<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #FFFF00">Kill it!</span> </span></span><br/>A red flag in the pit of Lee's stomach went off but he'd been ignoring it so far. It had felt like that ever since he'd set foot in this detention center. It had only gotten worse but he was fighting back hard. He was in control here. A burning sensation crept up Lee's back, screaming at him to move but he defied it just as the demon knocked its hand into his back. His mind blanked.<br/><br/><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #FFFF00">Kill it!</span></span></span></span><br/><br/>His body moved of its own accord, quickly twisting from prone to a sitting position and zeroing in on the target. His hand grasped at something at his hip for a moment before seizing and trembling as if struggling against some unseen force.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">....No</span></span><br/><br/>Everything went still. Calm. The first thing Lee saw was the demon's outstretched hand and goofy smile. A cold glare flickered from his expression immediately to be replaced with a warm, playful grin as he took the assistance. He took a moment to dust himself off and groan theatrically.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">“My name is Acelesius, but Celes will do just fine,”</span>the demon chirped<br/><br/>"Shit, Man! Ain't your mom tell you to be gentle with the human kids?" he rolled a crick out of his neck as he spoke "Alright, Celes point the way before I die of internal bleeding and starvation,"<br/><br/>Lee nodded his head along as Celes spoke but he absorbed none of it, instead waiting for him to just lead on. Just as they were about to make their way to the cafeteria, the demon darted off like a cat spotting a laser pointer. It only took a moment to catch his noisy voice above the crowd. He was speaking to two... things. Just as he spotted them, an overwhelming force began pressing against his head on all sides. The air smelled of ozone and metal. Immediately his mind focused in on the smell and nothing more until it became overpowering. Just before it became unbearable, the smell faded and he felt conscious again, but it never fully disappeared. He already knew why; those two things... They didn't smell human, but it was .... familiar. Still, he wouldn't let blood family read his mind, he sure as hell didn't like this parasitic intrusion. He could only keep a peppy facade for so long and these freaks were starting to wear him down.<br/><br/><br/>"Hey smok-.. Celes!" he shouted toward the two from across the river of students flowing through the hall "If you and the Ying-Yang twins are done fuckin' around I'd like to get some food BEFORE my next class,"<br/><br/>The four of them regrouped and joined the sea of people as they took the demon's convoluted pathway to the cafeteria. Despite the crowd’s noise, the twins voices were clear and unmistakable as they began to speak.<br/><span style="color: #FF4000">"By the way, my name is Natsu Nikagami."</span><br/><span style="color: #80BFFF">"And I'm Akifuko Nikagami."</span><br/>"What are your names?" they spoke in unison. A tired coldness to their words as if they were going through the motions. It was obvious that they were, at least to Lee it was.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">“Just call me Celes,”</span>the demon responded brightly<br/><br/>"It's Lee, and I guarantee we're gonna have a problem you try that mind reading shit on me again," his words weren't harsh or threatening. In fact, he sounded quite detached as if he were making an absent-minded remark about the weather.<br/><br/>It wasn't just that he appeared that way; something at the corner of his eye had caught his attention. It was... something... someone? A mountain squinted through glasses at a piece of paper in his hand as he navigated through the halls. The flow of students parted around him. A stone in the river. Lee's eyes shifted focus as his stomach grumbled in anguish. He followed behind the demon and the twins as they cleared a path through the hall and led on to the cafeteria.<br/><br/>The cafeteria was large and open with several small tables ordered in neat rows. The dark brown linoleum floor and grayish walls were illuminated by the afternoon sun streaming in through the large glass windows on the far-right wall and the skylight high above. It reminded him of a museum, which almost seemed appropriate. What better way to showcase these ancient exotic creatures than in a social environment? Lee followed the demon to a booth, placed his bag down, and made a path straight for the smell of Jasmine rice. That rich almost buttery fragrance was impossible to mistake. The source was a small vendor serving curried chicken with coconut rice. Thanks to their extended trip getting here, a substantial had already formed. A line Lee had no intentions of standing in. His eyes swept through the line for a target. He spotted a problem just waiting to happen. A tall fire sprite with a huffy look on his face was standing in front of a shaggy haired boy with a menacing set of fangs protruding from his mouth and claws.<br/><br/>Without further thought, Lee swiftly walked to transect the line behind the kid, knocking into him and rejoining the bustling crowd on the opposite side of the line. The boy didn't even have time to register what had happened, but the creature in front of him gave a raspy scream before launching into a frenzy. Not much but singed hair, but the damage was done and the two had gotten into it. The resulting panic was just big enough to draw the attention of everyone nearby. A ring of students shouting, cheering and egging the students on. Lee meandered to the front of the line only glancing back for a moment at his handiwork.<br/><br/>Lee cleared his throat audibly to get the vendor's attention. The man quickly tried to pretend he hadn't been so invested in the havoc "Dinner and a show, huh? And it's only the first day!" he said with a chuckle. He exchanged with the man at the counter for a bit before ordering a hefty lunch and returning to the table. He set his tray on the table and looked between the demons and the twins, for a minute before digging into his food.<br/><br/>"Might wanna avoid the curry line" he said between bites "singed hair and shredded clothes all over the place,"<br/>___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br/><br/>He looked down at the paper once more, moving about the building without a care as he looked about.<br/><br/>"Room 122, hmm," he said aloud as he looked at either side of the hall. This area seemed considerably less populated than most of the halls. The door to three classrooms faced glass panes to a courtyard.<br/><br/>"Room 157, 158, no..." he spoke aloud, contemplative and curious more than concerned. As he walked down the hall, he found his gaze turning toward the courtyard. Before he knew it, he'd slid the glass door open and stepped into the grass. Despite his massive size, the grass made no sound in protest. It was as if he had been muted. Someone else was there, nearly silent as they sat in the grass. Boli let out a low chuckle. His voice was low enough to reverberate from all around, as if the earth itself had spoken. He sat in a legs crossed position on the ground in front of the man, and looked at him for a long time before speaking.<br/><br/>"I think I might teach class here...." he said without prefacing his statement "I am Boli, I am a new professor," he extended a hand for the formal handshake exchange "You... have interesting wings," he said with practiced enunciation it was as if he was trying to conceal his excitement while giving a speech.<br/><br/>"Are you a student here, winged one?"