Balefire Academy | Airship Docks
The young huntress in training flicked her ears once before holding Aeron's hand and following him towards the forested area. "Yeah, I'll do my best. But I wonder where all the red tags will be hidden. If their so special they're gonna be harder to find right?" she innocently pointed out as the two of them walked. The school was massive, looking almost like a castel of some sort. It was easily big enough to get lost in, specially if you didn't' know your way around.
When the students got off the air ship, thre would be a number of staff members pointing the students in the right direction. There were also a number of signs dotting the area tha would help them stay on the right track. This was it, there was no more turnning back. At the forest, Hartman, Saki, Yuri and the others were all waiting.
Balefire Academy | Forest
As the first students started to arive on the school grounds, Oobleck was quickly going to each of them and sorting them out in differant entry areas of the forest. Somehow he managed to tend to each of them before they had a moment to take i the view and relax. He moved at a speed that was inhuman. It was almost as though his Aura manipulated time itself.Since having all the students enter at the exact same locaton would be a nightmare, he simply redirected them all and told them to try and find a nice quite place away from anyone else. Of cores if someone wanted to team up and go in together, they were more than welcome too.
"Master it's starting. We should go on ahead." Yuru suggested as she went into the woods ahead of the other students. When it started she would be ready for them. Due to how the forest was set p, you could see or hear Hartman from all over the outer layers of the forest. This way everyone would know when it was time to begin.
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04/15/2016, 06:40 AM #192
Balefire Forest
Hank's goggles glinted almost unnaturally as he felt the students arriving. Silently, he walked off, mounting a bipod onto his rifle. Judgement was an interesting task. Hank personally set his own little categories on whether or not one would pass other than simply completing the task given. It was on time, efficiency, independence, and even occasionally personality.
He set up his rifle on a balcony overlooking the forest. Tree cover blocked most vision, but his goggles accounted for that, giving a powerful thermal view of anyone inside. The rifle was merely insurance. In the case that a Kishin is about the overwhelm a student before anyone could get there. Bullets for the most part did usually travel faster than legs, so it was. If that rifle went off, however, someone wasn't passing. Not on his watch. So, he waited.
Balefire Docks
Upon seeing the signs, Koishi realigned her path, as she looked all about, taking in the academy. "Ooo, fancy stuff." Her gaping was interrupted by the sound of directions and instructions for this forest where the exams were to take place, and she followed them to the letter, entering the grassy gnarled wood and finding her own little corner, plopping herself on the ground. The grass was nice and soft, assuredly better than her old home. Fairly safe forests like these were hard to come by, although she knew if wouldn't be safe for long, she hummed to herself in the mean-time, thinking about blueberries and their respective pie-shaped deserts.
Hank's goggles glinted almost unnaturally as he felt the students arriving. Silently, he walked off, mounting a bipod onto his rifle. Judgement was an interesting task. Hank personally set his own little categories on whether or not one would pass other than simply completing the task given. It was on time, efficiency, independence, and even occasionally personality.
He set up his rifle on a balcony overlooking the forest. Tree cover blocked most vision, but his goggles accounted for that, giving a powerful thermal view of anyone inside. The rifle was merely insurance. In the case that a Kishin is about the overwhelm a student before anyone could get there. Bullets for the most part did usually travel faster than legs, so it was. If that rifle went off, however, someone wasn't passing. Not on his watch. So, he waited.
Balefire Docks
Upon seeing the signs, Koishi realigned her path, as she looked all about, taking in the academy. "Ooo, fancy stuff." Her gaping was interrupted by the sound of directions and instructions for this forest where the exams were to take place, and she followed them to the letter, entering the grassy gnarled wood and finding her own little corner, plopping herself on the ground. The grass was nice and soft, assuredly better than her old home. Fairly safe forests like these were hard to come by, although she knew if wouldn't be safe for long, she hummed to herself in the mean-time, thinking about blueberries and their respective pie-shaped deserts.
Sometimes when you're driving down a road, a bug hits your windshield. It's ugly and unpleasant, but you just activate the wipers / cleaning fluid and it's gone in a few seconds. It's just part of driving down the road. You don't dwell on it, because that'd be silly. Bugs aren't worth the time.
You just discard their guts and keep on driving.
