Well, that's a thing [Mission]

Odd Job; it is a phrase that has meant a lot of different things to different people. For example, for a lot of children out there, "Odd jobs" means what people do to earn a bit of money from their parents - going to the market for them, or perhaps helping with dealing with the family pet's training. 

For others, odd jobs are jobs that aren't exactly pleasant but you have to do anyway, like helping to protect a slave caravan or having to interact for a good few hours at a time with a nationalist who won't stop talking about how terrible your country is and how you should be ashamed of yourself for not being pushed out of someone's vagina in the right part of the world. 

However, in Jian's book, that title had well and truly been shifted to "jobs that make you question whether someone out there in the wide world is taking the piss." In the case of the job that he had just gotten, it seemed that it was fitting well and truly into the third category, and Jian was honestly still a little shocked at the fact that he was actually willing to take it. 

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A couple of weeks ago, a successful tycoon who worked in one of Reim's major cities had sent out a few men to carry some cargo to another city for trading purposes. That cargo had gone missing, and people had only recently found out exactly who had taken it. 

Now, that might have seemed like a pretty normal situation, especially considering that when countries are in crises like the one they were currently in with Kou, people were a lot more likely to break the law. However, it wasn't so much what had happened but who had been the ones to take it that was fucking bizarre. 

According to scouts in the area, the cargo had been taken by... nine-foot tall, heavily muscled, fire-breathing gorillas. Yeah, to be completely honest, Jian had not thought the person who was trying to buy his services had been serious the first time that he had heard about the concept. He was being asked to go out there, wage into their nest and steal cargo back from what was essentially an oversized monkey? It wasn't exactly a job for an assassin now was it? 

However, the explanation for why he was being hired actually made more sense than he would have given it credit for. Mercenaries had no concept of stealth whatsoever, they would just go head first into the territory and would wind up getting pounced on by the entire Band of Gorillas, and would wind up dying horribly. As such, they wanted someone who'd be able to avoid detection by all but a select few who were guarding the cargo itself. 

That being said, from the information he'd been given by the scouts, the gorillas were apparently on heat and that meant that they were going to be far more aggressive than usual, protecting their area and their mates from any potential usurpers. So, were something to go wrong, Jian'd be trapped inside an area of infuriated, and probably horny, giant monkeys. So, he was going to need a bit of muscle for this particular job. 

His first thought had been that Fanalis girl, Ayero, but she seemed to be busy with other things. So, he had sat and thought long hard about who else he could have help him on such a weird job. Then he remembered someone he'd already worked with, someone who was just as strong as Ayero and seemed to be okay with doing stupid missions like this. 

That was why, as he leapt from tree to tree, he was being flanked by Jahanigar. 

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Similar to his companion Jahangir was contemplating the meaning of a "job" to him. Yet on the contrary the very essence of these "odd jobs" for Jahan was a normal activity that he would partake in everyday. There wasn't an "odd job" for Jahan, because he had done every crazy thing in the book, no there was only life for the Guild Master. This was a part of the mans everyday life, a part he rather enjoyed at that. The more ludicrous and painstakingly challenging his task was the more inclined he was to enjoy the actual mission.

He had no problems with the current mission either, it seemed fun, and with he was eager to display his new found power to his friend Jian. He was sure the Kou assassin had been making gains n strength but he wondered if they were as impressive as his were. I mean Jahan did destroy a waterfall in the process of making the technique. God he smiled just wondering what kind of damage he could inflict upon a person. Or in this case a Giant Fire Monkey thing. Whatever its name wasn't all that important, what was important was that it was going to be these apes that he tested his moves on.

The job was pretty bizarre though, from what Jahan could understand some guy got all of his cargo stolen by a bunch of flaming monkeys. Not something that happened everyday, but hey it was all good as long as it kept money in Jahangirs pockets, Right? He wondered how his comrade felt about the entire thing. I mean it wasnt like Jahan took Jian completely serious when he explained the missions details. Actually it was accompanied by a lot of laughter and ridiculing, but here he was anyway eager to aid his friend and make some cash.

Jian was chosen for this job because he excelled in stealth, a skill set he was eager to pick up, thus he was able to avoid the gorrilas detection for as long as possible. On the other hand these were still giant ass apes in heat and Jahan was chosen for his strength. While Jian would leap from the trees distracting enemies, and doing Jian stuff. Jahan would smash the silly pests into smithereens. Its What he was good for after all. So now as Jian leapt from tree to tree Jahangir flanked him running beneath the trees with ease.

"Jian are we there yet?"

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Was he really asking that question, Jian thought with a wry smile. This was like bringing a little kid to a far off city, especially considering the question that the boy just asked. "If we were there," Jian called back, looking over his shoulder for a second as he made the jump between one branch to another with ease, even without looking. ", we would be surrounded by apes. We haven't found any yet, so what do you think?" he said, a small grin cracking across his face

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Jian and Jahan were a strange partnership. The stealthy genius who thought everything out beforehand, and the happy-go-lucky idiot who never seemed to think about his next move, somehow successfully ad-libbing his way through life. That being said, they honestly seemed to be a nigh-on perfect team. 

