Acenra

"It's alright, you didn't know" he let out a small grin "and thanks for sticking up for me earlier. Regardless of whether you knew him or not, nobody who isn't me has ever done that... that reminds me, why didn't any teachers come to our rescue?"

"Tyler,i'm Tyler"

He stared in disbelief and came out with

"you have some cheek on you,you know,bringing him here.You obviously knew he would come for you,didnt you think about the students?"

"excuse me?" Adam Started in shock for a second "Actualy, I have to agree. I have put these students in danger. But if you were in my position, I think you'd be on my side. how would you feel being the only person on this planet who uses Light magic? How would you feel if you were constantly hounded by one of the most powerful beings ever to breathe?" a tear rolled down his cheek. This was not a subject he wanted to talk about

"I'm sorry, I should of done what he said and followed him. But he would just run again. I..." he stopped, then in a soft glow of light, attempted to heal himself. there were two snaps as the ribs came back and the cuts healed. but the scar stayed put. he stood up and set to work on Tyler's wrists

"Now this is the part were you run" the student told Adam

"Are you talking to yourself little boy?" Shadow taunted. the boy's hands flared and the rune on his face glowed, which Shadow noticed

"That rune on your face may protect you from someone like Hades, but he is nothing compared to me!" he launched a ring of Darkness that restrained the boy's hands "now, that rune will take care of that shackle in another hour, but..." he took a while to read the boy's mind "Tyler, you have to learn. My half brother, Shaventos, is his ancestor" he pointed towards Adam who was catching his breath "And Shaventos had made a prophecy that he would fight me for the fate of this world, maybe even the universe. And only he can hurt me. And to be honest, he's not doing a very good job of it. But I would let him do it, rather than have others die trying to do it for him, oh, I'm Shadow by the way. you may of heard of me. look up the netherworld, i made it, it's a fine piece of work" He shook Tyler's hand as he did this, burning it a bit. He then turned his attention to Adam again "now where was I?" the dark man made a tendril out of his right arm and whipped Adam several times, cutting his body. the last two shattered his shades and made a scar on his left cheek. Adam slowly opened his eyes. the white was a solid red and the pupil and iris were a solid blue

"I remmember those eyes" Shadow started "accursed things. I guess I'll be seeing you in the next city" he turned to leave

"No" Adam started. Shadow turned around

"what?"

"You heard, I will no longer hunt you down. I am making a stand. this person standing next to me is the only one who has stood up for me. My Airvertian ancestors suffered because of you! I will not stand by anymore!" Adam's rage was building. His voice echoed with power "ECTOBIE ANNIAHLIE!"the mark of the elements appeared on his forehead and a powerful beam of light was fired out of his free palm. it smashed Shadow and mannaged to make a reasonable dent in his armour

"hmm, Shaventos' blood runs deep in your veins, and down your cheek. Very well, Paragon City is our battle ground. Until then, farewell, and good luck" Shadow disappeared after he said that, and the ring around Tyler's wrists was gone

"I suppose you want to talk about this, don't you? I'll start, I'm Adam Hastoria" he weakley held up a hand to shake. he also noticed the odd way Tyler was looking at his eyes, and he wasn't suprised...

The two ran at each other, weapons raised. the clash caused the temple to be lit up by the sparks. the two of them parried and dodged each swipe until the elf lost his footing, allowing Shadow put in a punch, causing Adam to loose focus on his weapons and making them disappear from his hands

"Go back to where came from Shadow!" Adam yelled, a little winded "go back to the Netherworld!"

"You fool!" Shadow started, getting rid of his weapon "I didn't come from the Netherworld, I made it!" he punched the crud out of Adam, breaking two of the elf's ribs. he knocked Adam into the wall next to the temple door, just missing another student. Shadow grinned evily as he walked towards his target, his heavy armour clattering as he drew nearer...

