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" The World has greatly changed during the time your kind first appeard." did a tall man say towards the small figure sitting behind him in a chair.
" Well what can you say the time flows ..." did the small girl with Pointy ears say.
She turned around to look upon the figure behind her.
Squinting her eyes against the sun she could only make out the wide back he had standing infront of the window.
" Time sure flies by ... He will be here tomorrow ...." did the tall figure say.
" I expected that from your visit old friend."
" Old you say ... I have been wondering how can a Lady as old as you still wear that Black uniform with the red embroiderie?"
" Are you supposed to remind a LADY of her age ?"
" Well atleast we know why i dont keep women around for long."did the tall man say rather sarcastically.
" I suppose thats true , but that comes from your wildness. I wonder if he has that too."
" Haha , he is still immature , and believe me or not i was the same his age."
" Well see if i can believe you ."
With a loud laughter the tall person banged the Staff he was holding on the floor and dissappered in a black mist.
" ... Those flashy entrances and exits all the time .... he says the time flies by but he hasnt changed at all since the Portal first opened." did she say to nobody in particular.
" Well what can you say the time flows ..." did the small girl with Pointy ears say.
She turned around to look upon the figure behind her.
Squinting her eyes against the sun she could only make out the wide back he had standing infront of the window.
" Time sure flies by ... He will be here tomorrow ...." did the tall figure say.
" I expected that from your visit old friend."
" Old you say ... I have been wondering how can a Lady as old as you still wear that Black uniform with the red embroiderie?"
" Are you supposed to remind a LADY of her age ?"
" Well atleast we know why i dont keep women around for long."did the tall man say rather sarcastically.
" I suppose thats true , but that comes from your wildness. I wonder if he has that too."
" Haha , he is still immature , and believe me or not i was the same his age."
" Well see if i can believe you ."
With a loud laughter the tall person banged the Staff he was holding on the floor and dissappered in a black mist.
" ... Those flashy entrances and exits all the time .... he says the time flies by but he hasnt changed at all since the Portal first opened." did she say to nobody in particular.
Chapter 1
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Walking downhill was a boy who was leisurely taking his time to reach whereever he was going.
The sun shun on his back and the wind seemed to play with his ,longer then average for boys , red hair.
Holding onto a shoolbag with one of his hands and letting it dangle behind his shoulder he set out towards the shool which should be the institute he would from now on attend.
Just being transferred here , a month after the shool started , on one of his fathers spontaenous whims.
Accompyoning him where students headed into the same direction then him but they wore different uniforms then him.
2 patterns could be seen with the other students , a black on red pattern and a green on blue pattern , whilst he whore a cream colored vest with a white shirt underneath and a blue pair of pants.
This was his old uniform from the shool he attended before , since his father just told him the other day they would be moving he couldnt get a Uniform prepared in time.
Alot of whispering and chuckeling could be heard from the other students which was directed at him.
Not yet pointing fingers but the other students found it rather amusing to see the boy walking amongst them.
It wasnt a fact if the boy decided to simply ignore the talk and laughter at his back or that he didnt notice since the red hair of his covered the right side of his face and the other eye was half way overhung with hair which reached half way down to his cheek.
The only thing that was certain was that the boy squinted his eyes every few meters whenever he passed one of the humaoid constructs he passed.
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A concrete building with alot of Glass and a huge door at the entrance came into his view after he turned towards the shool courtyard.
Columns of trees guided him towards the entrance door.
More of the Constructs were hidden behind the trees as the boy gave them a critizing gaze.
As he reached the entrance door he followed the signs hanging overhead towards the teachers office.
After a long talk with the Headmaster of the shool he was waiting infront of a closed door now.
He was patiently staring out of the window.
As a gasp of surprise , hearable even for the boy who was outside of the room , came from the inside the room the boy turned around and looked at the sign over the door.
1-F was scribbled in capital letters there , looking down the corridor towards the next door something caught his interest.
The sign there said 1-6.
Looking to the other side to his surprise the sign said 1-5 there.
Now he examined the wrist watch he got from the headmaster as the procedure of his transfer was complete.
It was a square frame with metal linkings , digital numbers could be seen on its black background.
" Come in" were the words he was waiting for , and just now were said , as he pulled the handle and opened the door.
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" Hello , my name is Rico Larnard and i will study with you from now on " did the boy with his red hair say and bow afterwards.
Silently he went to an open seat and placed his bag underneath his chair and sat down upon it.
" Ahem , well that was a short introduction , then lets resume our lesson ...."
The gazes went from the boy back towards the blackboard and upon the middle aged man being the teacher.
After the bell for the first period rang the gazes fell upon the boy once more but none did approach him.
He was seated all the way in the back with only empty desks to his left and right so definetly they were staring at him.
The sun was setting and the watch at his wrist told him it was about 5pm now.
On his way home he decieded to stop by a store and pick up some groceries for tonights dinner.
Thinking about how no one approached him on his first day he tought it was rather odd.
Neither getting a chance to ask anybody about the shedule of periods they had nor able to get any of his other questions answered.
Like those constructs what was up with that watch among other things.
Letting out a sigh he put the groceries in his shopping basket upon the counter for cashing.
" At its the Transfer Student" did he hear a voice say from infront of him.
Looking up he set his eyes upon a female with brown hair , having them in a ponytail.
She was of medium height for a girl so about half of a head shorter then him.
Amber eyes glancing at him , he slightly bowed.
Could only be one of his classmates , that was his first guess.
Something caught his interest , how did she manage to get here so fast?
Sure he had to stop by the Teachers office once more after shool but that took him about 10 mins plus he was the first to leave the Classroom.
Considering the distance to the shop plus the time to change something was off.
" Hello ." was his reply while he was immersed in his own thoughts.
No more words fell between them as she finished cashing he bid her goodbye and let the store.
