Oriens Academy [Phoenix Game]

[Advent Azure]

-... He feel for it!-


Just like before with his powerful earthquake technique, his attack caused the ground to rupture, however, Azure was counting on him to use it again. He used the power from his attack to launch all the Sharp Ice Spikes at him at a speed comparable to his explosive shock wave punches, but due to the dispersion nature of his attack, not as fast. Regardless, they were charged with his extremely powerful energy as they closed in on him from every direction. Azure had surrounded Curtis with his on attack, the only difference, is that instead of a single devastating strike, there were several deadly piercing blows ready to shred him.


-Is this it? Did I outsmart him!?-





All Azure could do was wait to see the results of his tactic. As the shockwave enclosed past that, the surrounding Ice fractured as normal, it may be sturdy and magical, but there was no way it could hope to resist Curtis's strength. Azure had a better time staying on the Ice due to his spiked traction boots and gloves and he knelled down to remain steady, but the field he had set, was mostly ruined for the most part now, as Ice spiked around, not damaging any of the on-lookers

 

[CSA]

Anya ended up falling on top of Lily as the place shook slightly. Lily was about to grab her and place her somewhere not on top of her when the girl finally decided that she would play cardboard boxes. While looking for people to do truth or dare with.


Really it was a good compromise.


Anya got herself dressed for tactical espionage action and threw Lily a walkie-talkie, which the Alraune caught. Lily was going to fawn over how adorable the girl was when she tried to make her voice all deep, but then remembered that Anya was probably a grizzled spy who had seen a lot of war. Grizzled spies generally didn't want to be fawned over for being cute.


"Right," said Lily seriously, quickly dressing herself as a scientist with a lab coat and glasses. She took out the walkie-talkie and held a button on it.


"Cardboard Cat, can you hear me?" asked Lily, speaking into the walkie-talkie, "We've got a new assignment. I'm going to need you to infiltrate the school in search of candidates for truth or dare, but this is a stealth mission. You can't be spotted by any boys, because it's a girls-only game and they might try to sneak in. Are you ready to depart?"

 

[Parsnip]

Curtis met the fragments head-on, destroying the better part of the icicles with a few well-placed jabs, wincing a bit as one caught him in the back. The explosions stung a bit, yeah, but still nothing compared to when Uncle Joe first taught Curtis how to box. He advanced on the smaller boy until they were mere inches apart. He placed a hand around the boy's shoulder and (due to the size of his hand) most of his collarbone as well. There was a short pause, and then...


"Hey-", he said as he looked the smaller boy straight in the eye, "-don't pick fights with people, okay? Violence doesn't solve anything."

 

[Zerohex]

"NO! NO! Don't listen to him, boy! That is the way to mediocrity! To uselessness! You need to prove you're in the right! Fight to win, don't let anyone stand in your way, crush them with your power! Do it boy! Do it! You will never attain your rightful place otherwise!" Rasputin stomped around the sidelines, obviously displeased with this attempt at peace.

 

[Duwang]

"How pointless" Mr. Khan thought aloud on topic of Azure's ice spikes. Perhaps it was due to the fact that he had bad experience with ice powers. And sound powers. And shadow powers. And powers in general. Though out of all the powers that Mr. Khan despised, the one he hated the most was... shadow. But he didn't like ice powers too much either. He knew of a way around them though- a show of true love.


That said, Mr. Khan had no love for either contender, and so he crossed his arms and legs, sitting down. "Kill each other already!" he cried out.

 

[ComradeSenpai]

"I ready you, Lilycon." Anya- no, Cardboard Cat answered. She sneaked out, hugging the walls, sidling down and crawling along the ground.


"Not a lot of cover. Better hide... in plain sight." she said to herself, and pulled the box over her head. She moved along near the ground, feet poking out from under as she made her way for the objective.


"I'm going to look for Bunny." she growled into the walkie-talkie. "She seems like an easy target to start with."

 

[Advent Azure]

Azure looked amazed when as he saw him fend off all that he had.


-That..... that was...-


Azure was petrified as he came close, he couldn't help but not move a muscle... it actually because clear to him, that his body was to tough... what he said though afterword, really hit home with him though... him doing all this fighting, it didn't even matter, in the end... it was just another game for Kylier. At this point... he knew that there wasn't going to be a winner... only losers and people getting hurt from the crossfire. He looked him back in the eye, not with battle spirit anymore, but with regret, and friendlyness and dropped his Shadow Edge weapon


"Your right... it doesn't matter what I did, or what's right... I let others get to me, and looking at everything, I've done... at what could of happened... I regret it all... is it to late... to forget this... and be friends, no winners or losers?"





