rakuen | Conquest Round Five

Just like every week before there are announcements on every board, "Please report to the lobby at 12 noon for assembly." Anyone who get lost or try not to attend are dragged there by Santana.

And really, there is good reason not to go. Anyone who has seen the battle records for this week and can count will know that Conquest has lost. Anyone who was in the city two weeks ago, knows how Day feels about losing.

This time Day isn't just annoyed she is livid. Thanks to the attack on her person on Friday night. Adding that to the fact conquest had lost again. She is stood on the stage with Santana, Flynn, Feferi and Gino. When everyone is gathered she glares at them and starts talking, hitting anyone who doesn't shut up with a warning penalty.

"You lost. Again." She wasn't smiling, she wasn't even holding anything to eat in her hand, she meant business this time. "What is wrong with you? You lose by one round winner. If just one more of you had won the round, and really how hard is it? You would have won!"

She glared at them and everyone who had been players the last round would begin to get a headache that built. "I don't care about your excuses, I don't care if you tried your best. You lost. You are pathetic and you will work harder this round. You will work harder or you will be sorry."

The battle records appeared behind her. "Do I need to even go through them? Will hearing about how you losers failed make you fail less?"

"Golbez and Suzaku Kururugi, Golbez won," she shot a blast of penalty towards Suzaku, sharper and more violent then the ones she had used the last time they had lost. He buckled and she smirked. "Suzaku Kururugi and Sis Strider, Sis won." Another stab of pain, "Golbez and Tear, Tear lost but since she is incacipated in the infirmary due to Golbez's win I will deem that punishment enough. Congratulations Golbez, you put a fairy in a coma!" She actually sounded impressed.

Her mocking grin faded and she continued, "Our head Prefect Santana Lopez fought this round, winning both times of course. Congratulations Santana, Golbez, Suzaku Kururugi, I guess it's applaudable that you even tried." She still hit them with penalties though.

"Onto the battles that truly matter, against Fortitude." The page changed, "Suzaku Kururugi won against Sadaharu Inui, Cirno lost against Jade Harley," Here Cirno would get the stab of pain, only lasting a few moments but painful enough to make her stumble.

"Suzaku Kururugi lost against Spain, Golbez lost against Nanashi and Spain." More pain as she pressed onwards, Tear won against Nanashi and Sadaharu Inui, Suzaku Kururugi won against Spain, but lost against Dave Strider and Jade Harley. Are thirteen year olds too difficult to beat?" More pain went his way, "Cirno lost against Marisa Kirisame," and her way also, "Yuki Yagizawa and Sis Strider both beat Dave."

"Finally Santana Lopez won against Jade Harley, which is no surprise, well done Santana."The records disapeared from behind her and she shook her head, "Yuku Yagizawa and Sis Strider both won the round. I can only hope the next group follow do better."

With that the next round players came up on the screan and she read them out.

"Kotaro Mochizuki
John Egbert
Flynn Scifo
Brienne of Tarth
Lemina Ausa"

Usually this is where the assembly ended but this time Day raised her hand, gesturing people to stay still. Her eyes glinted dangerously.

"Losing the round, as bad as it is. Is not what has made me angry today." Okay it was a big part of what had made her angry, but, "On Friday evening I was attacked, in my office. We have told you time and time again, it is not our fault you are here, taking your anger out on us is not necessary or smart." Her eyes glinted again, "I have my suspicions as to who my attacker is, and they will learn. That disobedience is met with punishment. That I cannot be threatened, and it is unwise to try."

At that she turned to Flynn and he crumpled, her and Satana focussed the warning penalty on him. The pain would be too much for him to stand or talk. It lasted for ten minutes, anyone who moved or talked was hit with a warning penalty strong enough to sink them to their knees.

When it was over she stepped away from Flynn, who was curled up on the floor. It would be a few moments before he had the strength to stand. "Dismissed."

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Day walked out of the lobby before anyone could recover from their shock. She actually felt a little bad about leaving Santana to deal with the students but, she knew her being there would just aggravate the situation.

She went back to her rooms still angry, but more than angry she was afraid, which in turn made her more angry. The attack hadn't surprised her, she had been ready. She knew someone would move against eventually. Relished the idea even, was prepared for it.

It hadn't gone totally plan, despite all her caution. But Day knew that life rarely went to plan, which was why she had a plan B.

She hadn't expected plan B to scare her so much and she was angry at herself for it. Death meant nothing here, it was the perfect escape.

She had died a few times since first arriving, but not by poison. Remembering the time she had, actually truthfully died by poison, was just weakness.

And it was a weakness she couldn't afford, she had to be strong. Conquest had to be strong, they had to stop losing. They had to win.

None of them could be weak, she sat at her desk and stared out of the window at the students beginning to leave the lobby.

