#LAMIA just fit really well with the fight honestly

[cielhunternorwood]

It's time for more Dark Souls, starting off with my full second fight against Artorias with some added Gray Raven music. Then it's down through the township and to the edge of the Abyss, after suffering from not ensuring the elevator was safe.

I'm starting to get the feeling scheduling videos actually causes them to be less likely to be viewed for some reason, even though it really shouldn't affect it. I tried off and on scheduling videos and just publishing the moment they were done uploading, and I feel like scheduled videos did worse overall.

I don't really get how Youtube can make that so dumb, when everyone on every site insists scheduling the video to release ahead of time doesn't affect it, but I'm seeing evidence to the contrary.

Anyways, enjoy.

[rezares]

Wildcard || War & Peace

Reading order of posted threads:

Spill The Tea (August 22, 2019)

Bullshit Cover Story (November 10, 2019)

Bullshit Detective (November 10, 2019)

Word Count: 2166

Date: November 10th, 2019

tl;dr: Rory follows Reza to the airport because he’s a shit liar

@spindlesandrosethorns

AURORA

Aurora was probably making a bad decision. 

It wasn’t as if she and Reza didn’t have enough bullshit muking up their friendship; somehow she didn’t think inviting herself on his murdercation would endear her to him in the slightest. But Aurora refused to let him go and face his former student alone, and so when Reza had evasively said he was going to be out of town for a while, she had bribed Lamia into getting her his itinerary and bought her own ticket on the same flight.

Not that much bribery was involved. Rory had said “I’m following your brother to Tunisia” and Lamia and Fadela had given her all the help she didn’t think to ask for.

The ticket she had bought was burning a hole through her bag and against her hip, but she walked through the terminals like nothing was wrong. If he wanted to fight her, fine, but she was getting on that plane by hook or by crook. She had arrived with plenty of time to spare, and was even able to get some tea before making her way to their gate. Reza was easy to spot - not because he stood out, but because she simply couldn’t miss him if she tried - and taking a deep breath, Aurora walked up to him calmly. Might as well be upfront.

“That seat taken?” she asked, one hand on her hip.

REZA

Reza’s heart wasn’t racing. In fact, he was more at ease than he’d been in years. Soon enough Mekki Masmoudi wouldn’t be breathing, let alone be a problem, and that was the greatest comfort of Reza’s life. It was time to put down the monster he’d unwittingly created.

His eyes were cast down at the book in his lap he brought for some plane reading when a voice said something about a seat.

“Yeah, yeah, go ahea-” y’allah. He knew that voice. 

“Rory!” He jumped in his seat, knocking his book to the floor. To hell with losing his page, what was she doing here? “How- why-? The fuck?”

AURORA

Calm as anything, Aurora ignored his spluttering and instead sat down in the available seat with a casual toss of her curls. She scooped up his book and held it out to him.

"I'm doing my father a favor picking up some papers from a business partner of his in Tunisia," she said evenly, her eyes not leaving his. "Maybe checking out the fibre scene while I'm there." She silently dared him to call her out on her fib. "Lamia and Fadela were kind enough to tell me when you were flying out so I wouldn't have to fly alone." At this, she gave him a smile. "Hope you don't mind."

Read: I'm coming. Suffer.

REZA

He took his book, grip weak as most of his strength went to his brain to try and processes this scene. Rory was here. Rory knew. Rory was barging in on his plans to kill a man.

She sat down next to him and Reza wanted to scream. He wanted to pick her up and carry her to the exit and tell airport security she had knife or something. Anything to keep her from boarding that flight to Tunisia. 

She shouldn’t be here.

“Go home, Aurora.” Reza said darkly. “Go home.”

She needed to leave.

AURORA

Aurora knew she was currently treading water in the depths of Reza's anger; that any second now she was going to be sucked under. But she refused to back down or be cowed by her sorcery master.

"Would," she said with a shrug, "but I already bought my ticket. Buggers are impossible to refund. 'Sides," she said, resting her chin on the tips of her fingers. "You look like you need a travel companion too. It's a long trip to make alone, and I don't mind flying."

Reza was a smart man, he'd be able to hear the words between her words.

REZA

No, no, no. She needed to be far away from him while he was this version of himself. She didn’t need to see this, or watch him wash blood off of himself, or have any part in this. 

“You can’t come. You’ll feel cramped. My dad’s apartment is small, we’re poor.” Reza deadpanned. 

“I’ll give you the ticket cost money.”

AURORA

Aurora gave him a deadpan look in return that clearly said "Really, dude?"

"I don't know if you've noticed, but I am like… half your size," Aurora said. "I'm not concerned about space. Worse comes to worse, I rent a room somewhere."

REZA

“Then you can’t come because you can’t be an accomplice in a homicide. You can’t go to a country where the punishment for being a sorcerer is vigilante murder.” Reza said, gripping his book tight to keep from raising his voice. 

Was Aurora this in love with him or just this stupid?

“I know you know. Fadela has a big mouth.”

AURORA

"Fadela didn't have to have a big mouth because you left your conspiracy folder on the desk we both use," Aurora replied, leaning in so she could keep her voice under a whisper. "You've been attached to that thing at the hip for weeks now, I got worried. Also, notice how I didn't mention any of that in public? Keep up, Reza."

Her expression was calm even though she could see the anger dancing around him. She honestly did not want to be fighting with him, but there really was no other alternative. "I'm coming," she said, quiet but firm. "You are not doing this alone. So either I fly in with you or I travel there by myself and track you down once I arrive."

REZA

Why can’t she just leave? He didn’t want or need her here. Why did she have to do this?

“You can’t track me down, you don’t speak Arabic.” Reza countered. “And Tunisia is dangerous for foreign women who don’t know the Middle East to travel to unless they go with a local.”

“And I don’t have time to be a tour guide and translator. I’ll ditch you at the airport in Tunis and continue to my hometown alone.”

AURORA

Aww, he thought a language barrier would be enough to stop her. That was cute.

But she didn't say that. She didn't point out that she could defend herself more than well enough. That she could always call Lamia or Fadela for help.

All Aurora did was stare into his eyes and quietly ask, "Would you?"

(They both knew the answer was no.)

REZA

Reza blinked at her and wanted nothing more than to physically carry her back through security and out of the airport. This wasn’t a world for her. She was never meant to see his darkness, his hatred, and bloodlust so clearly.

If she fancied herself such a good friend, couldn’t she see this hurt him?

“Without hesitation.” They both knew he was lying.

AURORA

He was bluffing and she knew it, so Aurora just turned to her phone with a small hum. "Guess I'll meet you in Hammamet then," she said. 

After he had a moment to steam, she leaned closer and whispered in his ear "I'm not coming along while you actually find the guy, I know better. I'm just here to make sure you come home. I promise I'll stay at your da's place like a good girl and won't get in anyone's way."

It was aggravating, religating herself to the kids' table so to speak just so Reza didn't throw more of a bitch-fit than he already was, but Aurora knew where her strengths were. And they weren't in battle magic or any sort of fighting. She'd be dead weight. No, her skills lay in other places; pulling Reza's head out of his ass was practically listed on her resume.

REZA

“You don’t know where my father lives.” Reza mumbled childishly, looking away from her and staring out the window overlooking the tarmac.

He laughed mirthlessly as he bit down on a curled knuckle to stifle it and relaxed his legs...yeah, manspreading a little. ‘Making sure he comes home.’ What does that even mean? As if he was going to stay in Tunisia. As if he could. He was revealed as a sorcerer, he couldn’t stay forever. Sabiha was the only reason he’d ever wanted to move back there one day but now she was in Swynlake. He wanted to be where his daughter was, wherever that may be.

“I don’t need you to do that.” He said quietly. “Like I could possibly be apart from my daughter ever again.”

AURORA

She knocked her knee against his reflexively, the motion almost habit from long nights sitting together on his couch either going over magical texts or Board documents. “That’s not what I mean,” she said softly.

