Altered Tundra

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The kiss could have lasted forever and Jaakuna wouldn’t mind. He and Emiri were in a whole other world. It would see that the longer the kiss would go on, the closer they would get to each other. It would seem that it got to the point where they had each other one another’s arms. The moment was magical and on a beautiful night that it was, Jaakuna didn’t want to pull away. He wanted to hang on this moment for as long as he could.

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Hearing Prince Grant agree to his idea pleased Vincent to no end, and he even chuckled at what Grant had said about Princess Nadeline. “Oh yes, I know the kind.” Vincent couldn’t really say anything about kids since he’s young himself. Nonetheless, he agreed to the idea of Grant. “When things are settled, do please send word. There is a woman under my command who would most enjoy to help you. Perhaps you could meet her tonight, if you aren’t in a hurry.” He said, “Seek out Savayna Glacie, she would just die to hear about these plans, I’m sure.”

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Hearing the prince speak, he nodded.

“Oh but of course. Her highness can’t simply drop everything, especially for a private meeting with the enemy.” He mused. He knew that the Empress herself wouldn’t go out of her way to meet Vincent. Should it be a trap, she — along with her siblings — would simply be at a very bad disadvantage. Besides, Vincent didn’t wish to have hostility upon his guest. His reasoning for requesting any of them to come was nothing but a common thread the two empires shared.

“Now, shall we commence to the reason why I requested you or any of the royal family here?” He said as he crossed his legs smiling. “It would seem your niece, Nadeline Roselia, and my brother, Jaakuna Hinoko Darcone were seen together with some brunette, first in Bhujerba and again in Rabanastre.” He said smirking, “That is the sole reason why I have requested one of you here. I see a common thread. I want my brother for crimes against the kingdom and I assume you want your darling nieceback. So, here is my offer.” He said, “Our two empires call a truce, be it permanently or just temporarily, and work together to find these two and return them to their homelands to answer for their crimes.” He said stating his offer and reason for requesting one of the royal siblings to Archades.

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It’s safe to say that Jaakuna was slightly disappointed and he actually turned red when Emiri made that comment about how what he said was straight out of a fairy tail romance novel or something like that. That caused Jaakuna to chuckle a bit, but just out of embarrassment. “Ha Ha, I guess it did, didn’t it?” He said, as he laughed it off.

Hearing the rest of which she had to say, Jaakuna was curious as who she meant. Was she referring to that same guy that she said that she didn’t wanted to be handed over to. Jaakuna shrugged that off as he was just happy that she at least was on some type of feeling for him. It might not be as much as him, but Jaakuna is not mad at all. He was just worried that she would decline him or just flat out say something like ’I’m not into you that way’. That’s at least been Jaakuna’s experience, but he is glad that she is somewhere near the same town he is.

“That’s all I can ever ask for. You’ll get to that point when you’re ready. All I really wanted is you by my side.” He said as he gave her a kiss on the lips. It was the perfect setting after all.

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First Judge, Brandon Hamut Darcone

Height — 6’4 | Weight — 230lbs | Hair color — Diminishing black | Eye Color — Silver
Name: Brandon “Bahamut” Ira Darcone
Title: The Grand Dragon
Nickname: Hamut
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Occupation: 1st Judge Magister of the Archadian Imperial Court; Head of House Darcone
Race: Hume

Personality:
As to be expected, Hamut is a very proud and assertive man. He believes that his house and family are the only ones that matter. Anything that revolves around his house he will partake in. If these so-called things are met with criticism or negativity, he will see to it that those who deny the awesomeness of the house Darcone are tried to the very extend of his reach in the Imperial Court. He has a mafia-type of mentality when it comes to family. Blood comes first and relations come second.

In conversations or just overall first meetings, Hamut is really direct, honest, and at the very most, he is very rude(At times). This is something that his grandson, Jaakuna, has inherited. Unlike his grandson, Hamut shows very little kindness and will most likely insult someone , even if they don’t deserve it. He’s very mean like that.

