Page 85 of Harbinger

As I called my power to both palms and readied myself, an explosion near the front row jolted everyone in the class.

I looked over to see one of the Light Fae student’s ball of moving earth that they’d created now sprayed all over them after the sorcerer they’d been working with had pushed too hard and annihilated it with a magical blast.

The professor rushed over to assist and advise.

I focused on Nyx and then created tiny lightning sparks with the magic live on my left palm, feeding it toward one of Nyx’s cyclones.

“Whoa,” he breathed as we watched my lightning sparks imbue his cyclone and bolster it, making it grow and swirl wilder, its power increasing.

A groan escaped me as I felt the delightful sensation of our power connecting.

“I know, right?” he breathed, eyeing me knowingly.

“Control yourself,” I jested. “The next part isn’t going to feel so great.”

“Tell yourself that first,” he said, gesturing at the semi I was now sporting.

“You know I like my magic connecting with others. I don’t get to experience it often.”

“Well, I told you that I’m looking to push the envelope this last year, so I’m hoping we can remedy that.”

“I’m looking forward to it.” I shifted my weight. “Now, hold on. This is going to be… unpleasant. For the both of us.”

“Hit me,” he said, all confident now.

I loved seeing that from him.

I focused, then with my right palm, I went for the other cyclone, creating shimmering rose-gold fire that licked the underside of it, then filled it up, where it then began swirling against it in the opposite direction, essentially working to unravel it from the inside.

“Damn,” Nyx grunted, trying to hold it steady against my assault.

A wave of lightheadedness beset me as I pushed harder and I stumbled into the desk.

It was only by sheer force of will that I managed to keep my magic flowing and steady.

“This is the spell you’re working for me. Itisdraining you,” Nyx worried.

“I’m fine. I’ve got it,” I told him.

Although, that assurance was cut into quite a bit when the impact of it had my left palm with the sparks snuffing out.

Nyx swung his head around the classroom, making sure that the professor hadn’t seen.

He hadn’t, he was busy assisting the other students, fortunately.

In the next second, he snuffed out both his cyclones, then came to me and eased me onto my stool, where I pulled my other magic back and sucked in a deep breath.

“Just take a beat while he’s distracted. Please, Kai.”

“Fine,” I acquiesced. “But I’m not stopping the spell.”

“I know better than to even suggest that at this point.” He sat down with me, stroking my hair with one hand, while he played with his elemental magic with the other, this time creating a small ball of water.

As he did, and I forced myself to take a moment and shore up my power, I looked out at Ariana and Vorzyr. They were deep into their work together, the perfect time for me to observe.

They were creating a firestorm together, his red magical dragon flame levitating between them, the flames licking all around the sphere-type design he’d created, while her silver power was threaded through it, bolstering its power.

It was there steady and Vorzyr’s eyes were rolling back in his head as he had the pleasure of feeling her power against his.Mmm.Ariana, on the other hand, wasn’t showing any such pleasure, her eyes narrowed in the utmost focus, worried as per usual about controlling herself andhispower, too, in this case, seeing as though they were currently melded together.

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