The new guy (open to ES)

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The gentle sounds of frothing water could be heard as well as the serene chirping of a couple birds fluttering about the quiet garden. As the view from above comes down, one will be able to see koi fish swimming happily in the fresh, enchanted waters that seem to give them boundless health. Sunlight overhead glittered off the waterfall that delivered the water to this little paradise inside the Eclipse Soul Guild Castle. At least, it was a paradise for the young Wizard named Alye. A calm washed over the woman from above, sending her long white hair swinging to and fro ever so slightly. A content sigh escaped the woman's light pink lips as her crystal blue eyes opened. She was sitting under a rather old and rather large banzai tree that was perched right next to the water. Alye reached to her right and let her hand slip into the fresh, cool water. The shivering feeling made her skin tickle a bit but she liked the feeling. Today was such a peaceful day. It was days like these that Alye was able to just kick back and relax without having to worry about twenty thousand different things.

Or so she thought.

Alye's attention was grabbed when she felt a rather strange yet somehow familiar magical power to the east of her, towards the main foyer. What was odd about it was that it actually seemed to feel like her's in a way. But what could that possibly mean? The better Reyold decided to find out. Alye lifted her hand from the water and shook it until it was dry and stood. Her hair suddenly began to float about randomly as a small stir of wind appeared at her feet and wrapped up around her legs. She was in the air before long and headed for the foyer.

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Through the silence of the foyer, the gentle whipping of wind could be heard as Alye came down from the open air above, her hair trailing along after her. As Alye noticed the white-haired male near the door who seemed to be looking around, she angled herself down and touched the floor easy as the winds at her feet disappeared. Her hair fell gently to place around her as she waved friendly to the man who had to surely have noticed her by now. "Hello there! Welcome to the Eclipse Soul Guildhall, is there anything I can help you with today?" Meet n' greet was usually Kyll's thing, but Alye didn't see the cook anywhere and frankly, she didn't feel like looking for Meteorball right now.

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Alye looked on at the man turned around. He seemed stricken by something, but she didn't know what and it was rude to ask. "H-hi. My names Akryn, Akryn Motomiji. I was....uh....well I had been hoping to join your guild and.....uh well, learn more......storm magic......you're pretty." Alye listened to him stutter on for a while but when he said Storm Magic... Alye was shocked. So shocked that she didn't even hear the last part of what he said. The white-haired woman blinked in surprise for a moment before she found the words to speak. "Yo...You use Storm Magic? T-There's no way... Show me, please!", Alye sounded almost frantic as she actually rushed over to Akryn and grabbed his hand and pulled him back outside the guildhall.

She didn't believe anyone else like her even existed!

Alye realized what she was doing and let go of the man she was supposed to be helping, not dragging outside, and blushed a bit. "I...uhm...", she stopped and took a deep breath. "I'm sorry about that. I just...didn't think there was anyone else that used Storm Magic in the whole world... And for you to come here... It just seems a little too good to be true!", she finished with a slight sad tone to her voice as she sighed a bit. She then realized that she hadn't even told him her name. People usually know it since she's a Wizard Saint, but manners were manners. She turned to him and smiled a little as she held out her hand. "I'm Alye Reyold, one of the Aces of Eclipse Soul. It's nice to meet you."

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Alye waved his comments off. "No, I'm think up new spells all the time! I've definitely never seen Lightning Palms before! And my little brother is the Lightning Dragon Slayer!", she said as if it was the most normal thing in the world to say. "Although, I have a version of that myself!", she said with a little smile. This was so awesome! She couldn't believe she was talking to another Storm Mage! She knew her magic wasn't exactly the same anymore, but they still used storms! This was so crazy!

"No, you are the first I have ever seen. I'm sorry if I'm being a little too curious, hehe...", she said, rubbing the back of her head with an embarrassed smile. As for his second question, Alye smiled cutely and looked to the sky overhead. "At first, I taught myself, but I meet a rather...divine woman that gave me some pointers. I'm really grateful too. She only takes one student and one student only until they die.", she explained.

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Alye chuckled a bit at Akryn's little joke. In all honesty, that's what Alye did herself for the longest time. Those were lonely times back then. All she had was Reniro. To this day, Alye didn't know what she would do if it hadn't been for that bird. Alye was a bit delighted that he actually wanted to join the guild. One, of course, was because he was a Storm Mage, but another reason was because Eclipse Soul was on the rebound lately. Their member count seemed to be getting larger by the week. It was great for morale. And with the master back, this could only get better!

Alye giggled a bit when he asked about the whole Dragon Slayer thing. "Yeah. Heero Reyold. He's my little brother. Wizard Saint too, Sorcerer's Magazine poster boy, I'm sure you've heard about him. Were both Slayers actually, so he tries to upshow me whenever he can. But, the big sis always comes out on top!", she said with another giggle. "As for entrance into the guild...", Alye snapped her fingers. A pearly white, glowing magic circle appeared in the air over her hand. Out if it fell a stamp in the shape of a sun. As the circle closed, Alye showed the stamp to be the official Eclipse Soul guildstamp. "I'm not really much of a teacher, but I would love to share magic ideas with you! But let's get this done first, hm? So, tell me, where do you want your stamp, and what color would you like?", she asked as she took the cover off the magi-stamp.

