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“Always with you, Zane.”I felt myself building, the intensity was almost so much I could barely focus on him in my mouth, pausing every so often, letting his cock sit there so I could catch my breath. I took him in and really drew him in deep, causing myself to gag a little. I pulled him out a little before doing it again. He leaned more forward, started licking my clit, while finger fucking me. I felt like a volcano waiting to erupt. He was pulsing in my mouth, and he, too, was about to explode.
“Good girl—now Auri—fucking let it go,”he growled in my mind, and just like that—on his command—I let everything erupt. It felt as if the earth stopped spinning on its axis. He pulsed and came into my mouth, and I swallowed. The taste was perfect, a mix of salty and slightly sweet. I heard him moaning, and his wings snapped open more.
“Oh fuck, Auri, fuckkkkkk. Your mouth feels perfect.”
In between swallows, I was breathing raggedly and moaning loudly. I gripped his ass so tightly. It felt as though my hand was locked in place. He was still flicking me with his tongue, but he slowed down, leaving me to jolt with each pass. My legs and arms were shaking in response to our fiery passion. Gods, I hope it was always like this.
He pulled away from me gently, staring at me. He moved around the bed. I pushed myself upwards, putting my elbows behind me. He reached down behind me and pulled me up, lifting me into his arms. He kissed me so passionately, like we hadn’t just had earth-shattering sex. He carried me into the bathroom and into his shower.
“I promised you a shower,” he pleaded with me. He started the shower and carefully brought me inside, letting me stand. After turning me around, he started massaging my shoulders, back, and legs. I hadn’t noticed how tight my muscles were or how wonderful a shower massage could feel. It felt incredible after falling so many times earlier that day.
CHAPTER 21
"Auriella Blackcreek—promoted to first-year Flight Guide of Feather Wing, Electric Platoon, First Squad," Professor Fogg announced. I felt surprised but happy because it meant I would get a private room on the second floor and a leadership role. Micah had worked hard alongside me, leading our group, so I had thought he would secure the position before me. Michalova Sulivar was promoted to Flight Guide for the second squad. Moving to the second floor brought me closer to Zane and Lili, but it also meant sharing a narrow corridor with Alex, who still hadn’t spoken to Zane or me and avoided meeting my gaze whenever we crossed paths.
“Now I can sneak into your room and fuck you all wild,”Zane sent down the bond.
“Pretty sure, my room is much smaller than yours, Mr. Big Shot,”I teased back.
“True, but it will be fun anyway. Just means we have to be creative.”
“Alex… will be on my floor too.”
“Good mood, gone.”
“Sorry, we just haven’t really talked about it.”
“Nothing to talk about, he is throwing a tantrum because he can’t play with you anymore. He tried to make me choose his friendship over you, and I told him to go get fucked and I chose you.”
“I hate that you had to choose.”
“I didn’t want to, but I will always choose you, if I am forced to choose.”
“I will choose you too.”
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Professor Bhatta and Professor Vindex’s lectures got combined for the first-years, covering topics such as fliers and magic. Since they were closely related, they co-taught us for a few lectures. Seventy-eight of us packed into the room. We were already down one Rider from when we started a week ago. Last week, we discussed the different types of abilities that could be manifested when you bonded with your flier. Most of us could use minor magic—lighting candles, closing doors, activating sound shields, warding rooms, or moving small objects.
Once bonded to a flier, we would manifest an ability. Most of us would get a common power, but few would develop an exceedingly unique one. Some common powers included elementals like fire, ice, water, air, or metal. Even among these, some became exceptionally powerful—just because a power was common didn’t mean it couldn't be powerful, depending on the flier and Rider's bloodlines.
Psionics referred to powers of the mind, the rarest and most unsettling of the magical branches. Two in particular—those who could read thoughts without touch and those who could manipulate another’s mind—were spoken of only in whispers. No laws named them, no decrees outlawed them, yet the handful said to have manifested such gifts never lived long. Their deaths were always described as accidents, coincidences, illnesses that struck too suddenly. No one admitted it aloud, but the message was clear. I just prayed I wouldn’t develop one of those abilities.
Other types included memory readers—which, honestly, seemed nearly as invasive, though those at least required physical contact. That made them far less terrifying than a manipulator who could bend your will without a word. Beyond those came a wide range: short-term memory erasers, precognition, force-shield projection, telepathic relays, vision manipulation, teleportation, astral projection, and telekinesis. All of them sounded incredible—and utterly terrifying—and nearly all were kept tightly classified.
Some other unique abilities included menders, siphons, thermokinesis, lightning wielder, weather manipulator, or emotion manipulator. We usually only encounter a few people in a lifetime who possess the sameunique power. Magic favored balance and only allowed a limited number of extraordinarily strong powers to exist at one time. Not only magic, but fliers also helped keep magic in balance, as they could control the flow of power if they believed someone was abusing it or taking too much. Of course, if you already had magic, they couldn’t take that away.
“Today, we will start discussing the different types of fliers available for bonding. Dragons can be the most temperamental of them all, griffins are more tolerable overall, and phoenixes are a serious type all the time,” Bhatta told us.
He flicked his finger and projected images of various fliers in front of the classroom. He stopped on the phoenix. There were three of them. All three looked different but still remarkably similar at the same time. “Phoenixes are the only type of fliers that don’t have multiple different colors. They all have shades of red and orange that vary with each phoenix. Some start red and then graduate to orange, or vice versa. All phoenixes breathe fire, and while their beaks aren’t as strong as a dragon's, they can snap someone in two just as easily. They are ruthless. You should never underestimate a phoenix.”
“Is it true that if a phoenix’s Rider dies, the phoenix will catch fire and die before they are reborn?” Jameson of Feather Wing, Electric Platoon, second squad, asked.
“Yes, and they are only granted to do that thirteen times before they aren’t reborn,” Bhatta said. “Oftentimes, we don’t see a phoenix wanting to bond when they are in their last life. When they are ready to bond for the final time, that bond is usually significantly powerful.”
Bhatta displayed a red dragon, then said, "fifteen red dragons are willing to bond this year. Red dragons are the most temperamental of all dragons. They breathe the hottest fire, and they also love their Riders fiercely.” The projection cycled through different red dragons. While they all looked similar, they also appeared different. He stopped on one with a scar running down the right side of their face, over their eye. “This is Albalta. She is a beautiful, much older, and wiser dragon. If she chooses you, it would be an honor to bond with her. It is important to note that her bondwith her last Rider nearly killed her when her Rider didn’t make it. Some believe this bond may be the strongest she’ll ever have.”
He snapped his fingers, and a group of grey dragons appeared. “Ten grey dragons are coming forward to bond this year. Grey dragons are more levelheaded than other dragons. They also have the unique ability to blow poison gas. This means they have two forms of weapons at their disposal. Because of their calmer nature, they tend to choose Riders who are also reasonable. They are the quickest to stop the flow of magic if they believe you are not using it for the good of the continent.”
