----- Fairy Festival [SPECTATOR THREAD] -----

(spectating this thread (which is FT members only): https://www.fairytail-rp.com/t35491-event-fairy-festival-parade-thread-performers-only)

This was a day of celebration…

To celebrate the Fairy Festival…

To have a good time…

To unwind and strengthen the connection between citizen and wizard…

Today meant to celebrate between Magnolian citizens and their Fairy Protectors, to bring joy and entertainment to those who had been with them in heart and spirit, whether if they were inhabitants here or came from elsewhere, and likely for the veterans around - to close the wound of an event so long ago… when thinking about it, Mura felt so passionate and relieved inside. He was obviously present at Sorano’s intro as a huge platform was placed in front of the exposed guild hall. Their ‘infamous slash famous’ bar was open for the public, and everything seemed to joyous and eager. More eager than the former, though, for the day had just begun.

People from Magnolia - of course - as well as Hargeon, Crocus, Galuna Island, Enca, Hosenka were within his recognition field. The main street was especially crowded, which just meant that Nessa and the others would have a lot of eyes on them when they performed the parade. He hoped that none of them would suddenly develop a fear of spotlight and faint in the middle of the performance…

Floats were being prepared to cross the street where he found himself at. Sorano had taken extra good care of her ties to the companies who provided the floats for today, so they were likely going to be specially made for the occasion. He knew that several wizards from his guild, not only Nessa, would perform with sparkly, eye-catching wonders alike those at the circuses that he once went to. It was a great day for the wizards here, too, because they could stretch out and show what they got - and he had his duty as well alike the parade girls.

Not only Magnolia’s population would be here, he knew so much. When he thought about it, though, a glimpse of hope struck his heart about a certain someone’s presence… but nah, maybe he was hoping too much. And as such, he stood among the crowds of people who were applausing Sorano’s speech as her face was shown on all the screens around the town. Her speech summarized the plans for today’s event as such:

First - a parade through the main street with the best quality floats from entertainment companies with special performances by yours truly, Fairy Tail!
Second - either enjoy the booths set up along Dragonborn Lane and Main Street with friends and family, or watch select Fairy Tail Wizards duel with wizards from all around Fiore!
Third - glowing cherry blossom trees will emerge and cover the sky with glamorous color! Fioreworks, nighttime activities and lots and lots of drinking at Fairy Tail’s bar will be present to signal a good finish to the event!

Now, he simply stood and awed at the sight that was coming to him, among his dear neighbors and allies… the festival had now begun!

Arcadia as Ice Dragon Wyrmling:

Approaching invisibly, Arcadia temporarily suppressed the natural cloudless snowfall that occurred around her while in dragon form. The wyrmling of living ice dives down toward the gathered crowd, producing the same illusion of a powerful burst of ice and snow they would have sen on the large viewing lacrimas spread around. Simultanesously, she allowed the cloudless snowfall to start again. The wyrmling came within height of a small child above the heads of the crowd before she pulled up, trailing her contrail of illusionary sparkly silver glitter. The glitter left nothing behind upon landing down below.

Circling around once as she reclaimed altitude, Arcadia let out a roaring geyeser of ice and mist skyward. With another illusionary burst of ice and snow, she rendered herself invisible again, and flew back toward the parade floats.

Okami ~ Kamiki festival:

How long had it been? 3 months? 6 months? An year? Julius couldn't remember and couldn't care less, but today would be the day he'd be returning to Magnolia town! And not just for an normal occasion in Julius' travels he had seen flyers and posters for something called "The fairy festival" Julius had never heard of that festival, but apparently it's an annual festival being organized by the Fairy Tail guild. Ah Fairy Tail... The first place I could call home when I arrived in Fiore... It sure had been a wild ride... Julius reminisced of the past when he arrived in Magnolia town, he was very nervous back then and had that nasty habit of referring to himself in the third person. I was 17 back then... Yet I still acted like some child... What a fool... In the time Julius was gone he grew to be more harsh to himself, a new habit that slowly is bringing him down, which is why he decided to go back to Magnolia! To see if he could re connect with some old friends.

