Chapter 1
It was Friday night around midnight and my mom came home once again, drunk, stumbling inside and up the stairs holding onto the railing tightly. As I peeked my head out and watched her struggle up the stairs I slowly came out of my room. I crept up the stairs and put my arm around her helping her to her bedroom and into her bed. As I went back down the stairs I heard a strange noise coming from my bedroom. I crept inside slowly, found a piece of broken wood with a nail sticking out I held it in my hand as I saw a shadow move across the wall. His bright ocean blue eyes glistened as the noise of wings fluttering filled my ears and I became even more alert. I looked around the room and saw a man’s shadow hovering in the corner. The man held his gaze and tho I had not ever seen the man with wings before he had some kind of familiarity. As I held the man's gaze I held my hand up and a flame so small flickered in my palm, it was just enough light to see the man's features. Instead of seeing a buff intimidating man, I saw a boy that seemed to be around his age. I let out a sigh of relief and spoke softly the fear leaving my voice as the words left my lips.
“Hello...Who are you?” There was no response, just silence.
“Sir, Please answer how about this…” I say softly “ I will introduce myself now and then it will be your turn okay?” The fear-stricken boy nodded
“My name is Camden. I am 17 years old and I am wondering why is it that you are in my bedroom and who you are?” I move closer and the boy flinches back a little but again I move forward to be able to see the boy completely. The boy's mouth opens a bit as he begins to say something barely audible.
“M-my name is L-Leon. I am 17 years old as well and I am so sorry to have frightened you!” He says, his now pale blue eyes glistening with tears. “ I am sorry to be bothering you at this hour as well but if I don't take you...well you’ll be in grave danger and well w-we need you to be protected until you're ready.” I suddenly begin to get angry as I watch the tears fall from his eyes. I slam my weapon down on the floor as the flame goes out and we stand in darkness once again. I looked at Leon and his startled expression and let out a sigh. I roll My eyes and go into my small bathroom slamming the door as hard as I can while considering how old and small and brittle this house is the walls shakes and I hear my mother gasp and get up. I hear the creaky floorboards as she climbs down the stairs. I sit on the bathroom floor after flipping the light switch, the brightness burning my eyes for a few seconds, I lean my head against the door and hear Leon shuffling around and I feel his fear and nerves through the door. He stands up slowly looking in the small cracked mirror in the bathroom. I close my eyes after looking over my features. My fluffy black hair fell over my eyes and I took deep breaths and washed my face with water. I exited the bathroom more calmly than I entered and looked at the poor scared boy in front of him. He took in a deep breath and looked up at me.
“Camden, honey whats going on are you alright.” she says still stumbling over her words
“Nothing mom go back to bed!” I yelled and heard her foot steps begin to recede
I look back over at Leon and sigh. I get up and move towards him, he isnt human thats for sure but what is he? Is he like me? I realize i've been staring at him as I thought. He begins to move towards me lifting his hand slightly a bright blue flame showed in his hands. I lifted my hand creating red flames in my hand and lift it up to his.
“Your like me- But how? I-” He looked at me with fear in his eyes as if something bad was coming and he new it. I did too I could feel it like a prick in the back of my neck but I had been ignoring it.
“The school I go too is full of people like us and we are safe there, but he is coming back and we arent safe Camden.” I think it through He must be my father I know who he means. Everybody else thinks they have daddy issues image having literal Satan for a dad. My mother an angel coerced by evil and fell. So I am a half breed half angel, half devil.
“Are yall sure you want me there? I dont think I am meant for your school or that I should be protected.” I looked down at the floor contemplating weather or not it was a good idea. He had a knowing expression on his face and I new what was coming after. It was gonna be the ‘you are nothing like your father good wins over evil speech’ I decided to cut it short and just agree to go. I close my eyes as he take my hand and when I open them we aren’t in my bedroom anymore. The room we are in is large and bright the designs are nothing like I have ever seen before. I look around and see a few people around but no students aside from Leon and I. A man with graying brown hair and blue eyes begins to approach us and I step behind Leon.
“Ahh good I see you have found him Camden is it?” I look up at the man filled with anxiety and nervously stumble over my words “y-yes it’s Camden.”
He guides me to his office and Leon stays beind ignoring my attempt to get him to stay with me. We get into his office and he explain he is the head of the school and his name is Roland. He handed me a cup of tea and explained the situation. He says my father is planning on attacking the school and they need all the help they can get.
“I- sir um he is my dad what if I turn out to be like him.” he gave me a look of concern
“Look kid there is a chance of that and I am not gonna lie and say there isn’t but I have been monitoring you your entire life and all the choices you have made have been for good and not the latter. I see the good in you and I just have a feeling you will do whats right.”
I looked at him with uncertainty and said that I would help to the best of my ability. He sent me to the dorms where I would be staying with Leon as we trained and learned to control our powers better.
The days flew by and it was the last week of training Leon and I had been worn thin but we kept going and working, even after training I had Leon in the gym praticing with me for hours and hours until we could barely stand it anymore. Leon and I had barely spent a minute apart and we had become close in the times we werent training together we were hanging out. I lost my train of thought when Leon came in with an expression of fear on his face.
“He is here isnt he?” I stood up calming putting my gear on Leon nodded we both were ready and we walked out of the building and into a battle field all this for just one man. He isn’t just any man Leon and I headed to our stations in front of the big field where he could see me.
I shouted as loudly and as clearly as I could trying to withhold my anger towards him but I couldn’t.
“Father! stop this and leave us be you have no right to trespass here this is not your territory!”
He looked down at me with disgust and hatred his first act was towards me he struck me with fire and I struck back our army behind me bagan to strike at the same time following my movements as we did whe we trained we changed positions and was now face to face with the man who I was suppose to see as my father but when i looked at him I felt nothing but anger. I began to fight him His small army falling in and beginning to battle the other students here. Leon was down and I sent down a signal I was worried but I couldn’t step away or i would be dead. I match Satan’s strength but mine became more the fire I held changed blue like Leons and glowed brightly I was about to up when Satans stance faltered he was giving up and he fell to his knee’s a scream of agony and pain escaping his lips. And he was trapped in my hold chained by my magic I released him into the sealed dungeon below the school and went to the infirmary where I new Leon would be. The pain hit me of the thought that I could loose him. The feelings I had for him were not of brotherly or friendly love. I leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on his lips as tears slipped from my eyes.
“We did it Leon we got him” I half smiled but I couldn’t manage a real one. I looked at the man on the bed in front of me and sat next to him. I wasnt leaving his side until he awoke. Then the alarms sounded and I was dragged out of the infirmary to battle again Satan’s men had entered the building in hopes of finding their leader but I wouldnt allow them to I fought along side the people I have trained with for months. The energy within me became stronger and I felt myself rise from the ground wings surrounded me the were silver and black and power surged from me taking out his last few men. I came back down to find Leon standing at the door of the infirmary.
He looked at me as I ran to him with shock and excitement. He had a look of amazement on his face. I held him in my arms in kissed him once more. He blushed and ruffled my hair.
“You amaze me you know”
I chuckled slightly at his words and shook my head.
“I have no clue how I did that and I hope to never have to do that again.
We all new this journey was far from over. There would be more attacks and we wouldnt be safe from everything, but we were strong and we were good. I guess all those people really were right over the years. Good will always be better then evil. Good will always win. Its not always easy nor is it fun but its our lives and life is everything but perfect.
