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Chapter 25: The Beginning of Fear
The beginning of fear did not announce itself with screams or chaos.It arrived quietly, like the first frost on a windowpane subtle, creeping, and impossible to ignore once it had taken hold.By the end of the week, the academy had changed.Students no longer walked the corridors with the easy confidence of those who believed strength was their birthright. They moved in tighter groups, voices lowered, eyes darting nervously whenever I appeared. Beasts that once strutted proudly now stayed glued to their tamers’ sides, ears flattened and tails tucked. The usual buzz of drills, classes, and casual boasts had been replaced by a heavy, watchful silence that pressed down on every hallway and training hall.I continued my duties as if nothing had changed sweeping floors, hauling supplies, cleaning the aftermath of other students’ glory. But everything had changed.The shadow moved more freely now.During morning inventory in the beast supply wing, a single tendril of darkness detached from
Chapter 24: Suspicion Rises
Suspicion had taken root, and it was spreading like poison through the veins of the academy.By the following morning, the silence had evolved into something sharper a tense, watchful quiet that followed me everywhere. Students no longer simply avoided me; they studied me from a distance, their conversations dying the moment I entered a corridor. Beasts pressed themselves against their tamers or refused to move at all when I passed. Even the cleaning staff, who had once treated me with casual contempt, now finished their tasks in record time and disappeared whenever I appeared.I continued my duties as if nothing had changed sweeping halls, hauling supplies, scrubbing the aftermath of other students’ glory. But everything had changed.The shadow moved more freely now.During midday inventory in the beast supply wing, a single tendril of darkness detached from the floor without conscious command and slithered across the stone. It was invisible to human eyes, but every bonded beast in t
Chapter 23: Not So Weak After All
The silence in the academy had become a living thing.It followed me through the corridors like a second shadow heavy, watchful, and growing thicker with every passing hour. Students no longer whispered behind my back. They simply fell quiet when I appeared. Beasts that once strutted with arrogant confidence now lowered their heads or refused to advance when I passed. The usual buzz of morning drills and classes felt muted, as though the entire institution was holding its breath.I continued my duties without reaction sweeping halls, hauling supplies, cleaning the aftermath of other students’ training sessions. The work was monotonous, degrading by design. But every bucket of dirty water I emptied, every scorch mark I erased, felt like another layer of camouflage.The change was no longer quiet.It was undeniable.During midday inventory in the beast supply wing, the shadow moved again without conscious command.A thin tendril of darkness detached from the floor and slithered across t
Chapter 22: Shock and Silence
The shock spread like cracks through glass.By the next morning, the entire academy had fallen into an uneasy hush. Students moved through the corridors in tight clusters, their voices lowered to whispers. Beasts stayed glued to their tamers’ sides, ears flattened and tails tucked. The usual buzz of morning drills and classes felt muted, as though the whole institution was holding its breath.I walked among it all carrying a crate of fresh restraints for the afternoon training sessions, my steps measured and silent. The weight felt insignificant now. My body had grown stronger with every passing day, the bond feeding me a steady stream of raw power that made ordinary effort feel almost quaint.The shadow moved with me.Not visibly not yet but I could feel it. A faint ripple at the edge of my vision. A subtle shift in the air when I passed a group of students. Their beasts reacted instantly: a flame sprite dimmed and retreated, a stone golem ground to a halt, a wind hawk screeched an
Chapter 21: The Shadow Moves
The shadow moved before I consciously willed it.It was subtle at first a faint ripple at the edge of my vision during morning inventory in the beast supply wing. A thin tendril of darkness detached from the floor and slithered across the stone, invisible to human eyes but noticeable to every bonded beast in the room.A nearby student’s rock lizard froze mid-step, then backed away rapidly, tail tucked between its legs. Its tamer frowned, tugging at the harness. “What’s wrong with you today?”The lizard refused to advance, whimpering softly as it pressed itself against its owner’s leg.I continued stacking crates without looking up, but inside, Nyxar’s satisfaction bloomed like dark nectar.“They feel it even when you don’t command it,” he murmured, his voice rich with possessive pride. “The bond is deepening faster than I anticipated. Your will and mine are beginning to merge. Soon, the shadows will move with your thoughts alone.”I kept my expression neutral as the student dragged h
Chapter 20: This Time… Fight Back
The arena had gone deathly silent after Kael Thorn dropped to his knees.No cheers. No triumphant roars from the crowd. Only the heavy, stunned quiet of hundreds of students who had come expecting to watch a failure get crushed and instead witnessed something they couldn’t explain.Kael’s golden mane lion lay sprawled on the floor beside him, breathing shallowly, its once-fiery mane reduced to weak, flickering embers. The beast’s eyes were wide with terror, fixed on me as if I were the monster from its nightmares.Kael himself looked broken not physically, but in every way that mattered to someone like him. The arrogance had shattered. In its place was raw, unfiltered fear.I stood a few feet away, the shadows at my feet slowly retreating back into the floor. I had held back deliberately. Not enough power to reveal the full truth, but more than enough to shatter the illusion that I was still the same weak boy from the awakening ceremony.The referee’s voice cracked over the speakers,
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