{Wake Me Up}.[Rei]

[[red].Raven]

A ghostly white, slim figure wandered through the heavy fog, bare feet making little noise on the damp planks. Her sky-blue eyes were open, taking on an almost frightened appearance, though it was obvious she was more than overly exhausted. Short auburn hair, usually kept in a ponytail, hung loosely and unkempt, oddly damp in some places. She shivered and hugged herself, but the cold had no effect on her; she was petrified. Rei stumbled through the merciless mist on shaky legs, careful to stay away from the noise of breaking waves; she didn't think she had enough energy to swim at this point.

A decrepit boat creak and banged against the docks, but Rei took little notice. She began talking to herself, speaking of insane nonsense that only she understood, but wishes she didn't. "I-I didn't mean to... I'm sorry... it's all my fault... I was too tired to stop it... I should have known... if only I'd slept the night before... please... I'm so sorry...for being what I am..." For unseen reasons, Rei ceased walking, staring down at nothing. She felt her eyes burning as she fought to keep herself together. Her arms clasped themselves more tightly around her quivering frame and she closed her eyes tightly, hoping she'd wake up. If one examined her more closely, one would see how some parts of her clothes glistened an eerie crimson, how her pale skin was splattered with an all too familiar, unknown substance.

Unable to bear it, Rei collapsed onto her knees in a fit of sobs. Her trembling, red tinged hands clasped her head tightly as she threw her head back and released a broken scream into the icy night air. She'd do anything to end her nightmare. That's why, for the past five days, Rei ran, more commonly flew, nonstop in search of a place she'd heard of. A place where someone would help her. Rei was positive this was closer than she'd ever been, but she couldn't find the strength to take another step; not with the knowledge of knowing that with each step she took, someone's life was in danger.

[Angelus]

As Rei was in her nightmarish fit, a lone figure emerged from the mist on the beach. From the distance Rei was at, she would not be able to tell who or what this figure was. As the peculiar figure drew closer, it could easily be distinguished that it was a woman. However, she was obviously not human. She walked with a bounce in her step. Her skin was blue and she possessed some large, tentacle-like objects protruding from her chin.

When she saw Rei in pain, the woman quickly sprinted over to the figure. "Child," she said, "everything will be alright, you are safe now. What is going on and what brought you here to Twilight Moon Academy?"

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Utterly startled, Rei jumped to her feet; the surprise caused her back's tattoo to quiver, threatening to morph. But luckily, that wouldn't have been a problem, just a reaction to the shock. Rei spun to face the woman, eyes wide and panicky. "I didn't mean to-" she threw out before she couldn't think about the situation. Taking a deep breath and running a hand back through her hair, something sunk in. "Wait... did you say Twilight Moon Academy? So I made it? I'm really here?" Her shaky legs threatened to give out again as a new sense of relief washed over her, but she held up. Rei's expression grew pensive as the first half of the woman's question rolled through her mind, and she chose to ignore it. Her left arm, covered in a silver mesh of light chain-mail, wrapped itself around her bare stomach as she tried to sort her thoughts.

"Oh, I'm-... I'm Rei." She mustered up a smile, wiping the tears from her cheeks as she looked at the women with innocent curiosity. "I heard of the Academy and thought that... maybe I could go there and get help... learn to control myself..." Rei looked sheepishly to the ground. Were there others like her that lost control? That unintentionally-... Rei sighed and met the woman's gaze, dead on.

"Can you help me?"

[Angelus]

The woman bent down and wrapped her left arm around Rei's back and lifted her upper-body so she would be able to breathe better. "Everything will be okay. Once you recover from your ordeal, I can take you across the lake to the academy. Just give me the word when everything is okay for me to transport you."

[[red].Raven]

A slight jolt went through Rei's body when the woman held her; she wasn't use to this type of contact... or any contact for that matter. The woman's arm felt oddly and comfortingly warm against her normally chilled skin. Rei nodded meekly, forcefully pushing back the leftover tears. After another short moment or two, she gave a small smile to the woman and took a deep breath, steadying her shaky body. "Thank you." Rei subconsciously rubbed some dried blood from her arm, attempting to make herself seem somewhat decent. She looked up at the kind woman, sky blue eyes much brighter than they had been for quite some time. "I'm... ready to go now."

[Angelus]

Since Rei was in such as state of weakness and despair, the woman decided that it would be better for her to transport Rei across the lake rather have Rei try to attempt her first test. The blue woman, name Azuremyst, raised her hand in the air.

A long cyclone lowered itself from the clouds above. It consumed the pair sitting along the shore and lifted them high in the air. The wind was howling and Rei could not hear a thing. Everything went black and soon, they were both laying on a shore one more.

This time, however, the shore was across the lake. They had made it to the academy. "Now that you are here," Azuremyst, "is everything okay so that we can proceed?"

[[red].Raven]

Rei gasped in silent awe as the woman called forth a cyclone, and then tensed when it picked them from the ground. It was amazing, yet frightening though she knew she wouldn't be hurt. When they landed, Rei stood for a moment, trying to recover from that odd form of travel. She spoke in an awed whisper. "That was amazing..." Snapping out of her state of amazement, Rei smiled tiredly at Azuremyst; though it was a smile none-the-less. She took a deep breath to calm her anxiety before speaking. "Yes, I'm alright now. I'm sorry you had to see me so... distraught before." Rei's sky blue eyes sheepishly traveled to the shore, short auburn hair dangling in front of her eyes.

