UNDER THE MASK - EPISODE 8

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Kaitlyn kept running while Damon Kept running after her, shouting her name

“Hope he hasn’t seen my face, gosh!” Kaitlyn said as she ran deeper and deeper into the woods

Damon is already sweating profusely cos throughout all his years as a supernatural, he has never seen someone as fast as her before, she runs even faster than a cheetah and now Damon is breathing heavily

“Wait up!, Just take your mask and nothing else!” He shouted again

Kaitlyn’s legs gradually stopped running and later stopped fully

She stood and walked backwards towards him, she pointed her hands backwards and Damon placed the mask on it

She put it on and slowly faced him

“What was that?” Damon asked

“I’m sorry master , I…

“I mean your running speed, are you wind?, Gosh! ” Damon said , still breathing and sweating heavily

“Did I run fast?” Kaitlyn asked

“Gosh! You just asked that question seriously?, I almost died cos of your speed, thankfully I’m a supernatural, if I’m not I’d have died…. Back then, you walked in the fire without getting burnt or slightly hurt, you mastered how to use your powers for not more than five minutes, and now the speed?, Who are you? ” Damon said

” Kaitlyn, just a normal supernatural, right?” She said, her lips curving Into a smile

” No you’re not, I need to inform the dean” he replied

“Oh..”

“Yeah, let’s go back to the academy” he replied, leading the way while she followed but she can’t get her mind off what happened earlier

“I need to clear my thoughts” she said slowly

“Em… Damon” she called slowly

“Eh?” He replied, looking back

She slightly rubbed her neck, searching for how to ask.

“What?” Damon asked

“Em, my face, did you see it? ” She asked slowly, still rubbing her neck embarrassedly

Damon sighed softly. “Why?”

“Em i… just asked” she replied

“No” he smiled and kept walking

” Yes!” Kaitlyn jumped up and stumbled on a stick, she’d have landed on the ground but Damon was swift, he turned back and let her land on his chest

Her hands stayed on his shoulders and his on her waist, they stayed that way for over a minute before she stepped away from him and quickly bowed

“I’m so sorry master, I’m sorry,I’m very sorry, I…

” My ears will burst with sorry at this rate so stop” Damon interrupted

“Oh…then…I guess… I’ll..go first!” She said quickly and rushed off

” I’m becoming more and more careless!, Kaitlyn!” She said to herself as she rushed off..

” She’s clumsy” Damon said, following behind

He remembered a part of her face he saw earlier and sighed

“If one side of her face is that pretty, then she’ll surely be fully pretty, then why the mask?, Or is there a scar on the other side?” He wondered.

****

” Hey girlfriend” Rainbow beamed, waving at Kaitlyn immediately she entered the academy

“Oh… Rainbow!” Kaitlyn waved back, going to her

Rainbow held Kaitlyn’s hands and smiled broadly

“Even under that mask, I sense you’re beautiful” she said

” Whoa!” Kaitlyn smiled

” Yes, so what are you doing now?, Should we go practice swords fight together?” Rainbow asked, smiling deceptively

” Em, I’m actually just coming from my training with Damon and…

” You’re hungry” Rainbow interrupted

“Oh, yeah” Kaitlyn replied, touching her hair fondly

“I’m hungry too but Athena is too lazy, I’m sure food is not ready by now so let’s go practice together” Rainbow said, trying to pull her along

” You’re just unbelievable , I’m lazy?” Athena said, coming with Venus with a frown on her face

“Well aren’t you lazy?, It always takes forever before you can finish cooking a meal” Rainbow rolled her eyes

” You’re always changing, sometimes kind sometimes harsh, sometimes nice and sometimes harsh, it’s a good thing you were named Rainbow” Athena smiled

Venus quickly slipped her arm on Rainbow’s neck

” Girlfriend, she has finished cooking breakfast so don’t argue, let’s go eat” she said and winked

Rainbow held Kaitlyn’s hand . ” Let’s go eat” she said

Kaitlyn smiled and held Athena’s hand. “So far you’ll be the one to serve us, let’s go together” she said and Athena nodded as they all went in

Library***

Min kept reading the books without stopping, he flipped through the pages fast cos he’s a fast reader, a look on a page with his eyes, he’ll assimilate everything on the page

He does mass assimilation too, that involves just placing his palms on the front page of the book and closing his eyes then everything in the book will enter his brain but maybe he doesn’t want to try that

He flipped through the pages and assimilated, secrets of demons, names of demons and their appearance description

He flipped through a page but flipped back swiftly..

