Noah Hanson's Story

Noah had woken up a bit earlier than usual, he proceed to do the daily routine when he woke up. Though he woke up earlier than usual, it doesn't mean he add up more to the routine. He then do 50 push-ups after some stretching.

After that, he wiped out his sweats with his towels and wears a white sleeveless shirt. He went out from his room and immediately proceed to the kitchen, noticing some people also already awake. He also noticed a man that he never saw before.

"Oh..." He said with lack of interest when he entered the kitchen, acknowledging the new arrival. "Morning." Still with the same lack of interest tone, he greets everyone. He proceed to see what's on the table, nothing. He looked over to the one currently manning the stove. No one is manning the stove at the moment. He huffed in disappointment and proceed to work on making the breakfast.

"Thought one of you guys cooked already." He commented as he took a pan and filled it with water. He put it down on the stove and turns it on. While waiting for the water to boil, he took out a large bowl along with some instant noodles. After prepping the bowl, he put the noodles into the boiling water. Stirring it for a short while before taking it out to pour into the bowl. He moved the bowl of instant noodles to the dining table afterwards.

"There." He said as he carried some smaller bowls to the dining table. He took a small bowl and filled it with the instant noodles he cooked up earlier. He looked back at the new guy, noticing he have yet to introduce himself.

"Oh right... You're going to stay here right?" Noah assumed the new guy was going to stay over at this house. "Name's Noah." he introduces himself to the new guy.

The sun was shining brightly as the blue sky was clearer than ever. The world seemed eclipsed in the shining sun. Along the way, a girl rolled a suitcase that seemed bigger than her across the dirt road. This girl’s name is Shio Naona. She had been travelling to Platinum Manor for about 3 years now. Along her journey from her house, she had made a lot of stops in random areas that would house her. Unfortunately, this had left her nearly broke. She only had 500 yen left in her pocket. Most of the money went to hotels and food. She really did love the smell of the food, the brightness of the moonlight and the warmth the sun provided her. But she didn’t love it nearly as much as her abilities. Upon her recollections, she suddenly felt a sudden pain in her chest.
“I better take a break then.” Shio said. She found a nearby tree and rested underneath that. She closed her eyes briefly before she heard a familiar voice.
“Shio… Shio!”
Shio’s eyes opened to take a good look at her most prevalent imaginary friend. The girl in question wore a white jacket with a black ribbon tying it together, a black button up blouse, a white skirt with black frills, white stockings and black high heels. She had medium length hair tied in pigtails and creamy purple eyes that were strained to try and find her. Shio smiled a bit.
“What’s wrong, Aika? Did you come out of my daydreams again?”
Aika frowned as she used her hearing to find Shio.
“That’s precisely the problem. People will get suspicious if I’m here. Besides, you shouldn’t be using this power anyway! Didn’t you remember what the doctor said? The more you use your power the more you strain your heart. You could have died right now!”
Shio laughed a bit at Aika’s worry.
“But I didn’t, silly~”
Aika frowned at the statement.
“You shouldn’t be so easy going about this.”
Shio still kept her smile.
“What can I say? I have a Sunny disposition~”
Aika groaned at Shio’s pun while Shio herself laughed. During Shio’s laughing spurt, she suddenly stopped. The motion frightened Aika. She was blind and needed to rely on hearing to judge if Shio or anyone else was near.
“Shio?! Shio, are you okay?”
Shio then smiled and looked up at Aika.
“We’re here!”
Aika then realized what she meant.
“Right… So, are you going to make me disappear? You know the proctor said we have to keep our power a secret, right?”
Shio nodded.
“Right, right… I’ll talk to you later, okay, Aika?”
Aika sighed heavily before disappearing. Shio made her way to the manor. It was a beautiful place… if a little bit old. Blue rooftops adorned white buildings as there seemed to be some people coming down to greet newcomers like herself. She was ready to go down but then noticed something that caught her attention. She squealed upon finding a dirty pink hair ribbon.
“Alright! My first memory of my first day here at Platinum Manor!”
She quickly pocketed the ribbon before getting ready to run towards the group. She then stopped.
“Right… My heart problem…”
She mentally slapped herself for forgetting. Shio then walked as calmly as she could to the front of the manor. The door was strangely open so Shio just showed herself in. She was greeted by a man with white hair, a boy with brown hair, a girl with black hair and a ribbon, a woman with white hair, a man with curly black hair and a girl with long brown hair tied in a ponytail. She squeed at the sight of the boy with brown hair.
"So cute~!"
She immediately tackled him in a glomp/hug. Then she turned her attention towards the girl with the long brown ponytail.
"But you're even cuter!"
She then let go of the boy with brown hair and hugged the girl tightly, nuzzling her cheek against the girl's cheek. Aika then popped out and sighed.
"You'll have to forgive my friend. She tends to be... flighty. In any case, her name is Shio Naona, holder of the Sun arcana and I'm her dream, Aika. Nice to meet you and sorry for any awkward moments."
She bowed lowly when asking for forgiveness.

