[IC] Ancients of Elan ~ Rise of The Chosen

[Xeiyenreisha]

"I apologize for their abrupt interruptions." A voice said as a man stepped out of a void he created in the area before closing it. This man wore a black duster which covered most up his lower and middle portions of his body and his hood made it hard to see his face. You could see two dark blue eyes peering out from the darkness inside his hood. "I was trying to rescue them from the Cimmeria Empire, because they are clones created for the purpose of destruction and somehow my transportation spell misfired and they ended up here."

"Sentius..." Taru said as she had regained full control of her mind and she again was very cautious of the man. She knew that this man had forcefully taken control of her earlier and managed to suppress the entity inside her.

Stepping in front of Taru Anayame faced Sentius with a straight face and fire in her eyes. "Can't you just leave Taru alone? You've already put her through enough as it is. I wish you would just stop trying to help us and leave us alone!" She barked as she put her arms out in a cross to bar his path from Taru. "The only reason you care is because we were born differently than other people!"

[Card Captor]

"Clones...the her majesty has a clone? First a half twin sister from her mother's twin sister...and now a clone. This is all getting needlessly complicated" Mithos mumbled under his breath. "Considering that this nation suffered from a terrorist attack only a month ago, you'll have to forgive me if I do not immediately believe your claim. I kindly suggest that you leave now, before things get out of hand. I doubt I am the only one who has become cautious of strange people appearing where they should not be" he told them

[Alphakoka]

Alice sat impatiently in the room as she waited until the screening starts. She already knew where she would end up anyway as it's the only option for her, that makes the screening moot but it's mandatory to attend and therefore she has to stay for the duration. Noticing that Nathan was similarly looking bored as he wait, Alice decided to converse with him.

"Um, hey, Nathan," she started. "You're the princess' bodyguard right? How long have you been at it? Being a bodyguard I mean, I thought all bodyguards are older and you don't look much older than I am, but... after what I'm told, I just can't think age corelate with your appearance..."

[Xeiyenreisha]

"..." Was the only way Sentius could answer Mithos. He didn't want to leave, but he was given no choice. Well, not exactly did he want to stay, but just long enough so he could be introduced to Meira. He turned his head toward Mithos directing his full attention toward the blonde haired Angelian. "I'll leave as you requested, but do you know where I might find Princess Meira? I am an old acquaintance of her grandfather Azmaldus and it is imperative that I speak to her right away."

Taru sighed in disappointment since she wanted to sit down and rest. Now she would have to get up and go find some place to stay. It wouldn't be difficult to find a place to stay since they had Master Sentius, but she still did not trust Sentius. She didn't understand how he could continue to use her and care for her at the sametime. She felt like she was being used as some kind of tool. The same treatment she faced when she was in Reek's captivity. "All right, I'll go."

"Just so you know, I am Taru. I am a clone of Meira directly created from Meira's genes coming into contact..." Only to have Anayame cover her mouth when Sentius looked like he was about to get upset. She did it in time before Mithos heard what she was about to say which may result in certain death for the blonde haired man. She knew that it was very unpredictable of what Sentius would do and no one could actually tell what he was thinking.

"Taru, keep your mouth quiet or Master Sentius might bound and gag you for your own good. It isn't important for this person to have such knowledge. He's just a regular Angelian who is naive about this world." Anayame concluded as she pulled Taru along with her as she kept a firm grip over her mouth to prevent her from shooting off her mouth again and revealing a bunch of nonsense.

Sentius before he left the manor looked at Mithos with a very serious look that he would kill if you crossed him, "If I were you, I would forget everything that was said. It's not knowledge you need to know. That is if you value your life." As he waited at the door for Mithos to answer his question about

[Card Captor]

"I'm actually am as old as I look" Nathan told Alice. "And to be honest, I haven't been at this for very long. I got roped into this not long after all that crap with the attack happened a month ago. I'm not even sure why. It's not like I've ever done anything like this before. Sure I can fight well, but I'm not used to having to protect someone while fighting." He added. 'Although I bet it has something to do with the collar that woman put on me. I wouldn't be surprised if it had a kill switch on it that went off if anything happened to Meira.

