Atharia's Assassin Academy

Involuntarily placed in a school that turns people into assassins in order to invade the neighbouring countries, Luna is not exactly the happiest person in the world. She is not exactly good at making friends and this is a world where making enemies may cost you dearly. On top of that, everyone has secrets they don't want getting out, but how hard is it to keep secrets in a place where everyone wants to find out what you're up to? Are friendships even capable of lasting in such a cruel world? Read along as Luna and her classmates struggle their way through the assassin academy. What you do to succeed? What is the cost that you are willing to pay to keep yourself safe? ------------------ "You can't have both, you know. At the end of this day, you will have to ask a question. Them, or me. I can make sure that Taliyah and the others leave you alone, but you'll have to choose your friends." Was she really under the impression that I would drop them as friends just because she was asking me to? But rather than tell her that right away, I used the opportunity to find out what I wanted to know. "How?" I asked. "What do you mean ‘how’?" she responded. I was used to not saying much, but I guess I had to clarify what I meant. "How can you guarantee that they will leave me alone?" Her response only brought more questions and I didn't really want to know the answer. Or deep in my heart I already knew. "Taliyah promised me she would, so long as you... ehh, change your allegiance." Taliyah really had no reason to do that, unless... "And why would she promise you that, when you are affiliated with us?" I inquired. "I think you already know the answer to that," she started. She was right, I knew, but she continued anyway. "If you aren't ruthless in this academy, you lose. You might be on top now, but in the end you will lose. That's why Taliyah's team is the safer option." No, it wasn't. Ruthlessness earns you a lot in this place, that is true. But I wouldn't want to constantly have to look over my shoulder to prevent being stabbed in the back. ------------------ *Credits for the cover go to my friend, who drew this awesome cover for me. :D