King of Thieves

Johann arrived just after Yona was hit and sent flying back into a wall, barely a moment late. He bit his lip, this was exactly what he wanted to prevent from happening, keeping himself from swearing loudly before turning to the collapsed stone wall and the motionless body of his fellow West Fiore Trading Company mage. His eyes widened and his expression shifted from a serious and stoic face to one that was filled with only one thing, burning hate, hate for the man who had done this. Johann had sworn to himself that he would protect those he called his family, and that he would never lose someone again, and there he was, unable to protect the one person he should. The CEO would kill him if she died, but more importantly, he would never forgive himself. He knew he had to end this to help the girl, and with that he turned towards the cause of his anger, the man who caused all of this bloodshed and battle, who stood there, holding his 2 runed blades in his hands, bleeding from a wound on his leg and one on his stomach, a broad grin decorating his face, mocking Johann with every second the brute stared down on him. "You were too late" he laughed out before exclaiming "Now, it's your turn !". Johann, who paid no mind to the mans mockery started walking towards the man, slowly and with steadfast steps, certain of his own victory.

"This is for the Cartel, die !" Daza spoke these words with one scimitar rushing at Johann from both sides before the speed mage finally opened his mouth to speak. "Indomabilis" once again calmly left the mages lips, but this time it was different. Instead of time slowing, it completely froze. The blades had stopped moving and were hovering in the air, the sand that had been whirled around by the fight was being still in its place, not a thing moved and everything was completely silent. Johann lifted up his head, his pupil shining in a deep and bright red in his black left eye, staring at the grinning expression of Daza, his own expression dominated by his emotions. Johann lifted up his arms, placing his hands on one of the scimitars each before seemingly grabbing the golden runes that were inscribed onto them, ripping them from the blades before they faded into nothing. Johanns ability to manipulate most runes to his will had come into play here, and without the runes these swords were just that, normal swords.

Johann knew the ability to tap into the flow of time like that would disable his magic power for a little bit, but he still had the incredible strength his blood granted him, stepping forward and closer to Daza. He couldn't interact with any other living being while the flow of time was stopped, but he could prepare, and so he sheathed his weapon, drawing back his fist, ready to deliver a blow that would stand unrivaled. As he focussed, time started to flow again. The scimitars behind him fell to the ground with a loud metallic sound, and Daza seemed confused for just a moment before Johanns fist dug itself into his chest, delivering an energy that made the earth between the two shake, sending the man flying. For Daza, it must've looked like the speed mage moved instantly, teleporting without lifting a finger and reappearing just before him before he was struck with incredible force. He crashed into a stone pillar, bursting through the solid structure to hit a massive stone wall, cracking it before sinking to the ground. Johann had given him a taste of his own medicine. He made his way over, without his magic he was slower, that much was true, but he was still much faster than the average human, and from his walk he burst into a sprint, arriving at Daza's side just a few seconds later.

The Cartel boss seemed to be weakened, trying to move but collapsing onto the ground while attempting to pull himself and and back on his feet. "How ... did you do that ... just now, old man ?" he glared up at Johann, a mocking grin still on his lips. He simply ignored the question, grabbing the other by his collar, pulling him up just a little to look him in the eyes. "You know, originally I wanted you to live and tell the tale so you can let others know not to mess with the West Fiore Trading Company ... but it appears that you have hurt my family, so" Johann lifted his fist up and reached back as far as he could "I changed my mind". The other was trying to hold up his hands but they dropped back to the ground as Johann started demolishing the man's face, blow after blow and punch after punch hitting Daza's head, slowly turning it into a bloody pulp. Life had left Daza already, but Johann kept beating the man, blinded by his rage before he finally stopped after a short while. His hand was broken, but he didn't care as it shifted right back to its original state, still entirely covered in blood that was dripping from his fist and onto the ground. Johann, without hesitation, started running, sprinting towards where Yona was lying, hoping, praying that he could still do something for her and that it wasn't too late.

