Friend of the Past [Plot/Training/Noir]

Solomon watched as the old man shuffled away and smiled for some reason he couldn't understand he was quite trusting of that man even though he just met the man he makes it feel as if he has been with you for years. After the old man was out of sight he would then lock two of the locks out of eight on the door and head down the hall towards the room that the papers were left in, entering the room he would see the papers all spread across the table like the first time but this time he would not have Hidan to assist him or Lagi in fact they were probably sleeping comfortably in their own beds at this moment. Thankfully however Solomon remembered there was a index page that would be able to assist him, which would be quite easier than last as he did do half of the bundle last time they were doing it, however he would slow down considerably when he came to the parts Hidan had accomplished.

After a short three hours later Solomon would be completed with the task of reorganizing these papers, however he wished to make sure that this set of papers at least would never become a problem again so he would then stand and begin to search the room for something he could use to fashion these papers together but still allow them to be usable. But there was nothing to be found in that room but more papers and books and of course the table and chairs that he was using, so he would then think that perhaps the secretary carried such a thing so he would then make his way to his desk. When he reached it he paused for a moment “Well he will not need anything here any more anyway so I doubt he will care.” Going to the desk it would look quite ordinary, most of the papers have been cleared off of it, and pulling open the drawer he would see a picture of a young woman in his arms, which was most likely the man’s wife or girlfriend. He would take the picture and put it in his pocket if he should ever meet the women he would give the picture to her, as he moved the picture he would then see a small thin piece of metal. As he touched it he noticed it was quite malleable and could be bent how he pleased, so he would then close the drawer and make his way back to the room with the papers. However when he was almost half way back to the room he would begin to hear loud knock on the door, so would rush for it as he did not wish for the old man to wake up again. Coming to the door he would say, “Hold on, Hold on.” He would then undo the two locks that he did out of the eight and would begin to open the door, however just then the door would be kicked open knocking Solomon back slightly and he would then see two very familiar dressed men in front of him, they were dressed the same way as the three that attacked them earlier. They would both rush towards him using Cut slashing their swords at him, Solomon would have no choice but to use Weapon Basic Block and making his way back towards the center of the room a third would walk in, obviously these groups had a certain formation that they all had to follow suit so going off the last group Solomon would know that the last man to enter was to be a magician.

So ignoring the first to men for a second Solomon would immediately target the magician by using Natures Loyalty to have roots and vines begin to form a Root Hound by erupting out of the ground behind the magician just outside the door at a speed of 25 m/s to then have the Root Hound attack the Magician while Solomon would then continue attacking the men in front of him. The magician would attempt to use Boil to fend off the beast that just appeared behind him but not only being too late it was not enough to stop him the Root Hound would then leap upon the man biting down into his neck. Solomon during this time would then use Thorn to attempt to take out the first man but the man would then use Parry to stop the attack however it would not be enough to stop the sap from the thorn to fling upon the man covering his two arms in a quickly hardening sap that would impede him. Which would at least give Solomon one less man swinging at him so in that moment he would then have to take out the other man, first using a Basic Attack to swing his axe at the man which would meet a Parry again but then Solomon would then use his fist to use a Basic Attack again to the man’s face. The man would be shot back leaving now only the man covered in sap, which would easily be dealt with by using Wardens Grasp grabbing the man’s head and swatting away the man’s sword with his other hand he would then drag the man out the door and toss what was left of him into the streets. Then following behind that man Solomon would pick up the other two and toss them on top of the first clearing out the Historical Society, surprisingly enough the battle was quiet enough that it did no wake the old man and it was late enough that it did not draw attention to anyone outside. Solomon would then finish up by brushing the left over’s of his hound out the door and make his way back to the room with the papers, he would take the thin malleable metal out of his pocket and pierce all the pieces of the paper with it, then round it back onto itself and twist in together tightly so that the edges of the papers were held together tight but the rest of it could still open and be read, then he would place the pile on the table and make his way for the door.

Coming outside the door he would then turn to close and lock the door, he would then walk across the road and grab a empty wagon that was quite small and wheel it over to the men in the street, he would then begin piling the men into it. He would then wheel that wagon down away from the historical society and leave it in a alley as he did not wish to bring any more misfortune down upon it and the old man, he would then head back to his Onyx house and to sleep. He however laid in the bed for sometime thinking before he slept, he thought about himself in comparison to the old him, he did not hesitate to attack back and kill those men and felt no guilt over it. Then he left their bodies somewhere to rot where others would find it, he thought of how the old him would have at least let them have a attempt at life, or handed them over to the authorities without killing them, but thoughts would eventually be what made him fall asleep.

