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Oriens Academy [Phoenix Game]

"No, not bad." Anya replied. She inhaled again, pressing her nose to Bunny's neck. "It's like... What it smells like after that kind of movie." she said, thinking intently.


Her thought process was interrupted as the other girl's stammering reminded her of class. "Come on we gotta go!" she said, tugging on Bunny's hand, pulling her in the direction of their first class. "If we're late, the teacher will be mad!"
 
Victor turned around all of the sudden to see who was talking to him. Seeing a blonde elf she stood up straight and took off his hat. " Good morning, Rose was it? " He said while giving a smile. Jayus Catching up to him and stopping behind stood next to him in the silence he has been in for a while now. " I'm Victor Brenzkof, recently transferred student since about for a week i think? This is Jayus, my guardian. " He said tapping the chest plate on Jayus's armor. " I was just about to head to class right now, but, i guess it can wait for a bit. " He raised his hat a bit to talk to her better. " So how are you doing this morning Rose? "
 
Lily raised an eyebrow. He was kind of blathering, but Lily guessed she got the gist.


"I see... if she does things like this often, though, it must not be fun. I mean, tying you up and putting you in a box? And she didn't even tell you anything beforehand. It must be hard to even get a good night's sleep with someone like that- always frightened that you'll wake up in some fresh new ****. Some **** that you couldn't even get out of if she didn't want you to. A life lived in constant fear is no life at all."


Lily began untying his bonds.


"There are really only a couple of paths for you at this juncture- go back to being tortured by both your fear and your sister... or just submit to her. If you do that, I'm sure that she'll at least tell you before she ties you up and places you in a box."


Lily paused- both her speech and the untying of Azure's bonds.


"But..."


She began untying again.


"There is also a third option for you. How would you like to never have to worry about your sister doing bad things to you again? A life devoid of that looming guillotine. The sort of life that many enjoy, and that all take for granted?"


Lily finished untying.


"Well... how would you like something like that? I can give it to you."
 
Azure couldn't believe what he was hearing, it was almost unreal. His life was sub-par at best, and that was only when Kylier was letting him be for the moment. There were some moments that he is truly grateful for, but even then, that has always come at a greater cost. The fact that Kylier dropped him off to someone like her, who is offering him freedom though, it just doesn't make sense, he couldn't understand what sort of benefit that Kylier would get out of this.


Azure has always been on guard, always keeping one eye open, fearing that deep down, anyone he met was just another pawn used to get at him, and the same could very well be true about Lily, he knew, that Kylier had to have some sort of game plan in all of this, and that he may be walking into their cruel trap... But, something was different this time it felt like, he knew that the best way to protect himself was to trust no one, and even then isn't strong enough to do so, the idea that someone would have his back, being felt true sympathy toward, and wanting to protect simply because someone doesn't want to see another got hurt.


Perhaps, it was Kylier who had made the mistake this time, a misjudgment that will only serve to allow Azure to play out of her hands, even if it meant not knowing where it went. Even so, despite hoping he would be able to just run, run while Kylier's gaze was off him, he might be able to hide away, long enough to fight her off, but instead of following his plans for himself, he for once got sentimental in a way, unable to shake the idea, that Lily now was the answer...


"I... you can really do that for me...?"


As he awaited her confirmation, he couldn't help but get a little teary-eyed, holding back his feelings with sheer will just as he always has, refusing to look at Lily in the eye as he forced his eyes shut, looking downward with a stalwart facial expression, content with trying to remain and appear as calm as possible, or at least not someone submissive and is at the end of their ropes...


(Usually its only Kylier who causes Azure to over think like this, but not knowing Kylier or Lily's game is just putting to much strain on him)
 
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"Movie? What are you talking about?" Bunny had no idea what Anya was talking about. Did movies even smell? And what sort of movie was she talking about?


She was about to ask more but soon the neko was pulling on her hand, dragging her to their first class. And though Bunny was ashamed to be admitting it, she was having a bit of trouble keeping up with the little girl. Eventually, she just spread her small wings, floating while Anya pulled her through the air.