Julius could hear the festivities in the distance. One hill was in the way of reaching his old home. Julius couldn't contain himself anymore and took a sprint up the hill. Oi Julius! Wait for me! Just what is going through that kid now? Squable said as he tried to keep up with Julius. Oh quit your yapping, Squable... I'm back guys! Julius said as he looked over the town. The town looked gorgeous with the lights, decorations and the floats going through the streets. Let's go into town and see if we can find some old pals. Julius said as he flamboyantly walked down the hill.

Arriving at the street where a parade was being held, Squable was admiring the floats the guild members of Fairy Tail had created. Oi Julius... You have to look at how pretty all the floats look! Julius? Julius? Squable tried to get the blond pirate's attention, but Julius was occupied with something else. Yeah, yeah... Sparkly floats, whatever... Julius scanned through the crowd to see if he saw someone familiar but to no avail. Julius do you have any idea how much work these people must have put into making these floats? Hey are you even listening to me? Squable kept yapping at Julius but he didn't really paid any attention to Squable. Julius was about to walk away and go deper into the town, he noticed a familiar girl. Walking closer Julius could see his former teammate and current guildmaster, Sorano. Time really flies by, doesn't it Sorano? I must say this guildmaster aura you're having really suits you! Now how about you give an old friend a hug?

Masha was beginning to doubt the wisdom of coming to the parade. At least coming to the parade with all of her freaking contractees. She couldn't hear half of what the guild master said. They were like little children, preventing her from really enjoying the parade. At least they all appeared human. Apparently, Lord Frost had demanded they all learn it to blend in when Masha needed to be stealthy. She refused to tell them how much the gesture touched her heart. That would only inflate their egos and some of them had quite large egos to begin with.

Mercedes, Masha's young red dragon, looked like a cute little redheaded girl. A spattering of freckles dusted her nose and she looked at the world with wide blue eyes. A green sundress clothed the dragon's human form. She almost looked like Masha's daughter and more than a few people had commented as such. Mercedes always glowed when someone said something, bouncing in Masha's arms. Luckily, despite being the youngest, Masha hadn't had too many issues with her.

Dewi, Masha's adult black dragon, appeared to be a black haired beauty. She was clothed in a a wife beater, black skinny jeans and a leather jacket. A few piercings decorated her face. Masha had noticed she spent most of the time sneering down at any male or female that approached her. The unfortunate part was Dewi kept gathering her shadow breath whenever someone got too annoying. Just like now as some smooth talker attempted to pick the dragon up. "Dewi!" Masha hissed. The dragon shot her a look. Masha made a vicious cutting gesture. The dragon rolled her eyes and disappeared into the crowd. "Damn it, Dewi. I'm supposed to be having fun too." Masha pouted.

A hand brushed her shoulder. It was Aodhfin. Masha's breath vanished. The phoenix looked like a beautiful male, with all the right muscles. White hair swept back from his brow before falling to frame burning orange eyes. If Masha hadn't known it was Aodhfin, she would have tried to pick him up a while ago. All that tan skin showing from the phoenix refusing to wear a shirt. Aodhfin was glad only in a pair of faded jeans. It was drawing a lot of attention to him. "I'll watch her, Masha. Don't worry." He slipped off into the crowd. Masha scowled at the flock of girls that followed. She had a feeling Aodhfin would have some trouble of his own before long.

Masha reached out and snagged the collar of a nice blue suit as someone tried to slip by her. "Lord Caius Frost." She said icily. "Not thinking about latching onto yet another girl, are we?" The vampire somehow managed to pale despite his nearly white pallor. His shocking blue hair was cut short, combed back. Perhaps that was why Masha had had to drag him off of three girls already. The vampire could not keep his fangs to himself. "You forbid it, mistress but uh... there's candy in that direction!"

