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Nubia had wanted to take her mind off her lost love, still stuck in a rut, she thought perhaps doing these Spirit Survey things that she heard folks overtalking about in the guild would help. After all, looking around Nubia began to feel that she was falling behind in terms of strength, and as such she had to up her ante. [break][break]

She enlisted the help of one of the guild members she had, one whom she had worked with before, and enjoyed the girl's youthful energy. Stepping into the waygate, she looked over to Aliyah with a smile. "Well, you ready to start this mission?" She said as she clicked through her inventory to prepare.[break][break]

She cracked her neck with a stiff head tilt to the right before she equipped her rabbit skin moccasins on her feet, Hattori Hanzo katana sword strapped across her back, and her dagger held at her left waist per usual. Though this time she decided to bring her danger charm which hung from the butt of her famed sword, and her cute currency curation, alongside her anthem badge that rested on her waist right above her dagger. [break][break]

She pressed accept on the mission and stepped through the teleportation gate. Upon arriving Aliyah and Nubia would find themselves on what seemed to be an island filled with large wooden cabins, huts, a forest filled with trees, and what seemed to be spectral black cats peaking through the trees, leaping from branch to branch, seemingly fading in and out from existence as they watched. [break][break]

"Well shit, Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore," Aliyah said her eyes wide at the sight, as she glanced up beyond the tree line to what seemed to be a starry night sky, with shooting stars and a beautiful aurora dancing bout. [break][break]

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Mission Link: The Enchanted Speed Chase
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"What better way to clear my head," Nubia said as she accepted a mission for one of the newly released areas to explore: Motor City, was supposedly a place for racing, cars, mayhem, fantasy, or whatever else people wanted to do in vehicles. Though for Nubia, this was an escape. A place to clear her head after seeing the name of the man she loved fade into darkness on her friendliest. Which only meant two things, he was either gone in the forever sense of the word. or in a place she couldn't contact him. Both things were stuff she was used to, especially in this new world, but what she didn't expect from this one was the heartbreak that followed the faded letters. [break][break]

A single tear rolled down Nubia's cheek and she quickly wiped it to the side with her hand. Luckily she found herself not to keen on makeup save for the occasional red lipstick. Taking a shaky breath she stepped through the waygate. Her dagger rested on her left hip, and her famed sword across her back at a 45-degree angle while her danger charm hung from the butt of said famed blade, her anthem badge rested above her dagger on her left hip. Her moccasins rested on her feet, and her latest item from a swamp meet in Paris, the "cute currency curation" she called C3 thinking the name was both garish and a little too long for her liking. [break][break]

Nubia fixed her glasses as her eyes adjusted to the light of this new area. Her eyes widened at the sight in front of her, she had accepted a simple mission. "The Enchanted Speed Chase" was the name, and racing like everything else in this area was the game. She had read up on a few of the facts of this area, thankfully some Summoner had been posting information on the boards in the Hub left and right, and as such the current circulation of information was booming.[break][break]

She quickly moved to the closest motorcycle she could find, the one she happened to find was a Yoshimura Suzuki. It wasn't a Harley like she would've preferred but it was something. She tossed in her headphones, simple technology like MP3 players still worked thankfully, and after some scavenging, she was able to find some. It did nothing more than play music, but thankfully whoever owned it before had decent taste and somehow kept the music selection up to relative date. [break][break]

She took a deep breath pulling out the 'button' from her inventory that had been placed in it when she entered the area. Now all that was left was to find the starting area as the vehicle roared to life and she felt the magic energy that faintly course through her trickle out of her. It sent a shiver down her spine only to be accompanied by the roaring vibration of the engine somehow purring to life. [break][break]

Nubia let out a sigh, having configured the ANTHEM bade to her liking in appearance, she was happy with it, but she was also thrown off by the embarrassing catchphrase she accidentally imparted into it thinking it a prerequisite when first utilizing it as opposed to just preference. She swiped her left hand over the badge causing it to glow red before shouting "Buzz to life!" Her cheeks turned as red as the badge as she let the words slip loose. [break][break]

Then she watched with a rosy-cheeked smile as the badge began seemingly stretching out and enveloping her in red and black fabrics and metals. Her suit was similar to Hana's but a bit sleeker, accentuating her curves, it had a black base and looked akin to a fully-body motorcycle suit. A black sleek metallic surface covered her face in a motorcycle helmet-like visor. Black metal covered her legs in what seemed to be almost metal knee-high heeled boots, it covered the sides of her torso and chest, before draping across her shoulders and coming down the side of her forearms. A red scarf bellowed from around her neck, thick in fabric. On the back of her outfit rested the outlined motif of a red and black bumble bee. [break][break]

