POV Narrator:
Wednesday, 3 October 2018, Luna Nova
The first month of classes passed like a rocket, in the middle of this time a wave was already created over the new students of the first year, mainly in relation to Hellene, who arrived practically showing how she is a very capable witch, by becoming a prodigy, considered by all the students, but not by the teachers who still thought she was someone who was behind Diana, because of the way McLaren behaved, a lot because of her look that was not as "clean" as Cavendish's, besides the fact that she did not behave cordially. The admiration for the redhead was such that some of the girls decided that they will wake up early to train with the Irish girl, just to get a sense of how it is, Akko, Jeanne and Marianne decided to be the girls who were interested and will sweat a lot the shirt.
POV Akko:
The alarm rang, I got all sleepy, still seeing the clock showing five o'clock in the morning, ahhhhh sincerely what a sleep, I hope today will be very interesting, I get up from my bed, go to the bathroom doing my personal hygiene, then I put on some light clothes, a pair of legging trousers, running shoes, a tank top and I'm ready to train, I also fill a little bottle with water and leave the room.
I already leave with the girls in the hallway kind of waiting for me, I arrive waving to them and it seems that I was a little late.
"Hey Akko, you are late" Hellene said.
"Sorry, the alarm went off and I took a little longer in the bathroom" I tell her and then we go downstairs.
"Today prepare yourselves, because I'm not one to take it easy, de training will take a lot of the limit of your bodies" said the redhead and I can only imagine.
We arrive at the canteen and there Hellene breaks eggs into a glass, drinking them raw, which makes me look disgusted, as well as the other girls.
"Do we really have to drink raw eggs?" asks Marianne.
"Of course not lassies, as I know you wouldn't like it I can prepare a banana vitamin, it's much tastier"
There we went, we took some bananas and milk, starting to mix them in the blender, we drank a big glass each, the taste is much better this way, hmmmmmmm, kind of thick the vitamin, but this will give strength to train later, we finished drinking each one of us and then waved to the workers in the canteen.
"Now de interesting part begins," said the redhead.
"Ahhh I don't even want to imagine, you are going to make us tired and very tired" Jeanne said.
"First of all let's stretch, anything I'll 'elp, you've just 'ad banana vitamin and that's too good for flexibility" McLaren said and I know it well.
We started stretching and I'm quite good at that, I'm quite flexible actually, a lot of what I trained before Luna Nova, as I was an athlete I always had to keep in shape, the girls are even amazed, both mine and Hellene's flexibility, she really goes well, but I even thought it would be extreme, I think it must be because of the strength.
"Wow Akko you really are quite flexible, not for nothing" said the impressed herself to me.
I was looking to the side and then I saw Hellene taking a break and helping each one of the girls, kind of helping them to be even more flexible, the two of them are not as flexible as us, I could notice, they are even making ugly faces, but that's how it is, no pain, no gain.
When we finished stretching we were practically warmed up, that's when the cool part started, we started to run.
"Now the warm-up really starts, let's get dose lettle legs to train" said the redhead to us and I can already imagine how tired it will be.
"Warming up? Are we going to walk a lot?" Mari asks.
"You have no idea, then it will be a more physical training" Hellene answers.
"When I was at school I was one of the athletes, I used to run around the gym several times, I really didn't get tired easily, I even did a few longer runs" I say calmly while running.
"Easy there too, let's not run a marathon, my nerdy little arms and legs can't take it" Jeanne said.
I go calmly, as I know how to breath well and I have a lot of practice, I can even run at the same pace of Hellene, what years of school didn't do to me, not only that, but also the lack of flying on the broom haha, I had to always run, I'm already looking back and it seems that the girls are already showing the signs of tiredness, just now, it's quiet.
For Akko and Hellene the race was a walk in the park, but for Marianne and Jeanne the story was different, within a few seconds, both were already worn out, not being able to run so much, in the end the pace with them slowed down a lot, reaching a race with the total half cut...
