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Blithe

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a character in “Denouement”, as played by The_Queen

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"My claws are bigger than your puny face, I suggest you keep your words to yourself."




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FULL NAME
      Blithe Termanius Agitha the Third

NICKNAME(S)
      Bee

GENDER
      Female

AGE
      689

SEXUALITY
      Pansexual




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HEIGHT
      She's tall for a girl, 5'6, rather intimidating.

WEIGHT
      It's rude to ask for a woman's weight, but most of it sits in her chest.

HAIR COLOR
      A bit deeper than cotton candy pink

EYE COLOR
      Gold, keen, the color of the sun that will gaze right through your soul.

SKIN TONE
      Pasty, almost white.

GENERAL APPEARANCE
      The opposite of the human she is tied to, Blithe is tall and rather busty. She doesn't mind it of course, although it isn't often that you'll see Blithe in her human form on earth. She prefers the smaller, cuter, furry form of the nine tailed fox. In her human form, however, her hair is so long it nearly brushed the floor and her eyes, despite their warm color, are cold and closed off. Her head is marked with two pointed ears that stick straight up out of her head and her tail is bushy. In human form, the appendages are orange, however their true color is white. Small in no way, it is very hard to miss Blithe when she is in a room, perhaps it is her considerable height, or maybe it's her choice of clothing. She prefers heals and is rather girly in her outfit choices, flaunting her assets, Blithe is certainly not shy.



"Leave my tail out of this!"





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PERSONALITY
      Blithe is a personality, that much is clear. From the moment you meet her, you can tell that she is large and in charge. Blithe prefers to be in control of situations, she hates it when things get out of hand and when it comes to Zinnia, Blithe often finds that she can't control the human she is tethered to. It upsets her greatly, but there's nothing she can do about it and so, Blithe is learning to go with the flow. In truth, perhaps, Blithe might even enjoy it, although she would never admit it considering how stubborn she is. A willy thing too, the nine tailed fox is not easily contained, it took a great trick to entrap her in this contract, but if she must be contracted to anyone, Blithe is glad that it is Zinnia.

LIKES
      Meat || The more the merrier, whether it's animal or human.

      Fire || There's an old myth about foxes and fire, it's true of course, otherwise, where would the notorious, fox fire come from?

      Nighttime || Demons thrive during the evening hours, especially around midnight is when Blithe is most active.

      Mischief || A troublemaker through and through, Blithe likes to cause trouble for others.

DISLIKES
      Daytime || Sunshine is warm, but it makes her lazy.

      Vegetables || Foxes are scavengers, but Blithe much prefers to sink her teeth into warm, juicy steaks.

      Water || Foxes are primarily related to the cannis major, but that doesn't mean she likes to take baths.

      Humans || They're loud, ugly, and smell. Not her Zinnia though, perfectly small and cute.

TALENTS
      Fox Fire || Foxes are beings of fire, therefore, it is most always at her finger tips, waiting to be toyed with.

      Mischief || Blithe is much better at getting into trouble than getting out of trouble.

      Seduction || Demons are amorous beings, it's very hard for them to keep it all in. They indulge and as such, it isn't odd to find Blithe in strange places.

      Fighting || She was a Major in General Montgomery's invasion of hell.

FLAWS
      Stubborn || Stubborn as a mule, there is only one person that can way Blithe.

      Mischief || Great at getting into trouble, horrible at finding her way out.

      Fresh || Blithe has a tendency to speak her mind, she isn't reckless per say and knows how to read to the room, she just doesn't care.

FEARS
      Loss || Losing Zinnia to the bastard that has been attempting to possess her.

      Return || Blithe doesn't want to go back to hell anytime soon; it's a mess down there.



"Earth is a mess, humans are foul creatures."





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FAMILY
      Not much is known about Blithe, it's very rare that she'll mention her family.

BIO
      Born from fire, the first thing that Blithe could remember was warmth. The next thing she could remember were hands and fur. You see, most demons are born fully grown. They are created from dark wishes, summoned by deep desires. Not Blithe, born from a Mother and Father, she was as small and delicate as a flower, created via love potion. Doomed from birth, her father tried to drown her in a river with no success. They abandoned her, as foxes sometimes do, in order to hide their shame and embarrassment. Blithe crawled out of the river, crying and clinging to rocks. She was so small then, taken in by one of the generals of hell to serve as his scribe. Once she was old enough, he taught her to read and write, but it was clear that she had a drive for something else. Blithe was better than a scribe, she was sharper, having a keen sense for battle. General Montgomery trained her, honing in on her animal instincts.

      He died by her own hand. She killed him, having hated what she had become. With no regrets, Blithe took over as General and killed with reckless abandon. She was happy, or so she thought. Living the life of luxury, a new lover by her side every night, Blithe felt oddly empty. You see, when one is born of a love potion, it dooms them to an eternal hollowness. It mattered not what vices she picked up, the empty feeling was always there, numbing her heart, giving her the advantage on the battlefield. Blithe closed herself off, no longer did she see lovers, she drank herself into oblivion, leaving her home only to slaughter those that opposed the King of hell. A recluse, others whispered about her, she had killed everything she had ever held dear, including the man that had been like a Father to her.

      "I'm proud of you," he had said in his final moments, as she drove the knife right through his heart. "I'm proud of you," but why?

      It was in a drunken rage that she made a stupid bet. Summoned to earth by a child with a tangle of unruly red hair. Red, a powerful color, even on humans. Willy, that one, she made a bet. Should Blithe lose, she would have to serve for eternity as the child's familiar. Should she win, she could drag the child's soul back to hell, gobble her flesh, and drink her blood. It was a simple game of tic-tac-toe, and Blithe had never been so humiliated. Purged of her vices, she has been serving faithfully as Zinnia's familiar, finding that somehow, she is much happier on earth then she ever was in hell.

OTHER
      Why has Blithe become so attached to Zinnia? Call it a codependency, both girls were thrown out by their parents, albeit one at a much younger age. Besides, the little witch is a tricky thing and has no real friends, they were just two pieces of one puzzle waiting to fit together. Of course, Blithe never expected the balance to be thrown off by the newcomer.




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So begins...

Blithe's Story

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Even surrounded by demons, Zinnia did not seem deterred. She was standing, her wheelchair left somewhere on the stage. Blithe wasn't sure if her Master was foolish or brave, but she smiled, proud. Among all of the demons there, the pink haired one was the tallest. "Zinnia isn't sickly," Blithe corrected them. "In fact, she's one of the strongest witches of her generation. A pure blood, you should be jealous of the mana I'm feeding on," she licked her lips, yes, this contract was beneficial to Blithe too, not just Zinnia. "Besides, I like earth, it's peaceful, I don't have to wash blood out of my hair every night and I get to eat all of the chicken I want." Zinnia had frowned at the demon calling her sickly; they knew nothing about her condition.

They didn't know that it didn't bother Zinnia, them attempting to sling it as a cruel insult had backfired. "Yes, some are more suited for this life than others. It isn't easy work, being a familiar." Zinnia tossed her hair over her shoulders, knowing she couldn't stand for much longer. Any demon with a nose could smell the power rolling off of her, as well as the undertones of something much darker lurking beneath the surface. Still, it was a relief to both of them when their attention had turned, only, Zinnia's stomach dropped when she realized who they were slowly surrounding. She had attempted to move forward, but her knee buckled, Blithe catching her and steadying her Master.

