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kami academy - a place where the sons & daughters of gods go to learn of their powers whe
n they take over their parents roles as the new generation of gods. however, another group
attends this academy - familiars, demi-humans who can turn into weapons & assist their go
ds. the familiars draw power from their gods, meaning that they rely on the god's life force
to exist as long as they do; in addition to that theur abilities as a weapon are directly influe
nced by the type of power a god possesses. the first week of school is used to determine wh
o has the best chemistry. then, the academy assigns life-long pairs of gods and familiars. ✧

rules - 001. all reservations must be sent through private message via cs or discord; reserva
tions last a max of 72 hours. 002. maximum of 2 characters per user. 003. minimum word c
ount is a lax 350 because i know school is starting again for some. 004. discord is mandator
y. 005. animanga faceclaims only, all ages will be 18 years, this is their first year xxxxxxx✧

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matsuda, kaichi // 18 // cismale // bisexual // harb
hotheaded, competitive & arrogant. the god of war's fa
ce would be next to each word in the dictionary. many
dont think they he is more than just a pretty face.─ ★
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ＧＯＤ ＯＦ ＬＩＦＥ

endo, hisao // 18 // cismale // asexual // syb
the god of life is goal oriented and focused. they com
e off as aloof for a general distaste for the other gods.
some joke that they are the second god of death. ─ ★
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ＧＯＤ ＯＦ ＤＥＡＴＨ

endo, kusuriko // 18 // cismale // demisexual // kalo
funny, but with a twisted sense of humor. they are unlik
e their older sibling. they believe that they are the cau
se of all the sadness in the world & prefer to be alone.
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ＧＯＤ ＯＦ ＴＨＥ ＦＯＲＥＳＴＳ

hayashi, hiroki // 18 // cismale // bisexual // wild
soft & gentle. the god of the forests is graceful in every
thing that they do. however they have little patience f
or those who dont given them any respect. ────── ★
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ＧＯＤ ＯＦ ＷＥＡＴＨＥＲ

ogami, seiji // 18 // cismale // asexual // saturn
unpredictable as the weather itself. once you think you
have an idea of how they are everything changes. they
tend to be more aloof, some could call them a loner. ★
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ＧＯＤ ＯＦ ＴＨＥ ＳＥＡＳ

ikehara, masahiko // 18 // cismale // pansexual //hera
the god of the sea is not what you would expect, they i
s like a candid lazy river that is nothing like the unpred
ictable oceans. they are patient & ernest in every way.
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ＧＯＤ ＯＦ ＣＨＡＯＳ

ryosuke, kairan // 18 // cismale // homosexual // jen
cousin to the god of weather, the god of chaos is not wh
at you would expect. they come off as a ray of sunshine
when really there is a dark cloud that looms over them.
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ＧＯＤ ＯＦ ＴＨＥ ＭＯＯＮ

hoshino, alkmini // 18 // cisfem // bisexual // speak
the god of the moon is a quiet person who prefers not t
o be the center of attention unlike their elder sibling t
he sun. they are content hanging out in the background.
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ＧＯＤ ＯＦ ＴＨＥ ＳＵＮ

hoshino, aelia // 18 // transfem // pansex // que
the god of the sun is a flirty heartbreaker who loves to
toy with others perspectives on love. they are unlike t
heir younger sibling 7 frankly dont get along with them.
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rekka, hatsumi // 18 // cisfem // asexual // venus
coming from a very traditional family, the katana famili
ar know there place among the gods; like their younger
sibling the naginata they have been raised for this. ─ ★
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ＴＨＥ ＮＡＧＩＮＡＴＡ

rekka, murasaki // 18 //cisfem // bisexual // saturn
the younger twin to the katana, the naginata is also aw
are of their pureblood familiar status, but are less acce
pting of it. they have no problem challenging the gods.
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ＴＨＥ ＴＥＫＫＯ－ＫＡＧＩ

