Juryokine: Chapter Twenty Nine
Chapter Twenty Nine The front door of the school loomed up in front of them, more imposing than Toke remembered it being before. Even on his first day at the academy, when he'd stood on the curb waving goodbye to his parents, those doors hadn't...
Juryokine: Chapter Twenty Eight
Chapter Twenty Eight Toke clenched his eyes shut as the wind struck his face. After a few seconds, he wriggled his arm free of Zashiel's grip and flipped his hood up. When he opened his eyes again, he couldn't hold in his gasp. "Whoa," he...
Juryokine: Chapter Twenty Seven
Chapter Twenty Seven Toke could feel something cold and hard clamped around his body. He groaned softly as consciousness began to return to him, bringing a sharp, throbbing pain with it. It felt like his entire face had been hit by a wrecking ball,...
Juryokine: Chapter Twenty Six
Chapter Twenty Six Toke's feet dragged on the floor like he was wearing bricks for shoes when he walked through the door to Professor Navras' classroom. "Toke," The old inventor greeted him, and stood up. "How was the visit with your...
Juryokine: Chapter Twenty Five
Chapter Twenty Five "What is a dream?" Professor Navras asked. He stood looking at the clock at the front of the workshop, and with a dramatic sweep of his black robe he turned to face his class. "Are they merely visions from our unconscious mind...
Juryokine: Chapter Twenty Four
Chapter Twenty Four "Take it easy, Toke," a familiar voice said as the young man began to drift back to consciousness. He was sure he knew that voice from somewhere, but it was warped by the aching throb in his head. With a groan, he opened his...
Juryokine: Chapter Twenty Three
Chapter Twenty Three "Quiet," Zashiel whispered as they crept toward the warehouse. She had zipped her wings inside her jacket again, opting to take to the ground with Toke. They had circled around to the far side of the building, and now had their...
Juryokine: Chapter Twenty Two
Chapter Twenty Two "I can't believe this," Toke whispered. He sat in the chair beside Wayli's bed, hunched over so that his chin almost rested on the mattress. Boam stood with his back against the wall behind him, not saying anything. Wayli's...
Juryokine: Chapter Eleven
Chapter Eleven _Meet me in the alleyway._ Toke cursed, wadding the note into a ball and throwing it across the room. Of course she would want to go check it out, and _of course_ she would want to bring him along. As if he hadn't proven himself...
Juryokine: Chapter Ten
Chapter Ten "What do you mean there's no class today?" Toke asked in outrage. "Just what I said," the secretary snapped, standing behind his desk instead of sitting at it. "Professor Navras has fallen ill and cannot be here to teach you...
Juryokine: Chapter Nine
Chapter Nine When Toke stumbled back into his dorm that night, sore and on the verge of passing out, he let out a ragged sigh. Zashiel had pushed him all day long, for over seven hours straight. The breaks, when she allowed them, had only been long...
Juryokine: Chapter Eight
Chapter Eight Toke's head throbbed with pain as sunlight attacked his eyelids. The hot air was sticky with humidity, and the rough bed of corn cobs and stalks didn't allow him the illusion that he was lying in his dorm at school. With a groan, he...