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Reaper Academy; The Revival
Topic Started: Jan 12 2010, 03:17 AM (160,935 Views)
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[Kubo Hallways]

Lavan hummed in thought as Nanami continued to speak. And the image she had drawn was bleak... And strange.

"A second human soul amongst us? Now THAT is unusual, since that removes it from Ol' Enma's cycle..."

Throwing a glance to the side at the girl, he smirked a bit.

"And "barely" defeated? Must be quite a monstrosity to give YOU any trouble, Ice Queen."

This made him think however. The girl was a human soul, but hunted by a monster. That meant that somehow, a human soul had gained a unique property outside of the life cycle, and that by itself was irregular beyond irregularity. If Shinigami-Sama accepted her as a student at Kubo, it meant that the girl would be good at some sort of art within the academy, and normal human souls weren't capable of any supernatural art. It's why Cess had distinguished himself so much, his abilities were almost entirely excessively trained, but something available to everyone.

This also meant that they might be getting the monster as a visitor at some point... And if it gave Nanami problems, then things might be a little too dangerous.

"It's quite a risk Shinigami-Sama is taking. Unless he is sure that he can stop whatever it is that's targeting the girl from coming here at all, it's too damn risky. Or... Do you know something else?"

And that was the question of the day. Lavan knew Nanami too well sometimes, and he new that she would have had her own suppositions and theories about what happened. Maybe she did know something...
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Now becomes the the past in an instant — and everyone will eventually die! Destiny triumphs over human knowledge and goes mad! That is the way of things! I spit upon this frail, crazed, world! I spit upon the Second Law of Thermodynamics!
~ Desty Nova, Karmatron Theory

Let them Label me! Let them swear and curse at me as I tug humanity like a bucking bull into the darkness of the unknown, revealing its secrets to the sane and driving them MAD! In ages long past, I shall be looked upon as a tyrant and a savior! As a savant and as a fool! My work shall advance humanity long past its time, throw it into the unknown future and force it to grow strong or FALL! Years from now, when I will inevitably be removed, my work shall continue to progress, because these things cannot be denied! Governments will publicly criticize my work, but privately conduct research that advances it! I shall imprint myself into the annals of history, among the stars that shine as brightly as Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Dmitri Mendeleev, Nikola Tesla, and countless others! My work will shine as brightly as any star, and I AM ITS CREATOR!!!
~ Desty Nova, Morality


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Nanami nodded in agreement. “The whole thing was unusual. I’m not sure what the whole story is behind the monster, but Shinigami-Sama was fully briefed on it. There’s not much else I can do now except try to help that girl.”

She listened as Lavan spoke more, bringing up the risk it was. Nanami merely shrugged her shoulders at this point and looked over at the redhead thoughtfully.

“The monster is dead. We were able to destroy it. However… if there is another one of those monsters out there, then Clarisse is safer here than anywhere else I can think of. Especially if there is something special about her.”

She looked over to Lavan as she brushed her bangs out of her face. “I’m not sure about Clarisse, though. I don’t think it’s really hit her the full weight of what happened.”
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[Kubo Hallways]

Lavan let out a sigh, running a hand through his own hair, which still stood up, through at this point was starting to droop to the sides a bit. Not a single spark or flame was seen within the strands, unusual for him since he almost always had a fire going.

"It will hit her pretty soon. We might want to be there just in case, because I think she will need friends. Then again, you're more of a friend to her than I am."

He wasn't surprised that the monster was dead, now that he thought about it. Nanami never left things unfinished unless she was losing, and Nanami NEVER lost. Well... Except to him on occasion, but that was in spars, not in matches that actually meant something.

Still... The situation was strange enough that it made him want to keep an eye on things.

But now, he had a dilemma. Nanami just told him what happened to her recently, and opened up with her own mission. He was reluctant to reciprocate, but he didn't want to go back on his word either. He also knew all too well that keeping it to himself would just be damaging to him, and warning Nanami of what was to come was paramount.

"... You're lucky. My mission didn't go nearly so well."

He took a deep breath and released it, finally plowing onward.

