The Friends, The Family & The Flames [Plot-Solomon/King Lagi/Hohotaro]

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The vessel finally pulling into the docks of Reim Solomon would look over to Hohotaro, “So you will have to decide what is going on with the vessel and the people aboard it, or are you just going to have them wait till we speak with the king?” He would the look to Jasmine, “We will find you an Inn to stay at as this may take some time and after such journey I would believe you would enjoy the rest.” Solomon would wait till Hohotaro decided what was going on while he is away from the vessel and then head off to find an Inn for Jasmine.  He would leave Largo with her so she would have some company after Solomon and Hohotaro left her there, it was at the White Stalk Inn, “So it would be best to possibly think of what exactly you’re going to ask the King as he may not have time to see us or very little, I do not really even know how you go about asking to speak with him.... Should we just kind of walk up to the castle and ask to have a audience with him?” Solomon would think at this moment perhaps while Hohotaro was asking his questions about his issue maybe he could ask for the kings assistance whether that be a loan or by other means to acquire himself enough money to buy or build a Inn or at least the permit too as he would be able to build his own.

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"Nah... let's just have them wait and tour Reim for a while. I still need it to get to Imuchakk anyway." Hohotaro would answer if asked about what to do with the ship.

"Wait..." Hohotaro paused for a second just realizing Solomon mentioned them meeting with the king. "Did you just say King?? It's not just a name like you have right? It's a real king? THE king of Reim? Like Asisiak "The queen" of the Imuchakk? You know someone like that?!" Hohotaro was left totally flabbergasted with what he learned. He thought that maybe Solomon knew a high ranking official or something, but he never in his wildest imagination would think it was the king.

"So... we will meet the king huh..." Hohotaro looks at his clothes. "Do you think they would mind wild and dirty look? Haha..." He is giddy with excitement.

"Anyway... how would we meet him? It's not everyday that you get to meet a king. You cannot just stroll inside the castle and be like "Hey king! Wazzup!"."

Solomon would look at Hohotaro puzzled, “Why do you think I wouldn’t know people in power? ... Do you remember what I do for a profession?” He would then cough and correct himself, “Did as a profession?” He would then laugh as he continued, “I happened to run into the king once by chance however, it took me some time but after discussing with him I was able to determine who he was even though he did not wish to state it, then I was able to get some training done with him ... not many can say that they have been utterly defeated by the king of Reim ... but that was a little while ago.” He would look back at it and what he trained with him and spoke about; he would think that he was able to accomplish much that was advised of him.  They would then begin to walk to the castle, “I’m not sure myself on how we meet with him but I am assuming there is some sort of process that someone inside may be able to tell us about.” As the two of them came up to the building they would notice that the place was very busy they would see many political figures and many guards alongside them. As they traveled even closer they would notice that the importance level increased as they went along and the guards rank would too, they would occasionally walk up to one of the guards to ask directions, “Which way to the King?” they would ask most of the guards would sigh before they pointed in a direction, apparently many ask them this when the king is open to meetings.

Finally the two would come to the entrance to the Palace of Kings, and looking around Solomon would be able to see a woman at a desk, he would turn to ask her, “Is there were we can arrange to see the King?” the women would look up to the two of them, “Yes this is the right place, but before you go any further you must fill out some paper work and await for them to be filed." The two of them would walk over, Hohotaro would go to grab the paper but Solomon would snatch it away first, “You better let me fill this out.” Solomon did not wish to have Hohotaro put too much information on this well more than necessary as he still was unsure what was going on with Hoho. Solomon would then begin to read over the paper first, “Well this is much smaller than expected.” He would say before beginning to fill it out.

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Solomon would then hand the paper to the woman and go sit in a nearby chair

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Hohotaro would listen to Solomon's story attentively, he's very curious about the King. "Did he smash your head in? He sounds like a very strong guy. Are all kings like that? I just learned a while back that Imu queen Asisiak have a power that is from the gods. I wonder who will win if Asisiak or this guy fought. I would pay to watch that! Actually I would guess a lot of people will pay to watch that... Hey... wait a minute..." Hohotaro's entrepreneurial mind started churning, he is now pondering about making a tournament of Kings or something... As he was thinking up the details of the event in his imagination, a man would hand out a paper to them and he absent-mindedly grabbed it but Solomon snatched it away from him. "Hey... what the?" Hohotaro would notice Solomon snatching something away from him.

"You better let me fill this out." Solomon stated.

"Uh? Oh yeah sure." Hohotaro nods as he looks over Solomon's shoulder to read the form he's filling out. He is just started learning how to read so he just recognized his name. "What was that? What did you write on that paper?" Hohotaro would follow Solomon sit down on the chair beside him.

Lagi was sitting on his throne , looking over a bit of paperwork as usual. He was still the king federal, even if they were pushing for the whole council business. It didn’t mean that it was effective immediately, he still had appeals to run through and didn’t feel like he had to report to the council for every single little thing that goes on in the city. He had his own responsibilities and volition towards doing the right things, constantly pestering Lagi about his actions would only start to show a lack of trust in him. “…..i wonder how Octavia and Sabin is doing?” Lagi caught himself thinking about his kids as a paper was placed down on his lap. “ Another one? This name sounds a bit familiar. Solomon right?” Lagi remembered the man from a while ago, he still kept his identity a secret. Assumptions can be made as to who Lagi’s identity was, but it was up to the king to maintain a certain hue about himself. After looking over the paper and humming to himself, Lagi gave it back to the messenger with a stamp, claiming that he looked over it and would see them.

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Back at the waiting area, the receptionist would call the two Imuchakk over. “Mr King, Mr Hohotaro. The woman would say respectively to beckon them over. “You would have to relinquish all of your weapons here, you can pick them back up when your meeting with the king is over. “ If accepted, the following items will be surrendered to the receptionist until their meeting with King Lagi is adjourned. They would not meet with him if these demands weren't met. Even if these weapons were hidden in some cloth or some sort, they still had to go through the required patdown from their escort Stoic Lieutenants, being watched on by the palace guards.

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These were weapons that were apparent to them, so they were confiscated. Magic tools like Hohotaro's hat and Solomon's bracers weren't, so they were kept. *Dont try anything though >.>*

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Hohotaro and Solomon, if they complied, would be led to the throne room, which would be crawling with the personal guards of the throne room, who stopped them at 30 meters from the throne. Lagi looked on with a smirk as he nodded at the two, using voice change to play a little mind games, assuming Solomon would remember his voice. It sounded much different than his usual, it was replaced with a serious and manly undertone. "So, i looked over your paperwork, but please....reiterate the reason of your visit once more for me.

