The Academy by Jonathan Yanez

Author:Jonathan Yanez [Yanez, Jonathan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Archimedes Books
Published: 2018-05-02T16:00:00+00:00

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Instructor Grimm’s class was last, and Emma caught him eyeing her on more than a few occasions. Her ability to harness the skill of durability and strength were still at her disposal. Emma crushed a small rock in her right hand, and her skin didn’t even redden under the pressure of a dull knife.

When Entry to Arilion was over, Emma wasted no time in heading for the exit. The last thing she wanted was another awkward conversation with Instructor Grimm.

“Hey, where are you going?” Layga asked as they left the mountaintop classroom. She pointed an outstretched hand to where all the students were headed like a herd of turlock. “The mess hall’s this way.”

“Oh, I know,” Emma said, preparing to use her premeditated excuse. “I’m going to go to the library to get a head start on our homework for Elixirs to Live By. I’ll grab something later.”

Jeba and Layga exchanged looks with one another that said anyone willing to miss a meal should be committed to an asylum, then left.

Emma breathed a sigh of relief. She hated lying to her new friends, but she needed to do this on her own. If there was the slightest chance she could find out what she was or why she was experiencing this link with the Shay, she needed to take it.

Her holo band told Emma where the closest transport was. It also gave her a detailed schematic of the library on a higher level. Emma managed to teleport to the library level with minimal nausea. Either she was getting used to being teleported around, or her mind was too inundated with the survival of herself and her world to care about upset stomachs.

When Emma stepped out of the cylindrical opening in the hall marking the teleporter, she stood still for a moment, stunned. The library was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen.

Impossibly tall shelves rose three stories, where long walkways connected overhead, forming arching patterns along the second and third floor. Chairs and tables were clumped together here and there, allowing studying students to take their pick of reading spaces.

Trying to do the math in her head of how many volumes had to be contained in the Academy’s library was pointless. Most of the recruits were at dinner, save for a handful of third- and fourth-years who barely gave her a second look.

Emma chose a random hall between two massive shelves. It felt like walking into a canyon. She didn’t have the first clue of how to find what she was looking for. Was there a librarian to ask or computer to consult? If there was either one, was it worth putting out into the open what she was looking for?

“Emma.” Her mother’s soft voice had caught her off guard.

Emma whirled around and looked up to where the voice had drifted down. Tistan Duel stood on a second-level walkway near a supporting pillar. She wore the same long cloak that blended with her surroundings perfectly.

In one graceful move, Tistan vaulted over the chest-high railing and landed next to her daughter.

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