While being treated as a live kite, Bunny recalled something that seemed a bit odd to her. "Anya? We have a class together?" How come Bunny didn't recognize her? Well, that would sort of explain Anya stating how they'd be friends earlier. The neko must've seen her in this class they shared.


~~~~~


"Oh, don't mind me," Rose said in response to Victor's introduction. "We can easily walk and talk, right? Besides, I need to get going myself. Only a few people around here would want to be late for a combat class. Not only are the teachers strong enough to kick their butts, but some find them to be their favorite classes. I guess it's less boring than a lecture. Anyway, it's nice to meet you two."


She took a bite of her apple as she walked toward her first class. "I'm doing fine. Actually feeling a lot better than I have been in quite a while. More relaxed. And what about you two? How have you been adjusting to school here? Anyone causing you any problems?"
 
"Oh... oh God he's starting to cry... **** that is so gross..."





"H-hey, it's... I mean... just... OK, well... like, hang in there... but like... alright, so..."


Lily didn't know what to say or how to act. This was weird. This whole situation was weird. She supposed she could explain, though. She was good at explaining things that greatly benefited her as if she was doing the other person a favor.


"Look... I'm no saint, but yeah. Yeah I can help. But you can't just sit there and cry, alright? This has as much to do with you as it does me. You've got to pledge your allegiance to me and my soon-to-be regime. The deal I made with your sister was that if I 'tamed' you and made you my pet, she would become my pet also."


Lily rubbed her forehead. She had to make this sound good.


"How to explain... look, you don't have to do much. Just do everything I say for a little while, to prove to your sister that I've made you mine, and she becomes mine as well. Once that happens, I order her to cease harming you and you never have to worry about her again. Since I'm honestly more interested in her, I'll give you a longer leash. I'll still expect you to do me favors occasionally if I need them done, but nothing too tough or bad."


Now to seal the deal.


"You've seen that tiny Neko running around school, right? The one that's always near me? Happy as a clam? She's a 'pet' of mine as well. I don't make her do things that would make her unhappy, and I certainly don't go tying her up and putting her in a box. I treat her very well, as I do to all those like her. I promise that under me, you'll come to no harm. Think of it like... vassalage. A mutually beneficial agreement between you and I that grants you great benefits at a very low cost."
 
"Yeah." Anya responded, tugging the girl. She held up her schedule, the classes mirroring Bunny's own. It was a little difficult, but she soon managed to drag her new friend into the classroom, albeit while breathing somewhat heavily. She gave a giggle as she led the angel to a desk, sitting down next to her.


Mr. Richter was, oddly, absent from the class at the moment.
 
Azure looked at her with shock and disbelief


"Wait... Kylier said that she'd become your pet afterword...???"


Despite the emotions that we're locking him in a corner, he couldn't help but break his despair, and start laughing. The idea of Kylier of all people to submit to another, seemed absolutely ridiculous.


-But... If what she said is true...-


He looked toward Lily to see that she seemed serious about this, and all his elation was sapped out of him until he was mellow once more as he realized, or at least now believes that she had to have been far more powerful than Kylier. Defeating her would be no easy feat after all when people end up defeating themselves, and if Kylier was sending him to her, it had to serve as some proof.


He figured that her calling herself a superior being, may actually hold some truth. He then became certain that if it came down to it, she could protect him.


"I guess... I will then, it does look like my best interest..."


-And rather... Don't have much choice other than Kylier forcibly reclaiming me... Why isn't freedom free... I just want to be left alone...-


"I just have to pledge?"
 
" Oh you have combat class? I was heading there as well. " He said walking along with her.


She brought up the question of if anyone has been causing them problems, and he thought to himself how the past week when so far. There wasn't actually that much to note of, actually thinking about it, having the giant walking steel covered rock behind him a lot doesn't seem incredibly inviting at first. The only thing he could really recall was that one girl with the black hair, and having a blonde boy with him, the girl seeming a bit rude, but he didn't stick around that long nor care to stay that long around her to find out. Other than that, its been as stale as bread.


" No, there hasn't been anything really causing me problems here. Also things have been fine here, i'm still looking around to see if i can find a club list somewhere, id like to join something that caters to my particular tastes, other than that we've been adjusting pretty fairly. " He looked around a bit, just staring around as usual, just a force of habit. " It kinda sounds like you've been dealing with some stuff for a while, been busy with something lately? " He said moving his sight over back to Rose.


Jayus just trotted behind, with a butterfly just floating over and attaching itself onto his helmet, not really paying much mind, he just let it sit there in the meantime. Shifting his cycloptic shaped eye on his helmet from side to side, scanning around.
 
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"That's good to hear. If you encounter any problems, feel free to visit the student council or one of our staff, okay? That's what we're here for. I can also get you a list of all the clubs on campus too." Rose continued to stare ahead, making her way through the halls. She finished her apple quickly, tossing the core into a nearby trashcan before diving into her muffin. "It has been a bit busy lately," she complained. "What with floods of new students, mountains of paperwork and students accusing others as serial killers, it's a bit much. But I am back and to go."


The half-elf's eyes drifted to Jayus, silently following them. "And you? Have you been adjusting well?"


Soon enough, the door to the training hall was within sight. "Well, here we are," she said, walking in. "Feel free to stand or sit anywhere until the teacher comes."
 
It seemed that Azure found it amusing that Kylier would become her pet, and Lily had to admit that it was sort of funny- it was obvious to Lily that Kylier acted above her station, and perhaps didn't quite know her place. Like a yappy little mutt mouthing off to a much larger, much more urbane canine.


Lily had been waiting for a chance to put her in her place, and she was going to use it. Perhaps make her grovel and kiss her vines or something- it had to be demeaning. Kylier had to know that Lily was the superior being and that putting herself on the same level was absolutely unacceptable.


"There's no formal writ to sign, nor is there any foolish speech to recite. I do not care about those things- only about actions. I expect your loyalty to be paid in performance, understand? That is your pledge."


Lily snapped authoritatively.


"Now, accompany me to class."


She then pulled the things she needed for schooling out of her flower and thrust them at Azure.


"And carry my stuff. The more I make you do, the faster your sister will accept that our little deal has been fulfilled."
 
Azure haphazardly firmed his grasp on the school supplies she forced onto Azure, not exactly expecting them


"Ugh... alright then..."


-... well... at least I'm not shacked with weights while I need to go somewhere... this'll be easy... still... I wonder if Kylier really will do as she supposedly promised-


Azure then proceeded to follow the class Lily was taking him to


