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Chapter 8 - Here

Rose sighs as she lays in between Hasan's legs. "Hit me." Says Rose. Hasan then smokes, bends his hand down, and blows it into Rose's mouth. He then lays back on the bed in between someone's legs. "Live, laugh high," Hasan says slowly passing the blunt to the person he's lying between in. For a moment the room goes quiet. Everyone then begins to laugh at what Hasan said. They all laughed like lunatics.

Jessica and Zoe are at a table, dancing to music. Everyone in the crowd cheers them on. Ashamoke then gets on the table with them. Sloan and Aeron stand by each other watching their friends.

"Don't you think this is ridiculous?" Sloan groaned. "No," Aeron began. "They're having fun, and they should get to have fun." Sloan squints her eyes at Aeron. Once the song is over, she shifts her eyes back to the table where they are dancing. Jessica is walking towards Aeron and Sloan while Zoe and Ashamoke walk the opposite way.

"Where are they headed?" Asks Aeron. "I don't know. Probably going to make out." Jessica responded. "It's the Red Twin Crescents tonight," Sloan smirks at Jessica and Aeron. "The Twin Crescents decreases our tolerance for love. That's why they call this the Party of Love. And also, the main reason it's at night."

"Can't believe I've lived for this long and never knew this." Said Jessica. "Uh, I'm going to go find Rose," Sloan says before she walks away.

"So, uh." Aeron chuckles. "Wanna go get a drink?" Jessica nods smilingly.

Sloan opens a door and sees Hasan, Rose, and a guy laughing. "At least it's not smokey in here." Sloan closes the door. Hasan stops smiling as soon as he sees her close the door. "Hey, babe." Rose gets up and pulls her to a couch. Hasan moves towards the guy.

"Do I know you?"

"No, I'm just a random giant who you smoked with." Hasan started. "And yes, I am a giant, but I can control my form which most giants can't do. I always just say that Rose spelled me to stay in human form which is actually a lie. Which I shouldn't… have said."

The guy laughs. "I'm Vaenolrian, named after the Vaenol clan in Magicae. But you can just call me Vaen."

"I'm Hasan."

"Come on." Ashamoke smiled as he ran with Zoe out into the forest. At the end of the forest, they run up a hill and lay in the grass.

"Did you know that the Violet Stars were created by Queen Daeverana? They even have a holiday for her in Magicae. It's called Dream Day I believe." Ashamoke said as they both looked up in the night sky. His eyes stop focusing on the stars to focus on Zoe. "What's going to happen when you become Queen and I become nothing more than your subject?"

She smiles. "You're going to be my king. Just think… Ashamoke, King of Astellan." Zoe cups his cheek. "Me vum vu fargoet, awvine vum forever."

"Hmm. So, your calling is history." Hasan said slowly. "Yes. Did you know that King Eallor, the second king of Magicae took the throne at age six? And that Magicae's parliament was created entirely on the fact that Eallor was too young to rule a growing realm by himself?" Vaen asked.

"No, I didn't know that. My knowledge about Magicae starts at Era 10 so I wouldn't know anything about Eallor. But what I do know is that the party isn't in here." Hasan asserted. "He's right. Let's get back to the party." Agreed Rose.

Ashamoke and Zoe continue to stare up at the sky. "Zoe, you're not grabbing my feet are you?" Ashamoke asks. Zoe sits up and sees a beast slowly pulling Ashamoke by his feet. The skin of the beast was dark yellow and it seemed 8 feet tall. "What the fuck are you?" Zoe quaked as she began to stand. The thing then catapults Ashamoke into the forest. "No!" Zoe screamed. She uses air magic to push it away but it's too strong for her. "What are you?" Zoe asks it. It then speaks in a disorienting tone. "I see…"

"Is he talking to a Pegasus? What type of party is this?" Jessica asks Aeron as they walk outside. "Well, they also call this the party of the young. Or the delinquent soirée. It's just a party that's held the night of the annual Red Twin Crescents." Said Aeron. Jessica chuckles. Aeron phones chimed and he pulled it out of his pocket. He reads a text from Ashamoke that says, 'Help.'

Zoe encases the Varian in an earth ball formed by her magic and parts of the hill. It then breaks out of it then starts rushing towards her. "I see I can't take you out using minor spells." A magic circle then appears in front of her. She puts both of her hands inside of it and pulls out two swords. She then races towards it. After a few strikes being blocked by the Varian's incredibly strong arms, she slices its head off and detaches its lower body.

"Ashamoke! Ash!" Aeron shouted as he and Jessica looked through the forest. "O-over here," Ashamoke said stuttering. When they find him, he's hanging onto a tree branch but not in a good way. His back is onto the tree and the branch is fully through his abdomen.

"Help me."