Well. Knight was most definitely not pleased with Infi. Why? To put it nicely...
He sent him to the freaking INFIRMARY because he unleashed a mega-powerful attack on him in the MIDDLE OF THE HALLWAY for no apparent reason, AND he now had a broken rib and nearly a hundred cuts all across his chest, arms, and legs. Thankfully he was able to somehow escape that mega-attack by launching one of his own and blocking most of the flying blades, even though the last bolt of light caught him.
In other words, Knight was pissed. And currently bedridden.
Grumbling as he stared - no, glared - acerbically up at the eggshell colored ceiling, a soft creak alerted him that someone - probably the nurse - had come into the infirmary. Turning his head, a glimpse of purple hair was all he needed to identify the 'intruder.'
Aisha smiled softly, pulling up a folding chair next to the bed. "How are you feeling?" Knight grimaced as he tried to sit up, only to be stopped by Aisha. "Not very well, I take it? Stay still, I heard you broke a rib or two." Sighing, Knight ran a hand through his crimson hair.
"I have no clue as to what came over Infi, attacking me out of the blue like that." He scowled, recalling the aftermath of the attack. "I have no clue where that power came from either, he's never performed an attack on that level before." Aisha nodded absently, fiddling with the hem of her spotless black uniform blazer.
"He called the attack 'Blade Rain,' correct?" Without waiting for an answer, she continued. "That was a form of attack called a hyperactive, one that sends your mana intake into overdrive and expels it all in one burst, essentially exceeding your normal attack capacities and inflicting a massive amount of damage on the target. Hyperactives are dangerous though, they can overheat your magic circuits and cause them to instantaneously combust, destroying any ability to cast spells and gather mana, turning you into a regular civilian... That is, if you're lucky."
Knight tilted his head as best he could, what with him laying down and all. "What do you mean, 'if you're lucky?'"
Aisha looked up, her amethyst eyes twinkling with a somber light. "The destruction of someone's magical circuits is so incredibly painful that the mage can be killed during the process. It overstimulates nerve processes and your heart rate, which usually means your heart... well... it would implode. There's only a one in a million chance you would survive, and even then it's most likely that you'd be paralyzed for life. Even then, Infi managed to use a hyperactive and walk away relatively unscathed, although I heard he passed out later..."
Knight sighed. "I won't even question his ability to survive that. Did Principal Ariel say anything?" Aisha shook her head, her purple, pig-tailed tresses flying wildly around.
"All she said was that they would be giving Infi a new level of training, probably because he could activate a hyperactive so easily..." Glancing quickly at a clock, Aisha stood up, smoothing her black uniform skirt. "I should get going soon, lunch is almost over." Smiling, she turned to leave, before glancing over her shoulder. "Get better soon, Rune." Knight blinked in surprise, watching the diminutive purple-haired girl exit the infirmary.
"Rune...?"
Elsa sighed, resting her head in between her hands.
Someone please kill her now.
Even though she was now second-in-command in the Velder army, she still found her work incredibly boring. Don't kill her for this, but she REALLY wanted to get out there and kick some Glitter butt.
Around her, the army bustled with life, the generals shouting orders at the soldiers, who scrambled to comply, their once pristine (Well, as pristine beige cloth could get) uniforms covered in dried dirt and the occasional crusted bloodstains that they didn't bother to wash out. Preparation stages were always the most irritating. Standing up from her rickety wooden seat, Elsa strolled across the makeshift camp, a clipboard in one hand. Unlike the other soldiers, who wore plain beige-and-brown uniforms, Elsa got to wear a lovely red armored gown with white-and-red stockings, the gown being decorated with golden patterns and the symbol of Velder. Why was her uniform different? Well, for starters, she was second-in-command of the entire army. Secondly, she was an extremely well-known freelance mercenary - and was also the leader of a group of freelance mercenaries - before she joined the army. Thirdly, they transferred her in from Hamel, where she was living. A girl can get a little freedom, right?
Glaring at the soldiers who snickered at her (Most of them thought that the fearsome leader of the Red Knights was a male, or taller at that), Elsa made her way to the incoming horse-drawn wagon, slinging her massive red-and-gold sword over her shoulder, the El crystal in the hilt glimmering. Barely even glancing at the driver of the wagon, Elsa kept her eyes glued on the clipboard, searching for any scheduled supply deliveries. "Name, place of origin, and cargo." She drawled lazily, scanning the papers quickly. Seriously, why was the second-in-command checking deliveries?
