Iris Academy! discussion

This is where Mr. Morpheus teaches his classes. They mostly consist of fighting or battle training, however he does take the students out to hunt occasionally. On his whiteboard are a few rules:

You will follow what I say.
There will be no talking when I am talking.
You are allowed to pick on others, even me, because you must learn your strengths.
If you attack others, expect them to retaliate.
If you are hurt, it is your fault and yours only.

Mr. Morpheus was sitting, no, perched at his desk, one leg crossed over his knee, a human skull in his delicate hands. Behind him, ominously, sat his familiar, a chupacabra named Maegnus. The vampire's glittering red eyes were focused on the skull, however many had the sense he saw everything around him. He was one of the more... respected teachers, known to allow others to try and degrade him only for him to retaliate and destroy their defenses with a quick word.

Maegnus snuffled and grunted behind him. "Hungry." The beast shifted, as if uncomfortable.
"Not right now, Maegnus." Mr. Morpheus replied, his voice low and husky, his words could easily seduce any creature of any gender.
The beast growled, but otherwise stayed silent. Its eyes were darker than possible, like pools of ink, devoid of light.
"These students. Life is such a bitter thing." The vampire lamented. "They frolic about, acting without a care. Passion is such a human thing, and they use it carelessly." His red eyes were still focused on the blue sky. "They don't know how to world works, how our magic reaches deeper than they think. We are connected to everything, even I, and they know naught."
The chupacabra was dull, so all he did was snuffle in response. "I know you don't understand." Mr. Morpheus touched his chest, feeling the beat of his too-old heart. He defies all laws of the world, yet he is still here. No forces have struck him down. "One day, I'll be the oldest being in the world, older than when the sky goes dark and never brightens again. You'll be gone by then, Maegnus, but I'll still be going. Strong as ever, stronger still."
He went silent then, dipping into his pool of power, feeling the fears of those around him, and the dreams he could crush easily. Morpheus smiled. It was terrible thing, no joy or passion, just a smile, empty as he was. "I have so much power, and these mortals couldn't begin to grasp it. Isn't that right?"
Maegnus grunted. His master was losing his mind again, nothing to the simple, rage-filled chupacabra. He ignored the vampire, only focused on how hungry he was.

"Morpheus..we have a big problem.." Burn said with a frightened look

The vampire cocked his head towards Burn, frowning. "What is it?" He mused, one pale hand on his chupacabra, the other still on his chest

"This girl..Melinoe..she summoned her spirit and it said the...the school is in danger." The Teacher said, looking at the chupacabra with fear "Morpheus what is that?"

"Melinoe hmm..? Shouldn't we alert Principal Smith?" His tone was mocking, his red eyes locked onto Burn's. "Alas, trouble always comes to those with power. Did she say what the danger was?" He gently stroked Maegnus beneath the chin, feeling the bristles beneath his gloves. "My familiar, Maegnus, don't you remember him?"

The beast grunted and thumped his foot. "Happy."

"We cannot tell Smith..you know what happened last time! And no she did not..She just said danger.." Her fire bird went up to the beast and sat on it

Morpheus hummed. "Yes, that's true. We should talk to her then." His red eyes flickered malevolently. "Find out what this.." He waved his hands. "Danger is."

Melinoe walked in along with anna. She saw them, "Am I early..?"

"Not at all young lady! Please, come have a seat." He waved to a chair by his desk, using a small amount of his fear-control to make her more likely to listen to him.

She knew what he was doing but went along and sat

"We," He signaled to Burn. "Had a question for you, about your ah.. premonition earlier today. What danger is coming to the school?" He eyes were hard and cold, both hands folded in front of him.

"I'll ask you a question." She paused, "What did you and Burn do last night..?"

(OOP-)

"Excuse me?" Morpheus rose from his chair, power swelling. He sought to raise her pulse, to make her freeze, his fear-control pulsating in the air. The vampire knew his anger encompassed Mrs. Burn too, but he made no attempt to control himself. "You know you say things like that, you'll get bit back." His red eyes glowed, illuminating his pale face red. "You have no sense, asking things you shouldn't know the answer to." With a soft growl, Morpheus sat back down, "I am not going to answer that, and neither is Mrs. Burn. Answer our question, if what you say is true, lives are on the line. You're ignorance will be your fall."

She was not affected by his remark, "Well that answers my question!" She got up, "Oh just so you know I have eyes everywhere.." she said laughing walking out.


Burn tried to calm Morpheus down "Wait don't you have Zagreus next class?" She snapped her fingers, "He is melinoe's brother, ask him about her."

Morpheus seethed, though he reminded himself of his morals, his rules. The vampire's face smoothed over, like a porcelain mask, his expression blank and indifferent. "I do." He replied, voice flat and unemotional. "I will," he glanced at Burn, a glittering hatred in his eyes, though he kept it at bay. "I'll teach her a lesson once class starts." Maegnus uttered a sharp bark, punctuating his words. "Is your class over?" He seemed to relax, oddly enough, shifting back into his seat, his voice adopting his usual charm. "Would you like to sit? I have some iced tea if you want."