Matt felt a little at odds when Heaven's eyes popped open wide at the sight of the book's cover. Apparently this was not the first time she had seen something like it.

“You’ve come to the right place. Come on in.” Heaven said as she waved him to follow and started walking back into the house while explaining about someone named William who could answer all the question Matt had. Matt glanced back at the still open door and wondered if he should go back and close it, but Heaven was already almost out of sight around a corner.... and Matt really did not want to get lost in this huge place so he left it open for now.

Heaven led him through a polished oak door that led into the largest kitchen he had ever seen. The place was bigger than the apartment he lived in! There were not one, but two stoves and various other appliances neatly arranged along the side of the room and a fair-sized table stood at the center to dine on. One of the stoves was occupied by a woman who was handling a frying pan...'this one seems.....dangerous' Matt thought to himself only to be confirmed a moment later by Heaven giving a word of caution about eating anything that the black-haired woman cooked.

Heaven introduced him, by his formal name at that. As the names were given, Matt memorized the faces that went along with those names. It was a habit of his to do such a thing, he could memorize almost anything once he had seen or read about it. That he was so good with the details only made it worse that he couldn't remember...

"I'm Liliana, welcome I suppose." a calm voice said and snapped Matt out of his thoughts.

"Thank you for allowing me into this wonderful home" Matt said with sincerity, he would love to get a tour of this place before he left. "Please just call me Matt. My full name is just....well... old-fashioned". Matt glanced at the other two in the room Adria and Vitali. "It is a pleasure to meet all of you... erm if you are all hungry I suppose I could make something if you have any ingredients. It is the least I could do for your hosplitalit-".

Matt stopped as yet another person entered the kitchen. Just how many people lived in this place and everyone here must be such early risers! 'Perhaps this is William, the one who could answer my questions." Matt pondered to himself but then the young man introduced himself as Noah. Noah apparently had the same thoughts as Matt because as soon as he glanced at the empty table he began to make a large pot of noodles for breakfast....instant noodles.... not something Matt really expected to find in a mansion like this...

"Um... It is nice to meet you as well Noah" Matt said when Noah had sat down to eat his noodles. Matt was thinking about taking one of the bowl's that had been set out when suddenly a high pitch 'Squeeeee!' erupted from the doorway. Matt turned to see an orange-haired woman standing in the doorway pointing at him.

"So cute~!" she exclaimed and suddenly launched herself at Matt.

"W-Wha?!" Matt shouted as he was suddenly tackled by the young woman and she trapped him in a tight hug. Matt could swear he heard a rib or two break... but it must have been his imagination, even his body was not that frail...but still. Thankfully he was saved as orange-haired woman noticed Adria and focused her attention on her instead. Free from the bone-crushing grasp Matt tried to catch his breath and regain his composure.

"You'll have to forgive my friend. She tends to be... flighty. In any case, her name is Shio Naona, holder of the Sun arcana and I'm her dream, Aika. Nice to meet you and sorry for any awkward moments." another young woman said, accentuating the apology with a bow.

"D-dream?" Matt replied. Maybe it was a term he was not familiar with, but for this woman to call herself a dream? This encounter was just getting stranger and stranger. Matt turned and whispered to Liliana and Heaven "Is this another one of the tenants of this place?". Though judging by the looks of bewilderment they shared, he someone doubted she was.