“King Dantalion” he muttered, hardening his fist

He slowly looked up from the book and smirked hatefully

“Dantalion!” He said sharply, hitting his hand on the table

Dantalion the king of demons was the one who killed his dad and he has been planning to revenge since then

“Bloody Dantalion, anytime I come face to face with you, that day will be your deathday, I’ll make the spot your death place!” He said hatefully and hit the table angrily again..

His eyes shone green to confirm his pure anger, Damon came in at that time and looks surprised

Min’s eyes came back to normal immediately Damon got to him

“Hey why the anger? , No one is here with you” Damon said

“You won’t understand” Min replied and stood to go

” Don’t go to your room, you should go for breakfast, it’s ready” Damon said and Min left

Damon glanced at the book he was reading, he’s about to look up from it when he saw Dantalion’s picture and his name was written boldly on top of it in the page

Damon took the book and squinted . “His anger surely has something to do with the king of demons” he said.

***

Depp paced round his room frustratedly and his head is almost in tatters right now.

Anytime he sees Min or Kaitlyn, even Damon, his anger grows and his thirst for more power grows too

That made Cruella’s words ring in his head

“The academy orb, should I go for it?, Should I?, What if Dean Asher gets me?, I’ll be devoured by the lion in the underground cage, no I can’t” he said to himself, staring at his sword.

” But I want more powers” he said again

He sat on his bed and inhaled hard. “I’ll need more powers if I’ll successfully steal the orb , I should go meet Cruella, she should give me powers first and then I can steal the orb” he thought

Dinning hall**

Min entered with Yeontan in his arms and sat beside Eden who’s already eating

“Hey Min, you look moody, anything the problem?” Eden asked with concern

” Nope” he replied simply as Athena served his meal

” Thanks Athena” he smiled

” Finish it or else …” Athena said

“I will , I promise” he replied

Damon came in and sat with them

“By the way, doesn’t Depp mingle?” Min suddenly asked

“how will a weak supernatural mingle with his seniors in power” Mercury replied from the other table

” Shut up , you both are just the same, you love being in the spotlight and being the only noticeable one” Eden replied.

” I wasn’t talking to you” Mercury spat

“Then ignore me too” Eden replied and everyone laughed

“Well, I’m in support of Mercury this time around” Rainbow said

” Oh, she fluctuated again, when will you stop perambulating?, Sometimes here sometimes there” Venus said

” Ignore me” Rainbow scowled, going to sit with Mercury

” I never said you could sit with me” Mercury said seriously

” And no one says you own this table” Rainbow replied in same manner and everyone laughed

Dean Asher passed by the dinning and they all bowed..

“Uncle!” Rainbow almost shouted, smiling and standing

” Sit” Asher said and she did that slowly

“Eat well, your strength Won’t only come from your powers, it’ll also come from foods” he said

” Yes master” they all chorused

“master, I’d love to see you” Damon said, bowing

” See me in my parlour” Asher replied

” Yes master” he replied

” By the way, Lett Park will be coming back tomorrow” Asher announced

” Yay!!!!” They all screamed as Asher Left

“Who’s Lett Park?” Min asked

“Master Asher’s best friend, and the second master of this academy, he’s like master Asher’s assistant,he travelled some years ago” Damon replied and left the hall

Yeontan came waggling it’s tail at him. “Tan , what?” He asked

The dog blinked severally and Min smiled.

