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 Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 8:48 am
This floor consists mostly of water, and there are few stairwells leading to his floor from B2. The drop from B2 to B3 is about two miles of a drop, and the level of water varies from section to section, so at times, it will be miles deep, and at times, it will be shallow, reaching only up to the ankles of an average junior high student.
This is the farthest that the Library Exploration Club is allowed to go. Also, there is an exit and entrance here that leads to the Library Island Outskirts.
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 1:14 pm
 Sierra Terri "Zirnitra"
▓ Zir ▓ Sierra ▓ Mecha Demon ▓ Cyber Warrior ▓ Coming in through the secret entrance, Zir was already delighted by the curiosities of this place. How many floors down could she go? God she wanted to know. Maybe she'd find some interesting things too. That was what she'd do, venture down, much further.
[B4]☠ ====Welcome back to Where I'm gonna to have you
Shell shock fall back Every one I see through
Watch your head spin Like a mesocyclone
Bouncing off the walls Now there's nowhere to run
Like a bullet meant to be shot You're the target
Dead on the spot When I focus I never miss
It starts with a kiss
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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 7:23 am
(Masato and Ayame enter from B4)
A swarm of killer spell tomes…all for one little book. Or maybe not so little…that thing was more than more than half Masato’s size and the information contained inside had to be valuable if it were to be warded and trapped the way it was. The two Koga-jounin took a breather on one of the shelves high above the water in before Ayame calmly straightened her outfit and put her glasses back on after putting Kureyuki back in its case and sheath. “Why thank you, Masato,” she said as her polymorphed lover pulled the book out of her satchel by its strap and she took it from his mouth. Masato then jumped up with his front paws over her shoulder before she reached over and scratched lightly at the fur behind his neck before turning the pages and flipping through the age-old markers that had been stuck between some of them. The book wasn’t written in English, Japanese, or any language spoken on the planet, but the dialect written and spoken by the elves in Southern Hellas. The Koga elders did some “borrowing” in order to craft that box they took from that dead sleeper agent.
“Here we go. Found it,” Ayame said as she turned a yellowed page and found an old yet elaborate diagram depicting the box as well as numerous notes regarding the spell lock and any wards that might be on it. Masato’s ears twitched and his eyes scanned the pages carefully as Ayame looked through them before they found the section on how to undo the magical lock and disarm all the wards that were on it. “Can I see the box?” Ayame asked Masato before Masato dropped back down softly and stuck his head into her satchel sitting on the shelf they were standing on. Masato picked the small black box up in his jaws and handed it to her before she examined it and found one lock and six separate wards wrapped securely around the box, guarding it from would-be spell hackers. “This is going to take a good portion of tomorrow to undo. However, we can find most of these components inside the Shopping District and the lab tomorrow. Some of the others, though…yeah…this will take some doing,” Ayame stated before closing the book up and putting it back inside her satchel as Masato handed it back to her. Ayame then petted him and looked around over the tall, half-submerged shelves and bits of walkway sticking out of the darkened water inside the massive cavern. “It’s getting late,” she said looking at the watch on her wrist. “Come on. We’ll check this book out, get something to eat, and have you back to Gilly before she starts wondering where you are or getting worried.” Masato trotted and followed alongside Ayame, deftly jumping between the shelves and avoiding the traps they remembered as they made their way back to the surface, tome securely in their hands. They’d get that box open tomorrow, but for now, they had to head home.
(Masato and Ayame steadily and carefully make their way through B2, B1, and up to the Main Floor)
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Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:50 pm
   The Hyena TwinsKnivesxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxDaggerBoth of the taking off their masks, now it was finally time to be face to face with the man they so longed to see the past years they'd been separated from him. Knives grimaced some as her ears popped up from the top of her head, and Dagger's horns disappeared from his head. Just personal preferences. Their footsteps caused the sound of moving water as they tread around, Knives following the obvious scent that was left for her on purpose.
