As she sat in the window of her cabin in the Villa Las Estrellas, while looking outside, she couldn't help but think about "him". Cold air seeped in through the shattered window with a moan.She was freezing but didn't bother to start the fire in the cabin. Her eyes were swollen and there were dark circles under them, which indicated her sleeplessness. 
"That was not a dream. It was real... So real. He was real. He is real....He is.....He is."
A sudden chilliness descended around her, making her shiver due to the coldness and fear. She looked around her without blinking, stood up from her place and checked every corner of the cabin. She was so desperate to find "him". Where was he though? Like a mad woman she fisted her hair and screamed.
She kept screaming for few minutes then opened her bag and took out a red lipstick from it. Then she decisively walked towards the mirror hanged on one side of the wall of cabin and uncapped the lipstick. 
With the red lipstick she wrote on the mirror:
“Just, warning you!!! If a fat man puts you in a bag on Christmas Eve… don’t worry, I told Santa I wanted you for Christmas”
She smiled brilliantly at her reflection in the mirror as hot tears rolled down her cheeks while she recalled what happened last Christmas.

Rose gazes at herself in the ancient gold mirror over her vanity. Her long deep brown hair flowing down her shoulders and over her voluptuous breasts. Her small waist and petite frame. She subconsciously touches her stomach and rubs in circles. She admires her beautiful pale skin and piercing hazel eyes under her long fluttery eyelashes. 
     She meets her own gaze in the mirror before her face transforms into one of fury and throws her arm back as she lets out a scream of rage and punches the mirror. 
     Blood from her hand drips onto the floor as she watches the shattered glass fall around her feet. 
     Her breath comes in heaves, she can't quite catch her breath. Her chest is rapidly rising and falling. Tears stream down her face as she drops to the floor. She hears her knees crunch on the glass but doesn't feel the pain. 
     Rose doesn't feel the breeze fluttering her cream colored curtains. The window is open. 
     She also doesn't feel the intense gaze of someone peering out behind a tree in the forest behind her house. Hidden in the shadows. Masked by darkness. There isn't a single chirp from the birds, no pitter patter of animal feet in the woods. 
     Just a deadly aura emanating from the secret man as he watches Rose through her window. His lip quirks up, smiling secretly to himself and says inwardly, "My child." 
     He takes a silent step backwards and slinks back into the darkness as quietly as he came. Leaving behind no trace of him, except an eerily silent forest.

I open my eyes to the sun shining brightly through my cream colored curtains. I inhale deeply and stretch my body relishing the warmth of my king sized bed. "My empty bed." I think to myself chuckling as I throw my blankets off of me. 
     Today is Sunday, family dinner. Regardless of what plans we have on Sundays, we cancel for dinner. Or bring the plans with us. Mama doesn't care too much for my flings coming to dinner with me so I've made it a point to never make plans on these Sundays. 
     I do have a two hour drive to get to my parents home so I jump up to shower and get things ready to go. 
     As I step into my warm shower letting the water flow over me I try to relax. It's been a tough few weeks and I missed the last family dinner. I'm ready to see my mom and dad. Today will be a day to refill my heart with love and joy. 
     I start washing my hair and move onto shaving my legs as I let my deep conditioner sit for a few minutes. Humming to myself I stop as I hear a click. I live alone. There shouldn't be anyone here. No one else has a key. Was that the door? Suddenly I feel a whoosh of cold air and realize the air conditioner kicked on.
     I chuckle nervously as I realize I'm being jumpy still. Shaking my head I push the thought away. I had a few small things come up missing around the house. So small I could have easily misplaced them but a niggly feeling in the back of my mind tells me I'm not crazy. I've been extra careful about locking the windows and doors when I'm not home and even installed an extra dead bolt on my front and back doors so I've been feeling much better and more confident. 
     I rinse the conditioner from my hair and lather up my loofah with my coconut & pear scented body wash. I scrub and exfoliate my whole body but linger between my legs. 
     Biting my lip, I wonder if I have time for a quick orgasm while unconsciously my other hand finds my soapy breasts and tweaks my own nipple. Yup. I'll make time. I can't go on a date tonight anyways as I validate my own thoughts. 
     I look down at my flat stomach as I drop my loofah and reach up to grab the shower head and bring it down to my body and adjusted the setting. Whoever made these has to know that no one showers with this setting. It's obviously meant for this. It's a long hard, powerful stream that would be very difficult to actually shower with. I shrug to myself as I feel the power of the stream hitting my stomach. 
     I gently lower it to the aching part of me with one hand, and with the other I continue teasing my nipple. It's been a long time since I've had a release, so this one finds me quickly. In no time a moan escapes from my mouth and I gasp out. My legs feel wobbly and shakily I return the shower head to where it was. Completely unaware of the man who silently slipped out of the bathroom when he found his release as well.

"We have waited long enough! We Devils have been banished in this forsaken place by the gods for a 60 thousand years! Now the gods have weakened they sealed themselves in there realm. An opportunity  has opened for us we shall take are land back. FOR THE GLORY OF DORGAMA!"

