Blazing Academy: Semester One (Academy For All Things Scorching #1) - Avery Song Page 0,98
the floor!" he screamed, catching everyone's attention. My body moved faster than my mind as the four of us dropped to the floor like many others, a second before a shattering sound sliced through the room, followed by screams of agony and a wave of heat that made me hiss.
Someone moved on top of me protectively, the heat only escalating to the point that I was frightened we'd all melt.
"Keru!" Westley screamed.
"Working on it!" Keru declared. "I summon the darkness deep within. Revoke the enemies’ blaze and send it back to its owner! Dela rasa re vu darkando le ta!"
It sounded like someone had suddenly turned on multiple vacuums, and the sound was just as unbearable as the heat.
There was a sudden silence, our ears popping from the drop in sound.
"Ow," I whispered and quickly lifted my head, noticing Gabriel was the one protectively shielding me while Westley was on the ground in front of me and Keru was breathing heavily on his knees.
I scrambled out of Gabriel’s hold and rose up, my eyes widening in shock at the burnt down room.
"T-The room..." I couldn't find my words, completely speechless as it registered that the usual fireproof room was now burnt, destroyed, and lathered in injured students. Those who were conscious quickly raced to help those who were wounded and unconscious.
I began to scan the room until my eyes landed on Clara.
"Clara!" I ran over to her, trying not to step on or trip over the bodies on the ground. Reaching her, I dropped to the floor and turned her over, only to see her struggling to breathe. She was burned on her arms, legs, and a good portion of her face.
"No. Clara." My voice trembled at the gruesome sight, noticing Westley and the others making their way over to me while having their hands out protectively just in case another blast occurred.
"Gabriel!" I immediately looked to him, knowing well that he could do something. He glanced over to Clara, and the conflicted look on his face made my stomach sink.
"You can't do anything?"
He didn't say anything, biting his lip hard while his eyes began to glow a soft gold. "We're running out of time."
"Take anyone who’s wounded to the nurse's office!" someone screamed, and those who could walk began to pick those that were unconscious or wounded up and move towards the door.
I struggled to pick Clara up. Keru came to my aid and scooped her up with ease. We were out the door in seconds, running towards the nurse's office that was thankfully two halls away.
We reached the second hallway, only for an arm to suddenly hook around my waist pull me back hard, just as Keru skidded to a stop. "Fuck!"
Gabriel pushed off the ground, wings sprouting from his back as he reached out and tugged Keru's body back.
The whole school shook as another blast burst through the hall, the flames rushing towards us.
Gabriel quickly hooked his arms under Keru's and flew back and past us, but there was no way we'd be able to make it out before the smoky inferno hit.
"Alice!" Westley screamed, ready to protect me, but I ripped out of his hold and stood with clenched fists as rage erupted through me and out into a short command.
"ELA SHA RU VU!"
The approaching blaze parted ways at the last second instead of hitting us, splitting into two and being pulled against the walls beside us.
The blaze continued at full speed, but it remained on its new crash course, leaving the middle of the hall safe from its wrath. A wave of dizziness took over me, forcing me to fight to remain balanced.
Westly quickly caught me, helping me stay up.
"Alice? Hey, look at me."
I lifted my head just slightly, panting hard as my eyes focused on his.
"Alice...your eyes," he began, but quickly got back to the problem at hand.
"We gotta get out of here."
"Are we being attacked?" I weakly asked.
"No." He shook his head. "We're being eliminated."
He decided to lift me up and we looked back at Gabriel, who was in the air, still holding Keru, who kept a tight grasp on Clara.
My worry for her only spiked, noticing how she struggled to breathe.
"She's not going to make it," I whispered in worry.
"Gabe!" Westley called out. "Safe houses!"
Gabriel looked confused for a nanosecond before it clicked in and he nodded. We were moving before I could ask what a safe house was, reaching a dark hall that had lost all power.