Drakkon had been doing his best to get stronger. There was a war coming within the country where Dragon Order was placed, so he figured he would be ready. He also decided to go on this adventure with a woman who wasn’t strong. He was hoping to make her into a warrior or at least able to fend for herself when the time went by. While seeking to do something, he heard rumors of things going off the rails in the North. It was weird to hear that, seeing as that side of Fiore was home to some of the scariest and strongest mages.

It seemed like something weird was going on, and he decided to go see what was going on. The trip to the North was easy, a one-dimensional slash away from Pergrande and North Fiore. He would arrive at the location and while he had done that, he noticed the chaos that was going on around the place. It seemed like there were people going around making a mess around this place. Hai was next to Drakkon shaking his head to see the mess that was going on.

“Father it seemed like these people are going crazy.” He said to Drakkon.

Drakkon looked around and he shook his head. This was not what he was expecting, but this was going to be fun. If he were to help, he would do it his way. It would be rough to do it his way, but that was fine. He didn’t care to be nice to anybody here. He looked behind him as he figured Maple was trying to gather herself with what was happening.

“They are going to need some mean discipline. That is what I’m here for. Hey Maple, if you see me do something I do, and you don’t like it, look the other way please.” He said to her as he started walking off in a direction.

He could smell a lot of people in a specific area. They were moving around a lot as if they didn’t know what they were doing.

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It was interesting to ponder and figure out why Maple was brought along with all of this, But suppose Maple was an interesting witness. There was always things to learn from it. Much like while most people would think Maple was entirely sweet and innocent looking.

She actually was use to people being harmed or hurt. After all she did hunt at times for wild animal meat when she needed too. She always said it happens that you need to kill or harm something, The cycle of life and death, Witnessing animals eat one another. When some one actually put it all in the realities of the world. Nature is equal parts scary and pretty.

But that was not entirely the point it seemed, now there was time for things to do. People to witness and adventure to be had. Drakkon and Maple going to see the events in the north and how it was going was an interesting thing.

At least Maple seemed some what tamed as she was not trying to make everything all about possible throwing herself in danger, But suppose danger was harder to avoid when it came to riots and how people where in them.

While she observed, Drakkon did mention to look away. Maple did sound a bit curious with her answer."Oh? I thank you about being so considerate for me."Maple did sound delighted even following up with it."I should be okay with whatever I see, I suppose it matters what you actually need to do."Maple was ready to witness whatever he did, She knew she would be completely find. She had no reason to fear what went on. It was normal for how things happen with people and the areas they lived in. It was just bound to happen.

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Carmina was surprised to see that there was such a wide spread issue that was going on and that was something she was going to have to go and do something to help and maybe convince them that they were not going to have to be like this to find their peace as attacking and destroying places and looting was not the answer to this she needed to get through to them and they just pushed her away and she couldn't do anything as she didn't have any spells and she just used her magic to mimic their attacks and blend it and swap the element of them with other elements and spells that she had seen so she could keep attempting to match them and cause there spells to not hit buildings but she was feeling a pain in her chest at them doing this. The hate and pure stupid violent actions had pushed her to the edge and that was something she didn't want to deal with.

Rey flew down to defend her from the people that had started to turn their attention from the buildings and knights to the woman trying to hit her with items and spells instead of the area around. Rey didn't hold back and blasted the crowd that were attacking her knocking them back and around causing them to flee and there to be a bit of damage from his blast on them to defend her and she looked terrified having flash backs of her village and the people around her seeing them being attacked and her striking back in fear against them and doing what she could to live while trying not to show her power and what she could do as people seemed to think her a monster and there wasn't really much that she could do besides her aiming to actually hurt them and cause that kind of issue.
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Drakkon heard her words, and he laughed a bit. He figured that she didn’t like cruelty or anything like that. It was why he made that suggestion to her because this was the first time they would be doing anything together. He heard her and he nodded as if he was fine with what she said.

