Hi, thanks for reading! Onto chapter two!
Eclipse stood in front of the crystal, flipping the shard he broke off in his hands. Eclipse was a half demon, and having been this way, he had a hard time in his life. He was rejected by all, including his own family. Because of this, his demeanor had always been cold to everyone around him. He smirked at the shard. But now, he was going to change that. Everyone who looked down on him will go away, after he's done with this ritual at least.
At the other side of the campus, Atrum flinched, feeling a sharp pain in his spine. His gaze turned serious. "That's not good…" he murmured, walking towards the crystal. When he got there, no one was there. "Who hurt you…?" he said quietly, running his hand down one side of the crystal. He stopped when he felt a sudden break in one of the sides, the smoothness of it showing that it wasn't a natural occurrence. His eyes narrowed. "Someone's messing with something they shouldn't."
"Talking to yourself, are you?"
Atrum jumped to see Tempest behind him. "Tempest dearie!" he said in a sing-song voice. Tempest glared. "Call me that again and I'll rip your heart out of your chest." She growled. Atrum continued to smile. "You do care then!" he snickered, walking off. Tempest rolled her eyes. "Someday, I will kill him, and no one would care…." She said, walking away. Her eye landed on a boy, one of the students no doubt, hunkered over a notebook. He seemed to be hastily scribbling something down, with a keen smirk on his face. Curious, Tempest walked over to him. "Whatcha doin'?" she asked. Eclipse looked up at her. "None of you business." He said, glaring. Tempest glared back. "Ok brat, I was just trying to be friendly."
"Well I don't want it!"
"Want what?"
"Your friendship!"
Tempest's eyes widened. What is wrong with this kid?! She thought. Her eye caught a glimpse into his notebook. There seemed to be some strange signs and sigils written in it. "Fine, brat, I'll leave you alone." She began to walk away. "I hope whatever you're working on will blow up in your face!" she snarled. Eclipse only smiled. It had been a little while since she had left, and he was still in the same position. He tapped his pencil on the ground. He had been conducting a ritual to summon a long dead ancestor of his, who was also a demon lord. However, he hit a small problem. He was missing a few ingredients to complete it. "Damn it…" he muttered, frustrated. "This doesn't make any sense…" His brow furrowed and he closed his book, tucking it into his jacket along with the pencil. His mind wandered back to that woman, Tempest, he thought that's what her name was. How rude she was, she must have suspected his intentions. If the Headmaster found out about what he was doing, he and the other teachers would try to stop him. He couldn't let that happen, but he knew they would find out. He needed to delay that, to not look so suspicious. His eye's wandered, until his eyes fell on a young girl, another student. He smirked and walked over. It was his turn to play. "Hi there, Yoko right?" the girl smiled. "Yeah, and your Eclipse, right?" she asked.
"Yeah. I must say you look quite nice today."
"Oh! Thank you!"
Atrum stood at his window in his large office, looking at the two below him. His eyes narrowed. That kid is definitely up to something. He thought. He decided to go down and walk around. He had his suspicions that Eclipse broke the shard off the crystal, but it's not a good idea to go running around accusing when he had no proof. For now, he'd keep his eye on the student, and maybe, have a little fun at the same time. He smirked, and moved away from the window. He had viewed Eclipses background, and had thoughts about what the boy was doing. However, performing a ritual was quite hard, having the ingredients been really rare. He needed an Onyx Crystal Shard, the Leaf of a Fairy Statue, and a Metal Vessel Necklace. It seemed he had already got the shard, the only things he needed was the leaf and necklace. Atrum walked down the stairs heading down to the campus. "Oh, what a great game this will be…"
Yoko followed Eclipse around campus, helping him with books and such. Apparently, he needed help with a project, and Yoko obliged to help him. She brought him the necessary ingredients each time. And helped him with different books on different subjects. They were hanging around in the student lounge area, Eclipse was scribbling in his notebook, with Yoko hanging around him. Yoko glanced at Eclipse. "So this spell takes a long time?" she asked. Eclipse nodded. "Yes. Even longer if I can't find these ingredients." He sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose and closing his book. "I'm going to get some air, clear my head." He said, standing up and walking out with his book. He went behind the school where the altar was. He took a deep breath, enjoying the peace as a soft breeze blew on his face.
"That's quite a large spell you're doing, if it requires hard to find ingredients."
Eclipse jumped at the sound of Atrum behind him, leaning against the wall, his green eye's glowing in the shadow. He walked out of his hiding spot. "And usually, things that large, aren't the good kind." He said. Eclipse glared at him. "They're probably not the good kind because people like you always stop them from happening." He said coldly. Atrum frowned. "Chill, I actually came to help you. I might've seen a few things in your notebook when I passed by." He said, giving a sly smile. Eclipse jumped, paling a bit, but standing his ground. Atrum leaned forward. "I may not know what you're doing exactly, but I decided to play a bit." He said. "If you want the ingredient you're looking for, seek out the Lady Who Watches the Water." He said cryptically, walking away. Eclipse stood where he was, watching the Headmaster walk away. His brow furrowed, thinking about who this "Lady" was. Suddenly, it clicked. He hurried back to Yoko to tell her the news.
Ok so a new cliffhanger! Who is the Lady? She will be revealed in the next chapter! Thank you so much for reading!