Academy for Rejected Souls (Multiverse, OC)

[TommyGun15]

Location: The Arena


Who I'm with: Why'nn (@folclor ), Delrick (@Grim Wraithe Stjerna ), A disturbance (@Mad Prince of Sanity )


What I'm doing: Meditating


James reached out with his mind, and cast a spell of hypnosis on Why'nn.


"Sit down. Now, I am going to bring you even deeper into trance. I want you to start at 100, and count down. When you reach 0, you will be at the deepest depths of trance that a human mind can go. You will then regain awareness, but your mind will remain in trance."





James then began to count, starting at 100, and ending at 0, just as he told Why'nn he would. When he finished, he reached out and asked Why'nn a question.


"Why'nn. Can you hear me?"

 

[folclor]

Location: The Arena


Who I'm with: Father (@Grim Wraithe Stjerna), James (@TommyGun15), and Madness (@Mad Prince of Sanity)


What I'm doing: Going under


Her body obeyed, disengaging her blade and stowing her weapon in her bag of holding. As she sat, her eyes closed once more. His voice echoed trough her mind and she counted down with him. Every number sent her a bit deeper, her head drooping, her body going limp. At zero she slumped over, onto the ground.


He would feel the haze, almost like static, reaching out to him as he connected with her. She had not simply gone further into meditation, the countdown brought her to the edge of the ocean in her mind and she had willingly jumped in.


"Yes." Her thoughts were slow, almost breathy.

 

[TommyGun15]

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Location: The Arena


Who I'm with: Why'nn (@folclor ), Delrick (@Grim Wraithe Stjerna ), A disturbance (@Mad Prince of Sanity )


What I'm doing: Meditating


Why'nn would be able to feel the presence of James's mind floating through the mental ocean with her, it feeling like a soft blue light, both warm and cold at the same time. Everything James was, is, and had the potential to be, all his hopes and dreams, his fears and regrets, she could perceive these around her as she spoke to him on this mental plane, and he could see Why'nn's in kind.


"Well. This is it."


Though she couldn't really "see" James, Why'nn would get the sense that James was smiling.

 

[folclor]

Location: The Arena/Mindscape


Who I'm with: James... (@TommyGun15)


What I'm doing: ...


As she was there, so was the thing that lived in her head. Though it didn't attack either child, it floated behind Why'nn, waiting. Its malevolence permeating her being, almost overshadowing the truth of her soul's state. Something else, James would sense the seal of two gods upon her, one that she knew of, the other she didn't. This second seal would feel very, very familiar to James.


"Mmm..."





Why'nn appeared distracted by the presence that tainted her, but she did pay very close attention to him and his words. The thing seemed to try to reach out to James's soul, to take it, but the white-gray of Why'nn's soul blocked it from reaching him. He would feel her now, more than ever. Cold. The fear that this thing caused threatened to overtake her, but her will and determination kept it at bay.

 

[BuzzedBeelzebub]

Location: The "classroom"


Company: Grog, fatigue of awakening, some punk (@CERBERUS177)


Activity: Waking up


Lazarus awoke with a start, banging his head on the bottom of his desk. He thought a lightning bolt had just struck the firing range and thunder had cracked loudly right above his head, so he got out from under his desk, popping his back, to check on what was wrong.


What the - some punkass kid was using his range without permission! Lazarus pulled out his shotgun from his ECHO device and cocked it near the intruder.


"Kid, you better have a good goddamn reason for coming into my range and damaging my shit before class without my permission."

 

[TommyGun15]

Location: The Arena


Who I'm with: Why'nn (@folclor ), Delrick (@Grim Wraithe Stjerna ), A disturbance (@Mad Prince of Sanity )


What I'm doing: Meditating


James noticed the dark presence sharing Why'nn's mind, and he erected a barrier between it and himself. It was a harsh, cold blue screen of light. However, the soft light of James's consciousness still spoke to Why'nn.


"Well, here it is. I don't really know what to call this place. But it's a lot easier to return here once you've visited it once. What do you think?"

 

[folclor]

Location: Mindscape


Who I'm with: James... (@TommyGun15)


What I'm doing: ...


Why'nn's consciousness approached his, almost as if she wished to combine with him.


"The ocean is deep. This is... how we speak to one another?"





