When Emiri took Jaakuna’s hand, the two of them would head back the way that they came. Soon enough they would find themselves in what could only be described as the middle-class district. Jaakuna would look around and he saw that something was up. Sure, Stigma always was busy, but it only occurred to him now that the higher of the class districts they went, the more Jaakuna noticed the people were in disarray and just acting completely crazy. Jaakuna didn’t know, but it would soon be revealed to him as they proceeded to the castle gates that something bad had happened.

When Jaakuna and Emiri were at the gate, he would notice that all the guards were running around, people were frantic. Jaakuna approached the gate with Emiri and they were stopped by a guard. [b]“Sir, I am afraid, but you cannot enter without proper reason!” [/b]The guard stiffly said.

Jaakuna looked at the guard. [b]“Oh don’t be like that.”

“I’m sorry sir, but without proper reason, you cannot enter.”

“We are friends of Prince Grant! He said if we needed him, we could come to the Castle.”

“Sir, I cann--”[/b]

As the guard stopped himself, he noticed Emiri. [b]“Oh, Lady Emiri, my deepest apologies. I did not notice you were there.” [/b]He said letting them through.

As they went through, Jaakuna looked around and everyone was just running around and Jaakuna would make sure he had Emiri close to him. [b]“We need to find Grant.” [/b]Jaakuna would state as he looked around and he was trying to remember where exactly Reia’s office was. Last time he was here, he was brought there. [b]“So, while we find our way, does this place bring anything back to you, Emiri?” [/b]He asked her.

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[b]“That’s either really brave or really foolish of you, Wesley.”[/b] Hashmaal seemed amused. He did not think that Wesley wanted to fight him alone.

Wesley smirked. [b]“I like to think it’s the former, Hashmaal.”[/b] Wesley said taking his fighting stance, which included his legs to be behind each other, back leg bent slightly, front leg bent even more and sword centered in front of him with both hands gripping it.

As if on cue, Hashmaal, using his fast speeds, propelled to Wesley, to which the prince would do the same. Hashmaal went for a straight right punch and Wesley would slice downward. The colliding forces behind both of their respective attacks would cause their respective magicks to expel in all directions. Hasshmaal laughed as if enjoying this little test of strength. Wesley also found himself laughing slightly. Even though it was the first attack from both of them, Wesley found that he was keeping up at a good pace. 

While both of them were just grinning, Hashmaal would turn up the heat. His hand would begin to glow dark orange and then send out minor pulses of magickal energy. Wesley felt it and it would cause him to step back slightly. Hashmaal smiled and would keep the pressure on, increasing the pulses every second that went by. Wesley would try to withstand it and even though he felt himself slipping, he would expel his own magick, but this came in the form of a white aura with a tint of blue and orange in it. This sudden rise of power from Wesley evened out the odds, but even more so, it allowed Wesley to push Hashmaal back enough to which he staggered back. 

Wesley, using the opportunity to capitalize, went forth and would slice downward, to which Hsshmaal noticed and would use his left arm to block. As he did so, the blade cut down, and caused a minor cut. Hashmaal span and Wesley’s blade would slice some more, but would meet the armor part, and that caused Wesley himself to lose his footing and Hashmaal used his other hand to punch Wesley in the side, sending him gliding five feet in the air and landing on his back and he screamed slightly in pain.

[b]“Oh don’t tell me that you’re done already?”[/b] Hashmaal said with a tone of cockiness.

Wesley smiled and got up. He removed his long coat, revealing the obvious bruisng on his body. He paid no mind to it. He would just hold his stance from before and surrounding himself in the aura from before.[b]”You would like that, now wouldn’t you?” [/b]Wesley smirked.