Illuminae Heights

Welcome to Illuminae Heights

Welcome to Illuminae Heights

We all have our demons. They're born with us, the darker versions of everything good. They're our fears, our sadness. Anything that makes someone feel anything other than good. I guess that's why when we turn ten, they take them away. I still remember mine from when I was a kid. He looked nothing like me, obviously. We weren't even the same gender. He had pale grey eyes and dark hair he kept short. With a scar around his neck, he was unmistakable. My mother used to say we were twins so that I wouldn't hate him right away. After all, she was close with her demon. Aunt Albaria was beautiful. Not even an Illuminae could disagree. She was good too, not like other demons. Not like Elijah. They even had to weigh her bad and good qualities on the feather to determine if she really was a demon. They ended up ruling her a demon anyway if only because she had fear and became stressed easily. I never saw her. But sometimes she sent mother and me an email with an illegal account and we replied without hesitating. She was still family. Elijah never emailed us. He really was a demon. Full of what would be me in another life. He's violent and angry all the time and there was no hiding his hatred and judgement for people. People other than me. When we were kids, he always said the only person he didn't hate was me. Must be because what would have been him was me. I never understood why he didn't like mom or Aunt Albaria. When we turned ten we had to walk over to the gates of the half of the world full of demons. The border was guarded with Illuminaes and the sky was grey like smoke and he was ripped from my grasp. I still remember crying and screaming his name. I didn't want him to leave. I suppose some of us are close with our demons. I remember seeing him cry and squirm away from the guard to give me a hug. "Lila, you're supposed to be the good one. Don't cry. I'll be fine." The guards pulled him away and the black metallic gate closed with a bang, shutting him into the other side.

"Lila! Get down here!" I ran down the stairs at the sound of my mom's panicked voice. My mom had green eyes that almost looked grey whenever she was calm. Right now, they were a bright green boring into my dark blue ones. "Elijah sent you a message." I gaped and ripped the brown paper from her hands. It had an official Illuminae guard stamp on it which made me feel better. This wasn't illegal. I was still in my pyjamas; I wasn't prepared for this so early in the morning.

Lila,

I'm sorry I haven't written you anything. I've been busy. We're both turning 16 soon and I know that today is your first day at Illuminae Heights. If you ask me that school is just another way that you 'good' children have power over us but that's not important. What is important is things are changing over here. Albaria and I are trying to stop it but it's futile. Some demons are simply demons. So even though my message would usually be a reminder that Illuminae Heights is pointless and simply a way of keeping you people in power, it isn't this time. You have to go to this school, Lila. You have to be top of your class just like you always have been. You need as much protection as you can get and that school will give it to you. The Illuminaes that work there may be bratty little rats but they have strong powers just like you will once you graduate. They'll teach you how to fight back. Don't ask me from what because I can't tell you. Knowing you, you'll come rushing in here and do something idiotic that will get you on the kill list. You've always been the brave one, no matter how stupid what you were trying to do was. I'm fine and so is Albaria, tell mom that. Be careful.

Elijah

"What did he say?" She asked me gently. Elijah had never messaged me before and the one message he sends he pretends as if his absence has been nothing and warns me about danger? He didn't even tell me what was going on! He left no clues, either. "He just said that Albaria and he were doing well. He wishes me luck at Illuminae Heights." It was better not to worry my mother. The stress would just go to Albaria and she didn't need the panic. Negative emotions aren't built inside of us but if something triggers them, not only do we feel them but so do our demons. I couldn't let my mom worry or it would unleash an exceptional amount of stress on Aunt Albaria. That was the other thing. They were together. Elijah never liked Albaria. It was weird that they were working together all of a sudden. Whatever was going, it wasn't good. "That's great, hon. Go get dressed for your first day, ok? I'll get your bags ready. I can't believe my baby is going to Illuminae Heights Boarding School!" I remembered Elijah being pulled away by Illuminae guards, their faces stone cold. "I can't believe it either."