Book 2: Chapter 1: Demonology and Scheduling


    <strong>Scarlet Asger</strong>


    Now, many of you should have noticed by now that demons often follow certain patterns in the Fractures. Thats because of their instincts, or what we demonologists often refer to as their demonic instincts, the professor for my Demonology ss  one of the core sses for first years for obvious reasons  exins while walking up and down the various aisles of the half-circle shaped ssroom, her heels clicking on the tile floor every time she goes down a step. We dont know why demons have these instincts, since theyre a clear obstruction for their own survival more often than not. Almost as if they were artificially put into them somehow, outside of natural evolution. But some people believe it to be some sort of curse. Others just think its a bnce for their advantages in power over us humans. She reaches the front of the room again and pauses for a second while turning around. But no matter how many theories there are, none of them have ever been proven.


    I continue writing down my notes on my terminals screen syed out in front of me on the device used in each ssroom  one that connects to a students terminal and allows them to stream their screen to the muchrger screen on the device here.


    Yes, Katana Maiden, the professor calls out a student by their title  which seems to be amon thing since the other ss I took today had the professor doing it as well. So I look up from my notes to find the very same girl that I had defeated at one point in the ranking tournament duels. The one whos wearing samurai magi-tech armor from one of the countries to the East before the nations all merged into the Republic.


    Actually, I think it may have originated from the country of the old world that had fallen to the demons and is now their home. The ind now known as the Demon Ind.


    The girl stands up rather stiffly for some reason as she answers, Havent the researchers from the government been able to gather demon corpses from the Demon Ind? Did they not find anything out from them?


    Good question, Professor Loris  otherwise known as Sharpshooter  says with a nod before answering, yes, the government has plenty of demon corpses from the ind. But even with those, they werent able to find out anything about the demons instincts beyond that it is not a chemical process in their body like human hormones.


    I frown at that before tapping my stylus against my chin a few times in thought.


    If the instincts arent through chemicals, then some sort of curse or just a magical process sounds most likely.


    What do you think Tar? Do you know the reason behind it?


    <strong>No, </strong>Tar answers, but then he adds, <strong>we fae do suspect that it may have had something to do with the humans that used to live on Tartarus though. Likely some sort of curse. But even we havent been able to confirm it, and father wont say anything on the matter either.</strong>


    Hmm. A curse does sound most likely to be the cause, but who wait, your father might know but isnt telling anyone?


    Tar doesnt respond to that.


    Guess thats something he cant tell me.


    The professor looks at her terminal on her forearm before saying, Looks like thats all the time we have for today. She raises her head. Make sure you look over the sybus once more beforeing into ss again next week.


    I blink in surprise at that before remembering that we only have core sses on Mondays of each week. So I wont be having Demonology or the Guardian Law ss that I had earlier again until next Monday.


    Everyone begins gathering their stuff and I do the same, disconnecting my terminal from the device and shutting it off before getting up from my seat and beginning to walk towards the door.


    I dont actually personally know many of the people in this ss, outside of when I beat half of them up in the tournament, so its a rather peaceful ss in general. The university seems to have five sets of sses for each ss on Monday, with five professors teaching each of the two sses. And it looks like I just didnt end up in the same ss as any of the others for Demonology.


    Although Guardian Law is different, since I have it with both Belle and Emily. Not that it matters much since we all stay silent during the professors boring lecture.


    Sincews are indeed very boring to learn about in a ss.


    <strong>Have you decided on which electives youre gonna take yet? </strong>Tar asks as I leave the ssroom, thankful that I dont have any bags or anything to carry like I wouldve back in high school.


    Mostly.


    I know Ill be taking the ss over Blood magic and the one for indoorbat, since battling in the middle of a cramped hallway is annoying. But as for the other elective


    <strong>Id rmend taking the ss over Achievements, </strong>Tar suggests, making me a raise a brow for a moment before shrugging and mentally adding it to the list.


    That makes my scheduleplete.


    <strong>There was another required ss tomorrow, right? </strong>Tar asks, sounding curious as he shows just how little attention he was paying when I went over everything earlier.


    Then again, I dont really me him.


    Yeah, there was. This one is System Basics. A mandatory ss for all first year students to make sure they understand the basics of how the System works.


    <strong>Oh, right, </strong>Tar mutters before suddenly appearing in the air in front of me and then moving tond on my head, but the moment he touches my ears I duck, almost yelping in the process. He pauses for a second only to go to my shoulder instead and sit down.


    I frown as I nce at him.


    Why are you sitting on me?


    He nces back and asks, <strong>Why not?</strong>


    We stare at each other for several seconds until I shrug and mutter, Touch. Then continue walking towards the Top ss gated area.