Chapter 1

In a lonely place far away from the residential areas was a school of magic named: Eucroria high

A school where students would come to learn how to control their magical powers and the chosen one would be found.

Like it's purpose, it was magical.

Once everyone was inside, the portal will close and the land will remain bare to humans while the school would enter a world of its own. The students were all present except for one girl.

Amelia Walker stood in front of the portal. The wind blowing against her cloak and darkish purple long hair. Other people saw a place to learn, she saw a prison.

She loathed it. To her, it was a place of pure torture. A place where her every move will be watched. A place where she would be controlled which she hated.

She cried when her aunt told her she had been enrolled. All because she mistakenly killed her father.

The thought made her shiver, making her pull up her gloves. It wasn't intentional but nobody believed except granny but unfortunately, she died along with her parents.

Of course, Amelia could have run away but she wanted to do it for her grandma. She looked at the necklace granny Gave her and remembered her words

'You are special Amelia. You were born for a reason. Make sure you find out what you were made for please. You are more than you think you are'

Amelia smiled at the remembrance. Looking at the portal one more time, she took a deep breath

''I'll do it for you gran''

She carried her two suitcases and jumped inside the portal. Immediately she entered, it closed. Now, it was just a piece of land to the ordinary eye.

On the other side, Amelia was in the school. She looked around as she walked through the corridor. It was a wide hallway with golden chandeliers and pictures of people on the wall.

Amelia was scared. For once in her life, she didn't know what to expect. She had never even met her mom. Her mom died when she gave birth to her.

This made people think she was cursed. It's impossible for a witch to die immediately after child birth.

She looked at the portraits on her right hand, using her hands to touch each one as she moved. There was one in particular that caught her attention.

It was a portrait of a woman who sat on a chair. She had long dark purple hair similar to Amelia's. For some odd reason, she felt like she knew the woman. She touched the picture in admiration.

"Beautiful" she whispered

A flash entered her eyes. Suddenly, she imagined herself on a battleground with hundreds of dead bodies scattered in the ground. The only people that were left were her and someone in a black cloak. The only thing she could make out from the person's appearance was flashing red eyes underneath the hood. Before the person could be revealed, she was brought back to reality.

She removed her hand from the picture quickly. She blinked a few times to make sure everything was real, looking around to make sure the place was safe before she walked away in fear.

She made her way to a large room with chairs lined up

A lady behind a desk was writing notes. Amelia went over to her

''Hello. I'm Amelia Walker'' she introduced herself

At the mention of the name, the woman stopped writing then quickly scribbled something on a piece of paper.

''You're in Hall Hemon. Here are the directions'' she said hurriedly as if wanting to get rid of her as soon as possible.

Amelia took the paper and made her way to the hall. A proper orientation would have been given to any normal student but since the news spread about the death of her parents, she was considered an outcast but it was okay. She was used to it after all.

She stopped at a room which had a sign in bold letters

HALL HERMON

Taking a deep breath, she opened the door. It was a medium sized room with four beds occupied by three different girls. One bed was empty which she was guessing is hers.

All eyes turned to her as she closed the door

''Hi'' she said

'"Hello" a goth like girl with short black girl spoke

''I'm Jacqueline'' the girl introduced "This is Wendy and this is Charice'' she indicated to the remaining girls

The other two girls said their Hello's

''I'm Amelia Walker''

They froze at the mention of her name. Everyone could feel the tension in the air. In order to ease it up a bit, Amelia decided to speak up

'What are your elements?'' She asked

''I control water'' Wendy said.

It was obvious. Her eyes were deep blue and if looked at close enough, the shores of the sea could be seen. Her hair was blue and long too.

There was a bowl of water in the room. Wendy used her hands to control it round the room then put it back in the bowl

"I can pick up objects with my mind'' Charice said

She lifted up a table by just looking at it then moved it to the other side

''Impressive'' Amelia mumbled

''I'm half mortal and half witch. I'm good at using weapons but if I try hard enough when shooting my arrow, fire comes out'' Jacqueline said

She brought out four weapons from her pocket and threw them effortlessly at Charice making her trapped against the wall

''Wow''

She had the look of a fighter, with her all black outfit, fit body and mischievous smile.

Amelia was quite amazed with the talent these girls had and they hadn't even mastered their powers yet.

''What about you Amelia? What's your element?'' Wendy asked

''I haven't really figured it out but I can cast spells''

They nodded and continued their business. School had barely begun and Amelia already felt out of place. She went to her bed and started arranging her clothes in her locker.

Jacqueline was no magician but she had a gift in sensing people's emotions. It didn't take a genius to know that Amelia was uncomfortable so she decided to talk to her

''Need help?'' She asked

Amelia was surprised

''No, thanks''

Jacqueline got up and sat beside Amelia on the bed

''Let me help you'' she insisted

They conversed while they arranged her things

''Thank you very much'' said Amelia

''You're welcome''

They both laid on the bed

''How old are you?" Jacqueline asked

''14, you?''

