[IC] Athalia Academy

[Aeris]

Bael didn't needed to be a specialist to understand that his little joke had caused a reaction which was the very opposite of laughter. In fact, those... eyes of her, the expressive and attractive eyes she had- they by themselves showed that Bael shouldn't had said that. He continued walking, glancing here and there at Lily, but remaining quiet. He was in fact afraid to say something which might hurt her. How ironic, a demon afraid to hurt someone's feeling. As if I'm not going to hurt her, anyway... He thought to himself, grunt of what seemed to be annoyance escaping him.

"Coming?"

When the angel asked that, Bael was seemingly lost in thoughts. It took him a while to stop, look at her and respond; "Oh, sure thing." Moving towards the door, Bael opened it, eyeing the elevator. He looked over to Lily, smiling lightly. "Seems we found it. Ladies first..." He gestured her towards the door, waiting her to go in first before moving after her.

[HylianRose]

Lily - Going to Elevator

"Oh, sure thing." He replied and moved towards the door and opened it for her. "Seems we found it. Ladies first..." He continued and motioned for her to go ahead of him. She sent him a warm smile and walked ahead of him, walking over to the elevator door. She pushed the button and when the doors opened stepped inside. When they were both inside, she pressed the top floor button and began to wait.

I should start up conversation... Gah... It was never this hard before...

She stared down at the floor for a moment before looking up at Bael again. "Are you planning on going to the party later tonight? I, personally, hadn't planned to but... I might... change my mind." She asked, looking up at him, eying him expectantly. "I haven't had a reason to dress up in a long time." She continued, turning and facing the doors, her cheeks growing hot.

What am I doing?

She closed her eyes and took in a deep breath. "I really... I really do want to go... It's just... been a long time since I'd had any friends and... so many people all at once. I don't know. I do want to go..." She continued, taking a deep breath. She lifted her head and looked back up at Bael, her eyes bright and shining, a warm smile on her face. "I hope I can consider you a friend. My first new friend since a very very long time." She asked him, her voice soft and fluid.

Criston - Hallways

"Hi." Criston replied, smiling down at the kid. "Looking for something? New here?" He asked, his eyes wide and his smile wider. He walked around the kid and looked at the rooms around them. "Looking for your classes? What are you taking? I'm... just curious, making conversation." He asked and looked back at the boy. He walked over to a wall and leaned against it, waiting for the boy to reply. "I'm Criston, by the way. Feel free to find me if you have any questions about the school." He told the boy, smiling warmly down at him.

[Ebil Bunny]

Dani - The Halls
The boy asked a bunch of questions in a row, than introduced himself as Criston.
Oh, that's right. Oops. Dani thought. Out loud, he said, "I'm Dani. As for your questions, Yes, I'm looking for something. Well, several things. I am new here, got here today, and am already on someones death list. I am, indeed, looking for my classes, and I'm taking Astrology, Math, Science, English, Sculpting, and..." He quickly looked at his list then made a face. "...Latin. Yay."

[HylianRose]

Criston - Hallways

"So... You're on someone's death list?" Criston asked, raising a brow. He wasn't one for reporting things and with the people at this school bullying was pretty regular. "If someone starts bullying you, let me know. I'll take care of them for you." He told the boy with a smile. He pulled out his phone and motioned for the kid to give him his. "I'll give you my number. Give me a call if this person attacks you." He explained. "Oh, and if you don't want to take Latin, you certainly don't have to. Remember, this is a liberal school. You can take what you want when you want. Don't worry about it." Criston explained further, still leaning against the wall. He sent the boy a small wink, trying to reassure him.

[Ebil Bunny]

Dani - The Halls
"Did I say bullying?" asked Dani. He didn't want to be a tattle tail. "It was kind of my fault, actually. I did something that wasn't the nicest thing in the world, if you know what I mean..." Then Criston mentioned that it was a "liberal school".
"A liberal school, huh? That's a first. I guess that's why this place is so popular, huh? I'll keep that in mind. No Latin."

