"Ugh... I'll be fine," Axel said as he worked to regain his bearings, and retrieved another cigarette from a pack in his left pocket. While he was lighting it, he focused intently on the goings-on between the other combatants. Eve was the first to lash out, but not towards him; no, instead she aimed her starting attack at Iris by means of what appeared to be a strange form of teleportation. 'Space manipulation?' he thought, though he soon recalled an incident of similar proportions coming from one of the other S-Class Mages. 'No... It couldn't be that.' Regardless of the thoughts flooding his mind, Axel focused on successfully lighting his cigarette. When he did, he took the first drag and returned the lighter to his pocket, choosing then to wait for an opportune moment to intervene. After all, there was no point in him becoming too involved here.
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Iris seemed to still be standing still waiting for whatever was to happen. She took note that Axel seemed to be sitting this round out, and had her eyes locked on Eve, who still seemed rather content to tease the young woman. Still nothing but a smile was on the raven haired girl's face as that one gem continued to spin on her finger even as a magic started. A few seconds later though it would appear the girl was completely caught off guard by a hand coming at her from... behind?!
It was a shocking turn of events. Iris' face showed nothing but surprise as that one gem and herself fell, and continued to do so right until she hit the ground seemingly shocked that such a thing was possible and unable to catch herself. It would appear that the girl's impact with the ground had been too much her body shattered into millions of tiny crystals. Iris seemed simply to have relocated to the area right beside Axel with no real explanation of how she had gotten there, because it didn't seem like anything her magic should have been capable of. But beneath her feet she stood across something that looked a bit like a ring blade and kicked it up so that she could twirl it around her arm instead. Shifting towards Eve now with a huge grin on her face. "You not taking me seriously could end badly for you... just saying. Believe what you will... but acting like that, you aren't actually going to be able to touch me." she said and just like that the ring blade and the exploded version of the girl began to turn into a crystal set of thorns and vines all crawling towards the young woman known as Eve, in an attempt to trap her where she stood, potentially damaging her with their sharp edges. After all, Iris wasn't dumb enough to do any more than she had to, and to her, crystal manipulation was a parlor trick. Simple but effective.Comment
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The shattering of the crystals after falling from Eve's little shove had been a nice effect, though the girl who caused them was very much flesh and blood. Plus that was almost too easy. If the girl had used some sort of teleportation it would be easy to prevent future occurrences for Eve but that would be saved for only if she proved to be a headache in moving all over the place. Though that didn't seem right considering she was apparently a crystal user. It seemed Iris was one to keep an eye on as she was probably hiding something, though for now she was keen to give her location away of her own accord, by speaking up beside Axel. "And I've not once said I'm not taking this seriously, dear Iris. I just enjoy making you tick to see what you can bring. It seems to be working so far. Remember that this isn't a test for me."
Movement out of the corner of her eye would turn Eve's attention back toward where Iris had been originally. There, the fragments of those crystals that had shattered previously seemed to be reforming. Thorns, vines, jagged looking edges seemed to be creeping towards her, enough to make her take a step back once more. They seemed ready to close in on her the closer they inched. With the same hand that she had used in her initial attack she would reach forward in the direction that she was truly threatened as another wave of energy formed at the base of her hand in the form of a small orb. Secondary orbs would form along the crystals briefly before exploding, keen on blasting the thorns into oblivion before they could trap her. Another would appear between Iris and Axel as well where they stood as she focused once again on them, as a reminder that they best be on guard as that as well erupted into an explosion. "Plus, I don't even necessarily need to touch you."
