[17:26] Daius Invidia says, "Needin' another sword now-- I think."
[17:28] Zo says, "Mmm.."
[17:28] Azarashi says, "I could refer you to an excellent blacksmith."
[17:28] Azarashi says, "I'm sure she'd like the patronage."
[17:29] Would feel Akuma rest his head on her chest. Judging by the way the two spoke they were siblings?

So she had not one, but two adopted nephews now. She'd hesitantly bring her hand up and rest it on the sleepy boy's head.

". . ."

From here she'd feel Lyu tugging at her hand.

"Alright alright, Just give me a moment to get my bearings~"

She'd gently lift the nodding off Akuma by the stomach with her inhuman strength and proceed to follow the teen.
(Rukia Bell)
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[17:29] EiraVunde says, "Smeerp."
[17:30] Azarashi offers Ark a. Bee
(Azarashi)
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[17:30] Lyu Yuiko says, "Hi azarman"
[17:30] EiraVunde vaccuum cleaner's the bee.
(EiraVunde)
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[17:30] Lyu Yuiko exclaims, "THis is my lost auntie!"
[17:30] Azarashi asks, "Spirits bless this evening. How do you do?"
[17:30] Lyu Yuiko exclaims, "Look how pretty she is!"
[17:30] Tahldrig whispers something.
[17:31] Lyu Yuiko exclaims, "I finially met her!"
[17:31] Azarashi crosses his arms over his lap and bows his head. "Spirits preserve. I am Azarashi. Humble dryad and friend to all life."
(Azarashi)
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[17:31] Elyon Hirai whispers something.
[17:31] Eshmun Hirai whispers something.
[17:31] Elyon Hirai whispers something.
[17:31] Lyu Yuiko says, "She cant see you bowing"
[17:31] Azarashi asks, "Are you hard of sight as well?"
[17:31] Rukia would scratch her cheek rather sheepishly. Being called pretty by someone so young was heartwarming but embarassing at the same time
(Rukia Bell)
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[17:31] Tahldrig whispers something.
[17:31] Azarashi says, "Would you allow me to approach you then? Perhaps we can better understand each other through our other senses."
[17:31] Elyon Hirai whispers something.
[17:32] Elyon Hirai whispers something.
[17:32] Rukia Bell says, "Hard of.... Well... I suppose you could say that~ If constant darkness counts towards that haha~"
[17:32] Tahldrig whispers something.
[17:33] Elyon Hirai whispers something.
[17:33] Tahldrig snickers.
(Tahldrig)
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[17:34] Tahldrig says, "Heyo Miyo."
[17:34] Tillions hand comes to his throat, rubbing across the now evident scar but he shakes his head. "I still kinda hear the whispers.. but physically I think im ok now.." Clearing his throat he would pause before speaking.

"I was doing some exploration, looking for a way to make some money be it mining or otherwise. And I ended up in the mountains up north.. I went through some cave and I came out into some small mountain town.. Of course I didn't think it was dangerous at first so I decided to explore.. I found three people, one I didn't get the name of, the other two are named Crow and Cromwell.. Cromwell apparently chose me to be tribute to someone they called the lord Ultovex.. They took me to him and.. Suddenly I was on the ground. They did some talking.. I sassed the Lord Ultovex and then next thing I know the man forced me to swallow some blood..."

"That's when it got bad at first.. The voices came into my head, whispering about murder, plague, genocide.. Then the tar substance formed in my eyes and mouth. It felt like thousands of eyes were watching me at all time.. IT was dreadful."

Tillion would take a deep breath before continuing. "Then he started kicking me.. over and over, I could.. I could hear my own ribs breaking and snapping inside of me. It felt so painful.. Then he took out a scalpel and sliced open my neck, though he clearly did a piss poor job at it.."

Taking another deep breath he would nod. "He told Cromwell to get him a better tribute. And to retrain me to follow their orders if I didn't die.. When they first dragged me away I tried to use my illusion magic to escape. Blinded Crow and confused Cromwell.. Worked on Cromwell but.. Crow isn't human.. I don't know what they are but it didn't work on them and.. they broke my legs for trying to escape.."

