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Silas Asara

After a few moments of searching through his things, Silas managed to retrieve a set of clean clothes. He hadn't gotten changed after the chaotic events of the night run, so a shower was most definitely in order. Besides, taking a shower would help him actually wake up, he certainly didn't need to piss off more of the teachers by passing out mid-class! As he stood up, the ever-tempting bed next to him caught Silas's eye. He so badly wanted to just fall down and sleep through the rest of the day, it took all of his willpower to resist the inviting call of the pillows and sheets.

He let out a defeated sigh as he proceeded towards the bathroom clothes tucked under one arm, before his path was intercepted by Vera. Currently she was the complete opposite of Silas. He was a mess, tired and angry at the fact he was currently awake, while she seemed energized, happy, and generally ready for the day.

"Classes? Oh, there's nothing to worry about, love. We didn't miss a thing,"

She had been waving a paper around as she spoke, and Silas found it being pushed into his hands as soon as Vera had stopped talking. "Well that's good... Now I don't have to worry about some teacher literally burning me because I missed the first day." Silas said as he gave a small chuckle. Now that class had been cancelled, he wouldn't have to contend with a teacher's ire tomorrow. In a place where the Headmaster looks like he could be the final boss of a video game, and another teacher threatens students on day one, I probably shouldn't piss a teacher off.

"Ooh, how about we grab a bite somewhere together before training? That ought to make you feel better."

The mention of food caused Silas to realize that he'd not eaten anything since waking up, albeit he only woke up a few minutes ago. It was if the words themselves had made him hungry, Silas even thought he heard his stomach growl, though he was unsure if it was just his imagination. Still, food was food and he wanted to eat.

"Yeah that sounds great! Just gimme a minute to get ready."

Spurred on by the motivation of food, Silas rushed into the bathroom and hastily closed the door behind him.

Silas stepped into the shower and turned on the water, the warmth felt great on his exhausted body, yet there was something... off about this water. Every time a drop touched his skin, the connection felt more than just physical. Strange as it sounded, it was as if the water was almost... calling to him? Was this just because he was at the academy? Maybe it was just his tired brain making shit up? Or maybe this was because of his own elemental power? Two feelings in particular washed over him as the water cascaded past. On one hand being surrounded by the water felt nice, it was soothing and comforting in a way. Yet at the same time the water felt as if it could become a suffocating and threatening presence on a whim. Confused greatly, Silas elected to get out of the shower and get dressed.

Emerging from his side of the dorm room, considerably more awake, clean, and 'present' than before Silas called to his roommate.

"Alright, I'm ready to head out. Where are we going?"

@Raptra

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Silas Asara

Silas shifted sleepily atop his bed, still exhausted from yesterday's events despite resting. He'd passed out almost immediately upon reaching the dorms, neglecting to so much as even get under the sheets in favour of just falling asleep on the made bed. He didn't even bother to get changed, which would be slightly disgusting to some, but he honestly didn't care at the time. Blocking the harsh sunlight with one hand, Silas idly looked about the room as he tried to fully wake himself. Where's all my stuff? The hell? Didn't I unpack the other day? A few moments passed before Silas remembered that after last night's run he'd agreed to move in with Vera. Riiiight I would've had to pack my stuff back up which means that it's all right... there... Silas thought to himself as his tired gaze fell upon a hastily packed duffel bag at the side of his bed. Idiot...

"Silas? You still here, love?"

Vera's voice from the other room pulled Silas away from his self-scorning, and brought him slightly closer to actually awakening. Reluctantly, the boy forced himself to sit up and then stand before shuffling to and opening the door. "Still here, and still very tired."

Silas turned back and begun ripping apart his bag to find his phone, so he could check the time. He was left speechless as the screen came to life and he saw just how long he'd been out. He'd missed the first morning of classes, hopefully the teacher wasn't the type to harp on attendance, because if they were... I'm so fucked Well, there was nothing he could do to save that unfortunately, seeing that he'd have to deal with the teacher's wrath tomorrow whether he liked it or not.

"You just wake up too or am I the only one who missed class?" Silas shouted as he searched through his bag.

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@Raptra I'm / He is here still, currently writing a post for him. The return of the foul demon known as School has me running around in bloody circles right now. So I've been a touch occupied as of late. Regardless, the post WILL be up today.

EDIT: Short post is short, but it served it's purpose. Note: Silas is NOT a morning person, even if it is just barely "morning"

Devil's Advocates (Saving the world...by burning it down!)

Aaron Rucasi

Aaron looked on in annoyance as his question had been completely ignored by Robert, who was seemingly staring off into the distance. In fact, a number of his classmates had been looking towards the horizon. Curiosity growing in his mind, Aaron sighed and traced his classmates gazes and finally saw what Robert had been so enraptured by.

"New Reno... Our 'home' doesn't seem so welcoming and inviting anymore..."

A thought that had not yet occurred to Aaron swelled in his mind as he stared off towards the city's skyline. Everyone in that city... What of them? How long has this 'mind control' been happening? Are they still my family? My friends? Did these friendships ever exist? Is all I know lies? St-stop it Aaron you'll only freak yourself out more if you dwell on that... Keep a clear head. We need to figure out what the hell happened to us, and how we ca-

"Wait, WHAT THE FUCK!? Why is your arm glowing!?"

