Ascension: The Ethereal Gods Book One by Rachel Callahan

Author:Rachel Callahan [Callahan, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781777696900
Published: 2021-07-08T16:00:00+00:00

The footsteps echo off the walls, the crisp sound of expensive loafers slapping against the marble floor. A sick feeling washes over me at the new presence. My eyes raise to meet the headmaster. His eyes move about the room, appraising the situation before they land on the asshat.

“God of Destruction,” the headmaster greets the man, inclining his head slightly in deference. The man, or should I say, God of Destruction, nods at him, not bothering to greet him formally.

I see his lips purse before he steps in front of me, shielding me from the headmaster’s view. My brows furrow in confusion. I definitely did not want his attention on me, yet my suspicion grows at this simple movement. This man is the headmaster. Despite my adverse reaction towards him, he shouldn’t truly be a threat if he’s in charge.

“I received word of a chaos demon attack.” His voice hitches upwards slightly at the end, as though he has to remind himself to feign concern. A niggling sensation in the back of my head has me questioning his intentions. Why even bother showing up here himself if he wasn’t anxious about his students’ safety?

“Yes, I already have the guards searching. However, I believe it’s more prudent to care for the injured students and your professor encased in ice.” The god’s tone is scathing, gesturing towards the large block of ice. Slow streams of water trickle down its edges, pooling on the floor.

My amusement outweighs my bewilderment at the headmaster’s nonchalance towards his students’ and staff’s safety and wellbeing. I snicker at the no-name surly God of Destruction’s assessment of the situation, remembering not long ago when I myself had to point out to him Gabris trapped in ice.

My amusement quickly fades as the reality of the situation comes crashing back down over me. I bite my lip, anxiety ratcheting within me, hoping whatever the professor chanted before the ice took over her form saved her from its icy grip.

I raise up onto my toes, surveying the headmaster over the top of surly man—or surly god now, I suppose. He towers above me and I’m barely able to see over him. I really need to find out his name. Strictly for the purpose of having a proper term to internally curse him by, of course. There’s definitely no other reason.

I catch the headmaster following his gaze, assessing the professor frozen in ice. His face stays stoic as he circles the slab, no inkling of concern for his colleague softening his eyes. He spots the book open on the floor, having fallen from Gabris’ grasp as the class was consumed by the demon’s black smoke. He stoops to pick it up, and skims the pages.

“Very good.” He nods to himself, flipping the page. “It seems Professor Gabris was attempting to cast a stasis ward on herself as the demon attacked,” he observes, flipping another page in thought. Holding the book out before him, he begins to chant.

For a moment, the class stands in silence, collectively holding our breath.

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