"Headmaster Georgina Von Hyden-Ravenhorn is a hybrid of spatial dragon with bat-wolf shifter, she had two shifting options, and she's more than fifteen millennials old, she's alright and a Poisontail. Downgate Keeper Romain Strong-Bernier is the nicest guy there, a huge cinnamon roll, he's a hybrid of sea serpent with giant, more than fourteen millennials old, and a Nightwing. Shit, you have to beware one person in there, the one who got me having chills and sweating cold, that bitch creeps the hell out of me," I cringed.
"So, we should be scared," Vi giggled anxiously.
"That would be wise, yes, babe. It's Librarian Agathé Maélis, she is so ancient that her age is unknown, said to be a dark witch but nobody's sure. She is mysterious and no one knows her last name, her origins, where she's from, anything. Every time I went to her she smiled in a way that made me freeze with dread, and she glares a fucking lot. Oh, she also has huge black venomous serpent as a guardian, pet, familiar or whatever, she calls it Greedy, it's moody and likes nobody by her."
"Lastly, Star Tower Overseer Irina Wierzuchowska, she's my favorite person in there, antisocial and weird to most, she's the 4th oldest in the academy at nine millennials old, she was born in the Great Fae War. She is a witch of fate, a rare one, she can read fate through stars and she can see our souls with her silver eyes, the taint in her fingers go from pale lavender to ice blue to silver and she has charcoal black skin and silver curly hair."
"Irina is easy to spot, she's gorgeous, around 1.78m tall, slander with curves and really long legs, always in winter clothes even in summer, all in blue and white as she's from Windspear. She has a habit of walking around with a hand-warming crystal ball of the size of a child's head, but it's solely to warm her hands. Oh, and the Star Tower is commonly called the Zodiac Tower because there."
Then I got up, "I think this is all, time is nearly out. From now on, I am not Alethra, you are not Iara, Jara, Arkhan, Kara, Lara, Mara, and Nara. Do not, in any circumstances, use our real names, or our nicknames in there, never, no matter the fucking reason. We are now Alyssa Helaena, Iris Amanda, Jade Yolanda, Alesso Harlan, Katherine Kimberly, Louise Roxana, Madeline Isabel, and Naomi Madison."
"If you want to use nicknames, use Lyssa, Iris, Jade, Kat, Lou, Maddie, Nana, and," I side-eyed Khan, since he was not on the plan.
"Alec," he exclaimed.
"And that," I pointed to him. "If they ask what the mute letters in our names are, what will you say?" I trained them on this.
"It's for the charm," the girls chanted together.
"For the charm," Khan joined in after they said it.
It's what Eric told me when I asked what the mute L between Eric and Von Hyden meant, I found it so charming that now it'll be my line. "Good," I put my backpack on, then my gloves, rising the turtleneck of my black long-sleeved cashmere shirt.
I made all of them were turtlenecks, Khan got on it because he's also using it.
"We are half sisters, our dad is a slut and has seven wives, one daughter with each, I'm the oldest by a bit, and my mom is Alamea Valentine. If anyone ask, I allowed you to borrow my mom's fae last name, because demon last names are not made for non-demon ears, understood?"
They all stood up, backpack and gloves on, "Understood!"
"I'm here for you, yeah? Anything, come to me. Now let's go," I opened a portal to our meeting spot with the portal keeper of the surface and they all crossed it.
When we got to where the others were waiting, I found the other two demons who would be going with us, twin males and Khan's friends, Luthor and Baram Prexijandilin. Hah, I should have know our parents would send him when they picked his best friends to go with us, it was right on my face. By what I got on the boys, Luthor will be Dexter and Baram will be Maddox Nott-Law, also incubi like my brother, but as far as I know they are not in a mission.
But now I'm starting to think their mission is to spy on me.
"Imperial Crowned Princess," they both bowed to me together with the six knights, "Imperial Prince, Royal Princesses," the bowed to my siblings.
