Magical Berries [Job ~ Diana+Julius]

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Only about a week had past since Rima and Diana's struggle against that serial killer. They were planning on going to Kou soon, but before they did that they wanted to get a bit stronger first. "God...I'm so bored!" Rima said as she rode upon Pluto's back along with Diana. Set, Rima's new bat companion was roosting on her head as she rocked back and fourth. This irritated the poor bat, so he took off to search for a new resting place, landing on Diana's shoulder.

As they continued to go forward, Rima used her hand to block the sunlight out of her eyes. "Oooh I think I see a town!" she yelled with joy in her voice. Rima was usually quite patient getting from place to place, but since they had Pluto to carry them everywhere...she found herself bored easily, and sleeping much more often.

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Julius had been on a nice bed of hay. His head was rested on a comfy warm pillow. He was wrapped in a comfy wool blanket. He was surrounded by big strong walls that protected him from the chilly breezes that the night brought about, this was truly heaven. With a sudden throb of the head, the salty dog awoke. His eyes remained shut due to the sudden pain. His face turned into that of one who was constipated. He clenched his teeth, hard, trying to null some of the pains that throbbed within his head. He groaned wearily at all the signs that pointed directly to hangover. He breathed out as his eyes slowly opened, allowing him to scan the area.

Well, heaven comes from different perspectives. He was in a barn, resting his head on a pigs belly which promptly stood up and walked away upon Julius sitting upwards. In his right hand was a glass bottle, most likely once filled with Rum. He groaned once more as his head throbbed again. He could only guess what happened last night for him to end up in a place like this. That bottle of rum was full the last time he saw it. He could only regret doing things such as that after the heat of the moment has passed, not while people around him cheer him on. However, remembering the past was to hard on his head, so he decided to forget the idea. The future is forward after all.

With a little effort, the pirate got to his feet. In the corner of his eye, he saw a wooden bucket with metal bindings filled with water. He waddled over to it and took a kneel, looking at his own reflection within the water. Handsome as always, he cupped his hands, dipped them into the water, and threw it into his face with a splash. His head spun as he sloppily made his way to the barn door, harshly sliding it open. Julius was so out of it, he hadn't even realized he was only in his trousers. To add onto it, two women had been standing not too far from where he was. He was in plain sight. Virgil raised a hand and scratched the side of his neck as he took a few more steps until he was fully embraced by the sun. Upon seeing the two, one petting a cow. He raised an arm and threw a wave at them as a signature cheeky grin crawled upon his face.

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Rima took a long deep breath taking in the country air, only the get choked on the strong smell of animal and feces. She began to let out a rough cough as she walked towards Diana who was petting a baby cow. She stopped a moment to think about what her friend had asked her. "Well...I'm not too sure..." she said looking down at the ground. "I've devoted so much of my life just to get the smallest clue to the guy...just to find out he's most likely still in Kou. I guess I must have just been too scared to actually go back." She held out her hand, letting Set land on it. "Maybe, I could try actually finding that special someone." she let out a snort, laughing at the idea.

Their conversation was ended quickly as a she noticed a scruffy looking man stumble his way towards them, waving his arm around like a total fool. Rima let out loud laugh before clasping her hands around her mouth, trying to silence herself. The guy looked ridiculous as he made his way towards them. She finally managed to calm herself down and waved back at him. "Hey there!...Who exactly are you?" she said with a confused expression on her face. 'What did this guy want from them? He looked like some old drunk...' she thought to herself, giving Diana a look of concern.

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Word Count ( 381 / 1000)
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Julius, still unaware of his half-naked body, stood still, as he brought a hand to his face, rubbing his scruffy chin, trying to figure out why the woman in the purple hair was giggling. Was it him? He answered his own question by looking down. His grin quickly turned into a frown. He didn't blame the girl, he'd laugh too if he saw someone like this, walking out of a farmstead. Julius must've been flat-out stupid for him not to notice the massive dog right next to the pair. Although he couldn't hear the growls, he certainly noticed, the half-hostile aura that circled around the beast. It was enough to scare him to take a couple steps back into the barn.

Closing the farm doors behind him, he decided on getting dressed and ready. Upon turning around to begin his search for his clothes, he was greeted by a big meaty body, blocking his way. He ran right into the man. When Julius looked up to see who it was, his body half-resting on the one he laid on, the man, who was most likely the farmer, looked down. The farmer didn't look too happy about Julius' being there. He was a big, ugly, tanned fella. He didn't look like one you'd want to tango with in a bar fight. Julius gave a nervous chuckle as the farmer reached a hand down and wrapped it around Julius' neck in a tight, yet not threatening grip and slightly lifted the pirate off the ground. It wasn't tight enough to choke him however.