''Same''

''What brings you here? I mean since you're not a full witch and all''

''Like I said earlier, my arrow shoots fire sometimes. My parents think there's some magic behind that plus my mum is a witch''

' ''I see''

Their conversation was interrupted by the opening of a door. A tall slim lady entered the room

Everyone was afraid. They stood up immediately. Although, they had never seen her before it was obvious she was someone important. She had an aura of power and control

The woman stood in the middle of the room. A dog with two heads following her

"All of you in a straight line. I want to see your faces as I speak'' she instructed

They wasted no time in obeying her command

''I am miss Nora. I am the school's matron for all girls. You will do as I say or face the consequences. I do not tolerate disobedience, rude behaviour or disrespect. You must follow the school rules. Is that clear?''

''Yes ma'am''

''Here are your uniforms for school. Points will be given for neatness and organization''

One by one, they took their uniforms from her.

''Reading time is in twenty minutes. After that, you'll have dinner. I'll post your timetable on your door later. Any questions?''

Silence

''Okay then. Go straight to the common room when you hear the bell. All directions are in your magical maps''

''Yes ma'am''

She exited the room. They all let out the breaths they had been holding since she entered

''That was intense'' Charice said

''Tell me about it'' Wendy replied

******

The head of the school Mr Kaeon was in his lair meditating on the floor. It was a large room with shelves and chairs attached with tables. Apart from that, the room was empty.

He was an old man in his early 80's but you could never tell due to his tall and lanky figure

A vision appeared in his eyes. A battleground full of hundreds of dead people. It was the war that will determine the superiority between darkness and light. He opened his eyes startled. This could only mean one thing.

''The chosen one has arrived'' he whispered

He got up and rang a bell which could only be heard by teachers.

At the conference room, all the teachers were seated with Kaeon at the highest seat of the table,

''I saw a vision today'' Kaeon said

''The chosen one is here?'' Ms Nora asked "In this very school?"

''Yes''

Mr Hilter, the school's fortune teller replied ''I think the chosen one is a man''

''What makes you think so?''

''The previous chosen one was a woman. It should be a man this time''

''That doesn't matter''

Mr. Hitler tried to convince the females

''Anytime I try to see the chosen one, I see someone with a man's build in a black cloak'' he said

''That's the same vision I saw'' Kaeon said. ''Only I saw a war''

Everyone was silent. Kaeon didn't usually see the future because he specialized only in the mastery of magic but when ever he did, it was always true due to the power he possessed

''So the war is near then?'' Nora whispered

''I believe so. Tomorrow classes will begin. Make sure all the children are properly trained. I don't know what's going to happen. Nobody does but from what I see, Sator has awoken and I know he wants revenge. The chosen one must be found. It'll be hard but we'll try our best''

''Yes sir'' they responded

''You may leave''

****

Later in the evening, all students of Eucroria high were seated in the cafeteria waiting for Kaeon to address them before their dinner.

Amelia was feeling very uncomfortable as all eyes were on her. All the girls were dressed in light fancy gowns while she covered herself in her dress cloak and gloves.

Jacqueline was beside her

''Aren't you feeling hot or something?'' She asked Amelia

''Yes but I'm wearing this for a reason''

Jacqueline shrugged

''If you say so''

Jeran; a young man, was at the corner, away from everyone's eye. He watched Amelia cautiously. Many things were running through his mind

The girls whispered among themselves wondering why someone would dress like that for supper. They made comments

''Why is she wearing that?''

''Maybe she's retarded''

''Or very poor''

Ms Nora walked to Amelia

''This is not allowed. Take it off immediately'' she ordered

''Sorry ma'am but I can't do that''

''You will obey me. Give me the gloves right now''

Amelia sighed but took them off anyway

''That wasn't so hard, was it?''

Ms Nora collected them. The little contact made between their skins sent electricity through her veins which made her color change.

She quickly withdrew her hand in shock and screamed in pain

All the students gasped. She ran out of the room to fix herself.

''See what I mean'' Amelia sighed

A few seconds later, Kaeon appeared out of thin air in the middle of the room. Everyone gasped in shock.

''Good evening students. You are all welcome to Eucroria high'' he announced

They all clapped and cheered

"It's a pleasure to have you here. Welcome to the new students. You may address me as Master Keon"

"Yes sir" they chorused

''Let's eat'' he said and with a snap of his fingers, food appeared on everyone's table

The students were happy. Everyone ate to their fill. The boisterous chattering of students accompanied with the clanking of cutlery filled the room and beyond.

Meanwhile, in the deep part of a forest. A person in a black cloak appeared. He stood in the center of the forest and used a chalk to draw a circle around himself directly in front of the full moon.

"I conjure and invocate thee o spirits and being with power. I strongly command thee by Beralenesis, Paumachia and Apologues sedes. Give me what is rightly mine"

With those words, he started floating. Power was being given to him.