When it came to Jolly's interference between vora bolt and berry wade Damon watched Vora attacks carefully. he instantly realized she was the girl he ran into while leaving the stadium earlier. afterwards he was stunned because he could tell while fighting jolly and berry she wasn't giving it her all. it was more like she was feeling them out a bit.
Damon felt she was very arrogant hearing how she spoke to berry and jolly. like they were nothing more than a small obstacle to her that she could get over whenever she felt like it which put a bad taste in his mouth.
He then watched Jolly's one on one battle and was up on his feet praising jolly for the new attacks and skills he had learned on the fly. before leading up to their one on one he watched jolly practice a few things while on bronco after he had gotten far enough from the ring. he didn't expect him to put them into play so well. one thing he was scratching his head with jolly about was not utilizing bronco the entire fight.
Damon had seen the way Jolly's power turned the ground to ashes and the way it would spread but he couldn't tell how it worked.
"this vora chick has some kind of explosive ability. she can implement it in everything she does. it looks like the second her explosive power goes off it will flash silver very fast and from what I can tell she controls when it detonates. and this vortex like ball she has that draws in a person attack or energy and explodes is a pain I'm the ass it seems. not to mention her beast form. Damn she's amazing. I wonder how well I would do against her. he thought.
Damon could watch any battle he wanted in whatever order he wished but continued to watch the film all the way through. After watching jolly get defeated Damon was all smiles.
"you did very well against her. I'm sure you will get her next time jolly. he thought as he progressed to the fight between Levy,vora and Calvus.
His mouth was left wide open watching calvus fight and the way his ability worked. He felt calvus must have won the entire thing because he was giving them both hell and once it came down to vora vs Calvus Damon thought calvus was going to be the victor for sure.
He sat there replaying calvus images at a few scenes trying to see what was happening. he thought if he could see how they fully worked he could tell how it could be stopped. He wasn't very excited about the ending witnessing vora achieve a higher form with her beast body.
"the hell, are you serious right now. he yelled in the room as if he was talking to someone. So you're telling me she could have stopped his images from the beginning and decided not to in order to get pushed to her breaking point to gain a higher level." he said while pacing back and forth.
Damon became irritated. "she was already powerful and yet got stronger. I know I'm not just going to be the strongest overnight or anything but damn. how in the hell can I catch up to her." he said to himself while getting a little more pissed off.
"strength and power matters but it's much more to fighting. being tactical can overthrow a powerful opponent, well as long as the gap in power isn't too great most times." shield chimes in saying.
Damon agreed and soon became a little excited about what he saw thinking about his task to try and climb up the ranks in power even more.
"there are plenty of people here with great potential. those were only a handful at the most. I think with them this city will be very hard to deal with when it comes to future enemies. however you all have a long way to go." shield added a minute later.
Damon then watched all the fights once more and after an hour or so left the room to find jolly. he began helping them with placement of furniture. while Damon was unconscious they went back to village city and rounded up what they could use in obsidian city. this included more furniture and ECT.
the city itself provided all living conditions once a building or home became assigned to a person or family but having extra and personal things from their original home as well made sense to them and made them more comfortable.
They finished up everything and most people went to their homes except a few.
Levy,steel,copper,mumsy, calvus and Bay stayed behind with jolly and Damon.
"so all we have to figure out now is a good name. sir Hughes is leaving the name up to us. once he has that then the final paperwork will be done is what I was told." jolly said to them as they all sat in the break room which was more like a spacious chilling space. they all sat on a comfy long sofa.
They began racking their brains trying to think of a good name. calvus made a list of names that were already taken by other guilds that he knew about so they would know if one of them came to their minds.
"Enforcers, hell no, don't like it. I second that, me either, yea I agree that's lame. they all responded to copper.
they all blurted out many names and could not agree on a single one as a group. Hearing the front door open all of their attention turned to who it could be. jolly looked through the system and saw it was Alice. video footage of her on the steps was in his view. through city functions he could add hidden crystal orbs that were like cameras to all buildings that weren't labeled a home. he had only done it with the guild for now. it was also many other things that could be done by the people of obsidian but only Damon had the authorization to make it happen.
A feminine voice called out and calvus called out back. Alice soon walked in the break room and stopped in her tracks.
"Damon,I didn't know you were awake. she said with a surprised look. yea I've been awake for a few hours now. we were just trying to think of a name for the guild. you have any ideas. uh, no nothing comes to mind but I can help as well." she responded
She took a seat next to jolly and the rest of them began thinking again. Alice and levy locked eyes for a few seconds and looked away. One of Alice's fingers became covered in ice creating a sharp ice sickle. she then poked jolly in his side lightly which made him nearly jump out of his seat but he somehow kept his cool and just made a slight movement away from her finger.
"you said you would tell me when he woke up. I should poke the hell out of you right now. Alice said with her mouth twisted a little speaking low while the others talked.
"well your ass wasn't here,it's not my fault you were late." he responded in the same whispering manner. Alice gave him a look that said it all before sliding her arm and fingers back to her side.
"crazy bitch,I don't understand females at all. she didn't act like this at the orphanage jolly thought to himself side eyeing Alice.
"hmmmm, how about we each get a piece of paper and write down a few things about ourselves. we have to put at least two things that are personal as well though. I think learning about us a little individually would help." Levy says. everyone looked at each other and decided it was worth a try.
Afterwards the pieces of paper were swapped with each other time and time again until everyone had read what they said. "now thinking about what little we have learned about each other let's think of something that would represent all of us here." Levy spoke and which they all began thinking again and some even swapped papers once more recapping the way they viewed themselves.
they all came up with names and finally agreed on two different names to choose from.
1.Legacy of virtue
2.Survivors
The name legacy of virtue was made up by Damon,Jolly and calvus. while survivors were recommended by Levy.
looking at what everyone wrote they all seemed to care about their legacy and what they would leave behind when their time is up. Levy thought about how everyone also wrote about living their life to the fullest and going after goals in many different words and with what all of them had been through and managed to survive while many did not she thought survivors would be a possibility in which they agreed.
"hold on, I have something to add. all of us are chasing something. all of us are missing something within our lives according to the personal things we wrote on our notes. i don't know about you all but it kinda feels like an empty space,a hole or void. so how about Hollow knights or something.
hollow means to have an empty space or hole. looking at it we all have that in some way or another when it comes to our goals and aspirations. until we reach those goals then we will, Damon paused for a minute to rephrase it a little. well I don't know about you all so I'll speak for myself. I will always feel empty in some way. Damon explained.
They all looked at each other in deep thought and they all agreed with Damon especially after going over in their heads about their feelings when it came to their goals and work they wanted to complete throughout life.
"I agree with the hollow part. it really speaks to me in a deep way that I can definitely relate to but I think the knight part should be different." Jolly spoke which they all agreed except calvus.
"we all have or can turn into beasts so what about hollow beasts." Alice chimed in saying.
they thought about it for a moment more and decided against it. they felt it had to have meaning as well.
"Souls, souls are feelings and our hearts our minds. The Hollow souls. Damon said. think about it. it sounds like people who don't give a damn about anything but it can be the total opposite for us. since we understand why we picked the word hollow we will understand it and others will not based on the wording. we have all agreed that we are after fulfilment within our lives in some way."
So we are souls that are fighting to fill that void, that space, our ambitions and that hollow place in our life." calvus said. while shaking his head up and down agreeing with Damon.
"Exactly." Damon said giving calvus a fist bump. everyone soon thought about it and agreed wholeheartedly.
"The Hollow souls it is then." Jolly said.