5-10 The Treasury

The smoke was thick enough to obstruct even the sharpest of visions, and hot enough to burn the coldest of ice. The remains lay smoldering in flames that licked up to the sky, caused by the power that was to save their people.

Averia stepped through the portal, shaking her head a little as she laughs a little from whatever Hotaru had said, opening her eyes to see that fire that was entirely her own. At least, had once been. She didn't couldn't move, nor speak at the moment as she dropped to her knees, her own mind replaying the past in its own horrific display of destruction.

He chuckled a bit, as he walked on his hands, before looking at the destruction. Shocked intially, it took him a moment to realize that Av froze up, and fell to her knees, so he flipped back to his feet and knelt next to her "Av...?" he called out, with a bit of worry in his voice.

In the background, there was the distinct march of armored soldiers in the background, at least 20 from the sound of it, a number of them yelling back and forth as the flames continued to burn and below smoke into the surrounding area. They had yet to come into view yet, detoured by the flames, rubble, and smoke through out the area.
"Find her and restrain her immediately!"
"We mustn't harm her!"
"It's too late for that now!"

Av did nothing but stare at the flames that had continued to rage on in front of her, each breath bringing back a slice of consciousness that in turned restored the forgotten horror of her own destruction within her home. Hotaru's voice hardly reached her at the time, her mind too far gone within the fear of her own abilities. She slowly rose back to her feet, finally pulling herself back to the seemingly reality of the present, attempting to get herself under control once more.
"I... I can't... I can't do it..."

He watches her get up, seeing that her mind is thoroughly distracted, so he puts a hand on her shoulder, before asking "What cant you do?" he kept a calm voice, to make sure not to add to the panic of the situation.

The soldiers continued to march, slowly circling the area, though still a few yards off. the began to close in, taking their time it seemed, though the yelling had stopped since, and there was only the sound of the fires crackling and slabs of stone and metal falling in the distance as the scars of the destruction continued on.

Av just shook her head, obviously still partially in belief of what was happening again, me mind still racing to the time when this had originally happened, when she herself had brought so much harm unto her own people. She turned quickly to Hotaru, her eyes full of of fear and sadness as she hugged herself tightly, trembling as the march became audible to the pair.
"I can't save these people. I can't protect them. I can't be a leader. I-I can't..."
She continued to shake as she began to cry slightly, unable to think clearly now through the smoke and emotions running through her like a hurricane full of ill times in her past.

He watched her start to mentally break down, and he sighed silently. He stepped closer to her, and hugged her, rubbing her back a little to comfort her, but his ears twitched a bit. He knew the patrolmen were getting closer to them, and he knew that it wouldnt help her mood, but he spoke up anyway.
"Armored Guards are closing in...."

The guards stopped, clearly visible now as they stood in a circle of metal armor, lances placed firmly in the ground. Only a handful moved now as they made way for a final figure to walk through them, adorned in regal armor, though he held only his helm in his arm to his side, carrying no weapon other than a tome the size of your average dictionary. It sprung open with no help, turning pages violently for a few moments before stopping suddenly, as the guard spoke.
"Averia, the only of the Thinil blood line. Tis a shame you wish to bring such havoc on your own people."

Averia had continued to cry, having buried her face into Hotaru's shoulder. She now looked up from her place, staring at the figure before her, a look of hatred forming over the sadness as she registered whom had been standing in front of her. She then separated herself from Hotaru, a new fire burning within her as she walked forward to confront him.
"You would dare say that to m-"
The figure only snapped, multiple lances suddenly held at her throat. She only growled at this point, backing up partially as the figure laughed.
"And what's this? Brought your little green pet along, have you?"

When she separated from him, he finally turned around to see the guards line up. As they talked to Av, he watched their reactions, and he growled a bit as they pointed their spears at her. When he was half addressed, he took out his Chakram "I'm more of a familiar actually~ Name's Treelite Hotaru." He suddenly flickered, and 9 shadow illusions appeared around the guards pointing spears, 2 of them on each of the guards, having their Illusionary Chakrams to their necks, as the last one behind the guy talking, also with his Chakram out, While his real body appeared in-front of Av, pushing her back a bit as he uses the hole in the center of the chakram to lock the spears from being able to be thrusted forward. "And I would very much like it if you dont point spears on my friend." he said, with cold eyes, and a sting in his voice.

