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Well, that was a little bit embarassing. So, if she had heard all of their conversation while she was unconcious, she would have all sorts of things to tease him with. That wasn't exactly a comforting thought, but it did give him a little bit of relief for some reason. He was sure when Sheryl was feeling better he would hear more of her opinion and thoughts on the matter. She seemed to have fun teasing him.

Even as a Psyharden, Seiji could still feel the terrible amount of energy that seemed to erupt from the lake. It was hard not to feel it, it almost gave a certain pressure against him. He was sure whatever was going on, that energy could not have been a good thing. He let the twins continue on their conversation, wondering what it might have been. When Ranka began to move, his eyes immediately moved to face her.

As he searched her eyes, Seiji felt her hand upon his cheek, still searching for some sign of what she was going to do. Her actions surprised him, it wasn't something he would have ever thought Ranka would do, not yet anyway. As she rose and moved to leave him behind, Seiji's fingers touched to where her cold lips has kissed. He hadn't imagined it. He had felt the coolness of her skin there. His eyes lingered at the place she disappeared, until Sheryl spoke.

Ranka's absence made the situation of the academy suddenly return to his mind. That overbearing energy, that's what that was. Someone at the lake, Ranka had mentioned it before. The person behind this attack was there, likely the source of the pressure he was feeling. He felt so useless, locked up here in the cafeteria like livestock. "I see." Seiji replied simply. His eyes moved to Sheryl, wondering how she managed so much in her condition. "...I hope they take care of it." He added, unsure of what was going on. "I don't think I'll be able to stay here much longer. Or any of us for that matter."

Incentive to. Then that meant whatever Ranka had gone to do, someone was going to lose their life. With Sheryl having to focus on herself, things could get very complicated. Who was all over at the lake? He didn't know many people here anyway, in truth aside from Ranka and Sheryl, he really couldn't tell anyone's name. Oh, there had been the wraith from before, but that was all. Everyone else was more or less still a stranger to him. Either way, he was hoping they would deal with the attacker soon.

"I'm not sure. I don't feel any different." Seiji answered. He could understand Sheryl's logic in that. Not only would a panic in the cafeteria be a hassle to deal with, but for someone such as herself it would be even more difficult. He only hoped it wouldn't come to anything like that. "Regardless of what happens, I'm sure we'll be safe. I would think most of the students would flee if any danger comes near this place. Sedative or not." He had a hard time believing that the students would simply stand around and watch if that great energy came toward the cafeteria.

Seiji's eyes stayed on Sheryl, still processing what she was saying. Would it really be that simple? Just wait for her to come back. It sounded easy enough, but just waiting could be more tiring than actually doing something. "Of course..." Seiji looked as if he wanted to say more but didn't. He'd be there for Ranka no matter the situation. His eyes looking to her hand, Seiji moved closer, reaching out as well. "Thank you." He said, his thoughts still a jumble. "I'll take care of her as best I can."

(( Hahaha, we'll see. ^_^ )) Sheryl nodded, that was good. She'd rather be able to talk to him without any effects from the nurse. Sighing, she closed her eyes and tuned her senses more to what was happening at the lake, needing to only take a moment. "True. Though... Perhaps the situation will resolve quickly." She murmured softly, smiling softly as he moved closer. She took his hand and shook it, her grip surprisingly firm despite her current state of being. "You better. I'll beat the tar out of you if you don't." She chuckled, giving his hand another, gentler squeeze as she raised her eyes. The seal on her chest glowed faintly, closing bother her eyes as she listened. Understood.

Her expression brightened a bit, not seeming to care as the ground shook violently, not really having to worry bout that getting down considering how she was sitting. "Hmm.... I suspect she'll be back somewhat soon. Give her...... ten minutes at most." She mused, observing as everyone did as the head master told. She was rather calm amongst this, her own worries slipping away.

((I must sleep after this lol))



"Look what you did, haha! You managed to kill off someone else important to you. Wow, sucks to be you, huh? So what now Elly? You're just going to kill me along with yourself? You have to know that you won't get out of this alive, that is, if you manage to kill me..." Obidel cawed out of his nasty, ccrow like mouth. Elly wanted to throw up, but not only because of him hiself, but because her energy was being drained from her, the light she was using, the darkness that was becoming more and more unstable. Not only that, but that b*****d Obidel was morphing into something of darkness.

