Are you okay?" I heard Erix's voice from behind me that evening when I decided to visit mivaeria at the stables. I had been stroking the beautiful horned horse when he arrived. I knew before he spoke that he was behind me, thanks to the bond, so I wasn't startled.I shrugged but didn't reply. I was still scared and worried about Karissa. And to make things worse, Vivian had sent a message that Coven Community was under attack from Karissa's monsters. She had ordered me to stay at the academy for my safety when I told her I was leaving the academy to help out. I didn't know what Karissa's plan was but it was not good. I hadn't been mind controlled since the last time, and it worried me too because it meant she had something else in mind.Erix's hand rested on my shoulder, instantly filling me with warmth and peace. I sighed and closed my eyes, reluctantly soaking up the feeling.He gently massaged my shoulder. "You can talk to me."I almost snorted in disbelief but held it in. "I'm fi
Mornings were invariably my best part of the day even though I constantly had to remind myself about the exhausting classes I nevertheless had to go to whether I wanted to or not. In truth, I'd rather be found in a library than a classroom. In a library, I could read and learn without boring teachers droning on and on about boring histories or the bloody battles between races.I transferred from my old school to Neutral Academy much to the disappointment of Vivian, my guardian, who had wanted me to remain near her.There was no doubt whatsoever in my mind that Vivian loved me as if I was her child. She never missed my birthdays and never made me lack anything. She educated me on magic, even though I was an oddity in a community filled with witches. I could only pull little stunts like growing a bed of flowers, like the one I was currently laying on. I could also make little things appear, unlike other witches who could control an element or two, along with other magic such as summoni
After three different but surprisingly fascinating classes, well, except my first class, Boundaries, and Territories. It was finally time for lunch, I was famished. Shaking off the nervous feeling of entering a crowded room for the first time, I opened the cafeteria door. Unsurprisingly, no one else but Adalyn paid me any mind. She was currently waving at me from her seat by one of the cafeteria windows. A perfect spot for me. "How were your classes?" I asked her, taking a seat beside her."Boring for me." She responded, diving into her fried spicy elk meat. "I had interesting classes after my first one. Demons; Underworld Beasts and Monsters in MistWorld." I told her, waiting for a floating tray containing a plate of roasted mistdeers and milk, but nothing happened."Place your hands on the desk in front of you and think of what you want to eat. The tables are spelled to provide whatever we wish for." Adalyn said."Sweet. At W.A, a tray containing our lunch appears before us. I wa
"MistWorld was formed long ago by the three powerful entities, who discovered this planet that was filled with raw magic and magical creatures that had been formed from the magic. The raw magic is the fog that covers MistWorld. These entities chose this world for their creations; the vampires, witches, and werewolves.These three beings were Raoul, the Elder Vampire god, goddess Salene for the wolves, and goddess Zhyrie, the witch's goddess. They decided to go to sleep and allow their creations to take over. But though they are asleep, they could wake up in this century, or the next, no one knows." Miss Witchard narrated in a gentle voice, hypnotizing us. We all kept quiet as she narrated even though we had heard the history of MistWorld before.A hand shot up from the front of the class. A tall vampire with brown waist-length hair, pale skin, and small brown eyes that always looked half asleep."Yes, Moera? Speak dear?" Miss Witchard called in her soft, hypnotizing voice. She was al
"There was another dead person found last night in TMC. I also found out that his body was brutally torn. People are saying it's an act of war from one of the species against TMC. Probably someone who disagrees with the peace between the people there." Adalyn told me, looking around my room. She looked cheerful in her pink sleeveless top and white leggings."If this is truly an act of war against what TMC stands for, then how long would it be before this academy is also attacked?" I asked her rhetorically, leaning against the window frame, and looking out the window at the dark sky, splattered with tiny stars, and designed by two full moons.A nightdiver flew right past my window, followed by two more. They were bird-like creatures that were often seen diving in the air, although they possessed long pointed ears and sharp teeth. They were nocturnal creatures that fed on smaller animals like Mistrats."That was probably what my father's emergency call to Alix was about.""Is he back?"
I woke up in an empty room the next morning. Stretching and yawning, I stood from the bed, scratching the itch on my butt before walking to the bathroom I was supposed to share with a roommate who was still absent. I didn't know who she was, but I was certain that I had a roommate who would share the room with me. The extra bed in my room was a dead giveaway. The person's name would only appear on the door underneath my name when she arrived.After I finished relieving myself, I came out searching for any message Adalyn might have left behind, but after searching to no avail, I stopped and sighed. It was the weekend, which meant there were no classes till Monday. So I wondered where she had gone.The sound of a chirping bird made me turn towards the window where Milli was perched looking at me with her blue eyes. Yawning again, I fed the tiny bird.After two hours of not hearing from Adalyn, I decided to go in search of her. I took a quick shower and threw on a pair of white leggin
"Adalyn!" Alix whispered in worry, his wide eyes flying to me. As one we both began to run out of the room and out of the female hostel, along with other girls on the same floor who had heard the howls."What's going on?" I heard someone ask another but I didn't wait to hear a response. Alix ran into Adalyn's room calling her name, but her room was empty of her. "Where is she?" I asked him in worry."She was supposed to be here waiting for me to bring you over." He responded, his fingers combing through his hair. I didn't ask why, I didn't need to. I guessed Adalyn wanted to throw a small surprise party.A whimpering sound came from the other side of the room drawing my attention. It was Lenda, Adalyn's quiet roommate."Go look for her. I'll take care of Lenda." I said to Alix who didn't look pleased. He looked like he just found himself in between a rock and a hard place. My eyes widened when I realized that he was worried for me, someone he just met. Touched beyond imagination, I
Pursuing the warriors as quietly as possible was not an easy task, to be honest, but I succeeded in doing so. The wolves and vampires were too preoccupied with what was outside the gate to smell me, or it was probably because they were a little far from me.When I arrived at the gate, I let out a quiet gasp at what I was seeing outside the ward. The sound of the roar that had alerted us of danger gave us a clue as to how big of a danger we were in. Though the monsters that made that sound were terrifying to behold.What I was staring at were creatures that resembled hybrid experiments gone wrong. The monsters were as tall as the trees in the forest. Their arms were so long they used them to walk along with their two legs, like the gorillaens I had once seen in the zoo back at Coven Community.These beasts had huge heads like wolves, fangs as long as my arm, their eyes were snake-like, and their huge bodies had thick muscles designed by a map of veins. They had long scorpion tails. Th