Special Abilities:
Dragon’s Seal
Hamut’s one special ability is known as Dragon’s ability which is a very unique combination of Fire and Dark magick which are two types of elements from both black and arcane magick. He is able to free manipulate each respective magick to his will. He can combine the two for destructive spells that have highly destructive power at the maximum. Alternatively, he can use either or for amplifying uses. He can effect the way his strength and defense are measured or even teleport to places in the form of red and black portals. He has reached a mastery of this skill in such a way that all aforementioned ways can be combined with each other. There are nearly endless possibilities for him to use it.

Skills:
In his lifetime, Hamut has garnered many skills both in of physical and mental nature. He has picked up various fighting styles that are hand-to-hand and swords. He has found uses of them in combination and he does use such combinations in battle to throw off opponents. His ability to predict what his opponent will do is only matched by his strategic mind which is obviously like wine — gets better with age. Added to the said skills, Hamut also has various social and persuasive skills, which means that he can get himself out of any sticky situation he finds himself in and he can assert his influence in such a way, as well.

Magicks and Tecknicks:
Most white magicks; all black and arcane magicks.
Telekinesis, Wither, Sheer, Shades of Black, Libra, and Achilles
Weapons
He has many masteries of weapons, He has a sword/cane known as the Mega Flare

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Second Judge, Francis Fenrir Von Sicarius

6'1|235lbs|Black|blue
Name: Francis “Fenrir” Von Sicarius
Nickname: Fenri
Title: The Golden Wolf
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Occupation: 2nd Judge Magister of the Archadian Imperial Court; Head of the Sicarius House

Personality:
Much like his son, Michelangelo, Francis has a very reserved manner. He believes justice is something that must be fair and just. Unlike most of the judges, he prefers not to influence his power against those who are “beneath” him. He much rather see things play out in in a natural way. He chooses his words wisely and will do all he can to enforce the laws when they need to be. When he is dealing with criminals, he is brutal, but just. He gives them a chance to explain themselves, but if it is not coherent with what he has been told, they will die by his sword.

Special Ability
Wolf Seal
The Wolf Seal is a mastery of Dark Magic. Mainly what this means is purely about Arcane Magic and almost anything that it revolves around. That could mean Gravity magic or whatever falls under Arcane Magick. His mastery is just like anyone else who has mastered anything, and as such, he can manipulate it in many ways. It could be for teleportation or amplifying his base attributes. There is a whole magnitude of shit he can do with Arcane Magick.

Skills
Being surrounded by death his entire life and always fearing the death herself would come for him, he decided to deal death before death could be dealt to him. This means that he picked up a sword early in life, practiced with it — bonded with it. From bonding with a sword, he’s also bonded with fighting as a whole, being one of multiple fighting styles, but it always falls back to his love for swords, and as such, he would seem to prefer fighting with a sword than his actual hands. He does pride himself in his Greatsword that he calls Alpha Blood, as he con

Magick and Tecknicks
Francis is a master of Arcane Magick. He has talents for other classes of magick, but Arcane is where he really excels at. It’s at the point where he doesn’t even need to call out the name of a spell. He just thinks it and it comes to be, much like how his role as a judge is. He rarely uses tecknicks.

Weapons
He has a Greatsword he calls Alpha Blood. See armor picture for reference.

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Third Judge, Leviathan Necfedeles

Name: Levi "Leviathan Necfedeles
Nickname(S) : Levi
Title: The Water Serpent
Age: 25
Gender: female
Occupation: 3rd Judge Magister of the Imperial Court; Head of the Intel Sector of the Archadian Empire
Personality:
First rule when it comes to Levi is to never trust her. She is the reason why people always ask “where your loyalties lie?”, because no one ever knows when she’ll turn her back on anyone she’s working with. She’s so young and she’s already made it to third Judge, there’s a reason for that. She has used every trick in the book to get where she is. She’s lied, cheated, stole, blackmailed, and even doublecrossed some folks to get to her position of power. Never trust her cause she’ll have no problem stabbing anyone in the back, that’s for damn sure.

In her mannerisms, she will appear all nice and pleasant, but that is just a guise to get people to trust her. She is the same way in battle. She will lead people on and then surprise them at the very end. She is like that when she serves justice. She only delivers “justice” to those who she thinks will get in the way. Luckily for her, she is not the one who can make final judgments, but she sure can try.

