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"We have always stood together before. What makes you believe we would abandon her now?"
Road to Aterra Academy
Wake put a hand to her mouth to hold back a rather large yawn. The girl grimaced slightly as she then lifted her other hand to look at her watch, she was going to be late.
In the girl's haste to write down all notes she could think of, she forgot to sleep. She had managed a short nap, but it didn't help much. It surprised her when she saw that Fuuko had already left for school, leaving Wake to wonder why she didn't wake her. The girl slowed to a halt and stretched, relief coursing through her as her bones popped.
Looking towards the ocean she smiled however, as the sight was still breathtaking to her. The sight of the ocean mixed with the chirping birds, and the sounds of the rustling tree leaves just made the girl smile. Straightening her stance she clenched a fist with a determined smile.
"No time to mope over lack of sleep! Today is the my first day to this new academic life. I need to try my hardest."
The girl nodded and proceeded onward, passing by several other Disciples that were also on their way to school. She waved at a few, some waved back, others just took one look at her and laughed amongst themselves. Confused at their reaction, Wake almost walked over to the group, but she was stopped by a hand on her shoulder. Turning around she was met by the mischievous grin of Chlotz.
"Morning! Nice uniform you got there Wake. I had a feeling a God's Gift would get a special one. That's really cool."
Wake just blinked at the boy's statement, she then looked down to his uniform. His uniform was white with blue stripes, and a gold and red emblem on his arm. That was really the only thing she spotted that was different, as her emblem was gold and cyan. The boy pulled her from her thoughts as he cleared his throat.
"You also get to live in such a sweet pad, too...I'm kind of jealous. I really need to work hard to live somewhere like that."
"We'll just have to work harder together then. Wouldn't want you to get bored of your current accommodations."
It seemed to take a minute for Chlotz to realize her joking tone, but when he did he laughed and pulled her closer.
"Good response classmate, we should be getting along with each other. People do tend to say that home is where you make it."
Wake then pushed the boy off of her, starting to get uncomfortable at his proximity. Chlotz took the hint and stepped to the side, putting his arms behind his head. There was a brief pause before he started talking again.
"There are a lot of Disciples living in my dorm, it's so nice and lively."
Chlotz then turned to Wake with a raised eyebrow.
"There are only S Ranks at your place right? Doesn't it feel empty?"
Wake shrugged, her attention not really on the conversation, it was pulled towards a bird species she had never seen before. Though, as much as she wanted to go and sketch it, it would have been rude to leave in the midst of a conversation.
"Its only been one day Chlotz. It would be hard to say if it is."
"Okay, but just you watch me! I'll outrank you in no time flat!"
"I doubt that, I am a serious study."
"Morning, you two!"
Wake and Chlotz turned to see Fuuko running towards them, she came to a halt before them and smiled. Wake just tilted her head.
"Fuuko, why didn't you wake me up this morning?"
"Oh, well, you looked pretty beat, I also had something to take care of. I left you to sleep because you looked like you really needed it. Yesterday was kind of rough on us."
Wake just shook her head and sighed, Chlotz watched them, his mischievous smile growing larger. There was a topic of conversation he wanted to discuss.
"Oh, yeah, you guys Classmated yesterday! How did it go? You guys have to tell me what it was like with two girls."
Wake was about to respond to the boy, but Fuuko interrupted her, the pink haired girl becoming visibly redder in her cheeks. She lightly punched Chlotz in the arm.
"Hey! I-I think it's against the rules to ask about it Chlotz. Even if it was the first time two girls have ever done it!"
Fuuko's voice was kind of loud when she finished that statement, Wake noticed several other girls giggling while looking at them. She could swear she saw some of the Male Disciples give her a dirty look, they were probably jealous.
"Really Fuuko? Isn't it a holy ritual? I'm just asking for educational purposes."
"Yeah I'm sure you are you perv!"
Wake turned, about to tell Fuuko that that comment was rather rude, but she was cut off by a girl with short green hair and a purple bow running up to her. Her eyes had yellow stars at their centers, something Wake found a familiarity with. Her uniform was lined with black, and she wore a nervous smile.
"Ah..."
