Mana Academy (IC) (Open, Fantasy)

[Rhomaia]

Yet then she spoke to him, very softly but with authority. She had felt his presence. His eyes widened, and he gasped slightly. Instead of going back to the Academy, however, he decided to take a risk. He walked toward her, very slowly and very carefully. "...I-I'm sorry...I hope that I...haven't frightened you...Um...M-My name is Soleil...I'm a student here...I-If you're...l-looking for something...or someone...I-I can help you!...W-Wanna see?" He held up a hand, and he focused. The pain was dull now, but it still lingered, and he sucked-in breath as he created his construct. It came together as it had done in the past, turning into a ball of light. However, as he turned and looked at the dark figure, his mind wandered, and the orb exploded in his hand. It made a light, twinkling sound, and then a huge cloud of light-green butterflies filled the air.

They fluttered like ghosts, and yet they responded to their master's emotions. They began to float around the woman, with one landing meekly in her hand. Another group of them flew away from the crowd, into the forest, and some others flew back to the Academy toward Ruta. He would recognize them as he saw them, of course, though Soleil did not realize that he was on campus. Yet the butterflies did grant light, in the deadly-dark woods, and even the tiny insects crawling on the floor of the woods could be seen. "...A-Ah...H-Heh...heheheheh...I-I haven't summoned anything in some time...I-I meant to make something else...but...um...I-I hope this will do as well..."

He then calmed himself, and as he did so the butterflies began to act freely, spreading around the woods. There were thousands of them, all about the size of two fingers against each other. He himself felt comfortable here, despite being in the dark. Maybe it was because he had trained back here so many times in the past. "...A-Are you...really Yona?...I-I saw the dove, and...I-I've read all about you...I-I saw all of the letters you sent to Professor Ruta...Y-You two really loved each other...A-And...I always imagined...th-that you were my mom...b-because my mom..." His eyes got misty, and he stopped, simply smiling at her from behind.

Mirai Zanbaru

The huntress stood silent in the shade as the presence's voice and form were finally revealed to her. It was almost exactly as she had thought, a lone student whose curiosity had gotten the better of them, and thought that they might be of assistance in some way. As chance would apparently have it, this aforementioned student was one of those that had been mentioned by Cecily during her introduction to the Academy a few minutes earlier, noted for apparent difficulties in using magic. With only a slight frame and a childlike appearance, it wasn't hard for her to see why.

Despite her initial thoughts, however, the boy was in fact capable of using magic, apparently being of the Lightbearer archetype. Though Mirai was far from up for a demonstration, she found herself mildly impressed by his display, a grand flock of butterflies composed from the boy's own mana and the dim moonlight from above, with one of them even finding a home on her hand. Yet she still remained quiet in the verdant light, having already given her orders. She had been about to leave and dash off, but Soleil's next words stopped her dead in her tracks, and froze the ever-cold blood flowing through her veins.

Yona. The name that brought forth rage, envy, and remorse in her stone heart whenever it was uttered. She desperately tried to tell herself that it was only a voice in her head, something she must have misheard, some word lost in the wind...Yet the boy's next words somehow managed to convince her otherwise, and shake the huntress to her very core...

"...N-no...That is not my name, Soleil..." Mirai said with a shaky breath, her composure all but broken by the boy's words. A thousand questions rushed through her mind like water from a floodgate, disrupting her cryptic calm and diverting her train of thought from the mission at hand, her eyes wide with a terrible mix of fear, anguish, and bewilderment...

However, this too was soon interrupted by an outside occurrence, the tide of events reset once more.

A scarlet cross scorched the sky, the sacred icon set ablaze over the woodland and bringing upon the land a cruel crimson light so very reminiscent of hellfire. The Jaegarin snapped to her senses and shook off the shock of the previous moments, her eyes once again filled with grim determination. Unsheathing her sword from it's scabbard, the golden hilt glinting in the firelight as the long, curved blade revealed itself to the young Soleil, that fabled weapon which had felled countless betrayers in it's lifetime, Jaegars and otherwise.

"...Don't make me repeat myself after this...Get back to the Academy, now." Mirai restated, her tone carrying with it a heavy sense of urgency and dread. Katana in hand, she rushed off once more into the shadows of the night, her feet carrying her as fast as they could towards the source of the infernal cross.

[Luminesa]

Yet then she spoke to him, very softly but with authority. She had felt his presence. His eyes widened, and he gasped slightly. Instead of going back to the Academy, however, he decided to take a risk. He walked toward her, very slowly and very carefully. "...I-I'm sorry...I hope that I...haven't frightened you...Um...M-My name is Soleil...I'm a student here...I-If you're...l-looking for something...or someone...I-I can help you!...W-Wanna see?" He held up a hand, and he focused. The pain was dull now, but it still lingered, and he sucked-in breath as he created his construct. It came together as it had done in the past, turning into a ball of light. However, as he turned and looked at the dark figure, his mind wandered, and the orb exploded in his hand. It made a light, twinkling sound, and then a huge cloud of light-green butterflies filled the air.

They fluttered like ghosts, and yet they responded to their master's emotions. They began to float around the woman, with one landing meekly in her hand. Another group of them flew away from the crowd, into the forest, and some others flew back to the Academy toward Ruta. He would recognize them as he saw them, of course, though Soleil did not realize that he was on campus. Yet the butterflies did grant light, in the deadly-dark woods, and even the tiny insects crawling on the floor of the woods could be seen. "...A-Ah...H-Heh...heheheheh...I-I haven't summoned anything in some time...I-I meant to make something else...but...um...I-I hope this will do as well..."

He then calmed himself, and as he did so the butterflies began to act freely, spreading around the woods. There were thousands of them, all about the size of two fingers against each other. He himself felt comfortable here, despite being in the dark. Maybe it was because he had trained back here so many times in the past. "...A-Are you...really Yona?...I-I saw the dove, and...I-I've read all about you...I-I saw all of the letters you sent to Professor Ruta...Y-You two really loved each other...A-And...I always imagined...th-that you were my mom...b-because my mom..." His eyes got misty, and he stopped, simply smiling at her from behind.

Mirai Zanbaru

The huntress stood silent in the shade as the presence's voice and form were finally revealed to her. It was almost exactly as she had thought, a lone student whose curiosity had gotten the better of them, and thought that they might be of assistance in some way. As chance would apparently have it, this aforementioned student was one of those that had been mentioned by Cecily during her introduction to the Academy a few minutes earlier, noted for apparent difficulties in using magic. With only a slight frame and a childlike appearance, it wasn't hard for her to see why.