It was time to get this show on the road and paint the town red. [break][break]

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Nubia made her way toward the open stalls some people had up, mostly because she wanted to talk to the purple-cloaked girl to ask about her item. Though as she got closer she quickly released that the girl had gotten into a conversation with the shop owner and that the music had come to a halt. She glanced back to see that Hana was coming their way.[break][break]

She moved over toward the two exchanging in there a moment of commerce for food, listening to the menu of available items, though it sounded like a bit too much tomato for her liking, if it wasn't made into some form of pasta sauce. Thus she simply waited for Hana to show up, looking in her direction, a small smile on her face. [break][break]

Her eyes glanced through the crowd, picking out the girl as she made her way over. Once Hana was near them, Nubia's smile widened and she propped up a little bit more. She could still remember the feeling of Hana's skill taking over her, improving her, letting her move smoother, more fluidly. It was foreign yet familiar, a brilliant combination of potential and magic. It's what drew her to be even more interested in the girl's talents, and abilities, and why she thought moving in this direction would offer just that: Direction. [break][break]

Nubia waited until Hana spoke, enjoying that Hana was getting straight to the point, so Nubia returned in kind with a quick rush of her own words, "Sure, I'm in, but I'm not much of an entertainer but I'd be down for any fights, missions, dungeon raiding, and so on and so forth," she said her smile unwavering. She had a few business deals on the side, like being a bodyguard for Enigma, but she didn't think that warranted much mention as things currently stood, especially as it didn't seem the two goals didn't interfere with each other. [break][break]

Nubia then turned to Aliyah jolting out the question, "I love your cloak, where'd you get it?" then turning to DeeDee jolting out the words, "Also, you wouldn't happen to have anything pasta related would you?" she said, a small pang of hunger creeping from her belly. [break][break]

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Nubia was happy to have received Hana's invite, since Ollie had gone missing she felt a little lost herself. It was strange, and she couldn't live her figure out why, but when she brought up her friend list he was still on there, meaning he hadn't died.[break][break]

At least for now. The thought of such put forth a gut-wrenching feeling, it was so frustrating. "Why did I have to fall for those big green eyes of his?" she muttered letting it fall in random with a small sigh. [break][break]

Nonetheless, there was no looking back, only forward. Go after what's in front of you and cut down any obstacle in the most efficient way possible. That was what her parents taught her, and that was the creed she lived by. It was a quick trip through the way gate, as it always was.[break][break]

Nubia quickly found herself getting lost in the magic of LA, she made her way through a few shops, before ultimately settling on a food stand stall that sold elotes on a stick. She bought two, before making her way toward where Hana said she might be.[break][break]

Nubia locked onto Hana after hearing her voice, she watched with glee as the lights activated and the pyrotechnics started. "Wow! Talk about a one-woman band!" Nubia said with excitement, her feet already moving in the direction of Hana as she noticed, another young girl flying in the sky swaying to the music. [break][break]

Nubia let her worries drown out for a moment and found herself swaying as well, letting the melodic tones wash over her as she waved one of elotes in the air as if it was a lighter while munching on the other. [break][break]

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Nubia didn't falter for a second as missiles were flying around here, butterflies and whimsical shapes, explosions echoed throughout, and falling debris came next. Nubia dodged to the side to avoid getting crushed by bits of the ceiling that had come crashing down. She made a tsk sound, as the cool air brushed against her skin. She hoped to use this bathhouse to relax after clearing the monsters out. "what a shame, here I thought I had found myself a little hole in the wall for a nice bath." [break][break]

Nubia sighed, her body at an angle from her early dodged as she pivoted to the left, she caught her balance with her left foot and then brought down her right for stability before bending her knees, righting her sliding body using the slick floor to her advantage she swung her upper body toward the direction of the robot, bent her knees, bringing her midsection closer to the ground. She let out a long breath and then pressed with all her might with the ball of her foot against the ground to rocket forward. [break][break]

She had built up enough of her C rank speed to now move at B rank, her body finally adjusting to its potential movements. She moved just toward the bot as Enigma's attack landed, leaving behind trails of its color. She drew her blade as she closed in slashing at the mid-section of the robot. Only for it to move back as she felt a rush of heat and then realized the bot was making a last-ditch effort to try and escape. Cute.[break][break]