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Alone at home , as usual , he had a set routine start cooking finish homework.
As he had done these things he hung his uniform in the spot he deemed the best inside his new room.
Yesterday he was living at the outskirts of a rural town in another contient but now he was in a rather large city.
Everything here was unfamiliar but his routine never changed.
Changing into a outfit that was ment for training he set of for a Jog.
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A few hours later he arrived back at his house and went for a shower.
Just as he was dressed again , while his hair was still moist , the door bell chimned.
Running down the steps he opened up and greeting him on the other side was the Girl whom he just met in teh grocerie store.
" Well it seems im running into you quite often." did she say rather amused.
" Yes , it does seems like it " did he reply.
" Well im your neighbour and wanted to greet you properly , so here take this" she handed him a small gift bag which was rather heavy for this small bag.
" Thank you very much , im sorry but i cant seem to remember your name , would you mind telling me?" did he raise a question.
" Elena Barring , and dont worry about it too much my parents insisted."
" Could i offer you something in return for your kind gift , Baring-san? "
" Ahem , no thank you?"
" My humblest appologies but this time i must insist , would a cup of coffee or Tea suffice for you? "
" Tea would be perfectly fine , i guess?"
With this the door behind the girl closed.
" Pardon the Intrusion " where her words as she put of her shoes and used a pair of slippers at the wall.
Following the Boy he lead her towards the living room.
" Take a seat anywhere you like." did his voice reach her.
With this he went off into the kitchen.
Looking around the girl was amazed at the interior of the house.
The walls were covered in Oil paintings which seemed to be antique but the furniture was top notch modern.
After a few mintues the boy returned with a cup for her and a huge almost bowl like thing with a handle for him.
Picking her interest she stared inside of the huge sized cup and saw a black liquid.
" Its just coffe" did the boy say while he noticed her staring into his cup.
Putting it towards his lip he drained quite a bit of liquid out of this cup.
" Say where is your watch?" did the girl ask while she was staring at his wrist.
" I suppose it is in the bathroom when i changed i took it off."
" Oh-no. OH NO . Go get it quick. REALLY quick"
" May i ask why i should do that?" was his voice coming out with a rather curious tone.
" Just do what i say NOW " did she almost screamingly reply.
Walking out of the room he went to retrieve it.
" PUT It ON NOW!" did the girl shout as he reentered the room.
" May i humbly ask why? " did the boy say , as he was getting frustrated with her tone.
She snatched it from his hands and was trying to forcefully put it on his wrist.
Twisting his wrist he avoided the quarrel they were having and crossed his arms.
" I suggest you leave now , Barring-san." did his cold voice reach her.
" Just put on the stupid wa....."
Was the only thing she could say before the bell to the house rang again.
Forgetting the quarrel for now he gestured her to stay and went towards the entrance door.
Opening it up a Police officer greeted him.
" In violation with the Laws set by the supreme Council , you are herby under arrest." did the police officer blurt out before the Boy could even greet him.
" May i ask what i have done , officer? " did the boy aks rather dumbfounded.
" Dont play dumb kid." did a harsh voice reach him.
Getting frustrated and shifting his body slightly he could see 2 sets of green circles glowing in the dark behind the officer.
Carefully accesing the situation the boy tried again.
" I am sorry officer but i just moved here yesterday and im not even from this country , so what did i do wrong?" did the boy ask pleadingly.
" What ? Kid ive heared better excuses then that one before."
" Officer i am very sorry to hear that , but this is the truth i just came from Oedgen land."
" .... Wait here and dont dare to move." did the officer say as he turned around and went to his car.
Hearing a few whispered words coming from the communication device the police used and from the officer himself the boy stood there rather calmly.
Coming back the officer said a single thing to him.
" Never , i repeat NEVER take ur watch off." with those words he turned around and those green orbs dissapeared as a loud sound of metal was hearable.
Watching the police car vanish as it rode down the street the boy looked puzzled.
Returning to the living room he put on the watch.
" Barring-san , my humblest appologies , but would you mind explaining all this to me?" did the Boy ask the girl still waiting for him.
She was rather amused with the whole situation.
" This Watch , surpressed the magic after 7pm. Thats why the officer came by if it gets removed after that time a singal gets emitted and it alarms the Police." did she calmly explain.
" Magic ? Like pulling rabbits out of a Hat?" did he reply.
She stood up and was about to leave.
" Mocking me isnt going to help you know." was her annoyed voice reaching him.
" I didnt mean to mock you , Barring-san , but Magic we arent Elves you know."
" Are you stupid or what?"
" Now calling me stupid defeats the purpose of this conversation in whole , dont you think Barring-san."
" Okay now listen you creepy blockhead , first you dont know @$#% , then your hair style really makes me feel anxious and last you talk weird." did she throw at him.
" I am verry sorry , but since i have only stuided the language for a few days maybe it doesnt sound pleasureable to your ears , but ..."
" A few days my #$% nobody could speak a language that fast in a short period of time."
" I am from Oedgen Land , Barring-san and i have just studied the language for a short period of time. I came here yesterday. If u dont believe me i will get my answers from somewhere else. So may i ask you to leave this house. "
She left after this dispute and he was brooding for a while after the calamity which just happend.
Not getting anywhere and not yet having a internet connection established in this house he just moved in he went for another jog.
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The Next day after his morning routine which included breakfast , a jog , some cleaning and a shower among other things he just locked the door to the house.
Turning towards the street and heading towards the shool the door of the neighbours house just openend.
" Tsk " did he hear from the girl which just locked the door behind her.
She turned around and walked off without saying anything more.
The last sight he caught off her was a large wooden case she was carrying with her shool bag.
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Arriving in his classroom he sat down at the seat he claimed as his yesterday.
It was 8.30 and the shool would begin in about 30 mins.