So this was it huh... she had to fight... and she had to go out of control... Well at least it was a fun way to die, unstable elemental on the loose. Great kid, cursed powers. Elly sighed and used her light to make those arrows again as Obidel turned into some sort of darkness monster, a hundred times bigger than it had to be. Elly ran towards it, the monster now throwing darkness at her and creating fast orbs that followed her. Elly had to run and dodge, getting hurt and not being able to heal herself for everything was being held back as to not hurt the others. Light wasn't cutting it. In fact, the light was starting to hurt herself so there was only one thing she could do, numb it up. And what better way than to numb it up with darkness.

She let her light go and started to use darkness. She used the in cantations that made her loose control from before and she let it grow unstable. The black that was misty glew more solid and then spread to her arms and then upa nd down her neck and into her eyes, black and white again like when possessed. A screech issued out of her mouth and wins formed on her back. they were more bat like than angel and instead of focusing on Obidel, she was more or less trying to break through the orb, blasting darkness left and right. the Obidel monster, though more controled than Elly was, issued the first attack which was not wise for Elly ripped him appart, litterally, and smashed him into the soul of the orb. Not. Good. the orb started to shake, like a ball on the tip of a hill and then loosing its balance. Soemthing in Elly was saying to control it, but the darkness was knocking her unconscious more and more.

Elly felt herself in that floaty place again but anywhere she looked, she couldn't find anything. No one was there, was it her turn to choose what to do? Once this came up, two paths were chosen. One was yellow and the other white. She knew what this meant. The white was swirled with black, but it shone brighter than the sun itself and she knew that it was destiny. "Sorry Atlas... but I don't think i'm cut out to live anymore..." she said to herself and finally she was able to set foot in the room she was in and walk towards the white and black. Suddenly, she was awake and in control of her power. Obidels dead body was there in peaces andher hands in a bloody mess. The darkness subsidded in her, but her arm was practically torn off and her side had a big gash, bleeding out of it. Elly sighed and started to chuckle a bit, wincing at the pain. So this is what pain feels like? Well it wasn't pleasant. the only good hand could hardly move too and Elly knew it was the end. she used what little energy she had and walked/hobbled into the soul of the orb, a big flash happened and a rumbling boom also occured. It seemed like only a second but from outside of it, anyone could tell it was like she was bombed 100 times over.


Atlas smiled and laughed as Tristan was getting used to having a second chance. He turned his gaze back to the dome, wondering when Elly was going to come out. 'Soon... very soon.... yup... Elly where are you.... don't take your time...' No, something wasn't right here... Atlas got up and walked over to the barrier he put up. He was about to go into it when the rumble happened. "No... NO! ELLY WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!!? THAT WASN'T.... NNNOOO!!!" Atlas shouted, the blast not taking place even more. Atlas phased through the barrier, him the only person able to right now, and he ran in to stop Elly, the radiation blasting him back at his own barrier, not knockin him out but hitting it to the point where blood started to drip from his head. The didn't stop hikm for her got up again, the light and black swirling and blending into nothingness, the white light, being stray, cancelled out the bad, which was blackness.

Atlas ran at full speed through nothing to try and find Elly. "Elly!! EELLLLYYYY! ANSWER ME YOU FOOLISH GIRL!!!" he called out, expecting to hear something. He concentrated but couldnt find her. Did she teleport away... no, her presence was still there but it was... fading?! Atlas knew where she was and he ran to her, the pool of blood issuing from her and it was splattered down there. finally there she was, an unmoving girl on the ground with a pool of blood and the only power he didn't possess was healing, the only thing he couldn't do, he felt hopeless.

He knelt down and wanted to move her over, but was afraid that if she were alive, he'd kill her. Shaking hand were now visible and he felt pain in him. He was always the calm and cool level headed heatmaster that didn't do anything other than joke around a lot. But he couldn't even talk now. "...guys....h-hey... E-Elly, wake up... g-guys... GUYS! he said softly, his voice crackling and then he boomed it out to the group he was just with. They needed to save Elly, she was dying.

Seiji still didn't really have a clue as to what was going on. Sheryl seemed to understand more than he did. Which was only natural. Despite her battered form, she still probably had more contact with the world beyond the cafeteria. He still felt frusterated, unable to do anything from here. It was difficult for him to simply sit around and wait. He always took some sort of action in scenarios like this. It almost annoyed him being forced to stay here. Though in the end, it wasn't like he could really do much else.

Seiji sighed, letting his hand drift from Sheryl's thankful that she was offering some sort of sympathy, or rather understanding. After all, they were sisters, she probably felt stronger about the whole thing than he did. He nodded in responbue, his lips turning upward into a light smile at her comment. Seiji wasn't an almighty being or even someone of great strength, but he did his best to keep his word. He could do that much to the best of his ability.

