Cupid was in the hall talking with Hunter and Ashlynn when she noticed someone in a red and black hoodie, with the hood up, walking by.

"Skiá (Shadow)?" asked Cupid as she looked at the guy.

"Cupid?" asked the guy as he turned around while taking his hood off. This revealed black spiked hair and two large red horns that curved back behind his ears. The whites of his eyes were black while the iris was red.

"What the hex are you doing here?" asked Cupid as she hugged him.

"Dad's old rule, my horns are the longest out of his sons," said Skia.

"Which means you're the one to take his part in the story," said Cupid as she let him go.

"Even though it should be my youngest sister, her horns are even bigger than dad's, and she's only five right now," said Skiá.

"Uh, Cupid, do you want to introduce us?" asked Ashlynn.

"Oh, sorry, this is my cousin, Skiá Hades," said Cupid.

"As in, lord of the underworld, Hades?" asked Hunter.

"Don't worry, it's not his job to actually punish people, everyone gets that wrong, and I'm nothing like him anyway," said Skiá with a friendly smile.

"I can't believe you did that!" said a girl as she walked by while a boy chased after her.

"I didn't mean for it to get in your hair!" said the boy.

"What did you expect when you threw gum at my head?!" asked the girl as she turned to reveal a wad of gum in her hair.

"What is with this place, Shadows Out!" said Skiá as he stomped one foot down on the ground. Suddenly, the two teens stopped moving as two pitch black animals came flying out of their shadows.

"Alright, what's going on here between your people?" asked Skiá to the animals which were a cat and a dog. Both animals then started to talk to him in a mixture of barks and meows.

"Seriously, what are they, five?" asked Skiá as he slapped a hand to his face out of frustration.

"Once I put you two back you had better make them admit the truth," said Skia. The two animals then said something before Skia said 'Shadows In,' sending them back.

"Um, hey, there's something I've been wanting to tell you," said the boy.

"Same, we can talk while I try to get this gum out," said the girl as she brushed some hair out of her face.

"Okay, what did you just do?" asked Ashlynn as they watched the two walk away.

"It's my special touch, I can speak with a person's Shadow Beast, an animal that lives in everyone's shadows," said Skia.

"They're supposed to guide you and help you make the right decision, but sometimes the person has more control and things go south," said Cupid.

"And ever since I got to this world I've had a headache from all the arguments the Shadow Beasts have been having, I mean are destinies really that important?" asked Skia.

"To some they are, but not everyone," said Ashlynn.

"That's why the Rebels exist, they want to make their own destinies," said Hunter.

"Then count me as a Rebel, I don't want anything to do with taking my dad's spot; also you all might want to watch your backs," said Skia.

"Why?" asked Cupid.

"I've felt the anger of two Shadow Beasts in specific all day, they're so mad at each other that they might be able to affect those around them soon," said Skia, surprising the other three.