Sahri High

Three

                                            L E T I S H A    M A N A R I

“I’m Laurine Roelle. One of your advisers, together with Rui, we are responsible to train your magic, your body, including your mind for the upcoming meet.” She introduced herself.

They walked me here, and left with this lady, she introduced herself to me as soon as they bid their goodbyes to the lady.

“Letisha or Isha.” I briefly introduced myself to her.

She’s actually a stunning lady, she has this heart shape face, with black paired of eyes, honey chestnut wavy long hair, and a milky white skin, plus the fact that she has this kind smile in her lips.

“Nice meeting you, Letisha. Come with me, I’ll show you your room, so that you can take your rest.” I nod and walk after her.

The sky was pitch black, it’s probably two am in the morning, the cold breeze from the mountains was slapping my face, and I can’t be more relaxed, even I know how my life will change. This place might be the last place I’ve been stepping into.

We are walking to a dim hallway, and reached the room that Miss Laurine mentioned earlier. She carefully opened it, a scent from a fresh rose filled my nostril. The room was quite big for one person. There’s a king size bed, a modern chandelier, side table, two mini sofas, a wide glass window, under the thick hazel curtains, this room also has mini living room, a sink, and my own bathroom, I noticed a plush hazel brown carpet that practically begs for your bare feet, waking up in this bedroom would be like waking up inside a warm storm cloud.

This room was beyond normal. I mean, this is definitely a luxurious room, and I’m not used staying in places like this.

“This will be your room, while staying in this school. Feel at home and tour yourself in this humble abode.”

Humble abode? What the heck? Jeez, rich people. Trying to act humble, but deep inside they are rotten. I hate it.

“Thanks.” I mumbled, she nods and gave me a kind smile.

“Okay, I won’t be staying long, rest for now, Letisha.” She said and bid her goodbye, before storming out to the room. I was left here alone.

I walked towards the bed and sit. I can’t believe what just happen tonight. It’s crazy. If Cassandra is in my place right now, she would probably be jumping out of so much happiness, but not me. I’m not happy even just to talk with someone who came from this school, or people that belongs to the high hierarchy.

They are bunch of f****d up people. I sigh, this will be my life for the next three months. Vior Meet is held every three years, it’ s a survival game between the six existing towns in Solara. And it’s a hellish game, I can still remember that one of the students who participate in the meet died just before his birthday, his family wanted to seek justice, for they do not approve their son, joining the game.

But Vior meet is a tradition, it’s like a big event, and only chosen people will be able to join this one, it’s an opportunity for others, but a curse for people who has no choice but to accept it.

Once I felt the softness of the bed, I was immediately pulled into a deep slumber.

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“Straight that hallway then you’ll reach the exit to this dormitory,” Miss Laurine was instructing me while walking me to the places I need to know, “You see that hallway?” she said and pointed out the hallway with green roses, “Go straight, then right, you’ll see the stairs, and right, you’ll reach the breakfast hall.” I was just answering her by nodding in everything she was saying.

“Okay.” I said, “I can go by myself.” She just nods as if she was expecting me to say that.

“I know you can, then I’ll go ahead, I bet the team was already there.” She bid her goodbye and immediately vanish in front of me. I just helped myself and went to the breakfast hall. I don’t know if I should go with the team or just by myself.

I wasn’t the original part of the group. I don’t really belong to this place. Although, I know that I have no place in my town, that place is still my home. The town people hated me, I almost killed the entire village because of my stubbornness. After that night they treated me differently, they are avoiding me as if I have a contagious disease, and it got worsen when my adaptive grandparents died, they were murdered. And I promised to their graves, that I will find and kill those people who killed them. They won’t get away. Not that easy.

I halt when I felt something hot inside me, “Letisha, my dear. Come on, let me out.” A voice that sounds in distress spoke to me.

“No, Zafron.” I whispered. “You are not going out.” I firmly said, “The last time that I let you out, you almost burnt the village.” I heard him laughing inside me.

“It’s not entirely my fault, remember? You lost control with you magic. And I was just a slave demon. I have to do what my master tells me to do.” He was still laughing, enjoying the moment.

“Whatever.” I ended the conversation.

Zafron, my demon slave. I got him the night that my adaptive grandparents died.

"Isha, don't stay up too late watching, go to sleep too, your grandfather and I will go to bed first."

I just nodded while still busy watching from the little television they bought from town, yesterday. I didn't notice that it was late at night, so I decided to turn off the television, and close the window, I was about to sleep when I heard the c***k from the door.

When I didn't hear anything, I decided to lie down, but for a few seconds I felt the door open slowly, so I got up immediately and hid behind the curtain.

But I saw gramps and grams, they are already in the living room, and in front of them were three men, they were wearing black cloaks, covering their whole body and faces, and the only thing I saw were the different tattoos in their hands.

