[b]Penny[/b]

[@Lunarlors34]
The girl seemed to be...scared, as if Penny was going to hurt her. Did she look fike she attacked people for fun? Penny blinked. Cody? Was that a new member, or just some random? She didn't know, with so many new members. Penny gave a soft sigh. The girl seemed confused, a little lost. [color=f7976a]"Are you okay? No offense, but you seem...uncertain about your own name"[/color]

[b]Michael[/b]
[@Jangel13][@Silver Fox]
Michael was perhaps...not use to Prince's lack of privacy, but no longer flustered by it. Mostly. He still blushed as Prince wrapped his arms around him, but didn't seem be anymore flustered then that. He decided to speak as if he wasn't wearing a catman about his shoulders, and act like normal. As normal as he was. 

[color=00a651]"still, not many people would walk away easily after using so much magic"[/color] He said, wondering if he should check on Jackie. Maybe Uriel could do something to help her, the god spirit being able to heal. 

[b]Lucas vs Soren battle part one[/b]
the final battle of the day was highly anticipated, drawing a close to the third day of the games, and following such lively and fantastic battles, the crowd clearly thought this one must be as well. 

Games Master Sheldon lapped it up. 

[color=ec008c]"AND it is Soren from Pirate Lord, and Lucus from Riders blade, get ready to rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbllllllllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeee"[/color]

Soren smiled as he was about to get his chance to battle. Before leaving he turned to Merlina and grabbed her hand absorbing some of her Phoenix Slayer magic just in case he either couldn't get close to the his opponent or couldn't use what he got for some reason. He came into the arena in his usual style of teleportation. After which he was ready to set up two Contain spheres with Phoenix fire. He was ready for his opponent to come in attacking.

Lucus smiled as he headed down to the arena and walked into it, his hands in his pockets and a calm smile on his face. He waved at the crowd and made it a point to wave to Phoenix Wing, particularly Rose and Elyse, before turning to face his opponent, who seemed more then eager to begin this fight.
"[color=gray]You know, if you don't relax you might end up pulling a muscle when you finally move from being so tense.[/color]" He said with a laugh

Soren chuckled a little. [color=00a651]"I have my ways. I don't suppose you can tell me which specific muscles do you?[/color] He said with a laugh as well. Soren was a chef his muscles where toned and they were no where near tense as his opponent thought. He was limber and agile as one had to be in a kitchen. [color=00a651]"Now shall we get things started or shall we laugh and quip all day?"[/color] Soren adjusted himself accordingly to fit the person he was now up against.

"[color=gray]I wouldn't mind quipping all day. Sounds like it'd be more fun, though it might bore the audience.[/color[" Lucus said, still remaining relaxed and with his hands in his pockets. Glancing up at the sky, he watched the clouds as they passed by before letting out a sigh and looking back at Soren while rolling his shoulders. He took his right hand out of his pocket and held his arm in front of him."[color=gray]So I suppose we should begin. I wonder what kind of interesting things you'll show me.[/color]"

Soren wasn't sure what to think of this person in front of him. He seemed to just prefer not to fight. This could be a sign that either he is just lazy or he has reached a point in his magic where he wishes to advance no further in the current state so he conserves his energy instead of frittering it away. This was not go either way. Soren wasn't ready to start attacking on the man so all he did was twist his arms and summon a contain sphere around himself. [color=00a651]"I also look forward to our battle and see your interesting flavor in battle."[/color] Soren couldn't help putting in the cooking reference as he bowed inside his sphere to his opponent.  

"'[color=gray]flavor of battle'? Sounds like you're either a chef or you just really like food.[/color]" Lucus said, observing the sphere around his opponent. If that thing was protective by nature, it was unlikely to let his attacks through. But he could have some fun with that. Summon up a strong enough wind, launch Soren out of the arena, win by default unless Soren somehow managed to stay in. He could do that anyway, but it was dangerous to his opponent and he didn't feel like being responsible for a friendly mages death. So instead, he stayed still and waited, studying his fingernails as a way to taunt Soren with his boredom thus far.