"Open the door," Dong Qi collected herself and commanded, putting on the imposing manner of a young miss. 

The two men hurriedly unlocked the door. After the three of them filed in, they once again shut it. 

"Phew… what a precious thing to guard. Finally, the mission’s complete," one of the men couldn't help but heave a soft sigh of relief. 

"This Holy Fame Plaza has gotten more and more eerie lately. I wonder what’s going on. I get a thoroughly unsettling feeling each time I’m here," the other complained. "Next time, if I’m sent here for a mission, I’ll definitely refuse it over my dead body. If we were to meet with something unclean here…"

"Touch wood, touch wood! Can’t you keep your mouth shut? Be careful lest your inauspicious words really summon those unclean things!"

"That’s right, that’s right," the other person quickly slapped across his own mouth lightly. 

After the trio including Lu Sheng entered the room, they swiftly made their way to the copper back of the stained-glass mirror. 

Xu Chui unfurled a piece of yellow paper, on which they had traced out the standard form of the three words. Lu Sheng held it over for a comparison. 

He caressed the scratches on the back of the mirror and scrutinized it in detail. 

The three standard characters were neatly and clearly written in uniform script. On the other hand, although one could clearly distinguish that the three words at the back of the mirror were of the same form, they were written in a slanted and twisted manner, as if by someone unfamiliar with the words. It was akin to the writing of a young child who had yet to learn to grasp the brush properly. 

"Count to ten…" Lu Sheng stroked the scratches carefully. These scratches had been carved deeply and viciously. "If they were really carved by a child, then such deep scratches… under what circumstances would a little child be able to carve out such deep scratches with a small knife?"

He muttered to himself under his breath, although he seemed to be directing the question to the other two at the same time. 

Xu Chui hesitated a moment. 

"Copper isn’t considered too tough. Maybe the child used a sharp blade. It depends on how old the child was…"

"What about a girl of seven or eight years old?" Dong Qi suddenly interjected and asked. 

"If it were a seven- or eight-year-old… it would perhaps take all the strength in her body to be able to carve out something like this…" Xu Chui shook his head. Looking at Dong Qi, he saw that beads of perspiration had formed on her forehead and her face had distorted into an ugly expression; clearly, she was frightened. 

Lu Sheng rose. Seeing that they weren’t able to uncover any leads that day and it was getting late, not to mention that Dong Qi was in very bad shape, he said, "That’s it for today. Get some rest. Early tomorrow morning, we’ll go visit the sect master’s remains and see if we find anything amiss. Also, if the upper echelon of Tea Sect come over to see the mirror tonight, Young Miss Dong Qi, if you notice any of that, you must remember to alert us." 

"Yes! Many thanks, esteemed representative!" Dong Qi nodded vigorously.

"Go rest, you look terrible," Lu Sheng said impassively. "If you notice anything strange at night, come look for us immediately."

"Yes. Thank you, thank you, esteemed representative. The two guest rooms have been prepared. I'll get someone to bring you there now," Dong Qi gushed gratefully. 

Each of them returned to their rooms to rest. After Lu Sheng finished his meal and meditated to cultivate his inner force for a while, fatigue gradually washed over him. Sleepy, he lay down and pulled over the covers, slowly slipping into a slumber. 

He slept differently from the common man. Even when he was asleep, as long as there was the slightest movement in the wind, or the smallest blade of grass that moved, he could awake instantly in alarm. 

Initially, he hadn’t intended to sleep. Even though it was unlikely that he would land in big trouble given his hard body skills, as well as inner Qi that constantly protected his body, it was nevertheless easy to be caught off guard. Therefore, when he went outside on missions such as this, he usually meditated rather than slept.  

Yet, on this trip, he had been unable to shake off that sense of drowsiness once it struck him. He thus lay down and gradually fell asleep. 

***

In the dead of the night, Lu Sheng awoke groggily as he seemed to sense some sort of noise. 

He slowly got up from the bed and opened his eyes. Drowsiness washed over him, but he could hear faint movement sounds travelling constantly from the window. 

Lu Sheng exhaled deeply and looked in the direction of the window. 

Curtains hung over the window ledge. Moonlight shone in from outside. 

That was when Lu Sheng noticed a small head bobbing up and down outside the window, attempting to peek into the room through the curtains.

'What's that?' Lu Sheng sat upright and stared hard at the window. 

The black silhouette of a young girl reflected distinctly in the curtains. She was jumping up and down, as if she were standing outside the window and trying to jump high enough to see what was within the room. 

"Who’s that?" Lu Sheng asked. 

Instantly, that little girl stopped moving. She stood still outside the curtains, looking silently in the direction of Lu Sheng and not moving an inch. 

"If you want to come in, you can knock," Lu Sheng got off the bed, arose and walked over to the window. 

The little child’s shadow beyond the curtains remained unmoving. 

"SWISH!"

He pulled back the curtains with a flourish... only to find nothing beyond the window ledge. There wasn't a single soul to be found in the entire courtyard outside; there weren’t even any guards on the night watch. It was coldly desolate and stark empty. 