Ulrich ran interference, stepping in between Yue and the demons. Zinnia breathed a sigh of relief, the demons narrowed their eyes, but at last, took their leave. Blithe nodded in acknowledgement, the only goodbye she would give. One of her tails had wrapped round Zinnia's waist in order to keep her upright, the entire university seeming to exhale when it was over. "Are we really going to let them attack the human world?" Blithe inquired allowed, curious more than anything. "The humans wronged the witches too, if they wanted our help they shouldn't have stoned our sisters and hung us at the noose." That's right, the humans had put themselves in this position, perpetuating an image that told it was alright to kill what was different.

Look at what had happened to poor Yue, another witch, nearly drowned if she hadn't ended up in their lap. Zinnia had never been outside of the comfortable realm of magic and she never intended to leave it. "Don't worry Yue, at times, the demons are all talk and no action. I can hardly believe they would do much more than benignly plan an attack and never see to it that they follow through." Blithe lifted Zinnia up, "Now come, let's go enjoy the festival."

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Zinnia remained calm, cool, and composed the entire time. In contrast Yue was quite different, panicking and afraid, stuttering over her words as she tried to assert her position on the issue. Rain was protecting her from the wrath of the demons who clearly deemed that she did not deserve to be here, that she was not welcome in Constantina City. Ulrich rushed to the rescue, while he wasn't strong enough to actually fight the three Barons, it wasn't as if he would be a pushover either. Yue grit her teeth, narrowing her eyes. "There's someone in the human world." Yue murmured quietly, trembling. "Someone you aren't allowed to kill." Rain snapped, staring at her with alarm. "Yue." The bat demon hissed. "Don't make deals with Barons!" Yue locked eyes with Baroness Licht, who grinned at her. "How cute." The Baroness tapped her cheek, leaning in to a whisper. "Maybe we should talk more in private."

With that the demons left with their dramatic flair. "We'll begin preparations for the Third Impact." Baroness Licht said with her arms raised. "Once we retrieve the Kings, we expect an official congratulations." And then they vanished as suddenly as they came. Yue finally let her breath out, Rain clung to her, eyes wide and pupils slit, Zinnia and Blithe came closer as well. They tried to assure her that the demons were all talk and no action, but Yue wasn't so sure. Yes, Zinnia knew better than she did, but there was something in how they stared at her that made her wonder. "Don't worry." Ulrich said with tired sort of laugh. "Just enjoy the festivities, Yue, don't concern yourself with demon affairs."

At both Ulrich and Zinnia's beckoning, Yue nodded. "Okay." She said, closing her eyes. Rain rubbed her arm with her cheek, smiling fondly like a kitten. "Yeah! Let's eat lots of magical candies!" Magical candies? The moon child could feel the taste on her tongue already, something unimaginable. "Are there any booths?" Rain waved her arm to show the main plaza of the University where the food booths are. "C'mon, you can read. Read for magical candies!" So this was like a test to see if Yue deserved to have candies, wasn't it? Then she would have to do her best.

Screwing up her eyes and trying not to be distracted by the bright colors and the magical flashes of light and all the sound and hubbub of people talking, some people hooking up, someone asking if they could kiss a dryad and not catch Arafel's Syndrome, a disease that happens when you kiss dryads. "There, I think that's the magical candy booth." Yue fished through her pockets and then went pale, realizing something awful. It really was a true disaster. She didn't have any money to exchange in order to buy candy!

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Demons were fickle creations, insult one of them, and you may as well have insulted the entire species. Yue acting out, therefore, was not a good thing for the witches. The demons took the insult in stride, however, instead, the demon whispered something and turned, returning to their door. Zinnia's wheelchair floated up to them from the stomach, Dean Eincrad waving his wand to make it move. She sank into it in relief, her legs still shaking. "Now, let's attend the festival, or what's left of it." Blithe took the handles of her chair and they navigated into the building, a dwarf handing out maps drawn on the back of a leaf. "There are plenty of booths," Zinnia replied in response to Yue's inquiry.

there were bubbles floating in the air and the smell of sugar thick. "Each classroom has turned into a presentation of sorts. Elias is giving a quick lecture on potions and Autumn is doing party tricks with her occlumency class." It seemed that Yue had her heart set on other things, however, she wanted to go to the candy booth. "There are different candy vendors," Zinnia had a feeling that Yue was no longer listening, her feet moving in the direction of the smell of candy. They were making it right at the booths, sugar pulling itself, large vats of sugar bubbling over portable fires. Yue had no money of course, Zinnia was rather surprised she reached into her pockets considering she did no work of any sort. Zinnia earned money in a few different ways, her main source of income being her apprenticeship.

"I'll pay for it Yue," Zinnia reached into the pocket of her uniform, pulling out the required amount for what it was Yue wanted. Zinnia purchased something for herself as well, "There are other things to enjoy besides food," Zinnia smiled, "Come, let's try our skill at some games." There were many that required you to play without the use of magic or wands. Blithe found one for them, a game of strength. There were bottles stacked on a small circle, you had to knock them all off with five bean bags if you wanted to win the prize, a stuffed dog. "I'm gonna try my hand, bet I can beat all of you," Blithe teased, setting down the money. The man gave her five bean bags and while harder than it looked, Blithe knocked it all down in three. "Try to beat that," she stuck her tongue out at Rainarch, clutching the stuffed dog.

"I'll try," Zinnia decided, her chair moving closer. She set down the money and picked up the bean bags, all five of them missing the platform, her throw a bit weak. "That's alright, maybe the next game?" Blithe pat her shoulder, waiting to see if Rainarch and Yue wanted to try their hands at the game.

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Magical candy was quite amazing in a way that was hard for someone like Yue to describe. If she had to try her best, the small little hard gel globs were nothing short of exquisite. Bursting with popping flavor, that not only felt good but also made her feel at bliss too. There was a charm on each of the candies that would give you a happy message in your head. Ranging from "You are loved" to "Lookin' good today" one way or another the candy's job was to spread positivity. "Happiness candy." Rain said with a silly smirk. "It's good, isn't it? I like it too, it was a thing last time I came to this plane!" Yue nodded, having enjoyed the candy very much. "Yes, it's great!" She bought another bag to share later and then turned to see what Zinnia and Blithe were up to.

Apparently there were many other things they could do at the festival too, such as games! Yue had never played a game before, though she knew what the word was. The closest thing to a game she ever had were competitions between Gillian Eldriss's children, and she knew that when losing a game you got punished for your failure. Yue was never able to win one of those games in the end, she just wasn't as strong or as talented as the rest of them. Rain grinned at her in some weird attempt to comfort. "Games are fun! They're not like that, so don't fret." Yue nodded, following Blithe and Zinnia to a game booth to see what was in store. You had to throw bags at bottles to try and knock them down without use of magic or wands. Yue was good at shooting, but throwing was not a talent she had. Perhaps she could use her gunman's aim to land the shots? Blithe dd it easily, Zinnia didn't do quite as good.

