2024-03-02 20:56:00"You killed my brother. Say it." I shatter his elbows, but he still only screams, not letting a word out. I blind him, but still he says nothing.
"SAY ITI SAY WHAT YOU DID" He did it! I know it! He knows it! The whole fucking world knows it! Even the police knew! They said nothing could be done, but they knew! "SAY IT!"
A wave of power surges out of me with my scream, the windows of many of the buildings around me shattering, the glass raining down on the ground. The whole city starts to shake, cracks spreading across the building below me.
Giovanni's skull caves in, his blood covering me entirely. It gets in my eyes, in my nose, and in my mouth.
I push it to the ground and start stabbing. Over and over again, I bring the dagger down on it.
"Say it! Say what you did! SAY IT!"
I don't know how long it takes for me to get tired a minute, maybe ten, maybe an hou
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Except there had to have been. Otherwise, Ling would've done it on his own, rather than influence me. It would've been easier for him, too. He didn't bother trying to hide his involvement, so he must have known he'd be caught. Why use a cat's paw then? Why not do it alone?The teachers must be limited in what they can and can't do. They might have had seals placed on them, similar to the one I used to have.Ling suddenly screams, the power of his voice sending ripples through the air, powerful enough to stop me in my tracks. The second sound he releases is more of a roer than a scream, two voices leaving his throat at the same time -one human and in pain, the other animalistic and angry.And something else feelings I've never felt before. Something takes a hold of me, mind, body and soul, and prevents me from moving. For a moment, I see a large snake tightening its coils around me, looking me in the eye as it flicks its
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The outer barrier shatters, Damon quickly rushing to replace it. Before he can, a second bolt of lightning strikes the ground at his feet, rupturing it and sending him flying.Nen catches him before it's too late, a pair of black wings on his back as he sets the vice-dean down.A third bolt destroys the barrier of green light, allowing us to see Ling now has runes covering his entire body. They weren't drawn on it, either but carved. Drops of blood are slowly trailing out of the many, many wounds, not a single part of his body unmarred.His mouth starts opening, getting wider and wider, his lower jaw extending further than a person's ever should There's a loud crack as it shatters, the corners of his lips cut open as if by a blade, a wide grin carved onto his face.A single, small, elegant, pale hand reaches out of his throat. No one makes a sound, incapable of doing anything other than watching, the
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In the morning, I wake up before the other two. Well, I get up. Couldn't really sleep a wink. Not after all that.Diana should be waking up right about now, heading to the library. I head out to meet her, not bothering with the school uniform.The girl is like clockwork. Emergency or not, she keeps on ticking the same way. She'll try to remain calm, and go about her day as always a picture of sophistication and grace. Anyone who bothers to look will be able to tell she's out of it.She clearly hasn't slept, the bags of her eyes proof enough. Hasn't bothered with her hair and make-up, and her skirt hasn't been ironed, which for her just might be a first.I sit at her table so that we're facing one another. Without a word, she closes her book, making eye contact."How much did the teachers tell you?""That the man from last night was the one who killed Erik the first time, too. Other than that, nothing."Bastards. Even when it's this serious, they're keeping secrets. I understand not wa
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lan shoots her an angry glare, wrinkles covering his forehead from how hard he's scowling "Easy for you to say. Not everyone gets to be a prodigy. You'll probably be safe no matter what."The girl walks into the room, her footsteps soft and barely audible. "Excuses. You're plenty strong. We're both aware of that. You're choosing to run.""Fine" he finally snaps, raising his voice. "I'm choosing to run. Have fun dying. Don't expect me to moum you"It takes him a few seconds to put on a pair of pants, and then he's storming out of the room. Not the outcome I was hoping for, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't expecting it.Diana has no time for my personal life, however, her brother being her only focus at the moment. "Can we do it without him?"Maya and Erik are out of the picture, lan is not doing it, and Rosa is cross with me. Who else can I ask? Can the four of us do it on our
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Nobody answers, because nobody does. Diana was probably searching for clues in the library, but clearly found nothing. If a creature powerful enough to possess a teacher exists, I doubt the school has made it easy to obtain information about it"Seriously? None of you?"Wait, what? He's surprised?Does that mean he actually knows something?Sighing, Antoine adjusts his sitting position, making himself more comfortable. "The teachers mentioned The Pull That's the first stage of being contacted by that thing. His name is Choronzon, one of the creatures residing in the tree of Qliphoth."Qliphoth? That's related to the studies of Aleister Crowley, a famous occultist. I should've guessed some of that stuff was real or rather, that it created symbolism for real magic."What does he want?" Maria asks. "And what is he? A demon? A ghost?"Demons live in Gehena, while ghosts live in our world. Not surprised she doesn't know that."Beings from Qliphoth and Sefira are their own thing, as far as
