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❃ Atticus Eternia ❃ Weapon ❃ Soul Wavelength: Stable ❃ Souls Collected: 75(Kishin), 0 (Witch) ❃

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[ Soul ₩avelength/Resonance ° 15% ]

[ ₣eeling ° Fine ]

[ Partner ° Ina Zuma ]

[ ₩ith ° Ina, Shira, Aislin, Atticus and Dara ]

[ Location ° Somwhere ]

Miles seemed relieved that the group had finally come to some kind of consensus. "Alright then, follow me," he told them as he turned and began walking down the alley. He led them across several streets and alleyways, winding ever closer to the massive arena. "To put it simply, Matt is in there and we need to get him out. Our plan is to distort the field barrier during his match today and physically remove him. We don't know if he's going to come willingly. Magnus will handle the Arena Master and his....clique of friends. We just need to focus on getting Matt out before he turns into a kishin egg. That's supposed to happen with this match. That means his opponent is going to be a human whose soul he can consume, and they're probably going to be easy for him to defeat. So we need to do this quickly. But don't worry, I have a few other friends that are here to help." As they reached the massive coliseum, two figures stepped out of one of the many shadows that surrounded it. Miles looked back at the group. "These are two of my compatriots that have agreed to help for reasons of their own. This," he said, pointing to the one in black. "Is Shane Lawson. And this is Eric Hunter."



The two men gave the group slight nods before turning to look at Miles. "These guys know about Matt and they want to help," Miles explained. Miles looked back to the group. "These two guys are here because they know how to seal souls. That means that in case we're too late and Matt becomes a kishin egg before we can reach him, these two can create a seal on him, binding the kishin egg inside him. I'm not sure of how it all works, but these guys have been doing it for a while, so we'll leave that part to them...if it comes to that." He looked down worriedly for a moment before looking back to them. "Are there any questions before we begin? The match should be starting any moment now and we need to be in the stands when it begins."


















As the group walked around the arena exterior, Magnus was mentally preparing himself for what to talk about. "Yes, we come her quite often actually. Well, my father does. He brings me on occasion. He has lots of business deals with the Arena Master and several others who live here. He brings me along to learn the family business, as he calls it." One thing his father had taught him how to do well was put on a presentation for an audience. He could sound as confident as if he had built each piece of the arena by hand (and hopefully impress Lady Death), but he needed to gather his thoughts first. As they walked Fleur turned around, walking backwards with her hands clasped behind her back as she talked to Shira. "So Lady Death, I don't know if you know much about the Maxwell family, but I helped raise Magnus since he was a-" she cut herself off, remembering quickly that Magnus's adoption was a big family secret. As far as anyone knew, Magnus was a biological part of the family. "A baby," she continued as if she had never broken a step. That was more or less their keyword for when he had been adopted. "He was so cute! You should have seen him! He called me "Nana" and talked about how he wanted to marry me since he thought I was a princess." Magnus's face turned bright red as Fleur spoke. "Miss DeValentine, please..." he muttered. "I was the one who taught him how to read, you know?" Fleur's eyes sparkled happily as she talked. When she was around people she considered her equals it was like she was a different person; like she could let her hair down and be her true self.

"Yes, it may not look it, but Miss DeValentine is quite a bit older than me. Her body still looks very young since that was the age she was when she turned into a kishin..." he trailed off, just realizing that Shira might not be comfortable with talk about kishins. Fleur didn't seem bothered in the slightest. "That's right. Commoners who don't know us used to look at him funny when he called me Nana, but he's long since stopped calling me that." Scarlet laughed at the thought of Magnus walking around calling Fleur Nana. James looked down and straightened his cuff-links, a look of slight boredom on his face. Magnus knew what Fleur was trying to do; she knew how it took him some time to organize his thoughts and she was making conversation to buy him that time without there being an awkward silence. He appreciated it, but he still wished she would talk about something else. Fleur looked over at James. "Believe it or not, I knew James since he was a little boy as well. He was always a bit....anti-social. He used to call me "The Crystal Lady" when he was little. Now it's "Miss Devalentine" this and "Miss Devalentine" that. Even in private. It's like he's embarrassed to know me or something." James looked up from straightening his cuff-links, but otherwise acted as if Fleur wasn't even there. "You best be glad he's on our side though, he's never been very good with others. We could never keep pets in the house when he was around." She grinned mischievously. "Would you like to know his secret weakness? It's-" "Ahem!" Magnus cleared his throat, signaling that he was finally ready to speak and Fleur could stop talking about embarrassing things.