Seiji felt himself growing more anxious by the minute. How much longer would they be stuck there? He exhaled, about to stand when the ground shook, causing him to stumble forward. Reaching out with both hands, Seiji stopped himself from falling, looking about the cafeteria. Most of the students were fine, some had fallen, a few cried out as they fell. Most of them were in shock from the sudden movement, unsure of what was going on. Seiji looked to Sheryl, who seemed to be busy with something. What was going on? His eyes looked to the direction of the lake. Something was happened. Seiji cursed himself for feeling so useless.

(( Jeeez, everyone's just dropping like flies. xD ))

Tristan... no wait... Was that his name still? He felt Ranka's voice resound in his head, telling him all he would need to know about his new form. Interesting, he'd have to practice with his powers immediately. He could now sense the overwhelming darkness and battle that was raging inside the barrier, looking down to Vira who straightened up. Now was not the time to be too emotional, they had to focus. He felt his nerves were stretched at this point, taking all of what had happened to him rather well. Though, it probably helped that his mind was elsewhere focusing on other things. On the first person he would and had given his life for. Come on Elly...

At the explosion he felt as if his stomach had fallen out of his body, the swelling darkness subsiding to a very weak signature, the other one gone. Breaking into a run, he didn't even think of anything else. Vira was right at his heels though, her nerves basically shot at this point. Now it was his turn to be afraid, following after Atlas as he saw him find the girl that he had to keep alive. He would not accept this ending. He almost seemed to slide along the ground as he arrived at her side, taking her one good hand. "This is not the point of giving my life for you. Come on Elly!" He felt electricity spark between his fingers, about to reach his hand forward when he felt someone jerk it back.

Ranka appeared right as her sister left without a word, hugging Seiji tightly from behind. Her face she hid in his back, surprisingly calm though that wasn't how she felt. "I... I didn't want to separate them.... I almost didn't... " She forced herself to be quiet, her hands clinging as they shook. Another was on the brink, now the girl. She couldn't tweak the Elder's a second time this day. She knew what the cost would be and she couldn't do it. Save her Sheryl... I know you can.

Sheryl narrowed her eyes, snatching away the boys hand as she grimaced at how her crushed leg hated the fact she had moved and now had no support. "MOVE!" She snapped, not caring that she had begun to bleed again. She would be fine. This girl on the other hand. Narrowing her eyes, she held out both hands, feeling for the life energy that flowed through everything, stealing some from the grass since Elly's was so weak.

Her blue eye flared to life as did her seal, a bright golden light swirling around her hands and then over the wounds, knitting together tissue at a much more rapid pace than she could her own. She took care of the gash first, the blood that was soaking into the ground now running in the opposite direction, instead flowing back into the wound. "Hey Atlas, think you'll be hiring any Healer's any time soon?" She asked with a faint smirk, yet her expression remained one of utmost concentration. The wound in her side began to glow on it's own, rapidly healing itself as she turned her attention to this missing arm.

First I have to make a new body, now this. I should get paid. Her brows furrowed, the bone beginning to regrow first, slices of it reforming into the proper shape. After that came the nerves and blood vessels, winding and rushing down the bone as flesh began to form. It was almost a work of art how the pieces just seemed to grow from what was there. Coughing, she winced herself, ignoring her own wounds. At one point she seemed to move her fingers as if she were manipulating wires or something, simply making necessary connections as they needed to come. At this point, Elly wouldn't be feeling the pain. She'd only feel a tingling sensation that was almost akin to the sensation of stepping into a nice hot spring.

Taking a deep breath, the arm would be done soon, skin starting to appear, the gash in her side completely healed. "She'll be fine in a few more minutes. I do not recommend her moving about too much for the next day just to be safe. She'll feel perfectly fine, but have the Nurse keep an eye on her. She should definitely not use her powers. Tristan, or... well.. Malachi, I'm trusting you to ensure this." She murmured so they could all hear, raising her eyes. It was clear this was a major strain for her, planning on a long nap after this.

Vira was crouched at Elly's head, closer to Jareth as she grimaced. She had to not cry. She had to. No one else was, and she had already shed too many tears. She sat there as still as stone, raising her eyes only to look at Tristan, taking note of his expression. If he wasn't so worried, he'd be shouting at her. Which was understandable. He had already died for her once, and now she was where he had been a while before. This girl was fantastic at what she did, her golden eyes following the swift movements and what she was doing. If it weren't her friend being the one worked on, she would have been fascinated to watch everything knitting back together.

