JESSIE
These past few days have been awakening. I have spent more time with Sebby than I ever planned to, well, not just Sebby, but people who are Nytheris. They have been there for me, and I am extremely grateful.
Michael and Serena teach me how to climb trees and buildings with grace and poise. Not like I needed their help to do all that. But it's still nice to learn the necessary skills to become a nytheri.
I love the thrill of climbing stuff with my claws with so much ease. I feel like Spider-Man every time I do that. And when I go from tree to tree, it feels like I'm in New York trying to save everyone from the clutches of The Goblin.
I feel like a superhero.
Which is crazy because it's going to take more than swinging from trees to label myself as a Superhero.
But still, going from tree to tree with Michael and Serena is so fun.
The Nytheris teach me how to use my sight to not just see in the dark or see people's auras, but to see people from afar. I can stand on one side and see what another person is doing who is farrrr awayyy from me. Like how I sight a man picking his nose and putting the after product in his mouth.
Or seeing a flock of Aviros taking flight. No one catches them, though; they know how to be very careful when it comes to doing that.
Seeing them fly is so cute. I wish I could fly, but I think I'm grateful for the supernatural abilities that I currently have. Thank you very much.
I'm having fun with these powerful eyes of mine; I spy on people, and they don't even know it.
I'm having a blast until I accidentally look into the house of a couple, and they're doing kinky stuff in there. I immediately avert my eyes, I look away, embarrassed, my cheeks are flushed.
"What?" Sebby asks, and I shake my head.
"Nothing," I say, but of course, he doesn't listen; he always has to see and know everything. So he looks in the direction of where my eyes went.
"Whoa ho ho." He laughs. "Hot, really hot. Nice work, dude," he claps his hands, commending the man who got the woman in chains.
I look at Sebby in a grimace, and he stops laughing and clapping when he sees my expression.
"What?" he asks like he doesn't know "what?"
I roll my eyes, and I walk away from him.
"Jezzy! What?" He follows me.
I learn so much more about the mythical creatures and the demons that roam the earth. But I mostly put my focus on the Netjerus (Egyptian Gods)
Atum/Ra the sun god
Osiris of the underworld
Isis represents motherhood
Horus, the sky god
Nut sky goddess
Sekhmet, goddess of destruction.
Anubis, death and mummification
Hathor, goddess of joy and beauty
Bastet protects people from evil.
And so much more. The lore and the legends are so fascinating. I wish we had learned all this in school.
I've got to admit, learning about all this is giving me an idea for my new book. One Alison is going to love.
She's going to be so happy when she hears the idea I'm about to pitch. But I'm not going to be telling her that at the moment. I'm going to wait for the right moment to tell her, but that moment is just not now. I have a lot going on at the moment to even think about writing and going back into the author world.
Fun fact: Egyptians worshipped cats, so no one in any way, shape or form should kill or harm a cat, or they will be punished.
We Nytheris are also good at communicating with cats.
Nytheris and Veyraths are mortal enemies. Yes, yes, I think we all know that. But I loved hanging out with them the other night. I haven't seen or spoken to them since then because of Sebby's silly tantrums.
How I tolerate and even positively interact with veyraths is beyond anyone, everyone's super confused. I guess that's one step into trying to understand myself.
I decide to look into the Nytherkin. There have not been sights of Nytherkins in a long time because, of course, anyone who brings a human back to life and turns them into a Nytheri will be punished.
I learned after one day of being a Nytheri that they become rogue and inflict chaos on everyone.
It's been eleven days since I got turned, and I'm still the way I am. I haven't attempted to kill anyone. I only have the urge to kill demons, and that's all.
The Nytherkins also hated veyraths like normal Nytheris do. And there have been times dybbuks have eaten the souls of nytherkins. So what the hell is going on? Why am I different? No case study on Nytherkins didn't go rogue or who bonded with Veyraths. All the stories of Nytherkins have been nothing but violence and cruelty.
Michael called me the chosen one, and I will still ask… chosen one of what? Am I the one who is supposed to be saving the world? I could barely attack Sekmetra, so how on earth am I the chosen one of anything?
I mean, if I do find out that I've been given a responsibility to save people, I will take it. Because I really do love helping people.
I really do.
So in the meantime, if it hasn't been confirmed that I am indeed a chosen one, then everyone should hold that theory.
I have also gone down the rabbit hole of Egyptian knights. They were just Nytheris who killed demons; the difference is that back then, Nytheris would dress up for it, but now we don't.
But there was something so different about that knight. It's almost like he wasn't just Nytheri, but he was more than, like he wasn't a demi god but a god. His aura was out of this world, and he was fearless and too powerful. He had to be a god.
But will I ever see him again? I keep wishing to dream about him, but no, I keep dreaming about Sebby instead, and Sebby can't help but see into those dreams. It's not like he's doing it on purpose; when he sleeps, he just dreams about whatever I'm dreaming about.
It's annoying, it really is, because it leaves things extra awkward between us.
In Egypt, they take dreams seriously. They believe dreams to be prophetic and that they send a message.
Now what message would that be? Does it mean Sebby and I have unfinished business? Like, we're meant to be together? But I'm with Jeremy, whom I love.
Okay, enough is enough. I am done allowing Sebastian De La Rosa to cloud my brain.
Now I'm doing something I've always wanted to do for a long time. My training finally involves learning how to fight demons.
There's an old guy, Paul. He's probably in his late sixties, and he has grey hair, but he's super muscular and his skin is glowing. The only thing that makes me think he's in his late sixties is the grey hair.
But overall, this guy looks to be in his thirties.
"He's seventy-one," Sebby says to me.
"Holy shit! Are you serious?" I say to the man, and a small smile creeps in; it doesn't look like he smiles a lot. What was I expecting? Of course, someone who trains people to fight demons won't be acting like Taylor Swift when he meets someone.
"Yes, I am," he says.
"Nytheris ages gracefully. I think it has something to do with the fact that we have nine lives." Sebby says, and I look at Mr Paul, and he nods his head.
"Damn, no wonder Camila and Victor look so damn good," I say.
"Exactly," Sebby says. "Alright, I'll leave you guys to it," Sebby says, and then he finds his way away from us. I'm alone with Paul, the thirty-looking seventy-year-old man.
He's quiet. He's dressed in a white shirt and grey pants. I feel like someone is trying to gaslight me because this man does not look like he's old at all. He's a boomer, but it seems he looks more like a millennial than a boomer.
"So…where do we begin?" I ask, excited already.
"We meditate," he says, sitting on the ground and closing his eyes.
I cannot believe it. "Meditation, really? Can't we just go into the deep stuff?"
"Patience is for those who are ready to climb the mountains. You can't climb Mount Everest with a quickness; you can only walk up the mountain slowly and steadily to avoid falling to your death," he says, and honestly, that makes more sense.
"Now, sit and meditate. After this, we'll join the children at the Bon Fire for storytime."
Ooh, sounds fun.
I sigh, and I do what my trainer says, and I sit on the floor with crossed legs, and then I close my eyes and I let the wind take over. I just hope to God that I don't bump into anything that could be linked to Sebby while I'm meditating.
Well, if this is going to take me into a full Nytheri territory, then so be it. Let me listen to what my instructor says.
He's the oldest, and he is indeed the wisest.