They really tire very fast, we even slow down to a walking pace, letting them go slower, Hellene and I keep running, she has plenty of strength, until she stops and so do I, I take a nice breath, I drink a lot of water, I needed it after all this tiredness, running tires me a bit, the others arrive and also stop, getting very breathless.
"Wow, how can you two stand it? Come on" said Mari panting.
"You were breathing through your mouths, you have to get the right way of breathing, that already helps a lot to stand more" I tell them.
"Exactly what Akko said, believe it or not, when you learn dis, it 'elps a lot to walk more, I can stand a lot because of breathing, just like Akko, de body itself can walk even too much, well now we are warmed up, let's go to de part of letting those muscles grow" McLaren said showing 'er arms and wow, I am still shocked.
Man she has huge arms, even being as short as Constanze, but it seems that Hellene is a unit, if she wants, she can turn us three inside out without needing much, if this girl went to the Cavendish mansion there wouldn't be Daryl to hold her, I have no doubt that she could handle the three of us with tremendous ease.
We walk to where the Luna Nova gym is, we rarely go here, since there's hardly any physical education classes, I'm always looking at this bodybuilding equipment and imagining myself using it.
"Now came de interesting part, let's start letting these 'ere, become dese" Hellene said showing Mari's arms that are normal and comparing them to hers.
"Wow don't overdo it either, my noodle arms are strong Hellene" Leclerc said and I just giggled.
"There's still more... How can you stand so much Hellene" said the panting Jeanne.
"If I told you that I used to train much harder than that, would you believe me?" she said. I don't even want to imagine.
"I don't doubt it, to have arms that size" I say shocked.
"Hahahaha, well now let's go, I wish dose arms were strength, if you saw my mother you would be impressed that she is stronger dan me and her arms aren't even like that" Said the redhead and I'm even a bit shocked.
Hellene is starting to put weight on the bar, I can't even imagine which ones she put, it must be too much, I'm getting lighter, I decide to get some weights on my arm, I think 4 kg of each arm is good, the girls practically get similar weights.
We're kind of working out among ourselves, just to see how far we'll go, the girls lifting and making faces is very good, Hellene just grabbed a barbell, and you can see that it's too heavy, she was kind of doing squats with them, gee, those are the worst to do, there are legs, I'll just focus on my arms.
"How much weight did you put on there Hellene?" I ask her.
"80 kg, I dink it's almost at my limit, I just won't go more dan dat because den it's too much, I can be strong but not dat strong" she said and we were shocked, I here with 8 kg and she calmly lifting 80.
The most shocking of all is that she does it calmly, as if she weighed nothing, looking like a sheet of paper, I can't even imagine what she can handle, I did the 10 repetitions, my arms were already feeling a lot, I put the weights back in place, I go to where some mattresses are and from there I start doing abdominal crunches.
"Our Hellene, you can hold us both on your arms in peace" Marianne said.
"Ahhhhhh, gee I'm done here, ah that I really can, come here you and Jeanne" Hellene said.
I see them both being carried by Hellene's arms and getting to sit over McLaren's arms, this while I was doing my sit-ups, I am shocked, gee, how can she do it, this girl is a machine, not for nothing, but Daryl should be afraid of her.
Soon I finish the abdominals and I feel some pain, I see the girls doing other exercises, this time the one of pulling the rope, while Hellene was exercising a similar one, the thing was going on the last pin and she was lifting calmly, while Mari and Jeanne with only one were having more difficulty.
"It doesn't even look like Hellene is with the maximum weight of that thing there, look how fast she goes" I say half shocked.
"This girl is a unit, I'm even impressed" Jeanne said.
"Ahhhhhh, I've been too much here, my little noodle arms can't take all this" Mari said and I went in her place, this time with a little more weight.
I was even able to lift cool, the girls were even getting a little impressed, but it is because I was already used to it, I also used to train arms, now I am getting back in shape, who knows, one day I may return to practice again, the way things are going, I think I will really need it.
After weight training...
