Friday, 22 December 2017

One more day passed in Luna Nova, this time with Nelson creating a little bit of trust with the girls, around getting a little closer to having in hands the girls that are with the magic seals, but still it is a process that will need a great manipulation by Margareth in trying everything possible to achieve this possible goal, even if it is still extremely complicated, it is what is necessary so that the witch can have the power of Claiomh Solais in hands without causing panic.

The next day arrived, at this moment the eight girls were being woken up by the alarms of the mobile phones, at seven o'clock in the morning, looking by the messages there were warnings from Croix and Ursula to go to one of the old rooms of Luna Nova, where they would have the first magic class, what was already cheering most of the girls.
At the red team's room, Akko
went quickly to change, after that making her morning hygiene, leaving after that to the classroom, together with her friends that were also waking up.

" The lessons are not going to fly out Akko, stop being so hasty like that " Sucy said.

" Sucy is right, she is giving all the time in the world for us to come to magic class," Lotte said.

" Still, I am anxious, I really want to see how these magic classes will be, I always wanted to have classes like this, to be a witch, a dream coming true " Atsuko said.

" I thought your dream was to be a great skater like Chariot " Manbavaran said.

" It's one of them, but it was kind of a wish of mine that I had out of a lot of idolising her, I really have to chase my dreams, be myself, so like I still dream of being a great skater, but I saw this journey of being a witch as something I could do " Kagari said.

" Learn magic? To be able to use your magic? Because that's what you need most right now Akko " Said the Filipina starting to laugh.

" Sucy! " They both say.

The trio after a nice relaxed conversation arrives where was the room indicated by Croix and Ursula, with the number 21, they enter there and notice that it still has many of the remains of a classroom, as the board, some chairs, and there were also Finnelan, Laura and Bernadette, joining in the middle of the class, besides the other girls that were arriving.

" What is caretaker Finnelan doing here? " asked the Japanese woman.

" Before I was caretaker here, I was one of the most prestigious teachers in this place, I used to give etiquette lessons and also teach a lot about levitation magic, I was the one who taught most of what Chariot and Croix know today about magic, at the request of Holbrooke who saw the potential in these two " Anne explained.

" She will teach you today to perfect the levitation of objects and who knows also be of great help to have more lightness and control of your magic, I know you must have trained hard these months, but now we are at this stage of perfecting " said Croix.

" What about me? I can barely wear a metamorphie faciasse without shitting all over myself " Brown said raising her hand.

" Nothing like a good attention span in class and you might be able to release that seal that's on you," Finnelan said.

Akko was just inflating her cheeks a little, but she understood the message, soon the other girls started to arrive to watch this levitation objects class, the green team, then Marianne, Hellene and finally Diana who came punctually at the time the class would start according to the schedule given by Croix and Ursula, each one is sitting in the middle of the desks getting more accumulated in the front and in the middle very close to the board and the teacher.

" Very well ladies, we are here to start our first group lesson so that all of you can improve your levitation powers, I am Anne Finnelan, known for being a former teacher here, in my hands you will feel safe to improve as students, but remember to pay attention to my explanation " Anne said.

The explanation was starting on the board, with the old teacher giving the instructions, explaining basically everything that involved levitation spells, practically a whole complex explanation, that was even leaving Akko and Amanda, already getting a little bit fed up, because Finnelan was explaining in a whole methodical way about these things. It
had already passed 30 minutes of explanation and still there was no practical way, only the theory, what was very noticeable was the sleepy face of Kagari and also of O'Neill, but they were holding strong not to sleep, from time to time taking pictures of the board to be able to write down better what to do, already Diana was with a notebook and she was writing everything, still in a very organized way.
Atsuko was little by little feeling sleepy, almost going to sleep, she was giving in little by little, almost drooling on the table, until giving a slight fall, what she just heard a strong beat being made on the table using a wooden stick, it was teacher Finnelan giving a good hiding to the Japanese girl.

" Miss Kagari! Is that any way to behave in class? This is a classroom, not a dormitory," said the teacher.

" Ahhhh, sorry, but all this explanation is a drag, why don't we just go where it matters? You make us wake up at this hour and you still want us to cooperate " said the one with crimson eyes.

" Well then Miss Kagari, it is necessary to understand the theory if you want to improve your practice, so pay close attention to what is going to be explained here and you will be able to replicate it, be focused, soon this part will be over " Anne said.

" Same old Finnelan " Laura said laughing.