04/16/2016, 05:25 AM #193
Balefire Academy | Airship Docks
Setsuna raised her eyebrows with some hints of surprise in them. "No, she have not. She just merely wished me good luck."
Setsuna took a few steps towards the main building of the academy in efforts to see it up close before she stopped. "Azama... Felicia's brother, then? Must be one of the Kage family. Are you going to be an applicant as well? Because we may have to fight as enemies, not allies, in the near future..."
Setsuna turned around and began walking towards Azama, purposefully slipping a strap of her tight tank top down her shoulder. "What a shame... you look pretty cute... too bad I would have to cut you down if you get in the way..."
Balefire Academy | Airship Docks
"They announced that it will be some sort of battle royale inside a thick forest. There will be different colored tags, and kishins will be guarding the said tags. Only 40 students are apparently let through. It will be a fierce competition, I'd wager." Mirai explained to Alexander as thoughts whizzed in her brain. Only 40 are let through? What about the other students? Provided that there will be swarms of Kishin inside, some will be slain; although that is a given. Will the others be emitted out alive? Or will they be stuck in the arena forever, eternally doomed?
Setsuna raised her eyebrows with some hints of surprise in them. "No, she have not. She just merely wished me good luck."
Setsuna took a few steps towards the main building of the academy in efforts to see it up close before she stopped. "Azama... Felicia's brother, then? Must be one of the Kage family. Are you going to be an applicant as well? Because we may have to fight as enemies, not allies, in the near future..."
Setsuna turned around and began walking towards Azama, purposefully slipping a strap of her tight tank top down her shoulder. "What a shame... you look pretty cute... too bad I would have to cut you down if you get in the way..."
Balefire Academy | Airship Docks
"They announced that it will be some sort of battle royale inside a thick forest. There will be different colored tags, and kishins will be guarding the said tags. Only 40 students are apparently let through. It will be a fierce competition, I'd wager." Mirai explained to Alexander as thoughts whizzed in her brain. Only 40 are let through? What about the other students? Provided that there will be swarms of Kishin inside, some will be slain; although that is a given. Will the others be emitted out alive? Or will they be stuck in the arena forever, eternally doomed?
04/16/2016, 09:17 AM #194
Balefire Academy | Airship Docks
Raiko and Miu stood off to the side, watching the flow of people being directed toward the forest from the docks.
"Damn, I thought they'd at least give us a few minutes before to put our stuff away, suit up, get ready maybe. This would be pretty cruel to anyone who wasn't prepared for battle on the ship. Good thing I always carry my gear with me, how about you Miu? What about that suitcase?" Raiko slipped on her combat gloves as she waited for a response all while scanning the crowd for Azur and Asura.
"I'll be fine." Miu said, using the attached straps to tightly fasten the suitcase to her back. Despite looking heavy, the suitcase itself was quite light.
"By the way, we've never showed you but I am Miu's weapon. I grow out a stem with a large thorn to create a scythe."
Raiko stopped in the middle of checking her thigh holster for all her tungsten balls. "Wow, that's actually pretty awesome. I wish I could just grow a weapon out of me."
"Being a plant indeed has its perks."
"I bet it does."
Raiko and Miu stood off to the side, watching the flow of people being directed toward the forest from the docks.
"Damn, I thought they'd at least give us a few minutes before to put our stuff away, suit up, get ready maybe. This would be pretty cruel to anyone who wasn't prepared for battle on the ship. Good thing I always carry my gear with me, how about you Miu? What about that suitcase?" Raiko slipped on her combat gloves as she waited for a response all while scanning the crowd for Azur and Asura.
"I'll be fine." Miu said, using the attached straps to tightly fasten the suitcase to her back. Despite looking heavy, the suitcase itself was quite light.
"By the way, we've never showed you but I am Miu's weapon. I grow out a stem with a large thorn to create a scythe."
Raiko stopped in the middle of checking her thigh holster for all her tungsten balls. "Wow, that's actually pretty awesome. I wish I could just grow a weapon out of me."
"Being a plant indeed has its perks."
"I bet it does."
