Meet up at the Guild Shop (Open - maximum 3 chars)

[Taichi Negeel]

After an interesting training session that morning Taichi decided to drop by the guild shop. As the morning started coming to an end the sun warmed up the air, it was another beautiful day in Magnolia. He felt good about today, feeling cheerful as he walked from his house to the shop, passing through the town with a jump in his step. The guild shop was close by the guild building in a public area where both Fairy Tail members and Citizens came to get the latest merchandise.

The shop wasn’t inside a building but was more like a market stand, but bigger! It was made of sturdy wooden planks and had many racks of merchandise in front and behind the counter. Tending to the shop was a male mage that enjoyed guild activities that involved communications, hence why he was in the guild shop, a good way to get in touch with many different people. He had short black hair with a pair of goggles above his forehead, and dark blue eyes that would remind many of the night sky. He waved at Taichi as he saw him approach.


“Abel! Long time no see!”

“Indeed. Did you come check out the latest merchandise? We have new belt buckles.”

“Huh really? Let’s have a look”

Abel lifted a box with the same buckle Taichi was already wearing, though instead of plain silver steel they were now available in various types of colours.

Taichi couldn’t help but chuckle at it “Interesting, interesting. But I can’t spend my jewels on things I don’t need now can I...”

“Oh? Then what are you here for? What could you possibly need other than a belt?”

Taichi nonchalantly leaned against the counter with his right arm, a bit of a naughty look on his face. “Oh.. You know.. The thing I asked about last time..?”

Abel couldn’t really recall anything, until his facial expression sunk like a man in quicksand. “You can’t be serious…”

Taichi grinned and blew his whistle. “Come on, it’s been weeks since I asked about it!”

Abel tried hard not to face palm at his ridiculous request. “How is a whistle any different from your belt, you already have one!” he sighed hoarsely. “It’s supply and demand Taichi.. So far you’re the only customer interested in buying a customized whistle. We need more demand if we are to supply, simple as that.”

Taichi leaned over the counter in disappointment and started to sob “Ah Abel… I thought we were friends.. Friends help each other out..” He softly and disappointedly blew his whistle, leaving Abel no other choice then to face palm.

[Rii]

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With her hood over her head and her arms wrapped tightly around a brown paper bag filled with cakes and sweets from her job, Syana's green eyes focused on ahead. She was careful to weave through the crowd, her ears listening out. She was not going to have anybody talk to her and disrupt her from her destination. She wasn't going to get put into the same situation that she had once put herself in. The world opened up to her then and it dawned on her that no place was safe, not even her own town that she grew so very fond of.

Walking past the alleyway where she was taken from her journey and placed into an empty, old warehouse; she couldn't help but recollect all the wrong doings that happened from there until her rescue. Standing still, she turned her gaze towards it; memories rolling through her mind and the sight of animal bones sitting in some ash. It looked like someone had roasted or cooked them. The ash was nearly gone and the ground was charred with bits of leftover bone fragments and fur here and there. Syana didn't want to know what happened there, she didn't want to be near that alleyway.



Proceeding onward, she found the familiar sight of the place she had managed to rejoin. The guild she loved, Fairy Tail. With quick, swift movements and the bag rustling in her clutches, Syana's footsteps moved at a quickened pace towards the building. When she drew near, the faint sound of whistling caused her ear to perk and her green eyes move its direction from the building to the cute little stall that sat outside. The light mage turned towards its direction, catching sight of two men talking over some products that was sat nestled on the front of the stall.

Standing from afar, Syana watched with curiosity. Clutching onto the bag tightly Syana made her way over to the men and stopped when she was nearby. Peering at the fares, she looked between the two. Her hood shrouding her face and her hands tucked either side of the brown paper bag. One would surely question her attire if they weren't used to seeing her around, after all she was not only known around the place for being the happy cheerful mage that one could love, but also for being quite possibly the strongest mage within the guild as of yet. The vice-guild master's green eyes focused down at fairs for a while longer before she took a step closer and leaned over to gaze at them.

[Taichi Negeel]

Abel patted him on the back “Why don’t you just get your own whistle customized then?”

