A New Life

Alex opened his eyes and found himself at the front of a school building. 

"What am I doing here?" He asked himself and just that moment, he felt a sharp pain at the back of his head. "Arrgh!" He groaned while holding his head.

"Oh, are you awake?" A male voice asked him. 

Looking around, he didn't see anyone, and that got him scared. 

"Who are you? Show yourself," he asked while looking around. 

"Okay," the voice replied and soon, Alex was able to see a young man with red eyes standing before him. "Can you see me?" He asked him.

"I can see you though you look faint," Alex replied.

"This is interesting," the young man replied with a grin.

"Why? Who are you?" Alex asked him

 "Because you are the only one that can see me in this form," he stated. "And my name is Arthur."

"Do you by any chance know how I got there? I can't remember anything," Alex grumbled with a worried look on his face. 

"I can help you with that," Arthur said and touched Alex's forehead. The moment he did that, Alex closed his eyes, and memories of what happened to his parents and uncle came flooding into his head. They played like a movie before his eyes and when it ended, he opened his eyes and his fists were clenched. "Did you see anything?" Arthur asked him, studying his expression.

"Damon killed my family," Alex mumbled. As young as he was, he could not forget how everyone that mattered to him was killed by one person; his father's younger brother. The grin on Damon's face when he killed his father, the smug look on his face as he watched his uncle explode — It was impossible to forget them. 

"What do you want?" Arthur asked him. "Do you wish to seek revenge on him?"

"Yes!" Alex replied instantly. "I want to kill Damon a million times but..." he added and paused afterward as a sad look appeared on his face.

"But what?" Arthur asked him.

"He is strong, I'm no match for him," Alex replied and lowered his head. 

"I can help you with that, do you need my help?" Arthur asked him and Alex raised his head to look at him.

"Will you help me become strong?" He asked Arthur who nodded his head. "Then help me!" He said to him.

"Helping you comes with a heavy price. I do not think you can do what it takes to obtain my help," Arthur replied.

"As long as you are going to make me strong, I don't mind doing anything for you," Alex said with a determined gaze.

Seeing how determined Alex was, Arthur chuckled lightly before becoming serious. "I will help you become strong, in exchange for that, you will become my vessel," he said to Alex.

"What vessel? Explain that to me," Alex requested.

"I am a demon but the reason I became like this is that I committed a crime and I'm being punished by the laws governing us demons, I'll remain like this before I die. But I don't regret my actions even if I die today," Arthur replied.

"Can you tell me what crime you committed and what it has to do with me," Alex said, not quite understanding what the demon said. 

"I won't tell you anything about it for now and it has nothing to do with you," Arthur replied.

"But you want me to be your vessel, why is that?" Alex asked.

"I want someone who will inherit all my powers before I die, someone who will continue from where I stopped," Arthur replied.

"If I become your vessel does that mean I'll become a demon?" Alex asked him.

"You are a half-demon so becoming my vessel will automatically make you a complete demon, increasing your power and also helping you awaken the ancient bloodline your mother passed on to you," Arthur replied. 

"Ancient bloodline? Damon made mention of me being the cause of my mother's weakness, is it related to it?" 

"Yes. When you were born, she passed the ancient bloodline to you which caused her to lose her powers and make her as weak as an ordinary human."

Alex frowned upon hearing Arthur's explanation. He was beginning to think that he was actually the cause of his mother's death just as Damon told him. 

"Don't take Damon's words to heart. You aren't the cause of your mother's death, it's him who killed your family and for that, you have to avenge their deaths," Arthur said to him. 

"Then make me strong! I'm ready to become your vessel," Alex replied.

"Very well then," Arthur replied with a grin. He moved close to Alex and then his body went right inside Alex's own. "Your body feels so great," he said inside Alex's head.

"I feel stronger than before," Alex noted as he moved his hands.

"You will get much more stronger before I die," Arthur replied.

A wide grin appeared on Alex's face at the thought of becoming stronger, it was as though he was no longer the same Alex. 

Alex was grinning when a young man walked out of the school and approached him.

"Kid, are you lost? What are you doing here?" He asked Alex who stopped grinning and turned to look at him.

"Yes, I'm lost," he replied to the man.

"How about getting enrolled in the school?" The young man asked him.

"What are the requirements?" Alex asked him.

"Actually, we are short of students in the school and as a result of that, we need more students. The requirements aren't necessary as long as you agree to become one of us," the young man replied.

