Tales Of Earthem: P.O.T.S

Verse 5-Admissions in, Welcome to the Academy

The kids and the little tiger that followed them finally made it to the entrance door where a rather short man stood with another very tall man both dressed in golden armor from head to toe guarding the front of the doors. The kids approached the two men who then began to speak,” Last admissions “ “Yes last admissions it seems” the two of them spoke in a fast rhythmic pattern “Yes we need to go through were students, move out are way” Tristine said whilst she tried to walk past them, “no no no no no” the two guards said together. Their axes dropped in front of the two kids who jumped back in shock, then the little one said “ Rude you are, ask our names then you may pass” Tristine sighed and was left with no option but to cooperate , “what…..is…your…name” she said with a strong tone in her voice, the little one said “Big Ben” then the tall one said “little Pete” “ We are the twin guards from knighthoods keep “ they both spoke together , Jyro and Tristine looked at one another dumbfounded “are you two serious “ Jyro asked “ Yes very serious aint that right ben”, “ ahhh yes serious we are just look at our axes, only serious people get axes Pete”, Tristine took a deep breath then suddenly came up with an idea” stand back Jyro these two knuckleheads do this all the time when the doors close, come here Sebastian” she said ,the little tiger walked towards her and hopped onto her arm“ Oh The gods, what in the world is that Pete” the tall one said referring to the tiger ,Sebastian then growled at the two guards “aaaaaah get it away get it away “ “ this is an outrage miss, you’ve crossed the lines this time to…to go as far as to summon this demon from the depths of hell” as the two guards jumped and screeched in fear Sebastian simply sat there in front of them watching the two react absurdly, “ he won’t bite y..” said Jyro “ shhhh “ Tristine said as she cut Jyro short “ I know how to deal with these idiots leave it to me …… ahem yes I brought this beast here and on my command he will annihilate you both so I suggest you open the doors at once” said the young lady in a pompous manner” Alright then let’s take it easy now “yeah no need set the beast on us will open the doors” wait Pete really, that women might get angry if we let late comers in” the tall one said said, “aah ah ah ben your right I can’t balance who’s scarier that lady who told us to gaurd the gate or this beast”, the two men guarding the door mumbled amongst themselves whilst they wrecked their brains to come up with a solution, Tristine realizing their hesitance then screamed “ GO MY PET RIP THEM TO SHREDS” the two guards jumped back and hurried themselves into opening the gates “ Th..There you go Gate open”…b..bye now”, The young girls eyes gleamed with satisfaction as she flicked her blue hair and passed through the gate “ok take care now and thanks “the young girl said whilst blowing a kiss at them cheekily, Jyro simply stood there in amazement and came to realizing his female friend isn’t as innocent as she looks and can be quite frightening when she wants to get her own way.

They all entered the main halls where the marble floors where the first thing Jyro noticed walking in, they had a peculiar feel on Jyros boots and the young boy felt as if he had entered a very special place. Jyro looked above him and saw an enormous chandelier dangling above, glazed in distinct fine crystals, them with various pictures all around the walls, the boy didn’t know if he had entered a school or a royal building as his surroundings were all very expensive looking. Now there where 3 hallways, one in front, one on the left and one on the right and each hall way stretched far as Jyros eyes could see ,“Professor Kobis office is down the left hall keep walking straight and you’ll see it on the left it’s the last door , I’ve got to run now I’m already late as it is “Tristine then crouched down and rubbed Sebastian’s head “see you later little fella, and hope to see you around Jyro good luck” Tristine said hastily before she quickly darted away down the right hall.

