Reno The Nadarian Coven I stand looking at the clouds which is now lit by the light of the moon. A moment ago everything was red. The clouds, the moon, and so was the whole sky. No matter how hard I think, it still makes me wonder what the matter was. I went to get the answer from dad, but all he told me was that someone was already in their way to make things right. Someone? Who would it be? It makes me so anxious that I can’t even sleep. Something is definitely wrong. Someone might be or maybe in danger. I close my eyes lightly and feel the winter breeze. My hairs brushing my cold cheeks, it’s been so long since I had a decent haircut. I take deep breaths as I stand in the balcony. ‘’Reno! You in there?’’ I open my eyes and turn to face the door. ‘’Yes mother. Coming.’’ I welcome her in. ‘’Took you a while to get the door.’’ Mom’s voice is as soft as always. ‘’Did it? I am sorry, I was busy thinking.’’ ‘’Thinking what? Is everything alright son
Melissa We stand in a row facing the main gate waiting for our last goodbye from father and mother. Ethel stands behind us with almost twenty guards behind him. We stand holding hands and when Ethel sees us he joins in too. Mom and Dad both emerge from the main door and walk towards us holding a sack in hand. ‘’What are they holding?’’ Alicia asks. ‘’Snacks?’’ Ethel whispers. Patricia sighs and looks at him. ‘’Were you always an idiot?’’ She says. Ethel still sticked to dropping another wild assumption. ‘’Just an example, besides it might be. Because Hallsenberg is really a long distance away. We might end up reaching by dawn. We might get hungry on the way. I guess that’s a goose inside.’’ This time both Erica and Catty look at him. ‘’Unbelievable Ethel! You’re more like a kid.’’ Erica shakes her head in disapproval. ‘’Did you go hunting all the way to a place that far away?’’ I have no idea what Catty was talking about. ‘’Well, Reno suggest
Patricia Escaping from forests to forests, fighting Krulisa’s beast buddies, watching Reno’s heart still lingering for Catty, arriving at a mortal institute and finally seeing Catty create a giant cave like shield across the institutes, every peculiar things happened today right before my eyes. No matter how lucky we were to be alive after all the fights, it still haunts me that this is not the end; we will still have to fight more of these creatures until Krulisa is defeated. I wish dad was here. I have tons of questions I am curious to ask. There are a lot that they forgot to tell us. I, neither did any of ask about how all this ends. How long should we continue? Now that I think about it maybe Ethel should have come along with us. Though we are strong with our powers, it’s more likely that we need sword skills. No worries for catty. She is indeed the goddess of spells as well as sword. I learnt sword fighting from mom. It was harder than I thought, but still I ma
Erica. So this is what mortal institutes look like. I have never been to mortal place before. Never in my life! Seeing them today, I came to realise how different we are from them. Their smell, the smell of blood, the sweat that Ethel always spoke about, and the continuous shutting of their eyes after every second. The moment both me and Catty got to the institute, we were approached by a tall young man named Simon. It’s been almost an hour since Simon asked us to wait in the lobby while he would go report the principal that the new students were already here. Are all immortals this charming like Simon? I keep thinking the whole time. ‘’Erica, why does this institute look so much like our Academy?’’ I am pulled out from my thoughts by Catty’s question. ‘’Huh??...W*..wat?’’ I say. ‘’I mean the place we are sitting right now is their lobby whereas it’s the guards room in our academy.’’ I might be lying if I said no. But Catty was right, this place
Ethel My heart still aches with pain every time I think about Catty and sending her off to the institute. I know how stupid I sound to only worry about her whereas the rest of them are in the same state as her as well! Melissa, she is all alone. And even then all I worry is about Catty. Why? Is it because she is the one that I loved ever since I came to the academy? Or because she was the first one to come talk to me after I became a part of the academy? Or is it because she was the first one to call me ‘Brother’ while the rest just called me Ethel? I remember, it was the happiest day of my life when I waited outside her room with flowers to confess my feelings. But then she suddenly came running to me and hugged me saying that lord Hector has approved me as his son. This means I was going to be her brother. For a minute I forgot about the flowers and about my confession. I was glad, so I hugged her back. I did cry after I got back to my room. But later, I smiled th
Ethel We sit surrounding the fire and have our food. Catty lays her head on my shoulder as I crack open the birds chest. Fifteen tiny birds, a tiger and a flask of tigers blood is all that Reno and I bought. Except for the tiger. That was him. All alone. Once we are done, I and Reno pack up the leftovers. Bird’s feathers, tiger skin and a few intestines. We gather them all together and bury them in the forest. ‘’How many more holes will you keep digging every day in order to feed your hungry sisters?’’ Reno says, filling the sand back inside. ‘’I don’t know. Maybe at least for a month?’’ I know I sound ridiculous. ‘’And then what? This place will be a graveyard for tigers and birds?’’ ‘’Maybe.’’ We laugh again. ‘’Why is that you two idiots keep laughing every time I show up to say something?’’ Erica always has a bad timing. She stood before us holding a few more leftovers. ‘’Then don’t show up at all!’’ Reno says rolling his eyes. I sort of love
Catherine Heatherhalls Institute At times, the students at our academy would talk about how the humans would kill their time by sleeping. I wish I could have a life like that as well. I never felt this way while I was at the academy. But staying here for one night, I feel like the time was passing really slow. Slower than I expected. Though the sun was already up, the whole institute remained silent and still. Everyone still locked up in their dorms. Even the maids were no were to be seen! Both I and Erica sit silent on our bed, staring at the empty wall. ‘’ Are we back too early?’’ she keeps whispering. Erica would spend most of her time in my room after she realised that staying alone with her roommate in her room only made her hungry. I had a good blood tolerance unlike the Erica. She is just like mom. ‘’How about we go and take a stroll around the institute?’’ Finally I speak up. At least we vampires feel ‘Boredom’ as well! ‘’Sure.’’ She says. The em
EricaThe class was as packed up as it could be. Almost more than fifty students were in each class. The one thing that all of us forgot to ask both mom and dad was about the institute. What are the institutes for? What do they do in there? And why was it made into a mortal institute?Well now that our first class ‘Archery’ was about to start, I ask to Steven all my questions. And that’s when he tells me all about it. The three institutes were made in order to teach both kids and adults different skills. Skills that would help them defend themselves. Most of the mortals never showed interest in such institutes. They would rather go teach their kids at a school where education mattered more than fights. Archery, Sword fighting, Horse riding, Fencing and many more classes were thought every week. Would anyone in this institute be