Shadows and hell flames.

~ Chapter 2 ~

I woke up to the smell of metallic, like blood. My eyelids still felt heavy as if there were weights attached to them. I heard talking, I finally felt the strength to open my eyes, I saw the light skinned guy, or monster. I thought in the back of my mind.

"So you're awake?" Said the man. "My name is Atlas black" Finally a name.

"I'm not sure, am i?" I replied. I'm not sure why I said that, but for some reason I'm not scared. "Quite a mouth." Said atlas. "Anyways, let me explain why you're here, to put it simply." He started. "You're not human, well not fully human." He added. My mouth is a grape. The hell does that mean? "Then what am i?" I asked. "Half scylica." he replied, ''What's a silica? He must have read my mind because he added "A scylica is a form of demon, they can produce magic, they can also heal, but unfortunately, their healing comes with a price of their blood." This is a lot to take in, it's also hard to believe.

"Can you untie me?" I replied, I've been tugging at the ropes for the past 10 minutes, I can feel my wrists starting to bruise. "Yes, of course. You need to see the headmaster anyway."

After I was out of my binds, he led me into the 'hallway' I presume. It's fancy, like something you'd see in an old mansion, white walls, with cold crescents and indents with black tints to them. Smells alot like cinnamon, with a hint of pine trees. "It smells like a forest..." I didn't even know I was talking until he replied "Do you go to the forest often?" He replied, his voice sounded gruff but something about it made me feel secure, in some ways.

"Yes, I used to go to the forest all the time as an escape, my parents were quite abusive you see. And whenever it got bad, I would just run to the forest, where there was actually a hidden waterfall. It was just me, my dad, and step-mom, ''I explained. "Your real mother?" asked atlas. "Died when I was born." I replied. "Sorry to hear that.", "it's alright really. I never met her so I don't feel any sorrow."

We finally arrived at a huge door, like literally 20 feet tall, it was wooden, and looked to weigh a ton. And i don't think i should bother mentioning that atlas opened it without even batting an eyelash at it. I walk in and see a man. A tall and lanky man, yet I can see a few defined muscles through the white shirt he is wearing which is covered with a blazer. May I add there's a sword attached to his belt that's wrapped firmly around his blazer.

"Ah yes, you must be carissa allen.", the man said "Im headmaster aaron." He added. "How do you know my name.?" I asked. "I think everyone in this area knows your name, you're the 'girl who is half breed.' everyone is talking about you, it might be because we have never witnessed a half breed before, better yet. Your mother was arisana. The famous warrior who led the war 16 years ago, yet died tragically, in a way.. Nobody can unsee." He said. I can't process anything. I'm not sure what to even think. "What." That's all I can register at this moment. "What he said was that you-" Atlas started but i cut him off. "I know what he said you idiot, it's just hard processing what he said." I said straight up. "Atlas you didn't tell me this one was sassy." The old man said, well Aaron said. "I like the sassy girls, you know that headmaster." He said with a bow, but a smirk plastered across his dumb face. Even so, I can feel heat rising to my cheeks. "Someone is blushing." Said an unfamiliar voice, I turned around and saw a man, pretty handsome if I might have seen. He has a well built body, black silky hair that my hair can only dream of looking like, maybe demons have a special shampoo or something, I'll look into that. He also has a very firm and well built jawline. And blue, sea-sick green eyes. With a hint of yellow.

"Is this the famous carisa?" The man asked, he had a very gruff voice, a voice that could command me to do anything and I'd obey. "Yes, alec. This is carisa, now leave. You're scaring her." Said atlas. Is he protecting me? "Why are you protecting this freak half-breed?" That stung. More than it should have. "She isn't a freak, I'd say she's a miracle if you ask me." Said headmaster aaron.

"Okay atlas, i need you to watch carisa for the time being, please be sure she doesn't run off or anything." Headmaster said. "Make sure she eats 3 times a day with all of the other students, make sure she has a room that's near yours just incase, villains and bad demons could find out and then they would be after her.'' The headmaster said to which atlas replied with a simple 'yes headmaster' and we walked out.

"Okay so lunch is already prepared so let's go, you will be able to meet new people as well, but here's a tip" He said "Don't trust everyone you see here in these walls, quite frankly i don't think they will trust you either because you're half-breed." He added. I understood, I mean why would they trust a half-breed misfit.