This story was drawing on but it seemed to be reaching the end. "Then in the night, while everyone was sleeping I wrapped my self up in my mana, like an illusionary cloak, I clawed at the ground and dragged my self from that mountain, past all their guards and all the way back here.. Crawling the whole way and.. it sucked. But, here I am now.."

(Tillion)
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[17:35] Aria says, "Give it back please."
[17:35] Miyo Yuumi exclaims, "Hey, Tahldrig!"
[17:35] Eshmun Hirai asks, "Oh, you wanted to keep the Poppy?"
[17:35] Eshmun Hirai says, "Sure, bah, was hoping for some free Poppy."
[17:36] Tahldrig exclaims, "How are you?!"
[17:36] Aria says, "Thank you."
[17:36] Aria says, "You can buy it."
[17:36] Zo says, "...Buh"
[17:36] Tahldrig says, "I mean.. if you're putting it in the box, it is free."
[17:36] Aria says, "Wasn't in the box."
[17:36] Tahldrig says, "Ah"
[17:37] She'd nod gently in the direction of Azarashi's voice. She could get an idea of what he really meant.

"Through our senses~? Hmm~ Well if you'll have me~"

Her word choice needed improvement, but she'd hold her hands out gently in front of her. Ready to feel around the young man's features and know his face.
(Rukia Bell)
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[17:37] Tahldrig says, "be careful about droping stuff! I got ya covered Eshy."
[17:37] Aria says, "Seventy-five."
[17:37] Eshmun Hirai says, "Pfft, might buy it, I'll wait for the Stall."
[17:37] Aria says, "Okay."
[17:37] Eshmun Hirai says, "...You know Ely, I've got a pretty clear picture from what was just said."
[17:37] Eshmun Hirai says, "I will gladly take all this Poppy."
[17:37] Tahldrig hands Eshmun a nice boquet of Poppylus.
(Tahldrig)
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[17:37] Aria says, "aW.."
[17:37] Zo listens to Tillions story with wide eyes and... decides that sounds like way too much for his young mind to deal with, so he turns away and starts heading away, moving towards Daius who he'd heard mention getting another sword.

Zo would come to stand before the large man again, and call out, "Big man! Hey, big man!" In his childish, feral accent. He had no idea what the man's name was, so, 'Big man' seemed like the most appropriate way of drawing his attention.
(Zo)
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[17:37] Eshmun takes the Boquet and starts picking off the petals, putting them away into a small container.
(Eshmun Hirai)
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[17:37] Tahldrig says, "Be glad I wasn't throwing mushrooms, i've got nearly two hundred at my disposal."
[17:37] Eshmun Hirai says, "Pfft, I wouldn't mind mushrooms either, alchemy and all that."
[17:38] Eshmun Hirai says, "Though I've got a hefty bit of sugar if those are what you'd throw at me."
[17:38] Tahldrig asks, "Which potions are sugarcap and glowing ones even used in?"
[17:38] Aria says, "Sugarcap is for eating."
[17:38] Daius Invidia says, "Oh-- Hey kid."
[17:38] Daius Invidia says, "Ya be lookin' different."
[17:39] EiraVunde says, "Mmbup."
[17:39] Eshmun Hirai says, "Glowing ones are used enmasse for amnesia, energy."
[17:39] Tahldrig slides a mythril prosthetics kit right under Miyo's tail, being careful not to disturb her.
(Tahldrig)
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[17:39] Eshmun Hirai says, "Mostly for those."
[17:39] Tahldrig says, "You should go skipping around the dreadwoods Eshmun, I find them all the time there."
[17:39] The dryad nodded--not that she could see it. Then approached the woman with audible steps.

It was the same as it always was. But this time he guided someone else's hand across the features of his smooth, immature face. Along the way he'd have her touch his antlers to have her get a better idea of what he looked like.

In exchange he'd do the same; slender fingers scanned her features carefully, yet swiftly. Eventually they would get a better picture of what each other looked like.

"How is your night? I'm sure the spirits are treating you well on this fine evening."
(Azarashi)
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[17:39] Eshmun Hirai says, "If I'm ever running low I might, but I have enough for now."
[17:40] Eshmun looks at Aria.
(Eshmun Hirai)
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[17:40] Eshmun Hirai says, "Refined sugarcap is for eating, more then the raw, mhmm."
[17:40] Eshmun Hirai says, "Make actual sugar from the stuff and get some candy."
[17:40] He'd heave out a faint, heavier sigh, before glancing up yet once again.

