The Queen Of Death and Ruins

The White Knight and the Dark Prince

Soon after King Ajay's declaration of war, the meeting was adjourned.

It was a transparent attempt to dissolve the chaos that started spreading in the conference hall. The attendees —the wealthy families with power and rank in the Mystic world— had found the decision to train the students for war horrid, especially since most of them had children in the final classes of Lixierra. Kira, Zephyr and I slipped out of the back door as soon as Queen Aurelia announced the ending of the royal meeting, breathing a sigh of relief that no one noticed our presence. We waited in the shadows until the royal families left the hall, and when my parents found us and told us that the royals were requesting to see their children before they left, Kira and Zephyr headed back to the main building.

My parents were livid. They were in the middle of a heated argument about King Ajay's 'foolish declaration' and his 'selfish demeanor' when I spotted Sin and his friends coming out of the hall. King Sylas and Queen Elila stood with them for a while, surrounded by their guards as they hugged their son and left for the main building soon after. As Sin hung back to talk to his friends, I saw an opportunity to escape my parents' aggravated mood.

"I'll be back in a second,” I said over my shoulder and made my way to the little group, ignoring my parents' protests.

"Nyx." Sin smiled as he saw me, interrupting whatever his blond friend was saying.

"Sin." I smiled back. "What you did back there was impressive. Standing up to his royal ass has got to be one of your finest moments."

"I don't know about that." He smirked, "I have been known to have quite a lot of fine moments." He ran a hand through his locks, pushing the hair that fell down his face away. "I didn't know you were attending the meeting. I didn't see you there."

"I didn't want to be seen,” I said nonchalantly. "Aren't you going to introduce us?" I asked as I noticed the awkward smiles plastered on his friends' faces.

"Of course. Nyx, this is Ashvin," He nodded towards a brown haired boy with doe eyes and a bright smile. "And this is Elias." The blond one shook my hand, his rosy cheeks brightening his pale face.

"Nice to meet you both!" I said cheerfully.

"Nice to meet you." They said in unison.

"So Nyx, how do you like Lixierra so far?" Ashvin asked.

"Well, I've only been here for a couple of weeks and I've already antagonized the school's queen bee, got my ass handed to me in martial arts classes, and been attacked by dark creatures from hell. I'd say I'm having a marvelous time." I couldn't keep the sarcasm out of my tone and the three boys chuckled.

"There is no dull day here in Lixierra," Elias said and I scoffed.

"Well, we have to get going. We're still needed in the main building,” Ashvin let out a deep sigh.

"You guys go ahead. I'll catch up in a second," Sin responded.

Ashvin and Elias obliged, waving at me as they left.

"What are you doing later tonight?" Sin asked me as soon as his friends were out of earshot.

"Nothing." I gave him a quizzical look.

"Meet me down by the lake at midnight,” he whispered as he took a step closer to me.

"Sure," I said after a moment of silence and he nodded in satisfaction. Another step closer, he planted a soft kiss on my cheek and smiled before hurrying to join his friends.

Meeting him after dark was probably not my smartest idea, especially after everything that had happened the past couple of days, but I really needed to talk to him about that warning he issued around the academy.