[IC] those of silver cross academy (blue exorcist themed)

[Sharnid]

"Were all getting matching gloves!" Ren exclaimed. "I was just saying since these two have them, and I'm getting one, you might as well right?" He smiled, laughing a little as he said it. Sure it sounded stupid, and it was, but that was Ren. He said what came to his mind with no filter. He might ramble more often than not, but at least he wasn't boring. If he could go through life just as carefree as he was now he'd be a happy man, but he knew that wasn't the case. He was going to be an exorcist, he knew that if anything, his life would be anything but stress free.

He walked down the hall with Lorenzo, and Kiddo, they chit chatted back and forth but mostly it was silence. In the gaps between conversations Ren thought about class, about what they would study today, or what skills they would test. He was excited, but at the same time nervous. Even though he had displayed his skills yesterday, he had gotten quite the tongue lashing. He was used to them of course, and this one was much less harsh considering the ones he had grown up hearing. Even so, he still didn't like to disappoint anyone, so he thought he would cool it today and try to impress Olivia.

[Jangel13]

Not really ren is hating that we should all wear gloves to match is all" Lorenzo said to her as they walked into class together. Lorenzo at in his seat from yesterday thinking that it's only been a day and already he is smiling allot more then he did before. He knew that today would be book work then actual combat today since now everyone could see demons everyone needed to learn their levers and what makes them more dangerous

[MarshiestMallow]

Cassandra looked up as the others came in, giving a polite nod to Oliva as she entered the room as well. "I'm not wearing a red glove Ren" She said, still hearing them go on and on about the gloves, "Reminds be too much of blood. Black's better" She said, her voice going softer as she forced back the images of home. "And I think we will have enough blood, in our lives, to come"

She fell silent as Oliva turned to them, clearly wanting quite, and clearly ready to start. "Well.. Now that you can all perceive the demons you will be fighting, its time for you to understand the different kinds of demons. First though, did you all complete the homework? Be warned, I'll know if you are lying and then we shall have a quiz, to bring the liars out" She said, in a normal, level tone

[Sharnid]

"Yes ma'am, we all finished I believe." Ren said. Might as well just answer for everyone, it'll save time for the lesson. He sat in the seat he had taken the day previous, his notebook laid out in from of him. He was prepared for the day to come, and even more ready to show his teacher he could be grown up and serious. He respected Olivia, he wasn't quite sure why, but he did. Maybe it was because she put up with his jokes the majority of the time, or maybe it was because she was a trained exorcist. Whatever the reason, Ren wanted to impress her. Or at least, not let her down like he had the day before.

[MarshiestMallow]

Cassandra nodded, flipping to a new page in her note book, and wrote the date down, looking up, ready for the lesson. waiting for Oliva to continue.

"Very well then" Oliva said, moving to continue on with the lesson. "There are several different types of demons. There are different levels, and for a while, you will only be fighting, or rather, training against low level demons. No sense having you die on us in a week, is there? However, depending on how fast you learn and your skills, you may advance. There's low, medium, and high levels, however, some may be classed as low-medium, medium to high and such. You should always know what type of demon you are facing, as this will tell you how to fight the demon"

[InvariantName]

Kiddo pulled out his fully finished homework. "Do you want us to turn it in Ma'am?" Kiddo asked while showing he had his work after Oliva was done talking about demons. Olivia didn't really answer the question because she was focused on Ren but Kiddo knew she heard him so he was waiting for a response. Nobody seemed to not that I was wearing glasses. I thought for sure Ren would say something. Kiddo thought to himself while waiting for answer. Kiddo didn't really take notes, he had a very good memory and prefered no to right stuff down, he always looked at it as what if if he lost his notes? He would be screwed, you can't lose your brain. Kiddo had a note book but only drew in it and wrote sometimes.

