2nd Year, 06/June Cleric Kidnapping

## Description

A flash of light appeared in the air over Salvatore Academy. At first glance, some may think that it would disappear as quickly as it appeared, but instead it lingered and stayed there. From the bright light a pair of large white wings began to unfurl, then another, and another. Three sets of angelic wings with pristine white feathers wrapped around the silhouette of a figure made of pure light.

A loud boom was heard as if a thunderous storm was coming, but there were no clouds in sight. Instead, the boom was the voice of this strange entity in the sky as its voice rang out across the school grounds.

*“Heathens….Heretics…..Sinners….*

*You proclaim yourself as a place of academic learning, but are a den of deceit. You house the forsaken and most vile of all within your walls. Creatures born from the pits of Hell themselves. Half bloods that have mixed with these monsters to create abominations to the natural order, as the Heavens had intended.*

*Heed these words.*

*Father Karris was just the beginning. A messenger to give you a chance to repent and stop your ways. But you have shown no intention of returning to the light.*

*We are coming. And when we arrive, we will cleanse this school with the light and purge the ground of your demonic sins”*

As the thunderous sound stopped, the light pulsated once more before fading from the skies. In its absence, the entire island felt eerily quiet. No birds were chirping, and even the air seemed still as the Divine presence left the Salvatore Academy, its words still ringing in the minds of those that heard the proclamation.

## Event Details

Encounters with the Order of Mikkelites were not entirely new to anyone at the Academy. The students, as well as the Professors and Staff were well aware of a certain Father Karris, a Priest who had entered Academy grounds repeatedly, threatening everyone, especially those with demonic blood. The same Priest had set foot in the Academy back when Professor Mimi Dior was still a student and back then she had managed to steal his priestly bag. During a certain Demonology class, under the guidance of Professor Dior, the students inspected the contents of said bag and found a statue of the Archangel Michael which connected the priest with the Order.

Students and Staff alike were already on guard when they heard the threat that resounded like thunder over the Academy and knew something much bigger would soon be set into motion, but nothing could have quite prepared them for what came next…

On a perfectly regular Monday, while students were waiting for classes to start, the silence inside the Salvatore Academy of Magic was broken by the loud roar of a motorcycle. Soon, a wounded stranger walked through the gates, drawing everyone’s eyes to her. Rogue was her name and she brought disturbing news: Professor Dior had been kidnapped! Rogue, or K, was an acquaintance of Professor Dior and told the students how an unknown paramilitary-like group attacked them while in a meeting. There had been a battle and the Professor had sacrificed herself so that Rogue would escape and look for help. The attackers were using rather advanced technology and wore white crosses on their chests, calling each other brothers.

After listening to the entire story, the students and staff organized and came up with a plan. Some of the students continued the conversation with the guest, trying to get as much information as possible. Others rushed to the library to look through the tomes for anything that could connect to Rogue’s story. Other students stormed Professor Dior’s office looking for any clues she might have left behind. The entire Academy had only one focus: finding their missing professor. Eventually, the students found more and more things. The tomes in the library revealed information on the Order of Mikkelites which matched perfectly into the story, as well as a copy of Professor Dior’s Grimoire and old maps which correlated with everything else pointed to a specific Church. The students also found a vial of the Professor’s blood on which they used certain techniques in the Potions classroom to accurately pinpoint the location. Gathering all of the information and putting everything together took quite a few days, time during which the students prepared in every possible way for the inevitable battle that was to come.

## Event Outcome

Once certain of the location their Professor was held and once readied up for battle, the students stormed the Church of St. Michael. It was an eerie night, the silence broken by religious chanting coming from inside the church. As the students approached the structure, a creaking sound from above sent chills down their spines as stone gargoyles on the rooftop came to life and swooped down to intercept the students. The growling creatures were fierce in their stony attacks, clawing at the students, swooping them up, then dropping them to the ground. The students stood their ground, fighting back with all they had. The sounds of battle filled the night sky as incredibly strong punches, the aid of magical creatures and heavy blasts of Umbra, Fogus, Lectricus and other spells were repeatedly launched at the stone beasts.

After crumbling the gargoyles to thousands of pieces, the students rushed to the church doors, some taking a moment to cast a series of healing spells and defensive spells such as magical round shields and magical armors in preparation of whatever awaited inside. The scene unveiling inside the church made their blood boil. Professor Dior was chained to a cross in the middle of a burning bonfire. She was wearing a white tunic, multiple sigils covering the cross and the professor’s whipped, cut and burned pale skin. Around the bonfire, a circle of religious priests were praying and chanting, holding some sort of Holy Ritual coordinated by a man who stood out from the rest – the Inquisitor. Battle recommenced, the students going for the Inquisitor with all their power. Seeing their superior under attack, the priests quickly cast a shield to protect him, but the students worked together using a variety of spells, each relying both on their own personal strengths, but also on those of their allies: some went straight for a powerful fury of magical and non-magical attacks on the priests, while others offered heals and extra defenses. Spells were not the only things flying around inside the church, but swears and vile words as well as the students took down the acolytes one by one.

Furious at the students, the Inquisitor called upon his connection to God to release a wave of Divine Light, filled with wrath that would wash over the students. While some were not affected at all by the Inquisitor’s desperate attempt, others were heavily weakened, to the point of severe injury and some even got knocked out. With a last effort, all of the standing students managed to break through the priest’s defenses and took him out, immediately freeing their Professor afterwards, providing emergency healing and taking her to safety to slowly, but hopefully fully recover. Not only that, but the group of students even leveled the church so that it could not be used again by the Order.

The students returned victorious to the Academy – injured, but knowing that their Professor was safe.