Despite her initial thoughts, however, the boy was in fact capable of using magic, apparently being of the Lightbearer archetype. Though Mirai was far from up for a demonstration, she found herself mildly impressed by his display, a grand flock of butterflies composed from the boy's own mana and the dim moonlight from above, with one of them even finding a home on her hand. Yet she still remained quiet in the verdant light, having already given her orders. She had been about to leave and dash off, but Soleil's next words stopped her dead in her tracks, and froze the ever-cold blood flowing through her veins.

Yona. The name that brought forth rage, envy, and remorse in her stone heart whenever it was uttered. She desperately tried to tell herself that it was only a voice in her head, something she must have misheard, some word lost in the wind...Yet the boy's next words somehow managed to convince her otherwise, and shake the huntress to her very core...

"...N-no...That is not my name, Soleil..." Mirai said with a shaky breath, her composure all but broken by the boy's words. A thousand questions rushed through her mind like water from a floodgate, disrupting her cryptic calm and diverting her train of thought from the mission at hand, her eyes wide with a terrible mix of fear, anguish, and bewilderment...

However, this too was soon interrupted by an outside occurrence, the tide of events reset once more.

A scarlet cross scorched the sky, the sacred icon set ablaze over the woodland and bringing upon the land a cruel crimson light so very reminiscent of hellfire. The Jaegarin snapped to her senses and shook off the shock of the previous moments, her eyes once again filled with grim determination. Unsheathing her sword from it's scabbard, the golden hilt glinting in the firelight as the long, curved blade revealed itself to the young Soleil, that fabled weapon which had felled countless betrayers in it's lifetime, Jaegars and otherwise.

"...Don't make me repeat myself after this...Get back to the Academy, now." Mirai restated, her tone carrying with it a heavy sense of urgency and dread. Katana in hand, she rushed off once more into the shadows of the night, her feet carrying her as fast as they could towards the source of the infernal cross.

Soleil stared at her, as he waited for her answer. When he heard that she was not Yona, however, he realized that he had revealed himself to someone who was not her. She was...another Jaegar. He had revealed his deepest, most tragic thoughts to a stranger. What did she think of him? Why had he done that? Why had he seen the doves? He began to question his last few moments of thinking. Soleil could only continue to stare, and when she drew her sword, he made a pitiful sound as he jumped back. He sounded like a frightened puppy, and he drew his hands over his chest, as though to guard himself. The butterflies around him began to flutter frenzily, as their user began to lose control, and now he was filled with questions. Yet the woman left quickly, and in a flash she had gone into the night.

He stared up at the cross, and he gasped softly. He had seen many beautiful crosses, in historically-Catholic France. He had spent much time in the Cathedral of Notre Dame, and other cathedrals, wandering like a ghost and staring around him at symbols and pictures he did not understand. Yet he saw this cross, and something in his heart ached. Perhaps the overwhelming Dark Mana from the cross struck his Light Mana, and he wheezed. "...A-Are we being attacked?...W-We're being attacked..." He fell to his knees, and he began to tear. "...We...We're going to die...We're going to die...Aaaahhhhhhh..." He grabbed his head and stared at the ground. "...Please...let it stop..." The butterflies began to fly toward him, as though to comfort him, and many of them landed around him, causing him to glow as he cried.

[Saldinado]

Shade Jones

After the meeting was ended, the young teacher went about her way with the first thing on her top priorities being that she needed to refill her cup with more iced coffee which was something that she successfully done. Taking a sip of her now chilled caffeinated beverage, she sighed and went to her class where she went towards the grand piano in the center of the music room and sat down before sighing to herself; after doing a few hand movements, she brought her fingers down towards the keys where she was about to begin her song before the sudden arrival of John bursting into her room made her startled enough to accidentally slam her hands onto the keyboard, creating a brash and rather unpleasant sound that echoed throughout the room and back to her ears. Closing her eyes, she internally sighed to herself before opening them and speaking to the doctor who seemed to be in a rather panicked state.

"I see. Well then. I guess my practice will have to wait for now." Her calm and soothing voice contrasted the rather aroused and alert tone of John as she got up from her bench and walking over to her desk and grabbed her cup of coffee and brought it to her mouth where in one quiet and clean, yet quick sitting, drunk the entirety of the full cup and placing it on her desk again. Turning around, she looked at John with her amber eyes that flashed a small golden color at him and nodded. "So. What seems to be the problem?"

But before she can get a coherent answer from John himself before he ran out of the room preferably looking for someone else, the educator tilted her head slightly in confusion before getting up from her seat and walking out of her class room with a small yet flowy pearl-white jacket that went over her dark blue dress that she wore for class today The air was still cold and chilly for her. This weather was something that was rarely if anything not present in Ghana; she's been in this country for a little 5 years, yet still couldn't get use to such an unpredictable and extreme change in weather.
Walking the grounds of the campus she looked around for John, but it seemed that he had already left her range of vision. Sighing to herself, she decided to go and look for another teacher when she suddenly stopped moving as a piercing scream filled the vacant and cold sky around her. Startled by the scream, Shade looked around at the grounds now a little more alert. Her eyes looked around until she came across a familiar sight.

The Rabbit masked professor himself was out at this time of night, along with one of the students; sighing to herself, she quickly walked over to the two where she looked at Rabbit and spoke her him. "Good evening sir. I hate to sound so worried, but it seemed that John had came into my class in a rather alert state only to leave and not tell me the reason as to why. And just now I've heard the sounds of a scream through the air. And then I saw you and him. Do you know what might be the reason behind these sudden events?" Her calm and quiet demeanor was still there to say that she was worried, with the only sign being that she was was the quickened speaking of her words that sounded not even in a panicked state but more as if a casual conversation was being held with him. Her eyes looked around the school yard as she retrieved the sound waves of the scream and listened to them mentally, before her mind pinpointed and calculated the exact person who's scream it derived from. "I see...Well it seems that the young Natalie is the one responsible for such a screech. And compared to her other ones, she sounds more in a drastic state. From the sound of it, it most likely came from the dormitories, preferably the Aquos." Was all that she said before looking over at Henry with a rather peculiar look. "And I'm guessing that not you're here to talk to your professor on how to get extra credit to raise your grade in his class?"

[Luminesa]

Shade Jones

After the meeting was ended, the young teacher went about her way with the first thing on her top priorities being that she needed to refill her cup with more iced coffee which was something that she successfully done. Taking a sip of her now chilled caffeinated beverage, she sighed and went to her class where she went towards the grand piano in the center of the music room and sat down before sighing to herself; after doing a few hand movements, she brought her fingers down towards the keys where she was about to begin her song before the sudden arrival of John bursting into her room made her startled enough to accidentally slam her hands onto the keyboard, creating a brash and rather unpleasant sound that echoed throughout the room and back to her ears. Closing her eyes, she internally sighed to herself before opening them and speaking to the doctor who seemed to be in a rather panicked state.

