Morning.
Shinoda Seiji(INT):
"It was just like I said..."
"I knew I should've stayed concerned, now that I know what that man is capable of doing just after twelve days..."
Seiji strolled through a section of Nostrali with Anyssa, Riku, Eira, Luna, and Alys. Together, they surveyed the streets teeming with authorities, knights, and adventurers.
Luna Emberscraw:
"Jeez, this place is damn mess."
"I wonder if that weirdo was still naked doing all of this?"
Eira Morfiel:
"Is this really the time to be joking around?"
Luna Emberscraw:
"You're welcome, because atleast I'm tryin' to brighten up the mood."
The entire zone lay in ruins, marked by numerous craters in the ground and roads. Houses stood either in disrepair or on the verge of collapse, and most stores had been looted by the panicked crowd the night before.
Alys Celastrina:
"This is terrible, all of this destruction, in one night."
Glancing around, Riku spotted the Nostralis Knights—seven women engaged in conversation with authorities and fellow Knights. With an angered and irritated expression, she swiftly approached Talia Nerfreno, the leader of the Nostralis Knights.
Hagakiri Riku:
"Aren't you seven the Nostralis Knights?"
"Where the hell were you when chaos was rampant upon the kingdom you all were appointed to protect?!"
Talia Nerfreno:
"Uh, and who are you?"
Siriana cleared her throat and then moved closer to Talia, whispering a reminder in her ear.
Siriana Nerfreno:
"They're the Quasarris Vanguard, sis, serious people..."
Eira Morfiel:
"Where. Is. Kade..."
Ji-Hyeon Moon:
"He... escaped."
Hagakiri Riku:
*Scoff*
"There are seven of you, why wouldn't you just interven–"
Talia Nerfreno:
"Listen, we weren't informed of this Pariahs existence til now."
"We thought it would be just another squabble between two magic users, we never thought that one of them would be an international criminal."
Hagakiri Riku:
"That still doesn't matter!"
"You were all personally given a chivalrous role by the King of Nostrali himself, and a responsibility to care for the kingdom even if it is some stupid squabble!"
Ji-Hyeon and two fellow Nostrali Knights advanced, prompting Luna and Eira to follow suit. The trio of girls exchanged intense glares with the other three.
Ji-Hyeon Moon:
"She said we weren't informed, bi##h."
Luna Emberscraw:
"Calm your tits, kitty."
Ji-Hyeon Moon:
"The hell did you call me, mutt?"
Luna and Ji-Hyeon bared their fangs in a face-to-face confrontation, but Seiji stepped in between the wolf and cat women.
Shinoda Seiji:
"Can all of you just calm down? There are better things to be doing than this!"
*Sigh*
"Has there been any nearby sightings of him? After his escape?"
Talia calls out to one of the girls in the Nostrali Knights, urging them to come forward.
Talia Nerfreno:
"Lori'."
Lorelei Vinterhjärta:
*Clears throat*
"Right."
"Unfortunately, no, there haven't been any sightings. The reason for his escape is due to his innate magic, allowing him to shapeshift into different individuals."
The Quasarris Vanguard expressed a look of surprise to the Nostralis Knights, Seiji stepped forward, slowly figuring out what this meant.
Hagakiri Riku:
"He... shapeshifted?"
Luna Emberscraw:
"That's not good..."
Eira Morfiel:
"Impossible..."
"No one can hold three magical abilities."
Siriana Nerfreno:
"Wait, what? Are you saying that the magic he used isn't even his?"
Shinoda Seiji:
"So, not only can he absorb mana from magical casts, but he can steal magic entirely?"
Ji-Hyeon Moon:
"That's broken!"
Lorelei Vinterhjärta:
"Have you fought him before all of this?"
Luna Emberscraw:
"Of course, and that pain-in-the-ass Absorption magic only proved he's capable of being a danger to the world."
"But knowing he can take magic entirely makes him beyond capable."
Hagakiri Riku:
"He's as dangerous as the Demon King, excluding the army."
"Just one infamous figure is enough to barely handle, now there's two of them."
Shinoda Seiji:
"Who was he fighting?"
Lorelei Vinterhjärta:
"Markin Razzio, a local and renowned wanted thief in Valdorcia."
"I'd guess he's the supposed original user of this shapeshift ability."
Shinoda Seiji:
"Is he still alive?"
Lorelei Vinterhjärta:
"When we found him in the rubble, he had a hole through his stomach and out, despite this, he's still somehow alive."
"He was healed and patched up abit, then sent back to Valdorcia to serve his sentence."
Shinoda Seiji:
"Right..."
Seiji pondered, gently massaging his chin, his anxieties intensifying with each passing hour, aware that Kade.
Shinoda Seiji(INT):
"This conversation is leading us to nowhere. Because of that shapeshift magic he now has, it'll be impossible for anyone to recognize and take sight of him."
"He could be somewhere, anywhere, or perhaps even nearby our faces and we wouldn't even notice."
Seiji sighed in frustration, finding no trace of Kade's recent whereabouts. He then turned to gaze at Lorelei.
Shinoda Seiji:
"Have you searched the area atleast?"
Lorelei Vinterhjärta:
"We did, and still nothing at all."
"We did find a blood trail that lead us into that alleyway, past Ji-Hyeons cloak, out of the alleyway, but then the blood trail enters medical place–"
Talia Nerfreno:
"Ah! Of course, someone did take sight of him, it was a lady who also had her healing abilities go missing!"
The Quasarris Vanguard collectively sighed, their concern deepening upon discovering Kade's newfound ability to heal.
Luna Emberscraw:
"The guy can heal himself now? He's just going crazy with that stealing ability he has."
Hagakiri Riku:
"Did the blood trail lead anywhere else?"
Lorelei Vinterhjärta:
"No, the blood trail stops inside of the local medical place. He did steal a few bandages and some clothing, so now we're still left with nothing."
Shinoda Seiji:
"...Alright, then we're done here."
Seiji turned and walked away, followed by the other five girls. The Nostrali Knights sighed in response before resuming their duties. Eira walked up close beside Seiji for a conversation while walking.
Eira Morfiel:
"Well, what do we do now? We have nothing on him."
Shinoda Seiji:
"We know, that's why we can't do this alone, so we'll have to get all the help we can get..."
"Even if it's from killers aswell..."