Waking the next day he would then find himself surprisingly in red sheets of blood, he did not remember being cut or at least he did not feel it. Lifting the sheets he could tell it has been bleeding for some time as just lifting his arm felt somewhat exhausting, it had almost felt as if he did not attempt to sleep at all. He also noticed that the wound he found on his hip was somewhat festering and the veins around it were turning purple and it was slowing climbing towards his chest. "Poison!?!" was the first thought that came to his head. As he attempted to get out of bed in a rush he would then fall to the floor due to his weakness, he would then been seen exhaustingly crawling towards some of the books he left by the fire, he was sure he saw something about poison in his book of magic. After some time of struggle he did make it too the book, but now sweating and exhausted already, he would flip the book a couple of pages till the word poison caught his eye. "Doku Mahō is a type of Magic .... arhghg that is not it!." He would then continue to flip the pages but he would stop as he saw one page fall out of the book and picking it up it would read, "Hello, Solomon remember how I said I would help you along ... well this is the first thing I am doing to help your growth into something would while. Have you ever heard of the healing magic of a dryad?" Solomon grumpled the letter as he finished reading the words "Have fun, from dear Hayato" he was enraged but could not express it as he was so exhausted he was in more of a panic, as he then finally found the first page on poisons he would flip it to the next and only find ripped out pages and a giant smiley face on the next page in the book. He would toss the book to the side and struggle to get more books knocking them over with his arm. Before he could pick up another book he would then pass out...

A hour passed before he came back too as he then began to vomit, he felt even worse then he had before just looking up laying in his vomit towards the book he wished to grab, as he went to grab it his arm slowly stretched out but surprised the book came to his hand, looking up with his tunnel visioned eyes he would then see largo and smile. Largo brought each book closer to Solomon with his noes and after passing out one more time and coming to again he was able to find it. "Dryads.." He would then attempt to start the spell but then became to tired to continue, he knew he had the magoi to do it but he was just too physically tired. It was not till a moment later he would then take in a large breath or at least as much as he could before thrusting his foot into the nearby fire it took not even a moment before he let out a roar of pain but it was enough to get his adrenaline going again. He would then begin the spell Dryads Beauty[b] and after completing it his cheek would lay against the cold floor, he would start to see a stump form but then begin to turn into a small beautiful women, and it was at the moment he could see the beauty of her face that he would fully pass out once again.

Training Word Count: 1863/2000
Magoi: 95/250

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It was such a cold night where the cold breeze could invade someone’s body and pierced their bones, it was cruel, it was unforgiving. However, the black haired girl ran as fast as she could in the dark with a goal in mind. She panted, knowing that she didn’t run properly but she didn’t care at all. She wanted to meet an old friend, a dear one if she could say. Her liger was following her from behind, knowing that in this moment the black haired girl would want to run on her own because she was just too excited because of this letter that she found near her home earlier. It was a very sweet letter from an old friend, something that she never got before and she gripped the letter tightly in her hand. A smile was formed by her lips, she couldn’t wait to meet him and see his family. He was now a magician as well, something that made Noir couldn’t be happier to know that her friend was able to perform magic as well. She wondered if he would be happy to see her since she was back with a stronger strength resided within her. She was supposed to be training now but she asked for some free time so she could meet Solomon and shared some stories with him. In her mind, she could imagine him standing beside his family with a proud grin on his face; that alone already made her happy to know that her friend was happy.

However, when she arrived on what people said to her as his home, she couldn’t say anything and pain slowly grasped her heart. What was in front of her was the remaining of something that people said as a tavern where an Imuchakk, his wife and his son lived there. The accident was pretty well known to the townspeople and they said the wife and son were killed.  It broke her heart to hear that and she began to assume things. What kind of thing that a husband, a loving father would do when his family was killed by someone… her hands were shaky because all of the option that she might have in her head. Would he look for revenge…? Or would he chase after his family… “No…” She shook her head and her knees were weak to the point it brought her to kneel on the ground upon seeing the destroyed building in front of her. “Solomon…” She called his name as if he would answer her back, but she knew he was not there at the moment. “Please…please be safe…”

Looking at the remains of his work Hayato would smile and rub his hand along the ash covered wood, then looking down at his black hand he would let out a small laugh. Then seeing on the other end of the old tavern he saw a women with black hair and her skin very pale, she was on her knees and it looked like she was crying at least from where he stood. “Interesting” he would say before making his way to her and changing his composure, “Are you alright dear?” He would ask as he made his way closer towards her. He would think to himself that it would be in his best interest to come to know who Solomon surrounded himself with, as they may come to some use to him in the future. “You must have known the fellow here? .... Do not fret he still lives he just could not live here any more. It was quite tragic what happened to him and his establishment but at least he has his life and obviously someone who cares about his well being?” He would be a sincere as he could be; he wished to learn about this girl.

