S class

Chapter 20

Akira was staring at the infirmary's ceiling. It was past midnight when she opened her eyes and figured out she wasn't at her bed.

Why am I here?

She tried to recall what had happened. She remembered training with the boys, Rhys taking her away and taking her back to her room. She remebered entering her room and then....nothing.

She had tried to go back to her room.

She had got out of bed and fell down as soon as she had touched the floor. An invisible weight had crashed at her shoulders and bile had rose in her just by thinking of going back.

Why?

So she climbed up her bed and began cursing like there was no tommorow.

Akira didn't know what to do and she was too bored to even fall asleep. She sat at the bed and decided to make a wind ball.

She concentrated on her palm, gathereing wind and making it twirl at her hand. She opened her eyes.

Nothing had changed.

She hadn't even felt the numbness at her hands. Panic began rising. She should have been able to do it. She had managed to do it correctly in practise. Akira thought of a small dagger, as she could easily make them at any time.

Nothing.

She tried different things, like creating a wall of ice and breaking a small knife into smaller ones to just trying to create a gentle breeze.

It didn't work.

"Why?" she whispered.

Because you are too impure.
Dirty, broken, useless.

"Thatis not true, that is not true. I am non of those."She said. Akira tried to believe it as ahe repeated it over and over again. Aaron had told her she needed to win the negative self talk.

"Akira, you are awake?" Aaron asked.

"Is she?"Rhys exclaimed.

"Don't come here!"Aaron's sharp tone stopped Rhys from entering the room. Aaron closed the door. "Seriously that boy...he insisting staying here. All of them did. They are outside." he walked closer to her. "How are you feeling?"

"Why can't I use magic?"Akira blurted.

Aaron's expression darkened and he sat next to her. " Let me explain. Do you a glass of water first?"

"No, thank you."

Aaron looked at her. "You screamed and we all ran to your room. You were already unconscious when we arrived.  From what the others told me, I have a theory of what happened. But first, what is the last thing you remember?"

"Rhys. I remember him leaving and me getting in my room. Then...noting."

"That witch friend of yours..."

"Old friend."Akira snapped.

"That old witch friend of yours left a message in your room. She said she is coming for you." he said.

Akira gasped.

"There were black rose petals on the floor when we came. So my theory is that she enchanted it so that it would create an illusion, I don't know what kind, and that somehow blocked your powers."

Akira gave him a bewildered look. "I know this is sounds too far-fetched, but it is not impossible." Aaron leaned on the chair.

"Seriously though, that girl, Edeline was it? She really is powerful if she can cast that kind of magic."