Along the outskirts of Oak City, Genevieve found herself minding her own business, not bothering anyone. Today for one reason or another she decided to keep to herself and just take the day to relax. Being more busy than usual meant more stress and she didn't need that right now. Debts need to be paid, items needed to be bought, and a certain demon prince needed to be purged. Taking a seat on the soft grass under a large oak tree she began to ponder her own life for a moment and where it was headed. As a dark mage, she was less " dark mage " than her label. She realized the only reason she even associated with them was because of her ties to Odin and what she thought she owed him.

She didn't go out of her way to do evil things but she wasn't too keen on the royal family either so maybe she was right where she needed to be. For all the power she had she never really had to use it so she began to wonder what it was all for. Bringing her knees up to her body she realized that she never really fought anyone. She knew at some point in her life she would need to fight but without experience how was she supposed to do that and live? All these thoughts and more clouded her mind like the currently cloudy sky overhead. She just wanted to live a peaceful existence but that wouldn't be possible if she couldn't defend herself, especially as a dark mage. Since when did life get this hard and why didn't I notice it until now....What to do, what to do?

Roaming through the forests of Oak, Shichiro had recently had an encounter with a member of the dark guild known as, Eternal Nightmare. He had been running around trying to round up as many members of this dark guild as he could for a few days now, even deterring people from joining their ranks to prevent their influence from spreading around the area. Shichiro decided to declare martial law whilst ordering his seated knights and lieutenants under him to lockdown the city until further notice, not allowing citizens to either come in or out until further notice, in order to bolster security around the area in hopes of deterring people from joining criminal organizations. He'd also hoped the presence of a captain commander would also further serve to strength as a deterrent. Deciding to take a quick break, Shichiro decided he would leave town for a little while in order to take a break from the people around him.

it was quite stifling to have people call out to him all the time. It seems word of his promotion travelled quickly in no time. He wasn't sure why stories of him were being spread around but he knew that it was only a matter of time before his abilities were known and there was nobody left for him to actively pursue. If word got around that he would show up to certain places, he wouldn't be able to sneak up on potential bounties and wanted criminals. As he went to relax, he had saw an unfamiliar looking girl sitting in the outskirt plains of Oak. he thought she was quite pretty and she somewhat reminded him of a girl he had a crush on a long time ago named Juni. he hadn't seen her in awhile and wondered if they'd cross paths again. Still, he decided he'd approach this girl in order to see what her deal was.

Walking across the plains, Shichiro decided to shake off his feelings of familiarity and decided to inform the girl of the events going on. "Excuse me miss. I'm going to have to ask you to come with me back into the city. Martial law has been imposed and I'm going to need you to come with me back into the town of Oak, if you don't comply then well I'll have to be forced to take action and I'd really not want to resort to violence," Shichiro said a bit sternly. He didn't want to come off as commanding but at the same time, he didn't believe in appealing to the mercy of the people he might need to protect or command. He'd begin to play with his bruiser's gauntlet, refastening it in front of the woman.

It was far and few times when Genevieve heard something that made her worry. Even in those rare instances, she kept her cool because she knew that in time it could be taken care of or if it was something out of her control she just let it be and let Odin take care of it. This was not one of those times. Oak was a city well under the control of Eternal Nightmare. There wasn't a time where she a Rune Knight near it so why now? Where were Odin and the others? Were they ok? She had far too many questions and no one to answer them right now. If this man is who he said he was and she was starting to believe him, then she couldn't ask him anything. Her face looked concerned and she tried to calm herself, thinking of a way to get to her guildmates and away from this man.

Oh, I'm sorry I'll come with you, but do you think you can give me a hand? I hurt my ankle which why I'm out here sitting now.

She had to pat herself on the back with that quick bullshit thinking. Chuckling nervously to make that last part seem a little more light-hearted, Genevieve held out her hand so she could be let up.

Well, it seems like this girl didn't have any ill will present towards him but he couldn't help but feel a certain way. Fastening his gauntlet for the last time, he sighed after he listened to her answer. She had apparently hurt herself and was just sitting in the grass all this time. It was a bit strange since she didn't seem like she was in pain but nonetheless it was his job to serve and protect the citizens of Fiore. Extending his right hand towards her own outstretched arm, Shichiro decided to help her up by pulling her up roughly until she was on her feet.