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Alye raised an eyebrow at Akryn. She hoped that he wouldn't make her put it somewhere lewd. She couldn't even count how many times she had to pick Kyll up after a mega nosebleed for stamping someone. She had to be brave though. Alye blinked at Akryn but nodded. "I promise!", she said with a smile, holding the stamp over her heart.

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As Alye listened to Akryn, she didn't think the spot he wanted his mark placed was silly at all. It was kind of sweet actually. And following family tradition was a sign of honor, something that Eclipse Soul did well to have. The white-haired woman nodded to her male counterpart. She blushed a bit at the sight of his stomach and muscles, but she was also surrounded by rather attractive males all the time so it wasn't that new to her. Still didn't make her blush though. Alye leaned down a bit and slowly pressed the magi-stamp against Akryan's skin, right in the center as he asked. The stamp pulsed for a moment and when Alye pulled it away, there was the mark of an Eclipse over his belly button. The outer flames were yellow and the inner sun was white. A very nice contrast.

Alye smiled proudly.

"Welcome to Eclipse Soul!"

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"Ah, well, not many know a lot about our guild. They certainly hear stories, some true and some not. In it's essence...", she said as she walked through the door that he opened for her. "Eclipse Soul is the guild of redemption. Forgiveness, second chances. We take in those that are about to stumble into darkness and show them the love and power of the light." Alye said all this as she led Akryn into the foyer where they'd first met. "I know that may sound a bit plush, but make no mistake, we're not a guild to be trifled with. We have three Dragon Slayers, one Goddess Slayer, a Heavenly Body Magic and Bow Magic user in our midst. And then our guild master, the Dark Savior, Zeno Sombras." Alye turned around and heard his question. "W-Well... Mine is..." Alye lifted the hem of her skirt up a bit to reveal her bright skyblue guildmark on the middle of her thigh. "Right here, ehehe", she said as she blushed a bit.

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"Eh.. I just...choose it. No reason, really." Alye's cheeks were as bright red but it only got worse when Meteo- Kyll came in. She surely did call it, because Alye was actually just about to tell her to get to bed but Kyll assured her she was fine. The white-haired woman sighed inwardly. She had forgotten about the picnic they had planned before in the heat of meeting Akryan. A sweatdrop appeared on Alye's forehead when she saw Kyll practically break their new member's hand in a very one-sided greeting. Either she was showing off or she was trying too hard to show that she was okay. Alye knew Kyll wasn't at 100%, but she also knew her limits. If she thought she could handle it, then Alye wouldn't say anything.

Alye waved Akryan's question off. "Oh, nah. It's nothing major. Besides, it'll be a good way to get to know you, Akryan!", Alye said as she put a hand to her hip. "I think we should have it in the garden. There is a very nice breeze going today. Not too strong, not too weak. And the flowers are blooming too. I know how much you like orchids...", Alye ended with a sideways comment to Kyll.

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"Her? My sister?", Alye said in mock disgust. She watched Kyll turn around and mutter something under her breath, knowing full well that her white-haired compatriot could hear her fine. Alye's eyes narrowed a bit after hearing Kyll's nickname for her for about the third time that day. "No, there wasn't a fight, but there might be one later...", she said ruefully to Kyll as she directed Akryn towards the illustrious garden area. Alye expected a feast of a picnic to be coming as Kyll's food portioning skills were... extravagent. Alye tried questioning why Kyll bothered cooking so much food but the SpaceFace only told her that she was free to cook however much food she wanted if she was the one who caught it. Alye certainly didn't argue there and just let her do as she pleased. The "scraps" usually went back to the village down below anyway, so it was a win-win.

As Alye walked in front of Akryn, the peaceful melody of falling water on smooth rocks could be heard in the distance. She looked back at him as they walked. "The Master told us he would have a picnic with us if he were able to. Hopefully he'll attend and you'll get to meet him!", the white-haired woman said with a smile.

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Alye stood there with her arms crossed. She just could not understand why Kyll had to be so absolutely manual about some of the simplest things. Alye could have just snapped her fingers and set the whole picnic with one good burst of wind. The white-haired woman was sure that she was doing this on purpose just to bother Alye. SpaceFace knew just how much it annoyed her...

When the blanket and spread were finally set, Alye sat down on the blanket and brought her legs under her before she pushed her long white locks over her shoulders. She spotted the steaming thermis and raised her hand towards it just as Kyll told her not to use magic. Alye rolled her eyes at Kyll and put her hands back down into her. "Goddess, you're so backwards...", she muttered to herself. Alye enjoyed using her gifts. Kyll on the other hand didn't seem the same. A gentle wind washed over the area, sending the leaves on the trees rustling back and forth making a pretty sound. The lotus flowers began dancing to their own tunes as the winds nudged them too and fro. Alye's face softened a bit. At least her and Kyll could agree on something...

She turned back towards Akryn when she noticed him pick up a sandwich randomly. He seemed to about to eat it when he stopped all of a sudden. Alye blinked in confusion at the whole initiation thing. "Well, we used to do that, but after we ticked off a PyroAcid-Make Mage with it, we stopped. It took so much water and ice to put out those fire, ugh...", she sighed as she recalled that day a while ago.