Academy for Rejected Souls (Multiverse, OC)

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Location: The Arena


Who I'm with: Why'nn (@folclor ), Ivela (@Lunaria Silver ), Reagan (@shadowstrikr25 ), Violet (@StartingOver )


What I'm doing: Trying to comfort


Inwardly James sighed in exasperation, but that didn't stop him from outwardly patting Why'nn gently on the back. He tried to explain to the others.


"Sorry about this... Violet, that thing you called Why'nn has some... negative experiences attached to it. I'd tell you more, but it's not really my place to go into detail about someone else's past."


Meanwhile, James tried to calm Why'nn through the mindscape.


"Shh... It's okay Why'nn. There's no one here that will hurt you. I'm here, and I'll keep you safe."

 

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Location: The Arena


Who I am with: James (@TommyGun15), Ivela (@Lunaria Silver), Violet (@StartingOver), and Reagan (@shadowstrikr25)


What I am doing: Trying to understand


Slowly the webbing began to dissipate as Why'nn heard James's words. She glanced at Violet's retreating form, whimpered, then broke her embrace around James and began to go after Violet.


"Violet! W-Wait! I did not mean it l-like that." Still, she didn't touch the other girl. "I... I had... have a sister and... she is extremely unkind. She hurts me. I... I did not know you thought of me as a sister so... when you called me as such it triggered a panic response. I... I apologize. That was weak of me. Weak and stupid." Why'nn hung her head.
 
Location: Arena


Who I'm With: Why'nn (@folclor ) and Violet (@StartingOver )


What I'm Doing: Sympathizing


She had been thinking about the words of Why'nn and Violet, but was distracted when Why'nn started to seal herself in. She put their warnings out of her mind for the time being, instead focusing on the current situation.


Ivela had listened to James' words from outside of Why'nn's shelter, understanding very little. From what she gathered Why'nn must have had an older sister who did terrible things to her. That she could empathize with. Her older brother was not...well. He did his job. He trained her.


Ivela tried not to think of Illumi much. It took her mind to a far darker place than she was currently.


'You do not have the right to have friends.' His voice was the voice she could never escape from. He was the reason she tried not to sleep.


All that poison. All the torture.


Ivela shook her head, causing her steadily widening eyes to return to their normal size. She shook her head, choosing to walk after Why'nn.


"It was neither weak nor stupid. There are some fears that you cannot escape from." Ivela said to the, currently, emotionally unstable girl.
 
Location- Arena


Who I'm with- Why'nn(@folclor ) and Ivela(@Lunaria Silver


What I'm doing- sighing.


"When have I ever wanted to hurt you!" She turned and faced Why'nn. "Everything I've done in this school was to protect you and love you." She took a step closer. " I never want to hurt you and I do think of you as my little sister. There were times these last two months when we acted as such." She sighed and embraced Why'nn. She knew the girl was freightened so she did the best she could to give off a soothing, loving vibe. "I'm sorry for getting cross with you. You mean a lot to me and it hurt to thibk you didn't care."
 
Location: The Arena


Who I am with: Ivela (@Lunaria Silver) and Violet (@StartingOver)


What I am doing: No, no, no, nono


It seemed she might have more in common with Ivela than originally thought. As Why'nn turned to look at her former opponent Violet's arms closed around her in an embrace and it took everything in her not to scream or push her away. Her eyes were wide and she was completely tensed.





"This has absolutely nothing to do with you," she whispered, trying to remain calm. "This is a reflection of my biological sister's actions. I do not dislike you but please release me."
 
Location- Arena


Who I'm with- Why'nn(@folclor


What I'm doing- understanding


Violet let Why'nn out of her hug. "One day you like me hugging you, the next you don't want me to touch you." She sighed. "I guess that's just the way you are, I still like and accept you." She smiled. "I guess we're all alittle off when you think about it. " she smiled. She showed her affection through touch, but how could she do that with someone who didn't wish to be touched. She settled on lightly patting Why'nn's head.
 
Location: Arena


Who I'm With: Why'nn (@folclor ) and Violet (@StartingOver )


What I'm Doing: Smiling


Ivela smiled at her friend and her newest acquaintance. She was glad that Violet seemed to understand the concept of boundaries, even if it was unlikely that she would be able to fully grasp Why'nn's feelings. Nobody can ever fully understand the feelings of another. Well, unless they're a telepath. Or an empath.
 