Jyro and Sebastian made their way down the left hall, as they did so Jyro noticed the hall was very quiet as each step he took echoed down the spacious halls, dozens of pictures hung on the walls around him, all with incredibly long names that he’d probably won’t be able to pronounce, “Cedric William Alfred Gonstile….. Founder of the 4 winged order” read below one of the paintings, Jyro then remembered the type of place Jack had sent him, but didn’t feel any sort of peculiar presence or abnormality, in fact the place seemed more like a royal school then a place where Exorcists resided. Whilst he walked down the hall he begun to reflect on his journey, from everyday working on the farm fields to where he is now standing, about to embark on a new adventure and it’s all thanks to him meeting Jack. The young boy began re-reading the Note left by Jack and wondered if he’d see him again anytime soon pondering on all the things Jack had taught him and shown him. He finally made it to the end of the hall and approached the last door on the left, there was a sign on top that read Headmaster so he knocked for a few times then entered. The room was in a mess, Jyro could barely see the floor which was littered with papers and books lying all around the room, the room wasn’t as big as he’d expect it to be, especially considering it was supposedly the headmasters office and if he compared it to the outside halls of the building this room didn’t quite fit in terms of elegance. Jyro looked around the room for a few moments which appeared to be empty “is anyone here “he called out, he then begun to hear rustling through the stack of papers that polluted the desk, all of a sudden a man popped out from beneath the rubble. The man had a tired look on his face, he wore round framed glasses and had floppy dark hair, he got up stretched his arms then slouched back over the paper rubble “Erm excuse me sir are you Earnest Kobi by any chance my name is ….” Spoke the young boy who was cut short as the man yawned in an over the top way, he wiped his squinting eyes and scratched his scruffy hair, he had a look on him that suggested he hadn’t slept in a few days and judging from the smell in the room his hygiene was probably questionable as well. The man eventually gathered his bearings ,he straightened up his smart clothes then stared at Jyro who hadn’t moved an inch from the door he entered “ hmmmm” the man said as he squinted his eyes again and inspected Jyro, “you don’t look like my secretary your clearly to masculine for that…..although you do have a girly face so one can easily be misled, argh anyway where’s my coffee” he began rummaging through the various papers that flooded his desk “ and Where is that phone” he said to himself. Jyro had been meeting strange people throughout his day so by now he had already grasped on how to somewhat handle them by now, “ahem, MY names Jyro Thomas and I was sent to meet a man called Earnest Kobi my master Mr. Jack, do you know or have any idea where I can find him” Jyro continued on talking whilst the man simply looked at him and drunk his coffee that he eventually discovered beneath the stack of papers, “oh wait that’s right he did tell me you might know him as Jack Sterling” the boy said, “PFFFFFFFFT!” The man quickly spat his coffee out when he heard the name, “Jack Sterling? Your being serious Lightning Beast sent you here?” he said , “who in the world is Lightning Beast” the boy thought to himself ,Jyro then handed the letter to him that Jack had left and then gave him the golden medallion as well. The man brought out his reading glasses from his top pocket and scanned the letter intensely” Well I’ll be dammed” he said” He did send you didn’t he, well come here come here let me take a look at you” Jyro proceeded towards the man slowly as he was hesitant at what he meant by “taking a good look at him” , he moved in haste towards Jyro then picked up the boys two hands “ huh why are you wearing one glove ?” he asked, Jyros heart skipped as he quickly pulled his hands away “ I was told to find Mr Kobi do you know who or where he is or not“ Jyro persisted frustratingly “ you’re looking at him “ the man said with a smirk on his face. Mr kobi looked towards the door where he noticed Sebastian sitting, “wow a smilodon isn’t it? I haven’t seen those in a millennia haha and to have one trained as a pet you’re an interesting boy I see and for Jack to send you to me it can only mean he’s taken a liking to you so what did you do? Does he owe you money or you blackmailing him? Jyro shook his head, “well then I’m guessing he wants you to stay here, you do know what type of school your standing in right now don’t you?” asked Mr. Kobi , “ ye…yes I do it’s a school where special kids learn how to use their gift to vanquish evil spirits” responded Jyro , “ ha-ha such an honest answer, oh so you do know and have you ever… met or Killed a demon before” asked Earnest further, “ Yes Jack taught me how to deal with them, and he showed me how to use this” Jyro then brought out the small onyx colored stick that he used to fight the demons. “Wow so he gave this to you