Academy for Rejected Souls (Multiverse, OC)

Queen's Quarters


@Lunaria Silver


The Chevalier didn't mind as his Queen drank from him while Valian cursed profusely at the pain he could feel.  When she let him go he stood up straight, the holes almost immediately closing.  "Is there anything you'd like for me to do for you this morning?"  He still had a smile on his face but something was a bit off about him.  He seemed entranced with her beauty, wanting something like affection from her.  However, he didn't move toward it.
 
===Reagan===


Headmistress' Office


@folclor @Grim Wraithe Stjerna @TommyGun15


Reagan had, luckily, just finished working on a project when she was summoned to the office. She made sure her materials for her back-burner project were locked up and made her way there. When she had arrived, she saw the fellow students she would be working with. The only one she outright disliked was James, Grim and Why'nn were her friends. She stood between Grim and Why'nn, waiting for James to start this thing. She adjusted her goggles, keeping them over her eyes and checking the new display in the corner. 'Seems to be working fine, won't know for sure until I test it in more hectic scenarios.' 
 
The Woods


@folclor


Lillith shook her head at him before pausing as she stared at him. She forgot, she needed to give him more than she ever had to give Nathan.


Plus some part of her hated to see him upset.


She smiled at him and placed her hand on his cheek before speaking. "I'm so happy to have you here beside me. You're a great comfort to me." Her words were actually sincere, but it still wasn't something she would usually say.
 
Headmistress's Office


@folclor @Grim Wraithe Stjerna @shadowstrikr25


James stepped in front of his fellow students, ready to give his speech.  But before he began speaking, he placed a large basket on the floor in front of them.  Inside the baskets were some clothes, which looked clean, but worn, as if whomever they'd come from spent most of their time traveling.


"Before I go into detail, you all need to be aware that this world we're going to is very low tech, and gunpowder cannons are just beginning to make an appearance.  In addition to this, magic is a very uncommon thing, and it will only draw unnecessary attention.  Our goal is to blend in.  So clothing, magic items, advanced tech, all of it goes in this basket.  The clothes inside should fit you.  We're leaving anything that doesn't belong in this world, no ifs, ands, or buts.  The only exception is for Why'nn and Grim.  We'll need you two to wear enchanted items to mask your unusual appearances.  I assume Nishira has a plan for that though."
 
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My room.


Scarlet smiled as she opened her eyes. She sat up and looked at her meal from the previous night. She licked her lips and gave a grin. "Come now." She stood up and dressed herself


as the young women staggered out of bed. 


"Let's put you back where I found you. " scarlet did not believe in killing her prey. It seemed useless to her.


She had a meeting with her lcve Niahira today. Part of her traning. 
 
Headmistress' Office


@TommyGun15 @folclor @Grim Wraithe Stjerna


Reagan picked through the clothes, not finding two important things. First, anything that represented her guild as well as her usual non-uniform attire. Second, any sort of replacement for her Elec-Wing MK. II was missing. She quickly pointed the problem out to James. "OK, so guild representation nonwithstanding, what about my backpack? I need it to keep from discharging electricity everywhere." Then she removed her goggles, revealing her cat's eyes. "Also, I think these will draw a few looks." She pointed to her eyes to emphasize her point. She assumed eyes like that were non-existent where they were going.
 
Queen's Quarters


@Lunaria Silver


The Chevalier smiled and closed his eyes, leaning into the touch. Even if she had been lying he would not have known. He was head over heels in love with her. Valian would've vomited at the display as Lillith was certainly not his type. No, his type was a beautiful third year girl whose love of efficiency made her oh so cute. The Chevalier wanted more affection but wouldn't push it.


My Office


@TommyGun15 @Grim Wraithe Stjerna @shadowstrikr25


Nishira nodded. "Well, I was considering letting the bird grow her arm back, but the cybernetics will be useful for strength. So we'll, instead, be covering the limb in synthetic flesh. For the otter... Well, we have to put a lasting enchantment on you."


