Chapter Two
What in the world…
Ryan plopped his book bag down, next to his desk, in a slight heave, his book bag was always so hard to carry, he said it weighed around forty-five pounds, though he was not exactly sure, one thing was sure, he did not put anything in his locker. "It's a waste of time, to have to go to the Locker." said Ryan, as he looked over Serene, who was giving him a look of desperation, as though, wondering why she ever was his best friend.
"Honestly, Ryan…" she muttered, as she looked at him, shaking her head in dismay, "Do you really have to carry everything, I can't wait to see you when you're older, you'll look really good, but you'll be hunched back." She said, with a sigh, as she looked over at him, and gave a slight giggle, as he gave her a slight push, and looked away, as though he had done nothing wrong.
Suddenly Drew walked into the classroom, not really seeming to care, he looked kind of older, than everyone else, his height sure told the tale, he was several inches taller than everyone, and seemed to always have a look of trouble in his eyes, seeming to try and look for something to do. His hair was somewhat neatly combed, and a bit short, he was tall, he wore expensive clothes, and seemed to like showing off his wealth and superiority. Ryan thought he was a show off, though he was not jealous of him, and he enjoyed his presence, because he got to annoy Serene, a lot about it.
"Hey, Serene, your cheeks are glowing." whispered Ryan lightly, avoiding Drew's attention or gaze, he quickly pulled out his language arts vocabulary book. Which he had not bothered to do, and quickly rushed through marking answers, hoping to at least get a seventy-four on it, though when he usually rushed through it only having seconds he made a low B, that wouldn't affect his average too badly.
"Serene, what did you get for answer number five?" Ryan asked quickly, as he took a quick glance toward the door, as he rapidly started flipping through pages, trying to match definitions, with sentences, which he was horrible at. He quickly jotted down an answer, feeling annoyed and pressured, he wrote it quickly, barely able to read his own handwriting, he closed his book, just as quickly as the teacher entered, and still left one blank, which was number five.
"I see you didn't do your homework, Ryan?" asked Mrs.Joy, as she looked over at him, curiously, looking to pursue that she was correct. "I'm going to start taking ten points off your grade, that way, you actually feel, a bit threatened." Said Mrs.Joy, as she looked over at Ryan, who was now not paying attention, and glaring over at Serene, in disgust, who was making affectionate eyes, toward Drew, her mouth agape, though Ryan was not going to bother her, in fear of getting the cold shoulder, which he always got anyway, when Drew was around.
A few minutes passed, after checking their work, and Ryan, made out his grade on his paper, and realized it was a hundred, minus ten, which would equal him at a ninety, he felt like rebelling, but he decided that would be exactly what she wanted, he didn't say anything, and made a slight glance, of not caring. Suddenly he felt something hit him in the back of his head, he looked over at Serene, and who was staring over at him angrily.
"Look, what you've done now, you could have had a hundred, and now you got a ninety, what if your dad going to say." She said, as she shook her head, and suddenly as she was about to fuss some more, the door slight opened, and what was about to walk in, was going to shock the whole class, but to some, it would change their lives forevermore.
The girl walked into the room, she seemed almost abnormal, her looks presumed that of a princess, she was dress very elegantly, her hair was put in an nice fashion, her hair was shoulder length, and combed straight, her eyes were a deep piercing blue, she was wearing a pink fashionable dress, which seemed a bit outdated, but it complimented her style very nicely, and most of the guys couldn't help, but look up. The strangest thing about her though, was her hair, it seemed different out of place, yet on her it, actually looked like her natural hair color, a light pink. Her skin was fair, and a bit pale, not very tan, though she seemed to smile widely.
She gazed over toward Ryan, and met his eyes, seeming to hold a lot of knowledge. She smiled toward Ryan, and suddenly her facial expression, changed to that of a curious one, Ryan's cheeks blushed slightly, and suddenly everything seemed to feel heavy, his stomach was tied in a knot, and so was his tongue. He couldn't help, but realize he was shaking gradually.
"Now, class this is Eris Evelyn" said Mrs.Joy, as she didn't seem to pay attention that Ryan, had been completely put in love shock, or maybe she did, cause she gave a small bit of laughter, shook her head, and written an assignment, up on the board, and then sat down at her desk. "Oh Ms.Evelyn, I believe there is an empty seat next to Ryan." She said, as she pointed toward the open seat, where Ryan's book bag sat, he put it there for easy access.
"You okay?" asked Serene, as she looked over at Ryan, a bit jealous of the new girl, that Ryan was staring over at her, she felt a weird feeling, that it quickly evaporated, once Ryan, completely ignored her.
