Kihia's Rank Up Test

The Rarest Flower
Breaking and Exiting
To Earthland and Beyond!
A Wizard's Grace

EXP: 150/150

~ Approved ~

Zuo Cii had an interesting situation on his hands. A mage who he knew little about and hadn't ever properly met had proven himself and passed the prerequisites to become a C-Rank mage. This bothered Zuo a great deal so he resolved to get to better know this mage during his coming examination. At present he was located at the entrance to the guild hall standing in the door way. Deciding now was as good a time as any he spoke into the marble and his voice echoed through the guild "Kihia Avoa please come outside to the front of the guild hall. You are needed." With this said Zuo himself stepped outside and walked about 30 meters from the guild's front doors and waited for the arrival of his guild member.

Kihia was walking into the main hall when he heard what he assumed to be the guild masters call for him. Kihia sighed, he hadn't been formally introduced to him yet and didn't know what to expect. I am wondering why I am being called all of a sudden... Kihia had recently finished a few jobs and the last of his wounds had finally closed from his job at beanstalk. He arrived in the main guild hall and continued walking to meet the man who had summoned him outside. When Kihia exited the hall, he saw the elderly gentlemen who had summoned him, he adjusted Icarus on his right shoulder and continued walking towards the man. He studied the man as he approached and after a moment he finally said, "I have come as you asked, Master..." He stopped and looked at the man he assumed to be the guild master of Lamia Scale.

Zuo spun to face Kihia "Ah just the man I wanted to see." In a fit of violent whimsy Zuo threw his arms wide "Let me show you who I am." He clapped his hands together and once again spoke “Power of the Earth Come Forth and Punish the Foolish Heathens!” The earth underneath Zuo seemed to explode upward and he vanished in the blast. The raised earth swirled and gathered into a swirling sphere of earth 14 meters tall just where Zuo had been standing. Within the tornado like sphere stones could be seen gathering together forming a humanoid shape. In under thirty seconds a 14 meter tall stone monster appeared to be standing in front of Kihia and the tornado of dirt and earth collapsed inward on the beast coating it like a symbiote.

The giant golem looked down at Kihia and spoke with Zuo's voice causing the ground to shake with it's volume "I am Zuo Cii the Earthbound Immortal. Show me who you are with both words and actions!" As he said this the golem pulled back it's right arm and threw a giant punch at Kihia, however knowing that the power he was currently using would greatly injure Kihia if his attack landed Zuo intentionally slowed his blow and lessened the force behind it. However Zuo was never good at holding back and the fist still had a great deal of power behind it.

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OOC: https://www.fairytail-rp.com/t4971-of-the-earth-finished
That is Zuo's magic app, you can find the spell you are facing under "A-Rank Spells" For the purposes of this exam the duration of the golem has been extended from 5 posts to however long it is needed.

Kihia gave Zuo Cii a cold stare as he saw the elderly gentlemen form into a giant earth golem and reared his right arm to throw a punch at Kihia. Kihia sighed, "If that is what you wish..." he didn't like the thought of engaging in full on combat with a companion, but he felt obligated to follow the directive from Zuo. Kihia jumped up to dodge the punch, and to get on Zuo's arm. "Ice make...Spear!" A Ice spearhead started to form on one end of Icarus, as Kihia ran up Zuo's arm to his shoulder. My best chance is to try and disable one of his arms first... Kihia stopped running as soon as he reached Zuo's shoulder area. Kihia then thrust Icarus down into the rock golem he was now standing on. When Kihia noticed that Icarus didn't penetrate into Zuo's rock body that well, Kihia then pulled Icarus out and started to study the surface of Zuo Cii's rock golem form to attempt to find a point of vulnerability with little success. "This is a great spell you have Master Zuo, this will prove a challenge to come out uninjured on my end..." after he finish saying that, and started to get ready to move to avoid any attacks from Zuo Cii...