"Yes Morpheus, I would actually." She replied with a soft smile. "My Class ends in 15 minutes." She had always loved the last 15 minutes of class, but wanted to spend it with Morpheus. "Zagreus is probably better than Melinoe, he was very kind to..What was her name? Mona..was it. He's a real gentleman!" She said before taking a sip of tea.

He opened his desk drawer, removing a pitcher of iced tea, wherever it came from. He poured them both a drink, the glass was crystal and shimmered beautifully. Morpheus sipped at his, wetting his throat. "I would hope so. She's..." He shook his head, "Infuriating." His sharp teeth flashed as he spoke, lifting the glass to his lips and drinking. "What did you think?" He asked, not about the girl, but of last night.

She started choking, "Why do you ask?" She said in between coughs. If she was to be honest, she did not know how to answer that. "What did you think?" She said trying to avoid the question.

His eyes slid smoothly onto her hers, a small smirk on his lips. Morpheus shrugged, "Just curious. I thought you were delightful." He purred, voice was warm and inviting. He studied his glove, smiling to himself, his black hair settled around his face, framing the angles of his jaw and cheekbones.

"I..uh.." She was very flustered "You are not being very professional, Morpheus." She was very embarrassed that he would ask out of the blue. He had caught her off guard with the question. She took another sip of the tea.

His whole face scrunched up in a smile, which was very unlike him. "My apologies, Miss Burn." Morpheus replied, though there was a gentle teasing tone underneath. "So about.. This danger. Once we get it out of, ah, what was his name? Zagreus. Once he tells us, what will we do with the information? Like you said, telling Mr. Smith is out of the question, so we have to handle this ourselves."

"I guess we do.." Burn replied as a boy with black hair walked in along with other students and his sister 'You did not say that..' the boy asked Melinoe 'Yes I did Zag!' She replied

Morphues had that blank look on his face again. He looked directly at Melinoe, and smiled. His grin was wide and joy-less and it never reached his eyes. It was as though someone pasted a smile on his face but he was still frowning. He nodded to Burn, and stood, smoothing the front of his coat. "Take your seats." Morpheus stepped out from behind the desk and towards the whiteboard. He was taller than most people think, easily towering over Mrs. Burn and the students.

Melinoe sat along with Zagreus. Melinoe was talking to her brother even while the teacher was talking. "Mel..stop talking to me!" he said quietly

He raised his voice to talk over Melinoe, ignoring her completely. "Choose a partner, we'll be practicing melee combat. You cannot use magic while sparring, if you do, you'll come fight with me." Morpheus paused, scanning everyone before him. "You can bite, punch, kick and do otherwise 'unfair' moves at any time, feel free to drop your weapons and duke it out. I only say, try not to kill each other." He walked over to the sliding doors, which open to a clearing. The vampire gestured to the box of semi-dulled weapons and smiled. "Pick your weapons, your partner, and have fun. I'll be watching from the side and I'll offer pointers where I see fit."

Melinoe ran and grabbed a bow and arrow while Zagreus grabbed a katana. A student said 'I think Melinoe and Morpheus should fight!' Another said 'I think Zagreus and morpheus should fight!" It turned into one big argument

Astri poked her head in,"im probably late" She whispered to herself

Fechin nudged her, "Probably? We're very late!" He whispers to her, sliding into the class and trying to integrate himself without the vampire noticing.

Morpheus claps Fechin on the back, a little too hard to be friendly. He was one of the few people who could rival the teacher's height. "You're late." He says. It wasn't a question. "Well go on, pick someone to fight, you know the rules." Fechin gives Mr. Morpheus a small smile, nervous if only slightly.

"Of course, sir." Feed his ego. He reminds himself, briskly walking outside and hefting two small knives. Fechin looks around, hoping to find someone to spar with.

"Silence children, cease this senseless argument. I will stand by for now and observe, fight one of them yourself if it may be." Mr. Morpheus demands, Maegnus, his chupacabra, stood alert by his side.

"I dont fight" Astri shivered and sat in the corner

"Fighting is for war makers" Astri whispers to herself breathing in and out slowly

just waitin' for waffle fries- //

(lol)

Zagrues and Melinoe started fighting. Zagreus cut her eye which was now gone (Like she has no eye). "Sh- I'm sorry Mel!" He said, "I'm Fine just a little.." She fainted

Morpheus snorted, nodding at Zagreus. "Good job. Find another partner, she'll wake up at some point." The vampire scooped up Melinoe and put her on the side for her to recover. "How about you spar Fechin?" He suggested, waving a hand at the prone shapeshifter.

