Friends Forever [Open to all FT members]

“Your attacks might be strong, but they are quite repetitive. A dummy is but a standing object that will not defend itself. The material they are made out of is not as strong as shielding of magic either~.” I sudden voice would sound out from the other side of the roof as the young boy managed to put out all the flames he just formed. There was a female sitting on the roof’s railing, looking at the surrounding area of the guild hall as if she was there the whole time, her golden hair and nine majestic tails swaying in the faint wind that suddenly picked up.

Due to the extra appendages, the volume of her form increased greatly. Even if her body was not the biggest, she appeared pretty huge and intimidating to most people around. But that was one of the most powerful members of the guild for you. Noheme was usually messing around, but her power was real and it was demonstrated several times already. No one wanted to be on the other end of her demonic blade, as none have survived the vixen’s onslaught yet. Not that she was going all out on regular basis, she was often holding back quite a bit. Something many members thought because of the fact that no one could sense her magical energy at all.

Though the truth was, Noheme’s power was simply so great it has transcended the regular reality everyone lives in. Only those of equal power to her was truly able to sense her monstrous energy. She would have had to lower it greatly for anyone else to sense it. Regardless, she appeared rather dormant right now, not even really watching the boy running about. She had her regular outfit, a kimono mostly consisting of white and purple colors. She was not here until just moments ago either. But thanks to her powers, it was rather easy for her to just kinda pop up wherever she wanted.

And seeing how her body could not produce any sounds in this reality much like her magical energy, it was rather obvious she’d always just kinda emerge in places without anyone noticing her. The reason why she was here was one big unknown, as no one could really pinpoint the fox girl’s routine and interests. Perhaps it was because she sensed the heat and wanted to check it out, or maybe she just wanted to visit the roof for her own sake, have a look at the surrounding area while she relaxed. Whatever the real reason was, she had no problems commenting on what the boy was doing.

Finally, she would turn around to properly look at the boy. Her emerald green eyes were almost shining, even though it was the middle of a day. And her gaze easily pierced him, how sharp it seemed. The mischievous grin that was constantly present on her face did not exactly help, either. The vixen ears on her head twitched several times as she heard every single he said and more. The accelerated beating of his heart and rougher, less regular breathing was all apparent to the female and gave her a good idea of how he reacted to her presence, only adding to her entertainment.

And what more, he appeared to be just as shameless as his mother. So it was probably hereditary, huh? Things were shaping to be fairly interesting. The only annoyance was the fact that the boy had far too many questions. So as he was asking, the kitsune would run her hand through the golden hair once and then laugh. “That is correct, a Kyubi. You are asking one of the most magical creatures if they are a mage~.” The moment she finished her sentence, her body simply… vanished. It was no longer there. And instead, during that very same moment, she was standing right in front of the boy.

Her hair was floating behind her, same as her tails to suggest that she either warped or was just so swift to move from one point to another in a literal instant. And though she was currently somewhat breaking the boy’s personal space, she did not care. And in another instant, all nine tails would move around the boy from all sides to form a cage of sorts. “Have you ever heard that it is good manners to introduce yourself first when asking someone else for their identity~? Should probably work on that a little bit.”

And with that, she moved the tails back behind her and walked right past him to where all the dummies stood. In her hand was a seemingly simple hand-held fan that she opened and waved few times in front of her face as if to refresh herself from the heat that was radiating in this place right now. Looking at the target he was practicing with, she would take the fan and close it again, however. With a light “ding”, she would place the small tool on top of the dummy and watch as it suddenly fell into two identical pieces, a vertical line dividing them as if someone had just cleaved it perfectly.

“Perhaps you’re not strong enough to sense my magic~.” She oh so loved to tease others, regardless of the situation. And the boy seemed prideful, so poking holes there seemed to be the best option for the nine-tailed girl who was always up for some fun. Seeing humans react to all sorts of things was just about her most favorite hobby these days, since she was no longer actively participating in all those world-shaping jobs and events.

In the world of magic, there was only one thing absolutely everyone respected. And that was power. Those who wielded power could crush those without it at a moment’s notice. This was an absolute that no one could change or control. And whether it was by logic or instincts alone, it did matter. Only the greatest of fools would throw themselves at a foe they could never beat in a life or death situation. Displaying power was also one of the fastest and easiest ways to gain reputation, along with some of that respect. Though, often, also few enemies along the way.

With just that little demonstration, she managed to get a name out of that boy. Granted, she already knew it before she arrived. After all, he was pretty known in the guild, as was his mother. The reason why she did what she did was to try and teach him some manners. Even something like that was important in the world out there. Though, in the end, it also resulted in the boy speculating as to why he could not sense her magical energy. While the answer was rather simple, it seemed that was trying to complicate it with all sorts of magical explanations.

It caused to vixen to giggle from behind the fan she held in front of her expression again. She even already told him what she was, a nine-tailed fox. Naturally, that was not all that she was. There was much more to her, but that was to be revealed on another day. Since no one else in the guild knew either. Hell, no one even knew her by her true name, Noheme. She was still introducing herself as Eris Sytry out of the habit. But perhaps one day, one of these people would grow close enough to the Moon Goddess for her to reveal her true name to them.

