Docked on the far opposite side of the ship sailing to and from Astela, this so called merchant ship is the same set up as the Astela ship but with more fine clothes and décor that will make it pass as a merchant ship. It smells of strong spices at the bottom of the boat and is somewhat hazy from the incense that is stored down there.
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 1:09 pm
Hirio of the Hoh
Kaya Wolf Moon
Upon arriving at the ship the three kidnappers used the cover of barrels stategetly placed to move the large man covered in a blanket off the cart and fumbled him down into the bottom of the ship. The three huffed before heading down, the cuffs alone probably wouldn't hold the man if he was as strong as he looked. So they used rope to restrict his upper arm movement before using rope to restrict his lower arm movement. They would then make sure to tie his ankles together, his knees together, and finally his thighs together to keep him from being about to fight. Finally they would tie him to a support beam at the bottom of the ship to keep him in one spot, they didn't remove the magic cuffs either to ensure maximum security. Once the man was tied up one of the three ran up stairs to the captain's quarters in order to grab their guest. Another magicless user, or so they thought, who was given instruction on how keep the crew sailing the ships safe and keep a mage up rise from happening. "Uh Sir. We have the first person on the list. He's a rather large individual, so he may fit in Sriyvine where they are requesting melee or close range fighters. If anything his size would be a great intimidation factor." the one who retrieved their guest spoke in a formal manner, their captain had given clear instructions to treat their guest with the utmost respect. To give him any food or drink he requested and make him as comfortable as possible while he was on the ship, in addition to let him leave and return when he pleased without questions. The less they talked about what they were hired for the less likely someone could overhear and alert guards or the magic knights.
The day had gone exceedingly well. They had already managed to accumulate a nice amount of cargo for transport, and it had only just reached lunchtime. It would be a matter of a few hours more and they would have all that was needed or, at least, all that was currently needed. His employers would be pleased. The specimens that were due to arrive would do well. There were many strong ones, with many intriguing...qualities. Qualities indeed, he chortled to himself. His pale yellow eyes drifted to the center of a wooden table. Within the sparsely decorated yet comfortable room, it was the only other piece of furniture aside from the bed and chair upon which he sat. Atop the table lay a solitary piece of paper; his notes from the day. Of every individual targeted, there were perhaps five thus far whom he had direct interest in. Mages he might either be able to pull into his own band of rogues- should they survive what was in store for them- or to utilize in his experiments and plans. No matter what might transpire, he could rest well knowing he had written record of them in case he should ever cross paths with any one again.
Stretching his arms, Ciaran wondered if anyone had returned with a prize in tow. His senses must have been in top form because, no sooner had the thought struck him, one of the collection team appeared at his door. “Oh my,” he smiled, standing to his feet. “He does indeed sound like he might fit well within Sriyvine. Let’s go see, shall we?” The white-haired male grabbed his staff from its place against the foot of the bed, swinging it casually as he left the cabin. Ciaran ambled along as if without a care in the world, nonplussed by the hustle and bustle of the ship’s crew. Following his escort belowdecks, he drew to a halt once his eyes took in the brute of a man the team had acquired. His figure was quite impressive, imposing as it was. “I see that you weren’t exaggerating. He has quite the size on him, doesn’t he?” He studied the unconscious form before him, gaze roving over every inch of the man. It was indeed as the other had stated. They may well have found a decent melee fighter.
After studying the large man for a time, Ciaran decided it would be prudent to check in on the others being brought in. Surely there would be some for him to examine by now. With a flourish of his hand, he bid farewell to the unconscious individual, striding out of the lower deck and on to his next focus.
