Marigold slowly opened her eyes, inspecting the area around her. She's in a golden field of wheat that stretches far and wide. The sun is warm and casts a golden hue over the field, but everything looks slightly grainy as if something's wrong..
Marigold: Mnh...
Her half lidded eyes panned over the forest that seemed to be eerily dark. She sees a pair of white glowing eyes.. And grinning teeth that have the same glow, towering nearly as tall as the trees, Looking back at her.. After a few moments she hears something in the wheat behind her, and when she turns, there is a woman in all white clothes standing before her.
Woman: He holds a dormant battle general inside his heart, trapped behind the facade he so desperately tries to keep up. Draw it out of him.. Or you may both fall victim to a fate worse than death...
The woman breathes a single breath toward her, then Marigold is abruptly pulled back into reality with a strange feeling, like fresh air just hit her lungs for the first time in ages.
Boy: You sure are spacing out aren't you!? I was just loking for you, and here you are!
Marigold: U-uhm I'm Marigold, nice to meet you.
Boy: I'm Sun! As in the ball of fire in the heavens.. Why don't we walk while we talk?
Marigold: Uh sure.. Just please make sure to bring me back here to the school garden by sunset. I was supposed to meet up with Crimson at that time..
Sun: C-Crimson...? Yeah sure thing.. Let's get going then shall we!?
Sun and Marigold began walking, and the Fuuten Fritz duo continued sitting on the sofa in the coffee break room. Fuuten sat in the seiza while Fritz fidgeted with her arm near the window.
Fritz: I cracked a few spots.. But my weapons still work... Anyway what's with your new friend?
She turned and in front of Fuuten sits a boy who also has a katana. They both meditate with their eyes closed before the boy opens his, a pitiful look in their purple shade.
Sad Boy: We're just focusing you know.. There's no need to look at me like that...
Fuuten: His name is Kenjiku, and he is a formidable warrior even if he seems a little weird.
Fritz: He's always gloomy every time I look at him.. Interesting.
Kenjiku: I'm right here you know.. And I'm not really that strong...
Fuuten: Anyway we have to wait a while, so would it be okay if I got something to drink?
???: I made soup, eat it.
A girl with pink hair and a slightly upset expression places a bowl of soup in front of Fuuten before walking back to the counter.
Fuuten: Thank you..
Kenjiku: That's Karma, she cooks for the whole academy. I wouldn't get on her bad side if I were you.. She'd cut you into pieces in an instant..
Just as he says that, a large butcher knife lands next to him, lodging inti the ground with a pink aura flowing around it.
Karma: If you want to live, don't talk about the person who makes your meals...
Fritz stands and starts staring out the window while everyone else goes quiet, and the aura disappears from the knife. While they are goofing around, Crimson is with Lily in a training facility room.
Lily: Now, come at me again. Don't hold back your power, I may be short but I'm also the headmaster here, and I'm the strongest person you've likely met so far.
Crimson: (Her movements are skilled indeed.. Almost as if she's been training nonstop every moment of her life... That staff she holds seems to be used to channel her power to a controlled point, but she doesn't apear to need it... I guess I can use full power without being afraid of hurting her..)
Crimson reaches into his coat and pulls out a brown necklace that has a silver circle at the end of it. Reaching his hand out, he focuses his power from the necklace to the tips of his fingers, and a large explosion erupts, the flame hitting every inch of the arena and even burning Crimson's own clothes slightly.
Crimson: (I overdid it...)
To his surprise, Lily stands in the middle without so much as a speck of dust on her coat. She straightens her posture before looking forward at him not saying a word.
Crimson: Hm..? I let my power loose and you didn't even get hit? Actually it's a miracle there were no side effects for me..
Liliy: Side effects you say? I take it you attempted to use your power before then?
Crimson: Indeed... It's kind of the reason I'm here today actually..
Lily: ...I've seen enough for now. We will now commence your leadership training.
Crimson: You've mentioned this before we started haven't you?
Lily: Right, I have a chaotic class that I'm going to be appointing you the leader of for a bit... The catch is, you will be fighting.. In a real war...
*End Of Chapter 8*