✧ Life was good in winter seasons back before the disappearance of Diamandis and Crystal Swan, allowing for gentle manifestations of frost to waver with the hope that was found upon the horizon- she could not help but become lost in the thoughts of nostalgia, the times back then were strung with joy. Things were finally picking up again after the war between guilds, and with that, new things came like the snow. It was really cold, especially while flying through the sky, but the garments that Desirée began to wear before the time she claimed the title of a "Guild Master" were definitely helpful in this type of weather. From the head down, she was dressed in rather thick yet beautiful garments, that of which made her look like she was either in authority or trying to stay as snug as possible. Both of those things were true since the establishment of Crystal Swan, and with that, the once rose on her wrist was now that of a swan with beautiful crystal wings and four different colors, all an assortment of blue. However, the outfit that she was wearing today was mostly blue with hints of red, gold, white, and black, and kept her warm as she jet across the skies with the essence of rainbows and auroran light flying around her body. Her hair was now tucked away in an adorable hat that had peaches, her signature pink flower, and a golden accessory of a crown pin. However, as she was flying through the sky in this state, her scarf fluttered behind her where it was not tied tightly and draped, along with Kiwi and Strawberry floating on each side of her producing two strands of pink and green light as they flew quickly.
Desirée had hopped off the side of Crystalli hours ago and was finally approaching the destination she was flying to, Crystal Town. It was surprising that she had not been to this town before considering she is the Queen of the species known as "Crystals," but after all, town names were just town names. It was the first job that she had taken since the establishment of Crystal Swan, and removing it from the job board felt just as different as it did familiar. After all, the last job she did before that she had taken from the Black Rose job board, therefore it had made her feel like nothing changed. However, everything had changed in her life after her kidnapping, therefore it was definitely different taking a job from a board once again. This being said, Desirée knew that it was definitely necessary for her to still take jobs and perform them well in addition to her idol work and management of the guild, as she still had much more to learn and wished to do much more work for the world. Being a legal mage was something that she enjoyed in heavy amounts, being that she loved to make other people smile and have joy resonate in other people's minds. She was now fully recovered from the physical and mental pain that she had gone through after the war and was fully ready to act just as she did before then, a very joyous and happy individual that would help anyone in need if they were willing to receive it. It was why she accepted the job that she was going on now, as there was a poor man abused for the fact that he did not wield ethernano inside of his body. Desirée was to escort him to the border of Pergrande, which she assumed would be an easy and harmless task. Sure, she was possibly going to have to fight some people that wished to harm him as the others did, but she was fully prepared to do so. Two lacrimas resonating in her body along with a grappling hook, a saber on her back, and a sniper rifle in her pocket, she would be able to be recognized as a powerful force to be reckoned with along with a container of joy, strong magical energy, and confidence to get the job done.
After hours of flight, the party of three was finally beginning to approach where they were asked to meet below the skies on ground level. Beginning to descend, the aura that coated Desirée's body began to slightly tone down, the colors turning much more transparent than they usually were. After she had shot downward and to the ground level, she figured that it would still be about a ten-minute walk from where she landed, therefore she began to look around the streets that she landed upon in order to get a general idea of what this "crystal" town truly was about. It didn't appear to be made of crystals at all, which was definitely a shame but did feel like it had immense magical power built into its foundation. Every place the eye could see were mages, showcasing their magical power in the form of their everyday tasks, the actions that they carried out on others, and other things they wished to do. The place was like the reverse of The Neutral Grounds, as there seemed to be an endless abundance of magical energy pulsing around the area at all times. Similar to other places, there were shops lining the outsides of the large streets and houses lining the outsides of the small streets, and she just so happened to be walking down a larger street. As she walked, she passed counter after counter of food places, and she could not resist stopping by one and pick up a drink. At a rather alcoholic counter, she had picked up a large Styrofoam cup which was filled with spiked lemonade, that of which appeared to be a bright yellow-green in color with beautiful ice cubes floating on the inside. The salesperson told Desirée that the ice cubes were enhanced with magical power just like the lemons and sugar made into the drink, that of which would keep the vodka-based lemonade constantly cold until it was consumed all the way. In addition to this, when finished, the cup would instantly fade into the air around it, being totally safe for the environment. The drink was very inexpensive too, therefore it was a win-win for everyone in the situation. Paying and beginning to sip the lemonade, she would start walking down the streets once again, making her way to the meeting spot that she was to start the expedition from. She was told that a man would be there and was given a physical description, therefore it would most likely not be able to be missed.
After about ten minutes of walking, she finally arrived at the place that she was supposed to meet the boy that she was to be escorting. As she had walked up to the area, he seemed to be faced toward another woman that appeared to be here to assist him as well in addition to another man, that of which Desirée thought to have never seen before. However, around her, the magical energy that she had produced had felt rather interesting and familiar, that of which she felt as though she had come in contact recently. Her footsteps began to make small tapping sounds as she progressed toward the group of three, and as the boy that was described on the job request turned toward her, he instantly gasped and began to squeal in a girly manner. "EEEEEEeeeEEeEeE~! DESIRÉE BLOOMS! THE... DESIRÉE BLOOMS! Like, the idol, the musician, the dancer, the rapper, the legend! I have all of your merchandise! Oh my god! You are like, so much hotter in person! Your radiance is just like how it is on television and onstage! Just looking at you makes me feel... EEEEeeEE~~!!" he began to squeal and bounce back and forth around her, and all she could do is smile and bow forward in response. He was one of those fans, the ones that went absolutely crazy at the sight of the idol and guild master. It was a bit of an annoyance at times, but it was definitely something that was considered sweet in the eyes of the idol. After all, he was supporting her success in the industry, so she could not complain. "Yes, I am Desirée Blooms, a mage of Crystal Swan and Worldwide Idol! I am here to assist you in your escort to Pergrande~" she told the party with a smile, Kiwi also smiling while Strawberry hid behind the guild master's neck. Walking over to the woman that was leaning against the wall, Desirée greeted her with another bow and held out her hand, the small crown pin on her hat twinkling about as the light hit it's golden layers. "It is nice to meet you! I assume you are here to assist in the quest? My name is Desirée, yours?" she asked her as their eyes met, and all Desirée could feel is that she had met her before. But where?
The snow that fell from the sky above in the form of tiny and soft clumps began to form into that of snowflakes, each of which was special in its own way. Each of these snowflakes were simply beautiful, but also very cold; the breath of the idol could be seen coming out from her mouth as she breathed. Desirée definitely enjoyed seasons like spring and summer much more than the colder months, as it made the scenery much more colorful and not as chilly. Reinforcing her scarf that sat around her neck in the color of a deep red, she reached out to meet her hand with the blonde that had introduced himself in response to her introduction. However, his hand soon retracted for some unknown reason, that of which made the blue-haired idol awkwardly hold her hand outward for a few seconds before bringing it back into her own zone and placing it around the base of her cup with the other. "It is nice to meet you, Arthur and Stella. It sure is cold today, isn't it?" the guild master commented as she took her right hand and picked up the large hat that sat on her head, knocking off the snow that was beginning to settle on the flat surfaces onto the ground below her and a bit onto the blue messenger bag that was situated around her chest. Swiping the snow that landed onto it off, it fell quickly onto the ground in a large clump, as if it were a depressed snowman that had casually melted away.