The girl looked as if she had something to say, but didn't, Wake just raised an eyebrow. The girl then shook her head and held out her hand.
"Um...Good morning!"
Wake paused for a brief moment before she returned the smile and took the girl's hand.
"Good morning."
The two shook and the girl quickly took a step back, her cheeks red.
"Oh...Um...Well, see you!"
The girl then turned and ran off, leaving the three to watch her disappear from sight. Chlotz whistled as he once again put an arm around Wake's shoulders.
"Whoa! Pretty smooth there, aren't you Wake? You just got here yesterday and already you have girls running up to talk to you?"
Wake then pushed the boy away from her again, straightening her tie as she spoke.
"I don't know that girl."
Chlotz then frowned as his mischievous expression was replaced with an annoyed one.
"Liar. Like you expect me to believe that a random stranger would run up to you and say hello. I mean, she had to know you have a thing for girls right?"
"She was cute. And Chlotz, there are so many things wrong with what you said I'm not sure I could explain them all."
"But it is true Fuuko, I do like girls. Yet, I still don't know who she was."
Chlotz and Fuuko turned to stare at the girl, surprised by her blatant admission of that fact. Wake just chuckled as she shook her head. If that surprised them, then they were in for a treat for the next few years. When Chlotz seemingly calmed down her chuckled while poking her arm.
"Maybe you've forgotten about her?"
"...Maybe."
The trio then continued their walk, having a grand time. Their conversations ranged from several random topics, most from Chlotz trying to pull more information out of Wake. This went on for several minutes before Fuuko turned and pointed off in the distance.
"Hey, guys. I can see the Academy."
Wake turned away from Chlotz and felt her eyes widen at the sight of the building. The structure was massive, reaching high into the sky. A large gate wrapped around the white and cobalt building as the mountain of the island stood behind it. If Wake could equate the look of the Academy to anything, it would be that it resembled a rocket that was stuck on top of a school building.
"So that is Aterra Academy."
Aterra Academy: Faculty Office
The trio had entered the building and had been instructed to head to the Faculty Office to find their assigned classes. They had hurried as fast as they could, as they didn't want to be even later, Fuuko and Chlotz were doubled over trying to catch their breaths. Wake, not feeling as exhausted as her friends, looked around the room, trying to find a teacher to speak to. When Chlotz finally got his breathing in order he stood up and called out.
"Excuse us, we're looking for a teacher."
"Then, may I help you?"
The trio turned to see where the voice came from, it was another girl. She had red hair that was held in a ponytail with a black and violet bow. She wore a white dress shirt with a red jacket and skirt. Wake tilted her head at this, she looked their age. Wake honestly found the girl to be quite attractive. Yet a question remained, why was she not in uniform? Chlotz took one look at the girl and flinched back, his reaction getting the attention of the two girls. The girl before them just laughed at his reaction.
"Oh, it's you, Chlotz. Good morning."
"Ooh, you must be a ladies' man, Chlotz. You already have a cute girl calling you by name, also."
Chlotz turned a glare towards Fuuko, but the girl simply flashed him a smile reminiscent of his mischievous one. The boy then sighed as he slumped over.
"Um...It's not what it looks like."
Fuuko shook her head as she once again turned to the girl, she put a hand to her chin as her head tilted.
"Am I missing something? I thought that you had to wear a uniform at this school."
Wake silently thanked Fuuko for asking that question, she had been trying to figure out a way to word it without being rude. She also silently cursed herself at how simple the task should of been. The girl chuckled as she put her arms behind her back.
"Oh, there is a perfectly good explanation for that..."
"She may not look it, but Sis is a teacher at this school."
Wake and Fuuko's heads snapped back to Chlotz while the girl laughed at his expression. It was a mixture of defeat and annoyance. Wake then turned to the girl and spoke the question that was on the two's mind.
"'Sis'?"
The girl nodded and bowed with a smile.
"I thank you for looking after my brother. My name is Chloe Genus, I'll be in charge of your class. It is nice to meet you all."
"Chlotz's sister is our teacher?"
"She is an S Rank too..."
Wake once again looked to Chlotz, the boy looked depressed all of a sudden. She felt bad for him, but she stayed quiet. Chloe nodded as she turned to Fuuko, leaning forward to get a good look at her.
