All Chapters of The Undying Warrior's Rewind: Chapter 21
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A second later, a soft shimmer in the air rippled, and Seraphine materialized right beside me, dissolving a low-tier concealment spell."The faculty roster was updated early this morning," she whispered, her voice a barely audible breath against the stone wall. "With Julian out of commission in the intensive care unit, his advanced combat-theory seat needed to be filled, and his personal curriculum records were moved. Only three people have the high-level clearance to bypass the noble dorm security wards to plant that scroll, and one of them is the new elite professor.""Who is he?" I asked, my eyes narrowing as we began walking down the quiet, carpeted halls of the administration building, pretending to be two students delivering paperwork."Professor Vane," Seraphine said, her expression tightening. "He’s a renowned scholar from the capital’s high magical circle who suddenly requested a transfer to the academy just last week. The timing is entirely too perfect. Right now, he’s cond
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The heavy arcanite door hadn't even creaked open more than a few inches before a blinding, golden geometric seal snapped into existence right beneath our boots.The sudden, high-pitched hum of a high-tier containment barrier vibrated through the stone floor. Before I could draw my blade or Seraphine could release her freezing mist, the space around us warped. The damp, chilly air of the artifact vault instantly vanished, replaced by the scent of expensive polished mahogany, aged parchment, and sweet jasmine tea.We didn't trip a security trap. We had been forcefully forcefully teleported.What the fuck? Who did this?"Sneaking around the restricted vaults during the mid-day recess, are we?"A calm, deeply weary voice echoed from across the room. I blinked away the flashing golden runes to find us standing right in the center of the Dean’s grand, sunlit office. The golden-haired head of the Royal Magic Academy sat behind his massive desk, casually dipping a quill into an inkwell. St