It didn't get a chance to, a crack followed by another sharp crack. And in a second a blade sprouted out of his chest and deflected the sword so close to her chest that it seared her shirt. The Ifrit looked at the damage below, screamed a devilish scream, and...poof...exploded into fire sparks. showering the main hall with a light show. "Phew... just in time, I thought I was too late ." Aila looked up and saw a familiar face staring back at her. "Alvin!" she stammered, "Wha.... What is going on? " "Shh'' Alvin pressed his fingers against his lips "The teachers are going to find out! Let's go! "Aila was in confusion "What... What is happening? Am I hallucinating?"Alvin flicked his wrist and a black portal opened on where he was standing. "Yep, definitely hallucinating!" " Come on, the police are going to be here at any minute, hurry!" Alvin motioned her into the portal. Aila started at the portal, she should have turned back, should have screamed "Hell no." And run the opposite way, should have remained here, where she had a perfect life only a student could dream of. Instead, she sucked up her breath and dove into the portal. She was instantly greeted by the sound of the void, it was a constant ringing in her head, bouncing around. She tried to cover her ears with her hands, then she realized, she didn't have them. She seemed to just be a soul, floating in the middle of the...what is it? It was nothing she ever felt, everywhere she looked, darkness. It was cold, like really cold, she felt as if thousands of needles were punctuating her skin, and the pain burned her skin. Her bones felt like they were on fire, her ears were popping, her veins were boiling, and she wanted it to all end.And as sudden as it started, it stopped. Aila opened her wet eyes and saw a green meadow dotted with yellow poppies stretched beyond the horizon, and she was on a hill next to a pine tree. It was breathtaking. "Beautiful isn't it?" She turned back and saw Alvin leaning against the tree, his face pale as a piece of sheet, he looked at her with a smile on his face and collapsed.
