Card 0-The Fool

The warm light of the day made the purple haired girl's eyes flutter open gently.
Slowly standing up,she looked around confused,not recognising any of the futuristic elements or ​familiar landscapes.
Not realising what was happening,she left the dark building and followed the never-ending flow of people,until she arrived in front of a building called "Ye Ran Highschool".
She didn't understand why,but this building was calling her,and her intuition confirmed the safety of her actions,so she walked skeptically through the open gates,then stopped in front of the Highschool,until she was tapped on the shoulder but a cute,brown-haired girl with sparkly eyes.
The girl kept talking in some kind of foreign language,and she kept ranting...until her words became familiar.
Blinking,the taller girl muttered a simple "I am lost",before the other nodded in understanding and pulled her by the sleeve inside the college,until they got to a certain door.
The girl,Yuna,knocked on the door,and they both stepped inside,where they were greeted by a blond haired man,who was doing paperwork and looking peaceful.
Looking up,his expression changed into one of shock,as we locked eyes,but composed himself easily.

-?-:Miss Seo,where did you meet this girl?
Yuna:She was in the school ground saying she was lost.I wasn't sure what to do,so I brought her to you.
-?-:You did well,thank you,Miss Seo,she is your new classmate.You can hurry back to class,I will bring her in a moment.
Yuna:*nods*Have a good day,Mr.Headmaster!

The giddy girl left the room,and with that,the blond man took off his glasses and approached the purple haired girl,his gorgeous sea-coloured eyes flooded with emotions.

-?-:Is this really you...?Do you remember me?Frankenstein?How did you get here?First master,and now you?Am I the luckiest man alive?
-?-:You seem familiar...but I'm not sure who you are...I'm sorry.
Frankie:*sighs*Should have known...Amnesia was bound to appear after so many years.Do you remember who you are?Your name?Your family?
-?-:My name...All I can remember is my name,my sister and mother.Raven Helena Black is my name,as far as I remember,and I think I used to play with some funny looking cards.
Frankie:I will help you remember everything,gradually,but you have to cooperate.
Raven:For some bizarre reason,I feel like I can trust you,so do your magic.
Frankie:Magic...heh.That's a funny way to word it.Thank you for your trust,I deeply appreciate it.

He then gave the girl a brief description of what was going on,then walked her to,what he called,a "Classroom",where many other kids dressed in the same type of clothing were sitting at their own desks with books in front of them,and a bulky looking man was lecturing them.
Amongst the mass of people,there was one brunet one that stood out of the crowd with his grace.Surprisingly,as they locked eyes,a shocked expression flashed on our faces for a split second,his ruby eyes reminded the girl of the good old days,but she couldn't understand how.   

Teacher:Everyone,attention.As you all know,she will be studying here with us from now on.It's her first time here,in Korea,so please help her out with the culture.Her name is...
Raven:Raven Helena Black...that's how it's pronounced here.  
Yuna:So you did speak Korean!
Teacher:Right,you do!
Raven:I'm...not fluent...
Teacher:Right,but what should we call you?
Raven:Raven will do.
Guy:TEACHER!She's not addressing you as a Teacher,either!Just like Rai used to!*laughs*Are you from the same place?
Raven:Rai...?

By instinct,the girl looked at the red-eyed boy,who nodded at her,which made her agree with the red haired boy's statement.

Teacher:Shinwoo...shut up.
Shinwoo:But teacher!Since she's new,it'd have been easy to make that mistake!But...this time,I won't suggest a punishment anymore!Not like last time...
Teacher:Sit down.Raven,you can sit next you Raizel,right there.

The girl nodded and sat down next to the brunet boy,and shared a glance once again,before they both fixed their gazes out the window,not paying attention to the 'teacher'.
The two of them had to share a textbook,along with the boy called "Shinwoo",who forgot his,again,as it seems.
He was half-asleep on the desk,while Raizel sat stiff and looked ahead.
The girl,however,decided to see what was inside her black bag,and among many things that somehow gave her an idea of her past,she found a deck of weird looking cards.

 Classes passed by easily,then what they called "lunch" arrived,which made Rai and Yuna bring the girl to the cafeteria and introduced her to the magic of Ramyeon.
They all sat together,with a new kid with glasses called Ikhan,and introduced themselves to the purple haired girl.

