Austin's largest medical and surgical acute care centre. It's regional speciality programs include a transplant centre and a specialised A&E for accidents involving magic or magical items. Ice-make shard stuck in your arm? No problem.
Skála smirked and nudged Viktor with his elbow in an area that wasn't bruised, "Hey, maybe I would have joined Fairy Tail myself if I knew some of the girls were this cute, am I right?," he laughed, "Don't think they'd appreciate the assassin thing though. I heard Clement frowns upon killing a target. However..." he lowered his voice slightly, knowing that Vistoria would probably still hear him due to her heightened dragon senses but he thought it more respectful to hush his tone, "On a serious note, if you're not into guilds, mine would probably work out for you," he suggested, "We're fairly unknown and being honest, none of us really give a s**t about each other too much. Sure, if someone messes with us we would band together but apart from that, each man for himself. You'd fit in." Rocket was delighted that her handshake was well-received and she beamed at Fenrir as they walked along to the hospital, "I hope we can be friends," she said cheerfully, noting the other cat's more quiet nature compared to herself or Yuki, "My guild? Um, well, it's nowhere near as tight-knit as Fairy Tail. We don't exactly consider each other close family. More like cousins who don't see each other that often. The guild hall is normally fairly empty and we haven't embraced a guild master yet. The roost is run by Nathaniel. He's our ace. Yours has always sounded amazing though. But... as Skála said. No one would approve of his job," she explained, slightly embarrassed by her guild's lack of compatible members.
Entering the doors of the hospital, the sight of the three wizards seemed to draw the attention of most people in the lobby. Skála dropped the dark wizard on the ground, "Can someone give this guy some medical attention but please don't untie him. He's a suspect in an investigation but we can't take him to the police looking like this," he said loudly, "And my friend is in need of a few stitches as well," he added to the nurse who approached them. She lead the way to a spare bed in the A&E unit. Skála sat himself on a chair beside the examination bed, "Heh, figures Kaya would diss me. She might think I'm an idiot but in reality I'm an S-class master of rock and earth manipulation. I can create earthquakes by simply punching the ground and I can turn parts of my body into rock," he said proudly, "You might not have heard of a cavern dragon but I bet your dragon knew mine." His eyes moved to Viktor, "What about you, my friend? What's your story? You're not from here," he questioned, "You don't have to tell us but it seems you have a mission here," he added, referring to the gravity wizard's objective to finding the dark wizards in the area. Meanwhile, Rocket seated herself beside Fenrir, "So, is your slayer as unpredictable and reckless as mine? I have to keep Skála in line sometimes," she said with a suppressed urge to rant about some of his unacceptable behaviours.
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Viktor glanced over to Skala and laughed at his comment about women. However that had been the last thin on his mind for a while although he admitted that after a few drinks he did like to flirt and often found his way into trouble. However when he began talking to him about joining the guild Viktor wanted to immediately just brush him off, but to show some couresy, he listened. He had said he had no intentions in joining a guild, but something about what Skala had said carried some weight in his mind. "I appreciate the offer, but I am not making any decisions at the moment. However, I wouldn't mind visiting your guild after I recover." While he might have been curious, he wasn't making any decisions such as this at the moment, he had greater things to deal with including the dark wizard, who as they entered the hospital, was slowly taken away by some of the staff. He watched carefully and reluctantly as he disappeared from sight. Viktor himself was lead to a bed. He didn't feel too much like lying down, but the nurse seemed to insist he do so, so eventually he did. He still didn't like being separated from the dark wizard. Even if he woke, he knew he wouldn't have the strength to make an escape, but still it urked him to not have him in sight. He still wanted to question him.
Viktor was ripped from his thoughts momentarily as Skala once again addressed him. Viktor looked over and contemplated the question for a moment. "I originally came from Germany about a year back. I had a run in with a dark guild there which caused me a lot of problems early in my life. After the guild was attacked by a bunch of the light guilds nearby, they lost and quickly dispersed. Some of the remaining members worked their way to the America's. I believe they may have made their way to a dark guild known as Dragon's Bane. I am hoping to track them down and put an end to what had been started in Germany. Let's just say I feel partially responsible for them ending up here and causing any trouble." Viktor felt what he said had been enough to get the truth across without displaying any unnecessary information. After all he still didn't know how much he could trust them. He didn't want to begin giving them too much personal information. Then again, he didn't want to lie to them either. He felt like he struck a happy enough medium in his statement to satisfy them without them needing to dig deeper.