Aika blinked and said "Yes, I am in fact a dream. Shio created me when she was younger. That's her power... I know I shouldn't have given it away but knowing Shio, she would've told you anyway."
Shio was still nuzzling a cherry red Adira as she turned her eyes to Aika.
"Ai, you're no fun..."
Aika looked back at Shio.
"Well, someone has to be grounding you in reality and I don't trust anyone here so far. No offense..."
Aika raised up her hands in surrender upon saying that she meant no offense to anyone. Shio on the other hand grinned.
"Ai's right, I created her. You name it, I can create anything out of my mind... but there's a catch to my power-"
Aika glared at Shio. She didn't want her to talk about her heart problems so casually. Shio caught the glare and stopped.
". . . Maybe I'll tell you when I get to know you all better~"
Shio finally let go of Adira and then walked over to the center of the kitchen.
"In any case, I better introduce myself properly. My name is Shio Naona. You can call me Shi, Nao-Nao or anything you want though~ I don't bite too badly and hey, everyone needs a little Sunshine in their life~"
Shio laughed at her pun while Aika groaned.
"As I mentioned earlier, Shio is flighty. She tends to make bad puns like that and be spacy... be nice."
Aika sent a warning glare in everyone's direction. Though she liked the look of everyone, especially glasses boy, she didn't trust them because she didn't know them all that well. She then stood by Shio's side, waiting for Shio to bring her back into her mind.

(Elsewhere)

Apsel noticed that William was still trying to go to sleep. He could hear a loud noise coming from downstairs and sighed softly. 'It must be another new resident...' Apsel then shook William.
"Will? You have to wake up. There are new guests here and they require an official welcome from the manor's owner."

K E Y - E S D O R A // Justice

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J U D E - M A Y S T R O // The Magician

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Apsel heard a light knocking on the door. He turned and there stood Liliana. "Good morning to you." Apsel spoke politely to her. He always treated each resident with the utmost respect even if some of them didn't deserve it. He was often a source where people would go to for help. He then heard newspapers crinkling and without even turning around, he said "Good morning, Jude. I trust the next painting is going well?" Jude yawned and said "Morning Will, Apsel, Lil. Can you let me in on what happens downstairs? It's really loud for a Thursday morning." Apsel laughed to himself. "That would be because we have new guests. And by the sound of it, on of them gets excited easily." He saw Jude peek in to see the situation for himself. Jude, biting his sandwich, muttered "Will, youw lawzy thingw, doun't leawe Apwsel hangwingw." Apsel could feel his face grow warm. "J-Jude! It's nothing like that!" It usually doesn't work when you try to get Apsel flustered but mentioning his crush on Will is one thing that works guaranteed. Liliana smirked and said "Throw some water in him. Show no mercy." Before Apsel could object, Will spoke from underneath his covers "Argh! You guys are too noisy! Go away!" Now Apsel knew Will was just being stubborn. Well, two can play at that. He felt a rather mischevious smile creep up as he said "Jude, open up the curtains. It's much too dark in here. Liliana, be a dear and remove the blankets so I have a clear shot. I believed you said I should show no mercy, correct~?" As he waited for the two to complete their tasks, he took the water bottle, drinking a bit of the contents due to thirst.

Shio watched as Key and Vitali walked out of the kitchen. She grinned and said "So how long have the happy couple been together?" Aika sighed.
"Shio, you don't know if they even are a couple." That had stopped Shio a bit before saying
"Well, if they aren't, I will root for them to be a couple until my dying days!" Aika turned a little pale when Shio mentioned death but otherwise kept a straight face.

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There are quite a few people here now... Adira glanced around the numerous faces in the room, there were too many of them in one place. She introduced herself to the two new strangers, Adira supposed that she would try and get to know them at some point, but for now she wanted to leave the kitchen. She didn't quite know what to say as everyone else talked around her, what was there to say to everyone? She was still trying to adjust to the two new members being present yet alone all this action going on in one place.