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Axel continued smoking his cigarette, seeming a bit less than interested in the goings on. Of course, he was actually interested, but his focus was mostly on maintaining as much sobriety as he could. It seemed as if nothing would be coming his way, but following Iris' attack on Eve, the later retorted with an explosive orb that threatened Iris as well as himself. Axel's eyes shifted toward this orb, and when the explosion occurred, he moved away while once again using his spell which covered his body in lightning and maximized his speed. He stopped his movements, or rather, he was stopped when he slammed his body into the Guild building. "Ugh... fuck," he groaned as he pulled himself out of the indentation he'd made in the wall. "Fine, fine... I'm involved now. Guess I'll give you guys a taste of what's to be expected during the trials, huh?" When this was said, Axel began to emit lightning from his body, and his skin began taking on a scaly appearance as his Magic Power rose to incredible heights.Comment
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Iris was rather content at the moment, given she didn't assume the woman to be fail enough to fall prey to her initial attack. She had nothing in particular to say to the response of the woman known as Eve, who didn't seem to be understanding what Iris was getting at, nor did she seem to understand that she wasn't really trying someone like Axel. But at this moment, Iris was more than ready for the attack that came next. Another magic spell would start creating around the girl a wall of crystal which she'd used to withstand the blast without actually moving anywhere. Beyond that, even though the blast was sufficient enough to apparently cause the crystal to crack under its pressure... it seemed to be repairing itself with Iris standing behind it. The raven haired girl opened her mouth to say something snide to Eve but before she could, it seemed that Axel was ready to join the fray and he did so in a way that stopped Iris in her tracks.
"...." she could say nothing. The heights that this one's magic power rose to, were unlike anything she'd ever encountered before. Actually, it was beyond what she originally thought possible for someone within her age group. But she did know of Axel's abilities as a Dragon-slayer so she couldn't be completely surprised. Still in this moment she knew, that if she had to, she couldn't actually take this young man in a fight, she knew this with an absoluteness which made her tremble behind her crystal wall. "Well, her I could take, but I can't put a dent that..." she finally managed.Comment
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Quick thinking had saved both of their hides for that moment, though she did note that the crystal could still be damaged by even those explosives. Maybe if she focused just a bit more on a larger or more condensed blast, it would work to her advantage. Such things were well within her ability, considering that as far as she could see was her turf in this battle. Just enough pressure could break the mouse out from her crystalline hidey-hole. The bigger problem however would be Axel. Now that he had been caught up in her attack as well there wasn't any denying he was now involved, though such a thing could partly be attributed to Eve he could just as well stayed out of it if Iris hadn't gone to his side. Seeing him right his posture after the nice dent he had put in the guild hall she had a feeling about what was to come, as though the air itself had almost become charged the moment he spoke up and allowed his magic power to flare before the both of them. It was that which made her breath hitch slightly in her throat, though she kept her poker face. Even if it was dangerous now, Eve wasn't going to back down until the situation had resolved in some way. If anything her priorities would just shift slightly from being fully offensive to saving her hide a lot more than she had previously needed.
"So you've sobered up at last, Axel." After a bit Iris had followed up with a comment she wouldn't touch upon considering the fact that to her they had yet to even fully start. Or at least that was the case in Eve's perspective. Now though things would be starting to get good. As if to respond to the shift from two-way to three-way melee Eve would take the moment to close and drop her umbrella on the ground beside her. Her left hand would reach out towards Iris as she sought to trap the crystal mage in a sphere of her territory, taking the initiative once more to step things up. With her left hand occupied the right, meanwhile would make an arcing motion that was clearly aimed at Axel as several orbs formed along where her hand had waved before firing off in his direction. Those would explode upon contact, regardless on whether they hit person, crystal, or building.Comment
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"Ohohoh, that feels good~" Axel said as the lightning surged through his body. He hadn't used this form, or even his Dragon Slayer Magic since his last big job, and it had been at least a month since then. While he was still suffering from intoxication, the sensation of transforming alone was somehow pleasurable to him. And, he had only just begun to change. The slits that were his pupils became even more narrow than they were on a normal basis, and his canine teeth elongated into a fang-like appearance. Following these physical alterations, Axel's Magic Power became visible. The lightning branching off his body took on the form of a Dragon. Perhaps Eve intended for her attack orbs to detonate against his body. Or, perhaps she didn't. Either way, the explosions occurred when contact was made with the aura of lightning that was his Magic Power. The fanged grin on Axel's face widened until it was almost sinister in appearance. "That's all you've got for me? I'll end this right here!" And with that, Axel leaped into the air, inhaling deeply to prepare his signature attack. "Rairyuu no Houk--UGH!" Axel may have thought he had sobered up enough to fight properly, but in attempting to utilize the Lightning Dragon's Roar, he discovered how very mistaken he was. Instead of spewing lightning from his mouth, he nearly vomited on the spot. His transformation reverted with much quickness as he fell to the ground. "Ngh... oh no..."Comment
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As their moment of combat continued... it would seem that Eve was now changing up her tactics a bit. She was trapped within the space she was currently occupying not only by her own wall, but also by the magic known as Territory which belonged to the other young woman she was fighting against. A smirk came across Iris' face as explosions were apparently to take place right up against her crystal and such an explosion would cause more cracking as such, Iris decided now would be a good time to simply let this wall fall away, giving herself a bit more room than previously. Such a thing would of course end in a bit of concussive damage as this happened, Iris would hit the ground and begin coughing... Only to be further intimidated by Axel's show of power and the lightning coming off his body, there was something so primal about it, it shook her to her very core. But beyond that fear there was something else there... but she couldn't quite place it. It was as if her body wanted and knew something similar, but her mind wouldn't let her near it.'Yare, yare... maybe I'll just get lucky in the S-class trials and not face this one, something about this energy... feels so familiar. Oh whatever... I might take him up on that offer to go with him on a mission~' she thought exclusively of the young man preparing to do something drastic to avoid the discharge which was likely coming from the man.
