Chapter 1: Jade: Deja vu

The chapter are divided between Jades and Raziels point of view. Its a work in progress some things will be revised and changed, I realize it changes scenes often, its part of thethingsthatwill change

           Blood, was all I could see, arms and legs scattered all over the street. I heard a scream, a cry for help. I felt a shadow over me but when I turned all I saw was darkness.

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          I found myself staring at the ceiling from the floor. I wake up from another of my haunting nightmares. I’ve been having those kinds of dreams for days now. I always wake up with this déjà vu feeling for some reason, like I’ve lived this before, but these are only dreams, I look over to see my bed frozen solid, I must have frozen it in my sleep. Most of the time my powers act up with my emotions. I’ve been thinking about telling Raziel about my nightmares but he never has time to listen to listen to me or time for anything at all. Raziel is always in his private chamber, no one not even I’m allowed in there. I don’t even know what he does in there with his carnomancy. I hear the raging voice of Ignis telling me to get my a*s down for training. I hold the door as I’m about to go I look back to my frozen bed and remember my haunting nightmare sending shivers down my spine and causing my eyes to water up. I shake it off and run down for training.

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          Sweat running down my forehead, my body getting tired, my heart beating faster than it should have as I had a practice battle with Ignis. It was hard to believe he was holding back on me. I try to think of a spell but I don’t get the chance as I dodge a fire ball Ignis launched towards me as he said “Never let your guard down in a battle Jade, it may cost you a lot”, the way he said it sounded so calm, like he wasn’t tired at all. I start to concentrate the heat of my body to one point, but when I was about to attack. I heard a voice, a women’s voice I’ve never heard before, it was inside my head, I remember I was in a battle but when I looked I fell on my back, with my arm badly burnt. I saw Ignis lean over me “You stupid child” he slapped my face. If you don’t concentrate you will never be a talented pyromancer, I honestly don’t get what talent Raziel sees in you”. I was about to cry from both pain and rage when I heard Raziel’s voice “ That is none of your concern Ignis Obscura” he started walking towards me as I hold my burnt arm. “Frankly I think there’s no need to insult the girl” he looked at him with a serious glare in his vampire eyes. “But master Raziel, she is incapable of mastering the art of pyromancy, she is…” he couldn’t finish Raziel was using his carnomancy on him, manipulating his blood flow so he couldn’t move or speak. Raziel walked over to him and said “She is a powerful young mancer who possesses not one but two types of magic, while you just control fire so I strongly suggest you just do your duty in training her”. Ignis fell to the ground, speechless. I stand up feeling weak; I use my cryomancy to cool off my burnt skin. I walk over to Raziel “I feel weak and tired” Raziel looked at me with the same serious glare he gave Ignis “I believe Lux et Aqua is waiting for you in the other room, it’s time for your cryomancy training” I was shocked, he didn’t even care that I barely had strength “But Raziel…” I couldn’t finish he cut me off saying “I believe I said Lux et Aqua is waiting for you Jade Evangeline”. I didn’t say another word and slowly walked to the other room. Everything was so quiet as I walked down the hall and then I hear it, the voice was inside my head again followed by a cold breeze. I hear my name “Jade……I…..You”. I couldn’t hear it clearly. I kept walking down the hall and I heard it again “I…..talk…..you”. The women needed to talk to me, why? I decided to ignore the voice as I entered the room where Lux et Aqua was to start my training. “You’re late child” I saw Lux sitting on a chair across the room. “Sorry master Lux, I had a little problem with Ignis”. I showed him my burnt arm. At first he had a serious look in his face then he walked towards me “ Ignis has always been a rough man, even in the old days” he put his hand on my wound, it made me wince, “ what are you..” he gave me a look that said don’t speak. I felt a cold sensation on my arm as the pain went away, I looked at my scar it was there but it didn’t hurt. “What did you do?”  I looked at him “I just froze the nerves that were causing it to hurt, in other words its numb” “Can I do that?” “of course child but that’s a lesson for another day, today you will have to create a snowstorm”. I thought about how much concentration creating a snowstorm takes, how much energy it takes, energy I didn’t really have. “Lux I don’t think I….” he cut me off saying “Silence child, just do it” I walk to the middle of the room. I close my eyes and think of nothing but snow, ice, cold, strong winds. At first nothing just a cold winter breeze, I got frustrated “clear your mind and focus Jade”. I close my eyes once again and focus all of my energy to one point. I feel the room getting colder, my hair flowing in the strong cold wind; I feel my feet lifting off the ground and a raging wind on me. I hear a distant “stop Jade” I couldn’t stop the wind was getting stronger and colder. I open my eyes and saw Lux et Aqua trying to protect him, the room completely covered in snow. I struggle to stop, I felt weak, my legs weakened, I collapsed, my eyes closing, a distant voice, the voice of Raziel I heard the words “she is too powerful” why did he say that? I felt weaker, my eyes closed, I fainted.

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 I saw the shadow over me once again, I ran as fast as I could, but everywhere I looked I saw blood, murder, fear, hell on earth, where was I?, was all I thought before I sunk into the darkness once again.

I wake up, my head is pounding, I don’t remember anything, just my training with Lux. “Well you’re finally awake” I see Raziel sitting on his chair in the main room, where we usually sit and read. “What happened?” I try to stand up but I end up falling on the couch again. I was too weak. “You were training with Lux et aqua, when you slipped and hit your head, I’m afraid you are still very weak. You should rest.” I try to remember what happened, my head still hurting like hell “why can’t I remember what happened?” “You hit your head awfully hard, it’s very logical Jade Evangeline” “I need help getting to my room, so I can rest”. He gave me the same emotionless look as always. I got used to that, “Certainly, I will get one of the servants to help you”. I felt disappointed “Why don’t you help me Raziel”? he was halfway out the door when he said “I have other things to tend to Jade” he left the room without looking back. As I waited in the main room, for help, I thought about the nightmare I just had, about the blood, the murders, and the shadow, who was that person behind the shadow. I get this Déjà vu feeling again as I drifted off to sleep.

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I was surrounded by darkness, I looked everywhere but I felt like I just sunk deeper into the darkness, I saw a bright light followed by a “wake up”. My eyes struggle to open but I just stay in the darkness. My eyes finally open t felt like a few hours but I was out for hours trying to fight the never-ending darkness and the haunting voices. The voices... I needed to investigate what did they mean, I got up slowly and walked down the dark hallway to the library. Using my pyromancy to light up the dark room I start searching books on hearing voices, darkness, nightmares but all I found was information on spirits, the dead and more. I kept looking until the sun came out and I fell asleep next to piles of books.

Author's Note

Please comment on what should change.