Physically, yes, Reza would come home. Sabiha was enough incentive for that. But he would leave a piece of himself in Tunisia wherever Mekki met his end if someone wasn’t there to guide him back. She couldn’t just stay home and wait for him to come back in pieces, left alone with his thoughts for too long. No, she would be there. What exactly she could do, she didn’t know - this was the most the two had talked in one time about something that wasn’t in a lesson plan in months, whatever care he’d had for her thoughts and opinions had vanished when the bruise on her chest had bloomed on her skin - but she wasn’t going to let that keep her from trying.

REZA

A silence fell between them. It wasn’t comfortable, but it wasn’t awkward either. It just was.

“You need to do everything I tell you to do.” Reza finally said, opening up the front pocket of his carry on to pull out a notebook and pen. “Tunisia is one of the best places in the MENA region to be a woman-” he explained, writing quickly. “- but the whole area is trash for magicks, so that kind of cancels out our strides in gender equality. There should be some of Lamia’s and Fadela’s old clothes in their room at baba’s house, so if I think an outfit needs some...Tunisia-fying, just add whatever I hand you.”

“Hammamet is a larger northern city, so total modesty isn’t all but demanded like in the south of Tunisia. And you’ve traveled to Africa before and been hanging out with Tunisian Muslims long enough to know, so I’m not implying you aren’t prepared, but-” he shrugged. “ - just don’t get offended if I toss you a shawl for your arms. Did you pack sunglasses? Like a good pair? The sun is bright in Tunisia year-round, you will need them. We can buy some there if we need to.”

He kept writing until he was satisfied, and ripped the page from his notebook, extending it to her.

“You’ll get around just fine with English and French - and I’m not letting you go anywhere alone anyway - but you’ll impress people if you learn just this much Tounsi. Learn it, live it, love it.”

AURORA

Aurora didn’t grin when Reza accepted that she was coming along, but it was a very near thing. He could probably see the satisfaction and relief curling around her, and really, that was telling enough. She sat up and listened to him carefully, watching his pen fly across the paper.

She didn’t mention that she had packed most of her clothes she wore when visiting Mozambique with her mother, including enough head-scarves to keep even Aurora’s wild curls contained and tucked away. Her mother’s home wasn’t Tunisia, so if Reza thought her outfits weren’t to snuff, she’d listen.

“I did,” she reassured, patting her carry on bag. Fadela had basically given her the same speech over the phone while she and Ella had packed. Aurora took the page from Reza, looking over his familiar handwriting carefully. There were several words that Aurora couldn’t read without her accent tripping over itself, but darn it, she was going to learn them.

“You’re going to have to help me with pronunciation,” Aurora admitted. “But I’ll learn them.”

REZA

Reza nodded. 

“Good.” He went back to staring at the tarmac. This was a terrible, horrible, awful idea. He should shout ‘she has a bomb!’ but ah, neither of them were white. Probably not the best idea for either of their very brown asses.

“Aurora, I can’t stress enough how dangerous going to my country is. If you so much as think the word ‘magic’ I will kick your ass. Metaphorically. A lot of metaphorical ass-kicking will go down. Clear?”

AURORA

“I will be on my best behavior,” Aurora promised, catching his eye so he could see how serious she was. This wasn’t a decision she had made lightly, no matter how easily it had come to her. She knew what the risk was; it just happened that she thought Reza needed her more.

[magnificentstrangerchaos]

30/08/22 The Start

So, this is an insane experience. I woke up not even 30 minutes ago and decided to write it down for further study in the future. It’s good that I decided to make this a diary instead of the primary idea - just another place for my fanfics.  Well, Eve, what happened? 

THIS happened, okay.

So, main thought is - I sleep walked and I did stuff then went back to be. Not uncharacteristically of me I happened to have thrown off my sheets so the early morning cold from the window and the glaring sun in my room woke me up instantly. 

Nothing seemed to have been the matter until I raise my phone to look at the time and I see, 

I’m wearing my ring.

Two things to know about me - I never sleep with rings on, and I have a very strong daily routine. Some clothes I use as home-wear were moved from my bedroom to the living room couch because I usually drop them off there before I go to the restroom. 

And while it seems it could be a ‘Haha, you put it on’ I mean, I wish but since people swell up a little when they sleep, this thing had been squeezing me for hours and I knew it sounds insane, but I clearly have worn it for a while. 

Sleepwalking is not something I haven't done before. One time I woke up ON the toilet just sitting there like nothing was wrong and I remember I didn’t really panic at the time. Now it’s just a little spooky to think about me roaming in the middle of the night. 

Door was locked though, nothing else is open in terms of windows. Good enough for me. For now.

I also apparently have been online at 4-5am because of eyewitnesses being awake and have noticed me on. It doesn’t seem that I messaged anybody which is good enough. Goodness knows what I could have written.

The other possibility is, I got possessed, OR the fae prince that married me in my dream when I was like 12-13 really came back for me now that I’m of the ripe age of 22. 

I contacted the ‘local’ Witch to ask if I have honest chances to have been possessed. We both agree the Balkans are wild fae-wise and most of them are pretty aggressive, to suit the equally as aggressive populace. I’m a съботник, so there isn’t much worry in my heart I will ever be whisked away by some zmei or lamia but the idea of it is enticing. 

For as long as it’s on my terms, haha.

Anyways, she said there could be but we have to vote off the most probable solution, which is, chucking it to sleep-walking. 

The Witch said also that if it IS fae, then she can’t salt my way out of it and I’m becoming increasingly ‘worried’ about the outcome. I apparently have to look for an increased amount of toadstools in that case.

But, it was probably sleepwalking. I’ll be monitoring it myself for a couple days.

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If curious about the dream, ALL I remember from when I was 12 was: 

-I came on my own volition to this giant tree

-A man with black short hair and blue eyes greeted me. 

-He took me INSIDE the tree through some hole on top and then we descended.

-It was a tight fit at first but the more we walked it’s like I became smaller and then doors and windows were everywhere, everything was polished natural wood/petrified wood opal. People crowded the sides but there was more than enough space to get through.

-We end up alone in this one room

-He asked he if I will marry him, I said yes, he took my hand and placed a ring on it. I don\t remember any details other than taking note it had a blue gem in it, the same as his eyes. I’ve always wanted a pretty ring with a red gem, so that’s why the colour lasted with an impression.

-I asked if we have to kiss and he said ‘Not yet, not if you don’t want to’

-Then I woke up. Haven’t heard from him in years. Honestly, if he shows up now, I’ll fight him for abandoning me. He’s getting a whooping.

[zawazawanightmares]

Irisviel von Einzbern & Kazzie & Jazzie

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Kazzie & Jazzie [ Two futa robot girl sisters! | Bios/Descriptions in Starter ]: Disclaimer: I prefer casual in-character starts. I also just love being thrown into a random situation and having to improvise. But I can chat too! I might do it in-character, so be warned. Note that they don't have to be together; you can pick one or the other! Also, I love casual, easygoing, slice of life stuff, as well as just general feel-good roleplays. Bios: Kazzie Mono Age: 23 (or at least, it's supposed to be) Gender: Robot girl Species: Robot girl Personality: Bubbly, Cutesy, Outgoing, Excitable, Upbeat, Silly, Caring, Supportive, Dense, Very indecisive, 85 IQ Height: 4'09" Weight: Just a little, easy to pick up Appearance: Pure white synthetic skin, Black sclera with Green eyes, Green twintails with fuzzy bangs, Silky white dress with green highlights, Robotic gauntlet arms, and White heels with green trimmings Body Type: Thin, lithe, flat Likes: Robots, girls, robot girls, pizza (despite the fact that she can't eat), music, any kind of wholesome affection, praise, affectionate rubbing and caressing, general coziness and cuddliness, cutesy words & cutesy talk Dislikes: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Inventory: None --- Jazzie Mono Designated Age: 24 Gender: Robot girl Species: Robot girl Personality: Mellow, Chill, Irritable, Antsy, Slight softie Height: 5'06" Weight: 140 lbs Appearance: Pure white synthetic skin, Black sclera with Hot pink eyes, Cut eyebrows, Lavender eyelash markings, Hot pink twintails with slightly darker pink bangs partially covering one of her eyes, a Hot pink crop top exposing midriff, Black torn shorts, Black fingerless gloves, and Spiky wristcuffs Body Type: Slightly toned with visible abs and midriff Likes: Rock music, guitars, punk & goth aesthetics, fighting, wholesome affection, praise, affectionate rubbing and caressing, ab praise/rubbing/caressing Dislikes: Her sister, guys Inventory: Weaponized Ax Guitar --- (If you want my discord, it's Kazzie#7152, though please tell me why you added me!) Current mood: I dunno, really...I passed some spider monstergirls earlier and was a bit sad they skipped me. I love spider girls, goblin girls, lamia girls, as well as robot girls, obviously. The softer and sweeter and cuddlier they are, the better, honestly. Part of me wants to do some sort of medieval fantasy rp (even though my characters don't fit, i just love the setting), or some kind of story/smut-based cyberpunk rp...I dunno, those sound kinda neat and fun.