Magnus spoke for several minutes straight about the city and the arenas, including all their features and different types of events. One would think he owned the place from how well-versed and confident he was about it. Once he was finished, Fleur gave Magnus a wink and a nod, Scarlet clapped for him and James stared blankly off into the distance. Magnus barely contained a sigh of relief after finishing. He hoped Shira hadn't noticed that his soul was still shaking from nerves. Her friendly smile had put him somewhat at ease and Fleur had greatly helped him by giving him time to think, but being in the presence of Lady Death still intimidated him. Especially considering the fact that she was a pretty girl. He swallowed slightly before he looked back at Shira. "So, um...are you ready to go to the arena stadium...?" He asked. "The match is about to begin and....yeah." He mentally facepalmed at his last statement. He had been doing so well and then he went and said something stupid again. He could already tell from the way Scarlet was barely containing her laughter that everyone else had picked up on it.

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Shane merely stared back at Dara when she waved at him. Eric cocked his head to the side slightly as Dara stared wide-eyed at him, then gave a hesitant wave back, a confused expression on his face. "Well? Are you guys ready or not?" Miles asked the group. "I have someone on the inside who's almost in position to let us into the coliseum. Once they open the place up, we'll be able to go through the lower areas and then straight into the stands without passing security or the ticket booth."

















Magnus was relieved that Lady Death hadn't laughed at him. "Well, the match is M-...er... The Reaver vs. some girl they nicknamed "Cinderella". She's brand new so I've never seen her before and apparently she's not very experienced. It's not...going to be a fair fight," Magnus said, seeming somewhat upset about it. He quickly shook it off. He couldn't show his worry or Lady Death might get suspicious of him. He had to watch out for James too. He forced a smile. "So yeah. Should be pretty straight forward." He couldn't bring himself to mention that Matt would turn into a kishin egg, even though that was pretty much the point and the highlight of the fight. Fleur gave Shira a smile and a nod when she mentioned there being a lot of family connections. "Hey, us nobles have to stick together right?" She told Shira cheerfully. "The commoner rabble isn't exactly the best at erudite conversation" She added while Scarlet mouthed her words in an exaggerated and mocking way behind her. Fleur was about to say something else when someone came up to the group, almost literally pushing Magnus over as he stuck a microphone right in Shira's face.



"So it's true then? Lady Death herself has betrayed her own principles and come to witness the vicious arena in all its glory!" The man said. "Tell me Lady Death, what made you decide to turn your back on your Father and come here to enjoy the arenas with the rest of the bloodthirsty crowd?" He asked her as he held the microphone close to her face. "Are you seeking more attention from your father? Is this teenage rebellion? Perhaps you have a secret fa-" the man was stopped in his tracks as a blade suddenly appeared at his throat. It was Jame's Jetter's transformed arm. "We're supposed to kill anyone who gets to close to Lady Death, isn't that right?" James asked as he pushed the blade slightly harder against the man's throat, a small smile appearing on his face. "Sounds right to me!~" Scarlet replied brightly. "What!? You can't do this! Don't you know who I am? I am David Delow! THE David Delow! Famous reporter! The people have a right to know what business Lady Death has here!" "How about we tell you and then kill you?" James asked, his smile growing slightly.

Magnus stepped forward. "Wait guys! Um, I know Mr. Delow is ah, not the easiest person to get along with, but we shouldn't kill him! I mean, come on!" Magnus put a hand on James's shoulder but James ignored him. "I recall my orders were to escort Lady Death, not you," James replied simply as he continued to hold his blade against David's throat. Magnus turned to look at Fleur and Shira. It was obvious Scarlet wasn't about to help judging by how amused she seemed by the whole situation right now. "You...you can't let him do this!" He told them. Fleur shook her head. "Clearly, that decision is in Lady Death's hands and not mine. As far as I'm concerned the world would be a better place without that rat, but Lady Death should have the final say." Magnus looked over at Shira. "Lady Death, please..." he asked.