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Solomon would willingly give up his weapons and gesture for Hohotaro to do the same, they seemed to only wish for the things that looked like weapons but he had no issue with trust here if they wished they would easily be able to subdue the both of them so Solomon would also take off his bracers and set it on the desk as well as his ring and his amulet, “These are weapons too” and he would then look to Hohotaro, “You too lets go” if Hohotaro would hesitate or resist Solomon would just stare at him till he did so. As the escort came up to pat the two of them down Solomon would admire the man’s armor in the process, looking closely at it as he had the chance which with no doubt make the guard feel somewhat awkward but Solomon cared very little he wanted to take a look while he had the rare chance too. “So, when we get there I’ll let you speak about whatever you wish to share with him, just do not share anything that would anger him and watch what you say I would rather you not insult a king.” Hohotaro would have a short time to reply as they then came to the throne room, looking around it was full of personal guards and some of them would come forward to stop the two of them at a certain distance. The two of them would then hear, "So, i looked over your paperwork, but please....reiterate the reason of your visit once more for me. Solomon was puzzled by the voice as it was not what he had heard before, but would say none the less, "Hohotaro and I seeked to see you as we believe that you maybe able to help as he has hit a dead end in a recent encounter in which I will let him explain." Looking over to Hohotaro as a cue for him. After Hohotaro had finished speaking he would then look to the King, "I have also thought of possibly residing hear with my family as I represent no country at the moment, and I was interested in a bar and was curious if perhaps you could assist me in obtaining one, of course I would offer my services for some time to be worthy of that for what ever you may need." Even if it was not the man he remembered he still believed that a King might know or have connection that could find out about Hohotaro's situation and if that is all that would even please him.

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Hohotaro is currently admiring the grandeur of the palace. He thought that the Merchant's guild was amazing but that was nothing in comparison to this place. The young boy from a small Imuchakk tribe is now sitting inside the palace of Reim. He would follow Solomon when they were called by the woman to go inside.

He saw Solomon hands over his axe and staff to the woman. Hohotaro just shrugged and follow suit. "I'm keeping my hat." He whispers to Solomon. "It brings my whole outfit together haha."

Hohotaro would listen to Solomon's warning about the king.

"Yeah... Don't worry, I know how to handle guys in power. Usually they just want to feel strong and above everyone else, if I act like that then everything would be fine." Hohotaro gives Solomon a confident smile.

Hohotaro thinks back on when it all began. Back from when he saved the kidnapped children from the plains. And then the slavers' revenge on both him and the village. He tried not to remember every detail of the event, he might lose control right here and with all the guards around it would only mean his death. That and he doesn't want to let anyone else know that he too is under some kind of spell.

"King..." Hohotaro stiffly look down to the floor, his grandfather thought him that people in power does not want eye contact, they might see it as disrespect. Most of them believe that they above everyone else, that's why Hohotaro doesn't like authority figures that much.

He continued. "Uhm... yeah... there are a group of people that is taking Imuchakks. The ones we saved say that they came from different places around the world... So... yeah... we believe it might be happening here in Reim too." Hohotaro is in an awkward stance and his neck is starting to get sore.

"We think that uh... they are turning our people into something very angry and very very destructive." He glanced at Solomon to see if he's doing it right.

"Anyway.. yeah. We managed to stop one of their operation just outside of the mainland, in an island in the middle of the trade sea." Hohotaro paused remembering the events with the Crimson Corsairs, he mumbles. "At costs of lives." He can feel a rage starting to bubble up from inside him. He grits his teeth hard enough that it pierces his lips to contain his anger.

He breathes in deep and calmed himself. This is for everyone that lost their lives. He remembered the Caravan, the mercenary group, and the tribe. He remembered the massacre of the farming village in the plains, he saw in his memory one Assassin saying."Hehehe... You think you've won? The Black Spiders always get our prey."

"Black Spiders?" Hohotaro thought. "They're the ones that attacked the caravan. They're with the person that did this to me... This is the lead we needed!"

With the renewed hope in his eyes he blurted out looking directly at the king forgetting formality. "Do you know any group named Black Spiders? They may have something to do with everything! Or at least they are connected to the ones responsible! Please help us find them!"

Lagi listened silently, they could tell that Lagi tensed up a little when Hohotaro started to plead his case. This was a more serious matter that he had to look into himself. There could be a chance that it would be related to the brotherhood of ash, or even the time that Merrze was taken by the black spiders, and the time he realized Merrze was a parent. “…..” Maybe Lagi didn’t want to think about Merrze right now, but he was pretty much focused at what was being brought to him in his throne room. Solomon king’ answer seemed more probably and easy to handle, but there was a professional way to go about both of them.
“I’ll start off with you, young one. This is the first time that I have heard anything about members of the blue haired giants being held captive with experiments being done to them. I would need more information in order to investigate thoroughly, there are some organizations that cause Reim trouble. If it’s the dark hand, I’ll have to look into the matter myself. If it’s the Black Spiders, they committed a heinous crime of slave trafficking on reim soil, and even kidnapped one of the fanalis corps captains. Octavius would be interested to have a word with you if they are making their presence near by. And if it’s the brotherhood of ash, I haven’t seen them since the time that reim was subjugated by Kou forces. Or maybe they go by many names. Either way, those are the only organizations I know about, and I can only act if they are close by to reim, or our allied nation of kou. Since it’s the black spiders, speak to either Octavius or Sly, his number two. Or, if you can get your hands on her, speak to a woman named Merrze, a fanalis with white hair. These three are the people that can give you the information that you need, hopefully.”

With a short nod, he looked to Solomon. “You are free to partner up with one of the businesses. There is a tavern owner named Magenta, she was thinking of retiring and selling the property back to the state, but she seemed quite skeptical of closing down her doors. Discuss business with her, and if you do come to some sort of agreement, forward the paperwork to the palace of the kings, it will be reviewed and processed so we can validate new ownership. You might also need to validate Reim citizenship, unless you are only planning to run this as an investment. But if you are making your home here and are planning to own a business here, then you would need documents of Reim citizenship as well. It doesn’t limit you to this country, it just makes your life a lot easier.

Lagi took in a deep breath and looked at both of them. “Anything more I can help you with gentlemen?


