Guilds Role-Play

[ATTN: ALL]

[ATTN: Ryla, Sheridan, Anyone Listening]
--Trentonsville Inn; Northern UMS Territory; 10am-–

Diggle nods his head at Ryla's response. "Miriam requests that I close off the dig site with my barrier magic for now. No one will be able to get in or out while it lasts and until then, we can work on getting new Guild Members to work shifts there. In the meantime, you and anyone else related to what happened to you guys down there will have to return with me and the bodies so that we can get everyone's statement, as well as tend to their health, if anyone was injured."

Diggle pauses, hesitation written all over his features. He frowns, "I'm afraid that their burials will have one additional death mate...but, he would wish to be buried with his members, for sure. I regret to inform you both that Rex has passed from this world, though the details of his death cannot be discussed here."



[ATTN: Ryushi, Chiron]
--UMS and Sarrice Border; Train Station; Morning--

Nadleeh looks up as she is asked about whether or not she knows anyone from Ferrum. She shakes her head, looking back through the window for a brief moment before returning her gaze to her Guild Master and replying politely and with a hint of nervousness.

"I am afraid that I never have--in fact, I will never have been this far from home before now. I can't say that I am certain I know much about the Guild's reputation or even what it was established for, to be honest."



[ATTN: Nymeria, Sylmeria, Xiax]
--Infinity Edge Main Hall, Dining table; Perta City, Ventya State - UMS Territory; Morning--

Ilyana smiles at Xiax and then Nymeria pleasantly as the Nymeria responds with some confident in her own abilities. Of course, her task is to train Sylmeria, not her, but she would never deprive the poor girl of good fights and no tasks to do but watch--that would be quite boring, she is sure. However, she doesn't have much time to say anything when Sylmeria speaks with great sadness in her voice, with a great lack of the confidence that Nymeria was lucky to have. Ilyana saw herself, looking at her as she spoke, and it made her nostalgic.

"I know that you don't believe it." Ilyana says openly, "Nor did I, when I was wrapped up in the arms of a great beast that I did not understand. Nor did I when I woke to see the bloodied bodies of children at my feet. Yet, here I am today and I would die before I let another child die by my hands, nor any others."

She clears her throat and many of the Guild members in the dining hall began to quickly bustle out, but the chatter remained to a minimum as she speaks directly to Sylmeria again. "I know that what I am about to ask you is a lot--it's asking everything from you and it is terrifying. I can promise you, here and now, that if you do as I ask, you will not be harmed, nor will anyone else. If we do not see your other half, Sylmeria, we cannot assess how best to train you and assist you with your situation. I am asking you to willingly transform just one more time."

***

[ATTN: Sylmeria, Nymeria, Xiax]
--Infinity Edge Main Hall; Perta City, Ventya State - UMS Territory, Late Morning--

Ilyana smiles at each of her new visitors and then turns to walk away from the table after a short gesture to show that she would like them to follow. She moves deeper into the Guild Hall, exiting the building and entering the center of the square-shaped building to reveal an inner courtyard. The grass looks healthy, but circles and lines are drawn here and there, as if painted. The area is cleared, though there is no question that a few faces can be seen here and there, staring out the windows and looking down expectantly.

"This is where we will train--each of you can come and train here whenever you wish. If someone else is already training here, feel free to join them. We all wish to improve and learn from each other quite eagerly." Ilyana says. "I'll begin today's training with some basic training lead by some lead trainers that I have assigned--but first, I will see what Sylmeria here transforms into."

At this last part, Ilyana points to the center of the grassy courtyard area, where a yellow-gold circle is painted. Two lines go through it, as well, meeting the courtyard's edges and cutting the field into thirds. Ilyana walks nearer to the center, herself, moving slow and looking patient. She does, however, pull a blade seeminly from nowhere, the blade held tightly in her hand and away from Sylmeria. She looks to the others.

"I'd advise that each of you keep to the edges while those who have been asked to assist me take formation." Ilyana sighs, looking somewhat sad. She knows all too well what she is about to ask this young lady to do.



[ATTN: Nadia]
--S'venton; UMS, Targon State, Late Morning-–

As Nadia flees the table, the others look to each other, not sure what to do or say. The awkward silence ensues, the Mayor bending down, pulling out a file from a suitcase he had carried in and setting it on the table. His face, incredibly pale, does not look any of them in the eyes.

