazing. The room had been laminated so well, very well lit. On the sides were a bunch of candles that lead them down so many areas. He was able to see everything down them and see why they were able to do such cools things. There was also a huge red carpet that was being vacuumed by the maids. Virgo would definitely feel at home here. He would then look around to see a bunch of paintings on the wall, but he was not able to understand anything that they were supposed to represent. The art looked like random colors in his eyes, not a single bone in him could allow him to draw things. All he knew about modern art was that if he were to draw a square and pull some meaningful thing out from his ass, if it were even close to being called meaningful in the first place, he would be able to make a few couple hundred grand worth of jewels. And if people were willing to buy into those sort of things so easily, then why should anyone bother with actual talent? Hence why he never wanted to be in the art industry. It was basically them doing stupid drawings and rewarding each other for doing that. Was not the punishment supposed to be a scolding if they did something extremely wrong? And there was a common phrase, but he was unable to remember it. They said that creativity could never go wrong. Yes, which is why every single plan, which may be creative or not, is a success. People can’t seem to understand that sometimes, there is a difference between being unique, and being straight up weird. Oh well, it was none of his business. Maybe the kind and queen saw something in the abstract art that he was unable to. Maybe he was just not artistic, but that was his view of it. It was just simply him saying what he thought was on his mind, no more, no less. Provided he be given a chance to subtly say it, he will.

Walking down, he would notice that there were many eyes on them. While they were definitely part of a legal guild, and he was the Guild Master of one of the guilds that the magic council looks over, they were guests regardless. The guards are just doing their job, his would do the same thing as well if they were given the chance. Placing his palms in his pockets, he would just continue to look forward without giving them any of their attention. At least they did not try to pick up on a fight and try to get him and Ignite n trouble. Some places are designed for that sort of garbage. And it was not because of his title that he would just hold back and not do anything like ripping their faces off of their thick skulls, but it was just simply not worth losing anything to them. Now if he had nothing to lose, then that was a different story. Those who use a position and setting to harass someone was no more than a coward. It was the same cowardice that the numbers game was able to provide, if not even worse, because it is under the illusion that there is only one opponent. But no, that was definitely not the case. As they would walk, he would notice that there were many hallways to take, two sets of stairs that lead to a second floor, the same one, and then a passage off towards the side. Each were guarded by a knight, and so he would then proceed to ask one of the knights for a direction towards the throne. The knight would then ask for any permission, and he would show off the job sent out for him and his guild. Once again, it took a moment to scan the paper, but then he would explain that they were up on the second floor towards the middle door, the giant ones compared to any of the other ones that may be there. And it was apparently nearly impossible to miss as well. Great.

With that, the both of them would see a lot more doors than on the first floor. But not as many hallways, so they just about balanced each other out at the end of the day. And did it really matter at the end? Nah, not really. But if there were anything that did matter, it was wondering which of the doors were the big ones. They all seemed pretty big to him, considering they were like Alice in a Wonderland, nearly twice his own size if not three times. Well, looking around, he knew that he had to use his observations. Many of the doors were identical, but they needed to have some room that made itself different from the rest. Once he figured that out, maybe he can get in on the first try. Ignite would just randomly knock on a set of double doors… Which seemed to be a difference between those and any other doors. There was only one set of double doors waiting for anyone to enter inside of it. With that said, he would then proceed to follow her. And two of the guards would then enter the scene to open the doors from the other side, giving them access to the throne room. It was a beautiful seen, it was like opening up a door to heaven. Elyx was definitely humbled, being able to see such an amazing sight. Not many people were able to even see the face of the king and the queen, and yet there they were, right in front of him. This was probably one of the most humbling experiences he ever had in his life, he would instantly slowly walk over to them, in excitement of course, but would do it as formally as he could. The both of them were on their thrones, and they seemed to be as formal as he would expect them to be. They were the royalties, he was a Guild Master that worked under them. And he was more than humbled to be in their presence, even when he started off as a foreigner.