Rainarch eagerly raised her hand and once Zinnia paid for her attempt she began to throw. Of course she would take Blithe's challenge! The first one landed above the bottles, making a bit of an indent in the back wall of the booth and sticking there. Rain through another one to dislodge the first bag, both bags falling and knocking a majority of the bottles. Yue stared, impressed at the coordination. The bat demon snickered, tossing another and as that one fell she threw the fourth bag at it, smacking the rest of the bottles away. "Very fancy, but Blithe used less bags." Yue shook her head, still impressed. "But you win for style points!" Rain stuck her tongue out at Blithe, taking the style points victory.

Now it was Yue's turn. Could she win a stuffed dog? She wasn't sure but she would do her best. She wasn't the strongest, she lost much of her athleticism after having nearly been drowned, so her muscles weren't as they should be. "Let's see..." Yue tried to pretend her arm was a gun. The problem with doing that was that she didn't have much swing and so the first bag went nowhere. She decided to just try to copy Rain's fancy throws and ended up missing every time, failing just like Zinnia. "It'll be okay, Master." Rain giggled, patting her on the back. "You'll be fancy like me one day!" Yue shrugged, not letting it bother her. "What else is there, teac - Zinnia?" She was curious to see what other games there were to enjoy.

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Zinnia's smile was small as she watched Yue and Rainarch attempt to win the stuffed dog. Rain too, won one, but Yue failed to knock the milk bottles off of the platform. "All style and no substance," Zinnia remarked, shaking her head. Still, she couldn't help but laugh at the quirky way Yue had attempted to throw the beanbags. "Under hand," Biithe commented, clutching the stuffed dog to her. It was white and fluffy, handmade by the vendor no doubt. They received no support from the outside world, even their toys were created within the realm they resided in. The witches and wizards hadn't had contact with anyone aside from the outside since the witch trials. At least until Yue had popped up and made an appearance in their world. She was doing well here, Zinnia had seen her go from a closed off, bundle of nerves to flourishing in her new environment.

"There are plenty more games, why don't we choose one that requires a bit less skill?" Zinnia suggested, seeing as how both her and Yue had no idea how to properly throw a sand bag. "Let's do this one," Blithe suggested, pushing the wheelchair against Zinnia's will towards a small pond with floating frogs. "Pick one and if there's a blue dot on it, you win a prize." The old woman operating the booth said, her nearly toothless smile strangely encouraging. Zinnia paid for them all to play and leaned over, scrunching up her nose in thought. "This one I think," she plucked out a particularly plump frog and turned it over, finding a yellow dot. "Sorry, not a winner," the old woman shook her head, "but I'll give you this for playing." She handed Zinnia a lollipop as a consolation prize, which the young witch was satisfied with.

"My turn!" Blithe grinned eagerly, her tails swishing as she leaned over the little pool. "This one!" She plucked out a small frog with a big blue dot underneath it. "I win!" Blithe cheered, showing the old lady, who gave Blithe a bag full of fairy floss. "Your turn," she nodded to Yue and Rainarch, Zinnia moving backwards to get out of the way for them. "You guys should pick the next game," Blithe encouraged, no doubt wanting Yue to develop a sense of independence. Zinnia smiled as well, "it wouldn't be fair if we picked all of the games," although perhaps it was considering Zinnia was the one picking up the tab. She didn't mind though, Zinnia was just glad to see them all having fun.

"Good luck," Zinnia offered as the two stepped up to the plate to pick their frogs, knowing that this game required little skill and all luck. "I do hope you win," her sentiments were genuine of course.

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Rain seemed pleased with herself despite losing the contest. "Mine looked better, yours was boring." She put a hand on her hip and posed, looking something between dorky and cool. Yue liked that about her familiar, how Rain didn't seem to really care what anyone else thought of her, she did whatever she wanted and was happy with it. The bat demon was proud and silly and Yue hoped to be more like her, but also more like Zinnia, who was reserved yet cool, and always in control of herself. There was a fragile sort of strength in her that Yue envied. She was never very strong, very smart, but she was always good at just barely surviving. Even now, Yue survived Orie's murder attempt and was here in this strange new fantastic world where she might be able to belong.

It was time for a new game and Yue and Rain both watched Blithe and Zinnia demonstrate how to play. It seemed like an entirely luck-based game where you had to find a frog with a yellow dot on it's belly. Yue picked a frog out, not finding the slimy skin of the amphibian to be weird at all since she was accustomed to it. Her shoulders slumped when she opened her eyes to see the result - no yellow dot, so no victory this time either. Rain licked the fairy floss prize with an odd expression after she had a win after singing a silly song to determine which frog to obtain. "Bad luck." Rain shrugged unhelpfully. "It's okay." Yue said with a small smile. "I like lollipops too." It seemed the humans weren't doing well while the demons were winning everything so far.

Yue's turn to pick a game. This time she chose one that wasn't entirely luck based, but not entirely skill either. It was a game where you had to drop a magical bean into a box with a clear side, and it goes through the slides and then at the bottom there are slots with different point values. You get three beans and the final score determines the prize you get. "I'll go first and show you how it's done." Rain said with a grin, eyeing the fancy witch hat, even with a fake feather top. Rain slid the beans in by throwing them in with fancy skill, resulting in getting the second best prize, a phoenix feather quill. "My turn!" Yue did her best but ended up with just a whale tear wand attachment. "Do you two want to try?" Yue asked Zinnia and Blithe.

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Zinnia followed their lead, well rather, Blithe insisted on navigating Zinnia's chair through the crowd. Occasionally, someone would stop and compliment Zinnia on her speech or ask her a question about magic, to which she would respond that she was humbled, but would refer them to a teacher. The Dean didn't like it when Zinnia gave impromptu lectures to unwitting students, but as Head Girl, she now had the authority to. It came as a surprise, considering Zinnia was never the best at keeping rules. Ditching class, never having her uniform shirt tucked in, and calling their last divination teacher a fraud were among her offenses In her defense, the teacher had been a fraud and had been fired by the school not two weeks later.

"Another luck based game," Zinnia marveled at the choice. "Alright, I'll try my hand." Zinnia rose to drop the magic bean, shooing Blithe away who attempted to help her. "I'm not an invalid, I can stand by myself," Blithe's tail slyly wrapped around Zinnia's ankle, should she fall, the tail would be quick to catch her. "This will be interesting," Zinnia murmured as she dropped the bean, which clanked on the rods until it reached the bottom. Zinnia sank back into her chair, resigned to her fate of never winning a game. "Congratulations Zinnia," the game moderator said with a toothy grin. "You've won!" Zinnia's eyes widened in shock, of all games, her win was based on pure, dumb luck.

"You can pick which one you'd like," he pointed to a row of stuffed animals. Zinnia glanced at Yue and Rain, feeling a bit guilty that she had gotten the big prize. "The fox please," Zinnia chose, the game master handing her a red stuffed fox. It had one floppy ear and a stitched in smile, she was already attached to you. "You're not going to name it something cheesy like Blithe, are you?" Her familiar teased, tails swishing as she stepped up to the plate. "Never," Zinnia sniffed. "I'll call it... Luna," after the moon. Similar to Yue's name, only with a different background.

