While everyone was on their back to Sleeping Calamity's guild, it seemed that there had been an influx of new members as well as old members showing up again. Because of this, Knux had taken the initiative to set up a group mission for everyone to do together. There was a need to see how everyone functioned as individuals and a group. There was also the bonus factor getting them going with getting paid and such.
Jikan was accompanied with her brown and white colored Duhlin mount Maxx, and her red fured in a Christmas suit exceed Mia. Her items were held in Mia's space dimension bag. The both of them, Maxx and Mia, were following jikan from behind as she wore casual clothes today.
Along her way to the location Jikan went by Sleeping Calamity's guild hall....to only see it heavily damaged and destroyed. Broken pieces of the guild's building laid on the ground as a few nearby citizens worked to organize salvageable pieces while putting the begining steps of reconstruction. A bit of work had already been done by the Orchidia town's people to fix Sleeping Calamity's home. Just by looking, Jikan would guess about 40% of the building had been rebuilt so far. Yet so much more would have to be done.
"My...home...". The place she had finally settled in after decades of roaming throughout the country. The hall that held the last two years of her blood, sweat, smiles...was broken. The redecoration to give a shine of life to the halls, the remodeled floors that were removed of the old, broken and decrepit pieces of wood. Renewed with personally cut wood, sawed offed and smoothed. All of that was dust. All that work to make the exterior and interior of the old building into a new place that could be welcomed as a home. Was.....gone.
Jikan was furious...no...enraged! Who would have done this? Who could have done this? A white intense aura flowed around her, first being a thin layer before erupting into the air with an roar of a blast. The echo from her mana, her anger, blocked her physical features. The only things visible were her eyes that shined with a wrathful glare.
"Lady....Jikan". A citizen called out to her, one of the people helping to rebuild the guild hall.
Jikan turned towards the person, sighing as her calmed herself down and released her tension. Returning to normal.
"Yes...I'm fine. What happened here?".
"We're....we're sorry. Some mercenary group came several weeks ago. Broke down the door and destroyed the hall to the ground, There was someone who showed up and got into a conflict with them. An elf fellow that seemed to try and stop him. They left here dragging him off with them".
"I see, its not ya'lls fault.", Jikan sighed and pondered to herself. It was her mistake. She was gone for too long. Although she had kicked plenty of dark guilds out in the two years time she stayed her, she was foolish to think just because they had been so quiet and only been noted to be away from the North, that they did not have underground ears to hear that Orchidia's defender was gone. With Jikan gone, and no real defenders present, it was only a matter of time that someone came to cause chaos. She was just glad that it sounded like they did not bother the town's people.
But Jikan had more things to think about. Who was this person that got dragged away. Jikan would have panicked about it being one of her kids but the town's people new them well. They would have easily identified them if this was the case. Jikan knew a hand full of elves, but, from her knowledge none of them were in this region. Who was this mysterious person?
"In the time that I've been gone, has anyone hurt you or the town?".
"No. Actually...they've been very, supportive? of us and the town. We were worried when they attacked the guild, but they have just been doing jobs and such that we need done. We do know their names now. They're known as Paradise Dawn and are apparently located in the Sieghart Mountains".
This was so old and confusing. Jikan had no knowledge of this guild. Never met them or interacted. And they attacked the guild, yet not the town? Was it Sleeping Calamity they were after then? Was it simply just them trying to dominate and control the area?
"Okay, thank you for updating me on these things. There are...things that I am going to be dealing with internally with this. But, hearing that they have done you all no harm is a relief to hear. And...thank you for helping rebuild the guild hall. I will be back later with people to do the work".After doing this Jikan would turn and head towards the meeting location for the mission. She would arrive at the desginated meeting place after the others had. Knux in his battle gear with his mount along with a familar face and a knew face. "Hello Hassan, it has been a long time. How have you been?". She would then turn towards the newer face,
"Hello I do not think I have met you before. My name is Jikan, current Guild Master of our guild".
After greetings and names were given, Jikan would tell each of the people present about the latest information she had just received. About their Guild hall being destroyed, the people involved, and the actions towards the town since then. Their cleaned up guild hall was destroyed, but at least the houses that Jikan and worked on fixing during the two year gap from everyone was still up and safe.
Wc: 1018
Mission: 150 / 900
10% wc reduction from Mia. 10% of 1000 is 900
lot of stuff is in this post, but will only use 150 for mission