"I come from Fahrmann, bringing medicine from my country as a symbol of our allegiance to Velder." Elsa quirked an eyebrow, taking in the accented voice, her eyes reading the loopy handwriting that belonged to her only superior, a man - who happened to be the father of her three bratty brother's math teacher, Vanessa - named Vernon. Finally locating the delivery from Fahrmann, she sighed.
"Name?"
The voice chuckled, causing Elsa to whip her head up, eyes narrowing into a glare. The driver of the cart was a young man, probably around her age. He had fair skin that seemed to glow unnaturally, his long, ebon hair tied into a low-hanging ponytail with a mellow orange ribbon. Orange-gold eyes glinting almost craftily, framed by long lashes and a few stray strands of raven. He smiled brightly, dusting off his oriental-style obsidian jacket, the gilded threads glinting in the full sunlight, the designs of flowers and foxes almost leaping off the jacket in a dizzying array of golden light (She would never admit this, but she found him somewhat cute. You didn't hear that from her!). Extending a pale hand - Elsa almost wanted to slap it away, his skin was almost TOO pale, borderline vampire-like - he spoke again in that somewhat annoyingly accented voice. "Did I not introduce myself? I must apologize. My name is Aren, Aren Haan. I am the son of the leader of Fahrmann."
Alright, Elsa would confess. She flat-out laughed at Aren, drawing several strange looks from the soldiers and the generals alike. Strangely enough, Aren himself was fine with Elsa laughing at him. Turning sharply (After collecting herself, of course), Elsa sent a chilling glare of irritation at them. "Well? What are you looking at, you fools? Glitters could attack us at any moment, and you're just sitting there like geese and gaping! Move it, you useless brats!" Her short yet sharp lecture was enough motivation for the soldiers, sending them into a flurry of movement, the generals even more panicked now, attempting to get the soldiers to move faster, lest they be punished by the female Red Knight.
Aren chuckled, his orange eyes glinting. "That is quite the skill you have, Miss..."
Elsa snorted tetchily, folding her arms. "Elesis Sieghart, at your service. Now move, Fahrmann Boy, while you're here in my camp, you play by my rules. Go put your wagon by the medical tent, someone'll unload it later." Waving a hand imperiously in the general direction of the medical tent, Elsa whirled around and stalked off, presumably to terrorize the militia again. Aren sighed, petting the ears of his horse gently.
"It's quite alright Eunji, we'll find the medical tent eventually." Frowning, he turned in the direction Elsa had motioned towards. "I just wish Miss Sieghart had been more clear with her directions." Glancing about the bustling camp, he attempted to find the redheaded girl.
It wasn't really that hard, in all honestly. All Aren had to do was look for the angry red aura of ire and tension, and BAM! He found Elsa. Simple as that. From what he saw, it looked like she was yelling at a soldier with blonde hair for dropping something. Aren smirked as Elsa drew her massive sword, slicing at the soldier as quickly as lightning, only to stop a hair-breadth away from the soldier's face. He sighed. "She's nuttier than a tree full of squirrels, Eunji..."
A soldier who was listening in on Aren's one-on-one conversation with his horse shook his head, walking away while muttering, "Says the guy who's talking to his horse..."
Aren, deciding to ignore the soldiers comment, got off the wagon, turning his horse around before leading her towards what he thought was the medical tent. Brushing aside the green tarp, he peered inside. An olive-skinned girl with wild, messy silver hair subdued by a pair of goggles was staring intently at a beaker that was filled with a blue liquid of some sort, carefully dropping in a purple liquid before adjusting the strap on her overalls. Beside her was a petite girl with extremely pale lavender hair and large, round blue eyes framed by equally round spectacles, a large turban-like hat resting on her head, peering over the rim of her glasses to read a book that was much larger than her. Clucking his tongue, Aren looked around at the crowded space, every inch filled with beakers, tubs, and vials of rainbow-colored liquids.