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Solomon would look to Hohotaro as he came up with his realization of the people called the “Black Spider” who which Solomon had no idea who they were but obviously Hohotaro did and so did the King. It was then his turn to be spoken to and he would remain silent as he was spoken too, “That would be a good idea, thank you I will go to speak with Magenta, and I’ll figure out what she may be willing to be open too, as well as out of curiosity what kind of tests or process would there be to become a citizen of Reim?” He would pause and listen then ask when he was finished talking, ‘Also I was curious about a man I met before just outside of Reim, we spoke about possibly being a representative for Reim as an Imu, and he wore a black hood and uniform and wielded scythe, I was curious as who that might be?” It was not as if Solomon wished to take up the offer especially now that he wished to settle down but he would still like to find the man to perhaps one day show him how much he has grown as well as test himself against a stronger opponent once again. He would then wait for a reply from the King then after hearing such he would look to Hohotaro to see if he had any further questions for the King so he would not lose out on the short time they have with him. But he knew that he did wish to settle down here as it was the best place he has been so far in his travels and he only wished for safety for himself and his new family.

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Hohotaro listens intently on what the King has to say. He knows that this is the only lead he have to cure himself of this affliction. Not only that he now have the chance to save his friends that was taken by the slavers. He never did find the body of Simon, Khaleel and Keema among the wreckage of the caravan, he hoped that they were alive somewhere and this might be his chance to go in search for them.

"Octavius, Sly, Merrze." Hohotaro repeats these three names inside his head. They are the ones he needed to find.

Hohotaro looks at Solomon as he responded to the king waiting for him to finish. He smiles as he thought to himself. "Making a family huh... I guess such a peaceful life is what I really wanted too. For myself and my sister. I wonder if I can stay at the plains with Hanna I could introduce Kirara to her and maybe we'll be a family..." Hohotaro sighs and blurted out to himself. "I need more money..."

As soon as the King finished answering Solomon's question Hohotaro would raise his hand. "Oh! King! I have one more question. Where can I find these Octavious, Sly and Merrze fellows? Oh and does this Brotherhood of Ash group known to wear masks? Like pale white mask that very have scary expressions and ghost like appearance?" Hohotaro tries to describe the mask the Imuchakk captors was wearing by mimicking the expression with his face and possibly with the help of his fingers. Hohotaro would look weird doing this but maybe this will give the King more clue on the group he is trying to find.

No, there isn’t any sort of mystical quest or anything you would have to do in order to become a citizen of Reim. Just a bit pf paperwork at the registry so we have your information and proof of your citizenship. That’s all there is to it, and it’s probably one for the more flexible citizenship's you can get. Even if you leave, you can always reinstate it at the registry, we don’t bar people from race, color, or any sort of difference that sets them apart. As for the mysterious person you are looking for, that description only points to the unity corps, the organization handling Reim’s internal affairs.” Lagi thought for a moment as his voice trailed off. “ I am actually in need for a diplomat to gain some sort of alliance with the blue haired giants. A representation of our good will and a strong bond. If you feel as if you are up to the task, I might have some work for you after your registry and background screening of any malicious actives or anything that can be frowned upon and misrepresent reim. “

Looking to Hohotaro Lagi would disclose the information he needed. “Merrze isn’t here right now, but they are all apart of the Fanalis corps, that is where you should be. I will compose a letter to Octavius from me to ask him for a moment of his time. However, the information of the black spiders is very sensitive and it’s up to Octavius to decide on whenever he wants to disclose that to you. If they are experimenting on people, it’s a crime a against humanity, humans and fanalis are all fair game, and this is something that should be alarming to neighboring countries. What could be seen as far away could be happening right around us, so perhaps he will listen to reason.

“Oh ok, that sounds pretty simple.” Solomon was surprised that there was not some sort of written test or screening of sorts to get a citizenship. “Hmmm would you happen to know the man I speak off who is in the organization or how I could possibly meet with the organization as I’m searching for the man to possibly train with him once more if you happen to know?... As for being a diplomat I would not mind as long as it would be on a part time basis and I could possibly stay in the city as I plan on having the tavern become my main profession and wish to be more family oriented now and I’m sure you would not find anything bad about my past.” Solomon said as he thought to himself and his own past, there was only that one time of his past he wished he would forget that would put him in a bad situation and nothing has ever come to light about that at least to him of what he had done.

After listening to the King and what he had to say to Solomon and Hohotaro he would then look to Hohotaro and ask, “What do you plan on doing? ... If you plan to leave I would first like you to come see the tavern so you know where you can find me and I have a gift for you.” He would listen to Hohotaro’s reply then look back to the King to see if he had more to say, and if not he would then slightly bow his head in respect, “The paper work will be done shortly, I’ll go find Magenta and speak with her first to see what has to be done for the tavern, if you need me you will be able to find me there or at White Stalk Inn."

After the discussions were finished he would then take his leave of the chamber with Hohotaro back to the receptionist to receive back there gear.

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"Thanks king!" Hohotaro say to the king as soon as he finished talking. "If you happen to have any news about disappearing imuchakks here please let me know..." He then turns towards Solomon when he asked what he plans on doing next.

"I would like to first meet this Octavius guy if possible... And yeah I would love to see the tavern! We could have a party or something haha! And yeah you need to give me a gift for being a very awesome friend!" Hohotaro slaps Solomon on his back forgetting where they are. He just realized after Solomon bow slightly and he followed suit.

Hohotaro follows Solomon out of the chamber to retrieve their gears.

I’ll be sure to send that man my regards, whoever he is. Once I notify the unity corps of your presence, the right person would show up on your doorstep. You would learn pretty soon that when it comes to the internal affairs organization of the city, you don’t necessarily find them unless they want to be found. That’s a known fact….” With a definite nod, Lagi figured that he would meet with the man again some other time, he still had business to take care of with the other people he had to see, as well as the paperwork and letter that the young men wanted done, it wasn’t going to do itself. “ After scribbling on a piece of paper, lagi reached over to his royal stamp and stamped the letter. He then put it n an envelope and tossed it to hohotaro. “ Give this octavius or Sly, either or is fine. “It simply said to entertain this mans gesture of good will towards fighting against a common evil we all face. Hopefully Sly or Octavius will oblige Hohotaro.
“Head back to Reim’ city hall and register there, we don’t do registry in the palace of kings anymore due to security reasons. Now, you two better be on your way. “ Lagi would say with a friendly gesture towards the door, assisting the men as best as he could. “Bring the next one….”

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The receptionist would return the items to Solomon and Hohotaro with a smile as she went back to filling out more work for more visitors.