"You sly little-"
"Candy!" Mercedes shot out of her arms. Masha didn't bother calling out to the little dragon girl. Caius had known exactly what he was doing. She shot him a murderous glare before running off. "Mercedes! Mercedes, come back! We can get the candy together!" The succubus skidded to a halt when she finally found the little dragon disguised as a girl. She was tugging on the pants leg of someone Masha recognized. She could still feel the imprint of their dancing, the taste of his tongue. Artemis Dagger. The succubus could barely focus in on what Mercedes was saying to the hunk. "-use me, sir. May I gets that candy you getted? Pwease?" The redheaded child held out her hands to Artemis, the picture of innocence. Little troll. The dragon could speak perfect English but she was finding talking like a human baby was getting better results for her. Masha was torn. Did she retrieve her dragon child and bump into the man she'd been fantasizing about for a while? Or did she leave Mercedes in Artemis' hands? The succubus bit her lip, unsure of what to do.

After the adventure in the cultist temple in Spooky Forest, Leona took a day off. She heard that there was a festival in Magnolia Town that was being hosted by an old ally, Fairy Tail. She took a shower and dressed in a new green-and-gold outfit that was sent to her by her mother Sophia. The only downside was the skirt. It had been years since she had last worn a skirt.

Leona carried her backpack and Nightshade Machete. She also wore her Argent Gloves in case trouble came up. It felt good to have all her equipment again. Leona walked into the foyer of the guild hall and notified a staff member that she was going to Magnolia Town. The member nodded and jotted a note for everyone.

Stepping outside and summoning her harpies, Leona then flew to the outskirts of Magnolia Town.

-In Magnolia Town-

Leona landed on the outskirts in order to reduce the number of people who might be accidentally flashed by the Silver Wolf Guild Master. The harpies waved as they vanished. Leona then joined the crowd and walked into town in order to see the festival.

Leona made her way into the festival area, which was thronged with people. She had just missed the floats but was in time to see two familiar faces in the crowd. They belonged to Artemis Dagger and Masha Dymonrel. Artemis used to be part of Silver Wolf until his departure several months ago. Masha was her partner on the job where she fought with angels in a "trial" to determine if the pair were demons or not.

The blonde decided to hang back and let those two have fun on their own. She had heard something of interest that had gotten her attention. There were going to be duels where outside mages could challenge particular Fairy Tail mages. Leona was excited about the possibility of dueling a Fairy Tail mage. She had always wanted to see what they could do in a fight.

Leona had gotten a glimpse of their power when she worked alongside Nessa Cordelia Lux and Arcadia Fairchilde. Alongside Haraka Omaras and Johann von Weiss of Onyx Moon, they fought against and successfully defeated the pumpkin tower and a host of its minions on Celestial Sanctum in a harrowing nighttime battle. Both Nessa and Arcadia were formidable mages; she hoped that if she entered the duel, one of them mages would be her opponent. If not, she would gladly duel any Fairy Tail mage.

Leona's Outfit:

Starting Appearance:

Aranea had been delighted to find her personal lair in the East Forest had not been discovered as she had feared. She hadn't really gotten to hunt since joinng the West Fiore Trading Company. She had stuck around her new home in Tolgalen as long as she could, but with her vow to not treat any mortal who calls Tolgalen home or works for the WFTC, she had to go without consuming any new dreams of mortals the whole time.


She wasn't in danger of fading into obliviion yet, but if the exiled celestial spirit waited too much longer to fill herself with fresh energy from mortal dreams, she would be. Fortunately she happened upon a pair of wold-be bandits camping out in the East Forest on her way to her cavern lair there. She was sure not many in the mortal world would miss them.

