You would think that at the age of seventeen, a normal college girl would have been would have been enjoying her birthday. You would think that but Aliasmos Helena was no normal college girl, she was raised to be a nerd in every way, to make matters worse she had also been trained to think like a soldier as well. But this girl, well those who dared to call her a girl found that on her seventeenth birthday she would come to know something that could have cost her everything that made her who she was. She surrounded herself with a very unhinged group of friends, they would argue, insult each other and occasionally either punch or slap each other depending on the situation but they were all outcasts and formed their own group, each specialising in their own field of studies.

As the years ticked by the group slowly drifted apart but they never forgot each other, Aliasmos refused to ignore her calling and kept to her studies within the magical arts as well as physically training her body with a combination of martial arts and kick boxing. She did everything she could to lay low but that didn't stop the creatures of darkness hunting her down for the bounty that was slowly climbing higher and higher within the demonic community, forcing Aliasmos to hide injuries from her friends and family and over time became quite ill.

Thankful as time went on her lifestyle changed, however it wasn't in the positive way as her first explosive relationship ended with her body broken, then the second blessed her with two wonderful children but left her mind broken while the third one made her wonder if she would ever find love due to the things due to who she was and the things she wanted to achieve in life. Granted her ties to magic and her fighting spirit were broken but shards of it still remained as she tried to repair her world.

With a combination of intense psycho therapy and medication she slowly got back onto her feet and being a young mum she soon found herself with a few very good friends who kept her grounded and gave her nights off so she could meet a man who was slowly but surely was repairing her heart, a heart that at one point belonged to him, even if she wasn't allowing herself to admit it to the world the moment they started to speak again.

As time went on the two talked more and more through either social media or over a quiet dinner as Alan and Nicole either had a sleepover at a friend's house or stayed with their grandparents that weekend. They may have spent nine years apart but if you were ever to see the pair together you would think they had always been a couple, as they knew what the other was thinking, they finished each others sentences and when Sean's brain was having a moment of meltdown, Aliasmos was able to step in and speak for him, when she was in a foul mood all he had to do was to place a gentle kiss on her cheek and hold a fag before her eyes and it instantly calmed her down. Aliasmos knew Sean was almost too good to be true from her eyes and she started to wonder if he was too good to be true, they spoke to each other everyday either via text messages or over the phone, even if it was to tell each other how they felt and he even held her hand during a few sessions of therapy, allowing him to hear for the first time just how traumatic their time apart was for her, he hated the fact that they hadn't spoken for such a long time as he felt guilty that he couldn't protect her from the abuse that was inflicted upon her and he finally started to see a woman, rather than the menace he had met while they were at college together.

They may have only been dating for a few months but you could tell that they had known each other for a long time as their relationship appeared to be well established from the outside, Sean got on well with both of her children and he helped Aliasmos to cope with Alan's learning difficulties, while he helped Nicole embrace her inner performer and watched her perform lead roles in school plays as well as encouraged her to attend ballet and tap lessons.

On her twenty seventh birthday, Aliasmos chose to celebrate it with her close friends and family around her. Her dear fried Kate made a point to stay the weekend before which meant her and Sean were able to get to know each other due to their mutual love of theatre, then her parents and brother arrived, closely followed by Aliasmos' lifetime friend James, who she had known each other since they were very young. Dave and Michelle came over with their daughter Olivia, which meant the girls could play together leaving Alan to be with the grown ups.

A knock at the door interrupted the grown ups talking about various geek based debates

''You have got to be joking'' sighed Aliasmos as she recognised the red haired woman and a tall dark haired man with a bag slung across his chest standing at her front door

''I take it you remember us then'' the hair head replied

''Of course I remember you Rayne'' Aliasmos barked

''It's good to see you again mum'' said the tall dark haired man as she embraced Aliasmos for a hug

''You too Forge'' she smiled

''Is everything alright love?'' asked Sean as he slowly made his way to the front door

''Everything is fine love, I want you to meet my sister Rayne and my son from a previous life Forge''

''What?'' he asked

''You guys should come in so we can explain a few things to everyone otherwise this will confuse the hell out of them'' she said as she opened the door wider to allow the guests inside

''Alright then'' said Rayne. ''As long as we all get out of here before it gets dark''

