Of Kings And Assassins

So this was how it must be? To have the country you loved invaded? For another to come to your own land to take what was rightfully of the people that had helped to procure it? The country of Fiore had declared war, that was a certainty. The question was, would Navrick survive? This land was not one of war, they did not have the training amongst the people like other lands did. Nor did they have the amount of mages that other countries had an abundance of. That was why they wanted the item, protection. But how does one explain that to a group with closed ears?

With worry for the people on his mind, the King of Navrick slowly walled forward into the courtyard that would be the meeting place for those that agreed to help protect him from any assassins that may come for him. He was not what many would consider powerful. He could defend himself, yes, but at what cost? He did not want to entrust his safety in his own hands. Surely see were already here, or on their way, and everything would turn to chaos until there was a clear victor.

Hera literally came flying into the Navrick Capitol, as a dark red cat with white wings..wearing a dress; carried her streaking across the skyline. She had to avoid two huge armies on the way, one from her own Nation, Fiore.

The other had been expecting her arrival. Landing amongst the generals, she was led to the palace and eventually the courtyard. The blonde set eyes on another blonde, and nodded with a slight bow. As Rose gave a more formal one.

"Well...I'm from the Guild that the Magic Council in Fiore has banished. Fairy Tail. I'll be keeping you safe your majesty." the fire mage said plainly, blinking her amber eyes at the King of Navrick with a neutral and polite expression for once.

Rose's jaw literally dropped comically as she was surprised but pleased with Hera's manners. She'd repeated what she'd told her too word for word. Twitching her ear and swishing her tail, Rose looked around the Courtyard.

The palace guard was everywhere, and even getting to where they were now could be a huge hassle for whoever tried to attack. But it didn't have any Magical Defenses, the castle was just that. A castle. Nothing like any of the larger nations such as Fiore, Bellum, Pergrande. As a matter of fact, someone could just come flying right on in. As an Exceed she could sense magic in the air, and she didn't sense any...yet.

"The cat that's staring around behind me is Rose, she's the best swordsman in Fiore. In my opinion, she's just as strong as me...if not worse." Hera said as she wondered if she could keep the king of this nation safe from the Council's tyranny. They had gone too far this time. Sending an actual army across the ocean to another continent?! All because of some Magical Artifact that could supposedly control time. If Hera knew anything, it was that Time Magic had a way of fixing itself and was best left alone. Even if Navrick was to gain such an item that it could use at it's own will, they would likely destroy themselves with it or...be reasonable and lock it away, using it only for emergencies. Hera didn't know the King yet, but he seemed to have a good demeanor for leadership, she wasn't so sure who would come to try and harm him.

But with the frontlines charging on this dawn, she knew her job to keep him safe was about to accelerate as the battle began to rage. Rose just continued to survey the beautiful courtyard. It had about ten fountains in it, grass, and white brick walkways everywhere. A very open space, she wondered how often the King came here when his armies weren't deployed and all hell was about to rain down on his Kingdom.

"Well, when the fighting starts don't expect too much in the way of castle defense...." Rose would say as she would walk up next to Hera and cross her arms. "It is rather nice here though." as she said this, she had an image of Hera burning it all to the ground flash in her mind as she sweatdropped to herself upon looking at her.

"What?" Hera would say as she blinked, catching Rose staring at her. The Exceed merely looked away, and continued to hold an anime sweatdrop for a few moments before it faded from around her face. Hopefully her explosive Dragon Slayer of a partner didn't destroy the whole damned castle herself trying to protect the King. Although, as long as he was safe, Rose would suspect that Hera would call it a success in the end.

Aiyana's hand crumpled the piece of paper that gave note to her that she would be paid highly for her help protecting the Navrick people. There was no way she could accept payment for doing the right thing, not in any circumstance would she do so. The guild master had no aces, so the guild would fall under Mao's control for the duration of her time away from the members that had joined the cause she had for them all. After saying her goodbyes, and making sure she had all of her equipment with her, the celestial spirit would focus on the location that they had given her. Images had been sent, on strangely filmed paper no less, and she found it much easier to simply teleport to the location using them instead of the lacrima images she was used to. Memory, her pet and most loyal follower, remained with her as she did so, sitting inside her shadow and surviving the trip without worry.

