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Razelia: The Kingdom Of Magic (FINISHED)

Lumina Lusteria, the Lustrous

Ahg! It was that guy from yesterday! And he meant business today. He wore the same armor, but was ready with a sword and shield to strike down whoever got in his way. They were matched for equipment, disregarding his armor. A metal buckler, sword and armor, against her crystal buckler and tool, one end of it extended as a thin club. She left her flight pack at home today... Not that she needed it for a one-on-one.

"It's you. Did you mean anything when you said 'mortal eyes' yesterday, or where you just being-" She approached fast him with a forward leap, gathering power in her shield and shield arm. The crystal buckler expanded its field, forming a kite shield that also wrapped around her fist.

She needed to knock him off balance before she knocked him flat. To do that, she had to use his armor against him. She needed to turn that advantage he had. She would open with a slightly telegraphed slash with her right hand, from her right side. She wanted him to block that, so she could then use her protected left fist to strike his helmet, "frivolous? And what, no staff today? I suppose that was just for your purpose yesterday, then."

The hairs on her neck stood on end. Energy gathered. Something was coming!

@ZAVAZggg@AzureKnight

Razelia: The Kingdom Of Magic (FINISHED)

Lumina Lusteria, the Lustrous

The crowd and the carriage reacted to something. A man and a... woman?... were in the middle of an armed fight, wonderful.

"Oh, that's just top. You guys go straight for our mark, I'll break up the fight." Lumina grabbed the crystal buckler from her back as she dove through the crowd. She also grabbed the small crystal bar from her waist, holding it like the hilt of a sword. She was ready to power up both her shield and half of her quarterstaff (for a club). As she got closer, she thought she recognized the armor, but the dress was really throwing her off.

Razelia: The Kingdom Of Magic (FINISHED)

Lumina Lusteria, the Lustrous

The meeting adjourned, with only more questions for her, and no solid link to her own investigation. Just some forboding comments and reactions. Was the man in the armor even serious when he said that, anyway? If he wasn't, then this could really have nothing to do with her objective.

The woman heaved a sigh as she came down the steps outside the building. Well, at least the Court Mage had seen to it her expenses would be covered. She'd have to do something for them, in return. But what? Hmm.

She spent some of her time speaking to people in the market, and then she found a park as she got tired of the noise. It was a lively place, and densely packed. There was a city as dense as this one back home, but it was... Different. The structure of it was way more organized, here, though the lives were not. It so often seemed like people were at odds with each other, here.

The day turned to night, and by then Lumina found herself work as a gardener. An old couple ran a store, and couldn't find the strength or speed to both run the store and tend the back garden. They used to make snack-like products from their produce, but to was too much work, anymore. As proof of her capabilities, she spent much of the evening weeding in the garden. She found some planters she could use and set small crystals in the dirt, burying them like seeds.

With a little luck, she found a vacancy in a hotel nearby, and got herself a room. She needed to meditate and recenter herself. The kind of energy prevalent in this land had been setting her on edge. She had been wrong to trouble the Court Mage with her mission without gathering more information first, and ascertaining how this place fit into her quest.

She sat upon the bed in the room, a pair of crystals in her palms. She took a deep breath, first calming her mind and clearing her being of the negativity infecting her. The night air was crisp this night, and her windows were open to draw it in. Once she felt that she was ready, she focused on the crystals. One was the vision, recorded in whole. The second was a sort of... interface. A layer between her and the vision. One of the seers had imprinted commentary and some Q&A into it. It was almost like talking to her. The second crystal was useless without the first, but the vision crystal alone could be used.

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Lumina had left her white mantle from her shoulders today. It was tied into a tight little package on her belt, with her other satchels. "That's the carriage, there? If you're going for him directly, do you have a plan? We should have something basic, at least. I can grab him and get out, easy. Provided he isn't a very large man, anyway."

There were a lot of people... Provided he was light enough and the carriage didn't get away right away, she could grab him, jump to the roof of the carriage and away from there. But, she wondered what the others would come up with, as well.

