Zauberheim - Kingdom of Magic RP

[Scrapmaster]

---Citadel---

"Right" Henry said in response to the orders "We shall not engage him, but if he attacks us I can't promise anything" he said to the agent as he then saw him speaking with Brandon on whether or not he should be allowed to help "He made the invention and he is the only one who knows how to use it effectively, so he is necessary...civilian or not" he said as he then saw the blue light flashing near them "Well hello there rue" he could tell it was him from the aura rue was emanating.

---Castle hallways---
"Well he wastes no time I see...well as much as I hate using this spell...its gonna have to do" Alexander said with an annoyed tone, this spell was very costly to both his stamina and his mana, although it could get him from place to place very quickly, he'd still opt to not use it..."Ash form" he said as he closed his eyes and concentrated, strange energy could be felt from him as he then simply turned to ash, his clothes,weapons and everything turned to ash with him, the ash though could be seen traveling very quickly, fast enough that it was extremely hard to notice as he headed for the Citadel.

[Creator_Drake]

---Citadel---

Looking at the stone the figure gave a nod.He was about to speak as an official from the castle appeared, announcing that there was a slight change in plans; track Wordplay down but do not engage. Hearing the reason drew a low utterance from the Wanderer as the Official spoke with Henry.

"As I feared..." With a shake of his hooded head the Wanderer turned to the official as Rue appeared.

"If it eases the conscience of all involved, young Brandon here will only help us in locating the building Wordplay is located in. Once that task is complete I will see to it personally that he be returned home safe and sound."

---Castle - Throne Room---

For the time being Tibrus kept his silence as things unfolded. When the King told him to look after his daughter the Architect gave a determined nod and helped the Princess to the floor. After placing his folded jacket beneath her head Tibrus tried to think of something to help even as the man named Jonathan answered his earlier question.

With a spark of inspiration Tibrus placed his fingertips on the Princess' temples and began to rub them lightly, moving in slow circles. He remembered what few times his own children became ill and what his wife would do aside from herb remedies. He found that rubbing the temples always seemed to relax his children regardless if either he or his wife did it. Tibrus figured it couldn't hurt to try it in this instance.

Hearing the man's sister speak up, Dalia if he recalled, reasoning with the princess so she wouldn't blame herself for what had occurred caused a small smile to form. Looking to the girl in question Tibrus gave Dalia a nod before looking back at the princess, still slowly massaging her temples.

"The girl is right Princess, your actions when confronting WordPlay are commendable and secretly I have no doubt that your father is proud of you. For now, just focus on resting, everything will be sorted out." The calm soothing voice Tibrus used was the same he used to comfort his daughter and son when they needed comfort. This made Tibrus, for a moment, think that it should be the King giving these words to his daughter but he soon banished the thought. The Princess and her safety were all that mattered right now.

[Phantom77]

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Throne Room
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Lisia looks at Tibrus's face as he tries to soothe her with his kind words. Admittedly, the architect's words did make her feel slightly better. His gentle voice reminded her of better days, days where her father seemed to be more gentle and caring. Now Lisia fears he has become strangely critical and overbearing, thought she only thought it natural of a father. Still, something bothered her about her father, King Reinhardt.

"I thank you for your kind words, Sir Heatherman." A small smile appears on the princess's face as she thanks the architect. "Also, if it pleases you, I would like to apologize for Felicie's past behavior toward you. I know she gives you a lot of gripe but she never meant to offend you, Deep down, I'm sure that she respects you just as much as the other students do."


She then turns to Dalia, who also gave her encouraging words. "You name is Ms. Dalia, correct? I also thank you for your reassuring words. If I'm not mistaken, you and that gentleman are with the Mamono Party, yes? I wager that you two are here on official business? I was only to make out little of what you were discussing with my father after I was brought here."


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Citadel
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From the blue light appears the mercenary. Ruecian takes a moment to see all whose here. There's Henry, the hooded one, and Brandon Valiquette. Rue arrived to hear that the hooded figure took full responsibility for the boy's safety.

