Reaper

Feral

"I believe coin would serve, as Lady Dralina would no doubt be quite cross with me if I let slip the chance to fund our expedition further." Itzal replied, calm and quiet. "Though in this case I would simply ask for your voice against declaring war on the daeva. I will not deny the amount destruction our group may have caused there, and arguably far more than would justify self-defense... but I hardly think it is reason enough to declare genocide."

Itzal studied Justica's features and tried to read the woman for any hint of suspicion. It seemed she had bought his story, for now, but the lack of a body at the site would no doubt have her trying to track down Shade once more, though she would have better luck finding a ghost. If she agreed, their conversation would be at an end, and he would part having gained the upper moment - for the foreseeable future anyway - over his long-time adversary. In time, Justica might piece the clues together, but for now, he hoped she would consider the man sitting before her now and the man she had been hunting for a good length of her career were two very different souls.

"All I have heard of you tells me you are a just and fair woman, a champion of justice, if a little stern and fierce. So tell me, Councillor, when does a good person know when to kill?" Itzal asked. "Is there ever a good reason to draw a blade or march an army... and if there is, would you consider the current circumstances one?" He left the question hanging in the air, eager to hear the woman's answer.

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"The council's decision stands." Kayla replied confidently, unwilling to let the two men dictate or sway her stand, and by extension - the council's, on joining the war. "We cannot and will not condone or partipate in genocide. The daeva have been unable to quell feralism, you say? Give me an honest answer then, councillors, would the seraphim be able to do any better if we were in their position? For all of our magic and intelligence, we are as close to understand feralism and find a solution for it as the daeva or humans are. Lady Dralina has personally undertaken this expedition in hopes of finding a cure or an end to it. That is more than can be said for either us or the humans, despite our constant bickering over how dangerous the daeva are to our people. For all our love of claiming we are far more intelligent and enlightened to our neighbours, your words tell me we would resort to the same barbaric measures they would. There will always be a reason for us to declare war on one another, councillor, choosing not to and working it out is what makes us better than the forces that seek to divide us.

"The Element Masters learn to control all the elements. To use them in harmony and recognise that each element gives us life as well as takes it from us. Fire fends of wild beasts and provides warmth but burns down our homes and our crops. Water sustains us and waters our crops but also drowns us in floods and crushes us under its tidal waves. The earth, for all its bounty, quakes and tears asunder our land. The same can be said for any of our races, and if feralism is cause enough to kill the daeva, our magic is cause enough for a war against us, as is the humans' engineering prowess."

She met eyes with the councillors and made sure they were fully aware she was ready to back up her words. "As for what you say of excessive force, tell me then, why the Providence was brought to bear on a small group of travelers. They had the numbers and the firepower to capture or kill us but they chose to mobilise their strongest weapons - capable of leveling their own city. Tell me, councillor, in light of those facts, did Lady Dralina truly overreact? She is a dragon, and to slaughter her kin before her eyes was cruel at best, no matter how justified. Would you not unleash every ounce of your magic if your wives, or children were slaughtered before you?"

Kayla sat back down in her chair, but the strength of her gaze had not changed. "The Council of Elements sent me here to inform you of our stand on the war, and my decision has not changed. I would hope, for the sake of my companions and the soldiers you are considering sending to their deaths, that you will think on yours."

Teen Titans: A New Era

RumikoOhara said
Time to mark my territory once more

Why? Why can't we just all be one big orgy party without fighting for dominance

Feral

"Certainly." Fiora replied in response to Caelum. "I'll even offer some of my blood to prove my lineage." She wasn't ashamed of who she was or where she had come from, and whoever couldn't look past the surface didn't deserve her friendship. She glanced at Garran and slipped her hand into his, smiling up at the pirate. She found herself quite at ease with the pirate, though perhaps it was because their livelihoods were very similar in certain respects, though Fiora had less need for violence in hers. She wasn't sure why it had been so natural for him to show up to her rescue that she hadn't been surprised it was him and not the assassin or nobles in the group.

"Why don't you come with me, big guy? I could use a drink after all this and someone to toast." She offered, still smiling and remembering the feeling of being herself around someone else after a long time of putting on masks and personas to survive.

Feral

SHE'S ALIVE

Teen Titans: A New Era

What happened to Hikari's girlfriend :(

Feral

"Right, I locked myself in a cage and suspended myself above a death drop." Fiora replied sarcastically, rolling her eyes and gesturing at the lever on the wall, just out of Garran's reach, it seemed. She was certain the pirate might have been able to reach it if he stretched a little, but it was precarious at best and she would not be responsible for him losing his balance and falling to his death.

"I hope you have a good grip." She added with, taking in a deep breath before pushing the energy she had absorbed to her feet and pushing herself off the floor of the cage in a leap, aiming straight for Garran. When he did catch her, she simply laughed and flashed him a sincere smile of gratitude. "Thanks a lot, big guy. You're my knight in shining armor. Well, except for the armor part." She planted a kiss on his cheek, and moved herself back onto her own feet in the corridor and shut the door behind her.

"Now, let's be off before my charming father regains the use of his limbs."

Beacon's Light: Rising - OOC (RWBY)

I haven't been keeping up with anime but my friend and I are planning on watching Chuunibyou Season 2 tomorrow :DDDD

I will not get past Nibutani's re-design.

The Fourth Blight {Irell Starling x Reaper}

Thea flinched when she noticed the templar's reaction to her touch. Of course, she had completely forgotten about the warrior's wounds. Kaitlyn went on to protest her plea for company, out of a sense of propriety and duty even though the mage could see that the woman was tempted to take her up on the offer. It made sense, of course. There was no point in confusing their relationship as any other than that of mage and templar. For all either of them knew, Thea's fate upon arriving at the Circle was to be made Tranquil at the first opportunity.

Still, when the templar showed herself out, Thea couldn't keep herself in the room alone with her thoughts. If the templar refused to stay with her, then she would go to the templar. She got a few things from her pack, and in the dim light of the room, began working on a healing salve that would help speed the woman's recovery. It took the better part of an hour, but Thea soon walked out the door and straight up to the templar. "Sit," she commanded with more authority than she felt. "If you will not stay with me, then I shall stay with you. At least let me tend to that wound now that we're somewhere marginally more peaceful."

Thea took Kaitlyn's injured arm gently and handled it with utmost care and grace as she applied the salve and muttered under her breath, her hands taking on a blue glow as she began casting healing magic on the templar's arm. "If it was causing this much pain you should have told me." Thea chided her gently, for a moment forgetting she wasn't tending to one of her clansmen but rather a stranger she had just met not a day ago. Once the salve was applied, the mage let it air for a moment before taking a linen strip and using it as a bandage. "Keep it dry and try not to put any strain on the arm for the next few hours. If the salve starts causing you to itch, it's perfectly natural, if a little uncommon. Just don't scratch it." Thea instructed as she knotted the bandage and let the templar regain control of her arm.

Now there was nothing to hide the fact that she had no reason to be with the templar outside the room they had paid for. "I can make some tea for the pain as well, if you want." Thea managed to say. "With your injury I should be standing guard over you instead." She joked, sitting out in the corridor with her back against the wall. If Kaitlyn insisted on her being in the room, the templar was welcome to try carrying her in again with a bandaged and injured arm. The mage was not going to let the woman's foolish stubbornness get the better of her.

Beacon's Light: Rising - OOC (RWBY)

A time skip would be welcome

Teen Titans: A New Era

No more Kat? D:

And yes, but I'm keeping the ropes for another time still.