[ Ayah ]

The fog paired with the absence of moonlight rendered their vision null.

Geoffrey held onto Levi's shoulder, trying to show him he was still around.

He didn't care too much about pain, while he tried to avoid it, it wasn't something that ruined his day.

The impact of pain on others, however, was something to keep in mind. 

Who knew if Levi handled it well? He was smart, but that didn't mean much more.

I could probably deal with a couple of them blind, if only fists were involved. 

Geoffrey looked at Levi, but he couldn't even make out the outline of his head through that fog.

Levi is just too great a liability.

The steps coming from behind them were echoing louder, the person must've turned the corner.

In front of them, the sound of movements through the fog was also getting closer, faint muted vibrations that were barely discernible.

With the visibility this low, Geoffrey couldn't use his gift, colors meant little when everything was dark.

The steps behind them were so loud, they would reach them in a matter of seconds.

Geoffrey could sense that Levi was tense, trying to brace for impact.

Yet no impact came.

The steps stopped, and the muted vibrations seemed to dissipate.

"Follow me."

The voice speaking those words was sweet. It sounded slightly like Death, but prettier. There was some authority in it, but no emotions could be perceived from it alone.

Geoffrey knew that Levi must've been looking at him through this darkness, wondering if they should follow her or not.

"Who are you?" asked Geoffrey.

They heard an audible sigh, as the person turned away and started walking.

They followed her, the lack of visibility making it a hard process. 

It was impressive that the school just didn't invest in light at all, at night. When thinking about it from Death's perspective, however, this would likely be something that would facilitate students going at each other.

Wish someone had given a warning about school after-hours.

After walking for a few seconds, following the steps made by the person in front of them, they finally exited the fog.

The person before them was tall, which truly reminded Geoffrey of Death.

Her figure was one that would have anyone turn their head as she walked by.

Moonlight pierced through the clouds, revealing her for a second. 

"You're a student?" said Geoffrey.

Her uniform confirmed it, rendering his question as more of an observation.

She wore it pretty well, her curves nicely defined as she took every steps.

But more than that, the one thing that stood out was the golden outline that shone as the moonlight hit it.

"And a third year too," said Levi, next to Geoffrey.

She took a sudden left, quickly followed. The hallway they turned into they had never taken before.

It looked like any other, with considerable space in-between the doors.

She opened the first one on the left, and entered leaving it open behind her.

Levi stopped before following her inside, glancing at Geoffrey who nodded.

"I should be sleeping, right now..." muttered Levi.

They stepped inside, and what they saw was simply unimaginable.

Large chandeliers suspended on the ceiling revealed the interior of the most luxurious room they had stepped in so far.

The room was immense, easily three stories high. It was extremely large as well, larger than any other room he had seen, excepting the cafeteria which was a beast on its own.

There were tall arching windows that almost reached the ceiling, with detailed and intricate designs that ran all around them, which reminded Geoffrey of embroidery designs he had seen before.

Some pillars were laid around the room, carved from what must've been marble, with different animals showing through it as they spun toward the ceiling.

While in front of them there was all those windows that watched over the garden, there was also a small door on the left that indicated there must've been a balcony. 

On the right was a lounge area that dropped down a few steps. There were long dark red couches with golden outlines, and even a fireplace along the wall. 

There were quite a few interesting things there, yet on their left was the most interesting thing they could see.

There was a second floor, with a railing that defined it. The stairs leading up were long and large, the material must've been granite. They couldn't see what was up there, but it must've been a bedroom, since under this second floor they could see a kitchen.

It was one you would expect out of a cooking show, the counter was almost the size of the room, who needed that much space too cook?

Geoffrey couldn't see any stove, but he knew those designs from when he was alive, the stove was simply built into the countertop.

He could see the refrigerator along the wall, hard to not notice as it was hugged by two similar appliances that must've been freezers. 

In front of the kitchen was the area that served for dining, a large rectangular table with many chairs that were simply eccentric, at this point. 

The back of those chairs reached two meters high, something that one would see in villain lairs in movies, thought Geoffrey.

As they stood in the entrance, the student was heading toward the lounge area.

The door loudly closed behind them. They took a few steps in, mostly taking in how pleasant it was.

As if summoned by the noise, quick steps could be heard coming from the second floor.

Appearing at the top of the stairs was a maid. A traditional one, with the outfit he had seen multiple times before.

Really?

She quickly ran down the stairs, she must've been slightly older than them, but not by much. 

"I didn't expect you to be back so late, Lady Ayah... And with guests? This never happens... Let me quickly prepare something" she hurriedly said.

Once she finally set foot on the ground floor, she quickly made her way toward the kitchen.

It looked as if she had already planned what was to be cooked, as she quickly set a pan on the countertop. 

She then crouched, but quickly reappeared with a rice cooker in her arms. 

"Come."

Levi and Geoffrey turned toward their host, who was rigidly sitting on the biggest couch, her legs crossed as she pointed toward the smaller couch before her.