I headed back to the school after a lengthy discussion with Elizabeth on the passage in the book. I was excited, but I was also trying to stay calm since it just wasn't enough information to take action. Elizabeth and I both agreed that we would look through the library and try to find more information on Shar'li.

Once I got back to the school, I absconded to Minerva's office to discuss the outcome of my little speech. I was sitting across her desk from her, she was sitting there looking very tired. She was not happy and I had to wonder if we were getting any blowback from any of the parents. I tried to remain calm and not interrupt as she started to speak. "You have caused a major uproar from the parents after your little speech. They still don't understand why we are allowing you to teach and just where you came from. I would also like to point out that they have never seen what you can do with your magic. I think that you will have to have a demonstration for all of the wizards so that they can accept you," Minerva was looking at me with a concerned look on her face.

"What do you recommend that I do? I can't just go everywhere and do a magic show for everyone. I already have so many things that need my attention and going to all the places in the world to show everyone my power," I say looking at her with a frustrated look. "I'm sorry that people are having trouble with this but I seriously doubt that they would be more accepting of me even if they saw my power."

"What else is going on that you have so little time for? From what I have seen there is little that you could not accomplish with ease. Did things go bad at the Kairington estate?" She asks me surprised by my lack of confidence about being able to handle the situation.

"For most things you are right, but unfortunately things became more complicated while I was at the Kairington estate. For one, Lucifer walked in after my little speech and whipped out Luther's father, grandmother, and uncle right in front of him. With Luther there, I wasn't able to do anything to Lucifer except make a deal to try and protect wizards from further demon influence, though I don't trust him. Second, I found some information in their library about my mate that I need to investigate further. I will be here to work with any kids that come through that need my help. I also have to learn how to survive in this new world as an eternal teenager," I look at her hoping that she will understand the amount of work that I have.

Minerva looked at me with wide eyes, "Lucifer was there and you talked to him? How can you be so nonchalant about that?"

"It's not the first time that I have met him, he helped teach me magic along with Michael. Besides on the mortal plane, his magic is greatly reduced so that I am not in danger from any attacks. He is also not one to attack you directly but through others. However, that doesn't mean that I trust that he won't attack me," I told her.

"I still cannot grasp the amount of power that you must possess to be able to fight with archangels so fearlessly." She said as she looked at me with a surprised look on her face. "But, enough with this, down to work. I have three new students whose parents want you to test for magical traits. I would like for you to test them and if they are like you then we can enroll them in the school."

"Ok, but don't tell me any more about them I would like to have an unbiased evaluation of them. James and I will meet them in the morning in the testing room, after breakfast." I told her, holding up my hand, to stop her from discussing them any further. "Is there anything that you need from me?" I asked to hope that I could go get some dinner and relax.

"One more thing, Lilith. The council is in charge of our budget and while our funds have already been allocated for this semester, we will need to start looking at a budget for the next semester." She told me.

"We can schedule a weekly meeting with all the necessary personnel to go over any school-related issues that may arise," I told her as I am hoping this will be the end of this meeting.

"That would be great, and I can arrange for a meeting with the appropriate persons for say Friday?" She asked me.

"That would be great, now if you will excuse me my stomach is growing impatient and needs to be filled." With a wave, she excused me, so that I could go get dinner. I regret not taking a break to have a bite to eat at lunch but I was just so caught up in the books that I forgot.

I headed to Mag Mell to get some dinner. It was at the beginning of meal time so luckily for me the line was short. As I was waiting, I noticed a change in the way people looked at me. They were not looking at me so scared but not happy either. I felt like I was judged, but for what I was not sure.

Grabbing my meat-heavy meal I headed back to my usual table and found Luther sitting there all alone. I take a seat across from him and start to talk, "How are you holding up?"

With bloodshot eyes and evidence that he had been crying Luther replies, "How could you make a deal with Lucifer?" He looks up at me as if I betrayed him.

I frown as I go to pick up my fork and play with the food on my plate, "Luther, I want you to know that if I had time to save your family I would have done so. As for why I made a deal with Lucifer, he had us at a disadvantage so I had to prevent a fight between the two of us. That would have probably killed you as well and destroyed your family estate. You have to remember the last time I got into a fight with an archangel, we ended up destroying the island of Atlantis and everyone on the island. The last thing we want right now is that kind of damage done in the middle of America."

"We must be careful when dealing with the other planner beings, they may not be as strong when they are on this plane as they are on their plane. They can still rain down destruction on this whole planet. Even with all my power, I can only banish them from this plane." Luther looks at me sadly as I explain to him.

"How do I get revenge on Lucifer, then?" He asks.

"Unfortunately, you don't. Archangels are not like any wizard that you will find on this plane. Even demons are more powerful than most wizards. The only being that could ever destroy the angel is the Goddess, and even after everything that Lucifer has done, she has not destroyed him. You should let me deal with them." I tell him and then take a bite out of my hamburger.

