[i][b][center]THE FEAST[/center][/b][/i]

As everyone went about their day, time winded down to the afternoon. The sun was down and now the moon took to the skies, and yet the life at the college was far from over. Lanterns were lit to illuminate the outdoors while bronze braziers and chandeliers brought light on the inside. There was still merriment and drunken revelries occurring around the college, but now even the guards put on their finest uniform or armor as they attended the Twilight College's Grand Feast. The dinning hall, which was previously sparsely populated, was nearly packed: everyone who has not yet been seated had to unfortunately wait for tables to be (Literally) made available for them. Appetizers in the form of freshly baked buns and sweet fruit were available for dinners as the main course would be served shortly after the demonstrations. Or rather, during the demonstrations.

The first to step up is Satori. She dresses in a white dress that is has a cross lace up to her neck, with a poofed shirt that cuts off and rounds together near knee-length. She wears a light blue colored overcoat over her dress which flares out pass her dress. She wears silk shoes that have ribbions laced up to her knees, flat bottom as Satori is uncomfortable in heels. She has a gold laced ribbon in her hair. Her hair which is also longer than usual, thanks to Lidda. 
    
[color=pink]"Greetings, honored guests and members of the college. I am Satori, Professor of Psychomancy. For some, you may not know what Psychomancy entails. For others, it's a magic you fear. Many of you understand that Psychomancy is, however, merely another aspect of magic to be explored and expanded upon. If one were to describe what one can do with Psychomancy, the first thing that comes to mind is telepathy and illusions. This is true, but it barely scratches the surface of it's complexity. Even mind reading and illusions are not as simple as reading one's thoughts or making false images; it's communication across cultural and racial barriers and altering the way one perceives the world, respectively. To be able to understand even animals, and to be able to feel sensations never witnessed before. And if you'd allow me the pleasure, I may show you..."[/color]

And with a sweeping curtsy, animals began to file out from the dinning hall. But these were not wild beasts; they were a variety of commonly domesticated and exotically foreign creatures, dressed in fine cloth with a pink ribbon visible tied to them. These were animals under Satori's command. However they were not being mind controlled. They have been taught and trained to act this way: Nearly human. These animals brought out carts, most covered in a cloth. But before the food could be served, Satori stood up and raised her hand. Soon there was a sound. And then there was [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoBE69wdSkQ]song[/url]. Ethereal instruments spawned from her hands, floating towards the base of the stage where she stood. They begun to play their melodies without anyone holding them, guided only by Satori's whims. As the music continued to play the next teacher stood up.

Justine, the Geomancy teacher, took to the stage. He dons a form fitting long coat with pants, which have earthly colors as well as golden buttons and accessories. He wears the bounty of the earth openly, proud as he had extracted the precious materials himself. [color=gold]"I am Justine Flowerstyr, the instructor of Geomancy, the magic of the earth. Many would deride Geomancy as a brute's magic as if all it can do is throw stones like a fool. But these people are the true fools, unaware of the full utility of Geomancy even in the hands of a novice. Much of our civilization today must thank the resources provided from the simple stone for the construction of their walls, for their crafts and livelihoods, and most of all the vast wealth we all wish to acquire. But Geomancy is more then just rocks and dirt. Through the purification of flame, we have metals. And these metals, from the common copper to even legendary God Stone, are all things under the domain of Geomancy. Large or small, there is so much one can do with this magic. Observe!"[/color]

Shooting his hand outwards one of the animals removed a cloth from a cart and revealed a large statue of a bear, made of pure silver. Pointing at this statue Justine begun to extract metal from this statue, turning the bits of metal into dishes and silverware. The dishes flew through the air with great speed, yet even if someone tried to intercept them (For some reason or another), Justine had a fine control over the dishes: they would simply morph right around them. Not just avoid them, but outright breakdown into liquid metal before reforming to their intended shape, just to avoid interception. Each dish and utensil landed in front of a patron with grace, not cause too much cluttering or scratching. By the time there was nothing left of the statue, everyone had pristine silverware in front of them. There was even intricate carvings and designs on each, detailing glorious events of the college and it's various members. Many had names specifically for those who obtained them. That wasn't exactly magic on Justine's part: He's just quite aware of most everyone currently sitting in the dinning hall at this moment.