Solomon was disappointed that he could not find the man himself and was slightly confused as he believed that he was king but if he wished he knew he would find him. Now having his weapons back and Hohotaro was done with most of the business that he had to take care of here he wanted to at least be able to let him see that tavern so he could find him if need be, that and he wished to be able to communicate with him over long distances which he had read of such a thing in one of the books he trained with and thankfully picked it up when he had gotten his wand. After leaving the palace he knew he would have to find the tavern that this Magenta person owned but he was not smart enough to ask him where it was located but thankfully it was known by quite a bit of nearby people that he asked, it also gave him hope that the business was quite good if a king and many others knew of it. After finally arriving at the place he would turn to Hohotaro, "You can follow me in if you like but this is where I'll stay for some time most likely, I also wish to give you this." He would then hand one of the two Journey Books to Hohotaro, "These will allow us to communicate no matter the distance, all one has to do is write on the page and I will see it on the other." Solomon said as he then showed him by writing both there names on the first page almost like a title of a book. He would be sad when Hohotaro left but this was the place he would try his best to create a community, and he was sure they would see each other again. "Where will you go and what plans do you have?" he would ask Hohotaro. Then out of curiosity, "Were you able to gain anything interesting or handy from the conversation with the King, most of the things mentioned I could not follow myself."

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OCC: I will be jumping a few months at after this, so both of you can post once if you like then I'm going to go to baby mode and owning the tavern after writing a long post.

Hohotaro followed Solomon to the tavern the King has mentioned to him. The place isn't half bad, it looked to be quite popular since they managed to find it easily just by asking around. He received the book and watch as his name materializes on the page of the book.

"Whoah! This is so cool! Can I give it a try?" Hohotaro took the pen from Solomon and drew a stick figure with two large circles on it's body. He chuckled to himself and peeks at Solomon's book to see that it really appears there. "Yeah we can definitely use this. Man... magic sure is amazing huh?"

"I'm not sure... I would like to go after those Black spider guys but I also need to go back to Imu..." Hohotaro scratched his head and smiled awkwardly. "I guess I can just do what I always do... just let the waves of destiny take me where I need to be! That's a bit dramatic but yeah... I'm just saying I don't have any plans right now hahaha..." He let out a forced laugh.

"I just remembered about the black spiders then... it's not like I'm trying to hide it from you." Hohotaro sighed deeply while looking for the right words to say. "I was travelling with a caravan just before we met and rescued the women of the village. A lot has happened during my travel across the plains with them and I have made very close friends."

Hohotaro paused remembering his carefree life on the plains and also how it gets destroyed. "They've been captured or killed just because we decided to do the right thing. We rescued the children from a slaver and those slavers' group attacked us because of that. The Black Spiders. Also during that time is the first I have experienced this curse. So I think they are connected somehow. Thanks to the king I now have a lead. If I find the Black Spiders I might be able to also find the person that did this to me, at the very least I would like to rescue my friends."

After a short pause Hohotaro look at Solomon and laughed. "Hahaha! I have rambled on too much." Hohotaro pats Solomon on his back. "Don't worry I won't drag you along this time. You've already done so much for me and for that I thank you."

Hohotaro stood up and looked around the tavern, and then at Jasmine then he smiled. "You create a great life here with your beautiful wife! As for me... my journey is just beginning." He turned back and waves as he exits the tavern. "See ya later Mon."

Solomon would smile as he then continued in his book to draw Hohotaro’s hat on the stick man he drew and make it look similar to him, “It can be fun, It can also be very dangerous... but your best bet would most likely to head home maybe go see your family and find someone who can help figure out what is going on with you before confronting another issue.” Solomon became silent after that as he listened to what Hohotaro had to say till he forced another laugh, “Well that is a terrible situation and you have not yet dragged me any where I have enjoyed our journey.” Finally as Hohotaro headed for the door he would wave back to him, “Later Boobie Man” and smiled, Solomon was sad to see his friend go but this was the choice he had made to settle down so he would stick to it. It was then he would look around the bar with more inspecting eye seeing what work may have to be done to it if he were to own it, it did not look like anything major but there were some touch ups and he would definitely wish to replace the bar as he could see the chips and scratches in it from across the room. Solomon would stop himself as he did realize that he was getting much to ahead of himself as he has yet to even meet Magenta but he did know who the women was she stood behind the bar, a shorter women he age could easily be seen but she never let a smile go when talk to the others at the bar. Solomon would not approach her at least not while she was busy with clients so most of the night was spent drinking in the corner awaiting for the business to die down, and each pint would be brought over by a young girl most would assume that this girl was the bar tenders daughter but Solomon could tell that the age was off for that and their features were too different. “Girl, are you her daughter?” the girl would pause for a moment as she set down his drink, “Yes sir, she adopted me not too long ago but she has cared for me for some time.” Solomon would just nod as the girl would then walk away to continue working.

After the men at the bar decided they had their fill and left Solomon would walk over to it, the women would smile to him before asking him, “What can I get you Sir.” He would then smile back as he lifted his half full pint, “I’m still good for now thanks, just figured I could be more social over here and I heard that I needed to speak with you as I wished to inquire about this tavern.” She would continue working and with her back facing him she would ask, “What is it that you wish to inquire about?” she would turn to face him after the question was asked to give him her attention. “Well I spoke to the King..” she would interrupt him as she said, “Hmm friends in high places eh?” and they apologized with a gesture and he would continue, “He advised I talked to you about partnering up or possibly arranging something with me as I wish to own a tavern myself to settle down with my family.” She smiled and then continued to work, “And why should I partner up with someone who has nothing to offer? And what could you possibly offer me to give up my business to someone I do not know?” Solomon did not prepare himself for such a question and sat silent for a moment before coming out with, “I have some money the rest would have to be contract possibly a percent of future business for a term?” He would say not confidently, “Well then if you make nothing I make nothing... that is what that means.” She would reply as she laughed, “Maybe you should put some more thought into this before you come back with an offer dear.” Solomon smiled but he did find himself embarrassed as he got to excited and did not properly think of a offer for the tavern before speaking with her, “Well I can always come back and offer something better, I mostly came here today to see what you were like and how the business is functioning.” She smiled and continued working, and after some time Solomon would then head out back towards the Inn where Jasmine and Largo was waiting for him. Solomon could be seen mid night resting at one of the desks at the Inn he would be looking over to Jasmine who now slept and petting Largo, he could not possibly think of a proposal that the women would accept, and eventually getting tired of thinking about it he would begin to fiddle with his amulet, trying to generate stones slowly by using Smite.