Special Ability:
Serpent Seal
Very much unlike any of the other Judges’ special ability. Whereas the other ones strictly center around a sub-class of magick as a whole, the Serpent Seal is strictly for the Water and Blizzard type of magick. Considering the limited amount of variety, Levi has come to terms with it and she has been able to focus her manipulation of it way beyond that anyone in the history of Ivalice could even dream of. Some could even say that she surpasses the Espers of Ice and Water themselves. Of course, that is only rumor. In any case, she can call upon Ice and Water for multiple uses, which all vary on how much of it she wants to use it for. She can combine the two elements into a doomsday for anyone who has to face her. She can also manipulate the water within bodies should she want to. She also can slither her way through things by turning her own body to water and going through drain pipes. Her usage of it, as stated, is wide and just all over the place.

Skills:
As a warrior, she is skilled, but not the best one in sword fighting or any kind of fighting for that matter. No, her strengths lay with the talents of persuasion, stealth, bribary, and information gathering. She is one of Archadia’s top information-gatherers. She is so skilled in this art, she heads the Archadian Empire’s Intel Sector. She knows a lot, and she has eyes in every knook and cranny within the Imperial City of Archades and the entire Archadian Empire. She has influences throughout and even has spies in enemy territories. Yes, this is her mains kill, after all she is a snake and snakes need information to be well-protected.

Magic and Tecknicks
Levi has talents for black magick, especially the Water and Blizzard spells. She also has been known to have proficiency in Time magick.

Weapons
For Levi, she has two weapons. They are called the Venom of Leviathan. One is a dagger and one is a sword. She bares them in battle and can use them dangerously.

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Forth Judge, Isaiah Ixion Darcone

Name: Isaiah “Ixion” Darcone
Title: The Lightning Falcon
Age: 22
Gender:
Occupation:

Personality:
Quick to please, Isaiah is always one to jump at the chance to do anything risky and he is always quick about accepting anything. Sometimes he can be too much of a chatter bug too…sometimes. Even though he’s like this, he’s very respectful when he needs to be. He will always get the job done first and cause of his unique abilities, he is always the first one to go to when things of a large magnitude need to be handled quickly. On the other side of things, he is the guy that will always be having a good time and wastes no time. Perhaps this is another reason why he is the best.

Special Abilities

Falcon Seal
A common thing among the Judges. They all have these seals that house powerful capabilities and Isaiah isn’t any different. His is called the Falcon Seal. Though only of a title, his powerful ability stems from the sole state of Thunder and Lightning-based Magick. Being a very frequent of said magick since an early age, Isaiah has trained his body to be able to use this magick in almost every way possible. The first was simply being able to apply it to every day needs. He first had to realize the mastery of said magick first. Once he did that, he would be able to manipulate it to his desires. It didn’t take long before his own soul fused with this form of magick and in turn he was able to draw on the essences of Thunder and Lightning from nature itself. So naturally this led to his body always being on a state of quickness and readiness for this type of magic. He can move faster, react faster, and achieve feats of strength only rivaled by the Summon he commands. He can command the highest of tiers for the Thunder spells
Skills

Magick and Tecknicks
Not really one for Tecknicks, so Ixion has refrained from learning them. However, magick is something he has found a lot of use for, so much so that he has been known to be pretty adept in most classes. However, his strength seems to be supporting and black magick. He’s a master at the Thunder and Lightning magic, and enhancement magicks as well.

Weapons
He has a katana sword by the name of Falcon’s Bolt. See non-armor picture for reference.

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Fifth Judge, Roburmaal Nulla Volentas

Height: 6’10|Weight: 290lbs|Hair Color: Beige |Eye Color: N/A
Name: Robur Nulla Voluntas
Title: The Loyal Lion
Age: 38(stopped aging)
Gender: Male
Race: Hume experimented with magicite and monster DNA(why he has no definitive eye color)
Occupation: Fifth Judge Magister of the Archadian Imperial Court

Personality:
Before he was experimented on, Robur was willful, respectful, and most of all, aware of his surroundings. He had ideas of his own, he had just about everything that made him consciously aware of everything. However, after the countless hours of being at the mercy of Vincent, his body was experimented on with various forms of Magicite. It can range from ice magicite, fire magicite, water magicite, raw magicite, earth magicite, and just about any kind of magicite one could imagine. His body was so engraved with magicite so much that it was integrated into his body as markings. As a result, his humanity was taken away from him. He no longer has free will, he no longer has anything that once made him who he was previously. He is a shell, a grunt, a golem, and most of all, the perfect soldier.

