6:30 AM, Student Council Building, Aethra
"Alright good morning to all of you. Today's topic is a bit more fun than yesterday's, I'm sure you'll all enjoy it."
It's been a couple of days since I first confronted Sean about the rumors. When I did, I found out that Vincent was the true source behind it and that he used Olivia.
Lilith told me today was the day that Olivia would be cast out of the student council.
We brought Kiran into the conversation since she was able to join in with his recommendation.
"Today we'll be talking about our upcoming school trip to the Riftwalker museum in a week or so."
Asa announced to the group.
"With our professors' help, we planned the trip very meticulously. We will section students off into separate groups, with each group containing 10 students."
The group listened in closely on what we had planned for the trip.
The Riftwalker museum was located in the city of Soradeus. It was founded by the Caelus royal family that had been ruling the city alongside the Galen Corporation.
Soradeus itself could've been the trip on its own.
It was a floating city.
A while back, maybe two or three years ago my parents went on a business trip to Soradeus. They went to go help The Corps with things I wasn't allowed to know about.
"As most of you know, the museum is located in my home city Sorade-"
Zzzzzzzzz-
"A-as I was saying the museum is locate-"
Zzzzzzzzzz-
Asa kept on being interrupted by the noises of snoring.
The group looked at Asa awkwardly as he put on a fake smile. Although you could clearly see the anger behind his facade.
Seeing this, the rest of the group became awkward and their heads turned to see a boy with his head face down on the table.
Samael Busujima.
If I'm being totally honest, I haven't even noticed his presence ever since I've been here. I mean I'd notice him a few times in history class but that was it.
Other than that he was like a ghost.
"Samael…"
Fukuyo said with a concerned look on her face.
Zzzzz-
The snoring continued and engulfed the room with noise. Everyone else was silent, except for the sleeping man.
"Samael!"
Fukuyo shouted while nudging his arms.
"Huhhhhhh? What's up?"
He said in a lazy voice.
"Would you please pay attention Samael. I'm speaking of something important."
"Huh? Oh okay sure."
"Ahem- anyways as I was saying, the museum is located in my hometown Soradeus. Im sure that it is common knowledge that we will be taking different methods of travel to get there."
Asa explained after clearing his throat.
He was once again wearing a fake and forced smile despite his true emotions. On the other hand, Samael could be seen with his head bobbing up and down repeatedly.
He was falling asleep again.
His eyelids kept on falling upon his emerald green eyes and his parted black hair swayed up and down with his head.
"Samael."
"Huh? Sorry what's up?"
He instantly shot upwards. This didn't last long until he took in his surroundings and groaned.
"Ugh what the hell do you want Asa?"
He said while slouching back into his chair.
"Well since you are secretary Samael, I'd like you to pay attention to your president."
Asa said with noticeable disgust in his voice.
"Yeah yeah whatever sure."
"Samael switch places with Dae-Hyun."
"Eh? Why though? It's so pointless."
"Just listen."
Asa said with a dissatisfied tone.
"Ughhhhhhhhh okay."
Samael lazily dragged himself to switch seats with Dae-Hyun. It took him longer to get up than most people would despite his physical condition.
He was a Scion of course.
I didn't expect the Scion of Decay to be this lazy.
Thud-
All of a sudden a loud noise could be heard from Samael as he plopped his head down onto the table.
He was sitting right next to me now.
"Haaaa- he's hopeless…"
Kiran said with a sigh.
"Anyways back to our topic, I was going to say what we were going to do about travel but I'll let your vice president handle this."
Asa went on and gave the spotlight to Lilith.
He made his way to a seat whilst Lilith met him on her way up to the front of the room.
"Can you do the rest please?"
Asa asked with a tired voice.
"Yes, go take a break. You look like you need it."
"After dealing with this guy I sure as hell need a break. Thanks Lilith."
He said while glancing towards a slumbering Samael.
Zzzzzz-
Did he really start snoring again? My eyes widened and my brows raised with them. My face soon turned into an expression of surprise.
'I could never…'
I thought to myself.
"Okay then, in order to ensure a smooth trip for all students at Aethra the academy has rented out an enormous amount of buses."
Lilith took the attention of everybody in the room.
On the contrary, I didn't notice anything odd besides the disappearance of snoring. I looked to my right and Samael was gone.
I looked around and scanned the room until my eyes landed on two boys quietly bickering at the back of the room.
Asa and Samael.
I couldn't hear what they were saying. Yet it was clear who was truly winning in the situation.
Samael was winning not because of his skill to argue, but his skill to not care.
'How interesting…'
"Hey pay attention."
Catching my attention was the slight nudging of my shoulder. My clothes rustled at the sudden interaction.
"Okay, I am."
I quietly said to Jenna.
Now that I think about it she still needs to explain the whole study group situation. After that initial call she never mentioned it again.
'I have to talk to her before the trip.'