Lu Sheng narrowed his eyes. Glancing to the left and right, he gave a cold harrumph before pulling back the curtains once more. 

***

Dong Qi took to heart Lu Sheng’s instructions and lay on her bed, fully clothed. She intended to rise in the middle of the night to check if those people came again, but unwittingly, she also gradually fell into a slumber. 

It was actually rather odd. She was initially feeling rather alert, yet the moment she reached her bed, waves of drowsiness instantly flooded her violently. It was almost hypnotic; after barely a moment, she had fallen asleep. 

"I’ll count to ten~~"

"One…"

"Two…"

"Three…"

"Four…"

In a daze, Dong Qi felt as if there was someone by her side, calling out. 

It was a very young girl. 

Mustering all her strength, she opened her eyes and looked beside the bed. She could very faintly see a little girl dressed in blue, who was presently standing by the bed and staring at her. 

Her face was white as ivory, though her eye sockets were pitch-black. Her long flowing hair was also jet-black. 

"Five…"

"Six…"

"HOO!!"

Dong Qi hoisted herself up violently and shot straight up from her bed. Drenched all over in her perspiration, she panted heavily.  

She looked to the bedside. There wasn't anyone, nor anything, in sight. 

‘I… I…!’ her heart thumped vigorously like a drum. Her face was as pale as a sheet. 

"PA. "

Suddenly, a crisp sound rang out from the window. 

Dong Qi’s eyes flashed in that direction; what she saw gave her a fright. 

‘I clearly closed the window before I slept, why has it…’

The window had been opened some time or other in the night. Pale moonlight shone in from beyond the curtains, creating a cold and cheerless scene. 

"PA. "

Yet another crisp sound rang out. 

Dong Qi startled. She looked warily at the window.  

Surprisingly, a short little girl with long hair seemed to be standing beyond the curtains. The little girl’s shadow fell onto the curtains under the moonlight.  

She stood outside the window ledge, jumping up and down, as if she wanted to jump high enough to peek into the room’s interior. 

"Who’s that…?!" Dong Qi could feel her own voice trembling. 

"PA. "

That child’s dark shadow jumped once more, as if her words had fallen entirely onto deaf ears. 

The hair all over Dong Qi’s body stood on end as she began to tremble violently. She snuck back into the covers, frozen in fright. The shadow behind the curtains continued to jump up and down, up and down. 

"PA."

"PA."

"PA."

With each jump, the little girl seemed to bounce higher and higher. Initially, only half of her forehead could be seen. Slowly, however, more than half her head bobbed up. After that, the shadow of her entire head was reflected on the curtains. 

Dong Qi to cover her mouth with the blanket as she cowered at the foot of the bed. She was pale as a ghost and trembling violently. Scared out of her wits, she no longer dared to look at the window. 

"PA."

"PA."

"PA."

"PA…"

Suddenly, the sound stopped. 

Dong Qi shut her eyes tightly, the hairs on her body standing up on their ends. When the sound suddenly ceased, she perked her ears to listen more carefully, but could not hear anything. 

Slowly, she opened her eyes and looked in the direction of the window. 

What she saw sent chills down her spine—the curtains at the window had been thoroughly unfurled, and the window had also been opened. The windowsill was utterly bare, as if something had come in. 

It came in! That thing… it came in!!!

All color drained from Dong Qi’s face. She felt a great rock pressing down on her heart, suffocating her. She tried to breathe with all her might and cry out, but a huge lump seemed to obstruct her throat. Not a sound escaped. 

All of a sudden, she caught sight of the corner of a blue robe sticking out from the bed canopy. 

"Hel… help…!" she struggled and mustered a weak cry.

"SHOW YOURSELF!!!"

A ferocious roar rang out suddenly.  

"BOOM!!!"

In a split second, the door to the room was shattered to smithereens in a massive explosion. A flash of red charged savagely into the room—it was none other than Lu Sheng. 

He bulldozed through the door with saber in hand as piping hot inner Qi rolled off his entire body.  

He slashed at the tail of the bed. 

"HOO!!"

The saber flashed brilliantly, but swung through thin air, causing the air to howl from the friction.  

Lu Sheng’s eyes shone like daggers and he paused his saber. A web of pale red and black veins, like tattoos, ran over his bare upper body, twisted and knotted in a sinister manner. 

After that little girl left his room, he dashed off in pursuit. Unexpectedly, he was now led to Dong Qi’s room.  

As soon as he saw the little girl jump into the room, he struck down the door unhesitatingly with his saber. 

The ghosts on this trip seemed especially cunning and were very difficult to nab. If he hadn’t given close chase, he would likely have been shaken off. 

"Don't you want to play a game? Come, let big bro play with you," Lu Sheng plastered a warm smile on his face, though he continued to appear utterly malevolent. 

The moment he stepped through the door, he scanned the surroundings to find any trace of that little girl. 

It was stark empty by the bed, without even a shadow to be seen. Lu Sheng wasn't too surprised. He didn't even glance in the direction of Dong Qi, who was gasping for breath after being rescued. Instead, he scanned the room once through before turning on his heel and rushing in the direction of the study, where the stained-glass mirror was kept. 

