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A Book on the two Imperial Houses of Russia by Svetlana Ivanoff

“Svetlana was the daughter of the widowed patriarch of House Ivanoff. She was 22 when she wrote this book, and she was born in Sochi, Russia in the year of 1860. Svetlana means luminescent in Russian, and she was born a Leo. She is also known for her book on the history of wands titled “When the Wand was Made…” Svetlana died in 1953, in Moscow, Russia. “ - Alexa W. Warwick 

Assigned: January 21st, 2019

Redwatch University of London 

Translated to English from Russian 

Introduction:

The candles flickered at the wave of the girl's finger.

“Ugh. Why do we have to be the ones to wait inside?”

She turns to the man near the door, who was typing away at a computer.

“Are you even listening to me.” She growled.

He shakes his head, “I can care less.”

She mumbles and turns away, putting her chin on her knees.

Outside, Berlin was bustling. The snow had befallen the once quiet city. Small bouts of chatter could be heard, and street vendors were shutting down for the evening. Pedestrians crossed streets with hustling strides, coats warming their bodies, earmuffs and hats pulled over their heads, and scarfs flapping against the cold breeze.

She continued to play with the candlelight; averting her gaze from the window.

The girl put out the flames with a closing palm and headed for the bathroom. The bathroom was the only thing that made her feel safe. As weird as it sounded.

She scoffs, and slides down to the floor, pressing her back against the door. The girl sighs, thinking of her life as a farmers daughter in Anschluss.

It was brutal having to work with Nazis supervising her every move. Her father could barely feed their family which consisted of her mother, herself, and two younger brothers. They would take crops from them, leaving scraps and mother and father to have to go 2 miles to the nearest city market.

Now she was in Nazi Germany, a place in which she had been forced to call home.

She hoped they were doing fine now that they were promised safety in Vienna.

She gets up and leaves the bathroom.

The man that had been standing near the door now sat on the bed closest to the kitchen.

“He’s still on his computer?” She thought.

She didn’t know his name. He was apparently the son of a higher-up executive in Berlin’s main Austrian embassy.

“Do you know who I am?” He asks, speaking for the first time in the hour after the others had departed.

The girl shakes her head.

“I’m the son of one of the biggest embassy stockholders in Western Europe.” He grinned, moving closer to her.

She takes a step back, bumping into the nightstand.

“You should know that, but you don’t consider how I could kill your family…”

She stopped listening to the words “kill your family.” She couldn’t let her father, mother, and brothers die, they were what she was working this gig for. The benefactor told her that he’d be able to guarantee her family safety in Vienna if she helped them.

She strode over to her case next to the bed closest to the window. Pulling a guitar out from underneath, she snapped it open, revealing a high powered sniper gun, gloves, ammunition, an earpiece, and a pair of glasses. All sniper gear.

“Enjoying your luxuries, Verena?” He sneers.

“I’m doing this for my family. Not for myself.”

“Berlin has the best that one could offer.” He responds, opening his computer, and lying against the pillows to do more work.

She closes the case and pushes back underneath the bed.

Magnus panted as he raced through the palace lawn carefully not stepping on his sister’s sunflowers or falling into the gardener’s freshly cut rose bushes.

His sister and two maids were waiting for his arrival when he stepped inside, and they shuffled him past the dining table. He caught a glimpse of his mother and her guests: all elegantly dressed, holding fancy wine glasses, and pouring liquor… and more liquor.

He closed his door once getting to it, and slumped down onto his tiled floor, crawling over for the TV remote. Turning it on, static transitioned into actual coherent sentences and moving pixels.

He undressed, and slid into the bathroom, with a quick shut of the door.

After bathing, he examined his scratches in the mirror. There were teeth marks on his shoulder, and scratches on his knee, and arms. Nothing too serious.

He slipped into his pajamas. Lightly heading out of the bathroom and to the bookshelf that lined the wall circling the TV. He had picked out a golden crested book with the title ‘Dragons and Other Lore’ which was written by a Chinese author from northern China in the city of Qingdao. And translated into Portuguese, Spanish, English, and Japanese amongst other languages.

He sat down at his desk that faced the large window. The ink that had been splattered yesterday night had been removed. Most likely by Maria, the personal handmaiden for his sister and sunflower fanatic. He flipped the lamp switch on.

He had flipped the book open to the page that had the only orange tab. A page on werewolves. Well, not werewolves, nor lycans, but that’s what people have been calling them for centuries. However, in reality, it was called the hellhound’s blessing.

The text was tiny but neatly written. He had been through this book about 12 times to count, so he could recount what some of it said.

Werewolves have existed for centuries, and have gone back to the times of ancient Mesopotamia, and weaved it’s way into both Greek and Nordic legends, although, this may prove false. That’s to the mundane. We’ve existed ever since wolves touched the earth of the ancient grounds of Hell.

He flipped through it so more, at least two more pages, to find another helpful excerpt.

