Chapter 323 - Not the Real Ray (1/2)

While everyone was distracted by either avoiding the flames or dealing with the fire. Mia and Ray took this chance to disappear from the crowd. Nes was by her side, and she activated a spell concealing the two in a type of shadow. But to the outside, they seemed invisible.

It reminded Ray of the black sash shadow skill they had learnt only it seemed to work a little better considering they were in broad daylight.

”Have you sorted out your decoy?” Mia asked.

Ray nodded in response.

Alright, now it's time to get your friend.

”Van, this is Mia, the tower master.” Suddenly, Van could hear a voice in his head.

”This whole thing was a plan set up by your mother, the queen has asked for your presence, escape from the crowd and meet us just behind the first-year building.”

Mia felt bad about telling a lie, but it was the only way they could get Van to move without telling him all the details of the plan. Even if they did let Van in on the idea, there was always the chance he would say no. If a student was spotted trying to see the divine being, they could be expelled.

Van immediately got up from his seat. Bliss who was sat just in front of him could see Van looked visibly worried and the next second he had stormed off.

'Somethings wrong' Bliss thought. The look on his face said there was danger and by now she knew what Van was like. If something was wrong, he wouldn't tell the others and try to deal with it himself. However, Bliss was equally the same.

”Hey, where you going?” Norah asked.

”I'm sorry it's my time of the month. I really need to go!” She shouted as she went off to follow Van.

Waiting around the back of the school was Mia and Ray. In front of her were two human-sized wooden dolls. She touched the first doll, and it started to stand up on its own. After pulling a strand of her hair and placing it on the doll, a spell was cast, and slowly the image of the doll started to warp and change.

And finally, it looked like an exact replica of herself. ”Impressive right, it can't fight or anything but anything the doll can see, I can see and hear as well. It's a bit complicated to control the doll and my own body at the same time, but I got used to it over the years.”

Just then, Van came running out from around the corner and saw Nes and Mia.

”My mother, is she okay!” Van asked in a panicked voice.

Mia walked over to Van and looked him in the eye.

”I'm sorry.” She said as she plucked a piece of hair from the top of his head.

”What was that for?” Van asked, rubbing his head. But suddenly, a speck of purple dust started to enter through his nostrils. As it did, he could feel his eyelids getting heavy and his mind getting hazy. Then his legs finally gave in, and he fell onto the floor.

”Whoops I didn't expect it to work that fast,” Mia said as she looked at Van whose face was now planted into the grass, on the floor.

”Do you mind?” Mia said.

Without saying a word, Ray walked over to where Van was and lifted him onto his shoulder, it seemed like Van was as light as a feather.

”Wow, your pretty strong aren't you?”

Ray nodded back as a response.

”I guess not the talkative type.”

The hair was then placed on the second doll, and now it had also taken the shape of Van.

”It's going to be hard controlling two at once, but I should be able to deal with it.”

The two dolls then ran off back to the direction of where the fight was taking place.

While the two continued to journey their way to one of the Towers. What they didn't realise was that Bliss had seen the whole thing.