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Session 1-1: The Ragnarök Guardians
Three months later, Negi was walking with Asuna and Konoka when they saw six people
striding towards the school. Three seemed to be in their late teens, one was an adult and the
other two were girls that were around his age.
"Hey!" Negi called, walking to them. The figure in the front, one of the teens with long silver
hair and yellow eyes, glanced over to him, then blinked. "Can I help you with something?"
"We are on our way to meet the principal of this establishment." replied the man, who had
short white hair, red eyes and pointed teeth.
"So you're Negi Springfield..." the lead teen said, looking him up and down. "...you're
practically oozing magical energy, kid."
Negi's eyes widened. "How - who are you?" he demanded. The teen chuckled. "I'm Verakka
Eva Rvark, seventeen." he replied, then gestured to the others. "These are my associates,
Zailir Yansan Navis - he's twenty-one -, Zova Kindar - he's sixteen -, Windine Vaexi - he's
fifteen and a half - and Majess Obrium. She's ten."
He pointed to each of them in turn, then moved another girl forward, putting his arm around
her. She was wearing a white shirt with detached sleeves, black pants and black fingerless
gloves. Her hair was blonde, her eyes were red and her expression was unreadable.
"This is my sister, Faiki Xaphus Rvark. Eleven years old." Verakka said with a smile.
"What are you talking about, 'magical energy'?" Asuna asked, glancing at Negi. "That's
ridicul-"
"Spare me, miss Asuna Kagurazaka. I'm well aware of your teacher's status as the son of the
Thousand Master." Verakka cut her off. "We're here to speak to the principal."
"What for? Why are you here?" Negi asked.
"We wish to recruit Mahora Academy's protection and assistance." Zova replied. "You could
say we're on the run." "From who?" "The Väkyroc clan."
"This really is best discussed with the principal." Zailir cut off Zova before he could say
anything else, the other boy glaring warily at the adult. Verakka nodded, then gestured to the
building. Negi watched as the group walked by, Majess trailing behind to look at him.
"You can come too, you know." she stated simply.
They wordlessly followed the girl, who ran to catch up with the others of her group. They
reached the front door of the school, opening it to find Evangeline and Chachamaru waiting
for them.
"Ah, Evangeline A. K. McDowell." Verakka said. Evangeline glanced over to Negi. "Boy, is
there a reason that you're escorting trespassers into the school?" she asked. Negi blinked.
"Master, they only wish to speak with the principal. I have been with them since they
entered school grounds, and now that you're here as well, there's no chance of anything bad
happening."
Negi thought he heard Zova mutter 'try again', but shook it off. Evangeline studied Verakka
closely, then 'hmph'ed and turned. "Fine then." she said, and Rvark nodded with a smile
before he and the others proceeded. Asuna stepped up to Evangeline. "Is there something
wrong?" she asked. Without looking at her, Evangeline replied, "Their magical energies are
different from some of the others I've seen."
"What do you mean, Master?" Negi asked. This time, Chachamaru responded. "Thus far, a
spell has been needed to release a magician's power. But their power seems unabridged."
"Meaning?" "Meaning that they may practice a different form of magic."
Arrival at the principal's office led Verakka to knock on the door. A voice from within said
'Come in', and he entered alongside Zailir, Zova, Windine, Chachamaru and Evangeline. Negi
went to follow, but Zailir held an arm out.
"Verakka has decided that you'll be informed of what's going on IF the proposal we make is
agreed to." he declared. "Until then, wait outside." he glanced to Majess and Faiki. "You two
make sure they stay out."
"Yeah yeah, we got it..." Majess yawned, putting her hands behind her head and sitting
against the wall. Faiki walked to a waiting bench and sat.
"That's ridiculous, we need to know what's going on." Asuna stated. Zailir glanced at her.
"Currently, the ones who NEED to know are inside the room." the man replied. "You will be
told once a solid deal has been made, and not before." with that, he shut the door.
They stood in silence for a moment, then Negi turned to Majess and Faiki. "Who are you
guys?" he asked. Majess smiled. "Majess Obrium, member three of the Ragnarök Guardians."
she replied.
Negi gestured to the door. "And can you tell me what they're discussing?" he asked. Majess
shook her head, chuckling.
