asked.
"No," Professor Phoenix calmly replied. "I was the only one assigned to your team. These two just came along."
"These two?!" Miss Electra exclaimed. "We're your lovers!"
"Sure." Professor Phoenix didn't seem bothered. "I told you I had a work trip this summer and you began to cry until you almost flooded the school and forced the council to let you come along."
We all looked at Miss Electra as a fan appeared in her grasp and she proceeded to fan herself while feigning innocence, "I did no such thing! They saw our loving bond and decided to let us come along."
"You threatened to kill them in their sleep if you didn't get to go with Aurora," Raphael muttered. "They forced me to come along because they know when you're around, Aurora can't get anything done."
"Lies!" she huffed as she closed her fan and pointed it in Raphael's face. "Why are you even here?! Can't you go away?"
"I just explained why," he countered. "It's your fault for threatening those seniors."
"Well if they listened to me, to begin with, I wouldn't have to threaten anyone," Miss Electra defended. "I'm a god. Why should I waste my time with seniors who try to act like the damn rulers of the universe? Especially Mr. Snow with all of his anger tantrums. Thinks he can deny me from being with my Aurora because he's still embarrassed that a gifted student had to save his weak ass."
"Hmm? He’s still mad about that?" Professor Phoenix genuinely asked. "I thought it was pretty cool what Brianne did."
"It was, wasn't it!" Miss Electra praised. "I should start training her. She'd be zipping through space and time in literally no time! Get it?"
"Are you referring to the move where Brianne basically disappeared into a stream of light?" Kaito clarified. "We thought it was the sword."
"That was no secret sword move," Miss Electra declared. "That's a god gift."
"God gift?" I asked in confusion. "But I'm a demigod."
"Yes," Professor Phoenix agreed. "But as a demigod, depending on your growth potential, you'll begin to unlock your godly gifts. You're doing that a little too early, which is another good reason why the three of us are coming with your team on your vacation."
"You think those shadow people are going to come after Brianne again?" Finnick inquired.
"Oh boy, we don't think," Miss Electra declared with a laugh. "We know they would want Brianne, but I think more along the lines of bringing her onto their side."
"On their side?" Connor questioned. "Before they were trying to kill her but now they want her on their side?"
Raphael seemed to nod as he let go of Professor Phoenix to cross his arms over his chest. We all looked at him in wait before Miss Electra pointed out, "You didn't even introduce yourself, Raphy!"
When he merely side-eyed her, she rolled her eyes and gestured to the tall man. "Everyone. This is Raphael. He's a stubborn ass of a god, but just call him Rap-"
"Professor Raphael in public. Raphael in private. Call me Raphy and I'll kill you and get away with it."
We all gawked at him and slowly looked at Professor Phoenix, who merely smirked.
"I can't control him when he goes on killing sprees so it's best you avoid them if you can."
"I still feel bad for that student he killed last year. He didn't deserve to die over your nickname issues."
"He was a sore pain in the ass and needed to be silenced. When you become a thorn in my side, it’s best to disappear or I'll help finish the deed. Now he can enjoy the toasty walls of Hell while telling Lucifer why he thinks he deserves salvation for being a rebellious student."
None of us spoke and Professor Phoenix sighed. "Raphael. You're scaring them."
"Hmph. Whatever." He brushed it off like it wasn't a big deal. "Your team is now entering your final year of Witchling Academy. It’s the prime time for you all to determine what side you want to belong to. Good or Evil. It's not something one would normally think about, but your future lies in what you decide on next. A crucial decision that can easily be manipulated but futures that are sprinkled in gold are attractive. They go for those who want to graduate and have a smooth-sailing future. Not those who still want to work upon themselves."
He looked at each of us before carrying on.
"Demigods may be of high ranks in your minds, but they have their own scale of strength and unless