Academy for Rejected Souls (Multiverse, OC)

[TommyGun15]

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Location: Imalia's Classroom


Who I'm with: Mistress Imalia (@folclor )


What I'm doing: Getting my magic sealed


James winced in pain as the courage spell was forcibly removed from his mind. Although he clenched his fists till his knuckles turned white and blood ran from the palms of his hands, James could not stop the trembling feeling that ran up his spine. Soon James's whole body was shaking as all the fear he would've felt since the last time he went without a courage spell (which was at least a solid week ago) hit him at once. For a moment James stood in place, his whole body shivering as if he'd been standing in a blizzard. Then, without so much as a sound escaping his lips, his eyes rolled back into his head, and James tumbled to the ground in a dead faint.

 

[folclor]

Location: My classroom/My chambers


Who I'm with: My apprentice


What I'm doing: Playing mother


After James fainted, Imalia gathered him in her arms. He would be fine, but the shock of a spell being pulled out and then that same one being sealed, even for as short a time as 24 hours, would be a shock to anyone. So she carried him out of her classroom and up the stairs, to her chambers, and set him on the couch there. As he rested, she sat by and watched. What would she do about this relationship with the demon girl? She didn't quite like it, but maybe she would talk to the headmistress directly. After all, if the headmistress wished the two to breed there was nothing she would be able to do to stop it.

 

[TommyGun15]

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Location: Imalia's room


Who I'm with: Mistress Imalia (@folclor )


What I'm doing: Waking up


After being unconscious for a little over ten minutes, James slowly blinked his eyes as he woke up. Initially, he had no idea where he was, and immediately began to shiver again. However, after a few seconds of looking around, he spotted Mistress Imalia and knew that he wasn't in danger. Without his courage spell, James resorted to the somewhat less orthodox method of self-hypnosis. James closed his eyes and meditated for a few minutes. After a while, he opened his eyes again. One of the drawbacks of self-hypnosis was he couldn't simply shut down fear. It was an all or nothing sort of thing. James had to shut down all of his emotions at once.


"I apologize for my behavior Mistress." James said, speaking in an emotionless monotone. "It was wrong of me, and I still have much to learn."

 

[folclor]

Location: My chambers


Who I'm with: My apprentice


What I'm doing: Correcting


She watched him, knowing what he was doing and knowing she would have to pull him out of it. As much as Imalia hated seeing the boy in his normal state of nervous terror, he needed to learn a lesson. "You do and the only thing wrong with that was that you got caught. You'll have to be smarter than that." Would he collapse again if she took him out of this state? She didn't know. "James, you need to be fully aware of your emotions. That's part of this discipline. You need to feel everything you normally do. I also need you to do this more often as you will not always be able to cast that courage spell."

 

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Location: Imalia's Chambers


Who I'm with: Mistress Imalia (@folclor )


What I'm doing: Listening


James sighed as Imalia told him he needed access to his emotions.


"I understand."


James closed his eyes again and, after a few more minutes of meditation, reopened them, letting out a shaky breath. While he still felt shaken, the momentary lack of emotion allowed him a chance to collect his thoughts. James could still feel a few bits of lingering fear grip his chest, so he spent a few minutes breathing deeply in and out before speaking again.


"You know something funny though... While I know that this doesn't excuse my lack of indiscretion, I think I was able to convince the others at the table that I can only influence them if I'm making really obvious gestures, like tapping their foreheads or snapping my fingers. It might make it easier to manipulate them without their knowledge in the future."

 

[folclor]

Location: My chambers


Who I'm with: My apprentice


What I'm doing: Talking


Imalia sat on the couch next to James. "That's a smart thing to do... somewhere that there's not a ban on magic." She smiled gently. "Come now, you know there's no reason to fear me. No need to be afraid with your Mistress." She didn't touch him, as she rarely touched anyone, but she emanated an aura of calm. "You have to learn to be courageous on your own." None of this included commands.

 

[TommyGun15]

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Location: Imalia's Chambers


Who I'm with: Mistress Imalia (@folclor )


What I'm doing: Listening


James sat up, staring awkwardly at his feet as he sat with his head hung low in shame at the way he'd disappointed his mistress.


"I'm sorry. It's not you I'm afraid of... it's just that I've had that courage spell going almost non-stop for about a week... okay maybe closer to two weeks. I'm not really sure, I lost track of the days. When it got dispelled, all the fear hit me at once."


James scratched his head, that nervous habit having returned with his ability to feel fear.


"I know I need to find my own courage. I suppose that keeping myself from feeling fear with a courage spell isn't going to help that. Thank you. I think this is a lesson I needed to learn."

 

[folclor]

Location: My chambers


Who I'm with: My apprentice


What I'm doing: Talking


Imalia nodded. "Yes. I should ban you from using it for the rest of the week, but with the tournament going, I don't think I should be that cruel." At least he was smart enough to recognize his mistake. "And tell me about this relationship with Sugarshe. I don't know that I completely agree with it, but you may be able to sway me in your favor."

 

[TommyGun15]

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Location: Imalia's Chambers


Who I'm with: Mistress Imalia (@folclor )


What I'm doing: Answering


James thought about his relationship with Sugarshe up to that point.