After dealing with the students and standing up for Day and what had happened earlier, Santana makes her way to Day's room. She doesn't even bother knocking and instead just lets herself in. It wasn't like Day to just run away from a situation, no matter how fucked up it may have been, so Santana knew that something more must have happened.

When she finds Day at her desk Santana pulls up a chair and sits besides her, she lets a few moments go by before saying anything to her but when she figures out what to say it seems like Santana knows exactly what's troubling her, "You get used to being attacked, you know? We were students long before we were staff, but you never get used to death not being final. It kinda messes with everything you thought you knew," she looks over to see if Day reacted to anything she said.

Day didn't acknowledge Santana's presence at first, just continued staring out the window. Santana was the one person who Day came close to trusting, she liked most the staff true. Even Dolorosa for all her naivety but she couldn't trust any of them, only Santana. And even then she was fully prepared for the day her Player turned on her. Caution first; always, no one could be relied on.

At her words though Day nodded slowly, she had made a living on death. Her whole life since she was a young child had been learning how to kill. It had shaken her to learn that that one constant, the one thing she knew was certain. Was not so.

"I'm fine," she said after a moment. It was only half a lie.

"I guess they all curse my name now?" She smirked slightly. Truthfully she sort of regretted what she had done, but not fully. They needed to be strong, and they needed to be ready and she was prepared to do anything to make them that way.

Truthfully, Santana had no plans on turning on Day. They were in the same situation, sure she liked all of the staff but she only really trusts Day; even her friendship with Nanami didn't come close to her friendship with Day. She wouldn't ruin something like that.

"Liar," she says softly, "I can tell that you're not fine, but I won't push if you don't want me to.

It takes her a moment to answer, as if she's trying to carefully work her response, "Yes, but it's probably more that they're frustrated that they need to be here more than they think you're a total bitch. I mean, I'm the bitch in this relationship."

Day shrugged, she would be fine. She just had to get over it, she knew it probably wouldn't be the last time she was attacked, though hopefully the assembly will have put off future attackers for a little while.

She gave a small smile at Santana's words, "That's true." She shook her head, "I wouldn't blame them, I hated being punished as well. They just don't understand anything yet."

"And we can't tell 'em anything, so we gotta deal with being hated. We signed up for this job," well, sort of, "so we gotta carry it out no matter how much is sucks. Besides, who cares if they don't like you, they don't matter at all. I mean, I still like you."

Day nodded, it was true. Being hated was just part of the job, she had hated the head of the Conquest her whole time as a student, well teacher, there. Right up until the end.

She smiled, "Thanks." She meant it. "Is Flynn alright?" After all, he was a Player he had to fight.

"I checked up on him earlier, gave him some chocolate and water to help with the headache," god knows Santana knows how to deal with those headaches. She was just as much, if not more, defiant as anyone here now, "He should be okay in a bit."

Day nodded, she was a veteran at penalty headaches as well, at least she could safely say she could never put her students through anything she hadn't been through herself.

"Most likely," she rolled her eyes, personally she thought Flynn was an idiot, he put far too much trust in Yuri and the fact he hadn't even acted surprised or angry at the punishment made her angry.

If Santana and Day could handle it, there's no reason the students this round couldn't handle it as well, unless every round the students become weaker. But that's their problem and not hers.

Mirroring Day's thoughts Santana says, "Flynn is an idiot, but I think it comes with being a soldier. He'll take any order or punishment."

Day nodded, "Loyalty," she scoffed, "Soldiers are all the same, they follow orders blindly and don't seem to realise that that those they follow would never do the same for them."

She shook her head, "His friend he took punishment for will betray him one day, and he will be shocked. It's sad."

Santana looks up at Day, "Do you think that everyone will betray you one day?"

Day looked back and shrugged, "Everyone betrays each other. It's how humans work." She didn't sound upset about it, just resigned.

"So you think I'm going to betray you one day?" she asks a bit upset at that. She trusts Day and thought Day trusted her too.

Day shrugged, "Don't see who you would betray me too, but if the opportunity arose. Don't see why you wouldn't." She shrugged, "I wouldn't mind. That's just life."

She scoffs and rises to he feet, heading towards the door, "I'm not going to betray you and I'm hurt that you think I would. I'm gonna leave before I start tot consider it."

And with that, she exits.

Day blinked in complete confusion. She had assumed Santana would have a similar opinion of friendships as she died, after all she acted so tough.

Yet she was so young... Young and naive just like Day had been at that age. She scoffed but felt bad. Santana was the only person close to a friend she had in this whole cursed place.

Friendship? Day was as pathetic as the rest of them. She shook her head and stared glumly out of the window.

Conquest Round Five

much later, Day's room

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