The boy in which they were escorting was standing beside the idol in awe, a large bag on the back of his body in the color of beige. As for his appearance, he looked to have a large set of black and circular glasses covering most of his face for better vision, in addition to curly pink hair and fair skin. Freckles covering his nose and cheeks and winter clothing consuming most of his body, his build looked to be of someone that did not go outside much. "My name is Billy Glasscock! I can't believe this is happening! EEeeEEEeEE~!!" the boy squealed once again, resulting in Strawberry letting out an uncomfortable sigh before hopping into Desirée's soul in order to not have to hear the noise. Kiwi soon followed while covering where his ears would be located, both holding a look to their faces that expressed the emotion of being... annoyed. While he screeched, the Guild Master flinched slightly, causing the flower that was pinned to her hat to slightly bounce in retaliation. Sipping her drink simply because she did not want to say anything, Desirée looked toward Arthur and then back to Billy, seeing how much the two's faces could possibly differ. After she had drunk more and more of her drink, she placed her drink onto the flat ground below her and removed a pink compact and a clear lip-gloss from her bag, opening it to reveal the mirror and begin applying the layer of the transparent finish.
"This has been my first time ever coming to these canyons, and will be my first time going to Bellum. Do you know anything about the area and the route there?" Desirée asked the blonde in the winter clothing, pushing her long strands of hair toward where they would stay put; behind her ear. Looking over to the carriage, she would see Stella around it, but her main focus was toward all of the belongings that were situated in the back parts. He was really moving everything that he owned, each thing being packed and slung across the back sections and even some of the seats; only four seats remaining, all in one row toward the front. The disorganization of the clutter in the back definitely irked the Guild Master, as she preferred clean things. However, it would definitely be worth putting up with due to acting out a good deed, as well as a large pay. Desirée also had many options of what to do on the way there; she brought her headphones if they were not talkers, food for breaks packed away in containers, and a magical cloth in which she needed to use to clean her weapons. Putting away her lip gloss and highlighter compact back into her makeup bag, she once again picked up her drink and began to sip it once again, her eyes shimmering into a bright blue color; just like her hair.
Pushing one of her long strands of blue bangs to the side of her face from the front where it had drifted, the idol once again raised her lemonade to her mouth and began to sip it, trying to lessen the vibrancy of the pink-haired boy's presence as he very attentively stood next to her. Her eyes drifting off into the small clumps of snow that fell from the sky into their evenly assorted layer of white, the only unevenness of the layer being of footprints that were left from people walking across the lush grass. However, the blonde's words caused her attention to bounce back into full attentiveness; he had expected Desirée to know every place in which she was famous, which was a lot to ask. After all, she was only 18 years of age, therefore it would nearly be impossible to know every single location across the world in which people listened to her music- it was simply unrealistic, and slightly passive-aggressive. "I don't typically stray from Fiore, I apologize." the Guild Master stated as she quietly shook the cup, the ice shifting around while making a swishing sound and cooling the warmer parts of the surface toward the bottom. Glancing over to the carriage and seeing the hazel haired girl signalling the knight with a thumbs up, the blonde told the blue-haired girl that the preparations of the carriage were ready in full; it made the idol happy that the mission would finally be able to start and progress. Smiling and nodding in response to Arthur, Desirée began to follow him toward the carriage while guiding Billy to walk behind her. Leaving a trail of footprints in the snow, the party of the three humanoids walking through the snow advanced toward the carriage, while the party of two bio-luminescent organisms sitting snug inside the soul of the talented musician.
The carriage could have been described as neither bad nor good quality; it was essentially a singular carriage of decent quality filled with layers upon layers of belongings- that was until Stella had caused all of the luggage to simply disappear in a glaze of golden light. An act of magic is what the girl could assume, but it was definitely beautiful nevertheless. Stepping onto the carriage with Billy following behind, Stella seemed to speak to the pink-haired boy and tell him where to sit, along with suggestions to sit as far away from him as possible; it was definitely something that Desirée thought as well. "Believe me, I plan on it." the idol thought to herself as her eyes expressed her thoughts quite well, widening her eyes following with a quick nod in agreement. Sitting down across from the pink-haired boy and placing her messenger bag next to her in the seat, she was much closer to Stella than she was the other two; they were all very close though, considering how small the carriage truly was. As she sat down, she removed the hat that covered her head and placed it against the seats that she was sitting upon, soon following in the guild master reaching into her pocket and removing a large sniper rifle and an iridescent and holographic cloth that shimmered greatly with the light that hit it from the openings of the cloth. With a few clicks upon the thicker parts of the Stella Pluvis, the carrier of its ammunition released in a glowing pop and dropped into Desirée's lap, appearing as a small square with a rotating golden magical circle. The inside of this technology was an endless storage of liquid stardust; upon being attached to the gun and the trigger being pulled, it would form the bullet and be able to fly at great speeds.
Looking up from the rag that she was using to clean her gun, the Guild Master noticed that Billy was staring at her intensely; it resulted in her immediately looking back downward toward the rifle in order to not fuel his joy even more. The rag that she was using was a magical rag that she had purchased in a large shopping center in Rose Garden; it was specially made to be able to clean weapons efficiently, increasing their sharpness, luster, effectiveness, and many other aspects. It was much more suited for swords, but using it on her gun was definitely a benefit; it would prevent the magical vat of stardust to not get clogged or jammed while in use. As she silently cleaned the shimmering designs of the extended portion of the stardust shooter, her eyes soon drifted to that of Stella speaking once again; this time, it was much more relevant to Desirée's experiences in the past. It was a question of how she was after she had left Black Rose, including that of the hint that she had saw her note. A note that was written during one of the darkest times of her life, a note that was stained with tears, shaky handwriting, and excessive verbiage. Looking downward toward the floor of the carriage as her hands brushed through her hair, her cheeks began to be glossed over in a rosy pink color; it was slight and barely noticeable, but she was slightly embarrassed. However, she was asking for anyone in the Inn to read it by posting it in such an obvious place; it was to no surprise that Stella was one to have read it as well.
"My life has been very exciting and eventful, it has been moving very quickly with great joy," the Guild Master began to speak as her eyes did not drift from the floor and the white surface that could be discreetly seen through its slits, "I'm sorry that was your first impression of me... it was not really written in one of my happier states, unfortunately." Desirée looked up toward Stella and graced her with a slight smile, looking back down toward the gun and proceeding to shine its exterior with the rag of rainbow colors. With a flash of pink and green light out of her chest, Kiwi and Strawberry emerged from where the soul would be located and sat upon the bag and hat, their faces having wide smiles across. Like Kiwi and Strawberry, Desirée was very curious about the girl that sat near her in the carriage; something about her was just familiar, especially the way she spoke and her magical aura. "How long have you been in Black Rose? I don't remember ever seeing you at the Guild Hall out of the time I was there." the idol asked in fascination, her eyes glancing over toward Stella as she fastened the bottom of the gun that she had taken off to clean. With each swipe the gun twinkled with a hint of rainbow colors before turning into its typical gold, silver, white, and brown; it was very shiny and completely clean. Slipping the gun and its cleaning rag back into the pocket of her outfit, Desirée removed her iLac and proceeded to open a social-media platform, scrolling through her profile and watching the idol performances that her account was tagged in. She had a concert planned in a few days in Ace of Spades, so catching small errors would only make that concert much more enjoyable for those attending. If Stella or Arthur were not to answer her question, respond to her statement, or initiate conversation, the Guild Master would remove a set of white earbuds from her bag and begin listening to the set-list of the songs she was to perform then.
In the moment, a small snowflake subtly blew through the cracks of the closed-in carriage and landed among the glove of the Guild Master, shimmering greatly among contact as well as slowly beginning to melt due to the body heat that shot upward from her hands. What Stella said was to be expected, with her being a member that Desirée never got to meet during her time in Black Rose; that was the case with many of the members, as they lived extremely busy lives. It was much more different than the time she was in Crystal Swan; with her being the Guild Master, she typically met many more faces of those she most likely would not have been able to if she was a regular member or ace without extreme amounts of effort. The idol wished that she was able to meet many more of her past guild mates while she was there, but she did not expect for her plans and dreams to come true so quickly; it was proof that bad things could come from good, just as how good things could come from bad. Nodding in reciprocation as to what the girl had said with a smile, Desirée's fingers began to twirl among her strands of hair that had escaped their containment from where the majority sat on her back and pulled them to where they would all sit straightened. "Well, I wish we could have met while I was in Black Rose! It would have made this job much more fun~" she exclaimed with a joyous demeanor, following in her tapping away at her iLac as Stella would begin to speak more and eventually end the conversation.