"Pie…" he muttered, not really having a clue what he was saying, or talking about himself, a thousand thoughts were rushing through his head, at just the look of this new girl, who was she, he wasn't sure what to say, maybe he should say hey, he wasn't exactly sure.
"Hi." Said Eris, directing her attention toward Ryan, as she flipped open her, book, she made a slight nervous glance out the window, as though the glass was about to implode, and suddenly life as we knew it would cease to exist, though her expression seemed very calm, though she seemed bit jumpy.
Maybe I'm just over reacting; I mean it's her first day of school, but she's extremely jumpy, what is she in trouble with the law or something? No one that pretty can be in trouble with the law, I mean what kind of trouble can someone as pretty and delicate can she bring. Thought Ryan, as he jotted down a couple of notes, though he was sort of absence minded, Ryan glanced up a couple of times, to see that Drew, had looked up a couple of glances over toward her.
Suddenly Ryan, held a cell phone go off, it didn't really have an annoying ringtone, though the teacher, glanced up, and was trying to figure out where it was coming from, as though it had been very silent, though Ryan could tell that it was Eris's, so he was still trying to figure out, why she hadn't noticed, "Hey, we're not-", Before Ryan could finish his sentence, Eris ran off, toward the hallway.
Without thinking, Ryan started running after her, he quickly started running as quickly as he could, suddenly he felt some kind of energy flowing through out him, suddenly he flew open the doors, and followed after her, why was she in such a rush anyway?
Ryan, kept running after Eris, for several miles, until they were off of the school campus, and near his house, it seemed to be some giant cloudy figure off in the distance, and without warning, suddenly Eris fell to the ground, but then another cloudy figure appeared, right in front of her.
"Hey, who are-" Ryan, grabbed her by the shoulder, and suddenly a burning sensation filled throughout his body, something started to burn throughout his body, first at his chest, but than a rapid numbness, started, spreading quicker and quicker, his pulse quickened, his began to breathe more heavy, and suddenly he fell to his knees, unsure what was happening to him, he felt something, flowing throughout his body, and suddenly the cloudy images, began to become more and more vivid, by every single blink.
Ryan stared up, at the giant cloudy figure, which was larger than his house, it was some gigantic large looking insect creature, it's eyes were a giant stinging yellow. It's face, was a solid and deep white, it's eyes underlined with a deep black, pitch, which seemed to glare toward him, without any reference, of happiness, just staring into its eyes, made him feel a deep pressure, and sickness fall over him, he couldn't even move, he was scared, so scared that he couldn't even move, his heart was going at a rapid pace, he couldn't even blink, his eyes were fixed on the target.
"What's going on..." he whispered, he looked back up at the figure, suddenly he blinked, and realized that black drops of rain were falling from the sky, he tried to breathe, though the liquid was not like rain, it was thick, and it had an awful stench, something vile, and sordid. He began to cough, trying to stand, though he couldn't even move, he couldn't think, everything was happening so fast.
The sun, which was once high above the sky, was now completely gone, he wasn't if it was a solar eclipse, or if the dark, and clouds, which were scattered across the sky, which was dropping a thick black liquid, which seemed to be have some of the same qualities like blood, though the color, and smell of it, seemed to contain something vile, and tainted. His senses, seemed to be completely distorted, from just looking at it, he felt weak and sick.
The cloudy figure turned around in a rapid motion, wondering where the voice came from, she stared over at Ryan, who was on his hands and knees, acting as though he was drowning, as though he was standing on a planet, that had not a single breathe of oxygen. "It must, be the monster's spiritual presence, I'll have to destro-" she suddenly turned around, as a massive explosion, knocked her off her feet, she landed several feet, in front of the door, which was now ripped off the hinges of the house, it seemed to be nearly destroyed, it lay in pieces of shattered wood, little pieces, and splinters, stuck in the grass.
The monster sniffed the air, taking in the aroma, trying to find out where this fresh, and amazing "scent" came from, suddenly he pushed a hand, which was once kind of like an insect's was now a large skeletal, and monstrous hand, flesh, building up upon, it's skeletal feature, causing Ryan to take in the aroma, of rotting flesh, causing him to have to vomit, blood now leaving his stomach, as his heart began to pick up an even faster pace than earlier, he was sure he was going to die, their was no way he could survive, this heart attack, but he thought you had to be old to get one, so why, was he dieing right here, he always had ate healthy, and exercised, at least once daily.
