One of the students had asked a question, only to be promptly cut off as Megan explained that the answer was already given. Nathaniel gave a small snicker, but it seemed like the professor was about to elaborate on this point further. As Nathaniel picked up his pencil and prepared to transcribe more notes onto the notebook in front of him, suddenly everything hit the fan.
First a scream, then a man came tumbling through the doors. At first, Nathaniel thought it was just another student who, late to class, rushed to the classroom and tripped. But upon closer examination, he saw that the man was no student. He was older, and dressed differently. In fact, he was dressed like a member of the school security. What's more, the man looked hurt. Badly hurt. Even from his seat, Nathaniel could tell that the man had taken a beating. He was about to get up from his seat and check to see if he was okay when the situation escalated further.
Someone else entered the room. A woman, clad in a cloak that obscured her face. The woman had on a Duel Disk, and Nathaniel could tell just by looking at it that it was definitely not standard school issue. Judging by the fact that the man unconscious on the ground has his Disk out in a similar fashion, it was pretty obvious that it was the woman who did this to him. They seemed to have dueled, with her emerging the victor, but Nathaniel had never seen someone come out of a duel that bad outside of freak Action Duel accidents.
Tensions were high, but Nathaniel elected not to leave his seat after all. This woman was dangerous, and if Nathaniel got up, it would just make the professor's job harder, which was to protect them. Above all else, Nathaniel was scared. The woman had just taken out a member of security, which meant he probably stood no chance. Nathaniel swallowed the thought with difficulty, and then it happened. The woman had given a cursory scan of the students of the classroom, but she seemed to linger on Nathaniel. Nathaniel was hoping against hope that he was wrong, and that she had looked at Brad beside him instead, who was physically stronger and more imposing. But he knew that whoever this woman was, even for a brief while, she had focused on him for some reason. Even under the shadows of her cloak, their eyes had met, and that was never a good sign.
Cold sweat dripped from his brow, and his eyes went wide as the woman activated her Duel Disk once more.
"Mystical Space Typhoon, activate."
Nathaniel wasn't sure what he was supposed to be expecting, but he braced himself anyway. Soon, a powerful gale enveloped the classroom, pinning everyone down. Everyone, except for the woman, who swiftly left the room, somehow unfazed by the storm raging around her.
Nnng! How?! She just activated her Duel Disk! The only way Solid Vision can have mass is in an Action Duel! There's no way Solid Vision can be real! So how?!
The storm passed eventually, but before Nathaniel could get a chance to catch his breath, he heard the sound of a chair scraping behind him. He turned to see Haas darting towards the door before Mr. Wilhelms could even finish contacting security.
"Haas! Wait!" Nathaniel cried to no avail. The boy was out the door in a matter of seconds. Nathaniel slammed his palms down on the table in frustration, but also to quell the fear immobilizing his body. He stood up from his seat and rushed to the unconscious security member. He dropped to his knees beside him, but thanks to the adrenaline coursing through his body, he felt no pain. He held a finger to the man's neck, then lowered his ear to the man's mouth. Still alive.
Nathaniel quickly looked up at Mr. Wilhelms. "Quick, Mr. Wilhelms! Call the nurse!"
