previously
-Joined tent 4, instructor Theresa will explain how the camp works.
we quickly got out of the tent
A feeling of joy mixed with excitement ran through me as if I felt that something big was going to happen, my Twin seemed to feel it too
we continue
External PVD
-it's a shame that Eden left breathed Jude
-yeah
the two Powells looked at the tent with a lost look on their faces.
-are you lost? said a voice near their ears
the Powells jumped forward surprised
they turned their heads.
a teenager appeared in their field of vision, her white shirt, her tight black pants and her brown high boots highlight the graceful silhouette of the young girl, she has short brown hair as curly as Alva's and big electric blue eyes sparkling with joy, a huge smile lights up her fine face.
she is beautiful, thought the two children she must be an apprentice like us
-hi, are you new? what is your name? I'm Atlas nice to meet you, who is your instructor and your tent number what is it? how old are you? I'm 17, are you twins? it's so cool I only have adopted brothers and sisters
Jude looked amazed at the flow of questions from Belladonna, Alva seemed also flabbergasted
-uh I'm Alva Powell I'm 7 years old
-Jude Powell we are indeed twins our instructor is called Thérèsa
-the number of our tent is 4
Atlas hopped delighted
-oh you are under my mother's orders it's great you're going to have fun mom is very kind come follow me I'll guide you, I'm so happy to have finished my mission early, we're going in the same direction
-your mother is the instructor Thérèsa? asked Alva surprised
-yes finally adoptive mother jajajajaja it's already been more than 40 years since I was adopted
-huh said the two Powells 40 years but how old are you?
-17 years old finally physically laughed Atlas I'm not human
- you're not human?
- that's it
- so what are you?
Atlas smiled at them his big blue eyes sparkling
- I'm part of one of the 5 big species it's up to you to guess which one she changed the subject do you want a little summary of the camp?
Alva and Jude looked at each other lost what is the belladonna talking about? but curious about how the camp works they nod
-the camp where we are is called the Illuminareil camp, it welcomes all the apprentice belladonna of the 5 major species until the end of their training silk from 7 to 16 years old the apprentices are about thirty in total, 36, to be precise, with you two included in the calculation, and 7 experienced belladonna are present to train you each tent welcomes 8 apprentices supervised and trained by 2 belladonna on average there are 5 tents for the apprentices once you become a related belladonna you would have your own tent explained Atlas while pointing to the vast expanse of tents that spread out in front of them like a small village made of canvas the belladonna order is unfortunately in reduced numbers
the 5 major species again? thought the two twins they kept the question for later let the belladonna finish her explanation
-there are a lot of deaths?
-no not that much it's rather that over the centuries there have been fewer and fewer people who have been able to become belladonnas, not counting the counselors, we are barely a hundred I can't say how many precisely
Alva nodded while Jude looked at the tents
-the counselors will talk briefly about our mission but we would like to know more about it said Jude
-and we would like to know what the training of the belladonnas consists of? added Alva
-monsters and demons are vile and malicious creatures, they are thirsty for blood and commit nameless atrocities to satisfy their base instincts.
Fortunately for us, monsters have a fairly low level of intelligence, however they remain tough and dangerous opponents because they are insensitive to the magic of wizards and are endowed with a strength much greater than that of a human, they are therefore mortal threats to humans.
Alva and Jude looked at the belladonna absorbed by the description they did not even notice that they had arrived in front of tent 4
-we classify them by category from 1 to 20, levels 14 to 20 are the most dangerous because smarter than the others they are fortunately few in number levels 1 to 13 are more numerous but easier to destroy we do not know where they come from they appear constantly and especially in dark times when the forces of evil are more powerful
-mum I see breathed Jude and the demons?
-demons are the fruit of human emotions, they are born and feed on all the negative emotions of humans, they push humans to kill each other for fun,they are fond of human miseries it is for them the most amusing of shows, they are often the cause of many human misfortunes such as wars, diseases, murders and so many other evils that I could not write, they are led since the dawn of time by 7 kings who ironically bear the name of the emotions that they engender and feed on
the king of pride, the king of greed, the king of jealousy, the king of lust, the king of anger, the king of gluttony, the king of laziness
humans call them the 7 deadly sins they live hidden in the human world in the sewers, in poor neighborhoods and elsewhere wherever evil and negative emotions rage you can be sure that there are demons, the more demons there are the more unhappy humans are and let themselves go towards darkness
-I see that Atlas is already informing you of our mission said a clear voice behind them
Alva and Jude turned towards the voice
a woman in her twenties appeared in their field of vision, long pure white hair held in a loose braid frames her face with a soft feature, her big gray eyes with a changing reflection, sometimes dark gray, sometimes steel gray sparkles with kindness, her silhouette is similar to that of Atlas, slender and athletic she is however slightly taller than Atlas.
-Mom smiled Atlas
-IS IT YOUR MOM? shouted the two Powells amazed towards the very young woman
if someone had told me that it was her sister I would have believed her thought Jude and seen the look of Alva too
-Adoptive laughed Theresa and we are part of one of the 5 species, our metabolism is different from that of humans
-what are the five species? Atlas mentioned it twice but we don't know what it is? Jude said, exasperated at not knowing
Atlas seemed shocked while Theresa narrowed her eyes slightly, looking lost
- your parents or even the counselors didn't tell you? Theresa asked
- NO BUT IT'S IMPOSIBLE, YOUR PARENTS DIDN'T TELL YOU ANYTHING? Atlas shouted, looking furious I mean it's like the super important thing it's part of you what's your origin your heritage
- how?
