Final Preparations (4)

It was early morning still as we finished our breakfast and headed to the courtyard. There would be no practice today, and nor would we try to awaken the magic within the others. 

"Are you ready?" Mother asked as we waited by the outer gates. I nervously chuckled. "No." How could I be?

Some time passed as we all waited. The wind tugged at our clothes and blew our hair back as the sun slowly climbed to its zenith. 

Then, I felt it. It was difficult to put into words. But it made my heart skip a beat. Then, a rift formed in the air before us. I felt a hand on my shoulder, and when I glanced to my side, I saw Vixia standing right behind me, with an expressionless face.

Time seemed to slow for a moment, the light breeze disappeared and then, finally, the first demon stepped out of the rift. Another one followed, and then another. They were in the tens at first, but their numbers quickly climbed to the hundreds.