Sparks

[ZenNaari]

Fantasy/Magic/Peril/RomCom/Shounen/3rd-person
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Sparks - Chapter 1

"Why are we doing this again?" Ark asked.

"It's not like we were asked to do this... we have to protect the academy." Era replied.

"It's the only place we can educate to protect our world." Keo added in.

"But the academy has Rank A Guards! Why are we in this?!" Ark exclaimed.

"Don't ask me, I think this is fun." Era replied.

"Alright... here comes the next wave." Keo pointed out into the distance.

"Goblins... Ready guys?" Era asked.

Ark halted, "Wait, it's too sudden."

"LET'S GO!"

-Opening title-

"Ark Fallendor, Era Sen, Keo Rin." The principal smiled.

"Yes sir, We're here." Era grinned.

"Don't talk to the principal so casually!" Ark bursted.

"We've finished off the waves... the scouts say there won't be any waves for 3 days." Keo added.

"I'm being ignored, am I?" Ark said to himself.

"I am pleased with you three. As usual, you get paid for protecting the academy." The principal reached for his drawer.

"Seriously... was that what you guys were after?" Ark asked.

"No, this is for scholarships and food money... do you want to spend a MillionG a month just to study here?" questioned back.

"Right... Scholarship... THIS IS A BATTLE ACADEMY! THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE PAYING US TO STAY HERE!" Ark bursted.

"Era, Keo, you two are excused." The principal dissmissed them, "Ark, I have something to tell you."

"Thank you sir, bye Ark." Era saluted.

"See ya in class." Keo left.

"Ugh, you guys." Ark, left behind.

The principal put his arm over Ark's shoulder, "Ark Fallendor."

"Yes sir?" Ark faced him.

This is the First Magic Academy. Our world now is under peril by beasts, demons, monsters and even humans. They intend to destroy the world and become gods of the new world. With magic, this certainly is possible. This academy educates magic and combat as well as research for magical and physical technology in order to prevent the upcoming disaster. And this academy has been open for more than a hundred years already with a well gained reputation and history.

"Do you understand now Ark?" The pricipal smiled.

"Yes, We need to pay you guys for profit which will be used as resources for our education, weapons and technology which will be used against those who intend to destroy our world." Ark replied.

"Good, you are dissmissed." The principal dissmissed him.

"Thank you sir." Ark, learned something valubale.

"May God be with you." The pricipal said as he left.

"Geez," Ark murmered, "'May god be with you,' he says. Yet, Isn't God against magic?"

"Ark! There you are." Yuna came to him.

"Ah, Yuna. What's wrong?" Ark asked her.

Yuna laughed, "Iv'e been looking for you. I can't go on without figuring out everyone's okay."

"You're very friendly." Ark smiled, "Unlike your other twin sister."

"Did you say something Ark?" Ethica asked.

"Nothing at all." Ark said calmly.

"Who are you calling not friendly?" Ethica asked.

"That evil guy who sits at the corner." Ark lied.

"Now you're calling me evil?" Ethica threatened.

"What do you care?" Ark faced her.

"ETHICAL ASPIRATION!" Ethica, under rage, performed a signature Asura. Using a double barrel sawed-off shotgun, two bright blue beams rushed at Ark, pushing him back.

Ark, slowly twitching his body, "That concludes my point."

"Sis, you shouldn't hurt people. The only things you can shoot are monsters." Yuna consulted.

"Asura shots can't kill people no matter how many times you shoot." Ethica shot Ark again, "You can only kill monsters with this thing. As an Asura gunner, you must know this."

"Of course I know that. But that doesn't mean that you can't hurt people with that." Yuna, countered.

"What're you gonna do about it?" Ethnica threatened.

Yuna drew out her two pistols, "YUNA SONG!" and performed her signature Asura. Two swirling bright pink beams came speeding at Ethica.

"ETHICAL ASPIRATION!" Ethica performed.

The four beams rushed each other. Creating a large explosion.

"Hah, our shots are equal." Ethica drew back her sawed-off shotgun.

Not long until one pink beam came swirling around Ethica and hit her head, pushing her back.

"The big sister is better than the little sister!" Yuna praised herself and pantomimed to Ark, "You okay?"

"I thought you didn't like to hurt people." Ark grabbed on to Yuna's hand and stood up.

"Oh, when it comes to some cases, like when my sister is beating someone up, I have no choice but to result to that right." Yuna smiled.

"I see." Ark looked at Ethica.

Yuna pantomimed to her sister, "Ethica, you okay?"

Ethica, dissapointed, "One Yuna, stronger than two Ethica." she said. Then she stood up on her own and went to her room.

Ark approached Yuna, "She's depressed huh?"

"She'll get over it, she always does." Yuna replied.

Ark looked at Yuna, "Don't you have anything important to do?"

"Nothing at all." Yuna smiled.

"Really, well, I'm going to class then." Ark turned around.

Yuna grabbed his shoulder, "Why did you ask?"

Ark thought for a moment, "I asked so I don't have to go to class."

Yuna laughed, "Haha, Okay. Shoo shoo! Scram!"

"Geez, bye." Ark left for classes.

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As his swordsmanship classes begun, Ark started daydreaming the time off since he was bored.

"Geez, that Yuna. The perfect opposite of Ethica." Ark said to himself.

"Ark Fallendor." The teacher called.

"I wonder what they're gonna do next?" Ark continued his own little world.

"Ark Fallendor! Grades 4 over 10!" The teacher shouted.

"Huh? What?" Ark woke up as the class bursted in laughter.

"You're a guardian right? Why don't you show us a move or two?" The teacher gave him the stage.

"I'm tired, I just got back from protecting the place." Ark hesitated.

"It's been two hours since you've came back from the battle, I figured you had your rest by then." The teacher countered.

Ark murmered, "Alright, fine."

"Well, engage battle then." The teacher cut through the dimensions, summoning a Fireblend Rapier.

"This is just for demonstartion anyway." Ark cut through the dimensions and a Hollow Longsword.

And thus the battle was engaged. Ark made the first move and charged right at the teacher. The teacher dodged the attack but Ark spun to the left and knocked the teacher down. As he was about to take the Fireblend Rapier from him as the sign of victory, The teacher used a wooden sword and swerved it around Ark's hind legs, making him fall back first. The teacher took the Hollow Longsword as a sign of victory.

"I want a 10 battle win a row from you." The teacher gave his punishment.

"Eh?! No way!" Ark complained as the swords were sent back into the dimensions.

"Ark?" Ethica appeared from the door, "Can you come over here for a sec."

Ark stood up and went out of the room, "What do you need now?"

Ethica crossed her brows, "Don't get the wrong idea. I want to spar with you."

"And I thought it was something important." Ark sighed, "Nevermind. I don't want to spar you."

Ethica crossed her brows harder and faced him, "I, Need, To, Spar, With, You!"

At the scary look on her face, Ark gave in, "Fine, when are we going to spar then?"

"Hm?" Ethica made a confused look, "Ah, uhmm..."

"Fine, I'll make sure to meet you at the coliseum after class. You better be there." Ark went back inside.

"Don't decide for yourself!" Ethica shouted. But she agreed anyway, "Geez, what's with these guys. All they ever want to do is have fun with girls." Ethica thought about it, "Except Ark himself."

"Yo, Ethica." Era appeared.

"Era. Why aren't you in class?!" Ethica exclaimed.

"I'm a guardian. The school's fate is in my hands." Era joked, "Now, where's Ark?"

"He's in his classroom." Ethica crossed her arms.

Era looked around, "Then, why are YOU here and not in class?"

"Eh?! Well, umm... I am the Hall Monitor." Ethica explained.

Era smiled, "Doesn't Hall Monitor Duties end at this kind of time?"

"Well, Uhm... I..." Ethica muttered.

"Could it be that it has something to do about Ark?" Era joked again.

"Ark?! How?! What would I need from that numb, emotionless, complaining idiot?!" Ethica exagerated.

"Did I hear my name?" Ark opened the door.

"Yo, Ark." Era greeted him, "I was going to tell you that there's another wave coming up."

"Again?" Ark murmered. He looked at Ethica, "Looks like I won't be able to go today."

Era grinned, "Well, in this case, I think I can cover up for you." he laughed softly.

"Eh?" Ethica reacted, "B-but!"

"Good luck on your little date!" Era slipped away.

Ethica turned her head and faced Ark with a shocked face.

"Just what did you tell him?" Ark asked.

"Nothing! I did'nt say anything." Ethica, all over the place.

"Well, thanks to that, I won't have to go fight the wave." Ark smiled, "Oh well, back to class I go."

"Ark?" Ethica called his attention.

"What?" Ark replied.

"You better be there." Ethica crossed her arms.

"That's my line." Ark left and went back to the classroom.

Meanwhile...

"Why did you take me here?! I'm not a scholar!" Shizo complained.

"This is a favor for Ark." Era grinned, "Well, What do they look like Keo?"

"Oh, this is gonna be tough. Basilisks." Keo replied.

"Then you better get Thundara ready." said Era.

Keo cut through the dimensions and summoned a Terre Rod.

Era did the same and summoned a Khukuri.

"Guys wait!" Shizo

"HERE WE GO!"

-Ending Song-

-End-

Plot by: Jzero99
Written by: ZenNaari

Note to Jzero-
Yo, I didn't follow your plot correctly because you didn't give it back to me... So I just did this... Hope you like it though...

[ZenNaari]

Chapter 2

-Opening song-

-Displays Characters fighting with ease-

"My Name is Ark Fallendor. I'm from the First Magic Academy." Ark introducing himself to the readers, "I'm a guardian who protect the academy, so you could say I have scholarship here. I train myself into the swordsmanship class."

"That guy over there is Senera Sen, a guardian fellow of mine. Nicknamed, Era. He's the only student here that uses knives and daggers. He refuses to use a sword though." Ark introduced Era to the readers.

Ark changed his attention to Keo, "That's Jakeo Rin, Another guardian buddy. Nicknamed, Keo. He's a Red Mage, one who can use blades and magic."

"Ark!" Yuna smiled and waved to him.

"That's Yuna Kimao." Ark introduced, "She's an Asura gunner, one of the rarest kinds. However, she's very friendly and looks after all of us. Unlike her twin sister."

"Ark, you're coming right?" Ethica asked.

"That's Ethica Kimao. Like her sister, an Asura gunner. She's slightly evil and a lot more different than her sister. I have to spar with her today." Ark explained.

"So, Ark, how's your little date with Ethica eh?" Era teased.

"Shut up, she just wants to kill me one on one." Ark stood up, "And besides, it hasn't started yet?"

"Can I watch?" Era asked with a grin.

"No, you can't!" Ethica shot Era on the head.

"You didn't have to answer for me." said Ark.

"I have to! People just can't barge into a spar just like that!" Ethica insisted.

"Still, you're too violent. I don't think I can beat you." Ark sighed.

"That's nothing. You're a Guardian and you have more experience in battle than me." Ethica replied.

"Look at the scenario, I'm under Swordsmanship and you're under Gunnery. It's obvious you'll win." Ark calculated.

"Pfft! Does that mean we'll cancel the spar?" Ethica looked away.

"No no, I'm still interested." Ark scratched the back of his head.

"Ethica!!!" Yuna came rushing from afar, "How dare you?! Taking Ark away from his free time!"

"Yuna?" Ark pondered.

"It's none of your business big sis. Now go away." Ethica exclaimed.

"Ark, can you take me out on a date too?" Yuna asked him softly.

"What do you mean, 'too.'" Ark replied.

"Don't ignore me!" Ethica shouted.

Meanwhile... on top of a tree by the window.

"Ark Fallendor huh?" The principal said, "He seems pretty popular."

"What're gonna do about him?" A crow by his shoulder asked.

"He seems reliable. But I have my doubts." The principal replied.

"Caw! Clever." The crow said.

The class before dismissal...

"Well then," The teacher concluded, "Who would like to spar with me before the class ends?"

Only a pindrop was heard.

"Anyone? Or I'll pick randomly?" The teacher threatened.

The class still stayed quiet.

"Era Sen! Come over here." The teacher called him.

"Huh? Me? What?" Era woke up.

"Alright Era, since you rarely are in class, why not show us how you fight?" The teacher explained.

"Hm?" Era ringing a bell, "Oh, you want to spar! Okay okay!"

Era stood up from from his seat and entered the arena. He cut through the dimensions and summoned a Rondell Dagger.

The teacher cut through the dimesions and summoned a Fireblend Rapier.

The battle was engaged. Era charged at the teacher with great speed. The teacher put his sword in a horizontal position to guard the charge. Era jumped over the blade and using the Rondell Dagger, he grabbed the teacher by the neck and left his dagger right under his throat, pushing him to the ground. The teacher was amazed at such agility that he gave in. Era took the Fireblend Rapier and was considered the victor.

The weapons the returned to the dimensions.

The class cheered on.

"You okay sir?" Era helped him up.

"Yeah," The teacher replied, "You know, you're really good at battles."

"Next time, go at full when fighting or sparring." Era advised.

"I'll remember that." The teacher, a good sport.

Era walked down the aisle and remembered something, "Oh sir."

"Yes, what is it?" The teacher asked.

"Something is about to happen is a few more seconds." Era smiled.

"What the?" The teacher reacted, "Eh?!"

Soon enough, the teachers clothes torn off on its own, only leaving his underwear. The teacher shouted the dissmissal and ran away.

"Era, what did you do?" Ark asked.

"The Rondell Dagger moves on it's own, stealing the armor of the opponent." Era explained.

"But his clothes tore off!" Ark exclaimed.

Era pulled out the teachers clothes from his shirt, "Now you believe me?"

"That's useful." Ark complimented, "When are you gonna return that."

Era thought about it, "Maybe never!"

Ark pouted, "You're mean."

"Yes I am." Era smiled.

Ark stood up and left the classroom. While everyone was running down the corridor, Ark was the only one who remained calm and walking. The coliseum is suprisingly empty, knowing that this is the most spacious place in all the academy. Probably because there's nothing to do there and everyone just concentrated on going home.

"Ark!" Ethica, shocked, "You came!"

"Of course I did! Nothing would change if I didn't." Ark replied.

"Anyway, about this spar." Ethica continued being shy.

"What now?" Ark asked.

Ethica looked away, "If I win, can you go on a date with me?"

"Huh?" Ark answered.

"Don't get the wrong idea!" Ethica exclaimed, "I just, you know, can't think of any other reward."

"If I beat you, we're playing a punishment game." Ark summoned the Hollow Longsword.

"Why something as boring as a punishment game?" Ethica loaded her sawed-off shotgun.

"It's a guy's excuse." Ark formed his stance.

Ethica smiled, "Very well, ETHICAL ASPIRATION!"

Ark dodged the attack. The Suras came rushing back at him. Ark performed a back flip, dodging the attack. He claculated that he could block the attack by making sure both swirling ends reach the tip of his sword. His calculations were perfect and he blocked the attack. Using the Hollow Longsword as a key, he turned his blade round clockwise. The two beams came swirling back at Ethica, pushing her to the ground.

Ethica got up. She used normal asura shots this time. Using her shotgun, the Sura would scatter. She aimed directly at Ark, who was clueless about her switch. As Ark thought he would block it, instead, he got hit by tiny little suras all over. Ethica kept on shooting him like that. Ark finally gave in, to performing a move.

"Hollow Winds!" Ark swirled the Hollow Longsword round and round. Creating a large electric fan powered by his strgnth. Everytime Ethica tried to shoot, the winds would turn the shots round, and the hollow would direct it back to her.

"ETHNICA!" Ethica jumped high and performed an Asura. She shot thin, multiple long beams at Ark. Ark expected pain at that moment. But that was soon to come. Each beam summoned an ancient Sura Soul, Asura Fighters from the past. Ark charged one of them and it disappeared at the touch of the blade, the other Sura Souls beat him up though. Ark was soon able to beat all of them, but he got tired from fighting them off.

"Hm? So I guess I win huh?" Ethica came near to pick up the Hollow Longsword.

Ark then suddenly smiled, "Something's gonna happen in a few more seconds."

"Eh?!" And in a flash, all of Ethica's clothes tore off, leaving only her transparent nightgown. She screamed like a girl would, "What did you do?!"

"I didn't do anything!" Then Ark noticed a lump on his shirt. Ethica, in anger, removed it and it was her clothes.

"Why you little pervert!" Ethica snatched it from him, "I'm not going to play that punishment game of yours!"

"Wait wait." Ark felt something itching in his body, he jumped about and turned around, topsy turvy, and when he got it out, it was Ethica's bra.

Ethica fainted from shock. Ark could hear a laughing sound from above.

"Era... I'm not gonna do anything, just explain to me what happened." Ark shouted out.

"Oh, looks like I was figured out." Era jumped down and helped Ark take Ethica to the seats where she could lie down.

"So, how did you do it?" Ark put Ethica down, and wrapped her in a blanket.

"Well, I heard some fighting noises while passing by, I thought I watched." Era explained, "You were still blocking the Ethical Aspiration. That's where I came in. When you started Hollow Winds, I threw a Rondell Dagger down there."

"And how was it that I smiled and said, 'Something's gonna happen,' right before Ethica's clothes tore off?" Ark asked.

"This," Era cut through the dimensions and summoned a Khukuri dagger, "This Khukuri dagger can let me steal the control of a creature for just a short amount of time, it's useful for suddenly striking an enemy without him noticing it."

"Okay, what class are you in?" Ark, confused.

"I'm in the swordsmanship class same as you." Era smiled, "Why ask?"

"Because you always go about using daggers, knives and steal this and steal that. We don't learn that!" Ark exclaimed.

"It's because there's no thief class in the Academy," Era lay back, "Once I graduate, I'm not gonna do hero work, I'm gonna make a thief class in the academy."

"Aren't thieves bad?" Ark asked.

Era frowned, "Same question, Isn't Swordmanship bad? Isn't Gunnery, and even magic bad? They all end up using violence."

"But we all use them for the good of this world." Ark answered.

"And same thing goes for thievery." Era smiled.

Ark smiled back, "I understand now."

"Yes, this is the kind of life we live here in the Academy. So many ideas, so many thoughts, and so many enemies." Ark concluded.

"There's the wave, once we finish this one we can sleep." Era pointed.

Ark sighed, "Fine."

Keo nodded, "Let's do this."

Ark looked at Keo, "And here's another guy who needs to be found out about." Ark finalized.

-Ending Song-

-End-

Well that sure didn't take long!

[ZenNaari]

-Chapter 3-

"Ark!" Yuna shouted, "How could you! You raped my sister!"

"Who raped who now?" Ark sighed.

"YOU raped ETHICA!" Yuna shouted.

"Nobody raped nobody. Era was playing games while me and Ethica were sparring." Ark explained.

"YOU RAPED MY SISTER!!!" Yuna yelled.

"Nobody raped me." Ethica bashed Yuna's head, "Nobody would now." Ethica looked at Ark with burning evil eyes.

"Right, nobody would." Ark ignored her.

"Pfft." Ethica murmered, "Ark, come over here."

Ark followed her, "What is it?"

"You still have my panties with you?" Ethica blushed.

"Ah?" Ark looked around himself, "No, I don't remember that."

"Keep it okay." Ethica blushed even more.

"Ah, is this it?" Ark held it out.

Everyone happened to find out.

"Oh my, hearts."

"It's so cute."

"Why is Ark holding that?"

"Eh?!" Ark reacted.

"ETHICAL ASPIRATION!" Ethica continously kept on shooting Ark.

"Haha, it's so fun to enjoy youth." Era laughed.

"Tell me about it." Keo laughed.

"Damn you guys." Ark overheard.

"Ethica, calm down." Era, kept on laughing.

"Calm down! Go to hell I'll calm down!" Ethica shot him.

"Ow! Hahaha!" Era, laughing as his cure.

"Now now, what's all the noise about?" The principal appeared.

Everyone stood there quietly

"Alright then, off to class you go." The principal waved his staff and everyone was sent into their perspective classrooms and seats.

"Magic is amazing isn't it?" The crow on his shoulder asked.

"Yes, yes it is." The pricipal replied.

-Opening Song-

"Hah." Era panted, "Class is boring. But at least, something good happened this morning. Hahaha." Era looked around, "Hm? I wonder what kind of mischief I could use to make even more mischief?"

"Huh? It won't work?" Keo put money in the vending machine, but the soda won't come out.

"Hm? How should I do this?" Era thought, "Ah yes."

"Oh, that's what's wrong, I put in only 10G, it needs to be 50G." Keo put it in again, but it failed, "Eh? Again maybe... 100G... 25... 125...G...?"

"Woot, easy money." Era got all the money he tried to put in the vender. Using a Jack Knife.

"FIRA!" Keo casted on Era.

Era lay down, burnt, with all the gil on the ground.

"I knew it was you. You'll never get me." Keo laughed.

"You're so cruel!" Era put out.

"Yes I am." Keo smiled.

"Hey, wanna spar?" Era invited.

"Nah, not with a noob like you." Keo bragged.

"Now what was that for?" Era asked.

"Go find out yourself noob." Keo left.

Era stood up and brushed off the ash, "I am still curious about how you fight though."

"Heh? We've been battling waves together. And you haven't seen me fight?" Keo asked.

"Well, I fight as a whole so I have no time to look after the others." Era smiled.

"You say that, but you're the one who gives us orders on the battlefield." Keo laughed.

"Geez, come on, let's spar!" Era insisted.

"Go become a pro noob." Keo left laughing.

"Are all red mages like this?" Era thought.

"I heard about it Ethica." Juno approached Ethica.

"Huh? What?" Ethica asked.

"You got raped by Ark?" Juno laughed, "Since you like him, I wouldn't say it's rape then."

"GO TO HELL!" Ethica shot her.

Juno laughed, "Haha, no use, as long as I have this, you can't attack me." She held out a small metal buckler.

"DIE!!!" Ethica shot her again, but it was no use.

"Haha! It's nice fighting with you." Juno smiled.

At that time, Ark was...

"Ark Fallendor?" The teacher asked.

"ZZzzZZzz..." was Ark's reply.

The teacher threw his ruler at Ark's table.

