The bright skies with its blue surface like the sea, covering the surface took the form of small and cute figures swimming in this blue sky, the circular rainbow in the sky added to his beauty, the reflects of the sun's light on the ground covered with water made small and colourful rainbow on the ground. I could only imagine this scene as a portrait painted by an artist, so marvelous and charming to watch. I thought my year would be great from the view of the sky, but I was betrayed.

''Hahahaha!! Jason, what do you have for us today''

''Don't be harsh on the poor boy, he should at least have the ability to go home, don't forget his aunt is Sergeant Nora Maclaren, and she is quite savage when fighting, so avoid wounding him to much''

''Your right, but he would not report, he is a born coward and dose not have the guts to betray us, is that right Jason''

punching me in the stomach, I could only nod, My school life was a complete trash, I hated myself so much that everyday I cursed my existence in this world all because of my weak and powerless body, I could only stand and watch them trashing me until the are tired.

''I am tired, let's go home Billy, you and your dad have to meet right''

''Right!, I almost forgot, see you tomorrow Jason, don't forget, if you expose us, you are death''

Drawing a horizontal arc line on his neck, he left me alone for they day. Having notice he was gone, I opened my eyes, I was in a mess up state, my uniform was turn shreds, and I had violet spots on my elbow, stomach and chest.

''How am I going to explain this to aunt Nora?.''

looking at the sky, the sun setting light paint the sky orange and the darkness and cold of the night was gradually taking after the warm and cool temperature of the sun. Getting up from my spot, I headed back home, on the way home, I could only lament on my poor luck.

The year had just begun, and every thing was going fine until I accidentally provoke the rich guy of the school Augustin Sheppard from the Sheppard family, he had a huge background, and influential Father and he was handsome, attractive and charming. He had all the charisma to be a great leader the contrary of me who was only an ordinary teenage boy who lives with his aunt and Whose parents are business travelers. Augustin could be considered the main character of a novel, or animation or better still a film, and me a mere casualty in the novel or worst not to be mention in the novel, but he had a sheet character, he looked down on everybody, he destroy people life's as he wants and his dad is there to back him up, and I am a victim of his tyranny, not having luck, he was stransfered to are class and I happened to be sitting on his site which was actually mind since I was sitting there before him, I tried to explain but ended up being beaten and he even paid everybody in the class to either ignore me or insult me or the best deal beat me up if the wanted more money, I tried to report but he warned me of his father's background and the power he has over the police department, so I should shut it, to resume what happened, I became his toy.

''Haaa! how I wish I was like him, or if he could die a miserable death were his face would be mutilated and his handsome look should die with him, yes that would be better hehehe, what would be good also, is his father seeing his corps and how miserable it is!!''

Thinking of devilish act, I slapped my face with both hands 5 times, turning my cheeks red, putting a serious face, I told myself days are different, tomorrow might be a good day.

Tood!!!, With the sound of something falling on the ground bringing me back from my d'illusions of a dream that would not happen. I looked at the hallway were I could see a two figures, one up and the other down, thinking of them doing silly things in the dark I shouted.

''The are homes or hotel for that!!''

Turning my head and coursing them, I ran back home, and this is not because I have been single for long in fact, I am 19 and I have never date a girl.

***********

The next morning, I woke up exhausted, I had to cover and treat the wounds of last night, take a Beth and go to bed which was not easy, going inside the restroom and having a watch, I could hear someone in the kitchen.

''Nora!, is that you''

''where you expecting anybody different from me darling''

Nodding that it was Nora, I finished my wash up and wore my school uniform, I had a lot of uniform hidden in my room incase I end up the same situation as yesterday, entering the kitchen, I could only turn my head away from her why blushing.

''Nora!! can you explain to me why you wearing transparent cloths at home, and why is your chest .....Ehem!''

''shut up, this is my house, I have the right to dress as I want in my own house, and why is your face covered with wounds and brushes, did you fight at school, who did that to you!''

