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Chapter 257 - A New Order... Or Was It??

Whispers became requests, requests turned into contracts, and contracts, over time, evolved into law.

And from the ashes of those early rules, the first Academies began to rise.

They weren't prestigious institutions. They didn't appear in grand cities. They didn't start with fanfare or even much trust.

Each was shaped by circumstance—harsh, bloody, and unrelenting. But they were consistent.

One taught with silence, another through suffering, and the third through unyielding pressure, until only the capable remained.

And then came Astralis.

Not the first, nor the most forgiving, but the one that endured every wave of collapse without ever being swept away.

The Hall of Presence didn't break into applause or murmurs. No students turned to each other. No heads shook.

The air inside remained still, dense with reflection. The silence wasn't awkward. It was intentional. Heavy. Settled.

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