[IC] A Certain Chaotic Academy

[Suku]

Kishiko Tachibana
So they were setting up the dorms finally apparently and a curfew was going to be enforced that was ok for her personally she went to bed early normally around 9 so she can rise with the sun for her morning training. Looking around her she did not really know anyone which made drawing a room mate a bit hard but she would manage. Kishiko sighed no friends to really speak of she was really out of option but perhaps if she was to talk to someone and ask? Why couldn't things remain simple and make the students live outside the school like others but no they had to have a dorm like Tokiwadai. "This is going to be troublesome" she muttered aloud as she walked back to class though she was itching to grab her crossbow and shoot it but she would wait till after classes and go to the archery range with a bucket of water for her arrows. Though that gave her an idea making a small note to visit the student council head quarters later to ask about making a archery team/club.

Justeaze Lizrech Jaeger
Sighing as she heard what judgment would have to do later she grabbed her hat and started to head back to class. With a small she walked out her body bruised due to the earlier duel with Dylan but still that had to be the most fun she had in awhile. Letting her smile grow she grinned widely thinking of her her "experiments" would have helped in the duel. Her air trecks was good for high jumps and speed maneuvers but what about a pure aerial combat one that could hover above the ground but also be capable of flight for aerial combat. This though would require magic to aid in it her abilities with wind would only go so far and technology would need an aid for the other parts. With those thoughts in mind she grabbed her hat and straightened it out perhaps it was time to approach the magic teacher a exchange perhaps she will aid with her experiments if she would do the same for her.

Aria Fabre
Hearing the speech she sat down for a while longer as she waited for the mass of students to go through wouldn't do any good for them to push her and or trample her after all. She couldn't help but wonder though what she would do about the room mate situation. She would prefer to have someone of the same gender so situation won't occur. Though thinking about that she heard someone call out to her it was the person that was sitting next to. "Ah I was waiting for students to pass so I can get through people tend to forget im there so its safer that way" she explained to the giant that was next to her. "A-a-ano may I ask for your name?" she said a bit scared now that she saw how much he towered over her. Gripping her violin case a bit tighter she spoke once more "m-m-my name is Aria Fabre I'm sorry was I blocking your way?" She asked once more as she looked and waited for a reply back.

[ClocktowerEchos]

Alrighty, time for a giant-ass collab between me, Styr and Fei! :D

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Much to her elation, Kotori soon found that the gathering within the auditorium was not what she had so horribly dreaded moments before. It was mostly drivel, speaking about new rules, regulations and the like. But once it adjourned, much thanks to where she had sat towards the back, she bolted immediately for the door. Swinging wildly around the corner, the rapid pace of her breadth nearly outmatched the rate of her frantic footsteps as she headed immediately for the cafeteria. Praying desperately that her book might still be there.

Barging into the cafeteria, the emptiness of the table she had sat at caused her soul to sink to new lows. Not only would she have to deal with the miserable task of finding a roommate later, which would also be awkward; her book was all but gone! Worriedly, she patrolled the lanes between the tables, hoping that that it had fallen on the floor.

Sasaki sneezed. There was an inkling feeling that somebody was looking for him, but who?

Kazeno woke up after hearing the sounds of footsteps and the opening of the door. And Chi Ni smashing a ghostly gong in his ear; Kazeno promptly fell over the rafter he was sleeping in and landed on the ground. Hard. Thankfully, air cushion tended to be pretty soft.
"Dammit Chi NI!" Kazeno shook his fist at the demon spirt who was laughing her ass off.

Kazeno brushed himself off and coughed, "Paragade, I choose you!"

A duck soon appeared atop his head and Kazeno quickly launched it at ballistic speeds at the ghost, resulting in Chi Ni making a similar fall to the ground only without an air mattress to save her. Hopefully ghosts don't die from that. Watching his loyal duck return to its spot on top of his head, Kazeno turned around to see Kotori staring at him wondering what the hell happened.

Taiki lost the opportunity to 'bump' into Kotori and steer a conversation. So she simply took a seat and watched from afar, inconspicuously of course. She tries her best to not look at her target and the duck boy. Only taking casual glances from time to time.

With a sigh of bitter regret and a slump of utterly bitter defeat, Kotori accepted that her precious novel was gone. Vanished from this earth, disappeared in some horribly grave fashion. She was likely to never see it again, as the fates would likely have it. Yet matters of greater concern immediately presented themselves, namely in the view of a duck abruptly being launched through the air.

Blinking bewilderedly, the Esper turned to look at none other than Kazeno, whose prized pet promptly perched precariously back upon the top of his head. Wait! She recognized him! They had met here earlier, not an hour before! He was a friend of Sasaki, that peculiarly large boy!

“Um, h-hi!” She stammered mildly at first, folding her fingertips together to hang in front of her anxiously as she kept her distance. “I-I w-was looking for a lost book. A blue cover…might have you seen it?"

Kazeno shot his head as he chucked two poker cards from his back pocket at Kotori. The girl ducked as the cards made their way to their true target, Chi Ni who was threatening to tie a weight into Kotori's hair.

"Sorry about that," Kazeno walked over with his unperturbed duck on his head and sat down at a seat a nearby table before practicing some card tricks, "And also, sorry, I didn't see your book."

Kazeno flipped a card around in his fingers while he shuffled the rest in mid air in a series of dazzling tricks, "Want to play a game Kotori?"

Crying out in surprise as she was forced to duck whilst cards zipped over her head at the velocity of throwing knives, Kotori blinked bewilderedly as he casually just started playing cards again. Admitting first that he hadnt seen her book of course while doing so. Her eyes narrowed in suspicion, for as dexterous as hands that he seemed to possess, a sudden projectile being flung in her direction seemed unlikely. Snapping her head back to try and see if there was someone behind her and finding nothing, the Esper returned her gaze to Kazeno.

If he didnt have her embarrassing book, then who did? It didnt make sense that he would have it, now that she thought about the turns of past events. He had been part of the crowd gone manic over a silly little fight.

“Can I take a rain check?” She requested mildly, watching his fingertips dance across the arched backs of the card’s intricate red patterns. “Im in a bit a hurry to find something I lost. So sorry.” Dipping her head into an apologetically deep bow accordingly, the girl turned hurriedly towards the exit of the cafeteria. Anxiously clenching her fists so tightly that the knuckles turned white, she only paused when she noticed a peculiar set of eyes that dodged swiftly away when she looked dead at them.

A peculiar blonde girl, one that didn’t recognize. Her immediate concerns were voiced, as her own individual panic had gifted unto her something a little different. A bit of personal drive or perhaps even purpose. With it came a small fang to her personality.
“Can I help you, Miss?” She inquired politely, sweetly even. “I’m looking for a certain book, it has my name on it. Might have you seen it?”

Taiki grinned mentally, while remaining neutral on the outside. She had first thought that Kotori had a very severe case of Social anxiety disorder after researching a bit up on her profile. But like her earlier bold display of morals, it wasn't that bad... Nonetheless it's still very early to say.

"I'm fine... You though... Might need some. I haven't seen any book but I can help you out if you want to."

Taiki returned Kotori's smile with an equally sweet one and stared a bit intently at the girl's eyes, observing... probing...

The girl was certainly eerie by the way that she seemed to stare deeply at Kotori, like how a predator studied their prey. In truth, it made the her rather uneasy but now in this moment she was desperate. The school was beyond behemoth proportions, there was no way she could cover all the grounds by herself! Help was an option, but seemingly at the same time it was not!

What would happen if the girl found the book first, and she began to read it? Even worse, what if she was one of the few who recognized it for the kind of literature it truly was?! Beyond any doubt judgment would come brutally and swiftly in the form of scandalous rumors and the like. A knife in the back before the new school year could even begin!
She couldn’t possibly bear the shame of enduring such horrors.

But maybe, just maybe she could try a smidgeon of trust in this girl.

“Y-Yes…o-o-okay.” Kotori stuttered weakly at first, swallowing hard the pill of determination that this required, though she was helpless but accelerate her talk to faster and more inaudible heights as her words continued. “T-The book I’m looking for is the G-Grimm Fairytales. It’s a b-blue hardcover and and andtheresintricateblued-designsalloverthebackfrontandspine.” She coughed suddenly, as her lungs rasped to rake back a stolen breadth.

