I am extremely useless. That's the only way I can put it.

I walk through the trees and emerge into the front yard of the mansion.

Thea is gone to that suicide mission. And I couldn't stop her much less participate in anyway. I kick a stone angrily out of my way.

It's always hard to dissuade her when she's decided. Frustrating female. And am useless. I can't do anything about it. I can't be there to protect her.

I walk towards the apple tree that I have grown to like lately. Well everyone seems to like it more than the other trees littering the yard.

It has a soothing presence.

I unstrap the quiver from my back and slump down heavily leaning against the trunk throwing it beside me with the blue crystal bow and close my eyes.

Atleast her brother and sister are there with her. I convince myself and with that consolation I close my eyes.
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I walk into the laboratory for my free period. It's the only place free enough. My sister is somewhere and the boys are shouting somewhere behind me. I love free periods.

The morning sun is filtering through the overly open windows but it's still very cold as it's always is. Refreshing.

Maybe by ten it will be warmer. A glow of silver catches my eye. It's the new girl everyone is talking about. She's foreign, American maybe by the looks of it.

But that's not what catches me. I feel drawn to her somehow.

I walk up to her without realizing it. Her hair is a really weird shade of silver, not like old people silver, like lustrous liquid silver. It's so thick I itch to touch it.

She's pale, really pale and she stands out among the sea of chocolate brown bodies around her. She's alone almost out of place.

There's a certain glow about her, she seems almost lost. As I get closer I notice her silver is streaked by a very vibrant red, almost pulsing. I am very mesmerized.

She is reading something. I peek around her shoulder to see. Sense and Sensibility, fascinating.

"I love Jane Austen too but I like Pride and Prejudice more."
It is out of my mouth before I could stop. Oh well, I might introduce myself as well. A pair of striking wide grey eyes focus on me.

"My name is Ahmad."
Wait what? My name is Karim. I lick my suddenly dry lips and try again.

"My name is Ahmad" Now I am panicking and sweating. All around me everything starts fading.

I make to grab her before the darkness swallows her but she vanishes like the mist too.

Am plunged into darkness. I try to run away from it but I stumble and fall really hard.

A small light appears before me. I get up shakily and follow it curious like the idiot iam. It stops before me and it glows brighter. Shinning. Expanding. I shield my eyes as I gasp.

My gut is twisting in terrible knots. The glow subsides and there standing before me is myself or atleast a something that looks like me with black eyes and a small smirk. I swallow.

The thing looks at me and without warning lunges at me. I let out a small shriek and I fall stumbling in empty darkness.

I wake up panting, the silk shirt and trousers am wearing clinging to me in cold sweat.

I look at the blue crystal bow, somehow its back in my hand and glowing a faint bluish light. That's freaky.

Before I can figure out what is wrong entirely the sky explodes with white light. The pillar of white light extends further.

The sky turns red further away really fast and the wind picks up with lethal flashes. I jump up my bad weird dream forgotten fear for Thea replacing.

The pillar attaches itself to something and black gas or so it looks starts seeping out and making its way to something. It looks like it's being syphoned by somebody.

Then the plan is working. But why is my heart in my throat then? I feel something is terribly wrong.

I watch mesmerized as multicolored swirls travel around pillar disappearing away at a point I can't further see.

The trees around me rustle and I see the remaining Fae hurrying along to take cover. The ground seems to be vibrating.

I quickly pick up the bow and quiver and walk to where all this is coming from. I run into the forest I need to get to them.

I see an orb of bluish light swirling around the trees. I halt my run. Through and through like it's looking for something. I stand and watch as it stops about three feet parallel from me.

I hold me breath and don't dare move. Faster than I could imagine it races at me and disappears into my forehead.

I gasp and land on my knees feeling weightless for a moment and overwhelmed.

Then a warm feeling settles deep within me pooling in my stomach.

Am straining for breath now and my head is pounding like somebody is rolling boulders in there. I clutch my ears to try and block the noise out.

Something conflicts within me. Then the pain comes. It feels like my head is splitting over and over. I scream.

"What is happening to me?"
I pant to myself. This is so weird. I have seen weird but this is too much. Then as suddenly as it started it ends. But I feel different though I still feel the same.

A rush of energy surges with in me. Maybe it's an adrenaline rush. In this situation it's all I could come up with. Basic survival instincts kicking in.

I get up with a determined push no idea what is driving me and jog to where the barrier area, the boundary that separated us from the Blood Fae.

There should be a barrier here but I remember the plan. Of course the barrier is gone. The scene unfolds further infront of me. I am  immobilized.

