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Oh what in the name of robloxia have I gotten myself into?
Yuu pushed experimentally at the lid of the coffin, seeing if he could open it and sighing when it wouldn’t even budge.
“Hello? Is anyone there? Helloooo-”
Yuu pushed at the lid again, sighing in relief when it finally opened. He carefully stepped out of the coffin, stumbling at the ache in their bones that comes with, y'know, dying.
Leaning on the wall, he stumbled past the other coffins on the floor, why are there so many? Maybe I'm in a funeral home or something? Would explain all of the coffins he- wait, no. I need to figure out where I am and how to get ba-
He was snapped out of his thoughts by a voice suddenly appearing behind them, they pulled their bow out and spun around, aiming it at the voice, ignoring the ache in their bones as they did it.
“I must admit, I’ve never had a student point a bow at me before!” The man with the crow(?) mask says with…enthusiasm?? Waving his hand as a clear sign of dismissal afterwards, “But, that’s besides the point, orientation has already begun, so let us return to the mirror chamber.”
Wow, he really likes to talk, hm? Wait, Yuu narrowed their eyes, Student? Yuu lowered their bow in confusion, “I’m not a student.”
“Ah, the timespace travelling must have addled your memories… Well, these things happen, I suppose.” Crow mask guy started walking, and Yuu started following him, ignoring how he just wanted to pass out right now. “I shall explain it to you while we walk. Truly, my magnanimity is boundless.
“Yeah…okay.” Yuu muttered, inwardly rolling their eyes.
Now Yuu will never admit this aloud…but they kinda stopped focusing after the first sentence, all they know is that 1, He’s going to some fancy school for some reason?? 2, Magic exists here, and like, anybody can have it. 3, He pointed a bow at his headmaster, who, luckily, doesn’t seem to hold a grudge. 4, His headmaster's name is DireCrowleywhich??Who named him that?? 5, a mirror decides who goes here and who doesn't, which sounds like the rambling of a clinically insane person.
When they made it to the orientation, Yuu caught the tailend of the conversation which was some boy saying “Maybe he had a tummyache?”
“I most certainly did not!”
“Ah, speak of the devil.”
“If you must know, I was searching for the new student who'd failed to show for orientation. You are the only one who has yet to be assigned a dorm. Step up to the Dark Mirror, and be quick about it.”
Yuu stepped up to the Mirror, which oddly enough looked like the mirror from some old movie they watched once.
“State your name.”
Yuu paused, glancing nervously around at the other people in the room, this was new, and they hadn't had anything this new or weird happen since Forsaken.
“I’m Yuuto Akase.”
“Yuuto Akase…The nature of your soul is…
……
……
…unclear to me.”
Yuu blinked in confusion, what does that even mean?
“What did you just say?”
“I sense no magical power from this one, however…they echo death in its cruelest form. Though, this has no effect on their placement, or lack of magic. Therefore, no dorm would be appropriate.”
It was no surprise when people gasped and started whispering, after all, this has never happened before.
“They don't have magic…?”
“Why did they get chosen for this then?”
Crowley cleared his throat and clapped his hands together, catching the attention of everyone present.
“Well, that was quite the unexpected result. I hereby declare that orientation has concluded. Housewardens, please escort your students back to the dorms. …Hm? Come to think of it, I don't see-”
and then they started talking about some recluse guy?? Which…how do you forget to invite someone?
When everyone started leaving Crowley finally talked again, “Well, Yuuto. This is a most unfortunate turn of events. I’m afraid that you will not be attending Night Raven College after all. But worry not. The Dark Mirror will see you safely home. Now, step into the gate, and visualize the place whence you came.”
“O Dark Mirror! Return this soul to where it belongs!”
……
Crowley cleared his throat before trying again, “L-let us, er…try this again. O Dark Mirror! Return this soul—”
“There is no such place.”
“What?”
“There is no place in this world where this soul belongs. None.”
Crowley paused, “How can that be? My, but today is a veritable cavalcade of impossible phenomena!”
“Tell me: From what land do you hail?”
Yuu narrowed his eyes, looking distrustfully at Crowley before finally conceding. “...Forsaken, Robloxia.”
“I'm not familiar with such a place. How interesting. Let us go to the library and look it up, shall we?”