"ZZzzZZzz..." was Ark's reply again.

The teacher smacked him with the ruler.

Ark was silent. In fact, he didn't react or move after he got hit.

"Is he okay?" Keo asked.

"He's not breathing." Era confirmed, "No pulse either."

"Is he dead?" Shizo asked.

"Dead?" The teacher replied, "Don't be serious. I'm sure that... uh..."

Dead corpse smell went around the classroom. Everyone looked at the teacher.

"YOU KILLED ARK FALLENDOR!!!" Everyone shouted.

"Now now, he's not dead. ARK! WAKE UP!" The teacher shook him about.

"Quickly, someone help me take him to the infirmary!" Shizo carried him up.

"Me." Era lifted Ark's legs.

"Seriously, what's there to see in that guy?" Ethica said while passing by.

"Coming through!" Era and Siso rushed through Ethica.

Ethica looked back, "Ark?"

In the infirmary...

"He's not dead." The white mage replied, "His body just stopped from shock. He'll be back in a week."

"A week?" Era, shocked.

"Now now, what is it that is important with this boy?" The mage asked.

"That boy is a guardian of the academy! There's a wave coming up and we need him!" Era explained.

"Oh, if you put it that way, then just wait here." The white mage reached for the medicine cabinets and took out a Roasted Newt.

"Uh, what's that for?" Era asked.

"This Roasted Newt will immediately shock the tastebuds, activating the nervous system. Once the NS has awaken, the nerves will wiggle around sending strong signals to the brain. The body then recuperates, but something's gonna happen." The white mage looked at his watch.

"HOLYCRAPIMMAALIVE!!!" Ark shouted out in pain.

"Huh?" Era stood there.

"I mean uh..." Ark looked around, "Why am I in the Infirmary?"

"You fainted due to shock when the teacher hit you while you were sleeping." Era answered.

"Okay. Well, it still hurts so I'm gonna stay here for awhile." Ark tried to crack his neck around.

"Okay, but you better be ready in a hour, there's another wave coming up." Era turned around and left the room, "Come on Shizo."

"I'm going too." The white mage put on his robe, "I'm being called up again."

Ark felt the breeze from the window after the door was jammed shut.

"Why won't time stop or something." Ark sighed.

Then the door bashed open, "Ark! Are you okay?!" Ethica yelled.

"My point exactly." Ark thought, "I'm okay. Why?"

Ethica had tears running down her eyes.

"It's not like I have anything to do with you." Ark looked at her, "Stop crying."

Then Ark realized something. As Ethica kneeled down crying at his bed, Ark thought, "I guess, Ethica is like her sister after all. She also cares about the people in her life."

"Ark!" Yuna sang while coming in.

"Yo, Yuna." Ark waved.

"You okay?" Yuna smiled, "Here, I got this for you."

"Hm? Thank you." Ark accepted the flowers.

"Anyway, I have to go. Nice to see that you're okay." Yuna winked and left the room... completely ignoring her sister.

Ark tapped Ethica's head, "There there."

Ethica shook her head around, "Don't, ever, make me worry like that again! Okay?!"

Ark blushed, "Fine. Sure."

Ethica hugged Ark by the shoulder. Ark emotionlessly hugged her back, "There there."

Ethica shook her shoulders and just held on to Ark's tightly. Showing that she doesn't want to be touched.

The door opened, "Ark, you alright?"

"Eh?" Ark reacted.

"What's going on here?" Keo smiled.

"N-nothing. She's just crying because she thought I was dead." Ark replied.

"No." Keo smiled devilishly, "You forced her into doing something she doesn't like."

"Can't you hear good idiot?" Ark cursed, "Nothing happened."

"You say that, yet you are in a very relaxed position while she is crying." Keo, knows the truth, but wants mischief.

"You trying to pick up a fight?" Ark said in angst.

"Actually yes. After the battle, I challenge you to a spar." Keo grinned.

"You're on!" Ark shouted.

"Hey guys! Ark and Ethica are at it again!" Keo shouted out the door.

"Keo," Ethica stood up, "What did I ever do to you?"

"Nothing really." Keo waved to the guys.

"ETHICAL ASPIRATION!" Ethica performed her Asura at Keo and fended off the viewers with shotgun Asuras.

-END-

[ZenNaari]

Chapter 4

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"This is The First Magic Academy." Ark Introduced, "It was built purposely to save the world from monsters, demons and even humans who want to destroy it to make a new one. With powerful magic, this is not impossible."

Era took over, "The Academy is divided into four groups. Swordsmanship for melee warriors. Fighting for Hand-to-hand combat. Gunnery and Archery for ranged warriors. And Magi for magician warriors. All groups have their own unique use of magic."

Keo took over, "There are three kinds of scholars in this academy. Those who participate in guarding the academy from waves of monsters and creatures. The excessively smart. And those under insurance or simply, those who are in a high-class family."

Shizo took over, "The amount for tuition fees are excessively high due to magical and weaponry research. The tution fees also cover up excavations for the academy to obtain rare and legendary weapons and magical technology and history."

And everyone together, "We appreciate you listening to us! Hope you enjoy the chapter!"

-Opening Song-

"Hm? An excavation you say?" Era confirmed.

"Yes, since you three are such talented warriors, I would agree that you would join an excavation." The principal smiled.

"But we are in such a low level in grading." Ark added in.

"I would understand that because you get tired after a wave's work." The principal rubbed his mustache, "Whatever grade you get from the teacher, I ignore. I examine you from the window, while you fight for glory in order to protect the academy."

"I see." Ark understood.

"But excavations are high leveled! You still say we can survive?!" Keo added in.

"Don't worry. This excavation is very low leveled. Even the middle schoolers are offered to come." The principal explained, "All you have to do is join the excavation and retrieve an Ice Pick."

"An Ice Pick? Wow!" Era, interested.

"What's so interesting about an Ice Pick?" Ark asked.

Era explained thoroughly, "An Ice Pick is a rare weapon. The Academy already has one, but usually two Ice Picks are recommended. It looks like your any ordinary railrod spike, but the Ice Pick is like, a thick long sharp spear."

"You're wrong." Juno appeared, "The Ice Pick is not a spear, it's a Katar."

"Eh?" Era looked behind, "Who are you?"

"You are correct Juno." The pricipal smiled, "The Ice Pick, through research, is a Katar more than a spear."

"Who is this female dragoon?! Iv'e never seen her around the Academy." Era looked around her.

"I take private classes in the academy. I was asked to stroll around the academy since i'm not really familiar with this place." Juno explained while hitting Era on the head with her Gaunlet.

"Quite so, Juno is part of the swordsmanship class even though she is a Dragoon, Spear-user." The principal explained.

"Nice to meet your acquaintance Juno." Era held his hand out.

"Bah, I'd shake your hand if you weren't so friendly." Juno turned back.

"Juno is a guardian, just like you." The principal put in.

"Guardian! Then she has a team right?" Era looked around if she has a troop.

"Not so. She's the only student guardian who doesn't have a troop." The principal explained, "Whoever does become her troop tends to die in battle. So we stopped giving her a troop."

"Scary." Era sat down.

"Well then, I'll be off." Juno left.

"She's a scary girl." Era lay back.

"Alright, back to the subject. Would you accept the excavation offer?"

"I'm okay if my guys agree." Era lay back.

"Yes." Ark answered.

"No." Keo answered.

"EH?!" Era reacted.

"Looks like it. Era, if you won't decide, I'll ask the excavation team myself if they'll have you." The principal jeopardized.

"Eh," Era looked down, "Fine, I'll go. Not like there's anything to do here."

"Good, you depart now." The pricipal looked at his watch.

"EH!" The three reacted.

And the principal waved his wand around them and they disappeared. The three sitting down in a place they've never seen.

"Where are we?" Ark looked around.

"Looks like Lepan." Keo looked around.

"Eh?! Lepan!" Era looked around as well.

"Lepan huh? Well, we better find the excavation team." Ark shrugged his shoulders.

Then a sudden poof of smoke came in front of Ark. A tall young man wearing rich clothes and a top hat greeted them.

"Oh, Kai let you in on the excavation." Kwon smiled.

"Uh, Kai? Who's he?" Era asked.

"You don't even know the name of your own principal?" Kwon, shocked.

"Kai is his name?" Ark, surprised, "I feel embarrassed for calling him Sir all the time now."

"So... who are you?" Keo asked.

"My name is Kwon. Kwon Kimao." Kwon introduced himself, "I am the supporter of the excavation group and of course, to the academy."

"Once again, the academy comes to money." Ark thought, "Ah, wait. You said Kimao."

"Yes, I am the uncle of Yuna and Ethica." Kwon explained, "So if you would expect that I am a gunner, oh no. I am under swordsmanship and red magic."

"Really?" Keo showed his Red Magic card, "I'm under Red Magic and Swordmanship myself."

"Oh it's nice to see another red mage. Only talented people can become one." Kwon shaked Keo's hand.

Kwon led the three into a hut in the excavation departure. Where they drank tea and coffee.

"It's nice to see that Kai has very talented and young students." Kwon sipped his tea.

Keo easily talked with him, "It's embarassing that we got to know his name only now."

Era looked at his tea, finding it very clear. He put milk on his tea as well as sugar. Ark on the other hand was trying to entertain himself by making shapes with the coffee bubbles.

"Those two are easily connected." Era brought up.

"Well, they are both in the same class." Ark blew his coffee.

"Damn, I want to see how Keo fights. I don't mind even losing to him in that case." Era complained.

"You're sounding gay." Ark blew his coffee.

"I assure you, I'm as straight as that perverted man right there." Era pointed at some random guy trying to hit on a girl.

"Then I won't argue." Ark sipped his coffee.

The excavation crew came in, "Excuse me. Where are the young ones who participated on the excavation?"

"Ah, here we are." The three got up exactly.

"Alright... prepare teleporation. Please step into the teleportation circle with the others." The crew leader said.

When they came into the circle, it was as big as a park. People everywhere went inside.

"A-are people that serious about the excavation of an Ice Pick?" Ark asked.

"The ICe Pick crew is on the left circle from here." The crew explained, "You will be teleported shortly, please step into the circle with your crew."

"Ah, right." Ark and the others went into the circle.

"Ah, you must be the students from the Academy. Welcome." The crew greeted.

"Are we popular just because we're from the academy?" Ark asked.

"Oh yes, the First Magic Academy offers the best education." The crew man explained, "Anyone who studies there is given a high notice."

"I see." Ark sighed.

"Hm? Ark?" Ethica popped out of the tent.

"Eh? Ethica?" Ark Reacted.

-END-

I'm terribly sorry! No climax! I promise I'll make the complete punchline in the next chapter!

[ZenNaari]

Chapter 5

"Welcome to class!" Era smiled and waved.

"Today we will be learning about..." Keo added in.

"Jobs!" Shizo finalized.

"In the last episode, we disscussed the four classes in the academy." Ark added in.

"Today, we will disscuss the Jobs of the Swordsmanship class." Era smiled.

"First off, your ordinary swordsman." Ark explained, "All we do is simply master the ways of the sword. Other examples of Swordsmen are Samurai, Knights and crusaders."

"Next! The thief!" Era explained, "We master the ways of thievery and plagiarism! We master by means of swords, bows and even hand-to-hand. We use knives and daggers to increase our agility. Thief class is also composed of Ninja, Assasins and Rogues!"

"Here, a red mage." Keo explained, "We are simply talented ever since birth to master both sword and magic. The red mage is an advanced version of the mage, therefore there are no other classes within red magery."

"Geomancer!" Shizo explained, "We are swordsmen who use environmental attacks against the opponent. In other words, we make 'nature' attack the enemy while in combat. Geomancer has not other class assosciated with it."

(Before anyone gets confused reading the further chapters, Shizo is actually a Spearman... Spearmen are connected with dragoons and Lancers)

"That's all for class." Everyone stood up, "Bye bye!"

-Opening Song-

"Hm? Ark?" Ethica popped out of the tent.

"Eh? Ethica?" Ark reacted.

The crew looked at them, "Oh, it's good to know you two know each other."

Era and Keo started fighting over the tea.

"Of course we know each other!" Ark yelled, "I thought you said anyone from the First Magic Academy gets a high notice!"

"She's from the First Magic Academy?" The crewman asked.

"That's what iv'e been telling you!" Ethica hit him with her shotgun.

"Well, alright. I'll accept that you're a student there." The crewman admitted, "But I won't accept that you are one of the Kimao Family."

"Hello there my little niece." Kai came in.

"Hi uncle." Ethica greeted him emotionlessly.

"Come on, gimme a hug." Kai hugged her.

"You're too strong." Ethica, strangled.

"Oh my, I'm sorry." Kai put him down, "Iv'e just come to say goodbye to my little niece." Kai looked at the crew members, "If anything bad happens to my little niece here, I'm going to make sure the Kimao family deals with you rightfully." Kimao made an evil face.

The crew members became scared, "Yes sir!"

"Good day to you." Kai waved his staff around the crew and they disappeared.

As they disappeared, they were now teleported to the campsite of Mt. Streve. Era was desperately looking over the bags and finally found a bottle.

"I got the tea!" Era grabbed it.

"Alright... but the tea is cold now." Keo smiled.

"Eh?" Era reacted. The freezing temperature in Mt. Stereve froze the tea, "That's alright, I'll just mix this with sugar and I can make ice tea!"

"Where are you going to get sugar?" Keo added.

Era looked around. Everything is covered in snow. Era checked his pockets, bags and even the crew's bags, "I found a grain of sugar!"

"Oh sorry, that's not sugar. That's just some Naptaline." A crew member said.

"What's that?" Era, drinking his ice tea.

"...eh?" Ark and Keo looked at him.

"This is great!" Era drank it all down.

"Ah..." Ark and Keo stood there shocked.

"I'm starting to feel funny." Era started getting dizzy.

"Mah...!" Ark and Keo looked at each other.

Era burped, "Excuse me."

Ark and Keo sighed.

"Alright, let's prepare camp!" THe crew leader stood up, "The freezing winds are gonna kill us soon! Let's work fast then have some hot tea!"

"All right!" Everyone stood up.

"Alright!" The leader pointed at the four students of the Magic Academy, "You guys will protect us from monsters and creatures!"

"...eh?" The four students reacted.

The four students spent the night protecting the crew from Wookies.

"This is boring." Ethica kept shooting whatever monster she can find.

"Easy for you to say." Ark, using a Hollow Longsword, attacked the monsters in melee combat.

"She's not the only one." Era, using a Khukuri, attacked multiple monsters in combat, trying to get experience from attacking when surrounded.

"FIRA!" Keo casted a large Oozaki blast onto a huge area of wookies. Then he sat down and ate a Cheese Sandwhich.

"I wish something would happen." Ark sliced a wookie in two.

As Ark pulled himself up for the next monster, he noticed that a gleaming ice shard has been broken from the splitting attack. The ground started trembling and shaking.

"What's going on?!" Era yelled.

"Is that an..." Keo dropped his jaw.

"Ice Titan?" Ethica finished.

A large spirit covered entirely out of ice, standing 48 feet(8 times normal hieght), has been angered for it's crown has been broken.

"W-WAH!" Ark started running away as the Ice Titan bashed his large icy fist into the ground.

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"FIRA!" Keo casted on it.

The Ice Titan countered the attack. Using a red gem on it's broad and cold chest, it froze the upcoming fire blast.

"No damn way!" Keo dropped his jaw again.

"RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY!" Ark continued cowering uphill.

Ethica slapped him on his way up, "You coward! Go help us fight it!"

Ethica tried to shoot, 'Ethical Aspiration,' onto the Ice Titan but with it's large size and power, it's effect was similar to a mosquito bite on a glass window.

"Keo!" Ark ran to him, "Cast Fira again!"

"But..." Keo pointed at the Ice Titan.

"Just do it!" Ark prepared his Hollow Longsword.

"Alright." Keo trusted him.

As Keo casted Fira, Ark performed Hollow Winds, scattering the sparks of fire everywhere around the Ice Titan. Ethica joined in and performed Ethical Aspiration, also scattering the Asura shot all over. Ark directed the wind to cast all sparks and Asura directly in front of the Titan, but still, nothing happened.

"Agh! It's no use!" Ark sighed.

"We're not going to die here right?" Ethica asked.

"I don't care whether we die or not." Ark said, "We are going to die fighting this thing!"

The three performed their strategy again. Again, another failure.

"By the way, where's Era?" Ethica asked.

Suddenly, a Jack Knife came swirling around and targetted Keo's Hat. It had a note on it.

"Guys! Stop Attacking Me! (>o<)." It read. It was signed by Era.

"Eh?" What is he..." The three looked around the Ice Titan from afar for him.

"Is it really okay for me to be up here?" Era, climbing the Ice Titan's back.

The Ice Titan shook itself as if it had a large itch on it's back. Era plunged a dagger into the back, using it as an ice climbing pick.

"WAH!" Era was shaking about while holding onto his dagger.

The Ice Titan became furious and it started bursting Blizzara all over. Era kept on doing his best, climbing the colossal beast.

"No good! No good!" Era tried to keep hold of his dagger.

Era tried his best to keep holding the dagger, but he slipped a finger and fell. While falling down, Era grabbed a Rope and Hook and threw it at full force above him. He held on to the rope, hoping that it will hold on to something.

Era started flipping coins while hanging onto the rope sliding down, "Hope, Despair, Hope, Despair."

*Ka-Ching*

Era slowly looked up, "Hope?" He saw that his hook has reached the Ice Titan's shoulder. "Yes! This is how thievery goes! It's all on hope!" Era started pulling himself up and running to the Ice Titan's shoulder.

"Eh?! Look!" Ethica pointed out.

"HOLYCRAPIMALIVE!" Ark was shocked.

"The noob is doing that?" Keo stared in amazment.

"WAHAHA!" Era kept on running up while laughing himself off both fear and amazement.

Era jumped off the Ice Titan's shoulder, still hanging on to the hook. Swinging in great speed, Era still kept laughing. He took out a Khukuri and aimed directly for that red gemstone on it's middle. He was able to hit it at critical damage. Era let go of the ropes, laughing while falling down to his death.

Keo started magnifying on the red gemstone, "It cracked! There's a small crack on the gemstone!"

"What do we do?! Era passed out and that thing is still alive!" Ethica panicked.

Ark cried, "Come on! Let's not waste this chance that Era gave us with his life!"

"What do we do Ark?" Keo asked.

"Let's do it again!" Ark performed hollow winds and everyone else did the rest.

Flaming Asura kept scattering around everywhere again. Ark directed the wind for that red gemstone. A huge explosion followed. The Ice Titan's ice shards fell off one by one. The rest melted down.

Ark looked at the victory, "We've done it!"

Keo and Ethica jumped for joy. But Ark sat there, crying.

"What's wrong Ark?" Keo asked.

Ark sighed it out, "Era, wanted to be a teacher in the school. He didn't want to become a hero, but he has died a hero."

Keo and Ethica looked at Ark with sorrow.

"You'd better head back to camp." Ark wiped his tears.

"A-alright." Keo turned around.

"What're you going to do Ark?" Ethica asked.

"I'm going to..." Ark cried and ran, "I'm going to bury our friend in peace!"

-End-

-Ending Song-

WAH! Iv'e never made anything this dramatic in my life!

[ZenNaari]

Chapter 6

Keo and Ethica jumped for joy at the defeat of the Ice Titan. But Ark sat there, crying.

"What's wrong Ark?" Keo asked.

Ark sighed it out, "Era, wanted to be a teacher in the school. He didn't want to become a hero, but he has died as a hero."

Keo and Ethica looked at Ark with sorrow.

"You'd better head back to camp." Ark wiped his tears.

"A-alright." Keo turned around.

"What're you going to do Ark?" Ethica asked.

"I'm going to..." Ark cried and ran, "I'm going to bury our friend in peace!"

-New Opening Song-

"My name is Senera! You can call me Era!" Era smiled, "What's your name? You just transferred here right?"

"M-me?" Ark asked.

"Yes! Is there anyone else I'm talking to?" Era looked around.

"Why are you not in class?" Ark asked.

"I mastered today's lesson," Era smiled, "Again! Come on! Tell me your name!"

"My name? I'm Ark Fallendor." Ark introduced, "And yes, I am new here."

"Ark huh?" Era smiled, "That's a promising name." Era punched Ark on the shoulder, "You also look strong."

"Well, even though I'm still a kid, I came here on scholarship, as a Guardian." Ark explained.

"No wonder you're strong." Era smiled, "Guardian huh? Well, take it from one with experience. I'm a guardian too!"

"Eh? Really?" Ark asked.

"Yes, in fact, I'm going to fight a wave right now." Era put his fist on his chest, "Wanna watch?"

Ark repressed memories while running.

"Those were the days," Ark said while running, "The first day I learned much about being a guardian." Ark cried, "The day I met Era."

"This is Keo!" Era pointed at Keo, "He is a talented Red Mage. He's going to fight with us."

Ark, holding his Hollow Sword, "Nice to meet you Keo."

Keo looked away.

Ark repressed more.

"I wouldn't be fighting with them if it weren't for him." Ark finally reached where Era lay dead.

"Ha... Ahah...ahahaha..." Era, faintly laughing.

"Era!" Ark, relived, "You're okay?"

"My stomach hurt!" Era lay dead, "Wahahaha... hah... ah..."

"Don't die on me!" Ark shook him about.

"Hah..." Era made one last laugh of air.

Ark smelled his breath, "Eh? What the?"

"Yo!" The med of the crew arrived on a sno-mobile, "What happened to Era?"

Ark did not answer.

"Well?" The med hesitated.

Ark turned around slowly and said in a slow, laughing voice, "Era... fainted... of Naptaline poisoning..."

"Really?! Hahaha! He shouldn't have drank that tea!" The med laughed, "Let him on, we'll take him back to camp."

"Yo, I'm back." Ark opened the tent.

"Ark." Ethica looked at him, "Is Era okay?"

Ark laughed, "Hahaha. Era fainted because of the Niptaline he drank! It had nothing to do about the battle!"

"Heh?" Keo giggled, "It's good to know Era is okay."

