“NO!” I quickly shot up in my bed, my heart racing as I looked around frantically,

  “Ha..just a dream…” I pushed the covers to the side and looked outside.

  “It’s morning, I should try not to think about the pace from now on..”

  I stood up and began to get dressed for the day, we had some csses before the holidays but it was supposed to be pretty short. Many of us weren’t thinking about that though, our siblings were out there and we needed to get a lead.

  As I went downstairs all the others were there, Ivy was the first to notice me as she gave a small wave

  “Hey Mezu, you ready for css?”

  “Oh yeah I’m ready, you didn’t have to wait for me, I know you like to be early”

  “Nonsense! Here I’ll walk with you” She grabs my hand and turns to me, smiling wearily

  “You doing okay? You feel a little shaken” I began to stumble on my words

  “Oh- yes I’m okay, I just, had a dream, please don’t worry about me” her face looked sad, but understanding

  “Okay, but if you need someone to talk to, I’m here” she pauses before speaking up again

  “Anyways, we better hurry the bell is going to ring”

  A few feet away, a woman sits, hidden, watching the duo walk into the academy. She has untamed red and orange hair, and bright piercing red eyes. She smirks, two sharp fangs becoming apparent, before standing up and speaking into a microphone, a raspy and unhinged voice leaving her lips.

  “I found them. They’re at that good for nothing academy..” she looks over at the vast wilderness ahead of her, and starts walking towards the trees.

  On a desk, the woman’s voice is heard through a piece of equipment. A man grabs the gadget and presses a button on it.

  “Right, come back here now, I need to make sure that information only makes it to us” the man pces it down and standing up out of his chair, looking out at a rge town filled with people.

  “..you Demi gods have no idea who you’re dealing with. And I’ll make sure you know that” he walks down a hall, two guards bowing as he passes, before leaning near a cell,

  “Mira my sweet, I could use your assistance again.”

  A woman wearily looked up at him, all of the color from her face was gone, even her eyes were a dull gray. She seemed to move her mouth, but no words came out.

  “Mn, right, I forgot corruption has that effect” the man waves his arm around, and the woman seemingly flinches, before shakily speaking

  “What do you need, Adam.” He smirks as he leans lower down to her face.

  “I need you to tell me where your siblings weak points are, I can’t keep you undercover with them poking around.” She turns away and scowls

  “I would…never tell you that”

  “You know, I do hate having to keep you under this spell, if you told me I might let you roam a little..”

  The woman didn’t respond, and instead shifted herself to be further from him. The man scoffed, before creating a golden chain, which is wrapped around her neck, and pulling her closer.

  “Fine, be like that. I’ll just get it from your memories themselves” before the girl can reply, a voice rings through the hall.

  “U-uhm, sir Adam! Scarra is here” he stands up, brushing off his clothes,

  “You got lucky, next time I won’t be so generous.”

  He walks back down the hall and into the main office, where a shorter girl with orange and red hair is waiting for him.

  “There you are! I did some stalking and I found them, they’re at that darned academy”

  “Yes I heard, Mira doesn’t feel..keen on telling me anything, so it looks like you’re my best lead” the girl smiles erratically, her two rge fangs showing as she grins.

  “I’m honored, I’ll do anything to kill those good for nothing Demi gods”

  “Then, stick around that academy, don’t let them out of your sight, I want them dead, and I want them dead quickly. Are we clear?”

  “Crystal!”

  “Then go, I have much more work to do” the girl runs out of the room, the rge wooden doors smming behind her.

  “…just you wait, I’ll make sure you all suffer” the man lets out an evil chuckle as he looks at the academy.