Why'nn listened carefully, blushing inadvertantly each time James glanced her way. Upon seeing the clothes selection she felt momentarily panicked. She'd have to choose at least one color. Each of the outfits had color to them. Eventually, she took black pants, a vaguely red tunic (that she belted rather quickly) and a gray cloak. The girl looked to her father for approval.
 
Nishira's Office


@folclor @TommyGun15 @shadowstrikr25


Grim raised an eyebrow at the explanation. 'Going back to my roots.' He chuckled and shrugged. " Whatever, archaic weapons, I'm just as good with them." He waited for the other two to dig through before pulling a set of leather breeches, green tunic and grey/brown vest, and a dark chocolate brown cloak. At the mention of an enchantment he paused with his shirt off. " Are we sure that this magic will work on me?" Nodding in agreement with Reagan's points. 


Delrick nodded at Why'nn. " It is a good choice." He knew she was still uncomfortable with color, but he would work with her after this mission to grow more used to wearing colored clothes as a matter of course. 
 
My Quarters


@folclor


Lillith continued to smile as she gently pulled her hand away from her Chevalier. She then giggled and pulled him forward, giving him a hug. "You're just so adorable. One day, when the puppet master allows it, I'll take you home with me. We'll travel together, you and I. You won't betray me like Nathan did." 'Or like he did.' 


That was, of course, an empty promise. She didn't know if Valian would even stay sane for that long. But she had hope. She didn't say anything about Nathan joining them because she was uncertain whether or not she would kill him when she saw him.


She had never been this affectionate with Nathan, because that had not been what he wanted.


But Valian was very different from her other Chevaliers. He acted the way she wished her first Chevalier had acted.


She snuggled into his embrace, letting out a satisfied sigh. This was likely because she was still tired, and he was warm. It was also because she was busy thinking about her first traitor Chevalier, and was imagining what it would be like if he had been the way she wanted him to be. The way Valian was.


My Dorm


Nobody


Ivela furrowed her brows in concentration as she, again, held out her hand. She pictured the angel in her mind, the angel being about the same height as her. Slowly, the angel appeared in front of her.


It was finally the right size. Ivela would have celebrated. But she didn't.


Because the angel was slightly transparent. She groaned as she dissipated the angel and fell back onto her bed. It had already been two weeks, and she was making slow progress. She needed to develop this first, before she could do other things with her new ability.


'I don't expect to master it so quickly, but I should at least be able to use it.'
 
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My Office


@Grim Wraithe Stjerna @TommyGun15 @shadowstrikr25


Nishira smirked.  "I have my ways, dear Grim.  We'll have to be careful, more intricate, but the magic will hold.  I can't give you an enchanted item as doing that allows for the possibility that you might lose it.  Then you have a giant otter in the middle of Riva and we can't have that."  The headmistress glanced at Reagan.  "Hm?  Yes.  I can give you something to hide those as well."


Why'nn smiled ever so slightly at her father and nodded.  It scared her to try a color, but she knew she needed to.


Queen's Quarters


@Lunaria Silver


The Chevalier held his Queen in a gentle embrace, smiling as they were so close.  It filled his heart with happiness to hear her talk about taking him back with her.  "Never, never.  I cannot betray you and I would rather die than do so."  He stopped short of admitting his love for her.  It was a romantic love and he cared so much for her.  Again, internally Valian was sickened.  "Get it away!  Why are you hugging it?!"
 
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Headmistress's Office


@folclor @Grim Wraithe Stjerna @shadowstrikr25


James sighed, pinching the bridgeneral of his nose.  If it wasn't on thing, it was another.


"Right...  right...  back on track.  Alright."


James snapped his finger and a floating illusion of a large sword with a blue gemstone in it's pommel appeared above their heads.


"This is the Sword of Riva.  The gem in it's pommel is the Orb of Aldur.  Our mission is to go to Riva, get the artifact, and come back.  Any questions, or should I move on?"
 
