Cirque de Cirrus

The Meet and Greet

"My name shouldn't matter. I'll repeat myself. What are you doing here?" Skull demanded.

"My apologies. But I was sent by my boss. He's gathering a group of seven people. The Strongest Seven if you may. He's heard of you and your Cirque and wants someone like you, actually, he wants you to be part of the Strongest Seven." The man said.

"This mafia business?" Skull asked to make sure.

"Of course."

"Do they know of either Skull or Lilianthe?"

"No, they were just told you are one the Strongest."

That can work. They would assume he's a civilian thrust into the mafia.

He'll give them a performance.

Besides, if he finds this boss, he'll get the Cirque to take him down.

"Let your boss know this. I have a Cirque to tend to. They're family after all. He'll have to fund them if he wants me......Or no Cloud for the Strongest." He smirks catching the man by surprise.

"You drive quite a bargain concerning the type of people in your family........
Very well." The man said.
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Skull decided to come by in his 'cool stuntman' persona. He drove to the address noting in was in a forest in the middle of nowhere in a forest. He's thankful he has some assassin needles in case.

He walked in to see he came early, with one exception.

'Luce of the Gilgno Nero Family, 8th Generation. Suspiciously, she doesn't have her own set of guardians. And it's said she has incredible foresight to the point people say she can see into the future.' Then he noticed the slight bump on her stomach. 'A pregnant sky. That's a red flag there. Why would a pregnant sky without guardians be here?'

"Hello. You must be the Cloud. You came earlier than I expected." She greeted with a smile which for some reason was too......sweet to him.

"Skull de Mort. Top Stuntman of Cirque de Cirrus." He nodded with a straight face.

"Oh yes, I've heard of your performance. I would like to see a show sometime." Luce smiled on.

"I do know the ringmaster. I could pull some strings. No promises though, our shows require months in advance after all." Skull shrugged.

With that he sat down, taking his helmet off as he waited.

It didn't take long for the others to arrive.

The greatest illusionist
-Viper

The greatest scientist, and hailed reincarnation of De Vinci
-Verde

The greatest and deadliest martial artist
-Fon

The greatest battle tactician and head of Combusin
-Lal Mirch

And of course...

The greatest hitman in the world
-known as Reborn

Skull knows they are all dangerous in their own right. A pack of wolves if you may.

But the Stuntman knows that there are creatures more dangerous.

He'll be the butterfly among them.

Pretty, fragile in appearance.

But a master of

DECEPTION.

After the little meet and greet was over, Skull stepped outside for some fresh air.

Looks like he'll be helping these people for a few months or so.

He already didn't like Reborn. His appearance screamed 'pompous and arrogant.

Verde seemed standoffish. If it weren't for his lighting flames, he possibly could've been the Cloud because he really didn't socialize.

Fon seemed too nice to be a Storm, but they say a calm always comes before a storm.

Lal seemed a little abrasive but that could be due to her military training. One does have to be tough in that world after all.

Viper was obsessed with money. That's all he'll say.

Luce offered them a place to stay for all of them like a family. Naturally, the others accepted, some more reluctant than others.

Skull was the only one who refused, saying he has a Cirque to help overlook. He didn't like the idea Luce proposed for some reason. Reborn would have made him stay if it weren't for Luce saying that she understood his reasons.

Was it because her sky flames brushed him the wrong way or something?

Either way, he dodged a bullet there.

He rode off to the Cirque to prepare for his next stunt.
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