The molve leapt for Ronan's exposed back as he tried to flee, barely missing the tail end of his uniform. The next visible turnoff was too far away, Ronan could feel the wind from the molve's front paws as it caught up to him. He was going to get caught.Then he realized his situation. It was a violent, life threatening, version of tag, and in tag, the chaser is always at the mercy of the chased. He took a sharp turn straight into the wall, the molve bounding past him and charging face first into another wall, before realizing its victim had escaped. The molve snarled at its prey that had cheated it of its victory, and shook the loose stones from its head; it was done toying with its target.Patting down his flattened pockets, Ronan fished out his last dagger. He still had the stealthy sword fastened to his back, but after seeing the molves, he didn't feel like a long swinging weapon would do the trick. The molve leered at Ronan, walking away from the cratered wall and taking him by s

Draven, Veronica, and Maria watched as the quiet boy Red had brought with him, grabbed him by the collar and threw him up against the wall. "You know damn well where!" He tightened his grip as Red slowly shrank into his shoulders like a turtle. "Back where I didn't have to worry about rhinoceros sized stone wolves trying to flatten me! Or vampire bats trying to eat me!" He snapped, feeling the heat rising in his head, and the constant beating in the back of his skull grew again. "Wow he is stronger than he looks." Draven cooed turning his gaze to Ronan. "What? Didn't do so hot on the exam?" He glared at Draven and allowed Red to drop from his grasp. "Okay, let's calm down." Red said patting his shoulder with a cheery smile. "I thought you'd like the exam. What rank did you get?" "First you'll promise to take me back to Earth, then I'll show you that stupid rank," Ronan snapped, sticking his hand out for a deal sealing handshake. Red stared at Ronan's hand for a couple seconds the

"Here we are." Draven announced, motioning towards a doorless room full of students.Veronica smiled with forced politeness, and went through the empty doorway. "Thank you for taking us here, we don't need your assistance anymore.""Harsh." Draven folded his arms and leaned against the wall in relaxation. "Sorry ma'am, I'll be waiting here. Don't wanna be facing the wrath of your sis like Red is."Veronica rolled her eyes and looked at Ronan. "Come on, follow me."The room had the same same stony texture as most of the building's interior, but Ronan noticed the red carpet paving the lobby and main hallways didn't reach into the other rooms, or smaller corridors. This room didn't have skylights either, since there was another level above. Instead it was lit with multiple floating blue balls of energy.Veronica walked to the other end of the room, where adults in formal wear sat behind large wooden desks. Whenever a teenager approached them, they would greet them with a smile, take thei

Sonya looked around the expanse of dandelions, they were dancing in the evening breeze without a care in the world. She couldn't share in their whimsical freedom, swallowing the panic constricting her throat as she stared at Ronan's house, a distant and chilling sillhouette of wood mixed with sharp grey stones.She pushed herself off the large rock behind her, going as fast as her feet would carry her to close in on her friend's sanctuary, vaulting the iron fence and throwing her arms out to collide with the door and halt her momentum. After tossing the door mat to the side and snatching the spare key she fumbled with the small object, finally stilling her trembling hands to jam it through the lock with a click."Ronan!" she burst, her voice crawling back into her throat as she stared at the torn up room. The scarce pairs of shoes once neatly lined together were thrown to the walls, along with multiple racks, bins, and a few chairs, all in a chillingly perfect circle."Ronan?" she whi

The group continued to thoroughly explore the academy, and Ronan was wondering how the students got around without using a map. His assumptions on its size were correct, it was massive and full of stairs, large rooms, and long halls, all the while spreading its blue and grey theme throughout the school.There was one area the guides talked about, but didn't explore much. A large room at the back of the school with five separately coloured and themed doors, yellow, red, silver, green, and purple respectively. On each door was a unique beast, embellished with blues, blacks and whites, to create a beautiful emblemed appeal.The yellow door had what Ronan assumed to be a winged wolf-like creature, with slim pointed ears, and prominent canines. The red door had a Phoenix on it, judging by the red flaming feathers covering the bird's body, and the same silver dragon on his pin sat prestigiously on the silver door. The second to last door had a scaled stag, like the one that had snuck up on