Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-25363089-20190131225052/@comment-25389303-20190201122435

Rio hurried away from his partners while his twin sister joined the procession of guests. As the event's security remained focussed on processing the long stream of potential buyers, they failed to spot the cloaked individual slipping past them.

Looping around the building, Rio made his way to the rear entrance, pressing a button on a large device hanging from his belt as he walked. At the corner Rio paused and peered around carefully, spotting the two guards Nickelae had avoided several moments before. Waiting for few more seconds, Rio stepped forward and calmly approached them.

"Good evening, gentlemen," Rio greeted, to which the guards turned towards him in relaxed manner.

"Evening sir," the guard told him. "I'm afraid this area is off limits. Please use the front entrance with the other guests."

Rio pretended to nod his understanding. "Of course. It's just that I seemed to have misplaced..." His hand fell to the lantern-like object at his waist, "...oh wait..."

Before the guards had a chance to react Rio unclipped the lantern and raised it. With the click of a button the metal shutters opened and a powerful blast of frost burst forth, so overwhelming and sudden that its targets didn't even have to time to cry out in alarm. A second later the shutters extended, once again sealing in Dust crystal's volatile energies.

"Never mind, I found it," Rio told the guards - now little more than frozen statues. After he was certain the men were properly immobilised, he returned his Dust Lantern to its place at his hip and strode past them - pushing open the double doors and entering the establishment with a face set in stoic determination.