Chapter 3: Old Friends, Death, & Stupidity

Keira's P.O.V

Kratos had given me a tour of the place shortly after Zephyren left.

The first stop was the cafeteria. There was a major assortment of people, piling down the hall into different doors.

"The cafeteria section of Eternia has several portions…" He gestured down the small hall piling with people. "Each section is made for each particular race &-"

"Wait a minute" I looked at him. "A section for each race? What do you mean?"

"I guess Xion never explained" He sighed. "It can't be helped I guess" He continued. "Eternia Academy is a school made for those who don't fit in with normal society or have been shunned from their community" He gestured to a boy walking by. "The students are categorized into multiple categories: Humans, Werewolves, Vampires, Nekos/Anthros, Angels, Demons, Archangels, & Zeonthropes." He ticked them off on his fingers. "Each individual is put into one of these categories & then is roomed up with someone who can helped them increase their abilities…" He lead me down the hall more to show me the dormitories. "You have already been clarified as a Zeonthrope & having been paired with Zephyren..." He drifted off."You should have no problem although, you are the first two without a blood relation to be paired together" He sighed as someone in the hall yelled at a nearby kid for touching the wet paint in his room.

"Wait, I am a Zeonthrope?" I felt my eyes widen. "How? I can't change into an animal!" I heard myself nearly shout.

"That is because you haven't tapped I into your potential yet" He took a left & opened the door at the very end of the hall. "This will be your room" The room was humongous!! It was as tall like two whole houses put into one, A guy was setting up another queen sized bed into the room & putting up a curtain, probably for where I'd sleep.

"Come, there is more to cover & as I was saying if you tapped into your potential you could-" He continued I was listening to him intently. Next time, I'd be the one protecting Zephyren.

Zephyren's P.O.V

I immediately ran to my to grab my blades when I left the office, then after I gathered them I head to the sparring arena. Never have I seen this many people in this place before, tournament or not, must be someone to beat in this one I guess. When I entered the nearby guard came & kneeled, I sighed telling him to rise & to tell the other guards that if anyone tries any formalities with me I would tan their hides. He nodded & ran off as fast as he could, I turned back to the people & noticed they were all staring at me with weapons ready, one guy was with a wolf, they were charging towards me!

"Zephyren!" The wolf said jumping on me licking my cheek, did I forget to mention that this wolf was in clothes? The guy was standing over me laughing. The wolf was changing into a human & the licks turned to kisses.

"Okay, Melissa get off of him" The guy chuckled running a hand through his bronze coloured hair. "Besides, I don't think Zephyren appreciates your failed attempts at making out with him"

"Bleh!" I wiped off my face & got up when Melissa got off of me, then I gave her a kiss on the cheek (she blushed when I did!) & gave the guy a punch on the arm.

"Raziel!! I was not trying to do that! Besides, the wolf side got the better of me" She matted down her clothes.

"You say that whenever you try to do something intimate with Zephyren" He sighed.

"Why did you dye your hair 'Lissa?" I asked using the old kiddy nicknamed making her blush again.

"Needed a change, I don't like being a complete twin to Zee here" She ran her hand through her hair.

"Well, when one's a Werewolf & the other is a Vampire…" I smiled. "I don't think you can get any different"

We walked down to where everyone was fighting (thankfully they had resumed whatever they were doing) & I learned I was a hot topic at the school due to the fact that everyone had heard about Xion being sent out to look for me.

"That explains why everyone is looking at me from the corner of their eyes" I glanced over to the student practicing his Elemental abilities & I noticed his eyes go back to the earth in front of him, he had brown cat-like ears & a brown tail, a Neko. "So, what have you two been doing while I was gone?" I asked my childhood pals.

Sonic's P.O.V

I was racing Shadow around the school's perimeter, the prize being (unbeknownst to Shadow) a kiss from Amy. I was gradually letting him win tying him on the first, same on the second, then I gave an inch on the third, ending it.

"Hah, this proves I really am faster than you Sonic the Hedgehog!!" He gloated. I noticed Amy Rose coming up behind him.

"Hey Shadow! Turn Around!" I cheered. He turned & received a kiss on the lips from Amy. Then he turned into a stammering mess.

"W-w-what d-did you d-d-d-do that f-for?" He said blushing profusely.

"Well, the prize was a kiss from me silly!" She teased.

"I t-thought it was t-to prove w-who was the f-fastest" He blinked a couple of times then turned on me. "You tricked me!!! I'll get you for that!"

I took off through the halls of the school, Shadow hot on my tail yelling non-stop threats.

Keira's P.O.V

I had learned from Kratos that every race was classified into certain categories based on their fighting capabilities & their ability to control their Element. Each Element was something they were unable to choose though it would be based off of their personality & would show itself around the time that person had reached 12 years of age.

"Your sure you haven't had anything weird happened that shouldn't have?" He questioned me for like the hundredth time.

"I'm positive" Answering those two words again, I was starting to feel like a broken record. "I haven't even changed into a beast form once."

"Odd, though it is in your blood…" He continued his theories, I just tuned them out not being able to wait for the day to end, then it the room began shaking! I looked out the window & noticed a huge pillar of rock rising higher & higher!

Raziel's P.O.V

What was he thinking!? Why was he doing this!? Jesse, a Neko, was raising the Earth in a giant spire making it reach the clouds & going beyond them! Then the shaking began…

"Melissa!" I roared. She nodded & raised her hands trying to stabilized the spire from collapsing. "Jesse, stop doing this!!!" I shouted at him. He stopped & I saw him trying to bring it back into the ground. It was slowly going back down, but it still stood about four stories high. The shaking continued, it was going to collapse any moment.

"Everyone get out of here!!" I heard Zephyren shout. I looked over as the last of his body changed into a purple-ish blue Phoenix, flames were stretching from the torches onto his skin enveloping his arms in what seemed like gauntlets. He nodded towards me & then towards Melissa. He gave me a look that to me said 'Get her the hell out of here!', I nodded back to him. Jesse, seeing the impending doom of the spire crushing him & had made barrier of rocks around him.

"No! He'll suffocate in that!" I heard Melissa scream & then I grabbed her & made for the door which immediately after I passed through it with her, burst into flames, Zephyren wasn't risking anyone else going in there…

Zephyren's P.O.V

I can't believe this guy! Why didn't he take gravity into consideration? Oh, I know cause he's an idiot! I tried to stop the crumbling of the spire at the top but that didn't do anything, the flames on my arms were working like they were supposed to though, I had grabbed the based & was trying to melt the rock so it would stop crumbling. The rock was slowly getting redder, so I intensified the heat in the flames.

"Increase the heat more" I heard a voice say. I obeyed it & increased the temperature of the flames. It had to be near 3000K by now. If I lost concentration for a second & these flames touched me I was screwed. "Increase the heat more than this" The voice spoke again, it sounded familiar but I couldn't increase the heat anymore or I wouldn't be able to even stand up, it was taking all I had to raise the heat to that temperature. I don't know where this power was coming from either. "If you don't increase it he'll die" The voice said. Shut up stupid voice I don't need you telling me this! Then the rest of the spire fell… right on top of the boy's barrier covering it completely, & before me was a molten pile of rock, & charred earth...

CHAPTER 3 END