Again, with the two, and the Ultovex...

"...what do they look like? Cromwell and Crow, give as accurate description as possible, alright? Hair, eye, any notable features or marks. Any, and everything."

Another slower, softer pause.

"...the tar was likely his infection arcana, but-- believe you're okay, now, at least. If you're still walking freely and, well, breathing. Though if you need a medic's assistance for anything? Let me know.

Needless to say, don't traverse those mountains again... not all the way up there, and certainly not without assistance or company."

Coming to a halt at that, he'd allow a brief glance to drift in Miyo's direction-- only one word escaping alongside a bit of nod.

"Morning."
(Elyon Hirai)
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[17:40] Eshmun Hirai says, "Thats the real use of sugarcaps."
[17:40] Zarian reaches out to poke Aria.
(Zarian)
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[17:40] Miyo turns around, it seemed she was momentarily spaced out while putting things away in the public chest! She notices a mithril kit just by her feet and picks it up to place away.
(Miyo Yuumi)
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[17:40] Eshmun Hirai says, "Ely."
[17:41] Miyo Yuumi says, "I'm wonderful, Talhdrig, and thank you."
[17:41] Eshmun Hirai says, "I'm going to make an immediate guess on Crow."
[17:41] Grinning up at Daius, Zo nods. He'd grown at least a foot since they last met, and his crude copper armor had been replaced by somewhat more finely made iron plate, and while the huge bundle of cloth that contained Daius' gifted sword was still on Zo's back, so too was a greatsword of his own making in the opposite slung position.

Every aspect of his person was rune-scribed with very simple, tribal patterns invoking either the element of Wind or raw animalistic Strength.

"Zo get big! Zo get strong!" He'd announce proudly, nodding his head and thumping his tiny, metal-clad fist against his chest. He didn't even look that scrawny anymore!
(Zo)
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[17:41] Eshmun Hirai says, "Either a Nethadrin or a Demon."
[17:41] Eshmun Hirai says, "I'm betting Nethadrin if this one only said, 'Isn't human'."
[17:41] Eshmun Hirai says, "Which probably meant they were shaped like one."
[17:42] Aria says, "Sho said there was a demon bird on the mountain."
[17:42] Miyo strides forward to maneuver around Elyon and stand next to him.
(Miyo Yuumi)
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[17:42] From out of left field, there comes a blur of white zipping through the streets of Gehenna. It leaves nothing but a cold breeze behind in its wake as it beelines straight for Azarashi.

…And it stops only once it's managed to land directly on top one of the Dryad's antlers. "Hello, hello!" If the sound of tiny wingbeats and the feeling of a cold breeze didn't make it obvious that it was Pip, then the young fae's voice would surely be telling enough.

"Pip is a certified 'hero' now." She proudly proclaims. "Or so that is what Pip's new friend said." The title was by no means official, but in the heart of the fae, it might as well have been.
(Pip)
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[17:42] Calemvir says, "Mmbup."
[17:42] Aria slaps his hand away.
(Aria)
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[17:42] Eshmun Hirai asks, "A bird demon?"
[17:42] Miyo Yuumi whispers something.
[17:42] Rukia Bell says, "Hmm~ You're a fairly good looking one aren't you~"
[17:42] Eshmun Hirai says, "Okay."
[17:42] Zarian says, "...Ouch."
[17:42] Eshmun Hirai says, "That being named crow would make sense."
[17:42] Tahldrig whispers something.
[17:42] Azarashi says, "My thanks, ahaha. Lyu was right--you're quite beautiful yourself."
[17:42] Zarian says, "Hey, are you feeling better now? Sorry about... that thing earlier."
[17:42] Tahldrig says, "The demon bird frequents here so I have doubts that it was him."
[17:43] Rukia would give a soft chuckle
(Rukia Bell)
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[17:43] Elyon Hirai whispers something.
[17:43] Eshmun Hirai says, "If I see a demon bird here, guess I'll be asking its name."
[17:43] Rukia Bell says, "It was nice meeting you. but... oh dear..."
[17:43] Lyu Yuiko says, "Azarman we speak later"
[17:43] Aria says, "I don't know you."
[17:43] Azarashi says, "Of course."
[17:43] Miyo Yuumi says, "It's Malphas, if that is who you are talking about."
[17:43] Rukia would look skyward it appeared she was late for something
(Rukia Bell)
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[17:43] Azarashi says, "Spirits bless."
[17:43] Aria says, "I don't know what you're talking about."
[17:43] Miyo Yuumi says, "I've met it before."
[17:43] Tahldrig whispers something.
[17:43] Tahldrig whispers something.
[17:43] Tillion takes a moment to retrieve some paper from his bag. Giving a rough sketch of both crow and Cromwell. He couldn't oocly remember their exact details because it happened last night but their faces were fresh in his ic mind. And thus the papers would give enough of a description to recognize them should the chief ever come across them.