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It was not till the sun would hit his eye’s the next day that Solomon would come too, the brightness would overwhelm him as he stood up, and stepping forwards his foot would hit the remains of his spell. “Well obviously it worked since I am still alive.” Largo would be rubbing himself against his leg and Solomon would just lean on him to keep standing and after a moment he would be fine to support himself. He would then look around his small house and the mess he made he would clean it up as he thought to himself about how he could possibly find Hayato as obviously he was still around and watching Solomon and he had no idea how to find him or where to even begin looking for him. At this point he would then just sit on his bed and feel helpless as he had no idea what to do about this or how to even react, because just going along like nothing happened just seemed dumb but he still couldn't do anything about it. Eventually however he would then make his way outside to begin chopping wood to relieve some of that stress as he could clear his mind when he was chopping wood and work out.

Training Word Count: 2278/2000

The black haired girl could only stare at the tavern with a blank stare, now that she lost her old mentor, would she also lost one of her dearest friend? This was too much for her, she couldn’t take it… she didn’t know what to do. The sounds and voices around her was loud in her head even though it was not, those came from her own mind and it started to affecting her behavior. ’Did he died…?’ She asked to herself before shaking her head over and over again to deny that question that she brought up on her own. ’Where is he… I need to find him… Solomon… I need to help him… But why… why I can’t move…?’ She was paralyzed due to her shock about it, her legs wouldn’t move no matter how hard she tried to stand up. It was as if her feet was planted on the ground in no way for her to actually move herself and it was bad, she needed to find Solomon soon. Perhaps he was still near… still alive… but probably he was not the same old Solomon anymore. Would he change and do the same thing like Adrastos? Would he place both of his hands on her pale, fragile neck and attempted to crush her neck? He was an Imuchakk, it should be easy for him to break someone who had a weak body like her.

Haku growls made Noir snapped and she didn’t dare to look back because there was no way Haku would growl like that if it was Solomon that was approaching her. She could hear footsteps… and she was afraid. She was afraid if the one who approached her and made Haku stood on guard was really the blue haired man himself, attempting to do something bad to her. Then the voice made her sigh in relief as she knew that it was not Solomon’s voice. After regaining her calm by breathing slowly and steady, she looked back only to see a white haired man with a face that was full of mystery. Noir could see madness and some unknown sides inside the man just by looking from his eyes, she knew because she saw a lot of that kind of eyes. With a calm tone, the black haired girl replied, “Yes, he is my friend.” Noir paused, staring at the man’s eyes without any fear and motioned her liger to stay beside her before continuing, “…are you his friend as well?” The female magician needed to ask this, she couldn’t see any kind of sadness inside his eyes and if he was Solomon’s friend… then he should have some empathy inside his gaze.

“No I am but an acquaintance, we know of each other but do not speak but I had the pleasure of meeting him before any of this terrible situation fell upon him.” He looked to Haku with a tilted head and smiled, even though the beast did not like him, he did not fear it. There wasn’t much he feared anymore since they day his sister died, her image still burned in the back of his mind and there wasn’t anything more fearsome to him than that and it could not happen again. Then look back up to Noir he would say, “I’m Hayato, and yourself?” he would ask with his hand extended. He considered to himself what he wanted to do with her if he did at all, he did just got finished preparing a situation for Solomon already, and he did not wish to overwhelm his new toy. “I believe I saw him recently as well, he was doing some work with Lagi at the Historical Society. I believe he lives somewhere in one of the forests around Reim, after the incident he probably felt it be best to get away from people and seclude himself.' He would tell Noir a hint of where he was but he didn’t wish to have her find him too soon of course, so that was all he would give her, but now he at least knew of who he could watch and possibly use for the future to toy with Solomon. He would then turn to leave, “Let Solomon know when you find him that Hayato said Hello and to enjoy the future lessons.” He would wave as he left, then would quickly disappear appear into a nearby alley.