"Well... We started seeing each other the first day of school, not long after my binding. She said before we could date, I had to sign some sort of contract. I asked her if I could take some time to read it, and she said I could, but the thing was written in some demon language I'd never seen before. Then, on my way to ask Nishira to teach me necromancy, I became terrified that I'd be killed and turned into a zombie or something, so I made an impulsive decision. Signed the contract, which for some reason had to be written in blood, and took it to Sugarshe."


James held up his arm and tilted his head, showing Sugarshe's mark on his wrist and the spot on his neck she liked to drink from.


"When I gave it to her, it vanished and this mark appeared on my wrist. Since then, she's been feeding on my blood and we've spent our free time together in the common room when we're alone. It was nothing sexual mind you, but it was still the most intimate I've ever really been with anyone. Earlier today, while using the courage spell, I made a joke to her about inviting another girl for a three-way. You know, stupid stuff teenage boys say when their ability to fear the consequences of their actions is diminished. I didn't think she'd mind based on what the demons of my world are like, twisted, perverted beings given to all manner of sin. But Sugarshe didn't take it so well. She got really upset with me, hit me, then stormed out of the room when I tested that laughing spell you taught me on those two girls. I'm... I'm not really sure where we stand at this point."

 

[folclor]

Location: My chambers


Who I'm with: My apprentice


What I'm doing: Discussing


"So you signed a contract without bringing it to anyone who could possibly read it," Imalia sighed. "James... you're smarter than that. I don't like the idea of a demon feasting on my apprentice. I will clear this with the headmistress before I order any action, but I am not okay with this." Of course, this was the first time any information on the relationship was brought to her. It had seemed inconsequential before now. However, things felt a bit more dire at this juncture. "Demons are all different kinds, some even emulate people to the point of nearly breaking their penchant for evil. Sugarshe has not been dangerous to you yet, but you have been remiss in your observations. You've put your soul, something you no longer own, I might add, on the line."

 

[StartingOver]

Location: Arena


Who I'm with: Grim


What I'm doing: preparing


Violet looked back and cracked her neck. She bent down and touched her toes. "You may use whatever you want Buddy." She grinned. Her body started to glow blue. "I'll use everything I have, we should be protected in this arena right?" She stood. "No one should be able to get very hurt right Grim?"

 

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Location: Imlaia's chambers


Who I'm with: Mistress Imalia (@folclor )


What I'm doing: Listening


James nodded at Mistress Imalia's admonishment. There was no denying he'd acted foolishly. However, at the time James had been certain that he was going to die. However, there was one thing worth mentioning


"I think the Headmistress knows about me and Sugarshe. When I went to ask her to teach me, she told me not to attempt to summon her into Nishira's office, and not to get Sugarshe pregnant."


James sighed and thought about the predicament he'd gotten himself into.


"I just don't know. Part of me thinks that I actually love here, but another part of me is afraid that it's all just teen hormones at work. I've never really let anyone as close as her when we're alone, both in the literal, and the metaphorical sense."

 

[Grim Wraithe Stjerna]

Location: The Arena


Who I'm with: Violet


What I'm doing: About to have fun


He grinned as she started to glow, he drew his axes and twirled them through his fingers. "Aye, no 'oldin' back." The otter rolled his shoulders and cracked his neck. "Well 'ere we will nae die, but if we're nae careful we could get some serious injuries." Grim settled into a comfortable stance, left axe held out horizontally while the right one held slightly behind his right ear. His left foot pointed at her, the otter grinned. "Ladies first!"

 

[StartingOver]

Location: Arena


Who I'm with: Grim


What I'm doing: about to unleash hell.


Vi grinned her blue light increaseing. She turned her back to humans pulled her long hair up into a ponytail. She extended both hands out and energy started to flow out of them. She took a step and launched two at Grim. She took off running just behind them prepareing to launch a Attack. She jumped in the air and and postioned herself to come down with a kick.

 

[folclor]

Location: My chambers


Who I'm with: My apprentice


What I'm doing: Discussing


"Of course you haven't," Imalia responded. "The two of you have entered into a relationship." She crossed her arms. "Of course you feel closer to her than you do to anyone else. You've been shoving your tongues down each other's throats for the past two months." There was a frown upon her face. "I still don't like it, not one bit..."

 

[Grim Wraithe Stjerna]

Location: The Arena


Who I'm with: Violet


What I'm doing: Having fun


Even though Grim couldn't use magic, he'd paid attention in class and fought others who could. So when the bolts of energy flew towards him he charged at them, sliding on his knees beneath them. Bending backwards like he was doing the limbo, that's when he saw the kick coming down at him he brought his axes up in a cross to catch and deflect the kick; ready to twist out to the side to roll with force of the blow.