But it worried her, she saw the gaping hole in the girls side and how her leg was severely broken. She formed a barrier of ice around the wound, at least containing the blood she was losing by a bit. It was something she could do.

Drifting, floating, skimming, swirling. What was happening? First it was Elly being snuffed out like a candles flame with wet finger tips and then the next moment the candle flame was being guarded so it could have room to grow. Elly was definately on the brink of death and in her dream she was having, she was smiling and laughing for she was a kid again, playing with Bobby. The dream grew to her age, growing with her and Bobby was still there. It was as thought time had skipped faster and faster, Bobby turning into a handsome young man and Elly into how she was now. he had graduated from Estelle Academy and was going on to the city along with a girlfriend to become guardians. It was a rather joyous dream, but it was instantly ruined, but not in a bad way. No. It was good for Elly not only didn't feel any pain, but she heard voices of people whom she grew to love. She was slowly regaining her consciousness, but she was so very tired and her eyes wouldn't open. Groans issued as she tried to to turn, but she felt restrictions and some pain and decided it was for the best not to move

It was then that she heard a voice in her head and it frightened her, at first, but it wasn't Obidels voice this time but... Bobby's? No it couldn't have been, but it was.. "Elly you have done well in taking on revenge for me. I love you, my sister, for doing that but if I could, I would hit you for being selfish like this. Atlas has helped you and your friend Tristan with your lives and Vira almost lost control over you. The two sisters have been doing things they should not be; everyone risking their lives for your neck. You yourself should remember that you must not rely on others to help you like this for if you want to protect them, you need to do things right." "Yes brother, you are right. I should have thought more and had my darkness in control more. I... I am sorry...." "Oh Elly I know and I forgive you. I wish I were able to protect you more, if only i were stronger then rather than now... but these things have happened and no one can change that. Atlas is a time traveler, yes, but you must know that he cannot change the future or past just because of us, that goes against his code. Nothing could have been done for us. I must bid you farewell, my dear sister. I will talk to you again someday. My spirit rests within you..." Bobby told her and as though he were really there, she felt a very cold sensation on her forehead, like a kiss.

Suddenly her eyes openes and she felt as though she were at the spa and regained health, but when she tried to sit up, she was forced back down by Atlas' hands and from stiffness in pain from moving. Everyone she knew was there; Vira, Ranka and her sister, Atlas, Zooger, Syon, Jareth, Mr. Smith and some of the students who were now being let out of the cafeteria. There was also someone new there whom Elly couldn't help but stare at. Something was telling her that she knew him, but from where? Was he a student that helped her.... no... it was someone she... Tristan? No it couldn't be; his solid form didn't look like that, even if he were in a shadowy state, he would look the same. But her heart was tugging towards Tristan and by looking deeply into his eyes and closing hers once and then reopening them, she could sense that it was him. "Tr-Tristan is that you?" she asked, still unsure. She unconsciously reached a hand out towards him as though she would know by touching him. There was so much she wanted to do, to say, especially thank him, if it was Tristan.


Atlas laughed and clasped Elly's hand which was the one that wasn't attached as of a few moments ago. he was beyond happy to see his Elly awake and alive as though she were sleeping. "Oh Elly! You amaze me yet make me so angry that I want to lock you away forever!! I hope you know that you are too bold for your years my Elly. Please do not move, rest for you need it very much so so that you can use your powers for your punishment" he told her smiling and winking at her in his sarcasm. Atlas got up and swiped the dust and dirt from his clothing, getting Zoogers attention and turning to his students. "Dear students and teachers a like. I, Atlas Shields, as your headmaster have something i must inform you all of. Unfortuanately you could not see what was happening, based on our protecting you, though im sure you have had some glimpse of it in short. A student here, Elly Meairna, encountered someone from her past who had a grudge against the school, myself, and Elly. Elly did what she could under my instruction to protect us from the creatures of the lake who were under the comand of the person Elly faced. Once safety was ensured by those who could do it, Elly persued the man and battled him almost loosing her life. I recommend that you do not follow in these steps until out of school, after you have perfected your powers and abilities. If this is a problem that could become real in the months or years to come, please do tell me for you could be risking your friends lives. And do thank Elly when she is better that she did in fact save your lives and prevented your minds from being maipulated into killing each other. That is all," Atlas said in his magically booming voice and then told Zooger as well as other teachers to get the students back to their dorms. Atlas then found the secretary and started to talk to her about how to hush up the hype of what just occured.