The child teacher turned to Faiki. "Can you tell me anything?" he asked. The girl seemed
surprised that he was talking to her; her eyes widened slightly, then she smiled. "Faiki
Xaphus Rvark, member six of the Ragnarök Guardians." she told him. "My brother gave pretty
strict guidelines when he allowed me to come here, something about Mahora being
dangerous."
"What kind of guidelines?" Konoka asked. Faiki shrugged. "Some boring stuff about not
wandering off on my own, not talking to strangers, and so forth." she replied. Negi nodded.
"So can you tell us about your brother's plans?" "Didn't he tell you? We want to be safe here."
"But why can't I be allowed in?" Negi asked. "He let the others inside-" "The discussion is
with the principal," Majess stated, drawing the magician's attention. "and did you really think
we could stop Evangeline from listening in? She's too stubborn."
"Hey, Springfield." Faiki said. Asuna glanced at her, as did Negi. "Springfield? Why my last
name?" he asked. Faiki blinked. "Isn't it a sign of respect to call someone by their last name in
Japan?" she asked.
Negi slowly nodded. "...yeah, I guess." he said. "Great! So, Springfield, could you sit and chat
with me for a bit?" the girl asked. "Like I said, it's the first time I've spoken with someone
outside of the Ragnarök Guardians."
"Zailir, you're sure that the door is soundproofed?" Zova muttered. The man shifted his gaze
to the teenager. "Don't doubt me, such a task is nothing." he replied.
"Like I said, we'll look into the matter but no concrete evidence has been shown that you are
telling the truth." Principal Konoe said. "We'll consult Magic Academy-"
"That's not good enough!" Verakka shouted back, slamming his fist on the desk. The sound of
splintering wood reverberated through the room, and Evangeline tensed. Verakka looked
down to see his arm covered in glowing green symbols, his skin a dark grey.
"Verakka, calm yourself." Windine said calmly. Rvark grunted and lifted his arm from the
damaged desk, then flexed and the symbols slowly faded away.
"What the hell was that?" Evangeline growled. "Are you hiding something, kid?"
"Regardless, that should prove our point." Verakka said, rubbing his wrist as the skin returned
to normal. "The Väkyroc clan neither forgets nor forgives. We have been on the run for five
months now."
"As I said, we need to look into this further." the principal insisted. "Not to mention, I don't
see how this is our problem." Evangeline added. Verakka turned his gaze to her. "We have
nowhere else to turn. If we are caught, something far worse than the incident with the Great
World Tree will befall the world."
The room was silent for a moment. Then Principal Konoe nodded to Zailir, who grunted.
"Would you please let the others in?" he asked.
"So that's how you're a teacher?" Faiki asked. Negi nodded, opened his mouth to say
something, and was stopped as the door was opened. Zailir glanced over them. "Come in." he
said tersely, walking back inside. Negi stood immediately, walking to the door. Asuna and
Konoka, who had been sitting with Majess, followed, and Faiki ran after them.
They found Zova and Windine conversing with each other in a corner of the room. Majess
went to stand next to Zailir, and Faiki took a position next to Verakka. The principal stood.
"Verakka, I shall grant your request on one condition." he said. The teen looked wary but
nodded.
"If this is as dangerous as you say, then you must put forth all of your effort only to protect
both Mahora Academy and the students within." Principal Konoe declared. "Do you agree?"
Verakka was silent, then he nodded. "Yes. I swear upon my honor, I shall do my utmost to
protect Mahora and its students." he said.
"Your honor?" Evangeline sneered. "Don't you have an oath stone, old man?"
Negi looked at Verakka, seeing that he looked both insulted and angry. "Is something
wrong?" the child teacher asked. Zailir snapped his fingers to get Negi's attention.
"Where we come from, swearing upon your honor is the same as swearing upon a soul-
binding stone." the man explained. "Breaking your oath will result in you being considered as
less than a person, a dull shell of what you once were. If Verakka were to break this oath,
neither I nor anyone else would complain if you killed him on the spot."
"By saying that Verakka's honor wasn't good enough, Evangeline delivered one of the most
vile insults possible." Zova continued, reaching into his pocket. "She, too, could die without
any complaints from us."
"Want to try it?" the vampire girl asked warningly. "Enough! I accept your oath, Verakka."
Principal Konoe said. He looked at Negi. "Mr. Negi, kindly show these people around campus.
Evangeline, get Mr. Takahata. We have things to discuss."