04/17/2016, 01:47 PM #195
Balefire Academy ~ Airship Docks
Azur walked with a few of his new friends towards the academy to get the exam started. Taking out his weapon preemptively, he decided to check if he was all green, as a final safety procedure. The rifle looked rather large to some, making it appear intimidating. However, it was only large due to it's plasma circuitry and it's various triggers and gears located in the interior. "Mags, check. Safety, check. Blade mode?" Azur stated to himself. With a press of a button, the magazine, trigger and grip were automatically hidden, leaving the handle at the end of his gun. From--seemingly---nowhere, Azur's weapon materialized a plasma blade, instantly making it a giant sword. "Hmm, I'd say that would be a check," Azur once again stated to himself. He was sure about his place in the exam. "Well, my weapon's all good. You guys wanna check yours?" Azur asked to the others, while seamlessly carrying his rather large weapon with one hand.
Azur walked with a few of his new friends towards the academy to get the exam started. Taking out his weapon preemptively, he decided to check if he was all green, as a final safety procedure. The rifle looked rather large to some, making it appear intimidating. However, it was only large due to it's plasma circuitry and it's various triggers and gears located in the interior. "Mags, check. Safety, check. Blade mode?" Azur stated to himself. With a press of a button, the magazine, trigger and grip were automatically hidden, leaving the handle at the end of his gun. From--seemingly---nowhere, Azur's weapon materialized a plasma blade, instantly making it a giant sword. "Hmm, I'd say that would be a check," Azur once again stated to himself. He was sure about his place in the exam. "Well, my weapon's all good. You guys wanna check yours?" Azur asked to the others, while seamlessly carrying his rather large weapon with one hand.
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"Do not fear duress of any kind, even if determined or even pure;
rather, fear the clout of the glaring mantle at your side, ready to conserve."
rather, fear the clout of the glaring mantle at your side, ready to conserve."
04/19/2016, 08:19 AM #196
Sorry for the delay
Balefire Academy | Forest
Asura cought up to the girls quickly enough. The boy couldn't help but get distracted by one of the proctors who were spectating the exam. A woman with long blond hair, and someone he knew. But before he had a chance to say anything to her, he was quickly escorted to another end of the forest by one of the teachers who was moving at inhuman speeds.
Asura still seemed distracted when he reached the others, but he quickly snapped out of his daze when Azur asked if their weapons were ready. "Hm..? OH! right." he said as he snapped back to reality. Asura stretched his arms forward and allowed the metal alloy gauntlets extend out from his sleeves and cover his soft-looking hands. Once they were equiped he balled a fist and made a few practice punches at thin air. He had impressively fast punches for someone with no formal combat training, but his form was a bit sloppy. either way, if he hit something it was gonna hurt. "All good here."
Balefire Academy | Forest
Asura cought up to the girls quickly enough. The boy couldn't help but get distracted by one of the proctors who were spectating the exam. A woman with long blond hair, and someone he knew. But before he had a chance to say anything to her, he was quickly escorted to another end of the forest by one of the teachers who was moving at inhuman speeds.
Asura still seemed distracted when he reached the others, but he quickly snapped out of his daze when Azur asked if their weapons were ready. "Hm..? OH! right." he said as he snapped back to reality. Asura stretched his arms forward and allowed the metal alloy gauntlets extend out from his sleeves and cover his soft-looking hands. Once they were equiped he balled a fist and made a few practice punches at thin air. He had impressively fast punches for someone with no formal combat training, but his form was a bit sloppy. either way, if he hit something it was gonna hurt. "All good here."
04/19/2016, 06:51 PM #197
Balefire Academy | Forest
Ashlewi was lead to her destination, taking note of her surroundings and how to get back to the starting point. She was then left alone on the outskirts of the forest....
Others had formed small groups and cliques, but Ashlewi had no such luxury. On the air ship she spent too much time studying the academy to socialize, and what little socializing she did do likely earned her more rivals than allies. It didn't matter, though. She would show them that she was worth their attention. She set his briefcase down and removed her boots, swapping them from her weaponized counter-parts. She then activated her computer, letting it scan her immediate area and slowly radiate outward, increasing its range. She then put on the knife's belt and attached the knife to it, ready to draw it quickly. It was going to be a fight for life and death, just like she had seen before. Only this time it wouldn't be mere observation on her part. She would need to actively participate in the ensuing combat. That was what it meant to be a huntress.
"ASHLEWI, ARE YOU PREPARED?" The computer asked through her ear piece.
