CHAPTER 9: ARRIVAL AT THE GIFTED ACADEMY

CHAPTER 9: ARRIVAL AT THE GIFTED ACADEMY

Marko puffed as he alighted from the carriage. His boots giving rise to a puff of smoke, he stretched his body to relieve it from the many cramps it had suffered on the long journey.

He had left his home three days earlier, embarking on the journey to better control his gift and master it. His mother, Shayal, he had vowed to return stronger.

Staring at the huge castle before him covering a big space and encompassed by green gardens, a number of pristine fountains. The windows from top to bottom made of glass and shimmering with cascading fractures of light. The sky above flocking with different species of birds he never knew existed.

For someone who had never seen anything as such in his village he marvelled and ran towards the wide open golden gates, eyes blooming with youthful vigor.

"Woohoo! Academy here I cooome!!"

Dexter grabbed him by the collar and raised him off the ground with ease. "For someone who seemed