Dean Calisto Nite
The Dean of The Academy is a man of immeasurable strength and knowledge. There is an old saying, 'Knowledge is power', and Dean Calisto? He is known as 'The keeper of knowledge'. This isn't some self-proclaimed bullshit either, no, in the world of Kalpa, titles hold power. The amount of knowledge this guy possessed was beyond vast!
Holding all the secrets of Kalpa and experiencing the long passings of time. If anyone knew what was soon to come, then, it would undoubtedly be him. But even he didn't expect that this Academy's opening would be the prelude to something... way bigger than imagination!
As he finished collecting his thoughts he finally spoke.
"As you all know, The Golden Age, is upon us. We must be prepared to expect the unexpected because during this time.... Nothing is impossible.
His words were a bit cryptic, but before anyone could say anything he continued.
"Times are shifting... this so-called 'peace' the world of Kalpa has experienced for the last few millennia will not be able to hold up for much longer. The outside threats we are facing are becoming more audacious as time goes on. So, we must ensure the true geniuses of this golden age are molded into.... MONSTERS!" He said, gravely.
"Tsk, those stupid aliens would be suffering right now if I could go to the battlefield!" One of the other 19 individuals scoffed. This particular person was an absolutely massive man. He was burly and was about 6 foot 11. He was carrying a jug of liquor.
This man was, Gaelan, the combat instructor.
Dean Calisto outright ignored Gaelan's side remark and continued.
"We have 30 minutes before opening, so, to not be caught by any major surprises. I made a list of the top 15 talents who have the highest chance to make an impact in the future. He said this while pulling a single fabric of cloth out of seemingly nowhere. This cloth was far from ordinary, in fact, this was an artifact. This artifact was created for the sole purpose of assisting the Dean.
This was 'The Veilweaver's Cloth', a powerful artifact that allowed the users to reveal hidden pathways. An artifact that was passed down from the ancient times to ensure the prosperity of The Academy. When the user desires to know something 'The Veilweaver's Cloth' will reveal the answers although in a limited manner. And this how Calisto was able to know who these 15 talents were. He was only provided Name, Race, and Age.
As everyone was looking at the information Dean Calisto spoke again this time with a tone of... excitement?
"Now let us begin the 100th opening of The Academy's gates!!!"
As these words sounded, they all disappeared.
Outside the Academy
Currently outside of the Academy one could see a crowd full of people of different races. If one were to count the amount of people, it would be just over 100,000. One could see Dragons, Elfs, Mixed Races, Humans and etc. Now you might be wondering, why the amount of people gathered seemed rather small for a planet that was easily double the size of Earth, right?
Well, that's because only the top upmost talents are gathered here. Every single person that will be taking the exam has the potential to become a monster!
These people gathered were all taking the time get to know each other while they waited.
While some were acting a bit arrogant.....
"Tsk, I wonder how long they plan to keep us waiting. Most of us has been waiting for hours already!" The one who said this was male that had weird wolf looking ears on the top of his head. He also had a tail coming through the back of his robes.
A Werewolf!
Werewolves on Kalpa are as abundant as any other top race. The wolves would even be considered one of the 10 races if it wasn't for crucial thing.
They were missing a King!
As if all thinking the same thing as the wolf others started chattering more too.
"Yea! How long do we have to wait? Those stupid elders back home forced me to come early for what exactly?!" This time a young lady spoke. She too had ears on top of her head that was pretty similar the werewolf from before. Although they were similar, she had something different about her. She had 2 tails!
She was a fox.
While people were complaining and some getting to know each other someone suddenly shouted.
"Hey! WTF IS THAT?! it was a young male human. He was currently looking while pointing towards the sky with a face of sheer shock.
Even though his voice didn't cover a significant distance, those, who heard him shared to same look of shock.
In the sky there were 10 massive warships. These ships looked like they were designed for nothing but destruction. And aboard these ships?
Well, these were all the talents, of every faction or race that carried some significance in the world.
As one of these ships started descending, the crowd of people were able to get a better look at the crest imbedded into the warship. And to say that they were shocked would be an understatement.
"T-that's the SOLGUARD CREST!!!" somebody suddenly exclaimed.
"Solguard? So, what I never even heard of them before." A male scoffed as he felt these people were making a big commotion over nothing. This person appeared to be of Dragon-kin.
"Are you dumb or just ignorant? The Solguard family is the number 1 family in all of Kalpa. They are the Celestials!" A young lady said as she was looking at the Dragon-kin like he was an idiot.
As these people were focused on the Celestials all the rest of the warships were finally descending too.
The Dragons, The Vampires, The Phoenix, The Royal Empire, and even The Demons.
As all the big players arrived everyone failed to notice a sudden someone who appeared mysteriously amongst the crowded people.
There he stood draped in all black robes that looked straight up hypnotizing. The dragons on the robe constantly soared as if they were on a journey through the vast cosmos. The guy stood at about six foot two inches; he had black hair that was as dark as the void itself with some streaks of silver throughout. He looked divine.
Of course, this guy was
Akasha!