Friendly spar with Pyra

Just kinda sets Vivica down, then takes a few steps away wondering why in gods name she accepted the duty of training a nine year old. Like, really. For what purpose.

"So, uh.. Just.. Just fight me like you'd normally fight, I guess." She stared at the little girl. Was this moral, at all? Essentially beating a little girl in the dirt?

..Better than letting her get horrifically murdered by some random Yokai because she obviously has a death wish. So, she surrounded herself with a shroud of holyfire, took a deep breath, and tried to fucking ignore the incessant god damn whispering from Ciel and his Penis Flytrap..

Then stared at Vivica, ready to smack a girl the fuck up.
(Pyra Shateiel)
Batkem whispers something.
Ciel whispers something.
As Zephyr arrives within Cinderfall once more, it takes a few moments of looking around the small village to find something of worth ... Two people fighting! The Sarradian quickly takes a seat within a nearby rose bush, using nature magic to manipulate a safe place to sit.

He then jumps forward, plopping down in the bush... Hopefully there was something to learn from Vivica once more, and for that-- he would pay close attention.
(Zephyr)
From what Vivica believed Pyra to be a kind woman.. well.. even if it were for her own protection, she saw the girl as a traitor of some sort. Was this why Thom didn't like Cinderfall? She was beginning to distrust these people and feel quite...

Out of place. An outcast.

The little girl focuses, shrouding herself with a mist of water like a cloud about her form but bigger than when she battled against Arisetael. Over time her powers had grown from the hard training she was putting herself through and this time?

It was a way for training. To try and prove to Pyra that she, even as a nine year old, had the skill it took to battle and fight. To bring down yokai to their end's meet.

"I will not hold back, Pyra. I will show you that I can fight. Ok?" With a deep breath, the little girl's arms open up and breezes blow around her form. Twisters form, rising, and infused with lightning power as does the mist like cloud around her form.

Looking to Pyra, she falls silent, focused. Calm. She had to be; the way Ciel taught her to be in each situation. "Here we go." She whispers to herself.
(Vivica)
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Well, gee golly that was amazing. Who knew setting a little girl on fire was almost as efficient as setting anything ELSE on fire?

But honestly, she expected the fight to go that well. I mean, it's a fucking nine year old fight a sixteen year old who has beaten a mercenary who killed her father, one of the strongest people in recent times. Christ.

It kind of made her feel bad, essentially kicking Vivica around like a puppy. Like, good lord. At least it was better than letting her be brutally murdered by a Yokai because she's fucking stupid. That didn't matter at the moment, though. What mattered was showing absolutely no mercy, unlike Dama, who actually let her win.

Because fuck, letting people win was for sissies.
(Pyra Shateiel)
Ah she did her best to fight Pyra this time around. Winds buffeted the woman's movements, lightning magic struck at the very ground she ran around on and fire scorched the lands of Cinderfall.

Fire magic that was cast against Vivica had, for the majority, been deflected by her aura of water, but even so it was enough to push the little girl back. Vivica's movements were, while a bit sloppy, smooth for the most part.

The quick little girl darted around Cinderfall and attacked Pyra with all that she had until she was eventually brought down.

She stood from the ground and dusted off soot from her dress and shut her eyes.

'Calm. Calm. Be calm. It will help me.'

Slowly did the little girl's eyes open as she took off her scythe from her back and held it before her. Deep breath in.

And out.

A cloud formed around Vivica's body bigger than it was before, stretched feet around her form and it lit with lightning magic throughout it. Light rain began to fall from the sky above during this time.

"I'm ready again, Pyra."
(Vivica)
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Fire, wind, water, yadda yadda, just kind of flew around, and Pyra responded in kind: Holyfire, Magma. Two simple things, that brought Vivica to the ground again. She just kind of looked towards Ciel and the other sideliners, expecting to see some foul stares for not letting Vivica win or anything.

But, before she could see anything, she looked back at Vivica. "Hey, Vivi, if you can beat me, I'll let you go after that Eldres Yokai alone. But if you can't, then you're gonna stay here. No buts." She stared at the girl, again taking a few steps away from her. It was likely she'd win, again, but hey that didn't really matter so long as the nine year old edgelord would actually fucking agree.