"I advise you not to ever cross me, because–" ______________________________________________________________________________
Vistoria rolled her eyes, but nonetheless laughed at the comment. “You’d be surprised at how many attempt to do so because of that.” She laughed before shrugging. “We don’t judge.” Was all she said. After all, she was in no place to make further comments. She’s had her fair share of... Fatal casualties, more so than she’d care to admit. Before she’d joined Fairy Tail, living in the streets were hard. People were ruthless, and living wasn’t a priority, surviving was. Vistoria’s ears picked up on Skala’s offer, as expected. She pondered over that idea. “I wonder what would’ve happened had I joined that type of guild.” She muttered under her breath. She knew for a fact, that if she had joined a guild like that, she would be a very different person, a worse one more likely. Vis felt her stomach churn at the thought. A lot of things irked her today, but none more so than the thought of that very different person. She took a deep breath, shaking her head likely. She did not want to dig that deep right now. Not when she was on a mission. That never turned out too well.
Fenrir nodded awkwardly as he listened to Rocket. He was never chatty, not unless he was incredibly comfortable. If he shared any common trait with his owner that would be the fear of judgement and rejection. He frowned at the thought of that guild. “Isn’t that a little... Lonely?” He raised an eyebrow. He always thought of his guild as a family, and the thought of other guilds being so estranged hadn’t quite entered his mind. Fenrir shook his head, smiling a little. “It’s true that we don’t encourage killing, but like Vis said, we don’t judge.” He shrugged and looked ahead, seeing the hospital in sight. “That’s quite a shame to be honest. You’d be a nice addition to the guild.” He muttered, loud enough for only Rocket to hear as he looked away to hide a small blush. He wasn’t used to complimenting people. Heaven forbid what would happen if Vistoria saw him. It’d be the death of his reputation.
Vistoria put on her hood before they entered the hospital. A crowd of fans was the last thing she needed. A nurse had approached her, asking if she needed medical attention as well. She shook her head politely, keeping her head down. The nurse took a good, suspicious look before leaving her alone. She didn’t know whether it was because she recignized her or because she thought she was some sort of thug. Vistoria walked over to Skala and leaned on a wall beside near him. Vis laughed and grinned. “She hasn’t mentioned that. That’s quite impressive.” She replied back, entertaining his flirting. She found it charming and cute to be frank. Vistoria’s smile dropped a size before returning to it’s original form. “Hm... That’s a possibility. My dragon always kept secrets from me, so I wouldn’t know.” She shrugged nonchalantly and prayed he wouldn’t be all sympathetic. She didn’t need pity, nor did she want it for that matter. Vis turned her attention to Viktor, who was talking about his past. “Germany, hm? That’s quite far. Didn’t know the Dragon’s Bane stretched that much.” She thought it over. The problem was larger than it seemed, apparently.
Once Rocket finished her question, Fenrir clenched his fist, resisting the urge to go on a full on rant. “Oh, my, YES,” He nearly shouted, taking a deep breath to return to his calm composure once more. “Honestly, I can’t put into words how reckless and unpredictable Vis is. If she didn’t have that ring suppressing her magic, you’d understand. Thankfully, she manages to control it just in time. You don’t know how many rewards we had to return to compensate for the damage.” He let himself go a little. You could hear how strained he was, holding back the want to just yell everything out.