 

[Nonexisting]

~~sugarshe~~~


Where: dorms


With: nobody


Doing: receiving a letter


Sugarshe watched as they left feeling a sharp pang in her chest. Something dark burned inside her as her wings stretched out she tugging at the old locket around her neck on a dark chain. She turned around walking back to the door going inside slowly looking back as she shut the door and sat down on the bed with a deep sharp exhale. Something didn't settle right. She then heard a distinct voice calling out to her a whisper. "Sugarshe......sugarshe......it's been a while hasn't it??" A eerie demonic voice whispered. She didn't look back as a dark figure slunk in and wrapped it's arms around her. Sugarshe nodded. "Quite. What are you even doing here?" She asked.


"I have a message from the creature says handing her a slip of paper as she read it over. "....I see...still No sign.." She says.


(Summon her whenever you want to have the contract looked at or something...)


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@folclor

 

[folclor]

Location: The Arena


Who I'm with: Grim and Violet


What I'm doing: Watching


Over the last two months, Valian had enjoyed a lot of new things... and gotten a little tired of the clinging. He had taken, this week, to trying to hide from Zipper at least some of the time. Hopefully she wasn't offended by this, but he just needed some time alone sometime, or some time alone with other friends. And so it was that he'd ended up in the arena, hoping to get some training in, and walked in to see Grim and Violet sparring. He laughed, then whistled. "This a closed fight or y'all mind an audience?"

 

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Location: Imalia's Chambers


Who I'm with: Mistress Imalia (@folclor )


What I'm doing: Thinking


James sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration. This whole situation had spiraled far out of his depth, and he honestly had no idea what to do.


"Ugh. Mistress... what should I do? At this point I'm not really sure how I feel about Sugarshe, but I don't think I can just dump her..."


James looked at the mark on his arm with slight disdain.


"I get the distinct feeling that I literally can't dump her."

 

[folclor]

Location: My chambers


Who I'm with: My apprentice


What I'm doing: Counselling


"You say you're not sure how you feel about her... In what way?" Having an apprentice was a lot like being a mother, a psychologist, a teacher, a best friend, and a task master all at once. It was a confusing thing and she had done it for so many students. James stood out for her in that she hadn't felt the need to apprentice any other first years since she'd taken him. "Do you regret signing the contract?"

 

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Location: Imalia's Chambers


Who I'm with: Mistress Imalia (@folclor )


What I'm doing: Talking


James sighed, leaning back in his seat, staring at the ceiling. He thought long and hard about Sugarshe, how he felt about her, and what had happened over the last few weeks.


"Hmm... Yes, but no... I definitely regret signing the contract without reading it... But I don't regret anything that's happened with Sugarshe since then."


James gave a short, joyless laugh.


"I suppose that's not surprising, is it? I don't think I've known her long enough to say that I properly love her, for all I know that would just be teen hormones talking. But I do care about her, and seeing her mad at me was one of the worst feelings I've ever had."


James looked suspiciously at the mark on his arm.


"Then again, that might not have been me at all... Ugh. Sometimes I feel like I think too much for my own good."

 

[folclor]

Location: My chambers


Who I'm with: My apprentice


What I'm doing: Counselling


"You're a teenager. Making stupid decisions is what you do. It's so you can learn, in the future. to keep from making the same mistakes over and over again. Now... If you could break the contract, would you?" Imalia watched her apprentice carefully and watched the mark on his arm. "I will not stop you from dating someone. The heavens know getting in the way of a strong romance is a very, very bad thing to do. However, I don't like my apprentice having a demon mark on his arm. And I don't like the idea of you being in a contract you cannot understand. If you can break the contract and still wish to be in a relationship with her, go ahead. But at least it will be a feeding contract that eventually nets your soul as her prize and at worse you're now married."

 

[Nonexisting]

~~zipper~~


Where: kitchen


With: hmm,reagan


Doing; getting snack


Zipper closed her book marking her place and stood walking straight to the kitchen. She heard hk and poked her head in looking around. "Oh. Heyo hk,how are you doing today?" She greeted with a little wave and a wide toothy smile. Her dinosaur tail curled upwards behind her to indicate her good mood. She walks over pats him on the head lightly. "Zipper has been doing lots of research lately just finished the chapter so she came to look for her snack..."She says and crouched down and opened a drawer pulling out a bag labeled zipper's candy. She pulled a candy bar from it before hiding the bag where she left it.


@HK 50 09

 

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Location: Imalia's Chambers


Who I'm with: Mistress Imalia (@folclor )


What 'm doing: Asking a question


James looked at Imalia and smiled, happy to have her advice.


"Mistress... Thank you. I think I will continue to see Sugarshe, if she still wants to see me that is."


However, something nagged at James about what she'd said. Then it hit him.


"Wait... what's so bad about it being a marriage contract. It can't be worse than having her drink my blood then steal my soul."


James looked at her with a worried expression, his face rapidly turning pale.


"Right Mistress?"


(Ugh. I'm sorry... (Z_Z))

 

[StartingOver]

Location: Arena


Who I'm with: Grim, new guy


What I'm doing: having so much fun.


Violet felt her foot land squarly on his two axes. She dropped her other foot on the axes pressing them downward. She then pushed off doing a backflip and landing a few feet away. Her eyes fell to the new guy. "Sure take some notes." Her eyes fell back to Grim.


"Come on buddy, catch me if you can." She grinned and bounced from side to side.