Ruecian turns to the agent he had meet earlier. "You've nothing to worry about. The boy is in good hands. Besides, we will need him to operate his invention so that we can properly track down Word Play." Rue turns to Henry, who had greeting him before he actually materialized into view. "I see you sensed me out at the last minute. I wonder if you could do so even with my cloaking ability active."

"At any rate, Ms. Rielle and the other member of my team should be arriving soon. Brandon, we'll be counting on you to help us with the investigation. As the desperate fool is using the princess's life as leverage, we can't afford to mess this one up."

Rue make a statement directed toward Henry again, this time about his other teammate. "By the way Henry, the other member of my team is a man named Alexander. Is it true that you two know each other?


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Felicie's Room
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"Yes, a lot has happened today indeed, my servant." Unexpectedly, after the young vampire spoke, she decided to something quite out of the ordinary. In an instant she used wind magic to wisp Ivadi out of his chair and onto her bed. At the same time she jumped after him, landing right on top of him. They both hit the bed with a loud thud. At the moment, Felicie drew her face closer to Ivadi's.

"Ivadi, do you remember the other promise you made me? The one where you promised to grow stronger. Give me your word again that you will do so. For you see, I've been worried about what's happened in these recent times. I'm mostly worried about Lisia's safety, as she is a dear friend to me as I am sure you know."

"Normally, I would be more than enough to protect her from harm, but today's got me thinking that even my power may not be enough. So I want you to promise me again, for everyone's sake. For Lisia, Anri, Luke, and even Brandon's sake, tell me that you will grow stronger."

[hothead1021]

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Felicie's Room
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"Yes, a lot has happened today indeed, my servant." Felicie said before using wind magic to fling him on the bed where she jumped onto him. she drew her face very close to his causing him to blush slightly as she spoke "Ivadi, do you remember the other promise you made me? The one where you promised to grow stronger. Give me your word again that you will do so. For you see, I've been worried about what's happened in these recent times. I'm mostly worried about Lisia's safety, as she is a dear friend to me as I am sure you know." she said before she continued "Normally, I would be more than enough to protect her from harm, but today's got me thinking that even my power may not be enough. So I want you to promise me again, for everyone's sake. For Lisia, Anri, Luke, and even Brandon's sake, tell me that you will grow stronger." she asked as Ivadi listened intently and nodded "Milady, I have listened to what you have said and rest assured, your request has not fallen on deaf ears, I swear on my life that not only for Brandons sake, but for Lisia, Anri, Luke, and even for your sake that I will become as strong as I can be to protect and fight with you all." he said with a firm fire in his eyes "this is a promise that I intend to keep, and rest assured, I'l also make the promise to survive as well." he finished

[KillMoves]

Ruecian agreed to the plan and dissipates in a veil of azure light, no doubt a teleportation spell to the Luminous Citadel. "Good thing I know where the Citadel is." Rielle muttered before turning to Alexander who seemed to turn into ash and made its way out of the castle. "Heh, last one there is a rotting egg." The White Witch said to herself before a portal opened up beneath her and consumes her.

Soon a portal opened up above the group in the Citadel and Rielle dropping from it. She took a moment scan all the people present and noticed she beat Alexander there. "Well, well. I wager this is going to be a long night." She commented.

[Scrapmaster]

---Citadel---

Henry turned to Rue's statements "Is that a challenge?" he asked rue with a sarcastic tone as he then noticed Rielle arriving by portal, he frowned at her using portals, he personally hated portals since he always ended up falling on his ass whenever he had to cross one, but he didn't think too long about it "Long night indeed" he said replying to Riele s he then turned to Rue once again, he raised an eyebrow in surprise about him talking about Alexander who just materialized from ash in front of everyone there "what did you say about me?" Alexander asked Rue as Henry quickly chuckled "Well yes I do know him, I worked for the order a few times, these few times I had the displeasure of working with Ashy here" he said.
"Yeah nice to meet you again too..." Alexander said annoyied, "anyway since we are all together...what is our main plan?" Alexander asked right after.

[Phantom77]

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Citadel
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"Well, I already have an idea of Word Play's general vicinity thanks to my wind tracking. I believe him to be in a warehouse district of some sort to the south. Due to the size of our group however, I would suggest sending a small group to confront the man. Having a smaller squad will make moving easier and things will be less cramped." Ruecian said as he moved closer to the present group.