Taichi spat out his whistle, leaving it to dangle around the cord on his neck. “That’s not the same, it needs to be authentic..” he leaned over the counter even more and continued to dangle over it and mope.

Abel groaned, “Either way, don’t just linger over the counter like some weirdo!” grabbed Taichi’s shoulders and pushed him back. “Geez, you’re scaring away the”-
Syana took him by surprise, leaving him to wonder just how long she had been standing there. He didn’t recognize her with the cape however and looked at her apologetically. “I’m sorry about that, my name is Abel. And that guy is Taichi, he may seem loony but he’s harmless I promise. It’s really nice to meet you”

“Hmm…” Taichi glared at the cloaked girl, curious about the mystery that was the person underneath the hood. He stepped closer, and closer, eventually leaning forward so he could get an up close look of her face. “Hmmm..”

Abel was shocked seeing him get so close to her and had a fearful expression, knowing he was most likely going to get slapped or yelled at for invading personal space.

Thankfully Taichi was quick to withdraw with a happily surprised face. “Oh, if it isn’t Syana!”

“S-Syana!?” Abel could barely forgive himself for not recognizing her and started bowing apologetically “I’m terribly sorry, I didn’t recognize you because of your clothes! Sorry..”

Taichi on the other hand looked at her like he was criticizing a piece of art, “Abel’s got a point, you used to dress much cuter..” only to instantly change composure and appear happy to see her. “Anyway, it’s been a while so it’s nice to see a familiar face again! What’s up?”

Abel frowned with concern knowing this was a sensitive subject with what happened to Syana recently, and quickly interrupted. “Taichi you shouldn’t- Why don’t we have a look at the new inventory instead? We’ve got lots of cool new items”

[Rii]

Completely zoned out with great fascination over the new items that sat in a wide array of colours and styles on the stall table. She leaned close to look at them with a deeper inspection before suddenly hearing the sound of a panic voiced. Her green eyes lifted up in surprise, taking notice of the man who stood there panicked. She could barely remember his name, but the smile he gave her caused her to cock her head in a smile and watch him.
“I’m sorry about that, my name is Abel. And that guy is Taichi, he may seem loony but he’s harmless I promise. It’s really nice to meet you” Syana cocked her head; her hood flopped against her cheek and fixing the shoal that draped loosely around her body. 

"Hmm…” Syana took a step back as the man introduced as Taichi examined her. She gave him a warm smile, adjusting the bag between her grasp. 
"Oh, if it isn’t Syana!” Taichi seemed to have registered who she was. The girl looked to the side and around, pretending to act like she didn't know who he was on about before nodding her head profusely with a silent laugh. 
"S-Syana!?” Abel seemed to be incredibly shocked. The poor man seemed like he was scared, but she didn't necessarily feel like he needed to feel so shocked or scared.  Her green eyes focused on him with worry as he bowed apologetically, repeatedly. Lifting her hands up and shaking them in a dismissing manner which seemed to go in vain, especially with the bag being clutched between her arms awkwardly so it didn't drop. “I'm terribly sorry, I didn't recognize you because of your clothes! "Sorry..” With that said, the light mage just couldn't help but reach out to lean forward and give a reassuring touch of the shoulder that was until Taichi began to inspect her much more in depth. Leaning back slowly and standing up tall and straight she let him give his diagnosis.

"Abel’s got a point, you used to dress much cuter..” Looking down at her own clothes, Syana's green eyes scanned her apparel. From what she could gather, everyone she knew registered exactly who she was just from her unique sense of fashion. It was always like that ever since the get go when she arrived four years ago. 
"I always dressed like this," her reply was short, her soft voice filled with confusion but the smile kept its place on her face. "You might be mistaking me for someone else, Taichi." Syana gave out a soft laugh. Pulling down her hood and letting it hang loosely around her neck to reveal her golden brown locks which seemed to have grown back as healthily as ever. She had made a full blown recovery since her torture other than the scar on her back, her magic had done a quick fix. 
"Anyway, it’s been a while so it’s nice to see a familiar face again! What’s up?” Syana was about to part her lips to answer, but Abel dived in.

