Aram beamed as Nasaraph clapped him on the shoulder, his fellow student commending him for his performance. "Oh, pfftt..it was nothing, really." he said sheepishly as he began to follow the avian-cultured Vigilante. Nasaraph was really weird sometimes...but he was a pretty nice guy, from what Aram had seen. He considered him somewhat of a friend.
As he walked, he fell in behind the two other students as they ascended the stairs, occasionally glancing at the plaques that marked which floors they were passing. He look in front of him to the other student, occasionally seeing his expression as they turned to climbed more flights. He didn't look comfortable at all. His brow was furrowed, and small beads of sweat were forming on his forehead.

"Samoth, is it?" Aram said. "You look tense. Maybe you should take a break? We could maybe wait for you, if you like.." he said as they continued their ascent. Maybe he's getting tired...even if he's a Laurel's student, he shouldn't push himself.

Samoth didn't pause as he was addressed by the student behind him. He was aching. Not that the proposal would've derived much more than a "no" from him. He would continue until they reached the staircase leading to the tenth floor, with aching legs and, assumedly, Nasaraph and Aram in tow. A slowly growing irk in his mind would increase as they ascended the floors. Until he took step on the first step to the eight floor. His brain was pulsing painfully already as he felt the presence of about...7 people above him. There.
Samoth suddenly began running up the stairs, skipping steps as he rushed to make it to where he assumed he would find Alto.

Wow, this guy is kinda rude... Aram thought as Samoth ran off without answering him. "Hey! What's up?? Wait!" he followed up the stairs quickly, being sure to stay close to Nasaraph in case anything bad were to happen.

Name: Gabriel Brekke
Age: 18
Grade: Mephisto's Third year



Bio: A quiet, reserved student. Hardly shy, and has a very intense aura, and is known to scare people off with a look. He has a reputation for being the strongest student at Mephisto's, second only to Clara... (most people don't count Gilliam for lack of knowledge). To attest to this, when Rurik was beginning to earn a reputation for being strong around Mephisto's, he decided to dispel that... and beat him in less than a minute. This speaks to an underlying pride this he is willing to stomp on people to maintain.

He is a big guy, seeming well trained physically and more than capable in a fist-fight. He perfectly embodies tall, dark, and mysterious.

He is on the student council, but strangely has a worse attendance rate similar to Rurik's, probably seeing it as beneath him, though if he's told it's especially important... he might show up.

Powers: Most people are not fully aware of his capabilities, as they are subtle unless he goes all out.
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Astral Guardian: He can project an aspect of his soul to fight for him, either consciously or autonomously. When fighting on its own, it is very quick to react to danger, but fights on sheer, dumb instinct, lacking much creativity, and will not stray far from him. When guided, it can go about 100 feet from him and does whatever he wishes. It is a little slower once it starts approaching maximum range.
Double Strike: He can project his guardian at rapid speeds to strike an enemy and then draw himself to it to follow up in rapid succession. Can also be used simply for rapid movement. Loses effectiveness at longer ranges.
Enshroud: He uses his guardian to simply enhance all of his physical attributes, but loses its ability to defend him from harm. However, the trade-off seems worth it as the power increase is rather dramatic. This effect briefly activates every time he uses double-strike, at the moment he meets up with his guardian.
Sever Soul: He can break his link to the guardian, granting it full autonomy for three minutes before it fades away. He can do this multiple times, granting him two severed guardians and one still connected to him. After that, the process becomes painful and dangerous... though in theory he could go farther.

Name: Annabelle Belleza
Age: 17
Grade: Mephisto's Second Year



Bio: She quickly made a name for herself, jumping in head first once she found out there was a street fighting ring around Mephistos. She is currently undefeated. No one has even come close, though she has made sure to steer clear of Gabriele. She makes it quite clear that she is not on his level, which seems to have spared her an official beating, while also retaining her undefeated title. She is energetic and selfish, unable to care less for others feelings. She's the kind of person who will wait til' she's done laughing before she even thinks about helping you with that broken leg... that she probably gave you. Seems to have a mild obsession with teasing Rurik, perhaps because he's the only one to have ever properly challenged her.