Noir hesitated when the man named Hayato help his hand to her, but she shook his hand while introducing herself as well, “My name is Noir, the liger is Haku... pleased to meet you.” She bowed towards Hayato before stepping back a step to listen what he wanted to tell her. It was valuable information and it was relieving to know that Solomon was still alive even though he decided to seclude himself from the people even though it was good that he was able to meet with the king. That was understandable though but it made Noir wondered if he would want her to go look for him, the event with Adrastos didn’t end in a pleasurable way so she was a bit afraid if that happened again. But she was worried with him and she needed to see him just to make sure that he was alright and probably asked if he needed her help with something. Yet, when Hayato left after saying a strange thing, Noir kept it in mind and memorized his face as well just in case.

Luckily for Noir, she got Haku beside her and the liger could surely help her to find Solomon by sniffing his smell if there was any. The white beast remembered the Imuchakk’s scent and once Noir asked him for help, the liger didn’t wait any longer and growled at Noir signaling that she should just mount him. After the girl mounted him, Haku started to sniff around and he knew where to go. He went in deep into the forest and kept sniffing; knowing that the Imuchakk was near and he should be inside the forest but in a certain place. Noir noticed some sign of living in the forest, chopped wood and some other things. However it was not a good time to keep looking for the Imuchakk, so Noir decided to rest for a bit in the forest so they could regain their strength and continue the search early in the morning.

Solomon finishing with his wood chopping knew that he would eventually have to get back to work, he could not let the thoughts of Hayato get in the way of getting enough money to preserve his family till he could go hunt him for his wife’s and child’s heads. He would go awake Largo from inside the house which took some time as he did not wish to leave the warmth of the fire, Solomon would be seen flopping him from side to side till he would eventually get annoyed enough to get up. When Largo did get up Solomon would pet him a bit and go outside with him, he was not too sure what he would do today as he had not gotten any job from Lagi or anyone else just yet and he felt it to be too dangerous to go back to the historical society while being watch by Hayato he did not wish to put the old man in danger. So he really had no choice at this point but to go look for his own work for the day, so before long he would then end up hopping upon Largo and find himself slowly riding through the bush while he thought of what he would do that day.

After they woke up, they would prepare themselves first before continue the search. Luckily for them, Noir had stored some food with her and both of them would not starve because of it. Then after they already content with full belly and full energy, Noir would mount Haku and both would continue to look for Solomon. By using the scent that the liger remembered, he slowly walked while sniffing the ground to make sure that they were in the right path. It would be hard to find him if they got lost in the middle of the forest without knowing where to go and without any guidance or hint to their destination, so Noir was glad to have Haku with her. They would walk and looked around, just in case there were a tent or resting place in the forest that might be Solomon’s. However, when they reached a certain point, Haku’s body would be tensed up as if he knew where to go. He gave Noir a small growl and when Noir gave him a loving pet, the white beast dashed towards what he knew as Solomon’s smell although there was another smell with him that originated from the wild, just similar like his beastly scent. The black haired girl the hold on tight to Haku before spotting someone that looked like Solomon from afar and told her liger to run faster by using his doubled speed. If Solomon noticed them, it would be like a wild beast and unseen rider was charging towards him and it was a coincidence if it looked scary because Haku was giving a loud roar towards Solomon even though he only meant to call him.

Largo would come to an immediate halt as they walked through the forest and Solomon would look at him curiously as his ears perked up, suddenly Solomon would see dashing from around the trees another feline and a women atop it, he could not make out who it was but he could figure out that they were coming straight towards him and Largo, and not having much choice Solomon would then use Onyx Wall to create a wall just in front of them 5 meters tall and 5 meters wide at a speed of 20 m/s this would at least possibly slow them down not knowing if it was a oncoming attack or just someone travelling. Solomon did consider that it may tick someone off that someone is randomly impeding their journey but he did not care as safety was much more important to him and there weren't much people he could trust any more. Hearing the roar of the other creature Largo would end up roaring back as well, it did not seem however that Largo was being defensive or offensive however just more curious if anything. If the two ended up being slowed by the onyx wall he would then take the opportunity to see who it was they had halted, if he did he would see that it was noir and un-mount from Largo and walk towards he with his arms open, “Hello, again my friend... it has been a long time...” He would say with a large smile “.... how have you been? Where have you been, I went to find you some time ago did you decide to travel far for training?”