My Quarters


@folclor


Lillith sighed in contentment before she opened her eyes wide in realization.


'He's not...him.' She pulled away from him and smiled. His assurance that he wouldn't abandon her made her extremely happy. She hid it well, but the betrayal of both her Chevaliers over the years wounded her deeply.


"Valian, would you accompany me to find the murderous child?" Lillith asked him. Her expression was still light and happy, but there was a touch of melancholy in her eyes. As quickly as it appearred, it dissappeared as she giggled.


"I'd like to test him."
 
===Reagan===


Headmistress' Office


@folclor @TommyGun15 @Grim Wraithe Stjerna


Reagan nodded at the Headmistress. "Alright. Thanks for clearing that up." She grabbed some clothes, ducking behind cover to put them on. She popped out wearing a tunic, pants, and a cloak, tossing her usual clothes in the basket. As the image of the sword appeared, Reagan committed it to memory. When James opened the floor for questions, Reagan saw a great opportunity to annoy him. "So... is this all we're going on, or is there more of a briefing?" Sure, it was an easy shot, but it would serve its purpose. 'Who asks questions when we've been given what we're after, and nothing else? Well, nowhere to go but up.' 
 
Nishira's Office


@folclor @TommyGun15 @shadowstrikr25


Grim shrugged and pulled on the tunic, stepping out of his pants and pulling on the breeches without even thinking about the fact he would be pantsless in front of people. The augmented otter smiled and nodded at Nishira's accretion that the magic would work. He nodded and waved James to continue, he would listen to the rest of the brief before asking questions. He belted the tunic over the breeches and donned the vest, hanging the cloak over his shoulder. 


Delrick knew Why'nn would be uncomfortable wearing color, but if she wasn't then there would be no training value. The monk concealed an amused smile at James' exasperation during his briefing. 'Something you'll need to learn is how to gain and keep people's attention. New soldiers, much like adventurers, are cocky and like to joke and ask questions at the wrong times.' Delrick nodded and sipped his coffee, looking to Nishira and raising an eyebrow at the objective of the mission. 
 
Headmistress's Office




@folclor @Grim Wraithe Stjerna @shadowstrikr25


James sighed as Reagan asked is that was all they were going on.


"No, I just wanted to give people an opportunity to ask questions about the sword or the orb.  Anyways, security around artifacts is far too tight to enter the world anywhere near them.  The reason for this is partially because the second I set foot in that world, the other sorcerers are going to notice and start heading for my location."


James snapped his fingerrs and the image of the sword changed to a map.


BelgariadMap2.jpg


James pointed to an area south of the country of Algaria, labeled as the Vale of Aldur.


"This is where the sorcerers live, and if we enter the world too far away from there, like in Riva..."  James pointed to the island in the far northwest of the map.  "they'll try to teleport to my location.  However if we enter closer to them, like  in Tolnedria..."  James pointed to a country on the west side of the map, further south, "They'll use less strenuous methods of travel.  Teleporting is very difficult for a sorcerer you see.  Once in Tolnedria, we can travel north overland through Arendia to the country of Sendaria, where we can hire a ship to take us to Riva.  That's the bare bones of the plan, any questions, comments, concerns?"
 
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Headmistress's Office


@TommyGun15 @Grim Wraithe Stjerna @shadowstrikr25


"What about the security surrounding the sword itself?  If I remember correctly, you are the prince of Riva.  I am assuming this item is of great value both to the country itself and to your family and, therefore, getting it will not be simple."  Why'nn continued her rigid stance, looking over the map as if to memorize its every road.  This would be very different, indeed, from her homeland or from the places she'd gone with her father in their time in Faerun.  Tolnedria...  Something about that name tickled the back of her mind, as if something was familiar about it.  Had James mentioned it to her?