"The med told me he'll be okay. He'll be back to his senses in the morning." Ark spread out his sleeping bag.

"We have more protecting to do in the morning." Keo lay his head back on his sleeping bag.

Ark looked at everyone with a smile, "Alright, good night guys."

"Good night." Keo turned off his lamp.

"Good night..." Ethica looked down and turned off his nap.

About 10 minutes later, everyone fell asleep. But it was the time Era woke up. He laughed a bit faintly before realizing where he was.

"Hah... nice..." Era looked around, "Hey, where am I?"

"Era?" Ethica's voice was heard.

"Ethica?" Era looked around the tent.

"Hello." Ethica popped her head in the tent.

Era looked around, "It's the middle of the night right now. Why're you still awake?"

Ethica started crying, "Don't make me worry again."

"Eh?" Era, triggered Ethica's soft side.

Ethica hugged Era, "Never make me worry again! Or else!"

Era, knew much he shouldn't hug her back, "Alright, I'll do my best."

"You remember," Ethica backed off, "how we first met?"

"How could I forget?" Era smiled.

Era and Ethica repressed their memories.

"Hi! Nice to meet you! I'm Yuna! And this is my sister Ethica!" Yuna waved her hand about and making friendly gestures.

"I'm Senera! Call me Era!" Era introduced, "This is Ark, he transferred here newly too!"

"Hi Ark! Nice to meet you!" Yuna shook Ark's hand.

"Uh... hi..." Ark was able to greet her.

"Come on Ethica, say something nice!" Yuna pushed her sister.

Ethica kept quiet.

"Hi, I'm Senera! Welcome to the First Magic Academy!" Era greeted.

"I'm Ark Fallendor." Ark introduced.

Ethica looked down, "I'm Ethica..."

Era looked at her, "Wow... so cute."

Ethica made and angry look.

Era backed off, "Wah! Scary!"

"Who did you call cute and scary!" Ethica took out her little Asura shotgun and shot Era.

"Wah! Cute scary girl!" Era tried his best to crawl away.

"Little sister, behave now." Yuna smiled.

Ethica turned around "Or Wha-?"

Yuna pointed her Asura Pistol right on Ethica's forehead, "Or else something bad is gonna happen." Yuna laughed softly.

Ethica elbowed Yuna's pistol away, but Yuna took out her other pistol and shot Ethica without hesitation.

"See, if you're not a good girl, then big sister will not be a good girl too." Yuna threatened.

"I'm sorry." Ethica bowed.

Era thought it thorugh.

"You know, if you think about it. It wasn't that much of a good memory." Era rubbed his chin.

"Do you want me to shoot you again?" Ethica threatened.

"I don't see the harm. But please don't." Era backed off.

"I'm going back to sleep now." Ethica stood up to exit the tent.

"Oh yeah," Era called her attention, "Thanks for visiting."

Ethica did not look back, "I'll shoot you when we get back at the academy."

Era became scared, "R-right. Sure."

The next morning.

"Era!" Ark cried, "Haha! You really did get poisoned with that Niptaline."

"You sound gay." Era replied.

"I assure you, I'm just as straight as that pervert over there." Ark pointed at one of the crew member who put a picture of a girl in his pants.

Era stalled, "That's my line."

"What're gonna do about it?" Ark threatened.

"You have to pay me for using that line." Era took out a Jack Knife.

"Never!" Ark laughed.

"Die!" Era took out a plastic knife and wrestled with Ark.

"Those two are quite noisy in the morning." Keo woke up.

"Boys will be boys." Ethica loaded her shotgun, "You're no exception."

"Right." Keo, not threatened at all.

"Okay then." Ethica got up and pointed her shotgun at the tent where Era was medicated, "ETHICAL ASPIRATION!"

"WAH!" Ark flew away.

"Haha! That was a broken promise!" Era laughed.

"Don't be so noisy in the morning." Ethica shot them again.

-End-

Next time on Sparks! The crew starts excavating for real in the Glacier Cave where the Ice Pick is hidden. Let's see if our heroes can survive it.

[ZenNaari]

Sorry for the long wait, I was waiting for comments. I made this long ago already so I might as well post it.

Chapter 7

"Hey you guys, I saw it! You beat up a legendary Ice Titan!" One crew member, Kino, praised the four students.

"Eh?" Ark reacted.

"Well, it's nice to be a bit popular." Era smiled.

"This is troubling." Keo sighed.

Ethica kept quiet.

"You guys are awesome! I hope I could do something like that!" Kino smiled.

"Hope? You mean wish right?" Era corrected.

"Well, I'm from the Third Magic Academy, so there's hope for me!" Kino explained.

"What's your name kid?"

"Kino." Kino replied.

"Right," Era smiled, "If you think you're ready for the First Magic Academy, call me anytime."

"Really! What's your phone number?" Kino asked.

"Damn, I left my phone at home." Era checked his pockets.

"I brought mine." Ethica took it out.

"Eh?" Era looked at Ethica, "You have my number?"

"Don't look at me, Yuna doesn't have a phone, so she keeps using mine." Ethica explained.

"Oh, right." Era wrote the number on a paper and gave it to Kino.

"Okay! Thanks!" Kino ran back to camp.

Ark sighed, "Hey Keo, when is the next wave of wookies coming up?"

Keo started calculating, "Not until another hour."

"In that case, let's go eat something, or drink some tea." Ark suggested.

"No tea! Coffee for me!" Era laughed.

he party laughed and head back to camp.

"You guys are very brave!" Pard complimented, "As well as strong."

"W-what makes you say that sir?" Ark asked.

"You guys beat up an Ice Titan after the tiring defense against the wookies!" Pard slurped his soup.

"Since you're the leader of this excavation, I expected you to be stronger than us." Ark took a bite of his cup noodles.

"Of course! I am strong!" Pard stood up, "I am the greatest fighter and teacher of the Tenth Magic Academy!"

"The... tenth?" Ark pardoned.

"Yes! Even though it is the tenth Magic Academy, it is rated the 2nd best academy ever made!"

"Yeah, right before ours." Ark ate more of his cup noodles.

"Well, that will all be determined." Pard pointed at the distance, "You see that Ziggurat over there?"

"Yeah. Is that where the Ice Pick can be found?" Ark asked.

"Not quite, but is the entrance to the Glacier Caves, where the Ice Pick is hidden." Pard explained.

"What's that big blue crystal levitating on top?" Ark asked.

"That's a disaster crystal. As we approach the Ziggurat; enemies, snowstorms and whatever you find chaotic happens as we get closer!" Pard smiled.

"You don't seem scared." Ark said.

"Our Academy has passed through that Ziggurat before." Pard explained.

"Then where's your Ice Pick?" Ark asked.

"Kai," Pard pouted, "fairly did most of the work. So the grand prize naturally came to him."

"Our old principal?" Ark confirmed.

"Yes, he was 30 while I was 13." Pard explained.

Ark spewed his noodles, "But our principal is 100 years old and he's still strong and he even looks young! Are you saying that Ice Pick is grabbed hold of 70 years ago!"

"So I'm 87, what's the big deal?" Pard asked.

"The math is amazing." Ark, still 13.

"Right!" Era stood up, "If the greatest teacher of the Tenth Magic Academy can survive this, so can I!"

"Who're you in position to talk?" Pard asked.

"I am," Era took out his Khukuri dagger, "the future greatest teacher of the First Magic Academy!"

Pard laughed, "You! You're barely within the class! And you're just using pointless knives and daggers."

"Um... Pard," Keo called his attention, "Era is the main reason why we were able to beat the Ice Titan."

"So?" Pard rubbed his chin, "I beat up Ice Titans before."

"Everything I have been through," Era took out his dagger, "Is within this Khukuri Dagger! Each experience of mine is here!"

Pard sat down, "All right determined one, you can take the front lead in defense for us. Then I can judge how strong you are."

"It's a deal!" Era's eyes flamed with determination.

"We're not getting any talk in this." Ethica wiped her hands with hand sanitizer after finishing her Shopau.

"It's mostly about Era this time." Ark noticed.

"Hah!" Keo laughed, "The noob is going to protect us, how relieving."

Era pointed at Keo, "If we succeed in getting the Ice Pick, you have to spar with me!"

Keo laughed, "It's a deal, noob."

"Just you wait!" Era pointed more stiffly.

And so, Era led the crew through snowstorms, Wookie waves, and other winter-time disasters and chaos. Era, led by his determination and heart, protected the whole crew all by himself. Through the snowstorms, he stayed up in the freezing cold winds scouting for monsters. Through Wookie waves and other monsters, he made sure not even one made it through the camp. The only support he took was; Ethica, making coffee for him time after time. Ark's prayers and Keo's self-destructing trigger of determination.

"We're here!" Pard shouted before the entrance of the Ziggurat.

"Iv'e caught a big catch!" Kino came with a whole net of fish, enough to last a week or two.

"I haven't even tried yet!" Era said determinably. Despite his bloodshot, baggy eyes and worn out body.

Pard looked at Era, "You've done a good job!"

"Didn't I?" Era smiled.

"Now go sleep!" Pard smiled.

"Me! Sleep! Never!" Era pointed high, "I'm not going to sleep until we get to the academy! I... I...!" Era looked at Pard, "Can I really sleep?"

"You may sleep, rest and be under protection for four days." Pard thumbed up.

"Thank you." Era closed his eyes, fell into the snow and slept. Where his party carried him into a warm tent under the thickest sleeping bag and the warmest burner.

They set the camp inside the Ziggurat.

"Alright," Pard started explaining, "Inside the Ziggurat, the chaos is nothing to worry about. But we still need someone to stay up and protect the party while we're asleep. Kino will explore the Ziggurat in advance so someone needs to bodyguard him. All for the time Era is out of the question."

"The noob protected us." Keo sneered at Era while he's sleeping, "Pro Noob."

Era lay there sleeping, dreaming about a peaceful day, in a peaceful home in a peaceful forest near a peaceful streamside where cutting wood is as easy as pi.

"Ark," Pard called him, "You'll protect Kino in his exploration. He's gone now."

"Eh? Alright." Ark packed a few things up and ran to find Kino.

"Ark? Why're you here?" Kino saw Ark chasing after him.

"I am to bodyguard you for the time being." Ark replied.

"Oh yes, after that whole month where Era did all the hard work for us, 4 days rest is perfect for him." Kino calculated.

"So, what's the progress?" Ark asked.

"Well, the maze here is solved to go into the Glacier Caves, but it would be nice to do some treasure hunting." Kino started drawing a new map.

"Therefore I will portect you." Ark added in.

"Exactly, these walls are full of traps and monsters, especially Shale Spiders." Kino explained.

"I'm not very good with traps though." Ark sighed, "But I'll do my best."

"Don't worry then," Kino smiled, "I know when a trap is set."

"Really?" Ark doubted.

"Yeah, like this trap hole right here." Kino threw a rock into the middle of the path and a bottomless pit made a huge gap between both sides.

"...Wow." Ark, shocked.

"It's no good here, let's try this one."

And so Ark and Kino went through hundreds of traps and encoutered some Shale Spiders.

Closing walls...

"The walls will close for a while. Just stand perfectly still and don't panic." Kino explained.

"But they have spikes on them!" Ark pointed.

"Just stand perfectly still where I told you to." Kino stood up straight.

The spikes on the wall are actually Shy Plants shaped to perfection as big stone spikes. So they shivered away and the walls opened up.

Shale spiders...

These spiders are made out of shale, one of the strongest forms of rock that are ever formed." Kino explained, "They hunger for flesh and thirst for blood."

"How do you defeat it?!" Ark, imaptient as he is already encoutering one.

"You're the one fighting, you kill it." Kino, doesn't fight.

Ark just fought it naturally, but it's hard legs blocked and even countered each attack.

"That's not going to work on the Shale Spider." Kino said, "You have to use something big."

"Only now you tell me?!" Ark put his Hollow Longsword back into the dimensions and summoned a Basher Hammer and he smashed the Shale Spider as if it was ordinary rock.

"Aren't you under swordsmanship?" Kino asked.

"We have backup weapons in case of monsters that can't be attacked by swords. Battle hammers and battle axes yeah, it depends on the creature." Ark tied the Basher Hammer on his back.

"Nice, I'm so jealous of the First Magic Academy." Kino sighed.

"Didn't Era invite you?" Ark asked.

"Well, The Third is really all written. I only have intelligence about the situation, but I can't fight at all." Kino pouted.

Ark looked at him, "You can do it."

"Eh?" Kino reacted.

"I believe you can fight." Ark smiled, "Do you have a weapon?"

"Well, I know a bit about using battle axes and two-handed swords. But I only have simple weapons like knives and wooden swords." Kino replied.

Ark cut through the dimensions and summoned a Bastard Sword, "Here, you can use this."

"But, this is from your dimension. I can't take it!" Kino politely gave it back.

"It's yours now." Ark carved a rune symbol on the sword.

Kino cried, "Thanks!"

"Well then, let's go!" Ark pointed forward.

-End-

This one is long right?

[ZenNaari]

Chapter 8

"Welcome to class!" Everyone greeted.

"Today we we'll be talking about..." Ark pointed the

laser on the board.

"The ranger class!" Yuna popped in.

"Hey! You're not a teacher!" Ark yelled.

"One of the most important memebers of the Ranger class,

is the gunner." Ethica kicked Ark and took his laser.

Yuna continued. "Gunners, or Gunslingers, are simply

units that use modern warfare of guns. However, unlike

soldiers, we study the art of using the gun. The exterior

Mafia style. The awesome firepower. The great force that

pulls the trigger."

Ethica axe-kicked her sister, "Gunners have only one

advancement. Like us, rare Asura Gunners."

Era popped out of nowhere, "Archers or bowmen, are simple

bow and arrow users. We have not learned any secrets

about them yet, but soon we will. Archers include Hunters

and Snipers."

"That's all for class!" Everyone grouped together, "Bye

bye!"

-Opening Song-

"Alright, you can do Bash!" Ark, teaching Kino a simple

skill.

"I can't Bash!" Kino, can't even carry the Bastard Sword.

"Push the sword from the ground and let it free fall in

front of you!" Ark coached.

"This thing is gonna eat me!" Kino screamed.

"Just lift it up!" Ark coached.

"WAH!" Kino reacted.

Under pressure. Kino took out his pocket knife, jumped on

the Shale Spider and started carving it as if it were

brushing it. The Shale Spider felt very relaxed rather

than irritated or hurt. The Shale Spider knelt down and

dropped Kino off. After doing so, the Shale Spider pat

Kino on the head. Kino felt a bit happy and hugged it.

Ark tried to stop him because he though it was trying to

eat him. But no doubt about it, Kino tamed the Shale

Spider.

"You... tamed it?" Ark pointed at the tamed beast.

"For some reason, yeah." Kino, surprised himself. He gave

the Shale Spider some vegetables and fruits and the

Spider happily ate it.

"You even changed it's diet?!" Ark yelled.

"This is unexpected, what should I call you?" Kino

thought, "I know. Your name will be Taran."

The Spider shook it's head.

"What is it?" Kino looked at it, "Ah, you're a girl,

aren't you."

"H-how did you know?" Ark asked.

"Well, since you're eyes are red, I'll call you Ruby."

Kino pet it.

Ruby jumped up and down and asked for another hug.

"Haha! Good girl Ruby!" Kino hugged her.

"This is weird. I think you should be taught by Era since

you just drew out a knife." Ark scratched the back of his

head.

"I know!" Kino gave it a thought, "I'll be an Animist!"

"Eh?" Ark reacted.

"By becoming an Animist, I could tame a whole lot of

monsters and animals! I'll start off with Ruby here. A

Shale Spider is definitely of a high level, so I'll be in

class easy." Kino explained.

"So you'll be under Era as a knife user?" Ark asked.

"I guess. I'll think about moving to the First too." Kino

mounted Ruby.

"Let's see how she does then." Ark led the way.

When a Shale Spider fights another Shale Spider, it's a

body slamming fight. To Determine how hard one's skin is,

a Shale Spider will jump on the other, with the other one

either crushed to rock or resisted and is ready for it's

turn. Ruby happened to be very big and could easily clear

the way. Eventually, they went back to camp.

"Yo!" Pard stood in amazement at Kino and Ruby, "What is

that!"

Ruby threatened to jump on Pard, but Kino stopped her.

"No Ruby. Pard, friend. Good girl!" Kino pat her.

"Oh! You tamed one of these. Good job Kino!" Pard

complimented.

"Oh please, it was easy, anyone could've done it." Kino

scratched the back of his head.

"Oh no. But for someone like Kino to tame such a beast is

amazing." Pard complimented.

"Really, it was just simple." Kino laughed.

Pard smashed Kino down, "When you do something out of the

ordinary, accept it as a great achievement, or else

you'll never get anywhere."

Ruby sneered at Pard. But with just one large blow, Pard

slammed her up against the wall.

"So you're going to be an animist?" Pard asked.

Kino started crying, seeing his dream being crushed right

in front of him.

"So you're going to be an animist?" Era came mounted on

Ruby.

Kino just stared at him.

"Animists have a relation with thievery through the

history, so I know a thing or two." Era smiled, "Shale

Spiders are really of a high-level for a begginer."

Kino started realizing that this was a compliment.

"But Pard is right, unless you don't think of this as a

compliment, you'll never get anywhere." Era waved his

finger.

Kino asked a question, "When did you wake up?"

"Ah?" Era thought, "Um... well..."

"Kino, get down!" Ark jumped up and engaged battle with

Era.

"What do you think you're doing? Ark?" Era asked in

reflex.

"The real Era would say 'Ark' first." Ark saw through

him, "Doppelganger!"

"Doppelganger? What?!" The Doppelganger transformed into

the Image of Ark.

"You shown yourself at least." Ark took out the Hollow

Longsword.

The battle was engaged, pretty much every move of Ark was

blocked by the Doppelganger and every move of the

Doppelganger was blocked by Ark.

"I can't tell who's who..." Kino shook his head.

"The one who will engage a skill is the real deal." Pard

answered.

"Hollow Winds!" Ark performed. And thus, a huge gust of

wind came blowing at the Doppelganger.

But the Doppelganger smiled, "Hollow Twist." The

Doppelganger spun his Hollow Longsword around just as in

Hollow Winds, but he did so after running into the winds.

The Air came rushing at Ark.

Then Ark smiled, "Hollow Cyclone!" Ark spun around the

Hollow Longsword just like in Hollow Winds, Except he was

spinning it above his head. He ran into the rushing winds

and it turned into a scattering air with no predictable

direction. The Small winds slowly pushed the Doppelganger

into the wall and Ark in incredible speed following the

speed of the wind rushed his Hollow Longsword into the

Doppleganger and it disentegrated just as one would.

"Hey, what happened?" Ethica came out of the tent.

"There was a Doppelganger..." Kino answered.

Ark panted, "Ah, a Doppelganger didn't give me much of a

fight for sometime."

"Ark?!" Ethica rushed to him, "You like fighting

Doppelgangers don't you?"

"There's not much of them around." Ark laughed, "And It's

like fighting yourself. I enjoy battling them."

"Ark." Pard approached him, "Doppelgangers don't usually

copy skills."

"I am the enemy of Doppelgangers, they use their full

force against me." Ark beat his chest, "And besides,

Doppelgangers don't reproduce so I'll do my best to kill

'em all."

"Doppelgangers are creatures that live for eternity until

killed. There were many of them, but slowly, their

civilization dissolved. There is no male or female,

therefore they can't reproduce." Ethica smiled.

"That's right." Ark smiled back.

"Hey, what happened." Era came out of the tent, drinking

some ice tea.

"You didn't need to know." Ark replied.

"Nevermind then." Era smiled, "Oh, a shale spider!" Era

ran to it and mounted it, "What's you're name girl?" Ruby

shook around a bit, "Ruby eh?"

"Ark? Is he a Doppelganger?" Kino asked, "He seems to

know it's name too fast and knew it was a girl."

"Ah, no. What the Doppelganger said was real, that

Animists have a relation with thievery, so I guess you'll

be put under his command then." Ark replied, "I can tell

a Doppelganger when I see one."

"Oh, Kino. You captured this girl?" Era asked, "Let me

show you a trick these things can do."

"Ah, okay." Kino accepted.

Era whistled in a very high tone. Ruby started to look

like she was whistling too. A rampaging sound was heard.

Soon enough, millions of tiny shale spiders came in and

started carrying everything.

"This way, we can save time and effort. However, you do

need to get certain items from the bags yourselves." Era

explained. "Oh and yeah, don't walk to fast, you'll crush

the little guys." Era pointed while one member was

walking around.

"Era..." Kino approached him.

"Yeah?" Era asked.

"I am your diciple!" Kino bowed down.

Era laughed, "So that makes me your mentor! Haha!"

"What's wrong?" Kino asked.

"Mentor is too high for me. You'll be my student and I'll

be your teacher. I'll scrape up what I know about

Animists." Era winked.

"Yes, teacher!" Kino bowed down.

Era hit him, "Teacher is too old. You adress me as sir."

"Yes sir!" Kino smiled.

Era smiled as well.

And on they go, riding on Shale Spiders. Who knows, what

is in the depths of the Ziggurat. Ark, Era, Ethica and now Kino. Are on their way to...

"Hey, where did Keo go?" Zen asked.

"He was asleep the whole time." Dave replied.

"Well that's not good." Zen commented.

"What should we do about it?" Dave asked, "We have about 15 mintues left. And you were on Hiatus for a long time."

"Right, right." Zen thought about it, "But you're the producer, so you should think of something as well."

"You're the director, AND scriptwriter." Dave came back at him.

"Well, here goes..." Zen set up the background as a newsflash, "Everyone thank you for being here to read this."

"Apparently, because of the hiatus, Zen started to suck at the current plot since his head is full of other kinds of plots and..." Dave looked at Zen, drooling, "Well, he's gone kinda crazy since his internet cable will be renewed into a faster connection. And he just came from excitement from the Philippines."

Zen, drooling, came back to his senses, "Ah yes, well, I'm sorry to say that Sparks will end here... Good bye."

...