He can speak, so that’s not ruined. He replies and he still holds his understanding of orders, but he knows nothing of rebellion or self-thinking. He only know what he is ordered to do by the Emperor. If the Emperor wants him to kill someone, then he will kill. If the Emperor should order him to torture, he will torture. Anything the Emperor will order of him, Robur will do to the best of his abilities. As stated, he is the perfect soldier and he is the most loyal one to the Emperor.

Special Abilities:
Lion Seal
His heart was once that of a lion. His power reflects from that. Due to the copious amounts of magicite integrated not only into his body, but on the surface as well, Robur has a very strong affinity for magick. His body is attuned to the aspect of strength and sacrifice. His Lion Seal is an ability that is raw strength manifested in the form of magick. It’s not just a specific element or type of magick. It’s taking the principle of raw strength and utilizing it to his own means. This can range from metal to steel. Fire can also be used here, ice, water, poison, dark — anything and everything related to magick is brought forth in the end result of all of those experiments. His body has several ruins and glyphs that activate the raw essence of his magick. It is highly powerful and highly dangerous at the same time.

Skills:
A man of ferocious feats, Robur has honed his body in such physical condition that his ability to fight, deal hits, and pretty much anything a normal judge should know how to do, he does. Though, Robur has been experimented on constantly, so as a result, his skills in fighting and just brute strength is so over the top it’s a huge shock that he isn’t an actual monster can people have called him that. Also, he has shown more physical prowess than that of a Wyrm. So, yeah let that sink in.

Magick and Tecknicks:
Earth comes to his call as he commands it with his raw strength. He can bend all forms of Earth Magick in every aspect. Tecknicks are foreign to him.

Weapons
He has a great sword by the name of The King’s Will. He has a shield he calls Forsaken Soul

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She wasn’t making this easy for him. Jaakuna was definitely having a hard time just getting the words out in some aspect, but her limited responses were making him take the initiative. He would, of course, but it was a little awkward for him. He never was one to address such matters first, but he’ll do what he can.

“It’s no doubt that we started off to a rocky foot. I’m sure there is no surprise there, but these past two days have been, well wonderful. Even though we’ve had moments of almost leaving each other in the wind, I like to think that we’re grown closer — way closer.” Jaakuna said as he did as he said, and pulled her closer, looking down to her(he’s taller, it’s a natural thing). “I’ve saved your life a couple of times and you mine. And with everything that has happened, I’ve found myself loving you, Emiri. As corny and cheesy as that might sound, it’s the very truth. I love you.” Jaakuna said as his body and hers were close to her.

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Entering the Emperor’s office, Michel and Grant proceeded to walk down the carpet and there sat Vincent waiting patiently. In front of his desk was a chair as well. Vincent waved for Michel to leave them be, so he did. “Prince Grant, let me be the first to welcome you to my city. Please do have a seat.” He said motioning Grant to take a seat. There would be many things for them to talk about.

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When the permission was granted, both Prince Grant and Michel were on their way. They would find themselves in Michel’s personal two-seater light cruiser that was so fast that within a half of an hour, they would be in Archades. Michel didn’t know what to say to the prince. Unlike his experiences with princes, this one seemed a bit different than others. Michel instantly had the feeling that this man had something about him, something mysterious, but he couldn’t place it. Michel didn’t speak the whole way as it would just be awkward and uncomfortable for the both of them

Nearly there, Michel pulled into Archadian airspace, and would soon port into the Aerodome. It would only be minutes until they got out of the airship, and the two of them would be in the Aerodome. Michel motioned Grant to follow him as his majesty wouldn’t want to waste any time.

“Please, follow me. I’m sure Emperor Vincent would like to speak with you at once.” Michel said as he led the way for Grant to go to the Emperor’s office in the biggest building within Archades.

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Jaakuna had no doubts that his surprised her, but what she doesn’t know is that it surprised him too. He had already admitted it to Nadeline in a fit of anger, but when he told Emiri, it freaked him out. It wasn’t something he intended on blurting out, at least not so soon. But, the moment that he and Emiri shared, it was just something that felt right.