"You're a fellow S Rank, Fuuko, isn't that right?"
"Of all the teachers in this school, I had to get my sister..."
Chloe's smile faded as she quickly corrected herself, she looked to Chlotz with a serious expression.
"That's odd. I know I you that I was in charge of the second-year Elite Class."
"Yeah, you probably did mention that at some point."
"Same as always Chlotz, always forgetting the important stuff I tell you. Looks like I still need to look after you. I am the older sister, after all."
"I am not a kid!"
Wake smiled, she enjoyed seeing the interactions between siblings. However, a flash of red and white split apart her happy moment. She frowned as her eyes darkened, Fuuko noticed this, and even gave the girl a questioning gaze when her expression quickly returned to normal. Meanwhile Chloe and Chlotz were still having their argument.
"Stop bringing that up! You are only a year older than me!"
That comment pulled Wake away from her thoughts, she turned to Chlotz as the boy fumed.
"What? Really?"
The boy sighed, a look of defeat sliding across his face, he then slumped over and turned to Wake.
"My sister had excellent grades that allowed her to skip a few grades. She is now a teacher. She transferred to the Academy last year when she got her Brand. She graduated from college at the age of 14, top of the class too."
"Wait, Genus? Aren't you the one who wrote the thesis on combat strategies? I loved reading it, taught me alot actually."
The three turned to Wake, the girl simply smiled and shrugged.
"How else do you think I got good with my sword. I had a lot of free time and access to a library."
"Well," Chlotz continued after the pause; "looks are deceiving, aren't they?"
"That part wasn't necessary, Chlotz. Well, I'll be introducing you three to the rest of the class. And Chlotz...no sleeping during my lectures, okay?"
Chloe had said that with a smile, but the three could just hear the violent undertones that went along with the statement. It actually caused Wake to shiver.
2nd Year Classroom
The class was rather lively when Chloe and the three entered the room. The students busy talking amongst themselves and seemingly having a nice time. They all immediately settled however when Chloe cleared her throat. Each student quickly took to their seats and watched Chloe with waiting expressions. Wake whistled at their speed of doing that.
"Students, today I would like to introduce you to three new Disciples that are joining us. They are Fuuko Amicus, Chlotz Genus, and Wake Archus."
There was a murmuring that went through the class, Wake looked to each of the students. Some looked to her with surprise, while others just began laughing. Why was everyone doing that? The only person that wasn't talking was Alec. The girl was in the back of the room reading a manual of some kind. The two Disciples in front of her however, seemed busy discussing something.
"So that's God's Gift. Whoa...I never knew she would be so attractive."
"Quiet Areo, she may hear you! But, then again, I thought only an S Rank would become the God's Gift..."
Alec looked up from her book, a twinge of annoyance was in her eyes, but other than that her face remained stoic. Chlotz looked around the class and sighed, Fuuko gave him a look and the boy quickly explained.
"Everyone is looking at Wake."
"Well, she is a God's Gift after all. Not every day something like that happens."
Chloe then cleared her throat once more and the class went silent. Every eye was now on the girl as she smiled.
"All right everyone, let's settle down," She then turned to the three; "you three can take your seats too."
The three nodded and quickly took seats that were available. Fuuko took a seat in the front while Wake was sitting in the direct center. Chlotz's seat was next to Alec, and the girl didn't seem all too pleased about that. When they were settled in Chloe stood behind her podium and smiled.
"Well, vice president Narika! Since the class president is out for the day, please start the day for us."
Wake heard a chair next to her screeching as its occupant shot out of her seat. She then heard a rather nervous voice begin speaking, she could tell that the girl was probably shaking.
"Ah! Y-Yes...E-Everyone, please stand."
Everyone in the class then stood, Wake didn't know what was going on, but she quickly stood anyway. All of the students then bowed as the nervous sounding girl once again spoke.
"Good morning, Ms. Chloe. Everyone, take your seats."
All of the students then returned to their seats, Wake smiled at how well executed that was. She was about to start writing sketching in her notebook, but a relieved sigh pulled her attention to the desk beside her.
