The Tower Of The Watchful Eye: The Legend Of Kairu Book 1 Read Free Page B

the Ghanlar’ and pulled it out. I
looked for a spot to sit down and read. The only other person in
the library was an elderly looking Mage with soft grandfatherly
features and messy snowy white hair. He looked up from his book and
nodded with a smile before returning to his reading. I nodded and
grabbed a table on the opposite end of the room. I had seen him in
this library a few times before and that was the first time he
acknowledged me.
    After flipping
through the entire book, I still hadn’t found the information I
needed. The sound of chatter and rustling from outside the library
drew my attention. The first class must have ended, so the
Apprentices will be taking a quick break before the next one. I
grabbed the book and placed it back on the shelf.
    “ Well, well, well,” a voice called from behind me.
    I cringed as I
turned around to face Greg, an Apprentice with a love for both
Elemental Magic and testing it out on other Apprentices. He was
here with his two shadows, future Natural Mage Todd and local
beauty queen Vanessa, a psycho with a love for the Spiritual Magic
of Mind control.
    “ You weren’t in class today, Lizard,” Greg continued. “Rumour
has it you’ve had your Demon Dream.”
    “ Yeah, you could say that today is my last day,” I
said.
    “ We just wanted to drop by and say that we’ll miss you,”
Vanessa smiled sweetly. You would almost think she was
sincere.
    “ I’ll be sure to drop by and say ‘Hi’ from time to time,” I
said sarcastically.
    I was trying
to scan the room without being obvious about it. They blocked the
only way out and there were too many plants close by. The past
couple of times I’ve been able to slip past Todd’s control of the
plants. But he was starting to get good.
    Vanessa mocked
shock. “I really meant that.”
    “ Hey guys,” Tom exclaimed as he came over to greet the
trio.
    “ Beat it, Tom,” Greg growled.
    “ That’s not very nice,” Tom pouted.
    “ He said leave,” Vanessa said as she raised her hand. A Pulse
shot out and hit Tom who staggered back a couple of steps but
stayed upright.
    “ You can’t use magic in here!” Tom exclaimed.
    “ Fine,” Greg said as he walked over and grabbed Tom by the
shirt. He picked Tom up and tossed him through the air. Tom landed
hard on a table breaking it under him. Whatever is up Greg’s butt
today is definitely not making him happy.
    As they stared
at what happened, I hid behind a bookcase and crouched low to the
ground. I don’t know where that old man from earlier went but with
the way Greg treated Tom, I’m glad he got out while he still had
the chance.
    “ You can’t hide from me, Lizard,” Greg called out. “Not this
time.”
    Maybe I should
have given into that Demon. Being stuck in a dream has to be better
than this.

Chapter 2
     
    “ Oh, Lizard,” Vanessa said in a sing-song voice, “come out
come out, wherever you are.”
    The sound of
chairs and tables scraping against the floor drew closer and
closer. During my time in hiding, I still hadn’t figured out a plan
on how to get out of this mess.
    If I knew them
correctly, Todd would be waiting for me to run so he can ensnare me
with the plants. Greg would be watching over everything and Vanessa
would either be trying to flush me out or Mind Control me into
walking into the opening.
    Her shadow
grew larger and larger on the wall and I could feel her searching
for my mind. I had learned a long time ago some tricks to keep your
mind invisible but it took a lot of effort to maintain. An idea
sprung to mind and I waited for her to get closer.
    “ You can’t keep up your shield forever,” Vanessa continued.
“I’m going to break through.”
    As she walked
behind the bookcase I was using as my hiding space, I dropped my
mental shield and felt for her mind. When she felt the shield drop,
she turned to me and smiled. I felt her reach out with all her
power and slipped into her mind and planted my Illusion. Her mind
seized control of