Clan Fighters by Kaitlyn Garlets (dark academia books to read .txt) 📖

said, you accidentally sent a lightening bolt out of your hands and the bolt hit one of the Skincrawlers in the chest, killing him. Then you just went back to playing like nothing happened. They left, taking the dead Skincrawler with them, knowing that you were still alive. I think that they might be planning something, and when I was right, I had to do something because I knew that just because your real parents sent you away for protection, mortal humans couldn't stand a chance against Skincrawlers and Firewillers. So I put a protective spell on you and told your brother what I am telling you today when he turned fifteen. He also wanted to protect you, so he didn't tell you about any of this. I know he should have and I kept telling him that he should have told you a long time ago. He should have because if he did, then none of this would have happened. Your brother knew that your parents that you know now were not your real parents and it drove him insane knowing that he had to keep such a big secret from you.
"You know when he started drinking right after your fake parents died? Well, that was an excuse just to get his problems out on drinking. He loved you and just wanted to protect you from them, but he knew that he couldn't. That was another reason why he began drinking. He knew that he was hurting you, but he couldn't stop. For years, he was running from the Skincrawlers and Firewillers, and he had to make an excuse for you so that you wouldn't think something was up, so he told you that he had to go on a business trip some place around the world.
"But he couldn't keep it from you for long. He had to tell you one of these days, so he came to me about a week ago and told me that he couldn't hold all the secrets in, so he said he had to tell you. He was going to tell you tonight. But, the Skincrawlers and Firewillers found out about our meeting a week ago and made a plan to kill him, because they thought that he would be stronger than you, but they were wrong, so they killed Brian and left, thinking that you would go after them and they couldn't risk you finding their lair. But instead, you found your brother, still alive, but barely. And that is all I know," Macbeth said with a sigh.
"So, what exactly are Skincrawlers and Firewillers?" Reece asked, starting to believe that this could actually be real. Reece knew that somehow it had to be because there really wasn't another reason for someone wanting to kill Brian because here in a small town, everyone knew each other and everyone was always so nice to each other.
"Skincrawlers are a cruel creatures that can literally jump into you body and eat you from the inside out if they can get in reaching distance of you. And Firewillers are creatures that are basically humans with the abilities to will and use fire without the fire hurting them or burning them. Its like they can touch fire and not be effected by it. You have that ability. But not the Skincrawlers ability. They refused to even help you."
"If the Firewillers gave me some of their powers when I was born, then why do they want me and Brian dead? Well, me dead, anyways."
"Well, that is a good question. One day, the Skincrawlers thought that the Firewillers were the second strongest compared to them, and like always, they thought that they were the strongest creatures on earth, so they came to the lair of the Firewillers and told them that if the Firewillers joined them, then they would rule along side the Skincrawlers once they took over the world, but only half of the Firewillers really believed them, so the other half was killed right in front of the Firewillers that were on the Skincrawlers side."
"Wow, that must have been tough."
"It was. Now that all the Firewillers that didn't want to join the Skincrawlers were dead, there wasn't really anything that could stop them except for you and your brother."
"So, I'm in danger of being killed by creatures named Skincrawlers and Firewillers? My God! What's going to happen to me?" Reece asked, feeling a headache coming on.
"That I have no idea. But that is why you need to go into hiding until your full powers kick in."
"My powers? If people gave me powers, then what do I have?" Reece asked.
"Well, there was said to be Sightseers, who gave you powers, who can read someone's mind and kind of control the mind, making anyone do whatever the controller tells you to do. Then there is Skywalkers, who can control the ability to fly and control the weather. There is Necromancers, who can see and communicate with the dead. Oh, and remember, you have a Firewiller ability in you, too. And you can control water and breath under water too!
"There is a bunch more, but I can never remember. Sorry," Macbeth replied.
"Wow, so I can fly, talk to the dead, control fire, control people's minds, and control water and I never knew about it?" Reece asked, standing up, instantly regretting it when she felt dizzy. She sat back down and looked at her hands.
She didn't know why she believed her, but for some reason, she did. Reece had never been submerged in water before, and she surely didn't know how to swim.
