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If anyone would like to make some Isis 5th years to fight against?

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As the explosions filled the Rhea quad as the servants vanished, the stone structures usually strengthened by magic were blown apart by Assassin's noble phantasm. The front part of the grand Citadel was blown apart, leaving the Chapel exposed. Ella and Gabby were back inside the Chapel with Damien and Saver.

"Oh Fuck." Gabby said looking outwards from the exposed door to the chapel. Saver stood to meet the intruders.

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"Banzai!" Shoshin shouted jumping into action into the centre of the Quad.
"Listen up desert rats, I am Shoshin Yagami, prospect of House Izanami. I challenge any of you to magical combat, if you think you can handle me!" She said drawing Tenko. This was going to be better than she expected, she thought to herself while she waited to see what Shin and Rei would do.

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Miraiko stood up, "Come here then, the first of you." He said pointing to Vincent. "Let's taste your prana."
Vincent made his way forward and sat down next to Miraiko. Miraiko turned behind him and summoned over a crucible filled with molten metal and clicked his fingers and a small concentrated ball of white crackling energy held the crucible up and molten.

"Give me your hand." He said forcefully taking Vincent's hand. He opened his other hand and small black particles whirled around and formed a small sharp blade in his fingers.
"Tell me what is your biggest fear?" He asked holding Vincent's hand in his.
"My my... my biggest fear...erm...I would have to say...my biggest fear is I would lose my friends and let the pain and loneliness turn me into facsimile of War." Vincent said, slow at fast and then hurried towards the end.
Miraiko stabbed him with small blade and no blood came from the wound only a sort of flowing energy, which he took by the tip of his blade and directed it into the crucible.

Miraiko tapped the spot again closing the wound and then smiled. "Good a truth, only truth can heal wounds of the soul."
"What? Wounds of the soul?" Vincent asked leaning back, but Miraiko held his hand tightly.
"Yes, shall we continue. What is your greatest goal or desire?"
Vincent took a deep breath.
"My greatest desire is to be better than I was before, better tomorrow. I want to have always feel like I have learned something, done something, seen something that made me a better person than I was the day before. I wanted to remembered..." Vincent trailed off as he started to hear what he was saying.
Miraiko listened and nodded and stabbed him again, this time deeply. Vincent yelped slightly and Miraiko withdrew the blade. He used the blade to dance some of the blood into the crucible. And then he tapped the wound again the energy started to reverse and go back into the wound, bring the excess fallen blood back into the wound also.
"Truth of truly where you want to be, mind over matter." Miraiko said looking at Vincent.
Vincent matched his gaze and Miraiko smiled back.
"Ok final part. Tell me something you have never told anyone."

Vincent lowered his eyes and then turned to his friends and then back to Miraiko. "There is darkness in my blood, my magical lineage can be traced back as far as pre-briton, some of the darkest roots. I fear, know I know with this pre-disposition my goal, my virtue may soon become my bane and my pride and lead me to War once again. I covet his powers and I've seen the path that much hatred leads you down and yet still I am tempted. But I am fighting it, I am fighting a living breathing manifestation of a better me, I don't want to die. I'm fighting against myself at every turn and I can't handle it and I would have given up if not for my friends, I can let myself down but I can't let them down."

Miraiko raised his blade and it started to changed shape until it was spinning long point. Which Miraiko then stabbed right into Vincent's wrist connecting with the bone before withdrawing it quickly, the wound healing behind it. The pain was there and gone in an instant and Miraiko tossed a small sample of the bone and it's marrow into the crucible.
"Truth of structure, to steady the bones of fortitude." Miraiko said smiling and letting go of Vincents hand, he stood up and went to the crucible and looked inside. He then opened his palm and summoned a spinning plateau of the white electrical energy and used his other hand to pour the molten metal on top of it, it's super fast spinning and charge, cooling and galvanising the metal until it was just an obtuse shiny blob.

Miraiko then threw it to Vincent. "There you go."
"What?!" Vincent said catching the metal blob in his hands. "What do I do with this?"
Miraiko smirked. "You speak to it, it's you after all. But it doesn't understand human words."
Vincent looked to Alysis for help.

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I know exactly what I am going to do.

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Assassin could only cover the outside Quad and buildings in the communal area with explosives, not the secured bedroom areas that you need to be allowed access to, but upon blowing that up would give team Tia access to the Chapel, which lies between the communal area and the locked area, as the Chapel has no magical locks upon it.

It was for this reason the Gentleman's room wasn't exploded during the riot in Tia.

And Ich you can do it now if you wish? It will give me a reason to have Saver end all this.

And who are getting weapons?
We have the four+Jacob is that all?

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Ok, no magecraft or violence allowed in the Chapel, so you guys are safe until you leave or something happens to the chapel. But we are all pretty drained atm, hence I feel the need to for a rest period.