"Chief.. I uh.. Understandably Im angry about what happened to me.. I want revenge but, im not strong enough nor do I have the money to get that revenge.. Im not much but I could work fairly well as a scout. If you have use of me."

Tillion seemed genuine enough in this, his burning hatred towards the three who had put him through so much was all he could think about, he wanted his revenge against them but it would have to take time.
(Tillion)
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[17:44] Now shifting his attention to his wonderous fairy friend, now used to the sensation of having someone ride his head. It would notice the distinct scent of wine wafting from his person.

"Spirits bless you on this wonderful evening, friend Pip. Do tell me of your most recent escapades."
(Azarashi)
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[17:44] Zarian blinked a few times...
(Zarian)
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[17:44] Zarian asks, "You don't?"
[17:44] Tahldrig whispers something.
[17:44] Elyon shifts a little, gesturing him to come closer-- in whispering range.
(Elyon Hirai)
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[17:44] Eshmun Hirai whispers something.
[17:45] Zarian says, "Y-you know... with the water... and the fire... and the lightning... and the gravity."
[17:45] Tahldrig whispers something.
[17:45] Elyon Hirai whispers something.
[17:46] Tillion whispers something.
[17:46] Calemvir says, "Hm..."
[17:46] Elyon Hirai whispers something.
[17:46] Elyon Hirai whispers something.
[17:47] Tillion whispers something.
[17:48] EiraVunde idly preened their tiny Quetzal wings.
(EiraVunde)
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[17:48] Tillion whispers something.
[17:48] Eshmun Hirai whispers something.
[17:48] Elyon Hirai whispers something.
[17:48] Tillion whispers something.
[17:49] Elyon Hirai whispers something.
[17:49] Eshmun Hirai whispers something.
[17:49] The pungent scent of wine makes the little fae wrinkle her nose, and for a second, she doesn't know what to think. It was different, that much was for certain!

"Pip does not have any exciting tales today," she admits. "But we did go daemon hunting to collect shiny gems and fuzzy feet!" Like she said, she didn't have any exciting tales to speak of unless Azarashi thought beating up a bunch of demonic rabbits was something one might consider rousing.

"Oh! And Pip is apart of a club now."
(Pip)
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[17:49] Tillion whispers something.
[17:49] Aria says, "Nothing happened."
[17:49] Eshmun Hirai whispers something.
[17:50] Elyon Hirai whispers something.
[17:50] Eshmun Hirai whispers something.
[17:50] Eshmun Hirai whispers something.
[17:50] Tillion whispers something.
[17:51] Elyon Hirai whispers something.
[17:51] Tillion whispers something.
[17:52] Zarian says, "Uh..."
[17:52] Elyon shifts a little, pointing towards that tiny daemon-demon thing near the corner.
(Elyon Hirai)
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[17:52] Zarian asks, "Something did happen, was it so bad that you're facing amnesia?"
[17:52] Elyon Hirai says, "Blacksmith."
[17:52] EiraVunde says, "Blacksmith."
[17:52] Tillion says, ".. Oh.."
[17:53] Eshmun Hirai says, "Blacksmith."
[17:53] With Pip in tow he slides himself onto the bench and crosses his legs. Who could this new mystery friend be? And has Pip finally attained a taste for blood? Should the dryad be worried?

