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    Post by King Zenshin 10th February 2014, 5:45 pm






    Zenshin sat there, it was if the world was still, at a small wooden table with two wooden chairs facing each other. He'd told Marick that he saw potential to grow into a more powerful mage, and he meant it, and all he had to do was beat Zen in a game of blackjack. Marick had ten minutes before he was late and Zenshin simply left. If his guild member didn't care enough to show up on time to his own rank up exam, Zen wouldn't care to proctor it. This is the kind of serious demeanor he used to proctor the test, and he counted off every second as it passed. I hope he shows up on time... that's the first test he thought hopefully as he recreated a simple deck of cards and began shuffling them.

    After he was done shuffling the cards, he put the deck in the center of the brown tabletop, nine minutes to go Marick... just nine. Marick didn't know it yet, but before Zenshin was the unifying guildmaster saint, he was actually quite fond of the art of conning and deception, another reason he joined Eclipse Soul. He would show the card magician that it would be much harder than anticipated to best Zen in a game of cons.





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    Post by Guest 11th February 2014, 2:51 am

    Marick walked at a fast pace towards Serene Cliff, a place he seemed to be visiting a lot lately. He'd received notice from Zenshin that he wished to speak with him about his future with Sabertooth, and that he had to arrive at a very set time at that. Thankfully Zenshin seemed to be aware of Marick's timekeeping abilities, or had a good idea of them at least. The card mage had been in Hargeon visiting Kara when he'd first heard the news that Zenshin was looking for him. He'd darted off as soon as he'd explained to to his amethyst companion what it could be for. He'd managed to make it to his destination in very little time, arriving with five minutes to spare.

    The first thing the Solitaire saw when he approached was a single deck of cards in the centre of a brown table. On either side of the table was a chair, and sat in the chair facing him was the Sabertooth guildmaster himself. All of this was more than enough to allow Marick to assume the cards were in place for him. He walked over and seated himself at the chair across from Zenshin, crossing his right leg over his left leg and crossing his arms. "Why do I get the feeling you've put a considerable amount of effort for this to be just a simple game of cards?" he said with a smile.
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    Post by King Zenshin 11th February 2014, 4:19 pm






    "Considerable amount of effort? All I did was set up a table, some chairs, and a deck of playing cards. If you want to see considerable effort, I would think of that massive sky fortress that I built" he said with a smile as Marick sat down in front of him.

    "It's simple Marick, beat me in a game of cards and you advance to the next part of your trial, if you can't, you try again. And this will continue until you do or give up, but I trust you won't do that." Zen then said, getting all the cards on the table in one place and passing them over to Marick to show that they were completely ordinary playing cards.

    "It's a test of how well you are in your field. I expect great things out of my potential B ranked mage, so try not to disappoint. The game, is blackjack." he said, keeping up his grin and waiting for his card master to deal.





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    Post by Guest 12th February 2014, 4:12 pm

    Marick picked up the deck, smiling in the process. He immediately shuffled it, not because he didn't trust his guildmaster, but because it was a force of habit that he was completely unable to stop. "I suppose you're right there, our guildhall is beyond impressive." he replied with a chuckle, before looking down at his shuffling hands. "Oops, sorry. Act of habit, although you probably know that already." He pulled the deck back together before dealing out the cards. "Don't you worry, I have no intentions of giving up. It seems you're challenging me at my own game for this part...so I hope you're as much a challenge to me as I will be to you."

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    Zenshin has been given two 7's totaling 14.
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    Post by King Zenshin 12th February 2014, 4:45 pm






    Marick seamlessly shuffled the cards in between his both hands before sliding two cards down from the deck and towards him across the table. The cards reached his hand, which was resting on the table, eagerly waiting to see which cards "fate" had dealt him. Zenshin took a peek at his cards, mostly so that the man across the table wouldn't get too suspicious. Yes, it was one of those, the game was rigged, but the question was that if Marick was willing to cheat to beat him instead of relying on the skill he things. No matter how skilled you are at something, if the other person is craftier, they will win he thought, calling for another card to be passed to him.

    "I'm sure you will"





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    Post by Guest 12th February 2014, 5:09 pm

    Marick took a glance at his own cards. Not a bad start but certainly not as good as it could've been. Still, that was fate after all. Nothing could change fate no matter how much they tried. They could delay it of course, but as the saying goes, that would merely be delaying the inevitable. He waited for Zenshin to peek at his cards, then played him a card when he asked for one.

