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Elle kept her head low as she slowly waded through the bustling city streets of Atlanta, there was much to see and do, so much so that Elle felt overwhelmed. Dappled fragments of orange light fell aross her olive green bomber jacket and almost framed her shoulder length chocolate hair. A small spray of freckles ran their way across her creamy white skin making her look more childish then she was. Her sixteenth birthday shouldn't have to be spent traipsing her way around trying to find her mum. She had lived with her mum all her life and apparently her dad had left before she was born, unfortunately Elle found it hard to belive that she hadn't had a few one night stands and that she was the result of one. Her full name was Emmanuelle Blake, a bit of a mouthful so it usually just got shortened to Elle or Emm. Flicking her hair back Elle rounded on the large city building where her mum had given her strict instructions to go straight too. Perhaps it was a birthday surprise of some sort but who knew. Walking through the automatic doors Elle breathed in the thick scent of air freshener, it seemed that always office buildings such as these had to be immaculately clean. It felt kind of oppressing inside, like she wasn't meant to be here. But she had checked and double checked for the location, glancing her hazel-green gaze around she saw no receptionist sitting at the desk. Elle didn't really feel like walking in the wrong room or anything so she took a seat near the desk in a plushy oversized blue chair.

(sorry its a bit short xD)

I walked thru Atlanta minding my business. I was bored and had nothing better to do, so i decided to go out for a walk thru the city. Today i was wearing A black jacket, with a black shirt underneath it, with black jeans tucked into my favorite pair of black and purple boots. The only part of my brown skin that was exposed was my hands. I had my hood up and it covered my black hair and red eyes. After awhile i began to see pieces of a portal structure. That wasn't strange for me because i saw them all the time, but for some strange reason they were glowing an unnatural black. Usually they were always white. I looked closer at them and it seemed like there was a trail of them leading to some place. I began following the train hoping i could find out why the pieces were acting strange. I soon made it to a building where the trail stopped. I didn't have a good feeling about this place, but i didn't want to just leave after i came all the way over here. I didn't know what to expect inside of it so i slowly made my way inside of the building and looked around. "Hello? Anyone here?" I stopped looking around when i saw some girl sitting down in a chair. She seems normal. She probably has nothing to do with this. I hope i didn't come here for no reason.

Adrianna flung the door of her house open and ran out, manuvering her way through the bustling streets of Atlanta. She knew she was going to regret it immensely of she was late again, so she practically ran through people in order to get where she was headed. When she got in that area, she pulled out a map and looked around. It was weird how they wanted to meet here, she'd never been to this area before. Looking around confused, she finally sighed, giving up and walking around. A large building caught her attention am get the crowd of people. It felt.almost...ominouz, but she liked that sorta thing. So she walked inside, only to see no receptionist, and two people sitting down. She shrugged as she decided to take a seat as well, trying to get rid of the lump in her throat from how award she felt.

Elle suddenly noticed the figure of a brown hued teenager around a similar looking age to herself. Quickly by an also similar aged girl, Elle opened her mouth quickly to speak to the new-comers, "Errr hi?" Elle spoke awkwardly. perhaps this was her mum's idea of a birthday surprise inviting a load of strangers. "Have you been invited here by my mum? her names Davida, you might know her" Elle found herself working up the courage to at least ask this question. Her emerald gaze flickering between the two uncertainly, it seemed like both of them had arrived in some sort of hurry. The dark skinned boy gave her the creeps slightly in his hooded clothing and they looked much to informally dressed to be classed as business men/women. Gulping her dry throat clear Elle watched them nervously, twitching her fingers as she had run out of small-talk rapidly.

Crap, i didn't think anyone else would be here. Okay, let me make up a believable lie. I pulled my hoodie down and smiled. "No, i wasn't invited by anyone. I'm from a tech company. I was on break and my boss told me to get here as quickly as possible. That's why i'm not dressed in my work clothes." I said. I looked towards the desk and saw no one was here. "Oh, i guess i should just wait till someone gets here to let me up." I walked over to a seat and sat down at it. I hope that was even a bit believable.

It was just then that Adrianna noticed the other two sitting by her. She lleyed them both carefully before thinking to herself.

if hes on break, then that means he'd already be working. So shouldn't he be in his work clothes??

She decided to let it drop for now, as it wasn't her business anyway. She then looks at the girl who seemed to be nervous.

"No, I wasn't invited to a party. I was looking for a friend and got lost...so I'm waiting here..."