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Mithos honestly didn't care what these people thought of him. Rather, he preferred for strangers to think he was weak, or a fool. Mithos liked it when people who's opinion he didn't care underestimated him. "She's currently at school." Mithos said 'how convenient for you. You accidentally teleported here, and it just so happens that you need to speak with someone here. I nowhere near as foolish as you think I am' he thought to himself. "Unfortunately, I do not know where her school is, as that was deemed something I did not need to know" he lied, his voice and body language betraying nothing thanks to years of practice.

[Xeiyenreisha]

"I have no interest in words that do not prove useful for my motives. Unlike most of you mortals, I have no driven logic toward anger so easily. Mule's bray and fool's talk, but the wiseman listens not. You did give me something that I could use so I'll compliment you for that." Sentius answered back in a very cold tone as he opened the door and walked out it. He had sufficient knowledge and now it was time to look for the Academy of Magical Arts and Research Division so that he may finally come into contact with Meira. Sentius made his appearance go transparent though you could still clearly see him like he was still in their plane.

Taru looked at Mithos where she shook her head in disbelief about him not knowing where the school was breaking free from Anayame's grip. "You're lying and I can sense it from your energy. Your negative energy just became stronger..." But she was interrupted by Anayame who again grabbed Taru and pulled her away before she made more of a fool of herself. "Taru, he doesn't need to know that. You sometimes need to keep your special powers you have to yourself. Speak at a more convenient time." Anayame added where Taru simply though Anayame was acting like a parent or guardian.
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"Reala, did you sense that?" Meira asked as she stopped from entering the building when she suddenly felt an emergence in the area. She could tell that there were three very strong energy readings, but she couldn't quite get a fix on their locations. Meira had no idea if these people were friend or foe which made her concern grow even stronger.

Reala turned around to grab Meira, but suddenly stopped when she could also feel the same thing Meira could. She could not only sense very strong energy readings in the area, but also she thought she heard some thoughts that were not her own. Reala couldn't really explain whose thoughts they were or where they came from.

Reala simply peered down the white concrete steps that weren't in perfect condition as they stretched their way downward toward the bottom. It was a very steep drop and quite a slide should you lose your step she noticed. While examining that specific area she could not see anyone or feel anyone in that area.

While she observed the surrounding area, she heard it once again the voice that contacted her awhile back saying things she simply didn't understand. Again it was mentioning some "Seed of Eve" which did not compute for Reala. She had no idea what that was or what they were even talking about. Reala could only simple think to herself mimicking the same words in a very low tone mumble Seed of Eve...

Meira looked at Reala seeing that something was bothering her. Knowing Reala's nature she knew full and well that she wouldn't tell her simply what it was since she didn't want others to get involved. Meira couldn't help feeling concern for her own sister ans she could feel her heart starting to thump louder and louder like if her sister was calling her for help. Then she also heard the very same voice say the samething which drew her face away from Reala and simply drove into complete confusion.

[Alphakoka]

"Oh, you're just turned to a Regia recently?" Alice asked. She momentarily looked away from Nathan before biting her lips and turned back to him. "Can you tell me how it feels to be able to use magic?"

Her face then turned slightly red, "I mean, if you don't mind telling me. It's just my idle curiosity..."

[Card Captor]

So they could detect lies so easily? "Regardless, I have no way of knowing if what you say is the truth. You could very well be here to replace with an impostor" he said while looking at Meira's clone "you claim to have come here on accident...yet you just so happen to have business here as well. I find this very suspicious. As such; I have no reason to believe anything you say."

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Nathan blinked in confusion "um...what? What's a Regia? I never said anything about that" he said as he scratched the back of his head "and I've always been able to use magic" he added 'were...were we both having the same conversation? Because it feels like she heard something completely different from what I said'

[Xeiyenreisha]

Meira once again examined her surroundings, but she didn't see anyone in sight. She could still hear a voice saying the same phrase. Though it didn't sound like the evil voice who tried to take her over. Her confusion grew stronger every time it mentioned the very same phrase. Somehow she sensed another presence in her mind, but that's impossible. She thought because she had never in her life felt this way before. It didn't really scare her at all or make her remember the nightmares that haunt her. Meira wasn't sure if she should seek out the presence or not. If she missed the enroll exam they might appoint someone as her personal guardian to see that she goes to school. That bothered her though her curiosity grew due to the fact she wanted to know how this person was able to affect her thoughts.

