He proceeded to make his way towards an empty street bench. He brushed off a few tattered leaves before taking a seat atop it. He removed his left hand from his pocket and placed it behind the bench whilst closing his eyes. A silence began to drown out the noise. The shuffling of feet, bickering of voices, roars of merchants, all became silent. Shin rested the left side of his head against his shoulder, allowing the cool wind to put him to sleep. The folk walking by could not help but stare and glare, often murmuring remarks towards him but alas, Shin could not hear anything. It was as if he was an animal placed on display for all of Crocus to gaze at.
Crocus Chatter [Galaxy]
Thu Oct 20, 2016 3:37 pm
He proceeded to make his way towards an empty street bench. He brushed off a few tattered leaves before taking a seat atop it. He removed his left hand from his pocket and placed it behind the bench whilst closing his eyes. A silence began to drown out the noise. The shuffling of feet, bickering of voices, roars of merchants, all became silent. Shin rested the left side of his head against his shoulder, allowing the cool wind to put him to sleep. The folk walking by could not help but stare and glare, often murmuring remarks towards him but alas, Shin could not hear anything. It was as if he was an animal placed on display for all of Crocus to gaze at.
Thu Oct 20, 2016 5:01 pm
The world around Andromeda began to blur into a mess of colors as she found herself gaining closer and at the same time farther from her catch. The chase itself was more fun than she had in a long time as her body climbed over benches, around trees, and under logs. "♪ Come on you! This chase can only last so lon-- oofff " The cool ground was a nice and expected end to what seemed like a life long game of catch up. Her mind began to piece the world back to its original state. Slowing getting to her feet she saw that she had fallen to a larger pair of feet. As she rose her fluctuating orbs of Sea Green and Sky Blue followed the length of the feet to a pair of legs, into a torso, and finally resting to a face. " Sorry! I didn't see ya there. "Looking in the direction that she was heading in, her eyes narrowed slightly as she saw the leaf fly away on the wind, effectively winning the game and ending her fun.
Fri Oct 21, 2016 3:36 am
Annoyance sprung onto Shin's face. Just who did this girl think she was? Colliding with a stranger and now looking off into the distance. Cracking his neck, Shin moved a few feet closer, as to cast a intimidating shadow over top of her. He glanced around before beginning to speak. "Listen kid, who the hell do you think you are bumping into strangers? Don't your parents know how take care of you?" Shin asked in a booming tone.
Fri Oct 21, 2016 8:21 am
" Maaaybe if you didn't have your feet so far out, I wouldn't have fell. Maaybe you should be saying sorry to me! And just maaybe I won't have to mess ya up...Pfft, who am I? Who are you? " She purposely set her voice into a mocking tone with each use of the word maybe, just like a child. Andromeda was bold, bolder than hot sauce on a grilled cheese sandwich. She was tired of these " adults " thinking that they could talk to her any old kind of way. She was the darn chosen vessel for Zeus, she wasn't just gonna sit idly by and let people talk down to her for no reason. She didn't even care that he could probably knock the wind out of her in one blow. All Andromeda cared about at this moment was finding out who this man thought the hell he was.
Fri Oct 21, 2016 2:54 pm
Before he could continue, she began to talk in a childish manner, claiming he should apologize or else she'd mess him up. The mere thought of her doing anything of that sort caused him to chuckle. As he regained his composure, he bent down in a squatting position. He raised his right arm, grasping her right shoulder with his hand. Applying firm pressure, he was attempting to get a message across. "Listen up brat, you might wanna watch it with that attitude of yours. Otherwise, these people aren't gonna be able to save you," he stated as he removed his hand from her shoulder. He lifted himself up before taking a seat upon the bench once more. "As for me, the name's Shin Katari, Phantom Lord mage," he added with a grin. Although it was not the smartest of ideas to reveal his affiliation, he felt it would be an efficient way of striking fear into this little girl.
Fri Oct 21, 2016 6:22 pm
Fri Oct 21, 2016 7:30 pm
"Yeah, I'm a mage. Unlike most common mages though, I use nullification magic. Essentially, I'm untouchable," Shin responded boastfully. Saying he was untouchable was an exaggeration of course. She did not need to know that though. Curiously, Shin shifted his slightly, his back pressing up against the bench arm-rest. He extended his feet forward, allowing the heels of his shoes to make contact with the ground. "Now that I answered your question, tell me, what kind of magic do you use?" Her earlier remark of messing Shin up caused him to ask the question. Was it merely a bluff? Did she actually think she was able to go toe-to-toe with him? Only her response would tell.
