CHAPTER 17 : Trust.

*BlackWing Academy*

*same day*

"What has YOU lost in thought?"

Noir leaned over Zahhak's shoulder who had been lost in thought , sitting alone in the majestic academy's ground. The grass was neon green, shining from the immense power it grew around.

Zahhak turned to face his friend, a tall boy with dark long hair cast like a curtain over his broad shoulders. Dragon like eyes with a dragon tattoo over his right cheek covering the whole of it, wearing the academy's graceful black coat with gorgeous emeralds as buttons. Dark trouser and long dark boots. Half-cut leather gloves, he supported himself with his hand resting on his chain and arms on the bench's back.

"The selection ." Zahhak said as he returned his head to face the ground.

"Hm? Are you afraid?"

"I am afraid of how half our seniors have gone missing with the other half bedridden."

"Giselle .."

"She was a friend I would trust my life with."

"You say she lost all her senses that night and left." Noir sat down next to Zahhak.

"I already informed the principle about how this happening seems to be connected." Zahhak said, looking at Noir sideways.

"What did he say?"

"That... he has faith in me."

"Huh? Nothing else?"

"Nothing."

Zahhak shook his head. Noir looked at him worriedly . He leaned back and put his hand on his chin, thoughtfully.

"You say that the Killer Academy students didnt change or get affected right?" Noir said. "Then maybe we are the only ones being affected here..... "

Zahhak's eyes widened on this realization,

"BlackWings are being made to attack other species....someone or something is sabotaging us..."

"And they are doing it very well....so what do you intend to do now?"

Zahhak thought in silence,

".....enter the tournament." he said and looked at Noir, who smiled.

"Yeah yeah I am not going to let you go in alone."

Zahhak smiled .

"Thankyou Noir."

"You know you can count on the scales of a dragon."

".....There is no such thing."

"There is now."

they both laughed.

In a distance, Giselle stood behind a tree... watching.

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*Back of Killer Academy."

"Everyone's here?" Aleena asked.

"Yeah" Jun said as he walked towards Aleena.

"Still no sign of our mentor." Bow said.

"The naivety is killing me." Zakiyye said as the book he carried on his back in a case , held by a belt going across his chest, began to glow red and came out of its case floating above his hand. Zakiyye's eyes glowing crimson.

Jun got his gun ready , Batuhan his dagger , Aleena held the sticks she carried on her sides as they glowed red fire from both ends, Josh and Bow readjusted their gloves as Samuel took out a glowing red katana from thin air.

"Above!" Jun yelled as something huge crashed into the ground from the sky. Everyone jumped out of the way .

As the dust cleared , two cloaked transparent red figures became clear. A women and a man, both with red transparent bandage around their eyes. They seemed like a hologram only they could move around like a human.

"The Crimson Glass couple!!".

Zakiyye shouted so everyone could hear.

"What THE HECK IS THAT!?" Batuhan shouted back as clueless everyone else but not as embarassed about it.

"YOU ARE ABOUT TO FIND OUT YOU WASTE OF BRAINS!!! ....ALL OF YOU !! GOD!!!."

Zakiyye shouted back as everyone held their stance.

Ready for anything.

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