Nexus: A connection or series of connections linking two or more things.
I Felt thorns tear into my face and body as I awoke in the thorn bush, talk about waking up on the wrong side of the dirt patch. Why do I even sleep here? Oh, wait I remember I'm homeless. Welp off to hell, I grab my bookbag slinging it around my shoulders a heavy sigh leaving my lips as I started to climb up the cliff placing my feet in the footholes I created over the years. My breath staggers as I pull myself over the edge I have done this over a million times yet I'm still not used to how much energy I have to use my weak and frail body can't handle it, although I don't know why I 'exercise' every day.
My feet drag as I head to the castle not really wanting to kill more monsters today. I hate protecting the prince and they call him lucky, they only call him lucky because I keep his ass from getting eaten risking my life in the process, and for what?! High school education and not getting my head chopped off! I don't even want to go to school but the queen wants the person protecting her son to stay by him at all times. I never asked for this I just wanted to live by myself in peace, But no I have to protect him. I search around the castle walls hoping to not run into any monsters but of course, that couldn't happen. I was at the front gates and I saw three monsters hiding behind trees.
Those fat asses really need a better hiding place "hey ass hats come out let's get this over with quickly so I can go to school" the three come out from behind the trees, I now see what they are a male vampire and two hellhounds. "Oh, what a lovely sight to behold may I ask what a beautiful young man is doing here threatening my pets and I?" I can already tell it's gonna be a long day I put my backpack down "listen, vampire, I'm gay but not for you so shut your mouth and let's fight" I start to shift my fur growing out I can feel it prick through my skin my bones and teeth melting and molding into a new shape.
A tail grows from my tailbone my hands shifting into paws with razor-sharp claws, my clothes molding into my body painfully, my nose and mouth turning into a long snout, blue fire coursing through my veins turning my eyes blue and causing a blue fire to burn at the tip of my tail and paws. The vampire looks at me with astonishment like they all do but I don't give a shit what he thinks so I use my hind legs and bound into the air biting at his throat.
I unsuccessfully tried to kill him with one bite, I blame my lightweight since he threw me off him easily towards his hellhounds one biting my tail the other my neck the one that bit my tail quickly turned to ashes since it bit the fire on the tip of my tail. The hellhound biting my neck was more successful at its attempts in wounding me biting gashes into my neck its saliva feeling like lava. I took note of the vampire holding his neck scowling and slowly walking towards me. I growl and roll to the left knocking the hell hound off of me.
The vampire was now directly in front of me on the inside I was screaming, not because of the vampire but the front gates opened the prince walking out the gates shutting behind him with a clang alerting the vampire and the hellhound next to me. The vampire smirked and said "go get him, boy, I'll deal with the guard dog" The hellhound dashed for the prince I shifted to my human form and sent part of my energy around the boy successfully putting a forcefield around him.
I felt a powerful blow against my face "you insolent brat!" the vampire snarled "The name's Nexus not the brat I tried to make your death quick like one of your mutts but you wouldn't let me do that now you really pissed me off" as I said that the vampires face turn from one of anger to fear. My fist clenched as I rose up from the ground the wounds on my neck making me light-headed and wobbly. My left arm rose to point at the vampire my fist slowly unclenching, the vampire screamed his power slowly leaving his body towards me in a very painful experience for him and me with my hand almost flat I screamed "NEXUS!" I felt his power enter me as his body went up into blue flames turning to ashes.
My legs gave out as I screamed in pain, I felt as if I was being repeatedly stabbed with a very dull knife. The hellhound that was trying to get into the forcefield now turned his attention to me noticing his master was dead he dashed after me growling at me. Adrenaline kicked in and I got up quickly shifting my forcefield falling, The hellhound was now in front of me we circled each other snarling and growling he took the first move biting at my front leg and I quickly bit into his neck biting down until I heard and felt the crunch of his bone under my teeth. His body went limp and I let go of his body.
I turned to look at the prince he was just standing there staring at me I shifted back to my human form running to him "are you ok?" I asked he didn't reply so I started to check him to make sure he didn't have any injuries. Thankfully he didn't have any injuries "am I ok?!" he sounded angry, shit, I backed up I'm screwed why is he mad? his parents are gonna kill me. I quickly ran grabbing my backpack on the way I heard him yell "wait!" I climbed up a tree watching him from a distance at least he didn't chase after me, I used my enhanced hearing and listened as he sighed.
