Novels by Adeyanju Akintade

The 2nd years were gathered into a hall similar to the one where they had their 1st year trails which brought back bitter memories for some of the students. The only difference being the size and content. The current room wasn't as large as the one they had their trails in and rather than obstacle courses, there were huge mechanical spheres with a capacity to contain 10 people equally spaced across the room. Unlike the previous new events, there was no formal introduction, explanation or even words of advice which made a majority of the students very anxious.Each squad was assigned to a soldier who was to oversee the simulation. Stepping into the the orb, Brandon and the tip didn't know what to expect either but maintained their composure as they had noticed Col James' watchful gaze on them throughout the week."Simulations will begin in 5 minutes or less, be prepared" a voice said in each orb."At least we have time to.." Dom's words were cut short as the orb somewhat warped and t

The next morning, their routine kicked off without a hitch as the students managed to get to class on time for formation. Though a lot them dreaded the routine that await them."Good morning, welcome to formation this morning, today we received news that the foreign races are making subtle moves, secretly distributing their troops to key locations in anticipation of an attack, so as you train today, have it at the back of your minds that an attack can occur at anytime, let this fuel you to get stronger, formation dismissed"The students felt their hearts sink further down their bodies as they shuddered at the thought of their unsuspecting families suddenly being attacked and butchered by the foreign races but, they didn't have time to worry for long as the activities of the day left them with no energy to think about it.Getting to the cafeteria, they noticed the new 3rd years had now resumed, Nicholas could be seen chatting away with Jake, Josh and Michael. Not feeling in the mood fo

The next morning the students were gathered in the great hall lined up according to their squads in Alphabetical order, Soldiers were positioned at the door to help late comers find their squad's spot after dishing out their punishment.Coincidentally, behind Brandon's Squad was Elvis' squad, this was the first time they had seen him since their last encounter while still in their 1st year, he looked different, there was no expression of hatred or disdain when his eyes met Brandon's, infact, there seemed to be some semblance of respect or administration in Elvis's eyes and his usual band of noble friends seems to avoid him though, they weren't in the same squad."Good morning Students, welcome to this mornings formation, today you are going to be debriefed on a lot of the changes that will be happening in your schedule and bear in mind that none of the things said to you in this room should for any reason be spoken to the 1st years, you have been warned" A soldier announced before ste

Arriving back at school, the new second and third years were given the first week off to get settled into their new rooms; thanks to Miss Silver and the Sergeant, the boy's rooms were on the same floor and next to each other, the same thing for the girls.After settling in, the crew decided to meet by the lake for a picnic; now that their dorms and lecture halls had been changed, they would have to leave their former secret spot for the new first years to enjoy."I couldn't help but feel bad for the first years after their trials, friends betraying friends when they are all going to be fighting side by side in the war," Maya said; her hair was longer now with a tint of green in its blonde colour."It's a natural process; they start out craving power just like some of our mates did. Then, along the way, they learn the importance of unity and togetherness," Angelo explained."Well, that's their problem; at the moment, we have bigger fish to fry, Brandon; what's the plan for the year?" A

Silence plagued the orphanage the next morning as even the Masters were all gathered in Mater Trevor's room where he was being attended to by a healer.The younger children went about their daily activities as though nothing happened but the older ones couldn't help but worry about Brandon, most of them were clueless as to what transpired between Brandon and Master Trevor but they had all been informed that Master Trevor was in his current state as a result of Brandon losing his temper which hardly ever happened.Meanwhile, in the master room, the other elders were still contemplating what to do to Brandon, under normal circumstances, he was to be punished but this case was different, Brandon wasn't one to lose his temper just like that and it wasn't fresh news that Master Trevor had a thing for pushing Brandon around but what made them even more perplexed was the insane amount of untamed power that radiated out of Brandon the previous evening."How could he have gotten that powerful

Mrs Sarah was more than happy to see the boys again, after cleaning up, they were welcomed with a dinning table filled with sumptuous looking meals."Wow, you definitely didn't have to make so much mum" Bruce said on seeing the table."I know, I have come to realize that I may not see you as often as I would like especially since you will be busy with your career as a soldier and an inventor, so I have decided to put my all into every moment I spend with you in hopes that these memories will keepe company when you aren't here" Mrs Sarah said."Mum.., " Bruce muttered as the words seemed lost in his mind."It's alright Bruce, tough times are never easy, now eat up, you too Brandon" Mrs Sarah said with a smile.After the meal, the boys retired to Bruce's room, Brandon couldn't help but think back to what Mrs Sarah said at the table."Ian, we need to talk" Brandon said."As I expected" Ian replied.Brandon appeared in the empty space with Ian floating in front of him."So what did you wa