kumagai, kasumi // 18 // cisfem // heterosex // tilapia
the third familar from a pureblood family reigning from
japan, the tekko-kagi are a cold type. they care little f
or familiar politics & even less so for godly politics.─ ★
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kiyoki, sakuma // 18 // cisfem // bisex // alpha
the japanese chain-sickle, come from a family who hav
e few mortals mixed into their lines. some look down o
n them; being proud they are here to show others up.─
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ＴＨＥ ＹＵＭＩ

hamasaki, domi // 18 // cisfem // heterosex // kosmic
a rare flower within the familiar ranks, the traditional j
apanese bow comes from a line were gods blood runs in
their veins. they can be a bit snobby & stuck up.─── ★
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ＴＨＥ ＤＵＡＬ ＫＵＮＡＩ

sato, hibiki // 18 // cismale // bisexual // que
coming from the lowest ranked family of familiars, som
e say there is more mortal blood than familiar blood in
their veins; they make the best of it given the situation.
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kuznetsov, anastasia // 18 // cisfem // bisex // kalo
hailing from a pureblood family from russia, the scythe
is proud and arrogant. they believe that they are the b
est and are one of three exchange familiars at school.
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kardos, béla // 18 // cismale // pansexual // speak
the seconds exchange familiar comes from a pureblood
family from hungary. they come off as more down to e
arth & generally friendly towards the other familiars.─
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ＴＨＥ ＤＵＡＬ ＰＩＳＴＯＬＳ

suzuki, kazue // 18 // female // asexual // syb
the last exchange student comes from a mixed blood fa
mily from germany. they are full of life, always jumping
at the oportunity to do something crazy & daring. ── ★
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𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: arena ／／ 𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐒: none ／／ 𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒: hatsu & hisao ／／ 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓: 1222
indentthe feeling of excitement washed over her as the car pulled away from her family's compound. was this how her parents felt when they first attended the academy and met the god they had served? more than anything murasaki was excited to finally have some freedom from the rest of the rekka clan; meaning that there were no more rules to follow and she was free to do what she wanted. the thought of turning back to the house did not even cross her mind as they drove out of the ivory front gate. for the past 18 years of her life her parents had controlled every aspect of her like, and she always found herself perplexed as to why her sister seemed to be more content with that fact. ultimately being bred for the job of a familiar made murasaki feel like she was a show dog who was bred to sit and stay when her owner told her to, which rubbed her the wrong way. while she had become aware of how much it meant to be from a traditional family like she was, she also knew that nothing good would come out of being controlled. being controlled like she was, made her want to lash out more and more each day, which was why she began to challenge the elders of the clan by the time she was packing to leave. not once during her life in the rekka compound had she stepped out of line even though every bone in her body told her too. she only sat idly by as they barked orders at her and trained her to near exhaustion.

indentthis was murasaki’s chance at a fresh start in a way. she would finally be able to act without having her parents behind her to judge and apply consequences on her when she stepped out of line. the only thing on her mind was why her sister had stayed behind to actually say goodbye to their mother and father. hatsu had always been the star child in their eyes, but that never forced murasaki to develop any feelings of jealousy or contempt. she was partly glad because that took some of the pressure off of her in a way. as they drove further from the house the clouds began to cover the once blue sky, and rain began to fall; at first lightly, but then it began to get stronger. the god of weather must be having another one of his gloomier days, she thought laughing to herself in the backseat of the town car. speaking of god, that almost made Murasaki become curious as to who she would end up being paired with and what they would be like. her mother had been paired to the god of the heaven and her father had been paired with the reigning god of fire. both powerful gods, who had chosen to be paired with her parents before the first day because of their status as pureblood familiars. it made murasaki hope that she did not end up with a god who was only going to use her for their own power and to better their status as a god. it was a well-known fact that if a god were paired with a powerful familiar, that god would in turn also be more powerful; and the number of power-hungry gods was almost frightening. even so, murasaki knew that she would be able to handle having a difficult partner because she was not planning on making it easy for her godly partner to woo her or get along with her. she had already made up her mind to make it extremely difficult for any god to get along with her because of her natural ability to piss of at least eighty percent of the people to cross her path.

