It's raining, it's pouring

...the old man is snoring! He jumped out of bed and bumped his head -

On what?

I dunno.

Alright.

Hey everyone! What's up? If you haven't figured it our yet it's raining here!

:p

Why you no like rain?!

Weakness. I'm Myth remember? Rain = Storm, which then = my weakness.

Hey! A rain river on the road!

T_T * sigh * No one listens to me.

So we're gonna give you all a little synopsis / sneak peek / plot line thing preview for School of Aurous.

If the main character makes it in time she'll be here too.

Why is the main character always a girl?

Cause too many books have boys as main characters.

That's a great reason! 

I know!

That was sarcasm.

I know that too!

* sigh *

Anyway, School of Aurous is a sequel to School of Shadow. Like in SoS, it has to do with the main character discovering a long forgotten school. However this time it's not as deadly as the Shadow School.

What is a shadow anyway? Why name a school after it?

I can answer that.

Whoa! How did you get here!?

I walked.

:p

A shadow is a place where there is neither light nor dark. It's blocked from the sun and light, yes. But it is not complete darkness. However, because it is this way the power makes you go through the Trial of the Shadow, which will be explained in chapter eight part four. This determines whether you will use the Shadow power for good or evil. As you may already know Athol SIlverwillow (the antagonist) failed the test and the Shadow power consumed him and he uses it for evil (hence the meteors, the collapse of Golem Tower, and the disappearance of the Three Streets).

Do you pass the test?

I don't know. Gotta get to chapter eight part four first.

Anyway, SoA is exactly the opposite. It is, in a manner of speaking, the School of Light. Or something like that. Aurous was translated from Latin. Emma forgets what it means.

Haha, fail.

So what's the gist of the story?

Well, let's just list off the things you learn in chapter one. Things in chapter one are not big secrets or anything.

True.

Alright. It starts right before Suri arrives. But because of an event in chapter nine (of SoS) the main character, Rowan, never meets Suri, Alric, Nathan, or me.

However she does meet Iridian.

Remember how Iridian is a Dycon? (I think I spelled that right...)

Aka, not a wizard. She gave up her magic to save her little brother, Alric, because he was stillborn.

Then there's also Rowan's brother, Liam Jadewraith, a Pyromancer.

It starts on the day when they both get their school. Liam gets his, Rowan doesn't because she's a Dycon.

So she has no last name because she's not a wizard.

But wait a minute, Iridian has a last name. Iridian Mistcloud?

Stupid Alric, you're her brother! She chose it herself to be a rebel remember!

Ouch! No need to hit me!

Anyway... of course she's there when the Spiral starts to get destroyed. I.e. meteors, the disappearing buildings etc. However with second climatic event (the first being the show down with Athol) in chapter nine she sees something that no one should've seen. Something no one, if they did see it, would remember anyway. 

But she sees it and she remembers.

The answer to this conundrum? She's a wizard of a different school.

Obviously the Aurous School.

So what is the Aurous magic? What does it do?

We still don't even know that about the Shadow School.

Guys, guys, guys. Chapter eight, part four. All your questions about the Shadow power will be answered. 

Whoa!

You're still here?

Clearly.

Now, now. Okie dokie, let's give a quick introduction to Rowan!

...Hi.

No need to be shy!

Kay.

What do you think readers need to know about SoA?

Um, well... there's a lot of skipping around in time. Looking back into people's pasts and memories and stuff. 

What's the big catastrophe?

I don't know yet. I don't really want to know.

C'mon, you're the heroine!

I hope you don't mean -

Course I don't.

Who's the one with the brains?

Certainly not you.

Hey, I figure it all out in chapter nine. How to save the Spiral and all that. But either way I wasn't asking you, I was asking Rowan.

Probably Liam. 

Cool.

Anyway, this is wrapping up the sneak peek for School of Aurous. Join us next time, hopefully with chapter eight part one of SoS. Till then...

Bye!

See ya.

Later.

- Calamity Emeraldsword

- Nathan Deathblade

- Alric Flame

(Go on! Sign Rowan! You too Suri!)

Fine.

- Suri Silverwillow

- Rowan