Oriens Academy [Phoenix Game]

[ComradeSenpai]

Anya's ears flicked about, as Lily's spoke into it. It tickled when someone whispered so close to them like that.


"Thanks, Lily" she choked out between sobs. Lily had a point. She was here, even when her parents could be.


"I'm sorry you never had a mama or papa" she added, hugging the alraune tighter. "We can share mine, if you want."


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Richter let the momentum carry the halberd back around his body. The weapon reformed into a broadsword; simultaneously, he allowed the slash to his leg. He brought it up, and an axe blade formed around his ankle as he brought it crashing down towards the ground.

 

[amdreams]

Things seemed to go by in a flash. After cutting Elaem's arm and a series of parries, Riff found himself pushed back forcefully by the teal boy's staff. And before he knew it, he hit the ground, hard. Riff hissed as he landed on his burn wounds, pain shooting across his back. Looking for the reason for his fall, he looked down at his feet, seeing them covered with ice.


Clenching his fist, he made the ice shatter, standing up afterwords. "Are you really trying to defeat me with my own element?" He aimed his gun at Elaem, pulling the trigger only to be met with more clicking. What? Now this gun was acting up as well? He'd need to get Mel to look at them once this was all through. But for now, he had a fight to win. Besides, it's not like he needed his guns to win anyway.


As Riff tried to use more of his magic, he felt something off about it. He felt . . . weaker. Perhaps he had used more magic than he thought. Not that it was the end of the world. He still had more magic. It was just going to be a bit risky tapping into it.


Riff closed his eyes, concentrating on the task at hand. Ice began forming up his arms, creating large claws as the temperature in the air seemed to drop a bit more. A slight mist gathered around the demon, condensating with the colder air. Riff opened his eyes. His previously gold irises were now a pale blue. The boy smiled, revealing large sharpened teeth.


Getting on all fours, he lunged toward Elaem, aiming to push him down. His shoulder was still in pain from the boy's earlier attack, not only slowing him down but also making his steps uneven and a bit off balanced, something Riff hoped would be solved by his lower center of gravity.


~~~~~


Mel rolled out of the way as the blood axe came down. If that had hit, it could've done some heavy damage, if not killed her. Luckily, she was quick enough to . . .


Mel's eyes widened as she saw it. A few curls of black hair falling gently to the ground. That . . . that monster! How dare he?! She was going to kill that ******!!!


Dashing backwards, away from Richter, she went through her options. With his hemomancy, just slicing into him wasn't going to do it. Waiting for the ******* to just bleed out would probably take too long given how he'd just turn it into another weapon. This also made getting too close a no go. She may have to rely on her magic for this.


Luckily, she probably didn't have to worry about him getting too close either. She had aimed for his Achilles' tendons. If a normal person was injured there, they'd barely be able to stand, much less run. Even Richter should at least be having a hard time moving around too quickly.


Mel reached into her card pouch and pulled out the ace of swords. Not exactly what she was looking for but it would do. Like with all the others, she kissed it and a multitude of magic circles appeared behind her. Rocks of varying size shot out of them, aiming for Richter.

 

[Advent Azure]

Kylier's attention shifted back over toward Riff who seemed to be having a hard time dealing with the two... that was, until he broke out of Azure's Ice


-Hmm... yet another time that he would have benefited from if I decided to teach him how to use the weapon with greater control... oh... what's this...?-


Kylier watched as Riff started changing before the two. A smirk grew on her face, learning more about their powers.


-I see then, could this be the full power of Riff then, or would this be his true form? Regardless, Vash likely has a similar ability as well... Mel, you are truly a wonder. I imagine that it was you who empowered these two once you brought them under your control...-


She then began to think things over, mainly about Riff's attitude.


-Yet... the way Riff acts does not suggest that she is controlling them... but rather that he does this of his own free will... but what is the source of his loyalty.....-


Kylier sighed... she realized the most practical way to learn this was a way that she would be unlikely to accomplish due to... well... Kylier being Kylier


-Perhaps Azure was trying to do something along those lines... reach an understanding or something of the like... even so, at this point, that does not matter anymore...-





Kylier looked back over toward the mage in the distance, uninterested in him, and was dissapointed to see Richter chop off small amounts of her hair off when he looked back over...


-... Do what you want with her body... I do not care... but her beauty however...-





Kylier picked up a pebble from where she laid, and calmly threw it at Richter


~~~~~


-Erg... I didn't think that would hold him... even if his guns don't work anymore... I guess it was wishful thinking to drain everything out of him outright... What... is he?-


Azure stepped back, shocked as Riff began to alter himself, the entire area felt as if it had some sort of change along with him even...


