Xavier swiftly sprung up from his sleep, holding his head as if he had a head ache. He looks nonchalantly at the alarm clock beside him in suspense, almost scared to see what time it is... "5:30am!" He thought to himself. This was going to be a long day...

Xavier shook off his morning mood, then got out of bed. As he walked down the dark hallways of his apartment, he ran his hand along the groove of the wall until he reached the light switch. He stood there for a moment, and decided to leave the room dark. For some reason he felt more secure in the dark, like nothing could touch him. He reached for the bathroom door, and gently opened it, inevitably leaving him to gaze at his own reflection in the mirror. He quickly looked away in horror, as it brought back very painful past memories. He walked over to toilet, sliding his feet along the cold tile floor, playfully avoiding cracks that shaped the tiles into squares. He closed the lid, then sat down removing his boxers and necklace that he forgot to take off the night before. He opened the door to the shower and turned the knob all the way to hot, then stepped inside the shower. He jumped back against the wall at first trying to adjust to the temperature, which didn't take too long, then he relaxed under the steady (or not so steady) flow of the warm water beating down on his shoulders. He braced himself with one hand against the wall and the other dangling lifeless to his side as steam filled the room.

After about thirty minutes had passed, he got out of the shower and stood in front of the fogged up bathroom mirror, wiping it off with the towel around his neck. Trying to avoid making eye contact with himself, he dried off his straight blond hair, then turned and walked out, and back into his room. He looked through his closet for something to put on for the day, but not wanting to get dressed yet. "6:18am" Xavier observed, "Thats a little better... i guess." He put on a sleeveless black shirt and some running shorts. Heading for the door, he had almost forgot his necklace that he left in the bathroom, but then decided against going back to get it...

As he left the apartment, he tried to close the door quietly trying not to disturb the landlord (Rent was due!!!). He quietly locked the door, then made his way down the stares and onto the sidewalk, readjusting his bag on his shoulder. He walked about 3 blocks until he came to a light. He turned his head both ways and saw no cars coming. He walked down the eroding white crosswalk regardless of the little red had that tells you to walk or not.

Finally he arrived at a little old rundown Waffle House. He walked through the front and saw his favorite waitress Betty, but before he got her attention, she already had is coffee made. Everyday for the past couple of years he had been coming here the same time every morning. Xavier sat down in his usual spot and waited for Betty.

"Ahhh.... How are ya dear?" She said in her brooklyn style accent. Her breath smelled of cigarette smoke and as raspy as sandpaper. That was Betty for you.

"I'm doing fine, Thank You," Xavier replied. He looked to his left then back in front of him. "I'll have my usual," He smiled. His usual; two waffles and hash browns burnt to a crisp. Betty smiled the walked behind the counter.

He could feel something was off today, and he couldn't quite shake the feeling. It wasn't a bad feeling... Just a feeling.

(sorry for the long wait been busy and having trouble understanding the controls)
Suddenly an image flashed in Xavier's mind. The man standing in the middle of nothingness, his arm raised. Suddenly a voice seemed to speak in Xavier's mind "Awaken.." it said mystically, echoing inside his head. Suddenly a stranger cam through the door wearing a black trench coat, his spikey black hair obvious underneath his hat. The stranger smiled at Betty and sat down next to Xavier. "Just a glass of water please" the man said turning around to see the diner. Suddenly the man's Voice seemed to be inside Xaviers head, "It wasn't a dream you know? He's calling you?"

Xavier looked at the man confused. "Who the hell-" He said taken back by the man. He didn't want to leave because he was interested in what he had to say. "What are you talking about? and who the hell are you!" He demanded.

"My name isn't important right now, all you need to know it that your in danger." the mans voice said in Xavier"s mind, his voice urgent. "And try not to speak aloud, just think of what you're gonna say so as not to startle civilians." he said tossing his head over to betty who was giving Xavier a strange look.

Lilian walked down the street and sighed, her body cracking as she stretched her back out. While she walked she looked around sketchily; she had been jumpy for a couple of days and she didn't completely understand why, it just kinda gave her a headache. Her nose twitched as she picked up a strange sent and her ears perked up at an odd sound. "Mmmmm.....what is up with all of these feelings." She walked behind a trash can and started vomiting. "Ok.....not cool." she sat down on a dry piece of pavement and sighed; the smells of the restaurant beside her making her stomach churn unhappily.

