POV Narrator:
Thursday, 31 October 2019, Luna Nova
The days were passing in Luna Nova, Akko as never before dedicated herself to get better grades, as well as her chance was coming, that even without Hellene and Diana in the way she was not chosen to preside the festival of Samhaim, who was in the place was the green team led byAmanda, alreadyAkko was in charge of the role of cleaning, but even so she would not give up, luckily the sacrifice role could not be used because of what happened in the festival of the previous year, she was willing to show that she came to change. Meanwhile outside it was discovered that it was really blood and even more so that of Mary Brooks, what was ringing the alarm for Rosemary Morris who was taking over that investigation, trying by all means to discover the identity of the hooded man, but he hid his face in all the shots he had, being that only the blue eyes were revealed, but it was not enough.
The days of preparation for the Samhaim festival were passing and this time Akko would not do little, she wanted to surprise and thought about it was preparing one of the best choreographies of all, also having help
from Hellene and Diana for that, with a spell that will be made to surprise, the day of the festival was coming and the nervousness was taking over everyone, after all for most of the teams that would be the last chance, since they were already in their third year.
POV Akko:
The festival has started, this time I'm not the last, but one of the first, which makes me very nervous, I take a deep breath, I'm watching the presentation of the gray team, now without Brooke, it was about the story again and Semmer is surprising by flying with the broomstick to all sides even doing some maneuvers, I really hope that the judges will not get heavy, they are always the same three as always.
"Semmer is good at brooms, but the problem is that the female jurors pick on it a lot" Amanda said.
"And what are you going to do?" I ask O'Neill.
"I'm going to do the same as Semmer, we're going to do the best familiar invocation using just broomstick acrobatics, we rehearsed it for days, let them swallow it and you? I saw them practically rehearsing in secret, even Hellene and Cavendish helped them, you'll really give your blood for this title of Moonlight Witch" Said the redhead and I'll just nod my head.
"It's all or nothing, I want to show that I am not a little shit, last year I was disqualified, this year there is no way, even with the cleanup I promise to surprise me, they will not forget me so easily, I need every point and every merit or else I will not graduate, just to remind I have 5% more chances of being disapproved than you, I have to stay with 75% at least" I tell her.
"This I know, it's the biggest injustice, we already have to suffer to get 70%, who will say for you Akko, but I'm sure you can do it Akko, I'll be rooting for you" Amanda said.
I'm watching the end of Semmer's performance, she must have been really charmed, when I see the jurors' faces, they're getting closed, but what a thing, they're not really surprised at all, poor Semmer will arrive already being flouted like that.
"Three years in a row and you're still at it like a circus, are you studying to be a witch or a clown? Why don't you innovate? You only know how to fly like this with your broomstick from one side to the other, horribly generic" said Marjoirane, the one who always criticizes the most.
"I'm going with Marjoirane, you should improve and innovate, this type of presentation is already becoming saturated" Ural said, now only the third one is missing.
"You can fly well, but it is not the purpose of the festival, it is not for nothing that you think magic is old fashioned, this saturation and sameness only makes it clear to those who are not so much on the witches' side, for all that the nine witches think... Do better" Dorlin said and I see Semmer leaving the stage even crying, she comes to me, I give her a hug.
Poor things, always suffering at the hand of these cursed ones, but I'm going to throw in their faces what a real performance is, when I did it last time the monster of Vajarois had the curse broken, but now I'm going to do something that will enchant with my own magic, I'm confident of it, I know I can do better.
And soon it's time for Akko's presentation...
The time has come, I get up until half silent, I wave to everyone, me, Lotte and Sucy walk towards the stage and we start to make a spell, first of all it was dark and dirty the stage, but I was appearing, walking with my eyes closed lighting up with a spell that was in the middle of my hands I go floating having the help of my friends and when I open my eyes everything lights up and the spell made several brooms were invoked, starting to move on the stage.
"It's time to clean up Luna Nova!" I tell them, now I'm going to incarnate the Shiny Chariot here.
I open my arms and soon my friends appear too, they start to stay in the corners where I lean on one of the broomsticks, I jump towards Lotte's arm, with a brush in hands I step on the stage while I was upside down and jump to Sucy's hand when I reach the half, finishing passing the top of the stage, which I throw myself, but I go stepping on a path made of bubbles that Lotte and Sucy made for me, walking looking even like a girlboss with all the style, the two also go down the staircase.