-What..... is he...? I... need to end this... this is starting to tire me out... with all the magic... just need to hold back my fatigue until then-


As he began to charge at Elaem, his trance of some amount of fear broke, realizing that he was going at him to end him like some sort of beast, he couldn't just leave him hanging...


-Changed or not, I gotta at least try!-


Azure began trying to alter the Ice that is allover his arms, hoping to make them all fracture and dig into Riff... he wasn't sure if it would work due to his changed being...


-If worse... erg... comes to worse...-

 

[Zerohex]

Rasputin von Elsimore (for short) was quite annoyed. Yes, quite annoyed indeed. He had never been so rudely ignored, ever, in his entire life. That he could recall. If he'd been told to take a hike he might have taken it better (not by much), but to just completely ignore him was unheard of. Illusion magics were no excuse, they were a third rate magical discipline and if he could see the magics trying to cloud the senses then so should they. So Rasputin stood there, stroking his beard and carefully considering what to do next. He definitely knew it'd involve his magic.


"Were it anyone else, well, I'd cause small, synchronized detonations inside their mouths or ears". Rasputin talked to himself a lot, especially when agitated. "But that is good for a quick kill, I need something more spectacular for this group. And then there is the pesky matter of what my employers might think if I were to pop a bunch of students' heads like balloons, no matter how disrespectful they were being. Hrmmmmmm". As he pondered his course of action, the fight went on undisturbed. "Aaaah, yeeessss, I know just the spell to teach this rotten group".


Fioravante Bloyse Zirnitra Gwydion Megalesius Johanai de Prospero Rasputin von Elsimore, Master of the Arcane, began to tap into his considerable magic reserves, channeling the sheer might of the arcane through his body. Glowing teal energy, crackling and ever-shifting, began coursing through his body, giving him an eerie glow. If any of those fools had been paying any attention to him they could've tried to run and hide or attempted an attack, and then they might have escaped the spell's range or prevented it from going off. But since they were so busy...


When the charging period was done all the energy gathered itself on Rasputin's hands, and then it was just a matter of clapping them together to trigger the spell. Rasputin did just that. A massive explosion of magical energy erupted from his body in the blink of an eye, a teal mass of pure power rapidly expanding in all directions but down. The detonation was deafening, the shockwave brutal. It launched countless leaves and blades of grass in all directions as it rocked the forest, even knocking down a few trees.


Yet the explosion consumed nothing. Everything was simply launched away as if hit by an irresistible force instead. From the blast emerged Rasputin, his clothes and beard still crackling mildly and visibly steaming. "Yes, vaporizing students would just not do, so I decided to give you a little slap with a modified explosion instead. Hope you enjoyed the shockwave, it took a lot of work to make it the only effect instead of all the burning and death. Now, would anyone mind telling me what is happening here?"

 

[CSA]

"That's right, sweetheart. You thank ME. You thank Lily for comforting you when you need it, because Lily is the one who's here. The one who cares about you. The one who loves you. Not mama, not papa, LILY."





The Alraune felt a little better, but she still believed that Anya didn't quite understand what Lily did for her. She didn't understand how insignificant her parental figures were in the presence of Lily's greatness. She didn't understand that she didn't need them any more, but did need Lily.


"But how should I educate her?"





Well, Lily would contemplate that later. For now, she would just spend time with the girl and reinforce the idea that Lily was the best thing to ever happen to her.


Just then Anya held Lily tighter, apologized for her situation, and offered to share her parents. Lily practically melted at this bit of childish sweetness and innocence, but at the same time felt somewhat agitated. She had come far without any family, and certainly didn't need anybody telling her what to do now.


A little bit of love and affection as a seedling would have been wonderful, but Lily was an adult. Adults didn't need mamas or papas. Just best friends forever, and maybe a romantic interest or something.


"Thank you for offering, Anya. It is always good to share with friends, but... all I really need is you. I'm already an adult, as you well know, and adults don't even need parents," said Lily.


"But children need adults, and right now I'm yours. Do you understand?"

 

[Advent Azure]

"..."


Kylier did not expect the old man to do something against them, he figured Azure's illusionary barrier would have rendered them all invisible to outside sources... but it seems he was different, and was blown away. Of course, because Kylier was Kylier, she made her descent as stylish, yet plain as possible, and after grabbing a branch, swinging on it due to centrifugal force, she rested herself atop it. She waved a friendly gesture at him, but otherwise resumed completely ignoring him


"... urk....."


In a small area around Azure... the magical arcane attack from Rasputin, like all magic, was completely nullified and absorbed into him... with that... Azure was slowly nearing his limit... and with that, in order to keep up the illusions on Mel, Riff, and Vash the for others, he let down the illusion on his self...


"AHHGGGGGHH!!!"