" Miss Kagari is not so different from you Miss McLaren, don't forget that you used to read magazines, draw during class, you used to sleep in class, you were bullied to death, not to mention flirted with your wife in front of the whole class," said Finnelan.

" Ah that's 30 years ago Finnelan, I was a teenager like any other, you who got on everybody's nerves, wanting our most perfect perfection haha, anyway, pay attention Akko, this will help you, it can be one more step to break the seal " McLaren said giving a hand.

" Anyway, back to the class, let's go back to where we were... " The teacher went back to carrying out her explanation.

It was a pretty long theoretical explanation, since it involved pretty much everything, the history, how the spells were performed, who created them, how to perfect them, how to do them, even the amount of magic the witch will need if she wants to perform without having huge expenses of magic, which can help not to leave magical residue along the way, being quite emphasized this part by Anne, since there is actually a pretty big danger of the girls being discovered.

" Now that you have learned the nuances of how to use magic wisely, come with me as we will finally start the practical classes, let's see if you have really learned everything or if you just slept through the class like Miss Kagari " Finnelan said.

The whole class was laughing, then they were getting the wands that were on the table, then the teacher was calling student by student, it was a very simple spell, fill a cup of tea while levitating.
The first to go was Diana and she was soon showing that the seal being broken freed her a lot, managing to perform the task quietly, then came Hellene who was doing the same, but she gave an increment, by levitating sugar cubes and pass in the tea, besides using a spoon to stir everything, which earned the youngest Cavendish a bit of a scolding.

" Miss McLaren Cavendish, I only asked you to fill the cup with tea, there is no need to levitate sugar cubes and stir the tea," said Anne.

" And why is it wrong? I did what the lady asked and even more, why am I getting a scolding from this? " asks the younger sister.

" Because you are leaving too much magical waste, think that in a mission that we may do in the future you have to save magic and leave the least amount of magical waste, even if you do more than you asked, it may end up giving away our location, so it is always good to be careful " Finnelan said.

" So I'm using magic to use less magic? How does that make sense? " Said the redhead doubting everything.

" It makes sense because that's how we were discovered by the cultists, it was by such a mistake of using too much magic that they found our tracks and located us, I had almost lost your mother, I know you want to do well, but you have to think that a situation where you need to be discreet the best thing to do is to use little magic, but in the rest there is not much problem, besides that in the outside world it can also be risky, kind of people still cannot know that we are witches, do you understand now daughter? " Explains Laura.

" Unfortunately it is not something we can release to the whole world, magic has always been something like this, even in its golden age, rules here in Luna Nova, they always prohibited the use of magic outside of here for fear of scaring people, but it was not always like this, until 1936 it was common for witches to fly around the world and go free around, only that all came to an end with Margaret Ford, she caused a terror that no one has ever seen before, a witch that went against all the witch codes, caused a huge shock " Bernadette explained.

" Since that fateful year magic was forbidden in public spaces and was only forbidden again in 1999, but by then the damage had already been done, the cultists used the loophole of all those decades of prohibition to attack the councils of magic and crumble more and more, until they took control of the central council " the wife continues.

" Well no history lesson now, let's get back to our practical lessons " Finnelan said.

And then the classes went back, the practices with the attempts of each one of them to perform the spells in the way that was asked by Anne Finnelan, going through all of them until arriving in Amanda, where she keeps trying, but not even the cup leaves the ground, frustrating O'Neill a lot.

" Oh, shit! I'll never make it! A basic spell like that and my wand doesn't even glow " said the furious salmon-haired girl.

" Concentration, focus and calm, that's what you need now Miss O'Neill, try to breathe deeply, don't think about too much " Finnelan said.

" You think I don't try, but that shit never goes " Said the American trying to focus, but nothing still kept happening.

As much as she concentrated as much as she could with her head, to try to mentalize a way to perform the spell, but nothing came out in the effect, which made her simply give up trying so hard, not even the lights even blinked.
Meanwhile in the window of this room there was a raven that was watching from everything, as if there was nothing, in a very strange way, it was Margareth listening to the classes and watching everything.

" (It looks like it will be complicated to break this girl's seal, but I will try to use my malemolence to see if I can do it, with my magic I can break her seal and give her a step forward).

The raven continued there, hidden from the eyes of all, watching and listening to the whole class, just to analyze the girls even more, a plan that Ford is preparing with all the delicacy and intelligence she possesses so that it can work out better.
Back to class, Amanda sat at her desk and only one of the girls was left for the practical classes, at least in this basic presentation, which was Akko.