“Yeah, I can imagine.” Jaakuna just laughed slightly at that. “It surprised me too. I’ve never really been in a place where I could say that in about three years, but when you saved my life,” He said, looking into Emiri’s eyes, taking her hands, “it just came out. Now, I’m not saying that it wasn’t already there, but with everything we’ve been through, especially today, I just..I don’t know, I guess I felt that if I didn’t say it, it would be too late.” Jaakuna said, still having her hands in his. “And I think it’s just something we really need to address. Even if you don’t return the same feeling, I just want to be able to talk about it.” Jaakuna said as in the back of his head, he’s realizing how freaking cheesy and corny he sounds right about now.

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Jaakuna wasn’t sure if she was serious or if she was just pulling his leg. Regardless, Jaakuna knew he had to tell her what he was referring to. Like, seriously, this was something new for him too, but he said it and he felt that at the very least, he needed to address it with her. The two of them have been through a lot in these two days. It almost seems like it has been a lifetime, but maybe that’s cause it WAS a lifetime ago. In any case, Jaakuna spoke. “You know, about what I said earlier, after you healed me.” Jaakuna spoke looking at her, then at the sky, then back to her and he saw her face —her beautiful, beautiful face.

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Michel stood as composed as he could. He didn’t want to say anything that would land him in trouble, so he would just stand still and let the princes decide it out. After they had talked it out(sort of), it would seem that Prince Grant would go with Michel back to Archades. Michel nodded at the decision. “Fine, then let us not keep my Emperor waiting. We should go now. If we hurry, we may make it to Archades before midnight.” He said as he waited for Prince Grant to follow him, and of course, until he was granted permission to leave. It would be rude if Michel were to do otherwise.

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Pleased to hear that the Empress allowed him to speak, Michelangelo did as such. He stood up, He placed a hand into his back pocket, but that seemed to alarm a guard. “It’s okay, not pulling out a weapon.” He said as he put his other hand out as it to calm the nerves of the others. He pulled out a letter. He would open it, roll it out, and it was moderately long.

“Your highness, and princes of Rozarria, in my hand, I hold a letter personally for our ears only. I shall read it aloud.” He said as he cleared his throat, and read it.

Dear Royal family of Rozarria,

By the time this letter is in your ears, my faithful subornidate, Michelangleo von Sicarius has arrived in your capital. I write this to inform you of some information that has came to my attention just recently.

During Archadia’s invasion of Rabanastre, one of my Judge Magisters stumbled upon my dear brother and two ladies he was with. There was a brunette — one who I know not the name of. The other, a blonde, she I found the name out of. Her name is Nadeline Roselia, Princess of Rozarria.

I felt that sharing this could lead to common interests. If you find this information valuable, then meet me in Archades when Michel returns. I expect an acceptance or rejection of my offer.

Sincerely,
Vincent Orgull Darcone, Emperor of the Archadian Empire

As Michel finished the letter, he rolled it up, and presented it to the Empress herself. He would bow and hold the letter up.

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While the feast itself was grand and on any other day, Jaakuna would want to eat, but there was just something in him that didn’t want to eat. That’s probably why he followed Emiri as she had slipped out. He would make his exit as quietly as he could. He made minimal noise, and he would come to the balcony just seconds after Emiri did.

Joining her at looking at the sky, Jaakuna couldn’t help but really admire the Dalmascan sky. It really was peaceful. The way the clearness of the midnight blue and the whiteness of the stars beamed off of the majestic moon just made looking up at it all the more beautiful. Though, as he glanced over at Emiri, it seemed that all he cared about this night was how majestic she looked.

“You know we’re going have to talk about it eventually, right?” Jaakuna said as he leaned against the ledge back first.

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On Stigma, Michelangelo had thought that he would get red-flagged, but it would seem that the Empress had accepted his request of having an audience with her. Michel was pleased with that. Even still, it was definitely dangerous for him to be in the enemy capital. Any misstep, and he could find himself locked in prison or yet, even worse: dead. He must choose his words carefully.

