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I almost imagine I can see the stone itself breathing, expanding and contracting as if alive.
Last time i saw something massive up close i thought of this
These are elemental manifestations of magic—real, tangible power on display as casually as other castles might display banners.
Oo NEAT
Confluence Academy. Just like the selector said. It has to be.
Well they definitely didnt leave room for any doubt
If they’re going to make us into primals, it would mean far more than just surviving.
What if ur target practice to these primals????? shiiiiiet
The kind of power that could make things right again. The kind that could have saved them.
Idk gurl i think ur cooked.
Primals are the elite of the elite, and the magic they command is the stuff of legends.
Im still coonvinced you'll be the trainning dummies
“Move it, offering!” A guard shoves me between my shoulder blades, and I stumble forward, nearly falling face-first into the mud.
Definitely Cooked
The famine that claimed my best friend’s life hit when I was just eight, and it was a direct result of the war.
Damn
The other volunteer is tall, broader and more muscular than anyone else in our group, standing apart like a predator among prey.
The romance man has entered the chat
Heat rushes through my body unbidden—a reaction I can neither control nor understand.
Really? right in front of my sandwich?
The left side of his face is twisted with burn scars that begin at his temple and disappear beneath his collar, yet somehow they only enhance his dangerous allure, like veins of fire frozen beneath his skin.
Zuko/Todoroki moment. Forget what i last said IM ALL IN
The scarred volunteer seems to offer the same kind of deadly promise—total annihilation by proximity, as if all it would take is to drift within his orbit to be torn to shreds.
woof wooof
Something flashes in his eyes—surprise, maybe, that I’d challenge him. “My reasons are my own.” “What a coincidence. Mine too.” There’s more ice in my voice than I expect, but I’m glad for it. This guy is beautiful, but he’s a complete asshole.
this spontaneous tension has "for the plot" written all over it
“Raith,” he finally says, the name landing like a challenge. Then he’s gone,
BETTER NAME THAN MOST but NOT MUCH BETTER
I’ve never seen anything so beautiful and terrifying—like watching destruction and creation dance together in perfect harmony.
I LOVE IT
Within, you’ll either discover your affinity... or you’ll meet your end. In either case, I suggest you face it with boldness.”
Ok so not the trainning dummies as i guessed
his handsome face set in a friendly expression that doesn’t quite reach his eyes.
Im guessing. Snake
His handshake is firm, and as our hands touch, I feel a strange ripple of energy pass between us. He pulls back quickly, eyes sharpening slightly before his smile returns.
Oooooo interesting
The stench of burnt flesh still lingers from when Nolan entered that room thirty minutes ago.
RIP
The earth elemental tilts her head, stone features grinding as she studies me with renewed intensity.
the mc is the avatar!!!!!!!
And then, more clearly and powerfully than any of the words before… “Unbound.”
THEY SAID THE THING
“We should kill her now and put an end to it,” Pyraxis hisses, flames licking at the edges of my water shield.
Its aways the fire element
I decide I’m officially not a fan of “Pyraxis.” In fact, he can get fucked. “She thinks insolent thoughts.” The fire elemental’s flame-face contorts with rage.
LMAOOOOOOO
Affinity marks. Everyone in the room now bears something we likely never thought to see on our own skin.
Like hunger game x divergent x black clover. Purely based on first impressions EDIT: Id say Avatar (TLA) x Frifth Chronicles x Divergent x Fourth Wing with a mild sprinkle of Hunger Games
His eyes are that impossible blend of yellows and oranges that seems to shift even as I stare up into them.
This is what this book and fourth wing have in common LMAO....so INTENSE with attraction RIGHT OFF THE BAT with no real reason behind it
voice carrying that casual authority that comes with generations of privilege. His eyes flick between me and the trio.
I do NOT trust this man
Bastian’s eyes widen, not with fear but with something else I can’t place. His breath catches audibly.
You chose.........poorly (im like 90% sure)
Bastian hardly seems to hear me. He’s still speaking, almost to himself. “It should be possible for you to disguise it.”
Dont do iiiit
Bastian flashes a half-smile, but the humor doesn’t reach his eyes. “Water.
Quit ignoring the red flags lol
Survive that, and the Academy will finally start treating you like the valuable resource you are. Until then, just about anything goes.
Ugghhh
Focus, Nessa.
I forgot that was her name lol
It’s only me and the giant, scarred volunteer with yellow-orange eyes.
Would this happen to be like amber?
I mirror him as best I can, trying to recall everything I’ve learned in the brief crash course on fighting we’ve all been given. I quickly conclude that I’m royally fucked.
Pfffft
Up close, his eyes reveal streaks of pure red and gold threading through amber, like cracks in the earth revealing bright yellow magma beneath.
LMAO WHAT'D I SAY EARLIER
I need to find out what the hell that sensation means. Am I draining elemental power? It certainly seemed like it on the mat.
Thats my theory
I can’t decide if the way Bastian wants to take my problems on as his own is flattering or suspicious.
Sussy
Skin flushed hot. A light sweat. Pounding heart. A pool of heat gathering in my lower belly.
Good to know how strong ur libido is in these dire times
Raith’s deep voice surprises me, rumbling through the classroom like distant thunder.
Keep it in ur pants honey
leaving me feeling undressed by his eyes, measured for a coffin, or both.
Ill mark u down as scared and horny
“The scary guy nearly knocking you to your face with a shoulder check and then you guys eye fucked for a few awkward seconds?” Ambrose asks. “Definitely saw it.”
I like him
I can trust Mireen with my life.
Man i hope she doeesnt flip, the bestfriend betrayal always gets me T^T
Instructor Blackstone’s scarred face surveys us with the detached interest of a butcher examining a particularly disappointing group of livestock.
I really like the descriptions in this book
Young elementals tether us. Older elementals either have past tethers and scars from the deaths of their humans, or they’ve chosen not to get involved in the conflicts of men.
Oooooo i LOVE this concept! Reminds me of the Frifth Chronicles! the mc's creature was previously tethered/bonded to someone who died.
“Not entirely hopeless,” he concedes, which from him is practically a love letter.
LMAO
I think he might really feel bad for taking so long—that he might actually care how I’ve been doing.
Nope X DO NOT TRUST X
Bastian steps into the corridor from a classroom doorway, his movement so casual it might have been coincidental if not for the perfect timing.
nope fuck off
“Draw from the world around you,” the book had said. “Elements exist in all things—the moisture in air, the heat in stone, the gust of wind, and the spark in friction.
Kana the bloodbender from Avatar the Last Air Bender type beat
“Thank you, unbound. If you see me during Confluence Day, you must run. I can’t keep it from hurting you. So run.”
WAT
“When are you going to tell us what happened in the Lake, Nessa? I’m hearing wild rumors, and as your friend, I should be the one spreading wild rumors.”
Facts
“Run,” it says simply. “Do not enter the water. It waits for you there.” The elemental dissolves back into the stillness of the lake.
So comforting
