CE 3.0 2017-2018

[yinsukin]

Mason+Hazel

Mason continued to get excited, with his entire body bouncing up and down in anticipation.  Hazel on the other hand just started tapping her foot.  It actually did look cool to her, but she didn't want to give him any ammo.  "So?  The last trick was better," she said dryly.

[Thedoctor]

William

The dark mage completely glossed over the screen with the fluxating numbers, appearing to not have any sort of interest in them. Instead he flamboyantly marched in and spread his arms wide as he addresed the scientist. "I must admit this is a first for me. Never before have I heard someone refer to a ramshackle house like this as an estate."

He lowered his arms as he got more serious. "It appears you had visitors earlier, of the intruding kind. I don't know what they may have done in here, but I certainly heard them." He left it to the scientist how he did it.

[yinsukin]

Relius Clover

"I see," he said, keeping his back to William.  "I do wonder on occasion how you seem to be aware of everything.  But alas, that interrogation can be saved for another day.  For now, I am more curious as to why you have bothered to stop by.  We both know you did not come by just to deliver that insignificant piece of information."

[Kotomine_Rin]

Lorenzo

Oddly enough, this time, the pirate spared the girl no witty remark. No, it was more like his mind was elsewhere, whatever he was thinking about was taking his entire concentration. But as the fires drew nearer and began to swirl around the two, slowly growing into a pillar of flame, his voice rose above the inferno.

"The time to draw your blades, to aim your cannons is nigh!

O brave sons of men, whose names were never sung,

Aim your steel, set your sails high, for war is our essence!

Through unknown tides these fallen stars will reflect their light,

And burn the night in their incandescence!

O unknown fire, that burns so bright my heart takes flight,

Bring the waves once more, and drown our fears in a burning sea!

Through steel and fire, let us make a remembrance!

Of unbreakable bonds enraptured in memory!"

As he chanted, the magic energy around the three rose to abnormal degrees. Whatever Lorenzo was summoning was something great, something whose flames burned beyond something like fire. It was a memory, a fire as intense and raging as hell itself that never left his heart. And with his sword whose fire began to shatter the earth below them, his dream took shape in a pillar of fire.

"AWAKEN, O FIERY MOON!!" He roared one final time before  ripping the blade from the earth, and in that moment there was a boom of light.

The fire dissipated, but it only took a moment for the landscape to be clear again, because once the light faded it became apparent that the buildings and streets surrounding them were gone below.

All that was left was a ship, or rather a broken wreckage of one. But as battered as it was, even in its burning ruin as nothing more than a hull, it dwarfed most imaginable ships not because of its large size, but in its essence.

Because this was more than a ship, no, it was clear that the three were sailing on no such thing. It was a dream.

"So you were saying?" He called out to them as he stood near the edge of the deck, but his eyes did not even spare the two a look. Arms crossed, the one place he'd ever look at was forward.

[yinsukin]

Mason+Hazel

"OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH" Mason yelled, as the incantation finished and the fire summoned a powerful ship that materialized under their feet.  "HE SUMMONED A SHIP! BOSS HE SUMMONED A SHIP!!!"
 
Hazel looked at the city around them.  It was amazing that he was able to pull off a spell of this magnitude.  To be able to summon a ship from ones own mana pool was far greater than she could ever hope to achieve.  Thats why she didn't respond with a witty comeback or a snide insult.  Instead, she sighed, pulling out her cigarette to allow her breath to push out a cloud of smoke.

"Its beautiful," she said, looking at the buildings they were passing.  "That incantation.....  Its a call to your comrades isn't it?  This ship... Is this the same one that monster took?"

[Thedoctor]

William

He shook his head as Relius accused him obfuscating his intentions. Nonsense, it was all in the man's head, all in his head. "But that is for you to figure out, surely a man of your calibre can perform such a task."

He turned away to march much in the same manner as he had coming in. "So long Relius, I look forward to your contribution."

And then the former saint was gone, swallowed by the the darkness from the ever dimming light of the sun.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Lorenzo

As the two looked in awe, the ship just slowly moved forward, aimlessly drifting somewhere, anywhere. The pirate just looked forward without moving or making a sound. When he finally broke the silence, it was only to answer the one way he could.

"Nah. I just wanted to be dramatic, so I came up with something on the spot. Probably sounded better in my head..." He answered without breaking his eyes off the horizon even once.

In the end he found himself with little strength to stand, so he sat on a nearby bench and sighed, just taking time to enjoy the view.

[yinsukin]

Relius

Relius finally turned away from his work the moment the darkness swallowed his partner.  Out of curiosity, he checked the spot where William had just been and gave a quick sweep of the lab.  In the end, he found nothing.  So, he went back to work.

I suppose I would get bored if he made things too easy. the passing thought flowed through the scientists mind as returned to his task, calculating numbers and planning strategies for the future. 

[SINIB]

Olgamally

"Hehe, I hope so." Olga laughed uncomfortably. "I can't tell you her history, sorry. That's her secret. It could reveal a great deal about her, after all." Olga wasn't going to betray her trust, nosir.