Not only to clear up some things on my end but to talk to her about the stim as well.
Lilith continued to speak on about the trip.
"After the students take a bus ride, which will take approximately 5 hours, they will board one of the floating shuttles sponsored by the Galen Medical Corporation"
A five hour-long bus ride? I wasn't sure how I'd feel after sitting on a bus for so long.
Maybe I could sleep like Samael.
Then it wouldn't be so bad after all.
"The shuttles will take the students to one of the hotels owned by the Galen family and the museum tours start the day after."
Lilith continued to speak with confidence and slight excitement in her voice.
"Any questions?"
She asked.
"Yeah how long is the trip going to be in its entirety?"
The first to speak up was a girl with blonde hair and golden eyes.
"Hmm according to this the trip is going to last until the rankings are over. So the tournament will be taking place in Soradeus as well. We'll be there for about a month."
I see.
I didn't expect them to host the ranking tournament at the same time as our field trip. Nonetheless, it made it easier to balance the two.
"Oh okay, thank you Lilith!"
Jenna said with excitement.
"Anything else?"
"Excuse me, but when will the trip be taking place again?"
Raising her hand was a girl with short brown hair styled into a bob cut.
"The trip is in a week, and after that you have 4 weeks to prepare for the midterms ranking tournament."
"I see. Thank you for the information."
The girl that had asked the question was Olivia. When she raised her hand the eyes of all three of us, Kiran, Lilith, and I myself looked towards her.
Today was supposed to be the day they cast her out of the Student Council due to what she had done to Sean.
Let's see what happens, shall we?
"Oh by the way, Olivia."
Lilith said with a soft and mature voice.
"Hm? Yes is there anything you need vice president?"
Olivia looked up from her tablet and wondered what Lilith suddenly wanted with her.
"Yes there is something I need from you."
"Well what is it vice president?"
"I need you to leave the student council."
"…"
"…"
As soon as Lilith finished her statement the room went silent. Everybody looked at Lilith and Olivia in shock since they hadn't expected these turn of events.
"W-wait what?"
"I said what I said. You need to leave."
Lilith firmly stood her ground and indifferently tried to cast Olivia out of the student council. Until suddenly Asa came up to her with a puzzled face.
"Why are you doing this Lilith?"
He asked with his brows raised.
"You should ask her."
Asa had the look of a man that had been lost for years. He turned to face Olivia and she instantly became flustered.
"Olivia."
"Y-yes president?"
"What is the meaning of this?"
"I don't know sir! She's just casting me out for no reason."
Asa turned back to Lilith and she shook her head at the words that came out of Olivia's mouth.
"We are casting you out due to your involvement with petty rumors. Just leave and save your older brother from some trouble Liv."
Kiran suddenly interjected.
"Y-you too young master?"
Olivia asked with a face of disbelief.
"You shouldn't have spread those rumors about Keir. I'm dissatisfied with your behavior Liv, I might have to fire your brother."
"N-no please young master! I'm sorry!"
Her face turned to horror at the mention of her brother.
"Then leave."
I said.
I wasn't one to usually involve myself with things like this, but I couldn't stand the sight of her anymore.
"Please leave Olivia."
Speaking up after me was Sean.
He surprisingly stood up to her and asked her to leave. His face was full of resolve that I hadn't seen before.
It was amazing.
"Y-you! You fucking bastard!"
She grit her teeth and tears started to stream down her eyes.
"Excuse yourself, I don't want to see your face anymore."
"P-president?"
Asa looked at her like she was a piece of garbage lying on the street. A piece of nothing, a piece of filth.
"B-but I gifted you-"
"This?"
Asa pulled out a golden necklace from his breast pocket.
Suddenly, he threw it into the fireplace behind him. That's when Olivia truly felt defeated. The tears in her eyes flowed like a river.
"I don't accept gifts from people like you. It makes me feel filthy."
She ran out of the room sobbing, with her heart broken into pieces.
"So she was the cause of all those rumors?"
Asa asked.
"Yeah, she forced Sean to spread them like crazy."
Kiran said while crossing his arms.
"We'll make an announcement tomorrow morning about how she is no longer working with us."
Asa turned and looked into the fireplace. The necklace was melting away and silence filled the room once more.
"Hey Keir."
He suddenly said.
"Yes?"
"It's time to clear your name."
*****
CURRENT STATS
===STATUS===
Name: Keir Licht
Overall Rank: F
CL: 10
RC Level: E
Strength: E
Agility: F
Stamina: F
Charm: E
===SKILLS===
- Advanced Swordsmanship: Mastery of the blade
- Advanced Martial Arts: Make your body the weapon
- Free Running: Extreme affinity with running over obstacles and escape tactics
===RIFT ARTS===
- Tempest Rush: Imbue your body with white lightning from the heavens to increase movement exponentially, can be charged up to gain a massive burst of speed (NEW)