Irisviel von Einzbern: Irisviel was working in the garden (ignoring the wishes of her husband, who wanted to stay inside and mind her constitution) when she spotted a nearby pink-haired robot passing by outside the gate. "Hello!" She cheerfully wave at her with a dirty hand. "You look new. How are you?" She lived in a manor fairly far away from the nearby town so...technically, everyone was new.

Kazzie & Jazzie [ Two futa robot girl sisters! | Bios/Descriptions in Starter ]: Jazzie stopped from the voice of a woman calling out to her, her hands buried in her pockets. "--Oh, uh, hey." She rose a hand to wave. "I'm good, just taking a morning walk, wondering if anyone lived in this huge mansion. Which...yeah, apparently someone does." She grinned. "Not sure what I expected."

Irisviel von Einzbern: "Three people do! My daughter is sleeping inside..." She pointed out. "Would you like to come over?"

Kazzie & Jazzie [ Two futa robot girl sisters! | Bios/Descriptions in Starter ]: "Really?" She stood up a bit straight. "Uh...y'know what, sure. I ain't got anything on my schedule today anyway." Jazzie answered with a shrug of the shoulders.

Irisviel von Einzbern: Irisviel stood up, brushing herself off and walked over to the gate, letting her in. "I'm sorry for my appearance but I don't get that many opportunities to be out in the garden these days."

Kazzie & Jazzie [ Two futa robot girl sisters! | Bios/Descriptions in Starter ]: "Thanks." Jazzie nodded as she came in through the gate. "Nah, it's alright, don't worry. I ain't exactly the cleanest person myself." She chuckled. "Name's Jazzie Mono, by the way."

Irisviel von Einzbern: "Irisviel. Irisviel von Einzbern." She sweetly answered. "This might sound presumptuous but I have a feeling that we are the same, you and I."

Kazzie & Jazzie [ Two futa robot girl sisters! | Bios/Descriptions in Starter ]: "Whoa...fancy name. ...Eh? What do you mean?" The robot tilts her head, her hands still stuffed in her pockets.

Irisviel von Einzbern: Irisviel smiled as she took one of Jazzie's hands out of her pocket and placed it on her own chest. "We are both artificial."

Kazzie & Jazzie [ Two futa robot girl sisters! | Bios/Descriptions in Starter ]: She looked down and watched as Irisviel gently took one of the robot's hands, placing it over her chest; her heart, to be exact. "Really? You don't...look artificial. In fact, you look pretty normal."

Irisviel von Einzbern: "Why thank you! The Einzbern family pride themselves on their attention to detail. I am in fact a homunculus, a vessel created in order to activate the Holy Grail." Her smile seemed to lose some of its light, looking sadder in the process. "I was created to serve a purpose. Nothing more, nothing less."

Kazzie & Jazzie [ Two futa robot girl sisters! | Bios/Descriptions in Starter ]: "Hhhuh...jeez, that's...kinda depressing." She rubbed the back of her head. "Come on, you got stuff to do now, right? Surely? You said you got a daughter?"

Irisviel von Einzbern: "That's right!" She brightened up again. "Despite my purpose, one man saw more in me. We connected on a spiritual level and we were able to bring a precious life into the world. That's why I can never regret my own creation."

Kazzie & Jazzie [ Two futa robot girl sisters! | Bios/Descriptions in Starter ]: "Heyyy, there ya go." She grinned. "I'm glad you found some kinda purpose." She moved her hand up to pat Irisviel on the shoulder. "So you're doin' good now, right?"

Irisviel von Einzbern: "I am...unfortunately, my husband slept with someone else recently." Neither her mood nor her smile dampened again, as if what she said didn't bother her. "And so, we decided on a way for our relationship to seal that crack."

Kazzie & Jazzie [ Two futa robot girl sisters! | Bios/Descriptions in Starter ]: "--...Oh..." Jazzie's own grin faded from the news, causing her to glance down at the ground. "Jeesh...uh, what's that?" Jazzie glanced back up to her.

Irisviel von Einzbern: With the same smile on her face, she took Jazzie's hand and put it on her left breast, hoping she would get the message. "I apologize...but I had an ulterior motive for inviting you in."

Kazzie & Jazzie [ Two futa robot girl sisters! | Bios/Descriptions in Starter ]: Her sight drifted down to Irisveil's chest, her face glowing a slight pink. "Y-you mean...?" She trails off, at a loss for words. "I-I mean...it's fine, it's just..."

Irisviel von Einzbern: "If you have reservations, you don't have to." She calmly assured. "I just thought you were pretty and I was hoping that we could make a fun memory together, that's all."

Kazzie & Jazzie [ Two futa robot girl sisters! | Bios/Descriptions in Starter ]: Being told by such a pretty woman that she was pretty herself had Jazzie somehow even more flustered. "N-no, no, I don't have any..." Looking back up into the woman's eyes, she simply gets lost in them. Was this really happening? While the robot looked hesitant, at the same time, she looked...entirely willing.

Irisviel von Einzbern: Irisviel responded by leaning forward, pressing her lips to hers as she lowered her other hand down to her shorts, groping the bulge in them while pushing her tongue in the gynoid's mouth.

Kazzie & Jazzie [ Two futa robot girl sisters! | Bios/Descriptions in Starter ]: "--Mmh..." The gynoid quietly groaned, her eyes narrowing as she responded by pressing her lips against Irisviel in turn, all of her morals slowly washing away as she lovingly makes out with the married woman, sucking on her tongue while Irisviel cops a feel for the bulge in her shorts. "Mhhnn...~"

Irisviel von Einzbern: When she felt something harden, she unzipped her shorts to free her member before stroking it, clearly enjoying the taste of Jazzie sucking her tongue. "You are very affectionate! Any girl would be lucky to have someone as sweet as you..."

Kazzie & Jazzie [ Two futa robot girl sisters! | Bios/Descriptions in Starter ]: "H-haah..." She pulled away with a gasp as the woman began to stroke her length, a string of saliva connecting their lips together. "Th-thank you, ma'am..." She thanks Irisviel not only for the compliment, but for jerking her off, too. "That's...r-really sweet of you..."

Irisviel von Einzbern: Irisviel just smiled before kneeling, curling her tongue around her tip before sucking it, brushing her hair back as she took in more of her shaft.

Kazzie & Jazzie [ Two futa robot girl sisters! | Bios/Descriptions in Starter ]: "Holy shit, unnf...~" The pink robot chewed on her lip, placing a hand on Irisviel's head as she knelt in front of her, getting right onto sucking her off, moving her hair out of the way as she moves farther down. "Hnnn~...a-aah..."