The girl sitting at the desk had long dark blue hair that was held with a hairband that had a little white bow on it. The girl's face was red, it almost seemed as if she was trying to calm herself down. She had the same emblem as her own, but her uniform was lined with brown stripes. It kind of made Wake happy she chose the seat, as Chlotz would have sat there and stared at the girl's sizable chest. He probably would have made the poor girl even more nervous. Even though the girl was trying to relax, Wake decided to talk to her.
"Are you alright? Your face is really red."
The girl almost seemed to jump when Wake spoke, but she calmed and turned to Wake with a cautious smile.
"Oh...I'm all right. Its just that I don't do the morning greetings, I was kind of nervous."
"You get stage fright, huh?"
She meant that as a joke, but the girl nodded sadly, she felt bad for bringing it up.
"That's right..."
"Well, in any case, it's nice to meet you."
"It's nice to meet you too, my name is Narika Shina."
"As you all should know, this world consists of six elements. Fire, Aqua, Wind, Earth...Hm, now what are the remaining two? Narika."
"They're Ether, which represents Light, and Dusk, which represents Darkness."
"That's correct. Good job Narika."
Narika smiled as she took her seat again, Wake also smiled at her as she looked up from her notebook. To be honest, Wake really wasn't paying attention to the lecture. It was on subjects that she had already studied, instead she spent her time drawing. That didn't mean however that she couldn't feel happy for her new friend. She looked down at her drawing and frowned.
She had been attempting to draw Ms. Chloe and Narika, but the doodles didn't look right to her. Sighing she flipped the page as Chloe continued with the lesson.
"The Dusk Circles that threaten this world are overflowing with Dusk Energy. Dusk, the element of Darkness, is said to preside over mankind's desires. In these Dusk Circles, the Dusk Energy is so powerful that most other elements cannot thrive. Ether is completely devoured by it."
Wake winced at that, she quickly remembered that she was literally nothing but a walking Ether Field as Ruby put it. She got even more nervous over that fact, but unaware of the girl's plight, Chloe continued.
"Obviously, our Star Energy cannot be used in spaces without Ether Particles. This is why Disciples cannot fight the monsters that are formed in Dusk Circles. Even worse, two of the Circles have become active near the island. Our allies are doing what they can day and night."
A very tense mood settled over the class, so much so that even Wake looked up from her notebook. Chloe then shifted her attention to Alec, the girl was still reading.
"Alec, you've been in battles against monsters recently, correct?"
The girl then closed her book and stood, giving the teacher her same blank look. Wake was starting to wonder what was wrong with the girl.
"The number of monsters pouring out of the Dusk Circles has increased. A 15% rise compared to last year. Following this, there have been many casualties reported. If we proceed to fight outside of the Circles, in two months there will be a 50% increase. This island would be swarmed."
The girl took her seat and went back to reading. Everyone in the class turned to stare at the indifferent girl. She gave the information about that many potential deaths as if she was reading the newspaper. She was kind of making Wake mad that she didn't seem to care. To break this, Chloe again started speaking.
"This is true, but even then, we've finally found the light at the end of the tunnel. This is because...we have been granted a God's Gift!"
Everyone in the class seemed surprised by that statement, some even gave knowing looks towards Wake. She somewhat began feeling embarrassed at the attention she was getting, but once again Chloe continued when the class settled down.
"And because she can create her own Ether Field. We can finally fight the monsters with the help of the God's Gift! Even within the Etherless Dusk Circles!"
The class once again started excitedly talking amongst themselves. To make matters worse for Wake, Chlotz jumped out of his seat and started talking quickly.
"That, and she is also compatible with Female Disciples! Her Star Conception Rate with an S Rank Discipe is at 100%!"
That got the boys in the class excited, the girls just started to giggle. Narika turned, wide-eyed to Wake, the girl shrank back in her seat. She did not like this much attention thrown at her. Chloe seemed to agree as she threw an eraser at the boy's head. There was an audible crack as the eraser deflected off, sending Chlotz to the floor. The Male Disciples watched in fear as Chloe picked up another eraser.
"Chlotz. That was uncalled for."
"Going in to Circles that no one has ever gone into...Isn't that dangerous and a bit nerve-wracking?"
