Diez look upon the scene and recognize it. She restrain her battle instinct and use her hand.
« Yo. »
Afterwards, she grab a cigarette and start smoking it.
« I come from another world. I wanted a smoke break but now sIm in a standoff so... not a break. »
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter"Oh, that's just Deez, she's a friend of mine who can teleport," Nicole explains to Xane. "And yeah, Nik and I are half-dragons, or Manakete, as you call 'em. Just call me Nicole, by the way."
She greets Deez with a wave, then looks to Xane and the other Einherjar.
"Now, who're you all looking for, if you don't mind me asking?"
"Teleport? Without a Warp Staff? A different world?", Michalis asks, his suspicion seemingly growing. "And unknown Manaketes too... sounds like you're connected to Gharnef."
"Now now, we don't know that.", Wendell says. Michalis glances away, and Sirius speaks up.
"We seek Prince Marth of Altea."
"Have you seen him?", Nyna asks, looking worried.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.« What’s a Manakete ? » She asks. « I’m not one of em, whatever they are. I’m just a girl with powers. »
She shake her head.
« I don’t know where he is but I can help y’a search for him. My powers are very useful for that. » she offers. « And one of my siblings is aware of a lot of stuff. »
Diez breath out with her cigarette.
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterNyna practically jumps off of Sirius' horse, causing him to appear worried.
"You do!? Really?"
"Praise be with Naga.", Wendell says, smiling. "I was so fearful our search would be filled with hardships."
Tiki now slowly emerges from behind Bantu and carefully walks up to Nicole, tugging at her clothes and, seeing as she's a little kid, looking up at her.
"Can you really take us to Mar-Mar?", she asks, looking hopeful. The sight actually seems to make both Bantu and Nagi smile. Xane grins happily as well.
"... Nicole, right? Can you prove your words?", Michalis asks, though he does at least try to sound less hostile. Still, his expression shows that he's not convinced in the slightest. "No offense, but I'm not entirely eager to just trust you on your word after knowing you for a minute."
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Diez contemplate and smile a bit. She doesn’t appreciate not fighting though, but she can always get Jam in a brawl.
« Well, she is a friend of a lot of my siblings. So I guarantee you that she is right. » declares Diez. « She’s a kind person. »
She finish her cigarette and look around for a trash can, before sighing.
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterNicole looks down at Tiki, then flashes a smile at the kid before patting her on the head.
"Yep. Don't worry, my friend'll set up a quick meeting for ya."
She then sighs in response to Michalis' skepticism.
"Deez and Nik can both vouch for me, like Deez actually did just now. Trust me, dude, just let us bring you to Anna and before you know it, you'll be chatting with Marth himself in no time."
"Wait, Anna? The Secret Shop merchant?", Linde asks. Michalis turns to her.
"You know this Anna?"
"Yeah, her friend Jake helped us in the war against Medeus, and she occasionally sold us useful items. Whenever we could find her shop."
"Hm... it is awfully convenient that they appear to be close to this mysterious merchant..."
Bantu shakes his head.
"Young one, it's good that you're catious, but you mustn't always try to be negative. Look, lady Tiki trusts them. She may be still a child, but she has a sense for the pure of heart."
"..."
Bantu steps forward.
"As Lady Tiki's guardian, I will accompany you alongside her."
"Heh, count me in.", Xane says.
"... If Tiki trusts you...", Nagi says, nodding.
"I'll come too!", Linde says.
"So shall I.", Wendell says.
Nyna looks at Sirius, who appears to be thinking things over. Beck too appears to be pondering.
"Camus...", Nyna says to Sirius. "I must see my brother..."
"At all costs.", Sirius guesses. He then nods.
"Very well. I will go alongside you to protect you, in case it's a trap."
Beck then sighs.
"Well, guess I'll come along too or I'll look like a huge jerk."
They all look at Michalis, who doesn't appear to have been convinced just yet.
"... Don't look at me like I'm the fool here. You're all too eager to follow someone we've never met before. I will not let myself be played again. I want proof."
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In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay."Nice." she says, awaiting for Nicole to tell her where it is.
Once she get the location, she open a swirling red portal to the shop and peek her head in.
"I sure as..."
She glance at the smaller members of the party.
"... heck hope that she's not sleepin' or away."
—
Kor exploits the distraction and sit down, gathering power in his main weapon.
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Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter"Aye aye aye..."
Nicole draws her Killing Edge for everyone to see.
"See this sword? I brought it from Anna herself the first time we met. And if that's not enough proof, come with us to her shop, and you'll see for yourself that I'm telling the truth."
She returns the weapon to its sheath, then glances at Deez.
"Her shop's in the city, remember?"
Once the Tenth Sister opens her portal, she waits to see if Michalis has finally come around or not.
Michalis raises his eyebrow.
"I thought you were a Manakete. How are you wielding a sword?"
His eyes narrow. Sirius immediately pulls Nyna closer to him, already seeing where this is going.
"Michalis-", Wendell says, but he gets interrupted by Michalis.
"Regardless of whether this is a trap or not, you've made me curious. I'll come along... if I deem you worthy."