"It was the girl's retrieval from Asura's crony, that Asmer freak. Remember the little girl that got kidnapped? Yeah, this was the rescue mission. Except instead of assigning a bunch of students to it, Shinigami-Sama assigned the Third Reaper Special Assault squadron, putting Franken Stein in charge and me as a pathfinder due to my familiarity with the area due to my previous stupid stunt."

He kept looking straight forward as he went.

"Twelve people went in. Four came out alive. Most of the Special Assault Squadron was eliminated by Asmer and... His THINGS. I spent most of my time running and using distraction tactics, my hands full of the catatonic girl. Me and Stein spent the last two days recuperating, and you see what condition I'm still in. Can't walk without the stupid stick."

He suddenly turned to look at Nanami.

"That place was covered in the Madness effect, that damn red cloud that made me have a red-out by the end of it. I can still barely control my fire, and I still have residue of Madness running through my spirit. It's taking its damn sweet time to dissipate, so I'm not to use any fire at all until tomorrow at the earliest. I'm telling you this because it got to me, Na-chan. I thought myself immune to Madness because I had Suzaku to help me, but instead I was even more susceptible to it. And I had no way to fight it, no way to counter it. And neither do you, from what I remember of your own skill set."
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Now becomes the the past in an instant — and everyone will eventually die! Destiny triumphs over human knowledge and goes mad! That is the way of things! I spit upon this frail, crazed, world! I spit upon the Second Law of Thermodynamics!
~ Desty Nova, Karmatron Theory

Let them Label me! Let them swear and curse at me as I tug humanity like a bucking bull into the darkness of the unknown, revealing its secrets to the sane and driving them MAD! In ages long past, I shall be looked upon as a tyrant and a savior! As a savant and as a fool! My work shall advance humanity long past its time, throw it into the unknown future and force it to grow strong or FALL! Years from now, when I will inevitably be removed, my work shall continue to progress, because these things cannot be denied! Governments will publicly criticize my work, but privately conduct research that advances it! I shall imprint myself into the annals of history, among the stars that shine as brightly as Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Dmitri Mendeleev, Nikola Tesla, and countless others! My work will shine as brightly as any star, and I AM ITS CREATOR!!!
~ Desty Nova, Morality


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"It will hit her pretty soon. We might want to be there just in case, because I think she will need friends. Then again, you're more of a friend to her than I am."

Nanami nodded, and the slightest of smirks crossed her lips as she looked over to Lavan.

“You’ve always been good at making friends. Better than me, anyway. I’m sure she could use your help looking around the school. Just try not to scare her, she’s pretty jumpy at the moment.”

As they walked and talked, Lavan suddenly dropped a bombshell and revealed the details of his mission. She was quiet as he spoke… mostly. She did gasp when he mentioned that only four of the team survived. The Third Reaper Special Assault Squadron was an elite unit, one Nanami had even considered trying out for at some point after graduation…

… and now most of them were dead.

“… Damn it Lavan, you took an even bigger risk than I thought. I shouldn’t have forgiven you at all for this one.” Nanami sighed quietly. She walked a bit more, reflecting on Lavan’s words.

“… Suzaku couldn’t help you resist the Madness?” Nanami asked for confirmation. THAT was disturbing… and not just to Nanami.

She felt a whisper in her ear… an ice cold voice, one only she could hear. Just as Lavan had Suzaku, Nanami too was the host to one of the Four Guardian Beasts; and Seiryu had just become very interested in the conversation.
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Lavan nodded rather grimly.

"Suzaku could only help me snap out of it, but Burning Beakface TM couldn't keep it away from me at all. In fact, he tried to do something about it, but instead was AFFECTED by the Madness himself. In fact, it was his own effort to get himself under control that snapped me out of my red-out, and I've never gone far enough in my battle-mania to actually lose vision for even a second. His own power circulating through mine did nothing for the fact that Madness was infecting me at the same time and making my anger go haywire with my flames."

He shook himself, almost like a dog trying to shake a chill.

"He has recently told me that I COULD start to learn a technique that COULD, in theory, help counter the Madness but it will take time... And I pretty much have to start from scratch. He was talking about something called "Presence", but I have no idea what he meant. Ask your own host, maybe blue and scaly knows it as well."

He reached out with one hand, laying it on Nanami's shoulder as he walked, gripping lightly.

