The acceptance ceremony ended with fanfare and celebration. Students received their tokens—crystalline discs that served as identification, currency access, and communication devices all at once. Aria held hers, feeling it warm and bond with her soul signature.
Vice Dean Yara's voice cut through the excited chatter. "Students! Follow your assigned guides to your dormitories. You have the rest of today to settle in. Classes begin tomorrow morning. Don't be late."
Guides appeared—senior students wearing academy robes marked with special insignias. They organized the new students into groups based on their hall assignments.
"Infinity Comprehension Hall students, follow me!" called a tall girl with silver hair. About thirty students moved toward her, including Aria.