"I'm glad we've all at least won something," Zinnia had settled down once more in her chair when Elias stopped beside them. "Zinnia, is this the new recruit?" He took Yue's hand and kissed it, his eyes gleaming mischievously.

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Yue always wished that she could be strong. Someone with the power to change the world through sheer force of will - wouldn't that just be so wonderful? The ability to alter reality with her decisions, to make whatever she wanted to happen, happen. So many things could have been changed if only, if only she was stronger. If only she had the power to make change. One of the many things Yue wanted to change was the power of fate. As she watched the magic beans slide down, hitting the rods, she shut her eyes and hoped with all of the little power within her that Zinnia would win something, anything. Even she had something, so why couldn't Zinnia get a win in? When she opened her eyes she saw Zinnia with her new prize, a stuffed animal named Luna.

"Congratulations." Yue said, patting Luna's head, someone who shared almost the same name as she did. Almost simultaneously a stranger arrived, a tall man with white hair and round circular glasses on his face came. He looked vaguely familiar - was he at the school when Yue had her gates opened by Dean Eincrad? He referred to her as the new recruit and then kissed Yue's hand, who flushed in confusion, never having had this happen before. Rain hissed, stepping between them. "No flirting with my Master allowed!" Rain snarled protectively, bat wings flaring. "Who said anything about flirting?" The strange man asked with a wink. Yue glanced worriedly at Zinnia and Blithe but received no hints. "Yes, I'm Yue." Where was the bravery she had before when staring down Baroness Licht?

"You may call me Elias Castle." He gave her a careful lookover. No doubt he was seeing a weak little runt of a girl, weaker than can be imagined, who knew less about the magical world than a frog knew about what was outside the well. "What do you think of potions?" Potions? Yue scrutinized him carefully, trying to think. There had to be a reason he was asking this. "Are you the potions teacher?' She was pretty sure she saw him at the University, so this was her best guess. Elias chuckled, glasses glemaing. "Yes, precisely. I heard from Ulrich you're looking to enroll. I'm looking forward to seeing what you can learn." The moon girl seemed to have dodged the trap.

He looked back to Zinnia then, seemingly losing interest. "The dueling tournament is starting soon, the signups are still ongoing." There was an odd twinkle in Yue's eye. A duel? For someone who apparently had a Major Affinity with offensive magic, something like dueling was naturally interesting for her. Even if she couldn't duel yet since she didn't know any spells other than one dark magic spell and one water spell, she could still watch and learn from the tournament. "It's a tag team duel if you and Blithe want to join. I'm sure Yue would like to watch either way." Zinnia, dueling? Was she good at that? She seemed to pacifist to enjoy something like combat. As well as too delicate despite how strong she was, one strong spell could seriously hurt her, couldn't it?

Despite all that, Yue's heart was pumping.

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"Ignore him Yue, Elias is notorious for harassing new students." Zinnia rolled her eyes and crossed her ankles. "Harassing? Who? Me? Why, I would never!" Elias winked, "pleasure to make your acquaintance Yue,"[/color] he turned to Zinnia then, clearly having come all of this way to make the proposition. He wanted her to sign up for the duel, the spectacle of the year end school festival where students made fools of themselves and flaunted their defensive and offensive magical skills. Her first year, Zinnia had attended, bringing parchment and quill to take notes on the moves and spells the senior students had used. Of course, there were plenty of backfires, mages that believed themselves to be proficient but indeed having not a clue on how to confront one with a wand. A disappointment to say the least, no doubt that was why Elias had come to recruit her.

Zinnia was going to turn him down of course, until he mentioned the twist. A tag team? Preposterous! They had changed the school tradition? Zinnia could hardly believe her ears, this was a century old ceremony, almost a rite of passage to many. "I see that twinkle in your eye," Elias teased. Zinnia glanced at Yue, whose eyes truly were twinkling. With a sigh, the young witch resigned herself to her fate. "I suppose I'll enter," she resolved, Blithe's tails swishing in excitement. "My familiar will stay out of this of course and please, use an alias, nothing ungainly. You wouldn't want to scare away the other potential entrants." Elias laughed, his demeanor changing from flirtatious to kind. "Two against one? How very like you," Elias gave them all one last cursory glance before taking his leave with a flourishing bow.

"Elias is the potions teacher," Zinnia said once he was out of sight. "He has a flair for the dramatic and a passion for teaching, essentially, he's quite harmless. Unless of course, you get on his bad side, then he might make you clean the cauldrons after class." Zinnia flipped her hair over her shoulder, speaking from experience. She wasn't perfect, not like the air she exuded, the witch had gotten in trouble plenty of times. "Aw, I wanted to fight," Blithe teased, rather glad that she wouldn't be going into the ring. A familiar against two potentially new students would only scare the poor things. Zinnia had made the call that would not only protect the others, but herself as well.

"The match won't take place until the golden hour, we have a bit of time until then. What do you propose we do next?" Her fingers drummed against the handle of her chair, glancing between Yue and Rainarch. Anyone was free to participate in the match, so long as they had a wand and two feet to stand on. Still, Zinnia did not think Yue would be interested considering her lack of magical knowledge.

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yue was almost beaming. Once Rain realized the potions professor, Elias Castle, was not in fact, an enemy, she stopped hissing, merely huffing a few times as he spoke to try to be passively rude. A petulant gesture, one that ultimately meant nothing as Elias did not seem to mind the familiar's belligerence. Apparently he liked to harass new students, but Yue figured that was better than someone who enjoyed beating you with a stick, like a certain someone from her colorful past. "Um, I'll do my best." As someone who only recently learned how to read, hopefully she would learn even more over the summer vacation to come. Zinnia was invited to join a dueling tournament, except this time it was a tag team battle, two per team. It was obvious the professor wanted to show off with his favorite student.

Once he left, and Zinnia confirmed that she would be signing up for the tournament - with Elias as her partner using some sort of alias so as to not scare off anyone, Zinnia explained a little more about him. "I hope he and I get along too." Yue twiddled her thumbs, not the most certain in her ability to do the best. Cleaning cauldrons after class? As Zinnia no doubt knew by now, Yue was not someone who enjoyed cleaning at all if she could avoid it. How messy the house was after she went through it was a testament to that. "I kind of want to fight." Rain said suddenly with a sigh. "But I'm not peak power yet." While she would never be as strong as when she was in the in between world, Rain still needed time to grow more accustomed to this realm in order to properly use her power.

"Maybe next year I can join. If it's tag teams, we can try together." Yue offered Zinnia, figuring that familiars wouldn't be quite allowed in something like this. She would try to focus hard in learning both Offense and Divination, because that was what her mana's natural affinity was. That made her wonder what Zinnia's Major and Minor affinities were. Potions might just be one of them, and considering how they lived in the middle of nowhere, nature might make a good guess too. "Hey!" Rain decided suddenly. "Let's go explore!" And so they aimlessly wandered until they happened upon a strange sight.

