Lyn's POV: Watching Negi break down like that surprised me. Walking over to him, I wrapped him in a tight embrace. Once I felt that he had calmed down enough to continue I asked, " Did Asuna leave anything behind when she died? Something unique to her alone?" "One of the bells she wore in her hair, it fell of, and it became all dinged up and rusted." "Let me see it." I asked, extending a hand palm open.
Negi seemed to recoil slightly, before handing over the bell with a pained grimace. Rolling the bell around, I lifted it up and shook it lightly. No sound came out. "Laever eht rewop fo siht tcafitra! Esaeler!" The bell rang with one pure, clear note.
"It can't be" I whispered, my eyes wide with shock. Whirling around, I quickly check the other bells. The same thing happened with each one.
Telling Negi to go and notify everybody he saw at the academy about what happened, I plunged my spirit into the Nether Realm searching for Asuna's soul. If my fears where correct it wouldn't be there, but for Negi's sake, I hoped that my fears were nothing but empty lies.
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Negi's POV: Turning on my heel, I jumped onto my staff and rocketed off toward Mahora. I dismounted as soon as I got to the main doors, and ran inside. Rounding a corner, I ran smack into Professor Takahata.
"Negi! What happened? Wait where's Asuna?" At the sound of Asuna's name tears welled up behind my eyelids. Blinking away tears "Asuna is…Asuna's dead, Takamichi." The news seemed to strike Takahata like a physical blow. "How…How did this happen?" he asked. "Never mind me, we must inform the dean and the rest of class 2-A." He said beckoning me to follow him.
After informing the dean of Asuna's demise, we, or more specifically Takahata told the entire school over the intercom, and then I asked the rest of Class 2-A to meet us at the Dean's office.
While we waited, Takahata asked me where I had put the body, as I very well didn't have it with me. I told him that I had left it with Lyn whom had told me to go get help.
Takahata opened his mouth to say more but was interrupted when the entirety of Class 2-A burst into the dean's office in a cacophony of shouts and questions. "please quiet down class, for you must hear me out on this, because as you know Asuna is dead and I need the classes' help in finding out why."
As the class quieted down, I explained to them the events that had taken place just yesterday night, and this morning, from Asuna's death and Lyn's sudden appearance.