Iris had a hand over the ground a different kind of magic forming as if she intended to do something else entirely to avoid the damage she assumed was coming her way, but... when Axel tried what would have been his signature move of great proportions, he instead nearly tossed his cookies and reverted his form completely. This would cause all the tension to flee Iris' body in a single moment of comic relief which would cause the magic she'd been creating to stop completely instead as she stood, giggling and dusting herself off. "Wow, Axel... I worried for a second I was going to have to try something crazy... now I kinda just want to get you something for that upset stomach of yours~" she mentioned rotating her shoulders wondering why she'd allowed herself to take such a direct hit. After a moment a small chipping sound could be heard coming directly from the young girl, but she seemed not to notice it, until of course, all the crystal covering her body shattered. Falling to dust around her. This would cause the girls' eyes to close on a reflex which would seem odd. "That isn't good..."Comment
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Eve should have expected her explosions to do little, though in truth that was only a fraction of what she could really do with the magic, though anyone who had at least seen territory magic would know such a thing. Still it was a fresh reminder on just how durable and capable Axel could be in how they were shown to do what was likely minimal damage to the dragon slayer. That was also a fact he seemed to feed off of as his grin grew, becoming almost bestial in nature in the process. Bringing both hands in front of her she had been about to conjure up a shield in front of her with her territory to fend off Axel's retaliation...only for the slayer to fall short of actually attacking as he seemed to grow sick. All to quickly the threat seemed to dissipate, leaving her in a moment of stunned silence, arms still extended for the shield she wouldn't need to create. As the darker haired woman picked herself up and began to giggle, the territory no longer binding her, Eve herself couldn't help but laugh though she would hide it behind her hand as she scooped her umbrella up once more. "I'm honestly quite glad that attack of his didn't work and that he really didn't lose his lunch. He could have won just off of grossing us out then I fear."
Perching the umbrella upon her shoulder Eve would turn away from Iris, whose apparent armor of gemstone had shattered. Somehow she figured that the girl would likely take care of the ill male. If not, well, he'd pick himself back up eventually and nurse what felt like a certain hangover. "Let's leave it at that for now. He's not in any state for this and I think we've had our own fun yes? Anything more can be had at the trials themselves, should I choose to finally participate, that is. For now, I do think I'll be headed home, having spent far long enough here." Considering matters over and done with from her perspective, Eve would then take that as her cue to head back in the direction of the small place she was renting.Comment
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Axel remained immobile for several moments, but he soon started sniffing the air, and his eyes opened wider. "Ne... ko..." he said when he confirmed the scent he'd been picking up over the past few seconds. Axel would soon be seen stumbling into an upright position with his eyes on the horizon. Someone was encroaching upon Fairy Tail... another member, in fact. This particular member brought a grin to the young man's face. "Food..."Comment
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"Eh, I feel strange." said Iris as she created crystals over the lenses of her eyes. Once she'd done this she opened them once more but what she'd done wouldn't be made totally obvious unless one noticed the slight oddness of the shape of her pupils but this wasn't really a matter to be discussed. A second later though it seemed that Eve also found funny Axel's random outburst and the subsequently excused herself from their presence. A bit of a chuckle came from Iris as she considered that they were quite done for the day. "Hai hai, some other time." she said moving right along it seemed that Axel was focusing on two random and seemingly unrelated things.
