Chapter 6: Principal
In the Principal's Office, deep inside the oldest tower of Silver Blade Academy, the respected Principal Duldor—known as the Dual Silver Blade—sat hunched over a messy desk.
Sunlight from the stained-glass windows barely reached the piles of reports covering his oak desk.
His eyes, old but still sharp, scanned each page quickly and carefully.
He flipped a page.
Then another. And another.
The soft rustle of paper filled the room as he worked through the stack.
These weren't just normal reports—they were heavy with worry, warnings, and fear.
Every single one talked about the same thing: strange shadow creatures appearing outside Silver Blade City.
Reports came from traders, patrols, and even hunters. They described dark, human-shaped monsters, bigger than normal, leaking corrupted magic.
Some people said they heard laughter coming from the woods at night.
Others told stories of villages, two cities away, that had vanished into darkness.