then, what was its name again… oh yeah the Zooz Stick” said Earnest, whilst he marveled at Jyros presence, “well this is indeed a surprise Jack Sterling has been reported missing for a number of years now then all of a sudden you show up and he then decides to teach you that sacred art and send you to me, my oh-my what a day, but hold that thought and hold on a second” Mr Kobi said whilst he dug into his long blazer pocket “stop messing around and come on out Alice” he pulled out a small see through glass bottle which had clear liquid floating inside it, he opened it up and poured the clear liquid inside onto the palm of his hand “cresco” he said the water then began to rise up from his hand and formed the figure of a small lady that stood on his palms. “Alice, I need your help test his VDE for me please” he asked, Mr. Kobi then turned towards Jyro, “open your mouth please” as soon as Jyro obeyed the liquid quickly rushed into his mouth he gasped and clutched onto his throat and suddenly found it hard to breath , he thrashed about panting whilst his breathing became thinner, just as he was about to lose consciousness the water burst out of him escaping through his nostrils and mouth .The water then gathered itself onto Earnest palms once more and formed the shape of a lady as before ,meanwhile Jyro was coughing and spluttering on the ground struggling to breath “ what was that” the boy said forcefully,” This is Alice she’s a formless pixie anyway, Alice… well?” he asked, the liquid form begun to speak “Less than 100 my lord his souls energy is one of the smallest I’ve ever seen in fact he fails the requirements” Earnest became puzzled as he took in the words of the pixie “mmm alright you may return now” he said. Jyro heard clearly what the liquid lady said but tried his best to not think about it, Earnest sighed to himself and begun explaining to the young boy the rules of the school, “your VDE is based on your souls energy, kids that attend this school have been selectively picked to attend this academy based on the power of their soul, the stronger your soul is the more likely it is for you to learn and wield strong Brands, Canta academy accepts students with a base level of 250 which is 150 times more than your average human , that pixie that entered you has the power to read your soul and judging from the results , you don’t meet the requirement to enter this school… sorry kid”, the situation hadn’t sunk in fully into Jyro and the idea of going back to that place he came from where he suffered abuse and loneliness , it was a reality he didn’t want to see. So he closed his eyes and remembered something Jack told him during their time training “A situations never impossible as long as your alive there’s always something you can change” jacks words flowed through Jyros heart and he slowly opened his eyes again, he took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and raised his hand, Mr Kobi looked on in bewilderment at what the boy was going to do .when suddenly electricity began sparking from the boys hands. “Did you forget Sir, I’m the owner of the Lightning Brand” spoke Jyro who continued to spark the current around his hands, Earnests eyes widened, “ so it’s true, you do have it and It’s at a very decent level as well but how I mean your VDE count” the headmaster said, he couldn’t believe his eyes as he stared at the electricity that danced around the boys fingertips, “ha-ha Good ole Jack he’s always finding the most precious jewels isn’t he, so it wasn’t for show you can actually wield the Zooz Stick then” Earnest asked, he then paused for a few moments pondering what he’d do with Jyro “Well then I guess I have no choice you’ll be starting off as an E Grader” he said a smile lit up on the young boys face ,“the grades start from E to A, ‘E’ and ‘D’ are the rookie years C and B are the elite and A graders are the super-elites, at this academy we’ve been breeding the finest Exorcists the world has seen so we expect great things from our students here” the headmaster explained. Mr kobi continued explaining things to Jyro “ also you’ll know them by the colour of their uniform…. ahhh look at the time you’ve got to go to the main hall their having a ceremony where you need to be so go go go” the headmaster said , “one more thing young boy and you must listen to this well , Lightning brand is an art that many people have been trying to research and study but the man who taught you that Brand Jack being the first to acquire it vowed to never expose its secrets to the world, and in this country he’s regarded as an outlaw and enemy to the Queen” the headmaster said, Jyros face suddenly filled with a shocked expression as he didn’t realize Jack was an outlaw, “now he’s a dear friend of mine so im willing to not alert anyone about the fact that you’ve met him , but you must remember that if the Queen or anyone under her royal faction was to find out that you possess the Brand I cannot stop what will happen do you understand me ?” he asked Jyro, who responded back with a nod of approval , Earnest finished talking then quickly escorted Jyro and Sebastian out.