Narika had said that aloud, but Wake could tell that it was meant towards her. She sighed and turned towards the girl.
"Yes, I'm nervous about it, given the risks. But, if that will help exterminate these monsters, I'll jump in head first."
"Wow, you must be very brave."
"Or incredibly foolish."
Wake turned in her chair to see Alec glaring at her, she felt chills run down her spine.
Lunch Break
"Wait, what?! You're an S Rank too Narika?"
Wake winced the volume at which Chlotz had uttered that statement. Fuuko pushed the boy back into his seat as the blue haired girl chuckled. When lunch had started, most of the class had left, but the four of them stayed. Wake was still jotting down her remaining notes while the other three discussed over eating. When Fuuko managed to get the loud Chlotz to sit back down she turned to Narika.
"It is nice to find another Disciple in the same Rank. Let's be friends!"
"I would be glad to."
Wake looked up from her book, closing it as she was done, and was about to contribute to the conversation, but she was cut off by the PA system.
Would 1st-Year Elite Class Ellie Troit, and 2nd-Year Elite Class Fuuko Amicus and Narika Shina please report to the Headmaster's office immediately. I repeat, report immediately.
The system cut off and Chlotz sighed. Wake did to, but it was drowned out by Chlotz's.
"That was Sis."
"I wonder what they would need us for? Let's not keep them waiting Narika."
The blue haired girl nodded as she quickly closed her lunch box. The two girls the exited the classrom quickly, leaving a confused Wake and a bored Chlotz. Several minutes seemed to pass in silence, but soon Chlotz got his trademark smile back. He poked Wake with his elbow, the girl turned to him, wondering what he wanted.
"So Wake, did you know this? At the end of winter the Academy holds a special party. They call it the Star Conception Festival. I was told it is a party where the Male Disciples ask out the Female Disciples. It was supposed to deepen the bond between Classmating partners, but nowadays most attend it as couples."
The boy paused, stars seemed to be glittering in his eyes, Wake just chuckled. Chlotz then jumped out of his seat with a fist in the air, the sudden movement causing Wake to fall out of her chair.
"And it is said that couples with great compatibility with Classmating get blessed by the Star God! They get to live happily ever after!"
"Huh," Wake groaned as she pulled herself back into her chair; "looks like someone believes in fairytales."
"That may be, but you can't miss an opportunity like this? Come on, don't you think so?"
"I guess..."
The boy eyes grew large as Wake dusted herself off. The boy then put his hands on the desk and looked right at her.
"That's it? No excitement whatsoever? Come on Wake, think of all the girls that you could ask out!"
"Chlotz, just because I am open about the fact that I am a lesbian, it does not mean I shall pine after the affection of every girl I meet. I came here to slay monsters, not to goof off."
"Seriously," The boy paused, his face apologetic; "I wasn't insinuating anything, I was just getting a bit excited about the idea. Perhaps a bit too excited. This is a serious situation."
Chlotz sat back down and Wake's smile returned, she didn't mean to berate the boy on his excitement. Chuckling she continued.
"Given the circumstances Chlotz, I think it's okay to act like that. I think that these events are necessary during these bleak times."
"Right?"
The boy seemed to get some of his excitement back, for he leaned back in his chair with his arms behind his head. While he wasn't looking Wake plucked an apple slice from his lunch and began munching on it.
"Still, I was shocked to find out that Narika was an S Rank, too. She seemed like such a gentle girl."
"That just goes to show that you can't judge a person before you get to know them."
Wake stole another slice, but this time Chlotz saw her do it and stared, Wake just shrugged. Sighing Chlotz continued as he pushed the rest of his apples towards the girl.
"Alec looks and acts like any honor student, though. A bit colder even."
"Oh right," Wake quickly stood up as she finished her current slice; "I need to thank her for helping me yesterday."
Wake was about to run from the room, but Alec walked through the door and halted her progress.
"Oh Alec, just the girl I wanted to see."
"What do you want God's Gift?"
"I'm sorry I didn't speak up sooner, but I want to thank you for helping us yesterday."
She held out her hand, wanting Alec to shake it, but the blonde haired girl just stared at her. After a few moments Wake lowered her hand when she realized Alec wasn't going to shake it.