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Melanie slowly began to awaken, her eyes just barely fluttering open. At first, it was hard to gaze where she was, her vision still a bit blurry. Than, she remembered everything that happened. That b*****d she met earlier! The hate was rushing through her, hate for his existence, hate for everything he'd done to her, and all of this hate was leading her to want to murder them over any other goal she had at the moment. She wanted to see him suffer in every damn way! Be it physically and mentally. However, this b*****d never pointed out there name and their clothes pretty much concealed their identity. How the hell would she find them again??? She growled through her teeth, rushing through all of this hate to struggle to getting out of her confinements, using every last bit of strength she had in her. However, it still did not budge even a bit. If she could just use her magic!! Than she could escape and find that a*****e!
Melanie searched her location, anyway to get out of here, any means to find a way. There was one other person stuck here too. Some large looking man, but he appeared to be out cold, which was of no help or use to her. "God..dammit it!!" She screamed angrily, trying to punch the ground, but her hands didn't move from where they were stuck together. If she ever gets out of here..she's going to murder every damn being she lays eyes on!! She was fuming, and that was a fume that wasn't going to go down any time soon. Not until dead people lay beside her! Especially the one whom did this to her!!
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Their trip took longer than they anticipated. Neither of them had thought it’d take as long as it had to reach the harbor, yet here they were cutting it rather close. At least they’d made it though. Late or not, the boats were still in their stations which meant they could still offload the cargo and get paid. They’d just have to do it quickly but carefully. Jumping from the carriage, the two men scurried to the back and pulled the wooden gate down. The box of “cargo” remained unmoving in the back, just as they had left it. Which was good because it meant the girl inside was still feeling the effects of the maze. Grabbing either end, the men hoisted it from the carriage, cradling it between them as they made their way to the correct boat. Neither knew exactly where it was headed and they didn’t care to know. The less they knew, the better. As far as they were concerned, they knew everything they needed to.
Fortunately for them, the ship wasn’t far down the dock and relatively easy to spot since they knew what to look for. Up the gangplank they went, through the door, down the steps, and into the cargo hold, all while carrying the box. Once they reached the hold, the two would set it down and pull open the lid to reveal Evie. Like Taigen before, neither man would acknowledge her speaking to them; instead, they’d set to work removing her from the box and propping her against the wall. Her ankles and wrists would be fastened with magic-nullifying chains which ran the length of the hold, other sets of chains snaking off at various points. Obviously, there were more expected to join the unfortunate knight. It’d only be when they were satisfied Evie was secure that the two men would gather up the box again and shuffle back out of the hold area. Their job was accomplished. It was time to get paid.
Time had passed. That much was to be certain. How much time, there was no certainty of. What Mizuki could say with absolute certainty though was that her head ached, her body ached, and her mind was clouded with confusion. She remembered the store and its shopkeep, remembered that he had betrayed her; however, she had no recollection of anything afterwards. Nor did she know where she currently rested, specifically anyway. Having returned to the land of the conscious less than ten seconds prior, the princess could ascertain a mere handful of things. First, she recognized without doubt that this was not the shop she had visited; rather, judging by the hewn and treated wood, it appeared to be a ship of sorts. Where the ship was located or where it might be sailing to, she could not hazard a guess. Second, the shopkeep was nowhere to be found. The only presences were that of two other women. One Mizuki recognized as Chloe’s sister... Evie as she recalled. The two had met on very few occasions and had not had much chance to speak with one another due to Evie’s obligations as knight of the kingdom. The other girl the bluenette had never seen before. She appeared wrathful which, granted, was not to be unexpected given the circumstances. Yet Mizuki did not sense friendship or even kinship emanating from her, simply hatred. Third, none of them would be capable of using their magic while secured in their current fashion. When she had come to, the teenager promptly recalled the sensation of her wrists and ankles being bound. They were fastened in the same way as the other girls. It was easy enough to sense the magic nullification at work as well. In Mizuki’s case, it was a large portion of why her head continued to throb. The nullification was affecting her telepathic communication with her spirits, effectively blocking her thoughts to them and causing mild pain. That thought brought her to her last observation- the keen awareness of the absence of her Celestial keys. What had the man done with them? Were they still in his charge or had he handed them to another? Whatever had happened, she hoped and prayed that they were near and safe and that they would be given back to her. For now, however, it was best that she spent time composing herself and trying to ascertain precisely what was transpiring. Perhaps she and Evie could determine some way out of this mess...maybe recruit the third as well should she seem amenable enough.