Being all alone due to arriving early he went over yesterdays notes.
A few minutes later the students arrived.
The teacher arrived on time and the studying process went underway.
15 mins after the teacher came the door in the back opened slightly and a girl came inside unnoticed.
The boy gave a quick scan to his surroundings and found not a single seat unoccupied that was filled yesterday.
Inching her way closer in a crouched position , so the teacher wouldnt see her , she came towards him.
Taking the seat besides him she sat down and exhaled in a way that clearly displayed " Puuuhhh , i made it "
This made the boy smile a little.
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During first break while he was sorting through his note of today and yesterday the girl besides him grabbed the stash of unsorted documents.
" Thanks dude, i need the stuff from yesterday" she said while smiling.
" I am sorry but i dont think you will be able to read it ..." did the boy say.
" Ahh cmon ur hand writing cant be that bad" did she reply with another smile on her face.
She put up a stash of papers besides his and held a pen while she started to read the contents of the documents .
" WHAT THE poke IS THIS?" did she yell out in the classroom.
" Exuse me , but as i said u arent able to read it."
The center of attention shifted towards the back where the duo was seated.
Grabbing back his papers he calmly sorted through them.
Feeling the papers being snatched from his hands again he looked up.
Elena Barring took it from him this time.
" You wont be able to read it either" did he say in a defiant tone.
" Okay now what are these weird things on this paper , interwoven circles half trinagles a weird P ??? " did she ask.
" Oerdinger letters."was his angry reply.
" Letters ... i see ... " she flung them into the air " Seriously dude screw you and your mocking" did she say in voice filled with anger.
The papers landed on the ground and Rico picked them up.
SHe was still standing infront of his desk.
" Can i help you with anything else?" did he ask in a voice which let out the hostile intent he clearly tried to hide.
" No , certainly a piece of trash like yourself wouldnt be able to help me at all." die Elena say mockingly.
Taking in a deep breath and exhaling he calmed his anger.
" Ohoo , now even afraid to talk back ? I should have known you were a scaredy cat."
Standing up calmly the chair made a scraping sound as he slid it back.
" Inrash da Nar Drakash. This attack i will not tolerate. In my native language which is Oerdingish you Birdbrain , study some geography . Oh i see u cant read .... oh im sorry at the level you r speaking i should have known. Should i , a foreigner , help you in your own language a little ?"
" You little ..." did she say as the teacher came in.
" Whats all this about ? Barring-san leave the transfer student alone. Now for our leasson today we need to head to the gym so girls go ahead and change in the classroom the boys have their lockers go change their at the gym in 10 minutes." did the teacher say with a voice full of authority.
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As soon as we arrived at the locker room all of the boys cheered up and let out significant laughter.
A few were tapping Ricos back or gave him a thumbs up.
Not so sure what all of this was about he went for the teacher.
" Sensei , i dont ahve any exercise clothes with me is that going to be a problem?" did Rico ask the Teacher which was in his early 30s.
" Ahh ur the transfer student. Okay listen touch ur watch and think about exercise clothes which are comfortable for u."
Being raised to be obedient to persons of respect Rico did so while being a little wary of the situation.
Alas while he did so his clothes changed shape and became a perfect replica considering comfortability of his track suit at home but the colors were off.
They were the green and blue everyone around him was wearing.
Looking at the teacher with a surprised look the teacher just smiled at him an motioned for him to follow the other students.
Arriving in the Gym there was one thing that caught Ricos interest everybody had a Wooden case of different length and width somewhere about them.
Even the teacher had a case like that which towered about 1 foot above his own height but it was very thin.
The girls arrived a little later and they also were carrying those cases.
" QUIET " did the teacher shout , instantly all of the conversations ended " Now unlock your seals."
Rico looked around and saw his classmates touching their watch and slide their fingers up towards their elbows.
A clicking sound could be heard and the cases opened up.
All of them were holding staves off different length and width now.
Some with ornamental Heads others with a crystal on top.
Some made from wood others what looked like stone.
Nonetheless all were Staves.
" Now warming up time" did the teacher shout.
Not knowing what was going on i went over to him
" Sensei , i dont have something like that , what am i supposed to do?" did he want to know.
" Oh yeah , uhm , give me a second please." he said while turning around.
Holding his wrist to his ear he was speaking with somebody.
Being kind of isolated Rico started to look around.
The students were swinging their Staves around.
Rubbing his eyes Rico gaped in surprise.
He could see the air flicker when the Students move their eyes.
Rubbing his eyes again he glanced another time.
Again there was the flicker.
Rubbing his eyes again the teacher started to speak.
" Larnard-san , please follow me. To the OTHERS behave ill be right back" the last part was shouted towards the rest of the class.
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Walking along a corridor of the shool we arrived at the Chairmans office.
Sensei knocked on the door and someone welcomed us in.
A girl sat behind the desk of the Chairman.
The room was brightly illuminated and didnt have any decoration adorning it.
Only the heavy Oaken Desk with its fine linings was situated in it.
She was wearing a Black uniform with red embroiderie around the cuffs of her sleeve.
Bearing a smile on her face she couldnt be older then 17 the same age Rico was but due to the bow from Sensei Rico knew this was the real Chairman of this shool.
Having long Golden hair and Blue eyes she was a beauty to behold but what caught Ricos interest were the ears.
" Excuse me , Madame , but may i inquire if u are an Elv? " did Rico ask nonchalantly.
" Haha , definetly you are from Oedgen Land , well certainly i am an Elv . Now to a more serious topic , you are aware of the events 500 years ago correct?" did the Chairman ask.
Nodding my head she continiued.
