Wing City: Skyfall

Academia Everia

(Post co-written by RedRaine, Arrow and Ylanne)

Lucas let out a long drawn breath as the platform of earth underneath him slowed to crawl; although the Everian mage had plenty of magical reserves to draw from, the extensive travel to and from the Academy was starting to show its effects on him. Reaching the massive gate that seperated Everia from the rest of the world, Lucas allowed his earthen method of travel to finally sink back into the ground as he pushed himself off the ground.

The guards at said gate, recognizing Lucas, waved him to pass on through. In response however, the young man raised his hand, revealing the note Van had given to him just an hour before.

"Have either of you seen Scarlet of Celestia? I have a message." He said loudly, addressing the pair of guards in question. With a mention that Scarlet should be in her main tent, Lucas nodded towards the guards and briskly walked over to her main tent.

Pushing aside one of the tent flaps, Lucas was slightly surprised to find Scarlet talking to a rather familiar looking girl. Despite closer inspection, he just wasn't able to pinpoint where he met her before.

Striding up to the main desk of it, Lucas stood before Scarlet with his arms crossed, the note clutched between his index and middle fingers.

"I've got a message for you." He spoke rather carefully, keeping an eye on the girl standing beside him.

Scarlet raised an eyebrow as Lucas swept into the tent unannounced, meeting his eyes quizzically as the young man folded his arms. "Lucas..?" she began before he spoke, shooting Amira - who was there in conversation with her - an apologetic glance.

When Lucas did speak, Scarlet's eyes fell on the note in his hand. "I trust this is important, considering you didn't knock." Knocking on tent flaps was hardly effective, but 'knocking' had become a pseudonym for the various methods the mages had developed for announcing their presence less feebly than flapping their hands against fabric, ranging from hanging little bells outside the tents to using magic to simulate a proper knocking noise.

"Can't promise that it is, but considering it was passed on in secret, I'm willing to bet on it." Lucas said as he places the note onto Scarlet's desk and sliding it towards her.

Scarlet glanced over the message with a furrowing brow, her eyes narrowing as she examined Van's crude drawing at the bottom. "I recognise that mark," she said, "It was on everything .. at the battle, shit."

Stuffing the note in her pocket, Scarlet grabbed her scepter from beside her desk, "Lucas, meet me at the front gates in five." she instructed, before turning to Amira, "Silviana told me you wanted to help us. Here's your chance. I'm going to round up any soldiers I can quickly, and head out. You with me?"

With a curt nod Lucas set out from the tent, sighing as soon as he felt the cool winter breeze hit him as he left. Clenching a small fist, Lucas made his way quickly to the front gates despite having a five minute window before he was needed.

Amira's hesitation lasted less than a second before she gave Scarlet a quick nod. "As long as you explain on the way," she said with a somber expression. "I'd rather not head into the unknown, if possible." Her fingers fumbled to find the familiar shape of her own wand beneath her clothing, and the tension in her shoulders lessened slightly upon resting her fingers over it.

Scarlet nodded, waving a hand to gesture for Amira to follow. She pointed to one of the mages outside, "You, get me Rose and Kiriel, and ask Kiriel to bring any of her troops she can spare. Tell them that it's an urgent matter of grave importance, and to meet me at the front gate. If you see any of our other new arrivals, let them know too. Quickly now!" she instructed sharply, sending the man running off at top speed.

As she and Amira made their way towards the gates, Scarlet explained the reason for their abrupt departure. "One of my ex-students, a young man named Van, sent a message with Lucas. Apparently they've found a young woman with the mark of the Orsa upon her body. He doesn't know what the mark is though, so he doesn't know the danger he's in. We need to get there as fast as we can to help him. Once again, I find myself the cavalry."

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