The merc looks at both Rielle and Henry as he continues his plan's explanation. "I vote that the small squadron consist of Ms. Rielle, Henry, and myself. It goes without saying that Henry's stone will not doubt be invaluable against the man's magic. And Ms. Rielle who has fought the man before can provide better insight on his abilities. As for me, it is to my understanding that the man uses kanji in his scribe magic. Since I've spent a long portion of my life in Zipangu, I can understand his spells better than most here. I can effectively counter them, if need be. Plus, I've another ace up my sleeve in case things don't work out."

The swordsman looks at the Cloaked Wanderer, Alexander, and Brandon next. "Two two will stay back in the vicinity to provide support if needed. I suppose Brendan can stay with you if you think he can be of any other help. Any complaints?"


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Felicie's Room
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"Good, I will hold you to those words, you hear me? I expect nothing but success from one of my servants." Felicie continues to draw her face closer to Ivadi's until her breath can be felt on his face. However, to her surprise, the doors opens. The opened door reveals Hana, with a tray of snacks and tea for the two students.

At first, the kikimora's eyes widen a bit. However, her surprise almost immediately fades as she makes a small chuckle. "Oh my, I sincerely apologize for intruding on your fun. If you need more time, I can sit the tray on the table and leave now."

Felicie looks at Hana with an exasperated face, but smiles nonetheless. "You know Hana, you have the worst timing... It's alright though, you can come in."

[Scrapmaster]

---Citadel---

Henry and Alexander stood quiet as Rue gave them orders, Henry nodded as Rue ordered him to go with him and Rielle to face the man as Alexander was ordered to go on support with the others, "My Pendant might be able to disable his word magic temporarily, but it can't do it constantly, it needs to recharge itself" he said holding his stone in his hand, "I think we might also use it to mask our mana signatures, here watch" he said as he activated it, he was soon enveloped in a green-ish light as suddenly, his mana signature could not be felt, not even Rue could feel it as he did it, "With this I might be able to mask our mana so he doesn't detect us" he said deactivating it, it changed colors from a Green stone to a grey-ish green color, signalizing it was now recharging itself
"Well me, The wanderer and Brandon will be on the back supporting then" Alexander said, "Be careful though, no doubt word play has set up traps wherever he is, be aware...Henry's stone might be able to bypass the traps but then again if we can find a way around it that would be preferable." he said

[KillMoves]

With the investigators assembled, Ruecian said he had an idea about where Word Play could be: A warehouse district in the vicinity. Also, he suggested that only a small detachment should confront the extremist so moving would be easier and it would be less cramped.
"What happened to 'The more, the merrier'?" Rielle joked.

The Ghost of Arcana voted for Rielle, Henry and himself for the squadron. The reasons being that Rielle has combat experience against Word Play, Henry has a stone that can nullify magic and Ruecian knows the language Word Play is using in his magic as well as a hidden trick up his sleeve. The rest was to stay back and provide support if need be.
"Well I don't have any complaints." Rielle said. "But if we accidentally kill him, will it be okay?" The question was part-honest and part-sinister. The White Witch preferred to spill blood but then that would mean removing a chaotic agent from the world.

[hothead1021]

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Felicie's Room
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"Good, I will hold you to those words, you hear me? I expect nothing but success from one of my servants." she said as she was so close he could feel her warm breath, he was becoming slightly aroused, however before she could do anything else the door opens as Hana comes in with a tray of snacks and tea. she was a little surprised before she chuckled "Oh my, I sincerely apologize for intruding on your fun. If you need more time, I can sit the tray on the table and leave now." she said

Felicie sighed but smiles "You know Hana, you have the worst timing... It's alright though, you can come in." she said as Ivadi smiles "sure...the company is nice." he said though at the back of his mind he was a little disappointed ["Damn, there goes my chance at my first kiss..."] he thought to himself

[Phantom77]

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Citadel
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Ruecian looks at Rielle with curious eyes. He noticed that Rielle asked many times if they would be allowed to kill the assailant. Although Alexander probably feels the same way, Rielle seems to want to kill the man for the simple sport. Rue put the thoughts in the back of his mind, but he still felt strangely about the White Witch.