“Alright, if you say so. I just wanted to make sure that is all.” He said to her as he was moving to their destination.

When he got there, he saw that there were a lot of people causing mayhem and destruction around the area. Honestly, he enjoyed the scene that was in front of him. It seemed like chaos had hit the North, but at the same time, this was the place where Lumikki had lived. He couldn’t allow shit like this to happen, and honestly, he was surprised that this had even happened.

“Oi, what the fuck are you guys even doing? You got a lot of nerves making such a mess in this place. Do you know the guild master around these parts is Lumikki and the Warden is Yuurei right?” He said to them.

They looked at him when they heard his words and laughed as if they didn’t care and didn’t know who he was.

“What’s your point? They aren’t here right now, so it doesn’t matter. Apparently, things are going bad around these parts, so it's our time to do whatever we want.” One of the people there had said.

Drakkon had a smirk on his face when he heard those words, and it was then he had made his move. He had rushed toward the man, and he slammed him into the ground. His body was imprinted on the ground as he screamed from the pain.

“Let me say this again. You guys better stop what the hell you are doing. You’re causing problems for your Guild Master to fix, so I will say this, leave before you guys end up like this guy right here.” He said to them with a huge smile on his face.

He was excited about this, and he was hoping they would refuse to listen to him, so he could stop them his own way.

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Maple would at least make sure she thanked him, Even if he really did not need to do anything of this. She would still say."Thank you still Drakkon."She would still watch from the side. For the most part as it seemed she really did not need to bother a few people all that much.

But there was now more people lingering here, Not the the rioters that where being spoken too by Drakkon, After all she did not know Lumikki or Yuurei, Assumingly if they are in power this long they where fairly strong or in their position for good reason, Then seemingly the results of resistance had shown it's self. But Maple seemed not even bothered by it, Unassumingly so far it was just that the worst of it. It was just meaning she had seen worst or she expected worst to happen eventually.

But there was some one else here now too working with Drakkon and her? Or at least she thought. She was just flying on a wonderful beast that she could admire from a far, As Maple continued her observations towards many things happening around her. It seemed these rioters where going to have a rough time now.

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Rey lifted her and put her on his back and she was clearly shaken from trouble of it all but there was nothing more that she could do right now and the creature was flying around the city when it saw Drakkon and lowered as it seemed that he was also here to cause issues or so he thought before seeing what Drakkon was doing and the woman that was with him seemed scared as well and the creature didn't have time to really think about it as the Knights had started to fire on him and Carmina scared started throwing their spells back at them till one hit the creature and Carmina fell from the back of the creature who was sent flying away from the knock back of an explosive type of spell. Carmina's dress had caught a bit on fire from the blast and she was falling a bit dazed from the explosion that had hit her.

Rey tried to recover from being knocked away but no matter how fast he were to fly he probably wouldn't make it to her in time and that was meaning that she was on her own to save herself or for someone else to intervene and stop her from hitting the ground like a bag of rotten potatoes on a hot summer day. Carmina figured that she was going to die here a failure and someone that was not meant to be in the world as she was just seem as an object of power to those that know her and want to have her for their own she was not going to be able to save her self as her mind was hazy so she couldn't fully focus her mind and make a spell to save her to form so she could survive this. All she could hear was the yelling and fighting of the rioters and the knights and the whipping of the wind that was going past her ears as she was falling to the earth, she closed her eyes foreseeing the end was about to happen to her and wondering why time had seemed to have slowed as she fell, was this really how it ends is probably going to be her last thought.
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Drakkon had looked at the rioters here and they were scared of his appearance here. They had started to remember him. He was a part of Paradise Dawn in the past, and he had disappeared since. The fact that he was here meant things were going to go to shit. The people here had stopped what they were doing and had rushed out of there. The Devourer had gotten off the man that was on the ground and he had kicked him to the side.

“Pathetic excuse of a man.” He said as he was unconscious on the floor.