    "So...you used to play at Eclipse Soul? I've played against one or two members from there...they were novice players though."

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    Played a 2.
    7+7+2
    Zenshin's total = 16
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    Post by King Zenshin 12th February 2014, 6:38 pm






    Sixteen... excellent he thought as he put the two back down on the table and looked at Marick. He wouldn't be hit again, he didn't have to. Sixteen was way too close to twenty one for the odds to be in his favor. So, he waited for Legacy who'd be dealing to himself, giving him an opening to cheat if he had quick enough hands, which Zen didn't doubt in the slightest. Would he break his own "code", if it could be called that. Would Marick do something he's against just to advance his own progress? Only the next play would tell.






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    Post by Guest 13th February 2014, 3:35 am

    It seemed his guildmaster had only needed to one card to be content with his score. It was Marick's play now. His current cards were a Jack and a 6. Although it wasn't the best start he could ask for, it was certainly useable. He was fairly confident that he wouldn't beat Zenshin with 16, but it was perhaps a large risk to try to play a card. He placed the deck down onto the table and looked Zenshin dead in the eyes for a moment before moving his hand to the deck and drawing the very top card. He left it face down for a moment before turning it over, placing it face up on the table; it was the Ace of Spades. Now on 17, he only had a very slim chance of pulling out a card that wouldn't make him go bust. He still wasn't sure if he'd beat Zenshin, but he had little choice.

    "...I'm going to stick with this."
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    Post by King Zenshin 13th February 2014, 4:52 pm






    Zenshin looked at Marick and then down for a moment, glancing at his cards, using origin perception to find out what exactly they were before looking back up to speak to him.

    "Looks like we're both ready to show our hands."

    And after that thought, Zenshin flipped his cards face up, and what was revealed would shock Marick if he knew what cards he was dealt.

    Three sevens. But how? The deck was recreated, allowing him to swap out cards in his hand and cards in the deck rather seamlessly. As said, this game was rigged from the start, for which he'd have to apologize to Marick for with a real game afterwards, but this was a test for him, not a game.

    "Not really. I mostly play at the bars in Oak Town and Hargeon Town back before it was filled with radiation. I like a challenge, and like you said, the members of Eclipse Soul don't know too much when it comes to the card games" he said with a smile as he eagerly awaited Marick to flip his cards face up.





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    Post by Guest 13th February 2014, 5:05 pm

    Marick looked at the cards Zenshin played and chuckled. Needless to say he'd lost this game. "Ahh...16. That's fate for you." he said calmly, before taking Zenshin's cards back and shuffling the deck again. It wasn't often that he lost a game, but he was happy to accept it. After a quick shuffle he handed out two more cards for each of them.

    "Ready for round two?"

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    Zenshin's two cards are a 2 and a 6.
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    Post by King Zenshin 13th February 2014, 5:33 pm






    Nice job Marick he thought while he flipped over his cards and they were the same as he saw with his 'ability'. Marick was doing well so far, but one game wasn't enough to convince Zenshin that his guild member was a man who stuck to what he believed, so he decided to continue this game. For all he knew, this actually was a legitimate game and he was dealt a bad hand by 'fate'. Fate, just another word for destiny, same words that just sounded differently, but it was funny how people preferred one over the other.

    "Of course, hit me!" he said enthusiastically as he tapped the grass with his foot. This was only the beginning, and if Marick passed, it would be the least of his worries.






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    Post by Guest 13th February 2014, 5:41 pm

    Marick flicked another card out to Zenshin, ensuring it remained face down all the way across the table to the Wizard Saint. "To be honest, my card playing isn't actually a reflection of my magic." he revealed to his guildmaster, a smile painted on his face as he began to reveal more about himself. "I learned to play simply out of boredom and because I was always around cards. I was taught my magic by a man who I now know to be my grandfather. As soon as he found out I'd begun to play he immediately began to bang on about fate and how using my abilities to my advantage would only come back to bite me. He's right. Unfortunately the same can't be said for my lovelife, hahaha!"

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    Zenshin was played a 9.

    6+2+9
    Zenshin's total is now 17
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    Post by King Zenshin 13th February 2014, 5:59 pm






    Asking the dealer to hit you when you don't even know what your cards were was a stupid choice, but it didn't really matter in this particular game. With a gesture to Marick that basically meant, 'I'll stay', he listened closely as he revealed more about his past. Zenshin already found all of this out when he used his origin perception abilities on the card magician back during their job, but it seemed that Marick wanted to talk anyways, and Zen was there to listen.

