Finally, i've finished it!
Warning: please expect typos and grammar error, english isn't my first language 😭 , and also OOC
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In her first years in Darkwick Academy, Rra was enrolled in Vagastrom House. She was close to Alan due to their working compability in missions.
That fateful day came as Rra and Alan went on a mission in Hachioji, Tokyo. The anomaly that preys on tourists and visitors of The National Forest that got lost. They went there at night time since that was when the anomaly begin to hunt.
"The map said we should take the left path." Rra smiled to her captain.
"Oh.." Alan rub the back of his neck and nodded, they both went left. They're looking for a glowing vines in the middle of the forest. That's how the anomaly bait their preys.
Curiosity kills the cat as they said.
Both of them continue their search. Until, Alan stops Rra from proceeding even further. "Wait.." he said. Both of his silver eyes went down to a glowing green vines on the ground.
"There it is.." Rra mummbled under her breath. Both of them followed the vine, mindful not to step on it. They don't want to alert the anomaly, right?
Under the moon light, they saw it. A viney, glowing tree. Surrounded by small and star looking fireflies. Flowers blooming in every corner of that being.
"Don't get distracted, Rra." Said Alan. Rra nodded. "How are we suppose to capture this anomaly.. what does it called again?" She asked.
"Irlimaria." he answered.
"Then we should just chop them and took it back to Darkwick right??" She asked with a cheeky smile.
Alan tried to open the anomaly's files with his phone. Which he was having trouble with, he clicks and taps and scrolls.
Rra waits there patiently, waits for orders from her captain. She gaze back to the Irlimaria anomaly. It truly is beautiful, too bad it's a parasidic anomaly.
She averted her gaze towards the ground, some of the glowing vines creeped towards her legs and Alan's.
"Ah!" She screamed then stepped on the vines by reflects. "Mido-san! The vines is trying to attack us!"
The sound of their blinking artefacts was heard between the whipping noises from the vines. Rra pulls out her whip from her earring, then stretched them to absorbs some of the vines whipping kinetic forces. She then snapped back to swing back the kinetic force that was kept in her whip.
Alan swing his metal pipe to the vines. He whispered his incantation, "Yagsal Olbalsa." Then, he hit the core of Irlimaria with his fist, the core tears appart and exploded from the inside.
That was a mistake, more and more glowing vines grew from the destroyed core. They began to wrap those vines around Rra and Alan, choking them.
"U-ughh..!" Rra swing her whip again. The blade on the end of her whip manage to cut them both free.
Both of them look around, they were surrounded. "There are too many of them, Mido-san!" Said Rra.
"Be careful!" Replied Alan.
Irlimaria's vines manage to capture Alan, choking him again. This time though, injecting him venom through his neck.
"Mido-san! Hold on!" She swing her whip to cut through the vines. Alan got free but one of the vines injected more venom on the back of her neck, it accumulated into a curse mark.
A curse mark that looks like burnt skin.
Rra cut through the new grown vines. Using the kinetic force that she collected in her whip, she destroyed the core until it can't regenerate anymore. Ghouls could heal faster than humans, but againts an anomaly's poison? She didn't think so. She didn't want to risk it.
She approached Alan. She called for her stigma's incantation.
As she tried to heal Alan, she realized her stigma doesn't work. Panic began to overtook her. She kept shouting her stigma's incantation, desprate.
Alan's face began to look pale, he took his underclassman palm, reassuring her. With a shaky breath she called one last time..
"L-Lillian.." she sobbed. With blood dripping from her nose. Finally, her stigma worked and manage to saved Alan's live last minute.
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Since then, Rra didn't want to join any missions. She kept trying to use her stigma, doesn't work. She trained harder in The Pit, until she was overworked. Alan tried to support her, tried to ease her guilt.
"Rra. You need to rest." Said Alan. Alan has forgiven her, but she can't. She shooked her head, "I can't..." she said as she sat down on The Pit, tighten her fist.
"Let's go to The Chancellor, he might knew what's going on." Alan suggested.
Alan and Rra went to ask Chancellor Cornelous about Irlimaria's curse, coincidentaly Professor Nicolas was there too. Turns out, the curse caused disturbance in her stigma. That's why she can't use it anymore until she manage to break the curse.
Rra looked down to her feet as she walked back with Alan to Vagastrom. "Curse..." he tried to start a conversation.
"That's okay.." he said as he patted her head. "The Chancellor said it could be broken. There's still hope.."
She nodded, thankful that her upperclassmen cares for her. At night time, she took a visit to Rui's bar. She looks at the bar's surroundings. It looks so cozy yet elegant. Oh! Haku was here too.
"Ah. Rra-chan, it's you! Welcome~!" Greeted Rui with a cheerful smile. "What's for today?" He asked, wiping a new glass for her.
"The usual please.." she said as she layed her head face down to the table. "On second thought.. give me your strongest one."
"Eh? What happened?" Asked both upperclassmens confused. Rui started to prepare one of the his non alchoholic drinks, knowing Rra can't handle alcohol well.
"What is it, Rra?" Asked Haku, smiling a little while patting her head that is still facing the hard table wood.
"....I got cursed..." she mummbled.
Both Rui and Haku stopped on their tracks. "Cursed..?" Asked Rui, worried. He start mixing the drink. He gazed his underclassmen with a pity look.
Not again. Not a person who is younger and has potential got cursed by the anomalies. Just like him.
"How come?" Asked Haku. Rra turned her head to look at the man infront of her, he gave her a reassurance smile. Telling her it's okay to trust him.
"I was in a mission with Mido-san.. I was too reckless. I guess.. I underestimated the anomaly. Mido-san got poisoned and almost died, my stigma for some reason didn't work." She said. "I manage to force them out, I got a nosebleed though."