From there it was all that she expected it to be. There were a couple guards thrown off by her appearance, though a simple raise of her hands in a gesture of surrender would calm them before she explained herself. "I am here in service to the King. Please take me to him so that I may take my place as a personal guardian." They were the only words the armored woman would say, her nine tails seemingly moving of their own accord as they led her into a spacious courtyard that seemed like it could hold a small army at the same time and still have some room. Others were already here, besides the King of Navrick, and the woman nodded to the others before bowing to the kind. After she was back upright, the woman would introduce herself. "Aiyana Shuer, Guild Master of Pharaoh's Call. I will not let such the unjust actions that have come to pass allow themselves to come to completion." Eyes would scan back over the others that were there. She did not recognize either that stood before her, though the girl seemed familiar. Not that anyone of them mattered right now, including herself, they had a job to do. If it failed there would be even more blood on the Magic Council's hands, and the bill always came due.

As she stood in the open courtyard with her Exceed and the King, palace guards surrounding the entire place. She looked around it's grassy areas, trees here and there; white brick walkways in all directions.

It was so peaceful here. She had to give it up to the architect of Navrick's castle. Before she could say anything, Rose did.

"Someone's coming." she said as she looked up to the skies, following her lead. Hera could see a dot getting close in the skies, like a bird from here. Watching, eventually a young woman wit dark hair and sharp features would land. Weapons literally clanking around her waist. As she approached and talked, Hera would keep her arms crossed as usual. Before she could really say hi, another woman was led into the room. She had 9 Fox like tails that seemed to be moving on their own. Some kind of kyuubi. Wait...didn't her father write about a Guildmaster in the desert of this race? Was it her? Who knew.

"Hera Reyold....of Fairy Tail." she said with hesitation but firmness. Moving her eyes from Aiyana, to Yuzuki. "It looks like we'll be guarding the King together." she looked back to the king and nodded with a sincere look. She had already gauged that the younger girl would use her weapons on enemies, combined with whatever kind of wind magic she used to fly in. Aiyana on the other hand...she smelled just like a Dragon Slayer. But then she smelled of both fire and ice. It was incredibly confusing, even for the strongest Dragon Slayer in the world. Her scent was extremely mysterious. It was both at once, so Hera believed.

"Well then, we need to try to focus on damage while we bait them with the King...sorry your majesty." she would smirk at him a little. "Remember, they have a goal that we do not. They will leave themselves open trying to capture him....it's just a matter of time."

Hera was almost sure she could protect the King. But if she used her full power this beautiful castle was done for. She stood there with a sweatdrop over her head as she looked about. Out of nowhere, she caught a huge scent. Turning her head left to right, she recognized it instantly as her friend; Summer. A mage from Fiore. They were already here. Next, Ardere. A guildmaster from Fiore. A friend of her fathers, national hero of Midi, and fellow fire mage. He wielded the fires of a god, the way she wielded the flames of a Dragon.

Turning her head, she looked super far away from the courtyard. At one of the four towers surrounding the castle itself. With plenty of castle between each of the four towers, she nodded too Aiyana and to Yuzuki.

"Looks like we've got company." Hera said plainly as she pointed right at the tower containing Ardere and Yuzuki. "It's Ardere. This isn't going to be easy." Hera's expression got a bit more serious. As she looked back at Aiyana, knowing she knew Ardere as well.

"The mage he has with him isn't a pushover either...she uses Firework Magic, yes, Fireworks. And they are very bright, and loud, and will make you jump right out of your skin...harden your nerves now." she said, trying to mentally prepare these mages for Summer's magic.