However, all of the watching of her performances and scrolling through social media seemed to halt when the carriage suddenly stopped in its tracks. Due to the quick manner of hitting the "breaks", Desirée's iLac flew out of her hand and slid about a meter across the wooden seats that she sat upon, causing the screen to shut off and the bright lights flashing to turn into that of a solid black color. As for Billy Glasscock, he slammed into the edge of the seats and let out a soft wince of pain, though he was not really hurt besides a bruise due to his levels of fat acting as a cushion for the impact. Looking over at Stella before quickly moving her eyes to face the entrance of the carriage, a man in a heavily ornate and clean look seemed to enter and hold an intimidating stance in regards to his build; he appeared like an official of sorts, though his rather serious mannerisms switched into those of overwhelming proportions when he let out a large squeal just as how Billy had before they had boarded the carriage. He was a fan, and was looking to possibly get his limited edition version of her repackaged mini-album, Palette, signed; it was the version of the album that had only about a thousand copies produced, therefore it was a sight that she had only really seen in a frame within her room. "Oh, of course! Thank you so much for being such a big supporter of mine, it truly means more than I could ever express~!" the idol explained with gratitude upon taking his album out of his hands, soon focusing on taking a golden pen from out of her bag to delicately sign and take her time in doing so. While this was being done, he paid no attention to her actions; he was among the other three in the carriage and causing issues, those of which Desirée could hear but not see as she was trying to calmly sign the album so he would leave.
Getting up from where she was sitting and swinging her bag over her shoulder, the Guild Master held his signed limited-edition album in her hands and was about to give it to the boy, but was interrupted by his yelling at Stella and Arthur about how he would not let them along with the party cross the border. "Here is your album~!" she would say with a kind smile, though her eyes told a different story. They shone a beautiful red-pink color, that of which one could mistake for the eyes of a demon if they were dull instead of bright. After his yelling, the man snatched the album out of the idol's hands and smiled at her with a bit of a condescending manner, but was soon launched out of the carriage by Stella's magical capabilities in a quick and haste manner; coming from this, Desirée was able to hear yelling from the outside of the carriage followed with the emergence of footsteps around where the man was presumed to be. With frantic explosions and an underlying presence of magical power from the outside of the carriage, Desirée's heart began to race a bit faster than it was before, causing a small bead of sweat to form under her eye and trail down her face until it were to seep into her dark clothing. Standing up and removing her stardust gun from her pocket, the girl held the bottom and propped it up against her shoulder-blade, adjusting her flower among her hair to sit in a still fashion on her ear. Walking over to face Billy propped up on the chair alone, she would smile and lean over towards him, her hair flowing forward in order to speak. "I am going to go take care of what is going on outside, so please don't follow me out or even take a peek out of the carriage, okay~?" she lightly demanded him with a smile, causing him to drool and nod excessively. "Good~!" she exclaimed, following in her turning her body to walk toward the exit and face Stella.
Upon arriving next to Stella inside of the carriage, Desirée nodded upon her asking if she was capable of being her own security in this case, as it was something that they needed to do in order to complete the objective. It wasn't great that she was going to have to fight a fan as well as those that served him, but it was something that came with being a celebrity; if someone who respected her did not stand for the good, stood in the way of the objective, and threatened her allies, they would not be met with direct respect in return from the Guild Master. "I will be using my gun in the air for the majority of this fight, so if you need anything look for me in the air~!" she exclaimed in a joyous manner, following in her body being coated in a cloud of blue and green smoke. When the smoke fizzled out the girl was entirely invisible, and she slipped out through the entrance and flew high into the sky. With there being explosions of magical power from the mages and troops that her fan lead, Desirée flew through some of them while trying to ascend upward so that she would be able to have the ability to snipe; she noticed Arthur was outside at this point, and she assumed that Stella would join them soon in order to attack. With haste, the girl was very high in the sky and held her gun in her hands, suspended in the air and levitating with one eye closed and the other into the scope of her gun that had been produced of light. Lowering her hand to where the gun extended in a longer shape, she felt around and hit the purple button that was in a row of five, causing a small click to be heard and her ability to wipe out soldier after soldier nearly ready. With a second burst of smoke, Desirée appeared to be fully visible if they were to look upwards, but it was not in their brain to do so.
With Kiwi and Strawberry inside of her soul, the Crystal looked at the crowd of soldiers that coated the grounds below her; they were in groups rather close together, meaning that her explosive bullets would make for a very good way to eliminate the threats quickly. In addition to this, her stardust shots were magical enough that the large blasts would not injure those she saw as allies, meaning that Stella and Arthur would be safe from harm if they were to be struck with the gold. It would feel like a mere blast of warm air if they were caught in the blasts, and unlike those that were attacking, they would be able to see through the smoke it produced. With her eyes now shining a beautiful golden color, her fingers met the trigger and pulled it backward, causing a circular bullet which was golden in color with purple accents in the form of lines to fly out and coarse through the air extremely quickly. Before long, the bullet that was aimed to strike the soldiers that were closer to the carriage than farther landed in the back of one of the higher-raked soldiers, causing a large explosion of gold to blast the soldiers surrounding him and make them falter slightly. With another bullet flying directly behind it, it caused the majority of those in that area to fall over and go into a state of unconsciousness; they were not dead, but would most likely be out of commission for the rest of the fight. After these shots, she lowered the gun from the level of her eyes and proceeded to utilize her slayer senses to see the lower parts more clearly in case she was sighted yet. However, all looked good in her eyes; she would wait to see what Stella would do after she exited the carriage, and would fire more shots toward the outer parts once she did what she was to do. While she waited, she began to speak through her mind with Kiwi and Strawberry to know what was going on while they were inside of her soul, them also waiting for the battle to subside.
With the way she was situated in the clouds, the idol was capable of seeing the extremely vast fields of white that stretched as far as the eye could see, that of which lead to show that they were in a rather flat terrain compared to the hills that very discreetly and smoothly stretched up and down in the distance. As the white looked disrupted aside from the trees that stretched upward from the sides of the trails that lead across the land, it hinted that the individuals that they were fighting (seen as a border patrol of sorts) did not have reinforcements coming from the back-lines. The snow falling from the sky did not fall harshly in the slightest, it actually felt nice on the skin; while she was not wearing much to cover her body, aside from a pastel-indigo cardigan with matching tights and boots (along with things under this cardigan, such as a long-sleeved turtleneck of white color and her typical under-garments), feeling small snow particles land on her warm face and hands as she held and shot her sniper rifle made her feel relaxed. It was due to the fact that her body was beginning to feel much warmer with the activity of her stardust gun and her magical power exerting outward with each moment she was in flight; she was not feeling worn out in the slightest, however. Raising her gun along with its sights to line up with her left eye, Desirée would feel upon the bottom of the gun to make sure that the purple button was still pressed inward, which was causing the gun to be in its "praemium" mode, and would place her other hand upon the area around the trigger to prepare to fire more bullets.
With her right eye closed, her vision was essentially locked off from half of her face and causing her entire perspective to be shifted into the fluctuating scope, that of which glowed faintly and was a projection from the upper part of the gun. It was powered by magical technology, therefore if one were to touch the scope and its area which appeared to be a golden color, their finger would pass directly through it as if they were touching a ghost. Biting her lip, her finger would pull the trigger backward and fire another shot out of the sniper barrel, causing her to be pushed backward in the air a few centimeters due to the recoil but still float in place as if she were a hovering balloon; the shot was fired directly at a close-together group of forces that were slowly advancing toward the carriage that billy was encased in. By this time, Stella was definitely out of the carriage and was fighting various individuals, and it appeared that she was targeting the captain that had his merchandise signed by the idol; he appeared to definitely be the leader of these individuals and was an obvious threat to the entourage. As the singular bullet zipped through the air extremely quietly and gracefully, it landed in the center of the middleman's shoulder within the crowd, causing a large explosion of stardust to burst around their bodies and produce a coughing sound from their vicinity. When the opaque and glistening cloud of gold dissipated into the air, all of the patrol agents appeared to be lying on the ground and their hair shimmering with glitter stuck inside of it, which was a residue of the explosives that were tied within the bullets of the purple mode.
