"William…" Angel's voice came through, soft but urgent. "You've slept too long. You'll be late for your next class."
William's eyes snapped open. He had gone through an infernal transformation… but now his body was stronger, more stable. A grand knight.
"What class is it?" he asked as he sat up.
"Magical Creatures Studies. With Professor Erilyn Aossar."
The name made William stand up at once, shouting with all his might, "Shit!"
He knew Lia was in that class… and that without him there, she was an easy target. The taunts, the threats, the hatred… everything his cowardly classmates didn't dare say aloud when he was around, they would surely unleash with venom in his absence.
He moved quickly, but then stopped abruptly.
He couldn't use instant steps. He couldn't use his enormous strength. No one should know he had ascended yet.