" Very well , due to the influence of us or the Portal Humans have gained the ability to cast magic. Even People at the other side of the world like you from Oedgen Land have gained that ability , this shool is for training those abilitys. Your father has informed us you have no knowledge of hardly any of this. If i may say ur father is quite a sly fox , since he enrolled you here , but that is another topic. Now for the real reason why you are here. Put ur hand in this box. Dont worry it will analyze ur blood in order to make a Staff appropriate for you. Then you can continiue your lesson." did the Elv say.
Without any doubt he put his hands in the Machine.
The machine was made out of a Plastic like material and had a greyish color.
A smoof surface and a Cube like form where its most redeeming features.
" Impressive you just put your hand in there without asking any questions. Different cultures i take it? " did the Chairman ask.
" I am very sorry , but i dont understand why this is so strange? " did Rico reply.
" Lets just leave it at that for now . Ahh your father informed us that you only started to learn this language a few days ago , for that it seems quite good i must say."
" I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this pleaseant evaluation , but it is only my verbal grasp of the language that is good. The letters are very strange for me and i prioritized in the verbal part so i wouldnt gather too much attention not knowing how to speak."
" Larnard-San please dont speak so formally with me , i am the same age as you." did she offer him kindly.
" I have to excuse myself again , due to various reasons i could only acquire this speech pattern the newest language 'trends' are not in my reach yet"
" Truly admirable that you can openly speak about your weaknesses like that. It almost seems to me like you are of another race not me."
Rico had an almost unnoticable jolt going through his body.
Nonetheless the sharp eyes of an Elv caught the momentary jolt.
" Also very impressive that you could directly surpress the pain from the needle piercing your skin and Bone in your hand. Let me explain we need Blood as well as a grain of your Bone structure to determine the Magic you are able to use as well as the power you have. We need to know the type of Magic as well as its power to understand the material of which ur Staff is made out off and the form. The box should release you any moment." as she finished her explanation Rico pulled his hand out of the box.
Examining his hand there was a little hole in the middle of it.
No blood was oozing out and there was no pain.
Only the little hole reminded him of the procedure he just underwent.
" Now let me see what you are made out off Lernard-San." did the Elven girl infront of him say with dreamy eyes.
First she drew her brows close together almost looking angry , then she raised them up almost as if staring in disbelieve then she returned to the normal gaze she had.
" Well this will be interesting ....." did she mutter.
Rico almost missed it as she spoke very quietly.
She gave him a piece of wood which had a indescriabable shape with a rough surface.
" Put it over our watch and slide it towards your elbow Larnard-San." did she say half smiling.
Rico did as he was told.
At first the Block of wood felt cool at the touch then it started to feel incredibly hot.
The rough surface changed into a smooth one.
Reshaping itself it was easy to grab now with one hand.
Extending onward and onward it stopped ways over his own height.
" This is a Asheborn Staff , the wood is from my Planet and nobody has ever made it to cultivate these plants on this planet. It is very rare among humans to have ever seen Wood like this. The crystal on the Staff is even knew to me , maybe you should get an appraisal from a tinker in your class or a senpai of yours. Now Larnard-san i truly welcome you to Brahms Academy i hope for honourable fights and alot of Knowledge for you." did she say while sending Rico back to the gym.
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Still puzzeling over the whole situation he read through the note the Chairman gave him.
On this note there was described what he should do if he needs any Information about the shool or its teaching content.
There was only a single sentence written on the peace of paper.
'Ask your watch'
Touching it and thinking about the usage off the Staff in his hands a flood of pictures invaded his left eye.
Uncountable Stances , motions and Commands were displayed before him.
Not so sure about all of this he just flung the doors open to the Gym.
Clapping his hand the teacher made everyone pause in the Gym.
" Larnard-san how was it ?" did the teacher say smiling.
" It was a Eye opening ... Experience Sensei ..." did Rico say.
" Now my precious Students i am proud to tell you that this Person Larnard-san is a Oedgen Land resident. He has never come into contact with a Elv before today and had now knowledge of Magic. The Chairman even told me that he aquiered the language only a few days ago. So dont be too rough on him." did the Teacher shout throughout the Gym.
" Yes " was heard reveberating throughout the hall.
" Now lets see what a Oedgen citizen can do , shall we. Barring-san come over here and sparr with him." did the Teacher command.
She came over with a rather bad mood.
" Well lets see what you are made out off T-r-a-s-h" did she whisper towards Rico.
" I thought u atleast were honourable enough to ask for forgiveness , to my utter surprise i was wrong." Rico replied.
" Ask ... for ... forgiveness .... " her face became red at the sentence and her eyes were filled with rage " I will wipe the floor with you."
" Sensei , ive read everything is allowed in these spars , besides killing , correct?" Rico asked the teacher calmly.
" That is correct , so now then lets beginn "
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Twirling the staff around in fluid motions and holding it on the same level as his Chest Rico gave the watch the command for Lightning.
"......" nothing happend.
Letting go of the staff with one hand he touched the watch and gathered more input on how to use magic.
" Was that Lightning? Alone from the Black colour of your Staff i know you cant use lightning , Trash , this is what a lighnting wielder can do! " Elena said out loud.
She did the same movements as Rico before , but a arc of lightning came from the staff and made its way towards Rico.
Jumping back a incredible distance he evaded the strike.
Looking at her Staff the color was dark Yellow .
Getting the idea from her he touched the Watch and entered the command of 'Black Staff'
He got a overview what color could procure what.
" Tsk " did he made a clicking sound with his tongue.
Holding his Staff with the tip pointing downwards he circled it on the spot and murmerd the command words.
" Ohoo , the trash learned how to use magic , too bad that black users have to say it out loud and cant mind command it." did Elena mock Rico.
" Draka olumine krash Drisnack niras bilak Inrash!" did Rico shout out loud.
Everyone was puzzled at the unfamiliar words , he was saying the commands in Oedgen language.
A black mist appeared at his feet where he was swirling his staff.
" Even though you said it in another language everyone knows that Black magic users can only procure 1 type of feat. Unlike me and ALL others you arent adaptable to situations."
