Ciel
She was prepared to strike, bracing herself for the swift take down. She was almost at his back when the door to the room burst wide open. It was Kessius walking in and laughing up a storm with his son Darius, they were laughing about a druid they just met. Both men and the target stopped, Kessius almost could not contain his laughter and Darius was slowly shaking his head. "He's one of us you know?" Was all he said. The target was very confused and he looked at Darius with a weird look, Darius pointed at the girl who stood up and sat down in a chair by the fire. Starr almost jumped; she came out of nowhere! Was she standing behind him the whole time? Kessius seemed very amused by this for he was almost in tears laughing. When the man had finally gotten all his giggles out he said, "Starr I would like for you to meet your new training partner." Both Starr and the girl almost couldn't beleive it, She was the one who was the Assassin Thalia was telling him about? The girl didn't seem to happy with this either, she was silently judging Starr, seeing if he was material enough. Apparantly he did not make the cut since after a few seconds she shrugged and began to play with the fire.
She had on a black tunic the same as Starr's except she had two daggers, one on each side. The daggers seemed to glow with power, this could have been some sort of magic. The girl had long legs and a slender body, she was easily a foot taller than Starr, who had always been short. The girl had pale skin with dark purple eyes, her hair was almost pitch black and was of medium length, to about her shoulders. Her face was warm and friendly despite being in an annoyed state. She was also carrying a messenger bag, Starr could only wonder what was inside. The bag was brown and had a weird symbol on it that criss crossed in all sorts of directions. Her appearance intrigued Starr since she had to be no more than 15, yet she seemed like a full grown adult.
Kessius began to speak once more, "You two will be with each other every second of every day in order to get Starr's skills up to par. If he is to be an Assassin he must be well prepared, do you understand Ciel?" He was talking to the girl by the fire place. "Yes, I understand sir." She replied in a respectable voice. "Good, I must attend to some other business." He looked at his son as if to say "Come with me." With that they left, leaving Starr and Ciel alone. Ciel motioned for Starr to sit by the fire, across from her. "Starr is your name right?" She asked "Yes it is. Ciel is your name, I'm assuming." He responded. "Yes it is. Tell me, What is your story? What happened before you came here?" With that she motioned all around the room. Starr told Ciel all about him; he told of his times in the forest and of how he and his family were happy together. When he got to the part about him being told fairy tales about elves and such, Ciel couldn't help but chuckle just as Kessius had. When he was finished he told of his experience in the Hospital area and of how Thalia helped him. With the mention of Thalia, Ciel cracked a smile. "I really like Thalia, she helped me through my recovery period. If it wasn't for her I don't know what I would have done." The two talked about random non sense just to talk. Soon the fire began to dwindle. "Alright," Ciel began, "time for bed, tomorrow will be a very long day after all."
She led Starr to a trap door underneath a rug in the room. Inside were two bunks one for Starr and one for Ciel. The room was dark and looked like it hadn't been used in years, cobwebs had infested every single nook and cranny. Ciel then illuminated it using magic; the room suddenly became more cozy. The room also seemed to be bigger with an extension from the bunks to what looked like a bathroom. Although the room was still small it had a newfound charming aspect to it. "This is where we will be staying until you finish your training." Ciel said. She didn't seem to pleased with the idea of taking up residence here. Starr climbed into his bunk, which he first had to brush dust off of, and fell to sleep.
Starr had a weird dream that night; it consisted of him and his family. They were walking on their way back to the shack, when suddenly figures who stood eight feet tall attacked them. They were dressed like Hodor; black steel with a big sword. Starr was trying to protect his family with all the might he could. He tried pushing them and kicking them, but all the figures did was laugh. They laughed with such menace and hostility that it chilled Starr to the bone. Just as one of the figures began to swing his sword at the family Starr raised his hand and shot light at them. The figures then dissipated as quickly as they appeared, leaving the family alone.
Starr awoke and was covered in cold sweat, trembling and afraid. He was afraid that his family might be in trouble, or even worse. Starr had no idea what time it was, the room was still pitch black and Ciel seemed to be asleep. Starr decided to try and fall back asleep, he was still tired after all. After a few minutes he was back asleep, this time he didn't dream at all.
"Wake up. Hey Starr wake up!" The voice awoke him and Starr sat up in his bunk. As he was beginning to wake up he saw Ciel standing over him poking at him. "Good your finally awake, time to go and get some breakfast." Ciel then began to climb the ladder leading to the trap door, she opened the hatch and left; Starr then realized that Ciel did not wait for any body. Starr had to quickly get out of the room and try and keep up with Ciel. As he climbed out of the room he saw Ciel leaving the room, but the room was filled with new people, all of them armed. Some had swords and bows and one person had a staff with a red gem in the top. All were dressed in different colored tunics and some had on big boots while others had on regular shoes. They all looked at Starr and watched him leave the room.
