Jodie entered the lock code on the door and swiped her access card to register that she was the one who closed that night. She nodded to the security bot and walked out into the side walk. She loved her new job but she absolutely hated it when her manager made her close up for the night.

The streetlights were on but it made the area no less creepy. Especially since the curfew meant that there weren't a lot of people out. It was also eerily quiet out.

She hopped onto her hover board and headed home. Sure people were starting to upgrade to the new hover bikes, but she still loved the thrill of balancing on a hover board. Besides, they were a lot easier to carry around.

"Ugh, I can't wait to take a nice hot bath." Jodie mumbled. "Maybe I'll try that new hair conditioning treatment I bought."

Her penthouse had just come into view when something hit her ankle, sending her flying off her board. She screamed and hit the pavement hard, knocking the air out of her lungs. Jodie lay there, paralyzed with pain when a hooded figure loomed over her. She screamed again and tried to scramble away but shadows emerged from the ground and encased her body and her mouth

Her eyes widened in terror and tears filled her eyes as she felt herself being pulled into the ground. Before she disappeared completely she saw another hooded figure appear and they both let down their hoods. They smiled at her and spoke in unison.

"All hail the Tenebrosi Sanction."

Jodie let loose another muffled scream of terror and was pulled through the shadows completely.

"No Joseph, I told you my dad is visiting this weekend so you can't come by tonight." Joleena smiled as she spoke her boyfriend on the phone. "Oui, we both know that he could very much afford a hotel, but I have plenty of rooms here... no, Joseph you can't sneak over... oui, I love you too. Goodnight Joseph."

Joleena hung up and stretched her arms over her head. She would have loved to have her boyfriend spend the night with her, but it was time for her father's annual weekend visit and he would kill her if he found out at she and Joseph were intimate. She would have even risked sneaking Joseph over, but he had a tendency to make her a bit... loud.

Joleena felt herself blush at the thought and decided to go downstairs for some ice cream. She opened her bedroom door and was just passing her normal study room when she heard her father's voice coming from inside.

"No Windell, of course Joleena doesn't know." He was saying. "We both took great pains to make sure she never finds out, you know that."

"Daddy?" Joleena whispered to herself and moved closer to the door.

Her father was pacing back and forth in the middle of the floor, talking on his phone. His forehead was creased with worry and his eyes were anxious.

"Of course, I'll preform the spell on her tonight to make sure that her memory stays erased. This is why I visit her every year, you know that." Her father continued. "There's no telling what she'd do if she'd ever found out-"

A shudder went though Joleena's body and she turned around with a sharp gasp. Dark magic had just entered her home, and it felt like it was coming from her room. She rushed back inside, fists glowing, but found nothing amiss.

Suddenly, the door slammed shut behind her and black bands of shadow magic appeared across the door and spread all over her walls. Joleena tried blasting it with her magic but the shadows merely absorbed the blast.

"Please come quietly Miss Beauchene."

"Yes, those bands will prevent any noise from escaping so please do not bother screaming."

Joleena turned around and saw two hooded figures emerge from the floor, a middle age man and woman. Both had fair skin, dark brown hair, and dark orange eyes. Shadow flowed from their fingertips and from under their feet and the Tenebrosi Sanction symbol was sewn onto their cloaks.

"Who are you to dare enter my home like this?" Joleena said angrily, her own magic flaring up. "I demand you leave immediately!"

The man smiled at her and raised his fist. "I'm afraid that isn't possible Miss Beauchene."

Joleena narrowly dodged under the blast and charged towards him. Her fist connected with his jaw with a satisfying crack, but the woman kicked her in the side sending her crashing into the wall. The black bands reacted negatively against her and she screamed in pain. She jumped back up though and faced them.

"Last warning." She said through clenched teeth. "Leave now."

Both the man and the women smiled at her. "I'm afraid we can't do that Miss Beauchene."

They raised their hands and shadows shot forth flying directly towards her. Joleena used her magic to form two sharp, curved blades. She ran through the shadow beast, slashing them in half with her blades until she reached the man and the woman. She leapt into the air with a scream and aimed a blow at them, but they vanished into shadows.

Joleena landed on the floor and rolled with the momentum. Just as she turned around though the man suddenly reappeared and blasted her hard in the chest. She screamed in pain as she flew back and crashed into her dresser, breaking it in half. Splinters of wood stabbed into her shoulders and warm, sticky blood ran down her back. The residual dark magic constricted around her chest and crushed the air out of her lungs.

The woman clicked her tongue and walked slowly towards her. "Miss Beauchene, we asked you to come quietly and now-"

"-you've made us go against orders and hurt you." The man finished and started coming towards her as well.

Joleena's breath came in ragged gasps and she looked around desperately. She spotted her cellphone on the floor near her bed. She stood up slowly and bit back another scream of pain. Her magic swirled in the air and gathered in her palms. Just before they reached her, she thrust her arms downward and the magic flared out and filled the room with a brilliant white purple light, also propelling Joleena upwards.

The man and woman screamed and covered their faces with their cloaks so they wouldn't be blinded. Joleena used the momentum from the blast to fly over their heads and crashed down to the floor near her bed. She picked up her cellphone and quickly dialed Joe's number.

"Come on, come on." She rasped as the dark magic reached her throat. "Please don't be asleep yet."

Finally the receiver clicked and she heard his voice. "Hey babe, did you change your mind-"

"Protect Anna!" Joleena screamed hoarsely. "Protect Anna at all costs! The Tenebrosi-"

The cell phone was suddenly shot out of her hands and disintegrated into dust. Joleena was yanked bodily off the floor by a rope of shadow and was slammed painfully against the wall. Blood sprayed out of her mouth and she slid down to the floor, the wind knocked out of her completely.

The man and the woman walked towards her slowly with tight smiles on their faces. They were the last thing Joleena saw before the shadows covered her completely.

Anna ran out of the house and rushed down the street, trying to make it to school on time. A woman wearing a dark cloak stepped around the corner and smiled down at her.

Anna slowed to a stop. "Um, hi? Can I help you?"

"Yes you can actually." The woman smiled at her. "Do us a favor Anna Arthur and try not to scream."

Anna's eyes widened in fear and she quickly brushed past the woman and began to run. She glanced behind her and saw a man in a cloak appear out of the shadows beside the woman. They both raised their arms and a giant bird made out of shadows flew out of their sleeves and headed directly towards her.

Anna screamed and tried running faster, but suddenly she was bodily lifted off of the ground and darkness consumed her.