indentbefore she knew it, the car had pulled up to the academy. the school was large, and the buildings had gorgeous architecture on the outside. the school, however, was obviously tailored to the students who were gods as they were seen as more important within society. even so, murasaki was aware that those who held a higher status as familiars would also have some advantages within the walls of kami academy. the car door opened, and before she had a chance to second guess herself, Murasaki stepped out of the car and made her way into the main building. the campus of kami academy was huge, but she had visited many times before with her family, so it was like a second home. as it was not even the first day of school, murasaki had unapologetically not worn the uniform the school sent her. she was not about to waste her time tying the dumb bow in the front jus tot please the staff and faculty. truthfully, the thought of possibly changing into it had crossed her mind, however the thought was merely fleeting, and she did not dwell on it for long. instead, the young naginata familiar began to make her way to the arena.

indentthat morning she had received an email to the students to meet there to see who their first partner would be for the compatibility exams. candidly murasaki thought that the aptitude exams were pointless as she did not believe they would have anything to do with the outcome of your partner, much less teach everyone to work together. there was a high chance that some students were not going to get partnered until their second or third year and murasaki was prepared for that. she did not like the idea of any old god handling her in her weapon form; like what if the pompous fool dropped her because they had no idea how to wield a naginata. for a moment she actually found herself worried. not that it hurt an exceeding amount to be dropped, but it was pain disrespectful not to know how to handle a traditional Japanese weapon of her caliber if you are going to be some great god.

indentas she neared the arena, she saw other students of different class numbers gathering around the entrance of the arena. this was the first year they had expanded the incoming class to three instead of just one class of eighteen students. however, being as she was in class 1-A, that meant that she was in the top percentile of the incoming students. That was even more apparent when the other students separated and made a path for her. to a certain degree other familiars could tell who was of high blood standing in a group; they tend to give off a special more intense aura around them; which was nice if you needed to work your way though a huge mass of students. finally, murasaki made it up to the boards for class 1-A. she scanned carefully for her name and the name of her partner for the first exam. endo hisao, the god of life? there was not much that mursaki knew about this god of life, but she was content knowing that he was going to be a reigning god one day. for a moment she got lost in though and began to read the other names of those in her class; slowly, becoming mildly curious about everyone.

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𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: arena ／／ 𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐒: n/a ／／ 𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒: ana & domi ／／ 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓: 828
indentif ogami seiji was able to name all of the things that he found completely pointless in life, this would be one of those things. what was the point of having to go to school again just to find out who your familiar partner will be; it was almost like going to school to find out who you should be married too. pain disgusting and meaningless. honestly, no one had any business trying to tell him who his partner should be or who is should not be, it should either be completely up to him or heck, just randomly assign one to him. truly seiji could not care less about the whole ordeal. he found that it had been stressing him out for the past two weeks and that because of that the weather had been especially gloomy; even more so as the deadline got closer. on top of that he had his mother to worry about, who was meddling by trying to pack for him and telling him what kind of person he should pick. seiji had begun to lick his doors, because god forbid her barged in again and gave him the lecture on why he cannot fall in love with a familiar; he probably heard it about ten times within the last week.

indentfrankly, he was glad to be getting out of the house. his family had been completely suffocating, really for as long as he could remember, and he was just glad to be getting out of the house. while that did mean he would have freedom, that was not something that someone as introverted as he is would even be remotely excited about. to seiji the only independence he wanted was to be able to get coffee by himself without being trailed by the familiars who worked for his mother.

indentthe school was huge, but the only thing he found himself concerned with was who he was going to be roommates with and if he actually get his own bedroom. there had been tours arranged for the incoming students, but his mother being the helicopter parents she is did not allow her only son to visit the campus with he fear that he would be kidnapped or beaten up for some reason. the email from the gods’ homeroom teacher instructed them to meet at the arena to see their partners for the first exam, and then settle in till the party in the evening. seiji contemplated on just skipping both events because again, they seemed ever so pointless to the young god of weather; he had already made it rain on his way to school and now everyone would know that it was his emotional instability that had been changing the weather for the past two weeks. just what he needed, to be called the emotionally unstable god of weather; and on his first day at the academy.

