Drunk Santa Beating [Mission]

[Durriken Petulengro]

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Name: Imposters
Rank: C
Posts Limit: 2
Objective: With Christmas just around the corner, there are men in Santa suits practically everywhere you look, and most of these are harmless enough. However, these is a rumor going around that amongst these Santa's is a drunkard that has been scaring children and generally ruining the holiday season. Find him, and deal with him - preferably without violence. Children probably will not appreciate you laying a beating on Santa.
Reward: 500 Jewels
Exp: 70

Durriken crouched on a rooftop of Onibas as his eyes scanned the crowds his eyes darting from man in red to man in red. His eyes would then dart to the buildings around him his mind keeping track of the different routes and different hiding places in the city. There were too many men to keep track of so he let out a sigh and waited for his help to arrive.

He closed his eyes as he let focused on his bonds with the guild. When he did, his guild mark glowed for a quick moment before turning back to its dark purple color. With his eyes closed, he saw an array of dots in a tight cluster at the edge of his range and then a few dots scattered around, one that seemed to be approaching him. He opened his eyes once more and waited for the person to get within range of him to sense his magic.

As he waited he pulled some cards out of his new bottomless bag. He pulled out his Knight of Swords, Four of Wands, and Three of Cups figuring these would be the ones he would need most to accomplish the task.

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Family Locator
Feeble
Range:40 Yards
Description:As any good parent should be able to do, this spell allows the caster to intrinsically know the location of anyone they deem as family (Griffin Wing Member) with the radius of the spell. Costs the initial mana cost to put into effect and costs 1 mana to send out a 'ping' to detect family members.
Drawback:Lasts 20 Posts before needing to be recast.

Mana: 95/100

[Yoichi Sugiyama]

As he assumed it was his help that was coming. And coming swiftly indeed he was, Having used his own spell known simply as "Wings" and for good reason. The spell itself granted him, well, Wings, Which allowed him to fly and helped boost his speed by quite a considerable amount all things considered. Either way, When he got there he set down gently next to the male and dispersed his wings once he landed.

"So what's the mission?" He asked him, Not caring at the moment who it was or why he'd been asked to tag along. All he knew was that he was asked, so he'd do so.

Mana
2/10

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Spell Name: Wings
Type: Caster
Level: Medicore
Range: Self
Description: By writing runes on his own body, The caster is granted Wings that enable him to fly and move around(In the air only) at an accelerated rate. At Mediocre the speed increase is 25%
Drawback:
Only lasts 7 posts.
Now has an upkeep of 1 mana per turn after 5 posts.

[Durriken Petulengro]

Durriken didn't turn being able to hear the rustle of the wind due to the flying and the smell of ink that filled the air as the man approached. When the man landed, Durriken turned his head and saw the large wings the man wore and the word "Wings" on his body.

"Sorry, after working with Riley so long, I forget that not everyone has an easy time getting on and off of rooftops as Riley and I." he apologized before turning back to the streets.

"The mission is pretty simple but will take some finesse. See all of those Santas down there? Making the kids happy and bringing them holiday cheer? I have been hearing about one that isn't so nice, apparently he thinks its okay to drink a large amount of alcohol to get through his shift and has been getting a bit vulgar toward the children scaring them half to death. He has yet to actually hurt anyone though it's only a matter of time in my opinion."

"We just need to make sure we get the right Santa and that we take him out without anyone seeing since it's hard to explain to children that 'Santa' is drunk and that you need to remove him." He said putting air quotes around the word Santa.

"I am open to ideas but my current plan is a smoke screen cover, knock out old saint nick and then drag his fat not so jolly but into one of the dark alleys or deserted buildings for some lessons about being drunk around young children."

Mana: 100/100

[Yoichi Sugiyama]

He shrugged at his words "Fine" He mumbled, Looking down at the 'Santas' that filled the street "Any idea which one it is?" He asked softly, His body stretching out as he stuffed his hands into his pockets, A small metallic sound ringing out from his right one. He walked up to the edge, Placing one foot at the edge and the other a bit further back, His long duster blowing as the winter breeze shifted by them, He had something else in mind, But decided letting him choose their course of action was far better in this case...Hurting innocent humans that couldn't defend themselves....wasn't exactly something Yoichi was into, Especially after certain events had transpired...None of which made Riley very happy.

[Durriken Petulengro]

Durriken heard the click of metal on metal but didn't think much of it. He knew that Riley and this man were seeing each other, he doesn't live next to her office and not notice things. The fact that he had a ring on his finger didn't peak his interest since lots of people wore rings in his culture, money was risky, it could lose value, precious metals and gems never lost their value.

