Chosen (Updates Once Upon A Time)

Prologue

My name is Avalon Lionel. Now, you probably think I'm just like you. Well, I'm not.

I live in a world called Ergamine, a parallel dimension to the place you call home-- Earth. Although we may look similar, our talents vary. When you humans have poisoned your home, we are prosperous in ours. Where you are lacking, we are strong.

But the most different thing is-- my race, the Benidicio, or the Blessed are-- well-- gifted. We have telekinesis and are faster and stronger than your average human. We worship a goddess called Cerina, the goddess of animal spirits. Each member of the Benidicio has a specific power, whether it's flying, lightning zapping or mind reading. This may seem like a lot to deal with already, but we still have one more trick up our sleeve...

Here's the kicker-- on our sixteenth (or seventeenth birthday, depending on whether you are a boy or not), we have to spend the night in the woods to gain our animal counterpart, which can be any animal on the planet. (I pity the people who got mice.) That process is called the ascension. But there are still rarities, such as the wolf, lion, cougar, horse, falcon and owl. We share a special bond with that animal, and are able to shift into its form after the ascension. Even so, you can tame animals the hard way, like hamsters and cats and such. But the bond would not exist. The relationship between the animal and the owner would not be as close as a Benidicio and its animal counterpart.

Our civilization is compromised of 4 clans. My clan, Clan Erham; The others lie to the north, east and west, Amden, Deota and Seron respectively. The top ruling clan is Erham, and that is where the council resides. The council includes 6 people who have the rarest animals of all-wolf, owl, horse, falcon, lion and cougar.

We had lived in peace, until the angels showed up. Yeah, I know what you're thinking-- aren't angels supposed to be good? Well, they are, actually. Except these aren't normal angels. These are the ones who have fallen from grace, but not quite reached the hell-level yet. Apparently Ergamine is the perfect place for angels to fall. They hadn't caused much chaos, but recently, they have been amassing hordes of demons. Every kind of demon that is talked about in demonology, even those who aren't, are coming through and appearing randomly in Ergamine. It is all we can do to stop them from overwhelming our dimension.

A prophecy had been made decades ago:

The council shall be born anew;

They will save the world from the ones who flew.

Triumph will require some sacrifice;

But who will be left to pay the price?

There is no doubt in my mind that the prophecy is about to come to pass. I am the princess of the Erham Clan. And this is my story.

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A/N: Okay, so tell me what you guys think! I like this version... I collected inspiration from loads of really good books, so it WON'T sound so much like Avatar--I thought it was similar--

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