"I don't know if you've ever been subjected to a feeling like that. I can't prepare you for it myself, and I damn wish I could without the threat of either of us going insane. But for me, it was as if I was losing control over everything. My own motions and body reactions were becoming distant, and it was like swimming in a pitch-black sea of tar that threatens to fill your lungs. You can't breathe, you can barely move, and there is no surface in sight, no breath you can take. I've never felt like that before, and it's unnerving."

He removed the hand, bringing it to his chin as he went.

"The Medical team assigned to help us after it were more familiar with the effect, but just barely. They said that not only does it remove any sort of control we have, it also breeds fear, fear that seems natural but is heightened to such an extent as to drive someone completely mindless. I thought I wouldn't be afraid, or if I was, I could conquer it, Nanami. But when I ran, I couldn't do anything but run, but breathe, but dash as fast as I could away from the things that chased us. Fighting... Fighting was the last thing on my mind."
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Now becomes the the past in an instant — and everyone will eventually die! Destiny triumphs over human knowledge and goes mad! That is the way of things! I spit upon this frail, crazed, world! I spit upon the Second Law of Thermodynamics!
~ Desty Nova, Karmatron Theory

Let them Label me! Let them swear and curse at me as I tug humanity like a bucking bull into the darkness of the unknown, revealing its secrets to the sane and driving them MAD! In ages long past, I shall be looked upon as a tyrant and a savior! As a savant and as a fool! My work shall advance humanity long past its time, throw it into the unknown future and force it to grow strong or FALL! Years from now, when I will inevitably be removed, my work shall continue to progress, because these things cannot be denied! Governments will publicly criticize my work, but privately conduct research that advances it! I shall imprint myself into the annals of history, among the stars that shine as brightly as Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Dmitri Mendeleev, Nikola Tesla, and countless others! My work will shine as brightly as any star, and I AM ITS CREATOR!!!
~ Desty Nova, Morality


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Nanami listened quietly as Lavan explained, and the more he spoke, the more she disliked what he had to say. The Madness sounded… terrifying. It was not often that something actually scared Nanami. Fear was an emotion she had spent years trying to conquer, and she had largely done so.

This, however… the idea of such potent Madness did scare her, it frightened her terribly. She closed her eyes as Lavan touched her shoulder.

Nanami was someone who prided herself on control. She had an amazing level of control over her life. She lived a very orderly life, and she liked it that way. She liked things to be routine, and she liked things to be neat and orderly.

The idea that an enemy could FORCE her to lose control… and force her to feel fear… it was a terrifying idea just in and of itself.

“... That’s terrible, Lavan.” Nanami said quietly.
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Lavan shook his head.

"I'm not saying this to creep you out, though it certainly would creep ME out too. I want... No, I NEED you to be ready for this. For enemies that follow no logic, that recover from lethal wounds as if they have never been dealt. I NEED you to be able to hold fast when the world decides to go insane around you."

He clenched one of his hands, bringing it up in front of himself in a fist.

"... And if I am right, and Suzaku is right, then we have a way to fight this effect, which is a relief beyond any."

He smirked suddenly, grasping the clenched hand open and closed a few times.

"But the thing is, we CAN fight them. And I am SURE that we can win, even if I don't KNOW if that's true myself. So I am going to continue learning a few tricks. But do ask Seiryu if he knows anything about this "Presence" stuff. Suzaku is sure that it's the key to fighting the Madness."
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Now becomes the the past in an instant — and everyone will eventually die! Destiny triumphs over human knowledge and goes mad! That is the way of things! I spit upon this frail, crazed, world! I spit upon the Second Law of Thermodynamics!
~ Desty Nova, Karmatron Theory

Let them Label me! Let them swear and curse at me as I tug humanity like a bucking bull into the darkness of the unknown, revealing its secrets to the sane and driving them MAD! In ages long past, I shall be looked upon as a tyrant and a savior! As a savant and as a fool! My work shall advance humanity long past its time, throw it into the unknown future and force it to grow strong or FALL! Years from now, when I will inevitably be removed, my work shall continue to progress, because these things cannot be denied! Governments will publicly criticize my work, but privately conduct research that advances it! I shall imprint myself into the annals of history, among the stars that shine as brightly as Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Dmitri Mendeleev, Nikola Tesla, and countless others! My work will shine as brightly as any star, and I AM ITS CREATOR!!!
~ Desty Nova, Morality


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Nanami nodded, and she turned to look at Lavan. The anger and sadness from before was now completely gone, and instead there was a more confident look on her face. A determination burnt behind her scarlet eyes.