"This is when I keep bitching to myself for not buying binoculars since that would make this much easier. I think the only real way to do it is to go down and mingle, look for the man with blood shot eyes that reeks of whisky or rum. I hope we can find him before we hear kids screaming...oh and speaking of screaming, you may want to mention to Miss Riley to add some sound proofing to her office, there are times when I may not be present to provide the service with my magic and we don't need her private meetings eased dropped upon by staff and members, we already had one person hear too much and think he could sell the information to Shark Fang."

As he spoke a mischievous grin appeared on his face and before Yoichi could answer he jumped calmly from the rooftop. Halfway down he caught onto a drape hanging from the fourth story window and used it slow his fall. Once the sheet ran out, he dropped two more stories before tucking and rolling through the fall. There was a bit of a disruption but amusingly, the town's people were starting to get used to him randomly falling from the sky.

[Yoichi Sugiyama]

He listened to the man yammer on, Only tensing up and blushing a bit when he heard him mention something about her 'Private Meetings' with him....Durriken...It was the only man that lived close enough to Riley's room to actually KNOW that much without ever speaking to him about it. "Sell it...to shark fang?" He muttered as he watched the man jump down. He sighed and followed suit, Only instead of jumping down he took the stairs and wandered out of the alley, Catching up to the man was rather easy since he had a distinct feel about him.

Once he caught up he spoke "So who was it that wanted to sell the information?" He asked softly "And who are Shark Fang?"

[Durriken Petulengro]

"Um, I don't remember exactly, I think it was one of the cooks, and Shark Fang is a dark guild located....somewhere, I am not exactly sure where and when we asked the High Priestess for the location she told us that she won't send us on a Fool's Errand which I am guessing means we would do something stupid. Anyway, Riley and I took care of him, showed him whose boss and give him a nice mind rinse to boot." He said as he and Yoichi moved through the crowd.

They made their way through the crowd looking like an odd pair the only thing in common being their gender and the guild symbol upon their person. Durriken's eyes darted rapidly from person to person glad to see the town was happy and that the holidays were going well. He noticed that some mothers though had a sour look on their face, annoyed but not openly angry. He bumped Yoichi's shoulder and jerked his head slightly in the direction of the mother's were coming from before moving more in that direction. If they followed the angry mothers they would eventually find the drunk Santa.

[Yoichi Sugiyama]

"I see...." He mumbled, He said nothing else and just followed the male as he turned towards where the Mothers were coming from "I'll deal with that Guild" He stated boldly "Dark Mages shouldn't be allowed to exist, If they do, They should be punished" His eyes closed some as they walked, Thinking about a few things as they moved until they came to their destination, At which point he'd allow Durriken to take the lead, Staying in the back and looking menacing.

[Durriken Petulengro]

Once they got close to the drunk Santa, Durriken paused and surveyed the situation. He couldn't set of his smoke bomb with a kid on Santa's lap. It wouldn't harm the child but it would be traumatizing none the less.

"So, do you prefer to be the distraction or to plant my smoke bomb?" he asked Yoichi.

Once he got the reply that Durriken should be the distract he gave Yoichi his Four of Wands card.

"Here, this will create a large blanket of smoke when I activate it. It should stick to any surface so just plant it close enough to the man so we can get in and get out effectively." He told the man before fading into the crowd.

Durriken moved about 20 yards away from the Santa and politely asked for some space. He then pulled out his King of Pentacles and a ring appeared around his feet as a pillar of rock shot up with him on it. It sent him twenty yards into the air. This made nearly everyone in the courtyard look his way.

"Good afternoon everyone, in the spirit of the holidays on behalf of Griffin Wing I decided to put on a little show for all of you." He said as he gave a little bow as a small round of applause rose from below.

He then pulled two cards from his bag and held them between his fingers. The first was his King of Wands and the second was his Six of Wands. He flicked his wrist activating the King of Wands that would give him control over fire. He then held up his Six of Wands and activated it. Instead of the normal stream of fire that emerged it took the form of a Chinese dragon and began to fly around him. He just heard the applause below him over the roar of the fire. His arms strained as he push up causing the dragon to rise and then with some complex figure and arm movements its transformed into a phoenix. It rose up behind him before it finally 'exploded' into much smaller flames forming the Griffin Wing logo before sparkling out and the pillar lowered Durriken back to the ground.

"Merry Christmas everyone on behalf of Griffin Wing!" he said happily and hoped Yoichi planted the card.

Mana:76/100

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Mediocre
Range:30 Yards
Description: This card lets the user control the natural earth around them in a 30 yard radius. The user can move the earth around but cannot strengthen or enhance it.
Drawback: Requires King of Pentacles to cast. Limited by the tarot card sustainment table. If another mage’s magic is affecting the earth this card has no affect. The properties of the earth cannot be affected such as its density or shape.

