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  1. #191
    Kou scoffed when the princess reacted to his statement. He could have appreciated the girl's efforts, but the bitter taste in his mouth from meeting her had not yet gone away. Regardless, she came through with her side of the arrangement, offering a large sum of gold in exchange for their services. She also offered an additional reward to each of the Adventurers, prompting Miki to request the ever-useful Merchant's Pass. While they didn't have a Guild they were affiliated with, such a thing would be infinitely useful. What's more, having one alone would allow them to sell their wares for market value, instead of having to undercut legitimate vendors. Since she had asked for such a thing, Kou tossed his coin pouch about nonchalantly, while coming to a single conclusion. A stern expression would fall upon the princess from Kou as he made his wishes known, using a single sentence. "Make me a Royal Knight."

  2. #192
    Strangely, the princess known as Madoka would hear out two very different requests from her adventurers. One of whom, wanted only a Merchant's Pass, which was by far the easier thing to want. The other wanted something which couldn't readily be given. Madoka's purplish eyes widened at the notion. "Onee-san, you can have your pass... I need only a few minutes..." she said, giving a simple nod in this place to a Knight who left to retrieve the thing Miki had asked for. "But you..." she said changing her gaze to Kou. "What you ask... you have to know, you're under level..." before the princess Madoka could finish her sentence a certain white-haired young woman appeared at her side apparently out of nowhere with her hand over her mouth. "Shhh... you talk too much, 'Princess' This is a simple matter," mentioned this young woman. Her body appearing in a solid black leotard trimmed in gold and fur. Her belts all checkered in white and red. Her eyes the deadest shade of light blue humans could possibly attain and atop her head a tiny little crown not unlike the one atop the princess' head.

    "If you want to be a Royal Knight, you have to prove yourself to me. It is that simple... if you don't make the cut though... I might just kill you... but you are prepared for that aren't you Mr. Adventurer?" asked this young woman with the smallest smirk on her face. Miki's eyes widened as she took in the sight of this young woman, "Sugoi! That's Princess Aerona!~" Miki said as she held her pillow closer. She couldn't believe this particular young woman had appeared so randomly. She couldn't wait to see what would happen next. In fact, she was sure enough about the sort of man Kou was showing himself to be, that she shifted herself to Madoka's side atop her floating pillow, as Aerona took several steps forward to take up the now empty entrance hall with Kou.

  3. #193
    Madoka noted that his request was not something so easily granted. She claimed he was below the level that would be required of such a thing, but Kou didn't seem bothered by this information as well. In fact, there was someone else who agreed. Aerona, the princess of Eonis from the game Kou knew in his human life, appeared next to Madoka. Kou viewed this woman with a raised brow, but an otherwise impassive expression. He remembered his interactions with this character in the video game, and he didn't have the fondest memories. Her speech was even somewhat familiar to him from his previous play-through. "Hmph. Let's just get started," he said, taking a single step away from Aerona, and letting this movement lead into a series of side-steps which allowed him to circle her location.

    Kou pulled his sword from its sheath, holding it in his right hand whilst the tip of the blade dragged the floor. A golden glow spread from his blade and traced the floor, which, over time, would create a proper circle of Magical Energy. If he managed to complete this, he would have something in wait for the princess. Otherwise, he was preparing himself for whatever she intended to do. "Aerona... Don't you want to pull some of your tricks?"

  4. #194
    "Tricks? I don't think I know what you mean..." the Princess Aerona said these words, but she knew exactly what he meant. Though she wasn't familiar with this particular adventurer, she was very familiar with her own tactics. And what she most did, was execute those too stupid to realize where her strengths shined brightest. Still something would become very obvious as the lad traced a circle beneath him, and that was his magical inclination. Aerona was clever enough to have no inclination of crossing the circle, instead she aimed to test it. Her right pinkie twitched just a tad causing a large floating source to appear from nowhere. Though this weapon was magical in its nature it was used by her more like a 'meteor' weapon. Sending it flying in a figure eight motion towards the lad aiming to swing first into his right shoulder then across his back and into his left leg. All the while, if it made contact, it would inflict a poisonous damage which would succeed in killing him rather quickly if both points of contact were made.

  5. #195
    "Yeah. Whatever," Kou retorted. He didn't seem at all worried about what this princess had to offer. No, he instead appeared to be focused entirely on this little test he was being given at present. Aerona's production of the weapon he knew her to possess, did nothing to deter him. In fact, his eyes narrowed when he saw it, and he scoffed. His circle wasn't quite complete by the time she decided to make her move, though it didn't need to be. Kou didn't have any sort of technique, or ability, which would make use of a magic circle of this size. He'd only been using a small amount of his Mana to produce a visual effect, all for the sake of keeping Aerona in place for fear of what the circle might do if she crossed it. The use of Aerona's weapon warranted the rise of Kou's sword, as well as the rapid movement of his eyes. His use of the Class Skill: Instinct allowed him to follow and predict the movements of the floating source, which further allowed him to deflect it from its first point of impact. Furthermore, this action let him predict its path of movement to meet it at its second approach as well. As this second parry occurred, Kou empowered his blade by use of Consecration while stepping toward Aerona. He wasn't ready to assault her quite yet. Instead, he intended to close the distance over time, keeping in mind her ability to manipulate the venomous source while preparing a grand assault on her person.

