Ghosts unleashed ( Open site event anyone can join)

[Yuki]

Kaleo was at her office going over some paper work and cases that had been piled up on her desk. It felt like more and more people where seeking her help.. Though there was only so many she could take on at once. With a sigh Kaleo leaned back in her chair as she looked up at the celling. She gave a weak smile as she remembered how things first started out. she got zero cases becuse no one trusted a Psychic Detective and called her a quack. But then one day someone had come in who was desperate to find their child's killer. That was the case that put her on the map to so speak. She found the murder weapon, among other clues that lead to the killer. Though she had only become a Detective to find her own sister's killer. The only lead took her to Aster City.. But its been cold ever since.. But she has enjoyed helping the people here so Kaleo did not complain much.

The smell of tea came to her nose, Kaleo lifted her head to see her little sister Zosima holding a tea cup and watched as she placed it on her desk. " Looked like you could use some tea." she said.

Kaleo gave a smile as she looked at her sister.


" Ahhh thanks.." Kaleo said as she picked up the cup and took a sip.


Though before anymore could be said the door was suddenly bashed opened and very familiar robed figures came rushing in. Kaleo's blood ran cold as she paled, she knew who these people where and it was not good they where here.


Zosima was quick to place herself in front of Kaleo ready to protect her. Though she to knew these robes and glared at them darkly.


Two figures stepped forward lowing their hoods and masks. It was their parents. However they looked past Zosima as they looked at Kaleo.

"Kaleo dear, so this where you have been. What a lovely city, full of magic and spiritual power." said their Mother.

Kaleo looked at her parents with a look of unease. She has not seen her parents in years.. If they where here now it was not good.

" Kaleo, we have come to take you with us. Necro has need of his chosen Priestess." Her Father said, his stern tone made Kaleo flinch. She never really liked her Father... He was so cold and commending.. But what was this about her being a Priestess? That was the highest honor of the cult.. The one who was to be the wife of their deity Necro's... The leader of the cult.

" I have no desire to be Priestess.. I am content here in this city."

Her father nodded, " Yes as his Priestess he must have lead you here. This place is more then perfect for our plans... We have set up camp and made preparation for the ritual.." He said as if he did not hear what Kaleo said.


A ritual?? Ohhh that can't be good. But before Kaleo would protest more she felt it, a sudden wave of spiritual energy and then the chill of death, It was if she had stepped into the spirit world. Kaleo sprang up from her seat in a panic.

" What.. Did.... You... Do...."" Kaleo asked as she struggled to keep her cool.


" Ah the first step as been completed... Come Priestess it is time for you to take your rightful place.." her Father said as he ignored her once again.

" Like hell that's gonn-" Zosima started to say before Kaleo cut her off.

""Zosima I order you to run from here!"

" But!!""

"NOW!"

And with that Zosima was forced to flee. The undead girl ran and ran till she no longer felt the urge to flee.

" Damm it! " She cried out in frustration as she punched a near by wall.


Mean while Kaleo was grabbed by both arms and lead out of her office. She looked as she saw confused dead human spirits and none human spirits roam the city.. Ooh this could only lead to disaster. But for now there was nothing she could do as she was taken away.

[The Izzack]

Izzack knew something was going to go wrong today. he just knew it. He had woken up feeling like something was off, but he didn't listen to his gut, because he was just a big idiot, apparently. Could he have done anything about this? No. Objectively no. He still didn't even know what was going on, really. Still...stupid, stupid, stupid! The old man was gonna be so mad at him! This seemed very specifically like a thing that a reaper should not let happen!

He ran frantically through streets littered with all manner of life, though as people ran in their panic, the balanced quickly shifted until he was seeking company amongst the dead. His thoughts flickered between several people he felt could help with this whole mess, and when his thoughts flickered to Kaleo and her sister, he felt...something. It was a slight tugging at his soul. He felt like there was a thread tied around his very existence, and someone was lightly tugging it.

Now, Izzack had absolutely no clue what was happening, to himself, the city, or just in general, but he quickly figured this strange sensation may be a result of his oath to the sisters. At the very least, it seemed a better idea to follow this strange feeling than just run around aimlessly, and so he took off towards that invisible tugging. The path he took brought him more and more towards pockets of living people, which helped quell any worries he had about his decision to just follow this sensation on a whim, and it wasn't long before he saw Zosima. He felt a great hope swell up within him upon seeing her. Either she would know what was going on, or her sister would, and she probably wouldn't be that far off. "Zosima! What is happening? Where's Kaleo?" he called out to her as he approached, hoping to be heard over the commotion.

[Lepa]

It wasn't unusual to see Heliosoft's employees evacuating the building en masse. The event happened almost once a month; something would inevitably go wrong with Magitech testing and most everyone would be ushered out of the building for their own safety. Disrupting the work day was an annoyance for daily operations for sure, but most employees were more than happy to leave early.