The farmer then proceeded to walk forwards, making the ground shake, before ramming open one of the barn doors with his free hands and throwing Julius out onto the ground. Julius landed face-first into the dirt, arms to his sides, behind in the air, and he was kneeling. His garb and sword were thrown out of the barn in his direction afterwards. His head spun rightfully. Julius slowly regained his balance, shook his head so it'd fly back into the place it's supposed to be, and stood up. He spit a wad of saliva to the side, trying to clear the mouthful of dirt he'd gotten a taste of.

"If you ever come back you filthy mongrel, I'll kill you!" echoed out of the barn. Julius was facing the barn when he acknowledged this. The pirate turned around once more only to see the two girls that were taunting him before, were still there. His face turned stoic as he quickly went to gather his things. He slipped his clothes on behind a barrel, trying to make it so he didn't seem that shameless. His baggy shirt was covered in dirt, which he wiped off with an even dirtier hand. He clipped his sword on his belt as he strode away from the barn, and up the dirt driveway which led to the road. He slowly approached the two girls, wary of the dog that might eat him if he got too close.

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Rima started to blush after Diana said that, pushing a lock of hair behind her ear. "Oh shut up!" she said with an embarrassed tone. The man before them was an incredibly strange sight, other than him being half-naked he was also being yelled at by the farmer who owned the place. Rima was scratching her head out of confusion with one hand, and had the other hand close to her new wand...just in case he had foul intentions. "Hey Diana, you're an expert with animals right? What do you call that one." she said jokingly, laughing at her own joke. Eventually, the man finally made it to them in all of his gloriousness. Things were made awkward by the sudden quiet atmosphere he had brought. "So...I assume you aren't the farmer looking for help... So, who exactly are you?"

Suddenly, the loud bellowing of an animal in pain could be heard from the farm. This caused a cold sweat to go down Rima's neck, as she could not stand the sound of an animal in pain. Set flew around Rima's head signaling he wanted to go under her hat, so she let him hide under it. "Uh, what the hell do you guys think that was?" she questioned both Diana, and the new strange half-naked man who had joined them.

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Julius approached slowly and carefully, due to the threatening glares from the dog. The growls and the ooze that dripped from it’s maw didn’t look too good for his health. He was instantly relieved however when the dog had went to go do his business on a bush. To face these girls after they’d seen what happened to him was a bold move. Hopefully, he wouldn’t get laughed at too hard. He saw them giggling on his way up here after all. The salty dog wouldn’t blame them for it after all of it, he’d do the same in that situation.

“My name is Julius Virgil, at yer service,” the pirate said as he took a long bow in greetings. “I am not a farmer, but a sailor, who mistakenly slumbered here rather than at his home, savvy?” he continued, giving them a slight grin whilst putting his hands upon his hips. Hopefully this story would muster up some time to hold them at bay for now. He didn’t want to answer more questions that he had to, at least not until this blasted headache was gone.

Thankfully, his prayers were answered. A cry had been heard. It didn’t sound human, and it’d come from the direction of the barn, so Julius could only guess that it was a pained animal. Topics were quickly changed from who Julius was to what that noise could be. The farmer soon answered that question. Julius backed away from the farmer upon the pitchfork being pointed towards him. His grin turned into a frown real quick as he slowly backed away from the farmer. The dogs handler calmed him down thankfully enough. The sailor was thankful when the farmer went back to his livestock rather than harassing him.

“Living berry bushes.” Virgil hadn’t ever thought of that one. He didn’t know what to expect. He couldn’t really imagine plants walking around and killing things. It sorta surprised him, what surprised him even more was the fact that the girl who’d most likely just saved his sorry behind from a farmer who would’ve made him fertilizer’s solution to this problem was to create a document to describe this creature. “Are you doing what I think you’re doing?” the pirate questioned with a quirked eyebrow. His question wouldn’t receive an answer however.

These plants came running from the fields, all screeching at the group at the top of their lunges. It actually sort of hurted Julius’ ears based on how loud the screeches were. The pirate was quick to react, he drew his one cutlass from its confinements. With a dash forwards, he landed infront of one of the bushes, preparing and executing a basic slash which came crashing down upon the plants vines. However the dull sword would hardly be able to put a scratch on the greens the vines came with. The only scratch that was placed was the vines scraping against his sword.

“Oh boy, this ain’t good,” Julius muttered as he backed up a little, maintaining a defensive stance.

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Set, Rima's pet fruit bat quickly took cover underneath the Magician's large hat. "What the hell are those?" she said backing away as the living plants came closer towards them. The bush on the far right quickly began to charge towards Rima, firing its Exploding Berry Barrage her way. The berries were shot in multiple directs towards the group of people, exploding near Rima but possibly hitting one of her nearby companions as well. However, Rima had been through too much to get hit by such a basic attack, so she took a quick dash to the left avoiding all of the explosions near her.

