Lone_Eagle21

Aphorism: Skyline Institute

[Nico]
As he approached the track, Nico noticed a pair of students about 50 yards away as well as a massive white behemoth fighting off several monsters at once on the track.
Hm, probably a student...maybe a rogue monster....definitely not where I want to be
Nico immediately turned around when he heard several monsters approaching.
The three dragons that Nico had summoned each attacked a monster each, but there were still two more unengaged.
Well, this is going to be very risky
Nico started to concentrate and imagined a dragon that was approximately the same size as himself. After about 30 seconds, the dragon appeared and attacked both monsters with fire and claw. Nico crouched down and observed the dragons to make sure they didn’t die to the monsters.
And it’s a good thing I didn’t pick a stupid word like grass...I wonder what Gideon...wait he was the one who shouted Bind.....Okay, definitely stay away from him...I don’t want be on the wrong end of him controlling me...
Nico suppressed a shudder at the idea of being slave to anyone.

Aphorism: Skyline Institute

[Katie]
Katie followed Alexander, with her wolf and eagle flanking her, and watched as a girl hid behind a desk, cheering on an angel who was tearing through the monsters.
Well then, someone has an interesting word Katie thought, curious as to what the girl’s word was.
Alexander called out to the girl and Katie turned to make sure nothing snuck up on them from behind. The wolf attacked a monster while the eagle struck a second monster.
I wonder how long this...eclipse...fight....thing is gonna be
A third monster approached, causing Katie to panic.
I need another wolf A wolf appeared and attacked the monster.

Aphorism: Skyline Institute

[Nico]
One guy immediately stood up and shouted “Bind.” He sat down embarrassed.
Right, stay the hell away from that guy...period.Nico thought, curious as to why the boy had done what he did.
Mr. Magorian went around, checking everyone’s paper and admonishing one person for writing down ‘God’ and forcing her to change it into something else. He then gave further instructions, “Now that you’ve written it down, say it aloud and try testing your new power out. From here on out, you’ll be fighting for your life. You’ll either leave this place through graduation or in a body bag.”
Ah...no power until we say our word...Nico thought enthusiastically.
“Dragon.” Nico said quietly and with a great deal of certainty.
The paper immediately disintegrated and Nico felt a burning sensation at the top of his neck. He reached and barely felt the word burned into his skin. Nico then concentrated on trying to summon a dragon only to be interrupted when the sun was blocked by the floating island.
Seals and runs started appearing all over the place. Monsters started to rise up out of them and Nico immediately got up and focused on the task at hand.
The boy from earlier sealed the windows and doors shut with crisscrossing iron chains, bolted from floor to ceiling and started slaughtering monsters as they arose from the floor and walls. Loops of piano wire pulled by a few thick elastic bands sliced apart the creatures with ease.
“Students! My name is Gideon Vaughn, and I will protect you all! You can already see that my words are the truth. These repugnant monsters will not take any more of this class’s lives today. Now, I need to know everyone’s Words so I can figure out the best way to survive this ordeal.”
“What if I don’t want to listen to you, huh!?” An angry student calls out.
“Then don’t listen.” Gideon smiled and waved his fingers, prompting strips of duct tape to completely cover every inch of the student’s head except for his nose and mouth.
“He’ll be fine, he can breathe.” Gideon assures everyone, as the student began to peel the tape off of his face.
The hubris...he may have known a thing or two going into this place, but he clearly doesn’t realize that he preventing anyone from being useful.
Gideon started to work his way around the room, asking about people's words and lightly touched a person’s shoulder here and there.
So, he thinks he is the smartest in the room....well I just need an opening to make that true...
When Gideon got to Nico, Nico said “Grass.” and Gideon moved on to the next student, seemingly unimpressed.
Later on, Gideon asked for volunteers to help scout around, and immediately two people spoke up and followed him. One of the people he had touched on the shoulder was left to defend the room.
Now may be my only chance, time to see what I can do.
Nico focused intently and summoned a dragon about as long as his arm. He had the dragon cut a hole through one of the windows just large enough for Nico to climb through. After Nico managed to get through, the dragon followed and the two ran from the building.
Now, I’m going to need a few more dragons to work with until this all works out.
Nico summoned 2 more dragons and fought his way toward the track.
I wonder if I can transform into a dragon just like Sarkhan can...

