The scimitars flowed one into another as she struck at the beast in front of her, fast. The weapons were like an extension of her hands, and with the addition of her magic she was once again in her element; at one with the world. Her skin glowed gold where the arcane marks appeared, signifying the magic running through her like opium and almost making her giddy. But she held the magic tight to her with powerful control born from years of training and discipline. She feinted to the right as the beast struck for her face, its inhuman growl accompanied by a scent of earth. It knew it was fighting a losing battle and

What was taking him so long? He was never late to their appointments. But then she had come way too early.She slinked deeper into the darkness, behind the powerful web of invisibility she had painstakingly conjured long minutes ago.Waiting.Darkness shrouded his arrival into the equally dark room bereft of any iota of light. The magic cloak he cast upon himself was so powerful she felt even the Matron was she still alive would have had a hard time noticing him. But she sensed him the moment he arrived, that qu

“Werewolves! How is that even possible?” Anu scoffed, making the younger battlemages around her burst into laughter.“This is not even the time for that!” Tara turned a heated gaze at her. The look she gave her was so powerful that it silenced everyone laughing, and for the first time, Anu drew back. “Are you here to stand around like fools or to join the search for clues?” Tara barked at the battlemages who mumbled incoherently and quickly beat a hasty retreat, heading deep into the forest.It was dark now. The burial ended hours ago, the fake body of her grandmother deep in the ground, and the gravesite empty. Witches prowled the whole area, searching for clues with their magic, and the security guards who watched the place had been put to sleep with magic so t

Scar hurried through the servants’ corridor to the dining hall, half running to keep up with the time. All the omegas ignored him as if he never existed as he passed by them, quickly sidestepping and giving him clear distance anytime it seem like he came too close. It was as if he had a transferrable disease. But their attitude was the least worries on his mind as he half-ran to the dining where he had been assigned to clean. Simi had been called to the kitchens as soon as they got to the servant’s quarters, and he wouldn’t see her until late in the night or dawn, after cleaning. “Watch where you are going, fool!” a short stocky woman who was carrying a large steaming bowl of soup growled, coming out from the intersection of the kitchens. It was the principal cook, Ma Afuo, the fourth command in the kitchens. Three young maids followed behind her, all carrying pots of different types of stews. “Sorry,” Scar murmured. Ma Afuo ignored him and continued her way,

Tara arrived five hours early with Ella at Orun Isu for the meeting. She left a note in her room for Boma and Alake who she had lied to that she was going to sleep, and instructed to wake her in three hours, before getting Ella to bring her here.“Are you sure this is okay? You promised that they could come with you,” Ella said as soon as they appeared before the path into Orun Isu. They were seemingly standing on air, and the gateway was merely a transparent green shield that reached as far and wide as the eyes could see.Tara scoffed. “I already left a note for them to meet me here. I just want to walk around a bit and think before the meeting begins. You can go back now; I’ll see you after the meeting.” Tara moved to continue down the path into Orun Isu but stopped as Ella held her hand.“Why did you need me to teleport you here again? You could have just done so by yourself without my help,” Ella asked with a look of