One of the people here noticed that he was free and needed help, and ran to him. He picked him up and started running away with him. The Son of Chaos had picked up the scent of someone he had known before. This was Carmina, the girl he had fought in the Arena. She had a lot of potential and knowing she copied abilities like he did made things interesting. What was she doing here? Well, he looked in the direction of where she was.

It was in the sky, she was in the sky with that flying snake creature of hers. It seemed like she had gotten into trouble around these parts as he saw someone had shot at her and caused the pair to be separated. He noticed that she was falling and the creature couldn’t catch up to her fall.

“Be right back need to catch someone from falling to their death.” He said to Maple.

Drakkon had used his ultra instinct, and his dragon force, to increase his physical abilities. It was then he had rushed in the direction she was falling in. His speed was quick, he leaped into the air and he used Kaito’s ability to fly and catch Carmina. He looked at the girl as he had a smile on his face.

“It seems like you found some trouble here. Who shot you?” He asked as he soared through the sky and landed back where Maple was.

“Maple this is Carmina.” He said wondering if they would introduce themselves better to each other, or if they already knew each other.

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It must be nice to some to see this, pretty half elf woman walking around upon all this chaos and ruin. seemingly just being able to watch all of this chaos. Even the death and maiming seemed to not really bother Maple as she continued on. Drakkon surely was wonders for a job. In some manner Maple understood what it was to respect a person for their power. Maple was now glad Drakkon was on her side for the moment, not that she felt like she had anything to fear with Ryuko being by her side and soon to be her wife.

But suppose Maple could go back to looking around at all of the things going on and how people would going to handle and deal with each other. But then Maple was greeted with some one knew, Surely it was either some one equally as powerful or harmless depending. But she was left with Carmina she really did not say much at this time.

But upon hearing the name Carmina. Maple was just going to be herself. When the chance came Maple's normal nature took over and she just hugged Carmina like it was okay with it. But this was Maple's normal way of being."Hello Carmina." She already know her name and Carmina knew hers. This seemed good enough intro for Maple.

Then he would look over at both of them. seeing as their both okay now, she would just merely ask."So...how's dealing with the Rioters going?"Maple new she was not really doing much, she was just there. seeing how it all worked. But Maple was out to learn and seemingly just meet people. Maple was most likely a form of safety over time. Or a harmless signal, Of who else was lingering nearby.

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Carmina felt her self be caught and she wondered how that had happened but she wasn't sure if it was not just a trick of her dying mind or not till the man spoke and ask her a question. "I believe it was knight but I am not sure fully." She opened her eyes as the man flew her and put her down and the Quetzalcoatl landed behind them and he looks very pissed off. Carmina as she was sat down by Drakkon was hugged by another woman and she to be polite hugged her back. "Hello maple, was it? It is clearly not going very well on any side..." Ince the other woman had let her go she walked over and tended to Rey who was looking like he was going to attack toward the knights that was near by but she stopped him. "Don't let that happen they are just looking for a reason to keep attack nothing we do will be the right answer to them."

An angry look spread across her face she was not happy in the least bit that she was almost killed but she was not yet at the level of being a killer yet and she would need to get her head all together and then start on her path to make them pay for that if she can but she needed to get stronger to make that work out for her but that was nothing compare to her anger that they had hurt her companion and friend. She closed her eyes and used the same flying spell that Yuurei had been using and she took off from the ground and she flew toward a large group of people and inhaled deeply then she let it out in a gust of wind she had copied her companions wind spell to deal with them and she was not going to back down and knocked the rioters around a bit to get her point across to them.
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Drakkon looked over to Maple as she had asked him a question. He had done what he could do, but it seemed like there was a bit more they could do. At the same time, it seemed like the Rune Knights were also involved here, which he didn’t like. They were most likely the ones who shot at Carmina, which wasn’t a good thing.

Still, it was best that they would move away from the Knights, they didn’t want to be accused of something that they didn’t do. It seemed like that companion of hers was upset with everything that had happened. He didn’t want Maple to get harmed or anything.

