Kazimir held the quest slip in his hand. It had been a while since he stretched his wings like this. But part of the reason he came back was to help those in the guild reach their full potential.

He headed toward the Hinoki theater to meet with the manager. It was a grand multi-story gothic building. It was a marvel of traditional Joyan Architecture, with old wooden beams holding it up for generations.

The wind mage leaned against a tori gate, waiting for Blake to arrive. The crew was just now filtering into the theater, but Kaz wanted to arrive before the show began to get a good look at the structure of the place. Plus he didn't fully know what Blake was capable of but intended on having him take more of the lead and Kaz would be back up for him. He looked over a small blueprint of the building in his hand and kept an eye out for any entrances on the rooftop.

He would greet Blake once he arrived and together they'd head up to the building. "Alright Blake, how do you want to handle this. We have a possible assailant coming to kidnap them.

The sun had already gone down and the crew was in full wardrobe. The orchestra slowly went from out of tune violas to a rhymic symphony.

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"Kaz is fine," he assured the new member of fairy tail. Even during his time in the rune knights, Kazmir was not big on formality. He handed over the quest and the map to Blake. "that's right. Just have to protect the performers on stage. Someone has been threatening them and they think there will be an attack tonight." He walked up towards the entrance and nodded along as Blake described his plan.

"Sounds good," he replied. It was weird to think about himself as not being the one to take the high ground for once but was more than happy to oblige. "I'll man the front entrance," He pointed to a spot on the blueprint that showed a stairwell inside that led to the rooftop. "That should do it. Good luck." And with that he parted ways and let Blake take the rooftop. The show was about to begin and Kaz greeted people as they entered and made awkward introductions as they recognized him.

The lights dimmed on the audience with the attention pulled toward the stage. A set of performers danced to the center of the stage to the beat of the music. The show was in full swing with acrobatic flair and music arrangements. A slew of actresses danced and enchanted the crowd. Kaz's mind wandered from watching the entrance to the performance inside. He sealed the doors behind him now so he could keep more focus on the possible victims.

The show was about to drop the curtain for the end of the first act. But they didn't fall. The performers stood up from their bow and looked around trying to figure out what the hold up was. The audience began to whisper if this was part of the show or not.

A burst of grey smog scoured the stage. The performers tumbled to the ground. The smoke swirled into a column in the center, revealing Ayakashi, a masked man holding two actresses in his arms. "These ladies are coming with me. If anyone tries to stop me, they will never perform again." The assailant began to back away and look up at the rafters, plotting his escape.

Kazimir rushed forward and looked up through a small window that led to the rooftop. Kaz dashed toward the stage, closing the distance in a matter of seconds. A panicked Ayakashi grasped a rope that repelled him swiftly toward the roof exit. As he was hurtling upward, he threw one of the actresses as a diversion.

Kaz redirected his mad dash and hurled himself toward the falling actress. He wrapped his arms around her and landed on a stage platform. Ayakashi crashed through the window and leaped onto the roof. The final woman in his arms pushed free but was staggering backward, losing her footing and ready to fall back through the window.

WC 490
Total 723

"Thanks. Good luck to you two as well," he nodded and waved to the angel. he took his post at the entrance for the night to begin.

The attack happened midway through the play and the wind mage caught a falling lady as the villain rushed to the rooftop. Kaz dashed up through the rooftop window just in time to see chaos. He landed on the roof as Blake crashed into the ground below. A sigh of relief escaped his lips though as the man held the remaining actress in his arms. A sudden burst of light followed and Micah was already kicking the Assailant into a tree with a loud thud before dashing over to the summoner.

The little angel began to fade back to the spirit world, and Kaz waved once more at the tiny being of light. Kaz stepped next to Blake and faced the attacker. "Excellent job. I'll handle it from here. You have the important job of making sure she's safe," Kaz spoke with a light-hearted tone to Blake but his eyes pierced with anger at the attacker that tried to kill him. He saw the attack and gaging the man's strength it would have been a hard hit.

"Consuming wind," He whispered into the air and held out his hand to create a cone of wind. The masked man stumbled to his feet and braced himself but the gale-force swept him, the tree and part of the ground away.
The man was thrust into another line of trees and Kaz turned to face Blake.

"Mission accomplished. Let's get this lady back where she belongs and finish the show," he nodded with a smile and helped Blake take the woman back. The manager would pay them and they could finish the show if they wanted to. The rune knights came in and took care of the rest.

WC 340
Total 1063
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