Haku quickly made a sudden stop when he saw a wall of onyx suddenly emerged from nowhere, the liger growled again before letting out another roar as if he wanted to ask for Noir’s opinion about this. The beast was sure that this wall didn’t have any kind of evil intention from the person who created it but he was not sure if that certain person would want them to approach any further. Yet Noir’s grip on Haku’s fur was not the same as usual, her hands were slightly shaking and uncertainty filled her mind. A lot of ‘what-if’ thoughts made her mind cloudy and she was not sure too if this person would want her to approach, perhaps if this person was really Solomon… he might not really want to meet anyone right after he experienced that event that she could say as a tragedy. Understandable…

However, just when Noir wanted to tell her beast to just turn around and went back to the city, she heard a sound of someone stepping on the grass. She was not sure but she waited there on her spot, waiting until she could see who was coming towards her and Haku. Her eyes widened seeing a familiar figure walking towards her, his big smile, his huge muscular body, his voice… she remembered him. She felt relieved, as if the heavy stone on her shoulders were lifted and she could now breathe normally. “Solomon…” She called his name but as he walked towards her with his arms open, she didn’t wait for him to answer her calling. Noir climbed down from Haku and ran towards the giant only to jump and hugged him tightly as if she didn’t want the Imuchakk to go anywhere. “I am so glad… I am glad that you are alive… and safe…” Her voice was shaking as her tears began to flow from her eyes.

Then she remembered that hugging him suddenly would not be the appropriate thing to do so she carefully climbed down from him and apologized for it. With a smile on her face, Noir nodded while wiping away her tears to Solomon’s question, “I… it is complicated. But I am fine and I was at Balbadd before, I just came back several days ago.” She looked down and continued, “I did some training there and I went to this place called dungeon… I also parted ways with my mentor but someone I met at the dungeon offered to be one. But how are you? I am sorry for what happened to your family…” Then she remembered someone asked her to pass on the message to this giant, “Oh and, this man named Hayato asked me to pass on the message to you, he said hello and also for you to enjoy future lessons…”

Solomon smile only got bigger as Noir hugged him, “Why would you think i’m not? I’m pretty sure that even if you wanted to kill me at this point you wouldn’t be able to...” He flexed afterwards when Noir released him, “I’ve gotten much stronger since last we met even began to learn the ways of magic.” He did understand what she meant however when she thought he would be dead, but he ignored it, “Balbadd ... never been there before, and what was the dungeon like? Apparently I did one myself I just cannot remember anything about it...” As he tried to think of it he would also come back as Noir mentioned his family. Solomon’s smile went away and he looked down slightly as he said, “Nothing for you to be sorry about ...” he would look back up to her he did not cry but you could see a slight fear and worry on his face, “but you need to either avoid that man or kill him the first chance you ever get.” Solomon knew there was nothing for him to do, even if he was to sprint to the spot they met he would be long gone or just laughing as he watched him search, Lagi and his men could not even find Hayato what was the chances that he would before Hayato wished to be found and now Hayato had found a possible new toy to dangle in front of Solomon. Solomon would place both his hands on his face and drag them down slowly as if he was exhausted, “That man is very dangerous, he is the one I currently hunt that killed my family and burned down my tavern.” He was not going to get into the details of how his family was beheaded in front of him as he did not wish to upset noir too much he just wanted to get through to her how dangerous the man was, Solomon was helpless when it came to Hayato and no one could help him he knew this.

However Solomon still did remember what Hayato told him, if he were to become King and that is what drove him now, Jobs for money to keep his family on ice and to create his own country so Hayato would come to him, he would use this country as a place of protection for those he cared about as well he would invite Hohotaro and he already did invited Lagi to assist him now he looked a Noir and thought it was her turn as he already told Lagi she would but he never really asked her. “So I was thinking maybe with the help of Lagi and yourself that we would create a place in the plains of our own a place a can gather those looking for a new beginning and a safe haven for all those I care about. I would ask Hohotaro for some assistance but I for some reason cannot reach him and I have another in mind that may be able to help or join but I’m not entirely sure just yet, his name is Val." He knew that Val probably did not mean much to Noir but he knew in the past Noir did have good things to say about Lagi, so he hoped that him joining him may encourage her to do the same.