He'd then place her arm around his shoulders to use as a support so she could walk on the one good leg she had. he then began to walk back towards Oak down where he had personally instructed the lock down of the town. "Watch your step miss, we'll arrive back in town shortly. By the way, how did you hurt your leg anyway. It feels a bit strange you were sitting there for so long without calling for help or seemingly being in pain. Are you sure, you're injured," Shichiro had asked as they had stepped along their way.

She waited until his hand was fully outstretched before she quickly grabbed his hand using her body weight to pull him down towards her. If she was successful she would wrap her legs around him in a way that would replicate an Arm Bar. She wasn't sure how she would measure up against this man, this was her first actual attempt at fighting another actual living being and not some faceless mask in the crowd. Her actions caused her adrenaline to rush throughout her body and she felt a rush she had never felt before. She wouldn't even be able to hear what he said due to her actions practically changing the course of their future, even if it was only a small change.

Oak is under Eternal Nightmare, why are you knights even here all of a sudden?

The sky above them went from a clear beautiful day with not a cloud in the sky, to dark clouds billowing over the horizon and covering the sky. Thunder and lightning set a scene that was far too dramatic for what was going on below it. Soon the sky opened up a torrent of rain washed over the land.

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As he clasped his hand with hers, the female he had tried to help attempted to pull him down onto the floor using her body in an attempt to get him on the ground. Shichiro was a bit confused as this was happening as he thought she was just a woman in need of aid but now he knew she was an enemy, possibly a person running around with a bad crowd. Still, regardless of her intentions, it didn't change the fact she had try to assault a member of the Rune Knights, a high ranking on at that. As the woman tried to fasten her legs around his neck and torso to lock into position for the armbar, Shichiro jerked the left side of his body clockwise towards the direction of the woman in order to extend his left arm towards his right arm, placing it in-between the join where the forearm and the bicep connects, grabbing the left thigh of the woman with his right arm in order to lock his arms in place.

It looks as if Shichiro was performing a rear, naked choke hold on thin air, only to prevent his right arm from being locked up by the enemy. He'd then push off the ground with both of his legs into the direction of the female once again, folding the female over onto her back and in the same motion, getting to his knees while remaining in the choke hold position. While his opponent was on her back, Shichiro now freed his left arm, clenching his fist in order to slam his fist into the woman's face. Though his right arm as still locked in between the woman, he no longer would be in danger of suffering any damage from being in an unfortunate position.

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Though she was successful in her execution of the basic armbar technique, she was not done yet. Adjusting herself only slightly in order to get a better grip as her legs were across his chest and his right arm firmly between her thighs which could be called " thick as bricks " by some people. The technique is continued with his forearm on her chest and with her holding onto his arm firmly. This was the setup for the armbar that she was performing but it was not the end result. In order for her to apply the pressure, she simply leaned back and arched her hips at the same time. This would apply intense pressure on the poor unfortunate soul who was in the lock and as more pressure is applied with enough strength one could simply break the arm, which she was hoping to do. He's not even answering her question told her that they would be fighting until one of them couldn't do so anymore, she was hoping to be the one on top. With all her combined strength she continued to apply pressure which would happen at the elbow joint. Apparently, this would cause intense pain but the technique was good for those in a pickle.

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Miscalculating the maneuver used to try and escape, Shichiro was now caught in a lock that would restrict the use of his right arm. The woman had now begun to apply pressure to the right arm of Shichiro's arm which he was particularly fond of. In this particular situation, Shichiro wasn't exactly in the mood to answer questions seeing as he was now fighting for what would potentially be his life after being attacked out of the blue. As the woman applied damage to his right arm, Shichiro decided to use his left arm to push his upper body off the ground, slightly lifting the female a bit.  Bringing both of his knees as close to his abdomen as he could get, Shichiro pushed himself from off the ground slightly in order to tilt the woman's lower body upward Shichiro then turned his right hand as best as he could towards the shirt of the woman who had his right arm captive, if it already wasn't facing so, grabbing and holding tightly. Bending one of his knees, he situated himself into a kneeling position in order to properly and comfortably perform the maneuver.

