"You are in grave danger Leodonis." Seph says to me, that same deep almost ancient voice ringing through my head.
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"Because of Nepheros? I know I have to stop him before he finds the Dominion." I say back.
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I couldn't see where we were. My surroundings were just white and stood Seraphim, tall and mighty towered over me.
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"I'm afraid Nepheros and the Dominion are not your only enemies." He says, his mouth not moving just his voice melodically speaking in my head.
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"What do you mean?"
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"There is a group, an ancient terrorist organization called Vel'Shamar, The Veil Shatterers have dedicated their life to hunting and exterminating any they think has great power." He says. "They are using your conduit to try and track you down, the Deus Infectorum, the God Killer, is the only thing that can kill you."
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"How did they get it? And how are they tracking me?" I ask.
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"Your conduit was forged long before you were born, and through theft and abuse, they managed to find it. When you were incarnated, you were sent as a star to the First Veil, under my care. When I alerted the Council of your existence, your conduit awakened momentarily thus alerting Vel' Shamar you were alive. The council had to act swiftly to place the Seal on you and send you to the mortal realm where you would be safe until you came of age." He explains.
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"So, are they still after me?"
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"They are. As soon as you stepped into this realm they knew you were here,"
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"So wh—what should I do? I'm not strong enough to face them, can't you help me? Like breath fire at them or something?" I ask in panic.
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"I am only able to communicate with you like this, because of the Summer Solstice. Until your Seal is removed I'm of little help."
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"Can't we just break it? Like just the two of us, right now?" I ask.
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"I'm afraid I can't, but I can give you my power until you are able to break the Ordeiga Seal and fully awaken. These people will stop at nothing to be rid you of this realm Leon. They will hunt you, and tear you apart if they so much have you in a small grasp. Learn to control your power, then nothing will stop you." He says and I nod.
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"Us communicating like this will awaken your conduit. So they will be after you soon Leon. Are you ready for the transfer?" He asks.
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I close my eyes. "I'm ready."
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Next thing I knew I was waking up. My eyes were fluttering open and light streamed into my room. Then I realize, the bed I'm sleeping in is a lot bigger than the bed in my room.
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I sit up and look down to see I'm in nothing but huge boxer briefs that were way to big for me.
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As I look around I see someone facing a closet, they're back to me, they're very attractive back, and they were pulling on a white school shirt.
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I see the neat blonde hair atop this tall guy and I immediately know it's Michael.
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The room was a lot larger than the regular dorm rooms, he even had his own bathroom.
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He turns around to look at me, his face calm and neutral.
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"You're awake." He says.
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"Uh...yeah." I say, still slightly confused.
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"You should get ready for school, I brought your uniform." He says and motions to his desk where my uniform was laid out on neatly.
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"We didn't..." I start.
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He raises a brow. "We didn't what?"
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God is he really making me say this?
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Did I get into Raph's enchanted booze again?
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"We didnt...you know...do the boombayah?" I say with a grimace and a small smile tugs at the corner of his mouth.
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He shakes his head. "Go shower, get dressed and I'll explain." He says and I nod slowly getting out of his bed.
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I pull the briefs up before he saw my whole body, scurrying in the direction of his bathroom. I close the door behind me and it was really clean in here, like super clean.
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There was a folded towel on the sink. I sigh and pull off the briefs and step into the shower. I also kinda smelt like smoke, as well as Michael. God what did I do?
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I don't take long to shower, I use Michaels body gel but I leave the shampoo because it probably dry up my hair, white people products do that to my hair.
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I finish and step out. Wrapping the towel and round my waist before stepping out of the bathroom.
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Michael was on his bed on his phone and didn't look up at me as I walked to the desk. And thank god my toiletry bag was here, I pulled out my lotion and moisturized myself with towel still on.
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I started getting dressed and pulled my underwear and pants up and over the towel before pulling it out of my pants. I dress into everything else then comb my hair.
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Once I was done I walked over to Michael a bit timidly.
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"So uh...what happened yesterday?" I ask him.
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He looks up at me as if he forgot I was here.
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"Well you ventured off into the woods naked. Then your familiar tried to break the Seal, then you started floating and Lakota and I had to stop you before you burnt the whole place down." He says and I grimace.
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"So...you saw everything?"
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He nods, his face unchanging. "Everything."
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I groan and bury my face in my hands. Out of all things to do, why did I have to do it naked?