Simon had stayed close to his new guild master, he had recently learned the hard way to trust the man's judgement. Their starting position was one selected carefully, well outside the range of any enhanced sensory abilities. But of course you couldn't infiltrate a castle while staying at a safe distance, they would have to leave their safe spot soon. As soon as Ardere jumped the guards Simon followed close on his tail. He let the swordsman do the hard work and instead focused on his own personal secret plan. Ardere and him were a magical beacon with their high magic power levels, there was no hiding that but there was a way to blur the facts from any watching eyes. Staying close to Ardere, and suppressing his own magic as best as possible he hid his own detectable aura under Ardere's greater one. If someone was looking to ambush Ardere, expecting him to be alone, they would be in for a bit of a shock.

Climbing the tower was child's play. He effortlessly ran up the 90 degree wall, always a single step behind his guild master. When Ardere entered the low window Simon had to resist the temptation to just run all the way to the top as he was capable of doing so. But doing that would separate him from the team and reveal his ruse. Any action that took him more then just a few feet from Ardere would reveal him. Keeping that in mind he was able to keep a level head and stay with the group entering the tower with everyone else. As they made their way towards the roof for a birds eye view Simon carefully whispered to Ardere, "Remember if we're caught, ditch me and push forward. You're our hardest hitter so you'll be essential in dealing wit the king's personal guards. Who I am just assuming will be our toughest foes. I'm a hell of a diversion and am great at making escapes. So please don't waste a second looking back if it comes to that."

Simon was a skilled infiltrator but he was a much better fighter. His magic was just too destructive to fight quietly, if he had to cast a spell his cover would be blown for miles around. So when the magic council ordered him to infiltrate a castle in the middle of a war zone he immediately understood he would eventually be a sacrificial piece in the grand scheme. Sneak in as far as possible, once caught make as much noise as possible for his allies to move on, then stall for them to finish the mission. Escaping himself was unfortunately low on his list of objectives. Not that he minded, neutralizing that dangerous clock weapon was a priority beyond his own safety.

Justin stood there behind on of his guild mistress's locks of hair peeking through it trying not draw attention to himself though that would be easy considering his size and how small he shrunk to. He had been requested to come with his guild mistress on this assignment to provide some support or something like that. The plan was simple but also very difficult for Justin. he was to stay small and wait for Aiyanna's orders for what to do and show to strike so this way they could catch them off guard. It was a decent plan and Justin could easily do it but he would still have to be careful. The hardest part was him keeping silent for this long, being the egotistical guy he was he wanted people to know he was there wherever he would get his grand entrance soon enough and to be honest he'd rather hang around Aiyanna for obvious reasons. As Justin watched as she introduced herself to the king he glanced over face palming lightly as he saw who they were working with. two other women had show up for there cause and they were amazing looking...but Justin knew now was time for work he could hit on...er compliment them later after it was all said and done. Besides he got to make a grand entrance soon enough so hopefully people will be impressed.

He sighed as he stood there looking as the girl who had introduced herself as Hera Reynolds introduced her self he looked at the other girl but stayed quiet until he heard Hear mention that someone had arrived as he listened to the run down on his opponents he sighted looking at his guild mistress then whispering directly to her ear so no one would hear him "call out my first target..." he would say obviously ready to do his thing if he must however he knew some of these people were more experienced and more powerful then him s he was will to take a back seat role for now. with that he jumped off her down her back and used his wires right as he was near the floor he used his wires to swing around and get towards them. due to his size being smaller the an ant and the camouflage from the floor and the mages in the room he was fairly confident he would not be seen espicailly since in this tiny form he didn't radiate magic so he shouldn't be sensed as well

As he got behind them he sighed deeply but silently as he swung around behind them latching to a nearby wall observing them. Aiyanna was familiar with Justins sent so she sound know a rough location from him as he waited to see how things would play out and who would make the first move. As he scanned the battle field he sighed hoping his time would be soon though he knew the delicacy of this situation so timing was important. He waited watching everything listing to everythhing and thinking of a cool line to possibly say when he appeared after all first impressions are important no matter what situation your in.