I've been on all kinds of machines, now I've definitely tired my legs and arms, I hope I can rest well, I'm drinking a lot of water, for me it's over, just like Jeanne and Mari who are resting for a long time, I see Hellene also finishing the bar and even her back is strong, not for nothing, but if I wasn't so crazy about Diana, I would definitely go for Hellene.
"Whew... I've had enough" I say tiredly.
"For me too, I can take more, only we still have the classes, let's go back and eat something" McLaren said.
We were leaving the gym, but strangely it was very foggy outside, in the morning it wasn't even that foggy, but now it seems that it's worse, even a bit cold, that's weird, we kept walking, a little attentive, a little apprehensive, you can't see anything that's ahead, for the nine witches, how do they intend to make me continue on the path when you can barely see what's ahead.
"Out of nowhere all this fog" I say shocked.
"Daryl, you'd better get smart," Hellene said.
"What do you mean Daryl?" I ask confused.
"She wouldn't be crazy to show her face like that in Luna Nova" Marianne said.
"Ah she would be, fog is 'er way of showing 'er faces" McLaren said.
Out of nowhere something starts pulling Jeanne, we run together following it, but what the hell, I'm exhausted from training and then this comes, out of nowhere we come across a hill, we go rolling down it, falling until we reach a corridor, and Jeanne was still being pulled.
"Are you all right?" asks Mari to us.
We nod back, we take a boost of magic, now there's no more fog to get in the way, just a corridor in the middle of the forest, how strange, a tentacle of plant that was going to pull Jeanne and Mari does a sensible thing, she uses a shuriken that was in her pocket and hits the plant, even making it glow with magic which cuts it off.
"Shit was a trap to get us to Arcturus" Hellene said.
"Wow, I really worried, I'm glad they managed to get me loose" Jeanne said.
Out of nowhere we heard what sounded like a bird screaming, and then we saw it coming very close to us, I think I've seen something like that before, it looks like a giant crow, the four of us were already kind of on the defensive, but what the hell, now this.
"Shouldn't we run?" I ask them.
"You don't want to become Nevermore food, do you?" asks someone who was riding on top of the creature as soon as another creature lands behind us as well.
Ahhhh, it's Diana's cousins, they are setting us up, holy shit, we are going to have to fight right now, and I can see that Hellene is in a good mood, she keeps all her poise, but me and the girls are scared.
"You want me, so come" She said as she propelled herself with everything using a glyph and went for a Nevermore.
"Let's not just stand here, let's help" Mari said and she went about throwing some shurikens at the other nevermore.
"You're right, I'll show you that I have something special too! Halt!" At that moment Jeanne raises her hand and I had no idea what it was.
I just stare, take my wand from my hand and start to throw Murowa towards the creature, but it doesn't seem to do anything, until I see from nowhere a sword coming and falling right into Jeanne's hands, who catches it with style, man this is too cool, I wish I knew some spells like that, because I only learn silly stuff.
"My Murowa doesn't work at all" I say in frustration.
"Murowa is very weak against nevermores, try to 'elp with a support Akko!" Said Hellene who was punching the creature.
I never thought I would do this, but it seems to be the way, I create some boost glyphs, where Jeanne was on top of one and she starts throwing herself towards the same Nevermore that Hellene was leaving in hand, as Mari was simply hiding and throwing several shuriken towards the other.
"It's working for something" I say cheerfully.
One of the creatures feels the sword entering and in it goes from one side to the other Jeanne is thrown back a little and uses the spell to take the sword and bring it to her hand, while Hellene appears to defend her friend giving a punch right in the face of the creature, which keeps going crazy from one side to the other, screaming everywhere.
"Aye! Oh yeah Akko, keep dose glyphs close to us, let's get a 'andle on these monsters" McLaren said.
"You can't delay the inevitable, surrender now and you won't suffer any violence, we only want Hellene, you can all go free, just leave her with us" said one of Diana's cousins and I won't abandon my friend.