Using different motions then before , this time she was pointing her Staff towards Rico at the end.
Ozon could be smelled all around the Gym.
The Air was pulsing with electricity.
" Barring-san , STOP this instant do you want to kill a Novice?" did the teacher shout as he was trying to procure a Shield ontop of Rico.
He wasnt fast enough as a Pure orb of electricity made its way towards Rico.
' Oh SHIT ' did Rico think and thrust up his Staff infront of him hoping to block of the attack somehow.
Inches from his face a cracking sound could be heard from Ricos feet.
A pirecing screech followed after that.
After this a defeaning explosion was audiable ripping the floor open and flinging the pieces of debris around like a bar of dynamite exploding under a huge chunk of Rock.
The dust cleared and the teacher was about to make a desperate call for the medics until he held his breath in surprise.
Not only was Rico mostly unharmed , only a few scratches due to flying pieces of Wood , but Elena was also lying on the floor several paces away from her original postion with minor wounds.
" ... What just happend ..." did the teacher ask himself.
The sun shun on his back and the wind seemed to play with his ,longer then average for boys , red hair.
Holding onto a shoolbag with one of his hands and letting it dangle behind his shoulder he set out towards the shool which should be the institute he would from now on attend.
Just being transferred here , a month after the shool started , on one of his fathers spontaenous whims.
Accompyoning him where students headed into the same direction then him but they wore different uniforms then him.
2 patterns could be seen with the other students , a black on red pattern and a green on blue pattern , whilst he whore a cream colored vest with a white shirt underneath and a blue pair of pants.
This was his old uniform from the shool he attended before , since his father just told him the other day they would be moving he couldnt get a Uniform prepared in time.
Alot of whispering and chuckeling could be heard from the other students which was directed at him.
Not yet pointing fingers but the other students found it rather amusing to see the boy walking amongst them.
It wasnt a fact if the boy decided to simply ignore the talk and laughter at his back or that he didnt notice since the red hair of his covered the right side of his face and the other eye was half way overhung with hair which reached half way down to his cheek.
The only thing that was certain was that the boy squinted his eyes every few meters whenever he passed one of the humaoid constructs he passed.
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A concrete building with alot of Glass and a huge door at the entrance came into his view after he turned towards the shool courtyard.
Columns of trees guided him towards the entrance door.
More of the Constructs were hidden behind the trees as the boy gave them a critizing gaze.
As he reached the entrance door he followed the signs hanging overhead towards the teachers office.
After a long talk with the Headmaster of the shool he was waiting infront of a closed door now.
He was patiently staring out of the window.
As a gasp of surprise , hearable even for the boy who was outside of the room , came from the inside the room the boy turned around and looked at the sign over the door.
1-F was scribbled in capital letters there , looking down the corridor towards the next door something caught his interest.
The sign there said 1-6.
Looking to the other side to his surprise the sign said 1-5 there.
Now he examined the wrist watch he got from the headmaster as the procedure of his transfer was complete.
It was a square frame with metal linkings , digital numbers could be seen on its black background.
" Come in" were the words he was waiting for , and just now were said , as he pulled the handle and opened the door.
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" Hello , my name is Rico Larnard and i will study with you from now on " did the boy with his red hair say and bow afterwards.
Silently he went to an open seat and placed his bag underneath his chair and sat down upon it.
" Ahem , well that was a short introduction , then lets resume our lesson ...."
The gazes went from the boy back towards the blackboard and upon the middle aged man being the teacher.
After the bell for the first period rang the gazes fell upon the boy once more but none did approach him.
He was seated all the way in the back with only empty desks to his left and right so definetly they were staring at him.
The sun was setting and the watch at his wrist told him it was about 5pm now.
On his way home he decieded to stop by a store and pick up some groceries for tonights dinner.
Thinking about how no one approached him on his first day he tought it was rather odd.
Neither getting a chance to ask anybody about the shedule of periods they had nor able to get any of his other questions answered.
Like those constructs what was up with that watch among other things.
Letting out a sigh he put the groceries in his shopping basket upon the counter for cashing.
" At its the Transfer Student" did he hear a voice say from infront of him.
Looking up he set his eyes upon a female with brown hair , having them in a ponytail.
She was of medium height for a girl so about half of a head shorter then him.
Amber eyes glancing at him , he slightly bowed.
Could only be one of his classmates , that was his first guess.
Something caught his interest , how did she manage to get here so fast?
Sure he had to stop by the Teachers office once more after shool but that took him about 10 mins plus he was the first to leave the Classroom.
Considering the distance to the shop plus the time to change something was off.
" Hello ." was his reply while he was immersed in his own thoughts.
No more words fell between them as she finished cashing he bid her goodbye and let the store.
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Alone at home , as usual , he had a set routine start cooking finish homework.
As he had done these things he hung his uniform in the spot he deemed the best inside his new room.
Yesterday he was living at the outskirts of a rural town in another contient but now he was in a rather large city.
Everything here was unfamiliar but his routine never changed.
Changing into a outfit that was ment for training he set of for a Jog.
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A few hours later he arrived back at his house and went for a shower.
Just as he was dressed again , while his hair was still moist , the door bell chimned.
Running down the steps he opened up and greeting him on the other side was the Girl whom he just met in teh grocerie store.
" Well it seems im running into you quite often." did she say rather amused.
" Yes , it does seems like it " did he reply.
" Well im your neighbour and wanted to greet you properly , so here take this" she handed him a small gift bag which was rather heavy for this small bag.
" Thank you very much , im sorry but i cant seem to remember your name , would you mind telling me?" did he raise a question.
" Elena Barring , and dont worry about it too much my parents insisted."
" Could i offer you something in return for your kind gift , Baring-san? "
" Ahem , no thank you?"
