[center][h2]Seraph Academy[/h2]
[h3]Practice Halls[/h3][/center]

[center]~~~ [@Rune_Alchemist], [@Polaris North] (RAV) ~~~[/center]

[u]Seleth[/u] made her attack but [u]Raviel[/u] summoned all his strength to teleport out of the way. And teleport he did, leaving all of [u]Seleth's[/u] Dark Javelins narrowly missing their target. However, using the teleport spell with the orbs still stuck to him consumed all of [u]Raviel's[/u] remaining energy. His body gave way and collapsed to the floor unconscious.

The referee entered the field to check up on [u]Raviel[/u]. "[color=fff79a]Raviel has been knocked unconscious! Seleth wins![/color]" The referee announced. A round of applause filled the entire hall. It appeared that the audience, small they may be, truly enjoyed the fight. They began to vacate the hall while the referee and some medical staff continued to check on [u]Raviel[/u].

It took several moments for [u]Raviel[/u] to regain consciousness. "[color=fff79a]Are you okay? You're not that hurt, I'll admit, but you sure drained your energy.[/color]" The referee told you. "[color=fff79a]You fought well and hard. You lost, true, but you still deserve a hard-earned rest. Besides, there's always next year. Though, I think you already have that in mind.[/color]" 

Meanwhile, [u]Seleth[/u] was free to head off to her own business or stay and have a short chat with the teleporting Beastkin.

[center][h3]Practice Halls ---> Courtyard[/h3][/center]

[center]~~~ [@AzureKnight] (LIS) ~~~[/center]

You decisively won your battle against the Beastkin and would then be moving on to the next round tomorrow, with the rest of the day being allotted for rest. The audience congratulated you, even if they said that victory was all but assured. Your brother was one of them but had to leave immediately since he would be late for his private classes and he feared the scolding of the teacher. 

Exiting the Practice Hall and into the Academy's courtyard, you coincidentally see Varjan sitting on one of the benches with his head down and being comforted by [url=https://static.zerochan.net/Oomiya.Shinobu.full.1564964.jpg]a maid girl with green hair but an otherwise average appearance[/url]. Leaning on the bench was a slick katana and since you knew Varjan was not one for weapons, you inferred that it belonged to the maid.

"[color=plum]Please don't grieve, Lord Varjan. The tournament is coming to a close.[/color]" The maid said. "[color=plum]Whatever you shall do, I shall follow you. Whatever your plan is, I shall be there beside you.[/color]"

"Whatever I do, Anesh?" Varjan asked.

"[color=plum]Yes, Lord Varjan. Whatever you do.[/color]" The maid devotedly assured. "[color=plum]If you wish to run away, I shall fetch you the finest horse. If you wish to take revenge against your family, I shall bring them unimaginable pain. If you wish to bring down Razelia, I shall turn it inside out.[/color]" Big words certainly came out of Anesh's mouth though whether these hyperbole or not was a legitimate question.

It seemed they have not noticed you yet. You could crash this session or stay quiet for the moment and gleam some more insight.

[center][h2]City Square[/h2]
[h3]Unknown Location[/h3][/center]

[center]~~~ [@AzureKnight] (HIS) ~~~[/center]

[quote=Hisana][color=9e005d]"Truthfully, I don't care for drugs in any manner. Narcotics, enhancements, hallucinogens, and other things of the like do not interest me." [/color]
[/quote]

"[color=9e0b0f]Really? I pegged you as the type to inject five drugs into the arm for the excitement and rush.[/color]" Keith remarked. "[color=9e0b0f]Well if you crave stimulation and action, I assure you you're gonna find them. You just need to stay in this city in the near future.[/color]" He added. "[color=9e0b0f]Just... don't say I didn't warn you, okay?[/color]"

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Keith led you through the maze of alleys and alleyways that was inside Zauberheim's city square. It almost felt like the mercenary was leading you in circles until you and him arrived at an inconspicuous wooden door at the side of a wall. "[color=9e0b0f]Well, here we are. Welcome aboard, Hisana. I guess.[/color]" Keith opened the door and beckoned you to go inside.