  6. #196
    Aerona was soon confused by the lad not finishing his circle, and more over his lack of affront by the source coming his way. This particular weapon was deadly even when people knew what it was, and Aerona was quite proficient in its use. What was more, this would be shown most effectively after the lad deflect two attacks by the weapon, as it recoiled from the secondary attack, she wrapped the string of it around her ring finger just once, shifting its trajectory rather suddenly aiming now to slam the weapon into the side of the boy's body with only a quick tug of the string as a sign. All the while the string was growing ever long, and disappearing from sight as part of this young woman's power. Her plan to spin a web around this room and halt the lad's movements when she was ready. Such a plan was always in her mind and why she was fine challenging anyone to a direct fight. 'Hm... four more steps,' was the gentle guidance that crossed Aerona's mind. This time there was extra magical power involved though the lass stood her ground, it was obvious in watching her fight, that straight forward methods like these weren't her normal method of attack. 'Sou ka, Assassin Class is at a disadvantage in straight combat, she'd be better off trying to do something sneaky, or even setting a trap or two. Maybe she still will and it will be fine, but as it stands... Kou is definitely winning this,' Miki thought to herself, as she relaxed atop her pillow. She seemed to not be very concerned about the lad's safety in this fight, but she figured Kou wouldn't actually take a fight that he couldn't win himself.

  7. #197
    'Three more steps...' This was a thought within Kou's mind as he continued to focus on his own location relative to Aerona, as well as the placement of her source. As he watched it shift about and gathered where it would move next, his primary source of knowledge began to disappear. The thin line connecting the source to Aerona was gone in moments. Though he could always watch her finger and determine the source's path from it, he would also have to know the source's exact location to react. He couldn't possibly do both without becoming a sitting duck, as it were. Luckily, he had one final movement as a sign for the next attack, just before the string vanished. 'Left," he thought as his sword moved once more to deflect the third strike attempt. With that done, he took another step. "This is all you've got for a plan? Just gonna stand here, in the middle of my ring?"

  8. #198
    'Three more steps...' the white haired lass kept track of this boy's movements. It was always fun to watch people try and wiggle their way out of the sort of situations she set them up for. Strangely this lad didn't seem at all concerned about Aerona, instead he seemed to be moving forward at his own pace, all the while simply using his superior combat skills to deflect her oncoming attacks. Eventually he would falter or he'd step into her trap, at this point it was only a matter of waiting to see what happened first. "I'm not planning anything. And your ring doesn't intimidate me..." Aerona said calmly. The bounce of her weapon from the last movement had sent it tumbling several paces away, and the string of it disappeared once more, this time it was wrapped around three of her fingers, and raised above their heads, only to drop in an attack which rained down from above onto the lad. It aimed to strike no less than four times, in a succession so rapid it would be hard to counter. "Meteor Drop," was the name of such an attack which seemed to be imbued with toxic aura as it fell upon the lad. This was the alpha skill applied to the assassin, meant to maim powerful foes in a short burst of extreme damage.

  9. #199
    'Two more steps...' Kou's footwork continued to develop into something greater, even when he wasn't necessarily moving forward. He refrained from standing in one spot. If he'd done so, he assumed he would fall into some sort of trap. Just the same, he had his own trap of sorts in the works, having long since known what the weapon of Aerona was capable of. Deep within himself, he worked through potential incantations, until one struck a chord within him. 'That one. I can feel it,' he thought, taking another step toward Aerona. The golden glow around his blade became something that looked more like the cosmos as he began, and worked through, his new incantation. "Let the 88 stars of the heavens shine now. Starlight Dreams," he chanted. The Meteor Drop Skill of Aerona came crashing down upon Kou only a few moments later, but he seemed too focused on what was ahead of him to even make an effort against it. At least, this was how it seemed. In actuality, he was betting on the next strike to be one using her source's poison effect.

    The first strike in this assault landed on Kou's right shoulder, causing him to lose his composure from the impact, and stumble forward. It was during said stumble that the second strike landed, sliding its way down his back before the same area was pummeled by strikes three and four. Kou caught himself before falling by jamming the tip of his blade into the floor, and leaning on it. But, there was more to this. With Aerona's poison beginning to course through his body, he unleashed the Magical Energy that was already funneling its way down his blade. "Galaxia Blade!" he said as the light emitted and filled the entire entry hall of the castle, and then some. This spell was one possessing the ability to dispel dark enchantments within its area of effect, clearing Kou of the negative status ailment and leaving him with only the wounds. That much was fine. This wasn't all the spell could do, though. Whatever caused the dark enchantments Kou's Galaxia Blade dispelled, would suffer petrification leading back to its source, which, in this case... was Aerona herself if the poison effect was her magic. Whether this was the case or not, though, Kou's tactic left him with only one more step to take... and he intended to make it a grand one.

  10. #200
    'Two more steps...' There was light in Aerona's eyes as she watched this lad progress forward, taking more and more steps towards her trap. Beyond this, she was completely unfazed by his antics, and strangely taken by the amount of damage he suffered as he tried to move through her Meteor Drop without seeming to defending himself. 'How cute!~ He's going to be crushed~' Aerona thought as each strike of her skill made contact, it was only after this happened that she realized something was wrong.

    "WHAT?!" the boy's spell had some unseen effects. Rather he was more magically inclined than even Aerona expected. Something about Mages, always seemed to put her at a distinct disadvantage, and this was one such moment. The poison effect of her magic, seemed to be dispelled and what was more, the lad's magic retaliated against her. This had the strange effect of making obvious several things. The petrificaton which led back to her, had the strange effect of solidifying the magical thread which connected the girl to her source, which made obvious in the moment exactly the nature of the intricate trap she'd laid, while simultaneously making it impossible to trigger. 'Shit!' the connection between the young woman and her magic would be severed to stop the spread short, so she could move her body, but doing so would cause her to temporarily lose control of her source. It would only be a moment, but the lad was still closing in on her.

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