((I cant do anything else until I know what Tyler is doing, so I'm pretty much stuck until then )

“Shadow!” Adam yelled. The figure turned. Sure enough, it looked like Adam except for the satanic armour and the aura of pure dark magic that gave the man the one colour that covered his whole body, deadly nightshade

“Hello again, I see you got my message” he held up a stolen beeper and grinned

“Is this our time? Or will I have to hunt you down again?” the elf asked

“No” in a flash, Shadow was holding Adam by the throat “I just wanted some fun”

“Tell me… when it… is our time!” Adam choked

“The Skies will turn crimson, your sun will vanish and my minions will ruin this earth. That is when our scene is set!” Shadow exclaimed. He dropped Adam

“Anything else?” the elf asked, rubbing his neck, then standing “or shall we cure that sadistic thirst of yours?” he waved his arms and on his left a mirror shield appeared, and in his right hand, a sword with a golden tear-drop blade. Both weapons were glowing slightly

“Ah, the precious weapons. Made from the most powerful Adamantine, But not strong enough” Shadow clicked his fingers and a claymore appeared in his hands “so, how old are you now, sixteen?”

“Seventeen on the tenth of December, but I would like to get on with this rather than idol chat” Adam was getting angry

“Eight years since we met the first time… I guess I’m not going to get a thanks”

“What are you talking about?”

“If it wasn’t for me, boy, you wouldn’t be here right now; you’d still be powerless and back in England, being treated like a rat. If I didnt do what I had to do, you wouldn't be known as Acenra today”

“I’d rather have that than this”

“Fair enough prepare to have a taste of true pain!”

Adam was fumed as he walked down the hall. he was muttering something in ancient Airveritian and know one who heard him could understand it

"Ector soonie Veeidor meeless boresheee..." he continued like this until he reached th temple doors. the evil presence he felt had grown stronger. The message must of been telling the truth. He placed his hands on the wooden doors and opened them. They swung opened

"YOU!" Adam yelled towards the dark figure standing by the altar...

Adam missed a chord when his beeper went off, he was missing chaords alot, he was sensing some dark magic, but due to most of the students being 'magic' he tried to ignore it.

"aw man, I had a good song going there" he moaned. he pulled out the beeper and read the message on it

*disturbance in temple*

"wait, why am I being told to do this?"

*because I believe you have met this person before*

"describe"

*looks like you. taller. shrouded in Darkness. satanic armour* the details had reminded Adam of someone he had so much hatred for. His hand glowed with light when he crushed his beeper, which fell in melted drops of plastic and metal

"I thought I sensed evil in the air. He is going down" Adam growled. His voice echoed with stored up power.

((something is going on, and it looks like it's gonna be painful ))

((good one Pious ))

Upon arriving at the music room, Adam gazed upon all the wonderous instruments. but he didn't want to play any of them yet. he just started singing

"sometimes in our lives... we all have pain... and we have sorrow. But.... if we are wise... then we will know... we have tommorrow. Lean on me, when you're not strong. And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on. no, it wont be long, till I'm gonna need somebody to lean on. You just call on me brother when you need a hand, we all need somebody to lean on. I just might have a problem that you'll understand, we all need somebody to lean on. Lean on me! When you're not strong! And I will be there, I'll help carry on! No, it wont be long! till i'm gonna need, somebody to lean on!" he slapped his hands over his mouth when he realised that he was singing really loudly. and to save embarassment, he decided to play a guitar

Adam's test went well, and he was allowed to leave Mystic's early. Mr Isidor recomended that due to his age and abilities, he start the senior year, he also said to talk someone called Tyler to guide him around

"The Senior year?" The elf asked himself after he left "I appretiate him doing it but I doubt I'll survive, and i'm not up to someone 'guiding' me around, I already had the tour earlier today, and I've got a map" Seeing as he now had some time to spare he decided to cure his thirst for music by heading to the music room. He hadn't played in his old band for several months. As he continued on his way to the music room, Adam past two students outside the history room, and one seemed to have a bloody nose. But the elf was perpared to ignore it as he walked on

I introduced myself as a late Arriving student. Just read the current situation and work your way into it. E.G., you could be an ordinary student having lunch when you meet the others

((er... not like that, besides he's the only person in his family who is an elf... it needs to be something like someone calling his mum a [insert increasingly insulting name here] in the corridor or something ))

((thanks Oh yeah, i forgot to mention, Acenra will now be reffered to as Adam. and I also thought up a way he tells some one about his family, but someone will need to insult them first ))

Acenra continued reading his book. He was at peace until another student came up to him

"Hi, I'm wondering if you can help me.. this is a rather large library you guys have here" he said, assuming the elf was an elder student. "I'm looking for the Hero/Villain Section" Acenra didn't even look up, but gave his answer none the less

