Stellar Dawnlight Academy--
Bzzzt
The academy's space portal activated with a sharp electric hum, and a single figure stepped out into the absolute silence of everyone present, as if the entire place had been frozen in time.
The man wore clothes soaked in multicolored blood, layers upon layers of dried and fresh stains. His forehead and hair were wrapped in a white scarf, and most of his face was hidden behind its edge, leaving only his eyes visible... brown eyes, sharp and piercing, with tightly furrowed brows that carried exhaustion, anger, and cold resolve all at once.
He looked around slowly, calmly, taking in the surroundings. He noticed that the recording of the Cosmic Elder was still playing in some areas of the academy, while it had already ended in others. It was clear that people everywhere were replaying it again and again, unable to stop listening to it, unable to escape its weight.
Then he turned toward the gate guards and asked in a firm, commanding voice,