indentnormally he could care less about what others thought, but everyone already had their eyes on the orange haired man who toward above most of the other students at six feet four inches tall. great, now he would be known as the tall, orange-headed, emotionally unstable god of weather. just the cherry on top of an already stressful day. trying to shake off his feelings, seiji moved towards the arena where other students were already gathering. he had yet to spot anyone he knew as most of his old classmates had gone abroad to find more unique familiars to the japanese ones; of course, it was his mother who had made him stay in japan. skimming the board over, he saw his name next to another’s kuznetsov, anastasia; russian? he had no idea that there were other familiars to be joining the ranks at kami academy this year. candidly, this made him get his hopes up that he would be able to meet someone who he would click with and work well with, as he was aware, he was not the easiest to get along with.

indentbefore he had the chance to scramble out of the crowd, she caught his eyes. dark hair, and bright blue eyes. everything about her screamed goddess; from the way she held herself with such pride, to the way she walked, and the familiars and gods seemed to part ways for her. however, his hope only lasted momentarily when he realized that she was searching for her name on the list for familiars. how was someone so perfect a familiar? was that even possible? suddenly, seiji found himself building up the courage to say something to her when she was pushed back by another tall young man. The orange-haired boy’s eyes shot up and locked in at the man who had just pushed him. above, thunder began to crackle in the clouds as he grew annoyed with this lower-class minor god. seiji knew he was about to make a scene but caring about it did not even cross his mind.

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Dual Kunai | Location - Arena | Tag(s) - Mura, Ana, Alkmini |
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HIbiki silently slipped through the gates of the giant campus, eyes growing wide as he took in the sights of other students. Gods and familiars alike were mingling as they prepared for their initial exams, greeting and getting to know each other.

The amount of power that he could sense in this one place... It was terrifying. Was this how mortals normally felt?

Some other students were trickling in, most having someone to drop them off. He'd taken the bus, which hadn't actually come all the way here, so he'd walked the last couple blocks, suitcase rolling awkwardly behind him. Hibiki had tried to just bring a dufflebag, since the school provided uniforms and such. All he really needed was the basics. But his mother had surprised him with a new suit, and insisted he take it and some proper luggage.

Not that he really saw the point.

Well. Maybe it was a family standing thing? Most of the other familiars were from fairly well established families with little to no mortal blood in their veins. His was the opposite, having mixed with humans for generations until the previous two had been completely unable to act as familiars at all. The fact that he was had been a huge shock. Coming here it was apparent that he didn't fit the theme.

Awkwardly, he managed to find the arena where he'd have his first exam. A board held the initial matchups between gods and familiars. It didn't mean much to him, since he'd never met another familiar before nor any god. But at least this way he could keep a lookout for whoever his partner was meant to be for the exam, right?

Making his way to the board, he awkwardly waited behind two ladies perusing the board. They both seemed to also be familiars. Strong familiars. Oh. That page... that was for his class, wasn't it? These were the type of people he'd be in class with?! Not everyone, surely?!

Once they'd moved enough out of the way, he quietly went up to find his name.... there... Paired with Alkmini, the Moon Goddess?

He bit his lip and fidgetted uncomfortably as he moved away to let others see the board. That... was intimidating. The moon was a big deal, probably. It was up there every night after all! What kind of person would she be? Would she be disappointed to have such a lackluster familiar for the exam? She wouldn't get mad at him, right?

He took a deep breath and sat at an out of the way bench to ponder over the day's possibilities as he waited for his exam partner.

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Sakuma Kiyoki ♛ Kurisagama Familiar ♛ Tags: anyone by the board

The wind wafted past her body like she was flying. With each leap and bound,
Saakma felt her worries drift further away the farther she went from home. A smirk etched on her
lips with a chuckle. The first day of school was today. Finally all that she had been trained for was
to come to fruition, but she needed it one last time. The adrenals, the peace, the freedom.