" I'll try, it doesn't seem hard, come on magic please let me do it " Kagari said pointing her wand at the cup.

She was trying the possible so that something happened, even the lights were giving a slight blink, what was giving an affect in the surroundings, including for near in the window was possible to hear noises of somebody falling and quickly all of them went to see what happened, but when they observed for the window there was nothing.
Then they went to see with magic and noticed a figure passing by, what was raising even more suspicion.

" There's a witch watching us, she ran away but she was watching us " Laura said with her hand on her chin.

" Her presence passed right down there " Bernadette said.

" Is there an invader among us? " Croix said.

" Possibly there might be, we have to keep an eye out, this always happens when we get into the subject of magic, let's even close the curtains and inhibit the sound," Finnelan said.

That's what they were doing, leaving the room all closed with curtains, besides a sound inhibition spell performed by Laura, while outside in a nearby tree, was Margaret who managed to transform into the raven form, taking a tense breath.

" (This girl undoubtedly has the seal of power, if I roll these destabilizations in magic with her, I could be in trouble, my identity was almost revealed with this one, now I'd better fake it again, use my magic to pass myself off as Nelson).

Back in class, it was kind of a tense atmosphere with all this discovery of someone watching them all the time, which with that was putting an end to that day of class, without Atsuko being given the opportunity to try more to unleash her magic.

" Well, I think that because of the events of now it is better that we just leave these magic classes aside, tomorrow we will try again, only more carefully," said Finnelan.

" I also think so, we're going to investigate, we're going to try to find out who is the suspect behind this spy " Ursula said.

" Ahhhhhh, just when the class was going to be practical " Said Kagari with inflated cheeks.

" Another day we'll try some more Akko, I'm sure your magic is about to be awakened " Croix said giving the Japanese girl a caress on the head.

With that the girls were leaving the classroom, a little frustrated the two girls with sealed magic, were kind of going their separate ways, Amanda was going to her room, with her friends, walking in a group, only in the middle of the way, they meet Nelson.

" Oh what's up Amanda? " Alberta asks.

" Look, today was a real drag, I spent the whole day putting up with Finnelan just talking and talking and then when practice comes we find someone watching us interrupting our whole class, just when I could have the chance to wake up... " Said the frustrated O'Neill.

" Well we can work around that, I have a potion that can help awaken your magic, just take it for a few days and you'll be able to free yourself," said the disguised witch giving a flask to the salmon haired one until the suspicious Constanze wrote on a pad.

"What do you want with our friend? How do you know she has the sealed magic problem? What about that snowboard story? You're very suspicious Nelson"

" Oh that's because I want to help you awaken your inner magic, and I know Amanda has been struggling, soon I will be teaching you flight, so for that you will need my help," said the suspicious woman.

" That's it Cons, there's no need to be all suspicious, Nelson is helping me a lot, I'll finally get my magic awakened soon, thanks anyway... How much do I have to drink of this potion? " asks O'Neill.

" The whole bottle, tomorrow I'll send you another one and you'll soon get rid of this seal that holds you back so much," said Nelson and with that Amanda opened the bottle and drank it all, in a quick manner, handing the bottle to Alberta.

" Thank you! Now I can feel the magic flowing! " said the American, continuing on her way to her room.

The disguised witch goes to her room, where she enters, sitting down exhausted, where it was possible to notice that there was a syringe nearby, with a little bit of blood.

" (Damn brat, I hope that by donating some of this magic of mine she can now at least get the basics, I had to take the biggest amount for all this, I hope she didn't notice the half iron taste, because it all came from my blood, lucky that these witches here are pathetic, but I can't risk staying with less magic like that, I have to find a good witch so I can drain this magic and thus get back to my top again... But who will be my victim?)

Margareth was looking at the picture of the girls, trying to think of someone she will end up draining the magic to have back the powers on top as she always wanted, meanwhile Amanda was feeling little by little the magic going flowing through her body, which was already a great sign, little by little O'Neill was awakening her magic, but not in such an interesting way.

Distrust is growing, tensions too, there is someone who is watching the girls who are becoming the future witches of this world, which can be a huge risk to magic, in case they do not know who it is, Margaret is disguising herself and spying on everything to achieve her goals, without yet being very well perceived, in a countdown to moments that are about to burst into an even greater tension.

See you, spy witches...