In the arena, Why'nn's body began to move, inching toward James. It wasn't long before her body was wrapped around his, almost protective. In truth, as her consciousness approached his, she desired closeness.

 

[TommyGun15]

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Location: The Arena


Who I'm with: Why'nn (@folclor ), Delrick (@Grim Wraithe Stjerna ), A disturbance (@Mad Prince of Sanity )


What I'm doing: Meditating


Though James's body did not move as Why'nn approached him, his mind back away from hers. A spike of fear could be felt coming from him.


"Whoa whoa whoa!!! Be careful. If you get too close, our minds might meld into one. I suppose it's my fault for not warning you. It was the first thing Mistress Imalia told me before we did this. The mind is not meant to meld with another. If two people's minds get too close on the mental plane, they risk losing themselves as the two sets of thoughts overwhelm each other."

 

[folclor]

Location: Mindscape


Who I'm with: James (@TommyGun15)


What I'm doing: ...


Outwardly, Why'nn let out a sigh of disappointment, but did not let go of him.


Inside the mindscape, Why'nn's consciousness backed away from James's. "I would be curious to feel that... however, I shall not approach if you are not okay with it." He would feel her disappointment, but she was not about to pull all the way out. "What do we do now?"

 

[TommyGun15]

Location: The Arena/Mindscape


Who I'm with: Why'nn (@folclor ), Delrick (@Grim Wraithe Stjerna ), A disturbance (@Mad Prince of Sanity )


What I'm doing: Meditating/Taking a risk


Why'nn would feel shame coming from James's mind as he felt her disappointment. With a mental sigh, James decided to risk offering it.


"Well... I suppose if we went slow, we could keep our minds separate. If you want to risk it that is..."





James wouldn't do anything unless Why'nn started it first.

 

[folclor]

Location: Mindscape


Who I'm with: James (@TommyGun15)


What I'm doing: Exploring


He would feel a smile and unbridled excitement coming from her as she approached.


"Yes! New sensation! Sensation!" He would hear echoes of this word all around them. "New sensation! Must try! Need to try!" Her consciousness buzzed around him but didn't crash into him yet. "New! New! New!"

 

[H3LLJUMPER_177]

Location: The "classroom"
Company: Grog, fatigue of awakening, some punk (@CERBERUS177)


Activity: Waking up


Lazarus awoke with a start, banging his head on the bottom of his desk. He thought a lightning bolt had just struck the firing range and thunder had cracked loudly right above his head, so he got out from under his desk, popping his back, to check on what was wrong.


What the - some punkass kid was using his range without permission! Lazarus pulled out his shotgun from his ECHO device and cocked it near the intruder.


"Kid, you better have a good goddamn reason for coming into my range and damaging my shit before class without my permission."

Location:Range


With:Teacher(my phone won't let me tag sorry)


What:Shooting(And texting)


*Richard stops shooting and looks at the teacher and stands at attention, being an ex soldier and all* "I'm sorry sir! I made this gun by hand and got carried away with it. It's a special type, it shoots anti armor rounds, thermite to be exact" *Richard side steps to block the giant pile of ammunition shells and smiles* "I uh, I'm in trouble huh?" * he then waited for a punishment for the noise and damage*

 

[TommyGun15]

Location: The Arena/Mindscape


Who I'm with: Why'nn (@folclor ), Delrick (@Grim Wraithe Stjerna ), A disturbance (@Mad Prince of Sanity )


What I'm doing: Meditating/Showing her... well... me


(WARNING: BIG image coming up.)


James was a bit overwhelmed by Why'nn's enthusiasm, but slowly he came closer to her, melding his mind with her own. In the physical plane, James wrapped his arms around her, and pressed his forehead against her's.


On the mental plane, Why'nn began to see images.


An island. Riva


A castle. Home


A man and a woman. Mom and dad.


James, next to his father, with two other men who physically looked like they could be James's grandfather and great-grandfather, though the looks in their eyes indicated that they were far older. Me, dad, Belgarion, and Belgarath.


The two old men with others. The sorcerers


In addition to the old men, there was an old woman with golden eyes. Poledra


A pair of twins. Beltira and Belkira


A woman in her early thirties with dark hair, and a single white lock. Polgara


Next to her, a man about the same age holding a hammer. Beldurnik


And above all else, there was a sword, it's blade burning with blue fire, with a shining blue stone in it's pommel. The Sword, and The Orb.