Justine bowed and returned to his seat with Satori, who continued to play magic in the background as well as sip a bit of ether every now and again. The next to go were actually three: Lucilia, Joseph, and Tyrael. Lucilia's dress almost defies physics, though in truth it's all thanks to the ingenuity of her clothing designer. While the dress went all the way down to her ankles, the her pale skin were exposed around her upper thighs, revealing her embroidered net stocking held up by garter straps. She had snow-white gloves that flared out at her elbows into her fur sleeves, which then would bring attention to her quite exposed cleavage. Held up by her bodice and perhaps the will of the gods, her heavily detailed, form fitting dressed left little to the imagination yet also kept the important parts concealed. Compared to Lucilia, Joseph and Tyrael looked down right casual, as Joseph wore a large (For his size anyways) white robe with embroidery symbolizing his clan, with a blue ribbon lace. He also wore a white top hat also with a blue ribbon, and with his fairly large colar almost concealed his entire face. Tyrael has been wearing the same armor as he has been this entire day, though he has made sure to polish and clean it of grime and dust. His illusionary wings were folded neatly on his back as it if was a feathered cape, while his sword now had a proper sheath as it rested on his belt.

Lucilia stepped up to the stage with a polite smile. Despite past transgressions these last few days, she's put those thoughts aside for today. While Satori and Justine made curt introductions about their magics, Lucilia was suppose to make a formal address on behalf of the college. She always did this even though it would be more appropriate for Khan or Ovak, as they are the headmaster and Archamge respectively, however Lucilia insisted. [color=crimson]"Welcome all to the Twilight College's Winter Solstice Feast. I am Lucilia Riovas, the Professor of Herbamancy, and I would like to formally thank you all for coming today. The college has always had a colorful history during these events, and more often then not we test the full abilities of not only the magics of our teachers, but also the capabilities of our students."[/color] Murmurs of agreement and stifled laughter as some came to the realization that Lucilia was referring to the demonic attack. Tyrael simply looked down and shook his head. [color=crimson]"But the college is not only a place of education. Race and nationalities of all types are welcomed here, from the Eysire of the Scortched Lands to the Orcs of Torrin and Oelik hold. We do not discriminate based on county lines and thus we have our doors open for Eania, Djarkel, and Yarosmere. Even those who would be far from home or the first of their kind are welcomed, such as Dwarfs, Foreas, and the Awakened Harmony. That is because the college represents not just knowledge, but understanding. We know so little about one another that any interaction will become the main impression. It's for that reason we have diplomats and negotiators in all cultures, to be able to foster healthy and positive relationships with one another. I cannot stress how this unity is important: Stories may tale of great heroes throughout history, but the rise and fall of nations were brought about by the collaboration of thousands of individuals with a united goal. A hero may inspire them, but it requires the will to unite together to accomplish."[/color]

Lucilia gave a brief pause, which gave some members of the audience a chance to clap, which then turned into an applause. Not intended but Lucilia would work with it. Raise her hands so that the applause quiets down Lucilia spoke again. [color=crimson]"To break bread and share salt is the customary sign of hospitality. So tonight I ask you all to accept our hospitality as we, professors of the college, serve our feast for you tonight. With the help of Joseph Windsor, our Professor of Hydromancy, and Tyrael Marchosias, our Professor of Demonomancy, we would like to offer you the fruits of our labor, and strength the bonds that keep use together."[/color]

