"Mum, stay back!"Taking his mum's arm, Kaleb yanked her backwards before sliding a dagger out of his pocket. Beads of sweat flushed down his face as he approached the tent, pointing the dagger outwards with each step he took. His whole body trembled while trying to maintain a solid grip on his dagger. Gradually approaching him from behind, his mum whispered, "Kaleb, don't go."Whoosh!They both flinched backwards, quivering when their eyes fell upon a mysterious figure clad in a Ninja's outfit. Frozen, they could only watch as the figure approached them, dried leaves rustling from behind him. Soon enough, the air became filled by their loud shrieks when the corpses of Kayla and her dad appeared beside the stranger in the poof of a dark smoke. Kaleb averted to his gaze to his mum as she fell on her knees, tears pouring from her eyes while she continued sobbing. "Who are you?", he cried. "Why did you kill them?""What do you want from us?!" Goosebumps carpeted his whole skin whe
~Daryn~My life as an average teenager has always been a mess. Raised by a single mum, I at times feel very lonely whenever she's at work; I have no friends to visit, I don't do parties and other stuff you might refer to as 'cool'. Often times, I also get bullied at school. Most times I just wish I could have the adventurous life I've dreamed of since I was a child. Find magic if it really exists, sail across the night sky upon a dragon's back, and save the world together with my team of magical superheroes. But again, all these fantasies can only exist in my head and not in the real world. ********It was 8:00pm at night, and my mum had not yet returned from work. As usual, I just finished having a nice cold bath and was about to watch some TV, dressed in my bathrobe; I would then probably fall asleep on the couch like always, until my mum came back from work. However, things took a different turn when a sudden knock was heard on the door. I wasn't expecting any visitor, not at su
A sudden silence filled the enormous room as we all witnessed something strange.The ground beneath the well raised position split into two halves with a loud rumble, and then, a young beautiful girl ascended from underneath the ground. She was dressed in a long white robe, and had neatly arranged black hair with a few white streaks. She had the looks of a young lady in her early twenties or so. With a sudden loud thud, the ground was sealed back, and it looked very normal. I was lucky enough to see everything because my tall height was an advantage. The young girl waved her hands in a beautiful gesture, with a brilliant smile which was impressed on her face. "Welcome to the mage academy for the gifted". Her voice sounded more matured than her looks could tell. "I know you all are very confused at the moment, and I promise to clarify you as soon as possible. "But first, I would like you to know that I'm Headmistress Lyra...and this is my personal assistant, Tabitha". She poin
I appeared in a big and well lit room which had silver curtains, and two beds. The floor had criss crossed silver designs, with some repeating circular patterns. Its walls were painted with blue and silver colours, and it had a sharp and attractive contrasting light which made the room look more colourful. My gaze swept around the whole room in fascination, as I couldn't realize the source of such warm lightning. I eventually noticed the brown wooden table by the corner, which had a bowl full of tasty snacks upon it.My stomach growled. I was hungry, and craved for some snacks, so picking at least one biscuit won't hurt. "Stop it Daryn!", I whispered to myself. I can't trust the school yet, after all they kidnapped me and dozens of others whose families would probably be worried about. I paced around the room until I got to another door. 'This should be the bathroom', I thought. My gaze met with the silver wardrobe which stood opposite the second bed. I was probably not going t
~ The Next day ~The whole atmosphere was saturated with whispers and indistinct chattering, as all the academy's new recruits converged in the test room. The room was a very large one which was capable of containing twice the number of crowd it already held. It had neatly patterned gold walls and it's floor had gold and silver colours which didn't mix. Just like the room I slept in last night, it had warm lighting from a source I couldn't see. Dressed in a new outfit which mysteriously appeared upon my bed, I found myself amongst the noisy crowd, but remained silent and unable to ask any of the questions I had in mind, simply because I was too afraid to do so.Instead, I observed most things around me, taking note of people's names and faces as they interacted with one another. I stole a gaze at the girl who asked the same question I had in my mind earlier; she was standing beside me, but didn't notice me...or so I thought. "This is just so stupid...I wonder what test they're g
A lot of time passed, and with five people before me, I was next in line for the test. The test hall was getting quite empty, since most supernaturals were teleported to the fabrication room, while the others were sent back home. Tiny beads of sweat rolled down my face as I felt really anxious for a reason I couldn't understand. I exhaled lightly before stepping forward to touch the orb in front of me. As I touched it, its bright yellow glow grew paler and paler until it turned white. There seemed to be a small explosion within it, which caused it to shine with a sudden bright white light. I noticed the startled look on everyone's face, but I couldn't really understand what happened. The headmistress was puzzled. "What just happened?", she asked. I took my sweaty palms off the orb before it assumed it's yellow glow again. But there seemed to be a problem - the magic screen didn't display the kind of supernatural being I was, even though the orb confirmed that I was a supernat
It was dark and almost completely silent in a thick forest. The dry leaves rustled as the wind swept back and forth. The footsteps of a masked stranger caused the ground to shake with violently rumbling sounds. The stranger's appearance was smoothly concealed, as he was dressed in black like a ninja. With both hands facing the quaking ground, he began to chant a spell;"Arklash irvum sri"The rumbling noises grew louder alongside the violent earthquake, until the ground cracked open. A long sharp sword ascended from underneath the ground. It was almost completely covered by a visible mass of dark energy which seemed to disappear soon after the ground's cracks sealed close. The loud rumbling noises suddenly ceased, and the forest became silent. With nothing but an outstretched hand, the sword flew right into the stranger's hand. He let out a silent gasp as he felt a rush of the sword's dark energy surge through his whole body."The legends are true...the sword really possesses g
~ Daryn ~I managed to find my way back to my dorm, after spending hours walking around the academy in search of it. The academy was truly vast in size, and one could get lost without being careful. I dashed into the room without quickly noticing that a new person had replaced Henry, my former room mate. "You must be Daryn Coldwater"I felt a bit creeped out at the sound of the anonymous voice, especially because the lights were turned off.I took some steps backwards until my back met with the door. "Who are you?", I asked. "Geez, relax dude...I'm Daemon Weathers, your new room mate", said the person. The lights finally came on, and as I could guess, it amused him to see how frightened I was at the moment. He tried all he could to hold himself back from bursting into laughter, and his face looked red and swollen from all the holding back. I felt embarrassed. "What? You shouldn't have startled me that way", I blurted with a slight frown. Then without any warning, he finally e