"Ouch! That looks like it hurts." Reiji exclaims when seeing the bruise.
"And who's fault is that, huh?" I snap at him.
"Don't be angry Adi. I'll patch it up when we get to school." Nicholas says gently while driving.
I pout and look out the window but through the reflection I can see the huge gash and purple bruise forming on my forehead. It's all Nicholas' and Reiji's fault for not being prepared to face the worst.
Ten minutes before,
Reiji grabs out a gun from somewhere and shoots it at the white car. A small trail of smoke follows the bullet. The bullet lands in the muffler and before Reiji can put the gun away the white car starts to leak smoke from the windows.
The white car stops and the door opens. A woman gets out with a bag in hand. Just by looking at the bag anyone can tell that it's something valuable and carries cash inside.
Nicholas stops the car and gets out. He runs after the woman with Reiji behind him.
"You stay here. I'll go with them." I tell Ren and run after my brother and royal guard. Just as I turn the street which is crowded a white light erupts and engulfs the whole street in blackness. "Sh*t!" I curse. "Nicholas, Reiji get down!" I shout when seeing them near the woman.
Nicholas and Reiji do as I told just as the woman starts to tremble.
I quickly draw a pentagram (five-pointed star) on the ground. I flick my hand so that it moves to be underneath Nicholas and Reiji.
After ensuring their safety I look back at the woman who has started to glow in a white light. Her eyes are the only thing I can see through the light but they aren't like normal eyes. Her eyes glow blue.
The white light shines brightly once more before it fades. Standing before me is the woman but her eyes glow blue, she has white feathered wings sprouted from her back and she has a grey liquid flowing from her eye sockets.
A fallen angel.
Without any more delay I summon my flute and bring it up to my lips. Just as I am about to play a gush of wind pushes it away and onto the floor. I look up at the fallen angel.
"It isn't going to work." The fallen angel says in a voice that is hard to tell if it's a female or male.
I summon a light sword with a phoenix imprinted on the hilt. I rush at the fallen angel with speed that even werewolves or dragons couldn't be on par with. I lift my sword and infuse it with magic. I bring it down heavily on the fallen angel.
The fallen angel slides back but after extending her wings she regains balance but before she can look up, I attack her again. This time I summon my flute in my other hand and together with my sword I strike at the fallen angel.
Grey liquid seeps out of the fallen angel's wounds like blood. I don't care for the grey liquid and only care about exterminating this pest in front of me.
I send a side kick infused with hell fire to the fallen angel's right wing. It turns to dust.
"Arghhh!" The fallen angel screams in agony when her wing disappears.
Without another thought I do the same to her left wing because I know that the wings are a great part of a fallen angels strength.
More grey liquid flows from where her wings once were.
I look at my flute which the imprint has started to glow. A sign that the fallen angel is weak and is the perfect time to exterminate her.
I pull the flute up to my mouth and blow into it. A soft melody sounds from the flute but to the fallen angel it's sheer torture. She starts to scream and cover her ears which grey liquid has begun to seep out.
With one last high note I put the flute down and put it away. I pick up my sword and rush at the fallen angel. I lift my sword high above me and jump off the ground. Just as I bring the sword down the fallen angel looks up and waves her hand.
I'm thrown away and crashes into a wall. The wall cracks and I feel something hot run down my forehead. I put my hand on my head and pull it away to see black blood.
"Sh*t!" I curse and stand up but is once more thrown to the wall by the fallen angel.
The fallen angel wrings her hands around my neck. I look at the fallen angel with my eyes glowing purple. Astrid has taken over but just as she has finished taking over something sharp pokes my stomach. Astrid retreats.
The fallen angel's mouth turns into an 'o' and looks down at her torso. A sword sticks out through her belly and pokes my stomach. She looks up at me again before the sword gets pulled back and she crumples to the floor.
I look at Reiji who is behind the fallen angel. He was the one who stabbed her. I land on my feet and bend down to touch the fallen angel. I summon my flute again and tap the fallen angel's head. She disappears and a spirit appears.
A grey spirit appears and grabs the fallen angel's spirit from my flute. He stuffs it into a box and tilts his hat before disappearing.
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Present,
The marks around my neck are starting to also turn purple like the gash on my forehead.
We arrive at school and I follow Nicholas along with Reiji and Ren. I change shoes while looking very obedient like I have done something wrong.
Nicholas frowns looking like a stern teacher who is about to scold a student.
I look at the students in the halls which don't seem to notice us which is weird since we have been the center of attention for the past two months since the time where someone put my 'phone number' on the blackboards.
I don't think about it and follow my older brother.