Noir was surprised to hear that Solomon was capable to use magic as well now and was curious about what type of magic that he learned since they probably could share some knowledge regarding it. “What kind of magic? Is it the Strength magic? Water magic?” She was excited and she couldn’t wait for the Imuchakk to answer her even though her expression remained flat but there was definitely some sparkle in her eyes. Once he told her, she would then answer his question, “Balbadd was a fun country…” If he could notice, Solomon could see some kind of doubt in Noir’s expression for a second although it was quickly changed to her usual flat face. “You went to the dungeon once and you couldn’t remember? The one that I entered was harsh, beautiful and scorching… However the owner of the dungeon was a very amazing one.” She would take note about forgetting the dungeon even though he entered it, knowing that such a magnificent place with a unique experience wouldn’t be something that could be easy to forget. Perhaps she could as Yakuroro about this since he has a lot of knowledge…

The black haired girl could see Solomon’s expression changed when she mentioned Hayato and noticed that it was sadness painted on his face, his words about that man was also not something that she would consider as a joke. The giant truly wanted her to do it the moment she saw him, either avoiding him or killing him… She closed her eyes for a few seconds, remembering how she killed Lance’s father in front of her and how it brought smile to the male magician when she succeeded. Probably Solomon would be happy again if she killed the man when she saw him again, she remembered his face and his voice so it might be easy to identify him if she ever saw him again. “Solomon…” Noir called but there was no pity in her tone, “I killed someone’s enemy once… and if you wish for me to end someone’s life so you can feel better, please tell me and I will try my best to hunt the man.” She looked away, closing her eyes again before revealing those topaz orbs as she locked them with Solomon’s eyes. “However, I will only hunt for you and you will be the one who need to lay justice on him by yourself. I hope it is understandable… My family was killed as well, I met the murderer in Balbadd and he disappear right after… so I am looking for him right now, I guess” A sigh escaped her lips before she continued, “I would feel happier if I am able to confront him by myself and perhaps taking what he took from my family… his soul.”

Safe haven making idea sounded interesting but she knew that she couldn’t assist him for now since she still need to learn more from Yakuroro. The King would be helping him as well and there was also this person named Val who would also gave his hand for what Solomon wanted to do. “I will assist you, but I do apologize since I won’t be able to do it right now because of some urgent matter that I need to attend. However, when I am able to assist you, I will run to you and help you with all my might.”

“Hopefully that man you killed was evil or had done something worthy of it but that will be a discussion for another time, I’ll leave it at if you get the chance kill him but do not go looking for him.” He did not wish to risk anyone else he cared about with this man that already took almost everything away from him. “And we are similar then, I have to hunt who killed my father and now I have a second target.” Solomon looked somewhat disappointed as Noir declined his offer, “That’s understandable and it is quite a large task ... now to somehow tell Lagi..” he would laugh “Kind of told him you already agreed... But to get away from the depressing topics...” He would then use his newly acquired skill Dryads Beauty to create a dryad just feet away from them, it would begin looking like a small stump forming from the earth, then form into a beautiful dryad “...I have learned Life Magic and have learned quite a bit of skills to go along with it already ... I actually found my first life magic tool just outside of the dungeon everyone was talking about, it is the one I can’t really remember.” He would then walk up to her and show her his bracer Natures Embrace, “Which is pure coincidence I was hoping to learn wind magic but found out that I am more attuned to Life magic however I do not regret that, being able to use life magic has opened up many possibilities for me that I believed impossible ... As you see I can literally create a living creature, some may not classify this being as living but even a tree lives it is just limited on what it can do, and I can expand those choices for them.” The dryad would have no purpose as there was no one to heal or remove a condition from so it would then begin to go back into the earth. Solomon would smile, “Beauty is not the only thing I can create however, I can also create other beings to do things for me or others, and even just increase the growth rate of something... I do wish to learn another element however to possibly combine them into something destructive or something that may help others." He would begin to pet Largo as he seemed to be more curious about Haku if anything as he could tell it was a feline it was just unsure what kind of feline or if it was a runt perhaps. Solomon would not let Largo roam however, if he were to move a bit Solomon would tap on his back and it would stay. "So what were you training? More magic yourself or was it more for Haku?"