But that probably wasn't going to happen, so, yay. This would probably end up with Vivica on the ground. Again. For the third time. Or if not, then the fourth round it'd end up that way.
(Pyra Shateiel)
Ciel: <*just nodded and smiled at Vivi before going away*>
The child ran around exhausted. Her adventure earlier with Wyatt, Raja, Kaia, Raizen, and Yuichiro left her fatigued which made it difficult to defeat Pyra given that she was expelling more of her mana into empowering her spells.

Again their magic flew around. Water, lighting, fire, holy, and even earth magics! It wasn't anything deadly and hell even the sideliners seemed to enjoy their battle. Vivica had been the one to constantly cause a stir up in Cinderfall with civilians.. or just overall.

Either way, she was a child raised in Loranthis. Plenty of training over her years there and so little from Cinderfall had been giving. What was beneficial here anyways? Friends? Currently in her mind that wasn't enough to keep her there, but hell if they were to teach her anything useful, she'd stay until there wasn't anything more to learn.

Even Vivica was beginning to understand why Thom gre to dislike Cinderfall...

A glance to Ciel after picking herself up from the ground she had seen a nod and a smile which, for her, was a bigger boost of confidence after the rune she had received a mark on her cheek from earlier!

Love. Embrace. It was felt. By that very man. She loved Ciel like a father and now she felt selfish for saying what she had, but turning to Pyra as she stood again, releasing mana to summon twisters, Vivica nodded.

"I can agree not to die to Eldres. But I want to fight that yokai again. You can be there if I do. Now, let's fight again, Pyra." A smile given to the woman, she kept herself calm now for battle once again.
(Vivica)
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'Calm. Calm. Remain calm. That is what Ciel wants you to do now. Calm. Be calm.'

The words repeated in her mind. Ciel had gone elsewhere for now, perhaps she stressed him out far too much, or something else had, but either way, Vivica was determined to win against Pyra this time.

She was extremely exhausted. Sweat and a red visage proved that very fact, but evenso, she fought with all she had and exuded more mana to expland the size of her whirlwinds and cloud surrounding her.

Again fires flew through the air and Cinderfall grounds by both girls, beams of water blasted without deadly intent towards Pyra to knock her back.. but that was until a skill Vivica had yet to master was used to allow the take down.

A bolt of lighting held in her grasp and with swift speed, she dashed forward towards Pyra, striking her and ultimately causing the woman to fall. From behind, Vivica turned with heavy pants.

"Does this mean... I am going to... fight Eldres... the yokai.. by myself, Pyra...?" She questioned with more sweat dripping down her little face. "How did I do...?" Still the whirlwinds remained around her form and pulled water from her aura as well as lightning that danced over her body.
(Vivica)
Although the fight went much like how it did the previous two rounds, Pyra could see this was a bit different. After all, fighting so much left her a bit fatigued, and soon enough the little girl's magics overwhelmed her. So, this was Thom's daughter, huh.. She hadn't ever met the man, but if Vivica was strong enough to do this, then Pyra truly respected Dama.

But at the moment, she was more focused on laying on the ground, eyes closed. She let Vivica win one round, even if it was close. But she still scolded herself, since the little girl was likely to take this as permission to go off and get herself killed. Something Pyra wasn't intent on allowing. So, with a deep breath, she stood back up, glaring at Vivica. She'd taken more damage in this fight than herself.

So, it was likely she'd win here. "No, Vivica. You are not going to fight Eldres on your own. You did well, but still. No." She stared at her sternly, like how she had with Brenton just hours before. Two suicidal idiots, huh. One devoted to dying for his family for stupid reasons, and one devoted to dying for her misbegotten concept of bravery.

She wouldn't lose a second time. She couldn't lose a second time. If she did.. Then Vivica would find further encouragment. Something she didn't need.
(Pyra Shateiel)
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Having been knocked down by Vivica, Pyra was filled with a new vigor- she was serious the entire fight, keeping as close to Vivica as possible while pummeling her with constant strikes of fire and magma and even some rock, until the poor girl was sent tumbling as gracefully as a drowning mongoose across the dirt. Then she walked towards her, lowering the shroud of holyfire around her..

Picking the girl up, and proceeding to use her holy magic to heal what injuries the poor nine-year old sustained. "So, Vivica. Don't you dare think about going to fight some Yokai on your own. Because if you do, I will be sad. Sad that I couldn't stop you. Sad that another of my friends died. Ciel already lost most of his friends to Loranthis, and if you run off and get yourself killed? He'll have lost you. So, don't spout any bullshit about fighting to show you're brave. There's a difference between stupidity, and bravery. One my brother doesn't seem to understand, either."

