To my Readers: I realized i haven't posted since last year. For that i sincerely apologize. I have returned now, and will try to get back to writing and posting chapters on a regular basis. Thanks to Jason Moon and Firion316 for beta reading. I also apologize to both of them for the long posting delay.
Forward: I don't own The Psychic Academy, though I wish to open one in the future. The wonderful Katsu Aki does. When her Characters do appear, they will be mentioned in the forward.
Psychic Academy: On the Other Side
Based on the popular manga series by Katsu Aki
By Darkensea
Chapter 16: Sounds of Air Part 1
Rain fell heavily across the Psychic Academy campus, as the last of the students moved in a mass of multicolored umbrellas across the grounds towards their dorms. A sense of depression and boredom descended with the cold rain water, and hung heavily around most of the students. Time seemed to move slowly and drag on forever.
Xaioto and Moon laid on their beds with their eyes closed, and wishing it was a clearer day outside. Moon's stereo system played softly in the background as both boys focused on the aura exercises they were working on. Xaioto had a ball of mist hovering over his head as Moon awaited his next action. The mist ball took from of a bird, a crow. Making a single call it changed back in to the ball. It next formed a small dog chasing its tail and barking wildly. It changed once more into cat licking its paw, and purring softly. Then the mist dispersed and faded away.
One week of continuous training and Xaioto had developed a great amount of control over his aura. Mryia's message from the golem seemed to be the missing piece to mastering control over his aura. He learned that the mist took the shape of whatever image he formed in his mind. When he first used the mist on the roof, he had envisioned it as an embrace around Myria, and that was the form it took. It also allowed better conservation of his
water level. Once he had an image in his mind he could pour as much mist into that form as he wished. Less water meant a very light and almost transparent mist. He found his first exercise with the mist ball was a lot easier than releasing his mist then trying to condense it into a ball.
This new understanding did nothing to help his offense. He still couldn't find a way to deal damage with his aura. The amount of mist he poured in to his attacks seemed to have no effect on how much damage it dealt. It always broke harmlessly over the target.
He attributed his rapid growth in aura control to his new sparring partners. Azural and Rumeri. They were no longer defenders and didn't seem to have a reason to fight him anymore. They rejoined with Myria, something he saw as good for her because she now had friends that followed a schedule similar to hers. They seemed to be fun to hang out with and were invaluable in training.
The sound of a mosquito buzzed in his ear shattering his thoughts and leaving him with a slight headache. "I'm done, Moon." He said softly massaging his temples in an effort to relive his headache. "My water level is running low."
"Then we better go refill. Who knows if you might need it later?"
Xaioto laid still until most of his headache was gone, and then he sat up, the action making him dizzy. He collapsed back on the bed dazed. "I don't think I'm going to move any time soon.
Moon suddenly bolted upright, darted over to the window and threw the dark curtains open. "You might need to; Soni and Yukeri need our help." Xaioto joined him at the window, his headache and dizziness gone. Nothing out on the school courtyard, no sign of Soni or Yukeri, nothing to prove Moon's statement. Xaioto looked at his roommate skeptically. Moon ignored his look and headed for the door, grabbing his jacket and umbrella and forcing Xaioto to follow him.
Moon led them into the main school building and down the twisting
corridors. They soon came to a dead end corridor that was around the corner of the science labs. There they found a scene Xaioto wasn't expecting. Jykelle and another student had cornered Soni and Yukeri and Myria. Both Soni and Yukeri were on the floor. Soni was panting heavily and holding her arm as if she was injured. Yukeri sat in the corner completely dazed and out of it. Myria was left facing the attackers by herself.
"I don't know why you thought these freshmen could help you Myria," Jykelle said with her psychotic laughter. "Just because one of them helped you with some of the lower tier members, doesn't mean they all can.
"Back off Jykelle." Xaioto said. "Or things are going to get messy around here."