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Word Count: 912
Word Count Total: 7.865 / 2.000

HP: 140 / 270
MP: 80 / 120

Defeated Enemies:
- 15 / 15 Cartel Recruits (weak)
- 10 / 10 Cartel Swordsmen (normal)
- 5 / 5 Cartel Mages (strong)
- Daza (boss)

Spells Used:
- Sonic Slash (Duration left: - / Cooldown left: -) Signature Spell
- Sonic Boom (Duration left: - / Cooldown left: -) Signature Spell

- Mach1na (Duration left: - / Cooldown left: 4 )
- First-Aid Bubbles (Duration left: - / Cooldown left: 1)
- Pressure Low (Duration left: - / Cooldown left: 3)

Abilities Used:
- Suscitatio (Duration left: 3 / Cooldown left: -)
- Ancient Odem (Duration left: - / Cooldown left: 1)
- Tornados Wrath (Duration left: 2 / Cooldown left: -)
- Indomabilis (Duration left: - / Cooldown left: 3)

Yona lay there still, hearing the fight go on behind her back. She held the soil in her hand for a long time, what felt like forever, pouring her magic into the grains and encouraging plant life to grow for her spell to be complete. The green haired woman could hear Daza and his threats. She could hear Johann's steps against the rock like floor. Yona had no idea time was ever even paused, suddenly hearing the loud crack of Daza hitting a wall himself. She was curious, desperate to know what was going on, the sounds telling her the fight was continuing. She groaned softly and opened her eyes trying to roll over and see. Even as she held onto the soil in her hands, propping herself up on her elbows, she barely lifted herself a couple inches before collapsing back into place.

The sounds of punching, of bones cracking and shifting, and the wet sound that came with it was intense. She wet her lips, and closed her eyes again. If she could just hold on a little longer, a large fruit would grow between her enclosed hands, out of the soil. A piece of fruit that would give her the health she needed, heal some of that damage she had taken. She made a soft whimper like sound as she felt the roots moving in the soil, the plant forming slowly under her phalanges. Yona felt the small seedling of her magic sprout out of the soil with a single small leaf. Just a little longer, and a bud would appear, and then a flower, and then the petals would fall away. Finally yes, finally.. she just had to wait. She breathed slow, her whole body in agony. She felt the blood dripping down from her head and over her neck. She felt bruises forming under her skin all over her back and legs and even her arms.

Yona heard the sound of Johann's voice, strained and worried. He was winning, or had won, she thought to herself. Yona heard his approach and forced her emerald eyes open so that he would know at a glance that she was living. "Family?" She asked him gently, lying there looking for answers to what she had heard going on behind her. "You think I'm family?" Her eyes closed again after seeing Johann near. Indeed, he had had her back afterall. Everything would be fine now, in a few seconds, that fruit she had been waiting for grew into her enclosed palm: red skinned and smelling like a type of exotic soft citrus.


HP: 3
MP: 50%
WC: 9181

Spells:
Sundew Mire- Duration 2/3
Benevolent Drupes- 2/2
Health: Eating a red drupe will cause the target to regain 15% of health.
Bamboo Rend - Cooldown 2/2

Swarm of bugs- Daza- Damage dealt= 5hp/turn

"Yona!", Johann shouted, sprinting over to where the girl was lying, throwing himself down and inspecting her the second he got to the cracked stone wall, holding his hands over Yona's mangled and broken body as he tried to cast a healing spell, panicking as he stared down onto his bloody hands when seconds passed that felt like an eternity without anything happening. There was no magic circle, there was no grey glow, and he was starting to feel desperation building up when beside the two there was a plant sprouting from the earth, turning into a flower before finally producing a single fruit.

Johann was more than confused, the situation didn't exactly help with his focus but he knew that the girl was using plant magic, and so he improvised, bringing the hand with the fruit to Yonas lips to see that it indeed had a healing effect. Yona started to feel a little better, meaning she would at least hold out until he could use his wind magic to heal her. He sat down, his right elbow resting on his knee and the other hand on his forehead his head tilted back and he responded to the girl questions from earlier now that he had the time to do it. "You are now an official member of the West Fiore Trading Company. Of course you are my family". For a while he sat there, unable to do anything, opening his mouth to talk to the girl. "Now you see why I wanted discipline, new girl ... don't take risks like that or I might actually start worrying" he uttered when he felt the magic return to his body and, without hesitation, he held open his hands over Yona, using both his bandages and his bubbles on her, wounds closing instantly and broken bones shifting back into their place before he teleported both of them out and back to Divide Island to get Yona out of harm's way and report back to the CEO so he could sort the matter out. In any case, he was glad that things had worked out, even if just barely, and that Yona had gathered experience with the Company, happy that he had made another friend and companion in battle and hoping that they would get along in the future.

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Word Count: 387
Word Count Total: 8.252 / 2.000