Fantasy · 3 chapters · by Royendgel Silberie · in english
The sorting flame turns black around your hand. Three hundred cadets go silent. You pull back, but the fire follows your fingers like a living glove.…
Chapter 1: Someone Answers
The sorting flame turns black around your hand. Three hundred cadets go silent. You pull back, but the fire follows your fingers like a living glove. Beneath the cliff, a dragon strikes the academy wall hard enough to scatter dust across your borrowed uniform. Ivy. Don't let them take the whistle. Fern's voice. Your sister has been missing for two years. The brass whistle under your collar suddenly feels heavy. Commander Rhen crosses the hall and covers the flame with his gloved hand. His name is on the report that declared her dead. Tell them it was a trick. Or they search you here.
What happens next? Blow Fern's whistle and demand another answer · Play along while watching where Rhen hides the flame · Pass the whistle to the cadet beside you
Chapter 2: Secrets Beneath the Stone
You feign calm, stepping back as Commander Rhen moves toward the far wall. With a subtle motion, he presses his gloved hand against the ancient stone, and a black flame flickers, swallowed quietly into a concealed crevice beneath a weathered tapestry. The forbidden fire dims, but your suspicion blazes: this hidden flame could be the link to Fern's fate. Suddenly, from the shadowed corner, Kyra approaches, her hazel eyes narrowing as she watches your tense posture. "You're playing a dangerous game," she murmurs, voice low but firm. Your grip tightens on the whistle beneath your collar. Secrets coil thick as smoke; trust becomes a weapon.
What happens next? Confront Kyra about her intentions · Shadow Rhen to discover more secrets · Seek out Ivy for a private warning
Chapter 3: Crossing the Storm Barrier
You narrow your eyes at Kyra, then nod. "Alright. I trust you." Quickly, you both move to the academy's soaring balcony where dragons await, their mighty wings beating against the tightening storm clouds. As you mount your dragon and take to the skies alongside Kyra and other cadets, the protective barrier shimmers ahead, a faint, crackling storm field. Crossing it, the dragon beneath you shudders, and through the cacophony, faint whispers drift: voices—some eerily familiar—blend with the storm's roar. Clutching the whistle beneath your collar, you realize it's not just a signal but a key to unlocking the barrier's mysteries. The first flight has begun, revealing the storm barrier's hidden voices, and with them, a fragile hope of finding Fern grows stronger.
What happens next? Press Kyra for what she knows about the barrier's voices · Focus on navigating the dragon through the storm and listen carefully · Use the whistle to attempt communication through the voices