"I guess I was lucky I didn't have any classes to substitute today. More time to greet my little killers." Chimed the familiar and smooth voice of the bandaged man who awaited them. The white haired vampire was behind him, merely keeping guard. Dagger grinned and ran to Hermes, only to be caught by the back of his shirt and forced to a sudden stop. Knives threw Dagger into the floor, right into the water before she kneeled down onto one knee and looked at Hermes. Hermes merely waved it off. There was no need for such an odd formality. Dagger pushed himself up as Knives pushed herself onto both feet and into Hermes in a tight hug. It was like some creepy looking reunion, really, but both of them missed Hermes like a child missed a father. Technically, that's how they saw Hermes anyway.
"A disgusting fox man took the folders from us." Knives said with a frown as she let go and stepped back. Hermes waved it off.
"Doesn't matter. You got a good look over of it right?" Knives nodded. He motioned for her to step closer. "Just remain calm, little one. Trust me." he said a bit quieter, as he placed his hands on the sides of her head. He stared at Knives, who's eyes were shut and head was tilted up towards Hermes. He focused, seeming completely out of it. Which he was. He was seeing into Knives's head, into her memories. These mental abilities, they were taxing on Hermes to do a lot, but they helped. After all, how else would he keep Friday from remembering everything about herself? It didn't even matter to her that she now knew her true identity. As long as her biggest memories were still sealed away, they'd never know it was him.
he ventured through her memories, taking in the image of the girl in the student file she looked at, her information. What a long list of schools. One would wonder why a student would have had to attend so many different schools in such a short lifetime. he let go of Knives and smiled. "Good job, very good job, Knives. I'm proud of you two." He turned to Captain and nodded. They'd confer about the next course of action in a moment. He looked at Knives, and smiled. He held out his hand, a knife materializing. It was a dagger, really. A curved, small sickle-like blade, but wrapped within a special casing. Knives took it, trying to remove teh casing, but it didn't budge. "My special gift to you. But you won't be able to use it until you need it. Be patient, for me." He requested. Knives stared at him, then nodded before obediently lowering the hand holding the weapon, putting it away.
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:15 am
Captain, Red, and Cerberus finally returned to the third floor. None of them cared enough to report what happened to Axe's body. Hermes wouldn't have cared about it anyway. Whatever happened, Axe wasn't his responsibility now. He never was. Merely a weak pawn in his games.
"Captain, you know who you must look for and what you must do, correct?" "Human, red hair and eyes, a summoner and student here placed in history class. Yes, I've got it, love." Captain said with a smirk, nodding. It's bee nfar too long since she's been given permission to chase down a little human. "Oh! Can Knives help!?" Knives said suddenly, wanting to help. Her ears twitched. She just wanted part of the action, or at least to help whisk the girl away. "Of course you may. She's a sharp girl, Captain, you may need Knives with you anyway." "Fine, I don't care. Just don't get in my way." She warned. Knives nodded, giggling a bit. How exciting!
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:51 am
[From Academy Grounds]
Hermes looked up as Captain walked into view, dazed girl in her arms. Mika hadn't been able to fight back or struggle on the way here, thanks to her vampiric glamor from when she forced Mika to lock eyes with her. "The girl, sir. There was some trouble, but I don't doubt Knives will be back soon. She looked like she needed a good fight anyway."
Hermes chuckled, nodding. "Good job. Once we're done here, I'll deliver her back to campus. After all, I wasn't the one who took her, I can easily be the one who looked like he saved her." His aura was hard to discover when he tried. That was what made his disguise so effective. How else would he get hired by the dean or have the occupations he has around town and campus now? He nodded permission to Captain. He would control Captain and Mika, but ultimately the one who had to actually force control onto Mika was Captain, since she was the one with that ability. Hermes could only take over someone's will so much, though conversation and persuasion, which wouldn't be possible for such a strong willed girl such as Mika. Vampire servantry was a much easier approach.
