Jake, Annie, Ralph, Williams, Henry, Ruby, Crystal, and every other person that once left for the mission to find Earl had spent the past three months roughly the same.None of the details of the other teams endeavoured were known to the students, they only knew that they remained in the forest.They went on to hunt down and defeat various members of the ORA. Knowing that Sidney and Earl were alive didn't quell their anger, it instead added as motivation to defeat the ORA.Improving their skills, sharpening their moves, and growing stronger and stronger, all of the students grew far beyond what anyone expected.However, with the fated day they were meant to meet with their long lost friends fast approaching, they all returned back to the school and prepared.They'd cleared out the forest closest to the school of all the ORA bases they could find, now all they needed to do was return there and pick them up.Early in the morning, there they were. Janet, Suzuki, Crystal, Alice, Ralph, A
Waiting for them at the doors to Wallace's academy was everyone. All their other classmates, all the other teachers, all the second years, all other staff, and of course Horace himself were gathered at the gate for the return of Sidney and Earl.It was as emotional as they thought it'd be. The classmates nearly piled on the two of them, throwing questions at them as they cried over their return.Everyone was glad that the prodigal sons had returned. Horace had the softest expression anyone had ever seen the moment he laid eyes on Sidney and Earl.He had bags under his eyes. Not the kind you get from crying—Everyone thought it impossible for a man of his caliber to cry—it was one you'd get from sleepless nights.Earl and Sidney would later come to know—From Leon Glenn, Sidney's older brother, while he was drenched in tears for his younger brother's return—that Horace had been working the hardest.He'd been not only personally training all the first years for the entirety that the other
Outside in the training grounds was Horace. He had in front of him all the students that chased after Earl and Sidney, as well as the two aforementioned boys.Standing outside, alongside him were Charlie, Mr Stevens, Mr Adams, Miss Edna, and Miss Kayla.All of them had gathered them for one purpose and one purpose alone, a purpose that would be told directly to all of them by Horace himself."I'm sorry that I gathered all of you on such short notice," Horace began, "I wish I could let you all rest even more, but there's some pressing matters we have to attend to first.""As you all know," he continued, "it's been months since any of you have been back here, as you all were either sent on a secret mission to save Earl and Sidney, or you were the ones being saved.""First of all, I'd like to thank all of you deeply. It is a stain on my name as Horace Glenn and title as Legendary rank alchemist, for me to allow two of my students to be kidnapped from the premises of this school," he lowe
Horace, Charlie, Mr Adams, and Miss Edna stood astonished. These kids had grown exponentially.All the other students that remained at school, the rest of the soon to be second years, they were all advanced tier, which was a feat in and of itself thanks to the efforts of Horace.But for even the 'weakest' of the students that left to be semi-king tier, it was a pleasant surprise."This... This isn't enough, but it could be," said Horace with conviction in his voice. "I'm guessing this means we crank up their training to 11," said Charlie.A huge smile sat on Horace's face. With this, they could look to the future. Mr Adams and Miss Edna were beyond pleased, they were astonished.This wasn't only impressive, but it was incredibly crucial. Most of the stronger staff was around Super tier or Semi-Super tier. With all their students so close to the power levels of the teachers, it seemed like the gods were on their side.Maybe the universe balanced itself, making the students incredibly
Earl arrived back in school, completely confused about what exactly just happened between him and the executives of the AAO.Everything seemed like it happened so fast, like a huge blur. Right now he couldn't even remember most of the questions they'd asked him.Regardless though, he was glad that he could finally rest. "Earl," said Mr Adams. Earl turned around, "yeah?""Your alchemy, it makes you kill people?" Asked Mr Adams. It was now that the details of that meeting rang in Earl's mind.He'd exposed the nature of his alchemy to the executives, and Miss Edna and Mr Adams were there to hear it."Uh..." Earl held his head low. "If that's true..." Said Miss Edna, "wait, when did you first use it?" She asked."You mean like, consciously?" Asked Earl. "you've used it unconsciously?" Asked Mr Adams, "like beyond your control? So you've killed people out of your control before?" Mr Adams looked worried."When?" Asked Miss Edna. "When what?" Asked Earl, "when did you first use it? Can you
Annie and Ruby were inside the dorm room, alone. They'd forced Henry outside the room against his wishes, all because of the words that escaped from Annie's mouth."Earl kissed me."Ruby was shocked. "Earl did what?" She asked again, just to be sure. "He..." Annie's face blushed, "he kissed me," she repeated.A huge smile sat on Ruby's face. "AHHHHHHH!!!" she screamed before giggling on her bed, "wait really? He kissed you?" She asked, full of excitement.Annie buried her face in her hands, embarrassed beyond belief. "Yesh," her mumbled voice came through. Ruby jumped onto Annie, hugging her.The sudden action knocked over Annie, making her squeal as the two landed on the bed.Ruby laughed as she hugged Annie tightly, roughing up her hair. "I'm so happy for you!!" She said.Annie blushed even harder. Ruby sat on the bed with a huge grin on her face, "you got your crush back, AND he kissed you!? This must be the best week of your life!" Said Ruby."... Not all," said Annie. "Huh?" Said
There he was, standing on the top of the roof of the school buildings. Earl White. At age 16, Height of 175cm, O+ blood type, white hair, red eyes, two souls, and a butt load of mana flowing through his veins.His normally scattered curly white hair was swept back using some gel, giving him an elegant look. His face was impeccable, almost like he used a fair bit of make up.He wore a suit. Pure silk through and through. In his pocket was a broach of a flower, a poppy flower.He wore a bowtie, a black one, to match the rest of his suit. His shoes were leather, classy leather. He looked expensive. Very expensive.On his hand was a gold watch, one that reflected the sun's rays. In his hand were flowers, lots of them, and they were all roses.He stood there, waiting, for the one who was meant to meet him up there. The time was 5:57 pm. He'd been standing there trying to act cool for almost an hour now.Still, he was impressed. He never would've thought that Jake, Sidney, and Williams wou
While the lovebirds were having the night of their lives up on the roof of the school building, down in the depths of the dungeon, something else was going on.Not too long ago, before the arrival of Sidney and Earl back in the school, something else happened. Something bigger.Before that day, Horace and the rest of the staff had always been bugged over something. And that was how in the world something as dangerous as the ORA kept getting involved with their school.The first was the attack in Rainbow forest, which frankly made the least sense.The school goes to great lengths to ensure the safety of its students, and though the second and third years have had run-ins with bandits and beasts, those were under strict planned school activities.Things like letting your students go out on very low rank missions for experience and extra credit was nothing new.Ruby and Henry did that in the beginning of their first year. Earl also indirectly did that when he killed the evolving phoenix.