[Sukui]

Cafeteria

With quite a heavy bag in his arms, Isse now needed to ask where the dorms was. He'll lay down his stuff first before continuing to go around, seeing how his travel-size bag is chock full of not only clothes, but also a laptop, two phones, and even an entire small safe vault of allowance worth two thousand dollars. Hearing both sounds of a conversation within the hallways and the cafeteria, he looks confused on who to ask. He figured to leave his package behind, but again, there are 2K dollars worth inside that bag, so without a doubt Isse continued to bear the weight of his luggage, as he decided to go ask for the people in the hallways.

"Excuse me? Since maybe all-- or some of you had attended that entrance ceremony..." He straightened his cape back midway. "...would you please point out where the dorms are?"

[FaithsRose]

Serena

Serena watched Ryuu with a certain amount of wariness; he was practically illuminated with some kind of crazy dangerous aura. She was sure if her tails were visible the fur would have fluffed in response to it. Ship, wrong thing to ask?![/i} She looked undoubtedly confused as he then said the music was fantastic; this was all becoming very confusing to her. She glanced at David who seemed to be entirely absorbed in eating his donut; she put a hand to her mouth stifling a giggle as she saw that his cheeks were swollen with food before he swallowed it all in one strong gulp. She was glad when he too answered her question about the music, though she was aware that he was avoiding looking at her. [i]I feel like I’m missing something here... She frowned at her own thoughts looking back at Ryuu as he spoke. Want to lend me some? She looked back up at David as he asked Ryuu about the details tonight.

By now she had finished her biscuit, she leant back in her chair blinking as a strange girl appeared and stole David’s other donut whisking away to another table and sticking it in front of nervous looking boy. “...O-k” She stated with a frown.This is silly do something... “I’ll be there at 9...come find me then if you want, shouldn’t be too hard to find a kitsune in a crowd” She cut across Ryuu if he went to speak. “As for now I should go...see you two later” She said with a determined tone as she got up, she glanced at David smiling, before she smiled at Ryuu and tucked her chair under the table, turning on her heel she headed towards the exit. I think that was best... She was so busy thinking she almost didn’t see the small red panda that skidded into her path, she tripped over it with a small gasp almost barging into some poor boy that was throwing up into a trash can. “I’m so sorry!” She squeaked as she stepped back hurriedly, her face flushing in embarrassment. Her smooth exit had been totally destroyed, at least she hadn’t fallen on her face! She changed her direction after apologizing to the boy, moving past the doughnut pinching girl with a small smile of apology she headed for the doors leading into the hallway. If the ground could just swallow me now...that would be great

Crash

Crash was able to get the plates back to the counter without making a scene, a big grin on his face. Today is a good day...accidents 1...friends 1... He turned around looking at the figures scattered around the cafeteria, he pulled his phone from his pocket looking down at the screen unfortunately he started walking at the same time his common sense abandoning him, as he was a hazard when he was concentrating...and he didn’t see the chair that someone had left partially un-tucked a few spaces in front of him. In typical Crash fashion he walked straight into, smashing his knees against the metal frame and lurching forward over it head first. “Ah!” Before he hit the floor purple smoke erupted around him and a small burgundy coloured red panda skidded across the floor, in front of Serena who yelped and tripped over him.

“Sorry!” Crash called, unable to stop himself as he spiraled like a wayward starfish across the cafeteria floor, hitting the steps out into the garden he flew off of the top of them hitting the grass at speed he rolled a few more yards before with an almighty splash he went headfirst into the pond, his tail tip just above the water like a submarine view finder. Accidents...2 and counting *sigh* he mentally sighed, as he scrabbled his way back to the surface of the pond. A lily pad stuck between his ears as he surfaced and gulped in air, he pulled a grouchy face and paddled to the side pulling himself out of the water he shook his coat vigorously, poking his tongue out in distaste as he twitched his feet independently trying to dry them out. “At least I don’t do things halfheartedly...” He jested to himself, padding over to his phone which had thankfully stopped sliding once it had hit the grass.

