[b][h1] Town of Beginnings[/h1][/b]

It was here it begins with a rather young looking woman with a suspiciously black bow on top of her head, one would call out her rather...feline actions but this wasn't most places or rather they didn't care. She was currently in front desk of a beginner guild called Steeldawn.

"Wha-" she started out. "What do you mean I'm not qualified to take on solo missions?? You told me if I worked my way all the way to C ranked quests, I could set out on my own!" she state angrily.

The maiden behind the counter whose name was Miriam, her real identity which she had hidden due to it's...dubious background, she was taking on the name of April in the presence of others. However, she was a fighter, not a clerk and she wasn't sure how she came to be at this position but it did earn her some good money until she had enough to ride to the next town over.

April taking out a rather large book of everyone who's ever checked in with the guild. "What is your name?" she began in a polite voice.

"My name is Blake Belladonna, I was recently assigned to shadow a couple of high profile people in town that I was asked to do because of my skills. I was in this group consisting of 3 other people Kakashi, Jin, and Saki. One of them was a ninja and the two others were samurai." she spoke in a more normal voice now but one could tell she was getting increasingly agitated. 

There were quite a number of notable famous people, in their respected universes of course. They were all either off to the side talking to their squad mates, looking over bounties, missions, or collecting payment. There were a lot of chatter, merrily laughing, and yelling too. All of which bothered the young faunus but tried to tune it out long enough to see what the hold up was.

April eventually found her name, adjusting her glasses and began to read the information that the guild has provided. Once she was done, she looked back at her, placing her hands down in front of her in a gesture of supplication. She had on a rather typical guild outfit, more on the richer side though sporting a Valkyrie silk dress with gold, black, and white colors. 

"I see. I found your name, Miss Belladonna. However, I regret to inform you after a incident of a rather high ranking monster stalking the Arcane Forest. We cannot allow single adventurer missions until it is dealt with. We've already had reports of people not coming back and the ones that do, its in pieces. Your skills are more suited to stealth missions but it isn't enough to keep you alive when facing this foe. If you get caught and done in, no one would be able to save you in time." she said in a rather somber tone. 

Blake's words got caught in her throat, she had to think of the implications of that. She was fast, cunning, quick thinking, and silent. However in a battle of absolute power, she didn't have anything too crazy at her disposal. While the mobs in the area went down just fine with bullets. She didn't know what would happen if she could one that were resistant to slashing or gun attacks. She didn't have any dust infused bullets just the normal ones. She couldn't absorb damage like her partner could...it was no telling where the rest of her team were if at all. She had a rather grim looking expression on her face.

April sensing that, she reached over and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder with a light smile. "Don't worry, I still can give you a mission. I know you want to move on to the next town but you're going to need to find at least two other people and maybe a fourth if you think you need it. Make sure to get them registered with the guild if they haven't already and I'll work something out for you." she had a motherly tone to that voice. Blake nods quietly and exits the guild a second after. Taking a small bit of money, she went to the cafe in order to have some tea.

She now had to think about finding two others, at the very least, to come with her to the next town. 

Saren enters the town, and it's bustling just like he thought. Trying to take up as little space as possible, he began to walk through it looking for the guild in this town. He was so busy in his inner musings that he didn't notice someone walking in his direction until he bumped into them. His body taking a few steps back, rubbing his head a second before snapping out of it. He looked at who he bumped into. It was a rather tall girl. Slender, with a sporty frame to her, somewhat long aqua like hair, and she had on a rather strange battlesuit but the most noticeable thing she had on her was a giant key. 

Recovering quickly, he stepped over to her. "Sorry, sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going. Are you okay?" he asked, concerned.

The young Keyblade wielder smiled as she stood straight somewhat eclipsing Saren's height by an inch. "That I am. I've been hit worse...Well, taken bigger scrapes than a bump on the head." she reassured him. 

Instead of standing there looking awkward, he offered his hand. "My name's Saren. Kind of looking for the guild, do you happen to know where it is?" he asked, he realized he had a computer for that however in order to have, and hoping, to have some chance encounters with said adventurers would be better if he didn't know anything. 

She takes it then nods. "Aqua." she quickly introduced herself " And I was just on my way over to get registered. I'm guessing you're new here too?" he confirmed it with a nod. She smiled. "Great. I am too. I'm not sure how things are done here but if need be we can register together and be on a team together. As I heard its oriented that way. Follow me." she got pulled up and the two of them were on their way on doing just that. Despite not knowing they were being followed by someone already.