Evie struggled to push herself to move through the paralyzation, but her body was fully unfunctionable no matter how hard she was pushing herself. The guy she met earlier who sent her into the maze..came back and didn't even say a word on what he was doing, just picked her up even though she continued to fight without it looking like it, and than he put her into a box. Damn! What was his motives?? Where was he taking her? She was so desperate to get answers on what was happening. The fact she could not move or see anything right now made it so much worst. Soon, she could feel the box was in moving. To god knows where. This defiantly was no longer a day of fun, it was fighting for survival. If only-if only she hadn't decided to try something new. Usually, it's fine and dandy! But she really would have to be more cautious from here on out. Evie continuously tried to push herself to move so she could attempt breaking free, but it was no use.
Eventually, everything came to a hault, and the lid had been soon enough removed by some men. "Who the hell are you?? Where exactly are you taking me? Answer me!" She ordered, but they did not appear to be listening at all. All she could do was watch them chaining her to the wall. Evie started scanning the area, taking in every single detail of the boat they remained on. She had to try and remember every last detail of the boat, should she need this information later on. Evidentially, there were more victims here. Wait..was this where all of the mages were being taken too? This had to be! However..who was behind this scheme? Staring at the other two that were here, she recognized both instantly. "Ms. Mizuki! You're here! Are you okay?" She would ask the blunette with concern in her tone. "They didn't do anything to hurt you, did they?" Cause if they had, Evie would hunt them down like the bugs they were and teach them a lesson they would not soon forget, for harming any of her sisters friends! Especially one as special to her sis as Mizu was!
There there was..Melanie. If she was here, it meant Sirens curse must not a part of this, whatever they were collecting others for. But she would still have to get to the bottom of all of this. She would just have to pay close attention to absolutely everything if she was going to learn more about the unfolding situation at hand. As everything progressed, the paralyzation felt as if it were fading away. But not that it mattered anyway, she still could not escape.
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[quote="Kaya Wolf Moon"
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2021 7:43 pm
LUNAGENISIS
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Melanie remained there angrily, watching as two others were brought here as well. One was just a small brat by the looks of it, can't say she's seen that female before. The other..crap!! What the hell was a guard doing here?? She was keeping to the shadows for a reason, to lay low from guards like her. Whatever was going on though must be something dark and sinister for a guard to be caught up in this mess. Maybe she could make use of the situation somehow? Turn it into something that would benefit herself? But first, she would have to think how to even do that. Melanie didn't even know the first thing about why they were brought here in the first place, and that was an important piece to know before planning any of that.
She did not care for their little conversation going on, she needed to figure out a way out of here. How dare these assholes think they could contain her! Did they not know whom she was??? She was going to make them all pay once she was free of this hell! "Whatever happens from here on out, just know you both are going to perish. I don't care if I have to do it myself. Everyone here will suffer by my hand so help me god when i get out of here!!!" Melanie growled angrily, lashing out at everyone around her. All she could think about was different ways to murder every single soul that stood in front of her gaze. Not a care who it was, just that she wanted to see them dead.