Location: The Arena


Who I am with: Ivela (@Lunaria Silver) and Violet (@StartingOver)


What I am doing: Returning to James





"Yesterday you did not call me sister."





Why'nn turned, almost militaristic in her mannerisms as she walked back to James. But she didn't bother him, instead sitting beside him and beginning to meditate. There was no time to recover energy enough to cast many more spells. Now was the time to focus. She had made it to the semi finals. That meant she needed to recover as much as possible before her next match. She would not bother James anymore but was in a state that would allow her to speak if someone chose to approach her.
 
Location: The Arena


Who I'm with: Tetsuko (@Pinkalyn )


What I'm doing: Focusing on my target


Managing the recoil of each pistol, the otter continued to move to his left, bringing both sights quickly back on the girls chest as she fell back and to the side. He was confident his shots had hit, given that he heard what sounded like the ring of a bullet striking steel. Her confused expression missed as his focus is on his sights and her movements, looking for signs of retaliation.


As she rolled he started to smoothly advance on her, both guns level, firing one round from each gun as he took a step forward. His body was hunched forward slightly at his waist, his feet striking the ground in a rolling motion. His thighs barely moving, his knees and lower legs propelling him forward, the balls of his feet first then rolling to his toes to push off. This gave him a very stable to shoot from. He heard her shout. "SHUT UP!"


He had taken four steps, therefore had fired four shots from each gun, each aimed at the girls chest. Had she not been hiding behind the cannon. When he heard her shout at him being her friend and not being able to protect him. 'Prote't me? We be fightin'!" He thought. But he did put more caution into his steps as he covered the distance between them. He was about 40 feet from Tetsuko when she shouted.
 
Location- Arena


Who I'm with- Ivela(@Lunaria Silver


What I'm doing- sighing


Violet looked to Ivela and shurgged. "Why'nn isn't the easiest to fall in love with." She shrugged. "She reminds me of my sister back home. Things didn't go well with her though, so in a lot of ways Why'nn is my second chance to make things right. Why'nn has been really vital in the positive changes I've made, even if she doesn't know or understand it." Violet smiled. "I love that little thing." She started to chuckle. Her eyes turning to the battle. "Ivela, if that girl makes a move to try and eat Grim I'm going to paint this arena red with her blood, don't get involved."
 
Location: Arena


Who I'm With: Violet (@StartingOver )


What I'm Doing: Talking


Ivela nodded at Violet in understanding. "I know a lot about messing things up with family, especially those you are supposed to protect. But you can't get a second chance with your family by surrogating them with another person. It has to be with them." She stated. Of course, Ivela was only saying what she truly believed. Her views were not necessarily the correct ones.


Ivela also turned her gaze to the battle. "Well. I am obligated to try to interfere, but I am still exhausted from my own fight."
 
Location- arena


Who I'm with- Ivela(@Lunaria Silver


What I'm doing- being stern.


"Don't!" Violet turned to her." There's a 100% chance that Nishira throws a fit that I might spoil her fight. She's going to come down on me not you." Violet nkdded her head. "I screwed up here and I have to deal with that, you haven't. Don't jump head first into it." She smiled though. "You're a good friend, you don't have to prove anythin
 
Location: Arena


Who I'm With: Violet (@StartingOver )


What I'm Doing: Explaining


Ivela chuckled before shaking her head with an amused smile. "The fact that Nishira will be angry because you spoiled her fight is exactly what I'm trying to avoid by jumping in. I do not want you to face any consequences."


When Violet mentioned something about Ivela proving herself, she became confused. "What do you mean I don't have to prove myself? I believe I fought admirably in my fight. The only thing I have to prove is that I am capable of growing stronger. If I were to jump in to stop you, it wouldn't be to prove anything. It would be to stop a friend from getting herself killed...or worse. Expelled." Ivela said being expelled was worse, because she couldn't imagine what would happen if a person rejected by her own world was kicked out of the realm for rejects.
 
Location- Arena


Who I'm with- Ivela(@Lunaria Silver


What I'm doing- sighing


Violet shook her head. "I guess this is what friends are for." She gave a weak grin. Ivela would try and stop her from getting involved. To try and protect her from the wrath that Nishira would bring on her. "I can't be mad at you. You want to protect me as I wish to protect you." She patted Ivela's shoulder. "Well okay we can both do what we have to to protect one another." She gave a warm smile.
 