"Excuse me, do you know where the medical tent is, Miss?" The olive-skinned girl grabbed a pink-swirled lollipop from a bag, unwrapping it and sticking it in her mouth with a satisfied sigh.
"Echo doesn't know, she doesn't really leave this tent." She nodded towards the petite lavender-haired girl. "Maybe Granny Vapor knows?" The fair-skinned girl, Vapor, looked up, glaring over the rim of her glasses.
"That's SISTER Vapor to you, Echo! I'm not that old..." Mumbling to herself for a bit, she closed her book gently. "The medical tent, hmm? Well, it's the tent with the white tarp over the door. Got it?" Nodding, Aren backed out of what he presumed was the alchemy tent, before turning and visibly face palming.
"Um, Miss Vapor?" Vapor looked up from her book.
"What is it, boy?"
Aren smiled. "All the tarps are white." Vapor sighed, shaking her head. Standing up, she went to the entrance and began pointing at random tents.
"That one's cream-colored, and the one next to it is eggshell. In front of it is the pearl one, and beside that one is vanilla. Next to the vanilla one is the ivory one, and beside that..." Aren groaned internally. He didn't need a lecture on color, thank you very much. All he wanted to do was go deliver some medicine!
Rune gaped. Chung was sitting in the library. That wouldn't be so shocking, if it were not for the fact that Eva, soon-to-be Queen of the Nasods, mortal enemy of Hamel itself, was sitting across from him. What.
Where was all the evil-glaring-at-each-other? Where was all the arguing? There was never a moment where those two could be in the same place without starting up some sort of warfare, either verbal or mental (Chung, being the gentleman he was, understood that Eva had a frail body, and decided not to attack her, although he'd probably come close a few times). When did they sign a peace treaty?
Nonetheless, he hid behind a bookshelf, peering out at the two of them as they read at the table.
Eva turned the page of her book.
Chung tucked a strand of honeyed blonde hair behind his ear.
Eva turned the page of her book again.
Chung scanned the page before flipping it.
Eva tucked a silvery strand behind her ear.
Chung's eyebrow twitched slightly as he flipped the page.
Eva glanced at Chung, sending him a disapproving glare.
Chung turned the page of his book.
Eva turned the page of her book.
Suddenly, Eva rose from her seat, glaring at Chung, speaking as loudly as she dared. "I thought I told you to leave my sight! If you do not comply soon, I will be forced to eradicate you!" Chung snorted, closing his book with a fairly loud clap.
"Excuse me? I was sitting at this table first, and then you decided to saunter on in and sit with me when there are so many tables available!"
Eva clenched her hands into fists, huffing with irritation. "This is MY regular table. Why were you sitting here, you filthy Guardian?!"
Chung's cerulean eyes narrowed dangerously as he folded his arms. "What did you just call me, you pile of junk?!" The two of them continued to throw insults at each other for a bit. Rune nearly gave away his hiding spot by banging his head into the bookshelf.
Why were they so stupid? Honestly, those two were some of the smartest people he'd ever met, but they just couldn't get along. Just as he was going to step in, Eva raised her hand. Wincing instinctively, Rune stepped back, waiting for Chung to get slapped. What happened next almost made him scream with surprise, because even though he was Rune, and incredibly amazing person who was, you know, 'practically perfect in every way' (Hey, even he has his flaws, however minor they may be), there was NO way he could've seen this coming unless he was psychic.
Eva placed her hand on Chung's shoulder, pulling him forwards before kissing him. It was awkward, really, something totally unplanned. They stuck together for a bit, almost as if they were frozen in time, before they separated quickly, sitting down quietly and picking up their respective books. "I hate you, you know." Chung said, his tone light and jovial, like he was telling a joke rather than saying he hated someone. Eva smirked, mirth dancing through her eyes.
"I, Eva Sadleri, hate you too."
Rune blinked. Say whaaaaaa-?
Rena had been sitting in her dorm - which was littered with all sorts of herbs and flowers neatly planted in pots - doing her homework when a very flustered Aisha burst in, nearly tripping over the Yggdrasil branch she was attempting to grow into a tree. "Aisha! Please be careful, I don't want you to trip over something and hurt yourself!" Aisha sighed, flopping down on Rena's bed (Because Rena was an Elven transfer student, she managed to get a room to herself) before jumping back up with a screech of pain.