Reala who was also confused noticed that Meira was still in her mesmerized state like she didn't know what was going on. Like Meira, she was also uninformed about what she was feeling though she did realize that she was connected with Meira's mind even though she didn't have an explanation. Now she felt two more presences in her mind that she did not know. Normally, her power would repel anything that was malicious; however, neither presences shown intent toward harming her or trying to force her into submission. "Who would influence our minds in such a way? It's like whomever these people are that we are sensing understand what we are feeling. Also, this voice I keep hearing is just unexplainable. I've never heard her before so who exactly is she?" Reala could only question since thinking about it only made her even more confused. Right now it was like a thick veil of mist had overlapped her thoughts and she just couldn't pierce the barrier it was projecting.
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Meanwhile inside the building, one of the people's at the desk starting calling for names. They went by student by student according to how they were separated classification wise. Still sorting through the S Class students the attendant called for the name Meira Rystaliuskal, but whenever they called for Meira there was absolutely no answer. There were a lot of students in the building, some seated while others standing talking to each other. There were also a few others who sat alone isolated from everyone else. The building was very crowded, but finding a girl with pink hair should be easy. They didn't have many in attendance who had pink hair.

"MEIRA RYSTALIUSKAL! CALLING MEIRA RYSTALIUSKAL! PLEASE REPORT TO THE FRONT DESK IMMEDIATELY!" The attendant said over the loud speaker, but still there was no answer. The attendant grumbled to themselves as they were growing very impatient of waiting for her. "Where could have that child ran off to?"
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"This place is sure a lot cleaner than the Cimmeria Empire." Taru said as she explored the sights the capital of Windgrace had to offer. There were lots of tall buildings and floating contraptions in the sky. She saw that these floating contraptions emitted some kind of energy which formed some kind of barrier. "I wonder, do they use Magitek?" Taru pondered as a thought as she placed her index finger at her lip. The girl was rather curious and continued to look at those objects as various people passed her by.

Sentius continued to look to have his eyes closed looking like he was concentrating. Anayame was watching him, but knew it was never a good idea to interrupt him when he was meditating. He didn't show he was irritated, but she could see it on his face that it made him angry when you did. She decided to let him do what he was doing while exploring the various sights with Anayame. It was better than having to deal with a very ice cold stare that gave you the chills when you angered Sentius. Though she couldn't help but wonder why that man with wings earlier lied to them? Strange, why would that man lie for her sake? I didn't really sense any kind of bond between the two? "Heh, some people are just weird I guess..." She said softly as she sighed. While she was able to sigh she breathed in the clean fresh air that Windgrace had to offer. It was a lot more refreshing than the suffocating environment that Cimmeria offered. She didn't understand how people could live in such a place. It was like it sucked the life right out of your body.

"All these people are interfering with me getting a direct fix on Meira's location." Sentius mumbled to himself softly as he showed an air of irritation in his voice just by how it sounded. The vibe kind of gave both Taru and Anayame an uneasy feeling. They were hoping that he wouldn't do anything rash that would draw a lot of attention. There was no need to kill people needlessly just because they provided somewhat of a hindrance. Momentarily he opened one eye and with a reassuring look reminded the two, "You don't need to worry. I have no interest in wasting my energy destroying such fragile beings."

[Alphakoka]

"Oh..." Alice blinked before continuing with a twinge of disappointment. "You're not human either? Please don't mind my question then..." She looked away in embarrassment before looking back to Nathan. "Um, about Regia, they're people that have gone through a procedure that allows humans like me to be able to use magic, I'm not sure what it involves since its mostly run by the Kingdom and not something available to everyone. I'm... sorry I thought you're one..."

Though, how many Regia were actually human rather than those disguised as a human? A small voice whispered conspiratorially in the back of her mind.