Irisviel von Einzbern: Irisviel managed to deepthroat her with no trouble, despite her frail body, bobbing her head on Jazzie's cock for several minutes before pulling away. "I hope that I don't make you nervous..." She lied back and lifted her skirt, pulling down white cotton underwear. "Because the next part might be asking a little much..."

Kazzie & Jazzie [ Two futa robot girl sisters! | Bios/Descriptions in Starter ]: While the idea that this woman was married lingered in the back of her head, she couldn't deny...this felt amazing. And Jazzie was only more surprised as she watched Irisviel pull her underwear down. "...Hnn...?" She uttered a soft hum, all too aware of what Irisviel was going to ask her, but wanting to make absolute sure anyway.

Irisviel von Einzbern: "I want you to put your tool in here...and to keep going until you release inside of me. Is that alright?" She asked with a pleading smile, not sure if she was making the gynoid uncomfortable or not.

Kazzie & Jazzie [ Two futa robot girl sisters! | Bios/Descriptions in Starter ]: With a quiet huff, Jazzie looks back up to her face. She takes several steps forward, placing her hands on Irisviel's hips. "That's...totally fine by me." Jazzie answered softly with a smile.

Irisviel von Einzbern: Irisviel's face shone with joy, leaning up to kiss Jazzie as she spread her legs. "Then please...be gentle...or not." She mildly teased as she waited for Jazzie to put it in.

Kazzie & Jazzie [ Two futa robot girl sisters! | Bios/Descriptions in Starter ]: "Mmh...~" She hummed against Irisviel's lips. Moving her hands up to hold the woman's shoulders, she slowly slides her length into Irisviel's entrance, passionately moaning. Slowly, the gynoid's hips begin moving back and forth, as she thrusts in and out of the married woman's pussy. "Nnnf...~"

Irisviel von Einzbern: Irisviel was already wet, eagerly inviting Jazzie's cock as it traveled down its caverns. Moaning quietly, she slowly wrapped her legs around her, keeping her inside as she felt her pound deeper and deeper into her her entrance. "Ah...Jazzie..."

Kazzie & Jazzie [ Two futa robot girl sisters! | Bios/Descriptions in Starter ]: She takes things nice and slow, inching deeper inside of Irisviel's pussy with each movement of her hips, leaning down to plant little kisses all over the woman's breasts. "Mm~...haah, y-you're...already so wet..." She trailed off, hips moving a little faster as the woman wrapped her legs around the gynoid's back.

Irisviel von Einzbern: "I can't help it...you're too good...!" She undid the buttons on her shirt, giving her better access to her bare breasts as her moans grew louder, echoing throughout the garden. "You're really too skilled...for this to be a one time discretion...!"

Kazzie & Jazzie [ Two futa robot girl sisters! | Bios/Descriptions in Starter ]: She gasped at the sight of the woman's breasts, only to lean down and wrap her lips around one of the woman's nipples, suckling gently as she rocks her hips deep into the woman's pelvis, managing to thrust every inch of her girlcock in and out of Irisviel. "Mhhh~...hnnn...y-yeah? Do...you want to do this more...?~" She asked simply, gazing seductively up into Irisviel's eyes while mating pressing her.

Irisviel von Einzbern: Iris' nipples were stiff in her mouth, her guiltily looking back down at her as she nodded. "Yes...I would like you to come by again...and again...and again...and fill me in the same way you filled me in this garden!"

Kazzie & Jazzie [ Two futa robot girl sisters! | Bios/Descriptions in Starter ]: "Mhh...then I'll come...again...and again...and again...~" Every brief pause of silence was filled with the sounds of her hips slapping into Irisviel's thighs, the robot sliding her girlcock all the way in and out of Irisviel's pussy, her hips moving faster and faster. "Mnnnf~...h-haah, s-so close..."

Irisviel von Einzbern: "Please..." She locked eyes with her, tearing up. "Let it all out...I'll even accept it...if you give me another child..."

Kazzie & Jazzie [ Two futa robot girl sisters! | Bios/Descriptions in Starter ]: The mere mention of giving this married woman another child should've deterred the gynoid...but instead, it only pushes her to thrust faster. "Hnn~...h-haah...y-yes, I..I-I'd love to...give you another child...~" Plap, plap, plap, plap...suddenly, she buried her thighs into Irisviel's, her balls churning as she blows a thick, hot, virile load of seed deep inside of this married woman's pussy, and thusly, into her womb. "Unnf...!~~"

Irisviel von Einzbern: Irisviel immediately pulled her down into a deep kiss, holding her inside to get most of the cum to stay inside even if a trickle leaked outside of her. "Jazzie...sorry for using you...but I'm glad you came into my garden."

Kazzie & Jazzie [ Two futa robot girl sisters! | Bios/Descriptions in Starter ]: She pumps wave after wave of incredibly virile futabot semen into the married woman's womb, filling her stomach out, thighs deeply pressed and locked together. "Mmmh..." She softly hummed as she deeply kisses Irisviel, huffing as she pulled back. "H-hah...you didn't use me, I...was more than happy to have sex with such a pretty lady...~" She giggled a bit.

Irisviel von Einzbern: She stroked her cheek, smiling tearfully. "Then I was happy to assist..."

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[cassetteboy]

1, 3, 13, 19, 31!

Falsely you are my frend ;u;

1. A favorite character you have played.

Honestly, I get really attached to all my DnD characters, so that’s rough. I’d say Keraaga, my half-orc bard, because she was a lot of fun to play.

She’s followed closely by Périka, my human assassin, who is very badly balanced but he’s my very first DnD character and I love him dearly. Poor man needs a rest.

Périka himself is closely followed by Cole (AKA Allegra Pari), which is my WoD global character. She’s introduced later on in this ask.

3. Your favorite side quest.

Who would I be to not talk about that one time Keraaga and her BF Korgak went for a date in the capital’s theater to watch an opera singing.

Basically, the guy in the ticket booth was a racist piece of fuck (both Keraaga and Korgak are half-orcs) and denied them entry under the pretense of “we don’t have tickets anymore”. So instead of getting angry and punching him in the face they went outside and Keraaga started singing, before they both decided to dance right in front of the theater.

Korgak rolled surprisingly high on his dancing roll which made a very nice show, and they attracted so many people that the singer they were supposed to see in the theater came and personnally invited them to her show.

On their way there, Keraaga looked the receptionnist in the eye insistantly, so he could feel the taste of defeat.

13. Introduce your current party.

I’m currently on several tables, so I have several parties. For the sake of it I’ll introduce the party with whom I last played, which is the party for the World of Darkness global.

Our party is made of:

- Dolly: She is a vampire with the appearance of a little girl. She was transformed a long time ago and she wishes her body had grown. She’s an old woman in the body of a little girl, wishing she could’ve matured and experienced the joys of romance and sex without being seen as... Well, a little girl.

- Raven: She is a werewolf who works in a comics/video game store. She’s very fit and feminine, probably the most normal-looking in all our party. She often wonders what the fuck is going on, especially since all those characters just met. She can transform into the strongest form of werewolf, making her our tank. She has a knack for puns and is the BFF of my character. (Also, she’s bi.)

- Lamia: She’s very probably a demon, although she doesn’t want to talk about it. She was born something like two weeks ago, though she has the body of a woman, and it seems she has lived in another reality before. I personnaly think she’s a succubus because she is very curious about the sexual habits of humans, and she and my character banged on the first scenario. Changes quickly between showing no emotions and showing them too much, hinting at an incapacity for proper feelings.

-  Cole & Elflada : They’re my character. Cole is a human woman who died years ago in the fire that consumed her building. Elflada is the ghost that offered for them to fuse and get a second chance at living. No one can see and hear Elflfada except Cole, and she talks in a plural way to always include her ghost in conversations. Cole herself is a pretty witty individual, always ready to use sarcasm and irony. She’s pretty laid back, likes beers and metal, is bisexual and apparently very DTF since all it took for her to bang Lamia was a “hey wanna fuck”.

