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CHAPTER 33:THE WARNING
Three slow knocks echoed from the other side of the locked door. Knock.Knock.Knock. Kelvin and Rylan stared at each other, their bodies going completely rigid. Neither moved. The parchment remained resting between them on the table, its four words still glaringly visible: DON'T TRUST YOUR ROOMMATE. Another knock came. This one was lighter, softer against the thick wood. Rylan swallowed hard, his throat dry. “Did you tell anyone about this?” he whispered. Kelvin shook his head quickly. “No.” “Neither did I,” Rylan murmured, his breathing uneven. They both turned their heads, looking toward the door. Rylan slowly approached it, his steps cautious and quiet, while Kelvin remained near his bed, watching his roommate carefully. “Who is it?” Rylan called out, his voice tense. There was no answer. Rylan frowned and looked back at Kelvin, uncertainty pooling in his eyes. “Maybe it's someone looking for Raze.” Kelvin's expression changed instantly. “Raze isn't her
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO:NEVER TRUST YOUR ROOMMATE
A loud, sharp knock rattled the door, followed by Rylan’s impatient voice.“Kelvin, get up!”Kelvin opened his eyes, staring blankly at the ceiling for a moment before turning toward the door. “I’m awake.”“but you're still on bed!” Rylan shot back, already dressed with his bag slung over one shoulder.Kelvin groaned, swinging his legs over the edge of the bed and rubbing the sleep from his face. “What do we have today?”“Practical Science.”Kelvin sighed, reaching reluctantly for his uniform. A heavy, familiar knot of anxiety tightened in his stomach—practical sessions rarely ended well for him.Rylan offered a sympathetic grin. “Don't look so terrified, Kelvin. You might actually enjoy it for once.”“I’ll believe that when I make it out in one piece,” Kelvin muttered, following him into the hallway.The corridors were busy with the morning rush, a sea of students talking and hurrying toward their respective wings. By the time they reached the science hall, the room was nearly full.
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: NORMAL MORNING
The next morning, Kelvin woke up to someone roughly shaking his shoulder.“Kelvin, wake up,” Rylan urged, leaning over his bed.Kelvin opened his eyes slowly and blinked at his roommate. “What time is it?”“Six-thirty.”Kelvin groaned, pulling his blanket straight back over his head.Rylan laughed. “You were the one complaining yesterday that I might almost make us late for class today,now look who's still on bed.”Kelvin pushed the blanket down, glaring playfully. “I was tired.”“So am I, but I’m already awake and prepared.”Kelvin sat up and rubbed his eyes. For the first time in weeks, he hadn't spent the night waking up from strange nightmares or hearing muffled whispers through the stone walls. His sleep had been surprisingly peaceful.Rylan grabbed his uniform off the back of the chair. “We have Chemistry first.”Kelvin looked at him in disbelief. “Again?”“Yes, again. Apparently, knowing how to survive a chemical spill is more important than surviving this Tower.”Kelvin laughe
CHAPTER THIRTY:HALLUCINATION
The corridor lights detonated in a shower of white-hot sparks, plunging the hallway into pitch blackness.Kelvin froze, his breath hitching in his chest. For several long seconds, the absolute dark pressed against them, heavy and suffocating."Rylan?" Kelvin whispered into the gloom."I'm here," Rylan’s voice answered nervously from a few feet back."Raze?""Right beside you." Kelvin felt a firm hand brace against his shoulder as Raze closed the distance between them. "Stay together. Don't separate."The darkness felt fundamentally different this time. It wasn't simply the absence of light; it was an unnatural, sensory-depriving void. The ambient hum of the Tower’s ventilation, the distant echoes of footsteps, the subtle vibration of the stone—all of it had been snuffed out.Kelvin reached beneath his tunic, his fingers brushing against his chest. The obsidian pendant was scorching hot against his skin, a steady, rhythmic pulse radiating through his ribs.A pale, azure glow bled throu
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: MISSING MEMORY
Kelvin stared at the jagged slip of paper in his hand, the ink burning into his retinas.The words refused to fade.ASK YOUR MOTHER WHY SHE LET THEM TAKE YOUR MEMORIES.His knuckles turned white as he crushed the parchment in his fist. "She knew," he whispered, the air leaving his lungs in a cold rush.Rylan took a cautious step forward. "Kelvin...""She knew," Kelvin repeated, his voice dropping into a hollow, brittle register.Raze closed the distance between them, his posture rigid. "You don't know that for certain."Kelvin whipped his head around, his eyes blazing. "She lied to me, Raze! For my entire life!""You don't have the full context," Raze countered smoothly, though his jaw twitched."My whole childhood is a blank slate!" Kelvin's voice cracked, echoing sharply off the stone walls. "How am I supposed to trust a single word she ever said to me?"Neither of them offered a response. The silence hung heavy, making the cramped corridor feel suffocating. Kelvin turned back to th
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: RESTRICTED AREA
“We’re not supposed to be down here, Kelvin,” Rylan whispered, his voice hushed against the cold stone walls.Kelvin kept moving, his eyes fixed on the dim hallway ahead. “I know.”“Then why are we still going?”“ just keep following me.”Rylan let out a long, quiet sigh. “this is precisely the core of my life choices right now.”Raze walked a pace ahead of them, his posture tense, his gaze sweeping the passage. This restricted sector of Antherion Tower felt entirely detached from the grand arches of the upper levels. Here, the stone was ancient and unvarnished, the ambient light flickering weakly from recessed wall sconces. There were no directional signs, no notice boards, no windows—only a row of reinforced iron doors set deep into the granite.Kelvin glanced at one of the heavy latches as they passed. “What do you think is behind these?”Raze didn't turn around. “Things they didn't want on the campus tour.”“Incredibly specific. Thanks.”“I aim to inform.”Rylan suddenly stopped d
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