Author's Note:
Hey everyone, I just want to say thank you for reading and supporting this story. It truly means a lot. Unfortunately, the book will be coming to an end soon. It's been feeling stagnant lately and hasn't been doing as well as I hoped, so I'd rather end it properly than let it drag on.
Thank you again for sticking with me and the characters till now. I'll do my best to give it a meaningful conclusion.
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Night hadn't fully settled yet, but the sky over the Academy had already begun fading into that deep, almost indigo blue that always marked the end of a long day. The kind of blue that made everything look softer—the trees, the courtyard stones, even the glowing exam announcement boards scattered across the walkways. It was peaceful, deceptively peaceful, considering what tomorrow represented.
The final exam.
The island.
The thing they'd been circling around for weeks.