He shifted back to his human form in a pouf of purple smoke, he was drenched from head to toe his clothes were dripping wet and his hair had plastered itself to his head. “Oh boy...can’t get any worse than this though right?” He told himself optimistically as he grabbed the bottom of his white button up shirt and pulled it away from his skin, twisting it around in an attempt to rinse the water from it. “Oh no it can” He smacked his forehead; white was a bad color to get wet. He swept down and picked up his phone holding it away from him so he didn’t get that wet as well. He took a step forward, a horrible squelching sound emitted from his shoes, he huffed in resignation. “I should have kept my mouth shut...” He muttered, he wasn’t even aware of anyone near him at this time. As he set off across the garden heading towards another building that he was praying was the student center, his shoes squelching away as he walked.

[Ebil Bunny]

Dani - The Halls
"Oh, sure," Dani told the boy. "Just walk that way and take the first left, then follow that hall until the second right that isn't a classroom. The entrance to the dorm area should then just be the next two lefts." He pointed in the direction the other need to go.
"The boy's dorms are on the second, fourth, and sixth floors."

[Sukui]

"Mhmm, thanks there."

Isse walked on, fixing his sights on the boy for a few seconds until he makes the first turn. At this moment he became a little too tired to explore more of the campus, with the weight of his luggage having drained some of his stamina. With a few more turns, a flight of stairs and some moments of heavy breathing, he finally manages to get to the boys' dormitories.

Let's see.. One-one ten Criston and Cyrus, One-one-one, Bael and Zonon, One-one two...aha! Issender and Nathaniel. Time to leave this one hell of a bag and take a look around my room. He gripped the doorknob and turned, pushing the door and entering. [/i]This is big. Too big. Almost-- no, much like a hotel room. That's another reason why only a handful get accepted here.

Despite some fatigue, curiosity took hold of him and went around the room more, but of course laid down his luggage first. Two bedrooms, one for me and one for whoever that guy listed was. Wait, shared bathrooms!? In such an exclusive academy, of all the problems, why does it have to be shared bathrooms? Well, the solution i could think of is to take turns. But what if my roommate was... ah, no, that seems unlikely. Isse then let out a short chuckle. As he dived into the sheetless bed, he immediately felt a good, nigh-heavenly rest...

[NaraK]

Ryuu grinned.

"I'll be there before the friggin' part'ay begins! I hope there are a lot of jerks there... Cause I could show you how awesome my powers are with some training dummies!...

...I'm kidding. Sort of."

When Serena stated that she was leaving, Ryuu called out, "Hey, wait- I didn't even get your phone number yet!"

The otaku blinked, watching the havoc she made. He decided not to worry about it; after all, she seemed to demonstrate how easy it was to spot her. Preventing himself from laughing at the kitsune, he immediately turned to David, standing up as he took out a notepad and a pencil.

"Alright, Dave," he said, his first and last biscuit in his mouth. "I'll be givin' ya my email. Remember, when you type in '0taku,' the letter O is actually a zero. Catch ya at the party!"

Ryuu hurriedly ran, looking as if he were chasing after a fox. In truth, however, he was going somewhere else. In fact, he had begun to panic when he realized that his back had felt light for the entirety of the day.

Out of all things, I leave my f-ing BACKPACK at the AUDITORIUM! Way to go, Ryuu! You'll grow up to be a fine dumbass someday!

The sunglasses-wearing student flew by many students, fully intent on reclaiming his bag. And he forgot that he needed to make a call to his sister soon. A quieter place would be a good choice.

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Terotrax scratched his head, confused by... something.

"That's really strange," he thought aloud. "I coulda sworn I felt somethin' supah'-awesome here..."

