with lexcy.

We arrived outside the school gates to see Pete calling us over, when suddenly a black mist formed. The darkness grew denser and soon it surrounded Lexi and I. She grew scared as I grew tense, then just as before, they appeared. Dark, shadow-like beings with their demonic claws and blood-lusting eyes.

"What the hell are those things?" Lexi asked, panic-stricken. I rummaged through my bag and pulled out a pair of compasses before stabbing them into my hand. "What the hell are you doing?" She screamed at me.

"Saving our asses." I replied, as my blue blood dripped from my hands, slowly forming a large, neon blue blade that glowed of the sharpest sea blue. It shimmered as it illuminated the darkness; revealing the putrid creatures in their masses.

It was then that they launched their attack. Thousands were clawing, scratching and biting. As I slashed at the vile creatures, I heard Lexi screaming behind me. I swiftly turned around to slay the beast that lay atop her. I helped her back up and told her to stay behind me.

As the beasts continued to relentlessly attack and ravage us, I swung constantly to kill as many of them as I could come close to. Then I began to tire. Their hits landed and I gushed out blood from gaping wounds, caused by the onslaught. But just as all hope seemed lost; another light of a green hue slowly creped towards us. It seemed somewhat familiar.

"Minori!" I called out to it. The light was moving toward us faster. As I slashed with all my remaining strength, the light came closer and she appeared again, in her battle kimono. After seeing her I was struck by one of the monsters and then blacked out.

I abruptly awoke in a small bed in a plain, average sized room. When I sat up, I realised my head hurt like hell. I moaned in pain as I pulled the covers off, revealing my shattered body.

"Whoa, what the hell happened?" I grumbled. I scanned my body; noticing a gaping scar strewn across my chest. It was then that I remembered the monsters ambush. As I left the bed my legs seemed to fail me ; causing me to fall to my knees. It was at this point that lexi happened to enter

"OH NO! ARE YOU OK?" Lexi shouted as she entered the room.

I tried to regain my balance and stop my head spinning I managed to stand up and I gave my best false smile "I'm fine." I said " just a little dizzy" I groaned as I shrugged my shoulders and in doing so almost lost my balance.

Lexi looked to the ground "sorry Tom." she muttered as tears began to come down her face

"sorry for what ? it wasn't your fault those things attacked OK?" I said whilst trying to ignore the pain and put on my most convincing happy voice. Apparently she didn't buy it.

"you..you could have beaten them all and been ok its because you had to keep me safe that you got hurt I'm so useless I'm a burden." her words wore broken sorrowful.

"no! its my fault" Minori interjected as she entered the room

"I and I alone was assingned the honer to protect Tom and I was also meant to teach him how to protect himself I am at fault."

the room went quiet there was an awqerd sense in the air ...

"so... " I walked over to my satchel and reached inside to pull out the note in one hand and the book in the other. "what are these ?"

Minori looked horrified "YOU DIDN'T LOOK AT THEM"

"um no." I said unaware of what the problem was.

Minori sighed "It was all to explain about your family and our race"

she looked at me hard "and about your heritage Blue Prince"