Heroic Bravado and Demonic Wrath!

She snickers, though she does elbow Beebz a bit. She's not going to try to talk Laharl out of this calm moment, it was nice... just being able to relax with old friends with minimal chaos... for now. A little chaos may be warranted later.

|| 🔷 ||: ❝ Beebz has a point, you can get away with a lot of stuff if you just say it's a costume... But Laharl also has a point, my eyes, ears, and four fingers still tend to be a bit much around here. ❞

Especially so with the legends of the blue spirit, showing up blue with a little too realistic of a costume was bound to get some cryptid hunters on her ass.

|| 🔷 ||: ❝ But I came prepared anyway, since I know this forest. So, yeah, let's get some food! ❞

With that said she slaps on her bracelet, and in a flash she's in her human disguise,

"Hell freakin' yeah! Nice disguise Sis! Let's go grab as many as we ca-" Before Beebz could run off, Laharl reached out and pulled on her pointy ear.

"Hold it, you twit. You need to put on your disguise as well. Try not to ruin this day with your usual impulsiveness...."Laharl scolded her.

"Owwww...ok ok, sheesh. Hands off my ear at least." With an annoyed huff, Beebz put on her human disguise, followed closely by Laharl.

Thinking to themselves as they'd peer on over, "Ohayo! Well, there's that Creepy Guy in the robes over there that's selling Cursed but Powerful Artifacts, but who knows what they'll do! Seems like a real gamble! There's some little Gnome Man selling Potions it seems. Then a potted plant that sells guns... instrument guns. Annnnd I think it's time you do a little exploring yourself, yknowo~" And cue a SHOVE that'd nearly knock Zas over from the fae to help them move forward, "See what YOU can find. I'm just the guide at the end of the day." A not so gentle reminder to Zas as Betilla ever encouraged, sometimes forcibly encouraged them to be the adventurer, the hero that has to go forward to continue the 'story'.

Your story to be told.

Zas. Now play the part Zas, you must follow through, won't you?

"Aw, ok ok ok~ Guess a lil more exploring wouldn't hurt." Zas giggled as she was pushed along, deciding to head over to the potion shop first. She'll stock up on healing and magic potions, since well...dying sucked and she'd rather not run outta magic in the middle of a fight. 6 in total, 3 for health and 3 for magic, outta do the job for now.

|| 🔷 ||: ❝ Goat girl, spirits between... ❞

She laughs, how can she not laugh at that silly little nickname? It's been too long since she heard it. Laharl and Beebz were, after all, the only ones who could get away with calling her that.

Her advisors would lose their damn minds if they heard it though, which only made it better.

|| 🔷 ||: ❝ Hey hey- you've both grown. Emotionally and physically. ❞

Yet here she was, having only gained about two inches. Forever stuck at four foot nine, destined to never reach over five feet... not in this form anyway.

Her friend and sister soon start to wrestle over it, and she backs up with her hands raised. Still laughing as she watches Laharl gain the upper hand,

|| 🔷 ||: ❝ You're on your own. I'm not starting an incident between my kingdom and our beloved Overlord over there to rescue you from his wrath. ❞

"Et tu, Eath? Oh how this betrayal wounds me so! Oh what will I do?....Ok ok ok enough with the noogies, you're not short! I surrender!" Beebz flailed a bit more before Laharl finally relented and let her go.

"Hmph. Now that the peanut gallery has quieted down...How's about we enjoy the scenic route all together now?" Laharl suggested, dusting himself off.

"...The always grouchy and fiery Overlord Laharl wants to go on a scenic nature walk, and without any complaining? Sis! Pinch me, I gotta be dreamin'...."

"But what the heck, sounds nice to me! Think we can grab a bite to eat somewhere too?" Beebz added helpfully. "I'm thinkin' it's burger time!"

