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Nori Hirai

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Luckily for Nori, the creature was already pretty wounded and despite it still being able to fire a few spikes, nobody seemed to get hit by them. Since he was sure that if he started using his ink to redirect the spikes and keep moving it would make things worse for the others, Nori simply stood still, waiting for an opportunity to do something. Before Nori realized though, the creature was finally put down, thanks to a light beam attack made by one of the girls.

As Nori's ink streaks and his brush disappeared, he looked around, to be sure everyone was ok. Thankfully, it seemed like the creature was really defeated as the effects of it's presence and actions began to disappear. With the situation mostly under control, the strange girl that was leaning on a tree, just observing the fight since the start finally spoke something, congratulating the group for being able to deal with the creature.

"Indeed... It seems to be quite convenient..." Nori said, after the girl confirmed what he was already seeing with the terrain and most things going back the way they were before the creature appeared. The second part of her explanation though, was something that made Nori raise his eyebrows, thinking. According to her words, the longer a creature is alive, the higher is the probability of the damage it did to the 'reality' to become permanent. That meant that most of the times, defeating such creatures would be a race against the clock.

"This part can prove to be quite troublesome... You're saying then that when fighting against these creatures, it is always a race against the clock?" Nori asked, looking to the unknown girl as she finished explaining about the creatures and their effect on the reality.

It was then that the detective looking girl began talking before the strange unknown woman could reply him. Apparently, she was asking if someone could buy something for her to eat, before everyone went on their own way.

"Hm... I heard about a certain place that sells a very good sundae... But I'm not sure if I can finish it by myself... Would you care to help me with it?" Nori asked, turning to the girl with a calm and kind smile.

"I will make sure to tell the 'other you' that you certainly deserves it too." He said, waiting for the girl's reply.

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Sorry for the delay, in the middle of the test weeks in the college. Will have a post done tomorrow. Promise.

The Vanishing Kingdom

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Maeve smiled and giggled as the man introduced himself, gently kissing the back of her hands. Truth be told, she wasn't expecting to be greeted like that, which made her a bit surprised. While he was trying to be formal, his less than adequate greeting, by the standards of an Isoli noble, of course, made it obvious that he wasn't exactly a noble. That said, the man was still charming and did made her laugh.

"A mage and a warrior... Quite intriguing..." she said, raising an eyebrow with a mischievous expression on her face as the man introduced himself.

"It is getting a bit late, but it was certainly a pleasure to meet you, Sev." she said, with a discreet bow, calling her in a less formal manner before she retired for the night.

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Despite what Maeve had said before going to sleep, that she had a light sleep, one didn't need such thing to wake up on that particular night. In the middle of the night, the city bells started echoing through the town. Only a single glance through the window was enough for one to know what was going on. Fires lit up the town as buildings burned. The sounds of skirmishes in the distance, coming from multiple parts of the town and the smell of smoke made it clear what was happening. The most shocking scene going on though, wasn't the burning buildings or some fights going on in other places of the town... Instead, right on the middle of the square, a familiar, large man was surrounded by corpses, as he wielded an axe as big as himself and crushed many attackers under the weight of his strikes. Much to Maeve's surprise, the figure was no one but the same amicable Allard, whom she had met the previous night.

It didn't take much time for Maeve to get ready. Waking up and grabbing her rapier, she was already dashing down the stairs after but a single minute after she woke up. The second she got down, she was met by Sev standing just in front of a dying bandit.

"I certainly wasn't expecting something like this..." Maeve said as she stopped nearby the door, looking outside.

"Isn't this a bit too big of an attack to be made by just random bandits...?" Maeve asked, wondering if somehow, it had something to do with the kidnappings and the attack Valia had suffered.

Blood's Jewels (High Casual Fantasy Revolution)

In the ruined town of Sharon, Shalador

"Old habits die hard..." Mikhail replied as he heard Gennar.

Truth be told, Mikhail was saying that not only due to the Viper Rats, but just as he said, it was already an old habit of his. Plus, the chance that Queen Melian had indeed sent someone after them was high... And the chance they might be more qualified than a common thug wasn't zero.

"I do have a very light sleep, but I could set up a trap around the area we will rest using some wires I brought with me. Enough to wake me up if something gets nearby." Mikhail suggested to Gennar as he mentioned how deadly Viper Rats could be if they used their numbers.

Turning his attention towards Jandar, Faeril and Dareen, who were talking about their plan regarding sending Jandar and Dareen to the town, Mikhail nodded, agreeing with Faeril as she mentioned the merchant background. It was much safer than a noble one, as merchants weren't exactly bound by many of the social rules from high nobility.

"Don't worry too much, Dareen. Merchants aren't bound by many of the high nobility's social rules. It shouldn't be that hard. More often than not, merchants tend to be quite 'eccentric'." Mikhail said.

The moment Jandar mentioned Fatima, asking her to help them to think about how they would 'doll up' Dareen and the rest of the things related to the disguise, he nodded, agreeing with their choice.

"Fatima is certainly much more versed in such matters than I am." He said, giving a few steps back and letting them discuss such things amongst themselves.

