Merlin's Heir

Prologue

A ran down the corridor. Something was trailing behind her. something large....
      
       She shouted at the top of her lungs, "Plasma Inspiratione!" and a massive white ball flew at the speed of light towards the dark, and looming creature catching up to her. It let out a huge cry of pain and sent a shockwave, knocking A to the ground. It gathered itself and stood tall again, A got up faster and ran. Her leather combat boots squeaking against the hard tile of the school floor.

       The lights flickered and she caught a glimpse of the creature. It was reptile like, and had fangs white as bone, it was a snake, but with four legs sprouting out it's sides. She knew exactly what it was. She stood her ground and whispered something under her breath, the creature stopped....and fell knocked out cold.

       "Well done...well done indeed." A female voice sounded from the dark. The creature seemed to recoil, and dissipate in a puff of black smoke. And from the dark rose a tall woman, she wore a strapless blood red dress that matched her hair perfectly, her heels clicked as she walked.

       A gathered herself and prepared to strike again, "You wouldn't hurt an old friend would you?" she spoke. "Try me, Bitch." A said, the woman grasped her heart in a dramatic way, as if she was offended, "Wow, such profanity, haven't you heard? Respect your elders." She said, "You, are not an elder, and your definitely not MY elder!" A shouted and lunged for her.

      The woman elegantly dodged A's incoming attack, but A didn't stop there, she wheeled around and gathered energy in her hands, that quickly turned a vibrant red, "Noctis Lucis Sanguis!" and from her hands multiple bolts of blood red lightning shot from her hands towards the woman. The woman caught the bolts in her hand and shot them straight back at A, who dodged them just in time and they struck the wall behind them, completely engulfing the wall in flames.

      The woman turned to A with her mouth agape with a smile, she laughed, "I had no idea you fancied curses." She said, "I learned from the best, Azethenia." A said, Azethenia smiled once more, and took a step towards A. A prepared herself once more, but Azethenia did nothing. She stood tall, and spoke in a low tone, "You'll know the meaning of curse when I'm through with you." Azethenia flicked her wrist and behind her, black smoke began to curl and twist, creating a tall vortex of smoke.

      There was a form amidst the smoke, but it wasn't the form of the giant serpent beast, it was the form of a man, tall and broad. "A, allow me to introduce, my apprentice." Azethenia announced. She stepped back and let her magic do the work. A watched as the smoke became solid and the man showed his face. He was pale, he had black hair that curled over his eyes, he was broad, and wore what once was a black suit, but was now tattered and destroyed. He opened his eyes, and there was nothing but black, with white pupils.

      He stood there like a static figure, not even breathing. "A, meet Demitrius." Azethenia said, Demitrius bowed, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Madame." Demitrius spoke in a deep British accent. A read him and turned to Azethenia, "A Vampire?" she spoke surprised, "And a witch, a double package." Azethenia chuckled. A lunged for Azethenia once more, but Demitrius stopped her. "You can't do this!" A screamed, "This is our territory!" Azethenia bowed and looked A in the eyes, "And now it's mine." Azethenia said. she snapped her fingers and Demitrius grabbed A by the neck. He lifted her in the air and began to choke the life out of A. As she was being choked, A looked in Demitrius's eyes, and she saw the future.

     Azethenia chuckled as her old apprentice was being killed by her new one, but she didn't notice the company that had found their way in. Azethenia was blast onto the lockers on the wall, and three men had arrived. All of the three wore a black leather overcoat, and combat boots. The man in the middle was about 6'3" and had brown hair and bright blue eyes. The man to his right was shorter, and had blonde hair and brown hair, and to the taller man's left was the second tallest and had black hair, and one blue eye, and one green eye.

     "Put her down, Azethenia." The taller man said, Azethenia picked herself up and laughed, "I'm not the one holding her." She spoke, the two other men had already begun breaking Demitrius down. Demitrius finally let out a cry and dropped A, who passed out shortly after. The taller man pointed his finger at Demitrius and faked a gunshot, Demitrius fell as if he was hit by a gun. Azethenia had raised her hand, and all three men rose in the air, like wind to a feather. "You don't want to do this, Azethenia." The taller man said, "You'll only cause war." Azethenia laughed once more, "Maybe that's what I want, maybe I want all of you to slink out of your shells, and fight me." She tightened her grip on the three. "If it's war you want, it's war you'll get..."