The morning rays of sun fall onto the school as the students of Arcadale are taking their classes diligently.
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The sound of birds wings flocking themselves filled the atmosphere along with a sense of melancholy...and in the class of Sillias..well..
-lets just say they were in a gloomy mood.
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Why?
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Well they were supposed to have an arcahdale history class with Mrs.Cheshire about the academy roots...turn out she was sick and couldn't come in the end...and to add salt on sillias and kayven wound who were eagerly looking for this class..the substitute teacher turned out to be "frank balzair".
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Things couldn't be worse for them...stuck into a class with him-
They're already suspicious of him as it is and they didn't for sure want to spent more time
with him.
But on the other hand,this was also a perfect opportunity for them to investigate him and possibly find any clues on why they get such a chocking feelings everytime they're around him.
So they thrown away their feelings of discomfort and focused on watching all of his every little moves.
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To their misfortune,it was all useless..Time passed.There was no sign of suspicious intent coming from him apart of his clear disinterest in teaching them anything valuable.
They felt as if their time was being wasted.
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That teacher was just sitting there,devoring red jelly like they were a tiny single piece of rice.
It was somehow an impressive scene to witnesse.
The class didn't dare to say a word out..by fear of assisting to something far ridiculous than what they already had.
This teacher didn't look at all like one...but he was still by in an inexplicable way trusted and respected among the school.
They all started to think that it might just be them being warry for no apparent reasons...
All..except for sillias and kayven.
Their guts was telling them..no they were engagingly screaming at them to be cautious.
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"Why?"was the question pending restlessly in their mind.
Why..were they being like that..it was annoying and frustrating to feel like that..but they just couldn't help it.
Well atleast they knew...they knew that if they could investigate more seriously, they'll find answers sooner.
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But time has yet to have proven them that they were right.
By so...they could only stay silent and pretend to be sleeping.
Head resting on their desk,their thoughts was still staying completely focus on the teacher...
And..in a simultaneous way,they thought of words full of determination and conviction.
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"Sir Balzair..by the end of the semester,we'll be getting off that suffocating feelings gone from our lives and maybe you'll too along,if it's needed."
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Morning classes was finally done meaning it was also finally lunch time..
Catalina and Sillias being the inseparable best friends they are,went to eat by themselves with three other classmates in a less frequented and more secluded area of the school.
On their way there the other students of their class noticed and wanted to join too-
Even Kayven group wanted to..
and just like that they were all together in one place.
Of course to not make the others suspicious..kayven and sillias had to pretend to bicker and argument like they would usually do infront of everyone.
They were planning to then proceed to make a temporary truce...but things did not go exactly as it's was planned.
As they were placing mean remarks there and there directed toward eachothers infront of everyone,a weird odor distracted all of them like a light struck.
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They were suddenly all immobilized,standing and not moving as if they were ordered to.
Everything around them started to look blured.
By the time they were finally able to move and finally see clearly..they were startled by the scene before their eyes.
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Cracked stoned and concrete walls and collosal massive trees leaking an imposing and yet exquisite aura,surrounded them like a silent world of its own.
It was strikingly unconventional and..weirdly attractive.
Somehow they all felt good in this place but also nostalgic...drainfully nostalgic..
Their gaze was unfocused and their breath was shallow.
They felt they had to be here but also not.
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"What...Is this a test?"stated Samantha Snowfolds with a perplexed face.
"Samantha Lilith Snowfolds"the daughter of an influential and wealthy baron family who was said to have two mind of her own..with her platinium blonde hair and dazzling immersive blue eyes..she was already set up to be a jewel of high society well before enrolling in arcahdale.
Her ability ranked V and she was almost apparently behind her sophisticated and gracious apparence as strong as two bulls.
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"No,that's not it."scoffed kayven in a dry tone.
He then added-
"The school wouldn't do this."
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"He's right...they wouldn't do it..not again...and without a word before..right?"tried to Affirm Francis Jackleg Belleair.
"Francis Jackleg Belleair"A viscount from the south whose family own a landmine and is often considered as "Parvenue"or "social climber".
His dark black hair with greenish reflect were unkempt and his freckles filled his face alongside his bothered expression.
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Am awkward silence took place as sillias inspected around her...something weird caught her attention.
"This rock looks weirdly translucid.";Noticed sillias.
She pointed it out to the others who came and examined it too.
That's when they realized that everything around them was actually faintly translucid,almost like mist.
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They marched through this forest,eyes gazing at eachothers and around them.
Their Stares intensified and their breath was rapidly rising.
Soon enough,the air around them felt less and less present as the humidity too rised in a blink.
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It was becoming harder and harder for them to earn even a gasp of oxygen.
The road path infront of them was filled with muddy slippery polished stones.
They were not sure of how they have arrived here and where they were going but they thought it was better to move and try to find a way out than to stay still and do nothing.
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So they walked and walked,again and again...time seemed to run without any significant changes appearing.
They felt like they've been exploring this forest for more than Five hours but strangely enough there was nothing proving it.
The sun boiling light stayed right in its same position ever since they came to this strange place.
Even more stranger...they should been exhausted by now...buy they were not..
On the contrary,it must have been the first time in their live that they were feeling so lively and energetic.
Which was kinda weird considering the fact they were mysteriously transported to some random strange looking forests with no idea about how or why they were here.
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So in short,the only problem they had to face was the level of oxygen decreasing more faster than light which was again strange because they were literally in a forest where the seemingly only human remains left were being ravaged by giant thorned plant almost looking a lot like vines.
"So let's resume this situation we're lost-";was what was going to say sillias before being interrupted.
"There's nothing to resume.We're just lost and lacking oxygen."spited out kayven before accelerating his speed.
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"That was harsh and rude!"yelled out sillias to him as he was walking ahead of everyone.
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"But maybe he's right";she thought while looking at the sky.
"But still this is to much of a change in behavior compared to last night...but we're both agreed to stay this way for now."she stopped in her walk and blinked twice.
"What is that sound?"
There was a rustling sound probably coming from trees leaves or bushes.
Sillias stayed a few steps back behind everyone,reassuring Catalina who was worried by telling that she was soon gonna catch them,feigning the need of a little alone time.
Some of them believed it when some were not really convinced but still understood her and left her by herself.
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She stood there deep thinking about this place..and itself with its weird aura.
"How can we get out of here when we don't even know how we got in.."
The thought was eating her braincells like little breads.She massaged her temples
Then suddenly,a loud screech coming from the others snapped her like a punch in the face.
Worried that something might have happened to them,she started running like a horse fearing the storm.
"plea-"
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As she was praying for them to be fine,she'
halted in the middle on her run by kayven.
"Shhhhh-"he whispered trying to cease her.
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"Whaa-"
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Infront of her was her classmates and Catalina,all standing still as everything fell silent around them as if their voice has died out."
They all stood there bewildered.
Infront of them was something almost all of them had seen once but this time it was...more terrific..as they were..a thousands and thousands..in numbers.
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"Nondead."Thought all of them in a bit of overconfusion and nervousity.
"It's has not been that long since we erolled to arcahdale...so why do I get the unpleasant feeling that we're going to be attracting trouble and problems like magnets attract metals."though sillias as those heart and brain of hers was drowning more and more into uncertainty.
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And amidst all of that,her plan of spying on frank balzair failed in the most uncanny and unforeseen way possible.