Autumn, one of the witches Yue saw when she first woke up, was standing at the edge of the woods, attending to a foray of strange creatures. The occlumency expert looked back and waved to them. "What's happening?" Yue asked curiously, not entirely sure what's going on. "The gnomes sense dark magic being used." Autumn explained. "The magical creatures we live with such as the dryads and the gnomes, they fear and despise dark magic." The witch explained calmly. "So I'm trying to use my occlumency to see if anyone's used dark magic today." Yue felt cold - it couldn't be Rain doing it, right? Wouldn't she have told Yue if she was going to cast dark magic?

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Elias walked off to sign the two up for the challenge, no doubt feeling confident in his abilities. While he was a potions professor, he was quite eccentric. If Yue might have noticed, all of their professors were a bit odd, including their Dean, but there was reason for it of course. The Dean firmly believed that no one would want to learn from a boring teacher, hence the reason they were all famous for their strange teaching ways and familiarity with the students. Zinnia didn't mind of course, in a sense, she too, was better for the loose nature of her peers. "I'm certain you'll get along famously," Zinnia smiled as they began to wander the grounds of the fair.

Somehow, they ended up outside, walking towards the Occlumency teacher who was knelt beside the forest, concern written across her features. "Professor Autumn," Zinnia interrupted, tilting her head curiously. The professor turned, informing them that someone on the grounds had used dark magic. Their expressions darkened, this was a serious accusation. One could be banned and have their wand broken for practicing the dark arts. "Can you sense which way the culprit had gone? Are you certain it wasn't the demons that infiltrated during the ceremony?" Some demons relied on dark magic to power themselves, while others did not. Zinnia furrowed her brow, she wasn't all that great at occlumency, so she would allow Autumn to interpret for them.

However, the creatures were not obliging. They were frantically running towards the school in a tizzy. It seemed they had attracted the attention of someone else, the Dean striding towards Autumn, who was always a bit eccentric in her own right. "Professor, what have we here? Zinnia, Yue, please return to the school, the tournament will be starting soon." Zinnia nodded, knowing a dismissal when she heard one. "Come Yue, you want to get a good seat in the ring." Zinnia prodded, hoping to lure them back into the safety of the school. If there was someone running about, casting dark magic, it wasn't safe for them to be outside, ill equipped to duel against someone who didn't play by the rules.

Zinnia did not believe it to be Rainarch, as Blithe would have warned the demon to not perform any magic in the presence of others. Familiars were only tolerated on the school grounds today when normally they were not supposed to come.

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Choosing to believe that it wasn't Rain, the four decided to let Autumn handle the angered gnomes and left them behind as by now it was about time to watch the duels take place. Dean Eincrad and Professor Autumn could deal with the accusation of dark magic, that wasn't for Yue or Zinnia to have to worry about. She was excited to watch the battles proceed. "Tea - Zinnia, I'm so excited." The moon girl was almost bouncing on the balls of her feet, a fluttery feeling in her stomach. "I can't wait to see you win!" Someone like Zinnia had to be super powerful, right? If only something wonderful could be shown to her. Rain sidled up on Zinnia's opposite side, a sneaky grin on her face. "Show my Master some fancy tricks!" The bat demon implored. "Blow away the competition!"

Yue and Rain sat down at the best seats, right up close to the ring. The duelists participating in today's team, all sixteen teams that were signed up were given special seating up above. Before your match you would be sent to the back room to gear up and prepare. Naturally for all the spectators there was an image of the tourney ladder for them to see the teams and brackets. Yue could see a familiar frilly girl somewhere nearby to the left, Claris was sitting with her father and they were both enjoying the proceedings, but not competing. "Does she not have friends to watch with?" Yue asked quitely, seeing groups of students seeing together, it was easy to see the social circles at the school. Claris Aurora, daughter of wandmaker Zacharius Aurora, didn't seem to have any friends at all. "Pitiful." Rain said with a snicker. "Make sure you get friends so you're not pathetic like her, okay?" Yue frowned, feeling something akin to sympathy.

The first match was about to begin. Faery Folk were spreading faerie charms for everyone to place bets on if they wished, as the fae folk always loved games of chance and luck. Yue held on and Rain slapped it away. "No, don't bet me, I don't want to be a bet!" The bat demon hissed, and Yue giggled. "I wasn't going to bet you, I just thought these were pretty." Faerie charms were like small little pink squares that felt magical to the touch. You could think a name of a pair as well as a bid and put it in. Depending on where your preferred team placed, you would gain or lose money proportional to the bet you made.

The first match was not involving Zinnia or her silly mask wearing Professor Castle with the name Mr. Heroman. Still, Yue tried to watch and see and try to learn but in the end was distracted by all the flashing colors and bright lights shooting back and forth. "Amateurs." Rain muttered once it was over. "All Braye had to do to win was cast a quick Ferox spell when Yoma finished off her partner. I could have done so much better!" Yue did not even know what a Ferox spell was but it sure sounded interesting. Really, she was most excited to watch her teacher do well and cheer her on. As head girl, many people were no doubt going to cheer. Another favorite to win was Yuu, the head boy, and his older sister, Yumi, former head girl of the school. Most people thought either the sibling duo or Zinnia and Mr. Heroman would take the victory home.

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Blithe went to sit beside Yue and Rain, placing bets on the matches and winning two. She knew these students well of course, based on what Zinnia had spoken about them, which wasn't much, but Blithe could read her Master like wizards could read spell books. "That's Cassidy and Phrelis," Blithe whispered, looking at the brackets. "They'll be going up against Zinnia and the Professor," they were up next, Bithe's tail swishing excitedly. She was worried for her Master's health of course, but also confident in Zinnia's abilities. "Zinnia doesn't do battles," the fox explained, "not because she's morally against it or anything, just because she's always thought it to be a waste of time." Blithe smiled, it was nice to see her Master was entering the friendly competition. What did the winner take home? A trophy and a bag of sweets, as well as your picture being displayed for a year in the entrance hall of the University.

"Nervous?" Professor Elias asked, his leg bouncing. "Not in the least," Zinnia replied, closing her eyes for a moment as she listened to the MC. "Confident, are we? You've never been unnerved by anything," Elias pat her on the head, clearly fond of his student. "Nonsense, all children are unnerved by something." She opened up one eye, a tight lipped smile flickering onto her face. "I have a feeling you'll never tell me what that is," their names were called to move, Elias had the sense not to take her wheelchair handles, allowing Zinnia to navigate on her own. "Will you be fighting in your chair?" Yuu asked, he too, was preparing to battle, his match right before Zinnia's own. "That is none of your concern."

"It will be when I take you down in the last match," Yuu replied. Zinnia laughed, "Take me down?" A competitive fire glinted in her eyes, "We all know you're reaction time is inferior." Yuu leaned down, grasping one of Zinnia's handles. "Game on," he whispered before rising, straightening his uniform jacket and striding into the ring alongside his sister. "Romantic tension?" Elias prodded as Zinnia tossed her hair over her shoulder. "Never," the match was over quickly, Yuu, predictably, had won alongside his sister. He strode back towards the preparation area, "see you in the finals." Zinnia did not acknowledge his provocations and instead, turned towards Elias. "Let's get this over with, shall we?"