Jykelle spun to face Xaioto. "You again." She screamed "Why are you always around."
"Because I learned to protect the ones I care about." He took a sip from his water bottle.
A course rash laughter filled the hall along with the sound of rushing wind. A strong gust of wind came rushing around the corner forcing them to shield their eyes. Jykelle psychotic laugh of delight rose above the sound of the high winds and joined with the course laugh to create a truly ominous sound.
When the winds died down another figure had joined them in the hallway. It was the musician from the alleyway Xaioto had met last week. He had long spiky black hair and narrow eyes that stared piercingly at Xaioto and Moon. He had a black leather jacket thrown over his school uniform and fluttered lightly in the wind produced by his aura. Jykelle had attached herself to his side and a crazed smile had found its way across her face. "That is why I knew you would come if I put them in danger." He said.
"Jynn, what do you want with us?" Moon asked the musician.
"Jason? Is that you? You weren't supposed to come. I only deal with aura users, go home."
"My aura eminence is Moon Kelic Jin Ryu." Moon shouted. There was a deafening explosion that caused Jykelle and Xaioto to cover their ears. Jynn stood unfazed staring at Moon.
"Aura Eminences are only for people with special gifts. People with power." Jynn replied. He gave a slight wave of his hand and a strong gust of wind picked Moon up and flung him against the wall.
"Umi" Xaioto said began to create a mist cover, but Moon stopped him.
"No, stay out of this, I have to take him out on my own. Just get the girls out of here."
"He's a lot stronger than you, Moon; I don't think you can take him on your own."
"It's the only way to get him to respect my powers."
"Why the hell should that matter?"
"Go home little brother, I don't feel like dealing with your antics today." Jynn said. "Xaioto is who I want now."
"You crossed the line by pulling Yukeri into this. You touch my girlfriend and I will kill you." There was another deafening explosion, causing Jykelle to curl up in to a ball on the floor covering her ears. Still Jynn stood unfazed. Myria in a last minute effort grabbed Yukeri from the corner and jumped to safety.
"Make it stop." Jykelle begged. "My ears; make it stop."
Jynn looked back at her, and then turned to face his brother. His eyes had become cold and heartless and a bitter cold wind seemed to fill the corridors. "Touch my girlfriend and I will kill you."
Moon gave a slight smirk. "Looks like I got your attention now."
"Jital Jumar" Jynn shouted. Another blast of wind filled the hallways shattering the windows and blasting Moon through the open window. Jynn jumped, appearing in the courtyard before his brother hit the floor. He created a ball of wind in his hands and launched it at his falling brother.
Moon saw the attack coming but in his falling state could do nothing to avoid it. He threw up an aura guard and watched the ball break heavily against his defense. "Jin Ryu, Rocket launch." Another deafening explosion, twice as loud at the first two. Windows of the building around him shattered at the sound. Jynn didn't even flinch. He gave another wave creating another wind burst and slammed Moon against the wall of the school.
"Jynn Miar Jital Jumar." Jynn chanted. The area under Moon began to stir as the winds began to spiral. Their speed picked up and a cyclone formed. Pulling in dust, fallen leaves, and bits of trash and shards of broken glass. Moon disappeared into the cyclone, and for a moment all that could be heard was the rush of wind. Everyone watched the spiraling cyclone, looking for a sign of Moon. Moon was thrown out of one side of the cyclone into the wall of the school building, causing the wall to crumble under the force of the blow, before being sucked back into the vortex along with the loose pieces of debris his body knocked loose.
"Moon" Soni cried, as he disappeared again. She and Xaioto had managed to jump down to the courtyard a safe distance away from the cyclone.
"It is over Jason." Jynn said. He made a crushing motion with his hands and the cyclone collapsed onto itself. It formed a large wind stream with Moon trapped somewhere inside. The stream rushed toward the ground between Jynn and Xaioto, dispersing as it collided. When the wind had died out, Moon laid on the ground in a heap. He was bleeding from numerous cuts and wounds, caused by the broken glass. Some shards were still protruding from his skin. "You never stood a chance against aura power."
