The Devil's Duo

Chapter 1

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Did you get the flowers I told you to get from the store?” The man asked her just as soon as she stepped out of her room into the living room

She froze in her tracks, looking up fearfully and in panic at the man standing before her and staring at her with the utmost annoyance

“No dad, I –“ she was saying but was interrupted by a slap across her face which resulted into her reading glasses landing across the other side of the room and her books on the floor, she swallowed a tear as she bent to pick her books

“No matter how you tried to hide it, you are still nothing but a animal, Get me those flowers on your way back from wherever . I am not that cruel” he said with spite evident in his voice as he tuned around ad walked away.

 "You are all welcome to the opening event of the King’s Academy with its first and fresh sweat. Know that you are should feel privileged and honored to attend the first of its kind." The Man with his quite unique British Accent. He had earlier climbed up the podium , flashing a wide grin that showed off his sharp edged fangs which indicated that he was quite the old bloodsucker.

There was a high round of applause from the multitude then silence descended on them once again as the smell of potions radiated in the air  "Good morning witches and shifters alike, I am Professor Mark Ryan, a relation of your worst nightmare” A chilly wind blew across the hall room

He said expressing his smirking face to who cared to notice slightly as a few murmurs could also be heard among the crowd of whispering what the professor meant to themselves.

“He just said ‘worst nightmare right?”

“With that expression? He must be kidding” another answered

"Not scary one bit however” one noted

"Wait…" There was a huge pause as the realization hit most of the, if there was a nightmare feared by them all in the society, it could be none other than the oldest vampire around, Dracula. There were rumor he one handedly eradicated a pack of wolves without being bitten.

"You don’t mean?"

“Yeah, is that exactly” another replied and there was a solemn silence

"A relation to Dracula? now that’s..-" But he didn’t get to finish it as he felt a presence too dark to be a student beside him, Mark had vanished from the podium during this while

Mark whispered in his ear, bending slowly and dragging out each word in a threatening tone

“You know that name is sacred right?

The offender by then was giving off the massive smell of fear, as the whole hall went mute

“Because of the strong odor of fear surrounding you, I will pardon you as a welcome gift” Mark said flashing a wide grin with his eyes closed and this only took a second because the next time they heard him talk, he was in front of them, still standing in the same spot at the podium

Addressing the silent multitude before him, he spoke

“I guess you are all going to be fast learners, not bad that you learn to read the room” Professor Mark said smiling

His smile fell suddenly

“No magic please” he stated then added after a few minutes

“A question for the day, I will need the answer before you graduate” He started and all ears were rapt with attention as he continued

“Why you are here?” He asked and deafening silence fell upon the hall as everyone was deep in thoughts which were however interrupted by the a whistle, each young shifter and witch had their head in their hands as they tried to shut off the noise which seemed to ring inside their brain

Mike chuckled lightly and suddenly, his expression became stoic “ That’s what you are here to find out and in the mean time,let me give you a bit of advice, do not cross me ”He said flashing a smirk and vanished from the stage ,a poof of smoke appeared on the podium and when it cleared ,there was another different man adjusting his glasses

He cleared his throat “You can call me Frank, forget the courtesy” he ended with a smile, but they knew better

"Before going ahead I would like to extend a warm welcome to every person present over here and a warm gratitude to King Marcus for giving me this beautiful opportunity to welcome all to the first of its kind. This is surely a special day for you all and a special party for you, as today you are going to start a new and fresh journey of your life, full of new challenges, milestones, and achievements. This day is a day of nostalgia for many; it is a day with many new mixed feelings of happiness, confusion, fear, and excitement. But don’t worry; we all are here for you, to make sure that this journey is memorable for you all." He finally concluded and every hand met with a loud clap

“a memorable nightmare, you must mean” a voice muttered

"Please quiet down, moving on to the next program on the list” he paused, coughing slightly before proceeding “There was an entrance exam done to choose the best among you all to determine who deserves to be in the king’s academy and although you must all done well, a certain student went above the standards and the King has demanded to hear a speech from her. I will be calling upon her now. Raya Corey, please come foward" He called out into the microphone

“Wait ,what? “

“You certainly don’t mean that weak girl right?

“You mean , Raya, the hybrid?”

“Yeah, the wolf” another replied so and on exchanging words

Few minutes passed by yet no one stood up to answer the call, there was no clapping and the man on the podium tried to look beyond his glasses

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Raya ran through the gates of the academy with her heart in her mouth hoping this doesn’t forfeit her admission she ran so fast she didn’t even notice the black car that slowed down right in front of the school  

“Young Master, we are here” The man who sat in the passenger seat said looking back with a hopeful smile

“I already said I am not attending a school, why is father being so forceful with no respect for my opinion” the voice came from a blue eyed boy  seated at the back seat with headphones in his ears

The man smiled nervously knowing just how difficult the prince can be as he replied

“well, because you are a prince” he said and the blue eyed boy pouted, staring out the window and that was when he caught sight of the black silky straight hair that seemed to fly past him

It was for a instance, but heard a raspy bark came alive and then it was gone again

He saw flashes of a green eyes staring at him but the call of his name by his caretaker seemed to snap him out of it

“Prince Lukas?” the man called out noticing the prince’s spaced out expression

“Just who was that?” Lukas asked

“Who?” The man asked

“Never mind, I don’t know why but I am so sure I will see her again” Lukas affirmed with a smile

His caretaker sighed knowing there was nothing he could say to make him say it anyways ,he was however surprised when Lukas called out

“Well Barth, I did decide to swallow the bitter pill at once so shall we?” he asked

“Yes, we shall” Barth replied with a smile.