All Chapters of Leesa's Advent: Chapter 451 - Chapter 460

As they raced through the trees, Cali could scarcely believe how different everything had now become. Scant minutes ago, she had been lying paralyzed on her back, unable to move anything but her eyes. Now here she was, flying among the upper terraces of the trees at impossible speeds with seemingly no effort at all. Along with her newfound physical abilities, her senses had sharpened to a degree that was almost unimaginable. Under the overcast sky, the woods were but dimly illuminated, yet she could make out tiny details that should have been invisible to her on even the sunniest of days. Her ears had also become unbelievably sensitive. She heard rabbits and squirrels moving the forest hundreds of feet away, as well as tiny insects buzzing through the air and branches creaking in the gentle breeze. She thought that had there been leaves growing and buds blooming, she might have been able to hear them, too.Her sense of smell had grown sharpest of all. Each tree exuded a scent that was

This was only the third day, but already Leesa was getting sick of staring at herself in the mirror. They had not learned anything more about demons yet. Balin was still digging through the volkaane archives and Jenna had not returned Leesa’s call—she was probably traveling about somewhere in her owl form. So while they waited, Leesa was working as hard as she could on creating her avatar.She had never much liked looking at herself, but now that she was being forced to study every little detail of her appearance she saw every tiny blemish, every small imperfection. Still, she committed everything she saw to her memory, determined to end this part of the task as quickly as possible.Each day before she went to the mirror, she donned the same basic outfit to keep the details of her clothing as simple as possible. She paired a simple dark green T-shirt with a pair of knee-length tan shorts. Plain white sneakers covered her feet. She did not even wear socks.Finally, before she began stu

“He's gone,” Leesa said to Dominic without turning around. “Something’s wrong, I know it. Something is terribly wrong.”Dominic laid his hand gently on Leesa’s shoulder. “Don’t worry, we’ll find him.”Leesa turned and looked at the wizard hopefully. “How? Do you have a tracking spell or something you haven’t taught me? Volkaanes can be pretty stealthy. They do not leave tracks.”Dominic shook his head. “No. There is no tracking spell. Waziri are only good at tracking each other’s magic. And since there are no more of us left, that is now a somewhat useless skill. But I’m pretty sure Ralin can track him.”“Did someone mention my name?” Ralin asked, coming up behind them. He looked wide awake as he joined them out on the stoop. “Who am I tracking?”“Your father,” Leesa replied. “He’s disappeared.”

Leesa stared down at the spot Ralin indicated. The dead weeds somehow looked more ominous than ever now. “Well, Rave’s the only one of us who can’t levitate, so unless he has suddenly developed a new power, where the hell did he go?” Leesa found herself gazing skyward despite her words. The first pale orange rays of dawn were painting the edges of the eastern horizon. Only the brightest stars remained visible in the purpling sky, and soon even those would wink out. If not for the current situation, she would have found the sight quite beautiful. “No, he cannot levitate,” Dominic agreed. “But he can jump pretty far and pretty high.” He turned toward the woods at the end of the ledge. “Ralin, do you think your father could jump into any of the trees back there from here?” Ralin measured the distance with his eyes. “Yeah, no problem. But he didn’t jump. I would see it if he had. It’s not like following footprints on the ground. He leaves a trail of blue in the a

As soon as Leesa, Ralin and Dominic dropped below the level of the ledge, the crows ended their aerial assault, winging away en masse to some unknown destination. Dominic kept his shield in place until they reached the ground though, just in case the birds decided to return, or some other unexpected danger appeared. They alighted at the base of the ridge without a sound. All three carefully scanned their surroundings for any sign of imminent threat, but saw nothing. Dominic finally dropped his shield, but remained wary. Leesa glanced wistfully back up the hillside, the image of Rave’s translucent form still sharp in her mind. “So, what do we do now?” Ralin asked. Leesa turned to her son. Her tone came out sharper than she intended. “What we do now is figure out some way to destroy that demon and to bring your father back to us.” “Not to be flippant, Mom, but I kind of knew that. What I meant is HOW are we going to do it?” Leesa sighed.