"I am. Remain in surveying mode until otherwise directed. Keep a medium-ranged scan active, regardless of our refresh rate. I need accurate readings, not long ones." Ashlewi gave the computer instructions. Of course, she was giving it even more through the wrist-mounted interface. While she learned to use the Gun Boots out of a contract, the Operator's terminal was by far her favorite possession. It was useful and functional in all senses you'd ever need a high-end personal computer to be, with military-grade hardware and software to support its combat-analysis programming.
"AFFIRMATIVE, SETTING MAXIMUM DISTANCE TO TWENTY-FIVE METERS. ADJUSTING SENSITIVITY FOR; INDIGENOUS GENUS OF HAZARDOUS SIZE, TERRAN BIOMASS, KISHIN BIOMASS." The computer echoed in her ear piece. She set the computer to warn her if anything of the specified group entered the scanning range. Anything the size of a Fox or larger would come up.
Ashlewi was lead to her destination, taking note of her surroundings and how to get back to the starting point. She was then left alone on the outskirts of the forest....
Others had formed small groups and cliques, but Ashlewi had no such luxury. On the air ship she spent too much time studying the academy to socialize, and what little socializing she did do likely earned her more rivals than allies. It didn't matter, though. She would show them that she was worth their attention. She set his briefcase down and removed her boots, swapping them from her weaponized counter-parts. She then activated her computer, letting it scan her immediate area and slowly radiate outward, increasing its range. She then put on the knife's belt and attached the knife to it, ready to draw it quickly. It was going to be a fight for life and death, just like she had seen before. Only this time it wouldn't be mere observation on her part. She would need to actively participate in the ensuing combat. That was what it meant to be a huntress.
"ASHLEWI, ARE YOU PREPARED?" The computer asked through her ear piece.
"I am. Remain in surveying mode until otherwise directed. Keep a medium-ranged scan active, regardless of our refresh rate. I need accurate readings, not long ones." Ashlewi gave the computer instructions. Of course, she was giving it even more through the wrist-mounted interface. While she learned to use the Gun Boots out of a contract, the Operator's terminal was by far her favorite possession. It was useful and functional in all senses you'd ever need a high-end personal computer to be, with military-grade hardware and software to support its combat-analysis programming.
"AFFIRMATIVE, SETTING MAXIMUM DISTANCE TO TWENTY-FIVE METERS. ADJUSTING SENSITIVITY FOR; INDIGENOUS GENUS OF HAZARDOUS SIZE, TERRAN BIOMASS, KISHIN BIOMASS." The computer echoed in her ear piece. She set the computer to warn her if anything of the specified group entered the scanning range. Anything the size of a Fox or larger would come up.
I gazed up at the sable-haired maiden with eyes so full of warmth it appeared she was crying silently. My trecherous mouth opened, "Why do you look so troubled, Princess?"
Slowly, she moved her eyes from the moon to me. She studied my imperfections before her for what seemed to be a blissful eternity before gracing me with her voice, "I've slain this land's only prince. What use, now, is a princess?"
As the maiden left my presence, so too did my heart.
Slowly, she moved her eyes from the moon to me. She studied my imperfections before her for what seemed to be a blissful eternity before gracing me with her voice, "I've slain this land's only prince. What use, now, is a princess?"
As the maiden left my presence, so too did my heart.
04/19/2016, 06:53 PM #198
Balefire Academy | Airship Docks
When Setsuna began to... tease him by removing her shirt's shoulder strap, he began to blush and lose a bit of his cool as he took a step back.
"M-Miss Itou this is not proper conduct for lady of your status. Please... refrain from going any further than you are!" Azama spoke as he continue to back up... clearly the strip-tease Setsuna is putting on is messing with him. Turns out a shinobi like him has a possible weakness. Either way he turned around so that he wasn't facing her before letting out a fake cough.
"A-Anyways... Whether we are enemies or allies, I will not hesitate to fight. So be warned as well. I... do not scare easily..."
When Setsuna began to... tease him by removing her shirt's shoulder strap, he began to blush and lose a bit of his cool as he took a step back.
"M-Miss Itou this is not proper conduct for lady of your status. Please... refrain from going any further than you are!" Azama spoke as he continue to back up... clearly the strip-tease Setsuna is putting on is messing with him. Turns out a shinobi like him has a possible weakness. Either way he turned around so that he wasn't facing her before letting out a fake cough.
