Ako is Coming

[strongestimouto]

Who: Ako, Kohaku, anyone else caught up in the crossfire
What: Ako is coming.
When: December 13th
Where: At and around one of the main lecture halls
Warnings: Enthusiastic violence.

- A: The Rooftops -

On this beautiful winter day, all is well at Daybreak Academy... except that there's an intruder on campus!

Up on the rooftops of the main campus, a suspicious individual can be seen, jumping from building to building. She's no student, and she seems to be armed with a massive sword and a longbow. Sure, she has a visitor pass, but that probably doesn't usually mean you get to parkour up to the roof.

Once she's into position - a ledge overlooking a classroom where Kohaku is currently in attendance - Ako Yuhara gets to work. Putting the sword down, she pulls out a sheet of paper, scrawls a message onto it, rolls it up, and ties it to an arrow. Then, bow in hand and arrow nocked, she takes aim at the window...

- B: Classtime -

A dull day of lecture is interrupted, about two minutes before the period bell, by a most unexpected turn of events. Tearing in through the window like a bolt of lightning, a feathered arrow embeds itself in Kohaku's desk with a loud THUNK.

The message tied to the arrow reads:

Onii-chan,

I'll be waiting for you outside after class lets out. It's time to see how your training has been progressing.

Sincerely, your dear little sister,
Ako

- C: The Fated Duel -

Message delivered in the most obvious way, Ako descends from the rooftops to the promised meeting place. Without any further explanation, she waits, arms folded, the eager grin on her face revealing how much she's looking forward to the battle to come. Young enough to be a student, she nevertheless radiates the aura of a seasoned warrior, possibly some sort of ancient berserker.

Who is this girl, and what's she waiting for...?

Comments

First prompt open to others

[infestedcouncilpresident]

-B-

Kohaku was staring mindlessly into space for the first half of the lecture, not taking notes. She perked you for the second half of class, though, like a deer that just thought it heard something but couldn’t tell what.

She still started when the arrow slammed into her desk, though. A sense of dread dripped down her spine like ice water as she stared at the note. She had a pretty good idea of what it said, but eventually read it all the same.

Let it not be said that Kohaku gave in to fear when faced with her doom. She spent a moment burying her face in her hands, then walked over to open the window and shouted “WHY CANT YOU JUST TEXT ME LIKE A NORMAL PERSON!?”

Then she sat back down and waited for class to end, ignoring the arrow sticking out of her desk.

-C-

After finishing up class, Kohaku spent another five minutes psyching herself up. Eventually, however, she did leave the building, and...yup. There she was. This time Kohaku was probably going to die.

“Hey, Ako. Can we not do this today?” or ever? “I am really not in the mood.”

Her hand was on her sword, though. She wasn’t stupid.

b

[stavros]

[Kokoro immediately jolts from her desk, flings a bottle of holy water straight back out the window, and only then looks around to see what's going on.]

An assassin?

[infestedcouncilpresident]

Kohaku’s response to the arrow is listed above. As she sat back down she grumbled, “I should be so lucky. This is much much worse.”

[stavros]

Kokoro makes a face and looks down at her. "You seem more annoyed than anything. What on earth is going on this time?"

B

[arcadianvampire]

Valvatorez was generally aware that Kohaku was only... partially paying attention, at best, through most of class. Normally he'd do something about that, but when he considered doing so, she perked up rather suddenly. Satisfied at that, Valvatorez continued the lecture. Until the arrow broke the window and smartly landed right at Kohaku's desk.

His red eyes turned to the vector the arrow came from, catching a brief sight of the archer before she vanished. The vampire made a face, tinged with annoyance, at the interruption, and would approach Kohaku after class.

"I assume you have an explanation for what this was all about?" He gestured to the arrow, still looking a tad miffed about that rude archer causing a disturbance.

[buddinghopes]

Lia peers over at the arrow, then glances to the window, then glances back to the arrow.

"... Dare I ask?"

[infestedcouncilpresident]

“My sister loves being dramatic.” She explained, not making eye contact. “She’s probably setting up an ambush outside as we speak.”

[arcadianvampire]

"...Your sister has the aesthetic of a daemon." It's frankly, and honestly, somewhat bluntly stated. "Normally, I would appreciate such a display, but the Academy does have rules about this sort of thing that I am obligated to abide by and enforce."