Together, the three of us raised our arms, where the lights of the spells were going up to the sky and joining in one invoking brushes that cleaned the curtains and other parts of the stage, while on the floor it was sort of cleaning around, and had a little help from the girls playing the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy on the background.
"Cleanliness is one of the most important parts of magic, a good witch keeps the place clean" I say as I snap my fingers and it was then that we got brushes on our feet, me Lotte and Sucy started skating on the stage, as we passed amidst the brooms, waltzing as they scrubbed the floor, having a few spins, there's no way this could go wrong the idea of skating was wonderful, we go from one side to the other rubbing and raising more soap bubbles that spread on the stage, I saw to the three of them they were with a neutral face until then, but this is just the beginning, it's time to get to the point where I wanted.
The stage was already occupied by soap and the bubbles were everywhere making a thick layer, which the brooms were making their way through, making a circle around the three of us who held hands in our arms forming a Triskellion, as expected we started to spin and use some magic to raise enough soap for the music to change to Swan Lake right at the time it dissipates and with that the three of us with the broom started to do a ballet, each one of us spinning and doing a dance that now I'm sure will enchant all of us, the brooms following us, but of course the climax will come, when the music stops.
More and more brooms started flying towards us and they raised dust spreading dirt, but it was the three of us using our steps to use shields and magic barriers to stop the dust from getting to us and doing it all choreographed, which was getting more and more intensified appearing more and more, I never thought I would have such a huge expenditure of magic, but this will be worth every second I am sure, they were many, what we were still going through to continue protecting ourselves as best we could.
"This here is a very advanced use of magic, controlling all these brooms, really these three are amazing" Over Marjoirane, but now it's time to show what we came for.
Lotte and Sucy continue dancing, but I stop and with my eyes closed walking towards the centre of the stage, I put my hands to invoke one more spell and in this one I wait to arrive at the quiet part again, when I open my eyes a beam of light starts to illuminate and this way things start to appear after giving a blind to the three
Birds, butterflies, fairies Birds, butterflies, fairies, flowers go being spread in the stage and with that the stage goes being more decorated and in this hour I Lotte and Sucy go dancing more and enchanting the stage, the creatures go following us after being invoked, inclusive three birds fly until the jury and give flower crowns for them, only to leave still more enchanting, this only to show still more the pureness of the place, what was going up a pleasant smell, it was exactly this the intention, what I even gave a pretty smile.
"It's not enough just to be clean, a good witch also brings the best and most enchanting scents" This time the waltz of the flowers is playing, filling the environment with petals everywhere and with that Lotte and Sucy are sort of dancing on the stage and taking advantage of the petals to throw everywhere on the stage and this is not even the grand finale yet, it's just to make the cleaning even more enchanting, I'm going to make sure to give a performance that will be my life around here.
The various creatures are coming to us all and joining us to go dancing and making steps while I used some magic effects for the lighting and the aromas to rise more, the smell really became the most pleasant thing in the world, I knew that using this spell would be too good, without getting away from the cleaning theme, we were all three floating around the stage and doing some jumps and spins, doing a three-way waltz, I'm surprised that we're just following the music in the rhythm, but now it's time to close, I'm sure this could be my big chance.
"I didn't expect something like this" Ural said.
The three of us held hands and kept our eyes closed and a ball of magic was forming right on top of us, while behind the invoked creatures were still dancing, heh who would say that being put together all this time as a cleaner of Luna Nova would give me enough experience, I know how to clean everything in the smallest details, in this one we held hands we formed a circle still with our eyes closed and a brightness goes up, then everything gets dark as I imagined, the creatures and flowers would disappear and spread out of the stage, in the darkness things would light up and I've never seen the stage so clean as now, even fairies and butterflies appeared that I made sure to put and with that me and the girls even bowed to the stage waving the end of the performance, right in the time that the music ends.
"This is the cleaning of Luna Nova!" We said the three of us just to delight even more and a round of applause followed, for this one no one really expected us to do it, but we did, thanks to everyone's help this could be my chance to be the Moonlight Witch.
"Splendid, this was a show of classisism, a show of traditions, the best use of magic, this is what we want to see, performances that enchant and have meaning, you brought what Shiny Chariot had in the past, you captivated and made me feel the inner child, you brought me enchantment again, I could feel like a child in a play, your choreographies and use of magic are perfect, you already surprised last year with the end of the curse of the monster of Vajarois, this year you bring something even more impressive, this way the cleaning was worthy, wonderful, if there is anyone who deserves to be the witch of the moonlight are you" Marjoirane said.
