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I knew a few things about magical items, but there was magic, and then there were fairy tales. One you read before bed for shits and giggles. The other could get you killed.
So, if I had to choose between saving the world and saving the two of us? I was going to choose me and her every time.
“Felinita.” Considered by many to be one of, if not the, weakest of the six houses, but also the smartest. When they beat out a stronger house it was always through strategy. I was not opposed to being put back into the smart house.
Draconell was the best of the best. They had the most power behind their rune casting, were generally the quickest at it, too, which made them lethal in battle.
“House Phoenix. Reinstated out of pure necessity. Previously denounced and eliminated fifty years ago for dangerous and destructive behavior and an insatiable thirst for power. This is why it’s especially unfortunate that we need one of your kind to stop Nocta and his army.”
Because the man in that picture – Nocta, the greatest evil in our world. The big bad wolf lurking around every corner. The reason I was here at Neverthorn . . . Was my father.
“You must never let her go to that school. They will destroy her, because she is mine. You know that.”
“Surely, you’re aware that instant, all-consuming fog is never a good sign. Even I know that, and I’m just a talking raccoon. You can call me Bandit.”
In the darkest hour, In the darkest days, The child with the power Shall the darkness raze. House Phoenix will rise And save those lost, The soul behind the eyes, The cost beyond the cost. In one hand the world will live, In the other a death will give Our world peace, And the darkness will cease.
“When the sky spits yellow, blue and red And all the colors but the last are dead Only four more full moons remain Before the Phoenix must rise again.”
“I mean, I don’t know what it’s like with humans, but a good bite on the neck is some serious foreplay in the nocturnal mammal world.”
“Going to try and choke me again, are you?” Something flickered in his eyes and his voice went low and silky. “Not unless you say please.”
“We think that the stress of the situation may have triggered Zeed’s Quirk, hence the light you saw coming off him,” the nurse said softly. “Doyen O’Connor is on his way to confirm
The fact that Zeed had a pulse, was breathing, had no sign of injury, and was still catatonic and unresponsive was . . . not good, Quirk or no.
We were both breathing hard and in a split second his lips were on mine, angry, demanding.
“Sometimes, grown-up problems are exactly that. For grown-ups. Kids should be able to focus on being kids. Learning, having fun, navigating friendships,”
“Heronius was killed because he wasn’t strong enough, despite being the best we had. Not just to face Nocta. But because he couldn’t wield even a single piece of the Grym Dunaras.”
“Even now, I’m only here as a distraction so my soldiers can free those in chains. And to see you one last time.”
realized with a start that he was shirtless, his hair was almost as wild as his eyes, and blood was running in a stream from the crook of his arm, down his hands and into a plain, iron chalice.
You just don’t know when to fucking quit, do you? And I don’t know who it’s going to kill first, Harlow: you or me.”
“Pity. That Typhon is a looker, so I can hardly blame you. All dark and broody. I’d have laid with him too, but I surely would not have let my heart get tangled up. He’s basically a fucking vampire, isn’t he?”
“He’s a Draw. A natural siphon. He sucks the magic out of other Dwimmers. The only one of his kind.”
The sooner you go, the better. The prophecy you’ve been told is right, but there is more you do not know. It’s true that a savior will come from Neverthorn who can defeat Nocta. But there are two sides to that coin. Another here with the strength to see Nocta’s cause through to the end. You and the others of House Phoenix need to gain enough strength to defeat them both.”
