The Remembrance

Chapter Twelve

Never in his life did Chase think that he would see the amazing work of art. The God Guild was renown for a secret no one knew of. The secret was probably the giant rock that was floating several hundred yards up in the air.

The piece of rock had eight waterfalls flowing from it just like Chase remembered. It looked lush and full of trees and other varieties of vegetation. The eight falls would crash into tanks for use in the God Guild. From what he could manage to salvage from his memories, the top area was an arena for only adult use.

As Chase looked forward, he saw the actually building. It looked very old- fashioned. After all, it was built three hundred years before they got there. The structure was made of old bamboo and was very large. It looked more like a small town then a school for magic users.

The train pulled into a side area that was fenced off by giant sharpened logs. There, the train stopped and the dust, blown all over the train by the illusion magic users, seemed to vanish. As they were instructed to get there stuff and meet at the front gate, Chase found George still in his bed. He was still sleeping.

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"I still can't believe you were asleep through all that," Chase told George as they hiked on over to the front gate. The place where the train had parked was filled with hundreds of other trains that would branch out to the farthest islands in Ardor.

The God Guild was surrounded by a prairie of tall grass. Then after that was a circle of mountains, and after that is just a forested area that no one would dare want to walk through.

As Chase and George approached the gate they found hostile stares. They were the last ones because it took twenty minutes to talk George into waking up and getting cloths on.

When they finally reached the gate, Camille turned to the interesting carving of symbols on the dark brown wooden door. The bamboo fence that went around the perimeter of the God Guild was actually a lot stronger thanks to a number of forest magic users.

Camille put her hands into a hole in the wooden door. She relaxed and formed a dark ball in her hands. Suddenly, the symbols lit up on the door, and it creaked open. Before them was what seemed like the perfect vacationing spot.

There were cabins made of the same material as everywhere else, bamboo. The small town had shops, restaurants, spas, and everything you could want. "More like summer camp then a school," George muttered to Chase.

It was amazing. Right dab in the middle was a gigantic building. It was the tallest and widest. It went three stories high while all the others went one. The walls of the city weren't even taller. That building had to be the school.

All around were people. Most were kids. The God Guild had started the school up on January 1. It wouldn't close again until graduation on December 31. It's kids were from a range of twelve to seventeen years of age. Because the emperor asked his advisors to find more Thunder Gods, it wasn't unusual to find a group late in the month of January. This group however was particularly odd. It was halfway through March, and they just then got there.

The group got some weird looks, but they were all aware that the gates for new students was closed April 1. Everything was organized here.

As they walked farther in, Mrs Barrett came forward with a clipboard. "Alright kids," she started, "It is with my sincere pleasure to show to you, the God Guild." She had a thick Setian accent. Mrs. Barrett looked older than Camille, but out of her prime.

"Now without further delay, I would like to tell you of today's schedule. First off, you will all be placed in your new homes and will have an hour to set up. Second, we will have lunch with your new classmates. Trust me the two hour period won't be enough to meet them all. Third off, you will meet your teachers and learn what your schedule will be like. Fourth off, you will have a free period like all others get to have after class. Fifth is dinner. Sixth is cabin time. Lastly, seven is the dreaded lights out."