A Student Defies His Jealous Teacher In Class In Dave's Book

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Succubus' teacher does not seem to like his talented student, OK that might be an understatement. Succubus clearly solved a calculation, but his teacher Borgin is bent on making him do it again and hoping to make him look stupid. You will be delighted in how Succubus handles this conflict. Dave has written a 3 book fantasy series called “The Demon Curse” that discusses life in the underworld including their classrooms.

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Chapter 6 A Painful Lesson Learned Installment 32

Borgin began glaring at the spikes who sat cautiously watching Succubus working through the problem while they waited. They were uncomfortable on the hard rock, and they sprawled at various angles in an effort to relieve sore muscles.

The instructor’s eyes returned to Succubus, his large body hunched over, reworking the problem on the floor. Borgin remembered how he had come from the cauldron smiling. There had been much speculation among demonkind on whether he was the one long prophesied to free them of their rock prison. Borgin hated this yearling with the broad face, chiseled chin and intelligent yellow eyes. His mouth held an expression of mischief.

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Looking at the equation Succubus was working on, Borgin saw that barely anything had been written. Kneeling on the floor, the big demon was barely moving the white piece of chalk, inching it along the floor and making a high scraping noise as he did.

The spike was mocking Borgin's instruction with exaggerated slowness, as it had taken him nearly half a minute to write out the equation.

Anger ignited inside Borgin’s head, and he raised his hand and flung a curse into the young demon’s mind. It was a vision of hopelessness and despair, revealing how stupid and incapable he was at mastering even the simplest of demon arts. The Ten Demon Lords would assign him to be a servant, wasting away in menial labor in the darkest caves, never to see the wonders of the human world.

This persecution, as usual, didn’t appear to bother Succubus. In fact, the more Borgin insulted and cursed him, the less effect it seemed to have.

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