"I see. Well then. I guess my practice will have to wait for now." Her calm and soothing voice contrasted the rather aroused and alert tone of John as she got up from her bench and walking over to her desk and grabbed her cup of coffee and brought it to her mouth where in one quiet and clean, yet quick sitting, drunk the entirety of the full cup and placing it on her desk again. Turning around, she looked at John with her amber eyes that flashed a small golden color at him and nodded. "So. What seems to be the problem?"

But before she can get a coherent answer from John himself before he ran out of the room preferably looking for someone else, the educator tilted her head slightly in confusion before getting up from her seat and walking out of her class room with a small yet flowy pearl-white jacket that went over her dark blue dress that she wore for class today The air was still cold and chilly for her. This weather was something that was rarely if anything not present in Ghana; she's been in this country for a little 5 years, yet still couldn't get use to such an unpredictable and extreme change in weather.
Walking the grounds of the campus she looked around for John, but it seemed that he had already left her range of vision. Sighing to herself, she decided to go and look for another teacher when she suddenly stopped moving as a piercing scream filled the vacant and cold sky around her. Startled by the scream, Shade looked around at the grounds now a little more alert. Her eyes looked around until she came across a familiar sight.

The Rabbit masked professor himself was out at this time of night, along with one of the students; sighing to herself, she quickly walked over to the two where she looked at Rabbit and spoke her him. "Good evening sir. I hate to sound so worried, but it seemed that John had came into my class in a rather alert state only to leave and not tell me the reason as to why. And just now I've heard the sounds of a scream through the air. And then I saw you and him. Do you know what might be the reason behind these sudden events?" Her calm and quiet demeanor was still there to say that she was worried, with the only sign being that she was was the quickened speaking of her words that sounded not even in a panicked state but more as if a casual conversation was being held with him. Her eyes looked around the school yard as she retrieved the sound waves of the scream and listened to them mentally, before her mind pinpointed and calculated the exact person who's scream it derived from. "I see...Well it seems that the young Natalie is the one responsible for such a screech. And compared to her other ones, she sounds more in a drastic state. From the sound of it, it most likely came from the dormitories, preferably the Aquos." Was all that she said before looking over at Henry with a rather peculiar look. "And I'm guessing that not you're here to talk to your professor on how to get extra credit to raise your grade in his class?"

"Shade. Run and get Hestia and Basil," Rabbit explained, quickly turning to her while remaining calm and focused, "Katelyn and Natalie are in danger. Whatever had possessed the former is now threatening everyone on the island. We must act quickly. If any students come along to join the fight, let them come only as support. We must deal with this carefully. Please hurry, I am afraid we do not have much time." He then turned to Henry, and explained, "Stay behind me unless I specifically tell you to attack. Understood? We do not know entirely what we are facing yet. Do not panic, just obey my instructions and you will be fine." He wanted to keep his student, who did not know anything about the situation, calm and composed. Panicking would only make the situation worse.

[Chrome Legion]

Elizabeth Tsukuyomi


"Not quite, it would be a temporary merging of the two planes, traits from one would leak on to the other. The school wouldn't be affected, at least not the buildings. For magic users the soul would be removed from the body, and take on a form appropiate to the person's nature. Magic, in part, comes from a separation of body and soul. For those with magical ability the transition would be strange, but harmless. But I don't know how it would effect those that have no magic, a unified body and soul. It could do nothing at all, or it could shred their soul trying to pull it away from their body. Hence my suggested evacuation, which seems like a good idea no matter what, as we have a demon child running around. Do you know how to activate the warding Mythal under the school John?"

The schools wards where necessary to her plan, otherwise the magic would spread, and the breach would never be able to form.

[Luminesa]

Elizabeth Tsukuyomi


"Not quite, it would be a temporary merging of the two planes, traits from one would leak on to the other. The school wouldn't be affected, at least not the buildings. For magic users the soul would be removed from the body, and take on a form appropiate to the person's nature. Magic, in part, comes from a separation of body and soul. For those with magical ability the transition would be strange, but harmless. But I don't know how it would effect those that have no magic, a unified body and soul. It could do nothing at all, or it could shred their soul trying to pull it away from their body. Hence my suggested evacuation, which seems like a good idea no matter what, as we have a demon child running around. Do you know how to activate the warding Mythal under the school John?"

The schools wards where necessary to her plan, otherwise the magic would spread, and the breach would never be able to form.

"...We would have to evacuate all of the Mundanes plus Rabbit and Aria...if their souls are separated from their bodies, their bodies may not regenerate properly...And we need everyone we can, in order to kill this demon. Please...keep this as a last resort..." he begged her, terrified at the effects this could have even on Mages. It was such a radical solution for something that could be solved with teamwork and with patience. They had two Jaegars on the island anyway, that seemed like it should be enough. He sighed. "...You need to just come with us and help us locate Katelyn. Please. We need that right now more than anything."

[Saldinado]

Shade Jones

At first, she kept quiet to herself for a few seconds absorbing the information in her mind before she finally spoke. "I see; well then. I will be right on it sir." Nodding towards the two, Shade turned towards the school and jogged towards the building, holding her hands out as a sudden gush of wind was created by her to open the doors to the school which they happily obliged to do so. Walking through them, she turned towards the direction of where the former of the teachers and quickly sped-walked towards her room with her legs moving swiftly and with ease as if she was gliding across the floors. After a few minutes, she finally made to where she saw that the door to the educator's room was open and that she was presuming to be grading papers. Knocking onto the door of the room and standing on the outside of her doorway, Shade glared at Hestia with a serious expression upon her face. Soon, she spoke to her about her presence.

"Good evening Hestia; I am sorry for bothering you during your free-time, however it appears that our meeting discussion has proven to us that she will not wait on us any longer. The being that is residing within Katelyn has become enriched and has grown to perhaps large proportions as now it as either taken control of her entire mind and body, or majority of it and probably has one or some of the other students in danger. As well as the entire campus and island of being in danger. That's as much as I can tell you about right now, and if you have any questions, Rabbit is outside in the courtyard so you can go and ask him about it. Now if you excuse me, I need to go and finish up with our gatherings. Thank you."

And with a small nod and smile, the lady removed herself from Hestia's room and soon walked off in search of her next person of interest: The tea-drinking teacher known as Basil.

[Kingdom of Irhk]

Henry Von Kressel

Natalie's scream. The potent, cheese-fueled voice of the tiny doll launched a scream loud enough to wake up a whole state, but managed to grab the attention of the students around. And maybe, just maybe, that was her objective.

Without even stopping to put on his robe, Henry grabbed his spear and went out of his room, with the usual black, long-sleeved shirt, running through the grounds until he found the masked professor nearby.

"Rabbit. Do you know what is happening here?"