“It’s a blue hardcover. Sorry again…I…just, yes. A b-blue hardcover with designs sort of like a more floral fleur-de-lis all over the front and back.”

Taiki gauged her response carefully. She could definitely feel the anxiety from the girl now. But there was something off, it might have something to do with that book she was looking for. Hearing her describe the item like a rapid-fire machine gun served to confirm Taiki's suspicions.

"I see~"

She jumped off her seat and patted her shoulder.

"Jeez."

She giggled.

"Calm down~ you shouldn't be so embarrassed about reading a fairy tale book~"

She tried to assure the girl. Taiki couldn't help but mentally laugh at the girl's troubles. Fairy tale books aren't that bad to read, even if you're already an adult.

"So... First thing to do when looking for a missing item, retrace your steps. Can you think of any instance where you might've lost it?"

Boy, was Taiki in for a big surprise...

Her new eerie friend’s attempt to allay Kotori’s worries did very little despite of the kindnesses she was trying to emanate. It only made the Esper worry even more! Her earnest willingness to help meant that she probably didn’t know the kind of book she was looking for. Mentally, Kotori cringed at the thought of this girl opening the book and finding all of the dark and dismal tales that lay within; much to contrast the stories of old that even she as a child had grown familiar with.

The gentle pat upon her shoulder snapped her away from this troubling train of thinking, and all she could whimper was a meek: “T-Thank you so much.” At first while she tried to consider the horrors that this girl might run into as a result of her actions.

Was risking the corruption of a younger mind worth concealing her embarrassment? Was it truly? Biting her lip hesitantly, the young Esper dusted off the pleats of her skirt before nodding. This girl was kind enough to help, she must also be kind enough not to invade her privacy, she thought, she hoped, and perhaps even prayed a minute amount.

“Well, if you find a similar book, my name is on the inside of the front c-cover. In English…I-I’ve been practicing. If it’s there, then the book is mine…I f-figured that it would be a unique enough signature.” Nodding bravely with an embarrassed flush about her cheeks, Kotori suddenly realized swiftly how rude she had been. Here she was, asking help of a complete stranger! A stranger who was willingly giving it and she didn’t even know her name!

“Oh! A-And, my name is Namashiya Kotori.” She mildly, offputtingly stated; for she was already thrust into an awkward situation. “And the last time I saw it was here…I-I was reading it when I met that boy…Sa….” Gods, she was absolutely dreadful when it came to the remembrance of unfamiliar and new names. “Sas….Sasaki! Sasaki-san! That was his first name.” She began, as her complexion turned into one that pathetically apologetic. “I-I don’t remember his last name…”

"Sasaki?" Kazeno reutrned all of his cards into a deck formation, "You mean that guy who eats more than a small country?"

Kazeno got up, the deck of card went off the table and into his back pocket as he went over to Kotori, "His last name is Kirima. I think that is at least."

As his presence osmosis'd into everyone else as Chi Ni returned to his side, hovering above his head. Kazeno took out a card and played with it in his fingers and smiled., "Shall we all go look for your book Kotori-chan?"

Taiki could almost see the gears and clockwork of the anxious girl's brain going into hyperdrive as she over-thought practically everything.

"No problem~"

Taiki held her smile, listening intently as the girl described her book further with awkward stutters and jitters. Then the girl seemed to have remembered that she has yet to introduce herself.

"I'm...Mishima, Akiko "

Taiki made a small inconspicuous pause before quickly coming up with a feminine derivation of her real name.

Moving on, Kotori remembered a name, a name that might lead to the book they sought.

"That's it then~"

Taiki elegantly clapped her hands to emphasize the point as the duck boy joined in their conversation and provided much needed information.

"This 'Sasaki Kirima' person is our lead~ finding him will bring us closer to your book."

She raised a finger to bring up another point.

"I suggest we split up to cover more ground, the academy is a big place after all~"

It seemed at long last, the wretched fates that she had grown to curse so much in the last moments had finally sewn a string in her favor. Kazeno, a friend of the giant boy leapt mercifully into the conversation to provide the insight that the two girls desperately needed to set forth on the path of reclamation. A breadth perhaps, or maybe a relieved sigh finally caused an exonerated expression to cross her face. There was hope, at least a faint glimmer of it; and she was not one to deny it after having felt so lost for what felt like an eternity.

For a knife through her heart might finally at last have been stayed through the warmhearted nature of others.

Mishima-chan, whose earnest willingness to help paired with that peculiarly familiar sense quipped the idea that they might divide their force of three to search the grounds more efficiently. This was a notion Kotori couldn’t deny the novelty of, so with an anxious affirming nod, the Esper nodded with as much bravery and steadfastness that her heart could muster.
“R-Right, that sounds like the best idea Mishima-chan. I…I will go north, you two the southern portions of east and west, perhaps? And we’ll meet in the center?”

Met with a brisk affirmation of agreement, the trio walked back to the outdoors and back into the hustle and chaos of the beginning new year just as the auditorium was fully let out at long last. Starting at the center of the grounds and working their way outwards, it would be only so long before hopefully one of them saw Sasaki, and reclaimed the book that was hers. If he had it, that is.

If he didn’t, god knows where it could be then.

[NaraK]

The previous night…

Cain End’rana

Battle

A cold night with a burning evil. To say that his entire life had been driven by mere adrenaline was an understatement. His sole purpose in life was to be a criminal, yet he broke himself away from the fate of being a scum. And even then, his new purpose to the world of Espers and Magicians remained unclear. He was destined with the slim chance of living an undesirable battle against temptation and the control of his own morals.

Never did his life change. It never gave him a chance to relax for more than a day, and it never permitted him to strive on towards living as a Hybrid who graduated from Hybrid Academy or any other school. He learned how to survive thanks to a man who intended on using him. Ironic, considering how he never used his teacher to his own advantage until he plunged a sword through the man.

Cain. A name without a family, a name without meaning.

Cain “End’rana” was labeled as a murderer, and he had every right to carry the title to wave it around and threaten his enemies. He lost countless of battles and pressed on to the point where his will to tear through odds grew greater than his own strength. Every night, he would seek a darkness that he never saw again after facing his mentor. No one other than his brother and his brother’s friends were his allies, for no one ever gave him a chance to seek help after all. Alas, none of his trusted friends were specifically skilled in combat.

He fought alone, risking his life every night. To him, it was common sense to send people to death’s heartless embrace if they planned on ending him.

Standing at the front of an old building, Cain sat with a knee resting on the ground. An arm was raised to hold onto the handle of his blade, the End’rana Gauge, which remained pierced through the ground.

Again, he would have to endure another night of risks and lethal foes.

The dark-haired man stood up as he forcefully pulled the sword out of the ground. One o’ clock. Exactly the time he would comply by to face one of the many organizations related to the one he belonged in as a child. Every day was tiring, especially with the fact that he usually got nothing out of killing officers, murderers and rapists alike in the first place.

Cain walked into the abandoned building. He felt the presence of several people within the building through his Plasma Manipulation. Though he usually did not feel the presence of people that easily, depending on their relation to heat or blood, he had enough experience to begin sensing lifeforms without having to see or hear them. He was no expert in detecting people, but it was enough to bring out the skills he specialized in.

A few steps into the building cut his senses off from the people he sensed within the building.

He had been detected. As of recent days, however, he found it unsurprising to be caught without being able to see who noticed his presence. The organization had interesting people…

Pillars of concrete stood deathly still and rusty pieces of metal lay around him. Moving up to the second floor, Cain cracked his neck as his right hand, which remained clutching on the End’rana Gauge, tightened. His free hand slowly formed a red energy around it; the energy known as Red Mana, which he used to survive for so long.

With precise timing, Cain generated an explosion of Red Mana around him as six men armed with Esper abilities prepared to launch a variety of elemental attacks at him. Raising his sword with a reverse grip, the dark-haired Red Mana user threw his free hand up in the air, firing six tendrils of red energy to pierce through the men who were dazed at the blunt force of the Red Mana. Gritting his teeth with a slightly ticked expression, Cain pulled all of the tendrils towards him, propelling the men towards his direction, as the limbs of red energy flew out of their bodies. Taking a step back, Red Mana formed around Cain’s feet before he slid towards a single direction.

