I heard a scream and saw that Luka had heard it too. It was Mira's scream. Then we saw her running down the stairs, together with the boy. The boy was on fire, but he didn't seem to be hurting at all. 'How?' Luka asked. But they ignored the question. 'Get out!' Mira yelled at us. 'The dragon is here!' We did as she said and ran outside. I looked behind me and saw the dragon. It was even bigger than I remembered. It was so fixated on burning the entire building down that it didn't notice us running away. When we finally stopped the boy calmly put out the fire on his arms. 'How?' Luka asked. He ignored the question. 'So that's the dragon you were talking about?' He asked. I nodded. He had a strange aura around him. It wasn't quite human. 'What are you?' I asked him. The boy just shook his head. 'My name is Mark.' He just said. Mira was holding his hand, I only just noticed. I stared at Mira in disbelief. You can't mate interracial. 'Mira, you can't be with him.' I told her. Their reaction was immediate. Mira gave me a murderous look and the boy, Mark put his arms around her. 'You cannot tell me what to do, not anymore!' Mira shouted at me. 'You cannot fuck someone from a different race!' I yelled at her. Her eyes filled with rage. 'We are both human!' She yelled back. 'He isn't human, his aura isn't human!' 'Yes he is!' 'Don't you have any dignity left inside of you?!' I yelled at her. Why was she so protective over this boy? 'You aren't human either, you are one of us, a Marilion.' 'I left that behind me, now I am just as human as Mark!' Mira's face was getting hot with anger. And Luka looked at me with a strange look in her eyes. 'Sometimes I wonder, if you're really on our side.' She said to me. 'She isn't.' Mark suddenly said. 'Of course I am.' I said, but the boy interrupted me. 'I saw it in her eyes when you said Lucy was dead, Mira. Her eyes flickered with anger.' What?! 'She is one of them, one of the ravens.' Mira looked at him in shock. 'No it can't be...' She said. 'It makes sense.' Luka said. 'Her secret little trips into the dark forest lately and the distant way you acted towards me and the others.' They believed him. Shit!
*
Kris started laughing. 'I hadn't thought you would notice!' She told me. 'You're just so stupid and slow, Luka.' I looked at her in disgust. How could she betray us like that? 'Lucy may be dead, but the others aren't!' Kris yelled in triumph. Once she said that her blue hair started to turn black. 'That happened to me as well!' Mira shouted, tears were rolling down her face. 'Woah!' The boy exclaimed. It was indeed worthy of a 'Woah!', Mira's hair was turning red again. 'See ya!' Kris yelled at us. 'Or not, cause you'll be dead soon!' And with that said she spread her wings and flew away.
*
Mira's hair wasn't black anymore. Her hair had a fiery red colour. It fit her well. 'How could she betray us like that?!' Luka yelled. 'I don't know, but maybe we should worry about the dragon over there.' Mira said. I looked behind me and saw that the dragon had turned its head our way. It roared so loudly that I feared my eardrums would break. 'Maybe we should!' Luka yelled and she flew up into the air. Suddenly she was holding a sword. It was a long sword, decorated with purple symbols. 'Woah!' I yelled again. The dragon fired some flames at us, bit I stepped in front of Mira. I saw that Luka had easily dodged those flames. I looked at my shirt and saw that it was burning away, but my skin wasn't hurt. I smiled and took the knife out of my pocket. It was the knife that that girl had tried to kill me with before. It was stained with my own blood. I looked at Luka for support and we both dashed in the dragon's direction.
*
I opened my eyes. It was still dark outside. I needed to go to the toilet, but Rena was sleeping right next to me. I quietly got up from the bed. Rena mumbled something in her sleep and turned around. I heard footsteps in the hallway. Must have been my imagination. There wasn't anyone in this house, except for me and Rena. I walked out of my room and turned towards the bathroom. When I put my hands on the doorknob I felt hot breath in my neck. Then a sharp pain went through my chest. And I fell to the ground.
*
Daniel wasn't lying next to me anymore. I needed to pee, so I got up. When I turned my head towards the bathroom door, I saw a girl standing there. She had dark black hair and she was holding a knife. It was stained with blood, Daniel's blood. He was lying on the ground in a pool of blood. 'NO!!!' I yelled. I jumped towards the girl but she dodged me. I ran after her. I wanted her dead. She took away my Daniel! The girl ran downstairs. I jumped down after her. But she was already gone. I followed her outside, where I saw her jump into the air. She was laughing. And I was crying.
*
I could feel myself drift away. Away from the world and into darkness. I tried to hold on, but there wasn't anything to hold on to. At the same time I wanted to let go and be at peace. I heard a girl crying. I floated back up to the surface and I opened my eyes. I saw Rena crying. She was holding me in her arms.
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