"....Out here? In the Human world? Are you mad?" Laharl rolled his eyes at her suggestion.

|| 🔷 ||: ❝ Beebz! Laharl! AHH! ❞

There went any plans for a quiet walk, but a walk could still be had. Made significantly better now by the company of her "sister" and old overlord friend. The embrace by the excitable former queen taken in stride and returns with a near bone crushing one of her own.

|| 🔷 ||: ❝ You were looking for me? Spirits- sorry, I had no idea. But, hey, don't worry about it! I loose track of time and I'm just really glad to see you again! ❞

She tried to make sure she kept up with her friends of other realms, but ever since she embraced her title... That could be a conversation for another time though, as Laharl approached and addresses her formally.

|| 🔷 ||: ❝ I accept your apology great Overlord Laharl. ❞

One last crushing squeeze of the hug before she parts from Beebz to bow politely- than bleat and laugh.

|| 🔷 ||: ❝ Come on, since when did I make you start calling me Princess? I'm still Eath, please, I hear princess this and your highness that all day. ❞

"Oh who gives a crap about formalities anyhow? Ain't no stuffy staff or advisors around to fuss about manners. We can just chill~ Besides, when was the last time you called Eath as 'Goat Girl'?" Beebz brought up the past to tease Laharl a lil.

The Overlord growled, but it held no real anger or malice...just embarrassed annoyance, as he fixed his signature scarf and hoped they couldn't see his slightly blushing face. "That was....when I was younger and foolish. I've grown since then...."

"....Grown, you say?.....Are you sure you're not secretly wearing stilts or-"

"Dammit Beebz, I've hit my growth spurt, alright!? I'm not short unlike SOMEONE here!" Laharl started to pull Beebz in for a nookie, but it was more in jest rather than something actually harmful.

"Eaaaaaath~!" A young woman called out, flying out of the portal like a gust of wind, reaching out to embrace her dear 'sister'. That fiery hair and pleasant scent of the ocean's sea breeze....it could only be...

Beebz! Much older, of course, and still as energetic as ever. "Aha! I knew I'd find you here! Gods, sorry it took a while. You how it is being a Hero now. Fighting bad guys here and there on the regular and savin' the day like a total badass really eats up my free time. And especially when I had to work with a certain grumpy curmudgeon today...." Beebz wasn't the only one to come flying out of that portal...

Laharl, older, wiser, calmer (and surprisingly taller), stepped out of the portal as well, sighing at Beebz's antics. "Beebz, you were the one sticking her nose in my personal business. I only let you join after you kept insisting on helping me only to shut you up." He might have gotten a lid on his fiery temper...but Laharl could still be quite the grump.

Turning his attention to Eath, he flashed her a rare smile. "Apologies, Princess Eath, but Beebz insisted on visiting you and you know how she doesn't listen to anyone...."

"Quit making me sound like some kinda wild animal! Besides, I know how much YOU wanted to see Eath too, bub!"

Val shook away her brief surprise when the girl called her out.

"huh? O-Oh! Right! Yeah I gotcha!"

With a flick of her wrist she launched three electric cards towards the beast that was still trying to wrestle the hand away... And in that moment it was given a rather large shock throughout its body! Along with a lightning bolt landing directly on top of it for extra good measure! You can thank the 10 card for that.

It was completely stunned and unable to move. Every time it tried to, the electricity held it back. This led to a perfect opportunity for Valerie to use her other item, the Chaos Dice. She reached in her pocket rolled them in her hands and prepared to toss.

"C'mon... Mama needs a get out of jail free card!"

With a single decently powerful throw, she launched the 2 six-sided die into the creature, and as they hit? A large number nine appeared above the creature... Leading to Valerie giving a little smirk... As she watched the large beastial creature suddenly started levitating off of the ground... Looking around very confused as the ground continued to escape its grasp...

It kept floating and floating, until it realized there was no getting back to the ground. In a moment of panic the creature created a portal above itself that was dark and shadowy as a way to escape back into its own dimension, And as it slipped away the portal closed...

Valerie took a deep breath... And just as quickly exhaled it releasing all the stress she was holding back. The bravado she held with that smirk immediately dissipated.

