Hammerman

Blue Fog - A Survival and Society Building Game

Illia Anastasia

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@dragonmancer
"Sure!" Illia replied. "Something like this isn't that big of a deal, really."

Her gaze then fell on the commotion happening in the distance. There was now a pile of scrolls all over the ground. She wondered where they came from.

"Please excuse me for a moment," she said to the lizard before going to where the scrolls were.

She began looking through them. Hmm, these seem to be detailing the personal info of all the people present here. Curious magic. Do I get one too, I wonder?

And indeed she did. Reading the contents inside, there was nothing really private or shameful that was written. It was just describing what she was, not what her thoughts were and her history. Nothing that was a big deal.

Well, perhaps it having her three sizes was a little bit shameful. Anyone reading it would know that she was secretly more well-endowed that she looked, thanks to her loose clothing.

And that was why she quickly ripped it apart with her magic to pieces once she finished reading it.

She then was approached by Mable, who asked her if she could shape some bleachers.

"Hmm, let me try..." she answered. Focusing her magic, she began bending one of the bleachers. And sure enough, just as she had expected, it still bent.

"Yes, I should be able too," she said to Mable. "If just bending it and shaping it."

After their brief break, the group returned back to the cave. The field they were before had now been replaced by some sort of a training room.

"This is a recording. Your next challenge will be a test of your wits and strength. Here in this room you will face six opponents, the rules are simple, either destroy or incapacitate all of your enemies."

Another one of these games. I wonder what their end goal is. It can't be just for their amusement, can it?

And then, the robots appeared. And without giving any signal beforehand, they fired off some sort of ball of energy towards the group.

Illia, unlike some of the others, didn't bother taking cover. Instead, she merely activated her barrier, deflecting any energy balls heading to her way. Slowly, she marched to where the leader robot was (she assumed it was the leader judging by how it looked). Being in the open, she quickly became the target of most of the robots, and the energy balls hitting her barrier over and over again were starting to drain her mana.

...Perhaps this isn't the best idea...

She hoped that the others could use this opportunity to attack the robots as she was not exactly in the ideal position to mount an offense as well.

Overlord : Advent of the Gods

Selena

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@BurningDaisies
Selena merely smiled back at the boy's confused reaction. Of course, she had already expected his confusion. For someone who was used to this kind of life, it wouldn't be odd for him to mistrust any adults that happened to approach him.

Before Selena could hear his reply however, they were interrupted by the arrival of another person, who seemed to be a guard though he didn't wear the full outfit set.

And then, the boy started crying.

The guard now looked at her, as if he was asking for help.

To make matters worse, now the shouting angry man was going towards their direction as well.

"Can you watch him for... five minutes? ...Please?" the guard suddenly asked to her, his expression looking desperate.

Selena then looked back at the kid, who was still sobbing. Immediately she felt a pang on her heart. She couldn't help but to feel pity at him.

Gah, she had never done this before but she just had to do it. Selena, use your instinct as a motherly, feminine female!

"Sure!" Selena returned the guard's plea, before bending down to the kid's level and immediately led him to her embrace. Slowly and gently brushing the back of his head, she said to him, "Shhhh, it's alright. You'll be safe here with me, your big sis Selena..."

She hoped that would be enough to calm the boy down.

Closed

@Stern Algorithm
Hearing Catherine praising her for having raw talent, and that she did much better than most of the other new students, Kanako couldn't help but brighten up. She was proud on her ability, and being praised like this made her even prouder. She would make sure that she would develop that talent properly so that she could make Catherine even prouder of her.

Kanako immediately did as she was told. She first examined the stance Catherine was making, before attempting to imitate it as best as she could. The first training would be some breathing exercise, and the point of the training was to make her more attuned with her element. So Kanako concentrated herself at every breath she took and released. She felt the flow of the air coming in from her nose into her lungs and then coming back out.

Thanks to Catherine's tact, Kanako was able to focus entirely on the lesson, since she still didn't realize that her skirt was gone.

Magical defense force school concept.

Hmm, I might be interested.

War for the Ragnarok Array

@Black Alice
Don't worry. No one's pointing anything yet. They are on high alert though.

Shine City Zero: Humble Beginnings

@Stern Algorithm
Lydia quickly held up her camera once Michel gave her the permission to take a photo of him. She focused all her attention into it as she looked through it while Michel posed, adjusting the angle to take the perfect shot. It took quite some time until she finally got the picture she wanted, so Michel would have to stay in that pose for a while.