"I feel as if I were watching a Disney movie as a child, you have created the best atmosphere of all, the choice of everything was meticulously excellent, I make Marjoirane's words mine and add more, you have to continue with these presentations like this, you will surely go far after all this" Ural said and I am even touched.
"My congratulations, I have to say that after so many mediocre presentations you stood out in relation to everyone else, you showed the most magical side that magic has, it gave a taste of childhood on top of that, excellent work, if there is a team that is going to be the Moonlight Witch I am sure it will be you" said Dorlin and then the three of us thanked you and walked off the stage.
I am crying with happiness, I want to see now that there are reasons to disqualify me, I did everything within the rules, I used the limit to show that I can do the best presentation of my entire life, I really want to make this dream come true, to be a witch like Chariot and be able to be a moonlight witch finally, as soon as I come back they all greet me with smiles.
"Way to go Akko! You were the best today!" They all said.
"I just have to thank you all, thank you for your help" I say smiling at them.
"HeyAkko, you deserve it, this year will be yours, let's make the mundane reach the top this year, let's not let injustices continue" Wangari said.
"Thanks to you guys from LNN too, you managed to play the songs at the right times" I say smiling.
"I want those old hags to swallow their words" Wangari said with her thumb raised.
"Hey wish us good luck, we'll be flying the broom like never before" Amanda said and we patted O'Neill on the back.
Now it's the green team's turn, I hope the judges won't be cruel to the three of them, I'm sure they'll manage to do something very impressive, I smile at them and start watching their presentation, Diana arrives and Hellene too, the two of them are stroking my head.
"The future moonlight witch is coming, our love, this was beyond what we rehearsed" Diana said.
"I told them I would surprise them, now let's see what the older ones will say about all this" I tell them confidently.
Amanda, Cons and Jas are doing the presentation of their lives, I never thought that I would see a choreography like this with broomstick flight, it's impossible that the three of them find it generic, look at the kind of thing that they are risking, Amanda is doing risky and deadly jumps, any mistake can cost her life and even so she does it smiling, All this to invoke a dragon which they go flying around and the same goes
releasing fire in direction to them making with the flames the Luna Nova's symbol, look at the precision for which they are making the invocation, they make the same disappear and with the given hands going down they go circulating the Luna Nova's symbol that was made, to invoke one more thing, this time was leaving the ground a legendary creature.
"A phoenix, wow, O'Neill is nae kidding either, she has summoned something legendary nae doubt, they will win a lot of points like that" Diana said.
"How awesome, if I lose to them I feel honoured even" I say smiling and being impressed by them.
"Ye can do it love, I know they sabotage it until it's too late, it's just that here the rules are very important, the judges determine who wins" said my girlfriend.
The three of them manage to mount the phoenix and go flying on it through the stage, still doing the acrobatics and being caught by the birds, circling with the broom, until it goes after disappearing in the middle of the sky where it made a beautiful effect of flames that went out in the air when it disappeared, it was too much irate, I don't know you but she really deserves that chance, Amanda excelled in this, the three of them finish the presentation panting of so much that they had to fly and do acrobatics and even a round of applause came.
"Very well, very well, not bad, you made the most generic presentation become something interesting, now I see something well done and excellent, it was an excellent job, but is it enough to be a moonlight witch? Let's see how the others will do, at least they did a pretty decent job, not bad for the president" said Marjoirane and it seems that she even wants cock and is not knowing how to ask, as always she being cruel with words, Amanda's presentation was wonderful.
"And I keep on saying, these circus performances are not so good, but you differentiate yourselves from the rest, you show that you are the only ones who know how to do something right with this kind of thing, but is it really time to be worthy of being the moonlight witches? I don't know, let's see with the others, anyway I think it seems that the level of this school has dropped since last year" said Ural.
"The circus du Soleil practically, as they said before, you have the differential of not looking the same and still bringing a pinch more, with this phoenix you really saved from looking like something so generic, even if only you can show dexterity and that's really interesting, if we were in a circus, But we are in a witch academy, you are serious witches and not acrobats, it surprises me that you are in the third year you came all this way and thought it was a good idea that acting like teenagers would make an impression" Dorlin said, as always the oldest one acting like a boomer, our Amanda must be raging.