In the style of a very graceful and powerful sniper, the Guild Master would continue to float in the air and move around slightly while she aimed the rest of her explosive shots, dodging attacks from the magi that attempted to fire at her in the air. It was very difficult to pin down the sniper, especially while she was focused on aiming shots and moving her body around through the air in the speed of a quick sprint, as her bullets would take care of the attackers before they would be able to look at her for too long. With the two mages working together to wipe out the border patrols and the agent that was commanding them, they were getting this over with fairly quickly, especially since the agents that Desirée was missing with her shots would be taken care of by Stella and vice-versa. Moving her gun's perspective to the right and toward the carriage, her singular open eye widened at the sight that was taking up most of her zoomed-in perspective; the captain appeared to be much larger than he was beforehand, which made him about the size (and a slightly-changed appearance) of a titan. Slight goosebumps began to form on the sides of the idol's arms and open areas that were not covered by clothing; his magical power was radiating off of him, and the increase could even be felt as high as she was in the skies. Positioning her sniper rifle to fire a few shots toward his shoulder blades, however, they quickly flew downward and past his location, as a voice that began to speak inside of her mind caused her to flinch as it was not either of her bio-luminescent organisms. The voice was Stella, and she was giving orders to her to watch for a signal to go all-in on the captain; the rest of the patrol appeared to be dwindling down due to the many attacks they suffered from the two girls and Arthur, as there was only a few more of them left staggering and appearing to prepare an attack.
Appearing to do a back-flip in the air, Desirée began to slowly fall down as if she were a feather, pushing the purple button on the bottom of the gun upward into its original state to put the gun in its true form. Once landing on the ground, the idol held the gun as if it were a gun that could fire bullets outward quickly and pressed a button right next to the purple, that of which produced a clicking sound and caused the fluctuating scope to shimmer away into the surrounding air. The gun was now in its "verberare" mode, therefore it would act as if it were a mobile machine gun and fire out extreme amounts of bullets quickly; running around the battlefield and pulling the gun's trigger backward once she was facing individual patrols, causing the bullets to rain outward and strike their bodies quickly. However, unlike regular guns and bullets, these stardust bullets would pop upon coming in contact with their bodies and deal damage comparative to regular guns, while also not lodging the bullets into their skin and putting them into a knocked-out state instead of death. However, one patrol ran up behind the idol as she ran and punched her in the back with a flaming fist, causing her to fall toward the ground and roll in the snow and dust that coated the ground; with this, a cloud of dust and snow formed around where the idol hit the ground and caused her to appear as veiled, soon attempting to get up yet getting kicked to the ground once again. With a few loud winces of pain, she finally rose to stand and struck the patrol Sargent with the back of her gun, directly before flipping the gun into a state of her fingers on the trigger and causing an extreme amount of bullets to strike his body and eventually knock him out.
Running out of the cloud of snow and dust, the idol would hear Stella inside of her mind stating that the idol would need to take him out now, which she was already running toward him to do. Aside from the captain, all of the rest of his patrol appeared to be entirely wiped out and taken care of; lying in the snow were extreme amounts of knocked out individuals, covered in their red hoods and various equipment in their hands and around their bodies. He appeared even larger than before; he was still quite a ways away from the idol, and though she was unable to see Stella nor Arthur through him (as she presumed they were on the other side of his body), she still could sense their magical power. Holding her glowing gun in her hands and moving her hand to grace the bottom of the gun where the buttons were located, she pressed the button that was yellow in color, that of which produced a large clicking noise and sent the other button activated, that was a purple in color, back into a state of de-activation. Her gun was held steady with one hand on the trigger and the other holding the base of the gun (while the gun was tucked slightly inside of the split between her torso and arm for more support, as this attack would have a great deal of recoil), as she was ready to release a single bullet directly toward where his heart would be located in order to potentially have him revert to his originally form and collapse on the ground; with the pulling back of the trigger, and the gun being slanted upward to strike him in his back, the bullet would begin to quickly fly toward him and twinkle as it did.
As the bullet flew out of her gun, the recoil caused the idol to blast backward a few feet, nearly knocking her over if she were not able to catch herself in the thick snow with her flat-footed boots. The bullet was flying at a rapid rate when suddenly it burst open and formed into a large beam of light and stardust, soon flying directly through the central area of his chest and continuing to fly through in a diagonal manner even when it passed through the other side of his body and into the sky above. With a groaning sound, the titan appeared to lose his footing, as if he were going to fall directly onto the carriage, but in a flash of light, he shrunk downward from his giant size into his normal size, soon falling onto the ground into the snow head-first. His clothing on the ground appeared to be slightly ripped and tattered, and his merchandise lay right beside him in the snow fully protected and non-cracked, her signature twinkling with the sun shining overhead as it reigned down from the clouds. Walking across the snowy area toward the carriage, which was definitely protected and did not appear to be that harmed aside from a few scratches here and there, the Guild Master finally was able to see Stella and Arthur closer to the carriage now that the captain was not the most lively and completely out of his magical power. "Are you guys alright? I can heal you both if it is what you need!" the idol stated with a smile once she stood near the two, multitasking as she also opened her small messenger bag and slipping her gun inside (it would not appear as though it was possible in reality, as the gun was greatly longer and larger than the bag, but it would definitely work).
As she stood near the mages and fastened the bands that held her pony-tails together, Billy messily sprawled out of the carriage with his mouth and eyes in a state of awe due to what the girl of pastel-blue hair had just done. "WooOOoAHHHHHhH! That was SOOO COOL! The way you used your gun in that fight and had it blast through his chest was SOOOO BADASS!" the boy of pink hair squealed, following in the stuffing his face with a large twinkie that looked to be crushed from sitting on it within his pocket. With her cheeks turning a slightly rosy color, as they did with most compliments despite who they were from, the idol ran her fingers through her hair as her two pets floated out of her body and into the air around her two shoulders. "Well, thank you! It definitely wasn't the easiest, but I think that we all did great in that fight." her eyes shone a beautiful blue-green color as she spoke, though they quickly illuminated much greater with hints of gold on the inside. "Oh, an idea~! Perhaps we could fly to Crystal Town from here so we don't have to run into any more issues along the way! I can call someone back at the Guild Hall to get Pitaya to come here and fly Billy and his items over, and potentially the both of you if you do not have a way to fly." the idol exclaimed before reaching into her yellow purse and pulling out her rose gold iLac, quickly typing away upon her messenger in order to contact the barista to ask Pitaya to teleport directly to her location. After sending her location, as well as the message, a small twinkle sound was heard on the iLac to state that the message was sent.