I give a look to the side and Mari just appears from nowhere behind one of them, she hits her by surprise with a punch, knocking Nervermore's one down, I would even follow her, but I'm standing here holding the impulse glyphs, that's what Hellene did, she started to follow Diana's cousin, but she just turned into a snake and disappeared from the front, already Jeanne hits the Nevermore where Mari was holding and manages to cut the head of the beast, only remaining, the same one that was already wounded.
"It seems your advantage is not so much" Hellene said and then the creature was all healed.
"That's what we'll see Hellene" Diana's cousin said, I don't even remember the name of each of them, I know it looks like Daryl, the most narcissistic mother in the world, she named her daughters to sound like hers.
"Next Akko, ball a different pattern on the glyphs, we're going to boost and 'it de last nevermore" Hellene said.
I agree with the head, I'll make another scheme with the glyphs that were in different positions, so I want to see if they're really going to attack us, Hellene propels herself first and Nevermore starts to spit fire, that's where Jeanne appeared in front and did a barrier spell and used the sword that was getting all red with the heat of the flame, in this Mari is propelling herself underneath, she kind of leaves some stuff underneath the monster that I don't know what it is, I just know it was too cool.
"Burn it!" Diana's cousin said.
I just see Mari appearing behind and throwing a shuriken, then some explosions happening underneath the monster that eventually stopped spewing fire, the opportunity being Jeanne's, she was thrown by a Hellene punch hard, at the time Diana's cousin turns her face to Leclerc and doesn't even notice, but Dupont just cuts the head off the other Nevermore who falls hard to the ground.
"Now you're surrounded Merrill" said Hellene, gee so that was the Cavendish clone's name, really her mother is nothing but a narcissist.
We follow Merrill through the forest, but she's another one that ends up disappearing turning into mist, but is hit by Hellene with a punch, which turns her into another creature and enters a hole inside a tree, we tried to look inside and there was nothing, but damn.
"Damn you! She escaped!" I say in frustration.
"Well now it's important we get back to Luna Nova, we can't be late for class" McLaren said and I nodded.
"This Daryl never tires of bothering us, does she" I tell the girls.
"You 'ave no idea, even in my dreams I've been disturbed by de damned, I sleep every day 'orribly and wake up traumatized, it even seems dat dere's something controlling everything" Hellene said and how horrible, is there some magic in this, it's just missing.
"Well, we'd better go before their mother shows up" Mari said.
We leave in the middle of the forest and when we get back to Luna Nova, it wasn't foggy at all, on the contrary, it was even sunny, how strange, they really wanted to scare us, we walked in the corridors, everyone looking at us, with our clothes a bit dirty because of the forest, I arrive at my room and wave to the girls.
"Look if it wasn't for Daryl, today would be wonderful" Hellene said.
"The day has still started Helen, now let's have a shower, have some breakfast, we still have the time after school" Marianne said.
"I am going now, I will see you when I eat too" I tell them entering my room.
I went to the bathroom where I turned on the shower and wow, what a day it was, it started intense like this, now I can imagine how tense it must be with Hellene, all the time with Daryl on her tail, we have to find a way to make her be caught, but she is too smart, now that I can see that, in the end it was nice to train.
In hiding...
POV Daryl:
How wonderful, today was perfect, the two girls did it right, it was just to cause one more fear and make Hellene alert, this will be useful to continue terrifying Diana how wonderful, soon a snake arrives at the hideout and is revealed to be Merrill who returns to human form and I would even congratulate her, but I don't want to get the girl badly used to it.
"And then did you get anything else?" I ask her.
"The dream plan worked, Hellene has been complaining about how she's been scared in every dream the lady invades, that's a good sign, they almost captured me too, it was a very risky plan mum" Merrill said and I just shrug.
"If she was captured I wouldn't run after her, I want efficiency here girl, we can't afford to waver, Hellene is no small thing, it was smart of you to take them after they were exhausted from training, but still be careful, now I know that that reddish haired brat has a sword bringing spell, it could be dangerous" I tell her.