They are coming back from the stage and I see that Amanda was even with her arms crossed in anger, she sat down in her place and was sulking, until Hannah arrives to console her girlfriend who was all down, what is going to work, I really don't understand why all this, I just want to see what will happen, will I be the witch of the moonlight?
"Bunch of old imbeciles" O'Neill said.
"Oh Amanda, you were too much, I wouldn't mind if you were the moonlight witch" I tell her.
"Akko, do you really think you won't be? Your performance made mine look like nothing and I summoned a fucking phoenix, you showed that you are superior on stage, don't belittle yourself like that, now I understand why you did so much sneaking around" she said and I'm even a little embarrassed.
"You never know, the way things are going" I tell her shrugging my shoulders.
And soon the presentations are over and the Moonlight Witch is announced, with everyone on stagewaiting for the award...
Wow now it's time to know who will be the Moonlight Witch, I am trembling with emotion, I know I have chances, but any little hermit can disqualify me, so much that it took a while after the presentations, they were trying to find any little mistake, I admit that I did meticulously within the legality of Luna Nova, there is no way I could not disqualify myself.
"And here we are in Luna Nova to say who will be the new Moonlight Witch, the one that made the best presentation of the whole festival and showed that it was no small thing, the team that always brought something new and entertained the public with excitement that almost won being the sacrifice the year
before, they even, the red team and its representative Atsuko Kagari are the Moonlight Witch!" Said Marjoirane and I even walked forward excited.
I can't believe I made it, I can't even hold back my emotion, everyone was clapping for me, the headmistress put the moonlight witch costume on me and I feel all happy, I got another achievement that I worked so hard for so many years to have, I jumped in excitement looking at everyone, who lifted me up and started shouting my name.
"Akko! Akko! Akko! Akko! Akko!" They said and I cried with happiness.
I did it, after two years of trying and trying, on the third and last attempt I am a Moonlight Witch just like Chariot, I really made it, look how the teachers are all looking disgusted, I am just celebrating, now this is my achievement, I Atsuko Kagari am a high level witch and they can swallow it.
"Congratulations for the presentations, we are saying goodbye to judging since our period is over, at the next festival of Samhaim you will meet the new judges who will stay for a period of 5 years judging the presentations of all of you, finally, we say goodbye to you, it was a great period of work" said Marjoirane and it was late, it was already basic, should have left a long time ago, is only wasting time here, I hope that next year the girls of the gray team get that title deserved.
I am thrilled and jumping for joy, which I am taken to Diana and Hellene who were also dressed as moonlight witches, the three of us take a picture in trio, celebrating this achievement I hug the two of them, they who helped me a lot, they gave one of the best help to present decently, now I am with them, I fulfilled my dream finally.
"Very good Akko, ye have made it too far, ye are doing a good job this year, it is more than deserved tae be a moonlight witch, ye did one of the best performances of all, even better than mine, ye did it with gusto and with love, I saw every second of how ye gave yer heart in this nae fae nothing ye won my love, I will be rooting hard fae ye tae shut the mouths of all those who underestimated ye as a witch" Said my girlfriend.
"Dat was awesome Akko, I knew you were great, boeht not to de point of being de best of all, dis 'ere dat was an awesome presentation, seriously now I want to see if dese old witches do not swallow you at once, you were de best of all, I'm proud of my sister-in-law to 'ave realized 'er dream, I'm sure dat was very against the will of these witches, let's go to Diana's room to celebrate, dis deserves a slumber night with games!" said Hellene.
"I agree, tomorrow in class I can't wait to see the news in the school newspaper telling how I was the unexpected winner of the Samhaim festival and how they will respect me much more as a witch than before, it's not because I'm a mundane that I don't deserve to be a witch, I'm showing that to everyone, I'm not just anyone, I'm Atsuko Kagari! I'm going to be a witch like Chariot and I'm fulfilling my dream little by little, I will graduate and go down in history, ShinyAkko will shine!" I say confidently.
POV Chariot:
I look atAkko all happy seeing her leaving all excited with her friends, I didn't even get to talk to her, but I will congratulate her tomorrow during class, now I have to see something, I'm sure that Akko's approval was seen as controversial by Holbrook and Finnelan, I want to hear what they are talking about, I see them walking to the inside, I sneak following them and listening to what they are talking about, without making noise.
