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| Elesia The doors parterned with a push. Inside, an empty gym awaited her. The gym was made up of a long basketball court, just like a typical highschool. A storage shed in one of the ones had a padlocked door to guard its secrets. Elesia leaned against the folded-up bleachers on one side, sliding down so that her elbows rested on her knees. She was waiting for her new classmate to join her. This seemed like a decent place to kill time until the turtle was fixed. Still, the boy asked too many questions. Hard work was a talent. It seemed that he didn't realize that being a swordman required hard work, so technically, he should have been admitted based on his effort as well. As for the teachers? This was her first time seeing any of them, but if there was one thing her handler, the Church, drilled into her brain, it was to revere those in authority. |
| Ravel "The gym I guess this is where most the training will happen I wonder if anything else besides the typical sports will be played here"*Ravel leans against the bleachers next to Elesia* |
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| Elesia "I'm not sure. This IS a school for specially gifted individuals. I wouldn't be surprised if they had their own unique sports. Oh, and hello to you, too." Elesia looked up at Ravel. "So, why this school?" The question was automatic, but she had meant to ask him that anyway. |
| Ravel "I hope they got some unique sports that would be pretty fun at least I think so and this school its a pretty good school so when I got a letter inviting me here after winning a tournament I joined I wouldn't let a chance like this pass if they can help my skills I may be able to be as good as my dad or better what about you?" |
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| Elesia "I was sponsored to attend. I never knew my family had friends in such high places, though. I mean, how many normal people know about this place? It can't be that many..." She closed her eyes, exhaling out as she thought about the Father giving her the letter and her assignment. It had only been less than a month ago, and yet it seemed so long ago. |
| Ravel "Yea its really exclusive after receiveing the letter my parents told me all they knew about this place and didn't take much to convince me I should come here so how did your parents know the people here since you said they had friends in high places?" |
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| Elesia "Well, my parents themselves didn't know that this school was so special. Actually, I only found out about this school's reputation from the sponsor. I don't know the details." Elesia took out a little red scroll from her pocket, fiddling with it. It had a little bar that protruded from the side, making it almost a cross in terms of shape, only without the top part. |
| Ravel *After hearing her response*"So really you don't know much about this school besides what the sponsor told you? whats that red thing you have?" |
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| Elesia "Yeah, pretty much. I'm curious to learn about this school as much as I am curious to learn about myself. That's what school is all about, right? Finding yourself?" She kept playing with the red paper cross. Looking down at it, she smiled bitterly. "It's a present from my sponsor. They are paying for all this after all. I could at least remember who I now owe my education to." |
| Ravel "Well im sure that there are secrets to find out about this school and the people in it its like a big puzzle to be fun and Im sure I will enjoy it its also good to have friends to join you in this place and im sure there will be rivals as well and who's sponsoring you and why if you don't mind me asking" |
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| Elesia "Part of my agreement is I keep their identity hidden. This school isn't exactly normal, so the last thing they want is a trail back to them, you know? You understand, right? As for why...well..." Elesia paused, thinking for a bit. "I guess because they see something in me that I myself must have missed? I'm not sure, heh." |
| Ravel "I actually don't understand why they need to be kept secret its almost sounding like they believe the school is going to come after them or something like that and who knows you say you have no power maybe that's the secret about you maybe coming to this school will help you unlock it if you have one" |
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| Elesia "Well, it's risk management. Plain and simple. Political and economic backlash from my sponsor's associates are some possible consequences." The comment about the school unlocking her powers made her chuckle. She'd already unlocked her power. Bloody images flashed in her mind. With a sad smile, she gripped her cross tightly. |
| Ravel "Sounds like your sponsors are pretty powerful when it come to politics but what backlash could there be that would effect a school as secret as this and im sure the school has some powerful friends that can help them in those situations as well" |