He was sure that his necklace was working, but alas, it seemed the source of pain had vanished. Had there been the source, then he would have been singing and dancing already. People told him that his music brought life, even if he was not aware of it. Even the man who gave him the necklace seemed to enjoy the hyperactive soundtracks he showcased. Terotrax was confident in at least helping others feel better if that really was the case.

"Well, I better get goin'," he said, putting down his boombox with a wide smile. "But first: practice time!"

Turning the boombox on at a low volume, the man warmed his skills up a bit. He heard on his way here that a party would begin, though he had no idea in where it was going to take place in. The student, however, trusted nature, and he believed that he would somehow find the party by himself. He could bring even more life into other people's hearts! That alone was enough for his dream to become a mighty fine, spiritual healer of music.

He tried out several breakdances, his hands planted firmly on the boombox sitting on the ground. He sure was still a flexible giant.

[Theobromine]

Thanking Crash, Kathy left the plates to him. On her way out of the cafeteria, she stopped for just a single moment to look back and see how he was doing. Satisfied that no plate-involved incident occurred, she continued on her way to the dormitories. Someone seemed to be playing music rather loudly somewhere on campus. Well, it didn’t bother her. On the contrary, she rather liked the sound and was glad to hear something other than just her lone footsteps.

Reaching into her pocket, she took out a neatly folded letter with information about her room assignment. “Room 105. That’s on the ground floor right?” She read aloud, feeling a little disappointed. She would have preferred it if she could have had a room on one of the upper floors where she had a better view from the balcony and windows.

“Hello?” Cautiously, she knocked on the door of room 105. Not hearing an answer, she used her I.D. card to unlock the door and stepped inside. “Ah, I must have just missed her.” Kathy could see 2 cardboard boxes near one of the bedrooms and signs that someone had already began unpacking. Entering the other bedroom, she started opening her own luggage crammed into 2 large travel bags. Remember that she should text Crash to leave him her contact information, she got out her phone.

Hey Crash, it’s Kathy. Feel free to text me whenever, and see you later tonight! :)

Sending the text, she resumed unpacking. Forgetting that she had left the door leading to the hallway completely wide open.

[Sukui]

But then again, Issender Archus-Essev refuses to sleep for now.

With his energy back up, he springed off the bed, took his cape off, grabbed his phone then walked off outside the room. As he walks through the corridors of Athalia, his mind wandered off to what destination should he come next. Would it be the garden? Maybe the gymnasium? I can't really tell though. But the garden seems nice and natural, plus the gym is kinda... well it feels not the place for me at the moment.

In the midst of his thinking, however, he bumps into a dark-skinned white-haired boy with yellow eyes (Criston), whose contrasting colors make quite an interesting sight to his eyes. He bowed down repeatedly, in deep apology. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm deeply, deeply sorry! I regret what i have done! I was just in the middle of thinking, please spare me! Have mercy!"

[Legion020]

“Hey! That’s mine!” David shouted after the girl that took his donut. But she didn’t react. So David sighed. Then Ryuu told them about him going to the party. David gave him a faint smile. Then Serena said she left. He looked at her a she gave him a smile and returned one too. Then the Otaku left, babbling something about an e-mail. Do people still use mail? he thought. Eventually Ryuu left too. For a second David waited until both were gone. Then slammed his face straight into the table. A party, a girl, what’s next? A bully? he thought. He then too went away. I need something to ease the nerves. Maybe music? Nah, not a good time to listen to that Metal of me. Read? Can’t focus right now. I could try to continue on the game you’re making? Oh wait no. My laptop is out of power. Wait a second? I can use my powers here! I can use them! the sudden realization gave the boy a surge of courage.

He started sprinting towards the dorms. Soon he arrived at his chambers. The other guy seemed to have no yet arrived. He closed the curtains and blinds and jumped on his bed with his legs crossed. With his hands cupped like he was holding a bowl and closed his eyes. First a few little silvery lights appeared that began to fly all around him. But then also a golden light appeared.

