Cecil did what any sane person would normally do.
He realised that he couldn't swim.
How did he last 3 minutes in frigid water?
Who knows?
Cecil thrashed and flailed for a while until he reached the shore.
He dressed and got the fuck away.
Rank 2 and 3
Snow Frozone & Amber Scarlan
or the phoenix duo.
They are something like cousins.
Their combined level was almost 500.
That's actually just useless trivia, a real level 500 could probably crash the entire Academy in less than 10 strikes.
And they have a strong background, so making Cecil disappear was very easy for either one.
Cecil slammed into the door of the Alchemy lab.
"Velhana. Don't break the door."
Professor Eclessia spoke calmly from the other side.
"I guess you levelled up?"
Cecil opened the door and entered the Lab.
It looked cleaner than half an hour ago, the smell of Cobalt strong in the air.
"Yes, I'm Level 32 now, professor."
Cecil tried, but his voice came higher pitched than he wanted it to.
"Well then. That's about it for today."
Professor Eclessia stood up. Dark hair and eyes turned back at him.
"I don't think you need these extra classes anymore."
She checked her wristwatch.
"It's getting late. You should get going."
Time to check my persuation skills.
"But... I actually liked these, professor."
She didn't expect that.
"No student. And I mean no student likes extra classes, Velhana."
Her voice gained sharpness. Lesser than usual.
"I think I do."
He sounded genuine.
"Velhana. You're either eager to be a teacher's pet, or just a nerd."
"But, I just like your lessons."
Cecil's voice wavered ever so slightly.
Professor Eclessia sighed.
"Sure you do."
"So, does it mean that—"
"Yeah. I'm going to end the entire syllabus in a few weeks."
His persuation works.
Good to know.
"Thank you prof—"
"Try to figure out what your daggers do. The trick. Good night, Velhana."
With that, she disappeared.
And left a Cobalt statue of herself in place.
"I never understood why they do that."
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10:54
Cecil reached the non binder dorms.
The receptionist was changing shifts with an old man.
"Oh look, that's the student who awakened today."
The old man turned his head when the receptionist said that.
"Es ist unhöflich, über Menschen so zu sprechen. Hallo. You're back from your extra classes early."
The old man spoke quietly and calmly in his (not so light) German acsent.
"Yes."
Cecil ran up the stairs, and immediately slowed down after the first step.
The stairs cracked.
I Guess I can only control my speed.
Cecil could technically kick the whole building down.
The Binder security guard would probably shoot him, but he felt like he could.
Floor 25
Utter dark
Floor 26
Utter dark
Floor 27
Utter dark
Guess this was the only memory he will have about this place.
Cecil turned on his room's light, and left the hallway dark.
10:58
Cecil set an alarm for 11:30 and laid down on his bed. As gently as he could.
It would be bad if he has to pay for a broken bed.
God forbid people finding out that his bed broke at 11 in the night.
Well, the bed looks like it is holding up.
Time to catch some zs. Gym was tiring.
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*knock*
*knock*
Z
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*knock*
*knock*
*knock*
Z
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*BANG*
"SH- coming!"
11:25
Cecil scrambled to his feet, and rushed to the door.
In front of him was one of the clerks in the building, holding three boxes stacked together.
"You're S-sesil Ve-"
"Yeah. Ratash smitheries I assume?"
The clerk handed him the boxes, and left immediately, and Cecil noticed that the hall lights of his and the floor below were on.
All the three boxes were of different weights, and Cecil put them on the ground.
He opened the medium heavy box first.
His mind was immediately filled with an energetic voice.
Scree~
Red Rager sounded angry and excited at the same time.
The blade was slightly longer, and curved.
It kind of looked like a sickle, but a saber would be a better word.
Red Rager hit Cecil's forehead with its handle a few times.
"Ow- don't be mad, you'll see some action soon."
Red Rager calmed down immediately...
...Then began flying around the room at breakneck speeds.
Cecil opened the lightest box next.
A thin blade, like a needle, the cross guard curving downwards slightly on one side and upwards on the other. Like a wave.
SKRREEEE——
Blue Blitz was just energetic.
The red and blue daggers flied around the room, and the ceiling fan just gave up.
So now Cecil had a saber and a rapier.
What would Green Guardian be?
A broadsword?
Cecil extended both his hands, and the flying daggers shot to his hands.
The heaviest remained, and Cecil cut the box into 4.
Green Guardian looked wierd.
It looked like a meat cleaver.
It was heavy, so Guess it could be used as a better cannon ball.
The Blade was much larger too, so that It could do the one thing it was supposed to do.
Block shit.
Hummmmm...
Green Guardian sounded Deeper than Cecil.
And then all three of them began flying all over the place.
[Sentience- Infant Weapon Spirit]
Guess that's why all of them act like that. They are technically children.
"Wait... Can you guys turn into humans?"
All the three stopped, and their tips pointed strangely at Cecil.
They felt confused.
And then hovered close to Cecil, apparently communicating between themselves.
Cecil Waited for them to finish.
Then all three Daggers suddenly stood(floated?) upright.
And three small and featureless humanoids, no larger than Cecil's palm, formed in front of the Daggers.
One red. One blue. One green.
Damn.
*Knock*
Damn.
Cecil stored all the three Daggers and opened the door.
"Hey."
Maria Tevor, Just a classmate.
Wierd how she's visiting him at 11:30 in the night.
"Heard you Binded with Mana. Thought I'd give you this before you get out of here."
She handed Cecil a bar of chocolate.
"T...hanks?"
"Well. I'll be going. Good night, C."
The floors were still dark and Cecil flashed his phone flashlight as she climbed up the floors.
Maybe the empty floors were not the only memory he will have about this place.