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> > That masked figure is a devious little shit. > > > > And music makes everything better. Always. > > They're reading... *points accusingly at them* SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY ALERT!!!! Who reads in the midst of battle that is not only a threat to the immediate area but also setting the stage for the future of Fiore? Shady people, that's who. x3

That masked figure is a devious little shit. And music makes everything better. Always.

> It's January 21st here! My birthday! Or, should I say, Burthday? You son of a... Happy birthday man.

One Piece and Fairy Tail both do have the whole "shatter over kill" policy. I suppose destroying someone's confidence, pride, and plans on top of pulverizing them would be a good way to ensure they won't try to fight again.

Maddox stood unflinchingly when the imposing Grane approached him. When they were teleported underneath the Magic Council's building in a large cave, the red-haired mage took a moment to survey his environment. After Grane introduced himself and requested Maddox do the same, the young man let out a sigh. "Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, I do not carry as much of a reputation as you do," Maddox stated first. [He began removing his coat](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HItAhwZxfQ), revealing his skull tattoo on his right arm and his guild mark on his left. "My name is Maddox Colburn. The Weekly Sorcerer called me Blink once and it kinda stuck, so some people call me that," he introduced himself, carefully folding his coat and setting it on the ground next to his feet. "Your reputation kinda precedes you, but I can understand if you don't know who I am." He stood upright, now starting some stretching exercises for his upper body. "In this case... I suppose I am the Protector of Phoenix Wing." His choice of words was clearly intentional, and now Maddox started stretching his legs. "You'll have to forgive me for a few things." Maddox now started bending backwards, stretching his back. "For starters, I haven't had a good fight in a long time. I may be a bit rusty so don't be offended if I'm not up-to-par from the start." With his back done, Maddox now stood upright and brought his gaze back to Grane. "Secondly, while we both fight for what we believe in and what we cherish, and we both seek the best for Fiore, we are enemies until the dust settles." His expression became strict and serious as he dropped into a combat stance. He held his left hand forward with the palm facing Grane while he kept his right arm tucked in to his side, also in an open-fist style. "Third..." Maddox bent his knees even further, but only slightly. Just enough to be detected. "The enemies you faced before were different than me. Obviously they were injured and tired. But that's not what I meant." His red eyes seemed to get a bit darker as he locked eyes with Grane. "They are all good, passionate people whose souls are more beautiful than anything on the Council." "I, however, am a Dark Mage." With his foreboding words, Maddox disappeared. He teleported behind Grane, his left leg already drawn back. And as soon as he appeared it shot out, aiming to deliver a powerful kick to the back of the lizard-man's head. While his speed itself was impressive, being that he could teleport and was probably one of the few that Grane ever met that had that ability, the strength behind the blow would prove to be equally shocking. Someone like Grane may be able to recognize the martial art Maddox was using, which would confirm the power behind his attacks. The strikes weren't aimed to stun or injure but to incapacitate.

As a reminder, while the Council members are defeated... Carrie, Angelica, and I believe Spencer too are still conscious...

> That is going to be my last post for awhile. I can say for sure that I won't be posting for the most part in the next few days, but will read the post that people have posted when I have some free time. But I just need to edit in Wes's post because I forgot :3 > > Also a few things: > > - I'm really again glad that this RP has got this far in the story. > > - Really nice chibi characters, shout out to the fox that made them. > > - If anything, just PM me anything and I should respond to that faster than on the OOC since I might need to play catch up with it later. > > - It would be cool of someone or if we could decide on some cool music as an intro or end credit thing to play. But no one has to do it, I just thought it might be a cool idea was all lol. > > - And sorry if I may seem absent, I just really need to play some catch up in this game called Life lol. But it's not too bad, but I should really make sure I'm not too behind. > > - And a best of luck in what ever and thanks for reading this if anyone did :) Party on, man. Take good care of yourself while you're out. > I don't know how draining requip is supposed to be... does it become more draining if the item being called is more powerful? Basing off of the anime and manga, I would imagine the quantity of items being called and the frequency of calling items is more relevant to how draining it is. Erza could pull off some big stuff with seemingly no consequence but when she would make multitudes of Requips then it would be taxing. That's just my deduction.

She isn't our savior. She's like... our frenemy or w/e it was they called it in Mean Girls. But a powerful one.

That confirms it: Sayuri is our savior.

Angelo isn't injured at all, which is actually an important detail. But he did use (what I perceive as) a decent amount of magic. That being said, he's certainly more primed for combat than a lot of the others, but not as available as Trinity, Sayuri, Phones, and Maddox. Really, if we think about it, Jarvis is also available. I bet he could turn those communication lacrima into effective explosives...