Unfortunately, today would not be so easy for the company's workforce. Today's problem would not be the fault of the Magitech Department, or at least not directly, but rather the company's concentration of magic. It had drawn the attention of these spirits, shining like a beacon and beckoning them over, naturally causing panic and chaos within Heliosoft.

Fiona glanced about uneasily, struggling to stay as close as she could to Azrael and their superior, Blake Devitt. Blake himself had been pushing his way through the crowd, trying to bark orders through all of the confusion. Although the company specialized in Magitech, most of its employees were like Fiona - all normal people trying to get by in life. Office workers had little understanding of magic and the supernatural, so when the strange spirits appeared, their usual evacuation plans were ignored as people rushed to escape the building, all messily crowding the street.

"GodDAMNIT give me SPACE!" Blake snarled into the crowd. He hated dealing with people, and if they wouldn't listen, he'd have to use a display of magic. He raised a hand into the air, igniting it into a ball of ethereal purple flames. The spectral glow drew several people's attention before quickly scaring them away from the man, finally giving him some of the space he'd demanded moments earlier. It wasn't much, but at least he could have some damn breathing room...

"LISTEN UP!" He barked again, and this time enough people around him went quiet to hear him out. Blake paused. He hadn't exactly expected it to work, and now he found himself unsure of what exactly he should say now that he had their attention. Even if he was one of the most experienced magic users the company had, he was just as clueless as anyone else as to why any of this was happening. All he knew was that he couldn't let people keep running around in confusion - otherwise it'd be even more of a pain to deal with later. Ugh... It was like dealing with animals.

"...I'm the head of Magitech Department," he began, hoping that his credentials could pass this off as another company mishap. The flame in his hand continued to glow. "Don't panic. Easier said than done, I know," he continued with a raised voice, "but take a deep breath, exhale and go home like any other evacuation!" he shouted. "Or if you still don't feel safe for some reason, go to one of the schools for shelter or whatever!" Maybe he shouldn't have added that last bit, but if this was a real danger, well... he had to cover his bases somehow.

[Draken]

"Whew...finally got all Kaelo's errands done for the day!" Kaede said as she left a building leaving something that Kaleo needed to drop off. "Now time to head back and...uhhhhhh..." Kaede immediately stopped as she immediately saw something that didn't look normal. She saw there were wandering ghosts on the street and it was not like that a few minutes ago but one thing was for sure was that she needed to find Kaleo quickly. As she was running through the city Kaede decided to take a different route that didn't looked like it was blocked off by authorities while trying to make it back to Kaleo's office she runs into a group of people outside a building called Heliosoft. She wasn't familiar with the place but wondered what was going on and if had anything to do with the ghosts wandering the town. While walking around she over hears two people which one of them that looks like the grim reaper start talking about Kaleo. She decides to go over to him and says, "If you're looking for Kaleo, she's at her office right now." but was not aware of what happened to Kaleo while she was out.

[Yuki]

Zosima punched the wall a few more times, injuring her hand though it did not bleed. Nor did she feel any pain, breathing heavily she fell to her knees as she stared at the ground. " I couldn't do anything.. I couldn't protect her.." Zosima said in a sorrowful tearful voice, though no tears fell from her eyes. One of the many curses of being undead. Zosima could hear the screams and confused cries of those in the city.. But there was nothing she could do.. There was most likely nothing anyone could do! The only one she could think of was Kaleo but.. She was taken..

Zosima! What is happening? Where's Kaleo?"

Zosima tensed up when she heard Izzack's voice, of course the reaper would show up... Kaleo trusted him but she on the other hand did not.. But she had no reason to hide what happened ether..

Taking a deep breath and exhaling Zosima replied.
"She was taken.. Our parents suddenly showed up at the office, saying she was the chosen Priestess for Necro's.. They opened a hole in the vale between our world and the spirit world.. I wanted to fight to protect her but Kaleo ordered me to run... I couldn't do anything...

"If you're looking for Kaleo, she's at her office right now."

Said another voice as she was in the middle of saying all that to Izzack. Zosima looked and her eyes winded shit it was Kaede.. She most likely just heard all that. Zosima sighed as she then stood back up again looking at Kaede. " Hello Kaede... Its nice to officially meet you... I am Kaleo's younger sister.. Zosima..." Kaleo had planned on them meeting at some point.. But not like this that's for sure...


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Mean while someone else was rather shocked at everything happening, Sophie she happened to be hanging out with Hannah. A newly discovered relative of hers, when she felt the hole in the vale open up. "" Well.... That's not good.." Sophie said as she looked around. Hannah gulped nervously as she looked around. "Wha... What's happening? Are those ghosts???" Hannah said trying to keep calm but there was a edge of panic in her tone.

"Yep.... Some fools just opened the vale between both worlds.. I have a idea what group did it to.. Necromancers..." Sophie said with a angry sigh. This would not be the first time she had dealt with somthing like this.. Of course they would be drawn to a place like Aster city... Dammit.

