[b]Keeping It Real 2[/b]
~[@13org] (ADA), [@Restalaan] (DIT), [@AzureKnight] (NAG)~

The plan behind [u]Nagare's[/u] back was executed, [u]Ditzy[/u] went first. The male monster gathered enough speed to bowl over the Orcs who were too busy on the Ice Dragon's tail to notice. He then caught the Minotaur, also by surprise, and put her in a tight body lock. It was [u]Ada's[/u] turn now and she made her way towards the fallen Orcs to slash at their tendons and heels. Once that was done and the Orcs were immobilized, she did the same to the Minotaur.

Meanwhile, Reed fought like he never fought before. It was said that it would need five normal men to take down one Lizardman or Salamander, but here Reed was outnumbered by two of them. Still, he held his own and yelled at [u]Nagare[/u]. "[color=steelblue]Nagare! Freeze these two lizards! Ice breath![/color]" He basically ordered her. Reed then slammed the two reptilian monsters' heads together and used them as a shield against the Ice Dragon's breath, flash-freezing them.

The Ogre then grabbed Reed by the neck and lifted him into the air. "[color=aquamarine]Hey, I thought it was us against just the Dragon? Was that all just a trick?![/color]" She was furious, the last one standing in her troupe.

"[color=steelblue]Uhh... Oh my gods, what's that?![/color]" Reed pointed to the nothing in the sky, which the Ogre heeded turning her head. He then pinched a certain area on her neck and the Ogre suddenly fell unconscious. Taking the monster's hand off his neck, Reed sighed. "[color=steelblue]Whew... I seriously did not think that would work.[/color]"

The fight was over just like that, but Reed was still panicking. He quickly made his way towards the transformed [u]Nagare[/u]. "[color=steelblue]I should reprimand you for not doing this earlier but never mind that, we need to get out of here before any of them gets up and follows us![/color]" Reed was making all sorts of gestures with his hands. "[color=steelblue]Nagare, if you can fly, you need to get us all in the air and back to the guild pronto.[/color]"

He then glanced at [u]Ditzy[/u] and [u]Ada[/u]. "[color=steelblue]I hope neither of you has a fear of heights.[/color]"

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[b]Help, Wanted 2[/b]
~[@AzureKnight] (VRA)~

[quote=Vară Riemsianne][color=ed1c24]“You wretched mongrel! How dare you ruin my clothes!”[/color][/quote]

[u]Vară[/u] scrambled for her weapon while Ian struggled to lift the barrel of water above his head so he could hurl it at the Flame Demon.

But the barrel was too heavy for Ian to throw properly and [u]Vară[/u] was able to easily evade it and recover her polearm. She then charged at the criminal, swinging her polearm axe with tremendous force. But Ian was deft, neatly weaving and evading each swing. Still, Ian could not retaliate and [u]Vară[/u] pushed him back further and further until the two of them burst through the kitchen door and into a hallway of the building. The flames [u]Vară[/u] ignited earlier had already spread far, the wooden ceiling burning in a roaring fire with parts of it falling down.

After one more swing, Ian saw an opportunity and closed the distance between him and [u]Vară[/u]. The next swing he caught by the handle and with a sharp elbow to the face, he knocked [u]Vară[/u] away stumbling from the blow. She was once more disarmed, with her weapon in Ian's hands. "[color=ivory]Oh, how the tables have tabled.[/color]" The criminal chuckled darkly. He raised the axe up to swing it down on the Flame Demon.

* CRRAACK *

Suddenly, a huge amount of debris landed on Ian and buried him in rubble. The building's structural integrity had already weakened from the inferno to the point that it was falling apart. [u]Vară[/u] saw other sections of the hallway coming down and before she could attempt anything, the ceiling above her collapsed and crashed down on her.

-

"...ară! Vară, please..."

"...wake up! Please, open your eyes!"

[u]Vară[/u] would soon wake up, her body aching but very much alive. "Vară!" Neil was beside her and immediately pulled her into a tight hug, joyed at her survival. "Vară, are you alright? We tried to get into the town hall but the place was on fire so it was dangerous to go inside. We could only act when the entire place had fallen down."

Indeed, [u]Vară's[/u] battle with Ian had torn the entire town hall down, leaving it only as a scorched ruin. People of all striped gathered around it, but Ian didn't seem to be anywhere.