Elle found herself smiling at the newcomer now, the girl standing away from them eyed them carefully and Elle tried to ignore her actions. She wasn't sure if she completely believed them both but it didn't seem that she was going to get any more of an answer from them. Elle began twitching her fingers again absent-mindedly as she paused for thought of something to say. "Did your your boss tell you what they wanted?" Elle suddenly found herself blurting out, his story for some reason seemed to suspicious to be true. Elle just had a funny feeling in her gut about this whole thing, like something was off. The energy she sensed from these people seemed to confirm it, the girl's story of waiting for a friend seemed like absolute bull-shit straight away. It really gave her that strange feeling about this all, not to mention she found herself doubting her mum's intentions for some odd reason. Don't get her wrong, Elle's mum was a lovely person just a bit eccentric and really controlling. It got on Emmanuelle's nerves loads, including her own eccentric name given to her. Letting her eyes flicker to the dark skinned boy she had a curious thought. Usually at firms like this they tend to hire older people, perhaps he was on an apprenticeship?

I looked at her and shrugged. "Well, i started extra early today, so i was supposed to have a three hour break. So, i changed back into my normal clothes. So, during the middle of my break he calls me and tells me he needs me to do a job. Once he told me where, i mostly ignored him because i was frankly pissed that he ruined my break. And here i am. I figured the people who called could tell me."

never heard of a three hour break before....

She thinks to herself. She just leans back in her chair and waits for anything to happen. She didn't like being bored anyway. Suddenly her phone went off, and she scrambled for it in her bag before pulling it out and opening it. Her eyes skimmed her phone before a frustrated look went across her face.

"Just perfect..."

She mumbles under her breath before putting her phone away and digging for her something else. She pulls out the map from earlier and starts to look it over.

Elle thought there may be something suspicious about him, she had to belive him. what other explanation could there be really? Elle shot a small smile at him and let her gaze now drift towards the girl once more the girl scrambled for her phone as it went off and Elle stared awkwardly as a frustrated look passed across the girl's face. Quickly a soft ding interrupted Elle's thoughts, a small elevator to the left of her opened up and a smartly dressed woman stepped out. She flashed a large smile at them all, she gave Elle the creeps immediately.

"Ahhh Emmanuelle, your mum is upstairs.....please follow me up to floor 19."

The woman spoke in a sickly sweet voice and the floor seemed strangely specific to be the top floor. Elle supposed there wasn't much else to do and stood up quickly shooting a nervous glance at the other two people. Perhaps they would follow her up on the stairs? It was a random thought but for some reason she could guess it happening. Stepping into the elevator the woman pressed a few buttons and it sped up with a jolt. The doors quickly slid open and something out of nightmare's revealed itself. The fist thing Elle saw was her mother standing awkwardly to one side and then she saw it. It was hovering mid air, it's body was a hue of pale red and slices and pus filled cuts ran down its body. Its eyes were of a glinting purple and in that moment Elle viewed pure horror, she stood still for a moment frozen with shock until her eyes flickered wildly and she stood to scared for words to describe.

I tapped my finger for a minute and once the girl and the lady was gone i got up. "I gotta go to the bathroom. I'll be back soon." I went to the door that led to the stars, opened it, walked in, and then closed the door behind me. "She said floor 19. If she's right that's the floor where most of the pieces for the portal structures are." Well, looks like i'm about to crash someone's birthday party. I walked up the stairs and made my way up the top floor.

Adrianna glanced up as the woman walked in, looking at the other girl and leading her to the elevator. She packed all her stuff away and then watched the boy get up and leave. She just furrowed her brow and though to herself.

something is wrong... that woman who left with the girl sitting here...there's something not right. Her eyes didn't have anything good behind them....she looked like she was planning something....

She was usually really good at reading into peoples behavior. She felt like if she didn't follow them she was gonna regret it. She nodded with determination in her eyes as she grabbed her backpack and headed for the stairs. She ran up the stairs, slowing down to quiet her footsteps as she reached closer to the top. When she reached the 19th floor she slowly walked up, only to see the boy from before. Now she knew something was up. She slowly approached h from behind and looked inside the window to the office, only to see the girl with something....not human. Her eyes widened and her hand grasped her mouth as she tried to keep quiet long enough to see what was going on.