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"Why was your familiar trying to break the Seal anyway?" He asks me, I slump next to him and huff.
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"He wasn't trying to break the Seal. He was doing a power transfer so I'm not a lamb in a slaughter house when those terrorists come after me." I say as I look up at the ceiling.
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"Slow down. What terrorists?" He asks in confusion.
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"Seph told me about some dudes named Vel'Shamar or something like that, are after me AND they have my conduit. So I technically have to hunt and track them back so I can get my stupid thing back before they use it to kill me." I huff.
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So many problems for one little kid, great.
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"Wait— Vel'Shamar are after you?" He asks, his voice low.
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I nod and sigh. "Yep." I say popping the 'p'.
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"Leon they're an incredibly dangerous group." He says.
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"Tell me about it." I huff.
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"You need to start training seriously if you're gonna stop these guys." He says. "And I'll help you."
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I sit up and look at him, my eyes narrowing. "Why have you been so nice to me lately?"
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He shrugs, his face still indifferent. "I can go back to being a prick if that's what you want."
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I shake my head. "No no no no no, sweet Michael is nice. But back to what you said, how will you help me?"
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"I'll teach how to use your powers, even combat." He says.
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I nod slowly. "When do we start?"
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"After school, and after your training." He says and I nod. "But for now, we have to get to roll call." He says standing up.
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"I didn't bring your bag up, and you're familiar is with Lakota." He says and I start to panic.
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"He was with me when we found you in the woods." He says.
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"So he knows..."
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"That you're Jïlar Grufaas? Yeah he does, but he swore not to tell anyone." He says and I nod in relief.
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"Go grab your stuff and head to roll call." He says and I nod, heading to leave the room.
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I pause at the door and look to Michael. "Thank you for coming after me, and helping me."
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He looks up and nods once. "You're welcome."
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I smile before heading out. People eye me weirdly as I leave the senior floor and down the stairs.
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I make it to the sophomore floor then head towards Lakota's room. I knock.
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"Come in!" He calls.
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I open the door and peek my head in. "Hey." I smile.
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"Leon!" He says before getting up and throwing the door open and pulling me into a tight hug.
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I laugh and hug him back. He pulls away, then pats my face, inspecting for anything.
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"God, I was so worried about you. First you ran off, then you were naked— you have a nice ass by the way, anyway then you started floating and your eyes were glowing and shit! God, it was a whole emotional roller coaster." He rushes, eyes wide.
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I smile. "I'm okay. Thank you for coming after me."
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He smiles back before hugging me again. "God I'm friends with Jïlar Grufaas." He whispers to me and I laugh. Then I notice Seph on his bed, I smile and walk over to him and pat his head.
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"He told me some really scary stuff yesterday." I say softly still looking at Seph. I sit down on Lakota's bed and he sits next me.
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"What stuff?" He asks softly.
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I sigh. "Basically some people are after me. So Seph gave me some more magic juices, so I actually have a chance to stop these guys." I say.
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"But you're Jïlar Grufaas, you can beat those guys easy peasy." He says and I look at him a little saddened.
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"Not with this seal on my back. And honestly this whole thing is really scary." I whisper, he puts his hand on my shoulder, rubbing my back reassuringly.
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"Why can't we just break the Seal?" Lakota asks.
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I look at him. "Is that even possible?"
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He shrugs. "I mean why not?"
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Before we could say anything else the bell started ringing. I got up and felt something in my blazer pocket and it was the glamour charm for Seph. I put it over his head and picked him up.
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"I'm gonna go get my bag." I say and Kota nods.
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I walk out and to my room. Raph was about to leave. He smiles at me.
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"Hey roomie, how was your sleepover in Kota's room?" He asks.
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"Huh? OH— yes, because that is where I was! Definitely. And to answer your question, it was fun. Let me grab my bag and I'll see you at roll call." I stammer nervously, Raph laughs while shaking his head before heading to the foyer.
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I get in, put Seph down and grab my bag and quickly head there myself. Luckily he still had the charm around his neck.
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I make it to the foyer for roll call, just as quick as it started, it was over and we made our way to the cafeteria.
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I found Lakota by my side. "So you don't remember what happened yesterday?" He asks and I shake my head.
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"I just remember talking to um...Claud? Yeah. Then next thing I know I was waking up in Michaels room." I say and he nods.
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"You don't remember the message I sent you through the bracelet? Because you answered and told me to come find you." He says and I huff.