Rabbit whirled around, and he stared at Henry. He did not want him to get involved, but the team was lacking in support, so he had very few options. If anything, he could relegate Henry to support, and not to battle. The Jaegars would probably be fighting enough for everyone, anyway. "...Henry. I would say that you should be in bed, but I have little time to argue. Katelyn and Natalie are in danger, though I feel Katelyn is also the aggressor. If that does not make very much sense, it is because we are working along assumptions and predictions. If we must fight, I advise that you remain out-of-fire and support the rest of us. Professor Ruta, his associates, and I will be at the forefront. Understood?" he explained calmly. He could not get panicky in front of the students.

Henry Von Kressel

A look of confusion dominated Henry's face. Katelyn? A threat? More than that, when she became a threat serious enough to gather Rabbit and Ruta, two proficient fighters and teachers, together against her?

"I can assume a defensive position, Rabbit. But... You, Ruta, his associates... It's an army against Katelyn! What is happening here after all? Also, I find it hard to believe that Natalie would be here without Hikari. What's going on?"

[Luminesa]

Rabbit whirled around, and he stared at Henry. He did not want him to get involved, but the team was lacking in support, so he had very few options. If anything, he could relegate Henry to support, and not to battle. The Jaegars would probably be fighting enough for everyone, anyway. "...Henry. I would say that you should be in bed, but I have little time to argue. Katelyn and Natalie are in danger, though I feel Katelyn is also the aggressor. If that does not make very much sense, it is because we are working along assumptions and predictions. If we must fight, I advise that you remain out-of-fire and support the rest of us. Professor Ruta, his associates, and I will be at the forefront. Understood?" he explained calmly. He could not get panicky in front of the students.

Henry Von Kressel

A look of confusion dominated Henry's face. Katelyn? A threat? More than that, when she became a threat serious enough to gather Rabbit and Ruta, two proficient fighters and teachers, together against her?

"I can assume a defensive position, Rabbit. But... You, Ruta, his associates... It's an army against Katelyn! What is happening here after all? Also, I find it hard to believe that Natalie would be here without Hikari. What's going on?"

"We fear that we are no longer dealing with merely Katelyn's frustration toward her teachers. We believe she is being controlled by another force, one that is far more malevolent and violent. Katelyn threatened to burn down the school, and this morning she attacked Soleil in ways that Katelyn herself would not be able to attack. Psychological attacks. Her behavior has not merely changed, it has transformed, and now that this cross is above us, and Natalie just screamed, I have further reason to believe my theory," Rabbit answered. He then turned away, back toward the woods. "You may follow and offer support, or you will go back to your dorm and remain there until morning. You may make the choice, but I will not allow to pick one once the other has been picked," he instructed.

[Kingdom of Irhk]

Henry Von Kressel

A look of confusion dominated Henry's face. Katelyn? A threat? More than that, when she became a threat serious enough to gather Rabbit and Ruta, two proficient fighters and teachers, together against her?

"I can assume a defensive position, Rabbit. But... You, Ruta, his associates... It's an army against Katelyn! What is happening here after all? Also, I find it hard to believe that Natalie would be here without Hikari. What's going on?"

"We fear that we are no longer dealing with merely Katelyn's frustration toward her teachers. We believe she is being controlled by another force, one that is far more malevolent and violent. Katelyn threatened to burn down the school, and this morning she attacked Soleil in ways that Katelyn herself would not be able to attack. Psychological attacks. Her behavior has not merely changed, it has transformed, and now that this cross is above us, and Natalie just screamed, I have further reason to believe my theory," Rabbit answered. He then turned away, back toward the woods. "You may follow and offer support, or you will go back to your dorm and remain there until morning. You may make the choice, but I will not allow to pick one once the other has been picked," he instructed.

Henry Von Kressel

"I think you already know the answer of this question, Rabbit. I can't and I won't back down, not now that I know that Natalie is there and Hikari might be there as well. Needless to say that her aggression towards Soleil also serves as a reason for me to help you.

But... Until the rest of them reach the woods Rabbit, you can't simply hold Katelyn by yourself. It will demand too much out of you, Rabbit."

True concern was expressed in Henry's voice. Rabbit was powerful, but he was also recovering from Paris, and if he faced Katelyn right now, he would certainly face a serious threat to his life.

[Chrome Legion]

Elizabeth Tsukuyomi


"They would be the safest, as their bodies and souls are the least tightly bound. And I will not join you, this is what I can do. If I went out to face Katelyn and her demon I would kill them both. This is a chance for me to try to help the both."


Annice Null


Annice had no idea what was going on, other than hearing faint shout, and then after she had armored up people she didn't recognize moving into the forest. Oh, and a giant cross of flame in the sky. There was that. She finally managed to track down one of the people in the forest, hiding her own crushing foot steps by calling on her earth magic. For the briefest second she stopped, gathering iron dust from the ground around her. Like she had so many times before, she gathered it into a glowing hot sphere and launched it past the cloaked figure, where it buried itself in a tree. Annice stepped out, cast in light from both the moon and the flaming cross, it's light flickering over the dull bronze color of her Armor. Mbrojtës gleaming with it's own reflected fire in Annice's gauntlets.

[Luminesa]

"We fear that we are no longer dealing with merely Katelyn's frustration toward her teachers. We believe she is being controlled by another force, one that is far more malevolent and violent. Katelyn threatened to burn down the school, and this morning she attacked Soleil in ways that Katelyn herself would not be able to attack. Psychological attacks. Her behavior has not merely changed, it has transformed, and now that this cross is above us, and Natalie just screamed, I have further reason to believe my theory," Rabbit answered. He then turned away, back toward the woods. "You may follow and offer support, or you will go back to your dorm and remain there until morning. You may make the choice, but I will not allow to pick one once the other has been picked," he instructed.

Henry Von Kressel

"I think you already know the answer of this question, Rabbit. I can't and I won't back down, not now that I know that Natalie is there and Hikari might be there as well. Needless to say that her aggression towards Soleil also serves as a reason for me to help you.

But... Until the rest of them reach the woods Rabbit, you can't simply hold Katelyn by yourself. It will demand too much out of you, Rabbit."

True concern was expressed in Henry's voice. Rabbit was powerful, but he was also recovering from Paris, and if he faced Katelyn right now, he would certainly face a serious threat to his life.

Rabbit did not know how to explain to Henry, beyond what he already knew, that a demon was controlling Katelyn and causing her to do terrible things. He sighed, and considered that it might be good to actually have some help on the battlefield. Considering he was still weak from his ritual, he did not know how much magic he could use right now. Henry would make a good support in this case, though he knew that the demon would try to attack him. He was the heir to the Von Kressel Clan, however. He could not be coddled and protected forever.

"...Other teachers are coming to join me in my search...but I understand. I still demand that you follow all of my instructions, and pay close attention. Even if we fight together, I am still your teacher...and your...guardian," Rabbit answered, remembering the role that Vladimir had relegated to him. "...I am responsible for your wellbeing, and I cannot let you be possessed by a demon. Even if my instructions seem rather...radical...I ask that you trust me no matter what," he added.

