INSTITUTE LIBRARY*
Krishna met emptiness when he entered the building stuffed with legendary books, and he smiled with a nod. Just how he likes it.
He should be at the cafeteria, eating with the others right now, but he's just not feeling the need to satisfy his hunger, and that's why he came here, his place of peace.
Cat jumped out of his pocket immediately.
"I'm gonna go eat at the cafeteria. I'm not sitting here to read boring books with you" she said.
"I know you can even trade me for food, so just go already. Raven will feed you" Krishna smiled.
"Happy reading!" Cat squealed, rushing out of the library.
Krishna raised his hand up, and a book from the shelf flew into it. He grabbed it and didn't bother to walk to the tables. He sat on the ground and rested his back on the shelf, opening the book to start reading peacefully.
It's about the origin of supernatural beings, including demons and dark forces.
According to the book, the demons on the surface of the earth right now are just descendants of the ones that are yet to be released.
The higher demons are trapped in a tomb somewhere in the middle of heaven and Earth, and no one knows how to release them, but it's written in a book, called THE FORBIDDEN MANUAL.
The forbidden manual hasn't been seen by anyone, and many people believe it doesn't even exist, but according to few ancestors, the book exists and is kept safe in an unknown place cos the moment anyone finds it and releases the higher demons, then havoc will happen on Earth.
"I wish I can get the forbidden manual though" Ceres's voice said beside him suddenly, and he looked up.
"Ceres? When did you get here?"
She smiled and squatted in front of him.
"When you were so focused on reading, I sneaked in" she bit her lip seductively.
"And why do you wanna get the forbidden manual?" He asked.
"It doesn't contain how to release the higher demons alone, it also contains powerful spells, and like I heard, if anyone learns the spells, all the powers in the intermediary between heaven and Earth would be sealed in the body of the person, isn't that awesome?" She smiled, biting her lip again.
"Your seduction won't work on me, Ceres. Stop biting your lip, you'd wound yourself" Krishna replied, and she scoffed.
"Why are you always like this? Cos I'm your best friend's sister?"
"Even if Raven wasn't involved, I can never like you Ceres" he replied bluntly, and she stood.
"Boring! You're so boring!!" She grunted, stumping her foot as she walked out of the library.
She suddenly stopped when she got out the door, and she smiled diabolically when she remembered something.
She stood still, and slowly, she transformed to Ruthie, even her clothes changed.
She smiled before going back into the library.
"Hey bookworm!" She waved, and Krishna stood immediately.
"Hey! Ruthie... you visit the library too?" He smiled, and instead of answering, she grabbed his face, kissing his mouth damn hard.
Krishna pushed her away immediately, and she smiled, licking her lips.
"Ruthie are you crazy? What the f**k did you just try!" He panted.
"What? You didn't enjoy it? I've always wanted to kiss you and finally I got a chance, why don't we go to the party together tommorow?" She winked.
"Thought you were a different girl, but I guess I was wrong" he muttered and walked out
Ceres laughed out loud before transforming back to herself, and she smirked evilly.
"We're just getting started, Ruthie"
*
Samara was panting and sweating as she ran through the dark valley, but it doesn't look like anything is chasing her. She's the one chasing something.
Stunts kept pulling her legs, but she stands immediately she falls, and the race continues afterwards.
She was still on it when someone suddenly blocked her way, and she stopped running.
"Granny Elsa" she muttered, swallowing hard as she stared at the old woman.
"You're chasing after a dangerous beast, it'd kill you" Granny Elsa said calmly, her white hair flowing with the air just like Samara's.
"No... Granny I really need to....to get to him. He's my only salvation, he's....
"He's your doom" Granny Elsa said, and Samara shook her head.
"Granny you...
And that was it, a red sword was shoved into Granny Elsa's stomach from behind, and Samara's eyes widened.
Granny fell immediately the sword was removed from her stomach, and Orion's bloody face came to view.
"Arggggghhh!!!!!!!!!" Samara screamed back to life. It's actually a nightmare.
She was sweating so much as her breathing went high and low, and she held her chest.
"Granny is dead, why am I dreaming about her? Why was I chasing Orion? And why did she call him my doom?" She muttered, looking at the necklace on her neck.
The pendant is a cross, sitting on her chest.
She took the pendant to her lips and kissed it. She got the necklace as a gift from her granny before her death actually.
"Granny, are you trying to tell me something?" She whispered.
*
NEXT MORNING*
Samara's skin was greeted with a strong breeze, and it made her wonder weather she's in her room or not.
She was lucky to get a cozy room, so it's always warm, but why the sudden coldness this morning?
"If you sleep one more minute, then you're gonna have to run hundred laps round the assembly" Orion's voice said, and her eyes flew open.
She spranged up to see him standing beside her bed, and another crazy thing is that the bed is not in her room anymore. It's outside! In the middle of the assembly!