"Just kidding!!!" Zen smiled, "But it is true that my mind is going blank about the current plot, so instead, we're going to re-write EVERYTHING in manga form! That's right, Sparks is going to be a manga!!!"

"Script, name and original designs will be held by Zen. And drawings will be held by Jzero99. And when I come back from my vacation, I'll handle QC'ing everything." Dave reported.

"So I hope that no one will be dissapointed in our little movement... and it kinda is cuz I just came back from Hiatus... and my cellphone broke..." Zen complained.

"Ahh, Anyway, enjoy this sketch of Ark" Dave shows, "Jzero99 will make them look more cooler but like I said, the Original works will be drawn by Zen."

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn241/NaRuTo_FrEaK_XD/03-06-10_0036.jpg

[ZenNaari]

Announcement!!!
~~~

Because not many people has learned of it... I'll say it now

Saprks is going to be a manga... that's right... inked and painted... yeah...

Anyway... the credits are

ZenNaari: Story
jzero99: original plot and drawing
katl91995: Inking
adriane19: Scanning

^^ yeah... they're my classmates... so they promised me a 50 pages by next week... even though I told them 18 or 12 is enough since we're begginers...

I can't really trust them... but who else is there to trust... besides... jzero is good at drawing

katl is good at something he gets the heat into...

adriane remembers what he needs to do...

but what they all have in common... they're all lazy bastards... ^^ no offense guys... I'm a lazy bastard too...

anyway... while that's going on, expect another story from me ^^ most probably about computers since I'm under the heat of "Computer girls," "Androids," "human-like robots," and all that whatnot... I even started having a crush on Kagamine Rin ^^... vocaloids...

anyway... what's said is what's said... hope you look forward to my next story and the upcoming manga... which I hope will be good... or else I'm clogging my wrist...

[ZenNaari]

Sparks Chapter 9

"Hey guys... So I wasn't in the last chapter cuz I did some studying. And by learning you will teach so... Here's my lesson." Keo puts on his glasses, "If you wanna be a mage then here's the basics."

The three basic elements (in this story) is...

Fire ---> Earth
Earth ---> Water
Water ---> Fire

However... The counter elements are as follows...

If Fire = Thunder then
Thunder ---> Water

If Water = Ice then
Ice ---> Earth

If Earth = Wind then
Wind ---> Fire

However... This weakness-resistance tree only applies to those with the same skill level. So obviously...

If Water magic skill < Fire magic skill then

Fire ---> Water

The counter elements are to be used by the higly trained and only very few can master them.

"And therefore concludes my study... Welcome to the revival of Sparks series!"

*New opening theme*

"What the?" Era, shocked, "We're back on? Yay!"

"Shut up, we're rolling!" Ark hit Era.

"Ow... Okay... Now where were we? Oh yeah..." Era goes into the scene, "Keo! Where've you been?!"

"Was sleeping the whole time..." Keo rubbed his eyes.

"Well it's time to move, grab the bags and get moving." Ark sighed.

After long walking, they finally reach the tomb where the 2nd Ice Pick rested.

"Woah, it's all the way up there." Era looked at it's shining beauty.

"Who's gonna go get it?" Ethica asked.

"Go ahead kids, achieve the glory for retrieving the 2nd Ice Pick." Pard permmited.

"But it's all the way up there!" Era pointed, "Right Ark?... Ark?"

"You lazy bastards coming or not?" Ark, already started climbing.

"I'm coming, I'm coming." Keo sighed,

"Wait for me!" Ethica ran.

"C'mon Ruby girl." Kino started climbing as well.

Era tsk'ed. He grabbed his hook and started swinging his way up. As he landed and giving a hand to his partners, he said, "That is how you climb."

The 5 of them stared at the beauty of the shining Ice Pick. It's long and thick body, the sharpness of it's end. How brutal one would think about stabbing someone with that. Too short to be a spear. Too thick to be a sword. The legendary yet simple Ice Pick. Capable of tearing thick skin into shreds and stabbing rock into pieces.

"Beautiful ain't it." Era pointed out.

"Just shut up and grab it already." Keo sighed.

"It looks simple yet very complex to use." Ethica cited her opinion.

"It looks too beautiful to grab." Era cited, "Hey! Keo!"

"What?" Keo, about to grab the Ice pick. But someone grabbed it and threw sand on their faces.

The little kid started running with his life to retrieve the ice pick.

"YO! Kid!" Ark screamed, "That's our mission!"

Era anchored down the hill chasing after the boy. He caught him and threw him back. The boy just got up and kept on running. Ruby and Kino smashed down creating a wall for the boy. The boy ran to the other side but he was cornered by Ark and Ethica.

"Kid we won't hurt you, just give us the Ice Pick." Ark let out his hand.

The boy whistled as loud as he could. Then a hawk came in from out of nowhere. The boy engaged in battle with Ruby and Kino despite being surrounded. He threw the Ice Pick in the air as high as he could. He jumped into Ruby's head, kicking back and flying into the air, grabbing the Ice Pick and mounted into the hawk's back. Ethica shot down the bird and the boy came falling down. The kid used the Ice Pick for a break fall. Landing safely and started running into the exit. Keo casted Fire Wall, blasting flame into all the exits and blocking them. The kid threw a steam bomb weakening the fire leaving him unharmed as he went through the bursting flames. As the kid smiled in his success, he was blocked by Pard. The kid got up, weilding the Ice Pick and started to stab. Pard, with one hand, grabbed the Ice Pick and with the other he grabbed the boy's collar, shaking him about and making sure all his little tools and gadgets are all gone.

After everything was settled, everyone sat down for tea, including the boy.

"So, who's the kid?" Ark asked.

"Loyal student of a trap master." Pard explained,

"Woah! THE Trapmasters?!" Era asked.

"You seem to be very knowledgable about different classes, Era." Ethica commented.

"This is just a student loyal to a trapmaster. He even sacrificed his life just to get this Ice Pick for him." Pard explained, "Well, it's only proper to give it to him."

"What?! Even after our hardships, we're just gonna give this to him!!!" Keo stood up.

Era drank his tea and smiled, "He went here all by himself. He mustv'e suffered maybe 10 times more than we did."

"Let's not be heartless. Let's take the kid home even." Ark suggested.

Keo looked away in dissappointment, "Fine, cut the crap."

"T-thanks." The boy muttered.

And so, the teleportation circle was formed and the excavation was a sucess. However, at school.

"I am dissappointed that you didn't come back with the Ice Pick." The Principal heeded.

"There was a little snatch and go sir." Era made up.

"And you call yourself a thief?!" The principal blasted, "Now please follow me into the academy museum."

And into the museum they go. And in surprise, the same little boy came with a tricky looking man next to him. He was holding the 2nd Ice Pick and tugging unto the tricky man's shirt.

The tricky man took out a card, "Hello there principal, I am the trapmaster Trisky."

"You shouldn't take a card from someone who calls himself a trapmaster." The principal smiled.

"You sure know the trap." Trisky says, "Anyway, we would like to donate the 2nd Ice Pick into the museum."

The principal looks at the 4 students. Each of them, shocked.

"I would like to talk with you more. Won't you mind taking care of my little student. His name is Tarou, I hope you treat him well." Trisky lets Tarou play with the students.

"I'll leave the rest to you." The principal smiles.

And so, outside.

"Hey, let's play a game." Tarou smiles.

"What now?" Keo mumbles.

"Me and Trisky has set up some traps around the campus." Tarou explains, "All you have to do is find all these traps before the principal finds out."

"What the hell!!!" The four screams.

"Trisky is walking the principal around the school in the direction where the traps are laid." Tarou smiles, "Can you do it?"

"Like hell!!!" Ethica screams.

Era started scouting the grounds, "Ah, it's the old tree rope trap trick. All I gotta do is find the base and... Holy Crap! No time!" Era, seeing the principal coming near, jumped into the trap himself. It seemed it wasn't a tree trap. It was a catapult trap, and it flinged Era into the air.

"Era, I won't let your sacrifice go to waste." Ark salutes him, "What's this? A leg trap?"

"Wait, I think I saw something." Trisky turned around with the principal. At that time, Ark thought of disabling the trap by pressing it with the Hollow Longsword. Instead, it exploded and blasted Ark of into the air.

"Maybe it was just my imagination. Let's move on." Trisky turned around again.

Keo scouted out his turn. The trap he was going to disable happened to be a pitfall trap. So Keo, seeing the distance between the principal and the trap, decided to use magic to make a noticiable hole on the ground. However, there was no hole, instead, it was a mirror magic which reflected the fireball back to Keo, surprising him and blasting him off into the air as well.

"Aw crap." Keo complains, "I hate reflects."

"Where is it?!" Ethica complained, not having any good eyes for traps, "I can't find it at all."

Ethica jumps down to look for it manually. However, the trap was the road. The road was turned into hard rubber. Walking on it would be no problem, however, jumping on one would fling him into the air, which is what happened to Ethica.

After hours of blasting and flinging and flying into the air, all the traps have finally been disabled. The four students left half-dead.

"Damn that Tarou!" Ark sweared,

"Damn him I say." Keo agreed.

"Hey, stay easy on him guys, he's just a little kid." Era tried to calm them down.

"He nearly killed us and the principal!!!" Ark yelled.

"And you're the one with the broken leg!" Keo added in.

Era screamed in pain, "Don't remind me!"

Era suffered a leg mislocation. Ark with a terrible sprain on his left arm. Keo was able to withstand any injury. But Ethica had her foot twisted.

"Ethica went to the infirmary by herself." said Era.

"Hey guys, it seems you won the game." Tarou smiled.

"Come here you little bastard!!!" Ark and Keo tried to chase him.

"AGH!" Era tried to stop them, but he was stalled by his leg, "Guys! Wait!" Era fell down. He carried himself to the infirmary as well later on.

"My my," said the white mage, "This is serious. Leg dislocation, Twisted foot."

"Another one is gonna come with a sprained arm." Era smiled.

"Right, anyway, just stay there, I'll call the physician." Said the White Mage.

Era smiled at Ethica, "I guess it's just you and me in the infirmary."

Ethica looked the other way, "Of all people, I had to be with you."

"Live with it." Era lay down and laughed. Ethica then smacked him on the leg.

Meanwhile, Ark and Keo just stood there trying to smile while the Principal says goodbye to the Trisky and his student.

"Was taking care of the boy hard?" The principal smiled.

"N-not at all." Ark and Keo looked the other way.

"I'm glad the excavation was a success." The Principal smacked Ark's left arm. Then he dissappeared to go to his office.

Ark screamed in pain, "What the hell!?"

End~

YAY~!!!

[ZenNaari]

Sparks, Chapter 10

"Welcome to class!" Everyone entered the classroom, "Today we will be talking about, the classes not mentioned in the First Magic Academy list."

"Apparently," Ark stood up, "Each Magic academy has it's own list of jobs that the king demands from."

"In other schools," Era explains, "There are, yes, the same 3 classes of job listing. Melee, ranged and magic. Oh yeah, the new law has been passed that hand-to-hand combat has already been considered as melee."

"Examples of other jobs would be." Ethica started writing on the board.

Melee:
Lancer

Ranged:
Cross-bowman

Magic:
Geomancer

"More jobs are being made." Yuna smiles, "However, there is a new and featured job that has made a revolution."

Era jumps out, "That's right! The thief class has made it's move in raising it's reputation. The thief class is now a MeleexRanged class!"

"It also includes the new ninja class as well." Ark mumbled, "And today's chapter is based on Era getting a new weapon."

"No wonder he's so happy." Keo looked at Era jumping up and down.

"I wonder even if I'm still the main character." Ark mutters.

"Oh my look at the time. Well, it's time to start." Everyone gathers togehter, "Bye bye! Enjoy the chapter!"

*Opening theme*

"What did you call me for Principal?" Era asks.

The Principal smiles at Era, "Our weapon technology reasearch has made a breakthrough. They have created this smash-crossbow."

"Smash-crossbow?" Era asks.

The smash-crossbow. A breakthrough in the Weapon Technology Research. It is an advanced crossbow without a handle. It has been replaced so that you could place it on your fore-arm. A certain glove is needed to be worn in order to place it in. This glove comes with a wrist quiver for convinient reloads of darts. It shoots a dart by pulling the trigger which has been placed in the finger-rest. Simply by pulling the finger-rest by fisting your hand, the trigger is pulled, engaging the shooting impact. Constant reload is needed. But the stregnth of the band has been worked on to make the impact so powerful, 1 successful hit can cause external bleeding. It offers injection action, so instead of breaking a bone or a wall, it pierces through it and drills a small hole. The injection action drills up to 1 metre of marble until the dart stops from flying. Distance of the shot can reach up to 3 wheat fields until the dart slows down and weakens impact. That's the smash-crossbow.

"Wow, our researchers have been working hard have they." Era said, impressed.

"They want you to test the proto-type." The principal smiles.

"What?!" Era, Shocked.

"Yes." The principal replies, "Apparently, your popularity in the school has been raised ever since the excavation."

"If you give permission for me to use this, I will gladly be honored to do so." Era bowed,

"That is exactly what I intend to do. I am sending you in a solo assasination mission." The principal took a serious face.

"Assasination?!" Era, even more shocked, "I am honored. But, am I really worthy enough to do this assasination mission. More ever, a SOLO assasination mission?!"

"Hmm... I guess I won't make it solo then. How about you bring your two friends along?" The principal suggested.

"Ark and Keo?" Era confirmed, "I guess, but they might be envious of me that I was asked to go on this mission."

"I have that all planned out." The principal explains everything to Era.

"What?!" Ark jumped.

"We were asked to go on an escort mission? To Rocco?" Keo confirmed.

"That's right. And we get to stay in Rocco for a while as well." Era said with a worried face, "I mean, I'm honored that our group gets a mission, but what is there in Rocco? It's just a damn desert!"

"Rocco eh?" Ark thought it out, "I think I have a relative in Rocco."

"Since when were you related to someone?" Keo laughed.

"Just!... Nevermind..." Ark, putting himself together, "I think I have a cousin in Rocco. A well skilled swordsman."

"I see." Keo nodded.

"Well, what do you guys think?" Era asked.

"I think it's good." Ark nodded.

"We get paid anyway." Keo smiled.

Ark slapped Keo, "Is that all you think about?"

And so, later, after classes. On the outskirts of the school, Era continued practicing how to use the smash-crossbow. Yuna appeared, impressed at the new weapon.

"What's that?" Yuna asks.

"Ah? Yuna. This thing?" Era stopped to reload, "Ah, just a new weapon they made at the researching. They call it a smash-crossbow."

"Really? How powerful is it?" Yuna watches Era.

Era shoots a dart at a tree maybe 10 metres away from him. The bolt drilled through 4 trees until it slowed down.

"Woah! That was so cool!" Yuna, amazed.

"Nah, it's supposed to be more powerful than that." Era, being remembered. about the drill-through 1 metre of marble, "Well, this is the proto-type after all."

"Hey, want to duel?" Yuna suddenly asks.

"Hm?" Era, not surprised, "Did the researchers ask you?"

"Yeah, they didn't tell me the purpose of doing so though." Yuna put her hands behind her back.

"It's to test the Smash-Crossbow in combat. Anyone would think that this kind of crossbow would be used for sniping." Era pointed the weapon at Yuna.

"So is that a yes?" Yuna smiled.

"You're on." Era summoned his Khukuri dagger just in case.

"Yay!" Yuna summoned her dual asura pistol, "This is going to be fun."

Era having the cross-bow on his left hand, gave him advantage as his right hand holds his dagger. Yuna took the first move. Shooting wildly around her, "Desperado!" Era had a hard time dealing with the weight of the bow and blocking with his dagger. As he charged for a hit, he blocked as many wild asura shots around him. Finally he was able to disable the guns and point the crossbow at the back of her head, shooting her with a styrofoam dart.

Yuna fell down, "Ow! That hurt." She even cried lightly.

"If that was a real dart, you wouldn't have time to say anything." Era kicked the guns toward Yuna, "1 more round, this time, don't under estimate me."

"Very well." Yuna smiled. She started charging up her sura.

"This is bad!" Era, regretting provoking Yuna.

Meanwhile, Keo, eating a cheese sandwhich, overheard the fight while trying to eat in peace, "Noobs," he muttered.

Era changed his weapon to a Damascus, a dagger designed for powerful combat. Yuna smiled as she fully charged her Sura. "Asura Drill!" She put her two pistols together and twisted them upon pulling the trigger, creating two rapidly spinning sura beams right at Era. Era cartwheeled, dodging the sura, but then, in the middle of his cartwheel, Yuna performed Flash Desperado, sending a rain of Sura straight at Era, pushing him and smashing him into a rock. Yuna charged her sura while Era was knocked out.

Mean while, Keo, who was almost finished with his cheese sandwhich, said, "Noob."

Era regained consciousness and immediately realized the danger he was in. But too late, Yuna twisted her pistols again and pulled the trigger. And the two sura beams started spinning toward Era.

"Noob has lost." Keo stood up and brushed away the bread crumbs, "Eh? What's this?"

Era was able to cancel the Asura Drill with one bronze dart with the smash-crossbow. But that dart, however, went through Yuna's shoulder, punching a hole through it.

"Ah! Yuna!" Era ran to her, "I'm sorry, I did it on reflex."

"Era..." Yuna moaned, "It damn hurts!"

"We're in the outskirts, so I can't possibly take you to the infirmary." Era took out a stick of healing and some bandages to stop the bleeding. Sticks of healing are magical bars that are inserted through an accidental stab or in this case, a shot.

"Ah! Era! Don't!" Yuna moaned louder as Era applied the healing stick through her shoulder.

"Bear with it, and be thankful I didn't hit your head!" Era, continued applying the healing stick.

"It... Hurts!" Yuna started crying, "Don't put it in!"

"Stop talking like that! People around here will get the wrong idea!" Era sighed and continued with the healing stick.

"Era! No!" Yuna slapped Era, so hard he had to fly a bit.

"Damn you! I'm trying to save your life here!" Era jumps on Yuna, surprising her and thrusting the healing stick all the way in. Yuna cried out so loud.

"We're done." Era wiped the sweat off his face, "Now, the bandages."

"E-Era?" Yuna put her arms around Era after he finished applying the bandages, "You... Saw me cry..."

"So?" Era, not making a big deal of it. "Everyone cries."

Yuna put her hands on Era's cheeks, "Don't tell Ethica about this. Please."

"O-k..." Era stood up immediately, then taking a second look at Yuna.

"I'm exhausted! I wanna take a nap..." Yuna closed her eyes and started sleeping.

"You'll catch a cold..." Era carried Yuna back to the campus. And in the campus.

"Zen? What did you do to Yuna?" Ark feeling uneasy.

"She wanted to spar with me. I ended up going too far." Era smiled and placed Yuna down to a bed.

"You stabbed her?!" Ark, really uneasy.

"No~!" Era denied, "It was a dart wound."

"Dart?!" Ark looked at Yuna's bleeding shoulder, "Good thing I have a shoulder pad."

"Well, let's call it a day and head off to Rocco in the next." Era smiled.

"Uh... Right..." Ark followed.

As the two left the room, Yuna moaned, "Era... it hurts..."

-End-

Next chapter, new character introduction!

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Hi guys, It's Zen here. So I was wondering if you knew about some stuff about Sparks... Please comment upon answering...

Did you know:
-Even though Era has more screen time, Ark is still and always will be the main character
-The reason why I gave Keo less screen time is because I don't know much about mages and how to write stuff about them. Because I turned them into godlike lazy bastards. Which is why I hate mages.
-This is the love polygon...
Ethica -> Ark -> Yuna -> Era -> the new character ^^... -> Keo -> cheese
-Sparks manga... Will take more time than expected... For Jzero, the lazy bum, keeps complaining about the character designs and the story... Sure he created the real plot... But please, IT'S MY STORY!!!
-Majority of people like my drawings better than Jzero's... But I like Jzero's drawings better
-Katl is the best at drawing... Except for the fact that he CAN'T DRAW A FACE!
-I've run out of skill names... Please donate...
-There are still a lot to know in the welcome to class scenes
-I have lot's of plots for Sparks... But please donate plots...
-I'm making more stories... So just gimme plots and I might make a oneshot or so...

Anyway... There's more but too much to type down... Especially on my E71 You'll find a lot of typos.

[ZenNaari]

Sparks chapter 11

Hey guys. So I've been recieving a lot of comments about how I should make my stories more "descriptive." So on this chapter, I shall practice this "descriptive writing" that you guys ask of me to do. Well. Enjoy.

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"Welcome to class!" Everyone greeted, "Today we will discuss... ARK!"

Ark, suddenly shocked, "Wait! What?!" But everyone grabbed Ark and threw him at the blackboard.

Name: Noah Ark R. Fallendor
Age: 14
Height: 5'6
Weight: 60kg
Likes: Peace and common sense
Dislikes: People not using their common sense and how the magical world does things out of common sense.
Character Item: Right Shoulder Pads

Arks attire from bottom to top.
-Gideon's shoes, (Something like rubber shoes and armored boots combined)
-Leg Plates
-Linen Pants
-Leather belt, steel buckle
-Lime Green common plain shirt
-Crusader Breastplate
-Triple Layer Shoulder Pad with Long spike
-Common Buckler
-Cloth Hand wraps

"Yeah, so more was added into Ark's battle uniform. So I hope you learned a few things about Ark." Everyone waves, "Enjoy the story!"

"Hey!" The curtain closes on Ark.

*Opening Song*

And so the journey begins. Already in the middle of the desert. Keo, Ark and Era escort the princess of Rocco who is safe inside a portable carriage. However, it wasn't Keo, Ark or Era who carried the carriage.

"So, tell me again." Ark looks at Shizo, "Why is he here?"

Shizo sees Ark looking at him, "Yo." He waves. Shizo carries the front of the carriage.

"Well..." Era explains and was taken into a flashback.

"Shizo also has an excavation mission bound for Rocco." The principal smiled, "Let him come with you."

Keo ended the flashback, "And that's how it is."

"Alright." Ark rolled his eyes at the back of the carriage, "What are the twins doing here?"

Ethica looks away while Yuna smiled back and waved. They are carrying the back of the carriage.

"Apparently..." Keo started.

"They were chosen to accompany Shizo in his excavation." Era continued.

"The excavation team is waiting for them in Rocco." Keo ended.