After school,despite the fact that Shinwoo had to leave earlier,the others went to futuristic looking place,where they taught her how to play "video games" and successfully beat Raizel,much to his embarrassement.Then,as the Sun started to set,they decided to finally go home,but even that simple walk home proved to be eventful,as a group of big guys blocked their way,having threatening looking expressions.

Guy1:Lookie here,boys,such nice looking girls,we're sure lucky!
Guy2:Beat up those idiots,steal their money,and grab the girls!
Raven:Leave.
Guy3:Ayy,she thinks she tough?Ha!

The guy who last spoke grabbed Yuna by the shoulder,which made her new friend punch his face as hard as possible,shocking everyone.
The defensive action obviously angered the gang,making them attack all at once,but the girl remained stoic,rolling up her blouse sleeves, and feeling aweird empowering energy surging through her veins,making her smirk.
She didn't even know she could move so agile,but as she moved swiftly through their ranks,throwing them in walls,punching and kicking them,they fell like leaves in autumn,a dark chuckle ringing through the air.

Regaining her composure,she fixed her outfit and joined the others as if nothing happened,motioning to start walking again.
Apparently,Rai lives with the Headmaster too,so all of us decided to visit him,despite having Yuna and Ihkan still shaky.
Frankenstein greeted them with awarm smile,letting them inside.

Frankie:I wasn't expecting visitors,so all I have is tea.Make yourselves at home.
Yuna:Sir,does Raven live with you too?
Frankie:Yes,we both know her personally.I'm surprised you were all together...again.
Ihkan:Haha,we hung out at the internet cafe after school,as usual,
Frankie:Then,why do you guys look startled?
Yuna:Um...we ran in some trouble on our way here...but it's fine,Raven saved us!
Frankie:Trouble?
Yuna:Some big bullies wanted to harrass us.
Ihkan:But Raven breezed through them with such ease!Just like Shinwoo!
Raven:*looks away*T'was nothing.
Yuna:Oh,right,sir!Please don't forget to give Raven lunch money.
Frankie:*sweats*Ah...r-right,I will.

Soon after the conversation,the kids were brought back home,and Frankenstein sat next to the girl,looking worried.

Raven:You look concerned.
Frankie:I never expected such a thing to happen,especially on your first day here.I apologise for the trouble.
Raven:I said it was no big deal.
Frankie:How did you beat them?
Raven:*shrugs*I felt a force take over me.It felt natural.
Frankie:I see...It means you're starting the remembering process.Anything else?
Raven:Raizel seems oddly familiar too.And I had this weird flashback of a dark place and a guy with long platinum blond hair and red eyes like Rai's,sitting on a throne,and I was in front of him,dressed like now,levitating and doing some ritual with tarot cards.Is that normal?
Frankie:*smiles*Yes,it is.It's even better than I thought.Keep it up,you will remember everything soon enough.
Raven:I sure hope so.It feels weird parasiting you.
Frankie:Parasiting me?Oh no,you've got the wrong idea.Even before this,we lived together,but don't let that bother you.
Raven:*sighs*Right...At least this "school" as you call it isn't too bad.It's peculiar how some people can interact so easily with new comers,but I'm not about to complain.
Frankie:*chuckles*I believe you will enjoy your time here.I will draw a bath for you,and give you a change of clothes.I know you may not enjoy it much,but you will have to wear the same uniform as everyone else.
Raven:*bites lip*It's to be expected...Even if I like the ones I'm wearing right now.
Frankie:Just relax and enjoy this new life.


The next days were filled wih boring activities,Yuna and Raven beating Rai at PC games,meeting 2 threatening looking men on our way home,and the purple haired girl listening to Frankenstein and Rai talk about vampires and trying to remember her past.
However,despite enjoying tea together,Frankenstein got a call from Ihkan,saying that Yuna got kidnapped,sowe rushed over to a construction site,where the two faught against the oneswe had previously encountered.
And that's how the youngwitch had an epiphany about her previous life-
By feeling Frankenstein dark energy once again.

Letting the enemy retreat,the three of themwent to rescue the kids,then took them to Yuna's home,making sure they're alright.
Even better,the five of them got to stay at home~No school.
After the kids almost got arrested for trying to break into Frankenstein's house (and Rai and Raven staring at theweird device,not knowing how to use it),they prepared laptops to practice gaming on...
But Rai lost...terribly.
And after the kids left,the housewas left in the dark,as the Noblesse kept sulking and thewitch trying to cheer him up.

But a new problem soon arose upon turning on the TV and hearing the dreadful news:

A hospital had all its patients and staff massacred...

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