This country looked to be amazingly different as compared to Fiore, however at the same time it felt as though it was off of that of the same land. The same internal connection between the lands, however that in it of itself was something only she could feel. A creation of the Earth itself, the blonde bunny walked along it acting as if her origins were not of the thing she stepped on constantly, sometimes even slept on. Never the less, she never shared anything of the sort regarding what she was and made her become what she was today if she could help to do so. Even then, the act of her fear just made things much easier to be able to get these things kept from others. Something about taking a curse and making it into a bit of a blessing.

As for what she was doing in this country? Well... That wasn't something entirely remembered why to be honest. She knew herself and some of her members had come over to this country under orders from the Council, which was new to her. It took explaining who the Magic Council was to realize whom she reported things to and why things continued to pop up in her office. At the very least that had cleared up one pending mystery since she took charge of things for her guild. Of course there were tons of things to learn, but that was half the fun of doing it. Maybe if she got together with Aiyana some time soon, she'd be able to take a couple lessons in trying to run a guild. Being that she was the only person she got to know whom was one of course, it was a no-brainer in whom would be the best candidate of choice.

Following the voiced guide of her papa, she maneuvered within the area surrounding this large castle, not really knowing where she herself had been going. All she knew was she was going alone, she was very oblivious to everything else around her, which made the chances of detecting her magically little to none, even for someone whom did so very often or with high efficiency. As for her oblivious nature, she halted in movement as she planted face first into the wall of the castle, stumbling back for a second and rubbing her face. "Who the hell builds a wall in like, the middle of nowhere..." Pouting, she'd look up at the very extensive wall in front of her, looking down at the ground and stomping on it. "Climb it? Are you, like nuts or something?" With a hesitant, low growl, she huffed and began to climb the wall bit by bit until she hit the top.

Not that this feat took her little time. Pausing at open window like entrances and then hoping up to continue her adventurous activity took her a few minutes, to which familiar voices had caused her bunny ears to wiggle and twitch. At least it was a happy feeling that motivated her through the rest of her venture to the top. Pulling herself over the top, she would find herself sitting atop a wall with people in the distance. 9 swaying tails, though blurry, could only have belonged to one person... She'd hope so at least. A pounce from the top would send her down and running, pausing a moment to pop a carrot into her hand; her orange courage. With one loud crunch, she would chew and swallow, letting the mentality change of the chances of being wrong diminish before headed back over.

As she did close in, she found not just one, but two familiar faces there. Surrounding some strange man had been both Aiyana and Hera! Maybe this whole thing wouldn't be so bad after all! "Aiiiiiiiyyyyaaaaannnnnaaa!~ Heeerrrraaa!~" She yelled out, running into the open toward them, one hand holding her half eaten carrot, the other waving high in the air. Skidding to a stop, she'd take another chunk of her carrot and begin to chew, excited to see them both. "Hey 'dere! How you ladiesh been?" Swallowing, she'd laugh happily, as if she had been a completely different person than whom she had normally been.

One by one, that was how the hired help would trickle in. It was costly, hiring so many to help for something this major. Though his personal wallet ran dry, the people had also helped in their donations to acquire help from mercenary and mage alike. They knew the danger they were in, and they knew the price that had to be paid. Once they had all introduced themselves, to himself and the others, he would speak up so they knew exactly what was going on. Yes, they were already under attack, but he required certain....tasks of them during this. "Thank you for leaving the safety of your homelands to come to my aid. I know it was a long journey, and that nothing here is of your concern, and I am sorry to have you all get involved. If we had the magical presence that Fiore had we would have no need, but we are a people lacking in that aspect. I know the fighting will begin, but I ask that you kill no one and do no permanent harm at all costs. I wish to talk to them, if at all possible, and find out why they would help in such a dark deed on another."


The man's words were solemn, the weight of an entire country on his shoulders. If he died they would have to find another, if anyone survived the purge that the Magic Council was sure to pull on them. All over a magic item that did nothing but alter the perception of time no less. A great sigh would leave his lips before he drew a basic sword from the scabbard at his side, the beautifully decorated blade shining in the light as he raised it up. "For Navrick, and those that help us! Give us victory this day!" The should was something his family had done in every battle as far back as could be remembered, and he would allow his magic to flow out so that those with him could feel their effects. It was time to fight, or to talk those that did not wish to out of it. But...one thing was wrong. Who was the girl with the bunny ears? She was not hired, was she? Was she an enemy? Or one that had been hired without his knowledge.