Inside was a small, barely-lit room with a small circular table at the center with several chairs around it. Sitting on of them was [url=http://pm1.narvii.com/6532/a7c8edc3912aa02d1001625f873a4bf9b9e1697a_00.jpg]a girl of long, blonde hair, a charming black-and-white clothing and eerie red eyes[/url]. She lazily spun a knife on the table but said nothing about you and Keith.

"[color=9e0b0f]Hey Belle, this is Hisana. The girl I've told you about.[/color]" Keith began. "[color=9e0b0f]She's as good as I said. Mopped the floor on that Wood Elf. Pretty neat tricks up her sleeve and all that.[/color]"

The girl named Belle chuckled as she stopped spinning the knife. "[color=magenta]You're lucky, you know that?[/color]" Belle told you. "[color=magenta]Normally I'd screen you and everything but considering that we've had... a setback last night, I'm in need of more men than usual. Capable men.[/color]" She explained. "[color=magenta]I picked Keith here up from jail since he's competent despite his looks. I've had little luck everywhere else. Until Keith here told me about you.[/color]"

"[color=magenta]But enough about that, let's start with some formal introductions.[/color]" Belle cleared her throat. "[color=magenta]I am Annabelle Orlov. A simple girl who is just looking to make money. I have other interests as well but something like the most famous tournament in Razelia is an opportunity that I can't pass up.[/color]"

"[color=magenta]Now then, your turn.[/color]" Belle asked of you. "[color=magenta]Oh and, are you aware of what operation we have here?[/color]"

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[center][h2]Eastern Gate Town[/h2]
[h3]Warehouse[/h3][/center]

[center]~~~ [@AzureKnight] (ENI), [@Polaris North] (FAY) ~~~[/center]

[u]Enishi[/u] and [u]Faye's[/u] combined magics begun to put out the roaring inferno threatening to burn down the target warehouse. Suddenly, the flames were replaced with explosions that continued the burning. It seemed that someone inside had opted to blow up the merchandise instead of burning them.

One of the explosions brought down some the structure and debris fell on Tibrus. He was still alive but stuck under heavy rubble. [u]Enishi[/u] and [u]Faye[/u] could help, even just one of them, but could only one of them keep the fire in check now that it's returning back to its full strength?

The fallen wall revealed that it was Keith who were launching explosive fireballs at the boxes.

[center]~~~ [@CitrusArms] ~~~[/center]

The wind from your entrance managed to kill some of the flames burning the warehouse. The place was practically a gold mine of crates and boxes. You select one of the smaller packages and you saw that within were glass tubes of unknown liquids and granules. Were these drugs? Was there actually a drug ring--

*SMACK* *CRASH*

The crate was kicked out of your hands and crashed on the floor, spilling its contents and rendering them useless. The culprit was [url=https://www.folkenstal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/xfolkenstal_ebony_armor_print-375x375.jpg.pagespeed.ic.H00wzBcDsE.jpg]a man in dark-colored armor armed with an iron magical staff[/url]. You heard from earlier conversations that this man was Keith. "[color=9e0b0f]I'm sorry, Beastie. But I can't let you do that.[/color]" He said before he sent you away with a spinning kick. "[color=9e0b0f]You know, you're lucky I can't kill you![/color]"

With distance created between the two of you, Keith launched fireballs at the wares of the warehouse. However, the flames were dying down thanks to your allies outside. "[color=9e0b0f]What the?! Damn it![/color]" Keith launched bigger fireballs from his staff. No longer burning the boxes but exploding them. "[color=9e0b0f]Don't have to burn them entirely, just gotta turn them into ash or something more useless.[/color]" He told himself, accidentally revealing his plan to you.

You have to stop him before he does what he said and leave only ash even if the fire was put out. Also, it appeared he was the only one left in the warehouse besides you.