As Starr left the room he saw the entrance to Sanctuary in all of its glory. Creatures of all sorts moving and bustling around going this way and that. In the middle of the entrance was Ciel running to the other side of the massive room, she was almost at one of those really big doors. She opened the door and walked inside, Starr knew he had to get to that room. He sprinted through the crowd, trying to dodge and avoid all the creatures in his way. He finally made it to the big door that had a sign on it. The sign was made of a strange looking metal that shone with brilliant light, on it was a few lines of inscriptions, the same type that was before the warrior's room. As Starr pushed open the door he was instantly hit with an amazing smell. It smelled of food, Starr then realized how hungry he was. The smell was so good that Starr almost didn't realize where he was. The room he had just entered was covered with tables, they all varied in sizes. It seemed to be a giant cafeteria. The weirdest thing about it were the walls. All four walls were lined with containers of, Starr was hoping, food. They all seemed to be of varying sizes, with different colored containers. As far as Starr could see there seemed to be three colors, blue, green, and red. Starr didn't understand what the colors meant but he was almost certain the red containers were dripping something.
As he looked around the room he saw Ciel waving him over at the far side of the room next to an old man; he made his way down to the two of them. "Starr this is Ivan, he is the chief server. When you want something to eat you pay him and he will bring down the food for you." Ciel said,
"Pay him? I don't have any money." Starr was confused and he was scarred he couldn't eat.
"Yes, we pay people with this." She pulled out a rectangular stone from her bag. It was blue and seemed to glow ever so faintly. The stone was wrapped in metal and had strange writing on it. Ciel continued to speak, "When you pay somebody all you are doing is giving them a special type of magic. Magic here is currency and you can only acquire this currency from the bank. I can take you there later, for now this meal is on me. So, what would you like to eat?" Starr was grateful for the free meal yet he was again overwhelmed. With all the choices he had from the walls he could not decide, he didn't even know what they were. Before he could decide Ciel gave him a hot bowl of something; it was warm and smelled good but it was a dark brown liquid, it did not look appetizing. "Come on," Ciel was urging him torwards a table, "You were taking too long so I ordered for you." Starr could only respond with, "Oh, thank you."
Whatever was in the bowl it was delicious, Ciel had a bowl of it as well. As he drank the liquid he could feel his body begin to tense up; it was as if energy was flowing through him now, pure raw energy. It was a very powerful feeling, it filled him with confidence.
When the two of them were done Ciel said, "So now that we have had breakfast I can tell you what exactly we are to be doing." Her voice was a touch softer than before as if she was trying to break harsh news to him. She continued, "This training is going to be nightmarish. I will not sugar coat this or make it easy just because your a kid. What we do is not easy so naturally your training should not be either. What we Assassins do is very dangerous, it involves weapons and killing, lots of killing. I didn't want to train you because in my opinion I think you are a bit young for all of this. Now we must go and get you some weapons."
Kessius began to speak once more, "You two will be with each other every second of every day in order to get Starr's skills up to par. If he is to be an Assassin he must be well prepared, do you understand Ciel?" He was talking to the girl by the fire place. "Yes, I understand sir." She replied in a respectable voice. "Good, I must attend to some other business." He looked at his son as if to say "Come with me." With that they left, leaving Starr and Ciel alone. Ciel motioned for Starr to sit by the fire, across from her. "Starr is your name right?" She asked "Yes it is. Ciel is your name, I'm assuming." He responded. "Yes it is. Tell me, What is your story? What happened before you came here?" With that she motioned all around the room. Starr told Ciel all about him; he told of his times in the forest and of how he and his family were happy together. When he got to the part about him being told fairy tales about elves and such, Ciel couldn't help but chuckle just as Kessius had. When he was finished he told of his experience in the Hospital area and of how Thalia helped him. With the mention of Thalia, Ciel cracked a smile. "I really like Thalia, she helped me through my recovery period. If it wasn't for her I don't know what I would have done." The two talked about random non sense just to talk. Soon the fire began to dwindle. "Alright," Ciel began, "time for bed, tomorrow will be a very long day after all."
She led Starr to a trap door underneath a rug in the room. Inside were two bunks one for Starr and one for Ciel. The room was dark and looked like it hadn't been used in years, cobwebs had infested every single nook and cranny. Ciel then illuminated it using magic; the room suddenly became more cozy. The room also seemed to be bigger with an extension from the bunks to what looked like a bathroom. Although the room was still small it had a newfound charming aspect to it. "This is where we will be staying until you finish your training." Ciel said. She didn't seem to pleased with the idea of taking up residence here. Starr climbed into his bunk, which he first had to brush dust off of, and fell to sleep.