Azure held the right side of his neck, wincing in pain as he looked down and to the left with his eyes shut, feeling stunned. A strange feel of energy was floating around Azure...


"Oh! So its surfaced..."


Kylier had a dark pleased grin on her face as he looked toward Azure...


-Magical Corruption... he's grown enough to maintain consciousness at his level... and in-took enough for it to start to manifest upon himself... as little as it is... he took his time for this event to start...-


Kylier got up from where she laid


-It seems as if I will have to enter this battle after all...-


She jumped down from where she was and made her way toward Azure's section of battle... giving Rasputin a quick wink and smile as she did so

 

[Zerohex]

"Well well, I had never seen a living magical syphon before. This is quite interesting, yeeeessss, quite interesting indeed. I do believe this warrants further investigation". Rasputin didn't care much about the lack of response from the others anymore and the insolence of the demon brat was only enough to warrant a casual, dismissive detonation right in front of her face, much smaller and less deadlier but far faster and more sudden than the large but controlled explosion he had caused before. "Class is in session, it is time we delved into the science of magic!"


With his ability to perceive the arcane, Rasputin could see the connection between the boy's abilities and his blade, as well as the effects that magic had on his body. "Hm, yes, quite fascinating. So much to discover here. Well, let's start with the obvious shall we?". With a mere snap of his fingers, Rasputin sent an explosion towards Azure. And then did it again and again, spacing them out to the left and the right in case the boy tried to dodge. "First we test the upper limits of your powers and examine the inherent risks to your abilities, yes, this is something everyone should know about themselves".

 

[ComradeSenpai]

Anya stared blankly ahead. Lily was an adult?


"You're an adult?" she asked, looking up at her friend. "I mean, okay. You can take care of me." she agreed, slightly confused. She didn't know Lily was grown up. Grown ups didn't usually go to school or play with her all the time like she did.


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"What the-" Richter was cut off, the wizard's appearance distracted him from Mel's attack. He felt solid rocks tear through his arm; it was hanging by a thread at the elbow. As he registered this, he felt another pass through his gut.


The only thing that could go through the vampire's mind was, "It keeps happening."

 

[Croissant]

Elaem




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Elaem was glad that the attack was a success and Riff fell, but that would not do much, Riff immediately stood and Elaem was surprised when he saw the demon transform... Well not really. He saw the magical flow in Riff's body and detected he was still in a sealed form but to think he would transform this quick was a bit surprising to Elaem. He sighed and grabbed a chain knife he had grabbed before coming over here as well, Although these were the only two weapons he had, He left the chain knife in his pocket and continued with his staff. He looked at the charging riff and easily predicted his movements as they were clumsy and slow, Although he couldn't be underestimated. Elaem charged towards him as well and again jumped and pole vaulted over the demon, but this time he used the demons back as support with his staff by hitting the same shoulder he had injured before hand and forcing him down by using his staff, allowing him to launch himself and law a blow on Riff's injuries. Surely that would sting for a bit but his intentions to get some air were not just to be able to hurt Riff in his blind spot.


As expected from Riff's abilities the staff he had even when made of steel continued to freeze even more. Until it reached a vulnerable state, The top of the staff Shattered finally when the impact with Riff was finished, both the ice on the staff and the ice on Riff's shoulder blade shattered and the staff donned a spear like tip. The reason Elaem gained air was to target the Mage who made that explosion go off.


"Can't you see were in the middle of something, this is no time for your f***** test!" he said as he threw the spear directly at the master mage.





Elaem could see through his abilities incredibly easy, he was very open about his power and had enough to spare. All he threw the spear for was to either keep him distracted for a small time or get his attention redirected. He then looked back at Azure and noticed his body had been overtaken, he reached his limit with those explosions that the warlock induced. Although it was still a possibility to cause him to overflow with magic, the damn mage didn't need to attack in the first place and cause him to turn this way, this has now become an even larger fight. But as if on cue the woman Shrouded in Illusions appeared once again, as if enjoying this.


--She's probably one of those Sadists chicks.... Weird..-- he thought





Elaem tried to think of strategies as he was observing, the fight had more people now, and He wasn't sure who was on what side anymore, seemed like everyone here was doing this for there own personal reasons... As usual.


--I'm not here from sides.. This is my personal choice and reason.. I'm not siding with anyone. But I need to prioritize the best way to end this cross way battle.-- He thought


He was in alliance with Azure he guessed so Elaem needed to observe what this Demon girl was going to do, if she was with or against him. He was leaning towards with hopefully but that wasn't enough. Elaem looked once again to Riff, his current target. Considering what is going to happen Elaem may be attacked by 2 magical targets. Meaning that he would have to fight with his fists and try to use his fighting style, he took the chain knife and wrapped the chains around his gloved hands, sort of like the hand bandages boxers use. But he left a lot of space and looseness so he could move freely still. Elaem sighed and kept his eyes on everyone as he backed away a bit, increasing his field of vision to be able to look at everyone. What was to come of this fight now...