(Sigh)” what a day, what a day your still here aren’t you Alice”, Earnest looked down at the floor where the droplets from the liquid suddenly rose up and formed itself on his desk, “yes I’m here, I’ve analyzed the golden medallion” the liquid said, Earnest sipped his coffee “ ahem , who does it belong to?” he asked “ a man with a scent like your own” the pixie said, Earnest looked closer at the medallion and saw the letters J.C engraved into it,“ To think he’d give the boy his father’s medallion and on top of that he’d choose him to bear the Lightning brand you can never truly tell what Jack is thinking these days can you, that” said Earnest worryingly, “ that boy he’ll be targeted by a lot of people my lord, isit wise to let him enter this school so freely” queried the pixie, “ don’t worry about the small stuff , that child is more special that you can even imagine, ah but Alice I need you to relay a message to Professor Odorr, tell him to send a group of A classes to the fields beyond the bridge if they look hard enough they’ll probably find bodies of two seekers somewhere, seeing as they were expected to arrive with Mr. Thomas half a year ago” Earnest quickly dismissed his pixie away then sat down on his squeaky desk chair pondering about the events that are about to take place, “ things are probably going to get noisy around here…. I think better tidy up” he said to himself.

The sound of Bells were heard with each chime resonating through the empty spacious halls that Jyro and his tiger companion strolled down. They weren’t alone for long though when the sound of a sudden rush of footsteps erupted, Jyros ears buzzed from the defining rumbles, he immediately covered them in an attempt to block out the fluster of noise, the moment he removed his hands the noise ceased, he looked around in confusion before simply shrugging his shoulders at Sebastian and moving on. The two travelers made their way back down the hall from where they came, as Jyro looked up at the wall numerous signs in golden plates were stuck on it, one sign read ‘Ceremony chapel === >’ so the two made their way down the right hall. They stood at the cathedral entrance and Jyro softy rubbed his fingers on the door “wow” the boy thought to himself, marveling at the size and texture of it, he laid his two hands onto the bronze coated door and pushed with all his might and watched on as the large door slowly creaked open. The door opened to its full capacity and a cold gust of air rushed out momentarily clouding his vision, Jyro entered the chapel and was suddenly gawked at by 1000’s of on-looking eyes.

A boy dressed in a long brown jacket, rugged old boots, wearing a tattered old glove on his right hand with a small scarf that wrapped around his neck, the young unknown boy known as Jyro Thomas stood at the chapel entrance while the 100’s of Students seated inside muttered and stared in disbelief at the sight of him, some sniggered at him some giggled and some just sat there quietly watching. He definitely looked out of place and seeing as the students where all dressed in their Academy uniforms black trousers with a grey blue blazer with golden trimmings, and a grey shirt with a golden tie no one seated in that chapel hall even questioned him to be a student, but the one who was the most unimpressed at his sudden arrival was a lady standing in the middle of the hall, her name was Vice Headmistress Lady Penelope Velvet and she had a face on her that could cool the sun. A cold stare filled her emerald eyes as she lowered her glasses to take a better look at the less than elegantly dressed boy, she whisked her long dress to one side and waltzed closer to Jyro, her overly long dress trailed behind her, the on looking students held on to the edge of their seats anticipating that shell most certainly devour the poor boy for his interruption, “Excuse me Boy but what business do you have here”, said the headmistress “I...I’m … my… names” he murmured struggling to form a clear sentence which simply made the headmistress grow even more inpatient ,to the delight of the surrounding students of course who began sniggering and laughing “Silence” she shouted , whilst she moved even closer to inspect Jyro. She scowled down at the boy and he realized up close she boasted a frightening height, “I was sent here by Mr. I mean Headmaster Kobi, sorry for my interruption” he said “Hmph and your name “the headmistress asked with a scowl on her face, “Jyro Thomas” he