"Ms. Rielle, you are aware that if the assailant dies, the princess will most likely also lose her life as well yes? Even with all the precautions and countermeasures we've taken, there's no guarantee that we'll be able to break the spell he cast on the princess. I would suggest showing restraint on this mission, lest we put the kingdom in turmoil by robbing it of one of its heirs."

The agent turns to the White Witch as well. "I agree with the mercenary. Even with counter-strategies at the castle, things may not go as planned. I implore you to hold back for the time being, as if any happens to Princess Lisianthus you will answer to His Majesty."


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Felicie's Room
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As Hana places the tray of refreshments on the table, Felicie makes her way to her seat. She gestures for Ivadi to do the same. The vampire begins to take a sip of the tea. "Ah Hana, this is strawberry tea with Alruane honey isn't?"

"Yes Milady, I know it's one of you're favorite blends. I've also brought assorted gourmet chocolates and other pastries. I know how much Milady love sweets." Hana then speaks to the young mage, "I hope this is to your liking, young Ivadi. I hope you don't mind the tea or sweet things."

[hothead1021]

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Felicie's Room
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Ivadi smiles as he takes his seat with Felicie as she sips her tea "Ah Hana, this is strawberry tea with Alruane honey isn't?" she asked as she tasted it. "Yes Milady, I know it's one of you're favorite blends. I've also brought assorted gourmet chocolates and other pastries. I know how much Milady love sweets." she replied before speaking to Ivadi "I hope this is to your liking, young Ivadi. I hope you don't mind the tea or sweet things." she said as Ivadi smiles happily "oh it's alright Lady Hana, I love sweets, it's one of my most favorite treats." he said happily as he sips the tea as well "and I can tell the tea is well made." he said

[EndZoner]

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Throne Room
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"You can just call me, Dalia, Princess.", the female sibling replied before giving the princess a wink. "And yeah, we're here to get Word Play out of your kingdom. We've been hunting him down for years and he's going to have one hell of a time to escape after what he'd put you through.", she added with a smile. Despite being sincere, she still has a bad habit of flirting with people she considers to be attractive.

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Citadel
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"Yeah, sure, whatever.", Brandon replied to the suggestions that was being presented to the group that's going to confront Word Play, "I take it that my dog is no longer needed?", he asked as he plans to send it back to the warehouse that he stores his other inventions in. "Also, if we get in trouble for confronting Word Play when that agent guy told us not to then I'm not taking of that blame.", he added nonchalantly as he began thinking of what he may need to use to help everyone on confronting that masked bastard.

[Bozo]

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Mansion
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The doors to the mansion swung open, creaking loudly as the ancient metallic hinges struggled to support the weight of the heavy oak entrance. A cloaked figure would silently slip inside, the heels of their boots clicking softly against the tiled floor of the parlor. Eli Booker raised a gloved hand to the hood of his robes, pulling it back to reveal the wavy brown locks of hair that formed upon his scalp. A large scar dragged across his forehead, forming a vast and fleshy gash that ended just below his left eye, the rest remaining concealed by the iron plated mask that covered the entire lower half of his face. He looked around the massive room with a single milky white eye, before both had set their sights on the girl reclining in the corner of the room with a bored look on her face.

Taking a wide stride forward, the Orderlite would make his way across the room, the passing agents of the Order raising their arms in salute as he passed them by.

When he finally arrived at the foot of the table she was resting her arms on, he placed a gloved hand next to hers, before audibly clearing his throat to get her attention.

"Annabelle Orlov," He addressed her, taking a seat from across the table, before offering a brief nod at the cannibal woman. "I apologize for the delay. There were a great many matters that required my attention, and being just one man, I cannot address them all at once." He would look up, taking a quick glance to his side before returning his attention to the Humanitarian. "Where is the White Witch? I had received both your profiles, yet I do not see both of my underlings. I do hope you know where she went; dissent had been spreading through the ranks after my absence. A bit melodramatic, I suppose, but these are melodramatic times."

Standing up, he would reach out and offer her his hand. "Come, we have much to discuss."

