OOC: Sorry for the soon-to-be hijack.
BIC...
Raila gave a chuckle and stepped forward. "Normally, this lad here seems to be the brains of the operation. But you seem to be for the moment, sir Seer, despite your sheer lack of it." From somewhere aside from Raila's body, a very thin yet undeniably powerful watery barrier surrounded his body, fluxing lightly. "Now, I don't mean to sound like I'm bragging from a failure, but catching even
me off guard to kidnap someone under my nose is impressive. And one of the LEAST tolerable things on this planet!"
Dusk stomped his foot down, unhinging his power enough that the water threatened to vaporize from his barrier. Off to the side, a random man in the bar yelled, "That lady's a mage! She's doing it!" Undeniably, Paige was holding a concentrating arm out toward Dusk while motioning with the other.
"Ah, yes. So rude of me to forget introductions... Paige, my page. The title's a bit of a running joke, but don't let that nor her looks fool you; she's got enough power to flood this entire city in a flash, so anyone trying anything stupid will just end up with a whip of water around their necks 'til they stop. Now, Seer, I believe you have something of mine." Right on cue, Paige whipped her free hand back, the wisps of water having caught the gem Dusk stored in the apple for Kyrina. Dusk caught it between his thumb and index finger, presenting it to the Seer. "If it never found its way to her, but rather your pocket, that only adds theft to your crimes. See, I may kill, but if you haven't noticed, there aren't legions of innocent simply slain at my feet. The one thing I absolutely do not tolerate is undisputed, needless involvement of the innocent in anything harmful."
Knowing the Seer would start to interject with a "greater cause" speech, Dusk turned to Caston. "Remember how I told you this gem had a crater spell enough for a room? I didn't lie about one part of that. I'll be expecting you to do three things for me, Caston. Brace yourself, find me, and don't be quick to judge Paige."
A multitude of happenings occurred in the blink of an eye. The water barrier vanished, leaving Dusk to jump up and catch a rag wrapped around his swords with one hand tossed by Paige. The jump continued well through the roof of the building, force enough to leave small craters where his feet were as a sign of the strength of the jump. "Now, Seer! Witness the folly of your self-fulfilling prophecy!" Dusk threw the gem into the center of the city with the greatest force possible. On impact with the ground, the gem shattered, and a crater nearly instantaneously appeared beneath well over half the city. In the time it took Dusk to pull out his swords and start a descent with fiery blades spinning, wrath engulfing the sky and what wood could be reached from the blazing strikes, all the buildings had begun to plummet what few meters they had from the newly shaped ground. From within the Inn, Dusk recognized one very specific voice crying out in effort of a barrier that overtook Paige, Grageon, Kyrina, Delon, Adam, and Caston. That, however, mattered far less than being able to set ablaze this city of heathen vandals before the city could recover to counter.
OOC: Don't bother trying to touch Paige. I wasn't kidding in that any attempts, magical or physical, to harm her will earn a noose of water around your neck.
And don't bother trying to touch Dusk. As soon as he touches ground, half the city will be ablaze, and he'll be off running.