“We should move out of this area.” He said as he would march away from this place.

When they got to the new area it seemed there were some more rioters, he looked over to Carmina as she was acting on her own and smacked them with a spell that made a bunch of them fall. He laughed a bit when he saw them fall to the ground as he looked at them all.

“You’re lucky she is the one that hit you guys. I think you should all go home. If you don’t want to be harmed by me.” He said with a smirk on his face.

They had gotten up from the ground as they looked annoyed more than anything. It was then one of them was going to speak up to go against Drakkon’s warning. The Devourer wouldn’t allow them to speak. His hand palmed the man’s face before he was slammed to the ground. A crack in the ground would be made, and the man’s feet would be up in the air.

He pulled the man out and threw him to the group of people.

“Like I said leave this place or else, you will not just have to deal with me.” He said to them as they were fumbling around the place to try and leave.

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It seemed the moment of casualness was nice for everything in the situation, but Maple already seemed to have adjusted and got comfortable with the reality of it being entirely a battle field so to say, Because well it seemed there was no chance of there people settling down.

Suppose she should not be so distracting to everyone here since they where doing the legwork and making sure she was not actually hurt. In some manner it seemed to leave Maple think, was she really doing anyone a decent amount of service of just being around and witnessing these things. Was it going to cause an over all large amount of an mental crisis for Maple just to see this, even if in nature witnessing animal hunt and eat each other was a bit normal and was nothing new. It seemed different in the context of people.

For people in some manner while Maple had been proven time and time again other wise where smart enough to try and get along, but suppose when it came to the fight of other nations, Maple did learn it was people fought over everything much like animals, It was merely the contexts of how everyone lived. War, conquest, fighting it was all out of ones need to live or one desire to have more. It seemed merely just how it was all placed in mind as she explore and saw.

Back to the situation at hand, When Carmina let her go, Maple did not try to make it last longer then really needed, she was a the hugging type but not a trouble maker she could be. She was merely an casual observe who if she knew who was on her side merely seemed to support them. It made Maple ponder if she needed to learn and do more.

But suppose, It seemed as she observe, Drakkon was merely doing something he felt needed and brought help, he was trying to settle the group of rioters and make them either leave or just work for him. It was slightly inspiring to see at this time.

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Carmina was still ticked off about her nearly being killed by some rioter or knights attack at her. She tried the nice way and it didn’t work so the not so nice way was the way she was going and she wasn’t going to hold back as she needed to make sure that she beat the hell out of them and use violence hitch she was never really in the mindset of it solving things but maybe that was the wall that Elise was talking about when she met her. Maybe it was her mindset to hold back that was blocking her growth as she kept stopping herself from making tough choices and pushing to be better than these fools that attacked buildings and hurt people maybe she needed to have this mean streak in her life.

She inhaled again and then fired out a blast of lightning from her mouth at the rioters that were farther away, she was not holding back as it hit them and the buildings around them. Carmina was starting to feel alive like she could do anything and not have anything taken from her, maybe she had gone mad or maybe that blast that nearly killed her had woken her up to the truth that she was just holding herself back and it didn’t have to be that way. She could be the monster she was scared of, she could be the one that lays waste to people that cross her and she could be the one that knocks on the door of the monsters that consume her mind and just leave their bodies broken and shredded.

Carmina didn’t wait for Drakkon or the other woman she went to do more acts of violence and it didn’t matter who got in her way she was going to show them that she wouldn’t hold back any more from embracing her own power and taking what she wanted in this moment, Rey is watching this and wondering if she might have lost her mind or if that hit to her had hurt her brain or something but he wouldn’t stop her as she was doing what she wanted and that meant he needed to respect that and help her if he could rather it was something right or wrong the world and the people in it have different views of the right and the wrong so he chooses to live in the grey.
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Drakkon could see them fumbling, and trying to make their way out of the area, but while that happened, he looked over to Carmina. It seemed like she didn’t care, and she had attacked them. They had done their part, so there was no point in going that far, but Drakkon wouldn’t stop it. If this is what she wanted to do, then he would allow it. This was chaos and he was here for it, he saw that day, in the arena, a piece of this girl was ready to be corrupted, a piece of her was ready to crack, all she needed was the right push.