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Official Post Order;
Hera
Salrynn
Ardere
Lavender
Aiyana
Kirahunter
Terith
Justin
Gisen

There is a 72 hour post limit for this round, please adhere to it or you will be skipped.

Hera stood and put her fists together in a single motion as she smiled at the King of Navrick's statements. Although she didn't look at him. To him, he would see only her back as an explosion of magic violently erupted outward; although harmless to allies. Hera then inhaled a literal ton of wind from on high, and the environment around her.

Flames and fire literally danced around Hera's features as she seemed every now and then to have flames just jumping off of random body parts out of nowhere. Lowering her fists to her side, her Exceed then held out a paw and walked up as a huge burst of magic exploded out from her, ruffling clothing and even bushes in the garden. A katana ReQuipped into her hand instantly as she stepped up next to Hera.

"Ready Hera...let's not hold back. This is for the people of Fiore." she said as magic speckled off of the katana, until it summoned itself completely. Hera would only nod as she sniffed the air with a funny expression shown for a moment.

"Yea, let's invade because they have weapons of mass destruction!!! I swear I've..heard that somewhere before." Hera said as she blinked a few times, flames licking off her eyelashes as she did so. In deep thought about nothing for a moment, she shrugged. "Anyways, the Magic Council deserves to lose this war, innocent life...people with families on the battlefield now..for now reason....so let's make it happen." Hera said as she crouched once. "Uh...sorry Mr. King but...your castle might take some damage...." she said with a sweatdrop in her crouched pose before she took off.

A literal explosion would go off as Hera dipped forward, leaving behind two flaming trails she ran so fast. With a single frontflip she took to the air, caught by her Exceed who rocketed her forward with a barrel roll in flight, holding on tight. Examining the castle from above. It was beautiful.

But Navrick lacked the magical defenses of Fiore, or the technological ones of Bosco. So Hera literally just cruised around with Rose in the skies above the castle. Four courtyards, the main courtyard in the middle. Four skyscraper sized towers. She smelled Ardere, and Summer in one of the towers...along with who she hoped wasn't Simon.

"Rose that tower there!" as soon as she said this her Exceed took off as Hera inhaled a massive amount of Magic Power that literally yanked torches out from everywhere around them, including likely the tower they were in. As all torch flame would magically float and yank out the windows.

Fire Dragon's Roar (100HP if hit!)

Approaching with Rose, Hera would unleash a huge roar of flames upon the tower itself; directly toward the group of three immediately inside. The tower literally shattered in half and tumbled downward in a huge explosion of flames as Hera and Rose did a pass. Looping back again, Hera would watch the tower crumble like something out of Lord of the Rings in Fire, and approach again.

"Rose! Take Ardere for now! I've got to pay a visit to some friends! Don't cut him up to bad!" as she said this, she and her Exceed would separate and flip down perfectly in unison; landing through the smoke after a few frontflips. As soon as Rose noticed Ardere, she would sigh to herself as memories of times when they had worked together with Hera's father came to mind.

Flapping her white wings once, clearing a bit of smoke; she would take off in a fancy spiral towards Ardere. Katana of Extalia (51 HP if hit!)

Her katana re-appearing in a flash, she would move through the smoke with two bright flashing slashes that literally shaved the ground apart as the flying cat looped around Ardere. After the two slashes, she went into a literal frontflip chain vertically. She flipped like a saw after Ardere for about three seconds, and then would come out of the frontflip chase type of slash and go for more of a bursting slash on him; aiming for his arm; something replaceable. As Ardere was still a good friend of Heero's. But if neccesary, she would cut an arm or a leg off or both to subdue him.

