The Coming Darkness

Enzo stared at Silver, he had no idea what to say to her. He had never been given praise like that before. His red face gave it away, anyway.

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The red haired boy walked down the busy street of Whiterun. As he was walking, he heard people talking of the towns nearby losing power. None was spoken of so frequently like 'The Battle Royal Killer' people were obsessing over. The boy approached a small ice cream stand. "Want some ice cream?" "Give me the chocolate one. With the cone, too." He replied. The vendor quickly made his order, and gave him his ice cream. Nodding to the vendor, the boy left, licking the chocolate ice cream. Eventually, he ended up at the entrance to Sorcerers. He stopped and looked at it. His blank stare gave no hints as to what he was thinking.

Silver sighed, still blushing and a bit embarrassed at the sudden outburst. She had hoped that something she said got through to him, and maybe now would be a good time to leave.
"...I need to go get some training in.. Or something.. When I come back, you'd better have a different attitude about yourself." She glared at him before turning away to leave, thinking maybe she could take her frustration out on a training dummy or someone who might get in her way before that.

Ling accidentally bumped into Silver who he didn't notice and even if he did, the fact that he was on crutches would have made him lose balance. He then looked a bit surprised then gave a big smile. "Hey hey! It felt like ages since the last time I saw you." His left leg was casted, his right arm as well and his forehead was bandaged too. If he kept in bed, the nurses might as well put his whole body in a cast like form. "Mah, I would like to stay around to chat, but I heard that Enzo is inside here. I got a gift basket from the gift shop. Hope he likes apples and bananas." He then pass by Silver.

Ling opened up the door and limped right in with the aid of the crutches. "Well if it isn't the spotlight kid in the hospital. How ya been doing Enzo." Ling gave a big hearty smile. "I got you a gift basket. Have all sorts of fruits for you to get back on your feet."

Maria was walking through the school when she saw someone out the front. She stopped and back tracked a little and stared at him, not finding his face or any features familiar. ' hm... ' She thought and peaked around the corner at him. ' A new student? maybe ' She thought as she studied him more. " what is he thinking ... " she said to herself learning out a little more to get a better view and almost tripping up.

Enzo was surprised to see Ling visiting him after all that's happened."L-..Ling? W.." He had so many questions for him, but he felt bad after what happened at Battle Royal. He wasn't expecting a visit from him. "You.. got me food?" A smile was creeping it's way onto Enzo's face. We're still friends? He echoed in his head. "Why all of this? Don't you hate me?"

The boy obviously saw Maria peeking at him, but he didn't care. He walked into the school and headed for the cafe. The only thing he ordered was chocolate ice cream from it. Even if he had just finished one earlier. He sat down at an empty table and went to work on it.

Silver shrugged Ling off, nodding at him and acknowledging that he was speaking to her, but was feeling too out of it to really have a conversation with him. It seemed he was in a hurry himself, anyways.
She quickly walked down to the school from the hospital, and heard her stomach growl a little, so she thought she'd get an apple or something from the cafe before training. She noticed Maria and nodded at her before walking into the cafe. She noticed someone with bright red hair out of the corner of her eye, but didn't think too much of it. It's not like red hair was too uncommon nowadays anyways.
She got her apple and took a bite out of it, leaving to head to the training room.

Maria followed him a little before giving up. He didn't interest her that much. She walked away and saw Silver walking towards the training grounds. " H-Hey~ " She called softly and jogged over to her, feeling as if she could make some kind of connection from meeting her. " Hello I'm Maria ... I was wondering if I could tag along with you? " she asked softly her ears sitting back a little and she wondered what she'd do if the answer was a no.

Silver blinked and stared at her for a moment before responding. "Hmm? Sure, I guess. I'm just going to train for a bit though.." She took another bite out of her apple and looked the other girl up and down before nodding and starting to walk towards the training room again. She finished her apple and tossed it to a nearby trashcan, barely getting it in. She noticed that the apple put her in a better mood.. But then again, they always did. She really loved apples.

Maya was sitting up in a tree, with her dragon on a branch below. She had been waiting for some form of 'food' to pass by, being too much in thought to go out and look for it herself. She looked at the dragon and frowned. He was getting almost too big to walk around with her at school. "Well, let us go, then." She sighed and hopped down, making the dragon follow and stay at her heel. "To the cafe." She was only speaking to herself. After seeing what had happened with Enzo, she was worried about him, but would not go to see him. As she walked into the cafe, she picked up a large tray and filled it with food, paying with the last of her money. Maya noticed a certain familiarity in the room. Oh, Maria, and Silver... Polar opposites. Interesting. "Silver," she called. "I see you've met Maria, my student." She smiled. "Where are you guys headed?"

