"..."
Raye woke up, his eyes wide open, but he didn't get up off his bed just yet. The ceiling above him looked the same as always—simple, wooden, and a bit cracked in some parts— but for some reason, it felt heavier today.
'Today's the day.'
He thought to himself quietly. His mind was calm, but his heartbeat wasn't.
It was the day the [Heroes Parties] were finally set to journey out of their academies.
Raye, Leon, and everyone else had been preparing for this exact moment for weeks. It's been more than a month since the ceremony and the official announcement of the revival of the [Heroes Parties]— yet time felt like it flew in an instant.
Every day had been the same grind of training, meditation, and preparation. And now, all that effort had come down to this single day.
"Ugh, my body hurts..."
