I ran. As fast as I could, away from the dark forest. I knew what I had seen. It was one of the Death that had set his eyes on me. I was sure of it, the way I had seen his fangs reflect the moonlight clearly. His blue eyes increased the intensity of fear.

Their actions were too obvious.

They knew of my existence and I knew what that meant. I ran, not in any particular direction. Just following my instincts and hopefully I would run into him. Into his sheltered embrace which kept me warm and safe all the time. But I knew my actions were of no use as they were gaining on me.

I always wished this world that I lived in was just another bad nightmare. Everything here spoke of power including my spector who called themselves Angels. Even the very source, the crystals, that helps us live speak of it. Crystals grow from various plants at random moments are only owned by the royal families of each spector as they rare and difficult to acquire now days after the seperation. They provided the holder of it with immense power. Some say they could bring a person back to live.

In my childhood, I had heard of stories about there being just one kingdom, Celestia, governed by the wizards with one goal, to help each other. Now were a total of eight categorized spectors and each acquired their own unique ability including us, the Angels. As time passed, there was re-settlement and different colonies were flame of desire for power had nearly caused our destruction reignited.

Mom had told me during our "history lessons" once about the wars that broke out and the allies which were made causing Celestia to be divided into two major community systems, Black and White. Due to the fear of another era of destruction, the wizards stepped in to help solve the matters. The elder wizards came up with a plan. They organized a competition, named the Crystal Calling, every ten years to decide the ruling spector of Celestia for the coming 10 years. Every spector was to send at least one and a maximum of three teams for the Callings. Each team would consist of four members. As the Crystals were mostly owned by the royal blood, only they joined the competitions. Their task would be to protect the strongest Crystals their families owned. Mom said that it worked like a combat between the kings, preventing any further bloodshed due to war. At the end of six months after the start of the Crystal Callings, if more than one team were to survive while protecting their Crystals, the wizards would select the winner according to how powerful their Crystals were.

One other thing that my Mom used to mention about the conflict. White represents those spectors who have power which consists mostly of spiritual manifestation. Compared to spectors from Black which have the most elements of having less spiritual ability even though our strength comes out magnified, White spectors are really dangerous. They can pull off all kinds of tricks like the wizards and they never think emotionally. They have almost no link to emotions and just act based on their instinct for survival.

However, they have a really bad weak spot. As they are made mostly of spiritual abilities they need something to ground themselves. They get this by stealing some from others. Like Death, they need frsh blood to survive and Shifters, they survive by feeding off of emotions.

Now imagine if a child was to be born of the blood Black and White. Of course the first generation won't be as effective against the thirst for their needs due to the strong force of White. But imagine if they were to prefect it somehow and get the perfect balance, the power that would be in their hands would even frighten the wizards which govern us away.

Mom used to tell me all about these Callings, about how she had to participate but she kept telling me one thing at the end of our lessons. She said, "It won't help. It only suppressed what is going to happen. In time, you will know but for now be strong Aria."

I never knew why Mom used to mention about this to be constantly. Back then, I never knew how important it was to know about this.

Side note : Summary of Spectors

Angels (Black)

Kingdom - Angelina

This species only takes on their names based on their ability to grow angel-like wings. As their wings can be hidden, the best way to identify them would be by reflecting light into their eyes which would cause their eyes to glow red in colour. They are known to have a lot of spiritual energy in them which cannot be used as they do not have the ability to access this source of energy due to some genetic complications.

Devils (White)

Kingdom - Esteria

At first impression, you might be convinced they belong to the demon species or vice-versa due to their similar eye color, however, their behavior is very dark at nature. Their desire to hurt others sometimes drives them insane. They are well-known for their abundant spiritual energy which allows them to cast spells like the wizards. However, the spells they can cast are very limited in terms of efficiency and power.

Demons (Black)

Kingdom - Luna

This species takes on the name due to their demon-like razor claws and their immense and deathly strength. However, this ability comes with a price. Unlike devils, demons do not have an abundant spiritual source and hence their ability ends up tapping into their supply of life source which results in them having shorter life spans. It is known that they are able to live longer if they are able to find a source of spiritual energy which they can use. Their eyes are of an unusual shade of blue like the devils which make them look innocent.

Death (White)

Kingdom - Destine

As their title says it, this species is known for their ability to call death upon others. They are a type of mythical creatures we used to know as Vampires. They have almost the same ability as Demons ,and just like them, they have almost the same weakness as they need fresh blood to survive. Due to the ability they gain from the blood, they are known as one of the deadliest creatures.

Fairies (Black)

Kingdom - Rith

Merfolk (Black)

Kingdom - Melody

Shifters (White)

Kingdom - Lesta

Synths (White)

Kingdom - Sier

Wizards (None)

Kingdom - Zeath