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Training Word Count: 467/1500

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She nodded at Solomon’s words and placed a hand on his shoulder, “He made Lance’s life miserable… Also, if you meet a white haired man who has a pale white skin named Klaus, I’d suggest you to not approach him and please inform me.” Then the girl looked down after noticing something, “But I realized that we have no way to communicate to each other… So I think it will be hard to inform each other about our own target, eh?” The black haired girl could only give him an apologetic smile when he looked disappointed, knowing that whatever she said wouldn’t comfort the Imuchakk in any ways. The best that she could do was only to give him a hand when she was available and made sure that he could accomplish what he wanted to do, praying for his success. Noir saw this man as a strong hearted one, yet there was something inside this man that was… changing a little bit if the girl could say so. There was some part inside him that was not the same as his old self, the one that the female magician was familiar. But she knew the cause and wouldn’t try to discuss about it, she could just hope that he could find his own happiness again and if making a safe haven for everyone could help him to find his happiness, then Noir would pray for his wish to be able to come true.

The moment he cast something that looked like a beautiful lady in a small form and had some kind of wooden features on her, she could notice the purple colored rukh swarming around, indicating that this was a type of a life magic. She could feel the healing aura from this being and when she touched it, she could feel that this aura refreshed her stamina instantly, something that she would say as an amazing work of spell. Her healing was not this strong but now she had seen how the rukh work, she would remember it and could use it for her future research. “I heard life magic can be used to do resurrection if the caster had enough amount of magoi and knowledge. Perhaps it is fate that this purple colored rukh choose you… Like how this blue colored rukh choose me.” Swarm of blue colored rukh appeared the moment Noir touched her wand to create a small sized rain for the dryad and disappear when the black haired girl stopped feeding her magoi. “This sweet liger of mine was able to harden his fur, I am not sure how he did it but I think it had something to do with their natural gene. A thermal liger was capable to control their body temperature so perhaps he used same process to harden his fur.” She would pet Haku which was sitting next to her and the liger would nuzzle her hand before he stood up and approached Solomon only to give him a nuzzle on his leg. “Did you miss him, little Haku?” A small smile would be formed when she heard the liger purred as if he said he did miss the Imuchakk. “I also had done a training for myself, I managed to combine lightning and water magic to create another magic type.”

“Hmmm Klaus, Interesting name ... I shall not forget it.” He would say “I have found a item called a journey book which I shared with a man call Hohotaro which would by useful for such a situation however, I just do not have the money to buy one right now maybe we can purchase one together later on.”Solomon knew that Noir’s intentions were always good and caring towards him and even though he was disappointed with the fact she could not assist him he knew that she would if she could.
“So far I only have the strength to create and heal ... oddly enough it takes much more to resurrect then to create and it is just out of my reach but I am attempting to get to that point... And I have yet to do any research on rukh its self but it would be interesting if they chose their users, and I would like to ask it why if we could... but I plan to use it for the best intentions I can either way.” Solomon could understand what Noir was attempting to show him and he smiled after the rain was created, “I cannot see the colors you see regretfully, apparently it is something that one has to come by naturally and I cannot learn it... even though I have yet to have a teacher, more or less books.” He refused to see Hayato as a teacher of anything even though he was the reason for the spell that Noir just admired. “Yea... Largo here can’t do anything like that, he just looks tough..” He would say as he continued to pat and pet him, “But I love him none the less and he is pretty quick for journeys.” He would reach down and pat Haku as well, “That is good, and how does the skill work?” He was happy that Noir seemed to be much stronger then she use to be that and she seemed to hold more knowledge of common situations and interactions, “What is the most you remember about the dungeon and anything eventful happen while you explored it?” Solomon just could not understand why he could not remember the dungeon he partook in if it was something as magnificent as how Noir described.

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Noir took interest to the item that Solomon mentioned, wondering if she could buy it with him later but she didnt really have enough money for now. She felt bad though because Yakuroro kept spending money for their journey but she would repay him somehow later for it. “Let’s purchase it later, I would like to have such item as well.” She would try to gather more money by doing some coliseum match and waited until they meet again later to see if they have enough money to buy it. Then she shook her head when the Imuchakk mentioned that he couldn’t see the color of the rukh and answered, “It is because of the natural gift that some people might have, indeed. However, every time you see magic, you can imagine the color of the rukh.” She brought out her notebook and began to draw 8 different symbol there. “Each magic type has their own color and actually, we are surrounded by different color of the rukh because all the thing around us has rukh such as water, trees, fire, and many else, even people.” She would look at him in the eyes before continuing, “The color of the rukh from you is white even though I can see a hint of gray color within those white.” The girl knew the meaning of that color but for many years she was surrounded by people with different colors of rukh and that didn’t become a judgement for the people themselves. Once she was done drawing the symbols along with the color resided within the rukh, she would tear the paper before giving it to Solomon. “I would be happy to share more knowledge with you based from what I have learned from the academy of magic and other sources, but perhaps it would be better for you to visit Magnostadt so you can get much more knowledge.”