"–once you do, I'll make sure I'm the last thing you'll ever cross again." ______________________________________________________________________________
Skála laughed heartily, "I can't blame men for wanting to join Fairy Tail just to check out the chicks," he chuckled. Hooking his arm around Victors shoulder, he beamed, "Sounds good. Once we're done here I'll give you a tour myself if you'd like. However, I think we should maybe question our unknown attacker first, don't you think? Once he wakes up, of course," he suggested indicating to the still-restrained dark wizard being tended to by a nervous nurse across the room, He clicked his fingers and pointed at Victor, "I knew I recognised that accent. Your English is very good for someone who only came her a year ago. I guess you're good at adapting to your surroundings. A fine skill for someone to have," he said with a smile. "Dragon's Bane, huh? Ah, finally a name to the merciless face of the dark guild causing trouble. They've been popping up every so often but recently activity has spiked," he said, frowning. It was a worry. If bad people from Europe were starting to migrate towards this guild, they could have any number of strong wizards in their midst. Word travelled faster underground than it did through the official channels meaning any numbers the Magic Council might have are likely to be double, "So tell us what you know about this dark guild," he requested of Victor. Rocket thought for a moment. Was she lonely? "Well... maybe a little sometimes but I visit my friends in Fairy Tail and Sabertooth as often as I can and Skála is my best friend. Considering we're always together I wouldn't say I was too lonely. He's a butthead sometimes but he's my slayer nonetheless," she smiled. Fenrir's comment of her being a good addition to Fairy Tail caused a furious blush to cross the cream exceed's face, "Y-you think so? That's so sweet," she said shyly. Skala rolled his eyes, "Figures she wouldn't mention how powerful I am. Too worried to admit I almost kicked her a**," he said, "You think I'm impressive? Well, thanks. Maybe we can show each other our moves some time," he added with a wink. Vistoria's comment of the secrets her dragon kept cast a shadow on the conversation, "Yeah, I think that was a trait among dragons. They hoard secrets much in the way they hoard treasure. Though I got pretty good and seeing through any lies or evasions Jeskynnidrak threw at me," he sighed. He missed his father sometimes. Skála's eyes flicked to the TV screen nearby in the waiting room. He hadn't seen the news report that had played in the station. Images on the screen showed a fight happening behind a giant wall. A man that looked like nothing more than a human inferno shot flames and lightning towards five people, "That's in L.A. That means those wizards being attacked must be from Sabertooth. I recognise a couple of them... that girl... she's Octavia Kane. Celestial wizard. I met her on a job once so I'm guessing some of her spirits were fighting. And I definitely recognise the redhead. Who wouldn't know who the psycho ace of Sabertooth is? The guy is nuts. No idea who the rock woman is though," he said, watching carefully and easily reading the small news banners running across the screen, "That was only a few hours ago. Anyone think that's more than a coincidence? I wonder if our new dark wizard friend knows anything about this," he said. This wasn't good, "We could always steal a spare room in the hospital and question him. There's plenty of tools we can threaten him with. I'm sure they'll lend us a bone-cutter or something," he said in a tone that didn't give away whether he was serious or not. Rocket sighed, "Do you really think he'll talk? I mean, he was extremely stubborn during that fight. Do you think his ability to keep quiet will be as strong as his will to win a fight?" she asked, wondering if brute force would need to be used. Skala was extremely good at his job as an assassin but had picked up a lot of effective but unkind ways of getting answers. In response, the cavern dragon slayer cracked his knuckles, "I give him ten minutes maximum if you let me at him," he grinned menacingly.
Viktor glanced over to Skala and laughed slightly. "In Germany many kids learn English as a second language, it's one of the more common ones. Since I knew a lot coming in, it wasn't too hard to pick up on the American accent and blend in. However, as you see, some words still get me and my accent shows." He laughed again as he purposefully let some of the German accept through on the last few words. However when Skala began mentioning Dragons Bane, his smile swallowed to a thin line. It was obvious he had a strong feeling towards the dark guild. "I am afraid I don't know too much. They are just about as much a mystery to me as they are to you, which is why I have been trying to hunt them down for the past year. All I know is they had connection to the dark guild Death's Tomb from Germany. They did a lot of secret dealings that the German magic council had been tracking for decades. However when the organized attack from the light guilds surrounding Death's Tomb destroyed it, the remaining members fled to their allies in the Americas. All I ever had was the name, other than that I know nothing of their whereabouts."
Viktor watched as the nurse that was tending to him left and a doctor came in. He looked Victor over for a few moments before letting him know he had some serious burns that they would have to treat. With that the doctor left as they prepared what they needed to treat him. However as he listened to the doctor, Viktor also listened in to the conversations of those around him. When the dark wizard was mentioned again, Viktor's gaze immediately went over to the incapacitated man. "He will talk..." Viktor said with confidence. "He may not tell us any specific information outright, but he likes to run his mouth, especially when confronted about his views. I don't think beating information out of him will work. I know Dark Guild members well, they won't easily cave in to any kind of torture. We will have to trick him into telling us what we need to know."
