The way of the Twilight

[Twiea Weeyico]

on the walk-way, sounds of booted feet were heard, accompanied by feet with claws. The fog clears up, revealing the young 13 year old girl, she had her hands crossed, She had a large sword on her back, as well as a bladed staff.

The girl looked around, then mumbled"this is the place" she says, then looked at her partner, which seemed to be a lion-like feline"what do you think, Icarus?' she asked, the feline roared lightly, then sat.

[[red].Raven]

((*flies in to rescue you* ;3 ))

Through the heavy mist, drifting across the barren docks, came a soft, melancholy tune. It was played slow and precise, but still had an odd energetic feel to it. Soon a quiet clattering noise joined into the song; footsteps of some kind. And then, in the distance, a figure could be seen nearing Twiea in a very dance-like fashion. This person must be the source of the haunting music. Just as it got close enough to almost make out clearly, the figure vanished into the heavy fog and all was silent; eerily silent, like some vital piece of life had been sucked out of the area. "Are you Lady Twiea?" The voice, coming from somewhere very close behind Twiea, had a foreign accent to it. Mere feet from the girl's position, there stood a creature with short, curly brown hair and pointed ears with a small goatee. He had a man's torso, but the hind legs of a goat; this creature must be a Faun. An animal skin sack was strapped around one shoulder and in his hands he held a beautifully carved pan flute. There was something else to this man, as well... his skin seem slightly grey, and his eyes almost looked like they would make him blind. This man... appeared to be dead.

[Twiea Weeyico]

[thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i spasmicly hugly and greatly apreciate you responding, I am just gonna respond as twiea, her tiger could be just watching the man, by the way, is the docks itdentical to the ones featured in mortal kombat? thats what i thought of them as, only foggy.]

Twiea looked up, hearing the sound, she remembered, the songs from when her mother took her to a sprite village, she loved the songs there, and had a wonderful time dancing, the mans song seemed to be similar to what she heard. she blinked when the man disappeared"odd" she says to her tiger, then jumped with a scream when he spoke behind her"y..yeah t that is me..umm..who are you/ i is this the dock where the boat is gonna take me to my school in a different land?" she asked.

[[red].Raven]

((Um, there really aren't any set descriptions to the docks, except that they are filled with old boats and its always very foggy. Just see it however you want to see it ^^))

The faun smiled when Twiea screamed, revealing canines that appeared just slightly sharper than a normal person's would be. The air around him was eerie, a haunting feel to it. He bowed deeply, sweeping one arm out from his side. "My name is Dodelijk Eeuwig, and I am here to escort you to the Academy." Dodelijk's voice was laden with a heavy foreign accent, but its origin was unknown. Standing straight once more, only a couple inches taller than Twiea, the faun's deadened eyes met the girl's evenly. "Call me Dode, if you wish." A small breeze blew, pushing Dode's thick brown curls away from his face just long enough to reveal the two, small, curved horns that sprouted from his forehead. "Tell me, Lady Twiea, do you believe that your powers are strong enough to get us both-" He cut himself off and glanced at the tiger, that same chilling grin from before breaking out on his expression. "Pardon me, all three of us across the lake safely? If no, fear not, for I'm positive that this is something I can manage." Boats weren't the only way to get across a lake, and it was clear that they were not something Dode intended to use. What was that legend regarding fauns? They were never supposed to be trusted.

[Twiea Weeyico]

Twiea blinked a bit, she heard the legend as her father told it once when she was younger, She could hear her tiger gtrowl, not really trusting the Faun, much. "i can..but i dont exactly know where it is really" she says, "but i am sure my Icharis can do it" she says blinking a bit, scratching her head. She didnt really like him for scaring her like that. She pets her tiger's head gently, then watches him.