Location: Arena


Who I'm With: Violet (@StartingOver )


What I'm Doing: Agreeing


Ivela nodded. "Yes. If you truly feel that you have to attack her, then you have to do it. I can't stop you from trying, pnly from succeeding."


She looked over at Violet and smiled. "Although I still do not see what you have to protect me from."


Honestly, Ivela was hoping that Violet wpuld not try to attack the robotic girl. She turned her head back to the pit. At her present state, Ivela didn't think she would be able to stop Violet. While it was true that she could go...maybe 5 days without sleep, Why'nn's spell seemed to have drained most of her energy.


She sighed before glancing back over at her friend for a moment. Ivela needed to meditate. That was the fastest way to replenish her nen aura. It always had been. She wouldn't be able to go into full meditation, she needed to keep watch over Violet.


So Ivela sat down, crossed her legs and began to meditate, keeping the part of her mind that was aware of her surroundings awake. If Violet made a move towards the pit, she would wake up. Hopefully with enough of her strength back to stop her.
 
Location- arena


Who I'm with-Ivela(@Lunaria Silver


What I'm doing- explaining


"Your new here so I can't blame you for not understanding what I mean when I say I want to protect you." She sat down next to Ivela but didn't bother her. She brought her knees up to her chest and watched the fight. Her attetion now fully on Grim. You couldn't die here that was true, but could you come back from being eaten? That wasn't something she would leave for chance. Not to metion of Grim won he would have to face Wny'nn or James. That created a whole new level of problems.
 
Character: Tetsuko


Location: Arena


With: Grim @Grim Wraithe Stjerna


Doing: Getting Cereals.


A few shots rang off of her back as they struck the cannon, leaving hairline fractions along the surface but otherwise just causing superficial damage for now. This gave her just enough time to clamor to her feet with her cannon still facing her opponent. With the barrel end toward the ground, she seemed almost to unstrap it, letting it drop between her and the circling otter as if it were a tower shield. In this state, it practically was. As far as she was concerned, she didn't need to shoot him. If he was content to take shots at her cannon, it would give her more than enough time.


She moved one hand along the surface toward what looked like a handle. Grasping it, she slid it down, causing the gun to make a cocking sound before groaning loudly, as if it were alive. The claws at the 'mouth' of the weapon suddenly dug down into the ground, and with her weapon secured Tetsuko began circling opposite of Grim to keep from getting damaged any further. She knew that her opponent would press the advantage, but she had one last advantage of her own.


Having fought several times now, she was leading Grim. Pulling him towards a specific area. Giving him just enough sight of her to keep him coming. Meanwhile, the girl had begun to glow blue at her center.


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Character: Frank Estello


Location: Arena


With: Teachers


Doing: Studying


"This is... both interesting and disappointing. I didn't give Tetsuko a target. In fact, quite the opposite, Grim should be registered under her protection. But she said she can't protect him. Adaptive behavior like that, even after a recent wipe of her personality... I'm afraid I'm still not understanding something about that girl. Grim seems to be in top form, though. She's taken significant damage, I don't believe Tetsuko will- urgh... and she was just repaired. I seem to have my work cut out for me with that one. Still, do you think she'll make it as a student, Nishira? I have my doubts..."
 
Location: The Arena


Who I'm with: Tetsuko (@Pinkalyn )


What I'm doing: Focusing on my target


Grim continued to steadily advance straight towards her and ready to fire two rounds from each gun with each step he took. Hesitating only for the short time it took for her to stand and set her makeshift cover in place. His aim shifted when he saw her hand reach for the lever. He fired two rounds at her hand and the lever, trying to land another hit.


Catching a glimpse of her left knee he fired twice more at it, if he hit he knew she wouldn't be able to stand effectively. If he missed she was still behind cover. Seeing as she wasn't going to take the offensive, the otter dropped one mostly spent magazine and kept one pistol aimed at her. Slamming his pistol onto the fresh magazine then repeating the process with other. All this he did as he continued to advance. He had closed the gap to ten feet. He saw a faint blue glow coming from her. 'Gud, use yer magic. T'won't 'elp ya lass.' He thought, thinking she was getting ready to cast a spell.
 