"N-Necromancers??? W-why are they doing this?"" Hannah asked

" To steal souls for their deity Necro's.. Who was sealed away by the Spirit Queen herself.. I will tell you why later.. First I need to figure out a way to deal with this." Sophie said as she looked on at the huge crowed and some guy trying to keep order with a large group of people who came out of a rather large building.

"LISTEN UP! ...I'm the head of Magitech Department, "Don't panic. Easier said than done, I know, but take a deep breath, exhale and go home like any other evacuation!" He would shout. "Or if you still don't feel safe for some reason, go to one of the schools for shelter or whatever!"


Sophie rolled her eyes, " How would a school be any safer?" she said out loud without thinking.

Hannah watched this with great anxiety but a idea came to her. Sophie had told her what she had done at the school helping purify a ghost... Could she perhaps use those same skills to make a safe zone?

"Sophie! Could you perhaps make a safe zone?" Hannah asked.

Sophie blinked. "Ah! Yes, yes I can! Heh but to protect lots of people we need a place with lots of space."

"" The guild!! It huge and can hold lots of people!! I can call the Guild master and ask." Hannah said as she took out her cellphone and started to call.
Sophie waited a few minutes as Hannah spoke with the guild master.

Hannah hug up with a smile, " He said yes! He said he will send out other members to gather people there and Kenji is coming to help us.".


Sophie smiled, "Alright then..." She said as she stepped forward. "Hey everyone!!! If you don't feel safe going home or staying here we can all go to the Adventure Guild! They have opened their doors to the public as a safe zone. Once there I can set up a barrier to keep out spirits. Up to you if you wanna come or not of course." Sophie said as she then started to walk, Hannah following close behind.

Just then Concetta suddenly showed up. However thanks to the hole being opened up she had enough power to take on a solid form. " Sophie, Hannah you both alright?' She asked with worry.

Sophie smiled and nodded, "Yep!" She said as she then told her Mother everything they where doing. " Aye, that would be the best bet."Concetta said as she followed Sophie and Hannah to the guild. Hannah was quick to start calling the rest of her friends and family to get them moving to the guild.

[The Izzack]

At Kaede's sudden statement, Izzack seemed to stiffen a little, but the situation at hand seemed to keep him from being too startled. "I'm Izzack." he said simply with a small nod towards the newcomer as way of introduction. "Well, Kaleo may or may not be at her office, but what I want to know, is do you think she's in mortal danger, Zosima? Because either we need to make a push to get to her, or we need to make sure these bystanders get to safety. I think we need to figure out something quick, though." He didn't have any real idea how long they had until this situation took a turn for the worse. He assumed it wouldn't be 'scary but relatively harmless' for long.

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Mr. Blake Devitt, according to my observations, your command over those assembled here has dropped rather rapidly." Azrael offered from his boss's side. Normally, he wouldn't have left his workstation, despite the evacuation notice, but this event was determined to be dangerous enough by the people around him to have him come out, too. He seemed rather nonplussed by the strange events, by Blake trying to command authority, or by Sophie working against those attempts. However, the opportunity this chaos presented was quite noticeable to him. "Do you believe these apparitions have full sentience? Would it be against company policy to capture a number of them for testing purposes?"

[Lepa]

"How would a school be any safer?"

Blake glanced in the direction he'd heard the comment. "If any of you take the school shelter route," he growled, "then the authorities should have something set up for situations like this!" At least, that's just what he assumed. It was clear he was agitated, but he'd spoken to the general crowd rather than answering the girl directly. He didn't have time for dumb explanations about Aster City's infrastructure for emergency situations!

Thankfully he didn't have to speak any further about it. Sometime after her comment, the same punk girl made an announcement of her own. Whoever she was, apparently she could do... something about all of this. Blake hated people who stood around and complained but made no effort to offer solutions, so at least she had that over most people. Whether or not it was true, well... that was another story.

"Mr. Blake Devitt, according to my observations, your command over those assembled here has dropped rather rapidly."

"Yeah, I noticed," Blake responded sharply. As blunt as it sounded, Azrael meant no ill will - he just operated on pure logic. "It is a simple observation of fact" is what he'd say, but it didn't agitate Blake any less.

Fiona couldn't help but shoot a surprised glance at Azrael's comment. She shouldn't have been surprised, but if she didn't know any better she would've sworn he was sassing Mr. Devitt. She grimaced at his agitated response, then tried to change the subject. "Er... So... Everyone's going to this... Adventure Guild...?" Fiona repeated the name inquisitively. "What is it, exactly...?"

"Ugh," Blake grumbled, though not out of disdain. "It's exactly what it sounds like. Adventurers n' shit. Makes sense, I guess," He grunted, lowering his arm and extinguishing the glowing purple flame. Fiona still didn't understand, but she thought it best not to bother him about the details. There were, uh, more important matters at hand.

"Are we going there, too...?" She continued, then leaned in closer and lowered her voice. "I mean, there's a lot of people around, and if they're all going there..." She trailed off, whispering this time. "What if Azrael..."