The man just laughed as the illusions appeared, seemingly uncaring of their presence now as he snapped again, a series of pages flying forward then back to take care of the illusion behind him, while a few other flew after the other 8 Illusions. He waved afterward, the guards placing their lances back into the ground as they stood firm and still.
"It makes little difference. Your kind is filth anyway, as is your friend. The lone heir to the kingdom, wishes to destroy her own home with the magic that was prohibited for this very reason. The deaths of hundreds, the destruction of her home, the disregard for the very laws that were put in place to keep her and her people safe. And to think I had such high hopes for a mage of royal blood."
Averia winced at every word staggering back as Hotaru pushed her back. She opened her mouth but didn't seem to speak, not until a few short moment afterward.
"I didn't wish for this to happen... This wasn't my intention at all, and you know that, lest you be more ignorant than they say!"

He blinks a few times, as his Illusions disappear, and he smiles slightly, a bit impressed that the guards themselves didnt get scared about it, but then something caught in his mind at that. "Ah, You're a Wizard I see, maybe a Magi" He shrugged "Either way, there's 2 things wrong here~ First, you didnt have enough time to count the death-toll, the markings of damage are too young to know anything for certain, so you're just making a wild guess" He said, pacing a little as he acts like Sherlock. "Second. You're putting words into other people's mouths, and making up rational that doesnt fit, to spite the Royal family. Sounds like you're starting a coup~" he just smirked at the guy after that.

The guards turns briefly to the man, before snapping back to Averia and Hotaru shortly after. The man seemed taken aback for a moment before smirking a little, obviously figured out so quickly. He adjusted his glasses before beginning to walk around the pair, almost as if sizing them up. He then stopped behind Averia, taking her by the shoulders while she struggled with little avail. He only held her in his grip tightly, painfully as she began to wince and continue to struggle for a few moments.
"For a 'Familiar', you're awful smart. Perhaps I am, perhaps I am not. It doesn't matter, who's here to stop me? She can't even control her own magic from what we see before us. What could such an incompetent mage do to a Sorcerer like me, the one who taught her?"
The guards seemed to draw in a little closer, menacingly, as one by one, they began raising their spears again, pointing them to the center in a methodical sequence of movement, only moving inches at a time.
"You're the real monster here, telling me of this spell, telling me to practice it. What are you to tell me next, you're the one who poisoned mother and father?!"
The man only grinned further, while Averia's struggling stopped immediately, the horror returning to her as she stared into the cold heartlessness that had been her former teacher's eyes.

"Aww, thank you~" he said, putting his hand over his chest in a grateful gesture "As the Commissioner of Intelligence and Espionage in the Kitsune court, I'm glad that my intelligence is recognize, even if it's by a simplistic Mortal~" He said, flamboyantly, and almost distractingly, considering his Chakram has disappeared once he stopped speaking.

The man looks over at Hotaru now, forming a blade of fire and tossing Av aside before striking her with it to ensure she stays down for a moment. He then walking toward Hotaru, The guards now stand close enough to make a small circle with little, if any room to escape, drumming their spears down into the ground in an ominous beat as the man continues to get close and closer.
"Simplistic Mortal? Do you even comprehend my place in this world? Can you even fathom the power I hold compared to you and that whelp?
He takes the place and stabs into Hotaru with it multiple times, making inhumanely quick strikes. Averia slowly gets up, watching the figure as he strike Hotaru continuously, attempting to regain her strength as she watches.
"I will show you the power of this 'Mortal'!"

Suddenly, The guy gets hit with a concussion egg right to the top of his head, leaving him very dazed and staggered. Then 2 small black pellets land to the sides of him. In the sky there's a massive flare of energy, as Hotaru's eyes glow, and his body becomes easily visible and feral looking. He falls out of the sky, suddenly gaining Speed at a ridiculous rate, and his body blurs into 16 parts, hitting the guy with Starfire 16 times, and pellets explode Violently as the Starfire hits connect, effectively leaving the guy in pieces if he didnt have a way to suddenly dodge while he was staggered.

Averia just sighs with relief as everything happens, finally getting up properly and walking through the dust of the large explosion that was Hotaru. The guard were on the ground, more than likely dead, while the figure remained a crumpled pile in the center, looking up at Av. He raises his hand as if to cast a spell, but is left with his arm stepped on and held by her as she takes her staff, pointing it straight at the guys face.
"There is a lot you don't know about me, or my little green 'pet' over there. And there's a lot you never will know, because you aren't even real to me anymore."
She then takes her staff and fires off three blasts of magic into his face, casting [Nova] in a concentrated blast, then stabs her staff into where he would be, nothing more than a few wisps of dark purple smoke rising from where his body originally was. A gentle whisper seems to echo as the wisps rise away into the smoke, become Indistinguishable.
"This is but a demonstration of your destruction yet to come..."

