Devon Sanders, a private investigator known for his efficiency and discretion, is determined to become a master wizard. He returns to the paranormal university ready to learn magic and uncover the history of the castle. Unfortunately, life at Quintessence is never that easy.
When a student dies of no apparent cause, the search for a witness leads Devon to discover there are more secrets buried under Quintessence than he ever realized. In order to save the paranormal world he is now part of, he will face an enemy that can use his own power against him. Devon must rely on more than his exceptional intuition to solve this case.
Magic is elemental.
Genre: FICTION / Fantasy / ParanormalIt was pitch black and I could sense a malevolent presence all around me. This wasn’t a living enemy that could be killed. I felt the firm handle of a torch in my grasp, so I drew on the power inside me, focused on the heat of a flame, and directed it into the tip of the torch. As fire engulfed the top of the torch, shadows were chased back. There was something unnatural about it, like the shadows were moving away instead of being penetrated by light.
My instincts were never wrong. I was being watched— hunted even.
I was in a dry cave and the floor sloped upward pretty steeply. Behind me was a wall, so there was only one way to go. I carefully trekked through passageways that were as wide as trains and gaps that I could barely squeeze through. The further I traveled, the colder and dryer the air became.
Finally, after what felt like hours, I came upon an enormous cavern with a stone tower in the center. The tower was about fifteen feet in diameter and forty feet in height. Spaced evenly around it were massive wooden doors, each carved with peculiar symbols and designs. While none of the doors had any obvious locking mechanisms, they also had no doorknobs. I pushed against one, but it wouldn’t budge even a hair’s breadth to my best attempts.
I studied the symbols on the doors more carefully. When I approached the last door, my palm started to sting, so I held my hand out a little towards the light to see it. There was nothing on my skin, but I felt like something was burned into it. It only took me a moment to realize that the lines I could feel burning in my hand were the same as on the fourth door.
I was a cautious man by nature, so it was a surprise to myself that I turned my palm out to face the door.
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