Of Heroes And Villains (Book 4) by Julius St. Clair

Author:Julius St. Clair [Clair, Julius St.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Legendary Books, LLC
Published: 2014-05-12T23:00:00+00:00

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Bastion walked alone.

With nothing but the clothes on his back and the tome under his arm, he walked forward, on a pilgrimage of sorts. He knew that he would remember the walk forever, for it would be the beginning of a new life for him and many others. It was the dawn of the Sages.

The Sage Academy had been rebuilt, and within a few years, a new army would be created. And it wouldn’t be like the one of old—the one that had been obliterated by the Quietus. This army would have learned from the past and its mistakes. There was no more secrecy. There was little government. Queen Catherine had made sure of that with her open door policy. Everyone in the Kingdom knew everything that was going on, from the past to the present. Every student at the Academy would be on the same page.

Bastion’s eyes widened when he heard footsteps behind him, gathering speed as they approached his back. Who else would be trekking along the outside of the Kingdom wall? Who else would be taking the long way around to the entrance of the Sage Academy, the former site of the Sentinel Academy?

Then he smiled. Who wouldn’t? It was how the Sages of Old and the Sages of Today did it, after all. The students began passing him one by one, girls and boys, as old as him or younger, all holding their gigantic tomes. Some held their eidolons proudly in their hands. Others carried large knapsacks over their shoulders. All had a grin plastered onto their expectant faces.

A hand slapped his left shoulder. He turned, and saw Kent there, giving him a wide smile. Another slap on his right, and Daisy’s lovely face greeted him. He felt no ill will toward her for rejecting him. He was just happy to see her.

“You ready for this?” she asked, and Bastion simply nodded. He couldn’t stop the smile from spreading across his lips.

“Let’s go meet destiny,” Kent declared as they turned the corner. Their gazes fell upon the entrance.

The Sentinel Academy had been demolished, and the courtyard had been remodeled and widened, to accommodate the influx of new Sages. There was no gate leading into the courtyard. Everything was open. There were still pillars, but they were now made of polished white stone, and they were larger than ever, reaching so high up into the air that their tops disappeared into the fog above.

The gravel underneath their feet was new, and it gave a satisfying pop and crunch whenever they took a step. Torches hung off of the pillars for lighting, and the courtyard was full of students, waving their eidolons in the air, brightening up the area more than it already was as they screamed and cheered.

The Sage Academy itself was a massive structure, fashioned similar to the Academy of old that had been underground. Though the building was made of the same stone as the pillars, just painted a bright red, he had heard of the exciting additions inside.

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