Captain turned to Mika. She still hadn't broken the power over Mika's dazed state. "All right then. You ought to count yourself lucky, girl, that I'm not killing you. Hell, if anything, I'm helping you. Heh, for a price of course." Captain had Mika move her head a bit, brushing the red hair out of the way some. She usually wouldn't immediately move to a higher level marking so quickly, but in this case, she'd do just that. Drawn to a vein of Mika's neck, there was a small pinch as Captain's fangs drew blood from Mika, allowed her the taste of blood. "Now, careful. I don't want you to drain her or kill her." Hermes chimed. Captain seemed disappointed, but she reigned herself in. She only drank some of Mika's blood before pulling away, allowing the bite wound to heal itself over. She picked up her rapier, running the blade slightly across her wrist as her vampire blood ran over her skin some, the will of her mind preventing the wound from healing and closing up. She walked back over to Mika when she put the rapier back onto the floor, and brought her blood to Mika's lips, forcing her to take the blood. It was a careful process. She couldn't give too much, or Mika would actually turn into a vampire. That's not what they needed, nor wanted. Just, enough to place a little bit of her blood into Mika's system. Enough for just a marking to happen. She pulled her wrist away and the wound healed.
It was on the back of Mika's neck, an odd mark appeared slowly over her skin, almost like a brand from Captain herself, as something began happening to Mika. The magic of the bonding wound itself through her mentality and herself. It gave Mika a little bit of Captain's ability to regenerate and the benefits of a vampire. But it made Mika her human servant. Mika was now hers, and as a result, Hermes's as well. "Welcome to the club, cub." Captain said to her quietly, before chuckling. Hermes grinned. "I'll probably need to bring her back to her homeroom of course, so they don't get suspicious. It's simple enough to explain that I ran into her kidnappers and managed to rescue her. Look after her here, and send her on her way once things are out of the way. I...have something to deal with it seems."
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:57 pm
Shinomori Mika -------------------------- [ ♔ ] -------------------------- -------------------------- [ ♔ ] -------------------------- ██┋ ◟ LOCATION__: X X ♥ X X██┋ ◟ MOOD__: X X ♥ X X██┋ ◟ TARGET__:  [ Entering from Academy Grounds ]
... Why did she feel so heavy all of a sudden? Or was it...even that? Was she merely obeying this whole time? The young redhead blinked a single time. Her similarly colored eyes appeared glossed over and blank. She just stared off into the distance, like she had been their entire way to the library. So she recognized their location, but what was going on?
After quickly traveling a few floors Mika took notice of others nearby. They didn't look familiar, but maybe they had purpose here. Like, staff or students. That was reasonable. But they were talking about her right now, to her, in fact. "Wha..." Her lips remained slightly parted as she attempted to breathe out some words, but somehow couldn't bring herself to do so. By this point she felt someone next to her, and very close. The woman from earlier was moving in on the redhead, and it was clear she--Mika stopped thinking as she felt a pinch. She would have flinched on contact, but it seemed she couldn't even do that.
She blinked again, seeing the woman's wrist being offered to her. "I don't... This can't..." Mika knew what was taking place, and this was literally one of the last situations she wanted to be placed in. Being one who often hunted vampires, the girl had grown to sort of hate them, and at this very moment, disgust filled her, unsettling her overall. But it was clearly too late, and her body had accepted the blood. Mika wasn't sure of what she wanted to do, but it seemed like the daze she had been in was somewhat wearing off. "Why did you..." She was gaining back the ability to speak, little by little. Her eyes mostly still remained blank, but this time filled with sorrow. Being human was something precious to her, and it was taken away in moments, even if she wasn't exactly a legitimate vampire. "What exactly are you planing for me?" she asked. Her tone sounded nonchalant, but there was a hint of bitterness when she spoke.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:23 pm
Captain glanced at Mika as the girl finally seemed to be coming back around. Took her long enough. Captain's arms were crossed as she waited for the girl to say a full sentence. For a second, she didn't answer. She seemed upset about the recent turn of events. Hmph. Well, of course she would be. But that wasn't Captain's concerns. Her concerns first and foremost, were the things Hermes wanted only. "Me? I'm not planning anything with you. I'm merely the means for my master to get his hands on you." Captain said simply. He was coming back anyway.