Rose would literally dip around fountains and trees in large wind vortexes, through the air. Like a flying owl attacking she would attempt to slash at Ardere and attempt to smack his blade out of her hand. If he tried to use any but his strongest spells, Rose would merely cut the spell apart and come rocketing toward him. Pausing for a moment after a slash, Rose would flap her wings and levitate down in the wreckage of the destroyed tower.

"All out war Ardere? In the name of the Council? Heero would've negotiated and sparkled before the King on behalf of Fiore before he let it come to this....just what do you aim to achieve by becoming a butcher?" Rose would say, hovering and flapping her wings with a katana made of Edolas steel gleaming in her hands. "The army of Fiore are striking down leagues of regular humans in armor as we speak......if you want the blood of the king on...Clarent, I believe you call it...you'll have to go through me." Rose said pointing her Katana at Ardere and hovering high into the sky.

Hera heard the sounds of blades but didn't pay to much attention to it. Merely walked around in the mist and listened. Sensing Summer, and then Simon somewhere nearby she would wait for the smoke to clear from the destroyed tower.

"Fancy meeting you two here." Hera said stepping toward them both. "I never thought I'd see the day that Fiore became the bad guy..." after that, she just waited and paced in the wreckage, large cement and granite chunks and dust that began to settle now.  Fire now steamed up and surrounded her in a skin tight aura of burning flames as she smirked a fanged smile. "Well then, whenever you two are ready...don't let your guard down. I'm all fired up."

Hera would do her best to weather an onslaught to gauge their strength, especially Simon's if the tales her Dad told her had truth to them. Summer's unpredictability could be a problem, but from where she stood. She was almost sure her friend was unsure of her alignment to begin with. "That goes for you too Summer, cast a Spell and I'm punching you in the face, girlfriend." Hera said, turning her head toward Summer in intimidating fashion with flames whipping all around her tightly, beginning to melt the ground and scorch grass nearby where she stood.

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Hera
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HP: 925
MP: 128%

Rose
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HP: 550

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And so it began, Hera seemed to notice people coming in and went to meet them with an almost unneeded flare to her actions. Had this been a more casual setting she may have even let loose a long sight before following after the other girl. Instead the woman would keep her weapon in hand and stay by the kind. If Justin wished to do his own thing at this point they could, Aiyana had something else she wanted to do.

"So why are you here, Gisen? I didn't take you for the kind that would want to get into a fight with others, or get in between a dispute between two countries over a magic item." The nine tailed fox had only met her recently, going on a type of spiritual journey-like job that she had managed to terrify the bunny girl at the start of. Not on purpose, of course, but it had still happened! In the distance you could start to see the fighting begin. The sounds, the sights, it was something she wished those that lived here could stop doing overall. It was a waste of life, and time, and only resulted in pain and heart break. "If there had been talks and diplomacy this all could have been avoided. The Magic Council wanted the item though, and decided they were going to take it by force alone." It was sickening to think about it, but it was true from what she had seen and heard.

Note from me:

"Alright Simon! Brace yourself because this is where your training gets dangerous!" A five year old Simon sat criss cross at the foot of a tall young man. As he stood in front of the sun Simon couldn't see much more then a silhouette, not that is mattered since he knew it was his master standing right there. Simon nodded with a fierce intensity, he had been training with god leg magic for almost half a year under this teacher, and thus far had found it all very exciting. Needless to say he was very eager to reach the next level. His master pointed towards the far end of the desert canyon that they were sitting at the bottom of, "Alright Simon, this is the longest straight away for miles around! Today we're going to test your top speed! If I'm right you should be able to break the speed barrier, officially making you a speed mage." Simon jumped to his feet in excitement, his master had told him many things about breaking the speed barrier but he still didn't really understand what it meant. He only knew it was an important rite of passage so on his master's signal he broke into a full sprint down the canyon path.

Now much older Simon was listening to his guild master's orders. As soon as he was warned of an incoming threat he used his incredible speed to fly out a nearby window and began running down the side of the tower. As he exited the window timed slowed for a moment as Simon observed the battlefield and he immediately recognized the threat, That cursed Reynolds impostor again! How long do they intend to keep up this facade?