"A-Anyways... Whether we are enemies or allies, I will not hesitate to fight. So be warned as well. I... do not scare easily..."
04/20/2016, 02:21 PM #199
Balefire Academy | Forest
She was impressed by the professor´s speed, Diana was now looking at the forest and her senses were going almost in overdrive "They are there, kishin and other predators alike." she spoke without knowing if someone was around her or not. "Other people are close too, got to let the wilderness guide us". The viking held her battle ax and took a deep breath, closing her eyes, letting some minutes pass as she mentally prepared for the course of action.
The blonde girl opened her eyes and gone was her cheerful and optimistic look, now there was someone who had been near the wild and the violence for her whole life.
She was impressed by the professor´s speed, Diana was now looking at the forest and her senses were going almost in overdrive "They are there, kishin and other predators alike." she spoke without knowing if someone was around her or not. "Other people are close too, got to let the wilderness guide us". The viking held her battle ax and took a deep breath, closing her eyes, letting some minutes pass as she mentally prepared for the course of action.
The blonde girl opened her eyes and gone was her cheerful and optimistic look, now there was someone who had been near the wild and the violence for her whole life.
Have you ever crossed the line between sanity and madness? You would be amazed by what lies beyond the fog..
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04/20/2016, 07:25 PM #200
Balefire Academy | Forest Edge
As Azur and Asura caught up to them, Raiko and Miu were finishing up their gear checks, save for their weapons.
In response to Azur's question, Rosa answered, "I'm confident enough that our weapon doesn't need checks." Miu nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, same here. I keep my Misaka well maintained and ready for battle." Raiko patted the complex block of metal on her back.
She cringed when she saw Asura break every rule of the CQC training that she went through for half a year in the military. She opened her mouth to speak, but instead cut herself short before she insulted his untrained fighting.
Meanwhile, Miu had been scanning through the crowd, searching for any potentially dangerous individuals. Those with the expensive weapons, those with the muscles that showed years of harsh training, those with eyes that burned with a fire, be it fueled by murderous intent or otherwise. She had already spotted many as well as a sniper and a few drones flying around. The latter two, she guessed were the Balefire staff's, she was unsure due to them being so far away. She could activate her Aura to be absolutely sure, but didn't to conserve her energy. She made a note to herself to continue observing both.
Raiko also kept a close watch on the students in the crowd, she locked eyes with a few, some of which looked away quickly and others who returned her steely gaze with their own.
"I know it's too late, but you shouldn't have brought your weapons out so early. We want to deny our enemies as much information as possible to reduce our tactical disadvantage. That being said, shall we move to a less noisy area?" Despite warning them of enemies collecting infomation, she herself looked at their armaments, examining them with the eye of both a militant and an engineer.
Last edited by Lunasa Prismriver; 04/20/2016, 07:28 PM. As Azur and Asura caught up to them, Raiko and Miu were finishing up their gear checks, save for their weapons.
In response to Azur's question, Rosa answered, "I'm confident enough that our weapon doesn't need checks." Miu nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, same here. I keep my Misaka well maintained and ready for battle." Raiko patted the complex block of metal on her back.
She cringed when she saw Asura break every rule of the CQC training that she went through for half a year in the military. She opened her mouth to speak, but instead cut herself short before she insulted his untrained fighting.
Meanwhile, Miu had been scanning through the crowd, searching for any potentially dangerous individuals. Those with the expensive weapons, those with the muscles that showed years of harsh training, those with eyes that burned with a fire, be it fueled by murderous intent or otherwise. She had already spotted many as well as a sniper and a few drones flying around. The latter two, she guessed were the Balefire staff's, she was unsure due to them being so far away. She could activate her Aura to be absolutely sure, but didn't to conserve her energy. She made a note to herself to continue observing both.
Raiko also kept a close watch on the students in the crowd, she locked eyes with a few, some of which looked away quickly and others who returned her steely gaze with their own.
"I know it's too late, but you shouldn't have brought your weapons out so early. We want to deny our enemies as much information as possible to reduce our tactical disadvantage. That being said, shall we move to a less noisy area?" Despite warning them of enemies collecting infomation, she herself looked at their armaments, examining them with the eye of both a militant and an engineer.