Grave Digger Academy II by C.A. King

Author:C.A. King [King, C.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-09-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

The only magic the instructors were teaching was how to make her plans go up in smoke in the blink of an eye. This was free time, a chance to test out the latest enhancement formulas created for her helpers. Instead, she was summoned to do who knew what in a part of the campus she’d never been to before.

Feet dragged, scraping against loose pebbles the entire way. Her shoulders stopped slouching after finding an all-star lineup of second-year students had already assembled before a set of double doors.

“I guess the early bird finds out what’s happening first,” Frankie chuckled, poised to enter whatever was behind door number one first. “The lesson for today is: it doesn’t pay to be tardy and stuck at the back of the line.”

Makayla huffed, shifting her weight between feet. Things moved at a snail’s pace and not one of Professor Snailime's racing ones. The closer she came, the more a sense of urgency raced through her blood. Curiosity killed most cats, but her kitty was armed and ready to eat Frankie’s bird. Finally it was her turn.

Her eyes lit up with amazement at the sight on the other side of a set of double doors. She was standing at the top of a giant rock pit with carved benches for seats forming a half-circular pattern, resembling an ancient stone amphitheatre. At the bottom was a wide-open space which formed an oval shape, covered with loose gravel.

How the headmistress managed to hide an entire practice arena right under the student body’s noses was baffling. After a moment of recovery from the initial shock, she began the descent down one of the evenly spaced staircases located at various intervals between seating rows.

Directly in the centre of the arena stood an unknown woman wearing a black robe, covered in tiny specks of red and tied at the waist with a plain thick rope. In her left hand she held a tall wooden staff boasting elaborate carvings of various elements, along with the twelve different astrological symbols.

Crystallized eyes leered through anyone in the near vicinity, never seeming to budge an inch, yet seeing all at the same time. A gust of wind picked up her long black hair, blowing it around messily, and leaving an unnatural shiver running down the backs of those who were summoned.

“Come, second-years,” the woman called out. “I am Fania. There are two other Crones with me here today to judge whether your helpers will be allowed to participate in the upcoming games.”

“I thought we were already allowed to bring our helpers, if we wanted to,” Frankie complained.

“Normally, yes,” the woman chuckled under her breath. “Seeing as the majority of entrants from this particular academy are in their second year, for safety’s sake, we need to ensure you all have full control over your bonds.”

“Control?” Cali cocked her head. “I thought we had a partnership with them, not control over them.”

“Of course, my dear.” Fania’s smile left chills in place of warmth. “But you must be able to handle that partnership.

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