''Calm down Nora, I am okay, I had an accident that's all, nothing special''

''what, that's the excuse of last time, or it's a series of badluck happening to you''

''Hmmm! what is smelling good, did you cook, what did you prepare Nora''

''Don't change the topic you over spoiled brat, okay carry your launch and head to school, your quite late''

Picking the launch box on the table, I looked at how cute she was went angry before turning to live but later call back.

with a serious face, Aunt Nora looked at me and sat before saying few words to to me.

''I would be gone for today's society take care of the house understood by boy''

Nodding, I left for school, I knew very well, each time aunt Nora is serious, and she has to go for 2 or 3 days, it was sure that someone has been murdered, so I did not ask any questions.

******

In class everybody avoided me, even my best friends avoided me this world was cruel to the innocent, I could not blame them, I would have done same.

Bam!!... hitting on the table, three boys looking down at me with big smiles, Billy and his friends were here for their usual tax collecting, I knew perfectly the procedure so, I deep my hands in my pocket and removed my pocket money and tossed it to them.

''Good Jason, you see you can learn fast''

Hey was planning to continue his speech but was interrupted by the teacher entering the class.

''Everybody should find their respective sits and keep quite, everybody most be aware of the recent news''

The class started murmuring about how a major case occurred yesterday night but was again silent by the teacher.

''Stop the chit-chat, so everybody be aware of things happening around you and also we have a new student, enter and present yourself''

It was this day that mark the start and the beginning of a horror movie, the creature that entered the class and Whose existence would change mind made her appearance. she had a slim body only fashion models would have, purple eyes, soft and red lips, her hairs were dark, her skin was soft and attractive, her face was cute and we'll form as if God carved it from his own hand, she was like and angel in the dark, she had average boobs marching perfectly with her slim body, she stood in front of the class and the voice that came out of her mouth was like the melody of mother nature singing to the trees for it to prosper and grow, so angelic.

''Good morning to all, My name is Alice and I am happy to see you all, take good care of me''

How did I end up in this situation, right now, beside me, was the gorgeous girl, her figure attracted all the attention of the class, the boys were cursing my luck, and glaring at me with killing intern, I new my life would stop if I tried speaking to her, so all I could do was to curse the universe for my ill luck. I was the only person in class without a bench partner, for reason concerning Mr Augustin temper, so the teacher send her and even asked me to be her guide and show her the school campus during break.

/seriously! With all they boys and girls in class it had to be me, the class sheep, the one bullied by others, you are surely joking/

eventually, I never expose those thoughts out and just buried them deep in my mind and nodded at they teacher's order.

The class lessons continued, but my bench was still the center of attention. At the end of the lesson, we received instructions by the principal, warning us to avoid roaming around at night and go back home, in case we see any suspicious person call the police, the instructions were summarize and explicit for all students to comprehend, but as I turned my head, I could hear Billy and his group planning to organize a party and we're planning to invite the newcomer.

/How lucky, her first day, and she would be invited in their party, haaa! if your face could burn, I would be glad/

Billy approach our bench and glared at me, I stood up with a bitter expression, I had to avoid the trashing reminder, so I left my sit and headed for the roof, since it was break, I could go there, on the roof, the sky was my only friend, the perfect sentence a loner would say.

''Bastard children, **** you all as you are, I wish you all rot in hell!!''

''So that's how you see your classmates!?''

''They are all idiots who deserve to die....huh...haaaaa!!?, what are you doing here, forget all what I just said, I was joking"

"Really, that did not sound like a joke, but the will to see someone disappear........yes! you were instructed to show me the campus''

With that, I showed her the campus, and all the social facilities the school provides for the students, and at the end, we headed back to the class room. I would not exaggerate saying that she had the level of attraction as that of a planet and shining like a star, As we moved, we were usually interrupted by a group of boys or girls and as usual Augustin influence extended to them, so some times, I had to move aside or far and live them talk, this was really outrageous, because of a Bastard son, I had to suffer like this, if not of the love I had for aunt Nora, he would have been death by know, not only him, all of them, the are all weak and not different from Augustin, bitting on my lips we ended the visit and attended the last lesson for the day before the final bell rang.