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"Nope. I don't remember anything. And why the heck was I even naked? That seems like overkill." I grumble and Kota laughs softly.
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"Has your familiar ever shifted like that before?" He asks.
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My eyebrows furrow. "What do you mean?"
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"Seraphim became huge. Like massive, his eyes were glowing like yours too." He says and my eyes widen slightly.
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I let out a groan. "Ugh, why did I have to have amnesia when something like this happened."
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Kota pats my shoulder reassuringly as we enter the cafeteria. We head into line and wait until we were served. I didn't even pay attention to what we were eating, I just grabbed my plate, smiled at the lunch ladies and Kota lead us to our table.
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When the girls saw us, Saeg smiled brightly and waved us over enthusiastically. And thank whatever is up there because Deimos wasn't there, but I know I'll see him today because we start with the Solaria today.
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We smile back and sit down, then Raph joins us.
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Erika was beside me and she smiled at me, giving my shoulder a light nudge in greeting and I do the same.
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"Where did you guys run off too last night? We tried looking for you guys after the invocation." Saeg asks, Rebecca was also looking at us in question.
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"We over indulged with the festival food, so I was feeling nauseous then Kota took me back to Apollo." I answer pretty slickly, wow I'm getting good at this lying thing, technically not because I've been a stammering mess the whole morning.
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"Are you feeling better?" Becs asks and I nod, giving her a smile and nodding.
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"I'm okay."
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She smiles and they all drop the subject. Everyone eats and talks, Erika teases Raphael on his manhood as usual, Saeg and Rebecca talk and giggle between each other. Kota was quiet, I think something is on his mind.
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I nudge my shoulder with his to get his attention, he looks up from his day dreaming.
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"You okay?" I ask him softly.
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He doesn't say anything for a sec, then he nods and forces a smile on his lips.
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"I'm fine. Just thinking about stuff is all." He says and I nod, but I don't leave it there.
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"Anything you wanna get off your chest?" I ask and he shakes his head.
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"Not yet, but thanks Leon. I really appreciate you." He says softly and I smile, I take his hand under the table and squeeze it, I decide to not let go and just hold his hand.
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He smiles and doesn't question my affection, he just eats with his other hand and keeps his thoughts to himself which kinda stress me out, but I won't pry, I'll respect his wishes. For now.
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Laemon calls for the moment of silence and everyone keeps their heads down as they do their silent prayers. After words everyone starts to get up and that's when I let go of Kotas hand as we all start to leave.
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We dump our leftovers in the dumping trays and Erika takes to my side, we were both headed to the Inner Ring.
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"We'll see you guys later." I say to the rest of them and wave as Erika and I leave.
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"You didn't really feel nauseous yesterday did you?" She immediately asks as soon as we were out of earshot of everyone.
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I huff. "Nope. And before I say where I was, where did you go? You disappeared." I say accusatorially with a pointed finger.
Erika gives me a sheepish look. "Don't get mad."
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I brace myself. "Oh god, what did you do?"
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She scratches the back of her neck nervously. "I kinda...went to see....someone."
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"For goodness sake, did you go see that loser?" I ask.
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She groans. "I know, I know. Bad Erika. I just couldn't help it, he texted me saying he wanted me to come and grab my stuff from Hades. Then when I got there, he started saying all these nice things and next thing I know I'm getting backshots off his study desk."
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I cringe. "I will pretend I didn't hear that last part. But Erika, we don't like Atlas remember? He's mean, and insecure, and possessive and you can do wayyyyy better." I try to instill. This reminds me of something Annie used to say, she said 'you can never convince two people that have seen each other naked to stay away from each other' now I can see that she wasn't joking.
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Also I have no recollection of the context behind that quote. Anywho!
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She lets out a sigh. "I know I know. But your first always sticks. Didn't you have trouble getting over your first love?" She asks and I cringe again at that, I'm not sure why but the phrase 'first love' makes me itchy.
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"I've never been in love before. I don't even know how it feels to love someone romantically. And honestly the thought kinda grosses me out." I say and she looks at me with confused eyes.
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"You don't like romance?" She asks and I shrug.
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"I mean I kinda do... like it's fine when I'm watching romantic movies and stuff but the thought of being in a relationship kinda grosses me out." I say honestly and she nods, it looked like she was thinking of something. "And don't change the subject lady, back to the fact that you went for thirds at that assholes place."
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She groans again and covers her face with her hands before pulling them away. "It sucks, I really wanna get over him."