“Where’s Lynn?” He asked Eden

“She’s always wearing a mask and she’d apparently take off her mask while eating so she eats in her room” Eden replied and Min stood immediately

He left the hall and went to the girls chamber

The name of each room occupant was slated in a shinning slate and pasted on the door so it’s easy to recognize it

He knocked her door when she just finished eating

Kaitlyn quickly wore her mask and opened the door with a smile on her visible lips

“Min” she said in that cool voice

“It’s me, Yeontan was bothering me about you so…” Min said and Yeontan immediately jumped on her, wanting to lick her face again but the mask obstructed so it coiled in her hand and looked up at her, he won’t stop looking

Kaitlyn stroked it’s head and smiled at the cute dog

“By the way, why don’t we practice together tonight?, Swords fight” he asked

” Sure, I’m in” she replied, stroking Yeontan’s head

“So Tan will stay with you till then, see ya” Min smiled and left

Kaitlyn watched him till he’s out of sight and smiled

“He’s kind” she thought

***

Dean’s parlour**

Damon took his seat at the dean’s orders, facing him

“How’s the training with Kaitlyn?” Asher asked

“It’s why I came to see you, I don’t think she needs more training” he replied

” Why?”

” She has powers than any student here in the academy sir”

” What are you talking about?”

” She walked into a burning fire but never got hurt, she ran faster than a cheetah and she learnt how to use and control her powers for not more than five minutes” he said

” Really?, She walked inside a burning fire?” Asher asked shockingly

” Yes master” Damon replied

Asher decided to pretend like he’s not surprised. “You may leave” he said

Damon bowed and left immediately

Asher hit his pointer finger slowly on his chair arm

“So that’s the cause of the scent I can perceive from her, the special one?” He thought.

***

Night**

Kaitlyn rushed down the hallway with her sword and Yeontan just to meet Min at the practice ground for their practice when she came across Eden

“Masked girl” Eden smiled

“Kaitlyn” Kaitlyn said

“I know, but you’re always wearing a mask so that name suits you” he replied, swinging his hand

” what?” She asked

” I was doing power practice, I tried lighting a fire with my finger and it got burnt slightly” he replied

” That’ll hurt!” She said, grabbing his hand

She looked at the wounded finger and blew air on it from her mouth, immediately it blew on it, the scar dissappeared and the pains stopped

“Whoa!, You’re great, no one can heal pains and wounds here” Eden said shockingly

” Take care” Kaitlyn smiled and left

Eden looked at the finger again and smiled.. “She’s cool* he thought, looking at the finger while walking away

Rainbow revealed herself from behind the pillow with a smirk on her face

“Great huh?, Eden you can’t start liking that faceless ugly supernatural!” She spat, breathing heavily

***

Kaitlyn got to the practice ground and Min is already waiting

Yeontan ran to him and licked his face as usual

“Lynn you came late” he said

” Mian hamnida (I’m sorry)” she smiled, letting it reflect on her lips

“It’s fine, so shall we get started?” Min asked, picking his sword

Kaitlyn stood in position with her sword too

It’s a dark night with no moon on the sky but thanks to the academy lights, everywhere is bright

Kaitlyn changed forward first and Min made the second move too, they clashed in the middle and their swords made heavy contacts with each other in the practice

They both fought viciously but Kaitlyn seems to be having the upper hand, Min breathed hard when they had a break, he dipped his sword in the ground and stood still

“You’re great, each clash of your sword on mine makes my body shiver” he said, still breathing heavily

Kaitlyn made to respond but that instant, the moon decided to come out suddenly without warning

Kaitlyn’s heart missed beats as she stared at the sky fearfully, the moon shone directly on her face

“Lynn” Min called but she’s not even listening

“No” she said slowly and made to run in but the pain gripped her instantly and the mark on her neck shined brightly, illuminating the whole place

Min hasn’t seen something like that before so he just stood and watched in awe as she went down on her knees, and cried out loudly, sweating profusely

“Lynn!” He shouted and ran to her

He tried to hold her but the force of her body pushed him away and he landed far away, slamming on the wall heavily

He stood up immediately and this time, Kaitlyn is already shedding blood, it’s trickling down her chin

“What… What is this” he thought fearfully as the moon disappeared and he rushed to her again

He knelt beside her and she fell in his arms unconsciously

“Lynn!” He yelled but got no answer, then a tear trickled down her face from under her mask, it went down her chin and dropped on Min’s palm

The next thing was that the tear turned to a cowry

He looked at it and got more shock before looking at her unconscious body again

“Lynn!!!” He screamed again before carrying her in his arms and running with super speed into the academy.