Crystal Hollow Valley
The Crystal Hollows were vast caverns lined with glowing quartz, their walls gleaming like fragments of stars.
High above, the Starveil Monastery rested upon the cliffs — a silent sanctuary where monks devoted their lives to studying the constellations.
Farther still, the Emberlight Tower burned with an eternal flame, tended by generations of mages who guarded its secrets.
"As told by selena…"
As the light shimmered and Kael stepped into the new landscape.
Towering cliffs surrounded him, their surfaces embedded with radiant minerals that pulsed softly like living veins of light.
Mist coiled lazily between crystal pillars that jutted from the earth like frozen bolts of lightning.
Across the valley, groups of students were already gathering — forming teams, testing spells, and drawing weapons.
Blades flashed in the faint glow of the crystals, and magic circles flared briefly as talismans were activated.
Kael, however, moved alone.
