CHAPTER 101

KATHERINE. ‘Is this how the match is going to be?’ The air smelled damp and a chill breeze blew through the hallway, making me feel like I was really in a dungeon. Even the walls felt real when I pressed my palm to it. I sucked in a breath and grimaced as I realized that this place amplified any sound I made before I slowly made my way through the dungeon, my shoes echoing with every step. I peered around a corner and spotted a second year scavenger hunt club member walking down the hallway, eyeing their surroundings warily. My gaze slid to the flag at her waist and when she was a couple of steps away from me without still having noticed me, I pressed my back against the wall and breathed as slowly and quietly as I could, waiting for her to walk by, and the moment she did, I immediately shot my hand out, reaching for her flag just as her gaze landed on me. “Hey!” My fingers had only grazed the fabric of her flag when a jet of fire suddenly shot out from her palm which was only inche