Shortly after my little talk with Luther, James and the rest of the group arrived with their plates. James looks at me with a concerned expression on his face, "We heard a rumor about you Lilith, that looks like you are a hypocrite. It's going around the school that you made a deal with the devil."

I roll my eyes and sigh, standing up on the chair I announce to the whole room. "I suppose that everyone has heard the rumors that I have made a deal with the devil. That is true, while you may think that this makes me just as bad as what the council did. I did this to try and protect every wizard. I made the deal that he and his demons will no longer tempt or go after any wizards in exchange for my assurances that I will not stop him from going after the humans of the world. I also did this to protect Luther, since a fight between Lucifer and I would have killed a lot of innocent people. My magic may be powerful but even I cannot kill an archangel. So yes, I made a deal with him to try and protect wizards while we try to rebuild the council."

I sit down after that and the room grows loud with students talking amongst themselves about what I have said. James and the others look at me in surprise at my admission. "I trust that you did what you could have done," James says to me looking at the others at the table. They all nod their heads in agreement with him.

This is going to be a problem I can just feel it. I know that I am not done dealing with angels and demons. I hope that I can get this situated so that I am not trapped again like I was last time. I have to be very careful to be sure that I am not stepping into a trap.

I enjoy the rest of my dinner with my friends and try to relax from the stress of the day. "James, I need you to meet me at the testing room in the morning for the first period. We have some final testing to do, then I will start teaching you how to use your magic. We will have some others that may be joining the class but I will know after testing them." James nods his head in understanding and I get up from the table.

I put my tray back and start to head outside, I'm thinking that I will take a walk in the garden to help me clear my mind and relax before I head back to my room. On my way to the, I heard someone calling my name behind me. Looking back, I see Sara running to catch up with me. I wait for her with a smile on my face.

When she catches up to me, she grabs my hand and walks with me. I lead her into the garden and I form a bench that we can sit on. Sara started to talk to me shyly, "I want to say, thank you for putting the council in their place. It gave me the courage to stand up for myself in front of my parents, and finally come out of the closet with them. Having to hide that part of me, especially when my parents kept trying to arrange suitors for me. It was a major tension between us. That all went away once the council was no longer in charge and my name meant nothing in the community."

"I am glad that you are now happier and finally open about yourself. If you haven't noticed yet I have a bit of a problem with male authority because I was not treated with respect by the men in my life. They also found ways to make me regret any interactions with them. I have noticed that you have been a bit happier the last couple of days," I replied to Sara.

"Is what you said to me about my looks true?" Sara asks me looking shy and a little scared for the answer.

"Yes, it is true, I do find you very attractive and I would love to have sex with you. Though something has been brought to my attention recently that while monogamous is nothing I will ever be and my heart belongs to someone else and nothing can change that. I have to warn you of this before we were to do anything because to me this would be casual sex and I would even invite you to share some fun times with my mate and me. If you are looking for something monogamous then I am sorry but this is not something I can give you." I say to her as she looks a little dejected with my answer. I just guess things are a little different with people being more open about their sexuality.

"I don't know what to say, I don't know how to respond to this. I guess I just forgot that you are so different from the rest of the students here. How does this polyamorous thing work for you two?" She asks me.

"Ahh, I guess it is very different from what most would find normal. You have to realize that my mate is the queen of the succubus clan. She is not a member of the fallen demons; she stayed out of the fight between Lucifer and the heavens. Since she is a demon, and a succubus, that means that she gains energy through sexual activities. Her being so strong complicates things as I cannot provide her with enough energy so we have to bring others into our relationship for her to get the energy that she needs.

"What happened to her?" She asks.

"I don't know everything about what happened, we were together eating when the Archangel Michael attacked and we split up so she could find our daughters while I fought Michael. Things did not end well for me and I was trapped. From what my daughter Elizabeth told me after I disappeared, she went into a deep depression and would not feed. Shortly after she went to sleep and has not woken up since. As for where she is now, I can't tell you. I think I found a clue to say that the Christian Church found her and spirited her away." My eyes drop as I tell her this. I love to remember Shar'li even though it hurts when I think about what she is going through right now.

"I have never seen such love between a couple in real life. For us, in the high families, it's not how unions are made. Anyone inside the family has arranged a mate usually because the families are looking to get something from one another." Sara comments, looking just as sad as me.

"I had one of those arranged marriages, the Goddess made Adam be my mate. He was an absolute piece of shit to me. The goddess showed sympathy for me and gave him Eve as his wife. He remained a little shit to me for the rest of our time in Eden. Once he and Eve were exiled from Eden, I never saw him again. I'll tell you to love is difficult to find but once you do, you have to hold onto it as tight as you can."