19. Do you or your party have any dice superstitions?

ABSOLUTELY. When a dice seems to give too many bad rolls we stop using it. It also appears that when Lamia’s player (known for being unlucky with rolls) is on a table with me, I attrack all his bad luck and get the bad rolls instead. It’s very unfortunate because I love playing with him, haha.

31. What is your favorite class? Favorite race?Honestly, for races it depends heavily on the context I’m playing in. In Pathfinder, I really like half-orcs. In WoD I am an absolute sucker for Geists.

In a general way, I love to play social characters rather than combat ones, which means I’ll aim towards a class that gives me comp points instead of fighting power. I’m generally attracted to anything that ressembles a bard, although it’s not what I’ve played the most. (That will change. Don’t worry. Someday my DnD binder will be filled with bards.)

[crystalelemental]

Okay, now that I've sat on it for a few days, let's talk EO5.  Short version: not my favorite, but not the worst.

Let's start positive.  I've mentioned before that difficulty in this game is either Normal or Hard.  There is no Easy mode.  While that initially freaked me out, their Normal mode seems more like EO4 Easy than the standard difficulty of earlier games.  I cannot express enough how good that is.  If difficulty returned to pre-EO4 days, I'd probably lose interest.  Hell, if I had started the series prior to EO4, I likely wouldn't have kept going.  The series turning to have an Easy mode is honestly what got me invested.  Remember kids: if you want a hardcore challenge game, that's what a Normal or Hard mode is for.  There's no reason there shouldn't be an easier difficulty for ease of access for casual players, and if you refuse to accommodate that, you're basically accepting a significant loss in player base outright.

I'm a big fan of the Master Classes.  I like subclassing better in theory, since it offers more permutations, but let's be honest: you never used anything too outrageous.  In EO3, I don't know that subclasses ever actually did anything (they really never felt that dynamic), and in EO4, almost every class had the definitive best option that you should always pick and none of the others were good.  Imperial and Link Landsknecht wanted Runemaster for extra element damage, Arcanist wanted Medic, Runemaster wanted Imperial for even more bonus element damage, Bushi wanted Nightseeker to dual-wield, Dancer wanted Nightseeker to dual-wield for maximum normal attacks, etc.  You really didn't deviate much, and outside of the Fortress and Sniper, I can't think of any classes that didn't have a definitive optimal subclass.  So having two options, both of which are good in their own right and can fit on different planned-out teams, is divine.  I really like how they're split up, too.  Dragoon, which is always more of a tank class, now has an offensive option with the cannon.  Botanist, which usually just heals, has a status-based option.  Harbinger, which was expected to be mostly just hitting status, has an option for debuffs and healing now, and it's awesome.  Classes are really cool, and having your own unique titles for characters?  That's basically all I could ever ask for.

As a smaller thing, I'm also a huge, huge fan of the new level cap increasing monsters.  The Dragons can be neat, but at this phase of life, I'm really over dragons.  They're not that cool, and why are they always the strongest beings at everything?  Find a different creature, dammit!  And find it they did, with the Dryad and the Lamia.  Dryad is like...my ideal, since I love plant girls.  Lamia is super bizarre, but I adore it just the same.  I think this set is a lot more interesting overall than the elemental dragons, and honestly, a lot more fair.  The elemental dragons, on harder difficulties, basically came down to "You'd best have negation of an element for the party or you're dead when they use this attack."  That doesn't happen with these three.  Dryad has a first turn attack that can potentially wipe most if not all of the party, but I only ever saw it one time in the whole fight, which is a lot more manageable.

Lastly, I really like that there are small events in the labyrinth that give experience now.  There were always small events, and they were always great, but the fact that it's been adapted to give extra EXP is divine.  I love that this works for all sorts of events.  My only complaint is that the sixth stratum basically has 0 such events.  It makes sense.  You're not exact in a place for these kinds of events to occur, but it's still frustrating that we have an entire stratum with like...nothing to do but go forward.  Which leads well into the complaints segment.

I really did not enjoy exploring stratum 5 and stratum 6.  Stratum 5 was okay at the start, but the hovering puzzles...were not fun.  You go flying all around the map and it's really hard to keep track of what the fuck is going on as you're zipping around without control.  Neat idea, but not my favorite in execution. Stratum 6 can fuck right off, though.  I'm not a fan of warp puzzles, but they can be done well.  I'm mostly thinking of things like Misty Ravine in EO4, where the "warps" were mostly just reaching the edge of the map and circling back around. It's easy to keep track of, and you can visually see how it works on the map with a few notes.  Stratum 6 does not do this.  It offers a bunch of different colored warp portals, that don't even necessarily warp you to the same colors of portal. They don't even warp you to the same floor, or to the same general area on the floor they warp you to.   It's a convoluted mess that is virtually impossible to keep track of by any means you have with map-making, and frankly, I didn't even explore everything.  There are a few holes in my maps on some of those floors, and honestly?  Fuck it.  I don't even care.  It's so impossible to keep track, and the shortcuts do nothing to mitigate the problems of having multiple portals available, but having most of them throw you outside the area you were trying to explore and having to start all over.  The worst is a succession of 7 portals, all in a row, on floor 26.  One leads to the exit, one leads to another series of portals only one of which leads to treasure that then boots you out of the exploring zone, and the other 5 are worthless.  Look.  I know good level design requires dead ends, otherwise there's no real need to explore anything.  But there is a difference between a dead end that means backtracking a bit, and "you randomly chose the wrong portal in a 1/7 chance gamble, time to redo 10-15 minutes of work to get back to this gamble with slightly improved odds of success."  Yes, looking at your map can help you identify which one might be the correct one.  But this is just stupid, and I don't like it.

In a related vein to "stupid and I don't like it," the plot.  EO5 follows a lot of conventions, and in my mind is almost regressive, going from the more open feeling of EO4's exploration with smaller but numerous dungeons to the standard "technically one dungeon with 6 strata, all 5 floors in length."  It even keeps the locked door bonus areas, the superboss on floor 8 with the town task of figuring out how to get around it, etc.  I'm fine with this, since the formula works either way, but of all the conventions to drop, why drop the one about Yggdrasil being a human-made construct to reverse environmental calamity?  I know EO3 did a separate thing too, but guess what?  That one also wasn't great. It was, by far, the most confusing and poorly put-together.  The true ending boss' motivations weren't so much complex and "make your own interpretations" as it was...just a mess, and contradictory all the time.  But at least they tried.  At least they established the two sides in the conflict and what was going on.  At least they explained the final boss, and tried to explain the final boss.  EO5 doesn't even bother.  "Yeah, the final boss is this dark dragon thing that is the enemy of humanity you must overcome."  ...why?  Yggdrasil's been here forever, and it hasn't wiped out our race yet.  Hell, if we'd never gone up here, there wouldn't be an issue.  You talked about the war that happened in the third stratum, but that's never elaborated on.  Why was it significant?  And then there's my eternal issue with aliens.  I do not mind aliens.  I mind when they're treated as something above humans, and the ones "guiding" humanity forward, like the arken are implied to be.  Fuck off, that's a stupid premise, and you don't even explain where you came from or why.   You're just there.  And that's the issue with the higher strata: everything is just there.  With no rhyme or reason, things are just there.  There's a war.  It was super important, but we're not gonna tell you about it.  There's a deadly dragon thing at the top of the tree you need to kill.  It's super important you kill it, but we're not gonna tell you exactly why.  The Arken watch over humans and guide you forward.  They're super important, but their motivations and reasons for being here aren't.  It's all really bland and unimpressive.