Sure enough, a figure materialized behind Captain, Hermes taking a step forward and looking at Mika with interest. He reached out, placing his hand on the top of her head. "You see, little summoner, things are happening on the campus around you. While I can depend on those other foolish demons running around like chickens with their heads cut off trying to destroy the campus to divert attention from me easily, it's still not an esy endeavor. I need...an extra pair of eyes around the campus, someone no one suspects, that people already trust." He removed his hand. it was hard to tell if that had actually done something, unless Mika noticed that he called her a summoner. He pulled her hand up and out towards him, before placing a small crystal in her hand similar to the one he gave Mamoru the other night. It floated above her palm for a moment, dark purple energy sparking off it and wrapping around Mika's hand before disappearing, the crystal lowering into her grasp. "Whether you like it or not, I've chosen little lucky you. You're now a part of my alliance, like my guards. Don't worry, I'm not interested in using you for battle unless I have to. I merely need a scout for trouble, or for things I need to find while I'm here. However, my crystal connects your fate with ours now. If by some remote chance you decide you want to risk outing my intentions, or do anything...horribly detrimental to my plans here, you'll find the crystal can bring quite the nasty end to a betrayer's life."
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:02 pm
"Your master..?" Mika was prepared to conduct further questioning, but almost out of nowhere, someone new came about. And of course, she wanted to break in on his little explanation, but Mika was having issues at finding a spot to interrupt him at. He was pretty much explaining everything to her either anyway, though the more he spoke, the more concerned she grew with this all. He knew that she was a summoner, spoke of demons, and...
The redhead looked to her hand where the crystal was placed. So he planned to control her with her life? A typical plan, for most, but Mika also sensed that she probably had a lot less control over herself than what she once did now. She'd been bitten for a reason, correct? She smirked, putting on a little act. "So I'm like recon for you? ... As much as I'd hate to admit to it, you have to have some brains to have chosen me for that." Striking a conversation? No, Mika just needed time to think things through. The redhead was placed in a difficult predicament, and it didn't seem like she'd be able to get word out about it without...well, dying. She glanced around. It was strange that they were having secret meetings like this in the academy's very own library. "Well, let's say I decide to be a good little agent for you and all that junk. Do I eventually get to earn my way out of here, at least? I mean, if you destroy the campus or whatever," she shrugged, trying to sort of laugh at the thought, "you wouldn't need me anymore, right?" 'cause I'm just your 'extra pair of eyes', as you said."
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:22 pm
Hermes chuckled, waving it off. "I can easily break a tie with someone who works for me if I wish. Possibly even Captain's branding of you." He answered. She was already theirs, he didn't appear to find need to show any aggression or anger towards her. No, he reserved things like that for meddlers, like Celisse. But he was pretty sure he got his message across to her. Whether she listened or not was up to her.
