Ellie Sinopa's Story

Ellie Snickered as she crept toward the fountain. She'd had her eye on this thing since she discovered it on her most recent Unpermitted Late night exploration of the acadamy. This place was HUGE! So Big! She'd gotten lost quite a few times and wandered unintentionally into places she actually wasn't supposed to go. But that was besides the point. She thought to herself, shaking her head and focusing on the present. This was going to be great! She thought to herself with a gleam in her eye as she crept closer. A large capsule gripped in her hands close to her chest. Rabbit held in the crook of her left arm. She quickly looked around to make sure nobody was around to catch her. However no eight year old is really attentive enough to catch Everything. But there was nobody she could see!

Donning a mad grin, Ellie tossed the capsule into the fountain and darted away. Hiding around a corner to observe her handy work. The capsule quickly dissolved in the water and started to cause suds to surface but soon it escalated quickly into a fast growing mound of foam on the surface of the water. growing and growing until soon it spilled over the edge and started coating the tile floor around it. Making the surface slippery and eventually all but hiding the whole fountain! Ellie had to clamp a hand over her mouth to surpress the incessant giggles creeping up her throat threatening to give her away to anyone nearby. So focused was she that she had abandoned all spacial awareness. Giving just about anyone that wished the opportunity to sneak up on her. Of course she was supposed to be at lunch right now with the rest of the kids but she didn't really know anyone well enough here to bother socializing besides mister Azler but he was usually too busy to bother with just one student. So here she was, cooking up trouble yet again.
She accidently let an easily audible giggle out when she saw someone slip on the suds when they went over to investigate.

...or so that was what Ellie thought, anyways!

Azler was a very good headmaster. Although admittedly, in truth normally he would not be able to monitor every individual student, there were those who he tended to pay attention to more then others. Not out of some bias, but because he felt it was necessary. That was why he did it. And besides, he knew Ellie rather well.

"Well now, Ellie. I guess you took rather good interest in this place. Strange that you found it so easily though, I don't recall ever showing it to you..."

He said that with a tone that was not all that serious, and more playful. Adjusted perfectly, at least he thought so from his decades of experience, for a girl her age. Simon Azler was not the Headmaster, Principle, Director, AND Head Doctor for nothing. The latter was a bit more recent, but with the growing student base, more student physicals and checkups were needed, so now he helped with those. Of course, due to his personality he might occasionally tease someone, but only if they could handle it. He was very careful to make sure no student felt too uncomfortable.

He took that the same with all his work. He couldn't just deal with every problematic person, or every bully mind you, but those who went too far, which definently included threatening their lives with pranks, he would handle. He tried to employ as much safety measures as he could, and provide a good, safe learning envirornment.

Sure, an Eldritch Horror might occasionally pop up, but the staff and Student Security had exceptional ability in handling it.

"Anyways, shouldn't you go back and eat lunch now? It will be easier to make friends if you socialize with them, you know?"

Ellie turned around so fast you might think it would snap her neck or at the very least result in whiplash. So quick was she in turning that she wound up spinning a few times and falling on her butt from the sudden dizziness that followed. Head lolling from side to side a bit once or twice she finally managed to Face the source of the voice. Her response getting caught in her throat as she realized who had just spoken and remembered the mess she had just made. She nervously avoided eye contact at this point before nodding quickly and scampering off. Hoping Mr. Azler Didn't notice the mess of foam until she was clear.

She showed up shortly at the cafeteria for lunch gasping for breath from her mad dash. She doubled over to gulp down air greedily. She made to hurry towards the serving line but slipped on some slimy condiment of some sort. Stumbling foreward in a struggle to regain her balance and avoid cracking her head on the floor or a nearby table she Bumped into someone from behind and wound up falling on her butt once again. "OOF" . She looked up slowly to see who it was.

He couldnt help but smile and snicker as Ellie turned around so quickly she ended up falling down. It was almost like she was a tornado, except for the part where she fell down and got dizzy. Of course, he had already noticed the mess she had hoped he had not yet, but he wasn't terribly annoyed by it. Of course, the people who would actually have to clean it would be a different matter entirely. However, it appeared that she was going to try and run from him which was somewhat amusing itself.