Seeing as he was able to take care of himself easily, he would then bow. Well, nothing like a religious worship bow, but simple a knee onto the ground while lowering his head, so that he may show respect towards his king. This was shown to make even the worst of the people understand that they were on their side. Ignite would do the same thing, knowing what kind of situation she was in. He was glad that she was using her logic to take care of this, without him being in a situation where he had to tame her and make her do something. It seems like she was truly growing up. With that out of the way, the king would then address Elyx by his full name, title, and his other accomplishments. Elyx Reiaki, the God of Ishval for Fiore, and the Guild Master of Golden Phoenix. With that, he would then chuckle a little bit, feeling a bit of his blush coming as he felt embarrassment wave over his face. It was nice to have so many titles to present in front of the king. The king seemed pleased to have him in his presence as well. Elyx would not respond with anything, letting him continue. The king would then ask if there was any reason why he out of all people wanted to see the royalty himself. The Wizard Saint would place a piece of paper onto the ground before then having one of the royal guards pick it up for him to present the job. This was usually done for security measures and to make sure that no traps were in it. Once it was confirmed safe, the knight would hand the paper over to the king, who would then nod his head when he realized that this was the paper that he sent out to all of the guilds. And it was not just Golden Phoenix that responded first, but it was the Guild Master out of all people. That should hopefully say something about how serious the Reiaki was about this whole thing.

The king would then begin to explain what had been going on. People have been putting up illusions to prevent the eyes from seeing it from happening. However, now the king said he could be able to release the illusion so that Elyx could see what was going on. It was simply because he did not need any of the dark guilds knowing that the castle was currently in a bad state, and other nation could see it as a chance to try to get at them. So with that, he would then continue to speak of the dragons that arrive. The ones that Elyx and Ignite have been told about before. They were able to continue thinking about what they were going to do, have the enemies attack each other instead of them. When that had been done, the Reiaki would nod his head. The white dragon and the golden ones were the main troublemakers for this. He would then speak for the king, saying that this was something that the both of them can do. And then he’d ask if he needed them defeated by killing them, or by sending them away. The king would think a bit before then explaining what he needed. It seems that he wanted them alive, but to not let them get away. So that opened a third option, knocking them out. It was not easy, but he was able to do it. So the Guild master would nod his head and look towards the side to see if Ignite was able to do it. She would move her purple eyes towards him before giving him a small nod, and so he would look back towards the king. He would then allow them to stand up so that they were able to speak as humans to humans, rather than by their roles. Good thing too, considering his knee was beginning to grow a little bit weak now. Placing his palms in his pockets, he would then see if there was anything else that needed to be done. If any ice needed to be taken care of or something.

It was far too easy, he did not even have to clean up anything of the town now. Placing his palms out of his pockets, he would now know what to do. And so he would then proceeed to shake his hand with the king. Then he would give the queen a gentle kiss to the back of her hand before then saying farewell to the both of them, and that it was a pleasure to be in their lives. They would then acknowledge it and then smile before letting the both of them go, saying that they were dismissed from the room. With that, the both of them knew what to do now. The first thing that needed to be done was to wait for the dragons. This could take a while, but they were definitely going to be coming. The raids were going to be brutal, and he knew that. But if he wanted to get the job done right, he was going to have to wait. Seeing as he had an ability that allowed him to stay awake forever, he could sleep and still be awake, so he and Ignite did not have an fears when it comes to someone guarding, because he was able to guard all of the time. This meant that she was able to sleep all that she wanted, and that nothing would happen to them. It was great, though Elyx would not have a little bit more work. Oh well, if he was sleeping, things would be fine since he would be gaining energy as well as being aware. This was a beautiful reality for him. So with that being said, he and Ignite would walk away from the scene and proceed to look for the stairs where they came from. While doing so, they would find a photo of the kind and the queen smiling in a portrait. Now that was a bit of art right there, rather than the trashy garbage that he saw on the first floor. But he was not going to talk bad about them… Out loud.