"Taichi you shouldn’t- Why don’t we have a look at the new inventory instead? We’ve got lots of cool new items” Looking towards Abel once more, the light mage give him a warm smile in order to dismiss his worry. Sure, she had emotionally, physically and mentally become greatly scarred due to that incident but she was taught not to show her true emotions. Besides, Taichi meant no harm and Syana wasn't going to let it bother her any more. She needed to act strong and fend for herself, especially if it was to help not only the guild with its burnt down bar, but help Maddox too. 
"Just finished working and now going to take these home and enjoy them," Lowering the bag to show the sweets and cakes in their transparent boxes, Syana grinned at her spoils. "Anybody want some?"

[Taichi Negeel]

He didn’t understand why Abel told him off for asking how she was, but he wasn’t the type to give things much thought for that matter and was soon distracted by the sweet scent of sweets and cakes. When Syana offered he couldn’t refuse. After all, rent, food and girls were the main things he spent his earnings on. He almost started drooling at the smell that came from the bag and happily grabbed a cupcake from it. “Yes! These smell delicious, thank you!”

Abel sighed at the male mage and then smiled at Syana. “You’re really too kind, thank you”
He leaned over to grab a sweet from the bag and was happy she was doing okay. “Especially to that guy. I really wonder what women see in him..”

Meanwhile Taichi had already stuffed half the cupcake in his mouth and was enjoying the fluffy and moist texture, unable to keep to himself that it tasted delicious. When he heard Abel’s remark he smirked with naughty looking eyes and leaned against the counter with one arm. “What’s that Abel, do I detect jealousy..?”

Speaking with his mouth full was a fine example of no table manners. Abel was clearly ticked off by the other’s remark about being jealous and used both his arms to point at him, presenting him to Syana with eyes of disbelief. “Do you see what I mean?”

Abel hadn’t even put the sweet in his mouth yet or the other was already finished eating and was licking his fingers off. Taichi quit leaning on the counter, he had no idea what his friend was on about and looked surprised, pointing at himself. “What, is there something on my face?”

The shopkeeper couldn’t help but chuckle at his friend’s density and decided to let it go. Taichi on the other hand wanted to return a kindness to Syana and offered to give her a hand. “Anyway, shall I walk you home? I can carry your bag for you”

[Rii]

Watching the two talk was something Syana couldn't help but enjoy. The bickering that came from the two just from her arrival was enough to make her laugh. It felt good to laugh - something she hadn't really done for a while. It seemed she was slowly recovering from the nightmare she had once been in.

"Especially to that guy. I really wonder what women see in him..” Abel replied in return for the offering of the cake. Looking towards Taichi, she closed her eyes and focused on her surroundings before opening them and watching his magic stream run through his system. Relaxing her gaze and shoving aside the dull ache that scolded her for doing something so careless, she shrugged her shoulders.

"He's a young, healthy boy." She complimented, nodding to herself.

"What’s that Abel, do I detect jealousy..?” Taichi rebuked after already quickly devouring the poor cupcake so quickly and leaving not a single remnant left caused Syana to marvel at how quickly that cupcake had gone.

"Do you see what I mean?” Syana peeled her eyes away from Taichi to focus on Abel and shrugged. She didn't really mind the uncivilised way. Taichi was in her eyes a growing boy and if eating a cupcake whole was the way for it to be shown then so be it. Taichi seemed puzzled by Abel's question to the point he pointed to himself and quizzed over what was happening. Another laugh escaped Syana's lips and she found herself closing her eyes and cocking her head to the side with a huge smile on her lips.



It seemed sadly that all things came to a close as Taichi offered his hand out towards the light mage."Anyway, shall I walk you home? I can carry your bag for you”  Looking down at the brown paper bag in her clutches, Syana slowly offered it out towards him and dropping it in his hands before lowering her arms and adjusting her shawl with the dull ache once again reminding her that she did indeed carry a bag awkwardly for a while. 

Not like she was on to say much, Syana gave a small wave of the hand good bye towards Abel before turning to make her way away from the guild - having completely forgotten the whole reason she was actually on her way there. 

"Taichi was it?" She finally asked, gazing over at him curiously. "I do apologise, but I barely remember you." Blunt as always, Syana looked onward towards the sky. 

