The camera slowly zooms in on the academy...
The Student Castle...
A window of the new students' dormitory...
We find Nekrios, sleeping soundly, completely unaware of the chaos erupting around him.
Tentacle No.4 and No.6 are cooking breakfast.
Tentacle No.2 is rummaging through Raven's belongings.
Tentacles No.1 and No.3 are waving Kaeron's swords, engaging in a quick duel.
As for Tentacle No.5, it's calmly writing down what will be said when Nekrios wakes up.
Twenty minutes later... after havoc and destruction...
SLAAAAP!
Nekrios' eyes shoot open and he jumps off the bed.
Nekrios:
"AAAAAAA! Who did that to me?! I swear I'll—
Oh... crap. It's you guys.
Sorry, I keep forgetting my tentacles have minds of their own."
Tentacle No.5 approaches, tossing a paper at his face.
Still groggy, Nekrios grabs it and reads it out loud in a sleepy voice.
Nekrios:
"Lord Nekrios, breakfast is ready on the table.
Don't worry, we've prepared everything for you so you can be ready for the second day of this crazy academy."
He glances at Tentacle No.5, then looks around...
Indeed, there's a hot breakfast ready, and everything appears mostly tidy...
But something's off.
Nekrios (narrowing his eyes):
"Do you all have a logical explanation...
Why are Kaeron and Raven missing from the dorm?
We still have two hours before classes start."
Tentacle No.1 rises and points at the closet—
It's tightly sealed shut, with Kaeron's sword placed across it for extra security.
Nekrios stares at the closet, visibly defeated.
Nekrios:
"Please don't tell me they're in there."
All the tentacles nod in unison.
He walks over and opens it...
Inside, Kaeron is hanging upside down, bound and trembling with rage.
Raven, also tied up, is calmly asleep—he must have given up on escaping hours ago.
Nekrios sighs and walks over to Kaeron, removing the tape from his mouth.
Kaeron (exploding in rage):
"You psychotic lunatic!
You sleep like a baby while I'm strung up like this—
Just because your damn tentacles felt like having fun!
They stole my swords, hit me, tied me up, hung me upside down,
taped my mouth shut...
And worst of all, one of them patted me, shushed me, then slapped me and threw me in here with this guy who won't shut up about how awesome it is to be a healer!
Screw that!"
Raven wakes up to the yelling, still drowsy.
Raven:
"Oh hey, Nekrios. You're finally awake.
I was chatting with Kaeron before I fell asleep.
Control your tentacles a little, will you?
They were nice to me, but they really bullied Kaeron."
Kaeron:
"SHUT THE FU—"
Raven (sighing):
"See? That's what I'm talking about.
Anyway, are you gonna untie us or what, for all that is sacred?"
Nekrios blinks and shakes his head to snap back to reality.
Nekrios:
"Yeah, yeah, hold on."
He unties Raven first—since he's less likely to hit him—
then casually cuts Kaeron down.
Kaeron hits the ground with a loud thud.
Kaeron (furious):
"I swear I'm going to make you suffer the way I did—
you and your wretched tentacles!"
Nekrios (coldly):
"You realize you're not exactly in control right now?"
Kaeron:
"Says who?!"
Nekrios:
"Umm... You're still tied up. Just not upside down."
Kaeron:
"...Right. That."
Kaeron:
"Untie me, you pale idiot!"
Nekrios releases him.
Kaeron stands up, stretches, cracks his neck and back, glares at the tentacles in silence...
Then walks straight into the bathroom.
Raven waves at the tentacles, then sniffs the air.
Raven:
"Mmm... what's that delicious smell?"
Nekrios (glancing at the table):
"Oh right.
The tentacles made breakfast.
I guess it's their way of apologizing."
Raven (licking his lips):
"Well, if that's the case, I wouldn't mind doing this every day!
Anyway—food first, ha-ha!"
He dashes to the table, his tail wagging with joy, and starts devouring the food.
Kaeron soon returns and joins in silently.
We sat and ate together...
But this was just the start of the day.
What's going to happen next?
Well—
We'll find out soon enough.
To be continued...