With that little lecture, Pyra took a deep breath, and started rubbing Vivica's back, surrounded the girl in holy magic. "So, promise me. You won't go anywhere outside of Cinderfall without Ciel or me there to protect you." She smiled a little, staring at Vivica as maternally as she could manage. "Now, I didn't hurt you too much, did I? I'm sorry."
(Pyra Shateiel)
In attempts to expand her magic again, Vivica exuded her mana much more than before. Fire, water, and lightning blended together, at first, nicely with her twisters until Pyra's magic had thrown her off balance sending for the magic to dispel.

Vivica found herself tumbling along the ground nearly unconscious, but with Pyra's help to stand up the dazed child and heal her, she was.. so-so attentive to what she had to say.

She wobbled in place and felt guilty for the things she had said about Ciel not caring, but truly she wanted a loving father figure. Given the runic mark placed on her cheek, Vivica couldn't help but feel love and Pyra's embrace much more warmly than before with the rubbing of her back.

With a faint smile on the extremely exhausted child's lips and stumbling a bit in place, Vivica stares into Pyra's eyes.

"Fine.. I promise I will not leave to fight Eldres unless you or Ciel are with me then, Pyra. I am sorry for what I said. I just.. have to be calm like Ciel said to do. I will not die too."
(Vivica)
The redhead just grabbed the red jacket Vivica gave her- Thom's- and gave it to the girl, smiling as her other hand ruffled their hair. "Here, Vivi. Don't you ever lose this, OK? I didn't know your dad, but I don't think he'd want you to lose this. Anyways, you look tired! Want me to help you to bed?" She continued smiling, staring into Vivica's eyes.

But right! She promised, and even went the extra mile of apologizing! So..

Pyra rushed forth, lifting the girl up off of the grand, and carrying her over her shoulder. She stumbled a bit, nearly falling a few times due to Vivica's weight and her own focus on magic above actual physical strength; but she managed to balance herself. "Stupid Vivica! I already forgive you. What do you think I am, a smart person?~ Heck, I took you out of the infirmary while you were asleep!" She gave a goofy grin, before eventually putting Vivica down, and thinking a bit.. Then her eyes went wide, and she leaned in, kissing Vivica on the forehead.

"Hey, you don't have a place to sleep, right? You can use my room in the keep! I can sleep on the floor, afterall.~ Maybe it'll make me appreciate Desmond a bit more.. Poor Des, his back must hurt being so old."

She was mostly joking around and trying to be silly simply to appease Vivica, but if the girl actually accepted taking Pyra's room, the redhead had no desire to refuse her.
(Pyra Shateiel)
Taking back Thom's jacket, Vivica placed it back on herself with a smile keeping on her visage by the woman's kindness. Ciel was right. Keeping calm did wonders for a person. It let you think in tought situations and acting out in anger or any other emotion, the more Vivica thought about it, only got in the way of making more wise decisions.

"I won't lose it, Pyra!" She stated with a giggle following though it was obvious she had been tired. Before she knew it, the woman grabbed her to carry Vivica over her shoulders and into Solis Keep (or wtf ever it's called), and placed her down in Pyra's own room.

"Stupid?! Nu-uh! But uh.." The woman took her outside while she was in a coma.. oh my. Vivica's eyes widened, but she hadn't anything to comment on that..

"Uh.. Ancillia said she would give me a room at her house, but we can sleep here, Pyra and uh.. I do not mind if we share a bed. If you want." She stated and gave a tilt of her head.

"Desmond said I did dark things.. but I was.. uh.. thralled by Cucco.. uh.. Pyra.. I miss Loranthis. I miss Cucco.. and Nashandra.. and Fimye.. I miss them all." Although she felt distrusting towards the majority of Cinderfall still and ha donly been using them for information, she had learned a lot, especially from Ciel.

"Thank you, Pyra, for training with me and stuff. I'm lots strong, huh? See! Thom trained me a bit and so did lots of others in Loranthis. They always said that you have to be strong to survive, but uh.. ya!" She paused and got carried away with speaking...

"But uh.. ya.. we can sleep here and in your bed, I do not mind, Pyra! You do not have to sleep on the floor!" Even though Batkem felt like a mother figure to Vivica, so did Pyra. She appreciated it.

But that didn't mean she was going to listen to her words. Afterall, she only promised not to go out alone after Eldres without her or Ciel. There wasn't anymore more involved that meant she'd go out for anything else!
(Vivica)