Soren was a bit disappointed. He never started battles so he wasn't sure where to begin. He started playing out strategies in his head to see what he might be able to do against his opponent. Though he didn't know what his opponent was wielding he had several plans. He wondered if he could through his opponent off by maneuvering behind him or surprising him another way but the guys calm demeanor didn't seem like it could be shaken. 

Lucus sighed. His opponent seemed so unsure, so it seemed like he was winning the mental game. However, he knew they couldn't just stand there forever, so he decided me might as well act first and try to end this thing quickly.

Raising his hand, he channeled his magic and a few seconds later, a small tornado formed around Soren. The winds weren't going to hurt Soren though, only lift him up, with Lucus aiming to throw him out of the arena.

The winds would begin at him and try and lift him up. Magic unless it wasn't damaging bent around the sphere normally but this gave soren an idea. When the time the wind was supposed to pick him off the ground and lift him he moved the sphere up with the wind and acted as if he was being pushed out of the arena until he was just about there. He used the sphere and warped back to the ground. Except this time he was behind his opponent. Soren prepared three contains with Merlina's fire in them ready to explode behind him then warped back to his side of the arena. "Don't think so sir. Wind just isn't going to do the trick. However your about the fly shy high!." In that moment he snapped his fingers and the compressed fire in the contain spheres exploded out right behind his opponent aimed right at him.

"[color=gray]Teleporter eh? Should be fun.[/color]" Lucus said before the explosion went off. While the flames went up and around him. the winds picked up and blew them away from him. Really, if his opponent hadn't given a seconds warning before the explosion, he might have succeeded in hitting him. Sighing, he took off his jacket and glanced over it. He frowned at the singes along it's back before shaking his head and tossing it aside. He let out another sigh before suddenly looking very serious."[color=gray]That was my favorite jacket. You just pissed me off big time.[/color]"

Wind would have been fun to play with but he had a feeling that he wouldn't get close enough to the boy to touch him. Soren readied himself and then sent out a barrage of accelerated fire contain spheres out at his opponent. Soren then warped to another spot and did it again.

"[color=gray]Teleportation is such a pain. Sadly predictable at least. That's a plus.[/color]" Lucus said to himself as the fire sphere's approached him. He waited about two seconds before pushing all of them away with a strong gust of wind in all directions."[color=gray]Geez, this is gonna take a while.[/color]"

Soren paused for a moment, thinking on what he could do, as it seemed that Lucas would just push his attacks away as if they were nothing. Almost testing ly, Soren once more send a blast of fire at Lucas, teleporting again, and doing it. He did this two more times from different directions, seconds behind each other.

[b]Jamie and Jack, when Guild Masters collide. [/b]

The moment the match finished and Jackie was taken off the field, Jack was already off to find Jamie, his rage barely contained. Small black flames licked at him as he walked, and when he found the Phoenix Wing guild master, he didn't hold back. [color=Turquoise]"Is that the self control you teach your guild members?! To be far too willing to put their opponents on the edge of death, or even kill them, to win?! Do you even take the TIME to teach them self restraint, Jamie? Do you even know the meaning of the word?"[/color]

The day has been long, hard and frustrating. So when Jack came up, just about shouting, Jamie stood there, her face blank. [color=f26522]"do you wish to take a few moments to reconsider your words, Jack?"[/color] she said in a cool voice. [color=f26522]"as I recall, there have been other battles in these games that have no involved my members that have seen characters near death. Would you be coming to me now if it was Angelo who was in jackies position? I teach them restraint.you are stepping dangerously close to ticking me off, Jack. And we both know my anger is worse then yours. 

Do you even know just what my members have gone through, the last several months? Do you know what I have gone through? Do you know that I'm still dealing with a million things at once? ahouod Angelo have stood there and taken a beating? Would you have? 

Oh I could say that they should have given in, br really, I wouldn't have. And neither would you. Stop pushing your unrealistic expectations onto them, when you won't follow them. 