After a few minutes, what appeared to be a glowing white portal appeared a bit of a way away from the group, that of which was floating in the air directly above where a few knocked-out patrol agents in the snow; however, one appeared to be slowly trying to pick itself up, though immediately was knocked back out once a fluffy and small mire wolf hopped through the portal and bounced off of his head. Quickly running up toward the group and shaking some of the snow off of her head, she quickly grew to a size comparable to a large horse, that of which would be able to definitely fit Billy and all of his belongings on her back. "I am able to bring you along with your items to the place that you wish to go. My name is Pitaya, it is very nice to meet each and every one of you." the mire wolf spoke with a high-pitched yet calm and gentle voice, her ears twitching each time a particle of snow fell upon them. If Stella and Arthur would accept this offer, then the idol would assist them in loading and securing all of the boy's belongings onto the back of the mire wolf along with creating a clear area on her back for him to sit upon, soon following in ascending into the air directly toward Crystal Town on the shortest and most efficient route possible. If they would not, she would most likely gather herself and board the carriage once again, preparing for a decently short ride to the town of Crystals and the act of assisting Billy in getting all of his items to that town with him, absolutely safe and sound.
post wc: 7,695
freeform i wc (a rank freeform): 5,000/5,000 ✓
freeform ii wc (b rank freeform): 2,695/2,500 ✓
Desirée had hopped off the side of Crystalli hours ago and was finally approaching the destination she was flying to, Crystal Town. It was surprising that she had not been to this town before considering she is the Queen of the species known as "Crystals," but after all, town names were just town names. It was the first job that she had taken since the establishment of Crystal Swan, and removing it from the job board felt just as different as it did familiar. After all, the last job she did before that she had taken from the Black Rose job board, therefore it had made her feel like nothing changed. However, everything had changed in her life after her kidnapping, therefore it was definitely different taking a job from a board once again. This being said, Desirée knew that it was definitely necessary for her to still take jobs and perform them well in addition to her idol work and management of the guild, as she still had much more to learn and wished to do much more work for the world. Being a legal mage was something that she enjoyed in heavy amounts, being that she loved to make other people smile and have joy resonate in other people's minds. She was now fully recovered from the physical and mental pain that she had gone through after the war and was fully ready to act just as she did before then, a very joyous and happy individual that would help anyone in need if they were willing to receive it. It was why she accepted the job that she was going on now, as there was a poor man abused for the fact that he did not wield ethernano inside of his body. Desirée was to escort him to the border of Pergrande, which she assumed would be an easy and harmless task. Sure, she was possibly going to have to fight some people that wished to harm him as the others did, but she was fully prepared to do so. Two lacrimas resonating in her body along with a grappling hook, a saber on her back, and a sniper rifle in her pocket, she would be able to be recognized as a powerful force to be reckoned with along with a container of joy, strong magical energy, and confidence to get the job done.
After hours of flight, the party of three was finally beginning to approach where they were asked to meet below the skies on ground level. Beginning to descend, the aura that coated Desirée's body began to slightly tone down, the colors turning much more transparent than they usually were. After she had shot downward and to the ground level, she figured that it would still be about a ten-minute walk from where she landed, therefore she began to look around the streets that she landed upon in order to get a general idea of what this "crystal" town truly was about. It didn't appear to be made of crystals at all, which was definitely a shame but did feel like it had immense magical power built into its foundation. Every place the eye could see were mages, showcasing their magical power in the form of their everyday tasks, the actions that they carried out on others, and other things they wished to do. The place was like the reverse of The Neutral Grounds, as there seemed to be an endless abundance of magical energy pulsing around the area at all times. Similar to other places, there were shops lining the outsides of the large streets and houses lining the outsides of the small streets, and she just so happened to be walking down a larger street. As she walked, she passed counter after counter of food places, and she could not resist stopping by one and pick up a drink. At a rather alcoholic counter, she had picked up a large Styrofoam cup which was filled with spiked lemonade, that of which appeared to be a bright yellow-green in color with beautiful ice cubes floating on the inside. The salesperson told Desirée that the ice cubes were enhanced with magical power just like the lemons and sugar made into the drink, that of which would keep the vodka-based lemonade constantly cold until it was consumed all the way. In addition to this, when finished, the cup would instantly fade into the air around it, being totally safe for the environment. The drink was very inexpensive too, therefore it was a win-win for everyone in the situation. Paying and beginning to sip the lemonade, she would start walking down the streets once again, making her way to the meeting spot that she was to start the expedition from. She was told that a man would be there and was given a physical description, therefore it would most likely not be able to be missed.
After about ten minutes of walking, she finally arrived at the place that she was supposed to meet the boy that she was to be escorting. As she had walked up to the area, he seemed to be faced toward another woman that appeared to be here to assist him as well in addition to another man, that of which Desirée thought to have never seen before. However, around her, the magical energy that she had produced had felt rather interesting and familiar, that of which she felt as though she had come in contact recently. Her footsteps began to make small tapping sounds as she progressed toward the group of three, and as the boy that was described on the job request turned toward her, he instantly gasped and began to squeal in a girly manner. "EEEEEEeeeEEeEeE~! DESIRÉE BLOOMS! THE... DESIRÉE BLOOMS! Like, the idol, the musician, the dancer, the rapper, the legend! I have all of your merchandise! Oh my god! You are like, so much hotter in person! Your radiance is just like how it is on television and onstage! Just looking at you makes me feel... EEEEeeEE~~!!" he began to squeal and bounce back and forth around her, and all she could do is smile and bow forward in response. He was one of those fans, the ones that went absolutely crazy at the sight of the idol and guild master. It was a bit of an annoyance at times, but it was definitely something that was considered sweet in the eyes of the idol. After all, he was supporting her success in the industry, so she could not complain. "Yes, I am Desirée Blooms, a mage of Crystal Swan and Worldwide Idol! I am here to assist you in your escort to Pergrande~" she told the party with a smile, Kiwi also smiling while Strawberry hid behind the guild master's neck. Walking over to the woman that was leaning against the wall, Desirée greeted her with another bow and held out her hand, the small crown pin on her hat twinkling about as the light hit it's golden layers. "It is nice to meet you! I assume you are here to assist in the quest? My name is Desirée, yours?" she asked her as their eyes met, and all Desirée could feel is that she had met her before. But where?
The snow that fell from the sky above in the form of tiny and soft clumps began to form into that of snowflakes, each of which was special in its own way. Each of these snowflakes were simply beautiful, but also very cold; the breath of the idol could be seen coming out from her mouth as she breathed. Desirée definitely enjoyed seasons like spring and summer much more than the colder months, as it made the scenery much more colorful and not as chilly. Reinforcing her scarf that sat around her neck in the color of a deep red, she reached out to meet her hand with the blonde that had introduced himself in response to her introduction. However, his hand soon retracted for some unknown reason, that of which made the blue-haired idol awkwardly hold her hand outward for a few seconds before bringing it back into her own zone and placing it around the base of her cup with the other. "It is nice to meet you, Arthur and Stella. It sure is cold today, isn't it?" the guild master commented as she took her right hand and picked up the large hat that sat on her head, knocking off the snow that was beginning to settle on the flat surfaces onto the ground below her and a bit onto the blue messenger bag that was situated around her chest. Swiping the snow that landed onto it off, it fell quickly onto the ground in a large clump, as if it were a depressed snowman that had casually melted away.
The boy in which they were escorting was standing beside the idol in awe, a large bag on the back of his body in the color of beige. As for his appearance, he looked to have a large set of black and circular glasses covering most of his face for better vision, in addition to curly pink hair and fair skin. Freckles covering his nose and cheeks and winter clothing consuming most of his body, his build looked to be of someone that did not go outside much. "My name is Billy Glasscock! I can't believe this is happening! EEeeEEEeEE~!!" the boy squealed once again, resulting in Strawberry letting out an uncomfortable sigh before hopping into Desirée's soul in order to not have to hear the noise. Kiwi soon followed while covering where his ears would be located, both holding a look to their faces that expressed the emotion of being... annoyed. While he screeched, the Guild Master flinched slightly, causing the flower that was pinned to her hat to slightly bounce in retaliation. Sipping her drink simply because she did not want to say anything, Desirée looked toward Arthur and then back to Billy, seeing how much the two's faces could possibly differ. After she had drunk more and more of her drink, she placed her drink onto the flat ground below her and removed a pink compact and a clear lip-gloss from her bag, opening it to reveal the mirror and begin applying the layer of the transparent finish.