Shichiro then maneuvered his left under the woman's body in order to grab the article of clothing she was wearing near her hips, pushing and lifting the woman up. With her legs firmly around his chest, he had no trouble lifting her up from off of the ground with ease, pushing off of the leg he was kneeling on into a standing position with the woman still fastened onto his arm. Shichiro would then swing both arms down towards the floor in an attempt to slam the female down onto the floor in order to cause damage to her back. He would do this in hopes she would let go of his arm in which he could then use freely to strike her in the future. If she didn't let go the first time, he would simply repeat the process and try again.

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There was a hope that she would break his arm before he could do any harm towards her, she honestly wanted to at least take that and hinder his actions against her before she ran away to find the rest of her guildmates. Anyone that knew Genevieve knew that she wasn't particularly well versed in fighting, especially as she chose to be a support for the members of her team rather than going in head first to any fights at all. This lack of technical knowledge gave her some very basic fight skills but she would use them as much as she could.

The man seemed to fight through the pain as he was able to get his footing, grab hold of her with his free arm, and with his hand that she had been holding onto he grabbed onto her shirt. Through all his actions she applied more and more pressure to his arm even when she was lifted off the ground and slammed onto the ground she continued to hold on and apply the pressure to his arm hoping to do some damage to it before she could let go. The pain of being slammed onto the ground was something of a surprise to Genevieve. It hurt of course but a surge of pleasure followed right after that and then a shudder. It was weird and she couldn't describe it but as she was lifted once more she knew she couldn't take another one of those.

Quickly letting go of the man's arm as she almost hit the ground her upper body fell backward where her hands would hit the ground and steady the rest of her body. Once her hands hit the floor she released her legs and swung them over the rest of her body with her feet aiming to hit the man square in the jaw as they kicked upwards and back until she had both her feet planted on the ground and pulling the rest of her body up again to complete what could fully be described as a backhand spring. If successful she would continue by quickly tackling him to the ground.  She needed to knock him out and if that kick didn't do it she needed to find some other way and quick.

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Making the best of his situation, he had successfully lifted the girl up from the grass and drove her body into it previously. With his strength, he was confident he could do a bit of damage at the cost of taking some himself. Even though being in the armbar was a troubling situation, the girl didn't apply as much pressure as he thought she would. No matter, he would persevere in this situation they were entangled in as he attempted to lift the female up once more. Lifting the girl up, he had proceeded to try for another slam in order to deal another blow. However, before he could land this blow, it seems he had succeeded in having the girl let go of his right arm. In order to defend herself from being slammed a second time, she had placed her hands onto the ground in order to stabilize the rest of her body. As she did this, Shichiro had raised his now freed right arm up a foot or so above her, bringing it down into her stomach attempting to strike her while she was vulnerable. If successful, he'd be able to hinder her torso and push her body down onto the ground until she was flat on her back.

While she was on the ground Shichiro would then mount her, sitting on her abdomen, both of his knees touching the floor on the sides of her body. He felt a bit strange doing this but she was the one who started the attack first and all he was doing was defending himself, even if it doesn't look like it at this point in time. It was too late to try and get her to come quietly with him so he figured it was best to just knock her out and forcefully take her back with him. From there, his assault would begin. Starting with his right, open palm, he'd thrown a powerful slap towards the left side of her face, following it up with a right slap with the left open palmed hand. He would rinse and repeat until she was sure the girl was unconscious.

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Genevieve didn't know who she was going up against, she wouldn't realize how much stronger and faster he was until she let go of his arm to catch herself and in turn try to harm him. Her legs never got a chance to kick upwards because once she let go of his arm in order to fall back in the position of the back flip she was trying to do, the man's arm was slamming into her mid section causing another wave of pain followed by another wave of pleasure. This hit took her off her balance and she was soon on her back without much time to recover before the man was mounting her. The wind literally being knocked out of her caused her to react too late and soon she was pinned under him. The remnants of Asmodeus were still ravaging her body so while she was supposed to feel contempt and anger, instead she was feeling lust and anger.