"Do tell. I remember helping a friend hunt daemons. Alchemy is hard work. Tell me about your new friend. And your 'hero' title too. Also what club?"

He's picked up the fae's rapid fire method of questioning.
(Azarashi)
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[17:53] Tillion asks, "Uh.. Hi... blacksmith?"
[17:53] EiraVunde says, "Smith."
[17:53] Tillion says, ".... Right."
[17:53] Xavier says, "Zarian, c'mere really quick."
[17:53] Tillion says, "Uh, I was told if I brought someone four mythril they could turn it into a mythril dagger."
[17:54] Tillion asks, "Can you do that?"
[17:54] EiraVunde says, "Yeses."
[17:54] Tillion asks, "Right.. will it cost anything?"
[17:54] Zarian asks, "Huh, what's up?"
[17:54] Tillion asks, "Other than the ore.?"
[17:54] EiraVunde says, "Nope."
[17:54] The child certainly looked a little bigger and better put together to say the least, which was always a good thing in the Invidia's eyes. It was interesting still, though.

A swift nod followed from Daius, as his ocean blue eyes fixated upon the boy as a slight grind was formed beneath his helmet.

"Get as big as ya can, kid."
(Daius Invidia)
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[17:54] Tillion says, "Oh- Neat."
[17:54] Xavier whispers something.
[17:54] Xavier whispers something.
[17:54] Tillion rummages around in his bag before presenting the four chunks of Mythril ore to the little... daemon thing. He honestly never thought of them as anything more than a pet but now he was finding out they were a full on blacksmith. Man things were weird.
(Tillion)
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[17:55] Zarian whispers something.
[17:55] Zarian whispers something.
[17:55] Zarian whispers something.
[17:55] Xavier whispers something.
[17:55] Zarian whispers something.
[17:55] Xavier whispers something.
[17:55] Xavier whispers something.
[17:55] Xavier whispers something.
[17:55] Zarian whispers something.
[17:55] Xavier whispers something.
[17:55] Zarian whispers something.
[17:55] Nodding, Zo would draw his own greatsword, the one he'd gone through the trouble of forging himself... though, it looked nothing like the slab of metal Daius had given him, it was his best attempt at creating something that imitated it, while also being light enough for the boy to wield.

"Zo strong. Zo show big man!" He'd say, brandishing the blade confidently. It seemed as if he was actually foolish enough to challenge Daius, perhaps?
(Zo)
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[17:55] Xavier whispers something.
[17:55] Zarian whispers something.
[17:55] Xavier whispers something.
[17:56] Zarian whispers something.
[17:56] Zarian whispers something.
[17:56] Xavier whispers something.
[17:56] Tahldrig whispers something.
[17:56] Zarian whispers something.
[17:56] Xavier whispers something.
[17:57] Zarian whispers something.
[17:57] Xavier whispers something.
[17:57] Elyon Hirai whispers something.
[17:57] Zarian whispers something.
[17:57] Elyon Hirai whispers something.
[17:57] Zarian whispers something.
[17:58] This is where things got tricky, because the moment Azarashi asks all those questions, there's a long, drawn out 'uhh' that comes from the young fairy. Off to a good start, it seemed!

"Pip was not told very much about the club, but it is something, something, hero-... club." Yeah, that sounded about right. Hero something club. Or was it something hero club? Oh no, the fairy had forgotten.

"After showing off in front of Ramses-- that's Pip's new friend-- he told me I was in. And then we went to hunt the daemons! And, uh... That is all." Nothing about the club had been explained to the young fae. If anything? It probably sounded as if she'd been tricked into doing chores for them.

"...Pip will ask next time. That is probably important! And maybe you can come along too, Azarashi. Have you been to Levengard before?"
(Pip)
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[17:58] Xavier whispers something.
[17:58] Xavier whispers something.
[17:58] Xavier whispers something.
[17:58] Zarian whispers something.
[17:58] Xavier whispers something.
[17:58] Tahldrig whispers something.
[17:58] If things weren't weird enough, the odd daemon mutant thing straight-up ate the Mythril chunks they're given.

...