As he waited outside of the throne room, the servant notified him that he was granted permission to enter the throne room. So, as he did just that, he walked down the red carpet, only to stop before her majesty, Reia Alexandria Roselia. As he would come to a stop, he would see that a few others were within the room. Michel saw and in front of him, he saw the two crown princes of Rozarria: Grant Marshall Roselia and Lorenzo Jeremiah Roselia.

Michel bowed in front of the three in front of him. “I, Michelangelo von Sicarius of the Archadian Empire bare an important message from my lord, Emperor Vincent Orgull Darcone.” He said, still bowing. Michel knew of proper etiquette, and he knew when to speak his name and he knew when to shut up. This is why he is the head of the Stealth Division of the Archadian Empire.

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The feast went on and while everyone was stuffing their faces(not really but whatever), Jaakuna was spending the minutes admiring Emiri. He didn’t think it was possible, but that dress of hers made her look even more beautiful than she was beforehand.

“Emiri, wow..” He said looking to Emiri, “Just wow, you look absolutely breathtaking.” Jaakuna as he was not even bothering with the meal in front of them. He just wanted to stare at her all night long and if he had his way, he would do just that.

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Back in Archcades, The Odin and the rest of the fleet returned, boarding in Archades’ Imperial Army private Aerodome, Judge Ixion and General Savayna depart from the ship and they make their way to Emperor Vincent’s office to deliver their report personally. Usually they would just send him their reports separately and in paper/folder form, but the matters at hand really call for a personal visit. Besides, the information that Judge Ixion has gathered will be truly crucial to his highness.

As they appeared in his office, Vincent sits in his chair as he had thusly motioned them to come in. They walked down, with Savayna on the right and Ixion on the left. The sounds of clanking metal could be heard, mainly from Ixion’s armor as the metal was more sturdy and thick than Savayna’s. Even though Savayna’s was lighter than Ixion’s, it still made a metal-clanking sound. As they came to a stop at the steps.

“So, I assume the invasion went as planned?” Vincent said as he sat at his desk in a relaxed manner.

Savayna spoke. “Your highness, I think Judge Magister Ixion should be the one to tell you.” She said looking down. She didn’t want to make him angry again.

Ixion looked to Savayna, he huffed, but said nothing to her. “It did not go as we had initially planned. “ He said.

Vincent wasn’t mad, but he wanted to know what went wrong. “Do tell me what error there was in our plan?”

“The initial attack was successful and even when I went into the palace personally, it was successful, but I ran into some… unforeseen obstacles.” He said as disappointment took over his tone.

Vincent was intrigued. “Unforeseen obstacles?” Vincent curiously asked.

Ixion coughed, “Your brother, your lordship. Him and a couple of ladies got in the way.” He said.

Vincent almost lost his cool there, but he regained his composure. “I see and did you deal with my brother and these two women?” He asked showing restraint in anger.

“I’m sorry, your lordship, but due to our fleet being pushed back, we had to retreat. However,” He said.

“However?” Vincent asked.

“However, I did find out some interesting information.” He said as cleared his throat. “One of the women with Prince Jackson was a blonde by the name of Nadeline Roselia , the Princess of the Rozzarian Empire and third to the throne.” He said, revealing who one of the blonde women were.

Vincent smiled. “This is most excellent. This will definitely work in our favor. “ He said getting up. “Does she know you know?” He asked.

Ixion shook his head. “No, your highness.”

“Good, let’s keep it that way.” He said.

Vincent walked over in front of his desk, and looked at the two in front of him. “I thank you for your report. You two may leave now.” He said as he was leaning against his desk and motioned the two of them to leave.

As they left, Vincent was riveting in the new information he just received. He knew what he was going have to do and perhaps something positive would come out of all of this. Vincent would have to be put in contact with Rozarria.

“Please send in Michel.” He said as he pressed a button on his desk that would send a message to his assistant, which she would send in Michel. Within minutes, Michel would arrive.

“You requested me sir?” Michel said as he bowed on one knee.

“I need your skills.” Vincent said as he had his arms behind his back.

Michel’s eyes widened in joy, but he remained in a calm composure. “I will do whatever you request sir. “ He said.