"It's like the curse won't let me to use my stigma, unless I force it.." she said. "I almost lost my friend.. again.." she started to sob.
Rui put down the drink, a sparkling drink with strawberry jam, he offered Rra his handkerchief, "Here.." he said.
Rra accepted the handkerchief and wiped her tears.
"Curses can be broken.." Haku smiled gently. "Can you tell me how you got the curse?"
Rra told Haku and Rui everything about the mission, Irlimaria, how she got herself injected by so many venom, and when her stigma didn't work.
Long story short, Haku said that type of curse can be lifted, if Rra managed to find a way to overpower the curse. She drank her drink and thanked Haku.
When they're about to went home, Haku walked Rra back to Vagastrom. "How are you feeling?" He asked.
"A little better but.. I... I think I can't be in Vagastrom anymore.. I feel.. bad.." she said.
"Feeling guilty isn't a bad thing, Princess.." he said. Rra slapped Haku's arm playfully, "Kusanagi Haku-san." She pouted.
Haku chuckled, "I'm serious though.. Feeling guilt isn't a bad thing. That means you have morals." He said. "Mido-san said he has forgiven you. Try to start forgiving yourself too, okay?"
Rra locks gaze to Haku, "Haku-san.." she called.
"I'll try my best to do that, and I'll train hard. But.. would you help me lift my curse..?" She asked. He nodded, "Of course. I'm your upperclassmen after all."
Rra smiled, she waved him goodbye and went in her dorm.
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Guilt had taken over her while she's still in Vagastrom. That's why in her second year in Darkwick Academy, she decided to transfer to Hotarubi. Alan understood her choice, letting her go in her second year. Vagastrom got two new ghouls after all. Hotarubi got none.
Alan reassured her after she pack her things to move to Hotarubi, "You're always welcome to visit Vagastrom." He said with a gentle smile.
Rra nodded and bowed politely to her ex Captain, and went to Hotarubi. On her first day living there, Subaru and Haku welcomed her kindly.
All of them went to the main room, having some tea and sweets. Subaru gave her some sakura mochis while Haku gave her a pair of red earrings.
"These are.. Just like your's?" She asked.
"Yep, just like mine." He said, he patted Rra's head. "Welcome to Hotarubi."
"Welcome, Morikawa-san." Said Subaru with a gentle smile.
"Thank you for having me." She said with a bow to her new captain and vice captain.
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It's been a while since she's living in Hotarubi. She even saw the new ghouls and the new Honor Student of Darkwick Academy.
One day, Rra found a wounded bird in Hotarubi's dorm, she kneeled and took the little bird back to the main room.
"Lillian.." she called her incantation. Again.. her stigma doesn't work. She smiled sadly. "I'm sorry little birdie.."
She heard voices from outside the main room. A new voice, she peeked out the wooden door, there she saw Subaru and Haku walking with the Honor Student.
"Ah! Rra-san! There you are!" Called Subaru.
"Eh? What's that you're holding?" Asked Haku pointing on the bird.
"...I mean. Why are you holding it like that? Oh.. it's wounded.." said Haku. "You're trying yo use your stigma again aren't you, Princess?" He teased.
"Kusanagi Haku-san." Rra spoke sternly, with a sweet smile.
"Okay, okay! Don't hit me-" chuckled Haku. "By the way, Rra. The Honor Student came here to help you." He said introducing the Honor Student.
Rra bowed, "Welcome again to Hotarubi, Honor Student-chan! I'm sorry for not meeting you on your first visit here. My name is Morikawa Serra, but just Rra is fine!"
"U-um! Hello!" She said. Rra averted her gaze to Haku. "How can she help, Haku-san?" Rra asked. "The Honor Student could enhance stigmas. Maybe she could reawake your's."
The Honor Student nods, "I heard about the curse from, Haku-san. I hope I can help you." She said.
"Let me prepare some tea for all of us." Smiled Subaru as he went inside to brew tea and snacks.
All of them went inside the main room and sat on the middle of the room. Rra put the little bird on her lap. She sighed and called, "Lillian.."
Again.. her stigma doesnt work.
"See? The curse isn't letting me use my stigma.." Rra smiled sadly. The Honor Student held her hand, "Then.. let's try it.. My ability that is.." she said. "I do hope it'll work.."
Rra smiled at the Honor Student. "I hope so too."
They linked fingers, Rra felt the warmth of The Honor Student's hand, she hovered her hand on the back to the bird.
She called omce again, "Lillian!"
Then slowly, the wound on the bird starting to close. Healing it gently. The bird flapped it's wings and flew out the dorm. Rra gasped, filled with excitement. While both Subaru and Haku smiled in relief.
"Honor Student-chan!" She called. She held both of the Honor Student's hands. "You did it!"
"You did it! I healed the bird!" Rra smiled as she hug the Honor Student. "Thank you, thank you!" She cheered.
"As long as she's happy." Smilled Subaru, placing the tea cups and the snacks.
"That means you still can use your stigma, Rra." Said Haku. "Though, you'll be needing the Honor Student's help for that."
"That's okay! This is a sign that my stigma can be reawaken!" Rra smiled. Haku approached them, "Excuse me. I want to see your cursemark." He asked as he pull down a little bit of Rra's turleneck. Rra pulls up her hair, so Haku can see the curse mark clearly.
"Oh? It's fading." He said. He patted her head, "Congratulations!"
Rra's smile became brighter, "Honor Student-chan! Thank you so much!!" She hugged the girl tightly. The Honor Student's ruby like eyes filled with joy and relief, she hugged back.
Since then, Rra trained harder with The Honor Student to slowly 'heal' her curse. She promised the girl that, She'll find a way to heal her.
That is how The Girl met The Healer.