Maybe I've been spoiled by EO4, where plot came at you in consistent and small chunks, with the extra dungeon giving a ton of backstory depending on how well you explore.  Maybe EO2U did the same, with the explanations of what was happening.  Maybe I'm just really, really attached to the concept of environmental calamity and human efforts to curb the inevitable, and the fallout from their efforts.  This game just...really felt hollow to me.  The story aspect and even the character aspect just feels very limited, and it doesn't feel as engaging.  Add to it a very frustrating final and extra stratum to explore, and there's not as much to keep me invested.  I'll replay it again, probably to mess around with the classes since I love doing that.  But it's...very not as great as most others.  I still think EO3 is my least favorite.  But this one is also not a particularly strong entry of the series in my mind.

[arkus-rhapsode]

Fairy Tail Chapter 541 Review

Wow, it took a while for this chapter to come out. Well, lets see if it was worth it...

Our cover page is the Tartaros arc, the last arc of Fairy Tail many can say was overall good. But y’know, given a certain development this chapter, this is a very fitting cover page.

We open on the DS in the space between time, and they’re ready to take Acnologia. I joked on another post that Wendy’s spell, “Deus Eques”, sounded like deus ex and that it was just a matter of time before we an enchantment called that. But honestly I saw the fight going this way, with Wendy just enchanting them and it’s not a bad strategy. So we’ve got Sting, Rogue and Gajeel charging Acnologia...

And Acnologia knocks them on their ass... Hey there’s still Cobra and Laxus!

And Acnologia knocks them on their ass...

Yes Acnologia you’re the strongest. We’ve had so many chapter of just posturing can we actually have a fight here?

We cut back to Magnolia and we see everyone trying to discuss how to beat Acnologia and...

The best thing in the chapter happens...

Yep Lucy has taken charge of the guild and given an actual strategy. You don’t know how happy I was to see this, because this is finally rectifying a problem I’ve had with this arc and that’s the major misuse of all the main characters. Lucy this arc has gotten nothing, either related to her character development or progression. She has been sitting on the sidelines majority this arc either being used as a tool for other character’s development or just made to stand there and look sad. But this, this right here is something that is relative t her own character development. She’s always been the “heart” of the guild, the person who embodies the ideas of fairy tail and will never lose it, so it makes sense for in the time of need she is able to finally take control of the guild and lead them in the direction they need. Also this plan, well already Lucy is a better fairy tactician than Mavis because Lucy’s actually using established things from the series to come up with her plan, unlike Mavis who seems to just pull it out of her ass.

If I had one complaint, and it’s minor, it really seems like Lucy should be leading but what undercuts all this is she doesn’t. She ends just leaving with Levy and Freed to look for the fairy sphere, but what we’ll see is she it not really needed for it. It feels like with this being her plan she should probably oversee it. I guess what I’m to say is, you have really cool moment for Lucy, go all the way with it. Have her have total control, what we get is good I’m not denying it, but it feel like there could be more extension with this scene. Or if she is going to leave, have like a line of dialogue saying she wants Erza or Gray or whoever to take the reigns. I know this sound minor but it’s only because there could be more of this moment with Lucy.

So we go back to the Space between time.

We see that Acnologia is solely motivated by destruction.... Hmm... Look some people would be okay with this as all Acnologia has been is a giant force of destruction since his intro, so this is really just keeping to character. But then there are others who would hate this saying that if you bother giving human shape and personality to this character you want to have more dimension than solely craving destruction. So is something that comes down preference on how you stand with this reveal.

But I do know something I’m going to get angry at.

Natsu... Shut up... No! I refuse to here “the world is stronger than that” speech from you of all people, why? Because your own damn creator said the difference between you and Haru is, Haru fought for the world since the begining, Natsu only cares about his guild not the world. When your own creator says that, then I’m not in the mood for you to act like Haru.

So we cut to Hargeon

This page pisses me off... Oh not the Gray and Juvia stuff, though I find it funny how see’s going gaga over teleporting with Gray (and Mest) like it’s so romantic when back in tartaros, the two rode on the back of a tiger beast together (with no Mest) while clutching hands. I don’t know, that seems a little more romantic to me.

But what pisses me off is Lamia scale right here. “I thought the fighting was over” first, where did you here that? Did Warren send a signal out? Second, are you so oblivious that you pissed the eternal flare coming down and laying waste? Magnoia and Hargeon aren’t that far away so if people were noticing destruction from there why aren’t you noticing it? Third, why didn’t you go to Magnolia? All the guilds went there. It couldn’t be to hold down the fort after the liberation of hargeon because universe one scrambled all of you, and even being fair, saying that everyone went back to where they were before universe one was activated, Mermaid Heel was in that fight in Hargeon, if all of them went back to hargeon after universe one wore off and went to magnolia, why didn’t Lamia follow? There’s no reason for this

so we cut to team Minerva ready to lead Acnologia to Hargeon...

Well let’s see how can you lead him there? Well, you have territory which if you open a big enough space bubble you could just keep teleporting him. Use Orga’s pinpoint blasts to get Acnologia’s attention, then use Racer has slowing magic to mess with his perception of time. Midnight could just keep reflecting his blasts getting him to just get angry and keep trying. This doesn’t seem to hard.

We cut to the guild library...

Oh boy... See I said Lucy really doesn’t have to be here, and see really doesn’t. Freed and Levy make sense as letter pages, magic books stand in their profession. Whereas, I know Lucy likes books, and she had that moment way back in daybreak figuring out the letter magic spell, but that hasn’t really been apart of her character outside of wanting to write a book (All that crap with END not withstanding). So I think Freed and Levy could manage with out her, and she could still be actively leading.

Also this goddamn book. I like Lucy’s plan, especially since it actually uses established things from the series, but to fully execute the fairy sphere she needs this book that has never been mentioned till now. Whereas they are actually 2 great solutions to this, to make this scene make sense...

The first is, Hiro should’ve introduced the book before this point. Because it’s not crazy to believe that a book exists containing 3 magic that were pioneered by this guild. But maybe you could’ve introduced when Mavis wanted out of the crystal. Instead of Mavis just loaning Cana the power of fairy glitter, break out the spell book and give Cana the power permanently. We saw she used Fairy glitter against August, so she had not just for breaking the sealing lacrima.

And the second, Mavis knows all the 3 fairy magic, and we’ve seen with Cana that she can transfer the magic, how about having the reason Makarov came back, is Mavis’s magic flowed through him giving him all the three magic to carry it on to the next generation and not have them be lost.

It just seems like this could’ve been fixed so easily.

Post Chapter Follow Up: As you could probably guess I thought this was a good chapter. But first I want to talk about the negatives. First off is scenes like the Acmnologia posturing, the lamia scale in hargeon, and the book of spells are these moments that weigh down the story. It’s over all solid but these scenes feel very disconnected from what’s really going on and don’t make sense in context.

Another thing, is something that I didn’t get into but it is a problem, Acnologia is still unbeatable! Hiro has this great setup where he can have his cake and eat it too, you have Acnologia in the real world who we know on physical terms the guilds are not going to stand a chance, but we also have spirit Acnologia, and while i’m not saying he should be weak, but you have him in a position where he has to exert extra power to help control the magic for his real body, use that as a way for the DS to get equal footing with him. I seems like you have this great opportunity to have unbeatable Acnologia and vulnerable acnologia.

But on to the positives, Tartaros was a fitting cover because, god damn, like in Tartaros, Lucy gets this badass character moment. Even the minor problem I had with it is still minor and that clearly many were satisfied with what they got. I know there are those who don’t like Lucy and that’s understandable but what I will give her, is she one of the few characters to progress in terms of character. She’s different now from when she started.

Also the fight with Acnologia from what we get is honestly what I expected so I can’t really fault it for that. Wish there was more equal footing but hey we still have 5 chapters to go.

This is a chapter I thought should be really good, and for the most part, it is. But it’s just weighed down by these stupid, disjointed moments, and minor fumbles.

Final Verdict: 6/10

Solid Chapter

Good character bits

Weighed down by some stupid moments

[estellaira]

Could I request Gruvion on a job? Just the love triangle of plan Gruvia is fine.