Have breakfast later, when it quietens down. It seemed like a good plan and she would be able to prepare something she wanted. Adira thought for a brief moment, she supposed that she could go into the library for a short while before waiting for everyone to disperse, that way she could properly introduce herself to the others on her own accord. She smiled to herself, good idea. Although part of her wanted to get the introductions over and done with already, she was curious to know more about the powers of the new arrivals, it made her feel good when she thought about the fact that there were people like her. However, she got slightly uncomfortable when the new girl began nuzzling her cheek? Adira went bright red and felt really awkward all of a sudden, as soon as she stopped Adira was more than ready to get out of the room for a moment.

Leaving the room, Adira started towards the staircase, climbing the stairs quickly before hurrying towards the library. She often resorted to visiting the library when she wanted peace and quiet, or as an alternative to her room. Staying her room all day was something she did quite often, a change of scenery was much appreciated. However, there were days when Adira would go out into the garden and spend her day lying on the grass and staring at the sky. Adira sat down in the library, she considered reading something but it would take her too long to find anything worth reading, she was far too picky about books. Well, at least it is pretty quiet up here. Adira reassured herself. She planned to go back downstairs after half an hour or so, that way she could get something to eat and probably go outside for a little bit.

Since there were two new arrivals, Adira wondered if there would be any more. I thought there were enough people in this house as it is.

The next few moments went by in a blur. Yet another young woman, this one named 'Key' entered the kitchen and introduced himself. As Matt began to do the same, she suddenly noticed Vitali's somewhat.....lacking attire and proceeded to drag him out of the room to go change.

"Nice to meet...you" Matt said as the door closed behind the pair. He supposed it could not be helped, this Key person was indeed a very dutiful girlfriend. Vitali was a very lucky man. With the exit of these two, Liliana also left to wake up the owner - William and apparently also had some type of project she was working on. Maybe Matt could volunteer to help later, he had always been pretty good at projects....at least as far as he could remember. Adira seemed to be the quiet type, which Matt could respect though she seemed a bit uncomfortable with this many people packed into the kitchen. She excused herself and left the room. Matt would have to tread carefully during this visit, it seemed that everyone in this place had very unique personalities. With the other's gone Matt could focus on the most confusing person in the room. Shio and her....dream.. Aika. Aika said that Shio had used her 'power' to create her when she was a child....what Matt in some kind of manga or something?

"Um..Aika.... when you said 'power' what do you mean?" Matt asked, trying to delicately address the issue. If these kinds of powers really did exist.. Matt probably just walked into the most dangerous place on the planet. "Are you trying to tell me that you are not real, just some kind of manifestation?"

Not too long after, another person that Noah have yet to meet before arrived. A girl who immediately glomped the new guy named Matt. She then noticed Adira and went over her to hug her, nuzzling her cheek over her's. Another girl appeared, though she seems to be a lot calmer than the orange haired girl. Introducing the orange haired girl, Shio Naona, the holder of the Sun arcana and also herself, Aika... as her dream.

Oh by the Maker... Noah pats his forehead, also shaking his head looking at the new arrival.

Aika continued to explain Shio's ability. Which somehow explains her sudden appearance. She also stated that she doesn't trust anyone here yet. Makes sense to Noah. After Shio introduced herself properly, Noah stood up from his seat. Taking the bowl to the sink and washes it. He then saw Key arriving and immediately dragged Vitali away. Noah smiled a little and let out a small laugh. As he dried his hands after washing the dish. He heard Shio asking how long that pair have been together. Aika corrected Shio as she doesn't know if the pair that left earlier are a couple just yet. Shio gets a bit energetic as she says if they're not a couple, she'll support them till her dying days. Noah noticed Aika turned a bit pale hearing what Shio said. To that he could guess what's the catch on her ability. Though he refrained from asking that, he walked away from the kitchen. As he passes by Shio, he glanced over at her for a while.

I knew there were bound to be more people here... But to see someone like her. By the Maker... He shook his head as he went up through the stairways. He looked to his right and noticed that William's room is partly open. Inside, he saw some of the other tenants. He could guess what is happening inside, he chose not to take part of the event inside Will's room. He went to the library instead.

Noticing Adira was there, Noah couldn't help but to approach her.

"Hey, quite a start for the day." Noah said as he took a seat in front of her. "Well, I thought that we're going to expect some more of them... The same kinds as us I mean." Noah made himself comfortable on his seat.

