Betrayal of a Savage [Plot]

"Oh, hello there, were you expecting the location of some sort of sword?" Zenshin said voice echoing throughout the large tower, but him hiding in the shadows. He could see Constantine clear as day due to his dark lenses, but his opponent couldn't see him. "Sorry to disappoint, Mr. Constantine, but your informant took a day off, and by that, I mean I showed him the broadside of my foot. You're not going to revive Lichborne, you're going to Era prison to pay for all those people you butchered in the water treatment plant. You're a very messy person, and I had to clean up that mess, so let's get to it, poison demon slayer, Ice-Make, Floor!" Zen finished, creating a thick sheet of ice over the floor and then icing his feet, to create "skates" for him to maneuver on the extremely slippery surface. Then, he whispered, "Dark-Ice, Snakes" causing twelve very large snakes to shoot out of the ground and move to restrain the dark mage.

Zeno descended the stairs as he saw some sort of smoke coming from the basement entrance. He had been exploring other sections of the Corrupt Tower to check whether they were being lured into a trap or not. Zenshin had already acted impulsively and on his own initiative to confront the target. Something Zeno had feared would happen.

That stuff doesn't look healthy... He thought as he noticed how off the smoke actually looked. It was poison magic for certain.

Zenshin was inside, and the sounds he heard seemed dangerous. There was hissing and shouting. Before he opened the door he slid three cards in his left hand and drew his silver handle with the right. He did not know exactly what was waiting for him, so he chose a versatile energy blade. Green arcane energy came from the hilt and formed a normal length katana blade.

Without further delay, he kicked open the door and activated his spells instantly. Green and yellow arcane energy swirled around Zeno's body as his spells took shape. Before him he saw the Demon Slayer with an enormous beast of a pet behind him. In that very instant he had already decided a plan.

Within the first second after kicking the door down his Major Arcana spells The Wheel of Fortune and The Star were activated. He used The Star to copy The Wheel of Fortune in case another venomous attack would be launched his way. The original Wheel of Fortune immediately interacted with the smoke and altered its properties. The clouds of smoke became thin and stopped dispersing through the air. Upon breathing it in or letting it touch him, Zeno noticed it did not harm him. Glad that worked out.

He took a few steps forward to look his opponent in the eyes. Holding a large energy wheel hovering next to him and a katana ready in the hand.

"So the Lichborne is trying to get himself revived then? Is it true?" He asked plainly. There was no particular tone in his voice, it just sounded cold.

Luckily, Zeno happened to burst into the room and disperse of the poison, that could've been really bad for Zen. "Ice-Make, Tortoise!" he called out, as soon as he felt the poison was gone for sure, and the attack that went by the name of something you'd hear at a carnival was blocked, causing some scratches on the shell of the defensive spell of his. Constantine didn't even try to dodge his snakes, almost as if they didn't exist, Zenshin guessed that he didn't expect another man to show up and ruin this little poison plan of his. Zen's snakes began wrapping themselves around the ankles of the dark mage, and even attempted to bite him. This would make maneuvering on the slippery floor almost impossible.

Zenshin attempted to get in close with the opponent mage, taking out the long dagger he had used on the keeper of Savage Skull to cause him to rat out Constantine here and skated close over the ice cold floor. He had dispersed of his tortoise by this time, as it was only to test how strong this "lion tamer" spell was, and if that was the strongest this mage had to offer, he was in trouble. Could this man really have been the one to kill all those water treatment plant workers? Zen made a hard stop on front of the downed man, dagger pointing at his head, "Poison". He had said this was a scoff afterwards, Zen believed poison to be a cowards weapon, and how he almost fell to it.

"Please answer our questions, Constantine, I'm sure your guild would just hate to lose such a valuable member such as yourself." Zen said with a smirk from under his hood.

Zeno watched as Zenshin fell into the man's trap. The poisonous mist would do great harm to his guildmember and the Demon Slayer probably had more up his sleeve. Traps within traps, it was nothing new.

"Very well, don't be foolish Z... Don't do anything rash." Zeno started and let his spell fade away. He was at a disadvantage at the moment, "We know it was you who poisoned the Oakwood water supply. Such a sudden and seemingly random strike is something I had not expected from the current dark guilds had I not known about Savage Skull's sudden peak in activity." He continued as he observed the dark mage closely. The tension was high as Zenshin's health was on the line.

"I'll make this short and simple. If you do not answer my question correctly or you hurt my companion, you die. Do the opposite and you'll be free to go. Now tell me what you know about the Lichborne, are you trying to revive him?"

