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the demons or the portal she was meant to close. She assumed that it was near the school, since Lenorela’s bridge had brought her there and since those demons had been conducting some form of ritual.
    She slipped back onto the school grounds and searched for the gym. If there was any place where she could post up, an abandoned locker room would be it. Gyms weren’t much different from when she was in high school so she easily found the basketball court and a convenient groove behind the collapsed bleachers.
    Alysia was tired and needed to rest. She removed the jacket and sat below the boards. She laid back and threw it over her face and was passed out as soon as her eyes closed.
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    The sounds of laughter and loud teenage voices woke Alysia, and she got up quickly to throw on the jacket. It was early, and several kids had snuck into the gym and were hanging out near her location. She crept below the bleachers to the other side and slipped out onto the campus proper. The sun was coming up and the students were amassing, ready for the bell to force them into homeroom.
    It was becoming too thick for her to hide, especially since she looked out of place. Too old for high school—not to mention her odd clothes—and too old to be a parent or teacher. Clutching a grate, she swung herself up and climbed to the roof of the cafeteria. She found an area near the center where she couldn’t be seen and sat cross-legged to meditate.
    It would be an extremely long time till the school day was over, and the prospect of catching demons had to wait until evening. She looked off in the distance to the portable classrooms and wondered why the one from last night was still intact. Didn’t I see that thing catch on fire? she thought. And where are the bodies and the evidence of my fight? Did I dream up the fight and rescuing that girl? Am I dreaming about being back on Earth, now?
    No, this is real , Alysia decided . Despite everything she learned before Yalem, this new world seemed to negate all of those lessons.
    She wondered if like this school, demons had been at her university, paving the way for Chaos’s army. They had come by way of sea while she and her best friend were in class, and in the blink of an eye she was fighting for her life. Still, she missed those days before the attack. She had so many goals and aspirations. Alysia’s eyes grew tired and heavy, and she felt them close involuntarily.  Before she knew it, she felt herself falling, through the roof, floor, and eventually the world.
    She emerged in the room below Lenorela’s library, and was back in the robes she had started in. The witch was pacing the room looking slightly annoyed and when she saw Alysia appear, she reached down to help her up.
    “Chaos saw you,” she said quickly. “He saw you and now he’s wondering how it was that you were there.” Alysia gave her a puzzled look and the red woman gestured at her impatiently. “He saw you because I neglected to tell you to stay out of sight—”
    “You mean the demons? He saw me through the demons?”
    “Yes, CeeCee, you killed his followers, and he got a good look at you—his stolen general. I am such a fool. I didn’t foresee this, and he now knows that you are working for the Erts.” She pointed to Euphoria and rubbed her face. “He also knows that you are in league with me due to the robes that you fought them in.”
    “So what does that mean for us, Lenny? Are we out of luck?”
    Lenorela sighed, took her hands, and said, “No, not yet, but we need to be extra careful now, CeeCee.”
    “There was a girl—”
    “A trap,” Lenorela snapped. “That was a future member of his Bloody Garot , set up to be a vessel inside of your world. In time, he will use her to complete the bridge and open the first portal into your world.”
    Alysia couldn’t believe what she was hearing. “So, the whole time I was in possession of the portal, and…” She stared at Lenorela in disbelief. “You mean