"Sorry for burdening you with my problems." She said as the charmed waitress brought out her appetizers.

"Thank you." Olga said, reinforcing the charm making her pay more attention to them.

"Would you like some, Grigori? They smell quite good." She picked one up with her fork and held it in fromt of Grigori's mouth, offering to feed it to her implicitly.

[Thedoctor]

William

"And imagine my surprise to come back and see the two of you playing games. I didn't even know I hired you for that Lucy." A voice suddenly spoke up from behind the couch that the two girls were sitting on. Either of them would be able to recognize it as William's. He shook his head in mock disapproval at the actions of his made. "But I guess I can forgive you if this was your way of making up." It really wasn't what he had expected to find when he came back from his visit to Relius.

"So how did this even happen? I thought you hated her Noire." He asked the goddess.

[SINIB]

Grigori

"She most likely isn't that angry. You should be wary of her. The enthusiastic teases are rarely ever what they seem. But you said she was a hero, no? Do you mind telling me of her history then?" Knowledge was best acquired when the subject was out of earshot after all.


Suzuko

"Yes!" Suzuko sounded about as excited as Sakura herself. She pocketed her wallet and grandiosely gestured forwards. "Please, lead the way."


Lucy

A trio of red shells bashed a few of Lucy's opponents out of the way. "Well, I mean, were you always a goddess? Did you like games before you were one? Or did you just start off as a goddess and always likes games since forever?"

Noire

"I became a goddess decades ago, but I used to be a normal human girl, just like anyone else. Of course I loved games, though, doesn't everyone? Even villains love games." Not even Rei or Arfoire didn't like playing games. That was clear proof to her that they were universally enjoyed.

Suddenly William appeared, and asked her a question about Lucy. "Well ok, I did hate her, but she came to apologize, and turned out to be a super nice person. We just got off on terrible footing, you know?" Noire asked. "Do you want to play? We can add you in next race."

[yinsukin]

Hazel+Mason

Mason began frantically rushing around the ship, running up and down the deck.  Meanwhile, Hazel walked over to the bench stared at the pirate.  "Liar," she said, sitting down next to Lorenzo.

"Why did you waste so much energy just to show off?" she asked in a soft voice.

Meanwhile...

Five men sit at a table in a cafe.  All of them with exception of a blond man in a gee wore tattered street clothes.  "Yo Ryu, the boss has been texting us for a while.  You should let us text her back," one of the men said.

Ryu held the phone in his hand, trying to desperately to decode the words on the screen.  "NO!  I can do it!  Its only 3 words!"

Another one chipped in.  "Dog, you can't read.  Just give it up yo."

"Shut up Steve!"

"You bitch ass mutherfucker!  My name is Jarred!"

All of the sudden, a couple of of fiery birds appeared outside the window.  "Quick, fire!" Ryu suddenly ordered.

"Yo Ryu, you talkin bout the birds on fire or are you telin us to shoot?"

"YES!" In response, the other four took out their Tommy guns and unleashed a thick volley of bullets on the birds.


 

[Kotomine_Rin]

Lorenzo

The pirate chuckled bitterly, but for the first time he did not refuse what the girl said. "Well, it's not like I have much other uses for that energy. Drink is like poison to me, food tastes like ash, and even the touch of a woman can't bring me comfort. And I guess you already know about it, everyone I ever cared for is dead. All I have left is this ship, my fire and my sword."

Lorenzo sighed, but looking at the overtly excited kid, he couldn't help but giggle in amusement. "Well, at least he looks happy."

[yinsukin]

Hazel

Hazel shook her head. "Thats not true," she said, turning to Lorenzo with a smile.  "Your my bitch now.  I will make sure you get your body back.  Besides, your not alone anymore.  Everyone in this gang is your new crew, for better or worse."

She stood up and walked towards Mason, who was still enthusiastically running around the ship.  "Take this ship down to a bar or something.  I want to pay off those drinks before I owe you anything else."

[Aiden]

Mordred

When Mordred reached the two together with Oren, she saw the Breeze she has never seen before. Hyperventilating, looking as if crushed.

"What has happened, Breeze?" The changeling rushed to Breeze's side full of concern. She didn't notice Sakura around. Her mind couldn't stop thinking of grim scenarios and possibilities. Mordred also couldn't help but blame herself deep inside. After all, she wasn't there for whatever made Breeze feel like that.

Auspicious Breeze

She didn't notice Oren staring at her. It was Oren, so nothing about her screamed danger to her senses. Well, mostly; whatever little there was got drowned by Breeze's feelings right now.

i'm so dumb. i don't know what to do.

Because she didn't. The former gladiator never grew up being shown how to make her own decisions. Nobody taught her anything except how to fight until she'd met her mistress. She just did what felt right if someone wasn't telling her what to do but nothing was right.

She noticed Mordred there before she made herself obvious. Breeze didn't do anything to stop her. She couldn't bring herself to look up. "... I'm an idiot." Her eyes were wet.