Prologue

He looked out across the city, and then up at the sky, sighing quietly to himself. When will it end? He thought with an edge of bitterness.

As his strength built, he wondered who his saviour would be, and what they would be like. Would they trust him easily? Would they even see him for what he truly was?

He closed his eyes and then focused his energy, stilling his mind for a moment. Then he sent the call, calling out with all his strength into the night to where his healer was. She would come, she had to. He prayed for his sake that she would.

His lonely world only lasted until sunrise. After that...he tried not to imagine what happened. If the world was this dark and lonely at night, when he truly fell into the shadows maybe it was so horrible that he couldn't remember. When the sun rose, he ceased to exist. When the moon rose, what else was he other than the silhouette of the man he once was?

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Chapter 1 - Jump City

Kori Anders sighed heavily as she pushed back some scarlet hair away from her face. Surly it cant go on any longer can it? She thought bordly.

After 8 hours of travelling on a bus she was starting to go crazy. Her phone had ran out of battery, they had stopped at least 15 times because of some guy needing the bathroom so much, and she was feeling a little sick from travelling for so long.

"How much longer is this supposed to take?" She muttered to herself, twirling a long strand of her hair around her finger absently. If she had known it would take so long to move from Gothem to Jump City, perhaps she should have stayed there, after all this was getting ridiculous

She rested her head against the window and watched the world pass by. The annoying man next to her got up again to ask the bus driver to stop.

God, how many more times can one guy go to a bathroom, he must have a really bad bladder condition. Kori frowned as the bus skidded to a halt, she groaned loudly in exasperation. Some people sitting near her looked her way and silently agreed with her. This was the bus ride from hell.

The crimson haired girl grumbled to herself "how much more bad luck can I get?" She sighed again, wishing she could just fall asleep.

"Need a little luck?"

Kori nearly jumped out of her skin, she turned to see a girl with pink hair and bright eyes sitting next to her. Has she been there all along? Kori hadn't noticed her before, she smiled anyway, being the overly friendly person she was. She prided herself on making new friends.

"Maybe. I haven't had any good luck for a long time now, I'm hoping that Jump city will be the turning point."

The pink haired girl smiled widely "it will be. You know if you ever feel alone, I find comfort in the night air, perhaps the roof? It can clear your head and give you some positive things to think about. Remember, with positive attitude comes positive luck."

Kori nodded happily, slightly confused at the girls remark but accepted it anyway. "Okay. I'll remember that, thanks."

The strange girl nodded before turning away to talk to someone else next to her. Kori shrugged and leaned against the window again, folding her arms and closing her eyes. And just like that, she was wisped away into her dreams, falling asleep straight away.

Jenny Hex observed the girl next to her, no more than 21 years old. She smiled again "looks like I've just found myself a healer. Hmm I'll have to tell Rachel right away, this ones a rookie." Jenny sat back and noted down her name and details, she didn't know them, some unknown force was just telling her what to write.

She was odd like that, had a sixth seance about things normal people couldn't have guessed at. But it was her gift, to be in tune with everything spiritual and unknown. Jenny could tell Kori was special right away, although her experiences with the spiritual world so far were a little low.

Jenny herself wasn't a healer, but her friend Rachel was, and she could sense the...spirits. She was a great force of spiritual being herself, a little anti social at times, but none the less Jenny trusted her.

The pink haired girl stood up and made her way to the front of the bus, glancing back once more at Kori.

Yes, she was certainly someone to keep an eye on, Jenny figured.

"Could you stop the bus please? This is my stop."

The bus driver looked at her oddly before stopping the bus once more and opening the doors for her.

"Thank you" Jenny smiled and stepped out of the vehicle. The driver sped off and shook his head "don't that girl know that there ain't no more towns for another 10 miles?" He muttered to himself about tourists for a moment. But when he checked his rear view mirror, the girl had vanished.

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Kori groaned and opened her emerald eyes slowly, feeling groggy and sleepy. Stretching out in a cat like fashion and yawning loudly, she peered out of the window and gasped when she noticed the buildings passing by. Real buildings! Hallelujah! We're here!

Kori gave a silent cheer and looked at the sign saying 'Welcome to Jump City.'

She sprang to her feet and grabbed her two heavy suit cases in ether hand, lifting them with her abnormal strength. Stepping out onto the busy street, Kori smiled widely and breathed in the city air. Unlike Gothem, Jump City seemed more bright and neighborly. Everyone seemed friendly as she said thank you to the bus driver and walked away. She pulled out her map, a little item she desperately needed at all times. Kori had a bad habit of getting lost.

"Finally, I'm off that bus. Now then...I have to find my apartment."

She walked by the unfamiliar faces of the city, looking for Tamaran Street where her new home would be. The wind whipped through the trees and lifted her hair so that it danced in the breeze, Kori giggled and smiled as she finally felt more happy than she had done in months.

I just hope that Koma's going to be okay, then again, I'm glad she didn't come with me. All she would do is complain. At least I can finally prove to her that I am independent.

She stopped when she noticed the small sign saying 'Tameran Street' and looked around the neighbor hood. It was a small street, tucked away behind the other buildings. The park wasn't too far away, and within sight, so Kori was happy enough.

She spotted the grey bricked building and looked it up and down before stepping towards it. Her new apartment building loomed up, looking intimidating.

Kori brushed away the thought, thinking about the pink haired girls words, 'think positive and positive things will happen.' The sky was a beautiful mix of colours thanks to the setting sun in the distance.

"Well...I think I'm going to be okay here." Kori said to herself happily as she walked with a skip in her step into the building.

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So, what do you guys think? New story eh? Hehehe yeah, I couldn't resist this one since I keep dreaming about it, finally I was like okay, fine! I'll write the stupid story! I hope you liked it, I'll write more a.s.a.p! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx review!