"Take this. It'll answer anything you need to know." The Mayor says, "I Have to go, too. My apologies."

With that, the man rushes from the building.



[ATTN: Chiron, Ryushi]
-- Southern Shaenet Train, Late Morning --

Nadleeh nods her head in understanding, looking back out the window with silence. She doesn't think of much, her mind moving about over memories as the train ride continues on quietly. She is at peace with herself for several minutes, probably over half an hour, when her thoughts are abruptly interrupted with a large jerk from the train as it lurches forward and attempts to come to a sudden stop.

The loud screeches come from the tracks as the large contraption slowly slides forward against the brakes as sparks fly out from the train's speed decreases. Nadleeh is thrown forward in the small car, her hands going up against the wall over Ryushi's head as she almost tumbles into him. Her knees ram up forward against the seat, and she gasps in surprise as they lurch forward from the force. Looking out the window, she can tell that the train is slowly coming to an unscheduled stop.

"Wha--what's going on?" Nadleeh asks, struggling to right herself.



[ATTN: Seere, Fuyu]
--Walsh Guild Hall; UMS Border Territory, Late Morning--

After working at the dye room for several hours, cleaning up their mess and helping to move heavy supplies about, an explosion occurs--within the same building a few floors below. The building begins to shake violently and collapse downwards as the dyers begin to scream and panic. Seere and Fuyu may have time to escape before falling into lower floors, but if they choose to go, they may be unable to assist any survivors immediately.

As fire and smoke rises up from the wreckage, it is obvious that what has occurred here is magic--the fire that tastes at the building's destruction is green.



[ATTN: Lark, Ryla, Sheridan]
-- Trentonsville Inn; Northern UMS Territory, Late Morning -–

Diggle cries a little as he meets Ryla's sorrow, understanding how she feels completely. Through the entire train ride, he had thought only on what had happened here, pondering over the size of barrier he would need to use and other such statistics--he had avoided thinking of his loss and now that he was speaking of it, he could do that no longer.

After a few tears, his head resting in his hands as he used his elbows to support himself on the table he raises his head up to confirm that she will probably have access to his body, though only Miriam can grant her permission in all of that, technically. Either way, he doubted she would refuse Ryla's request, especially considering her ability.

He clears up his face, wiping the tears away, though the grief remains on his face. Clearing his throat, he looks about the room and hopes not to have made too much of a scene. He takes a large drink from his water and then stands.

"Okay...Ryla, you come with me to the ruins and help me set up this barrier." Diggle says, trying to sound official, though his voice is still a little unsteady. "Sheridan, take Lark to the train station after you get all of your things--and get Ryla's stuff, too, will ya? We can just meet you there and get the hell out of this place. If we don't leave soon, we will miss the last train before the storm."



[ATTN: Kaimele]
-- Marketplace; Terrenia City, Late Morning --

The gentleman takes the umbrella for Kaimele, ready to walk with her down a nice, crowded path--the alleys and walkways slowly shift back and forth from being heavily crowded from the rush to get home into being quite empty as many of them avoid leaving home at all. He is quiet, strangely enough, hardly saying much at all as he walks with her, other than small talk about the weather and about how terrifying storms can become.

After a while, a young girl about the age of fifteen approaches the two, curtsying deeply. She has long, straight, blonde hair that trails down past her back. Her bright, blue eyes are wide open with a smiling expression to go with them as she rises up from her polite curtsy, the pale blue dress making it clear that she is a high-class citizen of the town. The sleeves of the dress are short, revealing the Guild tattoo on her upper arm, the mark of a beautiful peacock feather.

"Hello, milady and good sir!" She greets politely. "I am an errand girl and I'm here to deliver a message to this lovely lady, here. Would you mind giving us a moment, so that I may complete my task?"

Her voice is high pitched, but soft, and rather gentle and quiet, as well. She looks to the gentleman pointedly, though she does know it is somewhat rude to interrupt a walk--but she must complete her job, after all. Luckily, the gentleman expresses complete willingness to depart from their company, saying a pleasant farewell to each of the ladies, kissing their hands and winking at Kaimele before taking his own exit after returning the lady's umbrella to her.

"Hi, there." The girl says cheerfully. "My name is Brigantia. And you are Kaimele, though you go by another stage name. My magic helped me to find you, so I wish to apologize for breaching your privacy."