"But, I'm an unpredictable man. So why don't we play it by ear and cross that bridge when we get to it, hm?" "You ought to be lucky he didn't just kill you." Captain said with a scowl. "Now now, Captain, no need for the tone." Hermes said. Red and Knives appeared on the other side of Mika, passing by her. Knives mumbled something to herself as she went to seek out her brother. Red dropped a bag by Mika's feet. The bag that had been left behind on the grounds. "You're still free to do what you like, live as you want. But you'll be answering to Captain's and my own calls from now on." He said. Captain drew her sword and pointed it at Mika. "And if you out Hermes, I'll make sure you taste the end of my blade before that crystal gets the chance to snuff out your pathetic life, got it?" Hermes rolled his eyes with a small grin. "Anyhow. I suppose I ought to get you to class. I'm sure...if that boy asks about you when he sees you again, you could...easily lie and say you managed to escape when you got the chance. You're a tough one, after all, I'm sure it would be believable." He said. It was hard to tell if he was partly mocking her or not. There was truly no way she could've escaped once it was set into motion. And now she stood here, forced into servitude by people she barely knew, for the most part by a group of beings she was probably more used to fighting, not serving. Let's face it. Hermes had no respect for the girl's pride. None of them did.
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:40 pm
Shinomori Mika -------------------------- [ ♔ ] -------------------------- -------------------------- [ ♔ ] -------------------------- ██┋ ◟ LOCATION__: X X ♥ X X██┋ ◟ MOOD__: X X ♥ X X██┋ ◟ TARGET__: "Then I guess there's hope for me after all." The idea brought nothing but relief to Mika, considering she didn't intend of living her life as some half vampire...whatever she was now. The way it was said, though... That somewhat worried, and even annoyed, the redhead. "Thanks," she suddenly spoke when noticing her bag at her side. She caught it by the handle and swung it over her head and onto her left shoulder, ignoring Captain's passive threats. Though, she did find it interesting that the woman took the time to pull out a sword on her. "Don't concern yourself with that."
At least Mika sounded sincere when she said that, also sort of nudging the sword off to the side. It's not that she felt uncomfortable with it there, but the thought of some vampire-hag having an upper hand on her... Well, that's what probably got to her most. "Right... So I can just...leave now?" Again, Mika mostly ignored Captain; it was obvious she wasn't the one in charge, anyway. So, she merely agreed with Hermes. It would be best for now at least, even if the young redhead wasn't happy with any of this. Not with the kidnapping, not with the biting, and most certainly not with the condescending feeling she was getting from all of them. In Mika's mind, she was better than them. She was a pure human, lived a good life, and served for the better of both the human and magic world. All those things made her best in every way, and that made these people scum.
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:02 pm
Captain huffed. Hermes waved it off, then nodded. "Of course. Feel free to leave, no one will stop you." He said simply. He looked at her for a moment, reaching over so the tips of his fingers touched the top of Mika's head. The bandages on his arm moved slightly, nearly revealing the odd tattoos underneath, and he smirked. He spoke only to Mika now. "I saw how you were raised to see people like us. But just a fair warning, you're still just a girl who's not even begun to see life yet. You ought watch where you're stepping or who you're dealing with." He warned, his still disguised purple eyes giving her an oddly dangerous look before stepping back, giving a hand gesture that pretty much said 'go on, get to class.' With that, it was clear the confrontation for now was done.
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:37 pm
Shinomori Mika -------------------------- [ ♔ ] -------------------------- -------------------------- [ ♔ ] -------------------------- ██┋ ◟ LOCATION__: X X ♥ X X██┋ ◟ MOOD__: X X ♥ X X██┋ ◟ TARGET__: Mika nodded, glad to hear she was then free to go. "Then I'll be--" Pausing mid-sentence, her eyes carefully followed Hermes' hand until it reached the top of her head. "What's he doing..." She stayed put, only looking to the side at his loose bandages. Nudging him away wouldn't be like ignoring Captain. This guy was their leader, and there must have been a reason for that. Mika didn't quite seem to be in the mood to test as to why.
"I--" She quickly bit her tongue. Mika's little fiery attitude would someday get the best of her, but not today. She wanted to express her reluctance towards this group, she really did, but... "Understand," she finished with a light sigh, and at the sight of Hermes' stare, Mika spun around and tightly pulled her bag's strap down and closer to her. She didn't have to deal with anymore of this. "See ya later, then." And with that said, she made a swift exit for class.
[ Exits to Classroom 3-B ]
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