At the dawn of Man there were 16 rulers that governed the land; they were all good rulers true to their people and kind to their requests. All the kingdoms +were happy till the day were 8 of the rulers began to Corrupt. The 8 Rulers with good intent were referred to as the "Elders" and the 8 that were corupt were known as the "Dark Lords". Soon after the Names were bestowed a great war broke out in the land to rid the Dark ones of their power. The war was short it was over in an instant and it caused the reset of man. But something happened to the rulers, they were cursed to live forever never to die and never to change. The Elders and the Dark Lords fought throughout history, but they decided to give man the power to call out there souls to fight and they used them in their battles. Even to this day it rages on.

!0/12/2010

It's Tuesday, just a normal morning I get up take my shower with the water on cold to wake me up, brush my abnormally silver gray hair, and get dressed in a tee shirt and a pair of rip jeans using one of the extra shoe laces from my Vans as a belt. When I go in to the kitchen I can smell the bitter smell of fresh coffee being made with my new coffee maker, the smell could make my mouth water in the morning. As I am poring my coffee in to one of my cups I feel something strange go down my spine, it was almost painful and it makes my entire body cringe, I get dizzy and grab the counter to regain my balance. I was still stunned when the person I am living with comes in to the room.

` "Darum good to see you up, how did you sleep last night" the sound of her voice surprised me and made me feel sick to my stomach but I managed to give a reply

"Ok I just got out of the shower" I said with my voice scratchy.

"That's good to hear." She said "I'm going to work so don't forget to get on the bus. ".

"Yea yea I know" I said with the sound of sarcasm in my voice just like any other teenager would use when getting scolded for something they know they did. When she left I felt relieved the feeling in my stomach went away and I felt so much better. I looked up at the clock saw it was almost 7:30 and I grabbed my coffee and my fedora, then run to the buss.

As I stepped outside I saw the normal fog that is lingering in the air, but today, something was off about it. I brushed the feeling off and kept running, as I run I take a breath through my nose, I thought the smell was something I smelt before. It was the smell of rotting grass the smell hit me like a brick wall and it forced me to go to my knees. This smell it's the same smell that I smelt when I was a young boy. The sent is unforgettable, it burned in my nose like fresh smoke from a camp fire, the scent if I recall correctly was from a man who look like he was in his late 30's his eyes burdened with knowledge that most older people have in their 80's near there death bed. The man had to of been about 6 feet tall with long dark black hair that was slicked back into a ponytail, with gray streaks like the shimmer from a still lake. He wore a suit that was a jet black with a white shirt and dark brown shoes; he wore the shirt with the top two buttons undone and he looked like he had a tattoo near his collar bone but I really couldn't see it well. The image of the man sent a cold chill down my spine and made my thought feel tight, I shook the feeling off and headed through the thick scented fog to get to my bus stop, to find that the bus was there waiting for me to board.

On the bus I could not shake a feeling that I was being followed, that someone was watching me from a perch in the sky. But that was imposable there were no one else on the road it was only the yellow school bus with are driver and the normal people that ride on the bus no one out of the ordinary was aboard, Even thinking that it was imposable for some reason I was still paranoid that someone was following me to school, the whole ride to school I kept looking over my shoulder thinking I will see something different that I saw five minutes before But everything stayed the same no matter how many times I looked back to check.

At school the fog was even thicker then it was in front of my house the smell of burnt grass lingering in the air but this time with something else I could not quite tell what it was but it was sickening all the same. In the school there was a strange feeling in the air like something has gone wrong, as if something had happened that made the halls barren and every one on edge. I meet up with one of my few friends in the school Areia, she was a nice girl she had long brown hair with soft black streaks going down her head, she had on her what she always wore I hoody that was had grey and black stripes across it and she had black jeans that hugged tight to her body.

She wave Hello and said "Darum I need you to come with me right now!" there was a tremble in her voice like she had seen something that scared her to the point where she could just brake down and cry. I hesitated and finally followed her not knowing what to expect, not wanting to ask what is up. But at this point I know something was going on but what, what could have happened to freak every one out like this. The answer a complete mystery to me I followed her not know where I am going. As we were rushing down the hall she finally said something

"Darum I know you do not know anything about this school and nothing about what we are but it is really important that you listen to me and you need to make sure you put all of this to heart" she paused as if he wanted some sort of sign to tell if I was listening but before I had a chance to respond she went on

"Darum you may not know it but you are different, you and I are not like the normal people you see every day. We are meant to protect the normal people form things of our world, you have great power in you and you must learn how to use it." Before she could say anything else what looked like a large blur came from one of the classrooms and slammed Areia in to the wall with enough force to dent the solid wall. Without any warning my world went from normal to dangerous, something inside me clicked as I saw out of the corner of my glasses another one coming straight for me. I was too terrified to move and my mind was clouded with thoughts and out of nowhere I saw a flash come from Areia's direction. I turned to find Areia's body was covered in what looked like a mist the smell of Fresh flowers came through the air piercing my senses, it was over powering and amazing that something like that came from a person.

I was still in shock but I managed to move out of the way before that, thing got me. I ended up tripping and falling on my back I follow the arm that tried to grab me to a creature, it was so grotesque that it made my stomach heave. It must have been about 8 feet tall but it was not human, its skin cracked and browned like clay that was left out to dry in the Texas heat. Its eyes were like black beads imbedded in its shapeless mass of a head. Before I had a chance to fight back I saw Areia coming out of the solid wall she was just smashed into. She looked pissed, I have seen her mad before but this time she had a wild flare in her eye. She looked as if she was going to kill someone. She was brushing the rubble of herself as she was coming out of the wall the smell of fresh flowers radiated though the air as a glowing ball came flying out of her had across the hall way. So many things are flying around in my head like how the hell is this happing, and what the hell is Areia? My thoughts were disturbed as I hear an explosion the ball had made contact with the strange being, it left a large hole that was from its mid chest to its lower jaw.