~~~~~


Kylier entered the class, looking around and seeing her "good pal" Mel, and although this would be a good time to push her buttons, but perhaps merely her being in class would be enough. Then again, class is no place to start any sort of conflict.


She noticed a few other familiar faces, but didn't feel that there was any need to interact with them either, but she was sure that it was likely that they may not so much as hesitate to bother her to express their opinion of her, or bombard her with questions.
 
Lily slithered into combat class, Azure not too far behind, and took a seat. She really, truly hoped that she wouldn't have to actively participate- maybe just take a note or two. She would watch the monkeys fight one another and learn from that if it was needed.


Unless it was pillow-oriented and in a controlled environment, combat served no purpose other than to annoy her and maybe chip a nail. Lilium Darlingtonia did not care for chipped nails- they took entire minutes to grow back.


On the other hand, someone may actually say or do something interesting this class. If anything, Lily would certainly not be sleeping this period.
 
Kylier looked back to see Lilium entering the room. She did not speak to her, only because there was nothing that was needing to be said.


As Azure entered the room, he put down Lily's school materials onto her desk, and couldn't help but notice Kylier looking toward him... judging him maybe... who knows what it could be, but it was enough to unnerve Azure into breaking his gaze of her, and to promptly take the nearest free seat, of which was near lily, to promptly rest his head down on the desk and to fold his arms in front of his face, as if he was shielding himself from everyone's prying eyes.


-...-





-Ugh... its like everyone I know now is here... I don't want to be seen.....-
 
Richter entered the class, carrying a large trunk with him. "Good morning." he said, rubbing the bags under his eyes. He stopped the trunk and sat on top of it.


"So, this is.... 'combat class.' I have to teach you this." he said, overlooking a sheet of paper. "So I guess I'm going to give you the physical skills, discipline, mental fortitude in order to.... fight each other? Or, I guess that's what the others expected. I decided to teach you lot something far more useful instead."


He stood up, and produced a piece of chalk. "Class, I am going to devote this class to teaching you how to kill vampires. Their physiology, weaknesses, strengths, unorthodox abilities, and how to last more than five seconds without being ripped to shreds."
 