Xaioto and Soni rushed over to tend to their friend. Xaioto wrapped him in a blanket of healing mist before Soni encased him in her healing rose bud. "He was a fool." Jynn said. "I said I didn't want to hurt him." He
turned to walk away as the rose blossomed and the mist faded. Suddenly, Moon was sitting up facing his brother. He gave a low growl and his aura gave a small pulse sending shivers down everyone's spines. Jynn turned to face Moon. Moon rose to his feet glaring at his brother. Though his eyes were filled with anger and hatred, they seemed to be hollow. Lacking Moon's usual sparkle.
"Your friends just saved your life Jason, The most you can do for them is stay down."
Moon made a pushing motion with his hands. There was another deafening explosion before everything went completely silent. Jynn eyes widened as he was launched into the air. Moon disappeared and reappeared hovering in the air behind Jynn. Catching Jynn by the throat, he turned in mid-air dragging Jynn with him; he released Jynn with another sonic boom. Jynn's body crashed into the ground creating a large dust cloud and crater where he landed. Moon landed softly at the edge of the dust cloud.
The ground around Moon erupted as rock spires shot up surrounding him in a stone prison. There was a distortion in between Moon and Jynn where several teachers jumped in to stop the fight.
"Moon you need to calm down." Their math teacher said. Moon didn't reply. He gave a sharp thrust with his hands and the stone spires crumbled. "We don't want to..." Her words were cut short. Moon had blasted the three teachers that had chosen to get involved.
Jynn managed to rise to his feet. He wiped a small trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth. "So now you want to play? Let's go." He created another wind gust aimed at Moon.
Moon glared at Jynn and the wind gust split in two as a sonic blast sliced through the center. Jynn threw up a quick guard and deflected the blast to his left. The ground behind him cracked sending rock flying into the wall of the Gymnasium. Moon disappeared again as Jynn jumped. The ground where Jynn was standing exploded, and then everything went
completely silent.
Xaioto and Soni noticed that the sky had grown darker and looked up to see a large piece of scaffolding and two other teachers falling from above. They barely jumped out of the way before the scaffolding crashed down on them.
"Moon, you have to stop" Soni called to him. "You've gone too far now."
Xaioto barely pulled her out her out of the way as the ground where Soni was standing crumbled under from another one of Moon's sonic booms, then he released her and leaped backward to avoid one of Jynn stray wind blasts. "Umi." He whispered shrouding them in mist. "He's out of control."
"Your calming mist. Maybe that can bring calm him down." Soni suggested.
"Wait here, I'm going to try and get closer. Xaioto said, fading into the mist.
He reappeared to see Moon's hand in his face. Then everything went black. Jynn took advantage of the distraction, wrapping Moon in another one of his cyclones. The sound of rushing winds went silenced as the sound barrier broke again. The whole cyclone exploded with a large sonic boom, blasting everything in a short range around it, including Jynn. The dust cleared revealing Moon hovering in the center of a crater, sonic blasts shooting off randomly in every direction creating trails of destruction along their paths.
"Moon, you're out of control," Soni screamed. "You have to calm down." A stray sonic blast connected with her sending her through the wall of the school building and crumbling the remaining wall on top of her.
Xaioto awoke on the floor at the feet of a blonde stranger who had just exited a white van. "Look after this one." The stranger said to his partner, a younger black haired man getting out the other side of the van. "I'll handle this."
The stranger rolled up his sleeves and began to focus. He pointed toward Moon and Jynn said "Silence." All aura forms in the area surrounding the siblings disappeared. Moon turned to face the newcomers.
"Who are you?" Xaioto asked them.
"We are from the California ADC." The blonde haired stranger said. "We are looking for Xaioto Umi Ryokuo."