"I am sorry, I do not know that either because I just arrived today, But I would ask miss jones the librarian. Now please leave, I have some work to do" the elf was being very antisocial, but he thought his reason why was a pretty good one. If only someone who knew agreed with him

an hour after the student left, Acenra had to think about something. his costume made him loo out of place, and his name was his old hero name. So, when he finished his work he flew to the window of his dorm, opened it and entered. when he got inside he changed to a T-shirt, a pair of jeans and trainers, he replaced his mask with a pair of shades. He also decided to use his real name

"Adam Hastoria is back" he whispered. just his beeper went off "now, for my first lesson in this school"

I do admit, there were times for me when I thought Stalkers were overpowered. but now I just figure, "If thy're evil, they dont have to lay by that rules" plus, i'm finding it alot easier to fight them, especially with that new temp power that allows you to seen hidden enemies

soon after he awoke, Acenra needed to head over to the library. He remmembered nothing of the last hour or so, it was replaced by a false depiction of his arrival. he needed to do some research on the Brenchi Priests for his Mystics class. When he entered, he gazed upon the huge library, the shelves of literacy went on for ever and the noise that filled the air was only the turning of pages

"Bliss, pure bliss" he whispered. heading over to the magic section, he saw a few students in the place aswell "and yet no one comes here, this is just amazing" he searched the shelves for the desired book. as his hand passed over one, he recieved a nasty burning sensation. he removed his hand and gazed at the spine

"Dark magic IV; summoning demons, I best leave that book" he said. to him, it was pure poison. However, it didn't stop him from looking for his book.

After finding the book he sat down to read and take the notes he needed for the exam next lesson

((cool, thanks, I need to think of omething to do now ))

((what time is it in this bit, i need to know for Acenra's next thing ))

((either way lets do as Tyler says and never speak of it again ))

((sorry, I'll try and make it as dramatic and exciting as possible when he starts to tell someone. I'll even throw the culprit at some point if it helps ))

((agreed, I was planning on Acenra being the loner for a bit, being all anti-social because of the loss of his family when he was nine, so I have to know the situation so i can fit that characteristic into it ))

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"I bet you think that telepathic message was me, but it wasn't" said Acenra.

What?! How did he, aren't I? He looked down at him hands and could see them, clear as day, under the simulated sunlight. Darn it! I thought I was invisible.

"I do know, however, who the source is. It's the teacher over there." she continued. Pious followed her gaze and another head-spliting message rang through his head.

~ I think you need to sleep ~

The picture of her began to fade. He grew tired, all so suddenly.

* * *

He shifted his focus over to Natoe, who was still in a fiery fight with Tyler. Neither of them seemed affected by this sudden trance. The woman. It's the woman! he thought to himself. She's manipulating us. Is she a teacher? With that, Pious fell limply to the ground. Asleep.

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((dude, just to clarify, I'm a boy, not a girl. but dont worry about it, I get it all the time. it's the Elvish/Airvertian name. happens way to many times ))

Acenra stood there, wondering why one of the students was approaching him. He raised an eyebrow under his mask, then read the name hovering above them, it read 'Pious'

"I bet you think that telepathic message was me, but it wasn't. I do know, however, who the source is. It's the teacher over there" the elf explained. he saw Pious' expresion change. he also stood and watched the mind control kick in to some students. Lucky for him, he was partialy resistant to Psionics, it just took a little longer to effect him

((I'm gonna have ordinary uniform/clothing later on, maybe the day after this one in this school, and i'll be using his real name too ))

((don't worry about all powerfulness, my guy doesnt get realy powerful unless they get him realy, and I mean REALY, angry. and thats realy hard to do ))

Acenra couldn't think of what to do next. The superpowered fight between school students was new to him, even through the past four years on the field, he didn't know how to react

"Oh lord, what now?" he asked himself "I never had to deal with this in Legend city... oh, where is Ice when you need her?"

The elf didn't bother to read their names, this was to much of dispute to take time and know people

"Well this has been a great welcome" Acenra muttered. He decided to ask any of them what the hell was going on and whos side to take. he ran to them and stopped a few feet away

"Can some one tell me what the hell is going on?"

((I didn't know what to do next. I dont mind if Ace gets the snot beaten out of him, he's had worse ))