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Mediocre
Range: 30 Yards
Description: This card lets the user control the natural fire around them in a 30 yard radius. The user can move the fire around but cannot strengthen or enhance it.
Drawback: Requires King of Wandss to cast. Limited by the tarot card sustainment table. If another mage’s magic is affecting the fire this card has no affect. The properties of the fire cannot be affected such as its temperature.

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Mediocre
Range: 10 Yards
Description: Durriken holds up the card in front of him and like a Mario fire flower flames spew from the cards. The further away from the card the weaker the flames are before becoming harmless after 10 yards
Drawback: Six of Wands to cast. Can only be sustained for three posts before three posts need to be waited for the card to regain its energy.

[Yoichi Sugiyama]

He nodded, Taking the smoke bomb he leisurely strolled away with his hands in his pockets. Whistling softly as he strolled into an alley and behind the entire crowd as well as the 'Santa', Placing the bomb right under the seat of the man he stood up and waved to Durriken, whistling as he leaned back against the seat of the old fart. Once the smoke bomb went off, He reached around, His arm hooking under the man's chin and dragging him backwards off the seat and away from the crowd.

Dragging him into the alley he had come out of and throwing him against the wall, Pressing his foot against the males chest and whistling as he awaited durriken's arrival

[Durriken Petulengro]

When Durriken saw the wave he reached into his magic and activated the tarot card. When he did so, a dark black smoke emerged from the card. It did not burn the lungs and only restricted vision. He then walked through the crowd smiling until he got to the alley and when he did the ground rose up behind him blocking off the alley from sight of the large center area. The smoke quickly cleared once he cut the magic to it and flittered away quickly in the wind as if nothing happened revealing the empty seat.

"Very, good, so what do you think we should do with this drunk Yoichi?" he asked as he pulled out his Ace of Swords and the card was quickly replaced with a simple longsword.

Mana:70/100

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Feeble
Range:10 Foot Radius
Description: From the card black smoke will emerge at a high rate of speed. After one post the entire spherical radius will be filled with the magical smoke. This smoke does not limit breathing but does limit sight limiting it to only 3 feet in front of anyone including the user.
Drawback: Four of Wands to cast. Limited by the tarot card sustainment table.

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Greenhorn
Range:Melee
Description:The user pulls out a tarot card that when activated conjures a basic long sword. The sword is mundane with no special abilities or powers. This sword can be used by anyone but the further it strays from the conjurer the harder it is to maintain. The sword is identical to the sword depicted on the card.
Drawback: Limited duration dependent on the users magic. Only one tarot spell can be active per level of mage. Example: A feeble level mage can have two greenhorn cards active or only one feeble level card. Trauma to the sword or the conjurer can shatter the effect.

[Yoichi Sugiyama]

He sighed some "As much as he deserves it, I promised Riley that I wouldn't take another life if I could help it..." He said, Resting his head on the wall "Unless you're going to do it, I say we just drop him off at the jail house and let the police handle it" He scratched his head some and sighed softly, Letting out another yawn as he looked around to be sure they weren't being watched

[Durriken Petulengro]

Durriken walked forward toward the man with the sword in his hand a fake face of hardness and anger. He raised his sword high as the Santa wet himself with freight. He swung down and instead of landing a lethal wound, he cut toward the man's leg. He put a gash through the red cloth leg that began to 'bleed' rapidly with a dark brown liquid. In reality, Durriken cut through the man's flask that was on his pocket.

The man was trembling now in freight and was beginning to sober up do the emotional distress he was under.

He turned toward Yoichi and his fake face began to crack and break into a grin.

"You need to take this easier, did you really think I intended to kill him?" he said with a chuckle in his voice.

[Yoichi Sugiyama]

"Honestly? I didn't know what your plan of action was, I know nothing about you so I do not make wild assumptions" He said, Waving Durri off a bit as he began to walk away a little "Do you wish to drop him at the police station or shall I?" He asked, stopping at the edge of the alley, His hands in his pockets. There was a method to his madness that most wouldn't even see. To most, It would seem like he was out to see blood, To some, He would seem like an honest man....To others, They'd see a snake underneath the skin. All of these would be partially right, Though none of them were actually correct, They had their own truths to them. There was certain peoples blood he'd love to see, He was a rather honest man...And he wasn't always truthful to just about anyone aside from Riley. Aside from a single incident...He had never broken a promise or lied to Riley, And that one incident was the very last and only incident he'd ever have.

[Durriken Petulengro]

Durriken raised his eyebrow at the man's words as he threw the blubbering man over his shoulder.

"I wouldn't call not killing a drunk as a wild assumption but whatever" he said shrugging at the end.

"And don't worry, I got him, I'll get him there faster anyway." He said he waved his free hand and the wall blocking their passage way into the center courtyard lowered and Durriken dug in his bag for another card. He pulled it out and his feet glowed a faint yellow before with a rush of displaced wind he jumped twenty-five feet into their air onto the rooftops as a near blur from his full speed.

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