Kite Vs the Masked Guild

Kite was seated at the bar stool that he has the habit of migrating to whenever he would find himself a reason to visit the bar that was acting as the make shift Guild hall until the new guild hall was established. The little space in front of him acted as his desktop and as such it was here he would make his office. The best part of having the bar as his office and desk was that he didn’t need to walk anywhere if he wanted to get a drink after dealing with paperwork. This day however wasn’t paper work wasn’t near the top of his to do list. Holding in a grip tighter than a vice, Kite held a ketter now crumpled, in his left hand while his right hand was in as tight of a fist with his knuckles white. Kite had been given a letter from one of his own scouts who keep an eye on things throughout the various towns of Fiore and more often than not they never found any information but this time they stumbled upon something big. According to his source a guild of mages clad in black all wearing gold or silver masks have occupied Clover town and been pillaging the town weather it be shops, restaurant, and homes without rest or remorse. His source happened to be in one of the pubs when members of the guild busted in and started roughing the place up and that was a week ago so by this point he managed to fish out the information of what they wanted so to speak. Apparently this guild had intentions of visiting the guild master’s meeting hall there, a place where Kite had never been himself but now he had a purpose to be there. Kite stood up from his seat and subtly placed the letter on the bar top and walked out the door with his weapons already strapped to their designated places, reaper across the back of his waist with Rose slung over his shoulder in it’s scabbard and strap made from roots it created. By the time Kite had exited the tavern, the letter was now ash due to being lit on fire.

Kite boarded the Tailspin and EDI’s voice came to life, “ Welcome aboard Captain.” Kite looked at the camera overhead while he made his way up the winding stairs connected to the cat walk system that wrapped around the inside of the cargo hold.  ”Thanks EDI. Set course to Clover and take off.“ he said to her showing a no nonsense attitude. The sound of the cargo ramp’s hydraulics hissed as it pulled the ramp itself shut and the rumble of the turbines coming to life shook the entire ship as the downward force could be felt with the Tailspins upward motion into the sky. By the time Kite reached the top of the catwalk and entered the foredeck the ship’s turbines turned ninety degrees and the ship raced towards clover town. Shortly after the ship began its departure from Ace of Spade Kite sat in the pilot’s seat and took hold of the controls, “ Kite if you wish to relax before the mission I take control of the helm.” It was enough to get him to smile despite his attempts to stay serious, ”I appreciate it EDI but I got it this time. Tell ya what. You can fly me back after I take out this dark guild.“ There was a silence for a moment before EDI’s voice crackled back through the speaker, “Take Out this dark guild? Do you plan on facing down an entire guild on your own?” Kite would nod in response, ”That’s the notion.“ “Do you think that is a wise idea?” Kite took his eyes off the open sky and looked at the viewfinder that EDI uses to look out of, ”Wise wouldn’t be the first word to describe it but I should be able to handle it.“ He said to her confidently. “Just like the time you handled that army of undead that almost killed you if not for Mr. Kasai’s interference?” Kite’s smile vanished and a look that showed more uncertainty, ”Well that’s different. I had went in with help but ended up alone and running away.“ he said defending himself but EDI was poised to fight Kite on this. “Or that Cult you went off to wipe out.” ”Awe come on EDI that wasn’t that bad.“ He said to her knowing full well shit hit the fan, “Did you forget that you had your magic stolen and then you were killed with that same magic?” ”Hey I didn’t say that it didn’t have some complications but it worked out in the end.“ Luckily EDI didn’t fight too hard from that point, “Fine but if you die or get again I am letting Miss Foss deal with you.” Kite looked back out at the sky. ”That’s just a cheap shot. “