Azure completely ignored the outside voices, they didn't even register with him


~~~~~


Emmy scowled at the site of this.... just who the hell was this peaceful person!?


"No... they should keep fighting, right?"


-This is going to end... LIKE THIS?!-

 

[Parsnip]

Curtis shot an annoyed look at Mr. Khan- Yeah, the kid was a jerk, but that wasn't a good reason to kill someone. Or maybe he meant in a figurative sense or something? Never mind, point was that he was really ruining the moment here. So was Rasputin, of course, but he was an old person- they were allowed to be jerks.


"Yeah, sure, whatever. Just promise me that you're not going to go around challenging people to fights, okay? Someone could get seriously hurt...", he rubbed the back of his neck with his free hand, "Can you make that promise?"

 

[MechaGhoul]

Robin glanced down at Curtis, "Champion? Have you solved this then? If that is the case, I will be heading back to my Fief. I expect you there as well. " Robin slowly rose from the bleachers and glanced down at Curtis and Azure, before heading back to the dorm.

 

[Advent Azure]

"Ya, I can do that... I realize now, that its not even worth it for anyone"


-It's not like I'm not used to this anyway, I should of just let myself stay who I was....... but...-


"Its a deal then, I promise that I won't challenge anyone to spars out of anger or anything like that Curtis."


~~~~~


"....."


Kylier wanted to leave, this match ended up as a waste of him... Azure didn't 'progress' or end up brutally beaten upside a wall so hard, that they'd have to deconstruct the wall he was firmly mashed against, and replaced it with new material. She wouldn't let this ruin her disguise however, it'd cause endless problems potentially

 

[CSA]

While Lily really did enjoy playing this game with Anya, there was always this one problem that she just didn't know how to bring up. Something that Anya couldn't understand, but it would be bad for Lily if it got around.


"Ah... it would be really bad if anyone overheard her calling me 'Lilycon'."





Other than the obvious reason, it really was a good name and Lily honestly liked it. She couldn't think of a reason she could give Anya to call her by a different name that didn't involve telling her what was actually wrong with the one they were using now.


"Oh, that's a good idea Cat. I'm sure Bunny will be willing to join us. But be careful, there was a sparring match in the gym earlier and it's probably going to be over soon. That means that there will be more action in the main hallways than usual, so I'd keep away from them when you can. And keep an eye out."

 

[Parsnip]

"Good."


Curtis turned to face Richter.


"So what does this count as, a tie? I'm guessing it's a tie."

 

[amdreams]

After a bit of running, both Bunny and her "savior" had stopped, each trying to catch their breath. She looked over to the boy clutching at his chest. He was sort of cute, in an innocent, nerdy sort of way. Not her first choice, but . . .


She took his hand, holding it in her own hands by her chest, and looked into his eyes, making sure to angle her head just right to give a more innocent look. "Thank you for saving me. Can I ask for your name?"


The sudden contact must've made him nervous because he found himself looking away, face red. "I-it's Robert. I-It was no p-problem. I think you should be s-safe now."


Bunny couldn't help but smile mentally at the boy's reaction. So cute. She looked down, leaning against the boy, making him jump a bit. "I'm really scared, Robert. I . . . I don't want to be alone right now. Could you stay with me? Please?"


"I-I-I don't know if I can-" Bunny turned her head up, with a pleading look on her face. "Please? I can make it up to you, you know." "W-What?!" "Don't knights always get the princess?" She then pulled him closer, kissing him. Robert fell back as his legs seemed to give out, with just the wall preventing him from dropping to the floor completely.


(I'll post for the others now.)

 

[ComradeSenpai]

Anya continued along inside her box before spying Bunny ahead.


"!" she exclaimed. Bunny was... kissing a boy?! That was gross. Boys were pretty gross. Frankly, Anya was surprised they were old enough; she was pretty sure Lily told her she was too young many times.


....Unless this was a trap. Anya pushed the board off of herself, and with a keen eye, fired a foam dart gun, hitting Robert square in the head.


"Bunny I've come to extract you!" she stated. "Get in the box!" 
Richter gave an annoyed sigh, turning off the camera. "Yeah I guess so. This fight wasn't very exciting. You're free to go when you're ready."

