"Vino your eyes!" Frags began ruffling his hair.
"My eyes?" Vino passed out on the floor.
***
Rina woke up early in the morning, changing into the clothes that were in the closet. They were all different clothes somehow, like they were handpicked. A good assortment too.
Yawn...
'It's probably a good idea to go see if Vino is awake.'
Rina buttoned up her shirt all the way and flicked her hair back. She left her room and headed across the hall, but noticed Ashra walking out of his room, which was at the end of the hall, right between Vino and hers.
'He did get 68. Vino has 67 and I have 66.'
Instead of saying anything, Ashra lifted his head higher and walked by fast.
'What was that about?'
Rina continued and knocked on Vino's door.
Silence.
'That is strange. Maybe he isn't up yet?'
Rina waited a bit, reading one of the books that was on her desk, and she knocked again.
"Hey Vino! Are you up yet?" Rina started kicking her foot, waiting for a response. Meanwhile, Vino was looking into a mirror at his desk and completely dumbfounded.
'My eyes! They look different. What to do...'
Knock! Knock!
Vino began panicking, and he grabbed a coat out of the closet, one with a hood to cover his eyes. He also made sure to pull his blade out of the void before leaving. He stored it in a sheath that he got from inside the closet.
'Convenient...'
Vino got to the door and opened it, greeting Rina. At the same time, Anne began running down the hall waving at Rina.
"Rina! I'm right here!" Anne was jubilant, and she transformed into her squirrel form before hopping on Rina's shoulder.
"Hey Rina!" Vino pulled his hood down further and looked down.
Rina lost her smile, and her expression changed to one of concern. "Are you feeling alright? Do you need to sit down?"
"No! I am fine!" Vino felt blood leaking out of his mouth. He looked up a bit to see one of the void fairies flying around in the hall.
He gave it a look and it didn't run. Instead, it got up close, giving Vino a good look at the creature. The creature looked like a fairy, but it had 3 pairs of wings and little claws and teeth that looked dangerous.
The creature had a look of worry on its face and touched Vino's nose. He could feel the gentle hands emitting a warm feeling into his body. But he noticed that it had a crack on its wings, and one of its eyes was closed.
'So these guys are the ones who have been helping me.'
Vino smiled as the creature backed up and flew away. He felt like they were kind beings. They helped him until now, and now they are ok with approaching him more.
"Are you sure you are fine, Vino? You seem to keep spacing out." Rina lifted her hand to put on his head, but he leaned back a bit.
"I promise I am fine. I need to go out for some fresh air is all." Vino and the others left towards the center of their sector, where there was food laid out in boxes. A man stood there, giving out the boxes to people who arrived.
There was a good amount of boxes, but nowhere near the 599 they would need for everybody.
"Two meals left! Come and get them before its too late!" The man yelled. His movements seemed puppet-like.
Vino motioned the other two over to the food. Anne and Rina arrived just in time for the last meals.
Vino looked up into the sky, seeing countless void objects floating about. Vino could count 13 of the little fairy creatures playing among these objects. One of them looked down at Vino, and the rest followed.
Vino heard his stomach grumble. "I need to eat. Hopefully I can get through the day without it."
A loud bell was heard. "Hello, my students! Today is a very special day!"
The man appeared in the sky, visible to all. "Today you get a taste of what the academy has to offer. Those with meals should thank the principal for his generosity. Those without it simply need to wake up sooner!"
"I hope today is special for everyone! Tomorrow won't be the same." The man vanished, and so did the man serving the food.
A swarm of people had just arrived at the center of Q, annoyed at their late arrival. One man punched another, and a fight broke out.
Ashra, who was eating his food at the time, pulled out his sword and sliced the men down, injuring them gravely.
"Need I remind you? Killing is allowed. They just don't want their campus to be damaged." Ashra ate his last bite and began walking away towards the Q gate. "I'm going to the facility."
The school was divided into 26 outer sectors for residential purposes. The inner sectors housed many things like a library, training facilities, school, and lab. Going to the school was not required, but many students sought the benefits of it. Combining the other facilities into one, it could strengthen anyone in no time.
Vino left from his home for the sole purpose of attending this so-called academy, but he questioned its worth in the end. He didn't plan on going to the school because self-study was his thing.
Vino left, and Rina and Anne went on their own trip to the library. He had begun following Ashra's steps to the facility. He arrived at a long staircase that led to an underground chamber of enormous size. It was big enough to fight and test your abilities without worry. Vino smiled and looked around, seeing the fairies sticking close by, his stomach growling once again.
"It would be nice if you guys could grab me some food, but I doubt it exists in your space." Vino grabbed his sword and swung it around a bit. "It's a bit heavy, but will do."
Ashra turned around and Vino cracked his neck. The fairy from before looked downward with a look of worry, catching the others attention. The whole lot of them flew down close to Vino, catching his attention.
Suddenly, they swarmed him, and he felt the warm feeling from before on a greater scale. His stomach rumbling ceased, and he felt like his inner bleeding had stopped.