Aphorism: Skyline Institute

[Katie]
As Katie stood by catching her breath, a boy had made his way over to her after he had thrown one of the monsters out a window.
"Hey there, let's team up." He said as another beast lunged at him, but the boy launched a nearby desk straight up into the beast's body, making it crash onto the ceiling and leaving a rather large hole. "We might live longer if we do," he continued.
“Makes sense to me.” Katie said as the wolf attacked a monster coming in from the left and the eagle attacked another monster approaching from behind.
Might as well try to make a few friends before big groups form and fight each other.
“I’m Katie by the way.” Katie told the boy.

Aphorism: Skyline Institute

[Jace]
Immediately after Mr Brindley finished his sentence, the sky darkened as the floating island blocked the sun and seals began to appear everywhere.
Shit just hit the fan Jace thought as he started to brace for a fight.
Monsters started to appear from the seals and began to attack the students near by.
Jace quickly disassembled his desk with surprising ease and no tools and created a flimsy spear out of one of the legs in the same way.
This will have to do until I have some better materials to work with.
Jace quickly dispatched the monsters in the room, his weapon breaking just after one was killed.
That could be better.
Jace switched to simply using a chair into an instrument of blunt force trauma and knocked out another two monsters.

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[Katie]
Just as Mr. West finished speaking, the sky began to darken and strange markings started to appear everywhere.
Okay.....I can...summon things now....umm....how about a.......ummm.... Katie thought, trying to figure out what to summon first.
Suddenly, monsters started to appear from the seals.
Okay, I need an eagle now Katie thought, suddenly focusing on not dying.
An eagle appeared from near Katie and attacked the nearest monster, distracting the monster from its intended prey. Okay, I can do this, I can do this Katie calmed herself, focusing on how help protect the class from dying. Alright, how about a wolf
A wolf materialized and started to help take out the same monster as the eagle. The monster died and the wolf and eagle came back to Katie and assumed positions to protect her from the rest of the monsters around her.
I don’t want push my luck any further right now, my new found friends might turn on me if I’m not careful.

Aphorism: Skyline Institute

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Aphorism: Skyline Institute

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Aphorism: Skyline Institute

[Katie]
After a little bit, an man entered the room.
“Since we’re all here,” the man said in a deep and booming voice. “We can now begin. My name is Mr. West and I will be instructing Class 4. Here at the Skyline Institute the most important thing is one, single word. What word, you may ask? Well, that’s up to you. In a moment I will be handing out a slip of paper. On it you will write down one word, and one word only. I don’t want any pranksters on the first day, you hear? Don’t just write down any word either, like a preposition or a pronoun. This word must have actual meaning and will be your sole source of strength and protection, because as you may know, at Skyline, the only requirement for graduation is survival. Your word will be what grants you this survival, if pick one you can work with. What can you rely on for this? What word can you entrust your very life with?”
Wait...I...what....the rumors about whole classes dying are true.... Katie thought, panicking. She frantically tried to think of a word that would help her.
“Remember, you must also be creative with your words,” Mr. West added. “Apply it using any form of its definition that you can think of. That may be an important key for some of you.”
I wish I could have some help right now...wait...that’s it. Katie thought.
Katie quickly wrote down the word Summon onto the paper and prayed that it would protect her from whatever might cause her death.
“Good job, everyone,” he said as he returned to the front of the class. “No pranksters this year. Now, all you have to do is say the word out loud. Don’t be shy, now."
Katie hesitated for a moment and then said "Summon."
Ow...what just... Katie thought stunned. Then she look at the back of her left hand and was stunned to see her word burned into her hand. Oh god...
“Now, students… Make your teacher proud and use your words to fight!”

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[Jace]
Half an hour later, a teacher walked into the room and handed out pieces of paper to each student present in the room.
“Now pick a word and write it on the paper in front of you. And do try to be serious, this word will be the most important thing to you this year, other than perhaps your life.” The teacher said earnestly.
Hm...how best to reduce my chance of death...ah of course... Jace thought with satisfaction Manipulate...how fitting....
Jace wrote Manipulate down onto the paper and focused on how he would use his word to increase the chance that he would walk out of the Institute alive and in one piece.
"Now say the word you just wrote out loud."
Jace mentally braced himself and said "Manipulate." under his breath.
Suddenly, Jace felt a burning sensation on the palm of his right hand. He looked at it and was stunned to see the word emblazoned into his plam.
"Now, I'm Mr. Brindley, and this is where things get interesting." The teacher said with some shakiness.

