Far Horizons: Tales of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror. Issue #16 July 2015 | Page 57

“My mom knew he was a demon. They eloped,
and he left when she was pregnant. Mom’s coven
disowned her, so she raised me on her own. I know a
lot about him from stories, but I don’t know how true
they are. I do have a picture though.” Lucas took out
his wallet and handed it to her. “We both kinda look
like him here.”
Margo opened the wallet to see a short blue
eyed woman in a white skirt and blouse standing with
a tall blond man in a grey suit. The picture was obviously magical, it looked clearer than a normal picture.
Margo was shocked at how short he was. The spell
he used was obviously able to make him change size
too. The man looked like Lucas, but he had Margo’s
eyes. He looked happy. But Margo could tell it wasn’t
because of love.

“Two different species. Kinda like crocodiles
and alligators.” Patrick whispered back.
“He had those online classes right?”
“Yeah.” Jake raised his eyebrows. Was she
really suggesting what he thought she was?
“Well, call him and tell him he has a new student.” Margo leaned back in her chair.
“But the only reason why I was able to go to
school was because I got a full scholarship.” Lucas
jumped in the conversation.

“And in an effort to switch away from this
topic, what did you study?” Jake stabbed his fork in
the salad.
“Chemistry major, History of Occult Practices
minor. Yeah, weird combination.”
“Most of those classes don’t have that much
data, and their speculations are based on the belief that
magic doesn’t exist.” Jake obviously disagreed that
Lucas’s choice was weird.

Margo stared at the table for a minute. Her
instincts were equating Lucas with a toddler. The
only reasons he survived the mall was that he ran into
them. He knew nothing about life with magic. Especially the life he would have as a ‘half-breed.’ And he
couldn’t stay in hiding anymore. If just one demon

“The one that accidentally summoned a helldog?” Jake pulled out his cellphone.
Lucas whispered to Patrick. “Helldog? I
thought it was hellhound?”

“He lied to her. But she shouldn’t feel bad.
He lied to at least four others. Seems he was good at
that.” There was a lot of resentment in her voice, and
she didn’t try to hide it. But Lucas was relieved that
her expression lightened up when she looked at him.

“Yup, but I also have my mother’s books. The
humans have raw data but wrong conjectures. I managed to pass with flying colours and learned useful
stuff. Wish I could finish though.”

knew he existed, a safe bet was the others knew too.
She didn’t want anyone innocent to die just because
she wanted to find out who she was. “Why not do it
online?” Margo turned to Jake. “You still in touch with
that dean?”

Margo turned to him. “Money is definitely not
a problem. I can easily make half a million a week.”
Lucas tried to say something but Margo interrupted him “Do not say ‘But.’ I am not taking no for an
answer. It’s better if you have protection, for both us
and you. The clan is going to be coming after you, too.
You are going to need to be able to defend yourself.”
Lucas cracked a wide smile. He didn’t expect
to be accepted so fast. “I was actually hoping I could
stay here. Or I’m gonna have to sleep in my car.”
“You can stay, we have room. And she can fix
the whole ‘I don’t know how to fight’ bit. It’s better to
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