"Cover his eyes and plug his nose if anyone's stupid enough to hurt themselves in front of him," Blake answered, though he seemed to be half paying attention. He was craning his neck to see that the punk girl had begun to walk off and much of the crowd had begun to go with her.

"Are you serious?" Fiona blinked. "Y-You're not serious, right?"

"Of course not!" Blake almost seemed offended. "...Azrael can cover his own eyes if he needs to." If this was his sense of humor, Fiona didn't find it funny. She'd seen Azrael's... other side first hand, and she did not wish to see that unleashed on the general public. She made that much clear from the growing anxiety in her voice.

"Sir..."

Blake sighed. He understood. "Look kid, we don't have many options right now," he answered, this time completely serious. "But I'd rather have Azrael where I can see him." He frowned. "...Now, I don't like it, but we'll go along with 'em for the this "protection." If I don't gotta use my own magic to ward shit off, great, because I'd rather save my mental energy for..." Blake's lips pressed together as he gestured vaguely at Azrael. "...Y'know. If things get out of hand."

Azrael, meanwhile, appeared to have been glued to his own continued observations of the spirits that swirled about. "Do you believe these apparitions have full sentience?" He suddenly asked. "Would it be against company policy to capture a number of them for testing purposes?"

Blake stared at him in silence. Any other person would've reprimanded Azrael for the idea, but he noticeably paused, genuinely intrigued at his suggestion. It was tempting, but no - this was an emergency and honestly, there were simply too many of them.

"I don't know, consult the policy later," Blake answered gruffly. He then lowered his voice. "There's too many variables to attempt something like that right now, but keep a note of that idea for another time." He then set off, following the crowd led by Sophie. "Right now, we're going to the damn guild."

Fiona wasn't sure if Mr. Devitt was just trying to deter Azrael from one of his experiments or if he was actually interested in the idea, since she noticed he didn't outright say no to Azrael's suggestion... Either way, she was unsettled with how nonchalant these two were in the face of the supernatural. Maybe that was a good thing since it meant they wouldn't panic, but... There was something unnerving about treating the swarming undead as nothing more than a science endeavor.

[Draken]

When Zosima and Izzack introduced themselves to Kaede, she was surprised to find out that Kaleo had a sister this whole time. "Uhh... Nice to meet you. I didn't know Kaleo had a sister-" while in mid sentence, Kaede then suddenly realized that Zosima has said something about something happened to Kaleo. Kaede thought Kaleo was a detective who could hold their own ground to now find out something had happened to her was not something that normally would happen and now knowing that she immediately replies "Wait.. nevermind the introduction. What happened to Kaleo? She was fine after I came back to the office half an hour ago. How did everything just suddenly go south so quickly?" She wasn't sure what happened in such little time and could only hope for a lead if Zosima had any.

[Yuki]

"Well, Kaleo may or may not be at her office, but what I want to know, is do you think she's in mortal danger, Zosima? Because either we need to make a push to get to her, or we need to make sure these bystanders get to safety. I think we need to figure out something quick, though."

"Wait.. nevermind the introduction. What happened to Kaleo? She was fine after I came back to the office half an hour ago. How did everything just suddenly go south so quickly?"

Zosima looked down at the ground as she clinched her hands into fists, she had no idea what to do ether! Right now she could careless about a bunch of strangers she wanted to help Kaleo! But there was not much she could do on her own.. She was just a undead slave after all.. Even though Kaleo tried to give her as much as a normal life she could and rarely gave her orders.. " No... They wont hurt her.. They.. They where calling her Necro's chosen Priestess.. They are going to make her Necro's bride..." Zosmia said in a voice that shook with rage and sadness though no tears would drop from her eyes.

" You guys... Go to the guild... I..I can't... Its to risky for somthing... Like me... I'll be fine on my own..." said Zosima, she feared if she went to the guild someone would point out she was undead.. And most likely attack her, she was a undead zombie after all.. No living person in their right minds would trust somthing like her..


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Well at least everyone was willing to follow at least, Sophie would think to herself. Though she chuckled a little when the guy that spoke earlier seemed to have heard and did not like her remark, oops. Oh well moving on, though Sophie glanced at her Mother who looked less then pleased at she glared at someone. Sophie raised a eye brow, she must have heard somthing she had missed. " Sophie you and Hannah lead the way to the guild.. I will call for backup to help escort everyone to safety.' Concetta said as she returned to her translucent form and flew up above the crowed. She then held her fingers to her lips and let out a high loud pitched whistle. "Come my trusted crew I have need of you all!"' Concetta yelled out as she drew her sword and pointed. Soon her pirate crew came flying in, Sophie smiled a she saw her old friends and siblings. She had missed them so much! But sadly there was no time to reconnect she had to help everyone here. " Alright everyone your orders are to protect everyone till we make to the guild where Sophie can set up a safe zone"' Concetta commanded.

" Aye Captain Windgale!" They would say in unison as they quickly moved and surrounded the large crowed drawing out their weapons.