- um I understand better what Ophelia meant the instructor murmured, throwing a soft glance at the two children she turned to Atlas then she plunged her eyes into those of her daughter
lost the two children looked at the two older women who seemed to be talking to each other mentally looking worried and annoyed
- but what to tell you? I don't know what the 5 species are or what it has to do with us since we are human just like our parents almost shouted Alva
a short silence greeted his question then
-you are not human, your parents were not either said Atlas
-what? Jude took his twin's hand but
- there are hundreds of species but 6 are almost dominant that is to say that they are more powerful and more numerous than the other species moreover they are said to be more technologically and intellectually advanced, the most numerous are humans but although numerous they are fragile and naive they are thus kept far from the supernatural world, wizards are part of it but they have access to the supernatural world thanks to Lady Magic who offered them the possibility of doing Magic this access is however quite restricted, they ignore almost all the other species. explained Theresa
- the 5 species that remain reign over the supernatural world and they ensure that humans are kept away from the supernatural world and the gods of Olympus with Lady Magic ensure that the order of the world remains as it is today, we the belladonnas are the protectors of this balance we watch over humans keeping them safe from monsters and demons we also ensure that the other species are safe from any upheaval. continued Atlas
- but what are the 5 species?
- Angels, mermaids, vampires, fairies and finally elves
-but the belladonnas look like humans and so do you
the two aldutes looked at each other embarrassed
-each species has several forms their original forms, their half forms and finally a human form
Atlas smiled gently
-all the belladonnas are required to remain in human forms to avoid quarrels
-if you say that we are not human then what are we? Alva whispered
-you are elves just like your parents
the two Powells remained speechless with amazement
Theresa nodded before sitting on the ground
-Atlas and I are mermaids
- we take on our true forms when we are completely immersed in water, our appearance rarely exceeds 30 years, only the color of our scales indicates our age the lighter the color the older the mermaids have white scales.
Alva and Jude sit on the soft grass in front of the instructor
-all 5 species possess eternal youth and they possess a force that far surpasses that of a human, Atlas laughs before adding the vampires reign over Japan, China, South Korea and they are led by two clans, the angels are led by a royal family and are very matriarchal they reign over Russia and Western countries apart from France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands which belong to the fairies who are led by two elected queens, the mermaids are led by a council and they reign over the oceans and seas as well as lakes and the Elves are led by several families they reign over South and North America, the Elves are numerous in Greece and the United Kingdom
-as for their appearances and their particularities you will discover it soon
stunned by the flow of information the two Powells remained silent thoughtful they had just discovered that they were not humans and that there is a world even bigger than they ever thought possible
-that's a lot of information to take in we know it we thought that your parents or at least the advisors would have spoken to you in more detail about our world and how it works
-yeah they throw you into the lion's den without giving you anything to defend yourself said Atlas
the two Powells had a slight smile
-and what does the training consist of?
-to develop your strength, your speed so that you can fight against monsters we taught you to use your powers but also to handle weapons.
-weapons?
-yes, the sword, the dagger, the bow will also teach you hand-to-hand combat, and martial arts, finally everything that can kill monsters and demons, everything that serves to protect living beings from evil
we're going to fight them thought Alva
-so cool we're going to teach them to fight? said Jude
-that's it tomorrow we'll start training
-but for now go to sleep it's getting late
-don't make any noise 6 beds took care of it and they're already asleep
-okay said the two twins
they wished goodnight to the two mermaids before entering the aunt's room and plunging into the darkness.
there were 4 bunk beds, arranged in two rows of two, 3 of the others were occupied by 6 silhouettes.
Alva and Jude sneaked silently towards the last bed of the tent.
Jude's POV
lying on my back I think back to the incredible day we just spent, I must admit that I am still in shock to know that we are not human.
-Alva
-yes
-it was a really weird day I breathed
-yeah that's clear my twin laughed softly
-I feel that we are not at the end of our surprises
-me too, I understand better how dad knew about the gods and everything
-why didn't they talk to us, do you think?
-I don't know
a silence followed by Alva's answer, the change in dad still affects me as much, maybe it's because we remember how great he was when mom was here
-don't worry about it Jude dad has changed from worse to worse since mom died, nothing will be the same again and you know it stop hoping you'll end up disappointed again
-but he had changed his last...
-even he had become like before as soon as the goddess came
-you're right but at the same time I would so much like everything to go back to how it was before...
another silence, I already know that my sister had hoped as much as I did that everything would go back to how it was before but she has already resigned herself and deep down so have I
-I heard her sigh too try to sleep, other tests await us tomorrow we shouldn't fall asleep during training
-you're right good night little sister
-Good night bro
author's note
hi how are you? and here's the rest thanks to my friend Maissa for being willing to reread me and for encouraging me
thanks to my twin who also encouraged me
thank you very much girls I hope you liked this chapter
don't hesitate to tell me if there are spelling mistakes
next chapter well I don't know yet
leave your opinions in comments it's always nice Jaja