Infinity: Rising of the Soul Weavers

*ILLENIUM, Tom DeLonge, Angels & Airwaves- Paper Thin *

Realising that Raven was signalling him to save her, Scott coughed with a smile. "Alright everyone, seeing how some of you might want to introduce yourselves, I'll give you a few minutes to do so. 

"However, after that we'll have to carry on with the formal introductions of the students as representatives of their countries, as well as the instructors and their different roles."

Understanding that he took the opportunity to go against her wishes by letting others join the introductions rather than save her time, Raven sighed softly and tried to give him the pleasure of irritating her.

'It didn't hurt to get to know the younglings he's so invested in.' she thought in her mind.

'Younglings? I'm pretty sure you're younger than most,' Kayla whispered in her mind. 

'Oi, you're still a month old, aren't you? Let me rant on my own please and thank you,' Raven replied before shifting her attention towards the others present in the hall.

Chuckling softly, Kayla was happy she was trying to be positive, instead of being trapped in her grief.

"Hello, Raven," a young and cute sounding voice called out to Raven.

Looking down, Raven found herself staring at a tiny girl that seemed to be Middle Eastern. Her brown hair was rather short and beautiful, as were her dark green eyes.

Her features reminded Raven of Maya that she wasn't aware of how tight she was clenching her fists. 

Only the sound of her blood dripping down the marble floor knocked her out of her trance.

"Oh, you're bleeding!" The girl said as she approached Raven and touched her hand gently.

Suddenly, a bright green aura erupted out of her kind eyes as tiny petals of flowers materialised on Raven's bleeding palms, healing her on the spot.

The pain wasn't much to start with, but seeing that the girl was happy that she healed her, and taking into account her similarity to Maya, Raven couldn't help but crouch down near her and give her a gentle hug.

"Thank you, you're so sweet," she said with a sincere smile. "What's your name?"

"Raven is interested in knowing my name? It's an honour! My name is Amira!" Amira said while smiling happily and returning the hug. 

"It's a beautiful name," Raven said with a smile. "Aren't you too young to be here though, little princess?"

"Hm, I am a little bit younger than everybody here, hehe, I'm only twelve actually," she smiled sheepishly while fidgeting with her fingers, "but I wanted to heal everybody! I used to work as a healer in my hometown, then some gentlemen from the EDA wanted my help, so I couldn't refuse!"

"Wait, you're twelve? Do your parents know you're here? Did the EDA just take you away from your family?" Raven asked, feeling her temper rising.

"Actually, Amira is an orphan," a voice muttered in response.

Looking at the source, Raven found herself looking at a handsome boy. He had soft ashy light blond hair and equally calm brown eyes.

"Uhm, it is as Albedo said," Amira nodded with a smile. "I was born in a tough time it seems, my parents both died when I was still very young, and I was adopted by an orphanage. 

"But they were happy for me to come here and help more people! I promised to always send them pictures of places I visit!" She seemed too happy as if she was going on a field trip, not to become a ranker and risk her life for the sake of others.

"I see," Raven sighed. Patting her head, she looked at Albedo who smiled in return.

"Are you her guardian?" She asked.

"No, I'm merely a friend that got to know her story," Albedo smiled calmly. Something about him seemed to calm Raven, and she didn't like it, it was unnatural.

"Stupid, I can't believe you're not dead yet with that naive smile on your face and thoughts in your head." A young boy said with a cold expression on his face while glaring at young Amira. "What did I get myself into, being stuck with idiots here?"

His light blue hair made him look older than he actually is, while his silver eyes gave him a sharp and cold look.

Looking at him, Amira stuck her tongue out and pulled her eyelid down. "Loosseers only talk, come fight me weirdo!" She shook her body mocking him.

Seeing that, Raven burst out laughing as she hadn't expected the cute girl to do something like that. But it seemed as though she's been through a rough life that she had learned to be brave and stand up for herself.

'I wonder what kind of environment did she grow up in, being an orphan and having to protect herself at a young age surely isn't the best childhood…' realising that even this reminded her of Maya, she pursed her lips tight.

Seeing that the little girl was making fun of him, the blue haired boy cracked his neck as he stood up from his seat, mana leaking from his body.

Another kid that was sitting next to him stood up and joined him glaring at the little girl. He had blond hair and cold blue eyes.

"Let me teach you that this world is cruel," the boy muttered while staring at Amira who didn't even think about backing down, instead, her green aura flared around her small frame.

Even though both parties looked young, their powers weren't to be underestimated.

Flexing his hands, the blue haired boy turned thin air into two blue weirdly shaped long daggers. 

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that the daggers were hydro based as water droplets condensed around the edges and dripped down the marble floor.

The boy next to him clapped his hands together as blue white ice formed around his friend in the form of a protective armour.

With a sadistic yet cold smile that matched the colour of his hair, the kid launched himself across the hall towards the little girl.