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  1. PREFACE
  2. Full Page Image
  3. ONE
  4. TWO
  5. One week ago
  6. THREE
  7. Present day
  8. FOUR
  9. FIVE
  10. SIX
  11. SEVEN
  12. EIGHT
  13. NINE
  14. TEN
  15. ELEVEN
  16. TWELVE
  17. THIRTEEN
  18. FOURTEEN
  19. FIFTEEN
  20. SIXTEEN
  21. SEVENTEEN
  22. EIGHTEEN
  23. NINETEEN
  24. TWENTY
  25. TWENTY-ONE
  26. TWENTY-TWO
  27. TWENTY-THREE
  28. TWENTY-FOUR
  29. TWENTY-FIVE
  30. TWENTY-SIX
  31. TWENTY-SEVEN
  32. TWENTY-EIGHT
  33. TWENTY-NINE
  34. THIRTY
  35. THIRTY-ONE
  36. THIRTY-TWO
  37. THIRTY-THREE
  38. THIRTY-FOUR
  39. THIRTY-FIVE
  40. THIRTY-SIX
  41. THIRTY-SEVEN
  42. THIRTY-EIGHT
  43. THIRTY-NINE
  44. FORTY
  45. FORTY-ONE
  46. FORTY-TWO
  47. FORTY-THREE
  48. FORTY-FOUR
  49. FORTY-FIVE
  50. FORTY-SIX
  51. FORTY-SEVEN
  52. FORTY-EIGHT
  53. FORTY-NINE
  54. FIFTY
  55. FIFTY-ONE
  56. FIFTY-TWO
  57. FIFTY-THREE
  58. FIFTY-FOUR
  59. FIFTY-FIVE
  60. FIFTY-SIX
  61. FIFTY-SEVEN
  62. FIFTY-EIGHT
  63. FIFTY-NINE
  64. SIXTY
  65. SIXTY-ONE
  66. SIXTY-TWO

Slowly, I raise my gaze to meet that of the horrified high priestess, who in a loud voice proclaims, "The test is now postponed. Everyone leave." With one hand, she summons a cloud of smoke that envelops my hands, slowly traveling down my body and cleaning the corrosive substance out of the way.

I tentatively step back, my legs made out of jelly. Wyn is at my back, grabbing my arm and holding on to me.

"Not you two. You will come with me," the high priestess singles me and Wyn out.

FIFTY-FOUR

The crowd of participants dissipates after the high priestess's announcement. The other priestesses lead the girls out, until only Wyn and I are left behind. Two priestesses dressed in black appear at our backs, urging us to follow the Head Priestess as she heads for the entrance of the temple at the base of the mountain.

Wyn and I cling to each other, both worried and confused about what's happening.

"No one knows I'm here, Luce. What if she does something to us?" She bites her lip apprehensively.

"Azerius knows. He will not let anything happen to us," I assure her, though I don't know where that confidence comes from, especially as Ze is not answering any of my attempts at communication. Why did he even want access to my mind if he's not going to use it?

"Ze? I am in a little pickle here and I would appreciate it if you answered me," I call out to him again. Nothing but silence greets me. Damn it!

"I wish I had your confidence, Luce, but I don't think the high priestess likes me."

"I'm not sure she likes me either," I murmur, remembering the way she regarded me in the locker room.

"What if she kills us? What if she hides our bodies and we're never found again? I'm not ready to die!" she adds, getting increasingly anxious.

"You got red. I got nothing. At least you should be able to fight her off."

"It doesn't work like that," she whispers, her expression stricken. "I don't know how to use my powers. I haven't trained yet. It's only been a few days since my first ability manifested. I am just as useless as you are." She sighs.

"But...you're red..." I blink.

"I might have the spiritual power, but it's moot if I have no idea how to use it."

"Good Lord, what did we get ourselves into?" I close my eyes, the severity of the situation slowly dawning on me.

"It's the first time I've heard of a recruitment day being canceled," she adds warily. "I'm really not sure what's going to happen to us once we enter the temple."

"We can't go back either," I say as I glance behind us where more priestesses form a line, preventing us from leaving.