[Jangel13]

when Olivia walked in and asked if we did our homework I heard ren call out that we all did it and I nodded in agreement and when Olivia called and said to start writing down notes Lorenzo got out his notebook and started to take notes about what she said and Lorenzo would add his own two cents into what she wrote down like 'be careful of medium to high' and such so he would know that he could sum up what she said in the margins. Lorenzo was a hard worker but he preferred things put down simply and efficiently so he wrote it down his way so it would be easier to understand and learn about. what Lorenzo wondered was if the higher or medium level demons saw Lorenzo or Cassandra would they be able to identify them and what they were making their secret known to everyone else and possibly destroying the only amount of happiness that he felt in a long time? he could only hope

[Sharnid]

We're just taking notes? I thought for sure we'd be doing some kind of exercise... how lame. Ren thought as he scribbled in his notebook. The things the teacher were saying were fairly obvious, but he supposed they needed to be said. Yes, obviously he wouldn't be fighting any high level demons yet, maybe not even medium. He was only in his second day of training. Skill or no skill, they were all on the same basic level, a lot of knowledge in weapons, but no classroom knowledge to back it up. He had no idea how to kill a demon in the first place. Just shoot it? Or what? Maybe Olivia will go over it sometime soon. Questions nagged his mind, like which demons made were assigned to what class, how they were assigned missions and countless others. He was a fish out of water in this classroom and it would only get harder.

[MarshiestMallow]

Cassandra took notes as Oliva talked, telling them about some of the different demons they may face (Rather the write them all out, here, have a list) Types of demons. It was all very interesting, and Cassandra could see why there needed to be different types of ways of fighting, and she looked around at the others, frowning slightly.

Not one of them had expressed a desire to be an aria, leaving them short, if they were going to be a team, of a member that could kill the demons quickly, if things got bad. She looked over to Oliva, still frowning, as the professor continued to speak.

"Even though I'm sure some of you may know these skills already, we are going to go and do some physical work, going through basic drills and fighting styles now" Oliva said

[Jangel13]

Lorenzo wrote down his list hoping he would never have to face satin himself anytime soon, their was only one demon he wanted to confront and its the one that gave him his mark. After that he would go and be a real protector of everyone for their sakes, Lorenzo wrote down more and more about what the teacher put on the board and when she said their would be physical work to do he nodded as he put away his notebook and got ready to head out to do physical training. it was easier then bookwork but at least when Lorenzo did bookwork he wouldn't need to worry about his battle instincts taking over for him still if he was going to learn to kill demons he had to do it by action then by reading.

[Sharnid]

Finally, I thought I would die from boredom. Ren thought as he started to put away his notebook. I guess it's time for some fun then, huh? Although he hated being in class he had to admit he learned quite a bit from Olivia's lecture. Some of his questions had been answered, but those answers only lead to more questions. I'm gonna have to have a talk with the others, just in case they know anything I don't. He and the rest of the class got up from their seats and followed Olivia into the hall towards the practice area.

[MarshiestMallow]

Cassandra packed up her gear so that she didn't have to come back for it if they would finish off their lesson somewhere else. She shouldered both her pack and her sword, before following after everyone.

She was slightly worried about her reactions, how she was going to control herself. How she was going to fight. But she didn't let thaat show as she jogged to catch up with everyone.

She continued to think, now thinking over the demons Oliva had spoken about, frowning to herself. Some seemed easy to fight, others, such as Satan, seemed impossible, and she wondered how it was possible to fight them. Maybe she'd ask one day, for now, it was better just to learn she thought.

Oliva led them to the room, waiting for them all to enter and face her. "For off" She said, "We want to test your physical abilities. You will see a course set up behind me, which will test your cardiac, stamina, flexibility, and strength" behind Oliva was what could only be considered a obstacle course, only on a much grander scale, "We need to know that you won't pass out due to your own incompetence at keeping yourselves physically fit"

[InvariantName]

Kiddo came into the training room, he sat his stuff down except for his sword. He kinda assumed he would be in the ring today because he wasn't the day before. He didn't want to but practice makes perfect. Kiddo pulled out his shiny black sword and looked at the blade to make sure there wasn't a smudge on it. He checked to see if it was sharp enough too. He approached one of the dummies while the other kids did their own things as warm up.