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[Grim Wraithe Stjerna]

Location: The Arena / Mindscape


Who I'm with: My Daughter (@folclor ), Mr. Belgarion (@TommyGun15 ) , An unusual man (@Mad Prince of Sanity )


What I'm doing: Training


While he didn't speak it, he did acknowledge James presence and Why'nn's desire to join her friend. And since he appeared to be engaging in meditation it would not be disruptive to his lesson. The monk knew James had been chosen by Imalia as an apprentice and had been receiving lessons from her, it would be interesting to see what he had learned.


Although the entrance was flashy and with much bluster Delrick moved towards and nodded a welcome to the new comer. "Greetings. This could be called 'Fun in the sun' as you say, but more accurately something else." Delrick felt a familiar tingle as Why'nn entered the trance like state. 'And this is why we're working on the mental toughness.' Delrick looked to where he had last seen Why'nn sitting with James, only to see her wrapped about him. 'Mr. Belgarion what have you been learning?' Turning back to the shard the warlock bowed his head slightly. "Pardon me. I need to instruct a couple of students in proper mental techniques."


With that the monk moved to the two students sides and took a kneeling seat and placed a hand on each of their heads. He closed his eyes and with just one breath sipped even deeper into his normal meditative wakefulness.


In what would look like rushing blacks and grays with flashes of sound, the warlock dove through the mental connections the two shared. This was aided by the binding shared with his apprentice.


Delrick found his descent slowed and then stopped in the ocean of consciousness. His presence would be noticed by the two children. He took no effort in hiding it, he would appear as a dark red, almost maroon light, they would clearly see the devilish pad part of him. Much like the entity that occupied part of Why'nn's soul. But it stayed obediently behind him. Though his normal aura of the necropolis would be much stronger in the plane. He quickly spotted the two consciousness and was with them almost instantly. "Mr. Belgarion, Apprentice." As Delrick drew nearer he could perceive what was happening, seeing the two young minds starting to intertwine. If that happened there would nothing even he could do. "ENOUGH!" ENOUGH ENOUGH Enough Enough enough. This would echo throughout the mindscape. The warlock inserted himself into the beginnings of the meld. "That is the end of this lesson." Both would feel his displeasure and annoyance. "WAKE UP." Their minds would begin to separate and would feel the pull of the waking bodies, each being drawn to a golden white thread that would lead them back.


The monk slowly opened his eyes and watched as the two curious and inexperienced students returned to the realm of wakefulness. He would keep his hands on their heads until they both fully returned.

 

[folclor]

Location: Mindscape


Who I'm with: James (@TommyGun15) and Father (@Grim Wraithe Stjerna)


What I'm doing: Melding


As these images flooded her mind, so hers flooded his.


A bustling city. Bezantur


Cold catacombs full of bones and dusty parchment. Home.


Somewhere high in the mountains, somewhere dark, even colder than the catacombs. It smelled of death and decay. Sunrise Mountains.


A cylindrical cell, blood dried to the floor and walls, the sky blotted out with shadow. Home.


Something resembling a giant aborted fetus. Father.


An elderly bald woman, stern features, brown eyes, clothed in gray. Mistress Zaltya.


Two young men stood, one well-muscled and the other wiry. Illn and Calar.


A girl, Why'nn's age, very similar in look though her head was shaved and her body was extremely feminine. Llysi.


A being, shrouded in blackened an shredded robes, skeletal hands, a face shrouded by a hood. Its eyes, a pale yellow, glowed from the depths of the shadows. In one hand he held a scroll, in the othher he held a scythe. Lord Jergal.


Delrick and Manara. Father and Mother.





At Father's entrance, Why'nn shuddered and she began to strain, pulling away from James, wanting to go toward Father. At his displeasure she shrank. Cast suddenly out of the mindscape, Why'nn instantly threw herself away from James, breaking free of Father's grasp as well. She'd displeased Father. She'd seen inside James's soul, into his mind. Her head pounded.