Renewed by their dreams coursing through her, she felt more real and connected to the mortal world already. Being more grounded, she also thought a little more clearly. An important realization made all the easier for it. She really did need ot find a new cavern for her personal lair now. It was too dangerous to go hunting around the town under the protection of another mortal wizard guild her own new home called allies. For her own sake, she decided it as safest to consider mortals under the protection of Fairy Tail and Silver Wolf to be off limits the same as she already considered mortals under the protection of WFTC. Those bandits's dreams would have to be her last meal around Magnolia.

For now, she srolled in into Magnolia proper from the edges of the East Forest. While flying from Tolgalen, she had seen posters in a couple places she stopped to rest, and figured she may as well check it out. She arrived in time to hear the Fairy Tail guildmaster's opening speech. The young blonde blended in with the throng of people along the parade route, rather admiring each of the floats. She jumped and dove after her share of the sweets being tossed out, following that float a little way down the side of the street for a small collection of candies."Now we're talking."

Masha knew the moment she had been spotted. Heat flushed through her body. That little smirk on his face was a sure sign the hot hunk remembered her. Of course, Mercedes made things a little more awkward. Maybe. Sort of. Oh who was she kidding. She didn't care if it was awkward or not. She wanted to know if the guy she'd been fantasizing about liked her in return. Even a little bit. Masha adjusted the bandeau bra that kept her chest in place. Not that she needed to. The succubus merely wanted his eyes on her chest. The vest, worn for a little bit of modesty, was pushed back to give him the full effect. The short shorts could be pulled into it later. Maybe the stockings too. Masha was already fantasizing and she hadn't even approached Artemis yet. Gotta get her head in the game.

The succubus strut across the distance, dodging people and ignoring the wolf whistles. She stood before Mercedes and Artemis. The breath seemed to escape her lungs. The words escaped her. She couldn't think. Mercedes however, was in full control of herself. The little dragon girl hugged her legs. "Mama! Dah Nice man gaved me candy! See?" She held out a tiny hand with the candy in it. Masha scowled down at her. Mercedes knew full well who Artemis was. The little dragon was apparently quite the eavesdropper. "Don't you even start, Mercedes. You ran away from me. Without warning. You also manipulated Artemis into giving you candy and you know full well I'm not your mother." Mercedes stuck her lip out. The succubus sighed, stooping to pick the little girl up. She swept her hair behind her ear with her free hand.

"Uh Artemis. Hi. Uh. Um. This is Mercedes. My little dragon. I'm not her mom. I'm not a mom at all." This wasn't going at all how she'd imagined their reunion. In her head, it had been hot, steamy. Instead, she was a rambling mess. Masha took a deep breath. Time to "I'm glad to see you. I can't stop thinking about that night..." "Ooooo is that the night that... the baby was made?" Mercedes asked in a loud whisper. She'd dropped all pretense of baby talk. A fierce blush covered Masha's cheeks and her jaw dropped open as she finally looked at the little dragon. There was an impish grin on Mercedes' face. "Mercedes! Tell him that was a joke! Tell him it was a joke right now!" Mercedes looked innocently at Artemis. "It was a joke, Mr. Dagger." The little dragon leaned close to Artemis, gesturing for him to lean down. "But not really! It's yours! Congrats Daddy!" The blush spread quickly across the rest of Masha's face and she covered it with her free hand. What had she done to deserve this?

The young red head couldn't remember the last time he was allowed to go out on his own without some tutor breathing down his neck, it was almost like he was being groomed to be the next heir in line of his family but that unfortunate honour had fallen to his elder brother Artemis. Then again it had never stopped their parents comparing them to each other and pointing out failings that one had that they other didn't. He knew it annoyed himself this happened so guessed his older brother had felt the same on the matter, it was never nice to have every little thing pointed out especially when it was against your own siblings. He understood that their family held a lot of influence and that appearance was everything in their social standing, in honesty it was so very tiresome to always seem perfect, making good impressions with the right people while going against what you actually wanted. He envied his elder brother who was out on his own but he was to young to be out from his parents grip completely; soon he knew that marriage would eventually be brought up and that was a conversation that he really wasn't looking forward to, this was due to wanting to marry out of love not convenience for his families standing.

