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</div></div>Nekro grumbled a responsive “Mmh” When Akena made note to call him K. His red eyes were watching the people – and wavering a little longer than was probably welcome on the females of their class and higher. He quirked a brow red eyes darting back to Akena and was brought back to himself as K explained his choice of the edge and made for a seat near the edge. He started to move along to follow when he spotted Fire and Ice enter his crimson eyes lit up a bit as he appraised their forms before scoffing and made his way after Akena a flick of his bushy tail the only sign of his inner thoughts.<br/><br/>Sure he had to agree with K. These things seemed rather well... dull. Having no formal education like many of the others here did he had to wonder what this would be like – but he could remember his mother and brothers 'Teaching' methods and doubted it would be much like that. Getting whacked in the head with a stick or being jumped by a set of burly brothers surely wouldn't come about here.<br/><br/>Shaking his head he pushed away memories of his family and all but fell into a seat beside Akena. Once situated there he threw one heel on his knee and slouched down even lower in the chair. The flash of metal caught his attention for a moment crimson eyes darted over to the mousy faunus Tisk and her murder claws, he felt a grin of approval and appraisal of the weapon. He had at least noticed a bunch of nice weapons here. He'd have to see what all those claws could do later. He liked a good challenge … yep he was starting to miss his.<br/><br/>“Just so long as they don't drone on to long – hopefully this initiation ceremony is exciting. I'm ready for some type of action already. But hey if nothing else we could always start a ruckus!” He said his bored voice actually dawning a bit of mischief below it as he eyed those around them.<br/><br/>It was then he noticed another young man enter with bright orange hair – he seemed a little to interested in watching those around him and listening in on their conversations. He could pick up on this because he himself did it quite often – like for instance the white haired boy who seemed rather skittish and ready to run for some odd reason. Nekro paused and gave him a confused look. Well none the less Shiro seemed a lot like him in that aspect at least. ...<br/><br/>This was when Shiro chose to spoke up and to himself Nekro thought ~HA! Called it!~ Two birds of a feather or some shit right?<br/><br/>“And Hello to you too” He half growled in response to Shiro's abrupt words and authoritative tone – chastising them as if he were somehow their better simply for being able to listen to dullards ramble on. Oh yes Nekro seemed to be looking for some fight, he dialed it back some and furthered his slouch ragged bangs fell over his face and his crimson eyes became veiled. “Please I can handle anything these ass – hats throw at me. People in the Vale seem a little bit … soft” He said and a toothy grin spread his face – a little unsettling to see for some the way his head was tilted down when his crimson eyes peered out from behind his bangs and the way they caught the light they seemed to glow like a grimms. He fell quiet though and shrugged again “Looks like they may actually start now”<br/><br/><div style="text-align: center"><div class="bbImageWrapper lazyload js-lbImage" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-single-image="1" data-src="/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FfBOYhNu.jpg%3F1&amp;hash=e8e66de6e1053a6fd598def06617a168" title="fBOYhNu.jpg">
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</div></div><br/>Karmyne couldn't help her smile growing when Vi giggled – though gentle and soft it was she felt it was genuine and sweet. Oh she dearly hoped that Vi would be her friend! She pushed down her expectations of the other girl though – not best to rush such things after all. Vi even smiled for some reason and it felt slightly contagious to Karmyne so she beamed a little brighter too. When Vi explained it to be her first time here Karmyne smile died down a little “I've been here a few times” She shrugged it was really nothing special that she'd been here and she didn't want to seem like she was bragging or anything so she shut up about that for the moment.<br/><br/>They entered the hall's and Karmyne smiled brightly when Vi introduced herself “Valkyrie …. that's a beautiful name” She said with a softness in her voice as they were enveloped in the crowd. Vi made note of it and she giggled along with her “Yeah I suppose so … looks like we are in a good enough spot I suppose” She said smiling she looked about them.<br/><br/>She noticed then a set of red eyes and a group of boys to the back... were they staring? Karmyne felt her cheeks flush crimson and she turned her golden eyes tightly to front stage. She was not used to being around …. well boys! Other than her younger brother of course. She also took a step closer to Vi as if to shield herself from view bumping into her shoulder and making a soft squeak “Eeep! Sorry! I guess it is … umm crowded. Should we move closer to the …” she was going to say stage but this was when the lights dimmed in the hall and lights of the stage brightened. “Oh we made it just on time!” She said with excitement back in her voice.