 

[Advent Azure]

As Kylier rushed over Rasputin was able to see through her illusions somehow, and hit the actual her away


"Ugh..."


She looked at Rasputin defiantly...


"No! Don't! You'll kill him!"


~~~~~


He grinned as he turned toward Rasputin....


"What..... what is it you..... want..."


He talked weakly at him in a defiant tone...


"Wa... what... tests again!"


He looked around him in a panic, shaky and weary...


"No..... no more... no more Kylier tests please..."


The way Azure had said that was as if he was begging for mercy from him. Kylier had not been kind to him when it came to the tests Rasputin is enforcing upon him now... He was to weak to dodge, and was steadily assaulted relentlessly, and just from the first few blasts was enough to easily overwhelm him as he absorbed them all in their entirety... He was not moved in the slightest from his attack, but slightly either way from absorbing the attacks. When it ended... he looked at him wide-eyed and panicked, with the marks on his face. He coughed out blood... and looked around, trying to take in what happened... He looked to Elaem to see if he was alright, to Richter, then Bunny and Rose... but he couldn't see clearly at this. In a struggle, he lifted his head back up to look back at Rasputin with dead eyes. At that time, the illusion on everyone broke completely...


"Why..."


A swelling of power came over Azure, and felt empowered to do something with all the magic he had in-took... but instead... he just fell forward to the ground lifelessly... breathing shallowly...

 

[CSA]

Lily simply looked down at the Neko. Anya seemed perhaps less aware of Lily's status as an adult than she had hoped. How could the girl not know? Lily became somewhat distraught.


"Well, I mean... I... am an adult, right?"


You're an adult?





"Come on, I seem totally adult-like don't I? I mean, of course you knew didn't you? All those times I told you I was doing adult things? My secret adult closet for adults? And I always act mature, don't I?"


Lily pulled Anya off, placed her to the side, and stood up. Or came as close to standing as a plant demon could.


You're an adult?





"That's... how you always thought of me, right? I seem like an adult to you, don't I? Because, I mean, if not then what was the point? Was I alone all those years just for fun? Did I have to eke out a living by myself, avoid... avoid bad guys, and not get to do anything normal children could just so I could still be considered a kid?"


As Lily spoke, she became increasingly agitated. She was exceptionally good at hiding her feelings, but this time it got out. Lily grabbed Anya's shoulders with both hands, and got in really close.


You're an adult?


"Maybe you don't understand, but I grew up faster than other people. I had to grow up faster! I'm an adult, OK? Recognize me as an adult!"


A single, errant tear made its way down Lily's cheek.


She was an adult, and she expected to be treated as such.

 

[ComradeSenpai]

"Lily..." Anya was intimidated by her friend acting like this, and it started to show. She didn't think Lily had acted quite like this before, and deep down, she could tell the alraune was suppressing some serious vulnerabilities. She'd never seen anyone have a nervous breakdown before, not even her father.


The cat wrapped her arms around her friend's neck, and pulled her close to her chest. "It's okay" she cooed, mimicking the memories of her own mother. "You can cry if you want. I'm here." she reassured, even as a new wave of tears poured out of her own eyes.

 

[Zerohex]

"Oh quiet down children, your insolence is most displeasing" Rasputin grunted at both Elaem and Kylier, taking the time to make a finger gun gesture at the spear to produce a small explosion in its path, merely seeking to knock the weapon towards some of the still-standing trees. "A little bit of politeness, civility and cooperation might have avoided all this. Take it as a lesson on the importance of manners, respecting your elders is always wise, yes." And with that, he approached the downed Azure, examining him. "But this is not good. Not good at all, no, the syphoning limit is far too low and his ability to purge himself seems sub-par. It appears that teaching standards have become rather lax in my absence".


He knelt beside the unconscious boy, trying to pick him up. It was a complicated task given his less than ideal physical abilities. "I can take this boy to the infirmary quite quickly, I am certain they'll be able to treat something as simple as this. I'd vaporize the magic in him but he might just absorb that as well. So, if you actually care about this underdeveloped simpleton you'll help secure him to my back, or you can keep attacking me and he might just die". Rasputin was not doing this out of the kindness of his heart, no, but there was something fascinating about an ability as rare and unrefined as the boy's. His job, as much as he hated it, sometimes had little unexpected bonuses it seemed.

 

[amdreams]

(Sorry for so many "~~~~~"s, but it'd be more confusing with all the POV switching and none of them.)


Vash continued to whip thr tree around until finally he pulled his arm back, the tree with it. Hitting the truck with his fist, he caused the evergreen to snap and splinter, freeing the grappling hook and allowing it to retract back into his gauntlet. Doing a silent cheer for his accomplishment, he failed to notice the small laser of light coming at him, grazing his cheek and causing him to flail.


"Hey! No fair! I wasn't ready!" But neither Rose nor Bunny were listening to his complaints. Instead, Rose once again came at him with her sword. Vash put up his hands, intent on blocking it with his gauntlets. But Bunny's whip wrapped around his leg, pulling him enough to make him trip. Instead of being blocked, Rose's blade sliced through two of his fingers.


Vash swore loudly, looking at his maimed left hand in shock. The pain was something awful, but what made it worse was that it was his dominant hand. Ever since he was young, he had loved to draw and sculpt, but now . . . How could he do any of that with just 3 fingers?


His eyes turned red as he became angry. Tucking his injured hand into his right armpit to stop the bleeding, he slammed his right fist into Rose's stomach, sending her back several feet. He then started firing shots at Bunny, still flying above him. The angel did her best to avoid the shotgun rounds but one managed to pierce through her wing, forcing her to land.


Vash rushed for her landing spot, intent on giving her a good smack around as well, but some invisible truck rammed him in some freaky ghost drive by, sending the boy into a tree.