It was then she remembered how bedraggled she was from before. Dried blood clumped her hair is some places and stained parts of her exposed skin. 'Probably not the best way to show myself to people...' Rei looked from Azuremyst, to the water lapping at the shore, and then back again. "Would it be possible for me to... fix myself a bit?" Rei held up her forearm, indicating a splatter of blood with her eyes. She hated the stuff, and she was sure not many others would be very fond of it either.

[Angelus]

"That is fine, while you are doing that, think about your schedule:

For the first 6 periods of the day, everyone will have the same schedule:
1: Magic
2: Weaponry
3: Alchemy
4: Beastry
5: Master
6: BREAK

Then comes the optional classes.

For period 7 classes, students choose ONE of the three:
Music, History, Potionry

For period 8 classes, students choose ONE of the three:
Holy, Flare, Summoning

For period 9 classes, students choose ONE of the three:
Dragoon, Samurai, Thievery

For period 10 classes, students choose ONE of the two:
Puppetmaster, Survival

When you are done with this, just tell me the classes you want and I will give you your new schedule."

[[red].Raven]

Rei nodded thankfully and walked to the water's edge, placing one foot delicately in the cool, lapping water. 'This shouldn't take long...' Closing her eyes, she walked out into the lake until the water nipped at the bottom rims of her torn shorts. In one fluid, graceful movement, Rei dove into the water, morphing as she went. She was changed as soon as she was completely submerged beneath the surface; the dragon wings, the rat-like tail, the claws and fangs, the glowing red eyes. Her tattoos seemed to glow under the water as she used her wings as make-shift fins. The chain-mail along her left arm now looked more like scales than ever.

Whilst pushing the blood away from her flesh, Rei thought about the classes she'd like to have. It was an Academy after all, right? 'Huh, I can't determine by what skills I have because I've never really tried to do anything other than morph, which I know I can do, and keep myself under control... which I know I cannot always do...' Rei swam to the bottom of the lake, not too far from shore. The water seemed to un-tense her muscles and renew her energy, but she still didn't feel like drowning where she couldn't be reached.

Nodding to herself, apparently satisfied with her decisions, Rei kicked for the water's surface. With unnatural speed, she 'dove' into the air, keeping an eye on the shore and her altitude. Instinct took over; she needed to be dry. Determining she was high enough, Rei dipped her wings and made a downward beeline for the shore. She landed a little clumsily due to her weakened state, but the rush of air got the water from her skin, leaving only her clothes and hair slightly damp- though satisfyingly clean. 'That felt wonderful. now I'm as ready as I'll ever be...'

Rei quickly shifted back to her usual self; all otherworldly limbs and traits receding within her to be seen another time. she drew a black ribbon from her pocket and tied her short damp hair into a ponytail as she walked back over to Azuremyst, smiling shyly. 'I have got to stop being so paranoid. I'm sure she's seen weirder things than me morphing, right? Right...' "Er, I think I've decided what classes I would like... I decided on:

Period 7 - Music

Period 8 - Flare

Period 9 - Thievery

Period 10 - Survival"

Rei smiled. she had no idea what most of the classes included, but chose whichever sounded the most interesting. "Is that all alright?"

OOC:// Geez, my posts are long... *stabs muse with a rusty spoon*

[Angelus]

"Well, it is settled then," she said happily, "you schedule will be the following:

1: Magic
2: Weaponry
3: Alchemy
4: Beastry
5: Master
6: BREAK
7: Music
8: Flare
9: Theivery
10: Survival

Is there anything else you would like to know before we depart."

[[red].Raven]

Rei stood and thought for a moment. 'Anything else? There's so much I'd like to know, but I doubt we have that much time to waste' She smiled, happy for once in a long time. A spark of light in her sky blue eyes struggled to break through the weariness. Then, a question came to her. "Oh, will I be living within the Academy?" The answer was most likely yes, but Rei could remember passing schools where you had to live separately. Either way was fine with her, she was just glad she was able to get there in the first place.

[Angelus]

"You will be staying at the academy, in the girl's dormitory. Once you leave me here, you may go set up your room there. Before you go, I have something I would like to give you...

----Rei Receives the Orb of Shadow----

Orb of Shadow
A Small orb which is as dark as shadow
The caster of this orb has the power to summon a lesser shadow dweller, which may attack an enemy with a blast of shadow energy.

[[red].Raven]

For a moment, Rei looked slightly shocked. She never got gifts, no one ever gave her things for any reason. A brighter smile than those she has been showing crept onto her face and she took the orb. She stared into it intently. Despite it's nondescript coloring, it held it's own level of beauty and life. Rei held it delicately, looking back to Azuremyst. "Thank you, Azuremyst, for everything. I'm not sure how much longer I could've gone on looking if you hadn't found me." She gave Azuremyst a shy smile. How long had it been since she's felt any level of kindness from anyone? And then there, standing barefoot on the shore, Rei knew she was ready.

[[red].Raven]

OOC:// So, is this thread over?

[Angelus]

((basically...your character may go into the academy now))