With a bam, he kicked open the door to the study. 

The full-height stained-glass mirror stood in the pitch-black room. Presently, a pale-blue humanoid silhouette was standing inside the mirror.

Lu Sheng entered the room and strode swiftly to the stained-glass mirror. 

"Plop."

"Plop."

"Plop."

He advanced step by step with increasing speed. Before long, he was in front of the mirror. 

"Take one blow from my saber, and I’ll play whatever sh*t game you want with you!!!" 

"HOO!"

Growling, he planted both hands on his saber. In that moment, a brilliant flash of silver-white saber gleam lit up the gloomy night. The gleam shot like wind, shone like moonlight, and flew like a huge meteorite falling from the unknown skies. 

In that split second, the signboard-sized cleaver whipped up a violent whirlwind inside the study. 

"BAM!!!"

A hand shot out unexpectedly from the mirror, catching the gigantic saber blade firmly in its grasp and halting it dead in its tracks. 

Lu Sheng’s eyes widened. Instantly, a blood red line shot up from his abdomen all the way to his forehead. In the short span of a single breath, his body swelled up all over as large bands of muscles bulged out like tumors. His entire person ballooned into a titan more than two meters tall. 

Both hands on his saber, Lu Sheng exerted all his might onto the mirror. Presently, the enormous cleaver looked like a small ordinary knife in his gigantic hands. However, when swung, it weighed like a huge hammer. 

Massive wind pressure and Qi energy blew around in the study, causing the books and paper inside to fly about wildly. 

"Changing the Heavens in Seven Days. Spirit Massacre!!!"

"KABOOM!!!"

The saber blade slashed at the arm inside the mirror once again, resulting in a resounding boom. The arm broke with a "KA-CHA," while the surface of the mirror shattered into a million pieces. The entire mirror, weighing more than a hundred catties, flew into the air and smashed violently into the wall at the back. 

A copious amount of boiling inner Qi flooded into the copper mirror. A pale blue shadow instantly shot out from the shattered mirror surface, letting out a miserable shriek as it attempted to flee outside. 

But while in mid-air, it was immediately followed by Lu Sheng’s blade in pursuit. 

"SPLAT!"

The silhouette exploded into bits and vanished into thin air. 

Demons, devils, ghosts and monsters
Plunge the mortals weak in horrors;
Arms of gods and blades of devils,
Shroud the world in untold evils.

Lu Sheng was an ordinary civil servant in the modern world. After waking from a drunken stupor one day, he found himself trapped in a dangerous world where demons, ghosts and supernatural monsters terrorize the land. 

In this world, ordinary mortals live in dark fear and helplessness, without any means to fight against the supernatural. 

As Lu Sheng struggles desperately for survival, he stumbles upon a game mod he had designed for a mobile phone app in his previous life. It unexpectedly becomes his special ability, which enables him to instantly level up any skill he learns, albeit at a cost.

Thus, Lu Sheng begins his journey, striving for power beyond the reach of a mortal as he treads the way of the Devil…  

