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WAR PLANET: The Phantom Chapter 68
Ronan awkwardly opened the door with his left hand, the familiar face on the other side only greetable with a grimace.It was Horus, slicked back hair and a dressy uniform squeezing his form to somehow make him look more posh than usual.Ronan gave the connection some time to process, juggling between his arrival being a coincidence or the product of past actions.Was he the one Veronica was hiding from?Ronan bit his cheeks harder, trying the think over the thought as a smile forced its way onto his face. But all it took was replaying the sight of Veronica wiggling under the frame and he was done. The laughter flooded through his tensed muscles, unable to escape his clenched jaw and falling out his nose in a full forced snort.Horus backed away in disgust at the display, Ronan's laughter decimated with a string of coughs as he winced at the spearing pain in his ribs."Sorry," Ronan choked, his dried throat burning as he clenched the pounding pain in his ribs. "Had to sneeze but I did
WAR PLANET: The Phantom Chapter 69
The morning carried with it an overcast wash of grey, a seeping chill forcing Ronan to seek the shelter of his thin covers. After Veronica had returned from her father's brief tour, their conversations couldn't shake off the awkward pauses, nor the monstrous amount of questions Ronan bit back asking. It was an atmosphere soured with defeat and worry that neither wanted to linger in, and so, Veronica departed back to her room when she was certain she wouldn't cross paths with her father, and Ronan turned in early.But even with the dimming weather, morning brought the usual fresh perspectives to Ronan. The pounding pain rattling his knuckles was now completely numb, and his scratches were more on the itchy side of sore. He opened his eyes with a drawn yawn, turning his head to the side to meet the usual grunting warble from Puff, Phantom pretending to sit on the chair in the corner.Today was a good day to free Phantom."Morning," Phantom chimed, making Ronan aware that his stare had l
WAR PLANET: The Phantom Chapter 69.2
Veronica teetered back on her chair, the dangerous stunt earning more than a few cautious stares from the studying students. What had nearly everyone's attention however, was the wheezing sigh Ronan had for the thick book he was holding.She didn't know what he was expecting trying to find an ancient ritual in Cobalt's library, and it certainly didn't take Truvius to know the school had wiped any and all traces of the forbidden art from student possession."Was there anything in the room about the cake recipe?" Truvius whispered, the code phrase never ceasing to force a smile onto his face and a frown onto Veronica's.Codewords had been his first insufferable idea in laying on the low. As if every student in Cobalt suddenly had an interest in eavesdropping on their conversations.As if 'the secret room' and 'the return ritual' weren't vague enough to pass as the inside references they were.She scrunched her nose, resting an elbow on the table to support her drooping head. "Not a lot
WAR PLANET: The Phantom Chapter 70
Truvius could tell exactly when Ronan was nervous, because he came armed with a battlefront of stupid questions and blank stares. Now was one of those special moments for him, head peeking through the drawn window as he skimmed the night struck and shingled view."So the teachers really don't walk the halls after curfew?""What do you take them for? Golems?" Truvius blurted, snorting with laughter at the flutter of confused blinks Ronan was giving off. "They need as much sleep as we do. And why waste time with teachers when Tia doesn't need sleep?""Well... I don't know." Ronan replied, darting his nervous eyes back to the window. "I saw it in some movies..."Truvius laughed in disbelief, maneuvering around the darkened room to get Ronan an empty bag. Movies were sounding stranger by the day coming from Ronan's mouth.As he held the browned leather stachel up, the nervous twitch to Ronan's lips returned, his mind hungry for another missing piece to procrastinate on."You're sure you c
WAR PLANET: The Phantom Chapter 71
"I feel like we're going to get murdered." Ronan had been stumbling through the bumpy trail for a couple minutes now. The forest had closed behind him, its thick canopy consuming every fleck of starlight that fought to light his path. Despite the shroud of blackness that blinded him, he didn't dare to conjure his own light in the forest filled with demonized fairytales. He just had to hope he was going the right way. "This path looks rushed," Phantom said, they were his first words since stepping into the forest alongside Ronan, and lacked the comfort he was hoping for. The dark seemed to have captivated his attention more than conversation, likely because, like Ronan, he didn't trust the forest's occupants one bit. "Zalius made it though... right?" Ronan whispered, his shoulders flinching as Puff snapped a twig. "It's too old for anyone else to have done it." "Yeah, it was probably him. I just don't recognise it," Phantom replied, his towering form casting a wall of black in Ron
WAR PLANET: The Phantom Chapter 72
Dear Nephew,Pardon the tardy reply.I must apologize, for I have failed you. Samanthra anticipated my actions after your outburst and she has your kidnapper under her tricky protection. Perhaps this will stand as a lesson to control your temper and hone a blade of words to attack with.This question may stand as abrupt, but other than that incident in which I fully blame the school's security, you haven't been visited nor attacked by anyone else, right? I am simply busy ensuring your welfare, and the sooner I receive an answer, the better. Report any and all oddities to me.Speaking of reporting, Jeremy will be staying with you for a few weeks, since he is the only way I can gather information on your kidnapper. Please allow him to wander where he wishes at whatever time he wishes, since the information he gathers will be purely for your welfare.Anyways, I must wish you farewell, I have my hands full with some unsavoury guests. Take care of yourself, feed Jeremy, and tell me if you
