Shadows and hell flames.

~ Chapter 4 ~

Running, puffing out gasps of air as my body runs into the abyss of darkness.

You are not human.

Why am I not human.. What am i? What's going to happen?

All in due time, carisa alen.

I ran as fast as I could, trying to run towards the sound. It's gone.

I'm left all alone in this pit of darkness, there's nothing here. Just me.

Just a monster.

I shoot awake, sweat dripping down my face like I had just ran a marathon. I look around frantically, I'm no longer in darkness. Just my bedroom.

I remember atlas and go running to the infirmary. I knocked on the door and heard someone say 'come in' . I tried to open the door but failed. Do these doors really go too much? The door opens, it's a nurse I assume, she is wearing nurse attire. I look past her with a smile and see Atlas is awake, talking to the headmaster.

"Sorry I didn't come sooner, I just woke up." Atlas said with a small smile plastered on his lips. I scoff. "Don't worry i didn't miss you that much" i said with a smirk. "Are you sure~ Headmaster told me how you protected me, and how you carried me here, so i think you did~" He said with a smirk, he is kinda right in that way. "Big talk for someone who had to get stitches." I replied back, "Big talk for a half-breed." He snapped back. "Big talk for someone who can't defeat a raven '' I snapped more. "Big talk-'' Atlas was interrupted, "Big talk for two knuckleheads who won't shut up." Said headmaster. Me and Atlas just looked at eachother and bursted out in laughter.

"Fair." Me and Atlas said in sync. "Okay so carisa, this is important. Explain what happened back there." Headmaster said as I sat down.

I explained everything, the voice. The flames, the electricity that ran through me.

"Alright, i'm not sure how to think about this, i've never heard of black flames, nor voices" Atlas said, "I'm sure you haven't atlas." I replied. "Maybe you're not a scylica like I thought. Let's check the library." Headmaster said. "Can I come?" asked atlas. "No, on second thought i'll just go grab the book myself, Carisa, stay here with him." Headmaster said. "Alright headmaster, i'll stay with this dumbass.'' I said with a smile to which my eyes didn't match.

The headmaster left, It's just me and him. "So" atlas started. "Why." I started. He looked confused. "Why did you protect me?" I finished. "That's easy, I protected you because there's just something about you, it's unsettling but at the same time, I get the feeling like you can change the world. Right now the world is a disaster. Ravens and demons and goblin warriors are out right now. They're wreaking havoc across this world of ours. It seems unreal that there is so much chaos that not even the council can stop it. It's a terrifying carisa. Seeing your home that you have adapted to is now being destroyed by your own kind. It makes you feel like you're the bad guy. But for some reason your aura is telling me to keep you close, to keep you secure. That you, Carisa, are the only being in this world who can shape our world out of chaos."

I'm still thinking about what atlas said. Me and him aren't talking anymore while we watch patiently as the headmaster goes through the book.

The headmaster seemed to find the page he was searching for, his eyes widened at the book. "Black flames." He is even stuttering on his words now. I'm scared. "Carisa, you are." He started, I can already feel the terrifying tremble in his voice, whatever I am, it's not good. "A crucella." The headmaster said, i don't know what that is but Atlas seems to. Atlas eyebrows raised to the middle of his forehead in surprise, his eyes looked like he was terrified of me, like I'm the real monster in the room. "You must be kidding." Atlas said. "She, she just cant be a crucella". "You're scaring me." I said with a trembling voice, I then looked around the room trying to calm my nerves. "Look at the paragraph below it." the headmaster points out a paragraph in the book.

Who is crucella. Brings destruction to all. Hell flames. Confidence that rivals the most powerful. A monster from hell itself. Can only be made by the breed of a royal demon, and a scylica. Crusellas have mindsets that point them to the direction of evil. Nothing more.

Crucellas know all weaknesses. They have power which rivals anything.

Carisa alen shall be next crucella.

The paragraph was written in blood.

"H-how does it know i would be the next crucella.." my voice is shaking. They are probably going to kill me now. "We don't know, this is an ancient book, made from 1000's of years ago," said the headmaster. Atlas still hasn't spoken yet.

"Carisa.." Atlas started. Me and the headmaster looked at the atlas confused by what he's going to say next. "Is your father Damon allen..?" Atlas said with a terrified voice to what my next words will be, the headmaster looked the same,

straight face, nothing to be shown in his face.

"He is."