Vincent was pleased. “That’s good to hear. Now listen up, “

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6 hours later
In Rabanastre, the streets are full of destruction, but the citizens are still alive, well the ones that weren’t blown to bits. At the very least, they can start to rebuild their city a little bit at a time. It’s the spirits of the citizens that will keep the city alive even in time of disaster. As the citizens will rebuild the spirit of the city, within the palace, there is a feast being in the King’s honor. At the table is the royal family and the three people that at least tried to save the king; Jaakuna, Emiri, and Nadeline.

In the royal dining hall, there is a table that has a bunch of different kind of food on it which includes several main and side dishes and just anything that one can imagine. Above the lighting is prepared by a giant chandelier that just hangs and provides a special kind of light fueled by Magicite that creates a certain luminescence brightness to the room, which just adds to the overall wonderous look the dining room has.

At the head of the table is Prince Wesley. He stands holding a glass.

“I would like to dedicate this glorious meal to my father, Jonathan Rufus Dalmasca. He was a proud, stubborn man, but he loved his country with all of his heart. Even in the last moments of his death, he defended his country and would not tell the enemy anything. For that, I would like to celebrate his memory tonight. Here here!!” He said as he toasted to his father and the man he was.

At the table to the left of him was his baby sister, Cassandra Annalise Dalmasca. She wore a simple black dress laced with white and gold jewels around it. The dress itself was made with silk, so her natural curves were obviously shown. The rest of the family was just her uncles, aunts, and other such relatives. The announcement that the eighteen year old would be named the Princess and ruler of Dalmasca hit her hard, but she will accept it.

Jaakuna was dressed in some fancy Formal wear that he hated wearing, but he had to for this special occasion. “Damn, I hate formal dinners like this.” He said as he leaned to Emiri, who was sitting next to him to his right, and Nadeline was next to Emiri. “Don’t you hate them too, Emiri?”

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When Michel heard what Vincent had to say, he was in shock, but the more that he talked to him about how Prince Jackson was running around with one of the princesses of the Rozarrian Empire, Vincent thought it would be a good idea for Michel to go to Stigma, the capital of the Rozarrian Empire and somehow work out a temporary truce between the two empires to get what they wanted. It would be interesting to say the least.

As he neared Stigma in his unbranded Airship, Michel pulled into the area where Airships go. As he pulled in, and proceeded to walk through the entracne of Stigma’s Aerodomehe was stopped by Rozarrian officials.

“State your name, occupation, and business on Stigma.”
“Michelangelo Von Sicarius. I am the head of Archadia’s Stalth operations, personal assistant to General Savayna Glacie-Darcone. I was sent here on urgent matters on behalf of his majesty, Emperor Vincent Darcone. I have…information that I think the Empress herself would like to hear.”

Time Stops For Fire(Altered Tundra and Hero)

Jaakuna had admitted something quite personal and no doubt a surprise to Emiri. It was only a half of a minute and Jaakuna was still in…some type of mood that made him just feel so surreal. Maybe it was just what he was feeling and telling the one he loves all about or maybe it was just him almost dying that put all of this into perspective. Regardless, Jaakuna knew what he felt and he wasn’t going to back away now. When he was just about to say something, he heard what Wesley said about wanting to join the group.

What Nadeline said about the matter was true, but then again, Jaakuna can sympathize with the man. The two of them were on similar boats. Jaakuna fled Archadia when his father died and the prince here wants to do the same thing. However, Jaakuna was in a very different situation. “Hey, if you want to leave your people and live on the run with us, that’s fine with me, but shouldn’t you appoint a leader for your country first?” Jaakuna said as he turned to Wesley. He did know that there would be some kind of process, but was it really logical for Wesley to abandon his home in the time of need? Jaakuna didn’t really know.

Hearing the words of Jaakuna and Nadeline. He knew they were right, but thankfully he had a sister who would be next in line for the throne. “Worry not, I have myself a baby sister who will take the throne. I will set up arrangements for her coronation. I also have to make arrangements for my father’s cremation.” He said putting the Dusk Shard in his pocket. “Give me 12 hours, I will have everything settled for my departure.” He said, “Until then, I personally invite you three to stay in the palace as my many thanks for your service to my people and the kingdom of Dalmasca.” He said, offering them a place to sleep for the night as evening looms over the Kingdom of Dalmasca and its Royal City of Rabanastre.