Everyone looks at Red super confused.

Hiro: Can we help you?

Red: What?

--- Chapter 16 ---

Hiro: Do you have a request for the guild?

Red: No, why would I have a request?

Everyone is seemingly getting more and more confused as Red speaks.

Red: What's wrong with you guys?

???: Look buddy, you need something or not.

Red, extremely confused looks around the room and spots the guy from the billboard.

Red: You! What are you doing here?!

Everyone looks at the guy confused.

Hiro: Red do you know this guy?

Kitoh(The guy from the billboard): I've never met this man in my life.

He says with a smirk.

Red: What's going on here man!

A buff guy comes up and starts to push him back.

???: You need to leave man.

Red: The hell is wrong with you all! What did you do to them?!

The man starts to push Red out the door, but Red uses his insignia and makes a sword. He jumps on the guy's shoulder and leaps towards Kitoh. As he's falling towards him he swings. In a flash of green Hiro is in front of Kitoh and swings his sword, making contact with Reds sword and sending him flying back. Red backflips as he lands and slides across the found. The people of the guild all prepare a battle stance. Red looks around the room.

Red: He's deceiving you!

Hiro's sword flakes away in a green neon color.

Hiro: Give up. This is your last chance.

Red: Please! You have to believe me!

Hiro: …

Red: There has to be some way I can prove myself. It appears they think he's me, but he isn't acting like me… it's worth a shot.

Red: Then ask him something only Red would know

Hiro: No. Leave, we already have enough on our plate. Wait, are you a part of the Tenyi?!

Red: Shit I walked right into that one. I only see one path.

Red retracts his sword and takes a cocky stance.

Red: That's right, I AM a part of the Tenyi!

Everyone reels back for a second, the imposter Red cracks a smile. In the silence the sound of a door opening fills the room. Red looks and sees Mave.

Mave: Who is being so damn loud. Some people are trying to sleep…

A menacing aura radiates from Mave. Red looks at the angry faces all around.

Red: Oh shit.

Red Bolts out the door, followed by a bunch of guildsmen.

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Hiro: Ok Red, let's get this guy.

Kitoh: Wait why do i have to-

Hiro grabs his hand and runs at fast speeds, with Kitoh ragdolling behind. Red zigzags through alleyways, trying to lose his former allies. But two people are on his tail, a tired and angry Mave, and Hiro with Kitoh flailing. Both Mave and Hiro are faster than Red as they start to get closer and closer.

Red: Oh shit, Oh shit, Oh shit, Oh shit.

Red tries to think of a way to avoid early confrontation. He sees a woman fixing her make-up and steals her mini mirror.

Woman: HEY!

Red: I'll give it back, I promise!

Hiro: Mave, I think he's trying to lead us somewhere.

Mave: Doesn't matter, he and any allies he has are going down.

Red sees a group of kids on scooters. He runs up and steals one from a kid.

Red: I'll bring it back!

He jumps on the scooter, and has his body facing the opposite direction he's going. He angles the mirror so he knows where he's going. Lastly he uses his insignia to breath fire and propel himself forward. They continue to chase him down.

Mave: I'm gonna take him down right now.

Hiro: Alright, what do you need me to do.

Mave: Just give me a boost.

Hiro: Right.

Mave leaps forward into Hiros hand as he pushes forward, launching her closer to Red. Red sees this and releases a large blast of fire making him just outside of her reach.

Red: Close one.

But as she misses she pulls out her teddy bear.

Red: Oh no.

She throws the teddy bear at Red and snaps her fingers. The teddy bear starts twitching before growing to the size of a building. It punches Red as he goes flying. The mirror cracks and the scooter is wrecked. Red pulls himself off the ground.

Mave: Get him Teddy!

The bear prepares to punch Red again. But a random villager runs in front of Red

Mave: SHIT! TEDDY STOP!

The bear stops inches from hitting this man. The man, scared and sweating, goes to speak.

Man: Why are you all attacking each other! You're all in the same guild aren't you?!

Mave and Hiro: Huh?

Kitoh gathers himself as the man says this. A moment of shock rushes over him, before he touches an item in his pocket. The man gets a weird feeling, as a piece of kanji like writing appears on his soul.

Kitoh: That was close.

Red: So not everyone forgets me.

The man blinks and stumbles a bit before coming back too, he sees the giant bear and them in a fight stance, he looks behind him and sees Red.

Man: Oh my god! A villain in our own town, good luck Elune!

He says trying to run, but his weight makes it more of a fast walk.