He stood tall as he looked at the lightning blast coming from her, and it was nice to see her use all these elements in her arsenal. Drakkon didn’t even have a lightning spell, well not true, all his spells had the element of the thunder dragon slayer within them. Still, some of these people would be hit by the spell and would hit the floor in agony. Those who weren’t hit would try and grab them and make their way out of there.

They did things their own way, but at least they got them out of here like he wanted.

“Alright, we took care of this group of rioters, where should we go next?” He asked the group.

Still, when he asked that, his nose twitched, his ears twitched and he shook his head. He didn’t expect them to come to this area, but it seemed like they did. He turned around doing a one-eighty and noticed that the Rune Knights had appeared. He had a smirk on his face as this was the worst-case scenario.

“Halt, what are you three doing?!” He asked in a demanding voice.

Drakkon had a smirk on his face as he looked at them all. They had nine of them here and it seemed like they were all strong. It was best for them to leave, Drakkon’s powers could defend these two, but they were mainly used for destruction.

“We were here to help and get rid of the rioters. We just made a few of them go back home, is that a problem?” He asked hoping they would be reasonable.

They looked around to see if there was anybody around, but that wasn’t the case.

“We need you three to come with us! Please don’t make this hard alright just follow us!” He ordered them, but Drakkon wasn’t going to listen to them.  

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It was interesting to observe all of this, the struggle and control for power upon many people and how they felt like they needed. But often when people took actions they felt is the best was always met with different reactions and it was just interesting at times to look it all over. Even now when they are trying to help sometimes seem to meet with other problems and resistance it was, interesting. Maybe humans would truly just as nature intended and how wild animals trying to live would normally be. But this was just some what Maple's thoughts as she watched on.

Carmina seemed to be almost far more prepared to just ruin everything in front of her while she was dealing with what trying to fighter her at the time. It was just something that made her ponder more and more, As she was thinking up so many things at once. It had her think. Was this was ryuko had to do? Was this all of the members of the order had to do? It almost seemed to game Maple to think she could do better. The gears where turning in her head in mind that maybe.

Just maybe she could help in this in some way or another. She just did not know how, But suppose the solution was right in front of her and it was Drakkon, Maybe he could help her. It was idea she would have to talk up with him as she pieced together how that would all work. Maple was just now settling into a few things into her mind. So she would most likely ask when there was a chance. In a very casual manner. These people where trying to control them in some manner. Maple was not about to ask a question

not really paying attention to the people tell them come with her."So drakkon, how does one learn to fight?"Yes of all times she would ask that. For she had done nothing and casually relaxed and watched, pondering over many things. Just now she chose to ask about it seemingly looking to change something in her life.

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Carmina was excited by the fact she was using her power and she wasn't scared, was she corrupted by the power that she could use maybe? But now she felt free like she could do anything if she wanted to do, like it would just be a matter of opening her mind and letting the power free to level places and just not care who got hurt in the cross fire she needed this she craved it as she was busy and distracted chasing people off and using force all she wanted. she was going to keep working hard on what she can do now as she can feel her whole body seeming to be filling with power and the want to make it all go her way and then she heard the commanding voice that had rung out and Carmina looked over to the people that wanted to question them and Drakkon pretty clearly warning them to stay away from them.

She looked at Drakkon with a smirk on her face. "I am not feeling so inclined to be going with them how about you two?" She looked from Drakkon to the half elf woman and she wondered if the woman was also on the side of the fence that doesn't want to go with them or if the woman might be more on the side of thinking they will protect her and them from these other people that seemed to have lost their minds and were acting like total idiots and destroying everything in their path and not looking back. Carmina was sure that it was a rune knight rather they were rouge or not she didn't know all she knew was she was not going to allow herself to be attacked and hurt again like she had been so she was going to make a mess of these people if they think that they can do things to her or thinks she will just flat out trust them for their questioning of them as she was not going to bother answering to them.
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Drakkon looked at the Rune Knights, and then he looked over to Maple as she asked him a question. He had a smirk on his face when he heard those words and he tilted his head.