The creature became a blur of color as Nubia felt herself increase in speed once more. "Black Sunflower, Red Soil" were the words she muttered as she stabbed into the robot, dislodging one of its legs with a quick slash. It seemed to go still as the words "Let's rock!" could be heard from Hana. She spun bringing her blade to her side as she willed her ability 'Clipping Strike' to activate. Even as she spun as her body began to move she felt more graceful than ever before. [break][break]

With a murderous smile and willing herself to move forward, Nubia could feel her blade as it sliced through the robot. It was so smooth that she longed to cut it once more, it felt as if she were gliding sharpened scissors through silk fabric. The world around her blurred and she could feel the steam and air rush against her, matting into her, brushing through her clothing attempting to soak it. Though as she came to a halt, 15 meters away she pivoted, the water forced off her with such speed and velocity that it misted around her in a blast of mist.[break][break]

When it cleared Nubia could see the robot falling back before landing on the ground with a thump and splitting the last of its attacks still attempting to go off. Nubia could feel the effect of the EMP kicking into place. As she felt like the strength she had just exerted, that she had just utilized had been sapped away by the charge of electricity in the air, but just as simple as it came it seemed to dissipate with the robot's destruction. [break][break]

Nubia got a small notification from her menu that she had gotten a critical hit thanks to her passive, and that the stagger chance from her clipping strike ability had gone off. Even if the creature had survived the effects of two B rank strikes, Nubia hoped there wouldn't be much more to finish it off if there was anything left. [break][break]

"Woah, awesome ability, Hana," Nubia said as she began to rock rhythmically from side to side getting into the feel of the music. It looked as if both Enigma and Sebastian were almost moving rhythmically due to Hana's ability, not to mention the multitude of clones of her there. Nubia deduced that it was most likely Hana's skill that made her feel and move so gracefully. [break][break]

Nubia did one instance of Basic damage with her sword, to deal B rank damage and cut off its legs this activated her passive to deal double damage after landing on a 1 roll. She did a second instance of B damage through her 'clipping strike' ability which let her move 15 feet out of the way from the robot EMP blast, at S speed, and staggering it for -20% [SPD] for the following post as their footing becomes unstable. Thus she did a total of A + B damage this turn to the robot.[break][break]

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Nubia's sword wavered not in her hand, but in her mind as Enigma's words mused through her thoughts. Though ultimately she found herself back peddling moving to put herself at an angle but closer to Enigma. If this was some infection or something as he said, she didn't want to be affected by it. [break][break]

She glanced around noticing the jeweled eyes tumbling to the ground from the remains of the small devils. Her eyes gleamed with excitement as the prospect of money came to mind but she refocused her attention back on Hana, watching as the small Imp girl and her bucket could no longer move it seemed, then a list of creatures popped up as Enigma was speaking, his detective skills at work. [break][break]

Nubia breathed a sigh of relief, letting her head reel back as she then followed it with a quick laugh. Her shoulders bounced and a sharp gleam could be seen from a smile that etched itself onto her face. As she finished listening to Enigma's words, his quick observation and deduction skills were a great asset, and her favorite part of it was that she could let loose on more of these annoying ass imps. [break][break]

What need was there to concern herself anymore with what has happened, what was going on, when she could just indulge in the simple act of killing? [break][break]

"So what your saying is, we just have to kill our way out of here, and leave Hana be for the moment while keeping an eye on her?" Nubia said, crouching her hand on her blade as she moved her legs into a running position. [break][break]

Her eyes watched as Sebastian's webs moved to intercept the imps that had come charging at Engima from the other rooms. She didn't concern herself with them and instead shouted at the imps in the distance. She sheathed her Katana at her waist and then used that free hand to grasp onto her fuzzy pink whip placed at her side. She darted forward, contempt moving toward the imps at the rear. With a quick flick of her risk and a firm grip, Nubia let the whip fly. [break][break]

Three quick cracks of the whip could be heard ringing out, and each crack and accompanying spray of blood splattered against the tile floors. Three enemies had been struck, three injured, and pushed back into to walls where they bounced off falling to the ground, limbs missing and torn. [break][break]

Two were dead one still alive until she put her foot down on its skull. Nubia smiled as that was three more down, now there were just the others who were so kind as to group themselves in the corner. "Pigs to the slaughter," she mused a warm smirk painted upon her face as she shook the imp remains from her boots; the fur tainted with a dark red.[break][break]

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