The Dorms

Blood flashed across the ceiling. Screams of panic, bodies fell one after another as countless lives were lost. The mismatched eyes of a girl watched the scene play out over and over. Her heart rocketed in her chest, the sound of her own blood rushing through her veins resounded in her ears. Beast after beast tore down her comrades right before her eyes, and there was nothing she could do to stop it. Her body quaked, and though she wanted to, she couldn't run away. She held fast to her dual swords, though she could hear the clatter they made in shaking hands. A beast was headed her way. A demon to be precise. It's form invaded the entirety of her vision, there was nothing but the beast itself. Time seemed to slow down as it approached, a wide sneer spreading across it's face. The girl's eyes widened as the creature's mouth opened as if it were going to eat her whole, it's jagged--

"Ciana! Come to the Gym!" A familiar female voice rang out over the intercom in her room, causing her to sit upright.

The girl sighed, cold sweat covered her skin, but again it had only been a dream. It was always a dream. She would never let her comrades die that way, not ever. After a minute she found the voice to respond to the person calling to her and slipped from the chrysalis of sheets she had made for herself. She walked slowly across the room, running one of her hands through her hair. The carpet beneath her feet soothed her somewhat, but as she neared the door of her room, blood flashed across her vision causing her to stop mid-step. Clearing it away with the shake of her head, she pressed a small green button just to the left of the door knob. "I'll be there in 30."

Ciana's voice sounded dry, like she hadn't had anything to drink in weeks, but the person on the receiving end of her message didn't seem to notice. "Make it 20 and I'll cook breakfast after." The smile in the woman's voice was obvious. She was baiting the girl, even still, it was food.

"Fine, 20." With that, the huntress' hand fell from the button to the knob of the door and she pushed through it. She took a quick shower and got dressed, slipping on her usual outfit. She thought about taking her swords, but decided against it. Worse case scenario she had to come back and get them. She looked at the clock as she was leaving the apartment and grinned, "Five minutes to spare."

His white blonde hair brushed across his face as he ran down the stairs. He held tight the banister, taking the steps two at a time. He was going to be late! They…were going to be late. His blue eyes darted around the area seeing everything before he would get there. His hand trailed the railing as he spun around another set of stairs. Why did the girl’s dorm have to be so hard to get to? He took off down a hall, hoping he wouldn’t come in contact with anyone. He wasn’t exactly supposed to be there…seeing as he was male.

Finally spotting his destination he slowed his pace a bit and skid to a stop in front of a slightly ajar door. With a deep sigh he lifted a pale hand and pushed it open to reveal a girl, who looked almost exactly like him sitting at a window and looking out of it. He smiled softly at the sight of her, she looked so frail and innocent like a dove.

“Alexiel~” she said his name, speaking in a soft, sweet sounding voice. It caused him to look away, with slightly pink cheeks before he replied with her own name. “Lisanthia…” With a rush of silvery blonde hair the girl turned to face him. Her eyes were almost exactly like his. She frowned slightly. “I told you to call me Lis” she said, quietly, sadly.

Alexiel jumped at his mistake. “Sorry, Lis! I was rushing and I forgot! He bowed his head apologizing and she laughed a soft tinkling laugh. He glanced back up and blinked. Lisanthia smiled and the entire aura relaxed. Alexiel walked up to where she sat at the window and stood besides her glancing out for a moment before what he had rushed there for came to his mind.

“Lis, we have to hurry. They’re assigning us a hunter cell today and we are already late!” there was a slight sense of urgency in his voice, but it was soft as he spoke to her. Lisanthia crossed her arms. “ That’s today… must have forgotten due to how stupid it is She said coldly. Alexiel flinched then shook his head. “Lis, you know we have to go… there isn’t a way to avoid it. You and I are pureblooded hunters. You from Axirin and I from Lux. It’s in our blood, we can’t fight against it. His voice sounded slightly sad as he spoke, as if he himself hated what they had to do, but succumbed to it anyways.

Lisanthia didn’t move and Alexiel sighed. He rested a hand on her shoulder and gently stroked her hair. “It’ll be okay, today it’s just assignments. We’re not hunting yet…” . She turned towards him and lifted his hand to her cheek. “I bet they’ll be really nice too, our cell. We can probably make some good friends. Alright” . It took a moment but finally Lisanthia nodded. Alexiel smiled and pulled her up from the window. Once they were both standing, he grasped her hand tightly and they both ran from the room, without looking back.

They didn’t stop until they had reached the training gym for all the hunters. Alexiel looked around the room at all the people. Some were training, others just talking to members of their cell. Lisanthia stood slightly behind him completely silent as she narrowed her eyes at all the girls present.