LESSON N.º 1: We are not alone

I observe the features of the man who has been chattering for more than an hour about the creation of this world, the various theories that spread through the centuries and I don't know what else, honestly, Its been long since I stopped paying attention to his monotonous loud voice.

I look away from the twins' golden hair, sitting in front of them on their wooden desks, I meet Baek Cho's gaze. His lips part, they move without making a sound.

<< Pay attention. >>

I look at him, he shakes his head from side to side.

- Miss Filleule, - I get up from the desk, I tilt my head slightly when I see the resemblance he shares with Mr. Lauren, his belly is about to burst one of the gray buttons of the plaid shirt, he does not try to hide his " poor hair ", he is bald… it seems that he decided to opt for another more radical solution. - I'm afraid you don't know me yet, my name is Williams, John Williams.

I nod, inviting him to continue his monologue.

-I'm going to be the professor of History, Mythology and Supernatural Beings… -He gives me a strange review from top to bottom, without realizing it, my arms have already crossed at my chest. - Although ypu do not seem to have interest in my subjects, I think they will be most ... useful than you believe.

I shrug my shoulders, sit at my cold wooden desk, and try to pay minimal attention to the strong words that show a great passion for what he explains.

- So, we come to the era of today, in the twenty-first century many supernatural species have still survived ...

I open the book to the first pages, I decide to start reading the introduction.

"Throughout history, ancient texts have been translated, tombs desecrated, tried to understand the intangible. However, in this Supernatural Beings manual, we will not teach or translate, desecrate, or understand.

We will simply give you a path to follow, a guide so that, when the time comes, you will know how to face the creature that has dared to choose you.

You will fight for your lives when the time comes, do not fear, we all have a weakness, they too, the vast majority.

Before you start reading this volume, consider a couple of rules:

1. Fear not, if not you are fresh meat to feed other people's pets.

2. Read carefully, you don't know what the future holds for you.

4. Do not venture in search of creatures on your own, ask someone for help, preferably someone who has already passed the Ritual and has come out in one piece.

5. Once you have finished reading this manual, keep in mind that you will be an expert of creatures of all the Sons, most likely, you will obtain their blessing. Even if you feel that you are prepared to face them because you have learned their characteristics, weaknesses, be cautious: they may be waiting for you.

6. Some monsters can read too.

Good luck, dear students. "

Something cold ran through my veins, again, fear invades my body like a torrent that I cannot stop. Something warm fights that terrible sensation, I look up and find a soft ball of light that takes the pulse from my wrist. Observes with kind eyes.

I'm safe, she always tells me the same thing, you're safe.

I do not hesitate to believe in it, I do not understand why my faith is blind, but love has no meaning.

I close my eyes, letting them cautiously open under the artificial fluorescent light. A dark gaze pierces mine.

- Familiars are not allowed in first-year classes. - I look at him for a long time.

<< What is a familiar? >>

His hand flattens over his nose, leaving a trail of reddish skin under dark circles from not sleeping.

-Another one… - The incomprehensible and jaded whispers of his invade the silence of the classroom, he leaves the chalk with a thud on the table. I cover my ears as he relaxes, I decide to lower my hands. - Familiars are the Beings who have blessed a Son of some God ...

Before the look full of hunger to know, curiosity, he grumbles something else before continuing with his explanation.

- The Children of Gods, when they are born, if they are powerful enough, some Supernatural Being looks at them and decides to give them their power, as a blessing ... - He picks up the chalk again, leans on his wooden table considerably larger than our. - Until you enter this School, in your first year you are taught the basics and trained so that you know how to defeat your familiar.

I watch him, stunned, as he draws something on the board.

- At the end of the course, the Principal, Daughter of Zeus, forces your family member to show themselves ... There are four possible options: first that you are not powerful enough and no familiar has noticed you. Second, and least likely is that you defeat it, then it will be faithful to you throughout life... And the last one is... - He shakes his head before the horrified gaze of the students. - Well, considering how many you survive per year...

The chalk breaks against the blackboard just below the drawing of a skull, I think we have all understood it.

- You die.