"Yeeeeah that was way too close for comfort... " A deep sigh escapes her. "You're pretty tough for a little brat huh, Handlebars?"

"Hmph. You're not so bad yourself even if you did need bailing out at the last-" Wait a second....

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What was taking Nora so long? They had agreed to meet in this location with Yugo... though as Yugo would most likely eventually use a portal, another would be carefully placed over it to teleport him somewhere else. Yugo standing on top of a tree, a small sign nearby that'd read, 'Took you long enough'. Followed by calm laughter filling the forest in an echo, just like as they met before.

Of course, his thoughts ended up a bit scrambled when he suddenly stumbled into Nora's cleverly laid portal.

"W-Whoa! What the-!?" Yugo almost lost his grip on the bag of ingredients but managed to steady himself and take a big sigh of relief. He had an idea who was responsible for this lil prank, and that ringing laugh just confirmed his suspicions. Stepping inside, he scoffed playfully at Nora's teasing words.

"Alright, here it comes then!"

"OmigoshOmigoshOmigosh! Thatwasfriggin'awesome!Ifeltallthatrawpowerinthatattack!TenouttaTenforit!" Yeah it sounds like that attack gave her too much 'fuel', as erratic electricity sparked off her body and scorched the earth around her feet. "Oh.Whoops.Guessi'malilovercharged. Takeastepbacksweetiegottaunloadallthisexcesscharge!"

Amelia quickly held up both her hands, palms pointed up at the cloudy sky above. What followed next was an enormous bolt of lightning that cleaved several clouds in twain as it tore it's way up into the atmosphere before dying out in the depths of space. If Amy had aimed it at a moon or planet instead....best not to think about it.

What she did focus on was the fact that this child just knocked aside this giant beast surprisingly easily. It wasn't down for the count though.

"...I didn't think anybody else could hear that...er I mean Dang, kid! Uh... Thanks for the save I guess... Even if it was delivered with a side of sass-parilla."

That second part was said a little bit under her breath but still loud enough.

She looked out at the creature seeing that it was getting back up...

"Normally what exists of my conscience would be against the idea of a random child wanting to jump in to fight a shadowy behemoth... But something tells me you ain't a normal kid so..."

With a little motion of her hand she pulled out several yellow Spade symbol cards that were sparking with electricity. The motion was very sleight of the hand magician-y. These cards would give the creature a good stun.

"Think you can keep it occupied while I line up a shot?"

"Tch. Is that all? Easy peasy, watch this~" Beebz turned and ran at the beast, looking like she intended to get into a head on collision! But, Beebz's hair started to change into a sky-blue hue as demonic energy swirled around her like a vortex.

Valerie was currently fighting against what appeared to be a very massive Embodiment of Chaos. The monster could best be described as a hulking mass of a creature made out of Dark shadows with jagged teeth and a single hole in the front of their face that gave the illusion of an eye. This one was bestial large and quadruped and was trying to ram into her with as much force as it could.

However Valerie countered by turning herself invisible with her special cloak, causing the creature to lose sight of her.

With the creature briefly dumbfounded she revealed herself behind it and tossed out some diamond suit cards that exploded into ice, freezing the creature's feet in place.

"I'd tell you to cool it... But looks like you did... That... Already...yeah..." And she ruined the joke by dragging it out.

However very shortly after her poor attempt at a joke... The ice around the creature's feet began cracking... And with a single strong push, it broke free from its icy shackles and began running towards her again

"Yo! Now's not the time for a 'Deer in the headlights' impression, dumbass!" The mysterious figure called out to Valerie, before slamming full force into the creature to try and knock it aside. Hoping her attack bought them some time, the mysterious figure, who landed next to Valerie, turned out to be....some bratty lookin' kid!

"Ugh, that thing's uglier up close than I thought. No wonder it's so cranky. I'd be pissed too if I looked like that. Still though, can't have that thing throwin' a fit all over the place..." The last thing she wanted to see while out shoppin' for sweets was innocent people gettin' hurt! "Tell ya what...how's about I help you kick this thing's ass?"