[Kingdom of Irhk]

Henry Von Kressel

"I think you already know the answer of this question, Rabbit. I can't and I won't back down, not now that I know that Natalie is there and Hikari might be there as well. Needless to say that her aggression towards Soleil also serves as a reason for me to help you.

But... Until the rest of them reach the woods Rabbit, you can't simply hold Katelyn by yourself. It will demand too much out of you, Rabbit."

True concern was expressed in Henry's voice. Rabbit was powerful, but he was also recovering from Paris, and if he faced Katelyn right now, he would certainly face a serious threat to his life.

Rabbit did not know how to explain to Henry, beyond what he already knew, that a demon was controlling Katelyn and causing her to do terrible things. He sighed, and considered that it might be good to actually have some help on the battlefield. Considering he was still weak from his ritual, he did not know how much magic he could use right now. Henry would make a good support in this case, though he knew that the demon would try to attack him. He was the heir to the Von Kressel Clan, however. He could not be coddled and protected forever.

"...Other teachers are coming to join me in my search...but I understand. I still demand that you follow all of my instructions, and pay close attention. Even if we fight together, I am still your teacher...and your...guardian," Rabbit answered, remembering the role that Vladimir had relegated to him. "...I am responsible for your wellbeing, and I cannot let you be possessed by a demon. Even if my instructions seem rather...radical...I ask that you trust me no matter what," he added.

Henry Von Kressel

"And I know that I'm your student Rabbit, but this brings another topic here..."

Changing both ends in his speat to blunt ones, Henry obviously was going for the containment effort, instead of the lethal one. Looking around, he tried to find something or someone, before he proceeded to talk to Rabbit.

"I trust you, Rabbit. But I'll inform this to you before we enter there: If you proceed to this fight thinking that what happened to Katelyn is your guilt, and that you should pay for it no matter the cost, I'll intervene. You did in Europe, and it almost sent you in an audience of the Commitee, if it wasn't for Mercillia and Aloysus. You can't do the same thing here, specially if Ruta's 'associates' are Jaegers as well.

So yes, I'll trust you and support you as long as you understand that you're not guilty of her condition, and as long as you don't sacrifice your own well-being because of this."

[Finsternia]

Allistor Abendroth

Allistor sat on his bed, barefooted, with a piece of paper, a pen, and Glacia in front of him. He was trying to teach, or convince rather, the snake on how to write.

"C'mon! I know you can do it!"

"Even if you are my master, you sure do lack some common sense. I don't have hands."

"But you can use your tail!"

Perhaps it was some sort of a research fuelled by curiosity or just the fun of teaching his lifetime companion a skill that is totally impossible for her earthly kin, Allistor seems to be a child that's been given too much sugar in his system for him to be this active. A very unsettling thing, but Glacia has seen some shit for her entire snake life. Bearing a snake equivalent of a tired poker face, Glacia shakily gripped the pen with her tail.

"I swear to the Gods, I am just being played at here."

"I just wanna teach you! Telepathy can be quite unnerving and even traumatic to other people you know?"

"It's faster that way"

Before Allistor could say another word, a gigantic cross of fire blossomed in the sky, illuminating the obsidian darkness. Allistor quickly stood up, reached for Glacia and let her slither to his neck, and he quickly wore his socks, boots, and coat. "Seems like trouble huh..." Wearing black all over, Allistor marched out with strapped Mizar by his side. As he tried to find anyone, he miraculously found Henry and Rabbit standing by each other and heard about wellbeing and the rest.

"As my mother always said, 'Conflicts are easily solved with a bloody sword at your side'. Whatever is invading Mana, it must be eradicated at once."

[Luminesa]

Rabbit did not know how to explain to Henry, beyond what he already knew, that a demon was controlling Katelyn and causing her to do terrible things. He sighed, and considered that it might be good to actually have some help on the battlefield. Considering he was still weak from his ritual, he did not know how much magic he could use right now. Henry would make a good support in this case, though he knew that the demon would try to attack him. He was the heir to the Von Kressel Clan, however. He could not be coddled and protected forever.

"...Other teachers are coming to join me in my search...but I understand. I still demand that you follow all of my instructions, and pay close attention. Even if we fight together, I am still your teacher...and your...guardian," Rabbit answered, remembering the role that Vladimir had relegated to him. "...I am responsible for your wellbeing, and I cannot let you be possessed by a demon. Even if my instructions seem rather...radical...I ask that you trust me no matter what," he added.

Henry Von Kressel

"And I know that I'm your student Rabbit, but this brings another topic here..."

Changing both ends in his speat to blunt ones, Henry obviously was going for the containment effort, instead of the lethal one. Looking around, he tried to find something or someone, before he proceeded to talk to Rabbit.

"I trust you, Rabbit. But I'll inform this to you before we enter there: If you proceed to this fight thinking that what happened to Katelyn is your guilt, and that you should pay for it no matter the cost, I'll intervene. You did in Europe, and it almost sent you in an audience of the Commitee, if it wasn't for Mercillia and Aloysus. You can't do the same thing here, specially if Ruta's 'associates' are Jaegers as well.

So yes, I'll trust you and support you as long as you understand that you're not guilty of her condition, and as long as you don't sacrifice your own well-being because of this."

Rabbit was shocked. Henry guessed at his strategy almost immediately. If he was to be possessed...he shook his head. Even his students were beginning to learn what sort of personality he hid behind the mask. This could not be reversed, and it was only fair that they learned. Thus, when Henry answered, Rabbit remained silent for a moment. He did not want Henry to sacrifice himself on his account. He was the boy's guardian, that was his job.

Yet at the same time, he knew how often he preferred to simply become the punching-bag, versus having to watch another student suffer. It was to an unhealthy degree, as a mechanism he had developed to fight his depression. Throwing oneself at others was far easier than considering any consequences that came to oneself in doing so. If it was done, it was done, at least in Rabbit's mind. Yet as he listened to Henry, he realized he could not do this in such a fight. His students needed him. "...Very well...as your guardian, I cannot make many promises...but I will do my best..." he whispered.

Just then, Allistor arrived from his dorm. All of the students were beginning to notice the burning cross, and so now they were all rushing to help, it seemed. Rabbit turned from Henry and nodded to him. Allistor was just slightly stronger than Henry, and having the two of them together made them even better for battle. He only hoped that they were prepared for what they might find. "...I see you are ready to go? I do not know if we are waiting for anyone else. Let us hurry, then, and find Katelyn and Natalie," he ordered. He then turned and began to run in the direction of Natalie's screams.