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OCC: Still Posting I'll let you guys know when you can post sorry for the wait.

The next morning he awoke, pebbles covered his chest as he fell asleep mid practice and he would look over to see Largo and Jasmine still asleep, he would admire the way they looked before getting up and grabbing his clothing to head out. He would find himself walk around town, but it slightly frustrated him as it was much to loud for him to try and think of what to offer this lady, so not too long later Solomon figured he would seclude himself just outside of town. While he sat in thought he would continue to try and use Smite to generate a rock next to him just to let it go and start again it made the nose almost like a metronome, it was not till two hours later with a lot of thinking that he decided that there was nothing in his possession that he could offer Magenta so the best he could do was ask he what she would want and ask if there was anything within his grasp he could supply her with. He would head back towards town and towards the tavern but it was still quite early, he figured now would be better then ever time to talk to her before she became busy, plus if he was to be embarrassed again there would be fewer people to witness it. So at the last moment he decided he would stop he had no money he could offer and she needed no services so before showing up he would at least possibly offer her something small to make her slightly more gracious. He would decide to hunt for her he could at least supply her with a meal before they talked business, so he would then begin hunting by walking to a area of dense forest and he would sit for some time to just listen to the life around him an await for the sounds of deer or other animals that would be a suitable dinner. He would see a couple of rabbits go by which would not be bad but he thought it would not supply enough if she would to have others so he ended up waiting till he happens to hear some hogs, he could hear about four of them fighting with each other and as he made his way closer he would see that they had dug in a home just next to them.

Seeing how many of them there was Solomon decided he would try something knew with his magic as he wished to get this done decently quick, Solomon would then climb a nearby tree and use the branches to get atop of the hogs, he would only have one shot at this if he were not to let the hogs escape so he would then think of another plan if it did not work out. After coming up with two plans he would then decide the initiate the first one dropping down from the tree and landing just in the middle of the hogs Solomon would then use Pit Fall he smiled as the the ground began to crumble and the hogs fell, how ever the second part of his skill refused to go off, now he just had hogs in a hole. Solomon then shrugged and climbed down into the hole and used his Rampaging attack to kill the hogs in which he would climb each hog up and out of the hole afterwards. After stringing them up he would then begin to drag them towards the tavern, surprisingly as he arrived however they still had the tavern closed.

Going up to the door however he found that it was not locked and he would enter the tavern only to see the women leaning on the bar crying, the women would look to Solomon and shout at him many time to leave, but he just stood there for a moment then put each hog onto the bar counter. "What is the issue?" Solomon would then turn to ask her and walk closer, he could see that she had been crying for some time, she would reply, "They stole her from me." he would look curiously, "Who stole who?" she would look at him, "The slavers took my little girl." he would look to the women, "Well now this is the only thing I can offer, I will get her back if you give me your tavern in exchange. I do not mind if you wish to have some of the profits for some time to help you find a new home or business but the tavern will be mine, I had heard you are hesitant on closing it anyway, I will keep it going." The women stood and punched Solomon's chest, "Fine!" he would need something to work off however so he would ask her, "What do you know about them or where was she taking from?" Her head dropped and she replied, "Nothing, I know nothing other then she was taking when I sent her out for some food from Jim down the road." Solomon nodded and said, "Good enough" as he would then turn and exit the tavern.

The first stop he knew would be Jim’s shop, which was all he had to work with so he would have to attempt and track the girl on from that point. When showing up at the shop it seemed like a regular day of business the shop was not flourishing but it had its steady business which is probably what kept it afloat, walking up to the man which assumed was Jim as he was the only man there Solomon would ask, “Hello, sorry to bug you during business hours but I am here searching for Magenta’s little one and I was curious if you had any information about the situation.”  The man kind of looked stern at first most likely because he was interrupting his flow of business but after a sigh it went away, “Look I already told the guards about what has happened and that is how Magenta knew in the first place, I’ll tell you what I told them. After she came by and picked up the usual things for the tavern I happened to see out my front door just in the window there that someone was dragging her down the alley where just there...” he would point towards the alley way just out front the shop. “But by the time I could run out of the shop and down the alley they were both gone, the man was wearing a black robe and hood it did not seem like he was alone and a wagon trail could be seen from the other side of the alley... that is all there is and I do really hope they or you are able to find her, tell Magenta I hope for the best.”

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Solomon nodded as he thanked Jim with a hand shake and then he would be spotted by Jim not long after going down the same alley way. It was a tight squeeze for Solomon but as he came out he would be on the next street over he would be able to see no such wagon tracks as enough time had passed that it would easily be ruined but looking in that area he would happen to spot a gold coin of sorts he would pick it up and on one side he would see a web and the other a spider Solomon would rub the mud away from the coin with his thumb as he inspected it. “I got nothing” he would say out loud to himself as he knew nothing of this coin. He would then head back towards the tavern as he believed maybe Magenta herself would have a idea of what it was or what it meant as she was always around many people with enough drinks to spill their secrets. He was correct after Solomon going back to the tavern Magenta was able to tell him quite a bit of what the coin was and what it represented, she had never actually seen one before however but she was told that by a man similar looking to the one described to him told her after a long chat that she should avoid any who carry this and any wagon who had a spider scratched into the side of it. That was enough information for him shortly after that Solomon man his way back to the streets, he would look at each wagon that would pass him on the street and he would make his way towards different exits of city in search of possible fleeing wagons.

It was now night and he had no luck in his search, he would have to call it for the night so he headed back towards the Inn but as he travelled back he happened to see one wagon pass him and just as he was turning his head a spider carved just above the wheel he could spot, the wagon would pull to the side of the road just ahead of him as he caught up he could see one of the two men walk inside the building as the other stood at the back of the wagon. Solomon needed to see what they were doing and he was not just going to start killing for all he knew they were still just regular people, so he ended up making his way to the front of the wagon and cut the sheet that was over it to look inside. He would see no one inside but he would see chains and a couple of tall but thin cages it seemed like a slavers wagon but it was currently empty, still there was no proof of that just yet so he would then enter the wagon quietly and cover himself in a nearby blanket from the front of the wagon. He could not just enter the building not when it was being watched without causing a fuss but if he could find proof he could do as he pleased without consequence from the guards. Thankfully after about twenty minutes the other man would come out and tell the other man watching to pull it around to the back and shortly after Solomon could then feel the wagon moving and shortly after come to a halt, the man did not have to travel too far obviously. Solomon would then peak out of the blanket to watch what was going on just outside of the wagon from the opening, he would see the two men coming towards the wagon with a large bag.