~~~~~


As Riff charged for Elaem, a sudden pain in his arms made him skid to a stop. Looking down at his arms, he noticed stains of blood pooling beneath the ice on his arms, tiny streams dripping out of the cracks. Someone was messing with his ice, but who? Green or teal? Or maybe someone he couldn't see.


He didn't have much time to think about it though as an unseen force seemed to slam right into him. Shoving his claws into the ground, he was able to, for the most part, hold his ground. He frantically looked around, trying to find the source of the previous attack, but saw no one. Even as Elaem vaulted onto him, throwing a makeshift spear in a direction, Riff couldn't see his target, though guessed that was due to the illusions someone was producing.


It wasn't until Azure fell to the ground, covered in strange marks and in obvious pain, that the illusions faded, revealing not only everyone else that had been involved but also a purple cloaked figure. Riff had no idea who he was, so that coupled with how he attacked him meant another enemy.


~~~~~


After casting her spell, Mel was sent flying back, her body slamming into the nearby large rocks. She fell to the ground with a thud. Her head, back and abdomen simultaneously hurt. As she did her best to stand up, try to look like everything was fine, but Richter's attack made her leg a bit unsteady and whatever flung her across the clearing had take its toll as well. She coughed up a bit of blood before wiping it away with the burnt remains of her sleeves.


The illusions soon fell and once more, Mel could see everyone again. Riff seemed badly injured. Vash didn't seem all too well either. Some guy fainted but who cared about him. ****! This had turned bad quickly.


~~~~~


Rose noticed the illusions dropping, seeing Azure lying on the ground, looking like he was having a heart attack or something. She thought about going to him but Vash's punch earlier had really knocked the wind, and maybe a kidney, out of her. Not to mention, she was a bit distracted on this end as well.


Vash had rocketed himself out of the tree he was in. Though his left hand was still bleeding, as were the newly acquired scratches thanks to the tree, he still seemed ready to go. Bunny had a wing injured and Rose was still trying to catch her breath, so neither girl was really mobile right now.


So she'd just have to decrease his mobility as well.She shot a few more blasts of light, this time aiming for his legs. The lasers pierced through with relative ease, causing the boy to fall onto his knees. She called out to Bunny, who took out a silver dagger. Coating it in white light, the angel ran toward the demon boy.


~~~~~


Vash saw it coming, not that he could avoid it. The dagger would pierce him and the angel's light would burn him from the inside out. He could help but laugh, thinking about how similar his death was to his sister's. Well, they were family after all.


His eyes returned to their usual violet hue as he calmed down, residing to his fate he guessed. Well, at least he'd be able to see Mary again.


But the knife had never reached him. Something, or rather someone, had gotten in the way. His eyes widened as black tresses fell in front of him like curtains. A weak smile on his mistress's face as she took the blade into her back.


"What troublesome servants I have . . . Can't even fight two little girls without me having to hold your hand . . . You'll be punished for this later . . . "


As she said this, blood dripped out her mouth and the wound in her back. Vash watched as she collapsed. His mouth opened as if to say something but no words came out. His eyes did not move from her body, not until her felt the air chill next to him. He didn't even notice Riff coming.


~~~~~


Riff fell to his knees as well, picking up Mel's limp form and clutching her tightly. She had always hated hugs. Hated any unnecessary physical contact. Even from him. So why? Why wasn't she pushing him away? She should be pushing him away now. Hit him on the head and scold him for getting too close. So why wasn't she doing it now? Mel was human but she couldn't be done in by something like this, right?


