BlackOut arrived in Redsity Academy and smirked, looking around, walking through the barrier: "Ohohoho.. This is going to be.. A great time."
Pandora glanced at her and raised an eyebrow: "BlackOut, you have no enemies here, why are you saying that?"
BlackOut's eyes widened while grinning and she slowly turned around: "...No enemies? OH SWEETHEART, THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE WRONG."
She started laughing and defused with Evanora. She banged her foot on the ground and raised Phoenix from his grave.
"BlackOut- BlackOut, what are you doing?!" - Nicholas asked her, gazing at her coldly.
However, BlackOut remained silent, while Phoenix's body started glowing white, and then started glowing purple. Soon enough, he landed on the ground, unconscious.
Pandora stood guard, and BlackOut walked closer to him, smirking.
"Uncle Phoenix~!" - BlackOut called out, crouching, disguised as Evanora.
He slowly regained consciousness and looked around, seeing Evanora. He quickly backed away, saying: "Evanora- Wait.. Those purple eyes..!"
BlackOut started chuckling and went back to her normal human form, tilting her head, mocking him: "You said and I quote: "Seems you're still a nuisance." Yeah, right. You can't run from your problems.."
Just then, everyone heard footsteps, and they turned around, while Phoenix was glaring at BlackOut.
And it was a woman? Nicholas immediately recognized her, so did Evanora. They were shocked, and almost emotional at the presence of the woman.
"Evie, you're back! Wait.. who's the woman next to my brother Phoenix?" - The woman asked Evanora.
"It's.. a long story, mom." - Evanora held her elbow.
"MOM?!" - BlackOut smirked, glancing at the woman.
Phoenix hid his face in his witch hat, mumbling: "Alyx, why did you have to come here.."
Alyx then came forward and introduced herself: "For those who do not know me.. I'm Alyx LightSky, the one that Phoenix stole the role of principal from."
Phoenix was angered by the fact that Alyx exposed him and trapped her in a spell immediately, saying: "I won't allow you to damage my reputation more than it already is."
BlackOut looked at Phoenix and smiled innocently: "Touch one of Alyx's hairs and I swear to god, your death this time will be even slower, and I will make you BEG ME to stop torturing you and put you out of your misery. Same goes for you touching Evie or any of her family members. Because you know what, Phoenix..?"
He glared at her.
Alyx was shocked to see that woman be protective of her, but then appeared behind Phoenix saying: "You're not part of the LightSky family. The moment you tried to kill me was the moment you lost your privilege
to be at this school. That's why you became principal, was it not? Before Nicholas became principal anyway.."
Phoenix kept her in the spell, glaring at Alyx.
"Did your daughter set you up to this? To ruin my reputation? To manipulate everyone?!"
Nicholas approached Alyx along with the siblings, and Pandora, ready to attack.
BlackOut smirked and shapeshifted to look like Phoenix and sound like him.
"Look at me." - BlackOut said, with Phoenix's voice, locking eye contact with him.
Phoenix looked at BlackOut, stammering between words: "Don't- Don't you dare speak to me, you abomination. I know what you are, you're not even human. You're a curse."
"That may be a surprise to Evie's mother but everyone here knows I'm not human. Now.." - She grabbed him by the collar and made him lock eye contact with him - "Look. At. Me."
Once Phoenix locked eye contact with BlackOut, he saw something.. He froze in place, he couldn't look away. He saw his past, Evanora screaming in despair, Alyx almost dying because of him, him almost being kicked out of the academy. Everything he did for power.
"S-Stop that. I order you to–" - Phoenix stuttered.
"You don't have power here. If you think you have power over me or anyone in this academy you're most definitely–" - BlackOut was interrupted and taken aback by a familiar sight. Phoenix was holding a book.
Evanora immediately recognized the book and froze, her hands glowing in white and black from her emotions being all over the place.
"S-Say one more word, and I will trap you in your book until you're gone for good." - Phoenix said, angrily, trying to get away from BlackOut's grasp.
BlackOut looked at the book surprised but then her lips formed a twisted grin, her eyes glowing more than ever, laughing.
"Now isn't this interesting.. I thought you knew that's the most dangerous dark magic book in all of Redsity.. Open it, I dare you.."
Evanora tackled Phoenix and grabbed the book immediately. She grabbed him by the collar aggressively, muttering: "Don't you dare threaten my sister again. You have no right to fight back, especially with my mom watching. You are a scum, do you hear me?"
Phoenix struggled against Evanora's grip, but managed to push her away, and get back up, fixing his own clothes: "Your bond is unnatural. How can you be so.. Okay.. With bonding with a hellspawn like her?" - He pointed at BlackOut.
BlackOut stood still, giving a twisted grin to Phoenix, like a predator watching a prey. Alyx looked at Evanora and BlackOut, saying: "Excuse me, sister? Since when, Evie?"
"Oh, that is.. A very long story, mom." - Evanora replied.
"I could do a summary. I am basically bound to your daughter's body, and with that, it allows me to stay in this realm freely. Not only because I am bound to her body, but she owns the book I am from. You might have heard of it: "The Forgotten Rituals"?"
Alyx's eyes widened immediately: "Wait, so that means–"
"Don't worry, Alyx, your daughter isn't in any danger whatsoever! However.." - BlackOut said, and then turned to Phoenix - "Your brother, on the other hand, has some things to clarify, even if I have to force it out of him."
He scoffed and remarked: "As if you would ever–"
BlackOut gazed at him coldly, with an unhinged smile.
"....You do not scare me. You might be a hellspawn, and a curse, but I know damn well how to deal with you, and if you try anything, I swear.." - He continued.
Blackout replied, calmly: "Oh, do try, I would love to see your desperate attempts at trying to harm me. You simply do not know who you are dealing with."
He opened his spell book, while she continued: "Oh, and don't bother trying exorcism, believe me, it doesn't work. I have been around the block for millenia and I have seen priests, witches, hell, even masters at magic try to get rid of me! Your attempts will be futile."
"Why is that? Do you have some sort of invincibility spell on you, or do you think you are just that lucky?" - He trapped Evanora in a spell and continued - "If you think I am letting you hurt my Academy and my students anymore, you are dead wrong."
Alyx walked up to BlackOut, muttering: "Wait.. You're BlackOut. The Queen of Curses?"
Everyone else stood still, their mouths agape.