"She's your student?? For what?" Silver glanced between Maria and Maya for a moment and looked back to Maya. "I was headed to train for a bit.. She asked if she could tag along, so I figured, hey why not?"
She looked back to the rest of the room, her eyes wandering to the boy with the red hair still sitting there. His hair was very bright, so it attracted her eyes. She looked away quickly.
"Have you gone to see Enzo yet?"

Maya laughed awkwardly and stared at Maria. "I wanted to be her mentor, but I am still not a very good fighter." She paused and looked at her tray of food. "I'll head there in a few minutes." Maya was a little distracted and followed Silver's gaze to the red-headed boy. He gave off an odd sensation, but Maya looked back at Silver. "Enzo? Ah... no. I haven't gone to see him." She frowned. "I am worried, he must be hurting. Have you gone to see him?"

Enzo? They know Enzo? The boy looked up to them, wanting to ask them his whereabouts. Just as he was getting ready to stand up, he realized just how nice Silver looked, and he stopped himself. Instead, he reached into his pocket and pulled out some exotic candy, and began to eat it. They're giving me weird looks... Typical.

Silver nodded. "He's not in very good shape. I think it might be a good idea if you did go to see him. He.. Needs our support right now," she muttered, recalling what he said to her about not being a good leader and whatnot.
She looked away again. "I really need to go get some things off my mind, so I'm gonna go for now. You guys can come later if you want."
Before anyone could say anything, she left the room and went right to the training room, where she brought out a dummy, her swords, and started training herself.

Maria blushed a little and sat next to Maya, feeling a little more comfortable now there was someone she knew a lot better around. She had also looked towards the red headed boy and felt even more curious about who he was. " I think we should pay him a visit soon, as silver said he needs our support " She said cheerfully not being able to see everyone in a while. " things have gotten interesting lately huh? " She asked Maya thoughtfully. She looked back at the red haired boy feeling as though he was a little lonely all by himself.

Ling picked up a banana and started to peel the skin. "Hate you? What gave you that idea?" He started to munch on the tip and then continued on. His cheeks was filled. "Don't get me wrong, I do hate all magic user. But you're different Enzo, you have potential that my Master seeks. We still want you to join our cause." He swallowed the potassium and dumped the peel into a trash can near him. He placed the basket on his bed side. "Besides, from what the public knows, I was the one trying to revert you from a berserk state. So I was the good guy out of that fight and I intend to keep it that way." Ling smiled to Enzo and gave a wave good bye behind me. "Didn't I say that we would be enjoying Sorcerers together for the next three years... well not like you would be able to enjoy it. I'll see you back at Sorcerers."

Who is this 'master' he keeps talking about? Enzo wondered as he waved goodbye to Ling. He returned his gaze to the ceiling. Their reason is pretty nice enough.. But.. I don't hate magic users.. I want people to live in peace. He sighed and closed his eyes.

"What are you thinking about?" Enzo turned his head to the voice that came from the window. Kenji stood on the windowsill, he had somehow been able to open and enter without making a sound. Enzo smiled and looked at himself. "Nothing, I was just trying to get some sleep." Kenji hopped down onto the hospital bed Enzo was on. "Well, i've got bad news for you." Kenji took out his gun and aimed it at Enzo. He tried to put up his hands in self defense but was reminded by the pain of moving. "Huh? what are you-" His speech was cut off, as Kenji shot a ray of yellow light out of his gun, it covered Enzo's body completely. And for a moment, stayed like that, until the glow slowly disappeared, along with the magic light.

Enzo looked at his hands, he was able to move them again! His entire body felt brand new, as if he had just completed a workout. He hopped out of the bed, and realized the air was unusually cold. He looked down and realized he was naked. "Eeehh?!" Enzo jumped back into the hospital bed and used the sheets cover himself again. "W- Where are my clothes?" "They're ruined. I'll go back to the dorm and get a new set." Kenji said before leaping out of the window from the bed.

Man.. Can I catch a break?