He had been travelling for hours it seemed to finally get to Magnolia, he had managed to convince his family to believe that this would be a perfect time for him to rub elbows with well known mages and perhaps even make acquaintance with some within the West Fiore Trading Company and broker a meeting for a potential business proposition. In honesty he didn't care about any of those things he just wanted to feel normal for a day and if this was the only way to get a bit of space to breath he would lie his ass off. He had hoped that he would even see his elder brother but given how busy this place seemed to be at the moment he knew they could walk right past each other and not even notice one another. "Last time I seen a festival this busy was at the announcement of who jay mah wotsit's wedding." he said to himself in a thought filled tone "That reminds me I really need to buy a wedding gift for them at some point but it won't be today." he said continuing to walk down the street taking in the smells, music and dancing a smile on his face as he enjoyed the energy in atmosphere.

At the moment he wore a black pair of trousers, white shirt, white overcoat with some red and a black blazer on the collar of his shirt sat a pin with his families symbol and around his neck hung a cross. He was a spiritulist and for some reason just having it around his neck made him feel at ease though he had no idea why. He moved to a near by stall and bought some rock candy placing it into his pocket so he would have something sweet for the way home. "Never know I might actually find a guild I want to join while I'm here too." he said moving his hand through his red hair. He stopped as he seen his elder brother and chuckled walking towards him once more but seeing another going to him caused him a moments pause as he didn't really want to interrupt him and the one he was talking to even if it had been several months since they last saw one another. 'I could catch up with him later I suppose.' he thought to himself as he turned to walk away, he was glad his brother was happy and understood that it could be months until he even got time to see him again but he knew that between family obligations and being a mage this was just the way of things.

Leona was busy being excited over the duel portion of the event. She knew that she should not be excited over a duel, but part of the blonde always liked a good fight. With the duels being regulated and medical mages almost certainly on standby, it would be a low-stakes affair compared to the life-or-death fights she had been getting into. That would be a welcome break. She could fight someone just for bragging rights, not for the fate of Earthland or for her life.

Then another thought hit her. As Silver Wolf's Guild Master, she would make the guild look bad if she lost. She had spent the better part of her mage career undertaking increasingly dangerous jobs to build up Silver Wolf's reputation. One loss might jeopardize all of that work. Now the blonde was uncertain as to whether she should partake in a duel.

After a few moments of panic Leona settled down and made a decision. She would participate anyway. She wanted to see if she could help Silver Wolf stand as equals to Fairy Tail and West Fiore Trading Company. To reach that goal she would have to take risks. She could not play it safe forever and risk Silver Wolf being seen as nothing but a pawn of stronger guilds.

Leona's thoughts were interrupted as a tall young woman with long blue hair approached her and mentioned her name. The bluenette's name was Amalie West. Leona had seen Amalie at the Autumn Jamboree but never got a chance to talk to her. Once she identified herself as part of West Fiore Trading Company, the blonde knew that she was among friends.

"Yes, I'm Leona Jarnefeldt, the Guild Master of Silver Wolf." Leona confirmed.

"What can I do for you?" Leona asked Amalie. It was important to keep up good relationships with Fairy Tail and WFTC. Silver Wolf had benefited from the alliance and Leona was always willing to return the favor. She had to get around to sharing the locations of Written Antiquities and Jobaasa's Rare Tomes with the two allied guilds some day. Her thoughts were disrupted when a red-haired guy bumped into her while walking.

"Sorry about that, mister." She apologized to him. Leona paused in place as she looked at him. Except for a few minor differences, he looked almost exactly like Artemis Dagger.

"If you'll forgive me saying so, you look kind of familiar." Leona said to the red-haired man.