Kiddo took a few steps away from the dummy and gripped the handle of the sword tightly with his right hand. He then slashed diagonally getting the feel of the sword. This time gripping it harder he slashed straight down then across then diagonally down then diagonally back up. Kiddo kept doing that, each time speeding up. Finally after doing this for a while he began to put more force into his blows. Kiddo kept a good speed as he began to add force, enough to show scars in the dummy he was practicing on. Then adding all his force Kiddo gripped the handle of the midnight sword with both hands and swung across the "neck" of the dummy, the force of the blow caused the head to roll of the wooden body. Then adding more force he slashed diagonally again cutting the wooden body of the dummy nearly in half.

Kiddo couldn't believe what he just did, It surprised him that 1. he had enough energy to even do that 2. that he could even do that. Kiddo took a deep breath in before realizing he had gathered a small crowd of people around him.

[Jangel13]

Lorenzo walked with Olivia wondering what they would do for physical training today and when she revealed a large obstacle course it surprised Lorenzo to say simply. it was one thing to train but to be tested that one is physically fit was another. it was odd considering that it had everything a normal course would need but much more like giant logs, the mountain climbing wall, a mud swing, and even a range where you would need to dodge one of those rubber ball shooters....must be the test of flexibility Lorenzo thought to himself. Lorenzo would need to worry about most of the things they would go through since he was a speed fighter dealing with flexibility and cardio was going to be easy. stamina would require some effort but it wasn't impossible for him but the test of strength was something Lorenzo worried about since although he was the son of a demon king his abilities meant for him to avoid any attacks and give out a 1000 in return not to make giant holes in a school building, however what he wondered was if that applied to his sister as well did she carry the same traits or was it because she is his sister that she has the ability to do it the other way around and do the strength tests easier only time will tell apparently

[Sharnid]

Ren rolled out his shoulders and cracked his neck, as he said to no one in particular. "Oh yeah, it's go time baby." Lorenzo gave him a strange look, but he was used to it. He loved to exercise, not even the gunslinging he did yesterday had him as pumped as the obstacle course in front of him did. "Hey Lorenzo, if they time this, wanna have a little competition?" He didn't really care if he won or lost, he just wanted to see what the guy was capable of. "Oh, and Cassie, keep up if you can." He said with a flash of his smile. He took his place at the start, even though Olivia hadn't called them to starting positions, he was just that excited to get going. He kept stretching various body parts all the while, no need to pull anything on his second day.

[MarshiestMallow]

Cassandra gave a laugh, even as she studed the course. She quickly memorised what she could see, and how she could work her way through the course. Cassandra was a fast runner, and had excellent stamina, and although her strength was somewhat enhanced by her demonic side, it was barely stronger then a males, and she hadn't exactly trained that part, beyond knowing how to punch hard.

And she was extremely flexible.

She grinned, perhaps a bit wickedly, at Ren as he added her almost as an afterthough, adding insult to injury as he added "Keep up if you can". She shook her head slowly, "Oh, Renny, you're mouth just keeps getting you into trouble" She said with amusement. She flexed her fingers, as she walked up to the start of the obstacle. Without even waiting for a sign to start, she was off.

She pushed off powerfully from the ground, using her long strides, and quick running ability to bolt off ahead. she came across hurdles first, and without even breaking stride, she leaped over them, one after the other, not even slowing down. She came to a wall next, and when she was close to it, she leaped into the air, grabbing a rope to help pull herself up, and over the wall in quick movements, landing on the otherside. She studied the mud she landed in front of for a second, before leaping once more, and grabbing a rope. She swung herself back and force, and then leaped off the rope, twisting in the air, to land on the otherside of the mud in an almost cat like motion. She game across the giant logs, only just starting to breath heavily, her heart beat pounding. She climbed over the logs, finally reaching the range, running through it, twisting, bending and basically aboiding the rubber ball shooters, and then continued through other aspects of the course, such as a net, monkey bars, and a tunnel she had to crawl through, before reaching the end of the course.

She stared back the way she had come. She had known she was good, but even she surprised herself as she blinked, studying the course, realising that she had probably shown off without meaning too.

And she loved every minute off it.

She let herself sink to the ground, laughing. Her laughter was pure joy, excitement, and filled with...an almost magical sense. She felt good for the first time in months, really and truly good.