"How do you allow this Holbrook? Now we have this worldly woman as a moonlight witch, Luna Nova's reputation is going to be ruined, it's not enough that she's champion of the broom relay, now she's having this one more... This way she'll end up being approved with slack" Anne said being the usual conservative witch.
"It was the rules Anne, the girl is knowing how to use it to her advantage, I can't do anything about it, if I really disqualified her the whole school might revolt, I can't just fail Akko like that, we are going based on our limitations, I know it's important that we maintain the image, but look, she is a mundane third year, it's not as bad as you think, it's not like it's a big deal, she just did the basics, nothing big, so be sure, if you really want to act like that you just have to undervalue Miss Kagari's achievement" said the director and I didn't expect a line like that coming from her, I'm in shock.
"Ah now I understand, but know that we can't let things change like this, she is already managing to excel all the time, she is being smart, all the students are helping her, she has the charisma of the whole school, it's not the same as when she was in the first year, when Croix appeared and she saved everyone was the moment that everyone started to respect her, now she is having this" Anne said.
"Well, there's nothing we can do about what we've already done Anne, now we just have to let things roll, it's not like she won't make a slip, the chances of this worldly girl graduating are extremely low, last year she passed with 73% and that's because it's easier than this, the way she's settled in I'm sure this year she won't pass, anyway it's better not to talk too much, these walls may have ears" said Mrs Holbrook and I was shocked, I didn't expect her to talk about Akko that way for real, how could she treat her with the utmost disrespect.
Wow, I couldn't even record it or anything, I missed the opportunity, I walk to my room even a bit indignant, they are really sabotaging Akko from graduating here in Luna Nova, the system is oppressing her, I'm sure it's not only the director's finger in this, it must be the boss who must be doing something like that, the director is not bad, we have to defeat the boss or else she will be forced to do what she doesn't want to do, the director is not acting like that, it can't be.
Much later, far away in Appleton...
POV Louis:
That was awesome, I loved to paint the walls with blood, I can't wait for the next one I'm going to do, funny that it's that witch that went missing from the newspaper, damn... The girls will end up coming to blame me if I'm found out, so now at least it makes sense that The Council Revival was the one that kidnapped her, now I really want to get in, that witch is cute, maybe I'll have a chance.
Out of nowhere a fog rises in front of me, which makes me a little apprehensive, the short guy with the tunic appears again, the one from the boss.
"So it looks like we have one more mission to do... Now the target is London at the grandiose Harriet Benson Witchcraft Academy, you're going to do some more vandalism there, fill it with blood and go hooded, after this mission I want you to go to Cambridge at the Brooks family residence and leave this envelope, so they get the message, here is the payment for your successful mission, keep it up and The Council will recruit you" Said the boss and I get all anxious.
"Gee what else do I need to do? I almost got caught in the last one, I'm still learning the basics of being a witch, I barely have control of magic, even more London, it's a bit far to go there, I have to find a way to have a break at least" I tell him that shrug.
"Thanksgiving is coming up is your chance, as long as you meet the targets, you have enough money there to pay for a lot of things to transport yourself, when it was Leeds school you got the help you needed, but now it's up to you, you have to know how to manage, The Council won't lay a hand on your head" The boss said and I nodded.
"So I'm going to show myself capable boss, let them understand my message, they are already panicking because of the kidnapped girl's blood, but one question... Is she pure?" I'm curious about her.
"Members of The Council are celibate, they only procreate for reproduction, don't think that you will lie with the kidnapped witch, it's one of our rules, change that behavior and be pure and celibate, that's against divine purity" He said and I understood, unfortunately I will remain the biggest virgin that drugs, but I make that sacrifice, at least it's sigma and based on truth, I will not stoop to a pussy.
"I got it boss, you can let me do my duties and those disgusting witches will know the fear of who we are" I tell him and then he disappears and I get excited.
The suitcase is full of money, my father never gave me all this allowance before, now I have a real job, a job that I can say I will be richer than my father soon and I will rule this world when I enter The Council and so who knows in the future those witches will pay for all the times they treated me badly, hahahaha.
POV Narrator:
Akko finally got the title of Moonlight Witch, giving everything to be the best, but in the middle of a tension that is precisely the teacher and the director do not want to see her at the top, because the boss must be making them not accept the worldly that has been breaking everything and changing things, with the fear of the imminent revolution of witches that is about to happen, Akko is being a great representation of these new times and will not stop fighting for these changes to come.
See you, Samhaim witches...