"You do not need to thank me. It is part of our mission."
"Still, you were a great help."
The girl nodded, but she looked off to the side as if she were trying to remember something. She then quickly returned her inhumanly cold gaze to Wake.
"That reminds me, we did not finish our tour. Come to me if you would like to finish it."
"I'll remember to."
Alec nodded and pushed past Wake, quickly making her way to her desk. She retrieved her book and started to walk out. She stopped before Wake and turned, this allowed Wake to look at the book she was reading, it was titled 'The Puppet and the Star'.
"I have a meeting to attend. If you will excuse me."
She then left, leaving Wake with a smile, she managed to talk with Alec without seemingly getting the girl mad. She thought that to be a success. Chlotz walked up to Wake and sighed.
"She seems indifferent to everything."
Two Disciples walked up to the two, Wake noticed that they were the two from before. The shorter of the two started speaking.
"Well, she is a second-year Elite. She also has the highest grades in the class, she is the Queen of Nemesis Hunters."
"That has a cool ring to it."
"She is also the manager for the defensive lines of the Fort City. That's why she acts like that, everyone excepts a lot from her. She also gets special treatment."
Chlotz and Wake nodded, the two could agree on that, Alec sounded like she deserved some sort of recognition for the things she achieved. Chlotz then quickly changed the subject, also much to Wake's relief.
"That reminds me, there are only a few S Rank Disciples at the Academy, yeah?"
"Yes, there are five S Rank girls here now, this includes Fuuko. There were a few more, but they are off fighting on another continent."
Wake felt herself about to ask of the other Disciples, but once again she was cut off by the PA system.
Will the God's Gift, Wake Archus of 2nd-Year Elite Class, comee to the Headmaster's office immediately? I repeat, God's Gift, please report to the Headmaster's office.
"Looks like it's your turn now. Make sure you tell me what happens."
Wake nodded and quickly gathered her things before hurrying out of the door. When she was halfway down the hallway she pulled open her notebook to find a map. Tracing her route and memorizing it she quickly replaced the book in her bag and broke out in a run.
Headmaster's Office
Wake quietly entered the room, slowly opening the door and shutting it as quietly. She may have been called to this office, but that didn't mean there weren't people still possibly working. When she completed this she turned and scanned the room.
The room was quite massive, much larger than Wake would have thought. At the center of the room was a large desk sitting on a raised platform. The entire back wall of the room was made of several large windows. Bookcases and other strange things lined the walls. Wake's attention was then shifted to her friends and the girl she had met on the walk to school.
The girls were talking excitedly amongst themselves, having seemingly not noticed her presence in the room. Wake then rose a hand and knocked on the bookcase close to her. The only one of the group who seemed to notice was the new girl. She turned around and gave her a nervous smile.
"Oh...hello."
"Excuse me, but I'm not late am I? Wait a second, you must be Ellie, right?"
Wake chided herself mentally while the girl nodded, why didn't she realize that faster? Hearing the conversation the rest of the girls turned. Chloe had a beaming smile as she clapped her hands together.
"Well, looks like this is everyone. The Headmaster wanted to tell us something important! So listen carefully to what he has to say."
A door on the opposite side of the room then opened and through it walked Mattero. The man nodded to the girls as he took his seat. Wake seemingly, was the only one confused by the man's sudden appearance.
"Wait. The High Priest is the Headmaster of the Academy?"
"That's right," Mattero nodded; "there's a reason I called you all here today. I believe Chloe has already informed the girls about this, but given that you are all S Rank Disciples..."
"We will be going into the Dusk Circles that have activated."
Both Wake and Mattero turned to Ellie, Wake out of surprise, and Mattero because he was cut off. The Priest then shook his head and quickly continued.
"Of course, you shall accompany them, God's Gift."
"Wait a moment," Wake began glaring at the Priest; "I thought you said that only Isana and I were going into the Circles!"
"Of course Wake, but I also mentioned this before: A Star Child displays their full power when receiving Star Energy from females. In other words, the Star Children and Female Disciples are of one flesh. You may make an argument that you are a Female Disciple, but we all know that you cannot produce Star Energy of your own."
