Yin and Yang [Closed - Reizo Keiji] (Read 338 times)

[Ares]

As the sun had begun to set, a lone mage walked through the narrow streets of Crocus. He’d wear a white double-vested trench coat. The coat has large cuffs and lapels along with broad buttons. Along with the coat, there matched white trousers which were tucked into black trench boots. He’d cover his whole attire with an ankle length black cloak which has a red ribbon near the neck and is fastened to the left with a single large button. He wielded a thick, long dadao that was locked on his back. Like any stranger in a new city, he’d make his way down to the town’s pub.

As he entered through the double swinging doors, he would see the chatter amongst the city’s citizens come to a halt. They’d give intimidating stares towards the man. Or at least they tried to be intimidating. The man simply walked through the center as if everything were normal, his boots making thud sounds at every step. As he sat down, the stranger would smile and wave at the whole bar and raise his finger to the bartender who was cleaning a glass with a cloth. As he nodded, the stranger chuckled. It seemed the bartender was the only one to not find him a nuisance. The mage noted not to bother him if anything happened.

“What are you bastards staring at…?” The man exclaimed. “It’s as if I’d just come here after fucking with your mothers.” He grinned. A man would jump up his seat, and walk towards the man at a fast pace. It seemed he was the first to get offended. The man would kick the stranger’s stool but as it slid away, the man would still be in a seated position, his body leaning against the counter. “Are you serious?” He whined, jokingly. The man said nothing but reveal a look of embarrassment towards the man. And before he could do anything, the stranger grabbed the hilt of his blade and swung it from his back to only behead the man in one quick slash. A horrid sound of gushing blood would fill the room and blood would be splattered on the stranger’s face and clothes. He simply grabbed the bartender’s cloth and wiped the blade clean and put back on his back.

“The name’s Ares, Ares Yhwach.” He introduced himself to the bartender and took a sip of his drink.

[matthias]

Reizo was sitting at the bar counter. Despite the summer heat, he was wearing his “casual” attire of a white button-down dress shirt and black tuxedo pants that had recently been hemmed to the proper length. He skipped out on the tie and jacket today due to the heat wave that had swept Crocus. The recently approved Rune Knight-in-training was enjoying the jovial and uplifting ambiance of a typical Crocus bar. Although it wasn’t late enough for there to be a rowdy crew, there were more people than usual, and a particularly rambunctious and lightly intoxicated man was sitting to Reizo’s left.

Suddenly, a man dressed in rather garish attire including a black trench coat busted into the room. There were two things about this man that caught Reizo’s attention. Firstly, the man of rather large size was dressed inappropriately for the summer, which seemed a bit concerning to Reizo, but was not as alarming as the second observation. Reizo noted that strapped to the man’s back was a rather large sword. To carry something as eye-catching as that along with his unusual attire in the capital city of Fiore could only mean one of two possibilities. Either the man that entered was an attention whore (which seemed somewhat feasible), or he was from out of town. Either way, Reizo kept to himself for the time being.

When the gentleman exclaimed, in a brutish manner, about the attention he had just garnered from the crowd Reizo quickly concluded that the man was both of those things. That was when things got out of hand. The inebriated man on Reizo’s left got up and immediately tried to pick a fight. Although the drunk may’ve put up a decent fight had he been sober, to Reizo’s horror the man was decapitated, his head rolling to the Rune Knight’s feet. The man in the garish attire showed no sign of remorse… in fact, he seemed rather elated in this bloodshed. First the crowd was silent. They didn’t know how to react. Such little criminal activity had ever occurred in Crocus that many just sat in horror before returning to their drinks, while others quickly left the establishment.

Despite the fact that he was only in training, Reizo could not stand to watch this violence. Although the man was intimidating and probably twice his age, Reizo swallowed his fear and confronted the man. As calmly as possible, Reizo approached the man named Ares. “Sir, on behalf of the Rune Knights and the Crocus defense force, I’m going to have to ask you to leave. I’m going to ask nicely once again since you’re clearly from out of town. Please leave this bar.”