Rima eyed the half-naked man once again, still confused that he was actually fighting alongside them. "We'll be fine by ourselves. Get out of here if you don't want to get hurt!" Rima directed towards the pirate. Saying this, she quickly withdrew her wand and pointed it towards the aggressive berry bush coming her way. "You look like a plant...so you'll most likely burn like a plant as well! Mamnue Alshshams!" The magician cried out, causing a sphere of fire to shoot out towards the plant. As the ball of fire got closer to its target, it kept expanding in size.

The plant was engulfed in the flames, but part of it flew out of the fire towards Rima. Rima blocked the fiery enemy with her wand as it attempted to Chomp her. She let out a sigh and looked back towards the living bushes, there were only three left but they were a lot stronger than she had anticipated.

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Magoi (260/280) [-20 Magoi]

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Julius' defensive stance was suddenly interrupted as the exploding berry barrage meant for Roma had him in the area of effect. On instinct, he dived in the opposite direction to dodge the ability. Julius landed flat on his back. He raised his head to see the dust cloud that the explosion from the bushes had created. This made him thank his reaction speeds. His head throbbed hard however, and something told him these bushes weren't to be messed with. With one swift fluent motion, Julius hopped off the ground and landed on his two feet. It was when Rima suggested he retreat when he decided to stay. What kind of Gentleman leaves two women to fight his battles. To that, the pirate chuckled.

"I'm sorry, but I'm not the type of man who leaves two pretty women to fight for him," the sailor replied, raising his sword once more. Julius lunged forward, sword over his shoulder as he performed a basic attack upon the bush he'd attacked the first time. However, instead of it doing anything once more, it simply caught his sword in its grasp, winding a vine around it and attempting to shake it from his grasp. The plant shrieked as it did. Julius fought valiantly with the plant who surprisingly didn't use any abilities against the pirate point blank. His arm was thrown all about but he wasn't about to lose his sword. He pulled with all his might. He ended up kicking the plant a couple times, which ended up him getting his foot caught as well. The plant let go of his sword, but instead used chomp on Julius' foot. The thorns dug deep within Julius' boot, impaling his skin. It'd felt like he stepped on a thick-spiked cactus.

"Ow, dammit!" The pirate shouted, as he tried to shake the plant off his foot. He used his sword to try and chop the plant to pieces, but to no avail. He'd only managed to chop a few vines apart, the plant hadn't seemed phased by it however.

Rima smiled slightly at the courageous pirate, he might not have been incredibly strong but she had to give him some credit. "You have balls, you ol' pervert." she said with a giggle. Rima ran over to Julius quickly using a Bludgeoning strike to finish off the plant clinging to his foot. "Diana, if you want go ahead and capture one...but I'm sick of these things." The magician pointed her wand to the ground, dust and other miscellaneous particles began to collect in a single spot. Black mist began to appear out of nowhere underneath her feet, creating what looked to be a black vortex.


The Grudge Manifest came out of the portal covered in blue flames. It let out a loud screeching sound as it quickly dashed towards the plants, bashing one of them with its fist, completely destroying the plant. Rima then snapped her fingers, causing the manifestation to burst into a large blue flame, destroying two of the surrounding creatures. "I left one alive for you Diana, you know if you want to check it out and all that." Rima said smiling towards her dear friend. She then eyed the perverted sailor once more. "So, I'm Rima it's nice to meetcha!" she said with a warm grin on her face. The magician then sat down on a nearby stump and let Set fly out from underneath her hat. The small bat was dancing on her hand trying to tell Rima that he was hungry. She then opened her bag and pulled out a blueberry to give to him.

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Word Count ( 1000+ / 1000)
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Magoi (250/280) [-10 Magoi]

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Julius had been focusing on getting the wild-berry bush off his foot. So when the spikes suddenly retracted due to a swift club bashing from the mage. He’d been thankful. The pain was getting more intense as he tried to wriggle it off of his boot. The spikes only dug deeper. He raised his head and gave her a smile as she dashed away. His eyes popped out of his skull however upon seeing the spell she casted about a second later. The pirate half expected for him to be sucked into the vortex himself. It sort of, knocked his socks off.

Julius pursed his lips to reply with his own name, stuttering like a madman. “J-J-Julius,” he muttered before blinking and fixing his face. The other girl was suddenly emptying some coins into his hand. He wouldn’t turn them down, but he simply stayed in a single pose and began walking in the opposite direction. It’d take him a couple minutes to figure out and make sense of what had just happened.

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After the fight, Set was clinging onto Rima's hat, as he had been doing his best to not fall off. She gave Julius another look as he began to head off. "Hope I didn't frighten you too much. Let's meet again in the future!" she said cackling behind his turned back. She then directed her attention to Diana as she handed Rima her share of the gold. "Maybe I should try learning how to create monster plants." she said giggling at the thought, walking back towards Pluto and Diana. She adjusted the bag on her back and climbed on top of the large beast. She let out a sigh as she laid back on Pluto and looked up to the sky. "I hope we're going to be strong enough, when we get to Kou I mean." Set crawled then underneath the magician's hat to sleep, as she began to daydream.

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