Right as six men collided against each other, he swung his sword as he charged forward, decapitating all of them in one strike as he slid through the bodies. He knocked the limp corpses away like bowling pins due to the speed generated thanks to his Red Mana.

The End’rana Gauge in hand, he saw ten men in dark suits carry blades of elemental energy soar through the gaps of the abandoned construction site from the upper floor.

The Elements of Conner, he thought, remembering four encounters with its members. One of the most useless organizations to ever try capturing people for their stupid little experiments.

They all deserve death more for their stupidity than their violence.

Without a word, the men charged towards Cain, one of them firing electricity from afar. The electricity user missed as Cain utilized the Red Mana formed around his feet to slide away from the channel of energy. Raising his blade up to in a hostile stance, Cain ran up to a man who attempted to slice him apart with a naginata composed of fire. The End’rana slammed his blade against the naginata, entering a brief blade clash with the enemy.

He, however, had already won when they clashed blades.

Using a sudden jolt of strength, Cain slammed the naginata upward before reaching out, grabbing the fiery weapon with a free hand. He quickly absorbed some plasma out of the weapon before raising his hand up to the man’s face. A blast of orange plasma tore through the teeth and the back of the naginata user’s head. Almost immediately after killing the enemy, Cain swung himself around, horizontally chopping a man’s torso in half as Red Mana coated itself around the End’rana Gauge.

Digging a hand into the gore-covered legs that were limply falling on its knees, Cain tore his now bloody hand out before throwing down a ball of Red Mana and blood plasma on the ground in front of him, breaking nearly everyone’s feet through powerful blunt force. The electricity user, however, caused Cain to remain very tense, as he continued to launch channels of energy at the dark-haired sword fighter.

Cain soon found a series of men recovering before throwing themselves towards him, prepared to end him with individual attacks and combinations of sword slashes. The End’rana, however, found it easy to read through the men and cut through them in a variety of ways. He chopped their torsos, sliced their arms, and cut them vertically in half before cutting another down with a diagonal strike from the skies.

With the electricity user left, Cain proceeded to dodge a series of far-ranged attacks as he slowly approached the Esper with caution. When the man raised his two hands to channel a powerful blast of energy, however, Cain noticed the gist of what he was going to do.

A mighty roar erupted from Cain as Red Mana surrounded his feet, allowing him to slide up to the electricity user before he utilized his energy blast attack. Colliding against the man powerfully with his shoulder, Cain raised his sword, coating in Red Mana, before hacking at the Esper with a series of swords strikes. Another, and another, and another slash through the man, and yet the Esper remained whole.

But not for any longer.

Raising his sword behind him, Red Mana gathered at the hand he lifted the large sword with, creating a magnificently dark and crimson limb of destruction. It was shaped like both a wing and a claw, with a bright light shining out of the center of the hand as if it were an eye of a heartless beast.

A final slash erased the Electricity Esper’s entire body from existence.

And soon, Cain himself disappeared when no one else was to be found. He cared little for what a useless organization had to offer, after all, for there was another group that he needed to face for information on the darkness that lingered within the cities.

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Bang Constantine

Bang nodded.

He had received his schedule. O de le joy. Now what could he do with a schedule?

Think about it, of course.

But since thinking about schedules idly was unproductive, Bang decided to start moving as well. He actually thought about signing up for the Manga club, but of course, he had to make sure it did not get in the way of his free-time's training. There was also the fact that he needed to decide on a dormmate.

Needless to say, his eyes wandered off to a large man who reminded him of a height he saw mostly in boxing rings. Blinking at the large man, the boxer thought simply, Wow. So tall. I wish I grew up.

...And indeed, Bang was around 175 centimeters tall. Although it was a bit higher than the average height, he was certainly not tall enough to visually qualify as a boxer. His situation seemed a bit similar to Michael Jordon; they both may be short for their respective sports, but they were skilled in their own professions.

Bang just hoped that he would not die earlier than Mr. Jordan.

Having no place to go, he stared at the book in the giant's hands before glancing at a woman talking at him.

The Iron Giant, Bang thought, with the addition of a feminine Hogarth Hughes. Interesting.

He had to admit, he wanted to see where the interaction went to. With that taken into context, Bang, with his awkward social skills, stood nearby the two, occasionally looking around as he stared off into space. The boxer apparently decided to stand still and remain nearby the two because he did not plan on getting lost in the school.

[Grey]

The blonde girl seemed rather on-edge. First Kotori, and now this girl, Aria. Was there something about him inherently linked to females of the meeker variety or was it just his appearance? He'd always been a taller sort, but wasn't as if he suffered from true gigantism, after all. He'd probably just go and ask someone sometime; environmental awareness was fine, but it didn't do much to help with understanding other people. Not that he'd much ever made an effort to do so before recently. Sasaki closed his eyes and nodded in understanding. "It's fine," the Korean assured, "I don't mind waiting." 'Not to mention if I wanted to I could easily move you aside,' he added in as a mental afterthought. He placed Kotori's blue Grimm Fairytales book into his bag, hidden away from the sight of any prying - or desperately searching, to be more accurate to the situation - eyes. "I'm Kirima Sasaki," he said.

"I-i-its a pleasure to meet you" Aria stuttered out despite the pleasurable words that has passed between the two she was still afraid of his height. This was kind of intimidating he could probably pick up her and her below average height and throw her like a rag doll or so it seemed. She grabbed her violin case and placed it in her lap and started to hug it tightly it got awkward she was naturally a quiet person and as such wasn't much of a talker. She also had no idea what else to say to him. She let the silence stand for a bit longer before deciding to speak once more "Ah I saw earlier you were reading a book any good?" she decided to ask trying to start a conversation.

Sasaki was not a charismatic or highly social individual by any means. Unsurprisingly, this meant that the tension between the short girl and the tall boy had undoubtedly not resolved itself in that short exchange of words. Thus the pair sat and stood, respectively, in an awkward silence filled by the hustle and bustle of other students. Eventually the blonde violinist pierced the silence by asking Sasaki a question that was rather... uncomfortable? Yes, uncomfortable but not unexpected. Even so, the normal student had not planned for this particular course of action. "I..." Sasaki began hesitantly, formulating strategems, excuses, and other sort of machinations to determine the course of this conversation that didn't end in him spilling the beans on what was presumably Kotori's secret and his own less scrupulous interests. "It's... It's a....good book. But I....don't think you'd be much interested in it though," he answered inelegantly.

Another awkward silence began to set in before the young man nipped it in the bud. "Your name sounds foreign," Sasaki commented, a quick attempt at changing an uncomfortable topic of discussion, "Do you come from here?"

"I was born and raised in Academy city though my mother was French I mainly take my looks after her." Aria said after settling into a comfortable spot. "Though I personally wouldn't know much don't have much memories of her" she continued with a somber mood settling in. Thinking back she really did not have much memories now that she thought about but the few ones she had was of nostalgic music and a easy smile. "How about you are you native here?" She asked deciding to change the subject from her rather depressing on though she knew that there was always other stories that would be worse than hers.

"How sad," Sasaki remarked, sounding almost downright unempathetic to the girl's plight. On the contrary though, he could very much sympathize with the lack of parentage that the girl faced, he himself being a Child Error with nobody of familial relation other than his estranged sister. Still, it didn't make him sound any less cold, not even taking account his usual expression of neutrality adding to the effect. No offense was intended, of course, but thoughts didn't do a very effective job of conveying intent to the physical realm. "Yup," he said simply in response to Aria's second question, "Basically the only place I've ever known. Not much else to it."

The crowd departing the audience began to die down as more and more people completed their exit. More and more it became evident that the well-built fellow adjacent to the pair was there not to leave the auditorium with his row. Sasaki evaluated that fact and thought it of no concern for the moment. It's not like there was too much personal information being shared.