And you should know by now Jack, I do not promote killing. But perhaps you have never know Jarvis or myself well enough to know that. But I know I know all my members well enough to say they wouldn't kill unless forced. Can you say you know all yours? Did you know one of your members struggles with their identity? Have you approached them? Did you know that your Prince has participated in something that has resulted in one of my members having what could only be considered two personalities, two souls?

You need to step up your own game, worry about your own members before you worry about mine. Now, will you continue this fight or have I mollified you enough to put this to an end? I have my daughters to check on. I need to make sure Anelia is okay after the battle we had today"[/color]

Jack's flames grew larger, but his voice grew deadly calm. [color=Turquoise]"I am surprised you know anything about your own members, Jamie, with all the snooping you have time to do on others. My members have never killed, unlike many of your own, besides Jackie, who I'm fully aware of her identity crisis. Angelo need not have stood there and taken a beating, but an attack with the intention of sending your opponent beyond the point of recovery is reckless. The kind of reckless I've seen you use in your own battles in the time we've known each other. The other members of your guild showed restraint in their attacks, aiming to prevent death by whatever means necessary. I did not see that from him."[/color] Jack's voice remained calm, even as his flames grew larger and the temperature rose. If she was smart, she would begin to reconsider her words right then.

[color=Turquoise]"My members have a right to their privacy, though they share what they feel comfortable with with myself. Prince has alluded to KNOWING of things beyond his control. Unlike you, however, I do not feel a need to PRY my way into what my guild members don't want me involved in. As for what your guild has gone through, each and every bit has been self wrought, because you think you can step in where you feel like. Do NOT presume to try and intimidate me again, Master of Phoenix Wing, or I will remind you why I am a Wizard Saint and you will not let go of that memory so easily this time."[/color] His rage did not subside, but it remained all the same.

[color=Turquoise]"You have not seen the extent of my temper, Missus Beltras. You cannot comprehend what damage I could do if I were to loose it. So do not presume to think yourself beyond my ability to knock down a few rungs. As for the state of your daughters, I am aware of the attack by the Dark Guild on your members, another unconsidered ripple of deciding you're the only people who can take out corrupt officials as high ranking as the previous Council. The danger you find yourself, your family, and your guild in is wrought by YOUR decisions and choices. Before you try to have a high fucking horse, remember that."[/color] Turing, Jack walked away, the temperature falling rapidly as well as the flames licking at his back shrinking. However, the stones around where he and Jamie had argued were a glowing red. [color=Turquoise]"If you wish to continue this, you can find me later at my hotel. I am done with you and your guild for the time being."[/color] His tone left no room for argument or debate and he vanished into the crowds.

[color=f26522]"you're right, they do have a right to their privacy and it's not like I snoop on them, but all you have to do is watch. Is listen. Which you don't do. Everything I do is to keep my members safe. I know some of them have killed. I have killed myself-but only as a last resort. I know why my members have killed. Some, because they had no choice. Others because it was all they knew. More still because they were required to. That foes not mean they aren't good people. They have it their lives on the line not just for themselves but for the people of this world. 

Do not presume that my guild members got their battle styles from me. I do not fight in front of them for just that reason. Do not presume that they do not know what they are doing. Angelo attacked, yes. Angelo defended. But so did Jackie. You aren't, and neither is your guild, Perfect. No one is. 

You don't like how I run my guild, fine. But do not presume that I do not train my members right: do not presume that it is just my guild, or do I need to take you to show you the recording of Anelia, when she faced Iron onions? What about Shujin, he's in your guild. Sasha is still not fully recovered from that battle. He could have killed her. And the only reason he didn't was because Sasha managed to hold her own. Barely. But did I come to you all high and mighty and complain that Shujin beat the crap out of her, in a competition? 

What about Zephyrs fight with Harry of tough love? That boy still has a headache from what his masters know of. Do not presume that your guild is truly holyZ 

And interestingly enough, I wasn't talking about Jackies identity issues. Do you spend time with any of your members besides a handful? You have powerful wizards in your guild, but your negligence of them will lead to their own destruction. 