I heard Areia yelling "Darum get that piece of paper out of its damn mouth!" I heisted for a second until I heard her scream "NOW!" I jumped up of the floor where I been sitting thinking how messed up this whole situation is, As I was running at the creature, reaching out to grab the rectangular piece of paper that looked to be just hanging out of its mouth like a tongue, my hand was sparking with bright shimmers of gold. I didn't even care at the time I just grabbed the paper that was in it mouth and pulled. I thought it was strange that it was not moving after it was removed, Areia but her hand on my shoulder and said " good job I thought for a second that you was gonna get killed" her voice was light now and she was kinda giggling as she was talking to me.

I was still freaked out though I had no idea what was going on "Areia what the hell is going on here, that thing what was it and my hands why did they glow…. And ..." I felt dizzy all of a sudden and everything started to go black.

Next thing I know I hear someone calling my name and I start waking up. "Darum, Darum, and Wake up we have to move" I open my eyes, and start blinking to get the spots out of my eyes. "Darum get up!" I hear as I am getting dragged to my feet. I realize it Areia that's calling my name, still dazed I ask

"Areia, what's going on what happened?"

"You passed out….. I thought you…" She said with a concerned voice

As I become more aware of myself and what's happening I realize my shirt is stuck to my back with something warm," blood!" I murmur under my breath.

"Yeah" Areia said "You were not quite fast enough trying to get away from the golem, you had a good size gash in you back and you lost a lot of blood".

"A Golem? And what do you mean I HAD a gash in my back?" At this point we're back rushing through the halls like we were before; we take a corner going up the stairs when she finally responds saying

"Oh yea I forgot to tell you that Thing we ran in to was a golem, or a man made of mud or clay, and my gift is healing I have always been skilled in healing people with my magick, So that's what I trained the most." We reach the top of the stairs and we stop at a door. It was strange though the door looked like it was painted on the wall and it looked like it belonged in a church. It was made of a dark brown wood look like it was about 8 feet tall and had elaborate pictures carved into the wood. I finally ask

"Magick?"

She looks at me with a stone cold look and said in a dark tone "Darum, I am going to say this once so listen up." I know she was not joking so I looked at her and gave a sharp nod and she continued "That golem was after you, and it was meant to kill you. You are not a normal kid Darum your aura is a rare color and the fact that it is so strong makes you a large target to anyone who is going to try to win this war" I ask in a slow smooth tone

"What war Areia, and how am I involved?" her eyes quivered at my question and she said

" This is a war between the Elders and the Dark Lords, I will inform you on the details later but first we have to get out of here" she moves closer to the door and her hands start to glow I ask

"What are you doing? "She snapped at me

"quiet I'm trying to focus" I step back and she puts her hands up to the door and a bright flash stuns me I hear her say "come on Darum "I'm blinking franticly trying to get the spots out of my eyes when I see the door is gone and there is a arch way that looks like there is a thin layer of water that is separating the schools hallway to what looked like….. A cellar. Areia walks through the thin wall of water and she said "come on we don't have all day "I take a step forward as I close my eyes and she reaches out grabs my arm and drags me in.

I open my eyes I see Areia wiping her mouth with a paper towel and holding a large bucket out in front of me I ask

"Why do I need a bucket?" All of a sudden I feel sick to my stomach and I reach for the bucket. As I am taking my head out of the bucket Areia says

"Yea Darum it can be a sickening trip cant it "she chuckles.

"Yea ….. "I say "so why are we...?"

"We are in Salem Mass." She said with a smile on her face.

"How and why "I say franticly. Areia takes a deep breath rubs her head

"We are here for you to learn to call your souls weapon" she says.

"What the hell are you talking about" I say harshly "your souls can't have a weapon".

"Shut up dumbass just watch" she said. She takes a step back from me, and in one bright flash she slams her hand down on the ground and as she stands I can see a combat knife in her hand, The blade must be at least a foot long there is a blade on the outside part of the blade but on the inside there is a section that has teeth.

"Damn" I said "could it be any flashier".

"Shut up Darum, that's just how I summon her!" she said almost throwing the knife at me.

"How do you summon your soul's weapon?" I said not waiting for a reply I close my eyes, the scent of lavender filled the air, almost instinctively I reach towards my right solder and I swung. I felt a wave of exhaustion flow though my body bringing me to my knees. As I open my eyes I see a massive blade stuck in to the ground, I follow the blade to see what looks like an over grown katana hilt in my hand. I look up Areia is standing there with her hand over her mouth, but there was a strange, what looked like a bubble around her. It looked like it was flowing out of her like light spreads through a room. Behind her I saw something moving. Without thinking I rushed at him. As I am sprinting towards him, in an instant I take every little detain in, his overly broad shoulders, his short black hair that shined in the dim light, and for some reason I know he wasn't a threat. But it was too late I jumped at him with my massive sword in hand putting one hand on his shoulder and my sword at his neck pushing him down to the cool stone floor. He looked almost stunned that I pushed him down so easily. With my blade pushing on his neck I say in a unforgiving tone "I don't know who the fuck you are, or who you are, or what you what you want" I moved my blade about an inch away from his neck and say "tell me why you're here" he moved his hand up towards my face, I pushed my blade to his neck again pressing the skin down nearly drawing blood. "I did not tell you, you could fucking move" I say with my voice trembling in a low tone.

"Ok" the man said "you do have a good point I should listen you: you do have a sword to my neck but you are right I mean no trouble to you I am here for Areia" as I get up I feel really dizzy and I start to fall "Shit not again…"