The air became even colder. Riff's golden hair faded to white, as did his skin. Wolf-like ears emerged from his head and a matching tail appeared. The gem on his collar cracked and her shouted toward the sky, emitting a sound that seemed a cross between sobbing and a wolf's howl.


Everything around him began freezing at an alarming rate as his heart sank into sorrow. Trees quickly acquired icicles that continued to grow and grow. The snow on the ground became ice, large spikes shooting up from the ground. Even the waterfall was frozen now.


~~~~~


Rose watched all this with conflicted feelings. They had successfully killed Mel, thus protecting the students and school. But why was Riff showing such a reaction for her death? Was he led astray that much? How could he mourn a murderer's death? She killed people. She deserved this. Well, he was a demon, so that was probably why. She supposed he was entitled to his sorrow, though she wished he could've done it without transforming like that. She could feel her teeth chatter and her fingers begin to be frostbitten. The half-elf looked around for Bunny, looking for someone to agree with her thoughts, but the angel was nowhere to be found. Probably ran off due to the ice and increasingly dropping temperature.


Vash was undergoing a transformation as well, feuled by newfound anger. His eyes now crimson. His teeth shrunk into small sharp peaks. His hair now the color of flames. His arms elongated, morphing into large black wings. Around him, every piece of metal to be found was moving and twisting into strange and unusable shapes.


"GO AWAY!" He screeched, followed by a bunch of words she couldn't identify, though give his tone, it was most likely a list of profanities.


Not wanting to upset him even further, Rose made her way to Azure and Rasputin. She didn't really erecognize the purple man, though something about him did seem familiar. Her eyes fell to Azure, concerned about him. Was this what he was talking about earlier? "I-I can take him." Well, she wasn't exactly confident in her strength, but she was certainly stronger than Rasputin. And she couldn't risk having the man fumble with the boy with an angry demon behind them.


She took Azure's arm and put it over her shoulder, looking over at Richter. He was the strongest of the ones here, but he seemed much too wounded to help, so this would have to do.


Behind her, Vash only seemed to get angrier. "GET OUT!!!" he shrieked, before sending a barrage of black metallic feathers in their direction.

 

[ComradeSenpai]

A loud 'thunk thunk thuk thunk' sounded off as multiple feathers entered Richter's body. He'd dashed between the enraged demons and the council president.


"Hey. Assaulting your fellow students is against school policy." he stated, pushing his arm back onto its stump. His body pushed the feathers out of his flesh and onto the ground. "And I can't let you go unpunished."


He let the blood swirl around, forming an axe and a longsword in either hand. "En garde!"

 

[Parsnip]

Curtis arose from forging his mighty armor, his only defense against the armies of Winter, who were even now marshaling their forces to storm Oriens Academy and take it for themselves. Yes, it was now or nothing. The summation of all he had been taught of the craft. Had he succeeded? There was only one way to know...


He slipped the garment over his head. It was a bit loose (an unusual feeling for Curtis), and kind of itchy, and he appeared to have switched colors to a slightly different shade of green halfway through knitting it, but it was otherwise a perfectly serviceable sweater.


He stowed his things and lay down in his bunk, thinking things over.

 

[MechaGhoul]

The Luchador Ring, was a glorious place where true battles happened. The area around it lingered of fresh chicken being cooked. There was a large crowd cheering on the fight that was still going, as a bright fluorescent light shined upon the dark yellow arena floor. Miss Espinosa, well Brimstone in the arena, was currently on the ropes, as she pointed down at the Clown King, who was crawling a bit and chuckling after an earlier blow he was dealt.


"Clown King! You may call yourself a Master of Laughter! BUT HELL ALWAYS GETS THE LAST LAUGH!" Brimstone lunged off the top rope as she slammed her right elbow down onto the Clown King's back. He spat out a large chunk of spit, as his body's slam onto the arena floor echoed loudly to the crowd who was cheering. Brimstone maneuvered the Clown King into a pin, as he was trying to weasel out. The Referee slammed once onto the floor, "One! Tw-" He weaseled out of the pin and sweeped the legs under Brimstone, as he landed a quick punch. "I guess I had an ARMFUL with you!" He chuckled wildly, as Brimstone got up and quickly maneuvered behind him and started grappling. "You can not escape the Fires of Hell!" And so the fight continued...

 

[Advent Azure]

"..."





-I suppose I can leave it to them simply carrying him... however... that mage... he is troublesome... and is trying to claim Azure as I have already...


She couldn't help but scowl at him... even his style seemed similar to her own. Taking people hostage by situations was exactly the sort of thing she would do... as much as she identified with him, it instead made himself a rival to her... All she could do is at least stay hidden to the others and follow them all

 

[DemonicPrincess]

Stephanie stood gazeing apon this castle like place she would soon enter. Pushing her flowing pink hair out of her red eyes she knew if she wasnt careful would get lost or in some trouble. Picking her bags from off the ground she preceded to walk into this unknown structure.


She pulled a small pice of paper out of her pocket and looked at it trying to figure out wich way was it to her room.After awhile she found it reaching for the handle she takes a deep breath before turning the handle letting tge door slowly open, walkinh into the pitch black room she closed tge door behind her letting herself disappear into the shadows.


She moved through the darkness leting her eyes settle finally looking around she saw that there was a bed and a closet she smiled cause at least it was something she sat her things down and sat in the bed. Stephanie reached in her pocket and pulled out a ipod that she snaged before coming her ,she put the earphones in her ears and turned the music in letting herself get lost in the beats.


She laid back closing her eyes she let out a relaxed breath. She went in her pocket again this time pulling out a berry flavored lollipop and popped it in her mouth. She stayed like that as she finally felt relaxation.

 

[amdreams]

Still carrying Azure, Rose brought him to the infirmary, hoping everyone was following her, at least out of the forest. Once there a nurse helped her bring him to a free bed. As the woman began asking questions about how this had happened, Rose was silent, looking at Azure and his dark marks with a worried expression. When did this happen? How? Preoccupied with Vash, she didn't notice Azure until he was already on the ground.


After a bit, the nurse told Rose and the others to leave, saying that Azure needed to rest as they tried to figure out how to help him. And so she did leave, heading straight for her dorm room without stopping even to greet or say good bye to anyone. Today was certainly something and she hoped it would never happen again. She had always wished for excitement but not this.


But maybe tomorrow would be better. Right now she just wanted to sleep.


