The world has changed. No longer are countries dependent on oil, and no longer are there debates between the validity of religion or science. Pollution has all but disappeared, due to the arrival of a new source of energy: Essence, a gas that has been discovered in the past decade, heralding an age where religion and science could properly compromise, where children served as the mediums of the Divine Spirits.
These children, marked and blessed with a piece of a Divine Spirit’s power, are labelled as ‘Aspects’, one who is contracted with that Spirit. In exchange for becoming the eyes, ears, and occasional confidant, they have free reign over the usage of a power that cannot be taken away by force or law. As more and more Aspects popped up, however, crime and casualties began to rise, the danger that the powers provided becoming akin to placing a lighter in the hands of a child. For that reason, Risen Academy was created, a self-sustaining, man-made island funded by the Global Essence Coalition. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it is secluded from the world, used to contain, educate, and study these individuals that had been given the power of Gods.
☾ ☽ Roster ☾ ☽
l Catheryn l ➜ Anderiel
l Clark Walter l ➜ Zombehs
l Keepakura Wynne Lumiere l ➜ Hawlin
l Helena Ackerman l ➜ Psyker
l Aalis Dragic l ➜ Jinxlynx
l Aislinn Winchelsea l ➜ Click
l Kasane Katsuo l ➜ ERode
☾ ☽ The Rules of the Island-School ☾ ☽
Younger children, from the ages of 6 to 10, are kept in a separate facility from the others, due to the instability of their gifts. Any others who are older than that live in the main part of the island, in which they are subject to a special, unwritten rule.
Nothing is theirs forever.
Each individual student has a daily allowance that allows them to purchase the basic necessities of food, and water, as well as rent any luxuries such as shelter, vehicles, video games, or anything else they have the money for. These allowances can be increased or decreased through fighting other players in a duel in which all parties consent. With battles supervised via a special wristband wrapped around their wrist and drones that constantly fly over the skies of Risen Academy, these battles strictly adhere to the concept that the one who draws blood first is the winner. Any rulebreakers will be punished not by the school administration, but by their peers, for this particular rule is one that harms the majority if it is not enforced.
After a battle is concluded, the system will calculate the earnings of that fight based off the disparity between the combatants allowances, which simultaneously serve as a ranking system. While there has been nothing life-threatening in past battles, due to the inherent danger of fighting with powers that they don’t truly understand, it isn’t uncommon for students to form alliances, pooling their allowances together in order to get enough food and shelter for the night. While many of these alliances are between friends, there are three major ‘cabals’ within Risen Academy, with almost all of its members consisting of Aspects who have been contracted by the three major Divine Spirits: Athena, Xerxes, and Vlad the Impaler.
These groups hold the greatest number of members within Risen Academy, while their own actions are monitored and occasionally interfered with by the Aspects contracted with the Knights of the Round.
While skipping classes isn’t punishable by any means, it could be said that school is the only completely neutral part of the school, and thus, provides a safe zone from a world of battles and competition every day, from 9 AM to 3PM. And, of course, cafeteria food is remarkably free, even though it’s only one portion, with no seconds allowed.
☾ ☽ New Information ☾ ☽
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