    "Let me tell you something Marick. Life is cruel and sweet, and we all have our natural given gifts. I believe it's a waste not to use every advantage if you can, unless everyone is purposely not using their own. But even in contest, somebody who's winning often and getting higher and higher is either very, very skilled, or a cheater. Depending how you view the world and its inhabitants, the ratio of skilled to crooks vary"





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    Post by Guest 13th February 2014, 6:05 pm

    "Life is what you make of it. Many people see it as black and white; there are good times and there are bad times. The grey times are those times where it is simply life going on as normal. Personally I view life as a game. The man who cheats is only cheating himself in the long run, whilst the man who sticks to what he believes in can say he lived his life to its truest." Marick replied calmly. He didn't look at his cards either as he slowly drew a card and laid it out in front of him. "I'll let you reveal first this time." he continued, moving the deck so that it was away from him.
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    Marick's move couldn't have been predicted. He did the same thing as Zenshin, pulling out another card from the deck without first looking at his own hand first. Again, Zen used his ability on the cards under his opponent's hands and again, he saw that Marick wouldn't win this round either. His first two cards were a king and an ace, a perfect deal, which was ruined when he drew the three. The highest he could get now was a fourteen, three lower than his own hand. Since he didn't have to change a card to win round two, he revealed his hand and the seventeen could be seen by the man opposite of him.

    "Interesting views, reminds me of somebody else." he said, thinking of Aegis who was nothing but deceptive and crazy wrapped up in a human case.





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    Post by Guest 13th February 2014, 6:52 pm

    Marick looked at the three cards Zenshin had turned. "I guess I should reveal something else too." he said calmly as he turned over his three cards...and revealed a total of 14. "I know these cards were created using magic." he continued with a smile. "The way my magic works is that I am able to channel my magic through the cards to activate effects or to manipulate them. However, this doesn't work with cards that already contain, or are created, through the use of magic."

    Marick glanced down at the deck as he spoke. "I said at the beginning that I felt there was more to this than met the eye. This was more than a card game. So each time I drew a card for my turn I attempted to do so by manipulating the card from the top of the deck to in front of me. I was unable to do so. This in combination with your ability that you made me aware of in Hargeon suggests to me that, regardless of what I get, you can simply see my hand and recreate your cards so that you trump mine where necessary."

    Marick leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms. "You're good Zenshin. Very good. In fact, were it not for us playing in this location I probably wouldn't have considered manipulating the cards and you'd probably have kept beating me, to which it would've taken me considerably longer to work it out."
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    Post by King Zenshin 13th February 2014, 7:40 pm






    He listened while Marick explained his reasoning as to how and why he came to the conclusion that Zenshin was doing more than simply 'playing a game of cards', and he was absolutely right. Zen wondered if he would try and manipulate his cards, only to see that it failed, and he honestly didn't expect him to try it so early.

    "You're absolutely right! You could only imagine the kind of trouble I bring to the table when I sit down. I'll know everyone's hand, it would be great if I actually did something like that, but like you, I don't particularly like cheaters and what they do. Back in Eclipse Soul, I was among friends, but I would never swindle some old man who thinks he still has his luck. You'll be glad to know that you passed the first half of the test! It was to see if you'd break your own 'code' just to progress in your own path. Not only did you not cheat, you caught me too, which wouldn't be too hard after what you've seen, but you still went beyond what I've expected. Here, take this. It's time to start the second half" he said as he turned recreated a small metal ring with another piece of metal sticking out, like an "O" with an "l" stacked on it and handed it to Marick.

    Maybe I was wrong, it seems he as the attributes if conviction... or maybe he's better suited to become another paragon. Or none of them. It's time for the real test to start he thought, smiling in his own thoughts as Aegis was soon going to "ambush" them.