WAR PLANET: The Phantom Chapter 72.2
The moment Ronan opened the small door to Luren's shop, a rumbling purr ripped across the floor, waking Dulan as Puff forced himself into Luren's lap and earned himself the privilege of a premium cheek massage. Ronan could see Luren thinking, his gaze flicking between the three teens for a fraction of a second."What can I do for you all today?"Ronan could see a playful attention to Luren's posture, showing that, despite a few gazers skimming the shop, they hadn't come into the middle of something again. With a curt nod he slipped a small list from his pocket, flattening the rippling creases as he approached the counter."I've got a little grocery list."Luren quickly skimmed it, his eyebrows raising as he reached the bottom. "We cooking for someone we really hate?"Ronan shrugged. "Just a friend, you have any of those?"Luren took a moment to think, his head tilting with the passing seconds. "Ouch?""I meant the ingredients on the list."Luren dipped his gaze back to the paper, gear
WAR PLANET: The Phantom Chapter 73
Ronan had been cautious about recruiting Alestra and Talli, the thought of his plans reaching unwanted ears plaguing his mind from giving them any real specifics regarding the ritual. But, in contrast to his hesitation, Alestra had cooked up a small batch of pixie lures, strange rough candlesticks that reeked of old cheese with a metallic zing. Talli had held up her end with a list of do's and don'ts in catching pixies, the don'ts dwarfing their partner by a sheet and a half. Now, prepared to collect the second last ingredient, Ronan had discovered a new and unexpected obstacle. Truvius had mentioned that the teachers did not roam the halls through the night, and the safer route of a couple stairways and the closest exit was a tantalising alternative to falling off the roof a second time. However, his attempt failed the moment he opened the door to the silver dorm and found himself facing a bright blue flaming ball with Tella's voice. One of at least twenty floating about the expanse
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After scaling a few levels of the roof, they found a cracked window and slipped into an empty guest room, the door to the hall barely ajar to show its lack of a guest.Veronica could see the sliver of a guard's shadow to the left, her hopes withering as she looked back to the window they had come through. But her gaze fell on the boy instead as he whispered a spell into his cupped hands, a small butterfly glowing with golden light fluttering from his palms and out the door.There was a small commotion as the guard to the left spoke with another one, two pairs of footsteps following the enchantment until they grew silent. The boy lead the mission, tiptoeing through the empty corridor until they rounded a corner to face two guards sitting at the end of the hall.Veronica swallowed her gasp, confused as the boy continued to lead her up to them. She heard a noise when they'd gotten close enough, one of the guards letting out a soft snore as his head drooped against the second guard using
Chapter 119
Veronica sat on her bed, stuffed like a spring hen but still buzzing with birthday energy. She had only played with one of her gifts throughout the night, a dinged up wooden dagger that she'd managed to hold away from her mother until the gazes of the guests forced her to allow the gift to remain in her hands. She had looked for Mr. Bunny afterwards to show him her new prize, but Horus had informed her of his early departure.She knew that they had planned for today to be their last, but the disappointment lingered nonetheless. She still had one last gift she had hoped to give him.Veronica sighed, grabbing for a fairytale on her shelf instead of the books that had piled from Jackling's tutoring. She had gotten a few new stories to read Cinder before bed, but the phoenix had taken a particular liking to the golden lettering of one title."The Adventures of Locke Lanbrellhande..."She stopped at the small tap that met her ears, glancing at the side of her bed where Cinder was still per
Chapter 118
It was all wrong.The corridor was too tight. The guards were too close. Too tall.It was too cold, suffocating.He was meant to be in the room to at least give him some time to think."Are you alright?"The boy snapped to the voice. What was a blink to him, was long enough to land him on the ground, palms to the floor to keep his entire body from shaking. He didn't know how long he had blanked out for, but the king had taken a knee to come closer to him, washed with concern as a few of the surrounding guards hovered over the scene to see where they could offer help."Come lad, can you stand?"His gut twisted at the way he tried to help him up, but with Vera bracing his other side he couldn't very well squirm away from the king. He doubted that he'd even have the energy if he decided to. But he knew now with the scene he'd caused that he would have to respond with more than a nod.Cilvren would have had his translational enchantments up to date, but there was a standing risk of a few
Chapter 117.2