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Adira had been sat in the library for five minutes or so when she noticed that Noah had made an entrance and took the seat across from her.

Hey, quite a start for the day.

Adira had come to the library in an attempt to find a quiet place, but it appeared that she was going to be caught up in a conversation for a little while. She supposed that it wasn't as bad as being downstairs, Adira had a feeling it would be hard to adjust to the new personalities wandering around the house. Well, it wasn't so much as wandering...they were going to be living there alongside her and the others. Adira just hoped that her personal space wouldn't be so strangely invaded without her permission so suddenly.

No kidding,

Adira said with a slight smile.

I had no idea that anyone would be joining us...

She shrugged her shoulders, she heard a click and rested them.

That girl was awfully confusing...how can someone do what she can? Well, obviously I know why...but that is incredible.

Adira wasn't even sure if she had caught her name, but after being nuzzled, Adira's primary focus was to just get out of there. How confusing, Adira thought about how strange it was to be able to have an imaginary being exist. What kind of a power was that? She knew that compared to some of the other powers of other cardholders, her own was quite normal. Adira couldn't do anything cool like read minds or all the stereotypical powers that she dreamed of as a child, all she could do was fight. Upon considering all this, she wondered what Matt's powers were. Part of her doubted if that was even his name, she hadn't been focussing. All she wanted was to get breakfast and not get caught up in anything, but that plan was ruined.

Well, I thought that we're going to expect some more of them... The same kinds as us I mean.

Adira watched as Noah shuffled around slightly.

I thought two was enough...I wonder how many others are due to arrive today then.

She thought for a moment about her own arrival, it had been a while since then. Adira could remember walking alone and being quite content with getting away from home.

Hopefully it won't be as chaotic if more people turn up

, she yawned.

Noah smirked when he heard Adira hoped that the newcomers won't make stuffs went chaotic.

"You might want to read something about the arcanas that have yet to appear, it should give you an idea on how the person that represent one of those arcanas will be." Noah gave a straight answer to Adira while smiling slightly.

"I just hope-- no, that would be too hopeful. I know that things will be chaotic when every people that represent the other arcanas showed up." Noah stood up as he said it. He went to grab a book filled with food recipes. Noah thought that he should at least prep up food sometimes as he usually be the one who are like a dark hole for foods.

Noah went back to his seat and started reading on the recipe book.

"I hope I could handle being with them." Noah wished to himself as he continued reading.

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Adira shuffled around in her seat for a moment.

You might want to read something about the arcanas that have yet to appear, it should give you an idea on how the person that represent one of those arcanas will be.

She couldn't deny that it was a good idea, in fact she wondered why she hadn't thought of doing that. It would make more sense than sitting around worrying about what was to come.

Even then, will it be possible to even predict what new cardholders will be like? Adira asked herself, deep in thought. I guess it is worth a shot...at least it will keep me busy until it quietens down downstairs... Adira wondered what was going on down there now, maybe it had already calmed down but she didn't feel like checking it out.

That sounds like a good idea,

she responded.

I just hope-- no, that would be too hopeful. I know that things will be chaotic when every people that represent the other arcanas showed up.

Adira watched as Noah stood up and picked up a book from a shelf. Is that a recipe book? She paused for a moment.

Are you planning on cooking or something any time soon?

Adira asked, she rose to her feet and wandered towards one of the many bookshelves. No matter how many times she had been in this library, she still couldn't learn where everything was and if she did, she forgot about it soon after. Half the time it seemed impossible to find whatever she was looking for. Adira sighed as her eyes scanned the shelves.

Um, I don't mean to be a pain but I can't remember where the books about the arcanas are...

She said slowly,

Do you know where they are?

Adira made a mental note to make a list of where a number of important books were located in the library. That sounded like a good idea.

"Are you planning on cooking or something any time soon?" Adira asked Noah as he reads the recipe book. The question was a no brainer for Noah, he laughed a little hearing that question.

"Of course, I really want to try to make something that I've yet to make." Noah answered as he continued to read. Acknowledging Adira wandering to a bookshelf and start to look around for a book that Noah suggested. A while later, Adira asked Noah if he knew where to book is.

