Amathalia

[thinechrystaleyes]

Amathalia was drenched, the sudden downpour had left her completely soaked. Now the air was still, the only sound in the forest was of drops of water plopping to the ground in melodious rythym, as if they were making a song together. Amathalia's crimson hair stuck to her face and neck as she silently weaved her way through the trees. Her large, ebony wings were slightly open in a desperate attempt to dry the feathers, but it only made it harder to navigate through the dense trees surrounding her.
Amathalia, Amy as a few called her, felt behind her back, between her shoulder blades, absently as she did several times an hour, just to reassure herself that her two swords were still comfortably in place between her 14 foot wings. They were still there, and Amy let her mind wander to other matters. She fingered a damp piece of paper, the invitation to the school. She re-read the words over and over again, reassuring herself she was where she was supposed to be. Amy stepped out of the forest, looking around. Untill then she had been carrying her cloak because it was too wet and heavy to wear, but now she closed her wings tightly against her back and shouldered the cloak, drawing the hood over her head and placing the invitation in her pocket.

[Angelus]

After the sudden storm that had occurred only moments before, the forest and all of its surroundings were quiet. However, this did not last for long. As Amy stepped out of the forest and only the sandy shore, the waves that now stood clam began to bellow and rage with fury. The skies turned dark and thunder could be heard in the distance. Howling winds rustled the canopy of the forest and leaves from the trees flew over Amy and into the lake.

A large lightning strike hit the center of the lake and a large, booming shock-wave erupted. The large wave produced by this lightning bolt crashed upon the shore. It raced up the beach and covered Amy's feet.

From where the lightning bolt hit, a howling noise could be heard. However, this was not the howling of the wind. This howling was humanoid. Through the heavy rain that poured down, a ghostly body flew from the water where the lightning had hit. The ghost, which appeared to be a woman, quickly flew over the lake and hovered in front of Amy. "Why hello my child," the ghost said with a chilling voice, "Welcome to Twilight Moon Academy. What would your name be?"

[thinechrystaleyes]

Amy was too shocked and bewildered to speak for a few moments but she quickly regained herself, "I-I'm Amathalia...but you can call me Amy.." she added the last part somewhat awkwardly, then she seemed to gain more confidence, "who are you?"

[Angelus]

"My name is Cilestia and I am a ghost that haunts these lands. I was once a student here and they became a teacher. In a devastating battle, I was killed and my soul stolen so I may never make my final venture to heaven. I still roam Twilight Moon escorting students to the academy."

As she said this, the ghost's body began to sink and she landed on the ground. The spirit moved closer to Amy. "Now, what are your powers?"

[thinechrystaleyes]

"ahhh...I have mild telekenesis..." she said, looking away, she didn't like to show people her wings, but she was somewhat conflicted, the ghost was from the school right? So it wouldn't do any harm to show the spirit her wings...but she hesitated, for some reason she was uncomfortable, she decided to wait a couple minutes before revealing her wings. "How far away is the school?" she asked, changing the subject.

[Angelus]

"Well," the ghost said, "the academy is only just across this lake." She motioned to the large lake that was sitting next to them along the shore. "Now, we must get across the lake and your first test here are the school is to get us both across. Now, how are you going to do this?"

[thinechrystaleyes]

Amy looked startledly at the ghost for a moment, "well it depends on how much ghosts weigh..." she said, with a small smile. She took of her jacket and spread her wings slightly, the deep copper feathers shining even without much light. "I can easily get myself across... but if you weigh more the oh..say 7o pounds I may have a problem..." she looked quizically at the ghost, "hope you don't mind me asking...but how much DO you weigh?"

[Angelus]

The ghost, clearly a woman, replied harshly. "You should know you never ask a woman her weight. Never mind my task. All you have to do now is try to get yourself across. I can hover behind you."

[thinechrystaleyes]

"sorry, but it was kind of important if I had to get you across too...but now I don't have to worry about that..." she launched herself out over the water, spreading her wings wide, she easily rose high into the air. She clenched her coat tightly, not wanting to drop it into the dark waters far below her. The wind was cold and and the rain stung against her cheeks but she ignored it.

[Angelus]

A small smirk came across the ghost's face. She was pleased that her new student was able to cross the lake without her help. She followed behind, making sure that Amathalia was alright. Just in the distance the lights of the city were able to be seen. The ghost hoped that Amathalia was able to land safely.

[thinechrystaleyes]

Amy could see the lights before her and she angled her body down, coming closer to the land. Her feet were only a couple inches above the murky waters as she came toward land. The water disappeared, giving way to a muddy bank, she continued flying a few feet till she came to sturdier land and softly landed, she shook her wings to remove as much moisture as she could then closed them tightly against her back and pulled on her long coat.

[Angelus]

The ghost hovered a few feet from Amy. "That was very nice of you to escort me across the lake. Now, it is time to decide which classes you are going to take...

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
Once you think this over and decide which classes you want, just tell me and I can summon you your finalized schedule."

[thinechrystaleyes]

((where do I go to figure out what those things are? I tried going to the classes section but it doesn't say anything about like...Holy, Flare, or summoning...))

[Angelus]

(holy is using holy magic, flare is dark magic, and summoning focuses on learning how to summon creatures)

[thinechrystaleyes]

((thanks ^_^))

Amathalia thought a moment, "I guess....for 7th period I'll have potionry....for 8th the summoning thing, 9th thievery...and for 10th survival sounds like alot of laughs, I'll go with that" she nodded, pretty proud of herself for actually remembering all the things she could choose from. She bent a hand over her shoulder and straightened her two swords on her back, making them more comfortable beneath the coat.