Chetana only knows one survival. When a militant group tasks her with taking down Belik, a warrior at the Tanyuin Academy, she's happy to do it. She's always had a knack for entering the Unreal and taking out targets. In the Unreal--that shared semi-imaginary space--anything is possible. Even killing a Tanyuin Master.
Chetana's group has long been a thorn in Belik's side. He has no qualms about crushing the people sent to kill him. That is, until he meets her. Chetana doesn't try to win him to her side. She's honest and tough, with a surprisingly idealistic core. He needs to eliminate her for the good of the Academy, but their shared understanding keeps luring him in...
Find this and other short stories set in the world of the Tanyuin Academy in Tanyuin Academy Stories. To find out the future of Belik and Chetana, read the original Tanyuin Academy trilogy.
Cute short story. A great intro into this author’s writing style. I love the sentence “He measured out thoughts in grains when there were clearly fields within.” Happy to have found a local author to indulge in!