Avalon Academy: Tales of Sorcerers(Open RP)

[Zorolo]

Zorlo looked at his hands for a moment before he started punching a nearby tree. "What... what does it mean?" Zorlo asked as each punch struck a deeper form into the tree. "What is it to be a noble? What is it to be human? How are these creatures different from others?" the elf swordsman asked as his fists caused the point of the tree he punched to begin to splinter. "And why is it I need them in order to fight against monsters? None of this makes sense!" Zorlo said as his hands began to be wreathed in green flames. The tree began to smoke as the flames began to cause scorch marks in the tree's body with each blow.

"And that human... why was she trying to be nice to me? I just don't understand..." He stated with a punch that caused the tree to collapse before he fell to his knees. The flames that had wreathed his hands vanished as the green-haired swordsman sighed. "I can't figure it out... I'll have to bother that human another time... try to figure out her motivation..." he said, his scar pulsing with pain. "After all, Elves do not forget debts... potential or realized.

[nekoryuuha]

What it means to be 'Noble'," Kanna stated from behind Zorlo. When Scarecrow had said to run, the petite elf had decided to leave then as she no longer saw a need to remain. "...Nobility... it's words, nothing more. Just a title that's... become too important for its own good. And yet... it is relied on. So much so... that it can no longer be done away with," she said to him in her normal manner. A burst of Wood Magic hit the collapsing tree and pushed it in a safe direction. "You are ...fiery... for an Elf. You should calm yourself more...." she finished as she calmly turned to walk passed him and back toward the dorms.

[Zorolo]

Zorlo clenched his hand tightly into a fist and bit his lip. It was bad enough being spoken down to by humans... but this was even more degrading. True, she was the only one who was similar to him in this entire place... an Elf who was out of place even with their own kind... but that made her words sting all the more. "No. I'm sick of being told who I should be or what I should do. Elves should be prim, proper and pristine. Elves should be calm and collected. All the rest of that bull-crap is enough to make me sick. DOn't you see that we're being used like pawns by humans... and from your definition, humans that are no more fit to tell me what to do than you are?!" he asked with a stomp, a ring of flames consuming the grass beneath his foot.

"Teachers, students and Inquisitors... all of them want to tell me who I am, what I should do, and why I should do it. I don't care about any of that! WHat's wrong with wanting what I want? I never wanted to be here! I was forced to come here and forced to live under these rules... all I want..."

The intense heat that had intensified from Zorlo as he had been yelling and clenching his hand to the point of dripping blood died down as he tried to say the next words. To grasp the essence of what he desired. "All I want..." he paused before sighing and falling to his knees.

In truth, he knew... what he wanted didn't matter. It hadn't since the day he was born. He'd never be more than a collared beast... and that was what enraged him the most.

[nekoryuuha]

Kanna paused and turned back to him, calmly watching him rage back. Finally, once he'd fallen to his knees, she walked back to stop in front of him. "Sun & Wood Sign 'Photosynthesis A'." A soothing light shone down on him, slowly mending a few of his lesser burns & wounds. "Peace... Abundant anger isn't good for you..." she replied to him, before wincing in discomfort. Her breath froze in her chest for a moment before her breathing came back to normal. She took a moment to breath deeply before continuing. "You'll find it... what you're seeking. Keep searching..." she finished.

[Kaori]

"Why me?" asked Lilia, "I've never even met you, but judging by what you wrote, I'm guessing a more effective solution is to stay away from me, besides I've never actually killed anybody, I neutralized Sorcerers but I've never killed them, at least directly" she added, "I wasn't here for your safety, I was here to make sure you don't do anything stupid to upset the girl and cause an incident" said Professor Ibrahim, "Professor Ibrahim, I asked you to accompany me in order for you to stop me in case I do what he said" said Lilia, "and I say he's a looney, probably trying to commit some half arse act with that knockoff uniform and black key over there too" said Soran, "now now professor, the boy might be fearing for his life against me" said Lilia, then she turned to Auroch, "I'm afraid I can't let you join, you're a sorcerer, and I think it would be best if you just stick the rules so nobody will be stabbing you with a black key, okay.

[Zorolo]

Zorlo looked at her and quirked an eyebrow at her as he felt his burned hands begin to heal. "I don't know anything but anger... and hatred. I've found myself with little more than enemies to keep me going at the end of the day," he stated as he rose to his feet and rested his hand on his sword. "But then why... why do you come and say these things to me? Has this day not been insulting enough?" he asked with a sigh as his knees buckled again. His body had lost... he could barely keep himself together now... what would he do... and how would he do it?

[nekoryuuha]

"I... never slighted you, Zorlo 'of the Emerald Flame'. I merely posed to you... a suggestion," she replied to him. As the light of her 'Photosynthesis A' faded away, Kanna turned her heterochromatic gaze toward the sky. Her eyes closed a moment. "This is... a place to learn many things. Use this place... these people... to learn happiness. Use this place... to learn who you are..." she finished before turning away. She'd talked more today then she normally did in a week. How did others do it? It made her tired to talk so much for so long. " I say these things... because I feel that you need to hear them. Take them... discard them... You may do as you wish; it is... your choice now..." And with that, she slowly walked away once more.

