[center][h2][color=00aeef]Edward Lachance[/color][/h2]
[sup]Guest Starring: [color=7ea7d8]Rodrick[/color][/sup]
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The two young men, after their little platonic double date of the Earth residents showing the Arcanis residents around the school, ended up breaking off from the ladies. Rodrick had displayed some interest in the outdoors fields for sports, while Helena did not, so Edward opted to guide him there. He enjoyed soccer, it was probably the sport he played the most, but he was a pretty casual sportsman. His interests lied in magic now, and before… well he got out enough, but he was no athlete. He wouldn't get in the way of a new friend joining the soccer club, however. He'd encourage it even. It'd be a good opportunity for him to really 'get' what Earth was all about. He had many questions after all, like education. Ed answered that one lickety-split.

[color=00aeef]"Basically, yeah. All first world countries, the ones with easy access to plumbing, electricity, roads, stuff like that, all teach the same four basic things. Language, maths, science, and history. The language and history you learn is your own country mostly, but the maths and science is based on knowledge from all around the world we've compiled. I never thought about it from outside before, but that is pretty cool if I say so myself."[/color] Ed explained, a smile on his face from his realization. This smile would soon become crooked, and awkward however. Once Edward had finished, Rodrick turned to him and told Edward to 'show his skills' while 'not holding back.' Maybe this was a common thing in Arcanis? It was a world ripped straight from games and comics, and he had heard those words plenty of times from rival characters and the like. Assuming that was true, Ed didn't want to seem like a jerk… but he didn't have any real skills to show, and he certainly wasn't in the mood to fight.

[color=00aeef]"W-well, I can do this?"[/color] Edward said, holding up his thumb and 'striking' his index finger like a match or a lighter. The air above his thumb sparked into a small flame for a moment before snuffing out, no fuel to support the burning. Rodrick was not impressed with this. With a sneer, he waved his icicle cane and light mesh of ice came flying out of it, straight towards Edward. Thinking quickly, he drew his right arm upwards diagonally, the standard motion to summon forth a Light Buckler. He shut his eyes tight with a shout, expecting the ice to hit him dead on, but after a few moments he opened his eyes and saw Rodrick had missed, intentionally presumably. 

[color=00aeef]"Uhm, R-Rodrick?"[/color] Edward went to say. But he wasn't quick enough on the draw. The ice magus was already rushing towards Edward, performing a motion Edward guessed was to cast another spell. He dropped to the ground prone in a bid to avoid the now-forming icicle barrage being flung at him, and shot a Flashball from his palm with an emphatic 'Ha!!' The spell was pathetically weak, not doing much at all Rodrick despite hitting him dead on, but that harsh light suddenly produced proved enough to temporarily daze him. Blinded, the royal child incanted [color=7ea7d8]"O' loyal men of the Snow Queen, come to my aid!"[/color] and an ice sculpture of a warrior sprung from the ground in front of him. Edward was wise to stay prone as the thing flung more ice directly forwards, just above Edward's head. 

Edward rolled a few feet away on got back to standing as efficiently as he could, eyes kept on Rodrick the whole time. What in the hell was this guy doing suddenly attacking Ed? Had he been offended somehow, or was this just how violent most members of Arcanis were? He had gathered Ramyu had been some kind of gladiator from a young age, but was the place really so barbaric royalty lashed out at the commoners with magic?

[color=00aeef]"Rod, stop! What are you doing?"[/color] Edward asked. Rodrick rubbed the stars out of his eyes as his snowy guard dissipated into water and responded. [color=7ea7d8]"If you will not share your knowledge willingly, I will make you! The full moon your spotlight, let your dance slay the enemies of the queen!"[/color]

Another ice sculpture, this one of a much taller, beautiful woman, adorned with dancer's garb and two thin scimitar, shot up from the ground. Edward, terrified, immediately began running away from the thing. It beset him with astounding speed, it's myriad slashes and kicks barely dodged, almost all by pure luck. As he was being attacked, Edward begged with his assailant. [color=00aeef]"Rodrick I'm sorry!! I don't know any magic besides what I just cast, I promise!! Please, I'm just some dumb kid, all I did to get in here was be lucky okay!!!"[/color]

With a snarl, Rodrick whipped his hands forwards and de-summoned his forces. Gasping for breath and sweating bullets, Ed turned back to the silver-haired young man. There was a terrible look on his face, like he hated Edward for even existing. All he said to Ed before turning around and leaving was this:

[color=7ea7d8]"Hmph. I will uncover your tricks, Edward. There is no man lucky enough to change fate like that."[/color]

Edward, entirely alone in the middle of the soccer field, covered in sweat and shaking, dropped to the ground and stared up at the starry sky.

[color=00aeef]"What a great way to start vacation..."[/color]