Being so high up on rooftop buildings and leaving across so elegantly, Sakuma truly believed for a m
oment she could fly. Like wings emerged from her back and she could take off. Feeling the wind in
her hair and through her clothes and the thrill of each change to fall but trusting her body made he
r feel powerful and indestructible-

Caught from her thoughts, a familiar rugged hand grabbed her by the collar and held her up. Lockin
g eyes she sighed and crossed her arms "Madam I-"

"Yeah whatever, just take me home already or I'll be late to school." Her tone was stern and frustrat
ed, no escaping now. A smile etched on the tall, well built man

"It has been an honour to serve you Miss Kiyoki." His tone was warmer and he held a compassionate
smile like a father to his own daughter. Slowly Sakuma smiled at him in return. Putting her down, S
akurai followed her bodyguard back to her family's estate. After all this time her bodyguard of eigh
teen years had been more family to her than she had ever known. His compassion and pure love for
her was the only thing that kept Sakuma from leaving for good.

As she got to her room she saw her suitcase packed and she chuckled "I took the liberty of packing
your favourites, Madam-"

"Gods' sake, it's Sakura to you, Lori. Just this once, just call me Sakuma…" She sighed and grabbed h
er bag and left. He never calls her Sakuma, and she hates formalities. Getting in the car she is esco
rted to the school, her parents didn't even say goodbye to her. Typical.

Arriving at the school Sakuma went to open the door but flinched as it was opened for her, Liori st
ood by the door with a bow and she hugged, rolling her eyes. As she stepped out she looked to Li
ori with a smile "I'm going to miss you, you old fart."

"And I shall miss you Miss Kiyoki-"

"Sakura! Just one time. For me." She gave him puppy eyes with a begged expression. Liori chuckled an
d went to the back of the car grabbing out her luggage

"Come now Madam, it is time for you to fulfill your destiny as a warrior." He held out her suitcase with
a smile. Sakura scoffed with a frown and grabbed the case. She hated all of this. Was this really all sh
e is meant to live up to? Being some Gods toy? As she waved goodbye and began to leave

"Goodbye Sensei Liori!"

"Goodbye, Sakura." His tone was warm and kind. Though his looks would tell otherwise, Liori always ha
d a soft spot for Sakuma and the smile of hearing her name as she walked away was all Liori had wante
d on this day. Going inside, Sakuma sighed and her eyes glanced around to all the students in uniform. S
he scoffed at the sheep that followed the shepherded. As she barged through to the forum on the wall s
he glanced at her name and then her partner for the upcoming exam she was informed about through a
letter.

Hiroki? That prissy God of the Forest? With a chuckle Sakuma slowly shook her head and sighed. Of all the
damn delicate, senseless, prissy- cut from her thoughts as the weather changed, it has actually been doing
that rather erratically these da-

Of course. Looking to a strange commotion occurring by the board she noticed the God of weather. She rais
ed a brow as his eyes were locked to another male student and leant against the wall, arms crossed and a s
mirk on her face as she waited to see how this would turn out.

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━━Over the past few weeks, Hiroki had been excited. Well, excited was an understatement, but even so he was really looking forward to going to Kami Academy. His parents didn’t share the same excitement he did though, at least it seemed. Every time he brought it up, they’d merely nod and give the best smile they could muster. Perhaps, it was due to the fact that he had brought it up so much. Okay, maybe he had but even so, he couldn’t help it. He just wanted to get there. So as each day passt, Hiroki spent his time thinking of what he’d pack to take with him to Kami Academy. Of course, he’d need clothes and other random belongings. And a bunch of other stuff too - plenty of things that wouldn’t even fit in the car and that his parents deemed unnecessary to bring with him. He’d probably take his pet with him too - both of them if he could sneak them past his parents, which were against the idea entirely. The god of forests shouldn’t be taking random pets with him to the academy, he had more important things to focus on. It didn’t help that he...loses them from time to time, but he’d make sure that wouldn’t happen once he made it to the academy. He hoped he wouldn’t anyway.