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Clouds passed by overhead and the cockpit was silent and had been since they spoke on Kite’s habit of biting off more than he could chew and while not always his fault however but all the same he knew EDI had a very good reason to be worried especially after he almost didn't come back the last time, he actually died at the hands of his foster parents and was brought back by making a deal with a spirit who had offered him a chance to live on and to strike back at those who hurt him. He was still fuzzy on who it was that gave him this offer or what it was rather but it gave him power he never knew existed and this was the first time he would be going on a job with this new magic, he was going to see what it can really do. ”How close are we to Clover? I have never been there before?“ he would ask EDI curious to how much time was left until they reached, the faster they got there the better it would be for the residents as well as the Guild Masters’s hall located just on the outskirts of town that he land and clear them out as soon as possible. “We are five minutes out. I will look for a proper location to land the ship.” Her words echoed through his head for a moment however thought of a better idea, ”That won’t be necessary. When we enter the airspace above Clover find a good sized group of those mages and fly low enough for me to drop in through the Cargo Doors.“ Kite would stand from his seat and head towards the exit, ”Take the controls EDI. I will get into position by the doors. I’ll leave the flight path to you.“ he said plainly. It took but a moment for him to find himself standing in the correct spot and bent down to lift the floor panels to reveal the cargo doors that was used to once hoist Cargo into the ship via a crane. ”Okay EDI I am in position open the doors.“ and with a click the doors opened outward to reveal the ground zipping past as the ship lowered its altitude until it was just over the top of most buildings. “ Will this be low enough for you Captain?” Kite nodded, ”This will do fine. Have we found any parties to break up.“  He would crouch near the door’s opening, “ Yes we have found a sizable group of these men clad in black. Drop off in 5….4….3...2...go.” Kite didn’t hesitate, still in the crouched position he leaned forward and front rolled out the door, ”Wish me luck.“ He would say right before he fully left the ship and descended to the ground.