"Right..." Ark sighed.

Era sighed. He thought about his assasination mission that he has to fulfill. On the contract, he is to find and assasinate a Necromancer who has been threatening Rocco as reports say. He is to assasinate the Necromancer with the smash-crossbow.

Ark on the other hand, thought about his relative who resides in Rocco. All he knows about him is that he is his cousin and wields the "Hollow Broadsword." Unlike the "Hollow Longsword" the "Hollow Broadsword" is double-edged and yes, broader than the longsword.

Keo, thought about cheese. Actually, he was thinking about the moon being made of cheese.

Time passed by and they finally reached the checkpoint for the outskirts of Rocco.

"Who goes there?" The guard asks. The guard is a muscular gunner. Wearing desert Camo uniform.

Era, being the leader as always, spoke up, "We are missionaries from the First Magic Academy. We were sent to escort the Princess of Rocco back here."

The guard smokes a cigarrete, "We were never expecting any escort missionaries today. But we were told that excavation missionaries are to be coming." The guard ashes his marijuana, "And the princess of Rocco is already present."

"No way!" Ark pointed out, "That's a lie."

"You saying I'm lying boy?!" The guard took out his gun. It was a large revolver gun. Pointing it at you is like putting a cannon right at your face.

Era dissappeared that sudden. The other guards, also wearing a desert camo uniform, came with their swords or guns depending on their profession.

Keo looked around and realized, "Did Era just ditch us?"

Ark just stared and the huge cannon-like revolver straight at his angry face. Secretly, at his back, he cut through the dimensions. Keo found this out as well and he reached for his weapon behind him as well. Shizo and the twins followed as well.

"What're you going to do boy?" The guard threw away his pot, "I reccomend that you leave right now and so nobody gets hurt."

Suddenly, an iron dart came from out of nowhere, disabling the guard's right hand and piercing through it. The guard screamed in pain and yelled open fire. Ark took this chance and performed Hollow Winds as he took out his Hollow Longsword. By doing so, he scattered the open bullets away from the party. Keo supported the Hollow Winds with Fira, sending burning flame following the winds making sure no one can come near. Shizo took out his Dragon Spine Lance, and started performing his combo move, "Dragon Thrust." He lanced through the guards, not to kill them but to scatter them. Yuna took out her dual pistols and started performing Desperado, scattering sura at the guards. Ethica performed Ethnica and summons ancient Asura Fighters to fight for her.

Era was hiding at the side-cliff that has many trees. He shot a string dart to anchor down into the battlefield. While zipping down, he shot a Dart Projectile, a dart that breaks down into smaller darts after being shot, into the horde of guards. Ark got tired from performing the Hollow winds. And so Keo started using his sword, the Masamune, and performed the "Masamune". This spell enchants the sword Masamune within the runes that have been carved in the blade with whatever spell Keo wishes. Thus he casts Fira aided with the Masamune, turning the blade into Salamandria, a Burning Blade. With it, he casted Ring Of Fire, where he sends flaming wheels at the guards. Shizo aided the Ring Of Fire by smashing it with the Dragon Spine Lance straight at the guards.

And suddenly, all the fire was extinguished. All suras were blocked. The Spear combos were cancelled. And even the darts that come out of nowhere were blocked. All that was seen in the sandstorm was a thick and hollow blade.

Ark commanded everyone to stop, "Wait!"

The man who blocked everything with great skill said, "Ark, long time no see." This man was more than just muscular. He was like a giant who weilded such a large sword. However, he only reached 6 feet high. His tanned skin came from much exposure from the heat of the desert. Also wearing a desert camo uniform, but unlike the guards, he kept his wild long hair.

"Cousin Lars." Ark took out his Hollow Longsword.

Lars, being acknowledged, thrusted the Hollow Broadsword through the Longsword.

"That's your cousin?!" Keo pointed.

"Holy smokes dude!" Shizo commented, "He doesn't look a thing like you." Even though Ark has broad arms, his body still looks weak.

Lars smiled and invited everyone in the fortress. The princess was also offered a royal room in the fort so that she may rest. Everyone sat down for tea formally, however, Lars sat down disrespectfully and drank much wine.

Lars laughed in his drunkardness, he grabbed Ark and rubbed his head, "How is this kid doing in school eh?"

"Uhh... He's doing really fine." Era fakes.

Lars starts rolling on the floor laughing, "The wine is very strong this month! Have some!" But under drunken circumstances, he just sprayed everyone with wine.

"We're still minors." Ethica took out a hankerchief and wiped off the sticky wine. Yuna did the same.

"It's okay! Here in Rocco, minors can drink." Lars explains that punishment to children is tasting beer in Rocco.

"I think you should let go of Ark now." Keo pities Ark who is being strangled to death.

"Ah, is that so?" Lars lets go of Ark, "You, excavation guy. C'mere."

"Uhh... Yeah?" Shizo came closer.

"You'll be under my care." Lars punched him in the shoulder softly, "Along with your subordinates over there."

"You mean Ethica and Yuna?" Shizo confirmed.

"Yeah, those two." Lars pointed blindly at a nearby tree.

"They're over there." Shizo pointed at the twins.

"Excavation starts tommorow. And remind me not to get drunk." Lars pointed at the tree some more.

"Where'd Era go?" Ark suddenly realized.

"I wouldn't worry about him." Keo took out his cheese sandwich he saved up for the rest point of the trip. And he started eating it as well.

Era was on the roof of the fort opening the envelope that contained his assasination contract. The measage was sealed so that it may only be opened in Rocco. Apparently, this seal can only be opened with the spear heads that they make in Rocco.

The message is as read, "This contract acts as proof that Senera Sen is assigned to assasinate the Necromancer that has been lurking around in Rocco. The fulfillments of this contract are as follows:
-The assasin has to figure out the target's motive before he kills him
-The weapon to be used for the assasination is the smash-crossbow
-This contarct expires within a week after it's opened

:Signed by: The Principal of the First Magic Academy :"

"It's like that huh?" Era spoke to himself, "First, I gotta kill a Necromancer. Then, I end up escorting a princess back to a country where the guards say the princess is already in Rocco."

"Um..." The princess was hiding her face with a book, "Excuse me?"

"Ah, sorry." Era wondered why she was hiding her face, "Covering your face because your a princess?"

"S-something like that." The princess then realized disrespect, "Hey! Where is your respect?!" Not realizing that she dropped the book.

Era stood there amazed, "As expected of a princess. Each one is beautiful." Era looks away and started looking at the city far ahead.

"Ah... Yeah... Well..." The princess realized disrespect again, "Should you not say 'your highness' to me!"

"We're the ones protecting you while royalty sits down and does nothing while the world is being attacked by evil." Era laughs, "Even the Mainland King has to depend on the magic academies to do his dirty work."

"How dare you speak ill of the Mainland King?!" The princess pointed at Era, "I won't forget your disrespect to me, you seeing my face and you speaking ill of his majesty."

Era grabbed the princess by her collar, stared at her beauty and said, "I am a thief. And naturally, we are against royalty. Whether we are good or not."

Suddenly, a fireball came rushing through them, forcing Era to let go, "Era, everybody's looking for you. And it's useless to flirt with a princess. Especially with your skills." Keo sneered, "You noob."

"Aw geez fine." Era jumped down, "I'll just go to Rocco myself."

"You can't just go." Keo freezed the gate with Ice.

"Watch me." Era smashed the ice by kicking it, all the shards just kept on falling. "I was just bored and I thought things might happen if I just went there early." Era started his long walk, then he came back.

"What's wrong now?" Keo asked.

"I forgot my bag." Era tries to say it in a cool way, "My water supply is in there." He steals a horse from the fort and starts riding away. What else would a thief do?

"Are you okay your highness?" Keo comes up with a veil and covers the princess's head, "You left this in your carriage. I thought you might need it."

The princess was actually going to ask Era to get the veil, which is why she she started out being shy. Era is now at the marketplace of Rocco getting some dart reloads He found a very nice variety of them. They even come in packs.

Meanwhile...

"Era left for Rocco?!" Ark hits the table mad.
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"Yeah, he got pissed that he couldn't sweet talk the princess." Keo laughed.

"That idiot." Ark drank his tea.

Ethica lay down on the bed in the vacant room that was given to her. Yuna, in the other bed of the same room.

"Lil sis?" Yuna looked at Ethica's lifeless face, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing really" Ethica lay down.

"We got a mission! And it's been a long time since we've been in one!" Yuna's last mission given to her was maybe 3 months ago.

Ethica looked at her forgetful sister, "I don't think so." For, as you may know, she joined the Ice Pick mission.

"C'mon lets's do something fun!" Yuna attacked from behind and grabbed Ethica's chest, "See, your sizes have been growing while I'm still as flat as a washboard." Yuna continued jiggling them about.

"Let go!" Ethica started fighting Yuna off, "Don't unhook my bra!"

"Woah! They're even bigger without your bra! How long have you been keeping your breath?" Yuna, amazed.

"I'm used to it." Ethica tried to hook her bra back, "But it's a pain everyday to hook it back on."

Yuna hooked it back for her and smiled, "What's a big sister for?"

Ethica pushed her off the bed, "Just stop already. I'm gonna try to sleep."

"E~h... You're no fun." Yuna tucked herself to bed as well.

Ethica closed her eyes, "I'm not even trying to be fun."

Era was spending time at an archery practicing using a smash crossbow. Gossips can be heard about Era being a student at the first magic academy. You could say that he's gotten pretty popular. And so, at the rooftop of a house near the palace.

"Hear all!" The King and THE PRINCESS?! Came out with some forms, "Be careful of students from the First Magic Academy. They are on a mission of assassination."

"How did they know?!" Era thought. Then Era looked at the fraud princess, "That is not a face of royalty." He loaded the smash-crossbow with a crystal dart, "You are the Necromancer!"

As he shouted, he shot the dart right to the fraud princess head. It was a bloody sight. Everyone looked up, but Era ducked and hid. Then he heard some screams.

"The princess is still alive!"

"What the?!" Era looked up. The fraud princess is really the necromancer. She casted Protect to keep her from death. Usually Protect wears off after half a second, so she casted it at perfect timing which kept her alive.

"No way!"

-End-

Crappy ending no?

Hope you like the chapter!

[ZenNaari]

Sparks Chapter 12

Yo guys, sweat has been taking place as some 6 pages are now finished with the manga... Well, that is... The pencilling... We still have to ink the thing... Straighten the boxes and I have to photoshop the pictures and put in what they say and all those subs... Anyway... It's going good so far... So enjoy this next chapter of Sparks ^^.

"Hi everyone!" Everyone stood up and waved, "Today we will discuss, 'Era!'"

"I'm all set!" Era, already on the stage.

Name: Senera Z. Sen
Age: 14
Height: 5'7
Weight: 70kg
Likes: Technology
Dislikes: Royalty
Character Item: Handkerchiefs

Attire from bottom to top:
-Leather Boots with Steel Toe
-Wide Leather Pants
-Single wide pocket on right leg.
-Double thin pocket on left leg
-Handkerchiefs on both knees
-Large Silver Buckled Belt
-Modern plain design shirt
-Leather Breastplate
-Leather shoulder pads
-Elbow Bands
-Paladin Gaunlets
-Thief Gloves
-Farmer handkerchief on neck
-Pirate Handkerchief on head

Everyone stood there quietly...

"... Well..." Everyone was speechless, "This wasn't what he wore in the manga..."

Zen appeared, "Ah... guys... The manga... The manga doesn't really follow the story attire...."

"Aside from that..." Everyone pondered, "Isn't he a bit overweight there?"

"Ah..." Zen stood there silent.

"That's shocking." Someone commented.

"And he's supposed to be fast and agile..." Another commented.

Ark fisted on his palm, "I got it! Isn't Era a character based on Zen..."

"Ah!" Everyone realized it.

"Er..." Zen, embarrassed, "I really gotta lose weight."

"Anyway, let's just consider it a miracle that Era isn't fat and that he's fast and agile." Everyone agreed, "Now enjoy this chapter of Sparks! Bye Bye!"

"Why'd you make me overweight?!" Era grabbed Zen's collar.

"I'm sorry!" Zen muttered out, "Ah, Curtain!"

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"What the hell?! She deflected the dart!" Era continued.

"Oh gosh, another one is here." The false princess laughed. She wore just as a princess would wear. Well, here in Rocco, the proper attire for a princess is a white kimono with a red and purple sash. Red which represents the king and purple which represents the queen.

"Guards! Catch the assasin!" The king ordered and pointed out.

Not only did the guards chase after Era, all the people of Rocco who witnessed the attempted murder chased after Era. But Era hid somewhere.

Meanwhile, Yuna woke up from her sleep. It's already evening. Yuna made herself some tea, while thinking, "I wonder what happened to Era."

"Yo Yuna." Ark greeted her.

"Ah?! Ark!" Yuna smiled while blushing.

"Ah, Era isn't back yet now is he? Oh? Tea! May I?" Ark sat down and had some tea himself.

"Ah, sure." Yuna looked away.

Ark looked at Yuna's face. It was all gloomy with longing. "Are you sure there's nothing wrong?" Ark said after sipping some tea.

"Ethica has grown hasn't she." Yuna changed the topic, "And I'm supposed to be her older sister."

"You are twins after all." Ark sips some more tea, "And so you're only a few minutes older than..."

"25 seconds." Yuna smiled at Ark.

Ark looked at Yuna's bright and smiling face, "W-wow. How could you be sure it was 25 seconds?"

Yuna said this to lengthen the conversation which was driven into a load of nonsense. Meanwhile, however.

"Ah... it's already dark." Keo looked out his window and stared at the moon, then he jumped out the window screaming, "Cheese!"

And back to Era's story. Soldiers and citizens gasp as they went on their search and destroy mission. They finally reported to the king.

"Your highness, the assassin has escaped. He is nowhere to be found." The soldiers report.

"Curses. Why are so many people after my daughter. She didn't do anything wrong." The king pat the false princess's head.

"My lord." One civilian bowed down, "I have witnessed every attempted murder. If it helps, I figured that most of the assassins are from the Magic Academies."

"Oh? Really now?" The king rubbed his beard, "Therefore, anyone coming from a magic academy shall be captured and put to death immediately!" He stated.

The crowd roared. And Era heard all of this. He was hiding inside a pot the whole time. But Era didn't give up just yet. Using his stealthy thievery skills, Era planned to kill the necromancer while she was sleeping. And thus he engaged his plan.

Meanwhile, Shizo was in the fortress sparring with some guards. All he does is his Dragon Thrust time by time. Lars saw this and commanded the guards to go rest for the day.

"What do you want?" Shizo asked, wiping the sweat off his face.

"Well, as your excavation leader, I want to spar with you." Lars took out his Hollow Broadsword, "Just to see if you're worth it for being chosen."

"Alright then." Shizo swung his Dragon Spine Lance.

The battle was engaged. Shizo started the battle with another Dragon Thrust. However, this being predictable, Lars easily dodged the attack. Shizo spun to the side in an attempt to bash Lars. Lars dodged this as well. Now it was Lars' turn. He lifted the Hollow Broadsword up and smashed it to the ground. The move was called, "Hollow Smash!" It literally split the ground into two. Even the magically reinforced walls crumbled down. Shizo wasn't able to dodge this. He fell into the ravine that was created.

Lars took out a bounty paper that stated the Magic Academy Bounty of Rocco. He then spat on the ravine and left. Unknown to Lars though, that lancers, spearmen and dragoons Take special training for jumping. And so Shizo was able to jump out of the ravine. He assumed that staying with Lars any longer meant trouble. So he left for the main city hoping to meet up with Era.

Ark and Yuna heard the impact from the smash. However, they don't know a thing about the bounty or Lars' move. But in any case, Ark and Yuna summoned their weapons. As they left the guest room, they even met up with Ethica.

"Yo Ark!" Ethica said rudely, "What's going on?"

"Nevermind that. Where's the princess?" Ark faced for the Royal guest room.

"Move!" Lars pointed the Hollow Broadsword at Keo.

"If I did, I would fail my mission." Keo summoned the Masamune and casted meteor to make Vermillion Blade. One bash means one meteor crash, "How about it? Beat my Meteor Slam with your Hollow Smash." Apparently, Keo was watching everything and also knew of the Magic Academy Bounty.

"Sounds interesting." Lars smiled.

The princess was inside the room, trying to barricade the door.

"Let's take a warm-up shall we?" Keo started casting Fire Balls to Lars. In which Lars easily dodged. Then Keo casted Irregularity, a spell used to make the ground below the opponent, suddenly smash up. Lars didn't see this coming and was thrown away a bit. Lars got up only to see a large wall made of earth in front of him.

"You think this can stop me?!" Lars bashed the wall and it crumbled down for the Hollow effect for the Broadsword breaks down magic components of defense.

Then the climax began.

"Meteor Slam!"

"Hollow Smash!"

A raging and charging aura was formed. Meteor Slam is an offensive magic attack that uses defense as an offense. Which gives Hollow Smash an advantage. However, Hollow Smash is a 1 hit move while Meteor Slam is a combo move that progresses attack power even after the Slam.

But both magic were equal and the aura were cancelled. Thus only leaving the physical sword fight behind.

Lars jumped and spun his swing, throwing Keo back. Keo landed safely however, and now he's concentrating to find an opportunity to charge. Seems like he didn't need it as Lars went charging already. He cross-bladed his Hollow Broadsword with the Vermillion Blade.

Lars was gasping, "How dare you?! You were able to block the Hollow Smash! And with magic accompanient!"

"This is what we learn in the academy." Keo pushed Lars away. And cast fireball to push him further. When the angle was right, he charged and threw him off.

Lars predicted this. In mid-air he slammed down at Keo destroying the earth beneath him and throwing him off.

Keo flipped to a good stance, "It's a tie!" he dropped the Vermillion Blade.

Lars, also dropped his Hollow Broadsword. Keo walked toward the Hollow Broadsword, Lars to the Vermillion Blade, which already turned back into the Masamune. They picked up the swords. Thus proving a draw.

"I look forward to fighting with you again." Lars passed the Masamune to Keo.

"Same here. Now, let's settle this with words." Keo called up for the team.

The wind slowly blew and the moon shined brightly.

"Cheese~" Keo looked at the moon.

"Keo! Put yourself together!" Shizo shook him up.

Lars drank another bottle of wine, "That's how it is nephew."

Ark looked down at his tea, dissappointed, "To think, the brother of my dad would be money-greedy to even sacrifice his nephew for money."

"Wrong Ark... I was nowhere near your father." Lars smiled, "I was your mom's brother."

"Eh?" Ark gasped, "Mother's side?"

"That's right. Your father in all ways is stronger than me." Lars explained.

Keo, coming back to his senses, "You and I are equal by means of power. Are you saying someone else is stronger?!"

"That's right. More strong than I will ever be." Lars drank more wine.

Ark sighed then got up, "Era went on an assassination mission didn't he?"

"Oh? Who was his target?" Lars asked.

"I don't know yet." Ark sighed, "But that was what the principal told me."

"Kai? What does he want?" Lars lay down.

"He wants me to fight you." Ark pointed at his uncle, "The principal predicted to me what was going to happen. It happened perfectly. Era will obviously do something to raise the suspection of assasination here in Rocco. Thus making the king furious enough to ban all Magic Academy students. I will go to Rocco, and you will stop me."

"Our principal can do predictions?" Yuna asked.

"I don't know. It was something obvious I guess." Ethica drank her tea.

And so... Back in the castle of Rocco.

"Hey, you watched that new Chackie Jan movie?" Said one guard to the other.

"You mean the Karate-fu Kid?" The other confirmed, "Yeah, it was cool."

"Hey, who's there?!" The first guard took out his gun.

"I can't see!" The other guard started moving around, "I think something came in my arm!"

"Blinder Darts." Era thought, hidden in the shadows, "They don't hurt, but they inject chemicals from the blood into the eye immediately."

"Who are you?! Show yourse-"

Era using the Blunt Dagger, stunned the guard by smashing his Solar Plexus. The Blunt Dagger is a dagger used for stunning. It's not sharp for it was never designed to kill. It was designed to be a mace. To knock-out people.

"Here it is the room of the Princess. Weird that It's left unguarded." Era bashed the door open. Seeing the necromancer practicing her magic. But she was too focused on her magic to even hear the door break down.

"This is your death." Era loaded the Smash-Crossbow with a Shell Dart. A dart that penetrates through magic barriers.

-End-

Yeah.. So... Another crappy ending... PLEASE COMMENT!!! In order to stop the crappy endings.

[ZenNaari]

Sparks chapter 13

Yay~! I got so far~! Anyway... I still haven't beaten my old series "My Life." "My Life," series was posted in FB and has about 46 chapters each done in one hour. And it's long man. Anyway, Sparks is my project now. Please comment~!

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The necromamcer dropped down dead after being shot by the Shell Dart which Era shot using the Smash-Crossbow.

"How nice. Killing my decoy." The real necromancer appeared from behind. The decoy, on the other hand, turned into ash, "What is your purpose in coming here?"

"I came to assassinate you, the necromancer who is corrupting the city of Rocco." Era said honestly, facing her.

"Hm?" The necromancer smiled, "Well then. It's no use trying to assassinate me." She let her finger slide around Era's chin. Sure she's evil, but she's cute.

"What are you trying to say?" Era backed off.

"How about I make this easier for you. I let you have a fight to the death with me." The necromancer smiled, "But seeing that you have defeated all the castle guards. I'll give you another chance to, join me and my rule."

"If I refuse?" Era took out his dagger.

"You will regret this kind offer. I think it's the kindest offer I ever planned to give. " The necromancer laughed evilishly, "But my kindess doesn't end here. We fight tommorow after a day's rest."

"Where?" Era asks.

"Right outside the castle." The necromancer pointed, "Oh I mean it. Don't worry, I won't do anything before the fight. And you better not be as well."