This was only the second mission that the two of them had been on together, but there was a strange sort of friendship growing between the two of them. Though when they had first met Jian had thought the boy was nothing more than an unfortunate nuisance, and had more than once rued the fact that he was stuck on a small boat with the brat, he had come to find comfort in the boy's.... well, stupidity for lack of a better word. 

There were people all over the world who he had to play chess with mentally. At the very core of human interaction was the principle of manipulation, trying to get people to do things for you with the least possible input yourself. He had come to expect this from people and had never really complained, but Jahan was different. He honestly didn't seem to expect anything in return, other than the pay-cheque they were getting at the end of this mission. 

In a world where everyone seemed to be trying to out-pace everybody else, was it any wonder that someone like Jahan would find it easy to make friends? Even Jian, someone who had grown so used to making the game work for him, was fond of meeting someone like that. Maybe it was an act, but Jian was good at judging people - the boy just wanted to have a good time living his life, and that was something that Jian was quickly growing to respect. 

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Continuing their journey through the forest, they eventually came upon the edge of the territory of the gorillas. Even without the fine senses of the Fanalis, Jian could actually smell the area. It smelled like blood and shit and... certain juices that Jian had once been a little bit too accustomed to. Honestly, he worried that Jahan's stomach might turn just from being in the vicinity of such a foul stench. 

Luckily, however, the apes hadn't seemed to bother with hiding their goods, instead placing the crates on some sort of mound near the middle of the camp. He was willing to bet good money that that was where most of them slept, which made it very fortuitous that they had arrived in the middle of the day. Had they attempted to sneak in at night, it would have been guarded tighter than most banks. 

"Okay," he began, crouching in place on one of the branches before making those final strides that would begin their fight into the camp "Most of the apes seem to be out exploring currently. That's good, we can escape with the goods a lot easier this way. That being said, we'd best not make too much of a disturbance. From what I was told, these things have pretty good senses, so they might be able to hear it if we make too much noise."

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"Wow your stupid" Jahan exclaimed.

"If we were there we'd be surrounded by apes" Jahan mocked in a shrilly voice.

"But look" He said his eyes wide open as he walked gallantly into the Camp, sitting on a box of Cargo.

"Not a single Ape. Really now, you should be able to deduce that just because were going somewhere doesnt necessarily mean were going to find what were looking for. Then again Were more so after the Cargo than the apes so whatever" Jahan shrugged his shoulders before swinging a massive crate over his back like it was a book bag.

"Lets get to moving" He said, Jian again was being a stuck up stiff and out of everyone he was not the most fun to do jobs with. Then again jobs were just that jobs, so they weren't suppose to be as fun as Jahan would like. What began to bother Jahan was the gagging smell of the Apes territory, it was simply un bearable. Jahan's stomach instantly soured and he slumped to the ground comically.

"We set this place on fire, this place must be destroyed with the most furious err... fury that either of us can muster."

The opportunity to destroy everything had soon presented itself when the apes appeared.They were 5 meter tall, muscled firebreathing marsupials, they looked as if hey never were happy. Very reminiscent to Dragon Ball's Oozaru, this would terrify the common man but Jahangir wasnt the common man. He looked at the hulkan apes as they approached him with a smile and he gave a whistle.

"Phew~ You guys are ugly" He said before a gorrilla came down at him with their fist Jahangir flipped out of the way of the apparent danger. Landing on his feet with his hands in his pocket. Jahangir felt like playing with the massive animals he wondered whose stength was more admirable, theirs or his. He would bet on anything that his strength especially with the new Magoi Manipulation Technique he learned was superior than these lower species. Hell he was the greatest Magoi Manipulator in the world, their was no other that could match him in skill nor power of the technique and he was incredibly confident in that.

Jahan yawned walking towards Jian his back now turned to the monkeys, He patted Jian on the back.

"Handle my lightweights will ya?" He said sarcastically, then again the next action he took was to sit down beneath a tree. He wondered how Jian would react to the goading, he wanted the Apes to be as aggressive as ever, in order to make them easier to defeat. He may seem simple minded to some, but when it came to combat Jahangir knew what he was doing, and he executed it right.He had judged the apes speed when he dodged a attack earlier and he was setting up a counter attack to defeat two apes for the cost of one. All he would do now was wait for two of the massive apes to approach him so that he could thoroughly annihilate it.

The Apes acted accordingly extremely angered by the mans presence, they charged at him together.Jahangir waited for the Apes to be in the perfect position. Then he leapt out of the way at a near perfect timing. These guys were a joke for Jian now, they just didnt have the skill to keep up with the young Fanalis. His training had truly proven to paid off now, as the Apes Made swings with their fist that he dodged by stepping outside of their range jumping over them etc. Jahan giggled in delight at the ease of which he was battling them, sure the monkeys hadnt used any of their abilities yet, but who cares? It was fun and as long as your winning your considered the stronger fighter. Jahan took a moment to see how hi partner was fairing un sure about rather or not the man could fair well at close combat with these apes.