Watched the man plot the bag down like a bag of potatoes and open it, Solomon would be surprised to see a young beaten child come out of it, he would then watch as the man put the chains on the child and when his back was turned Solomon would then charge towards them and dive out of the wagon at the first man stabbing the bottom of his Rampaging axe into his back then swinging it at the others leg, both the men would yell out. Standing Solomon would then break the other mans' leg to make sure he did not go anywhere at this point scurrying could be heard inside, and the door would swing open and Solomon would be able to see some cages in the back and a man beginning to burn papers and a larger man who opened the door in the first place. He could tell that they were trained and prepared for unwanted guests, the larger men out of the two he could see charged Solomon with his sword out and prepared to swing it down upon him but the clang of the two weapons could be heard as they clashed with each other and with a fist to the side of the head the big man would fall.

Stepping up to the room Solomon would be able to see about ten children tied and gagged and put into the corner and the two remaining men did not look as if they wished to fight they looked like there main position was keeping the children alive and in decent health to be sold off. Both of these men just stared at Solomon and discontinued to burn any evidence they could find, putting away his weapon Solomon still would walk over to the two of them and knock them out the first one went without a fuss not seeing it coming the second whimpered and backed away but still did not fight back. After they were out Solomon would then go to examine the children in search for the girl, seeing her he would then pick her up and throw her over his shoulder. Moving to the front of the building her would then open the door and scream as he tossed a lantern out into the street, "GUARDS!!! SLAVERSSSS!!!" and then exit at the back. Solomon was to return this girl to Magenta not guards that was the deal, and Solomon did not wish to have to deal with questions and possibly paper work or witnessing anything so he would leave before any guard came, he believed that the children remaining would be fine now with the guards on their way.

A month has past since that time, and Magenta and Solomon could be seen sitting at one of the taverns tables coming into the conversation to hear, "As agreed the bar is now fully yours." she had kept up her part of the deal that was made a month ago, she ended up however adding that she could help out and teach him a bit before fully handing the bar over at least till Solomon had been approved as a citizen of Reim. "It took a little while for the paper work to go through but now I'm a bonified Reim citizen and a tavern owner." Solomon's face held a giant smile as he said that, he watched as Jasmine came down the stairs from their room and Largo followed. "I still do not think it best for Largo to be inside especially if there are customers." Solomon patted Largo, "He is just the doorman, it will be ok." And Solomon was correct almost a year had passed and everything was perfect business was flourishing and his son was born he was at a high point of life.

Solomon would be seen washing the bar down and the glasses and he would turn to see Jasmine walking down the stairs with Diadra in her arms, it was his little boy. He walked over and hugged the two of them before they were off for errands, which left him with the perfect opportunity himself to leave before he had to open shop, today was the day he would go out and buy Jasmine a ring in preparation of asking for her hand in marriage. He had written in his book to Hohotaro about doing so and they have written many times since he left by this point keeping each other updated on what was going on in each others lives or just saying hello. He had even already picked out a ring just down the street from Miss Maiyu, so he would rush out as she was gone to keep it hidden from her and he would be back before she was even on her way back. He was not sure how he was going to ask her or exactly when but he knew he wanted to he had come to love her quite a bit and Diadra twice as much, he did not have anything like a church or a celebration planned out but he figured she would like to set that kind of stuff up together after he asks her. After returning with the ring he would then hide it on the highest shelf of the bar in behind many bottles, as Jasmine never went there and even if she did she wouldn't be able to barely reach it.

In a different part of town however something else was brewing, there were two men sitting at a table of a restaurant one of which looked familiar it was one of the smaller men from the slavers house that was found earlier, he sat with a man who looked quite slender his hair  pure white and his eye's red, "Hayato we need you to deal with something for us." the slaver spoke out to the man. Hayato would sigh, "Again? You people always have the weirdest jobs for me, and what is in it for me this time?" The man looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to them, "There is this Imu that I would like a little bit of revenge on, I do not wish for you to kill him, but I do wish for you to hurt him, a hurt that he will never fight against us again, kind of like punishment... for this we will give you a magic item we have found, but we have to transport it here, you should have it with a month." Hayato smiled as her looked at the man, "You know not to screw with me right?" the slaver just nodded. Hayato would then grab the mans' hand forcible and shake it, one could easily tell the fear coming off the slaver was directed towards Hayato and he relished it.

A couple days would pass Hayato would sit outside of the tavern watching occasionally from the street or from another roof nearby through a window. He just observed the different things Solomon did, he ended up watching almost for a week Solomon training to use some sort of Pit Fall Magic, which in the end he wound up doing it perfectly which made him happy enough to finally ask Jasmine for her hand in marriage. And as Hayato watched him he already knew what would hurt him the most.

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He would watch for a extra week just to be cautious, but he did not notice any other particular skill that Solomon could do other then that hole and his strength but that was quite common for most Imu's that he had come across. He would watch as each person began to enter the tavern, most would probably be there the night drinking and Solomon would be busy serving them.

Thankfully the establishment was open to the public, so he would just walk in the front door and then up to the bar, “What can I offer you sir?” Solomon would turn to ask as he saw the white haired man walk up to the bar, “Hmmm a pint will be fine maybe a story or two then a room for the night perhaps?” Hayato would say with a grin.  Solomon laughed as he said, “Sure thing a room would be fifty Haung and night and the pint five and the story comes free.” Hayato tossed him a hundred and say "put any more I gather up and I’ll pay before I leave", truthfully that was all that he had, but Solomon accepted it anyway.  Solomon would look around the tavern and the business was enough for Trish to handle so he would make up any drinks that was asked for by her as he spent his time with the man which he found his name to be Hayato after they introduced themselves. They would talk for some time more customers heading in and out of the tavern, Solomon was attempting to make himself another loyal customer however in Hayato’s mind it was something different, more like tenderizing a meat before cooking it. Neither of them held anything back for each other in fact by the time Trish came over to let them know the place was closed and that she was going to head out they shared most of their life story to each other, Hayato decided he would leave out however he was the one to slay Solomon’s father after recognizing the title his father held. Solomon enjoyed talking with Hayato he found not many that he had met other then Noir had such a terrible past at least not those who decided to share it with him, so he came to somewhat trust him in a short period of time. As Trish left he would look to Hayato and hand him a key, “Here you are for your room, I just have to clean up and lock up, enjoy your night.” Hayato would take the key and nod as he head off and up the stairs.