***

[ATTN: Sylmeria, Nymeria, Xiax]
--Infinity Edge Main Hall; Perta City, Ventya State - UMS Territory, Late Morning--

As Xiax was backing away, he bumped into another on-looker, suddenly choking on the food that he was just chewing on. By this point, Ilyana was too far away, but a couple of the Guild members rushed over and were ready to touch him before she called out a halting sound to them. She had promised him that he wouldn't be touched without permission, after all.

Signaling to Kennot, the man slaps Xiax on the back so as to dislodge the food from his throat. He keeps anyone from touching him, demanding to give hims pace, and waits for Xiax to steady himself. Ilyana stands in the center of the field before Sylmeria, watching with alert cautiousness, hoping that the man will be okay. Though he may suffer an effect from being touched by Kennot, she trusts the Guild to get a nurse without magic powers to take care of him if it is necessary.

Looking to her right and left, two twin girls await about thirty feet away, standing at about 5'10 tall with pale skin and matching, big, blue eyes. One is a cherry blonde and the other a red-head. Their identical expressions are neutral as they nod to their Guild Master to confirm their readiness. She smiles at Sylmeria and she tells her that she is in good hands.

She places her weapon into the ground, the blade digging only a few inches deep. Then, the three women back away from Sylmeria about fifty feet away as Ilyana's arms stretch out like inviting wings, her eyes glowing white as a halo appears above her head. Her arms then fold out before her, elbows bent and fingers spread wide with palms facing away as if she is holding up against an invisible wall inches before her.

Ilyana says, "Holy Cage."

Her voice is normal, but is accompanied by another voice that is masculine in sound that speaks simultaneously with her. As the magic is activated, the white-barred cage surrounds Sylmeria within in instant, starting to materialize at Ilyana's fingers and then spreading out until it surrounds her completely, including both above and below her.

The two twins move at the same time in identical poses, their hands moving together at their hip level, bowling out as if they are holding something large when they appear only to be cupping the air. As their offering stance is steadied, the two speak aloud at the same time: "Bolster Ten." As the words are uttered in unison, a small wisp of yellow and pink light rises up from their cupped hands while a matching yellow-pink hue then surrounds the cage's bars.

Ilyana looks to Sylmeria with an expression of confidence and power as her white glowing eyes mask part of her expression. She speaks with her new, strange voice. "It is time."



[ATTN: Chiron, Ryushi]
-- Southern Shaenet Train, Late Morning --

Nadleeh is still adjusting to what just happened when Chiron asks if she is okay. She doesn't respond, instead just standing up and regaining her balance while she tries to understand what is happening. The Train is finally coming to a full stop, and Nadleeh fights off the feeling of dizziness. She looks to Ryushi as he is ready to speak, but of course, he is interrupted.

Nadleeh sighs as the man comes in, sounding as idiotic as ever. She chooses to ignore his existence, this time. She hasn't the time for any of it. Ryushi gives out the orders and she moves out of the car to follow Ryushi as he decides to investigate. As Valentino calls back after them about love, she rolls her eyes, grateful to know that he won't be where they are going.

Several people were out and about, asking what was going on--most of the passengers are obviously confused and a few people keep bringing up how the train needs to start moving again--after all, they need to make it to their destination before the storm began. Nadleeh is quick to tell people to return to their own rooms and that they are looking into the trouble. She smiles at each person, trying to look confident and reassuring. She is sure that Ryushi will be able to get this thing moving again as they move towards the front of the train.

Opening the door to enter into another car, Nadleeh gasps as she sees that that the entire right side of the train car is missing. A few dead bodies can be seen, though most of the people here are pressed up against the opposite wall in fear, alive and panicky. "What the...?" Nadleeh is somewhat confused.

As they step into the damaged car, she sees a man standing in the distance, somehow looking completely nonchalant as he eats parts of the train that has been ripped from it...specifically, the metallic parts. He's eating metal. With normal teeth. Just standing there as if he's eating a chicken wing. Nadleeh looks to Ryushi for guidance.



[ATTN: Nadia]
--S'venton; UMS, Targon State, Late Morning-–

The lady smiles, rambling on about how her husband never appreciates a good fashionable lady as she goes to fetch the dress for her. Of course, they are close in size, so it is unlikely that many adjustments will be necessary. Attica looks to Nadia with confusion.

