(GSE3) House Field: Seifer Leo's House

[RosaliaIzanami]

Having made it safely from the Training Area to their home, Rosalia sighed in relief at the comforts of the house. After everything that's been happening lately, they really needed a break. But unfortunately, even if the redhead wasn't built for this kind of trauma, she had to get over it. "I'll go shower first real quick. Gives my hair more time to dry.." She kissed Seifer's cheek lightly before heading to her bathroom. The warm water relaxed her muscles more so than she thought; the whole invasion having the female on edge at all hours of the day until she passes out from exhaustion. Loo-li, lai-lay~

After her shower, she got dressed into actual pants and a shirt. She didn't want to get any more of her dresses dirty, though wearing pants actually felt strange... So she changed again. Yes, deal with it. She's a girl. Rosalia decided on a skirt that reached her knees and leggings underneath, plus a blouse so she still looked sort of nice. It was habit, even with the apocalypse practically on their doorstep...

[Cipher Izanagi]

After the female got done with the shower, he himself showered, changing into a simple white t-shirt, with black pants and his typical black boots. It felt comfortable enough as he walked into the living room, drying his hair. He was still waiting on a response from Yukino though he wasn't going to pressure her.

[RosaliaIzanami]

Rosalia took a moment longer, changing her outfit again (deal. with. it), before finally meeting up with her companion in the living room. This time, she was in pants again, jeans to be exact despite how much she hated pants, with violet sneakers and a lavender blouse. Close enough to "fighting apparel" as she would get. At least she was okay with getting this outfit dirty. Her hair was also brought up into a thick, single braid, so little pieces wouldn't get in her face or caught on something. The training facility they were staying at was still a little worse for wear, and she didn't know where there would be something hanging from the wall or ceiling that she could get her hair stuck on. "Still no response from Yugure?... What're we supposed to do until then? Just go around fighting aimlessly to reduce the number of Reverse fighters?...." She frowned at the thought, her hand instinctively gripping her deck. Would she even be able to fight a good fight?... She hasn't quite recovered, but wondered if her Reverse Luquier would negate unreversing a fighter...

[Cherry]

"Is there a reason why you cannot tell me this important thing over the phone?"

Yugure responded to the text.

[Cipher Izanagi]

Seifer stared at the female a few moments blushing, not sure how to feel about her being in pants right now but... He didn't mind it he guessed, though just as soon as he was about to respond... His phone vibrated. It was actually from Yugure.

'There's not much reason I guess. It's just harder to do it over text. I had a dream. That was focused in the Dragon Empire... A shrine. And there was some kind of statue talking to me.' he hit send then looked back at Rosalia. "Well... Whatever happens we can just work together. I'll handle most of it if I need to?" he gave a soft sad smile before holding the female's hand tightly.

[RosaliaIzanami]

Rosalia entwined their fingers as usual, actually frowning slightly to Seifer's sad smile. "B-but I... I need to get over it... I just..." She sighed and looked down, her free hand rubbing the top of her deck. "It's just a lot harder than I thought, to get over it all... I guess consciously, I don't know what's stopping me either... But I don't want you to have to fight all by yourself when I promised I'd be there to help..." She trailed off, glancing at his phone once, then down again. "Any instructions from Yugure?.."

[Cipher Izanagi]

He shook his head leading her to the door while squeezing her hand. "No instructions. In any case... I swore to protect you... So let me okay? ...I love you and I'm afraid for anything to happen to you. ...You give me the strength I need." he spoke softly opening the door and walking outside... Into a zombie like horde of reverse. Well... Crap.

[RosaliaIzanami]

Great timing for that promise... Rosalia looked outside, standing one step behind Seifer as they continued holding hands, though her grip tightened at the horde. What has their town become?! She whimpered softly and felt the usual trembles return to her limbs, shifting uncomfortably where she stood. "We have really bad timing... but, we didn't see many from the Training Area to the Park and back yesterday... Guess this is where a bunch of them were hiding..." she pointed out quietly, looking around. There's way too many...

[Cherry]

"I'm sending you an address, go to the designed location. We can talk there and I won't have to leave my work station."

[Address to Espoir Manor]

[Golden Sage NovaRaizer]

The Train Station just went to hell, and I recognize the one who did it. Going back to the training area with a guest.  -Darren

[Cipher Izanagi]

Seifer stared at the horde, the usual "Are you strong" drone coming. There were two texts he received but he only replied to one since that's all he had time for.