"You have had a lot of hurt in your life, haven't you?" she asks me worriedly.

With a chuckle, I say back, "yeah, I have had my fair share of misfortune in my life. Though you have to remember before I was trapped away by Michael and Lucifer, I had already been around for around seven thousand years and had lots of great memories and had six children and at least one grandchild that I know of for sure."

"Wait, grandchild? You don't mean..." Her eyes go wide as she starts to put the pieces together in her head. "James!" she says eyes wide and her hand going up and covering her mouth. I just nod my head to indicate yes.

"I only came to school as a student so I could help him out with his magic and protect him from what you and your friends were doing to him." I tease.

"No wonder you were so mad at what we did to him."

"That wasn't me mad, sure you went after my family but I wasn't so mad as mischievous and wanted to teach you all a lesson. When I get mad, I end up destroying whole islands." I said with a chuckle.

"Destroy islands?" She's not understanding what I am saying.

"Atlantis, the site of my last fight with Michael and a sneak attack by Lucifer. My magic got a little out of control and caused the sea to rise in a huge wave that destroyed the island. Hence the theory that it was destroyed by the gods." I explained as we continued to sit there in silence for a while.

Finally, we get up and walk and go to our respective dorm rooms. I walk up to my room more relaxed than I have been since I woke back up. I was lost in my mind thinking lustful thoughts about Sara that I didn't notice that I just walked in on James and Justice making out on her bed.

James jumps up off the bed super quick looking at me in shock while Justice tries to explain herself, but no words are coming out of her mouth. I just shrug my shoulders and grab my toiletries and turn to leave. I turn my head around "Don't stop on my account. I'll just give you, say two hours to finish." I walked out the door and just shook my head. I feel good that James is making a connection with someone, especially Justice, she is a good person.

James calls out my name as I walk down the hall asking me if we can talk. Ok, I thought to myself why would he want me to come back now when he had a girl that seemed interested in him?

"So, what's up you two?" I asked them both as I shut the door behind me. They both sat there looking embarrassed.

James came back with, "it's not what you think."

I just laugh and shake my head, "James you don't have to be embarrassed by your interest in Justice. I think it's great." I sit down across from James.

"You're not going to tell, mom about this are you?" James asks me.

"No, James remember what your mom is and who her other mother is. You think we are going to care if you have sex, shit all your mom said to me is make sure you don't get her pregnant. You both are smart enough to not do anything stupid and don't worry about me seeing you make out. I lived with seven succubae for six thousand years, I have seen it all. Now do you want your two hours or not?" I ask them both.

This time it's Justice who answers, "No, I guess not the mood kind of got killed there."

"Ok, just remember you two, just put a do not disturb sign ward on the door next time and I promise to not interrupt you." I stood up to go back to cleaning up.

"This doesn't bother you?" James asks surprised

"James when living in that cave with your mother and everyone else there were no separate bedrooms. We all slept in the same area and they all had to feed and so not seeing you make out doesn't bother me at all. I've seen much more than that." I explain over my shoulder.

Kyle whispers to me 'you cock blocked him. I will wager that it will take him a while to get over that.' Confused, I asked him why they were only kissing. 'It wouldn't have been so bad if it was one of his friends but you're his grandmother and kids get all crazy when family catches them.' I guess it's hard on him since he has only known his mom was a succubus for only a week.

***

The next morning, I showed up at the training room to meet the new candidates. As I enter the room, I see Minerva first standing in front of the room waiting to introduce me. I stand next to Minerva and survey the students. "Students this is Lilith; she will be evaluating you. Her evaluation will determine whether or not you will be allowed to attend school here," Minerva says to the students while gesturing to me.

"Good morning, you can call me Lilith. I will have you all stand up here in front of me one at a time so that I may evaluate you. James, can you come up here so that I can explain how I will be evaluating the rest of the students." I say to the students. James quickly jumps up and hurries over to stand in front of me.

I let my magic flow over my hands and watch them glow. I take a deep breath and let my magic flow over James. It settles causing his magic well to glow and be seen as a white light in his stomach.

"What you see here is the magic well that James possesses. This is where we draw our magic from. Yours may be different in size from others here but the good thing is that with practice you can increase its size." I finish using my magic on James and turn to the students.

"Please step up one at a time and introduce yourself to me." The first student was an older boy with sandy blonde hair and green eyes. He is built like he works out.

"My name is Justin Banner." He states proudly.

"Ok, Justin just relaxes and let me see what you are working with," I say as I use my magic to highlight his magic well. It is rather small. I figure that it's the lack of use that has caused this. "Justin, do not worry about how small the well is, I'm betting it's lost size due to nonuse. We can work with this though."

"Lilith, may we see what your well looks like?" Justin asks before he turns and returns to his seat.