Concetta then looked at Azrael and Blake with a look of disdain, " Is that sentient enough for you?"


Sophie blinked, yep she had definitely missed somthing but there was other things to worry about. Mean while Hannah looked at the pirate crew in awe, she was related to some of these amazing people!! She really hoped she would get the chance to speak to her great great great whatever times great Grandmother!

"Hannah!!!" Called out a voice she knew all to well.

Hannah blinked and looked around and smiled when she saw the voice's owner.

" Kenji!!"" She called back waving both arms.

Kenji gave a sigh of relief when he spotted Hannah and ran over to her placing his hands on her shoulders.

"You alright? Not hurt anywhere are you?"

Hannah chuckled a little.

"Nah I;m good but I am so happy to see you." She said.

Sophie watched this and grinned, ""Oh ho." She said in amusement. It was so clear these two where in love.. Daww soo cute.

Anyway time to get this crowed moving!

" Alight everyone lets move out!" Sophie said as she started to lead the way.

After a little while the crowed reached the guild where they could see Guild members at the door's ushering people inside.

Once everyone was inside Sophie stood just outside the doors as she started to chant in a strange language as she did dancing like movements.

A glowing circle would start to form around the building and a visible glowing dome appered around the guild to keep any of the more dangerous spirits and or other foes out.

[The Izzack]

At the impressive display of the incorporeal captain's men, Azrael frowned. After a moment of thought, he turned towards his boss once more. "Mr. Blake Devitt, I am afraid I have made a miscalculation. With a mere command word, the woman has assumed control over quite a few of these things. I believe they may not be sentient, but rather automatons." he noted as he plodded along with the crowd. "An impressive display of prowess with magical or technical ability. Perhaps both." he seemed rather unperturbed by the danger he, and everyone else, were in.

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Izzack, meanwhile, seem torn. despite what Zosima had said, he had made an oath to her sister, and, in a way, to her as well. To just let her go into the viper's den all alone wrenched at his heart, but he didn't doubt what she said, so convincing her to stay with them was not the best course either. "I..." he paused, looking back to all the people heading towards the guild, then back to Zosima. They needed all the help they could get, with so many mundane people in their midst. Two groups, but only one Izzack. "Is there anything I can do to help you, before we go? I don't want to leave you alone without aid." he said, his voice quivering slightly under the strain of the choice he had made.

[Lepa]

"Ah..." Fiona grimaced, bashfully turning her gaze away from Concetta. "...I think that one heard you, sir..."

Blake answered with a noncommittal grunt. He didn't care. He had other things to worry about. "Nosy ghosts," he grumbled.

"Mr. Blake Devitt," Azrael spoke up again. He continued with his observations as if nothing out of the ordinary was happening. "... I believe they may not be sentient, but rather automatons," he'd concluded, then further elaborated on the possibilities.

"I don't think that's..." Fiona started but quickly trailed off. She didn't think Azrael's assessment was correct, but... she had no means of proving him wrong, either. There was no point in questioning him - Fiona had quickly learned that attempting to debate Azrael was a huge mistake, and honestly, none of them had time to sit around and listen to him hypothesize the nature of (what she assumed was) the undead in excruciating detail.

"I said it would be a matter to address later, Azrael," Blake firmly said through grit teeth. "In order to minimize damage and conserve my magic, focus on reaching the guild for this so called protection..." He repeated his instructions from earlier, rephrasing them to ensure his intentions to Azrael were clear. Blake then furrowed his brow. "...Whether or not that girl's promise is legitimate, there should at least be other magic users there who might be able to do something similar." He thought aloud.

"...One of them might have some idea of what the hell is going on."

--- A short while later after reaching the guild... ---

It wasn't too long until Blake found what he hoped to be his prime lead.

He'd tracked down an acquaintance: Cardinal Blackmoore, an experienced mage who (unsurprisingly) instructed others in magical arts at the guild. Blake had worked with him before to verify some magical information, but their collaboration was short. To put it simply... they just didn't see eye to eye. Cardinal was too reluctant and restrictive when it came to experimenting with magic, while Blake was too reckless and... morally questionable. The only reason they maintained a professional (if not tense) relationship was because they acknowledged each other as highly skilled in their magical field.

Still, when asked about the current situation, Cardinal shook his head. "I'm just as baffled as everyone else," He frowned, answering Blake. "Most of what I know is from the guild master himself..."

"...Tch. Seriously?" The man grumbled. "I'd have guessed you of all people would have some sort of dark premonition about this..." He thought aloud, folding his arms.

Cardinal frowned, his expression shifting to a hint of disdain. "...I could say the same of you."

