In a certain ruin on a certain continent, there was an old tower whose walls were covered with mold, beneath the tower was an open space of large proportions. At the centre of this hall like space was an octagon drawn with blood. On the centre of the octagon was a black spiral that seems to devour all things.
On each corner of the octagon stood a person in a black gown with a hood, their waist tied by a red rope. The room was dimly lit by red glowing candles. The prophecy has come true, the enemy of the lord has risen, along with their companions. Said one the figures in a raspy voice like that of an old man on the brink of death.
All those who oppose the lord must perish, said a tall women with an erotic body in a seductive voice. Do we know who they are or where they are?? Asked a tall figure with an absurdly muscular body. We are not certain as of yet, the forces on the surface seem to making an effort to ensure we don't find out, but we have a clue, replied another in a mans voice.
Send word to the servants of the lord on the main land, they should find out who the chosen is within a week, we cannot let them grow, said the raspy old voice. You don't have to worry, I've already taken measures, replied the seductive woman with a chuckle.
RETURN ALL TO THE ABYSS, they all said in unison before disappearing.
Noels life was on repeat for an entire week, he would go to school in the morning, have a spar with Anele after school and go check up on Charlize who was pretty much fine, she had woken up before he did apparently but chose not to go to school.
She would spend her entire day meditation, apparently what happened had motivated her to grow stronger. It was not a surprise to Noel that her family were awakened, what surprised him though was that she had already known yet was able to keep it a secret from him for all these years.
Noel told her about their new classmate, how at first he seemed to pay attention to all three of them but recently he's more focused on the girl with glasses. What? Are you jealous? She asked him with a smile. No why would I be jealous?. I just feel there's something wrong with that guy, something about him just feels.. foreign.
I didn't know you were xenophobic she said with questioning look, what? No that not what I mean. I know, she said while laughing. His eyes turned blue as he looked at her chest, inside her was a core, it was empty without a single drop of essence, I could use this to check him but it would cause a spike in my spirituality, he would easily detect it.
I can feel your gaze on me, it very uncomfortable, she said as she covered her chest with her arms. You really do have the instinct of a wild animal, he said. That rude, she said pouting. Don't worry I'll come to school on Monday, I'll check that guy out for you, she said looking at him with a smile. The weekend passed by in a blink of an eye.
On Monday, Noel and Charlize went to school together. So that him huh, she said to herself while looking at Imani. He's a pretty handsome fellow but he stinks. During the entire session, she would occasionally look at him trying to see if there's something strange about him like Noel said and everytime she does, she would feel a bit repulsed by his scent, it was a scent she had never smelled before and like Noel said, it felt wrong, repulsing.
Another thing she noticed is that, he would keep looking at the girl with glasses, she recognised this girl as one of the two people in class besides her who had any essence inside them, before Noel and this new Imani guy of course. She recognised the way he looked at her, it was the same look a predator has when they stalk their prey.
Even though it was not directed at her, she still felt uncomfortable. Obviously this guy did not have any good intentions towards the girl. She made up her mind to warn her later, or just beat the living hell out of this guy.
Imani felt uncomfortable, a new girl showed up on class, she seemed to have been a student here before he arrived and everybody seemed friendly to her. He could tell the girls spirituality was not at the awakened level, infact it was even lower than his.
She kept looking at him with an unfriendly look that made him feel uncomfortable. He did think about getting rid of her but something told him if he tried to fight her, he would lose and most likely die but he did not have to fight her, he was not much of a fighter anyways.
He made up his mind, he would talk to her later and try to seduce her, he doubt any woman would be able to resist his charm when he goes all out, the glasses girl was an exception, after all, she's the chosen one his master has been looking for, it makes sense she could resist him.
During lunchtime, Charlize felt the guy coming towards her from behind, she turned around, frowning a little, what do you want,he looked surprised as if he did not expect that. Hi my name is.... I don't care what you name is, she answered before he could finish, now tell me what you want or piss off, she said.
Now everyone at the cafeteria was looking at them, Imani was embarrassed, this was the first time he experienced this after being chosen for greatness by his master. He wanted to kill her right then and there but he held himself back, showing his fake smile.
Would you like to have din... No,she cut him off again, if you done, you can piss off, you stink. Imani was now pissed off, he clenched his fist but before he could move she was already up on his face, try it, she said, try it, I dare you, looking him dead in the eye as if she can't wait for him to attack.
He looked around, everybody was looking at him, the girl with glasses looked like she was eager for him to try something and the Noel guy was ready to jump at him at any moment, he knew it would be hard defeating any of them by himself let alone all of them at once.
He turned around and went to the mens room. That b***h, just you wait, he punched the wall fuming with anger. He calmed himself down, putting on his fake smile and went out. The rest of the day went on without any accidents happening, they didn't interact with each other after.
A week went by and Charlize would occasionally come to school, the guy never tried to talk to her again, although he would occasionally look at her with hatred, his interest to the other girl though seemed more intense.
Every now and then, he would try to talk to her, though she always ignored him and sometimes straight up told him to piss off, he didn't seem to mind but Charlize could sense deep anger and hatred in him. At some point the girls in her classroom could be seen going to the mens room with him and every single one of them would always be very tired during class.
This continued for two weeks, one evening after school, Charlize saw the guy talking on the phone, she could not hear him but with her good eye sight, she could easily read his lips. It seemed he was talking about finding someone and that it was time. Time for what?she wondered.
She immediately thought of her classmate this guy seems to be obsessed with. It look like his obsession with her wasn't random, he was searching for her. Knowing the girl was in danger, she went to look for her.
She couldn't find her so she asked Noel to help her look, why?he asked. It looks like that guy is about to make his move on her, she answered. Hit on her? He asked. No I think it something dangerous, stop asking questions we need to find her before she leaves.
They found her near the gate, she was just standing there as if waiting for someone. They ran up to her, Hi, I am.. I know who you are Charlize Snyman, the girl answered, and you as well Noel Zulu. The two of them felt embarrassed because they did not know her name.
We wanted to warn you, that creepy guy might be intending to do something to you, you need to be careful. If you want we could could accompany you home, make sure you safe, offered Charlize.
Thank you for caring but you don't have to worry about me, she said as turned around and went to her car, she opened the door but before she went in, she turned around and looked at them.
My name is Priya, Priya Gupta.
Was she waiting for us? I feel like she was waiting for us, said Charlize, yeah it weird, replied Noel