"Yes, I am," Lydia answered his question, still with her usual blank expression. "Though I don't have my own shop. I instead sell my photos online. I also fix and edit photos and I also do photography jobs."

"You're welcome to my service anytime. I'll give you a discount since you let me take your photo. Oh, and do not worry. I won't sell your photo. I also collect beautiful photos and I've decided to enter your photo to my collection."

At the end of her speech, Lydia actually gave a slight smile. Said smile was the best smile she could muster.

War for the Ragnarok Array

The Kingdom of Ancent

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"Report! Sonia the Alchemist and Anastasia the Adventurer had returned!"

"Good. Let them in."

"And they seem to bring an unfamiliar group of people with them."

"Hmm, an unfamiliar group of people, you say? What do you mean? Well, no matter, I am sure they would explain everything. Come on now, bring them in."

"Yes, my liege!"

The guard quickly retreated after giving another bow, his armor clanging as he half-ran towards the big door on the other side of the room. He then told the other two guards standing there to open it, allowing Sonia and Anastasia to enter. It seemed the two had been waiting on the other side of the door.

As usual, the two didn't bow or kneel in front of the king, a privilege reserved to only the most important and distinguished persons of the country.

"We're back!" Sonia announced cheerfully.

"And we brought you some souvenirs!" Anastasia chimed in with a grin.

"Souvenirs? You mean..."

"Yes, the people we just rescued," Anastasia replied.

The two then explained everything that had transpired, how they came from another world and how they were stranded in the middle of a monster-infested land with no chance of escape. And now, they seek asylum and protection in the kingdom, a place where they could live safely.

"Hmm, I'm fine with letting them stay, but..."

"But what Your Majesty?" Sonia interrupted. "If it's food, I am confident that we have more than enough to feed them," she said with a determined look.

"Are you sure they're... oh, nevermind. We'll deal with it when it happens. Very well. I approve of them staying in our kingdom. For now, they would work on the outlying farms as manual labor. They would share houses with the locals until we finished constructing makeshift houses for them. Of course, they are free to choose a different occupation if they so desire."

And with that, the meeting was adjourned. Anastasia split up from Sonia as she was going to spread the order of the king around. Sonia would be the one handling the refugees for now.

Their plan was immediately foiled however when unexpected guests came out of nowhere, bringing an army with them uninvited and unannounced right into the kingdom's territory.

The refugees would have to wait for now. This was far more important.

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When they arrived, the angelic army had already arrived right in front of the gates. Citizens of the kingdom were either hiding or fleeing, with some brave, curious, or just plain foolish souls gathering to see what was going on. The refugees were also there to witness the event.

"Oh, great Human Kingdom. Our Divine Mother Ilias has sent us out in search of true, righteous folk, so that we might unite under one banner and stand as one against the Darkness. Do not be alarmed by our weapons and numbers, this is a delegation of peace. We come in our Goddess's name, in hopes that you might answer her call and accept her Light into your hearts," the one who seemed to be their leader announced in a booming voice.

Joining them was the leader of the Ancent Knights, Boris. He stood there stoically, looking at the angel horde, his stance ready to draw his sword and leap in combat in a single move.

And then, he spoke.

"What business do you have with our kingdom?" he shouted back. His voice couldn't rival that of the angel's voice, but it could still be heard just fine with the people present. "If you wish to propose an alliance, then you speak with our king, and by sending a messenger, not an army like this." His voice was stern, with a hint of anger in it. Clearly, he didn't trust them at all.

Anastasia had the same idea. She already began calculating which angels she had to take care first if a fight broke out. With that many of them, she wouldn't hold back. She would use the bullet Sonia gave her the other day.

Sonia herself on the other hand, thought the other direction. If a fight broke out, she had to evacuate the civilians and the refugees as quickly as possible. At least she had to buy time until the rest of the kingdom's forces came. She still had a couple of elixirs with her but wasting them all would be foolhardy.

Hmm, angels. They were all winged people flying on the sky. They looked really majestic and divine for sure but they still shared a common weakness that most winged creatures shared.

She would use that against them.

@Black Alice

War for the Ragnarok Array

@GreenGoat
Psssh, get your medicine from Ancen instead. Guaranteed to work as advertised without any weird side effects.

War for the Ragnarok Array

@DracoLunaris

I believe you might be receiving some angelic visitors as well if i remember

Yep, that too. Still waiting for Black Alice for his entrance post.

War for the Ragnarok Array

@DracoLunaris
The dummies just had to come on the same day my faction rescued the refugees...

This would be a busy day indeed.