Joshua sighed when it seemed that the mercenary lost his mind. "Calm down mercenary." Joshua said before Aliidan could respond. "Your only going to scare her more." Joshua's voice was calm. He looked at Aliidan now. "If you give me the opportunity, I might be able to help you with you're problem." Joshua said. He was not sure if letting this mercenary take care of a brute would be a smart idea at this point, Joshua's shadows would be stealthier and anonymous if it came to having to kill someone.

"Perhaps this mercenary wouldn't be the best for what I had in mind..." Joshua thought as he referred to what he was originally planning.

Aliidan, still confused about a majority of things, had taken a few steps back at Kreydis' outburst.
"Uhm....? Are you always this creepy? And I don't think I need help with the brute... Unless he fi-" "THERE YOU ARE GIRLY!" "-inds me again... Crud. Uhm... Do you think you could help me? D:" Aliidan said, hiding behind Joshua as the Brute came lumbering down the street, clearly with a mind to beat Aliidan senseless.

Kreydis' emerald eyes dart to the figure of the brute near instantly. He move's in the direction of the brute, a Vial in his left hand, and four throwing knives in his right hand. "Take another step I dare you!" Kreydis shout's holding a distance of about 20 meters.

Waiting for the response of the brute. His eyes dead set on him. His face seeps heat from his rage. Finger's twitching with anticipation. His legs spring up and down once every few seconds. His battle stance ready.

"This will be my fight... So step back if he comes..." He shout's back at Joshua and Aliidan.

Joshua watched as the mercenary readied all his weapons for attack. "You seem to go all out right away... Interesting." Joshua thought as he analyzed the situation.

"Mercenary, hold off on you're assault for now." Joshua said to the mercenary, he now turned his attention to the man wanting to harm Aliidan. "Brute, why do you want to harm this woman?" Joshua said to the man. Everything was at a standstill, everyone seemed to be waiting for something to happen. Joshua just wanted answers to what was going on. From there he would make his judgment. "And I suggest you tread lightly... He warned. Joshua didn't take likely to people wanting to harm others, though he was curious to see what sort of response he might get from the man.

Joshua knew he would have plenty of time to react, had there been any sort of conflict. His swarm was more than enough to take anything this brute could throw at them.

Aliidan tried to make herself as small as possible as the brute came to a halt some three feet from Kreydis. "Wha? Dat girly there, she bumped me. I will pummel her good and maybe sell her for a pretty penny, Hair and body like dat gives good prices on the market. You tinking of stoppin' me?" the Brute spoke with a less than intelligent manner.

Kreydis closes his eyes. Taking a deep breath he says something "Regret existing."

He drops the fragile glass bottle about four feet above the ground and quick jumps backwards, grabbing a dagger from his boot. Upon landing the bottle shattered, the hallucinogens spreading rapidly, Consuming the brute in an instant, and concealing kreydis. "Echo" he whispers to himself as he starts to walk in a circle around the brute, five identical images of Kreydis copying his movements.

"I'd ask you to retract your pathetic statement... but I doubt your able to even think anymore. You just a hunk of meat right now..." Kreydis slides away his throwing knives and pulls out a second dagger walking close to the brute.

"How to punish you... How to punish you..." The fog begins to disperse revealing the scene. The brute coughing, five Kreydis' circling him, only their slight transparent appearance can tell them apart, but even that's hard to see. Shiny blades in each of their hands ready to strike. At a moment's notice they charge at the brute.

Joshua heard what the brute had what to say and didn't like what he heard. Trying to hurt someone for such a stupid reason. He watched as the mercenary started what seemed like one of his techniques. Though it really just looked like he was walking around the brute it seemed to have some mental effect.

"Interesting, an illusionist..." Joshua thought as he analyzed what happened. He was trying to think of what type of effect it would have on the brute. It seems like an interesting technique so far.

"I wonder where he is going with this..." Joshua thought, he decided not to act.

"Aliidan, I'm guessing that this brute won't be a problem for much longer..." Joshua's voice was as calm as it was before, as if nothing was happening.

