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Academy of Death Sneaking Out of the Dorm
The bench held me still after Yura vanished under the staircase. My mind caged me with terror. The last conversation with Yura fiddled in my head. Her last sentence of the intelligentsia's unknown fate frightened me. "Did they really kill those intelligentsias? Why?" My mouth instantly elicited that question in a weak tone. My head bowed with gaze falling on the floor due to the burden that barely wrecked my brain. What if Ron and Kaiv were just a few among dozens of hidden victims? What if I was one of the targets? Sudden nausea roiled and sent the stomach acid up; I tasted the bitterness in my saliva. "Overthinking only stresses you out." Lanzo's doctrine hypnotized me as if he whispered to my ears. He wasn't here; I stuck with my loneliness.I sighed in uneasiness. Letting his words affect me wouldn't generate any good things. Abruptly, a huge desire to discover what's going on in this Academy smoldered inside of me. I couldn't kill my curiosity just because of the obstacles I m
Academy of Death The Assault
There was neither wail nor moan; only eeriness remained under the night sky. The death had claimed that poor driver. Viciously, those heinous hoodlums trudged his corpse to the edge of the road. His passing thumped my chest with agony. Inside the car, I sobbed softly amidst their laughter. The incident froze Yura in her seat. The rearview mirror reflected her snow-like pale face. The car's door was pulled open all of a sudden; a violent guy in a mask, all of them wearing masks, brutally hauled Yura out of the car. Her shrieking voice then filled the dark, mixed with the thugs' yell of triumph and In a minute, her outcry faded away along with the whoosh of the wind. And I could do nothing except wrap my hands around my body and crouch in great fear.Frosting where I was, I helplessly surrendered when they maliciously towed me and dumped me to the ground. Instead of woe, I let anger burn me inside. With my clenched hands, I managed to get up. My appearance changed. The soil stained a
Academy of Death Yura's Missing
I hurried to the classroom after some arguments with Lanzo and immersed myself in studying until the big screen in front of the class displayed the head of the academy's serious face in his office. His black tuxedo contrasted with the white wall behind him. A short announcement of an urgent meeting was declared. "All academics are required to assemble in the meeting room in ten minutes." His image disappeared and the screen turned black. The noise monopolized the class after the academic's leaving. The cacophony prodded me to escape to the library, the coziest and the quietest place with the hope of being able to meet Yura there. It'd been a few days since I hadn't seen her around. I toured the library to find Yura among the visitors. Yet, I didn't spot her anywhere in this room. Being disheartened, I shuffled through the passages of the bookshelves.The rows of books teased me. My forefinger walked from one book's spine to another, glancing at the title and then halted on the one
Academy of Death The Chastisement
It'd been five days since Yura's disappearance, unfortunately, the head of the academy turned blind eye to the case. No one regarded her missing as a crucial issue to investigate. The classes kept going as usual. The activities ran like normal. Lanzo's oblivion with Yura's matter disheartened me more. That boy even avoided me after yesterday's incident in the swimming pool. My carelessness hardly brought me to havoc. They might have impaired me if only Lanzo didn't thwart them at the right time. Yet, I had hurt his heart, spontaneously hitting him in the face. It was my bad to do that after everything he had done to me. I should have deemed all his good deeds before doing that dumb thing. Blaming myself wouldn't do any good. Besides, he might have despised me. I exhaled to release the burden that loaded my chest and brushed my watery eyes with the back of my hand. Only loneliness chaperoned me; piles of assignments seized Marin, my sole friend that we couldn't make time to catch up
Academy of Death The Summer Camp
The rage restrained in Brad's reddened eyes daunted me. In doubtful steps, I withdrew to my room with the plan of going back to Yura's compartment later. I took a final look at Brad whose eyes still stuck on me. Brad's change of attitude confused me. As a friendly and thoughtful man, never did he behave that way to me. Why did my coming to Yura's room bother him? Did he keep something from me? Was Yura in trouble? Walking back and forth, I attempted to get rid of all the negative thoughts about Brad and Yura. Even until the night came, the uneasy feeling still plagued me. The bell of dinner rang. Reluctantly, I forced my way to the dining room. The intelligentsia had inhabited most of the seats surrounding the grand tables when I stepped in the doorway. This large round room could accommodate hundreds of us along with the dorm employees. The lights above brightened the fair faces of the people who gathered inside the room. The delicious food distracted them and silenced the noise.
Academy of Death Game of Death (Part 1)
A mighty haul bounced the boy's body backward. His head plunged on the grassy floor. His scream echoed in a mercilessly powerful tug, then faded by the solitude of the desolate area. That flash occurrence vanished in a blink of an eye. When my eyes snapped open, Brad's hand stretched out to me; help came at the right time. "Mr. Thompson…" quivering remarks released out of my mouth. My disbelieving gaze didn't stir away from him until a smile garnished on his full lips. His sight switched to my tragic appearance. My hands swiftly dusted my crumpled jacket and knotted hair. "Are you hurt?" The shake of my head affirmed that nothing he should be anxious about. "Good! You are under my protection.""Wait! What?""Go back to your tent." "Mr. Thompson…." His rapid movement took his body farther and farther, finally devoured by the trees. As a guardian, it was no wonder if he protected me. It wasn't necessary to question him about his statement. His action of saving me changed percep
Academy of Death Game of Death (Part 2)
I cuddled my body and ducked into the small cave, trailing Rein with fidgety. Shiver of trepidation coursed through me. It might be the effect of being in the same place as Rein. Inside the den, the torch glimmered the vague light across the limited area. Its tiny size should enable us to easily search for the cue. However, the low ceiling made it difficult for us to reach inside."The clue is somewhere around the torch. Go get it!" An order in cold tensed intonation reverberated among the gust of the breeze, a commendation for me to obey. No rejection I dared to express. Defying him would only drag me to imperilment.My hands fumbled through the cave wall. They affixed nothing. No object of a clue I could uncover. The wind put out the flame; the gloom took over the inward of the cavern. The earthquake shook the cave; the stones rolled down and blocked the way out. My scream for rescue wouldn't work out. When the turmoil stopped, I glanced at no one around. Rein locked me here. It w
Academy of Death Trapped
My grip on his wrist weakened because of his sturdy torso. I peered through my shoulder to get help, but nobody lingered. They all had abandoned us. Holding his hand tight was the only way to save him from falling. Yet, over time, his clasp on my hand loosened. "Please hold on!" The tone of my voice became husky from fatigue. His face paled in frantic. Another hand was attaining something to prop his body. "Please… don't let go of my hand." His frustrating voice faded with wind. I fastened my grasp. Now the sweat had soaked my body. I didn't want to give up yet the less energy I had only resulted in failure. In shock, Rein struggled to catch my arm. It was useless; in no time his hand dragged my fragile body with him. We both squealed, swooping into the dark deep canyon. The silence swallowed us afterward.The hot temperature heated my bare face. The light that illuminated through the foliage woke me up. My eyes flickered; I got up in startle as soon as realizing I wasn't on my bed