long time return

her dark hair rubed past her sholder as the wind toke it from her back over her face covering her features nicely, her strides where confident even if they where slow and uneven as she limped through the dark dingy forist, life in the trees had faded since she was last within the aria her mind found it hard to meld with the trees and saplings they hid away as if thinking she was no friend of theres her ruby lips curled as she thought about how right they could be her anger had got the better of her a few times and the plant life had suffered graitly because of this.

Her hand drifted through her hair revealing a bright green eye that scaned the place ahead the guild hall loomed "finally home" even her voice had chaned in the months or even years that had passed she had no idear how long she had been away she wounded who would even remember her after the change she had gone through she doughted even the people she classed as freinds would recognise her.

pushing at the old wooden door thorn walked into the guild hall her perch was still there the flowers had unfortunattly died "well must of been away a while at least" she muttered to herself before looking around the rest of the entrance hall it was quiet so most members must be sleeping or out on a job so she just waited for someone to arrive.

However those flowers were old ones, they died off because Dubhlainn had to forcefully harvest the seeds in hopes to plant new ones. The Dyrad wasn’t the only one that had been away from the guild for so long, the last time anyone has heard from Dubhlainn is when the Guildmaster of Infinity Hydra Ardere attacked the guild and level most of the structure to the ground. Even if he had finally lost purpose and all reason to stay in the Dark Guild, that doesn’t mean he has to neglect it and he has taken duty to go by means to make it livelier even if such efforts would only improve the guild so little.

A lot has changed and Dubhlainn himself was clueless, he went away in order to attend the matters of a dearly beloved that had just recently died. With her dead, would he still hang on to the morals he still value? Or will he succumb to becoming infected by the dark auras of his guild members and finally become the monster he fears to be? Time will tell.

Thorn just spotted Dubhlainn in an apron as it appears he was attempting to garden.

“……..” There was silence and no words escaped his lips as he was spotted by one of the former members of the guild and so he proceeded do as he intended, remove the dead, out with the old and in with the new seeds of life.

thorn smirked softly as she noticed a old guild member he seemed to be the one responsible for the plant life now so she followed him to the gardens the one place she felt truly home but looking at it now she almost could not beleave her eyes shaking her head she walked into the middle of the garden it was so unnaturally quiet even the guild hall was to silent what had happened whilst she was away? "what happened here i mean this guild was formidable now well its so run down!" even her voice had changed.

her eyes went to dubhlainn moving her hair from her face the wooden features had increased dramatically it almost covered her whole face making her features more dramatic. "and why are you of all people gardening i did not peg you as gardener." she stated softly kneeling to the floor waving her hand over the flower in the middle it withered away and a new sprout appeared like a finix the sprout rose from nothing "maybe i should go out into the world and remind people of there fear of us!" she stated smirking playfully

"To be honest with you I have no idea either, the last time I was here is when the Infinity Hydra Guildmaster came to look for a fight." Much words held such truth as Thorn was witness to Dubhlainn's presence during the event. He did acted out of accord but like Raiza, he had full intentions of protecting the Savage Skull mages, it was his job as an escort as expected he would do.

He neglected his duty because he had to return to his dying beloved when he came back, the Guild hall was run down.

"This is what happens when I'm no longer in charge of the guild's integrity."

Indeed it was also in that point Dubhlainn was no longer captain of the guard. The Guild did look run down but that was because he was absent but now that he has returned, he would go by means to restore Savage Skull bit by bit, starting by gardening some of Thorn's dead friends which are her plants.

"Because I wanted to" that was his reply.

"Go ahead do as you like but I prefer it that you don't bring whatever hell you made yourself here to the guild. Savage Skull has suffered enough I would appreciate it if it acquired long periods of rest." Dubhlainn drew out a trowel and began pulling out the weeds and dug a few seeds into the growbeds.

"If the guildhall were to be sieged again, your friends will not survive... and so young."

Run down? in Ruins? Dying? Words or thoughts such as these could only be from those that did not realize what had truly happened. The guild hall itself was no ruined building, but it had been moved a distance away, but yet still, some old members returned to the old guild hall spot, the one that had been indeed ran down, because no one had been in it for a length of time.

"So quick to assume the worst? I thought we were taught better than that."

A voice rang out to the both of them, the sound of who it was could not be recognized through the means of how Raiza was talking to the pair. He had already traped the area with false lacrima speakers, just to get that omnious presence as he himself remained hidden, watching the pair.

"Thorn, former ace, and pillar lead. Dubhlainn former captain of the savage guard. Im sure by now, you've realized, this place has been long abandoned, yet here you two stand, Im both baffled and.."

Again, a voice rang out, no clue as to where it was coming, however this time overhead the moon began to shroud from thick black clouds, darkening the entire area. After Raiza's last word, leaving them with a hanging sentence, the mic was cut off. The lacrima speakers would fade away, and Raiza was already no longer where he once was. Instead, black ash, and smoke had erupted from a dry dead patch of ground as Raiza himself slowly formed from what looked like a hellish shadow abyss, except to these two, he had changed. He was no longer that silver hair, red eyes, pale gamer mage. No, now he had quite the number of physical and appearance changes, as well as his own magic being changed.

"and.... glad to see you both"

He spoke, leaning up against the guild hall now, he wondered how either one would take his new form, neither knew him in this form, but they should recognize a voice, and even if they didn't, Raiza did not give them a chance to speculate for too long.

"Its been awhile, since I saw either of you. Of course, you haven't seen this new form, so let me re-introduce myself to you both, since you already know me. Im Raiza, and the place you're... currently standing, is the old guild grounds. We've moved."

thorn smirked softly and tilted her head he had become soft in his time away she wondered if that was true for herself. A soft laugh flowed through her lips "Not all my friends need to survive i could always plant more!" she stated walking around the garden it was not till now she started to notice the lack of magical enagy where was everyone. it was like a gost town that's when the voice came that enagy she new it the moment she felt it her smile seemed to just disappear the last she heard he had gone left both the guild and her.

"it seems your efforts for this place is obserleate but however this place should have some people left here for there is still the lichbourne's power is below!" thorn hissed turning her eyes darkened "I almost hoped you you had died maybe save me the job!" she stated lightly walking past Raiza "obviously the word had not reached us or we would be at the new guild hall, I need to speak to the guild master we cant have the power below going unprotected!" thorn stated lightly waiting to be shown the way

(Skipping Dub due to the fact its been over a month, not waiting any longer)

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A smirk crossed Raiza's face as he listened to Thorn's sharp words. Did it cut him? Not in the least, he already had that connect severed by an outside power he no longer even remembers. "Hoped I died hmm, you should know you'd of not been able to kill me" raising his hands up to shoulder height as he shrugged. "I'm only here to inform you of the new location. So, without further adue. Good bye" As he spoke, his hand outstretched, black mist forming small creatures began to leave his body as if he wasn't there, but rather only a gathering of something else. Inside of his hand was a neatly folded up letter describing in vague detail where to truly look.

Though anyone with a brain could follow the letter, Raiza still gave out the taunt of "See you if you find it", full well knowing it was a 'when' because honestly, it wasn't hard for those who knew what they were doing. As for Raiza? If he was attacked or not, it would not matter, as he'd only further burst into small flying creatures separating into hundreds off into the woods.



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