Valvatorez reached down and yanked the arrow out of her desk.

"I would have a word with her about this feckless behavior. After all the nonsense we have put up with on this campus from outsiders over the past few months, I grow weary of having to deal with people trying to harass and pick fights with my students. Do you wish me to accompany you?"

A.

[nor_iron_bars]

[Jail notices someone on the roof, assumes they're a student attempting to blatantly disregard school policy, and wanders over to critique and/or encourage them.]

[Then she gets a good look at who it is.]

Aw fuck no.

[Nope, bye, she's out. Not dealing with this lunatic again, last time was bad enough. It took ages to get all the dents out of her car, not to mention the damage done to the paint job.]

[infestedcouncilpresident]

“Hah! I’d love to see how that plays out.” Her laugh was hollow and joyless. “You can watch if you want, but I think this is the kind of thing I have to deal with myself. Family, you know?”

Kohaku shrugged resignedly, as if dealing with murderous kid sisters was a universal trial that everyone had to deal with, and that Valvatorez would obviously understand. Who knows with daemons. Maybe he would.

[infestedcouncilpresident]

"Probably not." she said, with a sigh. "Nothing good will come of it."

[arcadianvampire]

The daemon sighed, somewhat dramatically. "That suddenly explains quite a lot." He covered his face with his palm and gently massaged his forehead with his fingertips. What a pain. Nothing like what sounded like a little blood feud to make things more complicated.

"Very well. I shall leave her to you, then."

He straightened up, and placed one of his hands on his hip.

"However. I expect you to tell her that if she does kill you, that she will be answering to me. The amount of paperwork that will cause will be astronomical. So, do try to hash... whatever is going on without murder. If at all possible."

It was hard to tell if he was joking. He probably wasn't.

[infestedcouncilpresident]

Blood feud wasn't QUITE what was going on here, but Kohaku wasn't great at explaining their relationship. All she did say was "That wouldn't slow her down in the slightest. I think she'd mistake that as an offer to fight and get excited."

[infestedcouncilpresident]

"You know that feeling where you get a bad report card and you have to take it home and you know your parents are gonna be disappointed in you but you can't avoid it because they know that you have it so there's no hiding it and you just have this cloud of inescapable dread following you around all the way home?"

[arcadianvampire]

Valvatorez's face lit up more, into something of a dark smirk.

"The aesthetics of a daemon, there can be no doubt now."

That's followed by quite a hearty chuckle.

"Well, if she thinks like a daemon, just remember what I've taught you. That might just give you quite the leg up."

Re: First prompt open to others

[strongestimouto]

"Hi, Kohaku!" Ako waved cheerfully, as if a battle wasn't about to break out. "I heard you guys did a cool battle, so I had to see the fruits of your training! Are you way stronger now?"

[strongestimouto]

[Wait, is that...]

Oh hey, Jail! I didn't know you went here!

[nor_iron_bars]

[Shit, she's been spotted. Okay, running is out now, trying to flee would just be showing weakness. That's like waving a red flag in front of a bull. She'll have to proceed immediately to option two.]

[Without missing a beat:]

I don't. You're just hallucinating awesome science ladies right now. Very tragic.

[When in doubt, bullshit shamelessly.]

[stavros]

Kokoro pales. Her eyes widen, pupils shrinking.

"Your family sent an assassin over your grades?"

[buddinghopes]

"Noted and filed. If you're still alive later, want to play video games or something?"

... And yes, she's warily eyeing the arrow at the 'if'.

[strongestimouto]

[She definitely believes that.]

Things got kinda hectic last time, huh. Did you ever figure out whose car that was?

[It was Jail's car.]

[infestedcouncilpresident]

"What? No! My sister just came to visit!" She clarified.

"She can be a little, uh..." she eyed the arrow. "Intense. And she's very interested in my training."

[infestedcouncilpresident]

"Spiritually stronger, perhaps. I have decided that violence is wrong." especially when it happens to her.

[stavros]

Kokoro stared at the desk. Probably okay, given that nobody was paying attention to the last few minutes of class anyway.

"I've heard some things about mages, but I thought you were supposed to be a civilian. Is she a Candle, or..."

[infestedcouncilpresident]

"Yeah sure sounds fun. I'll jump in for a round or two if I still have use of my arms."