In mid air just above the Masked Guild members he rotated once fully and firmly planted his feet on the ground right in front of them skidding to a full stop with a smoking trail behind him. One of the men wearing a silver mask that radiated a significantly smaller signature of magic spoke up looking at Kte with a puzzled expression on his face. Kite’s expression was completely neutral expression as his red eyes locked onto the eye sockets of the mask. “Who the hell ar…” Kite didn’t let him finish his sentence, With one fluid motion Kite stepped forward and pulled his arm back, created a long spear created from his new flames and hurled it at and through the man searing his arm right off. The spear eventually landed on the ground and caused an explosion catching five others in the sudden rush of flames. Distracted from the burning, these five men were going through they dropped their spears and allowed Kite to close the distance quickly. Kite shoved a fist into the closest of the men right into his stomach lifting him off the ground followed by a spinning back kick sending him on his ass several meters away from the Demon of Sabertooth. Kite pulled Rose from his back with his left hand and sliced through the stomach of another of the silver masked man causing some vines to take root and grow in the wound of the Masked Guild member. The men unafflicted from his fiery spear spell charged at Kite and looked to circle around him with their spears all pointed at the Sabertooth GuildMaster. Kite let them curious to see just how good their abilities were, ”Alright. Let’s see what you jackasses have to offer.“ he declared signalling them to charge at him. Not needing his fire rocket he jumped as the fifteen men all timed their attack perfectly and tried to skewer him with all fifteen spears some caught their own comrades all the while Kite had planned his next strike. Kite landed outside of the group of silver masked men and swiftly used his body to turn in order to slice through the nearest enemy with an inward slashing motion slicing through his back. On the same individual he sliced in the back he followed the momentum of the slashing motion to spin just over 180 degrees to land a stiff spinning back elbow to the back of the wizard’s head causing him to stumble forward. Kite spun back the way he came and with Rose he cut at the man with a downwards diagonal slash. This slash caused the roots created by rose to encase him in vines and soon enough his body was covered by a rose bush. Two more of the silver masked assailants from the Masked guild closed the distance with both looking to skewer the Sabertooth mage, Kite had other ideas, Rose began to glow and with a right to left slashing motion Kite released the long range attack Rose was capable of using. A wave of rose petals struck the masked mage on the right knocking him off his feet completely . With a slight turn of his wrist so his palm was facing up while holding the sword Kite swiped the black from left to right released the hilt and let Rose sail through the air to make contact with the spear on the left in the shoulder.  While the man was on the ground Kite grabbed Reaper from the back of his waist and pulled out one of the elemental lacrima from the supply train and slammed it into the slot for lacrima to go. The blade had a yellow highlight to it before Kite made a slashing motion released the blade beam made from the lightning lacrima he equipped to it and sent it at the man with rose still in his chest creating an explosion of lightning to follow. From the smoke Rose could be seen flying into the air, the gleam of the blue blade caught Kite’s eye and he jumped up and snatched it out of the air and landed on the other side of where the two men he just laid out were to see the thirteen men that had surrounded him as well as the five men that burned him were left to deal with. He gave them a smirk before looking down at the lacrima saber in his left hand then to the weapon in his right hand, Reaper the long broad sword that could become a scythe on a whim and returned his gaze upon them, ”So Seventeen of you are left?“ he asked rhetorically before dropping both weapons tip first into the ground followed by him cracking his knuckles, ”How unfair for you.“ he lit up his fire rocket and in an explosive movement he was in front of an enemy connecting a hard knee to the face of his target, it knocked him back and two more wielding spears came in on him. Kite turned his body so he was standing sideways avoiding both points and then turned back the way he was facing them both wrapping an arm around the shaft of each spear and pressed his elbows tight to his body ensuring the weapons would not be used as intended and a hand gripped as well. Both tried hard to pull their spears free however Kite’s grip wasn’t loosening and instead with a sudden tug, he lifted both men off their feet as he pulled them towards him and with both arms releasing the spears he slammed a forearm into both men’s neck slamming them into the ground. He focused on the man on his left who was on all fours trying to get up clearly still rocked from the sudden force of the clothesline. Kite placed both hands behind the base of the man’s head and with his right leg pulled all the way back he threw a hard knee strike into the face of the man dropping him like a sack of potatoes. The that was on the right was now on his feet still dazed but ready to fight with his hands up in a lazy fighting pose. The man threw a punch and Kite caught the movement of the shoulder and in turn threw his own punch slamming into the fist of the masked mage. The man screamed something awful as he held onto his right hand with his left in clear agony. ”That had to hurt.“ he said as he grabbed the injured hand which caused the man to scream more and slammed a slashing right elbow into his jaw and finished the combo with a front snap kick under the chin dropping him as well. ”That’s five.“ he looked at them and shook his head, ”Only thing I’ve seen is you monkeys using spears and horrible fighting technique. Don’t any of you know any magic?“ clearly taunting these supposed members of a dark wizard guild. "We will show you not to mess with the mightest dark guild in Fiore!" one of them shouted, muffled from the mask and charged at the demon of Sabertooth and with a straight thrust he aimed to run Kite through. Side stepping, placing his foot in front of the masked mage and a push on his back he sent the mage crashing into a stack of empty barrels. Kite walked over to him and grabbed him by the neck to pull him back to his feet slamming a hard right uppercut into his stomach followed by placing his palm onto his forehead, ”Spirit's wrath.“ soon the man was engulfed in hellfire and tossed him aside to writhe in pain as the flames consume his very being. More flames began to conjure in his right and and with a swipe of his hand the flames forged into a long length of fiery chain, ”Fiendish Chain.“ he looked at his opponents,”It's time for you all to pay for your sins.“ he didn't wait for any of them to speak for or against this proclamation to make his move. He flung his arm out to his right and with a flick of his wrist he launched the chain across the way wrapping around the waist of one of the masked men searing into his skin causing absolute pain and severe burns be inflicted. ”You first.“ he tugged hard and let the searing hot chain pull the man towards him and met him with a stiff right hand to the face. Shaking the chains to release them from the target he set his sight on the next unfortunate soul.

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