Volume 01: Confronting Fate

Chapter 3: Who is the killer?

 [Calixta's P.O.V.]

"I'm home," I spoke.

My mom is already sleeping on the sofa. I saw the dish for this night; I ate the food on the table. After I ate, I washed the dishes.

I take a shower, get dressed, then wake up my mom so she can sleep in her room. Then I helped my mom climb into her room, and I entered my room.

I did an assignment first, then watched a few episodes of an anime series. Someone suddenly messaged me. Trixie texted in our group chat.

"Hey, guys, I think Calix has a crush on Luca." Trixie texted.

"No way?" Abel replied.

"No way?" Analyn replied.

"I have no crush on Luca." I sent a text.

"Tsk ... Tsk ... it's obvious, Calix, I saw you earlier staring at Luca while we were doing Club Activities," Trixie replied.

"I didn't stare at him!" I texted.

"That's love at first sight, Calix." Analyn texted.

"No way that I have a crush on him." I slam my bed with my foot. "No! I don't have a crush on Luca." I texted.

"Why are you were blushing when Luca held your hand so you wouldn't fall?" Abel texted.

"Because it's hot, you know." I texted.

"Really, you don't have a crush on Luca, then can I take Luca for a date?" Analyn text with a cool emoji.

"Why do you want to take Luca for a date?" I texted.

"Why? Is any other reason? You don't have a crush on Luca, so I can take him to date." Analyn texted with a Winking Face with Tongue emoji.

"I object! Don't date him!" I retorted.

"I'm just kidding," Analyn teased me.

"Why? You said that you don't like him." Trixie said. "You really like him, right?"

"It's not like that," I replied.

"Then what," Abel asked.

"I don't know!" I texted.

After talking about other stuff, Calix study for the next lesson. After an hour, she watches an anime series, then goes to sleep.

[7000 years ago]

 [Primus's P.O.V.]

I wake up the man laying on the ground.

"What happened?" The man asked, slowly opening his eyes.

"Who are you?" I asked. Tilting my head to the side.

The man was narrow his eyes and screams, "Who are you? A demon? Are you going to eat me? Did you eat, my friend? Don't eat me!" Vertical wrinkles may appear between the man's eyebrows.

"What are you talking about? Demon? Me? No way?" I said with a sigh of irritation.

"Why do you have a horn," Pointing above my head. "Huh? I have hor-" My mind went blank, panicking. 'Why do I have horns?'

After questioning what happened for hours, I calmed down. "Are you okay?" the man asked.

"Do I look okay?" I said with a sad sigh. "I guess not." He said in a casual tone, "What your name?"

"Primus, Your name?” "Primus? As in Primus Dracul?" He impatiently said.

"H-how did you know?" I Blurted. "Thank goodness, don't you recognize me? I'm Osmond, your friend." his eyes widened. "Really? Does that mean our appearance has changed?" I said after a moment's reflection.

We talked about our appearance, my horn, our looks, how I became handsome as I am, and we suddenly remember the meteorite. We can't find anything except for the shattered meteorite.

A year after Osmond and I change appearance, we learn that we have a power flowing inside our bodies. We train to control the power coursing through our bodies.

The source of our power, we call it Star Energy. I develop a technique called Curse Star Energy and Holy Star energy made by Osmond.

Twenty years after we realize that we are eternally young because our looks are still the same. We create weapons made of meteorite that we call Star Fragment. The remaining Star Fragment we buried underground.

Osmond and I separated ways to travel the world, and we promise each other after another 20 years, we’ll come back to the mountain. Osmond wanders around the world to find where did the meteor come from. I do not go to crowded places because of the horn I have.

Until I learn to change my appearance by concentrating star energy on my face and then imagine your face without a horn, Star Energy will change form to hide the horn.

[Present]

 [Calix's P.O.V.]

 *Alarm is ringing*

I turn off the alarm, then get ready for school. I walked to school, and Trixie called to go to school immediately because there was an emergency.

When I ran to the school and saw the police, the police stopped me from the school gate and asked for my school number and name and where I was yesterday after school.

I said, my school number is 12340, and my name is Calixta Sacueza, and at 5:00, I was going home with Trixie. I wondered why there are cops here, so I asked why there are cops here and didn't want to answer.

I was going immediately to Trixie to ask what was going on. Once I enter the classroom, Trixie, Analyn, and Abel grab me. They formed a circle to talk.

"Hey, it's scary, you know. Someone killed Mort," Trixie trembled.

"Killed? Mort?" I Faltered.

"He is your classmate! Mort Felix Guaquenco." Analyn told off.

"Ooh… Felix… WHAT FELIX WAS KILLED!" I slam my desk.

"Quiet," Abel said.

"Okay… who killed him?" I Whimpered.

"We don't know," Analyn replied.

Our classmates were also talking about Felix. There is police patrolling around the school.

"Is there any suspect?" I said.

"Yes, but It's unbelievable," Analyn said.

"Who?" I Insisted.

"There are 3 prime suspects," Abel said.

"Say it! Who are the prime suspects?" I said.

"It’s Jayen, Luca, and his friend. It’s unbelievable, just because they were the last Mort who speaks with,” Trixie said.

“What? Jayen and Luca? What happened?” I retorted.

“We don’t know.” Said Analyn.

A police officer enters a room and explains that we don’t need to worry that they catch the killer instantly.

The police said that Felix was stabbed multiple times in a distinct part of the body and his heart was missing, and the CCTV in the area was not available at the time of the murder.

Jayen, Luca, and Mort’s Friend were in the police's custody for further investigation. They interrogated them for hours.

Jayen and Luca said that Felix and his friend call them over, then they go to the back of the school and talk about going to a party on Sunday. After that, they left.

It confused the police because Felix’s friend's testimony is that Felix hates Luca, that he’ll beat him at the back of the school.

But after hours of investigation, they release them, and they were suspended for a week.

“What’s up!” Luca and Jayen greeted with a smile

“Were worried about you two.” I cried.

“What really happens?” Trixie is leading towards Luca and Jayen.

“It’s just bullshit,” Jayen said.

“Luca, are you okay? This is your third day of the class, and you’re accused of murder.” Abel sighed.

“Yes, I’m okay,” Luca chuckled. “Hmmm… Want to hang out at my house?”

“Yes, why not?” We agreed.