As usual people gathered all over my bench, and I was thrown out of class by Billy, seriously Billy your hands and eyes would one day be cut for beating people and overlooking girls. Eventually, I did not complain to much, in fact I was happy, Billy and his crew had totally forgotten about me today. Crossing the school gate, I had the feeling of being observed, so I looked behind me, I did not see anybody nor anything, looking up, I saw a silhouette inside our class, the person stood there looking down, I had the feeling, he or she was directly looking at me, the sun light made it difficult to identify the person, so I tried to figure out the identity, but soon abandoned an left the person to be.

"I hope aunt Nora left food in the refrigerator for me, I am starving"

These days, my aunt has been staying at work, she had to solve cases concerning a series of murder happening recently in town, she must be under pressure now, but who is this person going around killing people and mutilating peoples faces? he must be crazy. Arriving home, I threw my bag on the floor, headed for the kitchen, open the fridge, took out a soda and emptied it, throwing the cans in the trash can, and finally landing on my bed and slowly close my eyes and slept.

After an hour of sleep, I woke up refresh and energizes, living my room and going down the stairs, I made lunch and sat on the sofa and ate while watching TV news.

["A series of murder had recently been occurring in the town of Eden, various homicide and brutal scenes have been in the case of serious investigation of the police department and still now, nothing have been found out on who is the culprit behind this cases, Mr Sheppard can you give us more details about the case....."]

["They police investigation unit are trying their best to uncover the mystery on who is performing this devilish act and stop the culprit before he/She attempts another crime"]

["Recently six bodies have been found three were men of around twenties and two were girls around nineteen and twenty-two, the women were killed and undress, the police suspected an act of sexual abuse but later abandoned they idea when the Forensic department confirm the fact that the victims where not abuse due to the fact of no presence of spermatozoïde in them, and for the men the stab to a state, where it was difficult to identify they victims identity. so Mr Sheppard what makes the police department thinks that, it was made by the same culprit?"]

["Ehem...Ehem...!!, Mrs Loretta, your professionalism is remarkable, collecting a lot of confidential information in a short amount of time......Ehem! All the victimes had the killers signature, as said by Sergeant Nora, all of them had a serious deformation of their facial figure, and we're barely recognizable, their faces were turn to shreds, which made it hard to announce the news to their respective families"]

"..?, Nora is in the case too?, she most be overflowing with work right now.

["Mr Sheppard you are quite popular and wealthy man with a lot of power and influence, thanks for answering our questions in favor of the police headquarters chief since he most be working hard to uncover the case."]

["No problem!, I would do anything to help, in other the culprit be drag to face the law and be punished for his crimes."]

"Strange!?, she named six bodies but only five had been mentioned in the interview, why are they hiding the last body?"

But my questions and thought were rapidly cleared off.

["We are sorry to say, the last body found was unable to be identified due to the fact that it could not be distinguished if it was a man or a woman or even if it was even human, the police force and forensic department are steal trying to identify the victim's identity, thanks for watching E NEWS have a good night."]

Listening to the ending sound of the news, I got testy and lunge for the fridge, opening the fridge and searching for a soda, I realized that the stock of soda was finished, I had drank the last cans, violently closing the fridge, I saw a memo of aunt Nora on the fridge.

"..?"

/"Darling! the soda drinks are running off, go buy some at the grocery store, thank you darling# PS your lovely and pretty aunt"/

Nodding and cursing her at the same time for her childish attitude at home, she showed a different face at work. Not living me any choice to retaliate, I wore my shoes and headed to the store, it did not take me no less than five minutes to arrive there and buy the stuff, on my way home, I took a short cut in other to arrive home, since it was already dark outside and they roads and alleys were empty.