"As I said previously, Faeril, I will fulfill any role assigned to me with the best of my abilities. If you wish me to remain here guarding you or if you want me to go with Jandar and Dareen, so be it." He finished, waiting to see if she had any particular job for him or if she would give him permission to do whatever he wanted.

The Five Senses

Karina Frost

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Even though Sil's reactions and antics were incredibly adorable, even enough for Karina to almost want to drop her 'military officer' face, she had other things to worry about. She knew that by now, it was almost certain that the tower was already surrounded. Not only they had to find Týfurkh, but they also had to get away as soon as possible. There was no saying when the cultists or some of those Sightless would try to get up to where Karina was and capture or even kill them...

When Karina heard Sil saying that Týfurkh was ok though, she interrupted her thoughts, going closer to where Sil was.

"Did you find him? Where he is? We have no time to waste, we need to get away from here as soon as possible!" Karina asked, with an urgent tone in her voice. The second she heard Sil's voice though, Karina knew that things couldn't possibly get worse.

"What?! No eyes? A Sightless is already here..." Karina said to herself with a disheartened tone. The situation simply couldn't get worse now that a sightless had arrived, probably together with many cultists.

Trying to look down the gaping hole on the floor without being noticed, Karina arrived in the exact moment the sightless elongated fingers wrapped around Týfurkh's leg, yanking it backwards as Týfurkh tried to dodge.

"Damn it!" Karina cursed in a low tone as she tried to see if the effect of the deterrent had already passed. The way she was right now, she couldn't do anything to try and help Týfurkh...

Avalia

Time: Morning.
Location: Roshmi City
Interactions: Cadence @Helo, Sakura @baraquiel

After regaining her composure and her moment of amazement upon seeing the city, she heard what Cade said about Sakura's spell.

"I was thinking about a strand of hair or something, Not necessarily it would have to be blood or something, right?" Ayita replied, laughing as she heard Cade mentioning he preferred Sakura using blueberries instead of what she said previously.

It didn't take much that she was indeed still really excited to enter the city, although it was... a bit more discreet than previously. Even though some may think that it was a rather childish reaction, Ayita herself didn't think that. Instead she was simply true to her feelings. She never believed in hiding her own feelings and reactions.

"That's right! I wonder how are the traditional dishes here in Roshmi! Wonderful idea, Cade!" Ayita said with a giggle as she heard Cade mentioning them going somewhere to eat after getting some weapons.

Just like Cade said though, Roshmi was obviously an incredibly big town. Even though Ayita would love to know everything it had to offer, it was highly unlikely. Still, she could experience some of it, having Cade, who knew more about Roshmi than she knew, to guide her.

"Oh, so it will certainly be fun for you too, right Sakura? Cade seems to know more than we do about Roshmi, so I'm sure he can take us to some interesting places, right?" Ayita said to Sakura and then turning to Cade, with a kind smile on her face.

"Magic is honestly something pretty new for me so I can't say much about it, but my people always hunted using weapons and we were always very effective with it. It goes beyond simply swinging it in front of oneself though... The nature has many things to teach us. How the animals move, for example. Be it prey or predator, they all have something we can learn from them and use ourselves." Ayita said after she heard Sakura teasing Cade.

"Anyways, should we go? If we do the things we have to do quickly, we will have more time to know the city. Thanks to our guide, right Cade?" she said, laughing.

The Vanishing Kingdom

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Truth be told, Maeve ended up losing track of time as she talked with Valia, completely forgetting that the woman should probably rest a bit to recover herself. Even though Valia apparently did lose the track of time herself, when Allard finally told Valia to rest, Maeve put a hand over her mouth with a surprised expression.

"I'm sorry! We ended up talking for quite a long time, didn't we? I hope I didn't take much of your time, I know you should probably be resting and focusing on recovering yourself, right?" Maeve said, apologizing herself with a bow.

"I am also starting to get a bit tired. The trip was rather long and the heat didn't help." Maeve said with a wink and a kind smile.

"I must say though, It's been quite some time since I had such an interesting conversation with someone that didn't involve blades or a duel!" Maeve said with a giggle.

"Good night, Valia. I hope you wake up tomorrow feeling better and recovered." Maeve said as Valia went to her room, escorted by Allard.

After a few minutes, Allard came down again, looking to her and the other foreigner as he mentioned not being able to sleep. His tone of voice and his words were a tad bit foreboding though and as he grabbed his double headed axe, it was obvious he was feeling restless. It was understandable that he was feeling that way though, due to the kidnappings and everything else going on.

"I do wake up quite easily, so if something happens, I'll certainly come down to help as well. That said, you should try to rest a bit too. Don't overexert yourself." Maeve said, trying to relax Allard a bit just after the black haired foreigner offered his help to Allard.

Before heading to her room though, she gave a few steps towards the black haired man, introducing herself with a small, polite bow.

"I am terribly sorry, since I was quite entertained with the conversation with Madam Valia. Since you also offered yourself to help Allard in case something happened, I guess the least we could do is introducing ourselves properly, right?" Maeve said to the black haired man with a small laugh and a kind expression.

