The Hidden Academy by DB King

Author:DB King [King, DB]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-01-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

The tables in the dining hall were arranged into two semicircles. One semicircle was for the students, and the other was for the teachers at the Free Academy. In the center of the circle was a small, elevated stage. The room itself was large with a curved ceiling filled with innumerable windows, so that it felt like the occupants were in a bubble. As soon as they sat down, plates of food were delivered to them by the senior students. It was really a chance for the seniors to show off the skills that they had developed through their training at the Free Academy.

From above, Loren swooped down—flying!—and dropped a large plate of eggs in front of them. Then, as if from nowhere, another student appeared, standing in front of them, with large jugs of fruit juice. A third climbed down the wall, like a lizard, bringing their cutlery and plates. It was an impressive performance that had Jaden and the others in awe as their fellow students clapped and cheered.

But this was just the warm-up act for the main attraction that reminded Jaden of the circus that his parents had taken him to as a young boy. There were incredible acrobatics and feats of strength by upper year students. Jaden couldn’t imagine what Legendary Beasts some of these students had, so strange and impressive were their tricks. What type of animal could make itself so flat that it was barely thicker than a sheet of paper? Or generate black clouds to obscure its location and make its skin the same texture and color as the wall?

Another pair of students floated through the air, a strange sheath of skin connecting their arms and legs on both sides of their bodies. They twisted and twirled in the air, spiraling down to the ground and then running back up the walls. Following them, the windows suddenly darkened, to block out the sun that filled the room. From above there appeared several students who floated like soap bubbles, as though swimming through the air, their bodies glowing in impossible colors of red, blues, and greens.

As Jaden joined the applause, he felt excited that someday he too would be able to control the powers that Dracoseth had granted him. He was certainly glad that he had been able to tap into that energy to save his people from the attack by the soldiers and the female Immortal. But he still felt like that was sheer luck that had nothing to do with his actual abilities.

When the show had ended, Loren landed in front of their table. “Do you have any abilities that you could share with us? It would definitely delight the other students.”

Jaden elbowed Nathan and gave him a wink. “Give them a leap, Nathan. I guarantee they haven’t seen any Beast like yours.”

Nathan smiled and leapt over Loren, almost to the roof, landing gracefully in the center of the stage. He performed high speed fighting abilities, his fists moving in a blur.

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