The Coming Darkness

Volitaire remained silent and walked forward towards Venciersio. "Silver...thank you." Venciersio cloacked his fists in Spatial energies. Volitaire summoned his Spell Sword. "Your magic is climaxing. This is what I wanted to see. Actual valor. Prove your ambition is greater than mine!" The two ran for each other. Volitarie swung his blade wildly at Venciersio. He parried with his hands and went for blows towards his head. "He's aiming for my head...just like Montesque..." He ducked one of his punches and reappeared in Venciersio's shadow, cutting his back. A shriek of pain came from Venciersio. He quickly turned to continue his attack, but Volitarie with his rising power began to see through it. They went back and forth exchanging blows, sparks flying from the collisions.

David giggled. "Whoa, you guys sound intense." He looked back to Enki. "Are you Enki? Nice to meet ya." He smiled. He decided to pull out his two daggers, and showed them to the two. "This is all I got. But I don't plan on using them unless I have to. Which, I kinda doubt I will. I'm not feeling too many overpowering vibes from anyone here." He slid his daggers back inside his pockets, and put his hands behind his head. Perhaps he was being cocky, but he couldn't deny he was talented when it came to hand-to-hand combat.

Silver watched Voltaire walk away, and watched as they began fighting back and forth. She looked to where Montesque got knocked back and frowned, deciding to run and check on him to see if he was okay. She began searching for him. "Montesque? Where are you?"

Maya looked over his daggers, noting his obsession with Silver. They both seem to love their knives, but at the least, Silver has some advanced illusion abilities. "I don't use weapons. I have natural senses somewhere around 3 times as developed as a normal person, and a few secret abilities which you'll find out about later." Maya smiled, her retort to David's insult. Considering the people she usually fought with, a normal human should be nothing. She couldn't wait to fight him.

Seraph walked into the restaurant with his hands in his pockets. He was pretty tall for his age and was wearing a black trench coat and dress pants. He looked casually all over to see if their were any available seats, and decided to just plant himself next to the others table. He then pulled out a book from his jacket and started to read.

Enki smiled at David. He seemed pretty nice and welcoming, though he was still upset about how his 'friendship' started with the group. He listened to the both of them talk, and noticed someone enter. This person wasn't just a regular citizen, or magician. This person had a strange, elusive presence to him. Who is that? Enki wondered, as he watched him sit down.

Seraph looked up for a moment to clear his throat, in the process he noticed someone from the table beside him was looking his direction. He brushed his black hair to the side. Is their something I can help you with? Said Seraph in a calm but serious tone. As he said it he put his book away

Enki realized he was staring and stumbled a bit. "Oh, I um.. Realized you're very strong." He said, straight-forward. "Are you.. a professional wizard at Sorcerers?"

The fierce blows continued. Volitaire maneuvered around Venciersio's fists, dodging a potentially fatal blow. A swing fell on Venciersio's hand, he pushed him back with Spatial blast. He let the sword take the brunt of the attack. Only managing to push him back a fair distance. Venciersio twirled his hand and four black balls surrounded Volitaire. "His magic..perhaps I can.." He jumped out the way before the spell was cast. So it is possible to out maneuver it. The field of distortion doesn't follow you, it stays in one place...that's one flaw. I need to figure out if there's anymore..." Venciersio shot blasts up at Volitaire while he was airborne, he put his sword in front of himself to protect himself. The shots hit the sword with a hard metal clang, shortly Volitaire made his descent. The more he got into the mind of battle, the more his aura began to rise. He was determined to beat Venciersio, though his Virus was beckoning that much more. His iris' began to glow brighter, and his cornea turned black. He nose dived to Venciersio who readied his fist. Volitaire hed his sword back handed and readied himself to stab Venciersio from above. "Heh! Now we're murderous!" He threw his fist at Volitaire's blade. The black sphere at the center of the distortion was punctured, it expanded from the added pressure inside from the blade. It made a loud whirling noise and blew them both back, leaving a crater. The skid across the ground from the force of the explosion. "He..managed to hit it dead center. I got too excited...he can't do that again!" Volitaire got up from off the ground. "The sphere...when I struck it, it must've not been able to take the force of my blade. Though, I've seen him destroy objects with those...wait!" He remembered back in Gaze when Enki shot a beam at his own Spatial blast. The beam hit the black sphere and caused the same violent explosion. "My sword isn't exactly a natural alloy...it's made from magic. Those sphere's must react negatively to other forms of magic being in contact! That can turn things around in my favor.."

Montesque lied in the rubble, unconscious but alive. His robes were torn and his hood blown off.