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ANASTASIAWe all feel it the moment it happens. The Silent One is here! He has joined our world once again!Oh, but it isn't permanent. His power is quite limited great, but limited. It will take some time for him to be his true self again.His voice, soft as a nightingale's, whispers in our ears in our hearts speaking of nothing but the truth. The glory of his presence makes me fall to my knees, an unworthy insect before his great might."Oh, Silent One! We have been patient! I have been patient! I knew you would be with us again! They all called me mad but I knewAnd you have never wavered?"Never, sir!" I cry out. "I would never! I am a true believer! I knew you would come! I knew!"Then why were you not there? Why were you not there to defend my host?I throw myself at the ground, hanging my fists against it. "I am sorry, my Lord! I could not get there in timel I didn't have the means if only I could, I would have! I would lay down my life for you!"Then do so.I pull my dagger ou
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I take a step forward, but Maria holds out a hand to stop me. "Guys, look up."We do, and my heart stops when I see the figure in the tree. It's hanging from several vines, only their silhouette visible. Despite this, I can tell it's a person, a particularly thick vine wrapped around their neck, their body relaxed as it lightly sways through the air.I hold up my palm, creating a basic attack spell, if only for the light it provides. The moment I see Maya's face, my heart stings but only during that moment. I'm calm again a second later.Mac's breath hitches as he takes a cautious step forward, his boot sinking ankle-deep into the mud, which is now mixed with water. "That's not her, is it?""Probably not," I tell him. "She's already dead. It's only her soul that's here. That's probably a trap""Should we go around?" asks Rosa, yanking her foot free of a tree root. "If that body's the bait, the trap must be just beyond it."Diana and I reach the same conclusion, but she's the first to
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With all of them either in the air or propped up by the tree roots protruding from the water, the crocodiles all have one target left me.Silent as a grave, they creep closer, perfectly ignorant to the spell I'm about to use.A single, powerful jolt of electricity fills the water all around us. A few bubbles follow, and then the whole jungle is silent. One by one, the crocs come to the surface, dead.Vines are quickly wrapping themselves around me, pulling me up into the tree tops. I guard my skin, but don't bother resisting the pull. Let's see what we're really being stalked by in here. About time to put an end to them.Three identical girls are up in the tree, each one shorter than I am. They're each wearing a black dress that completely exposes their shoulders, necks and arms. With hair and eyes identical to Choronzon's, it's not hard to imagine them. being his kids. I doubt that's the case, though.They're a part of the god himself. I can tell from the absence of anything when I l
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"A spell gone wrong brought me here, I tell her, turning my palms upwards in a show of pacifism. I mean you no harm, I only wish to leave"The woman hisses, pointing one finger at me. "Then leave." From all around her, a whirlwind of petals comes flying toward me. I sense no true power within, so I let the spell hit me. The next moment, I'm in the middle of the rest, rushing through the trees. Then I'm above the ocean, one with the wind. Then I'm being pushed through a stone archway on a remote island.I get flung through it, and emerge back in New Sunshire. Well, that was a trip.Looking around, I see the others have realized what this is all about, too. With everyone going in and out of houses, the doorways are unable to fully close, letting some of the power of those inside them leak out. Perfect.I follow the stench of scented candles and expensive perfume, letting it guide me through an archway leading into a garden overcome by weed. I protect my body before stepping through, jus
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HOTARUOnce again, Quinn is the teacher sent to chaperone us on the field trip. The buses drop us off in New Sunshire, many miles away from regular Sunshire, all the way on one of Scotland's shores. Don't ask me to tell you if it's the east or the west, though. Maybe north and south? Scotland does touch the sea on all sides, right?"I can't believe you brought that," I mutter to Mac, who has a small plant in his lap. "You're gonna break it.""There's a burner moth somewhere in our room, and it keeps messing with my plants. Puffing out his chest as though he were personally challenged, he gets a serious look in his eye, which is not something you often see on Mac. "I'm not letting it have this one.""Why's that one special?"The blonde giant shrugs, looking down at his plant, a tender smile on his face. "It just is. Got the seed from the last one, so this'll be my first time going through multiple generations."I thought that was a regular thing to do, honestly. Well, I never did claim
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IAN"We don't have time for this." Maria approaches, and I can tell what she's going to do by the look in her eyes. Too late to stop her, I can only watch as her palm harshly connects with Hotaru's cheek, nearly knocking him back to the ground. "Wake the hell up."He looks at her, his face turning red, more clarity in his eyes. "Tll curse you into being bald." It's a genuine spell we've learned. Makes one wonder what sort of witch was bored enough to invent such a thing.We throw the dreamcatches into the fire, a large burst of white smoke rising from it, making us all pull back a little.The image that forma inside is nothing like the ones we saw in the bubbles. Instead, what we see is a woman- maybe a man with the same colors as Choronzon, only different features. They're wearing a black centurion-like armor, with absolutely no cloth attached to it, meaning no pants, cape or anything. The armor has jagged shoulder. pads and no sleeves, showing off a pair of thin, pale arms. They hav