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    Post by Guest 14th February 2014, 3:38 am

    "I can only assume the trouble you bring would work very well in tandem with what I could pull off if I ever wished to do so." Marick replied, a warm and relaxed smile on his face. Given how this was an exam, the card mage was perhaps more calm than Zenshin might've thought. Then again, Zenshin had worked two jobs with him now, and probably knew Marick's attitude to trials very well by now. He watched Zenshin recreate a ring, one that looked like a zero with a one over it. Now I'm guessing the more difficult part begins. he thought to himself as he was handed the ring. He placed it on his middle finger on his right hand. "It's cheating to make a present by magic." he joked as he got to his feet.
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    Post by King Zenshin 15th February 2014, 12:59 pm






    It was becoming apparent to the guildmaster that Aegis wasn't going to show up after a minute of silently waiting. He knew that the knight wasn't a tardy one, so if he wasn't already in action at the specific time Zen gave him, it was clear that he wouldn't be coming. With a sigh of slight disbelief, Zenshin held his left arm out and recreated his sword, a weapon Marick had yet to see until this point, and stuck the sheath on the same side. With his thumb, he pushed the cross guard up and reached to grab the hilt with right hand and pull it out. Once it was drawn and the blade pointed at Marick, he finally said-

    "Now what kind of proctor would I be if I didn't test the magical strength of a potential B rank during his exam? A bad one. As always, you can have the first move"

    He was about five feet from Marick, so he'd need to be extra careful as to what he'd attack with. His blade's nearly touched the card master's forehead, a good position assuming he was going first. What he was most prepared for though, was fire ball or water pulse.






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    Post by Guest 17th February 2014, 3:40 am

    "Now what kind of proctor would I be if I didn't test the magical strength of a potential B rank during his exam? A bad one. As always, you can have the first move."

    Marick was wondering when there may be a battle of some kind. After all, Zenshin had seen his abilities but hadn't yet fought the Solitaire. Marick was much the same, although of course he was aware of the gap in skill between himself and his guildmaster. Still, he had experience due to having been in fights since the age of 10. He looked up at Zenshin, his ears staring down the Recreated blade of the Wizard Saint that was just inches from jabbing him in the forehead. Seven cards flew from his deck holder and flew around him as a smile crossed the card mage's face. "Don't hold back Zenshin. I want to see what you can do as well. After all...what's the use of passing this exam if I've no idea what level I must be to defeat you?" His tone was friendly as ever, but the words alone were enough to show that he was going to take this seriously.

    Before he'd even finished his sentence Marick had gripped a handful of six cards, before jumping backwards and launching them at high speed towards Zenshin, the cards spread in a diagonal motion to reduce the chances of a dodge. In the two missions he'd worked with his guildmaster he had opened up with a 6 or a 7. He didn't like being predictable. As he created distance between himself and his guildmaster, Marick pulled out his own blade. Sure, it may not compare to Zenshin's Recreated blade - he had no idea of how strong that sword was - but he would need the Sword of the Solitaire for melee combat should the need arise.

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    "Oh Marick, the point of this isn't to beat me. Part of it is for me to see where you stand. If anything, you're the one that shouldn't be holding back" he said before being assaulted by sharp cards.

    Zenshin didn't attempt to dodge them, but instead sliced the center one in half. Like he had just finished saying, he had to gauge Marick's strength. With a single step, Zenshin took off, running at his maximum speed and stopping short of a few feet from the card master before using a technique he didn't particularly like, but he'd be utilizing all of his B-Ranked abilities because Marick wanted him as he *didn't* hold back. Of course, if he used his higher ranked spells, there's a good chance he could kill him, and neither of them wanted that, so he'd simply be using B-Ranked and below spells.

    Mana was flowing through his muscles and he brought his sword back and began swinging as hard as he could, first a horizontal strike, then a vertical one, then another vertical one followed by a diagnol one beginning at his upper right. Zenshin wasn't trying to strike *at* Marick, he was trying to strike *through* Marick, and if his sword wasn't magical or protected by some enchantment of similar properties and he attempted to block The Memory with it, there was no doubt that it was get cut through and broken as if he was cutting through butter.





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    Post by Guest 17th February 2014, 9:35 am

    As expected, the cards did very little. Still, it had given Marick the chance to make some distance and that's all he was really after. "Oh Marick, the point of this isn't to beat me. Part of it is for me to see where you stand. If anything, you're the one that shouldn't be holding back"

    The solitaire laughed in response. "I'm more than aware that I'm not expected to win. To beat you at my current level would take a miracle or a major screw-up on your part, neither of which I'd be willing to bet on." he replied coolly, a smile crossing his face as Zenshin surged forwards on the assault. The Wizard Saint was fast, perhaps a little faster than expected. Nonetheless Marick was as ready as ever. Just before Zenshin started his strikes, he threw up two cards as shields and jumped backwards, waiting for his guildmaster to strike through the 'barriers'. Zenshin struck horizontal through the first, then vertical through the other. Marick watched the Recreater's motions and predicted the third vertical strike, bringing his own blade in to meet it. He parried the blow somewhat, barely getting clear, although at the expense of his blade as it returned to his sheath due to the damage sustained. With no weapon in his hand and little time to react, the card mage attempted to sidestep clear of the fourth strike, only to receive a slash across his left arm at his failed attempt. Still, it was nothing too serious and he would continue regardless.