Evening comes.
The fluorescent lights flooded the entire home.
The cook and housemaids were busy preparing dinner in the kitchen.
Graven and the girls were relaxing on the terrace outside the house. They watched the multitude of fireflies gathering in the air in front of them.
"Wow! So magical and splendid!" Laura murmured to herself. The night's atmosphere in the countryside always gives her a sense of peace and calmness.
Rebecca heard Laura's words of admiration for the fireflies. "Beautiful, isn't it?"
Laura smiled and looked at Rebecca. "Yes! Splendid! They're shining like stars in the sky!" she muses.
Rebecca stared at Graven's eyes sweetly. "Honey, I like to bond with Laura tonight. I will sleep in her room tonight. Is that okay with you?" she purred.
For a moment, Graven looked at the two women with a raised brow. After a while, he answered, "Okay..." he gave his permission.
"Thank you, honey!" Rebecca spoke in a sugary voice. She looked at Laura and winked at her.
One hour later.
The housemaid approached the terrace and announced, "Dinner is ready... My Lord...Miss!" she said and left quietly.
The trio rose to their feet and entered the house going to the dining room area.
They settled at the dining table and ate their supper in comfortable silence.
One hour later, they finished eating dinner and went upstairs.
Laura looked at Graven. "Do you have some books? I want to read before going to sleep," she said.
"Yeah, I have some books in the study room. The books were left by the previous owner of this house," he replied. "Follow me!"
The women followed Graven into the study room.
Inside the room.
Wow! There are two bookshelves filled with books of all types.
Laura inspected the book's title on the bookshelves. Based on her estimation, there are about 150 books inside the study room. She spent the next fifteen minutes perusing the title of the books. She picked up two books that she finds interesting to read. "I have finally chosen two books that I want to read!" she said. She looked at Graven. Thanks for this!" she told him.
"If you like it. You can have it. Since no one is reading the books here, it's yours from now on," he offered.
Laura's eyes twinkled in delight. "Are you sure?"
"Yeah!" he replied. "It's just gathering dust around here - you might as well enjoy it and bring it home with you!" he said. "If you like, I can send all these books to my father's mansion so that you can read them all," he offered.
"Wow! You're so nice, brother-in-law! Thank you in advance!" Laura said in a grateful voice.
"Don't mention it," he said.
"I'm going back to my room," Laura said merrily and left the couple in the study room.
After reaching her room, Laura went to the bathroom to have a quick bath.
Twenty minutes later.
She exited the bathroom wearing her pajama. She picked up the hairbrush and starts combing her hair while looking outside the window of her room.
Outside, there was darkness everywhere. The lights in the house are not enough to expel the darkness.
Laura was looking for the fireflies that gathered in the air in front of the terrace, sad, she can no longer find them. Where are they? She wants to see them again! Those fireflies brought a happy smile to her face.
Two hours went by.
Laura sat on the bed, reading a book in her lap while waiting for Rebecca to come to her room.
It was already 9:00 in the evening when Rebecca came knocking at the door. She was already wearing her sleeping attire.
"I'm here!" Rebecca announced enthusiastically.
Laura rose from the bed and opened the door. "Come in!" she said in a cheerful voice. She looked at the mirror that Rebecca was holding in her hands.
"I brought a mirror!" Rebecca said. She entered the room in high spirits.
"Just put the mirror on the table," Laura instructed.
Rebecca sauntered to the table and put down the mirror. "Here you are! Let me uncover your mystery tonight," she murmured, smiling at her reflection in the mirror.
She went to bed and sat beside Laura. "Are you sleepy now?" she asked.
Laura shook her head. "Not yet. I'm reading a book. Do you want to read one?" she offered.
Rebecca's eyes lighted up. "Sure!"
Laura rose to her feet and handed her a book titled: The Great Gatsby.
Rebecca accepted the book and flipped on the pages. "What are you reading? What is the title of the book?" she asked.
Laura showed her the book. "Here's the title~The Scarlet Letter," she answered.
"Nice!" Rebecca murmured. She began reading the book, trying to imitate Laura reading her book seriously.
A moment later.
Laura noticed that her companion wasn't really reading the book, just flipping the pages. She looked at her. "You don't like the story?" she asked.
Rebecca smiled and closed the book. "I can't read. I don't know how to read. The demon clans are not literate beings. As you know, we are not like humans who need to go to school and learn things," she grinned.
Laura laughed. "Ah, okay. If you're willing - I can teach you how to write and read. As long you're eager to learn and get yourself familiarize with the alphabet letters. Sooner or later, you will know how to read and write, which is easy as 123!" she offered excitedly.
Rebecca's eyes simmered in amusement. "That would be nice!"
"Do you want to learn?" Laura asked her earnestly.
"Yessss! I love to learn! If I can learn the alphabet, I'll be the first demon of its kind in this world who knows how to write and read just like humans! But I'm hard to teach!" Rebecca exclaimed and groaned.
"Don't worry, I'm a considerate teacher!" Laura smiled, loving the eagerness flashing on the woman's face.
Rebecca handed back the book to Laura and left the bed.
She went to the table where the mirror was located and stared at her reflection. She made a goofy expression while looking at herself in the mirror. "Which do you prefer, sleeping with the light on or off?" she asked.
"Ever since that mysterious spirit appeared in my life - I always sleep with the lights on in my bedroom," Laura replied.
"Ah, okay, I understand," Rebecca said.
Laura resumed reading the book.
While Rebecca was having fun making goofy faces in front of the mirror.
Several times, Laura glanced at Rebecca and witnessed her funny antics in front of the mirror and smiled with amusement.
A few moments later.
Getting tired of messing around with the mirror, Rebecca stood up and went to the window. She watched the surrounding of the house and looked beyond.
Two hours have passed.
Laura yawned, getting sleepy. She put the book on the bedside table and looked at Rebecca standing beside the window, still staring outside. "I'm getting sleepy. Aren't you going to sleep yet?" she asked her.
Rebecca looked over her shoulder. "I'm not sleepy yet. Go ahead, sleep well. Good night!" she said with a smile.
"Good night, Rebecca!" Laura said and lay her body down on the bed. She reached for the blanket and wrapped it around her body. She looked at Rebecca one last time before she closes her eyes to sleep.
Rebecca remained standing near the window, gazing at the shining stars above.
One hour later.
The clock on the wall strikes at midnight.
Rebecca left the window without closing it. She went to bed and settled herself comfortably beside Laura.
She stared at the ceiling for a long time. The fluorescent light was shining brightly. She glanced at the mirror, then at the window, back to back. She needs to be on alert mode.
She has no plans to close her eyes tonight, wanting to see Laura's mysterious admirer with her own eyes and uncover its identity.
One hour went by.
The hands of time strikes at 1:00 am.
Still... there's no sign of Laura's mysterious admirer coming out of the mirror.
Rebecca is getting sleepy, but she fought the sleepiness fiercely and forced her eyes to stay wide awake. No! She can't fall asleep tonight!
She rose from the bed and went inside the bathroom to splash water on her face. The water will help her eyes awake for another hour.
A few minutes later, she exited the bathroom and went to bed again.
She reached for the extra blanket and wrapped it around her body. She stared at the ceiling, then at the window, and finally back at the mirror.
Another hour passed.
Rebecca's eyelids were dropping fast. She opened them again quickly before sleep can take over her senses. She looked in the mirror and saw nothing!
Sighing, she stared at the window for a few minutes...then gradually her eyelids began dropping again...until she finally succumbs to slumber.
A few minutes later.
The light suddenly went out for a few minutes, then the light returned.
A guy wearing dark clothing was standing at the foot of the bed, watching the faces of the two women sleeping soundly in the bed.
The mysterious guy was staring at Laura's face for a long time with a deep longing in his eyes.
He opened his right hand - a single rose appeared in his palm. He walked towards Laura's side and placed the single rose on the bedside table above the book.
He stared continuously at Laura's lovely face for a few minutes.
And when Rebecca stirred in her sleep, the mysterious guy disappeared instantly from the room.