Well, he did have work to do. And if he recalled correctly, that person was currently at lunch so it was probably fine. Probably.

Well, he decided to at least go and make sure everything would be okay. Of course, with that person it should be, but it never hurts to check.

Meanwhile, the one who Ellie had currently bumped into decided to turn around, and saw the young girl on the ground who had fallen on her rear. He vaguely recalled...wasn't this how he met that Hero person for the first time one thousand years ago?

Well, he shrugged that off and decided to extend the hand and help her up. After all, Demon King Millen was actually a rather nice person...usually.

"Hey, my name is Milo. What is your name?"

Of course, he would use his fake name and not his real name, since his real name might just scare her away, or cause a bunch of other annoying issues.

Ellie gazed up at this Milo person. There were dark bags under her eyes . Momentarily surprised at their lack of annoyance. "Uh...hi" She said quietly before shaking her head. She took the offered hand, dusting her backside off. "My name is Elina but most people just call me Ellie. It's nice to meet you Milo." Ellie replied. Stuttering here and there before falling silent. Not really holding eye contact for more then a half a second at a time. She soon gained a puzzled/curious expression however. "You feel... Different then most other people here." She stated looking at Milo. "not bad but... Uhhh I don't know how to describe it" She leaned in closely. Not really having much of a mind for manners. Closing her eyes. Her hair waved slightly almost as though being blown by a gentle current. "It's...Calm, but at the same time not" She concluded opening her eyes once more

As Milo listened to all her words, he only gave her a nice and sweet smile as he listened fully. That was a natural expression to, because she seemed very familiar to him. If he recalled correctly, he had a subordinate who would constantly parade around his cute, sweet innocent daughter...yes, that was who she reminded him of.

"Its weird, people dont usually notice that. Well, dont worry. Even if I seem abnormal, I am entirely normal. What isn't normal is that a girl like you has not had lunch yet".

He said that and accepted her hand, and then tried to lead her towards a place that was serving food.

"So how about we go eat, huh?"

Ellie smiled at the mention of food. But flinched ever so slightly when he reached for her, for a moment seeing a nearly bald Man in a white lab coat with an emotionless face and yellow eyes instead of him. She almost withdrew her hand before stopping herself mid jerk. Remembering that this was supposed to be a safe place and this person had been nothing but nice to her.

That didn't stop the tiny pulse of fear she leaked out weakly through her necklace.She shook her head , putting on a smile. Allowing Milo to pull her along as stomach growled in agreement with his statement, she spaced out for a moment looking forward to eating and possibly making a friend. Looking at the serving area as she was led in that direction. whether she wanted anything specific before deciding food was food and she was hungry. "Y-yeah, lunch..."

Millen didn't react at all when Ellie flinched. He did notice, and it was clear he was paying attention, but...he didn't let it affect him at all as he brought her over to where the food was being served from. Even though it was lunch, they still had some breakfast options too. In fact, they had a variety of different options. Pizza, pasta, omelets, scrambled eggs, sausages, pancakes, sandwiches, steak, salad, fruit arrangements, pudding, cake, and so many other options.

Millen just smiled at her, as if it was natural. Appearance wise, there should only be a few years between them. Millen appeared around twelve years old after all. But Millen actually was over one thousand years old, though very few people knew his true identity and not the fake identity he was using, Milo.

In a way though, to others, this appearance would look much like an older brother taking his younger sister out to eat. "Now now, Ellie. Just take whatever you want and think you can eat. Don't worry about finishing it, okay?"

Of course, thanks to those one thousand years, he was pretty good at dealing with all sorts of situations. Even these.

Ellie Looked at the selection of food reverently. Salivating a bit as she looked at the selection. Setting aside the note she had taken that Milo acted a bit older then his looks let on in his mannerisms towards her. She spotted some asparagus and glared at it as though it were her mortal enemy for a moment. Though once that was through she looked at the huge variety with a bit of apprehension, she brought her free hand to her chin rubbing it and getting a look of concentration like someone in the middle of an intense game of chess.