muttered softly. The head mistress pushed up her glasses that sat on her nose and peered over the young boy to see Sebastian trying his very best to remain hidden, she sighed to herself then turned her back towards the boy “Well take a seat then, you’ve already slowed this grueling process down” she added, Jyro quickly scurried away and sat on the edge of the lower bench next to a young man named Elliot Turglobbs, who couldn’t stop wheezing and blowing his nostrils in an annoying manner, the students seated around him immediately moved away from the pair of them and Jyro didn’t know if it was because of Elliot’s poor manners or because of his own presence that drove the students away. The headmistress once again begun to address the students, “ahem, Now that all distractions are taking care of (she turned to look at Jyro) I shall formally welcome you all to Canta Academy school of Military Exorcists” the vice headmistress announced, the assembly of kids then proceeded to applaud Jyro looked startled around the room briefly before following suit. She then continued her speech , “Ok now settle down now as you’re all aware of since it’s your first year you’ll all be known as E graders the blue collar is your symbol, you share this colour with the second year D graders, the C graders are the green collars, B graders yellow and finally A graders Red, at the end of each year you’ll all undergo an examination to determine whether or not you qualify for the next year, I must warn you the academy rookie years are tested on theoretical knowledge so to those of you who think your exams will be based on practical assessment your highly mistaken” stated the headmistress, one of the students seated in the chapel a boy named Artie Bogsworth raised his hand to ask a question, “ so does that mean we won’t be fighting any demons or spirits this year Miss” he nervously asked, “ oh heavens no chance” replied the headmistress, a portion of students begun to murmur in discontent. “Now then if that’s all the questions I will invite your dorm heads to walk in and when they call your name you’ll form a line in front of them and be escorted to your dorm buildings”. The head mistress proceeded on and summoned the 3 head of years a tall lady dressed in red with over the top lipstick and high heels, Ms. golena Sherwood, a prune face man with big lens on his steamed glasses, he wore a plaid sweater and dragged a basked behind him as he entered the room, Mr burney Flatworm, and lastly a small lady who almost looked like a student herself she dressed in a very plain manner and had a shy awkwardness about her Ms Lisa Veratine, the headmistress then went on to call out the names of the students and assign them to their dorms. Andy Showmen, Grace nickel , Pourdrick winters, Neal Santana, Steven Vega, Mindy knight, the list went on ,meanwhile Jyro admired the stained glassed windows that were all around the chapel ,”Tristine Morrowind” the young blue haired girl walked down to the Centre “Kings dorm” said the mistress and pointed her towards her mentor, now by this time the numbers were few that were waiting on the bench and Jyro was one of them, when finally “Jyro Thomas” the students went silent and glared at the boy as he made his way to the Centre, the head mistress moved closer to him once again and she scowled at him once more with her cold emerald eyes ,”mmm Kings dorm” The headmistress said , Jyro quickly removed himself from her sights and joined the line of kids for the Kings Dorm. Miss Lisa Veratine was the mentor of the king’s dorm she had a timid appearance which was matched with her low pitched voice and as she tried to address the students she was greeted back with chatter and noise amongst them, they could hardly hear her whilst most of them just talked amongst themselves anyway, the other two dorms where called ‘Claire’ and ‘Emmanuel’ and each line was led in a separate direction leaving the chapel by their respective mentors. On their way to the king’s dormitory Jyro was reunited with his friend from the Beetle bus journey Tristine Morrowind, they talked and joked about the coincidence of them ending up in the same dorm together whilst the other students stared at them both in annoyance since they were both making quite a lot of noise compared to the others plus they all weren’t fully used to the idea of an unknown boy and his pet smilodon cub waltzing around their school, Jyros presence would need some getting used to.