Up the stairs Hayato would see his room to the left the second door however he turned towards the first door on the right, he knew this to be Solomon’s room and Hayato had no intention of sleep any time soon.  He had no grudge towards the two in this room and he had no intentions of making them his toys so he would at least make it quick for these two. Solomon would be seen stacking up the chairs onto the tables upside down to make cleaning the floors easier but would stopped as he heard a crash from upstairs and a scream, “Jasmine!” he would yell out as he dropped what he was holding and raced up the stairs. He would see some of the guests peeking out of the door as he raced up the stairs and instantly see his door kicked in, he would rush around the corner with his hand on the door to only see Hayato he held a giant smile on his face as he said, "Hey Solomon" Solomon would see him holding the heads of his wife and child in each hand, their blood still spilling out of there body on the floor. He looked back at Hayato and he relished in Solomon's emotion he could see it build up inside him starting as confusion and then as it began to make a mixture or rage and sadness, Solomon screamed as he darted towards Hayato, you would be able to see guests head for the exit from the door. Hayato would drop the two heads too the ground as Solomon charged and easily parrying Solomon's body and tripping him up in the process leaving him to crashing into the wall. Solomon would then pick himself up and before charging Hayato once more he would use Thorn and and his Amulet of destruction to first create a thorn from his palm and lunch it towards Hayato and a rock 10 cm in diameter would also be lunched towards him slowly growing in size. Solomon would watch as Hayato's pure white hair turned red and grew in front of him to a length to the same height as his body and then smashed into the floor in front of him, it would almost look like red shards of glass and both the thorn and the rock would smash into it, the thorn would snap against it but the rock would then exploding causing the room around them to collapse to the tavern below them. Solomon was stunned but struggled to stand, "Well... Well.... I wasn't expecting you to have any magic items now, that took me a little off guard." He could see that Hayato was standing there unscathed of the damage that happened to the room previous. Hayato began to walk forward and picked up both of the heads he dropped earlier, and started towards the door on the opposite side of the room of Solomon. "NO!!" Solomon would scream out, he had no clue why the man was attempting to leave now but he would begin to run at the man again reaching out with his hand attempting to use Wardens Grasp, but it would only meet his hardening red Hair once more stabbing through his Palm downwards into his knee then into the floor. Out of desperation and rage he would then reach with his other hand but that would be only met with Hayato's own hand squeezing back, neither of them could squeeze hard enough to damage the other, "Settle down now Solo, we are done for now... but you seem like a bit of fun I'll tell you what, if you can find me I'll give you one more chance to kill me... Or wait an even a better thought just came to me ... if you can become a King I'll come to you with two choices, I'll either allow you to take my head without a fuss on the spot or I'll offer you something of much greater value... let us see what you chose then, you shall become just like me and i'll help you do it and then i'll be back for you to take your place." he said this with still just a giant smile on his face as he patted Solomon's head. He would then release Solomon's hand as he kicked him back towards the middle of the room, the shard of hair ripped through his leg and hand as he fell backwards and then as he watch Hayato snap his fingers a ball of yellow light shot out towards the bar and lit it a flame and with another snap Hayato disappeared from in front of his eyes and the door would close slowly.

Solomon could at this point only drag himself towards the two headless corpses that laid in the centre of the room they were covered in planks of wood and if one were around they would see him throwing all the planks off them and pulling them in close as tears streamed down his face as the flames grew around him. If one were to enter they would see that the tavern was alit even the ceiling that was still left had flames climbing across them, beams would be falling around Solomon would would just be sitting in the middle of the roam tight grasping his two dead loved ones.

The ruckus that was going on throughout the town was more than enough to catch the eyes and the ears of the unity corp. They were the well-trained operatives of the Reim empire, and the internal affairs were their specialty. It didn’t take too long with the fighting between Solomon King and Hayato  that someone was notified with the specialty magical tools that were secured by the King’s raid and distributed throughout the unity corp.    Once a word has got out that there was some sort of fighting going on in Solomon’s inn, word got around to the unity corps. Once it reached Lagi’s ears, he rushed on over himself personally to see what the trouble is, he already took a big interest in the male and didn’t necessarily want anything happen to him. Maybe Solomon was lucky that he landed on Lagi’s “Special”.  After arriving, which is only a few minutes after Hayato left, Lagi El Nagi, in the same hooded outfit that he was in when he met Solomon, with his regular voice,  exclaimed his concern towards the man. “ Hey! Solomon King! That’s your family isn’t it? It’s not over, put them in ice or something if you have ice magic or something of a sort, I know a man that has life magic to bring people back. However, if you consider this the end, you won’t be getting your family back to move quick to preserve those bodies! If there is any chance of bringing them back, bet on it right now!”

Lagi’s voice was full of hope and uplifting, even a few white butterflies can be seen  and emitted from Lagi  as he said these things. It was a hard time for Solomon, but this wasn’t the end. “The people who did this will be executed, mark my words.” Lagi took out his communication orb and started channeling  out a communication pathway to the leader of the Nagi Orai, as well as the head trainer of the unity corps, Kohai El Nagi. “ Kohai, it’s me, secure the perimeter,   I need a city sweep of anyone suspicion in under an hour. “ Lagi would then look back to Solomon,  with a sense of urgency. We aren’t going to make this easy for them, I need a description, anything you can give me?” Solomon, in his opinion, only met this hooded avenger once. Who was he anyway? Why did he care so much?


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Solomon looked up in rage as Lagi came into the room, more of a reaction in thought of Hayato coming back, but quickly lowered his eyes back down to his murdered family he recognized the man who came through the door as the person he trained with before. “I have no such magic, do you?” he looked up with tears still flowing from his eyes’. Solomon then attempted to stand while holding his fiancée and son almost falling over as a pink blade of Hayato’s hair still stuck out of his leg but caught himself with his other leg as it stomped down and his opposite hand which hit his journey book that sat on the bar sliding it off and to the floor, “He still has their heads, if you can freeze their bodies till I recover them...?” he began to trail off as the fire still burned around them and more pieces of the ceiling it the ground. “We need to get out of here.” He would say with very little emotion as he attempted to bend down and grab his book, there was now a dim light of hope but he did not trust it but it did not mean he would not reach out for it. When the two of the exited the building he would then fall to his good knee with all his weight, and gently lift the two corpses off his shoulder and gently place then on the ground next to each other. He would then look up and he would watch as he dreams burned in front of him he could feel his rage building inside him, “They will wish to be executed” he would say as he looked up to Lagi raising his voice as he said it but stopped himself before it became a yell, Solomon was trying to stop himself from yelling or shaking due to his rage , he would look to his hands and arms, they were covered in blood and ash the only thing he could not stop from shaking was his hands as he clenched them. “His name is Hayato, he is a slender man about 6' tall and he has pure white hair ... or at least he did till just before he attacked and then it became red.” Solomon would then look to his journey book he could see that the bottom right corner of all the pages had burnt away and that the outer edges of the book were black with ash, he put it away after a thought. If he were to find the person that did this to him he would not wish for Hohotaro to watch what Solomon would do to the man.