Queen's Quarters


@Lunaria Silver


The Chevalier's smile faltered ever so slightly as she pulled away but he didn't protest.  "Of course.  I'll do anything for you."  "I'm surprised she keeps you around, by the way.  You're basically a yes man and a lap dog.  I expect she'll tire of you eventually."  It seemed as though the Chevalier heard that bit for his smile fell.  "How will you test him?"
 
My Quarters


@folclor


Lillith continued to smile at her Chevalier as he spoke.


She opened her mouth to speak before noticing his smile drop.


"Is something the matter? Have I made you unhappy?" She frowned as she spoke, seemingly concerned for him. She hated the idea that he was so ungrateful to be in her presence that he wasn't smiling.


Didn't she just embrace him a moment ago? 'What more does he want?' She wasn't exactly displeased with him, more so she was confused.
 
Queen's Quarters


@Lunaria Silver


The Chevalier shook his head.  "No, no, you're perfect.  The only way I am ever unhappy in regards to you is when the puppetmaster forces us to be apart.  It's only... I... thought I heard my own voice talking back at me.  It said you'd tire of me."  That last sentence held a bit of fear.  After all, she was his reason for being, his entire reason to live.  If he didn't have her, if she tired of him, if she rejected or cast him out he didn't know what he'd do.  He'd go crazy!  There was nothing else for it.  The thought of her being displeased with him or leaving him behind was almost too much to consider.
 
 Headmistress's Office




@folclor @Grim Wraithe Stjerna @shadowstrikr25


James smiled as Why'nn brought up security around the sword.


"That's an excellent observation.  As you can see, Riva is located on the Isle of Winds.  This name comes from the frequent storms that batter the island, sweeping ships up against the rocky cliffs that make up most of the islands coasts.  The city of Riva, the only permanent settlement on the island, is the only place it's possible to get ashore without climbing gear.  Now, onto the city itself."


James snapped his fingers, and the map zoomed into a view of the city.  Everything was made of grey stone, and the entire city save for the port was surrounded by an immense wall.


"Riva is essentially a city built within a citadel.  Every citizen, man and woman, is a member of the military reserve, and is ready for combat at a moment's notice.  Breaking in won't be an option, so we'll have to sneak in under the guise of merchants.  But that will only get us into the city itself."


Another snap of his fingers, and the view zoomed further to show a massive castle.  Not the opulent sort of castle one saw many royals living in though, this was a military fortress, surrounded by a wall just as high answer twice as thick as the one around the city.


"This is Castle Riva, where I grew up.  It has self-sustaining gardens, a natural water supply, and stores of food to survive a ten year siege.  All of this is to protect one thing."


The map finally zoomed to a throne room, and anyone versed in military tactics would be able to tell that it was exactly large enough to hold an entire battalion standing in formation.  At the end of the room, all the water opposite from the only door, was the sword.
 
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Headmistress's Office


@TommyGun15 @Grim Wraithe Stjerna @shadowstrikr25


The corners of Why'nn's lips turned down very briefly.  "Not to be contrary, but would it not be more strategically advantageous to utilize the connections you already have to enter?  And if, for whatever reason, that is an impossibility, you will be very easily recognized without quite a lot of effort put into your disguise."  The girl paused here, walking carefully up to the map.  "It is unlikely we shall make it to the throne room unseen and even if we are able to do so, I assume such a relic is left utterly unguarded.  This is a world where magic is known, after all."  She turned on her heel to face James again.  "And if the only magical safeguard happens to be that only a direct descendant of a long departed hero can touch said relic without being horribly destroyed it shall be abundantly clear who you are once you touch it."


Nishira stepped back, over beside Delrick.  With a chuckle in her voice, she leaned over to her second and said, "Did you go to Faerun and father a child without my knowledge?  I could swear she's yours."  Of course, she knew the girl wasn't, but any chance at jest among friends was welcome.
 
My Quarters


@folclor


Lillith furrowed her eyebrows at him as she remained silent for a moment. This silence held a certain weight as she thought.


'His own voice talking to him? Merely an utterance of his fears, perhaps? Or something else...'