"This has been my first time ever coming to these canyons, and will be my first time going to Bellum. Do you know anything about the area and the route there?" Desirée asked the blonde in the winter clothing, pushing her long strands of hair toward where they would stay put; behind her ear. Looking over to the carriage, she would see Stella around it, but her main focus was toward all of the belongings that were situated in the back parts. He was really moving everything that he owned, each thing being packed and slung across the back sections and even some of the seats; only four seats remaining, all in one row toward the front. The disorganization of the clutter in the back definitely irked the Guild Master, as she preferred clean things. However, it would definitely be worth putting up with due to acting out a good deed, as well as a large pay. Desirée also had many options of what to do on the way there; she brought her headphones if they were not talkers, food for breaks packed away in containers, and a magical cloth in which she needed to use to clean her weapons. Putting away her lip gloss and highlighter compact back into her makeup bag, she once again picked up her drink and began to sip it once again, her eyes shimmering into a bright blue color; just like her hair.
Pushing one of her long strands of blue bangs to the side of her face from the front where it had drifted, the idol once again raised her lemonade to her mouth and began to sip it, trying to lessen the vibrancy of the pink-haired boy's presence as he very attentively stood next to her. Her eyes drifting off into the small clumps of snow that fell from the sky into their evenly assorted layer of white, the only unevenness of the layer being of footprints that were left from people walking across the lush grass. However, the blonde's words caused her attention to bounce back into full attentiveness; he had expected Desirée to know every place in which she was famous, which was a lot to ask. After all, she was only 18 years of age, therefore it would nearly be impossible to know every single location across the world in which people listened to her music- it was simply unrealistic, and slightly passive-aggressive. "I don't typically stray from Fiore, I apologize." the Guild Master stated as she quietly shook the cup, the ice shifting around while making a swishing sound and cooling the warmer parts of the surface toward the bottom. Glancing over to the carriage and seeing the hazel haired girl signalling the knight with a thumbs up, the blonde told the blue-haired girl that the preparations of the carriage were ready in full; it made the idol happy that the mission would finally be able to start and progress. Smiling and nodding in response to Arthur, Desirée began to follow him toward the carriage while guiding Billy to walk behind her. Leaving a trail of footprints in the snow, the party of the three humanoids walking through the snow advanced toward the carriage, while the party of two bio-luminescent organisms sitting snug inside the soul of the talented musician.
The carriage could have been described as neither bad nor good quality; it was essentially a singular carriage of decent quality filled with layers upon layers of belongings- that was until Stella had caused all of the luggage to simply disappear in a glaze of golden light. An act of magic is what the girl could assume, but it was definitely beautiful nevertheless. Stepping onto the carriage with Billy following behind, Stella seemed to speak to the pink-haired boy and tell him where to sit, along with suggestions to sit as far away from him as possible; it was definitely something that Desirée thought as well. "Believe me, I plan on it." the idol thought to herself as her eyes expressed her thoughts quite well, widening her eyes following with a quick nod in agreement. Sitting down across from the pink-haired boy and placing her messenger bag next to her in the seat, she was much closer to Stella than she was the other two; they were all very close though, considering how small the carriage truly was. As she sat down, she removed the hat that covered her head and placed it against the seats that she was sitting upon, soon following in the guild master reaching into her pocket and removing a large sniper rifle and an iridescent and holographic cloth that shimmered greatly with the light that hit it from the openings of the cloth. With a few clicks upon the thicker parts of the Stella Pluvis, the carrier of its ammunition released in a glowing pop and dropped into Desirée's lap, appearing as a small square with a rotating golden magical circle. The inside of this technology was an endless storage of liquid stardust; upon being attached to the gun and the trigger being pulled, it would form the bullet and be able to fly at great speeds.
Looking up from the rag that she was using to clean her gun, the Guild Master noticed that Billy was staring at her intensely; it resulted in her immediately looking back downward toward the rifle in order to not fuel his joy even more. The rag that she was using was a magical rag that she had purchased in a large shopping center in Rose Garden; it was specially made to be able to clean weapons efficiently, increasing their sharpness, luster, effectiveness, and many other aspects. It was much more suited for swords, but using it on her gun was definitely a benefit; it would prevent the magical vat of stardust to not get clogged or jammed while in use. As she silently cleaned the shimmering designs of the extended portion of the stardust shooter, her eyes soon drifted to that of Stella speaking once again; this time, it was much more relevant to Desirée's experiences in the past. It was a question of how she was after she had left Black Rose, including that of the hint that she had saw her note. A note that was written during one of the darkest times of her life, a note that was stained with tears, shaky handwriting, and excessive verbiage. Looking downward toward the floor of the carriage as her hands brushed through her hair, her cheeks began to be glossed over in a rosy pink color; it was slight and barely noticeable, but she was slightly embarrassed. However, she was asking for anyone in the Inn to read it by posting it in such an obvious place; it was to no surprise that Stella was one to have read it as well.
"My life has been very exciting and eventful, it has been moving very quickly with great joy," the Guild Master began to speak as her eyes did not drift from the floor and the white surface that could be discreetly seen through its slits, "I'm sorry that was your first impression of me... it was not really written in one of my happier states, unfortunately." Desirée looked up toward Stella and graced her with a slight smile, looking back down toward the gun and proceeding to shine its exterior with the rag of rainbow colors. With a flash of pink and green light out of her chest, Kiwi and Strawberry emerged from where the soul would be located and sat upon the bag and hat, their faces having wide smiles across. Like Kiwi and Strawberry, Desirée was very curious about the girl that sat near her in the carriage; something about her was just familiar, especially the way she spoke and her magical aura. "How long have you been in Black Rose? I don't remember ever seeing you at the Guild Hall out of the time I was there." the idol asked in fascination, her eyes glancing over toward Stella as she fastened the bottom of the gun that she had taken off to clean. With each swipe the gun twinkled with a hint of rainbow colors before turning into its typical gold, silver, white, and brown; it was very shiny and completely clean. Slipping the gun and its cleaning rag back into the pocket of her outfit, Desirée removed her iLac and proceeded to open a social-media platform, scrolling through her profile and watching the idol performances that her account was tagged in. She had a concert planned in a few days in Ace of Spades, so catching small errors would only make that concert much more enjoyable for those attending. If Stella or Arthur were not to answer her question, respond to her statement, or initiate conversation, the Guild Master would remove a set of white earbuds from her bag and begin listening to the set-list of the songs she was to perform then.
In the moment, a small snowflake subtly blew through the cracks of the closed-in carriage and landed among the glove of the Guild Master, shimmering greatly among contact as well as slowly beginning to melt due to the body heat that shot upward from her hands. What Stella said was to be expected, with her being a member that Desirée never got to meet during her time in Black Rose; that was the case with many of the members, as they lived extremely busy lives. It was much more different than the time she was in Crystal Swan; with her being the Guild Master, she typically met many more faces of those she most likely would not have been able to if she was a regular member or ace without extreme amounts of effort. The idol wished that she was able to meet many more of her past guild mates while she was there, but she did not expect for her plans and dreams to come true so quickly; it was proof that bad things could come from good, just as how good things could come from bad. Nodding in reciprocation as to what the girl had said with a smile, Desirée's fingers began to twirl among her strands of hair that had escaped their containment from where the majority sat on her back and pulled them to where they would all sit straightened. "Well, I wish we could have met while I was in Black Rose! It would have made this job much more fun~" she exclaimed with a joyous demeanor, following in her tapping away at her iLac as Stella would begin to speak more and eventually end the conversation.