True to form of a knight, Evie appeared more concerned with Mizuki’s condition than with her own. The Eridani princess lightly shook her head. She allowed a faint smile to settle upon her lips. “I am all right. Merely a slight headache due to the magic restraining cuffs, but otherwise I have not been harmed. What about you? Have they done anything to harm you?” Her teal eyes studied the other, searching for any injuries or damage. From what she could see, there were no signs of anything untoward having happened. However they had managed to kidnap Evie, it at least seemed as if they had not done so through a fight. Mizuki supposed they had employed some form of trickery or deception. After all, it was no small feat to target and capture a knight of the Fiore kingdom. “How were they able to capture you?” She asked, curiosity piqued. “Was it through the use of a gas?” It would make sense if that were the case. Should the same people be responsible for kidnapping Evie as those who employed the shopkeeper, then they would likely have utilized the same methods. Or so Mizuki suspected. There was also a second possibility to consider- that multiple factions could be employed. More factions meant a broader scale of techniques to be incorporated. Likewise, it meant more flexibility and fewer chances of discovery. Mizuki’s head spun. I cannot focus on that now. We need to discuss our options.
She shifted her gaze to Melanie. The dark-haired woman was berating herself and Evie, cursing them and all those within her eyesight. Mizuki frowned. It did not appear as if she would be willing to cooperate with them to escape. Both disconcerting and annoying. If she could not even be bothered to set aside differences long enough to find freedom then they would merely have to proceed alone. Although, her shouting was making it difficult for the princess to concentrate, adding to the throbbing of her head. “One would think,” she spoke softly and calmly, “That someone who is in a situation such as this would be more interested in teaming up with others in the same circumstance than in threatening them. Are you really so keen to alienate yourself? It does not seem prudent, in my opinion.” Essentially, Mizuki was telling Melanie that she was being idiotic for basically declaring themselves enemies without so much as a thought. Whether she realized it or not made no nevermind to the bluenette as her attention would then return to Evie. They would need to begin determining how best to escape, if it were at all possible.
The journey back to the ship setting sail to Shioya was as short as his previous one. Ciaran made a point to check in with the captain, being certain to note any important details, before making his way down to the cargo hold. There, he paused at the doorway and peered inside. He kept to the shadows, however, making sure that none of the occupants would easily notice him. It seemed as if there were three new arrivals since his departure for the Astelan ship. A young bluenette girl, a knight of the kingdom, and a dark-haired girl. From his observations, based on how he had seen the three interact, the knight and the blue-haired girl knew one another while the other had ill intent towards anyone and everyone. Ah, it appears they have managed to capture another of the dark mages. Ciaran noted, snickering quietly to himself. It struck him as quite ironic that a dark mage would find themself in this sort of predicament. Fate was truly a fickle mistress at times. Entertaining, yes, but certainly fickle. Be that as it may, he had to agree with the one child. The woman was most assuredly not doing herself any favors by reacting so vilely to her compatriots. Even Ciaran might have considered an accord until such time as he obtained freedom. What he might have done afterwards would depend entirely on what was most suitable, but he would not have started off as Melanie had done. She could certainly do with some lessons on how to interact with others. I wonder if she plays nicely with her guildmates...Actually, I wonder if she has guildmates? If she did, he wondered if she threatened them as she was doing to her fellow captives. Alas, he digressed in his musings. He returned his focus to the three occupying the hold. His presence remained masked while he observed.
Evie was glad to hear at the very least they had not harmed her, glancing around the area to take every single detail in, while also focusing on Mizu. "I'm glad to hear that." She shook her head in a no gesture, continuing on. "No, they didn't harm me either. Not physically anyways. Just disappointed in myself for not seeing the signs." Evie said, it really made her feel at fault here. Or at the very least, partially at fault. If only she had been a little bit faster. "Is that how they got you? Through gas? But to answer your question, no, it wasn't through gas. I..was just taking a small break. I hadn't really taken one in quite a while, and well, now you probably see why." Evie stated, feeling kind of embarrassed about that. Had she not taken one, there's a good chance they might not even have caught her off guard."They used paralyzation on me, in a form of trickery. I'm just..mad at myself. Had I figured it out and avoided it a little quicker, I could have forced that man to talk, and found you all and most likely rescued you all by now. I do apologize for that, Mizu. I will do my best to try and get you and anyone else needing help out of here. That is my goal right now." She stated, wanting to make it up to those she had failed or let down. She was not trained to let her guard down as easily as she had, and that was a mistake she would have to recover from and become better at. She would have to do everything in her power to help these mages, it was the only way she was going to even make an attempt at forgiving herself for allowing this to happen the way that it had. She still hadn't figured out how in the world they got the mirror to do that, but it doesn't matter anymore. What mattered most, was protecting everyone here and getting them out safely. Especially Ms.Mizuki, this was no place for a princess to be kept.
