Witchling Academy Semester Eight - Avery Song Page 0,56
press a kiss to her temple. "Does it taste good?"
"Very good," she replied and looked up at me with a sweet grin. "I'm sad we're going back to reality."
"Me too," I whispered. "But the sooner we deal with what's before us, the quicker we'll reach freedom from it.”
"True," she replied.
Staring at the last bits of the sunset, I pondered what the final semester would lead to. There were so many decisions that would need to be made, and I'd yet to understand what I wanted in the end.
I had all the ambition and ideas of what I wished to achieve in this world, but was there a sole career path for me to follow and hit all those avenues? Not to mention what would happen to our relationship with Brianne.
Would we be separated as we all walked our own paths? What would destiny have in store for us, and would that somehow align us together as it did when we all arrived at Witchling Academy?
My eyes drifted to Brianne as the slightly cool breeze went by while the first bits of snow began to fall upon us. How serene this moment was. Brianne's hair drifted upward with the flow of the wind while her eyes twinkled thanks to the remaining streams of sunlight.
My heart was beginning to beat swiftly against my chest as I realized just how much this woman right here had changed my life. I'd felt so lost in life when we started Witchling Academy, and somehow, she'd intertwined herself into our lives and brought us a sense of direction.
With that genuine smile, smart brain, driving motivation, and the determination to work on herself, she somehow singlehandedly helped all of us in her own unique way, and here we were now - a semester away from graduating.
I loved this woman more than I could comprehend, and I couldn't wait until we figured shit out so I knew how to take this further.
To do something memorable that we could cherish in times of anxious wonder.
My lips parted to say something when I paused and noticed the movement of something orange. It was difficult to figure out if it was a bug or just the way the sunlight was hitting her, but it moved from her temple to the center of her head, just as I heard racing footsteps from inside.
"BRIANNE!" Kaito's scream made us flinch, but it didn't stop me from pushing Brianne forward as a piercing noise cut through the peaceful silence.
When something went through my chest, the pain was the last thing on my mind as energy surged right to my eyes until it felt like my whole world had gone into night vision. They darted as I quickly caught myself from falling forward. I lifted my hands up as my bow and arrow formed in my grasp.
The sudden difference in my bow would have been something I'd have questioned in the past, but the oozing darkness that wrapped around the weapon was nothing like the way the whirlwind of wind gathered protectively around Brianne and whoever was behind us as my eyes locked onto the culprit of the potential assassination.
The moment my orbs locked on the culprit, they tried to pull the trigger of their rifle a second time, but his bewilderment was followed with him trying again and again until his whole gun disintegrated into dust.
Did I do that? Does it even matter?
Death will be his portion for attempting to hurt our treasure.
I couldn't agree more as I set my arrow in position while ignoring the way my vision was becoming blurrier. It felt like the world was moving to one side. I wouldn't fall until I knew this person in black was rid from this world, and with that vivid determination, I pulled back on the end of the arrow as I took aim - not like I needed much time to have a clean shot.
The man's eyes widened as he tried to run away, but he only hit a wall of wind that kept him captive in my hold. By the time he tried to turn around to glare at me, I'd already let go of the arrow. The piercing black attack grew in strength with every nanosecond as it soared towards its target.
The agonizing sound of pain echoed around us as the arrow pierced right through the man's chest. It didn't just embed itself in him; it created a massive hole that allowed one to see right through to the other side.