That was when desks began rattling and it felt like a small earthquake. Kira gasped as we held onto each other and the trio of girls shrieked.
" M-mai, I think something might really be here with us!" Kira said shakily as she held onto me.
And she was right.
I felt my heartbeat quicken as my eyes scanned around the room nervously- It seemed to be getting darker somehow. and the Ouija board set near the girls was somehow sent flying away from them.
" M-mai, what's going on?!" Kira shakily breathed as she held onto my arm.
" I...don't know..." I replied still trying to look around. I was trying not to sound incredibly scared, but I knew I was. An odd smell seemed to begin to plague the room as some sort of visible purple smoke- like miasma. It was hard to see but I could make out a dark figure stalking towards the group of girls- that's when I could see it was indeed a young man who looked pale and bloodied. His eyes were a dark black, and the more you looked at them the more it sent cold chills down your spine. The trio of girls that were sitting on the ground were now all scurried behind me and Kira, who was scared to death, but then again, who wouldn't be?
And why was I being used as the shield here?
" Celia..." The figure groaned. It stalked toward us, the feeling of darkness and despair seemingly floating around him.
" I-it's professor Brooke!" Macy screamed. She went out from behind me and looked at the slowly approaching figure.
" Professor Brooke! We are here to send you peacefully to the afterlife!" Macy called out. The figure seemed to pause for a moment, a malicious grin suddenly plastered on the ghost's face. He somehow disappeared and re-appeared quickly in front of the blonde, holding her by her neck. My eyes widened as I could hear Macy scream and Kira and the other girls pass out from what I assumed was fear and shock. I looked around frantically, what could I do?...
I had to try calling Emzee.
Fumbling inside my pocket I took out my phone and pressed his contact to call.
" H-hello? Emzee?" I said shakily. I was hoping he would pick up. " Emzee-!"
" Huh? why are you calling me so late? Wait, what's going on-"
" I-i don't have a lot of time to explain but I'm at my college right now stuck in a classroom and there's a ghost that's trapped us-"
My phone was sent flying against the wall. I felt freezing hands encircle my neck and pull me back. I tried to struggle out but not only was I paralyzed with fear the man had a strong grip.
" Do...not try to run away...Come with me..." the man said in a sinister voice. His grip on my throat was getting tighter and tighter, was he really trying to kill me?!
He quickly let go of me, sending me to fall back on the floor to face him. Suddenly, the human shape of the man began to transform and morph into something bigger and unusual.
" W-what?..." I breathed, looking up at what was now a distorted being of the man that looked like a Monster. It brought it's head closer to me as I slowly tried to back up. I was picked up by a clawed hand that wrapped me suffocatingly, so much that I was gasping for air. This...whatever it was, was intent on killing me.
I heard the classroom door break open, Emzee and Kagome had come in. I silently cheered in my head, they would be able to do something right?
" This...is bad..." Kagome stated looking up at the monster the young man transformed into. " He...has manifested bad energy."
" What do you suppose we do?" I heard Emzee ask.
" Get Mai, I will take care of the spirit." She sighed.
Emzee looked and pinpointed where I was. Lifting up his hand, a blue energy encircled his hands.
"...As the god of judgment, I punish the spirit that has laid harm upon humans..." He called out. The blue energy shot out and hit the monster's hand, making it release it's grip on me. My body fell from it's grasp. I braced myself from the large fall, anticipating myself to fall on the ground. Luckily, I was caught easily by Emzee.
" Geez, I take my eyes off you for a bit and..." Emzee muttered, jumping out of the way from the monster swatting it's hand at us. I held on tighter to make sure I didn't fall as Emzee moved around avoiding the attacks from the monster who seemed angrier than before.
" Kagome!" Emzee called out. I looked over at Kagome who stood straight in front of the monster, concentrating deeply. She had a purple aura encircling her as she was muttering words I couldn't make out. Swiftly, she took out a white slip of paper with some black lettering on it and pointed it at the ghost.
"...Spirit that continues to walk this earth, You are being sent where you belong!..." Kagome shouted, the slip of paper shooting out like a bullet at the monster that screamed in pain upon impact.
The awful dark and smokey air around us began to disappear, and the monster started to transform back into the spirit of the young professor.
