Page 149
Story: Storm of Secrets and Sorrow
Taking a deep breath, Tessa focused on her light, pulling it back into herself. Energy still crackled. She could feel it at her fingertips, still straining.
“No,” the instructor said. “Let that go. Focus on the light for now.”
That was easy for her to say. She was an Achaz Legacy. Some cousin or something of Rordan who had trained Dagian in his magic. But an Achaz Legacy didn’t have all her abilities.
They couldn’t make it rain indoors.
Or summon a storm.
She winced as her power flared, then her eyes flew open at the sound of Dagian cursing.
“It’s going well, I see,” the heir said tightly, his arms crossed while he toed at a small crack that had appeared in the stone floor of the training chamber.
“I lost my focus,” Tessa muttered, flexing her fingers where her palms still glowed faintly. Her gaze darted to Dex, who was keeping watch near the door, instructed to only let certain people into the space.
“Clearly,” Dagian deadpanned.
“We all know playing with our magic is different fromusingit,” Rordan said, all of them turning as the Lord strode through the heavy stone door, Dysani behind him. After her first day here, she only saw the Lord at dinners. Never during her training or the tours of Faven.
The instructor bowed at the waist, and Tessa immediately lowered her gaze, clasping her hands tightly in front of her.
“She needs a reason to use it. Control it,” Rordan continued, coming to a stop beside his son.
Tessa frowned a little. “I have a reason to control it. I don’t want to hurt anyone with it.”
“And that’s admirable,” Rordan said with a smile. “But Legacy power is power of the gods. It needs to be used. It demands it. Surely you feel that?”
“Yes, but…” She trailed off, feeling her magic beneath her skin.
Restless.
Excited.
Seeking.
“What do you think our power is?” Rordan asked, his light flaring, slithering out from him the same way Theon’s darkness did. It coiled, snaking up the walls of the chamber as though it were golden vines. Bright white flowers of pure light bloomed, glowing like the orbs in all the sconces in the palace.
It was beautiful.
“I don’t know,” Tessa answered.
“All the power of the gods comes from Chaos,” Rordan said.
“The gods came from the Chaos,” Tessa said.
“Ah, they came from it, yes. But so did their gifts. And the Firsts? They are Chaos themselves,” Rordan said. “That same power trickles down in their offspring. Diluted, of course, especially in the case of the Legacy. The mortal blood weakens the Chaos. It is why we are so particular about our Matches.”
Tessa frowned. She knew why the Legacy, especially the ruling families, were so strategic with Matches. They wanted to erase the mortal blood from their lineage as much as possible.
“But even with all our plans, the mortal lineage remains, and thus, Legacy will forever be at a disadvantage,” Rordan went on.
At a disadvantage?
It took everything in her not to laugh at such an absurd statement.
But he sent her another knowing smile. “You think I am delusional saying such a thing, but think of this, Child. The gods designed the Fae. They are magical beings. All magical beings, including the Fae, have Chaos. It is where power comes from, but the Fae?” He gestured to where Dysani and Sasha stood to the side of their Masters. “If no mortal blood enters their line, they do not have a weakness, do they?”
“They are still not descendants of the gods,” Tessa argued. “Even the original demigods the Legacy descended from had to be more powerful than the Fae. They were direct descendants of a god or goddess.”
Table of Contents
- Page 1
- Page 2
- Page 3
- Page 4
- Page 5
- Page 6
- Page 7
- Page 8
- Page 9
- Page 10
- Page 11
- Page 12
- Page 13
- Page 14
- Page 15
- Page 16
- Page 17
- Page 18
- Page 19
- Page 20
- Page 21
- Page 22
- Page 23
- Page 24
- Page 25
- Page 26
- Page 27
- Page 28
- Page 29
- Page 30
- Page 31
- Page 32
- Page 33
- Page 34
- Page 35
- Page 36
- Page 37
- Page 38
- Page 39
- Page 40
- Page 41
- Page 42
- Page 43
- Page 44
- Page 45
- Page 46
- Page 47
- Page 48
- Page 49
- Page 50
- Page 51
- Page 52
- Page 53
- Page 54
- Page 55
- Page 56
- Page 57
- Page 58
- Page 59
- Page 60
- Page 61
- Page 62
- Page 63
- Page 64
- Page 65
- Page 66
- Page 67
- Page 68
- Page 69
- Page 70
- Page 71
- Page 72
- Page 73
- Page 74
- Page 75
- Page 76
- Page 77
- Page 78
- Page 79
- Page 80
- Page 81
- Page 82
- Page 83
- Page 84
- Page 85
- Page 86
- Page 87
- Page 88
- Page 89
- Page 90
- Page 91
- Page 92
- Page 93
- Page 94
- Page 95
- Page 96
- Page 97
- Page 98
- Page 99
- Page 100
- Page 101
- Page 102
- Page 103
- Page 104
- Page 105
- Page 106
- Page 107
- Page 108
- Page 109
- Page 110
- Page 111
- Page 112
- Page 113
- Page 114
- Page 115
- Page 116
- Page 117
- Page 118
- Page 119
- Page 120
- Page 121
- Page 122
- Page 123
- Page 124
- Page 125
- Page 126
- Page 127
- Page 128
- Page 129
- Page 130
- Page 131
- Page 132
- Page 133
- Page 134
- Page 135
- Page 136
- Page 137
- Page 138
- Page 139
- Page 140
- Page 141
- Page 142
- Page 143
- Page 144
- Page 145
- Page 146
- Page 147
- Page 148
- Page 149 (Reading here)
- Page 150
- Page 151
- Page 152
- Page 153
- Page 154
- Page 155
- Page 156
- Page 157
- Page 158
- Page 159
- Page 160
- Page 161
- Page 162
- Page 163
- Page 164
- Page 165
- Page 166
- Page 167
- Page 168
- Page 169
- Page 170
- Page 171
- Page 172
- Page 173
- Page 174
- Page 175
- Page 176
- Page 177
- Page 178
- Page 179
- Page 180
- Page 181
- Page 182
- Page 183
- Page 184
- Page 185
- Page 186
- Page 187
- Page 188
- Page 189
- Page 190
- Page 191
- Page 192
- Page 193
- Page 194
- Page 195
- Page 196
- Page 197
- Page 198
- Page 199
- Page 200
- Page 201
- Page 202
- Page 203
- Page 204
- Page 205
- Page 206
- Page 207
- Page 208
- Page 209
- Page 210
- Page 211
- Page 212
- Page 213
- Page 214
- Page 215
- Page 216
- Page 217
- Page 218
- Page 219
- Page 220
- Page 221
- Page 222
- Page 223
- Page 224
- Page 225
- Page 226
- Page 227
- Page 228
- Page 229
- Page 230
- Page 231
- Page 232
- Page 233
- Page 234
- Page 235
- Page 236
- Page 237
- Page 238
- Page 239
- Page 240
- Page 241
- Page 242
- Page 243
- Page 244
- Page 245
- Page 246
- Page 247
- Page 248
- Page 249
- Page 250
- Page 251
- Page 252
- Page 253
- Page 254
- Page 255
- Page 256
- Page 257
- Page 258
- Page 259
- Page 260
- Page 261
- Page 262
- Page 263
- Page 264
- Page 265
- Page 266
- Page 267
- Page 268
- Page 269
- Page 270
- Page 271
- Page 272
- Page 273
- Page 274
- Page 275
- Page 276
- Page 277
- Page 278
- Page 279
- Page 280
- Page 281