[Flashback -]

Nightfall Academy,

Four years ago -

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Emily moved through the empty hallway on the seventh floor of the East Tower where her evening classes were supposed to take place.

It had been a week since her eighteenth birthday and the painful incident when she found out that even though her body was that of a normal mortal, her soul was way powerful than any supernatural that had ever existed on the planet.

She still had not opened the box that Shadow gave her that day. She was afraid of finding out the truth about her real identity. She was afraid of the secrets that were trapped inside that box and her heart was too coward to open the box and face those secrets.

She took in a deep breath to calm down her racing heart. It was her first time stepping inside the East tower, one of the two mysterious and prohibited areas of the Academy where only the selected students and staff were allowed to enter.

It was not until a day ago when she got to know that these two towers were specially designed to conduct the classes of supernatural students. It was the place where these students with special powers learned to control their powers.

Though it was completely normal for humans and supernaturals to mingle on daily basis, the latter still preferred to not use their powers too often in front of the former. One of the main reasons behind this was because they did not want to scare away the humans with their powers.

The East Tower held classes for the first and second-year students while the West tower held classes for the third and final-year students.

Today was Emily's first-class with the supernatural teachers and fellow students. Not only Shadow refused to accompany her but he even stopped Rylan and Shane from coming with her because according to him - 'It's time for her to start doing what she came here to do. She wants to grow stronger and independent then let this be her first test.'

Emily was so nervous and lost in her thoughts that she did not notice the girl who suddenly walked out of one of the classrooms on her left, causing the two of them to bump into each other.

"Ouch!"

"Aah... I... I'm sorry... sorry... " the girl kept apologizing as she hurriedly collected her backpack that had slipped from her hand when they collided.

"No, it's okay. I was so lost in my thoughts that I completely forget where I was going. I'm sorry too. Are you alright?" Emily asked with a polite smile on her face.

The girl was giving her positive vibes which helped her calm down a little bit. She watched as the girl adjusted her round glasses before she finally replied, "I'm alright. Thank you. Don't get late for your class by the way. It's almost time for the first lesson."

Damn!

Emily hurriedly checked her watch to see that only two minutes were left. She bid goodbye to the girl and made her way to Mr. Wandler's office.

The only good thing about her new classes was that she won't be taking the practical lessons with the rest of the first-year students. The headmaster of the Academy had allowed her taking one on one personal sessions for the next month and only after that would she join the others.

However, she would still have to join the others for the theoretical studies but she did not mind at all.

She knew that she got the privilege only because of Shadow and she was more than thankful. The embarrassment that she would have felt while failing in the practical classes in front of the entire class, she felt chills running down her spine just at the mere thought.

She knocked on the office door and opened it after she heard a gloomy voice allowing her to enter. As she walked inside the office and closed the door behind her, she hurriedly inspected the small room.

She did not know what she was expecting but due to some weird reasons, she felt dissatisfied after finding that the office looked just like a normal office of a teacher.

"It looks like you are not that happy with my office's setup, are you?" An old man in his early fifties appeared in front of her sight as he confronted her with a soft smile on his lips.

"Good evening, Professor Wandler." Emily bowed her head in greetings. "I don't know exactly what I was expecting but I do feel like this is not the one I was looking forward to," She replied to his question sincerely with a small smile.

To her surprise, the professor chuckled at her response before he signaled her to take a seat opposite to him.

Emily settled down on one of the two chairs and nervously anticipated whatever was coming next. To be honest, she was actually excited about learning magic but at the same time, she was also nervous.

Professor Wandler checked her pulse and started noting down something in his diary. After a few minutes, he finally put away his diary before he faced her.

"You are one of the rare cases among our race. Your inner core has opened up on your birthday, meaning that you can use the magical energy that's present in this world and use it according to your wish. It's up to your capability about how many spells and charms you can control. As for your real power... it's still sleeping inside you. Let's see if it will open up around your twenty-first birthday."

Emily nodded her head as the professor recited the same words that Shadow had told her.

"Actually, it's a good thing that your own powers are still sleeping. It won't be easy for you to handle the outer and inner magical energy at the same time. Now you have almost three years to learn how to control the outer magical energy and catch up with the other students."

Emily again nodded her head in understanding. It was really good for her that her inner magical energy was still sleeping. Not only because of what the professor had told her but also because it meant that her true identity was still a secret.

Because according to Shadow - No one at the Academy was allowed to find out that she was not one of the supernaturals!