Legend | Celeste Academy Series BK #2

Chapter 25 ♕ Change of Season (pt. 2)

Before they could even adjust themselves to the sudden change in season—considering they just went through a big hell's storm of snow, the plants began suddenly wilting to the point that the leaves from the trees started to fall slowly. It was almost like speedily watching spring change into autumn.

Valeriana shivered, feeling uncomfortable when the wind brushed her cheeks. She looked around and felt the same boding sensation from before disturbingly reaching her senses. Taking a deep, calming breath, she exhaled.

"What's going on?" They asked, startled by the suddenness.

Aden held out a hand and caught a leaf before it fell. "The season's changing."

"Did this happen before?" Corvan asked.

"Yes." He nodded. "The civilians were quite dumbstruck to have a change in season, since it's just supposed to be snowy all the time. That's what you get for living in Preluresia. We're expecting some kind of pattern, but it changes without warning. This Spring lasted for almost two weeks, which is the longest by far."

"How long did the other seasons last?"

"Mostly a day or two. The shortest was a few hours."

Keelan exclaimed, "Changing seasons without warning is not healthy!"

"You're interfering with the balance of nature if you do so." Courtney frowned. "This is not supposed to be how things are."

"We need to figure out how the change occurs and put a stop to it." Corvan said. "That's what we came here for."

"Charles probably has some ideas already." Keelan nodded. "Anyone else here has one?"

"Um . . . unfortunately for that, no." Tamara answered.

"Great." Valeriana sighed, but started shivering again. Keelan looked her way with a hint of concern as she spoke. "What are we supposed to do, then?"

"How about coming with me?" A voice reverberated behind them.

The group turned to meet the owner of the voice and met black eyes with their own. Gasping, each one of them took a step back warily while Corvan readily pulled out his weapon and broke into a fighting stance.

"To think that the enemy himself would welcome his foes." Corvan started. "So you finally showed yourself, demon?"

Valeriana could not believe it.

A real demon.

However, unlike what she was used to, this one had a human form. Landing her blue eyes on his eerie figure, every nerve in Valeriana's body went haywire. It was an unpleasant feeling thrumming inside her, making her squirm from where she stood in the discomfort. It was as though this man emitted an air around him that warded her off. She wanted to put some distance between them so badly that she unconsciously took numerous steps back.

This was different from the incident with the Loupe Garou.

"Hey. Don't tell me you're scared." It was Courtney who held her in place, her hands both on her shoulders. "That's the least I expect from someone like you."

The girl looked up, her features showing no restraint to display what she was feeling. In Courtney's piercing eyes, she caught a small glimpse of her pale face as though it was drained of blood. It probably wasn't a good idea to show weakness to her former rival, so she looked down and broke their staring contest, trying to recover her composure.

"Valeriana, get a hold of yourself." Tamara told her without looking her way, her hackles rising. "If you can't handle his presence, then you better just stay back."