Zenshin just looked at Zeno with the hardest of squints and sat down, his legs crossed, and began to think silently with his eyes closed. Does Zeno really believe this man, a powerful enough dark mage that would say anything if his life was on the line? Why would he let such a person just, manipulate him. Who here was in control, Zeno, or this man, Constantine. We shouldn't trust anything this man says, how do we know if it's true or false, he was a homicidal dark mage who just acted smart on his exterior, but on the inside, I know he's a savage. Savages betray one another when their lives are on the line, that's all there is to it. Another thing, he turned me into a bomb, a bomb? Using poison magic? In all my years of studies, I have never heard of anything like that. This guy is bluffing. On the off chance that he isn't, though, I could be blown sky high. Rebellion, saying hostile like it's nothing, pfft. He should really watch what he says. If it wasn't for the better part of my mind thinking of not killing myself, I'd punch him through the wall. Zenshin then stood up and walked over to Zeno, got close to his ear, and whispered something, too low for even someone of heightened senses to hear, "I think, he's bluffing. Still, be careful". And with that, he went back up the stairs to the main room of the tower.

"Thank you for confirming my suspicions." Zeno said with a sudden cold voice, the look in his eyes had shifted as he opened his mouth. His red irises were now a dark bloodred, and his intentions were set on killing.

Immense magical pressure burst from his body. Zeno was going to set an example out of this henchman. In the blink of an eye, Zeno had thrust his blade forward and fired a large energy blast directly at the dark mage. In a direct hit, the energy would leave a very deep gash across the body if not slice through a limb.

Arcane energy swirled around Zeno along with cards.
His next attack would be fatal.

As Rebellion's death seemed imminent, the ground in front of him erupted upward and a great shadow was formed in the dust. The great carapace "Armor of The Reaper King" was gleaming through it however, glowing with eldritch energies. The attack was absorbed with no effect. A booming voice was born from the dust "If you really thought that I sent this little whelp here alone for such an important mission that I have grossly over estimated you."

Zeno was not surprised at the sudden rescue at all. It seemed the obvious course of events since the beginning. The shadow that appeared however, was much closer to the Lichborne than the dark mage, judging from the way he spoke of the savage. Zeno wasted no time with talking or hesitation. The instant his attack was absorbed, he had flicked a card at the shadow's 'feet'. Upon impact with the ground, the card exploded into green energy that would immediately materialize around the shadow in a crystalline structure to imprison the target. Bit by bit, the crystalline prison would rise up and consume the shadow. It was a prison Zeno did not reckon the other dark mage would be able to break.


"It was never about your little whelp in the first place."

OOC: IGNORE ME!

Ooc: That would be a good escape, but my Major Arcana: The Tower doesn't work that way. It does not form a prison around the target, it captures the target inside a crystalline structure.

The smoke began to clear and Zeno could now see Constantine Rebellion's mysterious savior. It was a gigantic centipede that had burst from the ground! As 'The Tower' of arcane constructed crystals began to rise and entrap the colossal centipede he began to speak. "Hmm, also interesting. Perhaps instead of overestimating you I underestimated you. No matter, for no substance can match the 'Unending Hunger' of The Reaper King!" As he finished that sentence he began to coil around himself as he ate the rising crystals as quickly as they were being produced. After a few seconds he had eaten the entire would-be prison.

After freeing himself The Reaper King let out an ear wrenching screech that pierced through the area, a signal. "I really hate to waste time and as sure as I am that you would be a worthy challenge and give me much fun and enjoyment... I have a job to do." As he finished the sentence the very foundation of the tower began to shake as numerous centipedes started bursting forth from the ground not nearly as large as The Reaper King but still of substantial size. By the time the were all inside and the dust was cleared there were 21 of them including The Reaper King. The centipedes all immidiately started moving to attack Zeno.

The Reaper King began to speak to Rebellion "Focus your energy into the 'Magical Orb of Mcguffin' like I told you and teleport us to the rune site I had Frederick link it to back at the 'Savage Skulls' base." Constantine Rebellion pulled a small orb out of his pocket and concentrated on it. "Greuhahehuehuehue, greuhahehuehuehue, greuhahehuehuehue!" said Rebellion. The orb began to glow with eldritch energies until a rift opened which The Reaper King and Constantine Rebellion used to escape through, leaving the small force of centipedes behind to deal with the remaining enemies.

Zeno activated the Major Arcana card The Devil and had transformed into a demonic being ripping apart the centipedes before the first one even made an attempted attack. There was a blur of red moving between the centipedes as they flew apart in rapid succession.
When all that was left was bug parts and gore, his enemies were gone.

Wasting no time, the guildmaster scanned the building for Zenshin, but he was nowhere to be found. With a sick feeling in his stomach, Zeno summoned his chariot and traveled back to the guildhall. Preparations were to be made... Fast.