Scholomance 11: The Devil's Academy by Logan Jacobs

Author:Logan Jacobs [Jacobs, Logan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-07-25T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

It was carnage from the second we arrived in Loreshia.

We were standing just on the outskirts of the village, with the demolished, curved wooden sign in front of us. Fires burned in all directions, buildings were being destroyed, and the constant sound of harrowing, painful screams pulsed through my ears. The sky was so dark that I was unsure of the time of day, and the harsh stench I’d smelled in my vision was even stronger now. My entire coven and the familiars had joined me, and I could see how eager they were to put their powers to the test.

“Go!” I ordered. “Save anything and everyone you see! We will not stop until the last ember has died down!”

I’ll check up ahead and see what I can find, Alexander said as his wings lifted him into the air.

“Good,” I replied. “I need to know every little detail.”

Then, right as those words left my mouth, a green bolt of lightning whizzed past my face and hit a wooden beam beside me. The wooden beam disintegrated from the impact, and that would have been my face had the person’s aim been accurate.

“Praemium!” Akira shouted into the air, but her target ran before the bolt of light could hit him.

I noticed a man sprint behind a burning building, and I ran toward him without a second’s hesitation. I never got a good look at the man, and the dark, smoky fog made it harder for me to see, but his shadow could be seen through the orange and yellow flames

“Proelium,” I said as firmly as I could.

A tangerine-hued light smacked the man in the side, and he flew through the air and into a pile of burning bodies. Then the man let out a gargled scream as his skin and bones began to melt.

I left the man to meet his death, and then I turned to see my coven had aimed their wands toward five other men. One by one, the men met slow and painful deaths, and the grin on my face increased the more I watched them die. Faye blew off a man’s head, Beatrix and Penelope worked together to turn another bastard into stone, and Revna had the pleasure of breaking that stone into pieces. Blood, bones, and scraps of skin littered the grassy area, and I hoped the Elder Lord got a good look at what we were capable of.

The men clearly didn’t look like the elders we’d come across before, so I had to wonder why the Elder Lord disguised his men to look different. Or perhaps they weren’t elder men at all, and maybe they were merely holy worshippers. Either way, I was going to find out.

Alexander, I called on my familiar. We’ve just fought off six elders, but I need to know if more are around. Only women live in this village, so let me know if you see any men at all.

No problem, he replied. I don’t see anyone right now, but those fires are burning quickly, master.

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