Listening to Melanie was really annoying, her death threats meant absolutely nothing to her. Just an empty threat, she would dare the woman to even try. She closed her eyes through the annoyance, hearing what Mizuki was saying, she could not agree more with that. She opened her eyes again once she began to speak. "Mizuki's right. We need to be sticking together, because were stronger as a team. The three of us have a better chance, than soloing or going in groups of two. We did not do this to you, so why pin the blame on us with all that hatred? Do you wish to get out of here and obtain freedom once again? Than I suggest you take our offer in teaming up." Evie suggested the woman with a cold dead stare. She purposely threw no insults towards her, for the reason being she did not want that to sway her decision on joining them. "In any case, we have to remember; were in enemy territory. If they're somehow listening and hear our plans, its going to backfire against us no matter how great of a plan. So, we'll need to be quiet from here on out." Evie spoke in a slight whisper, attempting for only the two to hear. "On another note, we need to think of what there own plan is as well and why it involves us. The only piece of information I managed to put together, was the fact that every single person that was kidnapped, were all mages. Not a specific type of mage or anything. That is, however, the only information I have thus far." She said, wishing she had more to tell them, but it was the only thing she had to go off of. And at the very least, it was better than nothing.
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Kaya Wolf Moon
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 10:49 am
★━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Melanie did not care to listen to a single damn thing of how they were caught, that was in the past so she did not care to even speak of it. However, she did wish to brutally murder the one who brought her here, and she was dead set on finding them again once she escapes from this place. Now, she had two forms of revenge she needed to act out, but that was fine because she did thoroughly enjoy murder all the same. However, she merely growled at that bratty child for really thinking someone with her status would join those lowly and pathetic legal mages for any reason at all! Who's to say she needed their help?? She was quite fine all on her own, she could easily think of her own plan to free herself and ditch everyone else here. Maybe even strike a deal with these people to get herself out? "Mind your own business you brat, why should I requite help from some useless weaklings who will only get in my way?" She growled at the blue haired girl, and the knight only fueling her inner burning rage further. "Shut up! You really think I'm so stupid to trust either of you will stick to your word???" Melanie spat angrily, the fire seemed to be only getting larger, she was pissed with everyone in this damn place. If only she could get herself free and go on a literal murder rage, she would damn well love too! She didn't need them, she didn't need anyone to help her! In her mind, if you got yourself into a trap, than you can get yourself out of a trap. There was no other way. If you always asked for help, than you would never be independent on freeing yourself. That was how she saw it as.
However that said, she was always told by her stupid parents that letting anger take over always did lead to bad decisions. There dumb words were; keep your temper. A decision made in anger is never sound. And with that advice, they never failed too many times. Thinking it over, what sounded even better, was going along with helping until she could untimately escape and just ditch them all in the end. She could make her own plan and just trick them both, and this way she too would know their full plan to maybe work around and get herself out. She would just have to go along with it, and play her part. It was perfect, like killing two birds with one stone and she quite loved the sound of it. Melanie thought about it for a moment while taking in a longgg sigh, before laying out her decision. "Fine, I will agree to help. If it means not being stuck in this hell with all these loser assholes forever." She spoke in a silent cold tone, playing along. "Pretty sure those sore losers hate mages, don't know if that's solid information to help, but it's all I have."She said, in an attempt to help give information, weather it was useful or not.