Ren hadn't been paying to much attention as he moved away from his older brother hoping not to be seen by him. Last thing he needed was the inquisition as to how he managed to escape for the day, but then it was normal for them to take part in such things or at least he thought it was. Regardless he was here now and wanted to enjoy the rare freedom he had been given before having to return home to the land of continuous studies and social events. When you were a kid it was kind of magical but then he was use to being an ornement for his parents to show off, he had to wonder if his elder siblings had went through the same issues as he did on that, somehow he believed they got off lightly. It was true that they all seemed to hold an unnatural gift when it came to something or other but he himself seemed to have been a Prodigy at everything he ever tried. Well except his families own type of magic, he could use magic and he could use weapons but he seemed to have difficulty melding the two into requip. This had bothered him to no end, he believed himself a failure due to it as nothing but perfection was expected, with such high expectations he was doomed to fall and feared he would be disinherited not that it would bother him.

Sure he had lived a privileged life but he could live without money other people seemed to do just fine, it was losing his family for something that was beyond his control that scared him. He had no idea what he'd do without their support and so vowed he would learn his families style of magic no matter what. "My apologies miss, I was inside my own mind." he said a gentle smile crossing his youthful features. To him he was the one at fault not the one he had bumped into, his blue eyes went over both Leona and Amelia taking in every small detail of their person and what they were wearing; that was until Leona spoke to him about looking familiar. "You have likely met my older brother Artemis." he said turning and pointing to the red head he had just walked away from without a word, it was then he had realised his own bad manners and rubbed the back of his head nervously "A.. ah, I'm sorry I should have introduced myself..." he said with an embarrased voice "I'm Apollo Rennard Dagger, I tend to prefer being called Ren however." he said bringing his hand down "And you both are?" he enquired at least wanting to know whom he was talking to.

"Our alliance is based on mutual interest. Since Independent Guilds don't fall completely in one status group, some people think we don't have any friends and are easy targets because of that. So we made our own alliance. We three look out for one another and provide support, whether it's information or help on challenging jobs." Leona said to Amalie all that could be said in public. There was a lot that could not be said in public. Leona wished that they were back in Tolgalen or some other secure location. Then she could explain more, or rather explain what she knew. That thought was put on hold because the red-haired youth who bumped into her soon identified himself.

"Apollo Rennard Dagger..." Leona repeated to him. Dagger. She recalled Artemis Dagger and his brief tenure with Silver Wolf. Artemis was here in this very crowd and Leona could see the resemblance between the two Daggers.

"I'm Leona Jarnefeldt, Guild Master of Silver Wolf." Leona introduced herself to Ren.

Woah! The brilliant geyser of vaporizing ice proved quite the spectacle in the eyes of the crowds, including Mura’s as well. Arcadia was wrapping it out with such a show, yet he had a feeling that she was having even more fun than the spectators. Her float was to be expected; Ice Magic, glacier. That gave birth to a rather irrelevant question; what kind of float would he have brought if he was there performing? Perhaps a huge, floating sword- no, maybe five tomoe’s tied together in a circle… or maybe just a huge, floating Kyuken. He figured that Zirconis had no interest in being showcased like that.

A shadow enveloped him slowly as he moved his focus away from the performances. That aura promised way too much for him to believe… was that- His thoughts broke right there as his head turned heavy in a few nanoseconds, followed up by the descent of at least a dozen kilograms of sweets, mainly huge lollipops. Soon, the shaman was buried in the middle of the crowd - as if he was mainly targeted for whatever reason (Mia is forgiven), sticking out for the other spectators. Some kids began taking the lollipops, one by one, until his head popped out. “Whew…” he let out in relief by the embrace of natural light.

He had missed some floats by now; crap… a bunch of Valkyries accompanied one of the floats that resembled a star… or was that an actual star? Either way, that was clearly Nessa’s doing, no doubt; she was the main lighthouse of Fairy Tail, but… if she could generate that much magic power, then why didn’t she perform better back at Enca?!