''I take it there's a legion of the way to claim the bounty'' responded Aliasmos

''Of course'' replied Rayne in a cheeky manner. ''Sneaky arseholes finally found you''

''Mummy, who this?'' asked Nicole

''Mummy?'' asked Forge as his eyes went wide in shock

''Yes, you have a little brother and sister'' smiled Aliasmos as she picked up her daughter , which meant Nicole was able to wrap her arms around her mother's neck and snuggle into her cheek

''I'm confused'' said Aliasmos' mother

''Mum, this is weird. I swear Gaia is here with us'' said Forge as he wondered into the living room and got a good look at Aliasmos' birth mother

''No offense but you do look like Gaia'' said Rayne as she sat next to Aliasmos' mother and directly spoke to her

''I'll take that as a compliment'' said Cathie a little nervous by the new comers

''Rayne, Forge. I want you to meet my partner Sean, my parents Robin and Cathie, my brother Kai, my good friends James and Kate, Dave and Michelle and their daughter Olivia. This is Nicole and my son Alan is with my mother. Everyone I want you to meet my sister Rayne and my son Forge who I knew from my fist lifetime''

''My head is spinning'' said Kai

The sisters begun to explain the current situation, Aliasmos spoke of how she was once immortal but she got sick of that life and asked to be made mortal in order to take a break from the world constantly needing her to fight some magical war or take on very dangerous missions due to her skill set and experience within the magical community. Ever so often Forge would jump in and explain how times had changed as well as how the demonic community had evolved and grown stronger since his mother and aunt went underground to either train or make a fresh start for themselves.

''We should go the sun is beginning to set'' said Forge

''Agreed'' said the twins

Forge reached into his satchel bag and pulled out several devices and handed them round

''What are these?'' asked Nigel

''These are mini teleportation devices that will take you all to our base'' replied Rayne

''Which base are we going to again, I've lost track of how many we've had and lost over the years'' asked Aliasmos as she was gently attaching one to her young son

''Atlantis'' smiled Rayne

''Your joking?'' asked Aliasmos

''No home is all up and running again, what do you think I've been doing for the last ten years'' said Rayne almost offended

''Hey I helped'' barked Forge

''True, as did Gaia'' said Rayne

''Wait Gaia is at base?'' asked Aliasmos once she switched on the device her young son was fascinated with

''Yeah'' smiled Rayne

''Right looks like everyone is switched on lets get you guys out of here, so I have some room to gather and clean this place out'' replied Forge

'Thanks Forge''

The group were engulfed in a bright blue light apart from Forge, who stayed behind in order to gather his mother's things as well as the belongings of his younger siblings.

''Welcome'' smiled a women wearing a white coat and silver coloured hair

''Gaia'' beamed Aliasmos as she jogged over to hug the older woman

''It's good to see you again child'' said Gaia

''Everyone I want you to meet my spiritual mother, Gaia''

''Welcome all'' replied Gaia

''Now I understand what Forge meant'' said Cathie as she approached the women who was the spitting image of each other.

''We shouldn't get too close otherwise we'll find ourselves merging and right now is not the best time for that'' replied Gaia as she let go of Aliasmos and took a few steps back

''Alright then'' nodded Cathie who also took few steps backwards

Gaia turned to everyone else in the large circular room

''Seeing as your all very close to my daughter, Aliasmos. I feel I must tell you that you are all welcome to stay for as long as you wish but only if you are willing to help my girls fight in the coming war''

''How long do we have before it gets really bad?'' asked James who seemed to be the only one unphazed by the whole situation

''Gabriel, is that you?'' asked Gaia as she pulled away from Aliasmos and stepped a little closer to the young man

''I prefer the name James these days'' he replied as he crossed his arms

''Hold on...'' said Aliasmos in a very confused state. ''My lifetime friend, also known as my army buddy, who I've known since we were six is actually Gabriel, as in my second in command battle angel Gabriel when we were in the celestial realm back in the day?''