[Jangel13]

arrogance gets you nowhere!" Lorenzo told ren as he ran a few seconds after his sister did seeing that she had the speed to compete with him which explained why she was able to handle his speed fighting when they sparred so he quickly dashed off leaving ren in the dust running over the hurdles quick and easy using the strength in his legs to push him off the ground with each hurdle jump right before the next one as he ran fast and efficient taking deep breaths with each stride going through a rhythm of breathing when he ran towards the wall he ran fast and jumped high almost getting to the top in just a jump and grabbing the rope to climb the rest of the way. he then jumped down from the wall and saw the rope over the mud and without stopping he jumped for the rope and swung over the mud not wasting a minute in acting fancy or showing off as he knew his skills would speak for themselves it was when he got to the logs however that he struggled huffing and puffing just to keep in stride when carrying the log over his shoulders and he was relieved when he finally dropped the stupid thing and ran through the range ducking and dodging the balls and kicking a few back into the machine out of instinct being so used to counter attacks made his instincts start to flare up as he quickly ran through the course as fast as he could going through the tunnel and monkey bars quickly feeling his base nature start to creep up on him he ran past his sister into a dark corner where nobody would see him and he sat down and he started taking deep breaths "calm down, calm down, calm down" Lorenzo kept telling himself so he wouldn't go into a rampage so quickly...

[Sharnid]

They didn't even give me a warning... so lame "Well come on then Kiddo." Ren said. They kept even with each other the whole way through. He had to admit, Kiddo had some skills. The obstacle course was fairly easy for anyone in a decent shape, he was sure it was just to test and make sure they were prepared for more advanced activities. They started at the basics, that's for sure, but he couldn't expect anything more so soon.

The siblings were at the end of the obstacle course, one laughing and the other panting for breath, by the time the other two had hit the middle. They really are something. Ren only gave that comment to Cassandra and Lorenzo to push them to do their best, but they didn't need to know that. Sometimes it just takes a little competition, or even doubting someones abilities to make them show you all they have. Ren saw that they both were more than in shape, and were extremely quick and agile to boot. I don't think I could keep up with them even if I tried. Ren thought truthfully. He'd stick to Kiddo's speed from now on, they were more on the same level, physically anyways. Ren saw what he could do with the sword as well, impressive, to say the least. With these three in the front lines, I don't think a demon will even get near me. Maybe I should train more with a long ranged rifle to back them up, if they even need it.

He pulled up to the two siblings sitting on the ground with Kiddo in tow, and said,"Well looks like Cassandra won! Good job! But next time, I'll leave you both in the dust, just wait!" He put on the same grin as always. He sure was lucky he found people like this.

[MarshiestMallow]

Cassandra managed to get herself under control. For a few moments there, she had felt free. She poked her tongue out a Ren as she went over to Lorenzo, "In your dreams, Renny" She said, still chuckling somewhat. She glanced at Lorenzo with worry, as she got as close as she dared, the weight of her sword, which she had forgotten to take off before the course, was oddly comforting.

She just hoped she wouldn't have to use it. Not with Ren and Kiddo in the room.

"Lorenzo? It's okay. I'm here. Just listen to my voice" She said softly, hoping to give him a distraction as Oliva came over to them, not saying a word. It was confirmation enough that fueled the suspicion that she knew what they were. "We did good, come on now, you can't be drawing all the attention, Oliva wants to speak. Please, it' going to be okay"

[Jangel13]

Lorenzo looked over at his sister still trying calm down as he put a hand to his chest to stay calm and it sped up again when he saw Olivia but her being silent meant she knows already so it was to late for suspicion as Lorenzo took deep breaths and finally got his heart rate lowered to the human standard or close to it at least as he looked up seeing his sister talk he nodded softly and took her hand frowning a little feeling way to close to loosing control for comfort since it was apparent that if his heart rate goes high enough in a battle situation he will snap. thankfully that didn't happen so he was safe but it still didn't put his mind at ease in the slightest as he walked back to the others with Cassandra staying quiet as they walked back. he wanted, no he NEEDED to control himself! he just doesn't know anyone who could teach him how to control his demonic blood from surging out of control in battle