"Hm? Ah, it's right over there, second shelf from the row, it's in the middle... If I remember correctly." Noah answered the question as he remembers it. Though not too long after the lights went out. Noah closed the recipe book and left it on the table before going to check on the cause of the blackout.

"Hey, I'm going to check on thi---" Noah was cut off when he heard Lili announced that she is going to fix the situation.

"On second thought, I'll help you look for the book." Noah then went on to find Adira and stood next to her. Helping her to look for the book. Noah looked around the bookshelves for that book.

"It should be right.... here." Noah pointed his index finger on a book. It was the book that he meant, that he suggested Adira to read. He pulled the book out of the bookshelf and hands it over to Adira.

"Here."

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Of course, I really want to try to make something that I've yet to make.

Adira looked at him when he answered her question. I should try cook something one day...but I'd probably burn myself... she thought to herself with a slight smile. The shelves in the library were quite large, the girl sometimes wished she could count every single one of them and find out just how many were in there. But she'd probably lose count or get bored not even half the way through all the books in the room.

Hm? Ah, it's right over there, second shelf from the row, it's in the middle... If I remember correctly.

For a moment, Adira wondered how he even knew where it was off by heart like that. She made the assumption that perhaps he read the book a lot, or just had a good memory in comparison to her own. She was going to open her mouth and thank him but the lights flicked off. It made her jump slightly, she hadn't expected it to happen so suddenly. Adira sighed quietly, whenever the power went out unexpectedly she nearly always jumped.

Power's out, I'll fix it!

Liliana called and Adira knew that it would sorted out in no time. Noah joined her in the search, which became harder in the dark, despite the light that shone through the windows. Just when she thought it was nowhere to be found, Noah pulled it from the shelf and handed it to her.

Here.

Thank you,

she said with a smile,

I guess I'll read it later, when the power is back on, it'd be much easier.

She hoped that it would give her some amount of information to help her determine what kind of personalities and powers would join them in the manor soon.

Adira thanked Noah as she retrieved the book from Noah. "You're welcome." Noah said with a nod. Noah then wondered what to do next, it's too dark to read at the moment. He walked to the windows and looked at the view outside. A while after viewing the scenery outside, he could see the lights starts to flicker back on. Seeing that the power is back on, Noah turned back to his seat and grabs the recipe book to continue reading it.

A while after, he couldn't found the food that he really wanted to cook, instead he would probably just cook whatever that pops in his mind. He stood up and looked at Adira.

"I guess I'm just going to cook whatever that goes in my mind." He said before walking away from the library.

"Though I have to say, if you read that, you might not just predict what those newcomers might be like... I'll just leave you to read it then." Noah turned to Adira one last time before pushing the door.

Noah went back to his room. He took his leather jacket and a helmet that were on the floor. He thought that maybe he could have something to cook after a trip to the groceries. Well, I don't think I'd go to the groceries alone... Maybe I'll take someone along with me? Noah looked at another helmet on the floor. Thinking whether he should take someone along to the groceries or not.

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Adira flipped through the pages for a short while, she supposed that she could read the book later while trying to sleep. Everything would have to be a bit more calm downstairs now. After a while, Noah rose to his feet, Adira diverted her attention on the book to him.

I guess I'm just going to cook whatever that goes in my mind.

He said and made his way out of the library. Adira smiled.

Bye,

she said. However, he hadn't yet left, Noah turned to her once more.

Though I have to say, if you read that, you might not just predict what those newcomers might be like... I'll just leave you to read it then.

Noah said to her before leaving the room. Adira stood completely still for a moment. Wait, what is that supposed to mean? She closed the book and supposed that she might as well leave, still confused by Noah's words. Is there something I'm not getting here? It could be something so simple...

Adira left the library and made her way to her room, she placed the book on her bed to ensure that she knew exactly where it was when she returned later. I could go back to the kitchen...I am hungr- Her stomach cut her off by growling. Yeah, that seems like a plan. Adira left her room and shut the door behind her before making her way down the stairs for the second time of the day and made her way to the kitchen, hoping to slip in unnoticed and take something to eat and run out of the room, or something like that.