Ellie took a step forward and selected a random salad, got some steak. She was about to turn away but spotted a green apple and her eyes went wide. Hurrying over there she nabbed it . somehow managing to carry the tray she had everything on with one arm despite her smaller then average stature though of course there were a few close calls but she stubbornly refused to use her other arm because that would have required her to loosen her hold on the weathered looking rabbit doll being squeezed like a lifeline, It was just good fortune that she hadn't gotten any soup because half of it would have more then likely been on the floor by now.

Done getting food, Ellie grabbed some silverware to eat it with and got a cup of water, holding the utensils between her fingers whilst grasping the cup firmly with her free hand she walked cautiously towards the nearest empty table. Seeming to forget about Milo as she started declaring war on the apple before stopping... and squeezing her eyes shut as the sourness took her by surprise. she blinked a couple times staring at the fruit before eating it at an even more outrageous pace then before, barely even chewing it as she devoured the whole thing core and all. Completely oblivious to the few stares that her eating habits were getting her. It was likely astonishing to anyone besides her that she hadn't choked yet.

Millen also got a large variety of food and was quick to sit down with her. He had not even met her before today, but he had been extremely good and kind with her as if he had handled kids before. Well, he had actually quite a few times in the past one thousand years. He had also helped women, and two seperate occasions over two hundred years apart men, give birth to their children. He had been a godfather of several children, a benefactors to multiple orphanages, and had dealt with children countless times in all those years.

With all that experience, he sat down next to Ellie with an amount of food so large people questioned if his stomach took up over half his body. However, when Ellie had an issue with the apple, he offered some advice in a kind and brotherly voice.

"Don't eat recklessly! And be careful, those apples can be a bit sour. The red ones are more sweet though".

He said that as he offered her one of the five red apples he took, and somehow managed to finish an entire steak already. Demon King Blood...it also granted the people who possessed it large appetities so they could quickly restore their energy and use the matter of the food itself to help regenerate any injury or wound, and could even store up a good amount just in case.

Yes, Millen also had an apetite and eating ability that lacked any form of common sense.

Ellie Snatched the offered apple in both hands and shoved it against her mouth. Taking several bites in a row, Chewing a couple times to get small enough pieces to swallow and scarfing it down. Repeating the same process until the whole thing was gone. "S-sorry burp I'm rather used to eating fast, never had anyone to tell me to d- urp otherwise" She replied with a dusting of pink on her cheeks. "It's a long standing habit too" She then took a bite right out of the steak rather then cutting it. Visibly struggling not to reflexively swallow it after chewing it just 3 times. "Thank you for the apple though."

"I see I see" Millen said as he finished eating his huge pile of food...who knows how he managed to fit it all in his body, it probably shouldn't have been physically possible for him to eat it all, but he did. "And you are welcome. I just dont want you to get hurt because I didn't have the oversight to make sure you are okay".

After that, he then had a curious look on his face. "By the way, what classes are you in? I don't remember seeing you around before? Are you new here? I could help you find your way around if needed".

Millen said that with honest concern and curiosity.

Ellie got a pensive look on her face. Taking the last bite of food on her plate and swallowing it before rather quietly giving a reply as her eyes slightly lost focus "I um... I recently arrived here, but I wanted to take a class in robotics, I'm really good with mu-kan-iks and ke-me-stree...Did I get that right?" looking at Milo she elaborated. "I'm good at making gadgets and the other one I really don't know how to explain except I'm good at mixing different stuff together to make new stuff that does things....I had a lot of time to read stuff where I was before I was here and I wasn't allowed much else to do on my free time. I like reading" She said.

now done explaining she undid a zipper on the back of her rabbit doll and pulled a large capsule that was about the size of a bratwurst filled with a white powder and elaborating with a hint of excitement and giddyness, eyes sparkling "I had two of these. Tossed one of them into a fountain I found last night when I snuck out of my room to explore It made a huge blob of foam and I couldn't see the fo- !" She clapped a hand over her mouth with alarm at admitting that. "Please don't tell mister Azler I snuck out again!" She pleaded with a tone of panic in her voice.