[KillMoves]

Both Ruecian and the agent reprimanded Rielle for the question. They suggested that she hold back since harming Word Play would also be harming the Princess Lisianthus. "I get it, I get it. Jeez, I was just asking." Rielle replied. "No harming Wordy, period." That was when a sinister idea hatched inside her mind but it would take a very particular set of circumstances for it to happen.

"Well then, you guys ready?" The White Witch asked, awaiting for the signal to start the rumble at the warehouse.

ELSEWHERE

Annabelle was looking at the dark environment under the night sky through a window of the mansion, her arms resting on a table. She was lost in the thought of how to get rid of the other candidates so she could be leader of the Order sect of Zauberheim. Her stupor was broken when she heard a very audible throat-clearing beside her. The cannibal turned and all color in her body drained.

It was the leader of the Order sect, Sir Eli Booker, standing before Annabelle. She wanted to hit her head upon the table because of the return of the Order leader but at the same time she was glad he returned before she enacted her plans of taking over. Sir Eli then addressed the cannibal and took a seat from across the table while the latter was frozen in place as a sign of respect and some other emotions.

"Where is the White Witch? I had received both your profiles, yet I do not see both of my underlings. I do hope you know where she went; dissent had been spreading through the ranks after my absence. A bit melodramatic, I suppose, but these are melodramatic times."

...Eli said after apologizing for his delay.

Annabelle sighed as her plans for domination crumbled into dust. "Well Rielle's at the palace since the king asked for all of the outside competitors in the upcoming tournament." She started. "But the last time I saw her, she helped deal with the anti-Order dude who... oh yeah, there's a guy out there who really hates the Order to the point of trying to murder them all. The guy wears a hoodie and has a mask on and casts magic by writing on papers or stuff." Annabelle explained. "I know 'cause he attacked both me and Rielle in a restaurant and attacked me again when I was out shopping me."

The cannibal raised from her chair without taking Eli's hand. "I do believe his aligned with the monsters but I seriously doubt they like him around."

[Phantom77]

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Citadel
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Ruecian sees Brandon's nonchalant attitude towards the suggestions made. "Hmph, on the contrary boy, we'll need your dog yet. You see, Word Play's signature died out before I could pinpoint it's exact location. I'm afraid that I only know the location of his general vicinity, that's why we'll need your invention little Valiquette."

The merc turns to Rielle after she hastily confirms the reprimand from the agent and himself, in addition to asking if everyone is ready. "I'm ready to go at anytime. Henry, Alexander, Cloaked One, and Brandon. If all of you are ready, I suggest we move out. Time is of the essence."

The official turns to leave after everything has been settled. "Very well. If we're all understanding of the situation, I shall take my leave of you. I implore you all not to fall His Majesty in this dire moment." The agent then vanishes into thin air in a thin veil of light.


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Throne Room
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The princess is slightly abashed by Dalia rather friendly tone of voice and gestures. "I see, that's good to hear then. But I wasn't aware that Word Play was known in places outside the kingdom. How much trouble has this man caused?" She turned to the gentleman dressed in business attire. who was standing near Dalia.


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Felicie's Room
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Hana smiles at Ivadi's pleased response to the refreshments. She then takes her leave, but before she closes the door she gives one last word to the students. "Milady, if you and your guest do decide to "experiment", please don't make too much noise. It's getting late." With that, she closes the door behind her and heads down the hall.

"That maid of mine, sometimes I feel her timing needs work. Honestly, "experiment"? *sigh*" Felicie sips more of her tea before looking at Ivadi. "Ivadi, do you think Lisia is doing all right? I know that today's experience really shook her up, as that masked freak targeted her more than anyone else. He really wanted her to tell him the names of those two Orderite women we saw. Quite frankly, I'm worried. i mean, he's still out there somewhere, probably plotting his next move."

