Affili
Neither here, nor there.
Once the Soul Stealer had left from sight the pirate was able to relax a little more allowing the delayed shock that he had most likely been minutes from death to slowly begin creeping up on him, but he was able to the suppress the emotions enough to regain his composure fairly quickly.
He felt bad that he had contributed to the destruction of the lobby but once he weighed the physical damages of the building with the possible emotional damages the the Soul Stealer could have caused the new graduates he did not feel so bad. Walls could be rebuilt. He spared a glance at Wes as the assistant surveyed the lobby and Darious offered his exact thoughts on the matter "Walls can be rebuilt healer. Glass can be replaced. A life however can not. Given your field of expertise, you of all people should understand that I would think. At least we were able to protect the graduates."
"I can confirm that the Hiringu and her assistant have shown up just in time to diffuse a terrible situation with one thick headed and very pissed off pirate. The Soul Stealer has also left the premises." Came Rico's confirmation through the Messenger's communications lines. His voice had a slight slur and wobble to it because he was just getting the feeling back enough to talk since Hiringu Mazu had reversed the effects of the Soul Stealer's konsido.
"We are moving to your locations now"
Darious ignored everyone for a moment as he probed for the other Soul Essences around the facility. There were some that were strong and others that were weak and almost non existent. The weaker ones would be those of the graduates. They were scattered around the area some on the lobby level and others were above them. he pointed to the elevators "Some are on the second floor" without another word, the pirate left the lobby.
"What's your location Nicky" Rico asked over the communications link before adding "All Messengers respond with their current locations so that the Hiringu can respond quickly." he cursed out loud as Darious left the building, before retrieving a back up communication device from his pocket and handing it to Hiringu Mazu so she could hear the other messengers responses and keep in communication with them "I'm sorry, I have to go after him" he added apologetically.
"Damn it Darious, where the hell are you going? the Soul Stealer might still be around" he called as he ran after the pirate.
The pirate spun on his heals "He already got what he wanted Rico, why do you think he left so quietly? Do you think that Hiringu and her assistant scared him off? I have a ship to prepare and also"he paused for a moment and looked around speaking a little more quietly as he waited for the messenger to catch up
"I have a prototype that I need to get back on to the ship." He let out a sigh and held up a hand to stop Rico before he even spoke "I have to return my fallen comrade's ship to her family back home before I can do anything else. I wasn't chosen to be a hunter Rico. Why they didn't choose me I have yet to find out. So as much as I would like to hang around, until I'm told otherwise, I need to be on the seas heading home. I've got work to finish. A contract with the council."
"But you have so much potential as a hunter" Rico interjected
"Yes but I also have potential as an engineer. Look maybe by the time I get this ship home word will spread and I might be sent back into the field but the fact remains that I have a commitment to uphold and that is getting this ship back to its family."
With that he flashed step away leaving the messenger where he stood.
"Damn it" He switched his device to the Knights secure frequency.
"Messenger Rico reporting in, I've lost contact with Darious Vaunbane for the time being. He mentioned something about a prototype and returning to the fallen pirate's ship then vanished.The Hiringu has made it to the infirmary and is tending to the graduates. The Soul Stealer has retreated and the Omada will be following soon. Please advise"
Darious reappeared near to the prototype with his soul essence masked, and surveyed the ruined city blocks below once more with a sigh. He could not help wondering if things would have been different should he have been the one fighting along side the other graduates. Perhaps fate would have had it the same way and he would have been the one getting creamated. Who really knew?
He felt bad that he had contributed to the destruction of the lobby but once he weighed the physical damages of the building with the possible emotional damages the the Soul Stealer could have caused the new graduates he did not feel so bad. Walls could be rebuilt. He spared a glance at Wes as the assistant surveyed the lobby and Darious offered his exact thoughts on the matter "Walls can be rebuilt healer. Glass can be replaced. A life however can not. Given your field of expertise, you of all people should understand that I would think. At least we were able to protect the graduates."
"I can confirm that the Hiringu and her assistant have shown up just in time to diffuse a terrible situation with one thick headed and very pissed off pirate. The Soul Stealer has also left the premises." Came Rico's confirmation through the Messenger's communications lines. His voice had a slight slur and wobble to it because he was just getting the feeling back enough to talk since Hiringu Mazu had reversed the effects of the Soul Stealer's konsido.
"We are moving to your locations now"
Darious ignored everyone for a moment as he probed for the other Soul Essences around the facility. There were some that were strong and others that were weak and almost non existent. The weaker ones would be those of the graduates. They were scattered around the area some on the lobby level and others were above them. he pointed to the elevators "Some are on the second floor" without another word, the pirate left the lobby.
"What's your location Nicky" Rico asked over the communications link before adding "All Messengers respond with their current locations so that the Hiringu can respond quickly." he cursed out loud as Darious left the building, before retrieving a back up communication device from his pocket and handing it to Hiringu Mazu so she could hear the other messengers responses and keep in communication with them "I'm sorry, I have to go after him" he added apologetically.
"Damn it Darious, where the hell are you going? the Soul Stealer might still be around" he called as he ran after the pirate.
The pirate spun on his heals "He already got what he wanted Rico, why do you think he left so quietly? Do you think that Hiringu and her assistant scared him off? I have a ship to prepare and also"he paused for a moment and looked around speaking a little more quietly as he waited for the messenger to catch up
"I have a prototype that I need to get back on to the ship." He let out a sigh and held up a hand to stop Rico before he even spoke "I have to return my fallen comrade's ship to her family back home before I can do anything else. I wasn't chosen to be a hunter Rico. Why they didn't choose me I have yet to find out. So as much as I would like to hang around, until I'm told otherwise, I need to be on the seas heading home. I've got work to finish. A contract with the council."
"But you have so much potential as a hunter" Rico interjected
"Yes but I also have potential as an engineer. Look maybe by the time I get this ship home word will spread and I might be sent back into the field but the fact remains that I have a commitment to uphold and that is getting this ship back to its family."
With that he flashed step away leaving the messenger where he stood.
"Damn it" He switched his device to the Knights secure frequency.
"Messenger Rico reporting in, I've lost contact with Darious Vaunbane for the time being. He mentioned something about a prototype and returning to the fallen pirate's ship then vanished.The Hiringu has made it to the infirmary and is tending to the graduates. The Soul Stealer has retreated and the Omada will be following soon. Please advise"
Darious reappeared near to the prototype with his soul essence masked, and surveyed the ruined city blocks below once more with a sigh. He could not help wondering if things would have been different should he have been the one fighting along side the other graduates. Perhaps fate would have had it the same way and he would have been the one getting creamated. Who really knew?
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