Laura died when she was a baby. Out of desperation, her parents agreed on a deal with the mysterious couple to bring her back to life. Her family left their village and hide in a far away place... with no intention of honoring the deal.

Twenty years later.

Mysterious black hooded cape men descended into their mansion. They hurt her father and abducted her sister, claiming that they're fulfilling the deal that took place a long time ago. Her sister can only be returned to her family ten days later, in one condition, she won't leave their town.

To protect Laura, her father entered another deal to marry her to the most notorious womanizing bachelor in the next town. The groom was the son of a powerful family, he has a questionable attitude and lacking in the looks department. Then she met the 'other' brother. He's handsome as hell and mysterious in so many ways, her heart beats crazily for him. And yet... he turns out to be something not human.

Her peaceful life descended into chaos, and so the story begins.


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I'm locked in the room. I should have expected that, but I was too busy thinking about what had happened. I looked around the room to see that it was well boarded up. Was he trapping me here? For how long and why? I started to panic. I knew there was no use in pounding on the door so I decided to go back outside. I opened the windows again and braced myself for the painful wind. However, there was no more wind. I open my eyes to see that the tower was on a hill and there was a whole other world beyond the snow and ice. I looked down to see Axel wasn't lying, I really was eight stories high. There was an open window underneath the berch. An idea popped up into my head. 'If I was able to hang on to the edges of the berch, I would be able to swing back and forth to throw myself to the floor underneath. We weren't trained for this in school' I thought nervously, peering over the edge. 'But I don't want to find out how long I'll be trapped here. I need to make sure that I won't fall.' I went back inside to find something to hang on to. Searching the room, I noticed the drawer full of different types of clothes.
 Bingo. I take all the clothes from the drawer and check to see if it was strong enough to be able to hold my weight. After testing it a bit, I started to tie them together until I had about 7 feet worth of rope, made from the clothes. I tied them around the railing on the edge of the perch. I slowly lowered myself until I could see the window. It was completely open so I could see it was a bathroom window. It was wide enough so I could slip in without making too much noise. Just before I started to swing forward, I heard my room's door open.
"Ana? Are you sleeping? I bought you some tea."
I could hear him walk over to the bed. I had to act fast, now. I started swinging back and forth until I swung far enough to jump through the window just as he ripped off the sheets. I was in some fancy bathroom and was amazed with all the gems surrounding the mirror. I was looking at the mirror when I noticed that something was off. My reflection was an exact copy, yes, but it looked almost somewhat different. I touched the mirror to have my hand go straight through it. I pulled my hand away quickly. I didn't know what it was, but it was an escape route. I suddenly heard footsteps approaching the bathroom door. I had to go through the mirror or get caught. I didn't like either, but it was worth a shot. Just before the door opened, I jumped through. The bright light was blinding me so I shut my eyes. I felt dizzy and nauseous. I was just floating and I could feel vibrations all around me. Then, everything stopped. I open my eyes to see a large looming castle like building in front of me. The name was covered with ivy and other plants, making it unreadable. I look behind me to where the strange portal was, but there was nothing there. I had no idea what to do. I wanted to look around, but thought that the mirror must have sent me here for a reason, right? I head in, not knowing what I had just done. Axel looks outside the window while someone is bowed behind him. 
"It seems that she already has someone Sire."
"Find him and bring him to me."
"As you wish, and the girl?"
"Find her as well, I will not lose her a second time."
I will not make the same mistake either, Axel thought.

Everyone knows fairy tales, they are read to us as children. Every fairy tale has a happy ending, or at least our versions do. This isn't an ordinary fairy tale, there is no 'happy ending', only lies and stories that make us believe there is. Follow the story of four teens that were about to start a war.