A/N:- Thank you so much for the request. This was suppose to be a Drabble but I got carried away a bit. Any way this turned into a Gray and Lyon Brotp more than anything. But I do hope you still enjoy it. Requests are still open.

“I think Gramps is finally at the age where he becomes senile if he thinks this inter-guild whatever thing is going to work”

“Oh? I was thinking the same thing.Thought it’s fitting don’t you think? A senile Master for a guild unworthy of Juvia. Which is exactly the reason why she should join Lamia Scale.”

“"How many times do I have to tell you Lyon? Stop trying to steal our members!” Gray yelled at the man beside him. Honestly if they weren’t surrounded by maids Gray swore he would have kicked him half way across the town by now.

“"Now Now Gray-sama, Juvia thinks that Gray-sama and Lyon-sama should get along so that the mission will be successful. Just as the Masters hope.” Juvia spoke up from between the two men.

“"Right as always dear Juvia. I see that Fairy Tail has atleast one mature member amongst their ranks.” Lyon stated taking a sip from the tea they had been offered “"Which is more than what I can say about Gray. I always was the more mature one while we were younger, and obviously the more talented one.”

“"Oh yeah, really talented. That’s why I beat you-how many times has it been? Four? Five?” Gray stated smugly. If he had to team up with his annoying ex sibling student like the client and the two guild masters wanted him to he could at least make it slightly enjoyable.

“"Don’t get so cocky just because you’ve gotten lucky a few times Gray.” Lyon replied irritated. “Now, Lyon-sama you shouldn’t say such things about Gray-Sama!” Juvia scolded. “"Having Juvia come to your defense again? Have you no shame?” Lyon scolded.

Gray was about to come up with a retort when a new voice interrupted the trio “"Am I really wasting my valuable money on these children who only seem to know how to bicker?” Looking up the trio saw the face of their client. A tall, skinny man with cold, black eyes. His face held a look of disgust and Gray immediately disliked him.

“My, my. I must be truly desperate is I’m willing to entrust my valuables to lowly maggots like you three. Do you people even know how to fight?” the man asked. Gray clenched his teeth, the only thing keeping him from freezing the man is the thought of the punishment Erza would give him when she found out. 

“"You don’t have anything to worry about Sir,” Gray replied coolly, slight irritation in his voice. “"Juvia here,” Gray stated tilting his head to indicate who Juvia was “"Is the best water mage Fairy Tail has to offer. I wouldn’t want to be the unlucky guy who gets to be her opponent when she gets serious.” Juvia blushes as a large smile came across her face from her words “"Oh Gray-sama~! Juvia loves it when you show your sweet side.” she stated both hands on her 

“"And I don’t wanna brag, but me and Lyon are unstoppable when we work together. Bet nobody in Fiore can match our Ice Make Magic, we’re to fast for them.” Gray stated confidently.

Lyon eyes widened slightly at his statement, before a small smile crossed his face. “"Yes I have heard that water magic is quite formidable.” the client spoke, index finger tapping on his chin in thought “"However, this is the first time I’ve heard of this ‘Ice Make’ you speak of. In my opinion it sounds rather weak. I suppose it wouldn’t be able to deal with the bandits that have been hijacking my trains.”

Gray felt his blood boil, before he could even get up to yell at the man, an icicle had formed stopping just short from the mans face. Eyes following the trail of the icicle he saw Lyons hand on the frozen end of the sofa. “So, Mister River was it? Do you still believe that Ice Make magic won’t be able to deal with a few low life bandits?” Lyon asked calmly.

Slowly the client shook his head, “"Your hired.” he rasped.

It was only after they left the house did Juvia begin to scold the older Ice mage “Lyon-sama! How could you? Juvia understands that Lyon-sama and Gray-sama were angry, but still.” “"Forgive me dear Juvia, but I couldn’t help myself. I couldn’t stand him insulting the magic I learned from Master Ur.” Lyon replied 

“"I know.” Gray agreed  “I mean where does a slimy-”

“No good-” Lyon continued 

“Bug eyed-”

“Loud mouthed-”

“Stuck up-”

“"Illiterate-”

“Asshole have any right to insult our magic?!” the two yelled in unison.

Surprised the two looked at each, before a smile crossed their face. “Well, I guess maybe this partnership could work out.” Gray stated. “Hmph, just try not to get in my way Gray. You always were the slow one.” Lyon replied walking towards the carriage that would take them to the clients private train station. “"Stop stealing my lines dammit.” Gray said walking behind, Juvia by his side. “Ahhhh, Juvia is happy when Gray-sama and Lyon-sama get along.” Juvia sighed happily, trying to get closer to the Ice user. 

“"If he tries anything on you, feel free to drown him.”

“"How dare you Gray! I would never think of doing such a thing to dear Juvia!”

“Is Gray-sama jealous? Ah, Juvia is in heaven.”

“This is gonna be a long mission” Gray thought as the carriage began to move “"Well at least it’s better than having to deal with Flame-brains’s motion sickness.”

“"So Juvia dear when do you plan on joining Lamia Scale? You shall be welcomed with open arms.”

Or not.

[riverofmemoriesft]

. Between the Lines . 173

It was nearing evening when Lucy finally woke. The Games had continued after the first horrifying match with rules clearly stated aloud. Minerva had been taken off of Sabertooth's team and replaced with a timid young woman. Sting had given Fairy Tail a fairly public apology, looking miserable.

Natsu had refused to leave Lucy's side after the healing mages and Porlyusica had done what they could.

"I'm sorry, Natsu," Wendy had said gently. "We can't do a lot until she wakes up. We've dealt with the worst of the wounds. Doctors helped us and did x-rays. Her jaw was broken in two different places. She had a few cracked ribs we dealt with. The doctors said it would be best to wait for much more. If she's awake in the morning, we'll see. If not...they'll take her away to the hospital."

Natsu had been silently sitting beside Lucy since Wendy's gentle comment. His hands gently messed with long blonde hair as Lucy slept away. And when she finally stirred, a pained moan leaving her lips, he nearly tripped over himself jumping to his feet. Happy, curled in his lap, yowled as he hit the floor. "Lucy?!"

She didn't answer, flinching at pain he wanted to take away. But she blinked her brown eyes open and met his gaze before grimacing just barely.

"I'll go get Wendy and the crazy witch lady," he promised. He paused to lay a gentle kiss on her head and then bolted like a wild animal out of the room, leaving them behind. Happy crawled onto the bed to settle beside her.

Lucy felt a flash of worry for her keys, but was distracted when the door opened and Porlyusica entered with a strange man Lucy didn't recognize. Natsu moved to slide in behind them, but the cranky older woman slammed and locked the door before he could.

"Hello, Miss Heartfilia," the man - Lucy assumed he was a doctor - said as he approached. Porlyusica kept her distance, watching with icy eyes. "How are you feeling?"

Lucy snorted softly, not answering, and the doctor gently began to feel along her jaw and chin. She flinched, biting back a gasp.

"Wendy saw to the broken bones, but that's all," Porlyusica said curtly. "Anything else needs to heal on it's own. Too much magic will make your immune system and other such things weak."

Lucy didn't move, but blinked in understanding.

"Magic's incredible," the doctor sighed, checking her vitals. Lucy grimaced as she realized she was connected to an IV. "It'll help make great advances in the medical field, I truly believe that. Ms. Porlyusica, my recommendation is to have those two girls come back, lessen the damage a little more. Not much if what you say about it weaking her immune system is true, but enough that she can talk, eat, and drink without this IV."

"I'll send that brat after them," she replied irritably. "If that's all, I'll leave."

Lucy was somewhat glad. Porlyusica had always made her nervous and now she was making her more than just a little uncomfortable.

The second Porlyusica unlocked and open the door, Natsu glared at her. The sharp look in her eyes, however, had him stepping aside and looking away. "Go get Wendy," she snapped.

Natsu looked as if he was considering ignoring the order, but huffed and raced off to do that.

The doctor looked amused. "That boy's had more energy than my daughter. And she's three years old."