Tood!...Tood!..crack!!?, The alley I took as shortcut brought me to the old pack, my aunt's house was behind the old pack, so usually, instead of going all round to reach the house, I would cut through the pack and arrive home fast, this was an emergency short used in extreme situation, in case I was chased by Billy and his gang.

Crack!...crush!!?, I did all to ignore the mysterious sound that was occurring each time I went further inside the pack, accelerating my footsteps, the sound was becoming louder, and I came to and abrupt stop before turning my back and hiding myself near a broken and dilapidated carbine, looking forward at what was happening far in front, I could not believe my eyes.

"what the hell is going on here!!?"

Hearing the creepy laugh and the action she was doing, the kitchen knife going up and down, the reddish liquid spreading around at each ****** of her movement, and the lifeless body on the ground with the destroyed face, receiving all the ******.

Almost throwing up, my body became cold and started sweating, fear took over me, constantly swallowing my saliva, and feeling testy, difficulty to breath, I had to calm down or I might faint here, and that would be the end.

Turning back, in other to observe the scene, she had long time finished her devilish act and was gasping for air, which shows all the energy she must have used to destroy the person's facial figure, she woke up and disappeared inside the bushes, from there I left my hide out and smoothly went closer to the lifeless body, seeing it closer was more terrifying than I had expected, making sure not to throw up, and avoiding living a mark or something, I crossed the body, why moving backwards I observed the scenery in case she appeared, arriving at the end of the park, I thought I had succeeded in escaping this place, but my hairs stood up, and a chill took over my body, someone was behind me, turning my head, I saw the short knife approaching my head, but she should not underestimate the talent of someone who was always beaten, my reflects grow larger, and I could see attacks coming at me and could easily deflect them, but she was extremely fast, the knife passed and left a scratch on my cheeks, without any second thought, I threw the soda package on her face, which did not miss her, she might have not recognize me because it was dark, but I new the identity of this person, backing away in pain, she did not look quite happy, and in the dark her eyes were shining coldly towards me, I took that as an opportunity and exited the park, from afar I could see my house, so without any slide hesitation I ran and covered the distance as fast as possible, opening the door and locking it fast, I made sure all the entrance were closed before looking outside only to see nobody.

Exhausted and gasping for air, I was relieved that she did not follow me, but when I thought everything was alright, I heard a sound outside, peeping from the window.

"Holy shit!!..."

She was there, she was looking around, she was searching for me, she was with her knife and had an anxious expression, later she stared at my place which freaked me out and forcing me to hide and pray for her to go, which she did after searching around.

I could not longer close my eyes for the night, daybreak broke out and I realized that I had fallen asleep throw out the night, thinking I had to go to school and meet her there, fear could only take over my body.

************

In class, she open the door and entered the class, her first reaction was to scan everybody, due to her popularity of prettiest, people asked her what happened to her head.

"Alice what happened? Did you have an accident "

"Ah!?, no!! nothing special, I felt this morning when having my bath."

"Hooo!!, My my!..with your sexy and attractive figure how I wish I was there to see you"

"True!!, let's all go outing during the weekend girls"

"That's a good idea, are you with us Alice?"

"Hmm!? of course, why not let's have a nice day among us"

"I love you Alice!!"

"hey stop!! what are you doing we are in class, hey I said stop!! haaaaa..!"

All the boys in the class were blushing at the scene of they girls intimate behavior, but I could clearly see her observing the class, was she searching for me? Impossible, how could she deduce that the person she is looking for is actually in her class, assuring myself, I looked at her and freaked out, she was staring at me, her eyes were like those of a predator facing his prey, I could feel my mouth getting dry and my body shivering, her mouth opened but no words came out or instead I was to far to get the words but I could definitely interpret the gesture of her soft pink lips.

"I have found you.....!"

Tok!...tok!...tok...tok...tok!..tok!!...chewiii!.., the sound of the chalk was louder than usual, pencils falling on the ground were creating booming sounds 'Boom', my eyes were trembling and it was difficult for me to focus, my hands were wait and my body could not stop trembling out of fear, all this because of one person, she was smiling through out the lesson, I had planned to expose her to my aunt when she came back but she is not around for the moment, so I am all alone.