Lillith didn't want to think that her Valian was not the real Valian. He had to be.


Her thoughts carried on down that road before she decided to stop.


She shook her head, and the smile returned to her face.


"In all of my years, I have never once tired of a Chevalier. But they seem to tire of me. My first Chevalier," who she was clearly trying to avoid saying the name of, "abandoned me in favor of my sister. Nathan has attempted to replace me with a newly born blue eyed Queen, my niece. So, I will not tire of you. But one day, you may become sick of me."


Her smile was bittersweet as she told him of the only other Chevaliers she ever had. She was not sad, per say. Just...bitter.


"But, just know that I have never willingly left a Chevalier behind. You have nothing to fear."
 
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Queen's Quarters


@Lunaria Silver


The Chevalier shook his head.  "You're the reason I'm alive.  Without you, I'd be dead and..."  "Okay, so the first one's true, the second one not so much but, at least you're not being terrible."  He took a deep breath and closed his eyes.  As he knew his Queen preferred his old appearance he always kept up his illusion.  Blond hair, blue eyes...  It was only taxing when he hadn't fed in a while.  "I meant what I said.  I will never betray you and I will never leave you.  If I may...  Even if you don't feel the same way about me, and if you don't I understand, I love you."  "Oh, great, here we go...  Man, what I wouldn't give for some popcorn."
 
Nishira's Office


@folclor @shadowstrikr25 @TommyGun15


Grim pursed his lips and furrowed his brow as he watched the map zoom and change. He looked to Why'nn and nodded impressed with her questions. He shifted the cloak to his other shoulder and waited for James to answer Why'nn before asking his own questions. " So we have to get the sword and we're supposed to be merchants? What are we selling? Where did we come from? Do we need permits? "


Delrick smiled and nodded slowly as Why'nn stepped up and started asking very important questions. Things she may not have thought of before the mission had she not done something similar in Faerun to acquire a certain book just recently. The warlock inclined his head to his mistress as she made her small joke. He smiled and shrugged. " Well there was this one priestess who was quite enamored with me..." He let the comment hang so she could draw her own imaginary conclusions. 
 
Headmistress's Office




@folclor @Grim Wraithe Stjerna @shadowstrikr25


James sighed as they continued to question him, wondering if they thought he was a complete idiot.


"We don't need permits, I can buy some goods in Tolnedria, which is another reason to enter the world there, and I'm going to dye my hair so we can claim Drasnian heritage.  It, like Riva, is part of the Alorn Confederacy, and claiming to be from there will earn us both credibility as merchants, and trust from the people of Riva.  As for connections, I don't really have many that won't trace back to my father or the sorcerers, but I'm reluctant to make myself known because neither my parents nor the other sorcerers wouldn let me out of their sight if they found me."


James pulled a scroll from a scroll case on his belt.


"As for what to do after I get my hands on the sword, this scroll of interdimensional travel that Mistress Imalia gave me will return us to the school once it's activated.  We won't have to worry about getting out of the throne room once I have the sword as long as we don't get separated."


 James put the scroll back in it's pouch.


"As for magic, while it doesn't exist, it's so uncommon that it's use would draw unnecessary attention and distrust."
 
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Headmistress' Office


@TommyGun15 @folclor @Grim Wraithe Stjerna


Reagan didn't really react to James' mild annoyance. Instead, she listened to his little presentation, and the answers to the questions Grim and Why'nn were asking. 'Wow, slow down, there's nothing left for me to pick apart. Well... there are a few things.' She thought for a moment on all the topics covered. There was Riva, lack of magic that irritated her, and how they were going to get into the city in the first place. However, she and Grim did have a task from Geralt to deal with, which she found annoying. "So what's the projected timetable on this thing? I'm assuming our route will be fairly straightforward, anything that we should be worried about while traveling?" If she was going to add anything, it would be for something that wasn't covered. That and she might have to get a prototype ready before they left.
 
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