Secrets

Obsidian Blackfire threw ball after ball of Black Death at the targets. They erupted into blue flame and turned to dust within seconds. He then took the left over particle and using telekinesis he put the targets back together. No sense in wasting them when you could put it back together. He was telepathically listening to the conversation between Valkyrie and Sapphire. It was completely unfair. He knew he was a risk but he knew Skulduggery all his life, and yet he still didn't trust him. And it's been 19 years, if anything was going to happen it should have by now.

Whilst he was focusing his telepathic powers on his adoptive family. He was unaware of who was creeping up on him. The person jumped behind him and struck him with a beam of red energy. Obsidian was caught completely off guard and was prepared to throw a ball of Black Death at the figure. Until he saw a nineteen year old girl with blonde hair and grey light in her hand.

"Hey sweetie" they said

"Aura" he whimper as he felt his injured ribs and back heal "what are you doing here. If Valkyrie finds you..."

"You think she scares me" said Aura as she pulled Obsidian up

"You know what she's like about me having friends she's unaware of"

"Good thing I'm not a friend" she shrugged as she kissed him. Obsidian kissed her back and wrapped his arms around her. The two meet five years previous. Aura was on the run from a group of demons, the reason was unknown to Obsidian at first, who was investigating killings in the area. At first Obsidian through the she was the culprit because he could see that she possessed a deceased vessel and he could see the demon within her. But he then saw an angelic presence within her as well. It was then that he knew she was an angel-demon hybrid. Once he knew she wasn't the culprit. The two worked together to destroy the demons hunting her. The two had been friends ever since.

Until five months later when she asked him out.

The two met in secret. Usually in the same place they met. But occasionally she would break into Edgley manor or he went over to her home outside Dublin.

Once she pulled Obsidian up. She gave him a quick peck on the cheek and smiled "so how have you been?"

"Exhausted. Sapphire's moving to Roarhaven and guess who had to help pack?"

Andrea chuckled "aw poor you. The big strong demigod is defeated by bags" she said in a pouty childish voice

"Oh hahaha" he said sarcastically and kissed her on the lips. Few people knew about who Obsidian was. He made sure only the ones he trusts knew. He also knew that Valkyrie and Skulduggery would freak if they knew Aura knew.

Maybe Skulduggery was right to not trust him.

"It's not fair" said Obsidian "im nineteen too. I should be allowed to move as well"

"Don't worry" said Aura "give them time and soon you'll be able to leave. Either that or you could just leave"

"I could but then if they find me. They'll probably lock me up"

"Should be pretty hard to catch you. You can fly"

"So can Skulduggery" Obsidian laughed then shook his head "look I'll just wait Andrea, there's less trouble"

At that point Obsidian began to sense something wrong. Dangerous. But he couldn't identify it. All he could do was hear things. Screaming, fire cackling, gun fire.

Obsidian had the ability to see into the future when he slept. But her could also experience this whilst he was awake. But these were always auditory. He first learnt this when he was ten and heard Valkyrie call Sapphire's Given Name. She said she didn't say anything. The next day Sapphire fell out of one of the trees in the garden, broke her leg, Valkyrie called out to her, in the same way Obsidian heard. He never told anyone about this ability. 'Somethings were best left to yourself' he told himself.

The auditory of the future ended and Obsidian began to hear Aura's voice.

"Obsidian. Are you alright, you kinda spaced out for a bit there"

"Oh" he said "sorry. I do that. It's kinda How i sense the future when I'm awake"

"Wow. Cool" Aura smiled. He trusted she would keep quiet about it. He had told her all his secrets. Besides, no one would believe her.

His phone buzzed as he received a text. He pulled his phone out of his pocket. It was from Valkyrie.

'Obsidian. Get ready to teleport. We have a problem'

"I have to go" said Obsidian "wait here until I get back"

"Why?" Said Aura

"Because you're safer here than out there" he quickly kisses Aura "I'll be back" and he ran back to the house.

Obsidian quickly pushed the door open, nearly tripping over one of Sapphire's bags in the process. But he soon made it to Sapphire and Valkyrie.

"What?" He said

"I got a text from Skulduggery" said Valkyrie "something's attacking Roarhaven"