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Within the holdings of the wagon, a young woman sat with her arms folded, seemingly indifferent to the cold as she scanned the treeline, eyes retaining a sharpness one would expect out of any experienced warrior. Once she had been approached for this opportunity, Camira was fully expecting to be stuck with a trip through the countryside, one filled with peace, quiet, and a relaxing atmosphere one didn't find often in her line of work. Mostly for the fact that she was being hired alongside a few other mercenaries, and from her experience in the business, any bandit group that decided to raid a caravan would be deterred by one with enough of a defense. Depending on if there was a bandit group in these parts that was currently active, since being robbed was still a somewhat uncommon event.

Thankfully, partway through their little journey, the caravan she found herself in had come to a short break, and one of the men who had hired her had taken the time to approach them, causing the Borderlander to tilt her head in his direction,


"Not particularly, no. What do you need?"

Raguel vs Sycophant

Upon seeing her opponent stumble back in response to her attack, Celica allowed herself a moment to smile, even as her mech landed back on the ground. It was hard to truly tell if her guess was correct or not, but it seemed as though she had thrown him off of whatever he was planning to do. The trap he had made to lure her in had been twisted to her own advantage, and although Raguel was currently glaring at her with a burning look of hatred, Celica felt another wave of satisfaction. Not only did that confirm that she had thoroughly messed with whatever idea he had come up with to beat her, but, more importantly, she now had his complete, undivided attention.

So, with that knowledge, Celica merely reactivated her Spark, dashing to the side as her illusion stood its ground, baring its fangs and claws as they seemed to quickly superheat, waiting for Raguel's next move. But just before she could charge in and tear her prey apart during his moment of distraction, the entire field erupted in a wave of heat and light, nearly throwing the metal wolf back from the sheer force, along with forcing the girl within to shield her eyes. Thankfully for her, the explosion didn't last long, swiftly dying down and leaving behind the consequence of its arrival: a burning, ash filled field that offered even less cover than the grassy plains. Within the center of the roaring inferno that was their new battleground was Raguel, standing amidst the darkened air, shining brightly despite it all.

"Come to me, Sycophant. Come to me, through fire n' war. I welcome ye!"

Yet again, Celica found herself pausing for a brief moment. Meaningless light show or not, Raguel was far more of a threat in a head-on fight, and here he was, challenging her to face him. Her only true advantage here was her speed and illusion, and the later seemed to have him distracted, it wouldn't be long before he managed to pinpoint her true position, if he was capable of noting her actual form. Which meant, ultimately, she'd have to strike well before he realized that the thing he was looking at was just another illusion, red outlines shining through the ash filled air in their own menacing way.

So, Celica acted once again, the fake merely roaring in response to Raguel's challenge, a soulless, hollow screech coming from its mouth before it began to charge. Yet at the same time, the true Sycophant was already running full sprint at Raguel's open side, leaping towards him with its claws and teeth bared.

For my own stuff, Cami shall be taking the Slashing as her subcat proficiency, along with Anima for her affinity. She'll also yoink a 5% increase to her defense.

Raguel vs Sycophant

Though Raguel was already a fairly easy target to make out beyond the tall grass, the explosive performance he initiated was more than enough to clue Celica in on what he was intending. He was clearing the area around him, ensuring that she'd have no way to sneak up naturally, seeing as all her potential cover was now naught but ash and cinders. It was a good enough plan... If not for the fact that Sycophant didn't need the grass to get in. Or perhaps he had a method of detecting her that needed the grass to be removed? If so, that would be problematic.

Regardless, keeping to the edge of the circle of destruction, Sycophant continued to pace, peering beyond the tall grass at Raguel's still form. For a few moments, it seemed like she was fairly content to wait for Raguel's first move, keeping within the safety of the grass instead of rushing out to meet him. At least, for a few moments, before the metallic wolf suddenly broke cover, charging at full speed towards the angelic knight's side. About halfway through however, Celica's spark flared to life, replacing her true form with that of a fake that continued to sprint towards Raguel. Sycophant itself, however, instead broke off, skidding to a halt before running around him, aiming to strike at his back whilst he was distracted with her illusion.

((OOC: Due to recent events on 10/7/2020, this post has been retconned. Please ignore.))

((OOC: Due to recent events on 10/7/2020, this post has been retconned. Please ignore.))

Taking note of the sound of someone approaching her class, Reeve turned to the source, raising an eyebrow at the woman she saw coming towards them, if only for the fact that it was Kaede of all people running towards them.


"Oh, Miyajima, what do you need? Are our dear President and Vice-President having some more issues again?"