When he opened his eyes he was in full delight. It has been nearly 4 years since he could make a golden one. His parents called this all abomination and unnatural. From them he got the fear to show this to other people. But he would never fear to make these little orbs when he’s alone. “Hi guys!” he exclaimed. Each light suddenly flew in front of him, like they really wanted to greet him. He felt happy now, for some odd reason.

[DELETED7282737]

As Zivon made the dougnut older it started to rot and sag. Zivon stopped and ran towards the closest trashcan he could find and trew up. The smell was really bad and it looked so gross. Drow quickly placed her hands on her scraf before her nose to hold of the smell. She walked to Zivon and released her hands off her nose. She moved her hand to rub him on his back "sor-r..." but pulled her hand back as she remembered that she would only hurt him more. She saw Oona sitting at the table and walked to her. "Help?" she pointed at Zivon as he was still hanging above the trashcan. She looks around to see if there was anything to trow the dougnut on. She saw a bucket standing near one of the tables. It was half empty some left over food and empty cans of soda. She grabbed it with 2 hands and walked over to the dougnut she held her nose tight shut as she used a napkin to pick up the doughnut. As she did it fell apart and made a nasty noice as it fell on the table again. She swept it in the trashcan, she did it as fast as she could and pllaced the bucket so far away as it could be. She ran away from it while almost crying of the nasty smell. She hided behind the table while peeking above it at the trashcan. She stood up after a few minutes and walked over to Zivon again.

[HylianRose]

Criston - Hallways

Criston smiled as a small boy asked about the dorms. So many new faces to learn. He watched with humor in his eyes as the boy wandered off after the boy from before's instruction. He looked down at him, a smile on his face. "You seem well informed for someone so new. Doing you're homework, eh?" he asked, chuckling. He turned towards the SBG offices, his thoughts returning to the flowers he'd sent there. His eyes narrowed for just a split second before widening again as he turned to the purple haired boy. "Sorry, Purple, but I need to get on my way. See you at the party!" He called out, nicknaming the boy since he didn't introduce himself. Or had he? Maybe Criston just didn't notice.

He walked down the hallway towards the other end of the school, making his way for the office. When he walked in, flowers were everywhere and a grin grew on his face but it slowly dissolved as he scanned the room. "Where's Luna?" He asked, eying one of the underlings.

"Who knows... Not where she needs to be. Hey, what sort of theme do we want to go for?" The male asked, not really concerned that Luna was no where to be seen.

"Ah, whatever. Go with something... starry. Black and purple and red hues, make it look like we're in a galaxy somewhere far, far away..." He told him, smiling brightly.

Where is she? This isn't like her...

He sighed and turned to leave. He heard the voices of several more underlings ask about the party but he ignored them.

Figure it out yourself.

He walked slowly toward the dorms and stopped when he felt his body make contact with something.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm deeply, deeply sorry! I regret what i have done! I was just in the middle of thinking, please spare me! Have mercy!" A small voice spoke from below. He looked down to see the boy from before. He blinked, an amused look appearing on his face.

More purple hair. Why didn't I notice earlier?

He chuckled a bit and placed his hand on the kid's head. "No worries. I'm not really Zeus, though some might call me that. It's not my place to call judgement on you nor is this means for doing so." He explained, his voice calm and collected. "In a hurry to get somewhere?" He asked, grinning from ear to ear. "You know there's a party in the opposite direction. Starts at 9PM." He continued, looking down at his phone. "Oh, jeez... It's already 3. Really, how time flies. If you'd like, you can head up there with me. I heard music coming from there before. I assume there are already people starting to get it prepared. You're welcome to help." He told the boy, a warm, charming smile on his face.

[HylianRose]

~Time-Skip~

Time ticked by slowly, as the students of Athalia got ready for the rest of their night. The sun had set, and the party was soon to get underway. The SBG students decorated the Student center beautifully and there were several students standing around with instruments and such ready to play as mild entertainment. With only an hour left before the party, Criston was starting to get a bit antsy at the disappearance of Luna. He was pacing the floor, ignoring the SBG students trying to ask him questions.