Wake looked like she was about to start arguing with the man, but Chloe expertly stepped between them and began speaking.
"That, and your Star Conception Rate with the Star God's Ether, are why you have been chosen. If we fight together and strengthen our bonds, we'll make better Star Children. The Disciples with the highest rate of survival were prioritized for this task. We are going into dangerous areas after all."
Wake took a step, wincing at the information unloaded on her. Gritting her teeth she forced herself to calm down before she began to speak. She tried to hide the worry in her voice, but she knew she was failing. Her eyes were heavy and dark.
"I see. Then I'll just have to keep you all safe..."
"Wake..."
The silver haired girl turned to see the smiling face of Fuuko. Narika chuckled as she put her hands together.
"You're so encouraging."
"Wake..."
Ellie didn't say anything else, for she was seemingly looking straight through Wake. It was if she knew what she was thinking, and decided to remain quiet out of respect. Mattero then raised his hands and spread them wide.
"We are currently requesting approval to infiltrate the Dusk Circles. When approved, you will be sent to the active Circle. This is all."
Chloe moved closer to Wake and placed a hand on her arm, the notion calmed Wake considerably. She looked into Chloe's eyes and smiled at the determined look she was receiving.
"I know things are going to be tough from this point on. But, for the sake of world peace," Chloe's expression then softened; "let's all do our best in battles and Classmating."
The other girls then moved to calm Wake, this left Mattero alone at his desk. His cheeks became visibly redder at the sight.
"How I envy the girl...Classmating with so many charming ladies..."
A stray eraser then flew through the air and smacked into the man's head. He then flew back and spun in the air. When he managed to get up he saw Chloe picking up her eraser. She gave a hollow laugh as her fist tightened around the eraser.
"Did you say something, sir?"
"A-Ah, yes, please make sure you train yourselves before getting into any actual conflict with monsters! Well then, excuse me."
The man almost seemingly bolted from the room. Wake was quite impressed that a man at his age could run that fast, but her attention was pulled back to Chloe as the girl tugged on her sleeve.
"About that training that he mentioned. We can use the battle simulator at AngelMarker R&D for that. You all should know where it is correct? Well then, you're dismissed for today! Take care, everyone!"
Road to Aterra Academy: Returning to Dorms
Wake simply watched as Chlotz reacted rather violently to the news she had shared. The boy almost looked sick when he began talking.
"Wait a second. From what you just told me, does this mean you'll be Classmating with my sister!?"
"Do you have a problem with that? I apologize if you do."
"Tsk...If I said I did, I already know what Chloe would say: 'What a stupid thing to worry about when the whole world's in danger!'. Yep, she'd get pretty...angry about that."
The boy then rubbed where the eraser had struck him earlier that day, cringing slightly from the sting.
"All right...It's with you, so I give you my approval. It's because the world's in danger, nothing else."
"Well, I'm glad I have your blessing to Classmate with Chloe."
The two then proceeded towards their dorms, Chlotz reenacting a conversation he had when she left. Wake just listened, trying to rid herself of the dark thoughts she was having.
Another chapter complete, I hope you enjoyed!
Yes, another chapter out this quickly. I really need to stop if I don't want to burn myself out on this story. This happened with my Tales of the Hunter story, and I don't want it to happen again.
That story is finally getting worked on again.
Anyway, rant aside, I feel like I need to clarify something. When I am typing this, I have my game on next to me. This is so I can go through what is said and write it down, creating character movements and actions when necessary. I also change the dialogue up somewhat so as to not be a literal copy and paste from the game.
Now, I do this simply to remind myself of what happens. Its not like with my Megaman stories where I have played Zx so much that I have it memorized. The story will change, as I always add my own spin on things. But, the things I have planned are not going to become apparent for a whille.
Well I did introduce the concept of the worlds, so I am happy about that.
So, that was pretty much a convoluted way of saying that one could see this as a novelization of the game. One that starts changing drastically further down the road.
That also explains why I kind of find the writing stiff. It should get better when I get to the first Dusk Circle. More freedom.
I shall now apologize for making you read the above rant. I am sorry.
Chloe is a teacher you do not want to get mad.
Again, I hope you enjoyed.
Have a nice day!