Aphorism: Skyline Institute

[Katie]
Katie arrived at the gate to the Institute and was a little apprehensive about going in.
“You’ll be fine Katie, the rumors aren’t all bad. Graduating from here will let you do anything you want to do.” Katie’s father had told her before she left home.
She had felt excited at first, but now, she was starting to doubt she could handle the pressure of only having a year to master enough things to be able to get a job wherever she wanted.
Well....no turning back now... Katie thought, somewhat downcast about leaving her family behind.
She sauntered through the gate and suddenly felt like she had moved hundreds of miles from the other side of the gate even though she only moved a few feet from where she got out of the bus.
Okay, this place is going to work out fine....the rumors about students dying constantly thought the year can’t be true...right?
As Katie crossed near the track, she noticed some tables set up and decided to ask for directions.
Before Katie was able to ask, a man at the table said “Hello, I need your name.”
“Um... I’m Katie Wells..”Katie said somewhat shakily.
“Okay...Katie...ah, here you go.” The man said after a moment, handing Katie an envelope with the number 4 on it. “The number is the class you have been assigned to and your room key is inside it, be at class by 10 am today. Class 4 meets in the building near the Garden in that direction.” The man pointed the the direction of the building he mentioned.
“Thank you.” Katie said politely.
Katie managed to find her class with about 15 minutes to spare.
I wonder what life is like here Katie thought as she waited for class to start.

Aphorism: Skyline Institute

[Nico]
Nico arrived at the gate to the Institute and marveled at how far he still had to walk to get to the buildings where he presumed the classes would be held.
Well, they won’t let me take a taxi onto campus...arbitrary fitness rules must have been left out of the description of life on campus. Nico thought somewhat displeased at the omission.
As he crossed through the open gate, he was surprised to see that he was suddenly next to the buildings that had seemed to be extremely far away.
“Well..” He said involuntarily. Either the Institute has teleportation technology, or there is something else going on here.....interesting
Nico noticed a group of people clustered around some tables near the track and field and decided to approach.
“Hello.” Said a woman sitting at one of the tables “What is your name?”
“Nicolas Bolivar.” Nico said And when I graduate, that name will be said with respect
“Nicolas...ah here you are.” The woman said. “Your class number is on the envelope and your room key is inside.”
“Thank you.”Nico said with carefully practiced sincerity.
Nico left the tables and followed the crowd toward the buildings and found a room with the number 5 on it and entered.
I’m not the only person who got here early Nico noted glancing around the room.
Around 10 am, a man entered the room and introduced himself as Mr. Magorian and handed out a piece of paper to each student in the room.
“That piece of paper is the second most important thing next to your life.” The teacher then instructed, “Now in the center of the paper, write a single word. This word should match how each of you will fight in an upcoming battle. The one and only word that you believe you will need.”
Nico sat thoughtfully for a moment and then remembered his lucky card, a foil Ugin, and wrote down the word Dragon onto the paper.
Now then, if this is how they start us off, then things are going to be very interesting....I wonder how many of us will be here after the first week....

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[Jace]
Jace got off the bus in front of the Institute and stood there taking in the size of the campus in front of him.
“Wow...” He marveled. The map makes it look so much smaller than it is
Jace walked down the road and stopped inside the gate for a moment as he suddenly felt a little disoriented when he saw that the buildings were closer than they had been when he had been on the other side of the gate.
Okay, that is really freaky...
Jace noticed people near the track and figured that he would be able to ask someone there where he was supposed to go.
“Hello, what is your name.” One of the adults at a table near the center of the group of people said.
“My name is Jacen Baker.” Jace said. No one seems to worried about the rumors of people dying here, but then again, I haven’t even gotten to my first class yet.
“Here you go.” The man said, handing an envelope to Jace. “Your class number is on the front of your envelope and your room key is inside it.”
The envelope had a large number 2 on it. “Where is class 2 located?” Jace asked.
“Far side of the building there, there will be two smaller buildings, you want the one on the left. Be in there and ready to start by 10 am.” The man replied.
“Thank you.” Jace said. So, I have a few hours to kill. I wonder what life is going to be like here.
Jace reached the classroom with about 30 minutes to spare. Might as well sit tight and try to figure out what I am going to do with my life for the next year.