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HOTARUPotions aren't really a class I remember all that much about, for whatever reason. Quinn is the teacher, and seems to be looking kind of stiff whenever our eyes meet. Why do I not remember this?I seem to remember the potions well enough, I just don't remember learning how to make any of them. What gives? It's a class we only take once a week, so it should be pretty memorableSeeing that one of the pages of my book has had its comer folded, so I turn toward it. 'Memoria Damnum: How to Delete Someone's Memories.I guess that explains it.With Mac no longer interested, Maya is the only other person who bothered to take it, and this is the one class she excels at. Doesn't take much magic control to make a potion work, so I guess it makes sense she'd put all her energy into this.it's the last class of the day, so we're all free to meet up once it's over. Other than Diana, I'm the first to arrive at the library, Maya probably heading off to meet with Erik first to try and steal eve
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He just gives me a wink, saying nothing. Alright. Keep your secrets."Dreamcatches are typically used to protect children" Diana continues, shooting lan a quick dirty look. "These would be woven in a slightly different pattern. The dream bubbles would have to go through them, where they'd remains until we burned the catcher and saw the dreams inside the smoke. That's the only method described here."If she knows that, she must have gone through the entire damn book. How? How can a person read so fast? She has to be using magic for it. If so, she better share.Antoine's fingers gently, reach for my lower back, giving me a pinch. I reach over to his face, flicking his nose harshly enough to make him wince. His response is to shove his fingers under my ribs, forcing me to squirrn back as I try to get away. This only results in my elbow hitting Maya in the back."Ow. Watch it, man. That hurt.""Sorry""Are you children quite done?" Crossing her arms, Diana starts to fume "Honestly. How ca
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ANASTASIAThe maid is beginning to irk me. The fool is incapable of dusting anything off without dropping it. The earrings we gave her are the only reason I haven't fired her aiready. If she can't offer good services, at least she can offer her energy. Shouldn't be long before her Soul Seed shows itself.I wish there were a quicker method. The Heralds are hunting for us relentlessly, always sending one of them to search. the globe. The Master is keeping us hidden from them, but that simply means wasting his power on things other than his revival, slowing things down even further.I enter Doctor Crowley's lab, the scanner set to recognize my eyes. Once inside, I walk over to the large glass wall, through which the Doctor is currently looking. "You called, sir?""It's about to happen""What is, sir?"A man is inside the other room, in the nude, strapped to the operating table. He keeps twitching around, his eyes flickering with a strange, red light. Every few seconds, a rune appears on
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"Weren't the Old Ones human once?""That's correct""Then how can they be infinite?"The class starts murmuring and muttering, everything along the lines of agreeing with her. I was about to ask a similar question, so I'm glad she opened the topic up.Grey looks like he's uncomfortable talking about this, but still decides to answer. "The Old Ones, the Light and the Dark-they are all people. Not one of them is the same thing they started as. Caught in endless wars, they diminished one another to the point of humanity, an existence of the lowest layer, managed to steal their power and overtum them.The same applies to the Dark and the Light, then."What about the Light and the Dark?" Diana asks, neglecting to read my mind."That one is slightly different." Grey tums back toward the board, his back as full of white as one might expect, drawing a few chuckles. He erases the tip of the pyramid entirely. "The Dark and the Light started out with two names, same as the Older Ones. Yahweh and
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The news covered that? How? With what footage? There's no chance any chopper could have withstood the magic being sent around that place. An illusionary jungle was created for miles around it, too. Did they just use words?The lack of an image is very likely to have the common masses just as fearful as the students are.Quinn, shoulders slumped, sits down on her chair. "I think you deserve to know. Really, I do. It's just not that simple. There are things you can never know about him things you aren't physically able to know. I'm sorry you're scared, and I'm sorry some of you will have to leave, but my decision is final. I'm not saying another word."She tries to make us focus on more nonsense with our guardianshaving them manifest into our world and such- but I'm pretty sure the mood is too dead for anyone to focus.Levitation is a welcome relief, as always. We simply practice some of our moves. Now that Rosa is gone, only Diana and I are actually capable of flight.Roger is here, to
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"Count me in," Antoine adds with a small smile, directing it at me. "Promise you're gonna wear that to class?"I walk up to him, resting a hand on his chest. "I only put this one on to not make a big splash on the first day back. Wait til you see the other ones""Y'know, my mom's a model. If fashion is your thing, I can score some outfits for you."Oh, where have you been all my life?Well, this past week. Before that, I wasn't all that into fashion. All I cared about was looking good. That and glorious vengeance, of course, but that urge has been sated."One small problem, lan starts. "Rosa isn't here."Right. That might be a problem. "Any of you hear from her?" Since we went on a brave quest to save the world, I mean.Nobody offers a response, predictably. With no signal or internet, we don't exactly have a habit of exchanging phone info, since we never get to use it while we're here. Figures nobody bothered to get hers."We could talk to a teacher about it?" suggests Maya. "I don't