"What the f**k is this! Onion what do you think you're doing!" She shouted.
"The first class should be teaching you how to say my name properly, I'm your Superior" he smirked.
"Is that important right now? You brought my bed out of my room without my permission! It's not even daybreak yet!" She yelled.
"I told you 6am last night, and now it's 6 on the dot, I love keeping to time" he replied bluntly.
"Why are you doing this to me?" She said.
"Grab your sword" he replied sternly.
"You're wounded on your right hand, and I know you can never do what you have to do to heal, so how are you gonna train me?" She said.
"There's no way I'm dipping my hand into your menstrual blood" he replied.
"How did you know?" She went closer.
"Learn to control your sword first. I'm not lenient like Aragon, so every weakness comes with great punishment" he said, and she grabbed the sword immediately.
He teleported the bed back to her room, and she stood facing him, holding her sword firmly.
"Come at me with the sword" he commanded, and she raised the sword on him, but just like yesterday, it flew away from her.
"Get it and come at me again" he ordered, and she ran to get it.
"Concentrate your inner energy. Gather your power in your core" he said.
"I don't know my core yet" she said.
"Your belly" he replied, and she positioned herself again. She tried her hardest best to concentrate this time, but the sword flew away from her hand again.
They kept doing it again and again, and she kept failing till Aragon came out with all his students to the assembly too.
"Poor Sam" Ruthie muttered.
"Somehow, I think her being under Superior Orion is for the best" Peony replied.
"Maybe" Ruthie smiled, and she suddenly saw Krishna.
"Hey Krishna! Morning!" She waved, and he rolled eyes before looking away.
"What was that?" Peony asked.
"I dunno" Ruthie replied hurtfully.
Ceres smiled satisfactorily.
Aragon looked at Samara again before starting his training class with his students.
*
Agatha barged out of the ice cave, totally healed.
She rolled her eyes about before starting to walk to her room.
Surely, she'd still get punished by the master, but she'd get back at Echo definitely. No one hurts her.
"Agatha! His Majesty is here!" A disciple ran to her, and her eyes widened.
"Really? Father?"
"Of course! He's waiting at the terrace!" The disciple replied, and Agatha ran all the way to the terrace.
Truly, King Depp is waiting in all royalty.
"Atha" he called fondly.
"Father!" She shouted happily, rushing into his arms.
"You've become so skinny" King Depp said.
"The trainings here are too hard!" She replied, breaking the hug.
"I'll see the master before I leave, and I brought you a lot of things" King Depp replied, and some maids brought in bags of gifts immediately.
"They're so beautiful!" She gushed, checking them all out. They're mostly jewelries and treasures.
"Your sword will appear soon, Atha. The powerful sword of Sullivan is yours" King Depp suddenly held her shoulders.
"I've been waiting all week for it" she pouted, and from under his robe, King Depp brought out a bottle containing a green liquid.
"What's this?" She asked.
"You sent me a message through the pigeon that some lowlifes are being a bone in your throat in here. This is the soul snatching poison. If it makes contact with a supernatural, after 24hrs, the soul will depart from the body no matter how powerful he or she is. I mean.... death" King Depp whispered.
"Not bad" Agatha smiled, taking it with a mean smile.
*
ASSEMBLY*
Samara is still on it with Orion, and right now she's about to try controlling the sword for the 99th time.
She's already so weak, and her lips are pale cos the more she tries to control the sword, she more she loses blood in her system, and she'd surely need a lot of medication after this to come back to shape.
Her hand was already shaking on the sword as she held it, and she slowly looked up at Orion who seems thrilled by her current condition.
"If you try it now and still can't do it, then you'd receive the punishment i talked about" he said mercilessly, and she swallowed, feeling empty inside.
"Go on" he said.
Samara took a deep breath and lifted the lifted the sword, but as usual, it flew away from her and went to Aragon's angle, landing in front of him.
Orion looked up at the sky, and his eyes shimmered red.
Almost immediately, rain began falling. F**king heavy rain, and as usual, it's not touching Orion despite the fact that he's inside.
"On your knees" he ordered, and Samara tiredly knelt in the rain in front of him.
"You can't leave till the rain stops" he said, and her eyes widened as he started leaving.
"No Orion! Orion!" She stood and ran after him, but immediately she pulled his shirt to stop him, he turned back and slapped her soundly.
Samara fell on the ground with a bleeding mouth as a result, and that same minute, Aragon super sped to the scene, slapping Orion thunderously on the face too.
"She's your student, not a slave!" He yelled angrily, and instantly, Orion's eyes changed colour totally.
Insanely deep red than the normal one, and his fangs grew so long in his mouth among his teeth, dark veins danced wildly on his hot skin.
He bared his long fangs furiously, growling like an angry lion as he grabbed Aragon.
Like a vampire hungry for blood, he sank his face into Aragon's neck.