[Taichi Negeel]

Taichi gladly took over carrying Syana’s bag, and also waved Abel goodbye when she did. “See you later Abel!”

Abel smiled, thinking to himself that the guild had a lot of members that just left for weeks on end before showing their face again, and that even though Taichi would sometimes drive him mad, he missed having him around and wished everyone would come by more frequently. “Better be soon, and take care!”


“Taichi was it?” Syana asked when the shop was already far behind them.

“That’s me!” he said happily. After all, socializing with pretty girls was one of his favorite things to do.

When she mentioned she barely remembered him he scratched his head with a friendly, apologetic look. “That’s my bad, sorry”
He put his hand into his pocket and also gazed at the sky “I solo on small and easy missions. I guess that’s why I haven’t improved much over the years” It clearly didn’t matter to him, ranking up at the bottom of his priority list. He even smiled about it.

He looked at her again “Anyway, I like to travel and see the world so I pretty much return to the guild when my jewels run out, only to head out again so I usually only stay for a day or two”

There were also periods when he dropped by several times a month to snatch up missions, but that was literally running up to the mission board to then head out again, staying to chat for thirty minutes at most. This was to fill his pockets with jewels so he could stay away for weeks on end and have romances all over the globe.

“That’s why we didn’t speak that often. The last time I remember was… In the guild hall. It was raining really hard all day and night, so it was very cozy and everyone was having drinks and playing games. Ah that was so long ago though! But it’s a fond memory! Maybe we should have terrible rainstorms more often hahaha”

It dawned on him that they may have only spoken that one time. Which wasn’t strange since the guild was big and there were so many mages, this was the case for a lot of them. It was easy to slip past each other when one returns to the guild while the other’s on a train ride towards their next mission. Only mages like Abel who stuck around the guild had a wide enough social connection with the guild members to know everyone thoroughly.

[Rii]

Stepping slowly away from the shop as it began to disappear behind them, her shoes softly clicking against the floor with her shawl dangling and dancing against her sides with the hems matching the hem of her robes. 

"That’s me!” Piped up the happy-go-lucky Taichi as they walked away. Watching him from the corner of her eyes as she moved in a steady pace, her eyes swept over him as she took in his appearance and compared it to his personality. Her eyes occasionally drew to the whistle that hung loosely around his neck. 

Stating in a rather blunt manner how she had no memory of him, it seemed like he grew embarrassed and just scratched his head. “That’s my bad, sorry”

Puzzled by his response, Syana moved her hands behind her back and held onto her left palm, fingers curling over and holding the side of her right. Why he was apologising was little to unknown for the poor mage. Her green eyes didn't leave him, her lips pursed together in a curved line.



It seemed like a rather brief amount of time passed and Syana followed his gaze towards the sky while they walked, her steps being far more cautious with each step. "I solo on small and easy missions. I guess that’s why I haven’t improved much over the years” Sounds like a way to make money.

"Anyway, I like to travel and see the world so I pretty much return to the guild when my jewels run out, only to head out again so I usually only stay for a day or two”

he confirmed her thoughts. 

"Jewels or not, experience comes with each passing day," Syana stated rather suddenly."Experience comes with each day," lifting her hand from behind her back and examining her pale palm, she closed her hand into a fist and stopped on the spot. A ray of light snaked its way around her body before forming in a sort of empty ring above her closed hand. Her green eyes closed and she enjoyed its warmth before turning her gaze towards the boy. 

"You grow with each mission, y'see?" She cocked her head with a smile and then look onward, proceeding to walk.

"Syana! Are you walking with your boyfriend?" A woman ran over, her gaze shifting between the two with a warm smile. Syana shook her head and the woman's smile faltered. "Realllllyy?" Syana nodded."But he looks like such a charming young man." She looked towards Taichi and grinned a toothy grin before checking her watch. "Oh damn! I have to go, talk to you later!" Running past the two with a flick of the hand, the girl did a fast dash away.





Walking onward, Syana found her mind wandering off as she pondered on the smallest things like why the weather had been so peaceful lately. The weird reason that the world continued to rotate and everyone lived like everything was normal.