Fri Oct 21, 2016 7:48 pm
Fri Oct 21, 2016 11:01 pm
Putting her age aside, Shin was intrigued by her response regarding magic. She regarded magic as a blessing. She furthered this response by talking about a god. Puzzled for a moment, Shin burst out laughing. Attracting glances from around, he could not help himself. It was a moment before he finally stopped, wiping tears from his eyes. "This god you speak of, you borrow powers from it? What if it deemed you not to be worthy? What if you prayed and prayed but it did not respond? What if during battle, it stopped aiding you? What would you do then?" Shin ridiculed. She wanted to tackle Shin's magic, he would do the same. She wanted to barrage the way he acted, he would do the same. In life, there was a saying that one should 'treat other as they wish to be treated'. It was time for this to come into fruition.
Sat Oct 22, 2016 1:23 pm
" I was taught to be humble, to fear and respect Zeus, to love and adore him. " Borrowing " I used that word as a form of respect, to honor his power and his name. Even if I never prayed. Even if he didn't think me worthy. None of that would matter. At my whim I control Zeus, his body becomes mine rather he wants it too or not.... I take over and what's his is no longer his. " She didn't look away from Shin as she spoke, she needed her words to hold the weight is was meant to even as he smiled at him. She could see that the man next to her didn't take to kindly to her words about his magic. His response to her own was a direct reflection of that. She was young alright but she wasn't about to let him talk any ole way about her god and not address it. He was gone learn today.
Sat Oct 22, 2016 3:43 pm
Shifting his gaze away from hers, he let out a slight yawn. The dullness of the sky was beginning to get to him along with the interruption of his nap. If not for her, he would certainly be sound asleep but no, she just had to come along and ruin his perfect slumber. Sighing, he looked at her once more. "Sure you've got the power of a god and all but do you think you're strong enough? Cause to me, a brat like you doesn't seem like she knows anything about fighting. How you got your hand on a magic like take over is besides me but I'll tell ya one piece of advice, don't let that go to waste," Shin stated. He always wished to get his hands on a power as great as take over. Sure nullification magic was special and had its own pros and cons but take over in of itself was a great magic too. It just pained him to see a brat possibly wasting such a rare magic.
Sat Oct 22, 2016 7:08 pm
Sun Oct 23, 2016 12:09 am
As the day continued to roll along, time around the bench seemed to be at a stand still. It was enjoying to talk to someone, despite the conversations being conducted with childish attitudes. It didn't help that Shin usually responded with the same tone she replied with. Being the adult, it was expected he would be the bigger man, backing down from arguing with a little girl but he held his own morals and part of those morals meant never backing down from anything, no matter who the opposite person was. "Say, what the hell were you doing running into me anyways? Couldn't have been that important that you didn't see in front of you."
Sun Oct 23, 2016 3:59 pm
Sun Oct 23, 2016 6:30 pm
Her question regarding Phantom Lord was one that Shin was not expecting. The expression on his face that of a baffled one. How was it that someone did not know about Phantom Lord? Arguably the most historic and powerful dark guild in existence. With all the battle they've been involved in, it was shocking to know there were those who had never heard about the guild. Adjusting himself into a comfortable position, he locked his eyes onto Andromeda. It was time for a history lesson. "Basically, Phantom Lord is a Dark Guild. We're considered to be one of the most historic guilds around, specializing in all things considered dark. Out natural rivals are the guilds considered to be Light, or good. Of course, a guy like me shouldn't even be in a place like Crocus." That was as far as Shin was able to explain Phantom Lord. After all, she just needed to know the basics and that was as basic as it got. "I'm surprised you haven't heard of us. You don't live under a rock do you?"
Sun Oct 23, 2016 8:32 pm
" No I don't live under a rock. I lived on a mountain which technically means I lived on top of a rock, and then I lived in Baska town. So excuse me for not being exposed to these things...So what do people do in these guilds? And what's up with this Light and Dark guild stuff? Are you like the bad guys here? "The warmth of the sun began to fade as the day was coming into a close and the night took it's turn. Her curiosity began to climb ever higher with every new bit of information that Shin spilled. She was never told any of this or perhaps her guardian died before she could explain the workings of the world fully to her.