“No. I’m glad you told me. In fact, I’d have been livid if you tried to keep this from me. This is distressing news, I won’t lie… the idea of such potent Madness scares me… but that’s all the more reason TO be ready.”

Nanami went back to walking, her hands back at her sides.

“I can already hear Seiryu whispering to me, and I’m sure that we’ll be having a nice, long conversation. I’ll find out what he knows.”
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[Kubo Cafeteria]

Their talk had lasted the pair through their entire trip to the cafeteria. Surprisingly enough, Lavan was moving pretty damn quick with that cane, even with damaged legs. It was kinda creepy to see him wobble like he was, but he seemed to get the gist of the "third leg" pretty quickly, and was keeping up with Nanami's usual walking pace.

"Good! Now, to less heavy topics... Tell me about this Clarisse girl! If I'm to make a new friend, I need to know that they're not Sire first, you know."

Lavan shuddered.

"The day I befriend Sire is the day that pigs fly, Jade dances the tango with Shinigami-Sama, and I end up drunk on booze. In whatever case, please knock some sense into me in case that happens."

Upon finishing that sentence, Lavan opened the door into the cafeteria and stepped into the busy mess hall, looking around to see if he could spot any familiar faces, and if any familiar faces could spot him. He basked in the noise, the crowd, the familiar setting, letting the tension of the last few days fly away...
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Now becomes the the past in an instant — and everyone will eventually die! Destiny triumphs over human knowledge and goes mad! That is the way of things! I spit upon this frail, crazed, world! I spit upon the Second Law of Thermodynamics!
~ Desty Nova, Karmatron Theory

Let them Label me! Let them swear and curse at me as I tug humanity like a bucking bull into the darkness of the unknown, revealing its secrets to the sane and driving them MAD! In ages long past, I shall be looked upon as a tyrant and a savior! As a savant and as a fool! My work shall advance humanity long past its time, throw it into the unknown future and force it to grow strong or FALL! Years from now, when I will inevitably be removed, my work shall continue to progress, because these things cannot be denied! Governments will publicly criticize my work, but privately conduct research that advances it! I shall imprint myself into the annals of history, among the stars that shine as brightly as Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Dmitri Mendeleev, Nikola Tesla, and countless others! My work will shine as brightly as any star, and I AM ITS CREATOR!!!
~ Desty Nova, Morality


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Once they were in the cafeteria and the topics turned to the school’s newest student, Nanami lightened up a bit. She merely shook her head to Lavan’s mentioning of Sire, and was actually quite amused by the comparison.

“I admittedly don’t know the girl very well… I only just met her a short time ago, and taking one’s Soul isn’t exactly the best first impression… but THAT said, she seems like a rather normal girl. Sophie and Spoony seemed to like her quite a bit.”
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“Yup!” Cess said, grinning and bowing towards Clarisse, “Name's Cess! I use to be alive too, until I died!”

He laughed at his bad joke, straightening up, “Great heroes and warriors are sometimes chosen to attend Kubo. It's rare, but not uncalled for. I've had quite a few lives and this go around I had decided to try and fight Lord Death himself. Lost, but I'm going to be rechallenging him soon, and with some nifty new tricks...”

Cess then continued to grin, turning and walking along, headings towards the cafeteria as well.

“So are you attending Kubo? No offense but you don't seem like you were a great warrior or hero...” Cess added, looking back behind him.
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Lavan chuckled.

"Nanami, Spoony likes everyone. Well... Almost everyone. I can count on one hand the people he does not like, and those would be Sire, Jade and Butch. If he doesn't like someone, it's usually because they're beyond horrible. Though that's not saying much, because Spoony himself is a bit of a wet blanket when it comes to disliking people."

With a nonchalant shrug, he walked over to one of the stalls, picking up his usual tray of food, mostly consisting of spicy noodle dishes. With a bit of finesse, one hand on his cane and the other holding his food, Lavan maneuvered his way to one of the tables, finally sitting and letting out a pleased sigh.