Memories started flashing through his head, he couldn't even think straight, everything seemed to rapidly flow through his mind, everything seemed to hurt, everything was growing numb, suddenly he felt something growing on his face, he felt it being disfigured, changed, modified, he felt his face, his hand touched, and icy cold smooth surface, it wasn't his face, it was cold barren, and the moment his hand touched whatever was now on it's face, it began to burn a deep black flame, his body was now shaking, and he couldn't breathe, the air was so thick here, why couldn't he move. A memory filled his head, several, but this one was so vivid and clear...
"Ryan, will you go to the dance with me..." whispered Serene, as she looked over at him, and turned her head away, and looked over at the mirror, which stood across her room, the words seemed to be blank, but they held so much stiff emotions, he couldn't even comprehend it. Without warning, she leaned onto Ryan, who held her softly, though he couldn't really say anything, whatever he was going to say, escaped his lips, though the words weren't his, they weren't his thoughts, though it happened so rapidly, he couldn't have time to object. "No."
"I knew it." whispered Serene, as she stood up, and pulled away from Ryan, and motioned him to leave, obviously she was upset, tears falling from her eyes, but why, they were just friends weren't they, Ryan didn't understand a girl's emotions, and it was really started to anger him, though he felt more upset than angry.
Ryan couldn't say anything, he was still stunned, about what he'd said, he left her room, and exited, unsure what to say, or do, so he just left, thoughts rushing through his mind, but he had no choice, he couldn't go back and erase time.
"She's not here!" exclaimed the beast, as he plowed through the house, making a mess of everything, "mmmmh, a snack!" the beast, as he pulled up a small girl from Ryan's house, his younger sister, named Karyn, her hair was a light brown, and she seemed to always smile, she used to always hang out with her mother, before she died, but ever since than, she became a lot more shy, and seemed to always stay to herself, and read. "Ryan, help me!" yelled Karyn, as she screamed, not realizing what was happening, she couldn't move, to her, she was just floating up in space. "I-I-I can't breathe!" she managed to scream out hopelessly. She usually didn't have that many friends, and usually was quiet, she also helped cook, even if she was just ten, she enjoyed to cook for her family, though some meals were really good, and others were, kind of bad, Ryan always smiled, when she cooked, because she always smiled doing it.
Suddenly the mask shattered into pieces, his heart felt a bit sick, though he knew it was gone, as his pulse went back to normal, though he couldn't see anything out of his right eye for a moment, but than it went back to a hazy image, though he couldn't help it. Suddenly his vision returned, and air rushed into his lungs, as he managed to stand, though his body feeling slightly weaker.
Ryan looked up, the voice, ringing in his ears, panic taking over, he couldn't take it anymore, without warning, without barely thinking, he stood up, and charged toward the monster, unsure of what he was doing, or what he was going to do, all he knew, was he wasn't going to let his sister get eaten, by some large monster.
"What-Paralysis, skies and the heavens bind this moving spirit, hold peace and prosperity for thee!" yelled Serene, as she made a couple of hand signs, and suddenly Ryan froze in his tracks, his body unmoving, he began to cough, unsure what was going on.
"Hey, what are you doing!" yelled Ryan, as he looked up, toward the figure, and glared, "My sister, is up their, and you saying all this crap, go get help, and un free me!" yelled Ryan, not sure, what was going on, but he had to blame someone, and she seemed to be the cause of it. "Let GO!" yelled Ryan, as he stood up, and managed to stumble toward the figure, unable to move his arms, behind his back, though he wasn't going to stand here, and watch his sister die.
"What, are you doing, don't struggle, you'll only shorten your life span, no ordinary human, can break that spell, even if it's D-class." said the girl, as she looked over at him, a sudden bit of shock filled her eyes, as Ryan, was managing to break the D-class spell as though it was nothing. "abindment, from the ground and the earth, may the spirits guard your soul in harmony!" yelled Eris, as she made another sign, a seal was now placed on Ryan's face. "That should hold you, it's a B-ranked spell, even a soulter, or a soultrice, would have trouble breaking that bond." said Eris, confidently, as she turned toward the monster, she started running toward the beast, her blade drawn, ready to make a move to attack.
"Ryan!" yelled Karyn, as she looked over at him, desperately hoping he was okay, she didn't care about her own safety, she just wanted to see that Ryan was okay, he'd been her only friend, all the sudden, the monster's grip tightened, and the air rushed out of her lungs, and she was soon knocked unconscious.
"Shut up..." yelled the monster, in a cackle of fiendish laughter, as he stared down at the young girl, who was dressed in a black cloak, wielding a small katana, was rushing toward him. "Foolish, soultrice, do you really think you can stop me, with such a pathetic sword."