[Card Captor]

Nathan was confused 'why did she think i had recently gone through that kind of procedure?' he wondered 'was it because of something I said? If so, then what?' Nathan wracked his brain, searching through every memory he could remember that had Alice in it. Yet he couldn't find anything that should have led her to believe he had just gone through something like that. Unwilling to waste anymore time on that line of thought, Nathan simply abandoned it. "Um...it's okay?" he was a little unsure how to respond, since her strange question had caught him off guard

[Xeiyenreisha]

"That's because he's not human." A voice said out of nowhere only to reveal itself as Stellvia. Stellvia had changed her appearance to look like the school girl where she wore a white shirt, white socks, a black skirt and white tennis shoes. From the skirt to the shirt the girl's wore she knew that mortals had such strange fashion sense. She then peered over the boy while pondering the thought that Nathan was trying to hide he truly was. How long are you going to continue to lie to yourself, boy? If any harm comes to Rana while she is sealing your power you might not want to know what I'll do. She then focused all her attention on Alice once again. "Though I must say this is the first time I thought so highly of a mortal. It's your innocent nature that allures me into curiosity. I think if I stay close to you I might find out the true nature of your kind. Never thought I'd allow a mortal into my void of a heart, but you have certainly surprised me, Alice."

Back at the desk, the attendant had waited long enough where she stuck her head outside the booth and yelled so everyone could hear as her voice filled the entire room, "DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE THAT BLASTED MEIRA IS? I'M GETTING TIRED OF WAITING FOR THAT FOOLISH CHILD!!!" Where the students each looked at each other and around then shrugged their shoulders. A few others just shook their heads or just ignored the attendant completely.

One of the teachers watched by and thought that Nathan was fraternizing with one of the school girls. He walked immediately over toward Nathan and whacked him on the back with a yard stick. This man was a very heavy set man with a rather unattractive looking face and geeky glasses. "Flirting with the females is prohibited! That's one demerit for you, Nathan Alduin! I knew you'd be a worthless delinquent piece of trash that was dumped on our doorstep." He then pointed his yardstick toward a sign that showed an o with a line through it with a male sitting with a female. "Are you blind that you cannot see the regulations in this building, boy! Judging by how smart you look you're probably too stupid even to know how to read. I think I should add you to my shit list."

He then immediately turned his position to face Alice where he gave her a very scary looking facial expression, "Shouldn't you missy be with the girls? Now get to it! I don't have all day! A demerit for you also." He said as other students knew how much of a jerk that teacher really was.

[Card Captor]

Nathan wasn't even phased when the wooden stick struck him. He had gotten beaten up too many times by things far stronger than a teacher with a stick for that to bother him. "Was I flirting? Sorry, I didn't realize. I've spent most of my life on the road, so I haven't really had much interaction with people my own age. I though The two of us were just having a quick conversation before class started. Don't worry though, my eyes work perfectly, and my parents were quite insistent that I learned how to read. Although I think I should go look for Meira, since she's the entire reason I'm even here in the first place." Nathan got to his feet "sorry about this, but looking after her is my job. I realize I might not be very good at it, but for some reason, the people in charge thought it was a good idea to give it to me." He finished before heading out the door in search of the wayward princess.

[Alphakoka]

"Ah, I don't..." Alice started before yelping in surprise when the stick struck Nathan. She looked at the teacher and then the sign that was being pointed at. She blinked in astonishment, the sign wasn't there the last time she attended, was it a special rule made because the princess were going to attend to avoid suitors from harassing her? The girl remembered the princess complaining that she didn't look forward to marriage at all.
Still, she should've noticed it sooner, they wouldn't get in trouble if she had.

Looking apologetically towards Nathan, Alice opened her mouth to speak her apology but was stilled by the teacher's malicious glare as Nathan stood up and left the hall to look for Meira. "Ah, yes sir," Alice nervously nodded when the teacher turned his attention to her. Slowly, she moved over to another group with familiar faces where she was greeted with teasing over her demerit.

