It was morning again, and the academy stirred with the quiet rustle of students waking up to what should have been another normal day. Some stretched lazily under their covers, while others rubbed the sleep from their eyes, yawning as they prepared to change into their academy uniforms.
But then, a familiar chime echoed through every dorm—an academy-wide broadcast.
It was Day's voice.
An announcement.
Kairos, who was halfway through pulling on his shirt, froze for a second. Everyone knew what Day's voice meant at this point—it wasn't good. Not after what had happened with Ashen. That whole event had left more than just bruises on the student body. It had shaken their very perception of safety.
The impact of Ashen's atrocities still echoed in the academy halls like ghosts yet to be exorcised.
