𝓣𝔀𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓦𝓸𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓵𝓪𝓷𝓭 || Shattered Glass

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I find myself somewhere dark and tight...but oddly comfy.

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‘Ngh...Morning already…?’

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It suddenly came to my attention that there’s some sort of weird noise happening. ‘What’s going on…?’

“Crap. Someone’s coming. Gotta get the uniform while…” a voice says. ‘Uniform? What uniform!?’ I start panicking. I was somewhere unknown, it’s dark...and I don’t even know what’s happening!

“Grr...Puwah! The lid’s too heavy…” the voice then lets out a huff, “I guess I have to use my secret move! Fungyaaa~~~!!!!"

Blue fire starts appearing out of nowhere and I start panicking even more. 'Am I gonna die!?' 

I bang on the coffin…"Let me out...let me out...LET ME OUT!!!" and with one last push, I finally free myself. Then I hear a groan from under the lid that I flung out, "Ow...Well now that's out of the way. Time to get the—".

I jump and get startled by the floating tanuki-thing? "What the fuck…!?"

"Fungya!?!? Why are you up!?"

"What are you!? A talking tanuki!?" I exclaim, stepping back away from him. Wary of what he might do…knowing he probably was the one who caused the fire.

"I am NOT a tanuki! I am the GREAT Grim!" He proclaimed as if he was some sort of high-class sorcerer but now that I take a closer look...he looks like a mascot. "You don’t look that great to me…” I mutter with a deadpan expression.

"Hey human!" Grim called out to me, snapping me away from my thoughts. "Hurry up and give me the uniform! Otherwise...I'll roast ya!" He threatens, summoning more blue fire around us.

"Hell no!" I sprint my way out of there...I don't want to be cooked alive nor do I want to strip. Running as fast as I could, I ended up in someplace that looks like a library. 'Geez...running this far took so much stamina out of me.' As I bend over to catch my breath, I notice that I was in a different outfit. "What the—? I guess this is what that tanuki meant by uniform…Where the hell am I anyway!?" 

Suddenly a gush of blue fire appeared, and I barely avoided it. "Did you really think you can get away from my nose, dumb human!" 

'Shit...I better find someplace to hide!' I stealthily navigate my way through the library hoping to find a decent hiding spot...but all I see are bookshelves and desks! I guess I have no choice…

I hide myself under the desks, it's not the best hiding spot but it'll buy me some time. 'Gee I can't believe I am running away from a mascot of all things…'

"If ya don't wanna get roasted...you better hand over the—Fungya!" Something like a whip hits Grim, "What's with this cord!?"

"This is no mere cord...This is the Whip of Love!" A man with a gaudy outfit and a bird mask appears before us. "H-Huh…?" I say, my mouth agape in surprise and confusion. The crow sighs, "I have found you at last. Are you one of the new students?"

'Huh? New student?' I thought as I slowly emerged from my hiding spot. "My goodness, you shouldn't be leaving the gate on your own! Not only that, you have yet to tame your familiar which has broken a number of school rules." He stated, while picking up Grim by scruffing him. "Let me go! I'm not their freakin' familiar!" 

"Yeah he's not—!" Before I can protest any further, the bird man cuts me off. "Indeed, indeed. The rebellious ones always say the same thing. Just quiet down for a moment." My face was fuming in frustration…'This bitch—!' He then proceeds to mutter something before turning back to me. "How impatient can you be?" 

"Well, it wasn't my fault—" "Oh well! The Entrance Ceremony is about to end. Let's head to the Hall of Mirrors." He cuts me off again. "Blame the damn tanuki for letting me out in the first place." I grumble loud enough for them to hear. "I told you I'm NOT a tanuki! I am the great—" ''Ah, so the culprit appears to be this familiar. If you're going to bring it with you, you have to take responsibility and properly take care of it." 

'Oh my god I just wanted to bang my head on the table. He's not listening to me at all! Deep breaths Azuma...Deep breaths...' 

"Who are you?" I ask, after letting out a heavy sigh. "Oh my, it appears that the teleportation magic has left you disoriented. Well that's fine, it happens often. I shall give you an explanation as we make our way there, for I am gracious!" He says with a smile before proceeding to explain the world and the school I'm in. 

To be honest, it left me with more questions than answers. But I didn't want to bother because it might cause more assumptions and misunderstandings. Then, we finally arrived at the Mirror Chamber. But before we entered, we heard several voices from inside.

"...Where did the Headmaster go? He left in the middle of the ceremony..."

"He's abandoning his duties..."

"Did he get a stomach ache or...something?"

"Absolutely not!" The headmaster declared, busting the door open. His entrance (or ours?) made me jump a bit. Because of that, it took me a while to get a good look around the room. It was a large room with lanterns lighting up the room in an orange-almost reddish hue against the purple walls. And the people who were whispering, donned purple and black outfits which were the same as mine. 

"I can't believe you all. We had one student so I went ahead to find them." Crowley stated as he drags me by the wrist to the front of the room. I was starting to get uncomfortable with all the attention being on me…it was like being back at school and you needed to present something to the entire school.

"You are the only one left to be assigned a dormitory. I shall watch over the tanuki for you." Grim tries to speak but is muffled by the Headmaster's hand. "Step in front of the Dark Mirror."

I take a step up to the mirror, passing by 5 people and...a tablet? The mirror then activates, startling me. 'Come to think of it, doesn't it kinda look familiar…?'

"State thy name." It said. "Azuma...Furuto." I replied, very hesitant on saying my last name. "Azuma Furuto. The shape of thy soul is…" Silence fills the room in anticipation. Even though I have no idea what is going on, I can tell that this is something important.

"I do not know." The mirror stated. "C-Come again…?" Headmaster asks, probably unsure if he heard it right. "I sense little spark of magic from this one...but it's color, it's shape, all are still unknown to me. Therefore, they are not suited for any dormitory"

Whispers fill the room again, but much louder than earlier. 'What's going on?' I can tell something was wrong but I don't know what. I look back at the Headmaster but he seems to be lost in thought muttering something. "Then I'll take their place!" Grim exclaims as he jumps out of the Headmaster's grip. "Stop right there Tanuki!"

But Grim didn't listen, "Unlike that dumb human, I can use magic! Let me take their place instead! If you need proof, I'll show you right now!". The red-haired guy's eyes widened, "Everybody get down!"

All of us did as we were told as blue fire fills the room. "Waaah!!!! My butt's on fire!" The white-haired guy exclaims. "At this rate, the school will become a sea of fire. Somebody catch that tanuki!" The headmaster insteucted. But since everyone was either in a panic or didn't care at all, no one listened. 

"Headmaster, please leave it to me." The glasses student stated. I thought he would be that one student who would do what's right, but no. He just wanted extra points...according to the man behind the tablet.

"Um...Hey? Could someone put out the fire on my butt!?" The white haired man pleaded. "Everyone, will you just listen to me!?" The headmaster exclaimed. The room is in fucking chaos that my head is spinning...I guess I have no choice but to help the poor guy whose ass is on fire while Azul and the red haired guy deal with Grim.