The day Daphne unlocked her powers
Small warning things like underage smoking and drinking, abuse mentioned
Daphne Grace Brooks, some would say she's your stereotypical troubled teen from a bad home. Wealthy father, bad influence friend group, smokes, drinks, parties, fails most classes, doesn't even try. Presenting herself as a teen who doesn't care for authority, who does what she wants, who is unbothered. Behind closed doors however, is a much different story, the mask she puts on covers up so much, that no one notices, because she doesn't let them.
Today was a day like any other. Daphne went through her normal routine, get up, shower, get dressed, argue with her father, dodge whatever he decides to throw at her on the way out, and start her walk to the school. It's only a ten minute walk, short and easier than riding the bus. Even the school day starts normal. Right up until sixth period, P. E. class. First half is normal, the coach locked herself in her office, very much over the students, so the students are let loose. Her group is in the bleachers, identifiable by their a dark clothes. It's normal for the students to split up into their cliques. Today however, there's an extra group. A group of girls they've never seen before. All fit and athletic, very pretty, but something, something about them is off.
Halfway through the class they corner Daphne. Who has only gotten up and left her group to grab snacks from her bag for her group. "Can I help you...?" She asks as they herd her into a corner away from the other students. The one that seems to be the leader stops in front of her taking charge. "You... You smell like power" the way the girl says it sounds like flirting and almost a threat at the same time. "I'm sorry, what? Excuse me I have to get back to my friends now." Daphne tries to push through them, but the circle gets tighter around her, her back hits the wall. "Well nevermind guess I won't be doing that. Do you need something....?" "Azriella" the girl fills in, "and yes, yes I do need something, you." Daphne looks around, trying to see if anyone is even noticing the interaction, not a single student is even so much at glancing at them. "Don't look at them, they can't help you, but I, I can" Azriella says, getting closer. Panic starts to set in Daphne as she has no idea what they want from her, nor can she find a way out, she can't fight her way out either, there's too many of them. Azriella smiles, the only way to describe it is pretty, but off-putting in a way, like uncanny valley.
Azriella can sense something Daphne can't, the power that's sitting within her. The potential this one girl has, and she has no idea. And if Azriella gets her way, she never will. If she were to grow and come into her powers, that could mean certain levels of destruction. It's better they end this girl now before she realizes who she is. Unfortunately for Azriella though, her powers seem to bloom before she even knows who she is.
Azriella, she gets too confident in her plan, too confident that the group can over take a single girl. "Listen here little demigod", she says demigod like a slur, "might want to say your prayers or your last words, because your about to become dinner." Calling her a demigod sets Daphne's mins racing, and unlocks her powers at the same time. Now she's seeing Azriella and her friends for what the are, Empousai.
Daphne's eyes go wide as she sees them for what they truly are, Azriella tries to lung for her throat with her fangs out, Daphne reaches out, shoving her away, hard. Her new powers unleash, Azriella is now hallucinating and what looks like twitching, hallucinating whatever would cause her the most misery like she's really living it right now. The other girls gasp, and look at each other, then at Azriella, trying to decide what to do. They need to capture the girl, but no one wants to end up like Azriella. One girl tries and meets the same fate. As Daphne's panic spikes, a feeling of dread and misery starts to roll out, sinking into everyone around her. Which, raises her panic more as she sees what she did to the other girls.
And with that, she runs. Shoving out the gym doors and running down the block, trying to blend in with the crowd, at first, she tries to walk home, her neighbors even see her walking. But she gets to the gate, and she can't. She can't go back in there, so she turns, and runs back. Little do the neighbors know, that would be the last time they'll see her until the missing person posters go up.
She runs, and runs, and runs, until eventually she collapses at a hide out her and her friends made, except they never come here, hell, she's pretty sure they forgot about it. So now, it's her safe haven.