"The four of them took down two nevermores, that's no small thing mum, you know well that it was extremely laborious for us when we captured the first one, let alone kill one" My daughter said and I don't care.
"Killing is easier than taming, that's no excuse, well at least the plans are working, even if Diana finds out the truth, it might still pull her to give up, if I keep traumatizing both of them" I tell them.
"So you have a plan even in case Diana finds out?" said my daughter.
"I always walk with one step ahead, I know Diana will find out one time or another, I want to destroy her first and stop her, but I know you can't hold it forever, the more destroyed she is for being a Cavendish, the less she will want to be one, that on the other hand will come with her giving up, using Hellene will be a great indicator, just when the truth comes out, Hellene will be influencing her sister to give up because of the nightmares, I get the leadership of the Cavendish family and everything goes very smoothly" I say with my nose all up, confident of the results.
"Mum you are genius, you are the most incredible! That's why I want to be smart like you" said Maril, which is a pity, she will never be, she ended up becoming a bootlicker, but it's good while it lasts, my daughters are free and efficient servants.
"So that's why? Wow, now I understand more, but it can happen that the stubbornness of both of them can only get stronger, have you ever stopped to think about that?" Said Merrill as usual filling me with questions.
"Not everyone can take it forever Merrill, I am confident that Diana will give in one day, we will keep breaking her more and more until we have no option, girl you think people are what? That they're people who can take it forever like it's on a soap opera? This is real life, Diana won't be able to stand what it's like to be a Cavendish, we'll put pressure on her like she's never seen before, it's a long plan that will be worth it, let's just give her an initial upset now" I tell her.
Then I went off just looking at a painting on the wall, I miss the castle, a shame it had to be put down, but it was a sacrifice for the greater good, I miss the luxury there, but hopefully after all this I will be very well rewarded.
Back in Luna Nova, with the end of classes, already in the canteen...
POV Diana:
Today was a pretty normal day, finally a night without nightmares, I think there must be something of Daryl's involvement even in that, by the nine witches, I'm eating and seeing that the lassies were talking in a little circle with Hellene, it seems that again my supposed sister is calling the attention.
"What have they been talking sae much about and why is the whole school looking at them?" I ask Barbara.
"Haven't you heard? Akko hasn't told you yet? They went to Arcturus and knocked over two nevermores!" Parker said, and I'm even shocked.
"What? This is absurd, these creatures are rare in Arcturus and are also very dangerous" I quickly get up and walk tae where they were.
I arrive and I see the video that was in the mobile phone, I can't believe what I'm seeing, the lassies are really fighting against a Nevermore, wow, the camera position was cool... Wait a minute Maril and Merrill, even Akko is being targeted by the nine witches, what the hell... This is really tense.
"Girls this is too dangerous, ye should run tae Luna Nova, here there is a magic shield that protects from the passage of hostile creatures" I tell them.
"It was an ambush, we dedn't stand a chance" Hellene said, I understand, but it's a danger all the same, how nice of them tae get out alive and how proud of Akko knowing how tae use glyphs, she really improved a lot in those spells.
"Are you jealous Diana?" Tease Chloé, here she comes with those, but what the hell, everything here is cause fae confusion.
"Nae me, I'm just impressed, at the same time it's a tremendously risky thing, I would never go out on a limb with a Nevermore" I clarify for them.
"That's jealousy talk, you lost the prodigy post to the first year girl and now you're still wanting to talk over her, look at you, you say that because you can't guarantee taking down a Nevermore, obviously shows how you were a fake all along" She said and I just go ignoring it I don't give a shit.
"Stop it, Diana is doing nothing of de sort, she is right, it is dangerous to fight a Nevermore, unfortunately I 'ad no choice" McLaren said and I love how she is nae like the others.
"Wow people, she is still an excellent person, this Hellene is like no Diana ever was, she still makes sure to show her humility, that's what a good person really is, not the Cavendish farce we were all deluded with last year" Ahhh what insufferable people.