 

[amdreams]

Rose frowned at the fight, feeling a bit unsatisfied at not seeing more out of the two. Of course, their skills were impressive, but . . . she felt there could've been more. Still, she supposed a peaceful resolution was better than an end with both students maimed . . . or dead. Letting out a sigh, she turned back to Emmy. "Well, that was . . . a thing . . . Is there anything else you need, Emmy?"


~~~~~


Vash's eyes went wide at the ending of the fight, though not really from surprise. He gave off the impression of a child who just finished watching an episode of his favorite cartoon. He jumped up shooting a fist in the air. Yeah! A friendship victory! It was like watching two rivals finally put aside their differences and work together. Now they just needed some big bad guy to fight together and save the universe! . . . With giant robots! Jumping up again, still drunk off his Saturday morning delusions, Vash failed to land back on the bleachers. Instead, his foot slipped, sending him slamming into the floor, cracking it. But as others looked his way, he got up, flashing a goofy grin as he brushed some dust off of his clothes. "Ehehe . . . whoops?"


~~~~~


"So, Miss Mel, what did you think?"


Mel glanced down at the two combatants, now acting as if there had been no intention to fight in the first place. "In a real battle, it would never end like this. Though their skills are . . . passable." She frowned though as she watched Vash crash below, placing her face in her hand. "We can't ever leave him alone, can we? He's just like a child, no, a toddler."


"But that's why you keep him around, isn't it?" Riff covered his mouth, trying to hold back his laughter. "Well, 'mommy', shall we go get our child?"


Mel looked at Riff, raising her eyebrow. "Riff, seriously? If anything, you're the mom. I'm the father. Now, go get our troublesome son, will you?"


Suddenly in a better mood, Riff made his way down to drag Vash away.


~~~~~


Bunny jumped as she heard Anya's voice, suddenly pushing Robert away as the neko shot him. "A-Anya?! What are you doing here? A-and where's Lily?" Luckily, going by Anya's reaction, she didn't know what was going on exactly. "O-oh. Yes! Of course! Thank you, Anya. You've saved me," she said as she crouched beneath the box Anya seemed to be playing in. Looking back, Robert seemed too stunned to react, much less say anything. "So . . . Where are you extracting me to?"

 

[Advent Azure]

Azure turned to Richter for a moment, but just looked to the doors again... he was dying just a little inside with his desire to tell Richter how to dodge bullets... but he figured that he's done enough fighting today, so to speak, he just picked up his Shadow Edge, and left through the main entrance.


-Ugh...-


Despite all the energy he had for that battle, it turned into weariness and exhaustion... of course Azure could overcome that feeling, he's used to doing so... but that didn't mean he wasn't feeling bad physically...


-I'm glad things ended up the way they did... but... I felt something..... something weird..... was it... bloodlust...? Why would I feel that sort of feeling though...?-


He didn't want anything to distract him as he made his way back to his room... of which... he had left completely unguarded and wide open this entire time... it was likely that anyone could be in there if they wanted to, after all, his forgetfulness let anyone have free reign of it during this time.


~~~~~


Kylier realized that she still had that foul look on her face, and quickly wiped it away as she turned to Rose.


"No, there's nothing, I'm going on ahead to get back to work, I'll see you later Rose"


Kylier quickly made her way out, frustrated with the peaceful way this turn of events decided to end on. While no one was around, she stopped using her illusions to appear as Emmy


-He'll be in for a rude awakening once I make my way back to him...-

 

[Parsnip]

"Welp, show's over, everyone. See you tomorrow, whatever-your-name-is."


With that, Curtis wheeled around and left the gym, the ice crunching a bit under his feet as he started back towards the dorms.

 

[ComradeSenpai]

"Where's Lily? Where are you being extracted to? Eh heh heh heh...." she attempted a manly laugh, guiding Bunny after squeezing into the box.


"That's simple. We're.... playing a game!" she pulled the box off of them, revealing that they'd returned to Anya's bedroom.


"Lilycon, is this enough players, or do we need more?" she asked.

 

[CSA]

Lily was glad to see that Anya had obtained the target with little trouble, but became a little alarmed when the girl called her 'Lilycon' with company around.


"Er... hopefully Bunny doesn't read too much into that."





"Ah, yes, good going Cardboard Cat. You've rescued the target from the enemy camp without the alert going off once. Anyways, we've done it with only three before so this should probably be fine," stated Lily, adjusting her glasses like the intelligent lady that she was.


