Mission: Duos

GM: Wow... these four runts were able to get this far well its a bit early but you can let the big boys go

Assistant #2: yes ma'am! (She walks towards a statue opening it's chest and pressing a green button.)

GM: let's see what else they have to offer.

Cutting to Grey who is sitting up right while holding an fist full of iron ingots over a plate.

Lily: what are you doing?

Grey Nodding off:.....

Lily is perplexed is observing grey all around trying to figure out the point of him just sitting there. When she looks back to Tío: is he going to be okay?

Tío placing a a finger over his lip whispers to Lily: mija look, he's just tired, he's probably been awake for most of this, so he's doing an old method to stay conscious.

Lily: why doesn't he just take some all-day most people who need to stay up take all-day...

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Tío: I don't know but either way he'll-

Tink*

Grey gets up and right way goes to Tío: what valuable information do you have to give.

Lily and Tío shocked to see grey so active after being dead asleep.

Clearing his throat: Míra hijo you're Lady friend was worried about about you first you should say thank you.

Grey snapped his head towards Chelsea staring at her for minute then say: thank you (Nodding his head towards her).

Lily flustered: I... it was nnn...no problem.

Tío: Ok now back to business. So you have about another 50 minutes left til the game ends but in about 20 minutes the strongest of our guild will be be joining the game. (He doesn't know that others have already joined)

Grey: wait I need to know about the person who knocked me out with a pillow if that person is gonna join I need to be ready.

Tío: ohh so you ran into estrella the sleeping beauty, lucky you. Well I can't tell you much, since no one shares there secrets with one another it's bad for business, pero word has it that she infuses magic with her pillow to make people fall asleep.

Grey trying his best to ignore the nickname of the girl: ok so she uses magic is there anything else you can tell me?

Tío: look I got a few things to tell you. First most of the top people in this guild use magic. Second this place won't keep you safe it's actually more dangerous to be here than to be running away. And lastly, you're not meant to win and you're likely not going to, so don't be all mopey about losing, when you do.

Grey: Although I don't believe in magic I understand my situation (Turning towards chelsea) Lily would you like to form a union.

Lily embarrassed and Tío smiling

Lily muttering: I mean I don't know we just met and I never been in that kind of relationship and it's all happing so fast..

Tío giving grey the thumbs up: wow que bollas tienes. I didn't think that what you were going to do.

Grey in a cold demeanor: what, I just asked if she wants to team up for a while.

Lily and Tío brought back to reality: ohh I see.

Grey: well what do you say?

Lily: umm yes...

Shifting back to Gray and Drew. We see that Gray finishing up his little interrogation of all the assassins that were after him.

Gray: Drew did you get all of that?!?

Drew: Yes sir!

Gray: Then simplify it to me soldier!

Drew: Well sir, the Intel we were given was that our enemies up til now have all been the bottom of the barrel, and that the real challenge have yet to come.

Gray: Good now, let get down to business and beat these bastards!

Drew: Yes sir!

Gray: Good now protect me while I meditate.

Drew: Yes... sir..? wait what do you mean?

Gray: Listen Drew and listen well, I need to focus and gather up all my strength to fight those strong guys.

Drew: Right but how am I supposed to stop them and for how long?

Gray: Not long and I'll leave the other details to you (Gray winks at Drew while giving him a big'ol thumbs up).

Drew looks at Gray with sparkling eyes, " you got it..." Giving Gray a thumbs up just before coming back to reality. "Wait what am I suppos-"

BOOM!

Drew creeks his head back, to look at what happened. Ummmmmm Gray I think it's best you stay awake.

Gray: Nah you got this you're way stronger than them. So I'mma meditate now.

*ok ok ok I got this I the oldest person here therego I'll be fine. Drew thought to himself just before losing his arms: huuh

New guy wearing a black coat, glasses and long white hair, the boy looked pale and skinny, yet he was wielding a large black scythe: shit my bad, we'll get you patched up after this, honestly, I thought you'd be a lot stronger than that. (Just before getting his face smashed down to the ground) Bleh

Pinning the man head to the floor was a girl with a black pony tail wearing a black dress with dark purple roses Imbedded all around, she had well built physic that would make men jealous, and with a unsuspecting lovey voice she yelled: WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING YA DUMBASS YOU KNOW YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HOLD BACK... NNNNEROOOOO!

With a dying breath Nero lets out: sorry... I thought... I thought they would be stronger...

The girl pulls back Nero up and punching him in his gut: NERO you CAN'T die yet!

Coughing up a bit of blood Nero lets out: bleh... I'm sorry Yuki please let me live...