Silver had been training herself for a while now, the dummy she used was almost completely destroyed. Parts of it had fallen off from constant slicing and the rest was barely hanging on. It's head was tilted to the side, stuffing and sand falling out more with each hit it took. Silver took one last hit, her sword ignited in a strange indigo colored flame and she sliced it from the very top to the very bottom, cutting it in half completely. The two sides fell and she took a breath, putting out the flame on her sword and wiping it off. Sand was bad for her swords, and she knew she'd have to sharpen and polish them up again later. For now, she threw the dummy into the garbage can nearby and sat inside the training room, seeming to be thinking about something. Whatever it was, it didn't seem to be very pleasant. She leaned her head back against the wall and closed her eyes, sighing.

A while later, after retrieving his set of clothse, Enzo walked down the street with Kenji on his shoulder. People were avoiding him as if there were an invisible circular barrier around him. He could hear the whispers of the people who he pasted. "He's out?" "I will use my mace if I have to." "What a freak he is."
Despite all the negativity, Enzo continued to walk down the street. His hair was covering his eyes, thus his emotion. Kenji gave him a worried look as they closed in on Sorcerers. One person stood infront of Enzo's way, and didn't avoid him like the others. Enzo stopped and looked up to the man.

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"Enzo Ferrari? I thought you would be taller." The man said lowly. "Who are you?" Enzo asked him. The man's slick smile widened, and his eyes narrowed, portraying interest in the boy's ignorance. "I'm Boone's assistant, Kyoya. He sent me to come get you." "Am I expelled? I underst-" "-No, we're going to learn how to control that flame of yours today."

Silver opened her eyes to see that she was still alone, to her relief. She slowly leaned over and rested her head on her arm, noting that the floor was much more comfortable when you lay on it willingly than it is when someone forces you down. She yawned, realizing that she hadn't slept well in a while. She blinked a few times before closing her eyes and clinging to her bag with her free hand, thinking she'd make her swords look all pretty again after she took a little rest. However, before she could think anymore, she fell asleep.

After a while of talking with Maria, Maya tilted her head to urge Maria to go walking with her. She still wasn't sure about going to see Enzo and felt guilty. "Wanna go to the town with me and do some shopping?" She was already headed in the direction of the town, but she was almost a little worried about leaving Maria alone.

Kyoya's walking speed was hard to match, Enzo had to speed walk while Kenji chilled on his shoulder. He didn't notice walking by his friends on the way inside Sorcerers. He did notice how odd the school seemed. The air felt different to him. It felt tense. The other students had probably noticed his arrival. Today's friday. Tomorrow is a day off from school. The thought brought hope that he wouldn't have to hang around Sorcerers. He'd much rather let the heat die down before showing up.

Before long, they showed up in the training room. Enzo noticed his friend, Silver, laying on the floor. "Is she alright?" He asked. "She's asleep." Kenji replied. The chibi bodyguard hopped off of Enzo's shoulder and went to the side of the room, ready to observe. "Mr. Kyoya, training with Enzo is a dangerous thing." He warned the assistant. "Hmph, dangerous for who?" He scoffed, and looked at Enzo. "Show me this 'hyper form' Everyone's talking about."

Enzo nodded. He closed his eyes and tried to switch, but he couldn't 'spark' it.
He opened his eyes and looked at Kenji. "I.. can't do it." Enzo told him. Kenji sighed and reached into his pockets, shuffling around them. "I knew it would have come to this." He pulled out his gun, which was actually small enough to fit into his pocket. It increased in size to that of a normal gun. "Hey, what's that all about?" Enzo felt his familiar nervousness getting to him. "Weapons aren't permitted in the school." Kyoya told Kenji. "Red carries around a sword." He replied. Kyoya narrowed his eyes and looked away from him. "Don't worry, this bullet is special. It's supposed to trigger your hyper mode if it grew too much for you to do on your own. I call it 'Emo-bullet'"

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"See?" Kenji loaded up the gun with the 'Emo-bullet' "Why 'Emo-bullet'?" Enzo asked him. "It's because you're a emotional faggot." "Emotional fa-" Kenji shot the bullet straight into Enzo's chest. The bullet itself dissolved before it hit, though the energy contained in it was absorbed by Enzo. The force of the shot pushed Enzo back a little, but he stayed on his feet. Instantly, his flame returned, and it pushed back the air around him.

"That's what you call flames? Well then..." He smiled and took out a small box with one hand, while a purple flame ignited on his ring on the other hand.