As Ellie went into detail about what she was good at, and gave some hints about her past, Millen just gave her an attentive and tender smile that seemed kind and nice. In fact, he was pretty much radiating emotion of tenderness, compassion, and general positive feelings as she spoke...though in the back of his mind, he made note of something. What she is saying....sounds like she might have been imprisoned somewhere? There have been more cases of children being imprisoned and experimented on, such as the Rixy Siblings...I should do a full investigation of school defenses, make sure no one can ever get close to her that would be bad.
Already meant to anyways with the Rixys often stopping through here...should I talk to that Ollie kid? He has all those birds he can communicate with, and if you can understand his chaotic brain he can be a good source of information...

As he thought that, he just smiled and gave Ellie a thumbs up. "Don't worry, your secret is safe. Besides, I hear we got a few other students known for pranking that have recently joined. Besides, I am sure Azler had a good laugh as well..."

With that done, and their lunch done, Millen was about to help show Ellie around when they ran into a few others talking nearby...one of them being Azler himself.

And from what he overheard, it sounded serious. Millen did take some classes here, but he was actually also known (as Milo) as a teacher here as well who helped teach the more advanced combat classes.

"Dr. Azler, Mr. Thatcher, Young Miss" he said, greeting the two he knew. He did know know the two faculty, but not the older female student. He then looked back at Ellie. "Its okay, these people are good and it looks like the problem was already resolved. It's all safe..."

And then he looked back at the others, knowing he had neglected to add "for now" purposefully for Ellie's sake.

"If it was a Beta, it probably would have tried to dodge or resist. Did it do that? Otherwise, the probability is high that it was a Delta. I would recommend giving this Rio a full physical and examination though. As I have yet to hear about any other case, there is no guarentee he was not targeted from the start. In the first place, I find it very odd that if his family was so thoroughly erased why he was left alive. It sounds like someone tried to use him and his family, so you should make sure that this was not the attempt of someone who now wants to erase him to keep his mouth shut...although, he might be pretty safe right now. A public duel like that? Hard to make someone disappear after getting all that attention, let alone twisting it to what you want the story to be".

As he said that, he looked back at Ellie, concerned she might not fit well in this conversation. To make sure she didn't feel neglected or left out either though, he made sure to interact with her.

"Hey, you want a piggyback ride as I help show you around? I could even make train noises if you want".

Azler, who was not even able to get a word in as Millen and Andolen explained everything, did nod with how well Millen was good with kids it seemed. And with his attention now switched, he decided to chime in.

"We should consider all possibilities true. I think that Selene who was there probably had a good idea of the situation, but doing a full exam on Mr. Aran would help too. After all, as we don't know what this mist was, we do not know how it might be...I think I should go investigate the site in question. Mr. Thatcher, I believe you have a class to run but...would you like to examine Mr. Aran for any signs of magical anomalies, curse marks, and such? Also make sure that his body itself was not affected or perhaps even infiltrated despite our beliefs to be safe, if you don't mind?"

Ellie Calmed down with Milo assuring her and wiped away her tears as she had gotten a bit worked up in her panic, Forgetting the fact that she had just met him and feeling rather grateful she lept at Milo wrapping her arms around him in a hug with a puffing sound of cloth colliding. The close physical contact mostly negating her necklace and foreign but warm feeling of happiness and relief making itself known for a moment before Ellie remembered where she was. She pursed her lips in concentration before deciding she didn't care. She followed when she saw him start walkin she smiled when she spotted Mr.Azler but frowned when she felt the tension. Something must have happened to cause the concern she felt coming from these people as well as Milo. She listened to what she could of the conversation Flinching faintly at the terms beta and delta. gazing at the floor morosely for a couple seconds while idly noting the rest of what was said.

That is until she was offered a piggy back ride, head tilting to the side in curiosity. Completely forgetting about the capsule still in her hand as it dropped to the floor "What is a piggy back ride?" She queried with a confused expression "Where would you get a pig?" But that was when she smelled something familiar and remembered the capsule. She panicked and scooped it up. "Milo cover your eyes!" She urged quickly. Tossing it in the air to avoid any scorch marks on the floor she covered her eye with an arm as the capsule ignited with a sound and brightness akin to a flare infused with magnesium and quickly burned itself up while in the air leaving nothing behind but a bunch of white smoke and vapors. "Dang it. still too unstable" She muttered,uncovering her eye.