Do not presume that I cannot beat your arse. I can. I do not need a fancy title to be able to do that, Jack.  No, you are not leaving"[/color] Jamie snatched Jack's arm, and pulled him back before he could vanish. [color=f26522]"you started this. I'm not done with you. 

You don't get to come, to come and say I'm a crap guild master, that my members are unruly, and walk away. No, jack. You don't get to dump crap on me, and think you can get away. I've been a guild master longer then you. 

What have you been doing, the last year? Nothing. You don't even know what's coming. I've been training my guild for that, and maybe if you didn't have a stick shoved so far up your arse, you might have noticed and wondered why. I don't give a damn what you think, but you are not going to take your members choice away. If they want to help me and mine, I will make sure of it. I don't expect your help, after all you don't particularly trust me it seems. But I will accept, and gladly your members help. You can either chose to fall behind, or help. Because what's coming is bigger then us, bigger then what happened 100 years ago"[/color] Jamie was furious. Jamie was hurt. Jamie felt betrayed. But she didn't let any of that show. Perhaps just a little bit.

[color=f26522]"I thought more of you Jack. I trusted you with just about everything. I made sure you were one of the first to know, asides from my members, who found out the same time as you, my gender. We helped you begin. We would give you everything we have. And this is how you treat me, after everything? Perhaps if you weren't blinded by love for that girl, you'd be able to see how unreasonable you are being. 

I thought you were my friend: you came into our lives in such a tough time. Jarvis and I, we only had each other, after Sammy's death. You don't know how hard it is to lose a child. My guild members are, in one way or another, my children. And I would do anything for them. 

Obviously you meant more to me, to us, then we meant to you.

Excuse me now, because I can't do this anymore. I can't pretend. I can't try, when you have already given up. Goodbye"[/color] Jamie crushed a teleportation lacrima in her hands, and disappeared with a small Pop, back to the hotel, to Amelia and Sam.

Before Jamie teleported, Jack's flames rose and so did his voice, his hand shooting out and pulling the lacrima away before she can crush it. [color=Turquoise]"We are not puppets in your little game, Jamie! We are people, I will not, in any way, put your excuses for the behavior of your members and say I'm sorry when all it takes is some time for each member of your guild in the week! To make sure you KNOW what they are intending to do!"[/color] Jack's voice lowered again, but his anger, rage and insult filled his voice as he spoke. [color=Turquoise]"I speak to each member of my guild, spend time helping them get stronger, both in magic and as a person. As evidenced by Angelo's performance today, you have yet to teach him that there are other ways to reach your goals other than delivering a killing blow left and right. Your time as a guild master means nothing if you do not have the experience with more than a handful of people in this world. You forget that you told me what happened with Sam, with Jarvis' brother(Who's name escapes me), and what it resulted in. I do trust you Jamie, but I'm beginning to question how far ahead you are thinking."[/color]

Holding up the lacrima, he puts it back in Jamie's hand. [color=Turquoise]"Do not presume that just because you have seen me fight means you have seen me at full strenght. Do not presume that I am beneath you because you have a year more experience leading a guild. We are friends Jamie, but I have my guild, my own family, to look out for as well, and it does not bode well that you simply shrug Angelo's attempt to kill my guild member off as doing what was necessary. These games are not gladiator matches, they are meant to show the public what magic can do in a safe environment. To call it controlled would be a lie, but it is safe for them. I ask you to stop, to look at your members, and ask yourself what you know about them. You clearly had no idea Angelo had a move that was DESIGNED to put an opponent on the edge of death. I know the limits of most of my members, what they intend to do when they move a certain way, I've trained with them myself. My newer members I am still learning, still getting to know. Many of them went off to do their own training, away from the guild hall, over the last two months. You are a friend, Jamie, a dear one at that, but,"[/color] his eyes had grown softer, [color=Turquoise]"you do not know everything, you can't prepare for every thing, and you can't protect everything. Perhaps it is best we continue this when we've both calmed down. I will be going to dinner later at a popular restaurant. You and Jarvis, and your daughters if you wish, are free to join me if you want to. I need to check on Jackie."[/color]

[color=f26522]"Angelo will do what he wishes. I don't seek to control my members. I can ask them about their plans, but they can chose not to divulge everything. If I had been there, instead of fighting and protecting the city, something which seems you missed, I would have put a stop to it before it began. Something I thought you would have known, but obviously not. As fabulous as I am, even I cannot be in two places at once. I thought stopping the city from being buried in lava was something that needed my attention. 