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I hum sympathetically, because I feel like I've been a little insensitive. But you know how when I first met Erika, I said I can't say anything harsh because we aren't close and someone close to her has to tell her? I guess the situation is different because I am close to her, and I'm afraid she needs to hear it.
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Then an idea pops into my head. "What about a cord cutting spell?" I say.
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Erika looks to me as we enter the door to the Inner Ring. "Like a spell to sever the metaphysical connection?" She asks and I nod, smiling because something from my witchcraft 101 class actually stayed in my head.
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"Mhm, I read up on it in the Grand Grimoire. You just need to black candles, twine or yarn, clear quartz, black obsidian and then a lighter." I say and she nods, thinking.
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"Do you think it will work?" She asks.
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I shrug. "I mean, I've never tried it before because I just now found out witchcraft and all this mumbo jumbo is real. But I'm sure it will work."
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She huffs and nods. "I'll give it a shot. But can I ask a favor?"
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I look up to her. "Sure,"
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"Could you be there with me please? For emotional support and some Jïlar Grufaas magic juice." Erika says and I feel my heart warm.
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I smile and nod. "Of course."
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"Okay now back to my question, where did you run off to during the invocation?" She asks me.
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I huff. "I ran off into the woods apparently. I don't know what was happening but I felt very fidgety during the dancing and invocation. Then I just blanked and next thing I know I'm waking up in Michaels room in nothing but boxers."
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She gasps loudly and smacks my shoulder. "Did you guys fuck?" Erika asks with wide eyes and I physically cringe at the thought, don't get me wrong, he is smokin' but sex? Even the thought of eventually doing that with Deimos makes me wanna hurl.
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I shake my head very enthusiastically. "No. But my powers kinda went a bit a haywire. So I frolicked into the woods...without my clothes on. Then Michael and Lakota came to find me."
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Her eyes were still wide, but then she lets out a small giggle. "Michael saw you nakey." She says in a sing-song tone.
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I roll my eyes and playfully push her away from me.
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"Wait, so why were you in the woods?" She asks.
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"My familiar was giving me some more magic juice so I don't get killed by some pscychos with my conduit thingy." I reply and Erika didn't seem shocked she just nodded along.
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As we walk Erika smiles and ruffles my hair before walking ahead of me and turning around. "I have Alchemy, but I'll see you later yeah?"
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I nod, smiling and waving. She does the same before heading off to her class.
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I head over to my black locker, sorry that I had to emphasize the color, the vibes of the Inner Ring are very dark academia-esque.
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I look around the hall where my locker was pretty quiet and no one was here except me. It was very very very spooky.
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As I was fishing my books out for Occult Literature, I felt a very strong presence behind me. I quickly looked over my shoulder to see three large, tall men standing behind me.
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I take a deep breath and put my books back into my locker and turn around to face them.
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As I previously mentioned, they were tall. Not abnormally tall, but A LOT taller than your average magical twink over here. They look at me with this...malicious look in their eyes, well I say that because their eye color is red, which doesn't freak me out as much as I thought it would.
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"Can I help you guys?" I decided to ask, my tone wasn't on edge or snappy, just perfectly neutral.
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"You're the new kid?" The one in the middle asks me.
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I nod once. "Yeah. Why?"
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"Aren't you a sophomore? Why the hell are you in our Ring?" The one to the left sneered, and I felt myself panic a little.
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Not because I was necessarily afraid of them, just because the last time I was confronted by three guys, it didn't go so well.
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"I was told to have my lessons here." I reply simply.
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The one in the middle takes a step towards me, sizing me up. I just look up at him, not trying to provoke him, just not backing down either.
Not this time.
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A smirk tugs at his lips. "You're pretty for a boy." He says as he looks down at me.
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"Thanks...I guess." I reply. He continues looking down at me, and I reciprocate the staring contest. With that same smile on his face he takes a step back and starts walking away.
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His friends seem a bit confused by this, but nonetheless they follow him and leave.
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As soon as they were out of my eye sight, I let out a huge sigh of relief.
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Thank god. I thought I was toast for a second there.
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I take a sec to collect myself. I felt my breathing become a bit shallow, but I take a few deep breaths and before the dark thoughts came, I shook my body. Getting rid of all that hostile energy, past and present.
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With a few deep breaths, I was okay. I was fine.
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I go back to grab my books from my locker and head to class.
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and then Add to home screen.