The halls of Era; they were made of marble, and seemed to ride the middle ground between dull and shimmering. The marble and alabaster stone halls; hung with brilliant torches seemed to stretch in all directions.
Starcases, a maze.
Hallways; draped in Blue, Sky Blue, and Red. With golden and sky blue flags hanging across large windows cut out in the stone castle; some were draped down over the blast of sunlight from outside; some let the beams pour into the castle floors.
Rune Knights were posted at each archway; and entryway; standing stoic in their baby blue, white, and gold uniforms.
The camera would move through the castle; moving past a large antechamber meeting area where nobleman and politicians gathered; with an extremely high ceiling; over the lot of them. The camera would meet a grand master staircase that split at a balcony into a twin set of stairs that went left and right; wrapping upwards, upwards, and higher still. Until it went upwards into a single glass tower.
The glass tower; continued to rise, and one could see the rest of the castle through it's glass needle staircase. At the top of the tower; solid crystal doors.
These large solid crystal doors glittered like diamonds, and if one would step through; they would see a VERY large Magic Circle; that acted as a floor; and a very large crystal ball in the center of the room that appeared to constantly be glowing; showing different locations in Fiore.
The large Magic Circle floor was see through; and appeared to alternate colors every now and then as it spun. Two Rune Knights were posted in the corners of the room; as one other lone figure was there; upon the only seat in the room.
A large throne, of black; engraved with old Magic Council Chairmans names upon it. There sat Lucien, Count Lucien Sparrow.
Count Sparrow leaned lazily on one knee, leg crossed gentleman style on the throne carelessly. His hat Shadowed his face creepily, as he leaned silent; like a stoic stone on the throne; only his lips visible in the light of the Magic Circle floor spinning.
The Crystal Ball was currently showing the Battle of Magnolia. It flashed to different battles; different explosions, faces; and the like. Showing Count Sparrow everything he needed to see. He smirked; no doubt the Legal Wizards would want the location of Savage Skull's Guild Hall; he'd likely not give it to them. He had...associates (spies); that worked for the Dark Guild; and they were very, very useful to him. Although plenty of them probably scattered and hid after Savage Skull had suffered such losses in the battle.
"Such a pity." Count Sparrow's voice was deep; yet light and charming. He tilted his hat upwards as he noticed Blue Pegasus' ship pouring through the clouds on the Crystal Ball. "Interesting, so you've shown up too, Shuhei Kisaragi?" he smiled a little; interesting. The Magic Council had done nothing to help Shuhei's, Guild after they were annihilated by Savage Skull. Count Sparrow had his reasons for this as well; and it was the same reason he would not instigate a conflict by handing over the location of Savage Skull to Fairy Tail OR Blue Pegasus; even after this battle was over. He would not help spiral Fiore into Chaos. He would lift a finger to help either one Guild attack, nor another. His concern was the citizens of Fiore being affected by the actions of Wizards.
'He had bigger fish to fry.'
Both Zentopia, and Veronica; the neighboring Nations to the North and Northwest of Fiore. Were getting on his very last nerves. However; he had confidence that they wouldn't make any moves just yet. Councilwoman Frost had been investigating Veronica recently....he feared both the lack of details and effeciency to come from her reports. Harland; Count Sparrow loved. He hoped to be half as shrewd as Harland when he was his age. Even now, Harland had hundreds of cannons drawn on Magnolia with a gigantic Fortress in the hills, the Council's banners flying high from it.
A symbol that if the situation got out of hand, the Council was still in control. Sparrow tilted his hat up fully; and leaned forward in the chair; showing his full facial features. Sharp; extremely handsome; yet unaware and humble of these things. Too deep in plotting or too amused to care at most times.
Slaine, he'd been missing for months. He hadn't been to a single meeting in...who knew how long. Lucien wondered where he was; what he was doing. He was the only member of the old Council still remaining. His abscence both disturbed and amused the Chairman. Whatever plot he had would be uncovered eventually anyhow.
And then there was Kairi; Lucien felt he was an equal in many ways. Witty, intelligent; aware of his surroundings. However there were some things about him that the Chairman simply hated. If there was ever some legendary creature; or legendary artifact. Kairi Yushima was usually on top of it; either with a battaltion of Rune Knights; or out parlaying with the Legal Wizards, or whoever he needed to to get to it first. The Chairman wondered what his obsessions over Ancient Creatures and Artifacts meant; and why he went chasing them around like some everyday average Wizard. It made the Council look bad for Kairi to have his feet on the ground like a common street Wizard, questing for Artifacts and Lost Magics was for the Wizards they were elected to govern. He shook his head in thought of this.
"Well...it appears Magnolia may pull through this after all."
Count Sparrow put a hand on his chin in thought as he watched the tide of battle begin to turn the way of Fairy Tail and Blue Pegasus with the arrival of their Airship. He doubted Harland would fire now; and there were thousands upon thousands of survivors in Magnolia's East Forest.
"Well then...this calls for some Political Power Playing, I'd say." his voice reverberated around the room; the gigantic Magic Circle Floor still spinning. "Bring me Lady Shard; at ONCE." he commanded the the Two Rune Knights in the room; barking at them as his voice bounced off of the walls. They vacated the room with through the crystal doors; leaving Sparrow alone; his eyes still watching the Battle of Magnolia on the crystall ball floating in the center of the room.
He would make sure, the Magic Councila and the Rune Knights turned out in the thousands, maybe tens of thousands; to help the citizens of Magnolia. They would be there to make the cleanup as grand as this battle itself. Lucien smirked at his own genius just a bit.