The epic entrance of Aliidan really left Ryousuke speechless. He could only remain quiet and stare at the unladylike so called world class sorcerers... or at least from her assumption that is. He was keeping his pace up with the group of three as they move along and eavesdropping onto their conversation despite it wasn't neccessary.

From the sounds of it, Ryou had the idea of Allidan being chased by some brute which didn't take a long time for that brute to make his appearance. Seems like Kreydis and Lyon was willing to lend a hand to Aiidan whom rejected it at first but now she requests for it.. Indeed that brute may not even be worth to cause a huge uproar so instead it was better for Ryou to stay out of it for now and check on their capability.

Aliidan, never much fond of illusions and illusionists had taken several steps back from Kreydis once she noticed he practiced illusions, even if he did it to help her at this time. Sadly, Aliidan was so focused on backing away that she didn't notice where she put her feet and tripped, falling backwards over a railing of sorts. The brute, for his part was disoriented and confused but figured that out of five one must be real. "Dah! Why must you always illusionate? Now I have to do something about dem dere illusions of yours" the brute spoke and proceeded to slam a fist onto the street, crushing the pavement (or whatever it is its made of) in the process.

Kreydis watches his foe smash the ground in a rather plain manner. He hops a bit to avoid any shock from the ground, "Surging blades..." he whispers to himself. Each of the clones tosses one of their daggers at the brute, surprisingly they all "hit" in different spots, thrown at different times. Most of them just positioning him for kreydis' blade, which he tosses into the brutes shoulder. Finally face to face each illusion begins their assault.

Slashing and stabbing the real Kreydis waits for the perfect moment to strike. The brute turns, a horrendous mistake as Kreydis Thrusts his blade deep into his left arm's shoulder bone. Kicking the brute in the back of his knees he pulls out another blade. "I should just kill you... but your life is in the hand of the girl you were about to hurt" turning his head slightly to see Alii and Joshua he shouts "Does he live or die Aliidan?"

Joshua did not realize what Aliidan was doing until it was too late to do anything. He heard her falling and promptly turned around to see what happened.

"Clumsy girl..." Joshua thought as he walked over to help her. "Need a hand?" Joshua offered her help to get up.

It wasn't long after that that he heard the mercenary turn to Aliidan and ask her what to do next. Joshua just sighed at what he just did.

"It seems that the mercenary was oblivious to what just happened to her and by what I can tell she doesn't like what he is doing... Whether it's the way he decided to handle the brute or the fact that he is an illusionist, I have no idea. Still, she doesn't seem too fond of what he is doing and he has no idea. On the other hand, if he doesn't get a response soon enough, that brute doesn't seem to be the kind of guy to just take punishment without payback..." Joshua's thoughts were ongoing but he wasn't sure which was worse, the fact that the mercenary was oblivious to the person he is trying to help or that he turned his attention away from the enemy.

Kreydis takes another blade from his belt and slams it into the brutes neck. Grumbling about getting blood on his blades he slides them out and wipes them down on the shirt of the brute. Sighing he walks over to Aliidan and Joshua. "that... was a waste of time..." he says poking his sides.

Aliidan was lying on her back, her eyes unfocused after hitting her head. She accepted Joshua's offer of aid though she was still wobbly. "My head hurts. It really freaking hurts right now..." Aliidan said meekly, rubbing her head gingerly.
(feel free to do whatever with the brute,I can't come up with anything interesting)

Joshua wasn't paying attention to the Mercenary when he walked over. "Is you're head bleeding?" He asked Aliidan as he made sure she didn't fall over again.

"For being such an acclaimed 'powerful sorceress' she doesn't seem very bright..." Joshua thought.

He decided that even if there was blood it would be better to start moving. Standing here was now pointless he started to slowly walk and somewhat expected Aliidan to follow.

Rewards:
Kreydis: 1 SP, 1 Mp and 65,000 Drachma
Ryousuke: 1 SP, 1 MP and 60,000 Drachma
Lyon: 2 SP, 1 MP and 80,000 Drachma
Aliidan: 1 SP, 1 MP and 60,000 Drachma

LETS DO THE NEW TOPIC I MADE!!!

DRAGON ATTACK!

https://negimalostmagic.rpg-board.net/t1358-dragon-attack-ave-the-humans