Drew in shock: wh-

Yuki threw Nero towards Drew gut: DON'T INTERRUPT US.

Drew:* (what that hell is is going on!) Drew with his back on the floor lifts his head to see a man lying on his chest sound asleep. *Ok if I can just syphon the mana I put into this tree I should be-. Why can't I take back my magic!

Yuki: why. why. whywhywhywhy, WHY are you sleeping soundly with NERO!

As Yuki charged towards Drew, with a punch meaning to be the final blow, all Drew could think is shit I'm sorry Gray. Bracing himself for the final blow, Drew only heard a thunderous clap. Opening his eyes he sees Gray, holding Yuki fist.

Gray: Sorry about that drew I forgot to mention I stole all of your magic.

Drew: huh?!?! Stole?

Gray: yeah back when I broke that bottle on you and you said it tickled (see chapter 6 hide & seek part 2) yeah I broke your connection to this tree.

Drew: YOU BROKE MY CONNECTION!?!

Gray: yeah sorry about that. (Winking back at Drew), but thanks to that I got all the mana I need to beat these clowns up.

Yuki: you dare lay your filthy hands on me only Nero can touch me. (Yuki lunges towards Gray

Gray: Ok, No touCHING! (Gray said while creating a barrier around his leg kicking Yuki straight up).

Cutting back to Grey and Lily we see grey packing up some essentials and leaving his base, on the info given to him by Tío.

Lily: Grey are you sure about this?

Grey: No, but I'm not going to make the same mistakes as before, so I rather leave the base than stay and get caught off guard again.

Chelsea: someone was able to beat you (she asked with some tweakles in her eyes)?

Grey annoyed: That little brat did not beat me! I was just too comfortable at the time.

Lily in a meak tone walking ahead of grey: of course hehehe... Umm Grey there's something I need to tell y- (Grey Grabs Chelsea, stopping her from moving, he makes a shushing gesture towards her. As grey looks around he then recalls how he was ambush last time he comes up with three possible answers.)

Grey wishpering into Lily ear: Stay on guard someone is here. (Lily although blushing from how close Grey is understands the situation). Look I'm going to need you cover me so for now go hide (Lily nods).

As Chelsea runs away to find a vantage point. Grey decided to leap in the air to gauge his opponent.

Grey deeply inhales and shouts: HEY YOU TINY GHOST GIRL! I KNOW YOU'RE HERE SO SHOW YOURSELF. AND GIVE UP ON THE MAGIC CHARADE, I figured out that your actually using science.

Shroödinger: in a cosmos of science and magic nearly every living being has a shliver of mana. For those fortunate to have more than others they will learn every form of magic they can within there life time, however those how hold little to no mana will become peasants or thrash. Well at least that was the way until the age of alchemy. When a noble born of mana would despise magic to the point he created the hand cannon. A revolutionary tipping point for science where it would then evolve from something a minute* number people practiced to a cosmos phenomenon. Thou people who love magic will tend to think little of those who use science and vise versa. Thou both can live equally they will always tend to bicker over the smallest of inquiries. But I digress Because what our young man Grey did here today was one of the biggest insults of all!

Estrella in a not so childish voice: HOW DARE YOU!!! You No mana piece of filth, the GM said we were allowed to come early but I thought hey I'll be a sweetheart and give them a little extra time but now you did it I'm going to make sure you never wake up ag-

Grey: Now Lily!

BANG*

LILY Shoots at Estrella, and the bullet goes straight through her.

Lily panicked: Oh no did I just kill her!?! This was supposed to only knock her out?!?

Estrella: Do you think you can stop me with a sneak attack!?! oh when you get down here I'll make it so that your nightmares are a reality.

Grey: Bingo.

Grey while in mid air decends head down and as he decends grey pulls out a blue neon stick and once he hold it to his chest he accelerates downwards. Estrella shocked as Grey sped up decided her next action.

Estrella: I see right through your scheme and you're plan won't work!

As the floor below Estrella crack and crumbles, she winds up her swing with her pillow.

Grey whispers: Lily shoot Estrella pillow before it hits me

Lily startled: EEK, why can I hear Grey?!?!

Grey: Lily I'll explain it later just-

*Bang *BANG *pew

Grey: huh?!

Lily in a serious tone: shut it, I understand the assignment so finish it.

Estrella thoughts: that sniper thought she can fool me she shot three bullets and they're all going to come before this dead brat.

In a split moment three bullets come and past through Estrella and as she smirks she began to swing her pillow towards Grey and that's when her pillow is hit by the third bullet.

Estrella in shock thinks: not possible three bullets pass through me. One towards my pillow and the other two left through my eyes!