Seraph looked straight at him, without hesitation "Thank you, for someone who can pick up that much from keen sense alone must be pretty strong aswell. However, to answer your question I will say that I do possess magic, I will not speak any further on that matter. In fact I have just arrived to this city. Seraph had one hand on the table and another under the table. The right hand was inside his jacket. I am Seraph Ulaerc.

Maya followed Enki's gaze, standing firmly beside him. She felt easily threatened, but this man's demeanor was not insulting. If this new person somehow hurt Enki in any way, she was prepared to kill him right then and there. However, until that moment, she let it go and looked back to David.

I'm... not usually... I just need to fight something. She shook her head to herself. "Seraph Ulaerc?"

"Well good then, I'm quite eager to get going. Shall we?" But before she could respond, David heard a voice not too far away from them, and turned to see a strange man there. He stared at him for a moment before realizing he gave off a vibe quite similar to Silver's, only less friendly. He seemed to be talking to Enki, who was also staring. Then, they began talking. David frowned. More friends?

Silver found Montesque. "Ah!" He seemed to be unconscious, even when Silver smacked his cheek lightly a couple times. She decided she should take him away from here, to a safer place and then come back to help Voltaire. She pulled his arm over her shoulders, and stood, slowly taking him away in the opposite direction of the battle.

Enki smiled and nodded once he had introduced himself. "I am Enki." He said. Good.. A friendship that won't start with a fight.. He thought.

"Well met Enki."Seraph took his hand out from his jacket and placed it on the table, he seemed a bit more relaxed but still serious."If I may ask, who are the rest of these people here, friends of yours?"He looked intrigued.

The two stood up and eyed each other. Venciersio had a grimace across his face. Volitaire took note of that and chuckled. "You find something humorous?" Volitaire walked towards him. "You're Spatial Magic. It seems to be a flawed. Venciersio growled under his breath. "Those black sphere. I assume those are the sources of the spells. They create the distortion effect that turns the atmosphere around them into a impenetrable and entirely destructive force. Capable of destroying anything. Am I correct?" Venciersio tightened his frown. "Yes, as I'm sure you know, raw Manna is used to penetrate gravity and the space around it. Opening that black hole, the same black hole, while in oxygen, will inevitably attract everything around it. Manna is what keeps the distortion effect around the black hole and blocks larger objects from getting sucked in. With the black hole attempting to close because it is not a natural occurance it wouldn't take a abnormal force, such as other forms of magic. Along with that magic clashing with the Manna. It can make for a horrible result. Though, it just simply expands from the added force and explodes. The black hole would close too fast, and the Manna inside wouldn't take the sudden compression. With two traces of Manna being forced upon each other they wouldn't attract, as long as it's from a different source. That is how it would be used as a defense...as offense, the Manna woul-" "Shoot forward, and distort space around it's trail. With the black hole taking lead. With the distorting space, it easily destroys whatever is touched, depending on the force." Venciersio remained silent and slowly began to levitate. "I underestimated your knowledge. I can see that..." A large black ball expanded and began to vacuum everything around it. The ground was being ripped apart and thrown into the hole. Along with Volitaire. In a panic he shot Shadow Bolts into the hole, but it left no effect. "That won't work...this is a literal black hole, Volitaire. Leading to a point of no return!" Volitaire was running out of options. Magic wouldn't cause the hole to erupt like before. Just take everything in. He was slowly getting suck in as he resisted the pull. He jabbed his sword into the ground, but the ground around it broke apart. He despawned the blade and used his chains to keep from flying in. He was getting desperate, his aura began to get stronger, his ring also made a faint glow, and began to flare.

Montesque was regaining his conscious, when his body was moved. He looked to see he was over Silver's shoulder. "Silver..? Where's Volitaire? Where's Venciersio..?"

"Yes, we're all well acquainted with one another." Maya put a hand on Enki's shoulder and smiled. "My name is Maya Morrison." Her display was mostly just marking Enki as part of her property. Most things she was doing now were completely unlike her, but it felt right. It felt like how she should be. Maya had also put a hand on David's arm.

Seraph turned his attention now to Maya. "An honor to meet you my lady."Seraph stands from his chair and nods his head to her. "I feel that I am causing you stress or tension, I hope I do not offend you in anyway."Seraph then smirks a little bit, very faintly but in calm manner. "I can tell you are all quite powerful with magic..."The smile disapears. "If a fight were to break out it would proove quite a challenge. But not to worry I am not looking for a fight, Im more interested in finding a place to stay for the night."

"Ah-" David was surprised when Maya put her hand on his arm, but he didn't think too much of it. "I'm new here too.. My name is David!" He replied, with a huge grin on his face. "We were just going to train, would you like to join us?" There was never any harm in being friendly to people, even if ones presence did make him feel slightly uncomfortable.