Character: Tetsuko


Location: Arena


With: Grim @Grim Wraithe Stjerna


Doing: Fighting


The first shot from Grim clips her hand as it draws the lever down, but this is enough to put her off-balance, and soon her knee has taken a hit too. The impact nearly puts her straight to the floor, but she manages to hold on as she drops to one knee momentarily. Grim wasn't circling as she had expected, which meant she needed to expend less energy moving, but also that her trap would be just slightly less effective than she had planned for. Without Grim in the exact center, there was still a chance it could fail...


But it was certainly not a magical spell she was casting. The girl, whose center was relatively unscathed through this battle, found herself now ready for her own offense. She wanted to turn this battle, to show that she was worthy of standing toe to toe with any student here. That she was no less than the best. She gave it her all, and the glow radiated from her, bathing the area in her light.


The air becomes thick with a silvery pollen. Like an aura around her, a shimmery dusting of cells floats in the air around her. The ground groans briefly, and then all at once the area around Tetsuko and Grim is bursting with 'life'. Every bullet hole she had created in her previous fights now oozes with metallic tentacles that lash out viciously in an attempt to catch grim. There are scatterings of dozens of them nearby, but the largest of them all comes from where her meteor had previously impacted. Just a few feet from where she chose to plant her cannon, the earth splits open a tendril as thick around as Grim's body bores outwards, creating unstable turf. It first tries to slam down, and then to sweep the ground in an attempt to push Grim towards the smaller tendrils. If not catching and killing the otter outright. If Grim were to be caught by any tendrils, they would try very hard to dig into his flesh and deposit 'seeds' of matter devouring cells that would eventually eat away at her opponent. The closer to a vital point, the better for them.


Meanwhile, at the center of all this chaos, Tetsuko appears to be melting. The sheer amount of heat caused by this act makes it hard for her to maintain a solid form. There's no real semblance to the original Tetsuko in what's left. The only thing that really indicates what's happening, is the fact that a part of the slime is still connected to the gun, pulsating grotesquely, while the other half is forming a shell around a sphere that looks like an armillary with a sun at its center. Two viable weak points, if Grim can get around the fact that she's actively surrounding herself with more and more of what was once the arena.
 
Location: The Arena


Who I'm with: Tetsuko (@Pinkalyn )


What I'm doing: Focu.... WHAT THE BLOODY HELL!


Grim saw the light start getting brighter and fill the air, as he moved forward he saw the silvery pollen like dust. He assumed it was dust being kicked up and glowing from the spell she was casting.


Hearing the deep groaning and feeling it coming from the arena floor through his feet he glanced down for just a moment and saw the tentacles burst upwards. In a moment of slight panic and surge of adrenaline, time seemed to slow down for him. His mind brought in everything he had seen and could see. The silvery tentacles were coming up all around him and Tetsuko. But there was an area that has little to none of them, the are she had come in from for this fight and her last fight. The same area where she had been firing from. Out of the corner of his eye his mind is telling him there is the largest tentacle to his right about 12 feet.


As his mind took all this in, time started to speed back up to normal speeds. The otter initially reacted by leaping/rolling to his left to get away from the giant tentacle as it came crashing down where he had just been standing. But in doing this he cleared most of the smaller tentacles, but a few grabbed onto his upper right arm and shoulder. Dropping his left pistol he clawed at the tentacles as they tried to borrow into him.


His attention focused on ripping the tendrils off of him, he did not notice that from his new vantage point further to the side, and clear off the tentacles, that Tetsuko was melting or that she was being surrounded by the arena floor.
 
Character: Tetsuko


Location: Arena


Doing: Fighting


With: Grim @Grim Wraithe Stjerna


Once the first small tentacle finds its way onto Grim, several more attempt to follow. In fact, all of the tendrils in the field seem to be pointing in his direction currently, and while most aren't reaching him, they seem to be growing longer as time goes on. The patch that is near to him already would attempt, after binding an arm, to snag a leg and limit mobility, and then to simply drag him to the ground where they would have an easier time completely immersing him for consumption.


Meanwhile, a short distance away, Tetsuko's core is proving too hot even for the wall it's attempting to build around itself. Each time it tries to build up and prevent Grim from taking out the structure, it reaches about halfway and then drops back to the ground. The more effort Tetsuko puts into trying to destroy Grim the less able she is to defend herself.