Hellhound marks vary from person to person. It may in the form of a wolf or dog paw print or the form of a scratch mark anywhere on the body.

He lifts his shirt to reveal a scratch mark, one that hasn’t come off like the rest. It was pink in color, still freshly made, as in the coloring was dark around the edges. It didn’t hurt to touch. This was one sign.

Hellhounds may mark you for several reasons. One is that they have taken a liking to you, or that you have been selected for “protection” by the demonic royalty. Or that they see you as deserving of their skills and abilities.

Another excerpt reading:

Like Hellhounds, abilities will vary. However, they gave the simple and standard enhanced senses and agility, stamina, and durability. They resemble wolves but much larger than even regular Alphas. Their eyes resemble that of the hellhound species that marked them, while their coat is the color of the mystic’s hair. Abnormal dyes may or may not show up. Clothing will disappear in bound form and reappear when back in human form, accessories are optional but not advised.

At this point it wasn’t hard to tell, he was a werewolf. But of which hellhound species was unknown. How was he going to break this news to his mother? How was he going to tell Ethan and Anna, and especially Ramiro, who was a late bloomer to this? Who could he trust? This was a big revelation. Ethan and Anna were the standard demon hybrids, cambions. He was different. Anna was the most understanding, but she was prone to slip-ups. Ethan was a total ass and would keep his mouth shut, but would probably tell Anna. He could trust his maid, Elena, but she was feeling down, so it wasn’t the best idea.

This was something new and exciting. And scary at the same time. He wouldn’t have anyone to talk to about this, so he would have to do it on his own.

Seriously though.

Name: Aeres Seren Palin

First Name Meaning: Welsh for Heiress

Zodiac: Aries

Study: Agent ➡️ Sharpshooter

Born: 1925

Age: 20

Hometown: Swansea

Ethnicity: Welsh

*Character whose name is most likely going to be mentioned in the story*

Notes:

“Shoots to much needs a little work on her loading capacity and learning when to stop.”

“Has a hard time focusing, but pretty laid back.”

House Lyon started off as a family of fishermen. They traded for wealth with other countries and gradually climbed the social and economic ladders to great fame and fortune. By 1213, they had replaced House Colby as a Great House of England. House Colby is now extinct, and no members exist. House Lyon was a House of Secrets, they were intriguing but mysterious.

Their house colors were red and silver, colors chosen by the king himself. House Lyon was known for their international alliances preferred to distance themselves away from their English allies. They were one of the wealthiest houses, but unlike House Norden with their attractiveness, they were very influential. This got them their reputation as silver-tongued, but as polite as possible. They were also known for snake familiars, something most would be off-put by. In 1567, the family gifted Queen Elizabeth I with a snake charm made from Indian exporters.

Lyon was known for their alliances with Slovakia, Germany, India, France, Sri Lanka, and Canada. These countries were either allies or traders to House Lyon. House Lyon had the most diverse family members from Indians to Slovaks, and even to Guatemalan, leading them to also have the most diverse usage of magic around. House Lyon was the last House to ally with the Crown and gained the favor of House Norden and House Winterbourne. They were a House of Cambridge and had pride in their family.

The second closest house to the throne. Are the only house with no Vörn blood. They once settled in Caludon Castle before moving out for unknown reasons. Legend has it that they became part of the Norwegian Low House once disappearing. House Norden was however known for their conquests of several houses underneath them, in which they allied with during the downfall of the Houses to preserve bloodlines.

They weren’t known to back down from fights and were known as the greatest house to ally with. Many sought their attention but few earned it. They were the only family who allowed Dysmagi blood into their ranks, even one of their great lords was a hybrid. Many Norden’s had pyrokinesis abilities and were also known to be seers. They practiced that of breeding only with that of noble blood, marrying those of House Lyon, and other European noble families.

Being one of the Great Noble Houses of England came with the element of nature. While they weren't nature-loving people (although some were said to love plants) they owned dire wolves, the ancient wolves that survived prehistoric times, despite human beliefs. Direwolves became part of the family tradition and banner in 1345. As customary, each family member would get a dire wolf at the age of seven, and as their bond grew so did their family. People who married in would get one as a present for a dowry.

House Kingsley was the closest to the royal family of England. They are descended from the Vörn, a race of Norse people who practiced magic through runes during the time of the Vikings. The Kingsley family was known for their knights and swordsmanship, their loyalty to the throne unmatched by even that of House Norden.

House Kingsley was known for their partake in the Hundreds Year War between France and England on June 24th. They helped France win the war instead of England, showing their loyalty to the French forces due to them having connections with the Vörn as well. It is unknown how they stayed a Great House of England after the War.