With that, the both of them would walk down the stairs, and the guards would not bother with trying to stop them from leaving the scene. Why would they try to to anyone from leaving if there was no crime that had happened ot anything of that sort? With that, he would then walk away from the castle with Ignite by his side, and they he would notice how much of a ruin the town had become. The king did say that the illusion had been lifted and all of that stuff, so that should probably explain it. It was sad, he had to cover it up so that no one else can attack him and Fiore. Things have gone really downhill for the world. But hopefully it was looking to have a better future than the one that it had right now. Elyx was very hopeful, and hopefully it would not all be for nothing. Placing his hands up behind his back, he would lock his light brown eyes behind him to see the top of the castle. It was said that the dragons are attacking the castle, correct? Then it was going to have to be them wait for the enemies there? See, the king was the only one who can control the guards of his kingdom. Elyx was only able to tell his own guards of his own guild what to do. So it would be useless if he wasted any of his time trying to tell the guards of someone else what to guard and what he should be doing. And so he would just refrain from doing that. His own firepower should be enough to handle that sort of thing. With that out of the way, he was planning to take down the enemy on his own. Or with Ignite, who will most likely not let him do it alone anyways. But there was going to be a lot of waiting involved. Oh man how he could not wait for it. On the plus side, he did have an excuse to go buy some things to eat.

The first objective was to keep an eye out onto the sky. Elevation was needed, and only one being can make sure that such a thin was active while they were there for the ground. Ignite was not able to go up into the air, and because of that, he was going to have to forfeit some of his M.P in order to carry out the task. What he needed was a summon, a powerful one at that. So he would place his palms forward to manipulate the air that was around his body, making it and molding it into his image that has popped into his head. It was a Phoenix Bird, just like his guild. It would swarm around in wind, spinning perfectly as he would continue to create the summoning call. It took a little bit, moving it around and crafting it to match the true image of the Phoenix. However, he was able to nail it in a few more moments, making the body a strong one. He would inject a little bit of his own M.P into it so that it would have the natural effects of a Phoenix bird, like resurrection and the ability to manipulate the element that it was made out of. Once that had been finished, he would then go towards the head, where crafting was a bit more difficult since there were a lot more details to deal with. He would place his right have to form the beak gently, and the opening was crafted just right in order to allow it to emit sound. He would form its mini eyes and finally, make it run down the neck. With this, he would step back as the M.P that he had used would begin to take the role of the creation. It would begin to let out the dark energy that the sky slayer was able to use through his body. Eventually, he would then see its eyes open as the wind would solidify. Soon, it became a clear being, the gentle feathers would move gently as it had been made.

A Phoenix bird was only loyal to those that it called family. To it, there was no such thing as a friend, but only family, because they truly felt that close to those people they were with. This one considered Elyx as a family member, even while it was labeled as a servant. An unfortunate name, but it was the one that Nimpha and Alcore both confirmed it to be. He had no interest when it came to talking down onto it, and so he would attempt to be as careful as he could when it came to giving an order, and all that he could hope for was that it would not think of itself as any less than a being than he was. With that, he would smile as the gentle creature would gently approach him, rubbing his side with its nuzzle before placing its body upwards, making his arm go over it from behind. It was a definitely a creature that was attached, like how a bird was to its mother. Seems like it was ready to take on whatever he had asked. While rubbing the back of it and allowing it to let out a comforted sigh, he would then use his free hand to point up towards the sky. We are going to need a being to guard us all up against a few dragons. When they are coming, I need you to come towards me or Ignite and warn us. Don’t engage in battle with them, they will not like that too much and you won’t last long. All good? It would not even answer him, but instead just quickly escape the small grip that the slayer had on it and would proceed to move towards the sky, flying as it left a gentle trail of brisk air behind it. Seems like the servant knew what it was doing, so he would place his palms in his pockets as he smiled, knowing full well what he needed to do from this point. Looking over towards Ignite, she would nod her head. They departed.

Elyx took the road that went towards the North. Ignite would turn her back and move towards the south. Knowing how much more efficient this would be, they would just walk across the streets to see what there was to do while they were on the hunt for the enemies that looked to smite them if either of them were in the way. At least, that was what the She Phoenix was planning to do. The job was not so much serious for her, since she honestly could not care less about being in the presence of the king and the queen of Fiore. They were just not simply important to her, but she knew how much their lives meant to her partner, so she would just let him do what he did, and if he told her to do something, he would gladly do it. Fortunately, no one else seemed to bump into her, so no one would end up having themselves being choked out by the devastating grip of a Phoenix. It was still a mystery as to why she was not a Phoenix Bird yet. She was young, yes, but she was once just a tiny little bird. And now, she was an opponent to be feared in battle. Placing her hands across her chest, she would begin to think about this. Why was she so useless and tiny while she was a Phoenix bird, but now she was a Demi Human, and was able to fight better. There had to be other Phoenix Birds that were stronger than this, she refused to believe that they were going to just stay in a human form before. It unfortunately did seem reasonable, but that would mean that more mages used fire. Either that, or her kind was in the endangered category. Such a thought would only anger her, but a nice little distraction came along was she heard jewels being dropped near her. Twisting her body towards the left side, she would notice a pawn shop a few blocks down. Her ears were good for hearing the jewels.