"Why don't you tell me about your music," Sasaki inquired. He figured that such a statement would sound odd, and explained further, "You have a violin case - if my guess was correct - that you seem to be very attached to."

Hearing the question Aria eye's seemed to gain a sparkle to them a life that wasn't previously there. "I am very attached to it is my personal instrument one I made myself though while it isn't as good as the one the city made for me." She said as she opened her case after laying it on her lap to revel the polished oak wood of the violin. Showing her instrument it reflected the lights from the auditorium as it sparkled brightly. "It's made of different woods from normal the main body is sakura wood giving it a etheral look to it for the body than for the neck its yew adding on to the mystique of the violin." She continued saying still talking with pride and care about the instrument she made. "currently the treatment it has been through makes it heavier yes but also provides a more haunting melody. Though later once I complete the varnish I plan on having it prepared and treated to make it harder to break and immune to most other elements like fire and ice and water that would normally damage it." She said as she closed the violin case. "Also to wrap it up I prefer more calming music though in the end my music always takes on a haunting tone." Looking around and noticing most people left she stood up and clenched her violin case. "It seems most have left better get going so I am not late to class. It was a pleasure meeting you Sasaki perhaps next time you could meet up with me again and listen to me play later so ja na." Aria called as she walked towards her class leaving the odd giant of a person behind.

Sasaki nodded along. He didn't know much about what went on with the construction of instruments, but talking about it all seemed to make Aria really happy, so why not just go along with it? It was the least he could do. He put on his best really, really forced and unsettling smile as the girl went on and on about varnishes and various varieties of wood and such. Sasaki was more a weapons guy moreso than a music guy, but Aria's upgrade plan for this thing sounded impressive from a durability standpoint, especially given its composition of wood. Once it became readily apparent that the auditorium was now sparsely populated, the French-Japanese girl decided to say her goodbyes and make her departure. "Ara... that would be a good course of action," Sasaki agreed, "See you around, Fabre-chan. I'll hold you to that offer, next time."

Sasaki watched his new friend(?) leave the area. "So, now that she's gone..." Sasaki murmured under his breath, standing up himself.

"Did you need anything?" Sasaki asked the student standing awkwardly behind him, using a finger to push his glasses up in a manner that could only be described as stereotypical.

[NaraK]

Bang Constantine

Music. Violin. Books. France. "Ja Ne". Fabric-chan and Sausage-san.

Bang found the two people next to him to be quite interesting. The giant seemed nice enough to share a conversation with the violinist, the same case going for the musician herself. It was like watching two neighbors getting along together in a lonely mountain.

Until the giant discovered him and threw him into the face of the mountain.

Sasaki was his name. Sasaki. Sasaki. Sasuke. Sausage-

Sasaki, he corrected himself through his thoughts.

"..."

As if trying to come up with something to say, Bang turned to Sasaki before turning away, blanking out for a brief moment. He then turned back to Sasaki as he asked with an idle expression,

"How are you so tall?"

Needless to say, Bang remained as straightforward as he could be.

[Raijinslayer]

Akuma had exited the auditorium, schedule in hand, when he came upon a trio that consisted of a small blonde loli, a dark haired, shy looking Megane(she'd be fun to mess with), and a heterochromic guy with a duck on his head. I must say, even if I'm not a detective, even I can tell this is a situation most fowl . . . that was beyond pathetic, I hope there are no telepaths around to hear that. Akuma grimaced at his horrible use of a pun, even if no one else could hear it. That aside, he was slightly interested in what they were doing, more so in the Megane girl than anything else. She seemed shy, insecure, easily flustered, just his type. Target set in mind, Akuma walked up to them, a grin on his face that was supposed to be friendly, but only came off as smug .

"Hello there, my name is Aku-, I'm sorry I mean Kurogami Akuma. My step father's from America and he seems to pass his bad habits on to me." He chuckled, scratching his head in mock embarrassment as he looked over each of them, but his gaze holding a second longer on Kotori, a slight hunger there that could barely be noticed if someone took the time to look for it. "May I ask what you are doing, and aren't you the boy that crashed into Kae's office, holding that very same duck."

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[@Strygwr]

Dylan Brooks

"No, no I will not," Dylan said as he slowly baked away from the guy, only for Kaori to show up and berate him. As if se could berate anyone. "Oi Kaori, I know it was you hid caused the sprinkler incident 3 days ago, I may not have any proof, but that stunt had your name painted all over it. I'm watching you, Yagami, always watching you." Dylan gave her a slight glare to emphasize his point before he walked over to the auditorium, only to find out he missed the announcements. He was able to get his schedule at least, but now he didn't know what to do. "Maybe I can find Justeaze later and go on patrol, or possibly have another duel." He said as he rushed through the hallways, not in a particular hurry to be any where, it just helped him think. He was lost in his thoughts, and thus had no idea where he was going, relying on his other senses to tell him if he was going to crash into something.

[Grey]

The silence between the two fighters was completely and utterly deafening. It was like Bang's inquiry killed all sound in the auditorium. There were no words. Only fists. Fists that had yet to be formed, raised, and driven into the flow of battle.

"..."

Truly the tension of this situation was unmatched. Sasaki and Bang faced each other like two cowboys locked into the stalemate of high-noon, quick hands and pulled triggers, each duelist waiting for the other to make their move, to show but an instant of weakness before the draw.

A movement.

Sasaki's glasses left his face, slowly brought down to pocket-level with a single hand. Was he getting serious? Was this the beginning of a battle of epic proportions!?

...No, he was just cleaning them. False alarm.

Placing the glasses back upon his face once again, Sasaki spoke simply:

"I drink milk."

Tactical.

Fucking.

Genius.

[Feisty-Pants]

Kotori - A Songbird who Wishes she was Invisible.

While Kazeno and the eerie girl strode off to help her in this desperate search for that which was lost, Kotori spun smoothly upon her heel to face the tantamount that was the northern half of the campus. She could only hope that she was fortunate enough to try and find Sasaki first, before the inherent risk of her...odd tastes in literature could escape into the general public.

So focused was she upon this that she almost ran headlong into a boy who had stopped in front of her.

He inquired something of Mishima-chan, and Kotori looked befuddled at him, turning to look over her shoulder while he stared at her for a brief second to see if the eerie girl was still there. It would have made rather logical sense, she was eerie, to move like a ghost would have made even more sense than normal.

"S-She's gone. S-Sorry..." She trailed off, unsure what to say next. Then it struck her! That's right! Introductions! That's how things were to normally work in terms of how conversations go, right? If the other person didn't know her name, it was only proper to introduce herself right? For the sake that it was more respectful of course, or something like that.

But then again, did she have time for that? Her book was out there somewhere! If not with Sasaki then likely cold and alone! In the rain, while a melancholy piano tune plays a sad tune for its misbegotten owner in the background!

"I-I..." Kotori started softly at first, before blurring her words together at a rapid fire pace. "I'mNamashiyaKotori! It'snicetomeetyou,butsorryImustbegoing! IneedtofindmyBook." Bowing apologetically but swiftly, she turned again and made for the northern part of the campus with haste in her stride as she clutched onto her book bag. Her eyes searched the crowds of students for a head that towered above all the others, but so far there was absolutely no fortune.

Even then, a drop of nervous sweat trailed down her temple. Why did that boy strike her so oddly, and the way he looked at her...what did he actually want? No matter. No MATTER! She had to find the book first!

[Yatogami Akio]

I rolled my eyes, needless to say I am not even talking to an idiot to whom I never met, sprinklers? My fault? Nah, I don't recall me having done such prank, it is so impossible. Needless to say, I have a stalker, not like Ria who have plenty of suitors and stalker. I quickly grabbed the masochist and warped together to the auditorium. "Oh come on! Bayuki! this isn't teleporting, it doesn't make you sick and don't tell me you like it and don't pull a tsundere card on me." I leave him alone and I glomped that guy who is thrashing me a while ago. "Look down, your pants." I go inside my portal and appear at the next point quick. Not enough people to piss off today but yeah I wonder what type of master who did such prank? I wonder. I really wonder.