Then, it went over to the public anvil, and EiraVunde stretched both their head and mouth to fit most of the top of it into themselves. After a moment, the part-Daemon stopped 'eating' the smithing station and dropped an eerily pristine Mythril dagger out of its mouth.
(EiraVunde)
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[17:58] Zarian whispers something.
[17:58] Zarian activates his holy aura.
(Zarian)
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[17:59] Tillion says, "....."
[17:59] The pearly whites made themselves more apparent as the boy spoke about showing Daius his strength. This was good, it would seem that Daius' acts from a few months ago had in fact helped the boy develop an ideology similar to that of the Invidia's Virtus. Seeing some lad, with courage far bigger than anything else he possessed.

Brought him an awful amount of happiness.

"Follow me, little man-- Ya can show me ya strength."
(Daius Invidia)
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[17:59] Zarian whispers something.
[17:59] Zarian deactivates it.
(Zarian)
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[17:59] Xavier whispers something.
[17:59] Elyon Hirai whispers something.
[17:59] Xavier whispers something.
[18:00] Xavier whispers something.
[18:00] Tahldrig whispers something.
[18:00] Ray asks, "Where are you going?"
[18:00] Xavier says, "Dunno yet."
[18:03] Making his way towards the grasslands to the east of Gehenna, the Invidia found himself looking to fight with this boy. To hopefully pass on some things from a warrior to another warrior. Something which Daius was looking forward to rather immensely.

The kid had bottle, something which was more important than anything else in the Invidia's eyes. The Titan cared more about those who showed Virtus than anything else. Along with his own Virtus.

If someone back themselves like this kid did? Well-- He wouldn't ignore it. Still, Daius would hold back but... He'd let the child try his best. Likely take as many hits as the boy wished to deliver.

"I hope you are ready-- Little man." he'd speak plainly. This kid, wasn't a kid in Daius' eyes anymore. His attitude meant he was already beyond that disrespectful title.

Titles, meant a lot to men like Daius.
(Daius Invidia)
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[18:04] Zo would follow Daius gladly, he didn't seem to have any concept of how beyond himself Daius was as an opponent, and even if he did perhaps he didn't care? He'd gotten a taste for battle, and as they come to a stop at the training fields of Gehenna, Zo's mouth has warped into a feral, fanged grin with an ever so slightly menacing quality about it. No doubt thanks to the influence of his mentor, Ardith, and her own similar quirk.

With blade in hand, Zo would concentrate on saturating his mana throughout his body to awaken his Drakanite ancestry. Feathers would begin to sprout along whatever small scrap of bare skin he might have, and with a strike of lightning majestic wings would explode forth from within his armor. It seemed the metal casing had some sort of slotting built into it to allow for this transformation.

Lifting into the air using wind Magic, Zo would look at Daius with resolve. "Zo ready!" He'd cry.
(Zo)
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[18:13] Alas,

The battle begun. Daius, deciding to allow the youth to assault him in each and any way he possibly could. The little man, opting to use his feathered wings to propel and fly him around Daius, and litter the metal man's body with slices of his blade; accompanied by slices of wind.

However, the Titan's Shell was unmoving. Unphased even. Daius was, the immovable object of Agartha. He had prided himself for years on becoming the most durable being upon all of Agartha, and that was something he had all but gotten complete right now.

The child, however. Showed something which Daius wanted to see. Courage. Ferocity. A willingness to never back down, or give up. Regardless of the odds he had been faced with.

This alone, was enough for the Invidia to have an opinion on the boy. Having passed on some of his own traits to the boy, it was finally time to show him some of his real power-- And that he did.

"I'll show ya a real big guy, Little man." he'd state-- plainly.

Mana began coursing through his enriched circuits, ebbing through his limbs and appendages, until finally he began to expand. At a daunting and quite simply put, terrifying speed.

His shovel-like hands being extended towards Zo in the process; the only difference being, that they were no longer shovel-sized. They were the size of a snow plow, making it impossible for Zo to escape his grasp. Clasping ahold of the boy, he'd hold him close to his face.

As if he couldn't see him otherwise.