" My humblest appologies but this time i must insist , would a cup of coffee or Tea suffice for you? "
" Tea would be perfectly fine , i guess?"
With this the door behind the girl closed.
" Pardon the Intrusion " where her words as she put of her shoes and used a pair of slippers at the wall.
Following the Boy he lead her towards the living room.
" Take a seat anywhere you like." did his voice reach her.
With this he went off into the kitchen.
Looking around the girl was amazed at the interior of the house.
The walls were covered in Oil paintings which seemed to be antique but the furniture was top notch modern.
After a few mintues the boy returned with a cup for her and a huge almost bowl like thing with a handle for him.
Picking her interest she stared inside of the huge sized cup and saw a black liquid.
" Its just coffe" did the boy say while he noticed her staring into his cup.
Putting it towards his lip he drained quite a bit of liquid out of this cup.
" Say where is your watch?" did the girl ask while she was staring at his wrist.
" I suppose it is in the bathroom when i changed i took it off."
" Oh-no. OH NO . Go get it quick. REALLY quick"
" May i ask why i should do that?" was his voice coming out with a rather curious tone.
" Just do what i say NOW " did she almost screamingly reply.
Walking out of the room he went to retrieve it.
" PUT It ON NOW!" did the girl shout as he reentered the room.
" May i humbly ask why? " did the boy say , as he was getting frustrated with her tone.
She snatched it from his hands and was trying to forcefully put it on his wrist.
Twisting his wrist he avoided the quarrel they were having and crossed his arms.
" I suggest you leave now , Barring-san." did his cold voice reach her.
" Just put on the stupid wa....."
Was the only thing she could say before the bell to the house rang again.
Forgetting the quarrel for now he gestured her to stay and went towards the entrance door.
Opening it up a Police officer greeted him.
" In violation with the Laws set by the supreme Council , you are herby under arrest." did the police officer blurt out before the Boy could even greet him.
" May i ask what i have done , officer? " did the boy aks rather dumbfounded.
" Dont play dumb kid." did a harsh voice reach him.
Getting frustrated and shifting his body slightly he could see 2 sets of green circles glowing in the dark behind the officer.
Carefully accesing the situation the boy tried again.
" I am sorry officer but i just moved here yesterday and im not even from this country , so what did i do wrong?" did the boy ask pleadingly.
" What ? Kid ive heared better excuses then that one before."
" Officer i am very sorry to hear that , but this is the truth i just came from Oedgen land."
" .... Wait here and dont dare to move." did the officer say as he turned around and went to his car.
Hearing a few whispered words coming from the communication device the police used and from the officer himself the boy stood there rather calmly.
Coming back the officer said a single thing to him.
" Never , i repeat NEVER take ur watch off." with those words he turned around and those green orbs dissapeared as a loud sound of metal was hearable.
Watching the police car vanish as it rode down the street the boy looked puzzled.
Returning to the living room he put on the watch.
" Barring-san , my humblest appologies , but would you mind explaining all this to me?" did the Boy ask the girl still waiting for him.
She was rather amused with the whole situation.
" This Watch , surpressed the magic after 7pm. Thats why the officer came by if it gets removed after that time a singal gets emitted and it alarms the Police." did she calmly explain.
" Magic ? Like pulling rabbits out of a Hat?" did he reply.
She stood up and was about to leave.
" Mocking me isnt going to help you know." was her annoyed voice reaching him.
" I didnt mean to mock you , Barring-san , but Magic we arent Elves you know."
" Are you stupid or what?"
" Now calling me stupid defeats the purpose of this conversation in whole , dont you think Barring-san."
" Okay now listen you creepy blockhead , first you dont know @$#% , then your hair style really makes me feel anxious and last you talk weird." did she throw at him.
" I am verry sorry , but since i have only stuided the language for a few days maybe it doesnt sound pleasureable to your ears , but ..."
" A few days my #$% nobody could speak a language that fast in a short period of time."
" I am from Oedgen Land , Barring-san and i have just studied the language for a short period of time. I came here yesterday. If u dont believe me i will get my answers from somewhere else. So may i ask you to leave this house. "
She left after this dispute and he was brooding for a while after the calamity which just happend.
Not getting anywhere and not yet having a internet connection established in this house he just moved in he went for another jog.
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The Next day after his morning routine which included breakfast , a jog , some cleaning and a shower among other things he just locked the door to the house.
Turning towards the street and heading towards the shool the door of the neighbours house just openend.
" Tsk " did he hear from the girl which just locked the door behind her.
She turned around and walked off without saying anything more.
The last sight he caught off her was a large wooden case she was carrying with her shool bag.
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Arriving in his classroom he sat down at the seat he claimed as his yesterday.
It was 8.30 and the shool would begin in about 30 mins.
Being all alone due to arriving early he went over yesterdays notes.
A few minutes later the students arrived.
The teacher arrived on time and the studying process went underway.
15 mins after the teacher came the door in the back opened slightly and a girl came inside unnoticed.
The boy gave a quick scan to his surroundings and found not a single seat unoccupied that was filled yesterday.
Inching her way closer in a crouched position , so the teacher wouldnt see her , she came towards him.
Taking the seat besides him she sat down and exhaled in a way that clearly displayed " Puuuhhh , i made it "
This made the boy smile a little.
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During first break while he was sorting through his note of today and yesterday the girl besides him grabbed the stash of unsorted documents.
" Thanks dude, i need the stuff from yesterday" she said while smiling.
" I am sorry but i dont think you will be able to read it ..." did the boy say.
" Ahh cmon ur hand writing cant be that bad" did she reply with another smile on her face.
She put up a stash of papers besides his and held a pen while she started to read the contents of the documents .
" WHAT THE poke IS THIS?" did she yell out in the classroom.
" Exuse me , but as i said u arent able to read it."