Mizuki shook her head. “You should not be so disappointed in yourself. Whoever these individuals are, they are well versed in the art of kidnapping and trafficking. They know how to intertwine themselves with civilians without being easily discovered. My wager is that they are professionals hired to kidnap mages for some purpose. What that purpose is, however, is another matter.” There was simply too little information available to determine what the kidnappers desired. The only common denominator was as Evie had mentioned- their possession of magic abilities. Based on Evie’s description, even the methods used to capture them varied. “Yes,” she nodded, answering the knight’s question about her kidnapping. “I was exploring a shop at the Colisseum. The shopkeeper stepped to the back while I was looking at a set of Keys and triggered the gas. The gas was strong enough to render me unconscious but still light enough to allow me to wake up here. So perhaps between thirty minutes to an hour? Maybe a bit longer.” That was simply her best guess, however. Mizuki was not overly familiar with the distance from the Colisseum to the harbor and thus could not estimate the timing accordingly. She felt that even that miniscule amount of information could be beneficial to them. Every detail counted when creating a plan. First, though, Evie would need to release her anger at her perceived failure. “Everyone deserves time away from work, Evie. It is not your fault that they used this against you. Not even the best of mages or knights could predict something like that would happen. That is how cunning they are, and that is what we are up against.” They would all need to bear that in mind. For there was no telling what other trickery might await them. Mizuki agreed with Evie. It was likely they were being listened to as they spoke, which would put them at a further disadvantage.
As it would stand, the Eridani princess believed they were already at a great disadvantage. They did not know what ship they had been placed on nor why, and they were bound with magic restraint cuffs. Yet the biggest issue at the moment was the dark-haired woman that shared the hold with them. She continually berated them for unknown reasons, choosing to separate herself from them. Mizuki could not understand how she could be as close-minded as that. They should utilize every opportunity, every strength. As Evie said, they were stronger together, with increased numbers than separated or alone. “Have you been through so much in life that you trust no one?” It was the one explanation her muddled mind could conjure. Someone so hurt by others would be unwilling to trust so easily. Whether it was the reason or not, Mizuki would not pry any further. She would leave Melanie to her own devices if that was what she desired; however, if she chose to help them, then she would be accepted, if warily so. Which, as it seemed, would come to fruition. Her information was of little help though. It merely confirmed what both Mizuki and Evie had suspected about the captors requiring mages. “If the targets are mages, then the purpose must be related to that in some way. Maybe whatever is taking place is something only mages are capable of doing?” She kept her voice low while she spoke. Should the kidnappers overhear their conjecture it could end poorly.
✸ OOC ✸ I'm going to skip Ciaran this go round. He's just going to continue to eavesdrop for now. I'll post him again when I do my next Mizu post.
Kwinera
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2021 4:55 am
Evie could not shake the feeling like she was at fault here, she should not have fallen for any trick so easily. She just had a lot more learning and growing to do, she felt. "Thank you, Mizuki. You're right, they did seem like it's something they've been doing this sort of thing for a long time. Years probably, if I were to make an educated guess." That was true, these people knew there way on how to get others to fall unconscious easily, knew how to figure out there every move and get them in such a way, that they would have no time but to fall for their tricks. The years of training it must of taken, to be able to get that good without ever being caught. She don't think she's even ever heard of these people, so they must be very lowkey about what they do, so that no one ever knows who they are secretly, and what they do to make a living. It was almost entirely impressive, if she wasn't worried about what the reason was for kidnapping up all of these unsuspecting mages. Evie couldn't help but question how it was they were able to obtain Mizuki as well, listening to her explain her situation thoroughly. They must have a wide supply of tools to use to catch others, like say in Mizu's case, with the use of gas. So than that means, they were hiding out as shopkeepers, probably laying low to catch unsuspecting mages, which is a really tricky thing to catch on to. "They must have figured out a way to open shop over there with such a devious scheme in mind. Hm." Evie did not like that at all, could one not even trust shop keepers anymore? All this information she was learning, they were much smarter than they might appear to the eye. She doubt anyone could so easily catch them in the act, they seemed to know there way around every way in catching others without them noticing anything was awry.