"Sounds good to me, I need a partner." Fechin held the knives low and away from his body, studying Zagreus and starting to circle the boy. He rolled his shoulders, green eyes predatory and dangerous.

Morpheus nodded and stepped back again, approaching Astri. "Little one," He said, crouching her her level."What are you doing?"

"not fighting" Astri said clearly

Zagreus paused, breathed and stood their as still as possible

"Frozen?" Fechin taunted, seeking to draw the boy closer. "Come on, you just beat your sister, come get me." He kept himself lower, knowing his height could be his downfall. The knives were brandish in front of him now, glittering in the sunlight. "Zagreus, is it?" He mused, "Are you as weak as your sister?"

Morpheus scoffed, ducking his head down to meet her gaze. "Why then, aren't you fighting."

Astri leaned against the wall her arms crossed,"i will not fight,never"

"its a rule" Astri sighed

Crazy Boye [Meme God] wrote: ""Frozen?" Fechin taunted, seeking to draw the boy closer. "Come on, you just beat your sister, come get me." He kept himself lower, knowing his height could be his downfall. The knives were brandis..."

He heard what he said, He was angry "You.." He said one word at a time "Never...Ever...Talk....BAD....ABOUT.....MY....SISTER!!" He screamed as he used his power on Fechin. He smiled an evil smile as he waited for the screams.


(If he uses his power on a human it feels like they are being turned inside out, Being burned alive. Basically torture//

Fechin doubled over almost instantly, his form flickering and shaking. He was in so much pain he couldn't even scream. He half expected to see his skin peeling away from his hands as he looked down. Skin gave way to shadow, his whole body now just a translucent haze. A hair-raising screech came from this shadow-thing, raising to an unbearable intensity.

Morpheus grabbed Zagreus, snarling at him and shaking the boy. "There will be a time for your power, but not now!" The vampire tightened his grip, red eyes intense yet empty. "End your indignant outburst and fight like a man, with your physical abilities. Show him you're stronger by your will, not your gifts. He knows how to hurt you now. Think, Zagreus, think before you let your emotions better you."

Darkness clouded around them. Fechin was unable to control himself. A massive cloud of inky darkness rolled over the clearing, blinding those within.

Astri closed her eyes and prayed

"I can't make it stop!" Zagreus said as inky blackness clouded his eyes, "Help me!" He pleaded to Morpheus. His eyes were covered with inky blackness fully, A deep scratchy voice came out of his mouth "ᴰᴱᴬᵀᴴ ᶜᴼᴹᴱˢ ᶠᴼᴿ ᵁˢ ᴬᴸᴸ, ᴴᴵˢ ᵀᴵᴹᴱ ᶜᴬᴹᴱ ˢᴼᴼᴺᴱᴿ ᵀᴴᴬᴺ ᵀᴴᴱ ᴿᴱˢᵀ.."

I know Zag is my oc..But DAMN HE IS SCARY//

Astri kept her eyes closed and found the door to leave and ran out of the class

The shrieking rose and rose, the world seemed to scream with him. The darkness was thick, as if it had substance. Fechin had lost himself within the folds of his being, his primal mind in the forefront and in control. "STOP IT!" He roared, his voice thick with pain.

Morpheus held tight onto Zagreus, shaking the boy. "Get a hold of yourself!" His eyes were glowing, the only visible thing in the darkness. "Stop hurting him! That's enough!" The vampire wasn't afraid of Fechin, or anyone really, but knew what pain was and what torture was, and he drew a fine line between the two. "You're going to get yourself killed, Zagreus."

The blackness vanished and the voice said only one thing 'I wonder if Burn feels pain..' Zagreus was unconscious

Fechin felt the unbearable pain cease, the darkness folding in on itself and disappearing, and his shadow slumped to the ground. Slowly, he appeared as his human form once again, bloody furrows dug into his arms from his nails, blood dripping from both nostrils. The moment he realized the pain was gone he leapt to his feet and went to stab Zagreus.

Morpheus grabbed the boy, holding Fechin back before he could kill the unconscious student. "You're just as weak as your sister!" He screamed. "You couldn't even fight me! You had to use your powers!"

The vampire pulled the boy away, as if he weighed nothing. He could feel Fechin shaking, not of shock or fear, but of anger. The boy's jaw was clenched, muscles roiling. Morpheus was impressed with Fechin, but had to control the situation. "Let go of me, Morpheus." He growled, pushing weakly at his arms. His nose kept bleeding, dripping onto the vampire's cold skin.

Mr. Morpheus shivered and swallowed, feeling his mouth water. "Be still, child. You'll get him back." He replied. The teacher valued vengeance above all else. "For now, sit down and get a hold on your mind."

The vampire then turned on his heels and lifted Zagreus, placing the boy next to his sister, frowning. "Looks like they can't help but be the same." Morpheus murmured. "Class is dismissed." He demanded, a steely look in his eyes.