As sirens wailed in the distance and the first light of dawn broke over the shattered campus, Avery Chen braced herself for the challenges that lay ahead. The struggle for Blackthorn's soul had only just begun.
Little did she realize, a new threat was already taking root in the sacred halls of the college.
It began with a whisper. There is a story that college students became ill as a result of the red Viper attack. Initially, Avery dismissed it as strain and tiredness. Despite everything, they'd gone through hell.
But as the days passed, the rumors became louder.
Avery first noticed something was wrong when she discovered Lucas bent over a garbage can inside the library, his face light and clammy. "It's not anything," he insisted, wiping his lips. "only a bug going round."
She wanted to agree with him, but a niggling sense in her gut told her this was more than just a typical cold.
