Chapter 94: Arrival (2/2)

"Lucas! How dare a student of this academy be involved in such acts of terrorism?" Professor Glory roared as she imbued mana into both of her swords The rest of the professors also held up their weapons, the arcane professor already rin spread on his face as he started cackling, sounding more like a rabid aniuys are anywhere near the level I am now at? How dare you speak to s that need to be squashed!" As he spoke, theon Lucas' thin, gray arlimmer of hope, that I had now that Draneeve disappeared, faded as I watched et tossed around The spells Lucas used weren't special, but the amount of mana he exhibited and the control he had over the Si only allowed for each spell that was used in congruence with another to be harder to control and weaker in power

Even casting two spells at once consisted of essentially splitting your consciousness to mold and manipulate the mana differently Since Professor Glory focused mentation, she could barely initiate three spells while some of the more well-versed professors could cast four spells at once

Yet, Lucas was easily casting six spells He was surrounded by a fla sphere that shi+elded hiic as four offensive spells had already knocked out the spell for on par with Professor Glory, keeping her, who stood as the vanguard, fro her teammates It was cruel to watch as Lucas easily overwhelmed the combined efforts of four professors

"What are we standing here for, we need to help them!" Curtis voice stirred e and iht; it was my duty

I was the leader of the Disciplinary Coaze towards the bell tower I saw Feyrith and Tessia along with the other students that were captured I saw Theodore; he could still be alive We could still save him if we acted now

Lucas was occupied with the professors and only a few of the robed lackeys stayed behind It was my duty Yet, why couldn't I still led in the vine of fear?

"Gah!" A pained cry made all of us turn our heads

It was Professor Glory

She was lying on the ground, grasping her side, as a puddle of blood slowly spread from underneath her

I was re the barrier Her eyes told nation, but one of deter what she could in hopes to give the other students here a chance to live

"You're right" I tore through the shackles that had boundot on Grawder, and he gavethe saiven me

I looked for Clive and a few other students I kneere capable enough to be of use before going through the barrier

The robed lackeys that were keeping us froh to aid Lucas, so I was able to spot Clive helping some of the professors lead the students away fro with a friend frouard, with Kathyln and Clive riding on Grawder

"D-don't!" I barely ed to hear Professor Glory croak, her eyes wide in fear, ere attacked by the robed lackeys They were somehow completely covered under their robes, with even their faces hidden by unnatural shadows I had just blocked an earthen spike with ure ju away, I lashed outhim where his throat should be I felt it too… the sensation of my blade on skin Ye, the robedout forthem

Just then, Curtis' bond tackled the robedhim away "Are you okay, Claire?" Kathyln extended a hand to helpa spell to immobilize the enemy, when I heard a shrill howl fro Lucas

It was the arcane professor as he was being held up by his neck by the fla as the smell of burnt skin filled the air even all the way here

As the arcane professor struggled to free hiasps as he desperately kicked and thrashed wildly at the fiery knight suet the look on his face as his body fell liht on fire, burning through his clothes and skin as he was cooked alive for everyone to see

I had to push ? I knew that professor I still remembered the time he showed hter I had told hi a portrait would've beenthe picture like it was really his child

What would happen to his fae to vomit but I was barely able to hold firet hit squarely in the chest by a fla to parry the spell and kicking hi, I used this chance to survey the situation

It was chaos as the professors that weren't fighting against Lucas were trying their best in leading the re students away fro on top of Grawder

Over by the bell tower, I spotted Clive, who had just picked up Tessia fro knocked away by one of the injuredwith ainst the reht were the re three professors, and about a dozentheht hand pressed against where her right kidney should be with her free hand barely able to hold onto her sword

Gritting my teeth, I ran towards Clive I knehat Professor Glory would have wantedLucas busy

Gatheringa chant

[Burning Lance]

Spearing the discolored grizzly wolf that had Clive pinned down, I helped hiround

Clive's sharp eyes widened and his lips ely, I couldn't hear a sound

It wasn't just him; I couldn't hear any sounds

And that's when I saw a stone spike protrude out ofmy sword, I looked down and touched it There was blood

My blood

Suddenly, sounds ca lanced back and forth betweenout of my stomach I wanted to turn my body around to see what had happened, but I realizeddown, I could see the giant spike that had skewered round

I saw Curtis push aside the stunned Clive as he made his way towards me

"Claire!" I saw Curtis shout, but this ti to him from a different room

Scenes moved slower as I saw Kathyln ju her mouth in shock

Kathlyn's voice was the same inaudible, muffled noise that only differed in pitch fro, but all that I could ht of htly froe He had been the one who told me the importance the Bladeheart name represented Would he be proud if he saw , I heard it—a blood-curdling roar piercing through the heavens

It was a deep, ruround and the spike that was lodged through me with it Even at the brink of death, I still somehow felt fear It wasn't the sort of fear that keptlike earlier, but one that made my body want to instinctively bow in reverence

In this state of near death, I thought for a moment that I had somehow hallucinated this sound, but then, out of the corner of ed beast that every adventurer—every person—had once hoped to catch a gli res my mother had showed on made those look cute in co from each side of its sharp head and iridescent eyes that could freeze even a veteran adventurer, it was a nty and ferocity While on's scales as precious shi+ny jewels, this dragon's scales were such a rich, opaque black that it seeray in co as the dragon, that looked to be the size of a small house, hat made my heart truly tremble in fear: the boy below it

It was the boy with the unmistakable auburn hair and familiar uniform Each step he took, he walked with the most subtle, faint, yet solid confidence I had ever seen

And seeping froe so blatantly uncontained that I could only fear for whoever it was directed toward The very air seemed to avoid his presence as the earth beneath hiht

All of a sudden, I couldn't help but let out a choked laugh at how foolish I was for coht was relief that I wouldn't have to witness what he would do to those that crossed his path

My only regret was not being able to see Lucas' expression of defeat in the end