As for what I may or may not know, I would have thought you would know by now. I know everything. I can prepare for everything, and have been. And I will damn well try to protect everyone. 

What I know about my members? I know that Damian struggles everyday with what his parents did to him, with every choice he makes, with the struggle not to kill. I know that, although she tries to hide it, Sasha struggles with literacy. I know that she is stronger then she thinks, that somewhere along the way her drawings fell into the hands of a powerful individual who will potentially save the world. I know that Angelo struggles with fearing he isn't strong enough, that he is inadequate and perhaps that's why he didn't tell me his plans. I know that Mayt once, and perhaps still does, have a crush on Sasha. I know that he doesn't think he is worthy of S class, and that he doesn't know what he can do. I know that Rose fears every waking moment and perhaps sleeping moment that she will fall again, and ruin her daughter. I know that Amaya just wants to be with her mother, but she came her on her request. I know that Lazarus struggles with the idea he can be good, he can stay in the light, that he would do anything for Sasha, that he will probably stumble a few more times before finding his feet. I know that Amelia fears she will never be happy. I know that trinity fears she will never live up to the expectations of the guild, but that she has done so over and over again. I know that penny agonizes every day over what she had to do, over the choice she had to make, to be where she is now. I now that she doesn't feel like she's worthy of love, but that, slowly, Damian is proving that she is. I know that Joshua pretends that he doesn't care, but that he does. That he wants to see that everyone becomes the best. I know that Nolan struggles with females, that he is often baffled by Karn. I know that Karn is tired, so very tired, if what life has thrown at him, but that he keeps on going, for the guild. I know that Karn is in a form of...limbo you could say. I know that...I know that Wes left because he changed, because...because I didn't trust my members. I know my members fears, their dreams. 

So don't say I don't know my members, Jack. Don't ever say that. Because j know them, better then they know themselves

I don't train with them, because my magic is dangerous. I teach them, I give them advice. I do what I can. But I will never spar with them, because that would just be asking for trouble.

As for Dinner, that depends on Amelia. That depends"[/color] and Jamie once more prepared to leave. 

Jack turns to head back to the Stadium. [color=Turquoise]Let me know what Miss Averyona decides. You know how to reach me."[/color] And with that, he vanishes into the crowds, bound for the stadium, thought  he was still fuming slightly.

Jamie teleported back to the hotel, and leaned against the door to their rooms. She sought some stability, but didn't find any. She was angry, a terrible cold anger churning around her stomach. Jack saw wrong in what Angelo did, but did not see wrong in what Shujin had done. What Shujin would do, as Jamie had no doubt that grudge he had against Lazarus would continue to flare. Jamie had always thought of Jack as reasonable, yet the dragon Fang guild Master couldn't see fault with his own guild. 

That wasn't even the point. The point was that someone she considered a friend thought she was teaching her members that killing was alright, when that went against everything Jamie believed in. The point was someone was judging her members on their past actions, like Jamie shouldn't have accepted them into the guild. Their pasts made them who they were, and people could change. You just had to want to. 

The point was someone didn't think she was a good guild master. Sliding down the door, Jamie lowered her  head to her knees, closing her eyes tight. Everything she did, it was for her guild, and for the best of Fiore. She would have attacked the council with or without the support of her guild, and the fact that she had had it meant more to her then anything. She would have done it, because the council needed to be taken down, corrupted and diseased like it was. If the guild had to carry around a black mark against then for that, that was something Jamie could live with, as it meant the people were safe from a corrupted council. But she didn't expect a friend to think her guild was reckless, her guild, herself, was...bad. 

And that cut Jamie down to her very core.