“-Oh shit, oh shit…!” he cursed under his ‘innocent’ breath by the presence of someone nearby. It was a very specific warning signal inside his head after what he had gone through a couple days ago, and now he felt a similar signature not too far away from his position. In anxiety, he began pushing his way through the crowd, approaching the exposed guild hall. He was getting away from whoever released that signal, consciously or not… he had been through enough.

“What the hell, Mura, you missed out on Arcadia’s lizard show-“ Kyuken blabbered to him as he kept maneuvering towards the guild. Spotting the entrance, he found himself close, but that was also when he spotted another person approaching the hall. That was… he was… Julius?! JULIUS?! IT WAS JULIUS!!! HE RETURNED!!!

Immediately rushing towards him from behind, Mura leapt and almost did a choking wrestling tackle on his neck. He was trying his best to hug the old fella, his eyes releasing waterfalls. “Julius! Julius, it’s you! You’re here!” he could barely speak, “*sobbing* It’s been so long…!”

Brilliant blue eyes watched from the crowd as Masha talked to Artemis. A pair of sharp fangs briefly appeared as the vampire let out a little growl. Those in the crowd around him took a step back. The cloud of icy air that surrounded him probably didn't help much either. Caius didn't have designs on his mistress as of yet. She was... pure somehow despite the machinations of her creators. The succubus struggled against her very nature to stand in the sun. It was admirable. Something Caius looked upon with great pride. He'd traveled with her on Masha's journey out of the dark. Anything she asked, anything she wanted from him was hers. His desire for her was kept under wraps until she could handle the intensity of his love. Seeing this jumped up little snot step into his territory... Caius wanted to rip into someone's throat. Masha's little flings didn't last long. Caius made sure of that. However this one... this one might be harder to get rid of. The sheer frustration of it was making Caius emit an ice cold cloud as he gnashed his teeth. Just wait, Artemis Dagger. She'll cast you off like everyone else. Then I will find you for a little... chat. Caius faded back into the crowd, doing his best to control his killing intent and magical powers. It wouldn't due to have his mistress find out about his love prematurely. Everything would be perfect for that first night. One that would lead to many more.

Masha felt the little points of heat in her cheeks from Artemis' words. Mercedes was looking from the succubus to Artemis, an evil little grin on her cherub face. Masha needed the child/dragon out of the way. She wanted Mercedes to stay innocent, or as innocent as she could be given her older 'sisters' whispering in her ear. The succubus was about to set Mercedes down when Dewi materialized beside them. The evil grin on her dragon's face made Masha suspicious. "I'll take Mercedes, darling." Dewi said taking the little dragon girl. Then she planted a big wet on right on Masha's lips. "Don't forget about dinner tonight. I'll be wearing something extra special" Dewi winked and flounced away to Mervedes' uproarious laughter.

"I swear, those two are tryin' ta sa-bo-tage me." Masha said watching them leave. She looked over her shoulder at Artemis while adjusting her short shorts. Best to get a better handle on the situation. "Let me properly introduce myself, mister Dagger." She made his name roll about on her tongue like candy. Then Masha pushed up against his chest. Her head stretched toward his ear. Her teeth scrapped across his earlobe as she spoke. "My name is Masha Dymenrel and I'd like to get to know you-" She pressed a kiss against the skin below his ear. "-much better." Her voice purred, a gentle sensation against the skin. Masha pulled back but only enough to look into his face. There was a satisfied smile on her face.

Before she could say anything, Aodhfin slammed into them. The phoenix had white flames flickering across his naked chest. A bottle hung from both hands. From the flush of his face, Masha was sure that he was drunk. "Didjah shee the pwetty wights, Mawshah?" Aodhfin hiccuped, pointing at the sky. A stream of brilliant white flame shot over the crowd. There were a couple screams and a few people ducked. The phoenix looked at his finger in confusion. Masha covered her face with Artemis' chest. "I might as well be a mum with all of you acting like children." Masha muttered, her voice muffled. She propped her chin on Artemis, peering up at him. "Would you mind helping me round up my 'children? Maybe we can-" Aodhfin shot another stream of flame into the sky. Masha growled. The phoenix was supposed to be the responsible one. Why had he started drinking? Where had he even gotten the alcohol? "I'll owe you one once we're done" Masha told Artemis, her hands sliding down his back. She cupped his firm butt. "That is if you help me." The succubus gave the hottie her best pleading look. She needed his help with this. Each of her servus were powerful in their own right.