"Very well. Tommorow morning it is." Era sighed.

"Good boy." The necromancer pat him on the head, "I already brainwashed a nearby inn. They'll allow any Magic Academy student in." She laughed, "That rhymed."

And in that inn...

"S-Shizo?" Era found him drinking some beer, non-alcoholic.

"Yo! Era!" Shizo called him.

"Ah? Grasshopper please!" Era asked for the bartender.

Meanwhile, at the fort...

"So that's the plan." Lars smiled, "As expected of my nephew."

"Anyway, since you know the place, you go first." Ark crossed his arms.

"We're engaging the plan this early?!" Lars spat his wine.

Ark wiped off the alcohol from his face, "Yeah, who knows what Era is up to, and we need to clear things out in Rocco sqqo Shizo can finish his excavation mission."

"Alright, I got it. But you better not be late." Lars got up and went.

"And we get to stay here and sleep!" Yuna smiled.

"Where's Keo?" Ethica looked around.

"You okay princess?" Keo asked.

"I'm hungry... I guess." The princess replied.

"I'm not sure if it suitable for a princess, but, I saved up a cheese sandwhich." Keo smiled.

"Cheese sandwhich?" The princess lay down on her bed, "What's that?"

"You don't know what a cheese snadwhich is?!" Keo bashed the door open, seeing the princess in a rather, suggestive, position. He stayed quiet, wrapped the cheese sandwhich with tissue, left it on the table, and then left.

"Keo... Is his name... Huh?" The princess smiled.

Keo, who just left the room. Stayed at the post, looking at the moon. "Cheese~!" he said slowly, reaching for the sky only to fall off the fort again.

Back at the open inn, Era got himself drunk with cans of coke. Everyone else, if not Shizo, were really drunk.

"Hey, Magic Student!" One of the drunkards pat his back, "What is this about dimensions and summoning weapons?"

"Ah! That, well, it's not supposed to be a secret." Era laughed, "See, these, 'dimensions,' act as our own personal locker. When you enroll in the academy, you are given your own dimension personally. Your hand is the key. All dimensions must have 2 letters and 2 numbers respectively in order to keep them unique."

"Ah! I understand now!" The drunkard slammed his beer at the counter, "Bartender! Give this boy more Coke!"

And at the other table...

"Hey." Said an odd fellow, "You must be Shizo right?"

"Y-yeah bro." said shizo"and you are?"

"Arben." Said he, "This is Ian." Arben introduced a rather quiet fellow. He had long bangs, and he is quite tall. He also seemed to like screamo music, because anyone would be able to hear the music from his headphones."We were told by our principal from the Third Magic Academy..."

"Third Magic Academy!" Shizo interrupted, "The academy that focuses on stregnth and power?!"

"Ah... Yes?" Arben, confused.

"But still, I'm from the First Magic Academy!" Shizo bragged.

Arben sighed, "I already know that! I'm here to..."

"Now as your leader I shall tell you what to do. But since we're not in excavation right now, I allow you to do whatever you want." Shizo smiled.

Arben sighed again, "Well, we were instructed to follow his orders anyway."

Ian was looking at Shizo angrily for some reason.

And somewhere in the castle of Rocco.

"Lin." Lars entered her room, "I heard. You're going to let the thief win and you're willing to die."

"Die?" Lin, the necromancer, gasped, "Oh, I don't think I have enough time to think about dying."

"Lin, we went so far to take over Rocco and now you're going to give that away." Lars debated.

"All I wanted was a few gold pieces. You're the one who said we should take over Rocco." Lin smiled.

Lars thought it over, "Ah. Sorry, I was drunk that time."

"You really need to get rid of that bad habit." Lin smiles.

And so, the next morning. Everything was set for the flag. Outside the castle was a place where everyone can watch. Era stood on one side, Lin on the other.

Era took out his Khukuri. A Rondell Dagger would be useless, for his opponent is a female necromancer and already wears rather revealing clothing.

"I see you're all ready for this. Student with no skills." Lin smiles.

"Damn necromancer. You better have kept your word." Era, realizing the disadvantage.

"It's fine." Lin smiles, "Rise my babies!"

The battle was engaged. Undead minions, popularly known as zombies, ghouls and skeleton warriors, rose from the ground to attack Era. What Lin didn't know was Era's skills in Many against One combat. Thus Era defeated the minions without even breaking a sweat. Era charged at Lin but she created a barrier, stunning Era. Lin doesn't do anything at close range so Era was able to get up again. He increased the space between them by back-sliding. Then he changed his weapon from the Khukuri to the Jambiya dagger, A native-like sword that became too small for modern use thus making it a dagger. Era charged at Lin again, and Lin casted some Necro, the normal magic element itself, at Era. However, now with the Jambiya dagger, he reflected the Necros away.

Lin stopped to gasp, "How did you...?"

"The Jambiya Dagger." Era explained, "Is very flat and broad. Thus making it useful for reflecting magic. And also..." Era captured a Necro in the small hole and threw it back at Lin, "Countering!"

Lin got herself hit with the necro and she was pushed to the ground. Era aimed the smash-crossbow at her.

Lars came out of nowhere and pushed Era away, "Guess who?!"

-End-

Sorry >.> I ended the fight seeing that this chapter took so long...

[ZenNaari]

Sparks Chapter 14

Note: Batttle chapter ^^

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Lars pushed Era to the ground away from Lin, "Guess who?!"

"Lars! Damnit!" Era was now outpowered. He took out his Damascus and charged at Lars.

Ark came by and stopped him, "Lars, this was your plan wasn't it?"

"What are you talking about nephew?" Lars drew his Hollow Broadsword.

"Since we're on bad terms, don't use your hollow weapon." Ark drew back the Hollow Longsword and drew his Basher Hammer.

"Hm? Very well." Lars took out an X Hammer.

So it was now a bashing fight. Blunt weapons. The Basher Hammer was an ordinary and cheap weapon. It's a normal thick-wooden hammer only steel plated on the corners. The X Hammer is also an ordinary, however an expensive weapon. It's much lighter than a normal battle hammer in spite of all the metal plating.

Ark started his move, he stayed put and held his hammer at the very bottom of the base, making it easier to move. Lars charged at Ark going for a side swing. Ark blocked the swing with the top-base of the Basher and pushed him back using the handle. Lars flipped back up and defended. Since nothing can be solved by both sides defending, Ark was provoked and he charged forward. Lars, seeing this as an easy shot, recklessly swung the X at the incoming Ark. Incredibly, Ark jumped on the X and jumped again to bash Lars, however, the impact was too fast and Ark fell back.

Ark gasped in pain, "Damn, too much swordsmanship."

Lars took advantage of his fall and swung the X at Ark, sending him flying through the side and rough rolling at the stone and sandy arena floor. Without a word, Lars slowly walked to where Ark landed and lifted the X. Era stepped forward and pointed the smash-crossbow at Lars' head at point blank range.

"This is how you treat your nephew. Finishing him off without saying anything?" Era wanted to fist his hands right there, but he just readied his fingers.

Lars put down the hammer, "Thieves where taught good family ties. Why aren't you with yours?"

"I have no family, none that I am proud of. My only family lies with the students of the First Magic Academy." Era smiled, but before he even thought of pulling the trigger, Lin appeared and punched him. Lin was now using a pair of Necrofists, glove-knuckles that can absorb necro energy and use it to physically attack. "I wonder why I didn't use these before." Lin sneered.

Then a Fireblend spell was cast into the field, pushing everyone away from the eye. Keo appeared, summoning his Masamune again, since he cast a fire spell, it turned into the Salamandria again. Era took out his smash-crossbow loaded with a Spike Dart, a dart designed to stick inside the flesh of the victim. He paralyzed Lars' and Lin's legs by shooting at them. Keo charged at Lars, throwing him away and spun around to throw Lin away as well. Lin had some Protect on at that time so she was able to get up. She summoned more minions than before. It continued until Era and Keo were surrounded by these undead creatures.

"Keo? You okay?" Era asked. Even he started to get tired.

"You think I came here without backup?" Keo stood up straight.

Shizo jumped high up in the air and charged down at the horde performing, "Soaring Dragon Charge!" From the sky, he created friction in his Dragon Spine Lance thus creating meteor action. Ethica and Yuna came in on a shooting frenzy.

"The hero is here." Shizo made his entrance while smiling smiling.

"Shut up noob." Keo ate a small piece of a cheese sandwich, looking very calm.

"Hehe," Ethica sneered, "Though I'd hate to be with Yuna, the Kimao sisters are invincible."

"Kill counter is on!" Yuna set her pistols on.

"What? Now already?!" Ethica was late in loading her shotgun.

Yuna charged along while shooting off any minion along the way. Ethica just did her best spread shooting any minion that she sees. So far the kill counter got to 150 - 25.

Lin created a wall made of the bodies of the undead around her, "This should give me enough time." But she was wrong.

Shizo, being specially trained in jumping, jumped over the undead bodies and performed "Dragon Flame Crush". Lin casted a dark barrier, that pushed Shizo away to stop the attack and while in mid-air, he was thrown by a kick from one of the hypnotized guards.

It was not long until an army of reinforcements came along with their swords and guns.

"We got you surrounded! Stay put or we'll shoot!" The one who looked like a leader commanded.

"Hollow Whirlwind!" Ark was able to get up and perform his move. Does no particular damage, but it threw all the guards away from their surrounding position and scattered them.

Era was at the sidelines trying to figure a way to attack Lin. Then guards just came flying and raining from out of nowhere, some of them even enduring their fall and charging at where they land. So now Era was in a battle with big-bodied guards and undead minions.

"Era!" Arben came along with Ian. Arben ran toward Era with his glove-knuckles equipped. Era smiled and took out Butterfly Daggers, the most convinient kind of dagger to wield as a dual.

Era, being a Thief, and Arben, being a Shadow Fighter, make a good team. These two jobs were made to work together despite the relationship between the namings. Theives and Shadow Fighters have the same movement speed and agility, however, Theives have faster attack speeds and Shadow Fighters deal greater damage. This way, they were invincible to any of the guards or minions.

Ian teamed up with Shizo as he got up. Ian uses a common Double Magnum, but due to student restrictions, he is only allowed to use Arkania Bullets, special bullets whose impact are strong enough to push one down but not kill.

Their teamwork was supportive, Shizo would go all out charging while Ian shoots whoever gets behind or to the sides of Shizo. However, Ian was doing more damage than Shizo. As Shizo charges one back, his accuracy becomes very low thus resulting to either a miss or a minor damage unless he gets it right. So Ian still has to shoot whoever gets thrown by Shizo. However, Shizo can't see that Ian is actually shooting them so he thinks he's doing all the work.

"Thanks for yo help." Shizo smiled.

Lars on the other hand, who was doing nothing after fighting with Ark, went to charge at him one more time. However, Ethica and Yuna supported him. Yuna, performing Yuna Song, and Ethica, performing Ethical Aspiration. Both combined created a powerful shot to push Lars all the way to the far side of the arena and fall.

"You okay Ark?" Yuna asked.

"Sparks! Quick! Gather everyone!" Ark ran around to pick up the team.

Era was first to be picked up, along with Arben, they weren't doing anything since the guards and minions feared their power. Shizo and Ian were next, Shizo jumped back all the way and Ian sprinted all the way back. Keo, who was eating a cheese sandwhich, refused but he was dragged all the way back.

When they all gathered, and Keo was ready, Keo casted Falling Fire Wall, to make the endless number of guards and minions drive back. Ark hastily performed a long run of Hollow Winds, Era and Arben jumped to the front and flew everywhere, hitting guards when they see when one. Ethica and Yuna performed their signature moves Aspiration and Song. Ian joined in as well and shot bullet after bullet through the spinning blade. Shizo jumped in the front and followed after Era and Arben. Keo, for the finishing touch, casted fireballs though through the spinning blades. Together, a new Sparks move has been formed, everyone's contributions were directed by the hollow in Ark's wind.

After the chaos move was over, not one guard or minion was seen. Everyone teamed back with Ark. Lin's barrier broke, for as explained before, hollow can go through magically reinforced walls. Era moved forward, Lin on the ground, scared.

"No questions asked." Era shot Lin with the Smash-Crossbow using a bronze dart.

What Era didn't know was that he killed Lin's double, but the real one was up to no bad.

"Come on Lars, leave your sword and let's go on another adventure." Lin smiles.

"Leave the sword?" Lars dropped it, "Ark beat me. He deserves it."

"Let's go exploring and find another godlike sword for you." Lin helps him get up.

"I'm with you then." Lars follows behind Lin.

Ark saw what happened to the two, but didn't understand much, all he knew was that the Hollow Broadsword was now his.

"My my, what a mess!" The princess came in.

"Your highness." Keo bowed, "You're not wearing your veil?"

"Why should I? I'm back in Rocco." The princess smiled, "Now stand back."

The princess casted Heavenly Light onto the scarred battle field, healing all the guards, but of course sent the minions back to hell.

"Healer?" Keo asked.

"I was quite fond of white magic as a child." The princess smiled.

"Hey, what's going on over there?" Shizo asked.

Yuna and Ethica compared scores. 250 - 203.

"Woah! Ethica! Nice score, better than our last gap." Yuna gasped.

"I lost again." Ethica despaired.

"Ian, you okay, there's still an excavation after this." Arben asked.

"I'll be okay." Ian looked up.

"Guys!" Ark called them up, "This was fun! Let's go back to the academy!"

"Yeah!" Everyone, except the excavating ones, raised their fists.

-End-

"Welcome to class!" Everyone greeted, "Chapter 13 and 14 were cliffhangers so we put today's classroom special in the end of chapter 14. And obviously, our character special is Keo!"

"Yes?" Keo, was already sitting on stage.

Name: Jakeo L. Rin
Age: 13
Height: 5'5
Weight: 65kg
Likes: Cheese, Cheese Sandwhiches, calling people noobs.
Dislikes: Anything stubborn and persistent.
Character Item: Cheese

Attire from bottom to top:
-Elven Mage boots
-Red Mage cotton-linen pants
-Red Mage Leather belt small buckle
-Red Mage pure cotton shirt
-Red Mage Brass Necklace
-Red Mage long cotton-linen coat (Which covers most of his attire)
-Cosplay gloves, Roy Mustang

"And now, some things you must know about this world of magic!" Everyone started writing on the board.

A few notes about Keo and other mages:
-Begginer Mages use certain staves in order to hold magic.
-Orbs can be used to cast magic, but it's only a one-time use and it depends on the power given to the orb to how powerful it can be used
-Orbs are made with Alchemy, but they are empowered by Mages. But there are empowered orbs also being sold as well as empty ones.
-Keo has already reached the level in which he doesn't need a staff or orb to cast his spells. However, he needs a staff or orb to cast counter-spells. He can cast some Ice spells without using a staff but they are weaker than with a staff.
-Keo doesn't have a staff for casting wind spells which is the counter element for earth, but he has the Terre (Thunder) Rod and Sleet (Ice) Rod.
-Keo got these staves by buying them. They are common items especially around the academy.

"Well, that's Keo for you!" Everyone smiled and waved, "Bye bye! Please comment so that the next chapter can be made faster"

[ZenNaari]

Sparks Chapter 15

"Welcome to class!" Everyone waved.

"It's my turn to be examined!" Yuna was so excited, she spoiled the fun.

"Uhh... Yeah... It's Yuna's turn." Everyone tried to keep the mood up.

Name: Kristine Yuna J. Kimao
Age: 14
Height: 5'5
Weight: 55kg
Likes: Cute things, fluffy things, soft thing, kindheartedness, the general little girl likes
Dislikes: She's too positive to dislike anything
Character Item: Ribbons

Yuna's attire from top to bottom:
(Note: Not how it is portrayed in the upcoming manga)
-Running Shoes
-Ankle thick white socks
-12 Inch Mini Shorts
-Pistol sashes
-Tight shirt
-Chest ribbon
-Bangles
-Hair ribbon

"No, seriously." Everyone looked at the board, "No dislikes at all?!"

"Hehe..." Yuna giggled, "I dislike Ark!"

Ark felt an arrow peircing through his heart.

"Just kidding!" Yuna peaced out and stuck her tongue out.

"Ark fainted." Everyone looked at him.

"Ark! Wake up! We're going to close the curtain soon!" Era shook him about.

"We're not even in this chapter." Ark looked at Era.

"Eh? What?" Era gasped and the curtain closes.

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Along the desert plains of Rocco, the excavation crew walked straight forward to their destination. Shizo led the group on front, Keo by his side. Behind were Yuna and Ethica, and on the wings were Ian and Arben.

"Cheese~!" Keo slowly devoured his cheese sandwhich.

"Ah... Keo... Why are you here?" Shizo said with a rather dissapointed face.

"I'm here to eat cheese!" Keo replied and continued to slowly take a large bite of his cheese sandwhich.

Flashback.

"What's this?" Keo recieved a message coming from a crow that came with a bag of cheese sandwhiches.

It read, "Jakeo Rin, I don't have confidence in Shizo being the leader of the Excavation group in Rocco. Therefore I ask you to assist him along with two students from the Third Magic Academy. I hope all is well in this excavation. Signed, The Principal of the First Magic Academy."

End of flashback.

Shizo sighed, "Anyway, where's Lars? Isn't he supposed to lead us?"

"Yo!" Lars came from the sky, "Hello there crew!"

"Lars! What happened to you?!" Shizo shouted.

Another flashback.

"Lars, you're not forgetting anything are you?" the woman beside him asked.

"Lin, the body you shapeshifted into now is much more cuter than before." Lars commented.

"Is that so?" Lin smiles, "But this bust size is killing me."

"Live with it." Lars, not a pervert.

"Anyway, are you sure you didn't forget anything? A mission, a weapon?" Lin continued.

"Ah!" Lars slapped himself, "The excavation!"

End of flashback.

"Yes, now let us go and find the Crystainum Shard to complete the Energy Zero!"

Crystanium is simply a Crystal that has been magically reinforced. Energy Zero is an expensive and rare product of alchemy, it is used to be able to insert magical energy into any weapon desired to make the strike stronger.

"And that's what we're looking for!" Lars explained while walking.

"Lars, what academy are you from?" Keo asked.

"The Second Magic Academy!" Lars boasted.

"But wait, isn't the Second very weak?" Shizo commented.

"True. Second only focuses on economy and conquest." Keo took another bite of his cheese sandwhich, "No wonder, a full graduate like him is only up to my level."

"Damn you guys." Lars murmered.

"Why did you enroll there in the first place?!" Shizo asked.

"I was forced to enroll there. It's not like I wanted to study there." Lars spat on the ground.

"R-right..." Shizo sighed, "In any rate, where are the monsters we are supposed to fight?"

Lars laughed, "In this hot desert plains with no food, water and only sand, what kind of creature can live?!"

"Humans with bags of rations and supplies." Shizo answered.

"With cheese." Keo added.

"You guys aren't scared at all huh?" Lars faced them, walking backwards, "I am impressed by your determination!"

"That is not something a person at my level should say." Keo finished his cheese sandwhich.

"Well, I am still the leader of this excavation and you can't change that." Lars faced forward again.

"By the way, how long are we going to walk?!" Shizo complained.

"We haven't even walked the first of the 100 more to get there." Lars said calmly.

"Damn this!" Shizo removed his bag and started jumping using his Lancer skills. His long jumps reach 5 miles long, that's only half of the 10 miles from the gate of the First Magic Academy to the academy itself.

Shizo landed somewhere very far from the others, at least he knew that the path to getting there was straight. He could see the others from behind as tiny dots. Light desert winds blew and Shizo decided to jump again but then his fall was broken as a large scorpion-like creature came from the depths of the sand and attacked Shizo.

"Holy crap!" As Shizo landed from the fall safely, he dodged immediately from the sting that came rushing down.

Shizo ran around the scorpion, but it was no use. The scorpion easily turned around to attack. Shizo had no other better movement option but jumping. And in mid-air, as he was about to perform Soaring Dragon Charge, the scorpion's tail smacked him away as if he was a fly and the scorpion was a donkey.

"I wonder what that noob is doing right now." Keo looked afar where nothing can be seen except large and irregular desert winds.

"I'm sure he's fine, anyway, our horses are here now." Lars pointed at a nearby underground village where some stables along with residency were left. The inhabitants of this underground were obviously the military who tame wild horses.

Back to Shizo, he jumped again but this time he landed on the tail. He hung on to the tail with his life and waited for a good landing spot. Shizo let go and succeeded on mounting the large creature.

(Note: For my measurements of such creatures, I usually make the 6ft rule where in one person is 6 ft tall, so just imagine people lying down as measurement.)

The scorpion was 60 feet long, 30 feet wide and it's tail was 70 feet long with the sting being 10 feet long and wide. It was 36 feet tall and its claws were 40 feet long.

Shizo ran to it's head and was about to stab the eyes off. But in attempt to do so, the scorpion quickly burrowed down the sand, leaving Shizo to fall.

"Oh yeah, beware of Scipios." Lars reminded.

"Scipio?" Keo asked.

"Scorpions that were a failure at a scientific experiment." Lars smiled, "These things have different specializations."

"We're being ignored." Ethica sighed.

"Don't worry, we'll be in the talk soon." Yuna smiled.

Ian and Arben, the most ignored.

Shizo exhausted himself over the Scipio, "That's it. I'm mad!" Shizo increased his aura and performed Dragoon Drilling Thunder.

"What's their common weaknes?" Keo asked.

"Water element magic." Lars replied, "And defense breaking weapons."

"Really?" Keo unconsciously casted Hydra Pressure, it gathers any nearby elements of water in the air and focuses it in one place making an explosion. It was casted right on the Scipio and it's shell exploded, thus letting Shizo attack it's bareness. The gore splattered everywhere. It was some sticky stuff. Thus, Shizo couldn't move.

"Aw geez!" Shizo tried to clean himself up, so.but ended up rolling in the sand and sticking in the goo.

Hours later...

"Well, we're here." Lars pointed at a deep pit where a wrecked space ship lay.

"Woah." Keo looked down.

Ethica threw down a stone.

"Checking how deep it is?" Yuna asked.

"No." Ethica faced Yuna, "I'm grabbing some screen time."

"Ethica..." Yuna grabbed her sister and dragged her somewhere.

