Sydney Marin series

In New Orleans, there are no paranormal creatures existed. There are no paranormal things at all. Can you believe it? What if the paranormal creatures are living in another realm that is totally invisible to humans. That's possible, right?

There's a street in New Orleans that absolutely looks like an entrance to a large forest. That's where a realm is hidden. Only paranormal creatures can enter it with a secret portal. Humans will just pass the road and reach their homes without even knowing about a place like that.

" We should Break-up. You are driving me crazy. I hate you" a teen girl scolded in her phone passing the road. She hangs up on her boyfriend before he had time to explain it to her. She glanced at her watch. The whole place feels weird to her. She couldn't spot any persons. She kept on walking fastly hoping to reach her home. But it seems like she's walking for hours. The darkness, wind, silence gave her goosebumps. She's the one person who's standing on a road alone.

When she finally spotted the street board, the name feels different. It says " Slateville". A street like that doesn't even exist. She looks around everywhere to find nothing. She regretted dumping her boyfriend. Now, who will take her home? She fumbled to take her phone and call her brother. When she concentrated on searching his number, there's a silent whisper ringing in her ear.

" Who's that?" she bravely asked with lots of fear inside her and trembling legs. She looked again at the board. Some words appeared right before her eyes below the word " Slateville"

"Beware of this town" written in blood.

' Is it really blood' she gasped and dropped her phone. ' Oh god, I want to go home' she thought to herself

" Well, there's no possibility for that, " says someone behind her. she turned with her mouth opened wide to see a boy standing five feet away from her. How come she didn't see him before while she's standing there for more than an hour.

" Who are you?"

" That's not important. You saw too much." He smirked. She can't even able to see his face clearly in the dark. when he moved closer to her, she can see something she never imagined.

Fangs.

" Ahhhhhhhhhhh" Her scream echoed all over the place but no one can hear her. Well, no humans can hear her. She felt into darkness and went unconscious. She's in Slateville where everything excited.

Vampires, werewolf, witch, warlock, demons, banshee, etc.... no human is supposed to see that.

Sydney Marin

" Hear these words hear my cry, spirit from the other side, come to me I summon thee"

I chanted these lines with full concentration. I already placed Five candles in the middle of the forest. It's going to be Midnight and I can't able to figure out how to use this spell perfectly to bring back my dead parent's spirit. I even placed both of their photos in the middle of the candles.

" Why can't I do this spell? Iam good at everything than this, " I shouted in irritation. Iam a very good witch in my sixteen years. I will turn sixteen in one week and all of my life I never left my house. I don't have any memories of my parents. They died when Iam three. Now Iam with my Aunt Lydia. She always tells one thing " Never leave our house and you shouldn't talk with others. Iam telling this to protect you. That's your parents wish bla bla bla..." I mimicked her in my mind.

Iam not a kid. I don't need protection. I want to explore my realm Slatteville city. I want to take with other witches in my age. I even wanna know about Vampires, werewolf, and make some friends which Iam not allowed to do. In my whole life, it's only me and my aunt.

I walked over to a tree and sat down turning off my torch. The candle lights in enough for me, Iam not afraid of the dark. The silence never haunted me. I kept my hands on my head which is hurting like hell whenever I tried this spell.

It hurts me that I never got to see my parents. My aunt loves me and cares for me even though she acted harsh sometimes. But I want my parents. I think I will stay here near the tree than going back to my home. She will be angry because I left the house. She doesn't know I stole her powerful spell book to summon my parent's spells. I crawled a little to get the Spellbook. It's big and more black magic inside it. Iam so eager to try it all. What am I gonna do being alone every day than trying some spells?

Suddenly the wind is getting stronger, the fire in the candle is all blown away. I heard some silent whispering.

" Is anybody here?" I shouted turning on the torch and looked around everywhere. But the whisper started to gets louder. When I concentrated on it harder I can hear my name over and over.

Sydney Marin

Sydney Marin

Sydney Marin

I closed my ears as the whispers turned into a shrieking noise. I don't know why am I hearing my name continuously. Something's wrong. I gotta reach my home. I left all the candles there, kept my parent's photo in my jeans pocket. Iam wearing my blue T-shirt and jeans and with the large Spellbook, on one hand, a torch on the other hand. When I started running the shrieking voice follows me behind. My black hair is blown and messed up in this strong wind. Some trees around me started falling. I make my way through this wind as fast as I can. Soon on my way, a tree is about to fall. I dropped the torch and raised my hand right in the direction of the tree. A bright blue light flashed right in the direction, the tree got broken in two parts, fallen on the other side. Finally, I can see my house at the end of the forest. I stopped breathlessly at the backside of my house. Even my two-floor home looks like haunted right now.

The noise stopped once Iam near my house." Now you can't reach me." I smirked knowing my aunt used spells to block any spirits from coming here. I don't know why she did it but it's really useful right now. I surely know the spirits who are calling me are not my parents. I can feel it those voice is creepy. I tried to summon my parents, not any bad spirits. I must have messed it up again.

I walked over to the entrance slowly opening the knob of the door. The light is off. I think my aunt already slept. puff. I escaped. I slowly tried to sneak into the stairs.

" Well, let's see who's coming?" my aunt's voice ringed in my ears as the hall lights turned on in a second.

" Hi, Aunt Lydia. Did you finish your work? How's your day?" I innocently asked her. She's still in a heavy coat with many spell books on the chair. She's always busy in helping many non-witches in Slateville to do some powerful spells. You know what? that's how my parents died. Doing some dark spell which drained all their powers. They both died on the same day. That's all I know.