"Yes, I know that it must be a bit much, but you need to know that I will be here for you. I think that I know some people that can help you learn some of your powers, but I don't know if they would help because everyone is scared of the Skincrawlers because they are always being watched by them so that you don't show up and ask them for help. But I think that I can find a way around that. So for tonight, you should get a good nights sleep."
"But I have so many questions!" Reece said, grabbing Macbeth's arm when she tried to get up.
"That can all be answered in the morning. I know that I shouldn't have been so mean to you when you just lost the closest thing to you."
"But I think that I saw my mother. Not my real mother, but the ones I know now. I was in my car, crying after work and she just appeared and said that she thought she lost me," Reece said, hoping it would get Macbeth's attention, and she had.
"You what? Tell me everything that happened," Macbeth said, sitting back down on the bed next to Reece.
"Okay, so I was in my car crying and my mom appeared and she looked so real. Then she said something like she thought that she lost me. Then I said what, then she said something like she was her, but not really. Then she told me to help my brother because he needed help and that I needed to help him fast or I would lose him and then she disappeared."
"Hmm, sounds like you were seeing your dead mother trying to tell you about what was going on at your house. She wanted you to save him from the Skincrawlers before he died."
"Oh, I thought she was talking about his drinking problem!" Reece said, shocked that she didn't see that one coming.
"Hmm...not likely. Spirits wouldn't try and make that much contact with someone unless it was really important to you and them."
"Really?" Reece asked.
"Yes, but you took it wrong because you still had a small amount of your brother's spell left in you. But once the person that put the spell on you, and they die, then it wears off in a day or so. But for you, since you have more powers than most people, it wears off much, much faster."
"Is that why I remember everything magical that had happened to me before? I mean, I remember the day that the Skincrawlers came to kill Brian, and I remember how ugly they are. They had really sharp teeth and large gums that stuck out like shark's teeth and gums. And they were all dressed in black and red. Why?" Reece asked, picturing the moment face to face with them in her back yard.
"They worship the devil. But, the Firewillers don't believe in anything, so that's why only half of them went with the Skincrawlers and the other half thought it would be a waist of time because that's all the Skincrawlers do is worship the devil."
"They worship the devil? Okay, I have heard some pretty crazy things tonight, but that must be the worst!" Reece said, shaking her head.
"Yes, I don't like the Skincrawlers at all. We need to contact the Castle of the Sightseers because they can help us. For now, you need to get a good nights sleep and don't open the door to anyone. Don't order any room service even when you get hungry. I will be back in the morning to bring you some food. Okay?" Macbeth said.
"Okay, anything else I should know about?" Reece asked.
"As I said, don't open the door to anyone and don't open the curtains and don't answer the phone to anyone. Just stay here and try and keep the TV down low enough. If you need anything, just call this number with this phone," Macbeth said, handing Reece a black cell phone and a number on a piece of scratch paper.
"Okay, but what if someone I don't know wants to talk or something?"
"Ignore them and hide. And if they get in here, jump out the window. There should be a fire escape out the window. And it isn't far from the ground anyways. Its only a story high."
"That's still really high!" Reece said, her meal from lunch wanting to come up.
"I know, but I trust that you can make it out alive. If you do have to leave this room, meet me a this address, okay? I trust that you know where it is. Go to it and don't leave it. If I find the room a mess and you not here, then I know that you have gone there."
"Okay. Is this address safe?" Reece asked, knowing that it was because it was almost out of town where no one really goes unless they were going out of town.
"Yes, I have been there many times and no one has used the old shack since it had opened a long time ago," Macbeth said firmly.
"Okay, see you in the morning then."
"Alright, I am off now to go and find someone to help us and find some food," Macbeth said, walking to the door and opening it, stopping to take another look at Reece. "Don't forget what I said. And don't try and use your powers for anything. Your not trained yet, okay?"
Reece nodded and stood up as Macbeth closed the door behind her.
Reece thought that she should take a shower because she probably didn't know when the next time she would be taking one the way Macbeth was talking.
So Reece opened the bathroom door to see a rack of towels and a nice fluffy robe that looked like it would suit Reece. Reece felt strange in a hotel room all alone, because she had never been in one alone, so she closed the door behind her had slowly turned the water on to take a shower. She always had turned the water on before she got into the shower because she hated