𝚂𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚝

Chapter 9 : "Meeting a Freshman"

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You and grim walk out of the ramshackle down with the three ghost waving goodbye at the two of you but mostly at you making grim roll his eyes "Come on! come on! lets hurry!" he said excitedly and grabbing your arm before floating faster making you stumble a bit "grim slow down damn it!" you scolded as you tied your hair up in a pony tail

"Wow, so this is Main Street, huh? This is incredible! I didn't get to see it much yesterday. What's the deal with these seven statues? All their faces look pretty scary" he said as you and grim walk thru out the main street that was seven statues 'Holy fucking shit' you thought looking at the all statues "Like, this lady here looks like she's got some reeeal anger management issues" he said as he floats closer to one statue "You don't know the Queen of Hearts?" a voice said behind the two of you making both of you turn to see a boy with fair-skinned boy with fluffy, orange hair that flips up at the ends, and average-length bangs that fall around his face and between his eyes and speaking of His eyes are bright scarlet in color, and over his left eye is a red marking shaped like a heart

'he looks kinda cute' you thought "Queen of Hearts? Is she some kinda big deal?" grim question the fluffy orange hair boy "She was a queen who lived in a mazelike garden of roses long, long ago she was a strict woman who prized order above all. She wouldn't tolerate a rose being off-color, or her playing-card soldiers being out of step she basically ruled over a kingdom of madness, but not one of her subjects dared to defy her. You wanna know why? Because the punishment for breaking a rule was immediate decapitation!" he said in a energetic tone making you question him 'are they really worshipping someone that who's a fucking dictator' you thought and looking back at the statue of the queen of hearts "Wah! That is seriously messed up!" grim said making you mentally agree 

"Pretty cool, right? I'm a big fan i mean, who would bother to obey a queen that was kind all the time?" The fluffy orange hair boy said making you look at him weirdly "Yeah, true a leader needs to be strong but puttin' that aside... Who're you, now?" grim ask the fluffy orange hair boy "Name's Ace. I'm a first year student here, as of... today! Pleased to meetcha!" he said sticking his hand out for a handshake "I'm Grim! I'm a prodigy whos plannin' to be, like, the greatest mage who ever lived that there's my far less interesting hench-human" grim said making you roll your eyes as you shakes ace's hand "I'm [Name] anarchy" you said as you let go of ace hand ""[Name]"? Huh. Name's got an odd ring to it" ace said 'i swear to god if this guy turns out plastic i'm going to shove my katana's up his-' you thought was cut of by grim speaking "So tell me, Ace. Is that lion with a scare in the eye a famous ruler too?" he said as he points his paw at a lion "Of course! That's the King of Beasts who ruled the savanna but he wasn't born into the throne - he had to earn it through hard work and elaborate schemes. When he became king, he decreed that the hyenas would be pariahs no more, and should live among his subjects as equals" ace said walking a bit closer to the lion statue 

"Sounds like a great guy! Not everyone's able to look past social status like that. Who's the lady with the octopus legs?" grim said as he floats closer to the statue "The Sea Witch who lived in an underwater grotto. She basically devoted her life to helping troubled merfolk if they were willing to pay the price, she'd help them change their appearance, find love, whatever! They say she was so good, there was no wish she couldn't grant. They also say the price was a tad steep, though but she was granting wishes! Of course it was!" ace said "Myaha! So you're sayin' that once I'm a great mage, gettin' rich off folks will be a total cinch?! Oh, oh! Do the dude with the big hat next!" grim said as he floats to the statue "That's the Sorcerer of the Sands he was an advisor to a total dolt of a sultan. He was a smart guy. Really capable sort he exposed this swindler once - some guy pretending to be a prince in order to trick the princess! After that, he got this magic lamp and became the greatest sorcerer in the world. Then, they say... ... he used that power to become sultan himself!" ace replayed to grim 'at least ace is knowledgeable' you thought as you start to clean the statues that's your job after all

"Wow! Guess it's true that a mage needs to be an excellent judge of character, huh? And what about this beauty over here?" grim ask ace again "She's a queen who was said to be the fairest in all the land. In fact, she used her magic mirror to check how she ranked on a daily basis! When it looked like her position was threatened, they say she'd do whatever it took to keep it. Can you even imagine the level of dedication it would require to keep a record like that? Also, they say she was a master of making poisons!" ace said "Geez. She's pretty, but that sounds kinda scary" grim said lowering his ears 'you mean pretty and petty?' you mentally replayed grim "You think so? I gotta respect the hustle!" ace said grinning "F-for sure... Sounds like she fought hard for what she believed in, and never gave up! And the one there, with the flaming head? Now THAT guy looks scary!" grim said as he looks at a statue of a man with fire for hair

"That's the King of the underworld! Single-handedly ruling a kingdom packed with rambunctious spirits - that takes competence! He may look scary, but he was a straight shooter who worked tirelessly at a tough job he never even asked for. I mean, this is the guy who was ordering Cerberus, the Hydra, and the Titans into battle for him" ace said "Hmm. That IS something. T'think he could have that much power and not let it go to his head! And that last one there, with the horns?" grim ask as he floats to the last statue that had horns "That's the Thorn Fairy who lived on a mythical mountain she was noble and elegant, and a master of magic and curses - even by the standards of these seven! She commanded storms, covered the kingdom with thorns... She could use magic on a massive scale! She could even turn herself into a giant dragon" ace said as his grin got a bit bigger "Ooh. a dragon! What all monsters yearn to be!" 

"Pretty cool, huh? Not like some piddling weasel"

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