It Takes More Than Just The Soul

Flashback Friday Part 1.

A small knock on the door of the room interrupted the group of students. A very tall and muscular girl, with 2008 styled, scene purple and black hair, large horns, and a lower body that of a bull opened the door and came inside. This was Tonka, the person that was mentioned to be guarding the room from staff. She wore a black and purple, horizontally stripped, sleeveless turtleneck which was cut off above her naval. Her fur, covering her lower half, was short and black, and she wore a small pair of black shorts that seems tailored specifically for her species.

"Yes, Tonka? Is there an issue?" King leaned forward a bit in his seat, confused on why she suddenly came in. If there was a staff member coming she was assigned to simply knock on the door in a certain manner to warn everyone inside.

Tonka avoided eye contact and she shyly placed her hands behind her back, the light catching her golden septum ring. "We have a guest who is requesting she may come in." Tonka's voice was light and soft.

"Who is it?" King moved Hollybell and Ezekiel from his sides and got up, walking toward the door.

"Kana. She's never asked to come in before... So... So, I didn't know if she was allowed." The Minotaur girl nervously said, embarrassed she had to ask, especially in front of everyone.

King motioned her to step aside as he reached the door, opening it up. Kana stood there, quietly waiting for a reply. "Ah, Kana Hope. Your curiosity has never brought you down here before. You may come in." He stepped aside as Kana entered the room, her eyes wandering from familiar face to familiar face. GreenPaw and Jackalin smiled back at her as she looked over them.

"I was wondering where everyone was at." She quietly stated, explaining why she came down to the furthest and last dorm hidden away in the deep tunnel system that makes up the student living area.

"We were watching the D.W.M.A.'s broadcast of the award ceremony and festivities going on right now in Death City." 303 boldly said, "Until Mikhail shut off the television."

"It's stupid!" He replied loudly. "We shouldn't be watching it, why should we care what medals those normies get and what titles they hold?"

Kana was lead to the couch in the center of the room by Hollybell who had her sit next to GreenPaw. "Award ceremony?" Kana looked up at Hollybell as she was sat down.

"You didn't know about the ceremony?" GreenPaw asked her.

Kana shook her head no, in reply, "why would there be a ceremony...? Is there one like this every year?"

"No," King said sitting back down upon his thrown, Ezekial quickly returning to his lap and Hollybell sitting next to him, leaning into his shoulder. "This ceremony is special, to award the D.W.M.A. students who battled along Lord Death's military to defeat Arachnophobia."

"But specifically to honor the idiots who got stuck in Asura's dome," Mike grumbled leaning against the wall.

"I-I didn't know that defeating Asura would be that big of a deal." Kana nervously wrung her hands together, looking to King.

King nodded, "Your knowledge of how important Asura's existence was to the outside world is still very limited."

"Mikhail's still butthurt about us not being the ones to kill Asura and take his soul." Jackalin leaned forward over GreenPaw to say this to Kana.

"Oh, shut the fuck up, Jackalin." Mikhail snapped crossing his arms. "You know damn well none of us are happy with what happened."

Jackalin leaned back onto her side of the couch rolling her eyes. Everyone seemed to get quiet after this, creating an awkward pause.