The victorian house groaned as Anna made her way up the stairs. Her bedroom was on the first floor at the front of the property.  Her parents room was to the rear of the building and the long bathroom stretched the length of the hallway. The staircase continued to wrap around the second floor which Anna had not managed to explore. Flicking the switch on the first floor, Anna decided she would continue to the second floor where all the junk and numerous boxes yet to be unpacked had been dumped. 
The second floor was a small square landing at the top of the house . A tall internal door with a golden knob stood out on the shabby landing. The rain was still pounding on the sky light window but the warmth of the property made Anna forget the horrid weather outside. 
Anna went to the lonely door and pushed hard to open the it and discover the treasures which were hidden within the room. 
The loft space was dreary and other than a few boxes from their old house it held items which hadn't been touched for years and years. Cobwebs hung low from the rafters of the room and dust had settled on almost every available space. The bare floorboards creaked as Anna made her way into the room ready to investigate the many items untouched in this empty house. 
The only light which entered into the room was that from the daylight outside which poked its way into the room through the small circular window. 
Pushing a large cobweb to one side Anna dusted off the first cardboard box which attracted her attention. With the words 'do not open' its always the most intriguing of items. Opening the box, Anna found a variety of hats and scarves in the box. Large round formal hats with fur lining they looked beautiful and well kept. Small moth balls had been packed in to the box to protect the items within it, indicating they were once loved and meant something to someone a long time ago. 
The next few boxes all contained clothing which appeared to belong to a man and lady but nothing Anna recognised in her era. The stale smell of dust lingered in the room indicating just how long the items had probably been left unattended and stranded in the empty loft space. 
Anna turned around to see what other items were in the space, old but grand furniture covered the space. The loft was a vast space which covered the entirety of the building. Anna thought the space would make a beautiful study for her to come and do her homework and generally relax. As she skulked around the room in a general day dream a beautifully crafted full length mirror caught Anna's eye. Covered behind an old sheet, Anna made her way to the mirror to take a closer loom. She removed the sheet to reveal the white baroque style finish with intricate detail. The mirror was exquisite. Anna thought it would look beautiful in her new room so made an attempt to lift it to tKe it back downstairs. 
As Anna stepped to grab the mirror, her foot caught in the sheet she had dropped, she struggled to keep her footing as she held the mirror. The sheer weight of the mirror prevented her from keeping her balance, Anna fell with the mirror crashing in front of her, the largest crash boomed across the house as the mirror shattered into a 1000 pieces across the wood floor boards.

When Anna moves to a different town she has to get to start again making new friends and learning to blend in to the crowd. But after a run in with an ancient mirror, a strange character appears and ensures that Anna does anything but blend in. 
Follow Anna as she tries to understand who this character is and face the long battle ahead for inner peace or an unexpected death.

       



   I groan against consciousness as crimson light flares across my eyelids. There is a sound I cannot place, though I find it soothing. I open my eyes and feel a jolt of fear as I realize...I have no idea where I am! Looking around, the walls of the room are marbled and elegant. The furniture appears antique. There are large round widows across from the bed; with stained glass panels on hinges that swing outward, they are open. Black velvet curtains drawn back. 
    Standing and crossing to the window; a warm, soft breeze washes over me. Light glints off water from a beach; waves lapping against the shore just yards away. The scene reminds me of a fairytale. The water is so blue and clear I can see the ocean floor. The sand white, with tiny specs of color. The sun is high in the sky yet. I shake myself, pulling my attention back to my main concern; nothing I am seeing tells me where I am or how I got here. 
      Turning I start scanning the room in more detail.  Ahead is the bed with its antique metal frame. It is outfitted in rich purple silk and large fluffy pillows. To my right is an ornately engraved metal door with a curved handle. Depicted are runes I've never seen before surrounding a strange symbol engraved delicately into the metal. I walk over and try the handle, my heart sinks as it only jiggles in my hand. 
"Fuck." I curse to myself softly.

      Crossing to the window again, I look down trying to judge if I can jump. The edge of the window stands 50 feet above the ground. The walls of the building are a grey stone flecked with black mica. There will be no jumping. Frustrated, I sit below the window, placing my head in my hands in anguish. A sense of doom settles around me and sobs fill the air as I cry.

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      I jerk awake suddenly, disoriented. I realize there is a woman standing over me! I have only enough time to think, 
"I must have cried myself to sleep."
The woman crouches faster than I can react and thrusts the end of a vial full of liquid in my mouth. Reflexively, I swallow tasting copper; my face scrunches and I gag. She then holds up a mirror silently showing me my own reflection.
    The mirror flashes glinting like silver and is framed with shinning gemstones. Studying the girl in the mirror; in shock I forget my surroundings. I reach out touching the mirror for she is not familiar. The girl is a pale porcelain doll, both beautiful and timeless.  She has the kind of eyes women would die for, large and youthful. Irises sapphire blue and as clear as crystals. Dark tresses, curled into soft ringlets frame her angular face. Curls brush her shoulders as I shake my head in wonder. Starting with shock, I watch her eyes,
"No..." I whisper. 
"Your eyes." A lilting voice whispers in my head.  
I stare harder swearing I must be seeing things. 
I could have swore I saw...
The mirror clatters to the floor with a loud clang as my ears roar and darkness swallows me again. 

