Post by Herbal Essence on Jun 2, 2018 4:07:28 GMT
It has been at least 24 hours since the Botanical Garen fiasco as Merlin sat in silence in his dorm. Merlin sat reflecting on the events that had just transpired, all while staring at the holy sword that belongs to Arthur, Excalibur. The fact that Excalibur was even in Merlin's presence at this exact moment was proof of Merlin's failures, not just as an aid, but more importantly, a friend. The holy sword should be currently in possession of its rightful owner, Arthur Pendragon, King of Camelot. But alas, the sword was not in his Arthur Pendragon's possession, meaning that not only let Arthur get captured, but he also didn't have the correct means to defend himself. Arthur's quirk, Séance which allowed him to communicate and make a connection with the lingering wills that resided within the sword, this power required Excalibur to be used to it's fullest. Without the sword, Arthur was practically defenseless. Merlin did not think Arthur was weak without the sword, but Arthur merely lacked the conviction to do what's needed, unlike the other Kings within Excalibur. Not only was Arthur gone but his brother Siegfried was defeated in combat and incapacitated, not only was Arthur taken, but another member of the royal family tasted defeat, Merlin failed to watch over them both. Merlin wouldn't know how to explain this to their mother. Merlin swore that he would protect both of them, it couldn't get worse than this.
Sfx knock knock
Merlin immediately turned his head around in the direction of his door. Merlin hadn't attended any been seen around campus in past twenty-four hours, let alone attending any classes, so the fact that someone came looking for him wasn't surprising. The school was on high alert, the whole incident spread like wildfire and they probably wanted to keep a close eye on the children, especially the students who were directly involved in the case. Merlin got up towards the door and opened it.
Random Dawn University Employee: How you doing? Nobody has seen you about recently, just making sure you're okay.
Merlin put on a fake smile before responding.
Merlin: I'm fine, just tired. I plan on going out soon so it's okay.
Merlin made sure to reassure the employee before closing the door. Before the door could shut the employee stuck his leg out.
Random Dawn University Employee: If anything is bothering you, talk to me.
Merlin put on a fake smile once again.
Merlin: Don't worry about it.
Merlin said this before fully shutting the door. Merlin didn't intend to spend all his time moping about, Merlin intended to do something about his current situation, but first Merlin wanted clear his head a bit. One of the many things these 'heroes' did was patrol the area. In order to clear his head, Merlin would patrol the surrounding area. But before ANY of that would happen Merlin would take a shower. Merlin didn't want to smell like a certain super muscle villain Merlin has beat down twice, that was a no-no.
30 minutes later.
Merlin had just got out of the shower before peering over to Excalibur. Merlin was debating on bringing the sword along with him or not. On one hand, Merlin himself didn't see himself as worthy to wield the blade, only the King Of Camelot was worthy of wielding the blade. But on the other hand, Merlin didn't want to leave the blade here, the biggest disgrace would be for Excalibur to be taken in Merlin's absence.
Merlin:... It's decided. I shall clean everything up in your absence, using your sword.
Merlin got ready, dawning his suit and his usual sword and staff. The main difference was that Excalibur was attached to his hip today. Merlin headed out off his dorm and onto the streets.
Despite the huge incident everything appeared to be normal. The general public has seemingly been unaffected by the whole villain mess at the Botanical Garden, I mean why would they? I assume villains attacks often happened, well at least more often than Merlin had originally expected. The only way for the public to be majorly shaken up by an attack would be if an event akin to a war were to break out, that or a major's hero's death. Normally someone's in Merlin's attire would stick out like a sore thumb, but in this society where heroes have been accepted Merlin blends in with all the other heroes out here on patrol. Merlin was still unfamiliar with this city, this leads to him wandering about in order to inspect the place, he needed to be familiar with the area for future patrols.
Merlin (thinking): Hmmm. Where would be a good vantage point to look from?
Dawn University was located in New York, the city was large and very modern. unlike Camelot. This was a part of the city Merlin loved. Camelot was home but it could get boring, this lead to Merlin visiting other places and bringing back technology from there. While this was enjoyable New York's infrastructure posed a problem...The buildings. The huge buildings would make it hard for one to scale them, even if one managed to do that it would require stellar vision to accurately see what's going on down below from such a distance.
Random Civilian: GAHHHHHHH!
Merlin heard a scream come from about 10 meters in front of him. Merlin saw a dark figure darting down the street, he came from the area of the screen. Without hesitation Merlin dashed forward at full speed, Merlin wouldn't allow this person to flee the scene. The man was fast but Merlin appeared to be faster as he soon gained up.
Robber: Tch! Dumb brat.
The man turned around while drawing a dagger out. The had a dagger in one hand with a purse in another, Merlin used common sense to deduct that this was the purse from the lady who screamed earlier.
Robber: You should have stayed at home kid!
The man swung for Merlin's neck but in one swift motion, Merlin ducked under while driving Excalibur's hilt into the man's stomach. The mongrel didn't deserve to get cut by the holy sword's blade. The blow made the man drop both the bag and the blade in order to clutch his stomach, this happened before he dropped to the floor. Merlin had hoped to use his quirk in combat but it seems like the man wasn't strong enough to push him to that. Merlin used his quirk to summon a rock pillar to pin the assailant down, all before grabbing the stolen bag.
Merlin: Oya oya. Where to go from here.
Intermediate Objective: Patrol the the District During the Day
Word Count: 1,108