[Xeiyenreisha]

"I suppose I could do this just once for you, Alice." Stellvia said as she lowered herself to the ground and since the teacher couldn't see her at all drew her foot into the Material Plane for a short while tripping the teacher who was mean. The teacher looked around and yell at the students asking who did that, but nobody answered. It did bring up a lot of giggles though. "You certainly asked for that you foolish disgusting obese mortal."

Stellvia then disappeared in a flash of light then in a blink of an eye reappeared as she materialized from threads of light converging in the palm of her hand a golden like rune that was in a half moon shape. "I will give you this. It's my Eclipse Mark, but you can decide when you are ready to use it. I would like you to show me how merciful you mortals can be." After she handed Alice the marking a strange black mark appeared on Stellvia that wasn't there before. It was her Eclipse Mark which she allowed to finally appear and accept someone as a representative toward using her power. Stellvia had a scared past that she did not want to show anyone. Much like someone who damaged their body that wanted to hide their appearance, because they were ashamed of how they looked.
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Meira while they were both thinking about what to do walked over and gave Reala a big hug and laughed with some tears rolling down her eyes. "I'm so happy you're alive, Reala. I was so worried about you." The refreshed look she gave Reala gave her the impression that Meira probably did feel some concern inside and judging by how strong her reaction to her being safe was it was probably startling and hard to cope with.

"Oh c'mon Meira. You're suffocating me. Strange that this was a delayed reaction from you though I sense you had other things on your mind at the time you wanted to tell me." Reala answered back as she tried to squirm her way out of Meira's grasp, because it felt like the air was being sucked right out of her body by how she was being embraced by Meira's body. Where both Meira's hands gripped tightly around her body. "Oh sorry." Meira reacted as she immediately released Reala to give her some air and took a few steps back to give her some breathing room.

While Meira and Reala talked with each other, Reala kept a close eye on her surroundings and surveyed the area for the strong energy signatures she was able to sense earlier. When she sensed she noticed there were three of them and one of them was trying to communicate with the two through some advanced method of telepathy. What bothered her the most is she didn't know whether these people were friend or foe. Meaning she would have to keep her guard up for her and her sister's sake. Even though she was still injured and her wounds were healing she wasn't about to let any harm come toward her sister. Right when she thought about what would happen if she pushed herself too hard she saw someone's shadow flash across her like they were being watched. She moved herself in front of Meira as she turned around with Meira doing the same in shock.

Reala observed her surroundings closely then called out toward the person's shadow she saw a moment ago. "Okay, who is there? I know you're out there so you might as well show yourself. If you do not, I might have to resort to using force." Reala threatened only to have Meira restrain her. "No Reala, I can see you're still hurt and your wounds haven't healed. If you push yourself too hard you'll undo the stiches that keep that nasty wound you suffered shut! I won't allow you to risk your own safety on my behalf!"

[Card Captor]

"Man, this is so troublesome." Nathan sighed. "Please don't tell me that she just decided to skip school. I don't need her making my job harder." he rubbed the back of his head as he searched for the missing royal. Eventually, he found her with her apparent sister "there you are! You know class is starting right? The teachers were getting pretty mad that you weren't there. Plus, your aunt would skin me alive if she knew I lost you even for a second." The thought of that woman coming at him and peeling away his flesh sent shivers down his spine "look, I understand that you're happy to see your sister, but maybe right now isn't the best time to celebrate."

[Xeiyenreisha]

A familiar voice called out to Reala as it laughed about her sudden weakness. When it pierced Reala's mind her pupil's grew very large and fear pulsed through her entire body. As she trembled in fear, she couldn't believe it with her own eyes even if she wanted to refuse to acknowledge it. "You're weak, Reala. Looks like that injury has taken a lot out of you. Making Meira an easier target for me."

"DAMN YOU!" Reala barked as she materialized her sword into her hands as she tried to charge the enemy, but her attack was sloppy where they easily avoided it. Reala fell to one knee embracing her wound which throbbed, because she had just gone and aggravated her own injury. "You two, just get to class. I'll deal with this even if it is the end of me!"

