(A/N Big thanks to everyone for the Power stones and Golden tickets, they mean a lot. As usual, please don't hesitate to comment or drop a review. ENJOY)
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"I wish you the best of luck," Alira said with a smile.
The sigil flared, and Orion felt a brief pull in his stomach, as though the air itself folded around him. The faint sensation vanished in the next heartbeat, leaving him standing in front of an enormous structure.
The first impression was one of scale. The castle rose high above him, walls of pale stone shimmering faintly under the sun. Gold and silver accents ran along the archways, and tall banners of deep blue fluttered lazily in the breeze. A fountain marked the entrance, water cascading into a pool lined with carved Chronos sigils. The air here was quieter, even calmer than the rest of the academy—almost as though the grounds themselves were deliberately isolated from the outside bustle.