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       The first thing I notice when I next awake is scent, something near me smells delicious! I slowly open my eyes and peek around me. I sit up, realizing I am still in the room. Now there is a table in the center where there wasn't before. Sliding out of the bed with no memory of getting back into it, I approach the table. On it is a mirror, a goblet full of ruby colored liquid and a note. The note reads;

"Drink when hungry.
Don't be alarmed by your reflection.
I'll return after darkness falls."
—Kisses,
                 Ava

      Picking up the mirror as curiosity courses through me, I gasp. The same girl shines back at me from before. Memory returns to me of her eyes glowing with amethyst fire. My reflection stiffens with shock. 
"My eyes look normal now..." 
In confusion I blink, just to make sure. Nope. Still blue. Studying my reflection closer, I smile and jerk almost dropping the mirror. The eye teeth on my top jaw are now small fangs!My tongue flicks over them curiously and I nick the skin slightly. The wound heals itself so fast I don't even bleed! Running my fingers over my ears I feel the ends taper to a point and my hands start to shake. Strange lettering appears and disappears at random in many colors over my fair skin. The only thing that seems to have remained the same is my long, raven-black hair and the sapphire blue of my eyes. 
    My stomach growls distracting me and almost against my will I sniff the air again. I find myself leaning closer to the goblet and it dawns on me that this is where the smell is coming from! I try to resist but soon I can think of nothing else. Retreating, I slide my back against the wall beneath the window. I stand and lean out the window desperately trying to smell something else; anything else but to no avail, the smell still assails me. I curse softly, and start to pace. 
    Without knowing how, I'm standing at the table holding the goblet in my hands. I stare into the dark red liquid, feeling the cool metal of the silver goblet beneath my fingers; gingerly I bring it to my lips. I intend only a sip, but as the liquid touches my throat I groan softly!
                  
                 
                 🔹🔷Euphoria.🔷🔹


My senses intensify. I can see dust motes in the air around me. Patches of light in different colors flash in and out in the air like lightning. The lights smell like familiar and unfamiliar things: grass, campfires, incense, rain, and other smells I can't place. I can hear whispers, nothing in any language I understand. 
      Nothing though, compares to the taste. I can't even begin to accurately describe it. The best I can offer is it is like all my favorite foods and a five course meal, one taste after another.
    Before long, the cup is empty and I'm left wanting more but I'm no longer hungry. I try to remember why I should be afraid, why I should be cautious, but my mind is suddenly hazy. I lay back down in the bed and fall into slumber.
       I don't sleep long, for when I wake it is just passing twilight.  Memory returns and sitting up, I tense. The woman will be coming! I sniff the air but I don't detect anything new yet. My ears prick though with the sound of footsteps which are still far off. Twenty minutes tick by on my internal clock which is almost never wrong. Her scent begins to reach me. It is subtle, but unlike anything I have ever smelled. I sniff trying to identify scents; coconut, patchouli, and palo santo. There is also something else; a musky, wild, smell I can't place. Lost in my thoughts, the knob on my door jiggles and the lock clicks. The door swings inward, opening wide. 
       The woman glides through the door, this time I can see her clearly. She wears a cloak that looks velvety soft in bright emerald around slender shoulders. Her hair, thick and curly, is auburn. It seems to glow with an eerie fire. Her skin, snowy white like mine, flashes with the same script rainbows. It is her eyes, though, that hold my attention. Infinite age, Soulful depth and wild raw power look at me appraisingly through amethyst stained glass. I am instantly, hopelessly, captivated. 
"Who are you?" I asked breathlessly. 
Her voice is lilting and flowing like the winds as she replies, 
"Your Salvation."

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My cover picture is too large I guess...and I have other images that go with the story that I can’t insert D:

What doesn't make any sense is why when I look at myself in a mirror instead of seeing myself I see a monster. That doesn't make any sense, is that monster a part of me or does it follow me everywhere I go that has a mirror? I decided to cover the mirror with a sheet out of fear. Before the sheet had completely covered the mirror I caught a glimpse of a monstrous figure. When I moved back frightened  so did the figure. That had gotten me confused and even more scared. I told Katlyn (my friend) and she told me that I was probably just seeing things. Scared and confused I went to the bedroom Katlyn prepared for me and went to sleep. The next morning I woke up, walked to the bedroom door to open it but the door was locked. I don't get it, why is the door locked? I screamed for Katlyn but I didn't hear her come for me. Had she locked me in out of fear that I might be a monster too? I started banging on the door hoping that she will hear and let me out but still there was no response. Unable to get out through the door I walked up to the window opening it. I was on the second floor of her three story house. I grabbed my bag with everything I had and threw it out the window, then I looked around the room for anything I could use to climb out the window. Under the bed I found a rope, I thought to myself 'I can use this to climb down'. Tying the rope to the leg of the bed then throwing the other end out the window I climbed down grabbing my bag and getting in my car and driving far away from everyone to never come back. I drove all the way to Florida where nobody there knows me.  What I was not expecting was how beautiful it was. There were palm trees everywhere, as well as seagulls, and a wonderful beach with a deep long sea view.

This is a story of a girl who doesn't know that she isn't human  and will soon find out that her monster mother is only wanting to protect her from the humans finding a way to live among them falling in love. will she be able to keep her true self a secret from the world and the love of her life?

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