[Aeris]

Bael sat at the garden once again, his legs extended forward as he crossed in his arms in over his chest, staring up at the sky. Previously, he had told Lily that he wasn't exactly interested in the party, but insisted that he'd go with her since she seemed to go so much, telling her that he'd meet her there when it was the time, as well as apologizing in advance if he got there with a bit of delay. Though he soon said that he had to organize himself as well as his things in his room- he didn't exactly get the opportunity to talk or even meet his roommate, however.

The boy was dressed in different clothes than before; things that certainly didn't match a demon. He wore black jeans with high-tops black and white, a plain purple t-shirt with a black leather jacket over it. Bael's eyes fluttered closed as he took a deep breath, his chest heaving as he exhaled a sigh, remaining in that position as his mind trailed off, the boy becoming thoughtful. If someone was to see him right now, the boy looked as if he was sleeping, but he really wasn't. He was simply thinking... About Lily, the angel. About what he'd do, today. About what could happen... The students. A plethora of thoughts, all involving that one task. The boy abruptly sat up, opening his eyes while each of his hands moved to rest over his knees,

He wondered how much time it'd take for the party to start and if there was any student who wouldn't go. That was important...

[HylianRose]

Lilith - Hell

She sat in her chambers, twirling a dead rat's tail between in fingers, watching it with unamused eyes.

I feel so useless just sitting here...

Lilith tossed the tail aside and fell back against her bed, hitting it with a 'fwump.' She took in a deep breath and looked up at the dark ceiling. She could hear the screams of souls being torture outside, could practically feel the heat from the outside. Her own room had been enchanted by one of the mages to be a bit cooler than the rest of the place. She smiled thinking about it before she sat up, glee in her eyes.

I know! I'll go and help!

A large grin grew on her fingers as she got up and got undressed. She moved as quickly as she could manage and when she went into her bathroom, she glanced in the mirror at her horns.

That won't do...

She sighed and closed her eyes, letting her energy flow around her. She smiled and looked back up at the mirror, her appearance changed. She never really liked her human appearance, preferring her new demon body. It was less plain, anyway. She brushed her hair a bit and got dressed, pulling on a tight black outfit. She pulled on a black leather jacket and turned for herself in the mirror.

"Lovely." She sang, her eyes lit with glee. She closed the door to her bathroom and blew out all of the lights. She smiled, her white teeth the only visible thing in the room besides her bright red eyes. Soon, she was in the forests near the school. She hummed quietly to herself as she walked toward the building. She stopped when she noticed a demon sitting by one of the human gardens. She grinned and walked over.

"Bael! How I've missed you!" She whispered loudly, a large grin on her face as she sat down and slid closer to him. "I got bored sitting in my room. Thought I'd come help you! Besides, I never got to go to school. Seems like it'd be fun." She told him, winking at him playfully.

[Destinyfailhorror17]

After throwing up his breakfast he slid down to the floor and took a couple of seconds to recover. His face felt flushed for doing that and the feeling of embarrassment filled him. He looked back at Drow and rubbed his head. “I’m sorr-y that had happ-en” He stood up and rubbed his head, he walked over to the table and grabbed a tissue and wiped his mouth, he was still embarrassed in what had happen that his cheeks were showing a light pink hue.

“…So...th-ats my pow-er…hehe” Giving out a nervous laugh he still feeling quite queasy he looked down the floor and clenched his stomach with both of his hands. He noticed that Oona was there probably for a while, he felt even more embarrassed. ‘ This is not a nice first day of school ‘ He then covered his face to hide is flustered look and said.“I…I’m sti-ll not feel-ing well, I sho-uld go and re-st…I ho-pe to see you aro-und.” he waved the two goodbyes as he walked away. ‘Good job…you made a fool out of yourself’ he scolded to himself as he walked out of the cafeteria, his self confidence that was low to begin with began to drop to negative points. He walked a while then remembered about the dorms, with still an uneasy stomach he decided to rest there.