He laughed, but agreed, their names called for the next match. Zinnia reached into her pocket and retrieved a draught of strength, striding into the ring confidently. Whether the audience cheered or not was of no concern, their opponents a year younger than Zinnia herself. "Three, two, one, let the match begin!" Zinnia's wand was out of her sleeve and in her hand in a fraction of a second, but Phrelis was swift. She dodged a hex and spun off one of her own as Professor Elias tossed a potion onto the ground to give them some cover. A spiral of red came from Zinnia's wand, hitting Cassidy in the leg. She flew backwards, her body stiff as a board. Phrelis jumped through the smoke screen, shooting off a green wave towards Zinnia. It seemed he was keen on taking her down.

She hit the floor and rolled, rising once again, spry as ever, but he retreated back into the smoke. Elias was no help, he was a potions teacher, not a defensive magic teacher. Phreils came at them again, this time with a Lucradive hex, but Zinnia was quick to counter with a Lumos, then spun off a Frelix, grasping Phrelis by the ankle and dragging him across the ring, towards them. He tried to kick it off, but Elias threw down a potion that sprouted a big green tree, capturing their opponent in its leaves.

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Sparks were flying as the wands went back and forth. Rain had a little grin as she watched the battles go by. Yue wondered - one day, would she be able to make lights flash like this too? Could she be powerful too? "Looks like you already have a career path for you." Rain said with a snide elbow in Yue's side that hurt a bit but she didn't mind too much. "It's too early to decide." She muttered defensively. For someone like her, it was silly to decide on a career this soon, especially since she still barely knew anything about the magical world yet. There was still so much more to decide. "But can you imagine how cool it would be?" Rain snickered, eyes flashing brightly. "Yue Fan-Xiang, professional Magical Duelist! You'll be a household name!" It was like sports in the normal world, except different of course.

Yue shook her head, but even so that didn't change how her cheeks flushed a little at the thought of being that renowned. "Shh, it's time for Zinnia and Mr. Castle." Blythe informed them who the opponents would be, Cassidy and Phrelis. They didn't matter, they couldn't stand a chance against her teacher and an actual teacher. According to Blithe, Zinnia didn't like battles very much. "Then if I master offensive magic..." Yue nodded, liking the idea. "Then I can be her protector for her!" Another blush, this time of embarrassment. "Um, you'll always be her primary protector though, Blithe, I can't match you." The bat demon at her side frowned, shaking her head. "Master can become whatever she wants to be!" She declared belligerently defending her host.

Just as expected, Zinnia's team became triumphant, moving to the next battle. There would be three more rounds, as the number of contestents dwindled from 16 to 8 to 4. As Rain and Blithe commented each duel for Yue to understand, it didn't take long for it to reach the finals, a match between Zinnia and Mr. Heroman (Elias) versus the siblings Head Boy Yuu and his older sister and previous Head Girl Yumi. "That pair is pretty tough." Rain whistled in appreciation. "This one's gonna be close, they're gonna focus fire on Zinnia since they know the Professor's mainly there as support." Yue gulped, hoping in her heart that Zinnia would come out victorious and take home the prize.

She looked over yet again to see Claris sitting alone with her father, and she looked lonely. Did no one else really get along with her at all? "Wait here please, I'm going to use the bathroom." Yue told Rain, a chill down her spine. She walked over to the girl who made her wand, and Claris stared at her glumly. "Get out of the way, I can't see the match." Claris Aurora grumbled. "Leave me alone." Yue looked back and forth and father and daughter and Zacharius was smiling at her. "Do you want to sit with us?" She offered. Claris huffed and crossed her arms. "No! I'm with my dad, so snuff out of my face!" Yue frowned, feeling frustrated so she went back to her seat to watch the finals.

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The finals were upon them, Elias pulled a phial out of his sleeve and handed it to her. Zinnia removed the stopper and dumped the contents into her mouth, swallowing the foul tasting liquid. She could feel the strength returning to her limbs and cautiously stood, the final match up next. "They're going to pour all of their effort into you," Elias warned, holding out an arm for her to take. Zinnia gracefully laid her hand upon the crook of his elbow, the two of them waltzing into the ring. "I'm well aware professor, but thank you." Her smile was polite, the picture of grace. "Contestants at the ready!" Zinnia flicked her wrist, wand appearing in her hand. "Set, go!" The first volley of fire came, a cruciacious spell from Yumi, meant to stop Zinnia in her tracks by kicking up the dust around her feet and bind her.

Fortunately, Zinnia had experienced a bit worse than dust in her eyes. "Fumerio," she twirled her wand in the air, a whistle starting up in the arena. Professor Elias, in the meanwhile, stood back to give Zinnia the front stage. A funnel of wind spun towards the opponents, grabbing Yuu by the cloak and sucking him in, tossing him around for a moment or two before the wind dispelled. To his credit, he recovered swiftly and shot off a dizzying Turmult, meant to send lightning in a blue arc, but rather, he was so turned around, Yumi caught the lightning right in the chest, flying backwards. They both blinked a few times, the match wasn't over yet. "Hermanus!" Zinnia's smile was slow to ebb, a sudden weakness filling her body, her head spinning.

She knelt over, coughing up spots of red. "Yumi, stop!" Yuu attempted to grab his sister's wand. Zinnia looked down at her fingers, covered in slick crimson. "Fremulon," Zinnia whispered, green coming from her wand and racing across the ground. "Amanus Cremain!" Professor Elias yelled, dropping two potions on the ground, the phials shattering. Yuu barely dodged the oncoming attack, but he didn't notice the rebound. A sprite blossomed from the vine, punching him in the chin. He doubled backwards, his wand shooting off sparks. Yumi's wand was snatched from her hands by a sprite. All bets were off now, the match was anyone's game.

Zinnia rose to her legs once more, wiping blood from her chin. In the back of her mind, she could hear a plea telling her to stop, no doubt it was Blithe, worried about the state she was in. "What are you planning?" Elias asked as they dodged a volley of fire, nearly backed into the corner. "It's not perfected yet," Zinnia began, "I'm listening," Elias grinned, "not yet approved by the council either. In fact, the only ones that are aware of this type of spell casting are Blithe and Ulrich." Elias's grin grew, "what sort of spell are we speaking of, Zinnia?" He inquired, they were being pressed against the edge of the arena, one misstep and they would be disqualified. "A multi elemental spell."

"Do it."

"Entremendio!" A shock wave nearly knocked Zinnia off of her feet if it weren't for the Professor behind her. A rainbow of colors arced from her wand, racing towards their opponents, who, to their credit, attempted everything they could to dodge. Unfortunately, water, fire, wind, and vines came at them from all four sides. They ended up singed and strung up, their wands cast upon the ground.

"And the winners are Zinnia Evernight and Mr. Heroman!"

Zinnia could hardly recall what came next as the world spun and she collapsed, blood dripping from her mouth.