"...what do you wanna dress for?" Xaroff asks, an eyebrow raised. "I mean, I get that it's a Quinsenterra thing for most women...and a couple of dudes...but still."

"She wants to match me!" Attica says with a giggle, "Obviously. I mean, who wouldn't? I'm cute!"

Sache makes the movement of chuckling, though no sound comes out. He shakes his head with a grin as he pats the top of her head. Attica lightly punches him in the arm playfully before she looks over at Nadia expectantly. "So what are we gonna do today?"

The nice lady returns shortly with a very pretty, albeit somewhat frilly, dress.



[ATTN: Seere, Fuyu]
--Dye Factory; UMS Border Territory, Late Morning--

As Seere and Fuyu make their grand landing, quite a few of the injured can be seen, smashed and bleeding by falling debris. A few dead bodies can be seen, as well, but the smoke rising causes a lot of coughing and a lot of blurred vision. After a few minutes, two men walk into the rubble from one of the rooms of the building's basement, looking completely unharmed. One is tall and the other shirt, one a blonde and the other with very dark hair.

They look like complete opposites--not only by their appearance, but also by how they seemed to walk and how they spoke. One wearing nice clothing and the other looked like a hobo...they seemed at odds. Of course, the moment they walk into the room, the green fire begins to fade, avoiding the two completely as if it cannot touch them.

The blonde one looks at the other as they realize that Fuyu and Seere are here, trying to help the survivors. He groans, a half frown on his face as shakes his head with disappointment. He speaks to the dark haired partner of his as if they aren't there.

"See what you did? They're alive! Now we have to fight them!" Blondy says, clearly irritated. He throws his arms up in the air as he speaks with exasperation.

"You can't take Seere." The dark haired man says with amusement, "But I really want the Ice Dragon."

"Shut it! You don't just reveal weaknesses to the enemy, you twat! I can handle Fuyu!" Blondy says with rage. His hands form into fists as he speaks a magic of his own. "Flame Shield!" The shield forms in front of him, green flames lighting up the area.

The dark haired man says, "You have a few moments to clear away the survivors, if you are so worried about their fate.....Iron Dragon's Scales."

A circle of light appears at his feet as his skin becomes...metallic scales in texture. It covers his entire body as he takes a fighting stance, looking at Seere with a challenge in his eyes. The woman that had been saved by Fuyu screams for a few seconds, running from them all to the opposite side of the rubble with fear. She knows that if these people fight down in here...they will all probably die. Magic battles have a tendency of ruining their environment...



[ATTN: Lark, Ryla, Sheridan]
-- Trentonsville Inn; Northern UMS Territory, Late Morning -–

Diggle sighs, clearly unhappy with what he is about to say. "Well, Miriam said to leave him. She says she will arrange for him to be transported to our Guild separately so that we may interrogate him. The thing is, she has to get permission to do that sorta thing, so it may take a bit to get him."

The man looks over to Sheridan and Lark as they are getting up to leave. The magic he is about to use will weaken him greatly and he is going to need Ryla's help with getting back to the train afterwards. Of course, he is also assuming that Ryla may want to gather anything left within the ruins that is valuable, as well, She often returns to the Guild with trinkets and odd items of that sort--though, this was supposed to be an older ruin, so there may be nothing for her to return with this time. Either way, she'd have a chance to take what she wants, if she chooses to.

"Well, let's get this show on the road." Diggle says with reluctance, "This is gonna be hard on me."



[ATTN: Kaimele]
-- Marketplace; Terrenia City, Late Morning --

The girl looks taken aback at Kaimele's words, almost affronted. She clears her throat, shaking her head as she crosses her arms. "Well, that's clearly not a very polite greeting, but I'll take it, since I did just reveal something private to you."

She scratches her head with two fingers, looking about as she ponders how to say what she wishes to say next. She smiles. "I'm not here for Quinsenterra. I'm here for a woman that I owe a debt to. She requested that I find you and give you a message and that is all I am here to do."

She holds out a small envelope, written in a neat hand by the very woman that has hired Kaimele to perform for her this evening. Within it is a request for her early arrival, so that she may be given a room for the night and arrive early enough to avoid the dangerous storm that is soon to come. She wishes to keep the dancer safe at all costs and insists upon her arrival at around two or three in the afternoon.

"Have a nice day, milady." The girl turns to leave and walk away.