Sudden yelling from Vladimir of all people, broke Aaron's train of thought and brought him back to his senses. He shook his head and blinked a couple of times to regain his focus before looking down at his still glowing arm then back to Vladimir

"Do you HONESTLY think I have any idea? Half of this shit makes no sense! I'm pretty certain I've gone insane at this point!" Aaron said before closing his eyes and letting out a sharp sigh. "If we could just figure out what actually happened here, maybe we could come up with an explanation that makes sense..." he half-muttered to himself.

The sounds of clinking and grinding metal brought his attention to the cave entrance, and he saw before him yet another oddity in today's insane series of events. A knight clad in armour black as tar who dwarfed everyone else in the cave had just shown up, and his menacing appearance was only further accentuated by his behemoth weapon and the sinister red glow emanating from his visor. Aaron observed as Dean immediately took a hostile stance, whilst Vladimir tried a friendly approach, thus Aaron elected that he would take the middle ground between the two.

As he walked closer, Aaron tried to bury deep this new feeling rising in him, one that was telling him to run. What if this newcomer drew his blade? What if he decided to attack the class? He needed to overcome this and don a stoic mask, at least for the moment, in spite of his rising fear. He stopped walking just behind and beside the teacher, before taking a deep breath and mustering all the courage he had.

"You have our attention. Go on then, Introduce yourself."

@The Jest@Windstormugly@Godlikeblade@Silvir@Petulant

Devil's Advocates (Saving the world...by burning it down!)

@Windstormugly@Silvir Are you two waiting for me to post? My bad if so.

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@Zelosse 1/3 chance... If I remember correctly it wasn't Silas who chose the path, Vera pointed one out and he just kind of went with it. By "went with it" I mean he quite literally dragged her down said path. Soooo....

@Raptra Yeah he'd have moved immediately after the run ended, so you're good.

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AT LAST THE POST IS UP!

I hate how bloody scatterbrained I am at times. My apologies likely mean nothing by now, but regardless I am sorry for making you ladies and gents wait so long. I WILL be faster in the future, just this last week has been one hell of a ride for me.

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Silas Asara

Silas watched the other pair with a mix of curiosity and anticipation, keeping his guard up just in case Felix tried to pull something. He didn't really believe that Felix was looking out for his safety, how could he be being honest? This was the same kid who insulted the whole school and threatened him, not to mention that he was apparently planning to kick him out behind his back. There was no way he was being sincere, this had to be a cowardly facade! I'm too smart for that Felix, I see right through your bullshit!

Not only was he threatened by Felix, but now he had the gall to try and lie to his face as well? He might as well be spitting in Silas's face at this point! Involuntarily his face shifted from a look of confusion to one of disdain and disgust for the boy standing before him. He could feel a storm rising inside of him, waves of anger crashing into each other, threatening to become an unstoppable, uncontrollable maelstrom of rage.

"Silas, come on... Can we please just go?"

Yet just as fast as the emotional tempest gathered was it dispelled by Vera's plea for retreat. Silas looked over his shoulder and as his gaze met her face, he knew that they should leave, even if it was only for her sake. Felix was in the wrong here, Silas had no doubts about that, but there was no reason for him to let Vera witness or get caught up in his anger. He closed his eyes for a brief moment, and exhaled as he turned to face the girl at his side. "Fine... we'll leave" He said just loud enough for her to hear.

"It's easy to hurt yourself if you get careless. Imagine how easy it would be to hit someone else. Now.. add in the powers we all have. To make a burning pyre with a thought. How could I not be worried?"

The other boy's words brought him back to his senses, as he spun back around to face him. In fairness, Silas could see why their powers could be cause for worry, but they were still without any real training of how to use them. What was the worst they could manage? The strongest use of elemental power from a first year he'd seen was Zafi's explosion in the hall earlier today, and even that was only a minor annoyance. There was no way that Felix was capable of something powerful enough to really hurt him, right?

Felix kept talking, but his words fell on deaf ears as Silas was more focused on what he would say next. He needed to make sure Felix knew he wasn't scared of him, and that he didn't buy his excuse.

"You want me out? Fine I'll go, but don't think your threats had any impact. I'm doing this because I want to. I'll be in there for a few minutes after this to pack up my things. Then I'll fuck off and you wont have so much to 'worry' about." He hissed to the other boy, his tone venomous and spiteful.

He watched with folded arms as Felix bowed and took the other girl with him, and finally he and Vera were alone again. "Right then, let's get going." He said as his former anger seemed to fade from both his face and demeanor.

The path was like a serpent, coiling around and beside itself, the trees and fog only adding to the feeling of confinement. Silas could've sworn he heard rumbling, but he chalked it up to it being one of their stomachs seeing as they had been out here for so long. Something he did notice however, was a thin stream of water running down the side of the path. Just further ahead there was a very large puddle, serene and undisturbed covering one side of the path, presumably the source of the stream. As it was, it was an oddity and nothing more than that , though a certain feeling of dread had crept over him. "Vera... something's not right about this..." He whispered to her, unsure if there was any real danger or if his vigilance was turning into paranoia.

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Devil's Advocates (Saving the world...by burning it down!)

I'll have something up here soon, I'm going to try to be more active in this thread, just need to take care of another rp first.

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Post shall be going up later this evening, apologies for the delay.

EDIT: I am an idiot who can't keep a promise apparently. I'll get the post up soon.