Chapter 125: Paths Of Power. Pt 2
The vast plaza of Astralis Academy’s Upper House still hummed with a mixture of nervous energy and ambitious whispers.
Vice-Principal Travis Standen’s fiery speech about forging peerless warriors in the Combat Techniques School had left many aspirants trembling, some with fear, others with a primal excitement.
Ayra, beside Daniel, was practically vibrating, her S-Grade Crystal Gloves looking like they might spontaneously combust from her eagerness.
Following him, the serene, elderly Vice-Principal Aslaug Winnick of the Command School had offered a different path, one of intellect, strategy, and leadership.
Her quiet words had resonated with a different segment of the crowd, those whose talents lay not in brute force but in sharp minds and the ability to see the grander design of the chaotic Verge.
Olenna, standing a little apart from Daniel’s group, her face a mask of cool determination, had visibly straightened at the mention of shaping humanity’s future.
Daniel knew the Command School was her target; it was the key to her desperate search for her lost sister.
A subtle shift in the ambient energy drew all eyes to the next figure on the dais.
He was a tall man, radiating an aura of cold, almost disdainful indifference.
His dark, well-fitted uniform was plain, marked only by the detailed insignia of the Weapons and Armaments School.
He stood with arms crossed, his sharp gaze sweeping over the gathered aspirants, his expression fixed in quiet disapproval.