And then I warped near a white haired dude who looks scary enough to like a criminal. "Yo! Onii-chan." I took a selfie with a guy who looks scary enough that my blood hits me right in the kokoro. Then another selfie with a familiar blonde guy, I may seem to know or not. "Cheese!" Then I'm done. "HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! You guys should have seen the looks on your face, it was so greatification! OH! You see what I did there, greatification. Beautification! I skip that! Supah hot fiya, I warped that!" I rolled on the floor laughing. Then I calmed down a bit. "Hey? Aren't you that guy?" I recognize the young man who insulted Ria.
@Raijinslayer, @Feisty-Pants, @Styrgwyr

[ClocktowerEchos]

Kazeno

Both Kazeno and the duck looked at Akuma with questionable eyes, out of everything he could have said, he had to link it to the duck and his five-point landing in Kae-sensei's office. I'm going to be remembered as duck boy aren't I, oh well, duck it.
"That was horrible." Chi Ni whispered into Kazneo's ear, "Please shoot yourself if you ever decide to become a comedian. You're jokes are honestly worse then the writer's."
"Well sorry for trying! Its anyone's fault that the fowl had already been used and I didn't want to use it again!" Kazeno angrily whispered to Chi Ni.
"Excuses excu-" Chi Ni was once again met with a duck to the face and was now gagging on the feathery blob.

Kazneo turned around and cleared his throat, returning to his normal tone of voice, "IhatehavingtodothisbutIreallymustgetgoingasIhavebothabooktofindandademonicspirttorekill. Thankyouforyouunderstanding."

On the second thought, it maybe not have been his normal voice, it was a bit too fast. By the time Chi Ni had gagged the duck out of her mouth, Kazeno grabbed her arm and air dashed away but not before giving Akuma a piece of paper with his number on it. Farewells was never a strong point of his apparently.

[NaraK]

Bang Constantine

Was the key to Sasaki's growth his glasses? Did he have some sort of training method that could cause him to grow him?

No. Screw training. There was always milk.

It took Bang a few seconds to fully comprehend what Sasaki just told him. It was no lie created with the intent to drive him off, and it was no truth used to make him falter; it was just a fact. Bang liked facts.

Standing still, the boxer rubbed his nose, staring at the large student with an idle expression. He felt curious. This man was interesting. Maybe they could be on good terms. Maybe Bang could grow taller if Sasaki was around.

He himself is not the catalyst for my growth, Bang thought, but if I see him every day, then I will be reminded to drink milk every day. And then I could be at least a few centimeters shorter than him; I'll smile and tell Sasaki that he is a very good person.

Bang tended to fail to noticeably bring out his good intentions, however.

With his back straight, Bang continued to stare at the giant as he said,

"Good."

He remained silent, glancing at the fairly empty auditorium before turning back to Sasaki.

"...School's fun."

And there he goes, changing the topic like an emotionless ninja.

[Grey]

Tense of mind and body on-edge, Sasaki, who still caught up in this surreally suspenseful situation alongside the male before him, felt a peculiar feeling welling up within in. Something that writers of a certain genre or style may misinterpret had they witnessed such an internal development out of context.

"...Hah."

It was like a weight had been lifted from the tenseness of the situation he'd embroiled himself into. Maybe he was finally struck by the comedicness of this situation. Or maybe the pressure had just finally gotten to the individual standing literally head and shoulders above the rest. Either way, Sasaki chuckled further, bent at the waist, arms wrapped around his abdomen. His hollow noises continued to the point of being audibly devoid of oxygen or sound.

"Aaahhhhh...."

Sasaki took a moment to gather his breath, supporting himself with one hand on the back of a chair. 'That was... peculiar,' he thought as he straightened up and rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "Ara... Yeah. School is fun isn't it?" he said to the visibly western student, "I'm Kirima Sasaki. What's your name, fighter-kun?"

Wait.

Shit. He wasn't supposed to say that.

'...I really need to hit something soon.'

[NaraK]

Bang Constantine

Sasaki laughed.

Bang remained quiet, wondering what was funny. He thought about opening his mouth and spitting out the words "Ha ha ha," but then he remembered that his father told him not to forcefully smile. Bang was apparently one of the last people in the entire planet- or perhaps, the last person- who should ever laugh forcefully, for his forced laughter had never gone unnoticed. Even now, his father would sometimes mention out of the blue, "Laugh when you really need to." And every now and then, Bang would forcefully laugh, and his father would cringe and fall over his rocking chair like a ragdoll hit by a wrecking ball.

Thus, Bang let a small puff of air come out of his nose instead.

"Bang Constantine," Bang said, not minding the fact that he was called Fighter-kun. He did find the nickname interesting, however, as he had actually heard of it before. He remembered someone calling him that, only to have one of his friends suddenly bolt up and grab the man by his shoulders screaming "Get yo shit together bro!"

Bang blinked before turning to Sasaki.

"Hi, Sasaki-san," Bang said, a strange lisp leaving his words when he said '-san'.

And thus, he fell silent again, occasionally glancing at Sasaki and the auditorium.

"...We could go somewhere else," the boxer mentioned abruptly, noticing that talking in a nearly empty auditorium might make them look sad.

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Cain End'rana

Restaurant

Problems with lone, solid answers were the bane of those who could not find such solutions.

Normally, there were multiple answers to many kinds of problems. Unless one were required to specifically follow mathematical rules and formulas to solve a simple problem, there were very few cases where only one answer was viable to solve a problem. Ranging from politics, economic, and even beliefs of anything, the bad choices people tended to make did not come from stupidity, but from the inability to see flexibly.

Thoughts by themselves are weaker than actions. Together with the ability to turn a thought into reality, thoughts become gifts to be feared.

Evil came from thoughts, not from actions. For evil actions come from evil thoughts. Good caused by evil was twisted, evil caused by good had nonsensical reason.

A man with a jet-black hood entered a Chinese restaurant. Most of his face was covered by the hood, and his hands rested within the pockets of his long, dark coat. His crimson pants blended well with the dark colors of the rest of his clothes.

The previous night, he ran into little luck and met the Elements of Conner. While he certainly did not mind killing more of its members, he knew he had to find the organization that now stood as one of the strongest groups to lead society’s dark side. The Elements of Conner could be dealt with much later, despite its reputation for being fearsome in its own way at times.

He killed quite a lot of people now that he thought about it. The path to truth was, perhaps, not the most righteous one.

“A seat for one,” the End’rana growled quietly, and the receptionist hastily let one of the waitresses lead him to a table. The restaurant was not that expensive from what he remembered; in fact, this was his third visit within a whole month. He enjoyed eating at places that either had few people or too much people, as both situations allowed him to blend in when he needed to hide. After all, he was still recognized as an enemy of society.

So why did he move outside at daytime? To search for clues.

Since he roughly knew the territories of certain organizations that he encountered before, Cain End’rana had only a decent amount of trouble in finding suspicious things he wanted to look for. Once in a while, he would meet a particularly strong leader of an organization’s division and beat some information out of them. Cain fought, all the while avoiding the government to continue his ruthless journey in killing criminal scums and getting information out of the blood he painted the ground with.

No, he did not need to think about killing innocent people. He knew when to judge one’s innocence, and none of the organizations’ members were morally humane. But at last, he did need to go through the trouble of killing men and women alike. His interest in the opposite sex never did seem to take a prominent part of his emotions, as he found no trouble in slaying them. After all, in the end, every single person he killed were scum in some way.

“What would you be having for today?” The frightened young waitress asked with a small notepad in one hand and a trembling pen in the other. She seemed to remember facing the dark-haired Hybrid once.

“…”

Cain glared at the menu once before looking up at the wall. He intentionally avoided gazing into the waitress’s eyes. The man himself was aware of the fact that he did not look like the most beautiful person in the planet, and that he had strangely intimidating looks. His looks may have been influenced by the cacophonic life he had to endure for eighteen years.

“…Water. Two cups of water and black bean noodles.”

Fearfully scribbling down his words with haste, the waitress asked, “Is there anything else you would like…?”

“…No.”

The waitress bowed and told the man that his order would come out as quickly as possible, but he personally gave zero craps about the speed of his food being made. What he minded was the quality of what he ate. If it tasted like true crap, he would get pretty angry, but even then, he would pay for the food. Not everyone had lives that brought so much pain to themselves, but he knew that no one enjoyed gaining little from working a lot.

