Chapter 28: Death
Vale moved with practiced ease as he approached the board behind him. Without a word, he picked up a piece of chalk and wrote a single word in bold, capital letters. 'DEATH.'
A subtle wave of tension and curiosity rippled through the classroom at the word on the board as the students straightened in their seats, exchanging glances.
Vale turned, a faint, knowing smile tugging at the corners of his lips.
"Confused?" he asked with a light chuckle, attempting to soften the grim atmosphere and the grim topic he was going to discuss. But no one laughed.
"What happens to your beast when you die?" he continued in a calm voice. "And what happens to you when your beast dies?"
Murmurs broke out across the room. The whispers swelled until Vale raised his hand- a simple gesture that instantly silenced the room.
His eyes scanned the class before settling on a young man seated in the middle row. He pointed towards him to answer the question.
The young man stood up and answered. "If either one of the pair, either the beast or the human dies, the other will also die."
Vale nodded.
"Correct," he said.
"I know most of you already knew this. It is not exactly some secret. But today, we will try and look deeper. why this happens? Is it a fixed rule? Or are there exceptions to it?"