“That’s why we didn’t speak that often. The last time I remember was… In the guild hall. It was raining really hard all day and night, so it was very cozy and everyone was having drinks and playing games. Ah that was so long ago though! But it’s a fond memory! Maybe we should have terrible rainstorms more often hahaha” 

Pulling her from her thoughts, she tried to recollect it.

"I don't remember this," She replied abruptly. "In fact, I don't think I was around for that either. I was only there for a few days and then soon left due to having grown close to a friend..." Her voice toned down to a sad, forlorn tone. "Now I rejoined because Kasumi needed my help and low and behold I ended up being in command alongside her." She trailed off with an awkward sigh before shaking her head and causing the sadness to disappear. "That's all done, now. I'm like a guardian, y'know?" She cocked her head to the side and laughed. "I'm an A rank after all... I have to step up my game." Sure, that was uncharacteristic of her to say but her light magic was forever growing stronger and so was her tolerance to using it. 

[Taichi Negeel]

As they were walking Syana told him he gained experience each day and came to a stop. Taichi felt a spark of excitement when he noticed she started using magic and looked at it elatedly. That’s right, I haven’t seen Syana use her magic before. He thought to himself. When it disappeared again he smiled regardless of not knowing exactly what it did.

They continued to walk, and for a moment a woman came over to join them. Taichi grinned widely when she asked Syana if he was her boyfriend, and it remained on his face even after she complimented him and ran off. His eyes followed her until she was at a great distance, memorizing her looks so he could perhaps ask her out on another occasion.

The girl had distracted him from his conversation with Syana for a moment, and when he realized this he thought deeply on the last thing he said so he could pick up where they left off. He told her about his last memory of her, but it seemed he was mistaken about it. This caused him to drift off in deep thought, canceling out the noise around him.

If it wasn’t her that rainy day, was it… the summer festival? Or the annual guild race! Or the swimming pool.. No, we met in Magnolia park!
Or was it in the alleys looking for her missing cat? No that was Leanne.. Then it was during autumn when all the leafs blew in her face and I guided her home safely.. No wait, that was the other direction so it was a different girl’s home..

It seemed he was good at connecting faces to names, but horrible at connecting memories to faces. He couldn’t remember which girl belonged to which memory anymore, aside from his most recent memories that was, but he had no recent memories of Syana. However, he must have had some form of introduction to who she was, or he wouldn’t have remembered her. Though thinking about it only made him more confused. Thankfully she was still talking when he realized he hadn’t been listening to her words, her laughter had managed to get through to him as he was in thought.

He got back to earth just in time to hear her laugh and mention she was an A rank mage. He was really excited to hear she was such a powerful mage and looked at her with wide open eyes. “What, really?! That’s amazing!”
So far she come across has very gentle and cute, having such an optimistic personality and sweet smile on her face. And since he was under the impression the offense mages were much larger in numbers than the defense mages he assumed she was a lower ranked offense mage at first. He just couldn’t imagine such a nice woman being a dangerous laughing maniac, destroying buildings with great pleasure. This was just his imagination working overtime however, not all high ranking offense mages displayed their destructive power for sheer amusement. There were of course the offense mage types that he deemed cute, such as transformation types, celestial wizards, wind mages etc. He was picturing Syana doing all of those, his eyes starting to sparkle at the mental images.

Because his imagination took him for a spin he had become very curious as to what type of mage she was. “So what type of mage are you? I’m dying to know now!”

[syana]

((Just realised I posted that on my admin account and not my character.))

With each light step that helped her glide across the floor, Syana shown a little bit of her magic as it snaked around her body before vanishing into thin air with a few specks of light dancing around in one last affect. 
Their walk was soon stopped by a woman who seemed familiar with the light mage herself. With a few shakes of the head, the woman left and Syana caught the boy she was with watching the lady as she ran off behind them.
"She's called Lana," Syana quickly spoke up, the smile forever plastered on her voice. Continuing to walk onward. 