~~~~

"What did you drag me backstage for?" Ethica asked.

"The cameras are rolling! Please don't mention anything about screen time." Yuna smacked Ethica.

Ethica wiped her cheek, "Fine."

~~~~

"Ah, Shizo, you made it!" Keo greeted him.

Shizo appeared. Looking like a sandman. He couldn't speak and he hardly breathed as his face was full of sand.

"Where did you go anyway?" Keo casted water ball at him, washing the sand away.

"It doesn't matter." Shizo spit some sand that was still in his mouth.

"Alright, who wants to go in that spaceship first?" Lars asked.

"Not me. I have to stay at the back in narrow spaces." Keo remembered the mage's strategy.

"Definitely not me." Shizo spat some sand out again. Keo blasted another water ball at him.

"Can we go?!" Yuna raised her hand.

"Definitely not the gunners, you stay behind Arben and me." Lars replied.

"Eh?!" Yuna exclaimed.

"Well, it does make sense." Ethica added in, "We are short on melee attackers. And we have more range and charge types. So it's only right to put Lars and Arben on front, gunners in the middle and chargers at the back."

"I don't get it at all." Yuna cried.

"Anyway, let's go get that Energy Zero!" Lars raised his fist.

"Yeah!"

-End-

[ZenNaari]

Sparks Chapter 16

"Woah, really?! You transferred here?!" Era asked.

"That is not something a thief should say to royalty." The princess smacked him.

"Well, we're in the same school now so we can come to an understanding." Era stood up and smiled.

The princess smacked him down again, "Stop treating me as a commoner, thief!"

"Era, just leave her alone." Ark dragged Era through the halls.

"Wait! Princess! What class are you joining?!" Era hollered while being dragged.

"Definitely not yours!" The princess waved.

And time passes by and the princess is taken to her respective classroom.

"Class, this is our transfer student. She is the princess of Rocco." The teacher of the magic class introduced her, "I'm sure that she won't say her na-"

"Erin" The princess bowed, "My name is Su Erin."

"Ah! Princess! Please don't bow!" The magic teacher lifted her chin.

"Why not? I'm now a student of this academy and we must treat everyone equally." Erin smiled, "But I'm still a princess and you shall call me by name!"

"Yes!" The magic teacher stood up straight, "Now please, Erin, take a seat."

"Where's Keo's seat?" Erin asked.

"Well, Keo doesn't usually attend this class. So when he does, he just gets an armchair from the back and-"

Without a word, Erin grabbed a spare armchair and sat at the back.

The teacher just kept quiet and continued the lesson.

"It's amazing isn't it?" Era smiled, "A princess enrolled in our academy!"

"Quiet!" Ark shushed him, "We're still in class! Please, shut up!"

"Uhh... Ark, Era." The teacher called their attention.

"Yes sir!" Ark and Era sat straight.

"Well, there's a wave of basilisks that's coming up." The principal's crow flew away as the teacher continued, "A message came from the principal for you to fight it off."

"Eh?" Era blurted, "But we're one man short."

"Yeah, none of our usual companions are available." Ark sighed.

"Juno will be assisting you." The teacher announced.

"EH?!" Era and Ark exclaimed.

"Juno?!" Ark became slightly scared.

"I'd rather'd fight the wave alone." Era was clearly scared.

And so, up the mountains over the outskirts of the First Magic Academy, our two scared heros team up with Juno the soloist.

Era and Ark hugged each other shaking in fear. Juno laughed a proud laugh.

"Seriously, nobody teams me up with anyone. But now I team up with you guys." Juno laughed, "Well, I'm the one assisting you so you go ahead and lead on."

"No..." Era and Ark said in unison, "Go fight by yourself."

"Aww, c'mon." Juno insisted, "Era, aren't you the great leader? Ark, the great pusher?"

"Leader?" Era questioned.

"Pusher?" Ark questioned greater.

Juno sighed, "Well, those basilisks are not going to attack themsleves so, I'm going." Juno summoned her weapon from the dimensions, Witch, a lance which grants the power of an army.

Era and Ark fought normally.

"Hey, I thought we were supposed to die when Juno is our teammate." Era spun around and stabbed a basilisk, and 480 degree kicked another one as he landed.

"True. I'm starting to wonder why being Juno's teammate is to be feared." Ark sliced another three basilisks.

A basilisk was able to grab hold of Ark's arm and grappled him. Another basilisk came and kicked him on the chin. Era ran to Ark but he got crowded over. So, just when Juno was needed, she wasn't there.

"Juno?!" Era hollered, "Where are you?!... Ah!" Era spotted Juno maybe 60 feet away fighting on her own, solo.

"Ugh, this is bad." Ark's arms were grappled too hard they cramped, "Keo usually snipes these bastards away with his Terre Rod."

"Ark, dislocate!" Era commanded as he took out his smash-crossbow and loaded it with a grenade dart.

"Ah, crap!" Ark dislocated his arms, allowing his escape the explosion without the cramps.

"Ark, you okay?" Era asked as he brushed off the ash on Ark's shirt.

"Just relocate my arms!" Ark screamed in pain. Era did some cracking and tweaking to get Ark's arms alright again.

"Juno, the soloist." Era cracked Ark's shoulder and shivered in fear.

"She'll never be there when you need her most." Ark shivered as well.

Juno created a large ball of aura and used it as a giant bowling ball rolling all over the battlefield. She was actually stabbing around using the Witch on all directions. But due to this berserk skill, she wouldn't know where she's going.

"Charger!" Era pushed Ark to the side and dodged to the other.

Ark snapped his shoulders, "Damn, it's Charger."

Apparently, the name of this move used by Juno is Charger.

The aura takes a long time to weaken. For the Witch gives not only the power of an army, but it can also be switched to the energy of an army.

"Charger is coming at you Ark!" Era pointed.

"Gotta find ways to stop this thing." Ark drew out his Hollow Longsword and started performing Hollow Winds.

But to his surprise, the Charger was able to penetrate the Hollow Winds. Luckily, Ark was able to draw out his hammer just in time to block the aura, but it was only good enough to push Ark aside.

"Not even the Hollow Winds can break it." Era put on a serious face.

In minutes, the whole basilisk wave was finished, but the Charger was still on and going crazy.

"Damnit, if only I had a shield." Ark never used one before, but he knew it would be useful in this kind of situation.

"That's it!" Era jumped up over the charger and took out his Khukuri.

The Khukuri wasn't able to take control of Juno completely, but what worked was Era's command to make her throw away her Stone Buckler.

Even though it is called a Stone Buckler, It's still a large and unbreakable shield. Era passed it on to Ark. Ark knew a few things about shields, so he just covered himself and charged the Charger.

It worked. The Witch got stuck on the Stone Buckler, thus the Charger was stopped immediately just like that.

"Wha-?" Juno pulled the Witch, but it wouldn't move, "No way!"

"Eat this!" Era kicked her and knocked her out.

"Era?" Ark questioned, "What did you kick her for?"

"Berserk moves don't end until one is tired." Era gave a thumbs up.

"I see." Ark stared at Juno's faint body.

Back at the academy.

"Ahh... That was a tiring fight." Era yawned. He and Ark were carrying Juno.

"Era, why do you not recognize yourself as a leader?" Ark asked.

"Leader? Bah. First of all, I'm weak. Second, I'm a thief. Therefore I am in no position to be a leader." Era replied.

"How can you say you're weak?" Ark asked.

"Well, I'm smart, agile, fast, but I'm not strong in any way." Era smiled, "The current reason why I use daggers and knives."

"And how does you being a thief hinder you from being a leader?" Ark finally questioned.

Era thought about it, "Because thieves come in bands with no leader. They may command one another freely."

"Isn't there a title called, The Thief Lord?" Ark asked.

"The Thief Lord is one who is forced to lead the group because he has the ability to by means of stregnth, wisdom and knowledge." Era explained, "And stop asking questions, you're making my throat dry."

"Alright." Ark was still very curious about Era's lifestyle.

"Anyway, I'll bring Juno to the infirmary by myself. You better get to class." Era lifted Juno.

"Right." Ark felt a bit weird for asking too much.

Ark walked down the hall cracking his shoulders, "Damn, I hate dislocating my arms."

"Oh, hey!" Erin waved to Ark.

"Oh, princess? What do you want?" Ark put his hands in his pockets.

"I heard that you just came from fighting a wave of basilisks and your arms were dislocated." Erin explained.

"Damn you watchguards! Do the work yourselves!" Ark said to himself.

"Cure!" Erin casted a refreshening spell on Ark. Ark can feel his bones forming back.

"Uh, thanks." Ark can't crack his shoulders anymore.

Erin giggled, "Well, when you need a healer, the assistant of the white mage is here."

"So you did get the job." Ark smiled.

"Yep." Erin winked, "I gotta go now. Busy in the infirmary. Bye!"

"See ya." Ark waved to her and walked down the hall back into the classroom.

"Erin is a good girl isn't she?" Era came back from the infirmary.

"Shouldn't you be in class?" Ark asked.

"I don't really have to. Classes are dismissed at this time." Era smiled, "Oh yeah, follow me, I'll show you something good."

"What could it be?" Ark wanted to ignore him.

Behind the school research centers...

"Here it is, I smuggled this from Rocco just for you." Era cut a tree dimension and released a scimitar. A large one-edged sword with a curved blade, "Hehe, and I got this as well." Era took out a Tiger's Tooth. A thick large-tooth-like blade made of diamond used for direct stabbing.

"Hey! Smuggling is a crime." Ark exclaimed, even though he held the scimitar tightly.

"It's not when you pay for it half price and win a duel for it." Era smiled.

"You call yourself a thief?" Ark asked.

"I wish there was a better term for it." Era smiled.

-End-

"Eh?! Seriously!" Keo pointed at Erin, who was smiling right at him.

"Yeah, she just finished transferring." Ark crossed his arms.

"Welcome back." Erin smiled,

~~~~

Yo people... These chapters came about so slow cuz I haven't been recieving comments lately... You don't know how bored I get refreshing the story section every 5 minutes just to see if someone posted a comment (Yes, that is how desperate I am to get comments). Anyway, through constant whipping and torture... I was able to make these... Enjoy... The storyline was bad I know... My creativity inside my brain doesn't work properly without feedback...

See ya in chapter 17

[ZenNaari]

Sparks Chapter 17

"Hi everyone!" The class stood up and waved their hands, "Today we will be discussing Ethica."

"Don't touch me! Lemme go!" Ethica was tied to her chair by Era.

"Can't help it, I was embarrassed myself." Era smiled.

Name: Ethica Krystal J. Kimao
Age: 14
Height: 5'5
Weight: 55kg
Likes: Brave, strong, handsome and charming men. In which she never found yet.
Dislikes: Annoying, stubborn, talkative and perverted people.
Character Item: Shiny things

Ethica's attire from bottom to top: (Note: Not how she is portrayed in the manga)
- Long leather Sneaker-Boots (Designed to be like boots but the soles and round and flat to help movement)
- X Stockings
- Leather Mini-mini shorts
- Leather belt
- Wool coat, opened
- Transparent Nightgown (Covering stomach)
- Leather breast-holder
- Leather shoulder pads
- Leather elbow pads
- Steel fixed bangles
-Wool gloves
- Leather choker linked with the breast-holder with emblem
- Princess crown

"That's Ethica for ya!" Everyone waved, "Enjoy this chapter of Sparks."

"There's not much about me is there?" Ethica frowned.

~~~~
(Note: Random Chapter explaining things around the world of Sparks)

"So, what happened to the Earth Zero?" Era asked. It was lunch time and everyone gathered around the mess hall.

"It's Energy Zero." Ark corrected.

"Not really much happened. We just happened to see a space-craft of some sort. It seemed that we just had to blow it up, destory the core and grab the Crystanium Shard." Keo explained.

"So, who gets the reputation?" Ark asked.

"Hey guys." Arben came along. Ian was behind him.

"Arben? What are you doing here?" Era recognized him.

"Me and Ian just enrolled here. We're just roaming around the campus for now." Arben explained.

"Congratulations on passing the exam." Ark shook their hands.

"What exam?" Arben asked.

"You didn't take any exam?" Ark countered.

"They were given a reccommendation as ordered by the principal of the third." Keo replied.

"Oh!" Ark and Marben said in unison.

"Reccommendations come in handy don't they." Era smiled.

"Especially when you go to another country." Ark agreed, "It's good thing teleportation circles were made. I can still remember an old guy telling me how airplanes used to be the fastest transport, yet lots of people are scared to get on one."

"Are we ever so glad that the government has allowed magic to be used again." Shizo came out of nowhere.

"Yeah, people like me were hunted down and put to death." Keo took a bite of his cheese sandwhich.

"Here's some water for you Keo." Erin appeared, giving some water to Keo.

"We're not supposed to accept gifts from royalty." Keo drank the water anyway.

"It's also amazing how much games influenced the world today." Yuna added.

"The game Final Fantasy had the old frigates and brigs and made them to be able to fly. It's fun to ride on one." Ethica gave a comment.

"I was wondering. If this academy, the first, has the most advanced technology, why don't we use those futuristic weapons like those in those games." Era added.

Without a word, Ian unholstered a new gun that was given to him. It was a Neutrino Pistol, capable of inflicting the same amount of pain a bucket of nails falling on one's head can in one shot, but just like an asura gun, they can't kill humans, "This?"

"Ah, we have those?" Era asked.

"Apparently, we have Counter-swords and Plasma Swords the same as in S4 as well." Ark added.

"But sometimes it's good to stick with the old kinds of weapons." Ethica commented, "Since they are stronger when you holster magic in it."

"Oh yeah, Era. I noticed you never make your own moves." Shizo pat Era's shoulder.

"I don't use skills becuz mine are all passive and inheritant." Era explains, "So skills I learn are all just advanced from normal and coming from the purpose of my daggers."

"Purpose?" Yuna asks.

"Daggers were made to have a purpose. Slashing, stabbing, stealing, speeding, you get the point. But most of it goes to stealing." Era continued.

"How good are you with a sword?" Ark asked.

"I would hold a sword the same way I hold a dagger, and like, there are not many swords with inheritary skills." Era explains, "But if I can get my hands on a good katana, I might be able to use swords more often."

"'Bout you Keo?" Erin asks, "How come the only weapon you use is the Masamune?"

"The Masamune has the power to release and absorb magic. And then it turns into a completely different sword when magic is casted into it." Keo explains further.

"So Ark." Arben asks, "What makes you keep using that Hollow Longsword of yours?"

"It's inheritary to the Fallendor family. Though I don't really know much about them, I'm sure that the Fallendor family are famous for holding these Hollow Weapons. There is always one for every member of the Fallendor family, and each one is unique in it's own way." Ark replied.

"Me and Ethica use guns just for the reason that it runs in the family." Yuna smiled.

"So, Shizo. Why the spearman class?" Ethica asked.

"Ah..." Shizo blushed.

"Come on, no need to hide it." Era smacked him in the back.

"Alright." Shizo took a deep breath and scratched his back, "I have someone I like who also takes the spear class."

"Woah! Really?! Who is it?!" Juno appeared from out of nowhere.

"Ah!" Shizo turned around, "N-Nevermind."

"Too obvious." Ark made a lifeless face.

"Come on! I want to know! Tell me!" Juno rubs Shizo's back.

"And she still doesn't get it." Era put on a lifeless face as well.

"And you Arben?" Ark asked, "Shadow Fighter was it?"

"There wasn't many to choose from. Shadow Fighters are high in recommendation in the course list given by the mainland king for the third." Arben replied, "Ian originally uses two-handed swords but he decided to make a change since a lot of people are already in melee class."

"Speaking of the mainland king." Keo finished his cheese sandwhich, "Is he really as wise as people say he is?"

"I doubt it." Era spat on a nearby spit bucket, "Royalty is just an excuse to give someone more money just because he has a higher common sense than commoners."

"How dare you speak of the mainland king so ill-like!" Erin smacked Era.

"As a thief and is undergoing theivery, Era has the right to speak ill of royalty as long as he does no harm to royalty itself. All thieves are permmited to do so." Ark explained.

"I never knew." Erin dropped Era.

"In other words, as long as Era doesn't cause a fight of dissension between the people against royalty, he may speak ill of royalty as much as he likes." Keo added in.

"Makes sense to me." Yuna smiles.

"I'd disagree but it does sound right." Ethica looked the other way.

"So, what about the evil side? Anyone know anything about them?" Erin asked.

"All we know is that we're in this school to be trained to fight against them." Ark replied, "Once we graduate, we should expect more harder tasks than 5-star missions given to us by the principal."

"My assassination mission was only 3-stars." Era added in, "5-stars would be destroying a whole castle with no companions, or be granted to lead a conquest."

"4-stars would be something like leading a war." Keo added, "3-stars are Assassinations and Spy missions. 2-stars would be Excavations and Gathering missions. 1-star would be accompaniment missions and area secrurity."

"So what's harder than a 5-star mission?" Erin asked.

Ark sighed, "Directly attacking the evil side. Monarchial Escort missions..."

"Wait, we just escorted Erin through some tough time." Era interrupted.

"Well, if we were required not to have a scratch or complaint from the monarch, and lead him through a GOLDEN HORDE of zombies and evil sides, that would be harder than 5-stars." Keo replied.

"Anyway, what happened to trains." Ethica brought up, "They still exsist right?"

"Of course they do." Keo replied, "Ever since the CIMA incident, trains are now able to do lot's more."

"So, what about airplanes?" Yuna brought up.

"Airplanes take too much money and too much time, despite speed." Ark answered, "And lots of people are Areophobic, so just by using the modern day teleportation circle, that can be arranged."

"So, what happened to ships?" Shizo joined in.

"Nobody liked the modern day oil wasting ships, so we went back to sails." Ethica answered, "Flying frigates from Final Fantasy have already been made and all."

"The oil-burning ships' scrap metal have been turned into precious steel for the battle ships occuring in Space right now." Yuna continued, "Dad works as a commander in one."

"Your dad is a Space Battler?" Ark asked.

"Yep, and you can guess what Brigade he commands." Ethica smiles.

"The Asura Brigade!" Everyone said in chorus.

"It's too godlike." Ethica explains, "While opposing battle ships have to take time to reload and waste ammunition, Asura Brigade battleships just use Asura and break them down."

"But yeah, there are pirates out there nowadays who use magic as their ammunition." Ark added in.

"Ah, yes." Yuna nodded, "My dad told me about how difficult it was to conquer that pirate fleet. That one attack was noted down in history."

"It's a good thing the educational system has come to their senses and stopped teaching history." Keo gave another subject, "An E-book listing down history would be 5TB right now + rapidly increasing as well."

"Who updates that damn book?" Era asked.

"Us of course. The First Magic Academy's historian labs found in the museum." Keo answered, "Only the First, Sixth and Tenth have one. And they only record the wars and results as well as government changes and so on."

"It's a good thing Democracy failed." Ark sighs, "Monarchy was absolute from the beginning. And now, with a situation where corruption is out of the question, Monarchy with a wise king has conquered again."

"All hail the mainland king!" Everyone except Era said in chorus.

"The only government that should ever exsist is Tyranny!" Era said on his own.

"Would you please stop thinking negatively toward the Royal Families." Erin hit Era.

"What?!" Era stood up, "Bandit Chrisparrow was an illegal ruler for 10 years and nothing bad ever happened during his term. And he solved many problems and protected many cities. The evil-side feared him!"

"Yeah, but after his reign he was eaten by a dragon from the evil-side." Ethica laughed, "Then the mainland king showed up."

"Ruler for 500 years! All hail the mainland king!" Everyone except Era again said in chorus.

"The mainland king is an immortal?" Era questioned.

"Apparently, the mainland king is an elf." Keo smiled.

"NO WAY!" Everyone looked at Keo.

"And you Era, must respect him. That elf was appointed by Bandit to be the mainland king." Keo pointed at Era.

"That was the only mistake Bandit did." Era pouted.

"Doesn't anyone besides that elf get to seige the throne?" Arben asked.

"Well, he does give the throne to our principal sometimes. Whenever the guy needs a break, our principal becomes the king. The last time that happened was 50 years ago, our principal's reign only lasted for 6 years until the elf got back." Keo answered.

"Doesn't that guy have a name?" Era asked disrespectfully.

"Rumors say his name is Link." Keo raised a point.

"NO WAY!" Everyone complained in chorus.

"No! Not Link of Zelda!" Keo blasted, "His name just happens to be Link. And it's just a rumor."

"O~h." Everyone reacted.

"It's almost time for afternoon classes." Ethica sighed.

"I'm going out first." Era stood up, "I'll go ask if there's a wave to fight."

"I'm going to class." Keo stood up next.

"I'm going with you!" Erin tugs on Keo's arm.

"Swordsmanship, class." Keo sighs.

"Oh." Erin let go.

"I'm off." Ark smiled and brushed his back and everyone else followed.

~End~

~~~~

[ZenNaari]

Sparks Chapter 17

"Hi everyone!" The class stood up and waved their hands, "Today we will be discussing Ethica."

"Don't touch me! Lemme go!" Ethica was tied to her chair by Era.

"Can't help it, I was embarrassed myself." Era smiled.

Name: Ethica Krystal J. Kimao
Age: 14
Height: 5'5
Weight: 55kg
Likes: Brave, strong, handsome and charming men. In which she never found yet.
Dislikes: Annoying, stubborn, talkative and perverted people.
Character Item: Shiny things

Ethica's attire from bottom to top: (Note: Not how she is portrayed in the manga)
- Long leather Sneaker-Boots (Designed to be like boots but the soles and round and flat to help movement)
- X Stockings
- Leather Mini-mini shorts
- Leather belt
- Wool coat, opened
- Transparent Nightgown (Covering stomach)
- Leather breast-holder
- Leather shoulder pads
- Leather elbow pads
- Steel fixed bangles
-Wool gloves
- Leather choker linked with the breast-holder with emblem
- Princess crown

"That's Ethica for ya!" Everyone waved, "Enjoy this chapter of Sparks."

