[center][h2][color=SaddleBrown]Jake Ronan|Dinner for Two[/color][/h2][/center]
[center][@Joshua Tamashii][/center]

While he remained curious as to why she was wearing a bulky coat, for the time being, Jake didn't dig, instead pulling out his phone to see where was available for them to eat on the coastline. [color=SaddleBrown]"Well, seems that the Mermaid's Song is till available. Sound good to you?"[/color]


[center][h2]Royal Rumble in the Arena’d Jungle[/h2][/center]
[center]Featuring Damian “Blades” Gerard, Roseletta “Black Rose” Griffonbane, Nolan “Ashen Ghost” Waltz, and Penny “The Phoenix” Hoft[/center]

Once all the S-Class mages had given their showing, or lack thereof in the case of Nolan, the announcer’s excited grin could be heard as he spoke the next sentence. “And with all our players on the field and their positions spoken for, LET’S GET READY TO RUUUMMMBBLLEEE!” Damian moved first, jetting forwards at an unanticipated speed towards Rose, the black bladed Ares Blade remaining in a sheathed position until the last possible moment, when it flashed out towards her abdomen, fire coating the blade.

[color=FireBrick]”Infernal Opener!”[/color] The blade itself only lashed out momentarily, but the fire shot out like a spear as Damian pivoted and brought the katana down towards Rose in an overhead strike that was controlled and powerful.

While that was going on, Nolan’s eyes fell upon Penny. Well, they were supposed to put on a show so he better get started. Four spheres of red light, vicious, violent spirits formed behind him which was followed by tendrils of inky black ash swirling around the slayer and then the spirits. [color=00746b]”Ashen God’s Vengeful Bombs.”[/color] He held his hand forward and those spheres flew straight towards The Phoenix, but she would be in for a nasty surprise; as soon as she would move out of the way of the attack those spheres would follow her. Those vicious spirits were actively chasing her while Nolan was closing the distance between them.

[color=f7976a]“Oh Damian you shouldn’t have, I feel so special.”[/color]Teased Rose seeing Daimen being the first to attack her. She wasn’t a bit surprised, she was one of the newer one and her magic wasn’t exactly the best matchup against him. Her shadow darkened and expanded around her as he darted towards her. She bent a foot back before kicking it forward, allowing herself to fall backwards into the depth of her shadow that covered the ground he dashed on, avoiding the spear of energy and the strike before she reformed behind him holding her scythe over head [color=f7976a]“I got you now!”[/color]She said striking downward towards his back with full force in her swing.


Penny flicked her gaze around at the others, meeting Nolan’s eyes, she shifted and didn’t take her gaze from him. Watching. Ready. Waiting. As the four spheres of red light appeared, Penny was already settling herself into a defensive stance, fire once more rising from her as she watched them come straight towards her. She had no doubt that if she moved, they’d follow. She couldn’t help a slight smile tweak the corners of her mouth. No doubt Nolan was using them as a distraction- often a sound tactic. 

Well, best to let him underestimate her.

Penny began to move- graceful, smoothly, through the air. The skies were hers, and she claimed them. Not for long. As the orbs missed her, she came back down smoothly, spinning and letting fire launch out in a whip, attacking the orbs as they came back towards her. She shifted slightly, letting her body turn towards Nolan once more, raising an arm.

Damian had to admit, he wasn’t expecting Rose to step into her shadow to avoid the attack, but then, she was a Shadow Magic user, so he should have expected something of the sort. Pivoting as she attacked, the katana that was his Ares Blade vanished to become the long handled Hercules Blade which he used to block the scythe blade and push the Shadow Mage back. Thanks to the boosted strength effect from the blade, Damian had created a fair amount of space and he used it to summon a Blade Rain, the many blades falling directly towards Rose’s position as he charged the wind element of his blade for another attack.

Well, Penny was not exactly right that he was trying to distract her; he was judging her reactions, testing how she would handle it while also applying pressure on her. The last thing in the world was that he was underestimating her; he was well aware of who she is and Nolan was certainly no fool.

Small bursts of ash released from the soles of his feet, propelling him further and further quickly until she was in blade’s reach. Ashes swathed around the sword and he swung upward from a crouched position though she should have noticed something was off; there was no actual intent on hurting her.
 
Rose expected as much from Daiman, figuring a simple swing to the back wouldn’t work, but it never hurt to actually try to confirm her theory. Rose held tight to her scythe allowing the strength of his push to open some space between them as she slid backwards, managing to keep on her feet. She looked up noticing the rain of blades before she raised her shadows in a dome around her to block the attack as well as sight of her, preparing for her next phase.

Penny shifted her stance, and in a swift maneuver, she removed her dagger from its sheath, raising it to meet Nolan’s sword- she could simply let the blade hit and cut her, let it heal, but she wasn’t one to waste her energy. She did nothing more than block it, knowing the dagger was no match for a sword. Part of her was amused- it was so easy to get distracted with Phoenix Song inside her- Fire and Ash. Was it intentional that they were facing each other, or a coincidence? 

She stepped back, putting a bit more distance between them.