“What are you doing here?! How did you find us?! How dare you trespass my territory!” Grandpa was fuming mad, and he was blocking himself in front of grandma who’s behind him.

"You know that even if you hide, we will find you, there is no point in you hiding from us." The man in the middle held out his hand, "Give us the stone, so that none of you will be hurt." The man's voice was deep, intimidating, and scary.

What’s with this chilling aura? I can sense danger to all of them. Their magic is so visible in front of my eyes.

"None of us have what you are looking for, we moved away to have a quiet life, don't disturb us anymore! We wouldn’t want to be involve with your dirty plans again!”

"I'm asking you again, give us the stone that we needed." They did not answer or even move from their place, standing still, “Is that a, no? then I have no reason to let you both live.” He pointed his hand slightly at their grandparents, “Then, Die. Smoke garden usurpation.”

Thick smoke came out of the man's hand, it enveloped them, and I could not see what was going on inside, after a while the smoke gradually disappeared. I can see how they killed the people who gave me home, shelter, and people whom took care of me, they died before my eyes. They both fell in the very place they were standing earlier, lifeless, and eyes open.

Why did that happen?

Why did they do that?

Why do they have to kill innocent people?

I lost control of my body, I got up from where I was hiding, and looked at their bodies lying lifeless.

"Why did you kill them?" little by little anger was eating away at my heart because of what I saw.

"Child, this is what will happen if you are not used to being compliant with the world, you will die, no matter what you do." It was as if nothing had happened to him that he had killed my parents, the ones who raised me. I felt a stung of pain on my hand, it was already bleeding, and a man, who had used his smoke magic to cut it.

"I will kill you." Suddenly those words slipped from my tongue.

I heard their sarcastic laughter, "How are you going to do that?"

"I will kill you."

It was as if the whole place had stopped, everything that is visible to the naked eye had disappeared, even my grandmother and grandfather, as well as those who killed them had disappeared.

In front of me came a red flame, mixed with black.

“Do you want to kill them? Do you want revenge on those who killed them?” my hair quivered because of the strange voice I heard.

"Who are you?" I asked, only now have I seen someone like him.

A demon.

"I will kill them." As I told the people in front of me before, I will kill them all, I will avenge them grandma. I will kill them.

“I know, that you want to kill them. Let’s make a deal.”

I frowned at what he said.

“I will lend you myself to kill them, in return, you will lay down lives. I will lend you my power, all the magic that your body can possess, and give me what I wanted.”

I could hardly understand what he was saying, but when I heard that I could use him to kill those who killed them, I had no hesitation in agreeing.

"Good choice," he said, "Now, I am bestowing you, my power."

In an instant the surroundings were back to normal, the dark matter was gone, and in front of me, were the people who ended my grandparents’ lives, they are f*****g disgusting, their laughter, their aura. I hate everything about them.

I looked at them, later I felt the strange power flowing through my body, with so much heat and weight I wanted to release.

"I'm going to kill you all, motherfuckers." I smiled and pointed my palm at them, today is your last day, you mess with the wrong family, "Forbidden magic: Crimson blood."

In a second, the black magic. It started to appear, it was the first time this kind of magic had come out of me, because I was just a seer, I didn’t have tremendous power like this.

But I don’t care about that anymore, there is only one thing I wanted to do right now.

That is to kill them.

The blood from my hands float and moved like they have their own mind, and in just a few seconds, a karambit was formed, out of my blood, aiming the enemy in front of me.

The demon I was talking to earlier, he suddenly appeared in front of me, with an obscene smile crawling on his lips, I could feel the heat coming from him, but It was not a bothersome heat.

"Oh, poor fellas." He said, "Oh, you little s**t, you're messing with the wrong girl. The next thing that happened was to surprised me.

He attacked the three men, using the weapon I made out of my blood, he was moving so fast, he swiftly slit their throats, I could even hear their cries.

"That's not enough." I came up, and tilted their heads, and seal their magic, I smirked, my guess was correct, one of them has switch magic, once I seal it, all of them were all going to burn. I wanted them to feel how to be burnt alive, but that’s when reality strike upon me. the village. It was burning!

Half the village was burned down because of what I did!

I could hear them screaming, asking for help, and there I was, watching them.

I felt the hot thing next to me.

"You're one of one hell." He sounded very amused, while I was dumbfounded because of I am seeing right in front of my eyes, I couldn't believe what I had done to the town, "And because I was entertained tonight, I will give you, my magic."

Unlike before, I felt colder, lighter, I didn’t know what he was saying.

"I'm giving you my forbidden magic, you will have it, in return, I will have your grandparent’s soul."

And after that day, I had it, I had the demon’s forbidden magic, The Crimson blood.

I had it used once, and I never dare to use it again., It’s too dangerous, too powerful, that even myself, I can’t control it.

And it cost my grandparents lives, I won’t use it for some petty reasons.