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| Elesia Holding her head like she was getting a headache, she smiled weakly. "All this talk about secrets, politics and schools is making my head hurt." Getting to her feet, Elesia dusted herself of and walked over to the basketball hoop. With a quick hop, she was off the ground, her hands out and over her head. With a slam, she brought her hands down on the rip, gripping it with her slender but powerful fingers. As quickly as she jumped and landed on, she released landing with a small tut. She, a normal sized girl, had just pseudo-dunked. Unfazed by her feat, she cracked her neck and rolled her shoulders, loosening herself up. Tension ran along the surface of her skin. She felt like she needed move around. |
| Ravel "Hmm why is this talk about that hurting your head considering you have the look of one of the smart kids you see in school"*After seeing her athletic ability*"It also seems you have more athletic ability then what you liked to share maybe sometime we can spare and then I can see what your abilities really is" |
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| Elesia She turned to him, looking at him with an raised eyebrow. "Smart kid? You don't say. Thanks for the complement." Part of her wanted to check out the man's moves. Purely for information, of course. However, she also didn't like fighting for no reason. With a sigh, she cracked her knuckles with a smile. The Church had messed with her mind during the formative years of her young adult identity. Now, the mission clashed with her own desires, so all she could was smile. "Sparring is a waste of time. I came here to learn, not to fight. Violence is nothing more than a means to an end." |
| Ravel "Your welcome and sparing isn't always about fighting sometimes sparing is about honing your skills for self defense and sometimes entertainment its not always about violence but you can look at it that way if you want because of sparring and training ive become pretty athletic as well" |
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| Elesia "Self-defense is a possibility, but entertainment? Only those who haven't tasted real bloodshed can say that." She turned from the boy, her previously bright eyes growing dark, her glasses pushed up by an index finger. Those past images flashed in her head. A bloodstained face reflected back into a mirror. She hated that face. "And as a swordsmen, I'm sure you could give me a run for my money, no doubt." Elesia shook her head, as if she was disagreeing with the next thing he would probably say. |
| Ravel "When I say entertainment its kind of like the business im in we fight to win and others bet on us but in the end there is no bloodshed its all done so that no one dies but we are still trained to aim for vital spots so even though our fights don't kill anyone if its in self defense the attacker will be the one to die and of course I could give you a run for your money it is extremely hard to land a blow on me" |
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| Elesia Rolling her eyes, she made her reply. "Whatever you say, but its guys like you who..." She stopped herself, almost revealing an important part of her identity. "...have trouble winning the hearts of the ladies." She spun it around, teasing him instead. It was fair for him to think he was superior. She probably was weaker in terms of ability, but this boy was a prize fighter, not a warrior. Could he kill without hesitation? Could he push his body to the limits? She honestly didn't know. She was just a step above from human. But that was besides the point. She wasn't here to pick fights. She was here to... |
| Ravel "well I havnt tried to win the heart of a lady yet but maybe that's another skill ill be able to learn at this school only time will tell what about you do you think your brains will help you outsmart a guy into saying yes to a date with you"*Ravel says in a joking manner* |
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| Elesia The French girl looked at the boy up and down. "Really? You shouldn't need a school to learn that. Also, I don't do dates. I do friendships." She tilted her head to the side, emphasizing her message. "There? Do you feel stupid now?" She smirked. |
| Ravel "well considering I said that all in a joking manner no I don't fill stupid but you don't do dates does that mean your into the same sex or something along those lines or your just not interested in getting any further then friends" |
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| Elesia "Well, that's just a shame. I was trying to humble your prideful spirit." She took out the red cross and fiddled with it again. "And my sexual orientation is none of your business, but I will let you know that God doesn't think well of loose ladies." Reaching down her shirt, she pulled out a rosary and flashed it to him. |
| Ravel "Humble my pride by asking me if I fill stupid I don't think that's how you do it and no God dosnt like people it when you look at another person lustfully just by doing that your sinning you don't have to actually do the act of sex to sin but if a girl is loose then shes done it quite a few times" |