I was just kind of not giving a shit, kind of analyzing the tactics, they really worked very well as a group, the RPG kind of helped a lot, gee it's been really cool, seriously, until teacher Finnelan shows up, she takes the mobile phone from Marianne's hands, I had even forgotten about it.
"Miss Leclerc, we will take this with us, technology is forbidden here in Luna Nova, let this be a warning" said the teacher then putting the phone in her pocket and leaving.
"Huh?" said Mari all shocked.
The teacher Finnelan was leaving and I even forget how everything went back tae the way it was before, now I really felt bad, there's nae reason tae take Mari's phone, that's too unfair, from nothing everyone was looking at me with a frown.
"It's Diana's fault, don't play dumb, it was only her showing up that teacher Finnelan showed up, she was so jealous that she called the teacher here to hide the evidence, look how dishonest, is this Diana Cavendish who is a prodigy? She's evidently trying to keep you guys from taking Hellene's side" Chloé is going insane, this girl has hated me ever since I set foot in here, it's disgusting, why did I risk having a crush on her when I started studying at Luna Nova.
The lassies around me start walking towards me, I was getting scared, tae the point that I ended up running, I was holding myself nae tae cry, it seems that everything is about tae fall on me, by the nine witches, how the year was tae start like this, I manage tae get far enough away, I arrive at my room, panting, I sit down by the door, I've never felt sae terrible, I'm trembling with fear. I can't stand it, I end up crying and putting out, all this, these voices coming at me, these comments.
"Diana?" That voice? Akko, she enters the room and sees me sitting leaning against the door.
I see her crouching in front of me, which on impulse I end up hugging her, I can't, my emotions are getting too weak, I never thought studying here in Luna Nova would go from heaven tae hell in a short time.
"Akko... Thank ye" I tell her half crying.
"You're welcome Diana, I saw everything, the people here are really quite upset about little things, look no matter how these girls treat you, I'll always be here with you, me and the girls, we care about you" she said stroking me.
"And how was yer day today? I saw that ye fought against the nevermore, tell me with details, I even wanted tae exercise too, but my suspicions with Hellene get too strong, I'm ashamed... I dinnae know why, besides the people aren't reacting well tae see me with her around" I say all accelerated until Akko puts his finger over my mouth.
"Calm down, take a deep breath Diana, you are really anxious these days, come with me, I'll get an ice cream for you and tell you everything" Akko said all affectionate and I got a little smile.
"I still feel bad about Mari's mobile phone" I tell her as I stood up.
"So how about we go on a silly adventure of our own, let's get our friend's mobile phone back" That's the sort of thing I wanted, Akko knows how tae cheer anyone up.
POV Narrator:
The training day was going well, if it wasn't for some of the events involving the presence of Daryl's daughters interrupting them, with a trap, made only to scare the girls, but that showed how they have great potential against creatures. A day that is pretty intense now that they have a new mission to do.
No pain, no gain, lesbian witches...
Jeanne Dupont
Date of birth: 31 March 2003
Place of birth: Lyon, France (French)
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 61 kg
Sexuality: Lesbian
Gender: Female (cis)
Occupation: Student (Luna Nova 2018)
Measurements (bust / waist / hip): 90/61/91
Hair colour and appearance: reddish red, short, straight 1B, reaching halfway down the neck, with fringes over the forehead and sides of the face.
Eye colour and shape: Dark blue
Physical appearance: slim build, pale Caucasian skin, rounded nose
Likes: Norse/Greek mythology, swords, medieval era, armour, history, training, RPG
Dislikes: magical numerology lessons, comparing Katanas to European swords, firearms
Jeanne is a history nerd, she loves learning about ancient times and also about warriors, her favorite pastime is playing RPGs and embodying the warrior, this since the cradle when Dupont's mother named her daughter after Joanna D'arc, she since then is very inspired by the history of the warrior witch, She likes the theme very much and is always drawing characters around the theme, as she has a huge passion for european long swords and gets extremely angry when someone says that Katana cuts better, starting to give a long historical explanation.