"I'm Maeve Orzhov, but you can call me just Maeve. It's a pleasure to meet you." Maeve said, this time with a much more formal and polite bow, making her noble blood quite obvious.

"Don't hesitate to call for me if anything happens, both of you." Maeve said, looking to Allard as well.

"I should probably retire for the night. Not only the trip was quite long, but this hot climate isn't exactly kind to an Isoli." Maeve said with a chuckle, before heading to her room to rest.

Blood's Jewels (High Casual Fantasy Revolution)

In the ruined town of Sharon, Shalador

Mikhail listened as Jandar voiced his opinions. The location they found themselves in right now was perfect for them to set a camp and rest for the time being. It was discreet, hidden while still decently close from a town and if they were careful, nobody would think in going in an abandoned city... Unless they were searching for something very specific... In that case though, it wouldn't make much difference.

"It would sound rather suspicious for a group of mere travelers to have such an expensive coach. Merchants or minor nobles fleeing from power disputes would do far better. That said, any story works if we give it a good and believable background." Mikhail said.

Regarding the matter of who would go to the town, their choices were restricted to but a few of the group members. Just as Gennar said, he was a constant companion to Faeril, so his face would be well known and easy to identify. Bellinar on the other hand, did travel a lot, according to Gennar's own words, so he could also be a good option. Regarding Fatima... Even though Mikhail didn't want to voice his concern unless necessary, she was currently going through quite an... emotionally unstable moment after what happened, so it would be better for her to just rest and remain safe. Jandar too was a very good option, as he was an unknown face, much like Dareen and Mikhail himself.

"I merely suggested the idea of sending someone who isn't known by Melian. I will fulfill any role assigned to me to the best of my ability despite of who you will choose to send to the city." He clarified, as he heard Faeril, asking how he would hide himself.

"With that said, it is undeniable that with me being an Dea Al Mon, I do draw attention anywhere I go here." Mikhail said, agreeing with Jandar and Faeril as he gave a step forward.

"Still, I wouldn't be good at my job if that proved to be an obstacle to me." He said, briefly activating his sight shield, before giving a few steps before deactivating it again, in a completely different position than the one he was before.

Those who were paying attention on him would notice that despite the sight shield being incredibly helpful, Mikhail's abilities weren't restricted to it. The few steps he gave with it active were so light that they left no footprints and no sound. Not only that, but he moved unexpectedly quick despite how silent he was being. By controlling his respiration while doing so, he was basically a ghost.

"When necessary, yes. It is easy to be seen as just a faceless nobody or just be ignored if you know what you're doing." He replied to Jandar as he asked him about disguises.

With part of that matter already decided, Jandar and Dareen were about to begin to prepare themselves in order to go to the city, the night began to fall on the abandoned city of Shalador and the group began preparing themselves for the night.

"Indeed, It would be wise to not light any fires. The less we draw attention to ourselves, the better." Mikhail said, agreeing with Faeril.

"It might be a long night to those who are not accustomed to similar situations, but we have little choice." Mikhail continued.

"Even though it might be unnecessary, it wouldn't be a bad idea to have at least one person awake in lookout. We can sleep in rounds. Since I'm accustomed in sleeping far too little, I can stay up a bit more than the others." Mikhail said, offering himself to be on lookout.

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Nori Hirai

Things were progressing rather well until the moment. Thanks to the combined efforts of all those who were currently fighting against the beast, it was currently cornered, wounded and if things continued like that, it would be down soon. Maybe due to that, Nori almost made the mistake of underestimating the creature they were currently fighting against. As he stopped in front of it, looking at the creature flailing helplessly, he noticed, albeit a tad late how it's body was changing and shifting. Before he could actually understand what it was happening, the spikes on the creature's tough body were fired on all directions.

Opening his eyes wide in surprise as one of the spikes missed his abdomen by mere centimeters, he had only enough time to raise his brush in a wide, vertical arc in front of him, creating a thick streak of black ink. Merely thick enough to protect his body, he used the momentum of the vertical stroke to draw another streak behind him. The Suzuri no tamashii ink would be able to redirect the spikes between the two streaks he drew, but as long as the creature didn't stop firing it's spikes, he wouldn't be able to move a muscle.

"That... Was close... Way too close..." Nori said, relieved that he somehow was still unharmed. Truth be told, despite his apparent calm demeanor, his heart had skipped a beat the second he saw the spikes coming towards him.

Thanks to the quick thinking of the guy wielding chains though, it's attack was rendered much less dangerous and effective as it was before after he used his chains to restrain the creature and limit the number of spikes coming out of it's body.

"You have my thanks!" Nori said with a smile, regaining his composure.

Now that the spikes were much less than before, he could move himself, although he would have to be careful. While his Suzuri no tamashii ink was incredibly useful, when dealing with projectile attacks like that, if he wasn't careful enough, it could prove to be dangerous to his own allies, redirecting the spikes and making them fly in dangerous and unexpected angles.

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Been waiting for others to post first, but I'll have my post done tomorrow!

Hopefully get things moving :-)