"This is what a big guy is. I be preferrin' the title Titan."
(Daius Invidia)
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[18:18] Zo indeed fought with all the ferocity of a raging gale, swooping in and out of combat for rapid combos of sword and claw-based attacks. He'd find his blade grazing off of Daius' armored hide, and his claws leaving only slight scratches in the metal the man wore.

Daius truly was like a mountain, refusing to suffer the assault of the storm.

In the end, Zo was beaten with only a few powerful blows from the man, who didn't bother to rush in delivering them. With a forced landing, he'd pant and look up at the big man, nodding his understanding.. He still had so much room to grow...

Then, as if to highlight this fact, Daius would begin to grow, and grow, and grow before Zo's eyes. He swelled up to be truly reminiscent of a mountain, and Zo was speechless... and powerless, as Daius scooped him up in hand.

"Wah…" He'd groan out in disbelief. Was the Invidia really even human..?!
(Zo)
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[18:28] With the battle now reaching it's conclusion, Daius would return the boy back to the ground. Making sure that the Drakanite was placed firmly and gently to the ground, to make sure that he wouldn't be hurt by the descent or anything of that nature. It was interesting to see the gulf between the two-- In both age and ability.

It was natural to assume the adult had more behind him. More power, more experience. More Virtus. Yet, the kid still did his best. It just wasn't enough to conquer the Titan known as Daius Invidia.

Giving this boy his weapon, was an interesting choice. However it seemed to have a good impact on his development. Instilling Virtus onto him, if you will.

This instance however, does pull Daius back to reality somewhat. He hadn't really been involved as much as he would like to be. A bystander to the worlds ongoings. Furthermore, he had let his own goals go.

No longer really pursuing them with the intensity and ferocity which he was commonly known to display when pursuing such things.

It was time to get a weapon, he needed to untarnish his Virtus by defeating a warrior. A powerful one, in single combat.

The question was, who would he defeat?
(Daius Invidia)
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[18:37] Zo is set back down and looks up at Daius, he stares with complete wonderment. He'd never seen such a thing before, and wondered how such a transformation could truly be possible. Quietly, he'd whisper, mostly to himself. "Titan..."

Then, he'd look down at himself and wonder how one could grow so strong? So mighty that they went beyond common humanity? Looking up again, he'd step forward and replace his blade in it's sling-sheath.

"Titan... teach Zo fight?" He'd ask suddenly, somewhat sheepishly. He couldn't help it though, standing before such a massive being... How was one supposed to make such a request of a man like this with so much difference between them, and sound totally confident?

Even the feral youth couldn't manage that.
(Zo)
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[18:41] Daius slowly, began to return to his usual size. Which was still a Titan of a man, however compared to before it was nothing. Ocean blue eyes peered through the visor of his helmet, as he stared towards the boy, curious about what he had said.

Teaching him, could be interesting. However, the Invidia didn't have much time to teach anyone anything. Instead, he needed to focus on gaining more Virtus in a world, where he wasn't anywhere near as well known or recognisable as he believed he should be.

With this said; Daius would speak.

"I need myself a weapon. A strong one, needa fight someone strong and show everyone my strength."
(Daius Invidia)
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[18:47] Zo sighs, nodding and stepping back. He understood that this man had the resolve to do for himself still, and such a man wouldn't be a suitable teacher... Zo would respect that decision.

"Oh-kay. Zo will keep getting stronger. Th-..." He'd stop himself, remembering he wasn't supposed to thank people for his own efforts. Nodding to himself again, he'd look off in the distance.

Things with Daius were no doubt done, as Zo had little to offer the man. Surely, if he'd given Zo his sword he wouldn't want it back, and Zo was still learning to create truly worthy weapons. Daius deserved better. Perhaps Ardith would be around to help him with his studies now?

Looking back to Daius, "Zo will go now."
(Zo)
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[18:50] A firm nod, was given to the child.

He knew, that this little man would in fact becoming something. Daius wasn't going to teach someone, who could do it on their own better than anyone could ever teach them. He wouldn't take the opportunity to become a living legend away from someone, or for anyone to take away from any of his achievements by speaking about who taught them everything.

This boy, would live off the back of his own strength and efforts.

"See you around, Little man."
(Daius Invidia)
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[18:52] Zo says, "Bye-bye Titan."