The sky is now a bright clear blue and stretching as far as my eyes could see are blackened burnt trees. Skeletons litter the ground randomly.

The origin of the pillar of light is Thea's sword sticking out from the ground. It is flickering on and off like a dying light, that isn't good. It draws it's energy from her.

Artemis, Emmeline, Jake are far away siphoning the last of the dark gas stuff into them. When did Thoren get here? Last we ever saw him was when he stormed out at breakfast.

There is a pulsating dark aura around them. Whatever energy they are taking in is making them stronger. I look further around.

The water body Thea is supposed to be in is empty. She was supposed to be in there but there is no water even. Had it failed? Where is she? I start panicking. Something is very wrong.

My eyes scan around all the while am dreading what I'll find. I grit my teeth and force my hands to stop shaking. Focus.

Then I see a clear blue blob but upon more observation it is water with about a dozen beings in white and glowing around it. It's like a huge globe.

Air pocket specialty of the Water Fae. How did I know that? I have no idea.

Their hands are raised over it but my attention is on the girl in the whitish blue dress with large purple lumniscent  eyes and focusing more at the blob. I follow her gaze.

Thea is inside kneeling her sickly face contorted in concentration. Her silver hair isn't glowing anymore.

She is infact looking pale and ghostly like she is resigned to death as her only option.

I have never seen her this pale, almost dead and looking so hopeless.

The people in white are emitting white wisps of energy into the blob. It takes me a minute to realize they are replenishing her lost energy.

Healing her with combined effort. A little from everyone.

Then something strange happens. Her hair glows it's vibrant silver again from the roots but more fascinating it takes on a fiery red quality as she absorbs the wisps from the water around her into her air pocket.

I watch as it turns vibrant red from the roots to the tips pulsing like it's being injected with gallons of dark red blood. And more, she starts to glow, her veins taking on golden highlights.

The beings supplying her with power look strained, not strained but worried. She's sucking them up almost like she's power drunk.

Light Fae. A switch suddenly flips inside me. She needs to stop. It's dangerous. Abruptly her eyes snap open like she heard me. The water blob bursts and she steadily lands on her feet.

She looks the same but somewhat different. I couldn't quite place it. She's glowing. That's normal for her. The girl is a light work.

She seems to be intently listening to someone. I look around and my eyes focus on Artemis her gaze fixed on Thea.

Her, Jake and the unexpected Thoren are close but can't seem to get to Thea like there's some kind of barrier. But they seem to be communicating.

The purple eyed girl with dark hair is in a conversation with Thea. She comes forward with a glowing orb of light that she pushes into her chest. Thea doubles over dazed but not in much pain I can tell.

I start towards them but in flashes of light that force me to cover my eyes a fraction they start popping out of existence leaving some kind of flowers where they stood.

It's a stunning sight that halts my advance. Thea finally leaves the circle and seems to be talking to Jake.

I notice Emmeline standing a bit behind but she's not observing the scene infront of her, she's looking at me instead chewing on her lower lip like she does when she's concentrating enough on contemplation.

Where did that come from? How do I know that? Her pink hair has grown a bit longer and the roots show black hair. An intoxicating black pink mixture.

Her dark eyes look ever so lovely with a light crease between her brows I want to kiss away. I need to be besides her, to touch her olive cheeks feel her in my palm.

My dear Em......I gasp. Those aren't my thoughts. They can't be my thoughts.

I suck in deep steadying breaths and focus more on Thea who touches her hair and pulls it up noticing it's red. For the first time. Her jaw goes slack as clarifies what Jake has told her is true.

Her hair is beautiful. Only a few shades darker than her weird Fae Aunt's. It's got mean something. It naturally comes to me in a flash.

The more her power grows
The more destructive she'll be
With a mane of fiery red behind her.
She'll tread on the ruins
Of the realms she has destroyed
A servant to her light power
The warrior angel of destruction lusts.

I shake my head. How did I know that? lately I have been asking my self questions alot.

It seems am not getting nearly enough sleep these days. Everyone is looking at me. I realise I said that out loud.

I notice for the first time Artemis's eyes are a golden blue. They are startling and beautiful and Jake's are grey, like Thea's except hers have an exceptional specking of gold that's particularly hard to discern if you aren't a careful observer.

Thea is looking at me in horror, Artemis with apprehension and Emmeline with wonder and awe. A buzz of excitement runs through me.

A dark feeling overcomes me settling deep inside and I swallow hard. Something is wrong with me.

It wasn't a mistake I ended up in this mess.

I realize it now as Meilin, Queen Maeve and other present Fae surround me with unreadable expressions. Am screwed.