So she uses a good offense as her defense. She brings the largest of the tentacles up again while Grim is distracted with the tentacles on his arm, and possibly on his leg now too, and tries to bring it straight down point first to pierce through her opponent.
 
Location: The Arena


Who I'm with: Tetsuko (@Pinkalyn )


What I'm doing: BLOODY HELL!


With much effort and some self inflicted scratches the otter is able to get the first tentacle off his arm. Yelling in frustration and anger as a second grabs his wrist and a third grabs his ankle he grabs an axe and begins to cut and pry at the one on his right wrist. This is when he feels both trying to pull him to the others. Digging his heels in he frantically starts cutting at the right wrist tentacle.


Grunting as one of his last cuts missed and dug into his forearm. Bleeding heavily from his arm he is able to get the tentacle free, but the one on his ankle had started to dig into his flesh. Letting out a shout of anger he brought his axe down with all his might on the pulling tentacle. He could others almost within reach of him, his heels slowly dragging across the floor, inch by inch as he fought it in a tug of war. When the blade of the axe contacted the tendril and severed it there was a wet metallic sound. Falling backwards as he came free of the opposite tension, smacking the back of his head, the fall was fortuitous in that the main tendril stabbed downward into the and through his left foot and calf. Had he been standing the fight would have ended right then.


Dazed and suddenly in a massive amount of pain, hollering in rage and pain the otter brings his only remaining pistol to bear and fires point blank at the offending tentacle six times, blowing out what would've been a massive wound channel on a living being. Squinting and focusing through the pain he gritted his teeth and swung his axe at the damaged portion to sever it from the body of it. But the point still stuck through his injured foot he crawls back away from the tentacle patch, looking at the crumbling wall trying to surround what used to be tetsuko.


Holding the an axe in his left paw and his pistol in his right the otter hesitated for just a moment unsure of to target.
 
Location: The Arena


Who I'm with: Frank (@Pinkalyn) and Delrick (@Grim Wraithe Stjerna)/James (@TommyGun15), then Connor (@KalenNighteyes)/No one


What I'm doing: Observing and talking/Breaking up with him/NO!


Nishira smiled as she watched. "What? Would you want her to take punishment with no aggression? Of course she'll fit in. You've done very, very well with her, Frank. I am pleased. She's even beating him at this point, I believe." The lich paid attention to the two students battling it out.


---


After a good amount of meditation, Why'nn took a deep breath and opened her eyes. "I shall be back," she murmured, pushing herself to her feet. She walked into the crowd of onlookers, searching for Connor. It didn't take long for her to find her.


"Connor. I need to talk to you." Her expression was serious. She was about to do something very difficult for her. "I need to become strong. Without you. Your performance in the fight against James was humiliatingly poor and I am no longer desirous of our pairing."


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Valian balked at the scene before him. Violet had left some time ago to get concessions and had not returned. Well, that probably meant she still didn't like him. Still, the scene in the pit had him almost dashing in, himself, to help. He grit his teeth, clenched his fists, and held his ground. He had to stay away but he would kill that girl if he got the chance.
 
Location: The Arena


Who I'm With: Why'nn (@folclor ) , Others


What I'm Doing: Being amused


Victor looked on Why'nn with a curious glance. The boy's girl had spirit and he admired that about her. She knew what she wanted and she wasn't afraid to go after it. A sly smile came to his face as he spoke. "You're 'no longer desirous of our pairing'?" Victor laughed and dropped his voice to a whisper as he walked in a circle around her. "Well, I guess I'll just have to fix that won't I? Perhaps if James had fought more directly, I'd have fought more. Parading around like an idiot is no way to fight. You have to see that at least." Victor was able to perfectly mimic Connor's tone of annoyance, but really Victor was beginning to enjoy himself. "If he wasn't going to stand and fight, what point was there in continuing?"
 
Location: Arena


Who I'm With: Violet (@StartingOver )


What I'm Doing: Wtf?


All the commotion from the pit caused Ivela to open her eyes and stop meditating. She looked at the fight with wide eyes.


"That is...terrifying." She commented before looking around at her fellow spectators. Why'nn seemed to be speaking to the boy whom had fought Violet. Valian had his eyes trained on the arena. He seemed to be filled with quite a bit of rage.


On that note, Violet probably wasn't doing much better. Ivela looked over at her friend, trying to gauge her reaction.
 
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