[Draken]

Hearing Zosima's word's about a guild, Kaede wasn't sure how she felt about going. She definitely couldn't fight ghosts with her bare hands but at the same time she was not going to just sit there and have Zosima find Kaleo on her own. She thought about it for a minute and comes to a conclusion. "Hate to break it to ya, but I'm not going to some guild for protection and let you find Kaleo on your own. You might not realize it but I need to get her back as much as you do and I'm not about to let some random ghosts running around the city stop me. Plus, I think you're gonna need all the help you can get!", she says as she pats Zosima on the back. She then continues, "So, instead of just worrying about it how about we instead find this Necro Nutcase and crash his lame excuse for a Halloween party?!" She says with a smirk on her face. But soon as she had finished talking she hears a voice from behind "Kid, if you're planning on fightin' ghosts and whatnot, then I hope you have an idea on how to take them down." That voice was all too familiar to Kaede ears and when she truned around and when from having a smirk on her face to a surprised look to find out that it was none other than Nico, the talking cat that she thought was dead.

[Yuki]

Zosima looked at Kaede when she offered to help giving her reason why. Zosima frowned at the thought however, this girl had no powers and Zosima would most likely have to play bodyguard. But before Zosima could reply a new voice spoke up. Zosima turned to look and saw the ghost cat, the undead girl raised a eye brow but said nothing as the cat had basically said what she was gonna say but in a nicer term. Zosima looked at Izzack and her expression softened a little, she had expected him to go with the other group to the guild. She would have been more shocked if he had wanted to stay with her. " No... Just go and do what you have to do.. And Kaede.. listen to your little friend there.. Could end up saving your life." Zosima had no intent on bringing Kaede with her and would very well lose her if she needed to if she tried to follow.

Zosima then started to walk away however she would not take more then a few steps when a all to familiar voice would call out to her. " Zosima!!!"
Zosima came to a suddden stop as she turned to see Celine, the Pixie that had helped them out so many years ago. She came flying in at top speeds though slowed down as she got closer. She would then suddenly grow human size and threw her arms around Zosima hugging her tightly. Blinking in shock Zosima stood there in shock before returning the hug." Celine.. How?" Zosima asked almost to shocked to be able to speak.

The Pixie then pulled away and she held Zosima's hands in hers meeting Zosima's gaze with a sad smile.

" Kaleo was able to send a messenger ghost to me, so I teleported here as soon as I heard what was going on. I will help you save Kaleo. "

Again Zosima stood stunned as if she was having a hard time processing this. She then gave a faint smile and nodded, a flicker of hope started to form in Zosima.


Celine smiled as she let go of Zosima hands and took a few steps back as she then reached into her magical Infinity bag pulled out a hooded cloak that looked like somthing a magic user would wear and a mask.

" Here, put these on. From my many talks with Kaleo she mentioned a guild, I am sure we could find people there that could help us. Just make sure to wear these so its harder to tell what you really are."

Zosima stared at the outfit before nodded and putting it on, the hooded cloak hid her body well and the mask covered the lower part of her face from her nose to her chin. She was uneasy about the idea of going to the guild.. But Celine was right they needed team to deal with the necromancers and to save Kaleo.

Celine then smiled as she took Zosima as she lead the way to the guild. When they got there the barrier was up.

Celine blinked as she came to a stop, giving out a impressed whistle.

" Woow, whoever set that up has a lot of spiritual power! Everyone lets head inside everyone!" Celine said as she guided Zosima through the barrier and it did not react to Zosima as she went through.





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Concetta heard what those too said in response to her but she did not reply. She did not feel the need to repeat herself and or start a fight with them. If they dared try to enslave any of the spirits here they would face her wrath. She instead left to focus on getting the living humans safely to the guild. Giving orders to her crew and fending off any malevolent spirits that dared come close. So when they reached the guild it was a sigh of sigh of relief when Sophie got the barrier up. Concetta ordered her crew to stay on guard as she went back to Sophie.


Sophie was back inside as she leaned on a wall deep in thought. Just how was she gonna deal with this? The first thing she needed to was to find the necromancer's camp.. But she had no idea where it was and would be costly to wonder around aimlessly.. Sophie frowned as she crossed her arms and let out a frustrated groan. Concetta was soon by her side lookin at her daughter with a worried look. " Are you alright my little dove?" she asked. Sophie gave a weak smile, "Could be better.. Could be worse.. Just.. Trying to figure out how to fix this.. Necromancers are at the heart of this.. But.. I don't know where they are. Sophie said. Concetta nodded in understanding, in her living years there where many times she had some tough choices to make or had to deal with something difficult.. Sadly Concetta had no advice to give to Sophie.

Mean while Hannah along with Kenji had been going around looking for her friends and family she had called hoping they where here and to her delight they where! She ran over to her parents and brother happy they where alright, she later found Taylor and his family and friends. She even found Neila who she had bought a phone for. ( Neila had refused to take it at first haha xD) Once she had found everyone she had called Hannah and Kenji made their way back to Sophie.

Sophie smiled when she saw them approach. " Find who you where looking for?" Sophie asked.

Hannah smiled and nodded " Yeah, everyone I called where able to make it. I'm so glad."

Sophie nodded, "That's great to hear.

Hannah blinked as she stared at Sophie and tilted her head to one side.

" Hey, you ok? You look stressed." Hannah asked.