"Rena! What the El is on your bed! It's all prickly and it just stabbed my back!" Rena sighed, adjusting her winged hair clips.
"If you had looked before you jumped on someone else's bed, you would've seen that I was mending one of my gloves and you jumped on the needle." Aisha sighed, shaking violet hair out of her face.
"You're so messy, Rena." Before she started ranting, she picked up and examined the accursed glove that poked her derriere with the needle protruding from it. It was a spotless, satiny white color, thick bands of gold winding around the wrist area, a golden pattern that resembled wings stretching out from it. Entwined with the gold were chunks of El, both large and small, glowing with a greenish-blue light. "Where did you get this? It doesn't look cheap..."
Rena smiled sweetly. "They were a gift from my elder brother for my sixteenth birthday - That is, sixteen in human years." She sighed, running her fingers down the smooth fabric. "I haven't seen him in a while..."
Aisha tilted her head, an inquisitive look in her eyes. "You have an older brother?" Rena nodded.
"His name is Ren. In human years, he would be around eighteen or so." Aisha thought for a bit, imagining what Rena's brother would look like. Eventually, she came up with an image of Rena with short hair. Hey, imagination wasn't her strongest suit!
"I see... Anyway... I'm so embarrassed!" She hid her face in her hands, but even then, Rena could see the ruby-red blush that crept up her face. Temporarily abandoning her homework, she sat down on her bed, moving the white glove.
"Can you tell me what happened?" Aisha nodded, before taking a deep breath, her eyes watering slightly.
"I...I..." Burying her face in her hands again, she muttered quietly. "I got their names mixed up." Rena's green eyes twinkled as she shifted to pat Aisha on the back.
"What do you mean by that, Aisha? You can tell me, your secret is safe." Aisha groaned, flopping backwards on the soft bed.
"You know how I said I liked Knight before?" Rena nodded, silently encouraging the purple-haired girl to continue. "Well... I kinda... I thought that Rune was Knight and Knight was Rune..." Rena blinked in surprise, her expression twisting into one of shock.
"Wait... That means..." Aisha nodded, flushing again.
"When I said I liked Knight, I meant Rune..." Rena nodded almost absently.
"I see..." Her eyes widened as Aisha's words registered. "EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?!"
Needless to say Rena was loud enough to send birds flying out of the trees. Said birds collided with the library windows, and said windows were located behind Rune's hiding spot in the library. Rune, being as stoic and courageous as he was, absolutely did not screech and/or stumble into a bookshelf before tripping over his feet and landing flat on his face in front of the suspiciously couple-like Eva and Chung, Eva quickly deducing that he was spying on them, and slapped him.
Standing up, Rune rubbed his cheek. "Eva, what the El was that for? I mean, if you and Chung were dating, you could've just told me rather than meet in secret..." Chung's face flushed a bright Ruby color, while Eva remained emotionless.
"R-Rune, what on E-Elrios are y-you talking about?" The blonde's stutter - which happened to be caused by Chung's speech disorder acting up - was mistaken for a confirmation. The redheaded male nodded to himself, muttering something about how his instincts were always right. Eva raised a hand ominously.
"Oberon." Her white-clad servant appeared in a flash of light, his dark visor gleaming. Pointing at the offending redhead, Eva spoke, her tone dark with quiet rage. "Seize him." In a flash, Oberon was sprinting, cross-shaped sword gleaming in front of him, deftly weaving in between the bookshelves in pursuit of his prey.
...That is, he WOULD be in pursuit of his prey, if he wasn't going the wrong way.
Eva face palmed. Chung sighed. Rune laughed. Which made Eva slap him continuously until his face was red and swollen and he was passed out on the ground. Chung sighed. "I'll bring him back to the dorm."
Did I mention that one of the birds that hit the library windows fell on Raven's head and sent him sprawling on the ground? Ironically, that bird happened to be a raven. Raven cursed, tossing aside an extremely startled bird. "What the El?! Who was the idiot that screamed loud enough to send birds crashing into me?!"
(Back in the female's dorms, a certain elf sneezes violently and startles her violet-haired companion)
Knight sighed in his infirmary bed. "I really want to go out and see what's happening... Does Sis even know that I'm bedridden at the moment?"