After that, Noir would command Haku to harden his body, wanting to show the result of his training. “But the tiger there looks strong and fast, he is cute.” Noir would glance at Largo and wondering if she can touch him. She kneeled down in front of Largo and carefully, reaching out her hand towards him without any bad intention resided within her act. “You are a good boy, aren’t you, Largo? I hope you can be stronger and faster than ever…” If the tiger decided to bite her, she wouldn’t even try to move, she would accept it and stayed still while she stared right into the tiger’s eyes so she would be able to understand him more. Haku would surely tensed up but when Noir called his name, the smart liger knew what she wanted to do and he backed off calmly while staring to see what would happen.

She looked up, wanting to recall the moment she got from entering the dungeon. “It was when I reached the deepest area of the dungeon, the unmatched beauty from the surrounding and the moment I met the owner of the dungeon, it was like witnessing a very powerful being resided within.” Then she would put her hand on his shoulder, “Perhaps it was something that should not be remembered, however if it is meant to be remembered, then the memory would surely come back to you.” She tried to give him an assuring smile, wanting him to not burden himself more. “However, I need to go back soon. My mentor is waiting… and I still need to take more lesson from him.” She stepped back a little bit before climbing Haku, “Until we meet again, Solomon. I really wish we can meet again and purchase the item that you mentioned before.” Another farewell escaped from the black haired girl’s lips, but it was not a sad farewell like she had before, it was a warm one. She was pleased with it and after she gave him another glance filled with warmth, the girl would walk away and went back to where her mentor was.

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Largo would accept her kindness as Solomon would look at him Largo knew he did not have much choice in the matter, Solomon was surprised Noir would have to leave so soon, he did not have much time with her and he wouldn't mind taking the time to see how she has grown in strength but he was not going to stop her since she had somewhere to be. She left leaving Solomon with many questions left to be answered for later, especially since he has not had a teacher of his own and the colors made him somewhat curious especially since she pointed out that some of his was gray, he was curious what that meant. The dungeon that she described also made Solomon very curious as it would have been something that Solomon himself would long for before he settled down here in Reim, and as he got atop of Largo he would contemplate on if he should begin his travels once more, the jobs in his current city were beginning to lag behind as he was almost out of things that he could do on the go for money.

After running into Noir however he decided he would head back to his house he lost the mood of working all day as he just ran into a old friend, however he would take the opportunity to strengthening himself in which he has not done by choice recently. This time however he would just train his strength rather then his magic, he he wished to keep it somewhat simple to help him release some of his rage he would just simple swing his axe while putting the most strength he could into the swing. Since it was so simple of a technique it would allow him to think at the same time he did it, he enjoyed hearing the sound of the wind as his blade cut through it, this would become a very basic block of his at least he thought it would be basic this skill would come to be called Intimidating strength .  After doing this for some time he would begin to notice that not only leaves and pebbles were beginning to move as he swung his axe but the wind its self was almost penetrating the ground.  He would then begin to put more into it rather then thinking to generate more wind instead of it penetrating the ground the wind would span farther around him, "hmmm interesting." he would think to himself. Skipping ahead to the next day however he would then find himself arriving at the decision that he would leave for Heliohapt, it was one of the places he has yet to travel that apparently was much hotter then Reim, which he found interested coming from the cooler weather of Imu. He felt he should leave some notice for someone who may come look for him like Lagi since he still currently cared for his family and he may wish to let him know about more work, and he did let the new people he have met know where to find him if they wished too. So he would find himself something to write on and pin it to the side of his house just next to the entrance, he would end up leaving everything out as there was nothing anyone would be able to steal worth anything anyhow and he would get atop of Largo and begin his ride for the edge of Reim.

He would begin to feel a feeling he had lost for some time the excitement of going somewhere he has yet to be, the venture into the unknown, he wouldn't know anyone and anything about the place its another clean slate he could work with. However he did know it wasn't going to be a place he would stay he would eventually return to Reim as both his family is still he and everyone he knows of him knows where to find him.

[Solomon Exit]

Training Completed: 1513/1500