~~~~~


(Zero, you can have Rasputin still explode in Vash's face. I'll just edit the result in later.)


It was only after everyone had long gone did Vash finally manage to calm down, returning to his former appearance. He looked back at Riff, still howling. He didn't know Mel much, but Riff had been traveling with her for nearly 5 years now. Of course he'd be upset.


Playing the sympathetic friend, Vash limped over to Riff and placed a hand on the demon's shoulder. But as soon as his head made contact, Riff shot up, slamming his head into Vash's chin. Suddenly all sympathy was gone. "Dude! The Hell?!"


"She's breathing," he said. Vash watched as Riff brought Mel's head to his ear, smiling as the boy felt her faint breath. Riff was still crying, but this time it must've been out of relief or happiness as his appearance reverted to normal as well. His joy was short lived however as he soon stood up, face now serious.


"Vash, she needs medical attention. I'm going to bring her to her room. Do you think you can get my supplies from my room?"


Vash looked down at his legs, small wounds still bleeding from Rise's attack earlier. No problem. Looking around, he saw the remains of what used to be an iron staff. He took it, and using his powers, molded them around his legs to make some sort of cast/splint. "Sure. I can do it."


"Can you do it stealthily?" A long pause occurred before the white-haired boy answered back. "I make no promises."


Well, that seemed good enough as both boys headed out, Riff carrying Mel over his shoulder.


~~~~~


As Vash headed for one of the doors, Riff went to the north, stopping just outside the wing where the dorms were. He located the window to Mel's room and securing her to him, made spikes of ice sprout from the wall. He used them to climb up the wall, stopping occasionally whenever someone seemed to be near or hear him, and making the spikes vanish once he was done with them. When he reached her window, he pulled them open, gently lowering Mel's body inside before getting inside himself.


Once inside, he placed Mel on her bed and waited for Vash, who arrived shortly after. He quickly made Vash draw the curtains and break the lock to the room, so that no one would barge in.


With Vash standing guard by the door to listen for anyone, Riff took his medical bag and went over to Mel. "I'm not a pervert. I'm not a pervert," he chanted under his breath, before removing her clothes to inspect her wounds.


. . .


An hour later, he was done. The stab wound had been deep but somehow miraculously missed her vitals. Mel collapsing earlier seemed more to do with fatigue than the wound. Still, she had lost a lot of blood so they weren't in the clear just yet. All they could do now was hope that she'd wake up.


End of Day

Friday, January 31st

~~~~~ 9:00AM ~~~~~

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By 9 the next morning, Rose had long been in the student council room, trying to figure what paperwork and procedures she needed to file to report a death. Eventually she gave up, pushing the papers aside and sighing. She should be happy, right? She had helped kill a murderer.She helped protect the school. Her father would be proud of her.