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| Elesia Elesia frowned. "I was just teasing, Mr. Straightlace. And..." She put the rosary back into her clothing. "...the thing about young couples is that emotions and passions either explode or they don't even spark. That's why I don't get involved. First it's dating, then it's private dinners, then hot coffee and before you know it..." This conversation was getting awkward. It started with his stubborn inquiry into her true identity and had degraded into a talk about pre-martial sex. In all honesty, this person was not particularly likable, but her years serving the Church had made her a pretty patient person. She had nothing better to do than to try to talk to this person. Shoving the red cross in her pocket, she turned away, looking across the court to the white featureless wall. Inside, she smiled. So far, she was at least living like a decent teen, albeit a conservative one. A nice change of pace from killing heretics. Unfortunately, she knew that the moment the Church took her off of standby, this flimsy little facade would shatter. |
| Key After a while of drinking tea and wondering around the school, she arrives to the gym and notices that she isn't alone, she smiles to Elesia and Ravel "There will be new turtle at the gate in an hour, but how are you two?" |
| Elesia Turning to see the head mistress, she nodded her head with reverence. "Good day, Ms. Headmistress. I'm well. And you?" She was glad to have someone else to talk to. "Also, if I might say, your speech earlier was wonderful." |
| Key She giggles a bit "Please, call me Key and thank you... i myself wasn't so proud of the speech though, it was pretty similar to every other opening ceremony speech, me and master had been so busy that i didn't have time to come up with a good speech" |
| Elesia "Well, regardless of the circumstances, your execution was memorable to me, Headmistress." She would not call a head-of-school by their first name, but she could compromise by taking off the 'Ms.'. "And the Headmaster did a good job as well. Do you have any advice to share with us new students other than what was said at the ceremony?" |
| Key She thinks for a moment "That is an interesting question, work hard and ask a lot, you're here to study, so asking a lot allows you to learn a lot, working hard depends on subject pretty much, during my combat classes, i want to see activity, talent might also help you a lot, and the most important advice i can give is, enjoy every moment you will experience and remember to have time for yourself, if you work too hard, you will burnout sometimes we need to take a time out to calm ourselves, rest and relieve some stress" |
| Elesia "Working hard is what I do best, so it's good to know that my 'talent' for hard work will be put to use." Elesia nodded to herself, reassessing everything the Headmistress had said in that light. "Thank you for the advice, but I have another question, Headmistress: What brought you here to the school in the first place?" It was simultaneously out of her own interest and out of her mission to gather information. Storytelling and reminiscing about one's past revealed characteristics of an individual that normal talking did not. Such information could play a vital role in the next steps of her operation within Frontilone. |
| Key She smiles "What brought me here? Well you see, i'm master's old apprentice, i've followed him ever since i became his apprentice. When he began to build this school, he asked me to become a headmistress, so of course i accepted, i helped him build it and i was the one in charge of sending the invites" |
| Elesia "So it's for a man, huh..." She put her hand to her chin, thinking about what kind of person the headmaster was. It was someone she admired, so he couldn't be that bad. However, like headmistress, that man would probably become a target of the Church. Elesia gripped a fist tightly, remembering that all this was a lie, that she wasn't free enough to truly smile, to enjoy her time at the school. The Church held her life in their hands. However, this regret did not show itself on her person in any other way. "How did you pick the students?" Another pivotal fact she needed to know to understand this institution. |
| Key She nods "Yes i did, but basically i just chose to where and who i would send the invites to, that's why people talk about different methods of how they ended up getting the invite, some got it personally, some got it as a prize for winning something and so on. It was done blindly pretty much, i know nothing about the backgrounds of our students by default" |
| Elesia Part of her was disappointed at the process. It sounded disorganized...but the fact that she knew enough about all the students to know they had powers when sometimes their own families didn't know could have meant two things: either she had extremely powerful connections or she had some kind of special ability. "Thank you for your time, Headmistress." She said with a small bow of reverence. "Please, have a nice day. I must leave. Excuse me." The bespectacled French girl walked over to and through the doors of the gym, out to her next destination... Shirokami Just as Elesia left, Shirokami entered. "Hello, beautiful." Again, her signature greeting. Shirokami went over next to Key, snapping her fingers. Just as she did, hundreds of fine screws erupted from the gym wooden ground, bending and swirling until a throne was formed. She then fell back into the throne, one leg crossed over the other. With a dismissive glance to the torn wood below, she chuckled. "Opps...and we just fixed the last hole, too..." |