Cain envied his brother, Abel Armatross. Unlike him, his brother had the chance to live in a proper and organized society before finding Cain and becoming determined to kill the injustice that controlled a majority of Cain’s life. He even had a surname, unlike Cain... though it was given to him by his uncle, who did not know of Cain's parents that well. Unlike Cain, his brother was not able to fight. His physical endurance was horrible, and his magic was mostly related to intelligence that could help him in a bright society.

At one point, Cain threatened Abel to stay out of his business to protect him. His brother, however, persisted and ignored the warning, claiming that though he knew little about what he was jumping into, helping the last of Armatross’s family should not have been the last thing he should think about doing.

Abel’s presence made Cain’s life a bit more bearable. No matter how grateful he tried to be, however, he could not help but remain tense. He lived too long to not know about the surprises the world sometimes had for him. He should have died much earlier, and now the underground syndicates were paying the price for it.

One day, he wished to live without the desire to slay worthless men. One day, he wanted to live in a dream that he would never be able to live in until he died. He longed for the warmth of families; the one warmth he never felt. For now, he only felt warmth from the blood that spilled from the bodies of those who got in his way. He was a live killing machine with good intentions. The world had no need to keep atrocities like him for long.

Thinking about it made him feel… angry. The idea that he lived a life much more horrible than many others. Despite how much he hated to admit it, however, he believed that him taking on a horrible life would preserve the innocence of others.

And he found that belief to be so stupid and so unrealistic… yet so comforting to think of.

Thinking in silence proved to drain away time quickly. Soon, the waitress returned with a tray with two glasses of water and a bowl of black bean noodles.

“Here is the meal,” she said, barely able to hide the nervousness behind her voice. “If there is anything you want, please ask us.”

“…Yeah.”

Cain nodded, letting the woman scurry off as he devoured the black bean noodles within two minutes.

A decent meal.

The man spent time pondering as he drank out of his glasses of water quietly. He soon stood up from the table he ate at, only to pay at the front desk.

“Thank you very much! Please come again,” the receptionist systematically recited a line with fake enthusiasm.

Cain never turned around as he left the restaurant. Soon, he vanished from the public, waiting and observing until he could strike at nighttime once more.

[Suku]

Kishiko Tachibana
Walking down the hallway Kishiko decided to make a sharp turn and headed straight for the student council/judgment office. It wouldn't hurt to pitch the idea of a archery/marksman club now after all she thought. Heading to the office she quietly noticed the amount of people just standing in the halls going by that it would be safe to assume that there was still enough time for her to propose her idea to anyone present. Reaching the door she rapped against the wood a few times and waited for an answer she did not know if the president was in or not and or if anyone was even in the room but it was only polite to knock first. Waiting for a response she quietly dug into her pouch to pull out a iron bubble wand before she blew some bubbles quietly and watched them float in the air.

Justeaze Lizrech Jaeger
Walking down the hallway she noticed the wide birth students was giving her either it was due to her wearing her judgment armband still or she looked unapproachable she did not know. Ignoring the berth they were giving her she looked around for Kae sensei to ask her about her idea she came up with earlier. Either way she was bound to run into her eventually shaking those thoughts from her head she continued the hallway things were quiet there was of course the whole new deal with judgment doing night patrol which she still needed to find out the schedule for. Reaching the classroom she took a seat and clicked record on a small recording device her standard procedure in case she missed something during the lecture. Leaning back she looked up at the celling with a sigh brought her head down and started to doodle up blue prints for her latest idea.

Aria Fabre
Heading into the hallway from the auditorium she clenched her violin case tighter as she walked through hallways. Hoping to avoid to much trouble and hassle she quickly walked through her purpose clear in her steps she speed down the hallways without actually running till she stopped midway to look over her shoulder. Noticing her mistake she backtracked a bit before arriving at the classroom and sat down at a empty seat and decided to wait. Seeing as class hasn't started yet she took out her violin and placed it upon her shoulder no one could get mad for playing it when no one was at the classroom right? With those thoughts in her mind she started to play a slow song letting the haunting tune fill the classroom before she lost herself to her music she played her eyes closed as she expertly played her the piece letting the music be carried out she accidently let her piece become a tad bit louder letting it be heard from the hallway as well though she was unaware of this.

violin piece

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyuGeCnNnq0

[Masaki Haruna]

Bang and Sasaki - Auditorium having a discussion
Kotori, Akuma, Fem!Taiki, Kazeno/Chi Ni, Nobuyuki and Kaori - Big ass group discussion in the hall trying to ki- hunt down Sasaki
Kishiko, Aria, Justeaze - Alone in hall--->>Class
Yuuma- Auditorium
Ria and Daphne- Hallways

Story so far

(Outsourcing my brain at best, I have the Feisty Pants Network)
People grouped up and essentially went to the Auditorium once the meeting was called in. Taiki genderbended himself. Halfway through the Meeting, Kotori bolted from the back to try and find her book. Ran into FemTaikiTrap and Kazeno who skipped out on the auditorium. And they agreed to help her find the book. And from there, there's a lot of socializing/getting to know one another kinds of deals it seems.

@Angel Eyes, @Tyrant from the West

Nobody posts yet.

Reenactment

"You're coming or what?" After comforting the bloodied young lady, Ria asks if she's heading to the auditorium.

@Angel Eyes

The third year students broadcasts the announcement of Mr. Principle in the campus so that everyone can hear it, it is a reenactment and forwards to the current ones, there's flat screen TV everywhere to which everyone can see where everyone are. Much to everyone's dismay of loitering around unnecessarily, the cast who were chasing around a book.

3rd year Judgement

Judgement of this district, Hybrid Academy District; Introducing the third years, a group that is there to shut down any bad conduct and anyone who breaks the rules. They appeared at the students chasing about a book and it's all thanks to Toshiki overhearing it with his telepathy. As they appear they screamed, "JUDGEMENT DESU NO!!" Putting halt to the ridiculous event. We get to see them up close.

Nakamura Ren

The co-leader when Toshiki is not around, Ren is happy go lucky, team dad type of guy who keeps their group together. When he's serious it's best not to piss him off. He is also the club president of the manga club. "KA! KA! KA! Man that laugh reminds me of some classic manga many years ago, anyways..."

Kinoshita Toshiki

It's a miracle that his powers are currently stabilized thanks to a special device. Once again, this is Kinoshita Toshiki, we have met him before but here he is being reintroduced up close. He is the leader of Judgement, Hybrid Academy District. He didn't say Judgement desu no because it is too loud for his ears and telepathy can lead him bonkers. This guy keeps things in order and according to law and doctrines. "You break the rules upon such important gathering, therefore you will receive sanctions. Rules are very important to abide so that it won't lead you astray."

Kurogane Hajime

F.Y.I not a girl and is a boy and not Kiyoshi's bastard son or a relative. He is the most handsome member od Judgement, every girl and even boys wants a piece of him. He is part of the Tea Club, still not a relative of Kiyoshi, some people mistake it and makes everyone confuzzled that there are two Kuroganes. It makes you blow your mind. He's not gay or bi or anything like that at all, the irony is that he is flirting with a genderbent Taiki. "Oh my, Mishima-sensei, don't stare at me like that, you'll make me pregnant~

Murakami Yuri

One of the strict members, straight laced and reinforcement of Toshiki's rules about the school and outside school. Everyone in the school call her as the Steel Queen. "Y.E.S." She said out loud with an abbreviations. "You are Entitled to Settle down and follow the rules. Is that clear!" Her presence alone can shut everyone up.

Meanwhile the last of the 3rd year Judgement... is dealing with a Kurogami Akira who seem to be in a lot mischief today and if not since day one.

Nishikara Mei

The kindest and leanest member of judgement, she is lenient with you but if you take her kindness for granted, it's all over for you. Approaching the delinquent like figure, Judgement have a lot to settle other than Akira who have been under their radar for the past three days. There's Kaori as well. "Ara~ ara~ Kurogami-san. Would you mind coming here for a bit or should I say, Akuma-san?" Her smile is very deceiving. F.Y.I, not Nishikara Kei's older sister.