But she still couldn't stop thinking about Azure and Richter. Everyone had gotten hurt, but they had been injured on a whole other level. She still didn't know if Azure had woken yet. Maybe she'd check on him later, but for now, she was having a battle in her mind. Was it right to put everyone in harm's way just to get rid of evil? Maybe her fatehr would know the answer when she went to visit him this today.


Hm. That reminded her. She was going with Lily and Anya to her castle this weekend. Rose smiled. With everything going on, God knows she would need to hang out with them to help her forget all this business of serial killers and demons.


(I'll post for the others later.)


@PicaPirate

 

[PicaPirate]

Lerrus Reinhard

Oriens Entrance

You are in Room 315 currently alone. Please enjoy your stay here and try not to cause trouble on your behalf.

Huh, its like they are almost tempting me to push the lines.


Lerrus smirked and stuffed the note he received into his pocket. He wore night black jeans, with a matching shirt, whose button was undone at the top and sleeves rolled up above the elbows. He had a strap bag slung over his shoulder, containing books for his various subjects. He was above average in studying, but by no means a genius or excelling in any. He also had a Textbook which said 'Alternative Tactics - Cheating 101' which made him curious. Sounded good for sweet-talkers like him.


He supposed the first place to stop at was the secretary, to confirm he actually exists. He took a deep breath in, breathed out, and relaxed his body. Well, by relax it standing tall with shoulders back and his torso forward, which was correct walking posture to avoid a bad back in later life. Hunch-backs were not particularly charming after all.


He also wore is Grade A*+ smile, one that has pulled many females and, regrettably to him as he didn't swing that way, males. He walked through towards the secretary to receive his timetable and any other pointers.

 

[EmilyPower]

Emily walked through the halls of Oriens Academy looking for her room. As she walked through the halls, she could see some of the people whispering. A few people did notice her. Some of them slowly walked away with fear and others stared and pointed. When Emily finally found her room, she touched the door before opening it and whispered "Please, no roomates". The letter the academy sent said she would be alone in her room but she knew people could not be trusted, she had to learn that lesson the hard way. She slowly opened the door and threw herself to the single bed located in the corner of the room. She whispered "Now I can finally be alone"

 

[CSA]

Lily could tell- Anya was intimidated. The girl must have known, at that moment, that Lily was an adult. She understood that Lily was to be feared and respected- as well she should be. Adults were to be listened to.


But instead of saying anything relating to that, Anya had pulled her into a hug. She had pulled Lily into a hug and told her that she could cry.


But Lily had cried too much around her already. She had become vulnerable- too vulnerable. Anya would never respect and listen to her as she was. Besides, Lily was the adult in this relationship. Anya was the one who was supposed to be crying on her. Lily wanted to push her away and send her to the naughty corner to re-establish her authority, but she found herself simply staying as she was.


"Don't treat me like a child," Lily muttered, attempting not to cry, "I'm... an adult. I'm a real adult who knows all sorts of adult things and does adult stuff all the time. Just admit it, why don't you? Admit that you think I'm an adult. Admit that I'm your adult."


Just then, Lily felt hot streaks of tears falling down her neck. They were Anya's. She was crying too.


Lily wasn't going to make Anya feel like a baby by being the only one crying. Lily was bigger than that, so she began crying too. Just to make Anya feel better.


"See? I'm fine. I'm fine. You're fine. We're both fine, OK? I'm... not angry any more."


"Of course, when it comes to the really good adults, children like them so much that they forget they're even older and bigger than they are. I must be a better adult than I ever could have imagined. That's probably it."

 

[Parsnip]

Curtis awoke to the shrill beeping of his alarm. Rising from his bed, he gave the off button a cautious tap.


CRUNCH


Well, good thing he has spares. He sat at the edge of his bed as he began his morning routine.


First came lacing up the gloves, then a quick shower. He looked at the vegetable brush, checked his teeth in the mirror, and decided that brushing could probably wait a little longer- at least until he could find a new brush.


Then came underwear, shorts, socks, shoes, shirt and most importantly for the season, his new sweater. Still kind of itchy, though.


He grabbed his backpack and headed out to the cafeteria to get some breakfast.

 

[Advent Azure]

"..."


Kylier got up from where she sat and walked over to Azure, still bedridden. For once, she was not cloaked under her illusions, not wanting to disturb Azure after his ordeal... and began thinking to herself out loud in a hushed voice


"Let's see now..."


He took his right hand, and removed the glove, and turned it over. She examined the palm of his hand, but there was nothing there.


"Hmm... its finally all be filtered... it had taken him long enough... but I suppose it is not entirely all his fault for once..."


She put a free hand to her chin... thinking how to go about things from here...


"Should I move him before or after he wakes however... he should rise soon enough at this point... he is perfectly fine at this point..."