[center][h2]Damian Gerard|The Calm Before the Storm[/h2][/center]
[center][@Caits][@Burthstone][@t2wave][/center]

Damian's path through Magnolia to the guild hall could be described as meandering, since he was in no particular hurry to get there and he had somethings to think about. He had noticed it during the Games, his own magic beginning to grow and change in a way he couldn't quite place, along with what he thought might be dormant magic in his gift from Hemlock, as he had noticed that certain slices made with Durandal carried a certain visible purple energy, and the wounds inflicted by it to Hyun during their match had seemed to also carry a touch of poison. It was almost certainly something he'd have to investigate before he put too much more use to the great sword. Still, as he stopped to look over the leftover Christmas candies for sale in a shop window, he decided that stopping use of the sword all together would be both foolish and an insult to the passed Dragon, who had raised a member of Phoenix Wing as his own.

Waving at the shop owner as he walked away, he smiled to himself. Phoenix Wing had proven to be a good choice in the end, even if they weren't always the best liked or most highly thought of by both the general populace and their fellow guilds. Given time, as the guild hall finally came into view, Damian hoped that all the guilds would, to some degree, be able to get along and even work together on a larger scale. Pushing the door open and closing it behind him, the Blade of Phoenix Wing spotted the person he'd been hoping would be there and quietly snuck up on her, tickling her sides and saying, [color=FireBrick]"Boo."[/color] He then realized that both Mayt and Ariel were there, though the former was slowly walking away, and smiled at the pair. [color=FireBrick]"Mayt, Ariel, good to see you both."[/color]

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[center][h2]James Hunt|A Student's Tribulation[/h2][/center]
[center][@Lunarlors34][/center]

James had spent the morning, before even the sun was up, training. He worked through forms, attacks, spells, and physical training, all designed to push him to his limit and then some. He had begun to feel his magic power growing and his abilities changing in subtle ways he couldn't quite nail down. As he entered the main area of the guild, in his armor as always, and spotted his student sitting at a table with some food and drink with what looked to be a job request in front of him. Raising an eyebrow, the Paladin approached Cody and took a seat across from him. [color=SteelBlue]"So you finally decided on a job to put all the practice into use?"[/color]

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[center][h2]Hunter Jorgenson|Striking While it’s still Hot[/h2][/center]
[center][@Joshua Tamashii][/center]

Hunter grinned, but didn't move to attack, only seemed to take stock of his opponent. He knew that she liked to use a fair number of different constructs from her Glass Make magic, but he didn't know how her martial skill was compared to his own or even Jackie's, as he hadn't let them continue fighting long enough to get a feel for it. So, he decided to go with what was the chosen opening for a couple of different famous Dragon Slayers from history. Encased in Jade, the Dragon Slayer's Steel Fist technique shot straight forwards towards Aria's midriff, testing her reflexes.