Mr.Principle

"All students are to report to auditorium immediately, it is obligatory and fail to comply, thy shall receive sanctions upon Judgement." He said in his mic. He still can't be seen.

Falling back to the third years, Toshiki pans out his hand. "Where is it, where is the book." He asked fiercely. "KA~ts right! KA! KA! Your book will be confiscated as punishment for not complying to the rules." Toshiki glared at his comrade, "Stop finishing my sentence. Let finish it on my own." He said and coughs. "Mishima-sensei. Please be more of an appropriate example for the students." He said once again fiercely.

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Kirima Sunye

"Hey you two musketeers, where's the auditorium?" A transfer student guided by one of Kiyoshi's "programs" is with the girl and left her prior to what's happening now. It's freezing in the cafeteria either way with her being around.

@Kyun, @PKMNB0Y

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Kihata Eita

On top most part of the auditorium, Eita and Anderson watches what's going on so far, "Looks like Kinoshita-san finally showed up. About meeting our friend, I lied, more so than presenting classified data to such person. Rather such person as the white chapel ghoul wouldn't waste its time on such people like us." All this time they were in the auditorium. "That reminds me today is an early dismissal and you and I have a party to attend." Eita rejoices.

@ClocktowerEchos

[ClocktowerEchos]

Anderson

"Unfortunately I'm not one to waste time on you, unlike you I cannot attend parties at my leisure." A helicopter soon came into veil as Anderson put on a pair of aviator shade, "I have a business too run with places to be and people to meet."

The military-esque helicopter came next to the roof as its side door opened, revealing two big men in sharp suits and sunglasses carrying even sharp katanas. As the wind roared Anderson took a step towards the private transport, he turned back and threw Eita a business card, "I presume you have enough brain cells to work out what to do with that thing."

One of the men in suit bowed slightly as he made room for Anderson as he stepped in, "Until next time, I guess this is farewell."

The helicopter door close shut before it lurched forward and travelled off into the distance.
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Anderson stepped out of the aircraft on to the roof of an arcade, a short staircase down lead him to the ground floor. Despite being the middle of the school day, it was well populated with people loitering around pinball machines, shooting digital zombies or napping at the refreshment bar. Anderson didn't hesitate to bump shoulder with anyone who was too engaged in conversations of their high score or which girl they would do next to recognize his presence.

After punching in a number on a keypad next to the refreshment bar, he nodded to the mustached bartender who nodded back. Pressing a button under the table, the ground next to him collapsed without a whisper and Anderson disappeared into the underground. Soon after, the secret stair case returned to normal ground.
"Hey, how can I get down there?" a teen walked up to the bartender.
"What do you mean?" the bartender returned to polishing glasses.
"Don't fuck with me old man, the staircase that one kid just went down." the teen's short fuse had exploded.

With great poise, the bartender pulled out a small spray bottle, like that of a perfume bottle. In one quick move, he sprayed some of its contents into the teen's face who promptly fell asleep on the counter. Nothing bad would happen to him, although he would loose the last five minutes of his memory. But such was decreasingly common these days.
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Anderson walked past VIP rooms that had services best shown at night. As much of an honest front this place put on to the public, the underground removed any trace of that. You can't spell business without spelling sin first. Anderson thought to himself as he walked past the long corridor, each room making more questionable noises than the next until he reached the last room at the end of the hall.

Two men in suits opened the door for him and inside revealed a huge room and in the center of it was Anderson's mother, Eri Jistudan. She had long silky black hair and beautiful eyes that were also highly dignified. With long, noble strides she walked over to her son with grace that could make ballerinas jealous.

However, she immediately threw all of the grace and nobility away after getting close enough to Anderson, "Honey! I was so worried about you!" She rubbed her cheek all over Anderson's face and pinched him a few times. "Are you eating well? Should I send you a cheif? How are you sleeping? Still having nightmares? Wait, have you stopped growing?! Are you shrinking?! Do you have enough money to live off of? Should I increase the amount of stock you have in your investment?"
"No mother, I'm fine." Anderson seemed unamused by his mother's sudden break of character and her rapid fire list of thing she was concerned about. In her current state, no one would have guessed she was a yakuza princess.
"Hime-sama..." one of the attendants coughed, returning Eri to her more normal state.
"So, what is it this time mother? I was going to make new connections before you decided to pull me out." Anderson took off his shades and threw it to a little boy who was one of many servants, "I swear if its like last time where you sent me those slave girls..."
"Ahhh... Don't worry, its not. It something you forgot to pack."

Eri walked over to one of her guards and whispered, "Tell them to come in."

Seconds later, four blurs dashed around the room from the ceiling to the walls until all of them landed in front of Anderson. In unison they said, "Death is but an illusion. Your orders?"

"So that we're you girls have been." Anderson turned to his mother, "Thank you, this will be most helpful."

As he walked out, the four girls following him, his mother asked him one last question, "How are your profit margins? Do you need more men?"

Anderson tilted his head back, "Profits are black as night, RE_Birth should be more than enough for me."
Eri smiled from her sinful throne, "That's my boy. Remember, no business without sin."
"And that's what we do best." Anderson and his new hitsquad walked out as the door closed behind them.

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"YUI, HIRITO, EVERYONE? WHERE ARE YOU?" a figured yelled over the smoke, out of breath.
"SENPAI OVER HERE! PLEASE HELP!" the voices yelled in pain as the building collapsed around them, flaming bricks dropping form the sky like hellfire and brimstone, "AHHHHH!"
"Stay there! I'll get you out soon!" the figure desperately tried to locate the voices of his little ones.
"PLEASE HELP MEEEEeeeeee-"
"I DON'T WANT TO DIE HERE!"
"SENPAI, IT HURTS!"

The figure dashed around, having little luck in finding the little child he had so carefully watched over. Whenever he did find one, their tiny bodies where burnt, disfigured and mauled beyond recognition. The figure had already threw up so many times he was severely weakened, barely able to move or catch his breath due to thick smoke. However, he still gagged whenever he saw his companions having to die such a horrible way.

"SENPAI, OVER HERE!"
The boy recognized the voice, "Yui?"

He ran as fast as his weak body allowed him, choking on both tears and smoke every step. Finally, he reached the location of the voice and saw the little girl waving her hand. With the last of his adrenaline, he dug her out and as the two were reunited, the boy heard a sound, a hissing sound, the sound of a boiler about to explode. He tried to protect the girl, but instead got a blast of shrapnel that took off his left arm and did something to his eye that he could no longer see out of it. He screamed in pain as the hot iron that had cut him also burnt his flayed skin. Yui seemed to be alive thankfully, if just and that's what was most important to him right now.

Tall figures appeared from the smoke, the boy smiled as rescue was on the way, "Over here! Over here!"
The tall men came over after yelling into their radios, the boy tried to meet them half way, but his leg wouldn't budge, his kneecap was blown off. As they people got closer and closer, the boy could see on in a lab coat and two other behind him in black army gear.
"Thank you, we're orphans and we need help. Could you bring us to a hospit-" a gun shot rang out, the boy looked down and saw a bleeding hole in Yui's head, her last words, "Th-th-thank... s-sempai... y-you ch-ch-ch-changed t-the world fo-fo-for us..."

The boy held Yui's hand, screaming at her not to die, but as she went limp, he turned to the men who shot her, "WHY?!"
"Oh shut up, its not like anyone cares about you damned Child Errors." the man in the lab coat said before taking out a dart gun, the sharpened tip shone through all the smoke as its vile liquid inside glistened like emeralds, "Don't worry, you'll be put to good use."
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Jack's eyes suddenly opened. He had doze off while leaning against a wall. Shaking himself awake, he repeated the word he never thought her would, "Yui..."

[Masaki Haruna]

Not a plot post but something for everyone to those who are confused, read it thoroughly and I don't want anyone saying, didn't read lol not because it's too long.

Story So Far

Arc 1
Of course the most obvious one is introduction, prior to that was the prologue of Ria and Kae dealing with the Akurans. Then we get to Hybrid Academy where we get to know each other, it consists of three pages only and concluded with a three day timeskip.