As the boy tried to hurl another wave of magic toward her, she remained completely stationary. She was prepared to use one of her abilities, The Fallen Angel dance, to twist the space around her in order to make the attack miss at first, but as she sensed another presence incoming, she predicted a slightly different outcome. It didn’t take long for her prediction to come true, as Haru got very distracted and his attack failed by itself, no assistance needed. Looking in the same direction as him, she would smile at the swordsman who just arrived.

“Oh my, if it isn’t Mura Kensho. Good day to you, boy.” She would say politely as her golden tails swayed in the air behind her playfully. Then she quickly turned back toward the boy. “Attacking others like that is another thing quite rude~. Especially if you can’t even form the attack right~!” She would close her eyes and grin, obviously joking with her words in order to poke at the boy and tease him a bit. But it was true that if he were this easily distracted, he would have to work on his focus a bit. In a real fight, there were far too many distractions for this to be happening without consequence.

The vixen could not help herself but laugh at the comment. The boy certainly had some temperament, that much was obvious. And he did resemble his mother a fair bit in certain areas, at least to Noheme herself. It made her recall all those dumb little jobs they went on. “Little” as in world saving. Though it seemed that was a thing of the past now. After all, the girl had a child and even Noheme herself seemed to have settled down to an extent. What future held, no one knew for sure. But as of right now, it did not look all too exciting.

The fox simple grew too powerful. She could split mountains with a simple swing of her sword, but what good did it do to her? It was not like world-shaking events were taking place every single day. And anything else would ultimately just grow boring to her. Well, there was really no use thinking about that now, was there. The vixen would simply turn her gaze toward yet another newcomer, her smile still hidden behind the fan she held in front of her expression. “My oh my… the children of this age certainly seem to lack any and all respect…”

She would make a small comment toward how the man called her a “furry”. Though she just had to giggle at how Haru responded. Suddenly he was defending her? What a curious little boy indeed. Noheme would take few steps to find herself behind him and lean in so that her face would find itself right next to his, almost as if she were to whisper something into his ear. “So you do know my name, boy. What a tease you are, asking what I am this whole time~.” With that, she would narrow her back again and take few steps away from him.

“Yes, I am Eris Sytry. A guardian deity of Fairy Tail~.” Despite how that sounded, it was more or less the perfect truth. She went by the name of Eris Sytry in this world, she was a deity and she was somewhat protecting the guild from within her shadows. She was certainly powerful enough to repel just about anyone who would try to do the guild any harm. Whether the others would believe that or not was up to them. After all, she was a bit of a mysterious member. Spending more time outside of the guild halls than inside of them.

This newcomer was quite interesting, was he not? A loud type, it seemed. Though one could say that most people in a guild like Fairy Tail were of that type. This one especially, however. Complaining about everything and showing nothing in return, the vixen thought and chuckled to herself. She would hide her expression behind the hand-held fan again as she fixated her gaze on Atuzite. “Oh, but who’s to say I know nothing about you, boy? It’s been a while since I joined this guild, and I had a good and long look around since~” she decided to tease him a little bit.

But that did not last long, as she quickly decided to get at least semi-serious. “When you live for thousands of years, even the oldest of humans will appear as children to you. To be so youthful and have such a limited lifespan - must be truly joyous.” The reality was that Noheme became a bored existence. Very little in this world would excite her anymore. And while that did not show very often on her outside, her soul was suffering from this. And her words just now, they were very earnest. As far as human understanding went, she was immortal. No sweet embrace of death for her.

Even when her body was destroyed, she just returned and occupied a new physical vessel. Nothing could end her, no matter how powerful. At first, that was a blessing. Later on, it started turning into a curse as everyone around the goddess started to fail at entertaining her. But she quickly abandoned those negative thoughts, as they could only deepen her frustration with the life she had. Looking at all these members of the guild she decided to join in her amnesia period, at least a little bit of their liveliness would get rubbed off on her.

Folding the fan and moving it away from her face, she would scan everyone present with her emerald green gaze. It was kinda amusing that Haru, the boy who appeared to agitated at the start of this encounter, was now defending her. It forced another laugh out of her as she looked up at the Sun. He would show her something later on, huh? Well, if he was anything like this mother, then he would grow up to be a powerful man indeed. “Then I’ll be looking forward to when you do, boy. It’s been a while since I saw something I could judge as impressive~.”

Hopefully that would get him even more motivated to do his best. It was not that easy to impress the fox lady, but it was not impossible either. In any case, there was something approaching her. And she did notice it, but did not move away a single inch. She could feel the ghost’s presence, but did not bother to identify it any further. Only at the moment when she was approached like that, she would turn around, only to notice Mura Kensho somehow finding his way into her bosom. Well… all she could do was laugh and embrace the boy’s head there. “My, my~. You really all are still young, are you not?”