"Shh, you're hurt. They are still fighting, and I'm taking you to a safe place so I can go help without having to worry about you accidentally ending up as one of my victims." She practically hissed the word 'victims', looking back to where Voltaire and Venciersio were fighting. She frowned. They were far enough away now, so she set him down carefully, leaning against a rock she found. "Are you going to be alright sitting here?"

"I would be honored in joining you all for training, thank you David." Seraph ran his fingers through his jet black hair and looked like he was on a mission, although it was only training. "I am expecting good things from you three, it will be exciting seeing what you all can do."

Enki smiled, though he wasn't sure if they could handle him. He decided he should test them anyway. "Okay, training it is." He said. "I'll follow whomever."

Maya nodded and barely smiled. Maybe this new man isn't so bad after all. "During training, we can figure out some sort of deal to see who you're rooming with tonight. If you do turn out to be a friend, then we can't just leave you out by yourself with nowhere to stay."
She tugged on David's arm, turning to leave. "Shall we?" Maya walked out of the restaurant confidently.

"I think im going to like it here, and I give you my word that I will be honorable."Seraph leaves right behined Maya.

The Black Hole continued to vacuum everything in front of it. Soon there was a large crevice being broken away. Volitaire was still struggling to hang on. His rings flare was stronger now and he had an idea. "It's a stretch!" The ring wildly arced and ignited like a flame and he fire a single Spatial blast into the hole. It was much stronger with the rings influence. The blast went inside the hole as Venciersio watched. He wasn't even sure of the next development. The black hole was stretched from the back and pushed in from the front, soon it closed. Volitaire took deep breathes, happy he was able to stop it. Without warning a force blew from the spot the hole was once in. Rocks, trees, and other debris was blown out from the sudden explosion. Venciersio took cover under a Spatial shield, Volitaire dashed away. It was clear Volitaire was beginning to get low on Manna. His Virus' Manna grew even stronger and the ring was reacting to it. He was getting tired, the Spatial blast took a lot out of him. Venciersio looked over to the crouching Volitarie and say his hand glowing like fire. "What is that...another spell? Fire?" Volitaire stood up and held his heart. The Virus was eating at him, and it was harder to fight back. The more he did the more the ring violently flared. "I'm not going to be able to keep this up...but what's with the ring? It's becoming increasingly stronger...is my Virus influencing this thing!?" Before he knew it Venciersio was standing before him. "That ring..." Volitaire prepared a cursed fireball in his right hand but was whisked away by Venciersio and landed on his back. They both were in the large crevice. While on the ground, the aura began to cover over Volitaire's body, but the ring was still present on his finger. Venciersio took note of this. "What ever it is...and whatever it does. I'm not allowing it." He prepared a large black ball, and aimed to blast Volitaire to dust. Volitaire got up, he was pitch black all over, the Virus had finally taken him. He jumped back quickly and green and black fires erupted behind him. They curved and sparked, surrounding Volitaire. Venciersio looked at the large flaming tsunami forming behind him. "This..that reckless power you have. Heh, you made this easy for me." "Burn.." Volitaire threw his hand out and the flaming waves shot at Venciersio. "It's as if this form had made you forget everything!" He took the flames and compressed them into a small sphere. The flames spun and swirled around in his palm. "Have it back.." He casually tossed it back at Volitaire, he tried to evade but it exploded in a large column of fire. Burning him alive, Volitaire's body could be seen in falling in the fire. "Hm, he can't get a grasp of his own power. Though, this state is different...it's as if he abandons reason, for aggression. He's done that the last battle..." Venciersio thought back on it, Volitaire in a rage was overtaken by his Virus, he threw attacks quickly and relentlessly, but ignored a defensive stratagem, and ignored weaknesses of the opponents. Venciersio easily dispatched him last battle, rendering him unconscious. "Hmm..all this fire. He couldn't have survived. How careless...I'm shocked Malinda hasn't arrived. I wonder how she'll take her friends death." The column of fire was still strong, Venciersio stood before it waiting for Silver.

"Where exactly are we going anyways?" Seraph said as he looked around the strange new city. "I would love to see you guys in action."He says this with a straight face, eyeing the three of them.

David walked alongside Maya, who tugged on his arm. Perhaps she was eager as well! He smiled, and responded. "Well, I suppose we shall!" He walked along, looking around the school, trying to absorb his surroundings. Hearing Seraph's question, he responded. "We're going to the training room."

"I would wonder too, if he was actually dead, that is." Silver appeared behind Venciersio. "Call me Malinda one more time, old man. That's not my name." Silver brought out her sword again, which appeared to be a bit longer, and attacked him head on, expecting him to block. "My name. Is. Silver."

10:30PM

Enki followed with the group. He stayed silent most of the time, pondering if it would be best if he used his hyper form against them. He occasionally glanced between his peers.

