Renose
xVampire3go
yoshua171
EnterTheHero
Ikan
BaconArc 2: Castle of the Frozen Moon
Silver Gate Academy Clocktower
Sunday, May 8th 20XX
Silver Gate Academy was a prestigious school, or at least it's what it appeared to many, it was still in many ways an experiment, to bring together two worlds so far apart yet so close together. Earth and Arcanis had always known of the existence of the other for generations by now, but no effort was made to harmonize it, only keep them separate as to preserve the status quo, and at the head of this whole experiment was Mars Excellinus, the principle of Silver Gate Academy.
"Such a beautiful evening", he began. The moon was bright, high in the sky and far larger than one might normally see. It's white brilliant light filling the entire interior of the clocktower as it shone through the clock face itself. Seated at the desk below the giant clock was a man in a white hood, his immaculate white garb stood out among the drab and desaturated browns of the office. For a principle his sense of decor was rather... Limited.
"It is indeed sir", standing beside him was a lady, dressed in a full office attire with sharp and simple glasses. Her hair was tied up and neatly made into a bun.
"It's nights like these that one should always take some time, to simply relax. It has been perhaps a century since I'd seen a moon as grand as this, don't you think so too Reylene?", the hooded man turned slightly towards the woman he had addressed.
"I do agree, did you call me up here just to observe this phenomenon?"
"No, I do have things I need to send out. For now, perhaps we should take a moment... And enjoy the coming nights", he stated. As the conversation died down, the lady Reylene muttered under her breath looking away in a bit of puzzlement...
"But it's meant to be a New Moon now..."
Silver Gate Academy Highschool Building, Classroom 4-A
Monday, May 9th 20XX
Lesson #2
Exorcism and Demons
"For today's class we'll be looking into exorcism spells", began the teacher. Everyone seated was rather... Petrified? A sense of pervading fear was set over the class. There were also some new faces, that being the new students who came from Arcanis. Rodrick and Helena were seated somewhere in the middle-back while that kid Rexus was as far back as he could go, and Asta was diligently in the front.
The atmosphere within the classroom was for one simple reason. The teacher today was Kuuto Kirizanto, who was a foremost expert of exorcism, and wielded one of the styles of exorcism swordsmanship. It was like any other swordsmanship, except the kind of focus required was compatible with deharmonizing demonic elements, making their techniques especially deadly against demons and yokai.
"We'll start with what defines an exorcism spell. Simply put, it's a spell designed to deharmonize the energies that hold a supernatural being together, such as a ghost or a demon. Such beings do not have a proper physical body, and so they cannot be wounded by normal means, their energies will simply replenish them again", everyone scrambled to take notes as he suddenly began the lecture.
"Exorcism is however simply specialized towards this effect, but it might also be a good idea to remember that exorcism is an act, not an arbitrary category. For example if you were to cast a healing spell upon Undead, they would be unravelled instead. I always suggest to watch for opportunities for alternative methods, when the normal might not be available to you", he looked around the class as he spoke, before pulling out what appeared to be talismans.
"Exorcism is perhaps a more advanced art here on Earth, as demons that appear here are more corporeal or hidden than they might be in Arcanis, and so we have numerous methods to rid them directly out of physical objects or even people without hurting or damaging anything. In particular I hold in my hand Shinto talismans, they can be placed to ward off areas, or even to seal weaker or dark spirits. Furthermore... They can work on people too, but that will be another topic", as he finished talking someone raised their hand.
"Sir what about... Vampires and all that kind of stuff? Not just yokai?"
"Those... While different in origin, they are also in some way yokai. However... In the topic of vampires, true vampires are far more than simply monsters. You may encounter a normal vampire, with the standard weaknesses such as sunlight and holy water, but true vampires cannot be harmed by something so simple. Not even exorcism may be effective against them. In lieu of that, perhaps they are not yokai, but something else... Hmmm, I suppose that's also a topic for another kind of class. For now, I'll be giving you all the knowledge to prepare your own basic talismans".
Major Skill Opportunity