Selene nodded, I'll tell you more as we walk there", she said and started walking. Including Milo, who was carrying Ellie in this statement.

"Rio Aran found out about Aeryn Jace's presence in the school, after the three of us started making some quips, calling out on the people bullying the latter..."

-none of the teachers questioned this, knowing which two others she was almost always with-

"... Blaise stayed with Aeryn, while Guinevere and me went after Aran, when he ran away after confronting him and us about his past. I think Aran didn't quite realize he was implying that being born a Jace made it okay for Aeryn to be bullied as horrendously as he is, but that's neither here nor there at the moment, although the others and me would like to have the bullying looked into after this, if possible."

-the last bit was a bit of a guess, but she knew that Guinevere and Blaise would likely agree with the request.-

"We searched for a while, but it seems Aran had some sort of perception filter turned on. We did call out, but he was probably hiding from us, as we noticed him standing in the shadows with another student, who he started to accuse of being an assassin for the Jace family. I think he wasn't in a right frame of mind. But yeah, onto the attempted possession.

It was at this time that I noticed Guinevere tensing and her attention shifting to something at Aran's feet. There seemed to be a black smoke rising up from cracks in the ground. which were attracted to the emotional Aran. This indicated type Delta, but it seems Guinevere figured it might as well be a type Beta disguising itself, what with what happened to his family."

She nodded to Milo, "It indeed makes no sense to leave the boy alive. It could be what you said, or it could have been someone trying to finish the job. Either way, the smoke didn't react to the attack, but that might have been because it happened so fast and suddenly that it didn't have the time to, pretty much like how Guinevere and I barely had the time to notice it. Aeryn seemingly teleported in, and stabbed the black mist with a magically charged spear. Which caused the tendrils to dissipate for now."

They were getting close to the area now.

"I'm not sure what happened after that, but I think I heard Aran challenge Aeryn to a duel? I was already pretty far away at that point though."

Some might have noticed that she consistently used Aeryn's first name, while using Rio's last name. This was not because she liked Aeryn better than Rio. She usually used last names to begin with, but it seemed to her that Aeryn wanted to distance himself from his family name, which she was trying to respect.

"Uh...My bad, that stuff kindof reacts badly to any considerable amount of shock." Ellie said quietly rocking nervously on her heels and gazing at the floor. Her necklace began to grow hot against her skin prompting her to remove it lest she get burned. resulting in her emotions flooding the area around her with feelings of guilt,anxiety and a volatile cocktail of numerous other things. a faint cyan glow peeking through her hair in the area of her temples.

"I'm sorry, I'll leave" And with that she ran off leaving her necklace on the ground with a tiny bit of blood on the cord as it had burned her heating up while trying to keep her empathy dampened with less then optimal contact. She was headed in the direction of the central plaza though her final destination could be anywhere, There was a possibility of her heading to Either the library or the dorm according to what Milo knew about her so far.

A small figure with white hair and a purple dress ran through the plaza displaying a little bit of athleticism vaulting over a bench in a straight path towards the Libarium. Leaving a magenta shoe behind when it came off mid vault due to the Velcro on it giving out.
A feeling of distress drifting in a wake behind them that quickly dissipated.

Ellie plodded into the Library section/floor/whatever her volatile emotions hanging in the air around her in a 15 yard radius
She found a book on ballistics and brought it over to a table. Setting it on top over her head she climbed onto the chair and sat down. Hugging her rabbit doll and beginning to read through the book quietly the aura around her slowly stabilizing into a plain cold lifeless feeling in the gut of anyone who may approach.Though she was indeed reading the pace was rather crazy for an 8 year old who's penmanship was horrible. Just 3 minutes in She was already halfway through the fifth page.

Millen chased after Ellie, to make sure she was okay. He guessed what happened before might have been a bit too much stimulus, but he made sure to clean everything up and get anything important she might have dropped, in case it was important or needed.

"Ellie, are you in here? You okay?"