Although she was in the worst position she could possibly be in this didn't stop her from defending herself. Watching as the man opened his hand for what clearly looked to be a slap she quickly put her arms up to block them from hitting her face. The man's assault was relentless and she really didn't know what to do in this situation. With little time to think on her next action and with both her hands being free, she allowed his left hand to hit her face so she could grab his hand with both of hers to keep him there and bite the absolute hell out of his wrist, hitting the veins there and using all the pressure she could from her jaw to do damage to the delicate system of veins. She hoped this would get him off of her but she wouldn't know for sure if it was enough. She only did some damage to his arm when she held him in that armbar but that wasn't enough for him to stop slamming her against the hard ground when she did do it. Honestly, it only ended up with him getting the upper hand and her ending up in this position. It was time to put distance between the two and she was gonna try everything to get him off of her, or at least give her some sort of way to get from this position she was in.

With all the rain the ground below the two would become slippery with mud, something that didn't go unnoticed by Genevieve. It was probably her only way from under this man, but she needed him to give her just an inch before she could take a mile.

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Currently, Shichiro has mounted the female in an attempt to subdue and then attack her. Although he was in the middle of fighting to defend himself, he still couldn't help but wonder what led to this whole situation in the first place. he had some ideas as he was currently declaring martial law on the town of Oak and hindering them from performing their usual activities but still, in the end it would have been for the greater good of Fiore in the long wrong. Why is this such a hard concept for people to understand? Fueled by frustration, Shichiro had managed to slap the woman's left side but not where he initially intended for the blow to hit. She had managed to put up her guard just in time in order to make it so her arm took the brunt of the damage instead of her face. Shichiro had then followed up with his left like initially planned and delivered another slap, this time landing where he had initially aimed for. Shichiro wondered why she allowed that one to go through instead of just shielding her face with her arms again until his arm was grabbed once again.

This time, it was the left arm being grabbed and held near her face after the initial slap. The female decided it was a good idea to sink her teeth into his flesh, the wrist to be exact. Shichiro grit his teeth once it happened, sucking his teeth in pain but enduring it. If this was the woman's attempt to get him off of her, then it had failed horribly. Instead of getting him off of her, this had only proved to have angered him instead. While gritting his teeth, Shichiro simply clenched his right hand into a fist and brought it over the woman's face, slamming it down onto her temple. He'd use this opportunity to get another blow in as the woman bit down on his wrist. It wasn't too bad all things considered since she was definitely on the weaker side of things when it came to dealing damage, almost as if he was fighting a civilian. However, even though it felt like bragging when he said it, Shichiro knew he was quite strong, being able to deal with most mages easily with just his bare hands.

For this woman to be able to take a few hits of his like they were nothing with no magic, armor or any kind of protection was quite impressive. Now that his admiration for her had passed, Shichiro had gone right back to attempting to pummel her until she was left unconscious.

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Nothing was phasing this man. It was ridiculous! Why wasn't he going down? Or rather why wasn't he showing any god damn sign of fatigue or damage. Her teeth sunk into his flesh but he didn't get off of her. This man tanked through the pain and she knew that if we could do that then he was probably fueled by anger. Of course, she would be right, as out of the corner of her eye she saw him ball his fist up. Quickly letting go of his left hand she used the palm of her left hand to push his fist away by his wrist away from her face while releasing her bite from his wrist. As she redirected his fist in one direction she moved her head in the other. While using his body's momentum she grabbed at his shirt and pulled his body down towards her while she lifted her upper half towards him, throwing a headbutt at his nose with her forehead hoping to catch him off his guard. If she connected she would keep moving up pushing his body away from hers in an attempt to push him off of her completely.

She might have taken a few blows but she was durable enough to take a few more. With that being said she wouldn't stop fighting until there was no fight left in her. She would kick, punch, scratch, bite, and do whatever else she needed to do in order to win this even if the odds were stacked against her. She didn't know what would happen if she lost, and Genevieve didn't want to think about it. Since she got into the mess she realized that if she got out in one piece that she would need to train hard. Not only in the magical arts but the martial ones too and maybe even pick up a weapon. She couldn't let another person get this much of an upper hand over her. It was one thing to feel weak and have no control over it, but it was another thing to be weak and do nothing to gain control over it. She remembered Asmodeus and how she relied on that power, not that she had gotten rid of the demon prince she needed to rely on herself to get through.

