Chapter 009

"We don't know what's happening and the whole city is now in fear over this." One of the women said and shuddered.

"This has to be some demon. It just has to be." Another chipped in between sobs.

Demons...

With a shudder of my own, I ran up the stairs and into my room.

I need to think - I need to think.

What was actually going on? Say there's a dark force or shit, doing this, what's their aim and what exactly do they want?

I sat down slowly on the bed, staring at my reflection on the mirror which stood at the other end of the room.

Death!

A voice screeched in my head and I froze, my eyes still glued to the mirror for whatever reason.

Suddenly, the reflection on the mirror slowly disappeared, leaving nothing but a blank dark wall.

My heart jumped into my throat but I kept staring at it,ignoring the fear racing through my veins, ignoring the way my head was suddenly spinning and the voice in my mind yelling at me to RUN.

Slowly, a hole formed on the mirror, like a magical portal, turning into a circle of light and from it, the woman I had seen in my dream some days stepped out - with a smile that didn't reach her eyes which seemed so troubled.

"Hello daughter." She whispered and her voice - goddess her voice was so calm and beautiful that it instantly wiped every fear and concern I had.

Making me comfortable and calm even though I literally had a ghost in my room - for the second time.

"Darkness is falling," she said and shifted her gaze to the window, "darkness is falling and it's getting closer and closer to the soil."

"I do not understand what you are saying and I do not understand what's happening. Can you explain to me?"

She looked at me, eyes so sad and filled with raw pain but the smile on her lips remained when she shook her head and replied, "I am only but a messenger and I'm not allowed to say so much. The mystery, daughter - is left for you to solve."

She has to be kidding me.

"This isn't some sort of game. People are dying!! And if there's a way to put an end to it you need to speak and let me know before another innocent soul is butchered!"

She shook her head again, "I'm sorry but there's only so much I know. You need to hurry and uncover the answers...that's all I can tell you for now.

Because darkness is looming and when it touches the soil - there will be nothing left but blood and ruins."

"Well, at least tell me what or who is doing this."

Her gaze slowly shifted to my table where I had dropped my bag before she looked at me.

"Embrace your history and you will find the answers to your questions, daughter." She said and disappeared before I could ask her anything else.

When the whole thing cleared I threw myself on the bed in frustration.

This has all better be a joke. What's the point of s ghost if she can't at least give me so much of a hint?

What's happening and why Is it happening now?

But the question I've not asked myself is - why me? Why are these visions coming to me and why do I have to be the one to solve the mystery?

But nothing gave me the answers to my questions - at least not the ceiling I was staring at.

So I got up and dug out the old book from my bag.

I was about to go through when a knock cut me off.

I frowned.

"Come in!"

When the door opened, I bit my lip in surprise because I had been expecting Kael. Instead it was my parents that walked through the door.

"Sera...we wanted to uhm, talk to you." Mother paused by the door as if she was scared to come inside.

She looked worn out - which was to be expected considering she'd been crying the whole day.

"I'm a little bit busy mum."

My sharp dismissive tone made her wince and I instantly regretted it but didn't try to apologise. I had nothing to apologise for.

"I just wanted to apologise for what I said to you. I was...I was in pain but that doesn't justify my words. I'm sorry.”

I resisted the urge to roll my eyes.

Sorry!

That's it? Sorry for what exactly? Treating me as Thalia's shadow, or lying to me my whole life or for just what she said the other day?

"Mum - in as much I'd love to sit here and listen to ... whatever this is... I really have more important things to take care of at the moment so please - can we save it, until later? Sides, I'm not in the mood."

Her face fell and she gave my father a glance before turning around and leaving my room.

My father scowled and took a couple of steps towards me.

"That wasn't nice, Sera. She's just trying to make amends."

"I know that. But I'm not entitled to jump and kiss ass cos of that, am I? Please - I'm busy.”

"Since when did you become such...an ass, Seraphina?"

"Since I decided that I have had enough of people around me treating me like shit."

I picked up the book and lay down, my back to him.

I didn't stand up, or move, until I heard him sigh and left the room, the door shutting behind him.

Then I immediately went to the table, took out the book and my laptop and laid them side by side, ready to dig in.

The ancient werewolves.

The book that I took from the library when I opened it, was not some sort of history book or anything. Instead it was a fiction book and I almost threw it up frustrated but an instinct just told me to read through.

So I got up, locked my door to avoid any disturbance, relaxed in my bed and started reading.

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Three hours later, I was shivering by the time I got to the end of the book because what the actual hell?

It was a thrilling tale, a captivating romance but that is not the point.

I hurriedly brought a pen and paper and jotted down some things that I had learnt from the book.

According to this fiction, the Vorlaks were the first line of magical creatures created by the moon goddess and they were powerful, very powerful and beautiful until the moon goddess decided to create the werewolves next.

This made them jealous, and greedy since they wanted magic and the earth all to themselves. Slowly, this jealousy grew into something sinister and they waged a war against the werewolves and humans.

They had almost won this war until the moon goddess used a witch - the only witch alive who exhausted all her powers and lifespan in banning them to hell.

The killing pattern was similar and almost the same thing with what was happening now.

The problem now is identifying which part of these is fiction and which parts are real.

Perhaps there would be something at the zoo that should…

The thought was barely registered in my head before I grabbed my bag and ran downstairs.

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Weirdly enough, Miranda was still not in the zoo when I came - which also made me slightly worried and I'd have at least looked around, If I didn't have other important things at hand to do.

I would worry about that later.

When I got to the hidden library, I scanned through the shelves and took three books that were about history and ancient creators, put them in my bag and headed for the door.

But just as I was about to place my hand on the knob, a crash echoed through the room.

My heart leaped into my stomach the same time i turned around and the sight i saw before me made mew freeze to my bones./

It took everything, every single thing in me, to not scream and yell…perhaps it was because I did not want to draw unnecessary attention from outside, or maybe I was just too scared to move a muscle let alone screaming.

What the fuck?!

There was a weird creature - the scariest thing I had ever seen - staring at me from the other end of the library.

A monster, a very gigantic monster with mouths that were wide enough to swallow two humans at once, green eyes and slimy black skin.

And he stank! But his smell was the least of my concerns because the monster had his round eyes right on me and he was walking slowly towards me like a predator stalking his prey.

Run!

My mind yelled at me.

Move your damn bones and run!

But I couldn't get myself to look away, I could not get myself to move a muscle.

“You are not supposed to be here.” The monster growled loudly and a horrible revolting smell penetrated my nose.

As if that was a wake up call to my muscles, a scream I had been holding onto rippled out of my throat, and without thinking twice, I turned, opened the door and rammed as fast as my legs could carry me.

Right out of the zoo - until I got a taxi.

My heart was beating out of control as I got into the taxi.

What the fuck did I just see?