The'r strength rivaled his own, and he was positive that they could shatter his bones with a single punch, something that if he wasnt careful of would end his life.

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Normally, Jian would not tolerate being insulted like that for no adequately explained reason, but.... Jahan was a friend. They might not have known each other that long, but it was long enough for him to get a good grasp of the boy's character and he wasn't the type to get a kick out of hurting another person's feelings. He was probably making a joke or something, though there was a lack of tonal inflection in his voice that made it somewhat difficult to guess how he meant that. 

As his companion suggested they simply burn the place to the ground, Jian shot him a look. Sure, there was a sense of cathartic joy that people got from destroying things, as an assassin Jian could attest to this fact, but that didn't mean that you should get obsessed with the concept nor go out of your way to do it. These things were just stupid animals living in their eco-system. They should try and avoid them if at all possible or deal with them non-lethally otherwise. 

Well, he said that, but that was when they actually turned up properly. They were even uglier then had been described, and to be completely honest there had still been a part of him that had not believed they existed. Yet, their bright red fur, the heat that their bodies naturally radiated and the sheer fact that they were towering over them kinda showed that the information had been completely and utterly accurate. Which was somewhat of a problem, as they had the pair of them surrounded. 

Ignoring Jahan's comment about dealing with the lightweights, he pulled out his wand and began casting the most appropriate spell that he could think of. These things were a threat, sure, but that was only going to be the case as long as he was in a position where they could potentially attack him. The moment that he was outside of that, he would be immune to their threat, and he could think of one right now that would make that an easily obtainable goal. 

As Jahan flew into action, so did Jian's spell, allowing him to nimbly control the gravity around him, moving out of the way of a strike just as it was about to land on the spot where he had just been. His stealth techniques weren't much use when they already knew that he was here, so instead he worked on making sure they weren't going to pose a threat to Jahan. 

Invisible arms stretched out from his back as he began casting the second spell, each one picking up a still conscious monkey and picking them up into the air before dropping them onto their back. This would hopefully buy his partner enough time to get rid of them properly before they did anything else. 

"I can tell you're enjoying yourself," Jian started, his tone playful and almost mocking ", but how about we actually try to get rid of these things? Don't kill them.... but a bit of bruising seems somewhat unavoidable, now doesn't it?"

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Jian began handling the monkeys in the best way he could, and he as well seemed to have very little problem handling the large and rather cranky fury primates. He moved through the air magically avoiding the fists of the not so intelligent beasts, as Jahan moved through the ground dodging their attacks with relative ease. He smirked goading the big furry monkeys on, his attention had fully escaped the heat of the apes. The monkeys began to breath fire at Jahangir, which he narrowly escaped with a dash, the monkeys now capitalizing on the movement proceed to begin to bang their fists on the ground in an attempt to smash jahan. However it was not going to work out as they would have liked it.

Jahangir had his own plans however and he would instant leap upon the giant fire breathing apes arms and begin to charge his most powerful attack. However before Jahan could finish he heard Jian yelll to him to not kill the apes. Jahan grunted before speeding away from the massive monkeys.

"You know its terribly hard to hold back from something thats you know strong?"

Jahan was weighing how much he actually cared about the monkeys lives. Yes technically they were in the monkeys territory. The monkeys were just doing what monkeys do, and it would be pretty terrible to take another creatures life just well, because you can and it would be convenient. But Jahan gave not one single fuck, these guys were huge fire breathing, rampaging beasts. They didnt care too much about how they were just trying to get back the cargo which they stole in the first place at all either. So as Jian continued to tell Jahan how he should just knock the monkeys out Jahangir was setting up another counter attack.

Jahangir charged at the monkeys again, they swung at him, and he dodged the attacks, closing the distance between him and the apes all the same while honing in for an attack. It would take almost no time for him to fire "Gathering of the Heavenly gods" but he had to make sure that he could hit both of the monkeys with it. He wasn't in the mood for the apes to dodge and for him to have to attack again. Once the large apes were in range, Jahan gathered his magoi in his solar plexus, vibrated it back and forced before compacting it into his fist as usual. The lloud ringing sound which was the product of this formed the attack "Gathering Heavenly Gods" , which took form as a visible almost electric like flare around his fist which subtly flickered.

There was no time between the forming of the attack and the release, Jahan sent his fist at The ape at 20m/s hitting him the gut, most likely shattering his rib cage and rupturing several organs, the attack sent the ape flying into the woods behind him. THe ape slammed into trees snapping them like twigs before skidding to a stop likely dead, however he reformed the attack and struck the second monkey whom was right next to the first one dealing the same amount of damage and a similar effect.

"Alright Jian the last ones yours, I'm going to pack up the cargo"

Jahan then left, grabbing cargo boxes and heading back towards way they came.

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