@Frozen0Titan @AzureKnight @Polaris North

Razelia: The Kingdom Of Magic (FINISHED)

Thank you, Google, for finding just the outfit I was looking for.

I kinda like all the dress-up you can do in recent Tales games.

Razelia: The Kingdom Of Magic (FINISHED)

I- he- Keith is in his armor in the dress? That's not... A good... Disguise.

Razelia: The Kingdom Of Magic (FINISHED)

Lumina Lusteria, the Lustrous

Just when she thought she was starting to understand the strange customs of these lands, there was a new curve ball. The way Athos spoke, it wasn't unheard of or even uncommon. She was reminded of just how different this place was. Most everyone back home held life as sacred, even criminals. Maybe they'd never admit it, but the last recorded hit or execution was a few years ago, now.
That's what it was. This land was not at peace the way hers was. She should have noticed it sooner. It was hasty to assume that this place was her ultimate destination, but she understood now why she thought so.
All that aside, there was still a reason to remain here. That man said something very foreboding, and she meant to find out what he meant. Since no one else had anything to say about it, the best way to find that guy again would probably be to stick with these guys.
"You say these stones need to be fed Mana to function?" It sounded like the crystals that grew in her homeland. "If I could infiltrate their location alone while going unidentified, I can plant one stone in a good place, warp out, and bring someone back with me. Then we can proceed however. May I try to activate one?"

@PaulHaynek@Frozen0Titan@AzureKnight@Polaris North

Razelia: The Kingdom Of Magic (FINISHED)

Haha, 'did you and him ever smash?' Oh, goodness.

Razelia: The Kingdom Of Magic (FINISHED)

Lumina Lusteria, the Lustrous

Her omens and I'll tidings were put aside, and perhaps that was for the best for now. Prying further would yield nothing until she knew more, and could be pointless until she reaffirmed the guidance that brought her here. Until then, she would do well to make friends. She learned a few things, that they were after a man supposedly associated with this drug trafficking, and that there were more warehouses. It sounded like the bureaucracy involved in all this was thick and complicated, too.

"If you want to do something stealthily, your adversary only has one or, maybe, two men that will recognize me. The man with the axe and that guy in the armor with the staff. We can use that to our advantage. It sounds like our time frame is too short for me to infiltrate their ranks, but surely there's some other way we can use that to our advantage."

"Wait a minute, you said they're probably going to execute people?" Though there was crime in her homeland, murder was... rare, and always a crime of passion. Assault, battery, sure. To execute someone flew against her beliefs, their beliefs. She couldn't abide it, but what could she do, without knowing anything? Damn...!

Razelia: The Kingdom Of Magic (FINISHED)

I should write something, myself. Lemme see...

Razelia: The Kingdom Of Magic (FINISHED)

Lumina Lusteria, the Lustrous

"My apologies. I did not mean to cause you distress. But, I can see you understand the weight of my mission." The seers had made two crystals for her. One, containing their raw vision, should she ever need to see their fear for herself. The other contained their guidance, to lead her to the place she needed to be. "I will have to meditate on my instructions, but I believe that this place matches them without conflict." That would do little to put the man at ease, it would probably upset him more. Alas, she could not let such concerns stop her.

Or perhaps he knew something he wasn't letting on? Or maybe...

Not for mortal eyes...

"Perhaps our investigations aren't unrelated. I clashed with a man in armor, wielding some kind of fire staff. He was using it to launch fireballs at the wares. He said something... That the crates were full of things 'not for mortal eyes.' I believe that might count as an omen... So, pending my meditation, perhaps we can help each other in our investigations."

Well, "that, and, er... Perhaps you can help me with something else, too? We, er... Don't have currency in my country. I've managed so far, obviously. I had to pay to dock my ship at the harbor... But, it's so strange." It was something she'd have to get used to, but maybe, as a foreign dignitary, there was some way they could help her in this.