[Imperial--japan]

Hestia sat at her desk as stacks of paper were neatly organized around her. Most of these were requests to conduct research in her class, and others were late assignments that students had turned in. Apparently, there was a ridiculous rumor going around that Hestia would accept late assignments for half credit. Little did they know that those assignments would end up in the garbage. Unless there was a valid reason for the assignment being tardy, she would refuse to even acknowledge the contents of the paper. Just as she finished with the first sheet, someone opened the door to her classroom which had long since had the wards removed.

"Good evening Hestia; I am sorry for bothering you during your free-time, however it appears that our meeting discussion has proven to us that she will not wait on us any longer. The being that is residing within Katelyn has become enriched and has grown to perhaps large proportions as now it as either taken control of her entire mind and body, or majority of it and probably has one or some of the other students in danger. As well as the entire campus and island of being in danger. That's as much as I can tell you about right now, and if you have any questions, Rabbit is outside in the courtyard so you can go and ask him about it. Now if you excuse me, I need to go and finish up with our gatherings. Thank you." The teacher was taken aback by the abruptness of the situation. The situation with Katelyn had deteriorated that quickly? She would need to arrive on scene quickly or risk losing valuable data. If Katelyn had indeed become a danger to the entire student body, then Hestia would do what was necessary in order to protect her charges.

Without wasting any time, Hestia reached into her desk to grab a small sealing scroll which contained her weapon of choice, the Gottestöter. Extracting the weapon with a few seconds of incantations was easy enough, and once the Professor was armed she made her way out of the classroom and towards the courtyard where Rabbit was supposedly waiting for them to gather.

[Luminesa]

Hestia sat at her desk as stacks of paper were neatly organized around her. Most of these were requests to conduct research in her class, and others were late assignments that students had turned in. Apparently, there was a ridiculous rumor going around that Hestia would accept late assignments for half credit. Little did they know that those assignments would end up in the garbage. Unless there was a valid reason for the assignment being tardy, she would refuse to even acknowledge the contents of the paper. Just as she finished with the first sheet, someone opened the door to her classroom which had long since had the wards removed.

"Good evening Hestia; I am sorry for bothering you during your free-time, however it appears that our meeting discussion has proven to us that she will not wait on us any longer. The being that is residing within Katelyn has become enriched and has grown to perhaps large proportions as now it as either taken control of her entire mind and body, or majority of it and probably has one or some of the other students in danger. As well as the entire campus and island of being in danger. That's as much as I can tell you about right now, and if you have any questions, Rabbit is outside in the courtyard so you can go and ask him about it. Now if you excuse me, I need to go and finish up with our gatherings. Thank you." The teacher was taken aback by the abruptness of the situation. The situation with Katelyn had deteriorated that quickly? She would need to arrive on scene quickly or risk losing valuable data. If Katelyn had indeed become a danger to the entire student body, then Hestia would do what was necessary in order to protect her charges.

Without wasting any time, Hestia reached into her desk to grab a small sealing scroll which contained her weapon of choice, the Gottestöter. Extracting the weapon with a few seconds of incantations was easy enough, and once the Professor was armed she made her way out of the classroom and towards the courtyard where Rabbit was supposedly waiting for them to gather.

Rabbit saw Hestia coming, and he took little time to explain. They had to hurry, unless they wanted to split and to cover more ground. Of course, in such a dark area of the woods, this was not preferable. However, Hestia was a teacher, she could at least go ahead and check before they arrived. "Hestia! We need to save Katelyn and Natalie. I believe the demon possessing Katelyn is attacking the school. Scout ahead of us toward the sound of Natalie's scream and see what is there," he ordered. He pointed ahead, toward the other side of the woods, by the beach. "We heard it coming from that direction. Please hurry!" More people would be coming, he presumed, so he slowed down and waited for others. "...Allistor. Go ahead with Hestia and make sure that she has extra protection. I'm counting on you," he added.

[Imperial--japan]

Hestia looked at her colleague, her face stern and with a certain resolve about it. She was visibly peeved by what was occurring, and she was determined to end this. She wouldn't allow this 'demon' which had taken control of Katelyn to harm anymore students, and while the idea of harming another student put a particularly bad taste in her mouth, she was not entirely against it. It meant protecting the rest of the student body, and so she would live up to her duties as an educator of the next generation.

"I'll move out at once, and alert you when I come across them." Hestia spoke with an air of confidence. Gripping her sword tightly, she did not wait to see if her supposed backup was coming her way, but instead decided to move out so that she could end this demon before it gained any more strength.

"Forgive me, Katelyn, if we cannot save you." Hestia thought to herself regretfully. Her wish for research data betraying her sympathy somewhat.

[Finsternia]

Allistor Abendroth

Allistor nodded to Rabbit and went into pursuit with Hestia. The situation is getting out of hand. The once simple deranged moments of Katelyn turned out to be a worse thing. A possession. 'That would explain a lot of things.' Allistor thought of the moral weight of attacking a schoolmate, a comrade, and an acquaintance. That person, that body, is still Katelyn. And if push come to shove, he knew that they have no choice but to kill the poor girl.

'But still... We need to find a better and more efficient way before that happens.'

But the words of his mother kept on coming back to him.

'Years of possession have left the real soul inside tortured and broken and stripped of dignity and freedom. Death is the only peace we could give to such people.'

If they could only exorcise the poor girl. But it would be clear that "Katelyn" won't let that happen. 'There will be blood... A lot of blood...' He said to himself as he kept up with the professor, towards the beaches of the Academy.

[Serah]

While Oliver actually did want to talk to the odd person on the bench, a sudden flare that soon formed the image of a cross in the sky made his mind tilt a certain way that not many things could.

"Begnion, I'm going to need you to listen to me right now.
Go back to my room and under no circumstances follow me.
I'm going to check what this whole thing is, then I'll come back so as to not worry you." He spoke, oddly serious.

Begnion on the other hand whimpered a bit and as soon as he was left on the ground made circles around his owner, like a ward of sorts, telling him not to go there.

"Don't worry about me, you know I can handle it.
It's just fire, fire is fine. If you come with me though, you will be in danger, and that's not something I want to see happen.
So just go back to my room, I'll be back before you go to sleep." Smiling slightly, as much as someone that seemed to have forgotten how to do so could, Oliver left for the forest.

It was odd of him to try and follow that trace, he hadn't any form of connection to whoever was making those signs, he didn't have a connection to basically anyone in the school, yet he felt like it was almost necessary for him. Like an obligation of sorts.
As soon as he was close to the forest, he jumped up, his wind keeping him afloat for a few moments made him able to locate roughly where the source of the fire was.
He liked the forest, there wasn't much to it, but the fact that he had a view over it from his room made him very happy and calmed him down when anything stressful happened.
Maybe he just wanted to protect that.
But within himself was another reason he didn't uncover yet.

He just hoped he wouldn't end like Sigurd.

