KELANI POVWe were still close to the school grounds. We had been told never to venture far because when we next were called to assemble, we would be able to do so without much difficulty."When the duck is done analysing the plant, which I believed we got correctly according to the description she had given, then the main competition begins," Vesper said.Mrs Periwinkles had said the Lunarbane was a rare sparkling red flower. Upon contact, it warms the hand, and its petals were fragile. So, you need to hold it with the utmost care so they would not fall out.Also, the plant was said to grow in a place you could never think of. I would have never thought I'd see a waterfall around the school area or the Lunarbane."Do you have an idea of what the competition is going to be?" I asked Vesper.He seemed knowledgeable. At least he had experienced much of the competition before now. So, he would definitely have an idea.Vesper shook his head."Every year, the duck changes everything. She a
KELANI POVLetting out a breath for the umpteenth time, I gazed at the scoreboard. The point had been given to Vesper and I. That meant the flower I had found was the real deal.I should have been excited; instead, it filled me with apprehension. Because I felt whatever we were going to do next would even be more complex than finding the flower.Also, Mrs Perwinkles had thought it safer to merge all the teams in Mystic Academy.Our point was still the same as she had used the highest in scoring us. We were the only ones who had gotten a point in Mystic Academy.Now, the team didn't comprise us alone; Zain, Lia, and Riley were taking part in it.Also, I had heard her mention Lance's name, but I had not seen him.Perhaps he wasn't interested in taking part anymore."Are you alright?" Zain whispered as he stepped beside me. "You've been clenching that for a while now, and I am afraid you might break it."I gaze down at the plastic bracelet that I had been holding; releasing it, I grimace
ZAIN POV"Careful, everyone. We don't want to get sucked into the wall," Riley said, pulling Kelani back as she approached the wall of the maze for the second time.It was a fact that whoever touched it could get pulled into it and land in another dimension.Although it never happened to any of us, it was part of the instructions that Mrs Periwinkles had given."Do not touch the wall until you get to Vesper. Whatever you do, avoid it. It pulls you in, and it'll be difficult to pull you back out." She had said.And we had avoided doing that all together.It was hard getting into the maze itself. We had taken the narrowest road, well, as per Riley's instruction.Even though she had said she didn't do too well in tiny places, she had chosen the path, and I'd say she was doing really fantastic.But we were still clueless about what was going to happen next. We hadn't encountered any major threat, and we had tried to avoid pulling ourselves into one. Still, I doubted it would be long until
KELANI POVI had been walking for close to an hour, but I doubted it. Walking for an hour and without getting to where Vesper was currently could only mean the mission had failed.Also, the unavailability of a wristwatch made it even worse to tell what the time was. The sky gave no hint either.It was cloudless, decorated with bright stars, and the moon was at its peak.My teeth rattled involuntarily as the cold wind swept across the narrow area. Goosebumps rose on my skin, and I caressed my arms, but that didn't make them go away.It wasn't entirely because of the chilly air; something was amiss. The same feeling I got before from being watched, and even when the black envelope was sent to me, I could feel it once again.Breathing out, I gazed around, careful not to touch the walls of the maze as was instructed.The hair at the nape of my neck tingled, and my palms turned clammy.I was frightened; that was very much obvious. Yet, I was curious and wanted to see who it was."Show your
KELANI POV"What did you do?!" Lia marched towards me; her eyes were narrowed and bright with tears. She balled her hands by her side, and she gritted her teeth."Why did you lie bitch?!" She cried out."Hey, relax, Lia," Zain said, stepping in between Lia and me."Relax?" Lia scoffed, fury flashed in her eyes. "You've known Lance the longest, Zain. You don't even know the hitch behind you, and she made you do that to Lance."Lia shuddered. She took in a deep, staggering breath, "I can't believe this," Pushing her hands into her hair, she paced around the area."She made you all see Lance as a liar, and you are being defensive of her yet again?" Lia's eyes moved from Zain to Riley and then back to me."I didn't lie. I saw him. He attacked me," I replied."Then explain why the hell he got sucked into that thing?" Lia snapped, pointing to the wall of the maze."I don't understand as well," I said."Why don't I make you understand and realize all the wrongs you've done?" Lia advanced tow
KELANI POVMy breath came out in short gasps as I continued to run to only the goddess knew where while not letting my body touch the wall of the maze.It was really difficult to keep running in a straight line, but then, I knew that was the only way I could prevent myself from getting sucked into the wall.Wheezing, I came to a halt as I reached a dead end. Grasping both my knees, I bent, taking a staggering breath."No," I muttered, shaking my head as the hooves of the creature got even louder.There was no escape in sight. I could as well, touch the wall of the maze and get sucked in at this point.Staring at the moon that shone even brighter, I scowled. I was a werewolf. At least, that was what everyone kept saying, but I barely felt anything.I couldn't shift. A werewolf shouldn't be scared of such a creature. I had sensed the aura coming from it, and it was barely as strong as the other creatures that I had encountered.Yet, I doubted I could take it on.Everyone around me could
LANCE POVHolding Kelani as she went limp, I narrowed my eyes at Vesper."What the hell, man?!" I grunted before looking at Kelani.Her face was pale, and her heart rate was low. I could barely hear it.She couldn't have been that afraid, could she? Earlier, she had looked like she might pull off my head now, she looked almost lifeless.Could it have been because of the light that had shown before? It had affected me as well, but due to my quick reflex, I was fast enough to shield my eyes before it made me blind."Kelani," I murmured before placing my ears close to her heart to listen to her heartbeat closely."She needs to die," I heard Vesper say behind me."What?" My brows were scrunched up as I eyed Vesper up and down. "Is that a diaper on you? You look absolutely ridiculous.""Doesn't matter," Vesper said or whatever was before me because I was not feeling the same aura I often felt with Vesper from him."Why would you want her dead? I thought you were in love with her?" I asked h
LANCE POVI didn't know how long we had been fighting for, but no matter what we did, our attack wasn't connecting.Vesper deflected everything with ease as though we were little, pesky, annoying flies that kept disturbing his morning rest.But I guess the only thing we were doing right was guarding Kelani and not allowing Vesper to reach herAlso, we were attacking Vesper alone; no one had surfaced to butt in, which was a great thing for us.I doubted we could take Vesper and another person on. I was exhausted; ever since I had fallen into the unknown pit in the maze wall, it seemed to have sucked my energy partially.Also, I could see Riley. She seemed to be the one exhausted the most. She was not only combating with her hands, she was casting spells as well, even though we had delegated that to Lia alone.In all of us, Zain looked to be the only one filled with vitality. I wouldn't say he wasn't doing his best as we were doing; he just was the kind of person that didn't get weak ea