[hothead1021]

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Felicie's Room
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Hana smiles when Ivadi expressed his pleased statement over the refreshments, she turns to leave but before she does so, she makes one last statement "Milady, if you and your guest do decide to "experiment", please don't make too much noise. It's getting late." with that, she closed the door behind her and left

"That maid of mine, sometimes I feel her timing needs work. Honestly, "experiment"? *sigh*" she sips her tea before looking at Ivadi "Ivadi, do you think Lisia is doing all right? I know that today's experience really shook her up, as that masked freak targeted her more than anyone else. He really wanted her to tell him the names of those two Orderite women we saw. Quite frankly, I'm worried. i mean, he's still out there somewhere, probably plotting his next move." she said expressing her concerns

"I believe she is doing as fine as she can be milady, not only does she have her father and the royal guards looking after her, we her friends are also caring for her safety as well. we've survived his assault once and we can do so again we just need to be extra vigilant and more cautious from now on." he said to her

[EndZoner]

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Citadel
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After being told that his Aether Hound is still needed, he hold off the need to return his invention back to the warehouse. "Alright, I'll send my dog out now.", he stated as he turn his attention to his invention. "Alright, I want you to track down the guy with the blood you registered today. Do not engage, when you find him, be sure to be a good distance away from where he is so that he won't notice you.", he ordered his invention.

The mechanical dog barked in acknowledgement of the command and disappeared into a bright, yellow flash of light.

When his invention left, Brandon reached down into his pocket and pulled out his Information Catalog. Inputting some commands into it, Brandon learns the location of where the Aether Hound went to. "Alright, I know where that masked bastard is now.", Brandon stated before a pinging sound was heard from his Information Catalog. Looking at it, he learns that his mechanical dog has notified that the magical energy around Word Play's location is becoming more dense. "Oh great, that bastard is fortifying his defense. This'll be fun.", he said sarcastically.

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Throne Room
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"We're not sure for certain, though I can guarantee that Word Play is a sociopathic killer with an extreme hate for Orderites. My sister and I have confirmed that Word Play is responsible for taking the lives of several Orderites, though we were unable to confirm how many he has killed. We managed to learn that he has killed somewhere in the low hundreds.", Jonathan answered. "He has been known to infiltrate many countries , cities and other areas that has a high-to-medium concentration of Orderites. He is not concerned of what they had done, only that they are affiliated with the Order is enough for him to murder. My sister and I were assigned with the task of apprehending him due to our... tenacious traits.", he added.

"He can't kill us.", Dalia replied with a smug, "No matter how much he tries, he'll only put us down for a while before we get up. There's nothing that he can do to keep us down.", she stated as she jokingly flexed her muscles, though it's apparent that she's quite fit. More so than her brother.

"Yes, that is also true.", Jonathan responded, "We have endured extreme confrontations with Word Play to the point that some of our associates sometimes asks us how we are still alive.", he added. "Though, if you like, we are willing to divulge some information about Word Play to help distract you of your issues. Though, I doubt the information that we could tell is not relevant to the predicament that you're in, it may allow you to understand Word Play's personality.", he suggested.

[Creator_Drake]

---Citadel---

"We are as ready as we can be, although a word of caution to you Ms. Rielle. As you have faced Wordplay no doubt he would know that to utilize your spells you must be able to speak. That said, it is in high likelihood that Wordplay has placed a ward where none can speak. Until that ward has been taken down you will need to tread carefully." The hood faced the direction of the White Witch a moment before looking at those around before hearing young Brandon speak.

"My warning may prove truthful yet. I find your suggestion Ghost of Arcana to be one of merit, if we are to move now is the time."

[Scrapmaster]

(Since im not home and wont come back for a bit I'l be using my phone, so it might take me a while to post)
---citadel---
Henry and Alexander nodded when asked if they were ready, Henry then heard the wanderer speaking to Rielle qarning her about a possible trap wors play might have placed, he smirked "if he did I can disable it allowing us to corner him, should we end up having to fight anyway" he said chuckling a bit at the end.
"I agree with the wanderer, the sooner we get there the better our chances of gettinf him" Alexander said, as his hand soon fell out and turned to ash, Alex panicked for a bit before recovering said ash as his hand formed again, Henry raised and eyebrow and chuckled, "that normal?" He asked, this made alexander frown, "unfortunately yes..." he said "a-anyway back on topic, I believe we are all ready, rue shall we go?" Alexander asked.