Revelation: The Dawn Of Celestial Magic

lked briskly toward the towering gates. Her eyes stayed fixed on them-her only chance to leave this place before she got tangled in somethi

d under her breath, clutching

!" A voice rang out be

urned, her heart sinking when she saw Yuri boundin

he glanced back at the gate, then at Yu

t of breath but still smiling. "I've been looking all over

nd racing for an excuse. "I was

ebrow, unconvinced. "You weren't t

a forced a nervous laugh, waving

uri grabbed her arm with surprising strength. "Come on

it,

ed over her shoulder, watching the gates shrink farther and farther away. Her stomach twist

ent of freshly baked bread and roasted vegetables filled the air, and the chatter of students created a lively hum. Dahlia tried to ignor

is

girl Yuri brou

ook like she b

roup of students at a nearby table. "Hey, gu

hlia. One of them, a boy with messy brown hair and a mischievous grin

, feeling the weight of

bright red hair repeated, rais

down in a chair and gesturing for Dahlia to sit beside

anded her a plate of food, and she picked at it absentmindedly, her t

ilence, "Dahlia, have you heard

lled out of her th

hey're these medals the academy gives to students who excel

hlia asked, trying to sound indiffer

laughing. "Becoming a Noble Star is the dream. You get to mee

ning closer to Dahlia, "you

ahlia repeated, h

e sharing a secret. "It holds the secrets of the world-ancient spells, forbid

d before she could stop herself. Her h

on. "The Celestial Book? Yeah, some rumors sa

by Dahlia's sudden interest. The boy with mess

ad, trying to cover her sli

eyes. "Well, good luck. You'd need to enroll first,

, cutting in again, "

luding Dahlia. "What do you

ometimes the headmaster makes exceptions. If someone s

to get closer to the Celestial Book. If the Archives really held the book, this was her best shot at finding it. And as

e potential?" she asked,

m what you've got. A magical demonstrati

ight magic-it would raise too many questions. But mayb

hed. "You either do o

ing Dahlia a wink. "And I'll help her fi

h her mind was already racin

t, formulating her plan. By the time the sun dipped below the horizon,

the Celestial Book. All she had to

eady to do wh