Leofred: Can You Please Be Serious For Five Minutes? Idmaer: My Record Is Four, But I Think I Can Do

Leofred: Can you please be serious for five minutes? Idmaer: My record is four, but I think I can do it.

Idmaer: I think I'm having a mid-life crisis. Leofred: You're like 15 years old Idmaer: I MIGHT DIE AT 30!

At the sound of her name being spoken, the princess froze in her movements, body going tense before sheepishly turning to Bi-Han. There goes her plan of flying under the radar. Up in smoke.

“Well, I was woken up by a strange energetic man at the asscrack of dawn. Then when I was escap-I MEAN-going to the bathroom, SOMEONE decided to be an asshole and opened a portal that teleported me from the hallway to here. Soooooo.....Honestly, not too bad.”

Lucette had to be honest. Despite dealing with a weird specter with prankster tendencies and being alone in the middle of an icy desert, it wasn’t too bad here.

“Though, I still don’t see the point in doing this training. Hand to hand combat isn’t the training I need. Its my pyromancy.”

‘Girl. You never told him you had pyromancy. Remember?’

Lucette didn’t need to see her to know that the voice was rolling its eyes at her forgetfulness, exasperated. Rolling her eyes, Lucette held out a hand and summoned a minor fireball.

“I need to learn how to control this. And from what I’ve seen, this isn’t quite your area of expertise.”

Surely there were other pyromancers on this world that could teach her. Even if it would be different than Maria’s teachings. But hey, what can a girl do but to follow through?

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As Lucette imitated the moves of the other recruits, she felt the hair on the back of her neck stand, that familiar tingle tapping on the back of her mind before bolting down her spine.

‘He’s watching you.’

“Yeah, kinda figured.” She hissed under her breath, trying everything in her power to not look back at Bi-Han. Because she knew that if she even gave off the hint of her knowing he’s watching, he’s gonna single her out for something stupid. She just knows it. She feels it in her gut. Don’t look at him. Don’t look at him. Don’t look at him. Don’t look at him. If I don’t pay attention to him, he’ll leave her alone. Hopefully.

‘He’s not a T-Rex, girl. You don’t disappear from his sight as soon as you freeze.’ Lucette didn’t need to see her to know she’s rolling her eyes.

“As long as I blend in, there’s nothing to worry about.”

‘Unless the shadow tells him.’

Lucette froze, realization hitting her square on the head. Fucking hell, she didn’t think of that! He probably did!

“Well, he hasn’t said anything yet nor done anything yet, so maybe he’s willing to let it slide this once?”

‘We both know you don’t believe that for a second.’ She’s right, Lucette doesn’t buy that excuse. He’s probably waiting for the proper moment to strike and humiliate her. Probably to teach her a lesson or whatever.

“Well now, Lucette, how are you adjusting to life here so far?”

Bi-Han glances over his shoulder. His lower lip twitches, a smirk almost, almost emerging: Saibot echoed the sentiment in the back of his head, smug attitude dripping from his presence (hard to describe, their bond is finicky and literally would take hours for him to properly explain it, makes his head hurt just even entertaining the thought).

Jokes aside, though, there was some potential within her, one that could possibly make her a very valuable recruit to the Lin Kuei cause if she ever fails to figure out a way to get back to wherever she had came from. There was certainly something that lingered, like an itch that he could not quite really scratch, about her that seemed so familiar -

Hanzo Hasashi. He stiffens at the thought, half glaring at the shadow through their link. She carries fire like Hasashi did, though without it being hellfire, but fire nonetheless. So that was why he’d sensed something so similar from her aura -

‘It took you that damn long to figure it out?’ Saibot might as well facepalmed. Bi-Han sighed out loud: there were times for Saibot’s antics - ‘I sensed it coming off of her when we first met. Though… Granted, I did not expect for her to be staying with us for so long and for you to consider potentially adding her to the ranks of the Lin Kuei.’ Tell her that he knew? No, if she didn’t mention it, then there was a reason for it.

His mind focuses upon the rank and file of his recruits, though only with one eye. This is about to get interesting.

Ornstein: I know you snuck out, Lucette

Lucette mentally: Play dumb!

Lucette: Who’s Lucette?

Lucette, mentally kicking herself: NOT THAT DUMB!

The Duality of Lucette

On one hand she’d make everyone she cares about a flowers crown with specially picked flowers and personally put it on their heads.

 And on the other hand, she’s “Don’t think that just because I’m wearing these flowers, that I won’t use your throat as a vase for them”

Lucette can love you to the ends of the universe and back with a passion that could rival a wildfire

And despise you with endless disgust just as quickly.

She can rain endless gifts on someone, feeding them from her own hand

And strangle them with that same hand if taken for granted.

Her eyes can shine with delight in sunlight

and shine in the light of the flames she burns you with.

Lucette is a woman of many faces and masks. And depending on who stands before her, you might be greeted with the mask of the enchanting woman

or the mask of the ruthless Empress.

At the answer that it was his actual face, Lucette blinked in disbelief, eyeballing the strange being in front of her before narrowing her eyes into blue slits. Raising a hand, she slowly reached over....and tapped her nail against the forehead of...his face.

“What are you?” She asked, tapping her nail on the being’s face a few more times before pulling away with a curious look. Most people would be freaking out about being in a strange place with a non human entity, but you know, when you lived the life she has, you get used to weird shit and learn to go with the flow. And it’s not like the guy is hurting her or anything.

“And is that your real voice? Like...genuinely asking.”

Okay, that was a bit rude. But she can’t be blamed for it! His voice didn’t really match his face! He sounds like a fresh out of high school teenager!

“What....your friends? There’s more of you?! And who you’re calling a stray?!”

She wasn’t gonna just let that slick ass comment slide by!

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Glazed over blue eyes blinked open, only to squeeze back shut again at the bright lights blaring down at her. Her head felt like she’s been ran over by a semi and her legs feel like jello. It took a few minutes for her full awaken, one hand rising to rub her head as she tried to comprehend whatever the stranger told her.

“DenLiner? Time? Ryuutaros?” She mumbled, the strange words bouncing around her brain before remembering that she should probably thank the guy first before interrogating him.

“Uh, Thanks for helping me, I guess. Some assholes jumped…….me….”

Lucette started to explain what happened to her, opening her eyes to look at her sorta savior, only to trail off as she finally saw what was speaking to her, gaping in shock and bewilderment. Because It certainly wasn’t a human.

“Uhm…..is that….a costume?”

Yep, she’s gonna need some help. Actually, scratch that, a lot of help. 

Ryuutaros laughs, swinging his legs to perch himself on a table nearby. He points at himself, amused: “No, this is not a costume, this is my face.” 

If she thinks his look was startling, oooh she’s gonna be in for a huge surprise when she meets the others. Momotaros would throw a damn fit when he finds out their new passenger, and he certainly did not look as friendly as Kin-chan, ha! 

“Any more questions before my friends come around to yell at me for bringing in more strays?”