" I think your day will be far good than mine. Where did you go? I told you not to go anywhere, " she shouted.

" I can't stay at home every day. Iam going to be sixteen soon. I can't be alone like this forever. You are putting so much restriction. Do you know I never got a friend in my life? I don't even know the outer surroundings in Slateville. I never got to see any witches like me. You traveled all over

Slateville and even visited Earth and have seen humans. But for me, the whole world is my room. I hate this, " I poured every feeling inside me. Maybe I feel better now. She stared at me with her fierce eyes, Then I can see she got hurt by my sudden words. I never shouted like this. She gives me everything I ever wanted and kept being silent and I can't do that anymore.

" All I ever did is for you. Why can't you understand? Now Iam in a mood to give you lectures, just go to your room, " She talks with frustration. I don't know what she's dealing with. I never got a chance to know more about her job. But Iam having the worst problem than her.

" Whatever, " I walked to the stairs, hiding her Spellbook and soon I got into my room slammed the door shut. Now it's almost one o'clock and Iam not in a mood to follow her rules and sleep. Iam gonna rebel. Iam going out again through the window.

Before I step outside rain started to pour. Can't it rain at any other time? Now Iam locked in the house again. But Iam practiced to it. I spent all my time trying to do some spells and playing games on my laptop, phone. The technology in Slateville is the same as on Earth. That's what I heard about it from my aunt. My aunt Lydia is so interested in talking about Earth and the humans than telling about Slateville.To be honest, I would better be an ordinary girl in the earth than being a witch in Slateville who is captured in the home for nearly 16 years.

Suddenly something caught my attention on my desk. I walked over and saw a book. It has a heading 'Slateville' on it and a note beside it.

Dear Sydney, I know you always wanted to know more about Slateville. So I bought this book. It has a lot of information about this place. Today, I will come late at midnight. Stay in home-like every day. Bye.

I finished reading it with regret. She wrote it today for me but I left home within even seeing it. She might have kept it in my room while I was watching some romance movies in the hall. I don't know about other witches, but Iam so much interest in romance. My unlucky, I never ever saw or talked with a boy in real life. It's all because of the stupid protection Lydia's trying to do which I don't need at all. I love her caring for me and hate the way she's trying to hide the whole world from me.

I slowly opened the book to view some images in it. I flipped the pages and ended up seeing a royal lady in a blue gown with a tiara and scepter. She looked so stunning, beautiful. I don't know what this lady meant to Slateville. Then I read the heading.

Victoria Hale

The witch queen

I never knew there's a witch queen in Slateville. But then I noticed the rain stopped. I need to know more about this place but exploring it will be so good than just reading. I carried the book. I put on my black hoodie to hide my face in case of any problem and opened the window, stepping out of it. I don't know whether Lydia will find out or not but I just need to see my outer place at least one time. I promised myself I won't go outside without her permission. Maybe this will be the last time. I tried to balance on stepping on the edge of the window while having a grip on my book. I carefully jumped and grabbed the pipeline near the window.

Slowly I make my way down to the ground. I know Iam so good at sneaking out like this. Wish I could have done it earlier. I looked once again at my house and make my way out of the front room. Lydia probably won't check on me after she knows Iam upset. Iam not doing anything wrong. If she opened herself more and reveals why am I needed to be protected, I would have not doing this right now.

I started walking on the road glancing at every single thing. I am so grateful to see Slateville right before my eyes. Spending time in the middle of the forest will not be equal to this. There are some people walking on the road right now at midnight. Probably it will be some vampires. Who else will come out of the home at this time? There are many houses in order, bats flying above in the sky. Slateville is just like a city on the earth which I saw in movies. I really wanted to approach someone and talk with them. But approaching a stranger will be crazy. I will be embarrassed if I did something crazy.

" Watch your step, " I heard a harsh voice. it's the first voice I have ever heard in my life apart from Lydia. Cause I don't remember my parents. No memories of them at all.

" Sorry" I turned to tell but the person already walked away. Then I took a turn and ended up in an empty road without a single creature. It looked creepy but I am not afraid of it. I love to see or experience something which gives me goosebumps. Nothing will be more creepy than seeing some dead wandering souls which I summoned today.

I took each step slowly. My footsteps are the only ones to be heard on the whole road. Everyone's house is locked, with no sign of any people. I expect something more like seeing a demon. It will be kinda interesting. But all I heard is my own breath and heartbeat. It feels like the whole place belongs to me and only me. Soon I got no excitement in expecting something unusual. It's just a normal road.

To my astonishment, I can finally make out some shapes over the edge of the road. I'm not a vampire to see it clearly, but I can see two persons and a growling sound. As I kept on walking my feet touched something liquid. That's when I realized I didn't wear my slippers. I think it will be water after rain. But I can smell something weird.

" Who are you?" I heard a strong voice. I looked up to see a person whose face isn't visible in the dark. I wish I had brought my torchlight. That person stays in the same place with something in his/her hand.

" Iam Sydney. Who are you?" I took further steps fastly and faced him. It's a boy and he's not holding any object in his hands. He's feeding on a girl. The liquid is blood. I stupidly thought it's water. He might be the first vampire I ever have seen.

" Drop the girl, " I shouted. I wasn't planning on saying it but I did without thinking. Vampires need to feed blood. Who am I stop it?

" Did I need to follow the order of some stranger?" he laughed but dropped the girl and stood next to me. I jerked back by seeing a boy, a vampire in real.

" Hi, Iam Jacen."