It was going to be a little bit, but anyone who knew her would know that Ignite would take a lot of time when it came to getting in a pawn shop. She saw a lot of vintage items, but a few games that also were designed to scam people out of their money, but make it look like it’s actually possible to win. Placing her hands across her chest, she would look around. A clerk was there as well, a big man with guns the size of boulders. He also would have his arms crossed. However, he did not seem to mind her looking around the place, but he also did not try to spark up a little conversation with her. It was all business, probably one of the better people to exist in this land, since many have tried to give her a hard time and try to pressure her into buying things. This was pretty far back though, while she was considered a B rank being, and thus would only end up having Elyx end up blowing them away with wind attacks. It was an unfortunate result for them, but he was able to teach them to not repeat what they had just attempted. Ignite in the meantime would look over towards a few of the games, then shake her head, knowing how they are at the casino and what they were able to do. The items were pretty cheap, but there had to be a reason for it, she would look towards the clerk, ready to ask some questions. The man would just tilt his head to the side, seemingly not too phased by her appearance., despite her having a brutal set of weapons. Seems like he had seen everything in his shop, them pawn shops.

It was good to have a bit of free air. Elyx would look up to see what the Phoenix was up to. To do this, he would check the air to see what way it was going, since the Phoenix was the one who guided the wind of the town since it’s body was made of wind. So he would end up looking at the sky, smiling as he knew that nothing was wrong. No frantic movements have been sensed, so that was definitely a thing that he was able to live with. The Wizard Saint would cross his arms and look back down onto the road in front of him. There was a little bit of activity, but everyone seemed to be indoors, which was a rational choice, but that gave him no ability to question people. Maybe he would have to enter an inn to see what could go down. Placing his hands in his pockets, he would look over towards the side to see the inn sign once again. The 20k jewel price was definitely a stupid price, but if he were not to enter it to sleep, he should be fine. However, the clerks over there might make things difficult for him, so he knew that there was probably going to be a little trick or two to make sure that he was forced off of the scene. It was going to be a little ride, but hopefully worth it in the end. With that, he would enter inside the expensive building to see a somewhat nicer scenery than he usually did see in an inn, any nicer and it would look like a house for everyone. But that was not worth the 20k, which was about 8 days inside of a house, more or less if one were to go by the rules of the rent in Oahu. Elyx and Nimpha went by what they knew when it came to rent, and they thought it was a fair price. No one complained about it, so that was also definitely a plus on their higher parts.

Ignite would be the first of the two of them to begin speaking. She would point over to one of the items in the machine before it would redirect to a little sword inside of it. The question was how much its original value would be worth. The buff man would place his hands down, ready to tend to his customer. He would walk over to her before then looking in the machine, then looking back up at her with a somewhat smile on his face. Probably the best that he could do with all of those muscles blocking the way. The man would then claim that it would cost about 125,000 jewels, which was insane in the eyes of the She Phoenix. She was ready to negotiate for a smaller price. Despite being nearly half of his size, she was going to straight up tell him what was on her mind. She would then explain that there was to be some way that he could be talked down, or given the thing for free. The man would shake his head to the side, as if he knew what she was going to suggest before she said anything. A brave one at that, saying that he was not willing to sleep to give a discount or anything away. Now that was definitely something that got the redheaded Phoenix to act instead of speak. Without even thinking, she would give one good fist to the chest of the man in front of her. With all of that force, he would just stumble back a little bit, but that was it. The damage mitigation of his being was insane, but he looked a little bit dazed. Someone being able to forcefully move him around like that must have been a surprise. The She Phoenix would shake her hand a little bit before then bringing back what she wanted. Was there any way that she could get the damn thing for a discount? Despite being a little bit shook, he would then regain his composure before giving as much of a “No” as he could.