It didn't take them long to get there. In fact, they found it rather easily because of the really long line that was coming out of the guild itself. Aqua and Saren resigned themselves to be at the back of the line. It was in this time, Saren thought it'd be a good idea to ask about her weapon. 

"Hey Aqua, mind if I ask you a question?" he quietly said.

"Hm?" She looked back at him, she nods curtly. "Of course, go ahead. What is it?" she asked the young man.

"Well...that weapon you had, it looked like a giant key...what was it? Never seen anything like it really. Is it a weapon? I could feel some really unusual vibes coming from it." he said staring intensely at it. 

She put it over to her left hand. "This? This weapon is called a Keyblade."

"Keyblade?" he asked confused, it didn't look sharp to him at all and wondered how anything like that could be a blade.

"Mm" she quickly answered before heading into an explanation. "The Keyblade's signature ability is the power to open or close any lock or door, be it to a physical object, to the heart of a person or world, or to a gate or pathway between worlds. For objects like treasure chests, this merely requires tapping the chest, while for more magical locks, the Keyblade generally operates by emitting a bright, thin beam of light from its tip, or by being thrust directly into the keyhole or person's chest. In combat, Keyblades are wielded in the same way as swords, with the specific style varying with the wielder. Despite many Keyblades' apparent frailty or lack of a cutting edge, Keyblades are able to serve as both excellent blunt weapons and supernaturally precise cutting tools seemingly directed by the wielder's intent. Keyblades are especially effective against creatures connected to hearts or darkness." she gave it a quick slash with it, Saren indeed could feel the wind implying it had weight despite looking frail.

Aqua continued. "Keyblades are natural conduits for magic; even Keyblade wielders without formal training are able to perform magic with power rivaling that of expert mages. Skilled wielders may imbue their Keyblade with magic for a variety of effects, including allowing the wielder to inflict greater damage or deal elemental damage to enemies. Keyblades can also be used to channel the powers of light or darkness. And when you don't need to use it..." she lets it go and it disappears in a flash of light. "It just deactivates until you need to summon it again." she looked at Saren who seemed to be wholly impressed by the blade. She just smiles. "I take it that it caught your attention?" she teased which Saren glowed a bright red.

He had to mutter an apology. "Sorry, I don't often hear about otherworldly weapons. That one is quite fascinating. Does it have a will of its own or did you manifested it out of your own will?" he asked.

Aqua gave him a rather coy look, giggling a bit. "Fancy having one yourself, do you? I'm sorry to say that Keyblades do have a will of its own somewhat. I was given the mark by my master, Eraqus. Keyblade masters are the only ones who can give you the mark in order for you to manifest your own. There is a chance for you to just get one but it's extremely low now that the rules of changed." she said as a matter of fact.

Saren had to cross out that idea in the beginning. Looks like he wasn't getting one anytime soon, it was a bit of a bummer but he understood. He already knew that but he didn't want to seem suspicious by having known about it already. Right behind them, however, was Blake who had been listening to their conversation. While she wasn't too sure about the man in front of her, Aqua seemed pretty strong to carry around a weapon like that. She seemed like the friendly sort so maybe she wouldn't mind.

"Hm, thanks for indulging me, Aqua. You seem pretty strong in your own right. A frame like yours does speak you have some combat experience outside of using the keyblade too." Saren mused which promptly had Aqua open her hand and close it before giving a nod. Which Saren laughs a little. "Looks like my deduction skills are still good enough. I don't have anything close to supernatural like yours but I use a very high assortment of weapons. I do have the skill, the strength, speed, and intelligence to use them all with great proficiency...however while the muscle memory never forgets I'm going to have to get used to these weapons again." he said which Aqua nods.

"I understand. When I came to this world, I was way weaker than before. I had to fight hard to relearn my techniques and magic. I'm still not done yet. Maybe we can help train each other. You learn how to fight against magic and I learn how to counter different weapons I never had the pleasure of fighting against. The more we learn, the better chance we have. What do you say?" she held out a hand to him which he promptly shook it with a firm nod. "Deal. Better than rocking it solo." Aqua gave a short laugh at that.

That little trade did much to paint a better picture of the two. These two would be perfect for her, if nothing else to help her get to the next town. Just as the line was now getting short, she decided to introduce herself before they got registered.