Sophie gave a weak smile, it seemed Hannah was very good at reading people.

" Heh you got me... Yeah I am worried... Things are not looking good.. I know Necromancers are behind this but I don't know where they are.. And I don't want to waste time looking aimlessly.."

Hannah's eyes grew wide, " Sophie. Don't tell me you are thinking about going out there alone to face them???" Hannah asked.

Sophie blinked, "Ummm.... Yes?" Sophie said in a questioning tone.

Hannah shook her head giving Sophie a stern look. "Nuh uh not happening! If you are going to go out there I'm going with you! You may be immortal and have great healing powers but you can still be hurt and "killed" I can use my healing magic to help you."

" Wha?? Hannah?" Kenji said in protest, but one look at her he could tell she was not gonna back down. Well then he would go to. He would not let the woman he loved face danger like this on her own. " If Hannah is going when I am to. I am in the rouge class I could be a scout and disarm any traps."


Sophie stared at the two of them in shock. This.. This has not happened in a very long time, the last time anyone felt strongly about her being in any danger was back when she had met Iori.. Sophie then rubbed the back of her head. "Hooo boy..." Sophie would mutter.

[The Izzack]

Before Izzack could get an answer to his question, Kaede spoke up. He stood quietly as she declared that she would try to help regardless of what Zosima thought. It was bold of her, and he couldn't help but feel a little bad about it. He'd made a promise to the Kasser sisters; he wanted to help them, and leaving Zosima alone went against that even if it was what she wanted. He felt like he was just... running away.

Thankfully, those plans would change. A fairy of some sort appeared, calling out Zosima's name. Apparently she'd helped her and Kaleo out years ago, and she was here to help them again. She gave the girl a cloak and mask and encouraged her to head to the guild in disguise. Izzack was relieved; he could stay with Zosima after all.

Once they'd arrived at the guild, Izzack was immediately overwhelmed with just how many people were around. It made sense, since everyone evacuated here and all... but even then, no one really seemed to pay him any mind. In fact, there were many other people dressed in strange clothing. It made sense - that's what the guild was for, after all. It comforted Izzack in a way, because for once, he didn't stick out like a sore thumb.

As he looked around, he spotted- Oh! Mr. Blackmoore! He'd mentioned something about teaching at the guild before. It only offered Izzack further relief at seeing someone familiar. He couldn't help but walk towards the man, but paused once he was in earshot.

"...Tch. Seriously? I'd have guessed you of all people would have some sort of dark premonition about this..."

"...I could say the same of you."

Mr. Blackmoore seemed busy speaking with a masked, hooded man. Their conversation seemed to be about what was happening, and, well, Izzack didn't want to interrupt. He was hoping maybe he could ask the older man for help, but he sounded just as clueless as everyone else. Still, he wanted to speak with the man once he was done chatting. Ohh, would he even have time to talk to him...? He must have been busy if he worked at the guild, right?

Even as he doubted, Izzack couldn't help but inch closer to Mr. Blackmoore. He liked to think they were friends. At the very least, he tolerated Izzack's company, and that was good enough for him.

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Azrael couldn’t help but be fascinated by the abundance of odd people surrounding him. From benevolent ‘spirits’, to concerned citizens, to the usual denizens of this strange guild. It was chaotic, to say the least, but there was quite the interesting pattern to be deciphered in how the different groups interacted, or shied away from each other. "Mr. Blake Devitt, I have noti-” he was cut off curtly by his superior.

”Azrael. I am very busy right now with all of this. I do not have the time for your observations. Why don't you go bother-" He paused, then cleared his throat. "...Why don't you go observe some of the other people here. You can write me a report about it when we return to Heliosoft." he continued on, more diplomatically.

”Understood, sir.” Azrael simply stated before he left Blake’s side. In a way, he was happy for the opportunity to do more than merely watch people from a distance. His gaze wandered around the large common room for a time, until he noticed a small group of people that had arrived late. They were certainly an odd group. Two of them were disguised by odd garb, though there was little to be said of odd garb in this place. The remaining one, however, seemed almost normal, though a small cat was following her. As far as Azrael figured, the relatively normal look, while following people more suited for the guild, likely meant that this odd one out was a magical practitioner of some sort, and the cat was simply an animal familiar. He knew of such things, of course. Heliosoft employed a few of the type, or at least he had read one of the times he had read through the employee roster. As the one with the robe left, Azrael walked up, hoping to begin a conversation with the witch..

”Hello. Were you brought to the guild due to the unfortunate circumstances the city has found itself in, or do you perhaps frequent here?” he opened. ”I am Azrael, and you are? I would also ask the name of your familiar, if it would be suitable.”

[Lepa]

Blake wrinkled his nose in irritation. He wasn't trying to slight Cardinal, at least not on purpose; he was just annoyed that they couldn't do anything about any of this.

"Mr. Blake Devitt, I have noti-" Azrael spoke up again.