 

[TommyGun15]

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Location: The Arena


Who I'm with: Why'nn (@folclor ), Delrick (@Grim Wraithe Stjerna ), A disturbance (@Mad Prince of Sanity )


What I'm doing: Waking up


James felt Why'nn's thoughts flashing by. He felt sad for what she'd been through, and happy for what she'd gained. But then something went wrong. It became hard to tell his own thoughts from Why'nn's. Then he felt another presence pulling them apart.


James blinked as he was pulled back into the waking realm. He noticed Why'nn bolting away from him, and Delrick standing over them both, glaring down at them. He looked at Why'nn.


"Um... Were you hugging me? And more importantly, why?"

 

[Mad Prince of Sanity]

Shard


Location: The Arena


Company: @folclor (Why'nn) @TommyGun15 (James) @Grim Wraithe Stjerna (Papa Bear)


Doing: Gobbldy-Gook

Shard blinked at the man's calm approach before laughing and nodding in what the closest thing to "sagely" is he could accomplish "Aaaahh! I see! I see! Well now, aren't they just bright little balls of sunshine waiting to go superno-..." Shard raised a hand before coughing into it as the man suddenly lunged at the two and attempted to separate them "Oh dear. Was it something they ate? No no... that doesn't sound QUITE right..." Shard took to scratching his head with his cane, tousling his hat a bit as he did so. Finally, the Shard shrugged and he simply grinned as it seemed Why'nn came to her senses... somewhat, that wasn't his concern however. What WAS his concern, was loudly greeting her back to the plane of Deathy Good-Lich McGrumpyPants. "Well now! Glad to see you've both joined us once again! I must say I'm finding the circumstances under which I meet the personage of this plane MOST interesting." With that, he focused entirely on Delrick and flourished a bow, removing his hat and pressing it to his chest in the same way he had for Nishira "Greetings by the by monsieur mind-punch! You may call this one Shard if it please you. If nooot...." Shard began to glance in many different directions, humming to himself before chuckling and grinning "Well if not then we may never have a true conversation again! Woe of woes upon your ears should that be the case."


Straightening to his full posture, Shard cackled in a rather insane manner before rolling his neck around like it was broken before bobbing it side to side " Now then! By any chance is anyone here coherent enough, of the students I mean, to tell me what year they happen to be? This may be my first...." Shard reached into his coat pocket and removed a pocket-watch before humming and snapping it shut, speaking as he stowed it away "... thirty-two minutes as a teacher, BUT I have been tasked with performing this as adequately as possible and or probable and do intend to fulfill such requests. Now then, do speak up now! Time waits for no-one, let alone children attempting mind-copulating for the first time." He glanced between Why'nn and James expectantly.

 

[StartingOver]

Location-Cafeteria


Who I'm with- Grim, other guy


What I'm doing- I always feel impaired in this cafeteria.


Violet looked at Val as he lost intrest. She shurgged not really caring if he stayed or went. She wasn't clicking with him and she wasn't going to make a effort to be anything more then the lowest level of "friend". She understood that Grim was close to this guy so obviously she would be friendly and civil, but she wasn't excatly going to spend time with him. Why bother when she had Grim and Why'nn to spend time with! She giggled and even blushed when Grim kissed her forehead. "Stop it big boy you'll make me act all girly and lose my rep." She teased.

 

[shadowstrikr25]

Location: Kitchen


With: Seighart (@TommyGun15 ) Connor, Talia(@KalenNighteyes )


Doing: Learning how to cook


Reagan thought about the offer for a moment. 'This is actually a useful skill, now that I think about it. Not like all that other junk mom tried to teach me. Those were just glorified time-wasters.' Reagan shrugged. "Sure. I mean, it can't be too hard, right? I've had to repair triple reinforced manaflux converters. It can't be that bad." Reagan stopped fiddling with the oven and readied herself to learn the mysterious ways of cooking your own food, as every college student must when they come of age.

 

[TommyGun15]

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Location: The Kitchen


Who I'm with: Reagan (@shadowstrikr25 ), Talia, Connor (@KalenNighteyes )


What I'm doing: Teaching... ACTUALLY teaching


Sieghart thought what would be a good way to start off the explanation. Finally, he settled on something she might know. She seemed to be the wizardly type. Maybe. Sieghart wasn't really sure.


"Alright, if you've ever made potions, then cooking is simple enough to understand."


Sieghart pulled out a recipe book for beef stroganoff.


