Author's Note: Do Not Unlock Yet. Chapter Is Still Under Construction.
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Gasps rippled through the audience. Even instructors and third-year students visibly reacted.
Among them, Elyra Vorn stood silent, her ever-stoic face betraying a rare flicker of emotion. Her icy blue eyes shimmered with something deeper—admiration, reverence… perhaps even a vow. Her gaze sharpened with conviction as the video faded out.
In the spectating area, Danny leaned forward and muttered, "I wonder how a dude that powerful even ended up dying."
Aria, arms folded, replied, "His death was never confirmed. But when an awakened vanishes during active duty... it usually means they're not coming back."
Rylan raised an eyebrow. "I wouldn't want to be on the bad side of the one who took him down."
The atmosphere tightened as instructors from each class stepped forward to explain the next phase of the legacy weapon competition.