| Key She sighs as Shiro created the throne "You will fix it this time, i fixed it last time, oh and Master will send new turtle to the eastern gate, it should be there in around 15 minutes" |
| Firestar He walked in and triped over a lose wooden plank and decided to roll back to his feet. "Please tell me that the nails were pulled out of the floor... Again" |
| "I will fight for my kingdom, I will not retreat, i will stand my ground, and fight to my last breath, let this be remembered in history as the day the knights of the Grey raven stood their ground against impossible odds. Stand by me my brothers and show your honor to the king!" knights of the Raven Finale stand. None survived but neither did the enemy. |
| Key She nods "Yeah, they were, but it's Shiro's turn to fix it" |
| Shirokami. With the Headmaster having now appeared, Shirokami frowned internally. Then, with a snap of her fingers, two more thrones erupted from the ground right behind the two others. They were just withing her range, so they were just as good as her own...just with the seats a bit lower. "Since I'll be the one who has to clean up the mess this time," she begun, actually having no intention to do any such thing, "I might as well make some seats for my conversation partners." Resting her head on a hand like a ruler at ease on their throne, she smiled. "Also, I can't forget this." With a swift movement, she pulled the immobilized hand out from her chest, leaving no damage to her clothing. Then, with a flick of her wrist, the nail lodged it in swirled and stretched until it turned into a long, spiraled scepter. Then, she tossed it to the Headmaster. "If you're going to be the Master of this academy, you may as well look the part. Please, accept that as a token of our relationship." |
| Firestar he caught it. "thanks i guess?" he sat down. "plus I would like to ask you do you want me to take out the V.R. system out of your classroom Miss. Shirokami?" |
| "I will fight for my kingdom, I will not retreat, i will stand my ground, and fight to my last breath, let this be remembered in history as the day the knights of the Grey raven stood their ground against impossible odds. Stand by me my brothers and show your honor to the king!" knights of the Raven Finale stand. None survived but neither did the enemy. |
| Shirokami "The VR system? I don't see why I wouldn't want it. Virtual Reality is always fun to play around with, after all. It keeps my students from dozing off." With her previously bound hand now free, she flexed her fingers, cracking them so that they'd loosen up. She didn't want to have the muscles wither away. |
| Firestar "Alright." He smiled "By the way Shrirokami thank you for being here early I was expecting the other staff to show up some point in time. And Key do you want to stay with me in the mountains?" |
| "I will fight for my kingdom, I will not retreat, i will stand my ground, and fight to my last breath, let this be remembered in history as the day the knights of the Grey raven stood their ground against impossible odds. Stand by me my brothers and show your honor to the king!" knights of the Raven Finale stand. None survived but neither did the enemy. |
| Key She blinks couple times in confusion because of the offer Firestar made, she also blushes very slightly "Well... i was thinking of going to town to teacher's house but.... i'd love to stay with you" |
| Shirokami "Well, before you lovebirds go off to the mountains and probably never come back, I think we, as the faculty, should go out to eat at the restaurant once the turtle is fixed. We need to celebrate the beginning of another school year, after all." Shirokami stood up from her throne and snapped her fingers. Just then, the screws unraveled from their position as chairs and pierced the pieces of loose wood in the gym floor. Weaving together once again, each clump of screws descended back into the ground, leaving patches of smooth iron covering up where the holes were. It wasn't a perfect solution, but it was as far as she was willing to go. "There. Fixed." |
| Firestar "Alright then." he got up. "besides getting the live turtle to be the replacement for the Turtle was not easy." He smiled. |
| "I will fight for my kingdom, I will not retreat, i will stand my ground, and fight to my last breath, let this be remembered in history as the day the knights of the Grey raven stood their ground against impossible odds. Stand by me my brothers and show your honor to the king!" knights of the Raven Finale stand. None survived but neither did the enemy. |
| Key "You went to get live one? I hope he won't cause any trouble" she says with her usual calm tone. Last time they tried to use live turtle, her classroom got destroyed and had to be rebuilt from the scratch, she still is bitter about that since her current classroom is worse than the earlier one |
| Frentilone "I made sure to get the the old one the one you met before the school's construction." |
| "I will fight for my kingdom, I will not retreat, i will stand my ground, and fight to my last breath, let this be remembered in history as the day the knights of the Grey raven stood their ground against impossible odds. Stand by me my brothers and show your honor to the king!" knights of the Raven Finale stand. None survived but neither did the enemy. |
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