[h3]Peace Interrupted - Time to Save the World.... Again![/h3]

Yuri floated carefreely around the office as a child would.  It was interesting how his body resisted gravity so easily.  He was from one point of the room to the next and listened as Titus explained that Agent Lorenzo thought of him as a rival and didn't dislike him.  It was interesting to Yuri as he stopped mid float and smirk.

"[color=7bcdc8]A rival you say?[/color]" 

Yuri pondered over the idea of having a healthy rival and his smile was broad.  The thought made him giddy with excitement for some odd reason.  Maybe it was the idea that someone actually thought he was worthy to compete against.  Yuri didn't think he was the strongest of anything.  Every battle he'd had only improved his skill, but he never boasted as if he were the best at anything.  His thoughts were violently interrupted by Minerva informing them of the intrusion in the city.

"[color=7bcdc8]Well, duty calls Titus.  See ya later.  If I were you, Grizzly-1 might be a bit much for this one.  Go with the smaller-sized warriors.[/color]"

A vortex of beautiful butterflies suddenly surrounded Yuri, and when the vortex subsided Yuri was gone.

==

Teleportation spells took little time to get the caster from one place to the next, but it was arriving inconspicously that was often the issue.  There was always some grand display of beauty that occurred right before the caster was revealed.  This time was no different.  Yuri's form appeared out of a swirling vortex of flowers.  He levitating, watching as what looked to be baked goods the size of a human man stormed the streets force feeding innocent humans and looked to be searching for something.  Screams filled the streets as Yuri continued to levitate.  It was when the muffin men caught sight of him that they started marching towards him as if he had some sort of target on his forehead.

"[color=7bcdc8]Strange,[/color]" Yuri said as he landed and popped his neck.  "[color=7bcdc8]This is going to be a slight workout, but it should be fun.[/color]"

Yuri flicked his wrist, allowing the soft breeze produced by the fan in his hand to blow his hair gently.  The muffin men came, and as they charged, Yuri met them in battle, colliding in an explosion of energy.  Though they were simple henchmen, they were strong and were not to be taken lightly.  Yuri maneuvered with the expertise of a master, deploying abilities he'd hidden from others.  The fan sliced through the muffin men and absorbed their essence.  Their shields were nearly unbreakable, and carried the strength of diamond.  Their weapons sharper than the sharpest steel, stronger than the hardest rock.  They used their weapons expertly, and Yuri retaliated with his own knowledge and skill.

Flipping away, he took a stance and nodded.

"[color=7bcdc8]That's quite enough,[/color]" Yuri said as the fan shifted into a beautiful sword.  He gripped it and ran his hand of the blade allowing the text to glow down the length of the blade.  Yuri dashed through the many muffin men and slid to a halt.  To the human eye and even the trained eye, it would look as if he hadn't moved at all.  His movement was very hard to detect, and one would think he had teleported from one place to the other, but to those able to see, they would have a front row seat to his complex movement and skill.  Yuri had dashed through the muffin men slicing through them in their weak points with the blade that hummed as it sliced through the air.  When he sheathed the blade on his back, all of the muffin men in his path crumbled to the ground and exploded.  This would gather the attention of any nearby.

"[color=7bcdc8]Now to find the source of these delicate monstrocities.[/color]"

Yuri closed his eyes and slammed the blade of his sword into the ground.  He slid his hand across the edge.  Blood began to pool from the cut and Yuri began to speak.

"[color=7bcdc8]From the realm of Monarchs, come forth masters of the sky.[/color]"

Yuri slammed his bleeding hand on the ground and a spell circle exploded with energy causing two more to replicate.  From the center of the circles, [url=https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/0e079b7d-c5c2-4233-82fc-c53fd1c77c25/dbgbyld-888dae5e-1764-4633-8f6d-f1d34f9dcd71.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzBlMDc5YjdkLWM1YzItNDIzMy04MmZjLWM1M2ZkMWM3N2MyNVwvZGJnYnlsZC04ODhkYWU1ZS0xNzY0LTQ2MzMtOGY2ZC1mMWQzNGY5ZGNkNzEucG5nIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmZpbGUuZG93bmxvYWQiXX0.G6r0GdWnoOAMVxLjfxQhgcbi4Ii0QD-AgKcGJaqgejY]beautiful butterfly winged creatures[/url] shot out encircling Yuri and releasing a powerful shriek.  Seven total hovered close to Yuri waiting on an order.

"[color=7bcdc8]Four of you surge through the city and protect the innocent.  Destroy the muffin men and ensure the city is safe.  Two of you find the source of these creatures, and be careful.  One of you will come with me[/color]."

Yuri mounted the back of the creature and watched as they all dispersed to do as ordered.