"Cat and Food?" she said confused just a bit. "Eh, how about... I get you some people food and you explain what you mean." she said offering the man her hand and shoulder not sure he would be able to make it on his own. Little did she know there was a young cat approaching. Though she didn't actually look like a cat. She was wearing a blue open coat with a fur lined collar. And a short black pleated mini-skirt. On her head, messy black hair and a pair of Lacrima Headphones. And attached to her skirt a seemingly large tuft of fur and a tail with a golden star shaped charm. She would take a deep breath right outside this area and frowned. 'Oh great... who gave him drinks?' she thought waiting for a few seconds around the front of the building.Comment
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When the person he smelled in prior moments stepped into plain sight, Axel staggered forward with his arms outstretched as if he intended to reach out for the cat-like woman. "Rara... help," he said before stumbling, and nearly losing his balance just before reaching the woman. "I've never been so happy to see you... Rara~"Comment
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Having stepped right on in after her moment of hesitation she soon found herself confronted by the young man she'd been thinking shouldn't be drinking. A frown came over her face, as he called her by a name that she'd repeatedly asked him not to. "You're drunk." said the woman with her rather feline appearance.
As Axel stumbled towards this new person, Iris watched a bit of confusion on her face. She couldn't say she'd ever seen this woman before this point. "Rara? I've never seen this person before." she stated a bit obliviously walking in circles around the woman and spotting the guild mark coming both above and below her rather extravagant shirt. "Sou ka. You're still a member though like Axel." she said smiling. "Nice to meet you." she finished. This girl's speech brought a bit of confusion to the feline woman's face. She looked at her for a moment and then frowned.
"You're dense aren't you?" she asked only to follow up with more specifics as Iris looked a bit shocked. "We already know each other. Think about it a few more seconds I am sure it will come to you." she said only to let her hand begin to spark with lightning magical energy. "And you... I am so not dealing with you while you're like this. Eat up." she finished as the power expanded from her extended hand right into the face of the Lightning Dragon Slayer.Comment
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An expression which could be called devious crossed Axel's face as the raven-haired woman produced lightning from her hand. "Itadakimasu!" he said. Axel prepared himself to have said lightning sent his way, and when it was, he inhaled so intensely that all of it flowed rapidly into his mouth, down to the last semblance of a spark. When his stomach finally deflated, the Dragon Slayer hunched over and wiped the corner of his mouth with his wrist. He seemed to have sobered up quite a bit from this, and the look in his eye combined with the grin on his face was proof enough. "Gochiso sama deshita!" Now that he could once again be considered properly sentient, Axel stood with arms akimbo and looked between the woman he'd previously referred to as Rara, and Iris. "Neh, Iris, that's pretty rude. How could you forget friends so easily?"Comment
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"Eh, I didn't forget anyone. I've never seen this woman before." Iris chimed in after watching Axel consume his lightning based meal. Surely she would have remembered if there was another lightning based mage in the guild and surely she would have remembered another dark haired woman. After all, that was presently Iris' claim to fame among other things. Still she pouted feeling bad that they didn't get it.
After feeding Axel the woman with the headphones frowned just a little. "You're welcome, lightweight." commented the woman with a grin on her face. It seemed Iris wasn't necessarily dense after all. Her claim that she'd never seen this woman before made her calm just a bit. "Oh, so you haven't seen me like this before then. Sou ka. Apologies Iris... I'm Takara." she said and Iris spent a few seconds looking at the woman blinking very slowly. Takara... was the name of a cat with a wide crazy mane and a star tail. This woman had a star tail and maybe even the same color pattern but still. "You're... Takara. The S-class Cat?" she said seemingly confused by this information which simultaneously made all the sense in the world and none at all. "SHE'S TAKARA?!" Iris said falling back a bit stunned looking to Axel for confirmation of this information.Comment
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