He raises Gradivus as his wyvern starts to ascend. The other Einherjar, meanwhile, run through the portal, ending up in NLA.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.NLA
"Heyo, Reyna!" Megan says as she approaches. "Nice shades. Remember when I said I would get some data on that Rathalos? I managed to rope in a few of the BLADE Science Officers to help out with that project. Here, take a look."
She passed Reyna the journal, flipped to the Rathalos Ecology page. There were spots of missing information, such as maximum, minimum, and average lengths, and things like normal habitat and hunting habits — the kinds of things that would need to be out in the field to experience and learn — but aside from those, it was a surprisingly complete document. It even included a table for the alchemical properties of each part of the creature, empty as it was.
"I also nabbed this," she said, pulling out the blood sample. "Not sure what I can make with this yet, but I'll definitely try to find out. Anyways, how have you been?"
Domain of Tiamat, Cauldros
"Ah, right, one other thing— there is a void beyond a certain point past the ocean. There does not seem to be a way to avoid death if one falls off of it. Now... Shall we go do something? I feel as though I have spent quite enough time sitting on this mountaintop, and I would like to go do some... what do the mortals call it? 'Adventuring?' Yes, I believe that is the word," Tiamat said, her lips curling into a slightly worrying smile. "What do you two think?"
aaaand probably time freeze for a while — gotta go do food in a bit
"The Stick has sentimental value. It's like an enormous, hideous teddy bear we can kill things with." -rikalousMichalis narrows his eyes.
"Your enjoyment at this prospect says enough. Don't gloat about anything just yet. I am the Crown Prince of Macedon, and my wyverns rule the sky. I swear on my crown, you will fall."
He snarls at Nicole leaving, since she was his primary target. However, since he doesn't know where the portal led, he decides to take care of Diez and Nik first, planning to go look for Nicole after.
The Gradivus ready, his wyvern suddenly charges for the two as he attempts to strike them both with a well-timed spinning slash.
If Diez gets hit, she'll find that just this simple attack is already much stronger than anything Minerva and the Whitewings were capable of dealing out to her. It might even be strong enough that she has to consider not fooling around.
Nicole will find that she
◊ is. ... But also that she's napping. The Einherjar walk up to the shop, and Linde smiles.
"That's Anna all right. You were truthful after all."
At this confirmation, Sirius seems to be less on edge.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Diez waits until the last moment and vanish, dodging the strike in a burst of speed and attempting to nail him in the face with a strong punch. If she succeed, she then leap off into a portal, and re-appear somewhere else.
"I'm not going to kill ya." she says. "But it looks like I'm not going to hold back by that much !" declares Diez, taking her stance once again.
"Well, I do enjoy fights, its in my nature." she says. "Now, I actually wanted to solve this peacefully but if you insist on fighting well, of course I'll gladly accept !"
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterNik jumps out of the way and attempts a midair backflip kick, Gogeta-style.
"Cool. I ran into a Pink Rathian I've had history with, who somehow ended up in human form. Anyway, these glasses aren't just any old pair. They're Strategist Spectacles, and they increase the wearer's resistance to every single element!"
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"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Michalis skillfully uses his Iote's shield as an actual shield and blocks Diez' strike. As for Nik, Michalis' wyvern just flies back a little to dodge.
"Hold back? You already barely stand a chance against the might of the Gradivus.", he says, turning his wyvern around to face Diez when she has reappeared and talked. He then grabs a hold of his Javelin and throws it at Nik before charging downwards towards Diez again, attempting to strike her with the Gradivus.
"Michalis is a... difficult person to deal with.", Wendell says. "He's very pressured due to his role as crown prince, and he's been tricked in the past. But as misguided as he sometimes is, he truly means well."
Anna immediately wakes up.
"Gold!? Where?"
She then looks at Nicole.
"Huh? ... Oh, hi Nicole.", she says, smiling as she rubs her eye a bit. "What brings you-"
She then notices the Einherjar and gasps.
"You brought nine of them here without having to fight them?", she whispers to Nicole, making sure the Einherjar don't hear it.
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In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.

Domain of Tiamat, Cauldros
Tiamat gave Logan a general description of the lands they are currently in.
"Unfortunately, due to some... unusual interference, I have been unable to find out much of any particular region aside from the walled city on the southern end of the continent. I have overheard some conversation about the nature of this place as well — the lands evidently change from time to time. Aside from that, death is effectively meaningless here, and all damage done to the landscape eventually repairs itself. The flora and fauna seem to change according to this... 'arena's' current form," the dragon goddess said, images of previous battles floating in rune-circles around her. "Hmm... I cannot escape the feeling that I glossed over something. Was there anything else, Kulve, dear?"
She conjured up a cup of rather spicy tea as she waited for Kulve and Logan to respond.
NLA
Megan finished taking her notes on the Rathalos, and also took a moment to take a blood sample from the creature — not nearly enough to be harmful to it, but enough to brew a potion or two. If Reyna can make weapons and armor out of the remains of this creature, then its blood must be pretty special as well, she thought herself. She stocked up on alchemical creations once again — two healing, one mana, a Primal Armor mutator, and one vial of distilled Alchemist's Fire. Her gear today consisted of her weapons, a small handful of cloudpellets, and a BLADE-issue grenade. With all that in place, she headed out in to the city. journal in hand, and started looking for Reyna.
"The Stick has sentimental value. It's like an enormous, hideous teddy bear we can kill things with." -rikalous