"I take you two got the memo," I spoke.
The twins grinned and said, "Yes, Lyssa Valentine."
"Good, Dex and Dox Nott-Law," I purred.
"We also got the gloves and suited up with turtlenecks like Alec told us you had advised the girls to," Dexter, the oldest of the two, exclaimed, rising both his hands and Maddox did the same.
"Good, Alec will tell you later all I told him and the girls, advices you will need. I have a gut feeling you will all fall in the same house, three of you boys, and Madeline," I licked my lips. "My bet is on Nightwing."
"Nightwing?" They arches their brows.
"Nightwing is the house corresponding to the Amblecrown Royal House, 3rd in power, vampires, the school house crest is a bat, their colors are yellow and brown," my brother told them. "I think we'll know when we get there.
"Though Maddox could fall in Mantisclaw," I tilted my head.
When they frowned confused, my brother explained, "Mantisclaw is the one that corresponds to the Hindergrass Royal House, 4th in power, elves, the crest is a praying mantis, and the colors are green in pink. That's all I know, but I also don't know anything," he chuckled. "Yet." Turning to Kat, he kissed her lips tenderly, "Stay with our sisters, okay? I'll go with the boys, to make the storyline more believable," then he kissed her one more time and she leaned on him.
"Okay," she smiled. "I love you."
"I love you more," he winked at her and turned to me, "do you want,"
"Ew, no," I scowled nauseated with idea, "you are not my type, disgusting," and my reaction made even the knights bark a laugh.
"I love you too, Lyssa," he mocked.
"Not like that, Alec, I'm not into incest, thanks."
That made them laugh again and I rolled my eyes.
Before we could say anything else, the portal opened and Markus Gullscream, the same fae of elf order that was the gate keeper in my last two times doing this, appeared, and when he saw me, he paused, recognition blooming, "I see that this is becoming a generational thing, are you Alamea's kid?"
No, bitch, I'm myself.
"Yes," I nodded. "You knew my mom?"
Into character we go.
He nodded, "Your mom and your grandma Alexandria before her. I've been gatekeeping the portal here for seven millennials and a bit, and it's hard not to recognize someone with such unique features like your family, kid. Dark cherry red hair and mismatched amethyst and golden eyes, I've never saw that in anyone else, and I know a lot of people of all races. So, Alexandria, then Alamea, I bet a chocolate ice cream mooncake that your name is also starting with A?"
Oh, is it me or did he just got gentler? He wasn't this gentle before, it feels... good. And fucking Tartarus I miss eating ice cream mooncakes, I guess I own him one now. "Yes," I smiled, feeling a bit more like my old self, "I'm Alyssa Helaena Valentine. And though not from my mom, these are my paternal half sisters," I pointed to the girls.
"Expanding you are, I see," he smiled softly. "I can see that your dad may have strong genes given how they look similar, but your mom stood out."
"It's our charm," I tilted my chin a little bit.
Giggling, he rolled his eyes and then nodded, "Not a lie, come on, you can cross. You too girls, and you, boys. I see this is a take on siblings, uh? Twins, are you?"
They nodded, "Yes, we are," and said together.
"And you, pretty boy?" He looked at my brother and I nearly barked a laugh, because is he flirting? Is that even allowed? I mean, my brother certainly likes flirting with every kind of people, so whatever.
"I'm Alesso, you can call me Alec, nice to meet you, I never met a non-demon, it feels great," he looked around as we passed through the portal and I could finally breath in some pure oxygen that I missed an awful lot. "You're an elf, right?"
"An elf, indeed," Markus closed the portal, his long straight pale blonde hair bouncing as he moved in our front. "Welcome to the Fae Kingdom of Nyx!"
And again that feeling of revisiting a home I long lost washed over me, and when I remembered everything that happened the last time I was in this exact same spot, when I was leaving back to Hell, a thousand years ago, I felt nauseous.