"I think you should agree," Arthur said to Alex who seemed reluctant. Hearing what he said, Alex decided to agree.

"Okay, I'm in," he replied to the young man.

"Then follow me," the young man said and began to head back to the school. Alex followed behind and as soon as they went into the school, he was surprised. 

"It's a new school," he commented while looking around.

"Yes, that is why we need more students," the young man replied. 

"Oh," Alex mumbled while looking around the school. The school buildings were still new indicating that it was just newly built.

"This is the Dean's office, let's go in," the young man said to him as they approached one of the buildings. He pushed open the door and they walked in, an elderly man was sitting on his chair with a book in his hand. 

Seeing the door open, the elderly man stopped what he was doing and looked up.

"Kelvin, who is the kid?" He asked the young man whose name is Kelvin.

"Dean, I saw him lost outside the school and decided to bring him in. He agrees to become our student," Kelvin replied. 

"Oh," the Dean mumbled and turned to Alex, staring at him for a while before speaking. "What is your name, kid?" He asked him.

"My name is Alex," Alex replied, wondering why the man stared at him the way he did. "Is there any problem with me?" He turned and asked Kelvin who shook his head.

"No, not at all," he replied with a faint smile.

"Kelvin, take the kid and show him around. Take him to his hostel as well and show him to the other kids," the Dean said and continued reading the book he was reading before they walked into his office. 

"Okay, sir," Kelvin said and took Alex out of the office.

Outside the office, Alex turned to look at Kelvin, the young man didn't seem all that happy as well.

"Kelvin, is there a problem?" He asked him.

"There is none," Kelvin replied.

"I know the Dean doesn't like me," Alex said to Kelvin who turned and looked at him in surprise. "Is it because I am not strong yet?" He asked him.

Kelvin wanted to deny it at first but seeing the look on Alex's face, he sighed. "The Dean seems a little bit disappointed after he was not able to sense any aura from you," he replied. 

"What do you mean by aura?" Alex asked him, seeming a bit lost.

"Let's get moving and I'll explain that to you," Kelvin replied as they left the Dean's building. On their way, he began. "Aura could be said to be the level of your power. Even though you don't have one, you should at least have a faint aura around you, the Dean is capable of seeing people's aura and so since he didn't see yours, he became disappointed."

"If he is disappointed, why didn't he send me away?" Alex asked him after listening to his explanation.

"He may look like someone who isn't considerate, but trust me, the Dean is a good old man. He allows you to stay because he believes there is room for improvement," Kelvin replied. 

"So he believes I can become strong?" Alex asked him and he nodded. "I'll try my best not to disappoint then," he concluded with a determined look on his face. 

"I'll be by your side to guide you," Kelvin said to him and after that, he began to show him around school. When he was done taking him to the important places, he finally took him to see other students like him. When they got to the class, he halted at the entrance and turned to Alex. "When we get in, be on your best behavior. Most of the kids don't know how to speak and as such, they hurt others with their words. Do well to ignore them, alright?" He said to him.

"As long as they don't insult or try to hurt me, we are good," Alex replied. 

"Very well then," Kelvin said and pushed open the door. There were only a few students in the class with a teacher at the front, the moment Kelvin walked in, they got up in excitement. 

"Master Kelvin!" They called in excitement but seeing the kid behind him, most of them frowned immediately while some kept quiet as they gazed at him.

Kelvin walked to the female teacher and handed Alex to her. 

"Kelvin, who is the handsome kid?" The female teacher asked Kelvin.

"I saw him outside the school and brought him in," Kelvin replied.

"I see. So... he'll be one of us, right?" She asked him.

"Of course. The Dean asked to show him around and show him to the other kids," Kelvin replied.

"Alright, let him introduce himself to everyone," the female teacher requested and Kelvin signaled to Alex to introduce himself.

"My name is Alex and I'm sixteen," Alex said while facing the class. He looked at all the kids there and noticed that most of them didn't look happy. 

"Alex, you are welcome to my class. I'm your homeroom teacher, Rita," the female teacher said to Alex. "Now that you've introduced yourself, you can go and find somewhere to sit down, the class is just getting started," she said to him and he nodded and went over to one of the empty seats at the back and occupied it. 

After making sure that Alex was comfortable, Kelvin had no more worries but before h

e left the class, he went to him and lowered himself. 

"Hey, if you aren't comfortable about anything, let me know immediately, okay?" He whispered to Alex. 

"Okay," Alex replied, and then Kelvin stood up and left the class.