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He felt like he had failed, first day of school his power gets out of control and then you puke in front of people. The blush of embarrassment still lingers on his face as he walked. He soon didn’t realised he was at the dormitories when regain his focus, he looked around for his room until he sees the room 111. He remembered that was his room he was assigned to and opened the door. It was a really big room, like he had seen in photos and brochures of hotels. He only had been living in a studio apartment for quite some time he had to say it was defiantly bigger than his old home. He looked around and saw a small kitchen, little living area and two doors. He noticed his stuff was there, he picked up the backpack, two small boxes and a luggage bag, and he opened one of the two doors and entered a bare bedroom. He put his tuff down on the floor and decided to lie down on the bed. Maybe later he could talk to Oona and Drow later but probably until he regains his self-confidence. ‘I’m going to unpack later’ His eyes felt droopy as he started to drift off.

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When he woke up he stretched his arms and gave a small yawn. ‘How long was I asleep?’ He wondered as he had wished he had a clock or a phone to know what time it was. His stomach growled, he blushed when he remembered that thing with the doughnut and rotting…Maybe he should got to the party he had heard before, there could be food and maybe the two he had met will be there.

Of course he might get really nervous with all the students there and nearly turn anything to dust but he gave himself optimism, maybe sleeping helped him. He unpacked his clothes then changed, wearing demin shorts, a sleeveless shirt, red and white jacket, black leggings and sneakers. He still kept his beanie and his hair tied. Awkwardly sometimes he gets mistaken as a girl but rally happens. He walked out the room and saw the window it was getting dark. ‘Maybe I’m a bit late…’ After Zivon left the room he wondered where was the party, remembering it was at the student center…

“Where is the student center?” He forgot…he really didn’t know the full area of the school; he was lucky to find the dorms and the cafeteria but that only. He could ask someone who can help him find where it is.

(So much writing to edit the time skip...)

[Sukui]

Alright! Just two more combinations!

With a sense of determination, Isse waved his hands in an odd pattern, firing three plasma bolts at the border wall of the school's garden, then followed up with a full dozen barrage. Heavy breathing followed, but assuring himself that he can still do it, he did the job once more: shoot three individual shots, then simultaneously twelve bolts. Closing to full exhaustion, Isse knelt, but felt proud that he had passed to over six barrages now. Still, however, it's more like a trick to use sparingly. From there, he dropped a black leather book, something like a memo for his self-trainings.

Ahh, that's one step more for the Yatagarasu... I wonder where that guy is now. Most likely preparing that party. Still, it was better to have introduced myself when i bumped to him earlier.

A slightly smug sigh was breathed out, before taking out his phone. His fingers crawled along the screen like a spider on the wall, complete with the fingers "crawling" on the touchscreen keyboard.

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Phone Conversation

StarCrow: Figured you're being told to sleep now, eh?
DuS969: well parents r 2 conservative, they think ghosts will haunt me if i dont sleep
StarCrow: Don, remember the first trick i showed to you two years ago?
DuS969: that weird crow transformation one isse?
StarCrow: Yep. It's still quite tricky to do for now. Ah, the good middle school days.
DuS969: hows life in athalia?
StarCrow: Running smoothly so far. There's plenty of people like me here.
DuS969: with superpowers?
StarCrow: I don't know if all of them has superpowers like mine, though pretty much most people i've met here has it to some degree, but then again, i've made personal contact with only one guy today.
DuS969: i guess thats why athalia is special
DuS969: its a school for literally magical people
DuS969: lol
StarCrow: How's life then in Seaside Public?
StarCrow: Any people like me there?
DuS969: none
StarCrow: I guess i should meet more people today.
StarCrow: Bye for now.
DuS969: bai