"There's not much about me is there?" Ethica frowned.

~~~~
(Note: Random Chapter explaining things around the world of Sparks)

"So, what happened to the Earth Zero?" Era asked. It was lunch time and everyone gathered around the mess hall.

"It's Energy Zero." Ark corrected.

"Not really much happened. We just happened to see a space-craft of some sort. It seemed that we just had to blow it up, destory the core and grab the Crystanium Shard." Keo explained.

"So, who gets the reputation?" Ark asked.

"Hey guys." Arben came along. Ian was behind him.

"Arben? What are you doing here?" Era recognized him.

"Me and Ian just enrolled here. We're just roaming around the campus for now." Arben explained.

"Congratulations on passing the exam." Ark shook their hands.

"What exam?" Arben asked.

"You didn't take any exam?" Ark countered.

"They were given a reccommendation as ordered by the principal of the third." Keo replied.

"Oh!" Ark and Marben said in unison.

"Reccommendations come in handy don't they." Era smiled.

"Especially when you go to another country." Ark agreed, "It's good thing teleportation circles were made. I can still remember an old guy telling me how airplanes used to be the fastest transport, yet lots of people are scared to get on one."

"Are we ever so glad that the government has allowed magic to be used again." Shizo came out of nowhere.

"Yeah, people like me were hunted down and put to death." Keo took a bite of his cheese sandwhich.

"Here's some water for you Keo." Erin appeared, giving some water to Keo.

"We're not supposed to accept gifts from royalty." Keo drank the water anyway.

"It's also amazing how much games influenced the world today." Yuna added.

"The game Final Fantasy had the old frigates and brigs and made them to be able to fly. It's fun to ride on one." Ethica gave a comment.

"I was wondering. If this academy, the first, has the most advanced technology, why don't we use those futuristic weapons like those in those games." Era added.

Without a word, Ian unholstered a new gun that was given to him. It was a Neutrino Pistol, capable of inflicting the same amount of pain a bucket of nails falling on one's head can in one shot, but just like an asura gun, they can't kill humans, "This?"

"Ah, we have those?" Era asked.

"Apparently, we have Counter-swords and Plasma Swords the same as in S4 as well." Ark added.

"But sometimes it's good to stick with the old kinds of weapons." Ethica commented, "Since they are stronger when you holster magic in it."

"Oh yeah, Era. I noticed you never make your own moves." Shizo pat Era's shoulder.

"I don't use skills becuz mine are all passive and inheritant." Era explains, "So skills I learn are all just advanced from normal and coming from the purpose of my daggers."

"Purpose?" Yuna asks.

"Daggers were made to have a purpose. Slashing, stabbing, stealing, speeding, you get the point. But most of it goes to stealing." Era continued.

"How good are you with a sword?" Ark asked.

"I would hold a sword the same way I hold a dagger, and like, there are not many swords with inheritary skills." Era explains, "But if I can get my hands on a good katana, I might be able to use swords more often."

"'Bout you Keo?" Erin asks, "How come the only weapon you use is the Masamune?"

"The Masamune has the power to release and absorb magic. And then it turns into a completely different sword when magic is casted into it." Keo explains further.

"So Ark." Arben asks, "What makes you keep using that Hollow Longsword of yours?"

"It's inheritary to the Fallendor family. Though I don't really know much about them, I'm sure that the Fallendor family are famous for holding these Hollow Weapons. There is always one for every member of the Fallendor family, and each one is unique in it's own way." Ark replied.

"Me and Ethica use guns just for the reason that it runs in the family." Yuna smiled.

"So, Shizo. Why the spearman class?" Ethica asked.

"Ah..." Shizo blushed.

"Come on, no need to hide it." Era smacked him in the back.

"Alright." Shizo took a deep breath and scratched his back, "I have someone I like who also takes the spear class."

"Woah! Really?! Who is it?!" Juno appeared from out of nowhere.

"Ah!" Shizo turned around, "N-Nevermind."

"Too obvious." Ark made a lifeless face.

"Come on! I want to know! Tell me!" Juno rubs Shizo's back.

"And she still doesn't get it." Era put on a lifeless face as well.

"And you Arben?" Ark asked, "Shadow Fighter was it?"

"There wasn't many to choose from. Shadow Fighters are high in recommendation in the course list given by the mainland king for the third." Arben replied, "Ian originally uses two-handed swords but he decided to make a change since a lot of people are already in melee class."

"Speaking of the mainland king." Keo finished his cheese sandwhich, "Is he really as wise as people say he is?"

"I doubt it." Era spat on a nearby spit bucket, "Royalty is just an excuse to give someone more money just because he has a higher common sense than commoners."

"How dare you speak of the mainland king so ill-like!" Erin smacked Era.

"As a thief and is undergoing theivery, Era has the right to speak ill of royalty as long as he does no harm to royalty itself. All thieves are permmited to do so." Ark explained.

"I never knew." Erin dropped Era.

"In other words, as long as Era doesn't cause a fight of dissension between the people against royalty, he may speak ill of royalty as much as he likes." Keo added in.

"Makes sense to me." Yuna smiles.

"I'd disagree but it does sound right." Ethica looked the other way.

"So, what about the evil side? Anyone know anything about them?" Erin asked.

"All we know is that we're in this school to be trained to fight against them." Ark replied, "Once we graduate, we should expect more harder tasks than 5-star missions given to us by the principal."

"My assassination mission was only 3-stars." Era added in, "5-stars would be destroying a whole castle with no companions, or be granted to lead a conquest."

"4-stars would be something like leading a war." Keo added, "3-stars are Assassinations and Spy missions. 2-stars would be Excavations and Gathering missions. 1-star would be accompaniment missions and area secrurity."

"So what's harder than a 5-star mission?" Erin asked.

Ark sighed, "Directly attacking the evil side. Monarchial Escort missions..."

"Wait, we just escorted Erin through some tough time." Era interrupted.

"Well, if we were required not to have a scratch or complaint from the monarch, and lead him through a GOLDEN HORDE of zombies and evil sides, that would be harder than 5-stars." Keo replied.

"Anyway, what happened to trains." Ethica brought up, "They still exsist right?"

"Of course they do." Keo replied, "Ever since the CIMA incident, trains are now able to do lot's more."

"So, what about airplanes?" Yuna brought up.

"Airplanes take too much money and too much time, despite speed." Ark answered, "And lots of people are Areophobic, so just by using the modern day teleportation circle, that can be arranged."

"So, what happened to ships?" Shizo joined in.

"Nobody liked the modern day oil wasting ships, so we went back to sails." Ethica answered, "Flying frigates from Final Fantasy have already been made and all."

"The oil-burning ships' scrap metal have been turned into precious steel for the battle ships occuring in Space right now." Yuna continued, "Dad works as a commander in one."

"Your dad is a Space Battler?" Ark asked.

"Yep, and you can guess what Brigade he commands." Ethica smiles.

"The Asura Brigade!" Everyone said in chorus.

"It's too godlike." Ethica explains, "While opposing battle ships have to take time to reload and waste ammunition, Asura Brigade battleships just use Asura and break them down."

"But yeah, there are pirates out there nowadays who use magic as their ammunition." Ark added in.

"Ah, yes." Yuna nodded, "My dad told me about how difficult it was to conquer that pirate fleet. That one attack was noted down in history."

"It's a good thing the educational system has come to their senses and stopped teaching history." Keo gave another subject, "An E-book listing down history would be 5TB right now + rapidly increasing as well."

"Who updates that damn book?" Era asked.

"Us of course. The First Magic Academy's historian labs found in the museum." Keo answered, "Only the First, Sixth and Tenth have one. And they only record the wars and results as well as government changes and so on."

"It's a good thing Democracy failed." Ark sighs, "Monarchy was absolute from the beginning. And now, with a situation where corruption is out of the question, Monarchy with a wise king has conquered again."

"All hail the mainland king!" Everyone except Era said in chorus.

"The only government that should ever exsist is Tyranny!" Era said on his own.

"Would you please stop thinking negatively toward the Royal Families." Erin hit Era.

"What?!" Era stood up, "Bandit Chrisparrow was an illegal ruler for 10 years and nothing bad ever happened during his term. And he solved many problems and protected many cities. The evil-side feared him!"

"Yeah, but after his reign he was eaten by a dragon from the evil-side." Ethica laughed, "Then the mainland king showed up."

"Ruler for 500 years! All hail the mainland king!" Everyone except Era again said in chorus.

"The mainland king is an immortal?" Era questioned.

"Apparently, the mainland king is an elf." Keo smiled.

"NO WAY!" Everyone looked at Keo.

"And you Era, must respect him. That elf was appointed by Bandit to be the mainland king." Keo pointed at Era.

"That was the only mistake Bandit did." Era pouted.

"Doesn't anyone besides that elf get to seige the throne?" Arben asked.

"Well, he does give the throne to our principal sometimes. Whenever the guy needs a break, our principal becomes the king. The last time that happened was 50 years ago, our principal's reign only lasted for 6 years until the elf got back." Keo answered.

"Doesn't that guy have a name?" Era asked disrespectfully.

"Rumors say his name is Link." Keo raised a point.

"NO WAY!" Everyone complained in chorus.

"No! Not Link of Zelda!" Keo blasted, "His name just happens to be Link. And it's just a rumor."

"O~h." Everyone reacted.

"It's almost time for afternoon classes." Ethica sighed.

"I'm going out first." Era stood up, "I'll go ask if there's a wave to fight."

"I'm going to class." Keo stood up next.

"I'm going with you!" Erin tugs on Keo's arm.

"Swordsmanship, class." Keo sighs.

"Oh." Erin let go.

"I'm off." Ark smiled and brushed his back and everyone else followed.

~End~

~~~~

[ZenNaari]

Sparks Chapter 18

"It's my turn to be-" Shizo was interupted.

"It's no use doing that now." Everyone waved their hands at him.

"Eh?!" Shizo reacted.

"Well, see, Zen is currently in a drawing spree." Ethica explained.

"He's going to draw all the characters again. And most probably throw them on deviantart or something." Ark continued.

"So what am I supposed to do now?" Shizo asked.

"One thing's for sure, raise the curtains already." Era snickered.

~~~~

It was another bright and new day for the First Magic Academy, it's staff and students. The sun was covered by the clouds and the cool breeze coming from the nearby shore blew.

Era was in his room with his headphones on and music at full blast. Keo was tripping on youtube and probably playing some games as well. And as for Ark...

Ark stood up and faced the shore, "It's the weekends."

-Opening Song-

Down the boulevard, Era and Keo were on their way to nowhere.

"Isn't this great!" Era relaxed his hands behind his head, "This is our first weekend in months without a mission!"

"We're being given a break, we all need it." Keo chewed on his cheese sandwhich.

"I guess, hey how about a spar." Era smiled.

"After you ditched us for an assassination mission?" Keo laughed.

"The get payback at me!" Era opened his arms wide.

"You're not worth paying back at." Keo took another bite at his cheese sandwhich.

Era snatched his cheese sandwhich and gobbled it up.

"Hey!" Keo got angry.

"Look, I'm the one who smuggles cheese for you AND makes cheese sandwhiches for you. I barely had any breakfast." Era answered back at him.

"Fine... If it's a spar you want, just get ready to get pwned." Keo took another cheese sandwhich out of his pocket.

"Seriously, how many of my cheese sandwhiches do you keep with you?" Era asked.

"As many as I can." Keo replied with a smile.

Meanwhile, at the shore where Ark lay down to relax, Ethica, who just happened to stroll by, found him lying down almost asleep.

"What're you doing wasting time just lying down there?" Ethica kicked him.

"Ow." Ark rubbed his head, "I'm trying to rest, we've had a month full of missions, and this weekend's forecast say there are no waves today."

"The news also said that there have been invisible invasions lately." Ethica answered back.

"The First Magic Academy's barrier is strong enough to give a Phelot an appearance." Ark explained. A phelot is a kind of mosnter which is born with no appearance and invisible, but it's appearance can be formed with magic.

"So, what are you doing here?" Ethica asked.

"Reminicing." Ark answered.

"About what?" Ethica asked.

"What happened before I joined this academy." Ark replied.

"What can you remember?" Ethica lay down as well.

Ark's childhood was hard to remember. He could only remember his mother, 2 brothers, 1 older and 1 younger, younger sister and Uncle. He can't remember the names of his relatives except his uncle Lars.

He tried to remember more about his mother, but the only thing that came to mind was a headache. He could remember his mother telling him to run after her. Then everything was dark, and their movements were slow. When they arrived at wherever the exit was, they found the First Magic Academy. Ark was still a little boy and his younger sister was still a baby whom mother was carrying close to her. Then everything was blank.

One of the greatest mysteries was, who was Ark's father?

"I don't know, I can't remember a thing about my dad or who he was." Ark stretched his head around.

"Must be sad." Ethica gave her opinion.

"Not really." Ark sighed, "Uncle Lars was my father figure."

"Eh?!" Ethica sat up.

"Ah, he wasn't a hyperactive drunk back in the day. He was a rather serious and easily pissed off fellow." Ark recalled.

"A real father figure he was to you." Ethica laughed and lay down again.

"Hey, I'm not like him." Ark smiled.

"You do have the identical smile." Ethica laughed.

"You were able to remember?" Ark frowned.

"I guess." Ethica looked far at the ocean from the shore.

From the shore, turn left back to the academy, walk forward and stop at the academy door, turn left then right at the corner, walk straight and there, you will find the colloseum.

"This fight was for that one cheese sandwhich." Keo stated.

"We're sparring." Era sighed.

"For that disgrace, you will lose." Keo pointed his staff at him.

"Blizzara staff?" Era examined the staff.

"Ice Dust!" Keo, using Ice magic, made all the dust dense enough to freeze. Once turned into ice, the forzen dust strated affecting the atmosphere around Era making it hard to breathe. Era never thought Keo would use a high-class skill at first move. But he knew that this move is futile to Era's many against one skills.

Era took out a Jack Knife and treated the dust as if they were money, he was able to gather them up into a small bag. But then...

"Vermillion Blast!" Keo casted a high class fire skill, where in a total of 10 large fireballs started aiming at Era. Again, Era uses his many against one skills. Dodging a fireball means the end of 2 fireballs for two fireballs would hit each other. He continued doing so until all the fireballs have been extinguished.

"Aqua blast." Keo summoned one water ball which sped its way to push Era away.

Era shook his head and wiped his face, "Hey!"

"You're only strong against many on one. But a fast single spell is one of your weaknesses." Keo changed his staff into Thundara Staff.

Era put on his Smash-Crossbow prototype, "Bring it on!"

"Aqua blast!" Keo sent another speeding water ball, with an electric running current inside, against Era, little did he know that Era just loaded a shell dart, which dispelled the waterball that accurately.

Keo revealed his Masamune. Turned into a Raikitsu. With Era trying to unweild the crossbow and change into a dagger, Keo charged at Era at great speeds and performed a 100 thunder combo. Which sent Era flying out of the colloseum.

With this, Keo took out a cheese sandwhich and said, "Didn't even break a sweat." But then, Keo got his nose hit by a dart with a round rock edge which caused him to nosebleed.

It was obviously Era who was still flying, "Nosebleeds are the perspiration of the heart!"

"That doesn't count you noob." Keo shouted then took a bite off his cheese sanwhich.

Era landed at the girls dormitory, crashing at some window.

"Ow, I really need to get out of here. If someone sees me in the girls dorm I am-..."

Era looked around, and it seems he crashed into what he assumed to be Yuna's room. Since it was full of ribbons and stuffed toys along with different pistols arranged and ordered in a cabinet on the side.

And as he looked up, Yuna, who was in her lingerie for she just woke up, looked down at him.

Era raised an eyebrow, slowly shivering in fear. Yuna crossed an eyebrow, creating an aura of fear.

The aura became stronger, like a white tiger against a paralyzed rabbit. Era looked down, and slowly crawled back. As Era progressed backwards, Yuna progressed unholstering a pistol, and loading it.

In the end, Era came back only to crawl himself into the infirmary. And later was forced by the principal to replace the window. Yuna, joined him.

"Really now Era. You're being a perv!" Yuna complained.

"I was thrown and pwned during a spar, okay?" Era tried to calm her down,

"But you still used the Rondell Dagger on my sister too!" Yuna punched Era's head.

"That was for laughs!" Era contiued trying to calm her down, "Wait. That was long time ago! And you accused Ark!"

"Ah! There it is! The glass shop!" Yuna pointed gladly at.

"Really now, your mood changes as you change the subject." Era scratched the back of his head.

"Get in and order a window now." Yuna made a face.

"Geez." Era sighed.

As he went inside the glass shop, what he saw was unexpected. As a normal glass shop would be a shiny place, with elegant designs and glasswares and whatnot. But this glass shop looked like a smithy, weaponry and display put together. Every ware was covered with a sack. The weapons lay on the side. And you can feel the extreme heat from the back of the shop where the glass was being formed.

"Yo there!" A fat smithsman appeared speaking in a rather slang language, "Students of the First?"

"Yep!" Era knows the local slang as well, "We'll need an 80 square."

"80 square sir? Borders are?" The smithsman asked.

"Steel, not stainless. Coated with white paint." Era tried to fix his accent.

"Aye! See through 80 square!" The smithsman shouted to the back.

"Ah, blurred on one side." Era added.

"Aye! Blur one side!" The smithsman nodded and shouted to the back again.

Era looked around the shop, but he head directly to where many weapons are. Underneath a sack was a clear blade, finely made. Era looked around and found the daggers. He unsheathed them one by one and adored each one.

"You like them?" A young smithsman sacked a newly made Glass Sword.

"I never knew weapons can be made of glass! Aren't they brittle and easy to break?" Era asked.

The smithsman laughed, "Thanks to the technology from your academy, this glass shop has been going good. This glass is laminated with diamond, that's why it's unbreakable."

"Is it even possible to laminate with diamond?" Era asked, "Where do you guys even get diamond?"

"Ever since the law was passed that diamond cannot be traded or exchanged for cash in between governmentals, diamond has been used as a common item to make things unbreakable. Although there is also a law that diamond cannot be used as a main material for weapons." The smithsman explained.

"Ahh, since materials can be regenerated by the use of magic, it has become unfair to trade materials for cash. Therefore materials can only be sold when they turn into a finished product." Era fisted his hand to his palm.

"Correct." The smithsman was then called to do another work.

They were about to finish the window. They opened the large oven and removed the window. When they took it out, they threw ice all over it to cool it down. Then they washed it and sacked it up.

"Here it is, you want to rent a cart to bring it to the academy?" The fat smithsman asked.

"Yes please, how much is it, all in all?" Era asked.

"5000g." The fat smitshman smiled.

"500g!" Era bargained.

The young smithsman laughed, "It's only 250g, he's just playing with you." The young smithsman laughed some more at the ridiculous price hike, "And the cart would be 100g in additional. So it's 350g all in all."

"500g!" Era hiked, "I'm paying 500g and that's final!"

"Uhh..." The young smithsman scratched his cheek.

In the end, Era payed and extra 50g at 400g all in all as a penalty for disturbance.

"Really now." Yuna complained, "You're annoying."

"You be happy we're replacing the window in one day." Era brushed the horses as they moved along with a stick and a brush on the end.

Yuna kept silent on the way to the academy. Era as well. But then the academy barrier was locked.

"Eh?!" Era kicked the barrier, but to no avail.

"Great, what're we supposed to do now?" Yuna lay down.

Era jumped and wall-walked the barrier and ran to a side where he could see what'a going on. Class A guards were fighting off an invisble invasion.

"They're hard to see." A guard complained as he slashed into the air.

"How can you call yourselves Rank A guards!" Era weilded his smash-crossbow and fought with the guards. Looking like a professional. He used a smoke bomb to give form to the Phelots to easily find one.

"Forgot me?" Yuna attached laser lights on her pistols, Phelots are not transparent, therefore, if a Phelot is caught by a laser, it won't go through the Phelot. Yuna was able to shoot them out.

10 minutes passed but to no avail, the invisible invasion continued.

"No good." Era became tired, "I need water."

"Just hold it in! It's only been 10 minutes!" Yuna charged up her pistols.

"Weaklings!" A guard appeared, creating a colossal black ball of aura. Then, like a bowling ball, rolled all over the battlefield and finished the invisible invasion in just a snap. Even after doing so, he was able to land normally.

"Wait, I've seen that move before!" Era suspected.

"You weaklings!" That guard shouted at the other guards, "You let STUDENTS show that they are better than you! Are you rank A guards or what?!"

"Rank A sir!" The guards saluted.

"NO!!!" The strong guard shouted, "I want you to get back in those barracks and get demoted to B! UNDERSTAND?!"

The guards ran away and Era approached the strong guard, "Commander Jollen?"

"Oh yes." Commander Jollen put his spear back into the dimension.

"I have heard much about you but I do not wish to learn from you." Era politely bowed, "But tell me this, that was Charger just now, wasn't it?"

"Yep, Big Black Charger." Jollen replied.

"And does your sister happen to use Bright Blue Charger?" Era asked.

"Oh, you have met aquaintance with my sister I see." Jollen smiled.

Yuna joined in, "Sister?"

"Juno, is my sister." Jollen smiled, "It was nice to see that the students of the academy are very talented."

"No sir!" Era bowed.

Jollen punched Era down, "You accept the praise of a higher position, student."

"Yes sir!" Era stood up and saluted.

Yuna tried to join in again, "So, what just happened."

"The weakling guards are no good." Jollen frowned, "They are very dependent to me. So it's nice to see that the academy's students are talented."

"I guess. So, when is the school's barrier going to open?" Yuna asked.

"It's already open." Jollen knocked on where the barrier is supposed to be but nothing was hit, "Anyway, best of luck to you. May you students of the First make us proud."

"Yes sir." Era bowed.

"You are too polite." Yuna punched Era.

"Easy for you to say, noble." Era looked the other way.

"As if there's something wrong with being a noble!" Yuna fought back.

And on the other side, Ark sighed.

"Tommorow is another weekend as well." Ark summoned his Hollow Longsword and went to the outskirts to train.

-End-

Crappy ending, I know.