First wand made in 1223 in Scotland, the wand being made of oak wood. It was then brought to England where English nobleman Thomas Kingsley perfected it. The Kingsley family would be well known for their wands up until 1609 when the wands proved useless, therefore, declining the need for wandmakers. The Kingsley themselves held themselves in high regard and were upset at this fact and then angered in 1632 at the downfall of the 5 noble houses of England. They would live to see a “resurface” of their House in the Low House Northcott of Manchester.

Wands declines because of their easily breakable wood and even those that weren’t easily broken started to wear down. Wales made a treaty with Vietnam based upon this, as Vietnam was the only country in 1234 that had no use for wands what so ever. In return for lessons on “hand magic” from the Vietnamese, the people of Wales would supply Vietnam with some of the greatest weapons ever lived. Wands were a figure of history by 1826, and children were to only use them to practice magic and then return them to the wandmaker to be reused when they grew out of it. Some of the most famous wands are stored in present-day museums to be looked at by all.

Ok so…

PHOENIX AGENCY OF MAGIC (PAM) - 1707.

UNIVERSAL ASSOCIATION OF MAGICAL SCHOOLS (UAMS) - 1806.

FIRST SECRET SERVICE BASE (BERLIN,GERMANY) - 1107.

FIRST MINI-S.S BASE (VIENNA,AUSTRIA) - 1215.

Edit: The United Allies (TUA) - 1432.

“Do the people of your setting distinguish between cross cousins and parallel cousins? If yes, how is each treated?”

Parallel Cousins - a first cousin who is paternal uncle’s child or maternal aunt’s child.

Cross Cousins - the child of one’s mother’s brother or father’s sister.

C.W.E - Common Witchery Evaluation. CWE is a test that you choose your career path from. It is required to be given by all schools, and the information is sent out to PAM’s UAMS. UAMS then sends a schedule for the child’s first year. You may change throughout the first semester and are allowed to pick classes for the second semester.

How would your world define innocence?

So, I’ve started my new novel and I need help to figure out how I can improve.

“-…has have been arrested today. They will be taken to the Berlin Court this evening. We’ll be back with an update from the courtroom at 11. Back to you.”

She watched as the faces on the screen disappeared. The screen faded back onto the news anchor in the headquarters. A light finger touch pressed her skin.

“Safia? Are you going to be ok?” Sam’s voice sounded distressed.

“I’m fine, Yaz. It’s just that I don’t know what’s going to happen next.” Safia lay her head on Sam’s shoulder, with her arms wrapped around Sam’s torso.

Samirah has called her out of her house for a so-called “emergency”, which in reality was just an excuse to

hang out.

Samirah rolled her eyes, “I should’ve known this would come along at some point. After all the news is out.”

She nodded, staring blankly into her empty glass. Sam gave her a back pat.

“Hey girls.”

A bevy of college-aged girls stood behind Gavin, the heir to the mantle of Duke of Hayes.

“Well if isn’t princey and his harem.” Sam frowned.

He bowed his head respectfully to the two girls and then stepped aside to reveal a girl around his height. She wore sequined silver and gold knee-length dress, a signal of her wealth.

“The Duchess of Sato, herself. It’s an honor to be in your presence.” Himari, the bartender, came around the bar to curtsy.

“You flatter me, but the Duchess is my mother.”

Himari stayed quiet with pursed lips.

“Gavin talks about you a lot.” She gave a small glance to Gavin, whose face was slightly pink.

“Do join us, Lady Sato.” Sam beckoned to the chair next to her.

She sat down and gave a polite nod at the offer.

Gavin spoke: “Hello, Yazmoon. “ He frowned, “I apologize about your aunt, Saf.” He gazed at her with a sorry expression.

M - Magical

T - Training

A - Assessment

A standardized test is taken by 3, 6, and 8/7th years, that determines classes needed to strengthen physical and martial magic. Taken by Russians, Thai, Cubans, Puerto Ricans, Filipinos, North Americans, and about ¾ of the world. The only country that doesn’t take this test in Kenya, which focuses more on spiritual magic.

S - Seventh

Y - Year

E - Examination

F - Fourth

Y - Year

T - Training

- takes students from all over Japan

- most notable features are that it’s the only school to be spread out in a certain area in all of Japan

- One of Tokyo’s three main schools

- Motto: 正直な心は、正直な人生につながる (Honest heart, honest life)

- Begins at age 11 and ends at age 18

- Takes the American/British F.Y.T.E

- F.Y.T.E - standardized test that decides if you will be allowed to continue to be a student at TIF.

- TIF has a campus for 11/18-year-olds in Northern Tokyo, and college campus in Eastern Tokyo

- F - Fourth

- Y - Year

- T - Training

- E - Examination

- In America only, F.Y.T.E is taken in different subjects

- Offers Pen-friend programs for students in Europe

- S.Y.E - Seventh Year Examination is the exam that Seventh Years take to help decide what colleges and majors/minors they can apply for.

- S.Y.E is taken in England, Russia, Canada, Guatemala, America, Venezuela, Chile, Northern Mexico, and Cuba.