However, all of the watching of her performances and scrolling through social media seemed to halt when the carriage suddenly stopped in its tracks. Due to the quick manner of hitting the "breaks", Desirée's iLac flew out of her hand and slid about a meter across the wooden seats that she sat upon, causing the screen to shut off and the bright lights flashing to turn into that of a solid black color. As for Billy Glasscock, he slammed into the edge of the seats and let out a soft wince of pain, though he was not really hurt besides a bruise due to his levels of fat acting as a cushion for the impact. Looking over at Stella before quickly moving her eyes to face the entrance of the carriage, a man in a heavily ornate and clean look seemed to enter and hold an intimidating stance in regards to his build; he appeared like an official of sorts, though his rather serious mannerisms switched into those of overwhelming proportions when he let out a large squeal just as how Billy had before they had boarded the carriage. He was a fan, and was looking to possibly get his limited edition version of her repackaged mini-album, Palette, signed; it was the version of the album that had only about a thousand copies produced, therefore it was a sight that she had only really seen in a frame within her room. "Oh, of course! Thank you so much for being such a big supporter of mine, it truly means more than I could ever express~!" the idol explained with gratitude upon taking his album out of his hands, soon focusing on taking a golden pen from out of her bag to delicately sign and take her time in doing so. While this was being done, he paid no attention to her actions; he was among the other three in the carriage and causing issues, those of which Desirée could hear but not see as she was trying to calmly sign the album so he would leave.
Getting up from where she was sitting and swinging her bag over her shoulder, the Guild Master held his signed limited-edition album in her hands and was about to give it to the boy, but was interrupted by his yelling at Stella and Arthur about how he would not let them along with the party cross the border. "Here is your album~!" she would say with a kind smile, though her eyes told a different story. They shone a beautiful red-pink color, that of which one could mistake for the eyes of a demon if they were dull instead of bright. After his yelling, the man snatched the album out of the idol's hands and smiled at her with a bit of a condescending manner, but was soon launched out of the carriage by Stella's magical capabilities in a quick and haste manner; coming from this, Desirée was able to hear yelling from the outside of the carriage followed with the emergence of footsteps around where the man was presumed to be. With frantic explosions and an underlying presence of magical power from the outside of the carriage, Desirée's heart began to race a bit faster than it was before, causing a small bead of sweat to form under her eye and trail down her face until it were to seep into her dark clothing. Standing up and removing her stardust gun from her pocket, the girl held the bottom and propped it up against her shoulder-blade, adjusting her flower among her hair to sit in a still fashion on her ear. Walking over to face Billy propped up on the chair alone, she would smile and lean over towards him, her hair flowing forward in order to speak. "I am going to go take care of what is going on outside, so please don't follow me out or even take a peek out of the carriage, okay~?" she lightly demanded him with a smile, causing him to drool and nod excessively. "Good~!" she exclaimed, following in her turning her body to walk toward the exit and face Stella.
Upon arriving next to Stella inside of the carriage, Desirée nodded upon her asking if she was capable of being her own security in this case, as it was something that they needed to do in order to complete the objective. It wasn't great that she was going to have to fight a fan as well as those that served him, but it was something that came with being a celebrity; if someone who respected her did not stand for the good, stood in the way of the objective, and threatened her allies, they would not be met with direct respect in return from the Guild Master. "I will be using my gun in the air for the majority of this fight, so if you need anything look for me in the air~!" she exclaimed in a joyous manner, following in her body being coated in a cloud of blue and green smoke. When the smoke fizzled out the girl was entirely invisible, and she slipped out through the entrance and flew high into the sky. With there being explosions of magical power from the mages and troops that her fan lead, Desirée flew through some of them while trying to ascend upward so that she would be able to have the ability to snipe; she noticed Arthur was outside at this point, and she assumed that Stella would join them soon in order to attack. With haste, the girl was very high in the sky and held her gun in her hands, suspended in the air and levitating with one eye closed and the other into the scope of her gun that had been produced of light. Lowering her hand to where the gun extended in a longer shape, she felt around and hit the purple button that was in a row of five, causing a small click to be heard and her ability to wipe out soldier after soldier nearly ready. With a second burst of smoke, Desirée appeared to be fully visible if they were to look upwards, but it was not in their brain to do so.
With Kiwi and Strawberry inside of her soul, the Crystal looked at the crowd of soldiers that coated the grounds below her; they were in groups rather close together, meaning that her explosive bullets would make for a very good way to eliminate the threats quickly. In addition to this, her stardust shots were magical enough that the large blasts would not injure those she saw as allies, meaning that Stella and Arthur would be safe from harm if they were to be struck with the gold. It would feel like a mere blast of warm air if they were caught in the blasts, and unlike those that were attacking, they would be able to see through the smoke it produced. With her eyes now shining a beautiful golden color, her fingers met the trigger and pulled it backward, causing a circular bullet which was golden in color with purple accents in the form of lines to fly out and coarse through the air extremely quickly. Before long, the bullet that was aimed to strike the soldiers that were closer to the carriage than farther landed in the back of one of the higher-raked soldiers, causing a large explosion of gold to blast the soldiers surrounding him and make them falter slightly. With another bullet flying directly behind it, it caused the majority of those in that area to fall over and go into a state of unconsciousness; they were not dead, but would most likely be out of commission for the rest of the fight. After these shots, she lowered the gun from the level of her eyes and proceeded to utilize her slayer senses to see the lower parts more clearly in case she was sighted yet. However, all looked good in her eyes; she would wait to see what Stella would do after she exited the carriage, and would fire more shots toward the outer parts once she did what she was to do. While she waited, she began to speak through her mind with Kiwi and Strawberry to know what was going on while they were inside of her soul, them also waiting for the battle to subside.
With the way she was situated in the clouds, the idol was capable of seeing the extremely vast fields of white that stretched as far as the eye could see, that of which lead to show that they were in a rather flat terrain compared to the hills that very discreetly and smoothly stretched up and down in the distance. As the white looked disrupted aside from the trees that stretched upward from the sides of the trails that lead across the land, it hinted that the individuals that they were fighting (seen as a border patrol of sorts) did not have reinforcements coming from the back-lines. The snow falling from the sky did not fall harshly in the slightest, it actually felt nice on the skin; while she was not wearing much to cover her body, aside from a pastel-indigo cardigan with matching tights and boots (along with things under this cardigan, such as a long-sleeved turtleneck of white color and her typical under-garments), feeling small snow particles land on her warm face and hands as she held and shot her sniper rifle made her feel relaxed. It was due to the fact that her body was beginning to feel much warmer with the activity of her stardust gun and her magical power exerting outward with each moment she was in flight; she was not feeling worn out in the slightest, however. Raising her gun along with its sights to line up with her left eye, Desirée would feel upon the bottom of the gun to make sure that the purple button was still pressed inward, which was causing the gun to be in its "praemium" mode, and would place her other hand upon the area around the trigger to prepare to fire more bullets.
With her right eye closed, her vision was essentially locked off from half of her face and causing her entire perspective to be shifted into the fluctuating scope, that of which glowed faintly and was a projection from the upper part of the gun. It was powered by magical technology, therefore if one were to touch the scope and its area which appeared to be a golden color, their finger would pass directly through it as if they were touching a ghost. Biting her lip, her finger would pull the trigger backward and fire another shot out of the sniper barrel, causing her to be pushed backward in the air a few centimeters due to the recoil but still float in place as if she were a hovering balloon; the shot was fired directly at a close-together group of forces that were slowly advancing toward the carriage that billy was encased in. By this time, Stella was definitely out of the carriage and was fighting various individuals, and it appeared that she was targeting the captain that had his merchandise signed by the idol; he appeared to definitely be the leader of these individuals and was an obvious threat to the entourage. As the singular bullet zipped through the air extremely quietly and gracefully, it landed in the center of the middleman's shoulder within the crowd, causing a large explosion of stardust to burst around their bodies and produce a coughing sound from their vicinity. When the opaque and glistening cloud of gold dissipated into the air, all of the patrol agents appeared to be lying on the ground and their hair shimmering with glitter stuck inside of it, which was a residue of the explosives that were tied within the bullets of the purple mode.