"Azrael." Blake cut him off. ”I am very busy right now with all of this. I do not have the time for your observations. Why don't you go bother-" He caught himself, paused, then cleared his throat. "...Why don't you go observe some of the other people here," he rephrased himself. "You can write me a report about it when we return to Heliosoft."

"Understood, sir."

"Faire," Blake turned to Fiona as Azrael started to wander off. "Go keep an eye on him."

"Huh? But is it... okay?" Fiona looked back at Azrael. "To let him just...?"

"Look around, kid. If things get out of hand, there'll be plenty of people you can ask for help." He gestured in Azrael's direction. "Now quick, before he gets lost in the crowd."

As Blake dealt with his subordinates, Cardinal couldn't help but notice the reaper inching closer to him. He felt a small bit of relief upon seeing Izzack. He knew the other man had his own troubles, so it was nice to see him safe here at the guild. Cardinal gestured to Blake with a soft "excuse me," then stepped away from him. If he was going to speak with Izzack, well... He wasn't interested in Blake interrupting.

"Hello, Izzack," he greeted, drawing closer to him. He offered a small smile, followed by an awkward sigh. "This is... quite a mess, isn't it?"

"Uh, yes, Mr. Blackmoore, sir."

Izzack was nervous, but it didn't stop Cardinal from speaking openly with him. "That man over there..." He motioned to Blake. "He's a... colleague. He approached me just now, thinking I might have a solution to what's happening." He paused. "...I don't. I like to imagine he came to me because he thought I was capable..." Cardinal trailed off, shaking his head. "...But I always have my doubts. I've told you my family carries a reputation for dark magic, didn't I? So I can't help but wonder if he just assumed I'd know something because of that." He sighed. "I... don't believe he meant for it to come across that way, but... it's difficult sometimes. It's difficult to see people in danger and have people assume it's your fault in some way."

Izzack listened, knowing that feeling all too well. It was... almost nice. He didn't wish his own misfortunes upon Mr. Blackmoore, but he was happy that he knew someone who understood his own plights.

"...Ah, I'm sorry," Cardinal quickly apologized. "I didn't mean to greet you with my grievances. I'm glad you're okay," he smiled weakly. "I suppose I feared people would suspect you, considering how you dress for magic..." He frowned again. "I imagine you wouldn't have any idea of what was going on, either..."

"Ah, uh... Ahaha..." Izzack laughed nervously, his voice faint. "Uh, well, it's kinda funny, about that..."

Cardinal raised a brow in concern. It was his turn to listen, and while Izzack initially hesitated, he worked his way up into explaining what he understood about the situation. He had learned necromancers were behind the event, and they had kidnapped his friend. They had no intention of hurting her, but she was apparently their "chosen" priestess - so named to fulfill some sort of unholy matrimony. As he relayed the information, the wheels began working in Cardinal's mind. He hadn't expected Izzack to actually have a lead! And on top of that, it was his friend in danger...?!

Cardina's brow furrowed. He was old, but he felt renewed with energy at what he learned. "...Come with me, Izzack."

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Now left without his subordinates, Blake had been flipping through his phone, vainly trying to figure something out about all of this. "Goddamn ghosts... What pain in the ass," he grumbled between grit teeth. "If the execs start pushing towards anti-ghost magitech after all of this, I swear I'm going to-"

"...I know Necromancers are behind this but I don't know where they are..."

Blake looked up. Did he hear that correctly? He peered over. It was that brazen girl again. Great. He was still a bit annoyed with her from earlier, but at least she did something, and that gave him one more iota of respect for her over other people. He paused, watching as she conversed with two others, before deciding to finally approach himself.

"If you are going to go out there, I'm going with you!"

"If Hannah is going, then I am too."

"...You ain't going anywhere if you don't got a clue about where you're going," Blake pointed out flatly. It sounded like he was discouraging them, but he was just a grumpy old workaholic who was being realistic. "I'm all for screwing over the idiots who started this mess, but the girl's got a point about running around wasting time without a plan."

"Fortunately," Cardinal walked up beside Blake while Izzack trailed behind. "It just so happens that Mr. Devitt here specializes in life force tracking."

Blake glanced aside, leering at the magician. "...And unfortunately, if I wanted to find this place, I'd need to track someone who'd be there." He folded his arms. "And that would require something that holds that person's energy signature." He frowned. "Don't go volunteering me for things, Blackmoore," he muttered to Cardinal. "...I'm capable of doing that myself."

"Hah... I'm sorry," The man apologized, then lowered his voice for the group. "I... just learned of the necromancers myself. I, too, would like to lend assistance in any way I can."

"Hmph. Where'd you hear about them?"

"Well..." Cardinal began, glancing over his shoulder to Izzack. He was taller than Cardinal, but it didn't stop the reaper from trying to scrunch himself up behind Cardinal's frame. The magician noticed this and refrained from finishing his sentence. He realized he didn't want to put Izzack on the spot, but he imagined that his wordless, sideways glance already made it clear who he'd gotten his information from.