Starr had a weird dream that night; it consisted of him and his family. They were walking on their way back to the shack, when suddenly figures who stood eight feet tall attacked them. They were dressed like Hodor; black steel with a big sword. Starr was trying to protect his family with all the might he could. He tried pushing them and kicking them, but all the figures did was laugh. They laughed with such menace and hostility that it chilled Starr to the bone. Just as one of the figures began to swing his sword at the family Starr raised his hand and shot light at them. The figures then dissipated as quickly as they appeared, leaving the family alone.
Starr awoke and was covered in cold sweat, trembling and afraid. He was afraid that his family might be in trouble, or even worse. Starr had no idea what time it was, the room was still pitch black and Ciel seemed to be asleep. Starr decided to try and fall back asleep, he was still tired after all. After a few minutes he was back asleep, this time he didn't dream at all.
"Wake up. Hey Starr wake up!" The voice awoke him and Starr sat up in his bunk. As he was beginning to wake up he saw Ciel standing over him poking at him. "Good your finally awake, time to go and get some breakfast." Ciel then began to climb the ladder leading to the trap door, she opened the hatch and left; Starr then realized that Ciel did not wait for any body. Starr had to quickly get out of the room and try and keep up with Ciel. As he climbed out of the room he saw Ciel leaving the room, but the room was filled with new people, all of them armed. Some had swords and bows and one person had a staff with a red gem in the top. All were dressed in different colored tunics and some had on big boots while others had on regular shoes. They all looked at Starr and watched him leave the room.
As Starr left the room he saw the entrance to Sanctuary in all of its glory. Creatures of all sorts moving and bustling around going this way and that. In the middle of the entrance was Ciel running to the other side of the massive room, she was almost at one of those really big doors. She opened the door and walked inside, Starr knew he had to get to that room. He sprinted through the crowd, trying to dodge and avoid all the creatures in his way. He finally made it to the big door that had a sign on it. The sign was made of a strange looking metal that shone with brilliant light, on it was a few lines of inscriptions, the same type that was before the warrior's room. As Starr pushed open the door he was instantly hit with an amazing smell. It smelled of food, Starr then realized how hungry he was. The smell was so good that Starr almost didn't realize where he was. The room he had just entered was covered with tables, they all varied in sizes. It seemed to be a giant cafeteria. The weirdest thing about it were the walls. All four walls were lined with containers of, Starr was hoping, food. They all seemed to be of varying sizes, with different colored containers. As far as Starr could see there seemed to be three colors, blue, green, and red. Starr didn't understand what the colors meant but he was almost certain the red containers were dripping something.
As he looked around the room he saw Ciel waving him over at the far side of the room next to an old man; he made his way down to the two of them. "Starr this is Ivan, he is the chief server. When you want something to eat you pay him and he will bring down the food for you." Ciel said,
"Pay him? I don't have any money." Starr was confused and he was scarred he couldn't eat.
"Yes, we pay people with this." She pulled out a rectangular stone from her bag. It was blue and seemed to glow ever so faintly. The stone was wrapped in metal and had strange writing on it. Ciel continued to speak, "When you pay somebody all you are doing is giving them a special type of magic. Magic here is currency and you can only acquire this currency from the bank. I can take you there later, for now this meal is on me. So, what would you like to eat?" Starr was grateful for the free meal yet he was again overwhelmed. With all the choices he had from the walls he could not decide, he didn't even know what they were. Before he could decide Ciel gave him a hot bowl of something; it was warm and smelled good but it was a dark brown liquid, it did not look appetizing. "Come on," Ciel was urging him torwards a table, "You were taking too long so I ordered for you." Starr could only respond with, "Oh, thank you."
Whatever was in the bowl it was delicious, Ciel had a bowl of it as well. As he drank the liquid he could feel his body begin to tense up; it was as if energy was flowing through him now, pure raw energy. It was a very powerful feeling, it filled him with confidence.
When the two of them were done Ciel said, "So now that we have had breakfast I can tell you what exactly we are to be doing." Her voice was a touch softer than before as if she was trying to break harsh news to him. She continued, "This training is going to be nightmarish. I will not sugar coat this or make it easy just because your a kid. What we do is not easy so naturally your training should not be either. What we Assassins do is very dangerous, it involves weapons and killing, lots of killing. I didn't want to train you because in my opinion I think you are a bit young for all of this. Now we must go and get you some weapons."
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