"okay class!, today we would discourse on a famous book, entitulated 'Beauty and the beast', I am sure you all have come in contact with this title in several situation so today we are going to discourse on the authors biography."

I could hear the teacher's voice, but could not comprehend what he was saying, ignoring the teacher's lesson, in other to cool myself, I laid my head on the bench and closed my eyes putting myself into a deep slumber which ended up carrying me away.

"*where am I?, this place is so peaceful and refreshing, how I wish, I remain in this place for life, so appeasing"

On the surface of a lake, my body was floating on a crystalline blue water with small dots shining like stars, the sky was bright and sunny, no presence of clouds, and no noise, was this what people called safe heaven, if so mine was great, the worries and tress caused by that witch was fading away. Drowning myself inside this paradise I slowly closed my eyes.

"Hmm!?, where are this clouds coming from?"

They skies suddenly turn dark, and unfriendly clouds appeared, the darkness created my this clouds, blocked the light from the sun turning the environment dark, the dark clouds started coming together as to form one huge and dark cloud, their formation was more of a spiral gathering, I could no longer remain calm, this was not a safe heaven but a nightmare happening.

"shit!...,respect time, nightmare occurs at night not during the day!!"

coursing the clouds, I tried all ways to move but my effort was all futile, I could neither move nor even shake a finger, watching at the sky coming down at me the unrealistic happened.

The huge cloud turn into a giant and large face, forming a mouth, nose, ears, and eyes, the eyes were empty and a void replaced the surface where the eyes where, the clouds gradually formed a hollow face in the sky.

The hollow face looked down at me, how did I know he was looking down at me, simple, I was the only thing he was facing right now, but what freaked me, was the fact that, as time passed the distance between me and the dark hollow face was getting closer, I tried to shout, but my voice was off, and soundless, in despair, I tried a new attempt of moving my body, no hope.

It covered the distance between me and him and stop at the level of a two floors building, when I expected and prayed for everything to end here and the dream to stop, but the contrary of what I expected happened, hollow face started crying, his tears were crimson blood, they tears flowing out of his void eyes fell like rain and turn the blue sea into a red sea, he violently opened his mouth, the mouth was filled with thousands hands were packed inside his mouth, I could hear voices coming out of the mouth.

/"Beware of those with red eyes!!, beware of those living in Eden!!, Beware of everybody!!, Beware of them!, yes them!!, they are they people of end without a beginning"/

At the series of voice ringing out from the hollow's mouth, men, women, children all different voices could be heard, they were all saying and repeating the same sentence, Beware.

"Beware of who!?, which red eyes!?.. my voice, I can speak again!!"

Rejoicing the fact that my voice was back, I asked back the same question.

"What or who are you?, I should be cautious about what?"

They hollow did not answer my question but instead thousands hands shot out of his mouth and hit the spot I was, dragging me deep inside the sea, from there, I could not believe my eyes, one big cyclope eye was staring at us, it was so large that, the hollow shape face was like a child in front of it.

"Where is this place!?"

But instead of answering me, the hands were dissipating and the space and environment was distorting, everything was fading away, it is at that moment I realized I was getting up.

/"Beware...beware...beware "/

with that, every turn dark.

********

Getting up from my chair, I was sweating, and breathing hard.

"what a strange dream!...Hmm?"

They class was empty, school had long finished, they sky was getting dark, putting a complicated expression.

"hehe!....I slept the whole day!, and nobody woke me up"

Picking my bag, I stared at Alice sit, before exiting the class, closing they door, the corridor was dark, arriving the stairs to go down, a sound caught my attention.

'sreeeechh!!...scrreech!...'something scratching the wall, I heared the noise deep inside the corridor, the noise was like heading my direction, and the louder the sound the figure of some one was revealing it self.