    He still had two cards left in his hand, and now was the time to utilise them. Both were spells Zenshin would recognise, as Marick started off with playing the 7: Water Pulse. As the jet of water headed for Zenshin, the Solitaire would then cast the 6: Fireball. This time however he held the fireball in his right hand, using it to engulf the hand and forearm in flames before punching the ground. The fireball flew across the ground before appearing beneath Zenshin's location and firing upwards, attempting to pincer the Sabertooth guildmaster between the two attacks, all whilst Marick maintained his distance.

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    Marick was able to block and dodge his attacks for the most part, until he drew some blood, that is. Zen slashed the air next to him with some force, shedding whatever blood he took from the card mage before seeing that he was creating more distance between the two. A good strategy, seeing how Zenshin was primarily a melee attacker, but he had developed his own spells in case somebody thought they could continue to move away from him through their fight. But first, he had two attacks to deal with. Torrent of water coming from my front and a wall of fire coming from the ground, oh fun... he thought as turned around and turned his katana upside down and dug the blade into the dirt as an anchor.

    Water pule came first and hit his back like a car, luckily though, he was wearing his trusty coat, minimizing whatever damage it would've dealt at the cost of wetting it. The soaked coat wasn't too much of a problem as immediately following the water, a pillar of flames engulfed him, burning him from head to toe. Good, his current spells pack their own punch... He took his katana from the ground and turned back to face Marick, who was a bit far from him. With his left hand, he 'pinched' the air and dragged downward, casting a spell that would be quite surreal and one that the test taker hadn't seen before, a spell he called "Fold". In the next moment, Zenshin was only a meter away from Marick and he stepped forward with his sword, putting all the force he had into a stabbing attack aimed at the center of Marick's sternum.






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    Post by Guest 17th February 2014, 11:04 am

    Marick spent no time watching his attacks. Letting his guard down for even a second would result in his younger superior smashing him to the ground. He drew a new hand and drew a sixth card for his next move. He didn't have many spells left to let rip with, or at least none he felt completely confident in. However, he did have a couple of spells he'd been working on and, whilst he glanced at his cards, he noticed two of them were usable for two of those spells. As he looked back at Zenshin, he caught the sight of something that played with his mind; Zenshin seemed to bend the gap between the two of them, and appeared just a meter in front of Marick, before thrusting forward with his blade in a stabbing motion, giving the Solitaire very little time to react. In a last ditch effort, Marick moved slightly to the side and gripped Zenshin's wrist before pulling him closer and forcing the sword through his jacket, feeling the blade graze the side of his abdomen. He didn't let go of the guildmaster's wrist as he spoke with his signature child-like smile "I'm glad you're not holding back...because neither am I."

    The card mage gripped two cards in his right hand; an 8 and a 4, two cards he'd never used in battle. As he played the 8, Zenshin would feel as if the last spell he'd used - fold - had taken considerably more out of him than it should have done, and that it'd take longer to cast again. The second card however was the more damaging card. As soon as Marick played it, he released Zenshin from his grip to ensure he wasn't caught up in the spell. The card turned into electricity and shot at Zenshin, coursing through his body.


    8 and 4:
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    Post by King Zenshin 17th February 2014, 11:43 am






    Marick was able to avoid his attack once again, just barely, and even tried retaliating with some new spells he'd been developing. He must have godly reflexes if he was able to avoid two of my attacks at double my speed and strength he thought as his technique wore off. Zen was feeling weaker, but it wasn't like he was going to be using his higher powered spells, so it wasn't too much of a problem.

    "Don't get too full of yourself because you're using some new tricks" he said before disappearing as soon as Marick released him.

    Zenshin had linkstepped behind him as the chain lightning shot it self at him, but with no target, it simply dissipated into the air. Although he was slower and weaker, he was still strong enough to do quite a bit of damage. In a single movement, he aimed to cut the entirety of Marick's back in a horizontal fashion, cutting deep enough to nearly scratch the spine, but not quite. Fold took a lot more out of me than it should have... maybe that's what his other card does. It increases the amount of power needed to cast a spell?

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