The center of attention shifted towards the back where the duo was seated.
Grabbing back his papers he calmly sorted through them.
Feeling the papers being snatched from his hands again he looked up.
Elena Barring took it from him this time.
" You wont be able to read it either" did he say in a defiant tone.
" Okay now what are these weird things on this paper , interwoven circles half trinagles a weird P ??? " did she ask.
" Oerdinger letters."was his angry reply.
" Letters ... i see ... " she flung them into the air " Seriously dude screw you and your mocking" did she say in voice filled with anger.
The papers landed on the ground and Rico picked them up.
SHe was still standing infront of his desk.
" Can i help you with anything else?" did he ask in a voice which let out the hostile intent he clearly tried to hide.
" No , certainly a piece of trash like yourself wouldnt be able to help me at all." die Elena say mockingly.
Taking in a deep breath and exhaling he calmed his anger.
" Ohoo , now even afraid to talk back ? I should have known you were a scaredy cat."
Standing up calmly the chair made a scraping sound as he slid it back.
" Inrash da Nar Drakash. This attack i will not tolerate. In my native language which is Oerdingish you Birdbrain , study some geography . Oh i see u cant read .... oh im sorry at the level you r speaking i should have known. Should i , a foreigner , help you in your own language a little ?"
" You little ..." did she say as the teacher came in.
" Whats all this about ? Barring-san leave the transfer student alone. Now for our leasson today we need to head to the gym so girls go ahead and change in the classroom the boys have their lockers go change their at the gym in 10 minutes." did the teacher say with a voice full of authority.
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As soon as we arrived at the locker room all of the boys cheered up and let out significant laughter.
A few were tapping Ricos back or gave him a thumbs up.
Not so sure what all of this was about he went for the teacher.
" Sensei , i dont ahve any exercise clothes with me is that going to be a problem?" did Rico ask the Teacher which was in his early 30s.
" Ahh ur the transfer student. Okay listen touch ur watch and think about exercise clothes which are comfortable for u."
Being raised to be obedient to persons of respect Rico did so while being a little wary of the situation.
Alas while he did so his clothes changed shape and became a perfect replica considering comfortability of his track suit at home but the colors were off.
They were the green and blue everyone around him was wearing.
Looking at the teacher with a surprised look the teacher just smiled at him an motioned for him to follow the other students.
Arriving in the Gym there was one thing that caught Ricos interest everybody had a Wooden case of different length and width somewhere about them.
Even the teacher had a case like that which towered about 1 foot above his own height but it was very thin.
The girls arrived a little later and they also were carrying those cases.
" QUIET " did the teacher shout , instantly all of the conversations ended " Now unlock your seals."
Rico looked around and saw his classmates touching their watch and slide their fingers up towards their elbows.
A clicking sound could be heard and the cases opened up.
All of them were holding staves off different length and width now.
Some with ornamental Heads others with a crystal on top.
Some made from wood others what looked like stone.
Nonetheless all were Staves.
" Now warming up time" did the teacher shout.
Not knowing what was going on i went over to him
" Sensei , i dont have something like that , what am i supposed to do?" did he want to know.
" Oh yeah , uhm , give me a second please." he said while turning around.
Holding his wrist to his ear he was speaking with somebody.
Being kind of isolated Rico started to look around.
The students were swinging their Staves around.
Rubbing his eyes Rico gaped in surprise.
He could see the air flicker when the Students move their eyes.
Rubbing his eyes again he glanced another time.
Again there was the flicker.
Rubbing his eyes again the teacher started to speak.
" Larnard-san , please follow me. To the OTHERS behave ill be right back" the last part was shouted towards the rest of the class.
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Walking along a corridor of the shool we arrived at the Chairmans office.
Sensei knocked on the door and someone welcomed us in.
A girl sat behind the desk of the Chairman.
The room was brightly illuminated and didnt have any decoration adorning it.
Only the heavy Oaken Desk with its fine linings was situated in it.
She was wearing a Black uniform with red embroiderie around the cuffs of her sleeve.
Bearing a smile on her face she couldnt be older then 17 the same age Rico was but due to the bow from Sensei Rico knew this was the real Chairman of this shool.
Having long Golden hair and Blue eyes she was a beauty to behold but what caught Ricos interest were the ears.
" Excuse me , Madame , but may i inquire if u are an Elv? " did Rico ask nonchalantly.
" Haha , definetly you are from Oedgen Land , well certainly i am an Elv . Now to a more serious topic , you are aware of the events 500 years ago correct?" did the Chairman ask.
Nodding my head she continiued.
" Very well , due to the influence of us or the Portal Humans have gained the ability to cast magic. Even People at the other side of the world like you from Oedgen Land have gained that ability , this shool is for training those abilitys. Your father has informed us you have no knowledge of hardly any of this. If i may say ur father is quite a sly fox , since he enrolled you here , but that is another topic. Now for the real reason why you are here. Put ur hand in this box. Dont worry it will analyze ur blood in order to make a Staff appropriate for you. Then you can continiue your lesson." did the Elv say.
Without any doubt he put his hands in the Machine.
The machine was made out of a Plastic like material and had a greyish color.
A smoof surface and a Cube like form where its most redeeming features.
" Impressive you just put your hand in there without asking any questions. Different cultures i take it? " did the Chairman ask.
" I am very sorry , but i dont understand why this is so strange? " did Rico reply.
" Lets just leave it at that for now . Ahh your father informed us that you only started to learn this language a few days ago , for that it seems quite good i must say."
" I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this pleaseant evaluation , but it is only my verbal grasp of the language that is good. The letters are very strange for me and i prioritized in the verbal part so i wouldnt gather too much attention not knowing how to speak."
" Larnard-San please dont speak so formally with me , i am the same age as you." did she offer him kindly.