-... Killing vampires... Alright I guess...-


All of a sudden, Azure sprung upright in his seat, shocked that this class was going to be about killing vampires, remembering that vampires are in this school as well. He wasn't even sure if this was, allowed then again it is supposed to be a school for everyone...


He looked around trying to see if anyone in class is actually a vampire, though he never met one, so he wasn't sure what he was looking for


-I suppose this would be better than actual fighting... Perhaps he knows something I do not already.-
 
" I'll keep that noted, and that would be excellent. " Victor replied to Rose's initial statement. She began to vent very out a few complaints where he nodded his head to agreeing on how much of a chore it must be for the beginning of the school semester. Then she brought up accusations of serial killers, of course hew was intrigued, but wouldn't bring up to ask what has been going on with that, it could just be a hate filled suspection.


Rose turned toward Jayus and asked how he was adjusting. He turned his head, and reared his eye towards her and started " Fine. " Nothing more, nothing less and he continued to follow them.


When entering the room they moved over to to a empty spot. Victor scanning around who was already in. Two small girls, one of them a beastman that appears to be part feline. A blonde girl with her, kinda hard to tell if she's human, or something that looks similar to humans. The elf he was accompanied by. That black haired girl he saw yesterday, with the blonde haired boy she was with, probably a couple if he felt like guessing. In walked in another person, weird pink hair, again hard to tell if she was human or not.


Next that arrived was a walking plant of some sort, he couldn't exactly tell what she was, so she pitiqued his curiosity, but remained where he was to examine further to see if he had already seen her kind and learned a satisfying amount for it. Following her was a green haired boy, a bit lazy it seems as he already starts to hide his head after he drops the plant girl's items off apparently.


Finally came in the teacher and he does his introduction and states that this class is going to be about learning vampires. " Well this feels to be some sort of personal agenda to get a bunch of students to learn this, though I won't complain. Might have missed something in my studies, as well it IS more practical. " Victor thought to himself looking around to see how the other students were reacting to this. Jayus standing idly by this entire time.


( typed via phone, sorry if my grammar was off here and there. )
 
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"My personal agenda behind teaching you this is my personal agenda." Richter said. "And yes. What I teach you here will be far more practical than what the other teach would have you do. Hmm... what's a good way to pique your interest?"


He scratched his head, musing. "We can only properly feed on humans. They're like a fine meal." he began. "Abhumans like that cat are more like... candy. Tasty, but not filling. And, as I said, some people are just tastier than others."


"You all remember how young Anya cut herself on a scissor last week?" he asked. "Just for fun, I can tell you she's rather tasty. Not filling, what with that demihuman diluting her blood, but her human side.... she comes from good stock." he smiled. "Her human parent.... delicious, no doubt."
 
Azure could only look on in shock as he went on about how delicious humans tasted, and upon looking around to his surroundings, he noticed, that there were some other people around that looked humanish enough..... but even so, Kylier is a demon, and a lot of the others were of some other race or only partly human at best. He felt like a fish out of water, someone in the wrong class at the wrong time.


-Then again...-


Even if Azure really was the only human in the class, which he hoped was not true, there's certainly no way this school would simply let anyone join without doing some sort of background check to in, just to make sure they are qualified for the job or aren't some serial killer, after all, Rose did seem to know her stuff when he talked to her earlier, and... actually is in this class as well.


-I just gotta be... inconspicuous-


Azure took a deep breath, and simply looked forward at the teacher, like a normal person should...
 
Wow, so the teacher actually had Lily's interest. As well as lacked her ire, because he didn't make her swing a blade around. At the very least, Mr. Richter was an interesting man and perhaps Lily would not sleep so much during his classes.


Lily imagined she would get less out of this class than the humans and creatures that actually had blood, but she was pretty into learning how to to kick specific ***** with the minimal amount of effort.


Also she was secretly hoping that they would learn how to control their breathing and utilize the power of the sun's energy inside their bodies to produce a ripple of pure golden magnificence, but she was pretty sure that wasn't real.


Lily's attention was caught especially when Mr. Richter mentioned that Anya and her human parent were tasty. Though Alraune had long since outgrown the need to eat humanoids, Lily had always wondered what they tasted like- not that she would ever have any herself.


Lily glanced briefly over at Anya, and pondered.
 