[Zorolo]

Zorlo sat quietly and drew his sword. The man laid his blade against the ground and the green-haired elf sighed. "What... what is happiness? What is she talking about... I simply don't understand..." he said. Zorlo's body slowly sank into the ground before he stopped moving. A beastly roar echoed from his throat as he looked at the sky. Finally, tears began to drain from his eyes...

"If there's another way to go... I missed it many long years ago. Yet why did I allow these people... to touch my soul... to remind me of love. Treated me like any other... My life I claim for me alone... could such things be. FOr I have come to hate the world... the world that always hated me. Take an eye for an eye. Turn your heart into stone! This is all I have lived for! This is all I have known!"

[GamerKale]

Auroch nodded and sat back down. "You may be correct, Soran Ibrahim, I may be insane. They say that those few who have survived the Black Rite known as Exodia have had their minds "crushed"." He made the quotation sign with his hand and continued talking"But the psychiatrist gave me a clean bill of health after my physical recovery from that encounter and there have been no periods of time since then that I cannot account for." He gestured towards his black inquisitor outfit, "And that is not a knockoff uniform and certainly not a knockoff black key. I happen to like the style very much, plus I've worked a couple of summoning circles and slots for my potions into it. Also, the silhouette of an Inquisitor inspires fear in nearly every sorcerer and I am tired of people like Rosalina Faraday or the now deceased Maximillian Muto chasing and trying to kill me, so as an added bonus I get to run an experiment and see how their kind responds."

"As for my white key, I employed an experimental spell against Exodia, but it was incomplete then. The white key is a foci for a more complete version of that spell, tentatively called Swords of Revealing Light." He picked up the book he had been writing in flipped a few spells back and showed it to professor Ibrahim, the page was an explanation of the spell. "I may come up with a less wordy and/or accurate name later, but as with my new outfit, I like the style and flair." Auroch replaced the book on his desk and turned his attention back to the inquisitor, "As for why you, that should be obvious. Near as I can tell you are a key that goes with the lock that is me. So no matter how hard either of us tries I suspect you and I will encounter one another again in the future, repeatedly, so I do not intend to waste my energy trying. And just as a point of clarification, I don't fear for my life. I fear for what my fate may mean for everybody else. In one of his novels the author Dennis Lehane poses a question. Which would be worse, to live as a monster, or die as a good man?" Auroch shrugged and then gestured for them to leave. "Now then, it is late, and as I am likely the bastard son of a noble, my sponsor, who intends to remain anonymous towards me until such time as they deem me a valuable asset rather than an embarrassment, has arranged for me to take the trials this year, some birthday present that, thus I have much to do tomorrow. So good night to both of you and sleep well. If you want to talk more later, you know when and where to find me." He shooed them out of his room, shut his window and curtains, and slept.

[nekoryuuha]

Kanna paused but a moment, looking back over her shoulder at the roaring Elf, before continuing on her way while listening to him. "Blooming flower... will you Scatter...? Tliw uoy lliw ro...?" she whispered as she walked away, a song rising unbidden to the forefront of her mind as she walked away from the slowly braking Elf. Maybe... it would be worth studying him a bit more... she casually thought to herself as she left the area.

[Kaori]

"oh you're back" said Wilbert as he saw Soran and Lilia return, "yup, the boy was a looney, I'd love to flunk him up for the trials, but I have my job as a teacher" Soran angrily muttered, "you should get some sleep professor" said Wilbert, Soran opened his sleeping bag and proceeded to do just that, Lilia sat down with Wilbert and asked, "Where's Scarecrow?", "he went off to look for a bathroom, so, what did the bastard you visited want?", "he wanted to join us, I turned him down, I think Professor Ibrahim maybe right about him, that he's crazy, or completely deluded, I've never heard of a black rite affecting ones sanity , "he's also lying" said Soran, "it's stated in his papers that his black rite sacrifices a toe or a finger, unless his brain is located in any of those, I can probably chalk him up for gross misconduct said Soran, "oh, not sleepy sir?" asked Wilbert, "let me explain how black rites work, black rites are a last resort for any Sorcerer out there, it involves equal exchange, and to top it off, it actually doesn't affect you in anyway, at least not for three days, but that's why we sorcerers use Lacrima to restore our sacrifices, be it an eye or a heart" said Soran, "sir Ibrahim, what is your black rite?" asked Lilia, Soran looked rather uncomfortable being asked that but replied anyway, "Vulcan, it allows me to draw as many swords out of my own body, the price is my heart though", "is it painful? Sacrificing a part of yourself?" asked Lilia, "it bloody hurts like hell" replied Soran, "I'm back!" said Scarecrow as he had returned, "found a bathroom sir?" asked Wilbert, "I just urinated in front of a door" he replied with a smile, Soran did not look amused and Lilia and Wilbert looked horrified, "well, goodnight!" said Scarecrow as he went to bed, Lilia and Wilbert followed some time later.

[GamerKale]

((What? Auroch, crazy? No. Pfft no. Not at all... Ok, maybe he's a little crazy, but he's also twelve and has already taken another's life. On the plus side, he's honest.))