OOC: Omg I am so sorry guys. If I don't reply for like 1 or 2 days, slap me over the head or something. I totally don't know why I didn't reply. I remember reading all the comments and going to make a reply...and I swear I did...huh...lol Maybe I should of checked in when I didn't get any notices.
Several paramedics and nurses burst through the front hospital doors. All of them wore rubber gloves and wheeled a bed that had a young unconscious girl strapped to it. They spoke in hurried tones, speaking of electricity, strange runes, attacking civilians and a large amount of sedatives. The commotion over her arrival was extremely disruptive to the other residents of the hospital, earning a great deal of interest in what exactly had happened. Why was the girl restrained? Had she done something wrong? She was so young so surely she hadn't hurt anyone. The rattling noise of the wheels passing by stirred the dark purple flare wizard who was previously unconscious. His eyelids slowly opened. Where was he? The nurse beside him noticed his rousing and quickly stepped out, "Excuse me, but your... uh... prisoner is awake...," she informed the Wizards who'd brought him in.
OOC: I went ahead and posted because it's been a while. Insanitea gets skipped and we're bringing in two others so let's have a posting order of... NPC - Nathaniel - Myra - Skala - Victor - Vistoria Sound good?
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Nathaniel was close behind the girl he and the other female mage fought to subdue. He didn't want for her to hurt herself or others that were gawking at what was going on. It was tough to hold back. Normally he would've gone all out in a fight, but since she was a victim herself, he needed to use his more non-lethal spells. Thankfully, the other mage showed up and was able to give her help. "Thanks for your help," he turned his head to Myra. "Take care of her. Let us know when we can see her," he called after the medical attendants when they went in to an area he was not allowed to follow.
[size=18][color=saddlebrown]♤[/color][color=forestgreen]Myra Jones Lamia Scale[/color][color=saddlebrown]♤[/color][/size]
[size=18][color=saddlebrown]╔══════════════╗[/color][/size] Myra followed closely behind 077 with Nathaniel to where they couldn't go, then continued to follow until she was promptly kicked out. [color=forestgreen]"Whoops!"[/color] Myra said, acting like it was an air headed mistake.
She looked to Nathaniel and smiled slightly, [color=forestgreen]"No problem!"[/color] She sat down in the waiting room for a moment then paced for a moment before turning back to Nathaniel. "Be right back," she said before skipping off.
Myra quickly walked the bulk of the hospital that was accessible to the public, and even some parts that weren't accessible (she didn't need to be blonde to act like a blonde). She then found her way to the cafeteria and got two ice-cream cones, one vanilla and one chocolate, before promptly heading back to wait with Nathaniel.
[color=forestgreen]"Do you prefer chocolate, or vanilla?"[/color] She said with a slight, childish smile to the gunslinger, planning to offer him whichever he preferred. Of course, if he didn't want either, she would eat both then get 077 her own later. She paused for a moment before adding, fairly seriously. [color=forestgreen]"When 077 wakes up, I vote we just call her Dubs if she doesn't remember her name. Short for oh-double-seven."[/color]
She then watched as the other Wizards' "prisoner" woke up, listening intently to the conversation.