Lucy's lips barely twitched into a smile.

"All done!" Wendy pulled back a short while later, her eyes warm. Lucy grimaced as she carefully sat up, ignoring Natsu when he complained. Wendy patted her shoulder and whispered, "I did a little more than Porlyusica said I could."

Lucy smiled briefly. "Thanks, Wendy," she said hoarsely. "I appreciate it."

Wendy beamed.

From where he was seated beside Wendy, Natsu puffed out a flame of annoyance. "She shouldn't be in here to begin with." His onyx eyes narrowed irritably. "Luce, why didn't you say that things had changed! Or Gajeel for that matter," he muttered under his breath.

Lucy pressed her lips together. "I didn't think it would end like this," she admitted. "I figured if I got beat, no big deal." She huffed. "This was not getting defeated. This was getting my ass kicked. Which Loke is going to do...where are my keys by the way?"

"Right here." Natsu shoved his hand into his pocket and dug them out. He passed them and her choker to her. "The doctors wanted all of this kind of stuff off and I offered to take it."

"Thanks," Lucy replied.

She hugged her keys to her and felt out how much of her magic she had left. It was barely there. It stunned her. "My magic stores shouldn't be this low after a five minute match with two Zodiacs...wherever she sent them must have sucked up more power."

"Possible," Natsu mumbled, folding his arms. He leaned on the bed and planted his chin on them, looking up at her from beneath his eyelashes. He looked exhausted. "Laxus won against Meredy, by the way. Lyon threw a fit because Lamia Scale lost twice against Fairy Tail, but I think Meredy got him to relax."

"That's cute," Lucy admitted. "He likes her." She ran her fingers through Natsu's hair and then shot Wendy a grateful look. "Thanks again, Wendy. I really do appreciate everything you've done for me."

"Just be more careful," Wendy scolded playfully. She reached out to hug her. "I'll go let everyone know you're getting better. Sabertooth has been hanging around - well, Sting, Rogue, and Yukino have. Their cats, too. Sting will probably come up when I tell them you're up."

"That's fine. Send them up even if they don't," Lucy told her.

Wendy nodded and headed out. Natsu's breathing quieted as they waited and Lucy rolled her eyes as she stroked his hair. "Why are you so tired, you idiot?" she murmured. "You should be wide awake."

From where he was watching with amusement, Happy said tiredly, "He was really crabby all day and kept trying to fight people when he wasn't in here. I think he was really upset."

Lucy rolled her eyes. "Idiot," she repeated and then kissed her dragon slayer's head.

It was a few minutes before there was a knock on the door. Lucy called for whoever it was to enter and gave a tired smile in greeting when the three Sabertooth mages shuffled in. Frosch and Lector were cradled in Yukino's arms.

"Lucy," Sting blurted. "I'm sorry! Minerva was admitted into the guild last month, and I knew she wasn't the nicest person in the world, but I didn't think she'd go this far!"

"We sincerely apologize for what happened," Rogue said in a low voice, grimacing. His gaze flickered to the sleeping Natsu, who didn't wake despite the noise. "We're willing to compensate you for what happened, of course."

Lucy shook her head. "It's not your guys' fault," she reassured. "I don't blame you. Besides, I'm feeling better. It's not like I'm in a coma or anything, right?"

"Still," Sting protested. "Name a price and we'll compensate, like Rogue said."

"No," Lucy said stubbornly. "I'm not taking money." She turned her attention on Yukino, hesitant. "Would you be able to summon Loke for me? Is that...possible? My magic levels are too low. And I want to talk with him before Aquarius gets her claws on me for being stupid again…"

Much to her disappointment, Yukino shook her head. "I'm sorry, but I can't, Lucy," she murmured with a sympathetic look. "I would if I could. I understand that they're worried about you though. My Spirits have been restless since everything happened."

"That's good at least. They're alright and that's all that matters to me."

"Miss Lucy!" Frosch said with a shy tone, surprising her. She turned her dark eyes on him and Yukino smiled as she set him carefully on the bed. Frosch scampered closer and planted himself nearly on top of Natsu's head, startling the dragon slayer awake. He blinked blearily and then snorted smoke, not bothering to move his head.

"Here!" Frosch said, thrusting a pink flower at her. She took the flower with a warm look, amused.

"Thank you, Frosch," she said honestly, knowing just how protective Rogue was of the cat's feelings. "I appreciate this a lot."

He purred and then returned to Rogue, who scooped him into his arms as Natsu sat up. Yawning, Natsu muttered, "Oh, it's you guys."

Sting snorted and then told Lucy, "We're sorry, Lucy. Since you won't take payment, I'll let you have a favor of any kind from Sabertooth, okay? Is that alright?"

"That's better," Lucy said with a chuckle. She patted Happy's head gently and the cat purred. "Thank you, you three. I appreciate the thought of it all more than an actual compensation to be honest."

Natsu decided to pipe in and tiredly wrapped his arms around her waist from where he sat, resting his head against her side. "She can get money from my hoard. She doesn't need yours."

"Natsu, I'm not taking money from anyone," Lucy huffed, flushing. "Thanks again, though," she added to entertained Sabertooth mages. "I know the guild's not to blame, Sting, so don't worry. I won't try to sue you or anything."

He beamed, entirely relieved.

He eyed the windows with care. They were high - the third story of a hotel - but he could do it. He had to make sure that she'd survived, even if he logically knew that she would be fine.

It wasn't hard, scaling walls. He'd done it dozens of times before everything had gone wrong for him and even worse for his friends. He ignored the aching of his muscles when he reached too far or the scratches he got from gripping brick too tight. When he finally reached the top, he hauled himself onto the window seal and expertly tested the window.

She'd been expecting someone, he thought with amusement. But Natsu Dragneel wouldn't be there. He'd over heard the healing witch order Titania and Gray Fullbuster to keep him out of room for the night and knowing Erza Scarlet…

He'd not be entering that room until ten o'clock the next morning.

He grinned to himself when the window swung open. He scrambled in and then rolled his muscled shoulders with a huff. He eyed the blue-furred cat curled up against the sleeping blonde, aware that wrong one sound would bring both to awareness and he'd be screwed.

If he was caught…

Well. They shouldn't be seeing him just yet.

"Get out of there!" a voice called softly from outside.

He jumped, peering out the window. A familiar face glared up at him. Her hood had been drawn down and her body was tensed, her hands on her hips. Her dark eyes blazed furiously. "What the hell do you think you're doing?"

He rolled his eyes. "Visiting?" he said lowly, not wanting to wake the cat or Lucy herself. "It was the second day. I had to make sure."

"She's fine, now get out."

He ignored her and sidled over to the bed. With a calloused hand, he lightly stroked her hair. He eyed the bruising that had appeared over her jaw, remembering the crack that had failed to be caught. The ever cheerful Natsu would demand it be seen in the morning, when he found the bruising.

He smiled when she sighed and leaned into the touch before turning away.

She was alive.

That would tide him over for the time being.

He swung out the window. He hit the ground beside his companion without looking at her, his knees bending to catch the impact, and she smacked his arm. "I was told you'd been doing this, but seriously? Do you want to get caught? I'll make you trade places with me at this rate."

He shook his head hastily. "No, I want to watch over them. I need to protect her." She looked a little hurt, and he smiled faintly, touching her cheek. "Trust me. I won't get caught."

"You better not," she relented. She pulled her head. "You guys are all I have left. If I lose you-"

"Which," he cut in. "You won't. Trust me for once, would you? Please."

"...fine." She shook her head. "But remember. Be where you need to be or you won't be able to do what you're here for." She gave him a long look. "We both know what's going to happen and what has to be done. We will both do our parts. Or there will be no world to live in."

His lips twitched into a smile. "Yes, ma'am."

She gave him a final glare and then turned away and started down the street. Neither said a farewell, knowing that they would see one another again. The day they might not was approaching, however.

And both were determined to stop it.