It seemed after a small speech to herself on the recollection of her own memories, there was no response or indication to whether or not he had heard what she said until the very end. Not that she really cared or mind. 
"What, really?! That’s amazing!” His face screamed that he was in awe over this new revelation. 
Pausing to face him with a quizzical expression on her face, she stood there with her lips slightly agape while she pondered on what exactly he had found so amazing. Her mind had already passed over what she had said, she tried to recollect what this amazing thing could be to leave the boy in so much awe. 
It seemed the boys mind became full soon after as he looked so typically in awe and Syana wasn't entirely sure why, but she just watched him and monitored how he would react or speak. 


"So what type of mage are you? I’m dying to know now!” That caught Syana off guard. She used some of her magic earlier, but was that not enough for him to take on? Then again, her magic had recently developed after the previous events and she found herself developing a new type of magic. This magic much stronger and a lot more detrimental.
"Well..." She trailed off, trying to wonder what to say or how to show it? Her gaze turned around to the area, taking in each pathway and crossover before picking up one that lead to the open space of the park; taking his wrist in her small hand she pulled him towards it, the whole idea of going home leaving her mind.


When she arrived there, she dropped his wrist and turned to face him. Just how could she show him her magic? Holding her hand out, a small ball of light formed in her hand and soon enough a golden staff took its place. Swinging the staff around, she placed the bottom of the staff down and traced her fingers over the golden pole, fingers reaching up and touching each individual wing the staff possessed.
Leaning her staff against the a tree, she took a few steps away and moved her arms either side of her straight out, her fingers flexed and a beam of golden light snaked around from her fingers to her arm, over and around to her neck and then curved around above her forming a halo. The beam of light then vanished and a pentagram appeared behind her with long wings appearing and spreading out causing her to elevate off the ground while they shimmered and swayed. Her robes began to flow softly and slowly side to side while she floated into the air. 


Next, three coins appeared in her hand and she threw them to the floor; each one landing in the soft grass next to each other and forming three beings: A Jackalope, a Qilin and a Harpy. 
The Harpy stretched and turned to face the area.
"Mistress?" She asked, watching Syana as the girl landed and the wings faded. "Are we here to fight?" With a squeak accompanying the Harpy's question and a grunt from the Jackalope and Qilin, Syana shook her head with a warm smile. Sure the magic was taxing, but she stood there with a warm smile.
"No sense standing here then, is there really." Huffed the harpy, crossing her arms with her talons touching her forearms. "I'm bored now."

SPOILER: Click to show

Spell Name: Coins of Divinity

Type: Angel

Level: A

Range: 40 feet

Description:
Syana summons three golden coins and separates her magic power into all three of the creatures. The three creatures are meant to resemble Beauty, cunning and sin. They often form a Harpy, Qilin and a Jackalope. They may be stationery, but they're all offensive. The harpy will send out waves of wind which can knock back things. The Qilin will stare them down and cause them to freeze on the spot and begin to move slowly and the Jackalope will hop on the spot and cause the ground to shake which can disorientate the foes.


Drawback:

These creatures cannot move from their coins.
The longer they've been summoned the more magic they drain from Syana.
She can't really use any other spells until they disappear which leaves her using either weaker spells or vulnerable.
The Qilin's gaze is easy to avoid if the target looks away or avoids the creature itself, its paralysis won't afflict them.
If the Qilin's gaze hones on its target, they can break from the stare by their own magic or by blinking even if it's slowed down.
It's not very effective against S class.

Duration = 3 posts.

Spell Name: Divine Protection

Type: Light

Level: A

Range: 7 feet

Description: The same pair of angelic wings break out of casters body, they spread out wide and shimmer. The wings are a light purple. This time it lifts the caster off the ground and her wings will flap and move freely. She is granted the ability to move freely. The casters expression becomes emotionless. The pentagram is missing this time round and in return is electric bolts of light that dive in between everyone in range; zapping their body and granting them protection.


Drawback:
Caster gets insane amount of pain the longer she keeps up at it.
Every post drains 1 magic.
Granted the ability to move but at a slow pace. She's not protected by the spell.
Breaks if concentration snaps.
Can hit the foe if her concentration breaks and they're within range which grants them the protection too.
Can seriously damage the caster to the point where it injures her insides. Fatigues her greatly.