He chuckles, and stretches a bit, cracking his back as he smiles a bit, wondering if he's supposed to say anything at this point.

Averia just sighs and rubs her forehead, obviously tired before looking back at the soldiers and the broken down castle.
"You know... I still have a lot to let go of... But this is a start."

he nods, and pets her head a bit "Shall I carry ya home then, Princess~?" he teased a bit, ready for a nap himself after pulling that off

"As much as you know I'd enjoy that normally, I think I'll be fine."
Averia then hugs Hotaru and starts to head out, waiting for him to follow.

Illium hops in with Averia, ready to kill a few more monsters.

She triggers another battle

Brutus A: 40,000/20,000
Atk: 300(3)
Pro: 3
Wood
Targets: Lowest Threat
Untargetable every odd turn. Pierce immunity. Lvl3 Critical. Critical Mastery I.

Brutus B: 40,000/20,000
Atk: 300(3)
Pro: 3
Wood
Targets: Lowest Threat
Untargetable every odd turn. Pierce immunity. Lvl3 Critical. Critical Mastery I.

Magnifying Cauldron: 80,000/40,000
Atk: 400
Pro: 2
Targets: Retaliate
As long as it lives, all other Upsets gain +30% atk. Lvl 3 Nihil.
Brutus: When untargettable – [Dagger Mine]
Magnifying Cauldron: Every turn, lvl 4 chance – [Dent]
[Dagger Mine] - Lay down a mine, and if you are attacked, deal ATK x 3 to that target with Lvl 3 chance of instant kill.
[Dent] - Deal Atk as magical to all enemies, then Lvl 4 Paralyze

Illium
Hotaru
Val
Av
Brutus
Brutus
Magnfying Cauldron

Illium runs forward and steals a Brutus Dagger.

Hotaru steals a Brutus Dagger from the other one.

Valinea unleashes a Combo apon the enemies

The member 'Valinea Schnedecke' has done the following action : Roll Die

#1 'Attack Dice (+2)' : 6, 8, 16, 11

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#2 'Status Effect Lvl2' :


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#3 'Status Effect Lvl 1' :

Magnifying Cauldron: 11437/40,000
Atk: 400
Pro: 2
Targets: Retaliate
As long as it lives, all other Upsets gain +30% atk. Lvl 3 Nihil.
Brutus: When untargettable – [Dagger Mine]
Magnifying Cauldron: Every turn, lvl 4 chance – [Dent]
[Dagger Mine] - Lay down a mine, and if you are attacked, deal ATK x 3 to that target with Lvl 3 chance of instant kill.
[Dent] - Deal Atk as magical to all enemies, then Lvl 4 Paralyze

The member 'Valinea Schnedecke' has done the following action : Roll Die

#1 'Attack Dice (+2)' : 10, 16, 13, 12

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#2 'Status Effect Lvl2' :


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#3 'Status Effect Lvl 1' :

Victory~!
+1600 SS

2/3 Brutus Daggers
2/5 Brutus

The member 'Illium Grimm' has done the following action : Roll Die

#1 'Monster Drop UltRare' : 7, 1

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#2 'Monster Drop Common' : 4

Paper ma-horns

Brutus A: 40,000/20,000
Atk: 300(3)
Pro: 3
Wood
Targets: Lowest Threat
Untargetable every odd turn. Pierce immunity. Lvl3 Critical. Critical Mastery I.

Brutus B: 40,000/20,000
Atk: 300(3)
Pro: 3
Wood
Targets: Lowest Threat
Untargetable every odd turn. Pierce immunity. Lvl3 Critical. Critical Mastery I.

Magnifying Cauldron: 80,000/40,000
Atk: 400
Pro: 2
Targets: Retaliate
As long as it lives, all other Upsets gain +30% atk. Lvl 3 Nihil.
Brutus: When untargettable – [Dagger Mine]
Magnifying Cauldron: Every turn, lvl 4 chance – [Dent]
[Dagger Mine] - Lay down a mine, and if you are attacked, deal ATK x 3 to that target with Lvl 3 chance of instant kill.
[Dent] - Deal Atk as magical to all enemies, then Lvl 4 Paralyze

Illium
Hotaru
Val
Av
Brutus
Brutus
Magnfying Cauldron

Brutus A: 40,000/20,000
Atk: 300(3)
Pro: 3
Wood
Targets: Lowest Threat
Untargetable every odd turn. Pierce immunity. Lvl3 Critical. Critical Mastery I.