Elle stood in silence, shocked, horrified, petrified were all words that came to mind but none of which could fully describe the horror she was viewing right now. One single word came to mind, demon. It wasn't like one of those horror movies because it was real and so much worse, the sickly blood infused smell made her gag. Words would not come to her mouth yet the... demon spoke for her. "What a shame..... I was looking for a welcome." The demon spoke its voice a smooth, sweet mish-mash. "Now your mum here so gladly wondered into our little...plan, I would like you to take a seat at the table Emmanuelle. Don't be stupid enough to try anything please." Elle's mum awkwardly wondered over to the oak polished table and sat down awkwardly, and Elle felt the urge to fight but sat down anyway. Lying ontop of the table was a chess set, made out of frosted glass, it looked somewhat important. Elle's mum gulped and made a I'm sorry look at her. The demons voice sounded once more and the lady she had been escorted up with seemed to shed her skin and change into and smaller scorpion like demon. "Emmanuelle I will say it straight.... magic exists, demons exist and you are here today for one reason. Your mum is a disciple, a demon fighter...... she made a bargain with me to save someone very, very dear to her. The bargain was is that she owed me a chance to kill you, suck all happiness from you. Of course she didn't know this at the time. Ever wonder why she made you play chess so much? Well Elle dear, chess is my game." The words that came from his twisted lips were awful but she knew they were true, her mum had not known what would happen. She had made Elle learn chess incase she had to face him, Elle felt feint.

I heard someone approach from behind, but decided to ignore them. I had bigger things to worry about. For instance the ugly monster looking thing that was in the next room and apparently, wanted to play chess with the girl? I shook my head. Whatever this thing is it's most likely knows what is wrong with the portal structure pieces. I could ask, but he doesn't seem like a friendly type. I could run and get out of here, but where's the fun in that? I continued to look thru the window and tried to hear what they where saying.

Sky watched as he talked, and then watched as the woman shed her skin, turning into a scorpion like creature. She wouldn't have believed any of this if she wasn't seeing it for herself. After a moment she noticed another woman in the room, presumably the girls mother, and a chess board made of glass. She watched as the tworld of them sat down, a bad feeling sinking into her gut.

d-does.....does he plan on killing her regardless of whether she wins or lose?! But he hasn't done anything yet...If sone thing happens then maybe I can get her out...."

Elle gulped and heaved in a deep cool breath of musky air into her lungs, her heart was thumping out of her chest and she quickly told it to calm down. Elle took a few steps towards the table and sat down, Elle had been the junior grand-master at chess. Her earliest memory was chomping on a bishop while her mum explained to her how the pieces moved, but this was no game now. The enemy was real and right in front of her, she couldn't loose. Perhaps there was no point but Elle knew she had to do this for her sake, the red demons lips began to move again. "Oh and one more thing, your dear mum Davida must fight my familiars here while you play." A cruel grin forming across his defected face, Elle paused, there was only one other demon in the room wasn't there? Just as she looked at the scorpion monster out from around the corner crawled two more. One was a pale green skinned baby with mouths in its hands and lice for hair and the other was a small crocodile with a womans hands, Surley her mum would be outnumbered? Elle felt no words forming in her clammy throat, so she just simply moved one pawn on the chess board. This would be the only way it would end.
(you two guys can come in now and the demon can make you two fight aswell??)

Now, that's just an unfair fight.She's outnumbered and i don't think she'll last that long by herself. Well, i can't just keep crouching here like a coward and not do anything to help her. I stood and walked to the door opening it wide. "Hello! Whether you like it or not i'll be helping this lady." I said pointing at Davida. "Fight those two ugly creatures over there." I said pointing at what i guess where very ugly demons. I took my jacket off and tied it around my waist. I may not know how to fight a demon, but i can fight. A very useful skill that i picked up from my dad. Is it wrong that i feel excited about this? No, probably not.

Adriannas eyes widened even more as two more creatures crawled out from the darkness. The lady was gonna have to fight them? This wasn't a fair fight, and was obviously intended to make sure they both lost. Gathering her courage, she followed behind the man who entered, walking up next to the mother and facing the three demons. Her eyes traveled to the demon, her body still shifting into a fighting stance ready to defend herself and the woman.

"For someone who likes games, you'd think playing fair would be highly valued. Then again, maybe it's to much to expect from a demon? Nonetheless...."

Her eyes then travel to the daughter.

"Maybe it's not a demons preferred way to play, but at least now you have a fair shot now that the playing field is evenly matched. Just focus on the chess game and we'll handle the rest. Ok??"

She says with a cheeky grin before facing the demons once again. The grin was more or less to cover up how nervous she felt, but maybe it'd help herself keep calm. She took a drep breath, ready to fight.

(Is this still on?)

(I'm still here.)