Jace couldn’t help but smile as he noticed his partner make his way under the make-shift umbrella. It had been a while since he could just relax in the rain like this. He always had a soft spot for the rain. When he was younger, the only time that he would get to relax was on a rainy day. He would summon his wolves and cuddle up with them for most of the day. He did always love dogs, especially wolves like his. He felt himself slowly drifting off as he relaxed against the wall and was about to fall asleep when he heard something that he didn’t think he would ever hear at the Academy. From above, there was a blood curdling screech. He looked up to see Aiah with her wings spread wide before she swooped down and passed by the boys before flying back up and surveying the land.

“Danger?” He asked as he lowered his shield and looked around. As the rain hit the ground, there was a strange smell that came with them. It was just as Jace was considering going to a puddle just outside the gate that he noticed it. The puddle started to shake before it made a loud hissing and rose up off the ground as some kind of disgusting mass of evil. It was a moment before Jace could react to what he was seeing. He glanced to his shield to see that it was covered in little creatures, much like the one in the puddle but smaller. In an instant he flicked his shield up and sent the creatures flying into the sky.

“Aiah!” He called out as he looked back up at her. In a moment, she swooped down and struck one of the creatures with her wing, knocking it back towards the forest across the clearing. In a swift movement, he chanted a small mantra and the tattoos on his back started to glow. A small portal opened up, and a swirling black and white mass formed from it. The mass split apart, forming two wolves, a black and a white one, bearing their teeth to the newly arrived threat.

“Dib! Onai! Go!” He called as he directed them to circle around. He was hoping that their presence would ward off the threat, if not only momentarily.

“Looks like we are in for some trouble.” He said as he glanced to his partner. It was his first time facing an actual demon in in the wild, but he had practiced for most of his childhood. Needless to say, his heart was pounding. If these demons had come out of nowhere like this, then there was infinite chance for some kind of ambush. It was times like this he was glad he had his familiars to help him.

“Ready to fight?” He asked his partner, not taking his eye off the creatures in the clearing.