While David and Seraph were in her line of sight, she was also keeping tabs on Enki with her sensing abilities. Couldn't have him fall behind. "I guess all of our fighting abilities will be a surprise to one another. New people are so much more interesting to fight with." She grinned maliciously.

After walking and assessing things about both David and Seraph, the school came into view. "Ah..." She wondered how late into the night they kept the training room open.

It seemed as if Seraph was staring into blank space when he saw the school. He looked at it with anger and thought to himself If only I knew then...what I do now. He continued to walk straight up untill he was near the school's doors."Where to from here?"

Venciersio coated his hand in a Spatial field and swatted the sword away, with his other hand he shot a blast to push Silver back. "You ignore the name your mother gave you for some cheap mineral." Venciersio laughed. "I'll put you down just like I did with Volitaire." Suddenly, a red fire bursts and pushes the cursed flames away. Volitaire stood there, with a look of total malice at Venciersio. His aura was rising exponentially, two strands of the aura broke free and turned into inscribed runes. They spun around Volitaire in a "X" shape. His eyes remained the same, but his hair grew longer. The aura swirled around him and the ground tore from the high speeds of his aura's movements. It first turned white and turned into his original dress shirt, and the black coated over the shirt and his current pants. His first suit jacket was created, but with tears at the jackets edges and sleeves. His pants mimicked the jacket, gaining rips at the bottom. Chains flew from his sleeves and surrounded his wrists and ankles, his hands were coated in black and formed claw-like fingers. His hair grew longer as well. His wings from his Icarus spell opened and blew the X spinning runes away, causing a large wind to blow by. Finally, the flames of his ring turned into three separate embers, also becoming runes. The middle was the biggest while the two on in front and back of it remained the same size. The spun around his right hand slowly. His aura has become its most sinister and thick yet. His own shadow became a rising aura itself. After the transformation was done, his face calmed and he eyed Volitaire. "Venciersio...this is between you and me. You'll answer for her after wards."

"This way, dear Seraph." Maya walked in, looking around first for school guards. She wondered if they were breaking some sort of rule. Then, she walked toward the stairs which lead to the training room. This should be interesting...

Seraph followed closely to Maya, Calling me...dear? Seraph wasn't amused. He put one hand in his jacket, as if he was holding something. "hmph..." Seraph looked behined him, ensuring Enki and David were still with them, he was very suspicious of these three now. His amulet glowed for a split second and then stopped.

The school is chilly, empty, and quiet. The floors have already been cleaned, and most of the lights have been turned off by now.

The door to the training room is open.

Seraph seemed a bit uneasy for some reason suddenly, though David remained silent about it. They arrived in the training room and David ran to the middle and stretched out. "Ahh, it feels nice to be here. Are you ready, Maya?" he asked as he looked back to her, smiling.

Meanwhile, Silver watched from a good distance away as Voltaire seemed to transform. What was this power? And Venciersio didn't even realize the Silver that was behind him was an illusion. She smirked.

Maya sensed the tension again and began to think. Maybe I'm being too confident in my abilities she thought, and frowned. The bottom of the staircase opened up into a hallway, with large metal doors looming at the end. Upon walking closer, they automatically opened to reveal the training room. "This is some of my friends' favorite place, right here. In my opinion, they might take training a little too seriously."

She sat down in a corner, stretching her wrists and fingers. "Ready when you are."

Seraph stared into the open space, his hand was still in his jacket. "Hmm...so whose first?"Seraph looked dead serious, as if he was mad, but their was still a sense of comfort to his voice. Calmly he went to a corner and leaned on the wall, waiting for a response.

Seraph took off his jacket and placed it neatly on the floor, revealing a nice white dress shirt with the top buttons unbuttoned, he was carrying a rather large dagger at his side.

Without warning, Enki ignited his red flame, pushing back the air around him. His demonic gloves formed on his hands, and extended up his arm. "I'm ready." He said to them.

David grinned. "I'll go first, but I can't attack a lady. It's against my morals." If she attacked first was an entirely different story. He crossed his arms, nodding, and waiting for someone to attack him. Even if it wasn't Maya.

"You should get to pick who you battle first," Maya said, looking at Seraph. "I don't know about David, but I think we're all pretty lethal." She smiled, showing her teeth almost in a threatening manner. Whoever went up against her, she would show no mercy.

She stood up, curling her fingers into fists.

With a split seconds notice Seraphs eyes glowed and caused the dagger he was carrying to turn to three, he whipped them at Maya, David and Enki with stunning speed and percision, aiming at their hearts.

Enki grabbed the dagger just before it hit him in the chest. He looked at it. I have to remember to hold back. He nodded at the thought, and tossed away the dagger.