Brutus B: 40,000/20,000
Atk: 300(3)
Pro: 3
Wood
Targets: Lowest Threat
Untargetable every odd turn. Pierce immunity. Lvl3 Critical. Critical Mastery I.

Magnifying Cauldron: 80,000/40,000
Atk: 400
Pro: 2
Targets: Retaliate
As long as it lives, all other Upsets gain +30% atk. Lvl 3 Nihil.
Brutus: When untargettable – [Dagger Mine]
Magnifying Cauldron: Every turn, lvl 4 chance – [Dent]
[Dagger Mine] - Lay down a mine, and if you are attacked, deal ATK x 3 to that target with Lvl 3 chance of instant kill.
[Dent] - Deal Atk as magical to all enemies, then Lvl 4 Paralyze

Illium decides to steal some SS this time, using Spirit Stealing

The member 'Illium Grimm' has done the following action : Roll Die

#1 'Attack Dice (+0)' : 12, 19, 5,

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#2 'Attack Dice (+1)' : 14, 2

He kicks the Brutus in the nuts, and then takes the Dagger he dropped, before fleeing "Mahahahahaha~"

Val uses a Combo of Doom

The member 'Valinea Schnedecke' has done the following action : Roll Die

#1 'Attack Dice (+2)' : 4, 18, 20, 16

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#2 'Status Effect Lvl2' :


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#3 'Status Effect Lvl 1' :

She smirks, and Slices into the Cauldran

Magnifying Cauldron: 6369/40,000
Atk: 400
Pro: 2
Targets: Retaliate
As long as it lives, all other Upsets gain +30% atk. Lvl 3 Nihil.
Brutus: When untargettable – [Dagger Mine]
Magnifying Cauldron: Every turn, lvl 4 chance – [Dent]
[Dagger Mine] - Lay down a mine, and if you are attacked, deal ATK x 3 to that target with Lvl 3 chance of instant kill.
[Dent] - Deal Atk as magical to all enemies, then Lvl 4 Paralyze

The member 'Valinea Schnedecke' has done the following action : Roll Die

#1 'Attack Dice (+2)' : 11, 9, 17

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#2 'Status Effect Lvl2' :


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#3 'Status Effect Lvl 1' :

Victory~!
+11108 SS

3/3 Brutus Dagger
4/5 Brutus

The member 'Illium Grimm' has done the following action : Roll Die

#1 'Monster Drop UltRare' : 7, 6

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#2 'Monster Drop Common' : 1

The last one!

Brutus A: 40,000/20,000
Atk: 300(3)
Pro: 3
Wood
Targets: Lowest Threat
Untargetable every odd turn. Pierce immunity. Lvl3 Critical. Critical Mastery I.

Brutus B: 40,000/20,000
Atk: 300(3)
Pro: 3
Wood
Targets: Lowest Threat
Untargetable every odd turn. Pierce immunity. Lvl3 Critical. Critical Mastery I.

Magnifying Cauldron: 80,000/40,000
Atk: 400
Pro: 2
Targets: Retaliate
As long as it lives, all other Upsets gain +30% atk. Lvl 3 Nihil.
Brutus: When untargettable – [Dagger Mine]
Magnifying Cauldron: Every turn, lvl 4 chance – [Dent]
[Dagger Mine] - Lay down a mine, and if you are attacked, deal ATK x 3 to that target with Lvl 3 chance of instant kill.
[Dent] - Deal Atk as magical to all enemies, then Lvl 4 Paralyze

Illium
Hotaru
Val
Av
Brutus
Brutus
Magnfying Cauldron

Illium goes in to steal more SS from the Brutus and converts it to Greed to be again converted to SS Later.

The member 'Illium Grimm' has done the following action : Roll Die

#1 'Attack Dice (+0)' :
5, 20, 16

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#2 'Attack Dice (+1)' : 3, 8

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#3 'Status Effect Lvl 1' :

Hotaru freezes an enemy, it aint matter which one~

Valinea attacks the frozen enemy