Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 234

Chapter 234 Ava: Magister Orion Explains Things

I want to protest, to insist that I'm fine, but the truth is, I'm grateful for the suggestion. My legs feel like jelly, and the idea of sitting down is appealing.

Very appealing.

I want to sit down.

Right now.

Magister Orion agrees, leading us to the familiar sitting area nearby. As I sink into a plush armchair, relief washes over me. I hadn't realized just how much effort it was taking to remain upright.

"Now," Magister Orion says, settling into his own chair, "let's discuss what happened during your practice session. I'd like to hear about your experience accessing your magic for the first time."

My thoughts are jumbled now that the moment's arrived. How do I even describe the rush of power, the vivid memories, the feeling of connection to something greater than myself?

"It was intense," I begin, searching for the right words. "Like I was drowning in dreams, or maybe memories. They were awful ones, where I died in a fire. It was horrible and painful. I felt a surge of energy and then, before I knew it, the rune paper was on fire."

Magister Orion leans forward, his eyes sparkling with interest. "For the wizards of the past, past life memories were not uncommon when first accessing one's magical core. It's as if the magic itself carries the echoes of its previous incarnations. While it isn't normal, it isn't unheard of. Usually, it comes with a great level of power."

admit, "It felt so real.

past, present, and future. On a different plane, as it were. When we tap into it, we sometimes glimpse the vast

are both

from my arms, I ask, "So, what does this mean? Is it going to happen all the time? Am I

between us with a laugh. "Nothing like that. It's a glimpse, a window, but nothing more than that. It's similar to clairvoyants, who can see or predict future events. Cloudy and uncertain, and sometimes things change before things come to pass. Or, you see an alternate history that was never written in

I murmur, thinking back. "Like Sister

"Ah, Sister Miriam."

he considers his words.

can even feel Selene focusing more

taking on the cadence of a lecturer. "It's tied to their very nature—blood magic, some call it, but

forward, hanging on every word. The fatigue in my muscles seems

Fae descent," Magister Orion says, his eyes distant as if recalling some ancient lore. "Though the truth of her parentage remains a mystery to most. There isn't much known about the dhampir and what powers they inherit

been a human wizard with

true, if

been bothering me for a long time. The prophecy

you make choices that change such a future. And other times, knowing pushes you

useless ability, but some become addicted to the visions, unable

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