It had been a little over an hour since the nosy boy named Horus had been dragged off. But the silence finally let him work without prying eyes. The size of the pants had allowed him to stitch pockets inside, just big enough for a dagger to hide beneath the folds on either side. Horus had likely thought he was being smart when he hid his old clothes and daggers from him, but the presence of magic in the air always escaped Lumer senses.He pulled them out of a pile of blankets, finding the rest of his trinkets and the invitation to shove in his pockets. With some hesitation, he bounced the black spool of string in his palm, staring at the shiny silver needle and pocketing the whole thing. He had to be preapred to use anything.Hopefully Veronica wouldn't miss the small thing, nor the black cloak he found in her wardrobe.Blue crystals twinkled at his fingertips as he traced his hand down the cloak. He just needed to be invisible from a distance for a few minutes. Most of the guards had
Chapter 117
It was the end of the painfullest slumber party in history.Veronica had exorcised her birthday immunity to raid a closet of nearly all its bedsheets, and prop them up as a haphazard blanket fort in her room. It was the perfect mess for the boy to hide in when someone walked in without knocking, but also a tight fit when it came time for sleeping.Veronica had been ushered away at the crack of dawn for the maids to prepare her outfit, which left the boy in Horus' care. He had to get the two of them ready, and hope to the gods that the boy picked up at least half of the common Latos mannerisms he had taught him. But all of that was to the side as Horus stared at the boy tucked into a corner of the blanket fort.Horus didn't know what was weirder. The way he held a few flowered bauble pins out the side of his mouth as he sewed, or the fact that he looked like a seasoned seamstress as he cinched the waist on a pair of pants Veronica had swiped from Adrian. The cut was tall enough for him
Chapter 116.3
The door opened, the boy squatting lower into the tub as Veronica peeked in. She flaunted the tiny beginner's book like a sack full of slivs, tiptoeing up to the tub with a devilish smile."I found it.""You don't have to whisper, we put up a sound block enchantment.""You guys have to teach me!" Veronica piped. She quickly landed on the bar of soap in Horus' hands, putting two and two together at the suds popping in the boy's hair. "Horus, that's soap.""Yeah...""That won't do, it makes your hair all icky." She grabbed a tray full of mysterious pots, smearing at least five of the creams together before her mysterious concoction was complete.No amount of dodging could save the boy from being her test dummy, but the smug way he simply let Veronica rub the bubbly concoction into his hair irked Horus to no end. She grabbed some more of the secret spread, only stopping when not a single black hair could be send through the froth of rose bubbles on his head."You're never going to smell
Chapter 116.2
Veronica surged with confidence, a top and trousers that she had stolen from her brother's room, as well as one red envelope embellished with gold trimmings hiding between two books she had snatched from house Acadrius' library. She had the best idea to get Mr. Bunny safely out of the castle, and perhaps have him earn her parent's favour for a second visit.Her birthday celebration was in two nights. She had been lucky enough to find the spare invites before Ambelsine the records-keeper discarded them all. With the right clothes, he could easily blend with a room full of rich traders and nobility—and walk right out the front door.The guards paid her an odd look as she waved to them, the two at her door hesitating before allowing her into her room. She tried not to show a reaction. She had told Mr. Bunny not to make a sound, the guards would run in with a loud enough crash. But the room before her was empty, the small pile of books and food she had placed for him tidied up.She checke
Chapter 116
Horus gazed up the hill of crimson steps to Veronica's room. He had counted to five hundred, and found Mr. Jackling well before he found Veronica. Apparently, while counting in a passage behind a closet, Horus had somehow climbed out a window. At least, that was Jackling's truth as he spent the better part of ten minutes going over the dangers of climbing onto roofs with himIt wasn't the first time Veronica had fed him an outlandish tale. But Horus ate up the blame every time. Veronica blabbered when she panicked, which meant she was hiding something. And that something was always better dealt with without the adults getting involved.Adrian would have more than a sharp word for him when he got back to that problem he'd up and abandoned. Things were simpler when the children of Acadrius weren't revulsed at the sight of one another.Horus made quick work of the stairs, fixing a lopsided shoelace and dusting his collar before gently knocking to call his presence. A muffled shuffle was
Chapter 115.3
Veronica barreled through the halls, a shiny steel bowl tucked over her head as she carved a clear path to her destination.Adrian's room was so far from her own, privileged to the same hall as her mother and father's bedchambers, and nearly as grandois. When Horus and Adrian weren't scrapping in the courtyards, they were almost always doing something in there.Veronica confirmed her theory as she pressed her ear to the door, letting herself in at the sound of Horus' voice.Adrian was quick to call out her trespassing, stepping out of the hold he had Horus in to cross his arms and slap a sour glare on his face."Don't touch my door.""It's not yours," Veronica snipped back, clutching the bowl tighter as her brother took a challenging step. She quickly stole Horus' attention. "I need your help."Adrian scoffed at her caked shoes. "What's with all the mud? Mom's going to have a fit.""None of your business, I need Horus to help me.""We're practicing. Go get Maria or Jackling to help yo
