CHAPTER 1: LIFE TAKES A TURN

Jarry begin his morning like always. He reached school and was in his first period class. The school year had started over again, and he was now in the tenth grade. The class was filling in one by one. Jarry had arrived first since he liked to have time to write in his journal. He looked around as people filled in the classroom. He saw that some of his friends had come into the class, but he just smiled at them and kept writing.

Alison was at her new locker getting it ready for the year. She always made sure that her locker had some style to it. She finished by putting a picture of her family. "There, a new year, a better look." She looked at the time, "Time for class." She said. She walked to her classroom and went inside. She looked around at everyone while she was coming in. She then noticed a boy writing in a journal. She sat down beside him and pulled out her notebook. She started drawing a picture of a rose.

Edited May 28, 201213 yr by Xeveemon

Night looked at Hawk, frustrated. 'It's always about his "duty," ' Night thought. 'These shadowslayers are always the same,' Draco said. Night decided to voice his opinion. "Seriously, you only found out that you were a shadowslayer yesterday, and all you talk about is your 'duty.' Don't you have a life besides all that ? A human side?"

"I do this for my mother!"

The violet aura was glooming again around his eye.

"Finally I have found a connection to my father again, maybe I can find him and bring him back when I follow the ways of my order.

Also I've been through the ritual, I was born on the first place to keep the world clean from those creatures, I've felt them since I was a baby, I may just became a Shadowslayer, but I've been a hunter all my life...."

"Okay, guys, let's calm down, the last thing we need is another assasination attempt." Nessa said, trying to be the peace-keeper. "Hawk, I get that your duty is very important, but Alison is our friend, too."

"Yeah that's why I don't want her to be killed OR imprisoned, but if we don't do something more innocent people will die....

The shadowslayers mostly hunt for undead and demons, we have pity with the wolf like creatures, and that means even if I wanted to kill her I wouldn't be allowed to."

Hawk looked at his shoes.

"There isn't enough time to find a cure... so what the hell should we do?!"

"I am not really sure if I can be a friend to anyone. What right do I have after I have caused damage to you guys? I even harmed Jarry, I should be like Hawk says and trapped in chains forced to feel the pain of them." Alison said with fear in her voice.

"No, no... you aren't responsible for you actions... it wouldn't be the right thing to do... there has to be a solution... but how should we find a cure..."

Hawk punched into the wall next to him, because the building was very old the wall started to crack.

"I never asked for this situation!"

"None of us did," Night said, getting increasingly frustated. "I didn't ask for these!" With that, he tore off his hoodie and revealed a pair of large, leathery dragon wings. "Don't go beating yourself up over this. None of us asked for this, and you don't see us whining! Like I told Allison, if you wanna back out, back out!"

Nessa thought she seemed like the only one who could at least try and stay calm. "Alison, when you, ah, turn into the monster, is it something you can control? Does it happen only at night, or when you fall asleep? If we can't cure you, we can try and stop you from becoming the monster." she suggested, looking at the ceiling, and praying it wouldn't cave in.

Hawk was just standing before punching Night, but before he raised his fist he turned to Nessa.

"Good that one of os is thinking calmly... I can't imagine what we'd do without you."

"I dont know for sure, all I know is when there is a full moon or a storm, I faint or black out. When I awake, I am still where I fainted, but I feel different, and sometimes I feel pain and wonder where it came from. I dont even see or recongize myself changing into a monster so I didnt know I was one, until today that is." Alison said.

Night put his hoodie back on and shrugged. "It's not your fault," he said. "It's not any of our faults..." he said quieter. Louder, he said,"Let's just all calm down before I grow claws next. This is exactly what whoever is behind all of this wants! He wants us to kill each other so we won't have to do it for him. We're being played!"

Edited June 16, 201213 yr by NightfallXIII

"Or maybe we are the players. I think I remember this from a movie I watched, the man behind it all wanted the characters to grow into who they were supposed to be and in the end fight about who was good and who was bad and they all died while the true villian lived to see another day." Jarry said appearing at the door. Alison ran up to him, "Jarry, you are safe." Alison said hugging him. Jarry held her back, "Yes, nothing is going to scare me expect the fact of losing the one who means something to me." Jarry then let go and they both looked at the group. "I know where the dude will attack at the dance, and I know at what time, midnight." Jarry said.

Night approached Jarry and extended his hand. "Good to have you back. By the way, that was my point exactly," he said. "So, what did you find out? Do you remember anything about last night? No pun intended," he added quickly, referencing his name.

Hawk was in thoughts again, planning, the enemy was smart, but the five friends had something he or she hadn't: Hawk.

The Shadowslayer knew he wasn't a genius, and he also knew he was far the weakest among his friends, he even considered Nessa as stronger than him, but he was a quick thinker, and always using all the letters of the alphabet twice for backup plans.

 

He inhaled the last breath of the cigarette and started listening to the answer on Night's question.

"Hey, Jarry. Glad to see you on your feet again." Nessa greeted. "Hey, what's the weather forecast for tonight? Or the faze of the moon for tonight?" she asked, thinking about Alison's reply.

"Yes, I remember everything that happened last night, and Matt cleared me in on what happened with you, Night, and him and how you fought. So, I think we are considered even now. As for tonight, it will be clear, tomorrow it will not. But I do have good news, Matt is training me on how to change whenever and under my control. So soon enough, we will have me in able condition to fight. But I actually think I know how to use my powers now, Matt said all I had to do was focus on my powers and believe in them enough that they will happen. So if we think it, we can be it, so we can control it and not harm anyone else that we care about." Jarry said and looked at Alison at the last part.

Night stared at him. "Dude, that is so corny!" he laughed.

Hawk had to laugh.

"A dragon and two wolves on my side... what could possibly go wrong..."

he thought

Nessa playfully through a pillow from the couch at Night. "It wasn't corny! It was inspiring." She looked at Hawk. "And you have a witch on your side, apparently."

"Is it okay that I might have guessed that you were a witch via your scent?" Night asked. He laughed some more. It's times like these that I wish I had a British accent!"

Edited June 16, 201213 yr by NightfallXIII

"Well anyways, as long as we focus on it, we can change whenever we choose. Watch this." Jarry said. He step forward and jumped in the air, in moments flat he was a wolf. "See I told you I was the good wolf, not that you are evil honey. Anyways, see I am able to change and interact because I am focusing on it." wolf Jarry said.

"Right, let me try," said Night. He closed his eyes and concentrated...when he opened his eyes, it had partially worked. He had wings, a tale, claws, and yellow eyes, but it hadn't completely worked. "Oh, come on!" he whined. He closed his eyes and changed back. "It almost worked!"

Edited June 17, 201213 yr by NightfallXIII

"A wich eh? Be glad that we don't live in the 14th century, there it was the duty of our kind to slay your kind... but the order has already accepted you as human beings... Sorry, I'm going away from the topic again... so what can you exactly do? magic? reading the future? good alchemy skills... I really could use someone like you if you had alchemy skills... At the book it said it would me 3 hours to make the silver powder, it took me the whole night + some explosions..."

Hawk was smiling, to know that everyone around him was special also he felt dumb only being able to locate and kill undead...

Nessa shrugged. "As far as I'm aware, I can cast spells, enchant things, magic, etc. etc. Alchemy? Maybe, I haven't exactly had alot of time to expirement."

"Wow.. that makes me feel useless...."

Hawk looked down, then he had to laugh again.