"...?, Sonia? what are you doing here? school had long finished"

Sonia was are class delegate, she organize all the activities of the class and alwas goes back early, it is usually rare to see her at school at this time, her eyes were close and she was still in her school uniform, stipulating that, she never left school but instead stayed, why did she do that?

"I should be the one asking you, how did you manage to see the hollow face ?"

Eyes still closed she answered bluntly to my question and asked hers.

"I should be the one saying that, young man, I still wonder, how an outsider could connect his soul with the Hollow Queen?"

"Hey!?, what are you saying Sonia, are you alright, you look tired, why is your voice sounding more manly"

She slowly open her eyes, and revealed a crimson blood eye, my body immediately when backward, lost for words, a series of information started flashing in my memory.

/"Beware of those with red eyes!!, beware of those living in Eden!!, Beware of everybody!!, Beware of them!, yes them!!, they are they people of end without a beginning"/

"Beware of them, what they, it was not only a dream.....ahhh my head!!"

They information were flashing to fast and my head could not support it, staring at Sonia approaching me with a baseball bat and a big smile, I thought my end was near.

"Sorry boy anybody having

a connection with the Hollow queen has to be eliminated for Eden to prosper!"

"What!?"

lifting up a baseball bat ready to hit me, I could only close my eyes, my end has finally arrived, I am going to die without even knowing how I entered this mess, who is the Hollow thing, and Alice identity, thinking of Alice, my aunt's face flashed in my head, she was really the only one who gave me courage.

As the usually say, it is only at the moment of your death that you see your life flashing in your memory, and you can see what you missed and what you had gain, from there I realized something odd, my memories end at the moment my parents left me, but I was sure I had more memories before arriving Eden town, what was the meaning of this, more questions were popping out of my head, I had to find out the end of this story, opening my eyes.

"if you think I would live a girl bit me you most be joking, you bitch"

"Hahahaha!!, the class sheep has developed wings hey!!!"

"Well said!, how can you live a weak girl kill you, even though his soul is that of a man"

"Huh!?"

"Huh!?"

"Sorry for interrupting your date but I came for the person destin to kill me"

"Alice!?, what are you doing here?"

climbing the stairs, she had a knife, the same knife like last time, At this moment, I was in a critical situation, my head was still in serious pains due to the constant memory flashing, both girls had weapons, I was totally defenseless and expose, but when I thought, I had to fight two at once and unexpected situation occurred. Sonia was trembling and change target and faced Alice.

"What!?"

"So it was really you, I knew I had sense something coming out from you they day you arrived, your appearance have changed a lot, you were the one killing are kinds this days, you burst their eyes in other to prevent them from seeking a new body and destroyed their faces as cover, am I right 'Hollow Queen'?"

".......Wow, as I see you guys are already suspecting my return, this poor girl really did not have luck to fall on a servant of a monarch, let her soul rest in peace"

Finishing her words, Alice disappeared from her spot living a Crack floor on the spot, appearing in front of Sonia or still the person in Sonia's body 'Aluka', with a judo like movement she when with a forward kick with the leg on Aluka's stomach making him kneel, kneeling on the floor he vomiting a mouth full of blood, Alice did not end there, pivoting her body like in martial arts her leg kicked Aluka's face sending him out through the window, and with a sound Tood!!, I could hear the sound of a body hitting violently the floor, all this action did not take no less than 10 seconds, it was excessively fast to catch with the eye.

I was shivering with fear, could not believe I really wanted to fight this beast head on, and the one that was thrown out was not ordinary as well, my body fell on the ground, I could only see defeat if she came for me.

"Who the hell are you guys?"

"Oh!?, nothing special"

putting her once soft leg down, which I did not consider soft after seeing her sending someone flying, she started speaking in a medieval manner.

"O chosen one, you were chosen by the Hollow Queen as to become her faceless knight and fight for her, for they day will come were he has to face the monarch, and to be the only one to free her from her eternal prison be prepared to face death and sorrow in your life"

"Huh!?"