<br/><br/>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br/><br/>The stage brightened up while the room became dark and the curtains of the stage were drawn slowly back. Standing upon the stage from left to right were the professors of the academy. At the center of the group was the head master Averrson Belmont, he had a young face which had been aged with the stress of his job, this showed more so in his hair however which was nearly completely white on the top and black along the sides and back. He stood with hands clasped around a set of white rimmed glasses as the curtains drew back. Cerulean stepped forward from the group to hold her Scroll – tablet for him to take. Sliding the glasses up onto the bridge of his nose his eyes lifted to sweep over the room. Without so much as a pause he began the opening.<br/><br/>“Welcome to each and every one of you, new students and old, we are so very proud that you could all attend and return to out halls of learning. It is with a heavy heart however that I must shatter some of your dreams and hopes. This job – the one each and every one of you has come to learn – to be Hunter's and Huntresses is just that it is a Job, a grueling task that we have all sworn an oath to uphold and work for the bettering of our Kingdoms. Be you from Vale or any other Kingdom our task is this, to protect our people and to stave off the Grimm” He paused here his voice had a very solemn tone that proved he was not speaking lightly. “Some of you will not survive even the four years attendance at this school. But we will work to keep each and every one of you prepared for the job you have all agreed to take up arms for.” I<br/><br/>Cerulean stepped forward now and spoke up “Second years and up may adjourn to their dorms – First years please step closer to the stage initiation trials and team dynamics will start shortly...” Cerulean's eyes had a slight twinkle to them that gave some of the upper classmen a quicker step to escape from the grand hall and though the introduction speech had been short and sweet it seemed the upper classmen were in no hurry to hang around and see what was to happen to the first years.<br/><br/>The entire staff would wait for the first years to enter the center floor just before the stage which was cleared of chairs. The lights still down low they looked to be baring down on the 1st years from their perch upon the stage. Once the hall had been cleared of all but the first years and they had come closer to the stage Prof. Belmont would speak once again.<br/><br/>“This year we will be forging a new type of student from each of you. You will be faster – you will train harder – and you will rise above out expectations. I do not ask this of each of you to be cruel. But to help to protect you. All across the four kingdoms young adults – such as yourselves ages 16 to 18 have been reported missing, and a few have been found murdered. From your very own group four students have been taken. We're entering an age on Remnant where Hunter's may be called upon to protect more than the people from Grimm. So to must this mean you be strengthened. This year's initiation will begin now...” He stepped back and Cerulean seemed to look up long enough to cast them all a wicked smile as Professor Belmont pressed a button on the scroll, and the floor literally dropped out from under them. “Be sure to prompt for landing” Cerulean's voice was cast after them.<br/><br/>The group of seven – which that were all that had been accepted this year – were suddenly cast into pitch darkness that seemed to swallow them whole. As they fell they were each separated as if guided by invisible hands each guided into and down a shoot until finally their fall would come to an abrupt end on a stony cold floor. Each were in a dark room that slowly became lit by a single orb of light that would follow them around no matter where they went. The light was no bright enough to show them everything but just bright enough to show them their immediate surroundings.<br/><br/>It was then that Cerulean's voice echoed in the darkness from all directions at each of them in their seperate rooms. “Welcome to my Labryinth. Your task is this – you must find your way to the end which is in so very many ways the Light at the End of the Tunnel. But be warned, this is no simple maze of path's you will be met with enemies – no matter the path you take. Proceed.”<br/><br/>Once they looked around their rooms they would notice their rooms each had two halls they could take, everything in these two halls was identical they were surrounded as if within a cave. They would have to chose left or right to go forward. This would lead them inevitably into two different rooms. Each had a choice to make. But at the end of those path's each would converge on Room A or Room B.<br/><br/><br/>ROOM A DESCRIPTION ::<br/>Room A was no brighter or darker than the tunnels they would traverse to get here. Inside this room was circular a singular gigantic door stood before them on the opposite side of the room and no other way out supposedly. Once each of them entered the orbs of light that had followed them would combine into one and float up towards the center of the room to light the area better for them. Gentle growls and yips could be heard just outside of the room, while the sound of many paws on the ground could be heard.<br/><br/>ROOM B DESCRIPTION ::<br/>Room B was no brighter or darker than the tunnels they would have traversed to get here. Inside this room was the shape of a rectangle, at the other side of the room was a gigantic door. Before the door cutting their path in half was a large pond with no way around only through or over. The expanse of the pond was much to large to leap. A slosh of water would echo about the room as the first year students entered followed by a deep guttural hiss.