The adrenaline wore off I almost screamed but I didn't he was to close I couldn't let him hear me but I did let a small whimper leave my mouth tears falling down my face I took the bandages out of my backpack and wrapped up the wound around my neck the warm blood soaked into my white shirt so I took my black hoodie out of my backpack slipping it on. I winced as it dragged across my neck. The prince was a little far ahead of me so I jumped to the next tree choosing to deal with the pain. Soon enough we both ended up at school and I ran out of trees, so I waited for him to get past the front gates of the school, then I hopped down and walked to the gates barely making it in before it closed, great I'm late.
My first period was with the prince but he usually doesn't notice me so I should be fine I walked through the school finally getting to my first-period class Mr.Stone, when I walk into the classroom I get picked up by the collar of my hoodie making the hood fall and revealing my identity and making the fabric sqeeze my neck which hurts like a bitch but I won't let him know that Mr.stone clearly has anger issues but he only takes it out on me but today is different it's weird he usually only beats on me in private "Tell me Nexus, why is it you walk your sorry ass into my class 10 minutes late?" I don't understand why he isn't fired yet I get he is the principal's son but he is a dick "sorry sir I got caught up spray painting your house" That reply got me a punch to the face and kick in the stomach "shut up faggot!".
I really hate that word and I think he knows that I hear the class chuckling and laughing, I made the mistake of letting a tear fall "oh look class the baby is crying" I hear Mr. Stone laugh then I hear "Enough!" someone screamed. Mr.Stone looked confused than angry "Excuse me, your majesty, But this isn't any of your business so stay out of it!" Mr.stone kicked me again a pain-filled scream leaving my lips "touch him one more time and I will have you fired!" the prince screamed his face full of rage at least what I could see around the black spots covering my vision.
"As you wish your highness" Mr.Stone gritted his teeth walking back to his desk leaving me on the floor, I tried to get up but my arms gave out and I crashed to the ground again. I heard a chair scratching against the floor and footsteps coming towards me stopping next to my face "hey are you ok?" he held out his hand in front of me and I grabbed it pulling myself gathering my strength so I don't fall over again "I'm fine, thank you" I smiled and walked to my seat in the back of the class.
My desk had a few new hate notes but I don't really care anymore, I laid my head down taking a well-deserved nap I'm gonna need the energy for later when I do my night patrol. After a few minutes of attempting to nap, I felt a finger tapping at my shoulder I opened my eyes and turned my head to see the culprit of the shoulder tapping. Bright green eyes entered my vision the prince was standing next to a desk that was now pulled next to mine his eyes looked hopeful as he asked: "Can I sit here?" I was confused but I nodded and sat down. When did he pull that desk over here and why did he?.
Throughout the entire lecture from Mr.stone, I noticed the prince kept looking at me every few minutes and it was seriously starting to piss me off "excuse me your highness but do you need something?" after I said that his face started to go red. I was about to apologize for upsetting him but then he said "sorry I was just wondering if you were ok?" He isn't mad? He seemed mad earlier "I'm fine my neck hurts but otherwise I'm fine, listen you can't tell anyone about what happened this morning especially your parents they would kill me for even letting you witness such an event" he looked confused I could tell he had a lot of questions "promise me you wont tell and you can ask all the questions you like" he nodded "I promise, now can you tell me what happened this morning because all I saw was you killing some dude and his lava dog" I chuckled at the lava dog part "some dude was a vampire and his 'lava dog' was a hellhound he had two but I killed the first one before you got there" he looked confused but nodded for me to continue "my name is nexus if you haven't noticed and I've been hired to guard you more or less so i've been killing monsters and protecting you for about 8 years" his eyes were wide with shock "how old are you?" I chuckled "Im 18 and i've been protecting you since i was 10" he started to cry and then it was my turn to be confused when he randomly hugged me "I'm so sorry" I froze "why?" He pulled back and looked at me with disbelief "because you had to protect me and got yourself into situations like that where you almost die!" His voice was raising and I started to panic "your highness please calm down" I was shaking my breathing was heavy and quick tears started to making my vision blurry he hugged me again whispering in my ear "It's ok shh im not mad" I started getting my breathing under control and I calmed down.
The rest of the class went by really quickly the prince held my hand the entire time something about not wanting me to freak out again but the problem with that was it made me freak out more what would his parents do if they figured out I touched him I would be dead on the spot I may be powerful but they have a bunch of more powerful witches of their side which brings the question why the fuck can't they protect him?!