Chapter 10 - Chapter 10 Eric's POV

I screamed out and they fell back. Facing them, I noticed that my vision that was previously tinged green was now a bloody shade of red as I stared them down. "So, if they won't join you, you kill them right?" I asked to which Castor replied "That's the Master's order" and I laughed "What gives you an assurance that you will be able to overcome me?" "This" Luke said as he knelt down, Will and Castor put their hands on his back as they started chanting in a language I had never heard before but somewhere in my mind, I could tell what they were saying. They prayed "Let the unification of our blood be the devastation of the enemy. We call on the blessings of the great progenitor to be the source of our victory!" As they chanted, they fused together to form a beast bigger and stronger than they were originally. They kicked at me and I fell back on the ground at which they came over, picked me up like I weighed nothing and threw me up with so much Force that I couldn't find my balance. Just as I was slowing and almost able to control myself, they were upon me (since when did they have wings?!), they grabbed me in a chokehold and flew even higher until I could feel no air around me and, with the same force as they threw me up with, they threw me to the ground. "Is this the end?" I thought to myself as I fell, bracing for the impact which I was sure was going to be fatal when I felt a gust of wind holding me in place and helping me keep my balance. "Thanks for the save" I called down and said "I might need to fight on their terms" as I began chanting in the same language Luke and friends were using, surprising myself as much as I did everyone watching us. I chanted "Let the blessings of the messenger hawk become my wings!" as I sprouted wings, I moved upwards using the gust as a steam vent and met them halfway as they were coming down and dealt a punch that sent them upwards. Doubling my speed, I flew up to them and dealt another punch which was to send them crashing to the ground but somehow they were able to control their fall as they began hurling rocks at me. I called (in the same language we'd been using) "Phantom blades of the azure skies" as I was immediately armed with two swords with which I cut through the rocks. Now angrier, I went downwards in a spinning attack as I made to end the fight at that moment which Annabelle saw as she moved in the opposite direction, aiming to get them from their blind spot but it seemed they caught on to it as they released a barrier, preventing anybody from getting close while they slashed at me, seriously injuring me and they flew into the night. Talia and Natalie were the ones who took me to the infirmary where they asked me "Who was that?" "Just a few people after my head because I refused to join them" I answered nonchalantly but my voice was cracking "The ones I considered my friends were after my life. After my parents rejected me, the ones I call friends have now betrayed me". Now the tears were dropping from my eyes but Nat held my hands and said "You are bound to lose friends as you move on in life but you have to realize that you get a thousand for every one friend you lose". I was about to thank her for trying to lift my spirit when Annabelle grabbed me and asked "What are you talking about? Your parents rejected you? What about what Ivory said? Why are you so adamant about believing that your parents hated you? Have you ever considered the fact that they just didn't know how to handle you?Grow up!! Even if your parents rejected you, you have to at least accept the one who still looked for you! Eric, you have to learn to consider the possibilities so that you don't make a biased decision". As she spoke, Delphine came in and asked "How could you be this careless? Even after I told you that you'd lose yourself the more you use your brother's powers? I can understand you were trying to defend yourself but you still have to be careful until we find a way to separate you from him". As she spoke, Casper said to me "Someone is coming for you" "Who's that?" I asked while everyone looked at me like I had gone bonkers "Who're you speaking to?" Talia asked to which I replied "Casper" "Who's Casper?" she asked and I said "Oh! I forgot to tell you. Casper refers to my twin and he just said someone's coming for me". I had barely finished speaking when the ones in nurse on duty came to tell me that one Ivory Licht is here to see me. She came in and said to me "Dad says he wants to meet with you" "And what was your response?" I asked "Hope you delivered my message?" "What message? The one where you said you won't be coming home again?" she asked to which I smiled "Glad to see you remembered" as I turned away. She then turned to Annabelle and said "You're all his friends right? Please help me convince him to at least come home for the sake of his mother's mental health". Her voice sounded like she was going to cry and I said "Ivy, it's just because you're the one. If it was another person, you know that I won't even think about going there until your father comes by himself. What's the address? I'd come when I'm done recovering". She hugged me and said "Anna knows the address. She'll bring you over" as she stood up to leave. She took some steps towards the door, stopped and turned to face me. Wondering what it was about, she dipped into her handbag and brought out something she threw to me "You forgot that" she said as I looked at it and saw it was the locket I lost the last time we met. I smiled at her and said "Make sure to keep yours" "You don't have to tell me" she said as she left the room. I looked at Annabelle and asked "How did she know I was at Charlotte academy?" she laughed and answered "I told her when I transferred and when she saw us together, it was an obvious guess" "Ugh" I said as I sat up in my bed, looking at Delphine who seemed that she had something to say. She then said "Before your sister came over, I was going to suggest you go home and find out what you can about your birth as it could be a clue to how to separate you two but since you're going home, please try to find out what you can" "Basically, it's an interrogation" I said "I need to get my tools ready" as I turned my head and went to sleep