[[red].Raven]

Dode grinned and raised an eyebrow. "Oh? I didn't know tigers could walk on water." The faun took a step closer to Twiea, cloven hoof clicking slightly against the damp dock, and gestured toward Icharis. "Tell me, Lady Twiea, what can this kitty of yours do? The Academy is just across the lake, however this lovely fog prevents us from seeing it at such a distance." Dead gaze now turned onto Icharis, Dode extended one gray tinged hand and placed it ever so gently atop the tiger's head. However, Icharis probably wouldn't like this very much, because whatever Dode touched always seemed to feel suddenly cold and lifeless; would always feel like living death. Still grinning that strange grin, Dode removed his hand and looked back to Twiea expectantly.

[Twiea Weeyico]

Twiea blinked then smiled"it can do alot of things..mty father made sure of it" she says, wathing as he came closer, she opened her mouth to say something as the faun brought his hand to touch the head of the Tiger, she was too slow how ever, to stop Icharis from bighting at the head with a roar. Twiea placed her hand on the head of the Tiger calmingit down"shh." she says hten looked over"sorry abpout that" she says, then climbs onto the back of the tiger"its accross the lake right?

[[red].Raven]

Dode seemed completely unmindful of the snapping tiger, and maintained that eerie grin. He nodded once and gestured straight across the lake with one arm. "That it is, however..." The faun spread both arms out and bow slightly. "How do you plan on getting me across?" This was the first little 'test' each student was given; were they powerful enough yet to get both themselves and their Master Teacher to the Academy? "Please, if you can't accomplish this, no worries, for I can." Almost like a threat, Dode pulled out a black, wooden, intricately carved Pan Flute from his animal-skin satchel. "So, shall it be you or I?"

[Twiea Weeyico]

Twiea tilted her head, she looked at the tiger, then back to him, :niot sure' she says"are you allergic to cats, as in the fur?' she asked blinking her eyes, she smiled a bit"if you arnt, you can ride on Icharis with me."

[[red].Raven]

((lol Well, Dode is only about an inch taller than Twiea ^^))

Dode snickered and returned the Pan Flute to his satchel. "I have no allergies." The faun, still grinning eerily, approached Icharis and slid smoothly onto the creature's back, completely unmindful of whether or not he would be bitten, scratched, or thrown off. Not bothering to really hold onto anything- we've already been told what happens when Dode touches something living- the faun gestured straight out across the lake. "Well then, Lady Twiea, shall we be off? We have a lot to discuss."

[Twiea Weeyico]

Twie sat on her tiger, with the faun. she smiled, then held onto the tiger, then the nextmoment, they were shooting accross the lake, towards the school.

[[red].Raven]

Completely at ease upon the speeding tiger, Dode spoke to Twiea over her shoulder. "Mustn't arrive too quickly, Lady Twiea; I have a couple things to discuss with you." After all, he couldn't just send his student into a new school full of strange beings and unknown territories without at least giving her the run-down, right? "Slow down your kitty, and then you can choose 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.

Just think that over and tell me what you decide on." The Faun grinned and leaned back a bit very casually, removing his pan flute from his satchel and polishing the dark wood.

[Twiea Weeyico]

Twie gave her citty the order to slow down, the kitty indeed slowed down, Twiea listened to the man, then thought"ahh.." she says "for the optional classes, id like, music, i cant really decide fklare and summon, so could you tell me abit about those, the samurai one sounds interesting, and survival

[[red].Raven]

Dode smiled that chilling smile and stared out across the water. "Very well, I shall explain." The faun leaned forward once again and spoke just near Twiea's ear with an eerie tone to his voice. "Flare is where you will learn to hone and control dark magic and bend it to your will." He paused for a moment before continuing. "Summoning covers a great deal, and you will learn how to call upon all different sorts of creatures and items with the use of magic." There was a moment of silence before Dode's voice was suddenly near Twiea's other ear. "Anything else you wish to ask?"

[Twiea Weeyico]

Twiea smiled, almost darkly, also giggled a bit, "ohh.. Flare sounds great, i will pick that one" she says, then shook her head"nah, not really" she says, smiling a bit, more interested now. "though i do wish to ask, how do you know my name? are you a friend of Fathers?'