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Back The Last Dragon
Chapters (50)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. - ONE -
  4. - TWO -
  5. - THREE -
  6. - FOUR -
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  10. - EIGHT -
  11. - NINE -
  12. - TEN -
  13. - ELEVEN -
  14. - TWELVE -
  15. - THIRTEEN -
  16. - FOURTEEN -
  17. - FIFTEEN -
  18. - SIXTEEN -
  19. - SEVENTEEN -
  20. - EIGHTEEN -
  21. - NINETEEN -
  22. - TWENTY -
  23. - TWENTY-ONE -
  24. - TWENTY-TWO -
  25. - TWENTY-THREE -
  26. - TWENTY-FOUR -
  27. - TWENTY-FIVE -
  28. - TWENTY-SIX -
  29. - TWENTY-SEVEN -
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  31. - TWENTY-NINE -
  32. - THIRTY -
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  42. - FORTY -
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  49. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  50. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

“We’re going to start with simple defense strategies,” Sergeant Tower said as he knocked Johnson’s staff out of his hands, leaving the boy standing there awkwardly. “Disarming will be the most important thing I can teach you here, as that will give you time to escape a more powerful opponent, especially if they have a firearm. Keep in mind you’re only learning this to keep yourself safe, not to hurt anyone. Any attacks I teach you will only be used as a last resort. Does everyone understand?”

No one said a word.

Sergeant Tower laughed. “That’s okay, you’re not volunteering if you answer my questions.” He launched his staff out and swept Johnson’s feet out from under him just like he’d done to Jaworski. “Now let me repeat myself: Does everyone understand?”

“Yes, Sergeant Tower,” they all said, almost in unison.

“Good!” Tower said, grinning. “We’re all going to get along great, then. Now everyone find a partner, and let’s start disarming.”

- TWENTY-ONE -

AN HOUR LATER, FORT’S WHOLE body ached from head to toe. Training with the wooden staffs had not only been harder than it looked, but the girl he’d partnered up with, Jocelyn, had slammed him in the shins multiple times, trying to sweep his legs. Each new hit was a lesson in pain, and Jocelyn hadn’t seemed very sorry, considering she laughed every time.

Now at least he had some free time before dinner, which he was probably meant to use tutoring Gabriel. But following Colonel Charles’s orders was the last thing on his mind right now. What he needed to do was master teleportation so he could move on to the next Summoning spell as quickly as possible. That had to be a spell to open a portal… if it wasn’t, he didn’t know if he’d be able to last a second week, the way things were going. Certainly Agent Cole might have locked him up by then, the way all her agents in suits seemed to be everywhere now.

Since they hadn’t had weapons training together, Fort avoided going back to his room, where he figured Gabriel would be. Not that he disliked the boy… in fact, Gabriel was growing on him. But he didn’t want to come up with an excuse to cover where he was going and why he’d be gone for a couple of hours.

Still, with all the guards and agents watching him, not to mention cameras everywhere, finding a place to practice was almost impossible. That left him only one option.