Blazing Academy: Semester One (Academy For All Things Scorching #1) - Avery Song Page 0,51
they acknowledged as family.
I'd only had Cyrus for a short period of time, but she brought a sense of joy I'd never experienced prior to her arrival. The thought of that being taken away hurt, and I could only imagine what Westley could have gone through in his past.
Not to forget we're the same age.
"So Westley's main element is Wind Flare," I began and pointed to Keru. "Yours is Dark Flame." I moved my finger to Gabriel. "And yours is Holy Thunder?"
"Yes," Gabriel answered.
"Um...then am I Blazing Fire?"
"Yes and no," Keru answered. "Your main element is Blazing Fire, but it looks like you harvest all four of those flaming element traits."
"Is that bad?"
"No," Gabriel answered. "But that's something you should keep between our group for now."
"Is it something that's supposed to remain a secret?" I inquired.
Keru and Gabriel looked at one another, as if unsure whether to answer or not.
"Not necessarily," Keru replied.
"However, there are not a lot of people who can use all four flaming traits. We also don't know how powerful you are. We don't want you being exposed to bullies or people who want to take advantage of your power," Gabriel elaborated. "Blazing Academy was created for all individuals with scorching power. Some like to call it The Academy for All Things Scorching. It's created to accept all type of fire elements, but it also has its share of problems and jealous competitors."
"Other schools are jealous?" I wondered. "Are there other schools?"
"Yes." Keru reached over to drink some of his orange juice. "There are three or four other schools in pretty close distance to Blazing Academy, but our school grounds are massive, and they make it pretty difficult for other school students to get in. One of the many reasons why our uniforms are uniquely made is so other students or even spies can't secretly blend in and hurt students."
"About eighty percent of the students only have one flaming trait. Then there's the ten percent that have two. Nine percent have three," Gabriel explained and then deliberately paused. "The last one percent are those with all four flaming traits, which may have dropped to zero point five seeing as the other two that had all four were seniors and graduated."
"So..." I began. "I'm probably the only one in the whole school."
"There's one more," Keru confidently stated. "Just gotta figure that one out."
There was a slight ding sound, and Gabriel looked at his watch.
"We're gonna have to get going."
"What about the seal?" I pushed then followed up with, "I know we don't have any more time to really get into the details, but do you guys know who placed it on me?"
"We're unsure, Alice," Keru answered. "How much do you remember about the ceremony?"
"Well, it's a little blurry," I admitted, attempted to recall everything that happened. "I remember your introductions, Cyrus, and the book."
"I'm sure Mrs. CloverSpell will get into details of all of that when we have more time," Gabriel reasoned. "Just be relieved that the seal was removed safely."
"Why were you guys willing to help me?" I inquired.
Keru rose up and began to gather our empty plates. "Well, we did promise to keep you safe," he acknowledged. "Besides, you're nice."
"When you're not fainting or being stupid," Gabriel muttered. I gave him a deadly glare, and he rolled his but continued, "The seal would have killed you if we didn't interfere, and I personally don’t believe you deserve to die by your own power. Whether or not Chambers knew there was a heavy seal placed upon you all this time is beyond our knowledge, but I for one wouldn't stand there and let you perish without a fighting chance."
His words left me out of words as he rose up and began helping Keru clean up.
"I'm sure Westley felt the same way, and seriously, Alice. You're pretty cool. We've met various people in our short life, but we're pretty positive they wouldn't have been as close to calm and understanding as you are. In the world of magic, fate likes to turn one's lifestyle upside down and few of us learn to accept and go with the flow of things while others revolt against it," Keru explained. "What we've learned is that going with the flow may lead you on a cool adventure, and it's never steered us in the wrong direction. Just take it a day at a time and we'll help you slowly adapt to this place and learn more about yourself."