The golem's fist would bury itself in the ground as his attack missed. The old man watched Kihia run up his arm and permitted him to land an attack. Zuo let out a rumbling laugh as Kihia attempted to severe his arm "I'm sorry to say it is going to take much more then that to even harm me." With that Zuo took his other arm and threw another punch at Kihia. The attack was awkward as Zuo's target was on his own arm which complicated things a little but Zuo knew for sure if this attack hit at the very least it would send Kihia flying a short ways and off of his arm. "In fact force alone will not give you victory on this day, nor will words alone or will courage and willpower. Fight me with your body, your mind, your words and your heart all together. Other wise you are doomed to defeat!"

Kihia frowned, If he only knew that I don't have it in me to actually do that while fighting an Ally... Kihia focused on the giant fist that was flying his direction, and took of towards Zuo's head to get out of the hit zone. Kihia then ran to Zuo's other shoulder and thrust down Icarus which only managed to penetrate 2 inches into the rock. This isn't enough... Kihia then broke of the ice spearhead to keep it in the cut he had just made. He started to spin Icarus, If this idea won't work, then I don't know what will... Kihia then said ""Ice make...Ring!" Kihia then jumped up into the air and held Icarus between him and Zuo. He then put all his focus onto the Ice spearhead fragment that was lodged in Zuo's left shoulder and then yelled "Ice make... Spear Storm!!"

Zuo Cii was not amused. He watched as the ice spears all crashed into his shoulder causing a small fissure. He looked at Kihia and back at the small gap. The earth mage stared at the dent for a few seconds before deciding what to do. He reached down with his undented arm and scooped up a half handful of dirt. With a simple move he patched the hole. Zuo then looked back at Kihia "I don't mean to insult your power. But really? Actually no, I'm sorry this is my fault. Here let me try this again. Zuo held his hand out open palmed in front of Kihia "Please stand on my hand." The large golem stared at Kihia with a total lack of expression that only a rock can have.

Kihia had landed on the ground from his jump, he then looked up towards Zuo's face. That idea didn't work as well as I thought I had hoped... He was perplexed for a moment and then said, "If that is want you want, Master Zuo." Kihia proceeded, by jumping off a nearby wall to reach Zuo's outreached hand. When Kihia landed he knelt there for a bit, and then stood up to look directly at Zuo's face. Kihia held Icarus against the back of his right arm, and asked, "I am sorry if I didn't meet your expectations, what is it that you are in need of me for?"

Zuo lifted Kihia up over his head and held him out over Hargeon City. Lamia Scale being on a hill in addition to Zuo's height and arm length gave the ice mage a great view of the ocean side city. "I just want to know why you are here Kihia. I want to know who you are and what you want from us here. I made Lamia Scale as a place for legends to begin and heroes to be born. Where do you fit into all of this?" This was what was really important about a Lamia Scale C-Rank exam, while Zuo loved his zany and extreme tests like burying Kariline alive or making Zhu fight his way through the entire guild, he really cared more about character development then strength in these exams.

Kihia observed Hargeon town from his new vantage point, and thought about Zuo's question to him. "My teacher had instructed me to come and join Lamia Scale shortly before he passed away. The main thing he wished for me is to be able to move forward in my life, out of the shadow of my past. That is why he had giving me the directive to join you all, to get better not only as a mage...but a person." Kihia stopped for a moment to think, he looked at his right hand as he held Icarus with it. Kihia turned his gaze to Zuo Cii his eyes full of determination, "As for what I feel on how I fit into the guild... to be honest I am not entirely sure yet...But I can promise you this Master Zuo, I will protect my friends and my companions to the best of my ability." Kihia kept staring at Zuo for a few minutes and then raised Icarus back onto his right shoulder. He then returned his gaze to the land below studying it a bit more.

Zuo sighed and set down Kihia. He then reverted to his human form and looked at him straight in the eyes. "Kihia Avoa. Today I grant you the title of C-Rank. However if you wish to ascend up the ranks further I must request you find something worth fighting for. It's a large and dangerous world, motivations and goals are important." With that said Zuo walked passed Kihia to return to the guild hall and offered up a silent prayer for the young man he had just met. If he could not find a purpose and goal of his own he would need all the help he could get.