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With a crescendo of applause, Zinnia took home the victory with a custom made spell not yet known to anyone but Blithe and Ulrich ever before. Was it a fair spell to use in a duel? Not exactly, but was it against the rules? There was nothing against that and so the champions of this year's Constantina University Dueling Tournament was decided, going to Zinnia and Blithe. "Yay!" Yue's heart was thumping hard with excitement and pride as she saw Zinnia finish off her opponents. It was close and Rain could feel the worry coming off of Blithe but in the end, the victory was assured. "Oh..." Yue's eyes went wide when she saw Zinnia collapse, falling over limp, a very familiar red liquid leaking from her mouth.

"Stand aside, stand aside!" Another familiar voice sounded, Pomfrey was rushing through the crowd. "Gosh, Zinnia, you don't have to work yourself so hard. I'll take care of her, let's wrap up the festival too." She gently cast a spell for a cloud to lift Zinnia up, even more comfortably than a stretcher would be able to manage. "I-is she gonna be okay?" Yue asked in a tizzy, panic very obvious in her movements as she clung onto Pomfrey's arm. "Yes yes, I'll take care of her, go back with Blithe and wait in the lobby." Pomfrey ordered, brushing past her so she could better tend to Zinnia's needs. Elias was bringing the wheelchair in tow, following Pomfrey to the infirmary.

As Yue was following BLithe she suddenly felt a shift. Everything stopped moving and she looked around in confusion. What was going on? Rain was motionless like a statue, Blithe was still, none of the others in the hallway were even blinking. That was when someone approached her from the shadows, a man with white hair and a fox mask, tall and lumbering. Was he a threat? Was he an enemy? "Come with me." He muttered, gravely, almost like a skeleton attempting to speak. Yue glanced at her companions, then gulped. She would have to rely on her wits for this one, but with the mask one she couldn't read what this man wanted.

She found herself in a strange dark room with stars lighting up the ceiling. The man drew himself to his full height, a menacing figure he was. "You should know that there are many who deem you as unwelcome here." The fox masked man declared. Yue nodded, she was well aware of this already, Claris's words still stinging in her mind. "Do you want to know why?" Yes, she did. "Please." She had to know, so she could try to fix it. She wanted to be home here in this magical world. "It's because I took your fortune when you first appeared. And all those who were present saw the likely future." A bright glow in hos eyes behind the mask, mana flowing strong. "You have the potential to become the greatest dark witch we have ever known in history. Not only that, but you will be the cause of Zinnia's downfall if things continue to go as they are." What was this? Divination, was this the magic to know the future?

"I am Yorick Forster, and I am the Divination Professor." He announced himself to her, face unreadable through the mask. "And I'm warning you that if you continue to pursue dark magic, I will not hesitate to eliminate you to protect Zinnia." Something ripped through the air, a bat demon appeared at her side, hissing ferociously. "Time stopping magic, good thing I'm made of mist so I'm immune." Rain snarled, pushing Yue back so she would be protected. "Don't worry, Master, I will protect you until all of our enemies are destroyed."

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Zinnia awoke to frantic yelling, "I-I didn't mean to!" Someone yelled outside of the darkened room, there was a cloth covering her eyes, her school uniform jacket had been removed and hung on the bed post beside her. "That is a highly illegal hex! The fact that it's even within your knowledge should be grounds for expulsion!" The voice belonged to Drake, who was confronting Yumi on her use of a hex that should be within the bounds of no one's knowledge. "That's... that's my field of study!" That's right, Yumi was studying illegal hex's and curse's so that she might work for the peace keeping society. That much Zinnia could recall from Yumi's time at the University. "Drake, please lower your voice," Dean Eincrad said softly. At that moment, something tickled Zinnia's nose. She sneezed, recognizing the tail that would belong to her familiar anywhere.

"Oh, you're awake?" Blithe's voice was gentle, she lifted up the cloth from Zinnia's eyes, revealing that they were in the infirmary. "Did I win?" Zinnia asked, to which Blithe laughed. "Of course that's the only thing you're worried about!" She pushed Zinnia's hair behind her ears, "don't try to move too much, you were hit pretty hard." Zinnia nodded, wincing at the subtle movement. "What was it?" Zinnia inquired, her throat dry. "An iron leeching hex, obviously the most iron is in your blood, so you started bleeding profusely from your face," her stomach was sore as well, no doubt from one of the hits she had gotten earlier in the battle.

Madame Pomfrey rushed inside with a basin of hot water and a towel. "Oh goody, you're up!" She threw open the curtains, allowing light to flood into the room. Zinnia winced, "Blithe, help your Master up and remove her clothing," it was nullifying to be scrubbed down by the school nurse, but even more so when Freya threw the door open and strode inside, Zinnia couldn't help but let out a yelp. "Close it!" Blithe urged, the door flying shut. Where were Yue and Rainarch? Hopefully Elias or Autumn had found them and could find them and bring them to the infirmary. "Congratulations," Freya's smile was kind, "I knew you could do it." Madame Pomfrey wrapped the wound around Zinnia's stomach, having cleaned her thoroughly. "Yes, well your vote of confidence is everything." Freya rolled her eyes and helped wrestle her apprentice back into a clean uniform Blithe had retrieved from home.

"What action will you take against Yumi?" Zinnia asked as Madame Pomfrey checked the blood bag hanging on a coat rack beside the bed. "She'll be on suspension while Ulrich looks into it. The fact that she could put the hex into use means she's practiced it more than once." Zinnia nodded, mastering spells took plenty of practice. "By the way, that finishing spell you cast, Ulrich tells me that you've been hard at work on it." Zinnia blushed, which was unlike her. No doubt it was from the lack of iron circulating in her body. "How come he knows about it, but I have yet to hear of it, my young apprentice?" Zinnia scratched her cheek, "I was hoping to surprise you once it was completed. Ulrich was suspicious and confronted me about it."

Zinnia leaned back against the pillows once more as Madame Pomfrey began to fuss around her, tucking the blanket in around her. "Has anyone see Yue or Rainarch?" Zinnia inquired, her familiar, teacher, and the nurse all exchanging looks. "No, but I can send Rainier to go find her."

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Yorick Forster was looking down on them both, powerful mana flowing through his hands. "He's strong, Master." Rain warned, standing between Yorick and her Master so that she wouldn't get hurt. The bat demon was like a knight, protecting her lady from harm with all of her might. "I - I heard that Divination only tells possibilities... that the futures foretold don't always come true!" They're just possibilities, so why was he taking action now? Just because it was foretold didn't mean it was set in stone, not yet! Yue didn't want to lose her place so soon, but was she at risk of losing it by attacking a Professor? "My job is to keep the peace in Constantina." Professor Forster said, face obscured by the mask in the dark starry room which must be his office at the University. "And you're a risk of becoming the biggest threat we have seen in a long time."

"There's a spell you need to know." Rain told her hastily. "It's dark magic, but it's the only way we're getting out of this alive. I'm not strong enough to fight someone like him yet." The details were forwarded into Yue's head, a mighty spell was now acquired. It was dark magic though, but if they didn't have a choice, what could they do? "It's well within the law to act in the best interest of witches depending in information gained from divination." So he wasn't breaking any laws or rules by doing this. "I just wanted to belong." Yue whimpered, backing up, the old fear creeping back up her spine. "Stay strong!" Rain hissed fiercely. "Don't be afraid, or else he'll win!" Her voice shook Yue through the core and she grit her teeth, she had to stay in control.