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"... Let's begin!"

"I do hope that the school have come to your liking Joanne." She was following him around like a bodyguard with her battle gloves on as well as being attentive to her surrounding. "You don't have to be that stiff young one. This is not a mission. You're just merely accompanying me." Joanne dropped her guard a bit. "Yes, Master Aleister."

The two of them walked down the stairs and the doors to the training room opened up. "Ah, this certainly brings back memories." Aleister walked to a good spectator zone to observe Enzo's training with Kyoya. Joanne on the other hand took her place at the doors, almost like a gatekeeper.

Kyoya charged at Enzo, and started swinging both of his tonfas at him. Enzo dodged the attacks pretty easily, but he noticed he was moving back towards the wall, and he wouldn't have any space to dodge anymore. "The only thing you've got is speed." Kyoya said while he kept the assault going.
Enzo jumped back onto the wall behind him, and then leaped over Kyoya completely from there. Using his flames, he directed himself to fall down towards Kyoya. That's when Aleister and Joanne showed up.

Enzo looked over to both of them. "You're distracted." Kyoya said, before uppercutting Enzo in the face with his tonfa.


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"Tch..." Enzo clenched his fists, trying not to think about the two interesting people that walked in. "So, that's one of your weaknesses, huh? You can't stay focused." "I'm focused enough to kick your ass." Enzo sneered. "Why do you keep looking over there? I'm right here." Enzo flew off towards Kyoya as fast as he could. He was working on shutting him up rather then just beating him. Anger clouded his mind. Kyoya smirked as he came in for the punch.


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Again, Enzo was hit in the face by the tonfa, and he fell onto his back a few feet away. "How are people scared of you? This is pathetic."

Volitaire saw all the people interacting, but felt uncomfortable to approach due to seeing newer faces. He just wondered where his friend was. He walked into the cafe and sat at a table. Grabbing a green apple from a bowl down from the end. He opened a old book he found in the shelf of his barrack room. He sat down and read it quietly. Volitaire had no intention of leaving till he saw Enzo was at least alright.

After finishing his ice cream and spacing out, the boy noticed strange magic power emitting from Volitaire. Black magic.. That's uncommon. He thought as he eyed him. Someone around here should know who Enzo is.

Volitarie kept chewing his apple, but he stopped when he noticed another foreign magic power. It was similar to Enzo's but there was something distinct that made it completely different. He had no idea whether this man was something to be cautious of. He kept to his book and wondered who he was. He never felt another power similar to Enzo's.

The red haired boy sighed. He scanned the cafe, and saw a glimpse of Boone, the headmaster, walking by. He stood up and ran up to him. "Mr. Boone sir?" said the boy. Boone stopped and looked at him. "Yes? Are you a new student here?" "Y-yeah, but i'm looking for someone." "Who might you be after?" Boone raised an eyebrow, but kept a light-hearted mood. "Enzo Ferrari, I heard he comes to this school." "Hmm, well, if you don't hear the constant banging on the floor, i'll tell you he's in the training room downstairs."

Silver cringed a little from something in her dream and opened her eyes, only to see that people have gathered in the training room. She saw Enzo and a stranger who had a purple flame on his weapons quite similar to how her flames got when she cut the dummy in half. She slowly sat up to watch Enzo get distracted and hit a few times before smirking a little. Feeling secure, she yawned and stretched her arms a bit before standing up and leaning against the wall. As she stood there, she observed Enzo and the strangers fight.

Maria nodded, getting up and following happily. She had a spring in her step and wasn't really aware of how bad Enzo had been. As they walked past Volitarie she stopped and looked at him. " Hey, did you want to some along. The more the merrier " she said cheerfully, restraining the erge to take his hand and pull him along with them. She wasn't sure why everyone was so gloomy but she didn't like it.

Volitaire remembered Maria from the battle at Aurora. Volitaire swallowed the last of his apple and overheard the red haired boy asking Boone of Enzo's whereabouts. He couldn't resist Maria's sweet nature and nodded. "Sure..I'll tag along. But, there's something I have to go see first." He walked out the cafe and looked for downstairs and for some sort of training hall. Along the way he ran into Silver again, leaning up on a wall. He made a small wave and turned to see people gathered. He peered through and saw Enzo fighting some stranger. Volitaire felt relieved to see his friend again, but a little confused as to why he was fighting.