The young professor seemed to look happy, despite his appearance and state, and was slowly dissolving away into the air. Looking at Kagome and the rest of us, it sounded like he whispered a word of thanks and fully disappeared.
" So it was really him, professor Brooke..." I said, staring in awe. It was then Emzee rudely dropped me on the ground without much warning.
" Your heavy, geez." He stated. I gave him another dirty look until I focused my attention back to Kagome.
"...The professor was called back here by that thing." Kagome explained, pointing at the Ouija board. " When humans try to call upon spirits, they are susceptible to welcoming in miasma and bad spirits that manifest things. His spirit was joined in with other malicious spirits that came through when those girls used the board. He's been sent to the afterlife peacefully now, though..."
Getting up from the ground I dusted myself off and looked at the three girls and Kira who were out cold on the floor.
" Um, what should we do about those girls and my friend?" I asked. Emzee looked at the girls and Kira.
" Kagome will probably have to brainwash them a bit, at least forget what happened here tonight. " Emzee stated. Kagome nodded and went over to them, placing a hand on their forehead's, one by one.
" They won't remember anything from tonight. They will wake up in about five minutes and start heading back home. Mai, you can take your friend back home." Kagome told us, as she pulled her jacket tighter on herself and began walking once she was finished. Emzee swished his hand around with the same blue energy I saw earlier, fixing the damage to the classroom, as if nothing ever happened.
I piggy-backed Kira as I followed Emzee out of the classroom.
" So why were you here?" Emzee questioned. I looked up at him and huffed.
" Kira, um, my friend here, forgot her necklace so we came back to get it really quick- that's when we forgot that there were those girls who were trying to find professor Brooke or something tonight, and they were here with that Ouija board. We got locked in the classroom and I was trying to call you but my phone was sent flying out of my hand...And it was really scary okay? I'm never going out at night again!" I whined. I was truly still shaking from the whole experience. Never before had I even seen a ghost much less a bunch of bad spirits forming a monster!
" Just be careful from now on, Mai. Things like that usually don't come out to harm humans, but...Well, it was invited, in a way, so it got through."
" How did you attack it? Like, I saw this blue light around your hand and everything, and it looked like it really hurt the monster."
Emzee raised his scarf over his mouth as we got outside. " It's more than you'll ever be able to understand, but, since I was given the title as ' God of Judgment', I have powers to punish supernaturals with evil intent. I don't really know myself where my power comes from, but it's bin passed down a long line of ancestors, so it has a story of it's own."
"Woah..." I said. In all honesty, supernatural beings kind of scared me, but fascinating as well. I never knew about them but, now I see them first hand...
" So, am I technically a supernatural?" I asked. Emzee pinched my nose tightly making me wince in pain.
" Stop asking so many questions. Do you ask Dante questions all day? poor guy." Emzee answered walking off.
" Oh, do you need a ride to her house?" He asked.
I nodded, but I was disappointed he didn't answer me.
"...Mai, I have a headache. Did I hit my head last night? I can't even remember. We must have watched TV all night!" Kira giggled.
I nodded, laughing with her.
" Yeah...ha ha..." I replied. I didn't really need to mention she passed out after seeing a ghost and slammed her head on the floor. I think.
It was the next morning, and we had woken up after a long night that only I knew of.
While we ate breakfast and got ready to go to school, I couldn't help but think about why Emzee had dodged my question. I felt human though, and I think that's all that really matters. Kagome kind of surprised me as well, she doesn't necessarily look strong but she had taken down that huge monster with a flick of her hand and a piece of paper. I wish I could be as strong as that...
Angel wasn't kidding about kagome being a psychic, she must have to deal with ghosts and the like a lot.
" Mai! Mai! MAI!" Kira shouted. I jumped and nearly dropped all of my books on the ground.
" I'm a spacey person, okay! Yeesh!" I answered, playfully punching Kira's shoulder.
Away from the eyes of the public, two figures; a young man and older woman, look down at Mai and her friend.
" There- that's her, master." The young man pointed out.
" She has the same hair. Your right. I didn't expect to find her this weak though. That little agency thinks they have her hidden, I suppose." The woman cackled, her red eyes brimming with interest. " Poor thing won't know what will happen to her..."