Powers:
Toxic Girl: Many of the glands in her body have been replaced or re-purposed and now secrete various toxins. These toxins are body dangerous to others, and beneficial to her, in many cases taking on the function of what they replaced in addition to their other properties. This also gives her a very strange, but highly resilient biology. Her poisons have three states: Liquid, gel, and gas, though all start as a liquid when excreted, but one can quickly become the other.
Reinforcing Venom: She can flood her own body with the toxins, granting her superhuman strength, resilience, and regeneration. She becomes nigh unstoppable unless she takes an absurd amount of damage all at once, or until she just runs out of toxins. In this state, her blood is highly toxic to others, as this only works on her modified biology.
Paralytic Venom: She effectively sweats a poison that sticks to opponents on contact, seeping into their skin or evaporating into gas after some time for them to inhale. This leads to dizziness, nausea, and, in high concentrations, full paralysis. The more she uses this, the faster she runs out of toxins to reinforce herself. It takes a little prep time, but she can also exhale a thick cloud of this venom.

Burning Touch: Her most dangerous venom that she is "nice" enough not to use most of the time. It takes great effort from her, but she can highly concentrate her toxins into an acid-like substance. She herself is mostly immune to it, but it is extremely painful to others and can even damage normally resilient materials like stone and metal. If she makes it strong enough to more quickly eat through such strong materials, then even she can't stay in contact for too long.

Name: Caleb Carner [Still have a personal use for this one, will "unlock" him later if that's OK]
Age: 18
Grade: Mephisto's Third Year



Bio: Rurik's arch nemesis. Definitely has a big thing for Christine, though he's hardly unique in that. What is unique about him is that unlike most others, he actually can kick Rurik's ass, and thus the asses of any other suitors who might get in his way. He is generally more refined than many of the thuggish students who attend Mephistos, but he is one-hundred percent up his own ass and has a massive superiority-complex. Is rather upset he's not on the student council...

Powers: TBR

Name: Goldi Locksly
Age: 16
Grade: Mephisto's First Year



Bio: A timid girl who only ended up at Mephistos because of her brother. Has a strange relationship with Gabriel. Is a prime target for bullying, but oddly enough no one seems to bother her.

Powers:
Core:
Troisours:
She can summon teddy bears. Generally speaking they are mundane, aside from being almost sinfully soft and fluffy. No bears on the market can match what she makes. She can make these bears permanent, but it uses up a bit of power and thus takes longer for her to recover. That said, it makes gift giving easy for her... as long as the person likes bears. She can cheat and put the bears in costumes. Also a myriad of props and accessories. They can be anywhere from handheld size, all the way up to a towering 11 feet tall.

When not making permanent bears, thus cutting them off from her abilities, she can have three summoned bears.

1. Ourson:
She summons a bear that can be no smaller than 1 foot tall, and no greater than 3, that has the strange property of drawing people to it. This can be resisted, but once in contact, the victim feels the overwhelming urge to cuddle it and protect it. If Goldi is holding the bear at the time, this protective urge will spread to her as well. This can also be resisted, but it many magnitudes stronger than the original draw.

2. Pereours:
She summons a bear that can be anywhere from 6 to 8 feet tall. Its weight more than quadruples and it gains a strong, defensive property, basically becoming a wall. Dangerous if dropped on a person.

3. Ours de la Mere
A bear from 6 to the maximum 11 feet tall. This bear triples in weight and can move. This bear can be very aggressive, and take advantage of any props given, though they will usually be blunt, and often just hard plastic... but at that size, does it really matter? Can only use this once a day and tends to be lightheaded for a long time afterward.

Also gives deadly amazing hugs.