"Irexi Valal." Professor Forster said quietly, waving his yellow wand as golden chains wrapped themselves around Yue's wrists, dragging her forward. Rain snarled and launched herself at him, morphing her mist into her bat form, clawing and screeching like a cornered rat. The chains burned at her wrists, pain was overwhelming her mind, the yank was so hard it felt like her arms were ripped out of her sockets. She couldn't breathe, it hurt so much. Yorick whipped the chain, slamming her into the ground. Did something break? "You must make a vow to never use dark magic." Professor Forster proclaimed. "If you do, we can forget about this." A Binding Vow was a special kind of magic - if you make a Vow and break it, you will lose all your mana and no longer to ever be able to use magic. "Don't agree to it, Master." Rain warned quickly. "You might need it for your revenge later, don't give in!"

That's right. Yue might very well need usage of dark magic if she wished to pay Orie back for the betrayal. Not only that - she was passively using dark magic at all times just to be able to speak. If she agreed to the Vow, she would be mute again, she couldn't agree to this. "I won't!" Yorick shook his head. "Then face more pain, child." He thrashed her against the floor again, sharp pain, something definitely broke. An ankle? It might be an ankle. She had to use it, this strange dark magic. "Nox Walpurgis!" The entire room went pitch black and then she heard a scream from the Professor,d ark oily snakes like shadows were creeping up his body and biting at him, potentially eating him alive. Rain stared, impressed. "That's good dark magic." She said, excited.

And that was when Rainier appeared, just in time to see the forbidden dark magic. "just what is going on here?" Rainier asked with all the authority of the Elder Council.

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Blithe sighed, "always causing trouble," the teacup floating in the air beside her stirred itself before drifting towards Blithe's hand. Madame Pomfrey had given them the all clear to leave once Zinnia drank and ate something to regain her strength. As such, Freya had brought them tea and cookies she had purchased during the fair. Zinnia nibbled on a biscuit, her teacup resting on the bedside table. "Rainier found them, it seems," her Mentor said, crossing her legs as she sipped from her cup. "She was with the divination teacher," Zinnia nodded, sipping from the cup that floated beside her. "Good, Yue wanted to take divination. I'm glad she's had a chance to meet him." She finished sipping her tea and nibbling her biscuit.

"It's about time to take our leave," Blithe lifted Zinnia from the bed and placed her in her chair. "I'll arrange to have Rainier bring Yue to the front hall." Freya said, pulling on her coat, her Elder Council badge shining in the low light of the infirmary. "Thank you Freya," Blithe took the handles, as unnecessary as it was. "Try to stay out of trouble," Freya winked, leaving in a puff of smoke. "Blithe, you do realize you do not have to hold on to the handles." Zinnia yawned, awfully tired. Her ruined uniform had been tossed out, Yuu's Father had offered to pay reparations and Zinnia had taken him up on it. He was also going to force his children to scribe a written apology, which she insisted was excessive, but he believed from the bottom of his heart that it was necessary.

"I think Yumi did it on purpose," Blithe murmured in the quiet hallway of the school. "Of course she did, there's no such thing as accidental spell casting." Zinnia replied, settling into her seat. "When you pick up your wand, you must have the intent to cast, whether it was for good or evil, that is up to the council to decide." They would take action, a highly illegal hex was not going to bowl over well during the trials. No doubt Zinnia and Elias would both have to offer some sort of testimony. "Madame Pomfrey wants you to take it easy these next few days," Blithe warned, although Zinnia waved her hand away at the reminder. "Nonsense Blithe, it's summer vacation and you know what that means?"

"A superfluous beach episode to feature all the female character's bodies in bikinis?" Blithe's tails swished eagerly. "Whatever is a beach? No, we're going to the lake." Blithe sighed, her tails drooping. They had reached the lobby now and were simply waiting for the arrival of Yue and Rain so that they might return home.

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Rainier had arrived with a burst of lightning. "Velmos Vox!" He cried, a beam of light to dispel any magic in the room other than his own, turning off the burning chains, the devouring snakes. Yue gasped, grabbing painfully at her wrists, her ankle bent at a painfully odd angle, already swelling under her skirt. "Master, Master!" Rain cried, clinging to her protectively. "Are you hurt, master?" Yue nodded, panting, trying not to vomit as the pain overwhelmed her senses. The Professor was breathing hard as well, nursing various snakebite wounds with some sort of white dust. "So please tell me what exactly happened here, Professor." Yue gulped, was he only going to ask the Professor? What if he lied? The masked Professor coughed a few times to clear his throat and even Rainarch knew not to pick a fight with Rainier.

"She's the one I told you about, Rainier." Forster said after he regained his composure. "The one who may become a powerful dark witch in the future, who could bring about the downfall of Constantina." Dark magic, if used in excess, would thin the rift between this world and the world of demons, meaning it would be a lot easier for demons to cross the barrier, retain much of their strength, and take over. "I intended on bringing her here to have her make the Binding Vow to never use dark magic." His eye flashed dangerously behind the mask. "But she refused, so I intended to use force to protect Cosntantina." Rainier knelt down then and looked carefully at the moon child and her bat friend. "You used dark magic. Not only that, but I can sense dark magic existing inside of you." She gulped, trying not to shiver. "I-it's my voice, Rain uses dark magic to let me speak." If he would remember, their first meeting she was completely mute. Removing dark magic would make her mute again.

"Usually the punishment for dark magic is banishment and losing your wand." Ranier said severely, his expression grave. Yue gulped, not wanting that. This was her only chance to ever become something more than just a useless brat, a mafia child. This was her only chance of happiness, she wasn't going to let it get ruined. It was her only hope of ever getting revenge. "Don't worry, I won't let them take your wand. Even if it costs my life." Rain assured her, taking a deep breath. Someone appeared with a puff of smoke, Freya had arrived. "We can't afford to banish her, don't you remember?" Freya implored, eyes wide as she took in the scene before her. "Yue has another possibility in her future."

Another possibility? But what could it be? "She could become a mage powerful enough to keep Constantina safe from demons for a long time to come." Forster spoke gruffly. "But that's a much less likely potential, so I had to take action." Freya put her hands on Yue's head as some sort of unreadable gesture. "But we have to give her a chance, we can't let someone this powerful go. Wouldn't it be a waste to lose a potential hero?" Freya muttered something and then a light band appeared around Yue's wrist, glowing and bright. "Only you and I can see it." Freya told her with a smile. "This band will monitor spells you cast. If I find any dark magic other than the spell allowing you to speak, we will have no choice but to put you up for trial." In the end with much persuasion Forster and Rainier allowed that to be enough punishment.

"Let's bring you back to the lobby now, dear." With a puff of smoke Yue and Rain found themselves in the lobby where Zinnia and Blithe were waiting. Yue was shivering violently, and Rain was hissing with anger and frustration. "There was an incident, but everything is settled for now." Freya told them sweetly. "Please, have a happy summer vacation you four."