[center][h2]Jack Goran|Arena stands[/h2][/center]
[center][@Burthstone][@YipeeXD][/center]

Jack had, for the first few minutes of their conversation, been unaware that one of Iron Enigma's members was conversing with his own, focused as he was on gauging the strength of the other guilds. The fight between Phoenix Wing's Damian and Frenzy Plant's Hyun had been in interesting show of Martial talent over magical skill, but he knew magical negation when he saw it used. Glancing back to check on Shujin after his match, a whirlwind of Maker Magic that was impressive for sure, he narrowed his eyes at the dark mage and stood and maneuvered so that he could reach them.

[b]"Anyway, do you, perchance, know where the first officer of this 'Magical Unit' would've learned it? I prefer to avoid... conspicuous people whenever possible."[/b] Immediately after asking, Jack allowed his magic energy to signal his presence before speaking.

[color=Turquoise]"You would, Dark Mage. Now it would behoove you to leave my guild and it's members alone except for the competition. I might not know how you managed to fake becoming legitimate, but if I or one of my members catch you doing anything...illicit, we will expose you. Now leave."[/color] When the Dark Mage left, Master Jack turned to Shujin and sat next to him. [color=Turquoise]"I suggest you be wary of Iron Enigma's team and of the guild. They're a well known dark guild."[/color]

[center][h2]Damian Gerard|Armorer's Shop[/h2][/center]
[center][@Joshua Tamashii][/center]

Damian smiled when she said she liked hearing stories but frowned slightly when asked what his life as a kid was like, among other questions, so he decided he'd do his best to answer her questions in order. [color=FireBrick]"A bit about myself...well, let's start with the magic question. I use Blades Magic and Blade Change, the first which lets me summon my offensive and defensive spells and the second, a more refined version of the first, lets me summon my swords."[/color] For emphasis, when explaining he summoned a sword blade that would fall when he cast a spell like Blade Rain, and when explaining the second, he summoned an Ares Blade and dismissed both when he was done.

[color=FireBrick]"My life as a soldier, well, I wasn't your normal soldier. See, my parents were both fairly important in Fiore's Royal Army, my father a captain in one of the regiments that my mother was also a part of. Of course, this was after they found out she was pregnant with me and I'd been born. Before that, they were in separate units. Met during some down time between offensives to keep other countries out of Fiore. But well, after I got old enough, my father started teaching me how to fight, blocking a slash from a sword, a thrust from a spear, hand-to-hand stuff, a lot of things most kids don't know at age six with my mother helping. Being I stayed with the regiment, they figured it was the safest thing to do.

Anyways, I was about nine when my parents were in a loosing defensive battle and the call to retreat had been given. Being a little kid who was scared no matter how brave I tried to seem, I was running around trying to find my parents and the enemy broke into the camp. I remember watching what I can only presume was a Beserker cleave through a pike-man from the regiment with a demented grin on his face, and then he turned towards me. I had a short sword that had been made specifically for me for training on me and, knowing running was pointless, I stood my ground and drew the sword. This guy just kept coming and then...he ran at me. It was so sudden I was paralyzed with fear and I only just barely managed to move forward as he swung down with my eyes squeezed shut.

When I opened them, the shortsword was driven into the guy's chest up to the crossguard, blood, well, that's a touch graphic, let's just say I opened my eyes cause there was suddenly warm liquid on my hands. I let go, he stumbled back and fell over, then my parents found me and we fell back. After that, I joined in on every battle I could, unofficially officially joining the Royal Army at fourteen. So, I guess what I did was fight as a swordsman."[/color] Taking a deep breath, Damian waited a few moments before continuing, this next bit clearly shaking him.

[color=FireBrick]"A couple years later, we were dispatched to the border with Minstrel, rumors saying that monsters along there were disrupting supply lines. Command found it odd that they were so specifically targeting military supplies. We...walked into a trap. My parents both died that day, but we broke the monsters, who were being controlled by some mages. I...was in anguish and unleashed a massive rain of blades, killing them and several monsters. None of the regiment was hurt, but...I didn't care. My parents were gone. I promised my mom I'd find a guild and left the next day, after they were buried. For the next few years, before I joined the guild, I did odd jobs, worked as a freelance wizard. I had a few run ins with the Council and their Rune Knights, watched them take other Freelancers in for no good reason, but it was pretty, well, repetitive.

Do a job, get paid, do the next job, get paid, move on to the next town, find work, find a place to stay, do the jobs, get paid. Life only got really interesting after joining Phoenix Wing."[/color] He sighed and leaned back again, looking at her. [color=FireBrick]"That answer your questions?"[/color]