" I have to excuse myself again , due to various reasons i could only acquire this speech pattern the newest language 'trends' are not in my reach yet"
" Truly admirable that you can openly speak about your weaknesses like that. It almost seems to me like you are of another race not me."
Rico had an almost unnoticable jolt going through his body.
Nonetheless the sharp eyes of an Elv caught the momentary jolt.
" Also very impressive that you could directly surpress the pain from the needle piercing your skin and Bone in your hand. Let me explain we need Blood as well as a grain of your Bone structure to determine the Magic you are able to use as well as the power you have. We need to know the type of Magic as well as its power to understand the material of which ur Staff is made out off and the form. The box should release you any moment." as she finished her explanation Rico pulled his hand out of the box.
Examining his hand there was a little hole in the middle of it.
No blood was oozing out and there was no pain.
Only the little hole reminded him of the procedure he just underwent.
" Now let me see what you are made out off Lernard-San." did the Elven girl infront of him say with dreamy eyes.
First she drew her brows close together almost looking angry , then she raised them up almost as if staring in disbelieve then she returned to the normal gaze she had.
" Well this will be interesting ....." did she mutter.
Rico almost missed it as she spoke very quietly.
She gave him a piece of wood which had a indescriabable shape with a rough surface.
" Put it over our watch and slide it towards your elbow Larnard-San." did she say half smiling.
Rico did as he was told.
At first the Block of wood felt cool at the touch then it started to feel incredibly hot.
The rough surface changed into a smooth one.
Reshaping itself it was easy to grab now with one hand.
Extending onward and onward it stopped ways over his own height.
" This is a Asheborn Staff , the wood is from my Planet and nobody has ever made it to cultivate these plants on this planet. It is very rare among humans to have ever seen Wood like this. The crystal on the Staff is even knew to me , maybe you should get an appraisal from a tinker in your class or a senpai of yours. Now Larnard-san i truly welcome you to Brahms Academy i hope for honourable fights and alot of Knowledge for you." did she say while sending Rico back to the gym.
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Still puzzeling over the whole situation he read through the note the Chairman gave him.
On this note there was described what he should do if he needs any Information about the shool or its teaching content.
There was only a single sentence written on the peace of paper.
'Ask your watch'
Touching it and thinking about the usage off the Staff in his hands a flood of pictures invaded his left eye.
Uncountable Stances , motions and Commands were displayed before him.
Not so sure about all of this he just flung the doors open to the Gym.
Clapping his hand the teacher made everyone pause in the Gym.
" Larnard-san how was it ?" did the teacher say smiling.
" It was a Eye opening ... Experience Sensei ..." did Rico say.
" Now my precious Students i am proud to tell you that this Person Larnard-san is a Oedgen Land resident. He has never come into contact with a Elv before today and had now knowledge of Magic. The Chairman even told me that he aquiered the language only a few days ago. So dont be too rough on him." did the Teacher shout throughout the Gym.
" Yes " was heard reveberating throughout the hall.
" Now lets see what a Oedgen citizen can do , shall we. Barring-san come over here and sparr with him." did the Teacher command.
She came over with a rather bad mood.
" Well lets see what you are made out off T-r-a-s-h" did she whisper towards Rico.
" I thought u atleast were honourable enough to ask for forgiveness , to my utter surprise i was wrong." Rico replied.
" Ask ... for ... forgiveness .... " her face became red at the sentence and her eyes were filled with rage " I will wipe the floor with you."
" Sensei , ive read everything is allowed in these spars , besides killing , correct?" Rico asked the teacher calmly.
" That is correct , so now then lets beginn "
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Twirling the staff around in fluid motions and holding it on the same level as his Chest Rico gave the watch the command for Lightning.
"......" nothing happend.
Letting go of the staff with one hand he touched the watch and gathered more input on how to use magic.
" Was that Lightning? Alone from the Black colour of your Staff i know you cant use lightning , Trash , this is what a lighnting wielder can do! " Elena said out loud.
She did the same movements as Rico before , but a arc of lightning came from the staff and made its way towards Rico.
Jumping back a incredible distance he evaded the strike.
Looking at her Staff the color was dark Yellow .
Getting the idea from her he touched the Watch and entered the command of 'Black Staff'
He got a overview what color could procure what.
" Tsk " did he made a clicking sound with his tongue.
Holding his Staff with the tip pointing downwards he circled it on the spot and murmerd the command words.
" Ohoo , the trash learned how to use magic , too bad that black users have to say it out loud and cant mind command it." did Elena mock Rico.
" Draka olumine krash Drisnack niras bilak Inrash!" did Rico shout out loud.
Everyone was puzzled at the unfamiliar words , he was saying the commands in Oedgen language.
A black mist appeared at his feet where he was swirling his staff.
" Even though you said it in another language everyone knows that Black magic users can only procure 1 type of feat. Unlike me and ALL others you arent adaptable to situations."
Using different motions then before , this time she was pointing her Staff towards Rico at the end.
Ozon could be smelled all around the Gym.
The Air was pulsing with electricity.
" Barring-san , STOP this instant do you want to kill a Novice?" did the teacher shout as he was trying to procure a Shield ontop of Rico.
He wasnt fast enough as a Pure orb of electricity made its way towards Rico.
' Oh SHIT ' did Rico think and thrust up his Staff infront of him hoping to block of the attack somehow.
Inches from his face a cracking sound could be heard from Ricos feet.
A pirecing screech followed after that.
After this a defeaning explosion was audiable ripping the floor open and flinging the pieces of debris around like a bar of dynamite exploding under a huge chunk of Rock.
The dust cleared and the teacher was about to make a desperate call for the medics until he held his breath in surprise.
Not only was Rico mostly unharmed , only a few scratches due to flying pieces of Wood , but Elena was also lying on the floor several paces away from her original postion with minor wounds.
" ... What just happend ..." did the teacher ask himself.