"Aaaaah, that's better. Nanami, you have no idea how much your ass can hurt when you can't stand up properly. Come on, sit down, regale me with the tales of what has happened while I was getting my ass tossed about by a bunch of psychos!"

He looked around, looking for anybody of interest, but the cafeteria was winding down by now, many students getting back to their own dorms or for the very-late-night lessons. So he wasn't exactly seeing anybody of interest at the moment.
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Now becomes the the past in an instant — and everyone will eventually die! Destiny triumphs over human knowledge and goes mad! That is the way of things! I spit upon this frail, crazed, world! I spit upon the Second Law of Thermodynamics!
~ Desty Nova, Karmatron Theory

Let them Label me! Let them swear and curse at me as I tug humanity like a bucking bull into the darkness of the unknown, revealing its secrets to the sane and driving them MAD! In ages long past, I shall be looked upon as a tyrant and a savior! As a savant and as a fool! My work shall advance humanity long past its time, throw it into the unknown future and force it to grow strong or FALL! Years from now, when I will inevitably be removed, my work shall continue to progress, because these things cannot be denied! Governments will publicly criticize my work, but privately conduct research that advances it! I shall imprint myself into the annals of history, among the stars that shine as brightly as Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Dmitri Mendeleev, Nikola Tesla, and countless others! My work will shine as brightly as any star, and I AM ITS CREATOR!!!
~ Desty Nova, Morality


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Nanami walked over and took a seat across from Lavan. She leaned back and looked over to him as he started to relax a bit. She said nothing at first, instead just watching him with a mild annoyance.

“I’m not your own personal secretary.” Nanami replied as he asked for a full summary of what he had missed around the school. “Go bother Rumi if you want rumors and gossip.”

With that, Nanami leaned back once more and just gave a slight smirk at him.
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"Tcheh. Stingy."

Lavan dove right into his noodle meal, imbued with so much hot sauce that it would make even hardened veterans of spicy foods breathe fire for a few minutes. Lavan, though, was unaffected for some strange reason, even if the heat from spices wasn't actually real, just a sign of irritation of tissue.

"Besides, you know why I don't go to Rumi for rumors. She would ask in return exactly where I have been, and the details of my mission would become public knowledge by tomorrow morning if I know that girl well enough. Not to undermine your fearsome position, Nanami, but I'm just as scared of Rumi as I am of you when you're angry."

He snickered loudly.

"Speaking of the Gossip Queen, is she still picking on those two unfortunate souls? What were their names again... Connor and Sarah? Something doesn't really sound right about that."
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Now becomes the the past in an instant — and everyone will eventually die! Destiny triumphs over human knowledge and goes mad! That is the way of things! I spit upon this frail, crazed, world! I spit upon the Second Law of Thermodynamics!
~ Desty Nova, Karmatron Theory

Let them Label me! Let them swear and curse at me as I tug humanity like a bucking bull into the darkness of the unknown, revealing its secrets to the sane and driving them MAD! In ages long past, I shall be looked upon as a tyrant and a savior! As a savant and as a fool! My work shall advance humanity long past its time, throw it into the unknown future and force it to grow strong or FALL! Years from now, when I will inevitably be removed, my work shall continue to progress, because these things cannot be denied! Governments will publicly criticize my work, but privately conduct research that advances it! I shall imprint myself into the annals of history, among the stars that shine as brightly as Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Dmitri Mendeleev, Nikola Tesla, and countless others! My work will shine as brightly as any star, and I AM ITS CREATOR!!!
~ Desty Nova, Morality


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Nanami shrugged her shoulders. She was eating noodles too, but she ate them without the insane amount of hot sauce. She took a few bites and then leaned back, looking up at him.

“Too bad. I’m not keeping track of the school for you. You know I don’t care much for rumors and gossip.” Nanami explained, as she took a squirt of soy sauce onto the noodles.

"Speaking of the Gossip Queen, is she still picking on those two unfortunate souls? What were their names again... Connor and Sarah? Something doesn't really sound right about that."

Nanami’s eyes narrowed.

“Their names are Connor and Sarai, and Connor is a friend of mine, so be nice.” Nanami warned him. “I mean it. One prank on either of them and it ends badly for you. Very, very badly.”
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