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Ok I was thinking something like rings or bracelets, gloves/gauntlets fit.

I'll have Claudia (and if Victoria wants to,) try and break into the Chapel. The Horsemen can't enter the chapel without losing all their abilities etc etc. Claudia and Victoria are the only humans, and I may use this to prompt Saver to help us, although the girls could also use a command seal on Saver hmm.

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Elsewhere, Rei wrapped a scarf around his face to shield himself from the sand.

"Shoshin. Where do we go from here?"

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The sand was blowing up, apart from being annoying it was shielding them from prying eyes.
"Well each gate has a special locking system, you either need to hold an Arcana Alumni card, be temporarily or permanently granted access from your prana signature." Shoshin ran her hand along her sword, leading the guys through the sand towards the side of the building.

"Good thing Tenko here absorbs Prana unadulterated. So the choice is yours guys either we sneakily get some Prana to use a key or we do a hit and run, but by then most of Isis would be on our case." She scanned her eyes across the Quad, alot of first years talking to upperclassmen, explaining to them the benefits of joining Isis, 2nd and third years explaining and showing tricks and abilities to the younger years, about maybe 23 people in total. The Sand Quad wasn't a fan favourite, it was too hot and dry at times with the sand whipping up to relaxing to most. The Stone and Wood Quad were the most beautiful constantly, but the Alumni who ruled them deterred visitors. The Snow and Steel quads were the choice for many students from all houses to spend free time, Steel was green grassy and quaint, while Snow was loud, cold but had a social warmth and the drinks never stopped flowing.

If they were to fight, the three first years and two Lancers should be able to deal with them before Damien appeared if he so choose to. The choice was upto Rei and Shin.

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Do you guys have any preference for the Izanami origin weapons we will be getting?

And a roll-call as to where people are currently.
In Stone Quad
-Gabby
-Ella
-Horsemen
-Vick and Clau
In Steel
-Vincent
-Nicola
-Alysis
-Robert
-Juan
-Jacob
-William
-Damien?
In Sand
-Rei
-Shin
-Shoshin

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Ella could feel the intensity of Death as a shadow wrapping around her smothering her light. She couldn't define the feeling that her cells were experiencing, without Gabby's energy balancing hers out or without ALysis currently removed from the game, she was sure that Death would have taken her into an embrace.

Watching the explosion from War, Ella knew her luck was running out. "Va fanculo!" She cursed. She jumped back trying to escape Death and focused all her spirit energy into the tip of her spear, releasing all the ghouls and souls she had called to fight, maximising on her own strength. It wouldn't be enough but it would have to do.

She looked directly at Death and smiled. "Titans fall and heroes rise, Memento Mori." She said before she charged at Death, energy lighting up the area as it poured from her spear tip, bright enough it obscured her from view and her prana signature vanished.

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The man Vincent started to walk to kept his gaze.
"Cutler-San" He said calmly when Vincent had reached.
"How do you know who I am?" Vincent asked, it was less the creepiness of it that made him wonder, it was more what method this guy had used.

"Your future interacts with mine, and you are one of four. Everyone has been talking about you." The man said with a slight ominous twang.

"And who are you and which pound of flesh do you hope to gain from me?"

"Haha, I am Miraiko Tsurugi. 5th year student, I lost and survived against the Gentleman all those years ago." He said clenching his fist. "I may have no happiness or joy to extend to you, but I still have hatred for that twisted son of a bitch."

Nicola was now standing beside Vincent. "And what does that mean for us?"

Miraiko smirked and looked Nicola up and down. "A fiery girlfriend you got there or is it earthy." He said smiling to himself.

"Erm, shes not, erm. No." Vincent started to blush and heat started to roll off him. "But yea explain, we were sent here by Saver. So we want answers."

Miraiko nodded. "Stone, Steel, Snow, Sand and Wood. The 5 Natures of Magic for the houses. Tia can manipulate the very energy that manages vitality, Rhea is strong and powerful like the stone for which they are linked. But Izanami, we are the steel, the ore tempered and sharpened for the task at hand and so our magecraft follows. We can temper and focus your strengths for a price."

Nicola looked toward Vincent and then to Alysis and Robert. "What is this price?" Nicola asked apprehensively.

Miraiko turned to them. "Your secrets. I need three bits of information from you. Your biggest fear, your greatest desire or goal and something you have never told anyone before, only with these can we proceed."

"Hmm I know many people who were approached to get Izanami forged soul weapons. It gives Izanami an inner look to your person and character. It gives them an access all areas pass into who you are and who you may be." William added.

Vincent sighed. "My honour and loyalty are bound to Stone, my blood and power trapped by Wood my relationships filled with Snow, my secrets and weapons wrapped in steel, why not!? I've nothing to lose."

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Ill post now.

Ok apart from the Izanami lot attacking Isis, our mains can have a rest period move the days on. I'll have Saver cast a spell or someshit.