Stories: In the Shadow of an Aurora

"Chaos is the purest form of cleansing."

- Cursed Eclipsor

Plot
''Aurora Blue, a 17 year old girl from New York, has her life completely changed after an encounter with an ancient manuscript that leaves her heart glowing purple. Unable to return to school due to her condition, Aurora and her parents meet the mysterious Miss Anderson, who promises to help cure Aurora's condition. Anderson is in fact the Greek goddess Athena, who is on a mission to unite the gods of earth against an ancient force Aurora has unwillingly allowed to enter our universe.''

Cast
(Note: Most of these characters haven't even appeared yet.) ♠ - denotes a character's first appearance. ♦ - denotes a cameo, minor appearance, or mention only. ♣ - denotes a character's final appearance. (To be announced)
 * Aurora Blue ♠
 * Miss Anderson♠
 * Mrs. Blue ♠
 * Mr. Blue ♠
 * Osiris ♠
 * Isis ♠

Story
''8:30 AM. New York. 17-year old Aurora Blue wakes up suddenly to the sound of voices coming from downstairs. She can recognize her mother and father's voices, but she can also hear another voice; it was female, modulated but honeyed.''

''As Aurora gets up, she notices her heart has began glowing purple again, the reason for much of the distress in recent days. She brushes her teeth quickly, and after combing her hair, she heads downstairs.''

''Downstairs, she walks into the living, where her parents are talking with a woman a bit older than her mom. Her shoulder-length hair was a light brown, almost converging on blonde, and wavy. She wore a pallid grey jacket over a white shirt, with contrasting grey trousers. Around her neck was a small necklace with a blood-red jewel in it’s centre.''

(Aurora is handed a cup of coffee by her mom)
 * Mrs. Blue: Hi, sweetie.
 * Aurora: Mom, who's this?
 * Mrs. Blue: Oh, this is-
 * Miss Anderson: I prefer Miss Anderson. Or just Anderson. You’re parents called me to help deal with your...problem.
 * Aurora: Ummm, okay.
 * Miss Anderson: Once you finish breakfast, I'd like to talk to you in private. Is that okay?
 * Aurora: Y-yeah, sure.
 * Miss Anderson: Great! So, where would you like to discuss then?
 * Aurora: H-how about my room?

After a relatively chatty breakfast, Aurora and Anderson step into Aurora's room. she sits herself down in Aurora's desk. Aurora pauses to think about it. Anderson goes quiet for a few seconds. Aurora is semi-confused by Anderson's question. Anderson got up from her seat and sat herself next to Aurora, kneeling closer to her ear.
 * Miss Anderson: This is your room?
 * Aurora: Y-yes.
 * Miss Anderson: A bit too messy for my liking, it'll do.
 * Aurora: W-what do you want?
 * Miss Anderson: So, you are Aurora Blue, yes? Born May 21st 2002. 17 years old. Excellent results in your SATs and GCSEs, too. I like a smart person.
 * Aurora: How did you-
 * Miss Anderson: Don’t worry, your parents didn’t tell you this. Now then, let’s actually discuss what we’re here for, shall we? Your heart, how did it happen?
 * Aurora: It was a few days ago. Friday, maybe. I was in the local library, and I was looking at some books. Then I saw this one book, it was in the children’s section, yet it stood out from the others.
 * Miss Anderson: What did the book look like?
 * Aurora: It was brown and dusty, it was covered in lots of weird symbols. There was this one on the front that was a bit larger than the others. It sorta looked like an eye, too. When I took the book out, the symbols began to glow purple and there was this splitting pain in my heart area, like a heart attack. Then it began to violently glow for a few minutes or something before I dropped it in fear. That seemed to stop it from glowing, but that’s when I noticed my heart was glowing purple.
 * Miss Anderson: Tell me, what do you believe it is?
 * Aurora: I...I don't know. I never really believed in ghosts and whatnot, but this, (she felt her chest), I don’t know how else to explain this.
 * Miss Anderson: You think it's supernatural?
 * Aurora: Y-yes, it has to be.
 * Miss Anderson: Listen, I cannot cure this myself. However, I do have many associates who may be able to help you. However, you will have to come with me then. You do not have to do this, however, the heart will slowly kill over the next few years, so unless you want my help, you will have a very short life ahead of you.
 * Aurora: I don’t want to have to dropout of school, but I don’t want to die as well.
 * Miss Anderson: Death may not be a debate, but avoiding it is. Now, lets go discuss this with your parents, shall we?

The two of them exit Aurora's room and walk back to the table where Mr. and Mrs. Blue are waiting.

'Mrs. Blue: So?