[Ares]

As most of the people shrieked and called for help, Ares turned his head to see the decapitated head stop rolling on the floor. It’d been stopped by a young man, who seemed like he was about 17 or 18. Ignoring the boy, Ares took another sip and raised his glass to the bartender. Still, the bar was in silence and the bartender’s body was shaking. He’d no idea what to do. The only thing he could do was give the stranger another glass before anyone else got hurt.

Shooting the glass down his throat, he slammed it onto the counter as the other came. Ares was approached by the same young man he’d already observed seconds ago. In fact, after listening to his little request, he couldn’t help but think the system of Justice weak and too nice.

“That’s not much of a punishment. I’ve just took the life of a civilian right in front of your eyes and all you ask is for me to leave? What happened to immediate arrest? Or even a death penalty?” The man paused and observed the rune knight. “Surely, as a Rune Knight, is it not your job to serve true justice? Or at least what you call ‘justice’…” He smiled and hoped that he’d intimidated the man. Showing little to no care about even being confronted by a person of authority did nothing to Ares. He was as calm as ever and still, the bar was silent. The people that’d stayed kept their mouths shut and listened to the two talk.

[matthias]

Reizo was disgusted by the man's lack of respect for authority. Although he wasn't yet a fully fledged Rune Knight, Reizo knew he did not want to start a fight in public. That's certainly not to say he didn't want to. All he needed was the proper excuse. Even though he had just witnessed a brutal murder, it was not enough for Reizo to start a fight. He did not know the victim, nor did he really care for him, but the criminal before him could not persist to do such acts in public. The trainee was offended by Ares's usage of the word justice, but at the same time the Rune Knight could care less about the law himself. He was merely in the Rune Knights to pursue his own sense of justice and morality.

It would seem as though the older man had misinterpreted Reizo's words, however. At no point did he state he was a Rune Knight, he was merely acting on behalf of them. Reizo figured he would let the man assume, though. It was better to mistake him as an authority figure in this situation because the truth of the matter was that Reizo didn't even possess the authority yet to arrest or take action against the scum before him. "Ares Yhwach, I will not ask again. Leave this bar. At once!" Reizo's tone grew more serious and threatening. The man's cynical remarks did nothing to scathe Reizo's steadfastness.

The teen cracked his knuckles in anticipation. He would have to wait for the first move if it were to come- he could be brought up on charges for unwarranted violence otherwise. It was a small dilemma, but Reizo was almost certain that the man before him would not simply get up and walk away. Reizo simply glared at the man, staring right into his eyes, attempting to read his next move.

[Ares]

As the boy repeated his request, Ares merely frowned. He was expecting him to become offended. Of course, judging by the person’s physique and voice, he sounded almost like a kid. He was probably a low ranked Rune Knight, although Ares did not care. In many of his adventures, he’d assassinated countless men of the Magic Council. He wondered if there were some strong mages around the town, the stranger just had to wait and see.

See the man crack his knuckles got his attention but it was gone the next second. Ares wasn’t interested in fighting the boy. He got and scratched the back of his head. Looking around the place, the people tried their best not to make eye contact with the man.

“Alright, alright…” Said Ares as he drank his last glass. The man walked towards the end of the restaurant and sighed. “…kids these days, gotta love ‘em.” He laughed and left the bar. He had a feeling he might cross paths with the boy again one day. Until then, he wouldn’t waste his time thinking about him.

[EXIT]

[matthias]

NOTES ! TAGS: Reizo, Ares, Crocus, Bar WORDS: 157 NOTES: Reizo leaves

For justice, morality, and honor. Reizo Makes an Exit Reizo was satisfied with the result of his beseeching. The murderous man had left, and although Reizo wanted to pursue further, he figured he was in no position to do that, being only a Rune Knight in training. Heading back to his seat, the teen would watch the older man leave the bar, muttering something under his breath that was inaudible. For Reizo, it was just a sign that he had succeeded. Then again, he had just let a murderer on to the streets. Although he had seen it as a potentially harmful deed to the community, the bar was cheering and throwing used napkins and assorted food towards the direction of the FREELANCER, even though most of it completely missed. The crowd was chanting in a rather discombobulated manner, "Get lost! FOREIGN DEVIL!!" Reizo would then return to his seat and finish his drink before heading out himself into the now darkened streets of Crocus. [EXIT]

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