Twisted Shadows (Black Onyx Academy #2) by Nikita Parmenter

Author:Nikita Parmenter [Parmenter, Nikita]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B0BTXKBJPV
Goodreads: 121295212
Published: 2023-04-26T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Keeping to the edges of the room, I move closer to the mirror as I send my magic towards it cautiously to see just how complicated it’s going to be to pull it apart. I’m going to have to work reasonably quickly because although I can’t sense any kind of alarm that would let the princes know that someone is tampering with it, I don’t want to risk it. That’s also the reason why I’m keeping to the peripheral of the mirror as well; just because it doesn't look active doesn’t mean that it's not, and even though I’m shrouded in the Void, more so than I usually am in these sorts of circumstances it doesn’t mean that if someone was paying attention that they wouldn’t be able to see or sense me and raise the alarm.

I've dealt with the worst of the Underworld, and I have no intention of going back, not for a long time anyway.

I start to use my magic to pull on the threads, and at first they offer little resistance, fooling me into believing that this may be less complicated than I had thought. The more I pull it apart though, the more it starts to resist, and I have to put more strength into getting it to unravel than I ever have before. The last thread that will break it entirely will not budge, and I start to wonder if I even have the skill to pull this off. I’m not one to give up easily though, especially when it’s something this important, so with sweat beading on my brow from the exertion, I dig deep into my magic, deeper than I have gone before, and I feel that new magic that I’ve only briefly touched before start to unfurl, welcoming me the rush of it rejuvenates me and I grasp hold of it, temporarily forgetting that Grey had asked me not to use it until we understood it more.

The difference is astonishing, and as I send it toward the last thread of the spell, it’s met with absolutely no resistance and disintegrates, something that I have never seen happen before. As the spell finally breaks, a shock wave releases from the mirror as it turns to dust. The shockwave is so strong that it knocks me backwards, and I lose the hold I have on the Void to keep me concealed. Thankfully, with the mirror gone the princes won’t know of my involvement.

As I sit there, dazed, that new magic sinks back into the depths of my soul, my usual magic wrapping around it almost protectively. I’m so distracted by my magic’s behaviour that I’ve let my guard down, a rookie move and one that I should know better not to do. The door slams open, and I jump to my feet, ready to fight since, by now, it’s far too late to use my cloaking technique. The fucker has already seen me.

However, my confidence quickly disappears as I see who I’m facing.

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