[Taichi Negeel]

Taichi was amazed at how beautiful Syana’s magic was. The way she was floating with her magic wings reminded him of an angel. Though he still didn’t quite grasp the essence of her magic, he did recognize she was a light mage like himself. Once she summoned her three companions she returned to the ground. Taichi’s gaze was now fixed on the three beings, thinking to himself that they were cute. Just like he initially assumed, her magic suited her personality for as far as he could tell, it was beautiful and not scary at all.

The harpy had spunk, which wasn’t the most welcoming attitude, but the male mage didn’t mind. In fact he turned it into a joke, lifting the bag of goodies with a grin and pointed at it with his free hand. “Well then. No sweets for you with that attitude.”

He laughed at his own joke and gently dropped his arm to resting position again. “Just kidding. They’re Syana’s so it’s up to her if she wants to share” he winked.

His attention went back to Syana, he wanted to confirm his thoughts. “Are these your fighting companions? They’re really cool.”

“Hold up!” He was clearly just hit with an idea and walked over to her, handing the bag of goodies back over “I have an idea” and then turned around to make his way back to the harpy. He got on eyelevel with her and gently pressed his index finger against her beak. “Since you want to fight so bad, how about we have a little friendly spar!”

He grinned widely and scratched his cheek with that same index finger. Clearly he hadn’t thought this through, his impulsive idea originating from the fact he didn’t like to see others bored or sad. It escaped him that the Harpy could likely deliver A rank attacks, which his shield magic was useless against at his rank. Being battered and bruised wasn’t the most effective manner of picking up girls so he generally avoided strong opponents.

[syana]

Having pulled him off to demonstrate just what the capability of her magic was despite knowing how taxing it was for the poor mage, she ended up feeling encouragement just from his gaze and the sense of awe that accompanied it. When she had summoned her next spell, the three coins she had spent so much time creating with her magic before deciding to finalise; the three stood there with a puzzled look, one that the Harpy voiced.


"Well then. No sweets for you with that attitude.”
Lifting the bag and gesturing towards it, Taichi seemed to tease the Harpy.
"Oh please," The Harpy retaliated. "I don't eat those." Flicking her taloned fingers at him, she turned her head to the side in annoyance. 
"Just kidding. They’re Syana’s so it’s up to her if she wants to share” The harpy's eyes whipped to Syana before moving towards the man and she shook her head, her wings folding neatly behind her and her green eyes focused on him. 

"Are these your fighting companions? They’re really cool.”
Taichi's words caught the light mage off guard and she nodded her head slowly. The Qilin grunted, laying down onto his cloven feet and his hind legs sprawled out the side while he watched Taichi carefully. The Jackalope deciding to just groom himself while he waited.
"I don't believe in violence as much," Syana trailed off. "They're more or less there to protect."
"Yeah. If you lay one finger on my mistress, you'll be sliced up and served on a platter." Flexing her talons, she leaped into the air and then landed. "Damn coin."
"Hold up!”
"What?" Watching as Taichi moved over and passed the bag of treats back to Syana, the harpy cocked her head and watched him carefully.
"I have an idea”
"What would -" He stared at her and the Harpy narrowed her eyes, getting ready to push him away. "You're such a creep. Don't stare at me like that." He pressed a finger to her face and her cheeks stung red from anger and embarrassment. "Don't tou-"
"Since you want to fight so bad, how about we have a little friendly spar!”
The harpy's lips formed into a thin line and she readied her body with one taloned hand held high in a clenched fist and the other pointed straight out with her fingers erect. 

Syana didn't dare to say anything. Sharing a small look towards the Harpy, the creatures face soon turned into disgust before giving a silent nod. Relief flooded the light mage and she slowly moved a small distance away. Sitting down on a bench, she heaved a sigh. Her magic beginning to waver, she took note of the coins too. Lifting her gaze up towards Raichi; she ensured to revive the coins before they could vanish completely.

"Bring it." The Harpy's lips formed a jagged smile. 

[Taichi Negeel]

Bits and pieces of adrenaline started to build up in the young man’s body when his challenge was accepted. He hadn’t sparred with anyone in ages, especially not those stronger than him. His smile trembled with excitement, his fingers making small cracking noises as they felt the air like a musician would play their instrument when inspired. “Haha, I’m not usually on the offense when sparring with mages. This should be interesting.”