Arc 2
Prior to arc 2 is where a lot of multiple events happening in one place. It was free roam after all, the most intriguing part of this free roam was the Cafeteria event and the battle between Ria and Ueno.

Official start of arc 2

Arc 2: Burst Game

Sub arcs: "Terracotta", District 9, COVERT

Date: April 4 20XX

Time: 10:10 am
Location: Various(Auditorium, Garden etc)

Auditorium

Mr. Principle, the man who is the Principal of Hybrid Academy and the man in the shadows, he continue to remain hidden and stay known as the Principle of HA's Principal, no pun intended on his name. Kenobi Katamori, Stella Mori, Kurogane Kiyoshi are seen in the teacher's seats. The man with the voice but not body, Mr.Principle speaks. He tells the student about trivial things on the first half of his announcement.

There will be a change on seating arrangement, a full proof schedule are given and those are encrypted in the student handbook which will be given out after this talk. Dorms are now reopened and relocated, pick your partners! More than that, it is strictly going with number two at least before but now, groups of 3 to 4. The meaning 4 can mean death in certain beliefs and religions the way magicians may see it but scientifically it is not, now that make it sounds scary. The students have the right to choose their permanent partners.

The curfew for the dorms are 9 PM in the evening because it will be closed. Anyone caught loitering will receive sanction, the rule is an exception to chosen and selected Judgement members which means that those who are off duty will receive sanctions. Kurogane Kiyoshi, Hoshira Kae, and Stella Mori are Class 1-EX-1-A's three homeroom teacher. The first subject is held randomly by the RNG. Stella is introduced as everyone's PE Teacher. Class alignments are held, those who are turning 17 this year or already 17 are accelerated to 2nd year High School.(You know who your characters are.)



"HOTDOG! All of us are going to have fun!" Stella said.



The girl is not naked, she is wearing clothes. She is right now facing the haemokinesis user. "Weaklings huh. Is there any problem here? The young missy seems to be in a jiffy." She said with a nonchalant yet cold tone. "Explain." In an aloof tone

"You got to be kidding me. This is Judgement work...not some wannabe righteous work. You..." she thought. Ria few minutes ago got a message from the leader of Judgement in HA district and she had to rush all the way here.

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Meanwhile at District 9

A few nobodies more like thugs are running away and getting sliced into pieces by
Akuran Leader they were screaming for their lives as they get sliced by the swordswoman. "Eliminate." The slicing goes on. Then a man in a suit appears. He is identified as one of the yakuza. "How long are you gonna keep slicing, Nana-chan. It is hard to clean up the mess you know. The Judgement brats will hear of this but whatever. It is a job done hear is your cash." Nana sliced through him but the man is still alive. "Come on.. I just bought these clothes."

"Your life is more important than clothes. All is for Asahigumi."

Fujisaki Nanami. The Akuran leader of District 7.

@Masaki Haruna

Arc 2 officially started at page 10.

What's currently happening is that Kotori and friends are chasing a book and suspects Sasaki as the culprit. Ria is still with Daphne after saving her from Akuma. Kaori being Kaori trolling everyone with selfie pics and people just didn't know what hit them, relax it's not your characters excluding Raijinslayer's Akuma. While all of this is happening, Mr.Principle is dishing out announcements which regrouped most of the cast into 1st years, 2nd years and 3rd years, sadly our characters aren't third years. We also get our official homeroom teachers.

Outside of the school is a foreshadowing event that will happen and must happen in this arc, AKURANS!


Seats had been reset by number.

Currently

, Judgement, our seniors of the third year got alarmed because of your characters loitering around and not seated quietly and listening to Mr.Principle's announcements. Which by the way is an action that is disrespectful yet makes a lot of sense because we don't know how he looks like, so you guys just ignored him and go on with your activities. Judgement interfered because of the ruckus that had been cause by your characters and the book Kotori have will be confiscated aside from getting sanctions or not. The book will be returned depending on the sanction, don't ask me what sanction, wait for the official post of the IC. Anderson got his Yakuza dudes and dismissed himself early. Last but not least Judgement have been watching the events since day one, anyone into mischief will get some conduct lessons, looking at you Kaori and Akuma.

[ACHTUNG]

Isone, Hibiki and Priscilla Tricolore
with a little bit of Edvard Richardson for an aftertaste

On a sidewalk opposite Hybrid academy two female figures were leaning on the wall. Team Frequency well 2/3rd's of it, even though at the moment they're literally doing nothing that's at all related to frequency...

"What's it like in there?"

"It's like any school but more annoying, more noisy, more high-tech and also more injuries"

"It's that bad?"

"Nope... it's that good"

"Really? sounds a lot more active than Kirigaoka then, that place is serene as heaven, just can't put my finger on why"

"What? You got an angel for a classmate or something?"

"I dunno... So where's Edvard?"

"He's inside, doing rounds. You know the guy, he's impatient as fuck and can't sit still even if his life depended on it... So, it's been six months, how's being an Esper doing for you?"

"That's a rhetorical question ain't it? but I don't care I'd still answer, it's great, like having five of myself is just awesome, I couldn't care less of any other power right now, Hell I've not used my voice in two weeks now... I still study things for it though just in case."

"Hehe, sounds like fun... Well, gotta go now, see ya later at the cafe"

"Alright, see ya!"

And with that, the two supernatural members of Team frequency parted ways for the day, meanwhile, the brains of the group, Edvard has found himself leaning on the wall of a hallway listening to a fine violin piece being played by one of the students. While the least musically inclined out of the trio, he still appreciates good music, and he can perform some himself, although not to the same extents as Hibiki or Priscilla.

He had just one thing in his mind... What? well that's only for him to know...

[Masaki Haruna]

Plot ensues!

Two stories set in motion!

A Certain Chaotic Academy
First and most imminent, an escaped test subject called J-34K has been killing people in the vicinity. Kae is attempting to recruit students to fight this murderer. J-34K seems to have some connection to Eita and Anderson. The second is about a notorious gang that have been around for 5 years in Academy City resembling that of Skill Out, Akura but are being used by someone in the shadows. Could somehow be connected to the J-34K incident?

J-34K's activities have reached Anti-Skill thus alarmed and on their way to meet Judgement's Takahatsu Nobuyuki who had been telepathically informed by Captain Toshiki. According to Toshiki's information, a few students of their school were severely wounded by J-34K going by the code name; White Chapel Ghoul. Toshiki and his team suspects Kaori, Akira, and Kotori's friends but remains calm to see what really happened however they suspect Kaori due to the sprinklers incident which at the same time was the calling retreat of J-34K.

What will be the reaping of our students?

[Raijinslayer]

Akuma

Akuma blinked as the girl and the duck-boy gave rapid-fire introductions then left. He took a moment to replay what they said in his mind a couple times until he could understand what was being said. The girl was named Namashiya Kotori and-

Akuma's train of thought was interrupted by a blond girl appearing out of nowhere to take a selfie with him. At first he made to smile, but when she called him Oni-chan, Akane's face flashed in his mind. Once the picture flashed, his expression would be one of deep sadness. By the time she was gone, his face was backed to normal, though he did feel a bit annoyed at the girl for making him remember that.

Okay, back on topic, the girl's name was Namashiya Kotori and she was looking for a book. The duck-guy . . didn't actually give his name, just said that he was also looking for a book and also wanted to kill a demonic spirit.
Akuma had no idea what that was about, but he did no that both of these people were looking for a book. That couldn't be a coincidence, maybe something interesting could come from finding this book. It'd have to wait until after class, though, as he didn't want to be late to class. Akuma made his way to class, wondering how long he'd be around until he switched back to Akira.

That plan, however, was stopped in it's tracks as girl came over to talk to him. What gave him pause, however, was when she called him Akuma. Akuma existence wasn't really much of a secret, but that didn't mean he liked stranger's calling him that.

"No problem." He said , following her to where ever she wanted to take him with nary a word of complaint. He hadn't done anything worthy of reprimand yet, so he didn't feel like he had anything to worry about.

Dylan

Finding nothing to do, he made his way back to class.