He would then stand after some struggle and rip the blade from his leg then slap his hand down on it as he used Nature's Nurture , “If anyone is found, how would things be usually handled?” he asked this as he looked to Lagi, there was no anger directed at Lagi but there was anger behind his almost calm words, but most would know what was implied if Solomon was to find the man first. If he could feel happy in this moment of grief and death he would as he was able to have someone he looked up to as a rival with him but he could not, but he was fortunate to have such strength in a time of his weakness.

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Lagi frowned as he honestly tried to think of any sort of way that he could help Solomons Family. “I’m sorry, I’m not a magician at all. I never had any experience with ice magic, but i’m sure that the castle magicians that use life magic are also adept at the other arts of magic. I just need to find one that knows ice magic, and then we can at least preserve them for a short period of time while we track your assailant down. “ Lagi would then exit the area with Solomon and relay the message to Kohai by sustaining the ability of his communication orb. “Kohai, I have a description. 6’0, slender fame, his name is Hayato, hair color between white and red. After relaying the message, Lagi would take the woman and the child’s body from Solomon and use bulk up strength to support their weight. “I’m going to need you to trust me, catch up to the palace. We can't let the bodies rot, not even or a minute. “Using his strength, Lagi would kick a hole in the wall with b rank strength and jump to the next building, using his b rank strength to hook his feet inside of the brick all to break his fall and safely drop down. ”Solomon, I’ll meet you there! “

If Solomon allowed this to happen, Lagi will be running at 20 m/s towards the palace in order to bark out a few orders to the court magicians with bulk up speed, mostly asking for a magician skilled in ice. “ I need a flash freeze right now, there are bodies that need preserving!” They didn’t understand why the king came over here so fast in a desperate rush, but they responded. “Yes your lordship!”

Since Solomon is slow assumingly, Kohai appeared and grunted. ”So Lagi went on ahead, hey! Your assailant is nowhere to be seen inside of the country. I never seen an individual move that fast, none of my operatives could keep up with him. Must be some sort of magic perhaps, maybe illusions to trace away his true location. “ Kohai had his ronin bug on his shoulder, which looked equally displeased. “Right now, we need to put out this fire, it can spread. Catch up with the king. “ With that being said, Reim guards arrived with buckets of water to fight the current fire of Solons inn, trying to save as much of it as they can.

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Solomon did not reply to Lagi he would only nod in agreement, he would stand and watch as Lagi ran towards the palace then turn back to look towards his burning inn. He would begin his run towards the palace and it was nowhere near the pace Lagi was going, Solomon would run by the other businesses and come to a stop as he saw some of Lagi’s men, and one seemed to acknowledge him. “The inn is dead to me now, you do not have to salvage much however if Largo... if a beast is to return however please send him my way, he must have ran when the fire began.” Solomon had lost everything but Largo at this point, if Hayato had left the country that means the heads were gone, he did not know of such a spell that could freeze his family for long periods of time so the light he did hold onto was now gone, but he did owe it to Lagi to show and for all he knew he may know of some other types of spells. He continued to run towards the palace with a nod, he was not sure if other would let him through but he would make his way towards palace, he caught the words “king” and he thought about it as he ran he was slightly confused but did piece together they could be the same person as neither truly identified themselves but at this moment he did not care if it was a king or a slave he was helping that is all that mattered to Solomon. He would arrive at the castle and attempt to find him, if he did he would say, “I’m not sure if you have been told already but they could not seek him out ... is there something that could freeze them for a long period of time?” Solomon would be quick and blunt about it, as he knew it would take some time to track down Hayato if he ever could. Most emotion was lost from Solomon at this point, he was not cold or hot blooded towards anyone just blank as one could be. He would remember what Hayato had said to him and what he said about two options that thought ran through his head as he listened to Lagi.

OOC: Forgot to include Largo after the drama happened ;P

Kohai nodded and tapped his ronin bug on the head. "We start to track down your companion immediately. Don't worry, when it comes to beasts of all natures, the El Nagi clan are professionals. I will rondeau with you and the king after I have located it, in front of the palace of kings. "With that being said, Kohai vanished with his extreme speed and went off looking for Solomon's beast that more than likely ran away from the scene of the fire. Not that Kohai could blame him, but a real companion would never abandon their master.

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When Solomon arrived, Lagi shook his head at him. "Not that I know of to be completely honest with you. This block of ice is powerful enough to keep them frozen for a months time, and wasting this much major and concentration would take a days worth of magical strain on the magician. If you don't have ice magic, this man can accommodate you, but you would have to pay him ahead of time to maintain the preservation. Don't worry, I'll pay for the first five months. However, we need the heads back and we have to do something about the bodies. We need a place to store them, and we cant store them here. People will talk, the publicity might be bad. " Lagi would then look at Solomon in the eye.

"Yes, Solomon, publicity, even at a time like this. And after being kidnapped, my father is not well. Not sure if there is anyone on the council that might have my best interests in mind, other than taking advantage of this situation. Either way, storing, that can be done in reim. " Looking at Solomon once more, Lagi looked away. Here is the reality of the situation, he might have acted alone, so we might not have any leads because we couldn't capture him. But if you know of anything or any way he had any Reim contacts of any sort, it's a place we can start. Also, you need money, Solomon. If you aren't a magician that practices some advanced life magic or ice magic, you need money. The life and ice magic combination that the contact is capable of will keep the bodies fresh and preserved, earth and life can also lead to some sort of clay like petrification. I'm not sure I read it in a newspaper a study at the college at mangostadt wrote. That should be your next location, getting better over money costing you an arm and a limb. In the meantime, I'll do the best that I can...."

Suddenly, Kohai would appear with a rope tied around the neck of Largo. "Found him, he was stubborn, and your scent on me made the creature hostile. No damage was done...."