RaylineSilence fell over the room, the shocked expressions of many of them visible."Apologize, my lord, I did not know you had two sons.""As many as that." He glanced at Taylor's father again, and I vaguely remembered that only a few knew of Cole's existence. After all, their families were very close. Or maybe it was because Taylor's family was there when Cole showed up. "And I'm sure they both have some things they want to ask you, as well as your son." He gestured to Taylor's father, and the other six glanced at the three of them.Cole sucked in a breath before stepping forward as Jesse followed behind him, and they stood at the end of the table."I wish I could ask one of you if you have ever given your powers to help a lower-class demon cast a demonic rune or heard of one doing so."There was an awkward silence for a moment as everyone stared into Cole's red eyes."Has anyone ever cast a spell for one? I have not heard of such a thing in centuries," the pale one spoke up."Yes.
RaylineAll of a sudden I heard a loud crash, and Jesse's head jerked to the side as a cry of pain echoed throughout the room. The snake-like man's arm is broken in half, the bone splitting like a twig, and he is clutching it through gritted teeth. At first, I thought that it was Cole, but he stood there with his eyes wide open like Jesse, and then I realized that Harvey was sitting upright, with his eyes turning red."Apologize." His stern voice echoes in the room, and all the other members watch in silence. "Don't look down on the dead. You of all people should know that, Leonardo." The man whimpered in response. "Now, apologize.""...Forgive me, my lord.""Not for me." The man's head slowly lifted and his eyes trembled. "For my son." He then looked at Cole and glared at him, gritting his teeth. One more strike and the man screamed. His arm broke in the second place, and I could see Cole's red eyes darting between the man and his father. "I said, apologize!" Harvey said in a ster
Cole While walking down the corridor, Asmodeus, or "As", as she adamantly wanted me to call her, claimed that it was too grandiose while waving her hand to open the portal, and she ushered me to enter first. At first, I hesitated before stepping into the black void. To my surprise, it turned out that I was stepping into a mortal world. My body was instantly hit by a wave of pure energy, and my horns and claws shrank as my eyes returned to their original dark brown color. I sighed as Asmodeus walked behind me. "So, is this how you normally look?" she asked as she tilted her head, and I nodded, making her look me up and down. "Your aura here is very impressive." I let out a hum as I stared at her. "And this is what you look like?" Her upper lip twitched. "I take many different forms. This one is my personal favorite." I raised both my eyebrows as I turned around, and when I realized that we were in a house, I frowned. "Why are we here?" "Can you heal diseases?" she asked, not payi
Rayline Today is my first day at college. Yes, that's right, I, Rayline Hale, am now officially a college student. Just a few months ago, I celebrated my 18th birthday with my parents and my best friend. A month ago, when I walked through the gates of this college for the first time, I felt an unstoppable mix of excitement and anxiety. I knew this was the beginning of a new adventure in my life. High school was in the past, and now I was entering a new chapter. My day began with mixed emotions. In a panic, I shuffled my desk and quickly grabbed the books and pencils I needed. Then I checked myself in the mirror, hoping my hair wasn't too messy. Satisfied with my appearance, I quickly slung my college bag over my shoulder and hurried down the stairs to the front door. "Mom, I'm leaving now!" I called as I made my way to the kitchen counter, where my mother was busy working on her laptop. "All right, honey! Take care!" I heard my mom's warm reply, but she continued to work on her l
With my heart pounding, I waited for Nicolas to turn the corner and leave me alone. I tried to take a deep breath to calm the last of my nerves. But as I looked across the field, I saw Cole Spencer coming toward me. I immediately looked down, trying not to make eye contact with him as I stood there. I wondered if he was coming over to ask me why I was looking at him so strangely. But before I could prepare myself, he was already standing in front of me. I looked at him slowly until I found him looking at me, and I swallowed. He was tall, and even more handsome from up close. "You're in the way," he said bluntly. "What?" I blinked a few times. "You're blocking the door," he said, and I turned my head to see that he was actually standing right at the entrance to the building. "Oh," I said as I stepped aside. "Sorry." He gave me one last look, and I swear there was a flash of orange in his eyes as he pulled the door open and walked inside without saying anything. Nicolas told me tha
I went through the rest of my classes without anything interesting happening. Since it was the first day, most of them were just going over the semester schedule and other boring things. Luckily, I didn't get lost a second time. "Hey!" I jumped at the voice behind me, but then I realized that it was Darren, and I breathed a sigh of relief. "How was class?" "You scared me!" I put my hand over my heart and he laughed. "And they're good, not too bad." He hummed in response and put his arm around my shoulders. "You want to grab some food and go back to your place?" "Ugh, I can't. I have to meet someone at the library for a project." "Ew, who's that?" "Cole Spencer," I said casually, but he gave me a weird look. "What?" "Nothing, it's just… I always get a weird feeling about this guy." "Do you know him?" I asked him. It was possible that he had interacted with him before. "Not really, he's like a friend of a friend. But there was something odd about him." "Odd, like what?" I ask
A part of me wanted to send Cole a message, to ask him if he was okay, to ask him why he had to leave so suddenly that day. But every time I started typing, I heard his voice in my head telling me not to message him except about the project. But why should I care? My other classes for the week were going well. I had met some nice people so far, but no close friends yet. Meanwhile, Darren made sure to talk to me every day, which I always appreciated. I was surprised when Taylor greeted me a few times when we passed each other on campus. We didn't have that class again, so we only had one interaction, but he's still very nice. It's Saturday, so I've been at home the whole day, getting some work done. I'm typing on my laptop when I notice my phone is on. Darren is calling. "Hey, do you want to go to a party tonight?" His voice sounded cheerful as always. "Party?" My eyebrows knit in confusion. "Yeah, one of my friends is having a party. It should be a lot of fun. So get out of the h
And with that, something clicked inside me. I tried to be nice and ask him if he was okay, but instead he snapped at me and told me to leave. My jaw clenched and I knew for sure that he could see the anger that was building up inside of me. "All right, but a word of advice for you, cold bastard — when someone is being nice to you, maybe you shouldn't act like a jerk," I said, the words coming out uncontrollably, but I didn't regret it, and he seemed annoyed by my words, the orange color in his eyes flashing even brighter this time. He opened his mouth to speak again, but his voice was cut off by another. "Hey! Look who it is!" I turned around to see a man, who was not familiar to me, suddenly come over and put his arm around Cole's shoulders. However, from the look on his face, it seemed that he was not happy with the man's presence. The man was of medium build with dark brown hair and was obviously drunk, judging by his body movements and the single shot that he was holding. "I ne