Sun Oct 23, 2016 11:31 pm
As evident by her earlier remarks, she truly did have a way with her words. She claimed to live atop a rock, not under, as she stated she lived atop a mountain. She hailed from the town of Baska, an area Shin had never been to. Instead, his father used to tell him stories about the town. If her claim of living atop a mountain was true, that would explain how she knew little of guilds. After all, how exactly would news travel up a mountain? Whatever the case was, Shin did not mind explaining the concept of guilds to her. In fact, he quite enjoyed it as it allowed the two to have a normal conversation, one without arguments.
"Well, guilds do a bunch of different things. It all depends on the guild of course. The general thing is doing requests for different people. Occasionally, we'll get into fight with other guild members. Some do fighting for fun and others do it as a business," Shin began. He himself fought for fun but occasional, he would get out of hand. It also depended on the person he met. If someone pissed him off, he would surely fight until he felt satisfied. "Anyone considered to be a part of dark guild would be considered bad. If I were to reveal my guild tattoo to everyone right now, it wouldn't be as peaceful as it is now. As for the light and dark bullshit, it's always been like that I think. We aren't supposed to get along with them and they aren't supposed to get along with us." He was unsure how long the dark and light affiliation had been in place. "Besides, what I do is for myself. If people think I'm a bad guy, they can go and screw themselves. Phantom Lord ain't a bad place what you get to know the people," Shin continued. For a moment, Shin had forgotten about the time. Nightfall began to creep up on the town. "I guess I got carried away myself. Anyways, now that you know a little more, what do you think your affiliation is? Light or Dark?"
Mon Oct 24, 2016 8:31 pm
Tue Oct 25, 2016 12:59 am
After a moment of realization, Shin calmed down. He rested his back against the bench once more and looked down at the girl. Maybe it was fatigue that was beginning to take over or maybe she just thought of Shin as pillow. Whatever the reason was, it was nice to have bonded to someone over a short amount of time. His attitude usually didn't allow for this moments like this. Afraid to admit it, it was as if the two had formed an older brother -young sister bond. Resting his left arm on the back of the bench as he used his right to hold his head up, he let a yawn escape his mouth. "You may not consider me a bad guy but everyone else here sure as hell would. It's something that comes along with being a member of a dark guild. You automatically get branded a bad person. I accepted that a long time ago and now I just roll with. Anyone pisses me off, they'll learn. Hell, I'm honestly surprised I didn't kill you for pissing me of. Guess you happened to bump into me at a good time," Shin responded with a somewhat joking manner. It was true though. He dealt with his annoyances in ways others didn't. If Andromeda had pissed him off more than she originally did, he was positive things wouldn't end up being this way. "You know, I've been meaning to ask. How old are you?"
Wed Oct 26, 2016 11:04 am
- Andromeda Dios -
" I think you called this Take Over. I'm still wondering if you can nullify what I can do in this form, but lets save that for another day. " Speaking in a soothing voice stood a figure twice the size of the child that was just there. Her hair as dark as the sky and her eyes flickering and glowing like a storm of lightning. Her body was no longer that of a child and as she stood there in an armored like dress the area around her seem to be alight with magical energy. " Well this is goodbye for now. " Turning away from Shin she began to walk out of sight, a flash of lightning hitting her as she walked which turned into skipping once the light faded...
- exit -
Wed Oct 26, 2016 3:37 pm
As he brought his arms down, a flash of lightning struck down on Andromeda. As the light dissipated, what was left was not a little girl but a staggering figure. His eyes widened as he could not help but stare. The hairs on his arm body began to rise, as goosebumps lined his skin. There was an overwhelming feeling that surrounded Shin. It was not one of fear nor surprise, but rather envy. There was power stemming from the figure, and it was beautiful. As Andromeda or whatever it was walked away, Shin was left alone in the darkness of the street. He lifted himself up from the bench, beginning to walk in the opposite direction. As he formed fists with both hands, he couldn't help but think to himself. "A god against a mortal. Who'll win?"
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