"Fair enough, I will warn you that when it comes to my well, I have been cultivating it for seven thousand years," I say as I work my magic over me causing my whole body to glow. The only one that was not surprised by this was James. I withdraw my magic and smile at the students. "Next."

The next student confused me, I could see some telltale signs of male in her but she looked like a girl. I will have to ask her about that later when we can talk alone. "Margret, my name is Margret," she says with a low voice too shy to speak in front of the others.

"Ok Margret, stand here and I will make this as quick as possible," I say and start to scan her making sure to smile at her. I find that she is a similar size to James. I wonder if this is the natural size for a wizard that is coming into their magic.

After I finished scanning them all I found that the size seems to be relatively the same for all the younger students. The only anomaly was with Justin. "OK, students you will all be able to be students here. I would like to speak to you individually to see what other elements you have the most familiarity with.
“Justin, I will talk to you first." I jester to the far side of the room to give a bit of privacy. As we sit in a couple of chairs, I erect a barrier around us.

"Justin, so to begin with I am pretty sure that the reason your well is smaller than the others is that you are older than they are. How old are you?" I start with him.

"I'm twenty, I may have finished all my schooling but I always wanted to learn magic. I felt that I should have been able to perform magic but I could never pass any of the other entrance exams," I nod as he says that.

"Well, I see no problems with you being able to perform magic. You may just need to focus more in the beginning so that you can get a better flow of magic through your body. This will help you out a lot," I say with a smile.

I let him go and call Margret over, "First I want to tell you that everything we talk about here will not be heard or shared with anyone else. I say that because I noticed something different about you that confuses me. Generally, I see an average female student, but when I look closer, I notice male aspects to you. I am not asking this to make you feel nervous. I am just trying to understand."

"Umm, I guess you are noticing that I was not born female." I look confused at her.

"You'll have to excuse my ignorance but I have not been part of this world for three thousand years. I must admit that I am not an expert on the human body. So could you please explain it more to me?" I asked her.

"I guess the easiest way to explain it is I was born a boy, but I always felt in my mind that I should have been born a girl. So, I have taken steps to feminize my body to match what my mind feels," She explains to me. I stare at her wide-eyed for a few moments while I process this. 'Now you might have some idea what I feel like being stuck in your body,' Kyle tells me.

I think of what it must be like to have a body that does not fit who I am. It's not something I can understand even when looking at how Kyle feels being in my body. I imagine it must have been very difficult given how many kids like to pick on others.

"Interesting, that must have been hard for you while growing up. That will not affect your ability to do magic so I won't worry about that anymore," I say with a smile.

"So, you don't think I am a freak?" She asks me.

"Nope, I was just wondering if you had a condition that would affect your magic. As far as I am concerned you are a girl," I say. I feel that it's better if I support her rather than fight against this. It's not my place to pass judgment on what she does.

I finished interviewing the rest of the students, and I have an interesting group. It should make for some interesting magic as they work through the way they solve the problems I give them.

I address the group, "James, you may go to your next class while I explain what we will be working on," he leaves out. "Ok, for the rest of you before I release you get your room assignments and get settled in. The first thing we will be doing is learning how to flow the magic through our bodies so I recommend you wear something comfortable to class tomorrow. I will be teaching you a dance. We also will not be using a focus object when casting."

"After we finish learning how to move magic, we will start working on power control. That is important because moving the magic through your body increases the power of the spell by magnitudes of ten. So, control over power is very important. You'll have to ask James what happened the first time I had him cast a spell without knowing how to control the amount of magic he was using. You are also only limited in what you can do by your imagination. Do any of you have any questions?" I asked the class.

Mark raises his hand. He is a young black boy with a lanky frame that he hides in baggy clothes. I nod to him to go ahead. "Lilith how come James has already been learning this magic when this is the first class?"

I figure this would come up at some point in the class, "James is my grandson and his mother finally managed to bring me back from where I was trapped. So, he has been learning magic from me for a couple of weeks now. And before you ask my children are immortal like me, and no James is not immortal. He just has similar magic to me. If you want to know more about him you should ask him since I am just starting to get to know him myself."

"Any other questions?" I ask.

Margret shyly raises her hand, and I nod to her to go ahead. "How powerful are you?" she asks.

"That is a question I was anticipating, so to give you an idea, the garden on the other side of campus. I made that in thirty minutes. I have also fought archangels and demons in the past." I tell them. They stared at me with the widest eyes I have ever seen. "If you listen around campus, I'm sure you will hear the rumors about me. There are plenty of those rumors about me circulating the school, some are true and some aren't."

"Now go ahead and go up to Mrs. Morningale's office so she can finish registering you." I release them from the class.

Nothing eventful happens for the rest of the day. When class started the next day, I started to step through my magic dance. Trying to get them to move the magic through their bodies so that they won't have to rely on the body naturally pulling magic into their bodies. Which is a slow way to recharge.