The figure that confronted them was completely robed in black. His face was even covered with his outfit and only you could see his two eyes which pierced through the darkness of the hood he wore over his head. Meira saw that Reala was in absolutely no condition to battle. Knowing that she looked over toward Reala and yelled at her with a very concerning look filling her entire face, "Reala, you're hurt! There's no way you can fight this person on your own! He'd kill you before you even got a hit on him!"

Despite how aggressive Reala was, the figure showed no sign of attacking either girls. This bothered Reala to no end and confused Meira not understanding why the person was there in the first place. A shady figure appearing out of nowhere and Reala spotting his shadow. Not only that, confronted my sister and calling her out on her weakness? Seems pretty suspicious to me. Meira thought to herself as she noticed Nathan had reached out to grab her. She slapped his hand away then pointed at her sister who was knelt down on one knee and a very dangerous figure that stood right behind her. "I understand your concern about my aunt, Nathan but this is not the time for that. If we don't stop Reala, she'll do something really stupid!"

"YOU SHOULD BE DEAD!" Reala yelled as her anger fueled the rage she felt inside. Despite having so much strength, her physical body just didn't have the strength to endure. "I'LL KILL YOU!!!" Reala yelled as she tried to rise to her feet, but the pain was just unbearable that her body just couldn't take it where it reacted on its own. "Stupid body, I command you to do as I say. I don't give a damn about my well-being!"

"HAHAHAHAH!" The figure laughed as he began to grin at Reala. Even though Reala was being so hostile, the figure showed no sign of attacking her or any aggression. "It's your physical bounds that hold you back, Reala. That is why you're so pathetic! You'll never realize your true potential like that! A burden you have to protect closely or it will make you regret it."

[Card Captor]

"Dammit! This is just my luck isn't it" Nathan mumbled as he began to walk over to the strange figure. As he passed by Reala, he gently pushed her back "get out of here. Even I can tell that you're in no condition to fight. You'll just be throwing away your life for nothing if you try to fight as you are now." Turning his head to look at Meira, he said "I need you to get her out of here. I get the feeling that your sister's pride eclipses her desire to live." With that having been said, he turn back to the strange figure "alright whoever you are, I'll be the one fighting you today" he said as he loudly cracked his knuckles. 'Here's hoping I can at least bye those two some time.'

[Xeiyenreisha]

The figure closed his eyes and grinned as he saw Nathan pushed Reala away which he could see irritated her. He examined Nathan closely as he measured his energy readings. "Interesting..." They said as their grin grew larger and with their mouth closed laughed diabolically. "So you're The Sentinel. I didn't think I'd run into you so quickly, but do you honestly think someone as puny as you could provide as a sword and shield for those two girls?"

Reala was pushed backward which only fueled her anger even more. Meira sighed as she nodded at Mithos grabbing her sister's hand and pulling her away from the scene. The two fled up the stairs where Reala's eyes burned with fire, "I NEVER ASKED YOU TO HELP ME!" Were the only words that came out as Meira used her other hand to cover her mouth with to prevent her from saying anything else selfish. "JUST DON'T PUSH YOURSELF TOO HARD, NATHAN!" Meira answered back as she towed her sister along with toward the entrance of the building. Reala was still angry as she expressed it with her facial expression as she was finally pulled into the building out of harm's way.

"So, you want to fight me? What do you think you would accomplish even if you fought me? I already killed both girls mothers and you would just be adding to their pain should you fall. Why don't you just retreat for now, because I didn't come to fight anyone." The figure grinned since he had no interest in fighting anyone today. There was no one really around who piqued his interest and the only person that was worth fighting was down for the count. He wasn't about to fight her like a coward who would kick a man when they're down.

[Card Captor]

Suddenly, a lot of things started to make sense. "I see...so that's why she wanted to kill you so badly." Nathan's voice was controlled and steady. "Personally, I'm fine with ending this non violently if it's possible...but that doesn't mean that I can just walk away from this like that. If you're not here to fight, then just what are you here for? Surely someone as powerful as you doesn't have anything to fear from someone as puny and weak as me, right? So there's no harm in telling me anything, is there?" Nathan asked. "Let's start with what you called me; The Sentinel. Just what is that, and how are you so sure that it's me?"