"Alright, I'll work on the pizza with the others. You take the recipe and follow the instructions. You seem intelligent enough to work the kitchen appliances, so you shouldn't have a problem. Oh, and don't use sour cream. Use cream of mushroom soup instead. There should be a can in the pantry."


(Seriously, this recipe rocks when you use a can of cream of mushroom soup instead of sour cream: Classic Beef Stroganoff)

 

[folclor]

Location: The Arena


Who I'm with: Father (@Grim Wraithe Stjerna ), James (@TommyGun15), and Shard (@Mad Prince of Sanity )


What I'm doing: Collecting myself


It had been hard to distinguish her thoughts from James's momentarily, but she knew she was herself. A blush colored her cheeks at his question for she was unsure of the answer. The creature of madness, the Shard, was speaking but she blocked it out of her mind. She'd read the stories of Cyric. She knew what happened when mortals messed with raw madness.


Carefully, she got to her feet and brushed herself off. The girl then bowed to Delrick.





"I am sorry, Father. I did not realize I was out of my depth." 'I believed I could handle it. But...' Why'nn's eyes traveled to James's form. 'I would like to do that again with him.'

 

[TommyGun15]

Location: The Arena


Who I'm with: Why'nn (@folclor ), Delrick (@Grim Wraithe Stjerna ), Another madman (@Mad Prince of Sanity )


What I'm doing: Taking the heat


James rushed up to Delrick and began to explain the situation, trying to convince him that it wasn't Why'nn's fault.


"Professor Delrick, I am truly sorry. I put Why'nn in the trance that helped her reach that level of meditation. Imalia showed me how to do it, and I should've listened to her when she told me it was very dangerous. I thought Why'nn was ready, and I should've realized she wasn't. The mind meld was my fault too. I told her it was a bad idea, and I let her talk me into it. I should've been more firm, and said no."

 

[folclor]

Location: The Arena


Who I'm with: Father (@Grim Wraithe Stjerna ), James (@TommyGun15 ), and the Shard (@Mad Prince of Sanity )


What I'm doing: Correcting





"It is obvious, then, that I am to blame," Why'nn murmured, still bowed. From their brief bit of almost melding, James would know she was treating Delrick as any proper Thayan apprentice should treat their master. "I should have kept my wits. I should have recognized this was a bad idea." Her vision felt unfocused so she closed her eyes and focused on Father.

 

[BuzzedBeelzebub]

Location: The "classroom"


Company: The kid (@CERBERUS177)


Activity: Pondering


Lazarus examined the kid's gun. Yeah... it looked homemade, alright. It like something a Pandoran bandit would call an "Asssult Rifl".


Lazarus thought of a fitting punishment, he glanced over at what was damaged.


He was astonished. The protective glass, meant to stop rounds from .50 cals, was shattered. The tank armour he spotted had a sizable hole right the middle. This kid knew what he was doing.


"Hey, kid," Lazarus asked, "what year are you?"


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[H3LLJUMPER_177]

Location: The "classroom"
Company: The kid (@CERBERUS177)


Activity: Pondering


Lazarus examined the kid's gun. Yeah... it looked homemade, alright. It like something a Pandoran bandit would call an "Asssult Rifl".


Lazarus thought of a fitting punishment, he glanced over at what was damaged.


He was astonished. The protective glass, meant to stop rounds from .50 cals, was shattered. The tank armour he spotted had a sizable hole right the middle. This kid knew what he was doing.


"Hey, kid," Lazarus asked, "what year are you?"


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Location:The Range(Classroom?)


With:A Teacher (@BuzzedBeelzebub ... I did and it wouldn't pop up)


What:Talking


"Third year sir, I got here a few days ago and didn't bring my guns from home, and I didn't know if I could call someone...or on another note, since there's nobody that would pick up or even do anything for me for that matter, I didn't know if I was allowed off campus to go retrieve my weapons, only thing I brought was my kukri knife, and I'm not much of a hand to hand, or face to face fighter for that matter..." *The last time Richard tried to kill someone without a gun, he ended up with a knife in his leg, and almost being executed by firing squad*


"I uh... Thought the range was open for use without permission, so I just walked in and set up targets and... got carried away after I tested it.", "You know, I told you to calm down after the fifteenth clip..." *Kiya said telepathically* "Shush mutt!" *Cody hissed at her*