Red: Mave is strong because she was born with two arcanas. One being turning stuffed animals into a force to be reckoned with. Hiro has a good arcana but his speed is incredible. Hiro brought that Kitoh guy with him. I'm not the smartest but I have an idea. If only I had Micas brain.

Red runs into an ally quickly. Hiro grabs Kitoh and drags him down the alleyway. Following them, Maves bear runs after but gets stuck in the alleyway, blocking her from getting through.

Mave: Dammit, lose some weight fatty.

In a street devoid of life, they stare each other down. Hiro brings his right hand up, and in his palm appears to be a seal of some kind. It glows as a neon green energy flows out of it forming the hilt of a blade. He brings the hilt to a seal on his left hand, and slowly brings it away, like unsheathing a sword as a blade comes out of it. There he is, wielding his katana. The tattoo swirls until it's a sword.

Red: So it's gonna be like that, old friend.

Hiro: I don't even know who you are.

Red: Why doesn't your friend over there bring out his dragon sword?

Hiro: Yah come on Red. Let's take this guy.

Kitoh: Oh, I'm tired?

Hiro gives him a weird look then shakes his head. Red and Hiro circle each other, swords drawn for imminent combat. Hiro makes the first move by rushing in and slashing. With Hiros immense speed, Red barely dodge his attack. Reds moves seem odd, as he is jumping in specific areas. Hiro notices but keeps slashing. Red counters by slashing at Hiro, to which he brings his sword up and blocks. From the block he brings the sword down and slashes him across the chest. Once he made a successful hit, he didn't hold back. He releases slash after slash into Red. Red backs into another alleyway.

Red: I don't want to hurt you… Please stop this and remember me.

Hiro: I told you. I don't know who you are!

Hiro keeps slashing over and over, with only a couple being blocked. When it comes to speed, and sword skill, Red is no match. They exit the other side of the ally.

Red: Fine, if you don't remember, i'll make your remember! DRAGON SWORD! GET LONGER!

The blade glows red and extends at Hiro. He dodges to the left and runs in. He goes to slash but Red swings the elongated sword, forcing Hiro to dodge. Red, still not wanting to hurt Hiro, is at the disadvantage. They battle for what seems like hours, but in actuality it's only been five minutes. The rest of the guild starts to show up. All circling this fight. They both run at each other with their swords about to swing. Red starts to swing his sword, but Hiro quickly doges and kicks Red in the face. Red goes flying back.

Red: Damn, remind me never to get on your bad side again. But you're gonna pay for this when you're all back to normal dumbass.

Hiro looks confused. Red starts to raise his hand towards Hiro and laugh, everyone prepares themselves. But Red changes where his hand was raising and swiftly points at a building to his right. Everyone looked confused, and looked where he pointed.

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“Kitoh, the fortune teller extraordinaire.” With a picture of a man with really short hair with a scar above his right eyebrow.

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Everyone looks in immense confusion. A collective “Kitoh” rings throughout the area. Kitoh is hit with a wave of fear. His left eye allows him to see people's souls. And the mark he put on their souls all disappeared. Hiro helps Red off the floor.

Hiro: Sorry about that man.

Red: No problem. Hey Kitoh, your gonna go to hell

Kitohs heart rate spiking further and further as he looks at an entire guilds worth of angry and powerful mages.

Kitoh: Please! Here! I'll give you this! It is how I changed your memories!

The big guy from earlier walks up and takes the item.

Kitoh: Thank you. Thank you.

Kitoh looks up and sees the man's soul is a bright red, still seething with rage.

Kitoh: Oh no.

The man turns to steel before punching him in the stomach with incredible strength, sending this man flying out of the city.

Hiro: I'm so sorry Red!

Red: It's ok buddy!

They say in a crying cartoonish tone. Hanging onto each other as if they hadn't seen each other in years. The guild kinda giggles before heading back. Now that a lot of the members are home, they celebrate by having a part. Sadly due to exhaustion and battle damage, Red is forced to heal and hear the party in the other room in sadness. Outside the guild however, is a elderly woman standing on a building looking down at the guild hall. This is the same woman Red helped hours prior. Except this woman starts to shift into an edgy, black hair black cloaked figure. A raven with the wings of a hummingbird flies over and lands on his shoulder.

???: Kitoh failed, horribly. His item was recovered by the enemy as well.

The raven seemingly nods, before disappearing from its fast speeds.

???: Red. That was clever, I gotta hand it to you. We will play again soon. Count on it.