(In Velder, a particular redheaded female who was chatting with a certain black-haired male - who STILL hadn't found the medical tent, thank you very much - sneezes, causing the black-haired male to wonder who was gossiping about her, simultaneously leading the redhead to believe that she is suffering from a minor cold)
The school nurse, a kind woman with short pink hair named Anne smiled. "I'm sure they're all just doing what regular teenagers do, you know, partying and not doing homework and being obnoxiously loud." Did I mention that Anne was very alienated when it came to regular teenage behavior?
Camilla was very happy at the moment. She had gotten a student to train, and he was currently throwing swords at bombs. It trained your accuracy and reflexes, you know!
Infi sighed, raising his dual swords once more. Slashing at thousands of training dummies was already draining, but know he had to conjure Cornwells AND throw them at targets? Was the crazy lady trying to kill him?! Striking the ground with the elegant silver blade, Infi dashed forward, an identical sword floating above him. Grabbing the hilt, he swung it around before throwing it at the nearest bomb, ducking and rolling out of the way as it made contact.
BOOM!
One down, one hundred and twenty-four more to go. Our poor youngest Sieghart was desperately trying not to slice Camilla's head off (She was SO annoying, yelling "If you can't hit 'em, I'll hit you! every five seconds) while plotting Knight's second murder.
Oh. My. El.
Me: OH YEAH! I'm back baby with an update of Oh My El~
Raven: We all know what this story is called. Thanks Captain Obvious.
Me: HUSH CHILD!
Eve: Please stop over-reacting.
Me: You two are so dry DX
Chung: O-kie dokie, then... REVIEW REPLIES!
Me: This quickly?
Asian - You okay? Hey, you can join Knight in the infirmary! XD If a girl confessed to him... He'd die in a mess of blushing cuteness? (You didn't hear that from me O_O) Lol, is Aisha fawning over someone really that cute? Yesh, we would collect data through external means.
Ringo - NUUUUUU! DON'T DIE ON ME! *uses defibrillators* Oh, hey Grind :P
Yami - Lol, your friends must've been like 'What the heck is wrong with her?' Thank you~
Awakened Hades - Whoops, must've forgotten to put something at the end that says no offense to private school girls. What is this song I am thinking of... Oh! HOT GIRLS WE HAVE PROBLEMS TOO~ WE'RE JUST LIKE YOU~ EXCEPT WE'RE HOT~ /shot
RevolutionizedWorld - In IS's eyes, yes, it is. :P Who doesn't Eve want to kill? Thank you~
Rella - STAHP. STAHP READING MAI MIND. Maybe it's the fact that you read my idea notebook...? XD
Abyss - There shall be so many love squares and triangles and circles and stuff that this will probably confuse someone by the end of it XD Damn it, the emo box RETURNS! Thank you~
pikachuhats - Awesome names be awesome. Period. When is using Blade Rain on your brother NOT bad? XD Thank you~
GoldLine - Um... My ego is saying 'It's because someone awesome like me is writing!' but other than that... I dunno?
skullsmash86 - Time to add the third! All in good time, all in good time. *spits out water* S RANK?! I'm only D...
setsuna160 - Character development. Ever heard of it?
DarkShado - Lol, I just made him youngest 'cause he was the last one to come out XD
KiyoKu - Not yet :P
Me: AND WE BE DONE! :DDDDDD
Rena: Shouldn't you be studying or something?
Elsword: Why should she do that? You know her...
Aisha: Because school is vital in developing a person's intellect and -
Elsword: I THOUGHT YOU ALREADY GAVE US THIS LECTURE! DX
Aisha: You obviously weren't paying attention.
Ara: Why is Aren in there and not me? :S
Me: PATIENCE, CHILD! You'll be coming 'round the mountain soon enough.
Raven: ...What mountain?
Eve: I believe that she is hallucinating from a lack of sleep because she was watching anime until three in the morn-
Me: SHHHHHH! D:
Chung: ...No comment -.-
Me: Ahem. Anyway...
Rena: Please R&R!
Ara: Don't forget to favorite, follow, and all those goodies!
Elsa: See you next chapter!
Elsword: WHEN DID YOU GET HERE?!
Elsa: ...Just now?
Me: Love y'all! Chu~