As Lilian lay on the pavement a voice erupted inside of her head. "Run, He's coming for you." it said in an urgent tone, and then out the corner of Lilians eye a figure walked down the alley, his figure tall with broad shoulders, his face hidden behind the hood of a cloak. He began to raise his arm as he extended a giant broadsword from behind his back. Behind him the people never seemed to notice as they walked past the open alley.

Xavier looked out of the window and saw a woman vomiting on the side walk. He got up concerned, not paying much attention to his unexpected company. "Will you excuse me?" He said.

Xavier ran out of the restaurant to aid the woman. "Hello, I'm Xavier. Can I help you?" He asked her, being genuinely concerned, and secretly hoping not to get too involved.

She blinked as she looked up at the guy and then Xavier when he ran out. She jumped up and ran around him and ducked from his sword. "Ah um, yeah I'm fine....I think I need to go though because of um...that." She pointed to the guy then ran into the Diner.

The strange cloaked figure's sword crashed against the ground, cracking the pavement from the tremendous weight. He turned and looked towards Xavier and what seemed to be more of a hiss escaped his lips "Sssuch talented ssssubjectsss...the sssourcssse will be pleased!" Suddenly the stranger pulled back his hood to reveal a creature with humanoid appearence except his head was that of a serpent. Suddenly the strange man from in the diner burst in front of thXavier and pulled off his cloak. In a flurry of feathers the man stood in black onxy armour, with black wings spread out to block Xavier from the serpent creatures sight. "Head back into the diner, get you and the girl into the backroom, I'll take care of this!" he yelled behind him, drawing a sword from the sheath in his belt.

Xavier was knocked on the ground with pure force, and was in awe of what had happened. But instead of showing it, he went into full on, hardcore, focus mode, and scurried to his feet, grabbed the girl (weather she wanted to be picked up or not) and ran inside of the diner. He sat her down at a booth, then watched what was happening outside.

"Are you ok now?!" He asked the girl, as he looked at her face.

Lilian shivered as she looked outside the diner; wanting to know what was going on with the new beings. She looked at Xavier and nodded, "But um...I'm Lilian....half demon...you?" She blinked and gulped down hard, trying to keep her voice from shaking so much like it was already. She whimpered slightly at the crash of swords outside.

( i thought his name was Xavier pianokeyz91, XD get your characters straight! :P) Darkrael turned to the serpent creature before him, his sword glinting in the light. "You know you can't win ssyth" he said, hissing the S's Suddenly he lunged forward, blade meeting blade, and as he turned to deliver the next blow the serpent creature wrapped a well hidden tail around darkraels wrist. "you pathetic obssserver, my quarrel isss not with you, thossse humansss are to be brought to my massster!" Darkrael simply smirked. "What a coincedence, i was told to bring them before mine...its a same that you'll fail your master." and with that darkrael seemed to disappear, as if he just vanished in thin air. after a few seconds he reappeared in the diner. "ok you two, introductions later, i need to get you two out of here." Then he took his sword and swung into the air and seemed to rip a whole through reality itself. "well come on get in!" he said extending his arm towards the portal.

Lilian didn't hesitate and jumped right into the next dimension that had been ripped into. She fell through the air around her and landed hard; she didn't have any clue where she was or why she was there but....she guessed it was some place safe seeing as the guy who was helping them had sent her there.

(ok Delfa listen, im gonna have you start posting in the ethrael plane forum ok? this is where you guys are gonna go next...Xavier sorry to to this but we need to keep moving forward...)
Darkrael Looked towards Xavier and nodded his head towards the portal as the glass window crashed open. "Obssserver!" the serpent creature hissed letting out a giant roar. "GO NOW! darkrael said grabbing Xavier and tossing him into the portal.

Delfa rubbed her head slightly and leaned back, cracking her back trying to get a little crick out of it. She looked around and everything around her was sorta shiny...fiery type of shiny. Her mind had a hard time to coming to terms with where she was and she started looking wildly for the person who had opened the portal.