━━While his mood never seemed to change, he noticed that the weather had been...uh rather gloomy as of late. Perhaps, the god of weather was to blame? Of course he was. He must be having a bad time, though he couldn’t imagine why. Hiroki hadn’t even thought about how the other gods would be taking this, he was beyond excited for it. As the thought crossed his mind, he wondered if some weren’t as keen on the idea as he was. He guessed that could explain a lot of things - both now and in the future. Even so, he wouldn’t let that affect himself. He’d have a great time and no one was going to change that, he was sure.

━━The night before he left, Hiroki had managed to snag a few more of his belongings and packed it with the rest of his things. He’d need them no matter what his parents said. Who cared if it was random books, snacks and even an old plush of his (that was for Haru, one of his pets who had developed quite a bond with the stuffed toy.) That morning, Hiroki was up bright and early ready to head out. He said goodbye to each and every one of his many pets (which could very well be gone if he ever returned, his parents had never liked having all of those animals anyway.) After doing so, Hiroki gathered the last of his things and headed to the car, in which he quickly settled down. The weather had changed yet again, as soon as he had done so. Yikes, what was up with the god of weather? Did he think that Kami Academy was going to be that bad? He hoped no bad storms were in the forecast otherwise, he much enjoyed the bright blue skies and sunshine better than all these clouds and all this rain. Lighten up, would you O weather god?

━━Sleeping for most of the ride, they got there faster than Hiroki had expected. As he got out of the car, he could only stare at the academy. It seemed to pull him toward itself as he continued to stare at it in awe, nearly running into a wall as he did so. Shaking his head, he glanced around before making his way toward the arena. That was where they were supposed to be heading right? According to that email, he was pretty sure that was the place. Then again, Hiroki tended to forget important things. Oh well.

━━Somehow he made it to the place, seeing both gods and familiars alike. He had completely forgotten that familiars would also be here, one of the main things he was here for. At such a thought he stopped dead. For the first time in the last two weeks, a sense of doubt and dread quickly plummeted to the bottom of his stomach. Who would he get paired with? And would they get along? If he got paired with a familiar who had no respect for him, there would be - ahem - problems. He also didn’t want to disappoint whoever he got paired with nor did he want to disappoint his parents. So, whoever he got paired with he’d make it work. Somehow.

━━As he pushed his way toward the board, he quickly searched it for his name. There it was. And he was paired with Sakuma for today. Hm. Hopefully, she wouldn’t be too bad to deal with. If everything went well, things were going to go just fine. Just as he was about to turn away from the board, a crack of thunder suddenly sounded overhead. Yikes, something set off the god of weather again? Apparently, things were having a rough start for him - which could very well mean a bad start for someone else too. Something was about to go down. And it would probably turn out real bad for whoever had angered him. Really bad.

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𝑹𝑬𝑲𝑲𝑨 𝑯𝑨𝑻𝑺𝑼𝑴𝑰


🠒 the katana. she/her. eighteen. arena. mentioned; mura, aelia. tagged; n/a.

xxxxxthe sound of rain against glass and the steady buzz of a car engine had filled her ears that morning, lulling her into a rare state of bliss as the car moved along the road. she had mixed emotions on the days to come, knowing that she should be thrilled by the fact that she would be getting paired up with a god soon, but also dreading the idea that she’d end up with someone weak. she ignored her doubtful thoughts, at that moment, simply staring out of the car window and admiring the scenery that she passed by, letting her less worrisome thoughts take over. would she miss her parents? she had in fact stayed behind a little longer to give them a proper goodbye, while her younger sister departed ahead of her. hatsumi knew that mura longed to finally escape their parents, she understood this, too, the want and desire for freedom. however, hatsumi has always been one to not question the rekka clan, and felt content in following the orders from her family, even if those orders were to train yourself to hell and back. it was a given, considering that both she and murasaki were pure-blooded familiars, and such status was not to be taken lightly. but would she ever truly miss her parents?

xxxxxshe had to admit that her parents could be very overbearing at times, but there was really nothing that she could do about it. at least now she could get away from the moments where she wished she was born into another family, and not have to bear the pressure of becoming a powerful familiar paired with a powerful god as to not taint her family’s name. it wasn’t too bad, though, as she herself most often enjoyed the fact that she was powerful and that being paired with a powerful god was practically a given right to her. the thrill of having power was something no other emotion could even come close to, and hatsumi was ready to feel more and more of it. with all the years spent training and being fed the mindset that she would achieve greatness in the future, power was all she really wanted. no, it was what she deserved.