[Kaori]

((I see...... Well let's just wait for Neko and Z to finish up so we can get started on the next day.))

[nekoryuuha]

((Oh, I'm finished. I'm not sure about Z though.))

[Zorolo]

(Sorry< i'm done. Just got home from work. Next day, GO! ^_^)

[Kaori]

Ilfriede woke up, feeling fresh, "what a lovely morning" she thought, she slipped into her uniform and woke Helga and Luna up, the three of them went to the common room to find Wolfgang waiting for them, "been waiting, shall we go?" he asked as they nodded, they then proceeded to their classroom.

"settle down class" said their homeroom teacher, she had Bob-cut blonde hair with a prominent left-swept fringe, Blue eyes, Fair-skin, a slim build, and as any male would notice, a notable bust size, "morning Professor Bremer" said Ilfriede, "and good morning to you too miss Feulner" replied the professor, everybody took their seats as Professor Bremer began to take note of attendance.

"ugh, feels like I've got a hangover" said Soran as he woke up, the three Inquisitors were outside eating walnut bread, "Morning" said Scarecrow as he offered Soran a walnut bread, "thanks" replied Soran as he took and proceeded to eat it, "I've got to go my office, I'll come back later" he said as he took off and left.

[Zorolo]

A new morning meant new moments to begin training. SOmething about the day before was still bothering him... that dual-haired woman... those humans... they were all bothering him. What was up with those people... why were people suddenly all trying to be so helpful. In the back of his head, he honestly was happy... but outwardly, he was punching a tree again. It was one of those days where all he had was to bust down a tree to get his mind off of anything that might be bothering him. Still there was something the humans had told him that was interesting... something he hadn't quite forgotten.

Some kind of trials were today. He wasn't entirely sure HOW to do it, but he was going to watch over the trials. He wanted to know if these humans were really worth their salts. "Well, little human girl and her friends... what was her name... and what was that other elf's name... oh gods, I should probably ask... or care. Fug..." he muttered as he shrugged. "Not like any of them... but that two-haired girl, know my name."

[Kaori]

((I just need to get these out of the way in case you guys were wondering, the technological level in this setting is similar to the late 50's early 60's but with a few differences, motorized vehicles and devices such as the 3DMG still run on gas, power plants are powered by Sorcerers who use lightning based spells, planes don't exist but hot air balloons and zeppelin's do, warships make use of Sorcerers as turrets since they are more accurate than cannons, firearms, cannons and explosives exist))

Soran entered his office and sat on his desk, he went through some papers and found the test questionnaires for the test later, "alright, hope Ilfriede prepared" he thought, he then picked up and rang a little bell that was on his desk, Cecil entered, "Cecil, could you prepare me a cup of tea", "yes sir".

"Alright, so for today's lesson, we'll be discussing on the elements and their weaknesses, miss Feulner, could you please tell me what is the weakness of lightning?" said Professor Bremer, "it would have to be stone ma'am, because of it's non-conductive properties", answered Ilfriede, "correct, Sorcerers who work in Power Plants use stone based armor and shield spells to protect themselves at all times, next I'll be discussing the importance of sorcerers in the world" said Professor Bremer, Ilfriede looked out the window, she saw Wilfried von Aichberger practicing with the other Cerberus members, she watched as Professor Stella Bremer continued her lecture on why Sorcerers were needed and how Avalon trains and employs Sorcerers.

[Zorolo]

Waiting. It had never been one of Zorlo's specialities. He always hated that feeling of standing around and doing nothing. It was, perhaps, the fact he had more built up energy than normal today, but the hustle and bustle of normal folks just did not interest him today. For all their prattle, nothing sensible came from it. Classes were going on... he could tell from the sounds of strange answers to questions being given... how bothersome it all was.

Still, he knew something of interest was going on... he just had to listen close enough to hear it... something he ill did. Just had to find something... worthwhile.

[GamerKale]

Auroch wasn't in class that morning. Instead he was lying on a couch, talking, "I saw her yesterday. The inquisitor woman." "Oh? It's been months since we last spoke. What made this dream significant?" "It wasn't a dream. I met her yesterday. She was with two other inquisitors and Professor Ibrahim." "Is that why you made your new outfit?" Auroch ran his hand down the front of his Inquisitoresque clothing. "No, I ordered this a month ago." "Because you knew it would be here around the time the inquisitors arrived for the trials and you thought she might be one of them?" Auroch took a deep breath and held his chin. "I didn't think so at the time, but maybe subconsciously? You think I should just get rid of this?" "Do you not like it?" "No, I do. It's just..." "It's what you were wearing in your dreams?" "Yeah." "You are who you choose to be Auroch, no matter what dreams you have. Just choose to be someone you want to be." "She said that too. More or less." "Do you trust me?" "Yes." "Then take both my advice and hers. Ignore your dreams and just be who you want to be." "Alright, I'll try."

"I apologize for my tardiness, Professor Bremer. I wasn't feeling well this morning and went to see the doctor." He handed her the slip from his psychiatrist and took his seat. The interior pocket of his jacket produced one of his leather bound books.