It was a shame truthfully speaking, with Melanie's help, they might of had a greater chance of escaping. But, her words spoke volumes, she wasn't going to be of any help. All she would show is hatred for them..despite clearly not knowing one another thoroughly. Sure, she's been trying to hunt her for years to arrest her for her heinous acts of violence, but she's never actually run into her as of yet. If it meant freeing everyone, she would of let the woman go just this once, possibly. At the same time, she couldn't afford her to go out and harm someone. Maybe she was wise not to trust her, maybe she wasn't. It would all depend how things were to go from here on out. Not that any of it would matter in the end, should she not be willing enough to help in gaining freedom. Evie glanced towards Mizuki, listening to her as she lowered her voice, responding back in the same low tone. "Could they be trying to obtain magic? Maybe use it for something? But..what could it be?" Evie pondered to Mizu lowly, she continued to question these thoughts in her mind, even as Melanie agreed to "help." Did she believe her at all? No, because a few minutes ago, she was spouting how she should not trust them, and so what, she suddenly has a change of heart? No..more than likely, she was lying and planning to use them most likely. Not a chance in hell either of them were going to fall for that. She really needed to change her tactics. "You want to help? Than you have to earn our trust. Prove yourself. Otherwise, no one is going to fully believe you in this moment." Also, her tip on the current situation was literally useless information. Evie continued to ponder the current information they had, what could these people possibly want with only magic users? She could not wrack her brain around it, there could be a lot of ways they can be using them, to the point it was almost impossible to guess, given the current predicament. "We also have to wonder..where it is they're taking us to. If were leaving Fiore, than it's going to be elsewhere. But..where in question?" Evie whispered lowly to Mizuki, considering it was also important on the location they were going to be brought to, it might help determine the reason of what they wanted with their magic. At least, it would lead them one step closer to learning the plan.
★━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Melanie kept looking around for literally anyone, maybe someone to get her the heck out of here, with some form of bribery or something. It did not matter to her what it was, anything would do. If she could just use her magic, freedom would be so easy! How dare these bastards think for even a moment that they can keep her locked up here!! Her blood was just boiling, she couldn't stop getting pissed off. How could she keep a level head in all this madness?? She had a damn guild to run, not whatever bullshit was happening here!! Not only that, but they really got in the damn way of her goal to finish her sister off! If all mages were being swept away, maybe that Kaya brat could be one of them, ohh she wished!! Than, she could snatch her sister away and let the brat rot in hell where she truly belonged!! They can both rot for all she cared!! Her mind was traveling all across her hate for the two of them, and than these stupid pirate idiots, when she overheard Mizuki talk about her clearly not trusting a damn soul in this world. "Have I what?!"Her tone slowly getting louder towards the younger girl, slowly entering a blind rage of anger, even towards such a simple calm question. "You wanna know why!?? I put all of my damn trust towards my sister, every last bit of it!! And you wanna know what she goes and does??? She replaced me!! After everything I did for her!! Did not even care to check in on me after leaving and see how I was doing!! So, how could anyone want to trust any stupid being after that!! She's dead to me, and so is her stupid replacement!! None of you don't know s**t, so don't even bother asking such a dumb question. " Melanie hissed, pretty much letting it alllll out, in one big shouting storm. Did it feel kinda good to let off her shoulder? Yes, maybe. But she was clearly no where near cooling down any time soon. Than there came an annoyance, now she would have to prove she meant her word?? Literally it was one annoyance after the other!! "So it's gonna be like that than, game on." She said, as if challenging the two of them. Than came the talk of where they might be going, Melanie not really giving a shat about that at all. "I dont give a fk where they take me, because at the end of the day; it's their funeral." Melanie spat out with hatred for these people, she also did not care if even one of the people heard that, saying it loud enough. She wanted them to know what their punishment would be for trapping her here.
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