"Ah, right, Bunny. I certainly hope you weren't too busy when Anya came to get you. We just now decided to play, so I didn't give you any forewarning. But hey, look at it this way- you don't have to worry about bad things as much because Anya and I could be watching out for you at any minute. Around a corner. In the ceiling. We're looking out for you."

 

[ComradeSenpai]

"That means it's time for truth or dare!" Anya cheered, locking the door.


"Don't worry, it's a fun game. You can go first if you want, Bunny." she smiled, tail swishing around.

 

[Parsnip]

"So then-", Curtis said as he opened the door to his and Robin's room, "-You mind telling me what that was all about?"


He sat down on his bed, the frame creaking under his bulk, and awaited Robin's answer.

 

[MechaGhoul]

"-I have other things to check on." Robin stated quite loudly from the inside of the closet, while checking on a variety of cases, holding out a freshly pressed male student uniform. Robin removed it from the coat-hanger, "As for that ill-tempered Peasant, I do not know what the situation was regarding that, however they were most likely envious of myself." Robin's hair began growing a bit longer, as she took off the jacket from the previous uniform and placing it back on the coat hanger. "That is the only logical explanation for that peasant's behavior. Well besides improper breeding. Now then, there is still the incident of that hole in the wall..." Robin gritted her teeth, as she continued switching out the uniform. "But now As I said earlier" Robin stated in a deeper voice, as the closet was quickly opened, with a loud snap. The snap seemed to trigger a





just as he quickly opened the closet door.
Robin, dressed in the proper student uniform, flourished both of his hands outwards, as he held his palms outward. He had dark purple hair which extended down his shoulders, dark eyelashes which drew attention to his dark amber eyes. Robin smirked at Curtis as he kept his palms upwards, "I did promise a proper introduction earlier, if I recall correctly. If I did not, well it is happening now. I am Robin Yu, child of the Baron Yu, and Future Baron, or Baroness... depending on which aesthetic feels the most pleasing that day I suppose, of those territories. I am also the Future Heir to the Taishang Mage Guild, and adopted child of the Magister Kyo. And I am the Ruler of this Fief." Robin stared at Curtis as he stretched out the right side of his lips in contempt, "Which you have damaged. However, you Championed me, so I can forgive you... somewhat for that. Now then, who exactly are you beyond your label as "Curtis"?" Robin pointed his left index finger at Curtis, while he waved it up and down. "I expect your proper introduction done now. I may allow you to ask questions after you have properly introduced yourself, then... Anyway, onto the matter of the damages you have caused my territory. I can not allow a hole in the wall to stay there. Well and I must find the peasant child from earlier who failed to bring in all of my possessions to my newest holding. That is the most important of the two, at this point. "

 

[Parsnip]

Curtis found himself unfazed, as he had grown up in a crazy fantasy world where he saw things that were just as strange, if not stranger, on a daily basis. He thought it wise not to comment on the sudden change in gender.


"My name is Curtis Twine. I'm your roommate. I lift heavy things and I put them down again."


He thought for a moment.


"Yeah, that's about it."

 

[MechaGhoul]

"... Alright Peasant I've found your purpose to me." Robin dropped his hands back to place, as he canceled out the fanfare. "Well I suppose that was a waste of a cantrip today." He muttered to himself, mildly annoyed. "Yes, I know what your purpose will be. Let me just see if that other peasant from earlier got it..." Robin wandered back into the closet, as he began searching through some trunks, and pulling out a variety of strange costumes and outfits. "No, no... Not that one. AHA! I have found the Gorilla Costume!" Robin heaved out an incredibly, nay inconceivably large gorilla costume, as he held it above his head. The costume, was draped across Robin, really leaving nothing but the feet to be shown.


Robin dropped the costume by the bed where Curtis was sitting. "See if the costume fits." Robin began tapping his right foot in a rhythmic fashion. "I am not sure whether or not it will, so this is why you are going to try it on."

 

[Duwang]

Mr. Khan put his hands in his pockets and walked off disappointed. He'd have to remember the faces of those two students for the next instruction period. In his head, the teacher had already made plans for the next time class happened. Next time, he'd be more rigorous. Then he realized, that he had established class being in the gym- making it much easier to train their form.


A devilish smile came upon Mr. Khan's face. "Devilish" he mumbled.