[ WP ] Long ago , several hundred years now , a mad wizard cursed every single human being , and their descendants with the form of a human/animal hybrid . Since then , the world has begun anew , with a renaissance of magic and arcane knowledge . For whatever reason , you are human . Find out why .

The gun sounded with a crack of lightning and a burst of smoke. My heart skipped a beat, and my muscles tightened and sprang into action. With a strong kick I launched forward my right leg and began my stride. My vision was clouded as my eyes caught the kicked up dust and my throat inhaled it. I pushed through the cloud wiping my eyes and finally looked forward down the track. Everyone else was at least 10 feet in front of my and putting even greater distance between us. The despair I had before the race flooded me, and I almost stopped running right there. I finished last, as I always did in the PE required 100-meter dash. As I crossed the finish line Mrs. King clicked the stopwatch with her claw. 
 
 “ 14.5. ” Her emotionless voice spoke the words that everyone I ever knew had wanted to say to me. 
 I crouched over trying to catch my breath as the others began to walk back over to Mrs. King. Claire walked up to me with a small smile. 
 “ I thought you did very well Brad. ” Her bunny nose began to twitch as she spoke. I let out a big sigh and stood back up. 
 “ Yeah, I guess for me it was alright. ” Suddenly, Justin came up to Claire and spoke with his massive mouth. 
 “ Claire we have to report to Mrs. King for partners, lets go. ” As always I was invisible. As he turned away his light brown mane flicked in the sun, giving me a nasty waft of his lion stink. Claire nervously looked at me and walked over to the others. I already knew I didn ’ t make the cut and walked towards the school as I felt the eyes burn through my back. 
 
 As I walked towards my dorm building I passed by Paulie. 
 “ Hey Brad! ” He turned his head around before turning his body, catching up to me and staring at me with his wide eyes. “ How was PE today? ” He cocked his head as he asked. To be honest it always creeped me out, him and his fascination with me. 
 
 “ Well I didn ’ t win. ” 
 
 “ To be expected. ” Jackass 
 
 “ Yeah well, I ’ m not sure why they make me do this kind of of stuff, acting like I ’ m normal and shit. ” 
 
 “ Well I ’ m sure they want you to feel normal. Get you involved in the community so you don ’ t become a complete shut in. ” He stopped talking and swiveled his head to make sure no one was listening. “ Why didn ’ t you use your magic? ” 
 I looked down and asked myself the same thing. 
 
 “ I ’ m just not ready to show everyone I guess. ” In reality I didn ’ t want to become a bigger outcast or worse, feared. Paulie gave a huff of disappointment. 
 
 “ If I had that kind of magic ability, I would never not use it! ” I didn ’ t respond. 
 “ I ’ ve got class Brad, but I will met with you letter so we can do some further experiments on your ability. See you around… ” He stopped walking abruptly, swiveling his head again and flapped his wings, spraying up the leaves on the ground. With a few powerful strokes he rose above the roof and sailed across campus. I kept my eyes down and entered the building. My room was the last one, because I had special needs. The faculty couldn ’ t decide what kind of student I was so they gave me every special privilege and offer available. I opened the door and finally relaxed. I never felt safe around them, like I was under constant surveillance. 
 
 I then saw a letter that had been slipped under the door. It was a simple piece of paper that was folded in half. I bent down to pick it up and unfolded it. I froze. I quickly closed my door and rushed over to my bed. I shook as I placed my hand on the paper just to confirm. It wasn ’ t the same! I turned over the paper desperate for more information. In small handwriting a simple command was written 
 School library. 2:00AM. 
 
 I stared at the words, and then turned the paper back over. I outlined the shape expecting it to vanish. But it stayed, and the freshly made handprint gave me a glimmer of familiarity I hadn ’ t felt in ages. 

