One more week. Tensions where high throughout the entire school. People were focused on the upcoming dance. Talking about their dates, their plans, among other things. I didn't blame them. If I didn't know better, I would be too. Scorpio and I tried our best to overlook Lucifer's impending arrival, but it was harder to than I thought. The thought of someone being as strong as him, of having to fight someone significantly stronger than me, terrified me. If I let him win, I know I'll be left with nothing, just like 5 years ago.
"So," Scorpio leaned her head on my shoulder, "what ya thinking about?" I shrugged, "Not sure."
"Sure you are." I looked at her, then fell backward. "Looks like you realized." For a second, I completely forgot she was a mind reader. "Yeah, I did!" She laughed, and helped me up. "Are you gonna say what you were, or just leave it in your head?"
"For now," I sighed, and sat back up, "I'll keep it as to myself as I can." Sometimes, I think she knew me better than I did. For a few seconds, I didn't know what I was thinking about. Then, of course, she asked. "You know it's going to be okay, right?" Scorpio said, after a 5 minute silence. "I- what?"
"This whole situation. We're going to get through it."
"Oh please, we both know you can't see that far into the future."
"Nope. But I can just tell." She looked up at me.
Scorpio isn't usually someone who anyone would consider 'cute', if anything, she was naturally threatening, but there were times where I could describe her as that. Suddenly, the door opened. "Ah, the two lovebirds in here." Pisces said, looking directly at Scorpio, "Hope you two weren't making out too hard."
"Pisces," Jamie followed her, "we talked about this." Pisces set down a bag filled with assorted jewelry and books. "What's that?" Scorpio eyed the bag. "I just made a trip home, picked up some things."
"Alright, you've got my interest. What is it?"
"I'm glad you asked," she grabbed some things, "Mostly just jewelry for the dance, BUT, I grabbed some of dad's books." Brit's head poked out of her room, "I'm listening." Her ears were perked up. "Most of them are just basic spell-books, mainly for," she looked at Brit, whose eyes were almost entirely pupil, "Brit." Her tail moved frantically around, and she ran and looked at the books. "Although, there are a few that may be useful to us," she glared at Brit, who was already absorbing every word in the text, "this," she heaved a book out of the bag, "is a series of texts collected from the war, left on Earth by Demons. No one on Earth could read it. Until, that is," she looked at me, and raised her eyebrow.
"If you expect me to read that whole thing in a week," I looked at the book, which looked to be roughly 30,000 pages, "you may as well sit next to Lucifer when he comes and hoist a throne around for him."
"I don't expect you to read all of it," she flipped through, and set the book on the floor when she was around halfway through, "I just need you to read this one." she pointed to one which had a crude picture of what looked to be two Angels and two Demons, separated by a octopus looking creature with wings. Jamie looked at the page, then became so pale I could practically see her muscles. "I-" she put her hand over her mouth, "I'll be back." She ran into the bathroom, and started retching. I looked at the page closer. "There's not anything abnormal about it," I said, skimming the text, "For the most part, it just seems like basic lore stuff."
"Yeah, I know that, it's what this says that we need to know." she pointed to the lower part of the page, around halfway to the bottom.
"Long ago, we lived together. I remember the days, but then something changed. I don't remember when, or why, but we became enemies. As if we didn't even know our past relations. It is with a heavy heart I write this, as I cannot fathom what our war could bring. If there is one thing I wish for, it is for the old one to be released, so that we may have a common enemy once more. Until that day arrives, however, we are stuck in our fruitless effort of superiority. Signed,"
"Signed who?"
"I don't know. It can't read it." Brit walked over, and looked it, then jumped back. "Don't say the name."
"Why?" I looked closer at the name, trying to decipher it. "That name, isn't even a name. It's a spell."
"Alright," Pisces looked at the page, "what would this spell do?" Brit closed the book, "If you must know, it could lead to the destruction of the Universe itself. If we were to say that 'name', it would break the seal that's been holding Cth- I mean, the old one, in the void since before the war even began."
Jamie walked out of the bathroom. "I saw him again." Her skin was somehow more pale than before, but this time, her eyes were wet, and tears streaked down her face. "Lucifer, he's closer than we thought." We all scrambled to get up, "H-how close?!" Scorpio asked, reaching for her scythe. "Somewhere around Jupiter."