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Skála smiled sheepishly, "Yeah, I never actually went to school... my dragon... my father... he taught he everything I know but English was something I had to slowly pick up on my own," he said. He wondered if he had put more effort into it, losing his strong accent might have helped his work as an assassin. He nodded along with Victor's story of the dark guild in Germany. It made sense that they would all be connected. No doubt it would be an easy switch if one were to fall to a light guild, "Huh... so if all else fails in your dark guild, flee and join a darker one. Makes sense if they're strong that others would want to join should their own not work out too well," he sighed. The cavern dragon scoffed and grinned, "I never said I was going to beat him straight away, I simply meant if he was going to be difficult, I could encourage him a little," he said with a tone of innocence. "Why must you always turn to violence? Personally, after observing him, I would say that this man has a keen interest in self-preservation. I don't think it would take an awful lot to convince him to spill all his knowledge if we simply use the right methods of interrogation," Rocket said, glad that Victor also didn't condone beating enemies as a first action. The sound of the front doors of the hospital bursting open drew Skála's attention to the fleet of paramedics that rushed a bed past them. There was a young girl in restraints who appeared to be unconscious, "What on earth...," the exceed uttered. Why would such a young girl be strapped down? Skála's attention wasn't on the hospital staff for long as a very familiar figure followed in through the door. Nathaniel Ultear. Ace of Merc Co. His acquaintance and occasional rival. "Well, look who's here," he grinned, standing and approaching the tall man, "Did someone get a boo-boo and needs a sexy nurse to kiss it better?" he teased, slinging his arm around Nathaniel's shoulders, "Seriously, man, what are you doing here? I thought you took a job or did you actually mean you had a date?" he asked, glancing over to the young lady the ace had arrived with, "I wouldn't have put you down for a guy who liked brunettes," he added. However, noting the man's more serious expression, more serious than normal, Skála frowned, "What's wrong? Is that girl in the hospital bed something to do with you?" he asked, concerned. Rocket also recognised the large male, "Oh, Nathaniel, it's you. What are you doing here? Did you come because you heard about Capitol Metro? That wasn't us but this man here, Victor, went up against the dark wizard we have captured. We also gained a couple of lovely fairies on the way; this is Vistoria and her exceed is Fenrir" she smiled. Rocket was always more friendly with Nathaniel than Skála was, "Eyes off the fairy girl though" the slayer added to the ace.
Viktor had almost forgotten that many dragon slayers had actually been raised by dragons themselves, this was mostly due to the one he grew up with being a second generation dragon slayer. He found it quite amazing for one to be raised and taught magic by a dragon, beings believed to now be extinct. However he didn't have much time to focus on it as Skala and Rocket began commenting about the prisoner. He glanced in the direction they had taken him again and frowned. He still didn't like him being so far away even if he didn't pose much of a threat. It was possible there was a dark guild member working undercover here that could break him out.
Before he could respond to Rocket and Skala the doors burst open and the nurse informed them of their prisoners consciousness. Immediately he hopped out of the bed, still injured and not yet treated for his injuries. However he had no intention of waiting to be healed before he went to check on their prisoner. He flew past Nathanial and Skala mid conversation and only glanced over when he heard his name flashing a quick grin in greeting before continuing towards the room the dark mage was in. He didn't need much direction as he could sense the magic still.
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By this point the purple flare wizard had realised where he was. The hospital. And why was he in the hospital? Because he'd lost his fight. That damn gravity mage. He wasn't supposed to be there. He ruined everything and now he was stuck. Double stuck by the looks of it considering he was tied up on the hospital bed. The nurse who had been in the room tending to his many injuries had quickly disappeared once she'd seen his eyes open. He guessed immediately where she was going. It was obvious the gravity wizard had brought him here and he was sure he was also waiting for him to become conscious again. It wasn't long after the nurse had left that he heard footsteps coming down the hallway. He growled in annoyance upon seeing the familiar face. "What the hell do you want? You won so are you here to rub it in my face? Maybe you're here to put a vase of flowers on my bedside table?" he sneered.
Down the hallway, the young girl had been given a sedative and strong painkillers as she'd begun to whimper of full body pains and her body had started to shiver. Another nurse shuffled down the hallway with a message to Nathaniel and Myra that the girl was in good hands and once they figured out what her condition was and how to treat it, they would be able to see her if they so wished.
Nathaniel waited with his arms crossed in front of his chest. His eyes were far off as is attempting to look beyond the doors only accessible to the Medical Staff. All sorts of thoughts were going through his mind. Where did the girl come from? Why was she in so much pain? If she were a Wizard, why were her powers so out of control? It wasn't adding up to him. His was knocked out of his thoughts by Myra's voice. His dark eyes turned to her, "I don't eat ice cream, Kid," he shook his head. A groan then escaped his throat when she suggested what they call her. It was probably due to the fact that he was trying to put the pieces together, but she was being a distraction to his line of thought, "Hey Kid, I'm trying to figu-," his sentence was cut off by a familiar voice. It was his Guild Mate and Cavern Dragon Slayer. "No," he shook his head. "I didn't hear about that. I had my own situation to deal with. Girl had no control of her magical powers and was going nuts. When has that ever happened?" he thought aloud.
