LESSON Nº. 2: The Children of Aphrodite

- Reviewing what was said in the first class, - He points with a wooden stick at a chalk silhouette. - The Beings choose powerful babies, they take care of them all their life, they confront them and you die ... or you are saved.

I shake my head, I contemplate the aura that surrounds my companions, I raise my eyebrows when I see that they are in complete synchrony. I expected it from Diana and Alesha, but… so many?

- Today you will discover that there are many creatures, however, - I watch as he raises the staff, reinforcing his words. - some have a preference for certain babies.

I see him write on the blackboard, I think I'm the only one who is paying attention:

"SONS OF APHRODITE"

- Well, we'll start with the Children of Aphrodite…- He raises an eyebrow when Baek Cho raises a lazy hand. - You are a Son of Dionysus, right?

- Yes, Mr. Williams, I'm Baek Cho. - He says as he gets up with a yawn, Sam told me that that was rude, he is going to be reprimended later. - Hey, why should we who are not Sons of Aphrodite see this?

- In case some Son of Aphrodite decides to kill you. - His short yet brutally honest response makes his ass fall to the seat loudly in fright. - But I invite you to leave the classroom if you want.

Denying with his head after coming out of his stupor, my Korean partner stared at the board, memorizing every detail and word.

- Well, the Children of Aphrodite are fortunate, those beings who receive the most are the Fairies, especially the water women, then we meet the Devalpa and, last but not least, the Nixies or Nix. - I stare at the three names written with white chalk, I can't imagine their appearances, but I don't want to run into them in life.

He points to the first name with a finger.

-The Water Women are the most interesting, but, I ask you please, do not confuse them with Nymphs ... -His tired look tells me that there have already been many who have done it. And that bothers him. - Well, they are purely vain creatures, their only interests are to sit on the banks of rivers and lakes to bathe, laugh or comb their hair ... Despite not having any interest in human beings, a long time ago, one of them decided to sponsor a baby … A beautiful baby girl, and many Water Women followed her example.

- So, if one chooses you ... - A girl in the front row murmurs, interrupting the teacher. - Can we consider ourselves lucky?

The professor's gaze is more than withering.

- No, the women of the water are not harmless, be very careful, all creatures have their offensive gifts ... - A few blows interrupted the teacher's explanation. After a couple of whispers, the same girl who had tied my hair in Céline's class walks briskly in. - She is Sara, she passed her test, she has a Water Woman, she will explain all her gifts to you.

After a moment of admiration and murmurs, the class fell into an attentive silence as they fixed their gazes on the laughing girl.

- Well, because a Woman of Water has camouflage as a main gift, we can hide anywhere, change our physical form and attributes to blend in with the landscape or steal an identity. - The Sons of Aphrodite of the first year have a strange glint in their eyes. - Another gift is seduction, if a woman of water decides that you will fall under her charm, do not resist ... You have no escape.

- And what happens next? - Asks the same first-year girl, her curiosity denotes that she is a Daughter of Aphrodite eager to receive her relative.

- It depends on the type of Water Woman you receive ...- Her gaze broadens for a moment. - Naiads have a tendency to drown their victims, the Lamia, instead, devour them ...

Scared glances run over Sara's figure. Creating a general startle, the door reopens revealing a boy I already know. Will or Phil, I've already forgotten his name again.

He greets the girls with a wink as he introduces himself.

- My incredible familiar is a Nix, - Some sighs go through the classroom. - how should you know, there are Nix and Nixies. Our duty is ... Well, it depends on who has touched you, normally they are very fickle fairies, some want as much to protect humans as to kill them.

He shrugs as the teacher mutters something about coffee and leaves the classroom.

- They all have similar abilities, they can predict the future mainly, but never death, although we share characteristics with the Women of the Water... We can camouflage ourselves, although not so well, and instead of attracting humans with our appearance, we do it with music.

Another boy appears through the door, he has Arabic features, dark skin like chocolate and blue eyes like the sky. His hair is dark as night, it's what Sam defines as a silent predator ... that she would like to have between her sheets.

- My name is Adnan, my relative is a Devalpa. - His tone of voice is soft and dark, almost like Gabriel's ... But his doesn't scare me. - The Devalpa can also adopt the appearance we want, but our skills are much more ... - He makes an extravagant gesture with his wrist, outlines a somewhat sinister smile. - Painful, the gifts of the Devalpa are based on pain and torture, then we feed them with the rotten flesh of the victims to absorb their power, this is how one of ours can become invincible.