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It seems the woman was on her last legs but he was sure all it would take is one more push before he could knock her out and take her in for questioning. Previously, he had decided to retaliate to her biting by using his right fist in order to slam it into her head. From her quick reaction, she had released one of her arms in order to shove away the right arm he was going to use as a counterattack for the bite. The female would then attempt to grab the shirt of Shichiro with the other hand was was using to hold his left arm in place. As soon as she had let go with both arms and his arm was free once again, Shichiro just clench his left hand into a balled fist, driving it directly into the chin of the woman as she came in for the headbutt to his nose. Shichiro had assumed this would be a vital hit causing her brain to rattle, knocking her unconscious as a result. If that was the case, Shichiro would simply sigh, remaining mounted on the girl for at least a few minutes wondering what to do next.

He'd eventually have to wake this woman up and bring her in for questioning as to why she had suddenly attacked him. As far as he knew, she was just an ordinary citizen sitting in the grass. Probably a radical villager who didn't exactly like the operation that he was performing here so she just took out her frustration on him, or any Rune Knight, that happened to just make their way by. Still, she should have at least had some kind of idea of who she was dealing with as he didn't like to brag but he was captain-commander of the Rune Knights. Well, no matter. He couldn't stay here any longer, nor did he want to remain in this specific position of mounting an unconscious girl, rumors would spread too fast if word got out that one of the captain commanders had been seen on top of an unconscious women after enforcing martial law. Hurrying to get off her abdomen, Shichiro decided it was best to just take her in now.

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It was her last-ditch attempt. Maybe she should have asked some questions before jumping right into the mess she mixed by her own hand. Remembering the words of the man she attacked she wondered if he was a part of the Rune Knights. Who else could have had the authority to do what he did? She would find out eventually who this man was. With her headbutt attack in motion as she came upwards, she didn't think she was slower than him with the two of them being this close to each other. They were literally body to body but it seems as, with all things, those with the high ground had the upper hand. Once the man's hand was released from her bite he went on the offensive and balled his fist up, quickly catching her with a punch to her delicate jaw. This in fact did rattle her brain and soon her vision began to flicker. She was fading and fast and begun to swing her hands towards the man as she fell back towards the wet, muddy ground. She had to be thankful that he didn't kill her but being unconscious wasn't a sure-fire way that assured her she was safe either. Soon she was completely knocked out, her mind blank and her body still, the rain didn't feel so bad now and it almost felt peaceful.

With her knocked out and unmoving she was in no position to fight back. It was sad but true, a hard lesson in the fundamental arts of battle, we don't win them all. She didn't know it but she would get herself into a lot more fights and she would win some and lose others. She was punching above her pay grade but for her to have lasted as long as she did was a surprise and for someone with no combat experience it was downright impressive. Her last thought before she faded into unconsciousness was that she wish it rained harder even though it was practically pouring waterfalls of water. She would have to report this to Odin if she ever made it back to him alive, but she was sure he would be disappointed in her failure to defend herself and Oak, their home, could she really even face him after this? Embarrassing as it will be she knew she would have too but for now, she was done fighting.

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Just as he was about to pick up the unconscious woman and place her on his back, he could feel some kind of reaction towards her, beckoning him to place his palm onto her head. He wasn't sure why he felt the need to do this but he knew it had something to do with his magic. Giving a slight shrug, he'd place his right hand onto her forehead in an attempt to see where this would lead him. At first, nothing happened but after a while, he could feel the devourer dragon's mana coursing through his veins, wondering what was taking effect. A strange, magenta colored glow had begun to emanate from his palm as he began to absorb what seemed like the essence of another dragon slayer's power. Shichiro didn't know he could do this at will, or at all. Well, now that he discovered he could just take the essence of another slayer, he would definitely go out and search for more powers he could steal. For some odd reason, he knew that he wouldn't be able to just walk up and place his hand on any dragon slayer's head while they were conscious as he was basically stealing something important of theirs. Eventually, he came across one with a large, three meter pond in the center of it. The pond itself was two feet deep and had various fish swimming inside of it.

The clearing itself was at least fifteen meters in diameter before they went back into the dense vegetation of the forest. Well, he would deal more with that later as soon as he'd have more of a chance to think about it later. For now, he would just pick up the    unconscious female, placing her onto his back and heading back into town. it was quite slippery from the mud after the rain had fallen but he'd endure it. Thinking about it, he figured it would be best not to bring her in for questioning as it would be too much of a hassle and just registered it as a frustrated civilian that hit their boiling point. The thing that bothered him was, she was indeed a dragon slayer but it was unknown to him which one she would be as she didn't use any magic.

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