The first to go was Lucilia, who took a sip of Ether in order to augment her magic. With a dramatic sweep of her hand, she caused small trees on the tables, initially simply decoration, to grow larger and yield fruit. But not just regular tree fruits like apples or oranges; these trees were specially Concentrated to be able to yield a large variety of fruits and vegetables, some that normally don't even grow on trees such as like cucumbers or melons. Lucilia didn't just bring in mundane fruits either; exotic fruits from distant lands were also available, such as lynchees, mangosteen, and cocoa. Not just organic stuff either: As soon as each table had a tree baring fruit, Lucilia used her magic to manipulate bread itself. One of the animals removed a clear revealing a veritable army of small gingerbread people, with colorful frosting in the form of faces and clothing. They deftly hopped from their carts and onto the plates of the patrons, awaiting to be eaten.

As Lucilia preformed her magic Justine also went. His magic was marginally simpler in that he was merely moving the various refreshments from their containers into the cups of the diners. But the sheer mass of liquid he was moving was astounding: a little over 2000 gallons of various alcohol, juices, and water were moving through the air in vibrant colors. They did not move as just streams of water either; they became a mist that on command, would gather together into the form of the drink desired. If you asked for water, you may notice an increase in condensation on the inside of the cup before it began utterly filled. The same occurred with wine, tea, and even soup if it was requested. They came in a variety of flavor, texture, and even heat. 

The last to go was Tyrael, and he only went as soon as Lucilia and Joseph had finished their demostrations. There was a look of fear in the eyes of many. Some were present during his last presentation, where he had summoned demons to menace the dinners and were brutally slaughtered. But this demostration would not require demons. Instead, it used a different aspect of Demonomancy, as well as a lot of punching. With a sweep of the hand the animals attending more carts removed their cloth to reveal entire carts full of raw meat. Beef, Chicken, Pork, Fish, foxes, snakes, lizards, Minotaur, dire wolves, Wyverns, and other questionably sentient animals were being served in choice cuts. However aside from a masochistic few, no one would dare eat such meat raw. But that's were Tyrael came into play.

With another sweep of the hand the animals carefully picked up the various meats with gloved paws or tongs, then tossed them into the air. Focusing intently on each piece of meat flying through the air, Tyrael shot his fists outwards. And underneath each peice of meat was a portal; a portal to the Inferno. Throwing another punch and more inferno portals formed, this time directly above platters at each table. A short demonstration to show what Tyrael intended to do, but he wasn't finished yet. Moving into what looked to be a combative stance, the animals began to throw the meat en masses in the air, and before any would intercept the ground or unlucky patrons Tyrael would have throw a strike in the direction of the meat, creating a portal. Another strike would be directed above a platter, but with so much meat being tossed around Tyrael began a flurry of blows as meat were being flash fried in the searing Inferno before arriving back into the mortal realm in various states of cooked. Well-done, charbroiled, medium rare, steak, fried chicken, pulled pork, all this came out of Tyrael's portals and were ready to serve on the plates of the dinners.

Tyrael spent a good twenty minutes punching the air to serve all the meat and even then there were much, much more for later. But he at least got food for everyone, so he did his part. Without further adieu Tyrael retired to his seat at the teacher's table, as did Joseph and Lucilia, though those two at least bowed towards the dinners. But the demonstration were far from over: They've only served dinner thus far.

As some people may have noticed, there was a large opening at the center of the Dinning Hall. Many dinners awaiting tables asked why none could move a table into the empty space, but that question was soon answered when Justine stood from his seat and began to concentrate his magic. Soon the ground shifted, raising and falling at key locations before revealing what had been made: An arena. It was a large circular field of battle, with stone going waist high to keep observers and fighters from running into one another. The arena was absolutely massive, taking up at least 20% of the dinning hall. And the dinning hall was quite massive.

Between bites there were some who questioned what the purpose of this arena was. Many of course enjoyed a show with their food, and most did not mind a bit of a blood sport. But who would be the fighters in this arena? That question was soon answered when a couple of teachers stepped inside.