ended into the surrounding woodlands. The reputation of the school was top notch. Being the only higher institution in the entire city ensured a good portion of the

ormitories on the annexed forestland. These giant buildings were designed to house

dominated an entire section of the school, their sizes fit to hold large numbers of students at once. There were other facilities in the area as well; a pseudo hospi

ents could easily be differentiated from the old ones; they seemed a bit lost and unsure in their new environment. At least that was the case for some of them. Seve

ame to a rest in a parking lot designated for students. The driver spent a moment to admire her reflec

out of my car. You're s

ook on his face as he exited from the car and look

ged his arm playfully. "Don'

he said, giving her a dry look that soon turned i

in the passenger's seat. "I seriously don

ey, I don't care about who we're meeting. But I don't intend to appear

ed with her looks, anyone who did not know her could mistake her for a model. Michael ra

chest dissipate as he watched the mundane lives of the people before him. This was what he fought for, what they fought for. No matter what happen

here," Lee spoke

ningly to Dean, prompting

agical signatures concen

Jade said decisively and put her s

her dark eyes committing the finer specimens to memory. Michael noticed this but took no action in response. He was their leader, not their par

is ears quietly under the background

he discreetly fell in step with Dean

What

ts, some of them

itch m

ce set in a near invisible frown. "No.

ecting the auras given off by magic in any form. If he could sense

d people as you can in the mean time. I want us to keep a low profile until we'

Michael moved on to catch up to the others while D

uilding. There was a sign in front of it which Michael spared

de. The main lobby occupied most of the ground floor. The walls were covered in shiny gold paint that gave the place a nice glow. Several arcane symbols had been carved into the pol

of danger, Michael led his team up the archaic yet fancy spiraled staircase up to the f

ade of hardwood and Michael could tell they had been magically reinforced. He could also feel the amount of diverse magical presences beyond the doors. There were so many of them that he was having a bit of diffi

enemies. The buzz of the crowd died a rapid death as an invisible yet oppressive wave of his magic rippled out from him. The lecture hall had been designed in typical university fashion, the seats rising up backwards up to

unnatural beauty. The common hair color was black, but there were a few blondes and redheads within them. The entire group seemed to simply radiate mystery, the kind that was dangerous yet incredibly addictive. The most noticeable feature among

motley of personalities different in their own ways. Unlike the other group, these people were actively interacting with each

artling was the disappearance of every form of magic that had been active when the feeling came. A few of them tried to cast again to no avail. The first set of peop