''Yes'' replied Gaia

''Sorry Twinkle Toes, I was sworn to keep this secret from you until you discovered it on your own''

''I need a very strong drink'' she said as her eyes went wide

''First we should get the children into the incubation tanks'' said Rayne

''Agreed'' smiled Gaia

''Wait incubation tanks?'' asked Aliasmos

''Yes, seeing as you'll be fighting a war, there won't really be time for you to be a full time parent as well so Forge designed several tanks that with an influx of magic will accelerate the aging process of any child until they hit the age of ten''

''That's not scientifically possible'' said Sean

''Scientifically it's not possible, but with the help of magic anything is possible, you can all learn new skills here in very little time'' replied Gaia

''It means you can become a pilot, Dave and Dad could become blacksmiths if they wanted. Kai you can access to any firearm you wanted and even have specialised combat training so once this war ends you could use that knowledge to be a stunt man, you as well Kate'' pleaded Aliasmos as she reached into her pocket and pulled out a cigarette

''Those things will kill you'' barked Nigel

''Not here they won't, I can cure any disease or illness as well as give your body the immunity to even more'' smiled Gaia

''You could cure my Crohns?'' asked Sean

''Yes and reverse any surgery you've already had'' smiled Gaia

''Where do I sign up?'' he replied

''Does that mean you could help my husband as well?'' asked Cathie

''And find out why I'm unable to have more children?'' asked Michelle

''Yes to all, however I will insist that I will only help those of you who choose to stay here'' said Gaia with a new sadness

''I do like the idea of being a blacksmith'' smiled Dave as he threw his arm around his fiancé

''Being a pilot is a dream of mine'' nodded Sean

''So you'll stay?'' asked Aliasmos

''and leave you to fight whatever wants your head alone, you can count me in love'' he replied with a grin as he kissed his girlfriend then stole a puff of her cigarette

''We're in'' agreed everyone

''I need some back up down here'' called a voice over the computer system

Rayne ran over to the computers and picked up the headset

''Forge what's going on down there?''

''A scout party is here and I'm not equipped to take them out''

Rayne and Aliasmos exchanged a look

''We're on our way just hang on''

Gaia clicked her fingers and handed over a set of blades to Aliasmos and a bow with a quiver full of arrows to Rayne.
''Happy hunting girls'' she smiled

Rayne reversed the teleportation, Aliasmos was instantly fighting against two demons leaving Rayne to stand back and take out those who were charging towards her sister.

Aliasmos spun round thanks to a backhand from a gauntleted demon

''Son of a bitch'' spat Aliasmos as she found herself lying face down on the floor

She rolled over and threw her legs out of get herself back on her feet, then punched the guilty demon in the face, unfortunately for Aliasmos all it did was annoy it more as it snarled at her.

''Shit'' she hissed, as she was forced to parry a downwards swing from a rusty broadsword which forced her onto her knees

Rayne could see that she was struggling against this particularly stubborn demon, so she made a point to fire an arrow at it's exposed neck, Aliasmos rolled out of the way just as the demon crashed into the ground dead.

''Are you alright?'' asked Rayne as she jogged over

''Yeah, just beginning to remember how much it sucks to be both mortal and this out of shape'' she panted

''Forge'' shouted Rayne

''Yo'' he replied as he poked his head round the badly damaged front door

''Looks like I'm not getting my deposit back'' hissed Aliasmos

''Are you guys alright?'' he asked

''Yeah just a loss of my dignity and a few scratches here and there'' hissed Aliasmos

Rayne turned around to see that some of the cuts were oozing a little too much for her liking

''We should get you back to base, Forge have you transported everything here?''

''Yeah I've got everything that was here, I was in the process of removing mum's DNA sequence from the property so she couldn't be traced''

''Awesome''

''Als?''

''I'm fine Red'' said Aliasmos as she tried to stand up but her sight was blurred and her head was spinning

''Oh shit you aren't immune to their weapons right now'' said Rayne as she rushed over to her sister and made sure she gave her a quick examination when she realised just how ill her sister was becoming she draped her sister's arm over her shoulder's then grabbed the back of her trousers to make sure she stayed close by.

Rayne and Forge both found themselves holding Aliasmos up as the three of them teleported back to Atlantis

''Gaia'' called Rayne. ''It's Als, she was caught by a demonic blade and it's poisoning her''

''Shit'' shouted Sean as she followed Gaia to the small group and helped carry her to the medical bay