Now that the parade was officially over, Arcadia  flew down to the platform Master Sorano stood on to address the crowds. The little slayer remaining invisible as she reverted to her human-self. Little Arcadia pulled her iLac from its specially sewn pocket, and quietly texted her friends from the Magnolia Theatre Company to stand ready. After nearly dying on a recent job that probably saved the company's biggest star, she figured they  would be owing her quite a few favors for awhile.  Arranging special non-magical fireworks to light up the skies over the designated  dueling areas around Magnolia was just a small beginning. They'd hang in place long enough to guide people who wanted to watch in person. Arcadia was pretty sure they'd look pretty boss on the screens set up for remove viewing too.

When Master Sorano finished her closing speech on the parade, Arcadia  let herself become invisible, and she walked  forward to introduce those who would be fighting.  She beckoned the floating microphone lacrima down lower, and let her voice be cast all over to be heard by all. ”Thank you, Master Sorano! And now... let me introduce all the those who dare to enter  the Fairy Ring!  We have four matches with brave contestants who will test each other's skill to the limits! Each pair have been chosen to ensure a fair and entertaining match! Who will win! Who will fall! Our contestants will not be just fighting each other, but time as well! If neither has won decisively before the allotted time has won out, our honorable, All-Saints panel of judges will confer and vote on the ultimate winner!”

Keeping her iLac subtly at her side, she texted the signal and fireworks shot up in all the designated dueling areas around the city. When the pyrotechnic rockets exploded their colors made the faces of the wizards who would battling in each designated area directly below.

”Just follow the faces in the sky to the matches that interests you most! Or watch them all the many screens set up  and down the main thoroughfare here! Refreshments, souvenirs and more are available at our sponsor's booths and don't forget the half-priced drinks right here in our own guild hall!”

Little Arcadia would go on to introduce each of the matches in no particular order:
(Like for the parade please keep all spectating RP to this thread. Thank you ^.^)

Rina Everglades vs. Mia Liu

Althea Eventide vs. Kumi

Aven Alverson vs. Leona Jarnefeldt

Mura Kensho vs. Johann von Weiss

Broadcast/Judge Booth Feed

Masha scowled when she saw the faces in the sky. Did she really wanna babysit? Or could she leave them all to their own devices and go watch Leona fight? Then there was Arty. She'd finally found the guy after months of dreaming about him. The succubus was torn between what to do. Search for her wayward- Another stream of flame shot over her head.

"That's it!" She snarled marching over to Aodhfin. "I'm sending you home and when I find whoever gave you alcohol, I'm tearing something off and shoving it up their ass." Masha slapped her hand upon Aodhfin's chest. Golden lines spread throughout his body before the human looking phoenix vanished in a poof of smoke.

The succubus sauntered back to Artemis. "Perhaps we can take a raincheck, hot stuff? Turns out one of my friends is fighting and I wanna go watch. That is unless-" She batted her eyelashes at him. "You want to come watch with me?" Masha hoped for it but no guy really liked to spend time with her outside of a bed or a job. No woman either. It was a sad fact of her life that she didn't know how to interact with people outside of a bed or job. The one time she'd kind of tried hadn't ended well. The succubus had wrecked that experience for both of them.

Regardless of Artemis' answer, Masha started toward the arena holding Leona and whoever her opponent was. The Silver Wolf guild master was a good fighter in close range. She'd seen the woman fight off angels with relative ease and go head to head with a giant angel. The redhead was sure it would be an interesting fight. If Leona got in close, it might very well be over for her opponent.