[Saldinado]

Shade Jones

Now that Hestia was out of her room and making her way towards the other two, Shade now had one last person to speak to.

Once she was at the entrance of his room, Shade knocked hard yet calmly on the door before opening it up if it was indeed open. Looking straight into the eyes of Basil she spoke to him as she did with her former. "Excuse for interrupting your tea time Basil, but unfortunately we must hurry and leave for outside. It appears that Katelyn has become increasingly dangerous and unstable to the point that she's escaped from John's watch and has taken some of the students hostage for her own. I can only assume that the being inside of her has gain either complete or most control her body and is now showing its true colors.

Please, there's not enough time now to give you any more details so just follow me and we'll meet up with Rabbit and the others to figure out what to do." And with her calm and soft words lingering in the air, she turned around and faced her back to Basil before walking off back to where Rabbit was with her footsteps echoing through the dead and quiet hallway. When she got there however she saw that almost everyone else was gone. "Hm; I guess they went off in search for Katelyn." Soon she then heard the sounds of someone else arriving for which she turned her head to see.

Dominique Corleone

As most of the other students were asleep during the fiasco, Dominique was still up and wide awake. Sitting on his bed with Prince curled up in his lap fast asleep, the teen was quietly reading the book that he checked out from the library earlier. Soft music that was a mixture of R&B and hip-hop instrumentals along with a sort of electronica vibe filled his room with him humming along with it. Everything seemed nice and fine before he along with the chocolate labradoodle were suddenly alerted by a scream which was then followed by the sight of a bright light outside.

Looking out of his window, Dominique's eyes widen and his eyebrows furrowed when he saw the sight of what was causing this sudden light source. There in the forest was the sight of a bright and large cross that filled the sky and its surroundings. "Ciò in nome del cielo..." He whispered to himself as he got up from his bed and put on his shoes, already dressed from today's classes. Looking down at Prince, he leaned down and picked up the dog and looked it into its cloudy periwinkle eyes and kissed him before putting him back on the bed. "Stay here baby. Basta andare indietro a dormire. Sarò di ritorno." Sensing the feeling of this calmness, Prince yawned and curled back into a ball and returned to his laziness as Dom walked out of the room and outside to see that there was nobody outside besides the music teacher waiting out there. Maybe she too had heard or seen the thing in the sky. Walking over to her he spoke to her with a little bit of apprehension in his voice."Scusami, but do you what's going on? And why is there a large cross buring in the sky?"

Shade remained quiet for a moment as usual before speaking to her student. "Yes I do, however there's just too little time to explain what's happening. But as a summary, one of your classmates are in trouble and has the possibility of hurting or destroying no only herself, but the entire island itself along with us. That would explain the cross in the sky. The rest of us are currently trying to find her, as well as the ones that she probably injured. I think I have a feeling about where they are. Please hurrying along now and make your way towards the Aquo dorms for me. I'll be following right behind you. Now go." The last part of her words were more assertive yet her quiet and calm voice still remained.

"O-oh. Well yes ma'am." Turning to the direction of the dorms, Dominique made his way there as Shade looked at him and closed her eyes for a moment before walking over with the boy; but then she stopped and looked back at the doors of the school. She couldn't just leave Basil without any direction. So instead she raised her hand and brought it to her mouth as she whispered something into it. "Rabbit and the others have most likely gone towards the woods to find Katelyn. I will be at the Aquo dorms. Please go towards the woods and I will meet you there." Holding her hand in a closed fist, she slowly opened it up revealing a small cloud. Hopefully when Basil arrived, he would see this and interact with it, revealing to him the message. Letting it float freely in the sky just at her head level, she turned around and continued walking towards their destination.

[Charlia]

Ah, they'd found her. Red eyes gleamed viciously as she stared at them, noting that this body's sister and the doll needed to be swayed. The more on her side, the better.

"Stay back," she demanded, making her voice quiver as if she was genuinely afraid. "Don't come near us! I won't let you hurt them!"

The blue-haired girl--Kasumi, the memories called her--stood firmly behind the brunette, staring with wide eyes at the teachers and students congregating on them. The doll hid behind her leg, peering out nervously.

Good.

They believed the lie. For a little while longer, she could distract them, help her mistress destroy them. Take them down.

This would be fun.

[Saldinado]

Shaun Calhoun

Earlier in the evening...

"Oh. Well, I'm so sorry that I have to leave you so suddenly," Shaun confessed to Addison as he got up from the seat with a rather rose-colored complexion on his face from the embarrassment. His heart was beating a little faster than before and his mind was racing with thoughts. She was quite adorable indeed, however he knew that such things we're bound to happen given certain circumstances. He smiled at her and leaned in to take her hand and shook it- his hands felt smooth and soft as if they were those of an infant, yet his grip was something that was firm and strong enough to make her feel as though she was getting a handshake from a person- and smiled warmly at them. "but goodnight; we can meet again during breakfast or my morning practice. There's a map around the school, but if you would like, I'll be happy to show you around personally. Hasta manana."
And with those words, Shaun left Addison on the bench and went towards his room for the night. When he got there he went to go clean himself up now switching into his pajamas which included a grey tank top with blue and white striped pajama bottoms. All taking less than 6 minutes at the most. Once that was done, he rubbed his eyes before sighing and going back outside to take a walk due to his inability to sleep.

At that point, there wasn't anybody around. Most likely they turned in for the night. This was something that he found rather exciting. Being one of the very few who were out during this time of the night while everyone else remained hidden in their rooms to be shielded from the light of the moon. Sighing deeply to himself he walked towards the outskirts of the woods nearby the lake with the faint sounds of the water lapping over the shores filled his ears. The overall sounds, smells, and sight that was only being guided by the moonlight, was proving to be effective in his abilities to sleep.

Now...

With a blank and sweaty face as well as a small tremble in his arms and hands, Shaun walked along the shores of the lake as the chance of him sleeping wasn't happening anytime soon. He moved slowly almost as if he was still thinking about something. His heart was still beating faster and his palms were wet and shaky. His breathing was soft and quiet yet rapid as he began shivering slightly. What could have caused this to happen to him? What did he witness that could have resulted in this sudden change within him. Yawning softly Shaun continued his walk around the lake shores before there was a rather sudden sound that filled his ears. The roaring sound of flames filled his eyes and as a result, he froze in his tracks and yelled before he looked around in search of the noise. Suddenly his eyes lit up brightly as a towering slight loomed over him as well as the lake.