And as Estrella tries to sink into the ground both her and Grey are hovering in mid air

Estrella: how?!?

Grey now with a red neon stick: admit defeat or-

Estrella crying sobbing all over Grey: NOoooo! I'm afraid of heights!

Grey over this whole situation puts away the red neon stick allowing them both to fall down as he hold Estrella who has past out with snot and tear all over her and Grey. Lily runs up to them.

Lily in awe: wow Grey you really don't hold back, (grey confused) look she's still spasming.

Grey in disbelief: This little brat.

Grey sets Estrella down without any care. Grey then stares intently at Lily, analysing her.

Lily: umm Grey is there something wrong?

Grey in a cold voice asks Lily: Can I trust you?

Lily sheepishly: y-yes.

Grey: then what was that earlier

Lily confused: what was what?

Grey understanding situation: Nevermind.

Lily: oh with the bullets oh yeah

In a flash back we see the Lily did indeed fired three bullets, but her second shot was fired with more energy allowing it shoot through her first bullet causing it two split it into two. So when the second bullet went through the pillow the first bullet would go through Estrella eyes making her think the three bullets all failed. However the third bullet was still on a collision course with the now solidify pillow, hit with a few centimeters to spare.

Grey: close enough but nevermind that now we got company-

As we cut back to Gray and Drew. As we now see both are bruised, bloody, and burnt but both Yuki and Nero are down for the count.

Drew: phew

Gray: eehehehe that was so much fun.

Drew: Fun how was that fun? you no we almost died.

As we cut to a flash back of what happened during the fight. After using a barrier magic to attack Yuki without touching her. He then casted a water dome with Yuki submerged inside to then cast a thunder spell causing Yuki to black out.

Gray: huh is that it? I guess I'll just have to wait til-

Before Gray could finish Nero stood up and walked towards Yuki.

Drew clinging on to Gray: w-we have to run. Gray we have to run!

Gray smiling with joy, places his hand on top of Drew's head: it's gonna be ok so go hide for a second.

Drew calmed down. O.k.

Nero is kneeling next to Yuki examning her injuries, and once he finished, Nero grabs Yuki's hand kissed it and say: stay here for a moment I'll be done with them in a second.

Gray: Ok you ready to fight?

Nero: are you ready to Die?

Gray smiles and charges forward casting haste, strength, and prescription onto himself, but before he engaged, Gray jumped back.

Nero: Good you'll have to be at least this good to survive.

Nero intense bloodlust makes Drew quiver but excites Gray. Nero holds his scythe, in return Gray pulls a staff out from his robe. As both Gray and Nero close in on each other Nero scythe catches on fire propelling him as he spins around to attack Gray.

Nero: Die

Gray dodges: maybe but not today

Nero smash his scythe into the ground. Gray sees this as an opportunity to strike. Gray freezes the ground up to Nero, but Nero catches on so he lifts his whole body onto one arm holding the scythe.

Before the ice reaches Nero's hand he whispers: Ignite.

As his whole as well as his scythe become engulfed in flames. Nero walks slowly towards Grey, with each step he sets the tree aflame.

Grey: I see... Hey Drew get everyone out of here and try to reestablish your con- woah (Nero got close at a high speed trying to cut gray from his stomach). Nice moves but I've seen better.

Both Nero and Gray approach each other as Drew trys to transform again with only vines forming extra appendages as if he's and octopus.

Drew: oh geez oh space God.

Drew with the vines he controls still manges to grab all the people Gray has kick the crap out of but when he tried to reach Yuki she would stand up on her own getting ready to attack once again.

Yuki angry: I told you once and I'll tell you again (As Yuki charges towards Grey and Nero readying a full power punch of hers). HOLD BACK YOU IDIOT!!!!

Yuki hits Nero in his spine knocking him out. As Yuki stands in a victory pose (her fist raised in the air) she collapses on top of Nero. Thus concluding the Flashback.

Gray: Man I didn't even get to finish the fight. Oh but did you manage to connect back with the tree

Drew: oh right I for-

Drew has been put into stastis

Gray: D-

Gray has been put into stastis once again

In the assailant point of view we see him zoom towards Grey and Lily

Lily: Gr-

Grey: Lil-

Simultaneously Grey and Lily have been put into stastis.

???: GM it is done.

GM: and what did you think of the new recruits?

???: they're well trained but they will most likely die sooner or later

GM: oh well what done is done.

Shroödinger: ahh yes stastis a useful technique, still not enough to stop muah but nonetheless enough to put an end to some riffraff. Well I should've expected that this would be enough for the boys oh well I guess I can give them some room to grow it is what they're grandpapy's would have wanted after all.