"Simon wait!" His master called out in vain, there was an important warning he needed to give his student first. Simon of course wasn't listening and was already running full tilt. Then just like that Simon hit it, the speed barrier, it was hard to describe what it felt like at first but he knew what it felt like afterwards. Terrifying. Simon felt himself freeze, unable to move as he was stopped mid stride. It occurred to him he was still moving but at an incredibly slow pace, What'ss going on! I'm supposed to be going fast! Why can't I move right?! Panic immediately seized him as he hung their awkwardly, frozen in time, watching a nearby bee ever so slowly flap its wing.

Simon ran down the wall of the castle tower and came to a stop by Summer as Hera's flaming assault destroyed the tower behind him. A quick look around affirmed Simon's associates had escaped safely. Now he had a much bigger fish to fry, a certain H-Rank monster of a mage walking right at him. Even with the audacity to fall Fiore the bad guys. Simon grit his teeth and his face grew red with anger, "Fiore the bad guys?! The hell are you on about imposter! To think such nonsense could come from someone claiming my best hero lineage. Stupidity like that is how I know you're a fake." It occurred to Simon that Heero wasn't famous for his intellect and 'stupidity like that' may actually be a selling point, but he wasn't going to let good reason get between him and insulting Hera.

The child Simon remained frozen there unable to understand what was happening. Every second that passed messed with his head and fed his panic. He couldn't move, he told his arm to raise and it didn't happen, he told his eye to blink but it ignored him. He was a prisoner inside his own body. It was then out of the corner of his frozen vision he saw his master running towards him. That wasn't right, he had never seen his master move before, he had always been too fast to be seen. ,"Simon you moron!" His master clocked him in the face and suddenly everything was back to normal. He was sent flying skidding across the ground, but finally the world was moving again as before. Simon jumped to his feet and stared pleadingly at his master, "What just happened! Why was I frozen? Why could I see you moving?" Simon's master stood tall with a disapproving grin on his face, only he could make a smile seem disappointed, "Because you broke the speed barrier Simon. Your magic recognized you were moving at a speed your mind could no longer keep up with, so it speed up your brain to match your speed. You didn't freeze your brain simply sped up so much you seemed to freeze. As it was your first time your magic over corrected and caused that paralysis you experienced. This is a special technique speed mages use to keep ahead, eventually you will be able to control it and use it to your advantage. But to the untrained it can be a fate worse then death."

Years later and now in total control Simon continued berating Hera, "You're a moron if you think that king is some saint or that Vanrick is a kingdom of victims." Simon began charging his magma magic in preparation for the impending fight as he vented his frustration. He couldn't believe anyone would defend Vanrick knowing what the clock of infinity could do, "You had better get lost or get dead. I won't show mercy to anyone who would defend such evil magic terrorists. The infinite clock must be destroyed and I will melt it with my own magma if I must. They're flaunting around a magic torture device with a global range, and yet people still think their cause just." Every word he said became increasingly bitter as he made very clear his motives were his own, he was not a slave to the council's will. The infinite clock had the capability of recreating his life's most traumatic moment, indefinitely, for everyone on the planet. It would not be tolerated.

Simon would permit only the briefest moment for Hera to stand down, for he had no patience on this day, he reeled his arm back and in a burst of red light it was consumed in magma. He didn't like his odds against Hera in a fight, but his odds of keeping her off Ardere's back long enough for him to complete the mission, were odds he could get behind. Without wasting further time, and after making sure Summer was out of his striking path, he swung his arm foward "Great Eruption Fist!" His arm of lava shot forward, growing and expanding at a dangerous speed as it threatened to swallow Hera whole. If she evaded the attack would fly straight past her and crash into the castle's wall smashing through and giving the whole place a shake. If it connected, well it would burn like hell.