In the style of a very graceful and powerful sniper, the Guild Master would continue to float in the air and move around slightly while she aimed the rest of her explosive shots, dodging attacks from the magi that attempted to fire at her in the air. It was very difficult to pin down the sniper, especially while she was focused on aiming shots and moving her body around through the air in the speed of a quick sprint, as her bullets would take care of the attackers before they would be able to look at her for too long. With the two mages working together to wipe out the border patrols and the agent that was commanding them, they were getting this over with fairly quickly, especially since the agents that Desirée was missing with her shots would be taken care of by Stella and vice-versa. Moving her gun's perspective to the right and toward the carriage, her singular open eye widened at the sight that was taking up most of her zoomed-in perspective; the captain appeared to be much larger than he was beforehand, which made him about the size (and a slightly-changed appearance) of a titan. Slight goosebumps began to form on the sides of the idol's arms and open areas that were not covered by clothing; his magical power was radiating off of him, and the increase could even be felt as high as she was in the skies. Positioning her sniper rifle to fire a few shots toward his shoulder blades, however, they quickly flew downward and past his location, as a voice that began to speak inside of her mind caused her to flinch as it was not either of her bio-luminescent organisms. The voice was Stella, and she was giving orders to her to watch for a signal to go all-in on the captain; the rest of the patrol appeared to be dwindling down due to the many attacks they suffered from the two girls and Arthur, as there was only a few more of them left staggering and appearing to prepare an attack.
Appearing to do a back-flip in the air, Desirée began to slowly fall down as if she were a feather, pushing the purple button on the bottom of the gun upward into its original state to put the gun in its true form. Once landing on the ground, the idol held the gun as if it were a gun that could fire bullets outward quickly and pressed a button right next to the purple, that of which produced a clicking sound and caused the fluctuating scope to shimmer away into the surrounding air. The gun was now in its "verberare" mode, therefore it would act as if it were a mobile machine gun and fire out extreme amounts of bullets quickly; running around the battlefield and pulling the gun's trigger backward once she was facing individual patrols, causing the bullets to rain outward and strike their bodies quickly. However, unlike regular guns and bullets, these stardust bullets would pop upon coming in contact with their bodies and deal damage comparative to regular guns, while also not lodging the bullets into their skin and putting them into a knocked-out state instead of death. However, one patrol ran up behind the idol as she ran and punched her in the back with a flaming fist, causing her to fall toward the ground and roll in the snow and dust that coated the ground; with this, a cloud of dust and snow formed around where the idol hit the ground and caused her to appear as veiled, soon attempting to get up yet getting kicked to the ground once again. With a few loud winces of pain, she finally rose to stand and struck the patrol Sargent with the back of her gun, directly before flipping the gun into a state of her fingers on the trigger and causing an extreme amount of bullets to strike his body and eventually knock him out.
Running out of the cloud of snow and dust, the idol would hear Stella inside of her mind stating that the idol would need to take him out now, which she was already running toward him to do. Aside from the captain, all of the rest of his patrol appeared to be entirely wiped out and taken care of; lying in the snow were extreme amounts of knocked out individuals, covered in their red hoods and various equipment in their hands and around their bodies. He appeared even larger than before; he was still quite a ways away from the idol, and though she was unable to see Stella nor Arthur through him (as she presumed they were on the other side of his body), she still could sense their magical power. Holding her glowing gun in her hands and moving her hand to grace the bottom of the gun where the buttons were located, she pressed the button that was yellow in color, that of which produced a large clicking noise and sent the other button activated, that was a purple in color, back into a state of de-activation. Her gun was held steady with one hand on the trigger and the other holding the base of the gun (while the gun was tucked slightly inside of the split between her torso and arm for more support, as this attack would have a great deal of recoil), as she was ready to release a single bullet directly toward where his heart would be located in order to potentially have him revert to his originally form and collapse on the ground; with the pulling back of the trigger, and the gun being slanted upward to strike him in his back, the bullet would begin to quickly fly toward him and twinkle as it did.
As the bullet flew out of her gun, the recoil caused the idol to blast backward a few feet, nearly knocking her over if she were not able to catch herself in the thick snow with her flat-footed boots. The bullet was flying at a rapid rate when suddenly it burst open and formed into a large beam of light and stardust, soon flying directly through the central area of his chest and continuing to fly through in a diagonal manner even when it passed through the other side of his body and into the sky above. With a groaning sound, the titan appeared to lose his footing, as if he were going to fall directly onto the carriage, but in a flash of light, he shrunk downward from his giant size into his normal size, soon falling onto the ground into the snow head-first. His clothing on the ground appeared to be slightly ripped and tattered, and his merchandise lay right beside him in the snow fully protected and non-cracked, her signature twinkling with the sun shining overhead as it reigned down from the clouds. Walking across the snowy area toward the carriage, which was definitely protected and did not appear to be that harmed aside from a few scratches here and there, the Guild Master finally was able to see Stella and Arthur closer to the carriage now that the captain was not the most lively and completely out of his magical power. "Are you guys alright? I can heal you both if it is what you need!" the idol stated with a smile once she stood near the two, multitasking as she also opened her small messenger bag and slipping her gun inside (it would not appear as though it was possible in reality, as the gun was greatly longer and larger than the bag, but it would definitely work).
As she stood near the mages and fastened the bands that held her pony-tails together, Billy messily sprawled out of the carriage with his mouth and eyes in a state of awe due to what the girl of pastel-blue hair had just done. "WooOOoAHHHHHhH! That was SOOO COOL! The way you used your gun in that fight and had it blast through his chest was SOOOO BADASS!" the boy of pink hair squealed, following in the stuffing his face with a large twinkie that looked to be crushed from sitting on it within his pocket. With her cheeks turning a slightly rosy color, as they did with most compliments despite who they were from, the idol ran her fingers through her hair as her two pets floated out of her body and into the air around her two shoulders. "Well, thank you! It definitely wasn't the easiest, but I think that we all did great in that fight." her eyes shone a beautiful blue-green color as she spoke, though they quickly illuminated much greater with hints of gold on the inside. "Oh, an idea~! Perhaps we could fly to Crystal Town from here so we don't have to run into any more issues along the way! I can call someone back at the Guild Hall to get Pitaya to come here and fly Billy and his items over, and potentially the both of you if you do not have a way to fly." the idol exclaimed before reaching into her yellow purse and pulling out her rose gold iLac, quickly typing away upon her messenger in order to contact the barista to ask Pitaya to teleport directly to her location. After sending her location, as well as the message, a small twinkle sound was heard on the iLac to state that the message was sent.
After a few minutes, what appeared to be a glowing white portal appeared a bit of a way away from the group, that of which was floating in the air directly above where a few knocked-out patrol agents in the snow; however, one appeared to be slowly trying to pick itself up, though immediately was knocked back out once a fluffy and small mire wolf hopped through the portal and bounced off of his head. Quickly running up toward the group and shaking some of the snow off of her head, she quickly grew to a size comparable to a large horse, that of which would be able to definitely fit Billy and all of his belongings on her back. "I am able to bring you along with your items to the place that you wish to go. My name is Pitaya, it is very nice to meet each and every one of you." the mire wolf spoke with a high-pitched yet calm and gentle voice, her ears twitching each time a particle of snow fell upon them. If Stella and Arthur would accept this offer, then the idol would assist them in loading and securing all of the boy's belongings onto the back of the mire wolf along with creating a clear area on her back for him to sit upon, soon following in ascending into the air directly toward Crystal Town on the shortest and most efficient route possible. If they would not, she would most likely gather herself and board the carriage once again, preparing for a decently short ride to the town of Crystals and the act of assisting Billy in getting all of his items to that town with him, absolutely safe and sound.
post wc: 7,695
freeform i wc (a rank freeform): 5,000/5,000 ✓
freeform ii wc (b rank freeform): 2,695/2,500 ✓