Starcases, a maze.
Hallways; draped in Blue, Sky Blue, and Red. With golden and sky blue flags hanging across large windows cut out in the stone castle; some were draped down over the blast of sunlight from outside; some let the beams pour into the castle floors.
Rune Knights were posted at each archway; and entryway; standing stoic in their baby blue, white, and gold uniforms.
The camera would move through the castle; moving past a large antechamber meeting area where nobleman and politicians gathered; with an extremely high ceiling; over the lot of them. The camera would meet a grand master staircase that split at a balcony into a twin set of stairs that went left and right; wrapping upwards, upwards, and higher still. Until it went upwards into a single glass tower.
The glass tower; continued to rise, and one could see the rest of the castle through it's glass needle staircase. At the top of the tower; solid crystal doors.
These large solid crystal doors glittered like diamonds, and if one would step through; they would see a VERY large Magic Circle; that acted as a floor; and a very large crystal ball in the center of the room that appeared to constantly be glowing; showing different locations in Fiore.
The large Magic Circle floor was see through; and appeared to alternate colors every now and then as it spun. Two Rune Knights were posted in the corners of the room; as one other lone figure was there; upon the only seat in the room.
A large throne, of black; engraved with old Magic Council Chairmans names upon it. There sat Lucien, Count Lucien Sparrow.
Count Sparrow leaned lazily on one knee, leg crossed gentleman style on the throne carelessly. His hat Shadowed his face creepily, as he leaned silent; like a stoic stone on the throne; only his lips visible in the light of the Magic Circle floor spinning.
The Crystal Ball was currently showing the Battle of Magnolia. It flashed to different battles; different explosions, faces; and the like. Showing Count Sparrow everything he needed to see. He smirked; no doubt the Legal Wizards would want the location of Savage Skull's Guild Hall; he'd likely not give it to them. He had...associates (spies); that worked for the Dark Guild; and they were very, very useful to him. Although plenty of them probably scattered and hid after Savage Skull had suffered such losses in the battle.
"Such a pity." Count Sparrow's voice was deep; yet light and charming. He tilted his hat upwards as he noticed Blue Pegasus' ship pouring through the clouds on the Crystal Ball. "Interesting, so you've shown up too, Shuhei Kisaragi?" he smiled a little; interesting. The Magic Council had done nothing to help Shuhei's, Guild after they were annihilated by Savage Skull. Count Sparrow had his reasons for this as well; and it was the same reason he would not instigate a conflict by handing over the location of Savage Skull to Fairy Tail OR Blue Pegasus; even after this battle was over. He would not help spiral Fiore into Chaos. He would lift a finger to help either one Guild attack, nor another. His concern was the citizens of Fiore being affected by the actions of Wizards.
'He had bigger fish to fry.'
Both Zentopia, and Veronica; the neighboring Nations to the North and Northwest of Fiore. Were getting on his very last nerves. However; he had confidence that they wouldn't make any moves just yet. Councilwoman Frost had been investigating Veronica recently....he feared both the lack of details and effeciency to come from her reports. Harland; Count Sparrow loved. He hoped to be half as shrewd as Harland when he was his age. Even now, Harland had hundreds of cannons drawn on Magnolia with a gigantic Fortress in the hills, the Council's banners flying high from it.
A symbol that if the situation got out of hand, the Council was still in control. Sparrow tilted his hat up fully; and leaned forward in the chair; showing his full facial features. Sharp; extremely handsome; yet unaware and humble of these things. Too deep in plotting or too amused to care at most times.
Slaine, he'd been missing for months. He hadn't been to a single meeting in...who knew how long. Lucien wondered where he was; what he was doing. He was the only member of the old Council still remaining. His abscence both disturbed and amused the Chairman. Whatever plot he had would be uncovered eventually anyhow.
And then there was Kairi; Lucien felt he was an equal in many ways. Witty, intelligent; aware of his surroundings. However there were some things about him that the Chairman simply hated. If there was ever some legendary creature; or legendary artifact. Kairi Yushima was usually on top of it; either with a battaltion of Rune Knights; or out parlaying with the Legal Wizards, or whoever he needed to to get to it first. The Chairman wondered what his obsessions over Ancient Creatures and Artifacts meant; and why he went chasing them around like some everyday average Wizard. It made the Council look bad for Kairi to have his feet on the ground like a common street Wizard, questing for Artifacts and Lost Magics was for the Wizards they were elected to govern. He shook his head in thought of this.
"Well...it appears Magnolia may pull through this after all."
Count Sparrow put a hand on his chin in thought as he watched the tide of battle begin to turn the way of Fairy Tail and Blue Pegasus with the arrival of their Airship. He doubted Harland would fire now; and there were thousands upon thousands of survivors in Magnolia's East Forest.
"Well then...this calls for some Political Power Playing, I'd say." his voice reverberated around the room; the gigantic Magic Circle Floor still spinning. "Bring me Lady Shard; at ONCE." he commanded the the Two Rune Knights in the room; barking at them as his voice bounced off of the walls. They vacated the room with through the crystal doors; leaving Sparrow alone; his eyes still watching the Battle of Magnolia on the crystall ball floating in the center of the room.
He would make sure, the Magic Councila and the Rune Knights turned out in the thousands, maybe tens of thousands; to help the citizens of Magnolia. They would be there to make the cleanup as grand as this battle itself. Lucien smirked at his own genius just a bit.
