Alchemist Academy: Book 3 by Ryan Matt

Author:Ryan, Matt [Ryan, Matt]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: 32 Novel Publishing
Published: 2016-02-29T05:00:00+00:00

“We should portal,” Mark said. “They know we’re coming.” He brought out his purple stone.

Jackie was standing next to the foam wall Lupe had created. I watched to see if it was growing, but it appeared to be still. The room we were trapped in felt smaller with the exit closed. A single light was wedged into the stone wall, with a wire running along the ceiling. The wire could be followed down the narrow room and into the darkness beyond. At least the darkness felt like an option. Not the best option, but better than nothing.

Jackie gazed ahead. “We keep moving. Getting the seer stone is the most important thing.”

“Keeping everyone alive is my top priority,” Mark said. “I’m not losing Allie again.”

I looked from Mark to Jackie, then down the dark hall. Somewhere down there was the next step toward freedom. If we didn’t get the seer stone, Quinn would only be weeks away from getting the stone, and then all of this wouldn’t matter. “We’re going to move forward and get this stone.”

“We could portal, get some help and be right back,” Mark said.

“Get who?” Jackie threw her hands in the air. “They’re all somewhere in this building.”

I interrupted the argument. “Listen. Get your stones ready. Jackie, you take lead, since you’ve turned into some freaking ninja stone thrower.”

She smiled and held three stones between her fingers. “Fastest in the west.”

“Mark, we need to do this because it’s all or nothing at this point. We need that stone, so don’t hold back.”

“You don’t need to tell me twice.”

I turned and got into place behind Jackie, fingering the two stones in my pocket. I tried to keep my hand from shaking and my walk from staggering, but my whole body felt on edge. Jackie, on the other hand, looked to be enjoying herself.

She pulled out a glow stone and rolled it along the stone floor. Its green light gave life to the back side of the long room. I watched it bounce and send the sharp edges of the walls into dancing shadows. Then the stone’s path came to an end at the far wall. A fresh panic, the feeling of being trapped, filled me.

“Now what?” Jackie asked.

“I bet there’s a side hall, like in the endless hall,” I said.

“What should we do then?” Mark asked.

“There’s another way out, I bet,” I said. “Jackie, you take the right side and I’ll take the left. Glide your hand along the wall and find the spot it falls through. Mark, you stay here so we know where we started.”

Jackie rushed down the hall as I ran my hand over the smooth stone. I expected it to be rough, but it felt as if someone had sanded down the edges. Then my hand fell through the wall. I moved my body into the space and looked into the hall with the fading light of the glow stone. The side hall wasn’t more than a few feet wide, but it would be enough for us to walk down single file.

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