“Interesting question. You have someone teach you how to fight, or you put yourself in an environment where it's kill or be kill and you learn that way. Lucky for you, you don’t have to go the second route because I’m here.” He laughed because that was the truth.

If she wanted to learn how to fight he could teach her. His eyes looked over to the Rune Knights to see if they were doing anything right now. His eyes looked at Carmina as she had asked them a question. He had a smile on his face.

“Hai, do it.” He said as the dragon roar throughout the city.

He merged with Drakkon at this point as he looked at the two girls.

“I will teach you how to fight if you want to learn Maple. I can help you become stronger. Of course, I will also be training Carmina as well, so you guys might be able to spar as you two grow.” They paused for a second.

“Of course, for now, we shall be on our way. We don’t get time to fight these guys.” They said as he grabbed Maple and Carmina before taking flight and getting out of the area before the Rune Knights could do anything.

They had done well with sending some of the rioters home, and he would leave the rest for whoever.

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It seemed Maple had some interesting she almost expected him to tell her, not to worry about it. While Carmina had not said anything about it at least she felt there was not going to be much of a worry. There was pieces coming together for the various things that could be yet to come upon them would piece together, At least from what Maple could see at this time. But suppose the main thing was entirely that Drakkon needed to agree and it seemed he had. Alas there was a few things being tied up that Maple would leave them to deal with.

After all, Splitting focus was seemingly a reckless thing, it was something she picked up on happening. It was seemingly common sense to merely make sure people where not distracted too horribly to continue conversation, Even if she figured Drakkon and Carmina seemingly where good enough fighters where that might not apply, but would still be nice enough to not cause that many problems for them. Maple was going to seem well behaved while she pondered over if her actions here were going to be something to pay off in the end. Not because Maple did not believe in what she was doing.

It was interesting to see Rune Knights wanting to stop, interject and slow down people trying to help with the cause of ending the riots, but most likely. Maple saw it as a means of just doing their jobs. When all they where doing was wasting their time and delaying efforts other people could be doing to help cure this part of the lands of the riots. Even if they did not know for sure how far this would go, better yet if it would persist this long. Maple was just going and guessing a lot of stuff in her mind rather then asking out loud.

But Maple did not seem to mind waiting until Drakkon and Carmina were done deal with the people they were in the way, That way she could continue talking a bit more."It is why I asked, For I feel I could be more useful. But not just for me. But for everyone else in the guild and my soon to be wife."While Ryuko did try to avoid having Maple learn these things and go to war and combat due to being a prize in some manner.

But to sum it up she was asking and seemingly taking the offer."I know it will be a long road, But I am ready to do what i can to learn."She was serious about it, Just sure she was going to be a busy woman in the future. But if it meant one does help, then she would help. Even if Maple surely seemed far more innocent of a person to most people's eyes she was just a peaceful half elf.

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Carmina wondered what it would be like to learn to fight by Drakkon she expects that it is going to be rough and she was not sure that she will be able to handle it but she can try and dream if she wanted to. She wondered if this maple woman would even choose to fight if it came down to it, as she kind of struck Carmina as a woman that would rather make peace and love but if she is part of this guild was that really an option they had, Carmina would just think on it and not ask it out loud as she didn't want to be causing any issues for the man that was seeming to take them under his wing. She looked Drakkon and his new form and she wondered why he had to transform now if he wasn't going to fight the knights. She then looked at the knights as they closed in and she was going to call to Rey to come and pick them up but it seemed that Drakkon had other ideas and grabbed her up, she had to admit she was not a fan of being man handled like this after her almost being taken in her younger years but she guessed she couldn't complain.
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