xxxxxthe car started to slow down, she noticed, stopping outside the grandiose building that would become her second home very soon. stepping foot out of the vehicle, and onto the academy’s premises, managed to awaken some emotions that have been locked away for far too long under her parents’ strict reign over her life. the feeling of excitement, she noted in her head, a feeling she was sure she wouldn’t feel again in her lifetime, being so used to repetitive training regimens that the rekka clan had instilled into the lives of her and her younger sister. repetitive to the point where even her thoughts and emotions aligned with the scheduled regimens, it was a truly hellish feeling. but now, the new environment, the new people, the new everything was so refreshing to her, that she couldn’t fight down the smile that spread onto her lips. a smile that fell just as quickly as it appeared. she had to make a first impression, of course, and a lack of emotion always resulted in some sort of fear or discomfort from others, and that’s what she was striving for today.

xxxxxfrom what the email that got sent out this morning, hatsumi made her way to the given location on the large campus, her stride relaxed and full of a sense of confidence, and the way people turned heads to look at her was something that she could definitely get used to. She wasn’t surprised either, she made it a point not to wear the school uniform sent over to the rekka residence, simply because she wanted to have a more dramatic entrance, (and because she wanted to wear heels to make herself even taller than she already is so she could tower over people and inflict fear, but that wasn’t the point). She racked her mind to remember what the email said, vaguely remembering something about an exam to determine compatibility, and she had grimaced in distaste. In all honesty, she didn’t want anyone handling her on her first day at the academy, especially since she hasn’t even met any of the gods in her class and she definitely has little to no trust when it comes to people she has never even met. handling hatsumi when she’s in her weapon form should be an honor bestowed by her and her alone, and she was very much tempted to not attend the exam, but at the same time, it was her best bet to meet the gods.

xxxxxshe approached the entrance of the arena with her mixed feelings still battling it out in her head, but she paid it no mind as she strode over to the board of names that would be part of her class, and she was almost relieved that her sister was already there. the curiosity she had felt almost made her not notice the crowd of people parting to let her through, and just like that her ego received another huge boost. she knew she radiated a powerful aura, but for it to have this effect? another thing that she could definitely get used to. she stood some feet away from her younger sister as she scanned the list of names, these people were supposed to be on par with her own abilities, all powerful gods and familiars, but she doubted that she would call any of them her equals. she stopped by her name, and her eyes glided over to the name of her first exam partner. she frowned, ‘hoshino aelia, god of the sun’ the board had said. she wasn’t entirely sure whether she had heard the name or not before, and she was definitely sure that she knew absolutely nothing of this god. this was going to be a completely new experience, it seemed, and hatsumi wondered to herself whether that was a good thing.

xxxxxnevertheless, she wasn’t going to back down. she was curious if this god could even handle her properly, but it would be a surprise to her if they couldn’t, considering how widely used the katana was not only amongst the gods but also mortals. she would deem it disrespectful, even, if the god didn’t know how to handle a katana, and even the thought of being mishandled brought a nauseating feeling to the pit of her stomach, and she was yet again tempted to skip out on this one exam. no harm done right? how much trouble could she truly get into. but just the image of her parents’ disapproving looks sent a shiver down her spine, she could do this, she’d just slap whichever god was going to handle her if they even thought about mishandling her.

xxxxxshe was about to go ahead and read the other pairs out of sheer curiosity until she heard the crackle of thunder above her. the first time she skimmed over the list, she saw that the god of weather was part of her class, but she didn’t think much of it now. the thunder was definitely a bad sign, but at the same time, another surge of excitement had passed through her body. yeah, the thunder was probably a bad sign, someone had pissed off the weather god most likely, but boy would it be exciting to see a fight on her first day at the academy, much less her first hour. it was a good way to see the abilities of the god in question and would allow hatsumi to decide if she would ever want to be paired with the god. she was picky like that.