~RING~RING!~
The final bell calling for students rang out, and the murmurs across the area began. The past week had been a blur as the Written Examinations finally ended in a storm of crumpled notes & sleepless nights.
The Academy's once bustling hallways were now quiet in the early morning hours, as all the freshmen were gathered in the Grand Assembly Plaza, a place far larger than any singular lecuture hall.
Today was the beginning of the true exam, the Monster Scape Practical. Thousands of freshmen stood under the golden sunrise that bled through the transparent dome above.
The sky itself seemed to hum in anticipation as a dozen shimmering runes flickered high overhead. The entire dome was laced with teleportation arrays.
Albedo stood near the front of the plaza, hands in his pockets, his sharp platinum hair gleaming beneath the morning light.