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Spell Used:

Great Eruption Fist:

The sounds of large combat shook the kingdom grounds not much further away from where 3 of the people in the area stood; Aiyana, Gisen, and this mystery person to which the bunny girl didn't know. Her ears twitched from the noise, but the absence of her papa's voice was the more worrisome part of it all. Stuck in the middle of all violence, she was sorrowful over the earth's very surface each time something had spilled, cratered, cracked, erupted, and so on and so forth. Despite it all, a truly virtuous being was nothing less than the very thing she was created from. No matter the way she saw it, the fact of the matter was there was nothing neither of them could do about it ever stopping, so the futile effort on that part was easily scooted to the back of her mind for the time being, as it normally had whenever she brought it up to herself.

As she had been addressed by Aiyana, a smile that was on her face had drifted off into puzzled look. "Ohhhh... That's why I'm here..." She tapped her head several times with the tip of the carrot she poofed into her hand, wondering curiously back on the paperwork she read before coming over. "I could swear my papers said 'escort' buuuut, my reading level is horrible compared to normal people, so like, maybe I misread." She began to laugh a little before the next round of explosions would startle her, making her body fully shiver and regain a serious thought. "No, but like.. Fighting isn't something that's necessary, is it? I mean.. We can calmly resolve this like adults.......... Well some people can, I guess." Peering over into the slowly growing fighting, a sigh would leave the Demon Slayers lips before fully facing both Aiyana and the mystery man.

"Well, first off you both deserve a formal.. and current introduction I suppose." Pausing, she'd hold a hand out for the male to take, though lightly shaking, she bit into her carrot and the slowing of her bodily tremors would quickly soften. "I am Gisen Ceostra, guild master from Lamia Scale, best group of monster hunting mages in Fiore." She was proud to say it, adamant even in her belief that her members were those who could hunt them all with little to no effort. "Can I offer you two a carrot of some sort? Like, name a flavor and I can make em' shaped like burgers and and flavor them like any way possible! If it exists, I can flavor it!" A big grinning smile would light her face up, the excitement of carrots making her day all the better, never worse!

The girl known as Hera would offer an apology for damage that might happen, though there were other things to worry about rather than the integrity of a single castle. "The structural damage can be repaired. Just try not to hurt anyone too badly, no matter their intentions. I would rather everyone here live, no matter the victor." Renald hoped the words would not be in vain, though he was sure the woman had heard them before rocketing off in an explosion of flames. Arguments began to flare, others yelling at each other as even more prepared for battle against each other.

At least a few stayed near him. Of those, two seemed to strike up a conversation that he would find himself involved in. "I apologize, but I do not have the appetite right now to eat anything. But this fighting is something we all could have avoided. Diplomacy is always the way it should go. Why invade, ruin lives, kill others, when you can simply talk about the dangers of something and then realize that the other side is able to reach a compromise of some kind." It was his highest hope that the fighting would come to a close before anyone was hurt beyond the healing of those around here. Once that was done he could attempt a civil talk over it all. Maybe he could get these people to let the Magic Council to leave them be. The item was to be used in case of such an act that was happening to them now. Had the item been ready for use, they could have brought it to the battlefield and made them all think time had slowed before asking them to leave. Simple, really, but people wanted to jump into combat first. Hot headed, even those that were in charge.

So Gisen was now guild master of Lamia Scale? She would have to have a chat with her sometime after all of this boiled down from where it was at. It was her original guild, and finding out there was a new guild master was a shock. The last time she'd been in contact with the guild was when Kihia was in charge. "I don not think I could stomach food right now. Not with what is going on right now." Aiyana would continue listening to the King and her talk before seeing a commotion a lot closer to them; on the courtyard. A look over would show her that it was Ardere, and his sword seemed to condense down as he began to talk.

Aiyana would listen to him talk about not wanting to fight, and that he just wanted to talk to the kind. Knowing Ard he would keep to his word, which meant Aiyana could refrain from violence until it was really needed. Clearing her throat, just in case, the woman would begin talking so that he could hear her. "Feel free to come forth Ard. I trust your word, being an old friend of yours, but I can't guarantee the other mages here will do the same. Please be careful." The words seemed to calm a lot of the guards that were there, a few obviously tense due to the battle going on from the direction the Infinity Hydra guild master had come from. Now it was just the hope that others would stay their hand so this could end with no more blood shed.