Curriculum 13: Condition

At first, she was reluctant to abide by his wishes. She was not comfortable with so many people learning about it so quickly, even if only one person truly knew it existed. She gave a heavy sigh and placed her hand over the pendant. Concentrating, the light of the pendant began to grow. The blue streams of energy emerged from the light, along with the addition of two new lights, one of black and one of green. The green and black merged together and were both engulfed by the blue light, turning pure white. As the light made it's way back into the pendant it Arie no longer had a single set of wings, but three.

"'Seraph', the third level of my 'condition'. The ability to lend the strength of my EX to others and gain their power in return..." she said softly as her strength began to waiver. Hiead stared with a look of pure awe and satisfaction. He had seen what he had wanted to and found it to be more amazing than he could have ever comprehended. Rusai, who was now more dumbfounded than ever, couldn't tear his eyes away from the magnificent sight.

"Arie, you have truly been gifted with amazing powers, but with great power, comes a price doesn't it?" Hiead questioned, looking into her eyes once more, as if he was looking for the pure truth beyond what others could not see. She saw the piercing gaze Hiead had given her. All at once her lights ceased as her wings disappeared into the air and her eyes shifted.

"Yes." she said solemnly to him. "I am sure you are quite aware of the various EX abilities yourself. But my EX is created from an experimental process, that of which had gone horribly wrong. For the EX I control is that of a Berserker class. If I were to have a reaction due to pure emotion and without the presence of my two charms then it would most likely be... a true disaster..." she turned her head away in shame from the two, not wishing to keep contact. "This 'condition' of mine is why... I am never to become a pilot. And if the academy knew, then I would never be a repairer. I would be sentenced back into those labs in which this started..." her eyes turned grey as they clouded her current feelings from the two. She had lied to Rusai before, something which she never wished to put him through.

"Arie...you didn't have to hide these things from me." Rusai stated, still a little bit hurt that Arie had lied to him. "I don't think differently of you, you're still Arie on the inside and that's all that counts..." Rusai added, his eyes filled with reassurance.

"Don't worry about me, your secret will be kept safe with me." Hiead stated. "If you ever do need anything from me, don't hesitate to ask." Rusai shifted slightly closer to Arie.

"Arie, don't be ashamed. You showed me that my EX was nothing to be ashamed of. I know how hard it must be so...different, but I know that you can make it through this." Rusai continued, still keeping his eyes trained on Arie.

"Thank you..." she said softly to them both. Arie knew she had the trust of all of them, but she truly never wished to get involved with anyone, for if she was taken it would affect her and all of those around her. "I... I'm grateful-..!" she whispered as her legs gave way. She fell to the floor in exhaustion and winced in pain as she began to cough violently. Another side effect when she used her powers too much too soon.

"Arie! Arie!" Rusai shouted.

"We need to get help, but from who?" Hiead pondered, trying to find out who would be fit for this situation. A sudden thought came to Rusai.

"Hiead, I'll be right back, just stay with her okay?" Rusai asked. Hiead nodded in agreement and unlocked the door. Rusai burst out the room and was running full speed towards the end of the hall.

"Garaes! Hurry! It's Arie! Something's wrong with her!" Rusai yelled, hoping that the green haired candidate could hear what he was yelling.