"M-Milo? Why would you follow me here?" The sound of a chair scooting and uneven footsteps drawing could have been heard approaching. Being followed by a volatile torrent of emotions and other feelings slamming into Millen intrusively. " How did you follow me here?" She asked cautiously, the torrent snapping into a focused split between anxiety and fear "I'm so sorry about earlier!" The recently present cyan glow in her temples returning with a brightness that made it easily noticeable.

"Well, I found all this on the ground, and I wanted to make sure everything was okay" Milo said as he walked through the torrent of emotions, his Demon King Blood protecting him. And in his head, despite his calm appearance, he had a myriad of thoughts. This power...it seems similar. It could be coincidence, or it could be...a descendent? I dont know for sure, but...she needs help, and that is all that matters.

He then opened up his hands to show the items he found that had been dropped. She was pretty sure she had dropped them, but he might have been mistaken. If this wasn't what she needed, then he would just have to use his own powers to stop it if needed.

"Its fine, everything will be fine Ellie. After all, one of my good traits is my reliability. Though, some people tend to call it me being stubborn, I prefer reliable. Or determined" he said, with an honest smile on his face.

Her aura calming down, Ellie looked at the contents of Millen's hand finding her missing shoe and her necklace. Then at her hand that had a mostly straight burn mark that matched the thickness of the cord. "I know I'm supposed to wear that necklace but I'm not sure I want to." Having said that she took her missing shoe and put it on securing the Velcro.

After finishing with the shoe she gave 'Milo' an inquisitive look while crossing her arms, seeming to completely ignore the burn on her hand. "Milo... I have to ask since you've been surprisingly nice to me so far. I really want to know. Just how old are you really? I know that it's probably weird to ask that but.... You act WAY older then you look. I know I'm still a kid but I.. well let's say my experiences so far in life have forced me to be um...In-quisi.."

Her face scrunched up in immense concentration for a moment before a metaphorical light bulb flashed above her. "Inquisitive. that's the word. I think that's how you use it. And I've gotten sidetracked, I pay more attention to small details then I guess most kids my age would and don't dismiss them. You acted like a grownup back in the hallway when Mr.Azler was talking about some attack. I want to be friends with you Milo but...well I have a hard time putting my trust in people." She finished, shooting a quick glare at the necklace still in Milos hand. But then she had a sudden realization. "Um, you said something earlier about a piggyback ride and I ran off before you could explain what that was and where you would get a pig. Would you mind explaining that to me?"

Millen just gave her a calm and kind smile as he went to ruffle the hair on her head, after she asked that question and said her mind.

"How old am I, you ask? Well, thats a bit complicated. But I like to think that I usually act the way I should. Maybe a bit too mature sometimes, maybe not mature enough sometimes, but...everyone is different right? I dont know all your experiences are in the past, but I can tell you this...not everyone is the same. Some people age differently then others. I mean, I have an idea I could do if needed but...".

He had one solution, but...it was a solution that might make more sense one thousand years ago then the current era. However, her next question let him change the topic.

"A piggyback ride is a term. It does not require an actual pig. It is what you call it when someone rides on another person's back or shoulders. That is what it means".

Ellie crossed her arms with a rather annoyed expression "You just talked a bunch and didn't answer my question. What's the matter? Afraid I'll call you an old man?" Ellie teased Milo, reaching up to poke his cheek with a mischievous grin that was replaced by confusion shortly after with his explanation of a piggy back ride.

"But if there's no pigs then why is it called that? Where did the term come from if there's no pigs involved? How? Why? That makes no sense!" She said with increasing levels of agitation and frustration working it's way into her voice. as she struggled to understand how this strange term came to be.

The perceived absurdity of such a thing being called a piggy back ride had her giving an annoyed huff as she smacked her fist against a nearby chair in annoyance her temples flashing brightly with cyan, only to stop and stare for a second when her slapping it caused it to get pushed about 7 feet and fall on it's side despite the force of her swing and the impact not being nearly enough to have such results. "Lqúq! Not again!" Ellie huffed and stomped her foot, whining quietly to herself and muttering about losing control again.

She glared at the floor seeming to have forgotten about Millen in her quiet inwardly directed rant. the Cyan glow in her temples dimmed as she slowly simmered down.