A large flaming cross appeared from the forest and engorged the sky as its brightness overpowered the moon's. And due to him being in such a close proximity of it, he was forced to close his eyes from the brightness and intensity of the flames caused him to sweat and become hot and heat up. He wanted to look away from it yet he was rather frozen by the sight of it. The flames his snowy-white hair took on the orange and red reflections of the fire as the reflection of the cross appeared across his pupils and was his body began to become hotter, there was a sudden noise that appeared behind him. Out of fear and surprise, he quickly turned around and held his hand up at the source of the noise as the ground below his feet rose and sent spikes traveling towards it until a large wall of spikes made of stone and gravel blocked off their path towards him. The brightness still obstructed his vision so he needed to move closer to it to see what it was.

And lo and behold, it was some of the students along with a teacher. But it was that teacher. Of all the ones to come, why him? Was this some form of torment for him to suffer from? Glaring at the masked professor along with the rest of the students, Shaun turned his back to them still surround them with his earthen barrier when he saw in front of him the sight of red beady eyes staring at him. And with that, a blue-haired girl and her doll. Listening to them, he looked back at the students and teacher and growled softly at them before looking back at the females. "What the hell is this? What is going on here? Is this some form of hallucination?" He said to himself out loud in surprise and confusion. On one side laid Kasumi and Natalie while on the other was Rabbit, Henry and others. Was there something here that he didn't know about?

[Charlia]

Shaun Calhoun

Earlier in the evening...

"Oh. Well, I'm so sorry that I have to leave you so suddenly," Shaun confessed to Addison as he got up from the seat with a rather rose-colored complexion on his face from the embarrassment. His heart was beating a little faster than before and his mind was racing with thoughts. She was quite adorable indeed, however he knew that such things we're bound to happen given certain circumstances. He smiled at her and leaned in to take her hand and shook it- his hands felt smooth and soft as if they were those of an infant, yet his grip was something that was firm and strong enough to make her feel as though she was getting a handshake from a person- and smiled warmly at them. "but goodnight; we can meet again during breakfast or my morning practice. There's a map around the school, but if you would like, I'll be happy to show you around personally. Hasta manana."
And with those words, Shaun left Addison on the bench and went towards his room for the night. When he got there he went to go clean himself up now switching into his pajamas which included a grey tank top with blue and white striped pajama bottoms. All taking less than 6 minutes at the most. Once that was done, he rubbed his eyes before sighing and going back outside to take a walk due to his inability to sleep.

At that point, there wasn't anybody around. Most likely they turned in for the night. This was something that he found rather exciting. Being one of the very few who were out during this time of the night while everyone else remained hidden in their rooms to be shielded from the light of the moon. Sighing deeply to himself he walked towards the outskirts of the woods nearby the lake with the faint sounds of the water lapping over the shores filled his ears. The overall sounds, smells, and sight that was only being guided by the moonlight, was proving to be effective in his abilities to sleep.

Now...

With a blank and sweaty face as well as a small tremble in his arms and hands, Shaun walked along the shores of the lake as the chance of him sleeping wasn't happening anytime soon. He moved slowly almost as if he was still thinking about something. His heart was still beating faster and his palms were wet and shaky. His breathing was soft and quiet yet rapid as he began shivering slightly. What could have caused this to happen to him? What did he witness that could have resulted in this sudden change within him. Yawning softly Shaun continued his walk around the lake shores before there was a rather sudden sound that filled his ears. The roaring sound of flames filled his eyes and as a result, he froze in his tracks and yelled before he looked around in search of the noise. Suddenly his eyes lit up brightly as a towering slight loomed over him as well as the lake.

A large flaming cross appeared from the forest and engorged the sky as its brightness overpowered the moon's. And due to him being in such a close proximity of it, he was forced to close his eyes from the brightness and intensity of the flames caused him to sweat and become hot and heat up. He wanted to look away from it yet he was rather frozen by the sight of it. The flames his snowy-white hair took on the orange and red reflections of the fire as the reflection of the cross appeared across his pupils and was his body began to become hotter, there was a sudden noise that appeared behind him. Out of fear and surprise, he quickly turned around and held his hand up at the source of the noise as the ground below his feet rose and sent spikes traveling towards it until a large wall of spikes made of stone and gravel blocked off their path towards him. The brightness still obstructed his vision so he needed to move closer to it to see what it was.

And lo and behold, it was some of the students along with a teacher. But it was that teacher. Of all the ones to come, why him? Was this some form of torment for him to suffer from? Glaring at the masked professor along with the rest of the students, Shaun turned his back to them still surround them with his earthen barrier when he saw in front of him the sight of red beady eyes staring at him. And with that, a blue-haired girl and her doll. Listening to them, he looked back at the students and teacher and growled softly at them before looking back at the females. "What the hell is this? What is going on here? Is this some form of hallucination?" He said to himself out loud in surprise and confusion. On one side laid Kasumi and Natalie while on the other was Rabbit, Henry and others. Was there something here that he didn't know about?

"Shaun!" She turned, staring at this new person, the memories bringing the name to her lips as she reached out. "Thank goodness! They've gone crazy or something, I don't know what's going on, I made this to try and call for help. Come on, there's safety in numbers, right? If we stick together, we're more likely to be safe!"

The question was, would Shaun trust a seemingly-desperate 'Hikari', or would he trust Rabbit and his group? It didn't matter too much, although again, the more, the merrier.

And once the others were all dead, wouldn't it be a shock when she turned on her own 'allies'? How amusing that would be.

[Kingdom of Irhk]

Shade Jones

Now that Hestia was out of her room and making her way towards the other two, Shade now had one last person to speak to.

Once she was at the entrance of his room, Shade knocked hard yet calmly on the door before opening it up if it was indeed open. Looking straight into the eyes of Basil she spoke to him as she did with her former. "Excuse for interrupting your tea time Basil, but unfortunately we must hurry and leave for outside. It appears that Katelyn has become increasingly dangerous and unstable to the point that she's escaped from John's watch and has taken some of the students hostage for her own. I can only assume that the being inside of her has gain either complete or most control her body and is now showing its true colors.

Please, there's not enough time now to give you any more details so just follow me and we'll meet up with Rabbit and the others to figure out what to do." And with her calm and soft words lingering in the air, she turned around and faced her back to Basil before walking off back to where Rabbit was with her footsteps echoing through the dead and quiet hallway. When she got there however she saw that almost everyone else was gone. "Hm; I guess they went off in search for Katelyn." Soon she then heard the sounds of someone else arriving for which she turned her head to see.

Basil Smith

Calmly, Basil put the tea cup down, and with a calm yet worried voice, answered Shade after a sigh that indicated that his last hopes were now gone. Katelyn went out of control, and he was sure that some people among them were going for the kill.

"I see... Well, at this rate a fight is inevitable. Do support them, I must make preparations of my own before I head out, but I'll join you soon. Please, try to not kill her, as I understand that it is a considered option by many of you, but one I deeply wish to avoid, as we still don't know about what's happening with the student herself. We also need to keep the closer ones away from her, as if she's truly possessed, this might prove useful to the demon."