Knowing his opponent was a lot stronger than him he reached his hand into his cloak to the backside of his jeans, taking his weapon from his hind pocket. By the time his hand appeared from under his cloak again there was a knuckle duster around his fingers. It wasn’t a magical weapon so he knew it was just about as affective as fighting a mage with bare hands, but wearing it boosted his confidence. He even showed it off by raising it to his own eye level. “Let’s find out if I can land a hit, shall we?”

Suddenly his face turned a lot more serious, the time for showboating and idle prattle had ended. He ran over to the Harpy with intensity and focus. He wanted to use his full strength because he knew his opponent could take it. For now he decided to not use any magic, body link worked best for him on impulse anyway, so he had an easier time activating it in the face of danger.

Running face first up to an opponent was exhilarating, especially when his opponent wasn’t a human. He threw several punches when he reached her, trying his best to land a hit and not get hit himself.

[syana]

It seemed like the atmosphere had suddenly grown tense as Taichi grabbed some knuckledusters and wore them. It seemed like things suddenly changed and the Harpy's lips formed a sneer as she stood her ground. The Qilin's eyes rolled as he lowered his head and let his gaze move towards Syana, watching her carefully while the Jackalope was occupied with making itself look pretty.
The Harpy leaped into the air with a quick spread of the wings while Taichi ran towards her and she flapped her wings to send out strong gusts of winds, her eyes focused on him from below. Sure, she wasn't able to leave her coin but that didn't mean she couldn't fight. When a few blasts of wind left her wings, she landed and embraced herself for the barrage of fists; crossing her arms over each other to shield her face.

When she saw the opening, she slashed at with her taloned hand towards the boy - if he retaliated he would get scratched, if he moved he could dodge. 
This harpy could sense eyes on her and she felt the adrenaline build up in her body. Excitement lingering in her body and her blood pumping violently, she knew that she had to be careful and not use her more... Deadly moves, but surely Syana would forgive her for a few cuts and bruises? 

[Taichi Negeel]

As I thought.. It’s hard to land a hit. He concluded when his punches were blocked by her arms, but that only made him more determined. He was generally used to being on the winning side since his foes were shoplifters and other scumbags that didn’t know how to use magic. Fighting those was easy and often didn’t require of him to use his weapon, his shield magic and fists were enough for him to beat them up while remaining unscathed. Fighting an opponent that was out of his league was the complete opposite of that.

Putting his energy and focus into attacking was very intense, trying hard to do even the slightest bit of damage while on guard for incoming attacks. Though as focused as he was, he couldn’t prepare for the unexpected. The harpy had already discovered a hole in his defense and lashed out. All he could do was curse in his mind as the talon came his way, a deep pulse spreading from the core of his body to his outer shell in a flash, a turquoise glow fitting his body like a glove. He moved too slowly to dodge, the talon slicing right through the shield, creating a cut in his sleeve and lower arm.

This caused him to back away from her, a sweat drop slowly trailing down the side of his forehead. He panted and bared his teeth as he looked at the slight bleeding from his arm, which soon turned into a smile. “I’ve been able to keep this jacket intact for two years..”

He stood at quite some distance from the harpy and looked at her with determination. “Cutting right through my magic like that.. You really are tough”

This didn’t stop him from charging at her again though, his body filled with adrenaline and spirit eager to achieve the unachievable.




Magic used:

Spell Name: Body Link Shield

Level: D

Range: 10 meters.

Description: The caster links their body to the person or object they desire to protect. This is done by making a magical emotional connection which is released in a pulse, creating a transparent turquoise glow that protects against D ranked attacks. Everything within the capsule or skintight shield renders D ranked attacks useless.

Drawback: Capsule takes 1 post to charge and lasts only 1 post. After this the caster must rest for two posts before he can cast it again. Skintight can last up to 10 posts, but after this the user is depleted of all magic until the next day. Skintight is limited to one person or object at a time.

The further the user is from the target the weaker the shield becomes. At a 10 meter distance from caster the magic effect is only 50%.