Falling Shadows (Silvercrest Academy Book 1) by KC Kean

Author:KC Kean [Kean, KC]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2023-09-28T16:00:00+00:00

Student after student steps into the pit as it continues to claim lives. Sixteen people have entered since Eldon succeeded, or “slayed that bitch” if we’re using his words, and five didn’t make it out. I do not like those odds, especially when the woman sitting beside me, who has officially captured every inch of my attention, has no magical abilities to protect her.

Many of those who aren’t making it out have psychic or divination magic, which puts Raven at bad odds, and it messes with my head.

Genie surprised us all with her nature-based telekinesis abilities, though. It did take a few attempts but, much to my dismay, she managed to dislodge a boulder and successfully aim it at the siren.

Lunch passed far too quickly and now we’re reseated as the professor runs her pointed nails over the script of names again.

“Next up will be Leila Fitch.”

She squeezes Raven’s hand as she stands. Her nerves are so shot that I can practically feel it in the air. The worry from Raven increases again and she nibbles on her bottom lip as she watches her friend head down the stairs.

Professor Fitch meets her at the bottom, draping his arm around her shoulders as he walks her to the waiting professor. She wrings her hands out as she nods at whatever they’re saying to her and, just like that, she steps through the protective barrier.

Eldon shuffles closer to Raven and I offer her my hand. The four of us silently try to give her the support she needs.

It feels like time moves in slow motion as I will the siren to appear and get this shit show over with. This time, her hair is brown when she appears in the rising water, and Leila stiffens in her spot in the sand.

Gaping in horror with her mouth wide, she doesn’t move, losing the opportunity to react quickly and catch the siren off guard.

“Move, Leila. Fucking move,” Raven hisses under her breath, but, as expected, it does nothing and the siren’s melody dances through the air. Once again, my hands lift to my ears, but the tune becomes stilted as the water rises to Leila’s knees.

The tune gets quieter and quieter until it stops altogether. “What’s happening?” Brax murmurs from behind, and I shrug, just as bewildered as he is.

“Look at the water,” Creed points out, briefly glancing back at us before returning his attention to the pit.

It takes a second for me to understand what he means but, ever so slowly, the water begins to cloud. “She’s freezing it,” I murmur. “The siren along with it.”

I’m not entirely sure Leila realizes what she’s doing, but it seems her frozen state is aided by her ability to…freeze?

“Shatter it, Leila,” Professor Fitch growls from the outskirts of the pit, and his voice seems to break whatever trance she’s under. Her hands clench at her sides, speeding up the freezing process, and the water turns to solid ice except for where she stands.

Leila lifts her hands in the air, spreading them wide before clapping.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.