'I ran into a problem. I'll get to you asap.' sending that to Yukino, the first set approached, and instead of the one on one... Seifer turned his hand over the reverse board that appeared before him, swiping forward and connecting his board to three. Fighting them all at the same time would be risky... But he needed to clear it out. After several long bouts later, there were only a few reverse fighters left, but Seifer, having used Dragruler's power repeatedly in so many fights brought him to one knee. He was panting and sweating, worn out. He was getting tired, and rather desperate... This situation was turning bad fast as the remainder crowded around them. He gritted his teeth, trying to stand on his feet again, struggling. "Rose... Run... Please..."

[RosaliaIzanami]

Rosalia wasn't sure what else to do. She stayed back. She watched. She saw fighter after fighter drop, but just as the last set remained, she knew Seifer wouldn't make it through... and it was all her fault... If he lost to Reverse again, it would be her fault, just like with Noel... She felt the tears well in her eyes, but as the brunette spoke, the female shut her eyes tightly. The tears spilled over, but she didn't run. Instead, she moved in front of Seifer, deck in hand and copying his movements to expand the field from one to three. Is this a new color?... Yes... Strength... And strength, which comes in many forms, comes in many colors... "Stand up, my Vanguard!!"

Yet come to her turn in each of her fights, no matter what deck the opponent was using, her field was empty. Her hand was little to none, and damage nearly at six. But with the draw, came Luquier Reverse for each fight, the female looking over her Reverse unit. She glanced at the brunette for just a moment, then shut her eyes. Was she done for?... Ignoring the snickers of her opponents, the redhead's mind entered that world of gray one final time. She saw Luquier Reverse standing before her, almost saddened at the colorless world around her, despite the light tones that started to fill it all.

These colors aren't what I thought they would be... What I see here is nothing but pain and sadness. How different is this from the Reverse?... Luquier changed, sort of. A silhouette of her original Tamer form overlapped her, a ghost within a ghost. But Rosalia reached forward, taking Luquier's hands into her own. Then instead of finding colors... let's make them...

The world of gray burst into color with a flash of white, and the Luquier Reverse card in hand from each fight started to glow. "Queen of the Circus, crimson hair turned white in the moonlight, fight with the power that is yours to command, and not be ruled by your loneliness! Stand with not servants, but allies, and show the world your true colors! Ride, my true avatar! Silver Thorn Dragon Empress, Venus Luquier!!" Just as depicted, Luquier Reverse's hair now turned white, though the ends remained crimson as if a sign it was her own power from Reverse, rather than being completely consumed. And on each of the fields, with the help of a single limit break, every rear-guard was filled essentially two times over thanks to continuous swap skills from Zelma. With a new grin on her lips, Rosalia attacked, no longer pushed into the corner.

After the first three, it was a similar ending with the rest of the fighters. From the darkest corner, her new-found Limit Break summoned allies, not servants. By the end of it all, the redhead panted, offering a hand to the brunette once she put her deck away. "Ha.. ha... Guess.. ha... I'm okay to fight... I-i can help again... Holy crap that was intense!..."

[Cipher Izanagi]

Seifer, still drained from his fights gave a soft smile. She had adjusted and moved on past her problems. He was happy for her but right now... Seifer needed help standing up. He needed to get to where Yukino was, but first... He replied to Darren's text.

'Ran into trouble ourselves at the house. It's fixed though. I'll be back to the facility when I get the chance.'

"Rose... Hun, I uh.. I kinda need your help standing again..."

[RosaliaIzanami]

"That's why... I'm holding my hand out?..." Rosalia pointed out, tilting her head as she caught her breath. But without waiting for a response, the female took her companion and pulled him up by his arms, standing close as she pulled his arm around her shoulders like the start of yesterday's walk from the park to the facility. "I'm here.. and I'll always be here~" She was noticeably happier, kissing Seifer's cheek. "Ready when you are. Where we going?" While waiting for an answer this time, the female tapped her deck. In it, she felt her avatar, and all three of her forms: Tamer Luquier, Luquier Reverse, and Venus Luquier. All of them were precious to the redhead, and even if the Reverse card still remained in her deck, she felt... just, happy...

[Cipher Izanagi]

Seifer accepted the pick up, kissing her cheek back before flipping open his phone to the address that Yukino had sent him. "To here... I'm going to guess with who she is, it's a mansion. Just let me do the talking when we get there okay?..." he spoke softly to her, relaxing as she helped him stand up.