"Now, here's the thing. Vampires" he began. "are full of weaknesses. Holy water burns them; they can't set foot in sunlight or listen to scriptures. Crosses repel them, and they can't enter holy ground. And yet, the vampire is still referred to as the king of monsters."


Richter eyed his class. "Does anyone have any idea why that is?"
 
Killing vampires? Rose couldn't believe her ears. Of course, Oriens was a combat school but to actually teach students how to kill a race was crossing the line, wasn't it? (It's not.) But then again, it was vampires. And the half-elf had a bit of a grudge against them.


Besides, she herself was interested in this topic, more than she'd like to admit. After all, if she had known years ago how to handle them, then those people wouldn't have had to die. And what if something like that ever happened again? She'd want to be able to handle that herself. So she said nothing for now.


But when Mr. Richter started commenting on the taste of a fellow student's blood, she immediately raised her hand. "Mr. Richter, how do you know what Anya's blood tastes like? Isn't feeding prohibited on the premises?"


~~~~~


Bunny frowned as she saw Mr. Richter walk in. She didn't exactly have fond . . . memories of the man and now he was her teacher as well? This didn't seem like it'd be her day. She shrunk in her seat as the vampire began speaking. Once he admitted to drinking Anya's blood, well sort of admitted, she turned to the neko next to her. "You let him drink your blood, Anya?" she whispered, hoping to not be heard by the man up front.


~~~~~


The pink abomination caught Mel's eye once she walked into the room. Though it'd be hard not to notice such an eye-gouging color. Her fist tightening as she glared at the demon, she could only grow impatient. She had to return the oh-so-wonderful gifts the cotton candy ***** had given Riff. Of course, there were 2 knives Mel couldn't find at the scene, but that was of little importance. Mel always paid her debts. With interest.


Mel rolled her eyes when the teacher came in, presenting his plan for the lesson to everyone. As if she needed to be taught how to kill. She hated vampires. Well, she hated nearly everyone, to be honest, but vampires held a "special" place in her heart. Putrid filth that clouded her vision with their grotesque forms. And yet these pathetic leeches were the "king of monsters."


As Richter asked as to why this was so, Mel chimed in, not bothering to raise her hand or wait to be called on. "Because you're all a bunch of pretentious, self-absorbed ***** whose delusions won't let yourselves believe any less?"
 
"Tsk, tsk." Richter chimed, walking towards Rose's desk. "I thought you'd be able to use your skills of inference, Miss Cross. I mentioned she cut herself on a scissor last week. And even if it was spilled onto a desk, I couldn't help but try a taste." he placed his hand to his mouth, barely trying to suppress a grin. "It was sweeter than most. I want to say it's partly due to her diet, but she does seem like a nice girl; not a mean bone in her body, probably. It's a very rich taste, but... I wouldn't expect you to understand."


"Rest assured, I've yet to harm her personally. I take pride in crafting bright young minds. I even used to have a fledgling myself, you know." he closed his eyes, thinking back. "She was fun to raise. Maybe I'll tell you that story over tea, if you'd like."


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Anya shrugged at Bunny, looking rather confused. She couldn't fully understand why the teacher was talking about her like she was dinner. It was weird. He seemed pretty weird. She made a mental note to tell someone later, after she was done with notes.


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"An excellent answer, Miss Lecarde." Richter snapped back to reality, walking towards her desk. "Vampires do tend to be quite prideful. Many of us put on aristocratic airs, and even the trashy, new-age ones still consider themselves better than others. But there's a reason why they tend to act this way, and it stems from our supernatural traits. Any guess which one? Hmm?"
 
-The teacher is a vampire... teaching us how to kill his own kind if it came to it?! I guess there really is no one better than a vampire to teach it, but still...-


The room was bustling with everyone's comments as they all expressed their opinions on the matter, and he was sure what the answer would be considering all the stories... if you could call them that, that Kylier had told Azure from time to time about vampires, and what used to be a pass time when they first came to this world. If there's one thing Azure knows for certain about Kylier, its the facts that are in her stories that has told Azure about other races, for at least as much as she had shared with him.


"It comes from their social hierarchy and their ability to turn anyone from their own race to the vampire race, and being able to make servants out of the victims by their controlling magic, putting the masters on top and the turned on bottom... right?"
 
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