He swung one of his monstrous hands down, and slamming it into the girl, who was now flying backwards, at several hundred miles an hour.
"HEY!" yelled Ryan, as he suddenly broke the spell, a burning sensation filling through out his body, as he tried to save Karyn, and this new girl, his eyes were changing, the vision, was growing more clear and more vivid, the darkness, was now pounding down onto the streets, his body was shaking cold, something was changing, his pulse was quickening again, faster and faster, until the pain couldn't be held inside of him anymore, and he let everything out in a massive yell, which struck out to everything, power rushing through his veins, his eyes began to change, the solid blue color, was now a deep piercing gray, everything was turning a vivid, all the colors drained from his vision, the image growing sharper and more clearer, the image was now a deep black and white, almost a grayish tint, the image so crisp, and vivid, he could probably see anything even if the sun wasn't out.
"I-I-Incredible!" yelled the cloaked figure, who Ryan soon realized was Eris, her pink hair, was in a frizzle mess, her green eyes, were a piercing gray, and they seemed to hold a serious and expressive tint. "W-Who are you!?' she murmured, as Ryan didn't seem to notice, he was still trying to maintain this new power, though it still wasn't fully developed.
"So the reason, why my spirit communicator, and my senses were all messed up, was because of that massive energy force, he had stored up, that girl, probably has one too, people who often live in close contact with those, who have a large amount of spiritual awareness, are often affected, though for him to have so much, to give that girl enough energy..." she whispered, and suddenly looked over at Ryan, who was now on his hands and knees looking up desperately, trying to find some kind of battle plan to save Karyn.
"Hey, Ryan, do you want to save her?" asked Eris, as she looked over at him, and stared over at him, as though in anticipation, she looked over at him, her eyes shining a deep emerald, her hair glowing a deep pink, and even though she was sitting their in blood, Ryan couldn't help, but feel his cheeks turn a deep shape of red, she was still so pretty, even if she was wielding a deadly weapon.
Without warning, Eris stood up, and pulled him into a kiss,suddenly their lips met, Ryan's eyes opened in surprised, his whole face was turning a deep red, though he felt a weird sensation flowing through without him, and suddenly his eyes closed, though they popped open, as he heard a voice calling from the top of the hill.
"RYAN!" yelled Serene, as she stood their out of breathe, she looked over at Ryan, who was standing their making out with the new girl, "R-Ryan!" she exclaimed, she didn't realize it though her face was a deep red, and her body was shaking, tears streaming down her eyes, though she didn't know why, she already had a boy friend, so why was this such a shock or a blow to her.
Suddenly Ryan, felt something kick his chest, and he found himself flying across the street, but not in his normal clothes, no he was now standing in a black cloak, a large blade strapped across the back of his cloak, it was massive in size, about a good four feet long, and five inches was the width of the blade, though it was so light, that he probably could easily fight with it, it was so balanced.
Ryan looked up at the monster, and charged head on, not knowing why he felt the sudden urge to fight, though he wasn't going to go down without a fight, he had always been called stubborn, by his dad. He suddenly felt something hit him square in the jaw, it was a large claw, which scratched his face, causing blood to leak from it, making him gag, at the smell, and he could feel it sting and burn, as he jumped through the wind. He dodged the quick punch, which the monster had thrown at him. He fell back, and skidded across the road, and felt his back being cut, by the sharp gravel, which was with the crushed road, where the monster was standing. With a desperate attempt, he ran up, straight foward, and stabbed the monster in the head, and hoped that it would be destroyed, unsure if he would survive or not. He watched as the monster's remains despersed, into a black sandish material, being carried by the wind, he looked down at the ground, no blood or anything remaining, it was gone and at the end, the only remains of the monster their, was a swipe at his leg, which he had nearly dodged, he caught his sister, unsure if she could see him or not, everything was so weird. He looked down at his sister, who seemed to not really realized, she was safe from harms way. She looked over at Ryan's body, which was laying in Eris's arms, as she looked over at him, her eyes full of shock, and wonder, looking at him as though maybe he were an angel or something, that was carrying her to safety, though Ryan didn't seem to have that same thought going through his head, he had just killed a monster, barely and survived. He set her down gently, into Eris's arms.
Ryan, looked over at his house, most of it was completely destroyed, he wondered what his dad, would say, when he got home from work, maybe he wouldn't notice, Yeah right, theirs a giant gap in the house... Suddenly he felt something overtake him, a strong sense, a foul smell of liquid, and he fell to his knees, coughing, and trying to get some kind of clean air in his lungs, though he couldn't think straight.